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C.O.P.S. Kids Summer Camp
By Michael A. Sawyer, Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
oncerns of Police Survivors, Inc. (C.O.P.S.), is a nonprofit organization established to provide resources to assist in the rebuilding of the lives of surviving families of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, as determined by U.S. federal criteria. C.O.P.S. was organized in 1984 with 110 members but today includes over 15,000 families.
Unfortunately, with between 140 and 160 law enforcement officers dying in the line of duty each year, C.O.P.S.'s membership continues to grow; as a result, the organization's programs for surviving spouses, children, parents, siblings, significant others, and affected coworkers are in greater demand than ever. C.O.P.S. programs for survivors include the National Police Survivors' Conference, held each May during National Police Week; scholarships; peer support at the national, state, and local levels; and a counseling reimbursement program. (For more information, visit www.nationalcops.org.)
This article relates the stories of two participants of the C.O.P.S. Kids Summer Camp, one of the several programs the organization has established for children of fallen officers. Each story holds a similar message: children are not the only ones who benefit from participation.
I Thought I Did It for My Son!
Everyone knows the saying, "It's not the heat—it's the humidity." Yvette Wallace, surviving spouse of Drug Enforcement Administration agent Frank S. Wallace Jr., whose end of watch (EOW) took place on August 27, 1994, begs to differ.
Yvette took her son, Matt, to C.O.P.S. Kids Summer Camp for the first time when he was six years old. She was not sure what to expect at the camp or how Matt would fare at the camp, since he was only a year old when his father was killed in the line of duty. The most memorable thing she experienced was heat—lots of heat. The first camp the Wallaces attended was in the middle of a heat wave in central Missouri. "It was so hot and so humid that I couldn't enjoy any of the events. I just did not like it." Of course, Yvette had no desire to return the following year.
But her son had other plans. Unlike his mother's experience, Matt loved the camp. "He begged me to go back." Even though she was not looking forward to it, she agreed to do it for him. So, preparing for the worst, Yvette packed every fan she could fit into her luggage, and she and Matt headed back to C.O.P.S. Kids Camp. In true ironic fashion, the Wallaces arrived just in time to enjoy an unexpected cold front! Luckily, along with all the fans, she had managed to fit a light sweater in her suitcase, because she really needed it that year.
There was something different about Yvette's experience that year—she actually enjoyed it. One of her favorite moments that summer was when her son came running to her holding a huge fish. He had not caught any fish before, but this bass was the record-breaker that summer. "The light on his face," Yvette explained of her son, "Smiling from ear to ear. Something as small as that could brighten him up." Almost immediately, Yvette noticed a boost in her son's confidence. At that time she realized that C.O.P.S. Kids Camp was not just about swimming, campfires, and fishing. It was about healing. After that cool summer and the fishing experience, Yvette knew they would be returning to camp the next summer.
Seven more summers passed, and seven more camp experiences followed. Yvette noticed not only a change in her son but a change in herself as well. "You wake up one day and you realize the change." She explained that after the loss of her husband, it was hard to look past her grief. Through the stories of other spouses she met at camp, she began to take "little steps" toward her own healing. Though the counseling was helpful during her stays at camp, she said that one of the things that helped her most was "the actual hand to hold when you needed it." When she looked back and saw how far she had come in her healing process, she said, "I believe I wouldn't be where I am now if it weren't for camp. It's all about reaching in and reaching out and, hopefully, paying it forward."
Matt is now 14, and this past summer was his last at C.O.P.S. Kids Camp. It was also the last year for Yvette to attend as well. She admitted that she was sad when the end came, but she was also excited because she believes she has "made it." Next year, Matt will attend the C.O.P.S. Outward Bound program for surviving children ages 15 to 20. Yvette will continue to attend C.O.P.S. Spouse Retreats every fall. Yvette and Matt will continue reaching in for the emotional assistance they find from others at C.O.P.S. events, reaching out to help those whose losses are more recent than theirs, and, hopefully, paying it forward. Though their time at C.O.P.S. Kids Summer Camp has come to an end, they both look back and realize that all the "little steps" they have taken through their long journey of grief began with Yvette going to camp for her son.
Camp Changes Grown Men, Too!
For one week, July 30–August 5, 2007, 237 people gathered at the Salvation Army Camp in East Troy, Wisconsin, for the 14th annual C.O.P.S. Kids Summer Camp for surviving children ages 6–14 and their surviving parent or guardian. Every survivor benefits from the tremendous healing and personal growth that takes place at camp. But camp also changes the grown men who serve as mentors for the children who attend. U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) special agent Tom Ostrosky is one of those men.
In 2007, 157 children, all under the age of 14, from 83 families attended C.O.P.S. Kids Summer Camp. Tom was overwhelmed by the number of children that had lost a parent. But the youngest of the group, the six-year-olds, broke Ostrosky's heart. It did not take him long to realize the impact that the camp had on the children. Not only did he witness the pain that these young survivors had experienced, but he also became part of their healing process. "These kids all share something in common, and it's that common thread that helps them share their feelings and not be afraid to show emotion." Ostrosky went on to explain about their counseling sessions, "Unless you share the same loss, you can never truly relate." Watching the children share their stories and cry with each other is something that can bring a tear to the eye of even the toughest person. "You can't describe the experience unless you are a part of it. Being with the kids all day and all night long and taking part in their counseling sessions was a life-altering experience for me," said Ostrosky.
During one of the counseling sessions held at the grief camp, a young boy named Wyatt, the son of a fallen officer, was asked to draw a picture by the group leader conducting the session. This piece of paper, colored with crayons by a young child, showed a very grown-up scene. In the picture, a police officer was shooting his gun at another man. When Wyatt was asked about his drawing, he replied, "It's Mr. Tom shooting the bad guys, so they can't hurt someone else's dad."
When asked about his overall opinion of C.O.P.S. Kids Summer Camp, Ostrosky could not sufficiently express his approval. "I was so impressed with the program and the dedication of all the people involved with the camp. The volunteers and the mentors—all those people go all out to make this a memorable, healing event for these surviving families. It was a privilege and an honor to be a part of it." Ostrosky plans on attending camp again this summer. He would love to have the same group of boys that he mentored last year so he could see how they have grown both physically and emotionally. "You can't help but become emotionally attached to these kids. I call them 'my boys.'"
