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| who is the company that owns the deep horizon oil rig and rents it out for half a million dollars per day? |
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| the final failsafe in place for BPs deepwater horizon well was the __________ and it did not activate, causing the blowout. |
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| What space shuttle accident took place before Columbia, and at what time during flight did these accidents take place? |
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| challenger on take-off, columbia on re-entry |
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| what does DEMA stand for? |
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| federal emergency management agency |
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| department of homeland security |
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| What was the name of the drilling rig for the oil spill and in what large body of water did the disaster occur? |
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| deepwater horizon, in the gulf of mexico |
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| The airplane concorde was designed to withstand the impact of how heavy a piece of rubber tire? |
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| During what day of the columbia flight did the engineers first determine that foam had hit the left wing of the shuttle? |
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| How did the fire on the concorde start? |
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| The tire severed wires which were dangling and sparked- starting the fire. |
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| What challenges did Japanese workers face in the days of the immediate aftermath of the Fukushima disaster and what were the ethical implications of those challenges? |
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| This question is getting at the conditions of the workers and radiation they faced. |
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| Who was the head of FEMA at the time of Hurricane Katrina? What did he claim? |
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| Michael Brown, claimed that the Bush administration threw him in front of a bus |
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| What was the initial thought when it was discovered that the concorde was carrying extra luggage? |
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| Where did hurricane Katrina hit first? |
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| What were the order of events that occurred in the Japan disaster? |
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| Earthquake, tsunami, nuclear reactor exploding. |
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| What was the length of the deep water oil rig and did it go even further into the ground? |
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| List stakeholders for the Air France Concorde disaster |
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| concorde, passengers, hotel nearby, etc |
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| What was the problem with the sea wall at the fukushima nuclear power plant? |
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| it was too short- only five meters |
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| How many of NASA's space shuttles have been destroyed? |
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| 2- challenger and colobmia |
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| Why were the levees in New Orleans not able to handle the force of hurricane katrina? |
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| They were designed for a category 3 storm, but could only currently withstand a category 2. Katrina was a category 4 |
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| Why was the shuttle design, such as used by the columbia bad for the missions it ended up being used for? |
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| The shuttle was originally designed to "shuttle" people back and forth to an international space sdtation, but after lack of funding they had to sell space to private contractors, so the shuttle was a sort of moving truck. thus the design had to fit to many constraints. |
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| What company in 2006 was accused of privacy charges for not taking a video down that showed an Autistic boy being bullied in italy? |
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| What are two US companies that sell surveillance equiptment to china? |
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| Was germany for or against requiring users to use their real name on facebook and why? |
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| `against- they wanted to protect their citizens' identities |
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| China will have _______ cameras installed/ access to |
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| It took Google __ months to take the video down of people beating up an ustistic kid. Thus sparking a debate about who is responsible for _____/ |
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| 2 months, user uploaded content |
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| What country was Twitter's censorship policy first used in? |
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| What is the significance of the number 132 in the 132 movement? |
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| there are 131 students in the initial protest and everyone wanted to say they were the 132th student |
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| A computer virus created by the US to attack Iranian nuclear plants. |
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| The advocacy group that sued Google over a video of a boy with autism being bullied is actually an advocacy group of what mental illness? |
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| Yo SOY 132 took place in which country? |
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| What did HP, Cisco and Intergraph sell to China that was viewed as being useful for political purposed instead of safety? |
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| What was the computer worm that infiltrated operation in Iranian siemens applications? |
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| What country is primarily responsible for the cyber attacks on the US? |
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| What country houses most European headquarters so that they are not liable for taces and laws of other countries? |
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| simulation to practice for katrina, showed that they wouldnt be prepared for a level 3 |
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| What is the significant difference between Beijing's and London's count of cameras used in their SkyNet's? This is not a question of number, but how they were counted? |
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| What part of Iranian nuclear power plants did the stuxnet virus target and which countries were blamed for the attack? |
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| The yo soy 132 movement calls for ___ as a constitutional right |
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| What was the comparison youtube made when told they they were responsible for user generated content? |
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| What test was performed that helped determine the cause of the columbia crash? |
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| test-firing a piece of foam at a model wing section, which created a hole in the wing |
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| Why is China's surveillance system called sky net? |
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| nets on ground and traps in the sky |
