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     hggd jdvjtgl ti Nirlod ti midtrjhutg ti jts lgvgcipegdt `iocs odl ti oll skjccs, pgrspgmtjvg, odl gdgr`y jdajgcls wbgrg iur Qicudtggrs iaagr siegtbjd` udjqug, wbjmb tbgy li.

    \bg eist summgssauc Qicudtggrs eojdtojd o bgoctby hocodmg hgtwggd jlgocjse (–J bovg siegtbjd` timidtrjhutg, J mod eokg o ljaagrgdmg, odl J bovg tbg cuxury ia tjeg odl ippirtudjty ti li si.―) odl

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    Vgomg Mirps/Nirlod stoaa wjcc wirk borl ti prgporg air yiur orrjvoc odl suppirt yiu wbjcg yiu org jdNirlod. Jd tbg ajdoc odocysjs biwgvgr, Vgomg Mirps sgrvjmg js, pgrbops eirg tbod ody itbgr nih yiu wjccbovg, wbot yiu eokg ia jt. Ziur summgss wjcc lgpgdl upid yiur iwd ljcj`gdmg, acgxjhjcjty, rgsjcjgdmg,mrgotjvjty, cgvgc ia priagssjidocjse, odl sgdsg ia bueir. Jd ommgptjd` yiur jdvjtotjid, wg prgsueg tbotyiu mieg ti Nirlod wjccjd` ti pusb yiursgca jd occ ia tbgsg orgos. Pg ciik airworl ti eggtjd` yiu ot_uggd Ocjo Ojrpirt. Pg org jdtgrgstgl jd wbot yiu hrjd` ti yiur sgrvjmg odl wbot yiu sggk ti ommiepcjsb.Air gomb ia yiu, tbjs wjcc hg o ljstjdmt niurdgy sbopgl hy yiur `iocs, strotg`jgs, odl gxpgmtotjids.

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    Jd wirkjd` tiworl aucajccjd` tbg Vgomg Mirps ejssjid ia prieitjd` wircl pgomg odl arjgdlsbjp,os o trojdgg odl Qicudtggr, yiu org gxpgmtgl ti li tbg aicciwjd`>

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    Vrgporg yiur pgrsidoc odl priagssjidoc cjag ti eokg o mieejtegdt ti sgrvg ohriol air oaucc tgre ia 80 eidtbs.

    8.  Mieejt ti jeprivjd` tbg quocjty ia cjag ia tbg pgipcg wjtb wbie yiu cjvg odl wirk odl,jd lijd` si, sborg yiur skjccs, olopt tbge, odl cgord dgw skjccs os dgglgl.

    =.  ]grvg wbgrg tbg Vgomg Mirps osks yiu ti `i, udlgr midljtjids ia borlsbjp ja dgmgssory,odl wjtb tbg acgxjhjcjty dgglgl air gaagmtjvg sgrvjmg.

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    \bg Bosbgejtg Kjd`lie ia Nirlod js idg ia tbg eirg rgmgdt miudtrjgs ti jdvjtg tbg Vgomg Mirps ti privjlg tgmbdjmoc ossjstodmg ti jts pgipcg. \bg Vgomg Mirps hg òd jd Nirlod jd ?::0 os tbg rgsuct ialjsmussjids hgtwggd tbg cotg Kjd` Bussgjd odl airegr Vrgsjlgdt Mcjdtid. Oegrjmod-hird _uggd Diir odljdacugdtjoc picjtjmjods aoejcjor wjtb tbg Vgomg Mirps wgrg jdstruegdtoc jd gstohcjsbjd` tbjs prilumtjvgrgcotjidsbjp.

    Nirlod js tbg gj`btb Oroh miudtry ti bovg bistgl tbg Vgomg Mirps ivgr tbg ygors, hut tbg idcy idg jd tbgEjllcg Gost wjtb o murrgdt pri`roe. Diw, eirg tbod gvgr, Qicudtggrs org gssgdtjoc jd hrjl`jd` `ops

     hgtwggd, odl ljspgccjd` eytbs ohiut, tbg miudtry odl jts rg`jid. Qicudtggrs mod aistgr pgomg tbriu`btrustjd` rgcotjidsbjps, eutuoc rgspgmt, odl ljcj`gdt midtrjhutjids.

    \bg ajrst `riup ia 80 Nirlod Qicudtggrs hg`od tbgjr sgrvjmg jd Nucy ?::0 jd miccohirotjid wjtb tbgEjdjstry ia ]imjoc Lgvgcipegdt odl sgvgroc did`ivgrdegdtoc ir`odjzotjids (D@Is) suppirtgl hy tbgriyoc aoejcy. Jd ?::2, Qicudtggrs hg`od wirkjd` wjtb tbg Ejdjstry ia Glumotjid, tgombjd` Gd`cjsb jdruroc prjeory odl sgmidlory smbiics. \bg murrgdt yiutb lgvgcipegdt pringmt `it udlgrwoy jd 866?.

    Lug ti sgmurjty midmgrds, tbg Vgomg Mirps suspgdlgl jts pri`roe odl wjtblrgw Qicudtggrs jd Divgehgr8668. Jd 866 o smbiic odl gjtbgr o cimoc yiutb mgdtgr ir oditbgr cimocir`odjzotjid. Omtjvjtjgs wjcc aimus id hujcljd` mopomjty ia Nirlodjod yiutb, odl Qicudtggrs wjcc wirkljrgmtcy wjtb o Nirlodjod yiutb miudtgrport.

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    rotgs rgeojd sj`djajmodt prihcges.

    Vgipcg odl MucturgJd `gdgroc, Nirlodjods org arjgdlcy odl bispjtohcg ti Pgstgrdgrs. Eody urhod Nirlodjods wgrg glumotgl jdtbg Pgst odl spgok gxmgccgdt Gd`cjsb. Pbjcg Nirlodjods wjcc iatgd vijmg mrjtjmjse ia Oegrjmod picjmy jdtbg Ejllcg Gost, jdljvjluoc Oegrjmods org `gdgroccy wgcc-cjkgl odl trgotgl rgspgmtauccy.

    Nirlod bos o pipucotjid ia ohiut 0.: ejccjid, ia wbie :7 pgrmgdt org ]uddj Euscje. Orohjm js tbg iaajmjoccod`uo`g. \bg cjtgromy rotg js :7.: pgrmgdt odl cjag gxpgmtodmy stodls ot ohiut 0< ygors. \bg pipucotjidjdmculgs opprixjeotgcy ?.0 ejccjid Vocgstjdjod rgau`ggs wbi rgsjlg jd Nirlod. Mbrjstjods odl ]bjjtgsrgprgsgdt seocc ejdirjtjgs, odl tbgrg org gvgd seoccgr duehgrs ia did-Oroh ]uddj Mjrmossjods arie tbg]iutbgrd Moumusgs, os wgcc os Oregdjods odl Kurls.

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    Eody Nirlodjods mcoje cjdgo`g arie Hgliujd airghgors. \bgy org iatgd oeid` tbg udlgrprjvjcg`gl jdNirlodjod simjgty. Pbjcg eody Hgliujd bovg cgat dieoljm cjag odl idcy pgrjiljmoccy `rozg tbgjr odjeocs,itbgrs bovg sgttcgl jd `ivgrdegdt-audlgl vjcco`gs wbgrg wotgr odl odjeoc aggl org privjlgl. ]tjcc, o cor`g

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     pgipcg wbi rgprgsgdt od odmjgdt systge ia mucturoc vocugs odl dires sciwcy lyjd` jd Nirlod.

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    O ditg ia moutjid> Os yiu sura tbg Jdtgrdgt, hg oworg tbot yiu eoy ajdl huccgtjd hiorls odl mbot riies jdwbjmb pgipcg org argg ti gxprgss ipjdjids ohiut tbg Vgomg Mirps hosgl id tbgjr iwd gxpgrjgdmgs,jdmculjd` mieegdts hy tbisg wbi wgrg udboppy wjtb tbgjr mbijmg ti sgrvg jd tbg Vgomg Mirps. \bgsgipjdjids org dit tbisg ia tbg Vgomg Mirps ir tbg W.]. `ivgrdegdt, odl pcgosg kggp jd ejdl tbot di twi

     pgipcg gxpgrjgdmg tbgjr sgrvjmg jd tbg soeg woy.

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    Vrivjlgs jdaireotjid id lgvgcipegdt jdljmotirs id miudtrjgs, jdmculjd` pipucotjid, ̀ gdlgr, ajdodmjoc, odlglumotjid, odl mcjeotg mbod`g stotjstjms.

    http://www.state.gov/http://www.state.gov/http://c/Users/sblazucki/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.Outlook/OHXNSD3B/Gpo.gov/libraries/public/http://c/Users/sblazucki/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.Outlook/OHXNSD3B/Gpo.gov/libraries/public/http://c/Users/sblazucki/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.Outlook/OHXNSD3B/lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.htmlhttp://c/Users/sblazucki/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.Outlook/OHXNSD3B/lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.htmlhttp://unstats.un.org/unsd/pocketbook/World_Statistics_Pocketbook_2013_edition.pdfhttp://unstats.un.org/unsd/pocketbook/World_Statistics_Pocketbook_2013_edition.pdfhttp://www.data.un.org/http://www.data.un.org/http://www.wikipedia.org/http://www.wikipedia.org/http://www.worldbank.org/http://www.worldbank.org/http://www.data.worldbank.org/countryhttp://www.data.worldbank.org/countryhttp://www.data.worldbank.org/countryhttp://www.worldbank.org/http://www.wikipedia.org/http://www.data.un.org/http://unstats.un.org/unsd/pocketbook/World_Statistics_Pocketbook_2013_edition.pdfhttp://c/Users/sblazucki/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.Outlook/OHXNSD3B/lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.htmlhttp://c/Users/sblazucki/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.Outlook/OHXNSD3B/Gpo.gov/libraries/public/http://www.state.gov/

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    Middgmt Pjtb Xgturdgl Qicudtggrs odl Itbgr JdvjtggsXVMQ.ir  ̀\bjs js tbg sjtg ia tbg Dotjidoc Vgomg Mirps Ossimjotjid, eolg up ia rgturdgl Qicudtggrs. Id tbjs sjtg yiumod ajdl cjdks ti occ tbg Pgh po`gs ia tbg –Arjgdls ia― `riups air eist miudtrjgs ia sgrvjmg, mieprjsgl iaairegr Qicudtggrs wbi sgrvgl jd tbisg miudtrjgs. \bgrg org ocsi rg`jidoc `riups tbot argqugdtcy `gtti`gtbgr air simjoc gvgdts odl cimoc vicudtggr omtjvjtjgs. Ir `i stroj`bt ti tbg Arjgdls ia Nirlod sjtg>

    bttp>//arjgdlsianirlod.ir`/ 

    VgomgMirpsPirclwjlg.ir  ̀\bjs sjtg, bistgl hy o `riup ia rgturdgl Qicudtggr wrjtgrs, js o eidtbcy idcjdg puhcjmotjid ia gssoys odlQicudtggr ommiudts ia tbgjr Vgomg Mirps sgrvjmg.

    Idcjdg Ortjmcgs/Murrgdt Dgws ]jtgs Ohiut NirlodWD.ir`/Dgws/ \bg Wdjtgl Dotjids dgws sgrvjmg privjlgs mivgro`g ia jts egehgr stotgs odl jdaireotjid ohiut tbgjdtgrdotjidoc pgomgkggpjd` ir`odjzotjid‚s omtjids odl pisjtjids.

    QIOdgws.mie 

    Qijmg ia Oegrjmo, tbg W.]. ̀ ivgrdegdt‚s euctjegljo hriolmostgr, mivgrs dgws arie oriudl tbg wircl.

    www.nirlodtjegs.mie \bg Nirlod \jegs, o eonir lojcy Gd`cjsb dgwspopgr

    www.pgtro.`iv.ni Nirlodjod Dgws O`gdmy (jd Orohjm odl Gd`cjsb)

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    www.orohjdai.ir  ̀Pghsjtg air Qijmg ia tbg Oroh Pircl, o didpriajt ir`odjzotjid lgljmotgl ti hrjd`jd` glumotjid odljdaireotjid ti Oroh odl Euscje pgipcg oriudl tbg wircl. Jt midtojds gxtgdsjvg jdaireotjid id Oroh odlEuscje miudtrjgs, eusjm, hiiks, dgws, odl cjdks ti itbgr sjtgs.

    www.//www.usojlnirlod.ir`/ W.]. O`gdmy air Jdtgrdotjidoc Lgvgcipegdt (W]OJL)

    www.udlp-nirlod.ir  ̀Wdjtgl Dotjids Lgvgcipegdt Vri`roeeg (WDLV)

    bttp>//www.udjmga.ir`/jdaihymiudtry/nirlodYstotjstjms.btec Wdjtgl Dotjids Mbjclrgd‚s Audl (WDJMGA)

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    Jdtrilumtjid ti tbg Oroh mucturg tbot mivgrs hgcjgas odl vocugs; rgcj`jid odl simjgty; ricg ia tbgaoejcy, arjgdls, odl strod`grs; ricgs ia egd odl wiegd; gtjqugttg; odl mieeudjmotjid.

    2. 

    Votoj, Xocpb. –\bg Oroh Ejdl.― D.Z.> Botbgrcgj`b Vrgss; rgvjsgl gljtjid, 8668.Gxpcirgs Oroh mucturg, rgcj`jid, odl jssugs.

    :.  Xihjds, Vbjcjp. –O Bjstiry ia Nirlod.― Moehrjl`g, WK> Moehrjl`g Wdjvgrsjty Vrgss, 866 \bg Orohs jd ]gormb ia tbg Eilgrd Pircl.― ]yromusg, DZ>]yromusg Wdjvgrsjty Vrgss, ?::7.Jdtrilumtjid ti tbg bjstiry odl murrgdt picjtjmoc sjtuotjids jd ]yrjo, Cghodid, Nirlod, Jsrogc, Jroq,Kuwojt, ]oulj Orohjo, G`ypt, odl \urkgy.

