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Can we find a way to prevent an imminent threat for guns produced by 3D printing?
I read an article today in "The Atlantic" by Philip Bumb that brought up an issue that I have never thought about: the ability to make guns with 3D printers. Please let me start off by stating that I am very ignornant with this technology, but I am quite fascinated by the possibilities and good that it brings. However, think about this: As the 3D printer technology gets better, smarter, and more accessible to the masses, the threat of an even greater gun related violence is there.
People will no longer need to go through the regulations and background checks to purchase guns (not that they have had a huge dent in the violence), they would just need to get a blue print (internet DIY), click, and print.
Yes, I do understand that the technology is not quite there, that the materials to produce these weapons are more complex that non tech people think. However, there's no denying that it will happen.
My question now is there anyway that we can implement a device, chip, or whatever that wouldn't allow certain items to be printed?
Thank you and pardon my naivety on this subject matter, I'm eager to see what your solutions are.
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Dec 20 2012: At some point in the future, someone will develop a technology that will make the current most advanced 3D printers look like children play toys, when that technology reach the masses, anyone will be able to print anything from kitchen knifes to airplanes, guns included. Under those circumstances, any legislative attempt to control guns will be doomed to failure, so the only effective gun control would be that embedded in the citizens minds, and I am not talking about an implanted chip on the brain but about a good education based on empathy, responsibility and self discipline.
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Crumbling Paper is an online archive of scanned Sunday tearsheets from the Golden Age of American comic strips that I hadn't seen before. I haven't had a chance to peruse too carefully yet, but the archive listed here makes me want to.
Ninja Turtles creator Kevin Eastman hasn't responded to my emails (I don't blame him -- it probably ended up in his junk mail like everything from Fantagraphics) so I'm left with one open space in the upcoming anthology that is the modern bestiary, Beasts! Book Two. I would like to offer that space to whomever would like to submit work for it.
All submissions must be received by March 1st at which point my Fanta colleagues and I will review the pieces and determine one piece to appear alongside the likes of Jaime Hernandez, Kim Deitch, Peter Bagge, Ellen Forney, Craig Thompson, Tomer Hanuka, Brian Chippendale, Al Columbia, and 81 other amazing artists that I cannot list here.
Note that I am not looking for traditional fantasy artists. The purpose of this book is to give the beasts back to the people. Dragons flying through purple skies have many other books to appear in. I want these symbols to have meaning again.
The rules: You must depict a mythological/folkloric creature that has been "witnessed" in some capacity in some culture at some point in history. No gods/goddesses or creatures of fiction. I am also looking for creatures that have not been depicted already in the Beasts! series. I will have a list of those in the comments section as soon as I can. Bonus points for creatures from recent times (such as the chupacabras, Beast of Bray Road, sasquatch, Loch Ness monster -- but not those because they've been depicted by other contributing artists). THE FORMAT IS 8" SQUARE.
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Lastly, I hope that any artists I haven't asked to contribute understand that this isn't a reflection on their work or in what orifice I may have my head: It's stressful choosing a diverse group of 90 artists that have time for this project and there are many folks I wanted to ask but didn't get to.
Also note that this will probably be the last Beasts volume because they are quite exhausting. (Art up top is by Femke Hiemstra, for Beasts2. See more art at the Beasts blog.)
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I could go on and on about how great the Crumb exhibition is, but simply put, it might be the greatest comic art exhibition I've ever seen and if you like comics enough to read this blog and are anywhere near Seattle, you're out of your mind if you don't make a special trip to the Frye in the next two months.
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Sheriff Leon N. Wilmot began his career in law enforcement in 1985 as a reserve for the Yuma County Sheriff's Office, after completing four years of service in the United States Marine Corps. Hired by the Sheriff's Office as a full time deputy in 1987, Wilmot's first job as a public safety deputy was the start of a 27 year career of public service.
