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    QhoEyth kf

    "@cikeo Kppkrtuc`ty"`c Eult`-Lovol Egrbot`cn

    @cilua`cn

    Ypoi`gl Yupploeoct

    @cikeo Gcglys`s kf Gewgy/Wu`xtgr

    gca `ts Yoirot "Qkkls" Mus`coss

    my ]kmort L. F`tzZgtr ib

    =::? ZP]GE@A YIHOEO GLO]Q

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    Qho Eyth kf "@cikeo Kppkrtuc`ty" `c Eult`-Lovol Egrbot`cn =

    ]kmort L. F`tzZgtr`ib =::? Zyrge`a Yihoeo Glort

    Qho Eyth kf "@cikeo Kppkrtuc`ty" `c Eult`-Lovol Egrbot`cnmy ]kmort L. F`tzZgtr ib

    =::? Zyrge`a Yihoeo Glort

    @ctrkauit`kc gca Kvorv`ow.........................................................................................................................................9

    Qho A`snu`so kf A`roit Yoll`cn...........................................................................................................................1

    Zgrt 74 Hkw tho ELE @cikeo Eyth @s Eg`ctg`coa

    Ikcfuso tho Ikcsueor ......................................................................................................................................6Ilg`e "Longl`ty"................................................................................................................................................>H`ao tho Zyrge`a Egth.....................................................................................................................................0^`thhkla Agtg ....................................................................................................................................................7:Kmsiuro tho Cgturo kf tho Mus`coss.................................................................................................................77Zut kc tho Igekuflgno kf "Zrkauit Yglos"....................................................................................................7=

    Zgrt =4 Oxpks`cn tho Eyth kf ELE ]omgto @cikeo

    ELE Agtg Ykurios............................................................................................................................................79ELE Agtg Gcglys`s4 Mrogb`cn tho ELE Yoirot Ikao

    Agtg A`silksoa my Ikepgc`os....................................................................................................................71

    Eothka kf Igliulgt`kcs..............................................................................................................................71

    ]ovocuo, ckt Zrkf`ts....................................................................................................................................71]otg`l Yglos Iksts gca @cikeo Oxiluaoa..................................................................................................7?

    Gitugl ELE AgtgOst`egtoa Cusb`c Zgykuts .........................................................................................................................76

    Ost`egtoa C`bboc Zgykuts .........................................................................................................................7>

    Ost`egtoa Eolglouig Zgykuts....................................................................................................................78

    Ost`egtoa Grmkcco Zgykuts.......................................................................................................................70

    Ost`egtoa ]ol`v Zgykuts.............................................................................................................................=:

    Ost`egtoa Froo L`fo Zgykuts......................................................................................................................=7

    Ost`egtoa Iymorw`zo.ike Zgykuts ............................................................................................................==

    Gaa`t`kcgl Agtg kc ]omgto @cikeo Gvorgnos...........................................................................................=9

    Yueegry kf ]omgto @cikeo F`ca`cns.............................................................................................................=1Qhroo Boy Fgits fkr _caorstgca`cn ELE ]omgto Zgykuts........................................................................=?

    Zgrt 94 Oxpks`cn tho Eyth kf ELE ]otg`l @cikeo

    Qho Longl Y`nc`f`igcio kf ]otg`l`cn.................................................................................................................=6Qho >:% ]otg`l Mocihegrb .............................................................................................................................=6]otg`l`cn ]ogl`t`os ..............................................................................................................................................=>Qho ]otg`l @cikeo Eyth ]ovogloa ..................................................................................................................=8

    Agtg frke =7 ELEs...................................................................................................................................=8

    Yueegry kf ]otg`l @cikeo F`ca`cns........................................................................................................=0

    Mkttke L`co4 Ck ]omgto Zrkf`t, Ck ]otg`l Zrkf`t.....................................................................................=0

    Qho Eyth kf Akkr-tk-Akkr Yoll`cn...................................................................................................................9:Qho Luro gca tho Hkkb.....................................................................................................................................99Mlge`cn tho V`it`es...........................................................................................................................................91

    Ypoi`gl Yupploeoct4 Gewgy/Wu`xtgr Agtg gca Gcglys`s

    Qho Yoirot Mus`coss ...........................................................................................................................................9?Lgwsu`ts, Oxpkss, Ikcsueor Zrktosts, Qgx Ovgs`kc, Aof`gcio

    kf Nkvorceoct Kraors, @ctocso Zkl`t`igl @cfluocio-Zoaal`cn .................................................................96Ost`egtoa Wu`xtgr (Gewgy) Zgykuts - kc g por 9::,::: a`str`mutkrs mgs`s..............................................9>Hkw tho Wu`xtgr Agtg @s Gcglyzoa..................................................................................................................98Gewgy Agtg A`silksoa kc tho Wu`xtgr ^oms`to............................................................................................90

    Gppoca`x

    @. Hkw tk ]oiknc`zo gca Gvk`a g ELE ]oiru`t`cn Yihoeo ....................................................................1:

    F`vo ]oa Flgns ............................................................................................................................................1:Qhroo Ekro Qr`ibs kf Zyrge`a Zorpotrgtkrs ........................................................................................17

    @@. Hkw tk Zrovoct ELEs frke Kporgt`cn gs Zyrge`a Yihoeos...................................................................1=

    Gua`toa ]otg`l Yglos ..................................................................................................................................1=Full A`silksuro............................................................................................................................................19

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    Qho Eyth kf "@cikeo Kppkrtuc`ty" `c Eult`-Lovol Egrbot`cn 9

    ]kmort L. F`tzZgtr`ib =::? Zyrge`a Yihoeo Glort

    Ypoi`gl Ikcsueor ]opkrt

    Qho Eyth kf tho ELE "@cikeo Kppkrtuc`ty."

    @ctrkauit`kc gca Kvorv`ow

    Qho ilg`e my eult`-lovol egrbot`cn (ELE) ikepgc`os kf kffor`cn ikcsueors g v`gmlo "pgrtt`eo `cikeo" kr gc "oxtrgkra`cgry `cikeo" nrogtor thgc ekst kthor mus`cossos kr kiiupgt`kcs `stho`r hgllegrb gttrgit`kc. @t `s glsk tho`r nrogtost aofocso gng`cst pors`stoct ihgrnos kf pyrge`asihoeo frgua, e`ca ikctrkl gca aoiopt`vo prkekt`kcs. Qho quost`kc `s whothor ELE `s g ski`glgca f`cgci`gl ml`nht kr g mocof`t tk ikcsueors. Lon`t`egiy kf th`s mus`coss ult`egtoly h`cnos kctho truthfulcoss kr fglsohkka kf `ts `cikeo ilg`es. @t `s g quost`kc thgt gffoits tho fgto gca fkrtucokf ekro thgc f`vo e`ll`kc cow roiru`ts `c Ckrth Geor`ig ovory yogr gca ikuctloss ekro `c kthorikuctr`os.

    Qh`s ropkrt rovogls thgt 00% kf gll sglos roprosoctgt`vos ogih yogr`c tho sgeplo kf ikepgc`osgcglyzoa ogrcoa loss thgc $71 g woob `c romgto `cikeo. Qh`s f`nuro `s mofkro gll mus`cossoxpocsos, `cvoctkry purihgsos gca tgxos gro aoauitoa. Qho f`nuro thorofkro roprosocts g

    s`nc`f`igct f`cgci`gl lkssfkr v`rtuglly gll thgt dk`c thoso sihoeos. Gaa`t`kcglly, tho ropkrt shkwsthgt kc gvorgno ck cot `cikeo `s ogrcoa kc gvorgno my ELE a`str`mutkrs frke akkr tk akkr"rotg`l" sglos.

    ELE ikepgc`os soob tk kmsiuro tho`r aovgstgt`cn fg`luro rgtos my a`silks`cn tho cuemor kclykf "git`vo" pgrt`i`pgcts gca l`e`t`cn tho `cikeo f`nuros tk g kco-yogr kr ovoc shkrtor t`eo frgeo,thus ikciogl`cn tho fgitkr kf tho kcnk`cn gca ekuct`cn lkssos kf cow `cvostkrs. Ekst ELEs akckt rovogl gcy agtg gt gll kc gitugl gvorgno `cikeos.

    @f glltho pgrt`i`pgcts kvor g f`vo-yogr por`ka gro `ciluaoa `c tho igliulgt`kcs, tho fg`luro rgtor`sos ovoc furthor. Loss thgc kco `c kco-thkusgca w`ll mo shkwc tk hgvo ng`coa gcy prkf`t gt gll.Qho sk-iglloa suiiossos `c ELE gro `c tho sgeo segll nrkup pks`t`kcoa, yogr gftor yogr, gt tho

    tkp kf tho roiru`teoct krngc`zgt`kc.

    Qho mus`coss ekaol gca mus`coss prgit`ios kf ekst eult`-lovol egrbot`cn ikepgc`os a`roitlyiguso tho f`cgci`gl lkssos sufforoa my e`ll`kcs kf ikcsueors, ckt ckregl ikepot`t`vo fgitkrs kr

    tho lovols kf offkrts kr tglocts kf tho pgrt`i`pgcts.

    Qho iklloit`vo lkssos roprosoct gc ockrekus trgcsfor kf ekcoy frke sovorgl e`ll`kc pokplo `ctho _Y ogih yogrtk g hgcaful kf kwcors gca roiru`tors. L`bo gcy kthor fkrio thgt ikctr`mutos tknocorgl `epkvor`sheoct, th`s `cikeo trgcsfor agegnos iroa`t wkrth`coss, mrogbs up egrr`gnos,ocas fr`ocash`ps gca aonrgaos ikeeuc`t`os.

    Kf tho twk igtonkr`os kf tho ELE `cikeo kppkrtuc`ty, romgto `cikeogca rotg`l sglos `cikeo,tho ekst puml`i`zoa gro tho romgtos, ikee`ss`kcs gca mkcusos pg`a kut kc tho purihgsos my"akwcl`co" roiru`ts. Qh`s `s tho skurio thgt tho ikepgc`os ilg`e hgs "ucl`e`toa pktoct`gl" mgsoa

    kc tho kppkrtuc`ty tk aor`vo pgyeocts frke gc "ocaloss" ihg`c kf roiru`ts. ELE gllkws glla`str`mutkrs tk roiru`t kthors gca qugl`f`oa a`str`mutkrs tk roio`vo romgtos kc tho purihgsos egaomy eult`plo lovols kf roiru`ts thgt roiru`t ekro roiru`ts.

    Qh`s ropkrt gcglyzos agtg frke o`nht roprosoctgt`vo ELE ikepgc`os. Yovoc kf tho ikepgc`osthgt gro gcglyzoa gro egdkr gca vory woll-bckwc ELE ikepgc`os gca gro eoemors kf thoA`roit Yoll`cn Gsski`gt`kc. Kco `s cowor gca nrkw`cn gca ckt g AYG Eoemor. Ihgrts groprkv`aoa shkw`cn tho gitugl ikee`ss`kc pgykuts kc g por-7:,:::-sglos-roprosoctgt`vos mgs`s fkrsovoc ikepgc`os. Qho agtg shkw ckt kcly thgt v`rtuglly ck roiru`ts ogrc romgto prkf`ts mut glsk

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    Qho Eyth kf "@cikeo Kppkrtuc`ty" `c Eult`-Lovol Egrbot`cn 1

    ]kmort L. F`tzZgtr`ib =::? Zyrge`a Yihoeo Glort

    thgt tho ELE pgykut sihoeos trgcsfor tho lkst `cvosteocts kf tho nrogt egdkr`ty kf pgrt`i`pgctstk g t`cy cuemor kf krngc`zors gt tho tkp kf tho roiru`teoct ihg`cs.

    G spoi`gl supploeoct `s prkv`aoa kc tho romgto agtg frke tho klaost gca lgrnost kf gll eult`-lovolegrbot`cn ikepgc`os, Gewgy/Wu`xtgr, wh`ih `s glsk g eoemor kf tho A`roit Yoll`cnGsski`gt`kc. Qho gcglys`s fkr Gewgy/Wu`xtgr `s prosoctoa kc g por-9::,:::-a`str`mutkr mgs`s. @t

    rovogls tho sgeo pgttorc kf 00+% gccugl lkss rgto gca g ikcioctrgt`kc kf pgyeocts tk g t`cycuemor kf prkektors gt tho tkp.

    Gewgy/Wu`xtgr f`nuros eust mo ikcs`aoroa sopgrgtoly moiguso gc gaa`t`kcgl mus`coss `s ruc my`ts tkp a`str`mutkrs thgt prkv`aos ekro kf tho`r `cikeo thgc pgyeocts frke tho Gewgy/Wu`xtgrmus`coss `tsolf. Qho kporgt`kc kf th`s soikca sihoeo `cs`ao tho sglos krngc`zgt`kc kfGewgy/Wu`xtgr bckwc gs tho "tkkls" mus`coss gca `cvklv`cn tho sglos my tho b`cnp`ca`str`mutkrs kf mkkbs, tgpos gca soe`cgr ron`strgt`kcs tk cow roiru`ts gffoits tho

    Gewgy/Wu`xtgr pgy plgc gca `ts roiru`teoct tgit`is.

    Kporgtoa w`thkut tho bckwloano kf cow roiru`ts, th`s "soirot" `cikeo skurio hgs mooc rovogloa`c lgwsu`ts gca woms`tos fkr egcy yogrs. @c Egy =::1, tho h`nhly rospoitoa cgt`kcgl cowsprknrge CMI Agtol`comrkunht h`aaoc igeorgs `ctk Gewgy/Wu`xtgr roiru`teoct eoot`cns gcaoxpksoa tho sihoeo. Gs tho ropkrt shkwoa, tho Gewgy "b`cnp`cs" egbo ekst kf tho`r ekcoy myaoiopt`voly roiru`t`cn pokplo, ckt frke soll`cn Gewgy prkauits.

    Qho A`snu`so kf A`roit Yoll`cn

    Qho soikca oloeoct kf tho ELE "`cikeo kppkrtuc`ty" `s tho ilg`e kf prkf`t frke rotg`l sglos myELE sglos roprosoctgt`vos tk ikcsueors. Qho rotg`l sglos kppkrtuc`ty `s tho mgs`s fkr tho`caustry's ilg`e thgt `t `s g fkre kf "a`roit soll`cn." Gaa`t`kcglly, tho rotg`l sglos pktoct`gl `s holaup gs g aofocso gng`cst pyrge`a sihoeo ihgrnos s`cio tho pgyeocts tk tho upl`co gro mgsoa kctho prkauit purihgsos kf cow roiru`ts, ckt ih`ofly kc octry kr eoemorsh`p foos.

    Qh`s ropkrt oxpksos tho eyth gca rofutos tho ilg`e kf ELE gs g "a`roit soll`cn" mus`coss thgt `s

    mgsoa kc rotg`l sglos.Auo tk fgitkrs kutl`coa `c tho ropkrt, tho ELE sglos fkrio solake igrr`oskut rotg`l soll`cn. G stgt`st`igl rov`ow kf twocty-kco (=7) ELE ikepgc`os roprosoct`cn ? e`ll`kcsglos pokplo gca "prkdoitoa" rotg`l sglos kf $7: m`ll`kc rovogls thgt ovoc `f rotg`l sglos grogssueoa tk mo kiiurr`cn, tho gvorgno ELE sglos porskc `s ckt ogrc`cn g cot prkf`t frke rotg`lsglos.

    ELE ikepgc`os hgvo cueorkus wgys tk kmsiuro tho fgit thgt ekst gro ckc-rotg`l`cnkporgt`kcsa`snu`soa gs "a`roit soll`cn" ikepgc`os4

    Ykeo ELE ikepgc`os igliulgto tktglpurihgsoskf sglos roprosoctgt`vos gca thocprkdoitgcgvorgno "rotg`l prkf`t" w`thkut vor`fy`cn `f gcy prkauits gro gituglly rotg`loa kr ckt, whgtpr`io thoy woro roskla fkr kr whke thoy woro skla tk. ^h`lo rotg`l`cn tk ikcsueors `spuml`i`zoa gca ilg`eoa, `ctorcglly tho ikepgc`os' pgy plgcs gro mgsoa oct`roly upkcwhklosgl`cnkcly tk tho a`str`mutkr roiru`ts. ^hothor gcy rotg`l sglos ovor kiiur kr ckt, thoupl`co roiru`tors gro pg`a romgtos kcly kc tho akwcl`co's whklosglo purihgsos, covor kc rotg`lpr`i`cn ihgrnoa tk tho oca-usor.

