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Miracle Mongers and Their Methods
The legendary magician and illusionist Harry Houdini turns a critical eye to the astonishing claims of those in his own profession. Using personal research and observations, Houdini reveals the cunning techniques employed by fire-eaters, sword swallowers, and other masters of deception to mystify and amaze audiences around the world. This classic skeptical work explores and exposes the methods of such "wonders" as "The Incombustible Spaniard," "Defiers of Poisonous Reptiles," and many others. Originally published in the 1920s, Miracle Mongers and Their Methods scrupulously examines the direct predecessors of modern psychics and mentalists."My professional life has been a constant record of disillusion," writes Houdini in his preface, "and many things that seem wonderful to most men are the everyday commonplace in my business. But I have never been without some seeming marvel to pique my curiousity and challenge my investigation. In this book I have set down some of the stories of strange folk and unusual performers that I have gathered in many years of such research."The greatest magician of his time, Houdini baffled experts and amateurs alike with his sensational and dangerous feats. Houdini attained worldwide fame during his lifetime for his daring escapes from strait-jackets, jails, underwater chambers, and a variety of "escape-proof" devices. Throughout his career, Houdini insisted that all of his feats could be rationally explained and boldly exposed the methods of those claiming supernatural powers.The ever present fascination with psychics and miracle mongers makes this book as timely as when it was originally written.
Globe Pequot / Prometheus
978-0-87975-817-2 • Paperback • March 1993 • $23.99 • (£17.95) - Currently out of stock. Copies will arrive soon.
978-1-61592-477-6 • eBook • March 1993 • $22.50 • (£16.95)
Subjects: Body, Mind & Spirit / Parapsychology / General


