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Mice, chipmunks and shrews are welcoming hosts for the bacteria ticks spread. They're plentiful. They're low to the ground, so ticks can easily hop aboard. And they lack the immune systems that might compromise any infectious agents.
In the U.S., some 300,000 people are diagnosed with Lyme disease annually. Thousands also suffer from babesiosis and anaplasmosis, tick-borne ailments that can occur alone or as co-infections with Lyme disease.
While Lyme disease is usually found along coastal areas-the mid-Hudson valley, Long Island, and parts of the Jersey shore-people are now reporting tick bites further and further north into the Capital region, and even some people in the Adirondacks
PodcastA new study in New York reveals that ticks are more likely to be infected with several pathogens, not just the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. The ticks for the study were collected from Dutchess County.
People who get bitten by a blacklegged tick have a higher-than-expected chance of being exposed to more than one pathogen at the same time.
Fresh off of a study that showed mice don't die any quicker as uninfected ticks pile onto them, the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies is launching research that will examine how mice fare after they get Lyme disease.
With warmer temperatures comes more ticks and more of the illnesses they carry. CNN reports on Lyme and interviews Cary's Rick Ostfeld about his research on ticks and tick-borne illnesses.
To find out how to steer clear of Lyme disease during "picnic season" - a time when people are more likely to pick up ticks - the National Science Foundation spoke with NSF-funded disease ecologist Rick Ostfeld of the Cary Institute.
With the snow melted and the weather warming, folks are finally making their way outdoors, where, if you live anywhere in the Hudson Valley, the black-footed tick that carries Lyme disease can be found.
Tick studies at Cary.
Here are a few things you might not know about ticks: One, they're not insects. They're closer to the spider in nature, making them arachnids. Also, they don't fly, hop, jump or fall out of trees.
Video ReportSpringtime is finally upon us again and as people head back outside to enjoy the outdoors they increase their chances of getting bit by a tick.
At night, when you catch sight of an opossum in your car headlights, you are allowed to think, "That is one ugly little animal."
When researchers at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies began a recent study, they wanted to know the answer to a simple question: What effect do ticks have on the health of mice?
People living in northern and central parts of the U.S. are more likely to contract Lyme disease and other tick-borne ailments when white-footed mice are abundant. Mice are effective at transferring disease-causing pathogens to feeding ticks.
What if we could vaccinate the white-footed mice that account for the majority of the transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi (the cause of Lyme disease) and significantly reduce the level of tick infection?
Dr. Ostfeld presents a compelling case on the importance of ecology in controlling Lyme disease.
A 2012 study co-authored by Cary Disease Ecologist Rick Ostfeld examined the probability of tick mortality in winter conditions in Millbrook and Syracuse.
We often blame white-tailed deer and the deer ticks they carry for spreading Lyme disease in the United States, especially from Minnesota to New England to Northern Virginia.
Initially, Rick Ostfeld's work at the Cary Institute focused on how small mammals shape forests. Early on, he noticed a unique relationship among mice, black-legged ticks, and the bacterium that causes Lyme disease.
Given the 300,000 new cases of Lyme disease a year in the US reported by the CDC, it is understandable that health organizations and local governments in this country are extremely anxious to develop a broader, more effective tick-borne diseases control strategy.
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Richard S. Ostfeld, a disease ecologist specializing in Lyme disease and West Nile Virus, said while "large advances have been made even with rather paltry funding," there needs to be "rapid improvements," such as better diagnostics for early-stage Lyme.
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Science is revealing just how important preserving a diverse array of plants and wildlife is to reducing the spread of infectious diseases.
MedPage Today reviews the major medical news stories of the past year and includes disease ecologist Rick Ostfeld's warning of an increased risk of Lyme disease during the summer of 2012.
American Museum of Natural History documentary on Lyme disease featuring research conducted at the Cary Institute by Dr. Richard Ostfeld and his team.
Dutchess County and four other mid-Hudson Valley counties have the nation's highest rates of Lyme disease, an illness transmitted by the bite of a tiny — and insidious — tick.
Continued research is necessary to develop control measures to reduce the incidence of the disease.
It's commonly believed that Lyme disease risk is tied to the presence of deer ticks and white-tailed deer. But this simply isn't correct.
The next time you see a possum playing dead on the road, try your best to avoid hitting it. Because it turns out that possums are allies in the fight against Lyme disease.
Understanding the relationship between red foxes and coyotes may be another key in understanding the ecology of Lyme disease.
Millbrook, NY – The Hudson Valley has the unfortunate distinction of being the global epicenter of tick-borne disease. And the situation is getting worse.
"We expect 2012 to be the worst year for Lyme disease risk ever."
The scarcity of acorns in the fall of 2011 set up a perfect storm for human Lyme disease risk.
Millbrook, NY – The northeastern U.S. should prepare for a surge in Lyme disease this spring. And we can blame fluctuations in acorns and mouse populations, not the mild winter.
Paying attention to cycles in acorn production can provide us with valuable information about the world we live in.
The Lower Hudson Valley has long been considered the epicenter for Lyme disease in New York state. As a result, most Dutchess County residents are well acquainted with the disease.
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Electronic Health Records Impact on Safety and Efficacy
The use of information technology in healthcare provision has increased significantly over the last decade. New regulations require healthcare providers utilize certain levels of technology. Technology in healthcare has been used in various ways including clinical decision support, prescribing of medication, validation of clinical data, genome mapping, etc. Several concerns such as privacy of patient data, confidentiality, clinical workflow interruption, and data ownership have been raised in various implementations of technology in healthcare. In particular, electronic health records (EHRs) have been adapted by many providers with the aim of improving the quality of care. However, not much research has been done in determining the impact of EHRs on clinical outcomes. This paper does a survey of clinical institutions that have adapted EHRs and the implications on safety and efficacy. A distinction is made between the direct and indirect impacts, and a connection is made between this impact and observed clinical outcomes.
Isaac Mativo earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from University of Maryland Baltimore County in 2000. He received his Master of Science degree in Computer Science from University of Maryland Baltimore County in 2011. In 2012, he joined the doctoral program in Computer Science in at the University of Maryland Baltimore County.
