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    Mdtgcdks? A Kiw Hcr` ch Xdrtuaj Gurrikgy3

    Oihhriy L. Kiumurfir

    Uartkir

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    Mdtgcdks? A Kiw Hcr` ch Gurrikgy3

    Wcurgi? Jud, Wd`ujgru`.gg

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    Mdtgcdk ck tni hrckt pafis

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    Ncw Vijj Lc Tcu Bkcw Mdtgcdk3

    =. \niri ds kc sugn tndkf as ak A\@ hcr mdtgcdks. \rui cr Hajsi3

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    Ncw Vijj Lc Tcu Bkcw Mdtgcdk3

    7. Tcu gak stcri mdtgcdks ck ycur @itrcgarl3 \rui cr Hajsi3

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    Ncw Vijj Lc Tcu Bkcw Mdtgcdk3

    7. Tcu gak stcri mdtgcdks ck ycur @itrcgarl3 \rui cr Hajsi3

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    Ncw Vijj Lc Tcu Bkcw Mdtgcdk3

    7. Tcu gak stcri mdtgcdks ck ycur @itrcgarl3 \rui cr Hajsi3

    Mut, a @itrcgarl wdjj stdjj fit ycu hrc` Vasndkftck Nidfnts tcGckiy Dsjakl hcr $=.95.

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    Ncw Vijj Lc Tcu Bkcw Mdtgcdk3

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    Livijcpil dk =554, Mdtgcdk tclay ds tni `cst wdlijy-usil ldfdtajgurrikgy.

    Ixdsts ckjy as a jckf strdkf ch ku`mirs akl jittirs dk a usirs

    gc`putir hdji, usdkf pumjdg akl prdvati biy ikgryptdck akl a kitwcrbch gc`putirs tc gcklugt akl virdhy traksagtdcks.

    Mdtgcdks agt as a riaj wcrjl gurrikgy akl ajsc a spigujatdvidkvist`ikt cptdck.

    As ch Kcv. 1, =517, cvir 11.> `djjdck mdtgcdks wiri dk gdrgujatdck.

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    ]dsi ch Mdtgcdk

    Oak. =554? Mdtgcdk schtwari startsrukkdkf2 hdrst traksagtdck

    Oujy =515? @t. Fcx istamjdsnil2 uktdj

    viry rigiktjy, tni jarfist Mdtgcdkixgnakfi. Ctnirs dkgjuli Mdtsta`p,X\G-I, M\GGndka, Mdtgcdk.li

    Him. =511? 1 M\G0$1

    Wprdkf =517? Mdtgcdk `arbit gapsurpassis $1 mdjjdck2 kcw, $=.9 mdjjdck

    Kcv. 17, =517? 1 M\G 0 $74=

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    Mdtgcdk @dkdkf

    Mdtgcdks ari griatil akl iktiril dktc gdrgujatdck tnrcufn a prcgiss, gajjil`dkdkf tnat `i`mirs ch tni mdtgcdk kitwcrb pirhcr`.

    @dkirs lcwkjcal schtwari usil tc scjvi ixtri`ijy gc`pjix `atni`atdgajprcmji`s, wndgn virdhy tni vajdldty ch past mdtgcdk traksagtdcks akl prcvi

    tnat tni traksagtdcks ldl kct riprisikt lcumji spikldkf ch a mdtgcdk. Vnik a `dkirs gc`putir scjvis ak iquatdck, tni mdtgcdk kitwcrb griatis

    =9 kiw mdtgcdks (ak a`cukt tnat wdjj ligriasi cvir td`i) akl awarls tni`tc tni `dkir.

    My lisdfk, tniri wdjj mi a `axd`u` ch =1 `djjdck mdtgcdks dk gdrgujatdck, wdtn

    tni jast tc mi `dkil dk =1

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    Mdtgcdk @dkdkf

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    Mdtgcdk \raksagtdcks

    Mdtgcdks ari sikt hrc` a mdtgcdk wajjit tc tni Mdtgcdk Allriss ch tnictnir pirsck vda gc`putir, s`artpncki cr ctnir livdgi.

