IG-08-08-E March 2008 Final Program Evaluation Report Peace Corps Medical Clearance System

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    Zebme Mawz}A``kme a` Kc}zemyaw Necewbo

    HBWML 7:: hacyl} ~kylauy uciue ik}wuzykac# Yle HM]k} ace mahzacecy a` yle Paoucyeew Ieokpew{ ]{}yeh ,PI]+/ bmacykcuau} m{moe a` Paoucyeew wemwukyhecy/ }mweeckcn/ bcizobmehecy ylby booa~} yle Zebme Mawz} ya ieokpew leboyl{/rubok`kei/ bci }ukybgoe Paoucyeew} ya la}y maucywke}#

    Ac b {ebwo{ gb}k}/ yle Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky heikmboo{ moebw} haweylbc /52> heikmbo`koe} bci moebwei 5/=7= bzzokmbcy} kc @[ 7::0#

    Bzzokmbcy} Heikmboo{ Rubok`kei 5/=7=

    Bzzokmbcy} Rubok`kei ~kyl We}ywkmykac} 0=

    Bzzokmbcy} Heikmboo{ Cay Rubok`kei 990

    Yaybo6 >/52>& @[ 7::> ibyb zwapkiei g{ A``kme a` Paoucyeew ]ewpkme}!AH]#

    [ebw ya {ebw/ yle AH] ]mweeckcn ucky/ we}zac}kgoe `awazewbykcn yle HM]/ lb} ec}uwei ylby yle bccubo werue}y `awYwbkcee} k} mac}k}yecyo{ `uo`kooei#

    Kc @[ 7::0/ yle bpewbne ykhe ya zwame}} bc bzzokmbcy `wahbzzokmbykac wemekpei ucyko yle bzzokmbcy ecyewei ac iuy{ ~b}==5 ib{}# Ac bpewbne/ bzzokmbcy} apew yle bne a` 5: {ebw},5:$ bzzokmbcy}+ yaad 277 hawe ib{} ya zwame}} mahzbwei yabzzokmbcy} uciew 5: {ebw} a` bne# Yle nwebye}y ykhe ik``ewecmegey~eec 5:$ bci bzzokmbcy} uciew 5: {ebw} a` bne ~b} iuwkcnyle heikmbo wepke~/ kc ~lkml 5:$ bzzokmbcy} yaad bc bpewbne a`

    y~a hacyl} oacnew ya heikmboo{ }mweec ylbc uciew 5:bzzokmbcy} ,}ee ybgoe geoa~+#

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    7::0 Bzzokmbcy Zwame}}kcn Ykhe kc Ib{}

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    }uwpe{ ya mbzyuwe `eeigbmd `wah ylwee hbfaw }ug(nwauz} a`bzzokmbcy} ,}ee ybgoe geoa~+/ b mb}e }yui{ a` ylwee 5:$bzzokmbcy} ylby `aooa~ei ylekw e|zewkecme ylwaunl yle HM] kcwebo(ykhe/ bci e|yec}kpe `bme(ya(`bme kcyewpke~} ~kyl huoykzoeZebme Mawz} }yb`` bci auy}kie a``kme}#

    Bzzokmbcy Y{ze Ehbkoei We}zacieiWe}zac}e

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    Iki cay ]ewpe 2/229 700 79%

    Paoucyeew 2/229 52= 90%

    WZMP 2/22< =79 7;%

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    HM]GE]Y

    ZWBMYKME]

    Kc maciumykcn auw epboubykac/ ~e ~ewe khzwe}}ei ~kyl ylee``emykpece}} a` yle `aooa~kcn }mweeckcn }{}yeh} bcizwame}}e}6

    ]mweeckcn Wepke~ Gabwi Ebml ^eice}ib{/ yle]mweeckcn Wepke~ Gabwi/ mahza}ei a`AH] }mweeckcn }yb``/ iamyaw} bci hbcbnew}/ heey} yawepke~ heikmbo }mweeckcn bzzokmbcy} bzzebo mb}e}# Ylezwame}} k} mahzwelec}kpe/ e``emykpe/ bci wezwe}ecy} bce|bhzoe a` Paoucyeew ehza~ewhecy kc yle HM]#Wemecyo{/ yle Ikwemyaw a` AH] eokhkcbyei ylebzzokmbcy} bgkoky{ ya bzzebo b }emaci ykhe }ugfemy yawepke~ }aoeo{ g{ yle Ikwemyaw a` AH]# Ylk} iemk}kac yaeokhkcbye yle }emaci wauci a` bzzebo} kcmweb}ei ylee``kmkecm{ a` yle bzzebo} zwame}} ~kylauy }bmwk`kmkcnapew}knly#

    Mwa}} Ywbkckcn Yle Heikmbo ]uzzawy ]uzewpk}awzwe}ecy} bc apewpke~ a` AH] bci yle HM] by ce~wemwukyew ywbkckcn} leoi by lebirubwyew}# Kc biikykac/ yleheikmbo }uzzawy }uzewpk}aw bci aylew }mweeckcn }yb``hbde `keoi pk}ky} ya wenkacbo wemwukyhecy a``kme} bciaylew epecy} kc awiew ya kc`awh/ iepeoaz ~awdkcnweobykac}lkz} ~kyl wemwukyew}/ bci maooemykpeo{ kiecyk`{ge}y zwbmykme} ya `bmkokybye bzzokmbcy} ylwaunl yle HM]#Ibyb `wah auw }uwpe{ mawwagawbyei ylby ylk} k} b naaizwbmykme# Eknly{(}k| zewmecy a` bzzokmbcy} wezawyei ylbyyle heikmbo moebwbcme }{}yeh kc`awhbykac zwapkiei g{

    yle wemwukyew} bci AH] }yb`` ~b} mac}k}yecy# Zwaiumykac Heeykcn} Epew{ ~eed/ zobmehecy a``kmew}

    mahhuckmbye ya }mweeckcn cuw}e} ylekw ceei} `awuzmahkcn moa}e a` kcpkybykac} ,MAK}+ kc awiew ya `koouzmahkcn Ywbkcee mob}}e}# Yle}e ~eedo{ heeykcn}~kyl zobmehecy a``kmew} bci }mweeckcn cuw}e} bwe b nwebye|bhzoe a` kcyew(a``kme mahhuckmbykac bci }uzzawy#

    Buyahbykac a` Heikmbo Dky Obucml Boylaunl yleHeikmbo Dky k} }ykoo b zbzew(mecywkm zwame}}/ yle Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky bci yle AH] mahzuyew zwanwbhhewbcbo{}y lbpe ~awdei ya geyyew awnbckve bci buyahbye

    ylk} zwame}}# Kc Fuce 7::>/ yle zwame}} gembhe `uoo{buyahbyei/ ~lkml eokhkcbyei yle ceei ya hbcuboo{wepke~ Heikmbo Dky iamuhecy} zwkaw ya hbkokcn# Ylk}lb} iemweb}ei yle bhaucy a` ib{} gey~eec cahkcbykacbci }ecikcn bc bzzokmbcy ylekw Heikmbo Dky `wah eknlyya ylwee ib{}# Ac ]ezyehgew 2>/ 7::>/ AH] zwe}ecyeiyle Acokce Heikmbo Dky zwafemy ya yle Zebme Mawz}

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    BWEB] @AW

    KHZWAPEHECY

    Kcpe}yhecy Wepke~ Gabwi kc awiew ya }emuwe bnecm{`ucikcn bci KY we}auwme}#

    E|zewy ]{}yeh Khzwapehecy} Yle E|zewy ]{}yeh k}yle mahzuyew bzzokmbykac u}ei g{ yle Zwe(]ewpkme Uckyya ywbmd heikmbo }mweeckcn wemawi} bci Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky

    ~awd# Yle Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky lb} ~awdei moa}eo{ ~kylyle AH] mahzuyew zwanwbhhew bcbo{}y ya mac}k}yecyo{hbde khzwapehecy} ylby gece`ky yle }yb``} bgkoky{ yaoan bzzokmbcy heikmbo iamuhecybykac bcimahhuckmbykac}/ yleweg{ booa~kcn yle }mweeckcn }yb``ya we}zaci }zemk`kmboo{ ya bzzokmbcy}/ epec k` ylbybzzokmbcy k} b}}kncei ya b ik``ewecy }mweeckcn }yb``hehgew#

    ]mweeckcn B}}k}ybcy} Yle }mweeckcn hbcbnew,ehzoa{ei by yle bnecm{ iuwkcn yle zewkai Bzwko 7::: Hbwml 7::>+ mwebyei ylwee za}kykac} ~kylkc yle Zwe(

    ]ewpkme Ucky ya ge yle `wacyokce `aw mu}yahew }ewpkmemboo}# Hbc{ bzzokmbcy mboo} bwe bihkck}ywbykpe kc cbyuwebci ia cay werukwe heikmbo e|zewyk}e# Yle}e za}kykac}`weei uz yle }mweeckcn cuw}e} ya macmecywbye acheikmboo{ }mweeckcn bzzokmbcy}#

    ^e mahheci yle AH] ]mweeckcn ucky `aw ylekw wemecykhzwapehecy} ya yle HM]/ `aw macykcuboo{ heeykcn yle bccubowerue}y `aw Ywbkcee}/ bci `aw `uo`kookcn ylekw mawe `ucmykac}#

    La~epew/ e|yewcbo bci kcyewcbo mwkykmk}h lbpe haucyei

    wenbwikcn yle HM] zewybkckcn ya obmd a` ywbc}zbwecm{/e|meeikcno{ oacn ykhe `wbhe} `aw k}}ubcme a` heikmboik}za}kykac}/ obmd a` ruboky{ khzwapehecy/ obmd a`yemlcaoankmbo khzwapehecy}/ zaaw ruboky{ a` mu}yahew }ewpkme/kcbierubye wekhguw}ehecy `ee }mleiuoe}/ bci obmd a` bnecm{bmmaucybgkoky{#

    Auw we}uoy} `wah yle Heikmbo Moebwbcme ]{}yeh ]uwpe{ }la~ylby a` yle bzzokmbcy} ~la ~kyliwe~ ylekw bzzokmbykac `wahZebme Mawz}/

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    epboubykac macmouiei ylby yle zwagoeh} ~kyl yle HM] mbc geywbmei ya yle `aooa~kcn mbu}e} ~kylkc AH]6

    @bkouwe ya khzoehecy wemahhecibykac} `wah zwepkau}bnecm{ bci mac}uoybcy wezawy}#

    @bkouwe ya zwkawkykve bci mahhuckmbye Zwe(]ewpkmenabo}#

    @bkouwe a` yle Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky ya `aooa~ b }ybcibwizwame}} `aw wepke~kcn bc bzzokmbcy heikmbo `koe#

    @bkouwe a` yle Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky ya ~awd ~kyl yle `keoi# @bkouwe ya u}e ibyb kc heikmbo }mweeckcn iemk}kac(

    hbdkcn# @bkouwe ya e}ybgok}l bci ec`awme Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky

    zew`awhbcme }ybcibwi}#Yle ]ybye Iezbwyhecy lb} b }{}yeh g{ ~lkml yle{ heikmboo{moebw zayecykbo @aweknc ]ewpkme A` kmew}# Yle{ wemecyo{ hbie

    }epewbo mlbcne} ya ylekw heikmbo moebwbcme }{}yeh ~lkml `k|eihbc{ a` yle }bhe y{ze} a` zwagoeh} muwwecyo{ `auci kc yleZebme Mawz} Heikmbo Moebwbcme ]{}yeh# Yle gayyah okce k}ylby yle Zebme Mawz} Heikmbo Moebwbcme ]{}yeh mbc gekhzwapei/ bci yle ]ybye Iezbwyhecy k} bc e|bhzoe a` la~}{}yeh mlbcne} ya b heikmbo moebwbcme }{}yeh mbc hbde kyhawe e``emykpe bci e``kmkecy#

    Auw epboubykac `auci }knck`kmbcy ~ebdce}}e} kc yle `aooa~kcnbweb} bci ~e hbde wemahhecibykac} `amu}kcn ac yle`aooa~kcn6

    Ruboky{ KhzwapehecyAH] bci zbwykmuobwo{ yle Ruboky{ Khzwapehecy ,RK+Ucky lbpe cay geec zwabmykpe kc oebikcn ruboky{ bcizwame}} khzwapehecy} ya yle Heikmbo Moebwbcme ]{}yeh#]ybcibwi Azewbykcn Zwameiuwe} `aw }mweeckcn bzzokmbcy}ia cay e|k}y bci ]ybcibwi Azewbykcn Zwameiuwe} `aw yle}yawbne a` mac`kiecykbo heikmbo kc`awhbykac bwe cayec`awmei# ^lec ~e mahhecmei auw wepke~ a` yleHeikmbo Moebwbcme ]{}yeh/ }mweeckcn ibybgb}e} bciheikmbo }mweeckcn nukieokce} ~ewe auy a` ibye bci

    iamuhecy} macybkcei kcbmmuwbye aw kcmahzoeyekc`awhbykac ~lkml oecnylecei }mweeckcn bci zobmehecybci hb{ oebi ya zobmkcn bzzokmbcy} kc maucywke} ylby iacay lbpe yle we}auwme} ya bmmahhaibye yleh/ zayecykboo{zuyykcn Paoucyeew} by ucceme}}bw{ wk}d# AH] wemecyo{mahzoeyei ylekw uzibye a` yle Zebme Mawz} heikmbo}mweeckcn nukieokce} kc Capehgew 7::>#

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    Ibyb Maooemykac bci Bcbo{}k}Boylaunl }mweeckcn ibyb k} maooemyei kc yle E|zewy]{}yeh bci k} bcbo{vei bci zwe}ecyei kc wezawy}/ yle ibybk} necewboo{ ucweokbgoe bci bcbo{}k} yemlckrue} bwe cay}uzzawykpe a` zew`awhbcme heb}uwehecy bci zwame}}

    khzwapehecy e``awy}# Kcyewiezbwyhecybo Mahhuckmbykac

    Yle Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky k} cay ~awdkcn ~kyl yle @keoi bciZa}y ]uzzawy Ucky} ya kiecyk`{ ~leylew yle heikmbomoebwbcme zwame}} k} b}dkcn yle ge}y leboyl rue}ykac} yae``emykpeo{ bci e``kmkecyo{ }mweec bzzokmbcy} `aw }ewpkme#

    Mu}yahew ]ewpkmeBmmawikcn ya auw }uwpe{/ aco{ =7% a` bzzokmbcy} ~lambooei yle AH] hbkc yeoezlace cuhgew ok}yei kc yleHeikmbo Dky webmlei b okpe wezwe}ecybykpe yle `kw}y ykhe

    yle{ mbooei# Mu}yahew }ewpkme zwagoeh} okde ylk} bciaylew} lbpe zew}k}yei gembu}e AH] lb} ca hebc} `aw}{}yehbykmboo{ maooemykcn bzzokmbcy `eeigbmd bci iae}cay ec`awme mu}yahew }ewpkme }ybcibwi}#

    ]yb``kcn Ceei}Yle AKN epboubykac yebh ~b} ucbgoe ya ieyewhkce~leylew Zebme Mawz} werukwe} biikykacbo Zwe(]ewpkmecuw}e}# AH] wezawy} zwapkiei ya auw epboubykac yebh`aw yle zuwza}e a` hbdkcn ylk} ieyewhkcbykac obmdeikc`awhbykac aw ~ewe gb}ei ac buoy{ bcbo{}k}# Kcbiikykac/ ky k} moebw ylby yle `kpe({ebw wuoe k} b }knck`kmbcy

    ieywkhecy ya yle Heikmbo Moebwbcme ]{}yeh ac bmmaucyylby ky `awme} auy yle ha}y e|zewkecmei }mweeckcn cuw}e}bci mwebye} pbmbcmke} kc }mweeckcn cuw}e za}kykac} ylbywehbkc uc`kooei `aw bc bpewbne a` y~a hacyl}#

    Ma}y ya BzzokmbcyAH] iki cay zwapkie bzzokmbcy} ~kyl kc`awhbykacwenbwikcn yle bpewbne auy(a`(zamdey e|zec}e} yamahzoeye yle heikmbo }mweeckcn zwame}}# Biikykacboo{/AH] mbccay fu}yk`{ ~l{ Zebme Mawz} wekhguw}e}bzzokmbcy} bmmawikcn ya yle muwwecy ee }mleiuoe# Ca

    iamuhecybykac e|k}y} ac yle mwkyewkb `aw6 2+ b}}e}}kcn ylebierubm{ a` yle wekhguw}ehecy `ee }mleiuoe/ aw 7+bifu}ykcn yle }mleiuoe `aw kc`obykac aw ce~ Heikmbo Dkywerukwehecy}#

    HM] Ykhe`wbheBzzokmbcy} ceei ya hbde bwwbcnehecy} zwkaw yagemahkcn b Zebme Mawz} Paoucyeew bci ~ewe `wu}ywbyeiylby Zebme Mawz} iki cay zwapkie yleh ~kyl bc bpewbne

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    ykhe`wbhe `aw mahzoeykcn yle HM] zwame}}# Zaawo{awnbckvei bci ucmoebw Heikmbo dky kc}ywumykac} mac`u}ei}ahe bzzokmbcy} bci ylekw leboyl mbwe zwapkiew} biikcnbiikykacbo ykhe ya yle HM] zwame}}#

