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Enforcement of Short-term Patent Rights
There are two types of patent granted in Hong Kong, namely, standard patent and short-term patent. As a supplement to standard patent, short-term patent can be directly filed in Hong Kong and is granted under the Patents Ordinance (Cap.514) to offer protection for inventions with a shorter commercial life cycle. Since no substantive examination is required before granting of short-term patent, the validity of a short-term patent is often challenged when the owner tries to enforce it.
Short-term Patent Application An application for grant of short-term patent has to be filed with the Patents Registry of the Intellectual Property Department ("Registry"). It is governed by section 113 of the Patents Ordinance ("PO"). Basically, the applicant is required to file a request for grant on Patents Form P6, a specification and an abstract in both English and Chinese together with a search report prepared either by one of the designated patent offices, namely, the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China, the European Patent Office and the United Kingdom Patent Office, or by any "International Searching Authority" appointed pursuant to Article 16 of the Patent Cooperation Treaty. A person who has filed (1) an application for a patent or other protection in respect of an invention in a WTO member country or Paris Convention country or (2) an application for a short-term patent in respect of an invention in Hong Kong ("Previous Application") shall enjoy, for the purpose of filing a subsequent application for a short-term patent in respect of the same invention, a right of priority for the period of 12 months after the date of filing of the first application.[1] The effect of the priority right is to synchronize the date of the subsequent short-term patent application with that of the Previous Application for the purpose of determining the novelty and inventive step of the patent. [2] The Registrar of Patents ("Registrar") will examine the application to ensure that it meets the "minimum requirements" and the "formal requirements".[3] In essence, the examination in respect of a short-term patent is only a formality examination. No substantive search and examination of the novelty or inventiveness of the invention will be conducted. Section 117 of the PO provides that the Registrar is under no obligation to consider or to have regard to any question as to the patentability of the invention. As stated by Recorder Yuen, SC in Environmental Systems Product Holdings Inc. v DPC Technology Ltd. [2010] HKCU 839: "by reason of section 117 of the PO, the granting of a short-term patent per se does not mean that the invention claimed in the relevant short-term patent is patentable invention in that it is, among others, new and involves an inventive step. If a new invention is neither obvious nor foreseeable by a person skilled in the related technology after looking at the current state of the arts in that field, then that new invention can be seen as possessing inventive step."[4] The short-term patent application system is, to some extent, an "honour" system because it depends heavily on the integrity and honesty of an applicant in that an applicant would not make any application in respect of a claimed invention known to be not patentable for whatever reasons. Rights conferred by a Short-term Patent Once granted, a short-term patent is initially valid for four years from the date of filing. The maximum term of protection of a short-term patent is eight years (subject to renewal for the second four years before the expiry of the first four years). [5] A short-term patent while it is in force confers on the owner the right to prevent all third parties not having his consent from using the invention. For example, if the subject-matter of the short-term patent is a product, the owner of a short-term patent has a right to prevent all third parties not having his consent from making, putting on the market, using or importing the product in Hong Kong.[6]knows, or it is obvious in the circumstances to a reasonable person, that the said means are suitable and intended for putting that invention into effect in Hong Kong.[7] A short-term patent also confers on the owner the right to prevent any unauthorized indirect use of the subject-matter of the short-term patent. For example, the owner of a short-term patent has a right to prevent all third parties from supplying or offering to supply in Hong Kong a person, other than a party entitled to work the patented invention, with means, relating to an essential element of that invention, for putting it into effect, when the third party However, it should be noted that pursuant to section 75 of the PO there is also limitation on the effect of a short-term patent. For example, the rights conferred by a short-term patent shall not extend to acts done privately for non-commercial purposes or acts done for experimental purposes relating to the subject-matter of the relevant patented invention. [8] Enforcement of Short-term Patent The owner of a short-term patent (i.e. the owner or the exclusive licensee) can bring civil proceedings against infringements committed after the grant of the short-term patent. This is because if an application for grant of a short-term patent has been filed but has not yet been granted, the applicant has no enforceable right in relation to the short-term patent. When the owner commences legal action, it is for the owner of the patent to establish its validity, and the fact the patent has been granted shall be of no account in that regard. This is because granted short-term patent has not gone through substantive examination and its validity has not been examined and tested. Even if the search report submitted with the application for short-term patent has indicated that the invention has novelty and inventiveness, it is not conclusive, as such search report may not be thorough and may have failed to search and identify pertinent prior arts. Therefore, it is advisable to seek advice from solicitors or patent attorneys and conduct a thorough search on the novelty and inventiveness of the short-term patent before commencing any action, especially in view of the challenges and/or defences (as discussed below) that might be raised by the defendant. Challenges on Validity and Revocation In most cases, besides raising the defence that its product does not infringe the short-term patent, the defendant will usually challenge the validity of the short-term patent arguing that the invention lacks novelty or inventive steps. The defendant will try to establish that the invention is not new by showing that before the filing date (or priority date) of the short-term patent, the invention claimed in the short-term patent was already part of the state of the art available to the public, i.e. there are prior arts which disclose and anticipate the invention of the short-term patent. For example, if an application for grant of the same invention has been filed in the People's Republic of China earlier, but no priority (of the earlier PRC patent application) has been claimed when filing the application for grant of the short-term patent in Hong Kong subsequently, then the invention in the later HK short-term patent (even if it is by the same inventor) will not be regarded as new. Accordingly, the short-term patent will be held invalid and revoked by the Hong Kong court. Application for an order to revoke a short-term patent can be made to the court by any person. The defendant in a patent infringement action can also seek to revoke the short-term patent by way of counterclaim in the action. Conclusion
In order to enforce the rights conferred by the short-term patent, the owner shall first establish the validity of the short-term patent as the grant itself is not a conclusive evidence that the short-term patent is patentable which the party being sued usually challenges. If the owner failed to prove the validity or the party being sued proved that the short-term patent is invalid, the short-term patent will be revoked and the infringement claim will be dismissed by the court.
