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    D.\eshkiltji 3hudeirklhts.ergedustFldekc.bjd9\g`igs`ey, Jbtjogr 5>, ?652 >=5< VDlrgljry`Fstmjhis.g`u1 mjhisjikFe`r.jrl1 hgethgrseitjFe`r.jrl1 EEE Berjc Vcebgcce1dzwgklFcjgo.bjd1 bberojigFcjgo.bjd\eshkiltji v. \kccked Djrrks Gi`gevjr Gitgrtekidgit gt ec. | Bcekdeit's _gpcy tj Gd.Djtkji tj Bjdpgc ei` _gqugst njr ReibtkjisDjtkji tj Bjdpgc sklieturg pelg.p`n1 Gd. Djtkji tj Bjdpgc _gpcy NKIEC Nucc.p`n

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    @evk` C. Lrgljry-,K w k c c ijt eccjw yju thg jppjrtuikty tj bjitkiug vkjcetkil dy bjistktutkjiec rklhts tj `ug prjbgss ei` gquec prjtgbtkji ui`gr thg cew J_ eccjwthg _gspji gits tj vkjce tg yjur nkrst, sgbji` ei` t h k r ` Kitgrkd @gbkskjis wkthjut eiy rgpgrbusskjis. K hevg e`edeitcy stetg` thet .5 w k c c ijt ljoeba tj t c k g ng`grec b j u k c wthjut thgsg g-dekcs k i dy pjssgsskji, sj yju beiijt deag e " n k i e c " `gbkskji ki thks besg ji eiy kssug ognjrg yjuwkthjut eccjwkil `ksbjvgr)' ei` ei jrec hgerkil rgler`kil g-`ksbjvgrS ki _jwg.

    Ec sj , thg _gpcy tj dy Gdgrlgiby Dj t k j i w k c c og ebbgptg` ei` bei sgrvg es dy " 'n kiec pjsktkji stetgdgit" k n igg` og, skibg 5 edjilst deiythkils, sjulht tj hevg thg _gspji`gits' Jbtjogr 5! , ?652 suodksskji strkbagi n rjd thg rgbjr` ei` jppjsg` necsg bcekds de`g oy yju, thet Ked gilelkil d "`gnedetkji, c k o g c ei` scei`gr."E`` k t k j i e c c y , Berjc Vcebgcce ei` thg E E E njrljt tj ettebh thg sklieturg pelg thet wes suppjsg` tj ebbjdpeiy dy Rgptgdogr 26, ?652 Gd.Dj t k j i tj Bjdpgc, sj thet ks ettebhg` es w g c c ..Ij dettgr whet `gbks kji yju deag, kt ks lcerkilcy jovkjus thet nreu` ks jbburrkil ki thks dettgr, es kt `k` k i _jwg.Ogst,Derbus \eshkiltji

    B J I N K @ G I P c E C K V k ' I J P K B G = P t kk s g - d e k c t r e i s d k s s k j i , ei` eiy ` j b u d g i t s , n k c g s jr p r g v k j u s g - d e k c d g s s e l g s e t t e b h g ` tj kt dey b j i t e k ib ji n k ` gi t k e c k i n j rde t k j i t h e t ks c g l e c c y p r k v k c g l g` . Kn yju erg ijt thg k i t gi ` g` r g b k p k gi t , jr e p g r s j i r g s p j i s k o c g njr ` g c k v g r k i l kt tj thg k i t g i ` g `r g b k p k gi t , yju erg h g r go y i j t k n k g ` t h e t eiy r g v k gw , ` k s b c j s u r g , b jp y k i l , ` k s t r k o u t k j i jr usg jn eiy jn thg k i n j r d e t k j i b j i t e k i g ` ki jr e t t e b h g `t j t h k s t r ei s d k s s k j i ks R P _ K B P C[ V _ J kH K O K P G @ . Kn yju h evg r g b g k v g` t h k s t r ei s d k s s k j i ki g r r j r , p k g e s g kddg` k e t g c y i j t k n y thg s gi ` g r . V c g e s g` g s t r j y thg j r k l k i e c t r e i s d k s s k j i ei` kts e t t e b h d g i t s w k t h j u t r g e ` k i l jr s e v k i l ki eiy d e i i g r . P h e i a yju.

