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PMC VCEJC JHRVZ YCLJHOCZ THS PH P M C I E O B D E
E V C E J C J H R V Z V S B L D J E P D H NG H R N C Y W H L S N P C C R Z
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E Y C L J H O C L C P PC R
Ycljhoc ph Vcejc Jhrvz, en` irccpdniz grho Pmc Ieobde.
Jhnirepslepdhnz hn bcdni ejjcvpc` ph zcrwc ez e Vcejc Jhrvz
Whlsnpccr -“VJW‟% D pmdna ths ydll gdn` thsr Vcejc Jhrvz
c}vcrdcnjc bhpm jmellcnidni en` rcyer`dni. D yhsl` bc
zsrvrdzc` dg, dn rcprhzvcjp, ths `hn—p zet pmep dp jmenic` thsr
ldgc.
Ths erc ebhsp ph cobera hn e pyh/tcer e`wcnpsrc snldac
entpmdni ths mewc c}vcrdcnjc` bcghrc. Grho pmc `et ths
errdwc dn/jhsnprt, ths ydll bc doocrzc` dn pmc `tneodj,
jhovldjepc`, zsvvhrpdwc jslpsrc hg Yczp Egrdje en` Pmc
Ieobde. Thsr pdoc ez e VJW ydll bc e hnjc/dn/e/ldgcpdoc
c}vcrdcnjc pmep jen ncwcr rcellt bc `svldjepc`. Hwcr pmc nc}p
pyh tcerz, ths ydll `dzjhwcr, prt, en` ejmdcwc pmdniz dn en
cnwdrhnocnp pmep hggcrz e sndusc dn`cvcn`cnjc pmep ths oet
hnlt rceld{c, hr evvrcjdepc, ymcn ths rcpsrn ph pmc S.Z.
Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz -VJ mez bccn dn Pmc Ieobde ghr ohrc pmen
06 sndnpcrrsvpc` tcerz dn e werdcpt hg vrhireoz. Yc mewc
`cwclhvc` en c}jcllcnp rcvspepdhn ydpm pmc ihwcrnocnp en`
pmc vchvlc ydpm ymho yc yhra. Hsr vrhireoz erc `cwclhvc`
dn jhnksnjpdhn ydpm pmc Ihwcrnocnp hg Pmc Ieobde -IHPIen` erc jhhr`dnepc` ydpm pmc ihwcrnocnp—z `cwclhvocnp
ncc`z en` vrdhrdpdcz. Pmct erc rcwdcyc` rcislerlt ph cnzsrc
rczvhnzdwcnczz ph, en` jhnzdzpcnjt ydpm, pmc IHPI—z lepczp
`cwclhvocnp vlen.
Pmc predndni ths ydll sn`crpeac ymcn ths errdwc mcrc dz
en dnpcnzdwc 56/ycca vrhireo pmep ydll dnprh`sjc ths ph
ncy leniseicz, pcjmndjel dnzprsjpdhn, en` jrhzz/jslpsreldnghroepdhn pmep dz jrdpdjel ghr thsr e`kszpocnp. Pmdz vrc/
zcrwdjc predndni -VZP oet bc pmc ohzp dnpcnzc vcrdh` hg thsr
ldgc. Ths ydll ncc` ph oezpcr pmc anhylc`ic en` c}vcrdcnjc
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ncjczzert ph zsjjczzgsllt zcrwc ez e Whlsnpccr. Ths ydll elzh
ncc` ph `cohnzprepc pmep ths occp pmc jrdpcrde ph useldgt ghr
Whlsnpccr zcrwdjc. Yc ydll `h cwcrtpmdni vhzzdblc ph zsvvhrp ths `srdni pmdz vcrdh`, bsp ohzp hg pmc yhra ydll bc thsrz.
Ymdlc pmc 56/ycca predndni vcrdh` ydll bc c}prcoclt bszt,
dp zmhsl` bc e pdoc hg c}jdpcocnp, jmellcnic, `dzjhwcrt,
en` irhypm. @reydni hn thsr rczcrwcz hg hvcnnczz en`
vepdcnjc, en` thsr zcnzc hg msohr, pmc cgghrp en` grszprepdhn
hg gsnjpdhndni dn e `dggcrcnp jslpsrc ydll bc men`zhoclt
rcyer`c` ydpm e zcnzc hg bclhnidni eohni ncy grdcn`z. Ncyen` `dggdjslp pezaz lcernc` ydll vet hgg dn thsr ebdldpt ph yhra
cggcjpdwclt dn e jmellcnidni khb, ymdjm ydll `drcjplt bcncgdp
oent vchvlc ymh yhsl` hpmcrydzc nhp mewc pmc hvvhrpsndpdcz
ths ydll vrczcnp pmco ydpm.
Ph mclv vrcverc ths ghr thsr zcrwdjc, D mdimlt rcjhoocn`
en hsp/hg/vrdnp bhha pmep `cpedlz, ydpm rcoeraeblc ejjsrejt
en` dnzdimp, ldgc dn e Ieobden wdlleic. Dp dz jellc` “Hsr
Iren`ohpmcrz— @rsoz,‟ bt Oera Ms`zhn. Ths zmhsl` bc eblc
ph gdn` e jhvt pmrhsim werdhsz Dnpcrncp bhhazcllcrz. Dp dz ez
jlhzc ph rcusdrc` rce`dni ez yc erc ihdni ph mewc ghr thsr
pdoc mcrc. Pyh tcerz grho nhy, ths oet bc eblc ph yrdpc thsr
hyn wcrzdhn hg pmdz bhha, bsp ez en dnprh`sjpdhn en` en ed` dn
mdppdni pmc irhsn` rsnndni, dp dz pmc bczp D mewc ghsn`.
D lhha ghryer` ph yhradni ydpm ths zmhsl` ths `cjd`c ph
khdn sz dn Pmc Ieobde. Dp dz en c}vcrdcnjc pmep ydll vrhbeblt
jmenic thsr ldgc dn oent yetz, ez ycll ez hggcr ths en
hvvhrpsndpt ph mewc en dovejp hn pmc ldwcz hg pmhzc ydpm
ymho ths yhra. D yhsl` cnjhsreic ths ph rce` ez osjm ez
ths jen ebhsp Pmc Ieobde en` Yczp Egrdje dn icncrel `srdni
pmc jhodni yccaz. Yc ydll accv ths bszt hnjc ths errdwc.
Thsrz prslt,
Pmc Jhsnprt @drcjphr
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PE B L C H G J H N PC N PZ
Oev hg pmc Ieobde
E Ycljhoc Lcppcr 5
Vcejc Jhrvz(Pmc Ieobde Mdzphrt en` Vrhireoz 9
Mdzphrt hg pmc Vcejc Jhrvz dn pmc Ieobde 9
Mdzphrt en` Gspsrc hg Vcejc JhrvzVrhireoodni dn pmc Ieobde 9/56
Jhsnprt Hwcrwdcy; Pmc Ieobde ep e Ilenjc 5:
Mdzphrt 5:
Ihwcrnocnp 5:/50
Cjhnhot 50/53
Vchvlc en` Jslpsrc 53/57
Cnwdrhnocnp 59
Rczhsrjcz ghr Gsrpmcr Dnghroepdhn 54
Ldwdni Jhn`dpdhnz en` Whlsnpccr Ldgczptlc 23
Jhoosndjepdhnz 23/29
Mhszdni en` Zdpc Lhjepdhn 29/2=
Ldwdni Ellhyenjc en` Ohnct Oeneicocnp 2=/24
Ghh` en` @dcp 24/:6
Prenzvhrpepdhn :6
Ichirevmt en` Jldoepc :6/:5
Zhjdel Ejpdwdpdcz :5/:2
Vrhgczzdhneldzo, @rczz, en` Bcmewdhr :2
Vcrzhnel Zegcpt ::
Rcyer`z en` Grszprepdhnz ::/:0
Mhy Ydll Ldwdni en` Yhradni dn Jhoosndpdcz
Eggcjpc` bt MDW(Ed̀ z Eggcjp Oc8 :3
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Vcejc Jhrvz Predndni :9
Hwcrwdcy hg Vrc/Zcrwdjc Predndni :9
Pcjmndjel Predndni :9/:= Leniseic Predndni :=/:4
Jrhzz/Jslpsrel Predndni :4
Mcelpm Predndni :4/06
Zegcpt Predndni 06
E``dpdhnel Predndniz @srdni Whlsnpccr Zcrwdjc 06/05
Thsr Mcelpm Jerc en` Zegcpt dn pmc Ieobde 0:
Mcelpm Dzzscz dn pmc Ieobde 0:
Mclvdni Ths Zpet Mcelpmt 00
Oednpedndni Thsr Mcelpm 00/07
Yhocn—z Mcelpm Dnghroepdhn 07
Thsr Vcejc Jhrvz Oc`djel Adp 07/09
Bcghrc Ths Lcewc; E Oc`djel Jmcjaldzp 0=/04
Zcjsrdpt Dzzscz dn pmc Ieobde 36/3=
Zpetdni Zegc; @hn—p Bc e Pericp ghr Jrdoc 3=/34
Vrcverdni ghr pmc Snc}vcjpc`; Zegcpt Predndnien` Whlsnpccr Zsvvhrp dn pmc Ieobde 34/76
@dwcrzdpt en` Jrhzz/Jslpsrel Dzzscz 7:
Hwcrwdcy hg @dwcrzdpt dn pmc Ieobde 70Ymep Odimp e Whlsnpccr Gejc8 70/79
Vhzzdblc Dzzscz ghr Gcoelc Whlsnpccrz 70/73
Vhzzdblc Dzzscz ghr Whlsnpccrz hg Jhlhr 73/77
Vhzzdblc Dzzscz ghr Zcndhr Whlsnpccrz 77
Vhzzdblc Dzzscz ghr Iet, Lczbden, hr Bdzc}sel Whlsnpccrz 79
Vhzzdblc Rcldidhsz Dzzscz ghr Whlsnpccrz 79
Vhzzdblc Dzzscz ghr Whlsnpccrz Ydpm @dzebdldpdcz 79
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Grcuscnplt Ezac` Usczpdhnz 74
Ycljhoc Lcppcrz Grho pmc Ieobde Whlsnpccrz 93
Vejadni Ldzp =3
Vrc/`cverpsrc Jmcjaldzp 565
Jhnpejpdni Vcejc Jhrvz Mce`userpcrz 563
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V C E J C J H R V Z ( PM C I E O B D E
M D Z P H RT E N @ V R H I R E O ZMdzphrt hg pmc Vcejc Jhrvz dn Pmc Ieobde
Pmc gdrzp Vcejc Jhrvz Whlsnpccrz errdwc` dn Pmc Ieobde ep
pmc dnwdpepdhn hg pmc Ieobden ihwcrnocnp dn Zcvpcobcr 5479.
Pmct yhrac` dn zadllc` pre`cz ez ocjmendjz, cnidnccrz, en`
jervcnpcrz, en` pmct hriend{c` wdlleic jhhvcrepdwcz. Pyh
tcerz lepcr, enhpmcr irhsv hg Whlsnpccrz errdwc` ph yhra dn
c`sjepdhn. Zdnjc pmep pdoc, c`sjepdhn mez bccn pmc oedn
ghjsz hg Vcejc Jhrvz ejpdwdpdcz dn Pmc Ieobde. C`sjepdhn
Whlsnpccrz mewc hriend{c` rczhsrjc jcnpcrz ghr vrdoert
zjmhhlz1 `cwclhvc` pcejmdni jsrrdjsle en` oepcrdelz ghr
jlezzcz dn oepm, zjdcnjc, Cnildzm, en` cnwdrhnocnpel en`
ghrczprt jhnzcrwepdhn1 en` vrhwd`c` predndni ghr pcejmcrz dn
pmczc zsbkcjpz. Cnwdrhnocnp Whlsnpccrz mewc mclvc` dovrhwc
wcicpeblc en` grsdp prcc vrh`sjpdhn dn zjmhhl ier`cnz en`
hrjmer`z1 mclvc` jhnprhl grczmyepcr rsnhgg en` zelpyepcr
dnprszdhn1 jhnzprsjpc` men`oe`c `eoz pmep mewc `hsblc` rdjc
vrh`sjpdhn1 vsbldzmc` en` oeracpc` mdzphrdjel nerrepdwcz ghr
pmc pre`dpdhnel Irdhp Zhjdcpt1 en` ezzdzpc` dn oeneidni zcwcn
@cverpocnp hg Ghrczprt `dwdzdhnel nsrzcrdcz.
Mdzphrt en` Gspsrc hg Vcejc Jhrvz Vrhireoodni dn pmc
Ieobde
Vcejc Jhrvz(Pmc Ieobde jsrrcnplt yhraz dn pmrcc
`cwclhvocnp zcjphrz; c`sjepdhn, pmc cnwdrhnocnp, en` mcelpm
en` jhoosndpt `cwclhvocnp. Rcier`lczz hg pmcdr zcjphr/
zvcjdgdj ezzdinocnpz, Whlsnpccrz yhradni dn Pmc Ieobde mewc
eovlc hvvhrpsndpt ph yhra ydpm jhllceiscz dn hpmcr zcjphrz,
ez ycll ez dn zcjhn`ert ejpdwdpdcz zsjm ez MDW(ED@Z c`sjepdhn,
thspm en` icn`cr `cwclhvocnp, en` idrlz— c`sjepdhn. Dn pmc
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jhsrzc hg pmcdr yhra, Whlsnpccrz bcjhoc en dnpcirel verp
hg pmcdr lhjel jhoosndpdcz en`, ep pmc zeoc pdoc, mewc pmc
hvvhrpsndpt ph zmerc S.Z. jslpsrc ydpm pmcdr mhzp geodldcz, wdlleicz, jhsnpcrverpz, en` zsvcrwdzhrz. Pmdz jrhzz/jslpsrel
sn`crzpen`dni dz ez czzcnpdel ph pmc Vcejc Jhrvz— odzzdhn ez
pmc pcjmndjel ezzdzpenjc Whlsnpccrz vrhwd`c.
Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz mez bccn dnwhlwc` dn Pmc Ieobde—z c`sjepdhn
zcjphr zdnjc 5474. E zdindgdjenp rcezhn ghr pmc vrhkcjp—z
zsjjczz mez bccn dpz ebdldpt ph rczvhn` ph pmc jmenidni ncc`z
hg pmc zcjphr hwcr pmc tcerz. Dn e``dpdhn ph pcejmdni zps`cnpz,
c`sjepdhn Whlsnpccrz mewc ezzdzpc` dn pmc `cwclhvocnp hg
jsrrdjsle ep ell c`sjepdhnel lcwclz. Pmct mewc yhrac` dn
ercez renidni grho whjepdhnel c`sjepdhn ph pcejmcr predndni
dn vrdoert zjmhhl c`sjepdhn en` zcjhn`ert zjmhhl oepm
en` zjdcnjc, ph jhovspcr hvcrepdhn en` prhsblczmhhpdni. Dn
5442, Vcejc Jhrvz(Pmc Ieobde rczprsjpsrc` dpz rclepdhnzmdv
ydpm pmc @cverpocnp hg Zpepc ghr c`sjepdhn ph bc dn jlhzcr
eldinocnp ydpm Pmc Ieobde—z C`sjepdhn Oezpcr Vlen. Pmdz
vlen edoz ph dovrhwc ejjczz ph useldpt c`sjepdhn ghr ell
Ieobden zps`cnpz, czvcjdellt idrlz.
Ebhsp :6 Whlsnpccrz jsrrcnplt yhra dn pmc C`sjepdhn
Vrhkcjp. Pcejmcr predncrz jhn`sjp predndni ghr pcejmcrz ep
pmc rcidhnel en` vrdoert zjmhhl lcwclz. Pmct elzh mclv bsdl`pmc jevejdpt hg pmcdr Ieobden jhsnpcrverpz ph vrh`sjc en`
vrhohpc pmc szc hg pcejmdni ed`z en` zps`cnp/jcnpcrc`
lcerndni ejpdwdpdcz, ez ycll ez mclv czpebldzm en` oeneic
rczhsrjc jcnpcrz en` ldbrerdcz. Pmc revd` c}venzdhn dn pmc
nsobcr hg ncy zcjhn`ert zjmhhlz, pmc zmhrpeic hg useldgdc`
zcjhn`ert zjmhhl pcejmcrz -czvcjdellt dn oepm en` zjdcnjc,
pmc mdim repc hg jhovspcr dlldpcrejt, en` ldodpc` dnghroepdhnpcjmnhlhit gejdldpdcz jhnpdnsc ph bc berrdcrz ph ejmdcwcocnp
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E Y C L J H O C B H H A ¹ P M C I E O B D E 4
hg Pmc Ieobde—z `cwclhvocnp ihelz. Ph mclv occp pmczc
jmellcnicz, zhoc Whlsnpccrz erc vrhwd`dni vrc/zcrwdjc predndni
ghr pcejmcrz ep Ieobde Jhllcic, hnc hg pyh vhzpzcjhn`ertc`sjepdhnel dnzpdpspdhnz dn pmc jhsnprt.
Pmc Ieobde dz hnc hg Egrdje—z zoellczp en` lcezp `cwclhvc`
jhsnprdcz. Hwcr pmc vezp 06 tcerz, e jhobdnepdhn hg revd`
vhvslepdhn irhypm, lhy redngell, snzszpedneblc eirdjslpsrel
vrejpdjcz, en` c}vlhdpepdhn hg pmc nepsrel rczhsrjc bezc,
jhsvlc` ydpm e leja hg cnwdrhnocnpel eyercnczz, mez jeszc`
e `reoepdj `cjldnc dn eirdjslpsrel vrh`sjpdwdpt, cnwdrhnocnpel
`cire`epdhn, en` e lhzz hg bdh`dwcrzdpt.
Pmc vrhkcjp vlen ghr pmc cnwdrhnocnp zcjphr mez cwhlwc`
hwcr pmc tcerz grho eirdjslpsrc en` ghrczprt -Whlsnpccrz dn
pmdz zcjphr erc zpdll zhocpdocz rcgcrrc` ph ez “EiGhz‟. Pmc
vrhkcjp—z vsrvhzc dz ph dovrhwc pmc useldpt hg ldgc hg lhjel
jhoosndpdcz bt vrhohpdni vrhpcjpdhn hg pmc cnwdrhnocnpen` e`hvpdhn hg zszpedneblc vrejpdjcz ghr oeneidni nepsrel
rczhsrjcz. Pmc ihelz erc ph dovlcocnp vrejpdjcz pmep cneblc
jhoosndpt ocobcrz ph oeneic pmcdr nepsrel rczhsrjc bezc
-gdcl`z en` ghrczpz dn e zszpedneblc oenncr, ph predn c`sjephrz
yhradni ydpm zps`cnpz ph dnjrcezc cnwdrhnocnpel eyercnczz
en` ph dovlcocnp ejpdwdpdcz pmep vrhpcjp pmc cnwdrhnocnp,
en` ph dnjrcezc pmc dnjhoc en` dovrhwc pmc nsprdpdhn hg rsrelyhocn bt c`sjepdni pmco ebhsp mhrpdjslpsrel pcjmnduscz en`
nsprdpdhnel vrejpdjcz. Whlsnpccrz szc ghroel en` nhnghroel
c`sjepdhn phhlz ph vrhohpc jhoosndpt ghrczprt en` dovrhwc`
mhrpdjslpsrel en` eirdjslpsrel pcjmnduscz dn rsrel jhoosndpdcz.
Cnwdrhnocnp Whlsnpccrz erc elzh cnjhsreic` en` zsvvhrpc`
dn jerrtdni hsp hpmcr jhoosndpt/bezc` dndpdepdwcz, zsjm ez
bccaccvdni en` dnjhoc/icncrepdhn vrhkcjpz ghr yhocn.
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Ebhsp :3 Whlsnpccrz jsrrcnplt zcrwc dn pmc cnwdrhnocnp
vrhkcjp, yhradni dn zoell rsrel jhoosndpdcz dn cnwdrhnocnpellt
pmrcepcnc` en` cjhnhodjellt `cvrdwc` ercez hg pmc jhsnprt.Zhoc Whlsnpccrz erc eppejmc` ph pmc @cverpocnp hg Ghrczprt
en` yhra ydpm jhoosndpt ocobcrz zsjm ez ihwcrnocnp
c}pcnzdhndzpz, nhnihwcrnocnpel hriend{epdhn c}pcnzdhndzpz,
zjmhhl pcejmcrz -ghr ghroel cnwdrhnocnpel c`sjepdhn en`
zjmhhl ier`cndni, lhjel gerocrz, en` thspm en` yhocn—z
irhsvz.
Ebhsp :6 Whlsnpccrz erc jsrrcnplt zcrwdni dn pmc mcelpm
en` jhoosndpt `cwclhvocnp vrhkcjp. Pmct mclv `cwclhv
vrdoert mcelpm jerc, ymdjm Pmc Ieobde mez e`hvpc` ez dpz
zprepcit ghr nepdhnel mcelpm `cwclhvocnp, en` pmct yhra
ph ezzczz en` ohbdld{c jhoosndpdcz ghr zclg/`cwclhvocnp.
Pmcdr ezzdinocnpz dnjls`c mclvdni Ieobdenz vlen en`
`cldwcr mcelpm c`sjepdhn, hriend{dni dn/zcrwdjc predndni ghr
mcelpm yhracrz, `czdindni pcejmdni ed`z ghr mcelpm c`sjepdhn,
`cwclhvdni dnjhoc/icncrepdhn vrhireoz, en` yhocn en`
idrlz— covhycrocnp ejpdwdpdcz. Whlsnpccrz dn pmdz vrhkcjp
erc elzh dnwhlwc` dn cnmenjdni pmc jevejdpt hg mcelpm
yhracrz en` jhoosndpt hriend{epdhnz ph vrhjczz `epe en`
szc pmc dnghroepdhn ghr vlenndni, vrhblco zhlwdni, en` pmc
dovlcocnpepdhn hg ejpdwdpdcz e``rczzdni d`cnpdgdc` mcelpm
en` jhoosndpt ncc`z. Ohzp hg pmc mcelpm en` jhoosndpt`cwclhvocnp Whlsnpccrz erc ezzdinc` ph rsrel ercez.
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J H S NPRT H W C R W D C Y ;
P M C I E O B D E EP E I L E N J CMdzphrt
Ymdlc Pmc Ieobde dz jhnpdncnpel Egrdje—z zoellczp nepdhn, dpz
mdzphrt en` mcrdpeic cnjhovezz zhoc hg pmc jhnpdncnp—z ohzp
zdindgdjenp en` dnglscnpdel cwcnpz en` vchvlc. Pmc mdzphrt hg
Pmc Ieobde dz dncwdpeblt ldnac` ph hspzd`c dnglscnjcz. Ez cerlt
ez pmc 5:pm jcnpsrt, pmc erce bcjeoc verp hg pmc Covdrc hg
Oeld, ydpm Oszldo Oen`dnae pre`crz grho Oeld zvrce`dni dnph
pmc erce.
Pmc Ieobde lepcr bcjeoc e bepplcirhsn` bcpyccn pmc Grcnjm
en` pmc Brdpdzm ghr jhnprhl hg pmc zlewc pre`c. Pmc jhsnprt—z
h`` zmevc en` bhsn`erdcz zpco grho pmc rczhlspdhn hg pmdzjhngldjp, ez pmc Brdpdzm zcd{c` jhnprhl hg pmc Ieobde Rdwcr ph
vrcwcnp Grcnjm zlewcrz grho szdni dp ez e bezc. Pmc Ieobde dz
nhy e nerrhy zprdv hg len` hn cdpmcr zd`c hg pmc lhycr Ieobde
Rdwcr, ymdjm elzh ydn`z pmrhsim pmc mcerp hg oh`crn Zcnciel.
Pmc jhsnprt iednc` dn`cvcn`cnjc grho Brdpedn dn 5473 en`
bcjeoc e rcvsbldj hg pmc Jhoohnycelpm dn 5496, ydpm ghrocr
Vrdoc Odndzpcr @ey`e Keyere bcjhodni pmc nepdhn—z gdrzp
vrczd`cnp.
Ihwcrnocnp
Pmc elohzp :6/tcer rcdin hg @ey`e Keyere cn`c` hn Kslt
22,5440, dn e jhsv `—cpep. Pmc jhsv—z lce`cr yez Jhlhncl
Temte Keoocm, pmc ghrocr jmedroen hg pmc Eroc` GhrjczVrhwdzdhnel Rsldni Jhsnjdl. Pmc odldpert ihwcrnocnp hrdidnellt
zcp e ghsr/tcer pdocpeblc ghr e rcpsrn ph jdwdlden rslc, bsp hn
pmc rcjhoocn`epdhn hg e Nepdhnel Jhnzslpepdwc Jhoodppcc
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ghroc` bt Keoocm, pmdz pdocpeblc yez rc`sjc` ph pyh
tcerz. Keoocm yez clcjpc` vrczd`cnp dn Zcvpcobcr 5447.
Keoocm—z ncy verpt, pmc Elldenjc ghr Veprdhpdj Rchrdcnpepdhnen` Jhnzprsjpdhn, yhn pmc verldeocnpert clcjpdhnz mcl` dn
Kensert 5449, jhovlcpdni pmc jhsnprt—z rcpsrn ph `cohjrepdj
rslc. Vrczd`cnp Keoocm mez bccn rcpsrnc` ph vhycr dn pyh
zsjjczzdwc clcjpdhnz, ydpm cwcr/dnjrcezdni oekhrdpdcz.
Pmc Nepdhnel Ezzcoblt dz elzh jhnprhllc` bt pmc EVRJ. Dn pmc
wdlleicz, jcrpedn vrcrhiepdwcz erc rcpednc` bt pmc pre`dpdhnel
jmdcgz dn rsrel ercez, ymh jhnpdnsc ph vlet en ejpdwc, pmhsim
`cjldndni rhlc dn lhjel e`odndzprepdhn en` vhldjdcz.
Pmc ks`djdel ztzpco dz e jhobdnepdhn hg Brdpdzm jhoohn
ley, Dzleodj ley, en` pre`dpdhnel ley. Ohzp jdwdl en` jrdodnel
vrhjcc`dniz erc sn`cr pmc ksrdz`djpdhn hg jdwdl jhsrpz, phvvc`
bt e Zsvrcoc Jhsrp. Jezcz pmep dnwhlwc pre`dpdhnel hr rcldidhsz
oeppcrz, zsjm ez oerrdeic hr len` rdimpz, erc men`lc` gdrzp btpre`dpdhnel hr Dzleodj jhsrpz.
Cjhnhot
Pmc Ieobde dz hnc hg pmc lcezp `cwclhvc` jhsnprdcz dn pmc
yhrl`,en` dz renac` 533 hn pmc Sndpc` Nepdhnz @cwclhvocnp
Vrhireooc—z Msoen @cwclhvocnp Dn`c}. Hn pmc hpmcr men`,
dpz SN@V renadni dz eohni pmc 56 ohzp dovrhwc` zdnjc pmcrenadni bcien dn 5493.
Pmc eirdjslpsrel zcjphr, ymdjm covlhtz ebhsp 93 vcrjcnp
hg pmc lebhr ghrjc, vrhwd`cz zcezhnel covlhtocnp en`
jhnprdbspcz ebhsp 22 vcrjcnp ph I@V.
Zdnjc pmc bcidnndni hg pmc 5446z, pmc phsrdzo zcjphr mez
cocric` ez e vhpcnpdel zhsrjc hg revd` cjhnhodj irhypm. Pmc
Ieobde—z odl` jldoepc, lhni zprcpjmcz hg zen`t bcejmcz, en`
jlhzc vrh}dodpt ph Csrhvc oeac dp en epprejpdwc `czpdnepdhn
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ghr Csrhvcen phsrdzpz. Vrhwd`dni bhpm covlhtocnp en` ghrcdin
c}jmenic cerndniz, pmc phsrdzo zcjphr ejjhsnpz ghr bcpyccn
56 en` 52 vcrjcnp hg I@V.
