For Faith Albertson, losing her hair to chemotherapy before starting her freshman year of high school was nearly as devastating as her cancer diagnosis a couple of months before.The Colorado Springs teen learned in July 2016 that a rare, aggressive cancer — alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma — had riddled her body.“During my very first shower after my diagnosis, I was pretty much bawling because it really could be the last time I’d have hair. I had thick, to-my-waist hair then,” said Faith, who turned 17 last month.It’s no fun being known as “the sick kid” at school, she said. She and her family opted for homeschooling instead. They didn’t have much choice. Faith was in the fight of her life. After daughter survives heart transplant, Air Force family relocates to Colorado Springs for best careTabitha and David Albertson had taken her to a hospital one July Saturday, concerned about her severe pelvic pain. Exploratory surgery the next day … [Read more...] about Teen who survived rare cancer promotes fundraiser for Children’s Hospital Colorado, Colorado Springs
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Can we trust experts?
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers predicted that if Donald Trump were elected, there would be a protracted recession within 18 months. Heeding its experts, a month before the election the Washington Post ran an editorial with the headline "A President Trump could destroy the world economy." Steve Rattner, a Democratic financier and former head of the National Economic Council, warned, "If the unlikely event happens and Trump wins, you will see a market crash of historic proportions." When Trump's electoral victory became apparent, Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman warned that the world was "very probably looking at a global recession, with no end in sight." By the way, Krugman has been so wrong in so many of his economic predictions, but that doesn't stop him from making more shameless predictions. People whom we've trusted as experts have often been wrong beyond imagination. Irving Fisher, a distinguished Yale University economics professor … [Read more...] about Can we trust experts?
Matt, Mark and Mitch: Odd Offensive Triumvirate Tries to Bring Back Bears
Getty Images BOURBONNAIS, Ill. — “You gotta say hi to Mark,” Bears coach Matt Nagy said Sunday morning just before 7, as we finished our talk in his Olivet Nazarene University RA apartment-turned-training-camp-office-and-bedroom. (Sparse, but with a big desk, comfy barcalounger, flat-screen, XOS video system and all the Gatorade you could want—a swell camp setup.) Mark. Nagy’s across-the-hall neighbor and offensive alter-ego, Mark Helfrich, the former Oregon head coach and one of the most interesting hires of this NFL season. Helfrich replaced Chip Kelly when Kelly bolted for the Eagles, lasted four years, did college games on TV last year, and leapt at the chance to work with a total stranger when he called late last season. Nagy knocked on Helfrich’s door. We waited. I couldn’t help but think how downright weird this whole thing is. Weird in a football-test-tube/experimental way, with the potential of the next wave of the trendy Run Pass … [Read more...] about Matt, Mark and Mitch: Odd Offensive Triumvirate Tries to Bring Back Bears
A Full Member of FIFA, Kosovo Finds Its Flag Barred From World Cup Stadiums
Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index World Cup Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Advertisement World Cup 2018 Supported by ByTariq Panja July 14, 2018 MOSCOW — After years of trying and failing, Kosovo’s soccer association finally got what it wanted two years ago when FIFA granted it full membership, welcoming it into a club of more than 200 national federations. FIFA membership meant Kosovo, which is still battling for recognition at the United Nations 10 years after declaring independence from Serbia, could compete for a place at this summer’s World Cup in Russia. But while its team would have been welcome inside stadiums here, Kosovo’s flag apparently is not. The flag — which depicts a gold map of Kosovo under six white stars on a blue background — is one of more than two dozen barred from World Cup stadiums by tournament organizers. It is listed on a seven-page document, … [Read more...] about A Full Member of FIFA, Kosovo Finds Its Flag Barred From World Cup Stadiums
Researchers imaging ancient treasures find hidden history
Updated 12:32 pm, Friday, June 1, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-3', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 3', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Harry Fisher, AP Image 1of/3 CaptionClose Image 1 of 3 In this Tuesday, May 8, 2018 photo, imaging technician Greg Doolittle holds a moche horizontal knife from Peru at Valley Inspection Service in Allentown, Pa. Doolittle has been performing non-destructive high power x-ray imaging to study 100 Peruvian objects that are owned by a private collector in New York City. The work is a joint research study organized by retired Lehigh University professor Michael Notis, professor Aaron Shugar of Buffalo State University, and by Dr. Dong Ning Wang, an adjunct professor at Lehigh. (Harry Fisher/The Morning Call via AP) … [Read more...] about Researchers imaging ancient treasures find hidden history