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		<title>Carpeting Comfort For Your Floors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have been considering redoing a couple of rooms in your home &#8212; perhaps with bamboo or hardwood or even a spiffy natural stone tile design, shopping for nice area rugs could serve you well. They are both decorative and protective. Of course, all good quality flooring, such as can be found at floormall.com, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2010/03/10/carpeting-comfort-for-your-floors/</link>
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		<title>Waterproof Flooring For Summer Fun</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you looking ahead to pool parties with the family, and having guests over for barbecues and other events?  Have you stared at the flooring in your family room yet?  Does it lead directly out to the patio or pool area?  If the flooring is worn or chipped or damaged, all of that Summertime fun [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2010/02/23/waterproof-flooring-for-summer-fun/</link>
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		<title>July 4th Parties and Your Flooring</title>
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Independence Day is coming up in just a few months and you may want to start planning those parties and celebrations.  Besides the usual decorations and food, invitations and such, take a quick look at the floors in your home that may need renewal, refurbishing, or renovation.  Family rooms, certainly kitchens, patios and dens, basements [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2010/02/22/july-4th-parties-and-your-flooring/</link>
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		<title>Get a Bright New Floor for Spring</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
Why walk around on dingy old floors, when it&#8217;s almost Spring?  Some flooring installations take a little longer than others.  Many are super easy and others are a bit harder.  If you visit a site like floormall.com you can see what&#8217;s involved with each type of flooring installation, and make an informed choice.  The easiest [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2010/02/09/get-a-bright-new-floor-for-spring/</link>
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		<title>Can you tap dance on your hardwood floors?</title>
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No &#8212; not unless you want them to look really old, really, really fast.  But, there are special dance floors you may buy, especially if you take a look at floormall.com.  Professionals use them &#8212; they are like a very sturdy linoleum.  But, if you only feel the urge occasionally, and can restrain yourself from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2010/02/01/can-you-tap-dance-on-your-hardwood-floors/</link>
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		<title>Make Your Spring Even Greener with Environmentally Friendly Flooring</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Make Your Spring Even Greener with Green Flooring
 It could be your innermost desire to get a literally green floor by St. Patrick&#8217;s Day (thin green paint or stain over an old hardwood floor, for instance), but by green we mean a new floor that is environmentally friendly and renewable.  These days, getting a wonderful new [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2010/01/25/make-your-spring-even-greener-with-environmentally-friendly-flooring/</link>
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		<title>FloorMall.com &#8211; Learn, shop and save all in one trip.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Want to go to a university, shop at the mall, and save 5% on all purchases during January?   You can do all of this and more at Floormall.com.  We&#8217;re talking flooring here &#8212; all kinds and types and materials &#8212; both knowledge of and the learning about and sometimes purchasing of flooring. Whether it&#8217;s real [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2010/01/18/floormall-com-learn-shop-and-save-all-in-one-trip/</link>
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		<title>Installing a bamboo floor &#8211; is it DIY?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[     Installing a bamboo floor in a small to medium sized room can take just a weekend, if you have everything organized and laid out properly.  If installing on a flat concrete floor then make sure that all remains of glue or carpet padding etc. are removed, and then vacuum up any debris.  The baseboards [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2010/01/12/installing-a-bamboo-floor-is-it-diy/</link>
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		<title>Hmmm&#8230;.Valentines day and Flooring?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t know what to get your sweetie for Valentine&#8217;s Day?  What about a wonderful new floor in the bedroom or family room?  There are so many superior products out there today that choosing one that suits you, wears well for your lifestyle, and appeals to your esthetics will be easy.  Using a great website like [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2010/01/04/hmmm-valentines-day-and-flooring/</link>
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		<title>Flooring &#8211; After the Holidays and the Economy.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Are your floors looking worse for wear after all of those holiday parties?  The economy is still tight and money for a few needed home renovations even tighter, but some of your floors have to be repaired, you are thinking to yourself, before you invite any more guests over.  Possibly, a few left your last [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2009/12/30/flooring-after-the-holidays-and-the-economy/</link>
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		<title>Discounted Hardwood Flooring and Tile</title>
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Blowout Specials by Floormall.com






Today we are going lead you in the direction of saving money on your next flooring purchase.
