Before reading these articles, state your current knowledge and opinion about the importance of pollinators to plants and other organisms such as humans. Then read about from the websites of Colony collapse of bees and colony collapse disorder. Then answer the following questions:

Define colony collapse disorder. and why we should be concerned. If you do not think this is a concern state your evidence for this opinion as well.

Are you surprised by the economic impact of colony collapse disorder?

If pollinators are eliminated in an ecosystem how will this affect the genetic diversity of the population?

What should or could be done to limit the effect of or help eliminate this problem?

In your own words write a summary about anti smoking messages in the United state

3-30 Publicly traded companies must electronically file a variety of forms or reports with the SEC, including the Form 10-K, which includes the audited annual financial statements. The SEC makes most of these electronic documents available on the Internet via EDGAR, which stands for Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system. The primary purpose for EDGAR is to increase the efficiency and fairness of the securities market for the benefit of investors, corporations, and the economy by accelerating the receipt, acceptance, dissemination, and analysis of time-sensitive corporate information filed with the agency.

b. Visit the PCAOB’s website (www.pcaob.org) and use the link to “Auditing” under the heading for “Standards” to locate the PCAOB’s Auditing Standards. Search the links to the Auditing Standards to answer the following questions:

1. Where would the auditor locate guidance about changes to the auditor’s report if Facebook makes a change in accounting principle that is considered material? Identify the appropriate section in the Auditing Standards and identify the relevant paragraph(s) within that section that would be applicable to this situation. Assume that Facebook properly reports the change in the financial statements.

2. Where would the auditor locate guidance to determine the effect on the auditor’s report if he or she has substantial doubt about Facebook’s ability to continue as a going concern? Identify the appropriate section and the relevant paragraph(s) within that section that would be applicable to this situation.

3. Facebook’s Form 10-K contains information that is in addition to the financial statements and related footnotes. Where would the auditor locate guidance that addresses his or her responsibility for this other information and what is the auditor’s obligation related to that information? Identify the appropriate section and the relevant paragraph(s) within that section that would be applicable to this situation.

The two most important state taxes are income and general sales taxes, although states also make substantial use of excise taxes, direct business taxes (usually a corporate income tax), and others. List and discuss briefly four factors that might influence a state in choosing between an income and general sales tax. What is the relative reliance in NY state on these two taxes? If the relative reliance in NY state is different than average, speculate about why that might be so.

Using the Internet, find a healthcare-related example of one of the types of charts or graphs described in this week’s readings. Evaluate the chart and summarize the data it illustrates. What other kind of chart could have been used to illustrate this data? Would it have been more effective, or less? Why? Cite your research and explain all your answers in detail.

Analyze the ways in which patients' privacy is protected for effective record keeping, use, and disclosure. Then, think about and describe a situation in which protected health information (PHI) is reportable. What are your thoughts on disclosing PHI in reportable situations? Does it represent a breach of patient confidentiality? Explain your viewpoint. Think about why it is permissible to disclose PHI in these situations, yet it must be de-identified in other situations.

This week the course materials addressed how social media behaviors outside of the workplace might affect an employee on the job after the employer learns about the worker posting a photo, message, or some other item.

Perform research using the internet, university library, or by asking family members or friends, to identify a situation where an employee's social media behavior outside of work led to a problem on the job and answer the following questions.

Include the following in your paper:

Describe the situation and what happened in detail. What was posted? How did the employer react?

What was the outcome on the job? Did the person lose his/her job?

What is your opinion about this situation? Do you agree or disagree?

After reviewing the data in the 2010 and 2016 “Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Groups” reports, describe one trend about these racial/ethnic groups that stood out to you. Explain if this trend surprises you or not. Compare and contrast the trend data in the “Student Behaviors” section of the reports: What data categories were similar? Which categories were different or additional between the reports? How can this data be used to alleviate social problems in this population?

In thinking about child rearing, what parenting style did your parents or guardians use with you? Do you find yourself using the same parenting style with children? What parenting style have you observed friends using? What effects did you see on the child’s personality? Was it consistent with what the research shows? Are there any factors that you feel may have influenced the parenting styles you discussed here?

Suppose on 09/18/2020 you observe the following quote for corporate bonds of Home Depot. Assume that the bonds make semi-annual payments.

1. Find YTM for the bonds. Use Excel, state your result and Excel function inputs

Issue                             Price       Coupon(%) Maturity

Home Depot Inc        93.51      5.875              16-Dec-36

2. What can be said about expected rate of investment return on the Home Depot bonds if they are AA-rated?
3. What would be your answer to question b) if you learn that the rating of the bonds is BBB?