http://www.newsvine.com/shortageNewsvine - shortageen-usCopyright 2013Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:03:24 +0000Sun, 26 May 2013 05:39:17 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17401856-us-mining-energy-sectors-face-workforce-shortagehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17401856-us-mining-energy-sectors-face-workforce-shortagebusinessusenergyworkerunited-statesshortageThu, 21 Mar 2013 15:01:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/10/16918112-ethanol-plants-idled-since-drought-beganhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/10/16918112-ethanol-plants-idled-since-drought-beganusglanceshortageethanolus-newscornSun, 10 Feb 2013 17:43:46 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/10/16918102-corn-shortage-idles-20-ethanol-plants-nationwidehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/10/16918102-corn-shortage-idles-20-ethanol-plants-nationwideusshortageethanolus-newscornSun, 10 Feb 2013 17:41:30 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This Oct. 4, 2012 file photo shows un-harvested corn in a field near Council Bluffs, Iowa. Corn growers had high hopes going into the 2012 planting season but the drought that began last spring hit the corn crop hard. As a result, corn prices skyrocketed and corn has become scarce in some regions, forcing 20 ethanol plants around the country to halt production. Most are not expected to resume production until after 2013 corn is harvested in late August or September. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)</p><p>FILE - This Oct. 4, 2012 file photo shows un-harvested corn in a field near Council Bluffs, Iowa. Corn growers had high hopes going into the 2012 planting season but the drought that began last spring hit the corn crop hard. As a result, corn prices skyrocketed and corn has become scarce in some regions, forcing 20 ethanol plants around the country to halt production. Most are not expected to resume production until after 2013 corn is harvested in late August or September. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)</p><p>In this Feb. 5, 2013 photo geese fly by the East Kansas Agri-Energy ethanol plant in Garnett, Kan. that suspended production last year. Corn growers had high hopes going into the 2012 planting season but the drought that began last spring hit the corn crop hard. As a result, corn prices skyrocketed and corn has become scarce in some regions, forcing 20 ethanol plants around the country to halt production. Most are not expected to resume production until after 2013 corn is harvested in late August or September. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/22/16643696-about-2-million-without-running-water-in-chilehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/22/16643696-about-2-million-without-running-water-in-chilechileshortageworld-newswater-shortageltTue, 22 Jan 2013 16:47:48 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/09/16431278-sierra-leone-stricken-by-fuel-shortagehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/09/16431278-sierra-leone-stricken-by-fuel-shortagesierra-leoneshortagewest-africanworld-newsfuel-shortageafWed, 9 Jan 2013 15:44:46 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/16/15949124-massive-napa-do-over-prompts-grape-plant-shortagehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/16/15949124-massive-napa-do-over-prompts-grape-plant-shortageusfarmfoodstock1stshortageus-newsldwritethrugrapeSun, 16 Dec 2012 20:55:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this photo taken Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 is a vineyard that was grafted with Cabernet Sauvignon earlier this year at Trefethen Family Vineyards in Napa, Calif. Napa Valley, one of California's premier wine growing regions, has an uncommon problem these days: Not enough new grape root stock to go around. Commercial nurseries were caught short by a trifecta of developments: aging vines planted after a deadly phylloxera outbreak of the 80s, the demand created by an improving economy and move toward grape plantings that allow some mechanization. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)</p><p>In this photo taken Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 vineyard manager Chris Pedemonte walks with his dog between Cabernet Sauvingnon vines that were recently pulled up at Round Pond Estate in Rutherford, Calif. Napa Valley, one of California's premier wine growing regions, has an uncommon problem these days: Not enough new grape root stock to go around. Commercial nurseries were caught short by a trifecta of developments: aging vines planted after a deadly phylloxera outbreak of the 80s, the demand created by an improving economy and move toward grape plantings that allow some mechanization. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)</p><p>In this photo taken Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 Chief Operating Officer Jon Ruel looks over a pile of old Riesling vines that were pulled up in October at Trefethen Family Vineyards in Napa, Calif. Napa Valley, one of California's premier wine growing regions, has an uncommon problem these days: Not enough new grape root stock to go around. Commercial nurseries were caught short by a trifecta of developments: aging vines planted after a deadly phylloxera outbreak of the 80s, the demand created by an improving economy and move toward grape plantings that allow some mechanization. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)</p><p>In this photo taken Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 vineyard manager Chris Pedemonte walks through a vineyard of Cabernet Sauvignon that was replanted this past spring at Round Pond Estate in Rutherford, Calif. Napa Valley, one of California's premier wine growing regions, has an uncommon problem these days: Not enough new grape root stock to go around. Commercial nurseries were caught short by a trifecta of developments: aging vines planted after a deadly phylloxera outbreak of the 80s, the demand created by an improving economy and move toward grape plantings that allow some mechanization. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)</p><p>In this photo taken Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 Chief Operating Officer Jon Ruel holds up a bundle of St. George rootings that will be planted in the spring at Trefethen Family Vineyards in Napa, Calif. Napa Valley, one of California's premier wine growing regions, has an uncommon problem these days: Not enough new grape root stock to go around. Commercial nurseries were caught short by a trifecta of developments: aging vines planted after a deadly phylloxera outbreak of the 80s, the demand created by an improving economy and move toward grape plantings that allow some mechanization.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/16/15949103-massive-napa-do-over-prompts-grape-plant-shortagehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/16/15949103-massive-napa-do-over-prompts-grape-plant-shortageusfarmfoodstockshortageus-newsnapa-valleygrapeSun, 16 Dec 2012 20:53:53 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/20/15308232-sandy-leads-to-thanksgiving-rental-car-shortagehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/20/15308232-sandy-leads-to-thanksgiving-rental-car-shortagebusinessuscarshortageus-newsthanksgivingrentalsuperstorm-sandyTue, 20 Nov 2012 15:56:36 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE- In this Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, file photo, cars that were uprighted and submerged by Superstorm Sandy remain at the entrance of a subterranean parking garage in New York's Financial District, as the water is pumped out. Thanksgiving travelers who have yet to rent a car in the Northeast are out of luck: Superstorm Sandy has created a shortage. The storm damaged thousands of cars, including those owned by the rental companies. The loss of vehicles was compounded by rising demand. Thanksgiving and Christmas are normally busy rental periods. And lingering mass transit problems caused by Sandy have added to demand. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)</p><p>FILE- In this Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, file photo, a man passes walks by a piece of the Rockaways boardwalk that was washed into Beach 91st Street, alongside a small car that was destroyed by Superstorm Sandy earlier in the week, in the Rockaways neighborhood in New York. Thanksgiving travelers who have yet to rent a car in the Northeast are out of luck: Superstorm Sandy has created a shortage. The storm damaged thousands of cars, including those owned by the rental companies. The loss of vehicles was compounded by rising demand. Thanksgiving and Christmas are normally busy rental periods. And lingering mass transit problems caused by Sandy have added to demand. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/03/14910069-ap-photos-long-gas-lines-after-destructive-sandyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/03/14910069-ap-photos-long-gas-lines-after-destructive-sandyusgasnew-jerseynew-york-cityshortagephotous-newsgallerysuperstorm-sandySat, 3 Nov 2012 23:24:57 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>New Jersey state troopers keep order as motorist line up to purchase gasoline at the Thomas A. Edison service area on the New Jersey Turnpike Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, near Woodbridge, N.J. From storm-scarred New Jersey to parts of Connecticut, a widespread lack of gasoline added to the frustration since Superstorm Sandy passed through the area. Gas rationing was to starting at noon Saturday in northern New Jersey, where drivers will be allowed to buy it only every other day. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) </p><p>New Jersey state troopers keep order as motorist line up to purchase gasoline at the Thomas A. Edison service area on the New Jersey Turnpike Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, near Woodbridge, N.J., before a noon switch to a gas rationing system in 12 counties ordered by Gov. Chris Christie. Drivers with license plates ending in an even number will be allowed to buy gas on even-numbered days, and those with plates ending in an odd number can make gas purchases on odd-numbered days. Christie says it will help ease fuel shortages and extended lines for gasoline that have occurred since Superstorm Sandy decimated the coast. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) </p><p>New Jersey state troopers keep order as motorists line up to purchase gasoline at the Thomas A. Edison service area on the New Jersey Turnpike, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, near Woodbridge, N.J. Gas lines were long at some gas stations Saturday morning with motorists trying to make purchases before a noon switch to a gas rationing system ordered by Gov. Chris Christie. Drivers with license plates ending in an even number will be allowed to buy gas on even-numbered days, and those with plates ending in an odd number can make gas purchases on odd-numbered days. Christie says it will help ease fuel shortages and extended lines for gasoline that have occurred since Superstorm Sandy decimated the coast. The order affects Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Monmouth, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren counties. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) </p><p>New York National Guard personnel prepare to pump gas into a vehicle as up to ten gallons of free gas is given away in the Jamaica neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. Trucks are being provided by the U.S. Department of Defense at the direction of President Barack Obama and are being deployed in coordination with the New York National Guard at the direction of the governor. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)</p><p>People line up for free gas in the Jamaica neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. Trucks are being provided by the U.S. Department of Defense at the direction of President Barack Obama and are being deployed in coordination with the New York National Guard at the direction of the governor. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)</p><p>A National Guard member prepares to put gas in a vehicle as people, in background, line up for free gas in the Jamaica neighborhood in the Queens borough of New York, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. Trucks are being provided by the U.S. Department of Defense at the direction of President Barack Obama and are being deployed in coordination with the New York National Guard at the direction of the governor. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)</p><p>New York National Guard personnel pump gas into a vehicle as up to ten gallons of free gas is given away in the Jamaica neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. Trucks are being provided by the U.S. Department of Defense at the direction of President Barack Obama and are being deployed in coordination with the New York National Guard at the direction of the governor. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)</p><p>Jessica Martin, 28, center, of New York, the first person in line, talks to Maria Degano, of New York, behind fence, as they and others line up for free gas in the Jamaica neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. Trucks are being provided by the U.S. Department of Defense at the direction of President Barack Obama and are being deployed in coordination with the New York National Guard at the direction of the governor. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)</p><p>People in cars and on foot line up for free gas in the Jamaica neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. Trucks provided by the U.S. Department of Defense at the direction of President Barack Obama at this site and others were deployed in coordination with the New York National Guard at the direction of the governor. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)</p><p>People in cars and on foot line up for free gas in the Jamaica neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. Trucks provided by the U.S. Department of Defense at the direction of President Barack Obama at this site and others were deployed in coordination with the New York National Guard at the direction of the governor. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)</p><p>A New Jersey state trooper talks to a motorist at the Thomas A. Edison service area on the New Jersey Turnpike Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, near Woodbridge, N.J., as troopers keep order while motorist line up to purchase gasoline. From storm-scarred New Jersey to parts of Connecticut, a widespread lack of gasoline added to the frustration since Superstorm Sandy passed through the area. Gas rationing was to starting at noon Saturday in northern New Jersey, where drivers will be allowed to buy it only every other day. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) </p><p>People with containers line up for free gas in the Jamaica neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. Trucks provided by the U.S. Department of Defense at the direction of President Barack Obama at this site and others were deployed in coordination with the New York National Guard at the direction of the governor. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)</p><p>Edison Police Officer Charle Crincoli informs a motorist that they can't get gas today, as they wait in long lines at the Tiger Mart Exxon on Route 1 and Parsonage Road in Edison, N.J., Saturday, Nov 3, 2012. Due to gas shortages caused by the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, the state is rationing gas and has started an odd/even system. Today was an odd day so motorist with an odd number ending on their license plate were only the one allowed to get gas. This motorist had an even number ending on their plate and was turned away. (AP Photo/The Star-Ledger, Saed Hindash, Pool)</p><p>Jose Gil, 27, of Hell's Kitchen, shows his gasoline containers before lining up for fuel at a gas station on 10th Avenue in New York on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012. Damage from Superstorm Sandy prevented fuel shipments throughout the metropolitan area for days, leading to shortages and long lines expected to continue into the weekend. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)</p><p>Patrons on foot carrying gas canisters line up for gasoline at a Hess station in the New Dorp section of the Staten Island borough of New York, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012. Those on foot reported waits up to 40 minutes while motorists lined up for two hours as Staten Islanders fueled up to run their generators and automobiles in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Eileen AJ Connelly)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/30/14808723-truck-driver-jobs-hard-to-fill-even-in-bad-economyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/30/14808723-truck-driver-jobs-hard-to-fill-even-in-bad-economyustruckershortageus-newstribe-transportationTue, 30 Oct 2012 18:36:46 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Truck driver Jimmy Mayes holds his chihuahua, Coco, while waiting to pick up a load at a truck stop Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in Atlanta. Even amid a struggling economy with high unemployment, trucking companies had a tough time hiring young drivers willing to hit the road for long hauls. Now the U.S. is speeding toward a critical shortage of truck drivers in the next few years as the economy recovers and demand for goods increases, an expert in the inner-workings of supply chains said in a report Tuesday. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p><p>A sign on the back of a truck advertises job openings at a truck stop Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in Atlanta. Even amid a struggling economy with high unemployment, trucking companies had a tough time hiring young drivers willing to hit the road for long hauls. Now the U.S. is speeding toward a critical shortage of truck drivers in the next few years as the economy recovers and demand for goods increases, an expert in the inner-workings of supply chains said in a report Tuesday. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p><p>Cards advertising truck driving opportunities stand on display at a truck stop Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in Atlanta. Even amid a struggling economy with high unemployment, trucking companies had a tough time hiring young drivers willing to hit the road for long hauls. Now the U.S. is speeding toward a critical shortage of truck drivers in the next few years as the economy recovers and demand for goods increases, an expert in the inner-workings of supply chains said in a report Tuesday. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p><p>Truck driver Earliest Madir waits to pick up a load at a truck stop Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in Atlanta. Even amid a struggling economy with high unemployment, trucking companies had a tough time hiring young drivers willing to hit the road for long hauls. Now the U.S. is speeding toward a critical shortage of truck drivers in the next few years as the economy recovers and demand for goods increases, an expert in the inner-workings of supply chains said in a report Tuesday. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p><p>A poster promoting truck drivers hangs inside a truck stop Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in Atlanta. Even amid a struggling economy with high unemployment, trucking companies had a tough time hiring young drivers willing to hit the road for long hauls. Now the U.S. is speeding toward a critical shortage of truck drivers in the next few years as the economy recovers and demand for goods increases, an expert in the inner-workings of supply chains said in a report Tuesday. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/30/13561805-drought-causes-shortage-in-wis-cow-chip-throwhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/30/13561805-drought-causes-shortage-in-wis-cow-chip-throwusdroughtchipshortageus-newscow-chipThu, 30 Aug 2012 07:22:45 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012 photo, Terry Slotty, one of the organizers of the Wisconsin State Cow Chip throw, stands over this year's chips in Sauk City, Wis. Organizers had to dip into chip reserves because the drought caused a shortage. (AP Photo/Carrie Antlfinger)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/12/12708564-possible-pilot-shortage-raises-safety-concernshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/12/12708564-possible-pilot-shortage-raises-safety-concernsuspoliticsshortagepilot-shortageairline-pilotThu, 12 Jul 2012 22:12:02 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/12/12705801-paramedics-turn-to-expired-drugs-due-to-shortageshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/12/12705801-paramedics-turn-to-expired-drugs-due-to-shortagesusdrugshortageus-newsambulancescentral-oregondrug-shortagebend-fire-departmentThu, 12 Jul 2012 18:23:46 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Salem fire department paramedics Scott Alt, left, and Jennifer Pratt check over medications in an ambulance in Salem, Ore., Tuesday, July 10, 2012. When faced with medication shortages, some paramedic outfits are forced to dig into their stash of expired medications to load up trucks and treat critical patients with outdated prescriptions. It’s a practice on the rise as first responders react to a shortage of the lifesaving drugs they use every day, from painkillers to heart medicines, despite the risk that they won’t work as intended in life-or-death situations. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)</p><p>Medications in a Salem fire department ambulance kit are shown in Salem, Ore., Tuesday, July 10, 2012. When faced with medication shortages, some paramedic outfits are forced to dig into their stash of expired medications to load up trucks and treat critical patients with outdated prescriptions. It’s a practice on the rise as first responders react to a shortage of the lifesaving drugs they use every day, from painkillers to heart medicines, despite the risk that they won’t work as intended in life-or-death situations. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)</p><p>Salem fire department paramedic Jennifer Pratt checks over medications in an ambulance in Salem, Ore., Tuesday, July 10, 2012. When faced with medication shortages, some paramedic outfits are forced to dig into their stash of expired medications to load up trucks and treat critical patients with outdated prescriptions. It’s a practice on the rise as first responders react to a shortage of the lifesaving drugs they use every day, from painkillers to heart medicines, despite the risk that they won’t work as intended in life-or-death situations. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)</p><p>Medications in a Salem fire department ambulance kit are shown in Salem, Ore., Tuesday, July 10, 2012. When faced with medication shortages, some paramedic outfits are forced to dig into their stash of expired medications to load up trucks and treat critical patients with outdated prescriptions. It’s a practice on the rise as first responders react to a shortage of the lifesaving drugs they use every day, from painkillers to heart medicines, despite the risk that they won’t work as intended in life-or-death situations. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)</p><p>Salem fire department paramedic Jennifer Pratt checks over medications in an ambulance in Salem, Ore., Tuesday, July 10, 2012. When faced with medication shortages, some paramedic outfits are forced to dig into their stash of expired medications to load up trucks and treat critical patients with outdated prescriptions. It’s a practice on the rise as first responders react to a shortage of the lifesaving drugs they use every day, from painkillers to heart medicines, despite the risk that they won’t work as intended in life-or-death situations. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/29/11458091-maine-convents-turn-to-internet-for-recruitmenthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/29/11458091-maine-convents-turn-to-internet-for-recruitmentusinternetshortagesisterus-newswhen-sister-elaine-lachanceSun, 29 Apr 2012 15:37:22 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this April 10, 2012, photo, sister Elaine Lachance works at a computer displaying a photo from the St. Joseph convent on it, in Biddeford, Maine. Good Shepherd Sisters of Quebec has just six convents in Maine and Massachusetts with fewer than 60 sisters. The youngest is 64, and it’s been more than 20 years since a new member has joined. Sister Lachance is using the Internet, social media and even a blog to attract women who feel the calling to serve God. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)</p><p>In this April 10, 2012, photo, sister Elaine Lachance works on a computer, at St. Joseph Convent in Biddeford, Maine. Good Shepherd Sisters of Quebec has just six convents in Maine and Massachusetts with fewer than 60 sisters. The youngest is 64, and it’s been more than 20 years since a new member has joined. Sister Lachance is using the Internet, social media and even a blog to attract women who feel the calling to serve God. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)</p><p>In this April 10, 2012, photo, sister Elaine Lachance takes a photo at the St. Joseph Convent in Biddeford, Maine. Good Shepherd Sisters of Quebec has just six convents in Maine and Massachusetts with fewer than 60 sisters. The youngest is 64, and it's been more than 20 years since a new member has joined. Sister Lachance is using the Internet, social media and even a blog to attract women who feel the calling to serve God. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)</p><p>In this April 10, 2012, photo, sister Annette Bouchard, 94, smiles into the camera at St. Joseph Convent in Biddeford, Maine. Good Shepherd Sisters of Quebec has just six convents in Maine and Massachusetts with fewer than 60 sisters. The youngest is 64, and it’s been more than 20 years since a new member has joined. Sister Elaine Lachance is using the Internet, social media and even a blog to attract women who feel the calling to serve God. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)</p><p>In this April 10, 2012, photo, sister Bertha Duperry, 96, reaches out to take communion during Mass at St. Joseph Convent n Biddeford, Maine. Good Shepherd Sisters of Quebec has just six convents in Maine and Massachusetts with fewer than 60 sisters. The youngest is 64, and it’s been more than 20 years since a new member has joined. Sister Elaine Lachance is using the Internet, social media and even a blog to attract women who feel the calling to serve God. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)</p><p>In this April 10, 2012, photo, sister Priscille Roy, left, holds up an iPad displaying her colleague, Sister Pauline Demers, who is in Brazil, to show Sister Elaine Lachance, right, at St. Joseph Convent in Biddeford, Maine. Good Shepherd Sisters of Quebec has just six convents in Maine and Massachusetts with fewer than 60 sisters. The youngest is 64, and it’s been more than 20 years since a new member has joined. Sister Lachance is using the Internet, social media and even a blog to attract women who feel the calling to serve God. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)</p><p>In this April 10, 2012, photo, sister Theresa LaBrecque, center, prays during Mass at St. Joseph Convent in Biddeford, Maine. Good Shepherd Sisters of Quebec has just six convents in Maine and Massachusetts with fewer than 60 sisters. The youngest is 64, and it’s been more than 20 years since a new member has joined. Sister Elaine Lachance is using the Internet, social media and even a blog to attract women who feel the calling to serve God. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/24/11377274-automakers-may-have-dodged-resin-shortage-threathttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/24/11377274-automakers-may-have-dodged-resin-shortage-threatbusinessusautosshortageresinresin-shortageTue, 24 Apr 2012 22:55:20 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/22/11333583-women-visit-spanish-town-to-ease-a-bride-shortagehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/22/11333583-women-visit-spanish-town-to-ease-a-bride-shortageeuspainshortagebrideworld-newsbride-shortageSun, 22 Apr 2012 10:37:29 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this photo taken Saturday April 21, 2012, a group of women arrive in a bus before a meeting between men and women at the village of Candeleda, central Spain. 68 women were bussed in to the village to meet with the local men with the hope that some will form relationships and settle in the village where the main population is male. (AP Photo/Alberto Di Lolli)</p><p>In this photo taken Saturday April 21, 2012, Jesus Miguel, 67, left, waits with another men before a meeting between men and women at the village of Candeleda, central Spain. 68 women were bussed in to the village to meet with the local men with the hope that some will form relationships and settle in the village where the main population is male. (AP Photo/Alberto Di Lolli)</p><p>In this photo taken Saturday April 21, 2012, a couple kiss after a dance during a meeting between men and women at the village of Candeleda, central Spain. 68 women were bussed in to the village to meet with the local men with the hope that some will form relationships and settle in the village where the main population is male. (AP Photo/Alberto Di Lolli)</p><p>In this photo taken Saturday April 21, 2012, German, 82, center, dances during a meeting between men and women at the village of Candeleda, central Spain. 68 women were bussed in to the village to meet with the local men with the hope that some will form relationships and settle in the village where the main population is male. (AP Photo/Alberto Di Lolli)</p><p>In this photo taken Saturday April 21, 2012, Bernardo, 77, left, talks to a young woman during a meeting between men and women at the village of Candeleda, central Spain. 68 women were bussed in to the village to meet with the local men with the hope that some will form relationships and settle in the village where the main population is male. (AP Photo/Alberto Di Lolli)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/20/11312188-what-is-pa-12-and-why-is-worrying-automakershttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/20/11312188-what-is-pa-12-and-why-is-worrying-automakersusautosshortageus-newsqaresinFri, 20 Apr 2012 21:22:52 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/17/11252656-4-auto-parts-makers-downplay-resin-shortagehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/17/11252656-4-auto-parts-makers-downplay-resin-shortagebusinessusautosshortageresinTue, 17 Apr 2012 22:31:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/16/11231303-chemical-plant-shutdown-could-cut-auto-productionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/16/11231303-chemical-plant-shutdown-could-cut-auto-productionbusinessusshortageresinMon, 16 Apr 2012 20:50:34 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/20/10768749-marmageddon-new-zealand-runs-out-of-unique-spreadhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/20/10768749-marmageddon-new-zealand-runs-out-of-unique-spreadbusinessnew-zealandodd-newsshortageworld-newsasmarmiteTue, 20 Mar 2012 06:00:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A sign alerting customers that a product is out of stock is placed in front of an empty shelve where Marmite is usually found at a supermarket in Auckland, New Zealand, Tuesday, March 20, 2012. The manufacturer, Sanitarium, announced this week it had run out of Marmite, the sticky black spread that fans adore and doubters think would be better used for axle grease. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Sarah Ivey) NEW ZEALAND OUT, AUSTRALIA OUT </p><p>A customer takes a jar of Vegemite from next to an empty shelve where Marmite should be stocked in a supermarket in Auckland, New Zealand, Tuesday, March 20, 2012. The manufacturer, Sanitarium, announced this week it had run out of Marmite, the sticky black spread that fans adore and doubters think would be better used for axle grease. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Sarah Ivey) NEW ZEALAND OUT, AUSTRALIA OUT</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/21/10466501-fdato-ease-shortages-of-2-cancer-drugshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/21/10466501-fdato-ease-shortages-of-2-cancer-drugshealthshortageovarianchemotherapypatientscouldntinterruptedonly-on-msnbc-comoftheTue, 21 Feb 2012 14:05:36 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/11/10107937-vermont-dairies-scramble-to-find-feed-after-irenehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/11/10107937-vermont-dairies-scramble-to-find-feed-after-ireneusfarmfoodshortageus-newsfeedtropical-storm-irenesome-vermontfeed-shortagedoug-turnerWed, 11 Jan 2012 08:02:19 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2011 file photo, farmer's fields in Rutland, Vt. are flooded from Tropical Storm Irene in this aerial view. The storm wiped out some fields and flooded others. Agriculture officials are worried crops won't be as nutritious for cows, which will cut down on production, or could be moldy, at a time when feed prices are high. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2011 file photo, farmer's fields in Rutland, Vt. are flooded from Tropical Storm Irene in this aerial view. The storm wiped out some fields and flooded others. Agriculture officials are worried crops won't be as nutritious for cows, which will cut down on production, or could be moldy, at a time when feed prices are high. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/01/9131937-asia-pilot-gap-grows-as-airlines-order-new-jetshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/01/9131937-asia-pilot-gap-grows-as-airlines-order-new-jetsbusinessasiashortageworld-newsmiddle-easternpilot-shortagefast-growing-asianThu, 1 Dec 2011 07:06:05 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this May 22, 2010 file photo, civilians look on as Indian firefighters and rescue personnel try to extinguish the fire around the site of an Air India plane that crashed in Mangalore, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. From 2011-2030, Boeing and Airbus both predict Asia will account for about a third of global aircraft deliveries worth a total of more than $1 trillion. To keep up with growth and replace retiring pilots, Boeing forecasts Asia-Pacific will need 182,300 new pilots over the next 20 years, with about two-fifths of that demand coming from China. (AP Photo/File)</p><p>FILE - In this April 29, 2011 file photo, passenger jets from Air India, India's national carrier, stand at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India. From 2011-2030, Boeing and Airbus both predict Asia will account for about a third of global aircraft deliveries worth a total of more than $1 trillion. To keep up with growth and replace retiring pilots, Boeing forecasts Asia-Pacific will need 182,300 new pilots over the next 20 years, with about two-fifths of that demand coming from China. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer, File)</p><p>In this Nov. 30, 2011 photo, a pilot from Japan's ANA airline walks in the Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong. From 2011-2030, Boeing and Airbus both predict Asia will account for about a third of global aircraft deliveries worth a total of more than $1 trillion. To keep up with growth and replace retiring pilots, Boeing forecasts Asia-Pacific will need 182,300 new pilots over the next 20 years, with about two-fifths of that demand coming from China. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)</p><p>In this Nov. 30, 2011 photo, two pilots from Cathay Pacific walk in the Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong. From 2011-2030, Boeing and Airbus both predict Asia will account for about a third of global aircraft deliveries worth a total of more than $1 trillion. To keep up with growth and replace retiring pilots, Boeing forecasts Asia-Pacific will need 182,300 new pilots over the next 20 years, with about two-fifths of that demand coming from China. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)</p><p>FILE - In this May 1, 2011 file photo, Air India pilots who are on strike shout slogans against corruption near to the Gateway of India monument in Mumbai, India. The pilots demanding more pay refused to work for a fifth day, defying a court order to end their strike and forcing the beleaguered national carrier to cancel most of its scheduled flights. To keep up with growth and replace retiring pilots, Boeing forecasts Asia-Pacific will need 182,300 new pilots over the next 20 years, with about two-fifths of that demand coming from China. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/28/9061725-food-banks-worry-about-rising-peanut-butter-priceshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/28/9061725-food-banks-worry-about-rising-peanut-butter-pricesbusinessusfarmfoodshortageus-newspeanut-butterfood-andMon, 28 Nov 2011 08:01:42 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Nov. 9, 2011, photo manager Kathy Kelly-Long holds a jar of peanut butter which is in short supply at the Broad Street Presbyterian Church food pantry in Columbus, Ohio. Food banks around the country say rising peanut butter prices are making it harder for them to provide one of their most-requested items this holiday season. (AP Photo/Kantele Franko)</p><p>In this Nov. 9, 2011, photo shows the once full peanut butter shelf at the Broad Street Presbyterian Church food pantry in Columbus, Ohio, which started limiting the largest families to two jars instead of three if it’s available. (AP Photo/Kantele Franko)</p><p>In this Nov. 9, 2011, photo shows a single pallet of peanut butter at the Broad Street Presbyterian Church food pantry in Columbus, Ohio, less than they had on hand earlier in the year. A smaller peanut crop this year prompted producers to raise prices. Food banks say that means they’ll buy or receive less peanut butter, pay more for it, or consider alternatives such as canned tuna or chicken. (AP Photo/Kantele Franko)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/23/8968839-livestock-farmers-say-ethanol-eats-too-much-cornhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/23/8968839-livestock-farmers-say-ethanol-eats-too-much-cornbusinessusfarmfoodshortageus-newsfood-andcorn-shortageWed, 23 Nov 2011 08:15:28 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this March 4, 2011, file photo cattle graze in a corn field on the farm of Dean Dimond near Jerome, Idaho. Livestock farmers are demanding a change in the nation's ethanol policy, claiming current rules could lead to spikes in meat prices and even shortages at supermarkets if corn growers have a bad year. (AP Photo/Mitchell Schmidt, File)</p>