Your Dreams Die, You Die, Never let your dreams die: Ester Larson Riggs , My Grandmother from Norway

One Sperm Donor, 150 Sons and Daughters - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Mon Sep 5, 2011 8:07 PM EDT (The New York Times)

Cynthia Daily and her partner used a sperm donor to conceive a baby seven years ago, and they hoped that one day their son would get to know some of his half siblings — an extended family of sorts for modern times. So Ms.

health, clones, sperm-donors, 150-children, day-of-the-future

Exclusive: Tim Cook e-mails Apple employees: "Apple is not going to change"

Seeded on Thu Aug 25, 2011 11:06 AM EDT (Ars Technica)

Tim Cook has already stepped up to reassure Apple employees that the company isn't going to change, according to an internal e-mail seen by Ars.

business, apple, steve-jobs, ca, tim-cook, cupertino, business-as-usual, joining-apple

Myth vs. Reality - Electric Vehicles - Sierra Club

Seeded on Tue Mar 1, 2011 7:41 PM EST (Sierra Club)

Myth 1: Switching to an electric vehicle will just mean that the same amount of pollution comes from the electricity generation rather than from the tailpipe — I'll just be switching from oil to coal. Reality: According to a range of studies, an electric car leads to 35 to 60% …

technology, going-green, automobiles, west-coast, nissan-leaf, tesla-motors, plug-in-toyota-prius, reality-while

Thousands march in Olympia over union rights

Seeded on Sun Feb 27, 2011 1:33 PM EST (King5 News)

OLYMPIA, Wash.

politics, unions, washington-state, olympia, justice-for-taxpayers

Confessions of an Apple Store Employee

Seeded on Wed Feb 16, 2011 8:21 PM EST (Popular Mechanics)

Apple is famous for its secrecy, with a code of silence that runs from top management all the way down to its retail employees. One Apple Store employee decided to throw protocol to the curb and tell us what it's really like working at the vaunted retail outlets.

technology, apple, iphones, ipads, genius-bar, keynote-speeches

Sunrise on Mt. Rainier, Washington

Sat Jan 29, 2011 2:23 AM EST

This is a collection of pictures of Sunrise instead of my normal Sunset pictures looking at Mt. Rainier in its 15,000 ft glory that can be seen from most of the state. These were all captured at about 7:45 am which is Sunrise this time of year for us. Enjoy !

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not-news, foto-friday, nikon, mt-rainier, marymoor-park, sunrises

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The World's Highest Speeding Fines

Seeded on Thu Jan 13, 2011 5:56 AM EST (AOL)

How does a $200,000 speeding ticket grab you? For driving a mere 25 mph over the limit? Well, we're not talking about the U.S.

odd-news, insurance, radar-detectors, speed-limits, radar-jammers, expensive-tickets

Sunsets from Seattle

Thu Dec 16, 2010 7:22 PM EST

I have assembled a few of my favorite sunset photos from the local region for Photo Friday that I wanted to share, most of these are from Marymoor Park in Redmond, WA. All are natural colors.

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arts, washington, foto-friday, nikon, sunsets, lakeland, redmond, tedd-riggs

Drones Get Ready to Fly, Unseen, Into Everyday Life

Seeded on Sat Nov 6, 2010 11:42 AM EDT (Wall Street Journal)

Brangelina beware. The paparazzi of Splash News are coming for you and you'll never see them coming. Gary Morgan, chief executive of the celebrity-photo agency, said he'd like to be buzzing his quarry soon with silent, miniature drones mounted with tiny cameras.

technology, military, iphone, boeing, mit, r, drones, predator, drone, kim-jackson

Miracle Under the Alps : The Gotthard Base Tunnel

Seeded on Thu Oct 14, 2010 1:39 PM EDT (SPIEGEL ONLINE)

After years of work deep under the surface of the earth, drilling on the Gotthard Base Tunnel is set to be completed on Friday.

world-news, panama-canal, only-problem-workers, spiegelnet-gmbh-reprints-find, use-explosives-and

Breaking News: Live Video of the Chilean Miner's Rescue - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Tue Oct 12, 2010 8:55 PM EDT (The New York Times)

Seeded by luckydog (Clipped by Tedd Riggs)

The Lede is providing updates in real time on the final stage of the rescue of 33 Chilean miners who have been trapped in a collapsed mine shaft for 69 days

world-news, breaking-news, live-video-of-miners-rescue

Taking Out the Terrorists by Remote Control

Seeded on Tue Oct 12, 2010 2:43 PM EDT (SPIEGEL ONLINE)