Mr. Mativo has over 8 years work experience in various positions in the Information Technology industry. Employers he has worked for include Computer Sciences Corporation and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield. While pursuing his graduate degree, Mr. Mativo has worked as a Teaching Assistant in Computer Science. Mr. Mativo is currently works as a Research Associate at the University of Maryland Center for Integrative Medicine.
Mr. Mativo has been a recipient of several honors and awards including a certificate of outstanding achievement at Computer Sciences Corporation. Mr. Mativo is a member of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), Upsilon Pi Epsilon Computer Science Honor Society, Golden Key Honor Society, and University of Maryland Baltimore County Honors College.
Mr. Mativo's research area is in the field of clinical informatics, and specifically on personalized medicine and clinical decision support systems. He is interested in the use of genome data to help predict clinical outcomes, as well as utilization of technology in healthcare including at the point of care.
Mr. Mativo lives in Columbia Maryland with his wife and three children. He is a marathoner and an active volunteer in his community.
My master's paper was on the technology used in healthcare, specifically focusing on electronic medical records (EMRs). In that work, I identified the role EMRs play in healthcare provision as well as the barriers that exist for their adaption. I also assessed their actual usefulness and design considerations. I then identified key elements that needed to be considered in a successful EMR design and implementation. I wrote a paper on personal health records (PHR) where I surveyed several implementations. I analyzed the integration of PHRs and EMRs and identified technological challenges including secure messaging, authentication, and privacy.
I have done a literature survey on technology utilization on patient-centered medical homes (PCMH). PCMHs attempt to provide better healthcare based on collaboration between a team of providers and the patient. Integration of the electronic health records (EHRs) and the PHR, as well as the self-reported items by the patient become important things to consider. I have done a survey of informatics related media articles and scored them based on their relevance to informatics. These results were part of a presentation Media in Review done at the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) national conference in 2013.
My current research focuses on personalized medicine. This includes the use of genome data (SNPs) to help predict healthcare outcomes using machine learning techniques. This also includes the use of Big Data techniques to analyze trends and identify patterns.
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Americans outraged over the price of gasoline and the sensational profits of oil companies of late should stop a moment and look inward. Not at their souls, but at their homes -- which have appreciated in value at least as much as gasoline, and in many cases much more.
According to U.S. Census data, the price of the average home in Los Angeles is up 112% in the past five years, 106% in Miami and 91% in New York. Meanwhile, unleaded gasoline futures traded at the New York Mercantile Exchange are up only around 85%.
By the logic of consumers calling for the heads of oil company executives, homebuilders and real estate brokers ought to be on the hot seat too. The fact that all wrath is directed toward energy producers shows a bubbling hostility for the boom-and-bust dynamics of capitalism among those who feel left out of the rising tide of economic growth.
The anger also seems to show that energy investing has simply not caught the fancy of the public in the past couple of years in the way that technology investing did back in the 1990s. A lack of widespread jubilation over the terrific escalation in the price of oil company stocks -- as there has been over home prices -- shows that, as I suggested in my
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But the Danish company said it is poised for growth when the market recovers, driven by the $472 million acquisition of North Sea and Baltic operator Norfolkline from Copenhagen-based A.P. Moller-Maersk in December.
Pre-tax profit shrunk to $3.7 million from $40.5 million in 2008 and revenue was down almost a fifth at $1.2 billion against $1.5 billion.
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DFDS said freight rates remain under pressure but cargo volume has grown across most of its markets in the first two months of 2010.
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DFDS expects to book a pre-tax profit -- excluding Norfolkline -- of around $18.4 million in 2010.
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In the summer of 1779, as the major fighting of the Revolutionary War moves to the South, a British force consisting of fewer than a thousand Scottish infantry and backed by three sloops-of-war sails to the fogbound coast of New England. Establishing a garrison and naval base at Penobscot Bay, in the eastern province of Massachusetts, the Scots harry rebel privateers and shelter American loyalists. In response, the Americans send more than forty vessels and some one thousand infantrymen to captivate, kill, or destroy the foreign invaders. But ineptitude and irresolution lead to a mortifying defeat that will have stunning repercussions for two men on opposite sides of the conflict: an untested young Scottish lieutenant named John Moore, at the beginning of an illustrious military career . . . and a Boston silversmith and patriot named Paul Revere, who will face court-martial for disobedience and cowardice.
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It is said that once Mulla Nasruddin was making love to a friend's wife and suddenly the friend came in. The wife told Nasruddin, "Hide somewhere - my husband is coming! Be quick!"
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The husband came in. He saw the shoes of Nasruddin; he recognized them. He saw his clothes on the table; he recognized them. He saw the wife worried, embarrassed, naked. He asked, "Where is Mulla Nasruddin?"
The wife said, "I don't know. He has not been here!"
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The friend asked, "Why are you standing here?"
Nasruddin said, "That's a great metaphysical question! One has to be somewhere. And I am not an expert in philosophical things. Now you are almost asking me, 'Why do you exist?' 'Why are you here?' you are asking me. This question can be asked any where; wherever I am somebody can ask, 'Why are you here?'"
The man agreed. He said, "That's right, the question is metaphysical."
Why are you here? Why does this whole existence exist? Is it not tremendously mysterious, miraculous? And you are asking for small things. Those small things are all invented; they are small magic tricks - or those things exist only in stories.
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It Moss be the launch of NYC's first Topshop.glitzy glitz Informal
Ostentatious showiness; flashiness: "a garish barrage of show-biz glitz" Peter G. Davis.
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The first US branch of the British retail chain opens today on a prime spot on the city's famous Broadway thoroughfare.
Moss - whose latest Topshop clothing designs were unveiled this week - joined Lopez and her husband Marc Anthony For other people named "Marc Anthony" or "Mark Anthony", see .
Marc Anthony (born September 16, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter popular in Latin America for his salsa music and salsa monga ballads. at last night's opening bash.
The 35-year-old British supermodel sported a new blonde hairdo and an outfit from her new collection.
Also attending the party was Lady Tina Green, wife Topshop owner Sir Philip Green..
Stars: Supermodel Kate Moss, with Marc Anthony. Below, Jennifer Lopez.
