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The best of the shutdown some clever businesses are trying to make this a little easier on all those furloughed workers like in washington offering a raw deal discount on oysters. a dollar for anyone with a government i.d. or how about free knitting classes? fiber space in alexandria is offering just that. and then there's this one that really tickled our fancy. are you a federal employee that has been deemed nonessential? do you have a little too much time on your hands and nothing to do? is the recent government shutdown to blame? well, one michigan company is offering up a cure of its own. ...

I'm simply raising my gross sales by 5% or 10% for an awful lot of work. >> the company's website is only about information, if someone wants to buy something, they have to come into the store. >> on the website if all they did was search for the thing they wanted and don't see it, they never come in the shop. we've actually lost the sale. if they come in and ask for had, i probably have three substitutes for it. >> what's interesting about this yarn, it actually stripes as you work with it. >> walking through the door transports you to a world of texture and patterns, it's an experience that ...

To buy but you can also come to get help or knit with others. >> when we opened i made a decision what i do is sell community. there are people sitting in our lounge that wouldn't otherwise be friends or know each other who are connected through the craft. knitting is really about bringing people together who would otherwise never ever be in a room together. they would never cross paths. >> the secret to her seven figure sales is our social footprint, she interacts by taking advantage of their addictions to smartphones and laptops. >> social media gets people in the door and it's where you get...

Place. there's obviously plenty of yarn to buy but you can also come to get help or knit with others. >> when we opened i made a decision what i do is sell community. there are people sitting in our lounge that wouldn't otherwise be friends or know each other who are connected through the craft. knitting is really about bringing people together who would otherwise never ever be in a room together. they would never cross paths. >> the secret to her seven figure sales is our social footprint, she interacts by taking advantage of their addictions to smartphones and lap dsz tops. >> social media g...

They have to be clear in their response. he will calculate about how far you can go. >> if he moves beyond crimea it will be bloody and the fight may be long. >> the vote was still legal under the ukrainian constitution and was held under duress because the region was sour rounded by russian troops. >> fiber space hackers caming down the met toe web site. the computers were flooded with data crippling the system but most services are now restored. >> he was osama bin laden's top associate but he was not involved in al qaeda's military activities. that the rambling defense comes from khaled she...