Junior Olivia Morlok is seeded 12th in the 500-yard freestyle and classmate Betsy King is seeded 13th in the 100 free based on qualifying sheets for the IHSAA girls swimming State Finals posted on Sunday (Feb. 3).
The preliminary round of the State Finals will be at 6 p.m. Friday (Feb. 8) at the Natatorium at IUPUI. The consolation and championship finals will be at 1 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 9).
The top eight performers in the prelims will swim in the championship finals. Those who placed ninth through 16th in the prelims will swim in the consolation finals.
In total, the Columbus North girls earned five individual swims plus one relay team in the State Finals.
Morlok is 12th in the 500 free with a seed time of 5:02.55 and she is 19th in the 200 free with a time of 1:54.25. King is 13th in the 100 free at 51.97 and 16th in the 50 free at 24.06.
Junior Erica Samuel received a "call back" in the 500 free to complete the field of 32 at state. She was third in the sectional in that event with a time of 5:10.20.
The Bull Frogs' 200 free relay is seeded 21st with a time of 1:40.25. That unit includes King, sophomore Riddhi Garg, Samuel and Morlok.
Sophomore Ella Anderson will take part in the Bloomington North Diving Regional at 6 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 5). The top eight divers there qualify for the state meet. Anderson placed third in the sectional with 323.65 points.


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Imagine being told that a stranger was going to be living in your house for the next three years. Imagine coming overseas from a different country and having to live with a family that you have never met before. Mierra Haroldson ('20) and Rachel Li ('18) have gone through this experience together. Rachel is one […]
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Imagine being told that a stranger was going to be living in your house for the next three years. Imagine coming overseas from a different country and having to live with a family that you have never met before. Mierra Haroldson ('20) and Rachel Li ('18) have gone through this experience together.
Rachel is one of Christian Brothers' many international students. In 2014, she traveled from China to begin her freshman year of high school in the United States. After living with one family for her freshman year, Rachel found out that she would be moving in with a different host family at the beginning her sophomore year.
The Haroldson family has had an international student stay with them before, but taking in a new student is still an interesting situation to be in given the fact that both parties do not know each other very well. Rachel admits to being a little nervous when she was first moving in because of how little she knew about them. Mierra, on the other hand, was excited to have another international student staying with them. She had lived with one for four years before, so she was used to having someone else living in the house.
While moving in with a new family seemed difficult at first thought, Rachel and Mierra both agree that the transition was pretty smooth. Rachel says that there really were no difficulties when she moved in.
"I started to live with them my sophomore year so homesickness wasn't that bad," she says. "They were very welcoming towards a different culture, and always were willing to listen to me when I was having a bad day."
Picking out the family Christmas Tree together!
"Rachel was good in the beginning. She was kind of shy at first toward us, but started opening up," Mierra said. "It took some time getting used to her and getting to know her."
She and the rest of the Haroldson clan did all they could to help Rachel feel welcomed in their home.
"They decorated my room and answered all of my questions," Rachel says. "They invited me to play "Just Dance" with them. We also always go on bike rides together."
Rachel has felt that living with this new family for the past few years has helped her further adjust to life in the United States.
"Living with the Haroldsons really helped me with integrating into the American culture. [They] also gave me a sense of belonging. I know that there is a family that I can always turn to and I know that I'm not alone here."
Living with a host family has also improved Rachel's English and even exposed her to holiday traditions that are common in America.
"I also learned a lot more about different holiday celebrations. I have enjoyed making Thanksgiving meals with them and I love seeing what's in my Easter basket every year."
It is evident that Rachel and the Haroldsons have developed a strong relationship. Rachel feels that she is "pretty close with all of them." She even has come to view them as her sisters.
"Everyone is open and caring in this family. We fight sometimes of course, but most of the time we get along very well."
The Haroldson sisters and Rachel showing off their homemade desserts with their friend Olivia Tibbits '21.
Mierra feels the same way about Rachel. With both of her older sisters (Maliah Haroldson '16 and Makena Haroldson '17) in college now, she likes having someone else in the house. She says that Rachel "is very supportive and calls me out when I'm doing something wrong." Mierra says. "She has also introduced me to some Asian snacks, which I still enjoy."
Aside from sharing snacks with each other, Rachel and Mierra will walk their neighbor's dog , play volleyball in the yard, and watch movies together.
Their sister-like relationship definitely still took some time to develop. When Rachel first moved in, Mierra was still in middle school, so she feels that they did not really get to spend much time together at first. It was not until Mierra started her freshman year at CB when she felt her bond with Rachel really grow.
"I never really knew what [Rachel] liked or what she liked to do. However, my freshman year, Makena, who was a senior at the time, drove Rachel and I to school. This allowed us to get to know each other on a more deeper level. We started to hang out more and over this past year I think that we were closer than ever. She is someone that I can rely on and tell my secrets to. She will always give her honest opinion on things. She is like a sister to me."
Mierra feels that Rachel has definitely been a good addition to her family. After living with them for the last three years, Rachel will be leaving their house this summer as she is going away to college at UCLA this fall. Rachel says that she will miss Mierra and the Haroldsons very much and that she will definitely come back to visit. Mierra will miss having someone who is very happy and energetic around.
"I will miss all of the fun things we did together, and I am happy that we became so close," Mierra says.
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Shine Your Light across Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia
Shine Your Light highlights the amazing stories of the individuals and teams that make up Cisco across EMEAR. It focus's on the specific stories of how individuals make a difference everyday. Then shares and celebrates these stories across the EMEAR region and beyond.
Cisco wanted to capture individual inspiring stories from across the EMEAR region. The EMEAR communications team decided to celebrate the cause and effect that people's contributions were having at a more universal level. They approached RAW Brothers to create a Cisco brand platform to launch the campaign.
RAW Brothers led the project working with Cisco EMEAR communications team to developed an approach that was multi lingual, cross cultural and reached out to the thousands of employees across the region. The strategic approach centred on the core thought of individual's actions creating light and illumination.
The Shine Your Light strategy is designed to activate staff involvement by building a platform of recognition around their story. It profiles specific contributions that go on to create a big impact. We celebrate these stories across the EMEAR region and beyond, under the banner of Shine Your Light, giving people an opportunity to connect beyond their borders.
Behind the campaign
The theme the campaign was built for was to celebrate – change the world, connecting people, global impact. The must haves were: can be translated, be culturally got, simple to adopt, but clever to attract audience and evolve. The area of bringing/shining light and illuminating is a strong global concept – it resonates both as a positive concept and supports the themes of changing the world, connecting people and global impact.
The Cisco Shine Your Light campaign went across 50 EMEAR countries and had to work in multiple languages.
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Can you think about the last time you felt really nervous about something important to you? Maybe you needed to speak publicly in front of a room full of people, run a big meeting at the office, or interview for a job with other applicants you feel are much more qualified than you. Whatever it may be, there are countless situations throughout life that will make you feel as small as an ant.
It's normal to feel inferior from time to time. It's a struggle that many face. However, there are many people around you who encourage you to stay strong, focused, and positive, and to stand firmly behind what you believe in. If you can hold on to those things, you're more likely to be successful.
The thing is, only objects can be assessed and compared. That is essentially what the mind is doing when it comes up with the notions of superiority and inferiority – it forms fixed ideas about "I am a certain way," and about how others are. A human cannot be compared; it's one of those "does not apply" operations, just like dividing by zero.
Continued feelings of superiority can become roadblocks when it comes to furthering progress and reaching a higher level of success. It's like walking through life with blinders on, unable to see what is going on around you. Having this mindset can really stand in the way of self-improvement.
I get it though; feeling inferior just turns a day into another painful experience. We feel inferior when we engage in comparison. It comes from an ego-based perspective where we find ourselves or others lacking in some way. Quite honestly, this doesn't benefit anyone involved. You can lose motivation and the desire to become more successful. It can even cause you to become unnecessarily hostile.
One must realize that it isn't so much the comparison that is unhelpful, but rather how you approach it. The act of comparing isn't the problem, it's the meaning you attach to what you find when comparing.
When you feel that envy is on the horizon, you know how uncomfortable you're going to feel. Here is where you have to make a decision: You can either beat yourself up over the space between where you are currently and where they are, or you can ask yourself, "What can I learn from this person to get myself closer to where I want to be?" These options are based on ego gratification and validation, the other is based on self-compassion with the strong desire to live the best life you can. Of course, making a decision like this isn't easy to do when you're in the moment, but it is very possible.
When you feel inferior and "not enough," try and look at it as a chance for growth. If you're comparing yourself to someone you aspire to be like, take the opportunity to reach out and ask them for advice and/or tips on how they've reached their level of success.
It's hard for anyone to see the positives when it comes to feeling inferior, but they are there. It isn't abnormal to feel envious of those who are more successful than you. It happens, and it's okay to feel that way.
What isn't okay is to let yourself fall into a rut that is really hard to get out of. Today, people want all the benefits that come with success without having to do the hard work that comes along with it. A lot of people feel they deserve things handed to them on a silver platter. That's where the superiority comes into play. It can make one very ignorant.
You can be confident while still remaining unsure of yourself. You can feel satisfied with your level of success and still have the desire to reach higher ground. You can feel both superior and inferior when you have a healthy combination. It's important to feel that you are doing a great job, but are still aspiring to be more to reach your fullest potential.