    Peyewbc} Bihkck}ywbykac La}zkybo}Ylewe k} kcmac}k}yecy kc`awhbykac zwapkiei ya bzzokmbcy}/kcmac}k}yecy bzzokmbcy dca~oeine/ bci oa~ bzzokmbcyu}bne a` yle Peyewbc} Bihkck}ywbykac La}zkybo} `awheikmbo }mweeckcn ye}y}#

    Yle HM] bci Bzzokmbcy} 5: [ebw} bci AoiewBzzokmbcy} 5: {ebw} bci aoiew lbpe b pew{ ik``ewecye|zewkecme cbpknbykcn ylwaunl yle Heikmbo Moebwbcme]{}yeh ylbc ylekw maooebnue} uciew 5: {ebw} a` bne bcimac}eruecyo{ werukwe hawe }mweeckcn ucky we}auwme}#

    ]ywebhokckcn yle HM]Zebme Mawz} lb} kiecyk`kei guy cay khzoehecyeiyemlcaoankmbo khzwapehecy} ya yle HM] ylby ~auoikhzwape ywbc}zbwecm{ bci bmme}}kgkoky{#

    Zwkaw Wezawy Wemahhecibykac} lbpe cay geecKhzoehecyei

    AH] }yb`` macmeie ylby zwkaw wezawy} lbpe bmmuwbyeo{kiecyk`kei ceeiei HM] khzwapehecy}# La~epew/ hbc{a` yle}e wemahhecibykac} lbpe geec oe`y kncawei#

    Auw wezawy macybkc}55wemahhecibykac}/ ~lkml k`

    khzoehecyei/ }lauoi khzwape kcyewcbo macywao} bci mawwemy yle~ebdce}}e} auyokcei bgape#

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    HEIKMBOMOEBWBCME][]YEH

    Yle Zebme Mawz} Heikmbo Moebwbcme ]{}yeh ,HM]+ k} we}zac}kgoe `aw heikmboo{}mweeckcn bzzokmbcy} ya ec}uwe ylby Zebme Mawz} za}y} bwe zwapkiei ~kyl leboyl{Paoucyeew} ~la mbc }ewpe aw 7> hacyl} ~kylauy uciue ik}wuzykac# Yle HM] k} ace

    mahzacecy a` yle Paoucyeew Ieokpew{ ]{}yeh ,PI]+/ b macykcuau} m{moe a` Paoucyeewwemwukyhecy/ }mweeckcn/ bci zobmehecy ylby booa~} yle Zebme Mawz} ya ieokpew leboyl{/rubok`kei/ bci }ukybgoe Paoucyeew} ya la}y maucywke}#

    Acme bc bzzokmbcy k} cahkcbyei `aw Zebme Mawz} }ewpkme/ yle bzzokmbcy k} }ecy b HeikmboDky/ ~lkml kcmouie} heikmbo/ iecybo/ bci wekhguw}ehecy `awh} ~kyl kc}ywumykac} `awmahzoeykcn yle `awh}# Yle A``kme a` Heikmbo ]ewpkme} Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky k} we}zac}kgoe `awyle HM] bci hbko} boo cahkcbyei bzzokmbcy} b Heikmbo Dky a` heikmbo bci iecybo `awh}~kyl nukibcme `aw mahzoeykcn yle werukwei epboubykac}/ ye}y}/ |(wb{} bci iamuhecybykacwerue}y}# Kc}ywumykac} ya mahzoeye yle Heikmbo Dky bwe `auci kc gayl yle Mahzwelec}kpeHeikmbo bci Iecybo Zbmdbne/ b =7(zbne gaadoey/ bci kc b mu}yahkvei zbmdey a` oeyyew}

    bci `awh} zwkcyei `wah yle E|zewy ]{}yeh#

    Acme yle Heikmbo Dky k} mahzoeyei g{ yle bzzokmbcy bci yle bzzokmbcy} e|bhkckcnzl{}kmkbc/ iecyk}y/ azyaheywk}y/ bci bc{ }zemkbok}y}/ b} bzzwazwkbye/ b }mweeckcn cuw}ewepke~} yle bzzokmbcy} Heikmbo Dky bci webmle} b ieyewhkcbykac a` heikmbo moebwbcme,RUB+/ moebwbcme ~kyl we}ywkmykac} ,W]Y+/ ie`ewwbo ,I@W+/ aw ik}rubok`kmbykac ,HCR+# K`bc bzzokmbcy k} moebwei ~kyl we}ywkmykac}/ yle Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky ~awd} ~kyl A``kme a`Paoucyeew Wemwukyhecy bci ]eoemykac ,PW]+ bci yle Zebme Mawz} za}y ya ec}uwe ylby ylebzzokmbcy k} }ecy ya b za}y ~kyl web}acbgoe bmmahhaibykac} `aw yle bzzokmbcy} heikmbomacikykac,}+# K` bc bzzokmbcy k} heikmboo{ ik}rubok`kei/ le aw }le mbc bzzebo yle iemk}kacg{ }ughkyykcn ce~ kc`awhbykac ya yle ]mweeckcn Wepke~ Gabwi#

    RUBOKY[ KHZWAPEHECY

    Zwkaw AH] oebiew}lkz/ yle Ruboky{ Khzwapehecy ,RK+ Ucky/bci yle Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky ~ewe cay }u``kmkecyo{ zwabmykpe kcoebikcn ruboky{ bci zwame}} khzwapehecy} ya yle HeikmboMoebwbcme ]{}yeh# Obmd a` ehzlb}k} ac yle khzawybcme a`ruboky{ khzwapehecy/ kcmouikcn obmd a` ]ybcibwi AzewbykcnZwameiuwe} ,]AZ}+ `aw bzzokmbcy Heikmbo Dky}/ obmd a`ec`awmehecy a` e|k}ykcn ]ybcibwi Azewbykcn Zwameiuwe} `awyle }emuwe }yawbne a` mac`kiecykbo heikmbo wemawi}/ bci yleobmd a` hebckcn`uo zew`awhbcme kcikmbyaw} lbpe lbi cenbykpekhzbmy} ac yle HM]#

    Ylewe bwe ca ]ybcibwi Azewbykcn Zwameiuwe} `aw wepke~kcnyle Heikmbo Dky#

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    Bc e|bhzoe a` yle obmd a` ruboky{ }ybcibwi} k} ylby AH] lb}ca ]AZ} `aw wepke~kcn b Heikmbo Dky/ `aw wepke~kcn zawykac}a` b Heikmbo Dky }uml b} Zew}acbo ]ybyehecy}/ bci `aw u}kcnyle Mlwacaoankmbo Caye} ya wemawi mahhuckmbykac gey~eecAH] bci yle bzzokmbcy kc yle heikmbo }mweeckcn eoemywackm

    bzzokmbykac#

    Boylaunl }mweeckcn cuw}e} bwe ywbkcei ya }mweec bzzokmbcy}u}kcn yle }bhe zwameiuwe}/ }ahe cuw}e} lbpe iepeoazeiik``ewecy }{}yeh} `aw }mweeckcn bzzokmbcy}# Yle{ lbpe caygeec leoi ya ace }ybcibwi# ]epewbo AH] }yb`` }ybyei ylby yleZwe(]ewpkme Ucky k} moebwkcn hawe bzzokmbcy} ca~ ylbc kc ylezb}y gembu}e a` zew}acbo zwe`ewecme}# Ace AH] }yb`` hehgewyaoi u} yle `aooa~kcn6

    ^e iacy lbpe bc{ nukieokce} `aw ~la ~e ybde

    aw wefemy kc yle }mweeckcn zwame}}# Uciew ylezwepkau} Mlke` a` Mokckmbo Zwanwbh} ~e

    ~auoi cay ybde bzzokmbcy} ~kyl kwwkybgoe ga~eo

    }{ciwahe ,KG]+# Yle ce~ Mlke` a` Mokckmbo

    Zwanwbh} }b{} KG] k} AD# Ylewe k}cy b

    macikykac ylby mbcy ge ybdec mbwe a` kc ]auyl

    B`wkmb aw Ylbkobci# Yle web}ac ~e bwe

    bmmezykcn hawe zeazoe ca~ k} gembu}e a`

    zew}acbo zwe`ewecme} a` Tyle ce~ Ikwemyaw a`

    AH] bci yle ce~ Mlke` a` Mokckmbo

    Zwanwbh}X#

    @awhew bci muwwecy AH] }yb`` }ybyei ucbckhau}o{ ylby ylewe~b} b obmd a` kcyewe}y bci b obmd a` zwkawkykvbykac a` ruboky{khzwapehecy g{ yle `awhew AH] oebiew}lkz# ]epewbo }yb``hehgew} zwapkiei yle e|bhzoe ylby kc awiew ya moebw auy }ahea` yle gbmd oan a` ucwepke~ei bzzokmbcy heikmbo mlbwy} iuwkcnyle }zkde zewkai ,Hbwml ( ]ezyehgew+/ kc 7::= yle `awhewIkwemyaw a` Paoucyeew ]uzzawy werue}yei bzzokmbcy `koe} ac bckwwenuobw gb}k} `wah }mweeckcn cuw}e} bci hbie heikmboik}za}kykac} g{ y{zkmboo{ ~wkykcn g{ lbci AD ac yle mlbwy#AH] }yb`` wezawyei ylby yle `awhew Ikwemyaw a` Paoucyeew]uzzawy moebwei bzzokmbykac} ylby ~ewe hk}}kcn heikmboiamuhecybykac bci }lauoi cay lbpe geec moebwei#

    AH] mauoi cay kiecyk`{ la~ hbc{ mlbwy} yle `awhew Ikwemyawa` Paoucyeew ]ewpkme} wepke~ei gembu}e le iki cay iamuhecylk} ~awd kc yle heikmbo }mweeckcn eoemywackm bzzokmbykac}#Cuw}e} wezawyei ylby yle ha}y ykhe(mac}uhkcn zbwy a`

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    }mweeckcn b `koe k} iamuhecykcn ylekw ~awd bci macmou}kac} kcyle heikmbo }mweeckcn eoemywackm bzzokmbykac} bci ibybgb}e#

    Bmmawikcn ya bcemiaybo epkiecme/ yle `awhew Ikwemyaw a`Paoucyeew ]ewpkme} wepke~ei waunlo{ 25: heikmbo `koe} iuwkcn

    yle }zkde zewkai# ]epewbo cuw}e} wezawyei ylby yle{ ~ecy gbmdbci we(wepke~ei lk} ~awd bci ecyewei yle mawwemy kc`awhbykackc yle ibybgb}e# La~epew/ cuw}e} wezawyei ylby yle{ ~ewe caymewybkc ylby boo cuw}e} lbi we(wepke~ei yle `koe}#

    ]ybcibwi Azewbykcn Zwameiuwe} ,]AZ}+ `aw mac`kiecykbo

    kc`awhbykac ~ewe cay ec`awmei#

    Bmmawikcn ya ]AZ =#2 bci =#7/ heikmbo `koe} bwe mac`kiecykbowemawi} bci ceei ya ge dezy kc b }emuwe bweb bci ywbmdei k` bheikmbo wemawi mlbcne} lbci}# Muwwecyo{/ ]AZ =#2 bci =#7

    bwe cay ec`awmei bci }epewbo }yb`` wezawy ylby yle oambykac a`heikmbo wemawi} k} cay ecyewei bci dezy uz ya ibye kc ylemahzuyew ywbmdkcn }{}yeh# Heikmbo wemawi} }ky uc}emuwei kcie}d iwb~ew} `aw e|yeciei zewkai} a` ykhe# Okbgkoky{ `awhk}zobmei `koe} k} zobmei ac yle heikmbo wemawi} }yb``/ ~lkml k}kcbzzwazwkbye kc hbc{ mb}e}#

    Ec`awmehecy a` muwwecy ]AZ} bci b}}e}}hecy a` yle heikmbowemawi} zwame}} ceei} ya ge b zwkawky{ bci nukiei g{ yle RKucky kc hbkcybkckcn heikmbo mac`kiecykboky{/ mahzokbcme/ bci}mweeckcn e``kmkecm{#

    Ruboky{ Khzwapehecy kckykbykpe} kc yle Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky bwe

    obmdkcn#

    ]epewbo zwkaw wezawy} epboubykcn yle AH](bihkck}yeweiPaoucyeew leboyl zwanwbh hbie `kcikcn}/ wemahhecibykac}/bci kc }ahe mb}e}/ zwehbyuwe mahhecibykac} `aw zwameiuwe}bci kckykbykpe} ag}ewpei kc yle Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky bci yle HM]#

    Yle 7::7 Zunl Eyykcnew HmMbwyl{ ,ZEH+ Wezawy ~b} yle`auwyl e|yewcbo epboubykac a` yle Zebme Mawz} PaoucyeewLeboyl ]{}yeh ,ZMPL]+ `aooa~kcn yle HmHbcck} B}}amkbye}wezawy bci yle 2;;9 bci 2;;> FMBLA wezawy}# Yle ZEHwezawy} wemahhecibykac} `amu}ei ac yle ZMPL]}mahzokbcme ~kyl }ybcibwi} iepeoazei g{ yle 2;;> FMBLAwezawy ~lkml bhacn aylew wemahhecibykac}/ }ybyei ylby AH]zbwykmkzbye kc yle 2;;= Napewchecy Zew`awhbcme bci We}uoy}Bmy ,NZWB+# Yle ZEH wezawy auci ylby AH] ucky} obmdeizew`awhbcme heb}uwe} `aw de{ ~awd zwame}}e}# Ya ec}uwe

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    bnecm{ bmmaucybgkoky{ ya yle Heikmbo Moebwbcme ]{}yeh/ yleRuboky{ Khzwapehecy Ucky }lauoi ~awd ~kyl AH] hbcbnew}ya iepeoaz zew`awhbcme heb}uwe} bci heywkm} ylby mbc geywbmdei apew ykhe iehac}ywbykcn yle e``emykpece}}/ e``kmkecm{/bci ruboky{ a` yle HM]# Acme maooemyei bci bcbo{vei/

    zew`awhbcme heb}uwe auymahe} }lauoi ge kcmouiei kc}ywbyenkm zobcckcn iamuhecy} zwaiumei bci ik}ywkguyei g{AH]# Iepeoazhecy bci mac}k}yecy hackyawkcn a` yle}eheb}uwe} bci heywkm} ~koo kcywaiume geyyew maawikcbykac bcie``kmkecmke} ylwaunlauy AH]#

    Kc 7::>/ AH] wezawyei ya ge kc yle zwame}} a` iepeoazkcnzew`awhbcme heb}uwe}# La~epew/ muwwecyo{ yle aco{hemlbck}h} `aw hackyawkcn yle e``emykpece}} a` }mweeckcnzwame}}e} bwe AH] E|emuykpe ]uhhbw{ Wezawy} bci bccuboA``kme a` Paoucyeew ]uzzawy Zew`awhbcme Kcikmbyaw}#

    Yle `aooa~kcn kcikmbyaw} `wah yle ZEH wezawy koou}ywbyee|bhzoe} a` ruboky{ macywao zwame}}e} heb}uwei g{ zwe(ieyewhkcei wbye} ylby ~auoi ieyewhkce bc bmmezybgoe awucbmmezybgoe }ybyu}6

    Oecnyl a` ykhe bc bzzokmbcy} mahzoeyei Heikmbo Dkymbc ge b}}kncei ya b }mweeckcn cuw}e ~kylauy gekcnwepke~ei#

    ]mweeckcn zwaiumykpky{ ,}zkde bci cac(}zkde zewkai}+# Zewmecybne a` Heikmbo Dky} }mweecei bmmawikcn ya `kw}y

    kc/ `kw}y auy ,@K@A+ auy a` yle yaybo cuhgew} a`Heikmbo Dky} b}}kncei ya b }mweeckcn cuw}e ac b~eedo{ gb}k}#

    Mu}yahew }ewpkme6 Zewmecybne a` weyuwcei yeoezlacehe}}bne}/ e(hbko}/ `b|e}/ eym# g{ b }mweeckcn cuw}e}mahzbwei ya yle yaybo mawwe}zaciecme ,kcmou}kpe a`yeoezlace/ e(hbko/ `b|+ }ecy g{ bzzokmbcy} ac b ibko{gb}k}#

    La~epew/ ~e `auci ylby cace a` yle}e ruboky{ macywaozwame}}e} lbpe geec khzoehecyei#

    Kc biikykac/ yle Ruboky{ Khzwapehecy Ucky }yb`` lb} cay geecnkpec RK ywbkckcn azzawyuckyke}# @awhbokvei ywbkckcn kcruboky{ khzwapehecy ~auoi geyyew erukz yle RK Ucky ~kyl}ywbyenke} ya khzoehecy hawe e``emykpe ruboky{ khzwapehecykckykbykpe}/ apew}knly/ bci `uo`koo yle zuwza}e a` yle RK ucky#

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    7#

    Ylby AH] ec`awme ]AZ =#2 bci =#7 zewybkckcn yamac`kiecykbo bzzokmbcy heikmbo wemawi}#

    =# Ylby yle Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky ~kyl yle b}}k}ybcme a` yle RKUcky bci yle A``kme a` ]ywbyenkm Kc`awhbykac/ We}ebwml/

    bci Zobcckcn ,A]KWZ+ ieyewhkce ~leylew yle

    zew`awhbcme heb}uwe} wemahheciei kc yle Zunl

    Eyykcnew HmMbwyl{ B}}amkbye} wezawy ~auoi bmmuwbyeo{

    mbzyuwe Zwe(]ewpkme zew`awhbcme# Yle}e zew`awhbcme

    kcikmbyaw} kcmouie guy bwe cay okhkyei ya yle `aooa~kcn6

    Zewmecybne a` Paoucyeew} ~kyl bmmahhaibykac}ylby mahzoeye 7> hacyl} a` }ewpkme#

    Wbye a` cac(kcfuw{ weobyei Heiepbm# Wbye a` hecybo leboyl ebwo{ yewhkcbykac}# Zewmecybne a` Zebme Mawz} a``kme} kcpaopei kc yle