Pmc dn`szprdel zcjphr, oe`c sv hg oensgejpsrdni, jhnzprsjpdhn,
en` spdldpdcz, dz usdpc zoell en` ejjhsnpz ghr lczz pmen 56
vcrjcnp hg I@V. Pmc irhypm hg pmdz zcjphr dz jhnzprednc` bt
e nsobcr hg gejphrz, nhpeblt pmc leja hg zadllc` vcrzhnncl.
Jhnpdnsdni zmhrpeicz hg spdldpdcz ldac clcjprdjdpt en` yepcr
en` leja hg bezdj dngrezprsjpsrc elzh meovcr irhypm. Gdnellt,
pmc zcjphr lejaz ocendnigsl ldnaz ydpm hpmcr zcjphrz hg pmc
cjhnhot.
Vcrmevz pmc ohzp revd`lt irhydni gejphr dn pmc cjhnhot dz pmc
irhypm dn rcodppenjcz grho ebrhe`, vrdoerdlt Cnilen` en` Zvedn.
Vchvlc en` Jslpsrc
Pmc Ieobde—z vhvslepdhn dz oe`c sv hg gdwc oekhr cpmndjirhsvz, zcwcrel odnhr hncz, en` e zdindgdjenp nsobcr hg
ghrcdincrz. Pmc Oen`dnae oeac sv evvrh}doepclt 06 vcrjcnp
hg pmc vchvlc, pmc Gsle 54 vcrjcnp, pmc Yhlhg 53 vcrjcnp,
pmc Khle 56 vcrjcnp, en` pmc Zcremslc 4 vcrjcnp. Elpmhsim
pmczc irhsvz erc rcvrczcnpc` dn cejm hg pmc jhsnprt—z zd}
e`odndzprepdwc `dwdzdhnz, pmct erc jhnjcnprepc` dn verpdjsler
ercez. Oen`dnaez erc pmc oekhrdpt dn pmc yczpcrn melg hg pmc jhsnprt, verpdjslerlt dn pmc Nhrpm Bena. Yhlhgz erc
vrc`hodnepclt dn pmc jevdpel, Benksl, en` dn zhoc ercez hg pmc
Nhrpm Bena. Gslez en` Zcremslcz erc lericlt jhnjcnprepc` dn
pmc cezp erhsn` Kenikenibsrcm Dzlen` en` pmc Svvcr Rdwcr
@dwdzdhn, ydpm Khlez dn pmc Yczpcrn @dwdzdhn. Pmc odnhr cpmndj
irhsvz erc pmc Zcrcr, Eas, en` Oenkeih. Vchvlc grho hpmcr
Egrdjen jhsnprdcz en` nhn/Egrdjenz oeac sv pmc rczp hg pmcvhvslepdhn. Pmc jhsnprt—z hggdjdel leniseic dz Cnildzm.
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Vhvslepdhn `cnzdpt dz erhsn` 536 vchvlc vcr zuserc adlhocpcr,
oeadni Pmc Ieobde hnc hg pmc ohzp `cnzclt vhvslepc`
jhsnprdcz dn Egrdje. Ghrpt vcrjcnp hg pmc vhvslepdhn ldwcz dnsrben ercez. Pmc ennsel vhvslepdhn irhypm repc dz czpdoepc`
ep 0.5 vcrjcnp, ymdjm dz epprdbspc` oednlt ph mdim e`hlczjcnp
gcrpdldpt. Pmc Ieobde mez e thspmgsl vhvslepdhn, ydpm
evvrh}doepclt 03 vcrjcnp sn`cr eic 53.
Pmc Ieobde—z oekhr dn`dicnhsz irhsvz mewc e mdimlt zprepdgdc`
zhjdcpt dn ymdjm zpepsz dz `cpcrodnc` bt bdrpm. Ep pmc phv hg
pmc zhjdel le``cr erc pre`dpdhnel nhblc en` yerrdhr geodldcz,
ghllhyc` bt gerocrz, pre`crz, en` vcrzhnz hg lhy jezpc, d.c.,
blejazodpmz, lcepmcr yhracrz, yhh`yhracrz, ycewcrz, en`
irdhpz -vhcpz, vredzc zdnicrz en` yen`crdni oszdjdenz.
Elpmhsim irdhpz oeac sv pmc lhyczp jezpc, pmct erc mdimlt
rczvcjpc` ghr bcdni dn jmeric hg vezzdni hn hrel pre`dpdhnz.
Zlewcrt `d` nhp jhoc ydpm pmc Csrhvcenz, bsp yez e lhni/
zpen`dni verp hg Ieobden zhjdcpt. Zlewcrt dz lhni ihnc, bsp
oent `czjcn`enpz hg ghrocr zlewcz zpdll yhra ez pcnenp
gerocrz ghr hl` zlewc/hyndni geodldcz.
Vchvlc dn Pmc Ieobde vlejc ircep dovhrpenjc hn irccpdniz.
Yhlhgz en` Oen`dnaez, ghr c}eovlc, irccp cejm hpmcr ydpm e
lcnipmt rdpsel pmep zperpz ydpm pmc pre`dpdhnel Oszldo irccpdniz
“Zeleeos elcdaso‟ en` “Elcdaso ezeleeo‟ -“Vcejc bc ydpm ths‟ en` “En` vcejc bc ydpm ths‟ en` jhnpdnscz ydpm
usczpdhnz ebhsp hnc enhpmcr—z geodldcz, mhoc ldwcz, wdlleicz,
en` mcelpm. Pmc enzycrz szsellt dn`djepc pmep cwcrtpmdni
dz gdnc en` erc hgpcn ghllhyc` ydpm pmc c}vrczzdhn “El
meo`sldllem‟ -“Pmenaz bc ph Ellem‟.
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Cnwdrhnocnp
Ohrc pmen 26 tcerz hg dnjrcezdnilt `rt ycepmcr dn pmc Zemcl
-pmc rcidhn zhspm hg pmc Zemere mez zcwcrclt dovejpc`
nepsrel rczhsrjcz dn pmc erce, rc`sjdni ghrczpc` ercez,
bdhlhidjel `dwcrzdpt, en` len` vrh`sjpdwdpt. @czvdpc pmc rdwcr
glhydni pmrhsim dpz jcnpcr, Pmc Ieobde dz nh c}jcvpdhn ph pmc
rcidhnel `cjrcezc dn ghrczpc` len`. Prcc/vlenpdni cgghrpz dn pmc
rcidhn erc czpdoepc` ph bc hnlt ebhsp 56 ph 53 vcrjcnp hg pmc
lcwcl rcusdrc` ph belenjc lhzzcz hg yhh`t wcicpepdhn `sc ph
len` jlcerdni, jmerjhel vrh`sjpdhn, gscl jhllcjpdhn, en` brszm
gdrcz. Dg pmc veppcrn hg bclhy/nhroel vrcjdvdpepdhn vcrzdzpz, e
vcroencnp rc`sjpdhn dn pmc jerrtdni jevejdpt hg pmc eggcjpc`
len`z dz vrhbeblt dncwdpeblc.
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R C Z H S R J C L D Z P G H R
G S R PM C R D N G H R O EP D H N
Ghllhydni dz e ldzp hg ycbzdpcz ghr e``dpdhnel dnghroepdhn ebhsp
pmc Vcejc Jhrvz en` Pmc Ieobde en` ph jhnncjp ths ph
rcpsrnc` Whlsnpccrz en` hpmcr dnwdpccz. Vlcezc accv dn odn`
pmep elpmhsim yc prt ph oeac zsrc ell pmczc ldnaz erc ejpdwc
en` jsrrcnp, yc jennhp iserenpcc dp.
E nhpc hg jespdhn; Ez ths zsrg pmczc zdpcz, bc eyerc pmep ths
ydll gdn` bsllcpdn bher`z en` jmep rhhoz dn ymdjm vchvlc
erc grcc ph idwc hvdndhnz en` e`wdjc bezc` hn pmcdr hyn
c}vcrdcnjcz. Pmc hvdndhnz c}vrczzc` erc nhp pmhzc hg pmc
Vcejc Jhrvz hr pmc S.Z. ihwcrnocnp. Ths oet gdn` hvdndhnz
hg vchvlc ymh ycrc snmevvt ydpm pmcdr jmhdjc ph zcrwc dn pmc
Vcejc Jhrvz. Ez ths rce` pmczc jhoocnpz, yc mhvc ths ydll
accv dn odn` pmep pmc Vcejc Jhrvz dz nhp ghr cwcrthnc, en` nh
pyh vchvlc c}vcrdcnjc pmcdr zcrwdjc dn pmc zeoc yet.
Icncrel Dnghroepdhn Ebhsp pmc Ieobde
mppv;((ieoleniz.ihhilcveicz.jho(
Pmdz ycb zdpc, jrcepc` en` oednpednc` bt Whlsnpccrz,jsrrcnplt zcrwdni dn Pmc Ieobde dz thsr bczp zhsrjc hg
dnghroepdhn. Dp dz ohrc pmen pmc bczp vlejc ph zperp1 dp
oet vrhwd`c ell ths ncc` ph anhy. Dp dnjls`cz e ycelpm hg
dnghroepdhn, vmhphz, oenselz, leniseic lczzhnz, en` ldnaz ph
hpmcr szcgsl zdpcz// cwcn zhoc Whlsnpccr coedl e``rczzcz.
@cgdndpclt rce` cwcrtpmdni mcrc bcghrc ths ih entymcrc clzc,
ez dp dz nhp hnlt jsrrcnp dnghroepdhn, bsp dz yrdppcn zvcjdgdjelltghr gspsrc Whlsnpccrz.
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yyy.lhncltvlencp.jho(`czpdnepdhnz
Wdzdp pmdz zdpc ghr icncrel prewcl e`wdjc ebhsp elohzp ent
jhsnprt dn pmc yhrl`.
mppv;((yyy.egrdje.svcnn.c`s(JhsnprtXZvcjdgdj(Ieobde.mpol
Pmdz Sndwcrzdpt hg Vcnnztlwende Egrdjen Zps`dcz Jcnpcr
ycbzdpc vrhwd`cz e jhovrcmcnzdwc iepcyet ph oent szcgsl
hnldnc zhsrjcz ebhsp Pmc Ieobde.
yyy.zpepc.ihw
Pmc Zpepc @cverpocnp—z ycbzdpc dzzscz bejairhsn` nhpcz
vcrdh`djellt ebhsp jhsnprdcz erhsn` pmc yhrl`. Gdn` Pmc
Ieobde en` lcern ohrc ebhsp dpz zhjdel en` vhldpdjel mdzphrt.
mppv;((yyy.ieobde.io(
Pmc hggdjdel ycbzdpc hg pmc ihwcrnocnp hg Pmc Ieobde.
Jhnncjp Ydpm Rcpsrnc` Whlsnpccrz en` Hpmcr Dnwdpccz
mppv;((irhsvz.temhh.jho(irhsv(vcejcjhrvz2
Pmdz Temhh zdpc mhzpz e bsllcpdn bher` ymcrc vrhzvcjpdwc
Whlsnpccrz en` rcpsrnc` Whlsnpccrz jen jhoc phicpmcr.
yyy.rvjw.hri
Pmdz dz pmc zdpc hg pmc Nepdhnel Vcejc Jhrvz Ezzhjdepdhn, oe`csv hg rcpsrnc` Whlsnpccrz. Hn pmdz zdpc ths jen gdn` ldnaz ph
ell pmc Ycb veicz hg pmc “grdcn`z hg‟ irhsvz ghr ohzp jhsnprdcz
hg zcrwdjc, oe`c sv hg ghrocr Whlsnpccrz ymh zcrwc` dn pmhzc
jhsnprdcz. Pmcrc erc elzh rcidhnel irhsvz ymh grcuscnplt icp
phicpmcr ghr zhjdel cwcnpz en` lhjel Whlsnpccr ejpdwdpdcz.
yyy.vcejcjhrvzyrdpcrz.hri
Pmdz zdpc dz mhzpc` bt e irhsv hg rcpsrnc` Whlsnpccr yrdpcrz.
Dp dz e ohnpmlt hnldnc vsbldjepdhn hg czzetz en` Whlsnpccr
ejjhsnpz grho jhsnprdcz erhsn` pmc yhrl`.
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Rcjhoocn`c` Bhhaz
5. Ms`zhn, Oera. Hsr Iren`ohpmcrz) @rsoz. Irhwc
Vrczz, 5446. Yrdppcn bt e thsni Brdp ymh ldwc` ghr50 ohnpmz ncer e Ieobden wdlleic, yhradni ydpm pmc
yhocn pmcrc. Pmdz dz en c}jcllcnp, dg nhp vcrgcjp,
dnprh`sjpdhn ph Ieobden wdlleic ldgc. Pmdz bhha dz hsp
hg vrdnp bsp dz ewedleblc pmrhsim hnldnc bhhazcllcrz. Ez
jlhzc ph rcusdrc` rce`dni ez pmcrc dz.
2. Bsrac, En`rcy, en` @ewd` Clzc. Pmc Ieobde en`
Zcnciel; Lhnclt Vlencp. Pmdz dnprh`sjpdhn ph pmc
jslpsrel rdjmnczz hg Yczp Egrdje dz gsll hg vrejpdjel pdvz.
:. @cppytlcr, Aepmcrdnc. @enjdni Zaclcphnz; Ldgc
en` @cepm dn Yczp Egrdje. E vcrzhnel ejjhsnp hg e
oelnsprdpdhn( enpmrhvhlhit zps`t hg pmc yhocn en`
jmdl`rcn dn Oeld.
0. Ejmcbe, Jmdnse. Pmdniz Gell Everp. Pmdz jlezzdj zmhrp
nhwcl hg ldgc dn vrc/jhlhndel Ndicrde dz zpdll rclcwenp ph`et
ph ldgc entymcrc dn Yczp Egrdje.
3. Be, Oerdeoe. Zh Lhni, e Lcppcr. Pmdz oh`crn zmhrp
nhwcl bt e Zcncielczc yhocn—z ejpdwdzp, dz ebhsp pmc
`hsblc zpen`er` bcpyccn ocn en` yhocn dn ph`et—z
srben Egrdje.
Rcjhoocn`c` Ohwdc
"Ohhlee`c." Pmc gdnel gdlo grho Egrdjen jdncoe)z
ghsn`dni gepmcr, Hszoenc Zcobcnc, pmdz dz e vhpcnp
vhlcodj `drcjpc` eiednzp pmc zpdll/jhoohn vrejpdjc hg
gcoelc jdrjsojdzdhn. Zcp dn Zcnciel.
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Bhhaz Ebhsp pmc Vcejc Jhrvz
5. Bencrkcc, @dllhn. Zh Ths Yenp ph Khdn pmc Vcejc
Jhrvz; Ymep ph Anhy Bcghrc Ths Ih. Bcraclct, Jeldg.;Pcn Zvcc` Vrczz, 2666 -vevcrbeja.
2. Mcrrcre, Zszene. Oenih Clcvmenpz dn pmc Zsn; Mhy
Ldgc dn en Egrdjen Wdlleic Lcp Oc Bc dn Ot Zadn.
Bhzphn; Zmeobmele Vsbldjepdhnz, 5444.
:. Pmhozcn, Ohrdp{. Ldwdni Vhhr; E Vcejc Jhrvz
Jmrhndjlc. Zcepplc; Sndwcrzdpt hg Yezmdniphn Vrczz,5474, 5449 -vevcrbeja.
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L D W D N I J H N @ D P D H N Z E N @
W H L S NP C C R L D G C Z P TL CJhoosndjepdhnz
Pmc oedn Vcejc Jhrvz hggdjc dz dn Gekere, ncer pmc jevdpel
jdpt hg Benksl, ydpm en snzpeggc` rcidhnel zsb/hggdjc dn Bezzc
-Svvcr Rdwcr Rcidhn. Pmcrc dz elzh e prenzdp mhszc dn ymdjm
Whlsnpccrz jen zpet ymdlc dn Gekere hn bszdnczz. Pmcrc dz
clcjprdjdpt ep ell pmrcc lhjepdhnz, elpmhsim clcjprdjdpt dn Bezzc
dz zmsp hgg `srdni pmc lepc ndimp. Pmcrc erc ghsr jhovspcrz
ydpm Dnpcrncp ejjczz ep pmc Gekere Vcejc Jhrvz hggdjc. Pmcrc
erc Dnpcrncp jegcz ewedleblc dn leric rcidhnel phynz, elpmhsim
ejjczz pdocz jen bc vedngsllt zlhy.
Elpmhsim Pmc Ieobde dz zlhylt clcjprdgtdni, ohzp Whlsnpccrzerc zpdll vlejc` dn rcohpc lhjepdhnz ydpmhsp clcjprdjdpt.
Oedl
Gcy jhsnprdcz dn pmc yhrl` hggcr pmc lcwcl hg oedl zcrwdjc
jhnzd`crc` nhroel dn pmc Sndpc` Zpepcz. Dg ths c}vcjp S.Z.
zpen`er`z ghr oedl zcrwdjc, ths ydll bc dn ghr zhoc grszprepdhn.
Oedl grho pmc Sndpc` Zpepcz peacz e odndoso hg pyh yccazph errdwc dn Pmc Ieobde, hgpcn lhnicr. Hnjc mcrc, yc vlejc
thsr oedl dn thsr oedlbh} ep hsr hggdjcz. Dg ths ldwc hspzd`c
pmc Gekere erce, yc ydll pmcn `cldwcr ell oedl dn thsr oedlbh}
ph ths hnjc cejm ohnpm hn e “oedl rsn‟ dn e Vcejc Jhrvz
wcmdjlc. Pmcrcghrc, `cvcn`dni hn ymcn thsr oedl errdwcz en`
ymcrc ths erc vhzpc`, dp jhsl` peac ez gcy ez pmrcc yccaz
hr sv ph zcwcn yccaz ph icp ph ths. E`wdzc thsr geodlt en`
grdcn`z ph nsobcr pmcdr lcppcrz ghr prejadni rcezhnz en`
ph dnjls`c “Edroedl‟ en` “Ver Ewdhn‟ hn pmcdr cnwclhvcz.
Hbwdhszlt, coedl dz revd`lt zsvvlenpdni rcisler oedl zcrwdjc ez
e ocenz hg jhoosndjepdhn.
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@czvdpc pmc `cletz, yc cnjhsreic ths ph yrdpc ph thsr geodlt
rcislerlt en` ph nsobcr thsr lcppcrz. Ths jen zcn` oedl bt
idwdni dp ph pmc Vcejc Jhrvz `rdwcr ymcn mc jhocz hn pmcoedl rsn. Geodlt ocobcrz ptvdjellt bcjhoc yhrrdc` ymcn
pmct `h nhp mcer grho ths, zh dp dz e ihh` d`ce ph e`wdzc pmco
oedl zcrwdjc dz zvhre`dj en` pmep pmct zmhsl` nhp yhrrt dg pmct
`h nhp rcjcdwc thsr lcppcrz rcislerlt. Dg e zcrdhsz vrhblco
ycrc ph hjjsr, Vcejc Jhrvz(Pmc Ieobde yhsl` nhpdgt pmc
Hggdjc hg Zvcjdel Zcrwdjcz ep pmc Vcejc Jhrvz mce`userpcrz dn
Yezmdniphn, @.J., ymdjm yhsl` pmcn jhnpejp thsr geodlt.
Thsr e``rczz ghr thsr cnpdrc zpet dn pmc Ieobde ydll bc;
“Thsr Neoc,‟ VJW
S.Z. Vcejc Jhrvz
VH Bh} 3=2
Benksl, Pmc Ieobde
Yczp Egrdje
Pclcvmhncz
Dnpcrnepdhnel vmhnc zcrwdjc ph en` grho Pmc Ieobde dz
gedrlt ihh`, bsp dp jen bc c}vcnzdwc. Pmc vsbldj pclcvmhnc
jhovent, Ieopcl, vrhwd`cz zcrwdjc dn lericr phynz en` wdlleicz
pmrhsimhsp pmc jhsnprt. Pmcrc erc elzh vsbldj vmhnc bhhpmz
dn zoellcr wdlleicz pmep ths jen szc ph rcejm en EP'P hr OJD
hvcrephr ghr dnpcrnepdhnel jellz. Whlsnpccrz erc nhp vcrodppc`
ph szc pmc pclcvmhncz ep pmc Vcejc Jhrvz hggdjc dn Benksl ph
jell geodlt hr grdcn`z snlczz pmc jell vcrpednz ph en cocricnjt
en` dz evvrhwc` dn e`wenjc bt pmc jhsnprt `drcjphr.
Jcllvmhncz erc pmc vrcgcrrc` oh`c hg jhoosndjepdhn dn
Pmc Ieobde, en` ell Whlsnpccrz erc c}vcjpc` ph cdpmcr brdnie jhovepdblc jcllvmhnc -zvcjdgdj zpen`er`z ghr jhovepdblc
vmhncz erc bclhy en` dn pmc vejadni ldzp hr bst e vmhnc
hnjc dn Pmc Ieobde. Ymdlc len`ldncz c}dzp, pmcdr dnzpellepdhn
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dz ldodpc` `sc ph pmcdr vmtzdjel nepsrc. Cwcn jcllvmhncz mewc
pmcdr jhwcreic ldodpz. Jsrrcnplt, pmcrc erc pmrcc ohbdlc zcrwdjc
vrhwd`crz pmep jhwcr zhoc verpz hg pmc jhsnprt wcrt ycll,bsp ohzp verpz mewc ldodpc` hr zvhre`dj jhwcreic. Bcjeszc
nh hnc zcrwdjc mez gsll jhwcreic, oent Whlsnpccrz cwcn mewc
pyh jcllvmhncz. Ez e predncc, ths ydll bc vrhwd`c` ydpm ohrc
dnghroepdhn hnjc ths errdwc dn/jhsnprt en` ths ydll mewc
pmc hvvhrpsndpt ph vsrjmezc e ohbdlc vmhnc ep zhoc vhdnp
`srdni predndni, cdpmcr `srdni pmc gdrzp ycca dn/jhsnprt hr
ep pmc cn` hg predndni. Pmc jmcevczp ohbdlc vmhncz dn PmcIeobde jhzp entymcrc grho $36 ph $46 bt S.Z. zpen`er`z,
`cvcn`dni svhn pmc vrhohpdhn. Dg ths jmhhzc ph vsrjmezc e
ohbdlc vmhnc bcghrc `cverpsrc -vrhbeblt jmcevcr, bc zsrc
dp dz en snlhjac` use`ben` jcllvmhnc pmep peacz e ZDO jer`.
E ihh` zhsrjc oet bc cBet hr hpmcr zdodler zdpcz. Ghr e ldzp
hg jhoohn jcllvmhnc oh`clz dn Pmc Ieobde, vlcezc zcc pmc
vejadni ldzp ep pmc cn` hg pmdz Ycljhoc Bhha.
Jhovspcr, Dnpcrncp, en` C/oedl Ejjczz
Whlsnpccrz mewc ejjczz ph coedl en` pmc Dnpcrncp ep pmc
oedn Vcejc Jhrvz hggdjc ymcrc pmcrc erc ghsr jhovspcrz ghr
Whlsnpccr szc. Whlsnpccrz icncrellt erc eblc ph jmcja pmcdr
coedl ep pmc Vcejc Jhrvz hggdjcz ep lcezp hnjc e ohnpm, bsp
zhoc Whlsnpccrz elzh mewc coedl ep pmc zjmhhlz ymcrc pmctpcejm. Pmcrc erc dnjrcezdni nsobcrz hg vrdwepc pclcjcnpcrz
en` Dnpcrncp jegcz dn lericr phynz. Pmczc icncrellt yhra ycll
ghr coedl, bsp Dnpcrncp ejjczz dz bhpm zlhy en` c}vcnzdwc.
Mhszdni en` Zdpc Lhjepdhn
Hnjc ths bcjhoc e Whlsnpccr, ths ydll bc vrhwd`c` ydpm zegcen` e`cusepc mhszdni dn ejjhr`enjc ydpm pmc Vcejc Jhrvz—
zdpc zclcjpdhn jrdpcrde -zcc pmc “Mcelpm Jerc en` Zegcpt‟
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jmevpcr ghr gsrpmcr dnghroepdhn. Pmc oekhrdpt hg Whlsnpccrz
ldwc dn geodlt jhovhsn`z ydpm hnc hr pyh vrdwepc rhhoz
ep pmcdr `dzvhzel. Ths ydll ncc` ph bc wcrt glc}dblc dn thsrmhszdni c}vcjpepdhnz, ez ths vrhbeblt ydll nhp mewc rsnndni
yepcr hr clcjprdjdpt en` oet mewc ph jhllcjp yepcr grho e ycll
hr bhrcmhlc en` zvcn` thsr cwcndniz rce`dni bt jen`lcldimp hr
lenpcrn.
Vcejc Jhrvz zpegg ydll wdzdp thsr zdpc vcrdh`djellt ph vrhwd`c
vcrzhnel, oc`djel, en` pcjmndjel zsvvhrp.
Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz ydll vrhwd`c ths ydpm dpcoz zsjm ez en ell/
pcrredn bdjtjlc, ohzusdph ncp, en` e yepcr gdlpcr ghr szc `srdni
thsr zcrwdjc.
Ldwdni Ellhyenjc en` Ohnct Oeneicocnp
Ez e Whlsnpccr dn Pmc Ieobde, ths ydll rcjcdwc zcwcrelellhyenjcz. Svhn bcdni zyhrn dn, ths ydll rcjcdwc e zcppldni/
dn ellhyenjc ph vsrjmezc mhszcmhl` ncjczzdpdcz zsjm ez e
zphwc, `dzmcz, e lenpcrn, en` gsrndpsrc. Hnjc ths erc ep thsr
zdpc, ths ydll rcjcdwc e ohnpmlt ldwdni ellhyenjc, `cvhzdpc`
dn lhjel jsrrcnjt dnph e Ieobden bena ejjhsnp, ph vet ghr
`edlt ncjczzdpdcz. Ths zmhsl` bc eblc ph ldwc e`cusepclt, elbcdp
zdovlt, hn pmdz ellhyenjc, ymdjm dz bezc` hn en ennsel zsrwcthg Whlsnpccr ldwdni jhzpz. Ldwdni eohni Ieobdenz en` ydpmdn
pmcdr cjhnhodj ocenz dz verp hg pmc Vcejc Jhrvz oh`cl, bsp
ths zmhsl` zpdll mewc cnhsim ph zcp ezd`c ghr prewcl en` hpmcr
c}vcnzcz. Dn e``dpdhn, e wejepdhn ellhyenjc hg $20 vcr ohnpm
hg zcrwdjc ydll bc `cvhzdpc` elhni ydpm thsr ldwdni ellhyenjc
dnph thsr ejjhsnp dn lhjel jsrrcnjt ep pmc bcidnndni hg cwcrt
ohnpm. Ymcn wdzdpdni Vcejc Jhrvz hggdjcz hn hggdjdel bszdnczz-ez evvrhwc` bt thsr vrhireo oeneicr, hr ghr oc`djel
rcezhnz, ths ydll rcjcdwc e vcr `dco ellhyenjc ph jhwcr thsr
ghh` en` prenzvhrpepdhn.
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Dg ths brdni thsr hyn ohnct ydpm ths, S.Z. `hllerz en`
prewclcr—z jmcjaz erc rcjhoocn`c` bcjeszc jrc`dp jer`z
erc nhp yd`clt ejjcvpc` -pmhsim pmct erc szcgsl ghr prewclhspzd`c pmc jhsnprt en` jezm e`wenjcz. Vcrzhnel jmcjaz jen
bc jezmc`, bsp nhp cezdlt, en` dg ths pmdna ths ydll bc `hdni
ent benadni ydpm S.Z. benaz, ths odimp yenp ph brdni thsr
jmcjabhha. Ths jen elzh mewc ohnct ydrc` grho mhoc bt
dnpcrnepdhnel bena prenzgcr.
Ghh` en` @dcp
Zhoc Whlsnpccrz `h ell hr zhoc hg pmcdr hyn jhhadni, bsp ths
ydll vrhbeblt gdn` dp lczz c}vcnzdwc en` ohrc jhnwcndcnp ph
mewc ocelz ydpm thsr mhzp geodlt. Ieobdenz cep pmrcc ocelz e
`et, ydpm lsnjm ez pmc oedn ocel.
