http://www.newsvine.com/from-theNewsvine - from-theen-usCopyright 2013Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:33:06 +0000Sat, 25 May 2013 13:19:35 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16683387-nasa-testing-vintage-engine-from-apollo-11-rockethttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16683387-nasa-testing-vintage-engine-from-apollo-11-rocketusblastsciencepastfrom-theyoung-nasafrom-the-pastThu, 24 Jan 2013 22:24:43 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this image taken from video, NASA engineers test fire a key part of a rocket engine left over from the 1960s-era Apollo moon missions on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, in Huntsville, Ala. Engineers hope to gain valuable knowledge from the engine, which was originally supposed to power the Apollo 11 moon mission in 1969 but was grounded by a problem. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/11/13233534-woe-and-opportunity-tales-from-historic-droughthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/11/13233534-woe-and-opportunity-tales-from-historic-droughtusdroughtunited-statestalesus-newsfrom-thethe-droughtSat, 11 Aug 2012 15:15:55 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Aug. 3, 2012 photo, Tony Frost, of Frost Farms, surveys a pond in the cattle pasture that serves as the water source for his cattle that has nearly dried up in Tallula, Ill. After months of drought, the central Illinois creeks and ponds that the 300 cows and calves drink from on the farm are dry or close to it. Frost has to buy and haul water, about 4,000 gallons a day, split up in four trips to different pastures. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)</p><p>In this Aug. 3, 2012 photo, Tony Frost, of Frost Farms, lines up a hose into a 1,000-gallon water tank in Tallula, Ill., as he fills it to take back to the farm for his cattle. After months of drought, the central Illinois creeks and ponds that the 300 cows and calves drink from on the farm are dry or close to it. Frost has to buy and haul water, about 4,000 gallons a day, split up in four trips to different pastures. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)</p><p>In this Aug. 3, 2012, photo Jeff Gatewood, owner of Allisonville Nursery, poses in his nursery in Fishers, Ind. The nursery held a heat stroke sale in late July, offering customers a chance to buy plants and pick them up later, once cooler temperatures arrive and local watering bans are lifted. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)</p><p>In this photo taken Aug. 2, 2012, TV meteorologist Todd Yakoubian makes a last-minute check of maps before going on the air for a weather report at KATV Television studios in Little Rock, Ark. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)</p><p>In this Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012 photo, pear trees get emergency watering at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, Ill. Many of the garden's 2.5 million plants have required extra watering during the summer's triple-digit heat. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)</p><p>In this Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012 photo, tourists in a tram pass a red oak tree that shows signs of scorching at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, Ill. Many of the garden's 2.5 million plants have required extra watering during the summer's triple-digit heat. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)</p><p>In this Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012 photo, a sugar maple tree shows signs of scorching at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, Ill. Many of the garden's 2.5 million plants have required extra watering during the summer's triple-digit heat. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)</p><p>In this Aug. 1, 2012 photo, farmer Randy Pettinghill examines an ear of undersized corn in a field near Plumerville, Ark. Pettinghill buys water from the city of Morrilton for his farm in the Arkansas River Valley, but this year, the city put a cap on what he could have. It turns on the spigot every third night from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)</p><p>In this Aug. 1, 2012 photo, a cloud of dust follows a combine driven by farmer Randy Pettinghill as he harvests corn near Plumerville, Ark. Pettinghill buys water from the city of Morrilton for his farm in the Arkansas River Valley, but this year, the city put a cap on what he could have. It turns on the spigot every third night from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)</p><p>In this Aug. 3, 2012 photo, a stock tank is filled with water by Tony Frost, of Frost Farms, for his cattle in Tallula, Ill. After months of drought, the central Illinois creeks and ponds that the 300 cows and calves drink from on the farm are dry or close to it. Frost has to buy and haul water, about 4,000 gallons a day, split up in four trips to different pastures. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/06/13145639-for-some-olympians-glory-is-about-showing-uphttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/06/13145639-for-some-olympians-glory-is-about-showing-upsportsolympicsworld-newsfarfrom-thepodiumMon, 6 Aug 2012 15:57:30 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this July 27, 2012, photo, Jennet Saryyeva of Turkmenistan puts on her goggles during a practice session at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Jennet Saryyeva of Turkmenistan was nearly lapped in a preliminary swimming heat&#8212; but for athletes from the world's smallest countries, or those suffering through conflict and turmoil, the Olympics are not about winning, but there is victory and honor in just showing up. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa De Olza)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/02/12026363-stay-or-go-some-towns-are-eyeing-retreat-from-seahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/02/12026363-stay-or-go-some-towns-are-eyeing-retreat-from-seaussciencesciseafleeingfrom-thethe-seafrom-the-seaSat, 2 Jun 2012 19:21:22 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this photo from Thursday, May 24, 2012, the parking lot at Ocean Beach is shown in San Francisco. In San Francisco, officials are mulling a significant retreat on its western flank, where the Great Highway is under assault from the Pacific Ocean. Right now, a beach parking lot that abuts the highway is crumbing into the sea just across the highway from the San Francisco Zoo. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)</p><p>In this photo from Thursday, May 24, 2012, a man walks in the parking lot at Ocean Beach in San Francisco. In San Francisco, officials are mulling a significant retreat on its western flank, where the Great Highway is under assault from the Pacific Ocean. Right now, a beach parking lot that abuts the highway is crumbing into the sea just across the highway from the San Francisco Zoo. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)</p><p>In this photo from Thursday, May 24, 2012, barricades stand at the parking lot at Ocean Beach in San Francisco. In San Francisco, officials are mulling a significant retreat on its western flank, where the Great Highway is under assault from the Pacific Ocean. Right now, a beach parking lot that abuts the highway is crumbing into the sea just across the highway from the San Francisco Zoo. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)</p><p>In this photo from Thursday, May 24, 2012, a man and woman walk in the parking lot at Ocean Beach in San Francisco. In San Francisco, officials are mulling a significant retreat on its western flank, where the Great Highway is under assault from the Pacific Ocean. Right now, a beach parking lot that abuts the highway is crumbing into the sea just across the highway from the San Francisco Zoo. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)</p><p>In this photo from Thursday, May 24, 2012, a construction vehicle moves sand near the parking lot at Ocean Beach is shown in San Francisco. In San Francisco, officials are mulling a significant retreat on its western flank, where the Great Highway is under assault from the Pacific Ocean. Right now, a beach parking lot that abuts the highway is crumbing into the sea just across the highway from the San Francisco Zoo. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/30/6749372-towns-in-pa-ohio-reflect-on-tornado-anniversaryhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/30/6749372-towns-in-pa-ohio-reflect-on-tornado-anniversaryusfrompastlessonstornadoesus-newsfrom-theMon, 30 May 2011 16:55:13 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Map shows towns hit by 1985 tornadoes</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/19/4533014-recalling-headline-names-places-of-korea-1950-53http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/19/4533014-recalling-headline-names-places-of-korea-1950-53koreanamespastkorean-warworld-newsasfrom-theSat, 19 Jun 2010 16:04:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/09/2292140-luxury-real-estate-developer-sets-out-on-new-pathhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/09/2292140-luxury-real-estate-developer-sets-out-on-new-pathbusinessedgetiger-woods'from-thejim-anthonythe-cliffs'Fri, 9 Jan 2009 15:35:19 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/21/2136439-broadband-makes-tiny-town-an-english-teaching-hubhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/21/2136439-broadband-makes-tiny-town-an-english-teaching-hubtechnologyenglishrangetecfrom-thewashakie-countyFri, 21 Nov 2008 19:37:25 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Kathleen Hampton stands by an orange signpost signaling the presence of an underground fiber optic cable running by her family's remote ranch in Washakie County, Wyo., in this May 2008, photo. Hampton works part-time for Eleutian Technology, a Ten Sleep company that connects area teachers with students in Korea for English-language classes via the Internet. (AP Photo/Bob Vines)</p><p>Kathleen Hampton, in her home in Washakie County, Wyo., teaches English via the Internet to a student in South Korea in this May 2008, photo. Hampton is one of close to 300 teachers in the sparsely populated area hired by Eleutian Technology, to teach language courses to Korean students. (AP Photo/Bob Vines)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/09/1152047-farmers-in-africa-west-rethink-subsidyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/09/1152047-farmers-in-africa-west-rethink-subsidyupafricagroundworld-newsrethinkingfrom-thefarmer-loi-bangotiSun, 9 Dec 2007 18:37:33 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/10/21/1039513-libya-once-pariah-turns-from-terrorhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/10/21/1039513-libya-once-pariah-turns-from-terrorcoldworld-newsfrom-thelibya-inSun, 21 Oct 2007 16:58:15 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2006/11/29/462254-ap-feds-collect-giant-rats-in-floridahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2006/11/29/462254-ap-feds-collect-giant-rats-in-floridafromodd-newsus-newsthreatsfrom-theWed, 29 Nov 2006 19:52:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Jill Cox, a member of the animal care staff at the Hogle Zoo, shows off a female giant Gambian rat in June 9, 2003, in Salt Lake City. Gambian rats, a giant rat indigenous to Africa, remains near the top of the Center for Disease Control's suspect list for the cause of the outbreak of the Monkeypox virus in 2003, that sickened dozens of adults and children in the U.S. Midwest, after prairie dogs, who came into contact with humans, had likely been infected with the virus by the rodent. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac/File)</p>