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Texas Teen Matin Azizi-Yarand Arrested for ISIS-Inspired Plot to Shoot Up Dallas Mall During Holy Ramadan
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Texas teenager Matin Azizi-Yarand was arrested on Wednesday for planning a mass shooting at Frisco's Stonebriar Centre Mall north of Dallas.
Azizi-Yarand wrote a "Message to America" explaining his reasons for the attack for Allah.
The attack was planned to take place during holy Ramadan.
Azizi-Yarand told an FBI source he wanted to put America in the same place as Europe with soldiers on the streets.
'Later in the discussion, investigators say, Azizi-Yarand told the FBI source he wanted "to put America in the state that Europe is in which is having to have soldiers deployed in streets"'https://t.co/R9Rnj2fjDE
— Ibn Salami (@IbnSalami) May 2, 2018
The Dallas News reported:
A Plano West Senior High School student was arrested on suspicion of making an ISIS-inspired plan to commit a mass shooting at Frisco's Stonebriar Centre mall with help from others, authorities announced Wednesday.
Matin Azizi-Yarand, 17, faces charges of making a terroristic threat and criminal solicitation of capital murder of a Texas peace officer. He was taken into custody at school on Tuesday and transferred Wednesday to the Collin County Detention Center, where he is being held in lieu of $3 million bail. If convicted, he faces up to life in prison.
Authorities say Azizi-Yarand was planning to carry out the attack in mid-May. He had sent more than $1,400 to others to buy weapons and tactical gear. He had also written a "Message to America" explaining his reasons for the attack.
The teen discussed his plans during online communications with FBI confidential sources and an undercover employee, mulling over attacks at a school and a Hindu temple before settling on Stonebriar Centre, according to the probable cause affidavit. He told the sources that he had learned the layout of the mall and had been observing patrons and security there.


Carrie is a native Texan who has lived all around the globe, and now calls Santa Fe, New Mexico home. Though she earned a degree in International Business, her love for storytelling launched her career as a copywriter. Soon she realized there was so much more to digital marketing that inspired her. From strategy to execution to analysis, Carrie has worked on countless campaigns in her career and uses her experience and drive for innovation to continue solving for her clients and her team.
As a Campaign Manager at Revenue River, Carrie is passionate about helping brands grow and succeed. She thrives on the challenge of understanding the operations of multiple industries and how the inbound methodology fits into a company's overall business strategy.
She's the founding leader of the Albuquerque HubSpot User Group where she works with companies in the greater Albuquerque area to overcome business challenges in sales and marketing while learning to get the most out of HubSpot. Before starting the ABQ HUG, Carrie helped her team lead the Austin HUG for over three years.
When she's not geeking out over HubSpot or all-things-inbound-marketing, you can find her in the mountains with her husband and two Aussies or in the kitchen cooking up vegan comfort food.
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My beloved Jim, I watched the video of your interview on Channels TV and I fully understand your frustration. No one is offended by your comments in the interview and my reply is not in any way met to condemn you but to tell you the truth as a token of my love.
I really don't share the belief that you may have been contacted by the Prophet enemies and they have induced you with some benefits to say whatever you are saying right now or you are trying to save face because you have been made to believe that your encounter with God 4years ago was an embarrassment. But I am however surprised about your sudden change because you were actually the one defending your deliverance and was so excited that you had such a great encounter with God in the SCOAN.
Putting every doubts and speculation aside, I, however, think that your present frustration is a manifestation of your wrong belief system about the things of God and also your perception of T.B Joshua's ministry. You said even if it was in hell there was a cure for your mum's sickness, you would have go there and you also said you found the deliverance in the SCOAN laughable and your sister has to pinch you to tell you to stop. Those statements have much to say about your belief system.
These show that you neither understand the ways of God nor have faith in Him. Your coming to the SCOAN to seek the face of God was based on a condition, "you must heal my mother". T.B. Joshua is a man of God that works under the supervision of the Holy Ghost he is not a native doctor or a spiritualist that treat sick people. The healings and deliverance that take place in the SCOAN are for the salvation of your soul. You would not have bothered coming to the SCOAN since your motive was just for healing and not for your salvation. Instead, you would have gone to see a doctor or a spiritualist that may promise you instant healing.
If your faith in God is based on a condition that is not faith, you don't condition God by saying, "I am coming to you so you can heal and bless me." Meaning if God did not heal and bless you, you will not serve Him. God is looking for believers that will still have faith in Him even if their expectation were not meet.
Those that will say even if I'm healed or not God is still my healer, whether I'm saved or not God is still my saviour. Like the three Hebrew men: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who said to king Nebuchadnezzar, "If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up." (Daniel 3:17-18) There believe in God went beyond their present situation. They were ready to defend their faith and not worship the king's gods even if God chooses to save them or not – that is the power of faith and that is the kind of faith Christ is looking for.
There are things God can never explain to you – Let God be God.
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Excellent write. I thank God for directions to His Servant Tbj, making everything on the Screen to give no room for falsehood. As Jesus told His adversaries. I tell you physical things you don't understand how much more spiritual things. We compare spiritual with Spirituals.


