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During the finale of the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show, entertainers Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson performed a song and dance routine to Timberlake’s song “Rock Your Body.” As Timberlake ended the duet by sing- ing “gonna have you naked by the end of this song,” he tore away a portion of Jackson’s bustier, momentarily re- vealing her breast. The performers subsequently strained the credulity of the public by terming the episode a “ward- robe malfunction.”

The Federal Communications Commission issued an or- der fining CBS $550,000 for broadcasting the nudity. The agency explained that the incident violated the FCC pol- icy against broadcasting indecent material, such as nu- dity and expletives, during the hours when children are most likely to watch television. The Third Circuit vacated the order, finding that it violated the Administrative Procedure Act as “arbitrary and capricious” agency action. The court held that the FCC’s order represented an unex- plained departure from the agency’s longstanding policy of excusing the broadcast of fleeting moments of indecency. 663 F. 3d 122 (2011).

I am not so sure. As we recently explained in FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc., the FCC’s general policy is to conduct a context-specific examination of each allegedly

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indecent broadcast in order to determine whether it should be censured. 556 U. S. 502, 508 (2009). Until 2004, the FCC made a limited exception to this general policy for fleeting expletives. Ibid. But the agency never stated that the exception applied to fleeting images as well, and there was good reason to believe that it did not. As every schoolchild knows, a picture is worth a thousand words, and CBS broadcast this particular picture to mil- lions of impressionable children.

I nonetheless concur in the Court’s denial of certiorari. Even if the Third Circuit is wrong that sanctioning the Super Bowl broadcast constituted an unexplained depar- ture from the FCC’s prior indecency policy, that error has been rendered moot going forward. The FCC has made clear that it has abandoned its exception for fleeting exple- tives. Id., at 509–510. Looking ahead, it makes no dif- ference as a matter of administrative law whether the FCC’s fleeting expletive policy applies to allegedly fleeting images, because the FCC no longer adheres to the fleeting expletive policy. It is now clear that the brevity of an indecent broadcast—be it word or image—cannot immun- ize it from FCC censure. See, e.g., In re Young Broad- casting of San Francisco, Inc., 19 FCC Rcd. 1751 (2004) (censuring a broadcast despite the “fleeting” nature of the nudity involved). Any future “wardrobe malfunctions” will not be protected on the ground relied on by the court below.

A PEST analysis of the healthcare industry shows how the system works and the change in the future (Frue, 2018). The healthcare industry depends on legislation, changes in economic rates, and technological advancements (Frue, 2018). People begin to worry when there are changes in government and it’s important companies like mine are aware of changes in healthcare (Frue, 2018).

Political factors; Government Subsidies the healthcare industry is impacted by insurance mandates, tax legislation changes, and consumer protection (Frue, 2018). With my chosen company Independence at Home funds are issued from the State because it’s a government program. Government spending for healthcare can be affected by tax policy changes (Frue, 2018). However, allowing for increased subsidies can be a benefit or it can cause concerns (Frue, 2018). Governmental changes can affect the public and the healthcare services they’re entitled to, especially with changing healthcare bills and plans (Frue, 2018).

Economic Factors Loss of Services, healthcare organizations will be affected by many economic factors, especially inflation, unemployment, and interest rates (Frue, 2018). If there is a change to any of those it can change how the public is able to spend their money, impacting policy spending (Frue, 2018). Companies who manufacture medical devices won’t have many people able to pay their rate if unemployment rate is increased (Frue, 2018). This would mean if less people are able to work, they won’t qualify for work benefits, including healthcare (Frue, 2018). People without these benefits are likely not able to pay the entire cost of any hospital or emergency room visit (Frue, 2018). They’re less likely to seek help when they become ill (Frue, 2018). The public will have a limited selected of health services they can afford (Frue, 2018). My company with our different programs can help older adults with healthcare services healthcare insurance.