    Ykeo ikepgc`os ilg`e thoy "roqu`ro" rotg`l`cn my tho`r a`str`mutkrs, mut ck systoegt`ieothka `s usoa tk gua`t rotg`l`cn git`v`ty. Qhgt g ikepgcy wkula hgvo tk "roqu`ro" soll`cn my`ts sglospokplo rovogls tho `choroct flgw `c tho ELE ekaol gca `ts tocaociy tkwgra

    kporgt`cn gs g pyrge`a roiru`teoct sihoeo.

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    Qho Eyth kf "@cikeo Kppkrtuc`ty" `c Eult`-Lovol Egrbot`cn ?

    ]kmort L. F`tzZgtr`ib =::? Zyrge`a Yihoeo Glort

    Ykeo ELE ikepgc`os gituglly gavort`so tho`r tktgl sglos vklueo mgsoa kc ucfkucaoa rotg`lprkdoit`kcs, ovoc ropkrt`cn thoso eyth`igl cuemors tk tho Yoiur`t`os gca OxihgcnoIkee`ss`kc gca prkekt`cn thoe tk shgrohklaors.

    Qho f`ca`cns `c th`s ropkrt rg`so tho quost`kc kf hkw g mus`coss `c wh`ih glekst ckco kf `ts sglosroprosoctgt`vos ogrcs g prkf`t gca glekst ckco hgs g sustg`cgmlo rotg`l iustkeor mgso ikula mo

    iglloa "a`roit soll`cn"; @caooa, hkw ikula suih gc octorpr`so mo ikcs`aoroa g lon`t`egto"mus`coss" gt gll;

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    Qho Eyth kf "@cikeo Kppkrtuc`ty" `c Eult`-Lovol Egrbot`cn 6

    ]kmort L. F`tzZgtr`ib =::? Zyrge`a Yihoeo Glort

    Zgrt 74 Hkw tho ELE @cikeo Eyth @s Eg`ctg`coa

    Ikcfuso tho Ikcsueor

    Zr`kr tk th`s ropkrt, ikcsueors hgvo hga l`ttlo kr ck usoful agtg kc ELE `cikeo ilg`es.

    Ikcsueors gro, hkwovor, sumdoitoa tk mgrrgnos kf porskcgl "tost`ekc`gls" gca "suiioss stkr`os."Eult`-lovol egrbot`cn oeplkys g sooe`cnly `caoi`phorgmlo lgcnugno tk oxplg`c `ts trgaoegrb

    ikepocsgt`kc plgcs" gca mus`coss ekaol thgt pore`t ucl`e`toa guthkr`zgt`kc kf sglosroprosoctgt`vos gca thgt pgy romgtos mgsoa kc purihgsos my cow roiru`ts whk gro roiru`toa my thoogrl`or roiru`ts `c gc ocaloss ihg`c.

    Qhoy rofor tk tho ekaol gs ikcsueor a`roit egrbot`cn, kco-tk-kco egrbot`cn, porskcglfrgcih`s`cn, cotwkrb egrbot`cngca egcy kthor iklkrful mut ult`egtoly e`sloga`cn tores.

    Ykeo ELEs aosir`mo tho`r pgy plgcs gs uc`quo kr euih ekro mocof`i`gl thgc kthors `c tho`caustry. Qhoy uso spoi`gl`zoa tores gs stg`r-stop mrogbgwgy, lons, m`cgry gcatr`cgry, ZVgcaMV, yot ekst kf thoso pgy sihoeos gro ossoct`glly `aoct`igl gca y`ola tho sgeo ru`ckus

    f`cgci`gl kutikeo tk tho gvorgno pgrt`i`pgct. I`rilos gca a`gnrges gro argwc gt roiru`teoct eoot`cns gca g ikeplox krngc`zgt`kcgl

    h`orgrihy `s prosoctoa, `cilua`cn gs egcy gs 7= lovols w`th cgeos suih gs]onoct, Zlgt`cue,A`gekca gcaMluo A`gekca.

    Qhoro gro logaorsh`p mkcusos, mrogbgwgy mkcusos, prkauit`kc mkcusos, eult`plo ikee`ss`kclovols, gca cueorkus typos kf romgtos.

    Kftoc g sunnostoa rotg`l pr`io `s gppl`oa tk nkkas thgt gro covor rotg`loa. ]omgtos, wh`ih gro kcly a`sikucts kc tho `cvostkrs kwc purihgsos, gro ilgss`f`oa gs

    `cikeo.

    A`str`mutkr egrbup `s skeot`eos usoa `ctorihgcnogmly w`th nrkss prkf`t gs `f thoy gro thosgeo.7

    Wugl`f`igt`kcs tk ogrc pgyeocts kr romgtos aopoca kc g ikeplox fgitkr`cn kf "porskcglnrkup" purihgso vklueos, tho rgcb kf tho sglos roprosoctgt`vo gca tho s`zo, ikcf`nurgt`kc gcapurihgso vklueos kf tho akwcl`co.

    Kthor eothkas kf ikcfus`cn tho ikcsueor `ciluao4

    @cfkregt`kc kc `cikeo put fkrth my skeo ELE ikepgc`os kr tho ELE `caustry gt lgrnokftoc e`xos `cikeo agtg frke ELE w`th stgt`st`is frke trga`t`kcgl a`roit soll`cn ikepgc`ossuih gs Gvkc gca Qupporwgro.=

    7Nrkss prkf`t `s g porioctgno kf prkf`t igliulgtoa kc tho gitugl rotg`l sglos pr`io. Gc `toe purihgsoa my tho rosollor gttho whklosglo pr`io kf $7:: gca skla fkr rotg`l pr`io kf $=:: hgs g ?:% nrkss prkf`t. Qho "cot" prkf`t w`ll mo euihloss thgc nrkss prkf`t. @t `s roauioa my gll iksts `cvklvoa `c sglos gca egrbot`cn gca kthor kvorhoga oxpocsos."A`str`mutkr egrbup" `s tho porioctgno kf tho sunnostoa rotg`l pr`io mgsoa kc tho whklosglo pr`io. @t `s dust gthokrot`igl f`nuro s`cio `t `s ckt mgsoa kc tho gitugl soll`cn pr`io gca akos ckt fgitkr gcy kf tho sglos iksts. @c thooxgeplo dust i`toa, tho "a`str`mutkr egrbup" `s 7::%. Ykeo ELEs w`ll rofor tk h`nhor a`str`mutkr egrb up f`nuro gstho "prkf`t" gca ke`t sglos iksts gltknothor.=Qho A`roit Yoll`cn Gsski`gt`kc, tho kff`i`gl trgao krngc`zgt`kc kf tho eult`-lovol egrbot`cn `caustry, thrkws gll

    b`cas kf a`roit soll`cn ikepgc`os - rotg`l-mgsoa w`th strkcn mrgca cgeos glkcn w`th hucaroas kf l`ttlo bckwc ELEs

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    Qho Eyth kf "@cikeo Kppkrtuc`ty" `c Eult`-Lovol Egrbot`cn >

    ]kmort L. F`tzZgtr`ib =::? Zyrge`a Yihoeo Glort

    Cogrly gll agtg thgt `s prosoctoa my tho ELE `caustry ke`t ost`egtos kr gvorgnos kf ckreglmus`coss iksts suih gs gutk, tolophkco, trgvol, trg`c`cn kr pkstgno gca sh`pp`cn tk kporgto gcELE mus`coss. @c th`s wgy "nrkss `cikeo" `s ikcfusoa w`th "cot prkf`t."

    @cvoctkry purihgsos gro glsk `nckroa gs mus`coss iksts gca gro e`cnloa kr ikcfusoa w`thpurihgsos fkr "porskcgl uso kr ikcsuept`kc."

    Egcy ELE ikepgc`os kffor "gvorgno `cikeos" thgt gro gituglly eogcgvorgnosthgt eolatho huno `cikeos kf thkso gt tho tkp w`th thkusgcas kf kthors thgt egbo ckth`cn gt gll. Qh`slogvos tho `epross`kc thgt tho "gvorgno" ELE pgrt`i`pgct gituglly ogrcs g "prkf`t", whocglekst ck kco akos.9

    Ykeo uso agtg kcly kc "git`vo" pgrt`i`pgcts gca oxiluao gll thkso thgt hga ogrcoa ckth`cn gcaqu`t tho egdkr`ty `c skeo ikepgc`os thoromy roaui`cn tho cuemor kf sglos pokplo a`v`aoa`ctk tho tktgl pgykuts gca `cirogs`cn tho "gvorgno `cikeo."

    G s`e`lgr e`sloga`cn aov`io `s tk ikuct kcly tho "git`vo" a`str`mutkrs `c g kco-yogr t`eofrgeo. Qh`s plky ikciogls thgt tho tkp lovol a`str`mutkrs whk prkf`t yogr gftor yogr gro thosgeo pokplo whkso cuemors ak ckt `cirogso, wh`lo tho cow roiru`ts thgt lkso yogr gftor yogr

    gro g rovklv`cn nrkup whkso cuemors ekuct ogih yogr. Qho gitugl cuemor kf "lksors"eult`pl`os yogr my yogr. Qho cuemor kf "w`ccors" roeg`cs tho sgeo gca akos ckt nrkw. @f glkcnor t`eo frgeo woro usoa, g truo rgt`k kf ng`cors tk lksors wkula oeorno thgt wkula shkibgca a`sikurgno gcy cow roiru`t.

    F`nuros gro glekst covor rovogloa kc hkw egcy ikcsueors dk`c gca qu`t tho prknrge ogihyogr, thus ikciogl`cn tho "rovklv`cn akkr" cgturo kf tho sihoeo gca tho fgit thgt ck stgmloiustkeor mgso ox`sts.

    Gca, fkr ekst ikepgc`os, porioctgnos kf romgto pgyeocts thgt gro pg`a tk ogih lovol gro ckta`silksoa ckr `s tho porioctgno kf ekcoy ogrcoa kc kffshkro sglos. ^hoc tho pgykut por lovol`s a`silksoa `c g egccor thgt `s ucaorstgcagmlo, tho nrkss ikcioctrgt`kc kf pgyeocts tk tho

    tkp krngc`zors `s rovogloa glkcn w`th tho egss`vo lkssos tk gll kthors.

    @c shkrt, ELE skl`i`tkrs ak ckt a`silkso tho mgs`i f`cgci`gl `cfkregt`kc cooaoa tk egbo gc`ctoll`noct `cvosteoct aoi`s`kc. Egcy pokplo thorofkro dk`c kc tho mgs`s kf hkpo kr tho porskcglroikeeocagt`kc kf skeokco olso whk hgs glsk dk`coa kc tho mgs`s kf hkpo kr kc tho ml`ca fg`th`c tho ilg`es egao my tho ikepgcy gmkut tho "`cikeo kppkrtuc`ty."

    Ilg`e "Longl`ty"

    Gckthor oloeoct kf eg`ctg`c`cn tho ELE eyth kf lon`t`egiy gca g v`gmlo `cikeo kppkrtuc`ty`s mgsoa kc tho ilg`e thgt, rongraloss hkw `t kporgtos, ELE `s st`ll "longl." Gs g longl octorpr`so,"suiioss" `c tho mus`coss `s thoc sg`a tk mo tho rosult kf "hgra wkrb" gca "fkllkw`cn tho systoe"roikeeocaoa my tho krngc`zors gs wkula kiiur `c longl mus`cossos. Fg`luro rgtos gca f`cgci`gl

    lkssos gekcn thkso roiru`toa `ctk ELE rongraloss kf tho`r siglo gro thoc trogtoa gs gckutikeo kf ckregl mus`coss r`sbs gca egrbots fkrios kr tho fgult kf tho `ca`v`augls whk lkso. Qho

    - `ctk `ts f`nuros. @t kffors iklkr ihgrts gca nrgphs, mut tho f`nuros `ciluao sk egcy a`fforoct typos kf ikepgc`os gcasglos pokplo `t `s kf ck prgit`igl uso tk g ikcsueor.9@c tho igso kf Cusb`c f`nuros, fkr oxgeplo, tho eogc gvorgno pgyeoct tk gll tho "git`vo" a`str`mutkrs wgs $7,16?,kr $7== g ekcth. Hkwovor, `f tho `cikeo kf tho =% gt tho tkp kf tho pyrge`a `s tgboc kut, tho eogc gvorgno kf tho08% whk gro gt tho mkttke kf tho ihg`c wgs kcly $97: kr $6 g woob (`ca`igt`cn g egss`vo lkss rgto). G ilksorgcglys`s rovogls thgt tho mkttke 86% roio`voa ck romgto pgyeocts gt gll.

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    ilg`e kf toihc`igl longl`ty `s usoa tk gff`re f`cgci`gl lon`t`egiy, tk ikciogl g flgwoa struiturothgt roqu`rostho vgst egdkr`ty tk lkso, gca tk dust`fy systoegt`i aoiopt`kc.

    _ct`l gmkut =? yogrs gnk `c tho _c`toa Ytgtos, ocaloss ihg`c sglos sihoeos woro rkut`colyv`owoa gs `llongl pyrge`a sihoeos kr "ucfg`r gca aoiopt`vo trgao prgit`ios." Gcysglos ikepgcyoeplky`cn gc ocaloss ihg`c tk soll kr egrbot `ts prkauits wgs sooc gs frguauloct auo tk tho

    iortg`cty kf f`cgci`gl lkssos thoy porpotrgto kc tho vgst egdkr`ty kf pgrt`i`pgcts gca tho coiossgryuso kf aoiopt`kc tk luro pgrt`i`pgcts. Qh`s ropkrt, hkwovor, akos ckt a`roitly gaaross tho quost`kckf whothor tho ELE ocaloss ihg`c systoe `s longl kr ckt. Y`cio =:::, tho Foaorgl QrgaoIkee`ss`kc hgs gvk`aoa prksoiut`cn kr kvorsoo`cn tho ELE `caustry tk gcy s`nc`f`igct oxtoct,egb`cn tho quost`kc kf longl`ty ekkt `c tores kf ikcsueor prktoit`kc. ELEs tkagy kporgtolgrnoly w`thkut kvors`nht. Ikcsueors gro kc tho`r kwc tk bckw whothor thoy gro mo`cn aofrguaoakr ckt.

    ^hothor kr ckt gc ocaloss roiru`teoct ihg`c `s aoilgroa longl gca whothor kr ckt tho FQI ovorprksoiutos gcy pgrt`iulgr ELE w`ll ckt ihgcno tho a`sgstrkus f`cgci`gl rosults suih sihoeos`cfl`it upkc ikcsueors.Ocaloss ihg`cs w`thkut tho egdkr`ty kf pokplo `c tho ihg`c ogrc`cn thoegdkr`ty kf tho`r `cikeo frke rotg`l soll`cn w`ll glwgys prkauio g egss`vo lkss rgto fkr

    pgrt`i`pgcts.

    @c tho rgro igsos whoro tho FQI hgs prksoiutoa ELE ikepgc`os, `t mgsoa `ts igsos kc tho boyfgitkr kf whothor tho egdkr`ty kf tho sglos kf tho ELE woro egao tk ikcsueors kuts`ao thoihg`c, thgt `s, sglos egao kc g rotg`l mgs`s tk pokplo whk gro ckt glsk ELE sglos roprosoctgt`vosgca kiiupy pks`t`kcs kc tho ihg`c.1Qh`s fgitkr wgs usoa tk aotore`co whothor tho ELE `s g"a`roit soll`cn" ikepgcy kr g pyrge`a roiru`teoct sihoeo. Qho rogskc`cn fkr trogt`cn "ckc-rotg`l" sihoeos gs `llongl pyrge`a roiru`teoct sihoeos wgs mgsoa kc foaorgl ikurt `ctorprotgt`kcsgca rul`cns thgt i`toa tho aof`c`cn fgitkr kf rotg`l rovocuo vorsus rovocuo ng`coa pr`egr`ly frketho sglos roprosoctgt`vos thoesolvos.?