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    CJQJD@ MIDLJ\JID] ODL QICWD\GGX CJAG]\ZCG

    Mieeudjmotjids

    Eojc

    Agw miudtrjgs jd tbg wircl iaagr tbg cgvgc ia eojc sgrvjmg wg tokg air `rodtgl jd tbg Wdjtgl ]totgs. \biu`btbg Nirlodjod eojc sgrvjmg js `gdgroccy rgcjohcg, sieg eojc eoy sjepcy dit orrjvg (airtudotgcy tbjs js dit oargqugdt immurrgdmg, hut jt ligs boppgd). Olvjsg aoejcy odl arjgdls ti sgdl occ cgttgrs vjo ojr eojc. Eojcmod siegtjegs tokg os cid` os twi ti aiur wggks hgtwggd W.]. odl Nirlod jd gjtbgr ljrgmtjid.

    Vomko`gs mod hg sgdt vjo jdtgrdotjidoc eojc tbriu`b tbg W.]. pistoc systge. Occ pomko`gs ollrgssgl ti yiuorg suhngmt ti musties. Bjdts> Wsgl jtges org usuoccy lgcjvgrgl musties-argg, wbjcg dgw jtges org toxgl otaucc vocug. ]eoccgr pomko`gs (portjmucorcy tbisg jd pollgl gdvgcipgs) sgge ti eokg jt tbriu`b wjtbrgcotjvg gosg.

    Jepirtodt> Dgvgr bovg odyidg sgdl mosb tbriu`b tbg eojc. ]umb cgttgrs sgclie orrjvg. Vomko`gs orgjdspgmtgl hy mustie iaajmgrs.

    Vcgosg ditg tbot yiu wjcc `gt o tgepirory ollrgss ti usg lurjd` yiur prg sgrvjmg trojdjd`. Idmg yiurgmgjvg yiur pgreodgdt ossj`degdt, portwoy tbriu`b yiur trojdjd`, yiu wjcc ocsi hg `gttjd` o dgw ollrgssair yiu ti usg tbriu`biut yiur sgrvjmg.

    \gcgpbidgs@gdgroccy, bj`b-quocjty, cid`-ljstodmg mieeudjmotjid js ovojcohcg. Biwgvgr, Qicudtggrs bovg bol cjttcgsummgss wjtb moccjd` morls (O\&\, EMJ, gtm.). Jt js pissjhcg ti purmbosg Nirlodjod prg-pojl jdtgrdotjidoc

     pbidg morls jd vorjius Nirlodjod ljdor (NL) lgdiejdotjids, hut tbgsg mod idcy hg usgl air puhcjm pbidgs.Mgccpbidgs arie tbg Wdjtgl ]totgs wjcc dit wirk bgrg. Mgccpbidgs mod hg purmbosgl jd Nirlod; tbg VgomgMirps privjlgs vgry hosjm mgccpbidgs ti Qicudtggrs air soagty odl sgmurjty purpisgs. Qicudtggrs mod ocsiusg tbgsg pbidgs ti kggp jd tiumb wjtb aoejcy odl arjgdls jd Nirlod odl jd tbg Wdjtgl ]totgs. Qicudtggrs

     poy air ojrtjeg iut ia tbgjr cjvjd` occiwodmgs.

    Mieputgr, Jdtgrdgt, odl Geojc OmmgssPbjcg mieputgrs org ovojcohcg jd eist smbiics odl jd sieg bist o`gdmjgs jd Nirlod, yiu sbiucl ditgxpgmt yiur wirksjtg ti bovg Jdtgrdgt ommgss ir geojc. Jdtgrdgt moags org aiudl jd occ eonir mjtjgs, usuoccyot o mist ia NL? (W]$?.

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    \bg Vgomg Mirps wjcc privjlg o sgttcjd`-jd occiwodmg air tbg purmbosg ia gssgdtjoc biusgbicl jtges.Posbjd` eombjdgs, mcitbgs lrygrs, ojr midljtjidgrs, odl mgdtroc bgotjd` org sgclie aiudl jd gjtbgr urhodir ruroc orgos odl wjcc dit hg agoturgl jd Qicudtggr biusjd`, hut yiu wjcc bovg jdliir pcuehjd`,gcgmtrjmjty, odl wotgr.

    Qicudtggr ommieeilotjids eust eggt tbg Vgomg Mirps‚ bgoctb, soagty, odl sgmurjty stodlorls, ygt hg

    eilgst odl typjmoc ia tbg orgo jd wbjmb yiu wirk odl cjvg. Ziu eoy bovg od oportegdt ir o argg-stodljd`biusg, sieg port ia wbjmb eoy hg immupjgl hy tbg iwdgr‚s aoejcy. Pbjcg occ Qicudtggr biusjd` eggtsejdjeue Vgomg Mirps mrjtgrjo, tbg cgvgc ia mieairt odl oegdjtjgs eoy ljaagr `rgotcy oeid` Qicudtggrbiusgs lgpgdljd` upid cimoc ovojcohjcjty. Ziu org gxpgmtgl ti cjvg jd tbg vjcco`g wbgrg yiu wirk.

    \bjs js vgry jepirtodt! ]ieg ia yiur Nirlodjod supgrvjsirs odl mi-wirkgrs eoy mieeutg arie tbgdgorgst tiwd odl hg cgss jdvicvgl jd mieeudjty cjag. Biwgvgr, os o Qicudtggr, yiu org eirg tbod odgepciygg lijd` o nih. Ziu org midsjlgrgl o egehgr ia tbg mieeudjty jd wbjmb yiu wirk, odl tbgrg jsdi hgttgr woy ti lgeidstrotg tbjs tbod hy hgjd` vjsjhcg odl jdvicvgl.

    Itbgr Qicudtggrs wjcc hg wjtbjd rgcotjvgcy mcisg prixjejty lug ti Nirlod‚s seocc sjzg odl rgcjohcgtrodspirtotjid. Ziu eoy bovg oditbgr Qicudtggr jd tbg soeg vjcco`g, ir jt eoy hg o agw biurs hy hus ti

    tbg dgorgst Qicudtggr sjtg. \bg Vgomg Mirps iaajmg jd Oeeod js di eirg tbod o aiur- ir ajvg-biur lrjvgarie tbg aurtbgst Qicudtggr sjtg (puhcjm husgs eoy tokg cid`gr).

    Cjvjd` Occiwodmg odl Eidgy Eodo`gegdtQicudtggrs rgmgjvg o eidtbcy occiwodmg jd Nirlodjod murrgdmy tbot js suaajmjgdt ti cjvg ot tbg cgvgc ia tbgcimoc pgipcg. \bg occiwodmg mivgrs aiil, biusjd`, biusgbicl suppcjgs, mcitbjd`, trodspirtotjid ti odlarie wirk, utjcjtjgs, rgmrgotjid odl gdtgrtojdegdt, odl jdmjlgdtoc gxpgdsgs. Vgomg Mirps Qicudtggrs orggxpgmtgl ti cjvg ot o cgvgc tbot js mieporohcg wjtb tbot ia tbgjr bist miudtry miudtgrports. \bg Vgomg Mirpsljsmiuro`gs Qicudtggrs arie suppcgegdtjd` tbgjr cjvjd` occiwodmg wjtb audls arie bieg.

    Vgomg Mirps/Nirlod gstohcjsbgs o hodk ommiudt (wjtb od O\E morl) air gvgry Qicudtggr. Occ occiwodmgsorg lgpisjtgl ljrgmtcy jdti tbot ommiudt. O\E ommgss js gxmgptjidoccy ̀ iil tbriu`biut Nirlod.

    \bgrg sbiucl hg di dggl ti suppcgegdt yiur cjvjd` occiwodmg. Jd aomt, yiu org ljsmiuro`gl arieusjd` pgrsidoc sovjd`s ti rojsg yiur cjagstycg ohivg tbot ia yiur Nirlodjod miccgo`ugs. Qicudtggrseoy, dgvgrtbgcgss, wjsb ti hrjd` ocid` o mrgljt morl air gegr`gdmjgs, trjps, ir spgmjoc immosjids.Oegrjmod Gxprgss, Qjso, odl EostgrMorl org ommgptgl jd eody bitgcs, sbips, odl rgstourodtsargqugdtgl hy tiurjsts, gspgmjoccy jd tbg mopjtoc odl cor`gr tiwds. Jd Oeeod, tbgrg org o duehgr ia

     pcomgs ti gxmbod`g murrgdmy wjtb cjttcg ir di mieejssjid. O\Es org wjlgcy ovojcohcg odl wjcc ommgpteist eonir hodk morls. Hodks wjcc mbor`g ot cgost o ?.7 pgrmgdt mosbjd` agg air trovgcgr‚s mbgmks odl siegwjcc idcy mosb tbge air tbgjr mustiegrs.

    Aiil odl Ljgt

    Bj`b-quocjty aiil js `gdgroccy ovojcohcg jd Nirlod. \go, udcgovgdgl acot hrgol (pjto), rjmg, odl yi`urt orgNirlodjod stopcgs odl yiu mod ajdl o vorjgty ia argsb arujts odl vg`gtohcgs ot rgosidohcg prjmgs. Jdolljtjid, g``s, piwlgrgl ejck odl lrjdk ejxgs, moddgl tudo, posto/diilcgs, odl primgssgl mbggsg orgovojcohcg. Coeh, mbjmkgd, odl `iot org mieeid; biwgvgr, lug ti tbgjr rgcotjvgcy bj`b mist, tbgy org ditocwoys jdmculgl jd lojcy ljgts. Jd `gdgroc, egocs org rjmg-hosgl odl ejclcy spjmgl.

    Qg`gtorjods wjcc gxpgrjgdmg ejdjeoc prihcges jd gdsurjd` od jdtgrgstjd` odl wbicgsieg ljgt. Ziu sbiucl hg oworg, biwgvgr, tbot eist egocs jd Nirlodjod biegs org gotgd arie o mieeid pcotg, odl tbgrg wjcccjkgcy hg egot id tbg pcotg.

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    ]eocc sbips, moccgl liumods, org aiudl gvgrywbgrg, gvgd jd tbg seoccgst ruroc mieeudjty. \bg rod`g ia`iils iaagrgl lgpgdls id tbg sjzg ia tbg mieeudjty odl cimoc prgagrgdmgs. Idcy vgry hosjm aiils odlbiusgbicl dgmgssjtjgs org aiudl jd tbg seoccgst stirgs. \bgrg org sgvgroc 8

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    Vriagssjidocjse, Lrgss, odl Hgbovjir\bg Vgomg Mirps gxpgmts Qicudtggrs ti hgbovg jd o eoddgr tbot aistgrs rgspgmt wjtbjd yiur mieeudjtyodl rgacgmts wgcc id yiu os o mjtjzgd ia tbg Wdjtgl ]totgs odl o Qicudtggr jd tbg Vgomg Mirps. Ziu wjccrgmgjvg oepcg trojdjd` jd oppriprjotg hgbovjir odl mucturoc sgdsjtjvjty lurjd` prg-sgrvjmg trojdjd`. Os oQicudtggr, yiu bovg tbg stotus ia od jdvjtgl `ugst. Os sumb, yiu sbiucl hg sgdsjtjvg ti tbg bohjts, tostgs,odl tohiis ia yiur bists. Vuhcjm lrjdkjd` ir gvgd rgagrgdmgs ti ocmibic org iaagdsjvg odl mod hg loeo`jd`

    ti o Qicudtggr‚s rgputotjid odl, bgdmg, gaagmtjvgdgss. Ocsi, tbgrg org strid` tohiis rg`orljd` jdtjeotgrgcotjidsbjps, odl gxtrgeg ljsmrgtjid eust hg gxgrmjsgl. Wdeorrjgl Euscje wiegd gd`o`jd` jd sgxuocrgcotjids eoy hg suhngmt ti sgvgrg aoejcy rgtrjhutjid odl gvgd lgotb. Jt js airhjllgd air udeorrjgl eocgsodl ageocgs ti hg ocidg ti`gtbgr. \bjs oppcjgs ti Qicudtggrs os wgcc, si jt js jdoppriprjotg air eocgs odlageocgs ti vjsjt gomb itbgr ot tbgjr sjtgs. Ziu eust midstodtcy eidjtir yiur pgrsidoc hgbovjir odludlgrstodl tbg midsgqugdmgs ia yiur omtjids.

    Cid` bojr id egd js dit mucturoccy ommgptohcg odl eocg trojdggs sbiucl orrjvg ot sto`jd` wjtb sbirt,udlygl bojr. Hily pjgrmjd` js udommgptohcg odl tottiis eust hg mivgrgl ot occ tjegs. Vjgrmgl gors airwiegd org ommgptohcg.

    Nirlodjods tokg `rgot prjlg jd tbgjr pgrsidoc oppgorodmg, rg`orlcgss ia tbgjr gmidiejm stotus. Lrgss milgs

    org vgry midsgrvotjvg. \i `ojd tbg ommgptodmg, rgspgmt, odl midajlgdmg ia yiur mi-wirkgrs, jt js gssgdtjoctbot yiu lrgss odl midlumt yiursgca eilgstcy odl priagssjidoccy. ]ujts org dit rgqujrgl, hut mcitbjd`sbiucl ocwoys hg dgot odl mcgod. Jt js dit oppriprjotg ti wgor ngods ir \-sbjrts ot tbg wirkpcomg ir lurjd`simjoc immosjids. Os yiu olnust ti Nirlodjod mucturg odl mod eokg eirg jdairegl lgmjsjids ohiut lrgss,yiu eoy ajdl o agw simjoc ir tiurjst sjtuotjids wbgrg ngods wiucl hg ommgptohcg. ]birts org dgvgroppriprjotg air eocg ir ageocg Qicudtggrs, rg`orlcgss ia tbg wgotbgr ir omtjvjty.

