_Flashcards UTF-8B
What are the 3 parts of a cash flow statement?
Operating cash flows (buying materials, making sales, etc.); investing activities (capital expenditures, acquisitions, divestitures); financing activities (debt, share repurchases, dividends)
What is an Edge Node?
A term to denote nodes in a Hadoop cluster that don’t run any of the core cluster services on it. Sometimes referred to as gateway nodes.
Why does the earth have such a diversity of materials (not just hydrogen and helium?)
Being close to the sun, the volatile H and He were boiled off, concentrating the remaining material.
What are the rules of 5 card draw, 5 card stud, 7 card stud, Texas hold-em?
5 cards down, bet, exchange up to 3, bet. 1 down, 1 up, bet; 1 up, bet; 1 up; bet, 1 down, bet. 2 down, 4 up, 1 down, betting between each (make best 5 card hand). 2 cards down, bet; 3 cards face up into flop, bet; 1 face up on flop, bet; final card face up on flop, bet.
What were the Iron Curtain countries - when did it fall?
21 countries. Warsaw pact countries (15) consisting of the USSR (former republics turned countries Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan) and Eastern Block Countries (6) (Poland, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria). Yugoslavia and Albania, although communist, were not aligned with the Warsaw Pact. It fell in 1989.
What are the 3 node types on a Hadoop cluster?
Master (control which nodes perform which tasks and what processes run on what nodes), worker or slave nodes (store most of the data and perform most of the calculations), edge nodes (facilitate communications from end users to master and worker nodes)
What was Donald Trump’s education?
High school - New York Military Acadamy; Fordham for the first 2 years of college, Wharton (Univ of Pennsylvania) for the 2nd two years. 2015 NYMA and Fordham were threatened with legal action if they released his academic records.
What was the Cutter incident of 1955?
A Berkeley, CA lab produced 120,000 doses of Salk polio vaccine with both live and inactivated virus. Caused 40,000 cases of polio, 53 cases of paralysis and 5 deaths.
What two subcontinents did Pangea break into (about 200Mya)?
Laurasia (North America, Europe/Asia (without India) Gondwanaland (South America, Africa, Antarctica, Australia, India). Gondwana, by contrast, was a subcontinent that broke off the previous supercontinent (Pannotia) and became part of Pangea.
Expansion across a turbine is xxx but expansion across a throttle is xxx.
Isentropic, isenthalpic (The entropy increases across a throttle because of friction).
What is mitochondrial DNA?
DNA that is passed unchanged from mother to both offspring. Analyzing this DNA resulted in the prediction of mitochondrial Eve (common female ancestor of all living humans - must have had 2 daughters) existing about 150,000 years ago.
How are days of supply (DOS) calculated?
Average Inventory Balance/Average Daily cost of goods sold (usually assume 360 days a year). This tells how many days it takes to convert an dollar of inventory to a dollar of sales.
What is sterilization?
Sterilizers kill all microbes on a treated area. Because sterilizers are so strong, they are also dangerous to use and typically are reserved in controlled lab purposes or rare circumstances. 99.99999999% reduction of microbes (1:10,000,000,000).
What congressional district are we in?
5th Congressional district, which include most of the East Valley. 5 of the 9 districts in Arizona are Phoenix metro
What is 4th segment climb?
Assume 1 engine out. Climb at Vfs from 400 to 1500 feet. Retract flaps
What created the Sunni-Shia split in 632?
The question of Muhammad’s successor. Most of the Prophet Muhammad’s followers wanted the community of Muslims to determine who would succeed him Sunni’s. A smaller group thought that someone from his family should take up his mantle. They favored Ali, who was married to Muhammad’s daughter, Fatimah. Sunni’s prevailed and elected the first caliph.
What was San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez?
The Constitution does not guarantee a fundamental right to education, 1973. Poor parents angry wealthy districts had better schools. The constitution does not compel government to provide services like education and welfare.
What is Sanitizing?
Sanitizers are agents that destroy up to 99.999% percent of bacteria(1:100,000)
How have ride hailing companies Uber and Lyft affected traffic?
The average Uber spends 40% of the time riding without passengers, and drives 2.5 times as far as necessary. Traffic increased overall, mass transit ridership and walking down. Originally envisioned as multiple separate riders sharing car, but single rider cars are far more popular.
Who has won 5 of the last 9 college football national championships (2018)?
Alabama 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017 (in national playoffs for 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 seasons)
What is meant by speed VNE?
Never-exceed speed. A general aviation (not CFR part 25) term. Transport aircraft use Vmo and Mmo
What is the name of Alabama’s sophomore quarterback who is a superb passer (2018)?
Tua Tagovailoa (From Hawaii) - but blown out by Clemson’s freshman QB Trevor Lawrence in 2018 championship
What are some types and characteristics of base malts?