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Q: This use of std::make_pair works fine in GCC 3 and 4. It fails in Visual Studio C++ 2010. Why? This compiles fine in GCC 3 and 4.  MSVC++ can't figure out the type of noFunction and throws some hideous errors.   Note if you cast noFunction to BFunction, it works just fine in VS2010.
My question: is this a defect in VS2010, or GCC bending the rules?
#include <map>

using namespace std;

typedef bool (*AFunction)(int arg1, int arg2);
typedef bool (*BFunction)(long arg1, bool arg2);

bool noFunction(long, bool) { return true; }

void test(AFunction a)
{

    make_pair(a, noFunction); //fails in VS2010

}

N.B. casting noFunction to BFunction fixes the problem in VS2010.
make_pair(a, (BFunction)noFunction);  //works everywhere

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Here is the error for reference:
    1>  makepairtest.cpp
1>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 10.0\vc\include\type_traits(197): error C2752: 'std::tr1::_Remove_reference<_Ty>' : more than one partial specialization matches the template argument list
1>          with
1>          [
1>              _Ty=bool (__cdecl &)(long,bool)
1>          ]
1>          c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 10.0\vc\include\xtr1common(356): could be 'std::tr1::_Remove_reference<_Ty&&>'
1>          c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 10.0\vc\include\xtr1common(350): or       'std::tr1::_Remove_reference<_Ty&>'
1>          c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 10.0\vc\include\type_traits(962) : see reference to class template instantiation 'std::tr1::remove_reference<_Ty>' being compiled
1>          with
1>          [
1>              _Ty=bool (__cdecl &)(long,bool)
1>          ]
1>          c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 10.0\vc\include\utility(26) : see reference to class template instantiation 'std::tr1::decay<_Ty>' being compiled
1>          with
1>          [
1>              _Ty=bool (__cdecl &)(long,bool)
1>          ]
1>          c:\xxx\makepairtest.cpp(14) : see reference to class template instantiation 'std::tr1::_Unrefwrap<_Type>' being compiled
1>          with
1>          [
1>              _Type=bool (__cdecl &)(long,bool)
1>          ]
1>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 10.0\vc\include\type_traits(965): error C2528: 'abstract declarator' : pointer to reference is illegal
1>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 10.0\vc\include\type_traits(349): error C2528: 'type' : pointer to reference is illegal
1>          c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 10.0\vc\include\type_traits(967) : see reference to class template instantiation 'std::tr1::add_pointer<_Ty>' being compiled
1>          with
1>          [
1>              _Ty=bool (__cdecl &)(long,bool)
1>          ]
1>c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 10.0\vc\include\utility(148): error C2535: 'std::_Pair_base<_Ty1,_Ty2>::_Pair_base(const _Ty1 &,const _Ty2)' : member function already defined or declared
1>          with
1>          [
1>              _Ty1=bool (__cdecl *)(int,int),
1>              _Ty2=bool (__cdecl &)(long,bool)
1>          ]
1>          c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 10.0\vc\include\utility(134) : see declaration of 'std::_Pair_base<_Ty1,_Ty2>::_Pair_base'
1>          with
1>          [
1>              _Ty1=bool (__cdecl *)(int,int),
1>              _Ty2=bool (__cdecl &)(long,bool)
1>          ]
1>          c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 10.0\vc\include\utility(174) : see reference to class template instantiation 'std::_Pair_base<_Ty1,_Ty2>' being compiled
1>          with
1>          [
1>              _Ty1=bool (__cdecl *)(int,int),
1>              _Ty2=bool (__cdecl &)(long,bool)
1>          ]
1>          c:\xxx\makepairtest.cpp(14) : see reference to class template instantiation 'std::pair<_Ty1,_Ty2>' being compiled
1>          with
1>          [
1>              _Ty1=bool (__cdecl *)(int,int),
1>              _Ty2=bool (__cdecl &)(long,bool)
1>          ]

A: Taking the address of noFunction works with VC10 and gcc 4.5.2, i.e.:
make_pair(a, &noFunction);

Per the error message you posted, I would guess it has to do with how VC handles binding to rvalues.

A: "My question: is this a defect in VS2010, or GCC bending the rules?"
When in doubt blame Visual C++ and/or Bill Gates. Note that there is a difference between the value of noFunction when used in your code and the type defined by BFunction. noFunction will be a reference to a function whereas BFunction defines a pointer to a function. It is a bit hard to explain but it might help to contemplate the following program.
#include <iostream>
#include <typeinfo>

bool noFunction(long, bool) { return true; }

typedef bool (function_ref)(long, bool);
typedef bool (*function_ptr)(long, bool);

int
main()
{
    std::cout << typeid(noFunction).name() << '\n';
    std::cout << typeid(&noFunction).name() << '\n';
    std::cout << typeid(function_ref).name() << '\n';
    std::cout << typeid(function_ptr).name() << '\n';

    return 0;
}

It seems that Visual C++ is choking on function references. I'm not sure if there is a legitimate reason why it would reject that but I would expect that you should be able to construct a pair with types that are a model of copy constructable. Eg you should be able construct but not assign std::pair<int, int const&>.

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One of Sai Kung's most well-known dogs has passed away. Milky was Carol Ho's constant companion. A snow-white miniature poodle, she was seen with Carol when she stood on street corners with a microphone warning residents of the monster developments coming to ruin the neighborhood. Milky was in Carol's arms or at her side when Carol campaigned in Man Yee Square with her namesake (surnamed Biddell) for greater awareness of the value of recycling. She became Sai Kung's recycling mascot. When Carol warned journalists about illegal housing projects, Milky was there. When Carol took this correspondent hiking up the historic boulder path from Po Lo Che to see the renovated temple, Milky trotted along beside them.
Catherine Lumsden has the words to describe Milky: Warning — EXTREME CUTENESS! All Carol's friends know she is devastated by the loss of her bosom companion. They advise her to remember the happy times with Milky and get another dog soon.


