#20 Wild Card

Arkansas Head Coach Bret Bielema Fired Following the Loss to Missouri

Fayetteville (Arkansas) Seconds following the loss to Missouri 48-45 on Friday November 24, 2017.Arkansas Head  Coach Bret Bielema was fired due to a 4 win season in his five season at Arkansas.

Coach Bielema had a record of 29-34 in his fifth season at Arkansas. Here are some twitter reactions following the firing of Coach Bielema.

Arkansas will now look for their new head coach. Some possible candidates are Auburn's Gus Malzahn and Memphis's Head Coach Mike Norvell.

 Arkansas should know who their new head coach is Sunday or Monday of this week.

For more information go to the website https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2017/11/24/16616130/bret-bielema-fired-arkansas-coach

#19 Classmate Blog Critique

Classmate Blog Critique

For the classmate blog critique, I decided to take a look at Shaunacie blog and talk about what I like about hers.

First, I like the font style she uses in her blog. It is very easy to read and it is clear. She does a good job spacing in her blog so the words are not jammed together. I think this is a very well written as seen in Assignment 10 of her blog.

Second, I like the colorful background she uses to create her blog. The photo in her background makes her blog standout and it is eye catching. I also like the way she formats her blogs it is very nice and clean.

Third, I like the creative photos in her blog and how she puts them in her stories. I also like the interactive links in her blogs. For example, If I did not understand something in the blog. We can just simply click the link and it will explain the rest.

Finally, I think Shaunacie did a very nice job on her blog and needs to keep up the great work. I also want to say I think everyone in the class is doing a great job on their blogs and we all need to finish strong in the class and be proud of the work we are all accomplishing.

#18 News App Critique

BBC News App

BBC news in my opinion is one of the best news app out there. For example, the app is easy to access and user friendly. I like the fact that this app is fast and provides news updates on the dot.

Some top stories on the app are North Korea 'fires new ballistic Missle. Zimbabwe amnesty for cash stashed abroad and Harry and Meghan reveal wedding plans.

I like to use this app just to see the news going around the world instead of going to the google browser and search world news. This app has really good quality.

For instance, it is easy to find information on the app and the video quality is amazing. There is no lag in the app which I like. Also If I want to find news in the US or China there it is.

Also there is a live video feed on the app which is great because it is watching T.V. on a cell phone or laptop. 

BBC news is great and it is my personal news app and I would recommend people to download and use it.

 For more information go to the news app site here

Here is the official BBC News website online http://www.bbc.com/news/10628994

#17 Opinion State

Union County Now Requires Employee Background Checks

EL DORADO, (Arkansas) Several areas in Arkansas have seen cases of embezzlement in the past few years, prompting Union County Judge Mike Loftin to question if he was doing enough to protect local residents.

Loftin said the reason the Quorum Court passed a new ordinance requiring background checks for all county employees was to ensure the county is following correct standards. On Sept. 21, Ordinance 1457 was passed at the recommendation of attorneys Burt Newell and Gary Burbank, who suggested it as a starting point to ensure the county is protected if something does happen.

In my opinion this is a good idea and law for Union County because it keeps everyone safe and sound. It is always good knowing if the people working for your company our good people and are not in trouble with the law.

Therefore, I feel like every county in every state should apply this law because it will keep everyone safer and it will help business out. Good people will grow a business that I know. 

For more information go to our website. here

#16 Opinion Local

Rodney Cherry 51, of Magnolia (Arkansas) still missing, Search called off

Magnolia (Arkansas) The formal search has ended for Rodney Cherry, 51, who has been missing from his home northeast of Magnolia since Saturday.

The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that ground searches have ceased until further information is obtained about his possible whereabouts.

Cherry was last seen about 4 p.m. Saturday wearing camouflage pants, a gray-colored shirt, and an orange vest over a backpack. He walked away from his home on County Road 511 in the Greers Chapel community off Dudney Road – County Road 47.

