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14 Night Around Ireland Tour
Travel around the coastline of Ireland seeing sights that vary from the 5000 years old Megalithic tombs at Newgrange to the modern Guinness Storehouse, the Book of Kells, Giant's Causeway & lots more.
15 days/14 nights/27 meals - Travel around the coastline of Ireland seeing sights that vary from the 5000 years old Megalithic tombs at Newgrange to the modern Guinness Storehouse. The Book of Kells, Giant's Causeway, Westport Country House, Connemara, Jaunting Car up The Gap of Dunloe, The Ring of Kerry are just a few of the amazing sights included on this round Ireland tour.
15 days/14 nights/27 meals
Meeting, assistance & transfers on arrival & departure
Sightseeing by luxury coach with driver/guide
Accommodation in your choice of grade of hotels for 14 nights
13 dinners including
- Traditional dinner at Abbey Tavern with authentic Irish entertainment
- 12 table d'hote dinners
Visits and admissions to Trinity College Library, Guinness Storehouse, Hill of Tara, Newgrange, Giants Causeway, Belleek Pottery, Ulster American Folk Park, Lissadell House, Westport Country House & Park, The Quiet Man Tour, Kylemore Abbey, Dan O'Hara's Heritage & History Centre, Connemara Celtic Crystal, The Burren Visitors Centre, Atlantic Edge Exhibition at the Cliffs of Moher, Bunratty Castle & Folk Park, Jaunting Car at Gap of Dunloe, Blasket Centre Visitors Centre, Gallarus Oratory, Blarney Castle, Cobh Heritage Centre, Waterford Crystal Visitors Centre, Glendalough, The National Stud & Japanese Garden Centre, The Old Jameson Distillery
Killarney three lake cruise
All local taxes and hotel service charges
Porterage for one suitcase
Complimentary Tour Leader Places
Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge
Doolin
Dublin Castle
Dun Aengus
Old Bushmills Distillery
Titanic Walk
Trinity College & Book of Kells
Glens of Antrim
James Joyce Centre
Mizen Head Signal Station
Garnish Island
Dublin for 1 Night
Belfast for 1 Night
Derry for 2 Nights
Westport for 1 Night
Killarney for 3 Nights
Waterford for 1 Night
Dublin for 2 Nights
Arrive Dublin Airport and meet with your experienced Irish driver/guide. All of the drivers we use are qualified guides and have great personalities that really will make your trip unforgettable. Travel into Ireland's capital city and visit Trinity College which houses the famous Book of Kells, transcribed by 9th century monks. Continue on to a more modern attraction, The Guinness Storehouse, which tells the 250 year story of one of Ireland's greatest exports. At the end of the tour, sample a pint of "The Black Stuff" whilst enjoying 360 degree panoramic views of the city from the Gravity Bar. After checking into your hotel, the remainder of the afternoon is free for individual sightseeing. In the evening, why not enjoy dinner at one of Dublin's superb restaurants followed by an evening's entertainment at one of the lively pubs. Overnight Dublin BB
Day 2 - Dublin to Belfast
After breakfast, we leave Dublin to discover the historic and archeological treasures of the Boyne Valley, first visiting the ancient Celtic site of the Hill of Tara, then Trim and Kells Heritage Towns. Trim's 12th Century Castle featured in the film Braveheart and Kells is famous for its 8th Century monastic settlement, Book of Kells and Celtic High Crosses. We will also visit the 5000 years old Megalithic tombs at Newgrange. Travel northwards, through the vibrant town of Dundalk, Carlingford - a magical medieval village full of character- and along the coast to Belfast. Overnight Belfast DBB
Day 3 - Belfast to Derry
We depart for one of Europe's most magnificent coastlines where its unique rock formations have, for millions of years, stood as a natural rampart against the unbridled ferocity of Atlantic storms – The Giant's Causeway. Included on the World Heritage site list since 1986, The Giants Causeway is a prime example of earth's evolutionary history and contains rare and superlative natural phenomena. It lies at the foot of the basalt cliffs along the sea coast on the edge of the Antrim plateau. Geological studies show that this striking landscape was caused by volcanic activity some 50–60 million years ago.
It is made up of some 40,000 massive black basalt columns sticking out of the sea. The dramatic sight has inspired legends of giants striding over the sea to Scotland. A guided walking tour has been arranged. After the visit, travel on to Derry where, after checking in to your hotel, you will take an inner city guided tour. The historic walled city of Derry, also known as Londonderry, came into existence in 546 AD, when St. Columba founded a monastery beside the River Foyle. It is the fourth largest city in the island of Ireland, and the only one whose ancient walls survive intact. Stroll along the walls and visit the Tower Museum, which charts the history of the city from its beginnings right up to the 1970s. Overnight Derry DBB
Day 4 - Belleek Pottery
Today we visit the Belleek Pottery Factory, one of the most enduring success stories of Irish craftsmanship. Situated in an imposing Victorian building, our tour will take us behind the scenes covering all parts of the pottery making process from mould making to kiln firing. En-route back to Derry, visit the Ulster American Folk Park, an open air museum which reconstructs the mass emigration from Ulster to North America in the 18th & 19th century. Follow the emigrant trail as you journey from the thatched cottages of Ulster, on board a full scale emigrant sailing ship leading to the log cabins of the American Frontier. Meet an array of costumed characters on your way with traditional crafts to show, tales to tell and food to share. Overnight Derry DBB
Day 5 - Derry to Westport
This morning we visit the Donegal County Museum in Letterkenny. The Museum's first floor exhibition charts the history of Donegal from Stone Age to the 20th Century. Next, south through the unspoilt countryside of County Donegal and follow the coastline to explore the gentle beauties of Sligo, visiting gracious Lissadell House And Gardens, celebrated in the writings of Sligo's great poet W. B. Yeats. We will visit sites which inspired some of his works and his final resting place before traveling onwards to the Heritage town of Westport. Overnight Westport DBB
Day 6 - Westport to Galway
After breakfast, a short drive to Westport House & Gardens, a fine example of an early 18th century Georgian mansion. Built on the ruins of Pirate Queen Grace O'Malley's 16th century castles, the mansion is complete with original antiques, dungeons and waxwork displays. The house's early 20th century gardens have been spectacularly restored and redeveloped to include one of the largest sets of old farmyard buildings in Ireland. Onwards to Galway travelling via Cong, the site of many scenes from the classic 1952 movie The Quiet Man (John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald). A short walking tour to see some of the places that appeared in the movie with guide will be arranged. Overnight Galway DBB
Today explore another of Ireland's famous scenic regions, Connemara. Here the constantly-changing cloud formations give hills, lakes and peat bogs an added dimension. Travel alongside Galway Bay to Spiddal where most locals speak the Irish language. Pass the granite hills and sparkling lakes of the Inagh Valley on the way to Killary Harbour, Ireland's only fjord. Visit such places as Kylemore Abbey and its Walled Garden, Dan O'Hara's Heritage & History Centre and Connemara Celtic Crystal Factory where you can watch skilled craftsmen cut the crystal and learn about the symbolism of the motifs, before returning to Galway for some leisure time before dinner. Overnight Galway DBB
Day 8 - Burren & Cliffs of Moher
Today drive through the Burren, an area of limestone rock covering imposing majestic mountains, and tranquil valleys with gently meandering streams. With its innate sense of spiritual peace, extraordinary array of flora and wildlife, and megalithic tombs and monuments older than Egypt's pyramids, the Burren creates a tapestry of colour and a seductively magical aura which few people leave without wanting to experience again. Continue along the coastline of County Clare to view the Cliffs of Moher. This wall of limestone rises to heights of almost 700 feet above the churning Atlantic swells. Visit the Atlantic Edge Exhibition which brings to life the story of the Cliffs of Moher, presenting geology, wildlife & human aspects of the Cliffs in an entertaining manner. Return to Galway. Overnight Galway DBB
Day 9 - Galway to Killarney
After breakfast, journey through the town of Ennis and onwards to Bunratty Castle and Folk Park. One of Ireland's most complete and authentic medieval fortress' in Ireland, it contains furnishings, tapestries and works of art from the 15th century. The Folk Park, set on 26 acres, is a stunning recreation of 19th century Ireland featuring various types of farmhouses, a church, walled garden and village street complete with pub, post office & various shops. In the afternoon, travel via what is known as the prettiest village in Ireland, Adare, with its thatch roofed cottages and ancient church, abbey & priory, to Killarney. After checking in to your hotel, explore this mid 1700's town and modern shops. Overnight Killarney DBB
