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Installed flooring inmy office. I plan to install the same flooring in my bedrooms.
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Delivered on time.
Arrived in perfect condition.
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This floor was very easy to lay. I had a friend help me lay this floor. It took only a day to lay over 700 sq ft of flooring. I used the bellawood premium underlayment. It was hard to spend the extra few dollars on this but well worth it. The noise level is low and the floor doesn't feel ice cold all the time. The bad thing with this flooring is that it scratches easy and show all the dirt and smudges. Just using a mop and bucket of water has been the best way for me to clean these floors. Just put pads on the bottoms of all chairs, take your shoes off at the door and they will look good.
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easy to work with clicked together nicely with a little help of the installation kit tools. make sure u have a sharp blade on your table saw/miter box
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This is the easiest wood floor I have ever installed. It does scratch easily, but the scratches are easy to repair or hide. I LOVE THIS FLOOR. Can't wait to install in living room also.
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We had our bedrooms, dining room, and main hallway done in the Scarlet Antique bamboo. They are beautiful! We were told by LL that we would need t-moulding (for the door junctions) but our contractor said we didn't. I'm so happy we didn't put them down so the floors run the full length without a bump. I was nervous the color would be too dark for our small house but it makes everything look higher end.
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I love the floor. It was easy to install and seems to be extremely durable. I tested for scratch resistance on a scrap piece and found it fairly easy to scratch. The stain is fairly dark so I would expect this. It seems fairly easy to conceal the scratches. Overall I'm very happy with the floor quality and its' ease of installation.
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Excellent service. One box had a few damaged boards in it. Luckily I was able to finish the floor without having to exchange the boards. It's about an hour drive to the closest store so I'm glad I didn't have to go back. Also waiting another week for the new pieces to acclimate would have been a big set back. I have no doubt they would have replaced the boards if I decided to go back. I highly recommend Lumber Liquidators.
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I have read lots of reviews of the is product. But, after reading negative reviews, I found not all are true. Bamboo looks and feels great. I personally like the look and feel. Made my house feel rich and colorful.
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If you want to install bamboo over concrete, make sure you hire a specialist and you specify squeaks and creaks in your warranty contract. I didn't do that and now i'll have to remove it and do it over, it's the noisiest floor i've ever walked on.
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Using in an office; looks fantastic; easy to clean - use dust mop, little vinegar and water for smudges. Gives a very warm feeling to room.
The flooring installed very easily. The boards appearance and quality are very consistent. As other have said, it does scratch easily and shows dust/dirt. A majority of the scratches I've noticed so far are not from the dog, but from moving furniture. I picked up some scratch away and it works pretty well. In the kitchen I caulked the boards together, but in the living/dining room I did not. You can hear the boards shift a bit when you walk on them where I didn't caulk. I would recommend this floor if you like it's look, but I probably wouldn't install it again.
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Q:This flooring shows footprints and smudges really bad. Is there a particular type of floor cleaner I should be using to reduce the smudges and footprints?
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Q:I was reading that Bamboo flooring from China may contain high levels of urea formaldehyde, a toxic chemical and to make sure that the flooring you buy is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). Can you tell me if the Morning Star Scarlet Antique Bamboo click flooring (which I have) is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council and if it's formaldehyde free?
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Q:Other then the Bellawood spray on a terry cloth mop, what else can I wipe this floor up with ? I have this floor in hallway, livingroom and dining room. WE LOVE IT.
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WASHINGTON -- Before Thursday's game, Nationals manager Davey Johnson thought he was going to watch first baseman Adam LaRoche take early batting practice on the field at 3:30 p.m. ET at Nationals Park, but Johnson was surprised to see as many nine players taking early batting practice, which was a good sign as far as Johnson was concerned.
Entering Thursday's action, the Nationals were near the bottom of the National League in offense and Johnson decided to add a spark by placing Steve Lombardozzi second and Jayson Werth fourth in the batting order, while putting Anthony Rendon on the bench.
Lombardozzi had been productive coming off the bench this season, going 10-for-29 (.345) with three RBIs entering Thursday's action. When second baseman Danny Espinosa was out of the lineup because of a hand injury last week, Lombardozzi went 7-for-21 (.333) with three RBIs.
Asked why Lombardozzi was playing third base instead of second base, Johnson said he still believes in Espinosa, who is off to a slow start, going 9-for-58 (.155) with a home run and three RBIs.
"We need to get Espinosa going. It's his birthday [Thursday]," Johnson said. "My main concern is to get guys going."
Johnson said he takes full responsibility for the losses and goes to be bed late at night trying to figure out how to help the team win.
"I think I'm not doing what I need to do to make it more comfortable for guys," Johnson said. "With this group, it more about waiting for everybody getting comfortable. … Waiting for all that to start feeling more relaxing for guys to get quality at-bats.
"Rather than throwing the whole bench in the lineup and a bunch of different things, which I call over-managing, let [most of the regulars] go play. They are all so motivated anyway, it's almost like I don't want to push them. It's always baseball season. I'm always up in the middle of the night trying to dream up something. I like the ballclub. It's such a long haul."
Bill Ladson is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, All Nats All the time. He also could be found on Twitter @WashingNats. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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Halle Berry might be 46 but she's pregnant and proud! Now that the news of her and fiance Oliver Martinez expecting their first child is out, she's been rockin' her bump everywhere. But guess what? Halle's not the only leading lady who has had a baby after the big 4-0. Tina Fey, Courtney Cox, Mariah Carey and tons more have done the same.
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Near upscale shops
This European-style boutique hotel is across the street from Anaheim's Honda Center and a block from Angel Stadium, a mile from The Block at Orange mall, and 2.6 miles from Disneyland® Resort.