Under former US President George W. Bush, the CIA used dubious methods, including the kidnapping and torture of suspects. President Barack Obama promised to clean things up, but instead he has turned to joystick warfare.

us-news, barack-obama, soviet-union, drones, bob-woodward, hyde-park, bushs-cia, but-bushs, terror-in

Nation & World | U.S. to issue 'travel alert' for Europe | Seattle Times Newspaper

Seeded on Sun Oct 3, 2010 7:01 AM EDT (The Seattle Times)

The Obama administration will warn Americans to be vigilant as they travel in Europe, providing updated guidance prompted by al-Qaida threats, U.S. and European officials said Saturday.

us-news, associated-press, afghanistan-update, associated-press-related-video, by-matthew-lee, eileen-sullivan

BlackBerry unveils PlayBook tablet

Seeded on Mon Sep 27, 2010 5:55 PM EDT (CNN)

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion unveiled the PlayBook, a tablet computer, at a developer conference Monday. The tablet market is so far dominated by Apple (AAPL, Fortune 500) and its popular iPad, but other tech companies are trying to cash in as well.

technology, canada, blackberry, tablet, rim, playbook, blackberry-tablet

Pentagon Destroys Copies of Controversial Memoir Written by Army Officer

Seeded on Sun Sep 26, 2010 2:07 PM EDT (FOXNews.com)

The Pentagon has burned 9,500 copies of Army Reserve Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer's memoir "Operation Dark Heart," his book about going undercover in Afghanistan.

us-news, washington-dc, pentagon, able-danger, operation-dark-heart, burning-books, lt-col-tony-shaffer

Great wall of customers greets iPhone 4 in China

Seeded on Sat Sep 25, 2010 8:41 PM EDT (CNET.com)

Despite a somewhat tepid reception last year for an earlier version of the iPhone, customers in China turned out in force Saturday to try to get their hands on the latest incarnation, the iPhone 4, as it made its debut in the country. According to various reports, more than 1,00 …

technology, china, apple, iphone, beijing, smartphones, shanghai

Barnes & Noble battle coming to a head

Seeded on Sat Sep 25, 2010 1:43 PM EDT (The L.A. Times)

After months of bitter attacks, Los Angeles billionaire Ronald Burkle and Barnes & Noble Chairman Leonard Riggio are expected to face off Tuesday in the next chapter of a prolonged battle over the world's largest bookseller.

business, california, los-angeles, ebooks, barnes-and-noble, burkle, riggio

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New BlackBerry Tablet May Debut Next Week

Seeded on Wed Sep 22, 2010 2:51 PM EDT (Wired News)

The tablet wars are set to heat up. BlackBerry maker Research In Motion may announce its tablet next week at the company's developer conference, which starts Monday in San Francisco, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

technology, canada, ipad, blackberry, rim, research-in-motion, blackpad, priya-ganapati, surfpad

15 Strangest Contact Lenses

Seeded on Sun Sep 12, 2010 7:00 PM EDT (ooddee.com)

If you want something out of the ordinary when it comes to contact lenses then you might want to have a look at these special effect lenses, also known as crazy contacts or Halloween contact lenses, right from Hollywood plots.

odd-news, mickey-mouse, hello-kitty, john-galliano, with-halloween, dragon-eye, brazil-quartzo, factual-grammarspelling, love-seats, nike-maxsight

Pastor says he won't burn Quran

Seeded on Thu Sep 9, 2010 5:32 PM EDT (USA Today)

Florida Rev. Terry Jones said he is cancelling the planned burning of the Quran and instead flying to New York on Saturday to meet with Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the man behind the planned New York mosque.

world-news, wtf, quran, terry-jones, dove-world-outreach-center, imam-musri

Local News | Man dies in Spanaway after deputies use Taser | Seattle Times Newspaper

Seeded on Sat Sep 4, 2010 5:23 PM EDT (The Seattle Times)

SPANAWAY, Wash. — Pierce County sheriff's detectives are investigating whether drugs or alcohol played a role in the death of a man who stopped breathing after deputies stunned him with a Taser. Sgt. Jerry Bates told The News Tribune they suspect drugs.

us-news, washington-state, lakewood, taser-abuse, taserwatch, pierce-county, death-by-taser, spanaway, taserdeath, sgt-jerry-bates

Local News | Sultan man dies after being Tasered in scuffle with sheriff deputies | Seattle Times Newspaper

Seeded on Sat Sep 4, 2010 5:19 PM EDT (The Seattle Times)

A 25-year-old man from Sultan died early Saturday morning after being stunned with a Taser during a scuffle with Snohomish County sheriff deputies.

us-news, taser, washington-state, sultan, death-by-taser, taserdeath, snohomish-co, taserabuse

First pictures of earthquake damage in New Zealand

Seeded on Fri Sep 3, 2010 7:29 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Carissa Ray says: More than two hours before images started moving to us on the wires of the earthquake near Christchurch, New Zealand, we started contacting locals that were posting images to Twitter and getting their permission to run the image with the lead story of our site. …

world-news, twitter, earthquake, damage, christchurch-nz

Only in Russia - Bikini Car Wash, regular or Topless ?