Special Agent Ostrosky may have volunteered his time to help these children, but he, along with the other mentors at camp, would say that the children gave him much more than he gave them. Being there for these children, whether to give them a shoulder to cry on or to help paddle their canoe, numbers among the highlights of his life. As for the picture young Wyatt drew of Mr. Tom, it is hanging in the office of this extra-special agent as a reminder of his first summer at C.O.P.S. Kids Summer Camp, while Mr. Tom counts the days until he is with his boys once again. ■
From The Police Chief, vol. LXXV, no. 5, May 2008. Copyright held by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, 515 North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 USA.


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The Times, citing his son-in-law, Sig Johnsen, said Thomason died of heart failure.
Thomason played for the Eagles from 1952 to 1957. He succeeded Adrian Burk as the team's starting quarterback in 1957.
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The first meeting in 10 years, and first ever as ACC foes, was a memorable one between the Hokies and panthers. But the Hokies would drop their 10th in a row in heartbreaking fashion, falling 62-57 in double overtime. Major props to the guys for battling their rear ends off today at a tough environment in the Oakland Zoo. It's too bad they couldn't have pulled this out.
Tech had every chance to win this game but just couldn't get it done. The Hokies led by 4 with less than a minute to go in regulation, but committed a dumb foul and gave the panthers a 4-point play to tie the game with 40 seconds left. Even after that, VT would have the final possession of regulation and overtime, but in both cases the Hokies were unable to get a shot off and let the game continue.
And the biggest killer for the Hokies was they went both overtimes without making a field goal:
- 0/13 on field goals in the two overtimes
- Just 2 made field goals in the final 20 minutes of the game (and both were on consecutive possessions). Tech was just 2/20 on FGs from the 10-minute mark of the 2nd half on.
- Tech did hit 9/10 free throws in the overtimes
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Crazy stat of the game: The teams combined to go 1/19 from the field in the overtimes. pitt had the only make, a layup to start the 2nd OT. The other 21 points of overtime were all free throws.
The Hokies did a lot of things good in this game:
- Tech's much maligned senior class (Raines and Eddie) both had solid games. Jarell Eddie hit 5/12 three-pointers for 15 points after going 1/12 from deep in his previous two games. And Cadarian Raines had 8 points and 11 rebounds, narrowly missing his 3rd career double-double and forcing JJ to update his zings. Raines had NINE offensive rebounds and really got after it on the glass. He played hard.
- They held pitt's leading scorer, Lamar Patterson (17.7 ppg), without a point for the first 43 minutes and 32 seconds of the game and he didn't make a field goal until the 2nd overtime. He finished with just 5 points on 1/9 shooting.
- Devin Wilson, who entered this game hitting just 57% of his FTs in ACC play, went 8/11 from the line including two to tie the game with 43 seconds to go in overtime.
- Free Throws: The Hokies hit 16/19 FTs between the 2nd half and overtimes. They hit 80% for the game, well above their 56% average in ACC action.
- Tech had 17 offensive rebounds (44%) compared to just 6 by pitt (19%).
- I was going to give JJ credit for taking the air out of the ball and shortening the game, but our possessions at the end of regulation, the end of the first OT, and with a minute to go and down 4 in the 2nd OT were horrendous and 2 of those 3 were after timeouts. But slowing the game did help, largely thanks to our defense.
- No Reverse Bear Fight, avoiding a 5th straight (which would have been a VT record).
Game Summary: There were a couple of times in the first half where you said to yourself, "Here we go again." The first was right out of the gate. pitt started 5/6 from the field including hitting 3 three-pointers to jump out to a 13-5 lead before the first media timeout, causing Coach JJ to burn a timeout.
For once, the Hokies responded to a timeout, holding the panthers without a point for just over 6 minutes, and took a 14-13 lead thank to a 9-0 run. Yes, the Hokies actually flipped the script holding the opponent scoreless.
pitt responded with a 5-0 run of their own to go back up 18-14 and you wondered again if the VT of the last month would surface. They didn't. The Hokies of the early part of the season make an appearance and continued to battle, and at the break, Tech trailed by just 1, 27-26. Keep in mind VT had been outscored by 80 combined points in their previous 6 games, so this was a great sign.
Would the Hokies roll over and play dead after the half? Nope. Ben Emelogu drained a 3-pointer to start the 2nd half and put the Hokies back in the lead at 29-27. It marked the first time Tech has led in the 2nd half since the clemson game (7 games ago).
Virginia Tech increased their lead to as much as 5, going up 34-29 with 16:28 to go.
Tech's defense was absolutely stellar in the 2nd half, holding pitt to just 11 points in the first 13 minutes after the break, thanks to a couple of blocks by van Zegeren and Raines each.
James Robinson hit a 3-pointer for pitt to put them ahead 41-39 with 6:50 to go, pitt's first lead since 40 seconds into the 2nd half.
After Tech tied it at 41, perhaps the play of the game came when the Hokies should have had a layup in the paint but the ball was fumbled away and was about to go out of bounds on the left sideline, but Cameron Wright of pitt tipped the ball up the court as he jumped over the scorer's table and Josh Newkirk grabbed it and sailed ahead for a right-handed dunk to give pitt the lead with 5:01 to go at 43-41.
Once again you wondered if Tech would pack it up and head for the airport after the panthers extended their lead to 44-41. At that point, Tech hadn't made a field goal in more than 6 minutes and had just 2 points during that stretch. But Jarell Eddie hit his fifth 3-pointer of the game to tie it at 44 with just under 4 minutes to go. Then Devin Wilson hit an acrobatic layup, switching the ball from his right hand to his left hand mid-air (ala Michael Jordan in the NBA Finals vs the L.A. Lakers), to put the Hokies up 46-44 with 3 minutes to go.
After a couple of stops, Joey van Zegeren went to the line for a one-and-one with 40 seconds left and VT up by 2. The 26% foul shooter in ACC play BANKED the first one in, then like Ollie in Hoosiers, calmly swished the second free throw to put VT up 4.
Four points should guarantee you keep the lead for your next possession, right? Wrong. This is the 0-for-2014 Hokies. Jarell Eddie giveth, and he taketh away. And on pitt's next possession he fouled James Robinson from the left corner as hit nailed a 3-pointer. Robinson made the subsequent free throw to tie the game and give the Hokies the ball with the game tied at 48 and the shot clock off. In pitt's last game in a similar situation, they lost on a shot in the final second by uva.
The Hokies milked the clock for the final shot of regulation, but that would never come. Jarell Eddie was stripped of the ball by a help defender (James Robinson again), and a jump-ball gave the panthers possession with 2.7 seconds left. After a timeout, pitt's 40-footer at the buzzer (anyone have flashbacks to the duke/Dockery shot nine years ago?) bricked harmlessly off the backboard and the Hokies were headed to overtime.