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Following protests, Hong Kong backs down on Chinese patriotism classes
Hong Kong officials will not require students to take pro-Beijing Chinese patriotism classes. Public anger over the classes and a fear of brainwashing led to mass protests this week.
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Hong Kong officials backed down Saturday on plans to make students take Chinese patriotism classes following a week of protests in the former British colony sparked by fears of pro-Beijing "brainwashing."
The semiautonomous Chinese city's leader, Leung Chun-ying, said it would be up to schools to decide whether to hold the classes. They were to have become a mandatory subject in 2015 after a three-year voluntary period.
Public anger over the classes has been growing for months. Many feared they were a ploy by Beijing authorities to indoctrinate the city's young into unquestioning support of China's Communist Party, though Leung and other senior officials denied it.
China regained control of Hong Kong from Britain in 1997 after more than a century of colonial rule, but the city has been allowed to retain a high degree of autonomy, a separate legal system and civil liberties not seen in mainland China, such as freedom of speech.
Leung's retreat follows a week of protests by thousands in front of government headquarters coinciding with the start of a new school year. Organizers said 120,000 took part on Friday evening, though police put the number at 36,000, local news reports said.


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When the MTA first approved a deal for cell phone service in September of 2007, it said six Manhattan stations would be wired within two years. But now with that deadline just a few months away, not only are none of those stations wired, installation work has not even begun. That's because the MTA never gave the contractor the official go-ahead, or Notice To Proceed.
"This doesn't even seem like they have to go back to square one. It sounds like they never left the drawing board to begin with," said City Councilman John Liu.
When Liu held a hearing in October 2007, MTA officials said they expected the Notice To Proceed would be issued within two months. But the MTA now says the contractor, a consortium of companies called Transit Wireless, never met the required conditions, which included demonstrating sufficient financing. Transit Wireless had no comment but the MTA acknowledged the group was hindered by the economic downturn.
"Unfortunately, the private sector response now to it, given the economy, has caused that to be stalled, not surprising. Again, just because of the overall economy," said Former MTA Executive Director & CEO Lee Sander. "So the capacity is there, and hopefully the market will come back, and we will have that pilot move forward."
In a statement released Thursday, the MTA said, "We continue to work with the contractor and hope that a resolution can be reached in the near future. The MTA remains committed to providing cellular service in underground subway stations."
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Twitter Earnings Report: $243M Revenue, $0.02 Earnings Per Share, 241M Users (184M Mobile)
Twitter has just reported it first-ever post-IPO earnings and they've significantly beaten analyst expectations, with Q4 2013 revenue of almost $243 million, up 116 percent year-on-year, and a positive earnings per share (EPS) of 2 cents.
Analysts had expected a loss of 2 cents per share and $218 million Q4 revenue.
Twitter Earnings Report: Market Waits For Ad Revenue, User Growth Confirmation
Twitter's first post-IPO earnings report is due on the close of business today and, with the company's stock up more than 150 percent above its IPO price and hovering bullishly not far from all-time highs, investors are eagerly awaiting something from Twitter that will justify its fairly loft valuation.
Two things to watch in this earnings report are signs of growth in overall ad revenues, and also a boost in total user base numbers.
Twitter Ad Revenue Expected To Reach Almost $1 Billion In 2014 (Most Of It From Mobile) [REPORT]
Market research company eMarketer has raised its forecast for advertising revenue on Twitter, with the firm predicting $582.8 million in ad spending on Twitter in 2013 and $950 million in 2014.
This is an upward revision from a previous report that forecast $800 million in ad revenue for Twitter by 2014.
Twitter's Global Ad Revenue Maintains Rapid Growth, Eyes $807.5 Million In 2014 [REPORT]
Twitter's worldwide advertising revenues and overall share of the social ad sector are continuing to grow at a rapid pace, says a new report by eMarketer.
The micro-blogging network is pegged to earn $288.3 million in total ad revenues in 2012, up 106.7 percent on last year, and will see further gains over the next two years, with $807.5 million anticipated by 2014.
Twitter Will Earn Almost Twice As Much From Mobile Ads As Facebook This Year (But ONLY This Year)
Twitter is on track to earn almost twice as much U.S. mobile advertising revenue than Facebook in 2012, says a new forecast from eMarketer.
eMarketer projects $129.7 million in mobile ad revenue for Twitter in 2012, with Facebook pegged at just over half that amount at $72.7 million.
Twitter Eyes $1 Billion In Ad Revenue By 2014 [REPORT]
Twitter is expected to report at least $1 billion in advertising sales in 2014, reports Bloomberg, citing "two people with knowledge of the matter".
This would suggest that the micro-blogging platform is growing twice as fast as has been suggested by other studies.
Marketers Will Spend $150 Million On Twitter In 2011
So says a new report from eMarketer.
eMarketer expects Twitter to earn $150 million in revenues this year, the vast majority of which will come from the US. This represents a substantial increase over revenues of $45 million during 2010, the first year Twitter sold advertising.
By 2012, eMarketer forecasts, Twitter revenues will reach $250 million. But the company must show it can live up to its hype.
"If Twitter can grow its user base and convince marketers of its value as a go-to secondary player to Facebook, it will succeed in gaining revenue," said Debra Aho Williamson, eMarketer principal analyst. "In 2011 it must work overtime to give its early advertisers a positive experience."
Twitter's monetization efforts will go into full gear this year, with the current Promoted Products suite and the pending launch of a self-serve platform akin to Facebook's highly successful ad targeting system.
Twitter revenues will still be small compared to those of Facebook, but by next year eMarketer expects Twitter to pull in more ad dollars than Myspace.
Looks good, but despite what appears to be impressive growth, certainly percentage-wise, Twitter's numbers seem a little shy to me. As of right now, Twitter's overall network size is about one-quarter of that of Facebook (about 600m) – will the latter really be making 20x what Twitter makes in 2012, even with their three-year head start? And if so, isn't that a pretty big fail on Twitter's part? And what are these 'other social networks' that are on target to reach $1.5 billion?
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NEWPORT CITY ŌĆō On any given day, the sound of soothing music comes from the speakers of a nearby MP3 player and the low hum of a potterŌĆÖs wheel fills the air. ItŌĆÖs just a typical day for Diana Poulin of Muddy WaterŌĆÖs Pottery on Elm Street.
