Word: knitting
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Certainly, terrorists might be tantalized by the massive social and economic disruption the blackout caused. The episode brought chaos to 50 million people in eight states and Canada and showed just how vulnerable the tightly knit network of generators and transmission lines is. In the wake of a similar wholesale crash of the system that sent the Northeast into darkness 38 years ago, the powers that be said they had enacted safeguards to ensure that such an epic loss wouldn't happen again. The experts assumed that if something went wrong, the culprit would be an act of nature...
...Woman as sharer and carer, woman as earth mother, woman as unsung guardian of all the small rituals that knit together a family and a community, woman as beneath, above or beyond such manly concerns as law, reason, abstract ideals—these images are as old as time,” wrote Katha Pollitt, a noted feminist...
Instead of determining who would make the team by observing the skiers on the slopes, as had been done in previous seasons, alpine coach Lisa Smyth made cuts early in the year. Doing so ensured a close-knit group of athletes, many of whom possessed previous racing experience...
...reaction to the tight-knit group’s 15 minutes of fame in FM were mixed. Many of those present at the brunch thought that it gave an incorrect impression of the floor. Others found it funny. Gahan says, “When it came out and became public news it kinda gave our floor an added sense of pride—we had that much notoriety. No pun intended, but it brought everyone together...
...contrast to some earlier eras, when Harvard looked at Victorian houses only as they fit into the University’s development plans, he says the current restoration project will help to “knit back the fabric of the neighborhood...