All have high diastatic power (enzymes can convert sugars). 2 row (American, German and English) - American has the highest diastatic power (35% adjuncts). 6 row has even higher diastatic power allows mashing with up to 60% grain adjuncts. Wheat malts can be used up to 70%, but need barley malt to have enough diastatic power..
What is Brittany?
The large penninsula which forms the westermost portion of France. The Great in Britain started within the French language to distinguish Brittany from Britain. The town of Brest is in Brittany.
For ductile materials, is the ultimate tensile strength the highest stress the material will carry?
No. On the tensile test machine, it is the highest force the material will carry, but in general the actual stress continues to increase until failure due necking reducing cross-sectional area.
What were the Jurassic 737 aircraft?
737-100 and 737-200 which were propelled by turbojet JT-8D engines.
What new countries were created in Europe after WW1?
Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania (from Russia), Poland (from USSR, Germany and Austria Hungarian Empire), Czechoslovakia (from Germany and Austria/Hungary), Austria, Hungary and Yugoslavia (from Austria/Hungary, Serbia and Montenegro).
Who led Bolivia, Columbia, Peru, Equador and Venezuala to independence from Spain?
Simon Bolivar over battles between 1807 and 1830 initiating in his home country of Venezuela. Initially during the time Spain was distracted with the Peninsular wars (battle with Napoleon for the Iberian Peninsula).. One of the few people to have a country named for him.
What Modern countries were part of the British Empire in 1947?
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh (Eastern Pakistan), Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Bhutan, Ceylon
What are convertable bonds?
Corporate bonds investors can exchange for stock at specified times and exchange rates.
What was the donation of Constantine?
Document presumably written by Emporer Constantine in the 4th century giving power in the west to the popes in perpetuity. Proven to be a forgery from the 8th century. Led to the east-west schism in the church. From book Homo Deus.
What are some types and characteristics of adjuncts?
Provide other sources of starch. Adjuncts should be gelatinized to render the starches vulnerable to enzyme degradation into simple sugars. Corn, rice, oats, rye, barley or wheat (and the pre-gelatinized flakes therof) are examples.
What huge event was occurring at the end of the Triassic period?
Pangea was torn apart, causing huge volcanoes and disruptions worldwide.
What is meant by speed VD?
Velocity Dive (must be .07 greater than Mmo, unless special circumstances warrant going as low as .05 over Mmo)
Who won the 2019 Collegiate football championship (2018 season)?
Clemson Tigers beat Alabama Crimson Tide 44-16. Biggest loss by Alabama since 1998 and Tigers became the only undefeated 15 games in a season since 1897.
What is the rule of thumb for power density of batteries vs liquid fuel?
50X weight of batteries vs liquid fuel. Recent improvements have gotten this to 40X. Electric batteries are good for bursts of power (takeoff of UAV, accel of car), liquid fuel better for range.
Who is the greatest producer of oil in 2019?
The US has passed Russia and the Saudis. Innovations in drilling have opened up huge swaths of resources in shale oilfields in Texas, North Dakota and other places. Thanks to shale, the US has doubled its oil production over the past decade. We will be the largest exporter by the end of 2019.
When did Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy split?
1054, called the East-West Schism, the Great schism or Schism of 1054. Largely due to Rome’s claims of Papal primacy.
What are the 4 general types of malts?
Base Malts, Specialty malts, Caramelized malts and roasted malts. Adjuncts are a 5th classification that provide other sources of starch.
What is the difference between a qualified and non-qualified retirement plan?
A qualified plan meets the qualifications of the 1974 Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and includes 401Ks, profit sharing plans, 403(b) and Keogh plans. Non-qualified includes deferred compensation, split dollar life insurance and executive bonus plans.
What does the Zweifel coefficient represent?
A measure of turbine loading, indicating the number of blades required (similar to the compressor diffusion coefficient). Calculated as integral of pressure differential across the airfoil divided by the exit dynamic pressure. Typical values .8<1.0, although current trend is to push higher towards 1.3.
What is the greatest biomass of large animal that’s ever walked the earth.
Humans by a factor of 100. 7 Billion people have a biomass of about 750 billion lbs.
What was Plessy v. Ferguson?
Upheld “separate but equal” segregation laws in states,1896 (7-1 decision).
What is depleted uranium?
U238 remaining after enrichment has removed the highly radioactive U235.
How does the speed of sound vary with altitude?
761 mph at sea level, 660 mph at 36K feet. Constant up to stratosphere at 70K. True airspeed at constant Mach changes about 1% per 3400 feet, calibrated airspeed changes much more 36% because of pitot tube effects.
What is meant by speed VEF?
Engine Failure Speed. Speed at which the crit. engine is assumed to fail during TO.
What percentage of the elements are metals?
More than 75% (of 105% of naturally occuring and synthesized elements). Metals are generally shiny, highly conducting solids that form alloys with one another and salt-like ionic compounds with nonmetals (other than noble gases).
