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    ]bl \.U. Uuprlgl Eiurt ruflm fastgijtb tbat eirpiratcijs gay spljm asorllfy as tbly fckl ti suppirt ir ippisleajmcmatls oir ^rlscmljt ajm Eij`rlss.]bcs rufcj` takls away mleamls-ifm fcgctsij duscjlss looirts ti cjofuljel olmlraflfletcij eagpac`js. Dy a -ylar-ifm rufcj`tbat sacm eigpajcls eaj dl pribcdctlmorig uscj` gijly orig tblcr `ljlraftrlasurcls ti primuel ajm ruj tblcr iwjeagpac`j ams. ]bl Eiurt bas fctlraffyipljlm tbl o fiim`atls oir eirpiratcijs

    ti piur tblcr gijly cjti pifctceaf eag-pac`js. Cj gy ipcjcij, tbl faws struekmiwj dy tbl ocvl Tlpudfceaj appicjtllsti tbl Bc`b Eiurt wlrl erctceaf ti gacj-tacjcj` a trul mlgieraey.

     Hustcel Ajtbijy Kljjlmy writl tblgahircty ipcjcij, hicjlm dy bcs oiur io bcseiffla`uls. Utrij`fy mcsa`rllcj`, Hustcel

     Hibj ̂ auf Utlvljs sacm cj bcs mcssljt, ‖]blEiurt–s rufcj` tbrlatljs ti ujmlrgcjltbl cjtl`rcty io lfletlm cjstctutcijsariujm tbl jatcij.‗ Hustcels Tutb Damlr@cjsdur`, Utlpblj Drlylr ajm Uijca Uiti-

    gayir hicjlm Utlvljs– mcssljt, parts io wbceb tbl Hustcel rlam afium cj tbleiurtriig oir aff ti blar.

     Pblj tbl Eiurt gaml cts rufcj`, ijl iogy orcljms cj Pasbcj`tij sacm bltbiu`bt ct was `ujocrl wblj bl blarm a‖pip-pippcj` siujm.‗ Dut bl fatlr oiujmiut ct was hust tbl eirpiratl fiddycstsajm sigl io tbl @I^ glgdlrs io Eij-`rlss ‖pippcj` tbl ebagpa`jl eirks ajmmajecj` ij wbat cs flot io iur Eijstctu-tcij.‗ Pbcfl tbat gay dl a strlteb, ct–s jitoar ioo tbl gark wblj yiu eijscmlr

    lxaetfy wbat tbl Bc`b Eiurt mcm. Ct–s elr-tacjfy ji lxa``lratcij ti say tbl vlryoiujmatcij io iur mlgieraey wcff dlujmlr attaek ijel tbl tcmaf wavl io eir-piratl miffars ofiims cjti @I^ eag-pac`js cj tbl upeigcj` Eij`rlsscijaflfletcijs. At a tcgl wblj tbl Aglrceajplipfl damfy jllm eagpac`j ocjajelrloirg, cjstlam io rloirg tbly `lt tblsbaot orig ocvl Uuprlgl Eiurt Hustcels.

    ]bl Hustcels afsi struek miwj part iotbl fajmgark GeEacj-Olcj`ifm eagpac`jocjajel dcff tbat darrlm cssul ams cj tblefiscj` mays io lfletcij eagpac`js pacmoir dy ujcijs ajm eirpiratcijs. Amvi-eatls io strij` eagpac`j ocjajel rl`ufa-tcijs bavl ti dl `rlatfy mcsappicjtlm

     wctb tbcs rufcj`. ]blcr wirst olars bavleigl ti pass ajm ct–s eflar tblcr olars

     wlrl wlff-oiujmlm.]bl Eiurt bas `cvlj eirpiratcijs`rlatlr cjofuljel cj lfletcijs ajm pudfcepifcey ajm bas mlaft a dfiw ti irmcjaryectczljs. Eirpiratcijs arl afrlamyrujjcj` riu`bsbim ivlr iur ‖mlgie-raey‗ ajm jiw tbcj`s wcff `lt gueb

     wirsl. C wijmlr biw gajy plipfl a r̀lltbat tbl Ocrst Agljmgljt, wbceb wasamiptlm ti pritlet rlaf plipfl, wasjlvlr cjtljmlm ti pritlet a eirpiratcij.Eij`rlss sbiufm aet jiw ti gakl surlplipfl”jit eirpiratcijs”bavl eijtrif

    io iur lfletcijs.Uiurel8 Assiecatlm ^rlss

    @ LIT@L  D LEK  T LEIGGLJMLM  O IT  \UA]]ITJLS  U FI]  

    Ct applars tbat @lir`l Dlek cs jiw ijbcs way ti dleigl tbl ebclo olmlraf pris-leutir cj tbl gcmmfl mcstrcet io Afadaga.]bl vltlraj Gijt`iglry fawylr cs a vlry `iim ebicel. @lir`l, wbi cs ijl iotbl dlst fawylrs cj tbl statl, sbiufm wcj

    Uljatl eijocrgatcij wctb fcttfl co ajy mco-oceufty. Cj gy ipcjcij, @lir`l wcff mi ajiutstajmcj` hid cj tbcs gist cgpirtajtpisctcij. Tlp. Artur Mavcs rleiggljmlmbcg ajm @lir`l wcff surlfy bavl dlljjigcjatlm dy tbl tcgl tbcs cssul csrlelcvlm. Biplouffy, bcs eijocrgatcij wcffdl put ij tbl oast traek cj tbl Uljatl.

    ] BL  AO]LTGA]B  I O  A ] TACJ  P TLEK  C J  G AUUAEB\UL]]U  

    ]bl lfletcij io a fcttfl-kjiwj Tlpudfc-eaj ti ocff tbl rlgacjmlr io ]lm Kljjl-my–s slat cj tbl \.U. Uljatl sbiufm slrvlas a wakl up eaff oir tbl Jatcijaf Mlgi-eratce ^arty. Dut C dlfclvl ct–s afsi a stlrj

     warjcj` oir aff cjeugdljts”ditb Mlg-ierats ajm Tlpudfceajs”cj Eij`rlss.Oifks bavl dllj upslt oir ylars ivlrbiw tbcj`s bavl dllj mijl cj Pasbcj`-tij ajm jiw tbly arl gam as aff `lt-iut.]bl Aglrceaj plipfl arl lsplecaffy scekajm tcrlm io tbl partcsaj dceklrcj` tbat

    bas tclm tbl eiffletcvl bajms io Eij`rlssoir gijtbs. Cj gy ipcjcij, ct–s tcgl oirditb Mlgierats ajm Tlpudfceajs ti puttbl plipfl–s cjtlrlst ocrst ajm `lt miwjti wirk oir tblg ajm jit tbl splecafcjtlrlsts. Co tbat milsj–t bapplj siij,tblrl eiufm wlff dl fits io jlw oaels cjEij`rlss ij ditb scmls io tbl pifctceafacsfl. C rlaffy mij–t dlfclvl ajydimy cj

     Pasbcj`tij cs cggujl at tbcs hujeturl. Pbcfl tbl rlsufts cj Gassaebusltts gaybavl dllj a sbiek ti tbl pifctceaflxplrts, C rlaffy wasj–t tbat surprcslm.Ditb partcls bam dlttlr flarj orig wbatbappljlm tblrl!

    CJ ]BCU CUU\L

    C . Eapctif Idslrvatcijs . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

    CC. Mru` Gajuoaeturlrs Fctc`atcij . . . . 5

    CCC. ^urlfy ̂ ifctceaf Jlws & _clws . . . . <

    C_. Fl̀ csfatcvl Bappljcj`s . . . . . . . . . ?

     _. ]bl Jatcijaf Ueljl . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0

     _C. ]bl Eirpiratl Pirfm . . . . . . . . . . . 3

     _CC. ^rimuet Fcadcfcty \pmatl . . . . . . . . 1>

     _CCC. Gass ]irts \pmatl . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

    CR. Duscjlss Fctc`atcij . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

     R. Aj \pmatl ij Uleurctcls Fctc`atcij . 15

     RC. Cjsurajel ajm Ocjajel \pmatl . . . 1<

     RCC. Lgpfiygljt ajm OFUA Fctc`atcij . . 1?

     RCCC. ^rlgcsls Fcadcfcty \pmatl . . . . . . . 1?

     RC_. Pirkpfael Bazarms . . . . . . . . . . . 10

     R_. ]rajspirtatcij . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

     R_C. Jurscj` Bigl \pmatl . . . . . . . . . 4>

     R_CC. Blaftbearl Cssuls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

     R_CCC. Ljvcrijgljtaf Eijelrjs . . . . . . . . 45

     RCR. ]bl Eijsuglr Eirjlr . . . . . . . . . 4?

     RR. Tleaffs \pmatl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

     RRC. Ocrg Aetcvctcls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5=

     RRCC. Uplecaf Tlei`jctcijs . . . . . . . . . . . 5<

     RRCCC. Oavirctl Dcdfl _lrsl . . . . . . . . . . . 50

     RRC_. Efiscj` Idslrvatcijs . . . . . . . . . . 52

     RR_. ^artcj` Pirms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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    B LAF]B  E ATL  O TA\M  E IU]U  ATL  B \@L 

    Blaftb earl oraum eists Aglrceaj tax-paylrs trlgljmius sugs io gijly laeb

     ylar. Uigl lxplrts say blaftb earl oraumcs adiut 5% io aff blaftb earl lxpljmc-turls. Co ct cs ijfy 5%, ct wiufm agiujt ti$?> dcffcij, daslm ij titaf lxpljmcturlsio $4 trcffcij. Dut Gafeifg Uparriw, apriolssir io pudfce gaja`lgljt at Bar-

     varm–s Hibj O. Kljjlmy Uebiif io @ivlrj-gljt, dlfclvls tbl jugdlr cs pridadfygueb bc`blr. Bl says tbl jugdlr eiufmdl as bc`b as 4>%, wbceb co trul, wiufmgakl tbl jugdlr dl girl fckl $=>>dcffcij. ^riolssir Uparriw says tbl `iv-lrjgljt kjiws biw ti glasurl blaftbearl oraum, dut rlousls ti mi si. Pby9 Blsays ‖tbl jlws wiufm dl tii dam.‗

    Flwcs Girrcs, tbl ebclo eiujslf at tblIoocel io Cjspletir @ljlraf at tblMlpartgljt io Blaftb ajm Bugaj Ulr-

     vc els, cs at tbl eljtlr io tbl oc`bta`acjst blaftb earl oraum. Bl tifm Eir-piratl Ercgl Tlpirtlr tbl olmlraf `iv-lrjgljt ‖mils jit bavl a vafcm way ioglasurcj` tbl trul, prlecsl flvlf ioblaftb earl oraum.‗ Gr. Girrcs, wbi saystbl rlaf pridflg cs privcj` tbl oraum,bam tbcs ti say8

     Ct cs a dc` hugp ti givl orig a

    dcffcj` lrrir ti a oraum. Oraum cs aj

    cjtljt daslm aet. Cj irmlr ti lstad- 

    fcsb ct, yiu jllm siglijl ti amgct

    ct, ir yiu jllm suoocecljt lvcmljel

    ti privl ct. Ajm yiu wiufm jllm tiducfm tbat ecreugstajtcaf lvcmljel

    cj laeb ijl io tbl easls tbat yiu

    eiujtlm tiwarm yiur oraum statcs- 

    tce. Ct gay dl miadfl, dut wctb tbl

    rlsiurels wl bavl jiw, C wiufm

    ratblr `i aotlr tbl dam `uys tbat

    arl cj iur seipls rc`bt jiw ratblr

    tbaj trycj` ti plrolet tbl plreljt- 

    a`l picjt io oraum. Co tbl tbiu`bt cs

    wl kjiw biw ti glasurl ct ajm

    wl bavl aoocrgatcvlfy mlecmlm jit

    ti, ajm tblrloirl bavl asklm ecvcf

     slrvajts fckl gyslfo ti dl part io a

    eivlr-up si wl kllp tbl dam jlws

     orig tbl pudfce”tbat sgaeks io

    eijspcraey ti gl. Elrtacjfy, tbisl

    io us cj tbl oraum oc`btcj` duscjlss

    wiufm fivl ti bavl girl rlsiurels

    ti mi iur hid dlttlr. Ui, wl bavl

    lvlry cjeljtcvl ti drcj` tbl seipl

    io tbcs pridflg ajm tbl jaturl io

    tbcs pridflg ti tbl attljtcij io

     pifcey gaklrs. Ajm wl arl micj`

    tbat.

    Daslm ij iur lxplrcljel cj tbl ij-`icj` Glmceacm oraum fctc`atcij, C ag eij-

     vcjelm tblrl cs a gasscvl agiujt ioblaftbearl oraum cj tbcs eiujtry. ]bcsoraum cs dlcj` pacm oir dy tbl Aglrceajtaxpaylrs. C wijmlr wby `riups fckl tbl\.U. Ebagdlr io Eigglrel arlj–t eij-

    elrjlm adiut tbcs vlry far`l pridflg.Uiurel8 Eirpiratl Ercgl Tlpirtlr 

    B LAF]B  C JU\TAJEL  E IG^AJCLU  ATL  U JLAKS 

    Ct jiw applars tbat tbl blaftb earlrloirg looirts cj Eij`rlss arl ij fcolsuppirt wctb tbl prisplets oir rlafrloirg jiw dlcj` siglwblrl dltwlljsfcg ajm jijl. Dleausl jidimy cj ebar`leiufm lxpfacj ti tbl pudfce cj scgpfltlrgs lxaetfy wbat was cj lctblr tbl

    Biusl ir Uljatl dcffs, ct was vlry lasy oirtbl mru` eigpajcls ajm cjsurajel eig-pajcls ti spljm gcffcijs ajm mlelcvl tblpudfce ajm turj pudfce ipcjcij cj tblcroavir. Ct bas dllj rlpirtlm tbat blaftbcjsurajel eigpajcls slerltfy `avl tbl\.U. Ebagdlr io Eigglrel gcffcijs iomiffars ti ruj tbcrm-party attaek amsa`acjst blaftb earl rloirg. ]bcs was mijlat tbl vlry sagl tcgl tbat tbl eigpajcls

     wlrl tlffcj` Eij`rlss ajm tbl Aglrceajplipfl tbat tbly wlrl eijtcjucj` ti‖strij`fy suppirt rloirg.‗ ]bat cs jitijfy sjlaky, ct cs miwjrc`bt mlelctouf.]bl cjmustry bas faujmlrlm gcffcijs iomiffars tbriu`b tbcrm-partcls ti cjofuljeltbl blaftb earl rloirg fl`csfatcij ajm kcffajy privcscijs tbat gc`bt bcjmlr cjsur-lrs– priocts.

    Ct–s dlcj` rlpirtlm tbat dltwllj $1>gcffcij ajm $4> gcffcij eagl ti tblEbagdlr orig Altja, EC@JA, Bugaja,Kacslr Oiujmatcij Blaftb ^fajs, \jctlm-Blaftb @riup, ajm Plffpicjt. ]blsleigpajcls arl aff glgdlrs io tbl piw-lrouf traml `riup ‖Aglrcea–s BlaftbCjsurajel ^fajs.‗ \joirtujatlfy, tbatagiujt was hust a mrip cj tbl duekltij tbl titaf agiujt spljt dy tbl splecafcjtlrlsts. ]bcs sirt io tbcj` sbiufm jlvlrdl tiflratlm.

    Uiurel8 Eljtlr oir Glmca ajm Mlgieraey

    AFADAGA U ]CFF A @ IIM  ^ FAEL  O IT  U GAFF D \UCJLUULU 

     Afadaga ratls as tbl jcjtb-dlst statloir sgaff duscjlssls, aeeirmcj` ti tblUgaff Duscjlss & LjtrlprljlursbcpEiujecf–s ‖Ugaff Duscjlss Uurvcvaf Cjmlx4>>3.‗ Iur statl cs ijl io tbrll Uiutb-lastlrj statls cj tbl tip tlj dlbcjmOfircma ajm Uiutb Earifcja, wbceb wlrlscxtb ajm slvljtb rlspletcvlfy. Afadagatipplm tbl statl ajm fieaf priplrty taxlsfcst. ]bl cjmlx rajks statls daslm ij tblcrpudfce pifcey efcgatl oir sgaff dusc-jlssls ajm ljtrlprljlurs. ]bl sgaffduscjlss survcvaf cjmlx cs a eigprlblj-scvl glasurl io statls ajm biw orcljmfytbly arl ti duscjlssls, daslm ij taxls,

     var cius rl`ufatiry eists, `ivlrjgljtspljmcj`, priplrty rc`bts, ajm blaftbearl ajm ljlr`y eists.

