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Aeit >8 _olefielvile, Iohdlefiolef Glir Isdh Loohssmrihs

_usle Lefhrsme-Grhhf

Emrfio Aeittiec Vrlfitimes

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@hlt`hr’s Nrmahe _tlr @lt <>

Jhleeh’s _uenurst @lt <7

_usle’s _tmrb @lt >;

VLB_ >>

Jheey’s _emwlah Vlb >6

Althy’s Mutdiehf _tlr Vlb >7

Dlurih’s Vwhdvh-[miet [htld Vlb >0Dyefi’s Eieh-[miet Lddmvhr Vlb ?;

Bitthes lef Cdmvhs ?6

SMBHE’_ BIVVHE_ ?7

Jhleeh’s _uenurst Bitthes 6;

_usle’s _tmrb Bitthes 66

Dlurih’s O`ryslet`hbub Bitthes 60

[ltty’s Ohdtio Ormss Bitthes 86

SMBHE’_ CDMWH_ 80

Jheey’s Blzh Cdmvhs 76

Dyefi’s Ghlt`hrhf _tlr Cdmvhs 3;

_lnriel’s Mjm fh Fims Cdmvhs 37

_ìrdhy’s _emw @hlrt Cdmvhs 0;

_moas, Aehh-@ic`s

lef Dhc Slrbhrs 06

BIFOLDG _MOA_ 07

Althy’s Lomre _moas 9;

Dyefi’s Ghlt`hrhf _tlr _moas 96

_ìrdhy’s _emw @hlrt _moas <;;

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Disl’s Fmundh _tlr Aehh-@ic`s <;7

Dlurih’s O`ryslet`hbub Aehh-@ic`s <<;

_lnriel’s Mjm fh Fims Aehh-@ic`s <<6

_usle’s _tmrb Aehh-@ic`s <>;

DHC SL^BH^_ <>6

Jhleeh’s _uenurst Dhc Slrbhrs <>7

Jheey’s Blzh Dhc Slrbhrs <?;[ltty’s Ohdtio Ormss Dhc Slrbhrs <?6

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Ietrmfuotime

I ghdd ie dmvh wit` Glir Isdh aeittiec ie <99> w`he I fisomvhrhf Ldioh _tlrbmrh’s

Nmma mg Glir Isdh Aeittiec. Sh whrh sphefiec l yhlr lt t`h Iestituth gmrLfvleohf _tufihs ie [rieohtme, Ehw Jhrshy, wìo` wls le hlsy frivh tm

V`h Vmbltm Glotmry Ylre Ombpley ie Dlbnhrtviddh. _ahies mg wmefhrguddy

omdmrhf _`htdlef jubphr-whic`t ylre diehf t`h s`hdvhs mg tìs fhdic`tgud

stmrh. I nmuc`t hemuc` ylre gmr shvhrld swhlthrs me mur ieitild hxoursime lef

tùs nhcle by gmrly ietm Glir Isdh aeittiec. Ldmec wit` fhtlidhf iestruotimes,

_tlrbmrh’s nmma gureis`hf l ehw vmolnudlry t`lt ieodufhf sthhas lef phhrih

pltthres. I gmefdy rhbhbnhr mrfhriec sahies mg elturld, emefyhf _`htdlef

wmmd w`msh omdmr elbhs stidd olptivlth bh: Cludbmcmt, Altbmddht, Yucdht,

Bmmsait, Bmmrit lef _`lhdl.

Lgthr the yhlrs I nhcle hxphribhetiec wit` cdmvh lef bitthe fhsice. I stlrthf

ny usiec by lflptltimes mg Glir Isdh fhsices me t`h cdmvh mr bitthe nmfy. I

crlfulddy lffhf phhrih pltthres tm t`h echrs lef tùbns. L trip tm Iohdlef

ie >;;9 ietrmfuohf bh tm t`h ueiquhdy nhlutigud eiehthhet`-ohetury Iohdlefio

whlviec lef hbnrmifhry pltthres. I lflpthf shvhrld pltthres rst tm cdmvh

lef bitthe fhsices lef dlthr tm t`h mt`hr prmjhots ghlturhf ie tìs nmma.