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French country charm infuses the Ayres Hotel's intimate lobby, which hosts an evening reception Monday - Thursday, and the Saint-Germain Room, the site of daily complimentary breakfasts.
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The 133-room Ayres Hotel Anaheim features a small lobby with marble floors and a fireplace seating area with richly patterned carpets, velvet sofas, French reproduction art, and draped windows. Complimentary amenities include an outdoor pool and spa, weekday newspapers at the front desk, freshly baked cookies each evening in the lobby, and high-speed Internet access in the lobby.
A complimentary breakfast is available during your stay.
- Outdoor pool
- Spa tub
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Free breakfast
- Fitness facilities
- Total number of rooms - 133
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Multilingual staff
- 24-hour front desk
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Shopping center shuttle (surcharge)
- Number of floors - 4
- ATM/banking
- Meeting rooms
- Parking (limited spaces)
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- Conference space size (meters) - 111
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- Conference space size (feet) - 1200
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A complimentary breakfast buffet is offered daily.
Room service is available during limited hours.
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The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
- Accessible bathroom
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is noon
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Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 3 children 12 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
- Deposit: USD 125 per stay
Optional extras
- Self parking fee: USD 10 per night (in/out privileges)
- Early check-in fee: USD 35
- Late check-out fee: USD 35
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Tuesday, Jan. 28, the students who have participated in the Fairfax County Youth Leadership Program's class of 2001-2002 will graduate in a ceremony to be held at the county Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax. The ceremony scheduled from 4 - 6 p.m. will be held in rooms 9 and 10 of the conference center. Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Katherine K. Hanley, County Executive Anthony H. Griffin, school personnel, parents and teachers of the participants will be on hand for the ceremony.
This innovative program, launched by Fairfax County, is preparing the
next generation to become engaged citizens and leaders in the community.
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A total of 19 students will graduate from the 2002 class of the Youth Leadership Program, one student from nearly all Fairfax County's high schools and secondary schools. Each month during the program the students attended three-hour sessions sponsored by different county agencies. Through these sessions and an internship in July 2002, students gained first-hand experience in local government and the services provided to citizens, as well as learned about the challenges faced in meeting the county's growing needs. They also met with decision-makers in government and learned about the role of citizens in shaping policy and establishing priorities to meet community needs. The issues the students explored during the year-long program include housing and homelessness, human services challenges and solutions, budgeting during an uncertain economy, meeting the recreational and cultural needs of citizens, public safety in today's world, and land use planning and development.
The students were selected based on their individual achievements in school and their involvement at their schools and in the community. The class of 2002 includes the following students: Shion Chang, Lake Braddock Secondary School; Natasha J. Clay, Hayfield Secondary School; Benjamin Click, West Springfield High School; Reese Dandawate, Fairfax High School; Puja Deverakonda, South Lakes High School; Cosmo Fujiyama, McLean High School; Emily Ann Halonen, Herndon High School; Andrew Howlett, Chantilly High School; Sarah Jugo, Robert E. Lee High School; Albert Lawrence, Mount Vernon High School; Jamie Miranda, Robinson Secondary School; Nancy Ngo, Stuart High School; Jamie Segal, Langley High School; Lauren Shea, Edison High School; Michael Sorrell, Centreville High School; Claiborne Tompkins, West Potomac High School; NatalieWallace, Annandale High School; Michael Wain, Oakton High School; and Eun-Mee Yang, Falls Church High School.
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Starters for 12/21/12
Kris Medlen | Atlanta Braves
Let's focus for a minute. We are talking about 12 starts. At least with breakout stars like Chris Sale and Wade Miley it was a full season of work; both topped 190 innings. Medlen threw 138 in all, just 84 of which came as a starter. Mind you, they were an elite 84 innings, but that doesn't mean you start relying on him as you would a Jake Peavy or James Shields, let alone a Justin Verlander or Clayton Kershaw. The equation changes when we get into auction leagues because he is almost assuredly a cheap asset, but for the purposes of our exercise here, we're talking straight draft where there aren't differing costs.
Medlen has become something of a party-crasher as the Braves were expecting a rotation of Tim Hudson and blue chip prospects, but Tommy Hanson's fizzling out and subsequent trade plus Julio Teheran's slowed progress (though he still very much remains a blue chip prospect) has opened the door for Medlen. Those not terribly familiar with Medlen may think he is a hot prospect himself, but he is actually 27 years old. The future is no doubt appealing for Medlen, though. He missed all of his 2011, but his 2010 was another hybrid season where he threw 84 innings (108 in all) with encouraging results including a 3.86 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 6.6 K/9, and 3.9 K/BB.
Roy Halladay | Philadelphia Phillies
This may feel like a no-brainer to some. To you: good. You are the ones who pass the class; the rest of you please see me afterward. One year does not a trend make. Yes, Halladay is 36 years old, which definitely adds some extra risk, but 12 months ago he was still unquestionably a top-three pitcher with Verlander and Kershaw; now he's being viewed, at least by some, as a washed up hag. His pristine seven-year track record from 2005-2011 during which the only thing that stopped him was a freak injury (caused by a line drive from Kevin Mench and his big dumb head) is enough to rely on and go back to the well in 2013.
And let's not pretend he completely fell apart in 2012. The walk rate spiked a bit to a rate most would kill for but looked horrific against his career-best 2.1 BB/9, and yet he still maintained a 3.7 K/BB in his 156 innings. He was got hit harder, resulting in his first groundball rate south of 50 percent (45 percent) while his line drive was a career-worst 23 percent. You should only be concerned if you believe this was a loss of skill as opposed to injury-related (or mere bad luck). It was the latter for me, so I'm still on board for 2013, and while he may not be "best pitcher in the game"-level, I expect pretty damn close.
