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Q: Logistic regression in Julia using Optim.jl I'm trying to implement a simple regularized logistic regression algorithm in Julia. I'd like to use Optim.jl library to minimize my cost function, but I can't get it to work.
My cost function and gradient are as follows:
function cost(X, y, theta, lambda)
    m = length(y)
    h = sigmoid(X * theta)
    reg = (lambda / (2*m)) * sum(theta[2:end].^2)
    J = (1/m) * sum( (-y).*log(h) - (1-y).*log(1-h) ) + reg
    return J
end

function grad(X, y, theta, lambda, gradient)
    m = length(y)
    h = sigmoid(X * theta)
    # gradient = zeros(size(theta))
    gradient = (1/m) * X' * (h - y)
    gradient[2:end] = gradient[2:end] + (lambda/m) * theta[2:end]
    return gradient
end

(Where theta is a vector of parameters for the hypothesis function and lambda is a regularization parameter.)
Then, according to the instructions given here: https://github.com/JuliaOpt/Optim.jl I try to call the optimization function like this:
# those are handle functions I define to pass them as arguments:
c(theta::Vector) = cost(X, y, theta, lambda)
g!(theta::Vector, gradient::Vector) = grad(X, y, theta, lambda, gradient)

# then I do
optimize(c,some_initial_theta)
# or maybe
optimize(c,g!,initial_theta,method = :l_bfgs) # try a different algorithm

In both cases it says that it fails to converge and the output looks kind of awkard:
julia> optimize(c,initial_theta)
Results of Optimization Algorithm
 * Algorithm: Nelder-Mead
 * Starting Point: [0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0]
 * Minimum: [1.7787162051775145,3.4584135105727145,-6.659680628594007,4.776952006060713,1.5034743945407143]
 * Value of Function at Minimum: -Inf
 * Iterations: 1000
 * Convergence: false
   * |x - x'| < NaN: false
   * |f(x) - f(x')| / |f(x)| < 1.0e-08: false
   * |g(x)| < NaN: false
   * Exceeded Maximum Number of Iterations: true
 * Objective Function Calls: 1013
 * Gradient Call: 0

julia> optimize(c,g!,initial_theta,method = :l_bfgs)
Results of Optimization Algorithm
 * Algorithm: L-BFGS
 * Starting Point: [0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0]
 * Minimum: [-6.7055e-320,-2.235e-320,-6.7055e-320,-2.244e-320,-6.339759952602652e-7]
 * Value of Function at Minimum: 0.693148
 * Iterations: 1
 * Convergence: false
   * |x - x'| < 1.0e-32: false
   * |f(x) - f(x')| / |f(x)| < 1.0e-08: false
   * |g(x)| < 1.0e-08: false
   * Exceeded Maximum Number of Iterations: false
 * Objective Function Calls: 75
 * Gradient Call: 75

Question
Is my method (from my first code listing) incorrect? Or am I misusing Optim.jl functions? Either way, what is the proper way to define and minimize the cost function here?
It's my first time with Julia and probably I'm doing something terribly wrong, but I can't tell what exactly. Any help will be appreciated!
EDIT
X and y are the training set, X is a 90x5 matrix, y a 90x1 vector (namely, my training set is taken from Iris - I don't think it matters).

A: Here is an example of unregularized logistic regression that uses the autodifferentiation functionality of Optim.jl. It might help you with your own implementation.
using Optim

const X = rand(100, 3)
const true_β = [5,2,4]
const true_y =  1 ./ (1 + exp(-X*true_β))

function objective(β)
    y = 1 ./ (1 + exp(-X*β))
    return sum((y - true_y).^2)  # Use SSE, non-standard for log. reg.
end

println(optimize(objective, [3.0,3.0,3.0],
                autodiff=true, method=LBFGS()))

Which gives me
Results of Optimization Algorithm
 * Algorithm: L-BFGS
 * Starting Point: [3.0,3.0,3.0]
 * Minimizer: [4.999999945789497,1.9999999853962256,4.0000000047769495]
 * Minimum: 0.000000
 * Iterations: 14
 * Convergence: true
   * |x - x'| < 1.0e-32: false
   * |f(x) - f(x')| / |f(x)| < 1.0e-08: false
   * |g(x)| < 1.0e-08: true
   * Exceeded Maximum Number of Iterations: false
 * Objective Function Calls: 53
 * Gradient Call: 53

A: Below you find my cost and gradient computation functions for Logistic Regression using closures and currying (version for those who got used to a function that returns the cost and gradient):
function cost_gradient(θ, X, y, λ)
    m = length(y)
    return (θ::Array) -> begin
        h = sigmoid(X * θ)
        J = (1 / m) * sum(-y .* log(h) .- (1 - y) .* log(1 - h)) + λ / (2 * m) * sum(θ[2:end] .^ 2)
    end, (θ::Array, storage::Array) -> begin
        h = sigmoid(X * θ)
        storage[:] = (1 / m) * (X' * (h .- y)) + (λ / m) * [0; θ[2:end]]
    end
end

Sigmoid function implementation:
sigmoid(z) = 1.0 ./ (1.0 + exp(-z))

To apply cost_gradient in Optim.jl do the following:
using Optim
#...
# Prerequisites:
# X size is (m,d), where d is the number of training set features
# y size is (m,1)
# λ as the regularization parameter, e.g 1.5
# ITERATIONS number of iterations, e.g. 1000
X=[ones(size(X,1)) X] #add x_0=1.0 column; now X size is (m,d+1)
initialθ = zeros(size(X,2),1) #initialTheta size is (d+1, 1)
cost, gradient! = cost_gradient(initialθ, X, y, λ)
res = optimize(cost, gradient!, initialθ, method = ConjugateGradient(), iterations = ITERATIONS);
θ = Optim.minimizer(res);

Now, you can easily predict (e.g. training set validation):
predictions = sigmoid(X * θ) #X size is (m,d+1)

Either try my approach or compare it with your implementation.