What are the generational nicknames and years?
Silent Generation (1928-1945), Baby Boomers (1946-1964), Generation X (1965-1980), Millennials (1981-1996), Post-Millennials (1997-Present)
What are some types and characteristics of specialty malts?
Kilned at higher temps than base malts, are darker and sweeter with some diatatic power still left. Vienna, Munich, Victory, Biscuit and peated malt are examples. Also unmalted wheat is a specialty malt.
What is a coulomb?
A coulomb a unit of electrical charge equal to the negative of the charge made by 6.242x10^18 electrons. 1 coulomb of electrons per second is 1 amp.
How were petroleum and natural gas formed?
During Jurassic (200-150 MYA), the oceans teemed with algae and plankton. Algae that dies and sinks in shallow seas is covered by silt from giant rivers which keeps oxygen from causing rotting. After moving deep underground where temps of 150F and pressure turns the algae into oil in a few million years. If the temp rises to 200F, the result bill be natural gas. Several hundred kilograms of algae is needed to make a liter of oil.
What percent of US births each year are to unauthorized immigrants?
7.5% (300,000 per year)
What is a red star? What is a white dwarf?
As a star ages and cools, it turns red and could be a red giant (1000x our sun) or red dwarf (1/10 our sun). Once it cools to the point of only it’s glowing surface (no fire in it’s core), it is a white dwarf. White dwarfs may be the size of the earth with the mass of the sun(a teaspoon of material would weigh a ton).
What is the difference between an incorporated and unincorporated US Territory?
The entireU.S. constitutionapplies to each incorporated territory, including its local government and all of its inhabitants, in the same manner as it applies to the local governments and residents of astate. Incorporated territories are considered an integral part of the U.S., not mere possessions.
What major events occurred after the US entered WW2?
Battle of Midway June 1942, Allies invade Siciliy July 1942; Sept 1943 Italy surrenders; June 1944 D-day at Normandy; December 16, 1944 Battle of the Bulge seals Germany’s fate; February 1945 Iwo Jima; April 1945 Roosevelt dies and succeeded by Truman; April 30 1945 Hitler commits suicide Germany surrenders May 7; August 1945 Hiroshima/Nagasaki; September 2, 1945 Japan Surrenders.
What is Appendix O icing?
Part 25 recent regulation. Like App C, except large supercooled droplets increase to 20 to 450 micron with 50-70 the worst. Freezing drizzle and rain.
What was Colin Kaepernick’s win record?
Led the 49ers to the SuperBowl in 2012 and NFC championships in 2012. But from 2014-2016 he won only 11 or 35 starts due to injuries. Went free agent after the 2016 season and wasn’t hired.
When was the great hurricane of Galveston?
1900 - rumored to have up to 200 mile per hour winds.
What is the difference between flowed and flown?
Flowed is the past tense and past participle of “to flow”, flown is the past particple of “to fly”.
How large was Ghengis Khan’s army at it’s peak?
100,000 - could fit in a modern sports stadium. He initiated blitzkrieg warfare with fast horseman who brought 5 or 6 extra ponies - could travel 600 miles in 9 days.
What was the Magna Carta?
A document which put restrictions on the monarchy, that King John was forced to sign by his barons after a rebellion in 1215. He later tried reneging, but another revolt ensued and his successor signed it. Forms the basis for democracy in Britain.
What’s most of the universe made of?
¾ of all atoms in the universe are hydrogen, virtually all the rest are helium. Between the two 98% of the material in the universe.
What was the 1974 DTP vaccine controversy?
A report from Great Ormond St. Hospital in London alleged 36 children suffered neurological conditions following dipahtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine. Caused UK vaccinations rates to decrease 81% to 31% and suspension of vaccine in Sweden 1979 to 1996. 60% of Swedish children contracted whooping cough during that time.
What is the purpose of the appendix?
Latest theory is it is a place where good intestinal bacteria can hang out. Following a bout of diarrhea that wipes out intestinal bacteria, bacteria from the appendix can repopulate before harmful bacteria can take over. Modern sanitation may have reduced the need for an appendix. Lack of germs may make the immune system overreact and attack the good bacteria in the appendix, making appendicitis.
Was John Quincy Adams Presidency effective?
JQA - a fierce abolitionist, was battled during his whole presidency by Andrew Jackson and other pro-slavery southerners. His presidency (6th US president) was ineffective and one term - replaced by his foe Jackson.
Who are the 8 supreme court justices and the one Chief Justice. Who is oldest?
Chief Justice John Roberts (2005-Bush) and Justices Clarence Thomas (1991-Bush)), Stephen Breyer (1994-Clinton)- C, Samuel Alito(Bush-2006), Sonia Sotomayor (2009-Obama), Elena Kagan (2010-Obama), Neil Gorush (2017-Trump, after Obama candidate rejected) and Brett Kavanaugh (2018-Trump); Amy Coney Barrett (2020-Trump)
How many aircraft carriers does Russia have now?