Brandon Morrow | Toronto Blue Jays
I think Morrow is actually the long reliever of the Blue Jays now after their trades, so I probably should've left this for Dan Mennella's Keeper Reaper. Joking aside, the massive influx of talent north of the border hasn't cost Morrow his job. In fact, it removed a lot of the burden off of him to be a front-line guy, though I don't believe "pressure to be great" or anything of that nature has caused Morrow to constantly disappoint relative to expectations. Unless, of course, the pressure was literal and caused his right forearm (2011) and left oblique (2012) to break.
Morrow flipped everything on its head last year. After years of promising peripherals, disappointing ERAs, and FIPs to dream on, he saw his strikeout rate dip by nearly 2.5 per game, his ERA plummet below 3.00, and his FIP elevate to a level that said it probably wasn't legitimate. The biggest switch was finally showing some ability to leave runners stranded. His two years as a full-time starter saw him fail to strand even 70 percent of his baserunners, but that jumped to 77 last year.
So where we are now? Unfortunately, we are where we've been: waiting for an ultra-promising arm to deliver a full season of the excellence he has shown he is capable of in spurts. With that, it is extremely difficult to envision keeping him in any league using the entire player pool, save the deepest dynasty-type leagues. Remember how Rich Harden used to tease us? Morrow doesn't have a pair of injury-addled sub-50 inning seasons in his mid-20s like Harden did, but we haven't seen him throw even 180 yet, and the injuries sustained aren't exactly innocuous non-arm injuries (add right shoulder and bicep as the pre-2011 ailments). Venture at your own risk, but remember, your league doesn't reward potential.
Paul Sporer is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @sporer
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While you very well could be right about Medlen, I think you're underselling him.
Dec 22, 2012 07:04 AM
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I disagree. In no way am I questioning his talent to be a strong fantasy asset, rather I'm preaching caution based on a small sample of pure excellence. Underselling him would be to ding his ability and suggest that not only is it too small of a sample, but it also didn't accurately convey his talent.
Dec 22, 2012 07:35 AM
I expect Medlen to do better than 2010 for ERA & WHIP and to push the Ks into the 7s at least. That's not going out on a limb but an ERA under 3.5 and a WHIP under 1.2 is super solid.
Dec 23, 2012 12:02 PM
Any thoughts on Samardzjia? He was a big surprise and one reason I took my league's title. 3.8
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The President and his team still don't understand why their base is so angry that actions like this are occurring. They blame bloggers, the "professional left," the "internet left fringe" and other vague classifications of people for their political woes. Sorry, guys, you were the geniuses who thought you could keep the base pacified with Cinderella Crumbs and keep the cash and love flowing.
How's all of it working out for you? Not very well (AP):
President Barack Obama got heckled at a fundraiser Wednesday night by protesters pushing for more funding for AIDS programs and quicker action to allow gays to serve openly in the military.
Activists yelled slogans and held signs aloft reading "Obama broken promises KILL." Supporters of the president tried to drown them out with shouts of "O-bam-a! O-bam-a!"
The hecklers were so raucous Obama went off-script several times to address them, insisting he's increased AIDS funding and is working to overturn the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. He told them to go shout at Republicans, noting that a vote on repealing "don't ask, don't tell" failed this week in the Senate, with Republicans united in opposition.
And his inner circle is breaking up; all I can say is the President needs some reality-based people in his administration. The traditional, fossilized Beltway thinking means the WH is inhabited by pod people.
The inner circle – Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, senior advisers David Axelrod and Valerie Jarrett, press secretary Robert Gibbs and Vice President Biden – is breaking up, or at least breaking open. Emanuel is widely expected to run for mayor of Chicago, and Axelrod is likely to leave this spring to prepare for Obama's 2012 reelection effort.
Some former aides and allies of the president expressed hope that Obama will take advantage of the departures – which are common at the two-year point in any presidency – to bring in outsiders who will challenge the president's current team.
"They miscalculated where people were out in the country on jobs, on spending, on the deficit, on debt," said a longtime Democratic strategist who works with the White House on a variety of issues. "They have not been able to get ahead of any of it. And it's all about the insularity. Otherwise how do you explain how a group who came in with more goodwill in decades squandered it?" The strategist asked not to be identified in order to speak freely about the president and his staff.
I guess political sophistication takes on a whole new meaning when executed by these WH brainiacs who slagged any critics as naive about how things work. Joe Sudbay said exactly what I was thinking this AM when I read about this story.
The failure to pass DADT repeal rests with the President. And, before the apologists start screeching that it was Congress and the Republicans, ask what Obama did to help pass the Defense Authorization bill. There's a simple answer: Nothing. Not a word.
Yes, there's a reason people are heckling. It's the only chance to be heard. Our advocacy organizations aren't doing their jobs. Most of those groups dropped their organizational missions in exchange for for access and invitations long ago. The only reason the DADT legislative compromise made it this far is because SLDN and SU kept pushing and GetEQUAL upped the pressure.
And GetEqual has a brilliant, scathing new video out about all those broken promises by Team Obama and LGBT "leadership." And all of these people are caught on video with dates for legislative progress that are dust in the wind…
We intend, whatever the issue, to continue our mission of "empower[ing] the LGBTQ community and our allies to take bold action to demand full legal and social equality, and to hold accountable those who stand in the way." As a community, it's time to STOP trying to be liked and accepted and DEMAND that we be treated with EQUALITY and DIGNITY!
GetEqual shares some of the heartbreaking promises over the past three years from elected officials President Obama, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and Representative Barney Frank. Also includes clips from Rae Carey of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and Joe Solmonese from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC).


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An Observational Study of Early Coagulopathy, or Clotting Disorder, in Injured Patients
This study has been withdrawn prior to enrollment.
