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scores from russia looks like a heated one between majik and maubeuge........as expected. thanks to kurt and skyleague.com for being there to get us scores. :) go majik and v-max!! :) best wishes to all the competitors for a safe, fast meet. :) arlo

no, no, no. you've got it all wrong. the TUNNEL is the crack house. the flying....well, now. THAT is the crack. if you guys are going 1/2 hr each, at least split it into (2) 1/2-hour blocks of time. you'll take turns in there and get 15 minutes each. just do that twice with (as ari said) at least an hour in between bookings. ex. 1pm-1:30pm...........you and your buddy. 1:30pm -2pm..........crack heads 2pm-2:30pm..........other crack heads 2:30-3pm...............you and your buddy again. 3pm-3:30pm...........you and your buddy are now selling your first born and/or selling platelets to get more time. you also ask if the tunnel is hiring. you will be charged the 1/2 hour rates, so don't expect to go in and pay for 60 minutes worth of time and be able to divide that up, because you can't. but flying an hour to save a few bucks will be pushing it for wasting some money. i think you get far more by having time to take a quick break and debrief each flight as you do it. also, not sure if perris does this as well (i'm guessing they do), but you're not limited to the 2-minute rotations, although i would advise you to do so. :) you can do 2.5 minutes if you want...which is probably what you and your friend will get to even out the rotations. 6 rotations each. you could kick your friends ass and take the rest of his time, too. your call.... enjoy the tunnel and be nice to the instructors out there. going in with the "i'm a skydiver. i know what i'm doing" attitude sucks. i wish i had a dollar for every person that came in and said that to me. "i skydive. i don't need the class." uh huh. those are the ones that you laugh at when you get to see them fly. go figure. let the instructors help you. they are skydivers too and that's what they do....AND they're nice folks to boot. hell, buy 'em all a beer for helping you. pay it forward... enjoy, arlo

or what. i think it's a bad ass shot of kaz getting ready to do some swooping at the hills. tony is an outstanding photographer and i'm glad he got the cover shot and i'm glad kaz got the spotlight. chicas rock. arlo

john, those pics are from section 4, eh? i've rafted the chattooga on many occasions. having the boats tow you to the ramp in the tugaloo helps after a long day of paddling. :) andrea, there's a town called seneca that you probably drove thru to get the the falls and to the chattooga. that's where i lived before moving to FL. the scenery up there is phenomenal and that is one of the things i miss most. good for you for getting to play around in it. it truly is beautiful.... arlo

would someone PM leslie's email address to me? just spent the weekend jumping w/her in AZ and forgot to get it.... thanks in advance! arlo

ditto what everyone else said. too, check out the cover of the june parachutist. the one on the left is an ouragan... f-ing sweet suits. arlo

BREAST CANCER ON RISE IN U.S. MEN link to news WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Male breast cancer is on the rise in the United States -- bad news for men and their doctors, who do not even know to look for it, researchers reported Monday. Although the disease remains extremely rare -- just 1,600 cases are predicted for 2004 -- the 25 percent increase in 25 years is worrying, said Dr. Sharon Giordano of the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, who led the study. "I don't think anybody had specifically looked to see if male breast cancer had been increasing over time, because it is so rare," Giordano said in a telephone interview. "I was surprised to find that it was increasing, although in retrospect I should have known. We have seen a huge increase in breast cancer in woman, as well." No one knows why, added Giordano, a specialist in breast cancer. In both sexes breast cancer is related to the hormone estrogen, so obesity could be a factor. Fat cells produce estrogen. So could environmental chemicals, or changes in lifestyle. Giordano stresses that a great deal more study is needed but noted, "Anecdotally, the male patients I am seeing and treating haven't been heavy and overweight." Even with the increase, male breast cancer represents just 0.6 percent of all breast cancers and less than 1 percent of all malignancies in men, Giordano's team reports in the July issue of the journal Cancer, published online this week. Her team analyzed data from the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results 1973 to 1998 database, which represents about 14 percent of the U.S. population. They found the incidence of male breast cancer rose from 0.86 per 100,000 men in 1973 to 1.08 per 100,000 men in 1998. "While, it's not as high of an increase in cases as that in women, men should be alert to the possibility that the disease could affect them," Giordano said. They looked specifically at 2,524 cases of male breast cancer and 380,856 cases of female breast cancer over the 25 years. Compared to female patients, men with breast cancer were older when diagnosed, age 67 for men versus 62 for the average woman, and were more likely to have advanced disease that had spread. "Overall, if you look at raw numbers it looks worse but it really reflects the fact that it is diagnosed at later stages, and when men are older. If you look at it look at stage by stage it is the same," Giordano added. "It's perhaps ironic that tumors in men are easier to feel than they are in women, yet the disease is being discovered at a later stage in men than in women." One reason is that men and their doctors may assume they are experiencing a common and benign condition called gynecomastia, or enlargement of the breasts, Giordano said. Breast cancer overall will affect more than 200,000 Americans this year and will kill 40,000, the American Cancer Society says.

