Article 12

Intelligence Chief Criticizes ‘Disparagement’ of Findings on Russian Hacking

New York Times
Matt Flegenheimer and Scott Shane 5 January 2017

Who: Russia
What: Election hacking
Where: Washington DC
When: October
Why: Unknown

The CIA believes that the Russians hacked into the American election. The CIA believes that Russians created “fake news” and hacked into the email servers of the two parties. However, they do no believe that the Russians hacked the election votes. The two parties and the intelligence agencies are now figuring out what to do.

My opinion is that the two parties should be more worried and together on this hacking.
I learned that the Russians did not hack the actual election results, however they did produce “fake news.”
This affects the American public as we could have been lied to by Russian hackers.

How do we know the Russians hacked the United States?
Why did Russia hack us?
When did we learn about this?

http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/05

Mitosis / Meiosis Lab


During interphase the DNA is not condensed and is being replicated. By prophase the chromosomes form, long with kinetochores. During metaphase the chromosomes align along the middle of the cell. The kinetochores start to pull and the sister chromatids divide into daughter chromosomes during anaphase. In telophase the nuclear envelope reform. Finally, the cell divides in cytokinesis.

Meiosis reduces and rearranges the chromosomes of a diploid cell. In prophase I of meiosis I, the chromosomes are rearranged from how the tetrads are formed. The two homologous chromosomes come together and form a tetrad, and where the two chromosomes cross, a crossing over occurs where parts of the chromosomes swap between the two. The tetrads are rearranged during metaphase I on how they line up down the middle of the cell. Hence, meiosis has rearranged the chromosomes. In anaphase I the tetrads are pulled apart, unlike in mitosis where the chromosomes are pulled apart, this difference reduces the number of chromosomes in each daughter cell by half, making the two cells haploid. In interphase II, the DNA is not replicated keeping the cells haploid. The two cells divide again, and four haploid cells are produced.
Down Syndrome is a chromosomal abnormality caused by an extra twenty-first chromosome. Down Syndrome affects the phenotypes of the person by creating a distinct facial appearance, intellectual disability, short stature, and or speech delay. Down Syndrome could result from a defect in meiosis while separating. During prophase I of meiosis, while crossing over of the homologous chromosomes, one of the chromosomes would not separate making two twenty-first chromosomes in a haploid cell, resulting in a Down Syndrome offspring.
Many species reproduce by parthenogenesis or cloning, bypassing the meiotic process. In cloning, the DNA is replicated and the organism divides. The DNA of the parent organism and the DNA of the offspring will be identical. This is because the parent organism copies the DNA and through mitosis, creates an offspring, so there is no genetic difference.

Pre-Calc

I found maximizing profit the coolest because for any future businesses I would know roughly the best price for a product to be.
The application problems I enjoy because they give the sense that what we learn in school will actually be used outside of school. This says that math is important to myself.

Article 11

Trump Camp’s Talk of Registry and Japanese Internment Raises Muslim Fears
New York Times
Jonah Engel Bromwich 17 November 2016

Who: Carl Higbie
What: Muslim registry
Where: America
When: Trump’s presidency
Why: protect America from Muslim threat

With Donald Trump being elected, the possibility of Muslim registations have become possible. Carl Higbie was a Great America PAC spokesman who referred to Kris Kobach’s suggestion that they make a Muslim registry. The controversy over the topic spread rapidly with many groups pointing to the relevance the suggestion has to the Japanese interment camps, and even as far as Nazi Germany with Jews. Mr. Although Mr. Higbie is not connected to the party official, many give reason to doubt the policy Mr. Kobach as discriminatory. The policy was pasted in 2002, but only lasted a year before wide spread criticism make the law repealed.

My opinion is with the activist groups in that a registry would be discriminate to people coming to the United States, which goes against the First Amendment and more.
I learned that people within Trump’s circle are some of the less liked politicians who never got their laws passed for all being unconstitutional.
This information effects the Muslims immigrating to this country, along with the Muslims in the country also.

How is this different than the Japanese interment camps?
How will this work?
Does Trump support this himself?

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/18