Repeat after me: ‘Quilting is for fun’

I give up. I admit it. A quilt in progress has defeated me. I’m not usually a quitter. When my seams don’t match or my points aren’t sharp, I’m willing to rip the patchwork out and start over. Generally, I become stubborn, dig my heel into my Janome foot pedal, and try, try again.

UT System holds academy Gilmer student among top presenters

Leona Caldemeyer of Gilmer, an undergraduate student at The University of Texas at Tyler, was among the top six presenters in an on-campus poster presentation to conclude the 2010 UT System Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Summer Research Academy.

Homespun: Helping kids make a U-turn

People sometimes find themselves on the wrong road, so God allows U-turns. Project 180, which specializes in making U-turns, is run by Titus Hopper. “We help a city make a turnaround one child at a time,” he said. “The mission is to help...

Organizational change

The only thing that does not change is change. Organizational change is inevitable. It is needed to keep up with the challenges of business growth. It exists to harness competitive advantage. But organizational change is seldom welcome in the workplace.

Study Shows that Women's Compassion for Others Benefits the Self

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Dalai Lama holds that compassion -- concern for the well-being of others -- leads to happiness. Now a new study has found that compassion may also have health benefits in the form of stress reduction for women.

Thea Singer: Stress Relief and More Brain Cells? The Secret Could Be in the Bedroom

A new study shows that sex increases neurogenesis--that is, the birth of new brain cells--particularly in the brain area that regulates anxiety.

Bases race to prep for post-deployment influx - Army News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Army Times

Installations across the country are bracing for the return of tens of thousands of soldiers to their home bases and the resulting crush of people on roads, in barracks and other post facilities.