In overtime, neither team scored in the first 2 minutes until Raines hit a couple of free throws to put VT up 50-48. After a Tech turnover, Devin Wilson had a flashback to his football days in nearby McKees Rock, PA and tried to tackle Lamar Patterson and was called for an intentional foul. Patterson, all alone on the line, missed both attempts but pitt got the ball back. Two Robinson free throws tied the game back up at 50 with 100 seconds to go.
After each team hit a couple of free throws, and a Hokie stop on defense, Tech again would have the last shot. This time JJ elected not to take a timeout, and the result wasn't any better than in regulation. Again, Tech would turn it over without getting a shot off, this time Devin Wilson lost possession of the ball going up for a jumper in the paint and overtime ended with the game tied at 52. Neither team made a field goal in overtime, with both teams hitting 4 free throws.
The 2nd overtime saw the Hokies start to run out of bodies. After playing the first 45 minutes with just 7 guys, Joey van Zegeren and Trevor Thompson both fouled out early in the 2nd extra session and pitt made the Hokies pay from the line.
Random Notes:
- First Half FT Woes: Tech has not made a free throw in the first half of their last 2 games. They had just one attempt before the break today (which is the equally large concern – the lack of aggression on offense).
- Flurry of Fouls: Trevor Thompson and Joey van Zegeren both fouled out for the 2nd game in a row.
- Turnovers: Tech committed 20 turnovers (7 by Wilson), their 2nd most of the season (27 vs vcu) and most in ACC play. pitt committed just 11.
- Devin Wilson, in his return to his hometown, continued to struggle from the floor. He was just 1/9 and is now 7/36 (19%) on FGs over the last 5 games.
Hokies Respect Moment of the Game: With pitt about to miss their first free throw of the game, Trevor Thompson stepped in the lane early so that the panther would get another try, which he made. Hokies respect, that's what it's all about!
Tech has their "bye" during the week this week and don't return to action until next Saturday, facing the miami hurricanes at 6 PM in the Cassell.


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In this enchanting memoir, acclaimed author and long-time Paris resident John Baxter remembers his yearlong experience of giving "literary walking tours" through the city. Baxter sets off with unsuspecting tourists in tow on the trail of Paris's legendary artists and writers of the past. Along the way, he tells the history of Paris through a brilliant cast of characters: the favorite cafés of Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and James Joyce; Pablo Picasso's underground Montmartre haunts; the bustling boulevards of the late-nineteenth-century flâneurs; the secluded "Little Luxembourg" gardens beloved by Gertrude Stein; the alleys where revolutionaries plotted; and finally Baxter's own favorite walk near his home in Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
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Tables with computers line one of the walls for Raise the Region kickoff event participants to donate to their choice of charities.
Now in its second year, Raise the Region, supported by the First Community Foundation Partnership, kicked off with a celebration at Blaise Alexander Chevrolet.
"The next 30 hours truly define the mission of community fundraising," Jennifer Wilson, president and CEO of the partnership, said as she welcomed attendees.
Blaise Alexander, who donated $125,000 that will be used to match funds raised during the event, welcomed the crowd as well.
"Thank you to every single one of you out there who makes a donation," he said. "You're the real heroes."
Alexander also thanked his sons, Adam and Aubrey, for their involvement and dedication to the fundraising effort - and then presented everyone in attendance with a surprise.
"She talked me into it!" he said, as he crossed out the original amount on the check he presented to Wilson and wrote $150,000 instead.
The $25,000 increase means a boost not only in matching donation dollars, but in the various cash prizes given out over the course of the 30 hours of fundraising.
Expectations Women's Center landed one of those prizes - along with Central Susquehanna Opportunities, Young Life Lewisburg, the Community Arts Center and North Union United Soccer Club - for being one of the first five nonprofits to reach 10 donations.
"Getting the extra money is amazing," said Stephanie Hines, who works in development at Expectations.
The money continued to pour in, from those donating at home as well as at the dealership, where a bank of computers lined one wall and sat waiting in rooms off the showroom floor.
More than $46,000 was raised by 6:45 p.m., when Glenn Smith II, director of strategic philanthropy for the partnership, announced a second round of prizes.
The Lycoming County SPCA received an additional $2,000 for its first-place finish in voting by those in attendance. Magical Memories, a group that works to create special moments for children with life-threatening or terminal illnesses, took second place, receiving $1,000.
There also were prizes awarded by a random drawing. The River Valley Regional YMCA, Haven Ministry, United Churches of Lycoming County, AIDS Resource Alliance of Williamsport and SUN P.E.T.S. each received an additional $1,000 when their names were called.
As of 7 p.m., more than $70,000 had been raised by 212 nonprofits from the six counties, which is an increase over 2013's total of 160.
Wilson attributes the increase to the success of last year's inaugural event, which raised more than $800,000.
"When people saw what we were able to do in such a short period of time, it really made a lot of nonprofits take notice," Wilson said.
She said that Alexander's support also was a big part of the event's success.
"This is really only possible because of the matching funds" offered by Alexander, she said.
For his part, Alexander believes that the desire to give is a part of human nature, but the fact that a donation is matched doesn't hurt.
"Philanthropy is in everyone ... they just need a little push," he said with a laugh.
To donate, visit raisetheregion.org and choose "Leaderboard" to see a list of registered nonprofits.
Donations are a $25 minimum and must be made via the website.


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The Raiders waived former first-round LB Aaron Curry on Tuesday.
"No longer a raider! On to my next venture! Expanding Gods territory," he tweeted.
Curry began the season on the physically-unable-to-perform list because of knee injuries and he played in the last two games, making one tackle. He reportedly accepted a pay cut in the offseason to stay with the Raiders.
Last season, Oakland acquired Curry in a trade with Seattle. He played in all 11 games with nine starts for the Raiders and made 46 tackles and three passes defensed.


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Restoration Potential: Because so little is known loggerhead population dynamics and demography, it is difficult to assess restoration potential. However, most authors, in discussing conservation strategies, seem optimistic about the loggerhead's recovery if the ongoing population declines can be halted. Turtle excluder devices (TEDs) appear to be effective in reducing mortality associated with the shrimp fishery, improving the outlook for population recovery (Crowder et al. 1995)
Preserve Selection and Design Considerations: It is impossible to protect the loggerhead throughout its life cycle due to its expansive range and wandering years at sea. However, nesting beaches can and should be protected. These beaches should be undeveloped, unlighted, virtually unused by humans, and fishing, especially shrimp trawling, should not be allowed near them, especially in the breeding season. These beaches should be carefully managed for the benefit of the loggerhead.
