BT March 2016

Age Old Question Answered... Exclusive interview with or Playstation? We hold the answers HOW TO ENTERTAIN YOURSELF WITH BREAD I 'm pretty tired I should probably get Okay, I guess I’m bun for now, you Man, I feel like a menace, like some evil to bread early, plus this grain and the crepe. Anyways, donut worry person from North Tortilla who’s about wheat wave outside is making me feel because I’ll be rolling my way back in to hit you a top your flat bread. Maybe kind of crusty and people have been once I get out of Bread in the if you payed him a pumpernickel he’d telling me these crummy joke. I'm like morning because we all know you leave you a-cone. Anyways I saw the can you just be bun already! But knead these crummy bread buns. love of your life the other day. She’s a anyways, how are you doughing? You Plus, c’mon, the yeast you could do is real keeper. I’d bake ya’ll a cake but that know what, donut talk to me anymore. I cut me a slice. But don’t worry I’m just wouldn’t be bun would it. Just don't knead you anyways. You butter not bready to give up yet because crummy bread statements. You must leave me alone. Seriously though, just here comes some more crusty jokes be muffin and puffin right now. I really stop loafing around. Okay how about to go raisin your mood because I’ll be butter stop at this . These buns we just go watch some Breaking Bread making these buns by the flour. At are getting real stale, so you know because I’m really jam packed later. I’m this point I’m probably toast with all wheat? I’ll slice right out of your jam meeting with my gingerbread friend. these mold haters. Okay for real I’m and bread out. Seed you later friend. He’s known to toast about his pretty much bun so I’ll leave you to Good Rye. accomplishments. Man, with all these your kneads and stop graining on bread puns, I really have to bagel for your parade and just roll my way forgiveness. Okay I’m Doughn now. I down the whole wheat trail and think I’ll just sit down and play some leave you to your business. I’m just Breadrising because I really knead a pulling your grain. C’mon though, rye break after all of this bread seeduction. so serious? Oh, I have another joke I Hey, now that I think about it, have you bet you’ll never Baguette this one! seen that Inbread horse? I really hope What do you call it when a mother his family loafs him especially in the and child bake bread together? A loafers he was wearing, no bun labor of LOAF. Sorry, that was intended, that’s just like that time I was actually pretty crummy wasn’t it? with my purebread dog out for a walk Well don’t you worry your buns I to a wrestling thing where the guy have a whole wheat worth of jokes shouted “LET’S GET BREADY TO lined up. Now, did you hear about CRUUUUUMBLE!” Anyone know where Doughnald Trump? I heard he played Peeta from The Hunger Games is? the crumpet and loved to bake Because this would be his jam. I’m so leaves for some raisin. I would have bunny! Anyways, want to hear a joke? left him with the fastest land animal Why was the baker in a panic? Because the Peeta. Anyways back to the he was in a loaf or death situation. funny loafs. Why does everyone Haha! knead water and bread? Because loaf makes the world go round. Okay you’re probably really crusty right now so just inhale and Pretzal.

Kevin Robinett B L A Z E R T I M E S - 1 THE KEYS TO SUCCESS

Water damaged phone? Put the phone in a Ziploc bag with rice, then wait 48 hours. It will absorb all the moisture and the the phone will be fully functional once again.

If you lend a friend something, take a picture of them holding it so you can remember it down the road.

If you have a blurry lens on your camera, put clear tape over the lens to make the pictures look more clear.

Stack your clothes vertically to see them all.

Fill a clean sock with rice. Tie the sock off. Microwave for a minute to make a hot pillow.

Pour coke on a paper towel. It becomes an instant cleaner.

To clean your toilet put Alka-seltzer tablets in the water, wait ten minutes and you have a clean toilet.

To make your room smell better, spray a light bulb with perfume or cologne.

Don’t have enough room in the microwave? Put one item on a cup.

Don’t use google to research, use scholar.google.com

Suffering from acne? It might be your pillow case, sleep with a fresh one every night.

Put a light under a bottle of water to make an lantern. Joel Brown

B L A Z E R T I M E S - 2 SNACKIN' WITH SOPHIE

Do you ever come home from school hungry, and there is nothing to eat? Don’t worry, I am here to help. I have a delicious recipe that is great for after-school hunger.