Day 10 - Gap of Dunloe
The day begins with a coach ride to Kate Kearney's Cottage where, after partaking of suitable refreshments, you will travel through the 7 mile Gap Of Dunloe mountain pass on horse-drawn trap, or on foot if so desired, to Lord Brandons Cottage on the shore of the Upper Lake. The Gap of Dunloe, hewn two million years ago by giant, slow moving ice is probably the finest example of a glaciated valley in Western Europe. It is a narrow pass in the the mountains of the McGuillycuddy Reeks mainly between the Purple Mountain on the left and the Bull Mountain. Here you travel along the winding pathway alongside 5 "Loughs". After passing the first lake, The Black Lake, so called because of its depth, the first of many bridges are crossed and then the Echo Lake which inspired Alfred Lord Tennyson in his poem to "set the wild echoes flying". After lunch depart by boat through each of Killarney's three lakes, arriving at the 15th Century Ross Castle, where your coach awaits to return you to your hotel. Overnight Killarney DBB
Day 11 - Dingle Peninsula
After breakfast, travel to the Dingle Peninsula and see some of the glorious scenery for which this region is renowned and made famous by such movies as "Ryan's Daughter" and "Far & Away". See the long, sandy stretches of Inch Strand and admire views across the bay to the Iveragh Peninsula. Make a brief stop in the charming town of Dingle before continuing to the westernmost tip of the peninsula and visit the Blasket Centre which tells the story of the Blasket Islands, whose last inhabitants left in 1953. See beehive huts where early Christian monks lived and visit the Gallarus Oratory, dating from the 8th century. It was built without mortar using vaulting techniques developed by Neolithic tomb-makers. Overnight Killarney DBB
Day 12 - Killarney to Waterford
This morning, travel to Blarney where, at Blarney Castle, you may kiss the stone which according to legend will give you the "gift of eloquence". There will be time to visit Blarney Woollen Mills, renowned for their quality Irish merchandise, or take a walk around the charming village green. Onwards to Cobh Heritage Centre, located on the site where hundreds of thousands of mostly hungry and penniless Irish men and women left to build a new life especially in the Famine years of 1844-48. Cobh was also the last port of call for the Titanic on its fateful voyage. Michael Martin, author of 'The Titanic Trail' or one of the experienced guides will give a guided tour of the most relevant areas of this small harbour town on the Titanic Walk. Travel to Waterford via the beautiful coastal route. Overnight Waterford DBB
Day 13 - Waterford to Dublin
Visit Waterford Crystal Visitors Centre to see the cutting and polishing of this fine product and also the excellent display of trophies and stemware in the showrooms. Head north to Kilkenny with its intriguing medieval streets and buildings and enjoy the stunning scenery on your way to the ancient monastic settlement at Glendalough that was founded by St. Kevin in the 6th century, before traveling onwards to Dublin. The Glendalough Valley is located in the Wicklow Mountains National Park and is renowned for its Monastic Site with Round Tower to its scenic lakes and valleys. There will be no doubt as to why Wicklow is known as The Garden of Ireland once visited. Overnight Dublin DBB
Day 14 - National Stud and Jameson's Distillery
This morning you will head westward to The National Stud and Japanese Gardens. Established in 1946, the Irish National Stud combines an active role in the development and promotion of Irish bloodstock with its role as one of the country's major tourist attractions and it is the only stud farm in Ireland open to the public.
Having celebrated its centenary year in 2010, The Japanese Gardens are recognised as the finest of its kind in Europe and along with Saint Fiachra's Garden, also here, are not to be missed. After lunch, return to Dublin and visit the Old Jameson Distillery. Re-live the story of John Jameson & Son through the history, the atmosphere and above all the taste. You will discover the time honoured secret of how three simple ingredients - water, barley and yeast - are transformed into the smooth golden spirit that has always been and continues to be Jameson Irish Whiskey. In the evening, a visit to The Abbey Tavern for a traditional 4 course Irish dinner (including an Irish Coffee) followed by an evening of authentic Irish entertainment of song, music & dance. Overnight Dublin BB
Day 15 - Depart Dublin
After a final Irish breakfast, travel to Dublin Airport in time for your return flight.
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Moose Crossing at Waterville Valley Resort, NH
By Jan Stearns
Services for Real Estate Pros with Jan Stearns, Waterville Valley Realty, Waterville Valley, NH
Moose Crossing at Waterville Valley Resort, NH.
After you've enjoyed a morning on the slopes of Waterville Valley Ski Resort -- hop in your car or on the resort's free shuttle bus and head down the ski area access road to Moose Crossing condominium, Waterville Valley Resort's ONLY new construction condominium.
Waterville Valley Realty hosts an open house at unit Moose Crossing unit #3, 3 Brownstone Way, on Saturdays from 2 to 5 p.m.
Moose Crossing is located in the popular Moose Run subdivision, a mixed-use development in Waterville Valley, NH, a 500-acre resort community surrounded by 700,000+ acres of National Forest. Waterville Valley Resort has been called the town at the end of the road, with a sense of community as real as the mountains; a place where generations of families have come to find peace, quiet and a host of recreational activities in a thoughtfully planned natural setting.
Moose Crossing was designed as an intimate enclave -- just three townhouses have been constructed and two have already sold -- and is located in the heart of the resort village where the mountains meet the glen.
Why Moose Crossing? These units appeal to those who are ready to play -- while someone else has already taken care of the design, approvals, construction, the lawn, snow removal, maintenance, and trash pick-up.
After a day of mountain activities, Moose Crossing owners enjoy stunning views of the sunsets -- from Mt. Tecumseh's curving brow to Jennings Peak.
In keeping with this prestigious mountainside location, Moose Crossing townhouses have been constructed in a classic mountain style, with natural wood siding, fieldstone accents and vaulted ceilings. Unit #3 -- the only new townhouse available -- features a spacious but manageable 2,100 sqare feet of living area with four bedrooms and three-and-a-half baths, high quality interior appointments, and a garage. The townhouse design means that there is no one living above or below, creating the private feel of a single-family home.
The greatest feature of Moose Crossing is its location, just a short walk from Town Square, the center of village life in pedestrian-friendly Waterville Valley, with shops, restaurants, post office, a ski touring center, and year-round activities. Moose Crossing is within walking distance of Waterville Valley's historic 9-hole golf course, which recently underwent a major renovation designed to make it a fun and challenging course for players at all levels. Then there are the internationally-recognized tennis courts, an indoor ice arena and the White Mountain Athletic Club with indoor pool, fitness center and activities for the entire family.
And if all those aren't close enough, there are trails for hiking, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing—among the most extensive trail network in North America—literally at your doorstep; Moose Crossing residents can strap on their cross-country skis or snowshoes, step out their door and take off.
A World of Difference
Long known as a haven for families seeking respite from an increasingly hectic world—you won't find tattoo parlors, fast-food franchises or big box stores at Waterville Valley.
Waterville Valley continues largely unchanged, distinguishing itself from other mountain developments.
In Waterville Valley, you don't need your car. A free shuttle bus provides transportation throughout the valley, though most destinations are close enough to walk to. Moose Run and Moose Crossing are very pedestrian-friendly, with wide walkways leading into the National Forest or the center of town.
All this is in harmony with Waterville Valley's unique master plan, which was developed in the 1960's with a focus on people and community rather than traffic and buildings. Utilities are buried underground and serve the entire town, cars are unnecessary, and recreational space has been preserved. And Waterville Valley continues to evolve tastefully, according to that decades-old master plan. The value of such foresight can be seen in the resale prices of real estate in the valley, which have remained consistently strong throughout the recent economic ups and downs.
