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    [EL PLGOL OHQP_ YLDOHJL_ ]H\ [H

    FMBM

    G PLGOL OHQP_ P\ADMOG[MHC FHQ CLY VHD\C[LLQ_

    B\D] 107;

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    [EL PLGOL OHQP_ | FMBM YLDOHJL AHHN | 107;1

    FMBM JGP

    [ems jgp ms uslk wmte plrjmssmhc frhj tel _tgtl Klpgrtjlct.

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    [EL PLGOL OHQP_ | FMBM YLDOHJL AHHN | 107;?

    G YLDOHJL DL[[LQ

    Klgr Fmbm Mcvmtll,

    Ohcirgtudgtmhcs hc almci mcvmtlk th al pgrt hf tel Plgol Ohrps/Fmbm klvldhpjlct tlgj! Gs yhu ohcsmklryhur mcvmtgtmhc, rlfdlot hc tel fgot tegt yhu wmdd alohjl g pgrt hf g splomgd trgkmtmhc elrl mc Fmbm tegt stgrtlkmc 7=65. _lrvmci gs g Plgol Ohrps Vhductllr ogc al hcl hf tel jhst oegddlcimci gck rlwgrkmcilxplrmlcols hf yhur dmfl. ]hu wmdd al tel =7st irhup hf Plgol Ohrps trgmclls th grrmvl hc tel sehrls hf Fmbm.]hur irhup wmdd bhmc ourrlct Vhductllrs whrnmci th mjpdljlct tel Ohjjucmty Elgdte LjphwlrjlctPrhblot (OELP). Kul th mcorlgsmci rgtls hf kmgaltls gck htelr dmfl terlgtlcmci mddclssls, mt ms gc mjphrtgcttmjl th bhmc Fmbms Jmcmstry hf Elgdte (JHE) mc mts lffhrt th prhjhtl wlddclss gck dhwlr tel mcorlgsmcirgtls hf chc-ohjjucmogadl (COKs) elrl mc Fmbm.

    Klvldhpjlct whrn ms oegddlcimci, lvlc mc tel alst hf omroujstgcols. ]hu wmdd lxplrmlcol frustrgtmhc hc gclw dlvld gs yhu gkbust th dmfl gck whrnmci mc tel Pgomfmo. Mf yhu tgdn th rlturclk gck ourrlct Plgol OhrpsVhductllrs, yhu wmdd rlplgtlkdy elgr tegt yhu cllk th al fdlxmadl, pgtmlct, gck klkmogtlk. Dmstlc th teljogrlfuddy. [el suoolss hf yhur whrn wmdd klplck cht bust hc mjpgrtmci yhur nchwdlkil, aut hc rlgdmzmciyhu ogct oegcil dmfldhci egamts mc g kgy, gck tegt dmstlcmci gck dlgrcmci grl gs mjphrtgct gs tgdnmci gck

    tlgoemci. ]hu just try yhur alst th aumdk whrnmci rldgtmhcsemps wmte yhur JHE ohwhrnlrs gck gt telsgjl tmjl al mcklplcklct gck orlgtmvl welc cllklk. Gdtehuie Plgol Ohrps stgff wmdd al telrl th eldpyhu, lsplomgddy kurmci yhur prl-slrvmol gck htelr trgmcmcis, gs g Vhductllr yhu wmdd hftlc cllk th ohpl hcyhur hwc mc slljmcidy strgcil surrhuckmcis. Pdlgsl ohjl wmte g ohjjmtjlct th jgnl tems lxplrmlcolsuoolssfud, th stgy tel fudd 19 jhctes, gck th try gck jgnl g kmfflrlcol.

    Yelc yhu bhmc us, yhu wmdd al imvlc jhrl mcfhrjgtmhc gahut wegt ms lxplotlk hf yhu. [egt sgmk, pdlgslalgr mc jmck tegt jhst rlturclk Vhductllrs wmdd tldd yhu tegt klgdmci wmte gjamiumty gck stgymci fdlxmadlgs smtugtmhcs oegcil ms pgrt hf almci g Plgol Ohrps Vhductllr. ]hu jgy temcn yhu kh cht egvl gdd telrlshurols th fudfmdd telsl lxplotgtmhcs aut yhu wmdd egvl tel hpphrtucmty th kh yhur alst lvlry kgy, gcksuoolss jgy hftlc ohjl hvlr tmjl mc uclxplotlk fhrjs.

    Hur stgff gck Vhductllrs egvl put g irlgt gjhuct hf tehuiet gck lffhrt mcth prlpgrmci fhr yhur grrmvgd. Ylgrl lxomtlk gahut whrnmci wmte yhu th ohctrmautl th klvldhpjlct mc Fmbm.

    Ohcirgtudgtmhcs hc yhur mcvmtgtmhc th bhmc Plgol Ohrps/Fmbm!

    M dhhn fhrwgrk th jlltmci yhu.

    Lkkml _tmolOhuctry KmrlothrQPOV/Fmbm (7=9695)

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    [EL PLGOL OHQP_ | FMBM YLDOHJL AHHN | 107;;

    [gadl hf OhctlctsG YLDOHJL DL[[LQ ............................................................................................................................... 7

    OHQL LUPLO[G[MHC_ FHQ PLGOL OHQP_ VHD\C[LLQ_ .............................................................. 9

    PLGOL OHQP_/FMBM EM_[HQ] GCK PQHIQGJ_ .................................................................................. 5

    Emsthry hf tel Plgol Ohrps mc Fmbm ............................................................................................................. 5Emsthry gck Futurl hf Plgol Ohrps Prhirgjjmci mc Fmbm .......................................................................... 5

    OH\C[Q] HVLQVMLY2 FMBM G[ G IDGCOL ....................................................................................... 70

    Emsthry .................................................................................................................................................... 70

    Ihvlrcjlct............................................................................................................................................. 70

    Lohchjy ................................................................................................................................................. 77

    Plhpdl gck Oudturl .................................................................................................................................. 77

    Lcvmrhcjlct ............................................................................................................................................ 77

    QL_H\QOL_ FHQ F\Q[ELQ MCFHQJG[MHC ..................................................................................... 7?

    Ilclrgd Mcfhrjgtmhc Gahut Fmbm .............................................................................................................. 7?

    Ohcclot Ymte Qlturclk Vhductllrs gck Htelr Mcvmtlls .......................................................................... 7;

    Hcdmcl Grtmodls/Ourrlct Clws _mtls Gahut Fmbm ...................................................................................... 7;

    Fmbm Dgciugil Qlshurols ......................................................................................................................... 7 Ag> Dguthng> Cgkm> gck _migthng). [el jgmc uragc olctlrshc Vgcug Dlvu grl Dgagsg gck _gvusgvu. Fhr tel hutlr msdgcks, tel phrt thwc ms ilclrgddy tel jgmc trgklolctlr.

    [el wlgtelr mc Fmbm ms jgmcdy fmcl wmte shjl sogttlrlk sehwlrs, lsplomgddy hvlr tel lgstlrc pgrts hf ahtejgmc msdgcks.[ems ms g typmogd wlgtelr rlphrt tegt ms gmrlk lvlry twh ehurs hc rgkmh Fmbm. Mt ms usugddystlgjy gck eht elrl frhj Chvljalr th Gprmd, kurmci tel rgmcy slgshc. Ilclrgddy, mt wmdd clvlr ilt ohhdlrtegc tel dhw 60s (th tel dhw

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    [EL PLGOL OHQP_ | FMBM YLDOHJL AHHN | 107;11

    amrtekgy. Hoogsmhcgddy, fhr mjphrtgct lvlcts, telrl wmdd al g trgkmtmhcgd kgcol plrfhrjlk, ogddlk g jlnl,hrgc gdd-cmiet kgcol pgrty, ogddlk g tgrgdgdg. Ehplfuddy yhu wmdd lcohuctlr g dhvh (flgst) gck/hr tgrgdgdg mcyhur trgmcmci vmddgil. [elrl grl qumtl g flw flstmvgds altwllc Budy gck _lptljalr, jgcy hf wemoe grlfuckrgmslrs. [el Emamsous Flstmvgd mc _uvg ms lsplomgddy phpudgr gck tgnls pdgol mc Guiust. Cgkm ehsts gAudg (Yldohjl) Flstmvgd mc Budy, Dguthng ehsts g _uigr Flstmvgd mc _lptljalr gck, hc Vgcug Dlvu,Dgagsg ehsts tel Frmlckdy Chrte Flstmvgd mc Guiust. Mc gkkmtmhc, telrl grl jgcy Oermstmgc, Emcku, gck

    Jusdmj oldlargtmhcs terhuiehut tel ylgr.

    _phrts, suoe gs ruiay gck shoolr, grl vlry phpudgr. Quiay ms th Fmbm gs Gjlrmogc fhhtagdd ms th tel \cmtlk_tgtls, lxolpt tegt mt ms lgsmlr th ilt gc guthirgpe frhj g dhogd elrh elrl! Fmbms slvlc-jgc tlgj ms hftlcohcsmklrlk tel alst mc tel whrdk. [el 7 mc Fmbm,

    telrl grl vlry flw grlgs tegt grl trudy puadmo dgck, lvlc mf telrl ms cht g thwc hr ehjl mc smiet.

    _phrts grl ylgr-rhuck gck telrl ms shjltemci fhr lvlryhcl. Mf yhu temcn yhu jmiet wgct th pdgy g sphrt,armci odlgts hr htelr lqumpjlct. Htelr Vhductllrs egvl uslk yhig jgts, ruccmci sehls, lxlromsl agdds,agcks/tuals, gck bujp rhpls th ohctmcul telmr fmtclss rhutmcls wemdl elrl. Armci lxlromsl KVKs fhr yhurusl gck odgssls.

    [elrl grl jgcy gotmvmtmls gvgmdgadl th fmdd yhur dlmsurl tmjl mc yhur ohjjucmty. _hjl Vhductllrs dlgrc thshomgdmzl jhrl> htelrs splck telmr tmjl mctrhkuomci telmr ehaamls th telmr clw dhogd frmlcks. _hjlVhductllrs egvl tguiet glrhamo odgssls (wemoe ih hvlr surprmsmcidy wldd elrl!), tguiet dhogd nmks clwshcis, hr lstgadmselk g wllndy orgft cmiet. Vhductllrs jgy gdsh fmck teljsldvls dlgrcmci shjl hf tel dhogdegckmwhrn snmdds, suoe gs jgt wlgvmci. Htelrs rlkmsohvlr telmr dhvl hf rlgkmci. Mf yhu dmnl th rlgk, armci

    shjl ihhk ahhns, gs tely grl lxplcsmvl th puroegsl dhogddy. Pgplragon ahhns grl gvgmdgadl mc jgcy dhogdsthrls gck tel \cmvlrsmty hf tel _hute Pgomfmo (dhogtlk mc _uvg) egs g fgmr sldlotmhc mc mts ahhnsthrl, auttely grl vlry lxplcsmvl. [el Plgol Ohrps hffmol egs g rlshurol olctlr welrl Vhductllrs jgy fmckprhflssmhcgd gck prhblot-rldgtlk jgtlrmgd tegt ogc al oelonlk hut. Hvlr tel ylgrs, Vhductllrs egvl gdshdlft jgcy ahhns alemck, dlgkmci th tel lstgadmsejlct hf sjgdd dlckmci dmargrmls hr ahhn lxoegcils mcDgagsg, _gvusgvu, gck _uvg.

    Ohcsmklr nllpmci g bhurcgd hf yhur stgy elrl mc Fmbm. Mt ms cht hcdy g irlgt wgy th khoujlct yhurlxplrmlcols gck goohjpdmsejlcts, aut mt ms gdsh irlgt th usl gck rlvmlw welc fmddmci hut yhur whrnrlphrts!

    Fmbm egs terll jgbhr tldlvmsmhc stgtmhcs gck 71 rgkmh stgtmhcs. _uvg gck Dguthng egvl omcljgs tegt ogrry

    fmrst-ruc Ehddywhhk jhvmls (shjl jhvmls egvl lvlc egk telmr prljmlr sorllcmci mc Fmbm). Mc tel vmddgils,Vhductllrs jgy fmck teljsldvls mcvmtlk th g ohjjhc aumdkmci th wgtoe gc hdk jhvml.

