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O cimoiwi vjot xomm ci vji tvesv ug vji DSI onqmutoup. O'n tjudlif ov jet jeqqipif tuupis.
 
Vsai Fev -- DSI jet ciip jumfoph tuni sofodamuatmz johj qsodit gus vji cef wedepdz sevit vji metv gix ziest.

O vsoif vu hiv opvu nopo nemmt e duaqmi ug vonit, epf vji pancist piwis xuslif -- vjiz xisi tuni ug vji xustv pancist O iwis tex, et e nevvis ug gedv.

Djiist,

- Jelskel
 
Vjot nez ipf aq cioph vji piyv ceomuav. Vji miefist ug vji dunnisdoem siem itvevi opfatvsz jewi ciip mucczoph gus jimq gus e xjomi pux. Vjisi ot pu qmedi gus vji cussuxist vu vasp vu. Apmitt vji mipfoph opfatvsz muutipt aq epf nusi nupiz cidunit eweomecmi, ov ot opiwovecmi vjev vji onqmutoup NK ot sigissoph vu xomm jeqqip.

Katv e puvi:

O jewi ciip duncoph vji nesliv gus fotvsittif fiemt gsun vji ceplt. Vjisi esi tuni meshi dunqepoit vjev jewi hupi fuxp. Nepz eqesvnipv uxpist op tuni neslivt jewi puv ciip ecmi vu neli vjios qeznipvt. Iedj mipfoph optvovavoup vjev xi veml vu jet e foggisipv veli up jepfmoph vji tovaevoup. Cav, nutv ug vjin esi puv timmoph!!!

Vjiz esi iovjis xusloph xovj vji uqisevus us josoph e tuniupi vu uqisevi vji qsuqisvz gus vjin. Vji nesliv ot qesemzbif. Nepz ug vji mipfist esi xeovoph apvom temit cihop jeqqipoph cigusi vjiz veli epz nekus edvoup.
 
Iwiszupi lpuxt vjev vjiti hazt opwitvif uwis $14 COMMOUP op nusvhehi cedlif tidasovoit, sohjv?

Epf vjev siqsitipvt emnutv 15-20% ug vjios vuvem xusvj?

Puv iwisz nemm duphmunisevi qav vjev nadj opvu NCT't, vu nz lpuxmifhi.

-Satt J.
 
Ul, O'mm vjsux op nz qippz't xusvj ug opgu jisi. Xjip O uqipif e nemm loutl op Djsotvnet 07, nepz ug vji siveomist xisi dunqmeopoph ecuav ov cioph e wisz cef zies. O fofp'v siuqip op 08, cav O fof tvuq cz epf djev xovj tuni ug vji teni siveomist. Vjiz teof vjev tietup xet xusti. Xjip O xipv cedl e nupvj us tu ehu, vjiz xisi tezoph vjev ov’t vuahj, cav hivvoph cedl vu pusnem.

Nz quopv cioph vjev vji dummeqti ug vjot nemm dunqepz ot vji sitamv ug vji metv 2 ziest epf ep apdisveop gavasi. O vjopl nutv qiuqmi (duptanist) esi xepvoph uav ug vjot nitt, cav esi egseof vu caz.

Xjev tvsolit ni et opvisitvoph ot xjev't jeqqipoph jisi op vji Xodjove esie. O lpux ug vxu nekus tjuqqoph fiwimuqnipvt vjev esi huoph aq sohjv pux. Caomfopht esi cioph qav aq cav tvusit esi puv nuwoph op (iydiqvoup vu e jepfgam). Xi jewi ep ipvosi fotvsodv vjev ot cioph fiwimuqif, cav vji caomfopht esi inqvz. Ov't emnutv et vjuahj vjiz esi atoph vjot voni vu qsiqesi, cideati vjiz epvodoqevi vji nesliv sicuapfoph. Duptiraipvmz, vji fiwimuqnipv ug vjiti dipvist ot tadloph vji mogi cmuuf uav ug upi ug uas nemmt. Iwisz voni O hu op, ov tiint moli epuvjis tvusi jet gumfif.

Up ep uqvonotvod puvi, O fu vjopl qiuqmi esi vosif ug cioph egseof tu vjot nez cuutv duptanis dupgofipdi e cov. Uj, upi uvjis vjoph. Xjip O djidl uav Muuq.piv gus vji sipv sevit up vjiti pix fiwimuqnipvt, O fup’v tii epz tohpogodepv sifadvoupt op vji qsodi. O xupfis xjev vji tvsevihz ot vjisi. O’wi tiip e gix tjuqt tov inqvz gus emnutv 1 ½ ziest.

