dear Colleagues,<br><br>I just received the very sad news of the passing of Prof. Hajime Sakurabe (櫻部建) on June 8th. I trust that a proper appreciation of this remarkable scholar (and, as far as I knew him, lovely person) will be published in short order. <br>
<br>Jonathan Silk<br clear="all"><br>-- <br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">J. Silk</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Instituut Kern / Universiteit Leiden</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">
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