Management Requirements: Worldwide public awareness of plight of sea turtles needs to be improved. Frazer (1992) emphasized the primary need for clean and productive marine and coastal environments; installation of turtle excluder devices in shrimp trawl nets and use of low pressure sodium lighting on beaches were suggested as appropriate sea turtle conservation technologies, whereas headstarting, captive breeding, and hatcheries were regarded as ineffective at best.
The immediate management goal should be to stop the population decline. Although natural mortality contributes to the decline, it is not easy to manipulate. Efforts should be focused on protecting nesting habitat, nesting females, and nests, and on lowering mortality caused by humans. Specific beneficial management activities related to nesting include relocating nests threatened by erosion, restricting beach armoring, closely monitoring beach nourishment, enforcing lighting ordinances, regulating off road vehicles, and protecting nests from pedestrian traffic and beach cleaning equipment by either moving eggs to safer places or marking their presence. Disturbance of nesting females and harvest of adults and eggs should be prevented.
Lights near beaches may disorient hatchlings (Peters and Verhoeven 1994) and discourage nesting; beach lighting restrictions on nesting baches should include the entire period of darkness (Witherington et al. 1990). If lighting cannot be eliminated, low pressure sodium vapor lights may be the least disruptive to nesting turtles (Witherington 1992). Adding a low light barrier (simulating a dune or dense vegetation) improved hatchling orientation accuracy on urban beach segments exposed to lights in Florida (Salmon et al. 1995).
In addition to protection and suitable management of nesting habitat, reduction in trawl-related mortality (associated with shrimping), through the use of turtle excluder devices (TEDs, required for offshore shrimpers as of July 1989), seasonal fisheries closures, and reduced tow times, are regarded as primary management needs (CSTC 1990, USFWS 1990, Crowder et al. 1994, Lewison et al. 2003). Use of TEDs by shrimp trawlers theoretically could reduce the capture of sea turtles to 3% of the rate without the TED.
TEDs are designed to be installed in shrimp-trawl gear with the purpose of releasing sea turtles and other large objects from nets without releasing shrimp. By November of 1989, six TEDs had been approved by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), meaning that they are able to exclude at least 97% of the sea turtles otherwise captured and retained in a control trawl without a TED. Use of TEDs should be mandated and regulated from Cape Hatteras to the Texas-Mexican border, as well as all other areas where sea turtles are known to be caught in shrimp trawls. Tow-time limits can reduce the average rate of mortality of sea turtles to a negligible point as tow time is reduced to 60 minutes or less. This can be better than TEDs for areas with a lot of debris. The recommended tow-times are vary seasonally, specifying 40 minutes in the summer and 60 minutes in the winter. Limited time/area closures for turtle "hot spots" should be considered. See NMFS (1993) for recent shrimp trawling regulations for an area off the coast of North Carolina (allow tow-time limits as an interim alternative to the use of turtle excluder devices). See NMFS (Federal Register, 19 December 1996, pp. 66933-66947) for recent amendments to regulations pertaining to the use of turtle excluder devices along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of the southeastern U.S. Population models indicate that good compliance with regulations requiring TEDs year-round in all waters of the southeastern United States could allow the population to increase much faster than expected under the "seasonal offshore" regulations (Crowder et al. 1994).
Efforts should be made to avoid sea turtle entrainment in power plant water intakes. Additionally, the use of explosives to remove oil rigs should be prohibited until more is known about its affect on loggerheads.
Effort is needed in informing and educating the public on minimizing disturbance to nesting turtles, protecting nests, and rescuing disorientated hatchlings. Mitchell (1991) noted the importance of public education in reducing mortality caused by humans.
In some areas, predator control may be needed to combat raccoons and other predators whose coastal populations are abnormally high due to food resources being augmented by human refuse. Wire-mesh predator (e.g., raccoon) exclosures around nests have been used in some areas (e.g., Canaveral National Seashore) to enhance reproductive success (1994 End. Sp. Tech. Bull. 19(2):16). However, in Florida, Mroziak et al. (2000) found that predator exclosure cages failed to protect nests and may have attracted them; the authors concluded that reducing predator populations is more effective than using cages to protect nests. See Matthews and Moseley (1990) for examples of interagency cooperation in protecting nesting areas and reducing egg loss to predators. Elimination/control of feral livestock on barrier islands may allow increased production of hatchlings (Shoop et al. 1985).
Public purchase of undeveloped beaches may be effective in providing prolonged protection of turtles and their habitat. Available lands should be protected before they are lost to development interests. In Florida, 16 km of undeveloped beach from Melbourne Beach to Wabasso Beach is available and should be protected as this is a tremendously important nesting area from a global perspective. Also, the establishment of a marine park at Rancho Nuevo in Mexico would be beneficial.
Headstarting and captive breeding should remain research tools but should not be used as substitutes for other conservation measures. Eggs relocated to polystyrene incubators have higher hatching success than do eggs in undisturbed nests or eggs relocated to other beach sites (Wyneken et al. 1988). See McGehee (1990) for information on egg incubation procedures. See Mrosovsky and Benabib (1990) for an evaluation of methods for sexing hatchlings.
See Dodd (1992) for protection recommendations for Florida.
See recovery plan: Marine Turtle Recovery Team (1984). See also "Recovery plan for U.S. Pacific populations of the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta)" (NMFS 1998). See USFWS (1998) for detailed information on management and recovery, especially for populations in Florida.
See Dodd (1988) for further discussion of management strategies.
Management Programs: One program consists of a joint state, federal, and private effort to provide permanent protection for 15 km of 34 km of high-density sea turtle nesting habitat between Melbourne and Wabasso beaches on the Atlantic coast of east-central Florida.
State and federal agencies are involved in regulating projects which relocate nests to higher sites on a dune or into a hatchery to combat erosion.
The NMFS Southeast Regional Office has begun many programs on behalf of the loggerhead. These include regulation development, recovery planning and implementation, information dissemination, TED certification, and permit administration. NMFS also regulates beach nourishment programs.
Many states, counties, and towns are making progress in mitigating the deleterious effects of light on nesting females and hatchlings.
The Center for Marine Conservation, Florida Power and Light Co., NMFS, FWS, and environmental groups together have put out a wide variety of material in an effort to educate the public on sea turtle conservation needs.