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The Advisory Board will be non-fiduciary body responsible for helping with the continual development of the mission and vision of GVCO. Advisory Board members are community leaders who are capable of positively influencing the direction of the organization. This group of volunteers will assist GVCO and its staff in the management and administration of the organizations strategic plan.
Ed Curran
Ed has resided in Malvern the majority of his life. He grew up in East Whiteland Township, spent 8 years living in the Malvern Borough and has lived the last 11 years in Charlestown Township.
Professional / Affiliations
Ed currently works for Tanium. Ed has worked in technology sales for the last 20 years. Ed has a keen understanding of organizational dynamics. Ed is active in the community coaching youth sports at Great Valley Basketball League (8 years), Great Valley Football League (2 years) Great Valley Little League (10 years) and Greater Chester Valley Soccer Association (8 years). Ed has been on the board of his rugby club, Philadelphia Whitemarsh Rugby Football Club (a 501c3 nonprofit) for the last 20 years, currently serving as Treasurer. Ed is an active parishioner of St Patrick's Parish.
Ed graduated from Devon Prep in 1988 where he played soccer, basketball, baseball and tennis. He earned a BBA in Finance at Loyola University Maryland in 1992. Ed was the captain of the Rugby team while at Loyola. Ed earned his MBA from Saint Joseph's University in 2003.
Ed lives in Malvern with his wife, Marjorie, and three children Joe, Julia and Danny. Ed enjoys coaching his children, traveling with his wife and children and playing golf and basketball. Ed cheers for all the Philadelphia professional sports teams and is an avid high school and college basketball fan.
Jeff Dill
Jeff Dill joined the GVCO board in 2013. Jeff has lived in Malvern since 2004 after living in Wayne for several years. Jeff grew up in Rocky Hill, CT.
Jeff is currently the Chief Operating Officer of Vynamic, where he has worked since 2005. Vynamic is a healthcare industry management consulting firm located in Philadelphia. Prior to Vynamic, Jeff's work experience included working for Accenture, a global consulting and technology company. Jeff also became a Board Member of the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia in 2012.
Jeff attended Rocky Hill High School in Rocky Hill, CT where he played both basketball and soccer. He attended college at Holy Cross in Worcester, MA where he played Division 1 soccer.
Jeff lives in Malvern with his wife, Stefanie, and three daughters Julia, Aimee and Natalie. With all three kids now in elementary school, Jeff has really enjoyed coaching them in both basketball and soccer. In addition to his passion for coaching, Jeff enjoys heading to Avalon, NJ in the summers and watching any and all sports.
Molly Fuhr
Ms. Fuhr joined the board in January 2015. Molly has lived in Malvern since 1997, and grew up in Paoli where she attended Charlestown Elementary, General Wayne Middle, and Great Valley High Schools.
Molly taught high school English and coached Lacrosse at Conestoga High School prior to deciding to stay home and raise her kids. During this "break" from being employed, Molly has served on many Boards and committees, such as:
Philadelphia Folksong Society Board Member and Secretary. The PFS operates and oversees the longest-running folk music festival in the country (The Philadelphia Folk Festival), presents folk music to low-income schools in Philadelphia, and presents concerts for music lovers in the area (among other things).
Episcopal Day School, Church of the Good Samaritan: Monitor Parent Coordinator, Silent Auction Committee
GWES PTO: Treasurer, Fall Fundraiser Co-Chair, Spring Fair Co-Chair, Holiday Shopping Co-Chair, Fifth Grade Committee Co-Chair.
GWES: Parent Key Communicator, Library Volunteer, Special Event Photographer, 3rd Grade Book Club Leader, general volunteer. The Foundation at Great Valley: Silent Auction Committee, Alumni Committee, Great Walk Committee.
Chester Valley Little League Board of Directors: T-Ball Coordinator, coach.
*Manager for multiple travel soccer teams and Volunteer Coach for softball, field hockey and STRIDE running club.
Molly is currently working for the Great Valley School District as a daily substitute teacher.
Molly went through the Great Valley School District where she played field hockey and lacrosse. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor's Degree in English where she played field hockey and lacrosse. She went on to receive her Masters of Education from the Penn Department of Education.
Molly lives with her husband Bill Bassill, an active coach as well, and their two sons, Finn and Gus, and daughter Wylie - all of whom have enjoyed playing basketball at GVBL!
Dave Hopkins
Mr. Hopkins joined the GVCO Board of Directors in 2012. Dave grew up in West Chester, PA and moved back to the area with his family in 2004.
Dave is currently the Owner of Providence One, LLC which focuses on the development of residential properties. Prior to Providence One, Dave was COO of Mark Group, Inc., a global provider of energy efficiency services for homes, schools and businesses. Prior to joining Mark Group, Dave served as Assistant Vice President for Toll Brothers, Inc. Dave joined Toll Brothers after serving over 6 years on active duty as a Naval Officer.
Dave attended West Chester East High School and received an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy where he was recruited to play basketball. He earned a bachelors of science degree in Economics from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1998 and an MBA from Drexel University in 2004.
Dave lives in Malvern, PA with his wife, JoAnne, and their three children (Anna, Will, and Danny). Dave enjoys coaching youth sports, playing golf, and spending time at the shore.
Christine Johnson serves on the Great Valley Community Organization Board. Chris has lived in the Great Valley community for 15 years and has served on the Great Valley Community Organization Board since inception over 11 years ago. Her responsibilities have been varied from fundraising, coaching, organizational development and community involvement.
Chris has been an active community volunteer for many years including serving on;
PTO Board Member and Founder "Eager Reader Program" at Sunny Hills Elementary and developed Anti-Drug Awareness Program for the Issaquah School District in Issaquah, Washington
PTO Board - Charlestown Elementary 2003-2005
GVSB District Re-Zoning Committee
Coaching in various sports programs including soccer and basketball in Issaquah and Great Valley
Great Valley Community Organization (GVCO), Board Member 2005 - 2016
Steps For Hope, Board Member 2016. Chris serves on the Steps For Hope Board with the specific responsibility to be the liaison between Great Valley Community Organization and Steps For Hope
Chris retired from a 15-year career as a flight attendant with American Airlines in Chicago, Illinois. She dedicates her time to supporting her children's personal and academic endeavors and supporting non-profit groups in developing and promoting programs that benefit all families in the Great Valley School District.
Chris attended Iowa City High School in Iowa City, Iowa where she played basketball, volleyball and track and studied at University of Iowa.
Chris lives in Charlestown Township with her husband Calvin. She has three daughters who have graduated from Great Valley High School (Chelsea, Alexis and Lauren). Her hobbies include traveling, physical fitness and community service. Chris devotes her time to her family and Great Valley Community Organization.
Denise Kerns
Denise Kerns is a recent member of the GVCO Board, beginning April 2016. She is also co-president and treasurer of Great Valley Crew; a competitive rowing team formed December 2015, by two moms with no rowing experience (Denise and Meredith Mitchell), some knowledgeable advisors and a few believers cheering them on.
Denise grew up in Philadelphia, PA and moved to Willistown Towship in 2009, with her husband, Andy and (at the time) 3 children, Andrew, Jonathan, Taylor, from Montgomery County, PA. They have since added a fourth child in 2013, Annabelle.
Prior to the addition of their 4th child, Denise worked for 15 years in center city Philadelphia for Exude Benefits Group. Exude is a leading brokerage firm specializing in Health Benefits, Human Resource Consulting, Retirement plans, Property and Liability Insurance and specialized markets. Denise helped grow the company from its 5 original employees when she started, to 34 employees when she left the company in 2013. She was an internal Director for the Account Management team as well as the Director of the Non-Profit Practice Group and helped with external sales.
Denise is currently working part-time in West Chester at Tegler McHenry & Associates, a local brokerage firm specializing in employee benefits consulting for mid-sized firms. This new role and locality allows more time with her children and to pursue ventures with her children and in the community.
Denise graduated from Archbishop Ryan High School in 1989, she also went to Cosmetology school and graduated in June 1990. She then went on and earned a BBA in Risk Management and Insurance with a minor in HR from Temple University's Fox School of Business.
Denise lives in Willistown with her husband, Andy and their four children. Denise enjoys spending time with her family, cooking, being outdoors, running, and going to MD on long summer weekends for boating, beaching and downtime with no wifi.
Chris Miller, Esq.
Chris Miller is a partner in the law firm of Pepper Hamilton LLP. He concentrates his practice in the areas of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private equity, venture capital and securities, with specific focus on the life science and technology industries.
Chris is an adjunct professor in the MBA program at Lehigh University. He also lectures regularly on M&A and venture capital issues. Chris is a member of the board of directors of The Children's Country Week Association and a member of the finance committee of the West Chester Valley Golf Club.
Chris graduated from the College of William & Mary. He received his law degree from the University of Miami School of Law, where he was an editor of the Law Review.
Chris lives in Malvern with his wife (Beth) and children (Jake and Lindsay). His hobbies include golf, tennis and snowboarding.
Kelly Prevost
Kelly Prevost joined the GVCO board in 2015. Kelly also serves on the GVFL board as the special events coordinator, a position she has held since 2012. Recently, Kelly was instrumental in facilitating the addition of competitive cheerleading to the list of activities offered by GVCO. Kelly grew up in a small farm town in Ohio. She moved to Villanova after college to become a nanny. Eventually Kelly ended up in Willistown where she and her husband (Dave) purchased a home in 2000.
Kelly spent seven years as the middle school guidance counselor at the Academy of Notre Dame in Villanova. While there, she served as the JV volleyball coach and assistant softball coach. Once her children started school, Kelly's entrepreneurial skills kicked in and she started several successful home-based businesses. Since then, Kelly has been a small business owner and does merchandizing and marketing consulting for other small businesses.
Kelly attended Seneca East High School in Attica, Ohio. After graduation, she attended Ohio University and studied psychology and sociology. From there, Kelly went on to Villanova University where she received her Masters Degree in Counseling and Human Relations.
Kelly lives in Willistown with her husband (Dave) and their three children (Jake, Livy and Caroline). With several seasons of basketball, football and cheerleading under her belt, Kelly is grateful for what her children have been offered through GVCO and is passionate and excited about what lies ahead! In the rare off-season, Kelly, Dave and their children enjoy spending time at their cottage on the Chesapeake and entertaining friends by their backyard bonfire.
Rick Ridall
Rick Ridall joined the GVCO board in March of 2013 and serves on the Internship committee. His focus is establishing, implementing and developing the student internship growth and contributions for GVCO through Temple University college students and Great Valley High School students. Rick grew up in Phoenixville and lived in Philadelphia and Drexel Hill. In 2003 he and his family moved to the Malvern area.
Rick begin his career in Sports working for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1987. In 1991 he joined the Philadelphia Flyers and Comcast-Spectacor (Philadelphia based Sports and Entertainment Company), where he worked in operations and sales roles until 2009. In 2009, he went back to Temple University where he is currently employed as a Professor and Director of Industry Relations for the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management (Sport and Recreation Management Concentration). Rick also serves on the Board/Session at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Frazer.
Rick graduated from Phoenixville High School in 1983, The Perkiomen School in 1984 then attended Temple University where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and a Masters of Education in Sport and Recreation Management.
Rick lives in East Whiteland Township with his wife Nichole and their 3 children Mikaela, Jake and Noelle. Interest include: All his kids activities and sports (watching and coaching), physical fitness (more in theory than practice!), watching all college/pro sports and rare uninterrupted moments speaking with his wife!
Gary Taiariol
Gary Taiariol has been a member of the GVCO Board of Directors since 2011. Gary is also treasurer of GVCO; a position he has held since 2012. Gary is President of the Great Valley Basketball League. Gary also is a member of the GVCO building site committee.Gary is active in coaching, refereeing and administering GVBL's recreational and tournament team programs.Gary grew up in Clarks Summit, PA and has resided in Willistown Towship with his wife Denise and their sons, James and John, for the past 11 years.
Gary is currently Chief Financial Officer for Channel One Holdings and Core Avionics & Industrial, a leading semi-conductor and software provider to the commercial aviation industry. Prior to this position, Gary held senior leadership positions within the financial services industry for ING and Equifax.
Gary graduated from Abington Heights High School in 1986, where he was played basketball, soccer and baseball. He then went on and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Scranton. Gary is a Certified Public Accountant.
Gary lives in Malvern with his wife (Denise) and their two children (James and John). Gary enjoys spending time with his family and his hobbies include coaching youth basketball and playing golf.
Alex Utecht
Alex Utecht has been on the GVCO Board of Directors since 2011 and he serves on the GVCO Finance Committee. Alex also serves on the GVFL Board and is the GVFL Football Coordinator. Alex grew up in Erie, PA and Charlottesville, VA. In 2003, Alex and his family moved to Malvern from Bermuda after his company relocated to Radnor.
Alex has worked at Stevens Capital Management for over 20 years. He was a futures and equities trader for the bulk of his career and is now an account analyst. Prior to working in the hedge fund industry, Alex worked in operations for Wachovia Bank in North Carolina. Alex is a member of the Chester Valley Golf Club.
Alex attended Western Albemarle High School in Crozet, VA and accepted an athletic scholarship to The College of William & Mary. He played four years of Varsity football for the Tribe and was elected team Captain in 1992. Alex graduated from William & Mary in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration.
Alex lives in Malvern with his wife (Allison) and their four children (Xander, Allyssa, Adam, and Abraham). He is an avid follower of William & Mary Tribe football and Great Valley sports. Alex enjoys spending time with his family and his hobbies include coaching youth sports, physical fitness, golf, and fishing.