That master plan means that Waterville Valley will always be a hidden jewel, an antidote to the real world that's off the beaten path—but still within walking distance from it.
Join us at Moose Crossing on Saturdays from 2 to 5 p.m. and take a peek at Waterville Valley Resort's newest condominium.
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The origins of modern environmental thought
Description : The Origins of Modern Environmental Thought provides readers with a concise and lively introduction to the seminal thinkers who created the modern environmental movement and inspired activism and policy change. Beginning with a brief overview of the works of Thoreau, Mill, Malthus, Leopold, and others, de Steiguer examines some of the earliest philosophies that underlie the field. He then describes major socioeconomic factors in post–World War II America that created the milieu in which the modern environmental movement began, with the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. The following chapters offer summaries and critical reviews of landmark works by scholars who helped shape and define modern environmentalism. Among others, de Steiguer examines works by Barry Commoner, Paul Ehrlich, Kenneth Boulding, Garrett Hardin, Herman Daly, and Arne Naess. He describes the growth of the environmental movement from 1962 to 1973 and explains a number of factors that led to a decline in environmental interest during the mid-1970s. He then reveals changes in environmental awareness in the 1980s and concludes with commentary on the movement through 2004. Updated and revised from The Age of Environmentalism, this expanded edition includes three new chapters on Stewart Udall, Roderick Nash, and E. F. Schumacher, as well as a new concluding chapter, bibliography, and updated material throughout. This primer on the history and development of environmental consciousness and the many modern scholars who have shaped the movement will be useful to students in all branches of environmental studies and philosophy, as well as biology, economics, and physics.
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Rodney Orpheus' Grimoire of Aleister Crowley: Group Rituals in the Age of Thelema
Apparently pre-orders will be open tomorrow for Grimoire of Aleister Crowley: Group Rituals in the Age of Thelema, a new work by Rodney Orpheus with contributions from others; the first publication from Abrahadabra Press.
"The culmination of years of research and study, this new compilation of Thelemic group rituals by Rodney Orpheus is a must-buy for every serious modern magician. Pre-order it directly from Abrahadabra Press from August 1!"
"Group ritual has been a cornerstone of spiritual practice since time immemorial, yet its history and importance have often been overlooked by occultists of the modern age. This book is the first comprehensive presentation of group-oriented rites for modern magicians inspired by the works of Aleister Crowley. It contains rituals written by Crowley for his own magic circles, many of them unpublished during his lifetime; plus rare ancient texts that were Crowley's own inspiration in turn.
The rituals are newly edited and explained by Rodney Orpheus who brings to this volume decades of experience in performing and teaching Aleister Crowley's rituals within Crowley's magical order Ordo Templi Orientis. He introduces each ritual with a clear overview, setting each in its historical context and explaining its function and mode of operation; followed by detailed notes on setting and performance of each one.
Whether absolute beginner or seasoned expert, magicians of all paths will find this volume to be an eminently workable and extremely powerful grimoire spanning centuries from ancient Mithraic and Bacchanalian rites, Goetia, and Gnosticism, right up to present day Crowleyan invocations and sexual magick."
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Twitter CEO's Firm Acquires Credit Service Afterpay for $29bn
Leading United States digital payment platform, Square, founded by Twitter Chief Executive Officer, Mr Jack Dorsey, has announced the acquisition of Australia's Afterpay Limited for $29 billion.
Afterpay specializes in the "buy now, pay later" model that offers users staggered payments, often without extra charge.
The plan is for Square to integrate Afterpay into both its consumer Cash App and its Seller product for small businesses, which could allow smaller merchants to offer staggered payments at checkout as well.
Afterpay lets consumers purchase items on credit and pay later with a series of instalments. It is particularly popular with younger consumers, who may not have a credit card, to buy clothes, beauty products and homewares since there are no fees or interest on the loan as long as people pay on time.
The fintech application is available in Australia, the United States and Canada, as well as the United Kingdom, France and Italy. It has 100,000 suppliers worldwide and boasts 16.2 million customers.
The merger and acquisition, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022, will be done entirely through an exchange of shares and will value Afterpay at approximately $29 billion, according to a joint statement.
After completion of the deal, which offers a 30 per cent premium on Afterpay's share price at closing Friday, shareholders will own 18.5 per cent of the new company's capital.
"The acquisition aims to enable the companies to better deliver compelling financial products and services that expand access to more consumers and drive incremental revenue for merchants of all sizes," the two groups said in the statement.
"Square and Afterpay have a shared purpose. We built our business to make the financial system more fair, accessible, and inclusive," Mr Dorsey said in the statement, where he serves as the CEO of Square, which operates the mobile payment platform Cash App.
The deal is projected to also help boost Cash App's total user base by adding Afterpay's 16 million users to Cash App's existing user base of 70 million annual users.
According to Afterpay co-founders, Messrs Anthony Eisen and Nick Molna, "the transaction marks an important recognition of the Australian technology sector as homegrown innovation continues to be shared more broadly throughout the world."
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St. Petersburg to Hosts Second African Leaders Summit
By Kester Kenn Klomegah
With high optimism and a desire to strengthen its geopolitical influence, Russian authorities are gearing up to hold the second African leaders summit in St. Petersburg scheduled for early November 2022.
The gathering, as expected, will focus on enhancing further constructive cooperation and advancing integration processes within the framework of the African Union and a number of sub-regional structures.
In their first joint declaration, emerging from the Russia-Africa summit at the initiative of African participants a new dialogue mechanism—the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum—was created.
The declaration stipulated that all top-level meetings take place within its framework once every three years, alternately in Russia and in an African state. It says further that the foreign ministers of Russia and three African countries—the current, future and previous chairpersons of the African Union—will meet for annual consultations.
Understandably, St. Petersburg, the preferred venue, was chosen primarily due to the continuous political instability in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Initially, Moscow bagged hopes on using the Chinese financed and newly constructed African Union headquarters which has modern facilities for large-scale international conferences and the city itself easily accessible with effectively built first-class Ethiopian Airlines network to and from many African countries. An additional advantage is that African government representatives and heads of many international organizations work in this city.
South Africa and Egypt, as possible alternatives, were thoroughly discussed as South Africa and Russia are members of BRICS, and Egypt has excellent post-Soviet relations. Reminding that the first summit held in Sochi was co-chaired by President Vladimir Putin and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who also rotationally during that year headed the African Union.
The large-scale Russia-Africa summit, held in Sochi in October 2019 and described as the first of its kind in the history of Moscow's relations with Africa, attracted more than 40 African presidents, as well as the heads of major regional associations and organizations.
According to official documents, there were a total of 569 working meetings that resulted in 92 agreements and contracts, and memoranda of understanding signed as part of the summit.
The first summit opened a new page in the history of Russia's relations with African countries. Sochi witnessed a historic final communiqué and impressive pledges and promises were made in various speeches and discussions.