Prior to opening her Elm Street workshop and retail shop six months ago, Poulin rented space from Doug Hamblett off East Main Street.
ŌĆ£I decided that I really loved it. It was time to build my own studio, so here I am,ŌĆØ said Poulin.
Prior to working with Hamblett, Poulin took classes at numerous pottery studios in the Waterbury-Stowe area. Poulin eventually started her own classes in Newport City. ŌĆ£It turned out really nicely for everybody.ŌĆØ
Poulin got her first taste of pottery in college, but got busy and didnŌĆÖt really get to it until years later. At first, she thought pottery would be a hobby, but it has turned into a full-time job.
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The hardest and most frustrating thing about pottery is getting beyond the first five classes, Poulin said. It is also not necessary to have an artistic ability and people should not be scared of it.
Poulin said there is something about playing with clay. ŌĆ£I think itŌĆÖs just really fun,ŌĆØ said Poulin.
It takes different times to make different products. For example, making a cup is more difficult than making a bowl.
Poulin makes products for JedŌĆÖs Maple Products. She currently has products at Long Meadow Farms Quilts on the Causeway in Newport City and the Memphremagog Arts Collaborative on Main Street. Poulin would like to build a clientele and encourages people to contact her. She has 80 new pieces about every six weeks.


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AWESOME GAME!!! Play it as soon as possible!!!
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5 out of 5 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
First of all, ALL of the characters are cool in their own way. Secondly, the characters are all pretty likeable. Third, the battle system is great. The moves are cool, the story's amazing, the gameplay is awesome. There are lots of extra's. The voice acting is great too! This is an HUGE improvement over the Dreamcast version, because it adds on a whole new story arch at the normal point that it ends! This game is just that great! Now, there are things about it which are negative, but, seeing as I haven't played this game in SUCH a long time, I can't really think of them. Except, that I think the dungeons can get tedious...
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Above Average
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this is the worst game i have ever played
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Childhood Nostalgia!
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This was the first RPG I had played in the Nintendo Gamecube, and it's definitely one of the best. E.S.P really did an amazing job with this RPG, however I do feel like a couple of small things were missing, maybe there should've been more dungeons or a little more content, but there just seems to be something a bit off when I played it.
Otherwise, this game is very enjoyable, and it brings back memories of my childhood when I played it for hours on end. Definitely add this to your GameQ, and be patient, because it's actually really rare to find/get in stores and even online.
Evolution Worlds is a sleeper hit in every sense of the word.
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Weirdo's going on an adventure.
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All I Wanted Was Turn-Based, and I got It.
posted by TheApester (MCGREGOR, TX) Dec 22, 2007
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I was highly relieved by its nostalgic genre, but then it was just cheesy. You have attacking, skilling, talenting,moving, items,defense, and escaping. Basic. But it's what you must do that tuned me out. You trek through a dungeon to the highest point and then fight the boss. Then you go through twenty minute-long cutscenes, and then you can get back to controlling him again.
I just saw the Dreamcast version's graphics, and, frankly, I'd prefer cel-shaded over three-diemension this time around.Music? Not very orchestrated.
However, Evolution Worlds hosts the good flavor of quality at times, and it'd taste like Final Fantasy or Dark Cloud in some cases. If you'd like to experience that turn-based flavor on the GameCube without playing a game related to Square Enix, then it'd be best to view this.
But, then again, why would you spend some time on this when you could steal looks at famous games like Dragon Quest VIII, Final Fantasy X, Kingdom Hearts II, and other sure-fire RPG classics?
And if you wanna stick to the GC's RPGs, why not Tales of Symphonia or Skies of Arcadia?
A really bad remake..
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Tiffany Vaughan has been with Eastside Veterinary Associates since 2011 and in the Animal Care Industry on and off since 1994. Her career started as a kennel attendant, then manager. That led to working at her first veterinary hospital as an assistant. She has been fortunate to have been trained on the job. She says her favorite part of what she does is, "Everything! There truly is not a single thing that I don't enjoy doing in my job. And working with people who feel the same way you do makes you look forward to going to work every day."
When she is away from work, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two kids as much as possible. She enjoys learning new crafts, camping, exploring and curling up with a really good book. Her 2 pets, Scubi the Jack Russell mix and Tritan (aka CAT!), graciously allow Tiffany and her family to live with them.
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Eastside Veterinary Associates' Service Coordinator Charlene Farmer has worked with us since February of 2009, but has been involved with the veterinary field since working with Dr. Hung at another practice in 2003. "I love the high standard of care that the doctors and all of our staff maintain," she says of her work with us. "I bring all my pets here and know that every pet that comes in the door will receive the best care possible." She also enjoys working with our very talented team of veterinarians and support staff.
Charlene has a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Washington. With more than 14 years of administrative experience, she says an important part of her job is keeping the front desk running smoothly and the hospital organized so each pet and client gets the attention and great service they deserve.
Charlene, her husband, and their son, Weston, born in 2013, share their home with Felix, a Shar-Pei mix and Phoebe, a calico cat. Both of whom were rescued from local shelters. In her spare time Charlene enjoys working on her house, VW van camping, hiking, reading, and exploring the great Pacific Northwest.
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Dayna Lewis joined Eastside Veterinary Associates as a Customer Service Coordinator in the Spring of 2013 after moving back to the area from Spokane with her family the previous fall. Dayna has always held a special place in her heart for animals and animal rescue and loves meeting new people and helping people feel cared for, making her a perfect fit at Eastside Vet. She has worked in the veterinary industry since 2008 and customer service since 1990.
When not at work, Dayna enjoys spending time with her husband Brett and son Noah, along with their cats. She also loves watching movies, anything to do with cars, and riding four wheelers in the sand dunes or at the beach.
Loren Wood - Customer Service Coordinator and Veterinary Assistant
Loren joined the team here at Eastside Veterinary Associates in January 2014. She feels very fortunate to have been welcomed into such a skilled and compassionate team. Loren has been in the veterinary field since 2005. She even spent two years volunteering as a Keeper Aide at the Virginia Zoo. Loren, her husband, and their cat, Trixie Leigh moved to the local area in late 2012. In her spare time, Loren enjoys crocheting, loom knitting, and exploring the beautiful Pacific Northwest.