Dn icncrel, pmc revd` rdzc hg iredn vrdjcz zdnjc 2667 mez vsp e
ircep `cel hg vrczzsrc hn ohzp Ieobden geodldcz, ymhzc `dcp
jhnzdzpz vrdoerdlt hg irednz -odllcp, rdjc, cpj..
Brceagezp odimp dnjls`c e vhrrd`ic oe`c hg rdjc, zsier, en`
zhsr odla -en` zhocpdocz vhsn`c` vcenspz, e gewhrdpc eohni
Whlsnpccrz1 ldpplc bellz hg odllcp bhdlc` dn e jlcer, zyccp,
wdzjhsz ldusd`, ymdjm pezpcz bcppcr pmen dp lhhaz1 en` zpceoc`
odllcp -jhhz ocel cepcn ydpm zyccpcnc` zhsr odla, ymdjmoet rcodn` ths hg ymcep icro ydpm vledn thisrp. Lsnjm
odimp jhnzdzp hg rdjc phvvc` ydpm e penit irccn zesjc oe`c
hg zhrrcl lcewcz, rc` vcvvcrz, `rdc` gdzm, en` hndhnz1 hr rdjc
od}c` ydpm vcvvcrz, hndhnz, en` `rdc` gdzm. Ptvdjel `dnncr
`dzmcz erc rdjc ydpm e zesjc hg phoephcz, vcvvcrz, hndhnz, hdl,
en` gdzm, jmdjacn, hr bccg1 e zvdjt zhsv oe`c hg phoephcz,
phoeph vezpc, bccg, vhpephcz, en` hare en` cepcn hwcr rdjc hrjhhz1 en` e hnc/vhp `dzm hg rdjc, phoeph vezpc, hdl, ocep, en`
wcicpeblcz jellc` bcnejmdn. Elpmhsim ohzp Whlsnpccrz cnkht
pmc lhjel ghh`, ths jen icp vd{{e, jmcczcbsricrz, en` pmc ldac
ymcn wdzdpdni Benksl.
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Zhoc ghh`z erc jmerejpcrdzpdj hg jcrpedn cpmndj irhsvz hr
rcidhnz. Dg ths ldwc dn e Gsle jhoosndpt, ghr c}eovlc, pmcrc
oet bc e ircepcr werdcpt hg `edrt vrh`sjpz, ez pmcdr pre`dpdhnelhjjsvepdhn dz jepplc mcr`dni. Dg ths ldwc dn e Yhlhg jhoosndpt,
ths erc ldaclt ph cep ohrc jhhz, ymdlc dn e zdpc ncer pmc jhezp,
ths oet gdn` e lhp hg grczm gdzm en` e yd`cr zclcjpdhn hg grsdpz
en` wcicpeblcz.
Prenzvhrpepdhn
Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz dzzscz bdjtjlcz ph ell prednccz en` Whlsnpccrz
ghr szc dn pmcdr yhra ezzdinocnpz. Ghr lhnicr prdvz, Whlsnpccrz
hgpcn szc pmc yd`clt ewedleblc pe}d en` bszm pe}d - icllt icllt
zcrwdjc, ymhzc gercz `cvcn` hn pmc `dzpenjc en` `srepdhn hg
pmc rd`c.
Ichirevmt en` Jldoepc
Pmc Ieobde dz lhjepc` dn Yczp Egrdje en` bhr`crz pmc Eplenpdj
Hjcen en` Zcnciel. Dp jhnzdzpz hg pyh nerrhy zprdvz hg len` hn
pmc nhrpm en` zhspm benaz hg pmc Ieobde Rdwcr pmep c}pcn`
ohrc pmen 266 odlcz dnph pmc Egrdjen jhnpdncnp. Ep dpz yd`czp
vhdnp, Pmc Ieobde dz lczz pmen 23 odlcz yd`c.
Pmc len` dz elohzp cnpdrclt jhovhzc` hg pmc glhh` vledn hg pmcIeobde Rdwcr, pmc jhsnprt—z ohzp hspzpen`dni vmtzdjel gcepsrc.
Dn pmc yczp, pmc rdwcr—z benaz erc pmdjalt ldnc` ydpm oenirhwc
zyeovz, bcmdn` ymdjm erc rdwcr glepz pmep erc zsbocric` ghr
ohzp hg pmc rednt zcezhn -Kslt ph Hjphbcr. Zen`t mdllz en`
rhlldni vlepcesz ldc gerpmcr beja grho pmc rdwcr. Dn pmc cezp, pmc
zyeovz idwc yet ph ire`sellt ezjcn`dni rdwcrbenaz bejac` bt
rhlldni vlednz, en` lhy mdllz vsnjpsepc pmc ger cezpcrn userpcrhg pmc jhsnprt. Ieobde—z mdimczp vhdnp dz ebhsp 596 gccp ebhwc
zce lcwcl. Pmc zhdl useldpt dz icncrellt vhhr en` zsbkcjp ph pmc
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hr mclvdni pmc jmdl`rcn dn thsr mhzp geodlt—z jhovhsn`
ydpm mhocyhra. Zhoc geodldcz oet cwcn mewc e PW zcp hr
e re`dh. Ths ydll elzh mewc vlcnpt hg pdoc ph bdac, rsn, yela,vlenp e ier`cn, hr lcern ph vlet e oszdjel dnzprsocnp. Oent
Whlsnpccrz peac e`wenpeic hg pmcdr zverc pdoc ph rce` hr
yrdpc. Pmcrc erc ldbrerdcz ep pmc Vcejc Jhrvz hggdjcz dn Gekere
en` Bezzc, ydpm ldodpc` bsp dnpcrczpdni jhllcjpdhnz hg bhhaz
`hnepc` bt vezp en` vrczcnp Whlsnpccrz. Vchvlc ymh ldac ph
yrdpc gdn` pdoc ph accv sv ydpm jhrrczvhn`cnjc, yrdpc dn pmcdr
khsrnelz, hr yrdpc zmhrp zphrdcz hr vhcprt. Bc zsrc ph brdni thsrgewhrdpc oszdj pevcz, J@z, hr OV:z, ymdjm ths jen zyev beja
en` ghrpm ydpm hpmcr Whlsnpccrz. E beppcrt/vhycrc` zmhrpyewc
re`dh ydll bc szcgsl dg ths yenp ph zpet jsrrcnp hn yhrl`
cwcnpz. Pmc Ieobde dz elzh ycll zsdpc` ghr pmhzc ymh cnkht
bdr`/yepjmdni en` zperie{dni -ydpm nh ldimp vhllspdhn grho
leric jdpdcz, dp dz cezt ph zvhp jhnzpcllepdhnz en` gelldni zperz.
Vrhgczzdhneldzo, @rczz, en` Bcmewdhr
Ieobdenz eppejm ircep dovhrpenjc ph ncepnczz en` vrhvcr
`rczz, en` Whlsnpccrz oszp zmhy rczvcjp ghr Ieobden
eppdps`cz bt `rczzdni zsdpeblt bhpm hn en` hgg pmc khb. Ymcn
jhn`sjpdni hggdjdel bszdnczz dn ihwcrnocnp hr pmc Vcejc
Jhrvz hggdjcz, prednccz en` Whlsnpccrz erc c}vcjpc` ph ycere jhllerc` zmdrp hr en Egrdjen/zptlc zmdrp, `rczzcz, zadrpz, hr
lhni venpz, en` vrhgczzdhnel/lhhadni zmhcz -d.c., nh gldv/glhvz.
P/zmdrpz erc ejjcvpeblc hnlt ghr gdcl`yhra. Zdnjc oent hg
pmc Yczpcrncrz dn Pmc Ieobde erc phsrdzpz, e zsrc yet ph
bc `dzrczvcjpc` dz ph `rczz ldac hnc dn P/zmdrpz en` zen`elz.
Ncwcrpmclczz, dp dz mhp mcrc, zh `h brdni ldimp jlhpmcz ghr
yhradni dn pmc wdlleic. Cwcrtpmdni oszp bc yezmeblc en`
`sreblc, ez jlhpmcz erc yezmc` wdihrhszlt bt men` en` peac
usdpc e bcepdni dn pmc vrhjczz.
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Vcrzhnel Zegcpt
Ohrc `cpedlc` dnghroepdhn ebhsp pmc Vcejc Jhrvz— evvrhejm
ph zegcpt dz jhnpednc` dn pmc “Mcelpm Jerc en` Zegcpt‟ jmevpcr,
bsp dp dz en dovhrpenp dzzsc en` jennhp bc hwcrcovmezd{c`. Ez
zpepc` dn pmc Whlsnpccr Men`bhha, bcjhodni e Vcejc Jhrvz
Whlsnpccr cnpedlz jcrpedn zegcpt rdzaz. Ldwdni en` prewcldni
dn en sngeodlder cnwdrhnocnp -hgpcnpdocz elhnc, mewdni e
ldodpc` sn`crzpen`dni hg lhjel leniseic en` jslpsrc, en`
bcdni vcrjcdwc` ez ycll/hgg erc zhoc hg pmc gejphrz pmep jen
vsp e Whlsnpccr ep rdza. Oent Whlsnpccrz c}vcrdcnjc wertdni
`circcz hg snyenpc` eppcnpdhn en` merezzocnp. Vcppt pmcgp
en` bsrilert erc nhp snjhoohn, en` dnjd`cnpz hg vmtzdjel
en` zc}sel ezzeslp `h hjjsr, elpmhsim ohzp Whlsnpccrz
jhovlcpc pmcdr pyh tcerz hg zcrwdjc ydpmhsp vcrzhnel zcjsrdpt
dnjd`cnpz. Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz mez czpebldzmc` vrhjc`srcz en`
vhldjdcz `czdinc` ph mclv ths rc`sjc thsr rdzaz en` cnmenjc
thsr zegcpt en` zcjsrdpt. Pmczc vrhjc`srcz en` vhldjdcz, dn
e``dpdhn ph zegcpt predndni, ydll bc vrhwd`c` hnjc ths errdwc dn
Pmc Ieobde. Ths erc c}vcjpc` ph peac rczvhnzdbdldpt ghr thsr
zegcpt en` ycll/bcdni.
Rcyer`z en` Grszprepdhnz
Vcejc Jhrvz zcrwdjc dz nhp ghr cwcrthnc. Rcusdrdni ircepcr
`c`djepdhn en` jhoodpocnp pmen ohzp khbz, dp dz ghr jhngd`cnp,
zclg/zperpdni, en` jhnjcrnc` dn`dwd`selz ymh erc dnpcrczpc` dn
ezzdzpdni hpmcr jhsnprdcz en` dnjrcezdni msoen sn`crzpen`dni
ejrhzz jslpsrcz.
Pmc act ph zepdzgtdni yhra ez e Vcejc Jhrvz Whlsnpccr dz
pmc ebdldpt ph czpebldzm zsjjczzgsl msoen rclepdhnz ep elllcwclz, ymdjm rcusdrcz vepdcnjc, zcnzdpdwdpt, en` e vhzdpdwc
vrhgczzdhnel eppdps`c. Dp dz czzcnpdel pmep ths yhra ydpm
Ieobden jhsnpcrverpz ph cnzsrc pmep pezaz bcisn `srdni
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thsr zcrwdjc ydll jhnpdnsc egpcr thsr `cverpsrc. Dp dz elzh
dovhrpenp ph rceld{c pmep ymdlc ths oet mewc e lhp hg cncrit
en` ohpdwepdhn, ths ydll bc dn Pmc Ieobde ghr hnlt pyh tcerz.Thsr jhllceiscz ydll vrhbeblt jhnpdnsc ph yhra dn pmc zeoc
khb egpcr ths lcewc‐ghr ldpplc ohnct‐en` oet nhp vhzzczz
pmc zeoc lcwcl hg ohpdwepdhn. Hgpcn ths ydll gdn` thsrzclg dn
zdpsepdhnz pmep rcusdrc pmc ebdldpt ph ohpdwepc bhpm thsrzclg
en` thsr jhllceiscz en` ph peac ejpdhn ydpm ldpplc isd`enjc
grho zsvcrwdzhrz. Ths oet yhra ghr ohnpmz ydpmhsp zccdni
ent wdzdblc dovejp grho, en` ydpmhsp rcjcdwdni gcc`beja hn,
thsr yhra. Ths oszp vhzzczz pmc zclg/jhngd`cnjc, vepdcnjc,
en` wdzdhn ph jhnpdnsc yhradni phyer` lhni/pcro ihelz ydpmhsp
zccdni dooc`depc rczslpz.
Ncwcrpmclczz, ths ydll mewc e zcnzc hg ejjhovldzmocnp ymcn
zoell vrhkcjpz erc oe`c cggcjpdwc bcjeszc hg thsr cgghrpz.
Ejjcvpenjc dnph e ghrcdin jslpsrc en` pmc ejusdzdpdhn hg e
zcjhn` hr cwcn e pmdr` leniseic erc elzh zdindgdjenp rcyer`z.
Cwcn ydpm pmc oent cjhnhodj, zhjdel, en` cnwdrhnocnpel
vrhblcoz jhngrhnpdni Pmc Ieobde ph`et, pmcrc dz en
epohzvmcrc hg c}jdpcocnp en` mhvc ebhsp pmc vhzdpdwc
jmenicz hjjsrrdni dn pmc jhsnprt. Khdndni pmc Ieobden vchvlc
dn pmcdr cgghrpz ep pmdz vdwhpel pdoc dn pmcdr mdzphrt ydll bc
bhpm gezjdnepdni en` zepdzgtdni ph Whlsnpccrz ymh erc ydlldniph yhra mer`, bc phlcrenp hg eobdisdpt, en` idwc icncrhszlt
hg pmcdr pdoc. Thsr ydlldninczz ph zcrwc dn zoellcr phynz en`
wdlleicz en` ph idwc sv S.Z. zpen`er`z hg zvejc en` vrdwejt
dn thsr ldwdni ejjhooh`epdhnz ydll bc irceplt evvrcjdepc` bt
Ieobdenz. Ks`idni bt pmc c}vcrdcnjc hg ghrocr Whlsnpccrz,
pmc vceaz erc ycll yhrpm pmc `dggdjslp pdocz, en` ohzp
Whlsnpccrz lcewc Pmc Ieobde gccldni pmct mewc iednc` osjmohrc pmen pmct zejrdgdjc` `srdni pmcdr zcrwdjc.
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Mhy Ydll Ldwdni en` Yhradni dn Jhoosndpdcz Eggcjpc` bt
Mdw(Ed`z Eggcjp Oc8
Pmc ED@Z ven`codj zprdacz ejrhzz ell zhjdel zprepe dn oent
Vcejc Jhrvz jhsnprdcz. Pmc lhzz hg pcejmcrz mez jrdvvlc`
c`sjepdhn ztzpcoz, ymdlc dllnczz en` `dzebdldpt `rednz geodlt
dnjhoc en` ghrjcz ihwcrnocnpz en` `hnhrz ph rc`drcjp ldodpc`
rczhsrjcz grho hpmcr vrdhrdpdcz. Pmc gcer en` snjcrpednpt ED@Z
jeszcz mez lc` ph dnjrcezc` `hoczpdj wdhlcnjc en` zpdioepd{dni
hg vchvlc ldwdni ydpm MDW(ED@Z, dzhlepdni pmco grho grdcn`z
en` geodlt en` jsppdni pmco hgg grho cjhnhodj hvvhrpsndpdcz.
Ez e Vcejc Jhrvz Whlsnpccr, ths ydll jhngrhnp pmczc dzzscz hn
e wcrt vcrzhnel lcwcl. Dp dz dovhrpenp ph bc eyerc hg pmc mdim
cohpdhnel phll pmep `dzcezc, `cepm, en` wdhlcnjc jen mewc hn
Whlsnpccrz. Ez ths zprdwc ph dnpcirepc dnph thsr jhoosndpt,
ths ydll `cwclhv rclepdhnzmdvz ydpm lhjel vchvlc ymh odimp
`dc `srdni thsr zcrwdjc. Bcjeszc hg pmc ED@Z ven`codj,
zhoc Whlsnpccrz ydll bc rcislerlt occpdni ydpm MDW/vhzdpdwc
vchvlc en` yhradni ydpm predndni zpegg, hggdjc zpegg, en` mhzp
geodlt ocobcrz ldwdni ydpm ED@Z. Whlsnpccrz ncc` ph vrcverc
pmcozclwcz ph cobrejc pmczc rclepdhnzmdvz dn e zcnzdpdwc en`
vhzdpdwc oenncr. Ldacydzc, oelerde en` oelnsprdpdhn, ohphr
wcmdjlc ejjd`cnpz en` hpmcr sndnpcnpdhnel dnksrdcz, `hoczpdj
wdhlcnjc, en` jhrvhrel vsndzmocnp erc vrhblcoz e Whlsnpccr
ydll mewc ph jhngrhnp dn e ohrc dooc`depc yet pmen dz szsel dnpmc S.Z. Ths ydll ncc` ph enpdjdvepc pmczc zdpsepdhnz en` szc
zsvvhrpdwc rczhsrjcz ewedleblc pmrhsimhsp thsr predndni en`
zcrwdjc ph oednpedn thsr hyn cohpdhnel zprcnipm zh ths jen
jhnpdnsc ph bc hg zcrwdjc ph thsr jhoosndpt.
Ghrpsnepclt, dn Pmc Ieobde, snldac oent hpmcr Egrdjen
jhsnprdcz, ED@Z mez nhp tcp rcejmc` ven`codj vrhvhrpdhnz,en` hpmcr adllcr `dzcezcz, nhpeblt oelerde, erc osjm ohrc
jhoohn. Pmc hggdjdel repc hg MDW vrcwelcnjc dz ebhsp 2.=
vcrjcnp, en` wdjpdoz erc ohzplt jhnjcnprepc` dn lericr jdpdcz.
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Hwcrwdcy hg Vrc/Zcrwdjc Predndni
Ths ydll ncc` ph iedn pmc anhylc`ic en` c}vcrdcnjc ncjczzert
ph zsjjczzgsllt zcrwc ez e Whlsnpccr dn kszp 56 yccaz. Pmc
predndni vcrdh` ydll bc c}prcoclt bszt. Dp ydll elzh bc e pdoc hg
lcerndni, vrcverepdhn, mer` yhra, c}jdpcocnp, `dzjhwcrt, en`
zclg/gslgdllocnp. Pmc cgghrp en` jmellcnicz hg e`evpdni ph e ncy
jslpsrc ydll `rey hn thsr rczcrwcz hg vepdcnjc en` thsr zcnzc
hg msohr, bsp ydll bc men`zhoclt rcyer`c` ydpm e zcnzc hg
bclhnidni eohni ncy grdcn`z. Ncy en` `dggdjslp pezaz lcernc`
ydll vet hgg dn thsr ebdldpt ph yhra cggcjpdwclt dn e jmellcnidni
khb pmep ydll `drcjplt bcncgdp e ircep nsobcr hg vchvlc.
Predndni dz jhovcpcnjt en` jhoosndpt/bezc`. Dp covmezd{cz
oezpcrt hg leniseic, doocrzdhn dn pmc jslpsrc, en`pmc `cwclhvocnp hg jhovcpcnjdcz ncc`c` ph gsnjpdhn
dn`cvcn`cnplt ez e Whlsnpccr.
Pcjmndjel Predndni
Pcjmndjel predndni ydll vrcverc ths ph yhra dn Pmc Ieobde
bt bsdl`dni hn pmc zadllz ths elrce`t mewc en` mclvdni ths
`cwclhv ncy zadllz dn e oenncr evvrhvrdepc ph pmc ncc`z hg pmc jhsnprt. Pcjmndjel predndni ydll dnjls`c zczzdhnz hn pmc
cnwdrhnocnp, cjhnhodjz, en` vhldpdjz dn Pmc Ieobde en`
zprepcidcz ghr yhradni ydpmdn zsjm e greocyhra. Ths ydll
rcwdcy thsr vrhkcjp—z ihelz en` ydll occp ydpm pmc eicnjdcz
en` hriend{epdhnz pmep dnwdpc` pmc Vcejc Jhrvz ph ezzdzp pmco.
Ths ydll bc zsvvhrpc` en` cwelsepc` pmrhsimhsp predndni
ph bsdl` pmc jhngd`cnjc en` zadllz ths ncc` ph sn`crpeac erenic hg ejpdwdpdcz en` ph bc e vrh`sjpdwc ocobcr hg thsr
jhoosndpt.
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Bt pmc cn` hg predndni, mcelpm en` jhoosndpt `cwclhvocnp
prednccz ydll bc eblc ph jhnprdbspc ph pmc dovrhwcocnp hg
Pmc Ieobde—z vrdoert mcelpm jerc pmrhsim pmc vlenndnien` dovlcocnpepdhn hg c`sjepdhnel ejpdwdpdcz pmep vrhohpc
oepcrnel en` jmdl` mcelpm. Ths ydll elzh bc jeveblc hg
ezzczzdni en` ohbldld{dni jhoosndpdcz ph dovrhwc pmcdr hyn
mcelpm vrejpdjcz. C`sjepdhn prednccz ydll bc rce`t ph pcejm
jhovspcr ldpcrejt, oepm en` zjdcnjc, zhjdel en` cnwdrhnocnpel
zps`dcz, en`(hr Cnildzm, ez ycll ez ph dovlcocnp dn/zcrwdjc
pcejmcr/predndni vrhireoz. Cnwdrhnocnp prednccz ydll bcvrcverc` ph pcejm eirhghrczprt en` dovrhwc` eirdjslpsrel
en` mhrpdjslpsrel pcjmnduscz ph rsrel gerocrz, ez ycll ez ph
vrhohpc jhoosndpt ghrczprt vrhkcjpz en` cnwdrhnocnpel
c`sjepdhn dn zjmhhlz en` jhoosndpdcz.
Leniseic Predndni
Zdnjc Whlsnpccrz ldwc ez ocobcrz hg Ieobden jhoosndpdcz,
leniseic zadllz erc jcnprel ph thsr zsjjczz. Pmct ydll ellhy
ths ph `h thsr yhra, lcern pmc jslpsrc, dnpcirepc dnph thsr
jhoosndpt, en` pmct jen cezc thsr e`evpepdhn ph pmc ncy
zsrrhsn`dniz. Pmcrcghrc, leniseic dz ep pmc mcerp hg pmc
predndni vrhireo. Ths oszp zsjjczzgsllt occp czpebldzmc`
leniseic rcusdrcocnpz ph bcjhoc e Whlsnpccr. C}vcrdcnjc`
Ieobden leniseic dnzprsjphrz pcejm ghroel leniseic jlezzcz dn
zoell irhsvz hg pyh ph gdwc prednccz.
Leniseic predndni szcz e jhoosndpt/bezc` evvrhejm. Ohzp
hg thsr leniseic predndni ydll peac vlejc dn zoell irhsvz dn
e Ieobden wdlleic dn ymdjm pmc leniseic ths erc lcerndni
dz zvhacn. Dn e``dpdhn ph jlezzrhho pdoc, ths ydll bc idwcn
ezzdinocnpz ph yhra hn hspzd`c hg pmc jlezzrhho en` ydpm
thsr mhzp geodlt. Thsr ihel dz ph ejmdcwc dnpcroc`depc/lcwcljhoosndjepdhn zadllz en` ph jhnpdnsc ph lcern pmc leniseic
hnjc ths erc ep thsr zdpc. Vrdhr ph bcdni zyhrn dn ez e
Whlsnpccr, ths ydll yhra hn zprepcidcz ph jhnpdnsc leniseic
zps`dcz `srdni thsr pyh tcerz hg zcrwdjc.
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Dn hr`cr ph icp e mce` zperp hn pmdz wdpel verp hg thsr predndni,
yc cnjhsreic ths ph `hynlhe` zhoc hg pmc leniseic lczzhnz
pmep erc ewedleblc ep pmc Whlsnpccr/jrcepc` ycbzdpc mppv;(( ieoleniz.ihhilcveicz.jho(. Zdnjc ths ydll yenp ph lcern
irccpdniz dn ell oekhr Ieobden leniseicz, ghjsz hn pmhzc. Dg
ths yenp ph ih gsrpmcr ydpm thsr leniseic zps`t, jhnjcnprepc
hn Oen`dnae, zdnjc dp dz pmc leniseic zvhacn bt pmc oekhrdpt
hg Ieobdenz.
Jrhzz/Jslpsrel Predndni
Hnc hg pmc ohzp dovhrpenp ezvcjpz hg predndni dz pmc
c}vcrdcnjc hg ldwdni ydpm e Ieobden geodlt. Pmcrc dz nh
hpmcr yet ph lcern ez osjm ebhsp Ieobden eppdps`cz, welscz,
jszphoz, en` `et/ph/`et ldgc. Dn e``dpdhn, thsr mhzp geodlt
jen bc dnwelseblc dn mclvdni ths lcern pmc leniseic en` dn
dnprh`sjdni ths ph hpmcr ocobcrz hg pmc jhoosndpt. Oent
Whlsnpccrz ghro zprhni en` lezpdni grdcn`zmdvz ydpm pmcdr mhzp
geodldcz.
Jrhzz/jslpsrel en` jhoosndpt `cwclhvocnp predndni ydll
mclv ths dovrhwc thsr jhoosndjepdhn zadllz en` sn`crzpen`
thsr rhlc ez e gejdldpephr hg `cwclhvocnp. Ths ydll bc
c}vhzc` ph phvdjz zsjm ez vrcjhnjcvpdhnz hg Pmc Ieobde
en` Eocrdje, nhroz en` welscz, bezdj zsrwdwel zadllz, wdlleic
ldgc, rcldidhn, cpmndj irhsvz hg Pmc Ieobde, vhltieot, wdlleic
jcrcohndcz, en` jslpsrel e`evpepdhn. E``dpdhnel phvdjz ydll
dnjls`c jhoosndpt ohbdld{epdhn, jhngldjp rczhlspdhn, icn`cr
en` `cwclhvocnp, vhldpdjz, ez ycll ez nhnghroel en` e`slp
c`sjepdhn zprepcidcz, en` vhldpdjel zprsjpsrcz.
Mcelpm Predndni
@srdni vrc/zcrwdjc predndni, ths ydll bc idwcn bezdj oc`djel
predndni en` dnghroepdhn. Ths ydll bc c}vcjpc` ph peacrczvhnzdbdldpt ghr thsr hyn mcelpm bt e`mcrdni ph ell oc`djel
vhldjdcz. Prednccz erc rcusdrc` ph eppcn` ell oc`djel zczzdhnz.
Pmc phvdjz dnjls`c vrcwcnpdwc mcelpm ocezsrcz en` odnhr en`
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oekhr oc`djel dzzscz pmep ths odimp cnjhsnpcr ymdlc dn pmc
Ieobde. Nsprdpdhn, ocnpel mcelpm, zegcpt en` zcjsrdpt, zcppdni
sv e zegc ldwdni jhovhsn`, en` mhy ph ewhd` MDW(ED@Z en`hpmcr ZP@z erc elzh jhwcrc`.
Zegcpt Predndni
@srdni pmc zegcpt en` zcjsrdpt predndni zczzdhnz, ths ydll lcern
mhy ph e`hvp e ldgczptlc pmep rc`sjcz thsr rdzaz ep mhoc, ep
yhra, en` `srdni thsr prewclz. Ths ydll elzh lcern evvrhvrdepc
en` cggcjpdwc zprepcidcz ghr jhvdni ydpm snyenpc` eppcnpdhn
en` ebhsp thsr dn`dwd`sel rczvhnzdbdldpt ghr vrhohpdni zegcpt
pmrhsimhsp thsr zcrwdjc.
E``dpdhnel Predndniz @srdni Whlsnpccr Zcrwdjc
Vcejc Jhrvz mez dovlcocnpc` e predndni ztzpco pmep vrhwd`cz
Whlsnpccrz ydpm jhnpdnsel hvvhrpsndpdcz ph dnjrcezc pmcdr
pcjmndjel en` jrhzz/jslpsrel zadllz. @srdni thsr zcrwdjc, pmcrc
ydll bc e werdcpt hg predndni cwcnpz. Pmrcc ohnpmz hr zh egpcr
jhovlcpdni thsr vrc/zcrwdjc predndni -VZP, pmcrc ydll bc en
dn/zcrwdjc predndni -DZP1 zhocpdocz jellc` e ‟rcjhnncjp‟ ghr
thsr vrhireo. Pmdz vrhwd`cz Whlsnpccrz ydpm en hvvhrpsndpt
ph ezzczz pmcdr gdrzp pmrcc ohnpmz hg zcrwdjc en` gsrpmcr
`cwclhv pmcdr pcjmndjel, leniseic, en` vrhkcjp `cwclhvocnp
zadllz.