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I have installed the plugin Theme My Login on my website. Am a new WordPress user so am not exactly a top wordpress user. When a member registers, it takes them to the user dashboard or so I have decided to call it. The only thing appearing on the dashboard is the Activity box showing new articles. How do I make sure I add things only members should view to this dashboard???
I'm not sure what "dashboard" you're talking about. What is the URL of this page?
Zondi, the dashboard you're referring to is the WordPress admin dashboard. No link to TML whatsoever.
You should look into Themed Profiles and restrict the user for admin access.
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sentry.client.models
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:copyright: (c) 2010 by the Sentry Team, see AUTHORS for more details.
:license: BSD, see LICENSE for more details.
"""

from __future__ import absolute_import

import sys
import logging
import warnings

from django.core.signals import got_request_exception

from sentry.conf import settings

logger = logging.getLogger('sentry.errors')

if settings.REMOTE_URL:
    class MockTransaction(object):
        def commit_on_success(self, func):
            return func

        def is_dirty(self):
            return False

        def rollback(self):
            pass

    transaction = MockTransaction()
else:
    from django.db import transaction

_client = (None, None)
def get_client():
    global _client
    if _client[0] != settings.CLIENT:
        module, class_name = settings.CLIENT.rsplit('.', 1)
        _client = (settings.CLIENT, getattr(__import__(module, {}, {}, class_name), class_name)())
    return _client[1]
client = get_client()

@transaction.commit_on_success
def sentry_exception_handler(request=None, **kwargs):
    exc_info = sys.exc_info()
    try:

        if settings.DEBUG or getattr(exc_info[0], 'skip_sentry', False):
            return

        if transaction.is_dirty():
            transaction.rollback()

        extra = dict(
            request=request,
        )

        message_id = get_client().create_from_exception(**extra)
    except Exception, exc:
        try:
            logger.exception(u'Unable to process log entry: %s' % (exc,))
        except Exception, exc:
            warnings.warn(u'Unable to process log entry: %s' % (exc,))
    finally:
        del exc_info

got_request_exception.connect(sentry_exception_handler)

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Periodic Reporting for period 2 - ESS-SUSTAIN (European Social Survey Sustainability)
Reporting period: 2017-04-01 to 2019-03-31
Summary of the context and overall objectives of the project
Public attitudes matter in democratic societies. They reflect what citizens believe, want, fear and prefer. They are difficult to measure, are often unexpressed and cannot be inferred from electoral choices alone. But long-term changes in the populations attitudes and value positions are as important to governance and social analysis as are shifts in a country's (or a continent's) demographic profile, economic outlook, behaviour patterns and cultural norms. Politicians, policy makers and academics all need to keep abreast of and understand such changes if they are to achieve a nuanced picture of their society. Understanding the nature of the societal challenges affecting European societies is critical in developing responsive socio-economic policy solutions.
The European Social Survey is an unparalleled resource enabling stability and change in Europeans' social attitudes to be charted. Its value for science and public policy has been recognised. However, there remain significant challenges to ensuring its long-term sustainability. ESS SUSTAIN represents a comprehensive response to the different challenges and aims to be instrumental in securing the sustainable future of ESS ERIC. The overall objective of ESS SUSTAIN is, through the concerted effort of its Work Packages, to ensure the stability and pan-European coverage of the ESS in order to ensure the continuation and expansion of its mission and, in turn, to help Europeans tackle the challenges they face in the decades to come.
By the end of SUSTAIN ESS ERIC had more members, lower membership fees per country, greater visibility, fledgling global links and clearly defined impact. This underlines how successful this grant was in promoting the long-term sustainability of the European Social survey ERIC.
Work performed from the beginning of the project to the end of the period covered by the report and main results achieved so far
ESS SUSTAIN commenced on 1st October 2015. By Month 18 (March 2017) all Work Packages are being implemented and activities undertaken are in accordance with the schedule as set out in Annex 1 (Description of Work), with minor delays. In those Work Packages in which delays occurred, a responsive management structure and organisation has ensured swift corrective action and with realistic revisions to the timetable instituted. The management of ESS SUSTAIN has periodically reviewed the continued relevance of project actions across all Work Packages.
Arising from all Work Packages, key outputs include the production of 10 of 14 scheduled Deliverables. Delays to the submission of deliverables were related to the scheduling of actions within three Work Packages.
The initial actions undertaken included the appointment of staff (Membership Development Officer, Media and Communications Officer and SUSTAIN Administrator). Two amendments to the Grant Agreement were instituted in this reporting period; one of which included the realisation of a risk mitigation activity, namely, the appointment of three, part-time Roaming Ambassadors, rather than one full-time Roaming Ambassador as was originally planned. These Roaming Ambassadors work closely with key stakeholders in target countries (Bulgaria, Croatia, Luxembourg, Romania). The ambassadorial efforts are consolidated by the work of the Membership Development Officer and by the outputs of the Work Packages 3 and 5 on Communications and Impact.
An important feature of the ESS SUSTAIN project is its links to the ESS ERIC General Assembly via the Membership Development Advisory Committee (MDAC), chaired by the Deputy Chair of the ESS ERIC GA and via the ESS SUSTAIN Funding and Governance Working Group, chaired by the ESS ERIC Chair and involving ESS ERIC Member, Observer and Guest country representatives. A key result of ESS SUSTAIN is therefore that, through its organisation, it ensures the activities undertaken are complementary to the wider activities of the European Social Survey ERIC, providing clear value added to its continuing operations.
Other key results in this period include: increased participation in the ESS ERIC - the activities undertaken were instrumental in securing the application for ESS ERIC membership by Hungary (M10/July 2016 ) and Italy (M15/December 2016); securing Guest status applications from Finland (M4/January 2016); Iceland (M7/April 2016); Israel (M9/June 2016); Spain and Slovakia (M15/December 2016). ESS8 fieldwork has been undertaken in Russia following a successful ERA.Net RUS application, supported by the ESS SUSTAIN Membership Development Officer.
National workshops involving key stakeholders at national level (academic, policy-makers and funders) in targeted countries including Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria. These workshops present ESS data by researchers and aim to stimulate interest in and highlight the value of ESS data, both national level and cross-national comparative data. A Visegrad Regional Network has been established.
A Prospectus, detailing the value of the ESS dataset, its methodological resources innovative programme of research, together with details of how to apply for membership, was drafted in the first Reporting Period. Charting the impact of the ESS via its publications and citations has been on-going. The ESS Impact Study commenced in this reporting period and has progressed in accordance with Annex 1.
The public profile of the ESS has been enhanced through the establishment of a Facebook page and the development of the Twitter feed of ESS ERIC. A blog site on the main European Social Survey webpage has also been operated.
The review of the funding and governance of the ESS ERIC has resulted in the proposals for the future funding arrangements (2017-2021). Future funding opportunities offered by the European Structural and Investment Funds have been identified and progress made towards concrete action.
Progress beyond the state of the art and expected potential impact (including the socio-economic impact and the wider societal implications of the project so far)
The overall impact of ESS SUSTAIN aims to place the ESS ERIC on a sustainable footing for the next decade or so in order that it can consolidate and extend its intellectual and geographical reach. It does so by targeting the development of the ESS ERIC membership base; the exploration of pathways to academic and non-academic impact; identifying future funding opportunities and future international collaborations. The Funding and Governance Working Group (WP7) has reviewed funding models and issued recommendations for consideration by the ESS ERIC General Assembly. ESS SUSTAIN responds to the call for synergies between European Structural and Investment Funds and research infrastructures in its exploratory work on opportunities for potential - and current- ESS countries to access different funds (WP8) Alongside these proposals, an ESS Prospectus has been prepared which sets out the benefits of participation in the ESS ERIC and procedures for membership application (WP4). Evidencing the impact of ESS is undertaken in WP5. The Press and Communications Strategy (Work Package 3) seeks to engage key stakeholders via a variety of media ensuring the widest possible dissemination of ESS results. Regional network meetings and academic publishing workshops (Work Package 2 and 4 respectively) are underway. The Membership Development Adviser and three Roaming Ambassadors undertake engagement actions in targeted countries and draw on the results of all WPs. The management of the project aligns its activities to the decision making processes of ESS ERIC General Assembly, supporting the long-term impact of ESS SUSTAIN.
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Q: Git push error: "origin does not appear to be a git repository" I am following the instructions given here to create a Git repository. All went well until the last line:
$ git push -u origin master

