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	Virginia Department of Health
		Over 265 million dollars were billed for falls, and the government was the expected payer for 70% of discharges, and private payers for an additional 24% of discharges.
		Fall from playground equipment accounted for about 10% of hospitalizations for 1-4 year olds and 30% for 5-9 year olds.
		Falls attributed to slipping, stumbling and tripping account for a majority of falls across all age groups.
	www.vahealth.org /civp/Topics/falls.asp (1253 words)

	Worldandnation: Father's crusade: Warn of Mexico's balcony rails
		Balcony railings on U.S. buildings must be at least 42 inches high; those in Mexico are generally no more than 38 inches and some are lower than 2 feet.
		Although people die from balcony falls in the United States, especially during spring break in Florida, the problem is caused less by low railings than by inebriated young people climbing onto the railings or trying to jump from balcony to balcony.
		The minimum balcony height in the United States has long been 42 inches because the average man's waist is about that far from the ground, says Larry Litchfield, a Phoenix, Ariz., building official who has testified as an expert witness in lawsuits.
	www.sptimes.com /News/042201/Worldandnation/Father_s_crusade__War.shtml (1003 words)

	SMARTRISK View Article
		On April 5, a three-year old girl survived an eight story fall from a window, only because the ground was damp and broke her fall.
		The risk of a fall exists wherever there is a window or a door to a balcony or deck.
		A fall from even a first-floor window can kill or severely injure a child since children commonly land on their heads after falling.
	www.smartrisk.ca /ContentDirector.aspx?tp=1104 (569 words)

	Boston.com / News / Nation / 70 hurt as Montana casino balcony falls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		A balcony crowded with dozens of people at a popular bar and casino collapsed, injuring at least 70 people, officials said Saturday.
		It was not immediately clear what caused the 14-foot-high balcony to collapse.
		Maloney said the balcony passed its most recent inspection, conducted as part of a routine fire inspection.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2004/07/31/dozens_hurt_after_mont_balcony_collapses (335 words)

	Student falls from balcony
		The county coroner classified the death as an accident, and Associate Dean for Student Affairs Robert M. Randolph confirmed that it was not a suicide.
		Libby Turowski, one of the graduate tutors in the entry where Moore lived, called his death "a real tragedy." "He was one of the students that dropped by, and brought other students by," she added.
		Delaney said that "we would like to have a memorial service in the fall, so that his friends from other dorms can come." She suggested that students might place a memorial plaque in the courtyard, where Moore often relaxed on the swing.
	www-tech.mit.edu /V110/N30/death.30n.html (568 words)

	Statement of Independance
		A Texas study of 98 children injured in falls from buildings identified two key factors in the falls: balcony rails more than 10 cm (4 inches) apart, and windows positioned low to the floor.
		Among apartment falls, half fell from windows, and most of the rest from balconies.
		For more than two-thirds of window related falls, the window was situated within 60 cm (2 feet) of the floor.
	www.safety-council.org /news/sc/2004/dyk-april.html (332 words)

	WorldNetDaily: Mexican low-balcony deaths haunt families (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		It is easy to place blame when someone dies as a result of a balcony fall -- the victim, the hotels, the travel companies, the government -- all bear responsibility.
		In the case of the danger inherent in low balconies, however, there is no requirement for a widespread alert by travel companies to either their clients or employees, sending thousands of innocent and unwary travelers into lodging that has a potentially life-threatening risk built in.
		Although the State Department’s Consular Information Sheet for Mexico only addresses low balcony railings as a risk in Cancun, deaths from balcony falls are widespread, having occurred in vacation resorts such as Puerto Vallarta, Acapulco, Mazatlan and Puerto Penasco and others in addition to Cancun.
	www.worldnetdaily.com /news/printer-friendly.asp?ARTICLE_ID=22021 (2038 words)

	The News Herald: Local News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The second balcony accident since Sunday left a 16-year-old Tennessee girl in stable condition Wednesday after her Tuesday night fall.
		The falls were minor and the victims did not require medical attention.
		But people who are hurt falling from a balcony, even if they were balcony climbing, aren't necessarily cited.
	www.newsherald.com /archive/local/hw041698.htm (316 words)

