Q : What were the real threats from the Sri Lankan diplomat aimed at you regarding CHOGM and your intended visit to Sri Lanka?
On that basis I announced that I was applying for accreditation as a journalist at CHOGM. I attended CHOGM in Perth as a fully accredited representative of the press, and I certainly expect to do the same in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka's Consul General in Sydney, Australia, Bandula Jayasekara, who is not only a senior diplomat but was also once the Presidents Media Advisor, responded with a series of tweets. Many were simply absurd – for example accusing me of being paid by "terrorists" despite my clear statements that the LTTE too, are guilty of war crimes, (as more than adequately explained in Ceylon Today a couple of weeks ago).
With that incredible remark Jayasekara has profoundly embarrassed both the British and the Sri Lankan governments. He has shown – unless his government disowns his remarks – that the GOSL has no intention of respecting the international media's right to "unrestricted access" to do its job.
He has also left the British government in a position where it has no choice, if it is to be consistent, but to refuse to attend. Unless, of course, the Sri Lankan government disowns Jayasekara's remarks and makes out clear that I – and all other legitimate foreign journalists – will be welcomed in Colombo in November.
There is another real problem with Jeyasekara's intemperate language and his absurd threats to "make sure" I don't get a visa. In a democratically accountable nation which operates according to the rule of law, a consul General in Australia has absolutely no right to unilaterally declare he can "make sure" someone doesn't get a visa. That he even thinks he has such power it is disturbing – if he actually has such power it is doubly so.
Another said: 'Callum Macrae – do not come to Sri Lanka. You will be abducted in a white van, and sent to meet Lasantha Wikremasinghe. (sic)' I do not need to tell a Sri Lankan audience what those threats mean.
What do you intend to do if you don't get to come for CHOGM?
I think the question is not what do I intend to do, if I am refused a visa, The question is what does the UK government intend to do if I am refused a visa?
Also what was the real allegation of screening your documentary in Malaysia? Why were the organisers arrested, and why would you have leave to leave in a haste without confronting the officials. What could have possibly happen if you had faced them?
The organisers – an group of Human Rights defenders in Malaysia called Pusat Komas, were arrested on technical charges – which they completely reject – of having breached some censorship regulations, The fact is this was a private screening and so did not require any such censorship approval. But the issue goes beyond that technicality. What lay behind the raid, it seems, was a series of efforts by the Sri Lankan Embassy to put pressure on the organisers -and the owners of the venue – to cancel the screening. They both refused. In fact the Sri Lankan government has tried through its embassies, to stop almost every screening we have had. They tried at the UN, they tried at the European parliament, they even tried to stop the screening in the Australian parliament. They tried again in Malaysia. They have never succeeded. Every screening has taken place – even the Malaysian screening took place, despite the 40 or so police and Censorship Board members who took part in the road.
What makes you visit commonwealth countries before CHOGM?
Commonwealth nations need to know what happened in the country which is hosting CHOGM. Then they have to ask themselves whether a regime accused of some of the worst war crimes of this century – a regime which is silencing its critics and has even attacked its own judiciary – is appropriate to spend the next two years leading the Commonwealth's drive to defend its core principles of human rights, democracy and the rule of law?
Are you promoting the commonwealth country not to visit Sri Lanka for CHOGM?
My job, as a journalist, is to tell the truth about what happened at the end of the war in Sri Lanka. I want countries to make up their own minds on whether attending is right or wrong – but I want them to do it fully appraised of the facts. I will endeavour to continue telling the world about the facts.
As a journalist, why do you take such stern steps apart from highlighting the war crimes? what is the end result you expect?
I am a journalist. I have researched and investigated this story for three years. My films have been subjected to the most intense scrutiny and every credible and serious analysis has concluded that we got the story right. It is, quite simply, my job to tell this story. When vested interest claim it is false, faked, or paid for, that merely increases my determination – and my duty – to tell that story. Its called journalism. Its our job to hold governments to account. Any journalist who does not hold their government to account is either not worthy of the name, or is operating in a country where the press is not free.
Do you do the same with other finding in other nations, to see an end result, or have you just picked only on Sri Lanka?
Going by the present scenario, do you think you would be issued the visa to attend CHOGM?
I can't see how the Government of Sri Lanka can refuse me. And if they do refuse me I cannot see how the UK can, in all conscience and given the letter from Alistair Burt, agree to attend.
Are you taking up the threats posed to you by Sri Lankans to your Prime Minister and other UK Parliamentarians?
The threats to me – whether by anonymous people on the internet or by foolish diplomats in Australia – are not the issue. The issue is that I expect to come to cover CHOGM – and I cannot see any conceivable grounds on which the Government of Sri Lanka could justify refusing me.
Consul General in Sydney, Australia, Bandula Jayasekara said, "Yes, I have been tweeting about Macrae's LTTE propaganda. He is a paid LTTE mercenary and as a citizen of Sri Lanka, I will not allow him to come to Sri Lanka on any ground, although it is the Commonwealth Secretariat that decides who should come for CHOGM.
When questioned why the Sri Lankan mission failed to stop him from screening his documentary in Sydney, which he did twice, Jayasekara said Macrae is supported by MPs there, however, no one takes notice of him or his film.
He also said, all media personnel attending CHOGM will be screened before issuing the visa and that this is applicable for Macrae too.
"It is too early to predict about Macrae's visit. We are highly concerned about the activities that are going on overseas, especially by the Diaspora.
"It is little too premature to talk about Macrae's visa and we will have to wait to see how it is handled by the Ministry of External Affairs," the minister said.
We will use the British Precedence.
If you don't know what this particular precedence is , please call your mate and mentor the, leader of the GTF Reverand B T Emmanuel.
Why don't you spend your time giving some much-needed advice to your fellow-idiot, Keheliya? Perhaps on sky-walking (the family version) or something else you idiots can do to the advantage of the rest of the sane and ecent world?
So you have police in Sri Lanka. What is that?
Callum Macrae is of the same caliber as the famous truthful, independent journalist, John Pilger. Truth often hurts some people.
How many commonwealth conferences has he attended before? Is this his first?
Read the bloody interview in full!
Are you nuts, these illiterates can't read and this particularly idiot's "translator" was away bootlicking and couldn't do the needful.
Two US bloggers were banned from Entering the UK.
That could be the template for Callum Macrae as well.
Sinhalese claim that this British journalist is getting extra cash or extra income from LTTE for his work. Okay, how many Mesarsties or sport Mercs does he has? Are these British journalist who get paid enough to live honorably, will do dirty things, completely opposite of their profession. for small money!!!!
Now all 3 sons of MR brought special sports cars recently, they didn't even tried make it secret. Toyota Prado worth $150,000 (Rs 15 million) in SL. I believe you can guess the value of those sport Porsche type cars in SL?
Aren't these three Rajapakse princes in LTTE pay role?? Are they stealing from their king farther? Or Are they directly stealing from SL people?
I also bet N of the direct snd extended family members of SL royal family had passed GCE O/L in the first attempt?
Callum Macrae is an investigative journalist, who investigates and exposes many issues including alleged war crimes committed by the western countries; this is his job.
He counts his timing till your idiocy speaks out.
Look where Rajapakses get their money from following web…..