[1] Section 110 of the Patents Ordinance (Cap.514) [2] Section 112 of the Patents Ordinance (Cap.514) [3] Under section 114(1), the Registrar shall examine the application to see if it satisfies the requirements specified in section 114(2) for the accordance of a date of filing (i.e. the minimum requirements). Under section 115(1), if a short-term patent application has been accorded a date of filing, the Registrar shall examine whether the requirements of section 113 and of any rules made for the purpose of that section (i.e. the formal requirements) have been satisfied, such as whether a request for the grant of a short-term patent has been filed, and whether a specification, an abstract and a search report have been filed. [4] Environmental Systems Product Holdings Inc. v DPC Technology Ltd. [2010] HKCU 839, para 16 [5] Section 126 of the Patents Ordinance (Cap.514) [6] Section 73 of the Patents Ordinance (Cap.514) [7] Section 74 of the Patents Ordinance (Cap.514) [8] Section 75 of the Patents Ordinance (Cap.514)
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Phil Mickelson Wins The Masters for the 3rd Time at Augusta
Just moments ago Phil Mickelson won his 3rd green jacket at The Masters tournament in Augusta, Georgia.
Phil Mickelson finishes with a 16 under for the round, a 4th place overall in Masters Tournament history. Phil did not lead the Masters after 18 holes, after 36 holes, or after 54 holes but wins the Masters today regardless.
Phil had an incredible shot from out of the woods on hole 13 which landed about 5 feet from the cup. He would birdie 13 and move on. Phil's wife Amy Mickelson has been undergoing treatments for breast cancer and laid down in the hotel room during much of The Masters Tournament. She and their three children were present for the final round today as Phil and Amy had an emotional embrace at the end of the 18th hole celebrating Phil's victory.
Tiger Woods was supposed to be the headline in The Masters tournament as he returned from a long hiatus from the game of golf after his public affairs sent him to the top of every news story in the country. Tiger did not perform up to his own standards this week but he still put up a 4th place showing of 11 under par.
But it was Phil Mickelson and his wife Amy at the finish of the 18th hole that made the story today; a very emotional win for an overjoyed Phil Mickelson.
Congratulations to one of the only left handed golfers on the tour, Phil Mickelson.
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Kansas City News said...
Phil Mickelson's management team have revealed how close he came to giving up golf last year because of arthritis.
Mickelson was diagnosed with the debilitating illness last May but played down its seriousness when he spoke about it three months later.
Now, on the eve of the defence of his Masters title this week, his manager Steve Loy has spoken of how worried those in the inner circle were for the leftie's future.
'It was a lot more serious than people know,' he told the Augusta Chronicle.
'It could have been a lot more threatening to his career and his normal health than people know. We're blessed to have the best medical supervision and treatment available. It's 100 per cent better, but he was not Phil Mickelson from three weeks before the US Open in June until the Ryder Cup.'
Mickelson's diagnosis came at a time when wife Amy was fighting against breast cancer. 'We always expected to grow old together, just not at 38 and 40,' said Amy.
Loy's revelation explains Mickelson's poor form over the past year, which in turn had everyone writing off his chances of claiming a fourth green jacket in eight editions.
Well, until a stunning Saturday in Texas that is, when Mickelson came from nowhere at the halfway stage of the Houston Open to be tied for the lead going into the final round yesterday, thanks to a brilliant third-round 63.
There's probably two golfers in the world who could win an event the week before Augusta and hope to win the Masters as well - and the other, Tiger Woods, never takes the chance.
This round not only added up to a wake-up call never to dismiss Mickelson's chances round here, where he has finished outside the top 10 only once in his last 12 appearances.
It also proved a wake-up call to the bookmakers, who instantly made him favourite for a successful Masters defence.
What a performance this was, a timely epistle that when he's on form there's really only Woods at his best who can live with him.
By his side was Lee Westwood, who seems to bring out the best in the American, given what happened at Augusta last year.
Westwood's caddie, Billy Foster, believes Mickelson has a better short game than Seve Ballesteros, and he should know given that he once carried the bag for the Spanish wizard.
At the par-four sixth hole there was a prime example, where Mickelson, in trouble off the tee, had an impossible-looking chip for his fourth shot. Anyone else, therefore, and it was a double bogey.
Mickelson bumped a wedge into the face of the slope and watched the ball trickle down gently 10 feet into the hole.
Foster was so impressed he instantly bent down in homage. So to yesterday's play, where Mickelson was not having things all his own way.
At the halfway stage, he was one shot behind the doughty American Scott Verplank, who had played the front nine in 33 shots to Mickelson's 34.
KC Bands said...
Padraig Harrington had begun four behind and got the fast start he needed to move into contention, birdieing two of his first five holes.
But at the seventh there was an ugly three putt and, when it was followed by a succession of six pars, it left the Irishman six off the pace with holes running out rapidly.
Westwood ended his pre-Masters tournament preparations with a 68 that sounded good in theory but left him furious in practice.
After a poor Saturday, Westwood was back to his best from tee to green but his putting has plagued him all year, and so it continued.
'My putting has been atrocious all week and here I managed to turn what should have been a 61 or 62 into a 68. I missed five putts under 10 feet, and that really ought not to happen on greens as pure as these,' he said.
American Entertainment Solutions said...
Meanwhile, Woods prompted a flurry of gossip when he turned up early at Augusta without caddie Steve Williams.
'I've only gone and fired him,' he said, before breaking into the broadest smile.
He looks a lot more relaxed than last year, when he was making his comeback after all those tawdry revelations.
On the European Tour, Englishman David Horsey claimed the Hassan Trophy in Morocco following a play-off against Welshman Rhys Davis and Jaco Van Zyl from South Africa after holing in one at the second in regulation play.


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La La Land, Live by Night, Manchester by the Sea
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Hello and welcome to The Film Review on BBC News.
:00:08. :00:20.
To take us through this week's cinema releases is Mark Kermode.
We have La La Land which everyone is talking about.
Live By Night, the new film by Ben Affleck.
And Manchester By The Sea, with the standout performance
Damien Chazelle's swooning tribute to classic old Hollywood musicals.
Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling of the star-crossed pair who meet
He is a hardcore jazz freak, she is an aspiring actress.
They hate each other when they meet but they become friends
I feel like I said negative stuff before.
You're grinning all the way through it.
I went into it thinking, the problem is everybody said
it is so good it will be a disappointment and it isn't.
