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Knitting News Archive07-Aug-2008National Weather Service confirmed tornado touchdowns in Bloomingdale, Bolingbrook and Griffith (Kane County Chronicle) ST. CHARLES ? When Susan Epple heard her weather radio sound an alert Monday night, she stopped Knitting and walked into the kitchen for a better listen. Trace knitting history back to medieval times and beyond (Anchorage Daily News) Have you ever wondered just how many years people have been Knitting? When I am Knitting, I often think of this long line of knitters stretching back hundreds, even thousands of years. We couldn?t enjoy the fruits of their labors if they hadn?t taught someone else, and then they taught someone, etc. I thank them for their ingenuity, artistic eye and patience, because I love to knit. Charity offers hobbies to learn (Peterborough Today) EVERYTHING from knitting to yoga can be sampled at a branch of a city charity. (06/08/2008) Notions Calendar (The Tampa Tribune) NOTIONS Sewing and Knitting KNIT 'N KNIBBLE: 1515 S. Dale Mabry Highway, Suite 103, Tampa; (813) 254-5648. Classes include: Doublets Socks 2 at a Time, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Today; $20 Aug. 7, 1944: Harvard, IBM Dedicate Mark I Computer (Wired News) 1944: Harvard and IBM dedicate the Mark I computer. Also known as the IBM Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator, or ASCC, the pioneering computer was notable for producing reliable results and its ability to run 24/7. Harvard electrical engineer Howard Aiken first dreamt up a large-scale calculator in 1937. He knew he needed a corporate partner and first courted Monroe Calculator ... Frugal Fun Alert: Wednesday (Phillyist) Fun around town, for $10 or less: Knitty: Weekly knitting circle at Vagabond (37 N 3rd), 6-8PM. Free Goes Down Better with Sugar: " Consuming Culture: A Story of Have and Have Nots ," a night of theater, song, shadow puppetry and assorted antics presented by local artists Anna Whitehead and Michelle Posadas at the Rotunda (4014 Walnut), 7:30PM. Free Quizzo Mania: Get your ... Share Olympic fever with competitive event for knitters (Anchorage Daily News) The air is electric with excitement over the Olympics. If your favorite sport is knitting and you are happy to be a fiber-loving couch potato rather than an athlete, you might be surprised to learn that you can still participate in the Olympics. That's right: There is an event for knitters. Port Oneida Fair activities (Leelanau Enterprise) Dechow Farm Bob Saddler and Joe Battenhorn, traditional music; Patti Rudolph, chair caning; Colin and Margaret Bohash, antique bicycles; Sue Ann Carpenter, hand-spun wool; Leelanau Conservation District, antique kitchen utensils; Nancy Priest, rag rug weaving; Albert and Sue Van Slyke, buggy makers; Innish Knits, spinning, knitting and weaving; Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes, display; Empire ... Knitting in for good cause (Daily Liberal) With knitting needles and crocheting hooks in hand Dubbo women did their bit to wrap the world?s needy with love on Friday. Steal This Hook? D.J. Skirts Copyright Law (New York Times) The D.J. Girl Talk?s rising profile has put him at the forefront of a group of musicians who are challenging the traditional restrictions of copyright law.
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