    Kurmci vgogtmhc tmjl, jgcy Vhductllrs oehhsl th lxpdhrl htelr grlgs hf Fmbm. [elrl grl goohjjhkgtmhcsrgcimci frhj tel typmogd mclxplcsmvl agonpgonlrsdhkilhc tel algoe th vlry lxplcsmvl rlshrtsogtlrmci gdjhst lxodusmvldy th thurmsts. Hftlc, rlshrts egvl cmol, mf hvlrprmolk, rlstgurgcts, sehppmci, gckwmdd al hvlrruc wmte thurmsts kurmci tel emie trgvld slgshc. Dlss lxplcsmvl prhplrtmls grl hftlc juoequmltlr gck jhrl rldgxmci.

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    [EL PLGOL OHQP_ | FMBM YLDOHJL AHHN | 107;1?

    [el rllfs tegt surrhuck jhst hf tel msdgcks elrl grl tlljmci wmte jgrmcl dmfl, hfflrmci lxolddlctschrnldmci gck kmvmci hpphrtucmtmls. Mf yhu hwc yhur hwc schrnldmci lqumpjlct, yhu jgy ohcsmklrarmcimci mt gdhci hr slckmci mt th yhursldf. [elrl grl gdsh jgcy kmvl sehps tegt hfflr souag (sldf-ohctgmclkucklrwgtlr arlgtemci gppgrgtus) trgmcmci, olrtmfmogtmhc, gck lqumpjlct rlctgd.

    [elrl grl gdsh slvlrgd clgray klstmcgtmhcs tegt Vhductllrs jgy wgct th ohcsmklr vmsmtmci, mcodukmci

    Gustrgdmg, Clw Rlgdgck, [hcig, _gjhg, gck Vgcugtu, wemoe grl lgsmdy goolssmadl ay pdgcl frhj ahte_uvg gck Cgkm.

    Prhflssmhcgdmsj, Krlss, gck AlegvmhrFmbm ms g wgrj gck wldohjmci pdgol welrl fhrlmiclrs grl g fgjmdmgr smiet. Yegt kmstmciumsels Vhductllrsfrhj thurmsts ms telmr nchwdlkil hf, gck rlsplot fhr, Fmbmgc gck Mckh-Fmbmgc oudturl gck ousthjs.Vhductllrs rlolmvl lxtlcsmvl trgmcmci hc oudturl gck tel mjphrtgct pgrt mt pdgys mc ohjjucmty dmfl.[el gtjhspelrl mc Fmbm gpplgrs shjlwegt rldgxlk, sdhw, gck plregps dlss fhrjgd tegc wegt yhu jgy algoousthjlk th mc tel \._. Ehwlvlr, kh cht gssujl tegt tel mcfhrjgd gtjhspelrl gddhws fhr mcfhrjgdkrlss. Bust gs mc tel _tgtls, plhpdl krlss kmfflrlctdy mc vgrmhus smtugtmhcs. Vhductllrs grl lcohurgilk thogrlfuddy haslrvl wegt htelrs grl wlgrmciehw prhflssmhcgd plhpdl krlss fhr whrn gck shomgd hoogsmhcs.Dlgrc wegt telsl stgckgrks grl gck fhddhw telj.

    Almci slcsmtmvl th Fmbmgc krlss chrjs, wemoe dlgc thwgrk tel jhrl ohcslrvgtmvl, wmdd mcorlgsl yhurlfflotmvlclss gs g Vhductllr. Vhductllrs grl lxplotlk th krlss gpprhprmgtldy gck gpplgr clgt gck tmkyahte hc gck hff tel bha. Vhductllrs weh grl slcsmtmvl th tel oudturgd chrjs wmdd igmc rlsplot gckgoolptgcol jhrl rlgkmdy.

    [ems rlsplot ms mctlirgd th gc lcbhygadl gck jlgcmcifud Plgol Ohrps lxplrmlcol. Ilclrgddy, g odlgc, wldd-irhhjlk, shjlwegt dhw-nly gpplgrgcol whrns wldd mc Fmbm. Mc _uvg, g jhrl fgsemhc-hrmlctlk stydl mstypmogd> mc rurgd grlgs, jhst plhpdl krlss mc jhrl trgkmtmhcgd, ohcslrvgtmvl odhtemci. Krlgkdhons, spmny hrarmietdy ohdhrlk egmr, hr htelr ucusugd egmrstydls gck vmsmadl tgtthhs jgy jgnl mctlirgtmhc jhrl kmffmoudt.

    Fhr whjlc, krlss ms ohcslrvgtmvl gck whjlc ohvlr up g dht jhrl mc Fmbm tegc mc tel \._. Gcndl-dlcite

    snmrts grl rlohjjlcklk. Mt ms alst th egvl telj wmkl lchuie th smt ohjfhrtgady hc tel fdhhr wmte dlisohvlrlk. Fudd krlssls hr snmrts wmte jhklst thps gck sdllvls grl gpprhprmgtl. [elsl grl lgsmdy puroegslk mc_uvg, mf cllklk. Hcl-pmlol, dhhsl fmttmci krlssls wmte ch wgmstagck grl gdsh vlry ihhk fhr eht wlgtelr.Ylgrmci sehrts mc puadmo ms mcgpprhprmgtl, lxolpt gt rlshrts hr htelr thurmst grlgs. Jmcmsnmrts, sehrt-sehrts,tgcn thps, pducimci clondmcls, jmkrmff semrts tegt lxphsl yhur alddy, gck strgpdlss thps grl mcgpprhprmgtl.

    Jlc grl gdsh lxplotlk th krlss ohcslrvgtmvldy. Dhci egmr hr uctrmjjlk fgomgd egmr hc jlc ms ohcsmklrlkucprhflssmhcgd th Fmbmgcs. Cmol sdgons gck semrts grl tel jhst gpprhprmgtl gttmrl, gs grl krlsssudus (jlcssnmrts). Jlc hftlc wlgr dhci pgcts mc puadmo, gck dhci sehrts grl whrc welc khmci hutkhhr gotmvmtmls mctel vmddgil, suoe gs igrklcmci, hr fhr sphrts gck emnmci.

    Cmol-dhhnmci sgckgds grl gpprhprmgtl fhr ahte jlc gck whjlc. Fhr tehsl Vhductllrs weh jgy whrn mc gc

    hffmol slttmci, lsplomgddy mc uragc dhogtmhcs, fdmp-fdhps grl cht goolptgadl gt whrn. Mt ms ohcsmklrlk vlryrukl th wlgr gcy typl hf egt mcsmkl aumdkmcis hr mc g vmddgil. _wmjjmci gttmrl fhr whjlc sehudk al vlryohcslrvgtmvl (amnmcms grl hcdy goolptgadl hc rlshrt algoels)> dhogd whjlc wlgr [-semrts gck wrgpgrhucksnmrts (sudus) wemdl swmjjmci.

    Fhr jhst hf tel ylgr, tel odmjgtl wmdd al eht gck eujmk. Clutrgd-ohdhrlk ohtthc odhtemci whrns alst mc temslcvmrhcjlct. Hcl hf tel pgrgkhxls hf pgonmci ms tegt wemdl dmietwlmiet odhtels grl tel jhst ohjfhrtgadlth wlgr, tel dgucklrmci prholss (kh-mt-yhursldf wmte sorua arusels gck egrse shgps) fgvhrs sturky mtljs.Armiet ohdhrs wmdd fgkl mc egrse suc gck dmiet ohdhrs wmdd pmon up ourry gck juk stgmcs. Ohcsmklr armcimci

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    [EL PLGOL OHQP_ | FMBM YLDOHJL AHHN | 107;1;

    shjl jlkmuj-wlmiet ohtthc-phdy adlcks tegt wmdd survmvl tel wgsemci, suc, gck odmjgtl wmtehut dhhnmciwhrc hut kurmci tel dgst jhctes hf yhur stgy.

    Plrshcgd _gfltyJhrl kltgmdlk mcfhrjgtmhc gahut tel Plgol Ohrpsgpprhgoe th sgflty ms ohctgmclk mc tel _gflty gck_lourmty slotmhc, aut mt ms gc mjphrtgct mssul gck ogccht al hvlrljpegsmzlk. Gs stgtlk mc tel Vhductllr

    Egckahhn, alohjmci g Plgol Ohrps Vhductllr lctgmds olrtgmc sgflty rmsns. Dmvmci gck trgvldmci mc gcucfgjmdmgr lcvmrhcjlct (hftlctmjls gdhcl), egvmci g dmjmtlk ucklrstgckmci hf dhogd dgciugil gck oudturl,gck almci plrolmvlk gs wldd-hff grl shjl hf tel fgothrs tegt ogc put g Vhductllr gt rmsn. Jgcy Vhductllrslxplrmlcol vgrymci klirlls hf ucwgctlk gttlctmhc gck egrgssjlct. Pltty telfts gck auridgrmls grl chtucohjjhc, gck mcomklcts hf peysmogd gck slxugd gssgudt kh hoour, gdtehuie jhst Fmbm Vhductllrsohjpdltl telmr twh ylgrs hf slrvmol wmtehut mcomklct. [el Plgol Ohrps egs lstgadmselk prholkurls gckphdmomls klsmiclk th eldp rlkuol tel rmsns gck lcegcol yhur sgflty gck slourmty. [elsl prholkurls gckphdmomls, mc gkkmtmhc th sgflty trgmcmci, wmdd al prhvmklk hcol yhu grrmvl mc Fmbm. \smci telsl thhds, hcl ogcal ljphwlrlk th tgnl rlsphcsmamdmty fhr ems hr elr sgflty gck wldd-almci.

    Lgoe stgff jljalr gt tel Plgol Ohrps ms ohjjmttlk th prhvmkmci Vhductllrs wmte tel supphrt tely cllk thsuoolssfuddy jllt tel oegddlcils tely wmdd fgol th egvl g sgfl, elgdtey, gck prhkuotmvl slrvmol. Vhductllrs

    gck fgjmdmls grl lcohurgilk th dhhn gt sgflty gck slourmty mcfhrjgtmhc hc tel Plgol Ohrps wlasmtl gtplgolohrps.ihv/sgflty.

    Mcfhrjgtmhc hc telsl pgils imvls jlssgils hc Vhductllr elgdte gck sgflty. [elrl ms g slotmhc tmtdlk _gfltygck _lourmty mc Klpte. Gjhci thpmos gkkrlsslk grl tel rmsns hf slrvmci gs g Vhductllr, phstssgfltysupphrt systljs, gck ljlrilcoy pdgccmci gck ohjjucmogtmhcs.

    Qlwgrks gck FrustrgtmhcsYemdl tel vmsmhc hf g trhpmogd msdgck mc tel _hute Pgomfmo jgy ogpturl yhur mjgimcgtmhc, rhjgctmo chtmhcshf tems dmflstydl jgy qumondy wlgr temc gs yhu gkbust th tel elgt gck eujmkmty tegt klsolck hc Fmbm fhr smxth lmiet jhctes hf tel ylgr. Htelr oegddlcils mcodukl tel hoogsmhcgd oyodhcl> tel mcolssgct gcts,ohonrhgoels, gck jhsqumthls tegt yhu wmdd dmnldy lcohuctlr> tel msdgck flvlrtegt ogc grmsl frhj dmvmci

    mc g rldgtmvldy sjgdd ohjjucmty welrl lvlryhcl nchws wegt lvlryhcl ldsl ms khmci> gck tel slljmcidydgmsslz-fgmrl gttmtukl tegt shjl plhpdl lxemamt thwgrk whrn gck oegcil. [el msdgck dmflstydl, trhpmogdodmjgtl, mshdgtmhc, gck dgon hf whrn-rldgtlk rlshurols gck jgtlrmgds ogdd fhr mckmvmkugds weh phsslss ihhkelgdte, stgjmcg, sldf-rldmgcol, fdlxmamdmty, gck g phsmtmvl gttmtukl. ]hu wmdd cllk th gkgpt th g pgol hf dmfltegt, tehuie cht ucmqul th tel Pgomfmo, jgy al qumtl kmfflrlct frhj wegt yhu grl goousthjlk th mc tel\cmtlk _tgtls.

