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@ S@EH Zhport
Stlma`]`tcf^`cidlem stlma` `m`lest
ahet`d lddehss `en sulclnhle tfh @ustr`dl`e ahnl`
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Stlma`]`tcf
Stlma` `m`lest ahet`d lddehss `en sulclnh `rh coaaoe%^fh lap`ct o tfls alsuenhrst`enlem `en alsrhprhshet`tloe
ls shrlous a`ey phopdh `hcthn jy ahet`d lddehss s`y tf`t lt
c`e `hct tfhlr `jldlty to rhcovhr `s aucf `s `ctu`d syaptoas%
^fh ahnl` pd`y ` crucl`d rodh le leguheclem coaauelty
`ttltunhs% Jy hecour`mlem `ccur`th$ rhspoesljdh rhprhshet`tloe
o ahet`d lddehss `en sulclnh le tfh ahnl`$ wh coetrljuth to
` nr`a`tlc laprovhahet le tfh dlvhs o `dd phopdh `hcthn jy
ahet`d lddehss% ]h c`e `dso s`vh dlvhs%
^fls rhport chdhjr`ths tfh ploehhrlem `en `w`rn!wleelem wori
o S@EH @ustr`dl`s Stlma`]`tcf leltl`tlvh to t`cidh stlma` le
tfh ahnl`$ nocuahetlem lts wori le tfh p`st$ tfh prhshet$ `en
dooilem to tfh uturh % % %
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^fls ls to tfh nhtrlahet og tfosh ehwdy nl`meoshn wltf scflzopfrhel`
shhilem foph gor rhcovhry en soclhty t d`rmh% fh ahnl`s powhr to
no moon jhcoahs hvlnhet wfhe wh shh coaauelty `ttltunhs tow`rns
nhprhssloe laprovh tfroumf prophr rhportlem en hnuc`tloe%
^fh w`y le wflcf ahet`d lddehss ls rhprhshethn `dso `gghcts fow
phopdh ghhd `jout tfhashdvhs `en wfhtfhr or eot tfhy shhi fhdp%^fh d`emu`mh `en la`mhry ushn jy tfh ahnl` c`e jh le`ccur`th$
shes`tloe`d$ uej`d`echn `en sthrhotyplc`d% Rhopdh wltf ` ahet`d
lddehss a`y jh d`jhddhn `s sc`ry coalc`d or lecoaphthet%
Sucf stlma`tlslem d`jhds c`ush heoraous p`le `en sugghrlem%
A`ey s`y tf`t tfh stlma` c`e jh worsh to nh`d wltf tf`e tfh
syaptoas og tfh lddehss ltshdg% ^oo ogthe$ vlodhet `en lrr`tloe`d
jhf`vlours `rh dleihn hxcduslvhdy to ahet`d lddehss%
@ Xelvhrslty og Ahdjoureh stuny hx`alehn 732 @ustr`dl`e
oedleh `en prlet ehws ahnl` storlhs cltlem scflzopfrhel` ovhr
` 0!yh`r phrlon le :200/0:% &C`le J ht `d :203% Scflzopfrhel`
le tfh @ustr`dl`e prlet `en oedleh ehws ahnl`% Rsycfosls$ NOL;0
2%0262/0=8::>33>=( og
storlhs `en >7( whrh `sshsshn `s stlma`tlzlem% Rhopdh lnhetlhn
`s scflzopfrhelc whrh nlsproportloe`thdy rhporthn `s a`dh
`en `s phrphtr`tors r`tfhr tf`e vlctlas og vlodhech% ^fh aorh
stlma`tlslem storlhs thenhn to `pph`r le t`jdoln sourchs$ to rhghr
to ovhrsh`s hvhets `en sujst`ech ush$ `en to rhprhshet phopdh
wltf scflzopfrhel` `s youem `en a`dh%
]fhehvhr L shh ` a`ss aurnhr rhporthn le tfh ahnl` ay rst tfoumft ls
to a`ih ` sldhet pr`yhr; pdh sh noet dht tfh phrsoe f`vh ` ahet`d lddehss%
La slci `en tlrhn og dlvlem wltf tfh sf`ah og tfh d`jhd L c`rry wltf ah
dlih tfh a`ri og C`le oe ay gorhfh`n%
Cfldnrhe `rh p`rtlcud`rdy hxposhn to tfhsh ahss`mhs%
Gor hx`apdh$ ` XI stuny wflcf s`apdhn oeh whhi og cfldnrhes
thdhvlsloe$ gouen tf`t `daost f`dg &>7(, og0:6 promr`as
coet`lehn oeh or aorh rhghrhechs to ahet`d lddehss% ^hras sucf
`s cr`zy$ a`n `en doslem your alen whrh coaaoedy ushn to
nheoth doslem coetrod% Slx cf`r`cthrs whrh lnhetlhn `s jhlem
coeslsthetdy portr`yhn `s ahet`ddy ldd% ^fhsh cf`r`cthrs whrh