     Afadaga–s eirpiratl statl taxls arl tblfiwlst cj tbl Uiutblast ajm slvljtbjatcijaffy. Jlvama, Uiutb Makita, ]lxas,

     Pasbcj`tij ajm Pyigcj` wlrl tclm atiptbl jatcijaf rajkcj`s, oiffiwlm dy Ibcicj scxtb pfael. \joirtujatlfy, Afadaga

     was bagplrlm dy cts er cgl rajkcj` wbceb cs =

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    eblatlm, wbceb cs gist mcooceuft ti ujmlr-stajm. Pl stcff bavl a jugdlr io easlspljmcj` cj Afadaga ajm pfaj ti `ioirwarm wctb tblg.

    K LJ]\EKS  G LMCEACM  O TA\M  E AUL 

    ]bl trcaf hum`l cj Kljtueky–s Glmceacmoraum fawsuct bas awarmlm ecvcf pljaftclsti tbl Eiggijwlaftb a`acjst @UK cjtbl agiujt io $. ]bcs cs a sc`-jcoceajt awarm, wbceb was gaml ujmlrKljtueky–s Eijsuglr ^ritletcij Aet,dleausl tbl hury awarmlm flss tbaj $1gcffcij cj eigpljsatiry maga`ls. @UKbam ar`ulm, agij` itblr tbcj`s, tbat tbleiurt eiufm jit awarm ecvcf pljaftcls tbat

     wl rl `r latlr tb aj eigpljsatirymaga`ls. ]bl eiurt appfclm tbl saglgltbimifi`y oir eiujtcj` vcifatcijs asbam dllj mijl cj tbl Uajmiz ajm Astra-Xljlea easls, dut rlmuelm tbl plr vcifa-tcij pljafty orig $1,>>> ti $> cj fc`btio tbl eigpljsatiry maga`ls awarm.Eflarfy, tbcs cs a bu`l wcj oir tbl plipflcj Kljtueky.

    Uiurel8 Flxcj`tij Blrafm-Flamlr 

    A G IU]  U C@JCOCEAJ]  T \FCJ@  C J  O LMLTAF E I\T] 

    ]bl Ecty io Jlw Sirk ajm a jugdlr ioJlw Sirk eiujtcls bavl wij a sc`jcoc-eajt rufcj` cj tblcr Glmceacm oraum easlcj olmlraf eiurt a`acjst 15 mru` eigpa-jcls. ]bl ^facjtcoos– vcetiry eagl ij tblcrgitcij oir partcaf suggary hum`gljt ijfcadcfcty. Aff io tbl 15 mru` eigpajclsbam rlpirtlm PAEs ajm gist bamrlpirtlm AP^s oir Glmceacm rlcgdursl-gljt purpisls. ]bl rlpirtlm prcels

     wlrl jit tbl aetuaf prcels pacm oir ajy iotbl eigpajcls– mru`s. Lgpfiylls io tbleigpajcls aetuaffy amgcttlm tbat tbl

     PAEs ajm AP^s rlpirtlm wlrl jit tblrlaf prcels pacm ti aequcrl tblcr mru`s.

    ]bl eiurt ruflm as a gattlr io faw tbattbl Mloljmajts rlpirtlm oafsl prcels ajmbam eiggcttlm oraum.

    ]bl Mloljmajts trclm ti eijvcjel tbleiurt tbat tbl ^facjtcoos kjlw tblrlpirtlm prcels wlrl oafsl, dut tbl hum`lmcmj–t duy tbat mloljsl. ]bl eiurt ruflmtbat AP^s arl dy statutl pribcdctlm origdlcj` uslm oir rlcgdurslgljt ajm arl tidl klpt as eijocmljtcaf dy tbl olmlraf`ivlrjgljt, Eljtlrs oir Glmcearl ajmGlmceacm Ulrvcels (EGU). ]bus EGU

    eiufm jit bavl `cvlj tbcs cjoirgatcij ti^facjtcoos. ]bl eiurt picjtlm iut ourtblrtbat tbl Glmceacm Aet rlqucrlm EGU tislt cts prcels ij tbl dascs io tbl eigpa-jcls– pudfcsblm prcels.

    ]bl eiurt ruflm tbat tbl Mloljmajtsgaml oafsl rlprlsljtatcijs cj tbl oirg io

     PAEs ajm AP^s cj irmlr ti dl rlcg-durslm oir tblcr mru`s. ]bl hum`l `rajtlm

    partcaf suggary hum`gljt ij tbl fcadcf-cty cssul cj oavir io tbl ^facjtcoos ajma`acjst laeb io tbl 15 mru` eigpajcls.

    ]bl eigpajcls cjvifvlm cj tbl rufcj` wlrl8 Darr Fadiratircls; Mly; Ltblx Eir-piratcij; Cvax Eirpiratcij; Gyfaj; \MFFadiratircls; ^ar; ^urlpae ^bargaelutc-eafs; Dilbrcj`lr Cj`lfblcg (oirglrfykjiwj as Tixajl); Uajmiz; Ueblrcj` Eir-piratcij; ]lva ^bargaelutceaf \UA;

     Patsij ^bargaelutceafs; ajm Pyltb. Ctsbiufm dl jitlm tbat Ltblx sudslquljtfyslttflm wctb tbl ^facjtcoos aotlr tbl rufcj`.

    Uiurel8 ]bl Eiurt–s Irmlr

    U EBLTCJ@ -^ FI\@B  @ L]U  E I\T]  A^^TI_AF I O  $1?< G CFFCIJ  C J_LU]IT  U L]]FLGLJ]  

    Ueblrcj`-^fiu`b Eirp., tbl mru` gaklraequcrlm dy Glrek & Ei., bas rlelcvlmeiurt apprivaf io a $1?< gcffcij slttfl-gljt ti rlsifvl fawsucts ivlr oraumufljtstatlgljts ti cjvlstirs adiut tbl Efar-cjlx afflr`y glmcecjl. A \.U. Mcstrcet

     Hum`l cj Jlwark, J.H., bas `cvlj ocjaf

    apprivaf ti tbl efass-aetcij slttflgljt, wbceb aoolets as gajy as 42>,>>> cjvls-tirs. ]bl slttflgljt was ‖rlasijadfl ajmoacr‗ aotlr slvlj ylars io fctc`atcij ajm a‖ridust glmcatcij prielss,‗ aeeirmcj` titbl eiurt–s irmlr apprivcj` tbl slttfl-gljt.

    Cjvlstirs efacglm Ueblrcj`-^fiu`bgaml oafsl statlgljts orig Gay 4>>> tiOldruary 4>>1 tbat oacflm ti amlquatlfymcsefisl ‖slrcius ajm wcmlsprlam mloc-ecljecls‗ cj gajuoaeturcj` ajm quafctyiplratcijs. ]bat oacfurl ti mcsefisl rcsklm

    a mlfay cj apprivaf dy tbl \.U. Oiim ajmMru` Amgcjcstratcij io Efarcjlx, a sue-elssir mru` ti Efarctcj. Ueblrcj`-^fiu`bajjiujelm ij Oldruary 1>1, tbattbl OMA oiujm gajuoaeturcj` mloceclj-ecls at cts oaecfctcls cj Jlw Hlrsly ajm^ulrti Tcei, eauscj` tbl a`ljey ti wctb-bifm apprivaf io Efarcjlx. Ueblrcj`-^fiu`b sbarls olff 1%ti 2>% flss tbaj drajm-jagl glmcea-tcijs. @ljlrce mru` gaklrs typceaffy

    faujeb fiw-eist vlrscijs io a mru` aotlrtbl patljts ij tbl irc`cjaf lxpcrl.Ulvlraf mru` gaklrs, cjefumcj` ]lva

    ^bargaelutceafs, wlrl sfatlm ti faujeb`ljlrce vlrscijs io ]rcEir cj 4>>4, as tblmru`–s patljts wlrl slt ti lxpcrl. Dut

     Additt ajm Uifvay gaml gcjir ebaj`lscj tbl oirg ajm misa`l strlj`tb io ]rceirti rljlw cts patljt pritletcij. Addittefacglm tbl oirgufatcijs privcmlm usloufiptcijs ti patcljts cj tlrgs io miscj`ajm eijvljcljel.

    Jirtb Ebcea`i-daslm Additt a`rllm

    fast ylar ti aequcrl Uifvay oir girl tbaj$? dcffcij. ]bl mlaf cs lxpletlm ti efislcj tbl ocrst quartlr io tbcs ylar. Addittfceljsls tbl \.U. rc`bts oir ]rcfcpcx ajm]rcEir orig Drusslfs-daslm Uifvay. ]blmru`s arl uslm ti racsl ‖`iim‗ BMF ebi-flstlrif wbcfl rlmuecj` trc`fyelrcmls ajm‖dam‗ FMF ebiflstlrif. Additt rlpirtlm$313 gcffcij cj safls oir ]rcEir ajm ]rcfc-pcx murcj` tbl ocrst jcjl gijtbs io 4>>3.]bl statls tbat wcff rlelcvl paygljts

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    cjefuml Arczija, Arkajsas, Eafcoirjca, Eij-jletceut, Ofircma, Ciwa, Kajsas, Gacjl,Garyfajm, Gcjjlsita, Gcssiurc, Jlw Sirk,Jlvama, Irl`ij, ^ljjsyfvajca, Uiutb Ear-ifcja, Pasbcj`tij, ajm Plst _cr`cjca.

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    M IE]ITU  @ TI\^  ] I  ^ AS  $3.< G CFFCIJ  C J  

    O AFUL  E FACGU  E AUL 

     A mietirs `riup cj Gcebc`aj wcff pay$3.< gcffcij ti slttfl affl`atcijs tbat ctsudgcttlm oafsl efacgs ti Glmcearl, Glm-ceacm ajm tbl gcfctary ]TCEATL glmceafpri`rag. ]bl Oargcj`tij Bcffs-daslm _cs-ctcj` ^byscecajs Assiecatcij wcff pay $3.<gcffcij ti slttfl affl`atcijs tbat ct sudgct-tlm oafsl efacgs oir ujjlelssary bigl

     vcscts, tlsts ajm prielmurls, as wlff as slr- vcels tbat wlrl jlvlr privcmlm. ]blefacgs wlrl oir plipfl wctb Glmcearl,

    Glmceacm ajm tbl gcfctary ]TCEATL cjsur-ajel pri`rags. ]bl assiecatcij wcffgakl tbl paygljts ti tbl \.U. `ivlrj-gljt ajm tbl statl io Gcebc`aj.

     _csctcj` ^byscecajs Assiecatcij, wbcebbas privcmlm bigl blaftb slrvcels cjGcebc`aj, Ibci, @lir`ca ajm Pcseijscj,

     wcff gakl tbl paygljts ti tbl \.U. ̀ iv-lrjgljt ajm tbl statl io Gcebc`aj, tislttfl tbl affl`atcijs tbat ct sudgcttlmefacgs oir ujjlelssary bigl vcscts,ujjlelssary tlsts ajm prielmurls ajmitblr slrvcels ct jlvlr privcmlm. ]bl slt-

    tflgljt rlsifvls oiur fawsucts ocflm dyprcvatl ^facjtcoos ujmlr privcscijs io tblOafsl Efacgs Aet, wbceb plrgct prcvatlpartcls ti ocfl aj aetcij ij tbl `ivlrj-gljt–s dlbafo ajm sbarl cj ajy rleivlry.

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    CCC.

    ^\TLFS ^IFC]CEAF

    JLPU & _CLPU

    ] BL  @ I_LTJIT – U  T AEL  P CFF J IP  @ L]  ] BL  ^ \DFCE – U  A]]LJ]CIJ 

    Jiw tbat quafcoycj` bas startlm cj tblMlgieratce prcgary, ct–s pridadfy a `iimtcgl ti takl a fiik at tbl oclfm io eajmc-matls. Ui oar, ij tbl Mlgieratce scml,

     Artur Mavcs ajm Tij Uparks arl tbl ijfytwi eajmcmatls cj tbl rael. Cj tbl larfypiffcj`, Artur bas a eiggajmcj` flam cj

    aff io tbl piffs, wctb as gueb as a 4?%sprlam cj ijl io tbl piffs. Pbcfl C bavljlvlr put tii gueb stiek cj larfypiffcj`, tbcs bas ti dl a vlry `iim sc`joir Artur. Pbcfl tbl rael cs lxpletlm titc`btlj up sigl, a 4?% flam wcff gakl ct

     vlry mcooceuft oir tbl tracfcj` eajmcmatl tieateb up.

    ]blrl arl a jugdlr io ajjiujelm

    Tlpudfceaj eajmcmatls lvlj tbiu`b quaf-coycj` wij–t start oir tbl @I^ prcgaryujtcf Aprcf 5rm. Aff larfy piffs sbiw Hum`lTiy Giirl flamcj` tbl paek wctb adiut51>.eig.

    H \M@L  G IITL – U  O ITGLT  ACML  T \JJCJ@  O IT  

    FCL\]LJAJ]  @ I_LTJIT 

     A kly spiklsgaj ajm gahir oujmracslroir Hum`l Tiy Giirl bas ljtlrlm tblTlpudfceaj rael oir Fclutljajt @ivlrjir.Mlaj Siuj` io Iraj`l Dlaeb, wbiajjiujelm bcs eajmcmaey ij Hajuary4?tb , slrvlm as a oujmracslr ajm spikls-gaj wblj Hum`l Giirl was eagpac`j-cj` oir Ebclo Hustcel ajm murcj` tbl

     Hum`l–s fl`af dattfl ti mcspfay tbl ]ljEiggajmgljts cj bcs eiurtriig. Cujmlrstajm tbat Mlaj afsi blfplm tbl

     Hum`l faujeb bcs eurrljt rael oir `ivlr-jir. Bl tifm ]bl Assiecatlm ^rlss,biwlvlr, tbat bcs eagpac`j oir Fclutlj-ajt @ivlrjir cs slparatl orig tbl Giirleagpac`j. Mlaj cs jiw a biglducfmlrajm rlaf lstatl a`ljt ij tbl Afadagaeiast. Bl cs gakcj` bcs sleijm dcm oirstatl ioocel. Mlaj raj ujsueelssouffy oirUlerltary io Utatl cj 4>>4.

    Itblrs sllkcj` tbl @I^ jigcjatcijoir Ft. @ivlrjir arl Dafmwcj Eiujtysebiif tlaeblr @ljl ^ijmlr ajm UljatirBajk Lrwcj io Gijtlvaffi. Hcg Oifsig,

    tbl cjeugdljt, wcff fcklfy dl ujippislmcj tbl Mlgieratce prcgary. Bl wcff dltbl ivlrwblfgcj` oavirctl ti `acjajitblr tlrg.

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    H AGLU  AJMLTUIJ  L J]LTU  T AEL  O IT  A]]ITJLS  @ LJLTAF 

    Gijt`iglry fawylr Hagls Ajmlrsij csrujjcj` as a Mlgierat oir Attirjly@ljlraf. Hagls ocflm bcs quafcoycj` paplrsij Hajuary 1?tb , tbl ocrst may io tbl Mlg-ierats– quafcoycj` plrcim. Bl cs wlffrlspletlm ajm wcff dl a oirgcmadfl eajmc-matl. ]bus oar gist oifks bavl dlljoieuscj` ij tbl Tlpudfceaj scml io tblrael wblrl fiddycst Futblr Utraj`l csgiujtcj` a prcgary ebafflj`l a`acjstcjeugdljt ]riy Kcj`. Dut ct jiw applarstbl Mlgieratce scml io tbcs rael wcffbavl tbrll prcgary eajmcmatls. OirglrMlgieratce ^arty statl ebacr @cfls^lrkcjs ajm oirglr prisleutir GceblfJcerisc bavl afsi quafcoclm. Hagls Ajmlr-sij cs a vlry `iim fawylr wbi mils prc-garcfy cjsurajel mloljsl wirk. Bl wcffbavl driam suppirt cj tbl Mlgieratceprcgary.

    AFADAGA O ATGLTU  O LMLTA]CIJ  ^AEAJJI\JELU  ^ TCGATS  L JMITULGLJ]U 

    ]bl pifctceaf aetcij eiggcttll io tbl Afadaga Oarglrs Olmlratcij (Oarg-^AE)ajjiujelm cts ljmirslgljts io eajmc-matls fast gijtb oir tbl Mlgieratce ajmTlpudfceaj prcgarcls. Cj gakcj` ctsajjiujelgljt, Oarg-^AE sacm cj a jlwsrlflasl tbat cts pbcfisipby cs ti suppirteajmcmatls ‖wctb giraf ebaraetlr wbi

     wcff oc`bt oir aeeiujtadcfcty, oacrjlss,sleurcty ajm ippirtujcty.‗ ]bl eiggct-tll ljmirslm8 \.U. Uljatir8 TcebarmUblfdy; \.U. Tlprlsljtatcvl, Mcstrcet 18 HiDijjlr; \.U. Tlprlsljtatcvl, Mcstrcet 48Diddy Drc`bt; \.U. Tlprlsljtatcvl, Mcs-trcet 58 Gckl Ti`lrs; \.U. Tlprlsljtatcvl,Mcstrcet =8 Tidlrt Amlrbift; \.U. Tlprlslj-tatcvl, Mcstrcet ?8 Upljelr Daebus; \.U.Tlprlsljtatcvl, Mcstrcet 08 Larf Bcffcarm Hr.;

     Attirjly @ljlraf8 ]riy Kcj`; Utatl ]rla-surlr8 @lir`l Paffael Hr.; Eiggcsscijlrio A`rceufturl & Cjmustrcls8 Mirgaj@rael; oir Hustcels ij tbl AfadagaUuprlgl Eiurt8 ^fael 18 Klffc Pcsl; ^fael48 Gckl Difcj; ^fael 58 ]ig ^arklr; ajmEiurt io Ecvcf Applafs Hum`l8 ]iggyDryaj.

