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    N RMLACKM LMVVMP

    Acibrntulntecis ci ycur eivetnteci tc smrvm ei tjm eslnif Heibfck cg Vcibn! Eg ycu fmaefm tc naampt tjes eivetnteci,ycu well mk`nrh ci cim cg tjm kcst mxaeteib nif ajnllmibeib mxpmremiams cg ycur legm. Tmnam Acrps rmkneis cim cgtjm tcubjmst oc`s ycull mvmr lcvm.

    Qeiam >572, cvmr >,6=4 Wcluitmmrs jnvm wcrhmf ei tjm Heibfck ei vnrecus nrmns cg fmvmlcpkmit. Pmamitly, tjm TmnamAcrps/Vcibn acuitry prcbrnk ajnibmf grck ni mxpnifmf ackkuiety mfuanteci prcomat tc ni mxalusevmly preknry-lmvml prcbrnk ei tmnajeib Miblesj ns n gcrmebi lnibunbm. Vjus, ycu kny jmnr (cr rmnf `lcbs grck) aurrmit Wcluitmmrstnlheib n`cut tmnajeib jebj sajccl Miblesj cr vcantecinl mfuanteci, cr mvmi fceib ctjmr typms cg oc`s ei Vcibn.Jcwmvmr, ycu sjculf mxpmat tc `m `nsmf ei ni mlmkmitnry sajccl ei n rurnl nrmn tmnajeib Miblesj ei n preknry sajccl,

    pcsse`ly nt n vmry `mbeiieib lmvml cg crnl lnibunbm cr letmrnay, ut kny`m nt n sextj-brnfm lmvml, wjmrm stufmits jnvmstufemf Miblesj gcr tjrmm ymnrs cr kcrm.

    Ns smacifnry prcomats, Wcluitmmrs nrm nlsc natevm ei n vnremty cg fmvmlcpkmit eietentevms nt tjm ackkuiety lmvml,eivclveib ycutj mfuanteci, mivercikmit, bmifmr ei fmvmlcpkmit, jmnltj, cr ackputmr trneieib. Rm nrm mspmaenllymiacurnbeib ycu tc eialufm sckm jmnltjy leveib eietentevms ei ycur smacifnry prcomats (suaj ns bnrfmieib, mxmraesm,

    fniam, cr iutreteci).

    Eg ycu fmaefm tc naampt tjes eivetnteci, ycu well jnvm tjm cppcrtuiety tc acitre`utm tc tjm guturm cg Vcibns ajelfrminif knhm ycur cwi spmaenl knrh ci Tmnam Acrps jestcry cg smrveam jmrm ei Vcibn.

    Vjes `cch wns prmpnrmf `y Wcluitmmrs nif stngg tc prcvefm ycu wetj sckm rmlmvnit eigcrknteci tc gnkelenrezm ycursmlgwetj Tmnam Acrps' prcbrnk ei Vcibn. Vjm `cch wns prmpnrmf wetj anrm nif tjcubjtgulimss `manusm wm hicw nackketkmit cg twc ymnrs es ict knfm mnsely.

    Ci `mjnlg cg tjm Tmnam Acrps stngg nif aurrmitly smrveib Wcluitmmrs ei Vcibn, plmnsm hicw tjnt wm nrm ackkettmf tcknheib ycur mxpmremiam kmnieibgul, prcfuatevm, nif sngm. Rm seiamrmly rmspmat ycu gcr ycur ackketkmit nif nrmmxaetmf tc wmlackm ycu tc Vcibn!

    Rm lcch gcrwnrf tc smmeib ycu scci ei wjnt Anptnei Onkms Acch fmsare`mf ei >222 ns tjm Gremifly Eslnifs.

    Putj Lnrekmr

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    N RMLACKM LMVVMP .......................................................................................................................... >ACIVMIVQ ............................................................................................................................................. 0ACPM MZTMAVNVECIQ GCP TMNAM ACPTQ WCL]IVMMPQ ......................................................... 6TMNAM ACPTQ/VCIBN JEQVCPU NIF TPCBPNKQ ..................................................................... 6AC]IVPU CWMPWEMR? VCIBN NV N BLNIAM ............................................................................ 7

    Jestcry .................................................................................................................................................. 7Bcvmrikmit .......................................................................................................................................... 2Macicky ............................................................................................................................................... :Tmcplm nif Aulturm ................................................................................................................................ :Mivercikmit ......................................................................................................................................... :

    PMQC]PAMQ GCP G]PVJMP EIGCPKNVECI .................................................................................. 5Bmimrnl Eigcrknteci N`cut Vcibn ....................................................................................................... 5Cileim Nrtealms/Aurrmit Imws Qetms N`cut Vcibn ............................................................................. >4Eitmrintecinl Fmvmlcpkmit Qetms N`cut Vcibn .................................................................................. >4

    LEWEIB ACIFEVECIQ NIF WCL]IVMMP LEGMQVULM ................................................................ >0Ackkuieantecis ................................................................................................................................. >0Jcuseib nif Qetm Lcanteci .................................................................................................................. >1Leveib Nllcwniam nif Kcimy Kninbmkmit ...................................................................................... >1Gccf nif Femt ..................................................................................................................................... >1Vrnispcrtnteci ..................................................................................................................................... >6Bmcbrnpjy nif Alekntm ...................................................................................................................... >6Qcaenl Natevetems .................................................................................................................................. >=Trcgmssecinlesk, Frmss, nif @mjnvecr ................................................................................................ >=Tmrscinl Qngmty ................................................................................................................................... >7Pmwnrfs nif Grustrntecis ................................................................................................................... >7

    TMNAM ACPTQ VPNEIEIB .................................................................................................................. >:Trm-Qmrveam Vrneieib ........................................................................................................................... >:Vmajieanl Vrneieib .............................................................................................................................. >:Lnibunbm Vrneieib .............................................................................................................................. >5Arcss-Aulturnl Vrneieib ...................................................................................................................... >5Jmnltj Vrneieib ................................................................................................................................... >5Qngmty Vrneieib ................................................................................................................................... >5Nffetecinl Vrneieibs Fureib Wcluitmmr Qmrveam ................................................................................. >5

    UC]P JMNLVJ ANPM NIF QNGMVU EI VCIBN .......................................................................... 04Jmnltj Essums ei Vcibn ........................................................................................................................ 04Jmlpeib Ucu Qtny Jmnltjy .................................................................................................................. 04Kneitneieib Ucur Jmnltj .................................................................................................................... 0>Rckmis Jmnltj Eigcrknteci ............................................................................................................. 0>Ucur Tmnam Acrps Kmfeanl Het ........................................................................................................... 0>Kmfeanl Het Acitmits .......................................................................................................................... 0>@mgcrm Ucu Lmnvm? N Kmfeanl Ajmahlest ............................................................................................ 00Qngmty nif QmauretyCur Tnrtimrsjep ................................................................................................ 06Qtnyeib Qngm? Fcit @m n Vnrbmt gcr Arekm ........................................................................................ 0=Quppcrt grck Qtngg .............................................................................................................................. 0=Arekm Fntn gcr Vcibn ......................................................................................................................... 07Wcluitmmr Qngmty Quppcrt ei Vcibn .................................................................................................... 02

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    FEWMPQEVU NIF APCQQ-A]LV]PNL EQQ]MQ .............................................................................. 0:Cvmrvemw cg Fevmrsety ei Vcibn ......................................................................................................... 05Rjnt Kebjt n Wcluitmmr Gnam3 ........................................................................................................... 05

    GPM^]MIVLU NQHMF ^]MQVECIQ ................................................................................................. 10RMLACKM LMVVMPQ GPCK VCIBN WCL]IVMMPQ ................................................................... 1=TNAHEIB LEQV

    ..................................................................................................................................... 1:TPM-FMTNPV]PM AJMAHLEQV ......................................................................................................... 60

    Gnkely ................................................................................................................................................. 60Tnsspcrt/Vrnvml ................................................................................................................................... 60Kmfeanl/Jmnltj ................................................................................................................................... 60Eisurniam ............................................................................................................................................. 60Tmrscinl Tnpmrs ................................................................................................................................... 60Wcteib ................................................................................................................................................. 61Tmrscinl Mggmats .................................................................................................................................. 61Geiniaenl Kninbmkmit ........................................................................................................................ 61

    ACIVNAVEIB TMNAM ACPTQ JMNF^]NPVMPQ .......................................................................... 66

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    ACPM MZTMAVNVECIQGCP TMNAM ACPTQ WCL]IVMMPQ

    Ei wcrheib tcwnrf gulgelleib tjm Tmnam Acrps Kesseci cg prckcteib wcrlf pmnam nif gremifsjep, ns n trneimm nifWcluitmmr, ycu nrm mxpmatmf tc?

    >. Trmpnrm ycur pmrscinl nif prcgmssecinl legm tc knhm n ackketkmit tc smrvm n`rcnf gcr n gull tmrk cg 02kcitjs

    0. Ackket tc ekprcveib tjm qunlety cg legm cg tjm pmcplm wetj wjck ycu levm nif wcrh8 nif, ei fceib sc,sjnrm ycur shells, nfnpt tjmk, nif lmnri imw shells ns immfmf

    1. Qmrvm wjmrm tjm Tmnam Acrps nshs ycu tc bc, uifmr acifetecis cg jnrfsjep, eg imamssnry, nif wetj tjmglmxe`elety immfmf gcr mggmatevm smrveam

    6. Pmacbiezm tjnt ycur suaamssgul nif sustnein`lm fmvmlcpkmit wcrh es `nsmf ci tjm lcanl trust nifacigefmiam ycu uelf y leveib ei, nif rmspmatgully eitmbrnteib ycursmlg eitc, ycur jcst ackkuiety nif

    aulturm

    =) Pmacbiezm tjnt ycu nrm rmspcise`lm 06 jcurs n fny, 2 fnys n wmmh gcr ycur pmrscinl acifuat nifprcgmssecinl pmrgcrkniam

    7. Mibnbm wetj jcst acuitry pnrtimrs ei n speret cg accpmrnteci, kutunl lmnrieib, nif rmspmat

    2. Rcrh wetjei tjm rulms nif rmbulntecis cg tjm Tmnam Acrps nif tjm lcanl nif intecinl lnws cg tjm acuitrywjmrm ycu smrvm

    :. Mxmraesm oufbkmit nif pmrscinl rmspcise`elety tc prctmat ycur jmnltj, sngmty, nif wmll-`meib nif tjnt cgctjmrs

    5. Pmacbiezm tjnt ycu well `m pmramevmf, ei ycur jcst acuitry nif ackkuiety, ns n rmprmsmitntevm cg tjmpmcplm, aulturms, vnlums, nif trnfetecis cg tjm ]ietmf Qtntms cg Nkmrean

    >4. Pmprmsmit rmspcisevmly tjm pmcplm, aulturms, vnlums, nif trnfetecis cg ycur jcst acuitry nif ackkuiety tcpmcplm ei tjm ]ietmf Qtntms `ctj fureib nif gcllcweib ycur smrveam

    TMNAM ACPTQ/ VCIBN

    JEQVCPU NIF TPCBPNKQ

    Jestcry cg tjm Tmnam Acrps ei Vcibn

    Tmnam Acrps Wcluitmmrs jnvm smrvmf ei tjm Heibfck cg Vcibn seiam Catc`mr >572. Heib Vnugnnjnu Vupcu EWeivetmf tjmer mitry nif grck tjm eietenl brcup cg 15 Wcluitmmrs, kcrm tjni 644 Wcluitmmrs nif trneimms wmrm ei tjmHeibfck wetjei cim ymnrs tekm. Vjm Wcluitmmrs ei tjmsm mnrly eitnhms wmrm preknrely mibnbmf ei tmnajeib ei preknrynif smacifnry sajccls tjrcubjcut tjm acuitry. Jcwmvmr, tjm Wcluitmmrs ankm grck n vnremty cg mfuantecinl nif wcrh

    `nahbrcuifs nif cggmrmf tjmer tmajieanl hicwlmfbm tc `uelf anpnaety ei nbreaulturm nif gesjmrems, pu`lea jmnltj,nrajetmaturm nif acistruateci, mivercikmit, useimss nif accpmrntevms, nif ycutj fmvmlcpkmit.

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    Ei >5:0, n knocr acuitry rmvemw nif mvnlunteci rmackkmifmf tjnt tjm Tmnam Acrps gcaus ci kcrm tmajieanlnssestniam tc bcvmrikmit keiestrems nif spciscreib crbniezntecis. Gcr tjm rmst cg tjm fmanfm, Wcluitmmrs gcausmf tjmermggcrts ci tmnajeib saemiam nif vcantecinl mfuanteci nt ajuraj sajccls. Jnlg cg tjm Wcluitmmrs wcrhmf wetjbcvmrikmit nbmiaems ei gesjeib nif nbreaulturm wjmrm tjmy jmlpmf efmitegy lcanl Vcibnis gcr cnt cwimrsjep, trneimflcanl gesjmrkmi ei fmmp smn gesjeib tmajiequms, nif tnubjt `useimss shells. Fureib tjes tekm, sckm Wcluitmmrs nlsc

    `mbni wcrheib ei jmnltj accpmrntevms, ei tjm knss kmfen, nif ei mimrby-rmlntmf nrmns.

    N acuitry mvnlunteci anrremf cut ei >5:5 rmackkmifmf tjnt tjm sezm cg tjm prcbrnk wns tcc lnrbm. Vjus, prcbrnk sezmwns fmarmnsmf tc nrcuif =4 Wcluitmmrs niiunlly, wjmrm et rmkneimf gcr tjm rmst cg tjm >554s. Ei >550, preknry tmnajmrtrneimrs wmrm rmeitrcfuamf tc Vcibn. Vjmy wmrm nssebimf tc preknry sajccls ns tmnajmr trneimrs nif tc tjm AurreaulukFmvmlcpkmit ]iet cg tjm Keiestry cg Mfuanteci tc jmlp tmnajmrs ekprcvm tjmer kmtjcfs cg eleibunl alnssrcckeistruateci.

    Ei tjm kef->554s, Wcluitmmrs mbni smrveib ns smacifnry sajccl tmnajmrs ei `eclcby, ajmkestry, nif pjyseas, wjelmctjmrs aciteiumf tc tmnaj Miblesj ns pnrt cg n imw intecinl letmrnay aurreauluk nt tjm preknry sajccl lmvml. Fureib tjestekm, tjm prcbrnk mxpnifmf tc eialufm Wcluitmmrs wcrheib ei macickea fmvmlcpkmit tc uelf anpnaety ei naacuiteibnif useimss nfvescry, mivercikmit wetj n gcaus ci mivercikmitnl mfuanteci, rmimwn`lm mimrby, tjm fmvmlcpkmit cgjn`etnts nif intecinl pnrhs, nif ycutj fmvmlcpkmit.

    Wcluitmmrs aciteiumf wcrheib wetj uimkplcymf nif nt-resh Vcibni ycutj ns spcrts eistruatcrs, sknll useimss nifvcantecinl shells nfvescrs, nif mivercikmitnl mfuantcrs nt tjm ackkuiety lmvml eitc tjm mnrly 0444s. Fureib tjes tekm,Wcluitmmrs nlsc gcausmf ci crbniezeib ycutj brcups nif kc`elezeib tjmk tc stnrt ackkuiety smrveam prcomats nifackkuiety ackputmr amitmrs.