koreans and philippinos all look alike. good answer.

our young philippino friend laura song is celebrating another birthday this year. i think this one makes 25. happy birthday la! make sure to have oren bake a huge mushy chocolate cake for your birthday for all of us to eat. love ya, arlo

there's a reason why i drive 2 hours to skydive. :) i just looooooooooove the hills. and tk, i can't remember who suggested it, but next time everyone's out like that, i wanna see some of those famous pancakes (just not at 7am, please )!!! thanks for a superb weekend and a belated happy birthday to patty woods and tony hathaway. arlo

this thursday? i'm really trying to avoid the $70 shuttle. if someone is headed to eloy from PHX around 1:30pm or later, lemme know. of course, i'd give ya money for gas and beer. arlo

yeah, but that wouldn't be too cool to do. if it wasn't lost due to a broken bracket, i wouldn't ask them for a new one. l&b provide outstanding customer service and asking them for a new one when it wasn't their fault just costs them money. this may, in turn, cause them to whittle down the customer service in the long run...which wouldn't be a good thing. anyway, sorry you lost your audible. either replacement would be a good choice.

bird retired...sold his stuff. he's getting to spend more time with his kids now and i'm sure he's loving that. i still got to see him a couple weekends back at zhills hanging out, though. bird's a good man....

say 'what' again, i dare you. i double dare you motherfucker! say 'what' one more goddamn time! what does he look like? he's black. go on... he's bald. does he look like a bitch? what? (BANG!) does he look like a bitch? no! then why you try to fuck him like a bitch.. (BANG) oh, i'm sorry. did i break your concentration? i LOVE this movie. arlo

So thats Arlo! Cool. i don't know what you guys are talking about. those people are trouble and i would NEVER be in the midst of anything like that... arlo

it is solly. :) thanks for keeping me straight on that one. i knew joey was doing alot of 180s, though.

how sweet was THAT? smooth as silk. ari, you're right that it didn't looked rush AT ALL. nice, smooth, stops, blah blah. makes me miss 4-way. i do love what they did at the end. joey's about to break off into some bootie flying and then joins the gang for a photo op, then doug does a little geeking himself. right on, guys!!! majik rocks. :) arlo

let's bump this mother back up. :) i love lisa because she had my back during the water war a couple months back... but MOSTLY because i have to love anyone that's more trouble than i am. ...and she's real. and i like real. ...and she's my sister. love on ya, arlo

happy f-ing birthday, Trouble! much love, arlo

much, much respect and congrats to everyone on yet another world record! i got a text saying you guys did 42. i left a message with kyle telling him: okay! you guys are just showing OFF now! keep breaking that record (at least until the party tomorrow night)! rip it UP! arlo

organ donation is truly one of the most incredible gifts of life. thank you for posting this to heighten awareness for organ donation and big thanks to the girl in your class that did her speech on it. that speech could save so many lives... amazing the power of words.... everyone have a safe weekend. arlo

albeit it late, just got a call from perris. they were practicing today and built 32 of 34 i think kyle said. it was definitely in the 30s with 2 out. that is fucking outstanding!!! tomorrow it begins. go get the record and have yourselves a party saturday night! go big! arlo

i'm not much of a praying person, but i'm praying for the best for raff and his family.

any additional news on raff this morning?

korean? your dog? nahhhhhhhh. not EVEN gonna touch that one. (but i bet lauras might comment...) arlo