| Quilters sew up a good time Second annual quilting bee leaves ...
MANY FARMS It "seams" that Kathie Curley is always surrounded by a bunch of "sew-and-sews" and she couldn't be happier.
Curley and her group the Rez Quilters recently had a second annual quilting bee at the Many Farms Inn, where nearly 30 people took part. The group regularly meets at the Quality Inn in Window Rock every other Tuesday.
"We are so blessed," Curley said of the camaraderie of her group.
"The group makes new members feel welcome," said Rita Washburn of Lupton. Often when you belong to a group or organization, you stay in your "comfort zone" and interact with the same clique, she explained. The nice thing about having a weekend retreat is that you get to interact with a lot of other group members, Washburn said.
"You get to meet new friends you haven't really talked to before," Washburn said.
MySpace and Isobar Debut First Comprehensive Research Study on ...
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fox Interactive Media (FIM), a division of News Corporation, today released a series of research findings from the first comprehensive study examining both the growth and marketing power of online social networks. Conducted in partnership with Isobar and Carat USA by leading independent marketing research firms TRU, TNS and Marketing Evolution, the study incorporated both quantitative and qualitative feedback from approximately 3,000 U.S. Internet users, as well as MySpace clients for in-depth case studies. The results were released this morning in Los Angeles at "Never Ending Friending," a conference for FIM marketing clients. Key findings revealed today include the fact that social networks have caused a fundamental shift in the way people interact with each other and with media.
Ready to run
Even though he visited only occasionally, there was something about Eugene that always irked avid runner Andy Heily. "The health of track and field in Eugene is an indicator of the health of track and field in the United States and, for that matter, the world," says Heily, a 35-year-old sales director from Seattle. "The fact that there's not a marathon there is something that's just irritated me for a long time." Two years ago, while living in Boston, Heily felt the urge to vent about Eugene's missing-in-action marathon. But, whom to call? Why, Uncle Richard, of course. That would be Richard Maher, a semi-retired Web site marketer who lives in Eugene and discovered his passion for marathoning about 10 years ago. When Heily called with his idea, Maher hit the ground running.
Kid Picks for Grapevine
Bonkers the Clown is returning to the Grapevine Public Library with a springtime magic show on Thursday, April 5, at 7:00 p.m. All ages are invited to this hilarious program all about eggs and bunnies. Photos with the Easter Bunny are occurring everyday until April 7 at Grapevine Mills. It will be located at the Easter Garden in Neighborhood 1 under the Kids N Swings Playset. The 32nd Annual Easter Egg Hunt is taking place at Grapevine High School's practice fields this Saturday, April 7, at 10:00 a.m. There will be a free hunt for each age group with a couple of eggs holding special tickets for prizes. Other acivities include face painting, popcorn and photos with the Easter Bunny (for a small fee). Proceeds will go to the H.E.R.O. scholarship fund. The Lone Star Spinners Club sounds like a pretty cool event, where kids can learn and see amazing yo-yo tricks.
Sox Beat: What sort of run can Sox fans expect of Daisuke?
After his dazzling unveiling, it is obvious that Daisuke Matsuzaka has the talent to be great. But the question remains: for how long? Surprisingly few seem to know the answer. Boston's exhaustive efforts to scout Matsuzaka are well documented. The tag-team of Craig Shipley and Jon Deeble chased the hurler across Japan for years. The duo watched Matsuzaka pitch and acquired every morsel of available statistical information for translation. Despite those efforts, the team acknowledges the difficulty it faces in forecasting the long-term performance of its $103 million prize. The history of starters coming from the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) League is so brief that it offers little meaningful precedent. "I don't think," Red Sox analyst Bill James wrote in an email, "that there is enough statistical data about pitchers going from Japan to the USA to make projections based on that." Only five pitchers from the NPB -- Hideo Nomo, Hideki Irabu, Masato Yoshii, Tomo Ohka and Kaz Ishii -- have made as many as 50 career starts in the big leagues.
Expert Sitings: Ethan Zuckerman
Ethan Zuckerman is cofounder of Global Voices Online, an aggregator of blogs from around the world (globalvoicesonline.org), and founder of Geekcorps, a volunteer organization that sends technology experts to Africa. His blog can be found at ethanzuckerman.com/blog. .
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