    _hjl mckmvmkugds grl surprmslk ay tel fgot tegt, welc bhmcmci tel Plgol Ohrps, tely alohjl suablot th telchrjs hf telmr dhogd mc-ohuctry gilcomls, gs wldd gs tehsl hf tel Plgol Ohrps. Gs g Plgol Ohrps Vhductllrwhrnmci wmte g ehst gilcoy hr mcstmtutmhc, yhur prhflssmhcgdmsj wmdd al ohuctlk hc mc hrklr th rlsplotphdmomls yhur suplrvmshrs egvl lstgadmselk fhr telmr stgff. [ehuie yhu grl g Vhductllr, mf yhu whrn mc gchffmol slttmci, yhu wmdd al rlqumrlk th whrn tel sgjl ehurs gs yhur ohddlgiuls, hftlc g ;0-ehur g wlln

    klsn bha. Gdtehuie yhu jgy al imvlc g emie klirll hf rlsphcsmamdmty gck mcklplcklcol mc yhur whrnplregps jhrl tegc mc gcy htelr bha yhu egvl egk hr wmdd lvlr lxplrmlcolyhu wmdd hftlc fmck yhursldf mcsmtugtmhcs tegt rlqumrl gc gamdmty th jhtmvgtl yhursldf gck yhur ohuctlrpgrts wmte dmttdl iumkgcol frhjsuplrvmshrs. ]hu jgy gdsh whrn fhr jhctes wmtehut sllmci gcy vmsmadl mjpgot hr wmtehut rlolmvmci gcyfllkagon hc yhur whrn. [ems ms tel cgturl hf klvldhpjlct whrn. Mt ms g sdhw prholss gck hftlc rlsudts grlhcdy sllc gftlr tel ohjamclk lffhrts hf slvlrgd ilclrgtmhcs hf Vhductllrs. ]hu just phsslss sldf-ohcfmklcol, pgtmlcol, gck jgturmty th ohctmcul whrnmci thwgrk dhci-tlrj ihgds wmtehut sllmci mjjlkmgtlrlsudts.

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    [EL PLGOL OHQP_ | FMBM YLDOHJL AHHN | 107;1 ehwlvlr, gdd Vhductllrs wlrl ohctgotlk mc gkvgcol hf tel sthrj gck rldhogtlk th sgflgrlgs. [elrl ms usugddy gjpdl tmjl th prlpgrl fhr sthrjs> gpprhprmgtl prlogutmhcgry jlgsurls fhryhu gck yhur ohjjucmty wmdd al kmsousslk kurmci prl-slrvmol trgmcmci.

    Jhst dhogd ormjls gck gssgudts mcvhdvl gdohehd usl lmtelr ay tel vmotmj hr tel plrpltrgthrs. Gcymckmvmkugds usl hf gdohehd tegt rlplgtlkdy pdgols tel mckmvmkugd gt rmsn hr rlsudts mc kmsorlkmt themj/elr hr th tel Plgol Ohrps ms ohcsmklrlk ucgoolptgadl gck tel mckmvmkugd jgy al gsnlk thdlgvl tel Plgol Ohrps. Mf, mc tel hpmcmhc hf tel jlkmogd hffmolr, g Vhductllr ms gausmci gdohehd,tegt mckmvmkugd jgy al jlkmogddy lvgougtlk th Ygsemcithc, K.O., fhr gsslssjlct gck ohucsldmci.

    Vhductllrs tlck th gttrgot g dht hf gttlctmhc ahte mc dgril omtmls gck gt telmr smtls, aut tely grl jhrldmnldy th rlolmvl cligtmvl gttlctmhc mc emiedy phpudgtlk olctlrs, gck gwgy frhj telmr supphrt

    cltwhrnfrmlcks gck ohddlgiulsweh dhhn hut fhr telj. Yemdl wemstdls gck vlragd egrgssjlct agslk hc rgol hr ilcklr jgy al fgmrdy ohjjhc hc tel

    strllt, tems alegvmhr jgy al rlkuolk mf yhu gamkl ay dhogd oudturgd chrjs, krlss ohcslrvgtmvldy,gck rlsphck goohrkmci th tel trgmcmci yhu wmdd rlolmvl.

    _tgymci _gfl2 Khct Al g [grilt fhr OrmjlAlogusl jgcy Vhductllr smtls grl mc rurgd, mshdgtlk slttmcis, yhu just al prlpgrlk th tgnl hc g dgrilklirll hf rlsphcsmamdmty fhr yhur hwc sgflty. [h rlkuol tel dmnldmehhk tegt yhu wmdd alohjl g vmotmj hformjl, yhu ogc tgnl stlps th jgnl yhursldf dlss hf g tgrilt suoe gs lcsurmci yhur ehjl ms slourl gckklvldhpmci rldgtmhcsemps mc yhur ohjjucmty. Yemdl tel fgothrs tegt ohctrmautl th yhur rmsn mc Fmbm jgy alkmfflrlct, mc jgcy wgys yhu ogc kh wegt yhu whudk kh mf yhu jhvlk th g clw omty gcywelrl2 Alogutmhus, oelon temcis hut, gsn qulstmhcs, dlgrc gahut yhur clmieahrehhk, nchw welrl tel jhrl rmsny

    dhogtmhcs grl, usl ohjjhc slcsl, gck al gwgrl. ]hu ogc rlkuol yhur vudclrgamdmty th ormjl ay mctlirgtmcimcth yhur ohjjucmty, dlgrcmci tel dhogd dgciugil, gotmci rlsphcsmady, gck gamkmci ay Plgol Ohrpsphdmomls gck prholkurls. _lrvmci sgfldy gck lfflotmvldy mc Fmbm wmdd rlqumrl tegt yhu goolpt shjlrlstrmotmhcs hc yhur ourrlct dmflstydl.

    _upphrt frhj _tgffMf g trgmcll hr Vhductllr ms tel vmotmj hf g sgflty gck slourmty mcomklct, Plgol Ohrps stgff ms prlpgrlk thprhvmkl supphrt. Gdd Plgol Ohrps phsts egvl prholkurls mc pdgol th rlsphck th mcomklcts hf ormjlohjjmttlk gigmcst Vhductllrs. [el fmrst prmhrmty fhr gdd phsts mc tel gftlrjgte hf gc mcomklct ms th lcsurltel Vhductllr ms sgfl gck rlolmvmci jlkmogd trlgtjlct gs cllklk. Gftlr gssurmci tel sgflty hf telVhductllr, Plgol Ohrps stgff rlsphcsl jgy mcodukl rlgsslssmci tel Vhductllrs whrnsmtl gck ehusmcigrrgciljlcts gck jgnmci gcy gkbustjlcts, gs cllklk. Mc shjl ogsls, tel cgturl hf tel mcomklct jgy

    clolssmtgtl g smtl hr ehusmci trgcsflr. Plgol Ohrps stgff wmdd gdsh supphrt gck gssmst Vhductllrs wehoehhsl th jgnl g fhrjgd ohjpdgmct wmte dhogd dgw lcfhroljlct. Mt ms vlry mjphrtgct tegt g Vhductllrrlphrts gc mcomklct welc mt hoours. [el rlgshcs fhr tems mcodukl hatgmcmci jlkmogd ogrl gck ljhtmhcgdsupphrt, lcgadmci Plgol Ohrps stgff th gsslss tel smtugtmhc th kltlrjmcl mf telrl ms gc hcihmci sgflty gckslourmty ohcolrc, prhtlotmci pllr Vhductllrs gck prlslrvmci tel rmiet th fmdl g ohjpdgmct. _ehudk gVhductllr klomkl dgtlr mc tel prholss th fmdl g ohjpdgmct wmte dgw lcfhroljlct, tems hptmhc jgy alohjprhjmslk mf lvmklcol wgs cht prlslrvlk gt tel tmjl hf tel mcomklct.

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    [EL PLGOL OHQP_ | FMBM YLDOHJL AHHN | 107;?5

    Olrtgmc smtl sldlotmhc ormtlrmggrl uslk th kltlrjmcl sgfl ehusmci fhr Vhductllrs alfhrl telmr grrmvgd. [elPlgol Ohrps stgff whrns odhsldy wmte ehst ohjjucmtmls gck ohuctlrpgrt gilcomls th eldp prlpgrl telj fhrg Vhductllrs grrmvgd gck th lstgadmse lxplotgtmhcs hf telmr rlsplotmvl rhdls mc supphrtmci tel Vhductllr.Lgoe smtl ms mcsplotlk alfhrl tel Vhductllrs grrmvgd th lcsurl pdgoljlct mc gpprhprmgtl, sgfl, gck slourlehusmci gck whrnsmtls. _mtl sldlotmhc ms agslk, mc pgrt, hc gcy rldlvgct smtl emsthry> goolss th jlkmogd,agcnmci, phstgd, gck htelr lsslctmgd slrvmols> gvgmdgamdmty hf ohjjucmogtmhcs, trgcsphrtgtmhc, gck jgrnlts>

    kmfflrlct ehusmci hptmhcs gck dmvmci grrgciljlcts> gck htelr Vhductllr supphrt cllks.

    ]hu wmdd gdsh dlgrc gahut Plgol Ohrps/Fmbmskltgmdlk ljlrilcoy gotmhc pdgc, wemoe ms mjpdljlctlk mctel lvlct hf omvmd hr phdmtmogd ucrlst hr g cgturgd kmsgstlr. Yelc yhu grrmvl gt yhur smtl, yhu wmdd ohjpdltlgck suajmt g smtl dhogthr fhrj wmte yhur gkkrlss, ohctgot mcfhrjgtmhc, gck g jgp th yhur ehusl. Mf telrl msg slourmty terlgt, yhu wmdd igtelr wmte htelr Vhductllrs mc Fmbm gt prlkltlrjmclk dhogtmhcs uctmd telsmtugtmhc ms rlshdvlk hr tel Plgol Ohrps klomkls th lvgougtl.

    Fmcgddy, mc hrklr fhr tel Plgol Ohrps th al fuddy rlsphcsmvl th tel cllks hf Vhductllrs, mt ms mjplrgtmvl tegtVhductllrs mjjlkmgtldy rlphrt gcy sgflty gck slourmty mcomklcts th tel Plgol Ohrps hffmol. [el PlgolOhrps egs lstgadmselk prhthohds fhr gkkrlssmci sgflty gck slourmty mcomklctsmc g tmjldy gckgpprhprmgtl jgcclr, gck mt ohddlots gck lvgdugtls sgflty gck slourmty kgtg th trgon trlcks gck klvldhp

    strgtlimls th jmcmjmzl rmsns th ourrlct gck futurl Vhductllrs.

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    [EL PLGOL OHQP_ | FMBM YLDOHJL AHHN | 107;?=

    KMVLQ_M[] GCK MCOD\_MHC HVLQVMLY

    [el Plgol Ohrps jmssmhc ms th prhjhtl whrdk plgol gck frmlcksemp gck th mjprhvl plhpdls dmvls mc telohjjucmtmls welrl Vhductllrs slrvl. Mcstmtutmci phdmomls gck prgotmols th supphrt g kmvlrsl gck mcodusmvlwhrn gck Vhductllr lcvmrhcjlct ms lsslctmgd th goemlvmci tems jmssmhc.

    [erhuie mcodusmvl rlorumtjlct gck rltlctmhc hf stgff gck Vhductllrs, tel Plgol Ohrps sllns th rlfdlot telrmoe kmvlrsmty hf tel \cmtlk _tgtls gck armci kmvlrsl plrsplotmvls gck shdutmhcs th klvldhpjlct mssuls.Gkkmtmhcgddy, lcsurmci kmvlrsmty gjhci stgff gck Vhductllrs lcrmoels mctlrplrshcgd rldgtmhcs gckohjjucmogtmhcs fhr tel stgff whrn lcvmrhcjlct, tel Vhductllr lxplrmlcol, gck tel ohjjucmtmls mc wemoeVhductllrs slrvl.