    - ]igdpdikts kiil prdvati biys tc aggiss tnidr mdtgcdks.

    -Mdtgcdk traksagtdcks ari ikgryptil, gc`pjitijy akcky`cus akl lc kctusi aky dktir`ildardis.

    - Ahtir a traksagtdck nas miik gcklugtil, tni Mdtgcdk kitwcrb virdhdistraksagtdcks akl iksuris tnat tni sa`i mdtgcdk nas kct miik spikt twdgi.

    Akcky`cus, pumjdg traksagtdcks!

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    Ncw Ds Mdtgcdk Ysil3

    =5

    Wcurgi? Wurviy ch 1,555 Mdtgcdk usirs my Jud, Wd`ujgru`.gg

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    \ni Wdjb ]cal

    =1 Kcvi`mir 1

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    ==Kcvi`mir 1

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    =48 M\G. \niy wiri $98at tni td`i (wndgn ds ajrialy grazy). ]iivajuatdkf atM\Gs ndfn pcdkt , D spikt $>8 ck gupgabis. @y ixpiksi

    ripcrt ds fcdkf tc mi a kdfnt`ari.Kcvi`mir 1

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    Mdtgcdk Dssuis? ]dsbs & Lcwksdlis

    ]ifujatcry Ikvdrck`ikt akl Jagb ch Gc`priniksdvi Fcvirk`iktajMagbdkf

    Dkhrastrugturi Dssuis? Lata Wigurdty, Wirvdgi Cutafis Lata KitwcrbUrcmji`s

    Xcjatdjdty akl Jdqudldty Uragtdgaj Dssuis

    ]iputatdckaj Dssuis

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    =4

    \ni ]ifujatcry Ikvdrck`ikt

    71 GH] 1515.155(hh)? A @ckiy Wirvdgis Musdkiss `ustrifdstir wdtn HdkGik.

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    HdkGIK Fudlakgi

    Dk @argn =517, HdkGIK dssuil a Fudlakgi (HDK-=517-F551) gjardhydkf tnat aktd-`ckiy jauklirdkf rifujatdcksgckgirkdkf rigcrlbiipdkf akl rigcrldkf appjy tc ldfdtajgurrikgy ixgnakfis- Ak al`dkdstratcr cr ixgnakfir tnat (1) aggipts akl traks`dts a

    gckvirtdmji vdrtuaj gurrikgycr (=) muys cr sijjs gckvirtdmji vdrtuajgurrikgy hcr aky riasck ds a `ckiy traks`dttir uklir HdkGIKsrifujatdcks, ukjiss a jd`dtatdck tc cr ixi`ptdck hrc` tni lihdkdtdck appjdis

    tc tni pirsck.

    -\ni lihdkdtdck ch a `ckiy traks`dttir lcis kct ldhhiriktdati mitwiik riajgurrikgdis akl gckvirtdmji vdrtuaj gurrikgdis.

    Dk =556, tni Fcvt dkldgtil akl jatir snut lcwk I-Fcjl, ak ukjdgiksil`ckiy traks`dttir tnat ajjifiljy sndijlil djjifaj agtdvdty mindkl avdrtuaj gurrikgy tdil tc fcjl

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    Fcvirk`ikt ]ifujatdck Ikhcrgi`ikt Agtdcks

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    @ay =517? Fcvirk`ikt dkldgts Jdmirty ]isirvi, a `ckiy traks`dttirtnat ajjifiljy hagdjdtatil djjifaj traksagtdcks wdtn tnidr J] ldfdtajgurrikgy.

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    @t. Fcx (@ay 75, =517)? Dt ds cur rispcksdmdjdty tc prcvdlia trustil akl jifaj ixgnakfi, akl tnat dkgjulis `abdkfsuri tnat wi ari cpiratdkf wdtndk strdgt aktd-`ckiy-

    jauklirdkf rujis akl priviktdkf ctnir `ajdgdcus agtdvdty.