- The Admiral Kutnetsov. It had a crane fall on it during overhaul and may be irreparably damaged (Jan 2019). Notably, China launched it’s first carrier in Dec 2019.
What are the nucleobases of DNA? RNA?
Cytosine, Guanine, Adenine, Thymine. In RNA, Thymine is replaced by Uracil. DNA contains the sugar deoxyribose, while RNA contains the sugar ribose (ribose has one more -OH group than deoxyribose.
What enrichment level of uranium is necessary for a bomb? What is necessary for electricity generation?
Weapons grade is >85% U235. Typical nuclear power generation requires .7% (unenriched) to 3% U235.
What is the difference between red and white meat?
Red meat contains more of the protein myoglobin (white meet .005%, dark meat, pork and veal .2%, beef 1.0%). All mammals are considered dark meat. White meat includes poultry breasts and fish. Dark meat is pretty much red meat…
Under which president did total government debt (held by both public and Government) pass $10 Trillion?
George W Bush (~2009)
What are the 5 permanently inhabited Territories of the US?
Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands
What are two ways of interpreting “subjec to the jurisdiction thereof”?
It excludes automatic citizenship the children of foreign diplomats or hostile invaders, who are not subject to U.S. legal authority due to their diplomatic and combatant immunity (a liberal view). It excludes illegal immigrants since they are defying the laws of the US (conservative view).
What was United States v. Nixon?
President cannot use executive privilege to withhold evidence from criminal trial, 1974 (8-0 decision).
What is Ozone?
O3 instead of O2.
What are the 6 Smallest countries in Sq Miles?
Vatican (0.17), Monaco (0.78), Nauru (8.1), Tuvalu (10), San Marino (24), Liechtenstein (62)
Newton’s laws of motion concern the conservation of…
momentum.
What type of general was Meade during the Civil war?
Conservative and unimaginative Union General willing to throw men into hopeless situations
In negotiating, what is labeling?
Recognizing the other person’s feeling and verbalize them back to them “It looks like you don’t want to go back to jail”.
Navier-Stokes Equations simultaneously conserve…
Mass, momentum, and energy of a fluid and include the effect of viscosity. . Named after two independent researchers in France and in England. These equations establish that changes in momentum (acceleration) of fluid particles are simply the product of changes in pressure and dissipative viscous forces (similar to friction) acting inside the fluid.
How much does it cost a typical airline to fly 1 lb of weight around for 1 year?
About $30.
List the Arizona Governors (8) since I got here.
Babbitt (D), till 87, Mecham (R -impeached in 1 year), Mofford(D), till 91 succeeded from Sec of state, Symington(R) resigned in second term (1997), Jane Dee Hull(R) succeeded from SoS, Janet Napolitano(D) resigned to be Sec of Homeland Sec, Jan Brewer (R) succeeded from SoS, Doug Ducey (R)
What improvements did Galveston make after the hurricane?
A 17 foot tall seawall was built and the city raised 16 feet at the seawall - sloping down to the original height at the bay on the other side.
What was Loving v. Virginia?
Invalidated state laws prohibiting interracial marriage,1967 (9-0 decision)
What percent of the economy is devoted to health care?
In 2017, the United States spent about $3.5 trillion, or 18 percent of GDP, on health expenditures – more than twice the average among developed countries. Of that $3.5 trillion, $1.5 trillion, is directly or indirectly financed by the federal government. In other words, the federal government dedicates resources of nearly 8 percent of the economy toward health care.
What technology marked the beginning of the worldwide web?
Http - clickable links 1989
What is Donald Trump’s religion?
Non-denominational Christian. His parents joined the Marble Collegiate Church (Norman Vincent Peale’s church) in the 1970’s. In 2015 Trump said he attended Marble, but the church contradicted him saying “He is not an active member”.
What does the mnemonic ELI the ICE man imply?
Voltage (E) leads Current (I) in an Inductive (L) AC circuit. Current (I) leads voltage (E) in a capacitive (C) AC Circuit. A resister does not affect the current-voltage waveform phasing- only amplitude.
What 4 nations make up the United Kingdom?
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland (the UK is a nation of nations)
What is True Airspeed (TAS)?
True airspeed is the speed of the aircraft relative to the air. As altitude goes up 1000 feet, TAS gets 2% faster than IAS due to fewer air molecules. True airspeed is calibrated airspeed that is corrected for pressure altitude and temperature.
What are some of the stars that make up the constellation Orien.
The 3 belt stars have unfamiliar names. Orien’s right shoulder is Betelgeuse (a red giant). The left shoulder (holding the bow) is Bellatrix (of Harry Potter fame). On the other side of the belt (left hip) is Rigel. If you follow the belt towards the horizon, Sirius (the dog star) is the brightest star in the sky after the sun.
