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Ampersand LIVE Artist Shaina ShepHerd's Reflections on Personal Restoration
October 28, 2020 Editor Leave a comment
by Beverly Aarons
Ampersand LIVE is back for its seventh annual one-night showcase of art, storytelling, science, dancing, activism, and more on Oct. 29, 2020, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Virtual and free to the public, attendees can livestream the event from anywhere with an internet connection. This year's Ampersand LIVE will feature 10 artists and contributors exploring the theme of restoration:
Juan Alonso-Rodríguez | Visual Artist
Etta Cosey | Birdwatcher
Degenerate Art Ensemble | Art Performance
Christopher Icasiano | Drummer and Composer
E. J. Koh | Author and Poet
Heather Thomas Loepp | Poet and Musician
Amanda Morgan | Dancer and Choreographer
Clyde Petersen | Filmmaker
Emily Pinckney | Marine Biologist and Environmental Justice Advocate
Shaina Shepherd | Singer and Songwriter
I had an opportunity to speak with Shaina Shepherd, the Seattle-based frontwoman for the soul-grunge band BEARAXE, about her upcoming participation in Ampersand LIVE and her work as an artist.
"Honestly, it was like the most beautiful live show I'd ever seen," Shepherd said of Ampersand LIVE 2019. "It was just so beautifully curated to tell a specific tale. And there was a sense of partnership that was happening with all the artists and speakers and poets. That is really hard to find in Seattle."
When Tomo Nakayama, the curator of Ampersand LIVE, invited her to join this year's show, Shepherd was overjoyed. Maybe a little too overjoyed — Shepherd laughed as she noted that Nakayama seemed a bit surprised by her excitement. But for Shepherd, Ampersand LIVE was an opportunity she felt lucky to have in a city she's come to call home since 2014.
Shepherd is a bit of a nomad. Her mother is from Tacoma, and her father is from New York City, so she spent time living in both cities as a child. But Seattle is the first city that Shepherd chose for herself, and she is "very intentional about calling Seattle home."
"I fit here," Shepherd said. Seattle was the first place where she found a "grown-up job," where people seemed to get her, and where she no longer needed to fit someone else's mold. In Seattle, Shepherd feels free. But that freedom has evolved since the pandemic began. And that evolution is why Shepherd feels deeply connected to the Ampersand LIVE theme "restoration."
"Restoration is the theme by which I have shaped my entire existence in the past seven months," Shepherd said. Like many other artists, the arrival of the novel coronavirus brought chaos into Shepherd's life, causing her to experience major transitions. She reassessed her relationships and life choices, and she uprooted many things and "started fresh." The song she will perform at Ampersand LIVE, "Apple Tree," explores some of those transitions.
"When Tomo shared the theme with me … I knew exactly what song was the right song," Shepherd said. "Because I wrote that song the last time I had a moment of great major transition. And the last time I had moments of major transitions, I had to decide whether to be the best version of myself that I know how to be or to be a new version of myself that I don't know."
Shepherd was speaking of the mold — that old, ill-fitted mold that she felt bound to for a good portion of her life. The mold that defines how she should look: straight hair, not curly. The mold that says how she should act: be selfless and self-sacrificing. The mold that insists on a specific body type: stay thin, not curvy.
"I think the most dangerous mold I've been expected to fit into has been an archetype of what I'm supposed to be as a Black woman," Shepherd said. "Honestly, that archetype has positives and negatives, but they're all equally harmful."
Now, at 28 years old, Shepherd is redefining and restoring her authentic self.
"This new version of myself spends less time apologizing and more time problem-solving," Shepherd said. "In this new version, I just try to honor whatever feels true. I used to hide and lie my whole life. I used to lie all the time. I used to lie to myself. I used to lie to people to get them to like me. … Now, instead of apologizing for all the lies that I told myself, this [new] version of me tries to honor the truth that feels right in the moment."
Shepherd grew up in a strict religious household — on both sides of her family. She was only allowed to watch PBS — that's where she discovered opera. Her family was proud of being Black, but they had specific ideas on what it took to survive in a racist society. Shepherd was taught the strict protocols of how to fit in: how to speak, how to follow the rules, how to financially thrive. And she did try to fit into that mold, for a while. But just beneath Shepherd's compliant persona, there was a rebel who spurned a "sensible" career in business, finance, or education. Shepherd chose her own path — first opera, then soul-grunge. But when she first began studying as a singer, she tried to fit into a new, albeit more glamorous, mold.
"When I first got into classical voice, that's what I wanted," Shepherd said. "I wanted them to change my voice to fit whatever was going to make people see me and love me."