MARPOL and other programs to reduce marine pollution are in place and recently have been strengthened.
The Wider Carribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network (WIDECAST) is a United Nations-sponsored program devoted to the recovery of endangered Caribbean sea turtles.
Management Research Programs: One management research program is referred to as headstarting, a procedure in which hatchlings are retained in captivity and reared for at least several months with the goal of increasing the juvenile population by reducing hatchling mortality. The effectiveness of this technique is strongly debated. Survivors of such turtles in the wild is documented, but no nesters have ever been found. The practice has been very valuable in increasing the understanding about elements of physiology and behavior of sea turtles. In 1989, Florida terminated its 30-year-old green turtle and loggerhead headstart program because of problems such as skewed sex ratios from artificial incubation, possible interference with imprinting, nutritional deficiencies of hatchlings due to confinement, and possible behavioral modifications. Additionally, the practice is expensive.
Loggerheads have been successfully reared in captivity from egg to adulthood, and the adults have laid fertile eggs. The ability of such captive-bred turtles to survive and reproduce in the wild, however, is not known.
Some experimentation with artificial imprinting has been conducted. It is thought that olfactory imprinting on the natal beach may occur on hatchlings. Perhaps the imprinting cues can be altered to a new beach by relocating the eggs, thereby facilitating the creation of new nesting sites and restoration of old ones.
The Sea Turtle Dredging Task Force, including representatives of the Army Corps of Engineers, the NMFS, the USFWS, the Florida DNR, and the Navy, was created in 1981. They have instituted many different research programs such as an observer program with an on-board biologist to document the take of sea turtles by dredges. Screens have been installed on dredge discharge ports to monitor the presence of sea turtle parts. The task force is involved in an investigation of the configuration and relative threat to sea turtles of various types of dredges and dredge dragheads. Also under investigation are various methods designed to repel turtles from the channel to be dredged or from the vicinity of the dredge. Some turtles are being radio-tracked in navigation channels. Another task force effort is to determine the frequency and distribution of sea turtles in key navigation channels of Florida's coast and elsewhere.
Research is being performed on the use of low pressure sodium lights on nesting beaches. They seem to have a minimal effect on hatchling orientation, however, they still prompt some concerns.
Management Research Needs: An enlargement of tagging programs and the creation of new ones, paying special attention to the problem of tag loss, will help in gaining much-needed population data. The ecology and movements of hatchlings and young need to be investigated.
Research on the effects and prevalence of cold stunning should be carried out. Improved resuscitation techniques of comatose turtles should be developed.
Accurate postmortem techniques need to be developed to determine the role of plastic ingestion on turtle deaths, and documentation is needed of the extent of the problem. Also, information is needed on the effects of petroleum ingestion and fouling.
Detailed examination of the potential of shrimping in fishing zones and times of the year when damage to turtle populations would be minimal without TED or tow- time restrictions is needed. Improved TEDs should be developed and new alternatives explored. The effectiveness of tow-time limitations needs to be documented. More information is needed on the impact of groundfish trawling, set-net and long-line fishing, gill nets, and pound-net fishing.
The complex effects of artificial protection of early life stages of sea turtles needs to be determined.


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The University of Hawaii men's volleyball team ended a four-match losing streak with a 25-18, 25-19, 25-20 win over Pacific on Monday in Stockton, Calif.
Brook Sedore had 15 kills and a .483 hitting percentage for the Rainbow Warriors (12-10, 10-9 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation), ranked 11th in the nation by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. Taylor Averill had nine kills and a .538 percentage, while Nick West had eight kills and hit .636. Hawaii finished with a .363 percentage.
The Tigers (2-18, 1-16) got 10 kills from Tommy Carmody. Christian Franceschi added nine.
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BERLIN — German pubcasters ZDF, ARD and Arte grabbed the lion's share of the Grimme awards, the country's equivalent of the Emmys, taking 10 of the 12 trophies announced Monday.
Private webs ProSieben and Sat1 each picked up one of the main awards from Germany's prestigious Adolf Grimme Institute.
"It was an especially good year for German TV films," said Uwe Kammann, director of the institute.
ZDF headed the list with eight winners, including the ZDF/Arte co-production "An die grenze" (At the Wall), a history drama about East German soldiers on duty at the Berlin Wall; detective series "KDD kriminaldauerdienst" and docu "Luise — Eine Deutsche Muslima" (Luise — A German Muslim).
Veteran helmer Dominik Graf won his seventh prize for "Eine stadt wird erpresst" (A Blackmailed City), from ZDF and Arte.
ProSieben's comedy series "Dr. Psycho" and Sat1's comedy show "Froehliche Weinachten" (Merry Christmas), with Anke Engelke and Bastian Pastewka, prevented a pubcaster clean sweep.
A special award will go to thesp Iris Berbin for her work and political activism over the past four decades.
The Adolf Grimme Institute, which will present the awards at a gala on April 4 in Marl, studies media culture, media education and communications policy. A jury of media journalists chose the winners.


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Bangkok, defending champion, drops to the third best city to visit.
Bangkok, the defending champion, is the second runner-up after Udaipur and Capetown, while Chiang Mai in Thailand's North ranks is No.5 in the latest "Travel+Leisure" reader survey.
For the first time, Udaipur, India, is named World's Best City in "Travel + Leisure"'s 14th annual World's Best Awards readers' survey announced today.
Bali regains its title from 2007 as World's Best Island and Singapore Airlines rests at the number one spot for international airlines, as it has since 1996.
Meanwhile, the Four Seasons Tented Camp in Chiang Mai is No. 7 in the top hotels list worldwide, while the Mandarin Oriental Bangkok, the Island Shangri-La Hong Kong and The Peninsula Hong Kong make up the top three City Hotels in Asia.
"This year's results reflect our readers' travel interests in this challenging economic reality�value, intimacy, service and discovery are key priorities," said Nancy Novogrod, editor-in-chief of Travel + Leisure (U.S.). "For a number of top-ranked cities�Udaipur, Cape Town, Bangkok, Buenos Aires, Chiang Mai, and Luang Prabang�value ratings were sky-high."
Ratings from readers of all Travel + Leisure's international editions�Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia, Travel + Leisure Australia/New Zealand, Travel + Leisure Turkey, Travel + Leisure China, Travel + Leisure South Asia and Travel + Leisure Mexico�were counted in the results.
"This year has been another strong year for Southeast Asia, reflecting the fact that Travel + Leisure readers worldwide still see the region as a highly desirable destination," said Matt Leppard, editor-in-chief of Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia.