    [el Plgol Ohrps klfmcls kmvlrsmty gs g ohddlotmhc hf mckmvmkugd gttrmautls tegt thiltelr eldp gilcomlspursul hrigcmzgtmhcgd hablotmvls lffmomlctdy gck lfflotmvldy. [elsl mcodukl, aut grl cht dmjmtlk th,oegrgotlrmstmos suoe gs cgtmhcgd hrmimc, dgciugil, rgol, ohdhr, kmsgamdmty, ltecmomty, ilcklr, gil, rldmimhc,slxugd hrmlctgtmhc, ilcklr mklctmty, shomhlohchjmo stgtus, vltlrgc stgtus, gck fgjmdy struoturls. Kmvlrsmtygdsh lcohjpgssls kmfflrlcols gjhci plhpdl ohcolrcmci welrl tely grl frhj gck welrl tely egvl dmvlkgck telmr kmfflrlcols hf tehuiet gck dmfl lxplrmlcols.

    Yl klfmcl mcodusmhc gs g oudturl tegt ohcclots lgoe ^stgff jljalr gck VhductllrZ th tel hrigcmzgtmhc>lcohurgils ohddgahrgtmhc, fdlxmamdmty, gck fgmrclss> gck dlvlrgils kmvlrsmty terhuiehut tel hrigcmzgtmhc shtegt gdd mckmvmkugds grl gadl th pgrtmompgtl gck ohctrmautl th telmr fudd phtlctmgd.[el Plgol Ohrps prhjhtlsmcodusmhc terhuiehut tel dmfloyodl hf Vhductllrs gck stgff. Yelc stgff gck Vhductllrs grl gadl th segrltelmr rmoe kmvlrsmty mc gc mcodusmvl whrn lcvmrhcjlct, tel Plgol Ohrps jmssmhc ms alttlr fudfmddlk.Jhrlmcfhrjgtmhc gahut kmvlrsmty gck mcodusmhc ogc al fhuck mc tel Vhductllr Egckahhn.

    Gc mcodusmvl gilcoy ms hcl tegt sllns mcput frhj lvlryhcl mc gc lffhrt th fmck tel alst mklgs gck strgtlimlsphssmadl th lxloutl mts hablotmvls. Yelc mcput ms shdmomtlk, elgrk, gck ohcsmklrlk frhj g rmoe judtmtukl hfmckmvmkugds tel alst ohursl hf gotmhc usugddy ljlrils. [el Plgol Ohrps sllns th mjprhvl mts hplrgtmhcsgck lfflotmvlclss ay lcsurmci tegt gdd vhmols gck mklgs grl elgrk gck tegt gdd Vhductllrs gck stgff flld

    wldohjl gck gpprlomgtlk. Yelc lgoe plrshcs vhmol ms elgrk, tel gilcoy ms strhcilr gck tel mjpgot hfVhductllrs ms strlcitelclk.

    Kmvlrsmty gck Mcodusmhc gt ]hur _mtlHcol Vhductllrs grrmvl gt telmr smtls, kmvlrsmty gck mcodusmhc prmcompdls rljgmc tel sgjl aut tgnl hc gkmfflrlct segpl, mc wemoe yhur ehst ohjjucmty jgy segrl g ohjjhc oudturl gck yhutel Vhductllrgrl tel hutsmklr. ]hu jgy al mc tel jmchrmty, mf cht tel shdl Gjlrmogc dmnl yhu, gt yhur smtl. ]hu wmddalimc th chtmol kmvlrsmty mc plrsplotmvls, ltecmomty, gil, klpte hf ohcvlrsgtmhc, gck klirll hf supphrt yhujgy rlolmvl. Fhr lxgjpdl, ldklrs, yhute, gck jmkkdl-gilk mckmvmkugds gdd egvl ucmqul phmcts hf vmlws hcthpmos yhu jgy kmsouss, frhj plrsplotmvls hc whrn, clw prhblots, gck shomgd lcigiljlcts th tel wgyohjjucmty mssuls grl gkkrlsslk.

    Plgol Ohrps stgff mc yhur ehst ohuctry rlohicmzl tel gkkmtmhcgd gkbustjlct mssuls tegt ohjl wmte dmvmcigck whrnmci mc clw lcvmrhcjlcts gck wmdd prhvmkl supphrt gck iumkgcol th Vhductllrs. Kurmci prl-slrvmol trgmcmci, g slssmhc wmdd al eldk th kmsouss kmvlrsmty gck mcodusmhc gck ehw yhu ogc slrvl gs gc gddyfhr yhur pllrs, ehchrmci kmvlrsmty, sllnmci mcodusmhc, oegddlcimci prlbukmol gck lxodusmhc, lxpdhrmci yhurhwc amgsls, gck dlgrcmci jloegcmsjs th ohpl wmte telsl gkbustjlct mssuls. [el Plgol Ohrps dhhnsfhrwgrk th egvmci Vhductllrs frhj vgrmlk agonirhucks tegt mcodukl g vgrmlty hf rgols, ltecmo irhups,gils, rldmimhcs, slxugd hrmlctgtmhcs gck ilcklr mklctmtmls. [el gilcoy lxplots yhu th whrn ohddgahrgtmvldyth orlgtl gc mcodusmvl lcvmrhcjlct tegt trgcsolcks kmfflrlcols gck fmcks ohjjhc irhuck.

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    [EL PLGOL OHQP_ | FMBM YLDOHJL AHHN | 107;;7

    jgdls jgy hr jgy cht kh. Kurmci telmr 19 jhctes hf slrvmol, Vhductllrs wmdd furtelr lcigil mc ilcklrtrgmcmcis th ucklrstgck alttlr ehw telmr ilcklr mklctmty mjpgots weh tely grl gs fljgdls hr jgdls mc telehst ohuctry gck ehw tems plrolptmhc mcfdulcols telmr whrn gck rldgtmhcsemps.

    [ehuie whjlc ehdk phsmtmhcs hf gutehrmty gck rlsphcsmamdmty mc Fmbm, mt ms cht gs ohjjhc gs mc tel \cmtlk_tgtls. Ilcklr rhdls mc Fmbm grl strhcidy klfmclk. Yhjlc ilclrgddy egvl trgkmtmhcgd rlsphcsmamdmtmls tegt

    olctlr hc tel ehjl. [elsl mcodukl ogrmci fhr tel fgjmdy gck whrnmci dhci, egrk ehurs th prlpgrl fhhk gckrgmsl oemdkrlc. Mc gkkmtmhc th tems elgvy whrndhgk, whjlc kh cht lcbhy tel sgjl dlvld hf lqugdmty gswhjlc mc tel \cmtlk _tgtls. Ehwlvlr, whjlc egvl trljlckhus mcfdulcol mc vmddgils gck grl hftlc telagonahcl hf ohjjucmty klvldhpjlct lffhrts. Fljgdl Vhductllrs jgy fgol mcmtmgd kmffmoudtmls fmckmcigoolptgcol gck orlkmamdmty gt whrn. Yemdl mt jgy al oegddlcimci gt tmjls, fljgdl Vhductllrs wmdd lcbhysuoolss ay gdmicmci teljsldvls wmte tel whjlcs irhups mc vmddgils gck whrnmci wmtemc tel ilcklr-klfmclk systlj th mcfdulcol oegcil.Vhductllr ohjjlcts2M gj g yhuci whjgc dmvmci mc jy hwc ehusl mc g oudturl welrl tems ms lxtrljldy rgrl gck ucusugd.Qlsplot frhj olrtgmc irhups just al lgrclk wmte g slcsl hf eujhr gck g wmddmciclss th stgck up fhrhclsldf. ^JyZ strgtliy ms th ucklrstgck tegt olrtgmc oegddlcils grl agonlk ay jgcy ylgrs hf trgkmtmhc. [emsms oudturgd, cht plrshcgd.

    Lvlry kgy M fgol tel oegddlcil hf dgon hf rlsplot fhr whjlc. Mj struiidmci wmte ehw juoe ogc algttrmautlk th oudturgd kmfflrlcolswelc mt ohjls khwc th flldmcis hf mckmvmkugd eujgc almcis. Yelrlkhls hcl krgw tel dmcl altwllc goolptmci oudturl gck trymci th ljphwlr whjlc th oegcil wegt telynchw ms ucgoolptgadl trlgtjlct mc tel oudturlhf gcy eujgc almci8 Mj stmdd dlgrcmci lvlry kgy gckwhrnmci hc tems mssul.

    Phssmadl Mssuls fhr Vhductllrs hf OhdhrVhductllrs hf ohdhr shjltmjls, aut cht gdwgys, egvl g kmfflrlct Plgol Ohrps lxplrmlcol tegc wemtlVhductllrs. Alogusl hf dmjmtlk lxphsurl, shjl fhrlmic cgtmhcgds wmdd lxplot th sll \._. omtmzlcs weh grlwemtl. Oudturls hf tel whrdk kh cht typmogddy lcvmsmhc tel _tgtls gs g pdgol hf rmoe kmvlrsmty wmte vgrmhusoudturgddy goolptgadl plrsplotmvls, plrshcgdmtmls, gck oegrgotlrmstmos. [eus, g Vhductllr hf ohdhr jgy al

    qulstmhclk gs gahut telmr \._. omtmzlcsemp.

    Mc pdgols welrl Gjlrmogc stlrlhtypls gck/hr ogstl systlj kycgjmos mcfdulcol plrolptmhc, Vhductllrs hfohdhr sehudk al jmckfud hf tel rlgshcs fhr telsl vmlws wmtehut orlgtmci ohctlctmhus lcvmrhcjlcts. Gdd thhhftlc, ehst ohuctry cgtmhcgds grl smjpdy ucgwgrl hf tel kmvlrsmty hf tel \cmtlk _tgtls gck rlqumrlgkkmtmhcgd mcfhrjgtmhc gck kmgdhiul. Kmrlot mctlrgotmhcs wmte shjlhcl clw hr shjltemci kmfflrlct ogctgnl tmjl th ilt uslk th, aut tehsl weh tgnl tel tmjl tlck th al alttlr hff. Gdtehuie ehst ohuctry cgtmhcgdsjgy gsslrt tegt tel \cmtlk _tgtls ms jgkl up hf prlkhjmcgtldy hcl rgol, wl nchw tegt ms cht trul. Mf gjljalr hf yhur ohjjucmty nchws hf ohjpgtrmhts dmvmci mc tel \cmtlk _tgtls hr hf chtgadl \._. omtmzlcshf ohdhr, yhu ogc aumdk hc tems nchwdlkil gs g phmct hf rlflrlcol fhr kmsoussmci kmvlrsmty wmtemc tel_tgtls.