fatal: 'origin' does not appear to be a git repository
  fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly

I'm using git version 1.7.11.3 on OS X 10.6.8
$ git remote -v

returns nothing
Config file for the repository:
[core]
repositoryformatversion = 0
filemode = true
bare = false
logallrefupdates = true
ignorecase = true

I've had to open sudoers file using sudo visudo command and add the following to it (under # User privilege specification):
git ALL=(ALL) ALL.

Now if I do:
$ git remote add origin /Volumes/500GB/git-repository/myproject.git

it comes back with no error, but I don't see any code in the repository
(it has the aforementioned directories like branches, hooks, ...)
If I do:
$ git push -u origin master
fatal: 'origin' does not appear to be a git repository
fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly

$ git remote -v
origin /Volumes/500GB/git-repository/myproject.git (fetch)
origin /Volumes/500GB/git-repository/myproject.git (push)

A: As it has already been mentioned in che's answer about adding the remote part, which I believe you are still missing.
Regarding your edit for adding remote on your local USB drive. First of all you must have a 'bare repository' if you want your repository to be a shared repository i.e. to be able to push/pull/fetch/merge etc..
To create a bare/shared repository, go to your desired location. In your case:
$ cd /Volumes/500gb/
$ git init --bare myproject.git

See here for more info on creating bare repository
Once you have a bare repository set up in your desired location you can now add it to your working copy as a remote.
$ git remote add origin /Volumes/500gb/myproject.git

And now you can push your changes to your repository
$ git push origin master

A: When you create a repository in bitbucket.org, it gives you instructions on how to set up your local directory.  Chances are, you just forgot to run the code:
git remote add origin https://username@bitbucket.org/username/reponame.git

A: May be you forgot to run "git --bare init" on the remote?
That was my problem

A: I'll still share my short answer humbly, knowing that I'm super late to answer this question.
Here's, a simple and clean explanation that solved my issue
Also, since I was using the SSH key I used the following command:

*

*$ git remote add origin
git@github.com:{your-username}/{your-remote-repo-branch}
for instance it would look like:

*

*$ git remote add origin git@github.com:aniketrb-github/microservices.git
If you are using the HTTPS URL, refer to the answer provided by @sunny-jim above.
Do correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks.

A: Here are the instructions from github:
touch README.md
git init
git add README.md
git commit -m "first commit"
git remote add origin https://github.com/tqisjim/google-oauth.git
git push -u origin master

Here's what actually worked:
touch README.md
git init
git add README.md
git commit -m "first commit"
git remote add origin https://github.com/tqisjim/google-oauth.git
git clone origin master

After cloning, then the push command succeeds by prompting for a username and password

A: my case was a little different - unintentionally I have changed owner of git repository (project.git directory in my case), changing owner back to the git user helped

A: If you are on HTTPS do this-
git remote add origin URL_TO_YOUR_REPO

A: Most likely the remote repository doesn't exist or you have added the wrong one.
You have to first remove the origin and re-add it:
git remote remove origin
git remote add origin https://github.com/username/repository

A: I had this problem cause i had already origin remote defined locally.
So just change "origin" into another name:
git remote add originNew https://github.com/UAwebM...
git push -u originNew
or u can remove your local origin.
to check your remote name type:
git remote
to remove remote - log in your clone repository and type:
git remote remove origin(depending on your remote's name)

A: To resolving this problem.I just create a new folder and put some new files.Then use these commond.
* git add .
* git commit
* git remote add master `your address`

then it tells me to login in.
To input your username and password.
after that
git pull
git push origin master

finished you have pushed your code to your github

A: Here is how I resolved this issue
Go to the remote repository on Github and copy the project's repository url.
On git bash type: git remote add origin the remote repository url goes here

A: Your config file does not include any references to "origin" remote. That section looks like this:
[remote "origin"]
    url = git@foo.com:repository.git
    fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*

You need to add the remote using git remote add before you can use it.

A: Setting remote repository URL worked for me:
git remote set-url origin https://github.com/path-to-repo/MyRepo.git

A: See this is the issue we get because either your repo is not accessible from the CLI or You are not authorized to do that
2nd case is simple you simply request the access then you will able to do that.
for the 1st case if git push origin <private_branch_name> is not working then it will give the solution in the CLI itself
Just follow with just one step:

*

*git remote add <name> <URL> .
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<URL> can be accessed using the UI of Gitlab/Github -> clone -> copy https. link
and then

*git push origin <private_branch name>
Now raise the MR.
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Chowdhry in The Office with Steve Carrell.
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.. _lbl_fundamental_concepts:

Fundamental Concepts
--------------------

The two basic elements which are at the heart of SimpleITK are images and
spatial transformations. These follow the same conventions as the ITK components
which they represent. The fundamental underlying concepts are described below.