While long-haul inbound markets may be wavering right now, the global interest in all that Southeast Asia offers�from city boutique hotels to jungle retreats to world-class resorts�remains strong. Some 20 per cent of the world's top hotels in the survey are in our edition's "catchment area," while having three cities in the overall top 10 is something that the region can be very proud of," he added.
Top City Hotel in Asia is Mandarin Oriental Bangkok, Thailand.
Top Resort in Asia goes to Oberoi Vanyavilas Ranthambhore, India, while Udaipur India wins Top City in Asia.
Bali is recognised for Top Island in Asia.
Anantara Resort Koh Samui bags up Best Spa in Asia.
Winners will be honored at an awards ceremony on July 21 at the Cooper Square Hotel in New York City, while the August issue of Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia will carry the full results. The issue is on sale on August 1. The results are also posted now on www.travelandleisure.com/worldsbest.


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God Looks on the Heart
Sermon shared by Daniel Devilder
March 2008
Summary: The most important part of our bodies is our heart. A sermon delivered during "Family Sunday", geared to our children, as well as adults. (more interactive and illustrative)
Series: [Lectionary, Lent, Year A]
Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:7 (add scripture)
Tags: God's Forgiveness (add tag)
Denomination: Christian/Church of Christ
Audience: General kids
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Daniel Devilder
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Dan [reenact this scene from my childhood!]: I spent a lot of time in the bathroom, making myself look so handsome that all the girls couldn�t help but want me: hair parted in middle, collar up.
� We spend a lot of time and $ trying to look nice, to make an impression
� Our Maker really doesn�t care about our outside.
o He doesn�t get turned off by our bad breath, or wear a polyester suit, or . . . . . .
o He cares about something much, much, deeper
[PROP: Hand out the Playdough (homemade, soft, fragrant, red), instruct children and parents to each make hearts)
God looks at the heart
Retell the story:
God was disappointed in the first King of Israel, Saul. He knew there was someone in Isreal that would make a much better king, and he wanted his judge, Samuel, to go find him, and anoint him king.
� Goes to a man named Jesse.
� Jesse gets six of his sons.
� Samuel looks at the first, the oldest, and says: �This has GOT to be the one God wants. . . his anointed.
1 Sam 16:7
7 But the Lord said to Samuel, �Don�t look at how handsome Eliab is or how tall he is, because I have not chosen him. God does not see the same way people see. People look at the outside of a person, but the Lord looks at the heart.� (have them all hold up their hearts at this point)
Our hearts are a Very Special place that are very important to God.
What was good about David�s heart? Let�s take a look at some examples from his life.
[Retell the story of Goliath ]
� 9�4�
� The tip of his spear: 15 pounds [have a boy come up to the front and hoist up 15 pounds of weights to emphasize the size and strength of Goliath)
� Armor, 125 pounds
� Choose a man and send him to fight me. 9 If he can fight and kill me, we will be your servants. But if I can kill him, you will be our servants.� 10 Then he said, �Today I stand and dare the army of Israel! Send one of your men to fight me!�
David has to make a cheese and bread run to his brothers. He sees Goliath, making fun of Isreal and scaring them. And he gets mad!
16:26 Who does this uncircumcised Philistine think he is? Does he think he can speak against the armies of the living God?�
David�s oldest brother, the one that Samuel thought was handsome and strong enough to be king got mad at David, and made fun of him:
�Why did you come here? Who�s taking care of those few sheep of yours in the desert? I know you are proud and wicked at heart. You came down here just to watch the battle.�
Kind of funny, isn�t it? The brother that God said didn�t have the right heart was making fun of the little brother that God DID say had the right heart.
Well, to make a long story short,
David went out to Goliath, that big strong man that the whole army of Israel was afraid of.
Goliath saw David and started making fun of him: �This little shrimp is supposed to fight me? No way! I will feed your body to the birds and wild animals!�
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New ships are manned in three stages: Alpha, Bravo, and Charlie. Alpha manning primarily consists of nuclear engineers, who will spend the next few years learning the propulsion systems on the Navy's newest class of submarine. North Carolina's Prospective Commanding Officer Commander, Edward L. Herrington, said the initial crew has to be well qualified for its job. "You really need a Sailor with a lot of initiative," he said. "It takes a Sailor who can respond to new technology and really adapt to a new approach to submarining.
"The Navy screens each and every one of them, and those selected are all top quality Sailors," he added. "They had to perform well when they went through their training pipeline."
Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Jeremy Willis graduated from nuclear power school in July and is now attached to PCU North Carolina. While he is one of the newest submariners onboard, he feels even junior Sailors can contribute to the success of his boat.
"We have a different perspective than everyone else, because we've never done anything like this before," Willis said. "So that kind of creates fresh ideas for approaching old traditions."
It will be about two years before PCU North Carolina is ready to go to sea. In that time, civilians at Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipyard will do most of the work on the boat. Still, the North Carolina crewmembers will be intimately involved with its construction.
Northrop Grumman Virginia-class Submarine Construction Director Bob Meyer said, "With the type of modular construction we're doing on the Virginia-class submarines, the crew gets an opportunity to come in earlier, and they start owning systems much earlier."
Herrington said, "Getting here early enough to identify problems is absolutely critical to the success of submarines like North Carolina."
"It's amazing to see the crew owning systems when you don't have the whole ship together," added Meyer. "They start taking control, and they start helping with construction, because they help us focus on the key systems."
Northrop Grumman Newport News Submarine Program Vice President Becky Stewart said it is critical that the crew be involved with the development of the new boat. "It's absolutely a partnership, and we press hard to make sure they're involved as much as they can be," she said.
Electronics Technician 1st Class (SS) Dennis Kee agreed that it's an important partnership. "We're all on the same team," he said. "I mean, they get paid to build the ship, we get paid to take it to sea. We have to be there to support them just as they have to be there to support us during the process."
While construction is underway on North Carolina, Kee has been "training, getting ready for training, sitting in training, taking notes, whatever I have to do. There's a lot we have to learn so we can eventually take our ship to sea."
Kee has been on North Carolina since "minus day one." It is the first time he has been attached to a pre-commissioning unit. He said the attitude in a PCU is the biggest difference he sees in comparison to a commissioned submarine.
"When you've been to sea for a while, there's a climate that's already instilled in everybody, be it good or bad," he said. "But here, everyone has a chance to build a good attitude. That's always a plus."
Master Chief Electronics Technician (SS) William Jones, prospective Chief of the Boat (COB), said the crew's involvement is more beneficial for the crew than for the boat itself.