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Visual neglet for far and near extra-personal space in humans
L. Pizzamiglio, S. Cappa, G. Vallar, P. Zoccolotti, G. Bottini, P. Ciurli, C. Guariglia, G. Antonucci
Fondazione Santa Lucia
The possible dissociation of unilateral neglect in far and near extrapersonal space was systematically investigated using a modified version of the Wundt-Jastrow area illusion test. This task, which requires no motor response, has been shown to be sensitive to unilateral neglect. Stimuli were presented at two different distances (near and far) to a group of 70 patients with right hemispheric lesion (18 in acute and 52 in chronic stage). Twenty-eight patients evidenced unilateral neglect; that is, they displayed unexpected (i.e., contrary to the known illusory effect) responses when the stimuli were perceived as oriented toward the left side. However, performances in the two conditions were highly correlated and there were no individual instances of dissociation. These results suggest that the presence of a motor response may be necessary to show behavioral dissociations between different parts of extrapersonal space.
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Pizzamiglio, L., Cappa, S., Vallar, G., Zoccolotti, P., Bottini, G., Ciurli, P., Guariglia, C., & Antonucci, G. (1989). Visual neglet for far and near extra-personal space in humans. Cortex, 25(3), 471-477.
Visual neglet for far and near extra-personal space in humans. / Pizzamiglio, L.; Cappa, S.; Vallar, G. et al.
In: Cortex, Vol. 25, No. 3, 1989, p. 471-477.
Pizzamiglio, L, Cappa, S, Vallar, G, Zoccolotti, P, Bottini, G, Ciurli, P, Guariglia, C & Antonucci, G 1989, 'Visual neglet for far and near extra-personal space in humans', Cortex, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 471-477.
Pizzamiglio L, Cappa S, Vallar G, Zoccolotti P, Bottini G, Ciurli P et al. Visual neglet for far and near extra-personal space in humans. Cortex. 1989;25(3):471-477.
Pizzamiglio, L. ; Cappa, S. ; Vallar, G. et al. / Visual neglet for far and near extra-personal space in humans. In: Cortex. 1989 ; Vol. 25, No. 3. pp. 471-477.
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Review: Hobbs & Shaw
Directed by: David Leitch
Written by: Chris Morgan & Drew Pearce
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Eliza González, Cliff Curtis
Mindless action has the opportunity to provide a nice mental escape from the real world through just how ridiculous it can be. It's easy to enjoy and I do on occasion. However, certain lines get crossed with this production that takes away from the enjoyment I typically have with the other films in this franchise.
During a mission trying to retrieve a virus that could kill everyone on the planet, Hattie (Vanessa Kirby) is attacked by a group led by Brixton Lore (Idris Elba), a man mechanically wired to be quicker and stronger than even the most athletic people. Hattie narrowly escapes and seeks refuge. Meanwhile, Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) and Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) are the best of frenemies, who have their differences and receive an alert by their agencies of this virus being on the loose. With both involved, they are tasked to work together to attain the virus, much to their displeasure.
As a full disclaimer, the Fast and Furious franchise is one of my favorite guilty pleasures in watching film. I am well aware of their faults narratively and believability, but I adore them for all of its craziness. Dwayne Johnson provided a jolt of energy to the franchise in Fast Five that changed the entire direction of the subsequent films. Luke Hobbs became an excellent addition as a side character and now with his own spin-off with the former villain, Shaw, it lost sight of the familial trait that connected me to the entire franchise.
There are spritzes of it in there, for sure, but it doesn't feel as smooth as with the other characters. The familial relationships in the story include Shaw and Hattie as brother and sister. It's inadvertently hilarious when the film shows flashbacks of them as kids being around the same age when Jason Statham is actually 21 years older than Vanessa Kirby. There's also the portion of when Hobbs returns to Samoa and needs to confront leaving his family. A storyline that had potential but was sacrificed in lieu of more bombastic action. It doesn't feel familial with these characters and it feels forced in a way that didn't before because family stands out as the overall theme of the entire franchise. Part of it may have been trying too hard to make it so when it just felt rushed.
The more action films I watch, the more it becomes obvious that some are vanity projects and no story feels more that way than Hobbs & Shaw. Leading up to the release, reports surfaced that action stars place within their contracts how many hits they are allowed to absorb and how many fights they were allowed to lose. These are not in place because of the physical toll it might take on the actor's body, but to not show the actor's persona getting beat up too much. They don't want to be perceived as weak or one that gets beat up all the time. Mix in the egos of Statham and Johnson and you have a testosterone-fueled mess of one trying to outdo the other.
A scene that highlights this madness occurs where Hobbs and Shaw try to chase Brixton's goons, who have captured Hattie. The goons are running down the side of the building as they are harnessed to the top of the building. This story has so little regard for any sense that Hobbs, without any harnesses or gear, jumps out of the window aiming for the goons while holding onto their lines. Not only would it scrape off every inch of skin on his hand, but it's also beyond stupid. Meanwhile, there's Shaw who smashed a button on the elevator and somehow that makes it go down the building at the speed of light. Wait, there's more. While the elevator shoots down and Hobbs fights the goons as they are running down the side of the building, the duo has time to talk trash to each other.
Yes, other Fast & Furious films had ridiculous action sequences, but they all came with an emotional payoff, which this story severely lacks. Everything happens just because it's cool rather than it serving a purpose to the story. The two characters of Hobbs and Shaw were able to be really funny with their testosterone when they were complementary to the other stories but to give them their own feature shows that these characters are simply not that interesting. There's nothing to them except for doing large action set pieces.
Bright spots for the film do include Vanessa Kirby as Hattie and Idris Elba as Brixton. Kirby continues to display that she should receive her own action franchise, as she shines with her humor and fighting ability. Elba plays a stereotypical villain but he does get the opportunity to call himself "Black Superman" so I take back everything negative written about this film.
This may work for others who just want this type of mindless action and the scene I described above might sound awesome. To that, all I have to say is enjoy the heck out of this movie then. I wanted more of an emotional throughline for these characters but the filmmakers and actors were not interested in providing that. It's a misstep for the franchise and a lackluster film.
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The BBC Loneliness Experiment
The BBC Loneliness Experiment was a national survey led by the BBC and The University of Manchester.
What was the Loneliness Experiment?
"The response to the BBC Loneliness Experiment has been significant. People have provided valuable insights into when and how loneliness is experienced, how it relates to age, being alone, caring responsibilities, employability, and discrimination. For me, the most interesting findings relate to the stigma of loneliness and the varied solutions people had to overcome loneliness. These findings suggest that we need to be kinder to ourselves when we feel disconnected from others, but also that there is a whole toolkit of potential solutions that we can try."
Prof Pamela Qualter / The University of Manchester
The Loneliness Experiment was a study conducted by BBC Radio 4's All in the Mind, in collaboration with Wellcome Collection and researchers at The University of Manchester, Brunel University London, and Exeter University.
More than 55,000 people aged 16 years and over took part in the study - making it the largest-ever study into the issue of loneliness.
The study asked respondents to give their opinions and record their experiences of loneliness and related topics, including friendship, relationships, and the use of technology - as well as recording lifestyle and background information. Respondents also engaged in a number of experiments.
The survey was developed by Professor Pamela Qualter, from The University of Manchester's Manchester Institute of Education (MIE), with colleagues from Brunel University London, and the University of Exeter. The work was funded by a grant from The Wellcome Trust.
Summary of results
Who in the BBC Loneliness Experiment feels lonely?
Levels of loneliness were highest in younger respondents with 40% feeling lonely, compared with only 27% of older respondents who completed the study
41% of respondents thought loneliness was sometimes a positive experience.
Loneliness was higher among those respondents who were unemployed, regardless of age.
Respondents who filled in the version of the survey for people who were blind or partially sighted reported slightly more loneliness, especially if they felt discrimination was high.
Respondents who were parents tended to feel less lonely, except if they were aged 18-24 where they reported higher rates of loneliness.
Respondents in relationships tended to feel less lonely than those who said they were single.
Respondents who live alone were only slightly more likely to feel lonely more often. That finding suggests that living alone isn't as much of a problem as spending lots of time alone.
Respondents who are carers reported higher loneliness levels if they are female.
Respondents who identified as gay or bisexual felt lonelier, but only if they felt discriminated against.
Respondents with lower socioeconomic status felt lonelier, but only if they felt discriminated against.
When do respondents feel most lonely?
You might guess evenings or winter; in fact, most respondents said there was no specific time of day or time of the year when they felt most lonely.
When respondents who felt lonely chose a time a day, they chose evenings.
What stigmas exist?
When the word loneliness was not used in the questions, 30% of respondents move from the 'never' to 'sometimes' lonely groups, showing people may not like to admit feeling lonely.
Feelings of shame related to loneliness were higher among respondents who reported feeling lonely, with women feeling even more shame about feeling lonely than men.
Feelings of shame surrounding loneliness went down with the age of the respondent.
What strategies did respondents say could combat loneliness?
Find distracting activities or dedicate time to work, study, or hobbies.
Join a social club or take up new social activities and past times.
Change your thinking to make it more positive.
Start a conversation with anyone.
Talk to friends or family about feelings.
Look for the good in every person you meet.
Take time to think about why you feel lonely.
Carry on and wait for the feeling to pass.
Invite people without fearing rejection.
Tell someone else you feel lonely.
An episode of All in the Mind, recorded in front of a live audience at Wellcome Collection and broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 1 October 2018, delved further into the results of the survey.
A three-part series entitled The Anatomy of Loneliness, broadcast in October 2018, further breaks down the research into three programmes:
the individual experience of loneliness;
the role of friendship;
how society plays its part.
You can listen to these shows here.
Inspired by true stories of loneliness, working with academics of the Wellcome Trust and the BBC Loneliness Experiment, BBC Drama North produced Me Myself I, a moving, original drama of three separate but interlinked stories. Broadcast on 4 October, Me Myself I offered a glimpse into the lives of three people from three generations, played by Siobhan Finneran, Sue Johnston, and Millie Gibson. You can listen to this show here.


