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[VO-NAT]
A Danville toddler is back home with his grandmother.
His disappearance earlier this week prompted a nationwide Amber Alert.
Details on his return, coming up.
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
And, V-M-I loses another alumnus in Iraq.
[WX-Head]
[ANCHOR=LEO]
[SS=None]
After a cloudy start some locations are seeing a little sunshine, but more clouds and rain showers are on the way. I'll have your forecast.
[ANCHOR=KIM]
Stay with us. News 7 at noon, starts right now.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[Amario FULL]
Four days after he was first reported missing, a two year old Danville boy is safe at home with his family.
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[Stevens]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
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[TAPE#=04-50 11:23]
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A'Mario Stevens had been the subject of a nation wide Amber Alert after his parents allegedly helped to abduct him from his grandmother's home on Sunday.
[DANVILLE DOUBLE BOXES=Kimberly/Steve Starlink;]
But A'Mario was returned early this morning. Steve Smallshaw is in Danville to tell us how that happened.
[LIVE=Steve/FULL]
[SUPER=@Ssm1;]
[SUPER=05-Danville;]
((ROLLCUE:..around 6:30 this morning.))
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Sure its]
[SUPER=01-Sharon Dickerson/Grandmother; :00]
[SUPER=01-Lt. Mike Mondul/Danville Police Department; :19]
[RUNS=:39]
[OUT Q=for us and the family.]
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[SUPER=03-Danville]
[OUT CUE: no worse off for his ordeal.]
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[SUPER=05-Danville;]
Steve adlibs
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[Beamer]
[ANCHOR=Noon]
[NEWSCAST=Kim]
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[TAPE#=Net]
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[ENG#=2]
The mother of Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer died this morning.
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[vo-nat]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg/December 1999;]
Herma Beamer had been suffering from heart trouble.
She was 86.
The sports information office says Beamer will be on the sidelines tonight, coaching the Hokies against ACC rival Maryland.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
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[ENG#=None]
Another graduate of V-M-I has been killed in Iraq.
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[TAKE APRISA FS # ]
Army First Lieutenant Luke Wullenwaber was killed during a routine security mission in Khaldiyah
(KAHL'-dee-yah) , Iraq when a car bomb exploded near his vehicle on Tuesday.
Wullenwaber was a 2002 graduate from Lewiston, Idaho, and has a brother who is a First Classman at VMI.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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Wullenwaber is the fifth graduate of VMI to be killed in action in Iraq.
[Iraq]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
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[TAPE#=Net]
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[ENG#=4]
In Iraq, four people are dead from a car bombing in western Baghdad, and a roadside bomb in Kirkuk.
The attacks are part of the continuing insurgency across Iraq-- even as U-S forces gain control over most of Fallujah.
Kimberly Dozier has the latest.
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[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Kimberly Dozier/CBS News; :00]
[SUPER=03-Baghdad, Iraq; :11]
[SUPER=01-James Miller/1st Marine Battalion; :26]
[SUPER=03-Mosul, Iraq; 1:19]
[RUNS=1:43]
[OUT Q=Dozier, CBS news, Baghdad.]
[Mad-Cow]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=Medical news]
Agriculture Department officials are investigating a possible second case of mad cow disease in the United States.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=@file;]
Officials aren't releasing many details, but say it will be four to seven days before additional tests can be completed.
This possible case comes eleven months after the U-S had its first case of mad cow disease.
Japan and other countries still maintain bans on American raised beef.
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[Vioxx]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
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[ENG#=2]
Congress is holding hearings today on the Vioxx recall.
At issue-- whether the Food and Drug Administration ignored its own experts' warnings about the arthritis drug.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;]
The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee
has accused the F-D-A of having ''too cozy'' a relationship with the maker of the drug.
The panel is investigating what was known before Merck pulled the popular painkiller off the market.
A study showed it doubled the risk of heart attacks and stroke when taken for longer than 18 months.
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((KIM TOSS TO LEO))
[11/18/2004]
[SS=NONE]
LEO in WX Center
[SKYTRACKER/FULL]
RADAR
[WXPRO/FULL]
STORY
[SS=NONE]
(LEO TOSS TO KIM)
[Tease1]
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[WRITER=tbr]
[ENG#=Aprisa]
Still to come on the newcast, more people enter guilty pleas in a Southwest Virginia bribery scheme.