Firstly, this is Damien Chazelle's second musical.
He made another one before, he made Whiplash
From the beginning, it said it was presented in CinemaScope
and the screen opens up into this glorious Cinemascope,
It is like the kids from fame but done in LA.
Then what the story does is it occupies a space between on the one
hand this nostalgic clunkiness of Woody Allen films and
In fact there is a scene where we are literally flying.
I thought the performances were terrific.
She plays somebody who has two go to an audition
A really hard thing to do! And she does it brilliantly.
I thought the song and dance numbers were well choreographed,
I loved the lyrics, I love the way in which...
People have said they are no Fred and Ginger.
Damien Chazelle said he wanted to make something that has
the magical of musicals but also had its feet on the ground.
it is not afraid to be melancholy or poignant,
it is not just everything is tied up neatly, it is...
Its strengths are in its sad streaks which makes
I thought the opening five minutes was worth
Also, we have talked about Casablanca and being remade badly,
It is a movie that is good enough to nod very explicitly
to Casablanca and not go, you blew it.
So, Ben Affleck stars in an adaptation of a novel.
He is a small-time hood in prohibition Boston and doesn't
He finds himself travelling to Florida where he becomes exactly
The interesting thing about the film is it has an extraordinary pedigree.
Chris Cooper, Elle Fanning, and Affleck himself.
I think one of the reasons it has sniffy reviews is when you have
that kind of talent, people expect something more
You said invoking Casablanca, this film invokes the Godfather
and Scarface and it is neither of those films.
It is handsome but in a way which is artificial.
But it does have a sense of its handsomeness is more
There is stuff in there to like it but at no point did
When you look at the pedigree involved in it, it just ought
Argo which Ben Affleck also directed was one of the best films
However this brings us nicely to Manchester By The Sea.
This is the third film by the playwright Kenneth Lonergan.
He did Margaret, which spent five years in the editing room.
Is he a genius or someone who cannot finish a film?
This, as his third film, made me go, actually,
I'm not going to be here much longer.
You said you left his money so he could move.
There are clogged up toilets anywhere.
I'm on the hockey team, on the basketball team.
I've got two girlfriends and I'm in a band.
What the hell do you care where you live?
So, he is a janitor in Quincy but he is called to his hometown
of Manchester-by-the-sea where he has to revisit
after his brother collapses and he finds himself having to look
The film is told in two time frames, the present in when he is going back
to the past and the flashbacks in which we actually see the past.
So much of the story is told in the way through
The scenes in Boston when he is completely withdrawn
and everything about the way he hunches his shoulders,
the way he slightly purses his lips, it is a start contrast
to the flashback scenes when he is garrilous,
We know his we will see his old life with his beloved wife
Michelle Williams and his new life where he is isolated and
somehow we are going to find out how the isolation happens.
In one of the key sequences they use Albinoni's Agagio in G
minor, that is a false move for me because it is used
It was used in Flashdance, Gallipoli.
It was used by Wendy Craig in Butterflies.
It was weird in that a film that was everything to do
with the delicate nuances, it was too obvious.
That aside, Casey Affleck is really terrific.
Kenneth Lonergan deonstrates he is actually a very good craftsman.
And to have La La Land and Manchester By The Sea,
This director has finally shown as he is worthy of the praise that
Your best of the week is A Monster Calls.
A Monster Calls came out just before Christmas.
It is about a young boy who was traumatised by his
mother's ill-health, and he starts seeing visions
of a tree monster, played by Liam Neeson,
which says I will tell you stories and you will tell me your truth.
so in a way which is beautiful and utterly heartbreaking.
I have had so many reports from people saying I knew
I was going to cry but I had no idea how much.
They are playing younger and older verges of the same
central character who is estranged from her daughter.
It does the thing that Pedro Almodovar does
best which is a passion for human stories.
This has wonderful performances, wonderful writing.
It is again heartbreaking but beautifully so.
Honestly, looking back at the selection of movies
we have looked at, that is a good selection of films.
A quick reminder before we go that you'll find more film news
and reviews from across the BBC online at bbc.co.uk/film -
and you can watch our previous shows on the BBC iplayer.
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Baazaar, Review: Insighter trading
Allahabad (now renamed Prayagraj) boy Rizwan Ahmed idolises stock market wolf Shakun Kothari and aims to become a billionaire tycoon like his hero. Baazaar then moves on to detail how unscrupulous and manipulative, even corrupt, Kothari is, and how all this impacts the small-town boy who has a sister to marry, and to live up to the expectations of an honest father who has just retired. Get ready for an insight into the world of stocks and shares, insider trading and insightful knowledge that can result in a few billions changing hands before you can say Shakun Robinson!
The stock exchange in India is colloquially referred to as the stock market or share bazaar. India's main exchange is located in its commercial capital, Mumbai (formerly Bombay). But with the advent of technology, one can trade in shares from just about anywhere in the country. Rizwan is a trader in Allahabad, which offers him no access to any of the big stock-broking firms or major share-market players. So, he wants to head for Mumbai, a move that his father staunchly opposes. But with support from his sister Aamna, he heads for the big Apple…rather the Big Baazaar.
Problems greet him from the moment he lands here. He will not get accommodation because he is a Muslim and, moreover, single. What if he turns out to be a terrorist? Also, Capital Broking, the leading company in the field, will not even give him the time of day. Why would they? They are packed with MBAs and IIMs. One day, he manages to hoodwink some of the staff members and hopes to get an interview. Very soon, he is booted out. Wadhwa and Priya, two senior staffers, take pity on him after he posts a lonely vigil outside their office for days on end. Soon, he becomes part of the big bad world of money manipulators. He gets to meet Kothari and the big man himself takes a fancy to him. Priya falls in love with him and his sister is engaged to be married soon. Money is coming too, in steady, large, bursts. So, why is he standing on the edge of his high-rise balcony? Is he planning to commit suicide, like one his predecessors did?
Producer and Screenplay (co) writer Nikkhil Advani is a famous director himself. Parveez Shaikh's pen was instrumental in shaping Queen, Phantom and Force 2. Aseem Arora has worked a lot in TV and film credits include Kya Dilli Kya Lahore, Vaada Raha... I Promise, and Heroes. To straddle both the horses—the evil black one personified by Shakun and the good, white one, embodied by Rizwan—they have divided the footage equally. Then again, Rizwan is not really all white. He is more grey than white. By the time you reach the end of the 140 minute saga, you know that the sympathies of the writers and the director tilt towards one of them, and I will not burst any spoilers here.