Now do you see where they get their Money from. Please do more internet search.
As for Callum Macrae's visa, I think Sri Lanka Government should act more Mature.
Whoever who does Politics should know how to bare criticism and that is part of political life. After all, all the Politicians themselves are Liars, cheaters, robbers etc,etc, and we citizens have tolerated them enough right through out.
So why the double standard for Kellum. It is upto the citizens to decide who is lying and who is not. What Bandula Jayasekara should do is not to restrict Mr.Kellum but Prove to public if Kellum is telling lies.
Remember nobody is guilty until proven. This is not the way to solve Political issues, specially with investigative reporters.
Politically I think Mr.Kellum Macrae is entitled to be in Sri Lanka for CHOGAM.
Not only Callum, but all our Sri Lankan Reporters, Media personnel and Journalists who are in Excile abroad due to media supression,should visit Sri Lanka during SHOGM.
I am yet to see the CHOGM formal Dinner Menu and the cognac/cocktail/wine list.
Have you ever given thought to what happened to the gold that was taken from the Tigers and the banks in the north? These "spoils of war," like the "spoils of peace" belong to the Rajapassas to do with what they please. How dare you even refer to their Maseratis and Lambhorginis? They will even give you a vehicle very soon: a white van.
last King who was exiled by the British to India.
Yes, he is not a good journalist.
He makes him important repeatedly saying that his work brought that much. In fact, contents of the his films have NOT yet been proved. So it is easy to produce such films today to any average person using all the sophisticated techniques available. How many of the you tube films are seen authenticated ones today ?
I am against MR regime, but I would also not pro guy to this kind of swollen pricks like Callum. He is absolutely a disgusting commentator. This he himself proved several occasions being on forums.
By the standards of Samare himself who can't even string together ONE sentence of simple English!
please check his responses in this forum.
And the films that he produced are not documentary with provable facts. None of them are proved yet.
What is a documentary with provable facts?
There are numbers of students or others from srilanka whose applications have been rejected by british embassy in SL for no acceptable reasons. So if Callum as just british citizen but a journalist to get his visa application rejected – cant be a big issue I think. I am against current rule of srilanka, but I am also not journalists like Callum entering our island because of the fact that he is just a businessman who produces the films for his own sake. Having watched a forum in which he was asked to respond the questions made by the BBC moderator, I myself felt Callum failed bring and constructive answers to any of the series of questions. And the issues that his films and articles have not yet been investigated. Nor have the substance admitted as the facts. Just for this reason, I feel he is just man who is trying to fish in mud waters… making use of the alarming issues related to ours and other poor nations.
Many foreign governments have refused visas to private individuals who have done no harm to their countries leave alone anti government activities against other countries like UK, USA, Canada etc., in their attempts to visit from Sri Lanka. Sometimes family reunions, birth of children, a dying family member could not see a relative because Sri Lankans were refused visas without any explanation.
Here's a proven case of misinformation against a sovereign nation regardless of the government in power. Sri Lanka has every right to deny visas just as Sri Lankans are denied.
I know of Sri Lankan Muslims who have nothing to do with Al-Qaida except carry names similar to those on "No Fly" lists being refused visas. Sri Lanka has every right to refuse anyone and just as some nations do, and not be obligated to give reasons. Here there is a valid reason — distortion of information and being biased to the terror group declared by the FBI as the most ruthless in the world, being studied by the Mackenzie Institute report that places the LTTE as the top 3 most brutal terror outfits in the world, why should the Sri Lanka Government ever let such a supporter set foot on its soil? SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE SHOULD BE SAUCE FOR THE GANDER TOO. Don't give visas to those who are there to disrupt Sri Lanka.
Srilanka like any other country has the right to reject entry to any visitor on whatever grounds which dont always have to be explained or justified. While I am all for free press, this so called "journalist" should be denied entry if the Government feels it is in the best interest of our country. Callum has not shown himself to be a good journalist but simply someone who has twisted and moulded facts to suit his agenda as supported by the Tamil diaspora. Dont let him come!
Bandula Jayasekara, is this the same person who lost his wallet in a [Edited out] house in Geneewa while giving his best service to the mother land. could someone correct me if I am wrong?
Motherland or mothers land. I thought now it is brother's land.
Amazing that a planned visit by one journalist can cause such a panic reaction in government circles. Respect to Callum for even proposing to visit a country where human rights abuses are a way of life.
Are you really telling the truth to the world. go and review your killing field documentary, you have shown the photograph some Tamil people are coming out from bunker crying and weeping that photo shows and give opinion to the general public those people were attacked by SL forces or there were blast in civilian area, but we have seen the full photograph of that picture, it shows there was a little girl taking photos of the same incident, how come that little girl were able to take the photo without any fear if there were attack. You have shown part of the that photo in your documentary give to the world at large wrong opinion that SL army attacked the innocent civilians, therefore we can clearly say you are a paid agent of Tamil Diaspora to discredit the SL Government and SL people.
How did you do your research as you mention in earlier article, did you only receive part of the that photograph from LTTE agents.
We believe any Commonwealth principle will not accept ,paid terrorist agent hiding under the label of journalist visiting any Commonwealth member country.
My job, as a journalist, is to tell the truth about what happened at the end of the war in Sri Lanka ???????????
So much panic over a journalist by sons of the soil. the so called bbs Sinhala patriots who will go to any lenghts to kill journalists like Lasantha and others.
but the question is do they have the b.. to kill a white journalist? will they get away with it even if the order come from the 7 eleven manager?
It is true that the two Callum Macrae films about Sri Lanka that have been publicly released are better described as propaganda rather than documentaries as they are highly selective in the information they convey (e.g. equating the Tamil Tigers and northern Sri Lanka with "the Tamils", no mention of nearly 400 sucide bombings, no mention of huge numbers of Tiger ceasefire violations, etc.). Many other countries, including the UK itself and India also, have banned foreigners for inciting ethnic and racial hatred, which is what Macrae does also with his one-sided propagand, as we saw recently in Tamil Nadu.
But it may be better to allow him to attend the conference and then give Sri lankan people the opportunity to publicly and verbally expose the distortions in his flms and interviews. Especially as he appears to want to get himself banned as a publicity stunt for his films. But people should not be distracted by his antics, as Callum Macrae is only a small sideshow to the main purpose of the Commonwealth Conference.
It is not true. Please believe me I don't lie I am a Sri Lankan.
Candidly, they sweetly tells the truth to your own eyes. Don't oppose your vision, it is WYSIWYG – What You See Is What You Got.
This trouble maker should not be tolerated in SL . CM poses a threat to the national security of SL .Bradley manning is charged on "Aiding the enemy" in the USA. Foreign Ministry take note of this clause .
Leela incarnate. Swabogini orders the Foreign Ministry to take note of the incessant threat of Calum. Egotism, that so much of power vested on these cowdung fed animals.
Dear Mr.Macare, thanks, but NO THANKS. You are making it difficult for us to reconcile and live in peace and dignity in Sri Lanka.
Please stop your continued 'agitation' against the SL govt: and people.
You idiots think you are doing the Lankan Tamils a favor… but you are NOT our Hero! You are only making things worse for us. Please Stop.