    Boctgr-tips ir tj`bt-ajttjd` opporgc wird hy wiegd org midsjlgrgl iaagdsjvg odl privimotjvg hyNirlodjods odl eust dit hg wird. Eist wiegd jd Nirlod mivgr tbgjr bojr wjtb o smora, odl wbjcgQicudtggrs wjcc dit hg gxpgmtgl ti li si, tbgy eoy stjcc rgmgjvg sieg prgssurg ti mivgr. AgeocgQicudtggrs wgor ciisg-ajttjd` mcitbjd` tbot mivgrs wrjsts odl odkcgs odl sbjrts tbot rgomb ejl-tbj`b. EocgQicudtggrs wgor cid` podts odl cid`-scggvgl sbjrts air wirk. \bg pomkjd` cjst sgmtjid ot tbg gdl ia tbjs

     hiik `igs jdti eirg lgtojc rg`orljd` oppriprjotg mbijmgs. Lrgssjd` ommirljd` ti cimoc mustie js mrumjocair summgssauc jdtg`rotjid.

    Eist oppriprjotg mcitbjd` mod gosjcy hg purmbosgl jd-miudtry. \bgrg js di dggl ti pomk od gdtjrgworlrihg hgairg yiu sgg air yiursgca wbot tbg lrgss milgs org rgoccy cjkg.

    \bg wgotbgr mod hg vgry bit, si doturoc ajhgrs wjcc hg eirg mieairtohcg. Pjdtgrs org micl odl siegtjegswgt, wjtb sdiw aoccjd` jd sieg orgos. Oppriprjotg wore mcitbjd` odl coygrjd` org dgmgssory, os eist

     hujcljd`s odl iaajmgs org jdsuaajmjgdtcy bgotgl. Acggmg mcitbjd` js o `iil mbijmg os jt js cj`bt ti pomk odlgosjcy wosbgl.

    Nirlodjods `gdgroccy li dit gxgrmjsg iutliirs, hut o agw Qicudtggrs bovg gvgdtuoccy agct mieairtohcg

    ruddjd` jd tbgjr vjcco`gs wjtb tbg oppriprjotg ottjrg. Qicudtggrs sbiucl midsjlgr iptjids air jdliir pbysjmoc omtjvjty (nuepjd` ripg, yi`o, gtm.).

    Vgrsidoc ]oagtyEirg lgtojcgl jdaireotjid ohiut tbg Vgomg Mirps‚ oppriomb ti soagty js midtojdgl jd tbg ]oagty odl]gmurjty sgmtjid, hut jt js od jepirtodt jssug odl moddit hg ivgrgepbosjzgl. Os stotgl jd tbg QicudtggrBodlhiik, hgmiejd` o Vgomg Mirps Qicudtggr gdtojcs mgrtojd soagty rjsks. Cjvjd` odl trovgcjd` jd odudaoejcjor gdvjridegdt (iatgdtjegs ocidg), bovjd` o cjejtgl udlgrstodljd` ia cimoc cod`uo`g odl mucturg,odl hgjd` pgrmgjvgl os wgcc-iaa org sieg ia tbg aomtirs tbot mod put o Qicudtggr ot rjsk. Eody Qicudtggrs

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    gxpgrjgdmg voryjd` lg`rggs ia udwodtgl ottgdtjid odl borossegdt. Vgtty tbgats odl hur`corjgs org ditudmieeid, odl jdmjlgdts ia pbysjmoc odl sgxuoc ossouct li immur, octbiu`b eist Nirlodjod Qicudtggrsmiepcgtg tbgjr twi ygors ia sgrvjmg wjtbiut jdmjlgdt. \bg Vgomg Mirps bos gstohcjsbgl primglurgs odl

     picjmjgs lgsj`dgl ti bgcp rglumg tbg rjsks odl gdbodmg yiur soagty odl sgmurjty. \bgsg primglurgs odl picjmjgs, jd olljtjid ti soagty trojdjd`, wjcc hg privjlgl idmg yiu orrjvg jd Nirlod. Wsjd` tbgsg tiics, idgmod hg gepiwgrgl ti tokg rgspidsjhjcjty air bjs ir bgr soagty odl wgcc-hgjd`.

    Gomb stoaa egehgr ot tbg Vgomg Mirps js mieejttgl ti privjljd` Qicudtggrs wjtb tbg suppirt tbgy dggl tisummgssauccy eggt tbg mboccgd`gs tbgy wjcc aomg ti bovg o soag, bgoctby, odl prilumtjvg sgrvjmg. Qicudtggrsodl aoejcjgs org gdmiuro`gl ti ciik ot soagty odl sgmurjty jdaireotjid id tbg Vgomg Mirps wghsjtg otwww.pgomgmirps.`iv/soagty. 

    Jdaireotjid id tbgsg po`gs `jvgs egsso`gs id Qicudtggr bgoctb odl soagty. \bgrg js o sgmtjid tjtcgl ]oagtyodl ]gmurjty jd Lgptb. Oeid` tipjms ollrgssgl org tbg rjsks ia sgrvjd` os o Qicudtggr, pists‚ soagtysuppirt systges, odl gegr`gdmy pcoddjd` odl mieeudjmotjids.

    Xgworls odl Arustrotjids\biu`b yiu eoy dit hg eokjd` os eody gdvjridegdtoc olnustegdts jd Nirlod os yiu ej`bt jd itbgr

    Vgomg Mirps miudtrjgs, yiu eust hg oworg ia odl ommgpt tbg sj`djajmodt mucturoc olnustegdts yiu wjccbovg ti eokg (dit lrjdkjd` ocmibic, `gdlgr gxpgmtotjids, ciss ia prjvomy). Hg ipgd ti tbgsg mbod`gs odltokg tjeg ti midsjlgr tbge hgairg cgovjd` tbg W.]. Nirlod js o hgoutjauc miudtry wjtb `gdgrius pgipcg.\bg olnustegdts eoy hg ljaajmuct ot tjegs, hut jt wjcc hg wirtb jt ti hgmieg o aucc portjmjpodt jd yiurmieeudjty.

    Octbiu`b tbg pitgdtjoc air nih sotjsaomtjid js qujtg bj`b, cjkg occ Qicudtggrs, yiu wjcc gdmiudtgr duegriusarustrotjids. Lug ti ajdodmjoc ir itbgr mboccgd`gs, miccohirotjd` o`gdmjgs li dit ocwoys privjlg tbgsuppirt priejsgl. \bg pomg ia wirk odl cjag js eumb sciwgr tbod wbot eist Oegrjmods midsjlgr direoc.Air tbgsg rgosids, yiur Vgomg Mirps gxpgrjgdmg wjcc hg o niurdgy ia geitjidoc pgoks odl voccgys os yiuolopt ti tbg dgw mucturg odl gdvjridegdt.

    Ziu eoy hg `jvgd o bj`b lg`rgg ia rgspidsjhjcjty odl jdlgpgdlgdmg jd yiur wirk, pgrbops eirg tbod jdody itbgr nih yiu bovg bol ir wjcc gvgr gxpgrjgdmg. Iatgd yiu wjcc ajdl yiursgca jd sjtuotjids tbot rgqujrgod ohjcjty ti eitjvotg yiursgca odl yiur miudtgrports wjtb cjttcg `ujlodmg arie supgrvjsirs. Ziu eoy wirkair eidtbs wjtbiut sggjd` ody vjsjhcg jepomt ir wjtbiut rgmgjvjd` agglhomk id yiur wirk. Lgvgcipegdtjs o sciw primgss! Visjtjvg pri`rgss js iatgd sggd idcy oatgr tbg miehjdgl gaairts ia sgvgroc `gdgrotjids iaQicudtggrs. Ziu eust pissgss tbg sgca-midajlgdmg, potjgdmg, odl vjsjid ti midtjdug wirkjd` tiworl cid`-tgre ̀ iocs wjtbiut tbg vocjlotjid ia jeegljotg rgsucts.

    Ziu eust eokg o mieejtegdt ti jdtg`rotg jdti yiur mieeudjty, wjtbbicl nul`egdt, odl wirk borl jayiu gxpgmt ti hg o summgss. Ziu wjcc ocsi dggl ti hg eoturg, acgxjhcg, odl rgsiurmgauc.

    Vgomg Mirps stoaa, yiur mi-wirkgrs, odl agcciw Qicudtggrs wjcc suppirt yiu lurjd` tjegs ia mboccgd`g os

    wgcc os jd eiegdts ia summgss. Nul`jd` hy tbg gxpgrjgdmg ia airegr Qicudtggrs, tbg bj`bs org wgcc wirtbtbg ciws odl eist lgport aggcjd` tbot tbgy bovg `ojdgl os eumb os ir eirg tbod tbgy `ovg.

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    Ivgrvjgw ia Vrg-]grvjmg \rojdjd`\bg Vgomg Mirps usgs o miepgtgdmy-hosgl trojdjd` oppriomb tbriu`biut tbg midtjduue ia cgordjd`,suppirtjd` yiu arie orrjvoc jd Nirlod ti yiur lgporturg. Vrg-sgrvjmg trojdjd` (V]\) js tbg ajrst gvgdtwjtbjd tbjs midtjduue ia cgordjd` odl gdsurgs tbot yiu org gqujppgl wjtb tbg kdiwcgl`g, skjccs, odlottjtulgs ti gaagmtjvgcy pgraire yiur nih. Vrg-sgrvjmg trojdjd` js midlumtgl jd Nirlod hy Vgomg Mirps stoaa,eist ia wbie org cimoccy bjrgl trojdgrs. Vgomg Mirps stoaa egosurg ombjgvgegdt ia cgordjd` odllgtgrejdg ja yiu bovg summgssauccy ombjgvgl miepgtgdmjgs, jdmculjd` cod`uo`g stodlorls, air swgorjd`-jdos o Vgomg Mirps Qicudtggr.

    Vgomg Mirps trojdjd` jdmirpirotgs wjlgcy ommgptgl prjdmjpcgs ia oluct cgordjd` odl js strumturgl oriudltbg gxpgrjgdtjoc cgordjd` mymcg. ]ummgssauc trojdjd` rgsucts jd miepgtgdmg jd vorjius tgmbdjmoc, cjd`ujstjm,mriss-mucturoc, bgoctb, odl soagty odl sgmurjty orgos.

    Jdtg`rotjd` jdti tbg mieeudjty js idg ia tbg mirg miepgtgdmjgs yiu wjcc strjvg ti ombjgvg hitb jd V]\ odllurjd` tbg ajrst sgvgroc eidtbs ia sgrvjmg. ]ummgssauc sustojdohcg lgvgcipegdt wirk js hosgl id tbgrgcotjidsbjps yiu hujcl hy rgspgmtauccy jdtg`rotjd` jdti tbg bist miudtry mieeudjty odl mucturg.Ziu wjcc hg prgporgl air tbjs tbriu`b o biegstoy gxpgrjgdmg, wbjmb iatgd rgqujrgs trojdggs ti cjvg wjtbbist aoejcjgs lurjd` V]\. Jdtg`rotjid jdti tbg mieeudjty aistgrs cod`uo`g odl mriss-mucturoc cgordjd` odlgdsurgs yiur bgoctb, soagty, odl sgmurjty.

    \gmbdjmoc \rojdjd`\gmbdjmoc trojdjd` wjcc prgporg yiu ti wirk jd Nirlod hy hujcljd` id tbg skjccs yiu ocrgoly bovg odlbgcpjd` yiu lgvgcip dgw skjccs jd o eoddgr oppriprjotg ti tbg dggls ia tbg miudtry. \bg Vgomg Mirpsstoaa, Nirlod gxpgrts, odl murrgdt Qicudtggrs wjcc midlumt tbg trojdjd` pri`roe. \rojdjd` pcomgs `rgotgepbosjs id cgordjd` biw ti trodsagr tbg skjccs yiu bovg ti tbg mieeudjty jd wbjmb yiu wjcc sgrvg os oQicudtggr.

    \gmbdjmoc trojdjd` wjcc jdmculg sgssjids id tbg `gdgroc gmidiejm odl picjtjmoc gdvjridegdt jd Nirlod odlstrotg`jgs air wirkjd` wjtbjd sumb o aroegwirk. Ziu wjcc rgvjgw yiur pringmt‚s `iocs odl ihngmtjvgs odlwjcc eggt wjtb tbg Nirlod o`gdmjgs odl ir`odjzotjids tbot jdvjtgl tbg Vgomg Mirps ti ossjst tbge. Ziu wjcc

     hg suppirtgl odl gvocuotgl tbriu`biut trojdjd` ti hujcl tbg midajlgdmg odl skjccs yiu dggl ti udlgrtokgyiur pringmt omtjvjtjgs, rgpirt yiur pri`rgss, odl sgrvg os o prilumtjvg egehgr ia yiur mieeudjty.Vcgosg ditg tbot os tbg ajrst `riup wirkjd` wjtbjd o dgw pringmt aroegwirk, yiu wjcc ocsi hg `ijd`tbriu`b o prg-sgrvjmg tgmbdjmoc trojdjd` murrjmucue gdtjrgcy dgw ti Vgomg Mirps/Nirlod. \bg pist wjcc rgcyid yiur agglhomk, os wgcc os yiur eoturjty odl potjgdmg, os hitb stoaa odl trojdggs cgord arie tbggxpgrjgdmg.

    Cod`uo`g \rojdjd`Os o Vgomg Mirps Qicudtggr, yiu wjcc ajdl tbot cod`uo`g skjccs org tbg kgy ti pgrsidoc odl priagssjidoc

    sotjsaomtjid lurjd` yiur sgrvjmg. \bgsg skjccs org mrjtjmoc ti yiur nih pgraireodmg, bgcp yiu jdtg`rotg jdtiyiur mieeudjty, odl mod gosg yiur pgrsidoc oloptotjid ti tbg dgw surriudljd`s. \bgrgairg, cod`uo g̀trojdjd` js ot tbg bgort ia tbg trojdjd` pri`roe. Ziu eust summgssauccy eggt ejdjeue cod`uo`grgqujrgegdts ti miepcgtg trojdjd` odl hgmieg o Qicudtggr. Orohjm cod`uo`g jdstrumtirs usuoccy tgombaireoc cod`uo`g mcossgs ajvg loys o wggk jd seocc `riups.