    Oarg-^AE amvcsiry trustlls glt at tblolmlratcij blamquartlrs cj Gijt`iglry,

     wb lr l sl vl ra f eajmcma tl s sl lk cj`ljmirslgljts spikl dloirl tbl eiggct-tll. Afadaga Oarglrs Olmlratcij ^rlsc-

    mljt Hlrry A. Jlwdy bam tbcs ti say cj tblassiecatcij–s jlws rlflasl8

    Pl arl a jij-partcsaj ir`ajcza- 

    tcij ajm bavl glgdlrs wbi bavl

     siu`bt iur rleiggljmatcijs cj

    ditb prcgarcls. Pl bipl iur

    ljmirslgljts wcff dl io asscstajel

    ti iur glgdlrs co tbly arl jit

     oagcfcar wctb tbl eajmcmatls.

     Aff eajmcmatls, as a rufl, wirk barm ti`lt tbl ljmirslgljt io tbcs pifctceaffypiwlrouf ir`ajczatcij. Cjtlrlstcj`fy, jiljmirslgljts wlrl gaml oir lctblr @iv-lrjir ir Ft. @ivlrjir. C `ulss tbisl wcffeigl fatlr.

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    FL@CUFA]C_L

    BA^^LJCJ@U

    ] BL  T L@\FAT  U LUUCIJ  K CEKU  I OO 

    ]bl rl`ufar slsscij io tbl AfadagaFl`csfaturl `it ioo ti a ratblr oast ajmsiglwbat rieky start ij Hajuary 15tb .]blrl was a ofurry io eiggcttll aetcvctymurcj` tbl ocrst wllks io tbl slsscij. @iv.Tcfly–s statl io tbl statl glssa`l `avl tblcgprlsscij tbat tblrl wcff dl amlquatlgijly avacfadfl ti oujm tbl twi gahir

    statl dum`lts. Pbcfl tbat gay privl ti dltrul, C slrciusfy miudt ct. Lvlj wctb tblammctcijaf stcgufus gijly orig tblolmlraf `ivlrjgljt”wbceb cs ylt ti dl

     vitlm ij cj Eij`rlss”tblrl wcff stcff dlgahir gijly sbirta`ls cj ditb dum`lts.Uigl idslrvlrs dlfclvl ct wcff takl up ti$1 dcffcij cj olmlraf gijly ti dafajeltbl statl–s dum`lts oir tbl jlxt ocseaf ylar. Dut co Eij`rlss milsj– t eigltbriu`b, sigl mrastce euts wcff bavl tidl gaml cj ditb lmueatcij ajm cj aff iotbl statl a`ljecls. ]bat wcff gakl oir a

     vlry tiu`b slsscij.

    U L^ATA]L  A@LJMAU  O IT  ] BL  T L@\FAT  U LUUCIJ  C J  AFADAGA

    Oifks wbi ujmlrstajm statl pifctces cj Afadaga, ajm tbisl wbi oif fiw tblaooacrs io statl `ivlrjgljt efislfy, prltty

     wlff a`rll tbat tbl rl`ufar slsscij io tbl Afadaga Fl`csfaturl cs `icj` ti dl gist

    mcooceuft. Eurrljtfy tblrl arl slvlrafa`ljmas ij tbl tadfl oir tbl slsscij,cjefumcj` ijl orig tbl @ivlrjir, ajmijl orig tbl Mlgieratce ^arty. ]blrl arlsigl pisctcvl ajm wlff-glajcj` ctlgs cjlaeb a`ljma. C wcff takl a drclo fiik atlaeb io tblg dlfiw.

    @v. Ty

    Lvlrydimy a`rlls tbat @iv. Tcfly bas agist agdctcius a`ljma oir bcs fastrl`ufar slsscij. Bcs fl`aey wcff mlpljm cjfar`l part ij biw tbl slsscij pfays iut.Bcs prcircty fcst cjefumls8

    • Flvlf oujmcj` oir aff statl a l̀jecls ajmmlpartgljts wctb a pisscdfl cjerlaslio up ti =%8

    • Bcs lmueatcij dum`lt wiufm bavl ajcjerlasl oir pudfce sebiifs io girltbaj $=>> Gcffcij;

    • ]i jidimy–s surprcsl, tbl @ivlrjireafflm oir ji jlw taxls;

    • A $1,> tax erlmct oir aff duscjlsslsoir laeb lgpfiyll bcrlm orig tblrajks io tbisl eurrljtfy mrawcj`ujlgpfiygljt dljlocts8

    • A tax erlmct oir a duscjlss tbat ipljscj tbl eiujtcls wctb tbl bc`blst ujlg-pfiygljt ratls.

    • Ebartlr sebiifs wbceb wiufm dlerlatlm dy fieaf diarms io lmueatcij;

    • Eigprlbljscvl ltbces rloirg; ajm

    • Ippiscj` `agdfcj` io ajy kcjm.

     ] Merat

    ]bl Mlgieratce flamlrsbcp cj tblBiusl ajm Uljatl eagl wctb aj lquaffyagdctcius a`ljma. Ucjel wl arl cj ajlfletcij ylar, cj irmlr ti `lt ajytbcj`mijl, C dlfclvl tbl Mlgieratce flamlr-sbcp gust takl a dc-partcsaj appriaeb ijaff gahir cssuls. ]blcr fcst cjefumls8

    • ^uttcj` Afadagcajs daek ti wirk;

    • A $1 dcffcij miffar paeka`l oir riamcgprivlgljts ivlr tbl jlxt tlj ylars;

    • Lfcgcjatcij io tbl statl safls tax ij`rielrcls;

    • Dum`lts tbat oieus ij tlaeblrs, gljtafblaftb wirklrs, statl triiplrs, ajm eir-rletcij ioocelrs;

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    • Dajjcj` ji-dcm eijtraets;

    • Eigprlbljscvl ltbces rloirg; ajm

    • ]axcj` ajm rl`ufatcj` `agdfcj` cj Afadaga.

     ] Tpdea

    C bavlj–t sllj a slparatl a`ljma orig

    tbl Tlpudfceaj fl`csfatcvl flamlrs ajmassugl tbat tbly wcff pusb tbl @ivlr-jir–s a`ljma wctb fcttfl mlvcatcij. Dut cotbl splecaf cjtlrlsts ippisl tbl @ivlr-jir, C susplet at flast sigl io tbl Tlpud-fceaj fawgaklrs wcff hugp sbcp. Ucjel tblTlpudfceaj flamlrsbcp cj ditb tbl Biuslajm Uljatl bavl bam a tljmljey ti takl ajl`atcvl stajm ij gajy cgpirtajt cssuls,C dlfclvl tbly tii gust dl girl dc-partc-saj ij aff gahir cssuls oaecj` iur statltbat rlqucrl fl`csfatcvl aetcij murcj` tbcsslsscij.

    Ee

    C dlfclvl tbl erlatcij io hids ajmmlafcj` wctb cssuls rlfatcj` ti tblleijigy sbiufm takl eljtlr sta`l murcj`tbl slsscij. Ct–s eflar tbat @iv. Tcfly csmlpljmcj` ij girl stcgufus gijlyorig Pasbcj`tij ti gakl bcs dum`lts

     wirk. ]bat siurel io gijly wcff bavl tidl cj tbl raj`l io $1 dcffcij ti oujm tbldum`lts cj ammctcij ti tbl avacfadfl statlrlvljuls as prihletlm dy tbl OcjajelMcrletir. C a`rll wctb Uplaklr UltbBaggltt wbi sacm8 ‖yiu eaj jit eiujtaj appriprcatcij orig tbl Eij`rlss ujtcftbl Eij`rlss apprivls tbl appriprca-tcij.‗ ]bcs gakls `iim sljsl ajm lspl-ecaffy tbcs ylar wctb aff io tbl partcsajdceklrcj` cj Pasbcj`tij. Io eiursl, tbl

     vitl cj Gassaebusltts oir tbl \.U. Uljatlslat gay ebaj`l tbl efcgatl cj Pasbcj`-tij ij tbl stcgufus gijly. Ui as Tlp.Tidlrt Dljtfly idslrvlm8 ‖\jtcf C sll tblgijly C ag jit `icj` ti dlfclvl ct.‗

    Cj ammctcij ti tbl a`ljmas gljtcijlm

    adivl, tbl splecaf cjtlrlst `riups wcffpfay a gahir rifl cj tbl fl`csfatcij tbatpassls ajm oacfs murcj` tbl slsscij. C `uar-ajtll yiu tbat tblcr fiddycsts arl afrlamybarm at wirk. Aetuaffy, C pridadfy sbiufmbavl cjefumlm a slparatl a`ljma oirtblg, dut spael fcgctatcijs wiufmj–taffiw ct. Siu eaj pridadfy oc`url tbatgist io tbl a`ljmas oir tbisl cj Eirpi-ratl Aglrcea wbi iplratl cj Afadagaarlj–t vlry eijsuglr orcljmfy.

    D AJ  I J  M TC_LT  ] LR]CJ@  U \^^IT]LM  C J  ] BL  AFADAGA FL@CUFA]\TL 

    ]bl Afadaga Fl`csfaturl sbiufm dajoifks orig tlxt-glssa`cj` wbcfl mrcvcj` agitir vlbcefl, ajm biplouffy tbl AfadagaFl`csfaturl wcff `lt tbat hid mijl murcj`tbl eurrljt rl`ufar slsscij. A gahircty ioBiusl ajm Uljatl glgdlrs, rlspijmcj`ti a survly dy tbl Assiecatlm ^rlss, sacmtbly oavir passcj` fl`csfatcij ti dajplipfl orig sljmcj` tlxt glssa`ls

     wbcfl mrcvcj̀ a gitir vlbcefl.Ulvljty-jcjl plreljt io Uljatirs

    rlspijmcj` ti tbl piff oavirlm tbl dcff;1>% wlrl ippislm; ajm 1>% ujmlecmlm.Tlspijmcj` ti tbl survly wlrl 0>% ioBiusl glgdlrs ajm 25% io Uljatirs. Cotbl dcff rlelcvls ocjaf passa`l, ajm cssc`jlm dy @iv. Tcfly, Afadaga wiufm hicj13 statls tbat eurrljtfy daj tlxtcj` wbcflmrcvcj`, aeeirmcj` ti tbl @ivlrjirsBc`bway Uaolty Assiecatcij. Ajitblr jcjlstatls daj tlxtcj` dy yiuj` ir jivcelmrcvlrs.

    ]bl Fl`csfaturl dl`aj cts rl`ufarslsscij ij Hajuary 14tb , ajm ct wcff rujujtcf tbl gcmmfl io Aprcf. Dajjcj` tlxtcj`

     wbcfl mrcvcj` cs a scgpfl cssul ajm ctgust dl ammrlsslm. ]bl `iaf cs ti prlvljtmlatbs ajm cjhurcls ij iur bc`bways.

     Pblj a plrsij sljms a tlxt glssa`l wbcfl mrcvcj`, itblrs ij tbl bc`bway arlput at rcsk. Ct–s a prltty mugd tbcj` ti mi,dut sgart oifks mi ct. Ct applars tbl

    Biusl ajm Uljatl flamlrsbcp bavl gamltbcs cssul a tip prcircty oir tbl slsscij. Adcff passlm tbl Biusl ij Hajuary 13tb ajmcs jiw cj tbl Uljatl.

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    U ]A]L  B I\UL  ^ AUULU  ̂ AE ] TAJUOLT  D AJ 

    ]bl Biusl io Tlprlsljtatcvls basa`acj passlm fl`csfatcij ti daj gijlytrajsolrs dltwllj pifctceaf aetcij eig-gcttlls tbat gakl eagpac`j eijtrcdu-

    tcijs barm ti traek. ]bl Biusl apprivlmtbl dcff wctbiut a mcssljtcj` vitl. Tlp. Hloo GeFau`bfcj, M-@ujtlrsvcffl, bas dlljpripiscj` tbl ^AE trajsolr daj cj lvlryFl`csfatcvl slsscij scjel 4>>4. Tlp. AfvcjBifgls `it cjvifvlm wctb tbl dcff tbcstcgl ajm ct sacflm tbriu`b tbl Biusl.]bl Biusl usuaffy apprivls tbl dcff

     wctbiut mcssljt, dut ct bas jlvlr passlmtbl Afadaga Uljatl. Biplouffy, tbl Uljatl

     wcff gakl tbl Biusl dcff strij`lr ajmrlturj ct ti tbl Biusl oir tblcr apprivaf.

    AFADAGA– U  E IJU]C]\]CIJ  C U  O \FF I O  AGLJMGLJ]U 

     Afadaga milsj–t bavl a eijstctutcij”ct bas aj irc`cjaf mieugljt wctb 240slparatl agljmgljts. Afadaga–s eijstc-tutcij wcff bavl 4< jlw agljmgljts upoir a vitl tbcs ylar. At tbcs ratl, ct wij–tdl tii fij` dloirl tbl eijstctutcij,afrlamy tbl jatcij–s fij`lst, wcff bavldllj agljmlm 1,>>> tcgls. ]i say tbat

     vlr y olw”co ajy”oifks cj iur statlkjiw wbat aff cs cj iur Eijstctutcij, wctb aff io cts agljmgljts, cs pridadfy agist aeeuratl statlgljt.

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    B AJK  U AJMLTU  P CFF U LLK  T L -L FLE]CIJ 

    Uljatir Bajk Uajmlrs, ijl io tbl gistpiwlrouf glgdlrs io tbl AfadagaUljatl, bas mlecmlm ti sllk ajitblr oiur-

     ylar tlrg. Bajk, a glgdlr io tbl Uljatlscjel 1325, ajjiujelm slvlraf gijtbsa`i bl wiufm jit ruj oir rl-lfletcij. Oir-tujatlfy, bl bas ebaj`lm bcs gcjm. Bajk–slxplrcljel ajm bcs adcfcty ti drcj` Ulja-tirs”ditb Mlgierats ajm Tlpudfc-eajs”ti`ltblr arl ditb damfy jllmlm cjtbl Uljatl. ]bl Uljatir orig Ulfgaebacrs tbl eiggcttll tbat bajmfls tblstatl–s lmueatcij dum`lt ajm tbatrlqucrls aj lxelptcijaf tafljt. Eigcj`up wctb `iim dum`lts at a tcgl io ocjaj-ecaf ercscs cs vlry mcooceuft. C ag `fam tbatBajk wcff dl ariujm oir tbl jlxt oiur

     ylars.

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    T L^IT]  U ASU  U ]CG\F\U  U A_LM  H IDU 

    ^rlscmljt Idaga–s stcgufus paeka`lsavlm hids aeeirmcj` ti \UA ]imay–s quartlrfy survly io leijigcsts. Dut,jit surprcscj`fy, tblsl lxplrts afsidlfclvl tbat tbl `ivlrjgljt stcff jllmsti mi girl ti `lt iur leijigy daek ijtraek. Ct was lstcgatlm tbat wctbiut tbl$020 dcffcij stcgufus pri`rag tblrl

     wiufm bavl dllj aj ammctcijaf 1.4gcffcij hids fist ariujm tbl eiujtry.

     Afgist twi- tbcrms io tbl leijigcstssacm tbat tbl `ivlrjgljt sbiufm mi

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    girl ti spur hid `riwtb. ]bl leijigyeflarfy cs tbl jugdlr ijl cssul oaecj`iur eiujtry ajm pifctceaf flamlrs timay.

     Pl gust `lt iur leijigy daek ij traekajm erlatl hids ajm jit affiw tbl fiss io

     hids ti eijtcjul. ]bcs bas ti dl tbl vlrytip prcircty oir tbl ^rlscmljt ajm oirEij`rlss.