    1 @c a`st`cnu`sh`cn motwooc g pyrge`a sihoeo gca g lon`t`egto mus`coss, tho ir`t`igl `ssuo `s whothor rowgras pg`a

    `c ikccoit`kc w`th roiru`teoct gro t`oa tk, kr gro aor`voa frke, tho sglos kf nkkas gca sorv`ios tk tho nocorglpuml`i (`.o. rotg`l sglos)--Aoilgrgt`kc kf Zotor D. VgcaorCgt, Zh.A, FQI Oikcke`st gca Zyrge`a Oxport `c FQIvs. Oqu`ckx @ctorcgt`kcgl Ikrp., 7000

    "Zyrge`a sihoeos ckw ikeo `c sk egcy fkres thgt thoy egy mo a`ff`iult tk roiknc`zo `eeoa`gtoly. Hkwovor,thoy gll shgro kco kvorr`a`cn ihgrgitor`st`i. Qhoy prke`so ikcsueors kr `cvostkrs lgrno prkf`ts mgsoa pr`egr`ly kcroiru`t`cn kthors tk dk`c tho`r prknrge, ckt mgsoa kc prkf`ts frke gcy rogl `cvosteoct kr rogl sglo kf nkkas tk thopuml`i. Ykeo sihoeos egy purpkrt tk soll g prkauit, mut thoy kftoc s`eply uso tho prkauit tk h`ao tho`r pyrge`astruituro G lgib kf rotg`l sglos `s glsk g roa flgn thgt g pyrge`a ox`sts. Egcy pyrge`a sihoeos w`ll ilg`e thgttho`r prkauit `s soll`cn l`bo hkt igbos. Hkwovor, kc ilksor oxge`cgt`kc, tho sglos kiiur kcly motwooc pokplo `cs`aotho pyrge`a struituro kr tk cow roiru`ts dk`c`cn tho struituro, ckt tk ikcsueors kut `c tho nocorgl puml`i." --Zropgroa Ytgtoeoct kf Aomrg G. Vgloct`co, Nocorgl Ikucsol fkr tho _.Y. Foaorgl Qrgao Ikee`ss`kc kc "Zyrge`a

    Yihoeos" Zrosoctoa gt tho @ctorcgt`kcgl Ekcotgry Fuca's Yoe`cgr kc Iurroct Longl @ssuos Gffoit`cn IoctrglMgcbs, ^gsh`cntkc, A.I., Egy 79, 7008

    ?Kco kf tho lgrnost ELEs thgt wgs prksoiutoa my tho FQI `s Oqu`ckx @ctorcgt`kcgl, g eoemor kf tho A`roit Yoll`cn

    Gsski`gt`kc (AYG) w`th kvor 7::,::: a`str`mutkrs `c gll ?: stgtos gca `c Igcgag. Oqu`ckx skla mrgcaoa, qugl`ty,lon`t`egto prkauits. @t wgs rgcboa #7 `c @CI Egngz`cos prost`n`kus l`st kf ?:: Fgstost Nrkw`cn Zr`vgtoly HolaIkepgc`os. Qho FQI igso wgs mgsoa kc tho fgit thgt loss thgc =:% kf gll `ts prkauits woro ovor roskla tk gituglikcsueors. Ekro thgc 8:% woro skla kcly tk Oqu`ckx's kwc sglos roprosoctgt`vos. Qho sglos roprosoctgt`vos skunhttk roikup tho`r `cvosteocts my nott`cn romgtos mgsoa kc tho purihgsos kf cow sglos roprosoctgt`vos thoy roiru`toa.

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    H`ao tho Zyrge`a Egth

    Moykca longl `ctorprotgt`kcs, tho FQI's dust`f`igt`kc fkr prksoiut`cn tho ckc-rotg`l`cn ikepgc`osglsk rosts kc s`eplo egth thgt gcy ikcsueor igc ucaorstgca. Qho egth roforroa tk my tho FQI `s`epkrtgct tk tho agtg gca ikcilus`kcs kf th`s Zyrge`a Yihoeo Glortropkrt kc tho ELE "`cikeokppkrtuc`ty." Kmsiur`cn th`s egth `s gckthor `epkrtgct oloeoct kf eg`ctg`c`cn tho eyth kf

    ELE `cikeo.Qho egth fgitkr igc mo `llustrgtoa `c g s`eplo 6-lovol ihg`c `c wh`ih ogih porskc roiru`ts dust ?

    pokplo. Gt logst throo lovols kf roiru`ts (? + =? +7=? 5 7??) gro cooaoa fkr ogih pgrt`i`pgct tkmon`c tk gih`ovo g prkf`t mgsoa kc kvorr`ao ikee`ss`kcs frke tho purihgsos kf tho "akwcl`co."

    @llustrgt`kc4Qkp Lovol - 7

    L o v o l # = . - ?L o v o l # 9 . - = ?

    L o v o l # 1 . - 7 = ?L o v o l # ? . - 6 = ?

    L o v o l # 6 . - 9 , 7 = ?9 , 0 : 6 p g r t i p g c t s t k t g l

    Y`cio kcly thkso w`th throo lovols molkw thoe gro prkf`tgmlo, kcly tho Qkp Lovol porskc gca tho`ca`v`augls `c lovols #= gca #9 qugl`fy. Ogih kf tho pokplo `c coxt throo lovols molkw akos ckthgvo ockunh "akwcl`co" tk nocorgto g prkf`t. (Qhkso `c Lovol #1 ogih kcly hgvo =? `c tho`rakwcl`cos. Qhkso `c Lovol #? ogih hgvo kcly ? pokplo, gca thkso `c Lovol #6 gt tho mkttke hgvockco. Qh`s eogcs thgt kcly 97 kut kf 9,0:6, kr loss thgc kco porioctgno `c tho s`x-lovol ihg`c,hgvo gs egcy gs throo lovols molkw thoe gca gro prkf`tgmlo. Ekro thgc 00% gro ucprkf`tgmlomgsoa kc tho`r pks`t`kc.

    Qh`s mgs`i fkreulg hklas truo ck egttor hkw euih furthor tho ihg`c oxtocas. Gpprkx`egtoly

    00% gro gt tho mkttke kf tho ihg`c whoro prkf`t `s ckt pkss`mlo. Fkr oxgeplo, `f tho sihoeoroiru`toa kco ekro lovol, Lovol #>, gckthor 7?,6=? pgrt`i`pgcts wkula dk`c. Qho tktgl wkula ckwmo 70,?97. Qho cuemor `c prkf`tgmlo pks`t`kcs, Qkp, gca tho `ca`v`augls `c Lovols #=, #9, gca #1,wkula nrkw tk 7?6, gca th`s cuemor wkula st`ll oqugto tk loss thgc 7% kf 7?,6=?-porskckrngc`zgt`kc.

    Qho m`n cuemors, wh`ih gro i`toa my tho sihoeo's prkektor gs prkv`a`cn "oxtrgkra`cgry `cikeopktoct`gl," gro mgsoa kc kvorr`aos frke tho aoopost lovol kf tho "akwcl`co." Kcly g t`cy fow igcovor roiru`t tk th`s lovol. Qh`s `s egthoegt`iglly proaotore`coa frke tho stgrt my tho ELEstruituro gca pgy plgc. Qho pgy plgc `tsolf akkes tho vgst egdkr`ty tk f`cgci`gl lkssos, ckt fgitkrskf "hgra wkrb" kr "fkllkw`cn tho plgc."

    Qho tr`ib kf tho sihoeo `s tk ikvor up th`s rogl`ty gca tk ikcv`cio ogih gca ovory ocrklloo thgtho/sho igc suiiooa my mu`la`cn th`s lgrno gca aoop akwcl`co. ]oiru`ts gro tkla thgt tho prknrge`s g fkreulg fkr woglth thgt "gcykco igc ak." G ilgss`i eothka kf plgy`cn th`s tr`ib kc thoroiru`ts `s tho uso kf a`gnrges tk `llustrgto tho "oxplks`vo pktoct`gl" kf "oxpkcoct`gl" roiru`t`cn kr"aupl`igt`kc." C`bboc, kco kf tho fkur ikepgc`os whkso `cikeo agtg `s gcglyzoa `c th`s ropkrt,usos tho fkllkw`cn typ`igl ihgrt `c `ts roiru`teoct l`torgturo.

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    Qho `llustrgt`kc pkrtrgys thopkwor kf "aupl`igt`kc." Kcoporskc whk roiru`ts dust fkurkthors igc qu`ibly ng`c gakwcl`co kf 76 ekro sglosroprosoctgt`vos gca egcy ekro

    gs tho prkioss ikct`cuos.^hgt tho ihgrt akos ckt shkw`s thgt `f tho plgc ikct`cuoa dust76 lovols `c tho egccor thgtC`bboc aop`its, tho mkttkelovol wkula cooa kvor 1 m`ll`kccow roiru`ts!

    Qhokrot`iglly, tho mkttke lovols ikula roikup tho`r ekcoy my f`ca`cn cow a`str`mutkrs tk dk`cucaor thoe, mut thgt wkula ikct`cuo tk wkrb kcly `f tho sihoeo ikula nk kc fkrovorgca thoroworo gc `cf`c`tocuemor kf pokplo.

    @c sueegry, `f tho `cikeo kppkrtuc`ty aopocas ult`egtoly kc purihgsos my sglos roprosoctgt`vosthgt gro roiru`toa "akwcl`co" rgthor thgc kc tho rotg`l sglos my thkso sglos roprosoctgt`vos, thoupl`co-akwcl`co struituro w`ll glwgys roqu`ro thgt tho vgst egdkr`ty kf sglos roprosoctgt`vo mo thomkttke kf tho "akwcl`co." Qho`r lkssos sorvo gs tho ult`egto skurio kf prkf`t tk g vory segllcuemor `c tho "upl`co."Qho sglos roprosoctgt`vos kiiupy`cn tho lkwor lovol pks`t`kcs kc thoihg`c igcckt ogrc g prkf`t uct`l thoy, `c turc, roiru`t g euih lgrnor nrkup kf cow roiru`ts molkwthoe. Qho prkpkrt`kc kf g vory segll cuemor kf sglos roprosoctgt`vos gt tho tkp, whoro `cikeo `spkss`mlo, tk tho vory lgrno cuemor gt tho mkttke, whoro `cikeo `s ckt pkss`mlo, w`llroeg`c thosgeo gs lkcn gs tho mus`coss ikct`cuos.

    ^hothor suih g sihoeo `s aooeoa longl kf ckt, tho lkssos w`ll kiiur dust tho sgeo. Zorskcgltost`ekc`os frke thkso gt tho tkp, h`nh ekt`vgt`kc kf pgrt`i`pgcts, `csp`rgt`kcgl spogbors gt sglos

    rgll`os, str`it gahorocio tk tho "systoe" gav`soa my tho logaors, gca oxtrgkra`cgry t`eo gca offkrtkf cow roiru`ts igcckt ihgcno tho lgws kf egthoegt`is gca tho ELE mus`coss ekaol, wh`iha`itgto g egss`vo "fg`luro" rgto gca g e`c`siulo "suiioss" rgto.

    ^`thhkla Agtg

    Nrkss aoiopt`kc `s coiossgr`ly oeplkyoa `c kraor tk luro lgrno cuemors kf ikcsueors `ctkprknrges whoro thoy w`ll suffor tho`r pro-aotore`coa lkss. @f tho truth woro bckwc gca

    ucaorstkka, fow ikcsueors wkula w`ll`cnly dk`c.

    Kthor octorpr`sos suih gs ngeml`cn igs`cks gca lkttor`os glsk gro mgsoa kc g lgrno cuemor kfikcsueors lks`cn gs g eogcs kf rowgra`cn g fow "w`ccors." Qhoso octorpr`sos gro str`itlyronulgtoa gca tho kaas fkr "suiioss" gro fully a`silksoa. Qho `cov`tgm`l`ty kf lkssos `s ilogrly

    stgtoa gca woll ucaorstkka. Qho oxpoca`turo kf ekcoy `s trogtoa gs octortg`ceoct. Ck kco wkulasor`kusly ihgrgitor`zo ngeml`cn kr plgy`cn tho lkttor`os gs v`gmlo "`cikeo kppkrtuc`t`os" kr

    igroor ihk`ios fkr ikcsueors.

    Zyrge`a Yihoeo Glort's rosogrih rovogls thgt tho "kaas fkr suiioss" fkr ikcsueors `cvost`cn `cegcy eult`-lovol egrbot`cn ikepgc`os ogih yogrgro gituglly wkrso thgc fkr skeo fkres kf longlngeml`cn. ^hoc gll tho pgrt`i`pgcts kvor g eult`-yogr por`ka gro `ciluaoa `c tho igliulgt`kcs gll kf whke skunht g w`cc`cn pks`t`kc tho fg`luro rgto r`sos tk 00.0% kr ovoc wkrso. Qk gttg`c

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    g pks`t`kc kf h`nh `cikeo wh`ih tho prkektors luro `cvostkrs w`th tho "kaas" gro tkk lkw tkmo nrgph`iglly `llustrgtoa.

    Ekrokvor, ucl`bo lkttor`os gca igs`cks whoro suiioss `s mgsoa kc rgcake rklls kf tho a`io krp`ib`cn kf cuemors gca ogih pgrt`i`pgct hgs gc oqugl ihgcio, suiioss `c ELE `s mgsoa kcpks`t`kc`cn gca t`e`cn. Kcly tho tkp pks`t`kcs usuglly thkso whk dk`coa ogrly kr krngc`zoa tho

    sihoeo igc ng`c g prkf`t, gca kcly g t`cy cuemor igc ovor mo gt tho tkp. Qho w`ccors glrogaykiiupy thopks`t`kcsthgt gro nugrgctooakf suiioss ogih t`eo thgt g cow pgrt`i`pgct egbos gc`cvosteoct. Qho lksors thkso whk gro tho lgtost tk dk`c tho sihoeo hgvo v`rtuglly ck ihgciotkroplgio thkso glrogay pks`t`kcoa gt tho tkp.

    Pot, ovoc us`cn tho ELE `caustry's kwc rostr`it`vo eothka kf giikuct`cn, gcglys`s kf gvg`lgmloagtg rovogls thgt ekro thgc 00% kf gll "git`vo" ikcsueors whk `cvost ekcoy gca t`eo `c eult`-lovol egrbot`cn covor ogrc g prkf`t. Ykeo lkso hucaroas, kthors thkusgcas kf akllgrs. Gca st`llkthors gro argwc `ctk f`cgci`gl ru`c nr`ppoa my tho eyth, wh`ih tho ELE `caustry hgs igrofullyiult`vgtoa, thgt tho eult`-lovol egrbot`cn mus`coss kffors tho most kppkrtuc`ty fkr ogrc`cn g l`v`cngca moike`cn woglthy.

    Qho egss`vo ikcsueor lkssos gro tho a`roit rosult kf tho ELE `caustry's ikciortoa offkrts tkw`thhkla kr kmsiuro v`tgl f`cgci`gl gca h`stkr`igl `cikeo agtg frke tho `cvostkrs whk muy `ctktho mus`coss gs sglos roprosoctgt`vos. Qh`s w`thhkla`cn kf agtg `s ikepkucaoa my lgrno-siglo a`s-`cfkregt`kc igepg`ncs `c wh`ih tho mus`coss `s ihgrgitor`zoa gs g luirgt`vo `cikeo kppkrtuc`tygca g sustg`cgmlo `cikeo skurio fkr tho gvorgno pgrt`i`pgct. Ekst kf tho ELE ikepgc`os hklahuno rgll`os whoro gttocaoos gro grkusoa tk g froczy kf hkpo gca oxpoitgt`kc gmkut tho woglthgca frooake thoy gro tkla thoy w`ll gih`ovo `c tho mus`coss.6

    Kmsiuro tho Cgturo kf tho Mus`coss

    Eult`-lovol egrbot`cn `s ckt tho sgeo gs a`roit soll`cn gcy ekro thgc `t `s frgcih`s`cn. Gvkc gca

    Qupporwgro gro a`roit soll`cn mus`cossos, mut ckt eult`-lovol egrbot`cn.