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| Which law criminalized copyright infringement? |
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| Digital Millennium Copyright act |
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| Which law was put into place by Spain to try to overcome its countrys piracy issues? |
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| The surpreme court ruled that the patenting of genes is ___. |
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| What is the most pirated form of media on the internet? |
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| Did the supreme court rule in favor of patenting genes? |
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| What is the main issue of the monsanto drug case? |
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| debate about gene patenting |
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| What product got Panasonic, LG and Phillips in trouble withe the EU? |
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| cathode-ray tubes (monitors) |
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| Why is the US government at fault in the chinese hacking unit case? |
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| they did not provide a strong enough cyber defense network, and our entire infrastructure could have been at risk |
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| What the supreme court decide about the validity of gene patenting? |
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| you cannot patent something that naturally occurs |
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| Myriad Genetics had controversially patented what? |
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| Why are some music artists not opposed to illegal downloading of their music>? |
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| many get most of their earnings from live shows and tours, while the record labels get most of the profits from album sales. |
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| What company lost a lawsuit in China about using for their newest technology (ie ipad) a product name that was already in use there? |
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| What celebrity became a proponent of genetic cancer testing as reference in the myriad case? |
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| What was the initial goal of the stuxnet virus? |
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| to infiltrate and destroy irnanian uranium enrichment plants |
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| What trademark did Proview technology have that apple overlooked? |
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| How much money did the EU fine Phillip[s in the anti-trust case? |
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| Which energy source has the largest carbon footprint? |
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| What is the study of fingerprints? |
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| Were the earthquake scientists convicted of manslaughter due to their inaccurate predictions, what effects would be had on the scientific community? |
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| science is based off reactions to uncertainties, so if scientists are uncertain about what they study, there is a great lack of incentive to act upon it if there is no risk of prosecution. |
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| What type of waste do solar panels create? |
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| electronic/chemical waste |
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| What effect has the publication of fingerprint identification created? |
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| Which was the pivotal case in fingerprint identification? |
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| what are the two important features of a fingerprint? |
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| why do opponents not agree with convicting people based on fingerprint evidence? |
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| its not always completely accurate |
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| A chinese military cyber unit |
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| In what country was Bradley Birkenfeld emplyed as a banker at UBS? |
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| How much money did the IRS collect because of the whistle-blowing of Bradley Birkenfeld? |
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| what company was michael chertoff's client that produced the backscatter scanners used in airports nationwide? |
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| What was the scare during the Y2K pandemic? |
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| that computers could not convert to 2000 |
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| do backscanners emit radiation? |
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| what organism is affected by iron dumping in the oceans? |
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| What are two possible side-effects of Iron Dumping? |
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| increase fish population, reduced CO2 |
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| What was the nickname of backscatter body scanners? |
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| why does the ability to opt out of the body scan not solve the problems with privacy violations? |
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| the alternative is an inappropriate, invasive pat-down |
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| What percent of energy is the solar market? |
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| Why did the Italian Politician say there would NOT be a large earthquake? |
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| He thought pressure would be released by the inevitable small earthquakes which had a much larger chance of happening. |
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| What was a benefit to the Y2K preparation? |
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| overhaul of the computer systems, great improvements |
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| What is the commonly used term for iron fertilization? |
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| What were the sceintists in L'Aquila, Italy earthquake issue convicted of? |
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| what was the species that the iron dumping in Haida Eddy was trying to increase? |
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| Why were computers expected to have problmes in the year 2000? |
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| Much of software used was formatted with dated with only two digits for the year |
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| What animal is most in danger from the pebble mine? |
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| what photo-sharing site has the right to photos posted on its site? |
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| Who did Kodak lose to in the walmart contract bid? |
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| __________- is the california based company that focuses on solar panel and e-waste management. |
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| Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition |
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| What is a type of fingerprint affected by the sweat and oil on one's hands? |
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| Name one positive and one negative of iron dumping as it relates to the environment. |
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| Who are the original members of the four seasons? |
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| nicky, franky, tommy, bobby |
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| What adverse health effect resulted in the rats that were fed a GMO diet? |
