Briefly describe postpartum depression. What are some of the symptoms that distinguish it from a more typical case of baby blues? What would you consider the two effective treatment methods for postpartum depression? Have you ever had experience with someone who has had postpartum depression? Consider some of the cultural barriers that women may face in south texas (i.e., Hispanic culture) when seeking help. Answer should be 350-500 words.

Foreign currency analysis of Merck & Co. which is s an American multinational pharmaceutical company and one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world.

Explain the business activities and environment of Merck & Co. from the perspective of foreign currency and identify three currencies that Merck & Co. is exposed against. This can be due to its business structure (i.g. location of factories, customers and suppliers, and the currency that the products/services are quoted), and arising from the competition against its rivals. State the rationales of your selection and references.

Linux-Practise1:

1. Run the following commands

1. (Print working directory)

pwd.

What is the output of the above command

2. Create a file named Linux1

nano Linux1

Type the following in the file

Hello world

Save the file

3. Create a copy of the file

cp Linux1 Linux2

4. view the listing of the files in the directory

           ls

What is the output of the above command

5. rename the file

mv Linux2 Linux3

6. view the listing of the files in the directory

           ls

What is the output of the above command

  

nano

1. Log in to Linux using your user account name and password.

2. If you logged in using a graphical login screen, open a terminal window by clicking on the icon in the lower left corner of the desktop to open the main menu, then selecting System Tools, then Terminal. A terminal window opens.

3. Enter the pwd command to display your current working directory. Because you have just logged in, this should display your home directory.

4. Create a new subdirectory within your home directory using the command mkdir archive.

5. Change to the new subdirectory you just created by entering cd archive.

6. Create a new file named report using this command: nano report.

7. Enter ls -l to view a detailed file listing of the files in the archive subdirectory. Can you see the size of the report file? What is the file size.

8.Change the name of the report file to oldreport using this command: mv report oldreport

9.   Use the ls command to verify that the file report is no longer there—it has been renamed as oldreport.

10. Copy the oldreport file, making a second copy of the file in the same directory using this command: cp oldreport oldreport2

11. Move both of these files to your home directory using this command: mv * ..

12. Enter the pwd command to check that your current working directory is still the archive subdirectory of your home directory.

13. Use a relative path to remove one of the files from your home directory: rm ../oldreport

14. Confirm the deletion by typing “y” when prompted.

15. List all the files in the current directory: ls

16. Change back to your home directory: cd

17. Since the archive subdirectory is empty, you can use the rmdir command to delete it: rmdir archive

18. Use ls -l to check the contents of your home directory. You should see the oldreport2 file with a size of zero.

PLEASE HELP

32.   Which of the following are correct concerning the American political economy of the early 19th century? (List the letters of all the correct answers. If none are correct, write “none”.)

(a)   Resources were plentiful.

(b)   Government taxation and regulation were minimal.

(c)   There seemed to be a strong link between effort and results.

A 2-year American put is written on a stock whose current price is $42. You expect that in each year the stock price either goes up by 15% or decreases by 5%. The one-period interest rate is 5%. The option’s exercise price is $45. Will you ever exercise the option early?

1. Select a firm from the list at the bottom of this page.

2. Locate the financial statements for that firm from the Securities Exchange Commission's EDGAR website (www.sec.gov).  These should be in the firm's 10-K report.

3. Using the firm's financial statements and footnotes, fill out the data sheet on page 2 of this file. For all but the actual pension return data your dollar amounts should correspond to the fiscal year ending 2016. You will need to collect 6 years of actual pension return data, which should require 3 years of financial statements (2012, 2014, and 2016). Record all numbers, with the exception of percentages, "in millions," e.g, $200 million is recorded as $200.0, $2 billion is recorded as $2,000.0.

4.  Answer the questions listed below.

Data

From 2016 financial statements

Company name ________________________________________________________

Total liabilities ($millions)         $ ____________

Total assets ($millions)               $ ____________

Net operating cash flows ($millions)                            $ ____________

Income from continuing operations ($millions)           $ ____________

  

Pension plan assumptions

      Discount rate ________%      Expected asset return ________%    Rate of salary increase _______ %

Pension plan disclosures

Projected benefit obligation ($millions)                       $ ____________

Fair value of pension plan assets ($millions)               $ ____________

Accumulated benefit obligation ($millions)                 $ ____________

Cash contributions to the pension plan during the year ($millions)                                 $ ___________

% of pension assets invested in equities                                                  ___________ %

% of pension assets invested in bonds ___________ %

OPEB disclosures

Expected postemployment benefit obligation ($millions)                                     $ ____________

Accumulated postemployment benefit obligation ($millions)                                     $ ____________

Fair value of plan assets ($millions)   $ ____________

From 2016 and previous financial statements

Actual percentage return on pension plan assets ($ actual return / $ beginning of year fair value of plan assets)

2016 _____ %    2015 _____ %   2014 _____%   2013 _____ %   2012 _____%    2011_______%

Required questions

1. What dollar amount does your firm report for its defined-benefit pension plan and its OPEB plan on its year-end 2016 balance sheet? Prove this amount by reconciling from the related off-balance sheet footnote accounts.