But as Shepherd evolved, transitioned, and restored her authentic self, she left that old mold behind too. She now recognizes her soulful voice as a powerful instrument with its own unique qualities. And she is remembering and reconnecting to her childhood self that felt worthy of just authentically existing. It's a reconnection that has invigorated her, a spirit she hopes to bring to Ampersand LIVE.
"When you're a kid, you just accept every piece of you until people correct you," Shepherd said. "I think that has been the most important thing that I've learned, and it's improved my whole life. It's improved the way I feel in my body. It's improved my voice. It's improved the way that I interact with other people. But it also is lonely, you know, to not have those easy affirmations that those decisions that you're making in the moment are right. You have to just trust yourself. That's what I'm still learning to do."
Ampersand LIVE is hosted by Forterra, a Washington-based conservation- and community-driven nonprofit focused on conserving land, developing innovative policies, and supporting sustainable rural and urban development. Registered Ampersand LIVE attendees who make a donation of $65 or more will receive a print copy of Forterra's upcoming biannual Ampersand Magazine. Register online at Forterra.org/AmpersandLIVE.
Beverly Aarons is a writer and game developer. She works across disciplines as a copywriter, journalist, novelist, playwright, screenwriter, and short-story writer. She explores futuristic worlds in fiction but also enjoys discovering the stories of modern-day unsung heroes. She's currently writing an immersive play about the themes of migration as well as a series of nonfiction stories about ordinary people doing extraordinary things in their local communities and the world. In August 2018 she produced a live-action game and event where community members worked together to envision an economic future they truly desired to leave future generations.
Featured image: Shaina Shepherd at Morse Wildlife Preserve by Forterra.
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Home Travel TOP 10 Interesting Facts About Chinese Culture and Tradition
China, the most populous country in the world. It is a superpower in Asia. China, also known as the red dragon, is one of the first places on earth that saw civilization settle around the Yellow River. China has given birth to many great philosophers, leaders and social movements. Just like most Asian countries, China lays a huge importance on culture and tradition. Why shouldn't it? After all, China is the land that gave the world Kung Fu, which is considered one of the most difficult arts to master. The Chinese language, Mandarin has the more speakers in the world than any other language. To understand the People's Republic of China and its culture better, let's dig out some facts about Chinese culture and tradition.
10. Chinese Zodiac: Sheng Xiao
The Chinese have a zodiac system that consists of 12 animals representing different years. The animal representing the person's birth year is known as Sheng Xiao. The 12 animals are rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and, pig. As per their Sheng Xiao, the year that people are born determines their personality, strengths, and weaknesses. Some Chinese people predict their future, calculate marriage and love compatibility. The Chinese Zodiac can be traced to the Han Dynasty. Since then, Shen Xiao has been accepted and used by many people as a crucial part of their Chinese culture, however, there is no scientific evidence that this is true.
2018 is the year of the dog as per the Chinese Zodiac, while 2019 will be the year of the pig. Of all the Chinese Zodiac years, the year of the dragon is considered to be the luckiest.
9. Chinese Language
Mandarin is the official language of China and also the most widely spoken language in China. The word "Mandarin" comes from the Sanskrit word "Mantrin" which means Minister. The Chinese language does not have any alphabets like most languages but has thousands of characters, which makes it one the most difficult languages to learn.
Some of the characters in Mandarin are derived from real shapes and landscapes that exist in China. For example, the character, 山, represents three mountain peaks in China. The tone in which the speaker speaks Chinese matters a lot because many Chinese characters sound similar and one has to adjust their pitch and tone to say the words correctly.
8. China and Confucianism
Confucianism was a socio-political movement in China that transformed the country's belief systems as well as its administration. Confucianism is a term derived from Confucius. Confucius was among the greatest influencers of his time. Confucius believed that education for all is must for establishing a social order in the state. He was one of the greatest teachers that history has known. In that time he had about 30,000 disciples. In fact, many Chinese proverbs that we know today were given by Confucius.
China has many temples dedicated to Confucius and his teachings. The largest Confucius Temple is in Qufu, Shandong Province. Confucianism also spread to neighboring countries of China like Japan, Vietnam and Korea. Even today, there are many people around the world including many western countries that follow the principles of Confucianism.
7. Chinese Kung Fu
Kung Fu is an integral part of Chinese Culture. There are several types of Martial Arts in China and Kung Fu is a common name given to all of them. Kung Fu began in China during the Zhou Dynasty (1111 – 255 BC). It was also used in ancient China by people to fight off beasts and animals.