    Ziur cod`uo`g trojdjd` wjcc jdmirpirotg o mieeudjty-hosgl oppriomb. Jd olljtjid ti mcossriie tjeg, yiuwjcc hg `jvgd ossj`degdts ti wirk id iutsjlg ia tbg mcossriie odl wjtb yiur bist aoejcy. \bg `ioc js ti`gt yiu ti o pijdt ia hosjm simjoc mieeudjmotjid skjccs si yiu mod promtjmg odl lgvgcip cod`uo`g skjccs

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    aurtbgr idmg yiu org ot yiur sjtg. Vrjir ti hgjd` swird jd os o Qicudtggr, yiu wjcc lgvgcip strotg`jgs timidtjdug stulyjd` cod`uo`g lurjd` yiur sgrvjmg.

    Ja yiu bovg tbg ippirtudjty ti stuly Orohjm hgairg lgporturg, pcgosg li si. Biwgvgr, os yiu wjcc siidljsmivgr, tbgrg org eody ljaagrgdt ljocgmts ia Orohjm; hg surg ti aimus id Nirlodjod Orohjm.

    Mriss-Mucturoc \rojdjd`Mriss-mucturoc trojdjd` wjcc privjlg ippirtudjtjgs air yiu ti rgacgmt id yiur iwd mucturoc vocugs odl biwtbgy jdacugdmg yiur hgbovjir jd Nirlod. Ziu wjcc ocsi ljsmuss tbg qugstjids yiu bovg ohiut tbg hgbovjirsodl promtjmgs yiu ihsgrvg jd Nirlod, gxpcirjd` tbg udlgrcyjd` rgosids air tbgsg hgbovjirs odl promtjmgs.Mriss-mucturoc odl mieeudjty lgvgcipegdt trojdjd` wjcc bgcp yiu jeprivg yiur mieeudjmotjid skjccsodl udlgrstodl yiur ricg os o aomjcjtotir ia lgvgcipegdt. \rojdjd` wjcc mivgr tipjms sumb os tbg midmgpt iatjeg, piwgr odl bjgrormby, `gdlgr ricgs, mieeudjmotjid stycgs, odl tbg midmgpt ia sgca odl rgcotjidsbjps.Hgmousg olnustjd` ti o dgw mucturg mod hg vgry mboccgd`jd`, yiu wjcc portjmjpotg jd rgsjcjgdmy trojdjd`wbjmb privjlgs o aroegwirk odl tiics ti bgcp wjtb olnustegdt jssugs.

    \bg bist aoejcy gxpgrjgdmg privjlgs o udjqug midtgxt air mriss-mucturoc cgordjd`, odl js lgsj`dgl ti gosgyiur trodsjtjid ti cjag ot yiur sjtg. Aoejcjgs `i tbriu`b od irjgdtotjid midlumtgl hy Vgomg Mirps stoaa ti

    gxpcojd tbg purpisg ia V]\ odl ti ossjst tbge jd bgcpjd` yiu olopt ti cjvjd` jd Nirlod. Eody Qicudtggrsaire strid` odl costjd` arjgdlsbjps wjtb tbgjr bist aoejcjgs.

    Mriss-mucturoc trojdjd` wjcc jdmculg od jdtrilumtjid ti Nirlod‚s bjstiry, musties, odl picjtjms, os wgcc osod irjgdtotjid ti Jscoejm hgcjgas odl promtjmgs. Olnustjd` ti oditbgr mucturg rgqujrgs tbrgg hosjm skjccs> tbgohjcjty ti prgljmt tbg hgbovjir ia itbgrs; tbg ohjcjty ti ommgpt, wjtbiut nul`egdt, cimoc vocugs odl musties;odl tbg ohjcjty ti olopt yiur iwd hgbovjir ti midaire ti tbot mucturg‚s gxpgmtotjids. Ziu org dit gxpgmtglti hg siegidg yiu org dit; rotbgr, yiu org gxpgmtgl ti tokg id tbg mboccgd`g ia ajdljd` woys ti hg trug tiyiursgca odl rgspidsjvg ti cimoc mucturoc dires.

    Bgoctb \rojdjd`Lurjd` prg-sgrvjmg trojdjd`, yiu wjcc hg trojdgl jd bgoctb prgvgdtjid, hosjm ajrst ojl, odl trgotegdt iaegljmoc jccdgssgs aiudl jd Nirlod. Ziu wjcc hg gxpgmtgl ti promtjmg prgvgdtjvg bgoctb odl ti tokgrgspidsjhjcjty air yiur iwd bgoctb hy olbgrjd` ti occ egljmoc picjmjgs. \rojdggs org rgqujrgl ti ottgdl occegljmoc sgssjids. Bgoctb glumotjid tipjms wjcc dutrjtjid, aiil odl wotgr prgporotjid, geitjidoc bgoctb,lgocjd` wjtb ocmibic, prgvgdtjid ia BJQ/OJL], sgxuoccy trodsejttgl jdagmtjids (]\Js), odl mieeidjccdgssgs jd Nirlod.

    ]oagty odl ]gmurjty \rojdjd`Lurjd` tbg soagty odl sgmurjty trojdjd` sgssjids, yiu wjcc cgord biw ti olipt o cjagstycg tbot rglumgs yiurrjsks ot bieg, ot wirk, odl lurjd` yiur trovgcs. Ziu wjcc ocsi cgord oppriprjotg, gaagmtjvg strotg`jgs airmipjd` wjtb udwodtgl ottgdtjid, biw ti jlgdtjay soagty rjsks jd-miudtry odl ohiut Vgomg Mirps‚gegr`gdmy rgspidsg odl suppirt systges.

    Olljtjidoc \rojdjd`s Lurjd` Qicudtggr ]grvjmg\bg Vgomg Mirps‚ trojdjd` systge privjlgs Qicudtggrs wjtb midtjduoc ippirtudjtjgs ti gxoejdg tbgjrmieejtegdt ti Vgomg Mirps sgrvjmg wbjcg jdmrgosjd` tbgjr tgmbdjmoc odl mriss-mucturoc skjccs. Lurjd`sgrvjmg, tbgrg org usuoccy tbrgg trojdjd` gvgdts. \bg tjtcgs odl ihngmtjvgs air tbisg trojdjd`s org os aicciws>

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    •  Jd-sgrvjmg trojdjd >̀ Vrivjlgs od ippirtudjty air Qicudtggrs ti up`rolg tbgjr tgmbdjmoc,

    cod`uo`g, odl pringmt lgvgcipegdt skjccs wbjcg sborjd` tbgjr gxpgrjgdmgs odl rgoaajrejd`tbgjr mieejtegdt oatgr bovjd` sgrvgl air tbrgg ti sjx eidtbs.

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    Ejl-sgrvjmg trojdjd  ̀(lidg jd midnudmtjid wjtb tgmbdjmoc sgmtir jd-sgrvjmg)> OssjstsQicudtggrs jd rgvjgwjd` tbgjr ajrst ygor, rgossgssjd` tbgjr pgrsidoc odl pringmt ihngmtjvgs, odl

     pcoddjd` air tbgjr sgmidl ygor ia sgrvjmg.

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    Mcisg-ia-sgrvjmg midagrgdmg> Vrgporgs Qicudtggrs air tbgjr auturg oatgr Vgomg Mirps sgrvjmgodl rgvjgws tbgjr rgspgmtjvg pringmts odl pgrsidoc gxpgrjgdmgs.

    \bg duehgr, cgd`tb, odl lgsj`d ia tbgsg trojdjd`s org oloptgl ti miudtry-spgmjajm dggls odl midljtjids.\bg kgy ti tbg trojdjd` systge js tbot trojdjd` gvgdts org jdtg`rotgl odl jdtgrrgcotgl, arie tbg prg-lgporturg irjgdtotjid tbriu`b tbg gdl ia yiur sgrvjmg, odl org pcoddgl, jepcgegdtgl, odl gvocuotglmiipgrotjvgcy hy tbg trojdjd` stoaa, Vgomg Mirps stoaa, odl Qicudtggrs.

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    \bg Vgomg Mirps‚ bj`bgst prjirjty js eojdtojdjd` tbg `iil bgoctb odl soagty ia gvgry Qicudtggr. VgomgMirps egljmoc pri`roes gepbosjzg tbg prgvgdtjvg, rotbgr tbod tbg murotjvg, oppriomb ti ljsgosg. \bgVgomg Mirps jd Nirlod eojdtojds o mcjdjm wjtb o aucc-tjeg egljmoc iaajmgr wbi tokgs morg ia Qicudtggrs‚

     prjeory bgoctb-morg dggls, jdmculjd` gvocuotjid odl trgotegdt ia eist egljmoc midljtjids. Olljtjidocegljmoc sgrvjmgs org ocsi ovojcohcg jd Nirlod ot cimoc bispjtocs. Ja yiu hgmieg sgrjiuscy jcc odl modditrgmgjvg tbg morg yiu dggl jd Nirlod, yiu wjcc hg trodspirtgl ti o Vgomg Mirps-opprivgl rg`jidoc egljmocaomjcjty. Ja tbg Iaajmg ia Bgoctb ]grvjmgs (IB]) lgtgrejdgs tbot tbg morg js dit iptjeoc air yiur midljtjidot tbg rg`jidoc aomjcjty, yiu wjcc hg trodspirtgl ti tbg Wdjtgl ]totgs.

    Bgoctb Jssugs jd NirlodEonir bgoctb prihcges oeid` Vgomg Mirps Qicudtggrs jd Nirlod org rorg odl org iatgd tbg rgsuct ia oQicudtggr‚s aojcurg ti tokg prgvgdtjvg egosurgs ti stoy bgoctby. \bg eist mieeid bgoctb prihcges bgrgorg tbg soeg idgs aiudl jd tbg W.]., sumb os micls, ljorrbgo, bgeirrbijls, midstjpotjid, sjdus jdagmtjid,skjd jdagmtjids, bgolombgs, lgdtoc prihcges, ejdir jdnurjgs, sgxuoccy trodsejttgl jdagmtjids (]\Js),olnustegdt ljsirlgrs, odl geitjidoc prihcges. \bgsg eoy hg eirg argqugdt ir miepiudlgl hy cjag jdNirlod hgmousg mgrtojd gdvjridegdtoc aomtirs bgrg rojsg tbg rjsk ir gxomgrhotg tbg sgvgrjty ia tbgsyepties ir jccdgss. ]eikjd`, air gxoepcg, js dit rgstrjmtgl ot wirk ir jd puhcjm hujcljd`s. Qicudtggrsorg usuoccy udprgporgl air tbg oeiudt ia mj`orgttg seikg ti wbjmb tbgy org gxpisgl. ]ueegrs org bit odllry. Lust odl wjdl jd ports ia tbg miudtry eoy mousg yiur tbriot, disg, odl gygs ti stjd` odl mrgotg micl-cjkg syepties. Pjdtgrs, id tbg itbgr bodl, org eumb miclgr odl loepgr tbod yiu ej`bt gxpgmt odl eoycgol ti sjdusjtjs odl uppgr-rgspjrotiry jdagmtjids.

    Idg ia tbg eist mieeid bgoctb midmgrds jd Nirlod js ljorrbgo, wbjmb mod hg ovijlgl air tbg eist port hytbiriu`bcy wosbjd` arujts odl vg`gtohcgs, hijcjd` yiur lrjdkjd` wotgr, odl ovijljd` strggt aiil odl aiiltbot bos hggd miikgl odl eojdtojdgl ot riie tgepgroturg air od gxtgdlgl pgrjil ia tjeg (mbjmkgd riostglid skgwgrs jd tbg eorkgt).

    Bgpotjtjs js ocwoys prgsgdt jd tbg pipucotjid. Ziu wjcc hg vommjdotgl o`ojdst bgpotjtjs O odl H,egdjd`jtjs, tgtodus, ljpbtbgrjo, typbijl, EEX (egoscgs, eueps, ruhgcco), odl picji ja yiu bovg dilimuegdtotjid ia prgvjius jeeudjzotjid.

    Bgcpjd` Ziu ]toy Bgoctby\bg Vgomg Mirps wjcc privjlg yiu wjtb occ tbg dgmgssory jdimucotjids, egljmotjids, odl jdaireotjid tistoy bgoctby. Wpid yiur orrjvoc jd Nirlod, yiu wjcc rgmgjvg o miudtry-spgmjajm egljmoc bodlhiik. Hy tbggdl ia trojdjd`, yiu wjcc rgmgjvg o egljmoc kjt wjtb suppcjgs ti tokg morg ia ejcl jccdgssgs odl ajrst ojldggls. \bg midtgdts ia tbg kjt org cjstgl cotgr jd tbjs sgmtjid.

    Lurjd` prg-sgrvjmg trojdjd`, yiu wjcc bovg ommgss ti hosjm egljmoc suppcjgs tbriu`b tbg egljmoc iaajmgr.Biwgvgr, lurjd` tbjs tjeg, yiu wjcc hg rgspidsjhcg air yiur iwd suppcy ia prgsmrjptjid lru`s odl odyitbgr spgmjajm egljmoc suppcjgs yiu rgqujrg, os tbg Vgomg Mirps wjcc dit irlgr tbgsg jtges lurjd` trojdjd`.

    Vcgosg hrjd` o tbrgg-eidtb suppcy ia ody prgsmrjptjid lru`s yiu usg, sjdmg tbgy eoy dit hg ovojcohcg bgrgodl jt eoy tokg sgvgroc eidtbs air sbjpegdts ti orrjvg.

    Ziu wjcc bovg pbysjmocs ot ejl-sgrvjmg odl ot tbg gdl ia yiur sgrvjmg. Ja yiu lgvgcip o sgrjius egljmoc prihcge lurjd` yiur sgrvjmg, tbg egljmoc iaajmgr jd Nirlod wjcc midsuct wjtb tbg Iaajmg ia Bgoctb ]grvjmgsjd Posbjd`tid, L.M., ir o rg`jidoc egljmoc iaajmgr. Ja jt js lgtgrejdgl tbot yiur midljtjid moddit hgtrgotgl jd Nirlod, yiu eoy hg sgdt iut ia tbg miudtry air aurtbgr gvocuotjid odl morg.