Social factors change in beliefs, healthcare relies on understanding the changes in demographics and public values (Frue, 2018). There are communities that share fears, beliefs, and cultural norms (Frue, 2018). If a healthcare professional or hospital is not aware of these conditions while they treat that public, it can cause problems (Frue, 2018). Medical professionals need to stay on their toes about new trends (Frue, 2018). An example would be the use of essential oils as a cure for various illnesses including cases of flu, fevers and even incurable conditions like autism are on the rise (Frue, 2018). Now people have become more health conscious (Frue, 2018). Some business across the country must now post calorie amount of each item on their menu, giving people the option to choose what to eat based on these numbers (Frue, 2018).

Technological factors in the healthcare industry is seeing positive changes in treatments because of technological advancements (Frue, 2018). Developments with medical devices allow patients to receive better care (Frue, 2018). An example is hearing aid devices have the tools to enhance performance, providing crystal clear sound, less background noise, and premium options for a better hearing experience (Frue, 2018). My chosen company Independence at Home is now exploring sending text messages, emails and app developments for clients and care managers to interact with clients for a better service. More business is using apps to connect doctors with patients right in their homes (Frue, 2018). The healthcare industry is heading towards a positive direction for patient care because of our ever-evolving technology (Frue, 2018).

For Chegg: Please provide feedback to the above post and ask question if needed. The student was advised to Discuss the PEST technique with respect to at least one each of the political, economic, social, and technical factors. Explain how this knowledge could be used in the strategic planning process within a company.

5) The Johny Pickles Brewing Company takes custom orders for seasonal brews and has two separate departments, brewing and packaging. The brewing department allocates overhead based on batches produced while the packaging department allocates overhead to orders based on machine hours worked in the department. The estimated overhead for the brewing department for the year is $18532 and the packaging department is estimated at $14413. It is estimated that the brewery will produce 253 batches during the year and will spend 1393 hours running the equipment to package those batches.  

At the end of the year, it is determined that 306 batches were actually produced and 1494 were used to package the product. The overhead amounts actually incurred by the brewing and packaging departments were $17664 and $12500 respectively.

What is the entry into the overhead account at the end of the year to balance the account? A credit would be entered as a negative and a debit as a positive. Round your answer to the whole dollar.

6) Hippity Hoppity Brew is a manufacturer of Small, Medium and Large size malting equipment for use in craft breweries across the United States and Canada. They are implementing an activity based cost (ABC) system and have compiled the following indirect cost information.

During the period, the Medium sized equipment line at Hippity Hoppity Brew used 650 machine hours, used 6200 square feet of floor space, received 63 orders, experienced 13 engineering changes and had 8 warranty claims. $121058 of direct labor and $72300 of direct material were charged towards the Medium sized equipment line during the year.

Under the ABC system, how much indirect cost was charged to the Medium line during the year? round your answer to the whole dollar.

7) Hippity Hoppity Brew is a manufacturer of Small, Medium and Large size malting equipment for use in craft breweries across the United States and Canada. They are implementing an activity based cost (ABC) system and have compiled the following indirect cost information.

During the period, the Medium sized equipment line at Hippity Hoppity Brew used 650 machine hours, used 6200 square feet of floor space, received 63 orders, experienced 13 engineering changes and had 8 warranty claims. $124560 of direct labor and $65776 of direct material were charged towards the Medium sized equipment line during the year.

Under the ABC system, how much total cost was charged to the Medium line during the year? round your answer to the whole dollar.

8) Sammy Skillet is hoping to make $3.51 on every gourmet breakfast bowl he sells at his recently opened restaurant. If his desired selling price is $7.73 per breakfast bowl, under the target pricing model, what are Sammy Skillet's target costs per breakfast bowl? Calculate your answer to two decimal places.

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Over the past several years, decommissioned U.S. warships have been turned into artificial reefs in the ocean by towing them out to sea and sinking them. The thinking was that sinking the ship would conveniently dispose of it while providing an artificial reef environment for aquatic life. In reality, some of the sunken ships have released toxins into the ocean and have been costly to decontaminate. In the late 1990s, at least two international conventions have made it all but impossible to export used warships for salvage without removing all military equipment, conducting a complete cleanup and cutting the ship into such comparatively small pieces as to make the entire exercise relatively expensive.