Kung Fu actually means "Achievement through great effort".
Chinese Kung Fu focused on enhancing the power of the body as well as the mind of the Shaolin Monks. It was in the Shaolin temple where the practice of Kung Fu first began through the teachings of an Indian Buddhist Monk Bodhidharma. In the 19th and the 20th century, Kung Fu spread to cinema screens and helped Chinese Cinema receive wide acclaim. Bruce Lee Films based on Kung Fu were a rage in the west in the 1970s. Today, many people from around the world practice and learn Kung Fu in order to maintain a healthy body and mind.
6. Han Chinese are the Majority
Han Chinese are the largest ethnic group in the world. They make up about 92% of the Chinese population. The name "Han" originates from the "Han Dynasty". During the rule of this dynasty, China saw the "Golden Age" and also witnessed the construction of the Silk Route which aided the traders and brought wealth. In fact, Buddhism and Confucianism both came to China during the reign of the Han Dynasty.
Other than the Hans, some other ethnic groups in China are Tibetans, Zhuang, Hui and, Yao. China has also faced ethnic disputes in the past. Tibetans form a community in Tibet. Tibet declares itself as autonomous, but however, was invaded by China in 1951. Since then, the Tibetans have been fighting for their independence. Their leader Dalai Lama was forced into an exile to India in 1959.
5. Chinese Festivals
China has a rich tradition and many festivals are celebrated in China as a part of the tradition. Many of the Chinese festivals have their origin in the Han Dynasty. Some of the most popular Chinese festivals are the Chinese New Year or the Spring Festival and, the Dragon Boat Festival. The Chinese New Year marks beginning on February 16, which is the beginning of the lunar year.
Chinese New Year is celebrated with a great fervor with people stopping their business and work to join the family for celebrations. As the Chinese new year arrives, the Chinese are especially curious about the zodiac animal of that particular year and use it to predict fortune.
The roots of the Dragon Boat Festival can be traced back to over 2000 years ago when a scholar and poet killed himself because of the corruptness of his state. During the festival, people participate in boat racing competitions using long boats oared by a team.
4. Religion
People with different religious beliefs live in China. Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism, Protestantism and, Islam are some of the more common religions in China. 90% of the Chinese citizens prefer to call themselves atheists. Buddhists make up the largest religious community in China. Most Buddhist communities can be found in Tibet. Buddhism spread in China during the period of the Han Dynasty. Buddhists in Tibet have made several peaceful protests against Chinese administration for the freedom of their state of Tibet.
China is one of the few countries that has followers of Taoism. Taoism followers can be found majorly in Hong Kong and, Macau. Islam came to China from Arab countries about 1300 years ago. China has many beautiful mosques that display Islamic architecture. Many Christians also live in China.
3. Dragons
The Chinese dragon is an important symbol in China. It represents wealth, power and, leadership. Dragon is one of the animals in the Chinese Zodiac. Every 12th year is the year of the dragon. The next year of the dragon will happen in 2024. Dragons are demonstrated during the Dragon boat festival. The dragon boats are carved to have dragon heads and tails. In fact, the dragon dance is quite popular in China and can be seen in many of their movies. This dance is also performed during the Chinese New Year Celebrations. Chinese believe that the people born in the Dragon year are influential. Many leaders in the world including Martin Luther, Vladimir Putin and, Deng Xiaoping were born in the year of the dragon.
2. Family culture
Like most Asian countries, family values hold high importance in Chinese Culture. Offsprings are expected to respect and rever the elders of the family. For many years, the male members of the family were supposed to take the role of decision-making, protecting and providing for the family, while the female members had little say in important family decisions. Also, ultimately decisions like marriages were also made by the family male-head with little attention paid to the romantic interests of the couple to be married.
Also, family members have their share in the property and wealth of the family.
1. Superstitions
These are some of the superstitions believed in China.
4 is considered an unlucky number in China. It pronounced as "Si", which is similar to the pronunciation of "death" in Chinese. Hence, the Chinese avoid saying the number 4 whenever possible. Some buildings in China don't have the 4th floor.
8 is an auspicious number in China and often associated with wealth.
The pronunciation of "clock" in Chinese is the same the pronunciation of "end" in Chinese. This is the reason why people don't gift clocks to each other.
The Chinese pronunciation for "pear" is the same as that of Chinese pronunciation for the word "leave". Hence, it is advised to not to give a pear to friends as it considered as a bad omen.
Red is considered a lucky color in China.
Many Chinese couples plan the birth of their child so that it is born in the year of the dragon.
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package contractmanager