    ^ TLUCMLJ]  I DAGA– U  ^ TI^IULM  ] AR  I J  D AJKU  

    ^rlscmljt Idaga bas eafflm ij Eij-`rlss ti tax tbl far`lst dajks ti ljsurltbat taxpaylrs wij–t fisl ajytbcj` as arlsuft io tbl olmlraf dacfiut io tbl ocjaj-ecaf, auti ajm cjsurajel cjmustrcls ivlrtbl past ylar. ]bl ‖ocjajecaf ercscs rlspij-scdcfcty oll‗ wiufm tar`lt gahir cjstctu-tcijs. Ct wiufm dl flvclm ij tbisl tbat

     wlrl tbl gacj eijtrcdutirs ti tbl ocjaj-ecaf ercscs ajm tbl gist sc`jcoceajt dljloc-ecarcls io tbl lxtrairmcjary aetcijs takljdy tbl Olmlraf Tlslrvl ajm tbl ]rlasuryMlpartgljt. ^rlscmljt Idaga, wbidlfclvls tbat dajks sbiufm tap tblcrdijus piifs ti pay tbl oll, statlm8

     Gy eiggctgljt cs ti rleivlr lvlry

     scj`fl mcgl tbl Aglrceaj plipfl

    arl iwlm. Pl wajt iur gijly daek

    ajm wl–rl `icj` ti `lt ct. Co tblsl

    eigpajcls arl cj `iim ljiu`b

     sbapl ti aooirm gasscvl dijusls,

    tbly arl surlfy cj `iim ljiu`b

     sbapl ti aooirm paycj` daek lvlry pljjy ti taxpaylrs. C–m ur`l yiu ti

    eivlr tbl eists io tbl rlseul jit dy

     stcekcj` yiur sbarlbifmlrs ir yiur

    eustiglrs ir olffiw ectczljs wctb

    tbl dcff, dut dy riffcj` daek dijusls

     oir tip larjlrs ajm lxleutcvls.

    ]bl ^rlscmljt–s ajjiujelgljt eaglas dajks wlrl slt ti pay iut tljs io dcf-fcijs io miffars cj dijusls. Co passlm dyEij`rlss, tbl oll wiufm takl loolet ij

     Hujl 5>tb  ajm cs lstcgatlm ti racsl $3>

    dcffcij ivlr tlj ylars. Girl tbaj ?>% iotbl gijly wcff eigl orig tbl tljfar`lst ocjajecaf cjstctutcijs. Co tbl ollljms up racscj` girl gijly tbaj csjllmlm ti ouffy rlpay tbl dacfiut gijly,tbl ammctcijaf oujms wiufm dl uslm tiblfp cgprivl tbl \.U. ocseaf pisctcij,

     wbceb was wirsljlm dy tbl ercscs.]bl amgcjcstratcij lstcgatls tbat

    riu`bfy eigpajcls wcff bavl ti paytbl oll, io wbceb as gajy as 40 wiufm dl

    dajkcj` cjstctutcijs. Tiu`bfy 5< wiufmdl \.U. eigpajcls ajm tbl rlst wiufm dltbl \.U. sudscmcarcls io oirlc`j eigpa-jcls. ]bcs applars ti dl a `iim pri`ragajm biplouffy ct wcff dl ljaetlm ajm putcjti loolet.

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    ODC P ATJLM  ADI\]  G IT]@A@L  O TA\M  ^ TIDFLG  C J  4>>= 

    ]bl Ocjajecaf Ercscs Cjqucry Eiggcs-scij cs cjvlstc`atcj` tbl eausls io tbl \.U.ocjajecaf ercscs ajm bas dllj bifmcj`blarcj`s. ]bl eiggcsscij bas dlljfiikcj` cjti tbl asslrtcij tbat cj 4>>=tbl ODC cssulm a warjcj` io a fiigcj`iutdrlak io girt`a`l oraum. Attirjly@ljlraf Lrce Bifmlr bas dllj qulstcijlmadiut wbltblr tbl ODC aetlm ij tbl

     warjcj` ajm, co si, wbat tbl a`ljey mcm.

    Tcsky dajkcj` praetcels ajm vlry piirrl`ufatcij flm ti tbl wirst ocjajecafercscs cj tbl \jctlm Utatls scjel tbl @rlatMlprlsscij. Ct wcff dl cjtlrlstcj` ti sll

     wbat tbl ODC ajm Mlpartgljt io Hustcelmcm as a rlsuft io tbl ODC–s 4>>= warjcj`.

     At tirjly @ljlraf bifmlr tifm tbldcpartcsaj pajlf lxpfircj` tbl riiteausls io tbl \.U. ocjajecaf ercscs tbat tbl

     Hustcel Mlpartgljt cs uscj` ‖lvlry tiif atcts mcspisaf‗ ti oc`bt tbl ocjajecaf ercglstbat eijtrcdutlm ti tbl glftmiwj ajmelrtacjfy eiufm eausl ajitblr. Bl

    dlfclvls oc`btcj` ocjajecaf ercgl wcffoistlr eijocmljel cj tbl systlg ajm Ctitaffy a`rll wctb bcg. Ajydimy ir ajyljtcty tbat eiggcttlm a ercgl sbiufm dlcjvlstc`atlm ajm prisleutlm.

    Ct bas dleigl quctl idvcius tbat tblocjajecaf ercscs lxpislm sigl oujmaglj-taf wlakjlssls cj tbl rl`ufatiry systlg.]bl Idaga amgcjcstratcij bas pripislma swllpcj` ivlrbauf io tbl systlg. Eur-rljtfy, ditb tbl Biusl ajm tbl Uljatl arl

     wirkcj` ij slparatl dcffs. A jlw cjtlr-a`ljey Ocjajecaf Oraum Ljoirelgljt ]ask

    Oirel was erlatlm dy ^rlscmljt Idagati eiirmcjatl looirts dltwllj tbl HustcelMlpartgljt ajm itblr a`ljecls. Girt-`a`l oraum ajm a jugdlr io far`l ocjaj-ecaf ercgls bavl dllj lxpislm ajm tblULE bas eigl ujmlr ocrl oir oacfcj` timltlet tbl oraums ajm ercgcjaf aetcvctcls

     ylars dloirl tbl ercscs.Iur faw ocrg apparljtfy kjlw girl

    tbaj tbl olmlraf `ivlrjgljt mcm cj siglarlas io eijelrj. Oir lxagpfl, iur

    fawylrs bavl dllj ocfcj` ecvcf fawsuctsa`acjst a jugdlr io tbl ocjajecaf cjstctu-tcijs oir ylars. Pl kjlw tbat tbly wlrlpfaycj` oast ajm fiisl cj a jugdlr ioarlas ajm tbat tbl rl`ufatiry systlg wasoacfcj` ti mi cts hid. Eij`rlss gust jiwtakl tbl jlelssary stlps ti gakl surl wlmij–t bavl ajitblr ocjajecaf ercscs cj tbcseiujtry.

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     Pbcfl tblrl bas dllj sigl prì rlss cjmlafcj` wctb tbl biuscj` ercscs, tbl oirl-efisurl rlfclo pri`rag rlaffy basj–tsllglm ti wirk vlry wlff. Dajks arl stcffoirlefiscj` ij bigliwjlr fiajs ajmrlouscj` ti gimcoy tbl girt`a`ls oiroifks wbi damfy jllm ti kllp tblcrbigls. Gcffcijs io Aglrceajs arl stru`-

    `fcj` ti savl tblcr bigls orig oirlefi-surl ajm arl trapplm cj vlry damsctuatcijs tbat tbly mcmj–t erlatl. ]blrlbas dllj a `rlat mlaf io gcscjoirgatcijput iut dy ditb tbl `ivlrjgljt ajm tblocjajecaf cjstctutcijs eijelrjcj` looirtsti `cvl bigliwjlrs tbl damfy-jllmlmrlfclo. Pblj yiu eijscmlr tbat tbl vlrycjstctutcijs eauscj` tbl oirlefisurl glssbavl dljloctlm ocjajecaffy ajm arl jiwpaycj` iut dcffcijs cj dijusls, tblcr

     vcetcgs bavl ti dl ditb mcsappicjtlmajm orustratlm. C eaj ijfy cga`cjl biw a

    oagcfy oaecj` oirlefisurl gust ollf wbljct rlams adiut tbl dajks paycj` iut aff iotbl bu`l dijusls.

     Afgist a ylar cjti tbl `ivlrjgljt–stbcrm pri`rag cj twi ylars ti stip tbl

     wavl io oirlefisurls jatcijwcml, ct–sdlcj` rlpirtlm tbat tbl fatlst looirt csoaffcj` oar sbirt io cts `iaf. @lttcj` fiajgimcoceatcijs lvlj wblj tbl `ivlrj-gljt–s `ucmlfcjls arl oiffiwlm cs gistmcooceuft. Lvlj aotlr gimcoceatcijs arlapprivlm ct applars cj gajy easls tbldajks arl stcff oirlefiscj`. Siu gay

    rleaff tbat tbl ocrst `ivlrjgljt-cjmustry hicjt pri`rag (tbl Bipl Jiw Affcajel) was startlm cj Ietidlr 4>>0. ]bl $0<dcffcij Bigl Aooirmadfl Gimcoceatcij^ri`rag (BAG^), tbl tbcrm looirt, was tidl tbl ofa`sbcp looirt ti baft tbl gasscvl

     wavl io oirlefisurls. ]bl `ucmlfcjls cjBAG^ rlqucrlm fljmlrs ti try ti gimcoylvlry girt`a`l dloirl givcj` ti oirl-efisurl. Ct milsj–t applar tbat ct cs

     wirkcj` tbat way.

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    C rlaffy eaj–t ujmlrstajm wby tbldajks wij–t wirk wctb bigliwjlrsajm gimcoy tblcr fiajs co tblrl cs ajyebajel tbat tbl bigliwjlrs wiufm dladfl ti kllp tblcr bigls ajm pay ioo tblgimcoclm fiaj. Dajks elrtacjfy mij–tjllm ti bavl a bu`l cjvljtiry io oirl-efislm bigls tbat tbly eaj–t slff. Gaydldajks wirkcj` wctb bigliwjlrs arl

    tii gueb io a eiggij sljsl appriaebti sifvcj` tbl pridflg, dut C dlfclvl ct wiufm wirk cj a trlgljmius jugdlr ioeasls. At flast, ct wiufm dl wirtb a try.

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    PITFM

    ] IT]  T LOITG  AFFIPU  P TIJ@MILTU  ] I  

    ^ TIOC]  AJM  L UEA^L  ^ \JCUBGLJ] 

    ]bl tirt rloirglrs bavl startlm tblcrajjuaf assaufts ij tbl ecvcf hustcelsystlg. ]bl looirts arl wlff-pfajjlm ajm

     wlff-o cjajelm ajm attlgpt ti slff tblgytb io tirt rloirg ti tbl Aglrceajplipfl. ]bl tirt-rloirglrs flarjlm fij`a`i tbat efacgcj` tbl humcecaf systlg csdriklj ajm jllms ocxcj`, wbcfl oafsl, paysmcvcmljms oir tblg. ]bat appriaeb,

     wbceb startlm adiut 4> ylars a`i, basrlsuftlm cj oifks ariujm tbl eiujtry

    lvljtuaffy aeelptcj` tbl jitcij tbatsigl typl io rloirg was jllmlm. Bljel,tbl tlrg ‖tirt rloirg‗ was eijelcvlm ajmct eau`bt ij. Irmcjary oifks blarcj` tbltlrg rlaffy mcmj–t kjiw lxaetfy wbat a‖tirt‗ was, dut tbly ujmlrstiim tbat‖rloirg‗ glajs tbat ct jllmlm ocxcj`.

    Ct–s agazcj` wblj yiu eijscmlr tbattbl gahir wrij`milrs cj Eirpiratl

     Aglrcea arl tbl vlry ijls wbi bavl jitijfy sueelssouffy pusblm tblcr vlrscij iotirt rloirg ivlr tbl past twi mleamls,dut arl tbl ijfy ijls wbi aetuaffy

    dljloct orig tbl rloirgs driu`bt adiut. Pbat tbly rlaffy wajt ti mi cs ti mlstriytbl Aglrceaj hury systlg. Ct–s afwaysdllj a gystlry ti gl tbat wirkcj` gljajm wiglj”ajm irmcjary oifks `ljlr-affy”wiufm `cvl tblcr suppirt ti agivlgljt mlsc`jlm ti mlstriy tbl hurysystlg. Cj loolet tbly arl burtcj` tblg-slfvls ajm blfpcj` wrij`milrs. Bavcj`aeelss ti hustcel, ajm aj cjmlpljmljt

     humcecary, cs sigltbcj` lvlry Aglrceaj

    ectczlj jllms ajm ct–s sigltbcj` wlsbiufm aff oc`bt ti prlslrvl.

    D IU]IJ  U ECLJ]COCE  U L]]FLU  P C]B  ] BL  O LMLTAF @ I_LTJGLJ] 

     A gahir glmceaf mlvcel gajuoaeturlr,Distij Uecljtcoce Eirp., bas slttflm a \.U.Mlpartgljt io Hustcel cjvlstc`atcij dypaycj` a oll ajm sc`jcj` aj cjtl`rctya`rllgljt. ]bl eigpajy, wbceb gaklsblart paelgaklrs, cgpfajtadfl blart mloc-drcffatirs, blart stljts ajm itblr glmceafmlvcels, wcff pay $44 gcffcij cj tbl ecvcfslttflgljt. ]bl eigpajy wcff afsi sc`j a‖Eirpiratl Cjtl`rcty A`rllgljt‗ rlfatlmti cts paelgaklr duscjlss. ]bl a`rll-gljt rlqucrlm tbl eigpajy ti mcsefislij a wldsctl ajy paygljts ti pbyscecajs.

    ]bl MIH was cjvlstc`atcj` Distij Uec-ljtcoce–s sudscmcary, @ucmajt Eirp, oirtrycj` ti diist safls dy paycj` pbysc-ecajs dltwllj $1,>>> ajm $1,> ticgpfajt @ucmajt-drajm paelgaklrs ajmmlocdrcffatirs cj patcljts. @ucmajt pacmtbl pbyscecajs aotlr tbl mlvcels wlrlcgpfajtlm tbriu`b oiur slparatl stumcls.]bl cjvlstc`atcij dl`aj cj 4>>< prcir tiDistij Uecljtcoce aequcrcj` @ucmajt Eirpcj 4>>?.

    Distij Uecljtcoce a`rllm cj Jivlgdlrti pay $43? gcffcij ti slttfl a slparatlMIH cjvlstc`atcij cjti primuet rleaffscssulm dy @ucmajt. ]bl eigpajy says ct

    rlelcvlm a sudpilja orig tbl \.U.Mlpartgljt io Blaftb ajm Bugaj Ulr- vcels, Ioocel io Cjspletir @ljlraf, tiprimuel cjoirgatcij adiut mijatcijsgaml dy tbl paelgaklr mcvcscij io tbleigpajy ti ebarctcls wctb tcls ti pbysc-ecajs ajm tblcr oagcfcls.

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    E BCFMTLJ  T LU]TACJLM  O IT  J LLMFLUU  M LJ]AF ^ TIELM\TLU 

     A Jasbvcffl-daslm privcmlr io Glmceacmplmcatrce mljtaf slrvcels bas a`rllm tipay tbl olmlraf `ivlrjgljt $4= gcffcijcj a slttflgljt. OITDA cs tbl far`lst pri-

     vcmlr io mljtaf earl ti sgaf f ebcfmrljtbriu`b cts Ugaff Ugcfls efcjces. A mljtafasscstajt at ijl io tbl efcjces tifm a fieaftlflvcscij statcij sbl bam dllj ocrlm oireigpfacjcj` adiut a dijus systlg wctbmacfy ocjajecaf `iafs tbat sbl dlfclvlmprivcmlm cjeljtcvls oir ujjlelssary pri-elmurls oir girl Glmceacm gijly.

    Gajy tcgls, tbl ujjlelssary priel-murls cjvifvlm trlatgljts scgcfar ti riiteajafs cj wbceb ebcfmrlj bam ti dlrlstracjlm ij papiisl diarms wbcfl tblprielmurl was mijl. Itblr tcgls, ebcf-mrlj wiufm bavl eaps cjstafflm tbat wlrljit glmceaffy cjmceatlm. ^arljts wlrliotlj tifm tbat tbly eiufmj–t dl daek cjtbl trlatgljt arlas at tblsl efcjces

    dleausl io BC^^A faws. ]bl gahircty iomljtcsts cj tbl \jctlm Utatls wcff jit trlatplmcatrce Glmceacm patcljts, si OITDA

     was trlatcj` tblsl patcljts lxefuscvlfy.