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TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tokens.com Corp. (NEO: COIN) (FSE: 76M) ("Tokens.com" or "the Company"), a Proof-of-Stake technology company that provides investors with a simple and secure way to gain exposure to Staking rewards and digital assets that power Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), is pleased to provide an update on the Company's crypto asset holdings and capital deployment since receiving the escrowed proceeds from its CAD$25 million subscription receipt financing (the "Offering") in connection with the closing of its go-public transaction on April 28, 2021. The Company is also pleased to share the operating performance of its Staked digital assets year-to-date. All amounts in this news release are unaudited and, unless otherwise indicated, are in US dollars.
As of the end of Q1, the inventory held for Staking had appreciated by 151.9%, as compared to December 31, 2020, with a Simple Weighted Average Yield of 12.8%. As previously announced, the Company will release Q1 financial results and hold an investor call hosted by CEO Andrew Kiguel on May 17, 2021.
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The world is rapidly digitizing and digital assets are expected to play a key role in this global transformation. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated and brought increased awareness to this trend. Tokens.com was created to capitalize on major fundamental changes occurring with this potential shift and expected increased global demand for this model:
The macro environment, fiscal stimulus and democratization of finance is accelerating adoption trends towards blockchain technology and the continued digitization of assets and financial products and services. The Company believes this movement is here to stay and still in its infancy when it comes to broad adoption. The leading use cases today are DeFi and NFTs, each of which have seen increased adoption and growth globally. As of this news release, there is $80 billion locked in DeFi1 and over $2 billion was spent on NFTs in Q1 20212.
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Ethereum:
Ethereum is not a currency; it is a decentralized computing platform that provides the infrastructure necessary for transformational trends and decentralized applications such as Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) through its programmable asset, ether (ETH).
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Polkadot:
Polkadot is a network for interoperable blockchains. The Polkadot blockchain network allows blockchains to be designed for very specific uses and still be able to leverage security and data built within the Polkadot framework.
Moreover, Polkadot is a blockchain network designed to support various interconnected, application-specific sub-chains called parachains (short for parallelized chains). Each chain built within Polkadot uses Parity Technologies' Substrate modular framework, which allows developers to select specific components that suit their application-specific chain best. Polkadot refers to the entire ecosystem of parachains that plug into a single base platform known as the Relay Chain. This base platform, which also leverages Substrate, does not support application functionality but instead provides security to the network's parachains and contains Polkadot's consensus, finality, and voting logic3.
In Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus mechanisms, nodes deposit tokens that are then used to validate transactions on the network. The nodes that are chosen are done so at random and are compensated in tokens in return. Staking is an alternative to crypto-mining on a Proof-of-Work network, where rather than expending computational energy, they give up the opportunity cost of capital. Staking requires a level of technical expertise4.
Some PoS networks allow the holders of the Staked coins to participate in major governance decisions of the network through a voting process. Generally speaking, the more coins that are Staked, the more power this individual has on the network4.
Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
Decentralized finance (DeFi) is a new class of financial applications that provides users with automated and transparent alternatives to traditional financial services without the need of financial institutions. The most popular DeFi applications include decentralized lending, borrowing, asset exchanges, and the decentralized creation of derivative assets. Once Ethereum migrates to PoS in connection with Ethereum 2.0, Tokens believes the vast majority of DeFi applications will be built on top of PoS blockchains. As the DeFi sector grows, the blockchains that power DeFi are also expected to scale, as are the rewards paid by those blockchains to secure their networks4.
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2 https://nonfungible.com/
3 https://messari.io/asset/ethereum
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About Tokens.com
Tokens.com Corp. is a Proof-of-Stake technology company that provides investors with a simple and secure way to gain exposure to Staking rewards and digital assets that power Decentralized Finance and Non-Fungible Tokens, without the burden of buying, managing and securing digital assets themselves. The Company creates value for its investors through earning Staking yields and the appreciation of its digital asset inventory, all achieved through environmentally friendly technology.
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Happy Halloween From The Gamel Family!!
Last year, the boys were superheroes. This year's theme was "Under the Sea."
Bennett chose to be a dolphin. Oliver chose to be an octopus. Avonlea was a mermaid.
Our little fish-girl. She didn't mind at all being placed into a fin-suit.
I found the idea for this costume on the Internet and it turned out so well! It's almost creepy how much it looked like an octopus when we were done. Oliver's choice in sweatshirt was his favorite color: orange.
On one level, Bennett's costume was super easy. But, on the other hand, it was a challenge. The belly, fin and tail were nothing more than a sweatsuit, fleece and stuffing that we sewed together. But the dolphin head was fairly difficult. We worked on it, for what it seemed to be, forever!
I love how Oliver instinctively put his hands inside his over sized sweatshirt and gave hugs with his tentacles. I could tell he really loved channelling his "inner octopus."
Daddy with his sea creatures.
Under the Sea with Mama.