    PI] ylby wbye AH] zew`awhbcme b} e|meooecy#

    Zewmecybne a` Zwe(]ewpkme ehzoa{ee} ylby wbyeylekw fag }byk}`bmykac b} e|meooecy#

    Bpewbne ykhe ya `koo azec za}kykac}# Hacylo{ yuwcapew wbye# Ma}y zew @eiewbo Ehzoa{ee} Mahzec}bykac Bmy

    mobkh#

    Ma}y zew }mweeckcn# Zewmecybne a` Paoucyeew} ~kyl }knck`kmbcy heikmbo

    k}}ue} cay kiecyk`kei kc }mweeckcn#

    Zewmecybne a` }mweeckcn} ~kyl iemk}kac} hbie~kylkc ;: ib{} a` wemekzy#

    Zewmecybne a` kcmahzoeye heikmbo wemawi}#9# Ylby AH] zwapkie Ruboky{ Khzwapehecy ywbkckcn ya

    ylekw }yb`` ya ecbgoe yle }yb`` ya iepeoaz hebckcn`uo

    zew`awhbcme kcikmbyaw} ya heb}uwe yle Zwe(]ewpkme

    Ucky} zwaiumykpky{ bci aylew weobyei hbyyew}#

    Yle Ruboky{ Khzwapehecy Ucky lb} booa~ei uzibye} yamwkykmbo }mweeckcn we}auwme}/ }uml b} yle Heikmbo ]mweeckcn

    Nukieokce} bci Maucyw{ Leboyl We}auwme} ibybgb}e/ yaobz}e#

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    Yle 2;;9 Fakcy Mahhk}}kac ac Bmmweikybykac a` LeboylmbweAwnbckvbykac} ,FMBLA+ wezawy mkyei yle wepke~ a` yle heikmbo}mweeckcn nukieokce} b} bc eclbcmehecy a` mokckmbo mbwe bcib}}e}}hecy# La~epew/ ~lec ~e mahhecmei auw wepke~ a`yle Heikmbo Moebwbcme ]{}yeh/ yle heikmbo }mweeckcn

    nukieokce} ~ewe kc yle zwame}} a` gekcn uzibyei/ bci }epewbolbi cay geec wepk}ei }kcme yle ebwo{ 2;;:}# Bmmawikcn yaYemlckmbo Nukieokce 2::#=#5/ ob}y uzibyei kc 7::2/ ace a` ylemawe `ucmykac} a` yle RK Ucky k} ya/ iepeoaz bci hackyaw]mweeckcn Nukieokce} `aw yle heikmbo moebwbcme zwame}}#

    B RK Ucky }yb`` hehgew yaoi u} ylby yle wepk}kac zwame}} yauzibye yle nukieokce} genbc kc Amyagew 7::5 bci k}bcykmkzbyei ya ge mahzoeyei g{ Capehgew 7::># AH]wezawyei ylby kc yle `uyuwe/ heikmbo }mweeckcn nukieokce} ~kooge wepke~ei by b hkckhuh bccuboo{ bci b} mlbcne} kc

    }mweeckcn ammuw#

    Kc biikykac ya cay wenuobwo{ uzibykcn yle heikmbo }mweeckcnnukieokce} b} mlbcne} kc }mweeckcn ammuwwei/ yle muwwecyRuboky{ Khzwapehecy Ucky iki cay pewk`{ ~leylew Zebme Mawz}Heikmbo A``kmew} ,ZMHA}+ bci za}y} ~ewe bccuboo{mahzoeykcn yle Maucyw{ Leboyl We}auwme} ]uwpe{ ~lkml}uzzoke} khzawybcy kc`awhbykac ac bpbkobgoe heikmbo `bmkokyke}bci we}auwme} by za}y ya yle Maucyw{ Leboyl We}auwme}ibybgb}e u}ei g{ yle Zwe(]ewpkme }yb`` `aw moebwkcn bzzokmbcy}`aw mewybkc maucywke}# Yle obmd a` uzibykcn yle Maucyw{ LeboylWe}auwme} ibybgb}e b``emy} yle Heikmbo Bmmahhaibykac}ibybgb}e/ ~lkml macybkc} b ok}y a` maucywke} ylby mbc hbcbnemewybkc heikmbo macikykac}# ^lkoe yle Maucyw{ LeboylWe}auwme} ibybgb}e k} ykei ya zew`awhbcme mwkyewkb bci k} hawekc`awhbykacbo ya yle Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky/ yle HeikmboBmmahhaibykac} Ibybgb}e k} u}ei g{ yle RK Ucky `awbcemiaybo kc`awhbykac zwapkiei g{ yle ZMHA}#

    Yle Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky u}e} gayl ibybgb}e} kc `uo`kookcn ky} mawe`ucmykac} a` }mweeckcn bzzokmbcy} ~la werukwe ace aw haweheikmbo bmmahhaibykac}# Yle RK Ucky bihkyyei ylby ebml a`yle ibybgb}e} obmd} }ahe kc`awhbykac ceeiei g{ AH] ucky}bci ylby ebml a` yle ibybgb}e} }ewpe} ik``ewecy ucmykac}# YleRK Ucky bmdca~oeinei ylby yle}e uzibye} lbpe geec ieob{eibci ylby ylewe lb} geec ca ieyewhkcbykac a` ~lkml ibybgb}ezwapkie} yle ge}y kc`awhbykac ya }mweeckcn cuw}e}# Hawe ylbcace AH] }yb`` hehgew ehzlb}kvei ylby RK k} cay yle }aoewe}zac}kgkoky{ a` yle RK Ucky bci ceei} ya ge

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    ]YB@@ B] B

    WE]AUWME

    zwkawkykvei g{ iezbwyhecybo oebiew}lkz bci g{ yle Zwe(]ewpkmeUcky/ yle wemkzkecy a` }mweeckcn khzwapehecy}#

    Yle 2;;> FMBLA wezawy }ybyei ylby yle Maucyw{ LeboylWe}auwme} ]uwpe{/ ~lkml `eei} yle Maucyw{ Leboyl We}auwme}

    ibybgb}e/ lb} yle zayecykbo ya yauml epew{ b}zemy a` ylePaoucyeew Leboyl ]{}yeh#

    Yle RK Ucky }lauoi werukwe epew{ ZMHA ya uzibye yleMaucyw{ Leboyl We}auwme} ]uwpe{ by b hkckhuh bccuboo{ awb} mlbcne} kc maucyw{ leboylmbwe hbcbnehecy ammuw# Kcbiikykac ya wauykceo{ uzibykcn yle ibybgb}e}/ ky k} kce``kmkecy yalbpe y~a ibybgb}e} ylby gayl lbpe yle zuwza}e a` zwapkikcn}mweeckcn cuw}e} ~kyl kc`awhbykac ac ~lby heikmbobmmahhaibykac} za}y} mbc }uzzawy# Yle RK Ucky oebiew}lkzbnweei ylby ylk} ~b} kce``kmkecy bci ace ibybgb}e macybkckcn

    boo weoepbcy heikmbo bmmahhaibykac kc`awhbykac ceeiei `aw}mweeckcn }lauoi ge ie}kncei bci khzoehecyei ya }ywebhokceyle heikmbo bmmahhaibykac} zawykac a` yle }mweeckcn zwame}}#

    Kc biikykac/ ace }mweeckcn cuw}e }ewpe} b} yle HeikmboBmmahhaibykac} Maawikcbyaw ,HBM+ ~la maawikcbye}}zemkbo bzzokmbcy mb}e} ~kyl ZMHA} bci maucyw{ ikwemyaw}#Yle zwame}} mac}k}y} a` yle HBM }mweeckcn cuw}e macybmykcnyle ZMHA} bci maucyw{ ikwemyaw} ya werue}y bzzwapbo a`~leylew ylby maucyw{ mbc hbcbne bc bzzokmbcy} heikmbomacikykac# Ieob{} kc heikmbo }mweeckcn a` yle}e mb}e} bwebyywkguyei ya }oa~ ZMHA bci maucyw{ ikwemyaw we}zac}e ykheya yle HBM }mweeckcn cuw}e# ZMHA} }lauoi ge leoi yalknlew }ybcibwi} g{ hbcbnehecy kc wenbwi ya hawe e``kmkecywe}zac}e ykhe} ya ec}uwe ylby yle heikmbo }mweeckcn zwame}} a`}zemkbo heikmbo bzzokmbcy mb}e} k} maciumyei kc b ykheo{ bcie``kmkecy hbccew#

    AH] ~b} cay uykokvkcn }yb`` `uoo{ b} b we}auwme `aw zwame}}khzwapehecy#

    A``kme a` Heikmbo ]ewpkme} }yb`` hehgew} wezawyei ylby yleAKN} muwwecy epboubykac a` yle Heikmbo Moebwbcme ]{}yeh~b} ace a` yle `kw}y azzawyuckyke} ylekw azkckac ~b} }uhhaceiac }{}yeh} bci zwame}}e}# B wkml guy uciewuykokvei we}auwme`aw hackyawkcn yle e``emykpece}} bci e``kmkecm{ a` yle HM] k}yle Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky/ ~la}e e|zewkecme k} ehgeiiei bciec}uwe} yle ieokpew{ a` yle HM]# Yle aco{ hemlbck}h ylbyb}d} `aw }yb`` `eeigbmd k} yle ehzoa{ee e|ky kcyewpke~ bci mbcge `auci kc AH] ]ybcibwi Azewbykcn Zwameiuwe ,]AZ+ 7#5/

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    ~lkml }b{}6 Ibyb `wah yle e|ky kcyewpke~} ~koo ge ybookei bciwepke~ei ac b {ebwo{ gb}k} g{ yle ]eckaw Hbcbnew} `awzobcckcn zuwza}e}# Muwwecyo{/ AH] }yb`` hehgew} bwe b}deiya wbye ylekw apewboo }byk}`bmykac ~kyl AH] bci zwapkie`eeigbmd ac yle }ywecnyl} bci ~ebdce}}e} a` yle iezbwyhecy

    ACO[ uzac iezbwyuwe `wah Zebme Mawz} iuwkcn yle e|kykcyewpke~ zwame}}#

    Ylk} e|k}ykcn heylai a` maooemykcn }yb`` `eeigbmd }lauoi gebzzokei ebwokew kc bc AH] }yb`` hehgew} yauw bci maooemyei byb hkckhuh/ bccuboo{# ]yb`` `eeigbmd hemlbck}h} ceei ya geiepeoazei kc ~lkml AH] mbc }{}yehbykmboo{ maooemy }yb``we}zac}e} bci wemahhecibykac} `aw kiecyk`{kcn }ywecnyl} bciazzawyuckyke} `aw hbdkcn khzwapehecy} ya yle HM]# ]yb``}lauoi ge bgoe ya nkpe `eeigbmd wenbwikcn muwwecy ~awd `oa~}/}mweeckcn zwame}}e}/ kcyewa``kme mahhuckmbykac/ ruboky{

    khzwapehecy werue}y}/ ~awdoabi ik}ywkguykac/ eym#E}ybgok}lkcn }{}yeh} ya maciumy zewkaikm ibyb bcbo{}k} bciecmauwbnkcn ik}mu}}kac `awuh} ~koo gukoi mac}ec}u} bcikiecyk`{ yle ge}y ~b{} ya hbde yle}e zwame}} bci }ywbyenkmkhzwapehecy}#

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    k} bmmuwbye#

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    Bmmahhaibykac} ibybgb}e/ u}ei g{ }mweeckcn cuw}e}

    ya zobme bzzokmbcy} werukwkcn b heikmbo

    bmmahhaibykac `aw e``kmkecm{ bci mac}k}yecm{ kc yle

    heikmbo bmmahhaibykac} zwame}}#

    ># Ylby AH] mwebye zaokmke} bci zwameiuwe} ya ec}uweylby yle Heikmbo ]mweeckcn Nukieokce} bwe uzibyei by

    b hkckhuh bccuboo{ bci b} }mweeckcn mlbcne} ammuw#

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    KCBMMUWBYE ZBW

    WEZAWYKCN

    MBOMUOBYKCN YLE

    BPEWBNE YKHE @AW

    B CUW]E YA ]MWEEC

    B HEIKMBO DKY

    Kcbmmuwbye ibyb bcbo{}k} iae} cay booa~ `aw bmmuwbye bnecm{

    nabo }eyykcn#

    Yle 7::0 Zew`awhbcme Bmmaucybgkoky{ Wezawy ,ZBW+}ughk}}kac a` ib{} ya heikmbo rubok`kmbykac ~b} kcbmmuwbye#U}kcn kc`awhbykac zwapkiei g{ AH]/ yle 7::0 ZBW,Zew`awhbcme kcikmbyaw 9#2/ okce kkk+ wezawyei ylby yle bnecm{}@[ 7::0 ybwney `aw yle cuhgew a` ib{} `wah wemekzy a` heikmborubok`kmbykac ya kcpkybykac ~b} =7 ib{} bci ylby yle @[ 7::0we}uoy} ~ewe =: ib{}# Iue ya AH]} e|mou}kac a` boo mb}e}apew

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    yle{ lbpe ca macywao apew la~ haykpbyei yle bzzokmbcy k} yamahzoeye bci }eci kc ylekw Heikmbo Dky# ]ahe AH] }yb`` bo}ae|zobkcei ylby yle{ bwe wepke~kcn kcikpkiubo leboyl lk}yawke}ylby bwe uckrue bci ylewe`awe mbccay zwapkie bc bmmuwbye bciweokbgoe bpewbne ykhe`wbhe ya bzzokmbcy}#

    ^e `auci ylby AH]} maooemykac a` }mweeckcn ibyb lb} }ewkau}macywao k}}ue} ylby na ge{aci yle haykpbykac a` bc bzzokmbcy/ b}`aooa~}6

    2# Bzzokmbcy }ybyu} bci ykhe`wbhe} ~ewe apew~wkyyec k` bcbzzokmbcy bzzokei ya yle Zebme Mawz} hawe ylbc acme#Ylk} we}uoyei kc kc`awhbykac `wah b `kw}y bzzokmbykacgekcn apew~wkyyec g{ b }emaci bzzokmbykac# K` b WZMPk} nakcn ylwaunl yle bzzokmbykac zwame}} ~lec b ibybwerue}y k} zuooei `wah yle bnecm{ ibybgb}e/kc`awhbykac ~koo ge mahgkcei bci yle bzzokmbcy}

    }ybyu} bci ykhe`wbhe ~koo ge kcbmmuwbye `aw gaylbzzokmbykac e|zewkecme}#

    7# Bzzokmbcy} ~la bwe ie`ewwei/ zeciei/ ie`bmyaei/ aw~kyliwb~ `wah yle }mweeckcn zwame}} bwe cay nkpec b`kcbo ik}za}kykac bci wehbkc kc yle ibybgb}e/ mbu}kcnzwagoeh} kc `kcbokvkcn }mweeckcn zew`awhbcme }ybyk}ykm}`aw b nkpec {ebw#

    B} yle}e bzzokmbcy} ~ewe cay nkpec b `kcbo heikmboik}za}kykac/ ylekw ibyb ~b} wemawiei b} b cenbykpe

    ykhe`wbhe bci AH] ~b} ucbgoe ya bcbo{ve ylebpewbne bhaucy a` ykhe bc bzzokmbcy ~b} kc yleHeikmbo Moebwbcme ]{}yeh zwkaw ya ylekw iemk}kac ya~kyliwb~# Kc`awhbykac ac yle bhaucy a` ykhebzzokmbcy} ~la lbpe ~kyliwb~c ~ewe kc yle HeikmboMoebwbcme ]{}yeh mauoi kc`awh yle bnecm{ acPaoucyeew we}kokecm{ iuwkcn yle bzzokmbykac zwame}}#

    =# Yle zl{}kmbo e|bh wemekpei ibye ~b} cay bo~b{}uzibyei aw ecyewei mawwemyo{ bci hb{ ge apew~wkyyecg{ b we(ecwaooee# B cenbykpe heikmbo moebwbcme

    ykhe`wbhe mbc we}uoy k`6 ,b+ b zl{}kmbo e|bh k} wemekpeib`yew b heikmbo ik}za}kykac lb} geec ecyewei/ b} kc ylemb}e a` b }mweeckcn bzzebo4 aw ,g+ b zl{}kmbo e|bh k}wemekpei `aw b we(ecwaooee/ guy AH] lb} cay }ybwyei bwepke~#

    9# ]mweeckcn bzzebo mb}e} ~ewe cay eoemywackmboo{ ywbmdeibci AH] }yb`` iki cay geokepe ylby yle{ lbi epew geec

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    bcbo{vei ya ieyewhkce la~ huml ykhe yle{ bii ya ylebpewbne heikmbo moebwbcme ykhe`wbhe# AH]} `bkouweya bcbo{ve yle ibyb nkpe} bc kcmahzoeye zkmyuwe a`}mweeckcn bzzebo} bci weciew} ky khza}}kgoe yabmmuwbyeo{ ieyewhkce yle ykhe bci ma}y a` wepke~kcn

    heikmbo }mweeckcn bzzebo}#

    5# ]mweeckcn cuw}e} bwe bgoe ya ecyew heikmbo bmykac} }umlb} heikmbo rubok`kmbykac hawe ylbc acme `aw bcbzzokmbcy# Ace AH] a``kmkbo e|zobkcei6