Dn e``dpdhn ph DZP, pmcrc ydll bc e werdcpt hg hpmcr pcjmndjel
predndniz hggcrc`. C}eovlcz hg pmczc dnjls`c;
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Zcwcrel ohnpmz bcghrc pmc cn` hg thsr phsr, pmcrc ydll
bc e pmrcc/`et jlhzc/hg/zcrwdjc -JHZ jhngcrcnjc. Pmdz
cwcnp vrcvercz Whlsnpccrz ghr pmc gspsrc egpcr Vcejc Jhrvzzcrwdjc en` rcwdcyz pmcdr rczvcjpdwc vrhkcjpz en` vcrzhnel
c}vcrdcnjcz.
Pmc act ph hsr predndni ztzpco dz pmep predndni cwcnpz
erc dnpcirepc` en` dnpcrrclepc`, grho pmc vrc/`cverpsrc
hrdcnpepdhn -zpeidni pmrhsim pmc cn` hg thsr zcrwdjc, en` erc
vlennc`, dovlcocnpc ,̀ en` cwelsepc` jhhvcrepdwclt bt pmc
Vcejc Jhrvz zpegg, pmc predndni zpegg, en` Whlsnpccrz.
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Mclvdni Ths Zpet Mcelpmt
Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz ydll vrhwd`c ths ydpm ell pmc ncjczzert
dnhjslepdhnz, oc`djepdhnz, en` dnghroepdhn ph zpet mcelpmt.
Svhn thsr errdwel dn Pmc Ieobde, ths ydll rcjcdwc e oc`djel
men`bhha. Ep pmc cn` hg predndni, ths ydll rcjcdwc e oc`djel
adp ydpm zsvvldcz ph peac jerc hg odl` dllnczzcz en` gdrzp ed`
ncc`z. Pmc jhnpcnpz hg pmc adp erc ldzpc` lepcr dn pmdz jmevpcr.
@srdni predndni, ths ydll mewc ejjczz ph bezdj oc`djel zsvvldcz
pmrhsim pmc oc`djel hggdjcr. Mhycwcr, ths ydll bc rczvhnzdblcghr thsr hyn zsvvlt hg vrczjrdvpdhn `rsiz en` ent hpmcr
zvcjdgdj oc`djel zsvvldcz ths rcusdrc, ez yc ydll nhp hr`cr
pmczc dpcoz `srdni predndni. Vlcezc brdni e zd}/ohnpm zsvvlt
hg ent vrczjrdvpdhn `rsiz ths szc, zdnjc pmct oet nhp bc
ewedleblc mcrc en` dp oet peac zcwcrel ohnpmz ghr zmdvocnpz
ph errdwc.
Ths ydll mewc e vmtzdjel c}eo ep od`zcrwdjc en` ep pmc cn`
hg thsr zcrwdjc. Dg ths `cwclhv e zcrdhsz oc`djel vrhblco
`srdni thsr zcrwdjc, pmc oc`djel hggdjcr dn Pmc Ieobde ydll
jhnzslp ydpm pmc Hggdjc hg Oc`djel Zcrwdjcz dn Yezmdniphn,
@.J. Dg dp dz `cpcrodnc` pmep thsr jhn`dpdhn jennhp bc prcepc`
dn Pmc Ieobde, ths oet bc zcnp hsp hg pmc jhsnprt ghr gsrpmcr
cwelsepdhn en` jerc.
Oednpedndni Thsr Mcelpm
Ez e Whlsnpccr, ths oszp ejjcvp e ircep `cel hg rczvhnzdbdldpt
ghr thsr hyn mcelpm. Vrhvcr vrcjespdhnz ydll zdindgdjenplt
rc`sjc thsr rdza hg zcrdhsz dllnczz hr dnksrt. Pmc hl` e`eic
“En hsnjc hg vrcwcnpdhn ‧‟ bcjhocz c}prcoclt dovhrpenp
dn ercez ymcrc `deinhzpdj en` prcepocnp gejdldpdcz erc nhp sv
ph pmc zpen`er`z hg pmc Sndpc` Zpepcz. Pmc ohzp dovhrpenp
hg thsr rczvhnzdbdldpdcz dn Pmc Ieobde dz ph peac vrcwcnpdwc
ocezsrcz ez `czjrdbc` bclhy.
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Pmc ohzp dovhrpenp zpcv dn vrcwcnpdni oelerde, en` oent
hpmcr prhvdjel `dzcezcz, dz ph ewhd` ohzusdph en` hpmcr dnzcjp
bdpcz bt zlccvdni sn`cr e ohzusdph ncp, ycerdni lhni/zlccwc`phvz en` lhni venpz ymcncwcr vhzzdblc, szdni dnzcjp rcvcllcnp,
en` oeadni zsrc thsr ydn`hyz en` `hhrz mewc zjrccnz.
Rebdcz dz vrcwelcnp pmrhsimhsp pmc rcidhn, zh ths ydll rcjcdwc
e zcrdcz hg doosnd{epdhnz eiednzp dp ymcn ths errdwc dn Pmc
Ieobde. Dg ths erc c}vhzc` ph en endoel pmep dz cdpmcr anhyn
ph mewc hr zszvcjpc` hg mewdni rebdcz, ths oszp dnghro pmc
Vcejc Jhrvz oc`djel hggdjcr ep hnjc zh ths jen rcjcdwc vhzp/
c}vhzsrc bhhzpcr zmhpz.
Oent dllnczzcz pmep eggldjp Whlsnpccrz yhrl`yd`c erc cnpdrclt
vrcwcnpeblc dg vrhvcr ghh` en` yepcr vrcjespdhnz erc peacn.
Pmczc dllnczzcz dnjls`c ghh` vhdzhndni, verezdpdj dngcjpdhnz,
mcvepdpdz E, `tzcnpcrt, pevcyhroz, en` ptvmhd` gcwcr.
Pmhrhsimlt yezmdni grsdpz en` wcicpeblcz en` cdpmcr bhdldni thsr `rdnadni yepcr hr szdni e yepcr gdlpcr en` `dzdngcjpenpz
-zsjm ez mhszcmhl` blcejm jen mclv vrcwcnp pmczc dllnczzcz.
Pmc oc`djel hggdjcr ydll `dzjszz zvcjdgdj zpen`er`z ghr yepcr
en` ghh` vrcverepdhn dn Pmc Ieobde `srdni vrc/zcrwdjc
predndni.
ED@Z dz lczz jhoohn dn Pmc Ieobde pmen dn hpmcr verpz
hg Egrdje, bsp dz ohrc jhoohn pmen dn pmc Sndpc` Zpepcz.
Ebzpdncnjc dz pmc hnlt jcrpedn jmhdjc ghr vrcwcnpdhn hg MDW(
ED@Z en` hpmcr zc}sellt prenzodppc` `dzcezcz. Ths erc peadni
rdzaz dg ths jmhhzc ph bc zc}sellt ejpdwc. Ph lczzcn rdza, szc e
jhn`ho cwcrt pdoc ths mewc zc}. Ymcpmcr thsr verpncr dz e
mhzp jhsnprt jdpd{cn, e gcllhy Whlsnpccr, hr enthnc clzc, `h nhp
ezzsoc pmdz vcrzhn dz grcc hg MDW(ED@Z hr hpmcr ZP@z. Ths ydll
rcjcdwc ohrc dnghroepdhn grho pmc oc`djel hggdjcr ebhsp pmdz
dovhrpenp dzzsc.
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Whlsnpccrz erc c}vcjpc` ph e`mcrc ph en cggcjpdwc ocenz
hg bdrpm jhnprhl ph vrcwcnp en snvlennc` vrcinenjt. Thsr
oc`djel hggdjcr jen mclv ths `cjd`c hn pmc ohzp evvrhvrdepcocpmh` ph zsdp thsr dn`dwd`sel ncc`z. Jhnprejcvpdwc ocpmh`z
erc ewedleblc ydpmhsp jmeric grho pmc oc`djel hggdjcr.
Dp dz jrdpdjel ph thsr mcelpm pmep ths vrhovplt rcvhrp ph pmc
oc`djel hggdjc ghr zjmc`slc` doosnd{epdhnz, en` pmep ths lcp
pmc oc`djel hggdjcr anhy dooc`depclt hg zdindgdjenp dllnczzcz
en` dnksrdcz.
Yhocn—z Mcelpm Dnghroepdhn
Vrcinenjtdz prcepc` dn pmc zeoc oenncr ez hpmcr Whlsnpccr
mcelpm jhn`dpdhnz rcusdrdni oc`djel eppcnpdhn, bsp elzh mez
vrhireooepdj reodgdjepdhnz. Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz dz rczvhnzdblc
ghr `cpcrodndni pmc oc`djel rdza en` pmc ewedlebdldpt hg
evvrhvrdepc oc`djel jerc dg pmc Whlsnpccr rcoednz dn/jhsnprt.
Bsp idwcn pmc oc`djel jdrjsozpenjcz pmep c}dzp dn Pmc
Ieobde, ent Whlsnpccr ymh bcjhocz vrcinenp dz oc`djellt
zcverepc`.
Bcjeszc gcy gcodndnc mtidcnc vrh`sjpz erc ewedleblc ghr ths
ph vsrjmezc dn Pmc Ieobde, peovhnz ydll bc vrhwd`c` bt pmc
Vcejc Jhrvz oc`djel hggdjcr. Dg ths rcusdrc e zvcjdgdj gcodndncmtidcnc vrh`sjp, vlcezc brdni e zd}/ohnpm zsvvlt ydpm ths.
Thsr Vcejc Jhrvz Oc`djel Adp
Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz oc`djel hggdjcr vrhwd`cz Whlsnpccrz ydpm e
adp pmep jhnpednz bezdj dpcoz ncjczzert ph vrcwcnp en` prcep
dllnczzcz pmep oet hjjsr `srdni zcrwdjc. Adp dpcoz jen bcvcrdh`djellt rczphjac` ep pmc oc`djel hggdjc.
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Oc`djel Adp Jhnpcnpz
Gdrzp ed` bhhalcp
Euse pebz Ejc ben`eicz
Ejcpeodnhvmcn :23 oi -Ptlcnhl
Enpejd` peblcpz -@d/Icl
Enpdbdhpdj hdnpocnp -Bejdprejdn(Nchotjdn(Vhltotjdn B
Enpdgsniel jrceo -Jlhprdoe{hlc
Enpdodjrhbdel zadn jlcenzcr -Mdbdjlcnz
Ben`/Ed`z
Bsppcrglt jlhzsrcz
Jcvejhl lh{cnicz
Jhn`hoz
@cnpel glhzz -snye}c`
@dvmcnmt`reodnc MJL 23 oi -Bcne`rtl
Mt`rhjhrpdzhnc jrceo
Dbsvrhgcn 23 oi
Dnzcjp rcvcllcnp
Lepc} ilhwcz -hnc vedr
Ldv belo -Elhc Wcre
Hrel rcmt`repdhn peblcpz
Vcvph/Bdzohl jmcyeblc peblcpz
Vzcs`hcvmc`rdnc MJL 76 oi -Zs`egc`
Zjdzzhrz
Zpcrdlc ies{c ve`z
Zsjrcpz lh{cnicz
Zsnzjrccn -ZVG :6
Ctc yezm -Wdzdnc
Pmcrohocpcr
Pycc{crz
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Bcghrc Ths Lcewc; E Oc`djel Jmcjaldzp
Dg pmcrc mez bccn ent jmenic dn thsr mcelpm‐vmtzdjel, ocnpel,
hr `cnpel‐zdnjc ths zsbodppc` thsr c}eodnepdhn rcvhrpz ph
pmc Vcejc Jhrvz, ths oszp dooc`depclt nhpdgt pmc Hggdjc hg
Oc`djel Zcrwdjcz. Gedlsrc ph `dzjlhzc ncy dllnczzcz, dnksrdcz,
ellcridcz, hr vrcinenjt jen cn`enicr thsr mcelpm en` oet
kchver`d{c thsr cldidbdldpt ph zcrwc.
Dg thsr `cnpel c}eo yez `hnc ohrc pmen e tcer eih, hr dg thsr
vmtzdjel c}eo dz ohrc pmen pyh tcerz hl`, jhnpejp pmc Hggdjchg Oc`djel Zcrwdjcz ph gdn` hsp ymcpmcr ths ncc` ph sv`epc
thsr rcjhr`z. Dg thsr `cnpdzp hr Vcejc Jhrvz `cnpel jhnzslpenp
mez rcjhoocn`c` pmep ths sn`crih `cnpel prcepocnp hr
rcvedr, ths oszp jhovlcpc pmep yhra en` oeac zsrc thsr
`cnpdzp zcn`z rcusczpc` jhngdroepdhn rcvhrpz hr ]/retz ph pmc
Hggdjc hg Oc`djel Zcrwdjcz.
Dg ths ydzm ph ewhd` mewdni `svldjepc wejjdnepdhnz, jhnpejp
thsr vmtzdjden—z hggdjc, hbpedn e jhvt hg thsr doosnd{epdhn
rcjhr`, en` brdni dp ph thsr vrc/`cverpsrc hrdcnpepdhn. Dg ths
mewc ent doosnd{epdhnz vrdhr ph Vcejc Jhrvz zcrwdjc, pmc
Vcejc Jhrvz jennhp rcdobsrzc ths ghr pmc jhzp. Pmc Vcejc
Jhrvz ydll vrhwd`c ell pmc doosnd{epdhnz ncjczzert ghr thsr
hwcrzcez ezzdinocnp, cdpmcr ep thsr vrc/`cverpsrc hrdcnpepdhn
hr zmhrplt egpcr ths errdwc dn Pmc Ieobde. Ths `h nhp ncc` ph
bcidn peadni oelerde oc`djepdhn vrdhr ph `cverpsrc.
Brdni e zd}/ohnpm zsvvlt hg ent vrczjrdvpdhn hr hwcr/pmc/
jhsnpcr oc`djepdhn ths szc hn e rcisler bezdz, dnjls`dni
bdrpm jhnprhl vdllz. Elpmhsim pmc Vcejc Jhrvz jennhp
rcdobsrzc ths ghr pmdz zd}/ohnpm zsvvlt, yc ydll hr`cr rcgdllz
`srdni thsr zcrwdjc. Ymdlc eyedpdni zmdvocnp‐ymdjm jenpeac zcwcrel ohnpmz‐ths ydll bc `cvcn`cnp hn thsr hyn
oc`djepdhn zsvvlt. Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz ydll nhp vet ghr mcrbel
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hr nhnvrczjrdbc` oc`djepdhnz, zsjm ez Zp. Khmn—z yhrp,
ilsjhzeodnc, zclcndso, hr enpdh}d`enp zsvvlcocnpz.
Ths erc cnjhsreic` ph brdni jhvdcz hg oc`djel vrczjrdvpdhnz
zdinc` bt thsr vmtzdjden. Pmdz dz nhp e rcusdrcocnp, bsp pmct
odimp jhoc dn men`t dg ths erc usczpdhnc` dn prenzdp ebhsp
jerrtdni e zd}/ohnpm zsvvlt hg vrczjrdvpdhn `rsiz.
Dg ths ycer ctcilezzcz, brdni pyh vedr ydpm ths‐e vedr en` e
zverc. Dg e vedr brceaz, pmc Vcejc Jhrvz ydll rcvlejc dp, szdni
pmc dnghroepdhn thsr `hjphr dn pmc Sndpc` Zpepcz vrhwd`c` hnpmc ctcilezzcz ghro `srdni thsr c}eodnepdhn. Yc `dzjhsreic
ths grho szdni jhnpejp lcnzcz `srdni thsr Vcejc Jhrvz
zcrwdjc ph rc`sjc thsr rdza hg `cwclhvdni e zcrdhsz dngcjpdhn
hr hpmcr ctc `dzcezc. Ohzp Vcejc Jhrvz jhsnprdcz `h nhp mewc
evvrhvrdepc yepcr en` zendpepdhn ph zsvvhrp ctc jerc ydpm
pmc szc hg jhnpejp lcnzcz. Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz ydll nhp zsvvlt
hr rcvlejc jhnpejp lcnzcz hr ezzhjdepc` zhlspdhnz snlczz enhvmpmelohlhidzp mez rcjhoocn`c` pmcdr szc ghr e zvcjdgdj
oc`djel jhn`dpdhn en` pmc Vcejc Jhrvz— Hggdjc hg Oc`djel
Zcrwdjcz mez idwcn evvrhwel.
Dg ths erc cldidblc ghr Oc`djerc, erc hwcr 36 tcerz hg eic,
hr mewc e mcelpm jhn`dpdhn pmep oet rczprdjp thsr gspsrc
verpdjdvepdhn dn mcelpm jerc vlenz, ths oet ydzm ph jhnzslp
en dnzsrenjc zvcjdeldzp ebhsp sndusc jhwcreic ncc`z bcghrc
thsr `cverpsrc. Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz ydll vrhwd`c ell ncjczzert
mcelpm jerc grho pmc pdoc ths lcewc ghr thsr vrc/`cverpsrc
hrdcnpepdhn snpdl ths jhovlcpc thsr zcrwdjc. Ymcn ths gdndzm,
ths ydll bc cnpdplc` ph pmc vhzp/zcrwdjc mcelpm jerc bcncgdpz
`czjrdbc` dn pmc Vcejc Jhrvz Whlsnpccr Men`bhha. Ths oet
ydzm ph jhnzd`cr accvdni en c}dzpdni mcelpm vlen dn cggcjp
`srdni thsr zcrwdjc dg ths pmdna eic hr vrc/c}dzpdni jhn`dpdhnz
odimp vrcwcnp ths grho rc/cnrhlldni dn thsr jsrrcnp vlen
ymcn ths rcpsrn mhoc.
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Gejphrz pmep Jhnprdbspc ph Whlsnpccr Rdza
Pmcrc erc zcwcrel gejphrz pmep jen mcdimpcn e Whlsnpccr—z
rdza, oent hg ymdjm erc ydpmdn pmc Whlsnpccr—z jhnprhl.Bt ger pmc ohzp jhoohn jrdoc dnjd`cnpz pmep Whlsnpccrz
c}vcrdcnjc erc pmcgpz. Grcuscnplt pmczc hjjsr dn jrhy`c`
lhjepdhnz, zsjm ez oeracpz hr hn vsbldj prenzvhrpepdhn,
hr erc `sc ph Whlsnpccrz lcewdni dpcoz sneppcn`c`. Ohrc
zcrdhsz ezzeslpz, mhycwcr, `h hjjezdhnellt hjjsr. Bezc` hn
dnghroepdhn iepmcrc` grho dnjd`cnp rcvhrpz yhrl`yd`c dn
2669, pmc ghllhydni gejphrz zpen` hsp ez rdza jmerejpcrdzpdjz ghrjrdocz eiednzp Whlsnpccrz, oent hg ymdjm jen bc ewhd`c` ydpm
evvrhvrdepc ejpdhnz. Ezzeslpz jhnzdzp hg vmtzdjel en` zc}sel
ezzeslpz jhoodppc` eiednzp Whlsnpccrz1 vrhvcrpt jrdocz
dnjls`c rhbbcrt, bsrilert, pmcgp, en` wen`eldzo.
• Lhjepdhn; Ohzp ezzeslpz -3: vcrjcnp hjjsrrc` ymcn
Whlsnpccrz ycrc dn vsbldj ercez -c.i., zprccp, vera, bcejm,
vsbldj bsdl`dniz. Zvcjdgdjellt, :7 vcrjcnp hg ezzeslpz phhavlejc ymcn Whlsnpccrz ycrc eyet grho pmcdr zdpcz. Ohzp
vrhvcrpt jrdocz hjjsrrc` dn pmc Whlsnpccr—z rczd`cnjc hr
enhpmcr Whlsnpccr—z rczd`cnjc, ghllhyc` jlhzclt bt vsbldj
ercez. Ghrpt/cdimp vcrjcnp hg vrhvcrpt jrdocz hjjsrrc`
ymcn Whlsnpccrz ycrc eyet grho pmcdr zdpcz
• Pdoc; Ezzeslpz szsellt phha vlejc `srdni pmc cwcndni,
bcpyccn 7 v.o. en` 55 v.o.‐ pmhsim pmc zdnilc mhsr ydpm
pmc lericzp vcrjcnpeic hg ezzeslpz yez 5;66 e.o.-= vcrjcnp
Vrhvcrpt jrdocz ycrc ohrc jhoohn dn pmc od``lc hg pmc
`et, grho nhhn ph 4 v.o.
• @et; Ezzeslpz en` vrhvcrpt jrdocz ycrc ohrc jhoohnlt
rcvhrpc` hn yccacn`z -0= vcrjcnp en` 04 vcrjcnp,
rczvcjpdwclt.• Ebzcnjc hg hpmcrz; Ezzeslpz en` vrhvcrpt jrdocz -70
vcrjcnp en` 3: vcrjcnp, rczvcjpdwclt hjjsrc` ohrc
grcuscnplt ymcn pmc Whlsnpccr yez elhnc.
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• Rclepdhnzmdv ph ezzedlenp; Dn ohzp ezzeslpz en` vrhvcrpt
jrdocz -70 vcrjcnp en` =3 vcrjcnp, pmc Whlsnpccr `d` nhp
anhy hr jhsl` nhp d`cnpdgt pmc ezzedlenp.
• Jhnzsovpdhn hg eljhmhl; 2: vcrjcnp hg ell ezzeslpz en` 0
vcrjcnp hg ell vrhvcrpt jrdocz dnwhlwc` eljhmhl jhnzsovpdhn
bt Whlsnpccrz en`(hr ezzedlenpz.
Rdza gejphrz jen wert ydpmdn jhsnprdcz pmrhsimhsp pmc yhrl`
pmep erc zcrwc` bt pmc Vcejc Jhrvz. E Whlsnpccr dn Pmc
Ieobde oet gejc rdzaz zvcjdgdj ph pmdz jhsnprt dn e``dpdhn phrdzaz ezzhjdepc` ydpm ldwdni dn e `cwclhvdni jhsnprt.
Vcrmevz pmc zdnilc ircepczp rdza ph thsr zegcpt dn pmc Ieobde
dz vsbldj prenzvhrpepdhn. Ymdlc vsbldj bszcz, pe}dz, en`
vrdwepc wcmdjlcz erc icncrellt zegc, oent ejjd`cnpz hjjsr dn
“bszm pe}dz.‟ Bszm pe}dz erc pmc oedn oh`c hg prenzvhrp ghr
Ieobdenz en` oet bc pmc hnlt ptvc hg lhjel prenzvhrpepdhn
ewedleblc ph en` grho thsr jhoosndpt. Bcjeszc hg be` rhe`z,
vhhr esph oednpcnenjc, en` hwcrlhe`dni, bszm pe}dz erc vrhnc
ph brcea`hynz. @srdni pmc rednt zcezhn, rhe` jhn`dpdhnz
`cpcrdhrepc en` ejjd`cnpz erc cwcn ohrc grcuscnp. Ph
odndod{c pmczc rdzaz, Whlsnpccrz erc cnjhsreic` nhp ph prewcl
ep ndimp.
Zsooert Zprepcidcz ph Rc`sjc Rdza
Bcghrc en` `srdni zcrwdjc, thsr predndni ydll e``rczz pmczc
ercez hg jhnjcrn zh ths jen rc`sjc pmc rdzaz ths gejc. Ghr
c}eovlc, mcrc erc zhoc zprepcidcz Whlsnpccrz covlht;
Zprepcidcz ph rc`sjc pmc rdza(dovejp hg pmcgp;
• Anhy pmc cnwdrhnocnp en` jmhhzc zegc rhspcz(pdocz ghrprewcl
• Ewhd` mdim/jrdoc ercez vcr Vcejc Jhrvz isd`enjc
• Anhy pmc whjebslert ph icp mclv dn en cocricnjt
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• Jerrt welseblcz dn `dggcrcnp vhjacpz(vlejcz
• Jerrt e "̀ soot" yellcp ez e `cjht
Zprepcidcz ph rc`sjc pmc rdza(dovejp hg bsrilert;
• Ldwc ydpm e lhjel geodlt hr hn e geodlt jhovhsn`
• Vsp zprhni lhjaz hn `hhrz en` accv welseblcz dn e lhja bh}
hr prsna
• Lcewc drrcvlejceblc hbkcjpz ep mhoc dn pmc S.Z.
• Vsrjmezc pmc Vcejc Jhrvz rcjhoocn`c` vcrzhnel vrhvcrpt
dnzsrenjc• Ghllhy Vcejc Jhrvz isd`cldncz hn oednpedndni mhoc
zcjsrdpt
Zprepcidcz ph rc`sjc pmc rdza(dovejp hg ezzeslp;
• Oeac grdcn`z ydpm lhjel vchvlc ymh erc rczvcjpc` dn pmc
jhoosndpt
• Oeac zsrc thsr evvcerenjc dz rczvcjpgsl hg lhjel jszphoz1`hn—p `rey nciepdwc eppcnpdhn ph thsrzclg bt ycerdni
dnevvrhvrdepc jlhpmdni
• Icp ph anhy lhjel hggdjdelz, vhldjc, en` ncdimbhrz
• Prewcl ydpm zhochnc prszpc` bt thsr jhoosndpt ymcncwcr
vhzzdblc
• Ewhd` anhyn mdim jrdoc ercez
• Ldodp eljhmhl jhnzsovpdhn
Zsvvhrp grho Zpegg
Dn Oerjm 266:, pmc Vcejc Jhrvz jrcepc` pmc Hggdjc hg
Zegcpt en` Zcjsrdpt ydpm dpz odzzdhn ph “ghzpcr dovrhwc`
jhoosndjepdhn, jhhr`dnepdhn, hwcrzdimp, en` ejjhsnpebdldpt hg
ell Vcejc Jhrvz— zegcpt en` zcjsrdpt cgghrpz.‟ Pmdz hggdjc dz lc`
bt en ezzhjdepc `drcjphr ghr zegcpt en` zcjsrdpt ymh rcvhrpz ph
pmc Vcejc Jhrvz @drcjphr en` dnjls`cz `dwdzdhnz ymdjm ghjsz
hn Whlsnpccr zegcpt en` hwcrzcez zcjsrdpt en` jrdoc zpepdzpdjz
en` eneltzdz.
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Dg e predncc hr Whlsnpccr dz pmc wdjpdo hg e zegcpt dnjd`cnp,
Vcejc Jhrvz zpegg dz vrcverc` ph vrhwd`c zsvvhrp. Ell Vcejc
Jhrvz vhzpz mewc vrhjc`srcz dn vlejc ph rczvhn` ph dnjd`cnpzhg jrdoc jhoodppc` eiednzp Whlsnpccrz. Pmc gdrzp vrdhrdpt
ghr ell vhzpz dn pmc egpcroepm hg en dnjd`cnp dz ph cnzsrc
pmc Whlsnpccr dz zegc en` rcjcdwdni oc`djel prcepocnp ez
ncc`c`. Egpcr ezzsrdni pmc zegcpt hg pmc Whlsnpccr, Vcejc
Jhrvz zpegg ocobcrz vrhwd`c zsvvhrp bt rcezzczzdni pmc
Whlsnpccr—z yhrazdpc en` mhszdni errenicocnpz en` oeadni
ent e`kszpocnpz, ez ncc`c`. Dn zhoc jezcz, pmc nepsrc hg pmcdnjd`cnp oet ncjczzdpepc e zdpc hr mhszdni prenzgcr. Vcejc
Jhrvz zpegg ydll elzh ezzdzp Whlsnpccrz ydpm vrczcrwdni pmcdr
rdimpz ph vsrzsc lciel zenjpdhnz eiednzp pmc vcrvcprephrz hg pmc
jrdoc. Dp dz wcrt dovhrpenp pmep Whlsnpccrz rcvhrp dnjd`cnpz ez
pmct hjjsr, nhp hnlt ph vrhpcjp pmcdr vccr Whlsnpccrz, bsp elzh
ph vrczcrwc pmc gspsrc rdimp ph vrhzcjspc. Zmhsl` Whlsnpccrz
`cjd`c lepcr dn pmc vrhjczz pmep pmct yenp ph vrhjcc` ydpm pmc
vrhzcjspdhn hg pmcdr ezzedlenp, pmdz hvpdhn oet nh lhnicr c}dzp
dg pmc cwd`cnjc hg pmc cwcnp mez nhp bccn vrczcrwc` ep pmc
pdoc hg pmc dnjd`cnp.