From Click Lock Brazilian Cherry flooring by Mohawk Industries to Porcelain tile from Spain we
have found some very attractive offers by Floormall.com. While looking pondering their website we found
their blowout section full of great offers. Right [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2009/12/22/discounted-hardwood-flooring-and-tile/</link>
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		<title>Off Topic &#8211; Coroner: Brittany Murphy Dead At 32</title>
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. &#8212; Brittany Murphy died on Sunday morning, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Coroner&#8217;s Office has confirmed to Access Hollywood. She was 32. 
According to the Coroner&#8217;s Office, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Hollywood reported to them that an individual named Brittany Murphy died in the hospital on Sunday.
VIEW THE PHOTOS: A Look [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2009/12/20/off-topic-coroner-brittany-murphy-dead-at-32/</link>
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		<title>Buy Floor Covering Products Online</title>
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 Buy Flooring Online 


The internet has had a major effect on the flooring industry, and Floormall.com has become the cornerstone of the online flooring industry. Floormall.com was actually one of the first companies to join the HardwoodbrokerINC.com team, one of the largest flooring companies in the United States, and has become the main way [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2009/12/18/buy-floor-covering-products-online/</link>
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		<title>PLOD &#8211; Product Line of the Day (Hardwood Flooring)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we are featuring Hardwood Flooring by Mullican.
Mullican Flooring was founded with the singular idea of creating the highest quality hardwood flooring in the world. The company′s founders knew that a combination of precision milling, advanced kiln-drying techniques and the most demanding inspectors available would allow Mullican to become the world leader in quality hardwood [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2009/12/17/plod-product-line-of-the-day-hardwood-flooring/</link>
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		<title>Flooring PLOD 12/15/2009 &#8211; Product Line of the Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we are featuring products by Mohawk Industries.
Mohawk Industries says, For over 120 years Mohawk has been a trusted name in carpets. Today Mohawk is the leading producer and distributor of flooring worldwide. All major flooring categories, carpet, rugs, hardwood, laminate, ceramic tile, and vinyl flooring can be purchased at an authorized Mohawk dealer for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2009/12/15/flooring-plod-12152009-flooring-of-the-day/</link>
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		<title>Flooring PLOD 12/14/2009 &#8211; Product Line of the Day</title>
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LM Flooring


Today we are featuring LM Flooring. This company is fairly young, being founded in 2001.
LM says their passion for quality and design is reflected in our more than 150 styles of wood flooring, all carefully crafted by veteran artisans. With advanced technologies, we achieve the highest precision in wood milling and fine Italian finishing.
CLICK BANNERS [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2009/12/15/flooring-plod-product-line-of-the-day-2/</link>
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		<title>Flooring for Family Rooms</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One thing that a family room floor has to have is durability.  There&#8217;s likely to be high traffic on a family room floor.   People of all ages, both homeowners and guests, plus pets, walk or run across the floor several times a day.  The weather, if it&#8217;s raining or snowing outside, or muddy, is a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2009/12/09/flooring-for-family-rooms/</link>
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		<title>Plantation Cork Flooring</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When we think about cork, back in the day, possibly the only things that came to mind were wine corks.   That&#8217;s if we didn&#8217;t use wine in a box, or wine with a screw top.  In modern times, there are thousands of products made from cork.  Cork products are used for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2009/12/07/plantation-cork-flooring/</link>
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		<title>FloorMall Highlights BR-111</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FloorMall has always been dedicated to providing the best products at the best prices found anywhere on the web or in stores. They’ve recently seen a growth in sales because of not only this fact but also the lengths they go to educate flooring consumers. FloorMall maintains an authoritative network of informational sites that deal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2009/11/19/floormall-highlights-br-111/</link>
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		<title>FloorMall continues to expand its presence online with new Janka Hardness Scale themed sites</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FloorMall has recently added five more sites to its already strong network of informational flooring sites. These new sites focus on the Janka chart which is one of the main elements that wood species are judged by. For those of you who don&#8217;t know the Janka Hardness  Scale measures the hardness of a specific [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2009/11/19/floormall-to-expand-with-janka-hardness-scale-themed-sites/</link>
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		<title>Tile Flooring &#8211; Whats in it for you?</title>
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            Whoever first made the discovery of tiles, especially for floors. created happy homeowners from that point forward.  There can be nothing easier than using tile flooring in your home, either.  Manufactured tiles such as ceramic or carpet or linoleum or vinyl, are precise in their measurements and this makes for a fantastic, orderly and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2009/11/05/tile-flooring-whats-in-it-for-you/</link>
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		<title>Johnson Flooring &#8211; Forevertuff, or just a gimmick?</title>
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Johnson Hardwood Flooring
What Are You Looking For?