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Ship Types (Overview)
1 Hover Vessel (HV)
2 Small Vessel (SV)
3 Capital Vessel (CV)
4 Base (BA)
Hover Vessel (HV)[edit | edit source]
A Hover Vessel is a type of hover craft. It is only useable on the surface of a planet. To build one you need a Hover Vessel Starter, which is made by combining a Core (Player), and 8 Hull Blocks in the Large Constructor. It was formerly known as Ground Vessel. The name was changed in release Pre-Alpha 3.0.0 because 'GV' and 'CV' looks similar.
Block overview: Hover Vessel
Small Vessel (SV)[edit | edit source]
A Small Vessel is a flying vessel that can fly around within the atmosphere of a planet as well as enter space and reach moons and asteroids. To build one you need a Small Vessel Starter, which is made by combining a Core (Player) and 8 Hull Blocks in the Large Constructor.
In order for a Small Vehicle to be fully operational it requires a Generator, a Fuel Tank, an RCS, a Cockpit, and some Thrusters.
Block overview: Small Vessel
Capital Vessel (CV)[edit | edit source]
A Capital Vessel is a combination of a Base and a Spaceship. To build one you need a Capital Vessel Starter, which is made by combining a Core (Player) and 8 Hull Blocks in the Large Constructor.
In order for a Capital Vessel to be fully operational it requires a Generator, a Fuel Tank (Small or Large), a RCS, a Cockpit, some Thrusters, and a Gravity Generator. It can also be outfitted with a Warp Drive and a Warp Drive Tank to reach other planets.
CVs are able to be constructed planetside or in space, however certain CV weapons only function in space.
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Base (BA)[edit | edit source]
A Base is not a vehicle, but instead a structure. The base is similar to your Capital Vessel, except that it cannot move and is for planetside operations. To build one you need a Base Starter, which is made by combining a Core (Player) and 8 Hull Blocks in either a Mobile Constructor, or Large Constructor.
In order for a Base to be fully operational it requires a Generator, and a Fuel Tank (Small or Large). The fuel tanks also require Fuel Packs. (Refer to Fuel Tanks). Once powered, a base can contain a multitude of different tools, provide you with safety, and support you while on the planet's surface.
Block overview: Base
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A tea ceremony room *chashitsu 茶室, distinguish from a genuine tea ceremony house, and points to buildings in the tea house style, or buildings in sukiya style *sukiya-zukuri 数奇屋造, or include both, and call them sukiya. However, the distinctions are not clear. Historically, sukiya zashiki 数寄屋座敷, in BUNRUI SOUJINBOKU 分類草人木 (1564), could be seen as an early example. A tea ceremony room was usually called *zashiki 座敷 or referred to by the number of its mats. Heinouchi Yoshimasa 平内吉政 and his son Masanobu 政信 (?-1645) famous carpenters in the Edo period state in their secret book *SHOUMEI 匠明 (1608), that calling a tea ceremony room a sukiya began around the time when the mansion Jurakudai 聚楽第 was being built for Toyotomi Hideyoshi 豊臣秀吉 (1536-98) in 1587. The use of the word sukiya is thought to have originated by Soueki 宗易 (Sen Rikyuu 千利休; 1522-91) in Sakai 堺. Nevertheless, it is certain that the name sukiya was used by Sen Rikyuu in place of zashiki or *kozashiki 小座敷 (small room), or enclosure *kakoi 囲, within a large room. During Keichou 慶長 era (1596-1615), the use of the term sukiya became popular. Especially, used at Furuta Oribe 古田織部 (1544-1615) and Kobori Enshuu's 小堀遠州 (1579-1647) tea ceremony, it seems it was a custom to call a small room a sukiya in contrast to larger rooms *shoin 書院 or *kusari-no-ma 鎖の間. The Sen Family, Senke 千家 was critical of this trend, and Rikyuu's great grandson Koushin Sousa 江岑宗左 (1613-72) stated that ; To call a tea ceremony room sukiya is offensive to hear, so it should be called kozashiki, as in the past. We avoid saying sukiya. Thus, around this time, an effort was made to distinguish kakoi from sukiya. The CHAFU 茶譜 says ;The word sukiya was not used in the Rikyuu style, and the tea room was called kozashiki. Kozashiki is a separate building that guests enter through a small door, kuguri くぐり from the tea garden *roji 露地. An enclosure kakoi means an enclosure that has sliding paper doors *fusuma 襖, which were placed in a shoin room to enclose a special area for fixing tea. This was accomplished by using partitions. There was an alcove, a small entrance, a middle post, a push up window, a back door way *katteguchi 勝手口 and owner's entrance *kayoiguchi 通い口. Further, the CHAFU states that sukiya and kozashiki were built independently in tea gardens. Examples: Nishihonganji Kuroshoin 西本願寺黒書院 (late 16c), Manshuin Koshoin 曼珠院小書院 (mid-17c), all tea houses at Katsura Rikyuu 桂離宮 (mid-17c), all in Kyoto.


