Hungarian-born mathematician Abraham Wald lent his skills to the World War II efforts after coming to the United States in The military was looking for ways to protect its aircraft from enemy fire so Wald and his colleagues at the Statistical Research Group were asked to figure out how to better protect military aircraft to defend against enemy fire They began by examining returning aircraft to see where they were most damaged But Wald is credited with the keen insight that damage on returning aircraft represented only where a plane could be hit and still survive He realized that areas [... more]

After an astounding thirty rounds of radiation treatments Darla was finally pronounced cancer-free As part of hospital tradition she was eager to ring the ldquo cancer-free bell rdquo that marked the end of her treatment and celebrated her clean bill of health Darla was so enthusiastic and vigorous in her celebratory ringing that the rope actually detached from the bell Peals of joyous laughter ensued Darla rsquo s story brings a smile to my face and gives me a sense of what the psalmist might have envisioned when he invited the Israelites to celebrate God rsquo s work in their [... more]