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Knitting News Archive31-Jul-2007Center helps navigate Cancer (BizJournals) Healing was in progress for Joan Recker and six other women -- one connected to a machine delivering oxygen through her nose -- Knitting hats and blankets at the Wellness Community one recent afternoon. They nibbled a coffee cake, shared photos of a participant's vacation to the Gulf Shores of Alabama, and laughed heartily. Hakia: semantic search... set to music (Ars Technica) Hakia hopes to bring "semantic search" to the masses, but how well will computers ever understand what you mean? We take a look at the tech behind the idea. Read More... Clayson plant winds down operations (The Robesonian) RED SPRINGS - Clayson Knitting Co. Inc. is closing up shop for good. Last year, the plant was operating with about 167 employees, but the workforce was cut to about 50 to become a distribution facility for the company. Knitting know-how (Weekly Times) Hunters Hill Mayor Sue Hoopmann shows novice knitter Ryde Mayor Ivan Petch a few tricks of the trade. It?s all part of the knitting craze that has swept across TWT territory, leaving in its wake a trail of brightly coloured rugs. 50 trapped in textile factory fire in Bangladesh (IANS via Yahoo! India News) Dhaka, July 31 (IANS) At least 50 workers were feared trapped in a Taiwan-owned textile factory building, which caught fire in the outskirts of the Bangladesh capital. 50 trapped in textile factory fire in Bangladesh (Hindustan Times) At least 50 workers were feared trapped in a Taiwan-owned textile factory building, which caught fire in outskirts of Dhaka. Grandparents want hipper handle (The Springfield News-Leader) Baby boomers may be besotted with being grandparents, but they're not embossing "Grandma" or "Grandpa" on their T-shirts. First Fiber Tour brings knitters to Finger Lakes (Star-Gazette) Armed with knitting needles and fueled by a passion for creating beautiful things, 30 women from around the United States are in the area this weekend for the first Finger Lakes Fiber Tour. TUESDAY'S CALENDAR (New Orleans Times-Picayune) Cooking Demonstrations & Events Crescent City Farmers Market 200 Broadway. Hours 9 a.m.-1. Call 861-5898, www.crescentcityfarmersmarket.org. BOOK OF THE WEEK (Financial Mail) CEO of Lego, hired to broaden the company's range of toys and then fired for "not sticking to the Knitting"? Why was Cisco regarded as the world's best-run company until the tech bubble burst, and then found to be badly run and a victim of its own arrogance?
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