We have sequenced the whole genomes of individual S. ratti, sampled non-destructively from three wild rat populations. So far, results show strong genetic differentiation among S. ratti sampling sites. We detect a low level of gene flow among parasite populations, likely mediated by occasional long-range dispersal of rat hosts. We have serendipitously detected evidence of mitochondrial heteroplasmy in these parasite populations.
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Q: Using gitlab-runner will result in an "error: bogus format in GIT_CONFIG_PARAMETERS" error Using gitlab-runner will result in an "error: bogus format in GIT_CONFIG_PARAMETERS" error.
Running with gitlab-runner 14.3.3 (febb2a09)
  on MACHINE 4nC48mnS
Preparing the "shell" executor 00:00
Preparing environment 00:01
Running on MACHINE...
Getting source from Git repository 00:00
Fetching changes with git depth set to 50...
Reinitialized existing Git repository in /home/gitlab-runner/builds/4nC48mnS/0/dev/test/.git/
error: bogus format in GIT_CONFIG_PARAMETERS
fatal: unable to parse command-line config
ERROR: Job failed: exit status 1

Gitlab-runner's abstract.go has a git fetch -c option.
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/blob/main/shells/abstract.go
    userAgent := fmt.Sprintf("http.userAgent=%s %s %s/%s", v.Name, v.Version, v.OS, v.Architecture)

    fetchArgs := []string{"-c", userAgent, "fetch", "origin"}
    fetchArgs = append(fetchArgs, build.GitInfo.Refspecs...)
    if depth > 0 {
        fetchArgs = append(fetchArgs, "--depth", strconv.Itoa(depth))
    }

    fetchArgs = append(fetchArgs, build.GetGitFetchFlags()...)

    w.Command("git", fetchArgs...)

However, git's fetch command does not have -c.
https://git-scm.com/docs/git-fetch
https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/fetch-options.txt
Even if the command is actually executed, an error occurs.
# git -c http.userAgent=gitlab-runner fetch origin
error: bogus format in GIT_CONFIG_PARAMETERS
fatal: unable to parse command-line config

How do you operate it?

*

*gitlab : 14.3.3

*gitlab-runner : 14.3.3

*git : 2.35.2

*target OS : RHEL8.4

(6/23 Added)
# echo $GIT_CONFIG_PARAMETERS

# test -v GIT_CONFIG_PARAMETERS
# echo $?
1
# cat .git/config
[core]
        repositoryformatversion = 0
        filemode = true
        bare = false
        logallrefupdates = true
[user]
        name = aaaaaa@example.com
        password = "aaaaaa"
[remote "origin"]
        url = http://githostname/dev/test.git
        fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*

Succeeds if -c option is not used.

# git fetch origin
remote: Enumerating objects: 15, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (9/9), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (5/5), done.
remote: Total 15 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 6
Unpacking objects: 100% (15/15), 1.22 KiB | 52.00 KiB/s, done.
From http://githostname/dev/test
 * [new branch]      main       -> origin/main
# git -c http.userAgent=gitlab-runner  fetch origin
error: bogus format in GIT_CONFIG_PARAMETERS
fatal: unable to parse command-line config

So I think the -c option is bad.
Do you use the -c option? What to do ... Is there any other reason?

A: Edit: if you're not setting it, and git fetch works but git -c a=b fails for any a and b, that would indicate that the installed Git is somehow mis-configured: the front end git command and the operational commands such as fetch are not talking to each other correctly.  In that case, Git probably needs to be reinstalled.
(Original answer below)

GIT_CONFIG_PARAMETERS is an environment variable.
Never use it.  Do not set it.  If you avoid it, you won't run into its glitches (there are several).  Something is setting it: find out what and why, and fix that.

Gitlab-runner's abstract.go has a git fetch -c option.

Not quite: it has a git -c option.

# git -c http.userAgent=gitlab-runner fetch origin

Note how the -c option is passed to git, not to fetch.
(Nothing in GitLab should be setting GIT_CONFIG_PARAMETERS, since that particular item is meant for Git's internal testing, and even there, there is some attempt to get rid of it.  There's only one place it appears in the Git source Documentation folder, and that's in the release notes for Git 2.31.0, where it is mentioned that GIT_CONFIG_PARAMETERS had some parsing issues before, and has fewer now, though still not "none".)

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Advancing BRIDGE (better research, innovation and development for gender equality) through cooperation between universities, industry and society
Dr Watanabe explains the path taken in Japan to advance gender equality in science and how the 10th Gender Summit – Asia Pacific in Tokyo in 2017 has helped propel these efforts, includi
Initiatives and programmes for engaging women scientists in developing world in research for SDGs
Ylann Schemm explains the mission of the Elsevier Foundation to advance women, in developing countries, in science career and science endeavours, including research for SDGs.
Catalyzing the earning potential of disadvantaged women, men and youth by integrating them into viable economic systems
Dr Nyambi explains how her organisation MEDA works towards women's socio-economic empowerment in some of the poorest areas in the world.
Modernising haematological malignancy adverse event assessment and reporting
Remarkable improvements in outcomes for many haematological malignancies have been driven primarily by a proliferation of novel therapeutics over the past two decades.
Theme 7 Introduction
Dr Pollitzer introduces the representatives of the organisations that have been instrumental to making the Gender Summit platform a global forum for advancing better research methods and impacts, w
How to produce highly visible research: Useful tips for researchers
While research is the central part of a researcher's life, producing high-impact work by engaging in multidisciplinary and collaborative research is an added demand to the already substantial workl
HIV-related haematological malignancies: a joint Series from The Lancet Haematology and The Lancet HIV
Join Peter Hayward, Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet HIV, and the Series authors as they introduce and explore the findings from this new joint Series on HIV-related haematological malignancies from The Lancet Haematology and The Lancet HIV.
Sustainable Mobility for All from a gender perspective
Muneeza Mehmood Alam explains the work of the World Bank to advance Sustainable Mobility for All and specifically the gender aspects of transportation.
Gender dimensions of weather and climate services
Prof Luterbacher explains the efforts of the WMO to advance understanding of gender dimensions in weather and climate services.
Developing gender-sensitive alcohol policy: Harmonizing scientific evidences and societal perception of alcohol in Korea
Prof Kim explains results from research on the effects of alcohol on women and what this means for them, policy and society. In general the alcoholism problem is more sever for women, e.g.
Sustainable care for children with cancer: a Lancet Oncology Commission
Cancer kills more than 100,000 children each year, and yet 80% of paediatric cancers are curable with currently available interventions.