(PI no longer at Emory; no participants enrolled, study not conducted)
Emory University
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First received: August 27, 2008
Last updated: November 15, 2013
Last verified: November 2013
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Trauma continues to be the major killer of young Americans, mainly due to hemorrhage or brain injury. In trauma centers, up to a quarter of these severely injured patients arrive with a coagulopathy and thereby experience an increased risk of death, despite the current standard of medical and surgical management. The PI for this grant proposal is a fellowship-trained trauma surgeon who works full-time at Grady Memorial Hospital (GMH), the only Level I Trauma Center in Atlanta. It is only one of four Level 1 trauma centers for the entire state of Georgia. This research is a direct extension of the retrospective research the PI has previously published. Her retrospective research discovered a previously undescribed form of coagulopathy, early trauma induced coagulopathy (ETIC), which cannot be explained by present paradigms. Two civilian trauma articles as well as military data from the Iraq war have substantiated the occurrence of ETIC, but no prospective literature has defined it or its kinetics. More importantly, the results from these studies represent a new paradigm shift, in which ETIC appears to be a primary dysfunction which is independently associated with death. Therefore, its early identification and correction is crucial for our mechanistic understanding, and ultimately, our choice of interventions and improved survival. GMH is a high-volume trauma center that sees patients with a variety of injury mechanisms, and, therefore, is the perfect setting to confirm ETIC. First, the project will confirm the prevalence of ETIC with an observational prospective cohort of injured patients. Data on the coagulation system and risk factors, both known and suspected, of all patients will be collected upon patient arrival as well as patient outcome with all identifying information protected. This is the first prospective research project that will allow simultaneous control of confounders associated with outcome and thereby scientifically validate the occurrence of ETIC. One unique component of our data collection is a focus on the timing of events as they relate to the development and consequences of coagulopathy, to account for the dynamic process. At the completion of data collection, a matched cohort of ETIC and non-ETIC blood samples will be tested for coagulation factors to provide insight into ETIC's pathophysiology. In the short term, our conclusions will assist us in our approach to resuscitation of the bleeding trauma patient as some trauma centers have already started to change protocols based on our present incomplete understanding of trauma-induced coagulopathy. In addition, the coagulation system data collected in this study will lead to pathophysiological answers and to more refined hypotheses for future research at a coagulation system level. Ultimately an understanding of ETIC will lead to a more effective, tailored treatment. Our main study hypothesis is that post-trauma coagulopathy is a primary dysfunction that occurs early after a traumatic event in up to 25% of all trauma patients triaged to Trauma Center care.
|Trauma-induced Coagulopathy
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Early Trauma Induced Coagulopathy (ETIC): A Pilot Study to Determine Its Definition and Risk Factors
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Bleeding Disorders Wounds and InjuriesU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Emory University:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Development of coagulopathy as defined by abnormal PT/INR [ Time Frame: Admission to Trauma Center ]
Biospecimen Retention: Samples Without DNA
|Study Start Date:
|July 2008
|Study Completion Date:
|July 2009
|Primary Completion Date:
|June 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Trauma patients arriving at a Level I trauma center who activated the Trauma Team criteria for a "stat pack" trauma admission
Inclusion Criteria:
- > 17 years of age
GMH Emergency Care Center (ECC) admission with trauma team activation - referred to by GMH nomenclature as a "STAT-pack." Trauma team activation criteria were developed from standard criteria published by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma and published in Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient manual 2006 edition and modified for GMH use. A trauma patient is declared a STAT-pack if they meet one of the following criteria:
- Ejection from a motor vehicle or motorcycle
- Extremes of age: pediatric < 6 years of age or an adult > 65 yrs of age
- One of the following: HR > 120; RR > 30; Systolic BP < 100; GCS < 13; Basal temperature < 35 degrees C
- Penetrating trauma to head/neck/thorax/abdomen including flank and back/antecubital fossa/groins/popliteal space
- Suspected neurological injury i.e. spinal cord injury
- Traumatic amputation above the wrist or ankle
- Mangled or crush to an extremity
- History of trauma in a patient who is combative, has deteriorating vital signs or is hemorrhaging from an open wound
- Physician or EMS discretion
- Patients admitted to GMH ECC directly from the site of injury
Exclusion Criteria:
- < 18 years of age
- Any patient who is pronounced dead by health care personnel prior to any blood sampling
- Any patient who arrives undergoing CPR and is pronounced dead without resumption of vital signs
- Transfers from other health care facilities
- Any patient known to be taking anti-coagulant or anti-platelet medicine
- Any patient with a known predisposing history of a coagulation or platelet defect
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Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00744003
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00744003
|United States, Georgia
|Grady Memorial Hospital
|Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30303
Sponsors and Collaborators
Emory University
|Principal Investigator:
|Jana BA MacLeod, MD
|Assistant Professor Of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine
More Information
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Emory University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00744003 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
ETIC Study ( Other Identifier: Other )
|Study First Received:
|August 27, 2008
|Last Updated:
|November 15, 2013
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Blood Coagulation Disorders
Hemostatic Disorders
Hematologic Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Hemorrhagic Disorders
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All season long Chapelboro.com's "Hoop It Up" will be republishing select excerpts from Return To The Top on the 20th Anniversary of Dean Smith's 2nd NCAA title season in 1993. Check back on Monday of each week for the next RTTT.
By Henrik Rodl, UNC '93
New Orleans would be different from Indianapolis. I could feel that Sunday on the trip back from the Meadowlands after winning the NCAA East Regional. And I knew it even more on Tuesday when we gathered for practice after taking Monday off.