What is the story with Trumps finances?
He received over $400 million (inflation adjusted) from his father. His investments generally under-performed the stock market. Over the last 20 years most of his income is from the Apprentice and minority partner deals - his core businesses lost money.
What is Operating income?
Profit. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT). Describes a company’s operating efficiency. Gross profit minus SG&A, R&D, pensions, etc.
What does statically determinate mean?
A structure is statically determinate when laws of equilibrium are sufficient to determine the loads. Statically indeterminate parts require considerations involving the deformation of the material (redundant load paths).
What is Appendix C icing?
Part 25 regulation around for years, concerning small supercooled liquid water droplets up to 29K feet.
What is anti-matter?
Every particle must have an anti-particle. When the opposites come in contact, pure energy is released and both are destroyed. The anti-matter of an electron is a positron.
How many Sq Miles is Brazil?
3.3M sq Miles (CONUS -2.95M, US - 3.68M). 5th largest. Bigger than CONUS.
What are the 11 uninhabited US territories?
Palmyra Atoll, Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, the Midway Islands, Bajo Nuevo Bank, Navassa Island, Serranilla Bank, and Wake Island. Palmyra Atoll (formally, the United States Territory of Palmyra Island is the only incorporated (unorganized) U.S. territory, a status it has maintained since the Territory of Hawaii became a state in 1959.
How many microns are in 1/1000 of an inch?
25.4 (because a micron is 1/1000 of a millimeter)
What happens to the stock in a spinoff?
A corporation creates a spinoff by distributing 100% of its ownership interest in that business unit as astock dividendto existing shareholders. It can also offer its existing shareholders a discount to exchange their shares in the parent company for shares of the spinoff.
What is sour mash when applied to whiskey?
Each new fermentation is conditioned with some amount of spent mash which adds acid. The acid controls the growth of undesirable bacteria and creates proper pH for the beneficial bacteria.
What are the 5 types of tequila?
Blanco (white)aka plata (silver) unaged - all tequilas start as blancos, Joven (young) - unaged Blanco with coloring added to make it look aged (Jose Cuervo), Reposado (rested)- Blanco aged 3 to 12 months in oak, Anejo (old) aged in oak 1-3 years, Maduro (mature or vintage) aged a minimum of 3 years. All tequila must be made from 51% blue agave, but the best are 100%.
Who was the chief attorney for the plaintiffs for Brown vs Board of Education?
Thurgood Marshall - 13 years later (in 1965), Lyndon Johnson appointed him as the first black supreme court justice.
How many birds are killed by cats, windows, and hunters in the US annually?
1.3-4 billion are killed by domestic and feral cats (#1 direct human caused threat to birds). 1 billion birds each year die flying into windows in the US. 121 million birds killed annually by hunters in the US.
What is Vfs?
Final segment climb speed, which is based upon one-engine inoperative climb, clean configuration, and maximum continuous power setting.
What is ketosis?
When your body doesn’t have enough carbs, it burns fats instead, which makes ketones. Ketosis starts after 3 or 4 days of eating less than 50g of carbs a day. You can test for ketones in your system with pee strips.
What were Trump’s political affiliations?
A Republican in 1987, a member of the Independence Party, the New York state affiliate of the Reform Party, in 1999, a Democrat in 2001, a Republican in 2009, unaffiliated in 2011, and a Republican in 2012.
What are the colors of visible light from longest to shortest?
Red (700–635nm), orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, violet (450-400). Some lists have six colors, dropping cyan. Newton had seven colors, identifying indigo between blue and violet (his blue was what we call cyan).
How is Little Rock Arkansas connected to Desegregation?
After Brown vs Board of Education said separate but equal unconstitutional in 1954 (overruling 1896 Plessy vs Ferguson) 9 students tried to enroll in 1957 and were refused. Eisenhower sent in the military, then all schools shut down for a year before finally integrating.
What are the geologic periods?
Precambrian (actually a SuperEon), Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous, Permian, Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous, Paleogene, Neogene, Quaternary
What is the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus?
In 1974, Turkey occupied the northern end of the Island, then in 1984 declared it was it’s own country. The rest of the world does not recognize it, the United Nations says Cyprus owns the whole island, it is a country that doesn’t exist.
1st law of thermodynamics
Conservation of energy - the total energy of an isolated system is constant. The internal energy of a closed system is equal to the amount of heat supplied to the system minus the amount of work done by the system on it’s surroundings (no perpetual motion machine).
Is heighth a word?
No, use the word height.
Of the 8 recent AZ governors, how many were Rep and Dem?
5 Rep, 3 Dem.
What is cleaning?
Cleaningis the process of removing material (visible dirt) from the surface.
After Midway, carrier power was everything. What happened in 1943 and 1944?
Japanese built 7 more carriers. United States built 90 more. (From Winter of the World)
What is meant by stagflation?
