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Q: Ruby Script: undefined method `symbolize_keys' error loading YAML files I have a ruby script for yaml merging as follows
#!/usr/bin/env ruby

require 'yaml'

raise "wrong number of parameters" unless ARGV.length == 2

y1 = YAML.load_file(ARGV[0]).symbolize_keys
y2 = YAML.load_file(ARGV[1]).symbolize_keys
puts y1.merge!(y2).to_yaml

when I execute it:
./test.rb ./src/api/config/config1.yml ./src/api/config/config2.yml

I've got the following error:
./test.rb:5:in `<main>': undefined method `symbolize_keys' for {"root"=>{"cloud.n2"=>{"accessKey"=>"I5VAJUYNR4AAKIZDH777"}}}:Hash (NoMethodError)

A: Hash#symbolize_keys method comes from activesupport gem (activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/hash/keys.rb).
In order to use it, you need to add the following line to your script:
require "active_support"

A: While the other answers/comments are correct it seems like overkill to require all of ActiveSupport for this. Instead either use:
require 'active_support/core_ext/hash/keys'

Or if you have control over the yml files then just make the keys symbols there and avoid any transformation. For Example
require 'yaml'
yml = <<YML
:root:
  :cloud.n2:
    :accessKey: "I5VAJUYNR4AAKIZDH777"
YML
YAML.load(yml)
#=> {:root=>{:"cloud.n2"=>{:accessKey=>"I5VAJUYNR4AAKIZDH777"}}}

A: This does not really the answer your question, but Ruby 2.5.0 introduced Hash#transform_keys (release notes) which also can be used to symbolize keys and is in core Ruby.
{'a' => 1, 'b' => 2}.transform_keys(&:to_sym)
#=> {:a=>1, :b=>2}

There is also a bang version which mutates the hash instead of creating a new one.

A: As other have already noted, symbolize_keys is an ActiveSupport method. If you are not using ActiveSupport, and/or on a pre-2.5 version of Ruby that does not include transform_keys, you could define it yourself.
class Hash

  def transform_keys
    return enum_for(:transform_keys) unless block_given?
    result = self.class.new
    each_key do |key|
      result[yield(key)] = self[key]
    end
    result
  end

  def transform_keys!
    return enum_for(:transform_keys!) unless block_given?
    keys.each do |key|
      self[yield(key)] = delete(key)
    end
    self
  end

  def symbolize_keys
    transform_keys{ |key| key.to_sym rescue key }
  end

  def symbolize_keys!
    transform_keys!{ |key| key.to_sym rescue key }
  end
end

This is not to say that there are not likely other dependencies on Rails or ActiveSupport that will be required for your script.

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Q: css style to set minimum width of div else according to dynamic content How can i set minimum width  for div . My problem is i am dynamically loading content in a div some time it is large and some time it is small.
if it is small then behind div becomes invisible so i want to avoid that . and set div to minimum equal to parent div height or if content is more than auto ??
CSS::
#middle_overlay
{

position:absolute;
/*border:2px solid #008080;
background-color:#CCCCCC;*/
background-image:url(../images/bg2.jpg);
background-repeat:no-repeat;
background-size:100% 100%;
height:auto;
width:100%;
display:none;
}

A: Would min-width:xxx; work for you?

The min-width CSS property is used to set the minimum width of a given
  element. It prevents the used value of the width property from
  becoming smaller than the value specified for min-width.

See here for further information

A: min-width - This prevents the value of the width property from becoming smaller than min-width. min-width:450px;   or min-width:50em;
#middle_overlay
{
position:absolute;
/*border:2px solid #008080;
 background-color:#CCCCCC;*/
background-image:url(../images/bg2.jpg);
background-repeat:no-repeat;
background-size:100% 100%;
height:auto;
width:100%;
display:none;
min-width:450px; //50em
}

Note: The value of the min-width property overrides both max-width and width.


