MM 2003 - Liberty Henderson

Electric Eel Powering Aquarium’s Christmas Lights The Tennessee Aquarium hopes the Christmas tree will spark love and appreciation for the unusual freshwater fish. An electric eel named Miguel Wattson is shocking visitors at the Tennessee Aquarium by using its blips of electricity to power Christmas lights. A system connected to his tank allowed the eel's shocks to power strands of lights on a nearby tree, resulting in rapid succession of blinking lights, according to a news release. The eel releases the low blips of electricity when it's trying to find food, aquarist Kimberly Hurt said. “The bigger flashes are caused by the higher voltage shocks he emits when he’s eating or excited," she said. The popular eel has boasted its own Twitter account, with a little help from Tennessee Tech University’s iCube center. Miguel shared in the excitement with posts such as "KA-BOOOOOOOM!!!!!" and "Quem não arrisca não petisca!" which translated to, "Th...

Classmate Blog Review For this particular assignment, me and my classmates had to critique a classmate's blog. Though all my classmates did exceptionally well on their blog, there was one classmate's blog that has a real knack for news. A classmate's blog that I really enjoyed was Elizabeth Nalley. First and foremost, I really like how her blog is set up. The layout reminds of the news broadcast of Nightly News with Lester Holt. Her blog can seen as executive news blog. I really like as u click on each of her stories, it pops up as magazine column which is exquisite. You can really see how she weaves her narrative in her blog. Her style of writing is very descriptive and interactive. Her writing shows professionalism as you would see in newspapers articles such as The Washington Post and New York Times. The specific blog Elizabeth did very well on to me was the first blog we had to published. It was Defining News. The way Elizabeth described and interpret news was ins...

HuffPost News App Huffpost, is a national wide news and political company that have released its app on Apple Store and other store-buying apps for its news counterpart, Huffpost News. It better known as the Huffington Post.  The app features a black and mint green type of aesthetic style to the app. Upon opening the app, it displays breaking news then it is categorized into sections. Huffpost is better known for reporting news and politics, but the app still caters to other influential topics such as media and business. The app provides easy access to news stories at the tap of your fingers.  Although the app doesn't have many tabs to click through, it still gives viable and great deal of content. The app keeps you informed with breaking news alerts and top story digests. The sections display all different types of topics such as front page, entertainment, politics, and communities. There is a search bar listed on sections to choose from what news you are int...

China demands Trump veto bills on Hong Kong China has called on US President Donald Trump to veto legislation aimed at supporting Hong Kong's pro-democracy protest movement, warning it will retaliate if the Congress-backed bills become law. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang on Thursday said the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act undermined Beijing's interests in the semi-autonomous territory, which has been rocked by months of anti-government demonstrations. The act mandates sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong officials who carry out human rights abuses and requires an annual review of the favourable trade status that Washington grants Hong Kong.  Another bill prohibits export to Hong Kong police of certain non-lethal munitions, including tear gas, pepper spray, rubber bullets, water cannon, stun guns and tasers. "We urge the US to grasp the situation, stop its wrongdoing before it's too late, prevent this act from becoming law [...

SAU's Cafe Renovation? With the vast influx of student enrollment each year, SAU campus becomes more and more  full. With that being said, The Mulerider cafe is not large enough to fit about half of the enrollment here. It is extremely frustrating and uncomfortable to find a seat in the cafe.  Most don't bother to sit and eat they usually choose a to-go-plate to take back to the dorm than rather looking for a seat. Even with finding a seat, the tables are too small to even fit the amount of students eating in the cafe. People cannot enjoy their food without being bumped into from behind from having to scoot their chair up to fit more people in.  The cafe should be a place to sit down and relax to eat and not to the point of unpleasantness. The cafe should be more spacious and expansive. With Magnolia being a small town, you wouldn't expect much from the university. Also since it is a public university, SAU should be equipped enough to please one's ...

Netflix partners with Nickelodeon in a multi-year output deal Just days after Disney plus releases its streaming service, Netflix announces a deal with Nickelodeon. The partnership will produce original animated films and television series based on existing Nickelodeon characters and all-new ideas, according to a statement from Netflix. “Nickelodeon has generated scores of characters that kids love, and we look forward to telling wholly original stories that re-imagine and expand on the worlds they inhabit,” Netflix vice president of original animation, Melissa Cobb said in a statement. The partnership has already produced specials like "Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling" and "Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus." Up next are specials based on "The Loud House" and "Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," Netflix said.  The goal is to "find fresh voices and bring bold stories to our global audience on Netflix,...