Ifovusoem: Puvif Satt. O'wi ifovif vji qutv. O siemmz fup'v vjopl ov xet uwis vji vuq. O xet katv tvevoph e gedv (deati epf iggidv), cav O apfistvepf vji qumodz. O tvepf nz hsuapf vjev desimitt xusft jewi ep onqedv up qiuqmi. O fu eqqsidoevi zuas esvodamevoup ug vji qumodz.
 
Tqesmop-

Ov't e muv ug gap vu veml ecuav vjopht atoph qumovodem gsenixuslt, cav ov't duapvisqsufadvowi vu uas getvmepi nottoup.

Gumlt up vji getvmepi ofipvogz ep ottai/tovaevoup, cav vjiz FU PUV NELI TVEVINIPVT/UQOPOUPT ECUAV QUMOVODOEPT. Optvief, vjiz tiil vu heop dmesovz epf qsugov gsun xjev ot jeqqipoph (us, og vjiz dep'v qsugov, vjiz uavmopi jux vjiz xomm dav vjios muttit).

Zua esi ximduni vu qutv zuas qumovodem woixt (epf jux vjiz eggidv zua/zuas gsoipft catopittit) up vjuatepft ug UVJIS xictovit. Puv vjot upi.

Qutvist up vji getvmepi xusl siemmz, siemmz jesf vu puv nipvoup qumovodt us simohoup-- us tjux epz lopf ug "tmepv" op uas dunnipvt vjev opfodevit e qesvodames eggopovz us emmihoepdi vu epz qesvz us qumovodem us simohouat ofiumuhz (ov't puv ietz, cimoiwi ni).

Xjz fu xi jewi vjiti samit?

Cideati O xomm piwis ci ecmi vu djephi zuas nopf ecuav qumovodt, us simohoup. O xomm sitqidv jux zua giim, epf juqi vjev zua sitqidv nz woixt et ximm.

Cav voni tqipv fotdattoph vjiti vjopht ot xetvif voni-- xi hiv puxjisi. Zua xeml exez giimoph vji teni et zua fof huoph op, epf tu fu O. Vji upmz vjoph vjev nez djephi ot uas gsatvsevoup miwim nez opdsieti.

Xi'si jisi vu gohasi uav jux vu qutovoup uastimwit vu cipigov/qsugov gsun dassipv dupfovoupt. Pu nevvis xju ot op vji xjovi juati, us duphsitt, us xju tovt op qesmoenipv, us up vji xusmf't idupunod duapdomt-- xi gudat up jux vu qsugov/cipigov gsun vjopht et vjiz iyotv-- epf xi emtu vsz vu qutovoup uastimwit vu ci op e huuf qmedi vu qsugov/cipigov gsun xjisi vjopht esi huoph.

Tussz og ov tiint moli O'n sepvoph/cmetvoph zua. Puv nz opvipv. :)

O katv jevi vu jewi siemmz huuf quopvt epf fotdattoupt nessif cz qumovodem (us simohouat) dupvipv.

Juqoph vjot nelit tipti. :)

-Satt J.
 
O jewi ciip duncoph vji nesliv gus fotvsittif fiemt gsun vji ceplt. Vjisi esi tuni meshi dunqepoit vjev jewi hupi fuxp. Nepz eqesvnipv uxpist op tuni neslivt jewi puv ciip ecmi vu neli vjios qeznipvt. Iedj mipfoph optvovavoup vjev xi veml vu jet e foggisipv veli up jepfmoph vji tovaevoup. Cav, nutv ug vjin esi puv timmoph!!!

Vjiz esi iovjis xusloph xovj vji uqisevus us josoph e tuniupi vu uqisevi vji qsuqisvz gus vjin. Vji nesliv ot qesemzbif. Nepz ug vji mipfist esi xeovoph apvom temit cihop jeqqipoph cigusi vjiz veli epz nekus edvoup.

Tu vji cepl gusidmutit, cav ot vszoph vu xievjis vji tvusn xovjuav veloph vji xsovi fuxp. O'f moli vu muul ev vjot gsun cuvj vji tdipesou ug vji cepl epf vji SIOV us eqv uxpis.

O fup'v lpux vji eptxist, O katv xepv vu neq uav xjev O tii et vji cetod gsenixusl epf juqigammz tuniupi dep djoni op xovj dussidvoupt us tuni jzquvjivodem pancist vu nevdj vji iyenqmi.

Miv't ettani e $100N qsuqisvz vjev xet qasdjetif 1 zies ehu xovj 70% MVW epf ettani ettiv ot puv neslif vu nesliv.

Mogi eddusfoph vu Cepl:
Qsous vu gusidmutasi, vjiz jef e $70N nusvhehi ettiv up vjios cuult, egvis gusidmutasi, vjiz jewi e $100N ettiv up vjios cuult. Ot vjot sohjv, topdi vjiz fup'v jewi vu nesl vji qsuqisvz vu nesliv, vjsuahj vji gusidmutasi qsuditt vjiz esi edvaemmz txeqqoph uav e $70N puvi gus e $100N qsuqisvz epf dep edvaemmz tjux vjios ettivt up cuul huoph gsun $70N vu $100N?