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the real time clock is a little useless and expensive, you can use the fonction millis() in your code.
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EPA Releases Clean Power Plan Proposal to Regulate Carbon Emissions from Power Plants
Jun 02, 2014 | Frances Bevington
On June 2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Clean Power Plan, a proposal to reduce carbon emissions from existing power plants over the next fifteen years. Once implemented, the proposed federal regulations would be the first to place limits on carbon emissions from existing power plants. The plan provides leadership and a path forward for decreasing carbon pollution, and makes an important contribution to protecting the health of communities served by local health departments.
By 2030, the proposal would cut power plant carbon emissions by 30 percent, based on reductions from carbon emissions levels in 2005. The proposal provides guidelines for states to develop plans to meet state-specific goals to reduce carbon pollution. For example, states which rely heavily on aging coal and gas-fired power plants would have a greater obligation to reduce carbon emissions than states that already have lower levels of emissions from power plants.
In 2012, 82 percent of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions were carbon dioxide. Power plants are the largest single source of carbon dioxide emissions in the United States, accounting for 38 percent of total emissions. Greenhouse gases contribute to climate change, which has significant impacts on public health through heat waves, drought, smog, and increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events. The World Health Organization estimates that 150,000 people die each year from climate change catastrophes, such as wildfires, degraded air quality, intense storms, flooding, drought, and harm to water resources and food supply.
The proposal could also lead to significant reductions in chronic diseases caused by air pollution. The EPA estimates that the proposed guidelines would result in as many as 150,000 fewer asthma attacks in children, up to 3,300 fewer heart attacks, and up to 6,600 fewer premature deaths by 2030, as illustrated in this infographic from the White House. Carbon is not the main culprit in air pollution that contributes to these health effects. A study by the Harvard School of Public Health and the Syracuse University Center for Health and the Global Environment found that limiting carbon from existing plants would reduce emissions of co-contaminants like sulfur dioxide and mercury by up to 27 percent and nitrogen oxide by up to 22 percent by 2020. These co-contaminants are extremely harmful to human health. In addition to benefits to human health, the improvements in air quality would have also have important environmental impacts with reductions in acid rain, ozone damage to trees and crops, and the accumulation of mercury in fish. [1]
Power plant emissions and other types of pollution do not respect geographic boundaries. Local health departments work everyday to mitigate the effects of pollution that often originate from other states or regions. For example, the Elk River chemical spill affected nine different counties in West Virginia and made a strong case for better regulation of industrial pollution. [2] The new EPA proposal would build on the existing Cross-State Air Pollution Rule [3] that requires 27 states to reduce sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and fine particle emissions from power plants by also regulating carbon emissions and requiring all 50 states to regulate emissions. Local health departments are also charged with protecting the health of the whole community including vulnerable populations, such as minorities, seniors, children, and those with underlying health conditions, that may be disproportionally effected by air pollution. For example, African Americans are more likely to die or be hospitalized from asthma, half of all asthma hospitalizations are children, and 80 percent of Latinos live in areas that fail to meet national standards for air pollutants. [4]
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Behind the business: how Takeshi Sushi and Urban Griddle are shifting during the Coronavirus
Emily Washcovick, Small Business Expert
Friday, May 1, 2020 • #BusinessOwners, #Restaurants, #BehindtheBusiness
Photo from Takeshi Sushi
COVID-19 and shelter-in-place orders have forced restaurants to quickly pivot their operations or temporarily close their doors. With new information emerging daily and regulations changing just as quickly, it's no easy task to determine the best move for your restaurant. To discuss the factors that influence that decision and what to do once you've made the call, we turned to two New York-area restaurateurs: Tim Madrid of Takeshi Sushi in Tribeca, N.Y. and George Vlahos of Urban Griddle in Elizabeth, N.J.
An intimate sushi haven from first-time restaurateurs pivots to delivery and takeout only
Takeshi Sushi is an 11-seat sushi bar that opened just over a year ago. Tim and his partner are first-time restaurant owners, and they've been riding the wave of highs and lows since last April. They had just finished their final round of renovations in February and were barely open a full week before COVID-19 regulations hit New York.
"Initially it was very confusing," Tim said. "There were mandates from the city to cut occupancy, and as an 11-seat sushi counter, that's near impossible. Within a day, things unfolded even more, and we saw the writing on the wall."
It was time to close their doors.