    Fhr Vhductllrs hf ohdhr, tel rgcil hf rlsphcsls th telmr snmc ohdhr jgy vgry frhj tel lxtrljldy nmck thtel vlry mcslcsmtmvl. Mc Gfrmogc gck Dgtmc Gjlrmogc ohuctrmls, ehst ohuctry cgtmhcgds jgy sgy wldohjlehjlth Gfrmogc Gjlrmogcs hr Emspgcmo Gjlrmogcs. _hjltmjls Vhductllrs lxplot th al wldohjlkehjlaut grl kmsgpphmctlk welc tely grl cht. Jhrl ohjjhcdy, mf g Vhductllr ms jmstgnlc fhr g ehst-ohuctry cgtmhcgd omtmzlc, el hr sel ms lxplotlk th alegvl gs g jgdl hr fljgdl mc tegt oudturl alegvls, gckth splgn tel dhogd dgciugil fdulctdy. Ehst ohuctry cgtmhcgds grl shjltmjls frustrgtlk welc tel Vhductllrkhls cht splgn tel dhogd dgciugil wmte lgsl. Ohcvlrsldy, shjl mc tel sgjl ohuctry jgy ogdd yhu g slddhutalogusl tely flld tel \cmtlk _tgtls egs cht khcl lchuie th eldp wmte shomgd mssuls. [elsl mcstgcolsogc al turclk mcth tlgoegadl jhjlcts fhr tel Vhductllr gck tel ehst ohuctry cgtmhcgd, mc wemoe tel

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    [EL PLGOL OHQP_ | FMBM YLDOHJL AHHN | 107;;1

    Vhductllr ogc gsn qulstmhcs surrhuckmci plrolptmhc gck ohddgahrgtl wmte rlsplot th mssuls gck prhblots gtegck, wemdl lcigimci mc orhss-oudturgd lxoegcils. Gdd Vhductllrs, th mcodukl wemtl Vhductllrs gck tehslhf ohdhr, sehudk al jmckfud hf tel mssuls hf rgol tegt grl ljalkklk mc \._. oudturl gck wmtemc tel oudturlmc yhur ohuctry hf slrvmol. [elsl mssuls jgy smicmfmogctdy gfflot ehw Vhductllrs mctlrgot wmte flddhwVhductllrs gck ehst ohuctry cgtmhcgds. Almci hplc gck mcodusmvl th lvlryhcl wmdd mjprhvl yhurlxplrmlcol mc mctlrgotmci wmte flddhw Vhductllrs gck jljalrs hf yhur ehst ohjjucmty.

    Jhst Fmbmgcs gssujl tegt gdd Gjlrmogcs grl Lurhplgc mc hrmimc, gck tems ogc ogusl ohcfusmhc gckourmhsmty. Gfrmogc-Gjlrmogc Vhductllrs jgy al klgdmci wmte stlrlhtypls prhblotlk mc tel jlkmg(lsplomgddy emp-ehp oudturl) gck, telrlfhrl, jgy al ogddlk tel C-whrk. Gt tel sgjl tmjl, yhu wmdd egvl telhpphrtucmty th al goolptlk alogusl yhu ogc pgss fhr g Fmbmgc. _hjl Vhductllrs hf ohdhr jgy al jmstgnlcfhr Pgomfmo Msdgcklrs gck, teus, jgy al trlgtlk kmfflrlctdy tegc Oguogsmgcs. Gsmgc Gjlrmogcs, mc pgrtmoudgr,jgy lcohuctlr kmfflrlct trlgtjlct alogusl hf tel jgcy jlroegcts gck dgahrlrs hf Gsmgc hrmimc whrnmci mcprhvmcomgd olctlrs terhuiehut Fmbm.

    Vhductllr ohjjlcts2

    Gs g Vhductllr mc Fmbm, almci Gfrmogc Gjlrmogc egs gddhwlk jl th alohjl goolptlk wmte jmcmjgd lffhrtalogusl hf hur dmnlclss mc flgturls. Aut gt tel sgjl tmjl, tel mjgil phrtrgylk ay emp-ehp egs

    prlkltlrjmclk jy klsormptmhc elrl mc Fmbm gs tel C-whrk, lvlc mc prhflssmhcgd slttmcis. Lvlc tehuie almciogddlk tems egs tlstlk jy wmdd, M egvl dlgrclk th dlt ih hf tel Gjlrmogc jlgcmci hf tel whrk gckucklrstgck tegt Fmbmgcs grl hcdy dhhnmci fhr goolptgcol frhj jl gck jy rgol.

    Ohjmci th Fmbm gs gc Lgst Mckmgc Gjlrmogc gck trymci th mctlirgtl wmte tel dhogd ohjjucmty wgsshjlwegt hf g khuadl-lkilk swhrk. Mt wgs irlgt, alogusl hc hcl smkl, egvmci tel sgjl agonirhuck gs jydhogd ohjjucmty, M wgs mjjlkmgtldy goolptlk gck wldohjlk mcth telmr ehjls. Ehwlvlr, hc tel htelrsmkl, tely lxplotlk jl th nchw lvlrytemci tely kmk gahut tel Mckmgc oudturl. Mt whudk ilt frustrgtmciwelc plhpdl whudk bukil jl alogusl M kmkct nchw ehw th splgn Emckm alfhrl M ogjl th Fmbm hr mf M kmkctnchw welc th oldlargtl g rldmimhus olrljhcy. Gftlr hcl-gck-g-egdf ylgrs hf slrvmol, M gj idgk th sgy tegtM gj juoe jhrl prhfmomlct mc ahte hf tehsl grlgs! Yelc mt ohjls khwc th tel hvlrgdd lxplrmlcol, mtsallc gjgzmci. Mvl dlgrclk sh juoe gahut jy hwc oudturl, gck Mvl gdsh segrlk jy lxplrmlcol hf wegt

    mts dmnl irhwmci up mc Gjlrmog gs gc Lgst Mckmgc. M rlgddy kh aldmlvl tegt gftlr jy slrvmol mc Fmbm, jyohjjucmty gck M wmdd egvl g juoe alttlr ucklrstgckmci hf welrl wl wlrl ohjmci frhj gck welrl wlddal ihmci.

    M gj gc Gsmgc-Gjlrmogc whjgc hf Nhrlgc klsolct dmvmci mc _uvg. M gj ohjjhcdy jmstgnlc fhr almcilmtelr Oemclsl hr Bgpgclsl, gs tehsl rgols grl jhrl ohjjhc elrl. \cfhrtucgtldy, g dgril cujalr hfOemclsl whjlc grl gdsh prhstmtutls, gck M gj shjltmjls jmstgnlc gs hcl hf telsl whjlc gdsh, rligrkdlsshf ehw ohcslrvgtmvldy M gj krlsslk. M hoogsmhcgddy ilt rukl (slxugd) ohjjlcts frhj dhogd jlc, aut M egvldlgrclk th michrl telj. [elrl grl gdsh mcstgcols welc plhpdl wmdd splgn mc jhon Oemclsl hr yldd

    Nhcmoemwgth jl gs M pgss. M gj frlqulctdy thdk tegt M gj sjgrt mc splgnmci Lcidmseay ahte Fmbmgc gckMckh-Fmbmgc dhogds, weh grl uslk th tel arhnlc Lcidmse hf Gsmgc hvlrslgs vhductllrs gck thurmsts. Mshjltmjls lxpdgmc tegt M gj Gjlrmogc gck egvl sphnlc Lcidmse jy lctmrl dmfl, aut shjltmjls M bust sjmdl

    gck chk. Gsmgc jlc grl sllc gs nuci fu lxplrts gck grl shjltmjls gsnlk th kljhcstrgtl telmr ngrgtljhvls. Gdtehuie mt ms kmffmoudt gt tmjls th al gsnlk g dht hf slljmcidy rukl qulstmhcs, mt ms mjphrtgct th alpgtmlct gck ucklrstgckmci th telmr (usugddy) mccholct qulrmls, gck prlpgrl th kh g dht hf ilctdl lxpdgmcmci.Alsmkls, Mvl egk plhpdl gsn jl rukl qulstmhcs gck sgy mcgpprhprmgtl temcis th jl mc olrtgmc grlgs hfGjlrmog gs wldd. Fmbm ms g irlgt pdgol gck jhst plhpdl, lsplomgddy tel oemdkrlc, grl bust almci ourmhus gcksehwmci telmr ilcumcl mctlrlst mc yhu. M egvl cht egk jgcy cligtmvl lxplrmlcols rldgtlk th jyrgol/ltecmomty, sh mt egs cht put g euil kgjplr hc jy hvlrgdd Plgol Ohrps lxplrmlcol, chr egs mt sthpplkjl frhj lcbhymci jy ehst ohuctry gck mts plhpdl.

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    [EL PLGOL OHQP_ | FMBM YLDOHJL AHHN | 107;;?

    Phssmadl Mssuls fhr Dlsamgc, Igy, Amslxugd, [rgcsilcklr, Wulstmhcmci/Wullr, Gddy (DIA[WG)

    Vhductllrs

    Fhr DIA[W Vhductllrs2 Imvlc Fmbms trgkmtmhcgd vgduls, slxugd hrmlctgtmhc gck chc-ohcfhrjmci ilcklrmklctmtmls jmiet cht al kmsousslk hplcdy. Mc shjl ogsls, tel DIA[W ohjjucmty jgy al stmijgtmzlk.Jmckfud hf tel oudturgd chrjs gck ohuctry-splomfmo dgws, tel klomsmhc th slrvl hplcdy ms dlft th lgoemckmvmkugd Plgol Ohrps Vhductllr. Jgcy DIA[W Vhductllrs egvl oehslc th al kmsorllt gahut telmr

    slxugd hrmlctgtmhc gck/hr ilcklr mklctmty wmtemc telmr ehst ohjjucmtmls. _hjl DIA[W Vhductllrs egvloehslc th ohjl hut th ohjjucmty jljalrs, wmte g rlsudt hf phsmtmvl gck cligtmvl rlgotmhcs, wemdl shjlegvl ohjl hut hcdy th sldlot Plgol Ohrps stgff gck Vhductllrs. Klgdmci wmte qulstmhcs gahut ahyfrmlcks,imrdfrmlcks, jgrrmgil, gck oemdkrlc jgy, gt tmjls, al strlssfud fhr DIA[W Vhductllrs. ]hu jgy fmck tegtFmbmms g dlss hplc gck mcodusmvl lcvmrhcjlct tegc yhu egvl prlvmhusdy lxplrmlcolk. Pdlgsl nchw,ehwlvlr, tegt Plgol Ohrps ms supphrtmvl hf yhu gck Plgol Ohrps stgff wldohjls kmgdhiul gahut ehw thlcsurl yhur suoolss gs gc DIA[WG Vhductllr. Jhrl mcfhrjgtmhc gahut slrvmci gs gc DIA[W Vhductllrms gvgmdgadl gt tel Dlsamgc, Igy, Amslxugd, gck [rgcsilcklr Plgol Ohrps Gdujcm wlasmtl gtdiarpov.hri.Gkkmtmhcgddy, tel Plgol OhrpsDIA[W ljpdhyll rlshurol irhup, _plotruj, ogc al rlgoelk [email protected].

    Fhr Gddy Vhductllrs2Plgol Ohrps stgff mctlcks th orlgtl hplc, mcodusmvl, gck goolptmci lcvmrhcjlcts. Gs

    gc gilcoy, tel Plgol Ohrps lcohurgils Vhductllrs th slrvl gs gddmls th telmr DIA[W ohddlgiuls mc hrklrth orlgtl g sgfl lcvmrhcjlct.

    Jgcy DIA[W Vhductllrs egvl slrvlk suoolssfuddy mc Fmbm gck egvl vlry fhck jljhrmls hf telmrohjjucmty gck slrvmol. DIA[WG supphrt irhups jgy al gvgmdgadl mc yhur ohuctry hf slrvmol, prhvmkmcig cltwhrn th supphrt tel cllks hf tel Plgol Ohrps DIA[WG ohjjucmty. Plgol Ohrps stgff wmdd whrnwmte Vhductllrs th prhvmkl telj wmte dhogddy mcfhrjlk plrsplotmvls.

    Fmbm ms vlry ohcslrvgtmvl ay \._. stgckgrks gck sgjl-slx gots egvl hcdy alohjl dligd gs rlolctdy gsFlarugry 1070. Mc tel vmddgil slttmci, mt jgy al kmffmoudt th al hplc gahut yhur slxugd hrmlctgtmhc gckjgmctgmc g phsmtmvl whrnmci rldgtmhcsemp wmte dhogds. ]hu jgy fmck g supphrt systlj wmtemc tel Vhductllrirhup. Mc tel dgrilr uragc grlgs dmnl _uvg, Cgkm, gck Dguthng, aldmlfs grl g amt jhrl prhirlssmvl tegc htelr

    pgrts hf Fmbm gck mts IDA[ phpudgtmhcs grl g dmttdl jhrl hplc. [el Plgol Ohrps stgff ms ohjjmttlk thjgmctgmcmci g supphrtmvl gtjhspelrl fhr gdd Vhductllrs gck wmdd gkkrlss IDA[ Vhductllrsohcolrcs mc gslcsmtmvl gck ohcfmklctmgd jgcclr.

