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well... let me know if I can help somehow... I am Brazilian http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org PMS#551 I love my life :)

also found this: PARA Federation: Fed. Paraense de Páraquedismo Presidente: Antonio Cristiano de Lima Teixeira Endereço: R. João Balbi, 64 - Nazaré - CEP 66.055-280 Cidade: Belém - PA E-mail: [email protected] http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org PMS#551 I love my life :)

I was able to find this: http://www.aeroclubedopara.com.br/ Address: Av. Senador Lemos - Passagem São Luis nº 200 Aeroporto Júlio Cesar - Sacramenta - CEP 66.120-080 I could not find anything else about this place....it's actually a school for pilots, but they mention something about AFF course. Here's the website that has all the DZs in Brazil and contact numbers: (in Portuguese) http://www.cbpq.org.br/ NOTE: the state of PA (Para), where Belem is located, is not included on this list. Good luck! http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org PMS#551 I love my life :)

Nice! where will it be? in SP- Brazil? http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org PMS#551 I love my life :)

mine didn't take too long..never does. give them a call http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org PMS#551 I love my life :)

you said it all http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org PMS#551 I love my life :)

R.I.P. Tonto. blue skies and fly free http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org PMS#551 I love my life :)

yeah! Saturday afternoon was greatand yesterday too(even with some crazy winds) and I can't wait to see the pictures! good job guys!

that's such a nice picture!!!!! with a view like that I might forget the draw http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org PMS#551 I love my life :)

... blue skies... hummm

really nice gesture

here I go.... me. Dec. 2006

I wish I could be there jumping with all of you! btw, congrats to Carol Clay that completed her 16.000th jump this past Saturday! CAROL>>> I LOVE YOU!!! YOU ROCK!!!!!!! kisses and kisses!!

hope everything goes well! baby and mo will be fine

WTF? is that for real!? http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org PMS#551 I love my life :)

really cool pictures Paige! thx for sharing! http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org PMS#551 I love my life :)

hi Steven, I just sent you a PM. see you there keka

This is really bad ! I really hope we all can prevent stuff like that to happen! one of CNN top stories http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/10/16/mrsa.cdc.ap/index.html CDC: Drug-resistant staph deaths may surpass AIDS toll CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- More than 90,000 Americans get potentially deadly infections each year from a drug-resistant staph "superbug," the government reported Tuesday in its first overall estimate of invasive disease caused by the germ. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus can be carried by healthy people, living on the skin or in their noses. Deaths tied to these infections may exceed those caused by AIDS, said one public health expert commenting on the new study. The report shows just how far one form of the staph germ has spread beyond its traditional hospital setting. The overall incidence rate was about 32 invasive infections per 100,000 people. That's an "astounding" figure, said an editorial in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association, which published the study. Most drug-resistant staph cases are mild skin infections. But this study focused on invasive infections -- those that enter the bloodstream or destroy flesh and can turn deadly. Researchers found that only about one-quarter involved hospitalized patients. However, more than half were in the health care system -- people who had recently had surgery or were on kidney dialysis, for example. Open wounds and exposure to medical equipment are major ways the bug spreads. In recent years, the resistant germ has become more common in hospitals and it has been spreading through prisons, gyms and locker rooms, and in poor urban neighborhoods. The new study offers the broadest look yet at the pervasiveness of the most severe infections caused by the bug, called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA. These bacteria can be carried by healthy people, living on their skin or in their noses. Dodging superbugs Good hygiene is the best way to avoid infection from a potentially dangerous drug-resistant germ called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA. This staph infection sometimes first appears on the skin as a red, swollen pimple or boil that may be painful or have pus. It can be spread by close skin-to skin contact or by touching surfaces contaminated with the germ. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises: Keep your hands clean by washing thoroughly with soap and water or using an alcohol-based hand cleaner. Keep cuts and scrapes clean and covered with a bandage until healed. Avoid contact with other people's wounds or bandages. Avoid sharing personal items such as towels or razors. Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention An invasive form of the disease is being blamed for the death Monday of a 17-year-old Virginia high school senior. Doctors said the germ had spread to his kidneys, liver, lungs and muscles around his heart. The researchers' estimates are extrapolated from 2005 surveillance data from nine mostly urban regions considered representative of the country. There were 5,287 invasive infections reported that year in people living in those regions, which would translate to an estimated 94,360 cases nationally, the researchers said. Most cases were life-threatening bloodstream infections. However, about 10 percent involved so-called flesh-eating disease, according to the study led by researchers at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There were 988 reported deaths among infected people in the study, for a rate of 6.3 per 100,000. That would translate to 18,650 deaths annually, although the researchers don't know if MRSA was the cause in all cases. If these deaths all were related to staph infections, the total would exceed other better-known causes of death including AIDS _ which killed an estimated 17,011 Americans in 2005 -- said Dr. Elizabeth Bancroft of the Los Angeles County Health Department, the editorial author. The results underscore the need for better prevention measures. That includes curbing the overuse of antibiotics and improving hand-washing and other hygiene procedures among hospital workers, said the CDC's Dr. Scott Fridkin, a study co-author. Some hospitals have drastically cut infections by first isolating new patients until they are screened for MRSA. The bacteria don't respond to penicillin-related antibiotics once commonly used to treat them, partly because of overuse. They can be treated with other drugs but health officials worry that their overuse could cause the germ to become resistant to those, too. A survey earlier this year suggested that MRSA infections, including noninvasive mild forms, affect 46 out of every 1,000 U.S. hospital and nursing home patients -- or as many as 5 percent. These patients are vulnerable because of open wounds and invasive medical equipment that can help the germ spread. Dr. Buddy Creech, an infectious disease specialist at Vanderbilt University, said the JAMA study emphasizes the broad scope of the drug-resistant staph "epidemic," and highlights the need for a vaccine, which he called "the holy grail of staphylococcal research." The regions studied were: the Atlanta, Georgia, metropolitan area; Baltimore, Maryland; Connecticut; Davidson County, Tennessee; the Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area; Monroe County, New York; the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area; Ramsey County, Minnesota.; and the San Francisco, California, metropolitan area. http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org PMS#551 I love my life :)

