Julie Lynn

When Shark Week very first came about, I felt it was a positive show. The reason being, after "JAWS," people were terrified of sharks. Many species of sharks are much bigger than us and do have knarly teeth. There is no doubt, these are good reasons to be afraid. What "JAWS" neglected to teach us was the positive influence of sharks and the extreme importance they play in the oceans and their neighborhoods. It was for these reasons I felt Shark Week would educate the grand majority and stop the illusion of them being so bad. This year, Shark Week has become not a teaching tool but a form of Olympic folly at the sharks' expense. Let's not forget the behavioral damage Shark Week is doing to the seals and their importance to the sharks' survival. "Air Shark" is NOT helping educate us. It is doing considerable damage to their survival. Sharks expend an enormous amount of energy to breach. They do this when they are extremely hungry. It is not their first choice of capturing food but one of their last. For "scientists" to tease them into more shallow shallow waters, make them breach, and judge them on their efforts for food is unfathomable. To make matters worse, they are not even giving them food for their efforts to survive. This weakens the shark that is breaching even more. Sharks that would have survived by jumping to catch their seal are now vulnerable to the Orca. This is, once again, depleting the healthy shark population. According to the scientists on this show, breaching is a learned skill. This tells me, sharks in the future will STOP breaching. The sharks that have breached and survived will teach their young not to do this hunting tactic. Seals will learn different behaviors as well. "Air Shark" is making a game out of what sharks do naturally for survival. Apparently, an hour of our entertainment and ratings is more important to the Discovery Channel. Airing "Air Shark" is for Airheads. Let's keep Shark Week about education

I was a senior in high school when I saw "St. Elmo's Fire." A person where the 80's felt like a big chance, choices, and unstable ground. I am now 54 years old and this movie still sticks in my head. I loved Demi Moore's character and STILL think Rob Lowe is to "die for." I appreciate all the elite career lifestyles they were given. To me, this movie signifies many of the choices that were offered to me, as it will to many in that same stage in life. My thanks to all the "Brat Pack" members, the director, Joel Schumacher, and the cast of people who never get recognized. The people behind the scenes. I loved this movie. Thank you.