`daost tot`ddy nhvoln og posltlvh cf`r`cthrlstlcs &]ldsoe C ht `d
:222% Fow ahet`d lddehss ls portr`yhn le cfldnrhes thdhvlsloe;
@ prosphctlvh stuny% Jrltlsf Koure`d og Rsycfl`try$ 0=7$ >>2!>>3,%
Rhopdh dlvlem wltf ahet`d lddehss `rh `cuthdy `w`rh og tfh
leuhech og tfh ahnl` oe coaauelty `ttltunhs% @ :227 survhyog38= phopdh wltf ahet`d lddehss gouen tf`t rhspoenhets whrh
optlalstlc tf`t stlma` coudn jh rhnuchn$ `en s`w t`cidlem stlma`
le tfh ahnl` `s tfh aost urmhet prlorlty &S@EH @ustr`dl` :227%
Zhsh`rcf Juddhtle >; Stlma` `en ahet`d lddehss% S@EH @ustr`dl`,%
@ Scottlsf stuny og thdhvlsloe nr`a` `dso gouen `
nlsproportloe`th `ssocl`tloe og vlodhech wltf ahet`d lddehss
&Sflgt :202% A`ilem Nr`a` out og ` Crlsls; @utfhetlc portr`y`ds
og ahet`d lddehss le ^W nr`a`% Sflgt%, @ tot`d og=> promr`as
coet`lehn storydlehs oe ahet`d fh`dtf lssuhs%
^fh `w`rn!wleelem Stlma`]`tcf promr`a f`s crh`thn lethrhst
jotf e`tloe`ddy `en lethre`tloe`ddy% Eow `e lethmr`d p`rt og tfh
S@EH Ahnl` Chetrh$ Stlma`]`tcf ls ` crltlc`d coapoehet og
@ustr`dl`s `ctlvlty to rhnuch tfh stlma` `ssocl`thn wltf ahet`d
lddehss `en sulclnh%
]fy no wh ehhn Stlma`]`tcf?
@s ` c`rhr$ L mht furt wfhe L shh rha`ris tf`t d`jhd phopdh wfo `rh
ahet`ddy ldd wltf e`ahs sucf s grultc ih$ eutthr or psycfo% Noet
tfhy rh`dlsh tf`t tfls ls ay soe tfhy `rh t`dilem `jout? ^fhrh `rh tlahs
wfhe c`rhrs ghhd gorchn to dlh to voln g`clem tfh possljldlty og nhah`elem
rh`ctloes or rha`ris% fls ls nhmr`nlem$ hsphcl`ddy wfhe s mhehr`d
rudh le dlgh$ you a`ih lt ` polet eot to dlh% @s lg lts eot j`n heoumf gor
soahoeh to f`vh ` ahet`d lddehss$ to jh puelsfhn gor lt jy jhlem tfh vlctla
og stlma`tlslem coaahets ls dlih ilcilem ` a`e wfhe fhs nowe%
L jhdlhvh hnltors `en pronuchrs f`vh ` aor`d rhspoesljldlty to `voln
cruhd$ nlscrlale`tory worns% fhy fodn tfh powhr to leuhech cfldnrhe
`s whdd s nudts% Lt woudn jh mrh`t lg tfh ahnl` a`nh coesclous nhclsloes
to ush tfhlr powhr to proaoth coap`ssloe$ uenhrst`enlem en hnuc`tloe
`jout ahet`d lddehss% fls woudn fhdp to hdlale`th gh`r wflcf$ doem wltf
lmeor`ech$ ls oeh og tfh prla`ry c`ushs og stlma`%
^fh ahnl`$ le `dd lts goras$ leuhechs tfh w`y wh tflei$ sf`plem
our jhdlhgs `en our rh`ctloe to lssuhs% Lt ls `dso ` prla`ry sourch
og legora`tloe `en `ttltunhs rhm`rnlem ahet`d lddehss gor tfh
a`korlty og @ustr`dl`es%
^fh ahnl` c`e fhdp to laprovh `ttltunhs% @ccur`th `en posltlvh
storlhs `jout phopdh wltf ` ahet`d lddehss c`e nhaoestr`th tf`t
a`ey phopdh a`e`mh tfhlr syaptoas whdd `en dlvh wltf foph%
^fh ahnl` c`e `dso provlnh `e uenhrst`enlem og fow wlnhsprh`n
ahet`d lddehss ls le tfh coaauelty$ `en tf`t `eyoeh c`e jh
nl`meoshn wltf ` ahet`d lddehss%
Fowhvhr$ tfh ahnl` c`e `dso phrphtu`th stlma`% Le`ccur`th or
shes`tloe`dlshn rhportlem or portr`y`d c`e `gghct tfh w`y phopdh
wltf ` ahet`d lddehss `rh trh`thn `en a`y dh`n to nlscrlale`tory
jhf`vlour% Lt c`e `dso dh`n to shdg!stlma` `en nhd`yhn trh`tahet%
Lg yourh dlvlem wltf ahet`d lddehss$ stlma` ls oeh aorh strhss you
noet ehhn%
Stlma` furts
L w`s nl`meoshn wltf scflzopfrhel` ` nhc`nh `mo `en le ay sh`rcf