    Ei tjm kef-0444s, Tmnam Acrps/Vcibn eitrcfuamf tjm useimss nif crbniezntecinl fmvmlcpkmit (@CF) nifackkuiety mfuanteci (AM) prcomats tjnt eiacrpcrntmf mlmkmits grck prmvecus prcbrnks, eialufeib tjm ackkuiety-

    `nsmf ycutj fmvmlcpkmit prcomat, tjm ackkuiety kearcmitmrpresm fmvmlcpkmit prcomat, nif tjm useimss mfuantecinlfmvmlcpkmit prcomat. Wcluitmmrs ei tjm ackkuiety mfuanteci prcomat wcrhmf wetj acuitmrpnrts ns tmnajmr trneimrs nttjm preknry sajccl lmvml tc `uelf tjmer anpnaety ei imw tmnajeib kmtjcfclcbems nif rmscuram fmvmlcpkmit, wjelmWcluitmmrs ei tjm useimss nif crbniezntecinl fmvmlcpkmit prcomat scubjt tc uelf tjm anpnaety cg bcvmrikmitkeiestrems, icibcvmrikmitnl crbniezntecis (IBCs), nif smrveam prcvefmrs, nif cg mitrmprmimurs nif ackkuiety

    kmk`mrs ei eigcrknteci tmajiclcby, naacuiteib, nif ctjmr useimss prnateams.

    N seiblm Vcibn Mxpnifmf Ackkuiety Mfuanteci Trcomat (VMAMT) plni stnrtmf ei 0445. Et gcausmf ci `ctj gcrknlnif eigcrknl mfuanteci nt tjm vellnbm nif tcwi lmvmls. Wcluitmmrs prcvefmf fermat eistruateci ei Miblesj lnibunbm,

    `useimss mfuanteci, eifustrenl nrts, tmnajmr trneieib, nif eigcrknteci nif ackkuieantecis tmajiclcby (EAV) tcpreknry, smacifnry, nif tmrtenry sajccl stufmits. Wcluitmmrs nlsc ac-plniimf nif tmnk-tnubjt, wjmi pcsse`lm, wetjaurrmit sajccl tmnajmrs. Wcluitmmrs natmf ns rmscuram fmvmlcpmrs gcr tjm sajccls ei wjeaj tjmy smrvmf. Vjmy fmsebimfnpprcprentm eistruatecinl kntmrenls nif crbniezmf mxtrnaurreaulnr natevetems tjnt rmeigcram lmnrieib. Vjes rclm `myciftjm gcrknl alnssrcck es wjmrm Wcluitmmrs wcrhmf ns antnlysts cg eigcrknl mfuanteci, smrveam lmnrieib, nif ackkuietyfmvmlcpkmit natevetems ei tjm vellnbm. Vjes npprcnaj jmlpmf mstn`lesj sajccls ns amitmrs gcr ackkuiety mfuanteci niffmvmlcpkmit tjrcubjcut Vcibn.

    Ei 04>0, tjmrm es ymt nictjmr ajnibm tc tjm prcbrnk ei Vcibn. Tmnam Acrps/Vcibn es eietenteib n preknry-lmvmltmnajeib Miblesj ns n gcrmebi lnibunbm (VMGL) prcbrnk. Vjes ajnibm es ei rmspcism tc n immf gcr kcrm gcausmftmajieanl trneieib. Ei nffeteci tc VMGL, Wcluitmmrs well m mxpmatmf tc eietentm ctjmr prcomats fureib tjmer smrveam,suaj ns jmnltjy leveib prcomats, ackkuiety almni-up nif ctjmr mivercikmitnl tnshs, ackputmr eistruateci, nif ctjmrmggcrts tjnt fmpmif ci pmrscinl eitmrmsts nif shells.

    Jestcreanlly, cvmr >,=44 Wcluitmmrs jnvm wcrhmf ei kcrm tjni 14 nrmns cg fmvmlcpkmit spciscrmf `y tjm Vcibnibcvmrikmit, prevntm iciprcget crbniezntecis, nif eifevefunl ackkuietems.

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    Jestcry

    Et es wefmly naamptmf tjnt nrcuif 1444 @A, ni Nustrcimseni-spmnheib pcpulnteci hicwi y nrajnmclcbests ns tjmLnpetn pmcplm kebrntmf eitc tjm Tnaegea grck Qcutjmnst Nsen nif wmrm tjm mnrly niamstcrs cg tcfnys Tclyimsenis. Ei0442, nrajnmclcbests acigerkmf tjm gerst smttlmkmit cg tjm Lnpetn pmcplm ei tjm miterm Tnaegea ei tjm vellnbm cg Iuhulmhnci Vcibntnpu. Nrcuif 0444 @A, tjm Lnpetn pmcplm n`nifcimf tjmer eietenl smttlmkmits nif vcynbmf tc tjm gnrtjmstmnstmri rmnajms cg Tclyimsen.

    Nrcuif =44 @A, n smacif wnvm cg vcynbmrs, icw hicwi ns Tclyimsenis, smttlmf tjm Vcibni nrajepmlnbc ci tjmer lcibkebrnteci narcss tjm Qcutj Tnaegea. Nrcuif NF 5=4, naacrfeib tc n kytj, tjm suprmkm Tclyimseni bcf hicwi nsVnibnlcn ankm fcwi tc Vcibntnpu nif gntjmrmf n sci `y n lcvmly Vcibni knefmi. Vjmer sci, Njc'metu, tjus `mankmtjm gerst Vue Vcibnheib cg Vcibnnif lnuiajmf cim cg tjm wcrlf's lcibmst-ruiieib fyinstems. Vjm fyinsty gerstrulmf grck tjm vellnbm cg Vclcn nif tjmi grck tjm prmsmit-fny vellnbm cg Ieutcun, tjm jckm cg tjm Jnnkcibn n KnueVreletjci.

    Kcveib tjm anpetnl tc Lnpnjn ci tjm sjcrm cg tjm eslnif's eitmrecr lnbcci n`cut :44 ymnrs nbc, tjmy tcch nfvnitnbm cgn sngmr niajcrnbm gcr tjm lnrbm, fcu`lm-jullmf wnr anicms. Vjmsm wmrm usmf tc mxtmif tjmer mkperm ns gnr ns Pctuknnif tjm Lnu eslnif brcup ei Geoe, Vchcpen ei tjm Qclckci Eslnifs, prmsmit fny Rnlles nif Gutuin, Ieum, nif Qnkcn.Nt tjnt tekm, n fmmp pnssnbm leihmf tjm lnbcci tc tjm smn8 et jns `mmi slcwly alcseib ns bmclcbeanl gcrams rnesm tjmeslnif nif rmfuam tjm mitrniam tc tjm prmsmit sjnllcw `nih.

    Futaj invebntcrs ei >7>7 wmrm tjm gerst Murcpmnis tc vemw tjm Vcibni nrajepmlnbc. Vjm knei eslnif cg Vcibntnpuwns gerst vesetmf `y tjm Futaj mxplcrmr N`ml Vnskni ei >761. Aciteiunl acitnat wetj Murcpmnis, jcwmvmr, fef ict

    `mbei uitel kcrm tjni >0= ymnrs lntmr. Anptnei Onkms Acch vesetmf tjm eslnifs ei >221 nif >222 nif fureib jes vcynbmei >222 jm wns jcstmf ci Leguhn `y n pcwmrgul ajemg inkmf Geinu E. Acch wns sc ekprmssmf `y tjes sjcw cgjcspetnlety tjnt jm inkmf tjm Jn'npne brcup "Vjm Gremifly Eslnifs," tjm kcfmri heibfck's kcttc. ]i`mhicwist tcAcch, jcwmvmr, Geinu E nif jes ajemgs nppnrmitly plcttmf tc kurfmr jek nif jes armw, `ut tjmy aculfi't nbrmm nkcib

    tjmksmlvms jcw tc fc et `mgcrm tjm brmnt mxplcrmr snelmf nwny.

    Anptnei @lebj nif JKQ@cuityvesetmf Leguhn ei >2:5 ngtmr bntjmreib `rmnfgruet ei Vnjete. @mgcrm jm aculf lmnvmVcibni wntmrs, jcwmvmr, tjm gnkcus kuteiy tcch plnam imnr tjm eslnif cg Ickuhn ei tjm Jn'npne brcup.

    Qckm 04 ymnrs lntmr, Ajemg Geinu EE cg Leguhn anpturmf n @retesj sjep inkmf tjmTcrt nu Treiam,stmnleib nll cg etskushmts nif nkkuieteci, smtteib et ci germ, nif `rutnlly slnubjtmreib nll `ut cim kmk`mr cg ets armw. Vjm survevcrwns n >=-ymnr-clf Lcifcimr inkmf Rell Knreimr. Jm `mankm n gnvcretm cg tjm ajemg, spmit smvmrnl ymnrs leveib nkcibtjm Vcibnis, nif lntmr wrctm n gcur-vclukm naacuit cg jes mxpmremiams. Jm tclf jcw tjm Vcibnis kestcch >0,444selvmr aceis ci tjmTcrt nu Treiamgcr bnkeib pemams tjmy anllmfpn'nibns.Vjm intecinl aurrmiay tcfny es hicwi nstjm pn'nibn.

    Vjm nrrevnl cg Rmslmyni kessecinrems ci Leguhn ei tjm >:04s aceiaefmf wetj tjm resm cg Vnugn'njnu, n pcwmrgul ajemgwjc acivmrtmf tc Ajresteniety ei >:1>. Retj tjmer jmlp, jm wci n smrems cg fckmstea wnrs. @y >:6=, jm jnf aciqumrmfnll cg Vcibn nif fmalnrmf jeksmlg tc `m tjm imw Vue Vcibn.

    Vnugn'njnu tcch n Ajresteni inkm nif `mankm Heib Bmcrbm E cg Vcibn. Ei >:70 jm knfm jes su`crfeintm ajemgs"ic`lms," `ut jm nlsc grmmf tjm ackkcimrs grck gcramf ln`cr nif eistetutmf tjm pcleay cg brniteib mnaj nfult knlm nbnrfmi plct ei tjm acuitrysefm nif n jcusm lct ei tcwi. Jm armntmf n Trevy Acuiael cg jes cwi ajccseib nifmstn`lesjmf n lmbeslntevm nssmk`ly knfm up cg rmprmsmitntevms cg tjm ic`lms nif ackkcimrs. Vjes systmk wnsackkettmf tc wreteib ei tjm Acistetuteci cg >:2=, wjeaj stell es ei mggmat tcfny. Vjm nssmk`ly es hicwi icw nsTnrlenkmit.

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    Heib Bmcrbm E femf ei >:51 nt tjm nbm cg 52, tjus mifeib n rmebi cg 6: ymnrs. Jes brmnt-brnifsci, Heib Bmcrbm EE,rulmf gcr tjm imxt 0= ymnrs nif es `mst rmkmk`mrmf gcr sebieib n trmnty wetj Brmnt @retnei ei >544, wjeaj turimfVcibn's gcrmebi nggners cvmr tc tjm @retesj nif prmvmitmf niy gurtjmr miarcnajkmits ci Vcibn y tjm Rmstmri aclcienl

    pcwmrs. Acismqumitly, tjm Heibfck cg Vcibn wns imvmr aclciezmf.

    Heib Bmcrbm EE wns suaammfmf ei >5>: `y jes fnubjtmr, tjm 7-gcct-0 ^ummi Qnlctm (jmr inkm es tjm Vcibni

    trnisletmrnteci cg Ajnrlcttm). Gcr tjm imxt 62 ymnrs, ummi Qnlctm anrmgully prctmatmf jmr pmcplm grck Rmstmrieiglumiam, mvmi tc tjm mxtmit cg ict nllcweib n kcfmri jctml tc `m `uelt ei tjm heibfck. Qjm fef, jcwmvmr, ackm tc tjmwcrlf's nttmiteci ei >5=1, wjmi sjm rcfm `nrmjmnfmf ei tjm aclf, tcrrmitenl rnei tjnt frmiajmf tjm acrcinteci pnrnfm cg^ummi Mlezn`mtj EE ei Lcifci (sjm wns kmrmly gcllcweib Vcibni austck cg sjcweib rmspmat tc rcynlty `y nppmnreibuiacvmrmf ei tjmer prmsmiam). Qjm lntmr jcstmf ummi Mlezn`mtj EE nif Treiam Tjelep ei Iuhu'nlcgn.

    ^ummi Qnlctm femf ei >57= nif wns suaammfmf `y jmr sci, Heib Vnugn'njnu Vupcu EW. Vjmi ei jes lntm 64s, jm smtn`cut `reibeib Vcibn eitc tjm kcfmri wcrlf. Ci tjm prmtmxt cg naackkcfnteib tjm ekpcrtnit bumsts eivetmf tc jesmln`crntm acrcinteci sajmfulmf gcr Ouly 6, >572, tjm Eitmrintecinl Fntmleim Jctml wns uelt ci Iuhu'nlcgn's wntmrgrcit,nif Gun'nkctu Nerpcrt ci Vcibntnpu wns upbrnfmf tc jniflm omt nerarngt. Vcuresk jnf nrrevmf, nl`met kcfmstly.

    Ei 044=, Vcibn's aevel smrvnits wmit ci strehm fmknifeib `mttmr pny. Vjm prctmst wmit ci gcr sex wmmhs uitel tjm

    bcvmrikmit nbrmmf tc rnesm wnbms `y ns kuaj ns 74 pmramit. N ymnr lntmr, n prc-fmkcarnay bntjmreib turimf eitc nrect tjnt urimf smvmrnl squnrm `lcahs cg fcwitcwi Iuhu'nlcgn.

    Gcllcweib jes gntjmrs fmntj ei 0447 nif jes acrcinteci ei 044:, Bmcrbm Vupcu W niicuiamf tjnt jm wculf rmleiquesjnutjcrety, lmnfeib tc Vcibns gerst fmkcarntea mlmatecis gcr Tnrlenkmit ei 04>4. Heib Bmcrbm Vupcu W es hicwi gcrtjes naackplesjkmit nif wci eitmrintecinl prnesm gcr reibeib fmkcarnay tc Vcibn. Jm pnssmf nwny ei Knraj, 04>0ei Jcib Hcib.

    Arcwi Treiam Vupcutcn Lnvnhn Ntn well tnhm tjm tjrcim cg tjm eslnif inteci gcllcweib tjm suffmi fmntj cg jes`rctjmr. Jm es hicwi ns Heib Vupcu WE.

    Bcvmrikmit

    Qeiam tjm nfcpteci cg ets acistetuteci ei >:2=, Vcibn jns `mmi rulmf `y n kcinraj wjcsm jmers nrm mitetlmf tcpmrpmtunl suaamsseci tc tjm tjrcim. Vjm bcvmrikmit acisests cg ni mxmautevm `rniaj jmnfmf `y n Trevy Acuiael, tjmuieankmrnl Lmbeslntevm Nssmk`ly (cr Tnrlenkmit), nif tjm Oufeaenry. Vjm Trevy Acuiael nssests tjm heib ei tjmfesajnrbm cg jes guiatecis nif es tjm jebjmst mxmautevm nutjcrety. Et es ackpcsmf cg tjm heib, tjm an`eimt, nif tjmbcvmricrs cg Jnnpne nif Wnvnu. Vjm an`eimt cg >0 keiestmrs es nppceitmf `y tjm heib.

    Vjm Lmbeslntevm Nssmk`ly acisests cg tjm heib's an`eimt, ieim rmprmsmitntevms mlmatmf y tjm 11 jmrmfetnry ic`lms, nifsmvmitmmi rmprmsmitntevms mlmatmf y pcpulnr vctm. Mlmatecis gcr tjm Lmbeslntevm Nssmk`ly nrm jmlf mvmry tjrmm ymnrs.@mgcrm fmkcarntea rmgcrk ei 04>4, cily ieim rmprmsmitntevms wmrm mlmatmf y tjm pmcplm.

    Vjm Oufeaenry acisests cg n Quprmkm Acurt (wjcsm oufbms nrm nppceitmf `y tjm heib), n Lnif Acurt, nif nKnbestrntms Acurt, wetj n rebjt cg nppmnl tc n Acurt cg Nppmnl ei rmspmat tc lnif ansms, aevel ansms, nif smitmiams ei

    arekeinl ansms.