"You have to remember that the hull and all the equipment in side is cutting-edge, new stuff," he said. "So actually getting to see them put together something that no one will ever see again helps in the understanding and qualifications."
Willis said part of the reason he joined the Submarine Force was so he could "see things that no one will ever see."
"It's certainly an awesome opportunity, when you look at a ship that's this technologically advanced, to be able to come in and from the ground up try to establish ownership," said Herrington.
"The Virginia-class is really the first submarine that's built to truly carry out all the missions that submarines are designed to carry out," he added.
With its innovations and new technology, as well as its first crewmembers' enthusiasm and talent, the future is nothing but bright for North Carolina.
JOSA Zask is assigned to Commander, Naval Submarine Forces Public Affairs.


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Throughout the text, you have learned about different approaches to cognitive development. For example, in chapter 1 you learned about the Piagetian and information-processing approaches; in chapters 5 and 7 you learned about the other approaches; and in chapter 13 you learned about the stage theories of LaBouvie-Vief and Schaie. Which of these approaches has generated what we know about cognitive changes in old age? Circle the letters of as many answers as apply, and explain why they are the best answers and why the other answers are not as good.
a) Piagetian approach
b) information-processing approach
c) individual differences approach
d) LaBouvie-Vief's approach
e) Schaie's approach


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Play Of The Day: RB Maurice Morris went in motion on 3rd and 5 with 8:41 left in the fourth quarter and smoked over-the-hill LB Derrick Brooks for a 34 yard touchdown pass from Matt Hasselbeck that put Seattle up 20-6 and put the game out of reach..
Handouts To The Standouts: Walter Jones, Rob Sims, Chris Spencer, Chris Gray and Sean Locklear. Heading into the season, the Seattle offensive line was a major question mark and the front five answered the call by consistently blowing the Tampa defense off of the line and by not just giving Matt Hasselbeck time in the pocket, but by opening the front of the Tampa defensive line for him to scramble through when the going got tough in the backfield. LB Lofa Tatupu finished the day as the teams leading tackler and made big hits all day long - from when he broadsided RB Carnell "Cadillac" Williams and knocked him out of the game with a rib injury, to his second forced fumble of the game after a completion to Earnest Graham with three minutes and change left on the clock to ice the game.
Things That Made Me Go, "Blech": Poor punt and kick coverage that gave the Buccaneers better starting field possession then they should have had all day long, combined with poor decision making on behalf of Josh Wilson and Nate Burleson (although Burleson earns a pass thanks to his 58-yard punt return in the second quarter). …Two roughing the passer penalties by the defense on third and long plays that extended drives, one by Leroy Hill and one by Rocky Bernard. Both hits were late and deserving of the 15 yards awarded to the Bucs…In an attempt not to be a prototypical Seahawks fan, I'll merely steal a comment from former New Orleans Saints GM Jim Finks who once opined that "I'm not allowed to comment on lousy officiating"…I'm eagerly awaiting Mike Pereira's explanation of how a shin is actually a knee and how a whistle from the crowd that only the punter hears should result in an elementary school playground "do-over".
Offense: The aforementioned offensive line played a rock-solid game, giving Alexander room to cutback and keeping the heat off of Matt Hasselbeck for a majority of the snaps. Hasselbeck, for his part, finished the day 17-22 with 222 yards and a TD pass, showing solid decision-making in the pocket. Shaun Alexander answered the call rushing for over 100 yards and a touchdown, but, perhaps more importantly, he was particularly hard-nosed when it mattered most, rushing for 30 yards on six carries that ate up three and a half valuable minutes at the end of the game. Tight End Marcus Pollard led the team with 5 grabs and has easily justified the front office's decision in signing him during this past offseason.
Bobby Engram once again proved himself invaluable as Matt's safety valve grabbing three key receptions that kept drives alive (and one that led directly to the Seahawks first points of the game). Maurice Morris did well on his few carries and hauled in the play of the game by streaking down the sidelines and nabbing a Hasselbeck rainbow for the game's final score.
On the downside, D.J. Hackett left the field after his first and only reception with a sprained ankle and Deion Branch only made the offensive stat sheet by dropping a pass, which does make him an effective replacement for the departed Darrell Jackson. Mike Holmgren called a few head-scratchers during the course of the game, including a failed flea-flicker and one of his patented third and long draw plays to Mack Strong that quickly brought out the boo-birds at Qwest Field, but by the second quarter Holmgren returned to what he does best: straight up West Coast Football and all's well that ends well.
Defense: The front seven finished the game with six sacks, three forced fumbles and knocked both Jeff Garcia and Cadillac Williams out of the game. Leroy Hill had an up and down game with an early bonehead roughing the passer call on third and long that would ultimately allow Tampa to kick a chip shot field goal offset by a bone crushing hit on Garcia in the third quarter that forced the him from the game. Julian Peterson and Patrick Kearny earned their big paychecks by getting up in Garcia's grill all day long contributing 2 sacks each. Chuck Darby and Darryl Tapp both played strong games from the interior of the line contributing to the sack total, stuffing runs and, in the case of Tapp, swatting down a few passes.
Special Teams: Nate Burleson's fantastic 58 yard punt return aside, the Seahawks' special teams was considerably less-than-stellar. Burleson and rookie Josh Wilson seemed lost on most of the returns, and by lost I mean that they seemed blissfully unaware that the point of football is to matriculate the ball downfield. The duo spent the lion's share of their returns running towards the sidelines or towards their own end zone rather than towards the opponent's goal line.
On the other side of the ball, Ryan Plackemeier and Josh Brown saw booming kicks offset by the coverage teams' complete inability to get downfield in a timely manner which lead to returns when there shouldn't ought to have been any. Against the Tampa Bucs, this didn't lead to disaster, but against a better team, this could have been the difference between victory and defeat. That said, both Plackemeier and Brown nailed all of the various kicks they were asked to make, be it a long field goal or a short pooch punt, with the strength and accuracy that has made them the strongest kicking due in the league.
Additional Notes: Perennial trouble-maker and ex-Seahawk
Jerramy Stevens made one catch late in the game and promptly coughed it up
after contact with NFC Playoff hero Jordan Babineaux. The play would be negated
by a Rocky Bernard roughing the passer penalty, but the play was not lost
on the home crowd in
Marcus Pollard ran over
Tampa Bay LB Quincy Black on the first play from scrimmage of the second half.