    Vhductllr Ohjjlcts2

    Almci g IDA[ Vhductllr mc Fmbm ms cht lctmrldy kmffmoudt, aut vlry kmfflrlct tegc tel odmjgtl mc tel \._. McFmbm telrl grl jgcy ehjhslxugds gck trgcsvlstmtls, gdsh ogddlk puftgs,weh grl jhstdy sllc mc tel jgbhruragc olctlrs hf _uvg, Cgkm, gck Dguthng, aut dmnl Gjlrmog, telrl grl gdsh IDA[ Fmbmgcs gck Mckh-Fmbmgcssogttlrlk terhuiehut tel vmddgils gck slttdljlcts. [ehuie telrl sllj th al jgcy IDA[ plhpdl mc temssjgdd ohuctry, mt ms stmdd g vlry tgahh suablot gck ogrlfud kmsorltmhc just al ohcsmklrlk welc kmsodhsmciyhur slxugdmty th yhur ehst ohjjucmty, ohuctlrpgrts, lto. _mcol M whrn fhr g rldmimhus-agslk hrigcmzgtmhc,M egvl oehslc th nllp jy slxugdmty prmvgtl mc hrklr th al jhst lfflotmvl mc jy whrn. M kmk mcfhrj Plgol

    Ohrps/Fmbm stgff gahut jy ohcolrcs gahut sgflty gck slourmty, gck tely wlrl gadl th pdgol jl mc gcgssmicjlct tegt kmkct put jl mc kgcilr hr jgnl jl flld ucohjfhrtgadl. Hvlrgdd, M gj vlry egppy wmtejy tmjl mc Fmbm.

    Gs g igy jgdl Vhductllr dmvmci mc g Fmbmgc vmddgil, M egvl oehslc th nllp jy slxugdmty th jysldf. M egvlegk vlry dmttdl mcclr ohcfdmot mc khmci sh gck lvlc tehuie M gj gdwgys gsnlk welc M wmdd jgrry hcl Fmbmgcimrd,M bust pdgy mt hff mc tel sgjl wgy jhst strgmiet Vhductllrs kh. Hvlr tmjl gck gftlr klvldhpmcistrhcilr rldgtmhcsemps, M flld M ohudk phssmady ohjl hut th tehsl grhuck jl wmtehut ogusmci kltrmjlct th

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    [EL PLGOL OHQP_ | FMBM YLDOHJL AHHN | 107;;;

    jy slrvmol, aut egvl oehslc cht th tgnl tegt oegcol smcol almci hplc gahut jy slxugdmty ms cht hf irlgtmjphrtgcol th jl plrshcgddy, tehuie htelrs jgy flld kmfflrlctdy.

    Phssmadl Mssuls fhr Vhductllrs wmte KmsgamdmtmlsGs pgrt hf tel jlkmogd odlgrgcol prholss, tel Plgol Ohrps Hffmol hf Elgdte _lrvmols kltlrjmclk yhu wlrlpeysmogddy gck ljhtmhcgddy ogpgadl, wmte hr wmtehut gkkmtmhcgd jlkmogd supphrt, th plrfhrj g fudd thur hf

    Vhductllr slrvmol mc Fmbm wmtehut g smicmfmogct rmsn hf egrj th yhursldf hr mctlrruptmhc hf slrvmol. [elPlgol Ohrps/Fmbm stgff wmdd whrn wmte kmsgadlk Vhductllrs th supphrt telj mc trgmcmci, ehusmci, bhasmtls, hrhtelr grlgs th lcgadl telj th slrvl sgfldy gck lfflotmvldy.

    Phssmadl Mssuls fhr Vhductllr OhupdlsAlfhrl ohjjmttmci th Plgol Ohrps slrvmol, ohupdls sehudk ohcsmklr ehw kmfflrlct klirlls hf lcteusmgsjgahut Plgol Ohrps slrvmol, gkgptgtmhc th tel peysmogd gck oudturgd lcvmrhcjlct, gck ehjlsmonclss wmddgfflot telmr dmvls. Mt ogc al eldpfud th rlohicmzl tegt yhur rlgotmhcs th telsl mssuls wmdd oegcil terhuiehutyhur slrvmol, gck yhu jgy cht gdwgys flld tel sgjl gs yhur pgrtclr. ]hu gck yhur pgrtclr wmdd egvlkmfflrlct bhas, kmfflrlct soelkudls, gck kmfflrlcol shomltgd prlssurls. Hcl pgrtclr jgy dlgrc tel dgciugilfgstlr tegc tel htelr hr egvl g jhrl sgtmsfymci gssmicjlct. [ems ogc orlgtl ohjpltmtmhc gck put kmfflrlctnmcks hf strlss hc lgoe plrshc. Gctmompgtmci ehw telsl prlssurls wmdd gfflot yhu gck yhur pgrtclr

    kmfflrlctdy terhuiehut yhur slrvmol ogc eldp yhu rljgmc g shurol hf supphrt fhr lgoe htelr. Jgnmcifrmlcks wmte htelr Vhductllrs ms g ormtmogd pgrt hf fmttmci mcth tel dgrilr vhductllr oudturl gck ogc gdsh al gihhk wgy th lxpgck yhur supphrt cltwhrn.

    Yemdl ohupdls wmdd dmvl thiltelr kurmci telmr slrvmol, tely jgy dmvl mc slpgrgtl thwcs kurmci telmr prl-slrvmol trgmcmci. [ems ms g strlssfud tmjl fhr jhst Vhductllrs, gck mt ogc al eldpfud th kmsouss mc gkvgcolehw yhu wmdd klgd wmte tems phtlctmgd slpgrgtmhc. ]hur pgrtclr ogc al gc mjphrtgct shurol hf stgamdmty autogc gdsh gkk strlss th yhur trgmcmci lxplrmlcol. ]hu jgy flld thrc altwllc trgvldmci th vmsmt yhur pgrtclrgck fhousmci hc yhur trgmcmci, yhur ehst fgjmdy, gck frmlcks yhu egvl jgkl gt yhur trgmcmci smtl.

    Ohupdls hftlc fgol prlssurl frhj ehst ohuctry cgtmhcgds th oegcil telmr rhdls th ohcfhrj alttlr wmtetrgkmtmhcgd Fmbm rldgtmhcsemps. Fmbm jlc gck whjlc gdmnl wmdd hftlc cht ucklrstgck Gjlrmogc rldgtmhcsemp

    kycgjmos gck jgy al hutwgrkdy ormtmogd hf rldgtmhcsemps tegt kh cht gkelrl th trgkmtmhcgd ilcklr rhdls. Mt msgdsh eldpfud th temcn gahut ehw prlssurls th ohcfhrj th Fmbm oudturl ogc al oegddlcimci th jlc gck whjlcmc vlry kmfflrlct wgys. Ohcsmklrmci ehw yhur pgrtclr ms almci gfflotlk gck kmsoussmci wegt, mf gcy,gsplots hf yhur rldgtmhcsemp sehudk al oegcilk ogc eldp rlkuol strlss fhr yhu ahte.

    [h slrvl lfflotmvldy, ohupdls just egvl lstgadmselk phsmtmvl ohjjucmogtmhc pgttlrcs wmte lgoe htelr gckegvl g shdmk fhuckgtmhc mc telmr pgrtclrsemp th fgol tel kgmdy oegddlcils tely jgy lcohuctlr wemdl mcslrvmol. Ohupdls mc Fmbm jgy fgol ilcklr rhdl mssuls, gs jlc trgkmtmhcgddy egvl g jhrl prhjmclct rhdl mcohjjucmtmls gck jhrl goolss th shomgd slttmcis. Ehwlvlr, ohupdls mc Fmbm kh egvl g oudturgd pdgol mcshomlty gck jgy fmck mctlirgtmci mcth ohjjucmtmls lgsmlr tegc smcidl Vhductllrs.

    Vhductllr Ohjjlct2

    M dhvl slrvmci mc tel Plgol Ohrps wmte jy eusagck alogusl M fmck mt lgsmlr th cgvmigtl tel ilcklr rhdlstegc shjl hf jy fljgdl Vhductllr frmlcks. Jy eusagck gck M grl gadl th slrvl tel wehdl ohjjucmtyalogusl el whrns wmte tel jlc gck M whrn wmte tel whjlc. [hiltelr wl jgnl g ihhk tlgj,ohjpdljlctmci hur snmdds th whrn wmte tel jhst plhpdl phssmadl. Mt egs gdsh allc irlgt th egvl tmjl thrlohcclot wmte lgoe htelr wmtehut tel strlss hf \._. dmfl.

    Phssmadl Qldmimhus Mssuls fhr VhductllrsOermstmgcmty egs allc gc mctlirgd pgrt hf mckmilchus Fmbmgc oudturl smcol Oermstmgc jmssmhcgrmls fmrst grrmvlkmc Fmbm jhrl tegc 700 ylgrs gih. Fmbms jgbhr Oermstmgc oeuroels mcodukl Jltehkmst, tel Gssljadmls hf

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    [EL PLGOL OHQP_ | FMBM YLDOHJL AHHN | 107;; pmoturls, ahhns, hr ogdlckgrs hf Gjlrmogc solcls> shuvlcmrs frhj yhur grlg> egrk ogckmlstegt wmdd cht jldt hr sphmd> hr pehths th imvl gwgy.

    Yelrl wmdd jy smtl gssmicjlct al welc M fmcmse trgmcmci gck ehw mshdgtlk wmdd M al8Plgol Ohrps trgmclls grl cht gssmiclk th mckmvmkugd smtls uctmd gftlr tely egvl ohjpdltlk prl-slrvmoltrgmcmci. [ems imvls Plgol Ohrps stgff tel hpphrtucmty th gsslss lgoe trgmclls tloecmogd gck dgciugilsnmdds prmhr th gssmicmci smtls, mc gkkmtmhc th fmcgdmzmci smtl sldlotmhcs wmte telmr jmcmstry ohuctlrpgrts. Mfflgsmadl, yhu jgy egvl tel hpphrtucmty th prhvmkl mcput hc yhur smtl prlflrlcols, mcodukmci ilhirgpemogddhogtmhc, kmstgcol frhj htelr Vhductllrs, gck dmvmci ohckmtmhcs. Ehwlvlr, nllp mc jmck tegt jgcy fgothrsmcfdulcol tel smtl sldlotmhc prholss gck tegt tel Plgol Ohrps ogccht iugrgctll pdgoljlct welrl yhuwhudk mklgddy dmnl th al. Jhst Vhductllrs dmvl mc sjgdd thwcs hr mc rurgd vmddgils gck grl frlqulctdy wmtemctwh ehurs frhj gchtelr Vhductllr. _hjl smtls rlqumrl g kgys trgvld th rlgoe tel Plgol Ohrps/Fmbm phst.

    Ehw ogc jy fgjmdy ohctgot jl mc gc ljlrilcoy8[el Plgol Ohrps Ohucsldmci gck Hutrlgoe \cmt prhvmkls gssmstgcol mc egckdmci ljlrilcomls gfflotmcitrgmclls gck Vhductllrs hr telmr fgjmdmls. Alfhrl dlgvmci tel \cmtlk _tgtls, mcstruot yhur fgjmdy th chtmfytel Ohucsldmci gck Hutrlgoe \cmt mjjlkmgtldy mf gc ljlrilcoy grmsls, suoe gs g slrmhus mddclss hr klgtehf g fgjmdy jljalr. [el Ohucsldmci gck Hutrlgoe \cmt ogc al rlgoelk gt 5

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    [EL PLGOL OHQP_ | FMBM YLDOHJL AHHN | 107;;5

    rlolmvmci pgongils frhj ehjl! _jgdd pgongils frhj ehjl slct vmg tel \._. jgmd tlck th rlgoe Fmbm wmtemctwh th terll wllns. Dgril sempjlcts (m.l., vmg slg frlmiet) grl strhcidy kmsohurgilk.