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The Traditional Path is Not for Everyone
Growing up, Michael Groomes had his heart set on Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He loved science, and a career as an aerospace engineer seemed like the perfect fit. While in high school, he did all of the right things, visiting schools and planning what his next steps would be after graduation.
While Michael's future seemed certain, his plans changed during his junior year of high school. After exploring all of his options, he decided to enroll at Universal Technical Institute and pursue the career path of a diesel technician. A little over a year later, Michael has built an incredible career working for Peterbilt, a leading truck manufacturer, at just 20 years old.
His parents, Kender and Theresa, supported Michael every step of the way. While some parents may have doubted their child's decision to take the non-traditional path, Kender and Theresa encouraged him to follow his passion.
Michael's story is incredibly inspiring—so much so that it caught the attention of Mike Rowe, host of the popular TV series Dirty Jobs and strong advocate for the skilled trades! Keep reading to learn more about Michael and his journey to becoming a diesel technician:
An Open Letter to Mike Rowe
In a Facebook post that has received over 66,000 likes and 15,000 shares to date, Mike Rowe shared a letter Michael's father wrote to him as well as a response. Here's what Kender wrote to Mike:
My son always wanted to go to MIT to get an engineering degree in aerospace. I feared the cost but never said a thing to him about it. I instead tried to get him to consider Caltech, where my connections at JPL could have given him a hand with an internship. But then he decided to attend Universal Technical Institute, to learn to be a diesel mechanic.
When I asked him why he said "I can make good money, it's a two year program, I'll get hired straight out of school. I'll save my money for five years or so, then go get my degree, and I won't have school debt when I graduate. And if I don't find the engineering job I want I can still fix diesels."
Then he added "Have you heard Mike Rowe talk about the skills gap? Someone has to fill it." Today, my son is working for Peterbilt. He did get hired right out of school, and his loans will be paid off after one year of working. He was the top student in his class, by the way.
I wanted to thank you for setting my son on the path to success. Your words did it. Your work is more important than you know. Thank you again.
Kender MacGowan
Mike's Response
Within the same post, Mike responded to Kender:
Hi Kender,
Your son is a genius, and so are you. A lot of parents would have bristled at the idea of their brilliant child, "settling" for a two-year school, when MIT awaits. Many others would have discouraged them from learning a useful skill before going straight into a university. Good for you, and good for your son. I'm sharing your note because lots of other kids and parents are in the same position, and I want them to know we're awarding a million dollars in work ethic scholarships to people who think like your son. If you know any such people, please direct them here. mikeroweworks.org/scholarship.
Good luck to your son, and thanks again for the kind words.
- Mike
This Facebook post has created a much larger conversation about just how rewarding a career in the trades can be, and the importance of spreading awareness to the younger generation. In the comments, countless stories have been shared about those who are finding success in this industry by taking what American standards have deemed as the 'non-traditional path.'
Michael's Journey
Michael was always interested in science and math. He excelled in school and succeeded at pretty much anything he set his mind to, including winning his high school academic decathlon and graduating at the top of his class. "He was a ridiculously brilliant kid," Kender shares.
From a young age, Michael wanted to attend MIT to become an aerospace engineer. However, his father Kender had hesitations about the location of the school being so far from home. He encouraged Michael to consider Caltech, where he could most likely get an internship with NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) because of Kender's connections.
While in high school, Michael explored all of his options. At the time, he had a Subaru that blew up, so he turned to YouTube to learn how to fix it himself. He discovered that he had a natural knack for working on cars, and when a recruiter from UTI came to his school, things clicked for him.
Michael enjoyed working on cars, and he was intrigued by the industry demand for technicians and the fact that he could finish his training in a fraction of the time. He enrolled in the Auto/Diesel program at UTI and after completing his core training, headed to Peterbilt Technician Institute (PTI) to receive advanced Peterbilt training on the company's products and technologies.
Pursuing a Career in the Trades
When Michael brought up UTI to his parents, they were supportive. "His reasoning was sound, and I had no problem with it," Kender shares.
"I love the working man," Kender continues. He sees the value in people who weld, plumb, run electrical lines, build things and fix vehicles. He realizes that without those who work in the trades, our country would not be able to run at the speed and efficiency we're accustomed to.
While Michael was attending UTI, he would always come home and tell his parents stories about his experiences in class and what he was learning. Michael's instructors not only taught their students skills, but also talked to them about the industry as a whole, including what it takes to succeed and educating them on the great income potential that comes with fixing diesels.
Building a Career with Peterbilt
Today, Michael is working as a Level I Service Technician for Peterbilt. Because of his PTI training and certifications, he does much more than a Level I Technician would normally do. He loves his job and credits his specialized training program for allowing him to hit the ground running with his career.1
Even if Michael decides to one day pursue becoming an engineer, he will always have his diesel career to fall back on. In fact, one of the things Michael wants to design is a drone that runs on diesel—so he will likely combine his diesel background with his engineering knowledge one day.
While he was at UTI, Michael received four toolboxes from contests he won and during his PTI training, and he entered the tech rodeo to sharpen his skills. His natural ability combined with his strong work ethic has already taken him a long way in his career.
The Importance of Carving Your Own Path
There's no doubt that Michael has accomplished incredible things in his career, but the road wasn't always easy. His parents were supportive of him, but like many who choose to go into the trades, he was faced with doubts of others. The idea that you have to go to a 4-year school to be successful is still ingrained in the minds of many.
When going through this, Michael learned a powerful lesson: you're the only one who can decide what is best for your future. "Very little of other people's critical input actually matters," he shares. "If someone has something critical to say, it's more important where it comes from than the actual content of it."
Michael chose a path that led him to where he wanted to go in his career. He learned valuable, in-demand skills, and completed a specialized training program that linked him directly to the manufacturer he wanted to work for.
Throughout his UTI journey, Michael worked incredibly hard. He excelled in his classes all while working 8 hours a day and commuting and hour and a half each direction—at just 17 years old. In the short year it's been since he graduated, Michael has already reached major milestones in his career. There's no telling where he'll go in the future!
Advice to Other Parents
Michael had the support of his parents, but this isn't always the case for those who choose to go into the trades.
According to Michael's mother Theresa, "Supporting your child in what they want to do is our job as parents." For Michael, UTI was a springboard into his future—it provided him with the training and industry connections he needed to get started on the right foot.
Kender's advice for other parents is to always have your child's back, even if you think their plans are wrong. According to him, "Trade school is the way to go, and you can always go back to school for a 4-year degree later."
"We need tradespeople," Kender continues. "They make a good living, and the work is always going to be there." There's something satisfying about working with your hands, and those who follow what they are passionate about are most often the happiest.
"UTI teaches kids in-demand, real-world skills and sets them up for long-term success," Kender shares. Learning a skill, whether it's working on diesels, welding or CNC machining, gives you something you can always fall back on and earn a living doing.
In the end, everyone's path is unique. As a parent, it's important to see this in your child and encourage them in their passions. Michael and his family's story is a perfect example of how big of an impact the support and encouragement of a parent can make in a student as they pursue their career!
Opportunities Are Out There
If you're considering a career in the trades, you may qualify for scholarships and grants that can help to lessen the cost of your education and provide other valuable incentives. To learn more, check out the resources listed below:
Mike Rowe Work Ethic Scholarship Program: Provides scholarships to those who sign the S.W.E.A.T. pledge, have a strong work ethic and meet the other criteria specified on the mikeroweworks.org website.
TechForce Foundation: Awards over $1.5 million in scholarships and grants to aspiring technicians each year.
UTI Scholarships & Grants: UTI will make more than $15 million in scholarship and grant money available to students in 2020.10
Tuition Reimbursement Incentive Program (TRIP): UTI teams up with employers who offer students things such as student loan repayment assistance, hiring incentive packages, tool purchase assistance and sign-on bonuses.14
Train for a Career at UTI
From automotive and diesel to motorcycleand marine, UTI offers a wide variety of programs to prepare you for a career in growing industries. To learn more, visit our programs page and request information to get in touch with an admissions representative today.
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Q: jascript angular for loop executed after the promises I have a problem with promises and for loop. The following code is not executed sequentially:
secondQuery.find().then(function(results) {
            alert("2")
            for (var i in results) {
                (function(index){
                    var object = results[index];
                    var item_id = results[index].id;
                    var status = object.get("status");
                    var event_id = object.get("event_id");
                    var user_id = object.get("user_id");
                    var user_id_name = object.get("user_id_name");

                    var thumbimageurl = "";
                    var nFacebookFriends = 0;
                    var nInstagramFollowers = 0;
                    var nTwitterFollowers = 0;

                    var query2 = new Parse.Query(User)
                    query2.equalTo("username",user_id)
                    return query2.first({
                        success: function(object) {
                            alert("3")
                            var thumbfile = object.get("thumb");
                            thumbimageurl = thumbfile.url();
                            nFacebookFriends = object.get('nFacebookFriends');
                            nInstagramFollowers = object.get('nInstagramFollowers');
                            nTwitterFollowers = object.get('nTwitterFollowers');
                        }
                    }).then(function(){
                        alert("4")
                        requests.push({
                            'thumb': thumbimageurl,
                            'item_id':item_id,
                            'status':status,
                            'event_id':event_id,
                            'user_id':user_id,
                            'user_id_name':user_id_name,
                            'nFacebookFriends':nFacebookFriends,
                            'nInstagramFollowers':nInstagramFollowers,
                            'nTwitterFollowers':nTwitterFollowers
                        })
                    })
                })(i)
            }
        }).then(function(){
                    alert('end')
                        $scope.requests = requests;
                        $localStorage.requests = requests;
                      //  alert(JSON.stringify(requests))
        })

After the "2" alert instead of a cycle of "3" and "4" I got directly "end". Is there a way to force the for loop to be executed before the next promise?

