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On a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;table &lt;/del&gt;in Thun &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;army &lt;/del&gt;barracks, Sergeant Roman Wilhelm reveals us two plastic &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;packing containers &lt;/del&gt;- two containers of dying. 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The deminer himself has to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;determine &lt;/del&gt;the precise &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;position &lt;/del&gt;- this is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;essentially &lt;/del&gt;the most delicate &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;phase &lt;/del&gt;of demining. &amp;quot;We sound the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ground &lt;/del&gt;out with a prodder, which is a stiff pointed wand. We make a gap each centimetre till we encounter some resistance. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;When &lt;/del&gt;you&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;#039;re lying &lt;/del&gt;on the bottom, a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;couple of &lt;/del&gt;inches from a bomb, warning is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;definitely &lt;/del&gt;indicated. &amp;quot;Small mines &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;could out of the blue &lt;/del&gt;flip over. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;It&amp;#039;s important &lt;/del&gt;to watch out to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;keep away from &lt;/del&gt;the tip of the prodder &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;pressing &lt;/del&gt;the top half. 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Deminers often work in pairs: one is on the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;bottom whereas &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;opposite &lt;/del&gt;screens the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;scenario &lt;/del&gt;from &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;further &lt;/del&gt;away, Wilhelm explains. &amp;quot;There &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;may &lt;/del&gt;be animals that get into the perimeter. Then we have to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;cease &lt;/del&gt;for safety’s sake. I&amp;#039;ve even seen individuals come &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;throughout &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;sector &lt;/del&gt;I was demining… Doing this work for longer than 20-half-hour at a stretch can also be hazardous. &amp;quot;In Africa the temperatures are very excessive: the heat and the sweat make you lose your &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;focus&lt;/del&gt;. And if you find yourself on the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ground &lt;/del&gt;you can’t afford to let &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;your self &lt;/del&gt;get distracted. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;You want to &lt;/del&gt;have your thoughts &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;completely &lt;/del&gt;alert, even in &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;case &lt;/del&gt;you haven’t slept &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;well&lt;/del&gt;, or just had a quarrel with your girlfriend,&amp;quot; he explains. The principal &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;hazard &lt;/del&gt;is your own &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;way &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;thinking&lt;/del&gt;, insists Wilhelm. Fortunately he has never witnessed an accident although &amp;quot;there are &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;enough &lt;/del&gt;of them&amp;quot; as he says.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;In a United Nations document it &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is &lt;/del&gt;estimated that for each 5,000 mines disarmed, one deminer is killed and two others are injured. As &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;protective &lt;/del&gt;gear, Wilhelm wears an armoured &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;suit &lt;/del&gt;and a helmet with a visor. &amp;quot;If there&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;#039;s &lt;/del&gt;an explosion the shock wave will hit the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;protective &lt;/del&gt;gear. The principal menace &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;throughout &lt;/del&gt;an overseas mission has nothing to do with bombs anyway. Whether it&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;#039;s &lt;/del&gt;in Africa or in Europe, the deminers all &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the time &lt;/del&gt;establish a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;novel &lt;/del&gt;kind of relationship with the locals, Wilhelm says. &amp;quot;The &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;best &lt;/del&gt;feeling of satisfaction for me comes from being &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;in a position at &lt;/del&gt;hand fields &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;again &lt;/del&gt;to their rightful homeowners. As part of the festivities &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;placed &lt;/del&gt;on of their honour by &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;native &lt;/del&gt;residents, the deminers have a very &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;original manner &lt;/del&gt;of celebrating the clearing of mined areas - and of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;displaying &lt;/del&gt;even the fearful that all the mines are gone. Until the 1980s mine clearance was a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;military accountability&lt;/del&gt;. In 1988 for the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;primary &lt;/del&gt;time the UN launched a fundraising motion to help Afghanistan deal with the humanitarian &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;problems caused &lt;/del&gt;by anti-personnel mines.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&#039;diff-marker&#039;&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Hostile territory, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;troublesome &lt;/ins&gt;weather &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;circumstances &lt;/ins&gt;and, worst of all, hidden explosives ready to blow up at the primary false transfer: Working in a minefield takes a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;great deal &lt;/ins&gt;of courage and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;focus&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;But the greatest hazard lies elsewhere&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;I cowl local weather change and &lt;/ins&gt;[http://&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;inprokorea&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;com&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;bbs&lt;/ins&gt;/&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;board&lt;/ins&gt;.php&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;?bo_table=free&amp;amp;wr_id=2246832 &lt;/ins&gt;Wood Ranger Power Shears &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;reviews&lt;/ins&gt;] &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;via &lt;/ins&gt;reportages, articles, interviews and in-depth &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;stories&lt;/ins&gt;. 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The &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;previous &lt;/ins&gt;electrical technician from Zurich works at the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Centre of the Swiss &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;army&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;To qualify for this specialised work he took coaching abroad. After an preliminary mission of eight months in Eritrea, the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;professional &lt;/ins&gt;soldier served in Albania, Somaliland (an East African state not recognised by the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;worldwide group&lt;/ins&gt;) and Laos, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;that &lt;/ins&gt;are among the many nations most contaminated by mines and unexploded ordnance. 