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    Eojdtojdjd` Ziur BgoctbOs o Qicudtggr, yiu eust ommgpt midsjlgrohcg rgspidsjhjcjty air yiur iwd bgoctb. Vripgr prgmoutjids wjccsj`djajmodtcy rglumg yiur rjsk ia sgrjius jccdgss ir jdnury. \bg olo`g –Od iudmg ia prgvgdtjid js wirtb o

     piudl ia murg― hgmiegs gxtrgegcy jepirtodt jd orgos wbgrg ljo`distjm odl trgotegdt aomjcjtjgs org dit upti tbg stodlorls ia tbg Wdjtgl ]totgs. \bg eist jepirtodt ia yiur rgspidsjhjcjtjgs jd Nirlod js ti tokg tbgaicciwjd` prgvgdtjvg egosurgs.

    Eody jccdgssgs tbot oaacjmt Qicudtggrs wirclwjlg org prgvgdtohcg ja pripgr aiil odl wotgr prgmoutjids orgtokgd. \bgsg jccdgssgs jdmculg aiil pijsidjd`, porosjtjm jdagmtjids, bgpotjtjs O, lysgdtgry, @ujdgo wires,topgwires, odl typbijl agvgr. Ziur egljmoc iaajmgr wjcc ljsmuss spgmjajm stodlorls air wotgr odl aiil

     prgporotjid jd Nirlod lurjd` prg-sgrvjmg trojdjd`.

    Ohstjdgdmg js tbg eist gaagmtjvg woy ti prgvgdt jdagmtjid wjtb BJQ odl itbgr ]\Js. Ziu org tokjd` rjsks jayiu mbiisg ti hg sgxuoccy omtjvg. \i cgssgd rjsk, usg o midlie gvgry tjeg yiu bovg sgx. Pbgtbgr yiur

     portdgr js o bist miudtry mjtjzgd, o agcciw Qicudtggr, ir odyidg gcsg, li dit ossueg tbjs pgrsid js argg iaBJQ/OJL] ir itbgr ]\Js. Ziu wjcc rgmgjvg eirg jdaireotjid arie tbg egljmoc iaajmgr ohiut tbjsjepirtodt jssug.

    Qicudtggrs org gxpgmtgl ti olbgrg ti od gaagmtjvg egods ia hjrtb midtric ti prgvgdt od udpcoddgl prg`dodmy. Ziur egljmoc iaajmgr mod bgcp yiu lgmjlg id tbg eist oppriprjotg egtbil ti sujt yiurjdljvjluoc dggls. Midtromgptjvg egtbils org ovojcohcg wjtbiut mbor`g arie tbg egljmoc iaajmgr.Jt js mrjtjmoc ti yiur bgoctb tbot yiu prieptcy rgpirt ti tbg egljmoc iaajmg ir itbgr lgsj`dotgl aomjcjty airsmbglucgl jeeudjzotjids, odl tbot yiu cgt tbg egljmoc iaajmgr kdiw jeegljotgcy ia sj`djajmodt jccdgssgsodl jdnurjgs.

    Piegd‚s Bgoctb JdaireotjidJa agejdjdg by`jgdg prilumts org dit ovojcohcg air yiu ti purmbosg id tbg cimoc eorkgt, tbg Vgomg Mirpsegljmoc iaajmgr jd Nirlod wjcc privjlg tbge. Ja yiu rgqujrg o spgmjajm prilumt, pcgosg hrjd` o tbrgg-eidtbsuppcy wjtb yiu. Eody ageocg Qicudtggrs tokg egdstruoc mups (\bg Ljvo Mup, \bg Kggpgr, \bg EiidMup, gtm.) ti ovijl pitgdtjoc prihcges wjtb ovojcohjcjty ir ljspisoc ia agejdjdg by`jgdg prilumts.

    Vrg`dodmy js trgotgl jd tbg soeg eoddgr os itbgr Qicudtggr bgoctb midljtjids tbot rgqujrg egljmocottgdtjid. \bg Vgomg Mirps js rgspidsjhcg air lgtgrejdjd` tbg egljmoc rjsk odl tbg ovojcohjcjty iaoppriprjotg egljmoc morg ja tbg Qicudtggr mbiisgs ti rgeojd jd-miudtry. @jvgd tbg mjrmuestodmgs udlgrwbjmb Qicudtggrs cjvg odl wirk jd Vgomg Mirps miudtrjgs, jt js rorg tbot tbg Vgomg Mirps‚ egljmocstodlorls air midtjdugl sgrvjmg lurjd` prg`dodmy mod hg egt.

    \bg Vgomg Mirps aicciws tbg 86?8 W.]. Vrgvgdtjvg ]grvjmgs \osk Airmg `ujlgcjdgs air smrggdjd` VOVsegors, wbjmb rgmieegdl wiegd o`gl 8?”8: rgmgjvg smrggdjd` VOVs gvgry tbrgg ygors odl wiegdo`gl =6”17 rgmgjvg smrggdjd` VOVs gvgry ajvg ygors. Os sumb, eist Qicudtggrs wjcc dit rgmgjvg o VOVlurjd` tbgjr sgrvjmg, hut mod usg Vgomg Mirps suppcjgl bgoctb jdsurodmg oatgr sgrvjmg ti bovg od gxoe.

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    \BG VGOMG MIXV] | NIXLOD PGCMIEG HIIK | OVXJC 86?<8<

    Ziur Vgomg Mirps Egljmoc Kjt\bg Vgomg Mirps egljmoc iaajmgr wjcc privjlg yiu wjtb o kjt midtojdjd` hosjm jtges ti prgvgdt odl trgotjccdgssgs tbot eoy immur lurjd` sgrvjmg. Kjt jtges mod hg pgrjiljmoccy rgstimkgl ot tbg egljmoc iaajmg.

    Egljmoc Kjt MidtgdtsAjrst Ojl BodlhiikOmg hodlo`gsOmgtoejdipbgd (\ycgdic)Olbgsjvg topgOdtomjl tohcgtsOdtj-ljorrbgoc (Jeiljue)Odtjhjitjm ijdtegdtOdtjaud`oc mrgoeOdtjbjstoejdgOdtjsgptjm odtjejmrihjoc skjd mcgodgrHodl-OjlsHjseutb ]uhsocjmycotg (Vgpti-Hjseic)Huttgracy mcisurgsMoco`gc odtj-jtmb ̀ gcMidliesMiu`b cizgd`gs

    Lgmid`gstodtLgdtoc aciss@civgsBylrimirtjsidg mrgoeJhupriagdJdsgmt rgpgccgdtJiljdg tohcgts (air wotgr purjajmotjid)Cjp hoceIroc rgbylrotjid socts]mjssirs]irg tbriot cizgd`gs]tgrjcg gyg lrips]tgrjcg `ouzg pols]udsmrggd\bgreiegtgr (\gep-o-lits)\wggzgrs

    Hgairg Ziu Cgovg> O Egljmoc MbgmkcjstJa tbgrg bos hggd ody mbod`g jd yiur bgoctb“pbysjmoc, egdtoc, ir lgdtoc“sjdmg yiu suhejttgl yiurgxoejdotjid rgpirts ti tbg Vgomg Mirps, yiu eust jeegljotgcy ditjay tbg Iaajmg ia Bgoctb ]grvjmgs(IB]). Aojcurg ti ljsmcisg dgw jccdgssgs, jdnurjgs, occgr`jgs, ir prg`dodmy mod gdlod`gr yiur bgoctb odleoy ngiporljzg yiur gcj`jhjcjty ti sgrvg.

    Ja yiur lgdtoc gxoe wos lidg eirg tbod o ygor o`i, ir ja yiur pbysjmoc gxoe js eirg tbod twi ygors icl,midtomt IB] ti ajdl iut wbgtbgr yiu dggl ti uplotg yiur rgmirls. Ja yiur lgdtjst ir Vgomg Mirps lgdtocmidsuctodt bos rgmieegdlgl tbot yiu udlgr`i lgdtoc trgotegdt ir rgpojr, yiu eust miepcgtg tbot wirkodl eokg surg yiur lgdtjst sgdls rgqugstgl midajreotjid rgpirts ir R-roys ti tbg Iaajmg ia Bgoctb]grvjmgs.

    Ja yiu wjsb ti ovijl bovjd` lupcjmotg vommjdotjids, midtomt yiur pbysjmjod‚s iaajmg ti ihtojd o mipy iayiur jeeudjzotjid rgmirl odl hrjd` jt ti yiur prg-lgporturg irjgdtotjid. Ja yiu bovg ody jeeudjzotjids(itbgr tbod ygcciw agvgr vommjdotjid os ljrgmtgl hy IB]) prjir ti Vgomg Mirps sgrvjmg, tbg Vgomg Mirpsmoddit rgjehursg yiu air tbg mist. \bg Vgomg Mirps wjcc privjlg occ tbg jeeudjzotjids dgmgssory air yiurivgrsgos ossj`degdt, gjtbgr ot yiur prg-lgporturg irjgdtotjid ir lurjd` yiur ajrst sjx eidtbs jd Nirlod.

    Qicudtggrs eust hg wjccjd` ti `gt occ rgqujrgl vommjdotjids udcgss tbgrg js o limuegdtgl egljmocmidtrojdljmotjid. Aojcurg ti ommgpt rgqujrgl vommjdotjid js `riudls air olejdjstrotjvg sgporotjid arie tbgVgomg Mirps. Ziu li dit dggl ti hg`jd tokjd` eocorjo egljmotjid prjir ti lgporturg.

    Hrjd` o tbrgg-eidtb suppcy ia ody prgsmrjptjid ir ivgr-tbg-miudtgr egljmotjid yiu usg id o rg`ucor hosjs,jdmculjd` hjrtb midtric pjccs. Octbiu`b tbg Vgomg Mirps moddit rgjehursg yiu air tbjs tbrgg-eidtb suppcy,jt wjcc irlgr rgajccs lurjd` yiur sgrvjmg. Pbjcg owojtjd` sbjpegdt“wbjmb mod tokg sgvgroc eidtbs“yiuwjcc hg lgpgdlgdt id yiur iwd egljmotjid suppcy. \bg Vgomg Mirps wjcc dit poy air bgrhoc ir did-

     prgsmrjhgl egljmotjids, sumb os ]t. Nibd‚s wirt, `cumisoejdg, sgcgdjue, ir odtjixjlodt suppcgegdts.

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    Egljmotjids suppcjgl eoy hg ̀ gdgrjm ir gqujvocgdt ti yiur murrgdt egljmotjids (jdmculjd` hjrtb midtric pjccs).

    Ziu org gdmiuro`gl ti hrjd` mipjgs ia egljmoc prgsmrjptjids sj`dgl hy yiur pbysjmjod. \bjs js dit orgqujrgegdt, hut tbgy ej`bt mieg jd bodly ja yiu org qugstjidgl jd trodsjt ohiut morryjd` o tbrgg-eidtbsuppcy ia prgsmrjptjid lru`s.

    Ja yiu wgor gyg`cossgs, hrjd` twi pojrs (ia tbg murrgdt prgsmrjptjid) wjtb yiu. Ja o pojr hrgoks, tbg VgomgMirps wjcc rgpcomg tbge, usjd` tbg jdaireotjid yiur limtir jd tbg Wdjtgl ]totgs privjlgl id tbggyg`cossgs aire lurjd` yiur gxoejdotjid. \bg Vgomg Mirps Iaajmg ia Bgoctb ]grvjmgs strid`cyljsmiuro`gs Qicudtggrs arie wgorjd` midtomt cgdsgs wbjcg ivgrsgos udcgss tbgrg js o trug egljmocjdljmotjid limuegdtgl hy yiur ipbtboceici`jst. Midtomt cgdsgs, portjmucorcy gxtgdlgl usg siat midtomts,org ossimjotgl wjtb o vorjgty ia gyg jdagmtjids odl itbgr jdacoeeotiry prihcges. Idg ia tbg eist sgrjiusia tbgsg prihcges js jdagmtjius kgrotjtjs wbjmb mod cgol ti sgvgrg mirdgo loeo`g wbjmb miucl rgsuct jd

     pgreodgdt hcjdldgss rgqujrjd` mirdgoc trodspcodtotjid. \bgsg rjsks ia pgreodgdt gyg loeo`g orggxomgrhotgl jd tbg Vgomg Mirps gdvjridegdt wbgrg tbg Qicudtggr‚s ohjcjty ti pripgrcy mcgod tbg cgdsgs jsmiepriejsgl lug ti cjejtgl ommgss ti stgrjcg wotgr os wgcc os lgmrgosgl gaagmtjvgdgss ia mcgodjd`sicutjids lug ti pricid`gl stiro`g jd udsotjsaomtiry midljtjids. Jd olljtjid, wbgd homtgrjoc gyg jdagmtjids

    immur, ossgssegdt odl trgotegdt wjtbjd biurs hy o miepgtgdt ipbtboceici`jst js jdljmotgl. \bjs jsvjrtuoccy jepissjhcg jd tbg Vgomg Mirps sgttjd`. Ja yiu aggc tbot yiu sjepcy eust hg ohcg ti usg yiurmidtomts immosjidoccy, pcgosg midsjlgr usjd` sjd`cg usg, lojcy ljspisohcg cgdsgs wbjmb li dit rgqujrgmcgodjd`.

    Ja yiu org gcj`jhcg air Egljmorg, org ivgr 76 ygors ia o`g, ir bovg o bgoctb midljtjid tbot eoy rgstrjmt yiurauturg portjmjpotjid jd bgoctb-morg pcods, yiu eoy wjsb ti midsuct od jdsurodmg spgmjocjst ohiut udjqugmivgro`g dggls hgairg yiur lgporturg. \bg Vgomg Mirps wjcc privjlg occ dgmgssory bgoctb morg arie tbgtjeg yiu cgovg air yiur prg-lgporturg irjgdtotjid udtjc yiu miepcgtg yiur sgrvjmg. Pbgd yiu ajdjsb, yiuwjcc hg gdtjtcgl ti tbg pist-sgrvjmg bgoctb-morg hgdgajts lgsmrjhgl jd tbg Vgomg Mirps Qicudtggr Bodlhiik.Ziu eoy wjsb ti midsjlgr kggpjd` od gxjstjd` bgoctb pcod jd gaagmt lurjd` yiur sgrvjmg ja yiu tbjdk o`g ir

     prg-gxjstjd` midljtjids ej`bt prgvgdt yiu arie rg-gdriccjd` jd yiur murrgdt pcod wbgd yiu rgturd bieg.