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Licensed Veterinary Technician Mary Fix-Hofilena has been with Eastside Veterinary Associates since October 2008 and has been in the animal care field since 1996. She earned her Veterinary Technician License for Washington State when she started working with Dr. Hung in 2001. She is certified by the American Society of Veterinary Dental Technicians and attends continuing education in dentistry as well as other areas of veterinary medicine.
Asked what she enjoys most about her work, Mary says "The friendly, warm, family environment to work in. We get to come to work each day knowing we are providing excellent care for our patients."
At home, Mary has a Border Collie mixed breed dog named Slyder as well as two cats named Divot and Bogie. She has a flock of chickens in her backyard including Omelet, Scrambled, Ninja, and Acorn. She spends her days off volunteering at her son and daughter's school, organizing their swim team, and shuffling them to various activities. Mary enjoys cooking, swimming, hiking, golf, biking, and reading.
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Licensed Veterinary Technician Sally Tolliver joined the staff at Eastside Veterinary Associates when the hospital first opened in October of 2008, and has been working in the pet care field for more than 20 years. She says she knew from an early age that she wanted to work with animals and at age 16 landed her first job working at a local veterinary hospital.
While working at the Humane Society, Sally earned an Associate's Degree in Animal Technology from Pierce College in 1996. Throughout the years she has worked at area general veterinary practices or for organizations providing low-cost spay and neuter services. With her wealth of experience, she is responsible for a wide variety of medical care services, which she says helps make her job interesting each day.
Asked what she enjoys most about her work at Eastside Vet, Sally says, "I have worked with or known the staff here for years. They are all intelligent and compassionate people that make it very easy and fun to come to work here." Her own pets are a Chihuahua mix named Mickey and a cat named Turbo. In her spare time, Sally enjoys gardening and chasing around her two young kids.
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Licensed Veterinary Technician Melissa Graham has been with Eastside Veterinary Associates since May 2014 and has been in the animal care field since 2001. Melissa grew up in Ohio and received her BS in Interpersonal Communication from Ohio University in 2002. During her time in college she began volunteering with the Athens County Humane Society at their cat shelter, and after several years became a board member. She worked in a small veterinary hospital in southern Ohio before she and her husband moved to Seattle in 2005. Over the past decade, Melissa has worked in both shelters and general practice hospitals in the Seattle area. She obtained her WA State Veterinary Technician license in 2009 and loves being able to help pets and their people live happy, healthy lives together.
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Authorities responded to the area of Highway 65 and 89th Avenue NE in Blaine at about 5:38 p.m. Monday on a report of a three-vehicle crash. When police arrived, a vehicle had rear-ended a Metro Transit bus. The driver of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. Nobody else was hurt in the crash.
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Teck Cominco Ltd., the world's biggest zinc miner, hired Peter Kukielski, an executive from rival Falconbridge Ltd., as chief operating officer and executive vice president.
The appointment followed Teck Cominco's unsolicited C$16.6 billion ($15 billion) bid this week for Inco Ltd. The offer is conditional upon Inco canceling its planned takeover of Falconbridge. Kukielski will be responsible for mining and metallurgical operations, Vancouver-based Teck Cominco said today in a statement.
Falconbridge Chief Executive Officer Derek Pannell on May 8 said, ``We are surprised that Teck Cominco has taken this step to interfere'' in the deal with Inco, the world's second-biggest nickel producer. Falconbridge and Inco, both based in Toronto, ``are determined to complete'' the buyout, which was announced in October, Falconbridge said in a statement.
Kukielski worked at Falconbridge for five years and was named COO there 10 months ago. His Teck Cominco appointment is effective July 15.
Falconbridge named Ian Pearce as COO effective immediately. He was senior vice president for projects and engineering.
Shares of Teck Cominco fell 1 cent to C$72.76 on the Toronto Stock Exchange. They had gained 87 percent in the past 12 months. Falconbridge fell 11 cents to C$53.38. The stock has more than doubled in the past 12 months. Inco declined 74 cents, or 1 percent, to C$73.807.
Teck Cominco also produces copper, gold and specialty metals such as indium and molybdenum. Kukielski replaces Michael Lipkewich, who is retiring after 36 years, Teck Cominco said.
Inco agreed to buy Falconbridge for as much as C$12.8 billion in cash or stock to create the world's largest nickel producer and one of the biggest in copper.
Russia's OAO GMK Norilsk Nickel is the world's biggest nickel producer by 2005 output.
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"Las cosas se arreglan. La gente no." Things can be fixed. People can't. Someone I used to work with told me that, after I had been in a fender bender.
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Kristy Lee you are not evil!! Being the mother of a colicky infant is not easy. Rylan's first couple of months were pure hell for all of us. Unfortunately, we live so far away from our families and no friends with kids, so there was nowhere to take him to for relief. I have no idea how the three of us made it through alive, lol. That's part of the reason I'm not too eager to TTC #2.
Anyway, just wanted to say I've been there, and as awful as it is right now, it will pass. Ry is the happiest little guy I've ever met now and I'm sure Kaylee will make that transition fairly soon, too. Hang in there!
|Fri, 09-18-2009 - 2:59pm
Glad to hear I'm not the only one in this (sort of) situation. Elena, overall, really is a good baby. She is just demanding, which of course is normal for an infant. It just really surprised me how little patience DH has for it. I've seen him with kids - he's great with them. I've seen him with my best friend's twins when they were babies - he was great then too. However, he didn't have to live with the crying, and that's made all the difference.
Kristy Lee - you are not evil! A crying baby for hours on end can get to anyone, it doesn't matter how good a mom you are. The experts actually suggest pawning the baby off on friends/relatives if you can, just to feel like you are getting some of your sanity back.
Jan - DH is already great with Elena when she is in a good mood. He talks to her, plays with her, makes faces at her, and totally melts when she smiles back at him. It's just when she is doing her persistent crying, that's it, she's all mine.