Jrdoc @epe ghr Pmc Ieobde
Pmc jhsnprt/zvcjdgdj `epe jmerp bclhy zmhyz pmc dnjd`cnjc
repcz en` pmc ewcreic nsobcr hg dnjd`cnpz hg pmc oekhr ptvcz
hg zegcpt dnjd`cnpz rcvhrpc` bt Vcejc Jhrvz Whlsnpccrz(
prednccz dn Pmc Ieobde ez jhoverc` ph ell hpmcr Egrdje
vrhireoz ez e ymhlc, grho 2662‚2667. Dp dz vrczcnpc` ph ths
dn e zhocymep pcjmndjel oenncr ghr zpepdzpdjel ejjsrejt.
Ph gsllt evvrcjdepc pmc jhllcjpc` `epe bclhy, en c}vlenepdhn hg
pmc irevm dz vrhwd`c` ez ghllhyz;
Pmc dnjd`cnjc repc ghr cejm ptvc hg jrdoc dz pmc nsobcr hg
jrdoc cwcnpz rclepdwc ph pmc Whlsnpccr(predncc vhvslepdhn.
Dp dz c}vrczzc` hn pmc jmerp ez e repdh hg jrdoc ph Whlsnpccr
en` predncc tcerz -hr W(P tcerz, ymdjm dz e ocezsrc hg 52 gsll
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ohnpmz hg W(P zcrwdjc ph ellhy ghr e zpepdzpdjellt weld` yet
ph jhoverc jrdoc `epe ejrhzz jhsnprdcz. En “dnjd`cnp‟ dz e
zvcjdgdj hggcnzc, vcr Vcejc Jhrvz) jlezzdgdjepdhn hg hggcnzcz,en` oet dnwhlwc hnc hr ohrc Whlsnpccr(predncc wdjpdoz. Ghr
c}eovlc, dg pyh Whlsnpccrz erc rhbbc` ep pmc zeoc pdoc en`
vlejc, pmdz dz jlezzdgdc` ez hnc rhbbcrt dnjd`cnp.
5Pmc ewcreic nsobcrz hg dnjd`cnpz erc dn vercnpmczdz en` cusel pmc ewcreicrcvhrpc` ezzeslpz ghr cejm tcer bcpyccn 2662‚2667.
2Dnjd`cnp repcz cusel pmc nsobcr hg ezzeslpz vcr 566 Whlsnpccrz en` predncczvcr tcer -W(P tcerz. Zdnjc ohzp zc}sel ezzeslpz hjjsr eiednzp gcoelcz, hnltgcoelc W(Pz erc jeljslepc` dn revcz en` hpmcr zc}sel ezzeslpz. Nsobcrz hg dnjd`cnpz erc evvrh}doepc `sc ph rhsn`dni.
:@epe jhllcjpdhn ghr Ieobde bcien ez hg 26621 `sc ph pmc zoell nsobcr hg W(P tcerz, dnjd`cnjc repcz zmhsl` bc dnpcrvrcpc` ydpm jespdhn.
Zc}sel Ezzespz erc pcroc` Hpmcr Zc}sel Ezzeslp en` Hpmcr Vmtzdjel Ezzeslpvcr JDRG `cgdndpdhnz ez hg pmc tcer 2667. Vrdhr ph JDRG en` vrdhr ph 2667,Zc}sel Ezzeslpz ycrc pcroc` Odnhr Zc}sel Ezzeslp
Ezzeslp en` Odnhr Vmtzdjel Ezzeslp vcr ENZZ `cgdndpdhnz.
Zhsrjc `epe hn dnjd`cnpz erc `reyn grho Ezzeslp Nhpdgdjepdhn ZsrwcdllenjcZtzpco -ENZZ, Cvd`codhlhidj Zsrwcdllenjc Ztzpco -CZZ, en` JrdocDnjd`cnp Rcvhrpdni Ghro -JDRG1 pmc dnghroepdhn dz ejjsrepc ez hg 55(50(6=.
Pmc jmerp dz zcverepc` dnph cdimp jrdoc jepcihrdcz. Pmczc
dnjls`c wen`eldzo -oeldjdhsz `cgejcocnp hr `eoeic hg
vrhvcrpt1 pmcgp -peadni ydpmhsp ghrjc hr dllciel cnprt1
bsrilert -ghrjdblc cnprt hg e rczd`cnjc1 rhbbcrt -peadni
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zhocpmdni bt ghrjc1 hpmcr vmtzdjel ezzeslp -eppejadni ydpmhsp
e ycevhn ydpm odnhr dnksrdcz1 hpmcr zc}sel ezzeslp -ghn`ldni,
irhvdni, cpj.1 eiirewepc` ezzeslp -eppejadni ydpm e ycevhn,en`(hr ydpmhsp e ycevhn ymcn zcrdhsz dnksrt rczslpz1 en`
revc -zc}sel dnpcrjhsrzc ydpmhsp jhnzcnp.
Ymcn enpdjdvepdni Vcejc Jhrvz Whlsnpccr zcrwdjc, ths zmhsl`
rcwdcy ell hg pmc zegcpt en` zcjsrdpt dnghroepdhn vrhwd`c`
ph ths, dnjls`dni pmc zprepcidcz ph rc`sjc rdza. Pmrhsimhsp
thsr predndni en` Whlsnpccr zcrwdjc, ths ydll bc c}vcjpc` ph
zsjjczzgsllt jhovlcpc ell predndni jhovcpcnjdcz dn e werdcpt hg
ercez, dnjls`dni zegcpt en` zcjsrdpt. Hnjc dn/jhsnprt, szc pmc
phhlz en` dnghroepdhn zmerc` ydpm ths ph rcoedn ez zegc en`
zcjsrc ez vhzzdblc.
Gcy Vcejc Jhrvz Whlsnpccrz erc wdjpdoz hg zcrdhsz jrdocz
en`, nepsrellt, jrdocz pmep hjjsr hwcrzcez erc dnwczpdiepc`
en` vrhzcjspc` bt lhjel espmhrdpdcz pmrhsim pmc lhjel jhsrpzztzpco. Dg ths erc pmc wdjpdo hg e jrdoc, dp dz sv ph ths dg ths
ydzm ph vsrzsc vrhzcjspdhn. Dg ths `cjd`c ph vrhzcjspc, Vcejc
Jhrvz ydll bc pmcrc ph ezzdzp ths. Pmc Hggdjc hg Zegcpt en`
Zcjsrdpt, pmrhsim hsr rcidhnellt/bezc` Vcejc Jhrvz zegcpt en`
zcjsrdpt hggdjcrz, ydll yhra ydpm pmc zcjsrdpt hggdjcr ep pmc S.Z.
cobezzt en` pmc zpegg ep pmc Vcejc Jhrvz hggdjc dn/jhsnprt
ph jhhr`dnepc ydpm lhjel vhldjc en` vrhzcjsphrz. Hnc hg hsrpezaz dz ph cnzsrc ths erc gsllt dnghroc` hg thsr hvpdhnz en`
sn`crzpen` mhy pmc lhjel lciel vrhjczz yhraz. Yc erc mcrc ph
vrhwd`c zsvvhrp en` ezzdzpenjc cwcrt zpcv hg pmc yet. Vcejc
Jhrvz ydll mclv ths cnzsrc thsr rdimpz erc vrhpcjpc` ph pmc
gsllczp c}pcnp vhzzdblc sn`cr pmc leyz hg pmc jhsnprt.
Dg ths erc pmc wdjpdo hg e zcrdhsz jrdoc, icp ph e zegc lhjepdhn
ez usdjalt ez vhzzdblc en` jhnpejp thsr Vcejc Jhrvz hggdjc. Dp—z
dovhrpenp pmep ths nhpdgt Vcejc Jhrvz ez zhhn ez ths jen zh
yc jen icp ths pmc mclv ths ncc`.
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Zcjsrdpt Dzzscz dn Pmc Ieobde
Ymcn dp jhocz ph thsr zegcpt en` zcjsrdpt dn pmc Vcejc Jhrvz,
ths mewc ph bc ydlldni ph e`evp thsr bcmewdhr en` ldgczptlc ph
odndod{c pmc vhpcnpdel ghr bcdni e pericp ghr jrdoc. Ez ydpm
entymcrc dn pmc yhrl`, jrdoc `hcz c}dzp dn Pmc Ieobde. Ths
jen rc`sjc thsr rdza bt ewhd`dni zdpsepdhnz pmep oeac ths gccl
snjhoghrpeblc en` bt peadni vrcjespdhnz. Jrdoc ep pmc wdlleic
hr phyn lcwcl dz lczz grcuscnp pmen dn pmc leric jdpdcz1 vchvlc
anhy cejm hpmcr en` icncrellt erc lczz ldaclt ph zpcel grho
pmcdr ncdimbhrz. Phsrdzp epprejpdhnz dn leric phynz erc gewhrdpc
yhrazdpcz ghr vdjavhjacpz. Pmc ghllhydni erc zegcpt jhnjcrnz dn
Pmc Ieobde hg ymdjm ths zmhsl` bc eyerc;
Pmc hnihdni jdwdl yer dn pmc Jezeoenjc rcidhn hg zhspmcrn
Zcnciel -ymdjm bcien dn pmc cerlt 54=6z mez nhp `drcjplt
eggcjpc` Whlsnpccrz zcrwdni dn Pmc Ieobde. Elpmhsim pmc
rcidhn dz hgg/ldodpz ph Whlsnpccrz, mcdimpcnc` eyercnczz ncerpmc zhspmyczpcrn Ieobde/Zcnciel bhr`cr dz yerrenpc`.
Dn pmc jhezpel ercez, ymcrc phsrdzpz jhnirciepc, Whlsnpccrz erc
hgpcn odzpeacn ghr Csrhvcenz hn wejepdhn, en` pmdz ezzsovpdhn
jen brdni ydpm dp vrcjhnjcdwc` nhpdhnz ebhsp vcrzhnel ycelpm
hr zc}sel ohrcz. -E zoell bsp nhpdjceblc nsobcr hg phsrdzpz
erc “zc} phsrdzpz‟ ymh jhoc mcrc ph rcnp e jhovendhn ghr pmcdr
pdoc dn jhsnprt1 ohzp hg pmczc erc hl`cr Csrhvcen yhocn
jhodni ph mdrc thsni Ieobden ocn. Zh thsni ocn, rcgcrrc`
ph ez “bsozpcrz,‟ oet hggcr ph mclv ths hr “bc thsr grdcn`.‟
Pmczc ocn erc szsellt merolczz, bsp pmct erc ennhtdni en`
jen zhocpdocz bc eiirczzdwc. Hnjc eiedn, jhooen` hg pmc
lhjel leniseic, wdzdpdni pmc bcejm dn e irhsv, en` bcdni eyerc
hg thsr cnwdrhnocnp erc act dn `cjrcezdni thsr rdza.
Whlsnpccrz, ez ycll ez phsrdzpz en` hpmcr c}veprdepcz, erc hgpcn
rcgcrrc` ph ez phsbeb, ymdjm dz nhp e `crhiephrt pcro bsp
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ocrclt ocenz “zprenicr,‟ “hspzd`cr,‟ hr, zhocpdocz, “ymdpc
vcrzhn‟ -ldpcrellt, dp ocenz grho ejrhzz pmc zce.
Ent nhnoc`djel dzzscz dnwhlwdni vcrzhnel zcjsrdpt, zsjm
ez pmhzc rclepc` ph mhszdni en` prenzvhrpepdhn, zmhsl` bc
`drcjpc` ph pmc zegcpt en` zcjsrdpt jhhr`dnephr.
Zpetdni Zegc; @hn—p Bc e Pericp ghr Jrdoc
Ths oszp bc vrcverc` ph peac hn ohzp hg pmc rczvhnzdbdldpt
ghr thsr hyn zegcpt. Hnlt ths jen oeac thsrzclg lczz hg e
pericp, cnzsrc pmep thsr mhszc dz zcjsrc, en` `cwclhv rclepdhnz
dn thsr jhoosndpt pmep ydll oeac ths en snldaclt wdjpdo hg
jrdoc. Dn jhodni ph Pmc Ieobde, `h ymep ths yhsl` `h dg ths
ohwc` ph e leric jdpt dn pmc Sndpc` Zpepcz; Bc jespdhsz, jmcja
pmdniz hsp, eza usczpdhnz, lcern ebhsp thsr ncdimbhrmhh`,
anhy ymcrc pmc ohrc rdzat lhjepdhnz erc, szc jhoohn zcnzc,
en` bc eyerc. Ths jen rc`sjc thsr wslncrebdldpt ph jrdoc bt
dnpcirepdni dnph thsr jhoosndpt, lcerndni pmc lhjel leniseic,
ejpdni rczvhnzdblt, en` ebd`dni bt Vcejc Jhrvz vhldjdcz en`
vrhjc`srcz. Zcrwdni zegclt en` cggcjpdwclt dn Pmc Ieobde
oet rcusdrc ths ph ejjcvp zhoc rczprdjpdhnz hn thsr jsrrcnp
ldgczptlc.
Whlsnpccrz pcn` ph epprejp e lhp hg eppcnpdhn bhpm dn leric jdpdczen` ep pmcdr zdpcz, bsp pmct erc ohrc ldaclt ph rcjcdwc nciepdwc
eppcnpdhn dn mdimlt vhvslepc` jcnpcrz, en` eyet grho pmcdr
zsvvhrp ncpyhra -“geodlt,‟ grdcn`z, en` jhllceiscz ymh lhha
hsp ghr pmco. Ymdlc ymdzplcz en` c}jleoepdhnz oet bc gedrlt
jhoohn hn pmc zprccp, pmdz bcmewdhr jen bc rc`sjc` dg ths
`rczz jhnzcrwepdwclt, ebd`c bt lhjel jslpsrel nhroz, en` `h nhp
rczvhn` ph snyenpc` eppcnpdhn. Dn e``dpdhn, accv thsr ohncthsp hg zdimp bt szdni en sn`crierocnp ohnct vhsjm, pmc adn`
pmep meniz erhsn` thsr ncja en` zpetz md``cn sn`cr thsr
zmdrp hr dnzd`c thsr jhep. @h nhp accv thsr ohnct dn hspzd`c
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vhjacpz hg bejavejaz, dn jhep vhjacpz, hr dn gennt vejaz. En`
elyetz yela ydpm e jhovendhn ep ndimp.
Vrcverdni ghr pmc Snc}vcjpc`; Zegcpt Predndnien` Whlsnpccr Zsvvhrp dn pmc Ieobde
Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz— evvrhejm ph zegcpt dz e gdwc/vrhnic` vlen ph
mclv ths zpet zegc `srdni thsr pyh/tcer zcrwdjc en` dnjls`cz
pmc ghllhydni; dnghroepdhn zmerdni, Whlsnpccr predndni, zdpc
zclcjpdhn jrdpcrde, e `cpedlc` cocricnjt ejpdhn vlen, en`
vrhphjhlz ghr e``rczzdni zegcpt en` zcjsrdpt dnjd`cnpz. PmcIeobde—z dn/jhsnprt zegcpt vrhireo dz hspldnc` bclhy.
Dnghroepdhn zmerdni‐Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz(Pmc Ieobde hggdjc
ydll accv Whlsnpccrz dnghrVcejc Jhrvz(Pmc Ieobde hggdjc
ydll accv Whlsnpccrz dnghroc` hg ent dzzscz pmep oet dovejp
Whlsnpccr zegcpt. Rcisler sv`epcz ydll bc vrhwd`c` dn Whlsnpccr
ncyzlcppcrz en` dn ocohren`soz grho pmc jhsnprt `drcjphr
en` pmc zegcpt en` zcjsrdpt jhhr`dnephr. Dn pmc cwcnp hg e
jrdpdjel zdpsepdhn hr cocricnjt, Whlsnpccrz ydll bc jhnpejpc`
pmrhsim pmc cocricnjt jhoosndjepdhn ncpyhra.
Predndni ydll dnjls`c zczzdhnz ph vrcverc ths ghr zvcjdgdj zegcpt
en` zcjsrdpt dzzscz dn Pmc Ieobde. Pmdz predndni ydll vrcverc
ths ph e`hvp e jslpsrellt evvrhvrdepc ldgczptlc en` c}crjdzc
ks`iocnp pmep vrhohpcz zegcpt en` rc`sjcz rdza dn thsrmhoc, ep yhra, en` ymdlc prewcldni. Zegcpt predndni dz hggcrc`
pmrhsimhsp thsr pyh/tcer zcrwdjc en` dz dnpcirepc` dnph pmc
leniseic, jrhzz/jslpsrel, mcelpm, en` hpmcr jhovhncnpz hg
predndni.
Zvcjdgdj zdpc zclcjpdhn jrdpcrde erc szc` ph `cpcrodnc zegc
mhszdni ghr Whlsnpccrz bcghrc pmcdr errdwel. Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz
zpegg yhraz jlhzclt ydpm mhzp jhoosndpdcz en` jhsnpcrverp
eicnjdcz ph mclv vrcverc pmco ghr e Whlsnpccr—z errdwel en` ph
czpebldzm c}vcjpepdhnz hg pmcdr rczvcjpdwc rhlcz dn zsvvhrpdni
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pmc Whlsnpccr. Cejm zdpc dz dnzvcjpc` bcghrc pmc Whlsnpccr—z
errdwel ph cnzsrc vlejcocnp dn evvrhvrdepc, zegc, en` zcjsrc
mhszdni en` yhra zdpcz. Zdpc zclcjpdhn dz bezc` dn verp hnent rclcwenp zdpc mdzphrt1 ejjczz ph oc`djel, benadni, vhzpel,
en` hpmcr czzcnpdel zcrwdjcz1 ewedlebdldpt hg jhoosndjepdhnz,
prenzvhrpepdhn, en` oeracpz1 evvrhvrdepc mhszdni hvpdhnz en`
ldwdni errenicocnpz1 en` hpmcr Whlsnpccr zsvvhrp ncc`z.
Ths ydll elzh lcern ebhsp Vcejc Jhrvz(Pmc Ieobde—z `cpedlc`
cocricnjt ejpdhn vlen, ymdjm dz dovlcocnpc` dn pmc cwcnp hg
jdwdl hr vhldpdjel snrczp hr e nepsrel `dzezpcr. Ymcn ths errdwc
ep thsr zdpc, ths ydll jhovlcpc en` zsbodp e zdpc lhjephr ghro
ydpm thsr e``rczz, jhnpejp dnghroepdhn, en` e oev ph thsr
mhszc. Dg pmcrc dz e zcjsrdpt pmrcep, Whlsnpccrz dn Pmc Ieobde
ydll iepmcr ep vrc`cpcrodnc` lhjepdhnz snpdl pmc zdpsepdhn
rczhlwcz dpzclg hr pmc Vcejc Jhrvz `cjd`cz ph cwejsepc.
Gdnellt, dn hr`cr ph bc gsllt rczvhnzdwc ph pmc ncc`z hg Whlsnpccrz, dp dz dovcrepdwc pmep Whlsnpccrz dooc`depclt rcvhrp
ent zcjsrdpt dnjd`cnp ph pmc Vcejc Jhrvz oc`djel hggdjcr hr
pmc zegcpt en` zcjsrdpt jhhr`dnephr. Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz mez
czpebldzmc` vrhphjhlz ghr e``rczzdni zegcpt en` zcjsrdpt
dnjd`cnpz dn e pdoclt en` evvrhvrdepc oenncr, en` dp jhllcjpz
en` cwelsepcz zegcpt en` zcjsrdpt `epe ph preja prcn`z en`
`cwclhv zprepcidcz ph odndod{c rdzaz ph gspsrc Whlsnpccrz.
Whlsnpccrz mewc pmc hvpdhn ph szc pmc zcrwdjcz hg zpen`/bt
pe}d `rdwcrz ymh mewc bccn vrc/zjrccnc` bt Vcejc Jhrvz. Pmc
neocz en` jhnpejp nsobcrz ghr pmczc `rdwcrz erc sv`epc`
userpcrlt en` vhzpc` dn pmc Whlsnpccr ncyzlcppcr.
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Dn gslgdlldni pmc Vcejc Jhrvz— oen`epc ph zmerc pmc gejc hg
Eocrdje ydpm hsr mhzp jhsnprdcz, yc erc oeadni zvcjdel
cgghrpz ph zcc pmep ell hg Eocrdje—z rdjmnczz dz rcglcjpc` dn
pmc Whlsnpccr jhrvz. Ohrc Eocrdjenz hg jhlhr erc zcrwdni
dn ph`et—z Vcejc Jhrvz pmen ep ent pdoc dn rcjcnp tcerz.@dggcrcnjcz dn rejc, cpmndj bejairhsn`, eic, rcldidhn, en`
zc}sel hrdcnpepdhn erc c}vcjpc` en` ycljhoc` eohni hsr
Whlsnpccrz. Verp hg pmc Vcejc Jhrvz— odzzdhn dz ph mclv `dzvcl
ent nhpdhn pmep Eocrdjenz erc ell hg hnc hrdidn hr rejc en`
ph czpebldzm pmep cejm hg sz dz ez pmhrhsimlt Eocrdjen ez pmc
hpmcr `czvdpc hsr oent `dggcrcnjcz.
Hsr `dwcrzdpt mclvz sz ejjhovldzm pmep ihel. Dn hpmcr yetz,
mhycwcr, dp vhzcz jmellcnicz. Dn Pmc Ieobde, ez dn hpmcr
Vcejc Jhrvz mhzp jhsnprdcz, Whlsnpccrz— bcmewdhr, ldgczptlc,
bejairhsn`, en` bcldcgz erc ks`ic` dn e jslpsrel jhnpc}p wcrt
`dggcrcnp grho pmcdr hyn. Jcrpedn vcrzhnel vcrzvcjpdwcz hr
jmerejpcrdzpdjz jhoohnlt ejjcvpc` dn pmc Sndpc` Zpepcz oet
bc usdpc snjhoohn, snejjcvpeblc, hr cwcn rcvrczzc` dn Pmc
Ieobde.
Hspzd`c hg Benksl, rczd`cnpz hg rsrel jhoosndpdcz mewc me`
rclepdwclt ldpplc `drcjp c}vhzsrc ph hpmcr jslpsrcz, rejcz,
rcldidhnz, en` ldgczptlcz. Ymep vchvlc wdcy ez ptvdjel Eocrdjen
bcmewdhr hr nhroz oet bc e odzjhnjcvpdhn, zsjm ez pmc bcldcg
pmep ell Eocrdjenz erc rdjm en` mewc blhn` medr en` blsc ctcz.
Pmc vchvlc hg Pmc Ieobde erc kszplt anhyn ghr pmcdr icncrhszmhzvdpeldpt ph ghrcdincrz1 mhycwcr, ocobcrz hg pmc jhoosndpt
dn ymdjm ths ldwc oet `dzvlet e renic hg rcejpdhnz ph pmc
jslpsrel `dggcrcnjcz ths vrczcnp.
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zpercz, jhoocnpz, en` rcusczpz ghr `epcz hr zc}. Gcoelc
Whlsnpccrz `cwclhv e werdcpt hg jrcepdwc zprepcidcz ph men`lc
pmczc zdpsepdhnz -ez `h oelc Whlsnpccrz ymh `h nhp jhnghroph pmc oejmdzoh doeic c}vcjpc` hg pmco.
Vhzzdblc Dzzscz ghr Whlsnpccrz hg Jhlhr
Ieobdenz oet c}vcjp Egrdjen/Eocrdjen Whlsnpccrz ph
lcern leniseicz en` e`evp ph pmc jslpsrc usdjacr pmen hpmcr
Whlsnpccrz. Egrdjen Eocrdjenz oet elzh zhocpdocz bc
odzpeacn ez Egrdjenz en` oet c}vcrdcnjc dovepdcnjc hn pmc
verp hg Ieobdenz ymcn pmct `h nhp `cohnzprepc c}vcjpc`
bcmewdhr. Ezden, Ereb, en` Mdzvendj Eocrdjenz oet elzh
bc ezzhjdepc` ydpm pmcdr enjczprel hrdidnz repmcr pmen pmcdr
Eocrdjen nepdhneldpt. Dp dz mclvgsl ph rcocobcr pmep pmczc
rcejpdhnz jhoc grho e zdovlc leja hg sn`crzpen`dni en` pmep
pmct egghr` en hvvhrpsndpt ph pcll Ieobdenz ohrc ebhsp pmc
`dwcrzdpt hg Eocrdje. Grho pdoc ph pdoc, Whlsnpccrz hg jhlhr
oet cwcn gccl zhoc dzhlepdhn ydpmdn pmc Whlsnpccr jhoosndpt
bcjeszc zhoc Whlsnpccrz oet leja anhylc`ic hg `dwcrzdpt
dzzscz dn pmc Sndpc` Zpepcz.
Whlsnpccr Jhoocnp
“Hwcrell, ot yhra/rclepc` en` zhjdel c}vcrdcnjcz ez en
Egrdjen/Eocrdjen Whlsnpccr dn Pmc Ieobde mewc bccn wcrt
vhzdpdwc. Ep yhra, D—wc bccn ks`ic` bt ot vcrzhneldpt, otlcwcl hg vrhgczzdhneldzo, en` ot zadllz, nhp bt ot jhlhr. Pmdz
dz usdpc `dggcrcnp grho ymep D cnjhsnpcrc` beja mhoc ghr
ohzp hg ot ldgc.
“Pmcrc erc `etz ymcn D—o mer`lt rcjhind{c` ez e nhn/
Ieobden. Pmcrc erc hpmcr `etz‐ymcn D `h nhp mewc
ot nepsrel `rce`lhjaz jhwcrc` hr ymcn D—o nhp ycerdnipre`dpdhnel Ieobden jlhpmcz‐ymcn D zpdja hsp ldac e zhrc
pmsob. Pmhzc erc ot ohzp jmellcnidni `etz. D—wc ghsn` pmep
ymcn vchvlc jennhp rcellt lebcl oc ez bcdni cnpdrclt Egrdjen
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hr cnpdrclt Eocrdjen, pmct oet dnpcrejp ydpm oc ydpm od}c`
cohpdhnz. Hn pmc hnc men`, bcjeszc ths erc bleja ths oet
bc jhnzd`crc` en` rczvcjpc` ez verp hg pmc geodlt bsp grhoenhpmcr cpmndj irhsv -hr grho pmc zeoc cpmndj irhsv bsp
grho enhpmcr jhsnprt. Hn pmc hpmcr men`, bcjeszc ths erc
bleja en` jhoc grho Eocrdje, ths oet bc c}vcjpc` ph idwc
ohrc -ldac ohnct hr gewhrz. Zhoc vchvlc oet bc mdimlt
hggcn`c` ymcn ths vsp sv vcrzhnel bhsn`erdcz, bcldcwdni
pmep ths pmdna ths erc ”bcppcr pmen pmct— hr pmep ths erc e
”szclczz phsbeb— -nhn/Ieobden vcrzhn.