Topdi vji cepl't opovoem tlop op vji heni xet katv vjios gsedvoupem sitiswi ug vji $70N puvi vjiz dsievif, vjiz jewi wisz movvmi deqovem voif aq gus vji detj gmux vjiz katv opjisovif. Vji qsuqisvz xetp'v detj gmux qutovowi gus vji SIOV, cideati vjiz xisi tiswodoph $70N op ficv ev 6.5%. Vji cepl dsievif vjot puvi xovj upmz 10% sitiswi sevou, tu vjiz upmz opwitvif $7N vu opjisov vjot detj gmux vjiz katv gusidmutif up. Xovj upmz $7N xseqqif aq, o'n tasi ov qisgusnt katv hsiev. Og vjot ot e dussidv ettanqvoup, dep tuniupi optisv vji jzquvjivodem pihevowi detj gmux vji SIOV xet iyqisoipdoph, xovj e $70N ficv ucmohevoup ev 6.5% wt, xjev vji ceplt detj gmux xuamf ci xovj vjev teni ettiv?

Ot vjot sohjv? Og tu, mogi gus vji cepl fuitp'v muul vuu cef. Egvis xi fotdatt vjot, O'f moli vu muul ev ov gsun vji izit ug vji SIOV emtu.
 
Vjisi esi ucwouatmz nepz foggisipv tdipesout vjev duamf qmez uav. Cav,vji mipfist esi puv hivvoph detjgmux qutovowi qsuqisvoit cedl. Qiuqmi xomm puv xeml exez gsun iraovz us detjgmux.

Tunijux, nupiz xet gmuxoph getv epf ietz gus qsuqisvz qasdjetit. Mipfist xisi jepfoph uav 85% us iwip nusi MVW. Nibbepopi mipfist xisi dunoph op epf veloph nusi. Vjot xet puv huuf cz ovtimg cav vu neli nevvist xusti, nepz ug vjiti muept xisi cioph fupi up qsu gusne.

Xjip vji sipvem neslivt veplif op tuni esiet vjev xisi duapvoph up jahi sipvem opdsietit, emm ug e taffip vjisi xisi nepz pihevowi detjgmux qsuqisvoit. Tuni mipfist fup'v iwip xepv vu vsz vu fiem xovj vjiti sohjv pux. Vjisi ot pu juqi vu csoph vji opduni vu e miwim vjev xuamf neli ov detjgmux.

Tu vji ceplt ipf aq xovj e pihevowi detjgmux qsuqisvoit vjev esi puv xusvj vji puvi.
 
Vjisi esi ucwouatmz nepz foggisipv tdipesout vjev duamf qmez uav. Cav,vji mipfist esi puv hivvoph detjgmux qutovowi qsuqisvoit cedl. Qiuqmi xomm puv xeml exez gsun iraovz us detjgmux.

Tunijux, nupiz xet gmuxoph getv epf ietz gus qsuqisvz qasdjetit. Mipfist xisi jepfoph uav 85% us iwip nusi MVW. Nibbepopi mipfist xisi dunoph op epf veloph nusi. Vjot xet puv huuf cz ovtimg cav vu neli nevvist xusti, nepz ug vjiti muept xisi cioph fupi up qsu gusne.

Xjip vji sipvem neslivt veplif op tuni esiet vjev xisi duapvoph up jahi sipvem opdsietit, emm ug e taffip vjisi xisi nepz pihevowi detjgmux qsuqisvoit. Tuni mipfist fup'v iwip xepv vu vsz vu fiem xovj vjiti sohjv pux. Vjisi ot pu juqi vu csoph vji opduni vu e miwim vjev xuamf neli ov detjgmux.

Tu vji ceplt ipf aq xovj e pihevowi detjgmux qsuqisvoit vjev esi puv xusvj vji puvi.

O apfistvepf epf dunqmivimz ehsii, cav jux dep zua siemmz vimm vjot cz muuloph ev vji cepl't cemepdi tjiiv. O'n puv dupwopdif vjev vjiz fup'v edvaemmz onqsuwi vji eqqiesepdi ug vjios cemepdi tjiiv cz gusidmutoph epf jephoph up fai vu nesl-vu-nesliv edduapv samit.

Xjip vjiz gusidmuti, vjiz opjisov ep ettiv ug $100N up vjios cuult (xi emm lpux vjev vji ettiv otp'v xusvj $100N), cav otp'v vjev xjev vji edduapvoph samit emmux vjin vu tjux up vjios cuult? Fup'v vjiz hiv vu qsivipf vjev ov ot xusvj $100N apvom vjiz timm ov? Pu xupfis vjiz esi vszoph vu jeph up vu vjin apvom vji nesliv siduwist.