Images
++++++

The fundamental tenet of an image in ITK and consequentially in SimpleITK is
that an image is defined by a set of points on a grid occupying a **physical region
in space**. This significantly differs from many other image analysis libraries
that treat an image as an array which has two implications: (1) pixel/voxel spacing
is assumed to be isotropic and (2) there is no notion of an image's location in
physical space.

SimpleITK images are multi-dimensional ( the default configuration
includes images from 2D upto 5D ) and can be a scalar, labelmap
(scalar with run length encoding), complex value or have an arbitrary
number of  scalar channels ( also known as a vector image). The region
in physical space which an image occupies is defined by the image's:

1. Origin (vector like type) - location in the world coordinate system of
   the voxel with all zero indexes.
2. Spacing (vector like type) - distance between pixels along each of the
   dimensions.
3. Size (vector like type) - number of pixels in each dimension.
4. Direction cosine matrix (vector like type representing matrix in row major order) -
   direction of each of the axes corresponding to the matrix columns.

The meaning of each of these meta-data elements
is visually illustrated in :ref:`this figure <lbl_image_metadata>`.

.. _lbl_image_metadata:
.. figure:: ../images/ImageOriginAndSpacing.svg
   :alt: Image meta-data.

   An image in SimpleITK occupies a region in physical space which is defined by
   its meta-data (origin, size, spacing, and direction cosine matrix). Note that
   the image's physical extent starts half a voxel before the origin and ends half
   a voxel beyond the last voxel.

In SimpleITK, when we construct an image we specify its dimensionality, size and pixel
type, all other components are set to **reasonable default values**:

1. origin - all zeros.
2. spacing - all ones.
3. direction - identity.
4. intensities in all channels - all zero.

In the following Python code snippet we illustrate how to create a 2D image with five
float valued channels per pixel, origin set to (3, 14) and a spacing of (0.5, 2).
Note that the metric units associated with the location of the image origin
in the world coordinate system and the spacing between pixels are unknown
(km, m, cm, mm,...). It is up to you the developer to be consistent. More about
that :ref:`below <lbl_metric_units>`.

.. code-block:: python

 image = sitk.Image([10,10], sitk.sitkVectorFloat32, 5)
 image.SetOrigin((3.0, 14.0))
 image.SetSpacing((0.5, 2))

The tenet that images occupy a spatial location in the physical world has to do with
the original application domain of ITK and SimpleITK, medical imaging. In that domain
images represent anatomical structures with metric sizes and spatial locations.
Additionally, the spacing between voxels is often non-isotropic (most commonly the
spacing along the inferior-superior/foot-to-head direction is larger). Viewers that
treat images as an array will display a distorted image as shown in
:ref:`this figure <lbl_isotropy>`.

.. _lbl_isotropy:
.. figure:: ../images/nonisotropicVsIsotropic.svg
   :alt: nonisotropic vs. isotropic pixels.

   The same image displayed with a viewer that is not aware of spatial meta-data
   (left image) and one that is aware (right image). The image's pixel spacing is (0.97656, 2.0)mm.

As an image is also defined by its spatial location, two images with the same pixel data
and spacing may not be considered equivalent. Think of two CT scans of the same patient
acquired at different sites. :ref:`This figure <lbl_spatial_location>`
illustrates the notion of spatial location in
the physical world, the two images are considered different even though
the intensity values and pixel spacing are the same.

.. _lbl_spatial_location:
.. figure:: ../images/spatialRelationship.svg
   :alt: images are spatial objects

   Two images with exactly the same pixel data, positioned in the world coordinate
   system. In SimpleITK these are not considered the same image, because they occupy
   different spatial locations. The image on the left
   has its origin at (-136.3, -20.5) with a direction cosine matrix, in row
   major order, of (0.7, -0.7, 0.7, 0.7). The image on the right's origin is
   (16.9, 21.4) with a direction cosine matrix of (1,0,0,1).

.. _lbl_metric_units:

As SimpleITK images occupy a physical region in space, the quantities defining
this region have metric units (cm, mm, etc.). In general SimpleITK assume units are in
millimeters (historical reasons, due to DICOM standard). In practice SimpleITK is not aware
of the specific units associated with each image, it just assumes that they are consistent.
Thus, it is up to you the developer to ensure that all of the images you read and created
are using the same units. Mixing units and using wrong
units has `not ended well in the past <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Climate_Orbiter>`_.

Finally, having convinced you to think of images as objects occupying a physical region
in space, we need to answer two questions:

1. How do you access the pixel values in an image?

   a. In dynamically typed typed languages such as Python and R use a type agnostic function:

      .. code-block:: python

        image.GetPixel((0,0))

   b. In statically typed languages such as C# and C++ use type specific functions:

      .. code-block:: C++

        image.GetPixelAsUInt8( {0, 0} )

   SimpleITK functions use a zero based indexing scheme. The toolkit also includes
   syntactic sugar that allows one to use the bracket operator in combination with
   the native zero/one based indexing scheme (e.g. a one
   based indexing in R vs. the zero based indexing in Python).
2. How do you determine the physical location of a pixel:

   .. code-block:: python

     image.TransformIndexToPhysicalPoint((0,0))

   This computation can also be done manually using the meta-data defining the
   image's spatial location, but we highly recommend that you do not do so as it
   is error prone.

Channels
========

As stated above, a SimpleITK image can have an arbitrary number of
channels with the content of the channels being a scalar or complex value. This
is determined when an image is created.

In the medical domain, many image types have a single scalar channel (e.g. CT, US).
Another common image type is a three channel image where each channel has scalar
values in [0,255], often people refer to such an image as an RGB image. This terminology
implies that the three channels should be interpreted using the
`RGB color space <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RGB_color_space>`_. In some cases you
can have the same image type, but the channel values represent another color space, such as `HSV
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSL_and_HSV>`_ (it decouples the color and intensity
information and is a bit more invariant to illumination changes).
SimpleITK has no concept of color space, thus in both cases it will simply view a pixel value as a
3-tuple.

Word of caution: In some cases looks may be deceiving. Gray scale images are not always
stored as a single channel image. In some cases an image that looks like a gray scale
image is actually a three channel image with the intensity values repeated in each of
the channels. Even worse, some gray scale images can be four
channel images with the channels representing RGBA and the alpha channel set to all 255. This can
result in a significant waste of memory and computation time. Always become familiar with your data.

Additional Resources
=====================
1. The API for the SimpleITK
   `Image class <https://simpleitk.org/doxygen/latest/html/classitk_1_1simple_1_1Image.html>`_
   in Doxygen format.
2. To really understand the structure of SimpleITK images and how to work with them,
   we recommend some hands-on interaction using the
   `SimpleITK Jupyter notebooks <https://github.com/InsightSoftwareConsortium/SimpleITK-Notebooks>`_
   (Python and R only).