This issue's recipe is this delicious popcorn. What you will need: 1 bag Orville Redenbachers kettle corn pop-up bowl popcorn ½ stick butter 4 dashes Lawry’s Seasoned Salt 1 Tablespoon Cinnamon Dash of cayenne pepper Dash of sea salt

How to make it: Place popcorn bag into the microwave and put it on the popcorn setting (usually around 1-2 minutes). Take the popcorn out of the microwave, and put the butter in for about 30 seconds, or whenever it's melted. Let the butter cool off. Put the butter into a large bowl in sections, pouring ¼ of the butter in each section. Lightly toss until the butter is spread. Add several dashes of season salt, then add the dash of regular sea salt, next add the cayenne pepper, then finally add the cinnamon. Shake until all the seasoning is spread all over the popcorn. Enjoy!

Sophie Hunget B L A Z E R T I M E S - 3 XBOX VS PLAYSTATION

The age old question about which is better As far as the console competition with In an interview with reporter is about to be answered. Microsoft or Sony, Phil Spencer, head of Xbox, sat VG247, Jim Ryan stated when Sony? Which is superior? Which allows down for a fireside chat at the recent asked about the night before at what? Which has more sales? Which GeekWire Summit and offered some E3,” I enjoyed the whole thing, should YOU spend money on? Well, these insight into Microsoft’s early missteps actually. I obviously don’t get questions are about to be answered in this with the launch and the invited to the Microsoft one. I article here. So stay and read up for this ongoing battle with Sony. Stating things went to EA, Ubisoft and ours. article of Console Royale! like, many Xbox fans across the world There were pluses and minuses Now let’s start with our contestants for expressed displeasure with a number across the board, but I think my sales, the new PS4, or Playstation 4, and of Xbox One features, including the fact abiding take-out is a sense that the PS3, both released by Sony and the that the console did not offer backward developers are really starting to XBox One or, as I like to call it, the X1, and compatibility with games and feel comfortable and confident the XBox 360 which was released by implemented restrictions with game- with next-gen.” Microsoft. First, we’ll start with the main sharing. He continues on saying,” It’s factors in our argument, the sales. Who While on top of that, Microsoft originally arguably taken a bit longer than bought more of which product, and who priced its console at $499 — $100 more people thought it would, but, decided it wasn’t good enough, then went than Sony’s Playstation 4. Spencer, who genuinely, and not just at our with the rival. (The PS4 will be listed first, was part of the leadership team that conference, there was several since it was released on the 15th of helped launch the Xbox One before moments when I just went, “Wow, November in the US, seven days before becoming head of Xbox in April 2014, that looks great.” And it’s nice the X1, which was released on November went on to say that Microsoft lost the when you have that sort of day. It 22). trust of gamers. was good.” According to the last global sales count, “Whatever the feature may have been, based on earnings statements from both we lost the trust in [our customers] that companies, was 34.4 million total they were at the center of our decision- combined PS4 and PS3 sales and 23.4 making process,” he said in an million combined Xbox One and Xbox 360 interview, “Were we building for us, or sales since the current generation for the gamers? As soon as that consoles launched in November 2013. question came into people’s minds and NPD also noted on October 19th, 2015, they looked at any of those features, that “after 23 months on the market, you find very quickly that you lose the combined PS4 and Xbox One sales are 40 benefit of the doubt.” percent higher than the combined 23 As for the Sony side, despite Microsoft’s month totals for PS3 and 360.” Take 2 best efforts, Sony laid waste to the Los Interactive NBA 2K16 was the top-selling Angeles big stage on E3 of 2015, pulling game last month and has launch out some of the most spectacular month ever for any sports game made for reveals in show history and eliciting the the Xbox One and/or PS4. sort of crowd reactions normally reserved for DJs and pop stars. Final Fantasy 7, Shenmue 3 and The Last Guardian ensured tears all round.