A: You need to understand how asynchronous calls happen. What happens here is that the outermost block (secondQuery.find().then...) is executed, and when the promise returns, the callback is executed synchronously (all the iterations of the loop fire different asynchronous calls), and then exits, to execute the then block that contains alert('end'); because in your code, I observe that query2.first is an asynchronous call, which must not return before the end block is called.
if you want the end block to come after the 3 and 4, you will have to chain it to them. That's the only way to guarantee the sequence you desire. Or you can look up promise.all() (if your library uses bluebird) or promise.all() (es6)

A: You can create a chain of promise and Each of it is pending on previous promise in the chain.  so inside each iteration of for loop  you can keep adding promises to the promise chain.
Note:  But i have an issue @ query2.first  this returns a promise  and also it callback ?  in that case, i dont know what happens with the callback part.
    secondQuery.find().then(function(results) {
    alert("2");

    // We will create a chain of promises here,
    // Each of it is pending on previouse promise in the chain
    var promise = Promise.resolve();

    for (var i in results) {
        (function(index) {
            promise = promise.then(function() {
                var object = results[index];
                var item_id = results[index].id;
                var status = object.get("status");
                var event_id = object.get("event_id");
                var user_id = object.get("user_id");
                var user_id_name = object.get("user_id_name");

                var thumbimageurl = "";
                var nFacebookFriends = 0;
                var nInstagramFollowers = 0;
                var nTwitterFollowers = 0;

                var query2 = new Parse.Query(User);
                query2.equalTo("username",user_id);

                //I am not very sure about this,  this return a promise also there is a callback
                //So When callback hits is out of this scope
                return query2.first({
                    success: function(object) {
                        alert("3")
                        var thumbfile = object.get("thumb");
                        thumbimageurl = thumbfile.url();
                        nFacebookFriends = object.get('nFacebookFriends');
                        nInstagramFollowers = object.get('nInstagramFollowers');
                        nTwitterFollowers = object.get('nTwitterFollowers');
                    }
                })
            })
            .then(function() {
                alert("4");
                requests.push({
                    'thumb': thumbimageurl,
                    'item_id':item_id,
                    'status':status,
                    'event_id':event_id,
                    'user_id':user_id,
                    'user_id_name':user_id_name,
                    'nFacebookFriends':nFacebookFriends,
                    'nInstagramFollowers':nInstagramFollowers,
                    'nTwitterFollowers':nTwitterFollowers
                })
            })
        })(i)
    }

    return promise;
})
.then(function(){
    alert('end');
    $scope.requests = requests;
    $localStorage.requests = requests;
    //  alert(JSON.stringify(requests))
})


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I was talking with another writer about her blog. She's rad and has over a million page views since she started it. Ah-mazing. Truth be told, I started this fledgling blog and thought it might magically write itself. So, I picked her brain. Her blog has a theme, dolls. Admittedly, I rarely played with dolls much and am actually creeped out by a majority of them (I'm sorry!). Her blog is successful because she faithfully tends it, updates the content and stays on the target of dolls.
So how do I focus? I'm s Christian wife and mom that loves sci-fi, tacos, movies and VW's as well as Disney. I own my own rolling tool box and circular saw, prefer my laundry air dried and it's not below me to wear socks with Birkenstocks. And nothing excites me like a thesaurus!
So welcome to my opinions of films, movies and television as afforded by a Sunday School teaching, Austen adoring, chicken herding writer. Be assured that randomness will occur, but feel free to fling me a title that you'd like me to peruse.
Until next time, remember: normal is overrated.
**P.S. Yes, yes, I'll be posting up V for Vendetta soon.


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Kiki Ebsen, a night of original songs
Monday, July 22 @ 7:00PM Mon, Jul 22 @ 7:00PM
Festival of Arts/Pagent of the Masters, 650 Laguna Canyon Road , Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Kiki Ebsen delivers her original compositions with an amazing band. From her critically acclaimed 1994 release "Red" all they way to her latest project (soon to be titled), Kiki will win your heart with her gorgeous melodies and emotionally driven lyrics.
"a world-class songwriter-performer ... with a polished vocal style and songs of substance "
— Steve Wagner, American Songwriter (Feb 17, 2014)
Tuesday, August 13 @ 7:00PM Tue, Aug 13 @ 7:00PM
"If you're a Joni Mitchell fan, you will become a Kiki Ebsen fan as she faithfully performs a variety of Joni's songs in a wonderful show... " — Stephen Bishop ~ Grammy nominated artist
The Joni Mitchell Project celebrates the genius of the Joni Mitchell songbook. Singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Kiki Ebsen delivers beautiful piano on "Both Sides Now" and "Case of You," and shifts to guitar on "Coyote" and "Chelsea Morning," among others. You'll enjoy her band arrangements of "Woodstock," "Big Yellow Taxi," and "Free Man in Paris," as well as the deeper tracks like "Blonde in the Bleachers," and "Michael From Mountains". Kiki follows Joni through her early years of "Blue" and "Song to a Seagull" then explores her jazzy side with cuts from her "Mingus" record and "Wild Things Run Fast". Kiki and her band pay tribute to Joni Mitchell, her music, style, originality and pure artistry like no other. This event should not be missed!
To Dad with Love: A Tribute to Buddy Ebsen
Friday, September 6 @ 8:00PM Fri, Sep 6 @ 8:00PM
Theatre West, 3333 Cahuenga Blvd. West, , LA, CA 90068
Sept 6, 7** at 8pm and Sep 9 at 2pm Sept 14, 15 at 8pm and Sep 16 at 2pm
Sept 20, 21 at 8pm and Sep 22 at 2pm
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Kiki Ebsen returns to Theatre West By Popular Demand with a newly envisioned World Premiere production of her show, To Dad With Love: A Tribute To Buddy Ebsen
Multi-talented performer, Kiki Ebsen honors her father, entertainer Buddy Ebsen, in a multimedia show, co-designed by Kiki and her brother, Dustin Ebsen. The show highlights the icon's seven-decade career during the best days of stage, film, theatre, and television. From his earliest days as a New York song-and-dance man, Kiki takes the audience back in time as Buddy Ebsen starred in early films such as "Captain January", "Breakfast at Tiffany's", "Banjo On My Knee" and the "Broadway Melody" movies of 1936 and 1938. In addition Kiki will reflect on his television work in "The Legend of Davy Crockett", "The Beverly Hillbillies" and "Barnaby Jones".
With heartfelt love from daughter to father, Kiki remembers her dad, singing beloved songs from Buddy's film career, accompanied by premier jazz musicians Jeff Colella (piano), Granville "Danny" Young (bass), Kim Richmond (woodwinds) and Kendall Kay (drums).
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An Ontario civil liberties group presented a letter to National Defence Headquarters Friday accusing Canadian Cadet organizations of conducting searches of cadets' belongings that violate Charter rights.
Rear-Adm. Jennifer Bennett, chief reserves and cadets, with Air Cadets from 66 Challenger Squadron in Thunder Bay, Ont., in May 2012.
An Ontario civil liberties group has presented a letter to National Defence Headquarters accusing Canadian Cadet organizations of conducting searches of cadets' belongings that violate Charter rights.
Regular searches of lockers and dorm rooms are allegedly conducted at Cadets Summer Training Centres without cause and without informing cadets of their right to withdraw consent for the searches at any time.
Joseph Hickey, executive director of the Ontario Civil Liberties Association, said staff from the cadets summer training program anonymously provided his organization with the information. He could not confirm his sources' location but said that to his knowledge the alleged inappropriate searching occurs at camps across Canada.
"We are aware of the concerns," said Maj. Doug Keirstead, a spokesman for the Chief Reserves and Cadets. He said the national cadets organization, which are supported by the Canadian Forces, is reviewing the matter. "At all times our priority remains safety and welfare of the youth that are entrusted to our care," he said.
Cadet kit checks are conducted at summer training centres to ensure they have appropriate equipment that is well-maintained and they are living in a hygienic environment, said Keirstead.
Prohibited items are removed if found before cadets enter the camp. These include items such as knives, scissors and lighters. They are returned to cadets at the end of the summer.
Rear Adm. Jennifer Bennett, to whom the civil liberties organization addressed its June 27 letter, will be engaging with staff across the country to address the concerns it raised, said Keirstead.
Hickey said anonymous staff told him they are asked to look through cadets' possessions in a systematic way, and more often than they felt is appropriate. They are often labelled "hygiene inspections," he said.
The people who contacted the association told Hickey the searches happen "very often," though the exact frequency is not known, he said. Arrival and departure searches are conducted when cadets arrive and leave the camps. It is not clear how often room searches are conducted.
A Supreme Court ruling in 2008 established that blanket searches of student possessions and backpacks brought to schools should not be allowed unless "reasonable grounds" are established for a search, said Hickey. Based on this court ruling, he said, the Canadian military should be upfront and inform Cadets they have the right to consent or not consent to the searches at any time.
"It should be a way to provide education about rights and to set examples to show the importance of rights, rather than what can often be a humiliating experience, to have an authority figure invading your private space," he said.
Hickey said the association would like to see action taken right away, this summer, as a result of the letter. He said he hopes a central policy will be created and implemented to address the issue and outline the steps staff should take before conducting searches.
There are 23 Cadets Summer Training Centres across Canada.