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[VO-NAT ]
Plus it's a big day for Little Rock, Arkansas as the Clinton Presidential Library opens to the public.
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[Greyhound-Ax]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[ENG#=1]
Nearly two dozen people are injured in Kentucky, following a collision between Greyhound bus and a tractor trailer.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Near Verona, KY;]
Authorities say 21 people were wounded-- at least one of them was seriously hurt.
The crash happened early this morning on Interstate -71 in northern Kentucky, and closed part of the highway in both directions.
It's since re-opened.
A Greyhound spokeswoman says the bus was on a regular run from Memphis to Cincinnati.
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[Clinton-Library]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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Four American Presidents, past and present, are gathered in Little Rock, Arkansas.
They're celebrating the grand opening of Bill Clinton's presidential museum and library.
Jennifer Miller is also there, and has more.
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[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Little Rock, AR;]
[SUPER=01-Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton/(D) New York;]
[SUPER=01-Jennifer Miller/CBS News;]
[SUPER=01-Tommey Billing/Arkansas Resident;]
[SUPER=01-Matthew Jacuzzi/Arkansas Resident;]
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[OUT Q=Miller, CBS news, Little Rock.]
((
(LOCATOR: LITTLE ROCK, AR)
(OPENING NATS)
ON THE BANK OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER IN LITTLE ROCK, THE WHOS WHO OF
AMERICAN POLITICS IS GATHERED FOR A PRESIDENTIAL RIGHT OF PASSAGE.
(MUSIC NATS SOUND)
THE GRAND OPENING OF THE WILLIAM J. CLINTON PRESIDENTIAL CENTER AND PARK.
sot: Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton/D-New York
"The exhibits are an incredible walk down memory lane. It's a full and
comprehensive picture of those 8 years for us and the nation."
AMONG THOSE HERE TO HONOR THE NATIONS 42nd LEADER, AN ECLECTIC MIX OF
INTERNATIONAL ROCK STARS, LOCAL ARTISTS AND AMERICAN PRESIDENTS.
STANDUP BRIDGE:
IN TAKING A PAGE FROM THE FORMER PRESIDENTS PLAYBOOK, THE GLASS AND
STEEL LIBRARY IS DESIGNED TO REPRESENT HIS GOAL OF A BRIDGE TO THE 21ST
CENTURY.
INSIDE IS A FULL-SCALE REPLICA OF THE OVAL OFFICE AND CABINET ROOM WITH
ATTENTION TO DETAIL DOWN TO THE TYPE OF PAPER WEIGHTS.
SOT - TOMMEY BILLING/ARKANSAS "This is the closure of everything that
he's done and I'm just real proud of him, this is exciting, real
exciting."
PART OF THE PRESIDENT'S STORY INCLUDES AN EXPLANATION OF THE WHITEWATER
SCANDAL AND THE PRESIDENTS IMPEACHMENT. AN EXHIBIT ON THE SECRET
SERVICE SHOWCASES HIS ARMORED LIMOUSINE AND AN INTERACTIVE TOUR GUIDES
VISITORS THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATIONS BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENTS.
SOT - MATTHEW JACUZZI/ARKANSAS "It's a great thing for Little Rock, his
presidency, and for the world actually."
IT IS AN ENORMOUS COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS, GIFTS, EMAILS AND SOME
80-MILLION DOCUMENTS, MORE THAN ANY OTHER PRESIDENT. JENNIFER MILLER,
CBS NEWS, LITTLE ROCK.
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[Coon-Dog]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[GRAPHIC=Legal Scales]
[ENG#=None]
Three southwest Virginia businessmen and a federal employee have pleaded guilty for their roles in a bribery
scheme.
The pleas were entered in Abingdon federal court yesterday as a result of Operation Coon Dog.
The investigation cracked open a scheme, in which contractors paid Buchanan County officials bribes to win flood cleanup contracts.
Prosecutors say bribes included cash and gifts-- such as coon dogs, trucks, clothes and tickets to major sporting events.
Sixteen men were charged in connection with the bribery.
Seven are scheduled to stand trial in April.
Nine have pleaded guilty.
``Pete'' Stiltner Junior, chairman of the Buchanan Board of Supervisors, pleaded guilty Monday to accepting bribes, and resigned his position.