.. _lbl_transforms:

Transforms
++++++++++

SimpleITK supports two types of spatial transforms, ones with a global (unbounded)
spatial domain and ones with a bounded spatial domain. Points in SimpleITK are
mapped by the transform using the `TransformPoint` method.

All **global domain transforms** are of the form:

.. math::

  T(\mathbf{x}) = A(\mathbf{x}-\mathbf{c}) + \mathbf{t} + \mathbf{c}

The nomenclature used in the documentation refers to the components of the transformations
as follows:

* Matrix - the matrix :math:`A`.
* Center - the point :math:`\mathbf{c}`.
* Translation - the vector :math:`\mathbf{t}`.
* Offset - the expression :math:`\mathbf{t} + \mathbf{c} - A\mathbf{c}`.

A variety of global 2D and 3D transformations are available
(translation, rotation, rigid, similarity, affine...). Some of these
transformations are available with various
parameterizations which are useful for registration purposes.

The second type of spatial transformation, **bounded domain transformations**, are
defined to be identity outside their domain. These include the B-spline deformable
transformation, often referred to as Free-Form Deformation, and the displacement
field transformation.

The B-spline transform uses a grid of control points to represent a
spline based transformation. To specify the transformation the user defines the
number of control points and the spatial region which they overlap. The spline
order can also be set, though the default of cubic is appropriate in most cases.
The displacement field transformation uses a dense set of vectors representing
displacement in a bounded spatial domain. It has no implicit constraints on
transformation continuity or smoothness.

Finally, SimpleITK supports a **composite transformation** with either a bounded or
global domain. This transformation represents multiple transformations applied
one after the other :math:`T_0(T_1(T_2(...T_n(p)...)))`. The semantics are
stack based, that is, first in last applied:

.. code-block:: python

 composite_transform = CompositeTransform([T0, T1])
 composite_transform.AddTransform(T2)

In the context of registration, if you use a composite transform as the transformation
that is optimized, only the parameters of the last transformation :math:`T_n` will
be optimized over.

Additional Resources
=====================

1. The API for the SimpleITK transformation classes is available in Doxygen format:

   * `2D or 3D translation <https://simpleitk.org/doxygen/latest/html/classitk_1_1simple_1_1TranslationTransform.html>`_.
   * `VersorTransform <https://simpleitk.org/doxygen/latest/html/classitk_1_1simple_1_1VersorTransform.html>`_.
   * `Euler2DTransform <https://simpleitk.org/doxygen/latest/html/classitk_1_1simple_1_1Euler2DTransform.html>`_
     and `Euler3DTransform <https://simpleitk.org/doxygen/latest/html/classitk_1_1simple_1_1Euler3DTransform.html>`_.
   * `Similarity2DTransform <https://simpleitk.org/doxygen/latest/html/classitk_1_1simple_1_1Similarity2DTransform.html>`_
     and `Similarity3DTransform <https://simpleitk.org/doxygen/latest/html/classitk_1_1simple_1_1Similarity3DTransform.html>`_.
   * `2D or 3D ScaleTransform <https://simpleitk.org/doxygen/latest/html/classitk_1_1simple_1_1ScaleTransform.html>`_.
   * `ScaleVersor3DTransform <https://simpleitk.org/doxygen/latest/html/classitk_1_1simple_1_1ScaleVersor3DTransform.html>`_.
   * `ScaleSkewVersor3DTransform <https://simpleitk.org/doxygen/latest/html/classitk_1_1simple_1_1ScaleSkewVersor3DTransform.html>`_.
   * `ComposeScaleSkewVersor3DTransform <https://simpleitk.org/doxygen/latest/html/classitk_1_1simple_1_1ComposeScaleSkewVersor3DTransform.html>`_.
   * `2D or 3D AffineTransform <https://simpleitk.org/doxygen/latest/html/classitk_1_1simple_1_1AffineTransform.html>`_.
   * `2D or 3D BSplineTransform <https://simpleitk.org/doxygen/latest/html/classitk_1_1simple_1_1BSplineTransform.html>`_.
   * `2D or 3D DisplacementFieldTransform <https://simpleitk.org/doxygen/latest/html/classitk_1_1simple_1_1DisplacementFieldTransform.html>`_.
   * `CompositeTransform <https://simpleitk.org/doxygen/latest/html/classitk_1_1simple_1_1CompositeTransform.html>`_.
   * `Transform <https://simpleitk.org/doxygen/latest/html/classitk_1_1simple_1_1Transform.html>`_.

2. To really understand the structure of SimpleITK transforms and how to work with them,
   we recommend some hands-on interaction using the
   `SimpleITK Jupyter notebooks <https://github.com/InsightSoftwareConsortium/SimpleITK-Notebooks>`_
   (Python and R only).

Resampling
++++++++++

Resampling, as the verb implies, is the action of sampling an image, which itself
is a sampling of an original continuous signal.

Generally speaking, resampling in SimpleITK involves four components:

1. Image - the image we resample, given in coordinate system :math:`m`.
2. Resampling grid - a regular grid of points given in coordinate system :math:`f`
   which will be mapped to coordinate system :math:`m`.
3. Transformation :math:`T_f^m` - maps points from coordinate system :math:`f`
   to coordinate system :math:`m`, :math:`^mp = T_f^m(^fp)`.
4. Interpolator - method for obtaining the intensity values at arbitrary points
   in coordinate system :math:`m` from the values of the points defined by the Image.

While SimpleITK provides a large number of interpolation methods, the two most
commonly used are sitkLinear and sitkNearestNeighbor. The former is used for
most interpolation tasks and is a compromise between accuracy and computational
efficiency. The later is used to interpolate labeled images representing a
segmentation. It is the only interpolation approach which will not introduce
new labels into the result.

The SimpleITK interface includes three variants for specifying the resampling grid:

1. Use the same grid as defined by the resampled image.
2. Provide a second, reference, image which defines the grid.
3. Specify the grid using: size, origin, spacing, and direction cosine matrix.

Points that are mapped outside of the resampled image's spatial extent in physical
space are set to a constant pixel value which you provide (default is zero).

Common Errors
=============

It is not uncommon to end up with an empty (all black) image after resampling.
This is due to:

1. Using wrong settings for the resampling grid (not too common, but does happen).
2. Using the inverse of the transformation :math:`T_f^m`. This is a relatively
   common error, which is readily addressed by invoking the transformation's
   `GetInverse` method.

