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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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President Obama is open to mending fences with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), the White House said Tuesday.
Reids chief of staff, David Krone, unloaded on President Obama and the White House press office in comments published Tuesday, blaming them for Democrats' blow out loss inthe midterms.
If they do that, I doubt itll be published in The Washington Post, frankly, Earnest added.
The Post story featuring Krones comments appeared just minutes after Republicans seized control of the Senate.
The presidents approval rating is barely 40 percent, Krone said. What else more is there to say?
Krone also accused the White House of only providing lip service to working together on election strategy, and said administrative missteps like the botched rollout of ObamaCare had served as an anchor around Democratic candidates. He also said the White House was too protective of its donors.
We were never going to get on the same page, Krone said. We were beating our heads against the wall.
Reids press secretary than repeatedly re-tweeted tweets about the story, underscoring perceptions that the criticism was authorized by Reid himself.
But Earneston Thursdaythat Krone's comments did not actually reflect the true nature of the relationship that exists between President Obama and Sen. Reid.
And of signals that Reid himself had endorsed the criticism, Earnest said to go ask the you know, some staffers in Sen. Reids office about their opinion.
Juan Lagares
Mets centerfielder Juan Lagares was at PS/MS 57 in East Harlem, NY earlier today. Lagares joined middle school students during gym class to play wiffleball and provided some hitting and outfield instructions. Lagares became the 10th Mets player in team history and the third outfielder to earn a Rawlings Gold Glove on Tuesday. He finished second among major league outfielders with 28 defensive runs saved last year. (Chris Kasprak/Mets)
Center fielder Juan Lagares doesnt have a problem with the Mets moving in Citi Fields fences.
I just want to do the same things I do and try to make the adjustment, the 25-year-old said during an appearance at P.S. 57 in Harlem Thursday, days after winning his first Gold Glove award.
The Mets are working on moving the right-center field fence in the clubs third alteration to the dimensions of Citi Field since 2009.
Lagares said playing in other, smaller National League parks will help him get used to the fences. He said he enjoys chasing down balls hit over his head, but that the adjustments wont change how he plays.
Lagares added that he hasnt been to Citi to see the renovations, and that hes only seen the changes via photos posted online.
Lagares said the right elbow he sprained in September feels better. He also said he hopes to start throwing and performing other baseball activities in a week. He planned to see a doctor for a checkup on the elbow in New York City Thursday.
Brendan Kuty may be reached at bkuty@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @BrendanKutyNJ.
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Living Fences for Garden, Deer, and Poultry
I am creating a lot of living fences by harvesting greenwood from our mature trees. This I will use to keep poultry where I want them, deer out of my garden, and as medicinal browse for my...
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