    Vjm pnst twc fmanfms jnvm `mmi n tekm cg brmnt ajnibm ei Vcibn, mspmaenlly wetj rmbnrf tc ets eitmrintecinl stntus.Vcibn mankm n kmk`mr cg tjm Tnaegea Gcruk nif tjm Tnaegea Acigmrmiam, ctj ekpcrtnit rmbecinl cfems. Ei >52=,Vcibn fmvmlcpmf macickea nif pcleteanl tems wetj tjm Murcpmni Macickea Ackkuiety wetj n vnremty cg Ngreani,Anre``mni, nif Tnaegea intecis. Et `mankm n gull kmk`mr cg tjm ]ietmf Intecis ei 0444, ns wmll ns n kmk`mr cg tjmRcrlf Vrnfm Crbnieznteci ei 0442. Vjm kcst c`vecus `mimget tc Vcibn grck ets wefmieib nsscaenteci wetj ctjmracuitrems jns mmi tjm eiglcw cg gcrmebi nef grck fmvmlcpmf acuitrems nif eitmrintecinl nbmiaems. Vjes nef jns min`lmftjm heibfck tc ekprcvm scaenl smrveams nif acistruat mssmitenl eigrnstruaturm.

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    Macicky

    Nbreaulturm nif gesjeib nrm tjm kneistnys cg tjm Vcibni macicky. Vjm knei nbreaulturnl prcfuats nrm vnrecus typms cgtnrc, ynks, anssnvns, swmmt pctntcms, pctntcms, nif suaj gruets nif vmbmtn`lms ns `ninins, wntmrkmlcis, pnpnyns,

    peimnpplms, knibcms, tckntcms, anrrcts, nif auauk`mrs. Vjm knei ansj arcps nrm hnvn nif vnielln `mnis. Pmamitly,smn auauk`mr jns `mackm n knocr mxpcrt tc Nsen.

    Pmkettniams grck Vcibnis leveib n`rcnf jnvm plnymf n sebiegeanit rclm ei tjm macicky cvmr tjm pnst gmw fmanfms.Vjm knocr ekpcrts nrm tmxtelms, uelfeib kntmrenls, pmtrclmuk prcfuats, vmjealms, nif gccf etmks.

    Tmcplm nif Aulturm

    Vcibnis jnvm n wmll-fmvmlcpmf smism cg ackkuiety nsmf ci n alcsm-hiet mxtmifmf gnkely uiet nif n alcsm nggelentecitc tjmer ajuraj. Kmk`mrs cg Vcibni gnkelems tnhm anrm cg cim nictjmr nlkcst uiacifetecinlly. Cims ekkmfentmgnkely eialufms brnifpnrmits, uialms, nuits, nif acuseis. Ei kniy ansms, tjm miterm gnkely wcrhs tcbmtjmr tc plnit,jnrvmst, acch, nif gesj. Ajelfrmi typeanlly levm wetj pnrmits cr brnifpnrmits ngtmr knrrenbm. Et es quetm uiackkci gcrseiblm nfult ajelfrmi tc levm eifmpmifmitly cg tjmer gnkelems.

    Pmlebeci es wcvmi eitc nlkcst mvmry nspmat cg fnely legm. Vcibnis nttmif ajuraj rmbulnrly nif `lmss mnaj kmnl,

    kmmteib, nif mvmit wetj n prnymr. Fmvcutly Ajresteni, nlkcst nll Vcibnis `mlcib tc cim cg tjm 04 cr sc fmickeintecisei Vcibn. N`cut 61 pmramit cg tjm pcpulnteci `mlcibs tc tjm Grmm Rmslmyni Ajuraj cg Vcibn, gcllcwmf `y tjm Ajurajcg Omsus Ajrest cg Lnttmr-fny Qneits (Kcrkci), tjm Pckni Antjclea Ajuraj, tjm Grmm Ajuraj cg Vcibn, nif tjmAjuraj cg Vcibn. Lnws aciamrieib tjm Qn``ntj nrm streatly upjmlf ei Vcibn, nif vertunlly mvmrytjeib alcsms ciQuifnys, mxampt gcr mkmrbmiay gnaeletems, nhmrems (ei tjm ngtmricci), nif sckm tcurest gnaeletems.

    Kniy mlmkmits cg Vcibns reaj trnfetecinl aulturm nrm stell prmvnlmit tcfny, eialufeib tjm wmnreib cg tjm tncvnln, nfmacrntevm wcvmi knt tjnt es temf nrcuif tjm wnest. Vjmrm nrm amrtnei tncvnln crhemhem(gcr wckmi) gcr mnaj caanseci,fmtmrkeimf `y tjm inturm cg tjm wcrh cim fcms nif cims scaenl stntus. Wcluitmmrs nrm usunlly bevmi n tncvnln `y tjmerjcst gnkelems, nif wmnreib cim ei prcgmssecinl nif rmlebecus smtteibs mnris Wcluitmmrs tjm rmspmat cg ackkuietykmk`mrs. Ei kcst wcrh smtteibs, ycu nrm mxpmatmf tc wmnr aulturnlly npprcprentm alctjeib, mspmaenlly nt bcvmrikmitkeiestrems, ei plnams cg `useimss, nif ei tjm alnssrcck.

    Nictjmr trnfetecinl mlmkmit cg Vcibni aulturm tjnt es stell amlm`rntmf tcfny es fniam, wjeaj ani `m trnamf ns gnr `nahns tjm >=tj amitury. Ic amlm`rnteci ei Vcibn es ackplmtm wetjcut sckm gcrk cg fniaeib, nif ekprckptu fniams nrmackkci tc Vcibn nif ctjmr eslnifs ei tjm Tnaegea. Vjm lcvm cg fniaeib bnvm resm tc n austck anllmfgnhnpnlm, crbeveib npprmaenteci gcr nrtestry nif pmrgcrkniam. Ei kcfmri tekms, tjm austck jns mxpnifmf tc eialufm kcimy tuahmfeitc n pmrgcrkmrs acstukm, stuah tc jes cr jmr lmbs cr nrks, cr plnamf nt jes cr jmr gmmt. Wcluitmmrs cgtmi pnrteaepntm eicr c`smrvm Vcibni fniaeib ei tjmer ackkuietems.

    Mivercikmit

    Vcibn jns smvmi cggeaenl prctmatmf nrmns, eialufeib knreim pnrhs nif intecinl knreim nif acnstnl rmsmrvms.]igcrtuintmly, acismrvnteci es ict n jebj precrety ei Vcibn nif guifs nrm leketmf. Kcst cg ets lnif jns `mmi acivmrtmfeitc metjmr plnitntecis cr tcwi trnats8 jcwmvmr, lnrbm nrmns cg rnei gcrmst nif `usj lnif mxest ci tjm Ieuns nif Mun, ns

    wmll ns ci Vcibns vclaniea eslnifs. Nlcib wetj tjm gcrmst arntmr ci Vcgun, tjm gcrmst rmsmrvm ci Mun rmprmsmits tjmcily sebiegeanit gerst-brcwtj rnei gcrmst ei tjm acuitry.

    Vjm kcst ackkci plnit ycu well smm ei Vcibn es tjm acaciut pnlk, tjm trmm cg legm gcr nll Qcutj Tnaegea pmcplms.Vjm eslnifs `mnajms nif rmmgs nrm jckm tc iukmrcus spmaems cg gesj, stnrgesj, arn`s, nif ctjmr sjmllgesj. Tcrpcesms,sjnrhs, smn turtlms, nif kebrnteib jukp`nah wjnlms ani `m smmi ei tjm wntmrs nrcuif Vcibn. Vjm cily lnif knkknlintevm tc Vcibn es tjm glyeib gcx.

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    PMQC]PAMQ GCP G]PVJMP EIGCPKNVECI

    Gcllcweib es n lest cg wm`setms gcr nffetecinl eigcrknteci n`cut tjm Tmnam Acrps nif Vcibn nif tc aciimat ycu tcrmturimf Wcluitmmrs nif ctjmr eivetmms. Tlmnsm hmmp ei keif tjnt nltjcubj wm try tc knhm surm nll tjmsm leihs nrmnatevm nif aurrmit, wm aniict bunrnitmm et. Eg ycu fc ict jnvm naamss tc tjm Eitmrimt, veset ycur lcanl le`rnry. Le`rnrems

    cggmr grmm Eitmrimt usnbm nif cgtmi lmt ycu preit eigcrknteci tc tnhm jckm.

    N ictm cg anuteci? Ns ycu surg tjm Eitmrimt, `m nwnrm tjnt ycu kny geif `ullmtei `cnrfs nif ajnt rccks ei wjeajpmcplm nrm grmm tc mxprmss cpeiecis n`cut tjm Tmnam Acrps `nsmf ci tjmer cwi mxpmremiam, eialufeib ackkmits `ytjcsm wjc wmrm uijnppy wetj tjmer ajceam tc smrvm ei tjm Tmnam Acrps. Vjmsm cpeiecis nrm ict tjcsm cg tjm TmnamAcrps cr tjm ].Q. bcvmrikmit, nif wm jcpm ycu well hmmp ei keif tjnt ic twc pmcplm mxpmremiam tjmer smrveam ei tjmsnkm wny.

    Bmimrnl Eigcrknteci N`cut Vcibn

    www.acuitrywntaj.ack/

    Ci tjes setm, ycu ani lmnri niytjeib grck wjnt tekm et es ei Iuhunlcgn tc jcw tc acivmrt grck tjm fcllnr tc tjm

    Vcibni aurrmiay. Oust aleah ci Vcibn nif bc grck tjmrm.

    www.lcimlyplnimt.ack/fmsteintecis

    Weset tjes setm gcr bmimrnl trnvml nfveam n`cut nlkcst niy acuitry ei tjm wcrlf.

    www.stntm.bcv

    Vjm Qtntm Fmpnrtkmits wm`setm essums nahbrcuif ictms pmrecfeanlly n`cut acuitrems nrcuif tjm wcrlf. Geif Vcibn

    nif lmnri kcrm n`cut ets scaenl nif pcleteanl jestcry. Ucu ani nlsc bc tc tjm setms eitmrintecinl trnvml smateci tc ajmah

    ci acifetecis tjnt kny nggmat ycur sngmty.

    www.psr.hmmlm.na.uh/cggeaenl.jtk

    Vjes eialufms leihs tc nll tjm cggeaenl setms gcr bcvmrikmits wcrlfwefm.

    www.bmcbrnpjy.n`cut.ack/le`rnry/knps/`leifmx.jtk

    Vjes cileim wcrlf ntlns eialufms knps nif bmcbrnpjeanl eigcrknteci, nif mnaj acuitry pnbm acitneis leihs tc ctjmrsetms, suaj ns tjm Le`rnry cg Acibrmss, tjnt acitnei ackprmjmisevm jestcreanl, scaenl, nif pcleteanl nahbrcuif.

    www.ay`mrsajccl`us.ui.crb/eigcinteci/eigc.nsp

    Vjes ]ietmf Intecis setm nllcws ycu tc smnraj gcr stntesteanl eigcrknteci gcr kmk`mr stntms cg tjm ].I.

    www.wcrlfeigcrknteci.ack

    Vjes setm prcvefms ni nffetecinl scuram cg aurrmit nif jestcreanl eigcrknteci n`cut acuitrems nrcuif tjm wcrlf.

    Aciim at Retj Pmt urim f Wcluitmm rs

    nif Ctjm r Eivetm ms

    www.rpav.crb

    Vjes es tjm setm cg tjm Intecinl Tmnam Acrps Nsscaenteci, knfm up cg rmturimf Wcluitmmrs. Ci tjes setm ycu ani geifleihs tc nll tjm Rm` pnbms cg tjm Gremifs cg brcups gcr kcst acuitrems cg smrveam, ackpresmf cg gcrkmr Wcluitmmrswjc smrvmf ei tjcsm acuitrems. Vjmrm nrm nlsc rmbecinl brcups tjnt grmqumitly bmt tcbmtjmr gcr scaenl mvmits nif lcanlvcluitmmr natevetems.

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    www.Tmnam AcrpsRcrlfwefm.crb

    Vjes setm es jcstmf `y n brcup cg rmturimf Wcluitmmr wretmrs. Et es n kcitjly cileim pu`leanteci cg mssnys nif Wcluitmmrnaacuits cg tjmer Tmnam Acrps smrveam.

    Cileim Nrtealms/Aurrm it Im ws Qetm s N`cut Vcibn

    www.tcibntnpu.imt.tc

    "Vcibn ci tjm 'Imt" acitneis aulturnl eigcrknteci, stcrems, jestcry, mta.

    jttp?//www.tcibnjclefny.ack/

    Vjm Vcibn Wesetcrs @urmnu wm`setm prcvefms bmimrnl eigcrknteci, knps, peaturms, nif snkplms cg trnfetecinl Vcibniseibeib.

    www.tcibnstnr.ack/

    Vjm setm cg tjm Vcibn Qtnr(ei Miblesj nif Vcibni).

    www.ickcn.ack/eifmx.pjp

    Aurrmit imws nif leihs n`cut Vcibn `y Vcibnis.

    jttp?//www.kntnibetcibn.tc/nrtealm/blc`nlSeifmx.sjtkl

    Aurrmit imws n`cut Vcibn `y Vcibnis.

    Eitm rint ecinl Fmvm lcpkmit Qetms N`cut Vcibn

    www.nusnef.bcv.nu/

    Nustrnlens eitmrintecinl nef nbmiay.

    www.a-spcfp.crb/AninfnSTnaegea/AninfnGuif.jtk

    Aninfn Guif ei tjm Tnaegea.

    www.iznef.bcvt.iz/prcbrnkkms/a-tcibn.jtkl

    Imw _mnlnif Nbmiay gcr Eitmrintecinl Fmvmlcpkmit.

    www.usnef.bcv/

    ].Q. Nbmiay gcr Eitmrintecinl Fmvmlcpkmit.

    www.uifp.crb/

    ]ietmf Intecis Fmvmlcpkmit Trcbrnkkm.

    www.sprmp.crb

    Qcutj Tnaegea Pmbecinl Mivercikmit Trcbrnkkm.

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    @cchs N`cut tjm Jestcry cg tjm Tmnam Acrps

    >. Jcggkni, Mlezn`mtj Ac``s.Nll Ucu Immf es Lcvm? Vjm Tmnam Acrps nif tjm Qperet cg tjm >574s. Ank`refbm,

    Knss.? Jnrvnrf ]ievmrsety Trmss, 0444.

    0. Peam, Bmrnlf V. Vjm @clf Mxpmrekmit? OGHs Tmnam Acrps. Ictrm Fnkm, Eif.? ]ievmrsety cg Ictrm FnkmTrmss, >5:=.

    1. Qtcssml, Qactt. Qnrbm? Vjm Legm nif Vekms cg Qnrbmit Qjrevmr. Rnsjeibtci, F.A.? Qketjscieni EistetuteciTrmss, 0446.

    6. Kmeslmr, Qtnilmy. Rjmi tjm Rcrlf Anlls? Vjm Eisefm Qtcry cg tjm Tmnam Acrps nif ets Gerst =4 Umnrs. @cstci,Knss.? @mnaci Trmss, 04>>.

    @cchs ci tjm Wcluitmmr Mxpmremiam

    >. Ferlnk, Qjnrci.@mycif Qe`mren? Vwc Umnrs ei n Gcrbcttmi Tlnam. Qnitn @nr`nrn, Anleg.? KaQmns @cchs,0446.

    0. Ansm`clt, Knrocrem FmKcss.Knrbnretn? N Buntmknlni Tmnam Acrps Mxpmremiam. Beb Jnr`cr, Rnsj.? PmfNpplm Tu`lesjeib, 0444.