Expanding his resume two short years later, Wilmot was assigned to the Boating Safety Bureau for the next few years. In 1991 he was transferred to the Criminal Investigations Division where he was responsible for major crimes investigation. In 1993 he was promoted to Patrol Corporal in charge of the Foothills district and the Boating Safety and Enforcement Unit.
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Now that summer is in full swing in many parts of the world, we bring you some natural solutions to protect your precious skin from the sun's harmful rays.
Good natural filters include wheat germ and sesame oils, which filter around 55% of UV rays, olive and coconut oils (25%) and grapeseed and castor oils (19%). Wheat germ oil can also help get rid of sunspots from the face and and reddening.
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I'd be more interested if it was more than just one lap.
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Absolutely fed up with the poor grammer and spelling mistakes on this site. I expect better from a publication the size of MCN. The paper is fine so why do we have to suffer the level of rank amateurism that passes for professional journalism on the website. The above pointless and annoying vote article is only one paragraph and two sentances long. How can you get it so cosistently wrong. It happens time after time and i am not the first to highlight the issue. It's bad enough that the site is full of pointless gap filling vote articles but to not be able to write and proof read/spellcheck to the level of a seven year old is really poor. You get paid to do this job so do it properly or don't bother.
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"Absolutely fed up with the poor grammer and spelling mistakes on this site."
It's "grammar".
Also, "sentences", "consistently" and "I" rather than "i".
Kind of ruins your point really, doesn't it?
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I like the electric race. Each year it's a very clear indicator as to how far the bikes have come since the previous year, and not just relating to the winner. The field is getting more capable of competing with the fastest bikes. It won't be long before these bikes become truly usable.
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always forces the pace of technology. Therefore I think the TT Zero is a good thing.
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The progress of development for these machines is amazing. .. shame combustion engines have not been developed at the same rate. Whether we love them or loathe them we may well be witnessing the future of biking
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tbh when they 1st sad they was doing this i though what a load of s**t however over the past few years i have found myself slowly getting into it as they are running round 100mph avg lap speed i now think its time to go to 2 laps to push the tec then 3 laps as one a bike can do race pace for 3 laps there that should = a good range for a road bike
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As a lifelong TT fan and regular marshal, I am always keen to see the introduction of any new motorcycle racing technology and I was almost in tears to have the privilege to witness the very first electric bike race on the Mountain course and last year to see the first 100+mph lap. These bikes still have a long way to go to be comparable to modern petrol engined superbikes, but It's still very exciting to see what is now the only pure prototype racing class left in the modern TT.
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The Coral Gables Museum offers yoga at 6 p.m. every Monday for the rest of July.
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We've sailed about 15 times prior to this trip, and this was our first on Oceania. Frankly, we were drawn to this cruise because of the price. It was end of season and went to some ports we've not previously visited. We've not sailed on the top-of-line ships such as Seabourn, Crystal, Silversea, but we thought Celebrity was just wonderful. Oceania was a cut above Celebrity.
This was a new ship; everything was in good order, clean, shiny, sparkling. Service was excellent -- the ratio of passengers to crew was the best we've experienced. Food is tops -- the speciality restaurants were outstanding -- and with out additional charge. The cabin was good, except for the location of the closet. Only one person could be using the closet at a time, and it blocked one side of the bed. Liked the bathroom with a tub and shower.
Had never bought a cruise before where the cruise line arranged air travel. This works out fine. The flight were good, timed well, on time, comfortable. We paid a little extra to enable selecting our own seats. Next time we use Oceania, we'll explore upgrading to business class if we're taking 2 long flights.


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Brookings S.D. (KELQ FM) - The internationally-acclaimed, Juilliard-trained siblings will make their South Dakota debut Monday, Sept. 9, at 7:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. Their concerts include impressive renditions of the great classics performed simultaneously on five Steinway grand pianos.