The new environmental regulations have made disposal of ships an expensive project. The United States has hundreds of mothballed warships, presenting an extremely expensive problem for military authorities and the government. Now the U.S. government is taking bids to instead dismantle and recycle ships that have recently been decommissioned (but have not been sunk yet.)

Assume that a recently decommissioned aircraft carrier, the USS Blaze, is estimated to contain 40 tons of recyclable materials able to be sold for approximately $32.8 million. About 90% of the value in old ships is the metals, including steel, copper, copper alloys, and lead that can be removed, sold for remelting, and reformed into new metal products. There are also some high-value metals; such as, nickel alloys, stainless steel, and titanium that can be found in some parts of all warships but may be present is such small quantities that recovery and resale may not be cost effective. The low bid for dismantling and transporting the ship materials to appropriate facilities is $34.5 million. Recycling and dismantling the ship would create about 500 jobs for about a year on the West Coast area. This geographic area has been experiencing record-high unemployment rates in recent years.

As an alternative, reefing these ships would create new habitats for underwater life and can be done using newer environmentally safe methods. These new artificial reefs would enhance fishery resources and facilitate the access and utilization by recreational and commercial fishermen. Artificial reefs can also increase tourism by attracting sport divers for recreational purposes. Academic organizations may be interested in using the site to study fish and other marine life which may open the door for more funding from these research activities. Research has shown that a new reef will attract 60,000 – 70,000 divers and add more than 10 million to the local tourism industry. Research has also shown that artificial reefs can substantially increase the population of reef-associated species. Within months the G. B. Church artificial reef in British Columbia had hundreds of encrusted individuals on its hull and within 2.5 years had seen an increase of nearly 100 species.

Reefing the ship would cost an estimated 800K (or $0.8 million) which includes cleaning of the vessel of toxics, oils and greases, PCB containing electrical and electronic equipment and other readily removable PCB containing equipment, local towing and docking, preparation (unspecified) and other incidental overhead items, insurance, and making the vessels safe for divers (diverizing). There will also be yearly maintenance costs in perpetuity.

1. Is it more financially advantageous to sink the ship or to dismantle and recycle it? Show your calculations. (Worth 4 pts.)

Recycling=$32,800,000

Dismantle and transport=$34,500,000

Reefing the ship= $800,000

To dismantle and recycle the ship would cost, 34,500,000-32,800,000=$1,700,000, while sinking/reefing the ship would cost $800,000. This means that it would be more financially advantageous to sink or reef the ship because it would save a total of $900,000.

2. From a sustainability standpoint, what should be done with the decommissioned aircraft carrier? (Worth 4 pts.)

3. List some of the other quantitative and qualitative factors that should enter into this analysis. (Worth 10 pts.)

4. As a taxpayer(s), which action would you prefer (sink or recycle)? Defend your answer. (Worth 4 pts.)

Urban owns a valuable 10 acre plot of property which he wants to divide in half (into two 5 acre parcels) and sell one of the halves. He tells Lovie that he can build 100 apartments on one of the halves, and specifically describes where the property lines would be (“It goes out to that tree, then to the water, then back…”). Lovie agrees to buy half from Urban, “as is” and they arrange to have the land surveyed. Urban was present when the survey was done and saw where stakes were pounded into the ground to mark the property boundary lines. Urban didn’t like where the lot lines were set because he would have been forced to keep a less valuable part of the property that was partially under water because of wetlands. After the surveyor left, and while Lovie was not present, Urban went onto the property and, without consent, moved the stakes marking the lot lines to make them MUCH more favorable to him. As a result, Lovie got less usable and valuable property than he bargained for and less than he was told he would get. Because of the wetlands on the property with the “revised” lot lines (as changed by Urban), there was no way Lovie could have built 100 apartments on the property. Can Lovie sue Urban? If so, under what legal theory? Identify the relevant theory (s) and analyze it, i.e. apply the theory to the facts and tell me who wins (and why).