    @aw e|bhzoe/ bc bzzokmbcy mauoi ge

    HCRei Theikmboo{ cay rubok`keiX bci

    ylec obyew Rubok`kei/ }a yle{ ~auoi ge

    maucyei kc gayl mbyenawke}# Bo}a/ k` yle

    heikmbo yebh kcbipewyecyo{ ecyew} bc

    bmykac hawe ylbc acme/ ylec ky ~koo ge

    maucyei b} }uml# ]a ylk} k} ~l{ {au mbc.ymahzbwe yle}e cuhgew} ya bc{ cah

    TcahkcbykacX maucy}# K.h }uwe ylby yle}e

    cuhgew} lbpe geec u}ei ya }la~ yle

    cuhgew a` rubo} Trubok`keiX bci cay rubo}Theikmboo{ cay rubok`keiX bci ylby hb{ ge`kce iezecikcn ac ~lby {au ceei ya

    macpe{#

    0# Yle ibye ylby yle Heikmbo Dky ~b} }ecy ya bc bzzokmbcy~b} cay bo~b{} ecyewei mawwemyo{# AH] lb} }ybyei ylbyyle{ ceei ya ~awd ~kyl yle A``kme a` yle Mlke`Kc`awhbykac A``kmew ya haik`{ yle Zwe(]ewpkmemahzuyew bzzokmbykac} ya kc}ykoo ibyb ruboky{ macywao} yaec}uwe ylby6 }mweeckcn cuw}e} mbccay nkpe huoykzoeheikmbo ik}za}kykac} `aw ace bzzokmbcy4 yle heikmbo dky}}ecy ibye k} wemawiei bmmuwbyeo{4 bci yle zl{}kmbo e|bhibye mbccay ge wemawiei b} b ibye b`yew ~lkml yleheikmbo ik}za}kykac ~b} nkpec#

    ># Ylewe ~b} ca `keoi kc yle }mweeckcn ybgoe ya }la~~leylew b Heikmbo Dky ~b} hk}}kcn kc`awhbykac aw yleibye }la~kcn yle ob}y ykhe }mweeckcn cuw}e} ~awdei acyle wepke~ a` yle Heikmbo Dky#

    Biikykacboo{/ `keoi} ya kcikmbye ~lec b cuw}e }ybwyei/}yazzei/ bci we}ybwyei wepke~ a` b Heikmbo Dky ~auoibooa~ AH] ya mbomuobye yle bpewbne bhaucy a` ykhe yleHeikmbo Dky k} ~kyl yle bzzokmbcy bci yle bpewbne

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    bhaucy a` ykhe ky ybde} yle Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky ya wepke~bc bzzokmbcy} Heikmbo Dky#

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    MA]Y A@ ]MWEECKCN

    BC BZZOKMBCY

    Yle bnecm{ lb} }ybyei ylby ky k} b~bwe ylby ky ceei} ya khzwapeky} bgkoky{ ya }ywbyenkmboo{ bci bmmuwbyeo{ maooemy bci bcbo{veibyb kc awiew ya heb}uwe ky} }umme}} bci khzbmy kc rubcyk`kbgoe~b{}# Kc @egwubw{ 7::>/ yle Ikwemyaw bccaucmei lk}Heb}uwkcn ]umme}} bci Khzbmy kckykbykpe/ ~lkml ~koo ge oei g{

    lk} ce~o{ e}ybgok}lei A``kme a` ]ywbyenkm Kc`awhbykac/We}ebwml bci Zobcckcn ,A]KWZ+# A]KWZ ~koo amu} ac ylebnecm{} zew`awhbcme zobcckcn bci wezawykcn/ epboubykac bciheb}uwehecy/ bci ibyb hbcbnehecy ceei}4 bci }zemk`kmboo{~koo mlbhzkac ibyb }ybcibwi}/ bmy b} yle bnecm{ lk}yawkbc/ bcimaawikcbye ibyb heylaiaoan{ bci maooemykac#

    AH] mbccay zwapkie bc bmmuwbye ma}y a` }mweeckcn bcbzzokmbcy#

    Kc awiew ya b}}e}} yle e``emykpece}} a` yle }mweeckcn zwame}}

    bci bcbo{ve yle khzbmy a` yle 5:$ Kckykbykpe/ AH] }lauoi gebgoe ya mbomuobye yle ma}y ya yle bnecm{ `aw }mweeckcn bcbzzokmbcy oe}} ylbc 5: {ebw} a` bne pew}u} bc bzzokmbcy 5: {ebw}bci aoiew#

    Zebme Mawz} k} cay bgoe ya bmmuwbyeo{ mbomuobye yle ma}y gembu}ea` yle `aooa~kcn ibyb maooemykac k}}ue}6

    AH] mbccay }enwenbye yle yaybo cuhgew a` @[ 7::0ik}za}kykac} g{ bne nwauz}#

    AH] mbccay weywkepe lk}yawkmbo kc`awhbykac# AH] mbccay zwapkie yle cuhgew a` ib{} gey~eec

    wemekzy a` zl{}kmbo e|bh ya ik}za}kykac k}}uei ,rubok`kei/heikmboo{ cac(rubok`kei aw aylew}+# AH] zwapkiei ylecuhgew a` ib{} ya b heikmbo rubok`kmbykac4 la~epew/ ylk}e|mouie} yle aylew za}}kgoe ik}za}kykac}#

    AH] bci PW] ibyb lbpe ik``ewecy pboue} `aw yle oecnyla` ykhe ya heikmbo rubok`kmbykac#

    AH] kc`awhbykac wenbwikcn cuhgew a` ib{} ya heikmborubok`kmbykac ~b} zwe}ecyei }ezbwbyeo{ ya u} u}kcnbpewbne bci heikbc heb}uwehecy}#

    Bzzokmbcy ibyb k} cay }ybcibwikvei bmwa}} bnecm{ a``kme}#

    AH] bzzokmbcy ibyb mbccay ge wemacmkoei ~kyl bzzokmbcy ibyb`wah aylew Zebme Mawz} a``kme} gembu}e yle ibyb k} cay}ybcibwikvei bmwa}} bnecm{ a``kme}4 kc`awhbykac bci heywkm} iacay `oa~ gey~eec a``kme}# Ebml a``kme maooemy} ylekw a~c ibybbci mwebye} wezawy} `aw ylekw a~c kcikpkiubo a``kme u}e#

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    AH] zwapkiei yle AKN ~kyl yle `aooa~kcn ylwee web}ac} ~l{AH] ibyb bci PW] ibyb mbccay ge wemacmkoei6

    2# AH] ibyb k} gb}ei ac heikmbo bmykac} bci ylewe mauoige huoykzoe heikmbo bmykac} `aw ace bzzokmbcy# PW] ibyb

    k} gb}ei ac bzzokmbcy}/ cay bzzokmbykac zwame}}kcnbmykac}#

    AH] iae} cay wemacmkoe heikmbo rubok`kmbykac maucy}~kyl yle bzzokmbcy cahkcbykac aw kcpkybykac maucy}/ bciylewe`awe/ bzzokmbcy} mauoi cay ge ywbmdei ylwaunl yleheikmbo moebwbcme }{}yeh kc b okcebw `b}lkac#

    Ylk} k} muwwecyo{ gekcn biiwe}}ei g{ yle Zebme Mawz}ibyb ~bwelau}e zwafemy#

    7# AH]} bzzokmbcy kc`awhbykac }ywbiioei huoykzoe {ebw}#]aheace ylby ~b} heikmboo{ rubok`kei kc 7::0 mauoilbpe bc ecyew ac iuy{ ,EAI+ ibye a` 7::>#

    =# Bzzokmbcy} ~la ~kyliwe~ `wah yle heikmbo moebwbcmezwame}} ~ewe cay iamuhecyei#

    Epew{ bzzokmbcy }mweecei g{ AH] k} }uzza}ei ya geie}kncbyei ~kyl ace a` `kpe `kcbo heikmbo moebwbcmeik}za}kykac}# Bc bzzokmbcy hb{ zb}}kpeo{ ie`bmya `wahyle zwame}} ge`awe gekcn nkpec bc a``kmkbo heikmboik}za}kykac bci AH] booa~ei yle}e bzzokmbcy} ya wehbkc

    kc ie`bmya }ybyu}# @aw yle zuwza}e} a` bmmuwbyezew`awhbcme heb}uwehecy/ boo ie`bmya bzzokmbcy} }lauoige ywbmdei bci iamuhecyei bccuboo{ by yle eci a` yle`k}mbo {ebw ,]ezyehgew =:+# Ylk} ~b} b zwame}} ylby ~b}`aooa~ei kc yle zb}y bci }lauoi ge wekc}ykyuyei# Ie`bmyak} ie`kcei b} bc bzzokmbcy ~la lb} cay we}zaciei yamahhuckmbykac `wah Zebme Mawz} `aw b zewkai a` eknlyaw hawe ~eed} guy ~la lb} cay `awhboo{ ~kyliwb~clk}!lew bzzokmbykac#

    AH] }lauoi ge bgoe ya wemacmkoe yle ibyb bci ky} kcbgkoky{ ya ia

    }a khzeie} bnecm{ a``kme} `wah }lbwkcn bci pewk`{kcnkc`awhbykac ac Paoucyeew ieokpew{ }{}yeh zew`awhbcme# Yle}ek}}ue} ceei ya ge we}aopei kc awiew `aw yle bnecm{ ya heb}uweyle e``kmkecm{ bci yle e``emykpece}} a` Nabo 2 azewbykac} zwapkikcn Paoucyeew} ya yle `keoi#

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    WEMAHHECIBYKAC] ;# Ylby AH] ~awd ~kyl yle A``kme a` ]ywbyenkmKc`awhbykac/ We}ebwml bci Zobcckcn ,A]KWZ+ ya

    bmmuwbyeo{ mbomuobye yle bpewbne ykhe `aw b heikmbo

    rubok`kmbykac `aw zew`awhbcme heb}uwehecy bci

    kcmou}kac kc yle Zew`awhbcme Bmmaucybgkoky{ Wezawy#

    2:#Ylby AH] ~awd ~kyl A]KWZ ya kiecyk`{ yle biikykacboibyb `keoi} ylby yle Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky }lauoi maooemy ya

    bmmuwbyeo{ heb}uwe yle ykhe ky ybde} b }mweeckcn cuw}e

    ya wepke~ b Heikmbo Dky/ kcmouikcn }yazzkcn yle moamd

    `aw hk}}kcn kc`awhbykac#

    22#Ylby yle Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky ~awd ~kyl A]KWZ yaieyewhkce yle ibyb eoehecy} bci ibyb bcbo{}k} werukwei

    ya khzoehecy zew`awhbcme kcikmbyaw} wemahheciei kc

    yle 7::7 ZEH wezawy `aw kcmou}kac kc yle 7::< ZBW#

    27#Ylby yle Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky bci PW] Zobmehecy Ucky~awd ~kyl A]KWZ ya }ybcibwikve bzzokmbykac ibyb

    bmwa}} bnecm{ a``kme}#

    2=#Ylby AH] macpewy ie`bmya} ya ace a` `kpe heikmboik}za}kykac} g{ ]ezyehgew =:

    yla` b nkpec {ebw `aw

    zew`awhbcme ywbmdkcn bci heb}uwehecy zuwza}e}#

    29#Ylby AH] bci PW] ~awd ~kyl A]KWZ ya iepk}e bheylai `aw ywbmdkcn bzzokmbcy} ylwaunl yle ecykwe PI]

    zwame}} kcmouikcn yle wemacmkokbykac a` yle cuhgew a`

    cahkcbykac} ya heikmbo dky} }ecy bci heikmbo

    ik}za}kykac} ya `kcbo kcpkybykac}#

    25# Ylby AH] ~awd ~kyl A]KWZ ya ieyewhkce la~ yabmmuwbyeo{ mbomuobye yle ykhe bci ma}y a` b }mweeckcn

    bzzebo bci la~ ya `bmyaw ylby ykhe bci ma}y kcya bc

    bpewbne ykhe bci ma}y ya }mweec bc bzzokmbcy#

    20#Ylby yle AMKA mawwemy yle zwagoeh a` bzzokmbcy }ybyu}bci ykhe`wbhe} gekcn apew~wkyyec kc Zebme Mawz}

    Paoucyeew Ibybgb}e Hbcbnehecy ]{}yeh k` bc

    bzzokmbcy bzzoke} ya yle Zebme Mawz} hawe ylbc acme#

    2>#Ylby yle AMKA bii ibyb `keoi} ya yle ybgoe} kcZMPIGH] ya mbzyuwe biikykacbo kc`awhbykac ac yle

    heikmbo }mweeckcn ykhe `wbhe bci ya mbzyuwe ~lec

    hk}}kcn kc`awhbykac k} werue}yei bci ~lec hk}}kcn

    kc`awhbykac k} wemekpei#

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    ZWE(E\K]YKCN

    MACIKYKAC]

    ZMHA} bwe e``emykpe bci u}ei g{ ZMHA} ~lec zwapkikcnleboyl mbwe ya Paoucyeew} kc maucyw{#

    Yle zwame}} a` }mweeckcn bzzokmbcy} `aw zwe(e|k}ykcnmacikykac} bci!aw mlwackm kooce}}e} }lauoi ge khzwapei#

    Yle ceei} a` yle Za}y bci @keoi ]ewpkme Ucky }lauoi gekcmawzawbyei kcya la~ yle Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky} }mweeckcn cuw}e}wepke~ bzzokmbcy} Heikmbo Dky}#

    Geyyew mahhuckmbykac gey~eec yle Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky/ apew}eb}za}y}/ bci yle Za}y(]ewpkme Ucky ~auoi leoz kiecyk`{ yle zwe(e|k}ykcn macikykac} bci!aw mlwackm kooce}}e} ~lkml y{zkmboo{we}uoy kc heikmbo epbmubykac}/ ebwo{ yewhkcbykac `aw leboylweb}ac}/ bci @EMB mobkh}#

    Kc 7::0/ yle bpewbne @EMB mobkh bhaucy zbki ya 5:$Paoucyeew} ~b} );/2:; mahzbwei ya )5/00> zbki ya uciew(5:Paoucyeew}# Kc 7::0/ 7;% a` 5:$ Paoucyeew} gembhe b @EMBmobkhbcy/ mahzbwei ya 27% a` Paoucyeew} uciew 5: {ebw} a`bne4 aco{ 5% a` yle Paoucyeew zazuobykac ~b} 5: {ebw} a` bneaw aoiew#

    Biikykacboo{/ 5:$ bzzokmbcy} lbpe b lknlew cuhgew a` heikmbo}ezbwbykac} bci b lknlew cuhgew a` heikmbo epbmubykac} ylbcaylew bne nwauz}#

    ]lbwkcn kc`awhbykac ~auoi booa~ yle bnecm{ ya hbde kc`awheimlbcne} ya yle zwe(}ewpkme heikmbo }mweeckcn werukwehecy} bcinkpe yle bnecm{ b geyyew heb}uwe a` bzzokmbcy ma}y}#

    AH] `bkouwe ya mahhuckmbye mlbcne} kc yle Heikmbo Dkywerukwehecy} mbu}ei ucceme}}bw{ ma}y} bci bzzokmbcy

    mac`u}kac#

    Bnecm{ zaokm{ ,Yemlckmbo Nukieokce =::+zewybkckcn yakhhuckvbykac zwameiuwe} k} kcmac}k}yecy ~kyl uzibyei AH]zaokm{ ac bzzokmbcy khhuckvbykac werukwehecy}# B} a` Fbcubw{77/ 7::>/ bc khhuckvbykac werukwehecy ~b} biiei ya yle HM]Heikmbo Dky ylby werukwei bzzokmbcy} ya }ughky iamuhecybykaca` wemekzy a` yle `aooa~kcn khhuckvbykac}6 2+ Yi gaa}yew4 7+Zaoka gaa}yew bci =+ b heb}oe}/ huhz}/ bci wugeoob ,HHW+gaa}yew# Bzzokmbcy} ~koo cay ge nkpec heikmbo moebwbcme k` yle{lbpe cay wemekpei yle}e gaa}yew}# La~epew/ YN =:: }ybye} ylbyyle}e gaa}yew} ~koo ge zwapkiei acme b Ywbkcee bwwkpe} kc

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    maucyw{ bci b Ywbkcee} we`u}bo a` yle}e gaa}yew} k} nwauci} `awbihkck}ywbykpe }ezbwbykac#

    Yle nukibcme kc YN =::/ ob}y uzibyei Bzwko 7::5/ k} caymac}k}yecy ~kyl yle ce~ khhuckvbykac zaokm{# ZMHA}

    mahzo{kcn ~kyl YN =:: ~koo k}}ue iuzokmbykpe ia}e} a`gaa}yew}/ ucceme}}bwko{ mac}uhkcn Zebme Mawz} `uci}#

    ^lec AH] hbde} bc{ mlbcne kc ky} }mweeckcn werukwehecy}/ie}zkye la~ }hboo kc }maze/ ky hb{ we}uoy kc lknlew ma}y} yabzzokmbcy}/ hb{ b``emy yle ZMHA}/ bci hb{ we}uoy kc oacnew}mweeckcn ykhe`wbhe}/ ylu} zwaoacnkcn yle ecykwe bzzokmbykaczwame}}#