Following is the text of the letter addressed by Dr Ashwin Mahesh to Sri Suresh Kumar, Minister for UD, on the subject, along with his preface. I thought Prajagalu may want to contribute to the debate, and hence this post.
When it comes to the latest Garbage City tag, there was indeed a PIL filed. Fighting the negative tag was Neeraj Mishra, a resident of Indiranagar. Two years ago, Neeraj filed a PIL in the High Court of Karnataka when he found that garbage near his house had rented the place for free and the BBMP was letting it flourish.
Finding that BBMP was not quite equipped to clear the "tree trimmings" from the roadsides, fast enough, following the periodic exercises carried out by his men, particularly during the monsoon period, what does Mr Manivannan, the BESCOM, MD, do?
The projects to clean up storm water valleys had been taken up under Environment Action Plan (EAP) Part A in 2004, but it was taken up again in 2010 as there was no progress.
The following is the request sent out by the Namma Bengaluru Foundation (NBF) to all Civil Society and RWA groups, across the city, with their having taken the initiative to set up a dialogue with the BDA and other government agencies involved in the process of forming the Comprehensive Development Plan (now termed CDP-2035) for the city.
The cash-strapped Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will also set up shop at GIM venue to attract investors for 12 projects like managing the city's garbage and building skywalks. The civic body proposes to execute the projects, worth Rs 1,000 crore, under the public private partnership (PPP) model.
For those dazzled by the Palika Bazaar in New Delhi, the-re's something to look forward to right here. BBMP is mulling over the construction of a similar bazaar below Freedom Park. The underground Palika Bazaar impressed mayor D Venkatesh Murthy who visited the place on May 19.
If the statue (Ambedkar) is not shifted, the TBMs will have to be dismantled again at Vidhana Soudha station, towards the Vikasa Soudha gate, and parts have to be taken by shafts and launched from General Post Office end; the distance between these two stations being only a few meters would mean time and cost overrun.


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Maradona is 'the greatest', says Ronaldo
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SAINT PETERSBURG : Football legends Ronaldo Nazario and Diego Maradona exchanged words of praise after being guests of honour at the FIFA Confederations Cup final between Germany and Chile. The World Cup winners -- Ronaldo for Brazil in 1994 and 2002 and Maradona for Argentina in 1986 -- arrived at the Krestovsky Stadium on the same bus and again crossed paths during the pre-match entertainment on Sunday, reports Xinhua news agency.
"It's good to see old friends again," Ronaldo told Brazil's SporTV.
"Maradona was with us on the bus. It's always fun to be with him. One of the great things about coming to these events is that you bump into good friends."
Ronaldo later published an image of the pair on social media and described the former Argentina No. 10 as "the greatest".
The former Barcelona, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and AC Milan striker, who scored a hat-trick in Brazil's 6-0 victory over Australia in the 1997 Confederations Cup final, carried the trophy onto the pitch on Sunday.
Maradona also posted a photo of the pair with the words: "If only we could play today."
Image Credit : Facebook


Connecticut police say a convenience store clerk has been critically injured trying to stop the theft of two signs featuring images of actor David Hasselhoff.
The signs featuring him advertising iced coffee. Officials say more than 500 of them have been stolen from stores in several states in recent months.
Authorities say a 36-year-old clerk at a Cumberland Farms in Shelton saw a man put the signs into an SUV shortly after 1 a.m. Tuesday. Police say the worker was struck and dragged by the SUV and landed on his head.
Police say the clerk is hospitalized in critical condition, and authorities are looking for the suspects. The employee's name hasn't been released.
On Aug.17, the actor tweeted a video of one of the signs attached to an airplane, flying above a crowd on a beach.
"Thanks to @cumberlandfarms and Jeff! You guys rock! What a cool banner," he wrote.
Hasselhoff is best known for his starring roles in the TV shows "Baywatch" and "Knight Rider."


