Melissa Leapman of New York City, a native Pittsburgher, may be the best known of more than 20 instructors booked for the 6th Pittsburgh Knit & Crochet Festival this weekend at the Four Points Sheraton North, Marshall.

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Festival teaches new ways to knit, crochet (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

Though figure skating will have some hot competition from Canadian favorites hockey and curling at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, the perennial crowd-pleaser is sure to wow fans – especially South Koreans, who could win their first medal.

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Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games: Figure skating (The Christian Science Monitor)

With nearly every ETF showing a technically damaged chart, what should one buy? Deron Wagner examines the the best ETF plays for today’s session.

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Playing a Short-Term Bounce (TradingMarkets.com via Yahoo! Finance)

Downloading music from the Internet, streaming video or even browsing most websites nowadays requires fast broadband Internet connections such as a digital subscriber line (DSL) or cable.

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Why Advertised Broadband Speeds Lag Behind Reality (LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News)

Lifelong Learning with Community Schools offers many courses to help up-and-coming entrepreneurs launch a business.

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For-Profit Opportunities Coming to Wake County (MyNC.com)

www.crochetsoiree.com Crochet Soiree is proud to present Tamara Gonzales as the “voice” of our new crochet site. Tamara is a welcome addition to Crochet Soiree. Come and meet her and Drew Emborsky as they discuss crochet embellishmenets and crochet design our first night of launch week.

The Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama are soliciting nominations for the West Alabama Women of Distinction award, given to women who have made special contributions to their community through civic, church, academic or professional involvement.

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T-TALK: Girl Scouts seek nominations for award (The Tuscaloosa News)

Get crafty and come away with a lovely glass vase after a one-stroke painting course from 7-8:30 p.m.

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Today’s Best Bets (Livingston County Daily Press & Argus)

Zacks Earnings Preview: The New York Times, Hartford Insurance, AutoNation, Electronic Arts and Allstate

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Zacks Earnings Preview: The New York Times, Hartford Insurance, AutoNation, Electronic Arts and Allstate (Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance)

GREENVILLE — It’s a talent that may one day land Liam Manak on a television show much like “Project Runway.”

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Designer, at 15, selling handbags to help others (Middletown Times Herald-Record)