Last November, a group of 25 leading experts headed by Sergei A. Karaganov, the Honorary Chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defence Policy, released a report that vividly highlighted some spectacular pitfalls and shortcomings in Russia's approach towards Africa.
It pointed to Russia's consistent failure in honouring its several agreements and pledges over the years. It decried the increased number of bilateral and high-level meetings that yield little or bring to the fore no definitive results. In addition, insufficient and disorganized Russian African lobbying combined with a lack of "information hygiene" at all levels of public speaking, says the policy report.
Writing early January on the policy outlook and forecast for 2022, Andrey Kortunov, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), acknowledged the absolute necessity for consolidating Russia's positions in Africa.
"A second Russia-Africa summit is planned for the fall of 2022. Its first edition, held in Sochi in October 2019, raised many hopes for the prospects of an expanded Russian presence in Africa. Obviously, the COVID-19 pandemic has made some adjustments to these plans, preventing the parties from reaching the expected levels of trade and investment.
"Nevertheless, Africa still retains a considerable interest in interaction with Russia, which could act as an important balancer of the prevailing influence of the West and China in the countries of the continent," he opined.
Kortunov suggested, therefore, that 2022 could become a "Year of Africa" for Moscow, a year of converting common political agreements into new practical projects in energy, transport, urban infrastructure, communications, education, public health, and regional security.
Some policy experts expect high symbolism at the 2022 Russia-Africa summit. For example, Andrey Maslov, Head of the Centre for African Studies at Moscow's Higher School of Economics, said that preparations for the second summit would shape the Russia-African agenda; visits would become more frequent and Africa would receive greater coverage in Russian media.
Instead of measuring the success of the summit by how many African leaders attended, as happened in 2019, the parties will finally give greater attention to the substance of the agenda, which is already under development. Russia should try to increase its presence in Africa while avoiding direct confrontation with other non-regional and foreign players, he underlined.
According to him, the volume of Russian-African trade increased, for the first time since 2018, diversifying both geographically and in the range of goods traded. Shipments of railway equipment, fertilizers, pipes, high-tech equipment and aluminium are growing and work continues on institutionalizing the interaction between Russia and the African Union.
"A number of conflicts are also causing alarm, primarily those in Ethiopia, Libya, Guinea, Sudan and especially the Republic of Mali where France and the EU are withdrawing their troops. In 2022, Russia will try in various ways to play a stabilizing role for Africa and assist in confronting the main challenges it faces – epidemics, the spread of extremism and conflicts, and hunger," Maslov told The Moscow Times.
A dialogue would begin on Africa formulating its own climate agenda, he said and added: "Africa is beginning to understand that it does not need a European-style green agenda and will demand compensation from the main polluting countries for the damage the climatic changes have caused to the ecosystems of African countries. Russia is likely to support these demands."
In an emailed interview, Steven Gruzd, Head of the African Governance and Diplomacy Programme at the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), said Russia needs to upgrade or scale up its collaborative engagement with Africa. It has to consider seriously launching more public outreach programmes, especially working with civil society to change public perceptions and the private sector to strengthen its partnership with Africa. In order to achieve this, it has to surmount the challenges, take up the courage and work consistently with both private and public sectors and with an effective Action Plan.
He told IDN: "I would largely agree that there is a divide between what has been pledged and promised at high-level meetings and summits, compared to what has actually materialized on the ground. There is more talk than action, and in most cases, down the years intentions and ideas have been presented as initiatives already in progress. It will be interesting to see what has been concretely achieved in reports at the forthcoming second Russia-Africa summit scheduled for late 2022."
Despite the challenges, Moscow plans to boost Russia's presence in Africa noted Gruzd who also heads the Russia-Africa Research Programme initiated last year at SAIIA, South Africa's premier research institute on international issues. It is an independent, non-government think tank, with a long and proud history of providing thought leadership in Africa.
Without doubts, Russia and African leaders will draw a comprehensive working map based on the discussions in St. Petersburg. The summit achievements will help to consolidate the aspirations of the African continent and African nations as fully as possible, and chart ways for materializing common priorities of Russia and the African countries within the framework of the African Union's Agenda 2063 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Kenya Records $55.1bn Mobile Money Transactions in 11 Months
Kenya has continued to maintain its position as Africa's most remarkable mobile money market as the use of the service hit a historic high in 2021 after users transacted 6.24 trillion shillings (equivalent to $55.1 billion) on phones between January and November in 2021.
This indicated a 20 per cent increase from the previous year, surpassing the $45.9 billion transacted in the entire 2020, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) said in a new data released on Monday.
The surge in transactions came despite the government removing COVID-19 subsidies at the start of 2021.
The Kenyan government at the onset of the pandemic in the nation in March 2020 made all mobile money transactions worth $8.83 and below free as well as bank and mobile transactions.
This boosted usage and saw eight million subscribers join the service as cashless transactions increased, according to the CBK.
Upon removal of the subsidies, usage of the service was expected to decline or slow down but the opposite has happened, according to the East African country's top lender.
It was observed that the highest ever mobile money transaction in a month was recorded in November at $5.5 billion as the number of agents hit a high of 299,053 and subscriptions at 67 million, said the CBK.
Kenya is regarded as the frontier of mobile money, starting the service as early as 2007 and this has transformed the everyday lives of most Kenyans, disrupting the traditional banking system and capturing the previously unbanked market and driving financial exclusion.
With ease brought about by the service, it allows for deposits and withdrawals of cash, bank account transfers, the payment of bills from electricity to school fees, loan and savings transactions, and the receipt of salaries.
A large proportion of the population is employed in cities, sending money home to families in rural areas. As a result, mobile money agents in cities mostly receive deposits of cash, whilst agents in rural areas mostly pay out withdrawals.
The reliability of the system rests heavily on active liquidity management; rural agents have an efficient system of replenishing their cash resources once these have been swapped out for mobile money via customer withdrawals.
Kenya Slashes Power Costs of Consumers by 15%
Kenya has announced a 15 per cent reduction in power costs, handing relief to thousands of homes and industries burdened by the high cost of living and production.
The East African country's Ministry of Energy in a statement released in the capital Nairobi said the reduction takes effect immediately and would cover the entire 2022 period.
"The tariff reduction is a fulfilment of a commitment made by President Uhuru Kenyatta to the nation, that the first tranche of reduction, 15 per cent, will be reflected in the bills covering the end of the year in 2021," said the ministry.
The government institution observed that the reduction will boost livelihoods and economic growth by reducing the cost of living, putting more money in Kenyans' pockets and reducing the cost of doing business.
The ministry said it is working to see the second 15 per cent reduction is affected in the first quarter of the year, bringing the total cut to 30 per cent.
The 30 per cent cut will see consumer costs drop from an average of 24 shillings (about 0.21 U.S. dollars) per kilowatt-hour to 16 shillings (about 0.14 US Dollars).
Kenya's demand for electricity has sustained an upward trend, growing at an average rate of 4.5 per cent year-on-year driven by rising economic activities.