Baazaar marks the cinematic debut of Gauravv K. Chawla, who won plaudits for his work in TV. From his narrative, to the initiated, the goings on are nothing new, including 'insider trading'. To the innocent cine-goer who does not follow the prices of shares, and the headlines featuring scamsters, Baazaar will come as a revelation. But they will have to keep their antennae raised high, in order to follow the buying of crores of rupees worth of stock in some companies and selling it all off in others. To give the story a contemporaneous setting, several references are made to scams that rocked the Indian economy over the last decade, but all are veiled and with names changed. Shakun Kothari and other big players are portrayed not as Uncle Scrooges, but smoking, drinking, partying, and cruising beings, but with several anomalies where Kothari is concerned. His man Friday is no gun-toting bouncer but an old Gujarati faithful with the innocuous name of Bipinbhai. And he eats a thalee (a combo meal) in a non-descript street-side joint, not a 24 course/$240 buffet in a seven star restaurant.
We see two extreme sides of him—he participates in michhami dukkadam, the religious ritual of asking all those whom one has sinned against for forgiveness, in the beginning and end of the film, as a case of organic unity, and we also see him use his full-toned sculpted physique to knock down opponents with a single blow. Incidentally, the michhami practice is a Jain ritual, but Shakun is projected as a Hindu who has forsaken his Jai Shri Krishna (hail Lord Krishna) greeting for more fashionable English phrases, something for which his wife Mandira pulls him up. He even plays on allegory when his daughter questions his methods and his reputation, comparing himself to Batman as the Dark Night, in comparison with the Goody-Goody Superman. Probably inspired by the ShahRukh Khan starrer Raees, in which he reveals his secret as being the combination of a baniya (trader)'s mind and a Muslim's "daring", we have a fable of a brainy Bengali and a money-wise Gujarati travelling together on a train, related by Shakun, even as the Bengali (Dasgupta) is conducting a raid on Shakun's premises.
Nothing is found in the raid, and the officials of the Securities and Exchanges Board of India (SEBI) come across as wimps and inefficient bureaucrats. After years of chasing, they have notched up nothing against Shakun. But then if they were clever, we would have no story, would we? The one time they hit jackpot is not because of their own search and seizure raid but because of a brainwave that suddenly surges in Rizwan's cerebrum. Fascinated by numbers and options, the makers get Shakun to offer Utkarsh Mazumdar one of four deadly choices. Later, Shakun explains to Rizwan that he has done one of three things/or all of the above. Standing on the parapet, Rizwan tells Priya that he had three courses of action to choose from. On yet another occasion, Shakun lists the two rules that govern his life. And when asked to speak from a public platform, he declares one basic credo--that money is not God, but it is not less than God either. After all, and not surprisingly at all, Shakun works on maths and Rizwan works on emotions.
When it is revealed near the climax that two characters have spilled the beans, their identities come as no surprise whatsoever, which is an inherent weakness in the script. Another weakness are the songs, which have no place in a subject of this nature.
Saif Ali Khan as Shakun Kothari works hard, damn hard, on his eyes, half-smile and diction. He is shrewd and menacing, loves his family and even mouths some Gujarati. And that body is in prime shape too. Yet, he just does not come across as Shakun Kothari. He does not look it, he does not send those vibes. Rohan Mehra, son of actor Vinod Mehra who passed away nearly 30 years ago, is barely acceptable as Rizwan Ahmed, in his debut. Radhika Apte as Priya Rai is more in command than in her recent outings. Chitrangada Singh as Mandira Kothari walks into that role, but the Gujarati strikes a falsetto and the Hindi strikes an English accent. Denzil Smith as Kishore Wadhwa has a small role, convincingly essayed. Manish Chaudhary acts as Rana Dasgupta, the SEBI boss who is about to retire, and looks as if he is only interested in packing his bags. Danish Husain is cast as Dubey, the corrupt Government official, while Sonia Balani plays Aamna Ahmed.
Baazaar has Swapnil Sonawane as cinematographer (some god visuals, including the train scene) and Maahir Zaveri as the editor (needed even more drastic editing).
We have had a film on a bank (Gaon/Village, released with Baazaar) and this one is on the stock exchange. That still leaves mutual funds open. Any takers?
Rating: **
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb7iJnIWzNk
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Siraj Syed is a film-critic since 1970 and a Former President of the Freelance Film Journalists' Combine of India.
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Siraj Syed has contributed over 1,015 articles on cinema, international film festivals, conventions, exhibitions, etc., most recently, at IFFI (Goa), MIFF (Mumbai), MFF/MAMI (Mumbai) and CommunicAsia (Singapore). He often edits film festival daily bulletins.
He is also an actor and a dubbing artiste. Further, he has been teaching media, acting and dubbing at over 30 institutes in India and Singapore, since 1984.
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WAEC announces date to release 2020 WASSCE certificates
Editorial Staff May 9, 2021
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says it 6 months after the release of the provisional WASSCE results distributes WASSCE certificates of candidates who sat for the national examination to their various schools.
A staff of the Council in an interview with Educationweb.com.gh however said amid the outbreak of the locally transmitted coronavirus, his outfit at the appropriate time will issue the certificates to the Senior High Schools.
According to him, all 2020 WASSCE graduates after the six months period can visit their completed Senior High School (SHS) for the certificate adding that graduates who owe the school will be denied access to the certificate.
"WAEC usually six (6) months after the release of the WASSCE results issues the WASSCE certificates to schools which presented the candidates for the WASSCE for School Candidates examination," he told Okyere Darko George.
Per our calculation, the 2020 WASSCE certificates if not delayed amid the unexpected novel coronavirus is expected to be distributed to schools by the non-profit-making organization (WAEC) somewhere in May 2021.
Commenting on how Nov/Dec candidates will receive their certificate, the WAEC official said such candidates are required to visit the Council's office in the region where they sat for the private examination for the certificate.