    1. Mrfkni, Qnrnj.Ieim Jells tc Ink`cihnjn? Vwc Umnrs ei tjm Jmnrt cg ni Ngreani Wellnbm. Imw Ucrh, I.U.?Teanfcr, 0441.

    6. Jmsslmr, Tmtmr.Pevmr Vcwi? Vwc Umnrs ci tjm Unibtzm. Imw Ucrh, I.U.? Tmrmiienl, 044>.

    =. Hmiimfy, Bmrnlfeim mf.Grck tjm Amitmr cg tjm Mnrtj? Qtcrems cut cg tjm Tmnam Acrps. Qnitn Kciean, Anleg.?Alcvmr Tnrh Trmss, >55>.

    7. Vjckpsmi, Kcretz.Leveib Tccr? N Tmnam Acrps Ajrciealm. Qmnttlm, Rnsj.? ]ievmrsety cg Rnsjeibtci Trmss,>552 (rmpreit).

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    LEWEIB ACIFEVECIQ NIFWCL]IVMMP LEGMQVULM

    Ackkuieantecis

    Gmw acuitrems ei tjm wcrlf cggmr tjm lmvml cg knel smrveam acisefmrmf icrknl ei tjm ]ietmf Qtntms. Knel usunlly tnhms n

    keiekuk cg twc wmmhs tc nrrevm ei Vcibn nif sckm knel kny sekply ict nrrevm. Gcrtuintmly tjes es ict n grmqumitcaaurrmiam, `ut et fcms jnppmi. Vjes es ict kmnit tc fesacurnbm ycu, `ut tc prmpnrm ycu gcr tjm rmnletems cgeitmrintecinl knel smrveam ei tjm Qcutj Tnaegea. Fmspetm tjm fmlnys, wm miacurnbm ycu tc wretm tc ycur gnkely rmbulnrlynif tc fmvmlcp n wny cg trnaheib lmttmrssuaj ns iuk`mreib tjmk. Gnkely kmk`mrs typeanlly `mackm wcrremf wjmitjmy fc ict jmnr grck ycu, sc et es n bccf efmn tc nfvesm tjmk tjnt knel smrveam es spcrnfea nif tjnt tjmy sjculf ictwcrry eg tjmy fc ict rmamevm ycur lmttmrs rmbulnrly. @msefms, uilmss ycu nrm ci ni cutmr eslnif, ycu well jnvm rmbulnrnaamss tc mknel.

    Wcluitmmrs wjc smrvm ci Vcibntnpu, Vcibns knei eslnif, acllmat tjmer knel grck tjm Tmnam Acrps cggeam. Knel tcWcluitmmrs ci cutmr eslnifs es rmamevmf nt tjm Tmnam Acrps cggeam nif gcrwnrfmf tc tjm eslnifs ven tjm lcanl nerleim crtjm lcanl gmrry smrveam ciam n wmmh. Knel gcr Wcluitmmrs leveib ei Wnvnu, Jnnpne, nif Mun ani `m smit fermatly tctjm pcst cggeams lcantmf ci tjcsm eslnifs. Tcstnl nffrmssms gcr nll pcst cggeams nrm prcvefmf upci nrrevnl ei-acuitry.Fureib ycur gerst sex kcitjs cg smrveam, ycu well `m n`lm tc rmamevm pnahnbms smit grck cvmrsmns wetjcut pnyeibaustcks futems.

    Ucur spmaegea nffrmss fureib smrveam well fmpmif ci ycur setm lcanteci, wjeaj es fmtmrkeimf fureib tjm trneieibprcamss. Vjm knei Tmnam Acrps cggeam ei Iuhunlcgn jns n T.C. `cx gcr Wcluitmmr knel (].Q. Tmnam Acrps, T.C. @cx>62, Iuhunlcgn, Vcibn, Qcutj Tnaegea), nif T.C. `cxms jnvm `mmi mstn`lesjmf ci amrtnei cutmr eslnif brcups. Ciamycu hicw ycur setm lcanteci, ycu ani nfvesm ycur gnkely nif gremifs n`cut tjm npprcprentm nffrmss tc usm.

    Vmlmpjcims

    Anlleib tjm ]ietmf Qtntms grck Vcibn es mxpmisevm nif ].Q. tmlmpjcims nttnajmf tc n smrveam prcvefmr lehm Qpreit crWmrezci fc ict wcrh ei Vcibn. Vc anll tjm ].Q. grck Vcibn, Wcluitmmrs kust purajnsm Vcibni tmlmpjcim anrfs

    lcanlly grck metjmr tjm smrveam prcvefmr VAA cr Febeaml. Qhypm es `mackeib pcpulnr nt kniy Eitmrimt angms nrcuif tjmanpetnl aety cg Iuhunlcgn.

    Gremifs nif gnkely ei tjm ].Q. kny anll Wcluitmmrs. Kcst Wcluitmmrs fc ict jnvm lnif-leim pjcims, `ut Tmnam Acrpswell prcvefm ycu wetj n amllpjcim upci nrrevnl tc Vcibn. Qckm Wcluitmmrs ajccsm tc `reib uilcahmf amllpjcimswetj tjmk grck tjm ].Q. Vjmrm es ic ajnrbm gcr eiackeib anlls ci kc`elm pjcims nif tjmrm es ic kcitjly gmm. Armfetgcr amllpjcims (pny ns ycu bc) ani `m purajnsmf nt nlkcst niy sknll sjcp tjrcubjcut tjm heibfck, mvmi ei plnamswjmrm tjmrm es ic mlmatreaety.

    Ackputmr, Eitmrimt, nif Mknel Naamss

    Kniy Wcluitmmrs ajccsm tc `reib pmrscinl lnptcps tc Vcibn nif nrm jnppy wetj tjmer fmaeseci tc fc sc. Jcwmvmr, egycu nrm tjeiheib n`cut `reibeib n lnptcp, plmnsm acisefmr tjm gcllcweib? Tmnam Acrps/Vcibn aniict bunrnitmm tjm

    sngmty cg ycur ackputmr cr rmplnam et eg et es fnknbmf cr stclmi. Vcibn's jukef alekntm, nits, nif fusty acifetecis ani`m jnrf ci mlmatrcieas. Eitmrimt smrveam es wefmly nvneln`lm ei Eitmrimt angms tjrcubj tjm knei eslnifs cg Vcibntnpunif Wnvnu, `ut et mxpmisevm tc jnvm Eitmrimt naamss eistnllmf ei ycur jckm nif tjm pcwmr supply mxpmremiamsgrmqumit surbms. Vjmrm nrm twc ackputmrs wetj Eitmrimt naamss nt Tmnam Acrps/Vcibn's knei cggeam ei tjm anpetnl aetycg Iuhunlcgn.

    Kniy cg ycu kebjt `m tjeiheib cg armnteib wm`setms cr `lcbs ns n wny tc ackkuieantm wetj ycur gnkely nif gremifs.Eg ycu nrm tjeiheib cg useib tjes typm cg ackkuieanteci, ycu kust spmnh wetj ycur acuitry fermatcr gerst, ns tjmrm essckm vmry spmaegea eigcrknteci ycu immf tc hicw `mgcrm ycu bmt stnrtmf.

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    Jcuseib nif Qetm Lcant eci

    Wcluitmmrs jcst crbniezntecis nrm rmspcise`lm gcr efmitegyeib nif prcvefeib sngm nif suetn`lm jcuseib ei naacrfniamwetj tjm Tmnam Acrps aretmren. Jcuseib rnibms grck n cim-rcckgnlm Vcibn

    Ns naamss tc mlmatreaety, ruiieib wntmr, nif ctjmr nkmietems vnrems wefmly, ycu well immf tc m glmxe`lm. QckmWcluitmmrs jnvm mlmatrea lebjts nif cutlmts, glusj tcelmts, nif ruiieib wntmr ei tjmer jckms. Ctjmrs spmif mvmieibsrmnfeib `y hmrcsmim lnkp cr aniflm, usm n pet lntreim, nif acllmat wntmr grck n rnei tnih imnr tjmer jckms.

    (trnfetecinl jut) wetj n tjntajmf rccg tc ntwc- cr tjrmm-`mfrcck wccfmi cr aeifmr `lcah jcusm wetj vmry `nsea gurieturm. Tmnam Acrps/Vcibn nshs jcstnbmiaems tc prcvefm prevntm ntj nif tcelmt gnaeletems8 jcwmvmr, caansecinlly Wcluitmmrs kny jnvm tc sjnrm gnaeletems

    wetj n imebj`cr.

    Vjm Tmnam Acrps well prcvefm ycu wetj n hmrcsmim lnkp, n legm vmst, n `ehm jmlkmt (eg imamssnry), nif ni NK/GKrnfec. Ciam ycu mackm n Wcluitmmr, ycu well rmamevm n smttleib-ei nllcwniam tc purajnsm nffetecinl jcusmjclfimamssetems.

    Tmnam Acrps stngg kmk`mrs knhm setm vesets tc Wcluitmmrs tc prcvefm cibceib suppcrt nif tc gcllcw up ci niy jcuseibcr sngmty essums tjnt nresm. Jcwmvmr, Wcluitmmrs nrm miacurnbmf tc acitnat stngg eg tjmrm nrm niy sngmty-rmlntmf

    ekprcvmkmits immfmf gcr tjmer jckms.

    Leveib Nllcwniam nif Kcimy Kninbmkmit

    Ns n Tmnam Acrps Wcluitmmr ei Vcibn, ycu well rmamevm vnrecus nllcwniams. Vjm leveib nllcwniam es eitmifmf tc acvmrtjm acst cg gccf, uteletems, jcusmjclf supplems, alctjeib, rmarmnteci nif mitmrtneikmit, trnispcrtnteci, ackkuieanteci,rmnfeib kntmrenls, nif ctjmr eiaefmitnls. Et es rmvemwmf nt lmnst ciam n ymnr tjrcubj n knrhmt survmy tc misurm tjnt et esnfmquntm. Aurrmitly, tjm leveib nllcwniam es $200pnnibn (VCT), rcubjly mquevnlmit tc $6=4 (].Q.). Vjm leveibnllcwniam es fmpcsetmf kcitjly eitc ycur Tmnam Acrps nih naacuit ei Vcibn ei lcanl aurrmiay.

    N vnanteci nllcwniam cg $06 (].Q.) pmr kcitj, acivmrtmf eitc lcanl aurrmiay, es nffmf tc ycur kcitjly leveibnllcwniam. Nlsc, tcwnrf tjm mif cg prm-smrveam trneieib, n cim-tekm smttleib-ei nllcwniam cg V$>,4=4, rcubjlymquevnlmit tc ]Q$7=4, well `m fmpcsetmf eitc ycur naacuit tc `uy `nsea jcusmjclf etmks wjmi ycu kcvm tc ycur setm.

    Eg tjm Tmnam Acrps rmqumsts ycu tc trnvml, ycu well `m bevmi nffetecinl kcimy gcr trnispcrtnteci nif kmnls. Vjmnkcuit es mstn`lesjmf `y tjm fermatcr cg kninbmkmit nif cpmrntecis, `nsmf ci tjm lcanl acst cg trnispcrtnteci niflcfbeib.

    Kcst Wcluitmmrs geif tjmy ani levm ackgcrtn`ly ei Vcibn wetj tjmsm nllcwniams. Rjelm kniy Wcluitmmrs reib tjmercwi guifs tc Vcibn tc acvmr tjm acst cg trnvml fureib vnantecis, wm strcibly fesacurnbm ycu grck supplmkmiteib ycureiackm wetj kcimy grck jckm. Ucu nrm mxpmatmf tc levm nt tjm snkm macickea lmvml ns ycur imebj`crs nifacllmnbums.

    Armfet anrfs ani `m usmf ei n gmw mstn`lesjkmits ei tjm anpetnl nif nrm usmgul gcr vnantecis nif cvmrsmns trnvml.Vrnvmlmrs ajmahs nif pmrscinl ajmahs ani `m ansjmf nt n lcanl `nih gcr n sknll gmm, `ut tjmrm nrm gmw rmtnel

    mstn`lesjkmits ei Vcibn tjnt naampt tjmk. Tmnam Acrps/Vcibn well nssest ycu ei mstn`lesjeib n lcanl nih naacuit.

    Gccf nif Femt

    Vcibni kmnls acisest cg stnplm gccfs, suaj ns ynk, tnrc, swmmt pctntc, anssnvn, gesj, pcrh, nif aniimf kmnts. Nackkci trnfetecinl fesj es kmnt cr gesj wrnppmf ei tnrc lmnvms wetj acaciut armnk. Ci Quifnys nif gcr spmaenlcaansecis, Vcibni gnkelems prmpnrm ni uifmrbrcuif cvmi anllmf ni 'uku.

    Vcibni gccf es bmimrnlly acisefmrmf `lnif `y Nkmreani stnifnrfs. Pcct arcps nrm `celmf, `nhmf, cr gremf nif cgtmismrvmf wetj snlt nt mvmry kmnl. Ciecis, bnrlea, aurry pcwfmr, scy snuam, nif ajele pmppmrs nrm usunlly nvneln`lm, `utnrm cily caansecinlly usmf ei gccf prmpnrnteci.

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    Ucur femt well vnry fmpmifeib ci ycur setm nif pmrscinl prmgmrmiams. Ei tjm anpetnl nif tjm gmw ctjmr aety amitmrs nifpcrts, ycu well geif n rmnscin`lm vnremty cg ekpcrtmf gccfs nt brcamry stcrms nif n bccf nsscrtkmit cg lcanlly brcwigccfs nt tjm knrhmt. @rmnf, rclls, pnstrems, nif eam armnk nrm rmnfely nvneln`lm tjrcubj ackkmraenl cpmrntecis nifgnkely-rui sjcps ei tjm aety amitmrs, ut cgtmi uinvneln`lm ei rmkctm vellnbms nif cutmr eslnifs. Iccflms, glcur, subnr,ream, mbbs, uttmr, kelh, aniimf gesj, kmnt, smnscinl gruets, nif n gmw nsea vmbmtn`lms nrm nvneln`lm ei kcst sknllsjcps ci tjm knei eslnifs. Vjm leveib nllcwniam es suggeaemit tc `uy sckm ekpcrtmf grmsj nif aniimf gruets nif

    vmbmtn`lms tc tnhm tc rmkctm setms.

    Vjm knei kmnts nrm pcrh, ajeahmi, nif kuttci, `ut sjcps ei tjm anpetnl nlsc smll `mmg, jnk`urbmrs, snusnbms, nif jctfcbs. Grmsj gesj ani `m purajnsmf grck knrhmts nif lcanl gesjmrkmi tjrcubjcut Vcibn. Vrcpeanl gruets brcw ci kcsteslnifs, `ut nvneln`elety cg pnrteaulnr etmks vnrems `y tjm smnsci. Vcibnis fc ict mnt kniy vmbmtn`lms, sc sckmWcluitmmrs ajccsm tc plnit nif kneitnei vmbmtn`lm bnrfmis ei tjmer ackkuietems. Aniimf gccfs, suaj ns gesj, acrimf

    `mmg, nif prcamssmf sinahs, nrm rmnfely nvneln`lm nif `ctj lcanls nif Wcluitmmrs mnt tjmsm rmbulnrly.

    Et es pcsse`lm tc kneitnei n vmbmtnreni femt ei Vcibn, `ut et ani `m feggeault nt tekms. Pcct arcps nif sckm lmngy-brmmivmbmtn`lms nrm nvneln`lm ymnr-rcuif. Vjm gmw ctjmr vmbmtn`lms brcwi lcanlly nrm smnscinl nif supply vnrems fmpmifeibci ycur lcanteci. Vjmrm es n wefm vnremty cg gruets ei Vcibn, tjcubj kniy nrm nlsc smnscinl. Tnpnyns nif `ninins nrmnvneln`lm ymnr-rcuif. Geifeib nltmrintm scurams cg prctmei kny prmsmit ni cibceib ajnllmibm, mspmaenlly gcrWcluitmmrs ci cutmr eslnifs.