2. What dollar amount does your firm report for its defined-benefit pension plan and its OPEB plan on its year-ending 2016 income statement?

3. Are your firm's defined-benefit pension plan and/or its OPEB plan material to your firm's financial position and financial performance? Explain using selected data from your firm's financial statements.

4. Are your firm's defined-benefit pension plan and its OPEB plan well-funded or poorly funded as of year-end 2016? Explain.

5.  Is your firm's 2016 expected return on plan assets assumption reasonable? Explain.

NOTE: At a minimum compare your firm's expected return on plan assets in 2016 with its average (geometric mean) return over the past 6 years. See details on computing the mean return below.

6. Defined-benefit pension plans and OPEB plans typically generate temporary differences between financial books and tax books. Discuss the significance of your firm's defined-benefit pension plans and OPEB plans to its year-end 2016 deferred tax accounts. Use dollar amounts from the tax footnote.

*Compute average (geometric mean) return

Suppose that in 3 successive years the return on an investment is 5%, 20%, and -4%. The geometric mean, or compound annual rate of return, is computed as:

             [(1.05)*(1.20)*0.96)]^1/3 -1 = 0.065 = 6.5%

Firms to choose from:

ABX AIR INC

ACCURIDE CORP

ACE AVIATION HOLDINGS INC

AGERE SYSTEMS INC

AK STEEL HOLDING CORP

ALCOA INC

ALERIS INTERNATIONAL INC

ALGOMA STEEL INC

ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INC

ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC

ALTRIA GROUP INC

AMERICAN AIRLINES INC

AMERICAN AXLE & MFG HLDGS

AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR CO

AMERICAN STANDARD COS INC

AMPCO-PITTSBURGH CORP

AMR CORP/DE

ANHEUSER-BUSCH COS INC

APPLETON PAPERS INC

ARCH COAL INC

ARGO-TECH CORP

ASHLAND INC

AVAYA INC

AVON PRODUCTS

BADGER METER INC

BARNES GROUP INC

BCE INC

BECKMAN COULTER INC

BECTON DICKINSON & CO

BLOUNT INTL INC

BOEING CO

BORDEN CHEMICAL INC

BORGWARNER INC

BOWATER INC

BRIGGS & STRATTON

BRINKS CO

BRUSH ENGINEERED MATERIALS

BUCYRUS INTERNATIONAL INC

CABOT CORP

CAMPBELL SOUP CO

CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP

CATERPILLAR INC

CELANESE CORP

CENTRAL MAINE POWER CO

CENTRAL STEEL & WIRE CO

CENTURY ALUMINUM CO

CENTURYTEL INC

CINCINNATI BELL INC

CITGO PETROLEUM CORP

CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC

CNF INC

CNH GLOBAL NV

COMMSCOPE INC

CONSOL ENERGY INC

COOPER INDUSTRIES LTD

COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO

CORNING NATURAL GAS CORP

CROMPTON CORP

CROWN HOLDINGS INC

CT COMMUNICATIONS INC

CUMMINS INC

CURTISS-WRIGHT CORP

CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC

DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG

DANA CORP

DAY INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC

DEERE & CO

DELTA AIR LINES INC

DU PONT (E I) DE NEMOURS

DUN & BRADSTREET CORP

EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO

EASTMAN KODAK CO

EATON CORP

EL PASO ELECTRIC CO

EMC INSURANCE GROUP INC

ENERGY EAST CORP

ENGELHARD CORP

FALCONBRIDGE LTD

FARMER BROS CO

FEDERAL SCREW WORKS

FEDERAL-MOGUL CORP

FIRSTENERGY CORP

FOOT LOCKER INC

FORD MOTOR CO

FOSTER WHEELER LTD

FOUNDATION COAL HOLDINGS INC

FREIGHTCAR AMERICA INC

GARDNER DENVER INC

GENCORP INC

GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP

GENERAL MOTORS CORP

GENTEK INC

GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORP

GLATFELTER

GOODRICH CORP

GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO

GORMAN-RUPP CO

GRACE (W R) & CO

GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD

GRAYBAR ELECTRIC CO INC

HANCOCK FABRICS INC

HAYES LEMMERZ INTL INC

HERCULES INC

HERSHEY CO

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC

HORMEL FOODS CORP

IMPERIAL SUGAR CO

INCO LTD

INGERSOLL-RAND CO LTD

INTL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES

ISPAT INLAND INC

ITT INDUSTRIES INC

JOY GLOBAL INC

K & F INDUSTRIES INC

KAYDON CORP

KEYSPAN CORP

KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP

KNOLL INC

KRAFT FOODS INC

LADISH CO INC

LAFARGE NORTH AMERICA INC

LAMSON & SESSIONS CO

LEVCOR INTERNATIONAL INC

LEVI STRAUSS & CO

LIBBEY INC

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP

LORAL SPACE & COMMUNICATIONS

LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC

LUFKIN INDUSTRIES INC

MASSEY ENERGY CO

MAUI LAND & PINEAPPLE CO

MAYTAG CORP

MCCORMICK & COMPANY INC

MEMC ELECTRONIC MATRIALS INC

MICHIGAN CONSOLIDATED GAS CO

MILACRON INC

MONARCH CEMENT CO

MONSANTO CO

NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORP