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import org.hisp.dhis.eventchart.EventChart;
import org.hisp.dhis.eventreport.EventReport;
import org.hisp.dhis.eventvisualization.EventVisualization;
import org.hisp.dhis.fieldfiltering.FieldFilterParams;
import org.hisp.dhis.fieldfiltering.FieldFilterService;
import org.hisp.dhis.indicator.Indicator;
import org.hisp.dhis.indicator.IndicatorType;
import org.hisp.dhis.interpretation.Interpretation;
import org.hisp.dhis.legend.Legend;
import org.hisp.dhis.legend.LegendSet;
import org.hisp.dhis.option.Option;
import org.hisp.dhis.option.OptionSet;
import org.hisp.dhis.program.Program;
import org.hisp.dhis.program.ProgramIndicator;
import org.hisp.dhis.program.ProgramStage;
import org.hisp.dhis.program.ProgramStageDataElement;
import org.hisp.dhis.program.ProgramStageSection;
import org.hisp.dhis.program.ProgramTrackedEntityAttribute;
import org.hisp.dhis.program.notification.ProgramNotificationTemplate;
import org.hisp.dhis.programrule.ProgramRule;
import org.hisp.dhis.programrule.ProgramRuleAction;
import org.hisp.dhis.programrule.ProgramRuleService;
import org.hisp.dhis.programrule.ProgramRuleVariable;
import org.hisp.dhis.programrule.ProgramRuleVariableService;
import org.hisp.dhis.query.Query;
import org.hisp.dhis.query.QueryService;
import org.hisp.dhis.report.Report;
import org.hisp.dhis.schema.Schema;
import org.hisp.dhis.schema.SchemaService;
import org.hisp.dhis.security.Authorities;
import org.hisp.dhis.system.SystemInfo;
import org.hisp.dhis.system.SystemService;
import org.hisp.dhis.trackedentity.TrackedEntityAttribute;
import org.hisp.dhis.trackedentity.TrackedEntityType;
import org.hisp.dhis.user.CurrentUserService;
import org.hisp.dhis.user.User;
import org.hisp.dhis.util.DateUtils;
import org.hisp.dhis.visualization.Visualization;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;

import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonGenerator;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
import com.google.common.collect.Sets;

/**
 * @author Morten Olav Hansen <mortenoh@gmail.com>
 */
@Slf4j
@AllArgsConstructor
@Service( "org.hisp.dhis.dxf2.metadata.MetadataExportService" )
public class DefaultMetadataExportService implements MetadataExportService
{
    private final SchemaService schemaService;

    private final QueryService queryService;

    private final FieldFilterService fieldFilterService;

    private final CurrentUserService currentUserService;

    private final ProgramRuleService programRuleService;

    private final ProgramRuleVariableService programRuleVariableService;

    private final SystemService systemService;

    private final AttributeService attributeService;

    private final ObjectMapper objectMapper;

    @Override
    @SuppressWarnings( "unchecked" )
    public Map<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, List<? extends IdentifiableObject>> getMetadata(
        MetadataExportParams params )
    {
        Timer timer = new SystemTimer().start();
        Map<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, List<? extends IdentifiableObject>> metadata = new HashMap<>();

        if ( params.getUser() == null )
        {
            params.setUser( currentUserService.getCurrentUser() );
        }

        if ( params.getClasses().isEmpty() )
        {
            schemaService.getMetadataSchemas().stream()
                .filter( schema -> schema.isIdentifiableObject() && schema.isPersisted() )
                .filter( s -> !s.isSecondaryMetadata() )
                .forEach( schema -> params.getClasses()
                    .add( (Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>) schema.getKlass() ) );
        }

        log.info( "(" + params.getUsername() + ") Export:Start" );

        for ( Class<? extends IdentifiableObject> klass : params.getClasses() )
        {
            Query query;

            if ( params.getQuery( klass ) != null )
            {
                query = params.getQuery( klass );
            }
            else
            {
                OrderParams orderParams = new OrderParams( Sets.newHashSet( params.getDefaultOrder() ) );
                query = queryService.getQueryFromUrl( klass, params.getDefaultFilter(),
                    orderParams.getOrders( schemaService.getDynamicSchema( klass ) ) );
            }

            if ( query.getUser() == null )
            {
                query.setUser( params.getUser() );
            }

            query.setDefaultOrder();
            query.setDefaults( params.getDefaults() );

            List<? extends IdentifiableObject> objects = queryService.query( query );

            if ( !objects.isEmpty() )
            {
                log.info( "(" + params.getUsername() + ") Exported " + objects.size() + " objects of type "
                    + klass.getSimpleName() );
                metadata.put( klass, objects );
            }
        }

        log.info( "(" + params.getUsername() + ") Export:Done took " + timer.toString() );

        return metadata;
    }

    @Override
    public ObjectNode getMetadataAsObjectNode( MetadataExportParams params )
    {
        ObjectNode rootNode = fieldFilterService.createObjectNode();
        SystemInfo systemInfo = systemService.getSystemInfo();

        rootNode.putObject( "system" )
            .put( "id", systemInfo.getSystemId() )
            .put( "rev", systemInfo.getRevision() )
            .put( "version", systemInfo.getVersion() )
            .put( "date", DateUtils.getIso8601( systemInfo.getServerDate() ) );

        Map<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, List<? extends IdentifiableObject>> metadata = getMetadata( params );

        for ( Class<? extends IdentifiableObject> klass : metadata.keySet() )
        {
            FieldFilterParams<?> fieldFilterParams = FieldFilterParams.builder()
                .objects( new ArrayList<>( metadata.get( klass ) ) )
                .filters( new HashSet<>( params.getFields( klass ) ) )
                .skipSharing( params.getSkipSharing() )
                .build();

            List<ObjectNode> objectNodes = fieldFilterService.toObjectNodes( fieldFilterParams );

            if ( !objectNodes.isEmpty() )
            {
                String plural = schemaService.getDynamicSchema( klass ).getPlural();
                rootNode.putArray( plural ).addAll( objectNodes );
            }
        }

        return rootNode;
    }

    @Override
    public void getMetadataAsObjectNodeStream( MetadataExportParams params, OutputStream outputStream )
        throws IOException
    {
        SystemInfo systemInfo = systemService.getSystemInfo();
        Map<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, List<? extends IdentifiableObject>> metadata = getMetadata( params );
        User currentUser = currentUserService.getCurrentUser();

        try ( JsonGenerator generator = objectMapper.getFactory().createGenerator( outputStream ) )
        {
            generator.writeStartObject();

            generator.writeObjectFieldStart( "system" );
            generator.writeStringField( "id", systemInfo.getSystemId() );
            generator.writeStringField( "rev", systemInfo.getRevision() );
            generator.writeStringField( "version", systemInfo.getVersion() );
            generator.writeStringField( "date", DateUtils.getIso8601( systemInfo.getServerDate() ) );
            generator.writeEndObject();

            for ( Class<? extends IdentifiableObject> klass : metadata.keySet() )
            {
                List<Object> objects = new ArrayList<>( metadata.get( klass ) );

                if ( objects.isEmpty() )
                {
                    continue;
                }

                FieldFilterParams<?> fieldFilterParams = FieldFilterParams.builder()
                    .objects( objects )
                    .filters( new HashSet<>( params.getFields( klass ) ) )
                    .skipSharing( params.getSkipSharing() )
                    .user( currentUser )
                    .build();