Forever Tuff Finish
Forever Tuff Flooring
Fall brings out some new lines and features with Johnson Hardwood Flooring.  Their ForeverTuff collection now has Tigerwood, which gives homeowners a wonderful option when you want contrast between light and dark.  Tigerwood is very noticeable and looks great as the focus in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2009/11/02/johnson-flooring-forevertuff-or-just-a-gimmick/</link>
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		<title>Hypo-Allergenic and Flooring</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What Does Hypo-Allergenic Mean Exactly?
When something is hypo-allergenic it simply means that the product is manufactured with as few ingredients as possible &#8212; and it doesn&#8217;t cause reactions in most people who may suffer from various forms of allergies.  In the industrial environment we live in today, many people develop allergies to a multitude [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2009/10/15/hypo-allergenic-and-flooring/</link>
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		<title>FlooringAffiliates.com &#8211; Sell their products on your site, easy as 1, 2, 3.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After doing our daily browsing of the online Home and Garden network this morning FlooringNow.com came across a great site.
The site is FlooringAffiliates.com. What they do is very interesting. They allow you to sell their products on your site.
With this they pay up to 3% commission on every sale. We were told that the average [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2009/10/08/flooringaffiliates-com-sell-their-products-on-your-site-easy-as-1-2-3/</link>
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		<title>Need flooring? Huge Discounts available at FloorMall.com</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Does your local retail store have you down and out with their astronomical pricing?
FlooringNow.com has found the site for you at FloorMall.com. For the next 4 weeks until 11/04/2009
they are offering huge discounts on ALL flooring products purchased online. Click HERE or on a logo below
to go directly to Floormall.com. Mention you found them with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2009/10/07/need-flooring-huge-discounts-available-at-floormall-com/</link>
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		<title>Tile Flooring &#8211; Where to buy?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tile Flooring
     Tile flooring, in its many forms, has been around for millennia.  We have evidence that the ancient Romans and Egyptians used stone tiles for their floors.  The ancient Romans liked marble a lot and also may have used that gorgeous stone as well.  The ancient Egyptians could have used ceramic or clay tiles, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2009/10/05/254/</link>
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		<title>Breast Cancer Awareness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For the entire month of October, flooring retailer, FloorMall has pledged to donate 2% of their sales to the revered cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The Susan G. Komen foundation was established in 1982 by Nancy Brinker and is the largest breast cancer charity in the world. Nancy Brinker named the charity [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2009/10/01/breast-cancer-awareness/</link>
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		<title>Cork Flooring &#8211; The History and where to buy?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[History
Cork flooring is made from the bark harvested from the cork oak, which grows primarily in Western Mediterranean countries. Cork has been used since the ancient Egyptian empire, where it was used primarily used for fishing nets, allowing them to float and insulation. It wasn’t actively manufactured until the early part of the 20th century [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2009/10/01/cork-flooring-the-history-and-where-to-buy/</link>
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		<title>Kathy Ireland Recommends Floormall.com for her Area Rugs and Flooring Products</title>
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FloorMall now offers a wide selection of Kathy Ireland Home area rugs. One of these area rugs can be the perfect finishing touch for any room.