"Nov/Dec candidates are required to collect their certificate in person from the Council's office in the region where they wrote the examination, Such candidates must complete an application form designed for that purpose".
He furthered that a graduate who resides outside the country (Ghana) has to nominate a resident in Ghana to collect the WASSCE or Nov/Dec certificate on his or her behalf at the Office of the Examinations Council.
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Amin Samman joined City in January 2013. His research interests include the history of economic thought, libidinal political economy, and philosophies of time and history, with particular reference to money, finance, and contemporary capitalism.
Dr Samman has written on issues related to crisis thinking, economic historiography, contemporary histories of financial crisis, and secular rituals of crisis management. This work has appeared in a number of peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Cultural Economy, Millennium: Journal of International Studies, Review of International Political Economy, and the Review of International Studies. His first monograph, 'History in Financial Times', was published in May 2019 by Stanford University Press as part of their new series on heterodox economics, called 'Currencies: New Thinking for Financial Times'.
Dr Samman is actively involved in fostering and promoting cutting-edge research in the burgeoning field of finance and society studies. He is co-founder and editor of the open-access journal, Finance and Society, as well as co-founder and chair of the Finance and Society Network (FSN), which provides a platform for collaboration between scholars from across the social sciences and humanities and those working on the fringes of conventional academia, including visual and performance artists, activists, and practitioners.
PhD in International Political Economy, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, 2008 – 2012
MSc in Politics of the World Economy, London School of Economics, United Kingdom, 2005 – 2006
BSc in Economics, University College London, United Kingdom, 2002 – 2005
Financial history and crisis
Historical theory and method
Philosophy of time and history
History and politics of IPE theory
Constructivist and cultural political economy approaches
Economic theology
Libidinal political economy
Critical theory and philosophy of technology
Religion, magic, and the occult
Areas for supervision
Any of the above
Samman, A. (2019). History in Financial Times. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-1-5036-0945-7.
Samman, A. and Seabrooke, L. (2016). International Political Economy. In Guillaume, X. and Bilgin, P. (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of International Political Sociology (pp. 46–59). London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-73225-3.
Internet publication
Samman, A. (2015). Money's other worlds: On the magical underpinnings of our ostensibly rational economies. Stanford University Press Blog.
Samman, A. (2016). Conjuring the spirit of multilateralism: Histories of crisis management during the 'great credit crash'. Review of International Studies, 42(2), pp. 227–246. doi:10.1017/S0260210515000133 .
Samman, A. (2016). The specter of capital. Journal of Cultural Economy, 9(1), pp. 108–114. doi:10.1080/17530350.2015.1100650 .
Samman, A. (2015). Crisis theory and the historical imagination. Review of International Political Economy, 22(5), pp. 966–995. doi:10.1080/09692290.2015.1011682 .
Samman, A., Coombs, N, and Cameron, A, (2015). For a post-disciplinary study of finance and society. Finance and Society, 1(1), pp. 1–5. doi:10.2218/finsoc.v1i1.1366 .
Samman, A. (2015). Introduction: Money's other worlds. Finance and Society, 1(2), pp. 23–26. doi:10.2218/finsoc.v1i2.1382 .
Samman, A. (2014). Making financial history: The crisis of 2008 and the return of the past. Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 42(2), pp. 309–330. doi:10.1177/0305829813511866 .
Samman, A. (2012). The 1930s as black mirror: Visions of historical repetition in the global financial press, 2007-2009. Journal of Cultural Economy, 5(2), pp. 213–229. doi:10.1080/17530350.2012.660792 .
Samman, A. (2011). The idea of crisis. Journal of Critical Globalisation Studies, 4, pp. 4–9.
Samman, A. (2011). History in finance and fiction in history. economic sociology_the european electronic newsletter, 12(3), pp. 26–34.
Samman, A. (2008). Imagining East Asia. Naked Punch Review, 10, pp. 74–81.
Dr Samman convenes a core undergraduate module in international political economy, as well as advanced electives in critical theory and cultural economy.
IP2022: States and Markets in an Era of Globalisation
IP3033: Cultural Political Economy
IPM124: Cultural Logics of Contemporary Capitalism
Editorial activity (4)
Finance and Society, Founding editor, 2015 – present.
Journal of Critical Globalisation Studies, Editor, 2010 – 2014.
Under/Current Magazine, Writing editor, 2008 – 2010.
Naked Punch: The Engaged Review of Contemporary Art and Thought, Assistant editor, 2007 – 2009.
Dr Samman has acted as peer-reviewer for the following publications and publishers: •	Review of International Political Economy •	European Journal of International Relations •	British Journal of Politics and International Relations •	Millennium: Journal of International Studies •	New Political Economy •	Journal of Cultural Economy •	Political Studies Review •	Security Dialogue •	Globalizations •	Cambridge University Press •	Routledge Series in Classical and Contemporary Sociology •	Zed Books.


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Type: Chapel dedicated within church with Roll of Honour
The Chapel is to the south of the chancel, in the east wall there is a recess of Kentish rag stone corresponding with the exterior masonry of the church. The recess contains the altar and is flanked by an ornamented arch in Bath Stone, with an ambry for the reservation of the Sacrament for the Sick on one side, and a niche a copy of an old arched piscina in Southwark Cathedral on the other. A series of corbels, including one in which a sleeping lion is shown, has been embodied in the design for the chapel. At the back of the altar are three painted panels, the centre one of which is an illustration of the Ascension. The names of those who died appear on a large three-paneled tablet in wood on the south wall of the chapel
"This transept was converted into a memorial chapel to the Glory of God, and in perpetual remembrance of the men of this parish who were killed in the Great War, 1914-1918. May they rest in peace," and the following names, which are those commemorated"
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The Bishop of Woolwich, Dr Hough, dedicated the chapel on Saturday after¬noon, June 30th, 1923 in front of a large congregation, in which were many relatives and friends of the 38 officers and men whose names are commemorated. In addition to the Bishop, the clergy present were the Vicar (the Rev. S. Luffman), the Rev. F. H. Rice (St. Swithun's, Hither Green), and the Rev. P. Leeds (St. Nicholas, Plumstead).
Wars Commemorated: First World War
Designer: Mr. W.H. Rising, architect of Reading
Artist: Mr. Christopher Webb
Press: The Journal, Friday July 6, 1923.