We all went crazy two years before when we beat Temple to earn that trip to the Final Four. It had been nine years since Carolina had been to the Final Four, and the pressure to return had gotten pretty intense. It seemed like getting to Indy was the victory that year. We practice hard but it almost seemed like that whole week was one big victory lap – we were taking a bow for just getting back to the Final Four.
Ten of 15 players on this year's roster were seniors and juniors and had been to Indianapolis, and we approached Final Four practice week with a much more business-like demeanor. Our practices were just like they'd been all year – enough cracking on each other to have fun and keep things loose, but when Coach Smith blew the whistle to start practice it was serious business. That continuity told me we weren't in for any surprises when we got to New Orleans.
Coach Smith downplayed the rematch with Coach Williams of Kansas from the beginning of the week. That had been a much bigger issue two years before when the seniors had been freshmen and Coach Williams was still at Carolina. This year, I was the only player on the team with any connection to Coach Williams. I was introduced to Carolina basketball about nine years before when Coach Williams taught at a camp in Germany. He had tapes of Carolina games and that's when I became a Tar Heel and Michael Jordan fan. I had never experienced anyone who could be friendly but tough as well. I respected him from the outset and wanted to learn more about this place called North Carolina.
We didn't leave for New Orleans until Friday morning, Coach preferring to stay in Chapel Hill, practice and go to class and not get caught up in all the hoopla in New Orleans. I think that was a smart thing to do – a very smart thing to do. The environment – the bars, the music, the food, the crowds – could make it difficult to concentrate on basketball. We landed in New Orleans, went straight to the Superdome and, after practice and press conferences, we checked into the hotel InterContinental. The atmosphere started to sink in as a jazz band in the lobby was playing our fight song when we arrived. Almost immediately, some of us walked down St. Charles Avenue, across Canal Street and over to Bourbon Street.
Coach Smith occasionally will put us in a hotel away from the crowd if he's worried about distractions. We stayed well out of town in Indianapolis in '91, but New Orleans was so jammed full of people there wasn't anywhere else to go. So we stayed at the Carolina-designated hotel, with our athletic department staff, Educational Foundation group and fans. Our fans are great, don't get me wrong, but it was a change having to sign autographs every time you went for a team meal or get off the elevator. It was especially difficult for guys like George Lynch and Eric Montross. I give those guys credit for being patient with all the fans' requests and still being able to keep their focus and not get side-tracked.
Scott Cherry and Pat Sullivan did their excellent job of keeping us loose in the locker room before the Kansas game. After we're all dressed and waiting for the coaches to come in, Scott and Pat would start throwing a basketball around like they're the Harlem Globetrotters. The problem is they're not as good as the Globetrotters, and there is no telling where the ball would end up. Usually, it bounced off a wall or someone's head. It was good for a few laughs and a diversion.
Coach Smith came in a few minutes before we went out for warm-ups. He went over a few key points and then said, "If you don't know how to play basketball by now, there's not much time to teach you."
Fortunately, he taught us pretty well. The Kansas game was a solid, all-around performance. There were no nerves like two years before in Indianapolis, no long scoring droughts that killed us then. We got out of the block well, withstood a little run by Kansas midway through the first half, then maintained the lead the rest of the game. Donald Williams hit a big 3-pointer with us ahead by three and 2:43 left in the game. That lifted the margin to six points and was the key basket. The final was Carolina 78, Kansas 68.
Afterward we dressed and watched the first half of the Kentucky-Michigan game in some seats designated for us behind media row. That was one of the few times we were able to relax and have some fun. We turned around and waved to our families and friends in the stands. Then at halftime we went back to the locker to get our bags and leave. Walking out, all the Carolina fans on the far side saw us and gave us a standing ovation. That was worth a few goose bumps.
We had no strong feelings about who we'd like to play Monday night in the championship game. But once Michigan won the second semifinal in overtime, I guess there was a consensus of satisfaction for the match-up. We'd show in Hawaii we were as solid as Michigan and everyone relished the opportunity to play them again.
Coach Smith did a classy thing Sunday before practice at the Superdome. NCAA officials had asked each coach to bring his five starters to the press conference, but Coach Smith said he'd like for Pat, Kevin Salvadori and me to go as well. We played eight players pretty consistently all season, and Coach was kind of making a statement that a team doesn't get to the championship game with just five players. We should have taken all 15 players.
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After Floor Plan: The New First Floor
I seemed to have washed away some confusion by posting the new second floor last week. To make voting a breeze from here on out (well, sort of), here's the revised first floor to get you ready for People's Choice Round Three — kitchen features.
Compare the original floor plan to what's to come. What big changes do you immediately notice?
- The living room is moved and expanded.
- Hello, foyer!
- The home will have a laundry room (where the dining room used to be)(!!!!).
- The front porch is now the office/bonus area.
- The kitchen is getting moved to the back of the home to enjoy the lake views.
- Plus, there's secluded family room right off the foyer.
- There will be two bathrooms downstairs, a Jack and Jill bathroom between the two bedrooms and a powder room underneath the stairs.
Some things that are staying the same, sort of:
- There will still be two bedrooms on the main level.
- The sunroom is staying in the same spot, at the right rear of the home.
Note: All specifications and designs are subject to change without notice.
Update 2/4/14: Revised Floor Plan
Our design team updated the floor plan to make a few things a little clearer for you all. First, although the dining room will not be its own separate room per se, it will be in between the living room and kitchen, denoted as #6 on the revised floor plan (above). Second, #2 on the floor plan is a Jack and Jill bathroom shared between the main floor's two bedrooms (#1 and #4). Lastly, the kitchen (#3) is actually being moved to the back of the home to enjoy the lake views. The front of the house will feature the bedrooms, laundry room (#5), foyer (#8) and family room (#10).


