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The article reports that assistant Ann Rittenour in Alabama State Bar Foundation has found a letter signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd president of the U.S., in which he thanked the members of the Alabama Bar Association. It presents information on the two incidence in which employee has found important documents while performing their daily task carefully. The author suggests the importance of performing a task vigilantly for the protection of relevant documents.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Wired!" in the February 2010 issue, "The War of Winds" in the February 2010 issue, and "Meet Mongo," by Jim McElhaney in the February 2010.

The authors relate their perspectives on issues related to the GLBT people. One author relates his experiences of upgrading his web site, GayDads.co.uk to complement with the 21st century and how the web site evolved to be one of the best gay social networking sites of the today. The other author reflects on the impact of the half a million pounds donated by Brian Souter to support the prevention of the cancellation of Section 28 on the GLBT community in Great Britain.

Leukocytic inflammation can be limited by inhibiting selectin‐dependent leukocyte rolling. In spite of intensive efforts to develop small molecule selectin inhibitors with defined structure‐activity profiles, inhibition of P‐selectin‐dependent leukocyte rolling in vivoby such a compound has yet to be described. We recently reported that glycosulfopeptides (GSP), modeled on the high affinity selectin ligand PSGL‐1, inhibit leukocyte binding to P‐selectin in vitro. Here, we have used intravital microscopy to investigate whether GSP can inhibit P‐selectin‐dependent leukocyte rolling in vivo. Surgical preparation of the mouse cremaster muscle for intravital microscopy induced P‐selectin‐dependent leukocyte rolling. Baseline rolling was recorded for 1 min followed by i.v. injection of GSP. 2‐GSP‐6 and 4‐GSP‐6 substantially reversed P‐selectindependent leukocyte rolling, whereas control GSP, which are not fully glycosylated, did not. Inhibition of leukocyte rolling by 2‐ and 4‐GSP‐6 lasted 2–4 min. Clearance studies with 125Ilabeled 4‐GSP‐6 demonstrated rapid reduction in its circulating levels concurrent with accumulation in urine. These data represent the first demonstration that a precisely defined structure based on a natural P‐selectin ligand can inhibit P‐selectin‐dependent leukocyte rolling in vivo.

The article offers information about the release of two reports regarding great portent for the legal profession such as 'Foundations for Practice: The Whole Lawyer and the Character Quotient' compiled by the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (lAALS).

The article announces that Bryan Stevenson, member of the Alabama State Bar, has been bestowed with the Thurgood Marshall Award in August 2016.

The article reports that Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar of the American Bar Association (ABA) has asked for comments for the proposed changes to the ABA accreditation standards of law school and section will review the standards at its meeting in October, 2016.

The article focuses on the National Celebration of Pro Bono held in October 2015 with the theme, "And Justice for All " under which the Tuscaloosa County Bar Association and the Montgomery County Bar Association tied for the first place.

The author examines the changes in the Alabama State Bar's election rules, as of January 2016, and informs that the changes were recommended by the bar's President-elect Cole Portis, Commissioner Monet Gaines and staff member Justin Aday.

The article offers information on adaptation of Multistate Performance Test and Multistate Essay Exam to apply the Uniform Bar Exam by the Alabama State Bar, availability of the online Alabama law course for bar examinees and mentions that deadline for applying 2016 bar exam is October1, 2015.

The article focuses on the 2015 Alabama Civic Health Index report on Alabama's civic health which states that positive rating of civic health indicator is related to educational attainment; voting is more likely done by urban Alabamians; and trust forms is being an important part of any social bond.

The article discusses the history of the periodical which is celebrating its diamond Jubilee in 2015. Topics discussed include contribution of the periodical to the Alabama State Bar and legal profession; the periodical's efforts to publish legal articles of practical and permanent value to the profession; and contributions to the periodical made by its several editors such as Judge Walter B. Jones, Richard W. Neal and Judge John B. Scott.

The article focuses on launch of the new ASB website at www.alabar.org along with introduction of consolidated fee and reporting statement. Topics discussed include efforts of chair of the Digital Communications Committee Cleve Poole for developing parameters of website and improving its navigation, role of consolidated fee statement in renewal of special memberships, and enhanced online trust account certification interface for Alabama lawyers.

The article offers information related to the judicial recusal law of Alabama passed by the Alabama Legislature in 1995. Topics discussed include support of Alabama governor Fob James to the statue, judicial recusal and judicial campaign contributions for the recusal law and rebuttable presumption standard.

The author reflects on the danger associated with open level crossing.

The article discusses a proposal by the British government to create a high-speed railway network linking London with Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, northeast England, Scotland and Wales. It is asserted that high-speed rail offers a solution to capacity problems, and that Great Britain has lagged behind other European countries in planning for integrated transportation networks. The article also states that linking a British network to existing rail systems would mean both international and domestic aviation could be replaced by rail.

The author argues that the decision of transferring Great Britain's railways to public ownership and maintaining Royal Mail as a publicly owned service indicates common sense.

The article announces the retirement of Jim Sumner as executive director of the Alabama Ethics Commission and Dorothy Johnson as the director of the Alabama State Bar Admission's Department.

The article reflects on the history of Alabama State Bar, a bar association in Alabama, with special focus on year 1879. It reveals that legal professionals of Alabama gathered at a conference in Montgomery, Alabama to organize the Bar during the first two months of 1879. It mentions that W. L. Bragg of Montgomery, Alabama, was the first elected president of the Bar Association whereas Alex Troy was the first secretary and treasurer of the Association.

The article offers information on changes made to the Alabama Bar Examination approved by the Alabama Supreme Court. It mentions that the court has made the bar examination a true uniform bar exam (UBE), which permits the transportability of a bar exam score among jurisdictions having similar rules. It informs that bar exams are not shortened to two days and the exam scores will remain valid for 25 months.

In this article, the author focuses on the decreasing number of law professionals in the Alabama. He states that the replacement of biennial sessions with annual sessions has caused the increase in the number of legislative days and working hours for lawyers. He further states that legal practice has become a less attractive profession for people because of additional working hours to fulfill the legal and ethical responsibilities of a law professional.

The article reports on the improvement of the Alabama State Bar website, www.alabar.org, launched in 1996. Association president Phillip McCallum appointed the Website and Internet Technology Task Force under the leadership of Cleve Poole and Harlold Stephens to upgrade the site including future content, application for tablets and smart phones, site design, and functionality. Lawyer Eric Anderson serves as the project manager.

An obituary for Dan Meador, a former dean of the University of Alabama School of Law, is presented.

The article reviews the web site related to Alabama courts' fees distribution charts, located at www.alacourt.gov./distributioncharts.aspx., from the Supreme Court of Alabama.

The article focuses on the Alabama Supreme Court's 31st Chief Justice Charles "Chuck" Malone. It features his 20 years of vast experience in the field of legal profession as circuit judge for Tuscaloosa County for 10 years and law professor at the University of Alabama School of Law. It discusses his qualities as consummate public servant, good steward of public funds and good advocate and leader.