Virginia Beach, VA (PRWEB) September 24, 2009 &#8212; Online flooring retailer, FloorMall, is now offering a wide selection of Kathy Ireland&#8217;s home rugs. These premium area rugs have been designed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2009/09/24/215/</link>
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		<title>Kathy Ireland Area Rugs by Shaw Industries at FloorMall.com</title>
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Kathy Ireland area rugs, made by Shaw Industries, are as beautiful and creative as Ms. Ireland is herself.  Kathy is a word traveler who also revels in her family life.  Her design collection of area rugs is inspired by various countries around the world.  There is a certain air of comfortable, well-made, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2009/09/16/kathy-ireland-area-rugs-by-shaw-industries-at-floormall-com/</link>
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		<title>Mohawk Handscraped Santa Barbara Flooring &#8211; Affordable in every category.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[   Offering a uniquely artisan appeal to any home, hand scraped hardwood flooring is one of the hottest products in the flooring industry.   Hand scraped Hardwood floors bring a warmth and old world charm to any room. Whether of solid construction or engineered for stability, hand scraped flooring is guaranteed to add value to any [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2009/09/02/mohawk-handscraped-santa-barbara-flooring-affordable-in-every-category/</link>
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		<title>A Brief History of Radiant Floor Heating</title>
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By Erin Mitmoen

In the beginning, the Romans created the heavens and the earth. Well, not really, though they did do some pretty amazing things. Seriously, around 2000 years ago, the ancient Romans invented a system that utilized steam and hot air to warm a room. They built large public communal bathhouses with heating systems so [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2009/09/01/a-brief-history-of-radiant-floor-heating/</link>
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		<title>An overview of three of the most popular hardwood flooring nailers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Flooring nailers can be expensive and since they literally are what’s going to hold together your flooring product they’re one of the most important tools that you can have.  They are a bit pricey so it’s important to get one that you’ve researched and are confident in.  In this post I’ll take a look at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2009/07/09/an-overview-of-three-of-the-most-popular-hardwood-flooring-nailers/</link>
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		<title>Armstrong Grand Illusions Premium Exotics</title>
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       The industry of flooring&#8217;s most prominent player has again topped themselves with another glamorous floor; Armstrong Brand Flooring which produces much of the circulated wood flooring in the industry promotes its Grand Illusions product collection. The line&#8217;s intense popularity in sales environments and its high-appeal as a glossy, superior fashion flooring has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2009/06/23/armstrong-grand-grand-illusions-premium-exotics-by-floormallcom/</link>
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		<title>Latest Tile Design Trends</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Turn Your Home Extraordinary with the Latest Tile Design Trends
Tile is truly an amazing material that offers you limitless possibilities in designing a unique and dramatic look for your home. From floor tiles to wall tiles, let’s discover some of the best practices in tile design today. 
Mix-&#38;-Match Color Tones, Textures and Patterns
In this bathroom [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2009/06/23/latest-tile-design-trends/</link>
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		<title>The History of Hardwood Flooring</title>
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Hardwood Flooring has been apart of our economy and homes dating back to the medieval times.  Although the history of hardwood flooring has been through many tribulations, today it plays a huge role in the flooring industry. After WWII the numbers were estimated to be over 1 billion. But once carpet was available [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2009/06/03/the-history-of-hardwood-flooring/</link>
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		<title>Ordering Unfinished Flooring Just got easier</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FloorMall has just launched a new website called UnfinishedFlooring.com.  FloorMall has created this website for those of you out there that like to get your hands dirty and save a bit of money in the process.  Basically, unfinished flooring is flooring that is installed unfinished and finished after the installation is complete.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2009/05/13/ordering-unfinished-flooring-just-got-easier/</link>
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		<title>BR111 Flooring Blog Launched</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New on the scene, BR111Flooring.com is launched today, part of the new promotional activity between FloorMall.com and BR-111.
BR111Flooring.com is provided by FloorMall.com to educate and present flooring shoppers with the wonderful products manufacturer by BR-111. FloorMall believes that BR-111 is an ideal choice for nearly anyone. In addition to affordable premium offerings, BR-111 also makes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2009/03/12/br111-flooring-blog-launched/</link>
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		<title>FloorMall.com now offers BuildDirect.com products.</title>
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It is with great excitement that Floormall.com announces it will now be offering BuildDirect.com flooring products to customers in the residential and commercial markets. Currently, BuildDirect.com deals primarily in pallet and truck load orders.  Floormall.com will now be listing those products at affordable prices and fulfilling all under-pallet orders.  This strategic alliance [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2009/02/20/floormallcom-now-offers-builddirectcom-products/</link>
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		<title>BR-111 Hardwood Flooring &#8211; Fashion Under Foot</title>
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The last two decades have brought about uncountable changes in every aspect of life. Revolutionary health care, advanced electronics, sophisticated machinery… And beyond that, an unparalleled ability to customize your home and living spaces. As the world continuously progresses towards a more suitable and presentable home environment, the flooring industry has also made leaps and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.flooringnow.com/2009/01/27/br-111-hardwood-flooring-fashion-under-foot/</link>
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