Noah Holt B L A Z E R T I M E S - 4 XBOX VS PLAYSTATION

Now that we have the geeky interviews and First of is Design, the Xbox One and PS4 Our victor in Design: The Playstation sales, let’s get to the really geeky stuff. The follow a lot of the tenets of American and 4 things that will either cause nerds and geeks Japanese car design. Like a Lincoln everywhere to swoon over the console, or Navigator, the 7-pound, 13.1 x 10.5 x The next portion is Controller, which end it with a ‘FATALITY’ in frustration. The 3.25-inch Xbox One is big and imposing. has been bashed and argued about pros and cons of both consoles. Besides the alternating panels of black most for the consoles. The launch smoke has cleared and gamers glossy and matte plastic with plenty of Featuring a clickable touchpad, have officially entered the era of next- ventilation slots, there isn’t much to the PlayStation’s DualShock 4 controller generation gaming, which wasn’t exactly a One’s design. For all intents and is one of the most innovative on the terrible thing. purposes, it’s a big heavy box. Microsoft market. It also has a large lightbar With the Western Innovators of Microsoft, makes up for the bulkiness by adding a that changes color to show players you have the $499 Xbox One, a gaming prodigious amount of ports including their in-game status, and works in console that wants to be the center of your three USB 3.0 ports, HDMI-in, HDMI-out, conjunction with the PlayStation living room experience. Complete with live S/PDIF, an Auxiliary port, Ethernet, IR Out, Camera for motion control. TV integration, as well as a revamped and a secure lock slot. 2, controller and interface, the One is a force While the PS4 is more like a Mazda Miata. to be reckoned with. The 6.1-pound, 10.8 x 12 x 2.08-inch The DualShock 4 also sports a In the Capable and experienced Eastern console is nice and compact, and its curvier, more streamlined body. The hands of Sony, is the PS4. Positioning itself as angular design makes it look more shoulder and bumpers now sit the gamer’s console, at $399, PS4 offers an modern. Similar to the One, the PS4 has comfortably at the top of the innovative controller, a heavy emphasis on both glossy and matte black plastic controller, and the face buttons are social and Remote Play capabilities allowing panels, but adds a horizontal color- slightly larger and more pronounced gamers to play anywhere in the house, to a changing LED strip to break up the than the previous generation reasonable limit, of course. landscape. Our only complaint about the controller. But which system is the right system for your PS4’s design is the somewhat hidden gaming and entertainment needs? power and eject buttons, which blend in Well to figure that out, we must look into a too well with the LED strip. The Xbox 360 controller was few of the main factors playing into the base considered by many to be the gold stats of our two competitors, while you can And, while the PS4 doesn’t have as many standard of gaming, but Microsoft find the remaining factors on the website in ports as the Xbox One, but it still has two has made a few notable tweaks the : USB 3.0 ports in the front of the device including a revamped analog sticks Design and HDMI-out, Ethernet, an Optical port, and d-pad. The controller also gained and an Auxiliary port for the PlayStation an extra set of rumble motors for Controller Camera. better haptic feedback. It made it a To sum up this round, the Xbox One is lot easier to get a feel for the track in Kinect 2 vs. Playstation Camera big and bulky, showing the undesirable “Forza Motorsport 5.” cube-like design, the PS4 is sleek and slim, XBox Live vs. Playstation Plus sporting the smooth, thin visage that most of the modern gaming community Finally, the Verdict want. We love this modernist look of the PS4, which makes it look more like a next- gen console, and something that will be just as attractive five years from now, where has the X1 resembles an old console television from 2001.

Noah Holt B L A Z E R T I M E S - 5 XBOX VS PLAYSTATION

In terms of weight, the One’s 6 x 4 x 1.7-inch Although the PlayStation Camera is a controller is the bulkier of the two at 9.9 big improvement from the PlayStation ounces, compared to the 7.4-ounce, 6.2 x Eye, it’s no match for the Kinect 2. 2.04 x 3.85-inch DualShock 4 controller. Microsoft’s device offers better specs and We applaud the DualShock 4’s design a larger feature set, including gesture improvements and Sony’s dedication to controls, a larger voice command list and innovation with the touchpad. However, the the ability to perform biometric scans. Xbox One’s controller is the better device. The subtle redesign noticeably improves the Finally, after everything, even the factors gaming experience without reinventing the we couldn’t list, which you can find on the wheel. website listed in our credits page, our final verdict is… Why should you even Our declared victor for Controller: The Xbox care? It’s a game console that helps One evolve the endless innovation and imagination of the gamer and the game Next is our section on the Kinect 2 vs. the maker. People should be happy that they Playstation Camera. get to play these wonderful pieces of The Kinect 2 upgrades the original camera to electric wiring and motherboard 1080p from VGA. There’s also a IR camera, interfaces. giving the device night vision. The camera So all in all, just because the XBox One boasts a better field of view, allowing it to took the lead by two doesn’t mean you function well in large and small spaces. The should care which is better, as long as Kinect 2’s camera can also take your pulse you get to experience the amazing and heart rate with a simple body scan. The advancement of these two next- PlayStation camera, by comparison, consists generation consoles. Now if you’ll excuse of a pair of 720p cameras with four me, I’m going to be a nerd and play integrated microphones. The Xbox responds Nintendo’s newly released Fire Emblem to more than 39 commands; the Kinect 2 Fates. was good enough to pick up our voice in a crowded room, but was a little too sensitive for our liking.You can also use hand gestures to control the Xbox, but tracking our arm movements hit or miss, and quickly led to arm fatigue. The Kinect 2 is at its best when performing face recognition, immediately switching from one user’s account to another’s as soon as the new player picks up the controller. The PS camera’s face recognition abilities are almost as responsive. However, we found we continually had to hold the DualShock 4 controller level with the camera for a proper scan.

