‘Uphill all the way’

Catherine Helen Spence, Mr Hogarth's Will (1865) (Penguin) Ringwood, 1988; Mary Gaunt, Kirkham's Find, (1897) (Penguin) Ringwood, 1988; Ada Cambridge, Sisters (1904) (Penguin) Ringwood, 1989; Lucy Sussex, Ed., The Fortunes of Mary Fortune (Penguin) Ringwood, 1989.     

Cross-Cultural Issues in a Life Sciences Company

Cross-cultural issues transcend the boundaries of nations and native tongues. Traditionally considered in national or religious contexts, cross-cultural issues also occur in the corporate environment, especially those environments specializing in high technology. The life sciences industry employs many different professional cultures including scientists, engineers, computer programmers and management and, due to the highly specialized needs within this industry, success is reliant on the interaction between the groups. Scientists and management in particular come from completely different cultures: the academic world (Ph.D.) and the business world (MBA). While speaking the same native language, these two cultures are separated by cultural norms and biases. Bridging the gap between these differences can be difficult but not impossible. This article explores the origins of tension between scientists and management and seeks to offer a path to more open, productive communication.     

Licensing without law: legalized gambling in British Columbia

Abstract: British Columbia, like the other provinces, has experienced the rapid growth of legal public gaming over the past two decades. Such gambling schemes must be licensed or conducted by a province. Thus, a new sphere of provincial public policy has been created. This article examines the emergence of this policy in British Columbia and of the regulatory structures set up to administer it. The recognized indices of administrative law - statutory authority, structure, function, discretion, and remedies - are applied thereto, subjecting this area of public administration to critical scrutiny. It becomes clear that the licensing of lottery schemes in British Columbia is conducted by an administrative agency which is not a statutory creation and which uses licensing tools that are devoid of statutory authority. There is, in effect, licensing without law. The argument is then made that there is a duty to make law in such a situation to minimize unfettered discretionary powers. Sommaire: En Colombie-Britannique, comme dans les autres provinces, les jeux de hazard publics légaux se multiplient rapidement depuis les vingt dernières années. Ces jeux doivent se faire avec un permis ou sous la responsabilité de la province. Une nouvelle sphère de politique publique provinciale est done apparue. Get article étudie l'émergence de cette politique en Colombie-Britannique ainsi que les structures de réglementation mises en place pour veiller à son application. A partir de critères reconnus en droit administratif (autorité législative, structure, fonction, pouvoir discrétionnaire et recours), l'auteur soumet ce secteur de l'administration publique à un examen approfondi et critique. II en ressort que la délivrance des permis pour les loteries en Colombie-Britannique incombe à un organisme administratif qui n'a pas de fondement législatif, et qui recourt à des moyens de délivrance dénués de toute autorité statutaire. En fait, la délivrance des permis se fait en dehors de la loi. L'auteur soutient qu'il est nécessaire de légiférer dans pareille situation pour réduire l'utilisation de pouvoirs discrétionaires.     

Detection of urinary Cannabis metabolites: a preliminary investigation.

Cannabinol and 11-OH-delta9-THC have been detected in the individual urines of five professed marihuana or hashish smokers. Both compounds exist primarily as urinary conjugates with the concentration of cannabinol being substantially greater than 11-OH-delta9-THC in all urines. These findings are discussed in light of present knowledge of delta9-THC metabolism and in view of current analytical procedures for the determination of delta9-THC and its metabolites in physiological fluids.