Younger generations may be losing an important opportunity for discovery now that shelves are increasingly empty of books, music, and magazines.
Baring Our Shelves: With such vivid and cherished memories of combing through my parents' LP collection and poking through their library even before I could read, I feel truth in these words: "Digital media trains us to be high-bandwidth consumers rather than meditative thinkers. We download or stream a song, article, book or movie instantly, get through it and advance to the next immaterial thing. Poking through physical artifacts, as I did with those Beatles records, is archival and curatorial; it forces you to examine each object slowly, perhaps sample it and come across a serendipitous discovery."
The Building Blocks of the Modern World: Look around at home, along store aisles, and everywhere out in public. There's a good chance the plastic products you see were manufactured using a process called plastic injection molding. That something so ubiquitous is so little-known outside of the industrial design world merits attention. This video with Bill Hammack, aka Engineer Guy, explaining the process is a solid primer.
Crack a Walnut Between the Cheeks: That's not a dirty double entendre, but advice for improving form while doing a common exercise, the squat. External cues like the "cracked walnut" visualization help to externalize a movement, thus improving technique. All I know is pull-ups will never be the same now that I'll remember to put my shoulder blades in my back pocket.
Hokkaido Milk Bread's texture is something you never forget after you feel and taste a piece.
The Soundtrack of Sleep: Joseph F. Chandler, an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Birmingham-Southern College, outlines the "carefully choreographed cycle" of our minds slipping into an unconscious state. The goal? Determining whether relaxing music like Max Richter's 8-hour opus really helps or hinders falling asleep.
How to Buy Less and Give More: The "sharing economy" is usually tied to mutually beneficial entrepreneurial endeavors. But in the spirit of the holidays why not barter with friends, share with the community, and donate to those in need with the idea you're paying it forward rather than trying to come out ahead. Here are five apps and websites to help in the cause of sharing.
The Rewards of Decluttering: When you clean a cluttered home you're bound to discover some precious things you've long forgotten, as proven by artist Steve Weinberg's paintings documenting his urge to purge.
Boots Versus Trail Runners: A couple years ago I began leaving my heavier hiking boots at home and slipping into trail running shoes for day hikes, even those in the double-digit mileage range. The results were rewarding: less fatigue, a decrease in soreness, and a feeling of unencumbered freedom with every stride up or down a trail. Are trail runners superior to boots? Subtracting winter conditions, some are convinced conventional wisdom needs to be revisited.
Spirited Away: "I have found that some of the simplest things have given me the most pleasure. They didn't cost me a lot of money either. They just worked on my senses. Did you ever pick very large blueberries after a summer rain, walk through a grove of cottonwoods, open like a park, and see the blue sky beyond the shimmering gold of the leaves? Pull on dry woolen socks after you've peeled off the wet ones? Come in out of the subzero and shiver yourself warm in front of a wood fire? The world is full of such things."


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Droylsden Murder-Former Boyfriend Arrested
A 24-year-old woman has died after she suffered stab wounds at a house in Droylsden.
Police were called to Mellor Street at 7.45pm last night after reports that a woman had been assaulted.
She was found with stab wounds and taken to Tameside Hospital where she later died.
Police think she was involved in an argument with a former boyfriend, it's understood the 24 year old man was arrested on suspicion of murder.
Detective Superintendent Vincent Petrykowski, said: "We are in the early stages of the investigation and are working to establish the full circumstances of what happened.
"I would like to reassure residents that we do not believe there is any danger to the community, we believe this is an isolated incident and would urge anyone who may have seen something to contact us."
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This week, eTown returns to the Acadiana Center for the Arts in Lafayette, Louisiana for part two of our two-part exploratory adventure into the origins and vast musical styles native to the Louisiana area. The fabulous musical offerings continue where we left off last week, this time with music from Ann Savoy, Sonny Landreth, Michael Doucet, The Broussard Sisters and much more. Plus we'll visit with local eChievement Award winner Marylee Orr, who advocates for local Louisianans affected by industrial pollutants effecting their air, water, land, and health.


Gov. Tom Wolf has signed legislation that removes a ban on hunting with semi-automatic rifles.
Act 168 of 2016, formerly House Bill 263, also removes the ban on air- and gas-powered rifles.
The legislation doesn't automatically allow the guns to be used for hunting, but it gives the Pennsylvania Game Commission the authority to regulate and allow their use during certain seasons or for certain animals.
The bill's author, Rep. Matt Gabler (R-Clearfield/Elk), said the legislation brings Pennsylvania in line with many other states that allow semi-automatic firearms as a hunting option.
Gabler has said air- and gas-powered rifles – now with equal or greater muzzle energy and stopping power than numerous small-caliber guns that are allowed – are especially popular with young hunters and women in states that allow them.