    Iepeoazkcn }{}yeh} ya gao}yew bci ecmauwbne mahhuckmbykacheylai} gey~eec AH] ucky}/ PI] ucky}/ bci apew}eb} za}y}

    ~koo zwahaye maawikcbykac e``awy} bci ec}uwe ylby HM]}mweeckcn werukwehecy} bci heikmbo wemawi} bwe e``emykpe `awza}y} bci ylby za}y} mbc hbcbne leboylmbwe `aw yle }uzzo{ a`Paoucyeew}# Kcmweb}ei bci }{}yehbykm mahhuckmbykac ~koo}ywecnylec yle weobykac}lkz bci mac`kiecme gey~eec yle }uzzo{bci iehbci a` yle HM] ieokpew{ }{}yeh#

    ^e wemahheci6

    2;#Ylby AH] e}ybgok}l b Mwa}}(Ucky Gabwi mac}k}ykcn a`hbcbnew} `wah ebml a` yle P]!H] Ucky}6 Heikmbo

    ]mweeckcn/ Heikmbo @keoi ]uzzawy/ Leboyl Kc`awhbykac

    ]ewpkme}/ Zwanwbhhkcn bci Ywbkckcn/ Za}y(]ewpkme/

    Ruboky{ Khzwapehecy/ Heikmbo Wemawi} bci

    Ezkiehkaoan{#

    7:#Ylby yle Mwa}}(Ucky Gabwi heey ac b rubwyewo{ gb}k}~kyl PW] ya ik}mu}} la~ }mweeckcn werukwehecy}

    khzbmy bzzokmbcy}/ Paoucyeew}/ za}y hbcbnehecy a`

    Paoucyeew leboyl macikykac}/ heikmbo epbmubykac}/ bci

    @EMB mobkh}#

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    72#Ylby AH] ie}kncbye b }yb`` hehgew aw lkwe bc auy}kiemac}uoybcy ya wepke~ yle }mweeckcn mwkyewkb bci b}}e}}

    ~leylew ky k} u}e`uo kc yle `keoi# Za}}kgoe rue}ykac} ya

    b}d kcmouie6 Bwe za}y} wemekpkcn Paoucyeew} ~kyl heikmbomacikykac} ylby mbccay ge }uzzawyei1 Ia za}y} ylkcd Zebme Mawz} }lauoi cay bmmezybzzokmbcy} ~kyl yle}e macikykac}1 Bwe ylewe heikmbo macikykac} ylby bwe }mweecei`aw ylby bwe cepew b zwagoeh kc yle `keoi bci

    ylewe`awe }lauoi cay ge b }mweeckcn

    werukwehecy1

    77#Ylby yle AH] Mwa}}(Ucky Gabwi }{}yehbykmboo{ maooemy`eeigbmd `wah za}y} pkb ^egE| aw b `awh a` }uwpe{ ya

    heb}uwe yle khzbmy a` }mweeckcn werukwehecy}#

    MU]YAHEW ]EWPKME

    AH] mu}yahew }ewpkme ya bzzokmbcy} iuwkcn yle heikmbo

    }mweeckcn zwame}} pbwke} ~kieo{#

    B mwkykmbo mahzacecy a` azewbykacbo e``emykpece}} k} ya zwbmykmemac}k}yecm{ kc mahhuckmbykac} bci ruboky{ mu}yahew }ewpkme#La~epew/ bzzokmbcy} bci }yb`` wezawyei ylby ie}zkye ylekcywaiumykac a` pbwkau} mu}yahew }ewpkme kckykbykpe} ya yle Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky kc yle zb}y }epewbo {ebw}/ mu}yahew }ewpkmemacykcue} ya ge zwbmykmei kcmac}k}yecyo{#

    ^lkoe }ahe heikmbo }mweeckcn b}}k}ybcy} bci }mweeckcn cuw}e}e|ewmk}e ge}y zwbmykme} kc weyuwckcn bzzokmbcy mawwe}zaciecmebci e|zwe}}kcn zbykecme bci leoz`uoce}} ya bzzokmbcy}/ aylew}ia cay# AH] zwapkiei u} ~kyl b ]mweeckcn Ge}y Zwbmykme}Haieo/ ob}y uzibyei kc 2;;

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    leoz bzzokmbcy} `eeo hawe `uoo{ kcpe}yei kc yle zwame}} bcimwebye nwebyew ywu}y#

    Yle 7::= AKN PI] Epboubykac }ybyei ylby yle bzzokmbykaczwame}} k} uc`wkecio{ gembu}e yle guwebumwbykm }ywumyuwe/

    zwame}}e}/ bci yewhkcaoan{bwe mac`u}kcn bci obmd a`we}zac}kpece}} aw wenuobw macybmy ~kyl yle Zebme Mawz}#Ace bzzokmbcy ~la we}zaciei ya auw }uwpe{ ~waye yle`aooa~kcn6

    K iac.y dca~ ~lewe ya genkc lewe/ }kcme h{

    e|zewkecme ~b} }a cenbykpe# @aw ace ylkcn/ {au

    lbpe ya lbpe okpe zeazoe bpbkobgoe/ bci {au

    HU]Y ney gbmd ya zeazoe bci bc}~ew ylekw

    pakmehbko bci e(hbko} kc b ykheo{ `b}lkac# [au

    hu}y ge moebw bci }zemk`km bgauy {auw agfemykac}/

    bci zoeb}e yw{ ya ge leoz`uo bci }uzzawykpe

    wbylew ylbc maoi bci ik}ybcy iuwkcn ylk} ik``kmuoyzwame}}#

    Ky k} khzawybcy ylby Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky }yb`` wehehgew yle{ bweyle aco{ okcd bzzokmbcy} lbpe ya uciew}ybcikcn bci mahzoeykcnbc e|zec}kpe bci ykhe(mac}uhkcn Heikmbo Moebwbcme zwame}}#

    AH] }lauoi e}ybgok}l b zaokm{ ylby mahhuckmbye} ya ylebzzokmbcy ~lec yle Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky wemekpe} ylekw Heikmbo Dky`awh} bci `b|e}# Bc e|bhzoe a` mu}yahew }ewpkmemahhuckmbykac kc ceei a` khzwapehecy k} `auci ac zbne ace

    a` yle Kcywaiumykac }emykac kc yle Heikmbo Dky kc}ywumykacgaadoey/ Mahzwelec}kpe Heikmbo bci Iecybo Zbmdbne6

    Ky Tboo kc`awhbykacX k} zwapkiei ya nukie {au

    ylwaunl yle heikmbo bci iecybo zwame}} bci ya

    zwepecy {au `wah lbpkcn ya yeoezlace auw

    }hboo }yb`` ~kyl mahhac rue}ykac}###By `kw}y

    nobcme ylk} kc`awhbykac hb{ }eeh

    apew~leohkcn/ guy ky k} cay"

    Iue ya kce``kmkecmke} bci obmd a` zwkawkykvbykac/ ~e `auci ylby

    mu}yahew }ewpkme ~b} zaawo{ e|emuyei kc yle `aooa~kcn ~b{}6 Ylewe ~b} zaaw awnbckvbykac bci ruboky{ macywao a` yle

    Heikmbo Dky kc}ywumykac}# AH] }mweeckcn cuw}e}e}ykhbyei ylby bzzwa|khbyeo{ ;:% a` bzzokmbcyHeikmbo Dky} wemekpei ia cay kcmouie boo werukweikc`awhbykac/ }uml b} zl{}kmkbc }kncbyuwe} bci obg~awd# AH] k} cay bgoe ya ieyewhkce ~leylew yleHeikmbo Dky kc}ywumykac} ceei mobwk`kmbykac gembu}e

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    yle{ ia cay maooemy bzzokmbcy `eeigbmd# Biikykacboo{/AH] oebiew}lkz lb} booa~ei ik``ewecy }yb`` hehgew}ya ybde we}zac}kgkoky{ `aw uzibykcn }ezbwbye zawykac} a`Heikmbo Dky kc}ywumykac}/ ~lkml hb{ lbpe oei yakcmac}k}yecmke}#

    Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky }yb`` ia cay hbkcybkc yle zlkoa}azl{ylby yle{ bwe bc bipambye `aw yle bzzokmbcy# ]aheAH] }yb`` pke~ei yle HM] b} b wkye a` zb}}bne }ybykcnylby k` yle bzzokmbcy} mauoi ney ylwaunl yle luwioe} a`yle HM] yle{ ~koo ge naai Paoucyeew}#

    Obmd a` ec`awmkcn mu}yahew }ewpkme }ybcibwi}#Bzzokmbcy} mbccay ney kc yauml ~kyl b okpe zew}ac#Bzzokmbcy} wezawyei ylby ie}zkye mbookcn AH]} hbkccuhgew huoykzoe ykhe}/ yle{ ~ewe ucbgoe ya webml bmu}yahew }ewpkme wezwe}ecybykpe bci }aheykhe} ucbgoe

    ya epec oebpe b pakmehbko he}}bne gembu}e ylepakmehbko ~b} `uoo#

    Auy a` yle >>; bzzokmbcy} ~la mbooei AH] hbkcyeoezlace cuhgew ok}yei kc yle Heikmbo Dky,2#

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    Kc @[ 7::>/ }mweeckcn cuw}e} mbhe ya ~awd ac~eedeci} iuwkcn yle }zkde zewkai ,Hbwml (]ezyehgew+ iue ya lebp{ ~awdoabi}# La~epew/ yle{~ewe bo}a ~awdkcn ac yle ~eedeci} iuwkcn cac(}zkdezewkai} kc awiew ya mwebye `auw(ib{ ~awd ~eed}# B} b

    we}uoy/ bzzokmbcy} mahzobkcei ylby yle{ bwe cay bgoe yawebml b okpe zew}ac ~lec mbookcn yle AH] Zwe(]ewpkmeUcky bci a`yec zob{ei zlace ybn `aw ib{} ge`awewebmlkcn b }mweeckcn cuw}e#

    Ace Paoucyeew ~la yaad yle Heikmbo Moebwbcme]{}yeh ]uwpe{ }bki6

    Mbookcn yle leoz yeoezlace cuhgew} iki

    ca naai b} {au }eoiah nay ylwaunl/

    he}}bne} {au oe`y ~ewe u}uboo{ cay

    weyuwcei/ guy/ ha}y `wu}ywbykcn/

    ~lecepew {au iki webml b zew}ac yle{u}uboo{ yaoi {au yle{ mauoic.y leoz {au

    bci ~auoi ywbc}`ew {au ya bcaylew

    iezbwyhecy/ ~la ~auoi ylec yeoo {au

    yle{ mauoic.y leoz {au bci ywbc}`ew {au

    wknly gbmd#

    Bzzokmbcy} bwe bo}a uc}uwe a` ~la ya macybmy#Bmmawikcn ya auw }uwpe{/ 77% a` bzzokmbcy} wezawyeiylby yle oeyyew biiwe}}ei ya yleh kc ylekw Heikmbo Dkybci kcywaiumkcn yleh ya yle heikmbo moebwbcme zwame}}

    oe`y yle cbhe a` yle }mweeckcn cuw}e gobcd# Bzzokmbcy} lbpe wezawyei ylby Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky }yb``

    `bko ya weyuwc ylekw zlace mboo}/ `b|e}/ bci ehbko} kc bmac}k}yecy bci ykheo{ hbccew#

    ]yb`` a`yec zakcyei ya yle `bmy ylby yle heikmbo moebwbcme }yb``bwe yle zeazoe ~la bwe u}uboo{ kc yle ucecpkbgoe za}kykac a`lbpkcn ya yeoo bc bzzokmbcy6 [au bwe cay nakcn ya ge b ZebmeMawz} Paoucyeew# Ylk} k} ce~} ylby yle bzzokmbcy iae} cay~bcy ya lebw bci mbc we}uoy kc yle bzzokmbcy gemahkcn bcnw{~kyl yle Zwe(]ewpkme }yb``# Ylk} hb{ ge ywue4 la~epew/

    mauwyeau} mu}yahew }ewpkme }lauoi ge ehzlb}kvei wenbwioe}}a` la~ bc bzzokmbcy webmy} ya b heikmbo iemk}kac# ^e `auciylby AH] lb} cay zwkawkykvei caw wemanckvei yle khzawybcme a`kiecyk`{kcn/ khzoehecykcn bci hackyawkcn mu}yahew }ewpkme}ybcibwi} kc yle Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky#

    Kc biikykac ya mu}yahew }ewpkme }ybcibwi}/ mu}yahew }ewpkme~auoi ge khzwapei g{ lbpkcn y~a okce} bci y~a mu}yahew

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    bzzokmbcy} uzac wemekpkcn b `kcbo heikmbo ik}za}kykac# AH]}lauoi u}e ylk} ibyb kc hacylo{ }yb`` heeykcn} ya b}}e}}bzzokmbcy `eeigbmd bci AH] mu}yahew }ewpkme zew`awhbcme#

    Yle ]ybye Iezbwyhecy Heikmbo ]mweeckcn Ikpk}kac lb} b }lawy

    }uwpe{ ylby k} ik}ywkguyei ya epew{ zew}ac ~la ~b} heikmboo{}mweecei kc b nkpec hacyl# Ylekw kczuy }lauoi ge }aunly zwkawya iepeoazkcn b Zebme Mawz} heikmbo }mweeckcn }uwpe{#

    Ky k} kcyewe}ykcn ya caye ylby AH] macywbmyaw/ ]epec Mawcew}/hbkcybkc} b ibybgb}e a` mahzobkcy} kc ~lkml mboo} bwe oanneibci weammuwwkcn mahzobkcy} bwe e|ywbmyei `wah yle ibybgb}ebci gwaunly uz iuwkcn ~eedo{ mu}yahew }ewpkme heeykcn}#Wezawy} a` weammuwwkcn mahzobkcy} bwe ylec zwapkiei ya yleAH] macywbmy} hbcbnew# E}ybgok}lkcn b }khkobw zwame}} ~kylkcyle Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky a` oannkcn mahzobkcy} bci gwkcnkcn

    `weruecyo{ pakmei mahzobkcy} `aw~bwi iuwkcn }yb`` heeykcn} `awik}mu}}kac bci we}aouykac ~auoi ge bc kcpboubgoe }yez ya~bwi}mu}yahew }ewpkme#

    Kc awiew ya nbune bzzokmbcy }byk}`bmykac ~kyl yle HM]/ auw}uwpe{ maooemyei mu}yahew }ewpkme eeigbmd# Paoucyeew} bciWZMP} we}zaciei }khkobwo{ ya yle rue}ykac a` la~ }byk}`keiyle{ ~ewe ~kyl yle Zebme Mawz} heikmbo moebwbcme zwame}}#Yle hbfawky{ wezawyei yle{ ~ewe Hawe aw oe}} }byk}`kei ~kylyle Zebme Mawz} heikmbo moebwbcme zwame}}# Auw }uwpe{ we}uoy}kcikmbyei ylby bzzokmbcy} ylby iki cay }ewpe ~ewe oe}} }byk}`kei~kyl yle HM]# Yle oeb}y }byk}`kei nwauz ~b} 5:$ bzzokmbcy}~la iki cay }ewpe ,}ee ybgoe geoa~+# Yle }ywbyk`kei cuhgew a`5:$ bzzokmbcy} ~b} yaa }hboo ya zwaiume }ybyk}ykmboo{}knck`kmbcy we}uoy}#

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    Heikmbo ]mweeckcn B}}k}ybcy}6 Auw }uwpe{ kcikmbyei ylby 09%a` bzzokmbcy} macybmyei ylekw Heikmbo ]mweeckcn B}}k}ybcy#@awy{(}k| zewmecy a` yle bzzokmbcy} ~la macybmyei ylekwHeikmbo ]mweeckcn B}}k}ybcy mbooei yleh ylwee ykhe} aw hawe#A` yla}e bzzokmbcy} ~la lbi bc azkckac/ yle zouwboky{ wezawyei

    ylby yle mu}yahew }ewpkme zwapkiei g{ yle Heikmbo ]mweeckcnB}}k}ybcy} ~b} Hawe aw Oe}} ]byk}`bmyaw{ ,9:%+ bci yle}emaci ha}y `weruecyo{ ammuwwkcn we}zac}e ~b} Pew{]byk}`bmyaw{ ,7>%+ iki cay macybmy yle Iecybo ]mweeckcn B}}k}ybcy#

    Heikmbo ]mweeckcn Cuw}e}6 @k`y{(y~a zewmecy a` bzzokmbcy}macybmyei ylekw }mweeckcn cuw}e# Ylkwy{ zewmecy a` yla}e ~lambooei ylekw }mweeckcn cuw}e ybodei ~kyl lkh aw lew acme iuwkcn

    yle ecykwe Heikmbo ]mweeckcn zwame}}# Bzzokmbcy }byk}`bmykac~kyl yle mu}yahew }ewpkme zwapkiei g{ yle }mweeckcn cuw}e}pbwkei g{ }ugnwauz# Paoucyeew} bci WZMP} ~la }ewpei ~ewehawe }byk}`kei ~kyl yle mu}yahew }ewpkme zwapkiei g{ }mweeckcncuw}e} ylbc yle bzzokmbcy} ~la iki cay }ewpe# Kc boo mbyenawke}/yle ha}y mahhac we}zac}e ~b} Hawe aw Oe}} ]byk}`bmyaw{#Bzzokmbcy} ~la iki cay }ewpe ie}mwkgei }mweeckcn cuw}emu}yahew }ewpkme b} Hawe aw Oe}} ]byk}`bmyaw{ 20% a` yleykhe/ WZMP} 7>% a` yle ykhe/ bci Paoucyeew} 7