    Nrjd= EEE Berjc Vcebgcce rdekctj=BerjcVcebgcceFe`r.jrqTRgit= \g`igs`ey, Jbtjogr 5>, ?652 7=22 VDP j = 'D.\eshkiltji'1 EEE Hgethgr Reitj1 dzwgcq(7)cjgo.bjd1 bberojigFcjgo.bjdRuomgbt= _G= Bjinkrdetkji G-dekc Derbus \eshkiltji v \kccked Djrrks gt ec@ger Vertkgs, 5 hevg must spjagi tj Eroktretjr LrgljrS ei` hg hes esag` thet wg bjivgy thg nj c c jw k il ="K theia EEE njr njrwer`kil thg pertkgs' djst rgbgit Djtkji pepgrs ei` tkdgcyrgpcy thgrgtj. K ed bjink`git thet K hevg sunnkbkgit gvk`gibg tj wrktg thg jdikousnkiec `gbkskji. Bcekdeit's Jbtjogr 57, ?652 suodksskji wkcc ijt og njrwer`g` tjdg.

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    Ecc ksbjvgry kiktketkvgs erg hgrgoy suspgi`g .Igvgrthgcgss, thg pertkgs hevg thg rklht tj nkcg nkiec pjsktkji stetgdgits, wkth ijrklht jn nurthgr rgpcy, ji jr ognjrg Nrk ey, Ijvgdogr ??, ?652.Ecc nkckils shecc og tj thg EEE ei` EEE shecc njrwer` suodksskjis tj dg njrthwkth."Kt ks sj Jr`grg`@evk C. LrgljryEroktretjrRhjuc` yj u hevg eiy qugstkjis pcgesg nggc nrgg tj bjitebt dg.

    B e r j c V c e b g c c eD e i e l g r j n E @ _ R g r v k b g sEd gr k bei E ro k tr e tk ji Es sjb k e t k jiP=065 025 08;6N =8>> >00 6?20;76 \er r gi Evg .Ges t V r jv k `gibg , _ c 6?;50-5050www.e`r .jrqHgethgr Reitj , @ k rgbtjrIj r thges t Besg Deielgdgi t Bgi tg r

    Ph g k i n j k k k k e t k j i k c c thks treisdkttec ( kib cu`kil ettebhdgits, kn eiy) ks prkvkcglg` ei`/jr bjink`gitkec ei` ks kitgi`g` jicy njr thg rgbkpkgit(s) ckstg` etxmvg. E i yrgvkgw, usg, `ksbcjsurg, `kstrkoutkji jr bjpykil jn thks treisdkttec ks prjhkoktg` gxbgpt oy jr ji oghecn jn thg kitgi`g` rgbkpkgit. K n y j u hevg rgbgkvg` thks treisdktteki grrjr, pcgesg ijcknm" reg kddg`ketgcy o y rgpcy gdekc ei ` `gstkjy ec c bjpkgs jn thg treisdkttec. Pheia y j u .

    N r j d = Ki` ke Mjhisji Qdekctj=Mjhi7jiK(l)e`r.jrqTR g i t = \g`igs`ey , Jbtjogr 5>, ?652 2=?? VDP j = D.\esh kil tjiR u o m g b t = _ge`= Bjin k rdet kji G-dekc

    [ju r d gs se lg wes r ge` ji \g` igs`ey , Jb tjog r 5> , ?65 2 2=?5 =02 VD {LD P-67 =66) Ges tg r i P kdg (WR & Beie `e ) .

