The boys basketball went to Waterford to play their last SLC conference game. The Waterford Wolverines are undefeated in conference and the Wilmot Panthers have one win in the conference. It was Senior Night for Waterford as they introduced the seniors before the game. It was a close the whole game as it was tied at the end of the half. The game was still close at the end of the 3rd with Wilmot winning by 3. It was a tie game in the middle of the 4th but then Waterford made some clutch shots to make them ahead. Waterford beat Wilmot 62-53. Wilmot will play Tuesday March 2nd in a Regional game against Stoughton.

Repo men 2010 April 2

In the future humans have extended and improved our lives through highly     sophisticated and expensive mechanical organs created by a company called “The Union”. The dark side of these medical breakthroughs is that if you don’t pay your bill, “The Union” sends its highly skilled repo men to take back its property… with no concern for your comfort or survival. Former soldier Remy is one of the best organ repo men in the business. But when he suffers a cardiac failure on the job, he awakens to find himself fitted with the company’s top-of-the-line heart-replacement… as well as a hefty debt. But a side effect of the procedure is that his heart’s no longer in the job. When he can’t make the payments, The Union sends its toughest enforcer, Remy’s former partner Jake, to track him down.

Facebook has been around for a decent time now. But people didn’t start getting into it until around 2000 to 2005. Around that time is when Facebook almost got to the Myspace populace. The original facebook had an easy to use interface; by this i mean it had a good nav bar with a home button which brought you to the posts and bullitens page; a inbox button which took you to your private messages and page updates; and finally it had a profile button so you can see your profile and edit your information. Speaking of editing your information. Some have complained on how they cant edit their information due to the fact, they cant find it. But facebook even with small problems is otherwise easy to use and has great apps to entertain its audience and members.

But as of 2010, facebook has had a complete makeover to be a little more appealing to the eyes. Though facebook has cleaned up some confusion of where to find buttons and navigation buttons. It created other problems. Some people had a problem getting to their applications due to one of these following problems; they couldnt find out how to get to the applications or it wouldnt load due to the fact of the new facebook page update. Some people are also having issues with their IM chat that facebook provides at the bottom of the page/screen. Although the new look is much more appealing to the eyes and the navigation is all put in one side, it could cause problems to people who are use to the old layout.

Mark Zuckerberg (Founder of Facebook)

So in my opinion they should have a button or a message that can take you back to the old layout for those who preferred it better that way. If i had to give the new look a score 1-10, I would probably give it a 7.

Super Bowl XLIV

last Sunday the biggest football game of the year was held. Super bowl XLIV was held this year in Miami, FL. The two teams in the super bowl this year had the best records and were both one seeds so it was no surprise. the two teams were the 14-2 Indianapolis Colts, and the 13-3 New Orleans Saints. The game started off slow with a  Indianopolis 38 yard field goal by Matt Stover with five minutes left in the first quarter. then the Colts got the ball back Quick with a 19-yard touchdown pass from P. Manning to P. Garcon. but the saints didn’t give up they fought back with 2 fieldgoals in the second and the score at half time was Colts 10 and saints 6. in the third quater the saints opened it up with a 16-yard touchdown pass from D. Brees to P. Thomas. That was the First saints lead of the game. after that with 7  minutes left in the third J Addai pounded it in from 4 yards out to give the Colts the last lead of the game.  At the end of the third the score was New Orleans 16 Indianpolis 17.  in the fourth quater it was all Saints started off by a 2-yard Touchdown catch by J. Shockey. and then an interception for a Touchdown to put an end of super bowl XLIV. this was the Saints first ever super bowl.

Do you have a study hall or two that you could careless for? Ever wondered what it would be like to work alongside one of your favorite teachers? Then the Panther Educational Assistant Program, which is commonly known as Teacher Assisting (TA), may be for you!

TAing gives students the opportunity to work closely with teachers and other personnel here at WUHS. Although the program is offered to only Juniors and Seniors, exceptions are made for freshman and sophomores if they are approved by the administration.  There are four catagories in which you can apply for: Peer tutoring, office assistance, IT assistance, and teacher assistance.

Each job comes with it’s own set of duties and responsibilities. You also earn parts of a credit through these jobs. They are as follows:

• Peer Tutoring: 1/2 credit per semester. Enrollment into this program requires a teacher and school counselor approval.The duties for this job are self explanatory.
• Office Assistant: 1/4 credit per semester. This job includes working in the student services office (Guidance) and the main office (Attendance). Duties for this job are: sorting mail, answering phones, filing, sorting, running messages to classrooms, etc. This position requires office personnel and school counselor approval.

• Teacher Assistant: 1/4 credit per semester. This job consists of working under teachers in the following departments: P.E., Tech Ed., Family and Consumer Education, Band, School Store, and any other lab based classes.