import (
	"errors"
	"sync"
	"sync/atomic"

	"github.com/NebulousLabs/Sia/build"
)

var (
	// ErrPartialRelocation is returned during an operation attempting to clear
	// out the sectors in a storage folder if errors prevented one or more of
	// the sectors from being properly migrated to a new storage folder.
	ErrPartialRelocation = errors.New("unable to migrate all sectors")
)

// managedMoveSector will move a sector from its current storage folder to
// another.
func (wal *writeAheadLog) managedMoveSector(id sectorID) error {
	wal.managedLockSector(id)
	defer wal.managedUnlockSector(id)

	// Find the sector to be moved.
	wal.mu.Lock()
	oldLocation, exists1 := wal.cm.sectorLocations[id]
	oldFolder, exists2 := wal.cm.storageFolders[oldLocation.storageFolder]
	wal.mu.Unlock()
	if !exists1 || !exists2 || atomic.LoadUint64(&oldFolder.atomicUnavailable) == 1 {
		return errors.New("unable to find sector that is targeted for move")
	}

	// Read the sector data from disk so that it can be added correctly to a
	// new storage folder.
	sectorData, err := readSector(oldFolder.sectorFile, oldLocation.index)
	if err != nil {
		atomic.AddUint64(&oldFolder.atomicFailedReads, 1)
		return build.ExtendErr("unable to read sector selected for migration", err)
	}
	atomic.AddUint64(&oldFolder.atomicSuccessfulReads, 1)

	// Create the sector update that will remove the old sector.
	oldSU := sectorUpdate{
		Count:  0,
		ID:     id,
		Folder: oldLocation.storageFolder,
		Index:  oldLocation.index,
	}

	// Place the sector into its new folder and add the atomic move to the WAL.
	wal.mu.Lock()
	storageFolders := wal.cm.availableStorageFolders()
	wal.mu.Unlock()
	for len(storageFolders) >= 1 {
		var storageFolderIndex int
		err := func() error {
			// NOTE: Convention is broken when working with WAL lock here, due
			// to the complexity required with managing both the WAL lock and
			// the storage folder lock. Pay close attention when reviewing and
			// modifying.

			// Grab a vacant storage folder.
			wal.mu.Lock()
			var sf *storageFolder
			sf, storageFolderIndex = vacancyStorageFolder(storageFolders)
			if sf == nil {
				// None of the storage folders have enough room to house the
				// sector.
				wal.mu.Unlock()
				return errInsufficientStorageForSector
			}
			defer sf.mu.RUnlock()

			// Grab a sector from the storage folder. WAL lock cannot be
			// released between grabbing the storage folder and grabbing a
			// sector lest another thread request the final available sector in
			// the storage folder.
			sectorIndex, err := randFreeSector(sf.usage)
			if err != nil {
				wal.mu.Unlock()
				wal.cm.log.Critical("a storage folder with full usage was returned from emptiestStorageFolder")
				return err
			}
			// Set the usage, but mark it as uncommitted.
			sf.setUsage(sectorIndex)
			sf.availableSectors[id] = sectorIndex
			wal.mu.Unlock()

			// NOTE: The usage has been set, in the event of failure the usage
			// must be cleared.

			// Try writing the new sector to disk.
			err = writeSector(sf.sectorFile, sectorIndex, sectorData)
			if err != nil {
				wal.cm.log.Printf("ERROR: Unable to write sector for folder %v: %v\n", sf.path, err)
				atomic.AddUint64(&sf.atomicFailedWrites, 1)
				wal.mu.Lock()
				sf.clearUsage(sectorIndex)
				delete(sf.availableSectors, id)
				wal.mu.Unlock()
				return errDiskTrouble
			}

			// Try writing the sector metadata to disk.
			su := sectorUpdate{
				Count:  oldLocation.count,
				ID:     id,
				Folder: sf.index,
				Index:  sectorIndex,
			}
			err = wal.writeSectorMetadata(sf, su)
			if err != nil {
				wal.cm.log.Printf("ERROR: Unable to write sector metadata for folder %v: %v\n", sf.path, err)
				atomic.AddUint64(&sf.atomicFailedWrites, 1)
				wal.mu.Lock()
				sf.clearUsage(sectorIndex)
				delete(sf.availableSectors, id)
				wal.mu.Unlock()
				return errDiskTrouble
			}

			// Sector added successfully, update the WAL and the state.
			sl := sectorLocation{
				index:         sectorIndex,
				storageFolder: sf.index,
				count:         oldLocation.count,
			}
			wal.mu.Lock()
			wal.appendChange(stateChange{
				SectorUpdates: []sectorUpdate{oldSU, su},
			})
			oldFolder.clearUsage(oldLocation.index)
			delete(wal.cm.sectorLocations, oldSU.ID)
			delete(sf.availableSectors, id)
			wal.cm.sectorLocations[id] = sl
			wal.mu.Unlock()
			return nil
		}()
		if err == errInsufficientStorageForSector {
			return err
		} else if err != nil {
			// Try the next storage folder.
			storageFolders = append(storageFolders[:storageFolderIndex], storageFolders[storageFolderIndex+1:]...)
			continue
		}
		// Sector added successfully, break.
		break
	}
	if len(storageFolders) < 1 {
		return errInsufficientStorageForSector
	}
	return nil
}