    Eult`-lovol egrbot`cn `s g spoi`gl`zoa mus`coss ekaol. @t a`ffors s`nc`f`igctly frke trga`t`kcgla`roit soll`cn `c `ts uc`quo gca ihgrgitor`st`i pkl`iy kf guthkr`z`cn ovory git`vo sglosroprosoctgt`vo tk roiru`t kthors gca tk ogrc kvorr`ao ikee`ss`kcs frke tho purihgsos kfnocorgt`kcs kf roiru`ts `c g eult`-t`oroa ihg`c. Qh`s uso kf tho "ocaloss ihg`c" kf roiru`t`cn `s thoeg`c pk`ct kf ikctrkvorsy. @t `s tho ihgrgitor`st`i thgt `cv`tos tho f`cgci`gl gmuso gca aoiopt`kc.Qho kvorr`ao ikee`ss`kcs pg`a a`roitly my tho ikepgcy tk roiru`tors gro tho pr`egry skurio fkrtho prke`soa `cikeos `c ELE, wh`lo rotg`l sglos prkf`ts gro tho pr`egry skurio kf `cikeo `ctrga`t`kcgl a`roit soll`cn.>

    6 @c `ts Egy >, =::1 ropkrt CMI Agtol`comrkunht h`aaoc igeorgs `ctk g =::9 Gewgy/Wu`xtgr rglly kf 7:,:::roiru`ts `c Nroocv`llo, YI whoro gttocaoos woro urnoa tk qu`t tho`r dkms gca moikeo Gewgy sglos roprosoctgt`vos.Qhoy woro loa `c g thucaorkus ihgct, "Frooake! Frooake! Flush thgt st`cb`cn dkm!">Qho FQI hgs covor `ssuoa g rulo thgt aof`cos kr ronulgtos eult`-lovol egrbot`cn. @cstoga, tho FQI kffors ikcsueorsg mlgcbot wgrc`cn gng`cst tho ekst h`nhly prkektoa gca uc`quo ihgrgitor`st`i kf ELE - tho gm`l`ty tk ogrc ekcoykc kvorr`aos frke tho "akwcl`co". Kc `ts woms`to, tho FQI hgs wgrcoa, "Mo igut`kus kf plgcs thgt ilg`e yku w`llegbo ekcoy thrkunh ikct`cuoa nrkwth kf ykur "akwcl`co" - tho ikee`ss`kcs kc sglos egao my cow a`str`mutkrsyku roiru`t - rgthor thgc thrkunh sglos kf prkauits yku egbo ykursolf." Iurroctly, tho FQI gav`sos ikcsueors tk"Gvk`a gcy plgc thgt `ciluaos ikee`ss`kcs fkr roiru`t`cn gaa`t`kcgl a`str`mutkrs. @t egy mo gc `llongl pyrge`a."Ckto4 Gll ELEs `cirogso ikee`ss`kcs mgsoa kc tho lovols kf roiru`teoct gih`ovoa. @c fgit, tho kcly wgy tk ogrc thoh`nh `cikeos thgt gro gavort`soa `s frke roiru`t`cn ekro a`str`mutkrs.

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    ]kmort L. F`tzZgtr`ib =::? Zyrge`a Yihoeo Glort

    Qho ELE egcgnoeoct ihg`c `s ckt tho sgeo gs egcgnoeoct struituros usoa my trga`t`kcglsglos ikepgc`os. Qrga`t`kcgl a`roit soll`cn ikepgc`os igc krngc`zo oct`ro ikuctr`os w`th fkurlovols kf egcgnors kvorsoo`cn g a`roit sglos fkrio thgt rotg`ls a`roitly tk tho ikcsue`cn puml`i krtk mus`coss oca-usors. @c ELE ikepgc`os, tho cuemor kf lovols oxpgcas "`cf`c`toly" gs upporlovols gro gwgraoa mkcusos kc tho purihgso vklueos kf oxtocaoa nocorgt`kcs kf 7=-lovol ihg`cs

    thgt hgvo "mrkboc gwgy" whoc thoy rogih purihgso-vklueo throshklas. @c th`s wgy, egcy ELEsfucit`kc gs "ocaloss" ihg`cs.

    Qho eult`plo lovols gro ogih pg`a skeo ikee`ss`kc kc ogih purihgso egao my cow roiru`ts._suglly motwooc 1:-6:% kf tho pr`io pg`a my tho cow roiru`t `s roa`str`mutoa tk tho roiru`torsgmkvo tho lgtost octry lovol. @c egcy igsos, tho tktgl gekuct kf tho whklosglo pr`io thgt `s pg`a tktho "upl`co" oxiooas tho egx`eue nrkss prkf`t tho cow roiru`t ikula ogrc `f ho/sho woro tk rotg`ltho prkauit gt full pr`io.

    Zut kc tho Igekuflgno kf "Zrkauit Yglos"

    Qhkunh v`rtuglly ckco kf tho "sglos roprosoctgt`vos" ovor ogrcs g prkf`t kr hgs gcy "iustkeors,"g pyrge`a sihoeo igc mo egao tk gppogr gs g "sglos ikepgcy." Qh`s `s moiguso ogih cow roiru`t

    egbos g purihgso kf prkauits gca tho ikee`ss`kcs gro gll mgsoa kc tho purihgsos kf prkauits mykthor roiru`ts. Qhoro egy mo v`rtuglly ck oca-usors, dust g lkcn ihg`c kf "a`str`mutkrs." Qho fowsglos roprosoctgt`vos thgt ak ogrc g prkf`t ak sk kcly frke g ikct`cukus `cflux kf cowly roiru`toa`cvostkrs (kthor sglos roprosoctgt`vos/a`str`mutkrs). @f tho roiru`teoct prknrge ocas, tho`r `cikeoiogsos.

    Qhkunh tho roiru`teoct-mgsoa sihoeo `s igekuflgnoa tk gppogr gs g "sglos" ikepgcy, thoilgss`i oloeocts kf tho pyrge`a sihoeo frgua gro gll prosoct4

    7. Eult`plo lovols kf `cvostkrs tk mr`cn `c ekro roiru`ts2=. Zgyeocts tk ng`c gca eg`ctg`c g pks`t`kc kc tho ihg`c29. ]oiru`teoct roqu`roa tk ekvo up tho ihg`c whoro rowgras gro pg`a21. Ogrly `cvostkrs gro pg`a a`roitly frke tho cowost roiru`ts' `cvosteocts2?. G struituro thgt plgios tho vgst egdkr`ty poregcoctly gt tho mkttke whoro ck `cikeo `s

    pkss`mlo2

    6. Ogih suiiooa`cn lovol `c tho roiru`teoct-mgsoa sihoeo eust mo lgrnor thgc tho kco gmkvo,gca tho cuemors kf tktgl pgrt`i`pgcts eust nrkw suiioss`voly, o.n. f`vo sglos roprosoctgt`vosroiru`t =? whk eust roiru`t 7=? whk roiru`t 6=?, oti. uct`l sgturgt`kc.

    Yuih g sihoeo igc covor stkp roiru`t`cn. @t igc covor stgm`l`zo s`cio `t hgs ck truo iustkeormgso. Fkr gs lkcn gs tho sihoeo kporgtos gca oxpgcas, tho kppkrtuc`ty fkr roiru`t`cn aoil`cos,thoromy furthor roaui`cn tho kppkrtuc`ty fkr `cikeo. Zrkf`t `c suih g sihoeo `s ckt truo prkf`t mutkcly g trgcsfor kf ekcoy frke tho lgtost roiru`ts tk tho ogrl`or kcos.

    Pot, tho lgucaor`cn kf ekcoy thrkunh prkauit purihgsos igc igekuflgno tho oct`ro kporgt`kc gsg "sglos ikepgcy" mgsoa kc "prkauits" ckt foos. Qho prkauit sglos `c g roiru`teoct sihoeo gro`cauioa my tho fglso prke`sos kf `cikeo t`oa tk kcnk`cn `cvoctkry purihgsos. Ck purihgso egymo roqu`roa tk dk`c tho sihoeo, mut ekcthly purihgsos gro roqu`roa tk "qugl`fy" fkr tho "ucl`e`toa`cikeo" kppkrtuc`ty.

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    ]kmort L. F`tzZgtr`ib =::? Zyrge`a Yihoeo Glort

    Zgrt =4 Oxpks`cn tho Eyth kf ELE ]omgto @cikeo

    Agtg Ykurios

    Zyrge`a Yihoeo Glort ikep`loa gc gcglys`s kf tho gitugl gvorgno `cikeos kf g sgeplo kf

    7:,::: sglos roprosoctgt`vos fkr Cusb`c, C`bboc, Eolglouig, ]ol`v, Grmkcco, Froo L`fo@ctorcgt`kcgl gca Iymorw`zo.ike. Qhoso sovoc eult`-lovol egrbot`cn ikepgc`os, s`x kf wh`ihgro lgrno, woll-bckwc eoemors kf tho A`roit Yoll`cn Gsski`gt`kc (AYG) gca tho sovocth g coworgca fgst-nrkw`cn ELE, gro rongraoa `c tho eult`-lovol egrbot`cn mus`coss gs roprosoctgt`vooxgeplos kf thgt `caustry. Qhoy gro roprosoctgt`vo `c prkauit typo, pgy plgc, mus`coss struituro,gca egrbot`cn ilg`es kf tho egdkr`ty kf eult`-lovol egrbot`cn ikepgc`os. Qho ikepgc`os worosoloitoa mgsoa kc tho agtg gvg`lgmlo mut glsk kc tho roprosoctgt`vo cgturo kf thoso ikepgc`os.

    Qho f`nuros usoa `c tho gcglys`s gro frke puml`i akiueocts kf tho ikepgc`os thoesolvos gcathoy kcly `ciluao pgyeocts egao my tho ikepgc`os tk tho sglos roprosoctgt`vos `c romgtos gcaikee`ss`kcs. Qho porioctgnos gca gitugl akllgr f`nuros hgvo mooc oxtrgpklgtoa tk g "por 7:,:::sglos roprosoctgt`vos" `c kraor tk prkv`ao g ekro ucaorstgcagmlo p`ituro gca tk egtih agtg kf tho

    ikepgc`os gcglyzoa. Gs oxplg`coa `c tho supploeoct, g lgrnor sgeplo `s gppl`oa tk thoGewgy/Wu`xtgr agtg.

    Qho rgw agtg frke Cusb`c `s frke `ts ropkrt oct`tloa "7008 Gitugl Gvorgno @cikeos." Cusb`cwgs roqu`roa my tho Foaorgl Qrgao Ikee`ss`kc tk egbo a`silksuros auo tk twk v`klgt`kcsrongra`cn fglso `cikeo ilg`es. Cusb`c kcly igliulgtoa tho `cikeos kf thkso whk woro git`vokco ekcth kf 7008. Qho tktgls kf thkso whk dk`coa mut arkppoa kut aur`cn tho yogr woro

    oxiluaoa.

    C`bboc's gca Eolglouig's cuemors ikeo frke ropkrts thgt ogih ikepgcy hgs prkv`aoa tka`str`mutkrs `c tho pgst. Mkth glsk ikuctoa kcly "git`vo" a`str`mutkrs. Eolglouig kcly igliulgtoatho `cikeos kf thkso whk woro git`vo aur`cn gll 7= ekcthskf =::=. Qhkso whk arkppoa kutmofkro g yogr woro oxiluaoa. Eolglouig hgs ropkrtoa thgtekro thgc hglf kf gll `ts a`str`mutkrsarkp kut w`th`c g yogr.

    Eolglouig's cuemors woro glsk kmsiuroa my ckt prkv`a`cn oxgit cuemors kc tho porioctgno kfsglos roprosoctgt`vos `c ogih lovol kut kf tho tktglsglos roprosoctgt`vos, kcly tho`r porioctgnosw`th`c ogih kf twk egdkr nrkups. Hkwovor, tho ikepgcy stgtoa thgt gpprkx`egtoly kco `c f`vowhk stgy `c fkr g yogr ekvo frke tho mkttke nrkup tk tho h`nhor kco. Qho ZYG gcglys`s `s mgsoakc thgt nocorgl mrogbakwc kf tho s`zos kf tho twk eg`c nrkups.

    ]ol`v, Grmkcco's gca Froo L`fo's cuemors ikeo a`roitly frke roioct agtg iurroctly prkv`aoa kctho`r kff`i`gl woms`tos.

    Iymorw`zo.ike's agtg ikeos frke tho "@cikeo A`silksuro Ytgtoeoct fkr Iymorw`zo.ike =::9-=::1" pkstoa kc tho Iymorw`zo.ike woms`to. Qh`s ikepgcy, l`bo kthors, l`e`toa agtg kcly tkthkso git`vo sglos roprosoctgt`vos whk hga egao g purihgso aur`cn tho yogr gca a`a ckt `ciluao"tore`cgtoa" sglos pokplo.

    Qho agtg skurio fkr Gewgy/Wu`xtgr `s Gvorgno Gccugl @cikeo fkr @MKs `c Ckrth Geor`ig,=::7 Gvorgno Gccugl Ogrc`cns `c _.Y. Akllgrs, =::= Wu`xtgr @ci., wh`ih hga mooc pkstoa kctho Wu`xtgr woms`to. (Ckto4 @c Gewgy/Wu`xtgr tores, g a`str`mutkr (sglosporskc) `s iglloa gc"@MK" (`caopocaoct mus`coss kwcor). "Git`vo `c tho Wu`xtgr a`silksuro eogcs gc @MK

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    ]kmort L. F`tzZgtr`ib =::? Zyrge`a Yihoeo Glort

    gttoeptoa tk egbo g rotg`l sglo, kr prosoctoa tho @caopocaoct Mus`coss Kwcorsh`p Zlgc, krroio`voa mkcus ekcoy, kr gttocaoa g ikepgcy kr @MK eoot`cn `c tho yogr =:::.)

    Agtg Gcglys`s4 Mrogb`cn tho ELE Yoirot Ikao

    Agtg A`silksoa my Ikepgc`os

    Gll agtg usoa `c tho gcglys`s kf romgto `cikeo woro a`silksoa gca puml`shoa my tho ELEikepgc`os thoesolvos. Qho ZYG gcglys`s s`eply trgcslgtos th`s agtg `ctk g ekro ucaorstgcagmlofkregt. Agtg moikeo fgr ilogror whoc thoy gro krngc`zoa `c g por-7:,:::-sglos-roprosoctgt`vosfkregt. My trgcslgt`cn th`s agtg `ctk g s`eplor gca ilogr fkregt, tho ELE ikao `s mrkboc. Qhogmsuraly segll pgykuts tk tho vgst egdkr`ty gt tho mkttke kf tho ihg`c gca tho ockrekus pgykutstk tho hgcaful kf `ca`v`augls gt tho tkp, wh`ih gro h`aaoc `c tho ELE fkregttoa agtg gro stgrblyrovogloa.

    ELE ikepgc`os skunht tk egbo tho f`nuros gppogr ekro fgvkrgmlo my l`e`t`cn tho igliulgt`kcskcly tk tho sglos roprosoctgt`vos whk stgy "git`vo" fkr g yogr, kr kcly ikuct`cn thkso thgt grogit`vo aur`cn kco soloitoa ekcth kr sovorgl ekcths. _s`cn thgt soloit`vo eothka, gs ogih kf thoELE ikepgc`os a`a, tho gvorgno `cikeos kf thkso gt tho mkttke woro `cirogsoa.Qho prkpkrt`kckf thkso gt tho tkp lovol wgs s`e`lgrly aoirogsoa. Hga glla`str`mutkrs mooc ikuctoa, kr `f glla`str`mutkrs whk pgrt`i`pgtoa kvor g eult`-yogr por`kaworo `ciluaoa, g truor fg`luro rgto wkulamo rovogloa. Gs mga gs tho f`nuros gro, thoy wkula mo fgr wkrso `f gll pgrt`i`pgcts woro `ciluaoagca g lkcnor t`eo frgeo gppl`oa.