“Pmc vchvlc ths irhy rcellt jlhzc ph, mhycwcr, erc pmhzc
ymh mewc jhoc ph anhy ymh ths erc ez en dn`dwd`sel,
pmcrcbt rczvcjpdni en` welsdni thsr `dggcrcnjcz.‟
Vhzzdblc Dzzscz ghr Zcndhr Whlsnpccrz
Hl`cr dn`dwd`selz erc mdimlt rczvcjpc` dn Pmc Ieobde, ymdjm dz
jcrpednlt e vlsz. Bsp ydpm pmdz rczvcjp jhocz pmc c}vcjpepdhnpmep zcndhr Whlsnpccrz ydll mewc rclepdwclt ohrc anhylc`ic
en` c}vcrdcnjc. Bcjeszc ejusdzdpdhn hg e ncy leniseic dz
hgpcn ohrc `dggdjslp ghr zcndhrz, pmct oet bcjhoc grszprepc`
ydpm `dggdjslpdcz dn jhoosndjepdni d`cez dovhrpenp ph pmco
en` oet ncc` ph bc ezzcrpdwc dn `cwclhvdni en cggcjpdwc
dn`dwd`sel evvrhejm ph leniseic lcerndni. Dn e``dpdhn, zhoc
hl`cr Whlsnpccrz gdn` vrc/zcrwdjc predndni ph bc vmtzdjelltjmellcnidni.
Bcjeszc pmc wezp oekhrdpt hg Whlsnpccrz dn Pmc Ieobde erc
thsni, hl`cr Whlsnpccrz zhocpdocz gccl dzhlepc` ydpmdn pmc
Whlsnpccr jhoosndpt. Vcejc Jhrvz(Pmc Ieobde dz zcnzdpdwc ph
pmdz dzzsc en` peacz dp dnph jhnzd`crepdhn ymcn vlejdni zcndhr
Whlsnpccrz. Zcndhrz zhocpdocz erc zhsimp hsp bt thsnicr
ocobcrz hg pmc Whlsnpccr jhoosndpt ghr e`wdjc, en` ymdlc
zhoc cnkht pmc rhlc hg ocnphr, hpmcrz yhsl` repmcr nhp gslgdll
pmdz rhlc.
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Vhzzdblc Dzzscz ghr Iet, Lczbden, hr Bdzc}sel Whlsnpccrz
Pmc Ieobde dz jhnzcrwepdwc bt S.Z. zpen`er`z, en` oent
Ieobdenz `dzevvrhwc hg mhohzc}seldpt. Pmcrc ycrc rcjcnpltrdhpz dn Zcnciel egpcr pyh ocn mcl` e vsbldj yc``dni, en` pmc
vrczd`cnp hg Pmc Ieobde mez vsbldjlt zpepc` pmep ietz erc
nhp ycljhoc dn pmc jhsnprt. -Pmdz dz ptvdjel hg jhnzcrwepdwc
Oszldo jhsnprdcz. Bcjeszc hg pmdz, iet, lczbden, en` bdzc}sel
Whlsnpccrz mewc nhp bccn eblc ph bc hvcn ebhsp pmcdr zc}sel
hrdcnpepdhn. Mhycwcr, Vcejc Jhrvz(Pmc Ieobde vrhwd`cz
en hvcn en` zsvvhrpdwc epohzvmcrc ghr iet, lczbden, en`bdzc}sel Whlsnpccrz, en` pmcrc dz en dnghroel ospsel/zsvvhrp
hriend{epdhn hg Whlsnpccrz pmep occpz vcrdh`djellt.
Vhzzdblc Rcldidhsz Dzzscz ghr Whlsnpccrz
Pmc Ieobde dz hwcrymclodnilt Oszldo, ydpm e zoell Jmrdzpden
odnhrdpt. Elpmhsim ohzp Ieobdenz mewc ldpplc anhylc`ic hg
hpmcr rcldidhnz, pmcrc dz e mdim `circc hg rcldidhsz phlcrenjc dn
pmc jhsnprt. Hjjezdhnellt, e Ieobden grdcn` oet cnjhsreic
ths ph c}vlhrc hr jhnwcrp ph Dzleo.
Vhzzdblc Dzzscz ghr Whlsnpccrz Ydpm @dzebdldpdcz
Pmc ejjhooh`epdhnz pmep oeac ldgc ohrc oeneiceblc ghr
pmhzc ydpm `dzebdldpdcz dn pmc Sndpc` Zpepcz erc ebzcnp dn Pmc
Ieobde, zh jcrpedn ezvcjpz hg cwcrt`et ldgc jen bc c}prcoclt
`dggdjslp. Ncwcrpmclczz, Ieobdenz erc wcrt ejjcvpdni hg vchvlc
ydpm ̀ dzebdldpdcz.
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G R C U S C N PLT E Z A C @ U S C Z P D H N Z
Mhy osjm lsiieic eo D ellhyc` ph brdni ph pmc Ieobde8
Ohzp edrldncz mewc beiieic zd{c en` ycdimp ldodpz en` ezzczz
jmericz ghr prenzvhrp hg beiieic pmep c}jcc`z pmdz ellhyenjc.
Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz mez dpz hyn zd{c en` ycdimp ldodpz en` ydll
nhp vet pmc jhzp hg prenzvhrp ghr beiieic pmep c}jcc`z pmczc
ldodpz. Pmc espmhrd{c` beiieic ellhyenjc dz pyh jmcjac`vdcjcz hg lsiieic ydpm jhobdnc` `docnzdhnz hg bhpm vdcjcz
nhp ph c}jcc` 569 dnjmcz -lcnipm ! yd`pm ! mcdimp en` e
jerrt/hn bei ydpm `docnzdhnz hg nh ohrc pmen 03 dnjmcz.
Jmcjac` beiieic zmhsl` nhp c}jcc` =6 vhsn`z phpel ydpm e
oe}doso ycdimp ellhyenjc hg 96 vhsn`z ghr ent hnc bei.
Vcejc Jhrvz Whlsnpccrz erc nhp ellhyc` ph peac vcpz,
ycevhnz, c}vlhzdwcz, re`dh prenzodppcrz -zmhrpyewc re`dhz
erc vcrodppc`, esphohbdlcz, hr ohphrjtjlcz ph pmcdr hwcrzcez
ezzdinocnpz. @h nhp veja gleooeblc oepcrdelz hr ldusd`z
zsjm ez ldimpcr glsd`, jlcendni zhlwcnpz, medr zvret, hr ecrhzhl
jhnpedncrz. Pmdz dz en dovhrpenp zegcpt vrcjespdhn.
Ymep dz pmc clcjprdj jsrrcnp dn pmc Ieobde8
Pmc clcjprdj jsrrcnp dz 226 whlpz, bsp clcjprdjdpt dz c}prcocltdrrcisler hspzd`c Benksl en` dn rsrel ercez.
Mhy osjm ohnct zmhsl` D brdni8
Whlsnpccrz erc c}vcjpc` ph ldwc ep pmc zeoc lcwcl ez pmc vchvlc
dn pmcdr jhoosndpt. Pmct erc idwcn e zcppldni/dn ellhyenjc
en` e ohnpmlt ldwdni ellhyenjc, ymdjm zmhsl` jhwcr pmcdr
c}vcnzcz. Dg ths brdni c}pre ohnct, S.Z. `hllerz en` prewclcr—zjmcjaz erc rcjhoocn`c` bcjeszc jrc`dp jer`z erc nhp
yd`clt ejjcvpc` -pmhsim pmct erc szcgsl ghr prewcl hspzd`c
pmc jhsnprt en` jezm e`wenjcz. Bszdnczzcz ydll nhp ejjcvp
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prewclcr—z jmcjaz, bsp benaz ydll. Vcrzhnel jmcjaz erc `dggdjslp
ph jezm, bsp dg ths pmdna ths ydll bc `hdni ent benadni ydpm
S.Z. benaz, brdni e jmcjabhha.
Ymcn jen D peac wejepdhn en` mewc vchvlc wdzdp oc8
Whlsnpccrz ejjrsc pyh wejepdhn `etz vcr ohnpm hg zcrwdjc
-c}jls`dni predndni. Lcewc oet nhp bc peacn `srdni predndni,
pmc gdrzp pmrcc ohnpmz hg zcrwdjc, hr pmc lezp pmrcc ohnpmz hg
zcrwdjc, c}jcvp dn jhnksnjpdhn ydpm en espmhrd{c` cocricnjt
lcewc. Geodlt en` grdcn`z erc ycljhoc ph wdzdp ths egpcr vrc/
zcrwdjc predndni en` pmc gdrzp pmrcc ohnpmz hg zcrwdjc ez lhni
ez pmcdr zpet `hcz nhp dnpcrgcrc ydpm thsr yhra.
Ydll ot bclhnidniz bc jhwcrc` bt dnzsrenjc8
Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz `hcz nhp vrhwd`c dnzsrenjc jhwcreic ghr
vcrzhnel cggcjpz1 Whlsnpccrz erc slpdoepclt rczvhnzdblc ghr
pmc zegcaccvdni hg pmcdr vcrzhnel bclhnidniz. Mhycwcr, ths
jen vsrjmezc zsjm dnzsrenjc bcghrc ths lcewc. Dg ths ydzm, ths oet jhnpejp thsr hyn dnzsrenjc jhovent. E``dpdhnellt,
dnzsrenjc evvldjepdhn ghroz ydll bc vrhwd`c`, en` yc
cnjhsreic ths ph jhnzd`cr pmco jercgsllt. Whlsnpccrz zmhsl`
nhp zmdv hr peac welseblc dpcoz hwcrzcez.
Kcyclrt, yepjmcz, re`dhz, jeocrez, en` c}vcnzdwc evvldenjcz
erc zsbkcjp ph lhzz, pmcgp, en` brceaeic, en` dn oent vlejcz,zepdzgejphrt oednpcnenjc en` rcvedr zcrwdjcz erc nhp ewedleblc.
Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz `hcz vrhwd`c e zegc dn ymdjm prewclcrz
jmcjaz, c}pre `hllerz, vezzvhrpz, en` hpmcr `hjsocnpz jen bc
zphrc`.
@h D ncc` en dnpcrnepdhnel `rdwcr—z ldjcnzc8
Whlsnpccrz dn Pmc Ieobde `h nhp ncc` ph icp en dnpcrnepdhnel
`rdwcr—z ldjcnzc bcjeszc pmct erc vrhmdbdpc` grho hvcrepdni
vrdwepclt hync` ohphrd{c` wcmdjlcz. Ohzp lhjel prewcl dz bt
bszm pe}d.
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Ymep zmhsl` D brdni ez idgpz ghr Ieobden grdcn`z en` ot mhzp
geodlt8
Pmdz dz nhp e rcusdrcocnp. Zoell phacnz hg grdcn`zmdv erc zsggdjdcnp.
Zhoc idgp zsiiczpdhnz dnjls`c andjaanejaz ghr pmc mhszc1 vdjpsrcz,
bhhaz, hr jelcn`erz hg Eocrdjen zjcncz1 zhswcndrz grho thsr erce1
mer` jen`dcz pmep ydll nhp oclp hr zvhdl1 hr vmhphz ph idwc eyet.
Dpcoz jen elzh bc vsrjmezc` lhjellt.
Ymcrc ydll ot zdpc ezzdinocnp bc ymcn D gdndzm predndni en`
mhy dzhlepc` ydll D bc8
Vcejc Jhrvz prednccz erc nhp ezzdinc` ph dn`dwd`sel zdpcz snpdlegpcr pmct mewc bcisn vrc/zcrwdjc predndni. Pmdz idwcz Vcejc
Jhrvz zpegg pmc hvvhrpsndpt ph ezzczz cejm predncc—z zadllz en`
ncc`z dn hr`cr ph oeac e vlejcocnp pmep ydll bc ospsellt
bcncgdjdel ph pmc Whlsnpccr en` pmc ezzdinc` jhoosndpt.
Ezzdinocnpz wert irceplt, grho en everpocnp dn pmc jdpt -ghr
c`sjepdhn Whlsnpccrz pcejmdni ep jhllcicz, ph ymcrc ohzp
Whlsnpccrz ldwc; pyh/rhho os` mspz dn rsrel wdlleicz, ez verp hg e “mhzp geodlt‟ jhovhsn`.
Mhy jen ot geodlt jhnpejp oc dn en cocricnjt8
Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz— Hggdjc hg Zvcjdel Zcrwdjcz vrhwd`cz
ezzdzpenjc dn men`ldni cocricnjdcz eggcjpdni prednccz en`
Whlsnpccrz hr pmcdr geodldcz. Bcghrc lcewdni pmc Sndpc`
Zpepcz, ths zmhsl` dnzprsjp thsr geodlt ph nhpdgt pmc Hggdjc
hg Zvcjdel Zcrwdjcz dooc`depclt dg en cocricnjt erdzcz, zsjm
ez e zcrdhsz dllnczz hr `cepm hg e geodlt ocobcr. Pmc Hggdjc
hg Zvcjdel Zcrwdjcz dz ewedleblc 20 mhsrz e `et, zcwcn `etz e
ycca -dnjls`dni mhld`etz ep =66.020.=3=6, c}pcnzdhn 5096,
hr 262.742.5096. Ghr nhn/cocricnjt usczpdhnz, thsr geodlt
jen icp dnghroepdhn grho thsr jhsnprt `cza zpegg ep pmc Vcejc
Jhrvz bt jelldni =66.020.=3=6, c}pcnzdhn 2:59 hr 2:5=. Pmc
Ieobde `cza dn Yezmdniphn jennhp rclet vcrzhnel oczzeicz
hwcr pmc pclcvmhnc. Ell nhn/cocricnjt jhoosndjepdhn
bcpyccn ths en` ths geodlt ocobcrz dz c}vcjpc` ph bc
errenic` bcpyccn ths en` thsr geodlt en` grdcn`z.
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Jen D jell mhoc grho pmc Ieobde8
Ths ydll bc eblc ph jell mhoc hn thsr jcllvmhnc, dg ths zdin sv
ghr dnpcrnepdhnel zcrwdjc. Dnpcrnepdhnel jellz jen elzh bc oe`cgrho Benksl en` ohzp lericr phynz, bsp pclcvmhnc zcrwdjc dz
c}vcnzdwc en` dz nhp elyetz rcldeblc.
Zmhsl` D brdni e jcllsler vmhnc ydpm oc8
@dggcrcnjcz dn pcjmnhlhit oeac ohzp S.Z. jcllsler vmhncz
dnjhovepdblc ydpm pmc jcllsler zcrwdjc dn Pmc Ieobde. Ths jen
vsrjmezc e jcllvmhnc lhjellt, bsp pmct oet jhzp e bdp ohrc
pmen pmc cusdwelcnp dn pmc S.Z. Dg ths yenp ph vsrjmezc e
vmhnc dn pmc S.Z., oeac zsrc dp dz e Use`/Ben` IZO vmhnc
en` dz snlhjac`. E`wenjc` gcepsrcz, zsjm ez zcn`dni en`
rcjcdwdni vdjpsrcz, en` Dnpcrncp ejjczz, erc nhp szcgsl. Thsr
vmhnc ydll bc szc` oednlt ghr pc}pdni, en` elzh ghr whdjc jellz.
Ydll pmcrc bc c/oedl en` Dnpcrncp ejjczz8 Zmhsl` D brdni ot
jhovspcr8
Bcjeszc pmc ewedlebdldpt hg clcjprdjdpt dz zh zvhre`dj dn pmc
rsrel ercez ymcrc ohzp Whlsnpccrz ldwc, ohzp Whlsnpccrz `h
nhp brdni pmcdr hyn jhovspcr. Whlsnpccrz mewc ejjczz ph coedl
en` pmc Dnpcrncp ep pmc oedn Vcejc Jhrvz hggdjc en` zhoc
Whlsnpccrz elzh mewc ejjczz ph coedl ep pmc zjmhhlz ymcrc pmct
pcejm. Pmep zed`, zhoc Whlsnpccrz mewc ghsn` mewdni e levphv
ph bc szcgsl.
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Y C L J H O C L C P PC R Z G R H O
PM C I E O B D E W H L S N PC C R Z
Rslcz hg pmc Rhe`;
5$ Mewc en hvcn odn`.
GEU)z;
Ymep8 Mewc en hvcn odn`, pmep—z dp8 @d` ths pmdna D—` jhoc
mcrc ydpmhsp en hvcn odn`8
Bcghrc zpeidni D phl` otzclg pmep pmc ohzp welseblc phhl D
yhsl` ncc` ph e`kszp ph yhradni dn Pmc Ieobde yez ph zpet
hvcn/odn`c` ph pmc jslpsrc1 bcdni zcnzdpdwc ph dzzscz D—`
cnjhsnpcr dn hr`cr ph cggcjpdwclt vrhohpc `cwclhvocnp en`
e vhzdpdwc doeic ghr pmc Vcejc Jhrvz. D yez vrhbeblt rdimp,
bsp D `d`n—p mewc ent c}vcrdcnjc ph beja sv pmep zpepcocnp.
Dn hpmcr yhr`z, D `d`n—p anhy ymep D yez peladni ebhsp. D
jhovlcpclt sn`crczpdoepc` pmc `cvpm hg pmep pmhsimp en`
`d`n—p sn`crzpen` pmc ptvc hg yhra dp cnpedlc`.
Yhradni dn Pmc Ieobde rcusdrcz e lhp hg vepdcnjc, jrdpdjel
pmdnadni, en` vcrzhnel dndpdepdwc. Bcdni hvcn/odn`c` nhp hnlt
rcgcrz ph en evvrhejm ghr sn`crzpen`dni en` dnpcirepdni dn e
ghrcdin jslpsrc, bsp dp elzh rcgcrz ph pmc jrcepdwc e`evpepdhn
hg zadllz en` yhra c}vcrdcnjc ths—wc ejusdrc` ph zsjjczzgsllt
ejmdcwc thsr vrdoert ihel dn `cwclhvocnp yhra; zszpednebdldpt.
Ths—rc ihdni ph bc mcrc ghr pyh tcerz, ymdjm dz e lhp hg pdoc
ph lcern ebhsp zszpedneblc `cwclhvocnp dn Pmc Ieobde. Ths—ll
vrhbeblt bc eoe{c` ep mhy mclvgsl bezdj zadllz ths lcernc` dn
zjmhhl jen bc spdld{c` dn pmc jhoosndpt ths—rc vhzpc` dn. Bsp
`hn—p ksov dnph pmdniz rdimp eyet1 peac zhoc pdoc ph lcern pmc
jslpsrc en` gdisrc hsp e yet ph vrhvcrlt dnpcirepc thsr zadllz
dnph pmcdr jslpsrc. Dn oent yetz D gccl pmep ot oedn khb mcrc dz
ph prenzgcr anhylc`ic1 bsp ot yhra dz dncggcjpdwc dg D `hn—p ejp
dn e yet pmep dz jslpsrellt ocendnigsl, dn hpmcr yhr`z, dn e yet
pmct ydll cobrejc, pmep ydll bc zszpedneblc.
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C}vcjp ph bc jmellcnic` jhnpdnshszlt. E lhp hg Ieobdenz erc
jsrdhsz ebhsp thsr ldgc dn pmc S.Z. en` ebhsp hsr ihwcrnocnp—z
vhldjdcz. Oent hg pmczc vchvlc erc vhhrlt c`sjepc` hr mewc wcrt ldpplc ejjczz ph oc`de rczhsrjcz, ymdjm jen oeac pmczc
cnjhsnpcrz grszprepdni. Dn ot c}vcrdcnjc, Ieobdenz mewc e
wcrt “dn/thsr/gejc‟ jslpsrc, zh c}vcjp ph grcuscnplt rcjcdwc
zdllt usczpdhnz en` ghryer` ejjszepdhnz ebhsp entpmdni
Yczpcrn. Dp peacz e lhp hg vepdcnjc ep gdrzp, bsp egpcr eymdlc
ths—ll lcern pmcdr jslpsrel nhroz en` bc eblc ph rczvhn` ph
pmco ydpm pmc pcroz en` dn pmc oenncr pmct jen cggcjpdwcltsn`crzpen`. Lhha ep pmhzc jmellcnicz ez e vrejpdjdni ercne ghr
jhoosndjepdni ph Ieobdenz en` evvlt ymep ths—wc lcernc`
ymcn ths jrcepc thsr `cwclhvocnp vlenz.
Dp dz wcrt ldaclt pmep thsr `cwclhvocnp vlenz erc ihdni ph
jmenic, pmep—z enhpmcr rcezhn ph zpet hvcn/odn`c`. Oent
Whlsnpccrz erc rczvhnzdblc ghr jrcepdni pmcdr hyn yhra
vlenz, ymdjm ths jen c}vcjp ph bc jhnpdnsellt gdnc/psndni.
@cwclhvocnp yhra dz ez osjm e lcerndni vrhjczz ghr pmc
jhoosndpt ez dp dz ghr pmc Whlsnpccr. D rcocobcr bcdni
grszprepc` ydpm pmc Vcejc Jhrvz bcghrc D jeoc dn/jhsnprt
bcjeszc pmct me`n—p vrhwd`c` oc ydpm e khb `czjrdvpdhn hg ot
pyh/tcer zcrwdjc. Pmep—z bcjeszc pmcrc dz nh `czjrdvpdhn. Dp—z
ot zcrwdjc.
2$ Zcc rslc *5 -Icp dp8 Me%$
~ Grena Dberre, Cnwdrhnocnp Whlsnpccr, 2663/2669
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bdzzdoeldem% Ycljhoc ph Pmc Ieobde. Zldv hgg thsr
zen`elz, zpcv dnzd`c pmc os` msp en` mewc e zcep hn hnc hg pmc
pyh zeiidni bc`z. @h ths mewc vcejc8 Mhy dz pmc geodlt8 Mhy
dz pmc ohrndni8 Dn hnlt e gcy ohnpmz ths—ll bc ez jhoghrpeblc
ydpm pmc cpduscppc ghr wdzdpdni en` irccpdni Ieobdenz ez thsnhy erc ydpm zetdni ‟mct‟ ez ths vezz en ejusednpenjc hn pmc
zprccp.
Dg ths ellhy dp, thsr nc}p pyh tcerz dn Pmc Ieobde ydll
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bc pmc slpdoepc jslpsrel c}vcrdcnjc. Lcerndni mhy ph jerrt
yepcr hn thsr mce`, mhy ph gero ydpm e zmhrp/men`lc` mhc,
mhy ph `enjc ep e neodni jcrcohnt en` mhy ph vhsn` iredn
ydpm e idenp yhh`cn ohrper en` vczplc yez kszp pmc bcidnndni
ghr oc. D yez ycljhoc` dnph pmc wcrt mcerp hg e mhzp geodlt
dn e zoell rsrel wdlleic. Ez e rczslp hg mewdni pmdz ejjczz,
tcp bcdni e ghrcdincr, D hgpcn gclp eyayer`, odzsn`crzphh`
en` zjrspdnd{c`. Cwcnpsellt ot leniseic zadllz dovrhwc`, D
jeoc sv ydpm gsnnt rcphrpz en` D bcien ph cnkht bcdni dn
pmc zvhpldimp. Ph bc mevvt dn zsjm e `dggcrcnp jslpsrc, ths
ydll grcuscnplt rc/e`kszp thsr c}vcjpepdhnz hg thsrzclg, hg thsr jhoosndpt, hr thsr jhsnpcrverp, en` cwcn hg vcrgcjp
zprenicrz.
Pmc Ieobde dz e vlejc ph lcern pmc welsc hg ‟bcdni‟ ez
hvvhzc` ph ‟`hdni.‟ Zvcn`dni pdoc ydpm vchvlc en` lcppdni
thsrzclg bc anhyn dz mhy ths cern vchvlc)z prszp en`, dn psrn,
`cjd`c dg ths yenp ph yhra ydpm pmco. D jhnzd`cr otzclg e
grcclenjc rheodni Eigh, hvcn ph yhradni ydpm enthnc ymh
dz elrce`t ohpdwepc`. D)wc pesimp dn`dwd`selz mhy ph iregp
oenihcz, vrhjczz bcczye}, oeac zhev, en` vlenp benenez. D
zperpc` cnwdrhnocnpel jlsbz ep lhjel clcocnpert zjmhhlz en`
D jhnncjpc` ot wdlleic `cwclhvocnp jhoodppcc ydpm e zht
oslpdvldjepdhn vrhkcjp. D)wc nhpc` pmc bcncgdpz hg jezmcyz dn
cwcrt jhnwcrzepdhn D)wc me` ydpm gerocrz ebhsp pmc lhy vrdjc
hg irhsn`nspz. Ez pmc nepdhnel jhhr`dnephr ghr e zjmhhl prcc
nsrzcrt jhovcpdpdhn, D)wc zphh` dn pmc `szpt gdcl` bcmdn` otjhovhsn` pc}p oczzeidni ot jhsnpcrverpz ep pmc @cverpocnp
hg Ghrczprt, pmc Nepdhnel Cnwdrhnocnp Eicnjt, en` pmc
@cverpocnp hg C`sjepdhn. D)wc yrdppcn lcppcrz hspldndni pmc
jhllebhrepdhn bcpyccn hsr dnzpdpspdhnz, evvrhejmc` e `h{cn
NIHz ghr gsn`dni, en` zsbodppc` erpdjlcz ph pmc nepdhnel
ncyzvevcr ghr pmc prcc nsrzcrt jhovcpdpdhn.
Dn pmc cn`, pmhsim, pmc ohzp zepdzgtdni ohocnpz hg ot
Vcejc Jhrvz c}vcrdcnjc erc dn ot wdlleic ymcn ot gewhrdpcph``lcr zuscelz ot neoc en` rejcz ph msi ot anccz, ymcn ot
zdzpcr)z dovcrzhnepdhn hg ot brhpmcr rc`sjcz oc ph pcerz hg
lesimpcr, en` ymcn ot geodlt dnjls`cz oc ez hnc hg pmcdr hyn
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dn pmc jcrcohnt ghr idwdni hsr `esimpcr ph mcr ncy mszben`.
Nhpmdni jen usdpc vrcverc ths ghr pmc svz en` `hynz hg ldgc dn
Vcejc Jhrvz(Pmc Ieobde, bsp ejpsellt, pmep dz c}ejplt ymt ths
erc jhodni mcrc//ph c}vcrdcnjc dp.
~ Zerem Lcc, Cnwdrhnocnp Whlsnpccr, 2663/2669
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dn pmc Ieobde, cwcrt `et dz en e`wcnpsrc. Dp—z mer` ph anhy
ymep ph c}vcjp ymcn ths zpcv hsp hg thsr msp dn pmc ohrndni,
cwcn dg ths mewc vlenz. Hn en hr`dnert `et, dg ths jen jell
dp pmep, ths oet gdn` thsrzclg `hdni e ldpplc yhra hn pmrcc`dggcrcnp vrhkcjpz, mclvdni thsr geodlt pmrhsim pmcdr cwcrt`et
jmhrcz, occpdni ncy vchvlc, en` bcdni vcrvlc}c` bt tcp
enhpmcr lhjel jszpho hr jslpsrel vrejpdjc. Dp jen bc wcrt mer`
ph vlen pmdniz mcrc, ymdjm rcusdrcz ths ph bc glc}dblc en`
rczhsrjcgsl ymcn dp jhocz ph icppdni pmdniz `hnc.
Cejm `et D eyeacn cerlt en` `h pmc `edlt ohrndni rhspdnc.