                String plural = schemaService.getDynamicSchema( klass ).getPlural();
                generator.writeArrayFieldStart( plural );
                fieldFilterService.toObjectNodesStream( fieldFilterParams, generator );
                generator.writeEndArray();
            }

            generator.writeEndObject();
        }
    }

    @Override
    public ObjectNode getMetadataWithDependenciesAsNode( IdentifiableObject object,
        @Nonnull MetadataExportParams params )
    {
        ObjectNode rootNode = fieldFilterService.createObjectNode()
            .putObject( "system" )
            .put( "date", DateUtils.getIso8601( new Date() ) );

        SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> metadata = getMetadataWithDependencies(
            object );

        for ( Class<? extends IdentifiableObject> klass : metadata.keySet() )
        {
            FieldFilterParams<?> fieldFilterParams = FieldFilterParams.builder()
                .objects( new ArrayList<>( metadata.get( klass ) ) )
                .filters( Set.of( ":owner" ) )
                .skipSharing( params.getSkipSharing() )
                .build();

            List<ObjectNode> objectNodes = fieldFilterService.toObjectNodes( fieldFilterParams );

            if ( !objectNodes.isEmpty() )
            {
                String plural = schemaService.getDynamicSchema( klass ).getPlural();
                rootNode.putArray( plural ).addAll( objectNodes );
            }
        }

        return rootNode;
    }

    @Override
    public void validate( MetadataExportParams params )
    {
        if ( params.getUser() == null )
        {
            params.setUser( currentUserService.getCurrentUser() );
        }

        User user = params.getUser();

        if ( params.getClasses().isEmpty()
            && !(user == null || user.isSuper() || user.isAuthorized( Authorities.F_METADATA_EXPORT )) )
        {
            throw new MetadataExportException(
                "Unfiltered access to metadata export requires super user or 'F_METADATA_EXPORT' authority." );
        }

        if ( params.getClasses().contains( User.class )
            && !(user == null || user.isSuper() || user.isAuthorized( Authorities.F_USER_VIEW )
                || user.isAuthorized( Authorities.F_METADATA_EXPORT )) )
        {
            throw new MetadataExportException( "Exporting user metadata requires the 'F_USER_VIEW' authority." );
        }
    }

    @Override
    @SuppressWarnings( "unchecked" )
    public MetadataExportParams getParamsFromMap( Map<String, List<String>> parameters )
    {
        MetadataExportParams params = new MetadataExportParams();
        Map<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, Map<String, List<String>>> map = new HashMap<>();

        if ( parameters.containsKey( "fields" ) )
        {
            params.setDefaultFields( parameters.get( "fields" ) );
            parameters.remove( "fields" );
        }

        if ( parameters.containsKey( "filter" ) )
        {
            params.setDefaultFilter( parameters.get( "filter" ) );
            parameters.remove( "filter" );
        }

        if ( parameters.containsKey( "order" ) )
        {
            params.setDefaultOrder( parameters.get( "order" ) );
            parameters.remove( "order" );
        }

        if ( parameters.containsKey( "skipSharing" ) )
        {
            params.setSkipSharing( Boolean.parseBoolean( parameters.get( "skipSharing" ).get( 0 ) ) );
            parameters.remove( "skipSharing" );
        }

        for ( String parameterKey : parameters.keySet() )
        {
            String[] parameter = parameterKey.split( ":" );
            Schema schema = schemaService.getSchemaByPluralName( parameter[0] );

            if ( schema == null || !schema.isIdentifiableObject() )
            {
                continue;
            }

            Class<? extends IdentifiableObject> klass = (Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>) schema.getKlass();

            // class is enabled if value = true, or fields/filter/order is
            // present
            if ( isSelectedClass( parameters.get( parameterKey ) )
                || (parameter.length > 1 && ("fields".equalsIgnoreCase( parameter[1] )
                    || "filter".equalsIgnoreCase( parameter[1] ) || "order".equalsIgnoreCase( parameter[1] ))) )
            {
                if ( !map.containsKey( klass ) )
                    map.put( klass, new HashMap<>() );
            }
            else
            {
                continue;
            }

            if ( parameter.length > 1 )
            {
                if ( "fields".equalsIgnoreCase( parameter[1] ) )
                {
                    if ( !map.get( klass ).containsKey( "fields" ) )
                        map.get( klass ).put( "fields", new ArrayList<>() );
                    map.get( klass ).get( "fields" ).addAll( parameters.get( parameterKey ) );
                }

                if ( "filter".equalsIgnoreCase( parameter[1] ) )
                {
                    if ( !map.get( klass ).containsKey( "filter" ) )
                        map.get( klass ).put( "filter", new ArrayList<>() );
                    map.get( klass ).get( "filter" ).addAll( parameters.get( parameterKey ) );
                }

                if ( "order".equalsIgnoreCase( parameter[1] ) )
                {
                    if ( !map.get( klass ).containsKey( "order" ) )
                        map.get( klass ).put( "order", new ArrayList<>() );
                    map.get( klass ).get( "order" ).addAll( parameters.get( parameterKey ) );
                }
            }
        }

        map.keySet().forEach( params::addClass );

        for ( Class<? extends IdentifiableObject> klass : map.keySet() )
        {
            Map<String, List<String>> classMap = map.get( klass );
            Schema schema = schemaService.getDynamicSchema( klass );

            if ( classMap.containsKey( "fields" ) )
                params.addFields( klass, classMap.get( "fields" ) );

            if ( classMap.containsKey( "filter" ) && classMap.containsKey( "order" ) )
            {
                OrderParams orderParams = new OrderParams( Sets.newHashSet( classMap.get( "order" ) ) );
                Query query = queryService.getQueryFromUrl( klass, classMap.get( "filter" ),
                    orderParams.getOrders( schema ) );
                query.setDefaultOrder();
                params.addQuery( query );
            }
            else if ( classMap.containsKey( "filter" ) )
            {
                Query query = queryService.getQueryFromUrl( klass, classMap.get( "filter" ), new ArrayList<>() );
                query.setDefaultOrder();
                params.addQuery( query );
            }
            else if ( classMap.containsKey( "order" ) )
            {
                OrderParams orderParams = new OrderParams();
                orderParams.setOrder( Sets.newHashSet( classMap.get( "order" ) ) );

                Query query = queryService.getQueryFromUrl( klass, new ArrayList<>(), orderParams.getOrders( schema ) );
                query.setDefaultOrder();
                params.addQuery( query );
            }
        }

        return params;
    }

    @Override
    public SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> getMetadataWithDependencies(
        IdentifiableObject object )
    {
        SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> metadata = new SetMap<>();

        if ( OptionSet.class.isInstance( object ) )
        {
            return handleOptionSet( metadata, (OptionSet) object );
        }

        if ( DataSet.class.isInstance( object ) )
        {
            return handleDataSet( metadata, (DataSet) object );
        }

        if ( Program.class.isInstance( object ) )
        {
            return handleProgram( metadata, (Program) object );
        }

        if ( CategoryCombo.class.isInstance( object ) )
        {
            return handleCategoryCombo( metadata, (CategoryCombo) object );
        }

        if ( Dashboard.class.isInstance( object ) )
        {
            return handleDashboard( metadata, (Dashboard) object );
        }

        if ( DataElementGroup.class.isInstance( object ) )
        {
            return handleDataElementGroup( metadata, (DataElementGroup) object );
        }

        return metadata;
    }

    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Utility Methods
    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    private boolean isSelectedClass( @Nonnull List<String> values )
    {
        if ( values.stream().anyMatch( "false"::equalsIgnoreCase ) )
        {
            return false;
        }

        return values.stream().anyMatch( "true"::equalsIgnoreCase );
    }

    private SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> handleDataSet(
        SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> metadata, DataSet dataSet )
    {
        metadata.putValue( DataSet.class, dataSet );
        handleAttributes( metadata, dataSet );

        dataSet.getDataSetElements().forEach( dataSetElement -> handleDataSetElement( metadata, dataSetElement ) );
        dataSet.getSections().forEach( section -> handleSection( metadata, section ) );
        dataSet.getIndicators().forEach( indicator -> handleIndicator( metadata, indicator ) );