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    Bc acokce boyewcbykpe ya yle Cuw}e Okce yeoezlace cuhgewmauoi ge zwapkiei `aw bzzokmbcy} ~la mbccay webml b okpe}mweeckcn cuw}e u}kcn yle Cuw}e Okce# Kc biikykac ya yle Cuw}eOkce/ b Cuw}e E(hbko biiwe}} mauoi ge kc}ykyuyei ya khzwapeAH] bmme}}kgkoky{ ya bzzokmbcy}# ]mweeckcn cuw}e} b}}kncei ya

    yle e(hbko waybykac }lauoi we}zaci ya Cuw}e Okce kcrukwke}bmmawikcn ya mu}yahew }ewpkme }ybcibwi}# Ya hbkcybkc heikmbomac`kiecykboky{ zaokmke} }uml b} yle Leboyl Kc}uwbcmeZawybgkoky{ bci Bmmaucybgkoky{ Bmy ,LKZBB+ bci yle Zwkpbm{Bmy/ b mac}ecy `awh }lauoi ge zwapkiei g{ wenkacbo wemwukykcna``kme} aw kc yle Heikmbo Dky ge`awe bc bzzokmbcy u}e} yleCuw}e E(hbko biiwe}}# Bmmawikcn ya yle Zebme Mawz} Hbcubo}emykac 70

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    75#Ylby AH] bci yle Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky ~kyl yle b}}k}ybcmea` A]KWZ }{}yehbykmboo{ maooemy bzzokmbcy `eeigbmd g{

    iepeoazkcn bci khzoehecykcn bc bzzokmbcy `eeigbmd

    }uwpe{#

    70#Ylby yle Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky hbcbnew heey ~kyl yleIkwemyaw a` yle Heikmbo ]mweeckcn Ikpk}kac by yle ]ybye

    Iezbwyhecy ya oebwc bgauy ylekw heikmbo }mweeckcn

    }uwpe{ ya mbzyuwe mu}yahew `eeigbmd#

    7>#Ylby AH] e}ybgok}l bci khzoehecy bccubo mu}yahew}ewpkme ywbkckcn `aw boo AH] }yb`` ylby lbpe ikwemy

    mahhuckmbykac ~kyl bzzokmbcy}# Mu}yahew }ewpkme

    ywbkckcn }lauoi ehzlb}kve yle khzawybcme a` mabmlkcn

    bzzokmbcy} ylwaunl yle Heikmbo Moebwbcme ]{}yeh#

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    AH]} byyehzy} ya wepke~ `koe} bmmawikcn ya yle `kw}y kc `kw}yauy ,@K@A+ heylai4 la~epew/ b} }ybnkcn} iwb~ moa}ew/ ylezobmehecy }yb`` mbc werue}y ylby mewybkc bzzokmbcy} ge wepke~eikhheikbyeo{ k` yle{ lbpe b }mbwme }dkoo ylby k} ceeiei kc bcuzmahkcn Ywbkcee mob}}# Muwwecyo{/ bzzokmbcy} ~la }ughky

    ylekw Heikmbo Dky ebwo{ guy ia cay lbpe b }ybnkcn epecy kc ylece|y }epewbo hacyl} mahzobkc ylby yle{ bwe zecbokvei g{ yleZwe(]ewpkme Ucky} }mweeckcn }{}yeh bci ylby AH] }lauoiwepke~ `koe} bmmawikcn ya ~lec yle{ bwe `kw}y wemekpei# Lkwkcnhawe }mweeckcn cuw}e} ~auoi booa~ `aw hawe `oe|kgkoky{ bciykhe ya wepke~ bmmawikcn ya yle @K@A haieo/ ~lkml ~auoiiemweb}e bzzokmbcy mahzobkcy}/ kcmweb}e bzzokmbcy }byk}`bmykac~kyl yle HM]/ bci weiume yle we}zac}e ykhe a` yle heikmbo}mweeckcn zwame}}#

    AH] lb} geec ucbgoe ya fu}yk`{ yle }yb`` werukwei iue ya ky}

    kcbgkoky{ ya u}e ibyb bci bcbo{}k} ya zwe}ecy epkiecme `aw ylekw}yb``kcn ceei}#

    Gb}ei ac kcmahzoeye ibyb zwapkiei g{ AH]/ auw epboubykac~b} cay bgoe ya ie`kckykpeo{ ieyewhkce ~leylew yle Zwe(]ewpkmeUcky k} uciew}yb``ei/ b} zwkaw wezawy} }ybyei# Yle AH] iezuy{ikwemyaw }ybyei ylby bmmawikcn ya yle ibyb bpbkobgoe/ AH] iae}cay ceei biikykacbo }mweeckcn cuw}e}/ guy wbylew ky ceei} yakcmweb}e ky} e``kmkecm{# Yle AKN bcbo{vei y~a AH] wezawy}~lkml byyehzyei ya bcbo{ve }mweeckcn cuw}e zew`awhbcme kcawiew ya fu}yk`{ biikykacbo }mweeckcn }yb`` ceei}# ^e mahzbweiyle @YE }yb`` }mleiuoei ya ~awd 9: lauw} zew ~eed ~kyl ylebmyubo ykhe yle{ ~awdei zew ~eed ~lkml `aw pboki bcbo{}k}}lauoi kcmouie apewykhe bci mahzec}byei ykhe# Yle `kw}yAH] wezawy ylby ~e bcbo{vei ~b} ykyoei Huoyk({ebw ]mweeckcnBcbo{}k} bci hk|ei mahzoeye `k}mbo {ebw ibyb `aw {ebw} 7::7ylwaunl 7::5 ~kyl zbwykbo `k}mbo {ebw ibyb `aw gayl 7::0 bci7::>/ bci ylewe`awe yle bcbo{}k} ~b} cay pboki# Yle }emaciAH] wezawy ~b} ykyoei ]mweeckcn Bmykpky{ 7::5(7::0 bci yleyaybo @YE} `aw @[ 7::5 iki cay bnwee ~kyl yle yaybo @YE}`auci kc yle `kw}y Huoyk({ebw ]mweeckcn Bcbo{}k} wezawy/ ~lkmllbi geec zwezbwei g{ bcaylew kcikpkiubo kc AH]# ]emacio{/apewykhe lauw} ~ewe cay ywbmdei `aw @[ 7::0 kc yle ]mweeckcnBmykpky{ 7::5(7::0 wezawy aw yle Huoyk({ebw ]mweeckcnBcbo{}k} guy ~ewe ywbmdei kc yle Huoyk({ebw ]mweeckcnBcbo{}k} `aw `k}mbo {ebw} 7::7(7::5#

    B} b we}uoy a` kcmahzoeye ibyb/ ~e ~ewe ucbgoe ya ieyewhkce k`biikykacbo }mweeckcn }yb`` ceei} bwe fu}yk`kei gb}ei ac b wepke~a` }mweeckcn zew`awhbcme ylby yaad kcya bmmaucy apewykhe bcimahzec}byei lauw} ~awdei#

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    La~epew/ ky k} moebw ylby }mweeckcn cuw}e pbmbcmke} mahgkcei~kyl yle mu}yahbw{ y~a(hacyl zwame}}kcn ykhe ya `koo}mweeckcn cuw}e pbmbcmke}/ macywkguye ya iemweb}ei heikmbo}mweeckcn e``kmkecm{/ mu}yahew }ewpkme/ zew`awhbcme/ bcimac}k}yecy bci bmmuwbye iemk}kac(hbdkcn# Hawe }mweeckcn

    cuw}e} ~auoi za}kykpeo{ khzbmy geyyew mu}yahew }ewpkme/ `b}yewwepke~ a` heikmbo moebwbcme `koe}/ geyyew ruboky{ macywao a`mahhuckmbykac} bci oeyyew} }ecy ya bzzokmbcy}/ bci geyyewzwbmykme} a` heikmbo wemawi} zwameiuwe}# Kc yuwc/ geyyewiemk}kac} ~koo ge hbie gembu}e }mweeckcn cuw}e} ~koo cay ge b}`byknuei aw }ywe}}ei `wah ~awdkcn apewykhe bci iuwkcn yle~eedeci}#

    ]mweeckcn }ybyk}ykm} ac yle zwaiumykpky{ a` ce~ pew}u}

    e|zewkecmei }mweeckcn cuw}e} iki cay kcmouie boo bzzwazwkbye

    bci ceme}}bw{ pbwkbgoe}#

    AH] ywbmdei }mweeckcn ik}za}kykac} ,rubok`kei bci heikmboo{cac(rubok`kei+ `aw y~a ce~ }mweeckcn cuw}e} bci ylwee a` ylehawe e|zewkecmei }mweeckcn cuw}e} `aw yle y~eope(hacylzewkai Iemehgew 2/ 7::5 ylwaunl Capehgew =:/ 7::0#

    Yle wbykacboe `aw }eoemykcn yle ylwee cuw}e} ~b} ylby yle{ ~eweyle ha}y e|zewkecmei# Yle }zwebi}leey iki cay ybde kcyabmmaucy yle ykhe yle{ u}ei ya mabml yle ce~ }mweeckcn cuw}e}#B} b we}uoy/ yle e|zewkecmei cuw}e} zwaiumykpky{ ~b} zwe}ecyeib} oe}} ylbc ky bmyuboo{ ~b}#

    Yle y~a ce~ cuw}e} lbi ~awdei `e~ew ylbc 27 hacyl} iuwkcnylby zewkai# Ky k} ucdca~c ~leylew yla}e hacyl} a` kcbmykpky{bwe iue ya b obz}e gey~eec ace cuw}e oebpkcn bci b ce~ cuw}e}ybwykcn/ ~lkml ~auoi macywkguye ya b iemweb}e kc apewboo a``kmezwaiumykpky{/ aw k` ylewe ~b} ca obz}e by boo# Ylu}/ bmmuwbyece~ }mweeckcn cuw}e zwaiumykpky{ mbccay ge mbomuobyeimawwemyo{#

    Yle ik``ewecme kc }mweeckcn zwaiumykpky{ gey~eec ce~ cuw}e}bci e|zewkecmei cuw}e} ~b} mbomuobyei by

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    WEMAHHECIBYKAC]

    Ylk} kc`awhbykac ~b} gb}ei ac b fuinhecybo }bhzoe }eoemyeig{ yle iezuy{ ikwemyaw a` AH]# Ylk} AKN zweokhkcbw{ bcbo{}k}}lauoi ge `aooa~ei uz g{ b hawe kc(iezyl mahzwelec}kpewepke~ g{ yle bnecm{ ~lkml kcmouie} boo Zwe(]ewpkme }yb``#

    Yle bnecm{ bzzwapei yle lkwkcn a` y~a biikykacbo @YE}mweeckcn cuw}e} ac Fuce 5/ 7::># Bmmawikcn ya AH]/kcyewpke~} `aw yle y~a ce~ }mweeckcn cuw}e za}kykac} yaadzobme yle ~eed a` Fuo{ 2 bci y~a @YE }mweeckcn cuw}e}~ewe lkwei b} a` Bunu}y 7/ 7::>#

    ^e wemahheci6

    =2#Ylby AH] maciumy b }yb``kcn bcbo{}k} ya ieyewhkce~leylew yle cuhgew a` }mweeckcn cuw}e} muwwecyo{ ac

    }yb`` k} bierubye#

    =7#Ylby AH] maciumy zewkaikm }yb``kcn bcbo{}e} yabiiwe}} ce~ bnecm{ kckykbykpe} ~lkml khzbmy yle Zwe(

    ]ewpkme Ucky ~awdoabi#

    Yle obmd a` }yb`` ~kyl zwanwbhhkcn bci ibyb bcbo{}k}

    e|zewyk}e mauoi oebpe AH] puocewbgoe#

    AH] lb} ace mahzuyew zwanwbhhew bcbo{}y ya hbkcybkc bci}ywebhokce yemlcaoan{ `aw boo AH] ucky}# AH] }yb`` kiecyk`keiy~a zayecykbo gbmd(uz} ya }uzzawy yle E|zewy ]{}yeh }lauoi}aheylkcn lbzzec ya yle mahzuyew zwanwbhhew bcbo{}y# AH]bci yle Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky weo{ ac yle mahzuyew(gb}ei E|zewy]{}yeh ya }mweec bci iamuhecy bzzokmbcy} leboyl macikykac}bci heikmbo wemawi}# La~epew/ yle ie}kncbyei gbmd(uz kc yleRK Ucky k} yle zwanwbh bcbo{}y ~la obmd} ]ywumyuwei Ruew{Obcnubne ,]RO+ zwanwbhhkcn zwa`kmkecm{ bci ylewe`awembccay zew`awh yle zwanwbhhkcn b}zemy} a` yle gbmduzwe}zac}kgkokyke}# Yle gbmduz kc yle A``kme a` yle Mlke`Kc`awhbykac A``kmew ,AMKA+ lb} b gbmdnwauci kc ]ROzwanwbhhkcn/ guy zwkaw ya ylk} epboubykac ~b} uc`bhkokbw ~kyl

    yle E|zewy ]{}yeh bzzokmbykac# Kc biikykac/ ylewe k} b obmd a`iamuhecybykac ac yle E|zewy ]{}yeh# Yle}e puocewbgkokyke}oebpe yle Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky }u}mezykgoe ya yemlcaoan{~ebdce}}e} bci mbc khzeie yle ieokpew{ a` yle HM]# Yle RKucky }lauoi kckykbokve b iamuhecybykac zwame}} `aw yle E|zewy]{}yeh ya zwapkie yemlcaoankmbo }umme}}kac zobcckcn#

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    @KPE([EBW WUOE

    Kc biikykac ya yle RK zwanwbh bcbo{}y za}kykac gekcnie}kncbyei b} yle gbmduz ya yle AH] mahzuyew zwanwbhhewbcbo{}y/ yle za}kykac u}ei ya werukwe zwanwbhhkcn bci ibybbcbo{}k} e|zewyk}e ~b} ia~c(nwbiei `wah b @Z= ya bc @Z9oepeo bci yle}e werukwehecy} ~ewe eokhkcbyei `wah yle za}kykac

    ie}mwkzykac# B} b we}uoy/ AH] oa}y ylekw bgkoky{ ya }ywbyenkmboo{maooemy bci bcbo{ve ibyb `aw zwanwbh bci zwame}}khzwapehecy#

    AH] lb} b zwa`auci ceei `aw b ywbkcei bci e|zewkecmei ]ROzwanwbhhew ya koo yle}e ibyb nbz}# G{ cay maciumykcn ibybbcbo{}k} ~kyl weokbgoe ibyb bci ieikmbyei }yb``/ AH] k}zwahaykcn kce``kmkecmke} bci ~awdkcn bnbkc}y Zebme Mawz}nabo} a` weiumkcn bzzokmbcy we}zac}e ykhe#

    Yle AH] mahzuyew zwanwbhhew bcbo{}y k} bowebi{ ~awdkcn

    ~kyl A]KWZ ya khzwape ibyb ecyw{/ maooemykac bci bcbo{}k}#

    ^e wemahheci6

    ==#Ylby yle AMKA ie}kncbye b gbmduz ya yle AH]mahzuyew zwanwbhhew bcbo{}y ~kyl zwanwbhhkcn

    zwa`kmkecm{ bci ec}uwe ylby le aw }le wemekpe} wauykce

    ywbkckcn ac yle E|zewy ]{}yeh#

    =9#Ylby AH] wauykceo{ mahhuckmbye mlbcne} kc yleE|zewy ]{}yeh ya yle gbmduz zwanwbhhew#

    =5#Ylby AH] iamuhecy yle E|zewy ]{}yeh `aw }umme}}kaczobcckcn#

    Yle `kpe({ebw wuoe k} b ieywkhecy ya yle Heikmbo Moebwbcme

    ]{}yeh#

    Bmmawikcn ya Yle Zebme Mawz} Bmy/ U#]# Maie Ykyoe 77/ 75:0/ Zebme Mawz} ehzoa{ee} bwe }ugfemy ya yauw} a` `kpe {ebw}bci hb{ cay }ewpe aw hawe ylbc eknly bci ace(lbo` {ebw}# Yle`kpe({ebw wuoe ~b} e}ybgok}lei ya mac}k}yecyo{ gwkcn kc ce~ecewn{/ ce~ yboecy/ bci `keoi e|zewkecme ya Zebme Mawz}#La~epew/ yle `kpe({ebw wuoe lb} lbi b cenbykpe e``emy ac yleHM] g{ mbu}kcn ie`kmky} kc kc}ykyuykacbo dca~oeine/ khza}kcnazewbykacbo bci awnbckvbykacbo zwagoeh} ya yle Zwe(]ewpkmeUcky/ bci kcmweb}kcn yle zayecykbo `aw ewwaw} kc heikmbofuinhecy/ e|za}kcn Zebme Mawz} Paoucyeew} ya zayecykbo lbwh#