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Travis Scott concert: Eight killed as crowd rushes stage
The criminal investigation will involve both homicide and narcotics detectives.
Travis Scott performing during the Astroworld Festival at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. Photo: AFP/Suzanna Cordeiro
Authorities in Texas opened a criminal investigation Saturday into a tragedy in which the crowd at a huge Travis Scott rap concert surged toward the stage in a crush that killed eight people and sent dozens to the hospital.
Around 50,000 people were in the audience at Houston's NRG Park Friday night when the crowd started pushing toward the stage as Scott was performing, triggering chaotic scenes.
"People were being pushed, people were being trampled, and then as I fought my way out of there, I saw people on the ground," Logan Morris, a Dallas native who was at the show, told AFP.
Raul Marquez, 24, said he saw a lot of drinking and drug use in the crowd.
Flowers are seen outside of the canceled Astroworld festival at NRG Park on November 6, 2021 in Houston, Texas. Photo: Getty Images via AFP/Alex Bierens de Haan
"And they got hot and just dancing and it all caved in and just, they couldn't breathe, and passed out left and right," he said.
"Some people didn't care and just stomped on them or ignored them. It was intense," Marquez said.
Eight dead
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner told reporters Saturday afternoon that the crush left eight people dead, from ages 14 to 27, with one person's age unknown. The chaos also resulted in 25 people being transported to the hospital, including 13 who were still there.
Turner said that authorities are looking at video footage, talking to witnesses, concert organizers and people who were hospitalized.
"This is a very, very active investigation, and we will probably be at it for quite some time to determine what exactly happened," he said.
Eight people died and 17 were transported to local hospitals after what they describe as a crowd surge at the Astroworld festival. Photo: Getty Images via AFP/Alex Bierens de Haan
The criminal investigation will involve both homicide and narcotics detectives, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner told reporters.
Houston is known for staging high profile events, but the city had never experienced anything "of this magnitude that any of us can recall," Turner added.
More than 300 people were treated on the scene for minor injuries in the first night of the two-day Astroworld Festival, which Scott helped organize, authorities said.
Scott halted his act several times when he saw fans in distress near the stage.
Scott 'absolutely devastated'
Survivors described chaotic scenes of people squeezed up against one another with many struggling to breathe.
Gavyn Flores, 18, said he was standing on the edge of the crowd near a barricade and could not move, for hours on end. He said he tried to hoist people over that wall.
"People were trying to get out, but you can't move. So there kind of wasn't a point of trying to get out, because they couldn't. But if they could, we were trying to help them get thrown over," Flores told AFP.
Houston Fire Department Chief Samuel Peña speaks at the press conference addressing the cancellation of the Astroworld festival at the Wyndham Hotel family reunification centre. Photo: Getty Images via AFP/Alex Bierens de Haan
"I am absolutely devastated by what took place last night," Scott tweeted Saturday. "My prayers go out to the families and all those impacted by what happened at Astroworld Festival."
More than 520 police officers and 750 security guards were on hand for the festival. Finner discouraged speculation about rumours that a concertgoer had injected other attendees with drugs.
However, he confirmed that one security officer who was restraining an individual felt a prick in his neck before passing out.
He was administered NARCAN, used to treat opioid overdoses, and medical staff noted a mark similar to an injection site on his neck.
'Some type of cardiac arrest'
Houston police said the tragedy, which began escalating around 9:30 pm local time (0230 GMT Saturday), unfolded quickly.
"Over the course of just a few minutes, suddenly we had several people down on the ground experience some type of cardiac arrest," assistant police chief Larry Satterwhite said.
Videos shared on social media showed paramedics resuscitating unconscious fans in the audience as the concert continued.
Astroworld organisers cancelled the rest of the festival, which had been scheduled to continue on Saturday.
A street sign showing the cancellation of the AstroWorld Festival. Photo: Getty Images via AFP/Alex Bierens de Haan
Other footage on social media showed scores of people rushing the gates at NRG park, with security unable to contain the flow.
Several people could be seen falling over, bringing down the metal detectors at the arena entrance.
Astroworld music festival
Scott launched the Astroworld music festival in 2018.
The 29-year-old rapper, a Houston native who has a child with celebrity socialite Kylie Jenner, made his breakthrough in 2013 and has had six Grammy nominations.
Other performers scheduled to play at the festival over the weekend included the rappers Chief Keef and 21 Savage, as well as the Australian rock band Tame Impala.
During Scott's headline set late Friday, he was joined onstage by Canadian rap superstar Drake.
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The JRC has just launched a mobile game to help raise awareness of privacy risks and data protection rights in a fun and interactive way.
'Cyber Chronix' has a special focus on the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into effect across all EU Member States on 25 May 2018.
Players are taken to a futuristic planet several light years from Earth. The aim is to help their character to make it to a party, while they encounter several data protection-related obstacles along the way.
As players progress through the game, they have to make several choices that will affect the storyline and eventual outcome.
The game is designed to introduce young people to concepts including the notion of personal data, the right to be forgotten, personal data breaches, the right to data portability and informed consent.
While Cyber Chronix is primarily aimed at young people, the content and gameplay experience can be interesting and fun for adults too.
The game, available in English, French and Italian, can be downloaded on Android-operated devices , with iOS version coming soon.
As of May 2018, with the entry into application of the General Data Protection Regulation, there is one set of data protection rules for all companies operating in the EU, wherever they are based.
Stronger rules on data protection mean people have more control over their personal data. They also mean businesses benefit from a level playing field.
In the context of its work on digital privacy and data protection, JRC scientists have developed this interactive game to employing edutainment tools to raise awareness about data protection and illustrate some of the fundamentals of the GDPR to youngsters.
The design of Cyber Chronix takes some inspiration from Happy Onlife, a game developed by the JRC in 2017 to build and develop safety and knowledge on Internet use, overuse and abuse.


Rudi is keen on entrepreneurship and is contantly looking for innovative opportunities. "Sometimes it's successful, another time it isn't and that's what makes is exciting." He likes to work together with a mix of people, young and old. In this way he combines experience and enthusiasm.
He is one of our MUM-bassadors and sells the 'Belgian Mums' in his garden centres. "It is a very attractive and budget-friendly product. The plants give you the opportunity to decorate your patio with flowers when the summer is over and the bedding plants are withering. The chrysanthemum can also be easily combined with decorative grasses and Erica species and offers lots of possibilities for autumn." He believes in a mix of colours, such as the combination of bronze-like, earthy colours with bright and soft fashion colours, in order to break the monotomy.