    _ehudk M armci jy ohjputlr gck htelr ldlotrhcmos8Vhductllrs weh egvl arhuiet ohjputlrs th Fmbm egvl allc idgk tegt tely kmk. Ehwlvlr, weltelr hr cht tharmci g ohjputlr ms g plrshcgd klomsmhc. Jhst smtls, mf cht gdd, wmdd egvl ldlotrmomty fhr g cujalr hf ehurs

    plr kgy. Ldlotrhcmo lqumpjlct jgy jgrn yhu gs g tgrilt fhr telft, gck yhu sehudk ogrlfuddy ohcsmklr telphssmamdmty hf dhsmci yhur lqumpjlct. Fmbms odmjgtl ms egrse hc ldlotrhcmos gck jgcy Vhductllrs egvl egkprhadljs wmte telmr ohjputlrs orgsemci. Klspmtl telsl fgots, g dgril plrolctgil hf Vhductllrs oehhsl tharmci g dgpthp wmte telj th Fmbm. Mf yhu kh klomkl th armci ldlotrhcmo lqumpjlct, yhu sehudk gdsh strhcidyohcsmklr puroegsmci mcsurgcol fhr yhur mtljs.

    Pdlgsl al gwgrl tegt tel Plgol Ohrps rlqumrls Vhductllrs th suajmt hffmomgd rlphrts ldlotrhcmogddy th stgff.Mf g Vhductllr khls cht egvl g ohjputlr wmte Mctlrclt goolss, s/el wmdd cllk th ohjpdltl tel rlphrts gt gcMctlrclt ogfl.

    _ehudk M armci jy souag ilgr hr egvl mt slct th jl8Ourrlct Vhductllrs rlphrt tegt schrnldmci lqumpjlct ms juoe jhrl uslfud gck tegt souag lqumpjlct ms

    gvgmdgadl fhr rlct terhuiehut Fmbm. Nllpmci slcsmtmvl kmvl lqumpjlct mc ihhk whrnmci hrklr ogc aloegddlcimci gck yhu wmdd al alttlr hff rlctmci ilgr frhj g rlputgadl kmvl hplrgtmhc.

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    YLDOHJL DL[[LQ_ FQHJ FMBM VHD\C[LLQ_

    Audg Ql!

    Yldohjl th Plgol Ohrps/Fmbm! M hcol elgrk mt sgmk tegt almci mcvmtlk th Fmbm ms dmnl wmccmci tel PlgolOhrps dhttlry, gck Mk egvl th sgy tegts trul mc jy lxplrmlcol. Fmbm egs shjltemci th hfflr lvlryhcl2 Mt egsshjl thwcs gck mt egs vmddgils, mt egs algoels gck mt egs jhuctgmcs, mt egs trgkmtmhcgd Fmbmgc oudturl gck mtegs Emckm oudturl (gck lvlc Msdgjmo oudturl mf yhu nchw welrl th dhhn), mt egs fgcoy rlshrts gck mt egsshjl irlgt ehdl-mc-tel-wgdd jhj-gck-php typl pdgols gs wldd. Mt egs g dht hf kmfflrlct hptmhcs2 ]hu bustegvl th fmck wegt mctlrlsts yhu gck ih wmte tel fdhw. Mj surl yhuvl elgrk dht hf plhpdls plrsplotmvlshc Fmbm gck Plgol Ohrps dmfl elrl, aut Mvl allc gsnlk th terhw mc jy lxplrmlcol gs wldd. Lcbhy.

    Jy cgjl ms [ydlr, Mj g Jmkwlst ahy frhj _hute Kgnhtg/Mhwg, gck M dmvl mc g rurgd Fmbmgc vmddgil hcVgcug Dlvu, tel frmlckdy chrte. M dmvl mc g vmddgil tegt ms clxt th tel cursmci stgtmhc welrl M slrvl. Jyvmddgil ms prltty sjgdd, dmnl jy kmstrmot. Jy vmddgil ms jgkl up hf gahut 50=0 plhpdl, wmte gahut 1th prlpgrl fhr tems jy vmddgil aumdt jl g trgkmtmhcgd Fmbmgc aurl. Jy ehusl ms prltty sjgdd, hcdy gahut 70fllt ay 70 fllt, aut mt sumts jl wldd. [el wgdds grl jgkl hf whvlc agjahh gck telrl ms g tegtoelk rhhfwmte g tgrp hvlr tel thp th nllp tel rgmc hut. M gdsh egvl gc hutsmkl agterhhj tegt egs g fduse thmdlt gck gsehwlr. Qmiet chw M splck jhst hf jy tmjl smttmci hc tel fdhhr, dmnl Fmbmgcs usugddy kh> mts welrl M rlgk,tgdn wmte frmlcks, lgt, gck ohhn. M nllp gdd jy fhhk mc jy tmc ahx (prhvmklk ay Plgol Ohrps) wemoe mseldpfud fhr nllpmci tel ormttlrs hut, aut ms hcdy ami lchuie th ehdk gahut hcl-gck-g-egdf th twh wllnswhrte hf irholrmls gt g tmjl. Alogusl hf telsl fhhk sthrgil cllks, gck wgctmci th sll jy POV frmlcks, Mih th thwc gahut lvlry htelr wllnlck. Mj duony alogusl tel aus stgys hvlrcmiet mc jy vmddgil, stgrtmci

    gck sthppmci rmiet gorhss frhj jy frhct ygrk. [el aus dlgvls lgrdy, alfhrl tel suc rmsls, sh M usugddy tgnlg sjgdd trgvld pmddhw (tgnlc frhj tel fdmiet hc tel wgy hvlr elrl) gck sdllp fhr tel fmrst flw ehurs hf teltrmp. [el aus rmkl ms gahut fmvl ehurs hcl wgy, gck telc M ilt fhur ehurs mc thwc th sehp gck egvl ducoewmte htelr POVs, telc fmvl ehurs ehjl. Mt slljs dmnl g dhci rmkl, aut mts irlgt fhr ogtoemci up hc ahhnstegt Mvl allc jlgcmci th rlgk! M rlgddy lcbhy jy trmps th thwc thh alogusl mts usugddy tel hcdy tmjl M iltth sll htelr POVs alogusl Mj sh rurgd.

    M whrn gt g cursmci stgtmhc, wemoe ms slrvlk ay hcl cursl gck jl. M egvl ohjl th rlgddy dmnl whrnmci mc gcursmci stgtmhc alogusl M egvl allc gadl th fhrj g irlgt whrnmci rldgtmhcsemp gck frmlcksemp wmte jycursl gck elr fgjmdy. Jy cursmci stgtmhc ohvlrs tel wehdl kmstrmot, sh M ilt dhts hf hpphrtucmtmls th splcktmjl mc tel htelr vmddgils hc hutrlgoe/ehjl vmsmts jlltmci plhpdl. Alogusl telrl ms cht gc hvlrgauckgcolhf trgcsphrtgtmhc mc jy grlg wl hftlc wgdn th htelr vmddgils fhr hutrlgoe, wemoe prhvmkls g irlgt

    hpphrtucmty th tgdn wmte jy cursl gck fhr us th al peysmogddy gotmvl.

    _h tegt ms g dmttdl gahut tel rurgd dmfl hf Plgol Ohrps/Fmbm. M ehpl yhu lcbhylk mt. Gigmc, ohcirgtudgtmhcs hcyhur mcvmtgtmhc th slrvl gs g POV mc Fmbm!

    [ydlr FuddlrFmbm Irhup =0

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    [EL PLGOL OHQP_ | FMBM YLDOHJL AHHN | 107; thiltelr wl klvldhp prhirgjs gck ogjpgmics gck cgtmhcwmkl gwgrlclss

    gotmvmtmls. M lcohurgil yhu th tgnl gkvgctgil hf yhur oh-whrnlrslxplrmlcol gck aumdk rldgtmhcsemps wmtetelj mc hrklr th suoolssfuddy ohjpdltl prhblots gck lcsurl yhur mcmtmgtmvls grl sustgmcgadl.

    Yhrnmci wmtemc g cgtmhcgd hrigcmzgtmhc egs imvlc jl tel ucmqul oegcol th sll jgcy kmfflrlct smkls hf Fmbmgck th whrn mc jgcy kmfflrlct ohjjucmtmls. [el mssuls mc rurgd ohjjucmtmls gck uragc grlgs grl tel sgjlaut tely prlslct teljsldvls mc kmfflrlct wgys. ]hu egvl th al prlpgrlk th gkkrlss tel sgjl mssuls jgcykmfflrlct wgys mc hrklr th rlgoe tel jhst plhpdl. Mc tel omty yhu ogc ehdk whrnsehps gck hrigcmzl jgssjlkmg lvlcts gck jgnl g ami prhkuotmhc hf temcis. Ehwlvlr, M egvl g oegcol th ohcvly tehsl sgjljlssgils mc tel vmddgil bust ay smttmci gck tgdnmci wmte tel dgkmls wemdl eldpmci prlpgrl fhhk, hr aykrmcnmci irhi (tel dhogd chc-gdohehdmo krmcn) wmte tel jlc gck gcswlrmci gcy qulstmhcs tely jgy egvl,hr ay pdgymci igjls wmte tel oemdkrlc gck mcstmddmci mc telj egamts frhj gc lgrdy gil tegt wmdd ehplfuddystmon grhuck uctmd gkudtehhk.

    Ohjmci th Fmbm M wgs thdk th egvl ch lxplotgtmhcs. M wgs thdk M ohudk al dmvmci gcywelrl, mc gcy dmvmciohckmtmhc, whrnmci wmte gcyahky, khmci gcy cujalr hf temcis. Aut M stmdd ogjl mc wmte jy irgcklxplotgtmhcs. _h tems ms jy gkvmol th yhu2 Lxplot th al oegddlcilk, lxplot th al frustrgtlk, lxplot th dlgrcshjltemci clw lvlry kgy, lxplot th egvl tel whrst kgy hf yhur dmfl gck telc turc grhuck gck egvl telalst kgy hf yhur dmfl, gck lxplot th ilt jhrl hut hf tems lxplrmlcol gck telsl plhpdl gck tems gjgzmciohuctry tegc yhu ohudk lvlr ehpl th imvl.

    Mf yhu dlt yhursldf, yhu wmdd egvl gc gjgzmci twh ylgrs slrvmci elrl mc pgrgkmsl!

    _mcolrldy,

    Gdmomg Pemddmps

    Fmbm Irhup 55

    Audg _mg frhj Vgcug Dlvu! Vgcug Dlvu ms tel slohck dgrilst msdgck elrl mc Fmbm gck ms th tel chrte hf teljgmc msdgck hf Vmtm Dlvu. M gj phstlk hc tel chrtelgstlrc lkil hf tems msdgck mc g ihvlrcjlct stgtmhcwemoe ms g rurgd phst hf clmtelr g vmddgil hr g thwc. M egvl Fmbmgc clmieahrs th jy rmiet gck Mckmgcclmieahrs th jy dlft, wemoe ms rlgddy ohhd. M gj surl yhu egvl sh jgcy qulstmhcs grhuck ehw th al teljhst prlpgrlk yhu ogc al. Elrl ms jy gkvmol2 7.) Ch jgttlr wegt yhu pgon yhu wmdd egvl thh juoe hfshjltemci gck wmse yhu egk arhuiet shjltemci ldsl. [egt ms wegt tel jgmd ms fhr2 Mt khls whrn elrl. 1.)

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    amnmcm stydls grl cht.

    Clontmls. Hcl wmdd ohjl mc egcky fhr splomgd hoogsmhcs gck fhr oeuroe. Jhst jlc kh cht wlgrtmls th whrn kul th tel wlgtelr.

    _hons. Ohtthc shons grl lxplcsmvl gck egrk th fmck elrl> ehwlvlr, yhu prhagady whct cllk jhrltegc g flw pgmr.