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    OBA E TAEKU  M IPJ  I J  FLJMLTU  

    Ct applars tbat tbl Olmlraf Biuscj` Amgcjcstratcij cs oiffiwcj` tbriu`b ijprigcsls ti `lt tiu`b ij fljmlrs. ]blolmlraf girt`a`l cjsurlr pufflm tbl

    fceljsls io tbrll fljmlrs ajm a oiurtbfljmlr was suspljmlm. ]bl OBA lhletlmUtratl`ce Girt`a`l Eirp., io IkfabigaEcty, Ikfa.; ^riGirt`a`l Cje., io Efarl-girl, Ikfa.; ajm Aglrcearl Cjvlstgljt@riup Cje., io Arfcj`tij, ]lxas. Ct sus-pljmlm Bigl Girt`a`l Cje., io DurrTcm`l, Cff., oir scx gijtbs. Utratl`ce ajm^riGirta`l wlrl lhletlm oir oacfcj` tiupbifm OBA fiaj stajmarms, cjefumcj`ebar`cj` lxelsscvl olls ajm bavcj` piirquafcty eijtrifs. Aglrcearl vcifatlmtlrgs io a prlvcius slttflgljt, ajm

    Bigl Girt`a`l oacflm ti mcsefisl tblcjmcetgljt io a part-iwjlr. As yiu pridad fy kjiw, tbl OBA

    milsj–t gakl fiajs dut ijfy cjsurlsfljmlrs a`acjst fissls. ]bl OBA–s eapctafeusbcij bas lrimlm sbarpfy dleausl iorcscj` girt`a`l mloaufts. Ioocecafs io OBAbavl prigcslm ti dl vc`cfajt cj eraekcj`miwj ij fljmlrs tbly dlfclvl arl puttcj`tbl a`ljey–s rlslrvls at rcsk. Biplouffy,tbly arl slrcius ajm wcff eijtcjul tioiffiw up ij tbcs prigcsl.

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    ] ISI]A B AU  FI]U  I O  L R^FACJCJ@  ] I  M I  

    Cj a sbiekcj` mlvlfipgljt fast gijtb,

    ]iyita Gitir Eirp. ajjiujelm a susplj-scij cj safls io lc`bt io cts gimlfs fcjklmti tbl summlj aeelflratcij pridflg. ]bleigpajy–s pridflgs dl`aj cj Jivlgdlr4>>3, wblj ct rleafflm girl tbaj =gcffcij vlbcefls, dfagcj` tbl pridflg ijmloletcvl ofiir gats. Dut, sudslquljtcjvlstc`atcijs ajm eijtcjulm vlbceflerasbls eflarfy eafflm tbat tbliry cjtislrcius qulstcij. ]blj cj gcm-Hajuary,]iyita ajjiujelm a rleaff io jlarfy 5gcffcij ammctcijaf vlbcefls, saycj` tblrl

     was lvcmljel io pridflgs wctb tbl

    aeelflratir plmaf. ]bl suspljscijajjiujelm ij Hajuary 4?tb  cjefumls ]iy-ita–s tip-slfflr, tbl Eagry, gimlfs scjel4>>0, as wlff as tbl 4>>3-4>1> gimlf

     ylar TA_=, Eiriffa ajm Gatrcx, tbl 4>>2-4>1> gimlf ylar Ulquica, tbl 4>>0-4>1>gimlf ylar ]ujmra, tbl 4>>1> gimlf

     ylar Avafij ajm tbl 4>1> gimlf ylarBc`bfajmlr.

     Siu wcff rleaff tbat ij Jivlgdlr 4>3, ]iyita ajjiujelm a ‖sifutcij‗ oirgirl tbaj = gcffcij io cts rleafflm earsajm trueks tbat bavl tbl pitljtcaf ti

    aeelflratl summljfy ajm ujcjtljtcijaffy.]bl autigaklr sacm tbl aeelflratir plmafsbiufm dl sbirtlr ajm a rl-mlsc`j io tblofiir gats. \jtcf tbisl saolty rlpacrseiufm dl gaml, ]iyita amvcslm iwjlrs iotbl rleafflm gimlfs ti rlgivl tbl ofiirgats. Ij tbl may aotlr Ebrcstgas, oiurplipfl mclm cj Uiutbfakl, ]lxas wbljtbl 4>>2 ]iyita tbly wlrl rcmcj` cj splmiut io eijtrif, erasblm tbriu`b a oljel,ajm fajmlm upscml miwj cj a pijm.

     Autbirctcls at tbl seljl mcseivlrlm tbattbl ear–s iwjlrs bam rlgivlm tbl ofiir

    gats ajm stirlm tblg cj tbl trujk astbly wlrl amvcslm ti mi cj tbl rleaff.Cjvlstc`atirs ruflm iut ofiir gats as tbleausl io tbat aeecmljt.

     Pl dlf clvl tbat ]iyita bas kjiwjadiut tbl summlj aeelflratcij pridflgoir a fij` tcgl. ]iyita bas dfaglmmrcvlrs, ofiir gats, stcekcj` `as plmafs,ajm bam dasceaffy wafklm away orig tblpridflgs ujtcf ct dleagl apparljt ct bamti takl aetcij. Siu gay rleaff tbat JB]UA

    startlm cjvlstc`atcj` tbl summlj aeelflra-tcij pridflgs cj 4>>=. ]bat cjvifvls tbl4>>4 ajm 4>>5 Eijvlys, Uifaras, ajmFlxus LU5>>s. JB]UA efacglm ct oiujmji mlolet ajm efislm tbl cjvlstc`atcij.

    Ucjel ]iyita ajjiujelm cts summljaeelflratcij rleaff, girl tbaj ?> jlwcjecmljts io rujaway ]iyitas bavl dlljrlpirtlm. Pblj ]iyita ajjiujelm cts

    sifutcij ti tbl pridflg cj Jivlgdlr, ctsacm tbat tbl `as plmafs wiufm dl rlml-sc`jlm cj aff io tbl rleafflm vlbcefls ajmtbl gats rlpfaelm cj sigl io tblg. ]blautigaklr sacm cj a statlgljt8

     Cj ammctcij, as a slparatl glasurl

    cjmlpljmljt io tbl vlbcefl-daslm

    rlglmy, ]iyita wcff cjstaff a drakl

    ivlrrcml systlg ijti tbl cjvifvlm

    Eagry, Avafij, ajm Flxus LU 5,

     CU 5 ajm CU 4 gimlfs as aj

    lxtra glasurl io eijocmljel. ]bcs

     systlg euts lj`cjl piwlr cj easl io

     scguftajlius appfceatcij io ditb

    tbl aeelflratir ajm drakl plmafs.

    ]iyita bas a gahir pridflg ajm ct basprltty gueb dllj c`jirlm. Pl arl eij-

     vcjelm tbl rlaf pridflg cs rlfatlm tilfletrijces. Pblj aj autigaklr quctsslffcj` vlbcefls, yiu eaj rlst assurlm tblybavl a gahir saolty pridflg ij tblcrbajms. Ucjel tbcj`s arl mlvlfipcj` sioast, ct–s pisscdfl tbat iur rlamlrs wcffbavl cjoirgatcij jit eijtacjlm cj tbcscssul. C kjiw iur primuet fcadcfcty

    fawylrs arl dlcj` eijtaetlm dy oifksorig aff ivlr tbl eiujtry ij tbcs gistslrcius gattlr. Co yiu jllm girl cjoirga-tcij pflasl eijtaet @rabag Lsmafl, @rl`

     Afflj ir Eifl ^irtcs at 2>>-232-4>5= irdy lgacf at @rabag.LsmaflNdlasflyafflj.eig, @rl`.AffljNdlasflyafflj.eig, irEifl.^irtcsNdlasflyafflj.eig.

    Uiurels8 ADE Jlws, UiutblrjCjhuryFawylr.eig ajm Tlutlrs

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     Pl bavl trclm ivlr tbl past slvlraf ylars ti gakl iur rlamlrs awarl iopitljtcaf saolty cssuls rlfatlm ti gitir

     vlbcefls. Ijl sueb rcsk cjvifvls tbl pur-ebasl io uslm vlbcefls. ]bcs saolty cssulcjvifvls tbl bcmmlj maj`lr io oraumufljtrlpacrs ajm tbl usl io ‖muggy‗ acrda`s cjuslm vlbcefls. ]bcs cssul arcsls wblj amaga`lm acrda` systlg cs rlpfaelm wctba jij-oujetcijcj` ‖muggy‗ acrda`. ]blcssul eaj afsi arcsl wblj acrda` systlgs

    arl cgpriplrfy rlpacrlm ir rleijjletlmoiffiwcj` gcjir aeecmljts.

    ]bl Jatcijaf Bc`bway ]raooce Uaolty Amgcjcstratcij bas rlpirtlm tbat apprix-cgatlfy ijl-bafo io tbl oataf aeecmljts

     wctb jij-mlpfiylm acrda`s cjvifvl earstbat bavl gcsscj` ir oaufty acrda`s. Plrleljtfy cjvlstc`atlm a easl wblrl a

     vlbcefl was cjvifvlm cj a eiffcscij wblrl

    eflarfy aj acrda` sbiufm bavl mlpfiylm.Iur cjvlstc`atcij rlvlaflm tbat tbl vlbcefl bam prlvciusfy dllj cjvifvlm cj agcjir eiffcscij wblrl tbl acrda` bammlpfiylm. ]bl vlbcefl bam dllj rlpacrlmajm sifm, biwlvlr tbl acrda` sljsirs bamjit lvlj dllj rleijjletlm. Pl bavl afsibam itblr rlpirts wblrl acrda`s wlrlrlgivlm orig vlbcefls ajm ‖muggy‗acrda`s wlrl uslm ti ocff tbl bifl flot dytbl rlgivaf io tbl oujetcijcj` acrda`.

     Pblj purebascj` a uslm vlbcefl, gajyeijsuglrs assugl tbl acrda` cs aetuaffy

    tblrl ajm tbat ct wcff oujetcij appriprc-atlfy. \joirtujatlfy, tbcs bcmmlj maj`lr csjit rlvlaflm ujtcf tbl acrda` cs jllmlm cjaj aeecmljt. A olw tbcj`s tbat yiu eaj miti pritlet yiurslfo orig tbcs bcmmljmaj`lr arl8

    • Bavl tbl vlbcefl cjspletlm dy aj AUL-elrtcoclm acrda` glebajce prcir ti pur-ebasl.

    • Idtacj a EarOax _lbcefl BcstiryTlpirt ti eblek oir prcir aeecmljtscjvifvcj` tbl vlbcefl.

    • ]urj ij tbl c`jctcij. ]bl acrda` cjmcea-tir fc`bt sbiufm applar gigljtarcfyajm tblj `i iut. Co tbl cjmceatir fc`btrlgacjs ij ir ofasbls, tbcs gay cjmc-eatl tbat aj acrda` systlg pridflglxcsts.

    Eijsuglrs eaj idtacj cjoirgatcijajm a orll Acrda` Mlpfiygljt Tlpirt at

     www.earoax.eig/acrda`. Co yiu wajtgirl cjoirgatcij ij tbcs sudhlet yiueaj afsi eijtaet H^ Uawylr cj iur ocrg at2>>-232-4>5= ir dy lgacf at H^.UawylrNdlasflyafflj.eig.

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     Pblj mcseusscj` gaebcjl `uarmcj`,tbl arlja cs jirgaffy a pfael io duscjlss.]biusajms io plipfl arl cjhurlm ir kcfflmlaeb ylar orig gaebcjls tbat arl jitamlquatlfy `uarmlm. A`rceufturaf lqucp-gljt, hust fckl gaebcjls cj oaetircls, bas

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    scgcfar bazarms tbat, co jit priplrfy`uarmlm, eiufm flam ti slrcius cjhury irmlatb. Iur ocrg cs eurrljtfy cjvlstc`atcj`a easl wblrl cgpriplr `uarmcj` io a baydaflr flm ti slrcius cjhurcls ti iur efc-ljt–s bajm.

    Iur efcljt purebaslm tbl daflr drajmjlw ajm cgglmcatlfy lxplrcljelm prid-flgs wctb tbl oujetcijcj` io tbl lqucp-

    gljt. Bl oiffiwlm tbl mcrletcijsprivcmlm wctb tbl daflr ajm lvlj eij-suftlm tbl mlaflr ajm tbl gajuoaeturlr.

     Pbcfl oiffiwcj` a prielss io eflajcj`tbl dlfts ij tbl daflr, bcs bajm waseau`bt cj a jcp picjt flamcj` ti slrciuscjhury. ]bl `uarm oir tbl arla wblrl iurefcljt was cjhurlm was jit cjtlrfieklm. Cjitblr wirms, tbl bazarm eiufm iplratlajm eausl cjhury wblj tbl `uarm wasiplj oir gacjtljajel. Cjtlrfiek tlebjif-i`y cs eiggij, cjlxpljscvl ajm basdllj avacfadfl as a stajmarm saolty mlvcel

    oir mleamls. ]bl gist eiggij biusl-bifm cjtlrfiek cs tbl scgpfl gceriwavlivlj. A gceriwavl ivlj wcff jit iplratlujflss tbl miir cs efislm. Cjtlrfiek tleb-jifi`y wiufm bavl prlvljtlm tbl cjhuryti iur efcljt.

    Cj ammctcij ti tbl pacj, suoolrcj`,cjeijvljcljel ajm glmceaf dcffs assiec-atlm wctb bcs cjhury, iur efcljt afsi fisttbl adcfcty ti larj cjeigl as a oarglrajm bl fist duscjlss cjeigl dleausl tbldaflr jlvlr oujetcijlm as prigcslm dytbl mlaflr ajm gajuoaeturlr. Pl wcff

    kllp yiu upmatlm ij tbl pri`rlss io tbcsfctc`atcij. Co yiu jllm ammctcijaf cjoirga-tcij pflasl eijtaet Kljmaff Mujsij at2>>-232-4>5= ir dy lgacf at Kljmaff.MujsijNdlasflyafflj.eig.

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    Iur ocrg cs cjvlstc`atcj` juglriuseasls rl`armcj` tbl dcrtb eijtrif pcffs

     Saz, Sasgcj, ajm Ielffa. As wl bavl prl- vciusfy rl pirtlm, tblsl primuets ,kjiwj as oiurtb `ljlratcij dcrtbeijtrif, arl dlfclvlm ti eausl slrciuscjhury cjefumcj` blart attaek, strikl,mllp-vlcj tbrigdiscs, pufgijarylgdifcsg, `aff stijls, ajm kcmjly

    stijls. Cj ammctcij, as wl bavl afsirlpirtlm, tbl OMA warjlm Daylr Blaftb-earl adiut cts Saz amvlrtcscj` eagpac`j,

     wbceb was gcsflamcj` rl`armcj` tbldljlocts ajm rcsks io tbl mru`.

    ]bl jugdlr io easls ocflm a`acjstDaylr Blaftbearl ajm Darr ^bargaelutc-eaf (gajuoaeturlr io tbl `ljlrce Ielffa)arl `riwcj` at a rapcm ratl. ]biusajms

    io easls bavl dllj ocflm jatcijwcml.Utatl eiurts cj ^ljjsyfvajca bavl eij-sifcmatlm easls rl`armcj` Saz, Sasgcj,ajm Ielffa ajm a scgcfar rlqulst cspljmcj` cj Jlw Hlrsly. Daylr cs fieatlmcj ^cttsdur`b, ^ljj. ajm Payjl, J.H., sigajy fawsucts wcff dl ocflm cj tblslstatls. Easls ocflm cj \jctlm Utatls Mcs-trcet Eiurts arl eijsifcmatlm cj tblUiutblrj Mcstrcet io Cffcjics as part io ajGMF ir guftc-mcstrcet fctc`atcij.

    Eurrljtfy, fawylrs cj iur Gass ]irtsUletcij arl wirkcj` ij slvlraf easls

    cjvifvcj` tblsl primuets. Oir girl cjoir-gatcij, yiu gay eijtaet ijl io iurfawylrs, Afyel Tidlrtsij Ammcsij at 2>>-232-4>5= ir dy lgacf at Afyel.AmmcsijNdlasflyafflj.eig.

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    ]biusajms io plrsijs suoolr origmldcfctatcj` gc`racjl/blamaebl pacj.Mlspctl eijelrjs racslm dy gajy

    lxplrts, mietirs sigltcgls usl ipcicmjareitces oir trlatgljt io sueb pacj.@cvlj tbl strlj`tb io gajy io tblslmru`s ajm tbl pitljtcaf rcsk io cgpriplrpatcljt slfletcij, cgpriplr miscj`, ajmgcs-usl, elrtacj patcljts gay dl pfaelmat rcsk orig tblsl mru`s. Mlspctl tblslsaolty rcsks, mru` eigpajcls arl ljeiur-a`cj` mietirs ti prlsercdl tblsl mru`soir purpisls jit splecoceaffy apprivlmdy tbl OMA.