to uenhrst`en ay ehw lddehss$ tfh ahnl` ogghrhn ah ` sihwhn v`et`mh
polet wfhrh lt `pph rhn scflzopfrhel w`s slapdy ` dlchech gor j`n
jhf`vlour% Eow$ oe tfh leslnh dooilem out$ L rhcomelsh wf`t `e le`ccur`th
portr`y`d tfls ls$ tfh hxchptloe r`tfhr tf`e tfh rudh% Dlih a`ey dlvlem
wltf scflzopfrhel $ L w`s ` vlctla og vlodhech `en `jush r`tfhr tf`e tfh
phrphtr`tor%
^fhrh `rh so a`ey phopdh dlih ah out tfhrh succhhnlem$ dlvlem$ worilem$
r`lslem g`aldlhs en coetrljutlem% Stlma` stops tfhsh s`ah phopdh groa
puttlem tfhlr f`en up to s`y tfhy `rh dlvlem ah elemgud$ purposhgud dlvhs%
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Le tfhsh tfhrh whrh;
g 33 lest`echs og vlodhech to otfhrs
g >6 lest`echs og otfhr typhs og f`ra
g 83 hx`apdhs og f`ra to shdg
g 33 hx`apdhs og syap`tfhtlc portr`y`d%
Shcoen`ry rhghrhechs le t`jdoln!stydh a`m`zlehs$ whjslths$`en ehwsp`phrs `rh laport`et `s tfhy sfow fow la`mhs groa
thdhvlsloe c`e ghhn leto ` wlnhr popud`r cudturh%
Ihy typhs og portr`y`d lecdunh;
g tfh ahet`ddy ldd `s n`emhrous outslnhrs
g ahet`ddy ldd phopdh `s tr`mlc `en nhshrvlem og plty
g `rtlcdhs quhstloelem tfh hxlsthech og ahet`d lddehss `s `
shrlous jut trh`t`jdh coenltloe%
@nvhrtlslem c`ap`lmes wflcf trlvl`dlsh ahet`d lddehss `en sulclnh
f`vh `dso jhhe `e `rh` og rhmud`r coechre%
Stlma`]`tcf tlahdleh
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^fh Alengr`ah leltl`tlvh f`s tfrhh a`le coapoehets;
Alenr`ah Hnuc`tloe `en ^r`lelem
A`e`mhn jy tfh Fuethr Lestltuth og Ahet`d Fh`dtf$ tfh
Alengr`ah Hnuc`tloe en r`lelem promr`as ojkhctlvhs rh to;
g juldn codd`jor`tlvh rhd`tloesflp wltf tfh @ustr`dl`e
ehws ahnl` &prlet en oedleh$ r`nlo$ en thdhvlsloe,
tfroumf tfh nhvhdopahet en nlsshale`tloe og
hvlnhech!j`shn rhsourchs en shctor hem`mhahet to
he`jdh aorh ccur`th en shesltlvh portr`y`d og
sulclnh en ahet`d lddehss
g leuhech thrtl`ry currlcud` so tf`t mr`nu`ths le
koure`dlsa `en pujdlc rhd`tloes wldd jh w`rh og$ `en
`rh jdh to rhspoen to$ lssuhs rhd`tlem to sulclnh en
ahet`d lddehss
g support shctors tf`t wori wltf tfh ahnl` &sucf s tfh
ahet`d fh`dtf shctor$ tfh sulclnh prhvhetloe shctor$
`en tfh podlch, to g`cldlt`th jhtthr uenhrst`enlem jout
lssuhs to coeslnhr wfhe worilem wltf tfh ahnl` rouen
ahet`d lddehss en sulclnh
g provlnh pr`ctlc`d nvlch en legora`tloe to support
tfh wori og scrlptwrlthrs en otfhrs levodvhn le tfh
nhvhdopahet og @ustr`dl`e da$ thdhvlsloe en tfh`trh$
to fhdp legora trutfgud en utfhetlc portr`y`ds og
ahet`d lddehss en sulclnh%
^`rmht shctors gor Alengr`ah hnuc`tloe en tr`lelem rh;
g Ehws ahnl`
Rh`i ahnl` jonlhs$ ahnl` orm`els`tloes$ en
proghssloe`ds nhvhdoplem storlhs jout ahet`d lddehss
`en sulclnh%
g Ahet`d fh`dtf en sulclnh prhvhetloe shctor
Fh`dtf$ ahet`d fh`dtf$ en sulclnh prhvhetloe
orm`els`tloes$ shrvlchs `en proghssloe`d jonlhs
&movhreahet en eoe!movhreahet,$ en lenlvlnu`ds
wltfle tfosh orm`els`tloes wltf rodh le ahnl`
portr`y`d og ahet`d lddehss en sulclnh%
g Xelvhrsltlhs
Xelvhrsltlhs &lecdunlem jotf dhcturhrs en stunhets,
tf`t ogghr rhdhv`et promr`as le koure`dlsa en pujdlc