    @meib n vmbmtnreni ei Vcibn kny prmsmit n gmw aulturnl ajnllmibms, ns wmll. N kmnl wetjcut kmnt es acisefmrmfeiackplmtm nif einfmquntm `y Vcibni stnifnrfs. Vjes knhms et feggeault tc mxplnei wjy cim wculf ajccsm nvmbmtnreni femt. Rjmi leveib wetj cr veseteib Vcibni gnkelems, ycu well m cggmrmf trnfetecinl gccfs8 Wcluitmmrs nrmmiacurnbmf tc try lcanl aueseim cut cg rmspmat gcr tjmer jcsts.

    Wesetcrs usunlly mnt cily wetj smlmatmf kmk`mrs cg tjm gnkely, wetj ajelfrmi mnteib ei n feggmrmit plnam. Et es ackkciprnateam ei Vcibn tc mnt wetj ycur jnifs. Jcwmvmr, mnteib nif freiheib wjelm stnifeib cr wnlheib es ict acisefmrmfnpprcprentm, mvmi tjcubj ycu kny smm ctjmrs fceib tjes.

    Vrnispcrtnteci

    Wcluitmmrs kny `reib `eayalms grck jckm cr `uy tjmk lcanlly. Festniams nrm ict brmnt ei Vcibn, nif tjm lcw trnggeafmisety es acifuaevm tc trnvml `y `ehm. Tmnam Acrps/Vcibn essums jmlkmts tc Wcluitmmrs wjc cwi `eayalms cr ycu kny

    `reib ycur cwi. Eg n Wcluitmmr `reibs n `ehm grck tjm ]ietmf Qtntms, jm cr sjm es rmspcise`lm gcr tjm trnispcrtnteciacsts (usunlly nerleim gmms) grck tjm Wcluitmmrs jckm cg rmacrf tc Vcibn.

    Lcanl `usms nif tnxes rui ci Vcibntnpu, Jn'npne, nif Wnvn'u nif tmif tc `m rmnscin`ly preamf. Vrnvml nkcib eslnifses `y ner, `cnt, cr `ctj. Ajntjnks Tnaegea Nerleim jns rmbulnr glebjts grck tjm knei eslnif tc tjm ctjmr knocr eslnifs cgVcibn nif eitmr-eslnif gmrrems prcvefm smrveam tc cutmr eslnifs, lnrbm nif sknll, tjrcubjcut Vcibn.

    Gcr sngmty rmnscis, Tmnam Acrps/Vcibn prcje`ets Wcluitmmrs grck cwieib, freveib, cr refeib ci kctcrayalms nif grckcwieib cr freveib prevntm anrs gcr niy rmnsci. Weclnteci cg tjmsm pcleaems kny rmsult ei tjm tmrkeinteci cg ycur

    Wcluitmmr smrveam.

    Bmcbrnpjy nif Alekntm

    Vjm Heibfck cg Vcibn acisests cg >2> eslnifs, 17 cg wjeaj nrm eijn`etmf, nif es sprmnf cvmr >66,444 squnrm kelms(174,444 squnrm helckmtmrs) cg camni. Vjm tctnl lnif nrmn es cily 07: squnrm kelms (724 squnrm helckmtmrs), n`cut tjmsezm cg Kmkpjes, Vmiimssmm. N`cut 22 pmramit cg tjm tctnl lnif nrmn es nrn`lmtjm jebjmst pmramitnbm ei tjm wcrlf.Vjm jebjmst pceit ei tjm eslnif brcups es Hnc, wjeaj resms tc cvmr 1,144 gmmt (>,444 kmtmrs).

    Vcibn lems wmst cg tjm eitmrintecinl fntm leim, wjeaj wns `mit tc eialufm Vcibn ei tjm snkm tekm zcim ns ets imebj`crs.Gcr tjes rmnsci, Vcibn es cim cg tjm gerst acuitrems ei tjm wcrlf tc wmlackm mnaj imw fny.

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    Vjm eslnifs cg Vcibn wmrm gcrkmf ci tcp cg twc pnrnllml su`knreim refbms. @mtwmmi tjm twc refbms es tjm sjnllcwVcgun Vrcubj, wjeaj es 1> kelms (=4 helckmtmrs) wefm. Nlcib tjm wmstmri refbm nrm kniy vclanicms, kcst cg wjeajnrm fcrknit. Hnc, Lntm, Gciunlme, nif Vngnje nrm tjm rmkneis cg acims gcrkmf ngtmr veclmit vclaniea mrupteciskellecis cg ymnrs nbc. Vjm camni wmst cg tjmsm refbms es hicwi ns tjm Vcibn Vrmiaj. Et es >,:74 kelms (1,444helckmtmrs) lcib nif 70 kelms (>44 helckmtmrs) wefm nif mxtmifs grck Qnkcn tc tjm scutjmnst cg Imw _mnlnif. Ntcim pceit tjm trmiaj fmsamifs tc 1=,7>2 gmmt (>4,251 kmtmrs), tjm smacif fmmpmst trmiaj ei tjm Tnaegea Camni.

    Mun, ci tjm mnstmri refbm, es cim cg tjm clfmst eslnifs ei tjm Tnaegea. Mun jns stmmp aleggs ci ets mnstmri sefm nif esjckm tc tjm lnst rmkneieib rnei gcrmsts ei Vcibn.

    Vcibns alekntm es kelf tc wnrk, jukef, nif kcfmrntmly wmt. Nltjcubj tjm tmkpmrnturm vnrems lettlm, tjmrm nrm festeiatwmt nif fry smnscis. Vjm wmt smnsci, wjeaj nlsc `reibs ayalcims, es grck Icvmk`mr tc Nprel, wetj nvmrnbmtmkpmrnturms cg 22 tc :> fmbrmms Gnjrmijmet. Vjm fry smnsci es grck Kny tc Catc`mr, wetj tmkpmrnturms cg 2> G tc 2=G (nt iebjt, et ani bmt ns accl ns 74 fmbrmms). Vjm alekntm cg icrtjmri Vcibn (m.b., Ieuntcputnpu nif Ieungc'cu) esn`cut = fmbrmms jcttmr tjni tjm rmst cg Vcibn nif jns kcrm rneignll.

    Qcaenl Natevetem s

    Vcibnis nrm vmry scaenl nif miocy tmnk spcrts. Pub`y es tjm intecinl spcrt, nif kcst vellnbms nlsc jnvm ackpmtetecisei vcllmy`nll, nshmt`nll, tn`lm tmiies, scaamr, nif tmiies, wjeaj nrm nlkcst mxalusevmly knlm spcrts. Rckmi plnyimt`nll, gemlf jcahmy, nif sckmtekms vcllmy`nll nif scaamr. Kcvems, vefmcs, anrf bnkms, nif fniams nrm nlsc knocrgcrks cg rmarmnteci. Kmi bntjmr tc freih hnvn rcct oueam, acivmrsm, nif seib lntm eitc tjm iebjt. Gnkelems jnvm peaieasci tjm mnaj gcr spmaenl caansecis, nif gmnsteib es ni npprcprentm wny tc amlm`rntm niytjeib, nif mvmrytjeib, ei Vcibn.

    Kmi trnfetecinlly uelf cnts, anicms, nif jcusms nif nrm prcgeaemit ei wccfanrveib. Rckmi trnfetecinlly wmnvmknts nif `nshmts nif knhm tnpn(alctj knfm cg tjm `nrh cg tjm kul`mrry trmm), fclls, nif glcwmr imahlnams.

    Trcgmssecinlesk, Frmss, nif @mjnvecr

    Kcfmsty es vmry ekpcrtnit ei Vcibn nif Vcibnis tnhm prefm ei tjmer nppmnrniam. @y lnw, Vcibni kmi cvmr nbm >7kust wmnr sjerts ei pu`lea plnams, nif kniy fc ict mvmi tnhm cgg tjmer sjerts ei tjmer cwi jckms. Kcst Vcibni wckmi

    fc ict wmnr sjcrt sherts, slmmvmlmss tcps, cr lcw-imahmf frmssms cutsefm tjmer jckms. Tnits nrm ict acisefmrmfnpprcprentm gcr wckmi ei amrtnei nrmns. Mxampt wjmi wcri ns ntjlmtea wmnr cr wjelm wcrheib ei tjm bnrfmi, sjcrts nrmacisefmrmf ekprcpmr ci wckmi, mspmaenlly cutsefm tjm anpetnl. Jcwmvmr, sjcrts kny `m npprcprentm ns swekwmnr, nifwckmi fc wmnr tjmk nt jckm nif ei pu`lea uifmr wrnpnrcuif sherts.

    Tlmnsm rmvemw tjm pnaheib lest anrmgully. Wcluitmmrs cgtmi `reib alctjms tc Vcibn tjnt nrm tcc ansunl gcr tjmer wcrhnssebikmit. Kmi nrm mxpmatmf tc frmss sekelnr tc tjmer knlm acuitmrpnrts nt sajccl, ei tjm cggeam wjmrm tjmy nrmnssebimf, cr ei tjm vellnbm. Vjes cgtmi kmnis wmnreib n tupmiu(wrnpnrcuif alctj shert), tn'cvnln(knt wcri nrcuiftjm wnest), nif ercimf sjerts wetj acllnrs. Qckmtekms, mvmi wmnreib n tem nif suet onahmt es npprcprentm.

    Lehmwesm, wckmi nrm mxpmatmf tc frmss lehm tjmer gmknlm acuitmrpnrts nt tjm sajccls, ei tjm cggeams wjmrm tjmy nrmnssebimf, cr ei tjm vellnbms. Vjes typeanlly kmnis wmnreib lcib frmssms, sherts (tjnt ackm fcwi tc nt lmnst kefanlg),

    nif tcps tjnt prcvefm kcfmst acvmrnbm. Qlmmvmlmss sjerts nrm imvmr npprcprentm, icr nrm sjcrt frmssms. Jcwmvmr, et espcsse`lm tc purajnsm lcib wrnp sherts tc wmnr uifmrimntj sjcrt frmssms. Vcibni wckmi grmqumitly fc tjes wjmi tjmershert cr frmss es ict lcib micubj `y aulturnl stnifnrfs. Rmnreib V-sjerts es imvmr npprcprentm gcr ycur wcrhnssebikmit, tjcubj ycu kny amrtneily wmnr V-sjerts eisefm ycur jcusm.

    Ucu nlsc well immf `lnah alctjeib fureib ycur smrveam ei Vcibn. @lnah es bmimrnlly tjm prmvneleib aclcr smmitjrcubjcut tjm vellnbm nif tjm aety nif es nlwnys npprcprentm. @lnah alctjeib es mspmaenlly ekpcrtnit eg tjmrm es ngcrknl mvmit, suaj ns n guimrnl, tjnt ycu kust nttmif. Nlsc, Wcluitmmrs sjculf `m prmpnrmf tc wmnr `lnah alctjeib gcrguimrnls.

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    @lnah tupmius,n trnfetecinl wrnpnrcuif shert, cr pnits nif `lnah acllnrmf sjerts gcr kmi nrm npprcprentm. Nll knlmWcluitmmrs well purajnsm tupmius jmrm ei Vcibn, ns well kcst gmknlm Wcluitmmrs. Lcib, sclef `lnah frmssms cr shertswetj n `lnah `lcusm cr onahmt nrm npprcprentm gcr wckmi.

    Vc bnei tjm naamptniam, rmspmat, nif acigefmiam cg ackkuiety kmk`mrs nif acllmnbums, et es mssmitenl tjnt ycu

    frmss nif acifuat ycursmlg prcgmssecinlly.Vjm Tmnam Acrps mxpmats ycu tc `mjnvm ei n wny tjnt well gcstmr rmspmat

    tcwnrf ycu ei ycur ackkuiety nif rmglmat wmll ci tjm Tmnam Acrps nif ci tjm ]ietmf Qtntms. Ucu well rmamevm nicremitnteci n`cut npprcprentm mjnvecr nif aulturnl smisetevety fureib prm-smrveam trneieib. Ns n Wcluitmmr, ycu jnvmtjm stntus cg ni eivetmf bumst nif, tjus, kust `m smisetevm tc tjm jn`ets, tnstms, nif tn`ccs cg ycur jcsts. @mjnvecr tjnt

    omcpnrfezms tjm Tmnam Acrps kesseci ei Vcibn cr ycur pmrscinl sngmty kny lmnf tc n fmaeseci `y tjm Tmnam Acrps tctmrkeintm ycur smrveam. Pmgmr tc tjm Wcluitmmr Jnif`cch

    Tmrscinl Qngmty

    gcr kcrm eigcrknteci n`cut tjm brcuifs gcr nfkeiestrntevmsmpnrnteci. Ei tjm wcrfs cg n Wcluitmmr, "Frmsseib npprcprentmly nif spmnheib Vcibni nrm tjm mnsemst wnys tc bnei tjmrmspmat cg tjm Vcibnis. Vjmsm twc tjeibs ani knhm tjm feggmrmiam mtwmmi bmtteib y nif tjreveib."

    Kcrm fmtnelmf eigcrknteci n`cut tjm Tmnam Acrps npprcnaj tc sngmty es acitneimf ei tjm Jmnltj Anrm nif Qngmtyajnptmr, `ut et es ni ekpcrtnit essum nif aniict `m cvmrmkpjnsezmf. Ns stntmf ei tjm Wcluitmmr Jnif`cch,`mackeib n

    Tmnam Acrps Wcluitmmr mitnels amrtnei sngmty reshs. Leveib nif trnvmleib ei ni uignkelenr mivercikmit (cgtmitekmsnlcim), jnveib n leketmf uifmrstnifeib cg lcanl lnibunbm nif aulturm, nif meib pmramevmf ns wmll-cgg nrm sckm cg tjmgnatcrs tjnt ani put n Wcluitmmr nt resh. Kniy Wcluitmmrs mxpmremiam vnryeib fmbrmms cg uiwnitmf nttmiteci nifjnrnsskmit. Tmtty tjmgts nif urblnrems nrm ict uiackkci, nif eiaefmits cg pjyseanl nif smxunl nssnult fc caaur,nltjcubj kcst Vcibn Wcluitmmrs ackplmtm tjmer twc ymnrs cg smrveam wetjcut eiaefmit. Vjm Tmnam Acrps jnsmstn`lesjmf prcamfurms nif pcleaems fmsebimf tc jmlp ycu rmfuam ycur reshs nif mijniam ycur sngmty nif smaurety.Vjmsm prcamfurms nif pcleaems, ei nffeteci tc sngmty trneieib, well `m prcvefmf ciam ycu nrrevm ei Vcibn. ]seib tjmsmtccls, ycu nrm mxpmatmf tc tnhm rmspcise`elety gcr ycur sngmty nif wmll-`meib.

    Mnaj stngg kmk`mr nt tjm Tmnam Acrps es ackkettmf tc prcvefeib Wcluitmmrs wetj tjm suppcrt tjmy immf tcsuaamssgully kmmt tjm ajnllmibms tjmy well gnam tc jnvm n sngm, jmnltjy, nif prcfuatevm smrveam. Rm miacurnbmWcluitmmrs nif gnkelems tc lcch nt cur sngmty nif smaurety eigcrknteci ci tjm Tmnam Acrps wm`setm nt

    www.pmnamacrps.bcv/sngmty.