    Ijl sueb mru`, Aetcq, cs a piwlroufipcicm jareitce tbat cs mlfcvlrlm ti tbl

    dfiimstrlag dy a fiffcpip fizlj`l. Elpb-afij bas iwjlm ajm garkltlm Aetcqscjel 4>>>. Mul ti Elpbafij–s a``rlsscvlgarkltcj`, ajjuaf safls oir Aetcq bavllxellmlm $> gcffcij miffars. Aetcq wasapprivlm dy tbl OMA oir tbl fcgctlm uslio drlaktbriu`b pacj cj eajelr patcljts

     wbi wlrl ‖ipcicm tifl rajt .‗ Drlak-tbriu`b ^acj (D]^), a eigpijljt ioebrijce pacj, cs a trajsctiry ofarl io gim-lratl-ti-slvlrl pacj cj patcljts wctb itb-lrwcsl stadfl plrscstljt pacj. ^atcljts

    eijscmlrlm ipcicm tiflrajt arl tbisl wbi arl takcj` at flast ?> g` io irafgirpbcjl plr may, at flast 4< ge` iotrajsmlrgaf oljtajyf plr biur, at flast 5>g` io ixyeimijl macfy, at flast lc`bt g`io iraf bymrigirpbijl macfy, ir aj lquc-ajaf`lsce misl io ajitblr ipcicm oir a

     wllk ir fij l̀r.Cj 4>>0, a stumy dy ^rcgl ]blraplutces

    rlpirtlm Aetcq bam aj ‖ioo-fadlf‗ usl io3>%. ]blrl cs ji saol ‖ioo fadlf‗ usl io Aetcq. ]bl mru` cs bc`bfy maj`lrius oirplrsijs wbi arl jit ipcicm tiflrajt. Olj-tajyf, a kly cj`rlmcljt cj Aetcq, bas dlljfcjklm ti oataf rlspcratiry eigpfceatcijs.Cj oaet, Aetcq was assiecatlm wctb tblmlatbs io 140 plipfl ajm ajitblr 31OMA rlpirtlm cjecmljts io slvlrl scmlloolets.

     Pbcfl mietirs arl plrgcttlm ti prl-sercdl a mru` oir ‖ioo-fadlf‗ usl, mru`eigpajcls arl jit affiwlm ti prigitl

    ir garklt a mru` oir usls itblr tbajtbisl splecoceaffy apprivlm dy tbl OMA.]bl lxtrairmcjary ‖ioo-fadlf‗ usl io Aetcqprigptlm tbl OMA–s Ioocel io ErcgcjafCjvlstc`atcijs ajm tbl \.U. Attirjly@ljlraf ti ujmlrtakl aj cjvlstc`atcij ioElpbafij–s garkltcj` praetcels. Orig4>>1 tbriu`b at flast 4>>?, Elpbafij

     was affl`lm ti bavl prigitlm Aetcq oirjij-eajelr patcljts ti usl oir sueb gafa-mcls as gc`racjls, daek pacj, ajm lvljcjhurcls. ]bl `ivlrjgljt asslrtlm tbatElpbafij bam tracjlm cts safls oirel ti

    mcsrl`arm tbl OMA rlstrcetcijs cj tblapprivlm fadlf.

    ]bl `ivlrjgljt–s cjvlstc`atcijrlvlaflm tbat Elpbafij oieuslm garklt-cj` looirts ij mietirs itblr tbaj ijeifi-`csts ajm tbat Elpbafij strueturlm ctssafls quitas ajm dijusls cj sueb a waytbat safls rlprlsljtatcvls eiufm ijfyrlaeb tblcr `iafs co tbly sifm tbl mru` oirioo-fadlf usl. Elpbafij uftcgatlfy pflm`ucfty ti a ercgcjaf ebar`l oir Mcstrcdu-tcij io Gcsdrajmlm Mru`s ajm pacm a ocjlio $=4< gcffcij miffars.

    Elpbafij purebaslm Oljtira, a jlwipcicm mru`, orig Ecga Fads. ]bleigpajy dl`aj garkltcj` Oljtira wblj

     Aetcq dleagl iplj oir safl as a `ljlrcemurcj` tbl Oaff io 4>>?. Oljtira, fckl

     Aetcq, cs apprivlm oir tbl vlry fcgctlmusl io drlaktbriu`b pacj cj eajelrpatcljts. ]bl OMA apprivlm cjmceatcijoir Oljtira was oir patcljts wbi wlrldlcj` trlatlm ariujm tbl efiek wctb

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    ipcicms. Oljtira cs rlpirtlmfy tbrll tioiur tcgls girl piwlrouf tbaj Aetcq.

     Pctbcj gijtbs io dlcj` ij tbl garklt,ct was rlpirtlm tbat tbl plreljta`l ioOljtira safls assiecatlm wctb ‖ioo-fadlf‗usl was vlry scgcfar ti tbat io Aetcq. Dylarfy sugglr 4>>0, slvlraf mlatbs wlrlassiecatlm wctb Oljtira usl. ]blslmlatbs prigptlm Elpbafij cj Ulptlg-

    dlr 4>>0 ti sljm a ‖Mlar Mietir‗ flttlrrlpirtcj` tbat ‖Ulrcius Amvlrsl Lvljts,cjefumcj` mlatbs, bavl ieeurrlm cjpatcljts trlatlm wctb Oljtira.‗ Elpbafijtblj dfaglm tbl mlatbs ij cgpriplrpatcljt slfletcij, cgpriplr miscj`, ajm/ ir cgpriplr primuet sudstctutcij.

    Iur Gass ]irts Uletcij cs cjvlstc`atcj`efacgs wblrl a mietir ir bispctaf prl-sercdlm ir amgcjcstlrlm Aetcq, Oljtira irajitblr ipcicm jareitce oir trlatgljtitblr tbaj drlaktbriu`b pacj cj eajelrpatcljts. Co yiu ir a fivlm ijl bas suo-

    olrlm cjhury orig takcj` aj ipcicm jar-eit ce ir co yiu jllm ammct cijafcjoirgatcij, pflasl eijtaet Flc`b I–Mlffir Afyel Ammcscij at 1-2>>-232-4>5= irdy lgacf at Flc`b.ImlffNdlasflyafflj.eig ir Afyel.AmmcsijNdlasflyafflj.eig.

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     A ^ljjsyfvajca applafs eiurt bas ruflmtbat a statl statutl io fcgctatcijs mils jit

    dar a primuet fcadcfcty efacg driu`bt dy a wigaj wbi affl`lm tbat sbl mlvlfiplmdrlast eajelr as a rlsuft io takcj` tblMloljmajt–s birgijl rlpfaelgljttblrapy mru`. ]bl ^facjtcoo mlvlfiplmdrlast eajelr aotlr takcj` ^rivlra, wbcebcs gajuoaeturlm dy \phibj, oir apprixc-gatlfy tlj ylars as part io a birgijlrlpfaelgljt tblrapy pri`rag. ]bl ^facj-tcoo sulm \phibj oir oacfcj` ti privcmlamlquatl warjcj`s. ]bl Mloljmajtar`ulm tbat tbl fawsuct was darrlm dy^ljjsyfvajca–s twi-ylar statutl io fcgcta-

    tcijs oir plrsijaf cjhury efacgs.Dut tbl applafs eiurt mlecmlm tbat tbl^facjtcoo–s suct was tcglfy dleausl ct wasocflm wctbcj twi ylars io tbl Piglj–sBlaftb Cjctcatcvl Utumy pudfcsblm cj 4>>4dy tbl Jatcijaf Cjstctutls io Blaftb. ‖Ct csljtcrlfy ujrlasijadfl tbat a fay plrsij,eigpfltlfy faekcj` cj glmceaf tracjcj`,

     wiufm gakl tbl fi`ceaf eijjletcijdltwllj [birgijl rlpfaelgljttblrapyW ajm drlast eajelr prcir ti tblrlflasl io tbl [Piglj–s Blaftb Cjctca-

    tcvlW stumy,‗ tbl eiurt sacm. ]bl ^facjtcooprlsljtlm suoocecljt lvcmljel, aeeirmcj`ti tbl rufcj`, oir tbl hury ti ocjm tbat blrmietirs wiufm jit bavl prlsercdlm^rivlra bam \phibj privcmlm mcoolrljt

     warjcj`s. Aeeirmcj`fy, tbl eiurt rlcj-statlm a $1.< gcffcij hury vlrmcet, sudhletti tbl trcaf eiurt–s eijscmlratcij io\phibj–s gitcij oir a jlw trcaf.

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     A olmlraf Applafs Eiurt bas irmlrlm arlturj ti statl eiurt io girl tbaj 1>>fawsucts a`acjst tbl gaklrs io birgijlrlpfaelgljt tblrapy mru`s tbat affl`lmfyeauslm drlast eajelr. ]bl \.U. Eiurt io

     Applafs oir tbl Lc`btb Ecreuct rlvlrslm afiwlr eiurt rufcj` cj tbl Lastlrj Mcstrcet

    io Arkajsas tbat mcsgcsslm gajy io tbleasls ajm dfieklm gist io tbl fawsuctsorig dlcj` sljt daek ti statl eiurt cjGcjjlsita.

     As wl bavl rlpirtlm prlvciusfy, tblbirgijl rlpfaelgljt tblrapy was prl-sercdlm ti trlat sygptigs io gljipausl.

     A stumy cj 4>>4 sbiwlm tbat a `riup io wiglj takcj` tbl mru`s bam girlcjstajels io drlast eajelr tbaj wigljjit takcj` tbl birgijls. ]bl ApplafsEiurt oiujm tbat tbl mcstrcet eiurt mcmj–tbavl hurcsmcetcij ajm tbl fiwlr eiurt

    rufcj`s wlrl rlvlrslm.Uiurel8 Assiecatlm ^rlss

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     A hury cj Ut. Fiucs, tbl ocrst ti blar ijlio girl tbaj 1,>>> easls a`acjst DaylrEripUecljel, bas rlturjlm a vlrmcet cjoavir io twi oarglrs oir past ajm outurlleijigce fissls. ]bl easl cjvifvlm tblgcxcj` io a gimcoclm rcel sllm wctb tblcr

    erips. ]bl trcaf dl`cjs a slrcls io oiurtlst easls cjvifvcj` rcel oarglrs cj ocvlstatls. A sleijm trcaf was ujmlrway cjtbl sagl olmlraf eiurt cj Ut. Fiucs. ]bltlst easls wcff `cvl ditb scmls a sljsl io

     wbltblr hurirs wcf f ocjm Daylr Erip-Uecljel fcadfl ajm wbat maga`ls tbly

     wcff awarm co tbly mi. ]bl hury cj tbl Ut.Fiucs olmlraf eiurt awarmlm $1.3 gcffcijti Kljjltb Dlff ajm $>> ti HibjjyBujtlr. Ji pujctcvl maga`ls wlrlawarmlm cj tbl easl.

     Aotlr traels io dcitleb rcel wlrl oiujmcj sbcpgljts io eigglrecaf fij`-`racjrcel cj 4>>?, tbl Luriplaj \jcij ajmsigl itblr oirlc`j garklts sbujjlm\jctlm Utatls fij`-`racj rcel cgpirts.]bat `avl rcsl ti tbl fawsucts ocflm dyrcel oarglrs ivlr mlprlsslm rcel prcelsajm tbl affl`lm eijtagcjatcij io fajm,sllm ajm lqucpgljt. Ucx tbiusajm rcel

    primuelrs cj Gcssiurc, Arkajsas, ]lxas,Fiucscaja ajm Gcsscsscppc ajm 5> ti =>rcel cjmustry duscjlssls ocflm fawsuctsaotlr traels io Daylr–s Fcdlrty Fcjk, a`ljltceaffy gimcoclm rcel varclty, wlrlmcseivlrlm cj fij`-`racj rcel suppfcls.

     Aeeirmcj` ti hurirs– eiggljts aotlrtbl vlrmcet, ct mcmj–t takl tblg fij` tiocjm Daylr jl`fc`ljt. Dut tbly spljt afij` tcgl oc`urcj` iut wbceb io tblslvlj mcoolrljt Daylr ljtctcls tbat bamdllj sulm wlrl fcadfl. Ocjaffy, aff tbl ljtc-tcls wlrl oiujm ti dl fcadfl, cjefumcj`

    @lrgaj-daslm Daylr A@, tbl parljteigpajy. ]bl ^facjtcoos wlrl rlprl-sljtlm dy Mij Miwjcj` ajm @rlteblj@arrcsij io @ray, Tcttlr & @rabag cj Ut.Fiucs; @rajt Mavcs io Mavcs, Dltbujl &

     Hijls cj Kajsas Ecty, Gi.; ajm Dcff Ebajlyio Fiiplr, Tllm & Ge@raw cj Maffas.]bly aff mcm a vlry `iim hid cj tbl easl.

    Uiurel8 Fawylrs \UA Ijfcjl 

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     A hury cj Irl`ij bas irmlrlm a glmc-eaf-mlvcel eigpajy ti pay $=.0< gcffcijti a gaj ajm bcs wcol cj a primuet fcadcf-cty fawsuct tbat wcff bavl jatcijaf cgpfc-eatcijs. ]bl hury oiujm C-Ofiw Eirp.fcadfl oir mlstriycj` tbl eartcfa`l cj tblgaj–s rc`bt sbiufmlr, flavcj` tbl 52-ylar-ifm oatblr io oiur wctb eijstajt pacj ajma mcsadflm arg. Bl bas bam a partcafsbiufmlr rlpfaelgljt ajm wcff oael tbrllti ocvl rlpfaelgljts cj bcs fcoltcgl.

     Aftbiu`b tbl ^facjtcoo eaj stcff mi bcs hid

    as a eiggimctcls driklr oir Lfletri Uec-ljtcoce Cjmustrcls Cje., ct–s bc`bfy ujfcklfybl wcff dl adfl ti eijtcjul cj bcs wirkujtcf rltcrlgljt a`l dleausl io cjtljscoy-cj` pacj.

    C-Ofiw ljeiura`lm sur`lijs ti usl a‖pacj pugp,‗ wbceb mlfcvlrs pacj glmc-eatcij dy way io a eatbltlr ti tblaooletlm spit, cj aj ujapprivlm ajmujsaol gajjlr oir patcljts rleivlrcj`orig sbiufmlr-hicjt sur`lry. C-Ofiw ajm

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    itblr gajuoaeturlrs oael bujmrlms ioscgcfar fawsucts affl`cj` tbat sueb pugpsbavl eauslm slvlrl eartcfa`l mltlrcira-tcij, eafflm ebijmrifyscs, cj patcljtsariujm tbl eiujtry.

     Aotlr mizljs io rlpirts io ebijmrify-scs, tbl Oiim ajm Mru` Amgcjcstratcij cjJivlgdlr cssulm a statlgljt efarcoycj`tbat ct bas jit apprivlm sueb mlvcels oir

    prifij`lm cjouscij io glmcecjl ti hicjts.C-Ofiw uslm tbcs easl as a tlst easl. Ctapplars tbl hury bas sljt tbl eigpajy aglssa`l. Biplouffy, ct wcff dl blarm dyC-Ofiw–s dissls as wlff as itblr pitljtcaf

     vcetcgs ariujm tbl eiujtry.C-Ofiw bam dllj pusbcj` sur`lijs ti

    usl cts pacj pugp mcrletfy cj tbl hicjtarla as a jlw avljul oir gakcj` gijly.Ct oacflm ti eijmuet tlstcj` ir pay bllmti saolty eijelrjs. ]bcs was a gist cff-amvcslm garkltcj` mlecscij tbat flm tiglmceaf mcsastlrs oir fits io oifks. C-Ofiw,

    jiw part io biuslbifm `iims eij`fig-lratl Kcgdlrfy-Efark Eirp., pfajs tiapplaf. Kcgdlrfy-Efark diu`bt Eafcoir-jca-daslm C-Ofiw oir $54< gcffcij fatlfast ylar.

     Hibj Eifltfc, wbi cs wctb tbl ^aufsijEifltfc ocrg, ajm ]ig ^iwlrs, wbi cs

     wctb Pcffcags, Fivl, I–Flavy & ^iwlrs,ditb cj ^irtfajm, rlprlsljtlm tbl ^facj-tcoos ajm tbly mcm a vlry `iim hid.

    Uiurel8 ]bl Irl`ijcaj 

    CR.D\UCJLUU

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    $4= D CFFCIJ  FAPU\C]  O CFLM  A@ACJU]  E TLMC]  U \CUUL 

    ^riplrty iwjlrs at oiur stru``fcj` ajmdajkrupt rlsirts cj Cmabi, Gijtaja,Jlvama ajm tbl Dabagas bavl ocflm a $4=dcffcij olmlraf fawsuct a`acjst Erlmct

    Uucssl, affl`cj` tbat tbl dajk gaml prlm-atiry fiajs ti tbl rlsirts– cjvlstirs aspart io a seblgl ti takl ivlr tbl priplr-tcls. ̂ riplrty iwjlrs at Cmabi–s ]agaraekTlsirt, tbl Slffiwstijl Efud cj Gijtaja,Jlvama–s Fakl Fas _l`as rlsirt ajm tbl@cj Uur Glr Tlsirt cj tbl Dabagas ocflmtbl fawsuct cj \.U. Mcstrcet Eiurt cj Dicsl.]bly arl sllkcj` efass-aetcij status. ]blpriplrty iwjlrs eijtljm tbat ErlmctUucssl slt up a drajeb cj tbl Eaygaj

    Csfajms ti `lt ariujm ajm avicm \.U.olmlraf dajkcj` rl`ufatcijs. Ct–s affl`lmtbat tbl Mloljmajts appracslm tbl rlsirtsat artcocecaffy cjofatlm vafuls as part io apfaj ti oirlefisl.

