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The article provides an overview the Foreign Service Act of 1924 or the Rogers Act which made the U.S. Foreign Service. Representative John Jacob Rogers introduced reform bills starting 1919 with his legislative ghostwriter Wilbur J. Carr. It states that alterations were made to the bills either when the Congress needed a new bill or when Carr and Rogers wanted to integrate improvements, but all were Foreign Service Act of 1924 precursors in spite of variations in language and context.

The article presents an overview on the deep diving sceneries and tourist destinations in Turkey. The coastal area of Turkey is estimated to more than 8,000 kilometers across the Mediterranean sea. The country has been the center for commerce over the centuries and the origin of several great civilizations. It composes of three major islands such as the Black, Aegean and Mediterranean seas. Turkey coast is one of most attractive dive destination in the world

Argues that United States courts should protect from discovery the documents and databases generated by lawyers working in collaboration with litigation support organizations. Preservation of the privacy of trial preparation; Legal question; Advice to plaintiff lawyers; Products liability cases.

The article reports on the condition of the telecommunication industry in the U.S. Due to deregulation, privatizations and destructive competition, shareholder values lost amount to more than $1 trillion. Executives of telecommunications companies including Gary Winnick of Global Crossing and Joe Nacchio of Qwest were said to be involved in anomalies but are not yet sued for criminal charges. Many employees in the industry are losing not only their jobs but also their retirement savings because of worthless company stocks.

Discusses the manner of litigation in trials involving products liability. Application of Supreme Court's decision in 'Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceutical;' Need for expert testimonies; Economics involved in litigation; Basis of testimonies.

A mutant of bacteriophage P22 (Lys-) was isolated which shows a plaque morphology on mixed plates comparable to the r+plaques of the T-even phages. When Lys-and normal Lys+plaques are juxtaposed on a petri dish, the Lys+plaque exhibits a flat side adjacent to the Lys-plaque. The mutant is identical to P22 under an electron microscope, is inactivated at the same rate by antiserum and heat, and has the same kinetics of attachment. It does not plate on Salmonellalysogenic for phage P22 nor on strain St/22. In liquid culture, the lysis of mutant infections in M9CAA medium is delayed between 20 and 40 min. Cells mixedly infected in M9CAA with Lys-and Lys+phage lyse later than Lys+-infected cells and even later than Lys--infected cells. In unsupplemented M9 medium, however, mixedly infected cells again lyse later than Lys+-infected cells, but Lys--infected cells require more than 3 hr to lyse. In supplemented and unsupplemented M9 media, intracellular phage development and endolysin synthesis proceed in Lys-infections at least as rapidly as in Lys+-infected cells. In diluted infections, the latent and eclipse periods of Lys-and Lys+infections are indistinguishable. The possible mechanisms involved in the control and timing of lysis are discussed.

A mutant (Lys-) of Salmonellabacteriophage P22 showed a delay in lysis of more than 3 hr in infections in unsupplemented M9 medium. The infected cells were induced to lyse during that interval by addition of histidine or sulfhydryl compounds cysteine, mercaptoethanol, glutathione, or ergothioneine. Urocanic acid, the first intermediate in the catabolic histidine pathway, did not induce lysis, nor did histamine, imidazolelactate, or carnosine. None of the other amino acids common to protein had any inductive effect. Both the dand lforms of histidine were effective in inducing lysis, suggesting that the incorporation of the histidine into protein is not involved. Chloramphenicol inhibited lysis when added at 60 min with or without histidine, but did not inhibit the induction of lysis when added with cysteine. Bacterial cells infected with Lys+phage were induced to lyse prematurely when cysteine was added at 30 min but not at 20 min of infection. Iodoacetate inhibited lysis of Lys+-infected cells when added at 20 min but not at 30 min.

The author discusses a labor movement in the U.S. that seeks to address economic disparities and improve working conditions for laborers by eliminating inequalities in the democratic process. Topics include voting, health care, organizing rights, collaboration between laborers, and the Democracy Initiative of groups interested in implementing reforms. The Communications Workers of America group is mentioned.

Where a public interest defence is raised, for example by a newspaper, to rebut an assertion by a claimant alleging breach of confidence, and the defence is not purely speculative, the claimant has to give disclosure in relation to the defence, subject to the search for documents not being disproportionate.

Focuses on the historical background of federal pre-emption claims for defective or missing air bag restraint systems in the United States. Failure of pre-emption provision to mention the common law cited during trials in the 1980s; Limitations in pre-emptions applications for consumers seeking damages from injuries sustained from the absence of air bags.

Presents a letter to the editor in response to the article "An Old Fogy Doesn't Get Web Content," in the October 30, 2000 issue.