Sloweconomic growthand relatively highunemployment(economicstagnation) accompanied by inflation, or inflation and a decline in Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Most recently the decade leading to 1982 (driven by oil price rises in the 70s)
Instead of “where do you work”, what should you ask?
What do you do with most of your time? Allows for those not working to answer and also paves the way for multi-word answers.
Who tutored Alexander the Great?
Aristotle (taught by Plato, who was Socrates Student)
What percent of the allies fighting the Nazis were Soviet?
About 90%. Roughly 10 million soviet deaths and 400,000 deaths each for Britain and the US, 200,000 for France.
Which 2 states border the most other states
Missouri (Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennesee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska) and Tennessee (Kentucky, West Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, Missississippi,
What is Great Britain?
The Island that holds England, Scotland and Wales
What is meant by speed V1?
Takeoff decision speed. Speed above which takeoff should no longer be aborted.
Where does appendix C icing accrete?
The first thing it hits. Fan, spinner, etc. Not the compressor. Part 25 regulation.
What is a Prandl probe.
One that measures both stagnation and static pressure, takes their difference to get dynamic pressure.
What was the town of Austin, Texas called when made the capitol?
Waterloo (capitol briefly moved to Washington on the Brazos 1842-1845 due to invasions from Mexico).
What is meant by a duplex, full-duplex and half-duplex device?
Duplex means a device can send and receive data. Half-duplex devices can send and receive data, but not at the same time. Full-duplex means it can send/receive simultaneously. RS-422 and RS-232 are full duplex.
What were glasnost and perestroika?
Announced by Gorbachev in 1986, glasnost was greater political freedom and perestroika was moderate economic freedoms.
What function does eye contact play in conversation?
In conversations between women and men/women - contact should be maximized. Less so with man/man conversations so as not to intimidate. Epoxy eyes is a technique where gaze is not shifted away even when others speak.
What is 3rd segment climb?
Assume 1 engine out. Level flight at acceleration height toVfs You are clear of all obstacles, and now your goal shifts from altitude to airspeed. Level the airplane and accelerate.
What significant happened in 1066?
Edward the Confessor died early in the year, leaving no clear successor. Harold Godwinson (Harold II) became the king but was attacked on multiple fronts (Norway, his own brother and William the Conqueror). After dealing with the first two, he confronted William at the battel of Hastings and lost. This was the beginning of Norman rule of England, French vassalage that continued until the Hundred Years war erupted in 1337.
Under which president did total government debt (held by both public and Government) pass $20 Trillion?
Donald Trump (2018)
Who are Arizona’s 2 Senators?
Kyrsten Sinema (D) beat Martha McSally (1st female fighter pilot in combat) in Nov 2018 for 6-year term to replace Jeff Flake who resigned. McSally subsequently appointed to replace interim Senator John Kyle after McCain’s death. In 2020, another election will be held to fill McCain’s seat for final two years.
How do you calculate corrected flow?
ω= ω*(√ Θ)/ δ
How did Alexander Hamilton die?
Shot by Aaron Burr in a duel in 1804. Burr charged and acquitted of murder, but unpopularity ended his political career (he was VP at the time for Thomas Jefferson). Hamilton likely threw away his shot, committing suicide in effect, and insuring Burr’s demise as a murderer.
What is allowed in Bourbon?
51% minimum corn remainder is rye (for spiciness), barley (5pct helps with fermentation) and wheat (sweeter with toffee and vanilla notes). Few made with wheat but Maker’s Mark and Pappy van Winkle do. Bourbons heavy no rye ( over 18 pct) include Four Roses and Old Forester. Using all 4 grains is rare.
How is celebrity Jenny McCarthy related to the anti-vaccer movement?
In 2007 she announced her son had autism and blamed it on vaccination.
Some planes fly at even altitudes, some at odd, which ones?
Planes flying eastward (including NE and SE) fly at odd altitudes. Others fly at even altitudes. For commercial airlines 35K-41K is considered the sweet spot (higher gives reduced drag).
What was the Bataan death march?
Japanese overtook the Phillipines and the Bataan Penninsula near Manila. 10,000 US troops and 65.000 Filipinos were beaten and starved for a 65 mile march to a railroad station in San Fernando. Hundreds of US troops and thousands of Filipinos died. Not the worst attrocity of the war, but one that affected the US, so it gained notoriety.
What is Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion?
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. This implies conservation of momentum. Follows the second law - when one object pushes another at some (massless)point of contact, there must be an equal and opposite force from the second object that cancels the applied force - otherwise there would be a non-zero net force on a massless point, implying infinite acceleration.
When were the Iran Hostages released?
Reagan’s inauguration, January 20, 1981.
Tell about the Union generals McClellan and Grant
McClellan was first appointed by Lincoln, was timid and afraid of Robert E Lee. Eventually replaced by Grant, a drunkard who was an aggressive fighter. McClellan ran against Lincoln in the next presidential election.