"The Performing Arts Center has, in the last 10 years exceeded expectations of the University and community. It is appropriate for the people of Brookings and the region to celebrate this milestone with this incredible performance," said David Reynolds, head of the SDSU Music Department. "The 5 Browns are the only ten-hand piano concert out there. It will be a fitting tribute to all that has been programmed in the facility to date."
The Performing Arts Center at SDSU was completed in 2003, marking the success of an unprecedented public/private partnership in Brookings. Through a combination of private gifts and an investment of second-penny funds by the city of Brookings, the current facility boasts a 1,000-seat music auditorium, which is the envy of most facilities in the Upper Midwest.
Additionally, theSDSU Theatre program enjoys outstanding space for the design and construction of sets, as well as a 180-seat black-box theatre. Fundraising is currently underway to expand the building in the near future to accommodate the entire Music, Theatre & Communication Studies Departments, as well as the construction of an 850-seat proscenium theatre.
The inaugural performance in the PAC featured world-famous violinist Itzhak Perlman. As a result of the quality of the facility, over the past decade, the city of Brookings and the PAC has been host to performances by thousands of local school children, regional and state music festivals and conferences, Brookings Community Theatre performances, and presentations by national and international speakers and performers.Brookings Mayor, Tim Reed, considers the Performing Arts Center one of the reasonsBrookings is a destination for visitors, new businesses and residents.
"With a facility like the PAC in Brookings, it greatly enhances the cultural opportunities that attract professionals and families alike. Not only does it serve the students of the University, it benefits all of the community."Woodbine Productions is a project of the SDSU Foundation and is underwritten by an anonymous benefactor who is committed to bringing great performances and entertainment to Brookings and South Dakota, as well as helping the next generation of musicians.
The series has presented an eclectic variety of entertainers, ranging from Frankie Avalon and Aaron Neville to the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra and violin virtuoso Mark O'Connor. Ticket sales benefit scholarships for exceptional music students at SDSU and have supported more than $300,000 in scholarships since its inception in 2007.
The 5 Browns – Ryan, Melody, Gregory, Deondra and Desirae – enjoyed their first wave of critical attention in February 2002 when People magazine dubbed them the "Fab Five." The New York Post proclaimed, "…one family, five pianos and 50 fingers adds up to the biggest classical music sensation in years…"Well-known in the classical music circles, the group has been featured in its own PBS-TV special, The 5 Browns In Concert, which airs regularly on stations throughout the country.
The group has released three CDs that each went to #1 on Billboard Magazine's Classical Album Chart. They are set to release their sixth album in October 2013 with the help of Grammy award winning producer, Adam Abeshouse on the Steinway and Sons label.Arriving in Brookings following a performance at the Ravinia Festival in Chicago, the group heads to Carnegie Hall soon after its South Dakota appearance.
The 5 Browns have performed in numerous venues, including the Grand National Theater in China, Suntory Hall in Japan, Philadelphia's Kimmel Center and Chicago's Symphony Hall.All remaining seats will be sold from the SDSU Music Department office in Lincoln Music Hall, or by phone at (605) 688-5188.


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I have a new Viao Model PCG-7171L and it has a sticker on it saying it will upgrade to Windows 7 but when I got to sony.com/windows7 like the sticker says all I get is a window saying that this model does not support Windows 7
What is the story?
It's loud, crowded and so many things happening all at once. I'm not sure which way to turn – there are so many interviews and photos I want to bring you.
With the new product announcements behind us, the event is in full gear. In one section of Guastavino's huge facility – which is incorporated into the foundation of a bridge – noted urban artist Anthony Uranga is beginning work on a giant mural, symbolizing the creativity that goes into each VAIO.
In another corner, Thomas Pendelton is preparing his artwork for a live VAIO tattoo for one dedicated fan – a real tattoo! We'll have more on this, including an interview with Thomas, a little bit later.
And finally, in another corner, something that everyone is looking forward to, a live performance from Cirque Berzerk. In the middle of everything stands the large stage where Cirque Bizerk will perform. I've heard they'll be incorporating the newly announced VAIO X Series into their routine. Sounds dangerous but stay tuned to discover just how they pull that off.