I don't know if this has been posted already, but I though it was important to share. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,302299,00.html BEDFORD, Va. — A high school student has died as the result of a treatment-resistant staph infection, prompting Virginia officials to shut down 21 schools to keep the illness from spreading. Ashton Bonds, 17, a senior at Staunton River High School in Bedford, Va., died Monday after being hospitalized for a week with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, his mother said. "I want people to know how sick it made my son," Veronica Bonds said. Bedford Superintendent James Blevins said at a news conference Tuesday that the schools will be closed for cleaning Wednesday. Staph infections, including the serious MRSA strain, have spread through schools nationwide in recent weeks, according to health and education officials. MRSA is a strain of staph bacteria that does not respond to penicillin and related antibiotics but can be treated with other drugs. The infection can be spread by skin-to-skin contact or sharing an item used by an infected person, particularly one with an open wound. Many of the infections are being spread in gyms and locker rooms, where athletes — perhaps suffering from cuts or abrasions — share sports equipment. Ashton Bonds played football last year but was not playing this season. Ashton went to Bedford Memorial Hospital on Oct. 4 after complaining of pain in his side, his mother said. He was sent home after doctors ruled out appendicitis, but was readmitted three days later and transported to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Last week doctors diagnosed Ashton with a MRSA infection that had spread to his kidneys, liver, lungs and the muscles around his heart. Early Thursday morning, Ashton had to be sedated and put on a ventilator. He was about to undergo surgery to drain the infection from his lungs when doctors detected a blood clot near his heart. Bonds said the clot was inoperable. http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org PMS#551 I love my life :)

congrats to all competitors! will they have the videos available sometime soon?

so Kevin, will you be there!? I heard you were not there this past weekend... and the one before I was there...but you ...again...NOT. where have you been ghost!? http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org PMS#551 I love my life :)

my jaw dropped when I was watching these videos this morning! the kids are amazing! and btw, Dan, the coach, is too... he was my coach in FL! needless to say, I had a blast! http://team- future.net/ photo_video. html http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org PMS#551 I love my life :)

ME ME ME I loved to watch when I was training BJJ.. I still like it, but I don't get to watch it very often; especially after being so popular...every other weekend we have one..and it's boring. too much "comercial" but yeah.. I like it. I will confirm this Randy "thing" http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org PMS#551 I love my life :)

ewwwwww nasty. sorry... I just hate spiders.. any kind http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org PMS#551 I love my life :)

that is simply beautiful. thank you very much Tim. I will hang that in my wall... so I don't need to answer all the stupid questions at my office, like: why do you jump? are you crazy? blablabla that really made my day.