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Q: Trying to update the innerText of an HTML element when a button is clicked in JavaScript
Hey guys. I'm creating an installation widget where the command to run changes depending on the buttons that are clicked (Build version and OS version)
I want the command text at the bottom to change when a user changes their build to Preview or  LTS and so on. My logic is that it checks to see if the button has the "colorText" css style enabled, which will tell the program to change the innertext of the "Run this Command" part.
Heres my code:

const btns = document.querySelectorAll('.links');
const osBtns = document.querySelectorAll('.OSVersion')
const command = document.querySelector('.Command')

btns.forEach(btn => {
  btn.addEventListener('click', e => {
    // remove any existing active links
    btns.forEach(b => b.classList.remove('colorText'));
    // activate the clicked link
    e.target.classList.add('colorText');
  })
});

function commandChange() {
  if (btns[1].classList.contains('colorText')) {
    command.innerText === "# MacOS Binaries dont support CUDA, install from source if CUDA is needed conda install pytorch torchvision torchaudio -c pytorch"
  } else {
    command.innerText === "conda install pytorch torchvision torchaudio cudatoolkit=10.2 -c pytorch"
  }
}

commandChange();

PyTorch Build

Stable (1.10.2)

Preview (Nightly)

LTS (1.8.2)

Your OS

Linux

Mac

Windows

Run this Command

conda install pytorch torchvision torchaudio cudatoolkit=10.2 -c pytorch

I havent worked with vanilla JavaScript in a long time so I've been trying to get familiar with it again. I would love some help on this issue! Thank you!

A: You used the operator

===

which will compare the values. To assign a value use

command.innerText = 'Something';

Then you commandChange function will run once instead of every click event.
You should put the function inside the click event.

const btns = document.querySelectorAll('.links');
const osBtns = document.querySelectorAll('.OSVersion')
const command = document.querySelector('.Command')

btns.forEach(btn => {
  btn.addEventListener('click', e => {
    // remove any existing active links
    btns.forEach(b => b.classList.remove('colorText'));
    // activate the clicked link
    e.target.classList.add('colorText');
    commandChange();
  })
});

function commandChange() {

  if (btns[1].classList.contains('colorText')) {
    command.innerText = "# MacOS Binaries dont support CUDA, install from source if CUDA is needed conda install pytorch torchvision torchaudio -c pytorch"
  } else {
    command.innerText = "conda install pytorch torchvision torchaudio cudatoolkit=10.2 -c pytorch"
  }
}

PyTorch Build

Stable (1.10.2)

Preview (Nightly)

LTS (1.8.2)

Your OS

Linux

Mac

Windows

Run this Command

conda install pytorch torchvision torchaudio cudatoolkit=10.2 -c pytorch


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Russia on Pace For 140,000 Dead Soldiers at War's One-Year Mark: Ukraine
Russia has reportedly lost so many soldiers in the Ukrainian war during the last 11 months that it could possibly see 150,000 total dead by the war's 1-month mark next month. A more conservative number predicts 140,000 dead Russian soldiers by a month from today.
These estimates come from Ukraine's Ministry of Defense. Ukraine estimates that Russia lost 690 soldiers yesterday, bringing Russia's total losses to an estimated 122,170 deaths of soldiers in the last 11 months.
The war between Russia and Ukraine hit its 11-month mark on Tuesday, and Russia's losses have piled higher in the last few months. With averages of 500-700 losses per day, Russia could possibly lose another 15,000-21,000 losses over the next 30 days, which could put its losses between 140,000-150,000 casualties since the war began on February 24, 2022.
The defense ministry on Sunday listed 600 Russians killed, which brought the four-day total to 2,290 Russian casualties.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky during his New Year's address to the nation said Russia is "afraid" and that he senses "fear."
"They are afraid. You can feel it. And they are right to be afraid. Because they are losing. Drones, missiles, anything else will not help them. Because we are together. And they are together only with fear," Zelensky said.
Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine has now entered its 12th month, they but failed to take the capital of Kyiv, getting pushed back by Ukrainian fighters. Ukraine fighters have also shown a staunch defense in northern cities like Kharkiv, where they pushed Russian troops back toward the nearby border.
Russia, despite many losses in the war entering its 49th week, has shifted focus to eastern and southern Ukraine. That includes a strong presence in the Black Sea.
Ukraine is gaining more support from the West, particularly from the United States and Germany for tanks and new air defense systems that can protect the country from Kh-22 missiles, like the ones that destroyed Dnipro a week ago.
Ukraine's office of the Prosecutor General said it was Russia's 52nd Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment.
"According to preliminary information, the Kh-22 missile was used. This type of missile leads to the greatest human casualties, because the missile is extremely inaccurate, has a huge deviation. Therefore, the use of such weapons for targets in densely populated areas is clearly a war crime," the Ukraine office said in a Telegram post. "This type of rocket was used in Sergiivka and Kremenchuk. It can be launched by a single Russian unit – the 52nd Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment."
Many Western countries, including the United States, Germany and other allies have begun pledging more tanks to assist Ukraine as well. This includes a bipartisan crew of U.S. lawmakers who are urging President Joe Bidenb to act suddenly for support.
The post Russia on Pace For 140,000 Dead Soldiers at War's One-Year Mark: Ukraine appeared first on Newsweek.
Tags: RussiaRussia-Ukraine warUkraine


Rick lives in Blue Grass, IA and is moving to Florida soon. Rick can do anything from fixing a rolex watch to repairing a CAT bulldozer.
He has a daughter, Christina, and two sons, Sean and Steve.
Rick: I met Lena online after nearly a year of searching. After nearly 1200 women had contact with me or emailed me, I found Lena. I stopped communication immediately with all others. It is really hard to explain, but I knew she was the one for me, it was a feeling I had never had. I was looking for a woman without children who spoke english very well. Lena met neither of these requirements but I felt there was something very special about her. I was correct, she is very special. After many months of intense communication we decided to meet. I didn't want to visit Uzbekistan. After doing research I learned of the terrorists problems and ruthless government. I had a feeling bad things were going to happen there and told Lena to leave as soon as possible. As it turned out there were big problems there within weeks after we met.
I purchased tickets for myself, Lena and her son Maksim to fly to Kiev, Ukraine. I knew we would be safe there and it is a very safe place compared to Uzbekistan. After living with Lena in Ukraine for a month I got to know her very well. She is a very strong, kind, sweet, loving and exceptional woman. I think she is a one in a billion, with amazing talent and generosity.
Her son Max told me she had a very rare gift for healing people. She is a medical doctor and acupuncturist so I thought this was her gift. She forgot to bring her acupuncture needles with her to help with pain that I have from a deteriorated disk in my lower neck. The day before I was to return home, I was out of pain pills and in much pain. This is when I found out about what her rare gift was. She had me sit in a chair and would not let me see what she was doing. I felt a warm sensation on my neck and when she was done, she showed me what she was doing. She was holding a picture of Jesus with a picture of St. Nicholas taped to the back. The pain has not come back since. I have had problems for years with it and doctors could do nothing except to prescribe pain pills. I had never imagined that this was possible but after experiencing it, I am a believer. I asked her why she didn't do this earlier and she was afraid I would laugh at her. She says that many people think it's silly.
Max told me that many people would come to her and she refused payment or gifts for these treatments and acupuncture. I find this amazing because she was very poor and could use money. She told me long ago that she stopped practicing as a medical doctor because she didn't like pushing drugs when there were alternative methods of healing. That is why she changed careers to AIDS diagnostics and healed people on her own time.
I love Lena very much, she is very special to me. I am totally amazed with her strength and kindness. We both believe that God has brought us together. We will get married when she arrives in America. I hope there are no problems with their visas. They are alone in an unfamiliar country and they miss me very much.
Lena and Max both will make excellent American citizens and are very excited to have the opportunity to come to our great country. Max has attended private schools with a very high GPA and speaks english well. He is a very respectful, intelligent, polite and kind person, like his mother.