For now though back to work. Sukhjit, Jennifer and I will be covering everything that happens tonight including Cirque Bizerk's performance and interviews with all the celebrities – in fact I think I just saw Mischa Barton walk by. Remember, you can follow the ongoing conversation live on twitter @sonyelectronics using #VAIO7. You can also follow us on YouTube and Facebook. We'll be posting updates and live vlogs throughout the night. Plus, if you have a question for someone, leave it below and we'll see if we can hunt down the answer.
I have a new Viao Model PCG-7171L and it has a sticker on it saying it will upgrade to Windows 7 but when I got to sony.com/windows7 like the sticker says all I get is a window saying that this model does not support Windows 7
What is the story?
I have a Vaio PCG-7171L as well. It is not listed in the available models and the auto-detect does not work. I want the Windows 7 upgrade that the sticker on the laptop says I am entitled to. Whats up with this?
I don't think you are looking at the right model number. The model number for your PC is probably listed somwhere on the bezel of your notebook and would most likely start with VGN or VPC.
@c. Bjornstad and T Kane. Rose is correct. The number you're referring to is actually a reference number for an internal component. Your VAIO PC model number can be found in the lower right-hand corner of the LCD bezel. It will start with either "VGN-", "VGC-", or "VPC". Plug that number into sony.com/windows7 to discover whether your PC is compatible with Windows 7. I hope this helps. Thanks for reading! Michael (Blog Editor)
i have vaio model vgn-ns325j laptop.just got windows 7 upgrade.transition went better than expected.one problem,i no longer have access to built in motion eye web cam.can you help me locate in windows 7.
My screen was dim and I turned the brightness on my screen all the way up and it is so much better and the colors are bright but when it is on the battery it is so much dimmer. I'm very diaspointed about that. Also the mouse is uncontrollable sometimes. It won't move where you want it to move. One more thing. I went on line from the WEB button (one touch WEB access without booting up) and there is no RED X in the right hand corner of the screen to close a window. What's up with that? Other than those things I like it.
i am trying to find a way to track the gps signal from my daughters vaio laptop that was stolen 24 hrs ago please help thanks
How do I get my free Windows 7? I bought my Sony laptop on 9/11/09. Model PCG 71736. Thank you
I would like to upgrade to W7 my laptop VAIO Model VGN-NW150J. How can I do it ??
how do i get my free windows 7,i bouth my laptop on nov.6,2009.,my laptop vaio model is vgn-ns330j.can you pls.reply…and thank you !!!
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Me Vs. "Me" - by Kate Carraway
I've never had an abortion, but I've been to a few. They are or are not a big deal depending on a few things, like, how much religious or sexual dogma was absorbed before the age of majority, or whenever a girl double-middle-fingered her origin story and peeled the fuck out of there. It also probably depends on how bloodily nightmarish said dogma was, and on whether you believe that abortion is murder but an OK kind of murder or an almost nonthing or whatever. But I don't actually know anything about abortions, and I don't want to, because it's probably not much different from but probably worse than touching my eyeball, and I hate that.
It doesn't matter, but it does necessarily exclude me from a subset of my feminist sistren [spits] who are very into their I Had an Abortion T-shirts, and the ways in which their collectivized experience gives other people the squigglies, which is all fine—totally fine—and I do all of that all the time about having been raped: all code words behind whisper fingers with other girls who know. When you have an essential interest because you chose it or were born into it, or because something happened to you that was like a rushing wave of surgical knives, you will want to be somehow among your similars, getting empathically inebriated. (Twitter is a good place to see this play out without self-consciousness.)
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Why your next paycheck will be smaller
Middle-class taxpayers avoided an income tax increase in the fiscal cliff budget deal, but the Social Security payroll tax will be higher for everyone.
Now that the fiscal cliff is in the rearview mirror with a deal that raises income and investment taxes on the wealthiest Americans, there's one tax hike that most U.S. workers will not escape.