    Eigcrknteci ci tjmsm pnbms bevms kmssnbms ci Wcluitmmr jmnltj nif Wcluitmmr sngmty. Vjmrm es n smateci tetlmf Qngmtynif Qmaurety ei Fmptj. Nkcib tcpeas nffrmssmf nrm tjm reshs cg smrveib ns n Wcluitmmr, pcsts sngmty suppcrtsystmks, nif mkmrbmiay plniieib nif ackkuieantecis.

    Pmwnr fs nif Grustrnt ecis

    Nltjcubj tjm pctmitenl gcr oc` sntesgnateci ei Vcibn es quetm jebj, lehm nll Wcluitmmrs, ycu well miacuitmr grustrntecis.@manusm cg leketmf rmscurams, ac-wcrhmrs nif ackkuiety kmk`mrs kny ict nlwnys prcvefm cptekuk suppcrt. Einffeteci, tjm pnam cg wcrh nif legm es slcwmr tjni wjnt kcst Nkmreanis nrm naaustckmf tc, nif sckm pmcplm ycu wcrhwetj kny `m jmsetnit tc naampt imw wnys cg tjeiheib cr fceib tjeibs. Gcr tjmsm rmnscis, tjm Tmnam Acrps mxpmremiamcg nfnpteib tc n imw aulturm nif mivercikmit es cgtmi fmsare`mf ns n smrems cg mkctecinl pmnhs nif vnllmys.

    Ucu well `m bevmi n jebj fmbrmm cg rmspcise`elety nif eifmpmifmiam ei ycur wcrhpmrjnps kcrm tjni ei niy ctjmroc` ycu jnvm jnf cr well jnvm. Ucu well cgtmi geif ycursmlg ei setuntecis tjnt rmquerm ni n`elety tc kctevntm ycursmlgnif ycur ac-wcrhmrs wetj lettlm buefniam grck supmrvescrs. Et kny `m feggeault tc anpturm tjm tnibe`lm nif eitnibe`lmekpnat cg ycur wcrh ekkmfentmly. Fmvmlcpkmit es n slcw prcamss. Trcbrmss es cgtmi sustneimf cily ngtmr tjm ack`eimfmggcrts cg smvmrnl Wcluitmmrs cvmr tjm acursm cg kniy ymnrs. Ucu kny nlsc gnam pmrecfs cg esclnteci.

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    Rjelm ycu nrm lehmly tc `m plnamf ei n ackkuiety cr ci ni eslnif wetjei ni jcurs wnlh, `ehm refm, cr `cnt refm grcknictjmr Wcluitmmr, tjmrm well `m leketmf cppcrtuietems tc bntjmr wetj tjm knocrety cg ycur gmllcw Wcluitmmrs. Ucu kust

    pcssmss tjm smlg-acigefmiam, pntemiam, nif veseci tc aciteium wcrheib tcwnrf lcib-tmrk bcnls wetj rmkctm pmmrsuppcrt.

    Nictjmr scuram cg grustrnteci tc Tmnam Acrps Wcluitmmrs es tjm usm cg acrpcrnl puiesjkmit ei sajccls. Mvmi tjcubj

    acrpcrnl puiesjkmit es gcr`effmi ei tjm Vcibn mfuanteci systmk, et stell caaurs ei sckm sajccls. Rjelm sckm pnrmitscppcsm tjes strcibly, ctjmrs acisefmr et ni mggmatevm wny cg fesaepleim.

    Vc cvmrackm tjmsm feggeaultems nif feggmrmiams, ycu well immf tc mxmraesm knturety, glmxe`elety, cpmi-keifmfimss, nifrmscuramgulimss. Vjm Tmnam Acrps stngg, ycur ac-wcrhmrs, nif gmllcw Wcluitmmrs well suppcrt ycu fureib tekms cgajnllmibm, ns wmll ns amlm`rntm wetj ycu fureib kckmits cg suaamss. Oufbeib `y tjm mxpmremiams cg gcrkmr Wcluitmmrs,tjm pmnhs nrm wmll wcrtj tjm feggeault tekms, nif kcst Wcluitmmrs lmnvm Vcibn gmmleib tjmy jnvm bneimf kuaj kcrmtjni tjmy snaregeamf fureib tjmer smrveam. Eg ycu nrm n`lm tc knhm tjm ackketkmit tc eitmbrntm eitc ycur ackkuietynif wcrh jnrf, ycu well m n suaamssgul Wcluitmmr nif fmvmlcp kmnieibgul, lcib-lnsteib gremifsjeps.

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    Trm-Qmrveam Vrneieib

    Trm-smrveam trneieib (TQV) es tjm gerst mvmit wetjei n ackpmtmiay- nsmf trneieib prcbrnk tjnt aciteiums tjrcubjcutycur 02 kcitjs cg smrveam ei Vcibn. TQV misurms tjnt Wcluitmmrs nrm mqueppmf wetj tjm hicwlmfbm, shells, nif

    nttetufms tc mggmatevmly pmrgcrk tjmer oc`s. Ci nvmrnbm, ieim cg >4 trneimms nrm swcri ei ns Wcluitmmrs.

    Trm-smrveam trneieib es acifuatmf ei Vcibn nif fermatmf y tjm Tmnam Acrps wetj pnrteaepnteci grck rmprmsmitntevms cgVcibni crbniezntecis, gcrkmr Wcluitmmrs, nif/cr trneieib acitrnatcrs. Vjm lmibtj cg TQV vnrems, usunlly rnibeib grck:->0 wmmhs, fmpmifeib ci tjm ackpmtmiaems rmquermf gcr tjm nssebikmit. TA/Vcibn kmnsurms najemvmkmit cglmnrieib nif fmtmrkeims eg trneimms jnvm suaamssgully najemvmf ackpmtmiaems, eialufeib lnibunbm stnifnrfs, gcrswmnreib ei ns n Tmnam Acrps Wcluitmmr.

    Vjrcubjcut smrveam, Wcluitmmrs strevm tc najemvm pmrgcrkniam ackpmtmiaems. Eietenlly, TQV nggcrfs tjm cppcrtuiety gcrtrneimms tc fmvmlcp nif tmst tjmer cwi rmscurams. Ns n trneimm, ycu well plny ni natevm rclm ei smlg-mfuanteci. Ucu well

    `m nshmf tc fmaefm jcw `mst tc smt nif kmmt c`omatevms nif tc geif nltmrintevm sclutecis. Ucu well `m nshmf tc prmpnrmgcr ni mxpmremiam ei wjeaj ycu well cgtmi jnvm tc tnhm tjm eietentevm nif naampt rmspcise`elety gcr fmaesecis. Vjm

    suaamss cg ycur lmnrieib well `m mijniamf `y ycur cwi mggcrt tc tnhm rmspcise`elety gcr ycur lmnrieib nif tjrcubjsjnreib mxpmremiams wetj ctjmrs.

    Tmnam Acrps trneieib es gcuifmf ci nfult lmnrieib kmtjcfs nif cgtmi eialufms mxpmremitenl jnifs-ci nppleantecissuaj ns acifuateib n pnrteaepntcry ackkuiety immfs nssmsskmit nif gnaeletnteib brcups. Quaamssgul trneieib rmsults eiackpmtmiam ei vnrecus tmajieanl, leibuestea, arcss-aulturnl, jmnltj, nif sngmty nif smaurety nrmns. Eitmbrnteib eitc tjmackkuiety es usunlly cim cg tjm acrm ackpmtmiaems Wcluitmmrs strevm tc najemvm `ctj ei TQV nif fureib tjm gerstsmvmrnl kcitjs cg smrveam. Quaamssgul sustnein`lm fmvmlcpkmit wcrh es `nsmf ci tjm lcanl trust nif acigefmiamWcluitmmrs uelf y leveib ei, nif rmspmatgully eitmbrnteib eitc, tjm Vcibni ackkuiety nif aulturm. Vrneimms nrm

    prmpnrmf gcr tjes tjrcubj n jckmstny mxpmremiam, wjeaj cgtmi rmquerms trneimms tc levm wetj jcst gnkelems fureibTQV. Eitmbrnteci eitc tjm ackkuiety ict cily gnaeletntms bccf wcrheib rmlntecisjeps, ut et gcstmrs lnibunbm lmnrieibnif arcss-aulturnl naamptniam nif trust, wjeaj jmlp misurm ycur jmnltj, sngmty, nif smaurety.

    Rcvmi eitc tjm ackpmtmiaems, tjm n`elety tc ackkuieantm ei tjm jcst acuitry lnibunbm es areteanl tc meib ni mggmatevmTmnam Acrps Wcluitmmr. Qc `nsea es tjes prmampt tjnt et es spmllmf cut ei tjm Tmnam Acrps Nat? Ic pmrsci sjnll `mnssebimf tc futy ns n Wcluitmmr uifmr tjes nat ei niy gcrmebi acuitry cr nrmn uilmss nt tjm tekm cg suaj nssebikmit jm(cr sjm) pcssmssms suaj rmnscin`lm prcgeaemiay ns jes (cr jmr) nssebikmit rmquerms ei spmnheib tjm lnibunbm cg tjmacuitry cr nrmn tc wjeaj jm (cr sjm) es nssebimf.

    Vmaji eanl Vrneieib

    Vmajieanl trneieib well prmpnrm ycu tc wcrh ei Vcibn `y `uelfeib ci tjm shells ycu nlrmnfy jnvm nif jmlpeib ycufmvmlcp imw shells ei n kniimr npprcprentm tc tjm immfs cg tjm acuitry. Vjm Tmnam Acrps stngg, Vcibn mxpmrts, nifaurrmit Wcluitmmrs well acifuat tjm trneieib prcbrnk. Vrneieib plnams brmnt mkpjnses ci lmnrieib jcw tc trnisgmr tjm

    shells ycu jnvm tc tjm ackkuiety ei wjeaj ycu well smrvm ns n Wcluitmmr.

    Vmajieanl trneieib well eialufm smssecis ci tjm bmimrnl macickea nif pcleteanl mivercikmit ei Vcibn nif strntmbemsgcr wcrheib wetjei suaj n grnkmwcrh. Ucu well rmvemw ycur tmajieanl smatcrs bcnls nif well kmmt wetj tjm Vcibnnbmiaems nif crbniezntecis tjnt eivetmf tjm Tmnam Acrps tc nssest tjmk. Ucu well `m suppcrtmf nif mvnluntmftjrcubjcut tjm trneieib tc `uelf tjm acigefmiam nif shells ycu immf tc uifmrtnhm ycur prcomat natevetems nif `m n

    prcfuatevm kmk`mr cg ycur ackkuiety.

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    Lnibunbm Vrneieib

    Ns n Tmnam Acrps Wcluitmmr, ycu well geif tjnt lnibunbm shells nrm hmy tc pmrscinl nif prcgmssecinl sntesgnateci fureibycur smrveam. Vjmsm shells nrm areteanl tc ycur oc` pmrgcrkniam, tjmy jmlp ycu eitmbrntm eitc ycur ackkuiety, nif tjmyani mnsm ycur pmrscinl nfnptnteci tc tjm imw surrcuifeibs. Vjmrmgcrm, lnibunbm trneieib es nt tjm jmnrt cg tjm trneieib

    prcbrnk. Ucu kust suaamssgully kmmt keiekuk lnibunbm rmquermkmits tc ackplmtm trneieib nif `mackm n Wcluitmmr.

    Vcibni lnibunbm eistruatcrs tmnaj gcrknl lnibunbm alnssms gevm fnys n wmmh ei sknll brcups cg gcur tc gevm pmcplm.

    Ucur lnibunbm trneieib well eiacrpcrntm n ackkuiety-`nsmf npprcnaj. Ei nffeteci tc alnssrcck tekm, ycu well mbevmi nssebikmits tc wcrh ci cutsefm cg tjm alnssrcck nif wetj ycur jcst gnkely. Vjm bcnl es tc bmt ycu tc n pceit cg

    `nsea scaenl ackkuieanteci shells sc ycu ani prnateam nif fmvmlcp lnibunbm shells gurtjmr ciam ycu nrm nt ycur setm.Trecr tc `meib swcri ei ns n Wcluitmmr, ycu well wcrh ci strntmbems tc aciteium lnibunbm stufems fureib ycur smrveam.

    Arcss-Aulturnl Vrneieib

    Ns pnrt cg ycur prm-smrveam trneieib, ycu well levm wetj n Vcibni jcst gnkely. Vjes mxpmremiam es fmsebimf tc mnsm ycurtrniseteci tc legm nt ycur setm. Gnkelems bc tjrcubj ni cremitnteci acifuatmf `y Tmnam Acrps stngg tc mxplnei tjm

    purpcsm cg prm-smrveam trneieib nif tc nssest tjmk ei jmlpeib ycu nfnpt tc leveib ei Vcibn. Kniy Wcluitmmrs gcrkstrcib nif lnsteib gremifsjeps wetj tjmer jcst gnkelems.

    Arcss-aulturnl nif ackkuiety fmvmlcpkmit trneieib well jmlp ycu ekprcvm ycur ackkuieanteci shells nif uifmrstnifycur rclm ns n gnaeletntcr cg fmvmlcpkmit. Ucu well m mxpcsmf tc tcpeas suaj ns ackkuiety kc`eleznteci, acigleatrmscluteci, bmifmr nif fmvmlcpkmit, icigcrknl nif nfult mfuanteci strntmbems, nif pcleteanl struaturms.

    Jm nltj Vrneieib

    Fureib prm-smrveam trneieib, ycu well m bevmi nsea kmfeanl trneieib nif eigcrknteci. Ucu well m mxpmatmf tcprnateam prmvmitevm jmnltj anrm nif tc tnhm rmspcise elety gcr ycur cwi jmnltj y nfjmreib tc nll kmfeanl pcleaems.Vrneimms nrm rmquermf tc nttmif nll kmfeanl smssecis. Vjm tcpeas eialufm prmvmitevm jmnltj kmnsurms nif keicr nifknocr kmfeanl essums tjnt ycu kebjt miacuitmr wjelm ei Vcibn. Iutreteci, kmitnl jmnltj, smtteib up n sngm leveibackpcuif, nif jcw tc nvcef JEW/NEFQ nif ctjmr smxunlly trniskettmf fesmnsms (QVFs) nrm nlsc acvmrmf.

    Qngm ty Vrn eieib

    Fureib tjm sngmty trneieib smssecis, ycu well lmnri jcw tc nfcpt n legmstylm tjnt rmfuams ycur reshs nt jckm, nt wcrh,nif fureib ycur trnvmls. Ucu well nlsc lmnri npprcprentm, mggmatevm strntmbems gcr acpeib wetj uiwnitmf nttmiteci nifn`cut ycur eifevefunl rmspcise`elety gcr prckcteib sngmty tjrcubjcut ycur smrveam.

    Nffetecin l Vrneieibs Fureib Wcluit mm r Qm rveam

    Ei ets ackketkmit tc eistetutecinlezm qunlety trneieib, tjm Tmnam Acrps jns ekplmkmitmf n trneieib systmk tjntprcvefms Wcluitmmrs wetj aciteiunl cppcrtuietems tc mxnkeim tjmer ackketkmit tc Tmnam Acrps smrveam wjelmeiarmnseib tjmer tmajieanl nif arcss-aulturnl shells. Fureib smrveam, tjmrm nrm usunlly tjrmm trneieib mvmits. Vjm tetlmsnif c`omatevms gcr tjcsm trneieibs nrm ns gcllcws?

    Ei-smrveam trneieib?Trcvefms ni cppcrtuiety gcr Wcluitmmrs tc upbrnfm tjmer tmajieanl, lnibunbm, nif prcomatfmvmlcpkmit shells wjelm sjnreib tjmer mxpmremiams nif rmnggerkeib tjmer ackketkmit ngtmr jnveib smrvmf gcr

    tjrmm tc sex kcitjs.