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'It'll be carnage': British companies dread a Brexit border breakdown
By snoop1130,
October 26, 2020 in World News
Hi from France 1,336
Hi from France
16 minutes ago, Hi from France said:
Indeed the EU protect the interest of her members, like the US does (the US is more protectionist than the EU) and indeed China does (even more).
Trading freely with the whole world will not happen, even though this is what has been sold to you, and I see you are still a believer.
I'm not sure you understand every trading block protects its interest and this is not going to change but rather protectionism is on a very fast rise.
Another preoccupation is the Brexit is going opposite to the world today: this strategy could have been fine in the 80' 90' or early 2000'
... now since 2008, globalization has slowed, if not reversed, and now it's definitely reversing with Trump and Covid-19.
E. G. if you want to sell your services to the US, you cannot do it without sacrificing your farmers.
We are not talking about a few fishermen who want more fishing quotas there, but about a whole sector with many jobs and families.
With free trade, they won't be able to compete with the huge Brazilian / US farms, chlorinated chicken, whatever...
Trading deals are "give and take", the problem with the UK alone is that it does not have much to give, or rather at a hefty cost.
That's why I think Brexit would have been more clever keeping the European Free Trade Area (and limiting the risk of ending the Union).
As to fishing zones, if I were a negotiator, that's probably the very first thing l'd trade: EU aside, other world powers are not interested in those fishing zones and it turns out they are quite worthless without market access.
In the late 1980s, grants from Europe were made available for fishing communities to modernise their boats and tackle. This funding had to be match-funded by national governments. Other governments supplied this funding, unlike the UK. The result was that British fishermen were unable to compete with the bigger, more efficient boats, and many sold their quota to French, Spanish or Dutch fishing companies. The quotas were introduced to preserve fish stocks.
The reason the future of fishing is so fraught in the Brexit negotiations is that other European nations paid British fishermen to be able to fish for what had been British quotas.
Veronica Hardstaff, MEP for Lincolnshire 1994-1999 and former member of the European parliament fishing committee, Sheffield
The most serious threat to the UK fishing fleet is that 37% of fish caught by UK boats are landed in the European Economic Area, with the largest shares being exported to Norway, the Netherlands and France. The UK fleet may well want a larger quota of available stocks, but the main species found in UK waters are mackerel and herring, which do not have a UK market. The continuation of EU/EEA landing rights without tariffs, quotas or phytosanitary restrictions is far more important than sharing a few cod with France. A no-deal Brexit would result in the loss of substantial and valuable exports for the UK fishing fleet.
Eric Goodyer
Birsay, Orkney
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/oct/25/britain-at-fault-for-brexit-fishing-woes-letters?CMP=
I'd trade it against market access for my automotive industry, chemical industry, whatever.. it actually has very little value for the UK, although it's symbolic
Edited October 27, 2020 by Hi from France
Last Reply Nov 5
7by7 48 posts
nauseus 32 posts
Loiner 29 posts
evadgib 28 posts
damascase
Why am I not surprised that you are the first to react, and with exactly the response I have come to expect from a blindfolded Brexit follower? You don't care, is what you keep repeating. Others do, a
Loiner
More Remainer truckers moaning. We don't care because we voted to Leave, not keep the cosy status quo with the fright industry. They had better get all their ducks in a row, rather than constantly moa
welovesundaysatspace
Or is Remainer Reuters to blame? As a European, I love reading all those Brexit failures. It keeps giving and giving. Brexiteers have so much egg on their face by now, they look like a bukka
Rookiescot 11,534
Rookiescot
Location:Nong Khai
2 hours ago, vinny41 said:
Most people I know listen to both the remain and leave camps and then made their decision on the ballot paper
and yes I did know what I was voting for thanks
Really? And which side was telling the truth?
Yup that would have been the remain side.
Still you decided to vote leave and do not seem to have changed your mind since. Which I always find odd. Most people when presented with new facts and evidence will reappraise their position but not Brexiteers it seems.
23 minutes ago, johnray said:
Aww poor England. Who will buy your jam now?
There is more at stake than just jam.
There is cheese and pork pies !
7by7 14,308
30 minutes ago, Loiner said:
Did you miss the part about "...freely with the whole world"? The EU does not trade freely with the whole world because it is a protectionist bloc.
If trading freely between UK and EU is over in a few weeks the EU only has itself to blame. We will still trade regardless of the Remainer rhetoric, but there will be new rules from January. The extent and impact of those depends on the EU now, but we have left already and won't sign up again to the old EU restrictive rules and regulation that apply to its members.
Remainers, Euros and those with vested interest will continue to play up potential or imagined problems about that trade, as we see in the title of this topic. Why have none of them who complain so much come up with some solutions over the past four years?
The EU trades freely with those parts of the world with which it has trade agreements in place.
The EU is as protectionist as other large trading blocs; from the USA and ASEAN.
Yes, even with no deal we will still trade with the EU; but under the same rules , regulations and restrictions as every other country which does not have a trade deal with them!
