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MY GiGiTyG DGET REVIEW

I recently bought a Galaxy gear S. It seems kind of gimmicky at rst, bu

really has a lot of great features. It can pair with my Galaxy S5 via blue

tooth, and it will push nocaons to the gear S that way; such as texts

emails. It has it's own SIM card, and act's like a standalone phone if nee

be. If you venture outside of blue tooth range the Gear S can use 4G da

(if you purchase a plan for only another $5 monthly) to connect to you

phone, and it will sll receive nocaons. I

thought this was kind of silly at rst, and so

have other people, because most people

always have their phone in their pocket.

But it came in really handy for me recently.

I ran into the store and le my phone

charging in the car; I was expecng an im-

portant call. I received the call on my Gear S, and was able to answer a

not miss my call. It has a speaker, or a blue tooth headset can be paired

with the Gear S as well to make talking easier. Baery life is prey dece

I can go a day and a half without charging the device. I had to rate it ou

10, I would give it an 8.5, smart watch technology sll has a ways to go

You sll need a smart phone to load apps onto the Gear S.

Mike Pappas

Meet risten!

Name: Kristen Roessing

Posion: Oce Manager

Favorite Restaurant: Blue Fin and Nico Osteria; depending on what Im in

the mood for.

Beverage of Choice: Caramel Macchiato from Starbucks or a good IPA on

dra if were going that route.

lter Ego: Crazy Cat LadyWell I have rescued a lot of cats in the past

and so my friends always joke that I am going to be the crazy cat lady

when I'm older.

What music are you embarrassed to say that you like listening to? I have

been listening to the Disclosure staon on Pandora for about 6 months

straight. Im not embarrassed by it because

its an awesome staon, but I should switch

it up every once in a while.

My Trip to Costa Rica

feel like a walking Travel Costa Rica

ad but I havent stop raving about the

underrated country of Costa Rica since traveling there in Feb-

ruary. My family and I rented a house 120 miles south of San

Jose and it was well worth the 5

hour ight and 3 hour car ride to

the town of Dominical. Aer a

recommendaon from a friend, we

rented a home on a blu in the

middle of the jungle and woke upeach morning to the sound of rain

and howler monkeys (that sound

more like a gang of gorillas than miniature canopy dwelling

brown monkeys). Since I have trouble sing sll, we spent

each day on new excursions: horseback riding, climbing water-

falls, hiking through naonal parks to nd deserted beaches

and my favorite zip lining. We were sixty plus feet in the air

and completed nine dierent runs, scaled

two suspended bridges and trusted the local

cos to repel us down the two massive

declines. The local food was delicious each

meal consisng of beans, rice, plantains and

some form of protein but naturally my fa-

vorite part was the local beer cheap andrefreshing Imperial. There are not many

places I would commit to going back to as

there are many places in the world Id love to see, but Costa

Rica would denitely be worth another trip! Also the surng,

shing and sloths

Jenna Graham

Poppers PetTell me about your pet:

Lucy is a 6.5 year old Pit

Bull/Boxer Mix and was a PAWS rescue that is almost blind.

Were you able to help her?

Yes, she is in much beer shape and her eyesight is the only

remaining issue. She is great with kids.

Do you think that she would kill the kids if she could

see them?

No, she would not. She does not like other

dogs but whimpers when she sees children.

Did you have any pets growing up?

Yes, we had cats. Lucy is my rst dog.

Do you nd that you prefer dogs now over cats?No I sll like cats but do like the dog as well.

What is your favorite place to go with the dog?

I live across the street from a beach and we

like to go there.

Can you give me an example of a challenge that you had with the dog and

how you overcame it?

I was taking the dog for a walk and she aacked another dog. As I

pulled her o the Bichon Frise, her collar dislocated a nger on

my right hand. Aer a good amount of therapy, she is now less

aggressive towards other dogs.

Jonathan Popper

Interview by Bill Lauritzen

A GoT television review from a GoT book enthusiast challenged with keeping it real (and spoiler free).

Greengs,

The season 6 premiere of Game of Thrones is upon us and the show connues to venture further from the books but its not necessarily a bad

thing. The show connues to do a good job of re-interpreng the books primary themes; lessons are being learned in the show that were learned

in the book, its just fewer characters taking the lumps. The season premiere picks up almost immediately where season 4 le o. Tywin lies in

wake, Tyrion pooped thru a box, Varys cleaned said poop, Melisandre is hot, Snow is not a virgin, the Unsullied are big soi es, and Daenerys has a

developing avian humanoid problem. No sign of Dorne though, which is a shame, Im eager to see how spicy the new Sand Snakes will be. Speak-

ing of spice, an abundant amount of eye candy, good for some and bad for others. In the end, the show, like the books, are an exercise in paence,we are le wanng more. To sum it up Ill quote the great Bon Jovi, You give love a bad name.

Lorenzo Casarrubias

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