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Just a few days ago, an article by Declan Butler was published in Nature regarding PLoS' open-access publishing model. This article was not well accepted by various open access advocates and science bloggers in general.
Johnathan Eisen from The Tree of Life was the first (that I noticed) to responde to the article and then many others followed along the same line.
Shortly after, Timo Hannay posted a "take two" at Nature's Nascent that seemed to settle things down.
What I find to be the most notorious aspect in this whole string of events is that there is quite a large community of science bloggers that are ready to offer their "peer-review" in situations such as these. Is this a good thing? I would like to believe so…
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Despite a second successive LV= Cup loss, London Welsh head coach Lyn Jones is confident his players are getting used to what is expected of them at the highest level as a result, writes Charlie Talbot-Smith.
Jones felt his side were competitive after 20 minutes when trailing 10-6, but 24 unanswered first-half points followed as Gloucester's domination made Welsh's improved second-half display insignificant as the Cherry and Whites eased to a 46-20 triumph.
With Nick Scott and James Tideswell crossing after half-time, Jones was pleased with his side's fighting spirit, but conceded they will need to learn from their first-half frailties in order to improve.
"I was delighted with our second-half performance but I was disappointed with certain aspects of our game," said Jones.
"Our set-piece and lineout weren't accurate enough but at 10-6 at the end of the first quarter I thought we were right in it.
"However we then went through a bad series and the Gloucester side kicked on as they are very confident at the moment but we did well to come back and show some fight.
"The competition is beneficial to us as we get more at ease with the standard that we are required to play, because a lot of our players have just played in the Championship."
Meanwhile Gloucester number eight Ben Morgan, who scored a hat-trick, insisted the entire squad will have to continue to carry their weight if they are to challenge on more than one front this season.
The 23-year-old highlighted the ability of his side's replacements to fill the boots of those before them to ensure the victory, but crediting Welsh for putting his side under pressure in a more evenly contested second period.
"I think in the first-half we showed that when we start holding ball and going through our phases we can be very dangerous," said Morgan.
"Second half we threw it about a little bit more and to be fair to them they came back and put some real pressure on us but we ground out the result.
"When you are up by a few points it definitely gives you some freedom for a bit of creativity and to throw it about but it shows we cannot get too loose because it allowed them back into the game.
"It was definitely good to blow a few cobwebs out after a week off but it was good to see the guys off the bench and guys with not a lot of game time just step into the roll.
"That is what we need moving forward. We need guys in the squad who, no matter who is playing, can step into the role and keep the Gloucester movement going forward."
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For a change of pace this year, try picking up a little Spanish wine. Though often challenging to find around here, these Old World bottles can be some of the greatest bargains.
Fine wine can be found in almost every corner of the globe these days, but sourcing a decent, if not exceptional kosher wine, well, that may take some legwork — unless you know where to point your palate.
For a change of pace this year, picking up a little Spanish may be the way to go. Although Spanish wines are often lost in the shuffle to grab the latest Beaujolais from Brouilly, Primitivo from Puglia or Cabernet from California, these Old World wines with a rich history are some of the greatest wine bargains anywhere.
Drinking the Circle of Life
Dr. Moisés Cohen knows his Spanish history well. Until as recently as 1976, Jews had been prohibited from owning land in Spain, going all the way back to the Inquisition. According to Cohen, he became the first Sephardic Jew in half a millennium to buy land in Spain when he purchased a vineyard in 2000. His company, Elvi Wines, in the Priorat region of Catalonia, southwest of Barcelona, produces the prestigious Clos Mesorah label, as well as several other outstanding wines.
Winemaking and agronomy is in his family's blood, says Cohen, who holds a Ph.D. in agricultural engineering from the Technion in Haifa. "To develop this vineyard, with its 105-year-old vines, with modern innovations and sensitivity to what has to be done properly, it has been very rewarding," he says.
Cohen's wines feature grapes from a half-dozen regions in Spain, all with approachable flavors that should mesh well with almost any dish you serve for Pesach.
The Elvi Cava, a sparkling wine, bursts with round fruit notes of peaches, pears, green apples and almonds, and aromas of citrus and elderflowers. A blend of Macabeo, Parellada and Xarel-lo grapes, it is a new mevushal Cava, and would make an elegant accompaniment for a pre-dinner nibble to welcome guests as they arrive, or post-dinner with sweets.
The winery's In-Vita, blended from Pansa Blanca and Sauvignon Blanc grapes grown in Alella, on Spain's northern coastline, exudes tart lemon and grass scents, a fresh, mild melon note and a honey-like finish — and something else I could not identify at first.
"The Pansa Blanca grapes grow on these rocky hillsides overlooking the sea," Cohen explains. "The soil looks almost white, and what you get is that great mineral taste from the soil, but even better: You get the taste of the sea air, the salty air, just like you were drinking the wine there on the white hills."
Cohen's eyes sparkle with excitement when he discusses his wines. Despite his technical and agricultural achievements, the romance of winemaking seems to consume him — in a good way. When he discusses some of the kosher red wines he makes, such as Elvi's 2010 Classico and Clos Mesorah, he is especially effusive.
"The Classico is 100 percent Tempranillo grapes," says Cohen, "very earthy with chives and grass, almost bone dry, but yet a very light body. You can drink four cups of this at Passover!"
His greatest enthusiasm is reserved for Elvi's flagship wine, the 2010 Clos Mesorah. "The 105-year-old Carignan grapevines are 40 percent of this wine, along with 30 percent Grenache and 30 percent Syrah grapes, and we age it in finely toasted French oak barrels. It is very elegant and rich."
I was able to sample this wine with Cohen when he visited the United States for the 2014 Kosher Wine and Food Expo last month in New York, and it was remarkable. Earthy, vegetal and full of blackberry, cherry, leather and even honeysuckle flavors, it was like tasting the entire cycle of the winemaking process in a glass. Cohen grabbed a bottle and pointed to its label, an intricate Byzantine circle motif.