Why do you Brexiteers still fail to understand that? Why do you still believe we are somehow special and deserve to be treated better by the EU than every other non member without an agreement?
Surely by now you must realise that the pony fed you by Cummings and others in 2016 was just that; pony.
Companies have not had four years to prepare as they have not known what, if any, rules, regulations and restrictions will apply w.e.f. 1/1/21. Which is the cause of this current concern. As even the government don't know, how can those who will be effected make provision?
"Prepare for every possible eventuality" you may say. But only if you have no idea about the tight cash flows even large, international companies are operating under.
Of course, many people have made their suggestions and proposals over the last four years; and we would have left on 31st March 2019 had Boris not scuppered that for his own political ambitions.
12 minutes ago, evadgib said:
"I mentioned it once but think I got away with it!"
Pleaassse stop digging 49; I'm doing the laughing policeman all over again!
Go on then; tell us what the event of Earthshattering importance was, then.
Your continued refusal to do so only reinforces the evidence of you conspiracy theory absurdities.
evadgib 17,468
evadgib
4 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:
Whisky's covered though innit
3 minutes ago, 7by7 said:
Do yourself a favor and put him on ignore.
Just now, Rookiescot said:
I don't use the ignore button; and certainly wouldn't when watching @evadgib tie himself in knots in his attempts at self justification is so amusing.
Scott 16,114
Location:Bangkok/USA
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IgboChief 264
IgboChief
On 10/26/2020 at 5:50 PM, Loiner said:
More Remainer truckers moaning. We don't care because we voted to Leave, not keep the cosy status quo with the fright industry. They had better get all their ducks in a row, rather than constantly moaning about it.
If the Remainers Project Fear was to believed, all trade would immediately cease anyway and there will be no movement of any goods in either direction. So which does Chicken Licken really think it will be?
Sir, I wish you from all my heart that you will get exactly what you have asked for. Although I hope that you and your kind will also have to take the full responsibility for the outcome and will be hold accountable.
And make no mistake please: While I do not agree with the Brexit decision and was honestly shocked by the vote, I genuinely believe, that now ,after these 4 years, your BREXIT must be done. It would be impossible to heal the wounds on both sides before reckoning and assessment and taking responsibility.
My own prediction is: in 10-15 years from now, whatever is left of the UK will become the EUs finest and keenest although smallest member.
I wish you good luck! In the meantime you 60 mill. aging seniors, enjoy negotiating with India (1.2 bn. plus people) , China (1.5+ bn.), Indonesia (260+ mill.), Nigeria (210+ mill.), Brasil, Pakistan. Am sure, they just waited all the time long and will buy from you simply because they like the English so much and do not want to buy it from the EU, the Chinese or the US.
Edited October 27, 2020 by IgboChief
spelling and grammer
21 minutes ago, IgboChief said:
- Smaller than Malta/Cyprus/Eire?
- What about the rest of ?
You should think before posting
Edited October 27, 2020 by evadgib
"Smallest" no way
"member", I think the UK could be better off leading the EFTA, it's not as good as holding power in the EU and I'm not sure at all other EFTA members would be foolish enough to become subject of English whims and its really really unlikely 27 EU countries can agree on putting back the English in power given recent history.
Ireland will probably be reunited in 20 years+, Scotland could be independent 5-10 years from now (it seems divergence is now irreversible and a majority of tory voters want the Scots out anyway).
In the meantime you 60 mill. aging seniors, enjoy negotiating with India (1.2 bn. plus people) , China (1.5+ bn.), Indonesia (260+ mill.), Nigeria (210+ mill.), Brasil, Pakistan. Am sure, they just waited all the time long and will buy from you simply because they like the English so much and do not want to buy it from the EU, the Chinese or the US.
sad reality, Lebanization is a very likely future for the UK
Anyway it's not just the fishing quotas that have been sold, the very land of the UK has been sold "oligarchs and City bankers own around 17% of England"
Actually the people (ordinary citizens + public sector) owns 8% of England, that leave out 92% of the country to Aristocracy and gentry, Corporations, oligarchs
Such a situation would not be acceptable in most countries
back in '16, https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/oct/12/britain-brexit-eu-pound-euro
1 hour ago, 7by7 said:
The event to which you refer occurred and in doing so blew your 'on a Perch in Thailand' out of the water. Having proved my point I have nothing further to add.
Goodnight 49
As you still refuse point blank to say what that 'event' was, you have blown nothing out of the water and rather than proving your point, have yet again proven mine!
But keep it up; we all need a good laugh in these uncertain times.
vinny41 2,860
2 hours ago, Rookiescot said:
I think you will find that both sides told lies
and I think you will find that on both the leave and remain side large number of people had already made their minds up a long time before June 2016
Without even asking you from your posts the TVF members have a good idea which way you voted in the last Scottish independence referendum. And which way you will vote when the next Scottish independence referendum occurs.
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Q: Approvaltests and PDF Can I use ApprovalTests with PDF's? I tried using the FileLauncher but it seems the identical PDF's are slightly different at file (bit) level. Or did I use it wrongly?
[TestMethod]
[UseReporter(typeof(FileLauncherReporter))]
public void TestPdf()
{
    var createSomePdf = PdfCreate();

