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Participation Nation
7:03 am
Wed August 22, 2012

Seize The Clay In Philadelphia, Pa.

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Checking out a wall display of art from the Claymobile.
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Originally published on Thu September 20, 2012 11:42 am

When I moved to Philadelphia seven years ago, I was looking to take a ceramics class. Instead I found a wonderful community-minded program in which I've made lifelong friends, unleashed children's creativity and touched their hearts. They in turn have touched mine.

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Business
5:23 am
Wed August 22, 2012

Chinese Factories Improve Conditions Where iPads Are Made

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Originally published on Wed August 22, 2012 4:11 pm

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Around the Nation
3:05 am
Wed August 22, 2012

Trying To Tame The (Real) Deadliest Fishing Jobs

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Crew members of a scallop boat float in their survival suits during a drill in Point Judith, R.I.
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Aboard the Debbie Ann, training instructor Fred Mattera helps a fisherman zip up a survival suit as part of an abandon-ship exercise in Point Judith, R.I.
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Mattera coaches a fisherman as he plunges into the water during a vessel disaster simulation.
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In a formation called "the worm," crewmen link up to be able to paddle against strong waves and winds to a lifeboat.
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Crewmen of the Debbie Ann hear about the mistakes they made during a man-overboard drill that could have cost a life during a real-life incident.
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Debbie Ann crew member Mike Gallagher once discovered a friend killed after becoming entangled with machinery on deck.
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Crew members from the Paul + Michelle unload 60-pound bags of Atlantic scallops after a fishing trip.
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Bags of Atlantic scallops stacked in the boat's hold. The eight-day voyage yielded a catch worth more than $250,000.
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A fisherman on the Paul + Michelle cleans the scalloper's dredges in New Bedford, Mass. Scalloping is an especially dangerous fishery because the heavy overhead equipment can knock people overboard into frigid waters.
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Captain Joe Neves of the scalloper Paul + Michelle once lost a 21-year-old crew member to a man-overboard accident. "Me and him were having strawberry shortcake the night before," he says.
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Boat captain Bill Amaru pilots his trawler, the Joanne-A III, to its mooring in Chatham Harbor on Cape Cod after a cod fishing trip.
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Originally published on Wed August 22, 2012 4:09 pm

On the fishing-boat piers of New England, nearly everyone knows a fisherman who was lost at sea.

Boat captain Joe Neves remembers when a crew member got knocked overboard. "We heard him screaming 'Help me!' " Neves says, grimacing. "But you know, on the water at night, your head is like a little coconut." They didn't find him.

Mike Gallagher discovered a friend who was entangled in still-running hydraulics. "I knew right away he was dead," he says.

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It's All Politics
3:04 am
Wed August 22, 2012

Are Independents Just Partisans In Disguise?

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Originally published on Wed August 22, 2012 7:31 am

Independent voters have grown in recent years into a mega voting bloc. By some estimates they outnumber registered Republicans, and even registered Democrats.

Every election cycle, independents generate enormous amounts of interest as candidates, pollsters and the media probe their feelings. These voters are widely considered to hold the key to most elections.

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Around the Nation
6:02 pm
Tue August 21, 2012

Where Cyclists Once Rode, Ghost Bikes Stand Vigil

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Ryan Nuckle helped found New York City's Ghost Bike Project in 2005, after three cyclists were killed in a single month.
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A ghost bike memorializes an unknown cyclist killed while riding in Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Originally published on Wed August 22, 2012 8:06 am

On a muggy summer afternoon in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, a dozen people are hard at work on the patio behind a local church. They're stripping old bicycles of their brakes, cables and chains, and sanding and spray-painting them white.

But behind the lighthearted chatter, there's a more somber purpose to this gathering: They're building "ghost bikes."

Painted all white and adorned with colorful notes and flowers, ghost bikes are the cycling community's equivalent of roadside shrines dotting the highway; they mark the spot where a rider was killed in traffic.

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All Tech Considered
5:50 pm
Tue August 21, 2012

Study To Test 'Talking' Cars That Would Warn Drivers Of Unseen Dangers

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Connected car technology could warn drivers when vehicles ahead of them suddenly brake.
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Originally published on Tue August 21, 2012 9:55 pm

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NPR Cities: Urban Life In The 21st Century
5:13 pm
Tue August 21, 2012

Boston Plans For 'Near-Term Risk' Of Rising Tides

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Some scientists predict that by 2050, climate change and an accompanying rise in sea level will lead to frequent flooding in Boston.
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The Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, slated to open in 2013, sits on the Boston Harbor waterfront. The hospital has been designed with the increased risk of flooding in mind.
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Some residents in this waterside housing development in East Boston say they would like more guidance from the city on how to plan for future flooding.
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Originally published on Wed August 22, 2012 6:13 pm

While many cities around the country grapple with drought and excessive heat this year, city planners in Boston have something else on their minds: the prospect of rising water.

In this coastal metropolis, scientists and computer models predict that climate change could eventually lead to dramatic increases in sea level around the city. Coupled with a storm surge at high tide, parts of the city could easily end up under water.

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Election 2012
4:42 pm
Tue August 21, 2012

Biden And Ryan Share Faith, But Not Worldview

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This composite image shows Republican vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan (left) and Vice President Biden. Both men are Catholic, but their worldviews are strikingly different.
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Originally published on Tue August 21, 2012 7:36 pm

When Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney selected Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin to be his running mate, Catholics passed a milestone. For the first time in history, both vice presidential candidates, Ryan and Vice President Biden, are Catholic.

But if Biden and Ryan share the same faith, they couldn't be further apart in their cultural and political worldviews. On issues such as abortion, same-sex marriage, taxes and Medicaid, they are miles apart.

How can that be?

Reflecting 'The Old And The New'

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It's All Politics
4:40 pm
Tue August 21, 2012

GOP Platform Anti-Abortion Language Includes No Exceptions For Rape, Incest

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Republican National Committee officials on Monday unveiled the stage inside of the Tampa Bay Times Forum in preparation for the Republican National Convention.
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Originally published on Tue August 21, 2012 8:47 pm

In Tampa, Fla., a week ahead of their national convention, Republicans are drawing up their party platform. There are muted disagreements over a few issues, such as immigration and same-sex marriage. But at least within the platform committee, one of the least controversial issues discussed this week is abortion.

With little discussion, the committee on Tuesday adopted the same anti-abortion language it included in GOP platforms in 2004 and 2008. It seeks passage of a constitutional amendment that would extend legal rights to the unborn, essentially banning abortion.

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Energy
4:26 pm
Tue August 21, 2012

BP Recalls Gasoline That May Cause Car Problems

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Originally published on Tue August 21, 2012 7:36 pm

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST:

From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Audie Cornish.

MELISSA BLOCK, HOST:

And I'm Melissa Block.

Time now for a story on the latest recall. It's not food or an appliance. It's gasoline. BP has recalled gasoline that was stored at a facility in northwest Indiana, near Chicago. But tens of thousands of gallons of that gas have already been sold and pumped into gas tanks.

As NPR's Jeff Brady reports, local mechanics are fielding lots of calls from concerned drivers.

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