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Upon &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;finding out &lt;/ins&gt;the country’s history and talking to the locals, it may &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;develop into &lt;/ins&gt;clear that nothing was &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;executed &lt;/ins&gt;by &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;probability in spite of everything&lt;/ins&gt;. &amp;quot;In Eritrea we &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;found &lt;/ins&gt;mines 15 metres from the trenches. That caught us by &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;shock &lt;/ins&gt;- right here no-one would think of doing anything like that. 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The deminer himself has to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;find out &lt;/ins&gt;the precise &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;place &lt;/ins&gt;- this is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;probably &lt;/ins&gt;the most delicate &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;part &lt;/ins&gt;of demining. &amp;quot;We sound the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;bottom &lt;/ins&gt;out with a prodder, which is a stiff pointed wand. We make a gap each centimetre till we encounter some resistance. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;If &lt;/ins&gt;you &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;find yourself mendacity &lt;/ins&gt;on the bottom, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;just &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;few &lt;/ins&gt;inches from a bomb, warning is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;certainly &lt;/ins&gt;indicated. &amp;quot;Small mines &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;might instantly &lt;/ins&gt;flip over. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;You have &lt;/ins&gt;to watch out to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;avoid &lt;/ins&gt;the tip of the prodder &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;urgent &lt;/ins&gt;the top half. Wilhelm provides that mines are getting more sophisticated on a regular basis. &amp;quot;They might &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;contain solely &lt;/ins&gt;a very small &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;quantity &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;metal&lt;/ins&gt;.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Using &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;dogs &lt;/ins&gt;would mean the work &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;may &lt;/ins&gt;proceed more shortly, he notes. &amp;quot;But that &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;costs extra&lt;/ins&gt;. Deminers often work in pairs: one is on the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ground while &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;other &lt;/ins&gt;screens the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;situation &lt;/ins&gt;from &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;additional &lt;/ins&gt;away, Wilhelm explains. &amp;quot;There &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;could also &lt;/ins&gt;be animals that get into the perimeter. Then we have to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;stop &lt;/ins&gt;for safety’s sake. I&amp;#039;ve even seen individuals come &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;across &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;sphere &lt;/ins&gt;I was demining… Doing this work for longer than 20-half-hour at a stretch can also be hazardous. &amp;quot;In Africa the temperatures are very excessive: the heat and the sweat make you lose your &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;concentration&lt;/ins&gt;. And if you find yourself on the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;bottom &lt;/ins&gt;you can’t afford to let &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;yourself &lt;/ins&gt;get distracted. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;It is advisable &lt;/ins&gt;have your thoughts &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;totally &lt;/ins&gt;alert, even in &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;the event &lt;/ins&gt;you haven’t slept &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;effectively&lt;/ins&gt;, or just had a quarrel with your girlfriend,&amp;quot; he explains. The principal &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;danger &lt;/ins&gt;is your own &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;frame &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;mind&lt;/ins&gt;, insists Wilhelm. Fortunately he has never witnessed an accident although &amp;quot;there are &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;sufficient &lt;/ins&gt;of them&amp;quot; as he says.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;In a United Nations document it&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;#039;s &lt;/ins&gt;estimated that for each 5,000 mines disarmed, one deminer is killed and two others are injured. As &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;protecting &lt;/ins&gt;gear, Wilhelm wears an armoured &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;swimsuit &lt;/ins&gt;and a helmet with a visor. &amp;quot;If there &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;may be &lt;/ins&gt;an explosion the shock wave will hit the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;protecting &lt;/ins&gt;gear. The principal menace &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;during &lt;/ins&gt;an overseas mission has nothing to do with bombs anyway. Whether it &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;is &lt;/ins&gt;in Africa or in Europe, the deminers &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;at &lt;/ins&gt;all &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;times &lt;/ins&gt;establish a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;singular &lt;/ins&gt;kind of relationship with the locals, Wilhelm says. &amp;quot;The &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;greatest &lt;/ins&gt;feeling of satisfaction for &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt; [https://lynkz.tech/magnoliabrace Wood Ranger Power Shears price] Ranger [https://justinejoyphotography.zenfolio.com/blog/2013/6/new-site-under-construction Power Shears] manual &lt;/ins&gt;me comes from being &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;able to &lt;/ins&gt;hand fields &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;back &lt;/ins&gt;to their rightful homeowners. As &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a &lt;/ins&gt;part of the festivities &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;put &lt;/ins&gt;on of their honour by &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;local &lt;/ins&gt;residents, the deminers have a very &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;unique method &lt;/ins&gt;of celebrating the clearing of mined areas - and of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;exhibiting &lt;/ins&gt;even the fearful that all the mines are gone. Until the 1980s mine clearance was a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;army responsibility&lt;/ins&gt;. In 1988 for the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;first &lt;/ins&gt;time the UN launched a fundraising motion to help Afghanistan deal with the humanitarian &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;issues brought on &lt;/ins&gt;by anti-personnel mines.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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