How was Carter perceived during the 444 days of the Iran hostage crisis?
Weak. Made public statements “we’ll do nothing to endanger the hostages” rather than “we’ll do anything to return them”.
When crude oil is put in a catalytic cracker, what comes out from most to least dense (highest to lowest boiling point)?
Asphalt bitumens for roads and roofing; Fuels for ships, factories and centralheating; lubricating oils, waxes and polishes; diesel fuels, kerosene fuels (jet fuels); gasoline; various chemicals; and LPG.
How do you address people who say “we just want what’s fair”?
“I want you to feel like I’m being fair at all times, so please stop me if you think I’m being unfair and we’ll address it”
Who was the wealthiest American in history
John D Rockefeller. Standard Oil 1937. Net worth in today’s dollars $409 billion. For comparison Henry Ford (1909) was worth $200 billion and Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook) is worth $74 billion.
What did Edwin Hubble discover?
He discovered there were other galaxies besides our own (1924) and that the universe was expanding (1929).
In negotiating, what is mirroring?
Repeating the person’s words back to them to invite elaboration.
What was French Indochina?
Currently Vietanm, Laos and Cambodia. The French tried to run it through the Vichy government during WWII, but it was occupied by the Japanese. After the war, they tried to retake their former colonies, but were fought by Hồ Chí Minh until they gained independence in 1954 with a communist north and democratic south.
What was McCulloch v. Maryland?
Established the federal government’s implied powers over the states,1819 (7-0 decision). Maryland wanted to restrict currency.
How long ago was the big bang?
13.8 billion years ago. All the universes matter was contained in a volume smaller than an atom, incredibly hot.
What are Homo Sapiens predecessors in order?
Australopitithecus (3-4 Mya - used stone tools and first Bipedal), Homo Habilus, Homo erectus, Homo heidelbergensis
What is the shotgun pattern in football?
Formation in which the quarterback stands well back of the center and the ball is snapped to him, rather than handed. Mostly used for passing plays.
What does the Stanton number represent?
Measures the ratio of heat transferred into a fluid to the thermal capacity of the fluid. It is used to characterize heat transfer in forced convection flows (i.e. turbine cooling)
How do mutual fund dividend and capital gains distributions affect Mutual Fund NAV.
The NAV reduces to compensate. When reinvested you have the exact same amount of money, but fewer/lower value shares and a taxable event. Dividends are distributed because underlying stocks/bonds distributed, CG are distributed because the mutual fund bought/sold securities.
What is a wide-cut fuel.
A fuel that spans the gasoline-kerosene boiling points. They were used to improve theoretical availabilty, but their higher volitility caused increased risk of ground fire, and reduced crash survivability. For that reason, wide cut cut fuels (Jet-B, JP-4, etc) have mostly been phased out in favor of narrow cut kerosene fuels (Jet-A, JP-5, JP-8, etc)
Name the Presidents since 1962.
JFK (61-63), LBJ (63-69), Nixon (69-74), Ford (74-77), Carter (77-81), Reagan (81-89), George HW Bush (89-93), Bill Clinton (93-2001), George W Bush (2001-2009), Barach Obama (2009-2017), Trump (2017-)
What are the types and advantages of cast iron?
Grey cast iron is basic, malleable and ductile cast iron have higher strength, ductility and toughness but are more difficult to cast. Cast iron has good vibration damping, good wear resistance, good machinability and low notch sensitivity. Ferritic gray iron is cheapest/highest carbon, pearlitic has lower carbon and stonger. Gray cast iron gets it’s name from the color of the fracture (gray due to graphite).
What was Miranda v. Arizona?
Prisoners must be advised of their rights before being questioned by police,1966 (5-4 decision)
What is the name of the Shia terrorist group in Lebanon?
Hezbollah - Shia group in Lebanon (funded by Iran/Khomeini) formed to harass Israeli occupiers following Israel’s invasion in 1982).
What was the Toba volcano?
The largest volcanic eruption known. 2800 times larger than St. Helens, 30 times larger than Tambora (1815) occurring on Sumatra 70000 years ago. 6 years of darkness resulted and human population is thought to have gone down to a few thousand. Likely wiped out the species Homo erectus.
Where did the modern mile come from?
A mile has always been 8 furlongs. Furlongs (the length of a standard plowed row) has changed as the length of a standard foot has changed.
Who broke Peyton Manning’s record for all time passing yards in 2018?
Drew Brees of New Orleans Saints.
Why is there more matter than anti-matter in the universe?
No one knows, but if there were equal amounts, the particles would wipe each other out and there would be nothing. At the big bang, perhaps there was a lot of anti-matter, but matter destroyed it and nothing is left.
What are covered and non-covered shares?
Tax law changed requiring reporting of cost basis after Jan 1, 2012. Covered shares purchased after 1/1/2012, non-covered shares purchased before (and reported to IRS without cost-basis info).