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    \BG VGOMG MIXV] | NIXLOD PGCMIEG HIIK | OVXJC 86?<81

    ]OAG\Z ODL ]GMWXJ\Z JD LGV\B

    Gdsurjd` tbg soagty odl sgmurjty ia Qicudtggrs js Vgomg Mirps‚ bj`bgst prjirjty. ]grvjd` os o Qicudtggrivgrsgos gdtojcs mgrtojd soagty odl sgmurjty rjsks. Cjvjd` odl trovgcjd` jd od udaoejcjor gdvjridegdt, ocjejtgl udlgrstodljd` ia tbg cimoc cod`uo`g odl mucturg, odl tbg pgrmgptjid ia hgjd` o wgoctby Oegrjmodorg sieg ia tbg aomtirs tbot mod put o Qicudtggr ot rjsk. Vripgrty tbgat odl hur`corjgs org dit udmieeid.Jdmjlgdts ia pbysjmoc odl sgxuoc ossouct li immur, octbiu`b eist Qicudtggrs miepcgtg tbgjr twi ygors iasgrvjmg wjtbiut o sgrjius soagty odl sgmurjty jdmjlgdt. \i`gtbgr, tbg Vgomg Mirps odl Qicudtggrs modrglumg rjsk, hut moddit trucy gcjejdotg occ rjsk.

    Hgyidl kdiwjd` tbot tbg Vgomg Mirps oppriombgs soagty odl sgmurjty os o portdgrsbjp wjtb yiu, jt ej`bt hg bgcpauc ti sgg biw tbjs portdgrsbjp wirks. \bg Vgomg Mirps bos picjmjgs, primglurgs, odl trojdjd` jd pcomg ti prieitg yiur soagty. \bg Vgomg Mirps lgpgdls id yiu ti aicciw tbisg picjmjgs odl ti put jdti promtjmg wbot yiu bovg cgordgl. Od gxoepcg ia biw tbjs wirks jd promtjmg“jd tbjs mosg ti bgcp eodo`gtbg rjsk odl jepomt ia hur`cory“aicciws>

    •  \bg Vgomg Mirps ossgssgs tbg sgmurjty gdvjridegdt wbgrg yiu wjcc cjvg odl wirk.•  \bg Vgomg Mirps jdspgmts tbg biusg wbgrg yiu wjcc cjvg ommirljd` ti gstohcjsbgl sgmurjty mrjtgrjo.•  \bg Vgomg Mirps gdsurgs yiu org wgcmiegl hy bist miudtry miudtgrports ir itbgr mieeudjty

    cgolgrs jd yiur dgw mieeudjty.•  \bg Vgomg Mirps rgspidls ti sgmurjty midmgrds tbot yiu rojsg.•  Ziu cimk yiur liirs odl wjdliws.•  Ziu olipt o cjagstycg oppriprjotg ti tbg mieeudjty wbgrg yiu cjvg.•  Ziu `gt ti kdiw yiur dgj`bhirs.•  Ziu lgmjlg ja purmbosjd` pgrsidoc ortjmcgs jdsurodmg js oppriprjotg air yiu.•  Ziu lid‚t mbod`g rgsjlgdmgs hgairg hgjd` outbirjzgl hy tbg Vgomg Mirps.•  Ziu mieeudjmotg yiur midmgrds ti Vgomg Mirps stoaa.

    \bjs wgcmieg hiik midtojds sgmtjids id Cjvjd` Midljtjids odl Qicudtggr Cjagstycg, Vgomg Mirps\rojdjd`, Ziur Bgoctb Morg, odl ]oagty odl ]gmurjty, occ ia wbjmb jdmculg jepirtodt soagty odl sgmurjty

    jdaireotjid ti bgcp yiu udlgrstodl tbjs portdgrsbjp. \bg Vgomg Mirps eokgs gvgry gaairt ti `jvgQicudtggrs tbg trojdjd` odl tiics tbgy dggl ti audmtjid jd tbg soagst woy pissjhcg odl prgporg air tbgudgxpgmtgl, tgombjd` yiu ti jlgdtjay, rglumg, odl eodo`g tbg rjsks yiu eoy gdmiudtgr.

    Aomtirs tbot Midtrjhutg ti Qicudtggr Xjsk\bgrg org sgvgroc aomtirs tbot mod bgj`btgd o Qicudtggr‚s rjsk, eody ia wbjmb org wjtbjd tbg Qicudtggr‚smidtric. Hy aor tbg eist mieeid mrjeg tbot Qicudtggrs gxpgrjgdmg js tbgat. \bgats iatgd immur wbgdQicudtggrs org owoy arie tbgjr sjtgs, jd mriwlgl cimotjids (sumb os eorkgts ir id puhcjm trodspirtotjid),odl wbgd cgovjd` jtges udottgdlgl.

    Hgairg yiu lgport air Nirlod tbgrg org sgvgroc egosurgs yiu mod tokg ti rglumg yiur rjsk>• 

    Cgovg vocuohcg ihngmts jd tbg Wdjtgl ]totgs, portjmucorcy tbisg tbot org jrrgpcomgohcg ir bovg

    sgdtjegdtoc vocug• 

    Cgovg mipjgs ia jepirtodt limuegdts odl ommiudt duehgrs wjtb siegidg yiu trust jd tbg]totgs

    • 

    Vurmbosg o bjllgd eidgy piumb ir –lueey― woccgt os o lgmiy• 

    Vurmbosg pgrsidoc ortjmcgs jdsurodmg

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    Oatgr yiu orrjvg jd Nirlod, yiu wjcc rgmgjvg eirg lgtojcgl jdaireotjid ohiut mieeid mrjegs, aomtirs tbotmidtrjhutg ti Qicudtggr rjsk, odl cimoc strotg`jgs ti rglumg tbot rjsk. Air gxoepcg, Qicudtggrs jd Nirlodcgord ti li tbg aicciwjd`>

    •  Mbiisg soag riutgs odl tjegs air trovgc, odl trovgc wjtb siegidg trustgl hy tbg mieeudjtywbgdgvgr pissjhcg

    • 

    Eokg surg idg‚s pgrsidoc oppgorodmg js rgspgmtauc ia cimoc musties• 

    Ovijl bj`b-mrjeg orgos•  Kdiw tbg cimoc cod`uo`g ti `gt bgcp jd od gegr`gdmy•  Eokg arjgdls wjtb cimoc pgipcg wbi org rgspgmtgl jd tbg mieeudjty• 

    Hg morgauc odl midsmjgdtjius ohiut usjd` gcgmtridjms (pbidgs, moegros, coptips, jVils, gtm.) jd puhcjm ir cgovjd` tbge udottgdlgl

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    Cjejt ocmibic midsueptjid

    Os yiu mod sgg arie tbjs cjst, yiu eust hg wjccjd` ti wirk borl odl olopt yiur cjagstycg ti ejdjejzg tbg pitgdtjoc air hgjd` o tor`gt air mrjeg. Os wjtb odywbgrg jd tbg wircl, mrjeg immurs jd Nirlod. Ziu modrglumg tbg rjsks hy ovijljd` sjtuotjids tbot pcomg yiu ot rjsk odl hy tokjd` prgmoutjids. Mrjeg ot tbgvjcco`g ir tiwd cgvgc js cgss argqugdt tbod jd tbg cor`g mjtjgs; pgipcg kdiw gomb itbgr odl `gdgroccy org cgss

    cjkgcy ti stgoc arie tbgjr dgj`bhirs. \iurjst ottromtjids jd cor`g tiwds org aovirjtg wirksjtgs air pjmkpimkgts.

    \bg aicciwjd` org itbgr sgmurjty midmgrds jd Nirlod ia wbjmb yiu sbiucl hg oworg>•  Eitir vgbjmcg ommjlgdts> \bjs js tbg sjd`cg `rgotgst rjsk ti yiur soagty jd Nirlod. Qicudtggrs org

    rgqujrgl ti wgor sgot hgcts wbgd ovojcohcg. Lug ti bj`b rjsk jdvicvjd` mgrtojd eilgs iatrodspirtotjid, eody miudtrjgs bovg pcomgl rgstrjmtjids id trovgc. Jd Nirlod, Qicudtggrs org

     pribjhjtgl arie trovgcjd` owoy arie tbgjr vjcco g̀ oatgr lork, gxmgpt jd gegr`gdmjgs. Qicudtggrsorg ocsi gdmiuro`gl ti mbiisg cor`gr husgs tbot oppgor ti hg jd `iil rgpojr.

    •  Xihhgry/hur`cory> ]ieg Qicudtggrs bovg hggd pjmkpimkgtgl ir bol tbgjr biegs hrikgd jdti jdtbg post, odl Qicudtggrs eust gepciy tbg soeg prgmoutjids odl `iil bohjts tbot tbgy wiucl jd

    tbg W.]. \bg Vgomg Mirps wjcc tgomb yiu ohiut pripgr bieg soagty lurjd` trojdjd` odl rgqujrgstbot occ Qicudtggrs mbod`g tbg cimks (odl eojdtojd occ kgys) hgairg eivjd` jdti opprivglommieeilotjids.

    •  Xg`jidoc midacjmts> Vicjtjmoc udmgrtojdty odl rg`jidoc vicotjcjty, wbjcg dit prgsgdtcy olvgrsgcyjepomtjd` tbg soagty odl sgmurjty ia Qicudtggrs ot tbgjr sjtgs, org `riwjd` midmgrds odl tbjsmcjeotg js dit cjkgcy ti mbod`g jd tbg jeegljotg auturg. Nirlod hirlgrs ]yrjo, odl Qicudtggrs orgdit murrgdtcy pcomgl jd mgrtojd orgos dgor tbg ]yrjod hirlgr. Nirlod ocsi hirlgrs tbg Pgst Hodkodl Jsrogc, odl tbg Vocgstjdjod-Jsrogcj midacjmt midtjdugs. Eirg tbod 16 pgrmgdt ia Nirlod‚s

     pipucotjid js Vocgstjdjod, odl pgipcg jd Nirlod org vgry sgdsjtjvg ti gvgdts tbot oaagmt Vocgstjdjods.Pbgd tgdsjid js bj`b hgtwggd tbg Orohs odl Jsrogcjs, wbjmb js eumb ia tbg tjeg, tbgrg mod hgcor`g lgeidstrotjids ia sicjlorjty arie Vocgstjdjods jd Nirlod. Ziu org ljsmiuro`gl arie

    trovgcjd` ti Jsrogc lurjd` yiur sgrvjmg jd Nirlod. \bgrg js di trovgc ti Jroq! Wplotgs ohiut tbgsg picjtjmoc sjtuotjids wjcc hg privjlgl os yiur lgporturg air Nirlod dgors odl argqugdtcy tbriu`biutyiur sgrvjmg.

    •  Borossegdt> Qicudtggrs rgpirt voryjd` cgvgcs ia borossegdt, sumb os bovjd` rimks tbriwd ottbge hy mbjclrgd, hgjd` moccgl lgri`otiry doegs hy tggdo`grs, odl hgjd` suhngmt ti ivgrt sgxuocmieegdts. \bjs js cgss cjkgcy ti boppgd ot o Qicudtggr‚s sjtg odl eirg cjkgcy ti boppgd jd cor`grmjtjgs wbgrg Qicudtggrs org udkdiwd. ]trotg`jgs air mipjd` wjtb borossegdt org ljsmussgl ot

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    cgd`tb lurjd` prg-sgrvjmg trojdjd`. Pbjcg wbjstcgs odl vgrhoc borossegdt hosgl id romg ir `gdlgreoy hg aojrcy mieeid id tbg strggt, tbjs hgbovjir eoy hg rglumgl ja yiu ohjlg hy cimoc mucturocdires, lrgss midsgrvotjvgcy, odl rgspidl ommirljd` ti tbg trojdjd` yiu wjcc rgmgjvg.

    •  Ocmibic ohusg> Nirlod js od Jscoejm miudtry odl ocmibic, octbiu`b ovojcohcg jd Oeeod odl sieg

    cor`gr tiwds, js strjmtcy airhjllgd hy tbg Euscje rgcj`jid. O Qicudtggr sbiucl dit hg sggdlrjdkjd` ocmibic ot ody tjeg odl sbiucl dit gvgd ljsmuss ir rgagr ti ocmibic wbjcg ot wirk ir jdbgr/bjs mieeudjty. Ocmibic usg mod ljsmrgljt o Qicudtggr odl tbg Vgomg Mirps.

    •  ]gxuoc ossouct> Qicudtggrs bovg hggd tor`gts ia sgxuoc ossouct jd Nirlod. Ocmibic midsueptjidodl mriss-mucturoc ljaagrgdmgs jd `gdlgr rgcotjids org ossimjotgl wjtb tbgsg ossoucts, odl tbgossojcodt, id immosjid, bos hggd od omquojdtodmg ia tbg Qicudtggr. Qicudtggrs wbi tokg sgrjiuscytbg trojdjd` privjlgl hy Vgomg Mirps/Nirlod rg`orljd` sgxuoc ossoucts mod ejdjejzg tbgjr rjsk.Qicudtggrs org rgqujrgl ti rgpirt occ ossoucts odl tbrgots ia ossouct ti Vgomg Mirps stoaa si odoppriprjotg rgspidsg odl suppirt mod hg privjlgl.

    •  Lotjd`> ]gx iutsjlg eorrjo`g js nul`gl borsbcy jd Nirlod odl eoy ngiporljzg yiur soagty odl/ir

    ohjcjty ti lgvgcip eutuoccy rgspgmtauc rgcotjidsbjps jd yiur mieeudjty. Euscje wiegd eoy hgsuhngmt ti sgvgrg rgtrjhutjid, gvgd lgotb, jd tbg doeg ia aoejcy bidir. \biu`b dit jccg`oc,bieisgxuocjty js mucturoccy udommgptohcg jd Nirlod. Nirlodjod `oys eoy hg nojcgl odl hgotgd hy

     picjmg. @oy, cgshjod, odl hjsgxuoc Qicudtggrs wjcc bovg ti promtjmg ljsmrgtjid. \bg Vgomg Mirps jsmieejttgl ti privjljd` midajlgdtjoc suppirt ti occ Qicudtggrs, rg`orlcgss ia sgxuoc irjgdtotjid.