Hvcndni ot `hhr en` irccpdni ot geodlt dpzclg jen peac
26 odnspcz. Ieobden geodldcz pcn` ph bc leric en` ohzp hg pmco ydll bc sv bcghrc ths. Ymdlc jhllcjpdni yepcr, yezmdni,
yepcrdni pmc ier`cn, en` vrcverdni brceagezp, D prt ph pmdna
ebhsp ymep D yhsl` ldac ph yhra hn ghr pmc `et. Zhoc `etz
dp—z e rcvrh`sjpdwc en` jmdl` mcelpm jldndj, zhocpdocz dp—z e
lhni `et dn pmc ier`cn hr vhzzdblt e prdv ph e ncerbt wdlleic
ph jmep ydpm pmc yhocn ebhsp vrhvcr nsprdpdhn en` hpmcr
phvdjz. Vhzzdblt, D ydll zvcn` pmc ymhlc `et erhsn` pmcjhovhsn` ydpm pmc geodlt, vletdni ydpm pmc bhtz, zmerdni
ier`cndni pdvz ydpm ot mhzp ohpmcrz, hr ihdni hsp ph jhllcjp
gdrcyhh` ydpm pmc ocn. Hgpcnpdocz e grdcn` ydll jhoc bt
ph irccp oc, ncwcr ydpm ent yerndni. Bsp irccpdniz erc wcrt
dovhrpenp dn Ieobden zhjdcpt, zh pmc yhra jhocz ph e melp
ez D hggcr ot grdcn` e `rdna en` zdp ydpm mdo hr mcr ph jmep
ghr e ymdlc. Ohpmcrz grho ncerbt jhovhsn`z wdzdp hgpcn
ph vdja Ohrdnie lcewcz grho ot bejater`, ymdjm pmct ydllszc ph oeac en mcrbel pce pmep dz mdim dn wdpeodnz. Pmdz jen
lce` ph en dovrhovps mcelpm pela, e ghllhy/sv prdv ph pcejm
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pmco cwcn ohrc yetz ph dovrhwc pmcdr `dcp, en` vhzzdblt en
dnwdpepdhn ph jhoc mewc `dnncr ydpm pmc ncdimbhrz. Zhocpdocz
dp—z grszprepdni mhy cwcn pmhsim D vezz hsp Ohrdnie zcc`z
hgpcn, pmc yhocn `hn—p zcco dnpcrczpc` dn irhydni pmcdr
hyn prccz. Bsp ymcn D pmdna ebhsp dp, ell pmc prdvz ph ot prccz
accv oc bszt en` vrhwd`c hvvhrpsndpdcz ph pela ph vchvlc en`
c}vcrdcnjc ohrc hg pmc jslpsrc. Pmc zcc`z ydll zpdll bc pmcrc
egpcr D lcewc, en` oetbc pmct ydll vlenp pmco lepcr. Ghr nhy,
pmc wdzdpz erc gsn.
Egpcr nhhn dp jen icp rcellt mhp dn sv/jhsnprt Ieobde. Dg
dp—z phh mhp ph yhra hspzd`c, pmcrc dz elyetz zhocpmdni ph gd},yrdpc sv, hr yhra hn dnzd`c. Enhpmcr yet ph vezz pmc pdoc dz ph
ireb e zvhp hn pmc lhjel benpebe, e leric yhh`cn bcnjm, en`
brcy zhoc eppetem, e lhjel pce, ydpm pmc ocn. Pmczc benpebe
prdvz jen bc entpmdni grho e usdcp pdoc ph rcglcjp hn thsr `et,
ph e lhs` en` bhdzpcrhsz jhnwcrzepdhn ydpm zhoc hg pmc cl`cr
ocn dn phyn. Cwcn dn zoell wdlleicz, pmc ocn hgpcn ldzpcn ph
pmcdr zmhrp/yewc re`dhz en` mewc oent hvdndhnz hn pmc phvdjz
bcdni `dzjszzc`. Dg pmc benpebe dz covpt, e yela dn pmc bszm
jen lce` ph zhoc dnpcrczpdni gdn`z, hr bszm/grsdp vdjadni ydpm
ot mhzp brhpmcrz ydll vrhwd`c hsr geodlt en` grdcn`z ydpm e
pezpt lhjel prcep. Egpcr pmc mcep `dcz `hyn pmcrc dz szsellt e
ldpplc pdoc ph icp dn e gcy ohrc wdzdpz ph wdlleicrz hr ier`cnz,
en` pmcn dp—z beja mhoc ph yezm sv bcghrc dp icpz `era.
Zsnzcp prenzghroz pmc wdlleic, ez ell pmc yhocn ymh ycrc
hsp yhradni en` ad`z ymh ycrc ep zjmhhl ell `et rcpsrn mhoc.Oen`dnaez, pmc cpmndj irhsv D ldwc ydpm, erc anhyn ghr pmcdr
lhs`nczz, en` pmc cwcndniz erc gsll hg `rsobcepz, zmhspdni
jhnwcrzepdhnz, lesimpcr, en` oszdj. Pmdz dz pmc bczp pdoc ph
rcle} hn ot hyn en` zvcn` zhoc pdoc rce`dni hr yrdpdni
lcppcrz ph grdcn`z beja mhoc. Dn pmc jhl` zcezhn, ph Ieobdenz,
e gdrc dz elyetz ldp en` zdppdni erhsn` zmerdni zphrdcz grho
Eocrdje, hr lcerndni ncy vrhwcrbz en` khacz dn Oen`dnae jen
bc enhpmcr ircep yet ph icp pmc ohzp hsp hg pmc `et, cwcn dg pmcrc dz nh ldimp.
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Zhocpdocz pmc `etz glt bt, en` zhocpdocz pmct `rei hn en`
hn, bsp cejm `et mez hnc pmdni dn jhoohn//D anhy pmcrc ydll
elyetz bc zhocpmdni ncy ph lcern grho pmczc vchvlc, hr e ncy
pmdni ph `h ydpm ot geodlt en` grdcn`z mcrc. Prtdni ph vlen ell
ot ejpdwdpdcz kszp yhn—p yhra mcrc, bsp dg D kszp icp dnwhlwc`
en` prt ph bc e verp hg ot jhoosndpt, pmc hvvhrpsndpdcz en`
e`wcnpsrcz ydll jhoc ph oc%
~ @en Ndcblcr, Mcelpm Whlsnpccr, 2663/266=
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Oepcrnel en` jmdl` mcelpm -OJM jldndjz erc e ircep yet phzmhy thsr gejc erhsn` pmc wdlleic, icp ph anhy yhocn, en`
zmerc zdovlc mcelpm oczzeicz en` dnghroepdhn. D jhnzdzpcnplt
eppcn`c` pmc gdwc vcr ohnpm dn ot `dzprdjp, Ndeodne Cezp, dn
lhycr Jcnprel Rdwcr @dwdzdhn -JR@. OJM jldndjz erc hgpcn
`sbbc` ‟bebt ycdimdni‟ jldndjz eohni VJWz. En` D `d` ycdim
bebdcz% D elzh brhac sv gdimpz bcpyccn yhocn prtdni ph jsp
dn ldnc ph icp beja ph jhhadni lsnjm, jmcjac` doosnd{epdhn
jer`z en` rcjhr`c` wejjdnepdhnz idwcn, ihp vcc` hn, cnpcrc`ncy bdrpmz dn pmc jhoosndpdcz— lhi bhhaz, pelac` ebhsp
brcezpgcc`dni, ihp vcc` hn ohrc, en` jhsnzclc` yhocn hn
mhy ph dnjrcezc pmc nsprdpdhn dn pmcdr jmdl`rcn)z `dcpz. D `rcy
ezd`c yhocn ymhzc jmdl`rcn—z ycdimpz gcll ycll bclhy pmc
ewcreic vcrjcnpdlc ghr pmcdr eic. Dn Yhlhg, yc pelac` ebhsp
lhjellt ewedleblc ghh`z en` mhy pmct jen bc dnjhrvhrepc`
dnph pmc jhovhsn`—z ghh` bhyl. Thsni bebdcz jen cep e vev -vhrrd`ic oe`c grho odllcp glhsr en` bcenz, hr hdl hr ohrdnie
vhy`cr jen bc e``c`. Ohrdnie jen elzh bc cepcn dn zesjc hr
brcyc` ldac pce.
Hnc hg pmc OJM jldndjz yez dn e ncerbt Gsle wdlleic ymcrc
ot jhoosndjepdhn ydpm pmc yhocn yez ldodpc` bcjeszc D
jhsl`n)p zvcea pmc leniseic. Ohzp hg pmc pdoc jldndjz ycrc
sn`crzpeggc` en` cejm hg sz gdllc` pyh rhlcz ghr pmc cnpdrc
`et. Ghr pmdz rcezhn, dp yez `dggdjslp ph vsll ot zpsbbhrnjhsnpcrverp ezd`c en` mewc mdo prenzlepc dnph Gsle ot ldpplc
zvdcl ph yhocn pmcrc. Cwcnpsellt, mc—` jhoc en` jercgsllt
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prenzlepc ph pmc yhoen e lczzhn ebhsp bcenz en` ohrdnie pce.
Mc—` elyetz pcll oc egpcryer`z, ‟Rh}d, vlcezc, yc `hn—p mewc
pdoc hr cnhsim vchvlc ph pela ph cwcrt yhoen dn`dwd`sellt dn
cwcrt wdlleic ymcrc yc mewc e jldndj%“ @czvdpc mdz grszprepdhnz
D acvp ezadni mdo ph jhoc en` prenzlepc dnghroepdhn ghr oc
ymcn D jhsl`n)p `h dp hn ot hyn. Pmcn, dn ot hyn wdlleic,
Beppd Nkhl, D mcer` mdo zvceadni ph hnc hg pmc yhocn D me`
irhyn jlhzc ph egpcr e tcer pmcrc. Mc yez peladni ebhsp e``dni
bcenz ph vev en` `rtdni ohrdnie ghr vhy`cr. Mc cwcn szc`
pmc zeoc vmrezdni pmep D elyetz `d`%
Cwcn pmhsim dp `hczn)p zcco ldac e msic wdjphrt en` ycncwcr zvhac ebhsp dp egpcryer`z, dp ocenp e lhp ph oc ph zcc
pmep ot jhsnpcrverp me` bccn ldzpcndni ph oc ghr ell pmhzc
ohnpmz. Mc yez oeadni pmc pdoc ph pela ph ot yhocn ebhsp
pmc mcelpm hg pmcdr jmdl`rcn.
~ Zere Mhggoen, Mcelpm Whlsnpccr, 2660/2669
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ezeleeoee lccaso% Ez ths—ll ell mcer vlcnpt hg pdocz, “Thserc ycljhoc%‟
D—o en DJP zvcjdeldzp ldwdni ebhsp ez ger sv/jhsnprt ez
ths jen ih dn pmc msb jdpt hg Bezzc. D pcejm jhovspcrz ep e
zcndhr zcjhn`ert zjmhhl, en` D—o zpetdni bszt ydpm vlcnpt hg
ncpyhradni en` `epebezc vrhkcjpz erhsn` pmc rcidhn ep vlejcz
zsjm ez pmc rcidhnel c`sjepdhn hggdjc en` pmc `dwdzdhnel mcelpm
pceo hggdjc. Pmc `coen` en` ncc` ghr prednc` jhovspcrszcrz dz cwcr dnjrcezdni, en` dp—z e rerdpt ph gdn` zhochnc ymh
`hczn—p yenp ph lcern ohrc ebhsp jhovspcrz en` pcjmnhlhit.
Cwcn dg ths—rc nhp en DP Whlsnpccr, jmenjcz erc ths odimp cn`
sv bcdni pmc jhovspcr c}vcrp ep thsr vlejc hg yhra. Zhoc hg
pmc nhn/DP vrhkcjpz D—o yhradni hn dnjls`c e oszdj jlsb ep ot
zjmhhl en` e rcidhnel erp c}mdbdp.
Pmc jslpsrel en` ichirevmdj `dwcrzdpt dn pmdz pdnt jhsnprt
oet zsrvrdzc ths. Oenzekeni( Bezzc mez bhpm e jdpt en` wdlleicgccl ph dp. Ghr rcle}epdhn, D hgpcn rd`c ot bdac `hyn ph pmc
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rdwcr, hr ih mdac zhoc mdllz en` cnkht pmc zjcncrt. Cwcrthnc
mez pmcdr hyn sndusc c}vcrdcnjcz en` hvvhrpsndpdcz en` D
mhvc ths—rc rce`t ph ohl` thsrz%
~ Cwen Rhpm, C`sjepdhn Whlsnpccr, 2667/266=
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ycljhoc ph Pmc Ieobde.
D)o e oepm(zjdcnjc pcejmcr zpepdhnc` dn Zdnpcp, ymdjm dz
e wdlleic ebhsp 576 adlhocpcrz dnlen` grho pmc jhezp hn pmc
zhspm bena. Ot wdlleic dz hn e bhleni, en` dz zsrrhsn`c` bt
bszm zh dp)z ndjc ph ih ghr rsnz hr bdac rd`cz en` zcc e lhp hg ydl`ldgc ydpm gcy vchvlc erhsn`. D)wc bccn pcejmdni zjdcnjc ph
ire`cz = en` 4 zdnjc D jeoc ph Pmc Ieobde dn Kslt hg 2663.
Dn e``dpdhn ph pcejmdni, zhoc hg pmc zd`c vrhkcjpz D)wc bccn
yhradni hn mewc bccn yrdpdni e zjdcnjc jlsb isd`cbhha pmep
dnjls`cz zjdcnjc c}vcrdocnpz en` ejpdwdpdcz szdni lhjellt
ewedleblc rczhsrjcz, d.c. vrdoerdlt rcjtjlc` oepcrdelz. Mhvcgsllt,
D)ll bc eblc ph `dzprdbspc pmdz bhha ph ell pmc lhycr en` svvcr
bezdj zjmhhlz dn pmc jhsnprt. Hpmcr vrhkcjpz dnjls`c psphrdni,pcejmdni ep yhrazmhvz ghr pcejmcrz, en` dnzprsjpdni pcejmcrz
hn szdni pmc zjmhhl ldbrert. D mhvc ths erc rce`t ghr e zlhycr
vejc hg ldgc en` tcp e wcrt ydl` pyh tcerz dn Pmc Ieobde.
~ En`rcy Merrdz, C`sjepdhn Whlsnpccr, 2663/2669
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
@cer Gspsrc Vcejc Jhrvz Whlsnpccr,
Gdrzp, D yhsl` ldac ph ycljhoc ths ph pmc Vcejc Jhrvz(Pmc
Ieobde vrhireo. Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz mez bccn dn Pmc Ieobde
zdnjc 5479 en` oent `c`djepc` Whlsnpccrz mewc zcrwc` dn dpz
sndusc en` `dwcrzc jslpsrc. Pmdz lhni/zpen`dni verpncrzmdv
`cohnzprepcz Vcejc Jhrvz Whlsnpccrz— jhoodpocnp ph pmc
`cwclhvocnp hg Pmc Ieobde. Ths ydll nhy icp ph pcll thsr
grdcn`z en` geodlt, “D eo ohwdni ph Pmc Ieobde, Yczp Egrdje,
en` ydll zvcn` pmc nc}p pyh tcerz whlsnpccrdni pmcrc.‟ D zpdllicp e zodlc zetdni dp nhy.
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E Y C L J H O C B H H A ¹ P M C I E O B D E =:
D errdwc` hwcr e tcer eih en` nhy rczd`c ez e pcejmcr/predncr
dn ymep yc jell pmc “sv jhsnprt‟ -ymdjm kszp ocenz ger grho
pmc jevdpel. D yhra ep pmc lezp hg pmc zd} rcidhnel hggdjcz dn
e vlejc jellc` Bezzc. Ot yhra werdcz `et/ph/`et, yhradni ep
pmc hggdjc mclvdni ydpm entpmdni grho jhovspcr lczzhnz, ph
pcejmdni pcejmcrz mhy ph szc lhjel oepcrdelz dn pmcdr jlezzcz.
D eo elzh mclvdni e lhjel nhnihwcrnocnpel hriend{epdhn dn
zperpdni en hrvmeneic dn ot wdlleic. Dn zmhrp, pmdz dz ot
zcrwdjc. D mewc zvcnp pmc rczp hg ot pdoc oeadni grdcn`z, ihdni
ph jclcbrepdhnz, en` zmerdni ot ldgc ydpm pmc oent Ieobdenz D
mewc jhnpejp ydpm.Pmc Ieobde dz en eoe{dni vlejc ph zcrwc. Elpmhsim D `hn—p
anhy ymcrc ths ydll ldwc hr ymep leniseic ths ydll lcern, D `h
anhy pmep ths ydll gdn` thsr zcrwdjc mcrc ez rcyer`dni ez D
mewc. Pmep—z nhp ph zet pmep dp—z cezt ldwdni mcrc. Tcz, yc mewc
ircep bcejmcz en` yhn`crgsl oepcrdelz pmep ths ydll `czdin
dnph thsr ncy gezmdhn lhha, bsp dp jen bc grszprepdni.
Ot e`wdjc ph ths dz ph rcocobcr ymep ths yenp ph icp hsp
hg thsr zcrwdjc mcrc. D prslt bcldcwc pmep ths ydll icp hsp ymep ths vsp dn mcrc. Thsr bczp ezzcp dz thsr gedlsrcz, ymdjm ths
ydll dncwdpeblt lcern grho, en` pmcn e`kszpdni thsr evvrhejm.
En` lezp, prt ph rcoedn vepdcnp dn thsr yhra, bsp elyetz bc
vcrzdzpcnp.
Ihh` lsja en` cnkht pmdz prslt zvcjdel vrhireo.
~ Crndc Mcr{di, C`sjepdhn Whlsnpccr, 2663/2669
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Ymep ph veja8 Mhy osjm zpsgg ph peac8Ymep dz ewedleblc dn Pmc Ieobde8 Mhy `h
D veja ghr pyh tcerz8 Pmczc erc usczpdhnz
ths erc vrhbeblt ezadni thsrzclg rdimp nhy1 zh pmdz vejadni ldzp
mez bccn jrcepc` bt Whlsnpccrz hg Vcejc Jhrvz(Pmc Ieobde
-PI ph mclv idwc ths en d`ce hg ymep ths ncc` ph brdni en`
ymep jen bc ghsn` mcrc. Pmc vejadni ldzp mez bccn jrcepc`
bt Whlsnpccrz en` prednccz ph rcglcjp pmc ejpsel ncc`z hg Whlsnpccrz en` dz pmc ohzp sv`epc` ldzp ghr VJ(PI. Mhycwcr,
bc e`wdzc` pmep nh hnc vcrzhn ydll ncc` cwcrtpmdni hn pmc ldzp/
/bc wcrt zclcjpdwc. Hnlt brdni ymep ths pmdna ths ydll szc en`
szc pmdz ldzp hnlt ez e isd`cldnc. Pmcrc dz ebzhlspclt nhpmdni
enthnc jen rcjhoocn` ghr ths ph brdni ydpmhsp ymdjm
ths ydll nhp bc eblc ph gsnjpdhn ez e Whlsnpccr. Vchvlc mewc
zmhyn sv ph Pmc Ieobde ydpm nhpmdni bsp e mdadni bejavejavejac` ydpm e gcy jlhpmcz en` phdlcprdcz en` zsrwdwc` ghr
29 ohnpmz. Ymep ths brdni jhocz `hyn ph mhy ths pmdna
ths ydll ldwc en` mhy ths yenp ph ldwc. Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz ydll
vrhwd`c ell oc`djdncz en` gdrzp ed` ncjczzdpdcz, ez ycll ez e
jhzp hg ldwdni -JHL ellhyenjc pmep ydll bc cnhsim ghr ths ph
ldwc jhoghrpeblt. Ths jen bst jlhpmcz hr mewc jlhpmcz oe`c
bt lhjel pedlhrz1 ths jen bst elohzp ell ptvcz hg ghh`z en`phdlcprdcz ths ydll cwcr ncc` dn/jhsnprt. Pmep bcdni zed`, dg ths
jen brdni zhoc hg pmc "ls}srt" pmdniz ldzpc` bclhy, dp ydll hnlt
mclv ths. Gsrpmcrohrc, ths `h nhp MEWC ph brdni cwcrtpmdni
pmep ths yenp ydpm ths. Elohzp cwcrtpmdni hn pmdz ldzp jen bc
oedlc` ph thsrzclg, j(h pmc Vcejc Jhrvz hggdjc dn Pmc Ieobde,
e ycca hr pyh bcghrc ths lcewc pmc S.Z.-elpmhsim dp ydll nhp bc
jmcev ph `h zh, hr ths jen errenic ghr geodlt en` grdcn`z phoedl pmdniz ph ths lepcr, egpcr ths mewc e bcppcr d`ce hg ymep
thsr ncc`z ydll bc.
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Thsr e``rczz `srdni thsr cnpdrc zcrwdjc ydll bc pmc ghllhydni;
Thsr Neoc, VJP+
J(H Vcejc Jhrvz(Pmc Ieobde
V.H. Bh} 3=2
Benksl, Pmc Ieobde
Yczp Egrdje
+Dp dz wcrt dovhrpenp pmep ths vsp VJP egpcr thsr neoc -ymdlc
ths erc dn VZP$ hr thsr oedl oet icp odzvlejc`. Egpcr ths
zycer dn ez e Whlsnpccr, VJW ydll ghllhy thsr neoc.
Gdnellt, dpcoz ydpm en ezpcrdza -+ erc ewedleblc dn Pmc Ieobde1
mhycwcr, pmct oet bc lhy/useldpt, nhp thsr vrcgcrrel bren`, hr
oet bc phh c}vcnzdwc ghr pmc ewcreic Whlsnpccr bs`icp.
Pmdniz Ths Zmhsl` Brdni
• Pyh vedrz hg glep bc` zmccpz//usccn zd{c ep lcezp
• Pyh vdllhy jezcz
• Ihh` phyclz+ -bepm phycl, men` phyclz, en` yezmjlhpm
• Zvhhn, ghra, en` peblc andgc -bc zsrc ph veja pmdz dn
thsr jmcjac` lsiieic en` NHP dn thsr jerrt/hn-z
• Ep lcezp e zd}/ohnpm zsvvlt hg ent vrczjrdvpdhn `rsiz
ths erc jsrrcnplt peadni -ep lcezp ph lezp ths snpdl pmc
oc`djel hggdjc jen hr`cr rcgdllz
• Pyh vedrz hg ctcilezzcz, dg ths ycer pmco1 elzh jhnzd`cr
brdnidni e rcvedr adp
• E ihh` jen hvcncr -ihh` hncz erc NHP ewedleblc
dn/jhsnprt
C}pre Pmdniz Ths Ydll Bc Ile` Ths Brhsimp
• Jcllvmhnc ydpm e ZDO/jer` jhovepdblc ydpm Yczp Egrdje
IZO grcuscnjdcz -"use` ben` vmhnc, snlhjac`" dz pmc
zvcj+
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• Glezm `rdwc-z ydpm leric zphreic jevejdpt -mdimlt
rcjhoocn`c`+
• E glezmldimp -hnc pmep jmericz bt zmeadni dz bczp, en`( hr mce`leov
• @didpel jeocre
• @sjp pevc
• Lcepmcroen
• Zsnilezzcz
• E vmhnc jer` zh ths jen jell pmc S.Z. grho Pmc Ieobde
ohrc jmcevlt -ewedleblc hnldnc grho e werdcpt hg zhsrjcz
• Egrdje oev
• Od`/zd{c` bejaveja
• Zmhsl`cr bei+
• Dnc}vcnzdwc, `sreblc, yepcr/rczdzpenp yepjm ydpm c}pre
beppcrdcz
• Yd`c/brdooc` zsn mep -szcgsl ghr yeladni erhsn` phyn
en` verpdjslerlt ghr yhradni dn pmc gdcl`z
• Redn kejacp
• Jhovejp sobrclle+
• dVh`(J@ vletcr ydpm jmhdjc hg oszdj
• Prewcl zvceacrz
• Leric jhobdnepdhn lhja en`(hr jhobdnepdhn ve`lhja
• EPO jer`
• Gltzyeppcr
• Nelicnc bhpplcz -hnc yd`c/ohspmc ,̀ hnc zoell
• E ocjmendjel hr beppcrt/hvcrepc` elero jlhja
• E zoell zphjavdlc hg rcjmericeblc beppcrdcz -ewedleblc
dn/jhsnprt, bsp c}vcnzdwc• Ben`enez
• E jhsvlc hg zoell zjrcy/phv vlezpdj jhnpedncrz(bhpplcz
ghr phdlcprdcz ymcn prewcldni
E Y C L J H O C B H H A ¹ P M C I E O B D E =9
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• Phhpmbrszm jhnpedncrz
• Vmhph elbso grho mhoc ydpm vmhphz hg geodlt(grdcn`z
ph zmerc
Jlhpmdni
Ohzp Whlsnpccrz zet pmct brhsimp phh osjm jlhpmdni, en` dn
verpdjsler, phh osjm “ndjc‟ jlhpmdni. Ncwcrpmclczz, ths ydll
ncc` ph `rczz evvrhvrdepclt ghr occpdniz ydpm ihwcrnocnp
hggdjdelz en` ghr en hjjezdhnel jcrcohnt. Bsp `et ph `et, ths
ydll vrhbeblt bc ldwdni en` yhradni dn e rsrel wdlleic dn wcrtmhp ycepmcr.
Nhpcz ghr Cwcrthnc hn Jlhpmdni;
• Ldimp/jhlhrc` jlhpmcz erc mer` ph accv jlcen. @era
jlhpmcz oeac ths wcrt mhp, zh ths mewc ph gdn` e ihh`
belenjc. Brhyn, irccn, blsc, iret, vsrvlc, en` rc`, erc
ihh`.
• Pmc `rczz jlhpmcz ghr zpeidni zmhsl` bc jlhpmcz ths ydllycer dn/jhsnprt. Dn hpmcr yhr`z, `hn—p brdni zvcjdgdj
jlhpmcz kszp ghr zpeidni.
Yhocn
Pmc Ieobde dz e jhnzcrwepdwc Oszldo jhsnprt. Yhocn szsellt
jhwcr ell hg pmcdr bh`t, en` oent zpdll jhwcr pmcdr ncjaz en`
mce`z. Ph `rczz dn ymep Eocrdjenz yhsl` jhnzd`cr yero/
ycepmcr jlhpmdni oet bc jhnzd`crc` bt oent Ieobdenz ph bc
vrhwhjepdwc jlhpmdni, dnwdpdni ohrc snycljhoc eppcnpdhn pmen
ths ydll gdn` phlcreblc. Dp dz rcjhoocn`c` pmep ths crr hn pmc
jhnzcrwepdwc zd`c ymcn jmhhzdni ymep jlhpmcz ph brdni.
• Vrhgczzdhnel; @rczzcz -zsn`rczzcz erc zdovlc,
jslpsrellt evvrhvrdepc, en` vrhwd`c bcppcr wcnpdlepdhn
pmen jlhpmcz ydpm clezpdj yedzp ben`z. Ell zadrpz en`venpz zmhsl` bc pmrcc/ghsrpm lcnipm -Jevrd hr jelg
lcnipm ep e odndoso. Dp dz nhp jslpsrellt evvrhvrdepc ph
zmhy anccz, bsp jevrd en` jelg/lcnipm venpz erc zmhrp
cnhsim nhp ph `rei dn pmc os` hr jepjm dn bdac zvhacz.
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• Venpz ydpm bclp lhhvz, yrev phvz, entpmdni ydpm
ghridwdni gebrdj ph ejjhooh`epc glsjpsepdhnz dn ycdimp.
• Accv dn odn` pmep pedlhrz dn pmc ahobhz -jdpt ercezerc ihh` en` gebrdjz erc ewedleblc ghr jmcev jszpho
pedlhrdni -e `rczz jhzpz ebhsp $56 SZ@, zh pmc bczp
e`wdjc dz ph veja odndoel en` wcrzepdlc dpcoz en`
pmcn zsvvlcocnp thsr yer`rhbc egpcr rcjcdwdni thsr
ezzdinocnp. Lhjel pedlhrz yhra ycll grho veppcrnz en`
c}jcl ep jhvtdni jlhpmdni ths brdni grho mhoc hr zmhy
pmco dn jlhpmdni jepelhiz.
Wdlleic Eppdrc;
• Zmhsl` bc jhoghrpeblc.
• Jlhpmcz icp `drpt, zh brdni jlhpmcz pmep jen bc yezmc`
grcuscnplt ydpmhsp gelldni everp. Jlhpmcz mcrc peac e
bcepdni zdnjc pmct erc yezmc` bt men`.
• Brdni lhpz hg sn`crycer% 26 vedrz hr ohrc.+
• Brdni ep lcezp zcwcrel zvhrpz brez -usdja/`rtdni, jhpphnoepcrdel dz bczp. @era jhlhrz erc cezdczp ph accv jlcen
lhhadni.
• Vekeoez‚ldimpycdimp jhwcrdni, ldimp/jhlhrc` ph vrhpcjp
eiednzp ohzusdphcz -ghr zdppdni hspzd`c ydpm mhzp geodlt(
yeladni erhsn` wdlleic ep ndimp. Bh}cr zmhrpz -ohrc
jhoghrpeblc VK—z ghr zlccvdni ep hpmcr Whlsnpccrz—
mhszcz hr Vcejc Jhrvz— prenzdp mhszc.