If all we can observe are things inside the observable universe, how do we know that anything even exists outside this boundary? I can see four ways of solving this problem.

1) We wait a while, the observable universe should get 'larger', so we should be able to observe more. I don't think this is practical though, since telescopes have only existed for a hundred years or so, whereas the age of the universe is many degrees larger. Also, galaxies are expanding outwards, so they will probably escape the observable universe horizon before we can observe them.

2) We go to another planet, and the 'centre' of the observable universe there is different, so in effect we can 'see' further then we could before. This is also impractical, we can't travel large enough distances for this effect to even have an inkling of an effect.

3) No way of knowing. All the matter that is within the observable universe could be all that there is, and we would have no way of knowing if anything even exists outside.

4) Theoretical calculations. Well scientists seem to be able to calculate (from redshifts?) the amount of dark matter, dark energy, and matter in the universe. That would mean that we would gain an understanding of what SHOULD be outside our observable universe (though we may never see it). This seems the most logical, but I have no idea how these calculations are carried out, any insight would be appreciated.

(a) Prove that there are no degenerate bound states in an infinite (−∞ < x < ∞) one-dimensional space. That is, if ψ1(x) and ψ2(x) are two bound-state solutions of − (h^2/2m) (d^2ψ dx^2) + V (x)ψ = Eψ for the same energy E, it will necessarily follow that ψ2 = Cψ1, where C is just a constant (linear dependence). Bound-state solutions should of course vanish at x → ±∞.

(b) Imagine now that our particle is restricted to move along a circular ring of radius R. It would still be a 1D system as we need only one coordinate x (as measured along the ring) to specify the position. It is, however, different from case (a) as x is limited to the circumference of the ring.

We want to find all stationary states (that is, eigenfunctions, including normalization factors) and energy values for the particle on this ring in the absence of an external potential (V (x) = 0 ). The main consideration here is that the wave function is single-valued – you are thus faced with what is called “periodic boundary conditions”: after going around the circle, you get to the same point. In addition to finding stationary states, you are asked to assess the degeneracy of all energy levels and relate your observations to the result of case (a). For better clarity, you are suggested to use both standing-wave (like sin(kx)) and running-wave (like exp(ikx)) solutions in your analysis. Any commentary and interpretations are welcome, including comparisons to states in the infinite square well potential.

The times of the finishers in the New York City 10km run are normally distributed with mean of 61 minutes and standard deviation ? minutes. It is known that 70% of finishers have a finish time greater than 60 minutes. Let ?denote the finishing time for finishers in this race.

Note: Show your R codes/output.

Note: You can use the functions pnorm() or qnorm() in R to help you in solving the following parts.

The function pnorm(), compute probabilities from known bounding values. The function qnorm() , aims to do the opposite: given an area, find the boundary value that determines this area.

a) (2 points) Find the standard deviation of the finishing time (?).
Note: Provide the R code and output for the z-value or finding area under the standard normal curve.

b) (2 points) In 2013 approximately 7748 individuals took part in the run. A random sample of 9 individuals is drawn and their finishing times are recorded. Assuming everyone finished the run. What is the probability that among the 9 finishers selected their average finishing time is greater than 59 minutes. Note: Mention the R code and output for the z-value or finding area under the standard normal curve. Do the calculations for 3 decimal points.

c) (2 points) A second, independent sample of individuals is drawn from this population. How large of a sample must be drawn if the probability that the average finishing time is less than 62 must be 80%? Note: Show the R code and output for the z-value or for finding area under the standard normal curve.

A population mean is to be estimated from the sample described. Round your answer to one decimal place if necessary. Assume that all confidence intervals use a 95% confidence level.

Sample size = 100, sample mean = 48, sample standard deviation = 14

What is the margin of error?

Select the sample most representative of the population of interest.

A researcher wants to determine the status of the electorate one month before the presidential election.

State whether the actual data are discrete or continuous and explain why.

