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Sports

2:29 am

Tue August 28, 2012

Heat Guidelines Help Keep Young Athletes Cool

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Doctoral student Brett Comstock wears a football uniform as he walks on a treadmill at the Korey Stringer Institute at the University of Connecticut.

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Originally published on Tue August 28, 2012 3:07 pm

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As extremely hot temperatures continue to hit much of the country, high school football teams are busy getting ready for the fall season.

Last year, five high school football players died of heat stroke. Across the country, experts are trying to prevent those kinds of tragedies.

At the University of Connecticut's Korey Stringer Institute, researchers study the effects of extreme heat on athletes.

The Salt

2:28 am

Tue August 28, 2012

In India, 100-Year-Old Lunch Delivery Service Goes Modern

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Dabba wallahs carry lunchboxes to offices in Indian cities. But the old tradition is changing with modern times.

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A dabba wallah checks his packages before delivering hot meals to office workers in Mumbai.

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Originally published on Mon October 15, 2012 9:37 am

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Every day in Mumbai, some 5,000 deliverymen called dabba wallahs hand deliver 200,000 hot meals to doorsteps across the city. It's an intricate network that requires precise timing and numerous handoffs from courier to courier. The century-old service is a staple for the city's office workers. (See how it works in this video.) But as the city has changed, so too has the service.

Energy

2:14 am

Tue August 28, 2012

Methane Making An Appearance In Pa. Water Supplies

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Ted and Gale Franklin live in Leroy Township, Pa., where people have been dealing with flammable gas puddles and tainted well water.

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Mike and Nancy Leighton live in Leroy Township, Pa., where residents have been dealing with flammable gas puddles and tainted well water.

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A local well pad in Bradford County has been leaking gas since mid-May, according to state regulators. Gas has been bubbling into this nearby creek since about the same time.

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It's thought that a leaky pipe that connects the surface to the deep underground gas reservoir is responsible for the methane escape. The gas has made its way into local streams like this one.

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Gale and Ted Franklin were forced out of their home after flooding last September. They have been living out of their camp in Leroy Township, Pa., and methane has seeped into their water supply.

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Chesapeake Energy outfitted a shed behind the Franklins' house with a water filtration system when their well started overflowing.

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The Franklins say Chesapeake Energy has been slow to respond. The company says recent tests indicate the methane is nearly gone from the area.

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The Morse well pad in Bradford County, which the state believes is responsible for the leaking methane. More than 3 million pounds of cement and steel are used in a typical natural gas well.

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Flammable methane continues to bubble up from the ground in 15 to 20 spots on the Leightons' property.

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Originally published on Tue August 28, 2012 2:03 pm

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Mike and Nancy Leighton's problems began on May 19, just as Mike was settling in to watch the Preakness Stakes. A neighbor in Leroy Township, Pa., called Mike and told him to check the water well located just outside his front door.

"I said, 'I'll be down in 15 minutes.' I wanted to see the race," Leighton said. But as the horses were racing, Leighton's well was overflowing. Typically, there's between 80 to 100 feet of head space between the top of the well and its water supply. But when Leighton went outside, the water was bubbling over the top.

U.S.

2:13 am

Tue August 28, 2012

Helping Foster Kids Even After Adoption

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Originally published on Tue August 28, 2012 8:32 am

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Say "adoption" and many Americans think "babies." The U.S. system was largely organized around placing infants, both from this country and abroad. It turns out that, by far, the largest number of adoptions in the U.S. is through the foster care system. That means toddlers, young children, even teens.

Yet many in the field say the system does little to help families cope with the special issues a number of these children will face, even years after adoption.

Africa

2:12 am

Tue August 28, 2012

Somaliland: A Pocket Of Stability In A Chaotic Region

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Bundles of Somaliland's own currency bills are laid out by a money-changer on a street in Hargeisa, capital of the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland in northwestern Somalia. Investors are beginning to move into the untapped market in Somaliland, a stable island in a turbulent region.

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A man steers a cart pulled by a donkey in Hargeisa, capital of the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland in northwestern Somalia. Investors are beginning to move into the untapped market in Somaliland, a stable island in a turbulent region.

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Originally published on Tue August 28, 2012 8:32 am

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Somalia is synonymous with failed states, pirates and Islamist militants. But in the nation's northwest lies a peaceful, stable territory with an elected government known as Somaliland. The enclave broke away from the fractious Horn of Africa nation in 1991 and has been going it alone ever since.

To the disappointment of its residents, Somaliland has not been recognized as an independent nation, but its stability is attracting investors that other parts of Somalia can only dream of.

Around the Nation

6:12 am

Mon August 27, 2012

United Flight Attendant, 83, Ends 63-Year Career

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Around the Nation

5:51 am

Mon August 27, 2012

Ocean City, Md., Falls Short Of Bikini Record

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A Chinese city set the record for the most women to participate in a parade while wearing bikinis. Over the weekend, Ocean City, Md., set out to break the record of 1,085 — but fell far short at 325. Organizers blame the rainy weather for holding down turnout.

Election 2012

4:18 am

Mon August 27, 2012

Watching Isaac, GOP Delays Opening Convention

By Mara Liasson

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Republicans have decided to delay the official start of their presidential nominating convention until Tuesday. Tropical Storm Isaac is causing weather-related issues around Tampa, Florida. As the convention is about to begin, polls show GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney is tied with President Obama.

Around the Nation

4:18 am

Mon August 27, 2012

Gulf Coast States Brace For Isaac's Fury

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Florida has so far been spared the worst of Tropical Storm Isaac. Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana cannot be so sure. If the storm stays on its current course, it threatens to hit Louisiana seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina arrived in New Orleans. NPR's Greg Allen is tracking the storm. He's on the line from Florida this morning.

Greg, good morning.

GREG ALLEN, BYLINE: Morning, Steve.

INSKEEP: How much damage was there from Isaac in Florida?

Remembrances

3:56 am

Mon August 27, 2012

Remembering Astronaut Neil Armstrong

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Originally published on Mon August 27, 2012 9:56 am

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Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, died over the weekend at the age of 82. Steve Inskeep talks to Neil Degrasse Tyson, director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York, about Armstrong's impact on space exploration.

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