rhd`tloes%
g @ustr`dl`e da$ thdhvlsloe en tfh`trh
Scrlptwrlthrs$ story nhp`rtahets$ daa`ihrs$ en otfhr
ihy st`ihfodnhrs%
g Rodlch
Rodlch gorchs le dd kurlsnlctloes$ en rhdhv`et ogchrs
wltf rodh le ahnl` rhprhshet`tloe og sulclnh en
ahet`d lddehss%
Stlma`]`tcf
Zhports oe ahet`d lddehss :226!:20:
^fh proportloe og Stlma]`tcf rhports hxprhsslem coechre
`jout ahnl` rhportlem og ahet`d lddehss le mhehr`d f`s rlshe le
rhchet yh`rs groa 33( &:226,$ ph`ilem `t 72( &:202,$ `en
rha`lelem coest`et tfhrh`gthr `t >2( &:200!:20:,%
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S@EH Ahnl` Chetrh
^fh S@EH Ahnl` Chetrh supports tfh ahnl` wltf phrsoe`d$
oeh!stop sfop shrvlch s tfhy prhp`rh tfhlr storlhs% Lt provlnhs
`ccur`th legora`tloe$ cchss en rhghrr`d to `pproprl`th
lethrvlhwhhs$ ahnl`!s`vvy nvlch$ en support% fh ahet`d
fh`dtf shctor ls dso provlnhn wltf support le nh`dlem wltf tfh
ahnl`%
^fh Chetrh lecorpor`ths tfh Stlma`]`tcf promr`a$ rhspoenlem
to coaauelty coechre to provlnh ahnl` proghssloe`ds wltf
ghhnj`ci$ jotf posltlvh en ehm`tlvh$ to hecour`mh aorh
rhspoesljdh rhportlem oe ahet`d lddehss en sulclnh%
Zhports sujaltthn rh hv`du`thn m`lest tfh Stlma`]`tcf
crlthrl` en tfh Alengr`ah E`tloe`d Ahnl` Leltl`tlvhs Zhportlem
Sulclnh en Ahet`d Lddehss mulnhdlehs%
Zhsh`rcf `en hv`du`tloe
Oemolem aoeltorlem en hv`du`tloe og tfh ahnl`s phrgora`ech
le rhportlem ahet`d lddehss en sulclnh ls coenucthn jy tfh
Xelvhrslty og Ahdjoureh en Xelvhrslty og C`ejhrr`%
^wo d`rmh!sc`dh Ahnl` Aoeltorlem stunlhs f`vh jhhe coapdhthn
provlnlem j`shdleh en cf`emhs le ahnl` rhportlem og ahet`d
lddehss en sulclnh le @ustr`dl`% @nnltloe`d qu`dlt`tlvh en
qu`etlt`tlvh stunlhs f`vh dso jhhe coenucthn% Nht`lds og dd
rhsh`rcf rhports rh v`ld`jdh groa tfh Alengr`ah whjslth%
g www%alenr`ah!ahnl`%leo
Shh tfh Alengr`ah whjslth gor gudd nht`lds og tfh
leltl`tlvh$ rhsourchs$ en rhsh`rcf rhports%
Stlma`]`tcf
Zhports oe nhprhssloe :226!:20:
Le :226$ tfh proportloe og Stlma]`tcf rhports hxprhsslem
coechre `jout ahnl` rhportlem og nhprhssloe w`s le dleh wltf
rhportlem og ahet`d lddehss le mhehr`d `t 33(% Jy :202 tfls f`n
nropphn to 02($ `en f`s slech fovhrhn `rouen 8(% ^fls trhen
rhhcts tfh laprovhn covhr`mh og nhprhssloe le tfh ahnl`$ `en
sujshquhet rhnuctloe le tfh euajhr og coapd`lets%
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2: le :226% Ovhr`dd euajhrs f`vh slech nhcdlehn
sdowdy$ `vhr`mlem `rouen :82 phr `eeua le rhchet yh`rs%
]fldh coapd`lets `jout soah `rh`s f`vh nhcdlehn a`rihndy$ `e
lecrh`slem proportloe or rhports `rh `jout otfhr `rh`s$ sucf `s
covhr`mh og sulclnh%
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Zhportlem o sulclnh
^fhrh f`s jhhe ` slmelc`et lecrh`sh le rhportlem `jout sulclnh
le tfh ahnl` ovhr rhchet yh`rs% @ wlnhsprh`n alscoechptloe
`aoem ahnl` proghssloe`ds tf`t tfhy sfoudn eot rhport tfh
lssuh ls jhlem rhpd`chn jy `e uenhrst`enlem tf`t sulclnh c`e `en
sfoudn jh rhporthn jut le ` rhspoesljdh w`y$ wltfout nht`ldlem
tfh ah`es$ shes`tloe`dlslem$ or md`aorlslem lt% ^fh Alengr`ah`en rhchetdy!upn`thn Rrhss Couecld mulnhdlehs f`vh fhdphn to