        handleDataEntryForm( metadata, dataSet.getDataEntryForm() );
        handleLegendSet( metadata, dataSet.getLegendSets() );
        handleCategoryCombo( metadata, dataSet.getCategoryCombo() );

        dataSet.getCompulsoryDataElementOperands()
            .forEach( dataElementOperand -> handleDataElementOperand( metadata, dataElementOperand ) );
        dataSet.getDataElementOptionCombos()
            .forEach( dataElementOptionCombo -> handleCategoryOptionCombo( metadata, dataElementOptionCombo ) );

        return metadata;
    }

    private SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> handleDataElementOperand(
        SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> metadata,
        DataElementOperand dataElementOperand )
    {
        if ( dataElementOperand == null )
            return metadata;
        handleCategoryOptionCombo( metadata, dataElementOperand.getCategoryOptionCombo() );
        handleLegendSet( metadata, dataElementOperand.getLegendSets() );
        handleDataElement( metadata, dataElementOperand.getDataElement() );

        return metadata;
    }

    private SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> handleCategoryOptionCombo(
        SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> metadata,
        CategoryOptionCombo categoryOptionCombo )
    {
        if ( categoryOptionCombo == null )
            return metadata;
        metadata.putValue( CategoryOptionCombo.class, categoryOptionCombo );
        handleAttributes( metadata, categoryOptionCombo );

        categoryOptionCombo.getCategoryOptions()
            .forEach( categoryOption -> handleCategoryOption( metadata, categoryOption ) );

        return metadata;
    }

    private SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> handleCategoryCombo(
        SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> metadata, CategoryCombo categoryCombo )
    {
        if ( categoryCombo == null )
            return metadata;
        metadata.putValue( CategoryCombo.class, categoryCombo );
        handleAttributes( metadata, categoryCombo );

        categoryCombo.getCategories().forEach( category -> handleCategory( metadata, category ) );
        categoryCombo.getOptionCombos().forEach( optionCombo -> handleCategoryOptionCombo( metadata, optionCombo ) );

        return metadata;
    }

    private SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> handleCategory(
        SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> metadata, Category category )
    {
        if ( category == null )
            return metadata;
        metadata.putValue( Category.class, category );
        handleAttributes( metadata, category );

        category.getCategoryOptions().forEach( categoryOption -> handleCategoryOption( metadata, categoryOption ) );

        return metadata;
    }

    private SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> handleCategoryOption(
        SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> metadata, CategoryOption categoryOption )
    {
        if ( categoryOption == null )
            return metadata;
        metadata.putValue( CategoryOption.class, categoryOption );
        handleAttributes( metadata, categoryOption );

        return metadata;
    }

    private SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> handleLegendSet(
        SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> metadata, List<LegendSet> legendSets )
    {
        if ( legendSets == null )
            return metadata;

        for ( LegendSet legendSet : legendSets )
        {
            metadata.putValue( LegendSet.class, legendSet );
            handleAttributes( metadata, legendSet );
            legendSet.getLegends().forEach( legend -> handleLegend( metadata, legend ) );
        }

        return metadata;
    }

    private SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> handleLegend(
        SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> metadata, Legend legend )
    {
        if ( legend == null )
            return metadata;
        metadata.putValue( Legend.class, legend );
        handleAttributes( metadata, legend );

        return metadata;
    }

    private SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> handleDataEntryForm(
        SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> metadata, DataEntryForm dataEntryForm )
    {
        if ( dataEntryForm == null )
            return metadata;
        metadata.putValue( DataEntryForm.class, dataEntryForm );
        handleAttributes( metadata, dataEntryForm );

        return metadata;
    }

    private SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> handleDataSetElement(
        SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> metadata, DataSetElement dataSetElement )
    {
        if ( dataSetElement == null )
            return metadata;

        handleDataElement( metadata, dataSetElement.getDataElement() );
        handleCategoryCombo( metadata, dataSetElement.getCategoryCombo() );

        return metadata;
    }

    private SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> handleDataElement(
        SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> metadata, DataElement dataElement )
    {
        if ( dataElement == null )
            return metadata;
        metadata.putValue( DataElement.class, dataElement );
        handleAttributes( metadata, dataElement );

        handleCategoryCombo( metadata, dataElement.getCategoryCombo() );
        handleOptionSet( metadata, dataElement.getOptionSet() );
        handleOptionSet( metadata, dataElement.getCommentOptionSet() );

        return metadata;
    }

    private SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> handleOptionSet(
        SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> metadata, OptionSet optionSet )
    {
        if ( optionSet == null )
            return metadata;
        metadata.putValue( OptionSet.class, optionSet );
        handleAttributes( metadata, optionSet );

        optionSet.getOptions().forEach( o -> handleOption( metadata, o ) );

        return metadata;
    }

    private SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> handleOption(
        SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> metadata, Option option )
    {
        if ( option == null )
            return metadata;
        metadata.putValue( Option.class, option );
        handleAttributes( metadata, option );

        return metadata;
    }

    private SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> handleSection(
        SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> metadata, Section section )
    {
        if ( section == null )
            return metadata;
        metadata.putValue( Section.class, section );
        handleAttributes( metadata, section );

        section.getGreyedFields()
            .forEach( dataElementOperand -> handleDataElementOperand( metadata, dataElementOperand ) );
        section.getIndicators().forEach( indicator -> handleIndicator( metadata, indicator ) );
        section.getDataElements().forEach( dataElement -> handleDataElement( metadata, dataElement ) );

        return metadata;
    }

    private SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> handleIndicator(
        SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> metadata, Indicator indicator )
    {
        if ( indicator == null )
            return metadata;
        metadata.putValue( Indicator.class, indicator );
        handleAttributes( metadata, indicator );

        handleIndicatorType( metadata, indicator.getIndicatorType() );

        return metadata;
    }

    private SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> handleIndicatorType(
        SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> metadata, IndicatorType indicatorType )
    {
        if ( indicatorType == null )
            return metadata;
        metadata.putValue( IndicatorType.class, indicatorType );
        handleAttributes( metadata, indicatorType );

        return metadata;
    }

    private SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> handleProgram(
        SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> metadata, Program program )
    {
        if ( program == null )
            return metadata;
        metadata.putValue( Program.class, program );
        handleAttributes( metadata, program );

        handleCategoryCombo( metadata, program.getCategoryCombo() );
        handleDataEntryForm( metadata, program.getDataEntryForm() );
        handleTrackedEntityType( metadata, program.getTrackedEntityType() );

        program.getNotificationTemplates().forEach( template -> handleNotificationTemplate( metadata, template ) );
        program.getProgramStages().forEach( programStage -> handleProgramStage( metadata, programStage ) );
        program.getProgramAttributes()
            .forEach( programTrackedEntityAttribute -> handleProgramTrackedEntityAttribute( metadata,
                programTrackedEntityAttribute ) );
        program.getProgramIndicators()
            .forEach( programIndicator -> handleProgramIndicator( metadata, programIndicator ) );

