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Good fences make good neighbors is one of the best-known lines from a poem written by Robert Frost, sometimes discussed as if it literally means real fences promote good relationships between neighbors, but more often used as a discussion of boundaries beyond the physical ones.

Certainly, Frost intended his message to be broader than just neighbors and people have used that quote even in discussions of borders between countries. But, as we drive around neighborhoods in Rio Rancho and Albuquerque, we are reminded that the boundaries between people in urban America matter also.

Good fences and good neighbors suggest boundary lines between properties. Most people want to believe their home consists of property that is their individual refuge. They believe that owning the property affords them a right to privacy, with an inherent right to determine what they can do with the property and whom they allow on the property. After all, it is their home and their sanctuary.

Property lines become the fences and good neighbors respect those boundaries.

But in todays urban neighborhoods, in todays world of zoning restrictions and code enforcement officers, private property has taken on new meaning. We may own the property, but we dont have the right to do anything we want on the property.

Thats a price we pay when we elect to live in a city. Sometimes its good we have police and fire protection, roads, water, schools other times we may feel our rights are being denied because we cant do whatever we want on our own property. The reality is we choose to make those compromises when we buy property in a city.

So, if we accept that good fences mean neighbors respect what others do on their own property (abiding by the urban laws, of course), we should be OK. However, that doesnt quite work either.

Neighborhoods and the people who live in them have a symbiotic relationship with each other whether they want it or not.

Yes, we individually own the property and, yes, we respect our neighbors rights to do what they want on their own property, but its not quite that simple or separate. Like it or not, the combination of individual properties make up neighborhoods.

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Updated: Saturday, 08 Nov 2014 18:21 | Comments Regardless of the ultimate outcome of the Badger Ales Trophy, the aptly-named five-year-old The Young Master looks an exciting prospect over fences

There was a highly unusual twist to result of the Badger Ales Trophy at Wincanton when it emerged the winning horse was not eligible to take part.

Neil Mulholland's five-year-old The Young Master (13-2), who scored by an impressive seven lengths, had made only two previous starts over fences to his name when the conditions of the Listed handicap chase required him to have had three.

Confusion reigned at the Somerset track before the stewards held an inquiry after the last race.

The issue will now be referred to the British Horseracing Authority for further investigation.

Though the result stood for betting purposes, The Young Master could be stripped of the valuable prize in due course.

Court By Surprise was second past the post.

Simon Cowley, a stipendiary steward on duty at the course, said: "We were made aware of the potential ineligibility of The Young Master and have interviewed Neil Mulholland.

"We have no authority to disqualify after the 'weighed in' and we have referred it to the BHA."

A BHA statement read: "We have been made aware of the potential issue surrounding the eligibility of The Young Master to compete in the Badger Ales Trophy.

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Ronald Johnson (left) takes notes as Michael Brydon answers a question Thursday during an all-candidates forum for Area F of the RDOS.

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Mending fences with Penticton and building fences to keep out feral horses were among the themes Thursday at an all-candidates forum on the West Bench.

Incumbent Michael Brydon and challenger Ronald Johnson, who are running to represent Area F on the board of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, squared off in front of about 50 people inside the communitys school library

Brydon, a university professor seeking a third term as director, told the crowd hes running on his track record and will take direction from voters about what his priorities should be.

Johnson, a semi-retired dentist, outlined a platform with three planks: fencing out feral horses, ending mock water bills and creating an oversight committee to keep tabs on the director.

On the issue of horses, Johnson said he would immediately get to work drawing up a plan to repair and install the necessary fences, gates and cattle guards to keep the animals out of Area F neighbourhoods, then let voters decide if they want to go ahead with it.

Every community on their own should be able to talk about it, we should have a plan that says this is going to cost you this much, this is what its going to look like, and we have either a petition or a referendum to say: Do you approve this? Johnson said.

Right now, the status quo is terrible, he continued. I want to fence out those horses, and I want a plan, and I want you to approve that plan.

Brydon countered that such a plan already exists, but it hit a snag after some residents reported seeing horses getting across cattle guards, which, if proven true, would limit effectiveness of the fencing.

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November 7, 2014 - 11:12 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets (FPWC), together with its General Partner VivaCell-MTS, will be implementing a new initiative within the framework of the joint Alternative Energy Project.

The partners have launched installation of solar powered electric fences in Shaghap, Lanjanist and Urtsadzor communities.

The solar powered electric fence presentation will be attended by VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian, founder of FPWC Ruben Khachatryan, heads of communities: Karapet Karapetyan (Shaghap), Hovhannes Davtyan (Lanjanist), Raffik Andreasyan (Urtsadzor), and local residents.

Henk Blaak, the Manager of one of the first (since 1938) and most successful electric fence producers called Gallagher, will do a hands-on demonstration of how the electric fence works. He was invited to Armenia by FPWC staff to conduct trainings.