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    E|zewkecme bci b mahzwelec}kpe dca~oeine gb}e a` heikmbo}mweeckcn werukwehecy} bci yle ik``ewecme} gey~eec ZebmeMawz} za}y leboyl macikykac} bwe kcik}zec}bgoe ya }mweeckcnbzzokmbcy} e``kmkecyo{/ zwaiumykpeo{/ bci }b`eo{# Yle e``emy a`yle `kpe({ebw wuoe e}}ecykboo{ `awme} ylby pbouei e|zewkecme bci

    e|zewyk}e e|ewmk}ei g{ yle }mweeckcn cuw}e} auy a` yle bnecm{#Yle bnecm{ hu}y mlaa}e ce~ }mweeckcn cuw}e} auy a` b oe}}ewe|zewkecmei bci }hbooew zaao ~la werukwe e|yec}kpe ywbkckcnbci aco{ webml bierubye oepeo} a` zwaiumykpky{ }mweeckcnbzzokmbcy} bci nkpkcn ruboky{ mu}yahew }ewpkme b`yew ace {ebw#Yle yuwcapew mbu}ei g{ yle `kpe({ebw wuoe weiume} boo }mweeckcnyebh} zwaiumykpky{ bci mwebye} bc ucceme}}bw{ gayyoecemd kcyle bzzokmbykac zwame}}#

    Yle nwebye}y khzbmy ac yle HM] k} yle ieywkhecy yaPaoucyeew} }b`ey{ bci }emuwky{ kc yle bweb} a` heikmbo bci

    hecybo leboyl b}}e}}hecy# Macywkguykcn `bmyaw} bwe ylecbykac~kie cuw}kcn }lawybne/ wemuwwecy }mweeckcn cuw}eyuwcapew ( ~lkml ybde} y~a ya ylwee hacyl} ya `koo bci ma}y} 2#7( 2#= ykhe} b cuw}e} bpewbne }bobw{/ bci yle obmd a` ucky}umme}}kac zobcckcn# Yle weboky{ k} ylby ylewe bwe mac}k}yecykcyewpbo} ~lewe ekylew kce|zewkecmei }mweeckcn cuw}e} bwehbdkcn heikmbo moebwbcme iemk}kac}/ e|zewkecmei }mweeckcncuw}e} bwe gu}{ ywbkckcn ce~ }mweeckcn cuw}e}/ aw ylewe bweuc`kooei }yb`` pbmbcmke}/ ~lkml gahgbwi yle Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky~kyl apew~leohkcn cuhgew} a` bzzokmbcy heikmbo `koe} yawepke~#

    Zwkaw wezawy} zakcy ya yle `kpe({ebw wuoe} bipew}e e``emy} bci}uzzawy ylby yle cenbykpe auymahe} auy~eknl yle za}kykpehaykpbykac} `aw yle `kpe({ebw wuoe} kcmezykac kc ylk} bweb#

    Bmmawikcn ya yle 7::7 ZEH Wezawy/ gembu}e a` yle`kpe({ebw wuoe }umme}}kac zobcckcn kc hbcbnehecybci kcyewcbo }umme}}kac zobcckcn ~ewe ik``kmuoy/ bciawnbckvbykacbo hehaw{ ~b} khzbmyei cenbykpeo{#

    Yle `aooa~kcn {ebw/ yle A``kme a` Kc}zemyaw Necewbok}}uei yle 7::= PI] Epboubykac wezawy/ ~lkml mkyeiyle `bmy ylby bccuboo{ Zebme Mawz} e|zewkecme} 7:%

    }yb`` yuwcapew# Yle lknl yuwcapew wbye lb} mbu}eimlwackm }yb`` pbmbcmke} khzeikcn yle PI] bci yleHM]# B} b we}uoy/ cawhbo ~awd ~auoi ge zew`awheiiuwkcn e|yeciei lauw} bci ~eedeci}/ weciewkcn kyik``kmuoy ya khzoehecy ruboky{ mu}yahew }ewpkme/ruboky{ khzwapehecy/ ywbkckcn/ bci zwame}}khzwapehecy}# Ylk} epboubykac bo}a }la~ei ylby b

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    }knck`kmbcy bhaucy a` }mweeckcn ~awd ~b} gekcnmaciumyei iuwkcn e|yeciei lauw} bci ~eedeci}#

    Uciew Yle Zebme Mawz} Bmy/ U#]# Maie Ykyoe 77/ 75:0 ,5+bci yle 7::9 Zebme Mawz} ]b`ey{ bci ]emuwky{ Gkoo/ ky hb{ ge

    bwnuei ylby e|ehzykcn za}kykac} ~kylkc AH] k} ceme}}bw{ `awyle }b`ey{ bci }emuwky{ a` yle Paoucyeew# Kc 7::7/ ky ~b}ieehei ylby yle za}kykac a` Mlke` a` Ruboky{ Khzwapehecy ~b}b mwkykmbo za}kykac ~kylkc yle A``kme a` Heikmbo ]ewpkme} `awec}uwkcn yle }b`ey{ bci }emuwky{ a` Paoucyeew} apew}eb} bciylby za}kykac ~b} e|ehzyei `wah yle kpe({ebw wuoe# Yle }bhefu}yk`kmbykac `aw yle iemk}kac ya e|ehzy yle Mlke` a` Ruboky{Khzwapehecy mbc bzzo{ ya e|ehzykcn biikykacbo de{ za}kykac}~kylkc yle Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky ~lkml ~koo ec}uwe macykcuky{ a``ucmykac}/ ruboky{ b}}uwbcme/ ruboky{ macywao/ bci uoykhbyeo{/yle }b`ey{ bci }emuwky{ a` yle Paoucyeew# Yle obmd a`

    kc}ykyuykacbo dca~oeine mbu}ei g{ yle `kpe({ebw wuoemacywkguye} ya }mweeckcn kcmac}k}yecmke}/ ik}awnbckvbykac/ bcikcawikcbye ykhe`wbhe}# Yle}e paki} kc zwame}} macywao bcib}}uwbcme khzeie yle HM] bci mbc ecibcnew yle Paoucyeewbci za}y# Yle e|zewkecme bci awnbckvbykacbo hehaw{ a` yle}eza}kykac} k} pkybo ya hbkcybkckcn yle }mweeckcn }{}yeh bcikiecyk`{kcn bweb} ylby mbc ge khzwapei ya azykhkve yle}mweeckcn zwame}}#

    Kc biikykac/ cuhewau} napewchecybo/ awnbckvbykacbo bcifauwcbok}ykm }yuike} wezawy ylby ylewe k} b nwa~kcn cbykac~kiecuw}kcn }lawybne# Yle Iezbwyhecy a` Leboyl bci Luhbc]ewpkme} ,LL]+ wezawyei ylby yle cbykac~kie cuw}kcn }lawybne~auoi iaugoe `wah 0% kc 7::: ya 27% g{ 7:2:# Kc we}zac}eya }yuike} k}}uei g{ FMBLA bci LL]/ yle U#]# napewchecylb} biiwe}}ei yle zayecykbo ibcnew} a` b cuw}kcn }lawybne bciybdec bmykac# Kc 7::7/ Zwe}kiecy Gu}l }kncei yle Cuw}eWekcpe}yhecy Bmy kcya ob~ mwebykcn napewchecy cuw}kcn}mlaobw}lkz} ylwaunl 7::> ya zwapkie hawe }uzzo{ a` ruboky{cuw}e}# Kc biikykac/ LL] lb} b~bwiei hawe ylbc )=: hkookac kcnwbcy b~bwi} ya biiwe}} yle cuw}kcn }lawybne#

    ^lkoe ylewe bwe oenk}obykpe khzeikhecy} ya ~laoe}boee|ehzykac a` za}kykac} kc yle A``kme a` Heikmbo ]ewpkme} `wahyle `kpe({ebw wuoe/ ylk} epboubykac bci zwepkau} }yuike} mauzoei~kyl yle nwa~kcn cbykac(~kie cuw}kcn }lawybne zakcy ya yleceei `aw Zebme Mawz} ya mac}kiew b zkoay zwanwbh ya e|ehzyZwe(]ewpkme cuw}e}# Zwe(]ewpkme Cuw}e za}kykac} }lauoi cay gee|ehzyei ac b zewhbcecy gb}k} guy wece~ei `aw =:(hacyl

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    yauw} zwkaw ya yle mahzoeykac a` ylekw muwwecy yauw/ k` e|meooecyfag zew`awhbcme k} iehac}ywbyei#

    ^e wemahheci6

    =0#Gb}ei uzac }mweeckcn zwaiumykpky{/ ruboky{zew`awhbcme/ bci mahzokbcme ~kyl zaokmke} bci

    mu}yahew }ewpkme }ybcibwi}/ ylby yle bnecm{ mac}kiew} b

    zkoay zwanwbh ya e|ehzy }mweeckcn cuw}e} kc yle A``kme

    a` Heikmbo ]ewpkme} `wah yle `kpe({ebw wuoe ~kyl

    wece~bgoe =:(hacyl yauw}#

    MA]Y YA BZZOKMBCY

    Ylewe k} b obmd a` iamuhecyei bcbo{}k} ya }uzzawy yle

    heikmbo bci iecybo wekhguw}ehecy} wbye} zwapkiei yabzzokmbcy} `aw Heikmbo Dky e|zec}e}#

    AH] mauoi cay zwe}ecy b fu}yk`kmbykac ya yle AKN ylby}uzzawyei yle Zobc Ace ,mobkh} }ughkyyei g{ bzzokmbcy}+hb|khuh wekhguw}ehecy bhaucy}# Kc biikykac/ AH] mauoicay zwapkie yle ibye} a` yle ob}y wekhguw}ehecy }mleiuoekcmweb}e# Biikykacboo{/ ylewe ~b} ca zwameiuwe aw mwkyewkb kczobme ya werukwe AH] ya weepboubye yle wekhguw}ehecy}mleiuoe ac b zewkaikm gb}k}# ]epec Mawcew}/ AH]} ylkwizbwy{ macywbmyaw/ ywbmd} mobkh} kc`awhbykac k` zwapkiei yle

    leboylmbwe zwapkiew} ma}y a` }ewpkme# La~epew/ yle ikwemyaw a`AH] }ybyei ylby AH] lb} bcbo{vei yle ]epec Mawcew} mobkh}kc`awhbykac bci ieyewhkcei ky k} cay u}e`uo `aw fu}yk`{kcnbierubye wekhguw}ehecy wbye}#

    Zew kcyewpke~} ~kyl yle AH] iezuy{ ikwemyaw bci yle macywbmy}hbcbnew/ yle wekhguw}ehecy }mleiuoe ~b} zewkaikmboo{wepke~ei apew yle zb}y }epewbo {ebw}# La~epew/ ylewe ~b} caiamuhecybykac ya zwape ylby bc{ heeykcn} yaad zobme awmac}ec}u} ac ~lec yle heeykcn yaad zobme# Kc biikykac/ yle}uzza}ei macmou}kac a` yle ob}y heeykcn ,ylby ammuwwei y~a aw

    ylwee {ebw} bna+ ~b} ylby kcmweb}e} iki cay ceei ya ge hbie yayle wekhguw}ehecy }mleiuoe gembu}e bzzokmbcy} bci Paoucyeew}~ewe cay webmlkcn yle hb|khuh wekhguw}ehecy bhaucy}booayyei `aw ylekw }zemk`km neciew bci bne nwauzkcn#

    ^lec ~e b}dei `aw }uzzawykcn mbomuobykac} aw epec pewgbomac`kwhbykac a` yle zwame}} `aw mbomuobykcn ylk} kc`awhbykac/cace ~b} zwapkiei# Yle AKN k} ucmewybkc k` AH]} zuwzawyei

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    bcbo{}k} ~b} gb}ei ac kcikpkiubo bzzokmbcy wekhguw}ehecymobkh} aw bc bpewbne bhaucy a` yaybo wekhguw}ehecy mobkh}#B`yew bcbo{vkcn yle heylai ehzoa{ei ya hbde yle b}}uhzykacylby bzzokmbcy} bwe cay mobkhkcn ylekw booayyei hb|khuhwekhguw}ehecy bhaucy}/ bc AKN buikyaw b}}e}}ei ylby ylk} k} b

    `buoy{ heb}uwehecy a` ieyewhkckcn aw cay ieyewhkckcnkcmweb}e} ya yle wekhguw}ehecy }mleiuoe# U}kcn bc bpewbne kcylk} mb}e ya ieyewhkce ~leylew yle wekhguw}ehecy `ee }mleiuoek} bierubye k} kcbzzwazwkbye# AH] }ey yle hb|khuhwekhguw}ehecy bhaucy} bci ~koo cay zb{ hawe ylbc ylby4ylewe`awe/ yle bpewbne ~koo bo~b{} ge geoa~ yle hb|khuhwekhguw}ehecy booa~ei ucoe}} epew{ kcikpkiubo }ughky} `aw ylehb|khuh wekhguw}ehecy bhaucy# Yle emacahkm oepeo} a` ylebzzokmbcy} bwe ik``ewecy/ ylewe`awe fu}yk`{kcn yle muwwecywekhguw}ehecy oepeo} b} bierubye gb}ei ac epew{ace lbpkcn ya}ughky b mobkh/ iae} cay wezwe}ecy yle ceei} a` boo bzzokmbcy}#

    AH] iki zwapkie u} ~kyl yle `aooa~kcn kc`awhbykac a`wekhguw}ehecy mobkh} booambyei g{ neciew bci bne b} a` Fuce=:/ 7::7# Yle ybgoe geoa~ }la~} ylby yle hbfawky{ a`bzzokmbcy} epec ylec }ughkyyei mobkh} ylby e|meeiei ylebooayyei wekhguw}ehecy }mleiuoe ie}kncbyei `aw ylekw bne nwauzbci neciew#

    Zewmecy a` Mobkh}

    ]ughkyyei Apew

    Hb|khuh

    Wekhguw}ehecy Wbye

    Hb|khuh

    Wekhguw}ehecy

    Bhaucy

    Heikmbo

    Nwauzkcn

    @ehboe} uciew5:

    95#::

    Iecybo `aw boonwauz}

    >;% )0:#::

    Yle bcemiaybo b}}uhzykac ylby bzzokmbcy} ~ewe cay hb|kcn auyk} hk}kc`awhei bci yle obmd a` ibyb bcbo{}k} ~bwwbcy} ylby bzewkaikm wepke~ a` yle wekhguw}ehecy }mleiuoe ge macpecei yaieyewhkce kcmweb}e} kc yle Zobc Ace wekhguw}ehecy }mleiuoe#

    Yle iezuy{ ikwemyaw a` AH] wezawyei ylby yle{ bwe mac}kiewkcnwbk}kcn yle iecybo wekhguw}ehecy }mleiuoe `wah )0: ya )2::#La~epew/ AH] bihkyyeio{ lb} ca gb}k} `aw }uzzawykcn ylby

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    kcmweb}e aylew ylbc bcemiaybo epkiecme ylby yle muwwecy bhaucyk} yaa oa~ bci ylby )2:: ~auoi ge b web}acbgoe kcmweb}e#^lec b}dei la~ yle }yb`` ieyewhkcei ylby )2:: ~b} bcbierubye wekhguw}ehecy bhaucy/ AH] mauoi cay zwapkie bc{fu}yk`kmbykac `aw bwwkpkcn by ylby cuhgew# Wbylew/ bmmawikcn ya

    AH]/ b )2:: iecybo wekhguw}ehecy }eeh} ya ge b `bkw ma}y}lbwe a` mahzoeykcn yle iecybo werukwehecy} `aw Zebme Mawz}}ewpkme# Yle}e y{ze} a` mwkykmbo iemk}kac} ceei ya ge gb}ei ac bylawaunl bcbo{}k} a` bzzokmbcy} bmyubo ma}y}#

    Biikykacboo{/ yle werukwehecy ylby bzzokmbcy} wemekpe mewybkckhhuckvbykac} ge`awe heikmbo moebwbcme mbc ge nwbcyei ~b}khzoehecyei kc Fbcubw{ 7::>4 la~epew/ ylewe ~b} camawwe}zacikcn kcmweb}e mac}kiewei `aw yle heikmbowekhguw}ehecy# Ylk} ~b} bc e|zec}e ylby yle Zebme Mawz} lbizwepkau}o{ zbki `aw bci `aw ~lkml yle bzzokmbcy ~auoi ca~ ge

    we}zac}kgoe#

    B mac}eruecme a` cay lbpkcn mwkyewkb `aw epboubykcn ylewekhguw}ehecy }mleiuoe k} ylby ~lec }mweeckcn werukwehecy}mlbcne ylewe k} ca zwame}} `aw bcbo{vkcn yle khzbmy a` ylbymlbcne bci hbdkcn bzzwazwkbye bifu}yhecy} ya ylewekhguw}ehecy }mleiuoe#

    Bmmawikcn ya AH]/ ylewe ~b} cay ecaunl cenbykpe `eeigbmd`wah bzzokmbcy} ya mbu}e b we(b}}e}}hecy a` yle hb|khuhwekhguw}ehecy# La~epew/ yle wemecy khhuckvbykacwerukwehecy} ylby lbpe geec biiei ya yle Heikmbo Dky mauzoei~kyl yle webo kcmweb}e kc ma}y} a` heikmbo bci iecybo e|bh} iueya bccubo kc`obykac bwe boace fu}yk`kmbykac} `aw kcmweb}kcn ylewekhguw}ehecy }mleiuoe#

    Yle fu}yk`kmbykac} `aw ceeikcn ya hbde mlbcne} ya ylewekhguw}ehecy `ee }mleiuoe bwe y~a(`aoi6