// managedEmptyStorageFolder will empty out the storage folder with the
// provided index starting with the 'startingPoint'th sector all the way to the
// end of the storage folder, allowing the storage folder to be safely
// truncated. If 'force' is set to true, the function will not give up when
// there is no more space available, instead choosing to lose data.
//
// This function assumes that the storage folder has already been made
// invisible to AddSector, and that this is the only thread that will be
// interacting with the storage folder.
func (wal *writeAheadLog) managedEmptyStorageFolder(sfIndex uint16, startingPoint uint32) (uint64, error) {
	// Grab the storage folder in question.
	wal.mu.Lock()
	sf, exists := wal.cm.storageFolders[sfIndex]
	wal.mu.Unlock()
	if !exists || atomic.LoadUint64(&sf.atomicUnavailable) == 1 {
		return 0, errBadStorageFolderIndex
	}

	// Read the sector lookup bytes into memory; we'll need them to figure out
	// what sectors are in which locations.
	sectorLookupBytes, err := readFullMetadata(sf.metadataFile, len(sf.usage)*storageFolderGranularity)
	if err != nil {
		atomic.AddUint64(&sf.atomicFailedReads, 1)
		return 0, build.ExtendErr("unable to read sector metadata", err)
	}
	atomic.AddUint64(&sf.atomicSuccessfulReads, 1)

	// Before iterating through the sectors and moving them, set up a thread
	// pool that can parallelize the transfers without spinning up 250,000
	// goroutines per TB.
	var errCount uint64
	var wg sync.WaitGroup
	workers := 250
	workChan := make(chan sectorID)
	doneChan := make(chan struct{})
	for i := 0; i < workers; i++ {
		go func() {
			for {
				select {
				case id := <-workChan:
					err := wal.managedMoveSector(id)
					if err != nil {
						atomic.AddUint64(&errCount, 1)
						wal.cm.log.Println("Unable to write sector:", err)
					}
					wg.Done()
				case <-doneChan:
					return
				}
			}
		}()
	}

	// Iterate through all of the sectors and perform the move operation on
	// them.
	readHead := startingPoint * sectorMetadataDiskSize
	for _, usage := range sf.usage[startingPoint/storageFolderGranularity:] {
		// The usage is a bitfield indicating where sectors exist. Iterate
		// through each bit to check for a sector.
		usageMask := uint64(1)
		for j := 0; j < storageFolderGranularity; j++ {
			// Perform a move operation if a sector exists in this location.
			if usage&usageMask == usageMask {
				// Fetch the id of the sector in this location.
				var id sectorID
				copy(id[:], sectorLookupBytes[readHead:readHead+12])
				// Reference the sector locations map to get the most
				// up-to-date status for the sector.
				wal.mu.Lock()
				_, exists := wal.cm.sectorLocations[id]
				wal.mu.Unlock()
				if !exists {
					// The sector has been deleted, but the usage has not been
					// updated yet. Safe to ignore.
					continue
				}

				// Queue the sector move.
				wg.Add(1)
				workChan <- id
			}
			readHead += sectorMetadataDiskSize
			usageMask = usageMask << 1
		}
	}
	wg.Wait()
	close(doneChan)

	// Return errPartialRelocation if not every sector was migrated out
	// successfully.
	if errCount > 0 {
		return errCount, ErrPartialRelocation
	}
	return 0, nil
}