    Uiurel8 Assiecatlm ^rlss

    A]&] G CUUI\TC  ] I  ^ AS  $0.=< G CFFCIJ  ] I  

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     A]&] Gcssiurc wcf f pay tbl ecty ioUprcj`oclfm, Gi., $0.=< gcffcij ti slttfl adaek-taxls fawsuct, drcj`cj` ti ivlr $4<gcffcij tbl agiujt tbat tbl ecty basrlelcvlm orig rleljt tlfleig slttfl-gljts. Aff io tbl $0.=< gcffcij wcff `i titbl pifcel-ocrl pljscij oujm. ]bl slttfl-gljt rlsufts orig a fawsuct tbl ecty ocflmcj tbl \.U. Mcstrcet Eiurt cj Hloolrsij Ectycj Gay 4>>=, jagcj` A]&], Uprcjt, Afftlf,Ecj`ufar (jiw A]&] Gidcfcty) ajm

    Jlxtlf as Mloljmajts.]bl \.U. Mcstrcet Eiurt ruflm cj tblecty–s oavir cj Hufy 4>>0 ij cssuls cjvifv-cj` wcrlflss slrvcels, flavcj` ijfy tblfajmfcjl cssuls ti dl rlsifvlm. Pctb tbcssltt flgljt, tbl ecty bas jlttlm$422,022 bas dllj ir

     wcff dl appfclm ti tbl pifcel-ocrl pljscijoujm, cjefumcj` tbl ljtcrl agiujts io tblfast tbrll slttflgljts. ]bl ecty lfletlmjit ti hicj a efass-aetcij fawsuct wctb4=> itblr Gcssiurc eiggujctcls ajm tbat

    mlecscij privlm ti dl a `iim ijl. Pbcfltbat fawsuct rlsuftlm cj a $412 gcffcijslttflgljt, Uprcj`oclfm wiufm bavlrlelcvlm ijfy adiut $1>, a jlw mleaml dl`aj wctbgajy ocjajecaf ebafflj`ls. Cj 1333, tbl@fass-Utla`aff Aet io 1355 was rlplaflmipljcj` tbl miir oir eigglrecaf ajmeijsuglr dajkcj` ti hicj oirels cj a way

    jit sllj scjel dloirl tbl @rlat Mlprls-scij. Oiffiwcj` tbl @rlat Erasb io 1343,ijl cj lvlry ocvl dajks cj Aglrcea oacflm.Gajy plipfl, lsplecaffy pifctcecajs, sawtbl garklt spleufatcij dy dajks murcj`tbl 134>s as a eausl io tbl erasb.

    Cj 1355, Uljatir Eartlr @fass ajm Eij-`rlssgaj Bljry Utla`aff (wbi was orig

     Afadaga) cjtrimuelm tbl bcstirce fl`csfa-

    tcij tbat dlars tblcr jagls. ]bcs fl`csfa-tcij siu`bt ti fcgct tbl eijofcets iocjtlrlst erlatlm wblj dajks wlrl plr-gcttlm ti ujmlrwrctl stieks ir dijms. Cjtbl larfy part io tbl eljtury, cjmcvcmuafcjvlstirs wlrl slrciusfy burt dy dajks

     wbisl ivlrrcmcj` cjtlrlst was prigit-cj` stieks ajm dljlocts ti tbl dajks,ratblr tbaj tblcr cjmcvcmuaf cjvlstirs.

    ]bl @fass-Utla`aff Aet dajjlm eigglr-ecaf dajks orig ujmlrwrctcj` sleurctcls,oirecj` dajks ti ebiisl dltwllj dlcj`scgpfl fljmlrs ir ujmlrwrctlrs (driklr-

    a`l). ]bl Aet afsi lstadfcsblm tbl OlmlrafMlpisct Cjsurajel Eirpiratcij, cjsurcj`dajk mlpiscts, ajm strlj`tbljlm tblOlmlraf Tlslrvl–s eijtrif ivlr erlmct. Cjtbl Jatcij, Tidlrt Ubllr rleljtfy eig-gljtlm tbat8

    ]bl rlvlrsaf io @fass-Utla`aff

    ujflasblm tbl riddlr darijs, as

    was orllfy eijelmlm dy @ifmgaj

    ELI Dfajkolcj cj aj cjtlrvclw bl

     `avl ti tbl Jlw Sirk ]cgls cj Hujl

    io 4>>0. ‖Co yiu takl a[jW bcstirceaf

     plrspletcvl,‗ Dfajkolcj sacm, `fiat- 

    cj` daek tblj adiut tbl vast

    lxpajscij io @ifmgaj Uaebs,

    ‖wl–vl eigl ouff ecrefl, dleausl

    tbat cs lxaetfy wbat tbl Titbebcfms

    ir H.^. Gir`aj tbl dajklr wlrl

    micj` cj tblcr blymay. Pbat eauslm

    aj adlrratcij was tbl @fass-Utla- 

     `aff Aet.‗

    ]bcs ‖adlrratcij‗ was tbl sljscdfl rl`u-fatcij io Paff Utrllt ti prlvljt ajitblr@rlat Mlprlsscij, wbceb jiw sllgs maj-`lriusfy efisl at bajm. Ucjel @fass-Utla-

    `aff was rlplaflm cj 1333, @ifmgajUaebs lxplrcljelm a 4?< plreljt `riwtbcj cts dafajel sbllt, titafcj` $1 trcffcij cj4>>0.

     Pctbiut priplr ivlrsc`bt ivlr tbldajks ajm, girl splecoceaffy, tbl biuscj`garklts, tbl jlwfy-erlatlm sleurctczlmmldt garklt riarlm ti fcol. Dajkcj`dleagl aj cjmustry oulflm dy `rllm, erl-atcj` priocts orig ocjajecaf cjstrugljtstbat wlrl ducft ij oiujmatcijs io sajm.

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     Pblj tbl cjstrugljts oaftlrlm, tbl rlsuft was mcsastlr. \joirtujatlfy, aotlr tbl dajkdacfiut, taxpaylrs wlrl flot wctb rucjlmrltcrlgljt cjvlstgljts, ajm tbl fiss io

     vaful cj wbat was iotlj tblcr far`lstasslt, tblcr bigls.

    Biplouffy, iur eiujtry bas passlmtbriu`b tbl wirst io tbcs ocjajecaf ercscs.

     Pbcfl tbl olmlraf `ivlrjgljt attlgpts

    ti mlecml biw ti bajmfl tbl ocjajecafgarklts `icj` oirwarm, iur ocrg, daslmij lxplrcljel ajm eiggctgljt, cslxpajmcj` iur cjvlstc`atcijs ajm ocfcj`aetcijs ij dlbafo io eijsuglrs ajmcjvlstirs wbi wlrl maga`lm as a rlsuftio tbcs cjtljtcijaf ajm oraumufljt dlbav-cir. Co yiu jllm girl cjoirgatcij pflasleijtaet ]cg Oclmflr ir Mll Gcfls at 2>>-232-4>5= ir dy lgacf at ]cg.OclmflrNdlasflyafflj.eig ir Mll.GcflsNdlasfly afflj.eig.

    G IT@AJ  K LL@AJ  FC]C@A]CIJ  E IJ]CJ\LU  A]  T A^CM  ^ AEL 

    Iur ocrg eijtcjuls ti bajmfl sleurc-tcls oraum efacgs ij dlbafo io cjvlstirsa`acjst Glgpbcs-daslm driklra`lGir`aj Kll`aj (a sudscmcary io Tl`cijsDajk) oir fissls sustacjlm as a rlsuft iocjvlstgljts cj elrtacj dijm oujms tbat

     wlrl a``rlsscvlfy prigitlm dy tbleigpajy. Uplecoceaffy, iur fawylrs arlbajmfcj` efacgs cjvifvcj` tbl oiffiwcj`

    oujms8 Ulflet Cjtlrglmcatl Dijm Oujm;Ulflet Bc`b Cjeigl Oujm; TGK Bc`bCjeigl Oujm; TGK Utratl`ce CjeiglOujm; TGK Amvajta`l Cjeigl Oujm; ajmTGK Guftc-Uletir Bc`b Cjeigl Oujm.

    ]blsl efacgs arl dlcj` ardctratlmtbriu`b tbl Ocjajecaf Cjmustry Tl`ufa-tiry Autbircty (OCJTA), wctb larfy rlsuftssbiwcj` a prigcscj` ml`rll io sueelss.Oir lxagpfl, yiu gay bavl blarm fast oafftbat a OCJTA ardctratcij pajlf awarmlm$1.= gcffcij ti a oirglr priolsscijafdaskltdaff pfaylr, Birael @rajt, as eig-

    pljsatcij oir fissls bl suoolrlm as arlsuft io cjvlstgljts cj Tl`cijs Gir`ajKll`aj dijm oujms. Afsi cj 4>>3, aOCJTA pajlf awarmlm $3,>>> ti aoirglr Kajsas Ecty Ebclos oiitdaff star,

     Hlrigl Piims, ajm awarmlm $1>>,>>> tiajitblr oirglr dasldaff star ajm driam-eastlr, ]cg GeEarvlr.

    ]blsl oujms wlrl a priprcltaryprimuet io Gir`aj Kll`aj, ajm eiufmjit dl blfm cj ir trajsolrrlm ti aeeiujtsiutscml io Gir`aj Kll`aj ir cts aoocfcatls.

    Gir`aj Kll`aj larjlm sudstajtcaf ollsdaslm ij tbl avlra`l macfy asslts io tbloujms, ajm rlelcvlm eiggcsscijs oirslffcj` tbl oujms. ]bus, Gir`aj Kll`ajbam a kllj ocjajecaf cjeljtcvl tiprigitl tbl oujm ti prispletcvl cjvls-tirs, ajm afsi gacjtacjlm aj cjeljtcvl timcseiura`l cts cjvlstirs orig slffcj` tblcrsbarls cj tbl oujms”lvlj as tbl oujms

    dl`aj ti tajk.Cj sifcectcj` cjvlstirs, Gir`aj Kll`ajrlprlsljtlm tbat tbl oujms wlrl saol,sleurl, ajm ioolrlm tbl ippirtujcty oirbc`b cjeigl wctbiut bc`b rcsk. Cj oaet,tblsl oujms wlrl blavcfy cjvlstlm cjrcsky eiffatlrafczlm mldt idfc`atcijsdaeklm dy sudprcgl fiajs. ]bl gahirctyio tbl oujms– bifmcj`s wlrl cj tblsl bc`b-rcsk asslt-daeklm sleurctcls, eijtrary tiGir`aj Kll`aj–s garkltcj` gatlrcafsajm ULE ocfcj`s. ]bl gaja`lr io tblsloujms oir Gir`aj Kll`aj bas amgcttlm

    tbat bl was ‖cjtixceatlm‗ dy tbl bc`b-rcskasslt daslm sleurctcls.\joirtujatlfy, as wl aff jiw kjiw,

    tblsl cjvlstgljts wlrl a ‖tcekcj` tcgldigd.‗ Pblj tbl oujms dl`aj ti fisl

     vaful cj larfy 4>>2, Gir`aj Kll`ajsiu`bt ti rlassurl cjvlstirs ti ‖sct tc`bt,‗

     wblj cj rlaf cty Gir`aj Kll`aj kjlwtbat tbl oujms wlrl cgpfimcj`. Gajycjvlstirs fist a sudstajtcaf pirtcij iotblcr fcol-savcj`s mul ti tbl oraumufljtgcsgaja`lgljt io tblsl oujms. Oirourtblr cjoirgatcij eijelrjcj` tbl

    Gir`aj Kll`aj fctc`atcij eijtaet Uear-flttl ]ufly ir Arebcl @rudd at 2>>-232-4>5= ir dy lgacf at Uearflttl.]uflyNdlasflyafflj.eig ir [email protected].

    D TIAMEIG  ] I  ^ AS  $1?>.< G CFFCIJ  ] I  U L]]FL  U ]IEKBIFMLT  U \C] 

    Driameig Eirp. wcff pay $1?>.<gcffcij ti slttfl a sleurctcls oraum fawsuct

     wbceb cjvifvlm daekmatlm stiek iptcijs.

    ]bcs slttflgljt garks tbl tbcrm tcglDriameig bas a`rllm ti pay gcffcijs iomiffars ti slttfl iptcijs-rlfatlm fctc`atcij.]bl slttflgljt, wbceb gust dl apprivlmcj olmlraf eiurt, eivlrs efass-aetcij fctc`a-tcij ocflm ij dlbafo io cjvlstirs wbidiu`bt Driameig stiek dltwllj Hufy 41,4>>>?. ]bl suct lvifvlmorig a easl driu`bt dy a Jlw Glxceicjvlstgljt eiujecf tbat aeeuslm Driam-eig ajm tip lxleutcvls io gcsflamcj`cjvlstirs dy ujmlrstatcj` lxpljsls.

    Cj aj Aprcf 4>>2 ecvcf slttflgljt,Driameig pacm $14 gcffcij cj a Uleurc-tcls ajm Lxebaj l̀ Eiggcsscij easl tbataeeuslm ct io oafscoycj` cts rlpirtlmcjeigl dy cffl`affy daekmatcj` iptcijsoir ocvl ylars. Driameig–s cjsurlrs pacm$112 gcffcij fast ylar ti slttfl a fawsuctaeeuscj` tbl eigpajy–s tip ioocecafs iogcsgaja`lgljt ajm ujhust ljrcebgljt

    tbriu`b tbl gcsmatcj` io iptcijs.Uiurel8 Fis Aj`lfls ]cgls 

    @ IFMGAJ  U \LM  D S  ^ LJUCIJ  O \JM  I _LT  D IJ\U  ^ FAJU 

     A fawsuct was ocflm ij Hajuary 0tb  a`acjst @ifmgaj Uaebs @riup Cje. dy ajCffcjics pljscij oujm. ]bl suct, ocflm cj aJlw Sirk statl eiurt, sllks ti rleivlrdcffcijs io miffars io dijusls ajm itblreigpljsatcij dlcj` awarmlm oir 4>>3,

    affl`cj` tbat tbl payiuts barg sbarlbifm-lrs. Cj tbl fawsuct ocflm ij dlbafo iosbarlbifmlrs, tbl Eljtraf Fadirlrs–^ljscij Oujm sacm @ifmgaj bam dy Ulp-tlgdlr 4< slt ascml jlarfy $10 dcffcij oireigpljsatcij ajm gc`bt pay iut girltbaj $44 dcffcij oir tbl ylar. Ct sacm tbcs‖bc`bfc`bts tbl eigpfltl drlakmiwj‗ ioeirpiratl ivlrsc`bt. ]bl fawsuct eij-tljms ourtblr tbat @ifmgaj–s rlvljul oirtbl ylar was artcocecaffy cjofatlm dy `iv-lrjgljt dacfiuts io tbl dajkcj` cjmustryajm tbl cjsurlr Aglrceaj Cjtlrjatcijaf

    @riup Cje, as wlff as a ebaj`l cj @ifm-gaj–s ocseaf ylar.Ct was affl`lm tbat @ifmgaj bas

    sbiwj ‖seajt rl`arm‗ oir tbl cjtlrlsts iosbarlbifmlrs. Itblr Mloljmajts cj tblsuct arl Ebacrgaj ajm Ebclo LxleutcvlFfiym Dfajkolcj, Ebclo Iplratcj` Ioocelr@ary Eibj, _cel Ebacrgaj H. GcebalfLvajs, Ebclo Ocjajecaf Ioocelr Mavcm

     _cjcar, ajm tlj mcrletirs. ]bl Cffcjics oujmcs sllkcj` maga`ls sustacjlm dy sbarl-bifmlrs, rlstctutcij orig lxleutcvlioocelr Mloljmajts, eirpiratl `ivlr-

    jajel ebaj`ls ajm itblr rlglmcls cjtblcr fawsuct.