cd`rlgy tfls lssuh%
]fldh ` mrowlem euajhr og Stlma`]`tcf coapd`lets coechre
ahnl` covhr`mh og sulclnh$ tfhrh f`s `dso jhhe `e lecrh`sh le tfh
euajhr ogMoon Ehwsrhports coechrelem sulclnh ovhr tfh p`st
vh yh`rs%
Zhsh`rcf lecrh`slemdy lenlc`ths tf`t tfh ahnl` c`e wori to
prhvhet sulclnh% Hvlnhech summhsts tf`t wfldh soah stydhs og
ahnl` rhportlem a`y trlmmhr nh`tfs jy sulclnh$ otfhrs a`y
wori to rhnuch tfha &Elhnhrirothetf`dhr ^ ht `d :202% Zodh og
ahnl` rhports le coapdhthn `en prhvhethn sulclnh; ]hrtfhr v%R`p`mheo hgghcts% Jrltlsf Koure`d og Rsycfl`try$ 0:>3,%
^fh posltlvh rodh tf`t tfh ahnl` c`e pd`y le rh`cflem out to
a`ey nlgghrhet `unlhechs to laprovh `ttltunhs$ rhnuch stlma`$
`en proaoth ahet`d fh`dtf dlthr`cy ls `dso jhlem rhcomelshn%
Coaauelty!j`shn a`ss ahnl` stlma` rhnuctloe c`ap`lmes$
whj!j`shn ahet`d fh`dtf dlthr`cy promr`as$ `en nocuahet`ry
das f`vh `dd jhhe sfowe to f`vh ` posltlvh hgghct le fhdplem to
rhnuch stlma` `en nlscrlale`tloe$ `en proaoth uenhrst`enlem
`en lecdusloe og phopdh dlvlem wltf ` ahet`d lddehss%
^fh levodvhahet og phopdh nlrhctdy `gghcthn jy ahet`d lddehss
le sucf str`thmlhs ls crucl`d le mlvlem tfha `utfhetlclty `enlecrh`slem hgghctlvhehss% S@EH f`s stroemdy rhcoaahenhn tf`t
sucf ` e`tloe`d stlma` rhnuctloe c`ap`lme jh coenucthn$ wltf `
sphcl`d gocus oe psycfotlc lddehsshs sucf `s scflzopfrhel` &S@EH
@ustr`dl` :203% @ Dlgh wltfout Stlma`%S@EH @ustr`dl`,%
Stlma`]`tcf
Zhports oe sulclnh covhr`mh :226!:20:
^fh proportloe og Stlma]`tcf rhports hxprhsslem coechre
`jout ahnl` rhportlem og sulclnh f`s rlshe le rhchet yh`rs$
groa :0( &:226, to >=( &:20:,%
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Stlma`]`tcf ton`y
Stlma`]`tcf ls eow `e lethmr`d p`rt o
tfh S@EH Ahnl` Chetrh$ wflcf provlnhs` sulth o shrvlchs to tfh ahnl` `en
ahet`d fh`dtf shctors%
^fh S@EH Ahnl` Chetrh provlnhs sphcl`dlst support to ahnl`
proghssloe`ds `en tfh ahet`d fh`dtf shctor `jout rhportlem `en
otfhr rhprhshet`tloe og ahet`d lddehss `en sulclnh!rhd`thn lssuhs%
^fh Chetrh ogghrs ` chetr`d shrvlch tf`t;
g suppdlhs legora`tloe `en `nvlch to ahnl` proghssloe`ds
lecdunlem koure`dlsts$ scrlptwrlthrs$ pronuchrs `en
coaalssloehrs og nr`a`$ nocuahet`rlhs `en da$ `en
tfh `nvhrtlslem lenustry le prhp`r`tloe og storlhs or
otfhr portr`y`ds og ahet`d lddehss `en sulclnh$ `en fhdps
tfha to goddow tfh Alengr`ah mulnhdlehs
g supports$ `nvlshs$ `en tr`les tfh ahet`d fh`dtf `en
sulclnh prhvhetloe shctors le worilem wltf tfh ahnl`$
p`rtlcud`rdy mroups wfhrh tfhrh `rh eo sphcl`dlst ahnl`
phrsoeehd$ or wflcf f`vh otfhr sphclc ehhns$ sucf `s
cudtur`ddy `en dlemulstlc`ddy nlvhrsh &C@DN, mroups
g shdhcts$ tr`les$ supports$ `en nhjrlhgs hxphrt
spoihsphopdh$ p`rtlcud`rdy tfosh wltf phrsoe`d
hxphrlhech og ahet`d lddehss or og `tthapthn sulclnh or
jhrh`vhahet nuh to ` nh`tf jy sulclnh
g ophr`ths Stlma`]`tcf to `ct oe `en volch coaauelty
ghhnj`ci to tfh ahnl` `jout fow tfhy rhport oe
`en portr`y ahet`d lddehss `en sulclnh$ hecour`mlem
`ccur`th$ rhsphctgud `en rhspoesljdh rhportlem$ `en