• IT Assistant: 1/4 credit per semester. Duties for this job consist of pc repairs and set up, tracking AV equipment, etc. This position requires approval from the IT department.

*Becoming a TA is that these jobs look good on a college application and raises your level of work experience in the eyes of future employers.

In order to be sign up for these jobs, students must be on course to graduate with their graduating class and 11 credits after Sophomore year or 17 credits after Junior year.

Applications for the program are located in the Guidance office. They must be filled out and turned in within the first 10 days of each semester. Sadly, the due date for this semester has already passed. But be sure to sign up next year panthers!

Google recently came out with their own social networking product called Google Buzz. Google Buzz is pretty much Facebook and Twitter combined. Just like with Facebook and Twitter, you are able to post a new status known as a “buzz”. People can follow your buzzes and comment on them too. A major advantage that I believe Google has is that it integrates directly with Gmail. For some, however, this might be a disadvantage. Some people already have existing email accounts with services like Hotmail or Yahoo, or maybe it is provided by their employer. That being said, I do not think that Google Buzz will be very popular in day-to-day culture. When we have things like Facebook and Twitter already, I don’t think someone wants to sign up for another account.

Google Buzz

You’ve played Guitar Hero And RockBand, now its time to introduce a new spectacle its called DJ Hero. Now hip-hop, electronica, techno and house music finally get their turn as a game with DJ Hero, developed by FreeStyleGames and released  by Activision for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii consoles. DJ Hero will certainly be the life of millions of parties around the world.

That is because while Guitar Hero and Rock Band are mostly about playing the game, DJ Hero is mostly about unleashing the music. By the different genres it taps into, DJ Hero will obviously appeal to a different audience from the guitar games’. But by virtue of its design it will also be experienced differently, and perhaps even more widely, than its rock ’n’ roll companions.

Here’s why: Generally in the guitar games, if you miss enough notes the song abruptly ends. In DJ Hero, no matter how badly you actually play the game, the overall song mix continues to the end. Likewise, the guitar games are set up like, well, games — after each song, the action stops and you choose the next song. DJ Hero is set up as a collection of relatively seamless set lists, with each mix progressing automatically to the next.

You can even create custom set lists and enter DJ Hero’s party mode, so the music plays by itself. Connect your game system to your stereo and you’ve got a killer party soundtrack.

A little inside info on some of the artists, this game includes famous DJ’s such as Daft Punk, DJ Shadow, DJ Yoda, and former DJ AM who passed away. But to simplify the taste of music, if you like great music mixed by great DJ’s this game is for you.

The gameplay itself is challenging. The plastic fake turntable included with the game feels sturdy enough, but you will almost certainly spend hours mastering your skills at sampling, scratching and cross-fading with precision before you can earn decent scores on the medium-difficulty setting or above. The beginner and easy modes are much less punishing, however, and there is no need to step up to the more taxing settings to unlock the game’s full soundtrack.

DJ Hero may not be a game an entire family will be clamoring to play, but it is certainly capable of entertaining an entire room full of people even though only one person, or no one, is playing.

Read this: 2010

How did you say it? If you said it like “two-thousand and ten” then you a wrong. The correct and just way to say the year is “twenty ten”. Now I hear you are asking, “Why do we need to say it like that?”, well, because it is quicker. We have been saying the correct pronunciation for the last decade,  but now people believe we should still be saying it like that. Try to say some past years before 2000, for example:

1492
1664
1985
1820
1999

Thanks to http://www.twentynot2000.com/ for the perfect image.

We must start using the correct pronunciation. It is for the good of all people. Be kind, say it right.

Microsoft has finally released a device that could possibly compete with the iPod Touch, they have dubbed it the Zune HD.  The Zune HD came out on September 15th and is competing very well with the iPod.  In comparing the two, they are very similer, but the Zune HD does have several areas that it is superior to apples device.  Here is a list I have compiled comparing the two mp3 players.

Zune HD

• 16GB/32GB
• $219/$289
• 33 hours of audio playback
• 8.5 hours of video playback
• 3.3 inch display
• requires a $15 monthly fee for unlimited downloading
• HD radio
• 2.6 oz

zune-hd

iPod Touch

• 8GB/32GB/64GB
• $199/$299/$399
• 30 hours of audio playback
• 6 hours of video playback
• 3.5 inch display
• No required monthly fee, but cost per download
• radio only with external attachment
• 4 oz

32gb_ipod_touch

Take this as you will, use this to choose whatever device is better for you.  On another note, the iPod has over 75K apps and the Zune, a limited 10.  So decide what is more important for you, music, apps, or overall size.

Battle of the browsers

The battle goes on the browser firefox and widows explorer have been battling for years.

They both have their own advantages, their own security.

but witch one will you choose comment and we`ll see