Other publications: Gregory, R.R.C & Nunn, F.W. The Story of Lee, Lewisham, London, 1923, pp360-361. Illustration facing p.369
Richardson, Kenneth (Revised by Town, Christopher) St. Augustine's Church Grove Park, A Guide for Visitors, 1984
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§ 238.307 Periodic mechanical inspection of passenger cars and unpowered vehicles used in passenger trains.
49 CFR § 238.307 - Periodic mechanical inspection of passenger cars and unpowered vehicles used in passenger trains.
(a) General.
(1) Railroads shall conduct periodic mechanical inspections of all passenger cars and all unpowered vehicles used in a passenger train as required by this section or as warranted and justified by data developed pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of this section. A periodic inspection conducted under part 229 of this chapter satisfies the requirement of this section with respect to the features inspected.
(2) A railroad may, upon written notification to FRA's Associate Administrator for Safety, adopt and comply with alternative periodic mechanical inspection intervals for specific components or equipment in lieu of the requirements of this section. Any alternative interval must be based upon a documented reliability assessment conducted under a system safety plan subject to periodic peer audit. (See Appendix E to this part for a discussion of the general principles of reliability-based maintenance programs.) The periodic inspection intervals provided in this section may be changed only when justified by accumulated, verifiable data that provides a high level of confidence that the component(s) will not fail in a manner resulting in harm to persons. FRA may monitor and review a railroad's implementation and compliance with any alternative interval adopted. FRA's Associate Administrator for Safety may prohibit or revoke a railroad's ability to utilize an alternative inspection interval if FRA determines that the adopted interval is not supported by credible data or does not provide adequate safety assurances. Such a determination will be made in writing and will state the basis for such action.
(b) Each periodic mechanical inspection required by this section shall be performed by a qualified maintenance person.
(c) The periodic mechanical inspection shall specifically include the following interior and exterior mechanical components, which shall be inspected not less frequently than every 184 days. At a minimum, this inspection shall determine that:
(1) Seats and seat attachments are not broken or loose. If a car is found with a seat that is not in compliance with this requirement while being used between periodic mechanical inspections, the equipment may continue to be used in passenger service until the performance of an interior calendar day mechanical inspection pursuant to § 238.305 on the day following the discovery of the defective condition provided the seat is rendered unuseable, a notice is prominently displayed on the seat, and a record is maintained with the date and time that the non-complying condition was discovered.
(2) Luggage racks are not broken or loose.
(3) All beds and bunks are not broken or loose, and all restraints or safety latches and straps are in place and function as intended.
(i) A representative sample of the following emergency systems properly operate:
(A) Door removable panels, removable windows, manual override devices, and retention mechanisms, as applicable, in accordance with § 238.112; and
(B) Emergency window exits, in accordance with § 238.113.
(ii) This portion of the periodic mechanical inspection may be conducted independently of the other requirements in this paragraph (c); and
(iii) Each railroad shall retain records of the inspection, testing, and maintenance of the emergency window exits for two calendar years after the end of the calendar year to which they relate.
(5) With regard to the following emergency systems:
(i) Emergency lighting systems required under § 238.115 are in place and operational; and
(ii) Low-location emergency exit path marking systems required under § 238.127 are operational.
(6) With regard to switches:
(i) All hand-operated switches carrying currents with a potential of more than 150 volts that may be operated while under load are covered and are operative from the outside of the cover;
(ii) A means is provided to display whether the switches are open or closed; and
(iii) Switches not designed to be operated safely while under load are legibly marked with the voltage carried and the words "must not be operated under load".
(7) Each coupler is in the following condition:
(i) The distance between the guard arm and the knuckle nose is not more than 5 1/8 inches on standard type couplers (MCB contour 1904), or not more than 5 5/16 inches on D&E couplers;
(ii) The free slack in the coupler or drawbar not absorbed by friction devices or draft gears is not more than 1/2 inch; and
(iii) The draft gear is not broken, to the extent possible without dropping cover plates.
(8) All trucks are equipped with a device or securing arrangement to prevent the truck and car body from separating in case of derailment.
(9) All center castings on trucks are not cracked or broken, to the extent possible without jacking the car and rolling out the trucks. However, an extensive inspection of all center castings shall be conducted by jacking the equipment and rolling out the trucks at each COT&S cycle provided in § 238.309 for the equipment.
(10) All mechanical systems and components of the equipment are free of all the following general conditions that endanger the safety of the crew, passengers, or equipment:
(i) A continuous accumulation of oil or grease;
(ii) Improper functioning of a component;
(iii) A crack, break, excessive wear, structural defect, or weakness of a component;
(iv) A leak;
(v) Use of a component or system under a condition that exceeds that for which the component or system is designed to operate; and
(vi) Insecure attachment of a component.
(11) All of the items identified in the exterior calendar day mechanical inspection contained at § 238.303 are in conformity with the conditions prescribed in that section.
(12) All of the items identified in the interior calendar day mechanical inspection contained at § 238.305 are in conformity with the conditions prescribed in that section.
(13) The hand or parking brake shall be applied and released to determine that it functions as intended.
(d) At an interval not to exceed 368 days, the periodic mechanical inspection shall specifically include inspection of the following:
(1) Manual door releases, to determine that all manual door releases operate as intended;
(2) The hand or parking brake as well as its parts and connections, to determine that they are in proper condition and operate as intended. The date of the last inspection shall be either entered on Form FRA F 6180-49A, suitably stenciled or tagged on the equipment, or maintained electronically provided FRA has access to the record upon request; and
(3) Emergency roof access markings and instructions required under § 238.123(e), to determine that they are in place and, as applicable, conspicuous or legible, or both.
(e) Records.
(1) A record shall be maintained of each periodic mechanical inspection required to be performed by this section. This record shall be maintained in writing or electronically, provided FRA has access to the record upon request. The record shall be maintained either in the railroad's files, the cab of the locomotive, or a designated location in the passenger car. Except as provided in paragraph (c)(4) of this section, the record shall be retained until the next periodic mechanical inspection of the same type is performed and shall contain the following information:
(i) The date of the inspection;
(ii) The location where the inspection was performed;
(iii) The signature or electronic identification of the inspector; and
(iv) The signature or electronic identification of the inspector's supervisor.
