TBILISI, June 27 (RIA Novosti) NATO on Thursday once again harshly criticized Russias construction of barbed-wire fences along an ex-Georgian regions 350-kilometer border with that country.

Georgia lost control of a fifth of its territory in 2008 after fighting a five-day war with Russia over the breakaway region, South Ossetia. Russia subsequently granted independence to that region and the nearby province of Abkhazia, but reportedly gave the residents Russian passports.

Speaking in Georgias capital, Tbilisi, on Thursday, NATOs secretary general reiterated, nearly word-for-word, comments that he made early this month when the fences were reported.

Fence-building impedes freedom of movement. It can further inflame tensions. It is not acceptable and should be reversed, Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said at the opening of Georgias National Parliamentary Library.

He commended Georgia for being a strong supporter of shared security and having more troops in Afghanistan than any other of NATOs partner nations. He hailed the countrys progress on the path to Euro-Atlantic integration, including in NATO, adding that Georgias Euro-Atlantic integration will only be a matter of time.

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Military conflict between Russia and Georgia in August 2008

Late last month, the Georgian Foreign Ministry said Russian border guards had installed barbed-wire fences along Georgias border with South Ossetia and had even pushed the border line inside Georgia.

Georgia maintains its claim to sovereignty over both Abkhazia and South Ossetia, whose Russia-proclaimed independence has been recognized by only a handful of other nations.

Rasmussen on Thursday urged Russia to maintain peace in the area, in keeping with an agreement signed in the wake of the August 2008 conflict. Such moves [building fences] are contrary to international law, and they are contrary to the ceasefire agreement, he said.

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More than 200 kids were swinging for the fences in Fairmount Park Friday Morning. It was all part of the Police Athletic League's Annual Home Run Derby. FOX29's Dawn Timmeney was there during "Good Day

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OMAHA, Neb. The lack of offense, most notably home runs, has been a major topic of conversation among fans and media at the College World Series.

The NCAA has noticed, too, but no immediate changes are planned in an attempt bring up the numbers.

There were three home runs hit in the first 13 games, and some have suggested that the fences should be moved in at TD Ameritrade Park.

All of that costs money, and we would do that why? So there would be a few more home runs? Is it worth it? said Damani Leech, the NCAAs director of championships and alliances. Weve only had three home runs, yet weve had the highest average attendance in the history of the College World Series.

Leech officially takes over as lead administrator for the CWS on July 1, replacing the retiring Dennis Poppe.

Leech said in an interview Tuesday that the offensive issues at the CWS coincide with the drop in offense throughout all of college baseball since the dialed-back metal bats were put into play in 2011. According to the NCAAs midseason statistics report, the latest data available, the per-team average for home runs was about one every three games. The year before the new bat specifications, the average was about one a game.

Leech noted that there were nine home runs hit at TD Ameritrade Park in its first year, 2011, and there were 10 last year.

Were folks comfortable with that number? Leech said. Thats the kind of conversation weve got to have, that the baseball committees got to have. Are we comfortable with the kind of baseball thats being played here at our premier national event?

The fences at TD Ameritrade Park are 335 feet down the lines, 375 in the power alleys and 408 to center field. Those are identical to the dimensions at the old Rosenblatt Stadium, where there were an average of 33 home runs over the last 10 years the CWS was played there.

Not only have the bats changed since the CWS was played at Rosenblatt, so has the field orientation. Batters faced the northeast at Rosenblatt and were able to launch flies into the prevailing south wind most days. They face the southeast at TD Ameritrade, meaning they usually hit into the wind.

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Man faces felony vandalism charge after graffiti found on car, fences

A 19-year-old Aptos man was arrested on suspicion of felony vandalism after he was caught tagging fences and a car in Aptos Sunday night, deputies said.

Just before midnight, deputies received a report of someone spray-painting a fence near the intersection of Soquel Drive and Peoples Lane, according to Santa Cruz County sheriff's Sgt. Patrick Dimick.

Deputies saw Alexander Tinaza try to hide a spray-paint can in the bushes and discovered he had paint on his hands that matched that of fresh graffiti just 50 feet away.

Dimick said deputies found a car and several fences on Soquel Drive between Hardin Way and Peoples Lane that had fresh graffiti. The tags matched the symbol in a tattoo Tinaza sported.

Damages were estimated at $2,200, Dimick said.

Tinaza was arrested on suspicion of felony vandalism and transported to Santa Cruz County Jail where he remains in lieu of $5,000 bail.

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- The lack of offense, most notably home runs, has been a major topic of conversation among fans and media at the College World Series.

The NCAA has noticed, too, but no immediate changes are planned in an attempt bring up the numbers.

There were three home runs hit in the 14 games, and some have suggested that the fences should be moved in at TD Ameritrade Park.

''All of that costs money, and we would do that why? So there would be a few more home runs? Is it worth it?'' said Damani Leech, the NCAA's director of championships and alliances. ''We've only had three home runs, yet we've had the highest average attendance in the history of the College World Series.''

Leech officially takes over as lead administrator for the CWS on July 1, replacing the retiring Dennis Poppe.

Leech said in an interview Tuesday that the offensive issues at the CWS coincide with the drop in offense throughout all of college baseball since the dialed-back metal bats were put into play in 2011. According to the NCAA's midseason statistics report, the latest data available, the per-team average for home runs was about one every three games. The year before the new bat specifications, the average was about one a game.

Leech noted that there were nine home runs hit at TD Ameritrade Park in its first year, 2011, and there were 10 last year.

''Were folks comfortable with that number?'' Leech said. ''That's the kind of conversation we've got to have, that the baseball committee's got to have. Are we comfortable with the kind of baseball that's being played here at our premier national event?''

The fences at TD Ameritrade Park are 335 feet down the lines, 375 in the power alleys and 408 to center field. Those are identical to the dimensions at the old Rosenblatt Stadium, where there were an average of 33 home runs over the last 10 years the CWS was played there.

Not only have the bats changed since the CWS was played at Rosenblatt, so has the field orientation. Batters faced the northeast at Rosenblatt and were able to launch flies into the prevailing south wind most days. They face the southeast at TD Ameritrade, meaning they usually hit into the wind.

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