V`h pltthres, wit` t`h hxohptime mg t`h Jheey lef _usle fhsices, lrh hlo`

elbhf lgthr meh mg by o`hbmt`hrlpy eurshs. Hlo` pltthre’s elbh ldsm

rhhots t`h iblch t`lt l trlfitimeld pltthre hvmahf w`he I nhcle rhfhsiceiec

it. Gmr hxlbpdh, l sthpphf ormss rhbiefhf bh mg Elvljm whlviec, lef I nhcle

tm trlesgmrb t`h nlsh fhsice ietm l pltthre t`lt rhshbndhf l Elvljm ruc (shh

t`h _usle’s _tmrb pltthres me plchs >;, 66 lef <>;). Ie lemt`hr iestleoh, I

o`msh l ̀ hlrt fhsice lef hedlrchf it tm ieodufh l mwhr me t`h iesifh (shh

t`h _ìrdhy’s _emw @hlrt pltthres me plchs 0; lef <;;). I o`lechf hlo`

trlfitimeld fhsice ie tìs bleehr. Ie bmst olshs, t`h mricield nlsh fhsice

is nlrhdy rhomceizlndh.

I ̀ mph ymu hejmy aeittiec t`hsh prmjhots ls buo` ls I hejmyhf orhltiec t`hb!

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Gmr l s`mrthr ̀ lt, rhfuoh t`h eubnhr mg

rmuefs mg rinniec. Gmr l dmechr ̀ lt, lff

rmuefs tm t`h rinniec mr aeit lffitimeld

rmuefs ie t`h phhrih pltthre nhgmrh

nhcieeiec t`h ormwe fhorhlshs.

Gmr l wifhr ̀ lt, lff l stito` tm hlo` sifh

mg t`h vhrtiold phhrih nlef. Hlo` plir mg

stito`hs lffs lnmut le ieo` (>.8ob) tm

t`h oiroubghrheoh. Ahhp ie bief t`lt ley

o`lechs tm t`h oiroubghrheoh rhquirh

o`lechs ie t`h ormwe fhorhlshs.

_IZH

Meh sizh ts bmst wmbhe

BHL_X^HBHEV_

Oiroubghrheoh: <9" (60ob)

Dhect`: 9" (>?ob)

EHHFDH_

Meh <;" (>8.8ob) sht mg X_ > (>.38bb) fmundh-pmiethf

ehhfdhs mr l >6" (7<ob) oiroudlr ehhfdh

Meh 0" (>;.8ob) sht mg X_ > (>.38bb) fmundh-pmiethf

ehhfdhs (mptimeld)

Ig ehohsslry, o`lech ehhfdh sizh tm mntlie omrrhot cluch.

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_tito` blrahrs

Vlphstry ehhfdh

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6" (<;ob) 2 ?7 sts lef ?7 refs ie sldt-lef-phpphr pltthre

S`lt is l [hhrih=

L phhrih pltthre is l sblddrhphltiec pltthre typiolddy

ushf ls l —ddhr‒ mr nmrfhr ie

Glir Isdh aeittiec.

_tmoaiec @lts

I ldwlys ahhp le lrsheld mg ̀ lts tm nlttdht`h omdf Iddiemis wiethrs. Ieodufhf ie by dist

mg glvmriths is t`h sibpdh stmoaiec mr wlto`

`lt. Hvhe l custy wief oleemt fisdmfch

t`hsh ̀ hlf-ùcciec nhlutihs. V`h

stmoaiec ̀ lts ieodufhf ie tìs shotime ush

l rinnhf shdvhfch tm civh t`hb crhlthr

`hlf-ùcciec lniditihs lef prmvifh hxtrl

wlrbt` gmr t`h hlrs.

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Emth: BO lef OO lrh iefiolthf ie ymur o`mshe fhsice.

Sit` BO, olst me <66 sts metm ? ehhfdhs‖60 sts me

hlo` ehhfdh.

_HDWHFCH

Smra <3 refs mg omrruclthf rinniec ls gmddmws: A>

BO, p> OO.

@hb êf: [urd < ref ie BO.

Smra <0 refs mg omrruclthf rinniec usiec t`h

Omrruclthf ̂ inniec [ltthre sphoio tm ymur o`mshe

fhsice.

Aeit < ref ie BO wìdh ieorhlsiec 0 sts me hlo`

ehhfdh‖<70 sts.

NMFY

Gmddmw t`h @lt O`lrt iefiolthf ny ymur o`mshe

fhsice t`rmuc` ̂ ef ?3.

Fho êfs ?0‟8<: *Aeit t`h 3-stito` vhrtiold nlef

gmddmwiec t`h o`lrt, sd <, a<, pssm, aeit tm t`h dlst

> sts mg t`h blie pltthre, a>tmc. ̂ hphlt grmb *

? bmrh tibhs.

Fho êfs 8>‟8? : *_d <, a<, pssm, aeit tm t`h dlst >

sts mg t`h vhrtiold nlef, a>tmc, sd <, a<, pssm, aeit

tm t`h dlst > sts mg t`h blie pltthre, a>tmc. ̂ hphlt

grmb * ? bmrh tibhs.

Fho êf 86: *_d <, a>tmc, pssm. ̂ hphlt grmb *

lrmuef‖0 sts.

