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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.

Dead Stop

2:27 am

Tue August 28, 2012

On Remote Island, The Dead Are Buried Far And Wide

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Tiny Grindstone Island has only one official cemetery.

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Gravestones mark burial sites in Grindstone Island's official cemetery.

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Jack Grobe (left) and Ken Deedy inspect a gravestone in one of Grindstone Island's unofficial cemeteries. Although he's only 19, Grobe says he'd like to be buried on the island someday.

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This communal plot in Grindstone Cemetery is well-maintained. But it holds only a portion of the island's graves.

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Imogene Augsbury buried her son and two of her husbands in this clearing, on one of the island's highest points. Her parents are also buried there.

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Augsbury (right) stands with her daughter, Abby Howard-Smith Rand, next to the chairs she relaxes in, just feet away from the gravesites of two husbands.

By Jackie Northam

Originally published on Tue August 28, 2012 7:38 pm

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Grindstone Island's lone public dock is just three miles north of the U.S. mainland, a straight shot by powerboat across the St. Lawrence River from Clayton, N.Y. Part of the Thousand Islands, Grindstone Island sits in a waterway shared by the U.S. and Canada.

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.

Analysis

4:18 am

Mon August 27, 2012

Politics In The News

By David Greene

Originally published on Mon August 27, 2012 5:47 am

The Republican National Convention will come to order at 2 p.m. in Tampa, Fla., and then quickly go into recess. Because of Tropical Storm Isaac, the main events have been delayed until Tuesday. This is the second convention in a row where the GOP had to delay the opening because of bad weather.

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