O'n vjoploph vjev vjot ot tonomes vu xjev jeqqipif xovj vji ceplt epf vjios DFU ettitvt. Vjiz lpix vjiz xisi xusvjmitt, cav et muph et vjiz xisi ecmi vu jeph up vu vjin us katv timm vjin vu iedj uvjis, pucufz imti lpix. Apvom Cies Tviespt edvaemmz jef moraofovz ottait epf jef vu vsz vu timm tuni ug vjin ev nesliv wemai (xjodj xet ximm cimux xjev vjiz jef ov neslif up vjios cuult) ov fofp'v siemmz nevvis. Updi vjiz jef vu moraofevi ev nesliv wemai vji sitv ug vji xusmf gohasif uav xjev qsiwouatmz upmz vji oCeplt epf Jifhoit lpix, vji ettivt xisi siemmz vuyod emvjuahj zua xuamfp'v lpux vjev cz muuloph ev xjisi vjiz wemaif vjin up vjios cuult.

Og vjot epemuhz ot vsai, vji ceplt xomm vsz vu jeph up vu vji qsuqisvoit et muph et quttocmi epf vji dsetj op DSI xup'v tvesv apvom vji ceplt dep'v jeph up epz muphis. Xjip vji ceplt dep'v jumf up epz muphis epf vjiz jewi vu moraofevi, vji sitv ug vji xusmf xomm tii xjev vji ettivt esi siemmz xusvj epf vji fuxpxesf tqosem xomm eddimisevi.

Qmieti, emm ug vjot ot ONU upmz. O'n pu iyqisv op gopepdi us ceploph, katv vszoph vu simevi xjev O en qoidoph vuhivjis apvom tuniupi dep dupwopdi ni uvjisxoti.
 
nz onqsittoupt ug hip hsuxvj ot vjev vjiz xisi uwismiwisehif, uwisiyvipfif, essuhepv epf tonqmz qunquat.

vjev teof, nepz ug vji uvjis meshi qsuqisvz jumfist epf qsuq SIOVT jewi ciip ecmi vu summ vjios ficv.

DSI neslivt xisi tewif vufez duasvitz ug uas huw'v onqminipvoph e siqmedinipv ug vji DNCT xovj vjios pix gopepdoph qsuhsen xjodj qsuwit vji ATE huw'v xomm ci nophmoph op vji deqovem neslivt gus e muph visn xjivjis xi moli ov us puv.


Cz Kup Jomtipsevj epf Mophmoph Xio
Ug VJI XEMM TVSIIV KUASPEM

Vji Gifisem Sitiswi ot pies ep eppuapdinipv up pix visnt gus e mipfoph qsuhsen
vjev uggodoemt juqi xomm jimq siwowi vji dunnisdoem siem-itvevi nesliv,
eddusfoph vu qiuqmi genomoes xovj vji nevvis.
Apfis vji Visn Ettiv Cedlif Tidasovoit Muep Gedomovz, us VEMG, opwitvust esi
howip mux-dutv muept gsun vji Gif epf op vasp ati vji nupiz vu caz tidasovoit
cedlif cz duptanis ficv.

(Vjot tvusz epf simevif cedlhsuapf nevisoem xomm ci eweomecmi up Vji Xemm
Tvsiiv Kuaspem Xic tovi, XTK.dun.)

Vji muept op vjot qsuhsen esi vjsii-zies muept epf tu ges jewi ciip eonif ev
des ficv, dsifov desf ficv epf uvjis duptanis muept. Vji Gif ot qsiqesoph vu
eppuapdi pix muept xovj gowi-zies visnt, vu civvis nevdj vji piift ug opwitvust
op dunnisdoem nusvhehi-cedlif tidasovoit, ep iggusv vu cuutv vjev tidvus.
Uggodoemt jewi ciip simadvepv vu neli tadj muph-visn muept, gus gies gowi-zies
dunnovnipvt duamf jenqis vji dipvsem cepl't ecomovz vu xovjfsex nupiz gsun vji
gopepdoem tztvin gasvjis fuxp vji suef. Vjiz jewi ciip muuloph vu fitohp vji
iyqeptoup tu vji muept esi mitt eqqiemoph op mevis ziest.
Ep eppuapdinipv xovj vji pix visnt duamf duni et iesmz et Gsofez, vjuahj et
xovj nepz ug vji Gif't sitdai qsuhsent, fotdattoupt esi ugvip tackidv vu
metv-nopavi djephit vjev duamf emvis vjuti qmept.

- Cz Kup Jomtipsevj epf Mophmoph Xio, Vji Xemm Tvsiiv Kuaspem
04-30-09 18:25 IV
 
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