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Clean resources industry leader joins expert group to advise on new business opportunities and jobs for Canadians
From: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Six industry leaders are being asked to guide the Government of Canada's efforts to ensure middle-class Canadians have access to well-paying jobs today and in the future. The six leaders will chair the government's Economic Strategy Tables, which represent high-growth industries.
Leaders from six innovative sectors to guide federal efforts to shape Canada's future economic growth
February 5, 2018 – Ottawa, ON
The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, today announced that Lorraine Mitchelmore, President and CEO of Field Upgrading, based in Calgary, Alberta, will chair the clean resources table. Ms. Mitchelmore joins the five previously announced chairs:
Charles Deguire, Co-founder of Kinova Robotics of Boisbriand, Quebec, who is chairing the advanced manufacturing table;
Murad Al-Katib, President and CEO of AGT Food and Ingredients of Regina, Saskatchewan, who is chairing the agri-food table;
Karimah Es Sabar, CEO of and partner in Quark Venture of Vancouver, British Columbia, who is chairing the health/bio-sciences table;
Audrey Mascarenhas, President and CEO of Questor Technology of Calgary, Alberta, who is chairing the clean technology table; and
Tobias Lütke, Founder and CEO of Shopify, headquartered in Ottawa, who is chairing the digital industries table.
Each chair presides over a group of approximately 15 members as they guide federal efforts to create the conditions for long-term growth that lead to new business opportunities and middle-class jobs for Canadians.
There are technology disruptions in virtually every sector of the economy, and the government is ensuring that Canadian businesses and people have the information and skills they need to benefit from all emerging technologies.
The Economic Strategy Table chairs were selected based on the advice of industry leaders and associations as well as federal government departments. Industry chairs and table members represent a diverse group of experts from six high-growth sectors.
The Economic Strategy Tables will set ambitious growth targets for Canadian innovators, identify sector-specific challenges and create a roadmap to support Canada's global success.
The Economic Strategy Tables are part of the Government's Innovation and Skills Plan to create well-paying jobs and strengthen the middle class by investing in high-growth sectors where Canada has a globally competitive advantage.
"The sectors that drive innovation are where the middle-class jobs of today and tomorrow are created. Our government is committed to working with entrepreneurs and innovators to generate new business opportunities, create good middle-class jobs and equip Canadians with the skills they need for the jobs of the future. Our government looks forward to working with industry partners through the Economic Strategy Tables to turn high-growth Canadian companies into global successes."
– The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development
"Our government is making major investments in clean technology innovation and clean resources to strengthen competitiveness and environmental performance. The expert advice provided by these leaders and their Economic Strategy Tables will identify bottlenecks and barriers to innovation, helping to pave the way for natural resource sectors to be clean growth leaders, create well-paying jobs for Canadians and achieve our climate change goals."
– The Honourable Jim Carr, Minister of Natural Resources
Each table will present a report of its findings and recommendations by summer 2018.
These tables will support the government's goal of doubling the number of high-growth Canadian companies to 28,000 from 14,000 by 2025.
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While issues of Cape Town's readiness, safety and security and transport infrastructure have dominated global headlines in the run-up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, fears of being fleeced are now top-of-mind for scores of potential World Cup visitors. Cape Town Tourism's head of marketing, Lianne Burton, explains why.
Speaking to a cross-section of members of the UK travel trade at the World Travel Market in London in November, I was struck by the fact that concerns about greedy accommodation providers and international and domestic airlines ripping off World Cup visitors were as widespread as those about safety and security. When England qualified, for instance, a spate of press reports in the UK encouraged excited fans to stay home and watch the World Cup on TV, arguing that unrealistic pricing would put the World Cup out of most mere mortals' reach. The astronomical prices of luxury private villas on the Atlantic Seaboard were cited, out of context, to add fuel to the fire. While these reports were undoubtedly exaggerated, they indicate that the issue of overpricing during the 2010 World Cup is a hot media topic.
And it's not surprising. Battered by the worst recession since the 1930s, travellers worldwide are particularly price-sensitive. Global tourism figures for January to October 2009 are down by 8% compared with the corresponding period last year, and the European Travel Commission has warned that there is unlikely to be a strong travel rebound, with recovery likely to be subdued.
Add to this the fact that Cape Town is a long-haul destination, and the subject of accessible pricing becomes even more critical to our global attractiveness, World Cup or not.
According to Cape Town Tourism's representative in London, Mary Tebje of MTA Tourism Leisure consultants, 'the downturn in travel and tourism has been especially pronounced for long-haul travel, with a move towards increased short-haul trips and short leisure breaks.' The UK Office of National Statistics reported that the number of overseas visits by UK residents (Cape Town's key source market), fell by 12% in the last 12 months to July 2009. Interestingly enough, affordable long-haul destinations like Mexico, Thailand, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica have bucked the trend, showing an increase in British visitors, year-on-year. Even traditionally well-heeled travellers are trading down from luxury to mid-priced travel options.
So where does Cape Town fit into this picture?
Cape Town's reputation as a leading destination is underpinned by the fact that we offer pristine natural beauty, cultural diversity, a fascinating political history, a cosmopolitan vibe and a sophisticated tourism infrastructure – all at an affordable price by global standards. This value positioning has cemented our place as one of the top long-haul destinations for travellers from the UK, USA, Germany and the Netherlands. But it is not guaranteed.
The opportunity presented by the 2010 FIFA World Cup has seen major infrastructural investment in Cape Town as a Host City. Cape Town is undoubtedly ready to welcome the world – some 350 000 visitors from traditional and non-traditional markets are expected to visit Cape Town – in June 2010.
This 'memory' will become the new definition of our destination brand, and will drive tourism growth for years to come. In tourism terms, as with infrastructural improvements, the World Cup opportunity is all about legacy. We have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to reinforce our positioning as a unique, value-for-money destination. If we adopt a short-term, 'get rich quick' attitude and hike prices unreasonably, visitors will become negative brand ambassadors, spreading the word that Cape Town is officially overpriced. This will seal our fate alongside many cities, including Sydney, for instance, that have seen a drop in tourism after hosting mega events. In contrast, responsible pricing practices will ensure that visitors will return time and time again to Cape Town.
Sydney experienced a staggering decline in visitor numbers in the three years after hosting the Olympics in 2000, with 'greed' being singled out as a key factor.In September 2009 Cape Town Tourism conducted a pricing strategy workshop for its members, in partnership with US consultancy Myriad Marketing, highlighting the strategic importance of responsible pricing practices during the World Cup and citing global best and worst practice examples to drive home the message. Sydney, for instance, experienced a staggering decline in visitor numbers in the three years after hosting the Olympics in 2000, with 'greed' being singled out as a key factor and a painful lesson learnt.
As a helpful guideline, Cape Town Tourism is encouraging local tourism establishments and operators to peg their June/July 2010 World Cup rates somewhere in the region of their high-season 2010 rates, and certainly not more than 15% above next year's high season rates. We would like to think that local airlines will share our responsible approach.
It's hard not to fall in love with Cape Town. But if we rip off World Cup visitors, we will almost certainly have to settle for being a one-night stand. Like many lost loves, it will be a wasted opportunity that might haunt us for years to come.


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Abolhasan Saba (, ur. 1902 w Teheranie, zm. 19 grudnia 1957) – irański muzyk i kompozytor, wirtuoz gry na setarze, mistrz radifu.

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Abolhasan Saba urodził się w 1902 roku jako syn Abolghasema Kamal-os-Saltanego, lekarza medycyny i muzyka-poety amatora pochodzącego z rodziny, z której wywodziło się wielu nadwornych lekarzy. W domu rodzinnym Saby gościło wielu artystów, muzyków i poetów. Gry na setarze uczył go ojciec, a dama do towarzystwa jego matki nauczyła go grać na tombaku. W wieku 10 lat Saba został uczniem wirtuoza gry na setarze Mirzy Abdollaha, który był przyjacielem ojca. Po śmierci ojca w 1915 roku Saba kontynuował naukę gry na setarze u Darwisza Chana, który udzielał mu również lekcji gry na tarze. Jednocześnie Saba podjął naukę gry na santurze u Alego Akbarszahiego. Gry na tradycyjnym irańskim instrumencie smyczkowym, zwanym kamancze, uczył się pod kierunkiem Hosejna Esma'ilzadego, a gry na skrzypcach u Hosejna Hangafarina.