On the final day of 2012, the payroll tax for Social Security reverted to its normal rate of 6.2% -- up from the 4.2% it's been since 2011. The tax had been temporarily reduced to give U.S. households extra spending money to help stimulate the economy.
For a household grossing $50,000 a year, the return to the old level will cut take-home pay by $1,000 a year, or $19 a week. For someone making $30,000 in pretax income, the higher tax means $600 less a year.
How much more will you pay? The Wall Street Journal provides a calculator, or you can consult this handy chart. Keep in mind that the payroll tax applies only to the first $113,700 of income.
Extending the payroll tax holiday wasn't even part of the discussion as Congress narrowly avoided the fiscal cliff with a deal that raises income and investment taxes on those making $400,000 a year ($450,000 for couples).
However, by allowing Social Security taxes to return to their previous level, Congress can't say the middle class was spared.
"It's a huge hit," Joel Naroff, president of Naroff Economic Advisors, told The Associated Press. "It hits people whether they're making $10,000 or they're making $2 million. It doesn't matter who you are . . . . The lower your income, the more of your income you're (spending). So if your taxes go up, it's going to come out of your spending."
The Washington Post says this will be the first tax increase nearly half of Americans have seen in their paychecks (other than when your income grows and you move into a higher tax bracket).
The Post added:
"'We haven't seen broad-based individual tax increases at the federal level in the last 30 years,' said Owen Zidar, an economist at the University of California. 'In the 1960s through the 1980s, payroll tax increases affected most taxpayers, but the vast majority of broad-based tax changes have been cuts rather than increases.'"
On the other hand, Social Security has to be funded. That money normally comes from a 12.4% payroll tax, half paid by you and half by your employer. Only employees got the reduced 4.2% rate over the past two years.
The estimated $215 billion workers didn't pay to Social Security for 2011-12 was replaced with money borrowed by the federal government, which added to the national debt.
Will the economy suffer because the tax holiday expired? Maybe. Maybe not. Says the Post:
"Economists say the expiration of the tax cut will be a major drag on the economy this year. Estimates suggest it could cost between 500,000 and 1 million jobs, leaving the unemployment about 0.4 percentage points higher than it otherwise would be."
However, Joseph Rosenberg, a research associate at the Urban/Brookings Tax Policy Center, told American Public Media's Marketplace that if the Bush tax cuts are extended (and they were for the vast majority of folks), "then the impact of the expiration of the payroll tax is not likely to have a significant economic impact."
It is the wealthy who will be seeing the biggest tax increase as a result of the fiscal cliff deal. Says the AP:
"For 2013, households making between $500,000 and $1 million would get an average tax increase of $14,812, according to the Tax Policy Center analysis. Households making more than $1 million would get an average tax increase of $170,341."
Will you miss the extra $19 or so a week you took home during the payroll tax holiday?
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But the wealthy really pay about the same tax rate as any poor smuck that is in the 28% or higher
bracket because of the cut off for Social Security & Medicare. That's assuming they even pay those taxes on their lower income.
With all the weeping for the rich no one ever mentioned they get ALL of the breaks from the lower tax rates.
Nice..Another half-assed attempt by BOTH sides of the political aisle to try and fix what THEY caused.
And now the debt can has been kicked down the road, past the "bridge out" sign, and it has plunged into the river. The government will tax more, spend more, save LESS, and NOT reduce spending. Numbers (factual) show that with this deal, you have a ratio of 1 dollar of savings, in comparison to 41 bucks of spending...
Now, for ALL of you dems AND rep's out there, do these numbers look balanced to you???
In 2 months from now, we will once again be at this point, where YOU elected officials won't have the balls to face the fact that the checks that Noblaba as well as YOUR congress has written, will need to be covered...
Or, will you spineless weasels actually do what needs to be done, which is cover the checks, and stop ALL OF THE WASTEFUL SPENDING...