Additional Resources
=====================

1. The API for the SimpleITK
   `ResampleImageFilter class <https://simpleitk.org/doxygen/latest/html/classitk_1_1simple_1_1ResampleImageFilter.html>`_
   in Doxygen format. The procedural interface for this class supports the three variations for specifying the
   resampling grid described above.
2. To really understand the structure of SimpleITK images and how to work with them
   we recommend some hands-on interaction using the
   `SimpleITK Jupyter notebooks <https://github.com/InsightSoftwareConsortium/SimpleITK-Notebooks>`_
   (Python and R only).


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Q: Are there guidelines for taking data entry in Windows 8? I'm struggling to find UI/UX guidelines on how to take data from users.
For example if creating a new user should you:

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*Be transitioned to a new fullscreen interface for this?

*Show a popup with the fields to be edited?

*Slide out a settings style flyout?

I haven't seen any guidance on this, would be great to see links / posts.

A: I think in general a lot of the stuff in this release is geared towards making Windows a better touch-capable and media consumption oriented platform. So, you may not see too many features / guidelines around lots of data-entry related apps.
Having said that, I think the three ways you listed are among the main options you have. And I think it really depends on how important you see the entry of data to be, compared to the rest of the functionality in the app. In my opinion:

*

*If the piece of data the user is entering is critical to the app, and is the main thing the user needs to focus on, then go ahead and make it a separate screen.

*If the data is something that will be used to filter / change what is already on the screen, and it is 1 - 3 pieces of data, then use a pop up.

*For anything in between, I'd use a flyout style UI.
Again, the main thing is to keep in mind the UI presented is reasonably consistent with other parts of the app - so that the user is not surprised by it.
Also make sure you don't have too many text-entry fields in a touch based app - and not too many fields on one screen. In spite of a nice-ish soft-keyboard on touch devices these days, it is still a pain to type lots of stuff using those things. But these are all general guidelines you probably knew anyway.


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When We Get Behind the Wheel
Here's some advice on how to proceed once we've got the keys to the congressional car.
by Thomas Geoghegan
As GOP senators drop out, the wild hope grows: Could the Democrats get a filibuster-proof Senate? If so, and if the party took the White House and kept the House, then at last the progressives would have the keys to the car. This would not be like 1992, but more like 1964.
Of course it's wrong -- too early -- to indulge in such fantasy. But if it does happen, here are three cautions I would give:
1. Make catastrophe bipartisan. Let's be like the British in both World War I and World War II, and in foreign policy have a government of national unity. Make James Baker secretary of state. Make Chuck Hagel secretary of defense. "What?!" you say. Well, at least for the first two years -- at least during the withdrawal from Iraq -- I'd be glad to see a few reality-based Republicans in charge. In fact, if we had a parliamentary system, I think something like this would have happened just before the 2006 elections. The Bush government would have fallen. A government of national unity would have taken its place. Of course, the U.S. Constitution does not permit this kind of eve-of-Dunkirk rearrangement of the deck chairs, but FDR knew how to bring in Stimson-type Republicans, and our generation should, too. This bipartisan arrangement would limit the risk that in a few years, the Republicans would accuse the Democrats (as the Nazis accused Weimar's Social Democrats) of a "stab in the back" to our armed forces.
"But Baker? How could you agree to him? He put Bush in the White House in Florida." Precisely. If he could fix a Bush victory in Florida, he might be able to pull off some acceptable conclusion to Iraq.
In some ways, we'd have the best of both worlds. On foreign policy, and only there, we'd have a government of national unity. On domestic policy, we could go all out to the left. But here, too, I'd have some cautions.
2. Keep it simple, stupid. If we win a 1960s-type majority, let's simply re-enact the two great laws of the 1960s. First, we should "re-enact" Medicare -- for everyone. We should take our single-payer health-care system and just make it wall to wall. Aside from its merits, people also understand it, while they don't really understand any of the health-care plans. One thing that Ronald Reagan proved is that people like big, simple ideas: In his era, the big simple idea was tax cuts, and in ours, the big simple idea should be "Medicare for all adults," and "national coverage of children, too." (I know it comes out to the same thing, but since single-payer is a big pill to swallow, it's nice to cut it in two.) Above all, keep it simple. The Democrats seem to specialize in coming up with health-care plans that only Paul Krugman can understand. And so far as I can tell, even Paul Krugman wants to keep it simple.
Every increment of complexity, every compromise in the Medicare principle, will make a bill harder to pass. Reagan kept things simple; why can't we?
3. Build in redundancy. Of course, the other great 1960s law was the Civil Rights Act, and we should extend this law, too. I mean not to prohibit just race- and sex- and now age- and handicap-discrimination, but discrimination in employment based on union membership or support. I know that the AFL-CIO and Change to Win have their own version of labor law reform, the Employee Free Choice Act. For liberals not familiar with the Employee Free Choice Act (and they are legion), the idea is simple: Have card checks instead of elections, and speed up what the National Labor Relations Board is doing. Indeed, not just speed up the NLRB but prod it to do more -- help negotiate first contracts, that sort of thing. All of this is fine. I'm a labor lawyer and I support it. Let's enact it. But it has major flaws. First, it will require years of rule making, which will end up in endless legal challenges. The courts won't like or understand it. Second, it creates a kind of bottleneck, in that a labor revival still has to "go through the government."
If we re-enact the Civil Rights Act, we have a model the courts already understand. If employers fire pro-union workers, those workers can go into court, and get damages, an injunction, and legal fees. With discovery, pro-union workers can get access to corporate files. We should exempt employers from these suits only if there is a labor agreement in place.
That's my plan, but -- WAIT! Let's wake up. Back to work. Bush is still in power. It's not even 2008.
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Q: Azure AD SSO Guest user can't login On guest user login on redirect URI I got an error:

AADSTS1000031: Application {App name} cannot be accessed at this time. Contact your administrator.

I'm using multi-tenant approach. The authorization URL looks good and it redirects me with such an error.
But I can't find any description of the error or configuration in the azure related to this error.
Also, "normal" users can log in without any issues.
I have such configuration in my Azure App:

Could you please advise how can I enable guest accounts support here?

A: This error can occur if you have not granted admin consent.
Go to Azure Active Directory within the Azure portal.
Go to Application registrations.
Select the Application based on the App-Id.
Go to API Permissions.
Click Grant Admin consent.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/manage-apps/grant-admin-consent

A: Has this SSO been setup as an Enterprise application?
Or are you just trying to get a guest user logged in to your tenancy as a guest?
If it is the later just create a new Guest user within your tenancy, make sure you have the rights to to do this first.
Then have the guest user accept the email invitation they receive.
Confirm within Azure they have accepted the invite.
Also make sure they are using the same email address as the invite was sent to and not an alias, which can cause confusion.


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