Last week I saw an accident happen right before my eyes when a child sitting on her mother's lap caught her foot on the side of a slide and had to be rushed with an injury to the local hospital. This is nothing but modern-day "helicopter parenting" at its …
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Today I want to review the copyright policy here on Newsvine as it pertains to Newsvine Photographers. As far as NVP is concerned, we are all about presenting our own work. If you feel it's necessary (for illustration purposes) that you use someone else's …
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Earlier today, a 10 year old autistic boy was reported missing in Winter Park, FL, the city that I live in. The boy was located about 30 minutes ago so the story has a happy ending. But about an hour ago, the sky around my house was filled with helicopters as the pol …
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April 8-14 is(was)National Telecommunicators week! In honor of that, Anderson County Sheriff's Office Communications Center organized and hosted a "911 In the Park" day to teach area children(as well as adults) about 911. We chose Saturday April 14, 201 …
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Hedges, trenches and piles of rocks are all that remain of Old Sarum, in Wiltshire County UK, but with a little imagination, you can feel its history unfold. You can hear the clash of swords as Saxons defend the fort from invading vikings.
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I had a great opportunity on Saturday to visit our local zoo. They were celebrating Enrichment EGGstravaganza, which means that some lucky animals got to have some tasty treats wrapped up in a healthy package that looked like a Papier-mâché ball. And since that is Fr …
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India is not a destination; it is a journey. Just like the river Ganges that flows through the geographical and spiritual heart of India, the pristine waters of the melting snow of the Himalayas descending into northern India, branching off into tributaries, picking up ev …
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After several previous attempts since 3/15 , halted because of visibility, wind or range-safety, NASA successfully launched five (5) ATREX rockets beginning at 4:58am Tuesday morning (3/27/12). ATREX ,(Anomalous Transport Rocket EXperiment), is designed to study the ulta-high al …
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Herring Fishermen Told To Go Back To Ireland By Herring Campaigners Traveling to Fairhaven Massachusetts to speak at the Public comment meeting for Herring Amendment 5 of the Herring Management plan on Monday my thoughts were all about what I would say and how nervou …
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I attended the 32nd Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Celebration in Springfield, Missouri on Saturday. The weather was stellar, the scene was green and fun was had by all! Before the parade started there was a Irish Pet Contest with all sorts of animals dressed in their …
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