"The circle of life," said Cohen, "is precisely what Clos Mesorah means, the close family generations, the history, the transmission of tradition."
Sourcing for your seder
Now that your appetite has been whetted for something different and distinctive for Pesach, don't rush out to your local PA Wine & Spirits store, or even some of the wine megastores in New Jersey and Delaware, unless you're prepared to be disappointed. After several days of visiting state stores in Pennsylvania and big-box liquor marts in New Jersey, I found the selection of kosher wines to be, for the most part, lacking, although the Wine & Spirits store in Narberth carried a decent selection of kosher wines from California, France, Italy, Israel, Australia and New Zealand. Wegman's Wine Liquor & Beer in Cherry Hill also contained much more than the usual suspects, with wines from Italy, Australia, Chile, California and Israel.
But none from Spain. So I'll let you in on a little secret: think out of the big-box/state store humdrum and head to Bala Cynwyd to talk wine with Ruvane Ribiat. You will never pick a kosher wine the same way again. Ribiat manages Rosenberg Blue Star Wine, a kosher wine boutique in a busy Judaica store that houses an eye-opening selection of kosher wines from around the world. And he can offer detailed knowledge about almost every bottle in the shop.
"People don't know about kosher Spanish wines," says Ribiat, "but they are tremendous values, even better than Chilean wines. They are Old World wines, which means they are not as big and bold as we think of American wines. The wines have greater finesse. Everything that Spain exports is quality, at one-third to one-half the price!"
Two wines at Blue Star are perfect examples of Ribiat's claim. A 2010 Ramon Cordova Granacha had a burst of berry fruit and pepper at first sip, followed by a smooth, cocoa-like finish. "Granacha, the grapes that make Rioja wines so popular, have great finesse and character," explains Ribiat.
Another red, a 2011 Capçanes Peraj Petita, was an oaky, jammy pour with vibrant floral notes of elderflowers and a silken finish — "absolutely perfect for Passover," Ribiat enthuses.
And if you're in the mood to splurge a little this Passover, he even has a few bottles of that fabulous Clos Mesorah. ¡Feliz Pascua!
Rich Pawlak is a frequent contributor to Inside. This article originally appeared in Inside Magazine, a Jewish Exponent publication.


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- Full-service spa
- Free WiFi
- Designated smoking areas
- Concierge services
- Total number of rooms - 486
- Laundry facilities
- Luggage storage
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Multilingual staff
- Porter/bellhop
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Number of meeting rooms - 19
- Tennis on site
- Free self parking
- Conference center
- Conference space size (feet) - 689
- Sauna
- Spa services on site
- Steam room
- Children's pool
- Outdoor pool
- Coffee shop or café
- Wedding services
- Elevator/lift
- Number of spa tubs - 2
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Garden
- Snack bar/deli
- Conference space size (meters) - 64
- Number of restaurants - 2
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Children's pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Snack bar/deli
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking, Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free newspaper
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Free bottled water
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- In-room massage available
- Slippers
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Cable TV service
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Partially open bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Room service (24 hours)
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
Where to Eat
Urban - Serves grilled Asian and international cuisines in a bright and spacious setting.
Taman Sari Brasserie - Multiple arched windows highlight this relaxed venue; Taman Sari serves Malaysian buffet dishes, and serves a buffet breakfast (surcharge).
Trishna Northern Indian - Serves lunch and dinner.
Songket Lounge - Features live music, drinks, and snacks off the lobby area.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
Large potted plants, a sundeck with lounge chairs, and a gazebo grace the outdoor pool area. Fitness facilities include stationary bikes, treadmills, and strength-training equipment. Guests can also enlist the help of a personal trainer and take weekly yoga and dance classes.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Spa Services
Hotel Istana Kuala Lumpur City Center features Ayer Spa, with 10 double and single suites, a couple's spa tub, and separate steam rooms and saunas for men and women. Guests must be at least 16 years old to use spa facilities.
- Steam room in spa
- Massages
- Minimum age to access spa is 16
- Number of treatment rooms 10
- Couples treatment rooms
- Sauna in spa
- Spa tub in spa
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at 2 PM
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 2 children 5 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- No pets or service animals allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- A tax is imposed by the city and collected at the property. Exemptions or reductions might apply. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
- Tourism fee: MYR 10.00 per accommodation, per night
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: MYR 54 per person (approximately)
- Valet parking fee: MYR 20 per day
- Rollaway beds are available for an additional fee
Hotel Name
- Hotel Istana
- Hotel Istana City Center
- Hotel Istana Kuala Lumpur City Center
- Istana
- Istana City Center
- Istana Hotel
- Istana Hotel Kuala Lumpur City Center
- Istana Kuala Lumpur City Center
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Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Up to 2 children 5 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Some facilities may have restricted access. Guests can contact the property for details using the contact information on the booking confirmation. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.


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Tough losses hard to bounce back from early in season
ST. LOUIS -- Despite the common mantra, manager Mike Matheny admitted on Tuesday that not all losses are created equal. And he took Monday's last at-bat defeat especially hard.
The sting lingered partially because of how the game slipped away over the final two innings but also because it soured an afternoon that had been all about celebrating baseball's return to St. Louis for the 2013 season.
"You can't help but buy into all the excitement of Opening Day," Matheny said. "Getting to the eighth inning in a situation where we wanted to be and in a position where we felt real comfortable in the past. We all know not to take things for granted, and I don't think we did. It just didn't turn out the way we wanted it to.