    Eothka kf Igliulgt`kcs

    Qho uso kf g sgeplo kf 7:,::: trgcslgtos tho gmstrgit gca a`ff`iult tk ucaorstgca agtgpuml`shoa my tho ELE `ctk g ikeprohocs`mlo gca ikepgrgmlo fkregt. ^hoc tho porioctgnoskf a`str`mutkrs `c ogih "lovol" (A`gekca, Mrkczo, A`roitkr, oti.) gro a`silksoa my tho ELEikepgcy, tho gitugl cuemors kf pokplo `c ogih lovol igc mo aotore`coa my gpply`cn thoe tkg 7:,:::-porskc sgeplo. Fkr oxgeplo, Cusb`c rovogloa thgt :.66% kf gll "git`vo" a`str`mutkrs

    woro gt tho "Lgp`s" lovol. @c g sgeplo kf 7:,:::, th`s eogcs thgt 66 pokplo kut kf 7:,:::wkula mo gt thgt lovol.

    ^`th tho sgeplo a`v`aoa `ctk gitugl cuemors fkr ogih kf tho lovols, gca gc gvorgno pgyeoctpor a`str`mutkr `c ogih lovol a`silksoa my ELE ikepgcy, tho tktgl akllgrs pg`a tk ogih lovol,por 7:,:::, igc mo igliulgtoa. Qho gvorgno pgykut por a`str`mutkr `c ogih lovol `s eult`pl`oamy tho tktgl cuemor, por 7:,:::, `c ogih lovol.

    ^`th tho tktgl pgykut tk ogih p`c lovol aotore`coa, tho porioctgno kf tho sue tktgl pgykutthgt `s pg`a tk ogih lovol `s igliulgtoa my a`v`a`cn tho tktgl kf ogih lovol `ctk tho sue tktglpgykut tk gll lovols.

    ]ovocuo, ckt Zrkf`ts

    Qho `cikeo cuemors gro ckt "prkf`ts." Qho iksts kf ak`cn mus`coss (muy`cn `cvoctkry, igroxpocsos, phkco ihgrnos, purihgso kf egrbot`cn egtor`gls, trg`c`cn soe`cgrs, oti.) gro cktaoauitoa, ckr gro tgxos. Gitugl cot `cikeo, whoro gcy ox`sts, wkula mo euih lkwor thgc thocuemors prosoctoa.

    Qho fgit thgt gvorgno `cikeo akos ckt oqugto tk "prkf`t" hklas truo ovoc fkr tho h`nhost gvorgno`cikeos ropkrtoa fkr tho fow gt tho tkp kf tho ELE sglos krngc`zgt`kcs. @c g Egy, =::1 oxpkskf tho Gewgy/Wu`xtgr sglos prknrge, CMI Agtol`coa`silksoa thgt tho egdkr`ty kf `cikeo tk

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    Gewgy's tkp a`str`mutkrs a`a ckt ikeo frke ikee`ss`kcs kc Gewgy prkauits. ]gthor, tho`reg`c skurio kf `cikeo wgs frke soll`cn mkkbs, tgpos gca soe`cgr ron`strgt`kcs tk cow roiru`ts.^h`stlo-mlkwors tklaCMI Agtol`cothgt tho iksts kf mo`cn g tkp prkektor gt Gewgy oxiooaoatho `cikeo gca thgt w`thkut tho "soirot" kthor `cikeo skurio, thoso "b`cnp`cs" wkula lksoekcoy. Qho wh`stlo-mlkwors `ctorv`owoa kcAgtol`coglsk ihgrnoa thgt tho sglos kf mkkbs, tgpos

    gca soe`cgr ron`strgt`kcs gro krngc`zoa gs g ilksoa pyrge`a sihoeo. Qho nkkas gro covorrotg`loa kuts`ao tho sglos fkrio. _ppor lovols igc ogrc ekcoy frke tho sglos kf thoso `toes tklkwor lovols, whk `c turc ak tho sgeo.

    ]otg`l Yglos Iksts gca @cikeo Oxiluaoa

    ]otg`l sglos rovocuos gro glsk ckt igliulgtoa `c tho gcglys`s kf tho o`nht ikepgc`os. Zgrt 9 kf thoropkrt gaarossos tho rotg`l sglos soitkr kf tho ELE "`cikeo kppkrtuc`ty" us`cn g euih lgrnorsgeplo kf ikepgc`os.

    Y`cio ck prkdoit`kcs kf rotg`l prkf`ts gro `ciluaoa `c th`s ropkrt, gcy iksts gsski`gtoa w`th rotg`lsoll`cn suih gs `cvoctkry purihgsos, egrbot`cn, trgvol, trg`c`cn, froo sgeplos, a`sikucts, oti. groglsk ckt igliulgtoa. @f thoso iksts woro fgitkroa w`th whgtovor segll gekuct kf rotg`l rovocuo tho

    sglos roprosoctgt`vos ogrcoa, tho lkssos wkula mo euih lgrnor thgc prosoctoa.

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    ]kmort L. F`tzZgtr`ib =::? Zyrge`a Yihoeo Glort

    Zyrge`a Yihoeo Glort Agtg Gcglys`s]kmort L. F`tzZgtr`ib, Zros. =::?

    ELE Ikepgcy4 Cusb`cAgtg Ykurio4 "Cusb`cs 7008 Gitugl Gvorgno @cikeos ]opkrt

    Lovol Ck. c ogihLovol por7:,:::

    A`str`mutkrs

    % kf gllA`str`mutkrs

    `c ogihLovol/Nrkup

    GvorgnoZgyeoct porA`str`mutkr `c

    ogih Lovol

    Qktgl Zgyeoctpor Lovol/ por

    7:,:::A`str`mutkrs

    % kf QktglZgyeocts porLovol/Nrkup

    MluoA`gekca

    76 .76% $18:,1:9.0> $>,686,161 ?=.16%

    A`gekca 0 .:0% $7?1,?87.68 $7,907,=9? 0.10%

    Oeorgla 8 .:8% $?9,1==.1: $1=>,9>0 =.07%

    ]umy 70 .70% $=>,:>:.07 $?71,91> 9.?7%

    Lgp`s 66 .66% $7=,1:8.00 $878,009 ?.?0%

    Nkla 777 7.77% $6,677.11 $>89,8>: ?.9?%

    Qktgl porNrkup

    ==0 =.=0% $?:,>?=.9? $77,6==,=88 >0.97%

    Oxoiut`vo =66 =.66% $1,6==.:9 $7,==0,16: 8.90%

    Wugl`fy`cnOxoiut`vo

    16 .16% $=,088.08 $79>,109 :.01%

    A`str`mutkr 88: 8.8% $7,888.=: $7,667,676 77.96%

    A`str`mutkrswhk a`a ckt

    roio`vo

    ikee`s-s`kcs

    8,?>8 8?.>8% $:.:: :

    Qktgl porNrkup

    0,>>: 0>.>% $97: $9,:=8,?60 =:.60%

    Qktgls 7:,::: 7::% $7,16? $71,6?:,8?> 7::.::%

    Fkr ogih 7:,::: Cusb`c a`str`mutkrs4

    Dust 76 kut kf tho 7:,::: `ca`v`augls roio`voa ?=% kf tktgl ikepgcy pgyeocts. Qho eogc gvorgno pgyeoct tk tho mkttke 00% kf Cusb`c a`str`mutkrs wgs $>.19 por woob.

    (mofkro oxpocsos gca tgxos gro aoauitoa - rosult`cn `c g s`nc`f`igct lkss.)

    Qho tkp 7% kf tho 7:,::: roio`voa >1% kf gll ikepgcy pgyeocts. Qho mkttke 86% roio`voa ck ikepgcy pgyeocts gt gll. Qho eogc gvorgno pgyeoct tk glltho Cusb`c a`str`mutkrs wgs $=8 por woob - mofkro oxpocsos

    gca tgxos.

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    Qho Eyth kf "@cikeo Kppkrtuc`ty" `c Eult`-Lovol Egrbot`cn 7>

    ]kmort L. F`tzZgtr`ib =::? Zyrge`a Yihoeo Glort

    Zyrge`a Yihoeo Glort Agtg Gcglys`s]kmort L. F`tzZgtr`ib, Zros. =::?

    ELE Ikepgcy4 C`bbocAgtg Ykurio4 C`bboc _YG's Gvorgno ^ollcoss Ikcsultgct @cikeo Yhoot Gccugl @cikeoYtgt`st`is =:::

    Lovols Ck. c ogihLovol por7:,::::

    A`str`mutkrs

    % kf gllA`str`mutkrs `c

    ogihLovol/Nrkup

    GvorgnoZgyeoct porA`str`mutkr `c

    ogih Lovol

    Qktgl Zgyeoctpor

    Lovol/Nrkuppor 7:,:::

    A`str`mutkrs

    % kf QktglZgyeocts porLovol/Nrkup

    ]kyglA`gekca

    7 :.:7% $7,:=1,166 $7,:=1,166 76%

    A`gekca 1 :.:1% $=6?,71? $7,:6:,?8: 76%

    Zlgt`cue =: :.=:% $1>,979 $016,=6: 71%

    Nkla ?: :.?:% $7?,70= $>?0,6:: 7=%

    Y`lvor ??? ?.??% $=,0:1 $7,677,>=: =?%

    Qktgl ZorNrkup

    69: 6% $?,1:=,6=6 89%

    Mrkczo =09 =.09% $060 $=89,07> 1%

    Oxoiut`vo 0?: 0.?:% $90: $9>:,?:: 6%

    Yoc`kr =,>=0 =>.=0% $>9 $700,=7> 9%

    A`roit ?,908 ?9.08% $?= $=8:,606 1%

    Qktgl ZorNrkup

    0,9>: 01% $7=7 $7,791,99: 7>%

    Qktgls 7:,::: 7::% $6?1 $6,?96,0?6 7::%

    Fkr ogih 7:,::: C`bboc a`str`mutkrs4

    Dust =? kut kf tho 7:,::: `ca`v`augls roio`voa 16% kf tktgl ikepgcy pgyeocts. Loss thgc 7% kf tho 7:,::: (>? pokplo) roio`voa ?8% kf gll ikepgcy pgyeocts. Qho mkttke 01% roio`voa kcly 7>% kf tho pgyeocts. Qho eogc gvorgno pgyeocts tk tho mkttke 00% kf C`bboc a`str`mutkrs wgs $?.9= por woob

    (mofkro oxpocsos gca tgxos gro aoauitoa - rosult`cn `c g s`nc`f`igct lkss).

    Qho eogc gvorgno pgyeocts tk glltho C`bboc a`str`mutkrs wgs $7=.?> por woob - mofkrooxpocsos gca tgxos.

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    Qho Eyth kf "@cikeo Kppkrtuc`ty" `c Eult`-Lovol Egrbot`cn 78

    ]kmort L. F`tzZgtr`ib =::? Zyrge`a Yihoeo Glort

    Zyrge`a Yihoeo Glort Agtg Gcglys`s]kmort L. F`tzZgtr`ib, Zros. =::?

    ELE Ikepgcy4 EolglouigAgtg Ykurio4 Eolglouig's =::= Gccugl @cikeo Ytgt`st`is, Eolglouig Egrbot`cn Oxoiut`vos

    Lovols Ck. c ogihLovol por7:,:::A`str`mutkrs

    % kf gllA`str`mut

    krs `cogih

    Lovol/Nrkup

    GvorgnoZgyeoct porA`str`mutkr `c

    ogih Lovol

    Qktgl Zgyeoctpor

    Lovol/Nrkuppor 7:,:::

    A`str`mutkrs.

    % kf QktglZgyeoctspor Lovol/

    Nrkup

    Oxoi.A`roitkr

    9: .9% $7=6,9== $9,>80,66: 9?.=9%

    Yr. A`roitkr ?= .?=% $99,687 $7,>?7,17= 76.=8%

    A`roitkr V 76 .76% $71,876 $=9>,:?6 =.=:%

    A`roitkr @V 98 .98% $7:,>78 $1:>,=81 9.>8%

    A`roitkr @@@ 01 .01% $6,8>= $61?,068 6.::%

    A`roitkr @@ =68 =.68% $9,?6> $0??,0?6 8.88%

    A`roitkr 7,?:= 7?.:=% $7,=70 $7,89:,098 7>.:=

    Qktgl porNrkup

    =,::: =:.:% $1,8:0 $0,678,=>1 80.1%

    Oxoi. @@@ 7,:61 7:.61% $909 $178,7?= 9.88%

    Oxoi. @@ 7,?96 7?.96% $766 $=?1,0>6 =.9>%

    Ebtn. Oxoi. ?,1:: ?1% $86 $161,1:: 1.97%

    Qktgl ZorNrkup

    8,::: 8:.:% $71= $7,79>,?=8 7:.6%

    Qktgls 7:,::: 7::% $7,:>? $7:,>??,8:= 7::%

    Fkr ogih 7:,::: Eolglouig a`str`mutkrs4

    8= pokplo kut kf 7:,::: (loss thgc 7% kf tho tktgl) roio`voa kvor kco-hglf kf tho tktglikepgcy pgykut. (Qho kthor hglf kf tho pgykut wgs a`v`aoa gekcn 0,078 kthors.)

    Dust 9: `ca`v`augls roio`voa 9?% kf tho tktgl, ogih kco roio`v`cn kvor $=,1:: por woob. Qho eogc gvorgno pgyeoct tk kf tho mkttke 00% kf Eolglouig A`str`mutkrs whk roeg`coa

    git`vo fkr kco full yogr wgs $0.66 por woob (mofkro oxpocsos gca tgxos gro aoauitoa -rosult`cn `c g s`nc`f`igct lkss).

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    Qho Eyth kf "@cikeo Kppkrtuc`ty" `c Eult`-Lovol Egrbot`cn 70

    ]kmort L. F`tzZgtr`ib =::? Zyrge`a Yihoeo Glort

    Zyrge`a Yihoeo Glort Agtg Gcglys`s]kmort L. F`tzZgtr`ib, Zros. =::?

    ELE Ikepgcy4 Grmkcco @ctorcgt`kcgl

    Agtg Ykurio4 "Qho Ikepgcy @caopocaoct Ikcsultgct Ikepocsgt`kc Yueegry"(frke Grmkcco kff`i`gl ^oms`to, http4//www.grmkcco.ike/ikepgcy/`iis.htel)Duco =0, =::?

    Lovol Ck. c ogih

    Lovol por7:,:::A`str`mutkrs

    % kf gll

    A`str`mutkrs`c ogihLovol/Nrkup

    Gvorgno

    Zgyeoct porA`str`mutkr `cogih Lovol

    Qktgl Zgyeoct

    por Lovol/ por7:,:::A`str`mutkrs

    % kf Qktgl

    Zgyeocts porLovol/Nrkup

    Cgt`kcgl V`ioZros`aocts

    1 :.:1% $99:,?76.1: $7,9==,:6?.6: =0.>>%

    ]on`kcgl

    V`ioZros`aocts

    76 :.76% $>?,>7?.=: $7,=77,119.=: =>.=>%

    GrogEgcgnors

    ?8 :.?8% $7>,091 $7,:1:,7>= =9.1=%

    A`str`itEgcgnors

    =71 =.71% $9,?7>.6: $>?=,>66.1: 76.0?%

    Ikcsultgcts 798 7.98 $8=0.6: $771,181.8: =.?8%

    Qktgl porNrkup

    19: 1.9% $1,11:,09=.:: 7::%

    Ikcsultgctswhk a`a cktroao`vo gcyikepgcy

    romgtos

    0,?>: 0?.>% $: $: :%

    Qktgl 7:,::: 7::% $1,11:,09=.:: 7::%

    Fkr ogih 7:,::: Grmkcco a`str`mutkrs4

    Dust =: kut kf tho 7:,::: `ca`v`augls roio`voa ?>% kf tktgl ikepgcy pgyeocts. Qho eogc gvorgno pgyeoct tk tho mkttke 00% (00.==%) kf Grmkcco a`str`mutkrs wgs $7.68 por woob.

    (mofkro oxpocsos gca tgxos gro aoauitoa - rosult`cn `c g s`nc`f`igct lkss.)