    ApprovalTests.Approvals.Verify(new FileInfo(createSomePdf.FileName));

}

A: The Pdf is most likely being created with a timestamp. Depending on the method used to create the pdf, you might be able to mock out the created time. but I had to scrub it.
Here's the code I used to do that.
    public static void VerifyPdf(string coverFile)
    {
        ScrubPdf(coverFile);
        Approvals.Verify(new ExistingFileWriter(coverFile));
    }

    private static void ScrubPdf(string coverFile)
    {
        long location;
        using (var pdf = File.OpenRead(coverFile))
        {
            location = Find("/CreationDate (", pdf);

        }
        using (var pdf = File.OpenWrite(coverFile))
        {
            pdf.Seek(location, SeekOrigin.Begin);

            var original = "/CreationDate (D:20110426104115-07'00')";
            var desired = new System.Text.ASCIIEncoding().GetBytes(original);

            pdf.Write(desired, 0, desired.Length);
            pdf.Flush();
        }
    }

A: I found a command-line tool, diff-pdf. Compares 2 PDFs and returns exit code 0 if they're the same, 1 if they differ. Download + extract + add it to your PATH.
Downside - it must render both PDFs to perform the diff. If they're big, perf hit.
Approver (based heavily on ApprovalTests.Approvers.FileApprover):
public class DiffPdfApprover : IApprovalApprover
{
    public static void Verify(byte[] bytes)
    {
        var writer = new ApprovalTests.Writers.BinaryWriter(bytes, "pdf");
        var namer = ApprovalTests.Approvals.GetDefaultNamer();
        var reporter = ApprovalTests.Approvals.GetReporter();

        ApprovalTests.Core.Approvals.Verify(new DiffPdfApprover(writer, namer), reporter);
    }

    private DiffPdfApprover(IApprovalWriter writer, IApprovalNamer namer)
    {
        this.writer = writer;
        this.namer = namer;
    }

    private readonly IApprovalNamer namer;
    private readonly IApprovalWriter writer;
    private string approved;
    private ApprovalException failure;
    private string received;

    public virtual bool Approve()
    {
        string basename = string.Format(@"{0}\{1}", namer.SourcePath, namer.Name);
        approved = Path.GetFullPath(writer.GetApprovalFilename(basename));
        received = Path.GetFullPath(writer.GetReceivedFilename(basename));
        received = writer.WriteReceivedFile(received);

        failure = Approve(approved, received);
        return failure == null;
    }

    public static ApprovalException Approve(string approved, string received)
    {
        if (!File.Exists(approved))
        {
            return new ApprovalMissingException(received, approved);
        }

        var process = new Process();
        //settings up parameters for the install process
        process.StartInfo.FileName = "diff-pdf";
        process.StartInfo.Arguments = String.Format("\"{0}\" \"{1}\"", received, approved);

        process.Start();

        process.WaitForExit();

        if (process.ExitCode != 0)
        {
            return new ApprovalMismatchException(received, approved);
        }

        return null;
    }

    public void Fail()
    {
        throw failure;
    }

    public void ReportFailure(IApprovalFailureReporter reporter)
    {
        reporter.Report(approved, received);
    }

    public void CleanUpAfterSucess(IApprovalFailureReporter reporter)
    {
        File.Delete(received);
        if (reporter is IApprovalReporterWithCleanUp)
        {
            ((IApprovalReporterWithCleanUp)reporter).CleanUp(approved, received);
        }
    }
}

To Verify:
DiffPdfApprover.Verify(pdfBytes);
diff-pdf can visually show diffs as well. I rolled a Reporter for this, but don't use it much. I think it'll come in handy if there are regressions after initial report dev (which is where I'm at right now).
public class DiffPdfReporter : GenericDiffReporter
{
    private static readonly string Path = FindFullPath("diff-pdf.exe");
    public DiffPdfReporter() : base(Path,
        GetArgs(),
        "Please put diff-pdf.exe in your %PATH%. https://github.com/vslavik/diff-pdf. And restart whatever's running the tests. Everything seems to cache the %PATH%.") { }

    private static string GetArgs()
    {
        return "--view \"{0}\" \"{1}\"";
    }

    private static string FindFullPath(string programInPath)
    {
        foreach (var path in from path in Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("path").Split(';')
                             select path)
        {
            var fullPath = System.IO.Path.Combine(path, programInPath);
            if (File.Exists(fullPath))
                return fullPath;
        }
        return null;
    }
}

A: Looks like this is built in to ApprovalTests now.
usage:
Approvals.VerifyPdfFile(pdfFileLocation);

See the source:
public static void VerifyPdfFile(string pdfFilePath)
{
    PdfScrubber.ScrubPdf(pdfFilePath);
    Verify(new ExistingFileWriter(pdfFilePath));
}