(2) Detailed documentation of any reliability assessments depended upon for implementing an alternative inspection interval under paragraph (a)(2) of this section, including underlying data, shall be retained during the period that the alternative inspection interval is in effect. Data documenting inspections, tests, component replacement and renewals, and failures shall be retained for not less than three (3) inspection intervals.
(f) Nonconformity with any of the conditions set forth in this section renders the car or vehicle defective whenever discovered in service.
[64 FR 25660, May 12, 1999, as amended at 65 FR 41308, July 3, 2000; 71 FR 61862, Oct. 19, 2006; 73 FR 6412, Feb. 1, 2008; 78 FR 71815, Nov. 29, 2013]


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The French Open will allow up to 60 per cent of the usual capacity inside Roland Garros when it starts on Sept 27, 2020. PHOTO: AFP
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MUMBAI (REUTERS) - French Open organisers are taking every precaution to ensure the Grand Slam does not meet the same fate as Novak Djokovic's Adria Tour, which was abandoned after several players tested positive for Covid-19, tournament director Guy Forget has told Reuters.
Djokovic has come under fire after the charity event was played in front of packed crowds in Serbia and Croatia and saw players hugging at the net and posing for pictures together.
Djokovic, Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki have all tested positive for the new coronavirus.
The French Open will allow up to 60 per cent of the usual capacity inside Roland Garros when the rescheduled clay-court tournament starts on Sept 27 and Forget said there was no chance of them repeating the mistakes of the Adria Tour.
"Maybe some people were overconfident there," Forget said by telephone.
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France began easing restrictions in May but has been reporting over 500 cases daily in recent days. Protective masks will be mandatory for anyone on the move inside Roland Garros and they will be recommended for those sitting courtside.
The French Tennis Federation (FFT) expect some 20,000 spectators a day during the early stages of the two-week tournament and about 10,000 per day on the final weekend.
Forget said a successful event needed to have some kind of a crowd.
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"We are working closely with the administration, the government, to make sure we can provide some crowd while still following very strict security measures."
The US Open in New York, which is scheduled to start on Aug 31, will have no spectators and operate under strict health protocols, including limiting the size of each player's entourage.
Forget said French Open organisers were not planning anything as strict and were even hoping to ease restrictions.
"Luckily things are a bit more flexible in Europe and in France, especially," he said. "Hopefully, what we're going to announce will probably be even more flexible than what we did."
The FFT drew heavy criticism in mid-March when it unilaterally moved the French Open to September from its scheduled May start amid the Covid-19 crisis, placing it in the middle of the hard-court season.
Forget said he understood why some were unhappy about it but thought saving one of the most prestigious and lucrative tournaments in tennis was worth it.
"We're not going to celebrate or congratulate ourselves for the decision we took," the 55-year-old said.
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Forget was reasonably confident the tournament would be a success but would not relax until after the men's final on Oct 11.
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Knicks Let One Slip Away In Philadelphia
By Barry Holmes
PHILADELPHIA, P.A. – Wednesday night, the New York Knicks hoped to turn things around against the Philadelphia 76ers. The 76ers had just 10 wins on the season, and seemed to be on the schedule at just the right time for New York. This game would be the confidence boost that the Knicks surely needed, if they had won the game.
For most of the game, the Knicks looked in line to win. New York got strong contributions from Carmelo Anthony (28 PTS, 11-25 FG) and Derrick Rose (25 PTS, 11-16 FG). Rose was electric in his first game back, since taking a one game hiatus from the team. The Knicks desperately need Rose's relentless attack of the rim, and Wednesday night Philadelphia faced just that.
New York shot an efficient 48% (42-86 FG), and held the 76ers to just 38% (37-95 FG) from the field. The ball was moving, as New York accounted for 20 team assists. There were many instances where the Knicks made hard cuts for lay-ups, or made the extra pass for an open jumper. This is the winning basketball we need to see more from New York. The Knicks also did a great job of converting from the charity stripe (9-10 FT).
(Photo Credit: AP / Matt Slocum)
O'Quinn had a strong game off the bench for New York
New York owned the defensive glass, by out-rebounding the 76ers 33-29 on the defensive boards. Kyle O'Quinn was the driving force, by grabbing 12 defensive rebounds off the bench in 24 minutes. O'Quinn's double-double (10 PTS, 15 REBS) also included three assists, two steals and two blocks in just 24 minutes.
The Knicks held a 13 point lead with 8:18 remaining in the 4th quarter. Unfortunately for New York, the 4th quarter woes that have haunted them all season returned against Philadelphia. The Knicks went cold in the 4th quarter, and had no answer for Joel Embiid. Embiid crushed the Knicks with his interior presence. The rookie finished with a double double (21 PTS, 14 REBS), and helped the 76ers to erase the 13 point deficit. It was T.J. McConnell (8 PTS, 6 REBS, 7 AST) however that made a fade-away jumper over Anthony at the buzzer, which lifted the 76ers to a 98-97 victory.
(Photo Credit: AP Photo/Matt Slocum) McConnell was the unlikely hero Wednesday night.
Anthony went scoreless (0-3 FG) in the 4th quarter, and Kristaps Porzingis air-balled a wide open three pointer with :06 seconds left. That shot could have put New York up four points, and the game on ice. Instead, it started the game-winning fast break by Philadelphia. Porzingis (3-10 FG) struggled for his second straight game, and only finished with 7 points on the night.
The Knicks led by as many as 17 points in this game, and really let a win slip away. You can't give games away in the NBA, especially if you're a struggling team with playoff aspirations. New York has too much talent to be giving Philadelphia its 11th win of the season. The Knicks now sit with a 17-22 record, and 11th in the Eastern Conference.
Thursday, the Knicks will return back to Madison Square Garden to face the Chicago Bulls (19-20). Hopefully, the Knicks can dig deep, and find a way to right the ship.
Stats Of The Night:
The Knicks shot horribly from behind the arc (18%, 4-22 3PT).
Ron Baker did not play at all in Wednesday night's contest.