"It was a health issue, first and foremost. You're just playing Russian roulette with the safety of, not just the customers, but also the staff. So we knew we had to close the doors, but we also did so knowing that we would reopen for delivery. People were still going to eat—it was just going from an out-of-home experience to an in-home experience, so we closed as a way to recollect ourselves."
As a restaurant that had offered delivery in the past, this wasn't a completely foreign concept, but delivery had previously only been supplemental to their business. "Switching to full delivery and takeout was a complete fundamental shift in terms of how people enjoy our food. But this is a story of survival. We needed to make a push. First to serve, and then to stay alive—to somehow keep the doors open."
When they were looking to reopen they looked at it two-fold. First, operationally: They needed a menu with dishes that could physically travel well. Second, abstractly: They were looking to serve more than just the menu. "We're serving sushi, sure—but we're also serving self-care. We're serving indulgence… defiance and sass in face of the quarantine. So it kind of took a personality of its own," said Tim.
And with that came "home-akase." It's still the Takeshi Sushi omakase experience, but at home, your way. It's travel friendly, and options include nigiri or premium sashimi, chosen by Chef Takeshi Sato.
Once the new strategy was in place, it was time to push the message out to all of their customers and community. Posts on Instagram, more frequent newsletters to their mailing list, leveraging Yelp Connect, and even utilizing dating apps like Tinder for geo-technology targeting.
Across all of these marketing platforms, their message stayed true to the original intent: to offer more than just a product, and even more simply, deliver a sense of normalcy. "We all need to evolve, but a lot of the core truths of what made your restaurant and business you still apply today. Hone in on that."
A once-bustling urban cafe closes its doors (for now) to focus on the future
In Elizabeth, N.J., George is the owner of a 100-seat breakfast, lunch, and brunch restaurant. Open 7 a.m – 3 p.m., Urban Griddle focuses on pancakes, omelets, mimosas, and bloody marys.
Photos from Urban Griddle
"Breakfast is the most fun part of food, of eating," George said. "So I built my dream restaurant. I've been doing this since I was a 13-year-old kid. I know the restaurant business. I know the ins and outs. I know the ups and downs. And unfortunately the downs that we can't control are the ones that are the most challenging."
When things with COVID-19 first started to unfold, George knew he was going to need to close. They had one last incredible weekend before state mandates were put in place, but by the end of the day on March 16, their doors were closed for the foreseeable future.
"When this virus struck I thought—I need to protect the people who work for me and the people that we serve. Closing was a no-brainer to me."
George was brought up in the restaurant business and learned a lot from his late father who was an immigrant business owner. He was a hard worker who had a "doom and gloom" approach to life. The silver lining of that type of thinking? It taught George that it was important to save for the worst. And the worst came. He was fortunate to have a few months reserve for the business which afforded him the opportunity to close his doors without hesitation.
"I started putting all of my employees on unemployment, including myself. As a business owner, I pay the government a lot of money in unemployment insurance. It's there to protect us, and now is a time we need protection."
With the restaurant closed for now, George's main focus is on the reopening rather than how to stay open and sustain on a takeout or delivery model.
"My restaurant has 100 seats. If those go unseated, there is no way for me to make up the loss in revenue through takeout. Takeout is about 20 percent of my business. It would cost more money to remain open rather than close up. We're excited to come back better than ever, and we are focusing all of our energy on tomorrow and not today."
While regular operations are down, George has kept a few employees on payroll to paint the back of the house, clean out the storage areas, and replace a walk-in cooler—all tasks and chores that may not have been prioritized before but now they have the time to get done. Next week, George will bring staff in to work on new menu items and recipes.
He has also made it a priority to continue communicating with his community and customers, even as the doors remain closed. The restaurant's social media director has maintained an active presence online from day one, even after they closed.
"I always look at social media as a way of engaging, even when we're not open," George explained. "That's one of the biggest things when it comes to social media. Some people put up a post. A hundred people comment and respond. But yet, there's no feedback to those people. So I believe in social media engagement. I could care less if you have a million followers. If you're not engaging with your million followers, it makes no difference. We want to be at the forefront and for people to remember that we're still here."
With communication in mind, George had a final piece of advice: "Your message needs to be clear to your guests, regardless of what it is—you just can't leave it to chance."
Tim agreed and adds that open communication reminds everyone that we're in this together. "Transparency helps not just with comprehension, but there's also more empathy from customers because of it."
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Aby byla strava smíšená a pestrá, musí obsahovat různé důležité živiny, které jsou obsaženy v potravinách. Proto rozdělujeme potraviny do pěti základních skupin, z nichž by se měl určitý podíl denně objevovat:

 Maso, masné výrobky a vejce – 10 % denní spotřeby
 Mléko a mléčné výrobky – 15 % denní spotřeby.
 Obiloviny a luštěniny – celodenní podíl je největší, tvoří 35 % celodenní spotřeby.
 Zelenina, ovoce a brambory – denně kryje asi 15 % celodenní spotřeby.
 Tuky a cukry  – denní množství nemá být velké, má tvořit asi 25 % denní spotřeby.

Strava má být plnohodnotná tj. dostačující z kvantitativního i kvalitativního hlediska. Nevyrovnanost v jednotlivých složkách potravy může být příčinou různých problémů.

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Studi su Šereševskij
Šereševskij ha partecipato a molti studi comportamentali, la maggior parte dei quali è stata effettuata dal neuropsicologo Aleksandr Romanovič Lurija in un arco di tempo trentennale. Šereševskij ha incontrato Lurija dopo un evento a metà del 1920. Per lo stupore di tutti i presenti, Šereševskij poteva ricordare parola per parola un intero discorso. Nel corso degli anni a Šereševskij è stato chiesto di memorizzare formule matematiche complesse, enormi matrici e anche poesie in lingua straniera: compiti che ha sempre eseguito in pochi minuti.

Sulla base dei propri studi, Lurija ha diagnosticato in Šereševskij una fortissima sinestesia in cui la stimolazione di uno dei suoi sensi produceva una reazione in ogni altro. Ad esempio, se Šereševskij avesse sentito una nota musicale, avrebbe visto anche un colore oppure toccare gli avrebbe innescato una sensazione di gusto e così via per tutti i sensi. Le immagini che la sua sinestesia produceva lo aiutavano a memorizzare.
Ad esempio, quando si parla di numeri, ha riferito:Prendete il numero 1. Questo è un uomo orgoglioso ben costruito; 2 è una donna coraggiosa; 3 una persona cupa; 6 un uomo con un piede gonfio; 7 un uomo con i baffi; 8 una robusta donna/un sacco all'interno di un sacco. Per quanto riguarda il numero 87, quello che vedo è una donna grassa e un uomo facendo roteare i baffi. L'elenco delle immagini per le cifre è coerente con una forma di sinestesia conosciuta come personificazione linguistica ordinale, ma è anche legato ad una tecnica mnemonica chiamata il "sistema di forma numero" di cui il mnemonista crea immagini che assomigliano fisicamente alle cifre. Luria non ha chiaramente distinto tra ciò che era la capacità naturale di Šereševskij e le tecniche mnemoniche come la tecnica dei loci.

Difficoltà legate alla memoria
Šereševskij aveva una immaginazione attiva che lo aiutava nella memorizzazione. D'altra parte lo stesso Šereševskij ha affermato che la sua condizione spesso produceva immagini o sentimenti inutili e fastidiosi. In particolare, aveva difficoltà a memorizzare le informazioni il cui significato differiva da quello  letterale, così come problemi a riconoscere i volti. Ha anche occasionalmente avuto problemi di lettura, perché le parole scritte evocavano sensazioni di distrazione.
Le cose erano molto peggio quando mangiava durante la lettura. Un esempio delle difficoltà che ha dovuto affrontare nella vita quotidiana: Una volta sono andato a comprare un gelato e mi avvicinai alla venditrice e le chiesi che tipo di gelato avesse. 'Gelato alla frutta', disse. Ma lei rispose con un tono di voce che mi sembrò quasi che un mucchio di carbone venne fuori dalla sua bocca, bloccandomi nell'acquisto del gelato.  I suoi ricordi erano così forti che li ricordava dopo molti anni. Dopo aver scoperto le proprie capacità, si è esibito come mnemonista: ciò in realtà ha aumentato la confusione nella sua mente. A volte mentre scriveva vedeva le parole bruciare o diventare cenere.