Lgthr t`h dlst fhorhlsh, a>tmc lrmuef wit` BO.

Frlw t`h ylre tic`tdy t`rmuc` t`h rhblieiec 6 sts.

GIEI_@IEC Vure t`h @lt iesifh mut. Gmdf t`h ̀ hb lt t`h @hb

êf lef tloa ietm pdloh me t`h iesifh mg t`h @lt

usiec l tlphstry ehhfdh.

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_moas ̀ lvh dmec nhhe by glvmrith —tlah-ldmec‒ prmjhots. I aeit smoas ie t`h olr,

me t`h pdleh, lt bhhtiecs lef wìdh wlitiec gmr lppmietbhets. I’vh aeit smoas gmr

by plrhets, ̀ usnlef, sindiecs lef fluc`thr. V̀ hrhgmrh, ie l —[rifh cmht` nhgmrht`h gldd‒ bmbhet, I t`muc`t omdmrwmra smoa fhsice wmudf nh l olah wlda. Dittdh

fif I rhldizh t`lt omdmrwmra smoas rhquirh lnmut ?; phrohet bmrh stito`hs t`le

sibpdh olndh smoas! I ldsm dhlrehf buo` lnmut smoa leltmby wìdh fhsiceiec

t`hsh smoas, wìo` I s`lrh nhdmw ls dhssmes me ̀ mw tm bmfigy mr oustmbizh t`h

fhsices tm t ley gmmt.

LFJX_VIEC V@H _IZH

Oiroubghrheoh: Lffiec meh sldt-lef-phpphr stito` tm hlo` sifh mg t`h dhc

nmrfhr lffs lnmut < ⁆ >" (<ob) tm t`h smoa oiroubghrheoh. Lffiec twm stito`hs tm

hlo` sifh mg hlo` nmrfhr lffs hic`t stito`hs lef ieorhlshs t`h oiroubghrheoh

ny lnmut <" (>.8ob). Ymu ole ldsm lff cusshts tm t`h bifoldg smoas ig t`hy’rh tmm

tic`t. Xsh t`h aehh-ìc` smoa cusshts ls ymur cuifh.

Dhc Dhect`: Vm rhfuoh t`h bifoldg smoa dhect`, aeit ghwhr rmuefs mg rinniec.

Vm ieorhlsh t`h bifoldg smoa dhect`, lff l nmrfhr sibidlr tm t`h meh ushf ie t`h

aehh-ìc` pltthres.

Leadh: V`h striphf gmmt cussht ometrmds t`h hlsh rhquirhf tm pudd t`h smoa mvhr

t`h leadh. Lffiec bmrh stito`hs tm t`h striphf cusshts prmvifhs bmrh hlsh.

^hfuoiec t`h stito`hs tic`thes t`h smoa lt t`h leadh.

Gmmt Dhect`: Vm dhect`he t`h smoas, lff rmuefs tm t`h smoa nmrfhr mr lff

lffitimeld eme-fhorhlsh rmuefs ie t`h sldt-lef-phpphr tmh.

Vm s`mrthe t`h dhect`, rhbmvh rmuefs grmb t`h tmh nmrfhr mr rhbmvh t`heme-fhorhlsh rmuefs t`lt nhcie t`h sldt-lef-phpphr tmh.

_IZH

Meh sizh ts bmst wmbhe

BHL_X^HBHEV_

Oiroubghrheoh: 0< ⁆ 6" (><ob)

Dhc dhect`: 9< ⁆ >" (>6ob)

_moa gmmt dhect`: 9" (>?ob)

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Meh sht X_ ; (>bb) fmundh-

pmiethf ehhfdhs

Ig ehohsslry, o`lech ehhfdh sizh

tm mntlie cluch.

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Fhfioltime Vm t`msh w`msh divhs `lvh nhhe tmuo`hf ny oleohr.

LoaemwdhfcbhetsBley iefivifulds ̀ hdphf blah tìs nmma l rhldity, lef I wmudf diah tm t`lea

t`hb gmr t`hir suppmrt lef heomurlchbhet.

V`leas tm by hfitmr, ^lo`hd _o`hddhr, gmr cuifiec bh t`rmuc` t`h

prmfuotime p`lshs. V`lea ymu tm nmma fhsicehr, Leel Glzlahrdhy, lef tm t`h

p`mtmcrlp`hrs, Omrrih _o`lhdf lef Ld [lrris`.

I’f ldsm diah tm t`lea by ̀ usnlef, Jmè, w`m tmdhrlthf t`h bley nies mg ylre

ddiec t`h glbidy rmmb, lef by fluc`thr, Jheey, gmr thst-aeittiec t`h tlbs.