Barry Holmes is a Senior Writer for PureSportsNY.com. Follow him on Twitter @BHO732
(Featured Photo Credit: AP Photo/Matt Slocum
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While Newcastle's Annual Sparke Helmore Triathlon has been a staple in the triathlon calendar for 26 consecutive years, this year's event will include the International Paratriathlon circuit for the first time.
Paratriathlete and Newcastle local, Lauren Parker is enthusiastic about the event's inclusion and significance on the world scale for all para and disabled athletes, positive it will pave the way for more events at the ITU level. The maiden Newcastle Oceania Paratriathlon is particularly significant to Lauren - the official charity is the Lauren Parker Foundation, raising funds for her ongoing medical expenses in aid of her recovery.
Lauren has fond memories of competing in the Newcastle Triathlon when she was an able-bodied athlete.
She assisted in the design of the Paratriathlon course and says, "It will be a challenging but fun course to race on, taking in the beautiful harbour and beaches Newcastle has to offer. It's also a great way to showcase the sport of Paratriathlon to audiences in Newcastle and NSW, alongside the large number of able-bodied triathletes racing across the weekend.
"I look forward to the Newcastle Paratriathlon hopefully becoming an annual event, attracting more and more participants each year."
Lauren has an incredible story, with almost a decade of swimming, Triathlon and Ironman accolades to her name, excelling in long course events. In April 2017 she suffered life-changing injuries during a training ride, which left her paralysed from the waist down. In less than a year she won a bronze medal at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in the Paratriathlon along with podium finishes at International Paratriathlon events in 2018. To complement her status as a Commonwealth Games and World Champion medallist she also received two state awards for her achievements.
Whilst she claims being able to walk again would mean more than any award she could ever receive, she has proven that her unstoppable and energetic spirit hasn't waivered during her darkest days.
The hurdles haven't eased, late last year she had the threat of becoming a quadriplegic with a pocket of fluid developing on her spine, so she never is out of the woods. It's training and competing that keeps her going.
Her goals are to qualify for the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo and get back to Kona, Hawaii in 2021 where she had previously come second in the female age group Ironman prior to her accident.
Lauren won't have a moment to rest after Newcastle, heading to the 2019 Devonport ITU Triathlon on 2 March.
Nic Beveridge, a Commonwealth Games Silver Medallist also has his own unique story to his paralysis from the waist down at age 17, the diagnosis being transverse myelitis. A hospital visit in 2012, watching the London Olympics sparked an interest after being wowed by the parathletes competing. He hasn't looked back from that moment and started competing himself. Since 2013 Nic has gained 9 podium finishes, with a win at the 2018 Sarasota-Bradenton ITU Paratriathlon World Cup in Florida. The 32-year-old Queenslander is not just making his mark on the international stage but was also a GC2018 Ambassador and is on the Paralympic Australia Committee.
Nic has recently competed in his first triathlon of the year at the Hills Triathlon in Sydney where he currently resides. This was his first event since May 2018. In June he underwent surgery on his wrist after losing flexion, whereby rest and rehabilitation was in order. Nic says the move to Sydney has, "rejuvenated him as a triathlete" and takes his hat off to coaches Mark Newton and Louise Sauvage, who "keep me adapting up and not breaking down."
In terms of the Paratri inclusion for the Newcastle Oceania OTU, Nic believes it's all about the positive evolution of the history of this sport and "a credit to all of those who are contributing to that evolutionary process."
This event also counts towards athletes' world ranking which will assist them in getting starts at WPS (World Paralympics Series) and PWC (Paratriathlon World Cups) once the Paralympics qualification period commences at WPS, Montreal in June.
There are nine sport classes in paratriathlon that compete in six medal events at the Newcastle City Triathlon.
The course itself starts with a 750m swim on the Newcastle foreshore with a custom ramp to cater for guides and handlers. This is followed by a 20km bike (handcycle/tandem) leaving from Queens Wharf utilising some of the Supercars street circuit, extending along the Shortland Esplanade, taking in the coastal beach views, and looping back around totalling in four laps of the circuit. The run leg (wheelchair) is a 5km, three lap circuit along the Queens Wharf waterfront.
Australian Start List:
Nic Beveridge (PTWC)
Kate Doughty (PTS5)
Jonathon Goerlach (PTV1 B3) – guide Sam Douglas
Gerrard Gosens (PTV1 B1) – guide Bryce McMaster
Josh Kassulke (PTS5)
Katie Kelly (PTV1 B3) – guide Briana Silk
Lauren Parker (PTWC H1)
Clint Pickin (PTS4)
Sally Pilbeam (PTS4)
Sara Tait (PTWC H1)
Emily Tapp (PTWC H1)
Liam Twomey (PTS4)
Molly Wallace (PTS5)


Jesus Revealed Pt. 6 — Easter
Josh looks at the Easter story from the Gospel of John. We come to the Easter story often to celebrate what God has done, but that's not the end. Mary Magdalene came to the tomb to mourn and when the tomb was empty, she wanted to find the Jesus she knew. But that Jesus wasn't there. There's a version of Jesus that may need to die in our own lives, so that the One who formed us can speak our name in our darkness and whisper, "I see you" and reveal to us the new thing that He wants to do in and through us. The worship journey for this week: "Resurrection isn't just a reunion but an invitation into God making all things new."
Josh shared a couple of quotes this week: (1) Nancy Pittman -- "Scholars often remind us that the resurrection narratives are really commissioning stories, sending believers into the world to tell all that death is not the last word. Otherwise, no one would ever know what happened, and Easter would be just a reunion story with tears and hugs all around. However, Mary obeys the risen Jesus, fighting her impulse to cling to a familiar body, and leaves the garden to tell what she knows to be true. An expected ending is now a beginning - of telling the truth about life to those who want only to deal in death, of offering living water and the bread of life to those who want only to buy and sell commodities that perish. Mary speaks, and in her speaking we find our own voice."
(2) C.S. Lewis (from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) -- "Aslan is a lion -- the Lion, the great Lion." "Ooh" said Susan. "I'd thought he was a man. Is he -- quite safe? I shall feel rather nervous about meeting a lion." ... "Safe?" said Mr. Beaver. ... "Who said anything about safe? 'Course he isn't safe. But he's good. He's the King, I tell you."