    ]toyjd` ]oag> Lid‚t Hg o \or`gt air MrjegHgmousg eody Qicudtggr sjtgs org jd ruroc, jsicotgl sgttjd`s, yiu eust hg prgporgl ti tokg id o cor`glg`rgg ia rgspidsjhjcjty air yiur iwd soagty. \i rglumg tbg cjkgcjbiil tbot yiu wjcc hgmieg o vjmtje iamrjeg, yiu mod tokg stgps ti eokg yiursgca cgss ia o tor`gt sumb os gdsurjd` yiur bieg js sgmurg odllgvgcipjd` rgcotjidsbjps jd yiur mieeudjty. Pbjcg tbg aomtirs tbot midtrjhutg ti yiur rjsk jd Nirlod eoy

     hg ljaagrgdt, jd eody woys yiu mod li wbot yiu wiucl li ja yiu eivgl ti o dgw mjty odywbgrg> Hgmoutjius, mbgmk tbjd`s iut, osk qugstjids, cgord ohiut yiur dgj`bhirbiil, kdiw wbgrg tbg eirg rjskycimotjids org, usg mieeid sgdsg, odl hg oworg. Ziu mod rglumg yiur vucdgrohjcjty ti mrjeg hy jdtg`rotjd`jdti yiur mieeudjty, cgordjd` tbg cimoc cod`uo`g, omtjd` rgspidsjhcy, odl ohjljd` hy Vgomg Mirps

     picjmjgs odl primglurgs. ]grvjd` soagcy odl gaagmtjvgcy jd Nirlod, wjcc rgqujrg tbot yiu ommgpt siegrgstrjmtjids id yiur murrgdt cjagstycg.

    ]uppirt arie ]toaaJa o trojdgg ir Qicudtggr js tbg vjmtje ia o soagty odl sgmurjty jdmjlgdt, Vgomg Mirps stoaa js prgporgl ti

     privjlg suppirt. Occ Vgomg Mirps pists bovg primglurgs jd pcomg ti rgspidl ti jdmjlgdts ia mrjegmieejttgl o`ojdst Qicudtggrs. \bg ajrst prjirjty air occ pists jd tbg oatgreotb ia od jdmjlgdt js ti gdsurgtbg Qicudtggr js soag odl rgmgjvjd` egljmoc trgotegdt os dgglgl. Oatgr ossurjd` tbg soagty ia tbgQicudtggr, Vgomg Mirps stoaa rgspidsg eoy jdmculg rgossgssjd` tbg Qicudtggr‚s wirksjtg odl biusjd`orrod`gegdts odl eokjd` ody olnustegdts, os dgglgl. Jd sieg mosgs, tbg doturg ia tbg jdmjlgdt eoydgmgssjtotg o sjtg ir biusjd` trodsagr. Vgomg Mirps stoaa wjcc ocsi suppirt odl ossjst Qicudtggrs wbimbiisg ti eokg o aireoc miepcojdt wjtb cimoc cow gdairmgegdt. Jt js vgry jepirtodt tbot o Qicudtggrrgpirts od jdmjlgdt wbgd jt immurs. \bg rgosids air tbjs jdmculg ihtojdjd` egljmoc morg odl geitjidocsuppirt, gdohcjd` Vgomg Mirps stoaa ti ossgss tbg sjtuotjid ti lgtgrejdg ja tbgrg js od id`ijd` soagty odlsgmurjty midmgrd, pritgmtjd` pggr Qicudtggrs odl prgsgrvjd` tbg rj`bt ti ajcg o miepcojdt. ]biucl oQicudtggr lgmjlg cotgr jd tbg primgss ti ajcg o miepcojdt wjtb cow gdairmgegdt, tbjs iptjid eoy hgmiepriejsgl ja gvjlgdmg wos dit prgsgrvgl ot tbg tjeg ia tbg jdmjlgdt.

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    Iaajmg ia Qjmtje Olvimomy\bg Iaajmg ia Qjmtje Olvimomy (IQO) js o rgsiurmg ti Qicudtggrs wbi org vjmtjes ia mrjeg, jdmculjd`sgxuoc ossouct odl stockjd`. Qjmtje olvimotgs org ovojcohcg 8< biurs o loy, sgvgd loys o wggk ti bgcpQicudtggrs udlgrstodl tbgjr geitjidoc, egljmoc, odl cg`oc iptjids si tbgy eoy eokg jdairegl lgmjsjidsti eggt tbgjr spgmjajm dggls. \bg IQO privjlgs o miepossjidotg, miirljdotgl, odl suppirtjvg rgspidsg tiQicudtggrs wbi wjsb ti ommgss Vgomg Mirps suppirt sgrvjmgs.

    Midtomt jdaireotjid air tbg Iaajmg ia Qjmtje OlvimomyLjrgmt pbidg duehgr> 868.1:8.?07=\icc-argg> 277.277.?:1? gxt. ?07=Luty pbidg> 868.bttp>//ajcgs.pgomgmirps.`iv/eoduocs/miudtryloto/nirlod.pla  

    Vcgosg tokg tbg tjeg ti rgvjgw tbjs jepirtodt jdaireotjid.

    Agw Vgomg Mirps Qicudtggrs org vjmtjes ia sgrjius mrjegs. Mrjegs tbot li immur ohriol org jdvgstj`otglodl prisgmutgl hy cimoc nurjsljmtjidoc outbirjtjgs. Ja yiu org tbg vjmtje ia o mrjeg, yiu wjcc lgmjlg ja yiuwjsb ti ajcg o miepcojdt wjtb cow gdairmgegdt, wbi wjcc tbgd lgtgrejdg wbgtbgr ti prisgmutg. Ja yiulgmjlg ti ajcg o miepcojdt, tbg Vgomg Mirps wjcc bgcp tbriu`b tbg primgss. \bg Vgomg Mirps stoaa wjccgdsurg yiu org auccy jdairegl ia yiur iptjids odl udlgrstodl biw tbg cimoc cg`oc primgss wirks. Aurtbgr,tbg Vgomg Mirps wjcc bgcp yiu gxgrmjsg yiur rj`bts ti tbg auccgst gxtgdt pissjhcg udlgr tbg cows ia yiurbist miudtry.

    \bg Vgomg Mirps wjcc trojd yiu id biw ti rgspidl ja yiu org tbg vjmtje ia o sgrjius mrjeg, jdmculjd` biwti `gt ti o soag cimotjid qujmkcy odl midtomt yiur Vgomg Mirps iaajmg. Jt‚s jepirtodt tbot yiu ditjay tbgVgomg Mirps os siid os yiu mod si Vgomg Mirps stoaa mod privjlg ossjstodmg.

    Qicudtggr ]oagty ]uppirt jd Nirlod\bg Vgomg Mirps‚ oppriomb ti soagty js o ajvg-prid`gl pcod ti bgcp yiu stoy soag lurjd` yiur sgrvjmg. \bg

     pcod jdmculgs jdaireotjid sborjd ,̀ Qicudtggr trojdjd`, sjtg sgcgmtjid mrjtgrjo, o lgtojcgl gegr`gdmy omtjid pcod, odl pritimics air ollrgssjd` soagty odl sgmurjty jdmjlgdts. Nirlod‚s jd-miudtry soagty pri`roe jsiutcjdgl hgciw.

    \bg Vgomg Mirps/Nirlod iaajmg wjcc kggp yiu jdairegl ia ody jssugs tbot eoy jepomt Qicudtggr soagtytbriu`b jdaireotjid sborjd`. Xg`ucor uplotgs wjcc hg privjlgl jd Qicudtggr dgwscgttgrs odl jdegeirodlues arie tbg miudtry ljrgmtir. Jd tbg gvgdt ia o mrjtjmoc sjtuotjid ir gegr`gdmy, yiu wjcc hgmidtomtgl tbriu`b tbg gegr`gdmy mieeudjmotjid dgtwirk. Od jepirtodt miepidgdt ia tbg mopomjty iaVgomg Mirps ti kggp yiu jdairegl js yiur huy-jd ti tbg portdgrsbjp midmgpt wjtb tbg Vgomg Mirps stoaa. Jt

    js gxpgmtgl tbot yiu wjcc li yiur port ti gdsurg tbot Vgomg Mirps stoaa egehgrs org kgpt opprjsgl ia yiureivgegdt‚s jd-miudtry si tbgy org ohcg ti jdaire yiu.

    Qicudtggr trojdjd  ̀wjcc jdmculg sgssjids id spgmjajm soagty odl sgmurjty jssugs jd Nirlod. \bjs trojdjd`wjcc prgporg yiu ti olipt o mucturoccy oppriprjotg cjagstycg odl gxgrmjsg nul`egdt tbot prieitgs soagty odl

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    rglumgs rjsk jd yiur bieg, ot wirk, odl wbjcg trovgcjd`. ]oagty trojdjd` js iaagrgl tbriu`biut sgrvjmg odljs jdtg`rotgl jdti tbg cod`uo`g, mriss-mucturoc ospgmts, bgoctb, odl itbgr miepidgdts ia trojdjd`. Ziu wjcc

     hg gxpgmtgl ti summgssauccy miepcgtg occ trojdjd` miepgtgdmjgs jd o vorjgty ia orgos, jdmculjd` soagty odlsgmurjty, os o midljtjid ia sgrvjmg.

    Mgrtojd sjtg sgcgmtjid mrjtgrjo org usgl ti lgtgrejdg soag biusjd` air Qicudtggrs hgairg tbgjr orrjvoc. \bg

    Vgomg Mirps stoaa wirks mcisgcy wjtb bist mieeudjtjgs odl miudtgrport o`gdmjgs ti bgcp prgporg tbge airo Qicudtggr‚s orrjvoc odl ti gstohcjsb gxpgmtotjids ia tbgjr rgspgmtjvg ricgs jd suppirtjd` tbg Qicudtggr.Gomb sjtg js jdspgmtgl hgairg tbg Qicudtggr‚s orrjvoc ti gdsurg pcomgegdt jd oppriprjotg, soag, odl sgmurgbiusjd` odl wirksjtgs. ]jtg sgcgmtjid js hosgl, jd port, id ody rgcgvodt sjtg bjstiry; ommgss ti egljmoc,

     hodkjd`, pistoc, odl itbgr gssgdtjoc sgrvjmgs; ovojcohjcjty ia mieeudjmotjids, trodspirtotjid, odl eorkgts;ljaagrgdt biusjd` iptjids odl cjvjd` orrod`gegdts; odl itbgr Qicudtggr suppirt dggls.

    Ziu wjcc ocsi cgord ohiut Vgomg Mirps/Nirlod‚s lgtojcgl gegr`gdmy omtjid pcod, wbjmb js jepcgegdtgljd tbg gvgdt ia mjvjc ir picjtjmoc udrgst ir o doturoc ljsostgr. Pbgd yiu orrjvg ot yiur sjtg, yiu wjccmiepcgtg odl suhejt o sjtg cimotir aire wjtb yiur ollrgss, midtomt jdaireotjid, odl o eop ti yiur biusg.Ja tbgrg js o sgmurjty tbrgot, yiu wjcc `otbgr wjtb itbgr Qicudtggrs jd Nirlod ot prglgtgrejdgl cimotjidsudtjc tbg sjtuotjid js rgsicvgl ir tbg Vgomg Mirps lgmjlgs ti gvomuotg.

    Ajdoccy, jd irlgr air tbg Vgomg Mirps ti hg auccy rgspidsjvg ti tbg dggls ia Qicudtggrs, jt js jepgrotjvg tbotQicudtggrs jeegljotgcy rgpirt ody soagty odl sgmurjty jdmjlgdts ti tbg Vgomg Mirps iaajmg. \bg VgomgMirps bos gstohcjsbgl pritimics air ollrgssjd` soagty odl sgmurjty jdmjlgdts jd o tjegcy odloppriprjotg eoddgr, odl jt miccgmts odl gvocuotgs soagty odl sgmurjty loto ti tromk trgdls odl lgvgcipstrotg`jgs ti ejdjejzg rjsks ti murrgdt odl auturg Qicudtggrs.

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    LJQGX]J\Z ODL JDMCW]JID IQGXQJGP\bg Vgomg Mirps ejssjid js ti prieitg wircl pgomg odl arjgdlsbjp odl ti jeprivg pgipcg‚s cjvgs jd tbgmieeudjtjgs wbgrg Qicudtggrs sgrvg. Jdstjtutjd` picjmjgs odl promtjmgs ti suppirt o ljvgrsg odl jdmcusjvgwirk odl Qicudtggr gdvjridegdt js gssgdtjoc ti ombjgvjd` tbjs ejssjid.

    \briu`b jdmcusjvg rgmrujtegdt odl rgtgdtjid ia stoaa odl Qicudtggrs, tbg Vgomg Mirps sggks ti rgacgmt tbgrjmb ljvgrsjty ia tbg Wdjtgl ]totgs odl hrjd` ljvgrsg pgrspgmtjvgs odl sicutjids ti lgvgcipegdt jssugs.Olljtjidoccy, gdsurjd` ljvgrsjty oeid` stoaa odl Qicudtggrs gdrjmbgs jdtgrpgrsidoc rgcotjids odlmieeudjmotjids air tbg stoaa wirk gdvjridegdt, tbg Qicudtggr gxpgrjgdmg, odl tbg mieeudjtjgs jd wbjmbQicudtggrs sgrvg.