Our declared victor for the Kinect 2 vs. Playstation Camera: Xbox One Noah Holt B L A Z E R T I M E S - 6 THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO USE AN EMOJI

Is it appropriate to use an emoji symbol in business meetings?

I suggest that only certain emojis should be used for business. Most people, or should I say, certain types of people don't understand how to use an emoji. Plus what would you need an emoji for anyways in a business meeting, wouldn't that be uncalled for? What would be the use of an emoji? To try to explain what they’re saying? It wasn’t that long that people used an exclamation point as etiquette, but now in the modern day people use an emoji as a way of saying things. Emoticons were usually just a smiley face instead of a little yellow circle with a face on it. Emoji range from a lot of colors. Most people still have more and more mixed emotions.

A lot of young lives use emoji to describe how people look/how they feel. Whenever I see young kids like fifth graders using emoji, it makes me worried because back when I was little and their age I never used emoji’s. These past years I’ve used a lot of emoji’s and used them to describe how I feel. I honestly think that adults should use the emoji symbols instead of 11 or 12 year olds. I hate the fact that most teens these days are using emoji symbols instead of telling people how they feel about them in words. If people were to take a stand against using the emoji as feelings, it would probably be a lot of people. Most people don't have the technology to understand what or how to use an emoji.

Dagonerto Bencomo

B L A Z E R T I M E S - 7 LITERATURE HOUR

Hello guys, I’m the Storyteller, and we’re here Since that little encounter I have begun to with our literature hour, which let’s us share shut my bathroom door when I sleep or short stories that either you, or someone leave the house, not wanting to look at else in our department has created. So let us the drunken stupor that looked back at introduce the first one that was written by me, the one that hid a rageful malice yours truly on Halloween (Even though it’s behind what appeared to be a simple set not exactly good, but hey, fun is fun right?)… of crimson that bored into my sockets. So, yeah, that person looking at you in the When people look into the mirror, they see mirror doesn’t want to be your friend, he themselves, right? Well, what if I told you, or she just wants to get out. To pull you that every time you looked into the mirror through and get out. So I suggest you and stared at yourself, it was another stop staring into the mirror to put on person, another separate being staring right make-up or pop that zit, just step away, back? and go about your life. While, of course, I can imagine you're reading this and shutting the door behind you… thinking ‘Wow, what an idiot!’ But let me tell you, I know that this is true. Let me explain… Thank you guys for reading and In my bathroom, like every other bathroom, I remember, we would love it if you guys have a mirror, just above the sink. I tend to would send in your own short stories, so leave notes to myself there, using sticky please, if you have one send it into the notes to place them on the rim of the mirror. email [email protected], Some say ‘Buy more shampoo’ or ‘Buy more [email protected], or toothpaste.’ You know, little things that I’ll [email protected]. Thanks again have to do throughout my day. for reading, have a nice day and/or night. One day, I wrote myself a new kind of note, one to kinda start a lonely, one-sided conversation with myself. I simply wrote “How was your day?” Nothing special. Nothing important, just a generic question. What I didn’t expect was a response. The morning after writing the note I noticed it in a different corner of my mirror, with a new response written in bold, red ink “Good. How was your night? Any dreams?” At first, thinking my sister snuck into my room to toy with me, to simply get a laugh, but, at the bottom of the little note, I noticed a signature, one written in a way that was way too elegant to be my sister’s. Looking at the mirror, I stared at my reflection, wide- eyed as the person staring back at me with a half-awake smile and half-lidded eyes, with a secret, unexplainable aura emanating from him.