[11Civic-Center]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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It's been a year since the Roanoke Civic Center began using its controversial alcohol license.
Supporters say it would bring much needed revenue to the city, opponents say it would bring nothing but trouble.
Justin McLeod sees where things stand 12 months later.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
[SUPER=01-Robyn Schon/Roanoke Civic Center; :14]
[SUPER=01-Barney Arthur/Concerned Christians of the Roanoke Valley; 1:03]
[SUPER=@justin1; 1:37]
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[OUT Q=JM, News 7]
((((NAT SOUND OF WOMAN TALKING ON TAPE ONE AT 7:27:58))
You could buy just about anything you wanted at last Saturday's g-unit concert...EXCEPT alcohol.
The Civic Center says there's a reason why.
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[IN Q=It was going to draw]
((ROBYN SCHON/ROANOKE CIVIC CENTER: IT WAS GOING TO DRAW A YOUNG CROWD, WE MADE A DECISION EARLY ON NOT TO SERVE ALCOHOL AT THAT CONCERT.))
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[OUT Q=AT THAT CONCERT]
In fact, since the civic center received its expanded license, there have been nine concerts, alcohol was served at just five.
During that time, the civic center has had no violations.
It did however receive a warning last February when an ABC agent saw the lights go down at concert where alcohol was served.
[SOT 5:22]
[IN Q=They are actually]
((ROBYN SCHON/ROANOKE CIVIC CENTER: THEY ARE ACTUALLY OFFICERS OF THE STATE SO IF THEY SEE ANYTHING ILLEGAL GOING ON THEY NEED TO BE IN A SITUATION WHERE THEY CAN ARREST PEOPLE.))
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[OUT Q=arrest people]
Arrests have happened.
During an undercover operation at the Incubus concert, ABC agents arrested 13 people.
The Civic Center points out alcohol was not served at that event, and all the arrests happened outside the facility.
Critics however say the Civic Center is still accountable.
[SOT 13:20]
[IN Q=But the parking lot]
((BARNEY ARTHUR/CONCERNED CHRISTIANS OF THE ROANOKE VALLEY: BUT THE PARKING LOT IS PART OF THE LICENSED AREA. THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PARKING ALSO.))
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[OUT Q=the parking also]
A group of area churches fought the liquor license and lost.
Since then, the Concerned Christians of the Roanoke Valley have been keeping a close on the Civic Center and say there have been problems.
[SOT 9:38]
[IN Q=There are a number]
((BARNEY ARTHUR/CONCERNED CHRISTIANS OF THE ROANOKE VALLEY: THERE ARE A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS CONSUMING ALCOHOL TO EXCESS AND ARE LEAVING THERE AT AN INTOXICATED STATE AND THEN GOING OUT ON THE ROADS.))
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[OUT Q=out on the roads]
[SOT 4:55]
[IN Q=we are using]
((ROBIN SCHON: WE ARE USING DISCRETION, WE ARE DOING OUR HOMEWORK, WE ARE BEING DILIGENT ABOUT THE RULES AND POLICIES THAT COME WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF HAVING RETAIL LICENSE TO SELL ALCOHOL.))
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[OUT Q=TO SELL ALCOHOL]
[SOT ]
[IN Q=Concerned Christians]
((JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: CONCERNED CHRISTIANS OF THE ROANOKE VALLEY HAVE FILED AN APPEAL TO THE LIQUOR LICENSE BUT MEMBERS SAY THEY'LL CONTINUE TO GATHER EVIDENCE BEFORE HEADING TO COURT. JUSTIN McLEOD, NEWS 7.))))
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[WRITER=tbr]
[ENG#=Aprisa]
Coming up next, the town of Vinton makes a larger commitment to the Dogwood Festival.
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[VO-NAT ]
Plus from Washington State, things are apparently moving again on Mount St. Helens.
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[Vinton-News]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
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[ENG#=1]
The town of Vinton is helping ensure next year's Dogwood Festival will be a success.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Vinton/April 2003]
The council awarded an additional 15-thousand dollars to next year's 50th Dogwood Festival Celebration.
The annual event includes a parade, vendors, bands and assorted activities.
It's an independent event, but the town usually appropriates two-thousand dollars toward the celebration.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[GRAPHICS=None]
Meanwhile, the town council is one-step closer to appointing a financial director.