Joelle - I totally feel for you! Daphne should be reaching her peak for the MAB stage very soon - all the literature says it peaks at 2 months, and Elena definitely did. She is gradually getting better. The hospitals in my area actually give all new parents a DVD about "Purple Crying", which was put out by the Shaken Baby association or something. It explains how completely normal it is for babies to cry, and that it is also perfectly okay to put the baby down somewhere safe and walk away for a few minutes.
Megan - I hear you on having no relatives/friends nearby to help! All our family is hours away, and only one of my friends has kids (twins
|Fri, 09-18-2009 - 6:54pm
Oh my goodness, I just bust out laughing so hard I woke up Kaylee AND scared my husband.
Megan - my huge fear is that Kaylee is going to grow up to be this cold, demanding child and then a cold, demanding, evil woman who hates everyone. I'm already convinced she hates me. I'm glad to hear you say that Rylan is a happy baby now!
|Fri, 09-18-2009 - 7:30pm
lmao! Ok sorry i know it's not funny but Kristy Lee cracked me up with Kaylee hating her. She loves you, and I'm sure soon enough you will look at her and tell yourself it was worth it.
Kelly- the overseas military cable has don't shake your baby commercials, our platoon motto was don't shake your baby. I know it's not funny in reality, but seeing the commercials 50x a day wears on you. Glad to hear this phase should end soon!


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In the northern states of India, marriage is no more a sacred union of two individuals. Instead it has increasingly become a trade, whereby brides are purchased from far off states of Eastern India for a meager price ranging between Rs.30000 and Rs.50000. (600 to 1000 $) The situation does not look as surprising if we consider the sex ratios of these states, with Punjab having 893 females per 1000 males and Haryana lagging behind even more at only 877 females per 1000 males (as per the report in The Hindu dated 28/08/2011).
The wrinkles on Fazilaa's face betray her troubled past. She was brought from Assam and sold to a disabled man in Mewat, Haryana, when she was barely 14 years old, the first of her several husbands. "He brought me to Delhi for 1500 rupees and got me married to a handicapped man. I was forced to do manual labour and even subjected to physical violence and torture," Fazila, victim of bride trafficking said.
Women like Fazila were undergoing severe exploitation and abuse as brides before they were rescued by this man Shafiq Khan and his group Empower People an organization working for this cause. Bride trafficking is a form of trafficking where girls are deceived in the name of marriage and sold to other buyers. These girls are then kept by buyers as their sex slaves and exploited as laborers, Shafiq Khan, Founder, Empower People, said.
Used as sex slaves, sold and resold, these hapless victims come from vulnerable socio-economic backgrounds, an easy prey for bride traffickers. In the pretext of marriage and declining sex ratio the brides are bought as bonded labourers or to put them into sex trade. In some cases they are also used by group of men within the same family, Shafiq Khan said. http://www.timesnow.tv/videoshow/4412079.cms
This overall issue of bride-trade raises two major concerns. Firstly, what has caused the sex ratio to look so dismal? And secondly, the human rights issue involved with this whole practice of purchasing of brides. Looking at the first reason, the cause of the issue is the age old practice of discriminating against girl child which takes the form of female feticide and female infanticide. Carrying forward their primitive mindsets the people of these states continue to show a shameless bias for sons. They consider son a blessing who will earn for the family and will be the inheritor of its wealth. On the other hand, daughters are considered to be a burden. To us, this sounds appallingly backward but this is the very reality of these northern parts of our country. What follows this is a serious dearth of girls available for marriage and thus the practice of buying of brides. This leads us to our second issue. These girls who are purchased from poverty stricken villages of Orissa, Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Assam are treated as commodities. They are frequently subjected to increased domestic violence and abuse, forcibly cloistered inside their homes to cook, keep house and, above all else, produce male offspring(s). Thus, the major expectation from these girls is that they will provide the family with the son of the house.
The purchased brides are duplicated as maids and eventually abandoned. Moreover failure to give birth to a male child can result in dire consequences for them. Sunil Singh of the Rahi Foundation, an NGO active in Punjab, says, "These women, who have been bought as wives, have no rights at all. They are brought here only as commodities and nothing else. One can also see that women are being trafficked here from states with high poverty like Orissa and West Bengal because their families need the money given in exchange." Apart from parents voluntarily selling their daughters off in dire need of money, there are cases of kidnapping as well where the families never get to know of the whereabouts of the girl.
Finding a solution for this will require us to look at both the problems simultaneously. The long term solution to the problem is literacy and awareness. There is a need to change the mindsets of the people regarding the girl child. And this is the only solution if we wish to completely uproot this problem. However, while this happens we cannot sit on it and let it take its time. Strong penal measures need to be adopted against killing and trafficking of girl child.
To curb the exploitation against these brides both government and human rights NGOs have an important role to play. While the government can come up with stricter and more effective laws against women exploitation, NGOs can help with the awareness and implementation part. Also these organizations can provide support to the victims of trade marriages by supporting them and helping them in becoming self dependent. They can provide assurance to these exploited women and fight for their cause.
It is important that we understand that with practices like these being followed in parts of India, the dream of India becoming a developed state will remain a distant dream forever.
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It is a shame.
It is a shame.
It is a real shame for India
It is really shameful for India to still have the practices going on and nothing is being done about it. There should be ngos advocating for the rights of these women and i strongly encourage you to bring out more of these stories so that there is a lot of advocacy done around them. Women should not be sold like commodities. They are human being and should be given the opportunity to choose for themselves their choices in life. I pray that laws will be put in place to protect these vulnerable women. Stay blessed my sister and continue in the fight for women's rights.