        List<ProgramRule> programRules = programRuleService.getProgramRule( program );
        List<ProgramRuleVariable> programRuleVariables = programRuleVariableService.getProgramRuleVariable( program );

        programRules.forEach( programRule -> handleProgramRule( metadata, programRule ) );
        programRuleVariables
            .forEach( programRuleVariable -> handleProgramRuleVariable( metadata, programRuleVariable ) );

        return metadata;
    }

    private SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> handleNotificationTemplate(
        SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> metadata, ProgramNotificationTemplate template )
    {
        if ( template == null )
        {
            return metadata;
        }

        metadata.putValue( ProgramNotificationTemplate.class, template );

        handleTrackedEntityAttribute( metadata, template.getRecipientProgramAttribute() );

        handleDataElement( metadata, template.getRecipientDataElement() );

        return metadata;
    }

    private SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> handleProgramRuleVariable(
        SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> metadata,
        ProgramRuleVariable programRuleVariable )
    {
        if ( programRuleVariable == null )
            return metadata;
        metadata.putValue( ProgramRuleVariable.class, programRuleVariable );
        handleAttributes( metadata, programRuleVariable );

        handleTrackedEntityAttribute( metadata, programRuleVariable.getAttribute() );
        handleDataElement( metadata, programRuleVariable.getDataElement() );
        handleProgramStage( metadata, programRuleVariable.getProgramStage() );

        return metadata;
    }

    private SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> handleTrackedEntityAttribute(
        SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> metadata,
        TrackedEntityAttribute trackedEntityAttribute )
    {
        if ( trackedEntityAttribute == null )
            return metadata;
        metadata.putValue( TrackedEntityAttribute.class, trackedEntityAttribute );
        handleAttributes( metadata, trackedEntityAttribute );

        handleOptionSet( metadata, trackedEntityAttribute.getOptionSet() );

        return metadata;
    }

    private SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> handleProgramRule(
        SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> metadata, ProgramRule programRule )
    {
        if ( programRule == null )
            return metadata;
        metadata.putValue( ProgramRule.class, programRule );
        handleAttributes( metadata, programRule );

        programRule.getProgramRuleActions()
            .forEach( programRuleAction -> handleProgramRuleAction( metadata, programRuleAction ) );

        return metadata;
    }

    private SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> handleProgramRuleAction(
        SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> metadata, ProgramRuleAction programRuleAction )
    {
        if ( programRuleAction == null )
            return metadata;
        metadata.putValue( ProgramRuleAction.class, programRuleAction );
        handleAttributes( metadata, programRuleAction );

        handleDataElement( metadata, programRuleAction.getDataElement() );
        handleTrackedEntityAttribute( metadata, programRuleAction.getAttribute() );
        handleProgramIndicator( metadata, programRuleAction.getProgramIndicator() );
        handleProgramStageSection( metadata, programRuleAction.getProgramStageSection() );
        handleProgramStage( metadata, programRuleAction.getProgramStage() );

        return metadata;
    }

    private SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> handleProgramTrackedEntityAttribute(
        SetMap<Class<? extends IdentifiableObject>, IdentifiableObject> metadata,
        ProgramTrackedEntityAttribute programTrackedEntityAttribute )
    {
        if ( programTrackedEntityAttribute == null )
            return metadata;
        metadata.putValue( ProgramTrackedEntityAttribute.class, programTrackedEntityAttribute );
        handleAttributes( metadata, programTrackedEntityAttribute );

        handleTrackedEntityAttribute( metadata, programTrackedEntityAttribute.getAttribute() );

        return metadata;
    }

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Cynthia Hogan, Ph.D.
Degrees: Ph.D./M.A. Religion and Culture, UNC- Chapel Hill; M.A. Ancient History, North Carolina State University; B.A. Religious Studies, Wells College
Dr. Cynthia Hogan earned her M.A. and Ph.D. and in Religion and Culture at UNC-Chapel Hill. Before coming to W&J, Dr. Hogan taught in the Department of Philosophy and Religion and the Jewish Studies minor at Ithaca College. She was also fortunate to return to her undergraduate alma mater and taught religious studies courses at Wells College. Previously, Dr. Hogan taught courses in religious studies at William Peace University and Elon University in North Carolina while working on her doctoral research.
Prior to her academic experience, Dr. Hogan's first career was working as an educational programmer at the North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA). While at the NCMA, she completed a Masters in Ancient History at NC State. Her thesis analyzed a late antique funerary shroud from the Fayum region of Roman Egypt in the Museum's collection. The experience fueled her desire to continue her studies in religion and art. She left gainful State-employment for a second graduate program in Religion and Culture at UNC-Chapel Hill. At UNC, she trained in critical social theory and cultural studies continuing her specialization in religious material culture. Dr. Hogan expands her scholarly interests by teaching a wide range of courses in cultural and historical-critical approaches to the study of religion, religious material culture, and religion and gender.
Since 2014, Dr. Hogan has been active in the Regional leadership of the American Academy of Religion. She currently serves as the Regionally Elected Coordinator for the AAR's Eastern International Region and on additional AAR committees.
She has been published in the anthology Death, Dying, and Mysticism: The Ecstasy of the End (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015) and is a reviewer for several online journals in religion and the humanities. Her current research project is an ethnographic study of women who engage with "New Age" and "metaphysical" traditions and material culture for healing purposes.


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Rachel Rizzo is an adjunct fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), working in the Transatlantic Security Program. Her research focuses on European security, NATO, and the transatlantic relationship.
Prior to joining CNAS, Ms. Rizzo worked at the Atlantic Council's Brent Scowcroft Center on Strategy and Security. She began her career as a financial analyst at Goldman Sachs. Ms. Rizzo has co-authored numerous CNAS reports including More Than Burden Sharing: Five Objectives for the 2018 NATO Summit, Defining Moment: the Future of the Transatlantic Security Relationship, and Transatlantic Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific: Recommendations for the Next U.S. Administration. Her writing has appeared in publications such as Politico, Foreign Policy, Defense One, The Hill, The National Interest, World Politics Review, and War on the Rocks. She is a frequent commentator on European security, and has provided analysis for The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, the LA Times, The Atlantic, Politico, Foreign Policy, Vox, and The Daily Beast, among others.
Ms. Rizzo received her M.A. in Security Policy Studies from the George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs where she focused on Defense Analysis and Homeland Security Policy. She graduated from the University of Utah with a B.A. in Finance.
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Q: How to do a difference-in differences estimation with multile periods in which a treatment can happen? I have panel data for 4 time periods and the "treatment" in form of a policy change can happen in each of the 4 periods. So I cannot clearly define a pre and post year dummy variable. Is there a good method to apply a difference- in-differences estimation for such data. Under this link difference-in-differences with fixed effects
a model is proposed. In that model it is recommended to include is a dummy for being in the treatment group, policy is a dummy for each individual that equals 1 if the individual is in the treatment group after the policy intervention/treatment. Won´t that two variable be the same? How can I make the dummy variable for being in the treatment group (regardless of time) in Stata with data being in the long format?