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Changing your habits isn't going to solve climate change alone, but it can help. Joro makes the benefits of your changes visible—and suggests new ones.
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One of the reasons that people are often slow to act on climate change is the enormity of the crisis: It's hard to know where to begin. It's a systemic problem, and one person acting alone isn't going to rebuild the electric grid or the transportation system. But there's still a lot that individual action can achieve. An app called Joro is designed to make it easier to understand—and manage—your own carbon footprint.
The app asks a few basic questions to understand your daily life, including how often you eat meat, the size of your home, and how often you fly. Then, when you connect it to your credit or debit card, it automatically estimates the emissions from each purchase so you have a real-time tally. The startup announced today that it had raised a $2.5 million seed round led by Sequoia Capital.
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Founder Sanchali Pal initially started building a calculator for her own use shortly after graduating from college in 2012. "I looked at a bunch of tools that existed and found it to be really difficult to find out what I could do that made a difference to lead to action," she said. "So I started building my own that was granular enough to understand what would happen if I cut down my meat consumption by a certain amount, or if I started walking [instead of driving] a certain number of miles per week. I found that it was relatively achievable to improve my footprint by 10, 20, or even 30% with small adjustments to my life."
In the fall of 2018, after a major UN climate report came out emphasizing how quickly emissions need to drop—roughly in half by 2030, and to net zero by the middle of the century—Pal decided to create a tool that everyone could use. The tool makes recommendations based both on the questions people answer about their habits and on their purchases. It might suggest that someone who eats a lot of meat try going vegan for a week, for example. If you buy a plane ticket, it will suggest buying a carbon offset.
Some similar tools exist, including a credit card in Sweden that cuts off users' spending once they've reached their carbon budget for the year, and a debit card from the socially-conscious bank Aspiration that shows customers the impact of their shopping based on the business practices of the stores that they choose. Because credit card data doesn't include line items, Joro can't give a detailed estimate of the carbon footprint of each purchase, but can give general feedback.
"If, for instance, you make a grocery purchase, we might see that you spent $100 at Whole Foods," Pal says. "We might also know from your onboarding survey that you eat red meat three times a week and white meat four times a week and you eat dairy most days of the week. So based on a mix of information about you as a user, and your spending data, we'll make estimates of your carbon footprint that include data on the carbon intensity per dollar of that type of purchase."
In addition to short tips, the app also points users to classes and articles about how they can have the most impact. It also connects friends and family to share their progress. All of this, Pal says, can lead to broader change. "We absolutely believe that climate crisis is a systemic problem," she says. "But systems are made up of people like us. And we believe that when enough people demand it through their actions, companies and governments will change their behaviors, responding to citizens and to consumers."
Early users of the app have reduced their carbon footprints by around 10%. "If everyone in the world did that, it would be like removing half the world's cars, says Pal. "So it's very significant at scale, and is one of the most cost-effective ways to encourage emissions reduction that we know today."
Adele Peters is a staff writer at Fast Company who focuses on solutions to some of the world's largest problems, from climate change to homelessness. Previously, she worked with GOOD, BioLite, and the Sustainable Products and Solutions program at UC Berkeley, and contributed to the second edition of the bestselling book "Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century."


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Q: I need to know how to avoid the System.Data.DataRowview in vb 2010 I have an issue with my code; and would appreciate some assistance getting her to do what I want without an annoying error. Read the databound listbox strings, find the user selected string and write said string to a file.
    Private Sub btnContinue_Click(sender As System.Object, e
    As System.EventArgs) Handles btnContinue.Click
    '  1st file and mySQL Update to testing table
    If txtLocation.Text.ToString <> "" And txtUnitTested.Text.ToString <> "" Then
        Dim filewriter As New System.IO.StreamWriter(
               "C:\Users\OER\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\frmTest1_0.txt")
        Dim curItem = lstCustomer.SelectedItem
        Dim now As DateTime = DateTime.Now
        With filewriter
            .WriteLine(vbCrLf + (now.ToString("F"))) ' Write the DateTime to the file
        End With

        For Each objDataRowView As DataRowView In lstCustomer.SelectedItems
            Dim item As String
            For Each item As DataRowView In Me.lstCustomer.Items.Item("customer")
                item = String.Parse(lstCustomer.SelectedValue)
                WriteLine(curItem(item))
            Next item
        Next '  THIS IS THE FOR LOOP I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH!!!!!!!

        With filewriter
            .WriteLine(vbCrLf + txtLocation.Text + vbCrLf + txtUnitTested.Text)
        End With
        filewriter.Close()
        frmTest1.Show()
    Else
        MsgBox("Please Type the Location and Unit Tested!!!", vbCritical)
        txtLocation.Clear()
        txtUnitTested.Clear()
        txtLocation.Focus()
    End If

A: These loops:
For Each objDataRowView As DataRowView In lstCustomer.SelectedItems
     Dim item As String
     For Each item As DataRowView In Me.lstCustomer.Items.Item("customer")
         item = String.Parse(lstCustomer.SelectedValue)
             WriteLine(curItem(item))
     Next item
Next

Are going to cause you some problems.  You have declared a loop variable with the same name as another variable.  And then you are assigning a value to it.
Also, I am not very clear on what the purpose of the two loops are.   I am somewhat confused about what you are trying to accomplish in this section of code.  I would start by renaming the variable in this line:
Dim item as String

I am going to use this for an example:
Dim result as string

Make that something else, and you cannot then change the value of item (since that is the loop variable) in the loop.  That will cause an error.
Changing the code inside the loop to:
result = String.Parse(lstCustomer.SelectedValue)

Odds are this still won't get you to where you are trying to go, but it is a good start.  Unless each item in your lstCustomer contains multiple items to iterate through I think you probably only need that first, outer loop, anyway.
If your loop starts like this:
For Each objDataRowView As DataRowView In lstCustomer.SelectedItems

Then I think you will want:
objDataRowView.Item("customer")

as what is output. I think that will be the value of the customer field from your table.
You are basically saying that this row has a column called customer.... I would like that value please.