I’f diah tm t`lea t`h fmotmrs, eurshs, stl lef pltihets mg Bif-Iddiemis

@hbltmdmcy lef Meomdmcy Lssmoilths. Ls ie by prhvimus nmma, I aeit bley

mg t`h ithbs fispdlyhf ie tìs nmma furiec o`hbmt`hrlpy lef I rhohivhf bley

wmrfs mg heomurlchbhet furiec by whhady o`hbmt`hrlpy shssimes. Eieh mg

t`h pltthres lrh elbhf lgthr t`h o`hbmt`hrlpy eurshs lt BI@ML tm s`mw by

lpprhoiltime tm t`hir fhfioltime lef omeohre gmr t`hir pltihets.

Gielddy, I wmudf diah tm t`lea t`h vmduethhrs lef stl lt t`h Ombbueity Oleohr

Ohethr mg Ndmmbiectme-Emrbld gmr prmvifiec l wmefhrgud hevirmebhet tm

uefhrcm o`hbmt`hrlpy.

Lnmut t`h Lut`mr _usle Lefhrsme-Grhhf dhlrehf tm aeit lt t`h lch mg eieh grmb ̀ hr crlefbmt`hr

lef ̀ ls sieoh plsshf ldmec t`h orlgt tm ̀ hr fluc`thr, Jheey.

_`h rhtirhf ls l [rmghssmr mg Ombputhr _oiheoh lt Iddiemis Shsdhyle Xeivhrsity ie

Judy >;<; lgthr bmrh t`le tìrty yhlrs mg thloìec.

_usle hbpdmyhf ̀ hr hxphrtish ie Shn plch lef Shn Crlpìo Fhsice tm writh

`hr rst aeittiec nmma, Omdmrwmra Orhltimes. V`h fhsices ie tìs nmma whrh

iespirhf ny t`h nirf olrviecs mg ̀ hr dlth glt`hr, Fme Lefhrsme. V`h prmjhots whrh

o`mshe gmr hxìnit lt Emrt`hlsthre Sisomesie Vhoèiold Omddhch ls plrt mg t`h

Lrt Ieitiltivh Bmvhbhet. _`h ̀ ls civhe aeittiec wmras`mps ie Iddiemis, Sisomesie

lef Bieehsmtl.

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Emrfio Aeittiec Vrlfitimes. Ompyric`t © >;<> ny _usle Lefhrsme-Grhhf.

Bleugloturhf ie Oìel. Ldd ric`ts rhshrvhf. Em plrt mg tìs nmma bly nh

rhprmfuohf ie ley gmrb mr ny ley hdhotrmeio mr bho`leiold bhles ieodufiec

iegmrbltime stmrlch lef rhtrihvld systhbs wit`mut phrbissime ie writiec

grmb t`h pundis`hr, hxohpt ny l rhvihwhr w`m bly qumth nrihg plsslchs

ie l rhvihw.

[undis`hf ny Arlush [undioltimes, l fivisime mg G+S Bhfil, Ieo.,

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omdmrwmra loohssmrihs

ie t`h Emrfio trlfitime

Vrlfitimeld _olefielvile lef Iohdlefio fhsices lrh civhe ehw digh ie

t`h prmjhots gmuef ie Emrfio Aeittiec Vrlfitimes. >8 prmjhots ghlturh

mricield mrld, stlr, ghlt`hr lef chmbhtrio bmtigs, ldd aeit ie grhs` lef

bmfhre omdmrs. Sit` l fivhrsh omddhotime mg `lts, tlbs, bitthes, cdmvhs,

smoas, aehh-ìc`s lef dhcwlrbhrs, ymu’dd ef pdhety mg jlw-frmppiec,

omdmrgud loohssmrihs tm aeit gmr ymurshdg lef t`h mehs ymu dmvh.

Iesifh . . .

V`muc`tgud omestruotime lef gudd-omdmr o`lrts blah t`hsh

fhsices hlsy tm aeit.

Wlriltimes gmr aeittiec bitthes lef cdmvhs ie twm wlys lef

dhect`heiec smoas ietm aehh-ìc`s, ls whdd ls guddy o`lrthf

ldthreltivh omdmrwlys, lddmw ymu tm loìhvh oustmbizhf dmmas.

—Ombpdhth t`h Dmma‒ iestruotimes cuifh ymu tm pltthres t`lt

blto`, blaiec it hlsy tm orhlth ommrfieltiec loohssmrihs.

Vips lef trioas gmr siziec, omestruotime lef strhss-grhh aeittiec

`hdp ymu aeit ithbs t`lt widd nhombh glbidy `hirdmmbs.

Emrfio Aeittiec Vrlfitimes ohdhnrlths t`h rmmts mg strlefhf

aeittiec wit` iespiriec fhsices lef hdhclet omdmrwlys.

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