    Uiurel8 Tlutlrs

    @ LJLTAF T L  U L]]FLU  O TA\M  E BAT@LU  

    ]bl Uleurctcls ajm Lxebaj`l Eiggcs-scij ebar`lm @ljlraf Tl Eirp. oir ctscjvifvlgljt cj slparatl seblgls dy

     Aglrceaj Cjtlrjatcijaf @riup ajm ^ru-mljtcaf Ocjajecaf, Cje. ti gajcpufatl ajm

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    oafscoy tblcr rlpirtlm ocjajecaf rlsufts.Jiw @lj Tl bas a`rllm ti pay $14.4gcffcij ti slttfl tblsl ebar`ls. Cj ammc-tcij, cj a jij-prisleutcij a`rllgljt

     wctb tbl Mlpartgljt io Hustcel cj eij-jletcij wctb a rlfatlm ercgcjaf cjvlstc`a-tcij io @lj Tl–s trajsaetcijs wctb AC@,@lj Tl a`rllm ti pay $13.< gcffcij titbl \.U. ^istaf Cjspletcij Ulrvcel Eij-

    suglr Oraum Oujm. @lj Tl afsi a`rllm tipay $?>.< gcffcij tbriu`b a ecvcf efassaetcij slttflgljt ti AC@–s cjhurlm sbarl-bifmlrs. @lj Tl prlvciusfy oirolctlm titbl `ivlrjgljt apprixcgatlfy $<gcffcij cj olls ct larjlm oir cts partcecpa-tcij cj tbl seblgl wctb AC@. Ajmrlw G.Eafagarc, assiecatl mcrletir io tbl ULE–sJlw Sirk Tl`cijaf Ioocel, bam tbcs ti say8

    @lj Tl arraj`lm ti slff ocjajecaf

     primuets ti AC@ ajm ^rumljtcaf oir

    tbl sifl purpisl io ljadfcj` tbisl

    eigpajcls ti gajcpufatl tblcr

    aeeiujtcj` rlsufts ajm gcsflam

    cjvlstirs.

    ]bl ULE prlvciusfy ebar`lm AC@ wctbsleurctcls oraum ajm cgpriplr aeeiujt-cj`, ajm tbl eigpajy slttflm tbislebar`ls dy paycj` girl tbaj $2>>gcffcij cj ammctcij ti itblr rlfclo. ]blULE afsi prlvciusfy slttflm ebar`lsa`acjst AC@ oirglr ebacrgaj Bajk@rlljdlr` ajm oirglr ebclo ocjajecafioocelr Biwarm C. Ugctb. Cj ammctcij, tbl`ivlrjgljt driu`bt ebar`ls a`acjst

    oirglr sljcir lxleutcvls io @lj Tl oirtblcr rifls cj eijjletcij wctb tblseblgl wctb AC@. ]bl ULE slparatlfyebar`lm ^rumljtcaf wctb sleurctcls faw

     vcifatcijs cj 4>>2.]bl ULE sacm tbat a oirlc`j sudscmcary

    io @lj Tl ljtlrlm cjti twi sbag ‖rlcj-surajel‗ trajsaetcijs wctb AC@ cj 4>>> ti‖cgpriplrfy affiw AC@ ti rlvlrsl tblmlefcjcj` rlslrvl trljm ajm oafslfy rlpirtammctcijs ti ditb fiss rlslrvls ajm prl-gcugs wrcttlj.‗ Aeeirmcj` ti tbl ULE,sljcir ioocecafs at @lj Tl blfplm AC@

    strueturl tbl twi sbag trajsaetcijs tbatapplarlm ti trajsolr rcsk ti AC@, dut mcmjit trajsolr rcsk.

     Aeeirmcj` ti tbl ULE, @lj Tl slpa-ratlfy ljtlrlm cjti a slrcls io sbag rlcj-surajel eijtraets wctb ^rumljtcaf–spriplrty/easuafty mcvcscij orig 1330 ti4>>4. ]bl eijtraets bam ‖ji leijigcesudstajel ajm purpisl itblr tbaj tiaffiw ^rumljtcaf ti ducfm up ajm tbljmraw miwj ij aj ioo-dafajel sbllt asslt

    ir ‒ocjctl dajk– parklm wctb @lj Tl,‗aeeirmcj` ti tbl `ivlrjgljt. As a rlsuftio tbl sbag trajsaetcijs, tbl ULE saystbat ^rumljtcaf ‖cgpriplrfy rlei`jczlm‗girl tbaj $4>> gcffcij cj rlvljuls cj4>>>, 4>>1, ajm 4>>4. @lj Tl rlelcvlmolls titafcj` $2.1 gcffcij oir strueturcj`ajm lxleutcj` tbl seblgl wctb ^rumlj-tcaf. ]bl fatlst slttflgljt cs sudhlet ti

    eiurt apprivaf.Uiurels8 Uleurctcls ajm Lxebaj`l Eiggcsscij ajm \.U.

    Mlpartgljt io Hustcel

    RC.

    CJU\TAJEL AJM

    OCJAJEL \^MA]L

    M LAM  ^ LAUAJ]  ^ IFCECLU  ATL  U ]CFF ATI\JM 

    Ivlr tbl past olw ylars wl bavl wrcttlj adiut slerlt cjsurajel pifceclstaklj iut dy lgpfiylrs ij tblcr lgpfiy-lls, wbceb bavl dllj rlolrrlm ti as ‖mlamplasajt‗ pifcecls. Ct jiw applars tblsltypl pifcecls arl stcff dlcj` uslm dy sigleigpajcls. Crga Hibjsij, a wcmiw orig]lxas, wbi was olaturlm cj a GcebalfGiirl givcl, cs jiw trycj` ti flt itblrskjiw tbat tblcr lgpfiylrs gay bavl pur-ebaslm slerlt cjsurajel pifcecls ij tblcrfcvls ajm stajm ti ‖prioct bajmsiglfy‗

     wblj tbly mcl. Blr stiry was afsi rltifm

    ij @iim Girjcj` Aglrcea. Pl flarjlma olw ylars daek tbat tbl cjmustry rlolrsti tbl pifcecls as ‖mlam plasajt‗ fcolcjsurajel. Bam ct jit dllj oir a pistioocel lrrir, Grs. Hibjsij gay jlvlr bavlflarjlm tbat wblj blr busdajm, Maj

     Hibjsij, mclm io dracj eajelr cj 4>>2, adajk `it $=.0 gcffcij cj cjsurajel pri-ellms ij bcs fcol. ]bl dajk bam ocrlm bcg

     ylars larfclr ajm jlvlr tifm bcg ir bcsoagcfy adiut tbl cjsurajel pifcey.

     Aotlr aeecmljtaffy mlstriycj` aj ljvl-fipl eijtacjcj` a eblek oir jlarfy $1.?

    gcffcij gaml iut ti Agl`y Dajk, tblpist ioocel gcsmcrletlm ct ti Grs. Hibj-sij–s bigl dleausl Maj Hibjsij–s jaglafsi was ij tbl eblek. Grs. Hibjsij

     wasj–t suppislm ti kjiw tbat Agl`ybam tbl cjsurajel pifcey ij blr busdajm,

     wbi wirklm as a prihlet gaja`lr oir tbldajk. Bcs ajjuaf safary bam dllj adiut$0>,>>>.

    Grs. Hibjsij ocflm a fawsuct ajm oirelmtbl dajk ti rlvlaf ct diu`bt pifcecls cj

    4>>1 ij girl tbaj => lgpfiylls, cjefum-cj` eivlra`l ij blr busdajm. Gr.

     Hibjsij bam dllj mca`jislm wctb tlrgc-jaf dracj eajelr adiut 12 gijtbs larfclrajm dllj iut orig wirk oir slvlrafgijtbs. Grs. Hibjsij cs jiw trycj` tioirel Agl`y ti rlvlaf tbl jagls io tbislitblr lgpfiylls. Cj tbl fawsuct Grs.

     Hibjsij cs sllkcj` ti rleivlr tbl jlt

    priellms Agl`y rlelcvlm, $5.2 gcffcij”tbl mlatb dljloct gcjus tbl prlgcugs ctpacm”orig tbl dajk.

     Agl`y Dajk amgcts ct purebaslm fcolcjsurajel pifcecls ij a `riup io vcelprlscmljts ajm itblr ioocelrs ajm efacgsct was mijl ti iooslt tbl eist io privcm-cj` lgpfiyll dljlocts. Agl`y sacm takcj`iut sueb pifcecls cs a ‖eiggij praetcelagij` dajks ajm itblr cjmustrcls ajm csrlei`jczlm ajm plrgcttlm dy tbl appfc-eadfl dajkcj` rl`ufatiry autbirctcls.‗

    Ct applars a jugdlr io dajks bavl pur-

    ebaslm bujmrlms io dcffcijs io miffars io‖dajk-iwjlm fcol cjsurajel‗ ij tbl fcvlsio tblcr lgpfiylls. ]bl pifcecls typceaffyrlgacj cj loolet ylars aotlr aj lgpfiyllflavls tbl dajk. Dajks rlelcvl sc`jcoceajttax amvajta`ls ij tbl pifcecls dy wrctcj`ioo tbl cjtlrlst tbly pay ij fiajs ti duytbl cjsurajel. Gijly cjvlstlm cj tbl pif-cecls `riws tax-mlolrrlm ajm wblj tblcjsurlm plrsij mcls, tbl mlatb dljloct cstax-orll.

    Grs. Hibjsij–s stiry was olaturlm fast ylar cj Eapctafcsg8 A Fivl Utiry, ocfg-

    gaklr Gcebalf Giirl–s erctceaf lxagcja-tcij io leijigce praetcels cj tbl \jctlmUtatls. Gckl Gylrs, a fawylr wctb GeEfa-jabaj Gylrs Lsply cj Biustij, ]lxas,rlprlsljts Grs. Hibjsij cj blr fawsuct.Biplouffy, bl wcff prlvacf ij bcs efcljt–sefacg ajm wcff dl adfl ti aflrt itblrs ti

     wbat tbcs dajk cs micj`. Ct–s cgpisscdfl timloljm tbl praetcel io lgpfiylls takcj`iut ‖mlam plasajt‗ cjsurajel pifcecls ijlgpfiylls wctbiut tblcr kjiwflm`l.

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    ]bl \.U. Eiurt io Applafs oir tbl JcjtbEcreuct bas upblfm aj ardctratcij awarmrlqucrcj` \.U. Fcol Cjsurajel Ei. ti payrlcjsurajel io girl tbaj $> gcffcij tiUuplrcir Jatcijaf Cjsurajel Eigpajcls.Uuplrcir was tbl wirklrs– eigpljsatcijcjsurlr ajm cs jiw cj fcqucmatcij. Eafcoir-

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    jca Cjsurajel Eiggcsscijlr Utlvl^iczjlr bam tbcs ti say adiut tbl rufcj`8

    \pbifmcj` tbcs awarm glajs tbat

    tbat bujmrlms io gcffcijs io miffars

    wcff dl avacfadfl ti pay tbl efacgs

    io wirklrs cjhurlm ij tbl hid

    tbriu`b tbl Eafcoirjca Cjsurajel

    @uarajtll Assiecatcij (EC@A) ajm

    itblr `uarajtll assiecatcijs.

    \.U. Fcol cs a sudscmcary io AglrceajCjtlrjatcijaf @riup (AC@) ajm was arlcjsurlr oir ocvl Eafcoirjca wirklrs–eigpljsatcij cjsurajel eigpajcls tbat

     wlrl fcqucmatlm cj 4>>>. \.U. Fcol eij-tljmlm tbat Uuplrcir Jatcijaf ajm ctsaoocfcatls oacflm ti mcsefisl ti \.U. Fcol affplrtcjljt cjoirgatcij rl`armcj` tbl aml-quaey io cts iutstajmcj` rlslrvls oirpaygljt io efacgs, ajm lxpiscj` \.U. Fcolti sudstajtcaf fissls.

    Ij Hujl 4>0, a mcstrcet eiurt cj

    Fis Aj`lfls ljtlrlm aj irc`cjaf hum`gljta`acjst \.U. Fcol oir $==5.< gcffcij. \.U.Fcol sudslquljtfy applaflm ti tbl JcjtbEcreuct. ]bl irc`cjaf hum`gljt was ujaj-cgiusfy upblfm dy tbl olmlraf tbrll-hum̀ lapplafs pajlf. Cjefumcj` pist-hum`gljtcjtlrlst, tbl hum`gljt cs jiw girl tbaj$> gcffcijdijm AC@ pistlm as sleurcty, ct wcff dlmcstrcdutlm ti EC@A ajm itblr `uarajtyassiecatcijs. EC@A wcff rlelcvl adiut3>% io tbl ocjaf agiujt.

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    ]bl jugdlr io wirklrs efacgcj` hidmcsercgcjatcij daslm ij mcsadcfcty, rlfc-`cij ir jatcijaf irc`cj sur`lm, as olmlraf

     hid-dcas eigpfacjts ivlraff staylm at jlar-

    rleirm flvlfs fast ylar. ]bl Lquaf Lgpfiy-gljt Ippirtujcty Eiggcsscij rlelcvlmgirl tbaj 35,>>> mcsercgcjatcij efacgsmurcj` tbl ocseaf ylar ljmlm Ulptlgdlr5>tb , a 4% mlerlasl orig tbl rleirm slt cj4>>2, dut tbl sleijm-bc`blst flvlf cj tbleiggcsscij–s bcstiry. As cj prlvcius

     ylars, efacgs daslm ij rael, slx ajm rltaf-catcij wlrl tbl gist orlquljt. ]bl LLIE

    sacm tbat ebar`ls io mcsadcfcty mcsercgcja-tcij risl dy adiut 1>%, ti 41,=>? cjolmlraf eiurt cj Mljvlr. Hum`l Ebrcstcjl

     Ar`ulffi bas apprivlm tbl slttflgljt.Iutdaek a`rllm ti start aj ijfcjl appfc-eatcij systlg oir lgpfiylls cjtlrlstlmcj gaja`lrcaf hids ajm bcrl a vcel prlsc-mljt io plipfl, a jlw pisctcij. Ajiutscml eijsuftajt cs ti gijctir eigpfc-ajel. ]bl wiglj affl`lm tbly wlrlmljclm prigitcijs ti fueratcvl gaja`-cj`-partjlr pisctcijs dleausl io tblcr`ljmlr.

    ]bl slttflgljt cs tbl far`lst lvlr oir aeasl bajmflm dy tbl \.U. Lquaf Lgpfiy-gljt Ippirtujcty Eiggcsscij–s mcstrcetioocel, wbceb eivlrs Eifirami ajm oiuritblr statls, aeeirmcj` ti Tcta DyrjlsKcttfl, a sljcir trcaf fawylr oir tbl a`ljeycj Mljvlr. Ubl bam tbcs ti say8 ‖]bl LLIEdriklrlm tbcs oar-rlaebcj` ajm eigprl-bljscvl slttflgljt cj tbl pudfce cjtlrlstti oistlr a mcsercgcjatcij-orll wirkpfaelat Iutdaek.‗ Girl tbaj 4>,>>> eurrljt

    ajm oirglr olgafl lgpfiylls at Iutdaekrlstaurajts jatcijwcml eiufm dl lfc`cdfloir awarms io up ti $1>>,>>> as part iotbl efass. ]i quafcoy, lgpfiylls jllm atflast tbrll ylars– tljurl wctb Iutdaekorig 4>>4 ti tbl prlsljt. ]bl agiujt iotbl awarm cs daslm ij aj lgpfiyll–slxplrcljel, pisctcij ajm efacgs. A efacgsamgcjcstratir wcff sljm flttlrs ti tbisl

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     A olmlraf hum`l bas `cvlj ocjaf apprivafti slttflgljts largarklm oir girl tbaj5>> vcetcgs io tbl 4>>5 Utatcij jc`btefudocrl. ]bl hum`l eafflm rlaebcj` tbat sta`la ‖rlm-flttlr may.‗ ]bl glebajcsg dy

     wbceb paygljts wcff dl gaml was afsiapprivlm. ]bl aetcij taklj dy Uljcir\.U. Mcstrcet Eiurt Hum`l Tijafm T.Fa`ulux gakls ct fcklfy jiw tbat tbl

     vcetcgs io tbl oiurtb-mlamfclst jc`btefudocrl cj \.U. bcstiry wcff dl pacm orig a$10?-gcffcij slttflgljt oujm cj a gattlrio gijtbs. Dut gueb rlgacjs ti dl mijl

    dloirl paygljts arl aetuaffy gaml.^ridatl hum`ls bavl ti apprivl tbl

    slttflgljts cj tbl 1>> easls io tbisl wbi mclm cj tbl ocrl ajm oir tbl gcjirs wbi stajm ti l̀t ivlr $1>,>>>. A splecafgastlr”appicjtlm dy tbl eiurt ―gamlrleiggljmatcijs oir affieatcij io tblslttflgljt oujms. ]bisl rleiggljma-tcijs wlrl apprivlm dy Hum`l Fa`ulux.]bl slttflgljt gijly cs dlcj` pacm dy?< Mloljmajts. ]bl hum`l afsi apprivlmei-trustlls io a trust orig wbceb mcs-durslgljts wcff dl pacm. Eijscmlrcj` tbl