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Melious' 60 Proves Too Much in Wagner Hoops' Win Over Dewitt Clinton
December 28, 2022 December 29, 2022 by jdelpriore1, posted in Basketball, High School Basketball, High School Girls basketball, psal, SPORTS
The first part of the 2022-23 season has had Wagner's Nicole Melious composing a beautiful symphonia, one for the ages, as she has been surpassing milestones and breaking all sorts of high school girls' basketball scoring records.
With that being said, the senior basketball virtuosa had the Falcons playing one of their best games of the season, scoring a career-high 60 points in a tilt, as they routed Dewitt Clinton, 101-57, in a non-league contest Wednesday at Cathedral High School in the second day of the Skills Sharpen Skills Challenge basketball tournament.
Melious added 11 assists and grabbed 16 rebounds, often following up her own shots to prove she is just as determined and hungry for the ball as she is gifted at putting the rock through the hoop.
As for setting a new personal best, which was 57 points on a few occasions, Melious, who is committed to LaSalle and captured the tournament MVP, flashed her megawatt smile while enjoying the moment with her family by her side.
"It feels amazing," Melious said of setting a new single-game scoring record for herself. "Obliviously, I wasn't thinking about the record. I was just trying to play within myself and for my teammates, trying to get better for the next level."
While Melious–who was still in the contest in the fourth quarter due other players fouling out–enjoyed an outstanding game, she did not do it alone. Junior Samantha Harrell scored 21 points, senior Alexis Anderson had eight points and a game-best 17 boards, and junior Saniyah Wilkerson dished out eight assists and collected nine rebounds.
Alexis Anderson on defense.
Wagner jumped out to a 29-6 lead in the first quarter. The Falcons ended the first half ahead by the score of 56-21. Though Dewitt Clinton outscored the Falcons, 24-22, in the third period, it was not nearly enough to overcome the 33-point deficit going into the fourth period.
"When we're able to rebound the ball and get out in transition, we're a fun team to watch," Wagner head coach Tom Rizzo said. "You saw how the girls root for each other and want to distribute the ball. As many points as Nicole puts up, I think you also notice why she leads our team in assists. She's just a phenomenal player. It's just good to see that selflessness move to all the other girls who were on the floor,"
One area that Rizzo said he would like to see the Falcons improve upon is play better defense.
"Defensively, I still think we have a way to go," he said. "But that will be something we'll correct in practice. For now, we'll have fun, we'll look back at the tape, and go from there."
The Falcons travel to New Dorp next Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
Nicole Melious drains a three-pointer.
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Q: JButton size larger than specified I created a jframe, added a jbutton to it, and set the size of the jframe as 500,500 and size of the jbutton as 40,60. However, when I executed my program, my jbutton was covering the whole of my jframe. I
tried many things and looked into many sources, but I could not find a solution.
Please help me solve this.

A: You're not using a LayoutManager of any kind. The JButton will try to inherit the size of the parent container, as the default for a JFrame is BorderLayout (specifically, BorderLayout.CENTER). You could try using
button.setPreferredSize(x, y);
However I don't think this would be enough by itself. Call getContentPane on the Jframe, and set a layout on that contentPane container (I use FlowLayout a lot, as it respects setPreferredSize). Put your JButton inside that.
This is always a good starting point:
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/layout/visual.html
As the methods that you can call on a UI element vary depending on what LayoutManager you're assigning them to (be the child of). Sometimes it's setMinimumSize, sometimes it's setPreferredSize, and sometimes it's a combination.