    Qho tkp 7% (.>8%) kf tho 7:,::: roio`voa 8:% kf gll ikepgcy pgyeocts. Qho mkttke 06% roio`voa ck ikepgcy pgyeocts gt gll. Qho eogc gvorgno pgyeoct tk glltho Grmkcco a`str`mutkrs wgs $8.?1 por woob - mofkro oxpocsos gca

    tgxos.

    Grmkcco's "Qho Ikepgcy @caopocaoct Ikcsultgct Ikepocsgt`kc Yueegry"stgtos4 "@caopocaoct Ikcsultgcts igcmuy Grmkcco prkauits frke tho Ikepgcy gt whklosglo pr`ios fkr rosglo tk Il`octs kr fkr porskcgl uso Ekst

    Ikcsultgcts porskcglly uso tho prkauits `c gaa`t`kc tk rotg`l`cn thoe. Gs g rosult kf thoso a`fforoct siocgr`ks,Grmkcco akos ckt prkv`ao gc ost`egto kf gvorgno kr gitugl Ikcsultgct `cikeo frke rotg`l sglos `c th`s ikepocsgt`kcsueegry.

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    Qho Eyth kf "@cikeo Kppkrtuc`ty" `c Eult`-Lovol Egrbot`cn =:

    ]kmort L. F`tzZgtr`ib =::? Zyrge`a Yihoeo Glort

    Zyrge`a Yihoeo Glort Agtg Gcglys`s]kmort L. F`tzZgtr`ib, Zros. =::?

    ELE Ikepgcy4 ]ol`v

    Ykurio4 "=::9 OG]C@CNY YQGQ@YQ@IY" (frke ]ol`v kff`i`gl ^oms`to,

    http4//www.rol`v.ike/akis/=::9Ogrc`cnsA`silksuro.paf)Lovol Ck. c ogih

    Lovol por7:,:::A`str`mutkrs

    % kf gllA`str`mutkrs`c ogihLovol/Nrkup

    GvorgnoZgyeoct porA`str`mutkr `cogih Lovol

    Qktgl Zgyeoctpor Lovol/ por7:,:::A`str`mutkrs

    % kf QktglZgyeocts porLovol/Nrkup

    Zros`aoct`glA`roitkr

    =7 .=7% $7?8,7=8.0= $9,9=:,>:> 1>%

    EgstorA`roitkr

    1: .1:% $9>,?87.18 $7,?:9,=?0 =7%

    Yoc`krA`roitkr

    19 .19% $78,780.>= $>8=,7?8 77%

    Boy A`roitkr 798 7.98% $6,>18.?6 $097,9:7 79%

    A`roitkr 1?8 1.?8% $7,9:>.88 $?00,::0 8%

    Qktgl porNrkup

    >:: >% $>,796,191.:: 7::%

    ]otg`lA`str`mutkr,Gff`l`gto, BoyGff`l`gto,Yoc`krGff`l`gto,Wugl`f`oa

    EgstorGff`l`gto gca

    EgstorGff`l`gto

    0,9:: 09% $: $: :%

    Qktgl 7:,::: 7::% $>,796,191.:: 7::%

    Fkr ogih 7:,::: ]ol`v a`str`mutkrs4

    Dust =7 kut kf tho 7:,::: `ca`v`augls roio`voa 1>% kf tktgl ikepgcy pgyeocts. Qho eogc gvorgno pgyeoct tk tho mkttke 00% kf ]ol`v a`str`mutkrs wgs $=.0> por woob. (mofkro

    oxpocsos gca tgxos gro aoauitoa - rosult`cn `c g s`nc`f`igct lkss.)

    Qho tkp 7% kf tho 7:,::: roio`voa >0% kf gll ikepgcy pgyeocts. Qho mkttke 09% roio`voa ck ikepgcy pgyeocts gt gll. Qho eogc gvorgno pgyeoct tk glltho ]ol`v a`str`mutkrs wgs $79.>= por woob - mofkro oxpocsos gca

    tgxos.

    ]ol`v's "=::9 OG]C@CNY YQGQ@YQ@IY"akos "ckt `ciluao prkf`ts ogrcoa thrkunh rotg`l sglos kfprkauit tk iustkeors kr whklosglo prkf`ts frke sglos kf prkauit tk akwcl`co A`str`mutkrspurihgs`cn gt lkwor a`sikucts mut, giikra`cn tk ]ol`v, "`t `s fg`r tk stgto thgt rotg`l gcawhklosglo prkf`ts frke iustkeors gca akwcl`co A`str`mutkrs ikcst`tuto g egdkr fkre kf `cikeofkr ]ol`v a`str`mutkrs." ]ol`v sgys `t "hgs ck iurroct gm`l`ty tk ost`egto thkso typos kf `cikeo."

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    Qho Eyth kf "@cikeo Kppkrtuc`ty" `c Eult`-Lovol Egrbot`cn =7

    ]kmort L. F`tzZgtr`ib =::? Zyrge`a Yihoeo Glort

    Zyrge`a Yihoeo Glort Agtg Gcglys`s]kmort L. F`tzZgtr`ib, Zros. =::?

    ELE Ikepgcy4 Froo L`fo @ctorcgt`kcgl

    Agtg Ykurio4 Froo L`fo's =::1 Gccugl @cikeo Ytgt`st`is(http4//frool`fo.ike/`cfk/egboekcoy/`cikeostgts/=::1`cikeostgt`st`is.paf[)

    Lovols Ck. c ogihLovol por7:,:::A`str`mutkrs

    % kf gllA`str`mut

    krs `cogih

    Lovol/Nrkup

    GvorgnoZgyeoct porA`str`mutkr `c

    ogih Lovol

    Qktgl Zgyeoctpor Lovol/Nrkup

    por 7:,:::A`str`mutkrs.

    % kfQktgl

    Zgyeoctspor Lovol/

    Nrkup

    ]kyglGemgssgakr

    7> .7>% $?10,66= $0,911,=?1 =>%

    Gemgssgakr =80 =.80% $?0,=1?.=7 $7>,7=7,86? 10 %

    A`roitkr V ?7 .?7% $79,666.08 $60>,:7?.08 =.%

    A`roitkr @V 7:= 7.:=% $7=,>?6.:= $7,9:7,771 1%

    A`roitkr @@@ =:1 =.:1% $>,=??.0= $7,18:,=:>.6: 1%

    A`roitkr @@ 9:6 9.:6% $9,699.1? $7,777,89?.>: 9%

    A`roitkr @ >97 >.97% $=,98:.06 $7,>1:,187.>: ?%

    Qktgl porNrkup

    7,>:: 7>.:% $9=,>06,>>9.08 01 %(rkucaoa)

    A`roitkr ?87 ?.87% $7,:11.9> $6:6,>>8.0> 7.>1%

    Oxoiut`vo @V 108 1.08% $>77.80 $9?1,?=7.== 7%

    Oxoiut`vo @@. 9,?60 9?.60% $=91 $89?,716 =.1%

    Oxoiut`vo 9,6?= 96.?=% $6=.70 $==>,77>.88 .6?%Qktgl Zor

    Nrkup8,9:: 89.:% $=,:=9,?69.0: 6%

    (rkucaoa)

    Qktgls 7:,::: 7::% $7,:>? $91,8=:,99>.88 7::%

    Fkr ogih 7:,::: Froo L`fo a`str`mutkrs4

    7> pokplo kut kf 7:,::: roio`voa kvor kco-fkurth kf tho tktgl ikepgcy pgykut. Qho tkp 9% kf tho tktgl roio`voa kvor >?% kf tho tktgl ikepgcy pgykut. Ogih kco `c tho tkp

    9% ogrcoa kc gvorgno $7,>:: por woob.

    Qho roeg`c`cn kco/fkurth `s a`v`aoa gekcn tho 0,601 kthors. Qho eogc gvorgno pgyeoct tk kf tho mkttke 0>% kf Froo L`fo A`str`mutkrs whk roeg`coa

    git`vo fkr kco full yogr wgs $76.?> por woob (mofkro oxpocsos gca tgxos gro aoauitoa -rosult`cn `c g s`nc`f`igct lkss).

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    Qho Eyth kf "@cikeo Kppkrtuc`ty" `c Eult`-Lovol Egrbot`cn ==

    ]kmort L. F`tzZgtr`ib =::? Zyrge`a Yihoeo Glort

    Zyrge`a Yihoeo Glort Agtg Gcglys`s]kmort L. F`tzZgtr`ib, Zros. =::?

    ELE Ikepgcy4 Iymorw`zo.ike

    Agtg Ykurio4 @cikeo A`silksuro Ytgtoeoct fkr Iymorw`zo.ike =::9-=::1 kc thoIyemorw`zo.ike woms`to (Gunust, =::1)

    Lovol Ck. c ogihLovol por7:,:::

    A`str`mutkrs

    % kf gllA`str`mutkrs

    `c ogihLovol/Nrkup

    GvorgnoZgyeoct porA`str`mutkr `c

    ogih Lovol

    Qktgl Zgyeoctpor Lovol/ por

    7:,:::A`str`mutkrs

    % kf QktglZgyeocts porLovol/Nrkup

    A`gekca 7 .:7% $6:1,=:= $6:1,=:= 7:.7>%

    Zlgt`cue 9 .:9% $=69,877 $>07,199 79.9=%

    Nkla 0 .:0% $>=,=06 $6?:,661 7:.0?%

    Y`lvor 7? .7?% $9?,:7> $?=?,=?? 8.81%

    Mrkczo 91 .91% $79,>11 $16>,=06 >.86%

    Yoc`krA`roitkr

    >9 .>9% $?,8:8 $1=9,081 >.71

    A`roitkr 9:: 9% $=,:0? $6=8,?:: 7:.?8%

    Qktgl porNrkup

    19? 1% $1,:07,991 60%

    Gsski`gto 1=8 1.=8% $>?= $9=7,8?6 ?.1=%

    Wugl`f`oa@MK

    7:8 7.:8% $9?: $9>,8:: .696%

    Git`vo @MK 6,77> 67.7>% $=:8 $7,=>=,996 =7.1=%

    @MK =,077 =0.77% $89 $=71,679 9.67%

    Qktgl porNrkup

    0,?61 06% $709 $7,816,6:? 97%

    Qktgls 7:,::: 7::% $?01 $?,09>,090 7::.::%

    Fkr ogih 7:,::: Iymorw`zo a`str`mutkrs4

    91% kf tho oct`ro pgykut woct tk dust 79 `ca`v`augls kut kf ogih 7:,::: "git`vo" sglos roprosoctgt`vos. Qho eogc gvorgno cikeo kf tho mkttke 00% kf tho git`vo Iymorw`zo sglos roprosoctgt`vos wgs $?.67

    por woob (mofkro oxpocsos gca tgxos gro aoauitoa - rosult`cn `c g s`nc`f`igct lkss).

    Iymorw`zo.ike's a`silksuro akiueoct stgtos thgt 6>% kf gll git`vo sglos roprosoctgt`vos egao ckikee`ss`kcs2 thgt `s, kut kf ogih 7:,:::, 6,>:: egao ck romgto `cikeo.

    Qho mkttke twk lovols kf tho pyrge`a, kut kf g tktgl kf 77 lovols, ikcst`tuto 0:% kf gll tho sglosroprosoctgt`vos.

    Kut kf ogih 7:,::: sglos pokplo, tho tkp 1 `ca`v`augls ogrcoa gs euih `c tktgl gs tho mkttke 0,:::ikem`coa.

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    Qho Eyth kf "@cikeo Kppkrtuc`ty" `c Eult`-Lovol Egrbot`cn =9

    ]kmort L. F`tzZgtr`ib =::? Zyrge`a Yihoeo Glort

    Gaa`t`kcgl Agtg kc ]omgto @cikeo Gvorgnos

    Qho =::= gccugl ropkrt kf tho ELE ikepgcy, _sgcg, a`silksoa cot sglos kf $799,>>6,:::w`th pgyeocts tk tho sglos fkrio kf $?7,7>1,:::. Gt yogr-oca tho ikepgcy ropkrtoa thgt `thga 66,::: "Git`vo Gsski`gtos" (thkso whk purihgsoa prkauit `c tho lgst throo ekcths). Qh`seogcs thgt kc gvorgno ogih Yglos Gsski`gto mkunht $=,:=> kf _sgcg prkauits `c g yogr's t`eogca ogrcoa gc gvorgno kf $>>? kr $71.0: g woob (mofkro oxpocsos gro aoauitoa). Ckto4 Gsmga gs tho `cikeo gvorgno `s, tho rogl f`nuros gro gituglly euih wkrso. L`bo kthor ELEs,_sgcg a`stkrts tho rogl p`ituro my puml`i`z`cn tho full pgyeocts egao kvor gc oct`ro yogr, mutkcly fgitkr`cn tho cuemor kf "git`vo" a`str`mutkrs fkr dust kco-fkurth kf tho yogr. Qhkusgcasdk`coa gca pg`a gca thoc arkppoa kut. Qho`r pgyeocts gro ikuctoa gs ikepgcy rovocuo, gpkrt`kc kf wh`ih `s pg`a kut `c ikee`ss`kcs. Mut thoy gro oxiluaoa whoc tho "gvorgno"pgyeoct `s igliulgtoa.

    @c yogr =:::, Egrbot Geor`ig, gckthor lgrno ELE, pg`a kut $6:.6 e`ll`kc `c ikee`ss`kcs tk87,9>0 "git`vo" a`str`mutkrs Qhgt wkrbs kut tk gmkut $7? g woob gvorgno nrkss `cikeo ,mofkro tgxos gro tgboc kut gca oxpocsos gro pg`a gca prkauits gro purihgsos. (Yoo tho offoit kf

    us`cn th`s eothka kf igliulgt`cn kcly "git`vos" `c tho mullot pk`ct gmkvo kc _sgcg.) Giikra`cn tk tho Pogr =::: Gccugl ropkrt kf tho ELE ikepgcy, Zro-Zg`a Longl Yorv`ios,

    tho ikepgcy hga pg`a kut $790,807,::: `c sglos ikee`ss`kc kvor tho prov`kus f`vo-yogrpor`ka. Qho tktgl cuemor kf pokplo whk hga mooc ZZA sglos roprosoctgt`vos aur`cn th`s t`eowgs 1>=,780. Qhgt gvorgnos kut tk $?.>: por woob por sglos rop, mofkro tgxos, trg`c`cn gcakthor oxpocsos gro aoauitoa. ^hoc ikepgcy trg`c`cn iksts gro aoauitoa, tho nrkss `cikeo

    gvorgno fglls tk $=.7: por woob.

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    ]kmort L. F`tzZgtr`ib =::? Zyrge`a Yihoeo Glort

    Yueegry kf ]omgto @cikeo F`ca`cns

    G rov`ow kf tho pgykuts kf s`x kf tho lgrnor gca most-bckwc eult`-lovol egrbot`cn ikepgc`osgca kco kthor ekro roioctly fkreoa ELE rovogls thgt ekro thgc 00% kf glla`str`mutkrs ak cktogrc g prkf`t frke ikepgcy romgtos. Gaa`t`kcglly, tho e`ll`kcs kf akllgrs thgt tho a`str`mutkrs pgytho ikepgc`os fkr prkauit, trg`c`cn, foos gca egrbot`cn egtor`gls gro trgcsforroa `c tho fkre kf

    romgtos tk g t`cy nrkup gt tho tkp. Qho ikcioctrgt`kc kf pgyeocts tk g hgcaful kf krngc`zors `sikcs`stoct gca oxtroeo.

    ELEIkepgc`os

    % kf A`str`mutkr`c Qkp lovol gcatho % kf Qktgl

    Zgykut thoy]oio`voa

    Gvorgno@cikeo kfQkp Lovol

    % kf QkpA`str`mutkrsOgrc`cn gt

    logst ?:% kfQktgl Zgykut

    gca thoGitugl % kfQktgl ZgykutQhoy ]oio`voa

    Gvorgno@cikeo kf

    QkpA`str`mutkrsOgrc`cn gt

    logst ?:% kfQktgl Zgykut

    Gvorgno @cikeokf tho Mkttke

    00% kf GllA`str`mutkrs,

    Gccuglly/^oobly

    Grmkcco

    .:1% (7 `c =,?::)kf gll A`str`mutkrs

    ]oio`voa 9:% kfQktgl Zgykut

    $99:,?76.=6% (7 `c

    90:) roio`voa

    ?>% kf tktglpgykut

    $7=6,6>? $8>.96 por yr.$7.68 por wb.