Tickets are now on sales for RawFfest, the national youth arts festival for Wales, which will take place at Venue Cymru and other locations in Llandudno from 17 to 20 August 2017. This is the first time this festival has taken place in North Wales. The festival is for young people aged 14 to 25 years-old. Take a peek at our initial programme here http://www.rawffest.wales/programme.
A full Festival Weekend Pass is available for £50 with accommodation packages starting at £15 for the lucky first few purchasers. Day tickets are £20 and £10.
A full programme and a wide selection of workshops have been planned with more events being confirmed in the run up to the festival. The festival has financial support from Arts Council of Wales and the Welsh Government.
Tags: RawFfest 2017, Venue Cymru.


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Q: "Unable to resolve superclass/Link of class failed" errors with Android Studio I'm getting these errors when trying to use an external library imported (as a Maven file dependency) through the Project Structure > Dependencies window in Android Studio 1.0 RC 2:
W/dalvikvm﹕ Unable to resolve superclass of Lcom/melnykov/fab/FloatingActionButton$1; (1487)
W/dalvikvm﹕ Link of class 'Lcom/melnykov/fab/FloatingActionButton$1;' failed

My build.gradle file:
apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 21
    buildToolsVersion "21.1.1"

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "user.appname"
        minSdkVersion 18
        targetSdkVersion 21
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
    }

    compileOptions {
        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:21.0.2'
    compile 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:21.0.2'
    compile 'com.android.support:cardview-v7:21.0.2'
    compile 'com.melnykov:floatingactionbutton:1.1.0'
}

I've googled around and most solutions are for projects in Eclipse, involving setting the Java Build Path to Order and Export, but I can't seem to find a similar setting in Android Studio.
Thanks!

A: Given that you added
repositories {
    mavenCentral()
}

to your build.gradle, I think that your issue is caused by gradle not being able to reach external resources.
Are you behind a proxy?
I solved this problem adding file gradle.properties in my home .gradle directory. It's made like this:
systemProp.http.proxyHost=myproxy.mydomain.it
systemProp.http.proxyPort=myproxyport
systemProp.http.proxyUser=myproxyuser
systemProp.http.proxyPassword=XXXXXXXX

systemProp.https.proxyHost=myproxy.mydomain.it
systemProp.https.proxyPort=myproxyport
systemProp.https.proxyUser=myproxyuser
systemProp.https.proxyPassword=XXXXXXXX

systemProp.http.nonProxyHosts=*.nonproxyrepos.com|localhost
systemProp.https.nonProxyHosts=*.nonproxyrepos.com|localhost


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by Jennifer Reed/ bookjunkiez | July 9, 2021 · 5:00 am
Killers! Reveal
#6 of the Natalie McMasters Mysteries
Release Date: Aug 9, 2021
Her dead father once asked, "What did you do to make God sad, Nattie?"
Natalie McMasters is a twentysomething college student who just wants to get on with her life, and she's got to wonder. Her dear friend lies dead and the crazed killer responsible now has Nattie on his short list. Her only choice? Cancel him before he cancels her!
Nattie assembles an unlikely squad to find the killer: her wife Lupe, her husband Danny, an aging FBI agent and an even more ancient Tai Chi master. Jointly and separately, they embark on a totally lit road trip across the Old South, meeting danger and death at every turn. Unexpected help is provided by a voice from the grave. But her adversary has a badass squad too, and friends and loved ones fall along the way.
Naked and afraid in a primeval swamp, Nattie must confront her greatest enemy one last time. How will she ever get the W?
Thomas A. Burns Jr. writes the Natalie McMasters Mysteries from the small town of Wendell, North Carolina, where he lives with his wife and son, four cats and a Cardigan Welsh Corgi. He was born and grew up in New Jersey, attended Xavier High School in Manhattan, earned B.S degrees in Zoology and Microbiology at Michigan State University and a M.S. in Microbiology at North Carolina State University. As a kid, Tom started reading mysteries with the Hardy Boys, Ken Holt and Rick Brant, then graduated to the classic stories by authors such as A. Conan Doyle, Dorothy Sayers, John Dickson Carr, Erle Stanley Gardner and Rex Stout, to name a few. Tom has written fiction as a hobby all of his life, starting with Man from U.N.C.L.E. stories in marble-backed copybooks in grade school. He built a career as technical, science and medical writer and editor for nearly thirty years in industry and government. Now that he's a full time novelist, he's excited to publish his own mystery series, as well as to write stories about his second most favorite detective, Sherlock Holmes. His Holmes story, The Camberwell Poisoner, recently appeared in the March – June issue of The Strand Magazine. Tom has also written a Lovecraftian horror novel, The Legacy of the Unborn, under the pen name of Silas K. Henderson‒a sequel to H.P. Lovecraft's masterpiece At the Mountains of Madness.
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Q: ¿Cómo puedo abrir el explorador de archivos para seleccionar una ruta en C#? Estoy haciendo una ventana en WPF de Visual Studio que será parte de un instalador y lo que quiero es que al presionar un botón se abra el explorador de archivos para poder seleccionar una ruta, pero lo único que he logrado es que se me abra el explorador pero sin opción a seleccionar una ruta, esto lo he logrado con el comando System.Diagnotics.Process.Start("c:");. No se si falta algo más o existe otro comando para lograr mi objetivo. Esto es lo que quiero lograr:

Gracias por la ayuda ofrecida.

A: Puedes hacer uso de la clase FolderBrowserDialog de System.Windows.Forms el cual te permite abrir una ventana donde escoger un directorio. Como estas trabajando en WPF ese ensamblado no esta incluido te recomiendo que lo agregues haciendo haciendo click encima de tus referencias en la ventana de Explorador de soluciones y marques la opción Agregar Referencias, se abrirá una ventana y ahi buscas la pestaña Ensamblados (en el VStudio 2017 es la primera) y en la lista que se muestra a tu izquierda buscas el elemento que se llame System.Windows.Forms y lo seleccionas, ya por último das Aceptar y ya puedes programar usando este ensamblado.
Aquí te dejo el código.
Agrega el ensamblado en tus using
using System.Windows.Forms;

Este es el evento click de tu botón
    private void Button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
        using(var fd = new FolderBrowserDialog())
        {
            if(fd.ShowDialog() == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(fd.SelectedPath))
            {
                textBox1.Text = fd.SelectedPath;
            }
        }
    }

Lo que hago en estas lineas es preguntar si el usuario abrio el modal, selecciono una carpeta le dio al boton aceptar y esta ruta no esta vacía, si todo esto es verdadero entonces pongo su valor en el campo de texto que tengo en la ventana de mi formulario.
Buena suerte y espero que te funcione ya lo probé y me funciona.