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Ride to school just got riskier
A massive jump in traffic norm violations by vehicles ferrying children leaves parents worried and prompts a police crackdown.
Gulam Jeelani
Chayyanika Nigam
UPDATED: May 6, 2019 02:23 IST
A worried Sunil Jolly goes inside the school bus to make a set of enquiries - both verbal and physical - every time it comes to pick up his three-year-old daughter near their house in Dwarka.
"I do not trust the bus staff. It's always better to do regular checks before your children start their daily journey to school," said the 45-year-old businessman. Bela Jain (40), a mother of two children, had a similar headache. "My sons Saurabh (Class 2) and Milind (Class 5) used to complain to me every day that the driver overloads the van with children. I had to change their school," said the Inderpuri resident.
Thousands of parents in Delhi share such worries as nothing much has changed since the Supreme Court's safety guidelines for school buses came in 1997 after 27 kids were killed in an accident in Delhi's Wazirabad area. Among other things, the court had said that every vehicle should have a conductor who has studied at least till Class 10.
THE VIOLATIONS
But a Mail Today reality check found that conductors are missing in many vehicles. Most of those who are on duty don't have licences and their background checks are inadequate. Schools in Delhi either purchase buses or hire them on contracts with private travel agencies or through arrangements with the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC). A travel agency owner who supplies buses to schools said that he was not aware of the conductor rule. "Why would someone who has studied till Class 10 want to work as a conductor?" he asked.
The children's ride to school is often fraught with danger because of rash and negligent driving. Drivers using cellphones when overcrowded school vehicles are on the move is a common sight. Delhi has 2,468 school buses and around 500 vans, according to government data. The number may be much more because of a mushrooming business without permits.
Delhi Police data exposes the scale of the crisis. In 2017, cops prosecuted 4,884 school vehicles (2,093 buses and 2,791 vans) for violating traffic norms. The total number spiked by 194% to 14,383 (11,167 vans and 3,216 buses) last year. Until April 15 this year, cops have fined 4,943 vehicles (3,870 vans and 1,073 buses).
In 2017, there were five road accidents involving school vehicles leading to a person's death, according to Delhi Traffic Police. In 2018, there were 16 accidents leading to 10 people's death. Until April 15, this year, no one died in three accidents involving school buses.
But the parents' worries have risen after 27 kids died in Himachal Pradesh when their school bus met with an accident last month. Dr Aarti Anand, clinical psychologist at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, said, "Safety of children in school vehicles is a major concern for all parents. Terrified children start avoiding school and Safety of kids in school vehicles is a major concern for all parents. It is a must that school vehicles have a teacher and a female assistant inside. Drivers must be verified by cops.
Dr Aarti Anand, clinical psychologist Schools are mushrooming but the ride to school and back home is not safe even now. -Sudeep Lakhtakia, chief, Bureau of Police Research and Development Must stop blame-game and come up with a holistic approach.Both parents and schools have to work in tandem and create an atmosphere of safety for our kids.
Ameeta Mulla Wattal, principal, Springdales School, Pusa Road, Delhi Lodging of an FIR against the driver is not the end solution. Officials should also be taken to task. -Abhay Damle, Joint Secretary, MoRTH showing mental health issues. It is mandatory that school vehicles have a teacher and a female assistant. Drivers must be verified by the police."
A crackdown on school vehicles started after a 16-year-old student was killed in a private school in Gurugram in 2017. The Delhi government formed a committee to draft rules to ensure safety and security in schools. Last year, the Delhi government directed all schools to discourage parents from hiring private vans to ferry their wards. The government said most such vehicles operate illegally and pose a threat to the safety of children. School principals were asked to conduct meetings with parents every six months to discuss the safety of children in private vehicles. "Schools are mushrooming but the ride to school and back home is not safe even now," said Sudeep Lakhtakia, who heads the Bureau of Police Research and Development. He was speaking at a conference organised last week by the Union ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH).
According to MoRTH data, nearly 10,000 children, most of them students, are killed in road accidents every year in the country. According to the WHO Global Status Report on Road Safety-2018, road traffic injuries are the first cause of death among children. "We have to stop blame-game and come up with a holistic approach. Both parents and schools have to work in tandem and create an atmosphere of safety for our kids," said Ameeta Mulla Wattal, principal, Springdales School, Pusa Road. She is also a member of the Delhi government committee.
"Let us face it. We cannot make sure that kids are dropped and picked from their drawing rooms. The lanes are, at times, too narrow even for a two-wheeler. And why do we always blame schools? parents need to take up the responsibility as well," she said. Bindu Sehgal, Principal DPS, Vasant Kunj, said she was satisfied with the system and rules were being followed.
POLICY CALL
Abhay Damle, Joint Secretary, MoRTH, said lodging of an FIR against the driver as done in the case of the Himachal Pradesh bus accident is not the end solution. "Officials should also be taken to task. Such was the provision in the Amended Motor Vehicle Act, but unfortunately the bill collapsed in Parliament," he said at the two-day conference that concluded on Tuesday. It called for a Draft National Policy for the Safety of Transporting School Children.
WHAT CAN BE DONE NOW?
"I would urge the government, UN and all stakeholders to consider right to safe transportation along with the right to education," said Dr Rohit Baluja, president, Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE). Experts said that there is a need in the meantime to follow guidelines laid down by the the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on safe transport. It says that if a driver is fined more than twice in a year, he should not be employed to drive school vehicles.
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