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| they developed large tumors |
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| What has an ore deposit believed to be worth 500 billion dollars? |
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| The NECC's drug that was responsible for the meningitis outbreak was intended to treat what ailment? |
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| The pebble mine will be able to produce ore for an estimated how many years? |
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| How long did it take for enbridge to report a problem with the michigan oil spill? |
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| What is the estimated worth of the pebble mine? |
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| What creature would be most affected if the pebble mine in alaska were to be built? |
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| What was the irony in Kodak missing out on the digital revolution in photography? |
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| their own engineer was the first to develop the digital camera |
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| Name one advantage and one disadvantage of lithium ion batteries. |
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Pro- more energy density
Con- recycling is expensive |
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| Iron dumping causes a bloom in what organism? |
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| What was the name of the person Monsanto tried to sue for copying its seeds? |
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| Who are the 3 most important stakeholders in the NYT computer hacking incident? |
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| NYT, Chinese military, Wen Jiaobao |
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| Who won the facebook versus germany case and why? |
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| Facebook, since their headquarters are in ireland |
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| Name 3 things that John Broder did that Elon Musk claims threw-off his test drive? |
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| Driving too fast, not driving the correct path, not charging all the way at each stop |
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| In response to the internet rage involving Adria Richards after the firing of one of the two men by PlayHaven, what action did SendGrid make? |
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| they fired Adria Richards |
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| What company was responsible for producing the faulty ASR XL Acetabular System? |
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| DePuy (Johnson and Johnson) |
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| Did toyota's accelerator problems cause fatalities? |
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| Who was the former Enron CEO? |
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| What social media site did Adria Richards use to publish a picture of the two guys at Pycon? |
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| T/F: Nokia never apologized for using misleading advertisements about their phone. |
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| What EA videogame was the tipping point fot the company and caused extreme backlash? |
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| Generic brands are __% cheaper than brand name drigs that are __% different? |
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| Who invented digital technology? |
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| Which country has the most private banks? |
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| What was suggested for an alternative to corn? |
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| What are the two genes that Myriad has a patent on? |
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| In normal hip-replacement systems, what material is usually used between the ball and socket that cushions and reduces friction? |
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| What is the maximum percentage difference b/w a generic drug and its brand name allowed by the FDA? |
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| What company did Bradley Birkenfeld work for? |
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| Which company held the trademarks for the iPad name in hong kong? |
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| What part in many computer and TV screens did Phillips, Panasonic, LG and other companies fix prices on? |
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| Cathode-ray tubes /monitors |
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| What was the loophole that allowed some American companies to sell equipment to China that was used for Skynet surveillance, despite the American ban on selling crime-control products to China? |
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| cameras can have many purposes, so its cant be guaranteed that the cameras and other equipment were really used for surveillance |
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| What car company had a problem with unintended acceleration? |
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| What international problems did the disaster at Fukushima cause? |
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| decrease in Australia's uranium mining industry, radioactivity detected in US in east and west coast water |
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| What recent change in Twitter's policy concerning privacy has caused controversy? |
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| The recent country-specific censorship, example: blocking neo-nazi group only in germany |
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| People are concerned that the Italian earthquake incident will _______ scientific interest in research and forecasting earthquakes. |
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| decrease- some believe the trail for manslaughter will discourage scientists from entering the field |
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| Who did Michael Chertoff work under to earn the public's trust in the backscatter body scanner issue? |
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| George W. Bush as the secretary of the Dept. of Homeland Security |
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| genetically modified organisms |
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| What feature did the Noklia marketing team falsifgy in its promotion of the new nokia lumia in order to draw smartphone users? |
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| What is a reason taht cell phone unlocking is beneficial to the customer? |
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| it can allow the user to change carriers when abroad. Or it allows freedome to use phone with another carrier once contract expires. |
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| T/F: According to NASA, there were electrical problems in toyotas cars. |
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| What was the common problem the concorde experienced during takeoff and landing that eventually played a role in the air france concorde disaster? |
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| The day where protesters opted for a strip search to protest airport body scanners |
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| Who loses money in music piracy- the producers or the artists? |
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| Producers- artists make a smaller amount through record sales with producers rather than producers who take a bigger cut of the music profits. |
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| What did the supreme court rule about gene patenting? |