Storyteller B L A Z E R T I M E S - 8 EC SPORTS

All Star Game Dunk Constest Super Bowl

This year’s All Star game will be one of the In this year’s Verizon’s Contest The winner of Super Bowl 50 was the best. It will feature stars from the Eastern there are four people competing. They Denver Broncos. The MVP was Von Conference and Western Conference. It will are Zach Lavine (Minnesota Miller. He had 6 tackles and 2.5 sacks. also be ’s last All star game ever. Timberwolves), Will Barton (Denver They were combined for a loss of 27 He is retiring after the regular season. Now Nuggets), Andre Drummond (Detroit yards. He also had a two fumble forced you must be wondering who’s in the game. Pistons) and, (Orlando and one that went for a touchdown. The starting lineups were actually voted in. Magic). The defending champion is The final score was 24-10. The eastern conference starting 5 is Paul Lavine. Last year he threw down the George (), Lebron James “” Dunk. This year, Zach Lavine (), Carmelo Anthony (New beat Aaron Gordon to win again. He went Three Point Contest York Knicks), Kyle Lowry () perfect in the dunk-off against Aaron In the Foot Locker Three-Point contest, and, Dwyane Wade (Miami Heat). The West’s Gordon beating him by only three points. the defending champ Starting lineup will be Kobe Bryant ( Los Local Sports () looks poised to Angeles Lakers), Stephen Curry (Golden win. Last year he scored 27 points and State Warriors), Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City In local news, our own Brandon Backues beat Kyrie Irving (Cleveland Cavaliers) Thunder), (Oklahoma City won first place in the Liberty National and teammate Klay Thompson (Golden Thunder) and, Kawhi Leonard (San Antonio wrestling tournament in Liberty, Missouri. State Warriors). This year the Spurs). They were all voted on by popular He was also awarded the M.V.P award by participants will be Khris Middleton vote. The bench for the East consists of his team. Plus he also achieved the All (Milwaukee Bucks), Klay Thompson Demar Derozan (Toronto Raptors), Jimmy American Status for two years straight. (Golden State Warriors), Stephen Curry Butler (), Paul Millsap (Atlanta Good job Brandon aim for the stars and (Golden State Warriors), Hawks), Andre Drummond (), get it for three years in a row. (), JJ Reddick (Los Chris Bosh (Miami Heat) , Angeles Clippers), Chris Bosh (Miami ( Wizards) and, Isaiah Thomas Marshawn Lynch Heat), Kyle Lowry (Toronto Raptors) (). The bench for the West will Retiring and, Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns). Klay be Draymond Green (Golden State Thompson won this year with a score Warriors), James Harden (Houston Rockets), One of the best running backs in the NFL of 27 points. He beat his teammate Chris Paul (Los Angeles Clippers), Klay made a surprising announcement, he Stephen Curry, who scored 22 and Thompson (Golden State Warriors), was retiring after only 9 years of playing. Devin Booker who had only 16 points. (), This has come of a shock because he is Demarcus Cousins () and, still young and has had multiple great LaMarcus Aldridge (). seasons. His career stats are 9,112 total and Chris Bosh will not play yards, 74 touchdowns, 1,979 receiving due to injury. They will be replaced by Al yards and, 1 Super Bowl victory. He Horford () and hinted about retirement on his (Chicago Bulls). The game will be held in the account and posted a pic of him hanging Air Canada Centre. This year the west beat up his cleats before he announced his the East 196-173. This year Russell retirement during Super Bowl 50. Westbrook won the MVP he has won it two years in a row. He had 31 points and 5 steals to lead the west. The West broke the record for all time scoring with 196 points. broke the record for most threes with 9 threes.

Edward Powers B L A Z E R T I M E S - 9 AWARDS AND UPCOMING EVENTS

While being at school can be DYNAMICS- boring and could seem unneeded, Zoie Vernell your attendance is very important Naomi Smith to the school and your . Every student should have an ENDEAVOR- attendance rating of 90% and up. Caitlyn Davis If you’re not in school, you miss a Zeb Wyatt lot of work and it could become stressful on you when you don’t PHOENIX- understand a lesson that Ada Humphrey everyone else learned when you James Meyer were gone. Also, when you are playing on a sports team and you CHALLENGERS- miss a lot of school, it could affect Alanna Norris your chances of staying on that Isaac Smith team. No one wants to get kicked off a team or have an F! IMPACT- Lesley Altheuser Joseph Shockley Student of the Month ACHIEVE- Every month there are students Katlyn Chiles that exceed the month’s character Maximus Threet trait. These students deserve recognition and we are very happy QUEST- to be announcing their names: Alison Stephens Gerrad Gunier

SEEKERS- Sabrina Hackett Autumn Cox

TARGET- Madison Fisher Joel Schoonover Hannah Petersen B L A Z E R T I M E S - 1 0 REFERENCE PAGE

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This magazine was written and organized by:

Tristain Shipp, Kevin Robinett, Hannah Petersen, Noah Holt, Sophie Hunget, Christian Harris, EC Powers, Joel Brown, Dagoberto Bencomo, Mark Hunt, and Mr. Nichols

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