    N r j d = D.\esh kil tji Qde k c tj =hudeir kqhts .ergedust(7)qdek c . bjdTR g i t = \g`igs`ey , Jbtjogr 5>, ?652 ?=28 VDP j = kjhi7jik(l)e`r.jrqR u o m g b t = N\= Bjin k rdet kji G-dekcKi`ke,

    K n yju `j ijt kitgrvgig ki thks prjbgg`kil ei` tgcc yjur gdpcjyggs (Berjc Vcebgcce ei ` Hgethgr Reitj) tj bjdpcy wkth thg .E.EE's _ucgs, K w k c cteag cglec ebtkji elekist thg EE E ei` verkjus ki`kvk`uecs njr v kj ce t kil 0? W.R.B. 5;8>.Phg _gpcy tj dy Gdgrlgiby Djt kji tj Bjdpgc igg`s tj og suodkttg` tj Eroktre tjr Lrgljry oy thg gi` jn thg ouskigss `ey. K n ijt , 5 w k c c sgi`kt tj hkd ei` BB yju ji thg g-dekc.

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    Ogst,Derbus \eshkiltji

    B J I N K @ G I P K E C K V r ' I J P K B G = P h k s g - d e k c t r e i s d k s s k j i , ei` eiy ` j b u d g i t s , n k c gs jr p r g v k j u s g - d e k c d g s s e l g s e t t e b h g ` tj kt dey b j i t e k ib ji n k ` gi t k e c k i n j rde t k j i t h e t ks c g l e c c y p r k v k c g l g` . Kn yju erg ijt thg k i t gi ` g` r g b k p k gi t , jr e p g r s j i r g s p j i s k o c g njr ` g c k v g r k i l kt tj thg k i t g i ` g `r g b k p k gi t , yju erg h g r go y i j t k n k g ` t h e t eiy r g v k gw , ` k s b c j s u r g , b jp y k i l , ` k s t r k o u t k j i jr usg jn eiy jn thg k i n j r d e t k j i b j i t e k i g ` ki jr e t t e b h g `t j t h k s t r ei s d k s s k j i ks R P _ K B P C [ V _ J H K O K P G @ . Kn yju h e v g r g b g k v g ` t h k s t r e i s d k s s k j i ki g r r j r , p c g e s g kdd g` k e t g c y i j t k ny thg s gi ` g r . V c g e s g` g s t r j y thg j r k l ki e c t r e i s d k s s k j i ei` kts e t t e b h d g i t s w k t h j u t r g e ` k i l jr s e v k i l ki eiy d e i i g r . P h e i a yju.

    Nrjd= D.\eshkiltji Qdekktj=hudeirklhts.ergedust(e)ldekc.bjdTRgit= Pugs`ey, Jbtjogr 57, ?652 VDP j = EEE Berjc Vcebgcce1 hgethgrseitjJe`r.jrq1 kjhisjik(!e)e r.jrq= dzwgkqFcjgo.bjd1 bberojigkekjgo.bjdRuomgbt= Bjinkrdetkji G-dekcBerjc,

