Eat a Few Hours Before Bed. In a health column in The Globe and Mail newspaper, dietitian Leslie Beck recommends eating your last large meal of the day no later than two to three hours before you go to bed. If you're up late and it's been four to five hours since your last large meal, eat a small snack leading to bedtime.
Merchant Marine. Become a part of Americaâs âfourth arm of defenseâ â the Merchant Marine. The Merchant Marines lead civilian ships used to transport both imports and exports during peacetime and serves as an auxiliary to the Navy during times of war, delivering both troops and supplies. The United States Merchant Marine Academy is one of five United States service academies.
Merchant bank. A merchant bank is historically a bank dealing in commercial loans and investment. In modern British usage it is the same as an investment bank. Merchant banks were the first modern banks and evolved from mediaeval merchants who traded in commodities, particularly cloth merchants. Historically, merchant banks' purpose was to facilitate and/or finance production and trade of commodities, hence the name merchant. Few banks today restrict their activities to such a narrow scope. In modern usage i