urmlem coeslnhr`tloe og tfh lap`ct stlma`tlslem
rhprhshet`tloes f`vh oe phopdh dlvlem wltf ` ahet`d
lddehss `en tfhlr g`aldlhs%
Zhcomeltloe `en hecour`mhahet og `ccur`th$ rhspoesljdh$ `en
posltlvh storlhs `jout ahet`d lddehss `en sulclnh ls `e laport`et`sphct og Stlma`]`tcfs wori% @ Suen`y @mh prodh og @enrhw
Zojj AR$ nhscrljlem fow fh dh`ret to a`e`mh fls nhprhssloe
&:202,$ ls `e hx`apdh og sucf ` Moon Ehws story%
^fh Zlvhrs cdotflem coap`ey nlstrljuthn ` c`t`domuh c`ddhn0: N`ys
og A`nehss wflcf a`nh gue og ahet`d lddehss le ornhr to shdd tfhlr
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Fow Stlma`]`tcf ophr`ths
Zhports `rh sujaltthn to Stlma`]`tcf vl` `e oedleh gora
&tfoumf tfhy `rh stldd `cchpthn jy otfhr ah`es, `en hv`du`thn
`m`lest tfh Stlma`]`tcf crlthrl` `en tfh Alengr`ah Zhportlem
Sulclnh `en Ahet`d Lddehss mulnhdlehs% Lg$ `gthr vhrlc`tloe$ `
story ls gouen to jh stlma`tlslem$ le`ccur`th$ or lrrhspoesljdh$Stlma`]`tcf coet`cts tfh koure`dlst or ahnl` outdht `en
hxpd`les tfh rh`soe gor coapd`let% ^fh koure`dlst or ahnl` outdht
ls hecour`mhn to rhvlsh or wltfnr`w tfh `rtlcdh `en `nvlshn fow
tfhy c`e hesurh `m`lest stlma`tlslem ahet`d lddehss `en sulclnh
lssuhs le tfh guturh%
Stlma`]`tcf `dso provlnhs ahnl` proghssloe`ds wltf posltlvh
ghhnj`ci wfhe ` Moon Ehwsrhport f`s jhhe sujaltthn$ to
hecour`mh slald`r rhspoesljdh rhportlem le guturh% ^fls rhlegorchs
tfh rodh posltlvh ahnl` covhr`mh pd`ys le tfh rhnuctloe og
stlma`% @dd ahnl` `rh ogghrhn support le tfh prhp`r`tloe og
guturh storlhs%
Le tfh c`sh og ` ahnl` outdht rhguslem to `cieowdhnmh ` rhport$
or g`ldlem to t`ih `pproprl`th `ctloe$ Stlma`]`tcf coeslnhrs
hedlstlem support groa Stlma`]`tcfhrs to `nn prhssurh to tfh
c`sh or le t`ilem tfh coapd`let to tfh rhdhv`et lenustry jony or
w`tcfnom%
]fhe `ctloe ls t`ihe$ lt ls dommhn oe s`eh%orm uenhr
Stlma`]`tcf @ctlvlty% ^fls suaa`rlshs tfh coapd`let orMoon
Ehwsstory$ `ctloe t`ihe$ `en tfh rhspoesh rhchlvhn groa tfosh
wfo `rh coet`cthn% Lg tfh rhport c`eeot jh vhrlhn$ tfhe `ctloe
ls uedlihdy to jh t`ihe%
A`ilem ` rhport
Rhopdh a`ilem rhports og stlma` le tfh ahnl` `rh hecour`mhn to
goddow gour laport`et sthps;
g Mht tfh g`cts rlmft tfls lecdunhs$ n`th$ outdht$ `en
sphclcs og coapd`let
g Rrovlnh ` copy or dlei to tfh ltha
g Rrovlnh legora`tloe `jout fow tfh ahnl` ltha
coetr`vhehn tfh Stlma`]`tcf crlthrl` or$ le tfh c`sh
ogMoon Ehws$ fhdphn tfha% &Lt ls eot sugclhet to
sujkhctlvhdy eot dlih ` ahnl` ltha,%
g Lg possljdh$ wrlth ` dhtthr og coapd`let or pr`lsh to tfh
outdht tfhashdvhs so ahnl` proghssloe`ds c`e fh`r rst!
f`en fow phopdh `rh `gghcthn jy tfhlr rhportlem `en
portr`y`d og ahet`d lddehss `en sulclnh%
Zhportlem crlthrl` or Stlma`]`tcf
Stlma` ^fh ahnl` ltha lecdunhs le`ccur`th or le`pproprl`th
rhportlem og ahet`d lddehss or sulclnh
or
Rosltlvh ^fh ahnl` ltha ls Moon Ehws$ eot`jdh gor `ccur`th or
shesltlvh rhportlem og ahet`d lddehss or sulclnh
D`emu`mh Lg tfh ahnl` ltha alsushs ` nl`meostlc thra$ sucf `s
scflzopfrhel`$ `en/or tfh wornlem ushn sphclc`ddyrhghrhechs ahet`d lddehss% &Xsh og vhre`cud`r$ eoe!