	Stuntman Typecast As Guy Who Falls From Balcony Onto Table \| The Onion - America's Finest News Source
		LOS ANGELES—Billy Atchley's prodigious fall from a balcony onto a table in a 1997 episode of Walker, Texas Ranger launched a successful career—one which has included falls in Westerns, romantic comedies, and historical epics.
		While Atchley can't pinpoint the moment when he went from feeling like a skilled, valued stuntman to feeling like "a caricature of a stuntman," he recalled a time when falling from balconies onto tables was creatively rewarding.
		"He used to get back from a shoot full of enthusiasm, but now he comes home beaten and battered by falling from balconies and onto tables all day," said Susan, who added that she sympathizes with her husband's frustration.
	www.theonion.com /content/node/43699/print (742 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / Latin America/Caribbean / Six dead after Brazil balcony falls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		An overcrowded balcony collapsed early Sunday inside a popular Sao Paulo nightclub that featured male strippers, killing six people and injuring at least 117, police said.
		The interior balcony at the Ladies First nightclub buckled under the weight of customers shortly before 2 a.m., crushing people below.
		Authorities were investigating details of the incident at the nightclub in the Guarulhos neighborhood, near Sao Paulo's international airport.
	www.boston.com /news/world/latinamerica/articles/2004/08/29/six_dead_after_brazil_balcony_falls (220 words)

	CSX James River Subdivision
		To the east of Balcony Falls, the James River Sub enters the water gap in the Blue Ridge and then hugs the south side of the river to Lynchburg.
		The connection at Balcony Falls is used the route trains from the NS Valley line to the James River Sub.
		The NS trackage rights over the James River Sub between Lynchburg and Balcony Falls were negotiated as a result of the CSX merger and at present NS frequently exercises these rights.
	www.trainweb.org /varail/csxjames.html (579 words)

	The Badger Herald - University of Wisconsin-Madison (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		An 18-year-old male fell from a balcony on the 500 block of Mifflin Street Saturday night as the annual block party came to a close.
		University of Wisconsin freshmen Sean Weas fell from a College Court apartment’s balcony in January and former UW freshmen Jason Gratzl fell from the balcony at 453 West Mifflin Street in August.
		The balcony Gratzl fell from was raised approximately a foot higher before the Mifflin Street Block Party.
	badgerherald.com /news/2005/05/03/alcohol_plays_role_i.php (442 words)

	Carolina Canoe Club - James River, Balcony Falls, June 12, 2004
		Below Balcony Falls I had the chance to try out my boat hauling safety line -- hadn’t done that in years.
		They mentioned that a lot of swimmers looked at them as if they should help, but they were not about to do a rescue at that level.
		At 4 ft most people cannot surf Balcony Falls, and you surely will not do any elevator moves on the Falls.
	www.carolinacanoeclub.com /trip_reports/BalconyFalls_040612.html (763 words)

	The New York Times > New York Region > Laborer Dies and 2 Are Hurt as Illegal Balcony Roof Falls
		laborer was killed and two others were seriously injured yesterday when a balcony roof that was being illegally built at a new luxury condominium building in Brooklyn gave way, sending the workers tumbling three stories in a deluge of bricks and flowing concrete, the authorities said.
		Meanwhile, city and federal officials began investigations into the balcony collapse, and new citations were issued to Big Apple as well as to a subcontractor and the owner of the project.
		They were pouring concrete onto the platform when the northernmost beam dropped from under it, swinging down onto a lower balcony and sending the workers and the flowing concrete falling, witnesses and fire officials said.
	www.nytimes.com /2004/05/21/nyregion/21collapse.html?ex=1400558400&en=7de531707637a045&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND (816 words)

	Childhood injuries due to falls from apartment balconies and windows -- Istre et al. 9 (4): 349 -- Injury Prevention
		Childhood injuries due to falls from apartment balconies and windows -- Istre et al.
		balconies and windows were the main locations for the fall associated
		Injuries in children sustained in free falls: an analysis of 66 cases.
	ip.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/9/4/349 (2660 words)