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| the patents were ruled void- they ruled that patenting genes is not legal because they occur naturally which under patent laws cannot be patented |
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| Name two victims of Chinese cyber attacks. |
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| Australian mining companies and the new york times |
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| T/F: Facebook allows users to put symbols in their displayed user names? |
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| List 2 companies that use the policy to allow the company to withhold certain posts/information from specific countries? |
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| facebook, twitter, google |
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| How long does the supercharger take to fully charge an electric car? |
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| What was the convention where the donglegate scandal occured? |
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| What actions did the FAA and EASA take after Joseph Mangan's claims of safety problems in the Airbus A380? |
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| After receiving many complains about unintentional acceleration, Toyota claimed the cause was _______ rather than electrical problems. |
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| The ethical issue in the deadly DC metro crash had to do with where the line between _________ and _________ should be drawn. |
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| After John Broder wrote a damaging article about the Tesla S, what was Tesla's way of trying to deny the accusations? |
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| Giving data trying to show his claims of operation were false, and that other reporters made the correct trip and arrived easily. |
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| What do the terms "dongle" and "forking one's repo" mean? |
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| dongle is like a type of USB, forking is copying code and working on it independently |
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| How much did Enron's stock drop in one year? |
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| from $90 to less than $1. |
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| Why was Nokia scrutinized for their advertising? |
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| They used a professional photo from a high resolution, pretending their phones had taken the videos, used that as an example of the phone's ability- which was a lie |
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| How many hours would it take to evacuate all of new orleans?> |
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| What is the material that fell off of the Columbia? |
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| How many bridges in the US are structurally unsafe? |
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| How did Londonn count cameras different than Beijing? |
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| London included private-use cameras in their count |
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| The company's that provided cameras to China (HP and Sysco) were disputed because cameras could be considered _________, which is illegal for the US to sell to China |
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| crime prevention technology |
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| What part of nuclear power plants did the stuxnet virus target and which countries were blamed for the attack? |
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| The part which causes the centrifuge to explode. US and Israel were blamed. |
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| Name one positive and one negative of iron dumping as it relates to the environment. |
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pro- increased fish populations, decreases COS
con- CO2 comes back to the surface so the long term affects are unknown |
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| Whistleblowers in the US can receive between __ and __ percent of taxes collected by the IRS as a result of their involvement |
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| T/F: Rapiscan was able to make the necessary programming changes to backscatter body scanners in airports in time for the deadline set for them by the TSA. |
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| What was the sucessor introduced by Kim Dotcom to MegaUpload? |
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| What actions did the FAA and EASA take after Joseph Mangan's claims of safety problems in the Airbus A380? |
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| None- they still approved the A380(some sort of legal action against Mangan?) |
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| What were two mechanical problems with toyota cars? |
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| unintended acceleration and computer system problems |
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| In the Fukushima power plant disaster, which profession was severely affected by radioactivity? |
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| Uranium minors and exporters |
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| After the earthquake hit and caused a loss of electricity, why did the back-up generators fail? |
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| The tsunami following the earthquake caused a fllood over the seal wall, and the generators were in the basement. |
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| What were the main factors that endangered the concorde flight and list one or two simple fixes |
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| Tailwind- just delay the flight. piece from continental air- improve maintenance. baggage overload- follow airline restrictions. tire pressure history issues- design for a higher factor of safety. |
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| What had been concorde's saftery record before the crash on July 25th, 2000? |
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| Impeccable- there had never been an incident before with 40,000 successful takeoffs and landings. |
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| What essentially caused the chain of events that led to the concorde crash? |
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| a strip of metal believed to have fallen off a DC-10 aircraft had taken off from the same runway before the concorde. |
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| How did the fire on the concorde start? |
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| The tire segment severed wires which were dangling and they sparked, causing the fire. |
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| What two peices of evidence were found on the runway after the concorde disaster that proved to be major clues into the cause? |
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| metal strip and pieces of tire |
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| What was the original purpose of the space shuttle project? |
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| a reusable shuttle between the ISS and earth |
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| In the Columbia disaster, what test was run to see if the insulation piece could actually cause problems in the wing, and what was the result? |
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| they built a replica wing and shot pieces of foam at it. they discovered that at a high enough speed, the foam could actually create a large hole in the wing. |
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| Of all disasters that the class looked at, which was not governmentally blamed or involved? |
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| "The final failsafe in place for BP's deepwater horizon well was the _____, and it did not activate, causing the blowout" |