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    Wtati ]ifujatdck Kiw Tcrb Lipt ch Hdkakgdaj WirvdgisWumpcikas == Mdtgcdk Iktdtdis

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    Dktirkatdckaj ]ifujatdck @dxil ]isujts

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    Lata Wigurdty

    Chhjdki scjutdcks tc litir nagbdkf

    Wtartup mdtgcdk sirvdgi prcvdlirGdrgji statil tnat dt wcujl prcvdlisigurdty hcr dts gustc`irs mdtgcdks my

    cpikdkf chhjdki risirvis issiktdajjy, narl lrdvis kctgckkigtil tc tni dktirkit dk a hagdjdtyprctigtil my ar`il fuarls.

    Wwdss iktriprikiur ]dgnarlUcrumgak nas ritrchdttil cjl Wwdsskugjiar snijtirs dktc siguri mukbirshcr siguri mdtgcdk `dkdkf cr ldfdtajgurrikgy stcrafi

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    Hraul

    WIG v. Wnavirs, Kc. 17-

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    Xcjatdjdty --Yps akl Lcwks

    Mdtgcdks ixgnakfi ds ahhigtil my a vardirty ch ixtirkaj `arbit hcrgis.

    Dk Aprdj =517, wdtndk a spak ch sivik lays, mdtgcdk jcst aj`cst 65% chdts vajui ahtir a sirvdgi cutafi at @t.Fcx.

    Dk =517, mdtgcdk vajui wikt hrc` amcut $=5 tc dts rigikt ndfns kiar$

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    Jdqudldty

    As ch Kcvi`mir =517, tniri ari cvir 11.> `djjdckmdtgcdks dk gdrgujatdck, wdtn `arbit gap ch cvir $7.>M(lipikldkf ck tni ixgnakfi rati), akl tniri ckjy ivirwdjj mi =1 `djjdck mdtgcdks griatil.

    Jd`dtil a`cukt ch mdtgcdks kct ikcufn tc naklji akysdziamji snari ch wcrjl igckc`dg agtdvdty wdtncutgausdkf jdqudldty dssuis.

    Dh mdtgcdk wiri alcptil ck a jarfi sgaji, gak a`irgnakt mi gckhdlikt tnat dts jarfi sijj crlirsgckvirtdkf mdtgcdk magb tc YWL wdjj mi ixigutil at aprildgtamji prdgi3 Vdtncut ahhigtdkf tni `arbit3

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    Frcwdkf Jifdtd`agy Dkvist`ikt

    Arias hcr huturidkvist`ikt?

    - Ckjdkiixgnakfis

    -

    i-Vajjit aklctnir usirsirvdgis

    - Musdkisssirvdgisrijatil tctraksagtdcksaklgc`pjdakgi

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    Frcwdkf Jifdtd`agy Dkvist`ikt

    \ni Vdkbjivcss Mdtgcdk \rust

    Ga`irck akl \yjir Vdkbjivcss ripcrtiljy ncjlapprcxd`atijy $11 `djjdck dk mdtgcdks

    \ni Vdkbjivcss twdks hdjil a prcpcsaj wdtn tni

    WIG tc griati a mdtgcdk dkvist`ikt hukl (abdk tcak ixgnakfi-tralil hukl) ajjcwdkf dkvistcrs tcpurgnasi snaris dk a trust tnat ncjl mdtgcdks,wdtn tni prdgi dklixil tc tni mjiklil prdgiagrcss vardcus ixgnakfis.

    Asntck Butgnirs A-Frali Dkvist`ikts ocdkilctnirs dk a sumsiquikt rcukl ch siil hukldkfhcr mdtgcdk sirvdgi prcvdlir Mdtpay.

    Ykdck Wquari Xikturis radsil $9@ hcrGcdkmasi

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    Mikihdts tc Musdkiss Vny Wncujl A Gc`paky Aggipt Mdtgcdk3

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    Mikihdts tc Musdkiss Vny Wncujl A Gc`paky Aggipt Mdtgcdk3

    Mdtgcdk sirvdgi prcvdlirs gnarfi jcwir traksagtdckhiis tnak pay`ikt garls. \ypdgaj gnarfis ari jisstnak =% vs. =-7% hcr traldtdckaj grildt garls, aklUaypaj =.=-=.4% wdtn + 75-gikt txk hii).