nl`meostlc thras sucf `s cr`zy or les`eh a`y eot
jh stroem heoumf oe tfhlr owe to w`rr`et `ctloe%,
Ahnl` ^fh ltha f`s `pph`rhn le tfh pujdlc ahnl`
&h%m% ^W or whjslth$ r`nlo$ ehwsp`phr$ a`m`zleh$
`nvhrtlslem,
@ustr`dl`e ^fh ahnl` ltha orlmle`thn le tfh @ustr`dl`e ahnl`
Currhet ^fh rhport ls shet wltfle oeh aoetf og pujdlc`tloe%
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Jhehgts o Stlma`]`tcf
@s `e lethmr`d p`rt og tfh S@EH Ahnl` Chetrh `en tfh
Alengr`ah leltl`tlvh$ Stlma`]`tcf rhsudts le;
g @e laprovhahet le tfh qu`dlty `en qu`etlty og
rhports `en portr`y`ds og ahet`d lddehss `en sulclnh
` rhnuctloe le shes`tloe`d or stlma`tlslem rhports
pujdlsfhn le tfh @ustr`dl`e ahnl`$ `en `e lecrh`sh le
`ccur`th$ shesltlvh `en posltlvh rhports `en portr`y`ds%
g Laprovhn aor`dh wltfle tfh ahet`d fh`dtf shctor%
^froumf Stlma`]`tcf$ phopdh wltf ahet`d lddehss$
g`aldlhs$ grlhens$ fh`dtf worihrs$ `en lethrhsthn
coaauelty ahajhrs ieow tf`t soahoeh ls `nvoc`tlem
oe tfhlr jhf`dg `en fodnlem tfh ahnl` to `ccouet gor
le`ccur`th$ lrrhspoesljdh or oggheslvh rhportlem `en
portr`y`d og ahet`d lddehss or sulclnh% Zhnuclem stlma`
ls soahtflem hvhryoeh `gghcthn jy ahet`d lddehss or
sulclnh `mrhhs ls laport`et9 tfls ls ` uelgylem lssuh gor `e
otfhrwlsh gr`mahethn mroup%
g Lecrh`shn hapowhrahet og phopdh `gghcthn jy ahet`d
lddehss or sulclnh$ wfo `rh supporthn `en hecour`mhn to
a`ih tfhlr owe coapd`let nlrhctdy to tfh rhdhv`et ahnl`
outdht% ^fh S@EH Mulnh to Zhnuclem Stlma`w`s nhvhdophn
hsphcl`ddy gor tfls purposh hapowhrlem tfha to t`ih
`pproprl`th `ctloe le tfh guturh%
g Zhportlem to Stlma`]`tcf ls ` voduethhr `ctlvlty%
@ nhnlc`thn ehtwori og ovhr:$222 Stlma`]`tcfhrs
`rouen @ustr`dl` aoeltor tfh ahnl` gor rhports `en
portr`y`ds wflcf `rh le`ccur`th `en oggheslvh$ `en `dso
uenhrt`ih to t`ih `ctloe `s ehhnhn% @ rhmud`r hJuddhtlels shet out to Stlma`]`tcfhrs to upn`th tfha oe `ctlvlty
`s whdd `s sphcl`d @dhrts gor wfhe ` qulci rhspoesh ls
ehhnhn%
g @cieowdhnmhahet `en v`dln`tloe og tfh nlstrhss phopdh
c`e hxphrlhech tfroumf le`pproprl`th rhportlem `en
portr`y`ds% Stlma`]`tcf hap`tfhtlc`ddy `cieowdhnmhs
tfh nlstrhss og coapd`le`ets$ hvhe wfhe tfh rhport nohs
eot t crlthrl` gor `e ogcl`d rhport$ so tfhy ieow tfhlr
coechres f`vh jhhe fh`rn% ^fls `sphct og tfh promr`a
ls rhsphctgud og coapd`le`ets hxphrlhechs `en ghhdlems$
`en ls vhry laport`et gor ` mroup wfosh coechres f`vh
too ogthe moeh uefh`rn%
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8 Stlma`$ ahet`d lddehss$ `en tfh ahnl`
Dooilem `fh`n
Stlma` furts% Stlma` c`e cost dlvhs%
S@EH @ustr`dl` ls coaaltthn tohesurlem Stlma`]`tcf wldd coetleuh
to pd`y `e laport`et rodh le rhnuclem
tfh lap`ct o stlma` `m`lest phopdh
`hcthn jy ahet`d lddehss `en sulclnh%
Laprovhahets le tfh rhportlem `en rhprhshet`tloe og ahet`d
lddehss `en sulclnh ovhr rhchet yh`rs `rh rh`d `en whdcoah%
^fhy `rh ` thst`ahet to tfh wori og S@EH @ustr`dl`$ tfh
Alengr`ah leltl`tlvh$ `en otfhrs to laprovh fow tfh ahnl`
covhrs tfhsh lssuhs%
Nhsplth tfhsh laprovhahets$ fowhvhr$ tfh wori og Stlma`]`tcf
`en tfh S@EH Ahnl` Chetrh ls vhry g`r groa ovhr%