NCR CORP

NEENAH PAPER INC

NEW YORK ST ELEC & GAS CORP

NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC

NEWMARKET CORP

NORTEL NETWORKS CORP

NORTH PITTSBURGH SYSTEMS

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP

NORTHWEST AIRLINES CORP

OILGEAR CO

OVERNITE CORP

OWENS CORNING

PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP

PEABODY ENERGY CORP

PENFORD CORP

PEPSICO INC

POLYONE CORP

POPE & TALBOT INC

POTASH CORP SASK INC

POTLATCH CORP

POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER CO

PPG INDUSTRIES INC

PULITZER INC

QWEST COMMUNICATION INTL INC

RAYTECH CORP/DE

RBS GLOBAL INC

READERS DIGEST ASSN

REUNION INDUSTRIES

REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC

ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRC CORP

ROCKWELL AUTOMATION

ROCKWELL COLLINS INC

ROHM AND HAAS CO

RTI INTL METALS INC

RYERSON TULL INC

SAMSONITE CORP

SARA LEE CORP

SCHLUMBERGER LTD

SEARS ROEBUCK & CO

SIGMA-ALDRICH CORP

SILGAN HOLDINGS INC

SNAP-ON INC

SOLUTIA INC

STANDARD MOTOR PRODS

STANDARD REGISTER CO

STEELCASE INC

SUNOCO INC

SWANK INC

TASTY BAKING CO

TELECOMUNICAC DE PUERTO RICO

TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC

TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE INC

TESORO CORP

TIMKEN CO

TODD SHIPYARDS CORP

TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP

TUPPERWARE CORP

TWIN DISC INC

U S CAN CORP

UAL CORP

UNIFIED WESTERN GROCERS INC

UNION CARBIDE CORP

UNITED AIRLINES INC

UNITED INDUSTRIAL CORP

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC

UNITED REFINING CO

UNITED STATES STEEL CORP

US AIRWAYS GROUP INC

USEC INC

USG CORP

UST INC

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC

VISKASE COMPANIES INC

VISTEON CORP

WALTER INDUSTRIES INC

WAUSAU PAPER CORP

WESTMORELAND COAL CO

WHIRLPOOL CORP

WILLIAMS CONTROLS INC

WISCONSIN GAS CO

WOLVERINE TUBE INC

WOODWARD GOVERNOR CO

WYETH

XERIUM TECHNOLOGIES INC

XEROX CORP

YORK INTERNATIONAL CORP

Delta Wing Aircraft Specifications

(do the necessary assumptions if needed)

Wing Area: 585 m²

Wing Span: 32 m

Taper ratio: 0.019

Leading Edge Sweep angle: 65.57°

Wing loading: 4070 N/m²

Cruise Mach Number: 3

Cruise altitude: 22.5 km

(L/D) _cruise = (L/D) _max = 9

Calculate the cruising angle of attack?

Write down the cruising drag polar equation?

Using the drag polar found in (b), calculate (C_L^1/2/C_D) _max and corresponding Mach number maximizing (C_L^1/2/C_D).

The owner of a luxury motor yacht that sails among the 4000 Greek islands charges $688/person/day if exactly 20 people sign up for the cruise. However, if more than 20 people sign up (up to the maximum capacity of 90) for the cruise, then every fare is reduced by $8 for each additional passenger.

a. Assuming at least 20 people sign up for the cruise, determine how many passengers will result in the maximum revenue for the owner of the yacht.

b. What is the maximum revenue?

c. What would be the fare per passenger in this case? (Round your answer to the nearest dollar.)

The Fitzgerald Company maintains a checking account at the Bank of the North.
The bank provides a bank statement along with canceled checks on the last day of each month. T
he October 31, 2016, bank statement included the following information:



Balance, October 1, 2016 $ 32,690
   Deposits 86,000
   Checks processed -75,200
   Service charges -350
   NSF checks -1,600
   Monthly loan payment deducted
      directly by bank from account
      (includes $400 in interest)    (3,400)
Balance, October 31, 2016 $38,140

The company's general ledger cash (checking) account had a balance of $42,544 at the end of October.
Deposits outstanding totaled $4,224, and all checks written by the company were processed by the bank
except for those totaling $5,620. In addition, a check for $500 for the purchase of office furniture was
incorrectly recorded by the company as a $50 disbursement. The bank correctly processed the check
during October.



Required:

1. Prepare a bank reconciliation for the month of October.
2. Prepare the necessary journal entries at the end of October to adjust the general ledger cash account.
Use the Excel file template provided.

In this week’s readings, questions about the nature of love and marriage are raised. The legitimacy of same sex marriages as well as the changing nature of the American family are topics that policy makers and moralists are discussing just about everywhere. Indeed, many feel that even considering the legalization of same sex-marriages is a symptom of the changing meaning of family in America.  What do you think about same-sex marriage? Why do you feel this way?