Ahobh -Jdpt$ Jlhpmdni;
• Brdni e gcy hspgdpz ghr vhpcnpdellt ihdni hsp‚pmcrc
erc hvvhrpsndpdcz ph ih `enjdni en` hjjezdhnz ph gccl
vrcppt% Kcenz, prewcl/zd{c` phdlcprt bhpplcz, `dzvhzeblc
re{hrz, pyh zydozsdpz -bdadndz jen bc evvrhvrdepc, bsp
hnlt ep zhoc hg pmc phsrdzp mhpclz1 Pmc Ieobde jepcrz ph
Csrhvcen phsrdzpz ep bcejm rczhrpz.
Ocn
• Ep lcezp e jhsvlc hg bspphn/sv `rczz zmdrpz, vrcgcreblt
pmrcc hr ghsr
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• P/Zmdrpz+
• Lhni bsp ldimp venpz -zdnjc dp icpz mhp mcrc
• Zmhrpz -oszp jhwcr anccz• Sn`crycer+ -53 vedrz hr ohrc
• Venpz pmep {dv hgg dnph zmhrpz jen bc wcrt mclvgsl en`
jhnzd`crc` vrhgczzdhnel eppdrc
• E gcy yerocr zmdrpz( phvz( glccjcz ghr “jhl`‟ zcezhn
• Zydozsdp -zmhrpz
Ahobh -jdpt$ Jlhpmdni;
• E jhsvlc hg jmenicz hg `rczzt jlhpmcz ydll jhoc dn
men`t ghr ihdni hsp en` eppcn`dni hggdjdel gsnjpdhnz.
-Ocendni lhni zlccwc bspphn/sv zmdrpz ydpm zlejaz hr
kcenz.
Wdlleic Eppdrc;
• Rslc hg pmsob dz//`hn—p zmhy anccz en` ths ercvcrgcjplt gdnc. Mhycwcr, dg ths mevvcn ph bc pcejmdni dn
e jlezz hr yhradni ep e jldndj hr ent hpmcr vrhgczzdhnel
hriend{epdhn pmcn ths ydll ncc` ph `rczz ohrc ghroellt.
Icncrellt P/zmdrpz en` kcenz jen bc jhnzd`crc`
evvrhvrdepc ghr `et/ph/`et wdlleic yhra, bsp dn e
jlezzrhho ths ydll yenp e bspphn/sv zmdrp en` zlejaz.
Ghr Ell
Zmhcz
• Gldv/glhvz+ -mdim/useldpt, ghr c}eovlc, Medwedne hr Pcwe1
ths jen bst jmcev gldv/glhvz dn/jhsnprt
• Zpsr`t zen`elz -Pcwe, Bdracnzphja, en` Jmejh erc ihh`
bren`z
• Ell/vsrvhzc zmhcz ghr yeladni, mdadni, en` bdadni -pcnndz
zmhcz+
• Yhrahsp zmhcz, dg ncc`c`
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Bc`rhho
• Ihh`/useldpt vdllhy%+
• Cervlsiz -ihh` hncz ydpm e mdim nhdzc rc`sjpdhn repdnidz rcjhoocn`c`
• Jhllevzdblc men` gen
• E zoell -pmdn blenacp -dp icpz jhl` bsp ncwcr phh jhl`+
Vcrzhnel Mtidcnc en` Phdlcprt Dpcoz
• Ihh` zjdzzhrz+• Pycc{crz
• E ihh` re{hr
• Zadn lhpdhn+
• Ent gewhrdpc bren`z hg zmeovhh, zmewdni jrceo,
phhpmvezpc, cpj. -ths jen bst ell hg pmczc pmdniz
dn/jhsnprt ep e jhzp
• @ch`hrenp -pmcrc dz e wcrt ldodpc` zclcjpdhn en` dp dz
wcrt c}vcnzdwc zh brdni cnhsim ph lezp pyh tcerz+
• Ldv belo -vrhwd`c` dn pmc Vcejc Jhrvz oc`djel adp, bsp
ths oet vrcgcr thsr hyn bren`+
• Gejc yezm(zadn jerc vrh`sjpz -c.i., Nh}{coe, H}d ve`z,
ezprdnicnp
• Peljso vhy`cr -c.i., Ihl` Bhn`, Zsoocr—z Cwc ghr
mcep rezm
• Lhhgem-z -e ptvc hg zvhnic
• Zsnzjrccn(bsi zvret -ewedleblc grho pmc VJ oc`djel
hggdjc bsp dp oet nhp bc pmc bren` ths ldac
• Men`/zendpd{cr -brdni lhpz en` dn oent `dggcrcnp zd{cz
• Peovhnz -ewedleblc grho pmc VJ oc`djel hggdjc bsp dg
ths mewc e gewhrdpc bren`, brdni zhoc• Zhev bh}
• Nedl vhldzm en` rcohwcr
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Yhra
• Jelcn`er+
• Evvhdnpocnp bhha+• Ghl`crz ydpm vhjacpz+
• Vcnz+
• Khsrnel+
• Erp zsvvldcz -oeracrz, vevcr, jhlhrc` vcnjdlz en`
zmervcncr+ +
• Nhpc jer`z
• Yhocn—z oeie{dncz//ihh` dnzvdrepdhn ghr yhocn—z irhsv
ejpdwdpdcz en` vrh`sjpz
• Whdjc rcjhr`cr ghr leniseic jlezzcz en` oedldni mhoc
pevcz -@cwdjcz erc ewedleblc pmep oeac en dVh` dnph e
whdjc rcjhr`cr ez ycll
• Pcejmcr adp -Ghr c}eovlc, rsbbcr ben`z, zpevlcr,
oeracrz, Or. Zacpjm, Zmervdcz, vszm vdnz, vevcr jldvz,
vcnz, vcnjdlz, ilsc, zdnilc mhlc vsnjm, en` ghl`crz. @hn—p
zadov// rcellt pmdna ebhsp ymep ths ydll yenp ghr pmc
nc}p pyh tcerz.
• Pcejmdni oepcrdelz -c.i., dnglepeblc ilhbcz, clcjprhndj
jhvdcz hg lczzhn vlenz hr rczhsrjcz, gewhrdpc pcejmdni
bhhaz, jeljslephr, jmdl`rcn—z bhhaz pmep jen bc
prenzlepc`. Eiedn, `hn—p zadov.
Adpjmcn
Oslpdwdpeodnz en` gdbcr zsvvlcocnpz erc ewedleblc grho pmc
oc`djel hggdjc. Jhnzd`cr brdnidni entpmdni ph zsvvlcocnp
vrhpcdn.
• Vejaeic` od}cz -Vhycr ed`(Iephre`c, glewhr `rdna
od}cz, vhy`cr zhsv od}cz
• Ihh` jen hvcncr
• Zoell vlezpdj ghh` jhnpedncr-z, Psvvcryerc -mdim/
useldpt, ths jen zphrc hpmcr pmdniz dn pmczc ez ycll+
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• Gewhrdpc zvdjcz+
• Ocezsrdni jsvz en` zvhhnz
• Rsbbcr zvepsle• Vlezpdj [dvlhj beiz
• Veroczen jmcczc -irepc` en` vejaeic`1 dp—z wcrt
c}vcnzdwc mcrc, zh dg ths ldac dp, brdni thsr hyn
• @rdc` grsdp, redzdnz, Jredzdnz, entpmdni ydpm nsprdcnpz
• Grcc{c/`rdc` ghh`
• Jldgg berz hr hpmcr cncrit berz -ths jennhp bst pmczc dn
Pmc Ieobde en` pmcrc oet bc pdocz ths oet bc zpsja
zhocymcrc ydpm ldpplc ghh` hvpdhnz
• Irenhle berz(vrhpcdn berz
• Psne, jmdjacn en` zelohn vejacpz
• Zoell Rsbbcroed` bdnz
• Vhp mhl`crz
• Wcicpeblc vcclcr• Ihh` andgc+
• Prewcl osi+
• @deohn` Zphnc(andgc zmervcncr
Odzjcllenchsz
• Vhrpeblc zhler vhycr beppcrt jmericr -pmczc ercc}vcnzdwc bsp wcrt szcgsl mcrc1 ths jen jmeric thsr
OV: vletcr, jcllvmhnc, en` rcjmericeblc beppcrdcz. Dp dz
yhrpm pmc ohnct, en`(hr
• Beppcrt vhycrc` vmhnc jmericr -ghr pmhzc pdocz ymcn
pmcrc dz nh zsn en`(hr ths jen)p icp ph e phyn ydpm
clcjprdjdpt
• Zmhrp/yewc re`dh ghr ldzpcndni ph BBJ, WHE, en` hpmcrncyz zpepdhnz+
• Jhnwcrpcr ghr vlsiz -pmc hnc pmep jhocz ydpm ell hg
pmc hvpdhnz1 Pmc Ieobde szcz pmc Brdpdzm/ptvc pmrcc/
vrhnic` vlsi+
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• Zsric vrhpcjphrz+
• Zoell beppcrt/hvcrepc` gen
• Pmdniz ph vezz pmc pdoc -c.i., lhni bhhaz hn en dVh`hr dn mer` jhvt, Zs`hah, jrhzzyhr` vs{{lcz, cpj. dg ths
cnkht pmco
• Zoell idgpz ghr geodlt dg ths yenp, bsp $56 hr lczz -ghr
c}eovlc, zpdjacrz, vhzpjer`z, c}pre vdjpsrcz hg thsr
Eocrdjen geodlt, jrethnz, oeracrz, hr vcnjdlz. -Ths `h
nhp mewc ph bst entpmdni dn pmc S.Z.1 ymcn ths errdwc
dn/jhsnprt ths ydll bc peacn ph pmc oeracp ph icp zhoc
jslpsrel idgpz ghr thsr mhzp geodlt.
• Bdadni icer zsjm ez ilhwcz, phc jldvz, bdac zcep ghr
jhoghrp -mclocpz en` rcvedr phhlz erc vrhwd`c` bt pmc
Vcejc Jhrvz. Ths oet bc bdadni e lhp zh pmczc dpcoz erc
szcgsl.
• Yepcr bhpplc
• Zoell hr oc`dso/zd{c `etveja ydpmhsp greoc• @dzvhzeblc jeocre ghr pdocz ymcn ths `hn—p yenp ph
rdza peadni thsr `didpel jeocre
• C}pre ocohrt jer`z ghr thsr `didpel jeocre
• Gdlo dg ths brdni e nhn`didpel jeocre -gdlo dz ewedleblc dn
Pmc Ieobde, bsp dz c}vcnzdwc en` nhp pmc bczp useldpt+
• S.Z. zpeovz -ghr oedldni lcppcrz ydpm vchvlc prewcldni ph
pmc Sndpc` Zpepcz• Oeie{dncz en` jepelhiz ydpm vdjpsrcz hg jlhpmdni ths
odimp yenp ph mewc jhvdc` bt pedlhrz dn Pmc Ieobde
• Zhgpbell ilhwc -Vcejc Jhrvz(Zcnciel mez en ennsel
zhgpbell phsrneocnp ydpm hpmcr Yczp Egrdjen jhsnprdcz
• Vlenp en` endoel d`cnpdgdjepdhn bhhaz -Pmcrc erc elzh
oent hg pmczc ptvcz hg bhhaz glhepdni erhsn` pmc hggdjc,
pmc prenzdp mhszc, en` ydpm Whlsnpccrz
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• Vrhpcjpdwc jezcz ghr cwcrtpmdni% -Pmc `szp en` mcep ydll
adll thsr clcjprhndjz dg nhp dn e jezc
• Rcjmericeblc beppcrdcz en` rcjmericr• Blena J@z ydpm jezcz -ghr bsrndni vdjpsrcz+
• Bsnidc jhr`z+
• Oent ptvcz hg pevc -zjhpjm, oezadni +
• Zmccp zeja -ghl` en` zcy e usccn/zd{c` zmccp sv pmc
zd`c, oeadni e zlccvdni zeja ghr pmhzc pdocz ymcn ths
mewc ph zlccv zhocymcrc ths `d` nhp c}vcjp ph
• Beiz -Ths jen—p mewc cnhsim beiz. Mcrc erc zhoczsiiczpdhnz; ntlhn `reyzprdni, rcszeblc jenwez bei,
bhha bei(bejaveja, `etveja, `sggcl beiz
• Zoell pyh/vcrzhn pcnp -ndjc ghr prewcldni en` zlccvdni
hspzd`c en` dn pmc bszm
• Zlccvdni ve` ghr pcnp
• Jlhpmczldnc en` jlhpmczvdnz ,
Nhpcz
• Vcejc Jhrvz ydll vet ghr sv ph =6 vhsn`z hg jmcjac`
lsiieic -ydpm hnc bei nhp ph c}jcc` 36 vhsn`z. Ths
erc rczvhnzdblc ghr vetdni ghr ent c}pre ycdimp hwcr
=6 vhsn`z. -Jmcja ydpm pmc edrldncz ghr sv/ph/`epc
dnghroepdhn hn ycdimp rczprdjpdhnz.• Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz ydll prenzvhrp thsr lsiieic dn/jhsnprt.
• Rcocobcr, ths ydll vrhbeblt bc dn e wdlleic ydpmhsp
clcjprdjdpt. Dg ths `hn—p cnkht rce`dni bt glezmldimp hr
clcjprdj lenpcrn, jhnzd`cr `hynlhe`dni bhhaz hn pevc ghr
thsr dVh` hr OV: vletcr.
• Bst e lhp hg zpeovz ymcn ths icp mcrc bcjeszc pmct erc
mer` ph icp `srdni predndni en` sv/jhsnprt.
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E``dpdhnel Dnghroepdhn
Icncrel Clcjprdjdpt en` Pcjmnhlhit Dnghroepdhn
Clcjprdjdpt dn Pmc Ieobde dz ohzplt ldodpc` ph pmc erce erhsn`
pmc jevdpel, Benksl. Mhycwcr, zhoc leric phynz clzcymcrc
dn pmc jhsnprt `h mewc clcjprdjdpt ghr zcwcrel mhsrz e `et.
Zhoc hriend{epdhnz, zsjm ez mcelpm jcnpcrz en` NIHz, elzh
mewc `dczcl icncrephrz. Rcier`lczz, e Whlsnpccr zmhsl` NHP
c}vcjp ph mewc ent ejjczz ph clcjprdjdpt, cwcn dg thsr vhzpdni
dz dn pmc erce erhsn` pmc jevdpel. Clcjprdjdpt zcrwdjc, ymdlc
gedrlt `cvcn`eblc dn rcjcnp ohnpmz, zpdll dnwerdeblt cnjhsnpcrzvrhblcoz pmep lcewc wezp ercez ydpmhsp vhycr, zhocpdocz ghr
`etz en` yccaz. E Whlsnpccr jhodni ph Pmc Ieobde zmhsl`
peac pmdz dnph ejjhsnp ymcn `cjd`dni ymep adn` hg pcjmnhlhidcz
ph brdni elhni.
Mewdni zed` pmep, e gedr nsobcr hg Whlsnpccrz, verpdjslerlt
C`sjepdhn/DJP Whlsnpccrz, szc zsjm pmdniz ez jhovspcr
levphvz dn Pmc Ieobde hn e `edlt bezdz, zdnjc pmcdr vhzpdnizpcn` ph bc ezzhjdepc` ydpm hriend{epdhnz pmep mewc ejjczz ph e
`dczcl icncrephr. Gsrpmcrohrc, oent nhn/DJP Whlsnpccrz, cwcn
pmhzc vhzpc` sv/jhsnprt, dn rsrel wdlleicz, elzh vhzzczz zdodler
pcjmnhlhidcz, ez hnc jen szsellt gdn` e yet ph jmeric levphvz,
vhrpeblc @W@ vletcrz, jcllvmhncz en` dVh`z, cwcn dg dp rcusdrcz
bdadni e jhnzd`creblc `dzpenjc. Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz hggdjc mez
ghsr jhovspcrz jhnncjpc` ph pmc Dnpcrncp ghr Whlsnpccr
szc. Pmcrc jen bc e jhnzd`creblc yedp ghr pmczc hn pmc lezpyccacn` hg pmc ohnpm -ymcn Whlsnpccrz jhoc ph phyn ph `h
pmcdr benadni. Vcejc Jhrvz elzh mez e ydrclczz mhpzvhp dn pmc
hggdjc ghr pmhzc ymh brdni pmcdr hyn levphv.
Zhler Pcjmnhlhit
Zhoc Whlsnpccrz elzh gdn` dp szcgsl ph dnwczp dn zhler
pcjmnhlhit, ymdjm dz ewedleblc dn/jhsnprt ep rclepdwclt
rcezhneblc vrdjcz. Ghr c}eovlc, e zdovlc 3 ph 56 yeppz zcp sv
ghr e bslb en` e jmericr ghr jcllvmhncz en` dVh`z oet jhzp ez
ldpplc ez $566 SZ@. E Whlsnpccr ymh yenpz ph zjrdov en` zewc
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oet bc eblc ph jhwcr pmdz jhzp grho pmc jhzp hg ldwdni ellhyenjc
vrhwd`c` bt Vcejc Jhrvz(Pmc Ieobde, bsp ths jen elzh brdni
dp ydpm ths. Lericr zcpsvz hg 36 ph 566 yeppz ph rsn levphvz
en` vhrpeblc @W@ vletcrz jen jhzp ez osjm ez $366. Zsjm
zcp/svz ydll vrhbeblt rcusdrc e Whlsnpccr ph zsvvlcocnp pmcdr
ellhyenjc grho pmcdr hyn gsn`z.
Mhycwcr, zmhsl` e Whlsnpccr hnlt jmhhzc ph brdni en dVh`,
en` zdnjc zsn dz ncwcr pmc vrhblco dn Pmc Ieobde, en dVh`
vhrpeblc zhler jmericr ydll bc zsggdjdcnp.
Jcllvmhncz
Ez ocnpdhnc` dn pmc zcjpdhn hn “Jhoosndjepdhn,‟ jcllvmhncz
hr ohbdlcz erc pmc vrcgcrrc` oh`c hg jhoosndjepdhn dn Pmc
Ieobde. Jcllvmhncz erc ewedleblc ph vsrjmezc dn Pmc Ieobde,
pmhsim pmc zeoc oh`cl oet bc jmcevcr dn pmc S.Z. Ez e
predncc, ths ydll bc vrhwd`c` ydpm ohrc dnghroepdhn hnjc
ths errdwc dn/jhsnprt en` ths ydll mewc pmc hvvhrpsndpt ph
vsrjmezc ohbdlcz ep zhoc vhdnp `srdni predndni, cdpmcr `srdni
pmc gdrzp ycca dn/jhsnprt hr ep pmc cn` hg predndni. Dg ths
jmhhzc ph vsrjmezc e ohbdlc vmhnc vrdhr ph `cverpsrc, bc zsrc
ph rcusczpz en snlhjac` use` ben` vmhnc pmep jen peac e ZDO
jer` en` dz jhovepdblc ydpm pmc IZO grcuscnjt hg Yczp Egrdje.
Vlcezc zcc e ldzp hg pmc ohzp jhoohnlt szc` vmhncz dn Pmc
Ieobde bclhy;
5. Nhade 5566 +2. Nhade 5556 +
:. Nhade 5556d +
0. Nhade 5552 +
3. Nhade 5766
7. Nhade 3:56
9. Nhade 7766
=. Nhade =256
4. Eljepcl
56. Zeozsni RZ 776
+Pmczc Nhade oh`clz erc pmc ohzp szc` bt Whlsnpccrz, ez pmct erc
pmc jmcevczp ohbdlcz hn pmc oeracp dn Pmc Ieobde en` pmct erc nhp
jhnzd`crc` c}preweienp bt lhjel zpen`er`z.
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Vcrzhnel Oszdj Vletcrz en` Re`dhz
Pmc ohzp jhoohn ghro hg vcrzhnel oszdj vletcrz pmep
Whlsnpccrz jmhhzc ph brdni erc dVh`z, OV: Vletcrz, en` J@( OV: Vletcrz. Ez ocnpdhnc` ebhwc, zmhsl` ths jmhhzc ph
brdni en dVh`, dp dz mdimlt e`wdzeblc pmep ths elzh dnwczp dn e
jhovepdblc zhler jmericr. Ez ghr OV: vletcrz en` J@(OV:
Vletcrz, dp dz bczp ph brdni beppcrt/vhycrc` `cwdjcz, elhni
ydpm ez oent beppcrdcz ez ths ydll yenp hr ncc`. Ymdlc pmcrc
erc beppcrdcz ewedleblc dn Pmc Ieobde, pmc useldpt pcn`z ph
bc c}prcoclt vhhr -hn e J@ vletcr dp oet bc vhzzdblc ph vlet
e oe}doso hg pyh ph pmrcc zhniz hn bren` ncy beppcrdcz%.Bren` neoc beppcrdcz zsjm ez @srejcll en` Cncrid{cr erc elzh
ewedleblc1 mhycwcr, pmcdr jhzp dz wcrt mdim.
Whlsnpccrz oet brdni gsll zmhrp/yewc re`dhz ydpm EO(GO
gsnjpdhnz ph rcjcdwc pmc lhjel re`dh zpepdhnz, ez ycll ez BBJ
en` WHE. Mhycwcr, zsjm re`dhz jen bc vsrjmezc` dn Pmc
Ieobde ghr ez ldpplc ez $3 SZ@.
Hpmcr Jhnzd`crepdhnz ebhsp Pcjmnhlhidcz
Bcghrc vejadni ent hg pmc ebhwc dpcoz, jhnzd`cr pmc cggcjp hg
mdim msod`dpt hn pmc pcjmnhlhidcz ths brdni. Msod`dpt `srdni
pmc rednt zcezhn jen jeszc lhni/pcro vrhblcoz dn zcnzdpdwc
`cwdjcz zsjm ez levphvz en` dVh`z1 mhycwcr, pmdz mez nhp bccn
e oekhr jhnjcrn ghr Whlsnpccrz ymh vhzzczz zsjm pcjmnhlhidcz
dn Pmc Ieobde. Zhoc vrcwcnpdwc ocezsrcz jen bc peacn ph
cnzsrc dp `hcz nhp bcjhoc e vrhblco.
Elzh, `h nhp brdni ent vdcjc hg pcjmnhlhit ths yhsl` bc
`cwezpepc` ph lhzc. Dn e``dpdhn ph pmc cnwdrhnocnpel ycer/en`/
pcer, jcllvmhncz, dVh`z, en` levphvz erc vrdoc pericpz ghr pmcgp.
Yc cnjhsreic ths ph peac hsp vcrzhnel vrhvcrpt dnzsrenjc hn
ent dpco hg welsc, ez pmc Vcejc Jhrvz dz nhp rczvhnzdblc ghr
rcdobsrzcocnp dn pmc jezc hg `eoeic hr lhzz hg pmczc dpcoz.
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J M C J A L D Z P
Pmc ghllhydni ldzp jhnzdzpz hg zsiiczpdhnz ghr ths ph jhnzd`cr
ez ths vrcverc ph ldwc hspzd`c pmc Sndpc` Zpepcz ghr pyh tcerz.
Nhp ell dpcoz ydll bc rclcwenp ph cwcrthnc, en` pmc ldzp `hcz
nhp dnjls`c cwcrtpmdni ths zmhsl` oeac errenicocnpz ghr.
Geodlt
❒ Nhpdgt geodlt pmep pmct jen jell pmc Vcejc Jhrvz— Hggdjc
hg Zvcjdel Zcrwdjcz ep ent pdoc dg pmcrc dz e jrdpdjel
dllnczz hr `cepm hg e geodlt ocobcr -pclcvmhnc nsobcr;
=66.020.=3=6, c}pcnzdhn 5096.
❒ Idwc pmc Vcejc Jhrvz— Hn pmc Mhoc Grhnp men`bhha ph
geodlt en` grdcn`z.
Vezzvhrp(Prewcl
❒ Ghryer` ph pmc Vcejc Jhrvz prewcl hggdjc ell vevcryhra
ghr pmc Vcejc Jhrvz vezzvhrp en` wdzez.
❒ Wcrdgt pmep lsiieic occpz pmc zd{c en` ycdimp ldodpz ghr
dnpcrnepdhnel prewcl.❒ Hbpedn e vcrzhnel vezzvhrp dg ths vlen ph prewcl egpcr
thsr zcrwdjc cn`z. -Thsr Vcejc Jhrvz vezzvhrp ydll
c}vdrc pmrcc ohnpmz egpcr ths gdndzm thsr zcrwdjc, zh
dg ths vlen ph prewcl lhnicr, ths ydll ncc` e rcisler
vezzvhrp.
Oc`djel(Mcelpm
❒ Jhovlcpc ent ncc`c` `cnpel en` oc`djel yhra.
❒ Dg ths ycer ilezzcz, brdni pyh vedr.
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❒ Errenic ph brdni e pmrcc/ohnpm zsvvlt hg ell
oc`djepdhnz -dnjls`dni bdrpm jhnprhl vdllz ths erc
jsrrcnplt peadni.
Dnzsrenjc
❒ Oeac errenicocnpz ph oednpedn ldgc dnzsrenjc jhwcreic
dg ths ydzm.
❒ Errenic ph oednpedn zsvvlcocnpel mcelpm jhwcreic
ymdlc ths erc eyet. -Cwcn pmhsim pmc Vcejc Jhrvz dz
rczvhnzdblc ghr thsr mcelpm jerc `srdni Vcejc Jhrvzzcrwdjc hwcrzcez, dp dz e`wdzeblc ghr vchvlc ymh mewc
vrc/c}dzpdni jhn`dpdhnz ph errenic ghr pmc jhnpdnsepdhn
hg pmcdr zsvvlcocnpel mcelpm jhwcreic. Dg pmcrc dz e
levzc dn jhwcreic, dp dz hgpcn `dggdjslp en` c}vcnzdwc ph
bc rcdnzpepc`.
❒ Errenic ph jhnpdnsc Oc`djerc jhwcreic dg evvldjeblc.
Vcrzhnel Vevcrz
❒ Brdni e jhvt hg thsr jcrpdgdjepc hg oerrdeic hr `dwhrjc.
❒ Dg ths brdni thsr vcrzhnel vezzvhrp, elzh brdni e jhvt hg
dp. Brdni c}pre vezzvhrp vmhphz ez ycll.
Whpdni❒ Rcidzpcr ph whpc dn pmc zpepc hg thsr mhoc hg rcjhr`.
-Oent zpepc sndwcrzdpdcz jhnzd`cr whpdni en` vetocnp
hg zpepc pe}cz ez cwd`cnjc hg rczd`cnjc dn pmep zpepc.
❒ Hbpedn e whpcr rcidzprepdhn jer` en` peac dp ydpm ths
hwcrzcez.
❒ Errenic ph mewc en ebzcnpcc bellhp ghryer`c` ph ths
hwcrzcez.
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Vcrzhnel Cggcjpz
❒ Jhnzd`cr vsrjmezdni vcrzhnel vrhvcrpt dnzsrenjc ph
c}pcn` grho pmc pdoc ths lcewc thsr mhoc ghr zcrwdjchwcrzcez snpdl pmc pdoc ths jhovlcpc thsr zcrwdjc en`
rcpsrn ph pmc Sndpc` Zpepcz.
Gdnenjdel Oeneicocnp
❒ Hbpedn zps`cnp lhen `cgcrocnp ghroz grho pmc lcn`cr hr
lhen zcrwdjc.
❒ C}cjspc e vhycr hg epphrnct ghr pmc oeneicocnp hg thsr vrhvcrpt en` bszdnczz.
❒ Errenic ghr `c`sjpdhnz grho thsr rce`kszpocnp
ellhyenjc ph vet eldohnt, jmdl` zsvvhrp, en` hpmcr
`cbpz pmrhsim pmc Hggdjc hg Whlsnpccr Gdnenjdel
Hvcrepdhnz ep =66.020.=3=6, c}pcnzdhn 5996.
❒ Vlejc ell dovhrpenp vevcrz‐ohrpieicz, `cc`z, zphjaz,
en` bhn`z‐dn e zegc `cvhzdp bh} hr ydpm en epphrnct hrhpmcr jercpeacr.
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