	News4Jax.com - Local/Florida News - Spring Breaker Falls From Balcony During Spitting Contest
		Balcony falls, sometimes fatal, are a common hazard during spring break, but police say this year has been relatively safe so far.
		One other fall resulted in only minor injuries at Panama City Beach, one of the nation's top spring break destinations.
		Last year, two spring breaker visitors were injured in balcony falls here, but both survived.
	www.news4jax.com /news/4286508/detail.html (300 words)

	NTPFES - POLICE - Woman falls off balcony in Darwin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Police are investigating the circumstances involved in an incident, which occurred this morning at an inner-city apartment complex in Darwin.
		A 19-year-old woman from Darwin allegedly fell three floors from a 5th floor balcony to a carpark below.
		Ambulance officers took the woman to the Royal Darwin Hospital with unknown injuries to her hip and leg.
	www.nt.gov.au /pfes/police/media/news/2004/05/20040526_balcony_fall.html (77 words)

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		A trip to Balcony Falls turns out to be more work than expected.
		Yes, they confirmed, Balcony Falls was a half-mile back.
		At its peak, Balcony Falls offers the only Class IV rapids on the James.
	www.roanoke.com /printer/printpage.aspx?arcID=28691 (761 words)

	Balcony Falls on the James River, and the Kibler Valley section of the Dan River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Balcony Falls on the James River, and the Kibler Valley section of the Dan River
		Balcony Falls on the James River (and mouth of the Maury River) and the Kibler Valley section of the Dan River:
		Entrance rapid for Basketball Court Falls on the Dan River.
	members.cox.net /vaboating/pics/Dan_R_and_Balcony_Falls_01/Dan_River_Kibler_Valley_July_01.html (107 words)

	tampabays10.com - Tampa Bay's 10 News - WTSP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Panama City Beach, Florida - Panama City Beach is one of the nation's top spring break destinations where balcony falls used to be a daily occurrence.
		Two spring breaker visitors were injured last year in balcony falls.
		Lieutenant Jeff Heath says that they used to have falls daily, but this yearâ€™s spring breakers are the most behaved heâ€™s seen in 15 years.
	www.wtsp.com /printfullstory.aspx?storyid=12765 (172 words)

	American Whitewater - River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Where the mountains come together forming the largest constriction on the run is Balcony Falls.
		After Balcony Falls paddlers enter The Rock Garden, which is exactly what it's name indicates.
		Little Balcony is a ledge series that marks the end of the rock gardens found between Balcony Falls and Jump Rock.
	www.americanwhitewater.org /rivers/id/1949 (1351 words)

	List of neologisms on The Simpsons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		I am not a clumsy clouseauesque waiter!" He then falls out of the window into an open truck of rat traps.
		Apu's description for his karmic fall from grace, suffered in Episode 1F10, "Homer and Apu".
		A plank of wood in episode "The Homer They Fall" wrapped in a sterile wrapper, ostensibly used for medical procedures.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Made-up_words_in_The_Simpsons (9143 words)

	Deaths Are Reported as Kiev Balcony Falls - New York Times
		] ''It looked as if the balcony and the columns had been cut with a blade,'' it said, adding that extensive rains had eaten away a portion of the masonry, causing the facade to give way.
		The disaster struck the Ukrainian capital when both the post office and a nearby subway station were jammed with people heading home after work, the broadcast said.
		The building, erected in the 1950's, had been scheduled for extensive repairs but no work had begun, the report said.
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE2D9143FF930A3575BC0A96F948260 (218 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Cuyahoga Falls police received a call Monday evening about a wild party on the top floor of the complex.
		They said a girl on the fifth floor tried to climb from one balcony to another, but fell in her attempt.
		The man who lives in the apartment where the party was held, William Russell, is in jail on charges of obstructing justice and furnishing alcohol to a minor.
	www.officer.com /news/IBS/wews/news-1966407.html (232 words)