Teorię muzyki i grę na skrzypcach studiował później w szkole Ali-Naghiego Waziriego. Z ucznia szybko stał się asystentem Waziriego i za jego namową rozpoczął nauczanie. W latach 1929–1931 Saba prowadził filię szkoły Waziriego w Raszcie. W okresie tym podróżował po wsiach w Gilanie i Mazandaranie, gdzie prowadził studia nad tradycyjną muzyką perską i zbierał pieśni ludowe. W tym czasie wiele komponował; wówczas powstały m.in. Zard-e Mellidże, Dejlaman i Bezendan.

W 1931 roku Saba rozpoczął pracę jako nauczyciel prywatny, uniezależniając się od Waziriego. Od 1941 roku aż do końca życia był nauczycielem Konserwatorium Muzycznego. Według własnych szacunków nauczał 3000 uczniów. Jego uczniami byli Hosejn Tehrani, Ali Tadżwidi, Mahdi Chaledi, Homajun Chorram, Habibollah Badiji, Mahmud Zulfonun i Abbas Szapuri. Saba zmarł z powodu niewydolności serca w 1957 roku.

Saba rozwinął własny styl gry na skrzypcach, łącząc klasyczne techniki zachodnie z tradycyjnymi technikami gry na kamancze uzyskiwał efekty dramatyczne. Stosował krótkie pociągnięcia smyczkiem oraz przez całą długość smyczka w pasażach legato, często wprowadzając ozdobniki zaczerpnięte z tradycji perskiej. Komponował niewiele, ale na szczególną uwagę zasługują jego utwory na skrzypce w stylu czaharmeżrab. Saba napisał również cztery podręczniki do gry na santurze i trzy do gry na skrzypcach. Zajmował się również amatorsko lutnictwem, budując setary i santury. Prowadził również orkiestrę przy Ministerstwie Kultury i Sztuki, która została później nazwana jego imieniem.

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Driving with Greenland Dogs (), is a Danish silent film made in 1897 by the photographer Peter Elfelt. It was the first movie sequence filmed in Denmark. The film, less than one minute in length (10 meters of 35mm film), shows a Danish colony manager named Johan Carl Joensen driving a sledge pulled by Greenlandic sled dogs through Fælledparken in Copenhagen, Denmark. In the short sequence, the dog sled is driven toward the camera across a flat snow-covered landscape, it disappears out of the picture, and then reappears from the other side with the driver chasing behind. Elfelt shot the film using a camera he had constructed from detailed plans that Elfelt obtained from the French inventor, Jules Carpentier.

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Jesse H. Jones Library is one of the central libraries at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Built in 1992, Jones is smaller than the other central library, Moody Memorial Library. Jones connects with Moody by way of hallways on both the first and second floors.

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When Life Gives You Pears: The Healing Power of Family, Faith, and Funny People
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The Big Sick meets Dad is Fat in this funny and heartfelt New York Times bestselling memoir from writer, director, wife, and mother, Jeannie Gaffigan, as she reflects on the life-changing impact of her battle with a pear-sized brain tumor.
In 2017, Jeannie's life came to a crashing halt when she was diagnosed with a life-threatening brain tumor. As the mother of 5 kids -- 6 if you include her husband -- sat in the neurosurgery department in star-covered sweats too whimsical for the seriousness of the situation, all she could think was Am I going to die?
Thankfully, Jeannie and her family were able to survive their time of crisis, and now she is sharing her deeply personal journey through this miraculous story: the challenging conversations she had with her children; how she came to terms with feeling powerless and ferociously crabby while bedridden and unable to eat for a month; and how she ultimately learned, re-learned and re re-learned to be more present in life.
With sincerity and hilarity, Jeannie invites you into her heart (and brain) during this trying time, emphasizing the importance of family, faith and humor as keys to her recovery and leading a more fulfilling life.
Jeannie Gaffigan is a director, producer, and comedy writer. She co-wrote seven comedy specials with her husband Jim Gaffigan, the last four of which received Grammy nominations. Jeannie was the head writer and executive producer of the critically acclaimed The Jim Gaffigan Show, which was loosely based on her and Jim's life. She collaborated with Jim on the two New York Times bestsellers, Dad is Fat and Food: A Love Story. Jeannie, with the help of her two eldest children and some other crazy moms, created The Imagine Society Inc., a not for profit organization that connects youth-led service groups. Most impressively, she grew a tumor on her brain stem roughly the size of pear. Jeannie presently lives in New York City with her five children, which feels more like six children if you include her husband Jim.
"Jeannie Gaffigan's indomitable spirit leaps off the pages in this moving, intimate, and (against all odds) funny memoir about one of the most trying times of her life. WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU PEARS is full of wisdom, inspiration, and resilience. Don't miss it."--Harlan Coben, New York Times bestselling author
"Behind every truly funny man is an even funnier woman. Which is why, after learning that she has a pear-shaped brain tumor, comedy writer Jeannie Gaffigan is perhaps the most perfect person to take the horrible thing and write about it with signature humor, wit, and sarcasm. From discovery to recovery, this story about surviving a medical crisis (and five kids) has you rocketing through every human emotion from gratitude to grief, but most of all it has you laughing and nodding your head at her wry and comedic take on life. Throw in a big helping of faith (yes, the God kind), irreverence, and universal parenting truths and you've got a must-read memoir that reminds all of us what' s important. This is a book to be shared with all."
--Lee Woodruff, New York Times bestselling author and journalist
"I've known Jeannie for a long time and it's no surprise that she turns the terror of a brain tumor into a hilarious and heartwarming tale."--Tony Hale, Emmy-winning actor and comedian (Arrested Development, VEEP, Toy Story 4)
"After reading Jeannie Gaffigan's moving, funny, and inspiring story, I have one only wish: I want her and Jim to adopt me. I mean, at this point, what's another kid? It's not like they'd notice."--Mo Rocca, author of Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving
"Funny, endearing...[readers] will love Gaffigan's optimism, humor, and fascinating fight to reclaim her life...a fun blend of celebrity, mom, and medical memoir rolled into one."--Booklist
"A surprisingly hilarious story about surviving a brain tumor...her accessible writing style and honest voice create an intoxicating spell as she writes tenderly of learning the importance of living in the moment. Readers will be uplifted by Gaffigan's perseverance and outlook."--Publishers Weekly
"Jeannie Gaffigan is an infinitely touching and personable writer, and her charm and force-of-nature persona saturate each page." --America Magazine
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