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| What were the two natural disasters that lef to the Fukushima disaster? |
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| earthquake and then a tsunami |
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| The New England Compounding Center was responsible for an outbreak of what? |
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| How many of NASA's manned space vehicles have exploded? |
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| the challenger and the colombia |
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| The computer gaming company Electronic Arts received what industry award for two years in a row the past two years? |
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| the worst company in america |
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| At which company was the first digital camera invented and what was the company's reaction to it? |
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| In Kodak in 1975. Kodak was intimidated because they had only ever been a film company, but the invention at their company meant they had 10 years to prepare for the digital revolution. |
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| What was one of the first things that led to Kodak missing the digital revolution? |
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| Walmart gave the contract to Fuji Film instead of Kodak. |
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| What happened to Bradley Birkenfeld in the UBS whistleblower case? |
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| He was paid and went to prison. |
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| What is a patent and what are some of the requirements for it being accepted? |
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| A patent is a way to stop others from making, using, selling and importing someone's invention. The invention must be a new product/idea and usable in some industry. |
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| What is a carbon footprint and who is it produced by? |
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| the measurement of carbon dioxide and methane gas produced by an individual or corporation. |
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| What was the outcome of the Facebook vs Germany lawsuit? |
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| FB won in February, but Germany plans on pursuing the case further. |
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| What did the worm in the USB stick attack? |
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| the centrifuge for the nuclear reactors. |
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| What is one safe measure that can be taken to secure your information? |
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| Get an antivirus and firewall to protect your computer from basic threats. |
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| The Chinese military Unit 61398 conducts what type of attacks against the US and other countries? |
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| Instagram received huge negative publicity because they changed their ________. |
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| The two recent Enbridge oil pipeline spills were both due to what? |
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| corrosion and lack of maintenance |
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| As a result of information suppolied by whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld, the US treasury recovered about how much money? |
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| The space shuttle ________ disaster was caused by ________ hitting the __________. The shuttle was destroyed during _________. |
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| The space shuttle Columbia disaster was caused by a piece of foam hutting the leading edge of the wing. The shuttle was destroyed during re-entry. |
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| What brand of airplane/which airplane company was under fire concerning its cabin pressure valve chip and its safety? |
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| What was the problem with the Airbus A380? |
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| had problems with the cabin pressure chip and its safety concerns |
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| What two disasters were partly due to government workers failing to regulate industries that they hoped to work for in the future? |
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| Fukushima and BP- because they wanted to get in the favor of the industries (politics involved) |
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| What space shuttle accident took place before Columbia, and at what time during flight did these accidents take place? |
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Challenger- during takeoff
Columbia- upon re-entry |
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| What was the name of the drilling rig for the oil spill and in what large body of water did the disaster take place? |
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| the deepwater horizon and in the gulf of mexico |
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| How big was the piece of foam that put a hole in the Columbia's wing? |
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| Why were the levees in New Orleans not able to handle the force of Hurricane Katrina? |
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| They were old- originally designed to withstand impact from a category 3 hurricane, but at the time of the disaster only worked for a category 2. Katrina was a category 4 hurricane. |
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| What is the approximate ratio of patent applications that are granted? |
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| 50% applications are granted |
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| Describe "patent trolling". |
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| The stereotypical "patent troll" is an entity that IS NOT the inventor or original assignee, DOES NOT manufacture or sell any product and whose primary source of revenue is created through lawsuits in persecution of patent violations. |
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| The rate of crashes per hour flown is currently (higher/lower) for drone aircraft than it is for pilot-in-the-cockpit aircraft. |
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| Drone crash rates are HIGHER |
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| The sequence of events leading to the crash of the Air France Concorde in Paris was that _____ was left on the runway by a previous plane, then ______ on the Concorde shredded and hit the underside of the plane, causing a leak from the ___________ and started on fire (the wing). |
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| The sequence of events leading to the crash of the Air France Concorde in Paris was that A STRIP OF METAL was left on the runway by a previous plane, then part of the TIRE on the Concorde shredded and hit the underside of the plane, causing a leak from the GAS TANK and started on fire (the wing). |
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| As a result of the information supplied by whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld, the US treasury recovered about how much money? |
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| The major existing industry in Alaska that would be most immediately threatened by developing the Pebble Creek Mine is what? |
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| The "Special 301 Report" is issued annually by the US government since 1989, and lists countries by degree of compliance with intellectual property law. Which country is currently not "blacklisted" but is being considered for blacklisting? |