In un disperato tentativo di dimenticare le parole provava a cancellare mentalmente le parole pur senza riuscirci.

Alcuni mnemonisti hanno ipotizzato che questo potrebbe essere una tecnica mnemorica per scrivere le cose fino a poi affidarsi alla memoria a lungo termine.
Secondo quanto riferito, nei suoi ultimi anni, si è reso conto che avrebbe potuto dimenticare i fatti con solo un desiderio cosciente di rimuoverli dalla sua memoria anche se Lurija non ha mai provato queste affermazioni.

Šereševskij nell'immaginario culturale
Lo scrittore argentino, Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986), pur non sapendo del caso di Lurija, nel 1942 ha pubblicato una storia di fantasia breve dal titolo Funes, el memorioso, in cui ha descritto un caso molto simile a quello di Šereševskij.
Away with Words è un film di Christopher Doyle in gran parte ispirato alle descrizioni di Luria sulla vita di Šereševskij.
La canzone L'uomo che non dimenticava nulla dei rapper italiani Murubutu e Vara, contenuta nell'album Il giovane Mariani e altri racconti di Murubutu, è ispirata a Šereševskij.

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Bibliografia
 A Little Book About a Big (Vast) Memory  è una traduzione amatoriale in inglese dell'originale in russo.

Luciano Mecacci, Solomon V. Shereshevsky: The great Russian mnemonist, in "Cortex", 2013, 49, pp. 2260-2263.