Mrs. Anita Kiddu Muhanguzi
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ITS A PITY THAT WOMEN/GIRLS ARE SUBJECTED TO SUCH PRACTICE MY SISTER. THE FIRST TIME I READ ABOUT FEMALE INFANCTICDE IN INDIA WAS DURING MY COURSE ON PREVENTING VOILENCE AGAINST WOMEN. I AM AN ADVOCATE OF BAHAVIOURAL CHANGE AS A MEANS OF ENDING GENDER VOILENCE. THE MEN NEED A REORINTATION ON THE VALUES OF FEMALE CHILD AND THE GIRLS NEED TO KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO LIFE AND RESPECT LIKE THE BOYS AROUND THEM. WOMEN NEED TO WORK AT THIS FROM THE CRADLE STAGE. PLEASE READ MY WRITE UP ON "THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE RULES THE WORLD" AND PASS IT ON TO OTHER SISTERS. MY HEART GOES OUT TO ALL MY SISTERS OUT THERE UNDERGOING PAINS JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE WOMEN. WE ARE NOT INFEROIR TO THE MEN INFACT THE FACT THAT WE BROUGHT THEM INTO THE WORLD AND CARE FOR THEM AS BABIES IS PROFF ENOUGH OF OUR WORTHINESS.HUGS AND KISSES TO YOU ALL. iT IS WELL. GOD BLESS.
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Thanks Sharonita
Hi Sharonita,
Thank you so much for writing and sharing this important issues with the WorldPulse community. Your writing was great--it was well thought out, organized and gave details in the format of both facts and personal opinion! I am so sorry to hear about this issue. Please know that all of the women affected by this are in my thoughts and prayers. You are already making an impact by telling us about this problem. I already liked Empower People of facebook and twitter! Are there other NGOs that you recommend we support? So the government is turning a blind eye to this issue?
All the best,
PS--I just found out about this one too: http://genderbytes.wordpress.com/
Your post !
Dear Sharontina,
Your post is significant and I am grateful you have brought it to our attention.
We must unite in solidarity and voice loud as possible - through the weapon of creative and intelligent dialogue - which you surely have done!
Blessings and love,
Thank you for your story
Dear Sharon,
Your story once again highlights the troubling practice of aborting or killing girl babies, thus resulting in an unhealthy and dangerous ratio of men to women. Instead of women becoming more precious as they become rarer, they are being bartered and sold as cattle. Only, they are not cattle but our mothers, sisters, daughters.
Thank you for sharing your story,
Brilliant Piece
Well done for bringing this issue to light. Increased awareness coupled with strict penal measures may act as a deterrent against selling of young brides. But we should also remember that the archaic mindset of the people need to change regarding girl and girl child.
Thank you for brilliantly putting forth the issue and the solutions to the light and helping in spreading awareness.
Much love,
Mukut Ray
Great and important posting.
Thank you again, Sharontina, for another thoughtful and important post. Well done.
How do we change a system that is so imbedded in ignorance and habit, stemming from poverty and a lack of options, and thus opportunistic moments of greed to exploit those who are unable to help themselves.
Rescuing/rehabilitation/education/empowerment/advocacy of these young women seems to be the best first step, working with what we can. Once these girls/young women are given an opportunity for healing and can be educated/empowered to be be able to live their lives with skills and education that cannot be taken from them, they become the best advocates for helping others.
There is a wonderful ngo based in Kolkata called Women's Interlink Foundation (WIF). They work in many different arenas. The founder, Aloka Mitra is (to me), a living saint with a heart as big as the world. Her vision is tireless and she is Mother to all of these young women. The web site is: www.womensinterlinkfoundation.org
Some of the programs they have in place include shelter homes for girls that have been rescued from trafficking and slavery. The girls are given an education, or training in an number of different trades (jewelry making, tailoring, hospitality industry, block printing) and thus empowered to live their life (with their own bank account where they can put money they have earned by selling their wares!) One of the partner ngo's which is based in the US and works with WIF is called Made by Survivors. www.madebysurvivors.com
I have gone to India on two volunteer trips with MBS and have had the great fortune to visit the shelter homes with MBS and WIF and meet the amazing young women whose hearts are being set free and whose smiles bring greater joy than one could ever imagine, no matter where they have come from and having experienced some VERY dark times, We aren't given their back story, what is important, says Aloka, is their present, and their future. And they are clearly looking ahead. It is incredibly inspiring.
Thank you again for writing, there is much food for thought, and rather than become overwhelmed at the depth of the problem, it is helpful to look at what IS being done currently and that although we have a great deal more to accomplish, there is good work being done on behalf of these sisters.
With love,
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Teen Wolf Review: Off To See The Lizardby Dan Forcella at . Comments
After the season premiere, I stated that "Teen Wolf is good television." Following this week's "Abomination," I have to take that statement back.
The hour was certainly fun, with plenty of excitement and twists, but there continue to be way too many WTH moments to warrant the term "good."
That's not to say that I didn't enjoy this week's installment. Just because it isn't of the utmost quality, that doesn't mean that we can't all enjoy Teen Wolf just as much as something like Mad Men, which is renowned as some of the best work on television.
Honestly, there were moments in "Abomination" when I started to think that the series might dumb itself down purposefully. It is on MTV after all. Maybe the overacting, and the obvious writing is simply playing to its audience. More subtle, complex characters and stories might not go over as well in the market.
I'm not trying to put any fan of Teen Wolf down, because at the end of the day, I am a fan as well. Watching Stiles sprint back and forth between Scott and Allison in order to help them converse, Gerard conducting the most awkward dinner ever and the entire Lizard on the pool deck scene were some of the most fun I've had this summer!
Over the course of the night it seemed like they kept giving the audience more and more questions to ask. What's the vet's longer story? How many kinds of creatures can the Argents know about? What, who and why is this lizard creature? And what kind of favor is Gerard going to ask of Scott?
This lizard thing is ridiculous. It is just going around paralyzing people, and then killing them, because maybe it just likes to kill. If this story goes on for much longer it will get old because isn't that basically what the Alpha was doing last season? Will next season be a new type of beast going around killing everyone in town? A bear-man?
Who is the lizard though? Is it Lydia? Could it be Jackson? Is that what was happening during the missing two hours? He was lizzing it up? The better question is, does the lizard really not know who or what it is? What will it do if it ever finds out? Is that how Scott and company will stop it, by revealing to the creature its true identity?
All I know is that if it continues to force Stiles and Derek to hang out for a majority of the episode, this lizard can do whatever it wants. Those two are awesome together, especially when Stiles has to be in charge due to paralysis.
Meanwhile, Gerard was up to no good once again, inviting the star of the game over to the Argents for dinner. Wait, when did Scott become good at lacrosse without wolfing out? Has he been practicing?