A solar powered electric fence will protect sheep and goats against wolves and other predators. It also may be used to protect gardens and landscapes from damage by animal. This innovative solution, which for many decades has proved to be highly efficient in developed countries around the world, is expected to reduce human-wildlife conflict throughout Armenia.

The event will address the existing problems and introduce an innovative solution for rural communities. Eight solar powered electric fences will be installed in the target communities in the project framework.

The construction of the electric fence protecting the livestock from predators is yet another innovative project that we implement together with one of our major partners FPWC. For the first time in Armenia, the fight of the farmers against predators is with no lethal end, Yirikian said.

The Alternative Energy project aims to reduce pollution and protect the environment by giving villagers an opportunity to use alternative sources of energy. This ten month long project will be implemented in five communities of the Gegharkunik (Vahan and Tsovagyugh) and Ararat (Shaghap, Lanjanist and Urtsadzor) regions and contains two components: capacity trainings for local villagers and access to renewable energy (solar thermal system, electric fences, LED street lights).

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Regional director Jesus Teruel with two of the centres prisoners. Photograph: Paola de Grenet

From a distance, La Zarza re-educational centre, deep in the heart of the Murcian countryside, looks like any other jail high fences topped with rolled razor wire and a uniformed guard manning the gate. But a close inspection of the fences reveals gaps in the wire big enough for any agile teenager to get through, and inside there is a white horse, grazing in a small paddock. The children the prisoners, because this is a prison are allowed to ride the horse, but only when they have reached a certain stage in their development.

To the left children are playing on a five-a-side football pitch. Of 61 offenders, three are murderers, many have committed armed robbery and virtually all had drug problems when they arrived.

While Spains adult prisons are almost as overcrowded as Britains and similarly rife with discipline problems, youth detention is a different matter. Twenty-three years ago, a not-for-profit organisation, Diagrama, opened its first re-education centre in Spain. Now it runs 38 such centres and is responsible for virtually all of the Spanish youth custody system. Before, Spain locked up children in similar conditions to adults, and when children in custody reached the age of 18, they would automatically be transferred to adult jails. But in 1992, a law was passed requiring the juvenile justice system to operate according to international rules and standards on childrens rights. The understanding was that if children were going to be jailed, they would also have to be nurtured, educated and rehabilitated.

In Britain, meanwhile, detention centres for children go from controversy to controversy. Since 1990, 33 children under 18 in England and Wales have died in custody, 31 of whom killed themselves. In total, 291 inmates under 21 have died in detention in the same period; 264 of them took their own lives.

Diagrama has not had a single suicide in any of its centres since it began operating. The founder and current CEO is Rafael Cuadrado. A psychologist, he worked with children in the Spanish penal system, but became disillusioned with their treatment. Using his own money he bought the land La Zarza stands on and persuaded the authorities to let him run a centre using different methods. His staff say he works 24/7 and is always investigating new ways to improve the system.

The main difference between Spanish and British detention centres is philosophical. In Britain, the children tend to be regarded as inmates. Here, they are always children. In Britain, a good day is one without violence or disturbance. Here, a good day is one when the children have learned well and made progress. Perhaps the biggest practical difference is the level and nature of staffing. In Britain, training assistants are glorified guards (teachers go in to educate the children and are hired by the local authority); in Spain the staff who run the centres are called educators. British training assistants do not need qualifications; in Spain, educators all have degrees.

In Spains stifling afternoon heat, Diagrama regional director Jesus Teruel greets Ainhoa, the mother of one of the children, with kisses on both cheeks. Teruel is a tall, passionate man with the manic energy of a cartoon character. As he answers questions, his eyes and hands dart in different directions. Yes, of course he knows the names of all the children detained in the region, he says. Yes, of course he knows all the parents. If he didnt, he wouldnt be doing his job.

Ainhoa lives an hour away and visits once a week. In the UK, it is common for children to be locked up hundreds of miles from home, but Teruel says its important for children to be detained as close as possible to their family. Ainhoas son, Daniel, is 16 and has been here for four months. His offence is sexual harassment. Ainhoa was terrified when he was sentenced. He was on antidepressants and told her he would rather be dead than in prison. When he arrived, he was put on suicide watch. For several nights, an educator slept in the same room as him, with the door open. Now he is off medication and the suicidal thoughts have gone. Ainhoa says her son is getting discipline but also affection at La Zarza. Affection is a word we hear a lot.

Does she have any complaints about La Zarza? She thinks, then smiles. It takes him a while to answer the phone. Maybe they could get him quicker. She is allowed to call twice a day to speak to her son. In Britain, parents cannot call children in detention. Children are allowed to phone home, but only if they have credit. All their calls are made within sight and sound of other children and staff.

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