Honor to -whom Honor is due.?We are glad to observe that Surgeon Henry Walter Bellew, of tho Indian Medical Service, has been made a Companion of tho Star of India for services in Seistan. This is the second time this decoration has been bestowed upon an officer of the Indian Medical Service, Dr. Fayrer being the first recipient. Our service now Contains 3 C. i5.'s and '2 C.S.I.'s. While acknow...

1 Introduction This paper is written to commemorate the sixtieth birthday of Paul Garabedian. While Paul has made broad ranging contributions in mathematics, fluid dynamics and plasma physics, his work on computational aerodynamics had a very forceful impact at a critical juncture in the development of this subject. I believe that this work should be regarded as being very much in the tradition...

The objective of this special issue is to demonstrate the influence of Prof. Gustav Feichtinger on OR in Austria. He became professor emeritus in 2008, but he is still highly active and also through his students, assistants, co-authors, and collaboration partners his work lives on. Many authors of this special issue have been former students and assistants of Gustav. Meanwhile, many of them bec...

I t has been a distinct honor and privilege for me to serve as a copresident of the new American Head and Neck Society. This has been a highlight of my academic career, and I would like to thank my wife and family for their support. I have been closely associated with the Society of Head and Neck Surgeons (SHNS) since 1982 and have had the honor of serving in various capacities, including as se...

a t e M d f t m i n m d s a w ( T In 1794, Johan Gadolin, a Finnish scientist, isolated a new rare earth metal from a black, heavy mineral found at a quarry on an island near Stockholm. Originally named ytterbia, in honor of the nearby village, the substance soon acquired the name gadolinite in honor of Johan, and subsequently gadolinium. Gadolin’s surname, the Hebrew word for “great,” was chos...