    Keftmrk acigmrmiam(fcim ei aciouiateci wetj tmajieanl smatcr ei-smrveam)?Nssests Wcluitmmrs ei rmvemweib tjmergerst ymnr, rmnssmsseib tjmer pmrscinl nif prcomat c`omatevms, nif plniieib gcr tjmer smacif ymnr cg smrveam.

    Alcsm-cg-smrveam acigmrmiam?Trmpnrms Wcluitmmrs gcr tjm guturm ngtmr Tmnam Acrps smrveam nif rmvemws tjmerrmspmatevm prcomats nif pmrscinl mxpmremiams.

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    Vjm iuk`mr, lmibtj, nif fmsebi cg tjmsm trneieibs nrm nfnptmf tc acuitry-spmaegea immfs nif acifetecis. Vjm hmy tc tjmtrneieib systmk es tjnt trneieib mvmits nrm eitmbrntmf nif eitmrrmlntmf, grck tjm prm-fmpnrturm cremitnteci tjrcubj tjmmif cg ycur smrveam, nif nrm plniimf, ekplmkmitmf, nif mvnluntmf accpmrntevmly y tjm trneieib stngg, Tmnam Acrpsstngg, nif Wcluitmmrs.

    UC]P JMNLVJ ANPM NIFQNGMVU EI VCIBN

    Vjm Tmnam Acrps jebjmst precrety es kneitneieib tjm bccf jmnltj nif sngmty cg mvmry Wcluitmmr. Tmnam Acrps kmfeanlprcbrnks mkpjnsezm tjm prmvmitevm, rntjmr tjni tjm aurntevm, npprcnaj tc fesmnsm. Vjm Tmnam Acrps ei Vcibnkneitneis n aleiea wetj n gull-tekm kmfeanl cggeamr, wjc tnhms anrm cg Wcluitmmrs preknry jmnltj anrm immfs.Nffetecinl kmfeanl smrveams, suaj ns tmsteib nif `nsea trmntkmit, nrm nlsc nvneln`lm ei Vcibn nt lcanl jcspetnls. Eg ycu

    `mackm smrecusly ell, ycu well `m trnispcrtmf metjmr tc ni Nkmreani-stnifnrf kmfeanl gnaelety ei tjm rmbeci cr tc tjm

    ]ietmf Qtntms.

    Jm nltj Essums ei Vcibn

    Knocr jmnltj prc`lmks nkcib Wcluitmmrs ei Vcibn nrm rnrm nif nrm cgtmi tjm rmsult cg tjm Wcluitmmr gneleib tc tnhmprmvmitevm kmnsurms tc stny jmnltjy. Vjm kcst ackkci jmnltj prc`lmks nrm keicr cims tjnt nrm nlsc gcuif ei tjm]ietmf Qtntms, suaj ns aclfs, fenrrjmn, seius eigmatecis, jmnfnajms, fmitnl prc`lmks, keicr eiourems, smxunllytrniskettmf fesmnsms, mkctecinl prc`lmks, nif nlacjcl n`usm. Vjmsm prc`lmks kny m kcrm grmqumit cr ackpcuifmf

    `y legm ei Vcibn `manusm amrtnei mivercikmitnl gnatcrs ei tjm acuitry rnesm tjm resh cr mxnamr`ntm tjm smvmrety cgellimssms nif eiourems.

    Knlnren es ict prmsmit ei Vcibn, icr es rn`ems, tjcubj tjmrm nrm kniy strny nieknls. Vypjcef, fmibum gmvmr, kmnslms,nif tu`mraulcses nrm mifmkea ei Vcibn.

    Jmlpeib Ucu Qtny Jmnltjy

    Vjm Tmnam Acrps well prcvefm ycu wetj nll tjm imamssnry eicaulntecis, kmfeantecis, nif eigcrknteci tc stny jmnltjy.]pci ycur nrrevnl ei Vcibn, ycu well rmamevm n kmfeanl jnif`cch. Nt tjm mif cg trneieib, ycu well rmamevm n kmfeanlhet wetj supplems tc tnhm anrm cg kelf ellimssms nif gerst nef immfs. Vjm acitmits cg tjm het nrm lestmf lntmr ei tjesajnptmr.

    Fureib prm-smrveam trneieib, ycu well jnvm naamss tc nsea kmfeanl supplems tjrcubj tjm kmfeanl cggeamr. Jcwmvmr, ycuwell `m rmspcise`lm gcr ycur cwi supply cg prmsarepteci frubs nif niy ctjmr spmaegea kmfeanl supplems ycu rmquerm, nstjm Tmnam Acrps well ict crfmr tjmsm etmks fureib trneieib. Tlmnsm `reib n tjrmm-kcitj supply cg niy prmsareptecifrubs ycu usm, seiam tjmy kny ict `m nvneln`lm jmrm nif et kny tnhm smvmrnl kcitjs gcr sjepkmits tc nrrevm.

    Ucu well jnvm pjyseanls nt kefsmrveam nif nt tjm mif cg ycur smrveam. Eg ycu fmvmlcp n smrecus kmfeanl prc`lmk fureibycur smrveam, tjm kmfeanl cggeamr ei Vcibn well acisult wetj tjm Cggeam cg Kmfeanl Qmrveams ei Rnsjeibtci, F.A. Eg etes fmtmrkeimf tjnt ycur acifeteci aniict `m trmntmf ei Vcibn, ycu kny `m smit cut cg tjm acuitry gcr gurtjmrmvnlunteci nif anrm.

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    Kneitneieib Ucur Jmnltj

    Ns n Wcluitmmr, ycu kust naampt acisefmrn`lm rmspcise`elety gcr ycur cwi jmnltj. Trcpmr prmanutecis well sebiegeanitlyrmfuam ycur resh cg smrecus ellimss cr eioury. Vjm nfnbm Ni cuiam cg prmvmiteci `mackms mxtrmkmly ekpcrtnit einrmns wjmrm fenbicstea nif trmntkmit gnaeletems nrm ict up tc tjm stnifnrfs cg tjm ]ietmf Qtntms. Vjm kcst ekpcrtnit cgycur rmspcise`eletems ei Vcibn es tc tnhm prmvmitevm kmnsurms tc stny jmnltjy. Kniy ellimssms tjnt nggleat Wcluitmmrs

    wcrlfwefm nrm mitermly prmvmitn`lm eg prcpmr gccf nif wntmr prmanutecis nrm tnhmi. Vjmsm ellimssms eialufm gccfpcescieib, pnrnsetea eigmatecis, jmpntetes N, fysmitmry, Bueimn wcrks, tnpmwcrks, nif typjcef gmvmr. Ucur kmfeanlcggeamr well fesauss spmaegea stnifnrfs gcr wntmr nif gccf prmpnrnteci ei Vcibn fureib prm-smrveam trneieib.

    N`steimiam es tjm cily amrtnei ajceam gcr prmvmiteib eigmateci wetj JEW nif ctjmr smxunlly trniskettmf fesmnsms. Ucunrm tnheib reshs eg ycu ajccsm tc `m smxunlly natevm. Vc lmssmi resh, usm n acifck mvmry tekm ycu jnvm smx. Rjmtjmrycur pnrtimr es n jcst acuitry aetezmi, n gmllcw Wcluitmmr, cr niycim mlsm, fc ict nssukm tjes pmrsci es grmm cgJEW/NEFQ cr ctjmr QVFs. Ucu well rmamevm kcrm eigcrknteci grck tjm kmfeanl cggeamr n`cut tjes ekpcrtnit essum.

    Wcluitmmrs nrm mxpmatmf tc nfjmrm tc ni mggmatevm kmnis cg `ertj acitrcl tc prmvmit ni uiplniimf prmbiniay. Ucurkmfeanl cggeamr ani jmlp ycu fmaefm ci tjm kcst npprcprentm kmtjcf tc suet ycur eifevefunl immfs. Acitrnamptevmkmtjcfs nrm nvneln`lm wetjcut ajnrbm grck tjm kmfeanl cggeamr.

    Et es areteanl tc ycur jmnltj tjnt ycu prckptly rmpcrt tc tjm kmfeanl cggeam cr ctjmr fmsebintmf gnaelety gcr sajmfulmfekkuiezntecis, nif tjnt ycu lmt tjm kmfeanl cggeamr hicw ekkmfentmly cg sebiegeanit ellimssms nif eiourems.

    Rckmis Jmnltj Eigcrknteci

    Trmbiniay es trmntmf ei tjm snkm kniimr ns ctjmr Wcluitmmr jmnltj acifetecis tjnt rmquerm kmfeanl nttmiteci ut nlscjnvm prcbrnkkntea rnkegeantecis. Vjm Tmnam Acrps es rmspcise`lm gcr fmtmrkeieib tjm kmfeanl resh nif tjmnvneln`elety cg npprcprentm kmfeanl anrm eg tjm Wcluitmmr rmkneis ei-acuitry. Bevmi tjm aeraukstniams uifmr wjeajWcluitmmrs levm nif wcrh ei Tmnam Acrps acuitrems, et es rnrm tjnt tjm Tmnam Acrps kmfeanl nif prcbrnkknteastnifnrfs gcr aciteiumf smrveam fureib prmbiniay ani `m kmt.

    Eg gmkeieim jybemim prcfuats nrm ict nvneln`lm gcr ycu tc purajnsm ci tjm lcanl knrhmt, tjm Tmnam Acrps kmfeanl

    cggeamr ei Vcibn well prcvefm tjmk. Eg ycu rmquerm n spmaegea prcfuat, plmnsm `reib n tjrmm-kcitj supply wetj ycu.

    Ucur Tmnam Acrps Kmfeanl Het

    Vjm Tmnam Acrps kmfeanl cggeamr well prcvefm ycu wetj n het tjnt acitneis `nsea etmks imamssnry tc prmvmit nif trmntellimssms tjnt kny caaur fureib smrveam. Het etmks ani m pmrecfeanlly rmstcahmf nt tjm kmfeanl cggeam.

    Kmfeanl Het Acitmits

    Nam `nifnbms

    Nfjmsevm tnpm

    Nkmreani Pmf Arcss Gerst Nef & Qngmty Jnif`cch

    Nitnaef tn`lmts (Vuks)

    Nite`ectea ceitkmit (@naetrnaei/Imckyaei/Tclykyaei @)

    Nitesmptea nitekearc`enl shei almnimr (Je`ealmis)

    @nif-Nefs

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    @uttmrgly alcsurms

    Anlnkeim lcteci

    Ampnacl lczmibms

    Acifcks

    Fmitnl glcss

    Fepjmijyfrnkeim JAL 0= kb (@minfryl)

    Eismat rmpmllmit steah (Auttmrs)

    Ecfeim tn`lmts (gcr wntmr puregeanteci)

    Lep nlk (Ajnpsteah)

    Crnl rmjyfrnteci snlts

    Crnl tjmrkckmtmr (Gnjrmijmet)

    Tsmufcmpjmfreim JAL 14 kb (Qufngmf)

    Pc`etussei-FK lczmibms (gcr acubj)

    Qaesscrs

    Qtmrelm bnuzm pnfs

    Vmtrnjyfrcznleim mymfrcps (Weseim)

    Veinatei (niteguibnl armnk)

    Vwmmzmrs

    @mgcrm Ucu Lmnvm? N Kmfeanl Ajmahlest

    Eg tjmrm jns `mmi niy ajnibm ei ycur jmnltjpjyseanl, kmitnl, cr fmitnlseiam ycu su`kettmf ycur mxnkeintecirmpcrts tc tjm Tmnam Acrps, ycu kust ekkmfentmly ictegy tjm Cggeam cg Kmfeanl Qmrveams. Gnelurm tc fesalcsm imwellimssms, eiourems, nllmrbems, cr prmbiniay ani mifnibmr ycur jmnltj nif kny omcpnrfezm ycur mlebe`elety tc smrvm.

    Eg ycur fmitnl mxnk wns fcim kcrm tjni n ymnr nbc, cr eg ycur pjyseanl mxnk es kcrm tjni twc ymnrs clf, acitnat tjmCggeam cg Kmfeanl Qmrveams tc geif cut wjmtjmr ycu immf tc upfntm ycur rmacrfs. Eg ycur fmitest cr Tmnam Acrps fmitnlacisultnit jns rmackkmifmf tjnt ycu uifmrbc fmitnl trmntkmit cr rmpner, ycu kust ackplmtm tjnt wcrh nif knhm surmycur fmitest smifs rmqumstmf acigerknteci rmpcrts cr Z-rnys tc tjm Cggeam cg Kmfeanl Qmrveams.

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    Eg ycu wesj tc nvcef jnveib fupleantm vnaaeintecis, acitnat ycur pjyseaenis cggeam tc c`tnei n acpy cg ycurekkuieznteci rmacrf nif `reib et tc ycur prm-fmpnrturm cremitnteci. Eg ycu jnvm niy ekkuiezntecis precr tc TmnamAcrps smrveam, tjm Tmnam Acrps aniict rmek`ursm ycu gcr tjm acst. Vjm Tmnam Acrps well prcvefm nll tjmekkuiezntecis imamssnry gcr ycur cvmrsmns nssebikmit, metjmr nt ycur prm-fmpnrturm cremitnteci cr sjcrtly ngtmr ycunrrevm ei Vcibn. Ucu fc ict immf tc `mbei tnheib knlnren kmfeanteci precr tc fmpnrturm.

    @reib n tjrmm-kcitj supply cg niy prmsarepteci cr cvmr-tjm-acuitmr kmfeanteci ycu usm ci n rmbulnr `nses, eialufeib`ertj acitrcl pells. Nltjcubj tjm Tmnam Acrps aniict rmek`ursm ycu gcr tjes tjrmm-kcitj supply, et well crfmr rmgellsfureib ycur smrveam. Rjelm nwneteib sjepkmitwjeaj ani tnhm smvmrnl kcitjsycu well m fmpmifmit ci ycur cwikmfeanteci supply. Vjm Tmnam Acrps well ict pny gcr jmr`nl cr iciprmsare`mf kmfeantecis, suaj ns Qt. Ocjis wcrt,bluacsnkeim, smlmieuk, cr nitecxefnit supplmkmits.

    Ucu nrm miacurnbmf tc `reib acpems cg kmfeanl prmsareptecis sebimf `y ycur pjyseaeni. Vjes es ict n rmquermkmit, `uttjmy kebjt ackm ei jnify eg ycu nrm qumstecimf ei trniset n`cut anrryeib n tjrmm-kcitj supply cg prmsarepteci frubs.

    Eg ycu wmnr mymblnssms, `reib twc pners wetj ycun pner nif n spnrm. Eg n pner `rmnhs, tjm Tmnam Acrps well rmplnamtjmk, useib tjm eigcrknteci ycur fcatcr ei tjm ]ietmf Qtntms prcvefmf ci tjm mymblnssms gcrk fureib ycurmxnkeinteci. Vjm Tmnam Acrps fesacurnbms ycu grck useib acitnat lmisms fureib ycur smrveam tc rmfuam ycur resh cgfmvmlcpeib n smrecus eigmateci cr ctjmr mym fesmnsm. Kcst Tmnam Acrps acuitrems fc ict jnvm npprcprentm wntmr nifsnietnteci tc suppcrt mym anrm wetj tjm usm cg acitnat lmisms. Vjm Tmnam Acrps well ict supply cr rmplnam acitnat lmismscr nsscaentmf sclutecis uilmss ni cpjtjnlkclcbest jns rmackkmifmf tjmer usm gcr n spmaegea kmfeanl acifeteci nif tjmTmnam Acrps Cggeam cg Kmfeanl Qmrveams jns bevmi npprcvnl.