"Then it got to the ugly side, which compounded what could have been a really good day into a really bad one. I know that these guys all believe, like I do, that that just didn't show the kind of team that we are. That's frustrating."
Matheny then offered an interesting comparison to illustrate why, perhaps, this loss -- and two other one-run defeats in the first seven games of the season -- have been particularly tough to shake.
"A lot of it is getting in shape, too," he began. "I forgot how tough it was to jump time zones. Nobody was sleeping there for a while. No excuse, but the whole reason for me bringing it up is your body has to get accustomed to it. I don't think we're in shape emotionally to handle tough losses yet either. During the long haul of the season, you just get accustomed to it. But you almost forget. I forgot about how hard these losses are when they come tough like yesterday."
Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, By Gosh, It's Langosch, and follow her on Twitter @LangoschMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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2005 Environmental Excellence Award
Fairfax County Office of Public
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
Nov. 22, 2005
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
Presents 2005 Environmental Excellence Award
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors presented a 2005 Environmental Excellence Award yesterday to Janet Rahman, an employee with the Fairfax County Park Authority.
Rahman received the award in the county employee category because of her extraordinary personal commitment, dedication and inspiration in the promotion of waste reduction, reuse and recycling. Among numerous other efforts, Rahman promotes the purchase of recycled office supplies, takes office waste on her own time to recycling centers and supports the Aluminum Cans for Burned Children program by having a can crusher installed at the Park Authority offices. Her actions include initiatives within the Fairfax County Park Authority, as well as broader efforts through the Employee Recycling Committee. These actions have changed the mind-set of many employees to further support waste reduction, reuse and recycling goals.
Rahman is a 20-year employee with the authority and she works for the chief financial officer as an administrative assistant.
The Environmental Excellence Awards are designed to recognize efforts that promote the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors' environmental goals. These goals, which were adopted by the board to foster a sustainable and vibrant living environment both now and in the future, are:
- Environmental protection, which seeks to preserve the county's natural resources and meet or exceed federal, state and local standards for water quality, air quality and other environmental standards.
- Open space conservation, which seeks to preserve and protect stream valleys, woodlands and other ecologically valuable areas to protect plant and animal life.
- Energy conservation, which promotes energy efficiency and energy conservation with the public, commercial, residential and industrial sectors.
In addition to these goals, the county's Comprehensive Plan, the Board of Supervisors' 20-year Environmental Vision Statement, the Fairfax County Park Authority Policy Manual and other documents contain policy statements to guide county agencies, decision makers and residents.
These statements underscore the county's commitment to environmentally sensitive, pedestrian friendly, transit-oriented development; telework; transit use; air quality improvement; waste reduction and recycling; improvement of water quality through effective treatment and monitoring of wastewater and control-of-point and non-point source pollution; watershed protection and enhancement; parkland acquisition; wildlife and natural resource management; control of visual pollution; protection of residents from environmental hazards such as radon gas, asbestos fibers, hazardous materials, noise pollution and unstable soils; and environmental stewardship.
Award winners are selected based on their advancement or support of the board and county's environmental goals and policy statements, their dedication of personal time and expertise beyond normal fiscal or civic responsibilities, and their leadership as a role model for others.
The awards program is administered by the Fairfax County Environmental Quality Advisory Council and supported by the county's environmental coordinator, the Department of Planning and Zoning and the Fairfax County Environmental Coordinating Committee.
For more information about this year's award winner or the Environmental Excellence Awards, call Kambiz Agazi, environmental coordinator, at 703-324-1788, TTY 711. Previous year's award winners are listed online at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/eqac/awards.htm.
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Being a loud family doesn't necessarily mean that you are a family of yellers. High volume can be friendly and inclusive.
Most children who yell a lot - as opposed to just being generally loud - have had the behaviour modelled to them at home. So, if you don't like your child yelling in anger, chances are that you will have to learn how to tone down your own anger, or develop other more acceptable ways to vent it.
Depending on your child's temperament, yelling will affect him more or less. Sensitive children - particularly babies - tend to find the rise in volume frightening, and it seems that the deeper the voice, the more upsetting it is.
Some children don't seem to be particularly upset by yelling, though almost all children are unable to focus on what is being said, as they tend to only 'hear' the volume and tone that is being used.
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Apple is expected to announce the iPad Mini sometime in October
The iPad's "mini me" has started production as Apple attempts to ward off competition with a smaller, cheaper tablet.
Apple's Asian component suppliers have kick-started mass production of the new iPad, nicknamed
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Apple's iPad is the king of tablets and eats up a majority of the tablet market share. However, the 9.7-inch display and a load of features like 4G LTE connectivity and a Retina display with 2048x1536 resolution makes the iPad a tad expensive. In fact, the new iPad starts at $499.
Cheaper and credible alternatives to the iPad have emerged recently, offering the iPad a bit of competition. Amazon's Kindle Fire, which is a 7-inch tablet for $199 that was released last November, was the first to take a chunk of the iPad's market share last holiday season.
Other tech companies have since followed suit, offering smaller and cheaper alternatives. Google recently launched its 7-inch
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Topic: The First Anniversary
We are quickly approaching the first anniversary of my beloved husband's release from this disease.
It's hard to believe he has been gone for almost a year. It still feels like he is here and coming home from one of his work sites any day now.
I'm just having terrible flashbacks of his last days. I cry myself to sleep and cry myself awake. Can't seem to stop leaking tears.
I was hoping to find a significant way to mark the day. It's odd because I don't seem to have the emotional energy to "plan" something memorable. I really just want to stay in bed and pull the covers up over my head. Would that be selfish of me? I just want to hang out with my son and daughter and be left alone by the rest of the world.
You all are so insightful and have wonderful words of wisdom whenever I've asked for advice. Is there anything that makes this dreaded day bearable?