So much for the "super-committee"...
We shall see...
Thanks guys...
A dis-satisfied customer and voter...
Hey Government....there has got to be other ways to balance a budget. I can think of a few right off the top of my head:
1). Get rid of some of the fat cat worthless politicians we have in this country (that should save millions of taxpayer dollars)
2). Since the USA is in such a fiscal mess stop giving money to other countries until we get back on our own feet (if you saw the billions we give away to countries that pretty much hate us we would probably have a "surplus" instead of a "deficit"
3). Make the USA more reliant on itself...we have farms, dairy, OIL etc. that we export instead of caring for ourselves & in the process more jobs would be created (especially in the Energy sector).
4). Control Wall Street better so these false shortages or "I think scenarios" would not artificially pump up prices that ultimately hurts the US public (consumers).
Probably none of this would happen because it goes against everything Washington stands for!!!
More of the same old bad news for those of us who are footing the bills for Romney's 47%. They will not be experiencing increased taxes, they will not be experiencing cuts to their EBT cards. The entitlement class couldn't care less. Myself, I shall miss the 2% taken out of my disposable income. The Republicans should not have given in to this president. Where are the spending cuts we were promised?
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MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Democrats called it insignificant -- but they still didn't vote no Tuesday, when the state Legislature's Joint Finance Committee endorsed the Republicans' proposed $100 million property tax cut.
It was sent to the full Senate on a 16-0 vote, but not without some chiding from the minority party. A Senate vote was expected Tuesday afternoon, before the Assembly acts on it Thursday.
The package reduces the local tax on the average home by $13 this year and $20 next year.
La Crosse Senate Democrat Jennifer Shilling calls it a symbolic reduction, saying it would only pay for a half tank of gas on her drive back home.
Republican Assembly finance chair John Nygren said some might mock what he called a "relatively modest reduction" in property taxes. Still, Nygren said it was better to give back some of the state's budget surplus than to have the government spend it.
Some Democrats were not so sure. They said it comes at the expense of public schools and highway repairs.
Tuesday, the Legislative Fiscal Bureau said the tax cut and other new job bills would increase a projected budget shortfall for 2015 to around $725 million -- still less than the deficits that have hounded every Legislature since 1997.


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Forza Horizon Collector's Edition and Pre-Order Bonuses Revealed
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Posted on July 12, 2012 AT 02:11am
Pre-order a copy of Forza Horizon and not only will you get some Horizon goodies, but also a little something for Forza 4. Microsoft has also revealed the Collector's Edition of Forza Horizon.
Put your name down at participating retailers and you will be given a code for the 2012 Dodge Challenger SRT8 392, to use in Forza 4. Then, once Horizon releases, you can grab one bonus car depending on where you pre-order the game. The 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, 2010 Ferrari 458 Italia, 2012 Aston Martin Virage, and a 2010 Nissan 370Z, are available from GameStop, Best Buy, Newegg, and Amazon.
Unsurprisingly, Microsoft also revealed the Forza Horizon Collector's Edition which contains the following:
- Custom cover design
- Custom-designed Steelbook packaging
- Horizon Festival ticket to access exclusive Xbox LIVE content
- Day 1 Add-on Pack with 5 cars
- VIP Membership & Car Pack (more details soon)
- Horizon Accelerator Token Pack
- Five exclusive LCE Car Pack liveries
Worth pre-ordering for? Share your thoughts below.
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Hello, I am Milena Thoms, and I qualified as a Foot Health Practitioner from SENAC, in 2004. SENAC is one of the most well recognized schools for health professionals in São Paulo, Brazil.
I worked for 2 different clinics in São Paulo between 2004 and 2006, and from 2007 to 2011 I ran my own practice, where I built up a large and loyal clientele.
Foot Health Practitioners deliver routine foot care wherever it is needed.
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Being overweight or diabetic increases the need, and both of these conditions are rapidly increasing in prevalence in the population.
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