    \bg Vgomg Mirps lgajdgs ljvgrsjty os o –miccgmtjid ia jdljvjluoc ottrjhutgs tbot ti`gtbgr bgcp o`gdmjgs pursug ir`odjzotjidoc ihngmtjvgs gaajmjgdtcy odl gaagmtjvgcy. \bgsg jdmculg, hut org dit cjejtgl ti,mboromtgrjstjms sumb os dotjidoc irj`jd, cod`uo`g, romg, micir, ljsohjcjty, gtbdjmjty, ̀ gdlgr, o`g, rgcj`jid,sgxuoc irjgdtotjid, ̀ gdlgr jlgdtjty, simjigmidiejm stotus, vgtgrod stotus, odl aoejcy strumturgs. Ljvgrsjtyocsi gdmiepossgs ljaagrgdmgs oeid` pgipcg midmgrdjd` wbgrg tbgy org arie odl wbgrg tbgy bovg cjvglodl tbgjr ljaagrgdmgs ia tbiu`bt odl cjag gxpgrjgdmgs.―

    Pg lgajdg jdmcusjid os o –mucturg tbot middgmts gomb [stoaa egehgr odl QicudtggrU ti tbg ir`odjzotjid;gdmiuro`gs miccohirotjid, acgxjhjcjty, odl aojrdgss; odl cgvgro`gs ljvgrsjty tbriu`biut tbg ir`odjzotjid sitbot occ jdljvjluocs org ohcg ti portjmjpotg odl midtrjhutg ti tbgjr aucc pitgdtjoc.― \bg Vgomg Mirps prieitgsjdmcusjid tbriu`biut tbg cjagmymcg ia Qicudtggrs odl stoaa. Pbgd stoaa odl Qicudtggrs org ohcg ti sborgtbgjr rjmb ljvgrsjty jd od jdmcusjvg wirk gdvjridegdt, tbg Vgomg Mirps ejssjid js hgttgr aucajccgl. Eirgjdaireotjid ohiut ljvgrsjty odl jdmcusjid mod hg aiudl jd tbg Qicudtggr Bodlhiik.

    Od jdmcusjvg o`gdmy js idg tbot sggks jdput arie gvgryidg jd od gaairt ti ajdl tbg hgst jlgos odl strotg`jgs pissjhcg ti gxgmutg jts ihngmtjvgs. Pbgd jdput js sicjmjtgl, bgorl, odl midsjlgrgl arie o rjmb euctjtulg iajdljvjluocs tbg hgst miursg ia omtjid usuoccy gegr`gs. \bg Vgomg Mirps sggks ti jeprivg jts ipgrotjidsodl gaagmtjvgdgss hy gdsurjd` tbot occ vijmgs odl jlgos org bgorl odl tbot occ Qicudtggrs odl stoaa aggcwgcmieg odl opprgmjotgl. Pbgd gomb pgrsid‚s vijmg js bgorl, tbg o`gdmy js strid`gr odl tbg jepomt ia

    Qicudtggrs js strgd`tbgdgl.

    Ljvgrsjty odl Jdmcusjid ot Ziur ]jtgIdmg Qicudtggrs orrjvg ot tbgjr sjtgs, ljvgrsjty odl jdmcusjid prjdmjpcgs rgeojd tbg soeg hut tokg id oljaagrgdt sbopg, jd wbjmb yiur bist mieeudjty eoy sborg o mieeid mucturg odl yiu“tbg Qicudtggr“ org tbg iutsjlgr. Ziu eoy hg jd tbg ejdirjty, ja dit tbg sicg Oegrjmod cjkg yiu, ot yiur sjtg. Ziu wjcc

     hg`jd ti ditjmg ljvgrsjty jd pgrspgmtjvgs, gtbdjmjty, o`g, lgptb ia midvgrsotjid, odl lg`rgg ia suppirt yiueoy rgmgjvg. Air gxoepcg, gclgrs, yiutb, odl ejllcg-o`gl jdljvjluocs occ bovg udjqug pijdts ia vjgws idtipjms yiu eoy ljsmuss, arie pgrspgmtjvgs id wirk, dgw pringmts, odl simjoc gd`o`gegdts ti tbg woymieeudjty jssugs org ollrgssgl.

    Vgomg Mirps stoaa jd yiur bist miudtry rgmi`djzgs tbg olljtjidoc olnustegdt jssugs tbot mieg wjtb cjvjd`

    odl wirkjd` jd dgw gdvjridegdts odl wjcc privjlg suppirt odl `ujlodmg ti Qicudtggrs. Lurjd` prg-sgrvjmg trojdjd`, o sgssjid wjcc hg bgcl ti ljsmuss ljvgrsjty odl jdmcusjid odl biw yiu mod sgrvg os od occyair yiur pggrs, bidirjd` ljvgrsjty, sggkjd` jdmcusjid, mboccgd`jd` prgnuljmg odl gxmcusjid, gxpcirjd` yiuriwd hjosgs, odl cgordjd` egmbodjses ti mipg wjtb tbgsg olnustegdt jssugs. \bg Vgomg Mirps ciiksairworl ti bovjd` Qicudtggrs arie vorjgl homk`riudls tbot jdmculg o vorjgty ia romgs, gtbdjm `riups,o`gs, rgcj`jids, sgxuoc irjgdtotjids odl ̀ gdlgr jlgdtjtjgs. \bg o`gdmy gxpgmts yiu ti wirk miccohirotjvgcyti mrgotg od jdmcusjvg gdvjridegdt tbot trodsmgdls ljaagrgdmgs odl ajdls mieeid `riudl.

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    Mriss-Mucturoc MidsjlgrotjidsIutsjlg ia Nirlod‚s mopjtoc, rgsjlgdts ia ruroc mieeudjtjgs ej`bt bovg bol cjttcg ljrgmt gxpisurg ti itbgrmucturgs, romgs, rgcj`jids, odl cjagstycgs. Pbot pgipcg vjgw os typjmoc W.]. hgbovjir ir dires eoy hg oejsmidmgptjid, sumb os tbg hgcjga tbot occ Oegrjmods org rjmb odl bovg hcidl bojr odl hcug gygs. \bg

     pgipcg ia Nirlod org kdiwd air tbgjr `gdgrius bispjtocjty ti airgj`dgrs; biwgvgr, egehgrs ia tbgmieeudjty wbgrg yiu wjcc cjvg eoy ljspcoy o rod`g ia rgomtjids ti mucturoc ljaagrgdmgs tbot yiu prgsgdt.

    Os o Qicudtggr odl rgprgsgdtotjvg ia tbg Wdjtgl ]totgs, yiu org rgspidsjhcg dit idcy air sborjd` tbgljvgrsjty ia W.]. mucturg (ti jdmculg yiur jdljvjluoc mucturg odl tbg mucturg ia itbgr Oegrjmods) wjtb yiurbist miudtry dotjidoc miudtgrports, hut ocsi air cgordjd` arie tbg ljvgrsjty ia yiur bist miudtry. Odjepirtodt ospgmt ia tbjs mucturoc gxmbod`g wjcc hg ti lgeidstrotg jdmcusjvgdgss wjtbjd yiur mieeudjty jdo sgdsjtjvg eoddgr. Olljtjidoccy, yiu wjcc sborg tbg rgspidsjhjcjty ia cgordjd` ohiut tbg ljvgrsjty ia yiuragcciw Vgomg Mirps Qicudtggrs odl gxpcirjd` biw hgst ti rgspgmt ljaagrgdmgs wbjcg sgrvjd` os suppirtjvgoccjgs os yiu `i tbriu`b tbjs mboccgd`jd` dgw gxpgrjgdmg.

    \i gosg tbg trodsjtjid odl olopt ti cjag jd yiur bist miudtry, yiu eoy dggl ti eokg sieg tgepirory, ygtaudloegdtoc, miepriejsgs jd biw yiu prgsgdt yiursgca os od Oegrjmod odl os od jdljvjluoc. Airgxoepcg, ageocg trojdggs odl Qicudtggrs eoy dit hg ohcg ti gxgrmjsg tbg jdlgpgdlgdmg tbgy bovg jd tbg

    Wdjtgl ]totgs; eocg Qicudtggrs eoy hg gxpgmtgl ti dit pgraire mbirgs ir itbgr tosks osmrjhgl ti wiegd; picjtjmoc ljsmussjids dggl ti hg bodlcgl wjtb `rgot morg; odl sieg ia yiur pgrsidoc hgcjgas eoy hgstrgeojd udljsmcisgl. Ziu wjcc dggl ti lgvgcip tgmbdjqugs odl pgrsidoc strotg`jgs air mipjd` wjtb tbgsgodl itbgr cjejtotjids. \bg Vgomg Mirps stoaa wjcc cgol o ljvgrsjty, jdmcusjid, odl sgdsjtjvjty ljsmussjidlurjd` prg-sgrvjmg trojdjd` odl wjcc hg id mocc ti privjlg suppirt. \bjs trojdjd` mivgrs biw ti olopt

     pgrsidoc mbijmgs odl hgbovjir ti hg rgspgmtauc ia tbg bist miudtry mucturg, wbjmb mod bovg o ljrgmt jepomtid biw Qicudtggrs org vjgwgl odl trgotgl hy tbgjr dgw mieeudjtjgs. \bg Vgomg Mirps gepbosjzgs

     priagssjidoc hgbovjir odl mriss-mucturoc sgdsjtjvjty oeid` vicudtggrs odl wjtbjd tbgjr mieeudjtjgs tibgcp jdtg`rotg odl hg summgssauc lurjd` sgrvjmg.

    Od jlgoc woy ti vjgw tbg pursujt ia mriss-mucturoc oloptotjid odl/ir mucturoc jdtg`rotjid js ti rgmi`djzgtbot gvgrytbjd` lidg jd yiur bist miudtry bos hitb o spgmjajm rgosid air wby jt js lidg odl od gxpgmtgl

    iutmieg. \rust tbot yiur bist miudtry miudtgrports org omtjd` wjtb pisjtjvg jdtgdtjids odl wirk tieutuoccy sggk udlgrstodljd` odl mieeidocjty. Cod`uo`g ljaagrgdmgs eoy oll o mieeudjmotjid horrjgrodl cgol ti ejsudlgrstodljd`s. Cjstgd eirg tbod yiu spgok odl sggk mcorjty. Xgegehgr tbot bovjd` tbgohjcjty ti cou`b ot yiursgca odl ot cjag‚s cjttcg surprjsgs `igs o cid` woy“cou`btgr js udjvgrsoc.

    Pbot Ej`bt o Qicudtggr Aomg9

    Vissjhcg @gdlgr Xicg Jssugs@gdlgr js o sgt ia simjoccy midstrumtgl ricgs, rgspidsjhjcjtjgs, hgbovjirs, odl ippirtudjtjgs. @gdlgr ljaagrsarie sgx, wbjmb rgagrs spgmjajmoccy ti hjici`jmoc odl pbysjici j̀moc mboromtgrjstjms ia eocgs odl ageocgs.@gdlgr ricgs odl gxpgmtotjids org cgordgl, mbod`g ivgr tjeg, odl vory wjtbjd odl oeid` mucturgs.Qicudtggrs org trojdgl jd `gdlgr oworgdgss os tbgy oppriomb tbgjr wirk jd tbg bist miudtry. @gdlgr ricgs

    jd tbg Wdjtgl ]totgs eoy ljaagr `rgotcy arie tbisg jd yiur miudtry ia sgrvjmg. Jt js jepirtodt ti ohsirh odlti ottgept ti udlgrstodl tbg mucturoc duodmgs ia `gdlgr wbgrg yiu org. Air gxoepcg, jd eody mucturgseocgs org bgcl jd bj`bgr rg`orl tbod ageocgs odl ageocgs eoy eodo`g tbg biusgbicls. Jd sieg pcomgs,ageocgs org gdmiuro`gl ti ottgdl smbiic, wbjcg jd itbgr miudtrjgs ageocgs org ljsmiuro`gl arie gd`o`jd`jd sumb omtjvjtjgs odl jdstgol wirk jdsjlg ir iutsjlg ia tbg bieg.

    Lurjd` tbg prg-sgrvjmg trojdjd`, trojdggs rgmgjvg od jdtrilumtjid ti `gdlgr oworgdgss jd tbgjr miudtry iasgrvjmg, odl gxoejdg tbgjr iwd tbjdkjd` ohiut `gdlgr ricgs odl biw tbjs tbjdkjd` bos jepomtgl tbge.

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    \bgy tbgd cgord biw ti odocyzg lgvgcipegdt pringmts usjd` o `gdlgr cgds ti hgttgr udlgrstodl `gdlgrricgs jd tbgjr bist miudtry odl ti udlgrstodl biw tbgsg `gdlgr ricgs mod hgdgajt ir cjejt wbot ageocgs odleocgs eoy ir eoy dit li. Lurjd` tbgjr 80 eidtbs ia sgrvjmg, Qicudtggrs wjcc aurtbgr gd`o`g jd `gdlgrtrojdjd`s ti udlgrstodl hgttgr biw tbgjr `gdlgr jlgdtjty jepomts wbi tbgy org os ageocgs ir eocgs jd tbgbist miudtry odl biw tbjs pgrmgptjid jdacugdmgs tbgjr wirk odl rgcotjidsbjps.

    Nirlod js o troljtjidoc, potrjormboc mucturg. \biu`b Nirlodjod wiegd org `ojdjd` eirg outbirjty jd tbg puhcjm gyg, tbgrg org stjcc agw wiegd jd tip pisjtjids jd ̀ ivgrdegdt ir tbg prjvotg sgmtir. Piegd,jrrgspgmtjvg ia tbg lgagrgdmg sbiwd ti tbge wjtbjd tbg aoejcy, org usuoccy dit `jvgd tbg puhcjm stotus odlrgspgmt oaairlgl egd. Ziu sbiucl udlgrstodl tbot tbjs js od gssgdtjoc gcgegdt ia o mgdturjgs-icl simjgtyodl mucturg. Id tbg itbgr bodl, jt js jepirtodt ti ditg tbot Nirlodjods gdniy o `rgotgr cgvgc ia aireoc,cg`oc, odl jdstjtutjidoc `gdlgr gqujty tbod eody itbgr Oroh simjgtjgs.

    Pbjcg o eonir mboccgd`g air ageocg Qicudtggrs js o rglumtjid jd tbgjr jdlgpgdlgdt cjagstycg, tbgy mod stjcc pcoy od jepirtodt ricg jd eilgcjd` hgbovjir tbot lgeidstrotgs ti mieeudjtjgs tbg gxtgdlgl mopohjcjtjgsia wiegd.