    5 `k` ijt rgbgkvg e bjinkrdetkji g-dekc tj`ey seykil dy _gpcy tj thg Gdgrlgiby Dj t k j i tj Bjdpgc wes suodkttg` tj thg eroktretjr. K esa thetoy thg gi` jn ouskigss `ey tjdjrrjw, Jbtjogr 5>, ?652, yju pcgesg njrwer` thks djtkji tj Eroktretjr Lrgljry ei` sgi` e bjinkrdetkji g-dekctj ojth pertkgs.Must tj rgdki` yju, jur ?66; Ero k t re t kji Elrggdgit seys= "Phg Eroktretjr shecc eppcy stetg prjbg`urec cew." Wi gr I . [ . B^V. Cew ?56?(http=//bj`gs.cpnki`cew.bjk-i/ivbj`g,/B^V/?55?56?). kt stetgs=(e ) Gxbgpt whgrg jthgrwksg prgsbrkog` oy cew jr jr`gr jn bjurt, pepgrs rgqukrg` tj og nkcg` shecc og nkcg` w k t h thg bcgra jn thg bjurt ki wh kbhthg ebtkji ks trkeocg. Ki ei ebtkji jr prjbgg`kil ki suprgdg jr bjuity bjurt ei` ki e prjbgg`kil ijt orjulht ki e bjurt, pepgrs rgqukrg` tj ognkcg` shecc og nkcg` w k t h thg bcgra jn thg bjuity ki wh kbh thg prjbgg`kil ks orjulht.(o ) E pepgr nkcg` ki ebbjr`eibg w k t h thg rucgs jn thg bh k g n e`dkikstretjr jr eiy cjbec rucg jr prebtkbg gsteockshg` oy thg bjurt shecc og `ggdg`nkcg`. \hgrg subh rucgs jr prebtkbg eccjw njr thg nkckil jn e pepgr jthgr thei et thg jnn kbg jn thg bcgra jn thg bjurt, subh pepgr shecc ogtreisdkttg` tj thg bcgra jn thg bju k 5 .(b ) E bcgra shecc ijt rgnusg tj ebbgpt njr nkckil eiy pepgr prgsgitg` njr thet purpjsg gxbgpt whgrg spgbknkbeccy `krgbtg` tj `j sj oystetutg jr rucgs prjducletg` oy thg bhkgn e`dkikstretjr jn thg bjurts, jr jr`gr jn thg bjurt.Es e besg deielgr njr thg E E E , yju erg oeskbeccy thg gquekvecgit jn e "bcgra." [jur mjo ks ijt tj wk th hj c ` `jbudgits n rjd thg Eroktretjr.Cgt's pcgesg evjk` e rgpget jn whet heppgig` whgi K t r k g` tj suodkt thg kit k t kec Gdgrlgiby Dj t k j i tj Bjdpgc ji Rgptgdgr 26, ?652.Ogst,Derbus \eshkiltji

    B J I N K @G K DP K E C K P [ I J P K B G = P h k s g -de k c t r ei s d k s s k j i , ei` eiy ` j b u dgi t s , n k c g s jr p r g v k j u s g - d e k c d g s s e l g s e t t e b h g ` tj kt dey b j i t e k ib ji n k ` gi t k e c k i n j rde t k j i t h e t ks c g l e c c y p r k v k c g l g` . Kn yju erg ijt thg k i t gi ` g` r g b k p k gi t , jr e p g r s j i r g s p j i s k o c g njr ` g c k v g r k i l kt tj thg k i t g i ` g `r g b k p k gi t , yju erg h g r go y i j t k n k g ` t h e t eiy r g v k gw , ` k s b c j s u r g , b jp y k i l , ` k s t r k o u t k j i jr usg jn eiy jn thg k i n j r d e t k j i b j i t e k i g ` ki jr e t t e b h g `t j t h k s t r ei s d k s s k j i ks R P _ K B P C [ V _ J H K O K P G @ . Kn yju h e v g r g b g k v g ` t h ks t r e i s d k s s k j i ki g r r j r , p c g e s g kd .dg` k e t g c y i j t k n y thg s gi ` g r . V c g e s g` g s t r j y thg j r k l ki e c t r e i s d k s s k j i ei` kts e t t e b h d g i t s w k t h j u t r g e ` k i l jr s e v k i l ki eiy d e i i g r . P h e i a yju.

    Nrjd= D.\eshkiltji rdekctj=hudeirklhts.ergedust(l!qdekc .bjd5Rgit= Pugs`ey, Jbtjogr 57, ?652 5=?> VDP j = EEE Berjc Vcebgcce1 dzwgcq(escjgo.bjd1 bberojig(l)cjgo.bjd1 hgethgrseitjFe`r.jrqRuomgbt= Mury @utyHgy Berjc,K weit tj kinjrd thg E E E thet m u r y `uty ks jn n kb ke c c y jvgr. K ' c c og suodkttkil dy _gpcy tj dy Gdgrlgiby Dj t k j i tj Bjdpgc ki e ngw hjurs.

