Remember when skateboards were made by craftsman and not machines? Marius Arniko Arter does because hand crafting skateboards is how he makes his living. He is the owner of Arniko Skateboards and each skateboard he produces is hand carved by artisans from the Nepali capital of…

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The year 2011’s best local travel pictures have been selected from the diverse gallery of ‘Photo of the Week’ images published on The Travel Word, a blog that showcases responsible, sustainable and local travel.New York, USA (PRWEB) January 03, 2012 A regal pair of posing cheetahs in Tanzania and a night shot of Durbar Square in Patan, Nepal, share honors this year as The Travel Word’s best …

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Operation Smile adds team from Union Memorial Hospital to roster It wasn’t long after Dr. James Higgins became chief of the Curtis National Hand Center at Union Memorial Hospital last January when he answered a call from a group that provides free surgery for children with facial deformities. Operation Smile focuses on children with cleft lips and palates. But the plastic and reconstructive …

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