The play only went for six yards, but I'm betting that
Another Buc who won't be happy in the film room will be rookie DB Tenard Jackson who was juked out of his shoes by Shaun Alexander on 16 yard dash early in the second quarter.
When Lofa Tatupu blasted Cadillac Williams on the first play of the Buccaneers second drive in the third quarter, the Rookie of the Year 2005 met the Reach of the 2005 Draft. The Reach won … bigtime.
The Golden Microphone Award: One must wonder what the Seahawks did to deserve the "A Team" of Dick Stockton and Brian Baldinger as the announcing team for the season opener.
Between Stockton calling second downs as third downs, announcing Marcus Pollard receptions as catches for Mack Strong and "Baldy" noting how the Seattle crowd wasn't in the game right before Tampa got called for their first false start deep in the Hawks' Nest end zone or spending the vast majority of the first half gushing over elderly Derrick Brooks (who proceeded to get smoked for the game-changing play only after a costly face mask penalty and missing several key tackles against Shaun Alexander), I had a hard time choosing which of the pair was more deserving of the Golden Microphone.
Ultimately I went with
Summary: The Seahawks won a game they were supposed to but not without showing a bit of early season rust. The offense and defense were sluggish out of the gate but managed to dial it back in by the second quarter and put away the Bucs for good before the halfway mark of the fourth quarter.
Both of the units that were
questionable heading into the season, namely the offensive line and the defensive
secondary, had solid outings against an inferior opponent, but the struggles
of the special teams unit is a concern, especially seeing as how Philadelphia
lost a game against the lowly Packers due to poor special teams play earlier
in the day. Still, the Seahawks gave the fans at Qwest Field a solid outing
and early jump on the rest of the division with an opening day victory.
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Stopped in today at my Verizon retailer. Product layout was all reset and updated. Asked the 40 year old clerk his thoughts on earbuds. Told me he has Skullcandy as he thinks they're great for the money. Also suggested the Marley's which he thought were the most popular and good quality. Said Bose were good, but overpriced. Thought Skull was the best for the money. They didn't have one Beats product in the store and Skull was the only over the ear product they carried.
Looked at 3Q estimates and realized sales numbers are lower that 2Q actuals. Are you kidding me? This should be the easiest hurdle since becoming public. A growth company with higher price point products (over the ear), increased Astro sales and international growth while at a minimun holding their own domestically. Still worried about about margins as they do spend money.
Can't wait for next week.
Andrus was pretty strong on his statement last EC about the spending situation. To paraphrase: he stated that they had spent a lot of money in development and endorsements etc. He reiterated that they are starting to see a payback and that they were cutting back and that will be seen in Gross Margins.
Unless that was just fluff, I would think that they are watching their penny's a little closer.
The endorsements are costly, but we are not talking about Michael Jordan and Nike or anything. These celebs are fringe and I'm sure they are getting product as compensation as well as a small fee. Be interesting to see the numbers broke out.
Kate Upton is hot by the way... LOL
Sentiment: Strong Buy
It was more of a sarcastic remark about Johnson's play lately than serious concern for Skul's endorsement expenses.
But yes, I found myself trolling the company website on pictures of Kate Upton and the new Aviators yesterday haha.
Sentiment: Buy
I'll give you my last thoughts before earnings next Wednesday ;-)
Sentiment: Hold
Agreed. I'm in the process of getting cost, markup and inventory turnover numbers for Skul products from friends that work at Best Buy, because I don't agree with MS Jay's reasoning for his downgrade.
I agree with your comment about margins though... Steve Johnson signed just after averaging 57 yards and 1 touchdown per game this season, right before tanking the next couple weeks vs. NE and Arizona. He sold himself high. Probably cost Skul a pretty penny.
prices were increased earlier in the year on the lower end buds fron 16.99 to 19.99, now some say they are reduced to 16.99. imo this was the price when margins were 49%. asto gaming hit a homerun this q. (once again imo.) they will beat the .23c thursday. recent price action is to get weak hands out. i love the recent activity. past q's there were runups to earnings, never works that way. common sence works better than ABC'S/CHARTS
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In the time since our departure from 25 and 10 man progression raiding, I've had many opportunities to reconnect and learn how your lives have been progressing post WoW. New sons and daughters, marriages, marathons, traveling the world, losing 20/50/100lbs!, makin all kinds of gains, dream jobs, dream girls, and the liberating divorce.
It has always been a pleasure being your recruitment officer and having brought so many of you together. Between the boss kills and friendships, the greatest experience you have given me has been watching you grow and learning from you. It is easy to forget, but you are the one percent in this game, both in skill and character. I am pleased beyond words to hear of all your successes in the real world and I look forward to more.
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Release: 07/19/2012
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NOTES: Coached T.J. Weir, who was a 17th round draft pick by Major League Baseball's San Diego Padres after Weir posted an 8-2 record as a senior in 2014 . . . coached Zach Plesac to Mid-American Conference Freshman Pitcher of the Year honors, Collegiate Baseball National Freshman Pitcher of the Year honors in 2014 . . . Plesac was also named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America teams. . . tutored Scott Baker to a record-setting season in 2013 . . . the Mid-American Conference Pitcher of the Year in 2013, Baker was named the recipient of the Gregg Olson Award as the comeback player of the year after posting a 12-2 overall record with a 2.18 earned-run average . . . tutored Baker to American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings All-America Third Team honors and Louisville Slugger All-America Third Team honors . . . improved Ball State's pitching staff from a 5.25 ERA, which ranked ninth in the MAC in 2012, to a 2013 staff that led the MAC with a 3.68 ERA . . . helped the Cardinals to a 31-24 overall record and a 15-12 MAC record in 2013 . . . helped Ball State to the MAC Tournament Championship Game in 2013 and 2015 . . . helped the Cardinals to a MAC Regular-Season Championship, a MAC West Division title and the No. 1 seed in the MAC Tournament in 2014 . . . helped Dayton to the 2012 Atlantic-10 regular and tournament championship title . . . helped the Flyers also captured the regular season crown in 2009 . . . seven of Linklater's pitchers at Dayton were Major League Baseball Draft picks, including two major league level pitchers - Jerry Blevins '04 and Craig Stammen '05 . . . his 2011 Dayton pitching staff ranked second in the nation in walks allowed per nine innings, set a program record in strikeouts (429) and recorded the lowest ERA in program history during the modern era (3.94) . . . 35 percent of his roster for the Southern Ohio Great Lakes team signed a major league contract.
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Size 3:
• Length: 1-1/4"
• Test: 16-lb.