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Memoria
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"The State of Americas Children," 2005 edition Includes most recent (September 2005) U.S. poverty data. Chapter 4 can be downloaded for free, find the important statistics you need to know.
If children aren't speaking English then what do K-12 Teachers, Administrators, Reading Teachers and Professors who teach teachers how to teach reading need to know about this?
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49 percent of Caucasian children use the Internet at home, compared to only 29 percent of African-American children, and 33 percent of Hispanic children.
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As of 2005 the digital divide does not officially exist in this US, (George Bush) and while we sit on our technology assets other countries are leapfrogging to make a difference and how. Several years ago we used to go and share the possibilities. Now we may possibly be lagging so far behind that we cannot catch up.
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has a mailing list to discuss Web standards, specifically relating to outreach and education.
On July 28, 1998, Secretary Daley released "Falling Through the Net II: New Data on the Digital Divide." At the request of Vice President Gore, NTIA issued this report analyzing telephone and computer penetration rates."
The Advanced Networking Infrastructure and Research division of NSF's Computer and Information Science and Engineering directorate has awarded a four-year, $6 million grant (ANI-9980537) to EDUCAUSE, an association of over 1,800 member organizations and 190 corporate partners.
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6. Cannot protect against allergic reactions of the laser process from the laser.
a. Laser is NOT recommended around the eyes and face.
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How the dangerous rise of BBL surgery is changing fashion
Deborah Dzifa Makafui August 06, 2022
Although breast implants emerged in the 1890s, bum implants weren't a thing until 1969, after Dr. RJ Bartels was credited with having performed the first butt implant in history. Originally, the procedure involved placing the butt implant closer to the surface, rather than deeply embedded between muscle layers — a procedure that offered more stability compared to earlier attempts.
After years of research, surgeons discovered that fat transfer augmentation is a rather safer method than implants. In this procedure, fat is removed from another area of the body, usually, the abdomen, waist, hips, or thighs, and is purified and then reinjected into the buttocks — no prosthetic implants are necessary. This technique originated in South America and has since become known as the Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL).
The dangers of BBL
According to The Plastic Surgery Statistics Report, there were approximately 20,300 buttock augmentation procedures done in 2017, a figure that, according to The Aesthetics Society, almost doubled in 2020. BBL remains the fastest-growing cosmetic surgery in the world, even though there are dangers associated with it. When done incorrectly, it could lead to loss of life, and the estimated death rate from fat embolism may be as high as one in 3,000.
Doctor Ugwunna Ejikem highlights the risk involved with the procedure. He explains that with a BBL, the major risk can occur during and after the surgery. According to him, excessive bleeding, infection, over and under correction (applying the wrong amount of fat in the butt and hip area) leads to fat embolism. Fat embolism occurs as a result of gluteal blood vessels becoming damaged during the procedure, allowing fat into the bloodstream. This is the major cause of death in BBL procedures.
And apart from the deadly procedure, there are real-life stories about how terribly painful the recovery process is. In a real-life scenario, a fashion influencer popularly called Omohtee shared her experience when she undertook the surgery.
BBL affecting clothing designs
When an entire collection is designed for a specific body type, the vast majority of customers are left out. Making curvy bodies the idealistic body type is extremely harmful, especially for Black women as most are fuller-figured as recent study suggests that the parameters of a healthy waistline may be slightly larger for African women versus the ideal size for white women
Not every woman is bestowed with an hourglass shape naturally. Speaking with a fashion designer from Ghana, Enyonam Nyaho-Datti, she explains that in the design industry, smaller designer brands look up to the big brands. So when big brands adopt a particular style, the smaller ones tend to follow suit. Nyaho-Datti also explains that as a budding designer, she has also been influenced to design certain outfits to fit the "BBL style", like adding false hips to fit customers without hips.
A typical BBL fashion collection consists of outfits with slits and holes all over the dress, tiny pieces of fabric strung together, and clothing items showing underboobs with cutouts. She calls for diversity from top designers because they have the most influence.
This new fashion trend makes customers feel pressured to acquire a BBL body in order to fit into the latest styles. Fashion is dynamic; some years ago, the thin body type was a major trend and women aspired to be slim. While in recent times, other unrealistic beauty standards are prompting women to go under the knife. The fashion industry seems to be promoting this and subtly encouraging the trend with its recent collections. There's no guarantee that 10 years from now, body trends will not pivot and go back to the 2000s.
When a certain shape has been conditioned in our minds as the perfect body type, it's hard to appreciate that everyone looks different from the "ideal and accepted body shape".
A fashionista, Festina Laryea said, "I think it's good to feel good in our bodies. However, for those without extra flesh like myself, I think we'll do with the New Trendy BBL designed outfits that are designed for the same purposes. Until then, we may fantasise about the figure 8 bodies until we are able to get there. And just so you know, maybe we could get serious with our squats, you never know."
Setting unrealistic beauty standards for women is regressive as it creates leeway for self-esteem issues and body dysmorphia for people who would try to emulate unattainable standards. Those perfectly formed bodies shouldn't be the benchmark by which women attain beauty standards in the fashion industry.
It is important that we start having conversations geared towards this new fashion wave and help curb issues that emerge from the culture and influence of BBL fashion. Fashion expert Anita Nyavor says that this trend is heavily influenced by social media. Nyavor believes fashion is dynamic and every trend has its setbacks, and she says ultimately, women cannot keep bending over to beauty standards set for them.
A psychologist, Ngozi Abukueze, highlighted how insecurities could emerge from the new fashion trend. "Well, insecurities will emerge mostly by comparison. You're looking at different ladies with their hourglass figures. Flat tummies, big bum, etc, then you compare with what you look like. It just makes sense that feelings of inadequacy set in, as society will pay attention to the hourglass and ignore you.
"They step into a room, all heads turn, you step into a room, you're barely noticed. Social media even makes it worse. They get all the attention, likes, retweets, comments, gifts from random strangers, etc. You get almost nothing. All of these foster deep insecurities, low self-esteem, etc. You have to be conscious and intentional about loving yourself to not fall into it."
Setting unrealistic beauty standards for women is regressive as it creates leeway for self-esteem issues and body dysmorphia for people who would try to emulate unattainable beauty standards. Those perfectly formed bodies shouldn't be the benchmark by which we attain fashion standards in the fashion industry.
With the BBL culture exerting a certain level of influence in the fashion industry, it's important to be more conscious of what designers are putting on their runways. Also, designers need to know that they are also contributing some negativity by not taking into account all women who dress themselves up for work or just for fun. We call for diversity.
If BBL fashion is any indication, it's our ideal form being changed unrealistically thanks to unrealistic beauty standards, allowing for the emergence of a new set of insecurities. It's imperative that we have this discussion and remind ourselves that keeping our bodies the way they are is the trend.