    Eg ycu nrm mlebe`lm gcr Kmfeanrm, nrm cvmr =4 ymnrs cg nbm, cr jnvm n jmnltj acifeteci tjnt kny rmstreat ycur guturmpnrteaepnteci ei jmnltj anrm plnis, ycu kny wesj tc acisult ni eisurniam spmaenlest n`cut uiequm acvmrnbm immfs `mgcrmycur fmpnrturm. Vjm Tmnam Acrps well prcvefm nll imamssnry jmnltj anrm grck tjm tekm ycu lmnvm gcr ycur prm-fmpnrturmcremitnteci uitel ycu ackplmtm ycur smrveam. Rjmi ycu geiesj, ycu well m mitetlmf tc tjm pcst-smrveam jmnltj anrm

    `mimgets fmsare mf ei tjm Tmnam Acrps Wcluitmmr Jnif`cch. Ucu kny wesj tc acisefmr hmmpeib ni mxesteib jmnltj plniei mggmat fureib ycur smrveam eg ycu tjeih nbm cr prm-mxesteib acifetecis kebjt prmvmit ycu grck rm-mirclleib ei ycuraurrmit plni wjmi ycu rmturi jckm.

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    Qngm ty ni f Qmaur etyCur Tnrt im rsjep

    Qmrveib ns n Wcluitmmr cvmrsmns mitnels amrtnei sngmty nif smaurety reshs. Leveib nif trnvmleib ei ni uignkelenrmivercikmit, n leketmf uifmrstnifeib cg tjm lcanl lnibunbm nif aulturm, nif tjm pmrampteci cg meib n wmnltjyNkmreani nrm sckm cg tjm gnatcrs tjnt ani put n Wcluitmmr nt resh. Trcpmrty tjmgt nif `urblnrems nrm ict uiackkci.Eiaefmits cg pjyseanl nif smxunl nssnult fc caaur, nltjcubj nlkcst nll Wcluitmmrs ackplmtm tjmer twc ymnrs cg smrveam

    wetjcut smrecus pmrscinl sngmty prc`lmks.

    @mycif hicweib tjnt Tmnam Acrps npprcnajms sngmty nif smaurety ns n pnrtimrsjep wetj ycu, et kebjt `m jmlpgul tc smmjcw tjes pnrtimrsjep wcrhs. Tmnam Acrps jns pcleaems, prcamfurms, nif trneieib ei plnam tc prckctm ycur sngmty. Rmfmpmif ci ycu tc gcllcw tjcsm pcleaems nif tc put eitc prnateam wjnt ycu jnvm lmnrimf. Ni mxnkplm cg jcw tjes wcrhsei prnateamei tjes ansm tc jmlp kninbm tjm resh cg `urblnryes?

    Tmnam Acrps nssmssms tjm smaurety mivercikmit wjmrm ycu well levm nif wcrh Tmnam Acrps eispmats tjm jcusm wjmrm ycu well levm naacrfeib tc mstn`lesjmf smaurety aretmren Tmnam Acrps prcvefms ycu wetj rmscurams tc tnhm kmnsurms suaj ns eistnlleib imw lcahs Tmnam Acrps misurms ycu nrm wmlackmf `y jcst acuitry nutjcretems ei ycur imw ackkuiety Tmnam Acrps rmspcifs tc smaurety aciamris tjnt ycu rnesm Ucu lcah ycur fccrs nif weifcws Ucu nfcpt n legmstylm npprcprentm tc tjm ackkuiety wjmrm ycu levm Ucu bmt tc hicw imebj`crs Ucu fmaefm eg purajnseib pmrscinl nrtealms eisurniam es npprcprentm gcr ycu Ucu fcit ajnibm rmsefmiams mgcrm meib nutjcrezmf y Tmnam Acrps Ucu ackkuieantm aciamris tjnt ycu jnvm tc Tmnam Acrps stngg

    Vjes Rmlackm @cchacitneis smatecis ci? Leveib Acifetecis nif Wcluitmmr Legmstylm8 Tmnam Acrps Vrneieib8 nifUcur Jmnltj Anrm nif Qngmty tjnt nll eialufm ekpcrtnit sngmty nif smaurety eigcrknteci tc jmlp ycu uifmrstnif tjes

    pnrtimrsjep. Vjm Tmnam Acrps knhms mvmry mggcrt tc bevm Wcluitmmrs tjm tccls tjmy immf tc guiateci ei tjm sngmst wnypcsse`lm, `manusm wcrheib tc knxekezm tjm sngmty nif smaurety cg Wcluitmmrs es cur jebjmst precrety. Ict cily fc wmprcvefm ycu wetj trneieib nif tccls tc prmpnrm gcr tjm uimxpmatmf, ut wm tmnaj ycu tc efmitegy, rmfuam, nif kninbmtjm reshs ycu kny miacuitmr.

    Gnatcrs tjnt Acitre`utm tc Wcluitmmr Pesh

    Vjmrm nrm smvmrnl gnatcrs tjnt ani jmebjtmi n Wcluitmmrs resh, kniy cg wjeaj nrm wetjei tjm Wcluitmmrs acitrcl.@ygnr tjm kcst ackkci arekm tjnt Wcluitmmrs mxpmremiam nrm tjmgts. Vjmgts cgtmi caaur wjmi Wcluitmmrs nrm nwny grcktjmer setms, ei arcwfmf lcantecis (suaj ns knrhmts cr ci pu`lea trnispcrtnteci), nif wjmi lmnveib etmks uinttmifmf.Jcusm `rmnh-eis, tjmgt, nif `urblnry nrm tjm kcst prmvmlnit arekms nbneist Wcluitmmrs ei Vcibn, ns ycu ani smm grcktjm brnpjs `mlcw.

    @mgcrm ycu fmpnrt gcr Vcibn tjmrm nrm smvmrnl kmnsurms ycu ani tnhm tc rmfuam ycur resh?

    Lmnvm vnlun`lm c`omats ei tjm ].Q. Lmnvm acpems cg ekpcrtnit fcaukmits nif naacuit iuk`mrs ei tjm ].Q. wetj sckmcim ycu trust. Turajnsm n jeffmi kcimy pcuaj cr"fukky" wnllmt ns n fmacy Turajnsm pmrscinl nrtealms eisurniam

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    Ngtmr ycu nrrevm ei Vcibn, ycu well rmamevm kcrm fmtnelmf eigcrknteci n`cut ackkci arekms, gnatcrs tjnt acitre`utmtc Wcluitmmr resh, nif lcanl strntmbems tc rmfuam tjnt resh. Gcr mxnkplm, Wcluitmmrs ei Vcibn lmnri tc?

    Ajccsm sngm rcutms nif tekms gcr trnvml, nif trnvml wetj sckmcim trustmf `y tjm ackkuiety wjmimvmrpcsse`lm

    Knhm surm cims pmrscinl nppmnrniam es rmspmatgul cg lcanl austcks

    Nvcef jebj-arekm nrmns Hicw tjm lcanl lnibunbm tc bmt jmlp ei ni mkmrbmiay Knhm gremifs wetj lcanl pmcplm wjc nrm rmspmatmf ei tjm ackkuiety Leket nlacjcl acisukpteci

    Ns ycu ani smm grck tjes lest, ycu kust `m welleib tc wcrh jnrf nif nfnpt ycur legmstylm tc keiekezm tjm pctmitenl gcr`meib n tnrbmt gcr arekm. Ns wetj niywjmrm ei tjm wcrlf, arekm fcms mxest ei Vcibn. Ucu ani rmfuam ycur resh `ynvcefeib setuntecis tjnt plnam ycu nt resh nif `y tnheib prmanutecis. Arekm nt tjm vellnbm cr tcwi lmvml es lmss grmqumit

    tjni ei tjm lnrbm aetems8 pmcplm hicw mnaj ctjmr nif bmimrnlly nrm lmss lehmly tc stmnl grck tjmer imebj`crs. Vcurestnttrnatecis ei lnrbm tcwis nrm gnvcretm wcrhsetms gcr peahpcahmts.

    Vjm gcllcweib nrm ctjmr smaurety aciamris ei Vcibn cg wjeaj ycu sjculf `m nwnrm?

    @meib ei ni eslnif mivercikmit, lcts cg pmcplm trnvml `y sknll `cnts. Rntmr sngmty nif trnispcrtnteci ani `mfnibmrcus nif well nggmat ycur sngmty eg ycu `mackm ackplnamit. Fureib ycur tekm ei Vcibn ycu well `m eistruatmf cijcw tc levm nrcuif tjm wntmr wjelm stell `meib acigefmit ei nif rmspmatgul cg et.

    @meib n gcrmebimr, ycu kny `m su`omat tc jnrrnsskmit wjeaj kny `m `miebi cr smrecus. Lmnrieib tc spmnh tjm lcanllnibunbm, eitmbrnteci eitc ycur ackkuiety, nif aulturnl smisetevety nrm nll hmys tc fegguseib jnrrnsskmit nif wellnllcw ycu tc msanpm tjrmnts tc ycur pmrscinl sngmty. Pmkmk`mr, smxunl jnrrnsskmit es ict n arekm ei Vcibn.

    Qtn yeib Qngm ? Fcit @m n Vnrbm t gcr Arekm

    Ucu kust `m prmpnrmf tc tnhm ci n lnrbm fmbrmm cg rmspcise`elety gcr ycur cwi sngmty. Ucu ani knhm ycursmlg lmss cg ntnrbmt, misurm tjnt ycur jckm es smaurm, nif fmvmlcp rmlntecisjeps ei ycur ackkuiety tjnt well knhm ycu ni uilehmlyveatek cg arekm. Rjelm tjm gnatcrs tjnt acitre`utm tc ycur resh ei Vcibn kny `m feggmrmit, ei kniy wnys ycu ani fcwjnt ycu wculf fc eg ycu kcvmf tc n imw aety niywjmrm? @m anutecus, ajmah tjeibs cut, nsh qumstecis, lmnri n`cutycur imebj`crjccf, hicw wjmrm tjm kcrm reshy lcantecis nrm, usm ackkci smism, nif `m nwnrm. Ucu ani rmfuam ycurvulimrn`elety tc arekm y eitmbrnteib eitc ycur ackkuiety, lmnrieib tjm lcanl lnibunbm, nateib rmspcise`ly, nifn`efeib `y Tmnam Acrps pcleaems nif prcamfurms. Qmrveib sngmly nif mggmatevmly ei Vcibn well rmquerm tjnt ycu naamptsckm rmstreatecis ci ycur aurrmit legmstylm.

    Quppcrt grck Qtngg

    Eg n trneimm cr Wcluitmmr es tjm veatek cg n sngmty eiaefmit, Tmnam Acrps stngg es prmpnrmf tc prcvefm suppcrt. Nll TmnamAcrps pcsts jnvm prcamfurms ei plnam tc rmspcif tc eiaefmits cg arekm ackkettmf nbneist Wcluitmmrs. Vjm gerst precretygcr nll pcsts ei tjm ngtmrkntj cg ni eiaefmit es tc misurm tjm Wcluitmmr es sngm nif rmameveib kmfeanl trmntkmit nsimmfmf. Ngtmr nssureib tjm sngmty cg tjm Wcluitmmr, Tmnam Acrps stngg rmspcism kny eialufm rmnssmsseib tjmWcluitmmrs wcrhsetm nif jcuseib nrrnibmkmits nif knheib niy nfoustkmits, ns immfmf. Ei sckm ansms, tjm inturm cgtjm eiaefmit kny imamssetntm n setm cr jcuseib trnisgmr. Tmnam Acrps stngg well nlsc nssest Wcluitmmrs wetj prmsmrveibtjmer rebjts tc pursum lmbnl sniatecis nbneist tjm pmrpmtrntcrs cg tjm arekm. Et es vmry ekpcrtnit tjnt Wcluitmmrs rmpcrteiaefmits ns tjmy caaur, ict cily tc prctmat tjmer pmmr Wcluitmmrs, `ut nlsc tc prmsmrvm tjm guturm rebjt tc prcsmautm.Qjculf Wcluitmmrs fmaefm lntmr ei tjm prcamss tjnt tjmy wnit tc prcammf wetj tjm prcsmauteci cg tjmer nssnelnit, tjescpteci kny ic lcibmr mxest eg tjm mvefmiam cg tjm mvmit jns ict `mmi prmsmrvmf nt tjm tekm cg tjm eiaefmit.

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    Arekm Fnt n gcr Vcibn

    Vjm acuitry-spmaegea fntn ajnrt `mlcw sjcws tjm nvmrnbm niiunl rntms cg tjm knocr typms cg arekms rmpcrtmf `y TmnamAcrps Wcluitmmrs/trneimms ei Vcibn ackpnrmf tc nll ctjmr Pmbeciprcbrnks ns n wjclm. Et ani `m uifmrstccf ns ninpprcxeknteci cg tjm iuk`mr cg rmpcrtmf eiaefmits pmr >44 Wcluitmmrs ei n ymnr.

    Vjm eiaefmiam rntm gcr mnaj typm cg arekm es tjm iuk`mr cg arekm mvmits rmlntevm tc tjm Wcluitmmr/trneimm pcpulnteci. Etes mxprmssmf ci tjm ajnrt ns n rntec cg arekm tc Wcluitmmr nif trneimm ymnrs (cr W/V ymnrs, wjeaj es n kmnsurm cg >0gull kcitjs cg W/V smrveam) tc nllcw gcr n stntesteanlly vnlef wny tc ackpnrm arekm fntn narcss acuitrems.

    >) Eiaefmiam rntms mqunl tjm iuk`mr cg nssnults pmr >44 Wcluitmmrs nif trneimms pmr ymnr (W/V ymnrs). Qeiam kcstsmxunl nssnults caaur nbneist gmknlms, cily gmknlm W/Vs nrm anlaulntmf ei smxunl nssnults nif ctjmr smxunl nssnults.

    0) Fum tc tjm sknll iuk`mr cg W/V ymnrs, eiaefmiam rntms sjculf `m eitmrprmtmf wetj anuteci.

    Qcuram fntn ci eiaefmits nrm frnwi grck tjm Arekm Eiaefmit Pmpcrteib Gcrk (AEPG) nif Acisclefntmf EiaefmitPmpcrteib Qystmk8 tjm eigcrknteci es naaurntm ns cg >/1>/>0.

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    Vjm gcllcweib tn`lm sjcws eiaefmits y alnssegeanteci gcr tjm pmrecf 0447-0445 spmaegea tc Vcibn.

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    TmramitcgEiaefmits

    Gmw Tmnam Acrps Wcluitmmrs nrm veateks cg smrecus arekms nif arekms tjnt fc caaur cvmrsmns nrm eivmstebntmf nifprcsmautmf `y lcanl nutjcretems tjrcubj tjm lcanl acurts systmk. Eg ycu nrm tjm veatek cg n arekm, ycu well fmaefm eg ycuwesj tc pursum prcsmauteci. Eg ycu fmaefm tc prcsmautm, Tmnam Acrps well `m tjmrm tc nssest ycu. Cim cg cur tnshs es tcmisurm ycu nrm gully eigcrkmf cg ycur cptecis nif uifmrstnif jcw tjm lcanl lmbnl prcamss wcrhs. Tmnam Acrps welljmlp ycu misurm ycur rebjts nrm prctmatmf tc tjm gullmst mxtmit pcsse`lm uifmr tjm lnws cg tjm acuitry.

    Eg ycu nrm tjm veatek cg n smrecus arekm, ycu well lmnri jcw tc bmt tc n sngm lcanteci ns queahly ns pcsse`lm nif acitnatycur Tmnam Acrps cggeam. Ets ekpcrtnit tjnt ycu ictegy Tmnam Acrps ns scci ns ycu ani sc Tmnam Acrps ani prcvefmycu wetj tjm jmlp ycu immf.

    Wcluitmmr Qngmty Quppcrt ei Vcibn

    Vjm Tmnam Acrps npprcnaj tc sngmty es n gevm-prcibmf plni tc jmlp ycu stny sngm fure