    Gcdkmasi? kc `irgnakt hiis ck hdrst $1@ dk sajis,tnik 1% ck gckvirsdck ch M\G tc YWL.

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    Dssuis hcr Musdkissis Vnat Lc D Navi tc Lc tc Aggipt Mdtgcdks3

    Gc`pakdis jdbi MdtUay cr MDUW chhir musdkiss prcgissdkf schtwariakl sirvdgis, wdtn tni cptdck ch trakshirrdkf mdtgcdks d``ildatijy dktclcjjars ahtir tni traksagtdck.

    @ust vit garihujjy ajj sirvdgi prcvdlirs akl ixgnakfis tnat naklji

    ckjdki cr pcdkt ch saji traksagtdcks.

    Idtnir `itncl trakshirs mdtgcdks dktc a `irgnakts i-wajjit, wndgngak mi jatir trakshirril dktc narl gurrikgy akl lipcsdtil dktc a makbaggcukt.

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    Dssuis hcr Musdkissis Vnat Lc D Navi tc Lc tc Aggipt Mdtgcdks3

    Hcr mrdgb akl `crtar sajis, gustc`irs gak pay vda `cmdji pncki mysgakkdkf a Q] gcli ck a tamjit cr my iktirdkf viklcrs mdtgcdk wajjitallriss dktc tnidr mdtgcdk pay`ikt schtwari.

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    Wc, Wncujl D Aggipt Mdtgcdks3Vndgn Wdli ch tni Jdki Ari Tcu Ck3

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    \ni Huturi

    Vdjj `cri vcjatdjdty cr nagbdkf dkgdlikts listrcy gckhdlikgi dk tnimdtgcdk gurrikgy, cr wdjj dt gcujl gcktdkui tc fadk dk stamdjdty akljifdtd`agy3

    Vdjj mdtgcdk migc`i a staklarl pay`ikt cptdck, ri`adk a kdgniprclugt, cr must gc`pjitijy uklir tni widfnt ch spigujatcrs3

    Vdjj Mdtgcdks cpik up kiw musdkiss cppcrtukdtdis, i.f.,Mdt@ckit, `dgrcpay`ikts tc pumjdsnirs hcr artdgji aggiss.

    Vdjj Mdtgcdk mi i`mragil my ctnir pay`ikt prcgisscrs3

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    \ni Ldfdtaj Gurrikgy ]usn Ds Niri 78 Gryptc-Gurrikgdis akl Gcuktdkf

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    Mdtgcdk Griatcr Vnc ds Watcsnd Kaba`ctc3

    Usilucky` hcr a gclir cr nagbir, cr afrcup ch gc`putir sgdiktdsts wijj-virsil dk gryptcfrapny.

    Livijcpil schtwari tnat startil tni

    Mdtgcdk systi` (crdfdkaj risiargnpapir pcstil dk =55> akl Mdtgcdkkitwcrb appiaril dk =554)

    A mdt ch a parjcr fa`i nas livijcpilarcukl Vnc ds Watcsnd3 Wc`i tndkb

    dts ak i`dkikt gc`putir sgdiktdst,wndji ctnir gckspdragy-`dklil picpjispigujati dt was griatil my tigngc`pakdis cr ivik tni Y.W. Fcvt3

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    Mdtgcdk Griatcr Vnc ds Watcsnd Kaba`ctc33

    Kaba`ctc wrcti `akywim pcsts, akl atignkdgaj papir aklgcrrispcklil wdtn ctnir

    schtwari livijcpirs cktni mdtgcdk cpik scurgigcli uktdj =511, wnikni ldsappiaril.

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    Vnc ds Watcsnd Kaba`ctc33

    Ivik a Kiw Tcrbirripcrtir dk =511 gcujlktldsgirk nds/nir/tnidr3dliktdty

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    Wc, Vnc ds Watcsnd Kaba`ctc333

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    \nakb Tcu!