Study Finds Tattoo Ink To Be Substandard Published : July 13, 2009 Tattoos could present greater health risks than previously believed after a federal study found gross deficiencies in ink standards and ingredients. The Federal Health Office on Monday said researchers studied 152 ink samples used for tattoos. They found four out of five samples [...]

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McCartney Autograph Now A Tattoo Published : July 13, 2009 Paul McCartney’s autograph is now permanently inked on a young fan’s arm. The former Beatle was about to launch into a song during his Halifax show on Saturday when something caught his eye: a sign reading “Will you sign my arm so I can get [...]

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Urban Tattoo Art Book Release “Ink In The Hood” Published – July 12, 2009 VIRGINIA BEACH, VA -  Artist Dragon Randy Holder, the author of “Ink In The Hood” Tattoos for darker skin worked on developing an URBAN TATTOO ART form and style and it is a dramatic change in tattoo art style concepts, it [...]

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Laser Treatment Not Quick Fix For Bad Tattoos Published – July 12, 2009 VANCOUVER, CANADA – The tattoo, once flaunted mostly by soldiers, sailors and ex-cons, has come into the mainstream thanks in part to TV shows such as “L.A. Ink,” “Miami Ink” and the influence of celebrities. But today’s expression of individuality through body [...]

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Owners Pleased With Ruling On Tattoo Shop By Dianna M. Náñez Published – July 11, 2009 TEMPE, AZ – A Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled Thursday in favor of a Gilbert couple’s right to open a tattoo studio in Tempe. Judge Robert Oberbillig said that the Tempe City Council’s decision in 2007 to revoke [...]

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State To Begin Regulating Tattoo Parlors By Kurt Erickson Published : July 11, 2009 SPRINGFIELD, IL – More than three years after the law was put on the books, Illinois is poised to begin formally regulating tattoo parlors. Beginning in August, the Illinois Department of Public Health and local health departments will have the framework [...]

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New Law Has Tattoo Parlor Owners Feeling Needled By Keith Hagarty Published : July 10, 2009 HOWELL, NJ – After striking down a $1000 licensing fee in March, the township council voted 4 to 0 last week to enact stricter measures for tattoo and body piercing parlors. The first action calls for a $350 licensing [...]

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Olympia Resident Has ink, Cremated Ashes Under His Skin By Christian Hill Published : July 10, 2009 OLYMPIA, WA – Olympia resident Dwayne Courtney wanted to do something special to remember his surrogate father after he died. On Thursday afternoon, Courtney, 38, lay on his back as Buddy Green, owner of Old School Tattoo, began [...]

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Body Modification Can Improve Sex By Rebecca Ammon Published – July 10, 2009 Body modification is done for a variety of reasons: art, decoration, enhancement, change, and sometimes necessity. I’m a fan of all types of body art, piercing, and plastic surgery, but any modification can be over done. Many women, including myself, have breast [...]

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Tattoo Shop Owners Claim Tempe Biased By Dianna M. Náñez Published – July 9, 2009 TEMPE, AZ – Tattoos cover most of Tom Preston’s forearm and curl around his neck. He is used to people judging him by the colored etchings on his skin. But as a taxpayer and business owner, he thought City Hall [...]

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