The searching agencies include the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, Magnolia Police Department, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Arkansas State Police, and the Wade Correctional Center’s canine team from Homer, LA.

Many civilians also took part in the search, and more are expected to continue to look for Cherry in the coming days.

A drone and a State Police helicopter were also used during times in the active search.

In my opinion this man had something go terribly wrong in his life and is trying to get out of the country due to legal issues. I do not think the search should be called off. I think they still need to look for him across the states.

I understand there are no more leads at this time but still should be in constant search for him. If I was in the officers shoes. I would continue to work hard and pray for more leads.

Finally, I would contact every state and send them a picture of this man. I also would contact every major airport with flights leaving the US.

People with information about Cherry’s whereabouts are asked to call 911 immediately.

For more information go to our website. http://www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_business/local_news/article_f9c23070-cae4-11e7-b17c-b7efc3276d40.html

#15 Entertainment

Justice League coming to Theaters on November 17,2017

Justice League DC movie will be released in theaters on November 17,2017 world wide. The DC movie currently has 23 million views on you tube as seen below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9-DM9uBtVI

The DC movie has fans excited but nervous because of recent reviews of the DC movies.

For more information go to our website https://www.warnerbros.com/justice-league

#14 Trending on Social Media

Garth Brooks and Taylor Swift are CMA Award Winners

Taylor Swift won song of the year at the 2017 CMA Awards. While Garth Brooks took home the entertainer of the year award.

The song of the year was Little Big Town's "Better Man," which Swift wrote.

Brooks who has been on tour this year with his 2016 album Gunslinger was presented his entertainer of the year award by country music legend Reba McEntire.

"Getting this presented to me by the entertainer of a lifetime, I thank you," referring to McEntire. "Miranda [Lambert] said it best, Little Big Town said it best -- we're a family. 

All you guys down here on the front row: We can all agree on one thing. Let's all raise a toast. ... to the band and crew. I was talking to Kelsea [Ballerini] backstage about how we get to do this for a living. ... The most important thing other than God...is you [fans]. ...I love you guys. We're a family."

For more information go to the website. 

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2017/11/09/Taylor-Swift-Garth-Brooks-among-CMA-Award-winners/3751510209328/

#13 International Hard of Feature News

Whale Carcass found dead on Donegal Beach

The carcass of what is believed to be a rare fin whale has washed up on a beach on Arranmore Island, County Donegal.

A member of the public reported seeing the 20 ft (6m) creatures body splayed across the rocks Saturday night. 

The whale's dead body may have been floating in the waters off the island for weeks before becoming beached, said Arranmore Lifeboat's Nora Flanagan.

Fin whales are listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Ms Flanagan said the carcass had washed up in a "shaded cove on the eastern side of the island."

"If there was a high tide in the right direction and with the right wind it could be taken back out to sea and drop to the bottom of the ocean."

She said the public have been urged not to approach the carcass.

Dave Wall of the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group said it appeared the whale had been dead for some time before being washed up on the shore.

He said it is not unusual for fin whales to be spotted off the coast of Ireland.

"Ultimately we will probably never know why this whale died," he added.

For more information on this story go to our website.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-41898653

#12 Numeracy

Thor Ragnarok Box office

Many people enjoy going to the movies as do I and seeing their favorite movies. A big type of movies customers enjoy seeing are super hero movies. 

Thor is big super hero movie out at the moment. The production budget of the movie is $180 million dollars.

The domestic total of the movie is $122,744,989 dollars plus the foreign gross profit of 308,384,671 dollars. 

This is a total of 431,129,660 million dollars made by this movie. As we can tell this a big money making money and it will continue to make more as time goes on.

Thor Ragnarok has been show in 4,080 theaters so far. It has been ranked #10 in opening weekends in the month of November.

Thor is 2 hours and 10 mins long and will be seen by many more fans. 

For more information go to our website. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=marvel2017.htm