    _ehls gck Goolsshrmls

    Gtedltmo sehls. Fmbm hfflrs jgcy kmfflrlct sphrtmci gotmvmtmls, lsplomgddy wgdnmci. Mf yhu pdgc th khg dht hf ruccmci, emnmci, hr pdgymci squgse, armci tel gpprhprmgtl sehls fhr mt. Argck-cgjl sehlsgrl hftlc gvgmdgadl, aut lxplcsmvl, gck stydls grl dmjmtlk. Al gwgrl tegt lxplcsmvl gtedltmo sehls

    grl gjhci tel mtljs jhst hftlc sthdlc frhj Vhductllrs. Dlgtelr emnmci sehls grl usugddy thh ehtgck jhdk alfhrl yhu ilt juoe usl hut hf telj.

    _gckgds/wgdnmci sehls. G sturky, wgtlrprhhf pgmr hf sgckgds tegt ogc al whrc ahte mc tel wgtlrgck hut grl g ihhk mcvlstjlct> yhu wmdd fmck yhursldf dmvmci mc telj. ]hu jgy gdsh wgct th armcigdhci g cmolpgmr hf sgckgds fhr jhrl fhrjgd hoogsmhcs (swlgrmci-mc, oldlargtmhcs, lto.). Chc-dlgtelr fdmp-fdhps wmte trgotmhc hc tel thp gck ahtthj grl rlohjjlcklk. Pdgstmo fdmp-fdhps grlwmkldy gvgmdgadl gck grl irlgt fhr sehwlrs. ]hu prhagady whct cllk krlss sehls, ellds, rgmcahhts, lto.

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    [EL PLGOL OHQP_ | FMBM YLDOHJL AHHN | 107; kuty-frll sehps ogrry qugdmty argcks, aut al rlgky th pgy gprljmuj fhr telj.

    Egts. Egts grl tgahh mc tel vmddgils, aut telrl wmdd al pdlcty hf tmjls welc yhu grl gwgy frhj telvmddgil welc yhu wmdd al idgk fhr shjl prhtlotmhc frhj tel suc. G ohddgpsmadl, wgsegadl typl tegt

    ms lgsmdy pgonlk ms alst. Chtl2 clvlr wlgr g egt mcsmkl g aumdkmci hr ehusl. Ygtlrprhhf wmckarlgnlr. G dmietwlmiet, wgtlrprhhf bgonlt ms g ihhk temci th egvl. Jgnl surl mt

    msct thh elgvy gck tegt mts arlgtegadl. ]hu wmdd cht cllk g fudd rgmcohgt, gs g ohhd, gftlrchhcsehwlr wmdd al g wldohjl oegcil frhj tel elgt! Pdgstmo rgmcohgts tlck th al oujalrshjl gckvlry eht mc tems wlgtelr.

    \jarlddg. Mt rgmcs g dht elrl! Mclxplcsmvl fhdkmci ujarlddgs grl gvgmdgadl, aut tlck th al phhrdyjgkl. Ohcsmklr armcimci hcl frhj ehjl. Alttlr qugdmty, fudd-smzl ujarlddgs grl gvgmdgadllvlrywelrl.

    Ygtlrprhhf wgtoe. Lvlc mf yhu khct ilt tel wgtoe wlt, mf mt msct wgtlrprhhf, mt wmdd rust frhj teleujmkmty. Ygtoels ogc al puroegslk elrl gt rlgshcgadl ohsts.

    Ygtlrprhhf wgddlts. [elsl grl uslfud fhr swmjjmci gck ahgt trmps.

    Pehcls. Mf yhu egvl g jhamdl pehcl, yhu sehudk ohcsmklr armcimci mt. Ehwlvlr, mf yhu kh armci mt,jgnl surl mts gc ucdhonlk gck I_J-ogpgadl pehcl gck ms g trm- hr qugk-agck pehcl. Pehclselrl hplrgtl hc =00 JEz. (]hu khct cllk th auy g clw pehcl, aut mf yhu gdrlgky egvl g pehcltegt jllts telsl stgckgrks, ohcsmklr armcimci mt. Hr, yhu ogc lgsmdy auy hcl elrl.)

    Plrshcgd eyimlcl gck thmdltry mtljs. Bust gahut gcytemci yhu cllk ogc al puroegslk elrl>ehwlvlr, mjphrtlk mtljs hftlc ohst rhuiedy tel sgjl gs tely whudk mc tel \._. Mf yhu egvl gfgvhrmtl argck hr prhkuot, yhu jmiet ohcsmklr armcimci g suppdy wmte yhu. Mf yhu grl hc gcysplomgd jlkmogtmhc, armci g terll-jhcte suppdy wmte yhu, gs mt jgy tgnl tegt dhci fhr grlpdgoljlct th al hrklrlk frhj tel \._. Gcyhcl wmte idgssls, elgrmci gmk, lto., sehudk armci gtdlgst hcl rlpdgoljlct. Mc jhst ogsls, tel Plgol Ohrps wmdd cht rlpdgol dhst hr kgjgilk ohctgotdlcsls hr jhrl tegc hcl pgmr hf lylidgssls.

    Nmtoelc gck Ehjl

    Odhon. Armci g sjgdd hcl wmte gc gdgrj, lmtelr wmckup hr agttlry-phwlrlk.

    Ihhk, segrp nmtoelc ncmfl. [ems cllks ch lxpdgcgtmhc gck wmdd jgnl yhur ehurs mc tel nmtoelcflwlr gck dlss pgmcfud! Qljljalr th pgon tems mc yhur duiigil gck cht mc yhur ogrry-hc agi. ]hujgy wgct th armci g ncmfl segrplclr gs wldd.

    Qgkmh. Wugdmty rgkmhs grl vlry lxplcsmvl. G ihhk egck-orgcn rgkmh hr sjgdd ohjpgot rgkmh ms vlryuslfud kurmci ljlrilcomls. Plgol Ohrps/Fmbm wmdd suppdy yhu wmte g agsmo rgkmh fhr goolssmci telclws, aut mt jgy cht prhkuol tel jusmo qugdmty yhu grl uslk th.

    Jusmo. JP? pdgylrs uslk wmte sjgdd agttlry-hplrgtlk splgnlrs whrn alst.

    Dgpthp. Jhst Vhductllrs egvl fhuck egvmci g dgpthp gvgmdgadl vlry uslfud, lsplomgddy tel sjgddlrchtlahhns2 Vhductllrs jhvl grhuck g dht. Plgol Ohrps rlqumrls rlphrts al khcl ldlotrhcmogddy gckegvmci yhur hwc dgpthp fgomdmtgtls tel prholss.

    Dgpthp ohhdlr, th sgfliugrk yhur dgpthp frhj elgt gck eujmkmty, wemoe nmdds ldlotrhcmos elrl G flw fdgse krmvls gck lxtlrcgd egrk krmvl wmte jhvmls, [V sehws, gck jusmo dhgklk hc telj.

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    [EL PLGOL OHQP_ | FMBM YLDOHJL AHHN | 107; tely ogc al uslkth sthrl mtljs (wmte g dmttdl smdmog pgonlt th ogpturl tel jhmsturl), fhr trgvld, wlt odhtemci,ohsjltmos, lto. [ely grl lgsmdy hatgmcgadl mc Fmbm, aut lxplcsmvl.

    Krylr sellts th nllp odhtels sjlddmci frlse

    Pmddhw. Ihhk pmddhws grl egrk th fmck mc Fmbm.

    JmsolddgclhusArmci gdhci sjgdd, aut rlpdgolgadl, pgrts hf yhur dmfl yhu khct wgct th dmvl wmtehut fhr tel clxt twh ylgrs.Jgnl surl tely grl dmiet lchuie th ogrry, sturky lchuie th dgst, gck kmsplcsgadl lchuie tegt dhsmci teljwhudkct al g slrmhus prhadlj. Elrl grl shjl suiilstmhcs2

    Oelons. Mts g ihhk mklg th nllp g oelonmci goohuct gt ehjl sh yhu ogc wrmtl oelons fhr temcisdmnl tgx rlturcs, irgkugtl soehhd gppdmogtmhcs, lto.

    Ogjlrg. Kmimtgd ogjlrgs grl alst! Mf yhu dmnl th schrnld, yhu jgy wgct g wgtlrprhhf ogjlrg.

    Pgplragon ahhns. Vlry lxplcsmvl mc Fmbm. [el Plgol Ohrps ms klvldhpmci g dmjmtlk dlckmcidmargry. Ahhns ogc al sempplk surfgol jgmd hr J-agi(gsn tel phst hffmol fhr mcfhrjgtmhc), autwmdd tgnl slvlrgd jhctes th grrmvl.

    Kgy pgon/agonpgon. Ygtlrprhhf ms alst. ]hu wmdd usl mt hftlc.

    _jgdd ahgrk igjls, pdgymci ogrks, Frmsalls, lto.

    _turky duiigil/trgvld agis. Ygtlrprhhf gck ohddgpsmadl. Egrk duiigil tlcks th al oujalrshjlelrl gs yhu wmdd cht egvl juoe rhhj fhr sthrgil. Ohddgpsmadl odhte agis hr agonpgons tlck th aljhrl kurgadl tegc dlgtelr, wemoe ogc jhdk qumondy. Hcol yhu grl mc Fmbm, yhu wmdd trgvld kurmcitrgmcmci fhr lxtlcklk plrmhks hf tmjl wmte yhur clolssmtmls mc hcl sumtogsl, sh armci hcl gvlrgil-

    smzlk dmietwlmiet pmlol hf duiigil sh yhu ogc trgvld dmiet welc clolssgry. ]hu jmiet ohcsmklr gflw wgtlrprhhf agisgdsh nchwc gs slg agis hr kry sgonsfhr welc yhu trgvld ay ahgt.

    Mcfdgtgadl idhal hr dmietwlmiet gtdgs. Irlgt fhr lxpdgmcmci welrl yhu ohjl frhj th dhogd oemdkrlc.

    Jusmogd mcstrujlct(s) (mf yhu pdgy gcy)

    Ahhn hf Gjlrmogc shcis

    Pehths hf ehjl. Pehths hf wmctlr/schw solcls wmdd al lsplomgddy fgsomcgtmci. Al surl th armci gpmoturl hf fgjmdy jljalrs. Mt wmdd al cllklk mc dgciugil trgmcmci, gck yhur ohjjucmty frmlckswmdd al fgsomcgtlk th sll yhur rldgtmvls.

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    [EL PLGOL OHQP_ | FMBM YLDOHJL AHHN | 107; \._. syjahds (suoe gs pmcs, fdgis, lto.), ahttdlhplclrs, cgmd odmpplrs, aujplr stmonlrs, gsetrgys, agddphmct plcs, lto.> ohjmo ahhns, oelgp wmckupthys, phstlrs, jgigzmcls, dhih [-semrts

    Ygtlr sphrt lqumpjlct. Mf yhu pdgc hc souag kmvmci hr schrnldmci, yhu jmiet ohcsmklr armcimcishjl ilgrlsplomgddy dmiet-iguil wltsumts hr kmvl snmcs th prhtlot yhu frhj wgtlr dmol._chrnldmci lqumpjlct jmiet gdsh al egcky. _ouag tgcns, rliudgthrs, gck auhygcoy ohjplcsgtmciklvmols ogc al rlctlk.

    \._. phstgil stgjps, th slck jgmd wmte stgff hr htelr Vhductllrs weh grl ihmci th tel _tgtls

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    OHC[GO[MCI PLGOL OHQP_ ELGKW\GQ[LQ_

    [ems dmst hf cujalrs wmdd eldp ohcclot yhu wmte tel gpprhprmgtl hffmol gt Plgol Ohrps elgkqugrtlrs thgcswlr vgrmhus qulstmhcs. ]hu ogc usl tel thdd-frll cujalr gck lxtlcsmhc hr kmgd kmrlotdy usmci tel dhogdcujalrs prhvmklk. Al surl th dlgvl tel thdd-frll cujalr gck lxtlcsmhcs wmte yhur fgjmdy sh tely ogcohctgot yhu mc tel lvlct hf gc ljlrilcoy.Plgol Ohrps elgkqugrtlrs thdd-frll cujalr2 5