	Bill's Ahnentafel
		Johan Pieter died in Balcony Falls, Rockbridge Co., VA in 1755; he was 45.
		Resided in Balcony Falls, Rockbridge Co., VA in 1741.
		He was so well pleased with the beautiful bottom just above Balcony Falls that he did not think it worth his while to go further.
	members.aol.com /wmrvincent/genealogy/ahnentafel/AT01/AT01_012.htm (1714 words)

	MSNBC Cancels Mexico Balcony Death Segment During Spring Break
		Students looking for a good time in Mexico are unaware that Mexico's rule of law is weak to nonexistent, that officials are regularly bribed, and that medical facilities are often so poor that victims are flown back to the states for quality treatment--as long as they stay alive during the flight.
		Because the State Department is assisting Mexico in its coverup of unsafe hotels by failing to list hotel names--which prevents Americans from making safe Mexico hotel choices and travel decisions for their families, we will be in Washington, DC tomorrow to address this coverup with Senate and House staffers.
		One new balcony fatality occurred at my son's death hotel, the Oasis Playa, six months ago during a period when Apple was advertising the Oasis Playa in our county, on an Interstate-95 billboard near Philadelphia International Airport and in the Philadelphia Inquirer Travel Section.
	www.tomflocco.com /fs/MSNBCCancelsMexico.htm (2509 words)

	WTVY \| Balcony Fall
		An Iowa college student is the first spring break visitor seriously injured in a balcony fall this year in Panama City Beach.
		Police say that 19-year-old Brooks McLaren was on the second floor of a hotel Sunday when he leaned over the railing, lost his grip and fell onto concrete.
		Two spring break visitors were injured last year in balcony falls.
	www.wtvynews4.com /home/headlines/1367157.html (132 words)

	Robert F. Bruner, Dean
		We excluded a section from Balcony Falls (where the river breaks through the Blue Ridge Mountain range) to Lynchburg—this section has seven hydroelectric power dams that are difficult to portage around and reduce the current enough to give you the sense that you a paddling on a lake rather than a river.
		From Iron Gate to Balcony Falls, the river traverses a mountainous section with cliffs, outcroppings, and forests redolent of the Appalachian Mountains.
		Below the fall-line at Richmond (the same geological fault line that produces the great falls on the Potomac) the river becomes a tidal estuary.
	faculty.darden.edu /brunerb/Canoeing.htm (596 words)

	Hillsborough: Boy, 4, falls from balcony, knocked unconscious
		Hillsborough: Boy, 4, falls from balcony, knocked unconscious
		TAMPA - Tampa police are calling the fall of a 4-year-old boy from a second-story balcony a tragic accident.
		Winston Joseph had been playing Friday with friends at Bentley Court Apartments at 11602 N 22nd St. when he fell through a gap in a railing, police said.
	www.sptimes.com /2006/03/27/Hillsborough/Boy__4__falls_from_ba.shtml (465 words)

	6abc.com: PSU Student Falls form Balcony
		Cory Wincek, 20, was listed in critical condition on Monday morning in the intensive care unit at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.
		Wincek was on a second-floor walkway in front of his off-campus apartment waiting for a next-door neighbor when he leaned against the railing.
		State College Police Sgt. John Gardner on Monday said authorities were still investigating the fall, though it appeared to be an accident.
	abclocal.go.com /wpvi/story?section=local&id=4049027 (177 words)

	Balcony Falls Trail - Roanoke.com
		The Balcony Falls Trail [FS 7], a portion of which some maps and guidebooks identify as an extension of the Sulphur Spring Trail, gradually descends for 5.5 miles, passing a couple of views of the James River, to reach VA RT 782.
		To the left, the Sulphur Spring Trail [FS 7] descends 2 miles to the AT and Balcony Falls Trail [FS 7] intersection (mile point 16.9).
		To the right, the Sulphur Spring Trail passes the Piney Ridge Trail [FS 2] in 1.5 miles and continues to follow the old road an other 2.5 miles to Sulphur Spring and FSR 35.
	www.roanoke.com /outdoors/hiking/wb/xp-43066 (526 words)

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