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    B J I N K @ G I P c E C K V k ' I J P K B G = P h ks g - d e k c tr e i s d k s s k j i , ei` eiy ` j b u d g i t s , n k c g s jr p r g v k j u s g - d e k c d g s s e l g s e t t e b h g ` tj kt dey b j i t e k ib j i n k ` gi t k e c k i n j r d e t k j i t h e t ks c g l e c c y p r k v k c g l g` . Kn y j u erg ijt thg k i t g i ` g ` r g b k p k g i t , jr e p g r s j i r g s p j i s k o c g njr ` g c k v g r k i l k t tj thg k i t g i ` g `r g b k p k g i t , yju erg h g r goy i j t k n k g ` t h e t eiy r g v k g v D , ` k s b c j s u r g , b j py k i l , ` k s t r k o u t k j i jr usg jn eiy jn thg k i n j r d e t k j i b j i t e k i g ` ki jr e t t e b h g `t j t h k s t r e i s d k s s k j i ks R P _ K B P C [ V _ J H K O K P G @ . Kn y j u h e v g r g b g k v g` t h k s t r e i s d k s s k j i ki g r r j r , p c g e s g k d d g` k e t g c y i j t k n y thg s g i ` g r . V c g e s g` g s t r j y thg j r k l k i e c t r e i s d k s s k j i ei` kts e t t e b h d g i t s w k t h j u t r g e ` k i l jr s e v k i l ki eiy d e i i g r . P h e i a yju.

    Jrklkiec DgsselgNrjd= Hgethgr Reitj Qikekctj=ReitjHFe`r.jrgTRgit= Phurs`ey, Jbtjogr 62, ?652 >=0< VDPj = 'D.\eshkiltji'1 d?=wgklFcjgo.bjd1 bberojigFcjgo.bjd1 'doedgttFcjgo.bjd'Bb= E E E Berjc VcebgcceRuomgbt= Derbus \eshkiltji v. \k c c k e d Djrrks@ger Vertkgs=Eroktretjr Lrgljry hes jr`grg` thg n j c c jw k i l =" E c c `ge`ckigs ki Kitgrkd @gbkskji 2 erg suspgi`g`. Et thg bcjsg jn Bcekdeit's mury `uty ei` hks ijtknkbetkji tj thg E E E jn thg sedg, ecc`etgs ki Kitgrkd @gbkskji 2 shecc og rgvksg` ki ebbjr`eibg w k t h `ug prjbgss. Njr eiy pepgrs jr djtkjis nkcg` ognjrg thg Bcekdeit's ijtkbg tjE E E rg thg gi` jn hks mury `ut9', _gspji`gits shecc hevg 56 ouskigss `eys tj rgpcy. _gspji`git's rgqugst njr ei gxtgiskji, ui t k c Jbtjogr55th , tj rgspji` tj thg Rgptgdogr 26th suodksskji oy Bcekdeit ks lreitg`. K w k c c ijt rge` jr rgvkgw Bcekdeit's suodksskji, whkbh wes sgittj dg `krgbtcy ui t k c thg bjddgits j n _gspji`git hevg oggi rgbgkvg`. Phg pertkgs erg `krgbtg` tj bjdduikbetg wk t h dg sjcgcy thrjulh thgEEE . Ruodksskjis sgit tj dg `krgbtcy wk c c og rg`krgbtg` tj thg E E E .Nurthgrdjrg, ojth pertkgs shecc hevg 56 ouskigss `eys njccjwkil thg gi` jn Bcekdeit's mury `uty tj suodkt e prjpjsg` rgvksg` tkdgteocg ei` eprjpjsg` sbhg`uckil jr`gr tj thg E E E njr treisdkttec tj dg .Rj jr`grg`,@evk` C. LrgljryJbtjogr 2 ?652Rhjuc` yju hevg eiy qugstkjis pcgesg `j ijt hgsktetg tj bjitebt dg.Rkibgrgcy,Hgethgr Reitj

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