There were so many strange things going on at the dinner table that it had to be one of the most awkward situations I've ever seen. The two kids are secretly dating because the father won't let his daughter date a wolf. The grandfather suspects (or already knows) that the kid is a wolf, but hasn't told anyone. The dad doesn't want the grandpapa to find out because he doesn't want his daughter to be hurt when the kid is murdered by Gerard. It started getting emotional there.
Thankfully Grandpa ended that with a nice stab to the gut. What?!?! How dare he?!?! As always, the bad guy is using the innocent family member as leverage. I sure hope Scott just does Gerard the favor, because I couldn't bear to see anything happen to Momma McCall.
Maybe next week we will learn more about the kid who takes professional photographs during the lax game while wearing a uniform. Those are some strict team rules the coach has. Seeing as that he pulled a random kid out of the stands to play in the game, I don't think they're following regulations.
What did you all think of "Abomination?" What do you think Gerard will want from Scott? And who is the Lizard? Sound off in the comments.
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Another point to make is that when Lydia punched the mirror and became all bloody she did not heal from it. If she were to be the lizard or a wolf, I feel she would heal right away from something small like that.
"I do think both Lydia and Peter are supernatural, though." Oops! What I meant to say was Lydia and JACKSON (not Peter)
Oops! I got cut off. Here's the rest... Looks like the lizard thing has more of a guy's torso, so I think it's a dude. Yuuyake made a cool observation about the timing of the attack at Isaac's house. It did happen right after camera guy left Jackson's house and was asking about the lights on at Isaac's place. I didn't catch that before. Hmm...maybe he's it? Why didn't he go after Derek in the pool? Maybe he can't swim, but rain doesn't bother him. Chlorine can poison amphibians, though, so maybe that's the reason - only the writers know!
Lydia went nuts at the ice rink because she saw Peter Hale's face beneath the ice screaming at her, not her own reflection. Maybe Peter was screaming b/c he saw HIMSELF trapped in her body, like his image was trapped behind the ice? (MIND BLOWN!) When she was in the counselor's office she repeated something he said, like she was sharing his thoughts. She saw him at school and again at the rink. She probably saw him in her bedroom mirror before she busted it. Is she going through some kinda aftershock or is Peter using her to try to come back? I don't think the lizard thing is Jackson or Lydia. That would be too obvious. I do think both Lydia and Peter are supernatural, though. Neither of them were turned by the bite, so maybe they share some DNA. Why else would they BOTH be able to resist the bite while everyone else turned? Looks like the lizard thing has more of a guy's torso, so I think it's a dude. Yuuyake made a cool observation about the timing of the attack at Isaac's house. I didn't catch it before, but the lizard showed up right after camera dude left Jackson's house asking about the lights on at Isaac's place. Hmm... Maybe lizard guy can't swim. That would answer why he didn't go after Derek in the pool, but rain didn't bother him. Chlorine is poisonous to amphibians, though, so maybe that's the real reason.
Wait a second - now I'm thinking it must be the photographer kid, after all. He was wearing a lacrosse uniform when Scott's mom talked to him, so that's how he would know the kid at the garage and why they would show the photo in that scene - as a common thread. (Seemed like garage kid was a bit of a punk*ss, anyway.) It might also explain how he'd know about Isaac's dad and would want to get revenge on him for what he did to his son. Hmm. . . I think you're right, Reginaa.
But it's all in Lydia's head so maybe the mirror thing ties in with her seeing Peter. Her and Jackson seem to be connected somehow with seeing things, being bitten, and rejecting the bite. And they both could be suspects of the lizard thing. The lizard doesn't like seeing its reflection and it could be anyone but remember, Lydia is a bit of a narcissist, so it might not be her. But her mirror was broken and she was bloody. But the lizard might be the photographer because remember, he asked Jackson if he was making a sex tape with Alison, and the creature didn't attack Alison in Issac's house, and the guy was taking pictures of Alison at the lacrosse game. It could be Jackson, Lydia, photographer guy, Alison's grandfather, or someone completely different. Or there could be more than one. The creature is capable of both walking like a human AND crawling, and it seemed to know Stiles from somewhere. The mechanic scene was a little sketchy because of the lacrosse picture, and the creature used the doorknob, which means it is capable of human functions. It could easily be the vet, but I don't understand why he would help if he was the creature. And he seems to know Alison's grandfather and if he was the creature, he would already be dead if he knows the Argents. Props to MTV for adding a character that will make you want to investigate.
It couldn't be Jackson if he was emerging out of water because the creature can't swim. Or maybe it doesn't like water, but then the scene where it killed Issac's dad wouldn't make sense because it was raining. Maybe it doesn't like being SUBMERGED in water but it doesn't mind being rained on, unless there is two. It could be Jackson because of the missing footage, and superhuman strength, and his body rejecting the bite, but like some others have said, maybe his body rejected the bite because of when Derek scratched him. After scratching him, his body might've fought off the infection, and did the same to the bite and built an immunity. The same thing happened to Lydia, her body fought off the bite. I thought it was a scratch but it's a bite. But in the scene in Season One where Stiles and Scott sneak in to look at her, the bite doesn't heal, so it didn't actually fight the bite, it just healed slowly and didn't transform her. But also in Season One when Peter stuck his claws in the back of Scott's neck, he saw what Peter wanted him to see. So maybe the same thing happened to Lydia and Jackson when Jackson dreamt of the Hale house and when Lydia saw Peter.
well i think it is jackson
Its too obvious if its Lydia. There is no way they would make it Lydia or Jackson. They are just trying to throw us off with them too. Remember last season. The Alpha was someone close to the group but not too close so that you were surprised who it was. No one would be surprised it was Jackson or Lydia. Thus it would disappoint the fans of Teen Wolf. This is made even more obvious by the fact that they are going after Jackson and Lydia in the next episode. Which is too soon. I think its the camera guy. Remember when he was dropping off the camera to Jackson. He noticed lights in Isaac's house. He looks like the type to investigate something like that. I was expecting to see him pop up and ask Allison what she was doing. Instead we get lizard guy, who didn't attack Allison. The camera guy is my best bet.
Well in season 1 Jackson was swimming with Allison. So if it doesn't know how to swim, the Kamaina can't be Jackson.


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