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710 Phil. 298
[ G.R. No. 182855, June 05, 2013 ]
MR. ALEXANDER "LEX" ADONIS, REPRESENTED BY THE CENTER FOR MEDIA FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY (CMFR), THROUGH ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MRS. MELINDA QUINTOS-DE JESUS; AND THE NATIONAL UNION OF JOURNALISTS OF THE PHILIPPINES (NUJP), THROUGH ITS CHAIRPERSON, MR. JOSE TORRES, JR., PETITIONERS, VS. SUPERINTENDENT VENANCIO TESORO, DIRECTOR, DAVAO PRISONS AND PENAL FARM, PANABO CITY, DIGOS, DAVAO DEL NORTE, RESPONDENT.
REYES, J.:
This is a Petition for the Issuance of the Writ of Habeas Corpus[1] under Rule 102 of the 1997 Rules of Court filed by petitioner Alexander Adonis (Adonis), praying that the Court directs respondent Superintendent Venancio Tesoro (respondent), Director of the Davao Prisons and Penal Farm, to have the body of the former brought before this Court and in the alternative, praying for the application of the Supreme Court Administrative Circular No. 08-2008,[2] which imposes the penalty of a fine instead of imprisonment in Criminal Case No. 48679-2001.[3]
Antecedent Facts
In Criminal Case No. 48679-2001, Adonis was convicted by the Regional Trial Court of Davao City (RTC), Branch 17 for Libel, filed against him by then Representative Prospero Nograles. He was sentenced to an indeterminate sentence of five (5) months and one (1) day of arresto mayor maximum, as minimum penalty, to four (4) years, six (6) months and one (1) day of prision correccional medium, as maximum penalty.[4] He began serving his sentence at the Davao Prisons and Penal Farm on February 20, 2007.[5]
A second libel case, docketed as Criminal Case No. 48719-2001 was likewise filed against Adonis by Jeanette L. Leuterio, pending before the RTC of Davao City, Branch 14.[6]
On December 11, 2007, the Board of Pardons and Parole (BPP) issued an order for the Discharge on Parole of seven (7) inmates in various jails in the country, which included Adonis. The said document was received by the City Parole and Probation Office of Davao on May 2, 2008.[7]
Meanwhile, on January 25, 2008, this Court issued Administrative Circular No. 08-2008, the subject of which is the "Guidelines in the Observance of a Rule of Preference in the Imposition of Penalties in Libel Cases."
In view of these developments, Adonis, on April 18, 2008 filed with the RTC Branch 17 a Motion to Reopen Case (With Leave of Court),[8] praying for his immediate release from detention and for the modification of his sentence to payment of fine pursuant to the said Circular.
On May 26, 2008, in Criminal Case No. 48719-2001 before the RTC Branch 14, Adonis moved for his provisional release from detention. The motion was granted by Presiding Judge George Omelio in open court and he was allowed to post bail in the amount of P5,000.[9] Subsequently on even date and after Adonis filed a cash bond and an undertaking,[10] the trial court issued an Order directing the Chief of Davao Penal Colony "to release the accused Alexis Adonis unless he is being held for some other crimes or offenses."[11] On the same date, the said order was served to the respondent,[12] but the release of Adonis was not effected.
On May 30, 2008, Adonis filed the instant petition for the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus alleging that his liberty was restrained by the respondent for no valid reason.[13]
The respondent consequently filed his Comment.[14] Adonis then filed on October 27, 2008 an Urgent Motion to Resolve[15] and on November 7, 2008 a Manifestation and Motion,[16] reiterating all his previous prayers.
On February 11, 2009, the Court received the letter from the respondent, informing the Court that Adonis had been released from confinement on December 23, 2008 after accepting the conditions set forth in his parole and with the advise to report to the City Parole and Probation Officer of Davao.[17]
The Court's Ruling
The petition is without merit.
The ultimate purpose of the writ of habeas corpus is to relieve a person from unlawful restraint. The writ exists as a speedy and effectual remedy to relieve persons from unlawful restraint and as an effective defense of personal freedom. It is issued only for the lone purpose of obtaining relief for those illegally confined or imprisoned without sufficient legal basis. It is not issued when the person is in custody because of a judicial process or a valid judgment.[18]
Section 4, Rule 102 of the Revised Rules of Court provides when a writ must not be allowed or discharge authorized, to wit:
SEC. 4. When writ not allowed or discharge authorized. - If it appears that the person alleged to be restrained of his liberty is in the custody of an officer under process issued by a court or judge or by virtue of a judgment or order of a court of record, and that the court or judge had jurisdiction to issue the process, render the judgment, or make the order, the writ shall not be allowed; or if the jurisdiction appears after the writ is allowed, the person shall not be discharged by reason of any informality or defect in the process, judgment, or order. Nor shall anything in this rule be held to authorize the discharge of a person charged with or convicted of an offense in the Philippines, or of a person suffering imprisonment under lawful judgment.
In the instant case, Adonis was convicted for libel by the RTC Branch 17, in Criminal Case No. 48679-2001. Since his detention was by virtue of a final judgment, he is not entitled to the Writ of Habeas Corpus. He was serving his sentence when the BPP granted him parole, along with six (6) others, on December 11, 2007.[19] While it is true that a convict may be released from prison on parole when he had served the minimum period of his sentence; the pendency of another criminal case, however, is a ground for the disqualification of such convict from being released on parole.[20] Notably, at the time he was granted the parole, the second libel case was pending before the RTC Branch 14.[21] In fact, even when the instant petition was filed, Criminal Case No. 48719-01 was still pending. The issuance of the writ under such circumstance was, therefore, proscribed. There was basis for the respondent to deny his immediate release at that time.
Further, Adonis seeks the retroactive application of Administrative Circular No. 08-2008, citing Fermin v. People,[22] where the Court preferred the imposition of the fine rather than imprisonment under the circumstances of the case. Administrative Circular No. 08-2008, was issued on January 25, 2008 and provides the "guidelines in the observance of a rule of preference in the imposition of penalties in libel cases." The pertinent portions read as follows:
All courts and judges concerned should henceforth take note of the foregoing rule of preference set by the Supreme Court on the matter of the imposition of penalties for the crime of libel bearing in mind the following principles:
This Administrative Circular does not remove imprisonment as an alternative penalty for the crime libel under Article 355 of the Revised Penal Code;
The Judges concerned may, in the exercise of sound discretion, and taking into consideration the peculiar circumstances of each case, determine whether the imposition of a fine alone would best serve the interests of justice or whether forbearing to impose imprisonment would depreciate the seriousness of the offense, work violence on the social order, or otherwise be contrary to the imperative of justice;
Should only a fine be imposed and the accused be unable to pay the fine, there is no legal obstacle to the application of the Revised Penal Code provision on subsidiary imprisonment.[23] (Emphasis ours)
A clear reading of the Administrative Circular No. 08-2008 and considering the attendant circumstances of the case, the benefits of the administrative circular can not be given retroactive effect in Criminal Case No. 48679-2001. It is too late in the day for Adonis to raise such argument considering that Criminal Case No. 48679-2001 has already become final and executory; and he had, in fact, already commenced serving his sentence. Eventually, he was released from confinement on December 23, 2008 after accepting the conditions of the parole granted to him.
WHEREFORE, the petition is DISMISSED.
Sereno, C.J., (Chairperson), Leonardo-De Castro, Bersamin, and Villarama, Jr., JJ., concur.
[1] Rollo, pp. 3-21.
[2] Id. at 36-37.
[3] Id. at 15.
[7] Id. at 5, 22-23.
[10] Id. at 26.
[12] Id. at 6.
[13] Id. at 3-21.
[14] Id. at 62-73.
[18] Fletcher v. Director of Bureau of Corrections, UDK-14071, July 17, 2009, 593 SCRA 265, 270, citing Barredo v. Hon. Vinarao, 555 Phil. 823, 827 (2007).
[19] Rollo, pp. 5, 22-23.
[20] Supra note 18, at 271.
[21] Rollo, p. 5.
[22] G.R. No. 157643, March 28, 2008, 550 SCRA 132.
[23] Rollo, p. 37.
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Belarus-Russia road maps on electricity, customs matters coordinated | Eurasia Diary - ednews.net
Belarus-Russia road maps on electricity, customs matters coordinated
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Belarus and Russia fully agreed on the draft integration road maps on electricity and customs cooperation at the talks in Sochi on 7 December, Belarus' Ambassador to Russia Vladimir Semashko told the media as he commented on the meetings of Presidents Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin, and also Prime Ministers Sergei Rumas and Dmitry Medvedev on 6-7 December, Eurasia Diary reports on Belta News.
"On 6 December, the two prime ministers met to hear out the ministers of energy. They said they had agreed on the road map on electricity. The premiers took a look at what has been done and what has not been done yet. The presidents considered the rest of the road maps on 7 December," said Vladimir Semashko.
"We can say that the negotiations were held in a constructive and friendly manner. The two presidents agreed on the road map of cooperation between the customs services. The task is to look through the entire legal framework of both Belarus and Russia before 1 June 2020.
These are hundreds of legislative acts, dozens of intergovernmental agreements. The ambassador stated that 21 out of 31 draft road maps were coordinated at the previous round of negotiations at the level of the prime ministers on 19 November. Thus, eight road maps are yet to be reconciled, Vladimir Semashko said.


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