What was the Munich agreement?
Germany met with France, Britain in Sept 1938 without Czechoslovakia. Neville Chamberlain agreed for Hitler to take the Sudetenland if he would not expand further in Europe. Neville said it represented “Peace in our time”.
What was Engel v. Vitale?
Public institutions (i.e., a school system) cannot require prayer, 1962. “it is no part the business of government to compose official prayers.”
How did the vaccination-autism controversy start?
In 1998 a British doctor (Andrew Wakefield) released a paper saying autism and MMR vaccine were related. In 2011 the paper was found to be fraudulent. Wakefield found to have deliberately selected data and falsified facts for financial gain (he was employed by lawyers engaged by parents in anti-vaccine lawsuits). Barred from practicing medicine in UK, no license in US, where he lives. Worst medical fraud in history.
What is validation?
High level testing of the finished product to insure it meets customer needs and if the right product was built. Often involves acceptance and suitability with external customers.
2nd law of thermodynamics
The total entropy of an isolated system can never decrease over time. The total entropy of a system can remain constant in ideal cases when in thermodynamic equilibrium (or undergoing fictional reversaile processes). All processes that occur increase entropy and are irreversible.
What is profit after taxes?
Net income from continuing operations. Operating income - taxes. The renowned Bottom Line
Why did Donald Trump’s father send him to New York Military Acacamy?
He was playing with switchblades to imitate a gang member. He got in a fight there and nearly pushed a boy out the window.
Approximately when did Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus, Homo Heidelbergensis, Homo Neanderthalensis live?
Homo Habilis about 2.5 to 1.5 Mya, Erectus about 2M to .5 Mya, Heidelbergensis .75M to .25 Mya (precursor to modern humans), Neanderthal (400K to 40K - separate line from Heidelbergensis). Modern humans came about 350K years ago.
What is meant by speed MMO?
Mach Max Operation - an aerodynamic, not structural limit. Exceeding VMO/MMO means you have entered the peripheral flight envelope
What is stagnation (or pitot) pressure?
Dynamic pressure + static pressure (=ρ*V^2/2 +Ps). The pressure at a stagnation point that results when all kinetic energy is converted to static pressure energy.
How have measles cases increased in the US?
In 2000 there were no home-grown transmissions of measles all were imported. Since 2013, measles outbreaks have gotten worse, nearly all were unvaccinated. In 2015 the first person to die of measles in 12 years passed away.
How many of the 11 players on a football offense may line up on the scrimmage line? What are the names of their positions?
7 and only 7. From middle out, they are center, guard, tackle (5 of the 7). Tight ends are receivers who line up next to tackles. Wide receivers position on the scrimmage line near the sideline. Slot receivers are between wide receivers and tackles.
What are the geologic units of time?
Supereon (there is only the Pre-Cambrian 4.5bya to 541mya), Eon, Era, Period, Age
How many stars in the universe?
100B galaxies with 100B stars each - 1X10^22 stars (10 sextillion).
What is meant by VA?
Maneuvering speed. The MAX speed at which you can safely stall an airplane. During certification, this has to do with forces measured on the elevator.
What is 1st segment climb?
Assume 1 engine out. From liftoff to 35 feet above ground at V2 (50 ft for propeller aircraft). Start landing gear retraction
What are Medicare Parts A, B, C and D?
A is Hospitalization, B is doctors (A+B=”Original Medicare”). C is “Medicare Advantage” which is private insurance with restrictions (like an HMO) that mimics original Medicare. D is prescriptions.
What two tax brackets are significant to me for 2018?
24% $77K-$165K, 32% $165K-$315K. Next step down is 22%, so not significant.
What percent of Utah is Morman?
2/3. It is the most religiously homogeneous state.
3rd law of thermodynamics
The entropy of a system approaches a constant value as the system approaches absolute zero.
How do you calculate surface area of a sphere?
4(pi)r^2
When did apes split from human evolution?
Most more than 10 Mya. Gorillas 9 Mya, chimpanzees 6 Mya.
What is meant by speed V3?
Flap Retraction Speed. Steady initial climb speed with all engines operating
What is an avoirdupois pound?
It is what we think of as a lbm. Equivalent to .454 kg. Also abbreviated lb. A avoirdupois pound is accelerated by sea level gravity at 32.2 ft/sec2.
How did FDR affect the appointments to the supreme court?
By the end of 1941, he had appointed all but 2 of the 9 justices, making it the most liberal court in US history.
What is a call option?
It gives the right to buy something. It can be thought of as a down payment for a future purchase at today’s price. The maximum loss is the premium spent on the contract.
Name the 4 supercontinents, oldest to newest.
Columbia (1Bya), Rodina (1Bya), Pannotia (700Mya), Pangea (500Mya)
What are asset backed bonds?
Bonds backed by specified collateral, which will be sold to pay lenders in the event of default.