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| What category hurricane were the New Orleans levees prepared for versus what category Katrina was when it hit? |
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| The levees were designed for category 3, prepared for category 2 (due to diminished effectiveness over time) and Katrina was a category 4. |
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| What did NASA think the results of the foam tests hitting the model wing would be compared to the actual results? |
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| They did not expect the foam to have much affect, if any, on the model wing. But the tests proved that at high enough speeds, the wing could be severely damaged by the foam. |
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| In the space shuttle missions, what fix for the formation of ice on the rocket booster eventually became a problem? |
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| The foam insulator addition was used to fix the ice formation. |
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| What was noticed on the shuttles before the Columbia, that was disregarded because it supposedly did not affect anything? |
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| A piece of foam was missing from the last time (or couple of times)the plane flew. |
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| Michael Brown, the director of _____ under the administration of Bush, immediately took the majority of the blame for the poor relief efforts when Hurricane Katrina Struck |
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| Michael Brown was the head of FEMA |
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| What did Enron do (largest reason) to increase profits that utilized a loophole in GAAP regulations? |
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| Enron took out loans and didnt pay them back. It made it look like the company had a lot of money and stock increased. Their debts and losses were put in off-shore accounts so they weren't included in financial statements. |
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| What system did Deput use to get their hip replacement product on the market without testing for FDA approval? |
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| 510K-if a product is as safe and effective as compared to a legally marketed device, it is not subject to pre-market approval. Depuy said that the technologies in their product were similar to existing ones (even though the different technologies had never been combined in this new way before). This allowed them to skip the regular 90 day waiting period. |
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| What is the reason for the failure of gravity-fed water supply systems created in Africa by US and Canadian foreign aid programs? |
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| No maintenance program was put in place after the construction was completed. |
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| In the past, London has had the reputation of being the city with the most surveillance cameras. Which city has or is about to become the most-watched city? |
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| What was the comparison YouTube made when they were told that they were responsible for user uploaded content? |
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| Its like blaming the UPS for hate-mail and expecting them to sort through every letter to make sure its nothing bad. |
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| Name two countries where the US has carried out lethal drone strikes. |
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| Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Yemen |
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| What would be the benefit of filing a provisional patent before the idea is fully developed? |
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| To temporarily protect the idea so someone else doesn't make a patent before you |
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| How are the rights to an idea determined in the two systems: "first to file" versus "first to invent"? |
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First to invent- when the idea came about, based on past notes and records
first to file- first to get application to the patent office |
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| What crime were Panasonic, Phillips, and LG charged and fined for by the EU? |
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| What were twitter's censorship policies before/after October 2012? |
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before: anything censored is censored worldwide
after: censorship specific to individual countries |
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| What are some of the safety issues that arise with "compounding pharmacies"? |
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| In the study of the negative affect of Monsanto's genetically modified corn, what was one criticism other scientist's had of the study methods? |
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| In the study of the negative affect of Monsanto's genetically modified corn, what was one criticism other scientist's had of the study methods? |
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| In the legal case between an Indiana farmer named Bowman and the Monsanto Corporation, Monsanto accused Bowman of what legal violation due to Bowman having done what? |
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| patent infringement due to him re-planting the seeds |
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| Name at least one other crop that is more efficient source of ethanol than corn |
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| Relative to the deep water horizon disaster, the number of unannounced inspections of oil wells had been at what level in the years just before the disaster? |
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| almost none, but it used to be half of the inspections were unannounced |
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| The function of the roller bearings on the concrete pilings supporting the center span of the 35W bridge in Minnesota was to _______ and at the time of the collapse the bearings were ________. |
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| provide for flexibility against weather in traffic, and they were corroded. |
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| How was the NASA engineer's request to get help from outside of NASA to image the Columbia left wing area treated by NASA management? |
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| they didn't respond, kinda ignored it |
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| The purpose of the stuxnet virus was to infect systems made by what company? |
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| Stuxnet was designed to cause what type of nuclear fuel processing equipment to effectively self-destruct? |
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| Stuxnet was created in order to set back the nuclear weapons program of what country? |
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| What previous problems did the Concorde have with its tires before the crash and what changes had been made to fix them? |
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| The tires had been known to explode so they made them more sustainable to the impact |
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| What was the problem with the storm wall at the Fukushima power plant? |
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| the wall was only 5m tall, the waves were 10m tall |
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| What airline was blamed and then later acquitted as being the reason for the Concorde disaster? |
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