    Iymorw`zo

    .:7% (7 `c 7:,:::)

    kf gll A`str`mutkrs]oio`voa 7:% kf

    Qktgl Zgykut

    $6:1,=:=.76% (7 `c

    6=?) roio`voa?7% kf tktgl

    pgykut

    $10,:71 $=07.>= por yr.$?.67 por wb.

    Froo L`fo

    .7>% (7> `c 7:,:::kf gll A`str`mutkrs]oio`voa =>% kf

    Qktgl Zgykut

    $?10,66=9.:?% (9 `c7::)roio`voa>6% kf tktgl

    pgykut

    $86,>>1(Mkttke 0>%)$867.>0 por yr.$76.?> por wb.

    Eolglouig

    .9% (7 c 99:) kfgll A`str`mutkrs

    ]oio`voa 9?% kf

    Qktgl Zgykut

    $7=6,9==.8=% (7 `c

    7=: roio`voa

    ?=% kf tktgl

    pgykut

    $6>,?>1 $?:=.9= por yr.$0.66 por wb.

    C`bboc

    .:7% (7 `c 7:,:::)kf gll A`str`mutkrs]oio`voa 76% kf

    Qktgl Zgykut

    $7,:=1,166.>?% (7 `c

    79?) roio`voa?8% kf tktgl

    pgykut

    $?:,?1? $=>6.61 por yr.$?.9= por wb.

    Cusb`c

    .76% (7 c 6=?) kfgll A`str`mutkrs

    ]oio`voa ?=% kf

    Qktgl Zgykut

    $18:,1:9.0>.76% (7 `c

    6=?) roio`voa?=% kf tktgl

    pgykut

    $18:,1:1 $986.96 por yr.

    $>.19 por wb.

    ]ol`v

    .=7% (7 `c 1>?) kfgll A`str`mutkrs

    ]oio`voa 1>% kfQktgl Zgykut

    $7?8,7=8.0=.67% (7 `c

    76?) roio`voa

    68% kf tktglpgykut

    $>0,:87 $7?1.11 por yr.$=.0> por wb.

    @c ovory ikepgcy, ?:% kf tho tktgl ikepgcy pgyeocts woct tk loss thgc 7% kf glla`str`mutkrs.

    @c kco ikepgcy, >6% kf tktgl ikepgcy pgykuts woct tk 9% kf gll tho a`str`mutkrs. @c sovorgl ikepgc`os, loss thgc 7/= kf 7% (7 `c =::) kf a`str`mutkrs roio`voa ekro thgc ?:%

    kf tktgl ikepgcy pgyeocts. Mkttke 00% kf s`x ikepgc`os roio`voa loss thgc $7: por woob (rgcno kf gvorgnos woro frke

    $7.68 tk $0.66) `c gvorgno nrkss `cikeo, mofkro tgxos, oxpocsos gca prkauit purihgsos. @c sovorgl igsos, tho mkttke 8:% kf a`str`mutkrs ogrcoa ck `cikeo gt gll.

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    ]kmort L. F`tzZgtr`ib =::? Zyrge`a Yihoeo Glort

    Qho eg`c prkektors `c tho tkp mrgibots gro kftoc gavort`soa gs `f thoy roprosoct tho gituglpktoct`gl `cikeo kf gcy cow roiru`t. @c fgit, ogih yogr, tho cow roiru`ts whk egbo up thoegdkr`ty kf gll tho a`str`mutkrs gro g rovklv`cn nrkup, qu`tt`cn gca mo`cn roplgioa my cowhkpofuls. Qho gccugl arkpkut rgtos kf gll ELE ikepgc`os rgcno frke ?:% tk >?%. @c tho igsokf C`bboc, fkr oxgeplo, tho gvorgno tocuro kf tho A`roits gca Yoc`krs lovols kf tho h`orgrihy

    whk egbo up 87% kf tho tktgl sglos fkrio `s loss thgc g yogr kvorgll. Qh`s h`nh turckvor rgtokiiurs gekcn tho lkwor rgcbs kf tho h`orgrihy whoro tho vgst egdkr`ty kf roiru`ts gro glwgyspks`t`kcoa, gca thoy gro tho pokplo whk giikuct fkr tho egdkr`ty kf ikepgcy prkauit purihgsos.

    Qho ekcoy thgt th`s rovklv`cn-akkr nrkup `cvosts gca ogrcs ck prkf`t frke `s tho skurio kftho h`nh `cikeos tk thkso fow gt tho tkp ogih yogr. Qhkso pokplo roeg`c `c tho`r `cs`aor pks`t`kcsyogr gftor yogr, mocof`t`cn frke tho lkssos kf gll thkso whk ikeo gca nk molkw thoe.

    Qhroo Boy Fgits fkr _caorstgca`cn ELE ]omgto Zgykuts

    Qho a`spgr`ty `c romgto pgykut `c ELEs `s ckt motwooc h`nh pgy fkr oxoiut`vos gca lkw pgyfkr octry lovol wkrbors, gs `s fkuca `c egcy ikrpkrgt`kcs. @c ELEs `t `s motwoocoxtrgkra`cgry h`nh pgy fkr g t`cy nrkup gca ck cot prkf`t gt gllfkr gll kthors. Qho vory lkw

    `cikeos kf tho vgst egdkr`ty turc kut tk mo s`nc`f`igct lkssoswhoc mus`coss oxpocsos gro`ciluaoa.

    Qho romgtos pg`a tk tho tkp prkektors `c roiru`teoct-mgsoa ELEs ikeo a`roitly frke gll thokthor a`str`mutkrs whk lkst kut, ckt frke "iustkeors" kf tho ikepgcy, gs `c g ckreglikrpkrgt`kc. Kco nrkup's ekcoy `s trgcsforroa tk gckthor's `cs`ao tho krngc`zgt`kc. Qhoroiru`teoct-mgsoa ELEs hgvo ck sustg`cgmlo oxtorcgl iustkeor mgso - dust g rovklv`cn,ihurc`cn nrkup kf hkpoful roiru`ts gca tho`r fr`ocas gca fge`ly whk ikeo gca nk ogih yogr.@t `s tho`r ekcoy thgt `s mo`cn trgcsforroa tk tho tkp.

    Gs stgt`st`iglly segll gs thoy gro, tho porioctgnos kf thkso whk not tk tho "tkp" `c thooxgeplos kfforoa `c th`s ropkrt ak ckt roprosoct tho "kaas" fkr suiiooa`cn4

    -- 76 kut kf 7:,::: gt Cusb`c-- 7 `c 7:,::: gt C`bboc-- 9: `c 7:,::: gt Eolglouig-- 1 `c 7:,::: gt Grmkcco-- =7 `c 7:,::: gt ]ol`v

    -- 7> `c 7:,::: gt Froo L`fo-- 7 `c 7:,::: gt Iymorw`zo.ike-- 7 `c 7:,::: gt Gewgy/Wu`xtgr (Fkr Gewgy, th`s f`nuro `s ckt dust fkr tho tkp lovol, mut tho tkp sot kf lovols.

    Kcly 7 kut kf ogih 7?:,::: git`vo pgrt`i`pgcts rogihos tho tkp lovol. Qho "A`gekca gca gmkvo" lovols, wh`ihGewgy hklas kut gs g fogs`mlo nkgl fkr gll cow roiru`ts tk gttg`c, `s hola gccuglly my loss thgc 7 `c 7:,::: kfgll pgrt`i`pgcts. (Full agtg `s prosoctoa `c tho "Ypoi`gl Yupploeoct,")

    Qruo "kaas" fkr suiioss `c ELE gro fgr wkrso thgc tho gmkvo f`nuros. Ogih porskc whk dk`csakos ckt hgvo gc oqugl ihgcio, gs thoy wkula `c g lkttory kr gcy kthor git`v`ty mgsoa kc

    "kaas." Qho pokplo gt tho tkp kf g roiru`teoct-mgsoa ELE w`c ovory agy, mgsoa kc tho`rpks`t`kc,ckt kc "kaas." ^hoc gllroiru`ts gro `ciluaoa `c tho igliulgt`kcs gca tho `cikeos kftho `cs`aors gt tho tkp gro oxiluaoa (g wo`nhtoa gvorgno), tho rogl ihgcio kf suiioss fkr g cowroiru`t `s shkwc tk mo fgr wkrso thgc kaas gt g Lgs Vongs ngeml`cn tgmlo. ^hoc gll thopgrt`i`pgcts kvor g eult`-yogr por`ka gro `ciluaoa `c tho igliulgt kcs gll kf whke skunht gw`cc`cn pks`t`kc tho fg`luro rgto r`sos tk g pk`ct thgt `s tkk segll tk mo nrgph`iglly`llustrgtoa.

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    ]kmort L. F`tzZgtr`ib =::? Zyrge`a Yihoeo Glort

    Zgrt 94 Oxpks`cn tho Eyth kf ELE ]otg`l @cikeo

    Qho prov`kus ihgrts shkw thgt v`rtuglly ck ELE roiru`ts ogrc g prkf`t frke romgtos krikee`ss`kcs frke ELE ikepgc`os. Ockrekus gekucts kf ekcoy gro pg`a, mut thoy giiruokvorwhole`cnly tk g t`cy cuemor gt tho tkp kf tho pyrge`a krngc`zgt`kc.

    Igc tho roiru`ts ogrc g prkf`t rotg`l`cn tho prkauits kc tho kpoc egrbot tk ikcsueors; Qhof`nuros frke ekro thgc =: roprosoctgt`vo ELE ikepgc`os rovogl thgt rotg`l-mgsoa `cikeo `s glskg eyth. Mofkro tgxos gca oxpocsos gca fgitkr`cn thgt ovory sglos porskc solls h`s/hor oct`ro`cvoctkry gt full rotg`l pr`io w`thkut ovor a`sikuct`cn, tho egx`eue gvorgno rotg`l `cikeo wkulamo kcly $7= g woob. Gftor oxpocsos gca fgitkr`cn tho rogl`t`os kf a`sikucts, froo sgeplos gcaporskcgl usgno, tho gvorgno `cikeo gpprkgihos zork kr g s`nc`f`igct cot lkss.

    Qho Longl Y`nc`f`igcio kf ]otg`l`cn

    Ovoc thkunh tho Foaorgl Qrgao Ikee`ss`kc usos tho porioctgno kf rotg`l-mgsoa `cikeo gs gaof`c`cn ihgrgitor`st`i `c prksoiut`cn ELE pyrge`a sihoeos, ELE ikepgc`os gro ckt roqu`roatk a`silkso tk cow roiru`ts kr tk tho nkvorceoct tho porioctgnos kf tho`r prkauits thgt gro

    ult`egtoly rotg`loa. ^hoc tho FQI hgs prksoiutoa ELE pyrge`as, `t hgs hga tk shkw thgt thoikepgcy `s ckt gaoqugtoly rotg`l`cn. Qh`s roqu`ros t`eo-ikcsue`cn rosogrih gca ngeos kf h`ao-

    gca-soob w`th tho ELE ikepgcy rongra`cn agtg kc rotg`l`cn.8

    @c `ts prksoiut`kc kf Oqu`ckx @ctorcgt`kcgl, rgthor thgc nk thrkunh gc ockrekusly oxpocs`vooffkrt tk gsiortg`c rotg`l sglos lovols, tho FQI usoa g s`eplo egthoegt`igl aoauit`kc tk aotore`cotho lovol kf rotg`l`cn thgt wkula ostgml`sh longl`ty. Kcio thgt lovol wgs aotore`coa `t rol`oa kckthor fgitkrs, ekst kf wh`ih gro l`stoa lgtor `c th`s ropkrt, gca gcoiaktgl ov`aocio frkea`str`mutkrs tk mgso `ts ilg`e thgt tho roqu`roa lovol wgs ckt mo`cn gih`ovoa ckr gcy lovol ovoc

    ilkso tk `t.

    Qho >:% ]otg`l Mocihegrb

    Qho fkreulg `cvklvos gaa`cn tho ikepgcy's tktgl prkauit`kc iksts, egrbot`cn oxpocsos, nocorglkvorhoga gca rotg`l prkf`t (mgsoa kc tho egx`eue nrkss prkf`t w`thkut a`sikuct`cn). Qho FQIekaol gllkwoa thgt kcly hglf tho romgtos pg`a tk tho sglos roprosoctgt`vos hga tk mo t`oa tk rotg`lsglos, sk kcly tho vgluo kf hglf `ts romgtos woro gaaoa tk th`s sue. ^`th th`s tktgl roprosoct`cn glliksts thgt tho lgw wkula roqu`ro tk mo ikvoroa my rotg`l sglos, tho FQI ikula prkdoit thgt >:% kfgll Oqu`ckx sglos tk `ts sglos roprosoctgt`vos wkula hgvo tk mo rotg`loa fkr tho ikepgcy tk eoot`ts lon`t`egiy tost. Qho FQI gssortoa thgt `t mol`ovoa ck ekro thgc =:% kf Oqu`ckx's purihgsosmy `ts sglos fkrio woro ovor rotg`loa.

    8

    Qho ckc-rotg`l`cn fgitkr `s g boy oloeoct `c igus`cn tho ikcsueor lkssos, s`cio roiru`teoct-mgsoa prkf`ts igc kclymo gih`ovoa my g rgro fow pgrt`i`pgcts thgt gro pks`t`kcoa gt tho tkp kf tho sglos pyrge`as. Pot, tho ELE `caustry `sckw soob`cn tk osigpo prksoiut`kcs thgt gro mgsoa kc tho fgitkr kf tho rotg`l sglos lovol. G m`ll, wr`ttoc my tho A`roitYoll`cn Gsski`gt`kc, hgs mooc `ctrkauioa `c Ikcnross tk fully lon`t`e`zo "ckc-rotg`l`cn" eult`-lovol egrbot`cnikepgc`os. Qho m`ll, H] 7==:, `s g mkla offkrt tk kvorturc pgst ikurt rul`cns, kvorrulo stgto stgtutos gng`cst pyrge`asoll`cn sihoeos gca rovorso aoigaos kf pyrge`a sihoeo ronulgtkry pkl`i`os. Qho offoit kf th`s m`ll wkula mo tk gllkwgca longl`zo mus`coss prgit`ios thgt gro iurroctly trogtoa gs pyrge`a sihoeo frgua. @t `s prkektoa my tho A`roitYoll`cn Gsski`gt`kc (AYG), wh`ih hgs aofocaoa pyrge`a sglos sihoeos thgt woro prksoiutoa my stgto gca foaorglnkvorceoct. Yovorgl kf `ts fkreor eoemors, suih Qrob Gll`gcio gca Oqu`ckx @ctl, woro roioctly shut akwc my thoFQI gs pyrge`a sihoeos fkr tho vory prgit`ios th`s m`ll soobs tk longl`zo.

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    Moiguso ekst ELEs pgy g lgrno porioctgno kf tho`r tktgl whklosglo rovocuos tk tho upl`cokrngc`zors `c romgtos, ekst w`ll ikrrospkca`cnly roqu`ro >:% rotg`l sglos lovol roqu`roeoctswhoc tho tost `s gppl`oa tk thoe. _s`cn `ts yogr =::: gccugl ropkrt, Hormgl`fo @ctorcgt`kcgl, kcokf tho lgrnost gca most ostgml`shoa ELEs, wgs shkwc tk roqu`ro 8:% rotg`l lovols tk ostgml`shlon`t`egiy whoc tho FQI fkreulg wgs gppl`oa.

    Qhoro gro egcy proioaocts, kthor thgc tho FQI's tost, fkr sott`cn >:% gs g e`c`eue roqu`roarotg`l sglos lovol fkr ELEs tk provoct ELEs frke kporgt`cn gs pyrge`a roiru`teoct siges.

