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I built a boat from scratch and rewired my whole brain
Wells: ‘I was on a vertical learning curve and really not sure how it was going to turn out, but my brain was fully deployed’ - Rii Schroer for The Telegraph An 18ft Shetland yawl was the goal – the type of sailing boat you take on adventures to islands. But when a pallet stacked with wood and tools arrived at the garage I’d rented near my flat in London, I wondered if I’d taken on too much.
IPMI 2021: The Energy We Need
By Patrick L. Wells The Super Bowl of Parking Conferences just concluded, and like many organizations, we didn’t know ahead of time what to expect. We heard the rumors that clients who normally attend had scrapped travel plans from a fear of health concerns.
Mexico’s Beach Wars
Every year hundreds of thousands of tourists travel to the white sand and aqua blue water of Cancún – but with increasing gang violence scaring locals and tourists alike, will people stop going?
Civilian Casualties Push Men to Join Rebels in Eastern Ukraine
The continued fighting in eastern Ukraine and the shelling of civilian neighborhoods seem to be pushing more men to join the separatist fighters. Although the Kyiv government, the United States and the NATO alliance have shown the heavy presence of Russian fighters and weapons among the rebel forces, many of the new recruits are residents of Ukraine made bitter by new grievances, as well as old.
Civilian Casualties Push Men to Join Rebels in Ukraine
Patrick Wells Published March 27, 2015 The continued fighting in eastern Ukraine and the shelling of civilian neighborhoods seem to be pushing more men to join the separatist fighters. Many of the new recruits are residents of Ukraine made bitter by new grievances, as well as old. VOA's Patrick Wells reports.
In Eastern Ukraine, Civilian Casualties Push Men to Join Rebels
After months of fighting in eastern Ukraine, the presence of the Ukrainian military and the shelling of civilian neighborhoods seem to be pushing more men to join the rebellion. New recruits for Ukraine’s rebel army, part of a battalion of Don Cossacks, are on their way out of Donetsk to a piece of wasteland for weapons training. Their targets are the faces of western-leaning Ukrainian politicians, including Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
War in Ukraine Leaves Many Elderly in a Vulnerable Position
In eastern Ukraine, the elderly are left especially vulnerable by the conflict between government forces and Russian-backed separatists. In the wrecked suburbs of Debaltseve, 77 year-old Ukrainian pensioner Lydia Stepanovna is trying to come to terms with the events of the last few months. She’d lived here quietly for 16 years until January, when her town became the focus of a massive pro-Russian rebel offensive -- and the brief epicenter of a new standoff between Russia and the West.
In Ukraine's Nikishino, No House Untouched by Fighting
In the village of Nikishino, in eastern Ukraine, recent fighting has brought utter devastation. Ninety percent of the houses have been damaged or destroyed after government forces tried and failed to stop rebels advancing on the strategically important nearby town of Debaltseve. The Ukrainian media called this place the gates of hell. Once a normal village five kilometers south of Debaltseve, Nikishino is now a moonscape saturated with the refuse of war. No house is untouched, and most are gutted.
In Ukraine's Nikishino, No House Untouched by Fighting
Patrick Wells Published March 06, 2015 In the village of Nikishino, in eastern Ukraine, recent fighting has brought utter devastation. Ninety percent of the houses are damaged or destroyed after government forces tried and failed to stop rebels advancing on the strategically important town of Debaltseve nearby. Patrick Wells reports for VOA from Nikishino.
Ukrainian Authorities Struggle to Secure a Divided Mariupol
Since last month's cease-fire went into effect, shelling around the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol has decreased, but it is thought pro-Russian separatists remain poised to attack. For the city’s authorities, a major challenge is gaining the trust of residents, while at the same time rooting out informants who are passing sensitive information to the rebels. Children still play in the squares of central Mariupol, but this city is holding its breath.
Ukrainian Authorities Struggle to Secure a Divided Mariupol
Patrick Wells Published March 04, 2015 Since last month's cease-fire went into effect, shelling around the port city of Mariupol has decreased, but it is thought pro-Russian separatists remain poised to attack. For the city’s authorities, a major challenge is gaining the trust of residents, while at the same time rooting out informants who are passing sensitive information to the rebels. Patrick Wells reports for VOA.
Ukrainian Volunteers Prepare to Defend Mariupol
Despite the ongoing ceasefire in Ukraine, soldiers in the city of Mariupol fear that pro-Russian separatists may be getting ready to attack. The separatists must take or encircle the city if they wish to gain land access to Crimea, which was annexed by Russia early last year. But Ukrainian forces, many of them volunteers, say they are determined to defend it. On the hills overlooking the sea of Azov, soldiers of the Ukrainian army are digging in.
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