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Mr. Wicker (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blunt, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Kaine, and Ms. Lummis) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to issuers of American infrastructure bonds.
This Act may be cited as the American Infrastructure Bonds Act of 2021 .
Credit for American infrastructure bonds allowed to issuers
Subchapter B of chapter 65 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 6430 the following new section:
Credit to issuer of american infrastructure bonds
The issuer of an American infrastructure bond shall be allowed a credit with respect to each interest payment under such bond which shall be payable by the Secretary as provided in subsection (b).
Payment of credit
The Secretary shall pay (contemporaneously with each interest payment date under such bond) to the issuer of such bond (or to any person who makes such interest payments on behalf of the issuer) 28 percent of the interest payable under such bond on such date.
Interest payment date
For purposes of this subsection, the term interest payment date means each date on which the holder of record of the American infrastructure bond is entitled to a payment of interest under such bond.
American infrastructure bond
For purposes of this section, the term American infrastructure bond means any obligation if—
the interest on such obligation would (but for this section) be excludable from gross income under section 103,
the obligation is not a private activity bond, and
the issuer makes an irrevocable election to have this section apply.
Applicable rules
For purposes of applying paragraph (1)—
for purposes of section 149(b), a bond shall not be treated as federally guaranteed by reason of the credit allowed under this section, and
a bond shall not be treated as an American infrastructure bond if the issue price has more than a de minimis amount (determined under rules similar to the rules of section 1273(a)(3)) of premium over the stated principal amount of the bond.
Interest on American infrastructure bonds includible in gross income for Federal income tax purposes
For purposes of this title, interest on any American infrastructure bond shall be includible in gross income.
Application of arbitrage rules
For purposes of section 148, the yield on an issue of American infrastructure bonds shall be reduced by the credit allowed under this section, except that no such reduction shall apply with respect to determining the amount of gross proceeds of an issue that qualifies as a reasonably required reserve or replacement fund.
The Secretary may prescribe such regulations and other guidance as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out this section.
Conforming amendments
The table of sections for subchapter B of chapter 65 of subtitle F of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
Sec. 6431. Credit to issuer of american infrastructure bonds.
Subparagraph (A) of section 6211(b)(4) of such Code is amended by striking and 6428A and inserting 6428A, and 6431 .
Transitional coordination with state law
Except as otherwise provided by a State after the date of the enactment of this Act, the interest on any American infrastructure bond (as defined in section 6431 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this Act)) and the amount of any credit determined under such section with respect to such bond shall be treated for purposes of the income tax laws of such State as being exempt from Federal income tax.
Adjustment to payment to issuers in case of sequestration
In the case of any payment under subsection (b) of section 6431 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this Act) made after the date of enactment of this Act to which sequestration applies, the amount of such payment shall be increased to an amount equal to—
such payment (determined before such sequestration), multiplied by
the quotient obtained by dividing the number 1 by the amount by which the number 1 exceeds the percentage reduction in such payment pursuant to such sequestration.
For purposes of this subsection, the term sequestration means any reduction in direct spending ordered in accordance with a sequestration report prepared by the Director of the Office and Management and Budget pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 or future legislation having similar effect.
The amendments made by this section shall apply to obligations issued after the date of enactment of this Act.
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Drugs Across Cultures - ANTH106
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Using anthropological and ethnographic studies, this unit focuses mainly on the social and cultural contexts of drug use, both legal and illegal. This includes the economic and political factors influencing the production and distribution of drugs and the way in which these processes are enmeshed in a global economy. This unit also examines psychological theories of addiction and the neurology of drug use. Topics include: the international traffic in opium/heroin and cocaine in the Golden Triangle of mainland South–East Asia and in South America and the way this traffic intermeshes with regional politics and local tribal, peasant and commercial systems of production and exchange; the social history of drugs in the USA, UK and Australia; youth culture and drugs in the West; AIDS and intravenous drug use; addiction and treatment; drugs and the law; the global political economy of pharmaceuticals, particularly contraceptives, erectile dysfunction drugs, and antiretrovirals in the age of AIDS; and the placebo effect.
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