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Ways in which work in the civil service is controlled are examined. A matrix of staff control procedures is outlined on the basis of their function: direct, detect, correct and motivate; and their impact: impersonal or personal. The role of the line manager as controller is then considered.

Reports on a risk assessment survey, piloted in five London schools, which aimed to assess the schools′ susceptibility to vandalism, and to establish which elements had the greatest effect on such vandalism. Findings show that most schools suffer vandalism of external areas, the level of which depends on boundary definition and maintenance, the number of entrances, whether sites are patrolled, and a building′s geometry. Suggests that objective risk assessment for schools is possible, and that headteachers can use such assessment to protect their schools more cost‐effectively.

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the US Supreme Court's April 27 decision in Merck & Co. v. Reynolds as it affects the statute of limitations defense in securities fraud cases.

The paper explains the background of the Merck opinion, including the limitations period under 28 USC §1658(b)(1) for private securities fraud cases, a District Court dismissal of the original complaint, and a Third Circuit reversal; outlines three principles articulated by the US Supreme Court for applying §1658(b)(1) to securities fraud claims; and discusses what the Merck decision means for private securities fraud litigation.

The Merck decision is likely to affect private securities fraud litigation in several ways, most of which will benefit plaintiffs, who will argue that their claims are not time‐barred because the two‐year statute‐of‐limitations clock begins to run later.

The paper provides practical guidance by experienced securities lawyers.

It has been the custom for many years to preserve foodstuffs by drying, smoking, salting and pickling, and by the addition of sugar. The more modern methods include pasteurisation, sterilisation by heat or other means, refrigeration and the addition of chemical substances having an antiseptic action to a greater or less degree.

At a recent meeting of the Council of the Royal Borough of Kensington, Councillor R. DUDLEY BAXTER, Chairman of the Public Health Committee, brought up a report setting forth, inter alia :—

The tourist boom that has occurred since World War II has been fueled almost entirely by an expanding demand for travel in Western industrialized countries, where high and increasing levels of income and the convenience of rapid means of long‐distance transportation have made travel an increasingly wide‐spread habit. Because most Western tourists choose destinations in other Western countries, the boom has been largely a Western phenomenon, but some of the growing traffic has spilled over into other parts of the world. In the Third World, for example, such spillover flows have opened up new resorts in the Caribbean, as well as in Mexico, North Africa, East Africa and the islands of the Pacific.

Attracted by the easier access to local markets, many foreign companies have formed manufacturing joint ventures in China. One of the key elements of successful international joint venture (IJV) manufacturing in China is the management of suppliers, since the supply chain plays an essential role in contributing to both the quality of finished products and controlling costs. Supplier management in Chinese IJVs is an under‐researched area and so an exploratory study of five manufacturers was conducted using a case study approach. The results show the difficulties faced by IJVs which are in attempting to maintain quality levels at the same time as trying to reduce costs by purchasing materials and components locally. In addition to identifying important implications for companies, the research shows the need for further investigation of the contextual aspects of good supplier management.