The temperatures in Manhattan at noon for each New Year's Day

Apply the Empirical Rule to answer the question.

A bank's loan officer rates applicants for credit. The ratings are normally distributed with a mean of 200 and a standard deviation of 50. What percentage of the ratings will be between 200 and 300?

A study conducted at a certain college shows that 63% of the school's graduates find a job in their chosen field within a year after graduation. Find the probability that among 4 randomly selected graduates, at least one finds a job in his or her chosen field within a year of graduating.

population mean is to be estimated from the sample described. Round your answer to one decimal place if necessary. Assume that all confidence intervals use a 95% confidence level.

Sample size = 100, sample mean = 48, sample standard deviation = 14

What is the margin of error?

Select the sample most representative of the population of interest.

A researcher wants to determine the status of the electorate one month before the presidential election.

State whether the actual data are discrete or continuous and explain why.

The temperatures in Manhattan at noon for each New Year's Day

Apply the Empirical Rule to answer the question.

A bank's loan officer rates applicants for credit. The ratings are normally distributed with a mean of 200 and a standard deviation of 50. What percentage of the ratings will be between 200 and 300?

A study conducted at a certain college shows that 63% of the school's graduates find a job in their chosen field within a year after graduation. Find the probability that among 4 randomly selected graduates, at least one finds a job in his or her chosen field within a year of graduating.

Japenese Case Study #1

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This case study is a composite of actual situations. Marianne, who is American, and Ken Shimizu, who is Japanese, have worked in Tokyo for over 30 years as Methodist missionaries. They have annual furloughs and occasional sabbaticals, during which they visit relatives and sponsoring organizations and engage in continuing education in the United States. They met as college students in the United States, and their three grown children have established their own careers in the United States.

Ken’s 98-year-old mother resides with Marianne and Ken. She is not Christian but has always been extremely supportive of Ken and Marianne’s work. Ken teaches at a large Christian university, whereas Marianne has served in various church-related positions over the years. As missionaries, they live in subsidized post–World War II housing near Ken’s university. Marianne has been a frugal housewife, preparing local foods in the Japanese style for her family.

Ken, who is nearly 60, recently learned that he has glaucoma. By the time it was discovered, he had lost a significant amount of peripheral vision. Although Marianne delivered all three children at a Christian hospital in Tokyo, she gets her annual physical examination when visiting relatives in the United States. She has never believed that the Japanese health system is as proactive as that in the United States. On her most recent visit to the United States, Marianne learned that she has hypertension. Her physician prescribed a medication that is readily available in Japan, but the physician was concerned about the level of stress in Marianne’s life. Mother Shimizu is quite confused and requires considerable care, but it is unthinkable for Ken, the only child, to put his mother in a long-term-care facility. Even if he would, the

quality of facilities in Japan leaves much to be desired. Most of the responsibility for Mother Shimizu falls on Marianne, in addition to her work. Marianne’s relatives are urging her to consider placing Mother Shimizu in a church-related life-care community near Marianne’s family in the United States, where Marianne and Ken would like to retire. Marianne’s own parents lived in this facility at the end of their lives. She is considering these issues as she returns to Tokyo.

1. Identify some of the cultural issues that may lead to conflict in this international family.

2. What are the family resources for this international family?

3. What factors within the Japanese health system may account for the late diagnosis of Ken’s glaucoma?

4. What practical issues might arise for the Shimizus if Mother Shimizu were placed in a long-term-care facility in the United States?

5. What dietary factors may contribute to Marianne’s hypertension?

6.In what ways might you consider Ken to be countercultural as a Japanese man? 7.What social pressures might Marianne have faced, given some of her choices, as a housewife in Japan? 8.What pressures will Ken likely experience as he considers how to meet the needs of both his mother and his wife? 9. Compare and contrast the fertility and mortality rates of Japan and the United States. 10.Do the traditional Japanese maintain sustained eye contact with strangers? Why or why not? 11.To which drugs might Japanese people have greater sensitivity than that of white ethnic populations? 12.How do most Japanese people meet their need for calcium?