A: Usa la clase FolderBrowserDialog de windows.forms:
using (var dialog = new System.Windows.Forms.FolderBrowserDialog())
{
    System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult result = dialog.ShowDialog();
    if(result == DialogResult.OK)
    {
        string ruta = dialog.SelectedPath;
    }
}


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All of our glass work is hand made at our design center in Pineville, North Carolina by AMERICAN artisans. We have years of experience working with hundreds of clients throughout the United States. We hand cut the mosaic or fused glass tiles from sheets of stained glass using predominately hand tools paying careful attention to every detail along the way. We take great pride in our work and we measure our performance by our client's response when they receive our work.
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LA WATCHDOG--The Editorial Board of the Los Angeles Times believes that Mayor Eric Garcetti made the right decision in not running for President of the United States, stating that "Los Angeles is a big, complicated [see below] city with serious challenges and tremendous opportunities. It's a city that needs a full-time, fully invested mayor.
The editorial listed many areas that need leadership: homelessness, affordable housing, racial profiling, mass transit, and schools. Also included are water recapture, recycling, potholes, earthquake retrofitting, attracting 21stcentury jobs, business development, pushing a local tax measure for LAUSD, and preparing for the Olympics.
Unfortunately, The Times failed to mention the elephant in the room: The City's dire financial situation.
This year's budget is not balanced despite record revenues of $6.2 billion. The City has over-expenditures of $84 million through October according the latest report from the City Administrative Officer. The budget also does not take into consideration raises of an estimated $40 million for the civilian workers who have been without a contract since June 30. The budget also includes $100 million that was diverted from the already underfunded rainy day funds.
The City is projecting a deficit of $160 million next year despite another year of record revenues. However, when you factor in raises for the police, firefighters, and civilian workers, the shortfall balloons to $275 million.
Over the next four years, the City's cumulative deficit is expected to exceed $4 billion when considering employees raises, increased funding for the City's deteriorating infrastructure, and proper funding of the City's two pension plans assuming a more realistic investment rate assumption.
This river of red ink, where the deficits exceed 15% of revenues every year, is referred to the City's Structural Deficit, where the growth in expenditures exceeds revenues.
The City also has significant long-term liabilities, including a $15 billion unfunded pension liability (72% funded) and $10 billion of deferred maintenance. At the same time, the City wants to spend over $1 billion to revitalize 11 miles of the Los Angeles River, at least $2 billion to expand the Civic Center surrounding City Hall, and another $500 million to expand the Convention Center.
There are also other significant financial, reputational, and operational issues. These include, among others, runaway salary increases, pension reform, allegations of corruption, inefficient operations that need to be benchmarked, a protracted decision making process influenced by politicians and union leaders, multiple layers of bureaucracy, the failure to hold people at all levels accountable, cumbersome work rules, and inadequate management information systems.
The Times, its editorial board, its management, and its new owner, Patrick Soon-Shiong, can no longer give Garcetti a free pass. City revenues have increased 36% since he took office, but we still have an unbalanced budget, a $4 billion Structural Deficit, an unfunded pension liability of over $15 billion, and deferred maintenance of over $10 billion.
Rather, the Los Angeles Times, our paper of record, must hold Mayor Eric Garcetti accountable to restore the financial health of the City, because without the adequate financial resources, services will be cut, public safety compromised, and many fine programs and initiatives tabled for the lack of cash.
The Times needs to hold Garcetti to his Back to Basics pledge: The City of Los Angeles must live within its financial means.
Los Angeles is not complicated compared to other big cities. Its main responsibilities are public safety and infrastructure. The Los Angeles Unified School District is responsible for education. Metro handles mass transit. The County is responsible for public health and hospitals, social programs, welfare, criminal justice, and the jails.
Quotes from Eric Garcetti that he should honor.


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by Chat and Spin NEWS | Jun 24, 2019 | National News, Sports News
Newcastle United say manager Rafael Benitez will leave the club when his contract expires on 30 June. The Magpies finished 13th in the Premier League last season as Spaniard Benitez, who took over in March 2016, secured the club's top-flight status. "We...
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter over the death of Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala who died in a plane crash. The striker, who had signed with Cardiff City, was killed in the crash along with pilot David Ibbotson. A 64-year-old man from North...
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Leyton Orient manager Justin Edinburgh has died at the age of 49 – five days after suffering a cardiac arrest. Edinburgh, who guided Orient back into the English Football League in 2018-19, had been taken to hospital on Monday. "We are completely...
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In the third episode of HBO's four-part comedy series 2 Dope Queens (airing Friday nights in February), Williams and Robinson take on the forever captivating subject of HOT PEEN! Says Phoebe – "men will be objectified here." And they are, but only a little. We hear more details about the Queens' white baes, an account of their years living single in the city, and what it's like to swing and miss while interacting with famous (and technically hot) Hollywood men.
That said, let's all take a moment to bow the hell down to Queen Phoebe who describes how she saw a chance to take a shot with John -Freaking- Hamm and went for it. How did it turn out? It doesn't matter. That's how you play the game, Phoebe. That's how you do FEMINISM. Jessica brings us back to reality with discussion of her teenage purity promise and a guy she tried to hook up with for three awkward years.
Special guest star Tituss Burgess joins the Queens onstage for pinot, real talk about the heavenly body Beyoncé, and stories including "Too Many White Friends: A Black Woman's Journey into Learning How to Swim." Spoiler–Jessica and Tituss aren't going with any white people who want to get them on a boat. Third episode comedians include John Early,—who presents as a youth pastor and will be my ally in the coming bread wars— Jackie Kashian,—a nice hwhite lady who accepts her role as a human shield in these dark and troubled political times—and Kevin Barnett—who I would not like to have as my brother.
All in all: Episode three was fab. I learned more about black hair in my SJP safe space (edges. Also, HBO has a hair and makeup budget) and I love the chemistry between Williams and Robinson. These two are tight, real friends who are incredibly dynamic onstage. Next week I'll review the final episode of the four-part series, "Black Nerds (aka Blerds)," so come back! I'll be binging the podcast until then.


Small rainbow colored wildflower lampwork glass cabochons set in fine silver backed by copper. The finish is antiqued then rubbed to bring out accents of the beautiful copper undertones. The ear wire is 20 gauge 925 sterling silver. The little hole in the back is to allow light in and make the glass sparkle!