Why research Raoul Hoffmann and the evolution of external skeletal fixation? [1] As a young surgeon assigned to duty on the Hospital Ship Sanctuary during the Vietnam War, I was flown in and reported to the Commanding Officer. The Captain said my assignment was in Orthopedics. I replied ‘my main interest is in Neurosurgery.’ He said there were no neurosurgeons on the hospital ship so he could s...

WASHINGTON (A P ) The State Department, declaring that leftist guerrillas in El Salvador may launch a new offensive, announced Monday a *25 m illion increase in m ilitary aid and a 20-man increase in U.S. m ilitary tra in ing experts fo r that country. Spokesman W illiam Dyess said the aid w ill include additional he licop­ ters, vehicles, surveillance equip­ ment and small arms. The additional...

When Paul Dirac, in 1928, published his famous equation in which he explained the link between the theory of relativity and the behavior of waves, thus predicting the presence of matter and antimatter (1), Albert Einstein said that Dirac, to invent this theory had to balance between the genius of the scientist and the madness of the artist. On the other hand, and more pessimistically, D.H. Lawr...

BY JAY WooDRUFF make ·a new recEDmlR IN CH!EP ommendation to the board, or he The administration will reconsider its could decide to decision to deny tenure to Michael Gilsustain the original bert. an assistant professor of German recommendation," and Russian, in response to a rally in his Gilbert was desupport that attracted more than 100 stunied tenure at the dents and faculty Monday afternoo...

His family, history was good. He stated that he had no serious illness, that he had served in the Army-during the Great War, and that he had been in his present employment for several years. OIn the morning of 29th February, 1936, he said, he fell when handling a sack of coal, and struck his left elbow on the ground; his forearm " tingled right down to the fingers," but he was able to continue ...

Community and minority group relations is currently one of the central issues in Health Services Organization. Dick Weinerman came to grips with aspects of this problem area throughout his career. He advocated a significant role for unionized plantation workers in the administration of a proposed health services plan for Hawaii in 1952. (25)t In 1960, he discussed and strongly encouraged Labor'...

A man tried on a suit in a clothing store. Looking at himself in the mirror, the man observed that the jacket was too long in the back. “No problem,” said the salesman. “Just bend forward a little at the waist.” The man bent forward. The back of the suit now looked fine but he now saw that the left sleeve was a little too short and the right one a little too long. “No problem,” said the salesma...

B> BCOTTHELLtt University president Martin Meyerson is in the process of sec iring a speaker for spring commencement, though there is no word as to whether plans have been finalized, According to Senior Class President Myles Berkowitz, Meyerson"s suggestion for commencement speaker was brought before the University Council committee established to approve the speaker in the wake ol lail >cat's ...

Subsequent to the preceding article by Otto Meyerhof some words on Nelson’s significance for the philosophy of mathematics should be said. Nelson belonged to those philosophers whose way of thinking resulted from a familiarity with the spirit of exact sciences. For him, mathematics and theoretical physics formed the model he tried to follow in elaborating his philosophical thoughts. He found th...

Most people would agree that issues and ideas of a candidate should be the deciding factor in who gets elected in any campaign. In student government elections, oftentimes who you know plays as much of a role as what you want to do. Choosing a president and vice president from different classes can help a ticket spread its appeal to more students. Ryan Becker, a junior presidential candidate fr...