Rsycfotlc lddehss stldd alsrhprhshethn
]fldh tfhrh f`s jhhe `e laprovhahet le tfh qu`etlty `en qu`dlty
og ahnl` covhr`mh og nhprhssloe &tf`eis hsphcl`ddy to tfh wori
og jhyoenjduh,$ rhportlem `jout psycfotlc lddehsshs sucf `s
scflzopfrhel` rha`les `dd too ogthe shes`tloe`dlshn$ le`ccur`th$
`en `ssocl`thn wltf vlodhech% ^fls nhfua`elshs tfosh wfo `rh
`gghcthn$ crh`tlem ` a`kor j`rrlhr to rhcovhry `en lecdusloe
le soclhty% Lt ls hsshetl`d wh coetleuh to wori to cf`emh tfhsh
`ttltunhs le tfh ahnl` `en le tfh coaauelty `t d`rmh%
S@EH @ustr`dl` f`s c`ddhn or ` coaprhfheslvh$ e`tloe`d$
coaauelty!j`shn c`ap`lme to rhnuch stlma` `m`lest phopdh
dlvlem wltf psycfotlc lddehss% Stlma`]`tcf `en tfh S@EH
Ahnl` Chetrh wldd jh `e laport`et coetrljutloe to tfls
leltl`tlvh%
^fh cf`emlem ahnl` d`ensc`ph
^fh wori og Stlma`]`tcf f`s coetleu`ddy hvodvhn slech
jhlem hst`jdlsfhn% Cf`emhs to tfh ahnl` d`ensc`ph jrlem ehw
cf`ddhemhs gor tfh j`ttdh `m`lest stlma` too%
]fhe Stlma`]`tcf jhm`e$ coapd`lets whrh ovhrwfhdalemdy
`jout ehwsp`phr storlhs9 tfhrh `rh eow noujts `jout wfhtfhr
prlet ehwsp`phrs wldd stldd hxlst le vh yh`rs tlah% ^fh s`ah
tltdhs stldd hxlst oe tfh whj$ og coursh$ jut tfh e`turh og oedleh
ehws ls vhry nlgghrhet% Lt hxlsts le ` :>!four ehws cycdh rhsudtlem
le aorh furrlhn$ dhss coeslnhrhn wrltlem9 ls dhss prot`jdh$
dh`nlem to dowhr hnltorl`d st`en`rns `s st`gem ls rhnuchn9 f`s
` dowhr `tthetloe sp`e$ hecour`mlem aorh shes`tloe`dlshn$
hyhj`dd!mr`jjlem coethet9 tfh coesuaptloe `s whdd `s crh`tloe
og coethet ls g`r aorh dlihdy to jh noeh oe tfh rue$ `en to
jh vlhwhn oe ` aojldh nhvlch$ cf`emlem fow lt ls phrchlvhn%
^fh noale`ech og socl`d ahnl` `en jdoms ls `dso jdurrlem tfh
nlstlectloe jhtwhhe prlv`thdy!crh`thn coethet `en tfh a`ss
ahnl`% &A`ey jdoms eow f`vh ` rh`nhrsflp g`r hxchhnlem
hst`jdlsfhn ehwsp`phr tltdhs%,
]fldh lapossljdh to aoeltor `dd socl`d ahnl`$ lt ls lecrh`slemdy
laport`et to hnuc`th `en aonhd `pproprl`th wrltlem `jout
ahet`d lddehss `en sulclnh or tfh oedleh coaauelty%
Rrhvhetlem sulclnh@rouen two tfous`en @ustr`dl`es nlh jy sulclnh hvhry yh`r%
Zhsh`rcf summhsts tf`t lrrhspoesljdh ahnl` covhr`mh og tfls lssuh
c`e proapt otfhrs wfo `rh vudehr`jdh to t`ih tfhlr dlvhs too$ jy
summhstlem ` ah`es$ or jy eora`dlslem or md`aorlslem sulclnh `s
`e optloe wfhe phopdh `rh le ahet`d nlstrhss%
Lt ls eo hx`mmhr`tloe to s`y tf`t worilem to laprovh ahnl`
covhr`mh o tfls lssuh ls ` a`tthr o dlh `en nh`tf% Lt f`s
ehvhr jhhe `e `la o Stlma`]`tcf to stlgh ahnl` rhportlem
o sulclnh$ jut oe tfh coetr`ry to proaoth rhspoesljdh
rhportlem; prhvhetlem f`ra `en hecour`mlem nhj`th oe
laprovlem shrvlchs to rhnuch tfls ueehchss`ry doss o dlh%
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Gor aorh leora`tloe
g Stlma`]`tcfwww%s`eh%orm/stlma`w`tcf
g S@EH Ahnl` Chetrh
www%s`eh%orm/s`eh!ahnl`
g Alenr`ah
www%alengr`ah!ahnl`%lego
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@ e`tloe`d cf`rltyfhdplem dd phopdh
`gghcthn jy ahet`d lddehssdh`n ` jhtthr dlgh%
S@EH @ustr`dl`RO Jox ::7
Soutf Ahdjoureh vlc3:28
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