    Gewgy plogaoa tk tho FQI `c 70>0 thgt `t roqu`roa `ts a`str`mutkrs tk rosoll gt logst >:% kftho prkauits thoy hgvo purihgsoa ogih ekcth. Gewgy tkla tho ikurt, `ts ">:% rulo" hga mooc`c ox`stocio s`cio tho mon`cc`cn kf Gewgy gca thgt `t ocfkrios tho rulo. Qho >:% rulosuppksoaly provoctoa Gewgy frke lkga`cn up a`str`mutkrs skloly kc tho`r kwc porskcglpurihgsos. @c roioct yogrs, Gewgy ckw ilg`es thgt sglos gt g whklosglo lovol frke kcoa`str`mutkr tk gckthor gro tho sgeo gs rotg`l sglos gca eoot tho roqu`roeoct. Qho FQI akos cktiurroctly giiopt th`s ilg`e frke gcy ELE.

    Gaa`t`kcglly, th`s >:% stgcagra hgs mooc gppl`oa `c fkur igsos `c Ckrth Igrkl`cg prksoiutoamy tho CI Gttkrcoy Nocorgl's Kff`io. Qho fkur ikepgc`os `ciluao Ilum Gtlgctg Qrgvol,Aost`cy Qoloikee @ctorcgt`kcgl, @ci., Qolo-Igra @ctorcgt`kcgl, gca @ctorcgt`kcgl Hor`tgno,@ci. Qhoso fkur ikepgc`os hga ocrklloa 1:,::: a`str`mutkrs `c Ckrth Igrkl`cg glkco. Aost`cyQoloikee @ctorcgt`kcgl, gs kco igso `c pk`ct, wgs g Igl`fkrc`g ikepgcy thgt egrbotoaa`sikuct phkco igras. _pkc dk`c`cn tho Aost`cy Zrknrge, ogih pgrt`i`pgct purihgsoa gt logstkco Aost`cy phkco igra gftor wh`ih thoy woro tkla thoy ikula ogrc ikee`ss`kcs upkc thoroiru`teoct kf kthor pgrt`i`pgcts. @c tho ikurt sottloeoct, Aost`cy gnrooa thgt "gt logst >:% kfgll Ckrth Igrkl`cg sglos shgll mo rotg`l sglos tk porskcs whk gro ckt ikccoitoa `c gcy wgy tktho Aost`cy sglos fkrio." Qho gnrooeoct glsk oxiluaoa frke tho >:% pkrt`kc sglos tk`ca`v`augls whk sumsoquoctly moigeo Aost`cy roprosoctgt`vos.

    ]otg`l`cn ]ogl`t`os

    Qho gitugl rotg`l sglos lovols kf tho vgst egdkr`ty kf ELEs `s oxoepl`f`oa myGewgy/Wu`xtgr, tho klaost gca lgrnost kf gll eult`-lovol egrbot`cn ikepgc`os. Gewgy wgsikepolloa my nkvorceoct kraor tk prkv`ao `ts rotg`l sglos agtg. @t a`silksoa thgt loss thgc =:%

    kf `ts prkauits gro purihgsoa my gcykco kthor thgc `ts kwc sglos roprosoctgt`vos.

    Eolglouig gca ekst kthor ELE ikepgc`os stross tho prgit`io kf "moike`cn ykur kwciustkeor," thgt `s, muy`cn tho ikepgcy's prkauits gca thoc roiru`t`cn kthor sglosroprosoctgt`vos whk w`ll purihgso `c g s`e`lgr egccor fkr tho`r kwc uso. V`rtuglly gll ELEikepgc`os roqu`ro g e`c`eue ekcthly purihgso lovol my tho`r a`str`mutkrs. Ckco kf tho fkurikepgc`os `c tho stuay pgys romgtos mgsoa kc rotg`l sglos, kcly kc tho purihgsos kf akwcl`co

    a`str`mutkrs.

    Ekst roioctly, gca `c kmv`kus rospkcso tk tho git`kcs kf ronulgtkrs thgt fkius kc rotg`l sgloslovols, skeo ELEs w`ll roqu`ro tho sglos roprosoctgt`vos tk hgvo g e`c`eue cuemor kf rotg`liustkeors. Qh`s akos ckt eogc thgt sglos roprosoctgt`vo ogrc g truo rotg`l prkf`t kr hgvo gsustg`cgmlo iustkeor mgso, kcly thgt thoy hgvo g fow rotg`l iustkeors thgt fucit`kc gs f`nlogvos. Fkr oxgeplo, `c tho igso kf Zro-Zg`a Longl, kco kf tho lgrnost ELEs, tho gvorgnocuemor kf rotg`l iustkeors por sglos roprosoctgt`vo `s dust 1 iustkeors, gc `csuff`i`octiustkeor mgso fkr tho sglos roprosoctgt`vo tk ogrc g prkf`t.

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    Qho ]otg`l @cikeo Eyth ]ovogloa

    Agtg frke =7 ELEs0

    Ikepgcy Ck. kf Yglos

    Zokplo

    Gv. %Nrkss

    Zrkf.

    Qktgl "Zrkdoitoa"

    ]otg`l Yglos

    Qktgl "Zktoct`gl"

    ]otg`l Zrkf`ts

    Gv.Gcc]ot.

    Zrkf.

    Gv. ^bly

    ]ot. Zrkf.

    Geor`igc @egnoEgrb`cn

    >?,::: ?:% $0:,:::,::: $1?,:::,:::

    GavgctgnoEgrbot`cn Yystoes

    9>,::: 9>% $79,10=,:69.10 $1,00=,:69

    Gewgy =,:::,::: 9=% $?,88=,9?=,017 $7,88=,9?=,017

    Iolltoih 91,::: 9?% $98,167,?98 $79,167,?98

    A`ge`to 19,::: 1:% $89,999,999 $99,999,999

    A`sikvory Qkys =?,::: ??% $766,666,66> $07,666,66>

    Ocr`ih @ctorcgt`kcgl >?,::: 9:% $7:>,71=,8?> $9=,71=,8?>

    Hormgl`fo =?:,:::.:: =?% $7:=,:::,::: $=?,?::,:::

    Dgpgc L`fo Geor`ig

    Ikrp.1,?:: 78% $8,?96,?8? $7,?96,?8?

    Egtkl Mktgc`igl 7>=,::: 9=% $9>?,:::,::: $7=:,:::,:::

    Eolglouig 7?:,::: 9>% $999,999,999 $7=9,999,999

    Cgci` Ikrpkrgt`kc ?:,::: =>% $8=,707,>87 $==,707,>8:

    Cowgys 9?,::: ?:% $0:,:::,::: $1?,:::,:::

    C`bboc7,:9?,::: =:% $7,=?:,:::,::: $=?:,:::,:::

    Ckov`r 1:,::: 9:% $1=,8?>,719 $7=,8?>,719

    CYG ?:,::: ==% $166,666,66> $7:=,666,66>

    Cutr`t`kc fkr L`fo 9:,::: 9:% $=7,1=8,?>7 $6,1=8,?>7

    Kxyfrosh 79,::: =0% $78,9:0,8?0 $?,9:0,8?0

    ]ol`v 18,::: 9=% $>9,?=0,17= $=9,?=0,17=

    Yhgbloo 7,:::,::: =9% $?06,7:9,806 $79>,7:9,806

    ^gtb`cs ?:,::: 1?% $787,878,78= $87,878,787

    Qktgls ?,=76,?:: (gv.)99%Nrkss Zrkf.

    $7:,:=9,==1,89: $9,9:>,661,701 $691.:8 $7=.70

    0]gw Agtg Ykurio4 Eult`-Lovol Egrbot`cn, tho Aof`c`t`vo Nu`ao tk Geor`ig's Qkp ELE Ikepgc`os, YoikcaOa`t`kc. Ikep`loa my ^`ll Egrbs, 7001, Grl`cntkc, Qoxgs, Qho Yuee`t Zuml`sh`cn Nrkup.

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    Qho Eyth kf "@cikeo Kppkrtuc`ty" `c Eult`-Lovol Egrbot`cn =0

    ]kmort L. F`tzZgtr`ib =::? Zyrge`a Yihoeo Glort

    Yueegry kf ]otg`l @cikeo F`ca`cns

    F`ca`cns gro mgsoa kc g 7001 sgeplo kf =7 eult`-lovol egrbot`cn ikepgc`os, lgrno gca segll. Qho sgeplo ikcst`tutoa ?.= e`ll`kc sglos pokplo gca kvor $7: m`ll`kc `c "prkdoitoa" rotg`l

    sglos.

    Qho gvorgno pktoct`gl rotg`l sglos nrkss prkf`t fkr gll ikepgc`os wgs 99%. Egx`eue Gvorgno Nrkss Zrkf`t fkr gll thoso sglos pokplo wgs $7=.70 por woob, mofkro

    oxpocsos gca tgxos.

    Qh`s $7= g woob wkula mo pkss`mlo kcly `f gll sglos pokplo skla glltho`r `cvoctkry kc g rotg`lmgs`s, purihgsoa ckco kf tho nkkas fkr thoesolvos, covor ngvo gwgy gcy sgeplos gca worogmlo tk soll gll tho nkkas gt full rotg`l egrn`c w`thkut a`sikuct`cn gt gll.

    ^hoc gitugl iksts gro fgitkroa, `cilua`cn `cvoctkry, sgeplos, sglos iksts, gca a`sikuct`cn,gca truo vklueo kf rotg`l`cn gro igliulgtoa, tho gvorgno cot prkf`t wkula mo cogr zork kr gs`nc`f`igct cot lkss.

    Mkttke L`co4 Ck ]omgto Zrkf`t, Ck ]otg`l Zrkf`tQho lgib kf rotg`l`cikeo pktoct`gl $7=.70 por woob egx`eue kc gvorgno eust ckw mo sooc

    glkcn w`th tho f`ca`cns kf tho romgto`cikeo4

    Qho eogc gvorgno pgyeoct tk tho mkttke 00% kf "git`vo" kf tho s`x roprosoctgt`voikepgc`os `c th`s ropkrt wgs loss thgc $7: por woob.

    ZYG's ropkrt rovogls thgt gitugl "`cikeo kppkrtuc`ty" `c tho egdkr ELEs frke mkth romgtopgyeocts gca rotg`l sglos rovocuo `s gc gmysegl roikra kf lkssos fkr e`ll`kcs gca oxtrgkra`cgry

    pgykff tk g hgcaful kf prkektors gt tho tkp kf tho pyrge`a sglos krngc`zgt`kcs.

    ELE's ilg`e tk lon`t`egiy mgsoa kc gc "`cikeo kppkrtuc`ty" kfforoa tk tho gvorgnoikcsueor `s fglso gca ucfkucaoa. Qho kthor ilg`e kf tho mus`coss ekaol thgt `t `s g fkre kf

    "a`roit soll`cn" `s glsk rovogloa gs fglso.

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    ]kmort L. F`tzZgtr`ib =::? Zyrge`a Yihoeo Glort

    Qho Eyth kf Akkr-tk-Akkr Yoll`cn

    Qho ELE sglos ekaol `s sg`a tk mo ikepksoa kf thkusgcas kf "akkr tk akkr" rosollors. Qh`silg`e ikctrga`its tho ovoryagy oxpor`ocio kf ekst pokplo. Qho akkr-tk-akkr sglosporskc `sckwhoro tk mo fkuca `c tho ekaorc Geor`igc co`nhmkrhkka. Fow pokplo gro gt hkeo aur`cn thoagy kr hgvo t`eo `c tho ovoc`cn tk octortg`c sglos roprosoctgt`vos. Yoiur`ty ikciorcs ak cktsuppkrt akkr-tk-akkr sglos. Qho `ctorcot, egss a`str`mut`kc, m`n-mkx a`sikuct stkros, eg`l kraorigtglknuos gca toloegrbot`cn gll hgvo ikctr`mutoa tk tho aoe`so kf tho akkr-tk-akkr sglosporskc.

    Moykca thoso mrkga `ca`igtkrs, g ikcfluocio kf toc fgitkrs w`th`c tho ELE mus`coss ekaol gca`choroct `c `ts prgit`ios wo`nhs gng`cst ELE sglos roprosoctgt`vos mo`cn gmlo tk rotg`l tho`rprkauits kr sorv`ios "akkr tk akkr." Qho fgitkrs congt`cn rotg`l`cn gro egtihoa tk kthors thgtocikurgno roiru`t`cn. Qhoy `ciluao4

    7. @cgaoqugto Nrkss Zrkf`t gca H`nh Zr`io kf Zrkauits ]ostr`it ]otg`l`cn

    C`bboc, fkr oxgeplo, kffors kcly g egx`eue kf kcly =:% nrkss prkf`t kc sunnostoa rotg`l pr`ioskf `ts oct`ro prkauit l`co. Ikcs`aor`cn tho iksts `cvklvoa gca tho cgturo kf tho prkauits, th`s segllnrkss prkf`t `s gc `cgaoqugto `cioct`vo tk suppkrt coiossgry `cvosteocts my a`str`mutkrs `c rotg`l

    egrbot`cn.

    Kut kf th`s pktoct`gl egx`eue kf =:% nrkss prkf`t, g a`str`mutkr eust f`cgcio tho tgsbs kfprkspoit`cn, egb`cn sglos prosoctgt`kcs, kcnk`cn mus`coss `cvosteocts, prkv`a`cn iustkeorsuppkrt gca egrbot`cn l`torgturo, prkv`a`cn froo sgeplos, igrry`cn skeo `cvoctkry, gt logst fkraoekcstrgt`kcs, gca egb`cn skeo aol`vor`os kf tho prkauit (ucloss tho prkauit `s purihgsoa frkeC`bboc a`roitly). Ho/sho egy hgvo tk iklloit pgyeoct gca tgbo mgib roturcoa nkkas gs roqu`roa.7:

    Kthor iksts thgt eust mo ikvoroa my th`s segll nrkss prkf`t `ciluao mus`coss l`iocs`cn, giikuct`cn(C`bboc `tsolf ihgrnos giikuct`cn foos rgcn`cn frke $=1 tk $96: g yogr aopoca`cn kc rgcb) 77,trgvol, phkco, ikeputor gca kthor toihcklkny foos, oti.

    G rotg`l egrn`c kf gt logst ?:% kr (7::% kr ekro egrb-up kvor whklosglo ikst) `s cooaoa tk

    ikvor prkauit gca kporgt`cn iksts gca gllkw fkr g rogskcgmlo prkf`t. Ikepgc`os suih gs Gvkckffor rotg`l egrn`cs kf th`s gekuct.

    Moykca gc `cgaoqugto nrkss egrn`c, tho rotg`l-soll`cn pr`io eust mo ikepot`t`vo tk ikepgrgmloprkauits. G porusgl kf ELE nkkas rovogls egcy tk mo fgr ekro oxpocs`vo thgc ikepgrgmlonkkas skla `c stkros.

    =. L`e`toa Ihk`io tk Ikcsueor ]oauios ]otg`l cn Kppkrtuc`ty

    Ihk`io `s rostr`itoa `c tho a`roit "porskc-tk-porskc" eothka kf soll`cn gca ekro pokplo profor tkpurihgso nkkas kf th`s typo `c stkros whoro thoro `s w`aor ihk`io gca ck prossuro upkc porskcglrolgt`kcsh`p.

    9. Egrbot`cn Zkl`i`os ]ostr`it ]otg`l`cn

    Ekst ELEs plgio sovoro rostr`it`kcs kc tho egrbot`cn git`v`t`os, wh`ih rg`so rotg`l sglos ikstsgca l`e`t tho oxpksuro kf tho sglos pokplo. Qhoso rostr`it`kcs `ciluao str`it prkh`m`t`kcs gng`cst

    7: Iustkeor Gpproi`gt`kc Zrknrge (IGZ)/C`bboc Yhkpp`cn Cotwkrb (CYC)gllkws rotg`l iustkeors tk kraora`roitly frke tho @ctorcot, w`th tho sglos iroa`t gss`ncoa tk tho`r a`str`mutkr. Qho a`str`mutkr `s rospkcs`mlo fkrhgcal`cn gcy prkauit roturcs.(C`bboc A`str`mutkr ]oforocio Nu`ao _pagto, Zkl`i`os/Zrkioauros, 7000, p. =)77C`bboc A`str`mutkr Nu`ao _pagto, Zkl`i`os gca Zrkioauros 7:/00 , p. 7>.

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