Council initially had more than 30-applicants, but has narrowed the field to six.
It hopes to make a decision by the first of the year.
[Mount-Helens]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=Mt St Helens]
[ENG#=2]
Six weeks after renewed concerns that Mount Saint Helens was about to blow again, the media was allowed back for another look.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Mt. St. Helens, WA;]
News crews checked out the new lava dome building inside the crater.
It's 10 stories tall, and hot magma is oozing out at the rate of a dump-truck load every second.
Scientists say the volcano is trying to rebuild itself.
As for the potential of a big ash eruption, it's still there, but far less likely than a few weeks ago.
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[Stocks]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly 2-Shot]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE# none]
[GRAPHIC=None]
On Wall Street at Noon, the DOW was UP 19 points. The NASDAQ has dropped two.
[super=460-x/19/y/2;]
[Tease3]
[SPORTS MUSIC UNDER]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[WRITER=tbr]
[ENG#=Aprisa]
Coming up in Sports, the Dazzle gets ready for tomorrow night's season opener.
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[VO-NAT ]
Plus, Craftsman truck series driver Jon Wood makes the leap to the Busch circuit.
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[S-MLB]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=dgr]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=MLB]
Baseball owners are scheduled to vote today on the re-location of the Montreal Expos to Washington.
If the owners approve the plan, and the District of Columbia approves financing for a new ballpark, there could be a team by the end of the year.
Washington officials are moving ahead like it's a done deal with the sale of season tickets over the Internet starting today.
[S-Caleb]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-177 TC15810]
[GRAPHIC=nextel chase]
[ENG#=2]
The Nextel Chase for the Championship comes to a close this weekend in Homestead, Florida.
The 10 week grind has been stressful on the drivers, and the pit crew members.
Caleb Hurd, Jeff Gordon's catch can man, played football for the Hokies and Pulaski County High School.
His team is just 21 points behind, with one race to go.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=BITE]
[SUPER=01-Caleb Hurd/DuPont Chevy Catch Can Man; :]
[RUNS=:24]
[OUT Q=do well every week."]
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[VO-NAT]
In one other Nascar note, Jon Wood will make the jump from the Truck Series to the Busch Series next year.
He'll team up with Stacy Compton and Robert Pressley, driving a Ford Taurus.
The 23 year old is currently 14th in the Truck Series standings.
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[S-Dazzle]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-186 TC1006]
[GRAPHIC=DAZZLE]
[ENG#=3]
The Roanoke Dazzle opens the NBDL season tomorrow night at the Civic Center against the Fayetteville Patriots.
Coach Kent Davison is anxious to get started, and says the league has come a long way since its inception in 2000.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Kent Davison/Dazzle Head Coach; :00]
[RUNS=:37]
[OUT Q=come back and watch again."]
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[S-Bassett]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=FFE]
The high school football playoffs open tonight, and a game has already been moved.
The Region Four, division four semi-final game between Carroll County and Bassett will be played Friday night at 7:30.
Originally, they planned to play this game on Saturday evening, but they are trying to beat the rain that is forecast for the weekend.
[Tech-Nails]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=1]
There's new technology as close as your fingertips-- or rather-- your finger NAILS.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Houston, TX;]
It's called the NailJet Pro, and it's the first patented, automated nail decorating system that uses state-of-the-art inkjet technology.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=The scanning device]
((THE SCANNING DEVICE THEN SCANS OVER IT AND READS WHERE IT IS, AND
AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTS EACH NAIL IN ITS MEMORY.))
[SUPER=01-Jim Hilton/Geometrix Salon;]
[RUNS=:06]
[OUT Q=in its memory.]
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[VO-NAT]
In about seven minutes, the client's hands are a work of art.
Dozens of patterns and pictures can be chosen from computer software, or you can even use a personal snapshot.
Pictures are either scanned into the computer or taken off a disc.
Clients say the finished product has staying power.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=It lasted beautifully]
((SHARON SARTY/CUSTOMER:IT LASTED BEAUTIFULLY. IN FACT, TWO WEEKS LATER WHEN I HAD TO GET MY NAILS DONE, THE PAINT WAS STILL INTACT. ))
[SUPER=01-Sharon Sarty/Customer;]
[RUNS=:06]
[OUT Q=still intact.]
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[VO-NAT]
The process can be used on either natural or acrylic nails..
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