    2# Yle wekhguw}ehecy }mleiuoe ~b} wepke~ei kc7::2!7::7 bci we}uoyei kc bc kcmweb}e a` yle iecybowekhguw}ehecy bhaucy/ guy cay yle heikmbowekhguw}ehecy# Yle muwwecy }mleiuoe lb} cay geec

    kcmweb}ei ac b wauykce gb}k} ya bmmaucy `aw kc`obykac awaylew ma}y kcmweb}e}#

    7# Ky iae} cay ybde kcya bmmaucy ce~ moebwbcmewerukwehecy}/ }uml b} khhuckvbykac}/ ylby lbpe geecbiiei ya yle Heikmbo Dky#

    Yle wekhguw}ehecy }mleiuoe iae} cay mapew bzzokmbcy

    heikmbo bci iecybo ma}y}#

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    Hbc{ bzzokmbcy} zewmekpe yle yewh wekhguw}ehecy b}hk}oebikcn nkpec ylby yle }mleiuoe iae} cay mapew epec lbo` a`yle ma}y} b}}amkbyei ~kyl heikmbo bci iecybo moebwbcme#Bzzokmbcy} bwe bo}a ucb~bwe ylby ylewe k} ca ykhe okhky ac ~lecbzzokmbcy} mbc }ughky b wekhguw}ehecy mobkh bci geokepe yle{

    hu}y }ughky ylekw wekhguw}ehecy `awh} ~kyl yle Heikmbo Dky#

    Bmmawikcn ya yle we}uoy} a` auw }uwpe{/ 77% a` bzzokmbcy} ikicay lbpe leboyl kc}uwbcme ~lec yle{ bzzokei ya yle ZebmeMawz}# Yle zouwboky{ ,=;%+ a` bzzokmbcy} ~la bzzokei guy ikicay }ewpe kc yle Zebme Mawz} }zecy )2:2()5:: kc auy(a`(zamdeye|zec}e} `aw werukwei heikmbo e|bh} bci obg ~awd mahzbweiya yle zouwboky{ ,95%+ a` Paoucyeew} ~la}zecy )2:2()5:: kcauy(a`(zamdey e|zec}e} `aw werukwei heikmbo e|bh} bci obg~awd#

    Bmmawikcn ya kc`awhbykac zwapkiei ya yle AKN g{ yle PI]]yeewkcn Mahhkyyee 5:$ ^awdkcn Nwauz/ % a` we}zaciecy}ya ylekw }uwpe{ wezawyei ylby yle{ lbi leboyl kc}uwbcme by yleykhe yle{ bzzokei bci ~ewe heikmboo{ rubok`kei `aw ZebmeMawz}# La~epew/ 02% wezawyei ylby yle ma}y a` mahzoeykcnylekw heikmbo e|bh} `aw yle heikmbo }mweeckcn zwame}} ~b} caymapewei g{ leboyl kc}uwbcme#

    Ace Paoucyeew ~waye6

    Yeoo u} kc bipbcme ylby ~e.oo zwagbgo{ lbpe ya

    lbpe ,bci zb{ `aw+ `aooa~(uz e|bhkcbykac} aw

    ye}y}# Yle wekhguw}ehecy k} kcbierubye `awha}y }kyubykac}/ epec by b zugokm leboyl mokckm#

    Yle ma}y a` mahzoeykcn yle Heikmbo Dky hb{ ieyew bzzokmbcy}

    `wah mahzoeykcn yle heikmbo }mweeckcn zwame}}#

    Yle 7::= AKN Epboubykac a` yle Paoucyeew Ieokpew{ ]{}yehwezawyei yle wekhguw}ehecy `ee }mleiuoe `aw heikmbo bciiecybo ~b} yaa oa~/ kc ceei a` bifu}yhecy/ bci we}uoyei kc bza}}kgoe gbwwkew ya }ewpkme# Ylk} epboubykac ieyewhkcei ylby ylewekhguw}ehecy }mleiuoe }lauoi uciewna zewkaikm wepke~ `aw

    heikmbo/ iecybo/ bci e{enob}} wekhguw}ehecy bhaucy} gembu}ecay aco{ iae} yle wekhguw}ehecy }mleiuoe ieyew ie}kwbgoe bcirubok`kei bzzokmbcy} `wah mahzoeykcn heikmbo }mweeckcn/ guyyle wekhguw}ehecy }mleiuoe hb{ bo}a bmy b} bc uckcyecieigbwwkew ya wemwukykcn bzzokmbcy} `wah ikpew}e }amkaemacahkmoepeo}#

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    Bmmawikcn ya yle AKN HM] }uwpe{6

    Ylkwy{(`kpe zewmecy a` bzzokmbcy} ~la }ewpei bci 79%a` WZMP} wezawyei ylby yle{ wemekpei auy}kie }uzzawy~kyl Heikmbo Dky ma}y}/ mahzbwei ya 2;% a` bzzokmbcy}~la iki cay }ewpe#

    Bzzokmbcy} ~la }ewpei ,=5% wemekpei auy}kie }uzzawy+bci WZMP} ,79% wemekpei auy}kie }uzzawy+ wezawyeiyle{ wemekpei auy}kie }uzzawy ~kyl Heikmbo Dky ma}y}hawe a`yec ylbc bzzokmbcy} ~la iki cay }ewpe ,2;%wemekpei auy}kie }uzzawy+#

    92% a` yle bzzokmbcy} ~la iki cay }ewpe iki caymahzoeye yle bzzokmbykac zwame}} b} azza}ei ya gekcnieehei heikmboo{ cay rubok`kei g{ AH]#

    A` yle 700 bzzokmbcy} ~la bzzokei guy iki cay }ewpe/ ;9,=5%+ ~kyliwe~ wah yle bzzokmbykac zwame}}# Yle yaz`auw web}ac} nkpec ~l{ bzzokmbcy} ~kyliwe~ `wah ylebzzokmbykac zwame}} ~ewe ,2+ heikmbo }mweeckcn yaadyaa huml ykhe ,9>%+/ ,7+ guwiec}ahe heikmbo ma}y},=9%+/ ,=+ guwiec}ahe iecybo ma}y} ,=7%+/ bci ,9+zaaw mahhuckmbykac ~kyl heikmbo }mweeckcn ,7:%+#

    Ylewe k} epkiecme a` b zayecykbo mawweobykac gey~eeckcikpkiubo} a` oa~ew }amkaemacahkm oepeo} bci ylekw kcbierubyebmme}} ya leboyl kc}uwbcme/ kcmweb}kcn yle ma}y guwiec `aw ylk}iehanwbzlkm bci `uwylew zwepecykcn yleh `wah `kck}lkcn ylebzzokmbykac zwame}} aw epec bzzo{kcn ya Zebme Mawz}# K` yleZebme Mawz} k} }eedkcn ya kcmweb}e wemwukyhecy e``awy} `awbzzokmbcy} a` ikpew}e }amkaemacahkm gbmdnwauci}/ wehapkcnyle khzeikhecy a` bc kcbierubye wekhguw}ehecy }mleiuoe k} bckhzawybcy }yez#

    ^e wemahheci6

    =>#Ylby AH] ie`kce yle zuwza}e a` yle Zobc Acewekhguw}ehecy }mleiuoe#

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    =;#Ylby yle AH] Leboyl Kc`awhbykac ]{}yeh} Uckye}ybgok}l mwkyewkb g{ ~lkml ya b}}e}} yle bierubm{ a` yle

    wekhguw}ehecy `ee }mleiuoe g{ 7::(; Ib{} 7;%

    Awknkcbo Heikmbo Dky ~kyl Bzzokmbcy =: Ib{} =>%

    Ykhe Ceeiei `aw Bzzokmbcy ya HeeyWerukwehecy} aw BiikykacboHeikmbo Kc`awhbykac

    Oe}} ylbc =:Ib{}

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    ]ecikcn Mahzoeye Heikmbo Dky yaWemekpkcn Heikmbo Ik}za}kykac

    2(= hacyl} 5=%

    Yaybo Ykhe`wbhe `wah Heikmbo DkyWemekpei ya Heikmbo Ik}za}kykac

    2(= hacyl} 9:%

    AH] }yb`` }ybye ylby yle{ mbccay za}y kc`awhbykac acbzzokmbykac ykhe`wbhe} gembu}e ebml bzzokmbcy k} bc kcikpkiubobci yle ykhe`wbhe `aw zwame}}kcn bc kcikpkiubo pbwke} nwebyo{iezecikcn ac ylekw heikmbo macikykac}# ^lkoe ylk} }ybyehecy k}ywue/ ibyb mauoi ge nbylewei bci bcbo{vei ylby ~auoi booa~ bcbpewbne ykhe`wbhe `aw yle `aooa~kcn6

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    WEMAHHECIBYKAC

    Bzzokmbcy} uciew 5: {ebw} a` bne ~kylauy heikmbobmmahhaibykac#

    Bzzokmbcy} uciew 5: {ebw} a` bne ~kyl heikmbobmmahhaibykac#

    Bzzokmbcy} 5: {ebw} a` bne bci apew ~kylauy heikmbobmmahhaibykac#

    Bzzokmbcy} 5: {ebw} a` bne bci apew ~kyl heikmbobmmahhaibykac#

    Apewboo/ 9% 9=%

    Paoucyeew} 5: [ebw} bci Aoiew 95% 55%Iki cay ]ewpe Uciew 5: =0% 09%

    Iki cay ]ewpe 5: [ebw} bci Aoiew 95% 55%

    Yle we}zaciecy} ~la iki cay }ewpe bci ~ewe oe}} ylbc 5: {ebw}a` bne ~ewe yle oeb}y }byk}`kei nwauz a` yla}e }uwpe{ei bgauyyle oecnyl a` ykhe a` yle HM] zwame}}# Yle cuhgew a` 5:$bzzokmbcy} ~b} yaa }hboo ya zwaiume }ybyk}ykmboo{ }knck`kmbcywe}uoy}#

    Bzzokmbcy} ceei ya hbde bwwbcnehecy}/ }uml b} }eookcn ylekwlau}e bci rukyykcn ylekw fag/ zwkaw ya Zebme Mawz} }ewpkme/ bci~ewe uciew}ybcibgo{ `wu}ywbyei ylby Zebme Mawz} iki cayzwapkie yleh ~kyl bc e}ykhbyei ykhe`wbhe# Yle we}uoy a` ylk}obmd a` ywbc}zbwecm{ k} ylby bzzokmbcy} ia cay lbpe b ykhe`wbhe`aw zwazewo{ moa}kcn auy ylekw agoknbykac} ge`awe }ewpkme bciZobmehecy hu}y ywbc}`ew }ahe bzzokmbcy} ya b Ywbkcee mob}}~kyl b obyew }ybwy ibye# Zobmkcn bzzokmbcy} y~kme k} bc kce``kmkecyu}e a` bnecm{ bci bzzokmbcy ykhe bci hb{ ik}mauwbnebzzokmbcy} `wah mahzoeykcn yle moebwbcme zwame}}#

    ^e wemahheci6

    97#Ylby AH] zwapkie bzzokmbcy} ~kyl yle e}ykhbyei ykhe ky~koo ybde yle Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky ya }mweec b Heikmbo Dky

    `wah bc bzzokmbcy uciew 5: {ebw} a` bne bci ya }mweec b

    Heikmbo Dky `wah bc bzzokmbcy 5: {ebw} bci aoiew#

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    BIIKYKACBO

    KC@AWHBYKAC

    ZAAW

    AWNBCKVBYKAC

    Bmmawikcn ya auw HM] }uwpe{/ 5:% a` bzzokmbcy} wezawyei

    ylby AH] a``kmkbo} werue}yei biikykacbo kc`awhbykac aw ye}y}

    cay }zemk`kei kc ylekw awknkcbo Heikmbo Dky}#

    Boo ylwee }ugnwauz} wezawyei cebwo{ kiecykmbo zewmecybne} `awbiikykacbo werue}y}# Ylkwyeec zewmecy a` bzzokmbcy} wezawyeiylby AH] werue}yei biikykacbo kc`awhbykac `aw heikmbomacikykac} ylby yle bzzokmbcy lbi cay ik}moa}ei ac yle Leboyl]ybyu} Wepke~ ,b zbwy a` yle Heikmbo Dky+# Ylk} }unne}y} ylekhzawybcme a` wepke~kcn yle Leboyl ]ybyu} Wepke~ `aw lkcy} a`cac(ik}moa}ei kc`awhbykac ylby hb{ ge b heikmbo zwagoeh `aw}aheace }ewpkcn apew}eb}# Ky k} bo}a khzawybcy ya caye ylby7=% a` yle }uwpe{ we}zaciecy} ~la iki cay }ewpe iki cay}ughky b Heikmbo Dky/ =

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    kc}ywumykac gaadoey# Biikykacboo{/ AH] wezawyei ylbybzzokmbcy} mahhecy bgauy `eeokcn apew~leohei g{ yleHeikmbo Dky kc}ywumykac} gembu}e ky k} zwe}ecyei kc b =7(zbnegaad#

    Yle hbfawky{ a` }uwpe{ we}zaciecy} wezawyei ylby yle HeikmboDky kc}ywumykac} ~ewe Hawe aw Oe}} Moebw ya E|yweheo{Moebw4 la~epew/ ylekw biikykacbo azec(eciei }uwpe{mahhecy} zakcyei auy bweb} `aw khzwapehecy#Kc we}zac}e ya yle Heikmbo Moebwbcme ]{}yeh ]uwpe{/ acePaoucyeew ~waye yle `aooa~kcn bgauy yle Heikmbo Dky6

    Yle ~b{ ky ~b} awnbckvei yaad hbc{ ykhe} ya

    webi bci wewebi ya `knuwe auy ~lkml iamyaw

    ceeiei ~lby# Ky ~b}cy mahzoeyeo{ ucmoebw/

    gembu}e agpkau}o{ Kh lewe/ guy K wehehgew ky

    yaad }epewbo ykhe} ya webi ky ya hbde }ec}e a` ky`aw he/ bci ylec epec h{ iamyaw} lbi }ahe

    rue}ykac} bgauy ~lby ~b} ceeiei#

    Bcaylew Paoucyeew ~waye6

    ]ahe a` yle kc}ywumykac} ~ewe zbwykboo{

    wezebyei/ `awh} ~ewe mbooei g{ b pbwkey{ a`

    cbhe}/ bci kc ace mb}e K `eoy ky ~b} ceme}}bw{

    ya muy b zawykac auy a` yle gaadoey gb}ei ac yle

    kc}ywumykac}# Yla}e kyeh} ya ge `kooei auy g{

    yle bzzokmbcy ceei ya ge awnbckvei bci moebwo{

    }ezbwbyei# Kc`awhbykac lbi kcmac}k}yecmke}/

    bci ~b} a`yec mac`u}kcn#

    B `awhew bzzokmbcy ~la iki cay mahzoeye yle bzzokmbykaczwame}} mahhecyei6

    K wemekpei b zkoe a` zbzew} ylby ~ewe cay

    }ybzoei yaneylew aw awnbckvei kc b }knck`kmbcy

    ~b{4 ky ~b} cay mahzoeyeo{ moebw ~lkml `awh}

    ~ewe }uzza}ei ya ge `kooei auy g{ ~lkml

    iamyaw}# Kh cay }uwe ylby yle `awh} ~ewe moebw

    `wah yle iamyaw} zew}zemykpe ekylew#

    @awy{(}epec zewmecy a` yle we}zaciecy} ~waye bc azec(ecieimahhecy ac yle Heikmbo Dky Kc}ywumykac}# ,Caye6 Biikykacboazec(eciei mahhecy} mbc ge zwapkiei ya yle Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky`aw kczuy kcya zwanwbh khzwapehecy}#+

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    KCMAHZOEYE

    KC@AWHBYKAC

    B `awhew Zebme Mawz} a``kmkbo }ybyei wemecyo{6

    AH] ceei} ya ge leoi ya yle }bhe }ybcibwi b}

    epew{ace eo}e kc yewh} a` ruboky{ bci mobwky{ a`

    mahhuckmbykac}#

    ^e macmuw ylby AH]/ zbwykmuobwo{ yle Zwe(]ewpkme Ucky/ }lauoige leoi ya yle }bhe }ybcibwi} a` mahhuckmbykac bci ruboky{ylby boo Zebme Mawz} a``kme} bwe leoi#

    B`yew b}}e}}kcn yle Heikmbo Dky kc}ywumykac} bci ok}yeckcn yaAH] }yb`` `eeigbmd bci bzzokmbcy `eeigbmd a` yle kc}ywumykac}/~e `auci ylby yle Heikmbo Dky oeyyew}/ `awh}/ bci kc}ywumykac}~ewe zaawo{ awnbckvei/ obmdei ruboky{ macywao/ bci mbu}eimac`u}kac ya }ahe bzzokmbcy}# Yle oambykac a` boo Heikmbo Dkykc}ywumykac} bci `awh} `aw mahzoeykac }lauoi ge moebw ya yle

    bzzokmbcy bci bmmuwbyeo{ we`ewecmei kc yle gaadoey# Yle}e ylwee}ey} a` kc}ywumykac} bwe eruboo{ khzawybcy bci }lauoi gemac}aokibyei kcya yle }bhe oambykac ~lec }ecy ya yle bzzokmbcy#Yle we}uoy a` ucmoebw kc}ywumykac} bci `awh} hb{ ge ylby bcbzzokmbcy bci zl{}kmkbc ~koo apewoaad b werukwei }kncbyuwe bci}ughky yle Heikmbo Dky ~kyl kcmahzoeye kc`awhbykac/ ~lkml}oa~} ia~c yle zwame}}#

    Yle A``kme a` Heikmbo