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What about this everlasting, unconditional covenant that our GOD made with our fathers that is mentioned so much in the Bible? GOD walked between the slain animals (a 3 year-old heifer, a she-goat also 3 year-old, and a ram also 3 years-old; plus a pigeon and a turtledove) while Abram was in a deep sleep. Abram did not walk between the animals; only God walked between the path of them. Thus, the covenant was one-sided--unconditional; and only our GOD could break it. Abram could not break this covenant; only GOD could (Genesis 15).
When the everlasting, unconditional covenant was promised to Abram that this would be God's gift to him after he left his country (Iraq) and would go to the land of Canaan (full of giants) that He would bless those who blessed him and curse those who cursed him (Genesis 12:3).
When this promise was made to Abram, there were Cainites and Canaanites in the world; but there were no "Jews" in the world. The Jews didn't come onto the scene until after the birth of Esau. Esau was the grandson of Abram; so those who cursed Abram could not be the ones equated with those who cursed the Jews.
Why do I mention what should be an obvious statement? Because the Scofield Bible has this note for Genesis 12:3: "…This was a warning literally fulfilled in the history of Israel's persecutions. It has invariably fared ill with the people who have persecuted THE JEW—well with those who have protected him. For a nation to commit the sin of ANTI-SEMITISM brings inevitable judgment…." (capital and underline words mine).
But Abraham was not a Jew! It was several generations too early until Esau was born; but almost 1500 years until Judaism and another 1000 years until the kingdom of Kharzia (descendants of Japheth, not Shem) converted to the religion of the Jews. So the criminal, fraudulent Cyrus Scofield is dead wrong about equating Abram and the Jews.
Hagar Sarah Keturah
1. Ishmael 1. ISAAC 1. Zimran
1. Esau | 2. JACOB
2. Jokshan
3. Medan
4. Midian
5. Ishbak
6. Shuah
Abraham and Sarah had only one child. It was a miracle birth. Abraham was about a century old and Sarah around ninety years old when Isaac was conceived and born; she never had and couldn't have a child, but she did!
For this was the reason for the unconditional, everlasting covenant; for Abram had no child to give his vast wealth to, only a servant (Genesis 15:3). "And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir." Shortly after Abram said these words, God made the promised covenant with him.
Abraham was the father of eight sons. Who was GOD going to establish the covenant with? Abraham loved Ishmael and asked GOD that "…Ishmael might live before thee.
But God said, Sarah, thy wife, shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac; and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him" (Genesis 17:18b, 19).
Who was Isaac's seed? Isaac had two sons (twins). The first-born was Esau who was entitled to be the recipient of the covenant; but he despised and lost it. When Esau was forty years old "…he took as his wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite, who were a grief of mind unto Isaac and Rebekah" (Genesis 26:34b, 35). Esau had two wives taken from the Canaanites.
The parents of Esau and Jacob, sent Jacob to his mother's brother's family to get a wife, "…when Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Paddan-aram, to take himself a wife from there; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;
And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan-aram;
And Esau, seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac, his father;
Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath, the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son, the sister of Nibajoth, to be his wife" (Genesis 28:6-9).
So far, the Bible tells us of three wives that Esau had and later in Genesis 36:2 it tells us of his fourth wife: Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, the Hivite; another Canaanite wife. Esau married three (3) Canaanite and one (1) Ishmaelite women. And in between these four wives he sold his blessing and covenant to his twin brother.
The covenant was fulfilled in Jacob, not Esau. The Bible (in both testaments) tells us that Esau married non-covenant people and God hated him. Esau despised and lost the everlasting, unconditional covenant for his seed forever; he even wept in an attempt to get it back. But God would not give it back to them.
Is this covenant important? The descendants of Ishmael, the Arabs, later in history became primarily the believers in Islam and its god Allah. The descendants of Esau and the descendants of Japheth of the kingdom of Khazaria, are believers in the Talmud and/or the Kabbalah, the religion of Judaism. The Bible tells about their rejection of being the covenant people.
God is referred to hundreds of times as being the GOD of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and his seed as being the covenant people. He is never called the GOD of Abraham and Ishmael or the GOD of Abraham, Isaac and Esau! He instructed His covenant people that they would be His people and He would be their God.
Deuteronomy 29:9, 12, 13: "Keep, therefore, the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do.
That thou shouldest enter into covenant with the LORD thy God, and into His oath, which the LORD thy God maketh with thee this day;
That he may establish thee today for A PEOPLE UNTO HIMSELF, and that he may be UNTO THEE A GOD, as He hath said unto thee, and as He hath sworn unto thy fathers, TO ABRAHAM, ISAAC AND TO JACOB."
This is the message that is all through the Bible: the elect of GOD is the seed of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Notice it did not say Abraham and Ishmael; or Abraham, Isaac and Esau! The covenant people of GOD are the people that the LORD is God to. It is the descendants of the Scandinavian's, Germanic's, Anglo-Saxon's, Slavic's, Nordic's and etc. people.
"Jesus publicly exposed the evil Jewish leaders of His day, the Pharisees, who held a similar political and religious death grip on the Jewish nation. He expects every Christian to follow His example and speak out against evil Jewish leadership" Ted Pike.
"Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the everlasting covenant…" (Hebrews 13:20).
It was through His blood that all of our sins were atoned for approximately 2000 years ago. What a marvelous Savior we have.
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>I didn't want the day to end without saying that I support the Internet Radio DoS (day of silence). I enjoy listening to launchcast radio stations very much I've discovered many artists through their service and even ended up buying their albums.
Yahoo music is one of the many webcasters who will stay silent today. Read the official Yahoo blog entries regarding the protest: On yodel anecdotal (Yahoo's corporate blog) and on Yahoo Music blog.
All should be done to preserve such services and encourage people to listen to music online "legally" and then eventually purchase albums or songs that they like. If it weren't for launchcast there are so many great artists I would never have known of. I can only encourage you to join the movement by clicking here for US residents, and here for people outside the US.
Update on July 16th, 2007: Hope for internet radio, but the battle is not over.


The committee, which is accepting nominations at LifeWayCEO@carterbaldwin.com, will work with the executive search firm CarterBaldwin to identify potential candidates.
Dacus asked Southern Baptists to continue to pray for the committee as they seek God's guidance in choosing LifeWay's next leader. "We do not take our task lightly," Dacus said. "It is a tremendous responsibility God and the trustee board have placed on the search committee.
"We are seeking God's wisdom and direction as we look for an individual who will lead LifeWay into the future," Dacus continued. "We would ask Southern Baptists to pray for the committee as well as for the individual whom God has prepared to lead LifeWay."
On Aug. 27, LifeWay President and CEO Thom S. Rainer announced his plans to retire in the coming year after 13 years in leading the SBC entity. A seven-person search committee was named to find LifeWay's next leader during their Aug. 27-28 trustee meeting in Nashville.


Join nearly a thousand costumed fools as they run through the streets and trails of Minocqua at 10 p.m. on Saturday, April 6. Don't be a fool — finish before the clock strikes midnight. Runners and walkers of all ages and levels are welcome to participate in the 5K Walk/Run as well as all of the pre- and post-race activities.
Blue Raven Race Productions, which has taken over organizing this event from the Minocqua Area Chamber, has partnered with high school Model UN and DECA clubs to put on the run. The clubs volunteering to help out at the event will share all sponsorship money raised.
Several fresh spins are being put on the event. This year will the event will feature lighted start and finish arches and lights along the running route. Each registered runner will play a game to determine the door prize won. Don't forget to ask for your glowing door prize at registration.
Online registration is open and available at www.blueravenproductions.com. The cost for adults is $25 for pre-registration and $30 day of the event. If you pre-register with your family (maximum of five family members) the cost is $70 and day of registration is $80. The fee includes a long sleeved T-shirt (guaranteed for the first 500 runners) and post-race refreshments.
Race day registration begins at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 6 in the commons at Lakeland Union High School.
At 8:30 p.m. is the Fools Fashion Show and judging, and at 9:15 p.m. is Fools Flex group warm up.
Following the race, there will be the Fool's Gold Awards Ceremony.


Some people are known for being 'all mouth'. They talk big but cannot deliver. There may be nothing wrong with their ideas, but they are unable to complete what they start or produce what they promise. It is one thing to make a good impression at the job interview, but the applicant has to be able to do the job. Some Christians are a bit like that: lots of noise in church or on councils, but when it comes to their lifestyle, you would have difficulty to know that they believe in Jesus.
James sets a self-test for those who think that they are wise - can you do what you are talking about? When the Christian's life does not match their talk, something is wrong - either they are pretending to have a relationship with Jesus when they do not, or they have never learned how to discipline themselves so that they conform to the life of Christ. Wisdom does not come with age, intelligence or being 'street-wise'; it comes with understanding the importance of God being right and learning how to apply that truth practically, each day.
James does not under-rate wisdom or despise knowledge or understanding. They are all important; but they need to be godly and not worldly. Boasting is a worldly trait, along with lusting and craving (1 John 2:16); so, boasting about being wise reveals lack of godly wisdom. But wise actions done in humility need no advertisement.
The first mark of wisdom is the humility to accept that we cannot be right without God telling us what is right, and helping us to do it. Pride will inevitably lead to foolish choices, but wise people are humble. Humble people do not boast about what they can do or think, they are content to quietly get on with each day's work as it comes and rely on the Lord's help to make the right decisions at the right time. People like that are also real assets to any industry or profession. However lowly their job, they will be willing to do it well for Jesus' sake (Ephesians 6:5-8), and however high their job they will always look to the Lord for His direction (1 Chronicles 16:11). Would your colleagues at work say that you are like that? If not, this prayer may be the first step to get back into line with God's wisdom.
Dear Lord. However much I know, I cannot match Your knowledge or Your ability to use it rightly in every situation. Please forgive me when I think that I can manage my life without Your wisdom. Help me to reject my pride and to accept Your wisdom in all things. Please show me what is right from Your Word and enable me to weigh up each situation rightly by Your Holy Spirit. Help me live this way every day at work so that I may be reliable in my job, and glorifying to You. For Jesus' sake. Amen.


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Thanks as always!

A: You can specify the Ascending=False as an attribute of the FieldRef in the OrderBy element.
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In some BSD and Linux systems, Xman will search for a file named /etc/man.conf which will contain the list of directories containing manual pages. See man.conf(5) for a complete description of the file format.
Clear the value shown in the search widget, rather than inheriting a value from other resource settings. The default is ``true''.
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Use this rather than the system default help file.
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