Seeded on Mon Aug 30, 2010 7:55 PM EDT (EnglishRussia.Com)

Don't you find it to be a great idea? Car wash business will be quite more beneficial if some beautiful girls are employed! This car wash offers: bikini wash outside and car mats - 33USD, topless wash - 66USD. I would have one very clean car. NSFW

odd-news, russia, hot-chicks, sponge-bob-to-the-rescue

Living with psychosis: 'I'm mad, but not bad'

Seeded on Tue Jul 13, 2010 6:59 PM EDT (Independent.co.uk)

After seven years, Erica Crompton has learned to live with psychosis. But the fear her illness inspires in other people is much harder to get used to.

health, new-york, id, mental-illness, but-i, while-i, hindu-gods, georges-hospital, stafford-police, states-i

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Comments & Feedback

Hello my dear friend, Tedd. I am stopping by to say hello and to thank you for your friendship on (and off) the vine. You are a wonderful human being and I am glad there are people like you in this world. Hope to chat soon. Take care. :)
— Jerseygirl1978

Thanks for the friend request, Tedd!
— HollyKl

Tedd, wanted to drop you a line and wish you a Happy New Year. I hope 2011 is a great year for you!

Ann
— ann in Texas

It has been great getting to know you and I consider you my friend on and off the vine. You are a great person and I always enjoy reading your comments and the support you show me. I hope to be half the friend that you are. You're the best! :)
— Jerseygirl1978

Nice commenting! Keep up the good work!

Take care!
— McSpocky

Tedd,

Thanks for the invite - accepted. I look forward to seeing you around the Vine.
— Physicist-retired

Tedd, you have been singular in making NV the warm and open community I've found it to be. Welcome back, my brother.
— caroaber

Tedd,

Wgere are you? Are you O.K.? I haven't heard or seen anything from or about you and am hoping you are doing well and still recovering or have fully recovered.

Gary
— Spikegary

Tedd. Congratulations (you know what I mean) and I can't wait till we get back to chatting again on Newsvine and by all accounts (your last letter for example) it shan't be long my turn of man or my Crazy Yankee man, I've loved wirting to you these past months. Thank you a better friend I just can't find. You'd a beautiful spirit.
— Jade777

Miss you, Tedd!
— nearing

I'm pleased to see Tedd's picture back. I need to see his face every now-and-then!
— patriciaad

You're one of the nicest people on the 'vine' Tedd, a great 'role-model' for all the newbies.......and funny! I'm pleased I ran into you. Your attitude towards people, and your behind the scenes work fighting spammers is appreciated.
— Dubbya R

Tedd, you are such a special man. You so deserved the RAV and I'm glad you finally got it!
— rottlady

Congratulations on your RAV!

No doubt you deserve it!
— njb

You are one of my heroes.
— Scott (Scoop) Butki

Tedd - take care of yourself and come back soon.

You make the Vine a better, healthier place and your commentary will be dearly missed.
— Miss Dev

Love your articles Tedd and I'm blessed to have a friend in you. Stay safe.
— Sedekka

I am so happy to have met you on the Vine, Tedd. You are always willing to lend a helping hand ... and I LOVE your sense of humor. You're the MAN!
— KLM

eh Tedd you inticed me to call Shane dowm in Bend, God he is 35 now and as usaul I hardly got a word in that wasn't related to keeping him on point. He is in to bowling now. Boy you should have seen him on skis for the first time. Why snowplow? he learned the hard way why LOL LOL he was always a favorite JOE
— Joseph Caligiuri

Tedd, you asked me the other day if I had been scared off Newsvine, the answer was no. I am spending my time with a couple groups, Caregivers & Altruism two things I practice in my life. the political arena while fun takes too much time and the other two are much more important to me. Hopefully my efforts there will lead to more people practicing these selfless acts of giving in their own communities. Thanks for being the go to guy when I have a problem here on the vine. Boy that woman who I filed under stalker was a trip. Felt sorry for her and that led into more bull.
— Joseph Caligiuri