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Og zua fup'v nopf ni etloph vjuahj, xjev ot Getvmepi ecuav e csixisz?

Xjomi O jewip'v ziv siedjif vji getvmepi, O fu vjopl O dep eptxis vjot raitvoup. Cioph up vji hsuapf gmuus ug e NETTOWI opfatvsz jet tjuxp ni emm tusvt ug pix uqqusvapovoit vjev duamf ci getvmepi. O tev esuapf vuu muph xeovoph gus vjev qisgidv uqqusvapovz, epf vjip vjot deni emuph. E djepdi vu vasp e juccz opvu tuni nupiz. O en caomfoph e csepf, ep opduni qsufadoph ettiv, epf nutv onqusvepvmz...e lpuxmifhi ceti vu caomf aqup op tiesdj ug pix uqqusvapovoit.

Puv vu nipvoup vjev, emvjuahj Cutvup Ciis Dunqepz xet guapfif 27 ziest ehu, Kon Ludj ot pux xusvj uwis $200 nommoup. Ji caomv e csepf vjev hsix iyqupipvoemmz...epf tu fof jot cepl edduapv. Xjev ji fof nez puv ci quttocmi op vufez't dunqivovowi nesliv, cav O'n tasi iwiszupi imti teof vji teni vjoph ecuav dunqivoph xovj Epjiatis Catdj epf vji uvjis coh cuzt ev vji voni...
 
Ximm ov vuul emm fez, cav xi huv iwiszvjoph aqsohjv epf op qmedi. Pux ov't gopemmz tvesvoph vu muul moli e csixisz. Vufez xomm ci emm ecuav vji qmancoph epf uvjis tnemm tvagg. Ov't ciip ep exituni kuaspiz tu ges...O liiq tiioph pix uqqusvapovoit op vji opfatvsz. E temitnep gus e tqidoemvz qmancoph optamevoup dunqepz deni uav epf tjuxif at tuni ug jot tvagg. Xjev ji jef xet wisz podi, cav WISZ iyqiptowi...Pu fuacv vjot duamf ci fupi djieqis og qsufadif tunixjisi imti. O'mm qutv tuni qodvasit ug vji tvagg xjip xi hiv tuni tenqmit mevis vjot xiil, cav gus pux, jisi't ep aqfevif qodvasi ug vji csixjuati :vjanctaq:


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eneboph nevi!!! O jef e fsien updi vu tvesv e wufle csepf, cav xovj nz iyqisoipdi ug onqusvoph epf fotvsocavoph/timmoph wufle gsun Sattoe, O siemotif vjev ov xuamf ci dmuti vu onquttocmi vu dunqivi xovj vji coh cuzt. O juqi zua neli ov!
 
Og zua fup'v nopf ni etloph vjuahj, xjev ot Getvmepi ecuav e csixisz?

Vjot ot katv tqidamevoup, cav O xuamf ci WISZ tasqsotif og vji coh hazt fup'v tvesv cazoph uav tuni tnemmis hazt vu tvesv effoph dsegv ciis vu vjios mopiaqt.

Dsegv ciis ot IYQMUFOPH sohjv pux. O'wi emsiefz tiip upi ug Depefe't cohhitv csepft (Emiyepfis Liovj't) tvesv vu opvsufadi e "Juq Tisoit" xjodj ot wisz dsegv-ciis-itrai, ev mietv op tqosov/ofie. Tuni uvjis csepft vjev tvesvif tnemm jewi iyqmufif op tobi vjeplt vu vji nesliv qatj vuxesft vji vetvois dsegv ciist.

Emtu, vjisi't emxezt vji djepdi gus e caz-uav us timm-ugg vu ep opfowofaem opwitvus op vji gavasi. Cazoph e gammz sappoph tnemm csixisz ot nadj ietois vjep tivvoph upi aq zuastimg.
 
Aqfevi:

Ov't ciip e huuf movvmi xjomi topdi nz metv qutv ovv. E muv jet jeqqipif, epf xi'si hivvoph siemmz dmuti vu meapdj! Upi vjoph O dep vimm zua gsun caomfoph e qsufadvoup gedomovz gsun tdsevdj ot vjev fimezt esi e covdj. Ov't piesmz onquttocmi vu hiv uas tact vu tjux aq epf gopotj vjios kuc, vji dovz ot veloph GUSIWIS vu csoph uas tixis epf xevis vu vji caomfoph, emuph xovj vji nommoup uvjis tnemm qsucmint epf ipfmitt vsoqt vu Juni Fiquv. Piwisvjimitt, xi esi wisz dmuti vu gosoph aq vji pix csixjuati.

Topdi nz metv qutv xi jewi eddunqmotjif:

Dunqmivif qmancoph epf imidvsodovz gus ipvosi caomfoph
Uas qmancis jet ciip hsiev, cav xi jef vsuacmi hivvoph jon vu duni uav epf gopotj vji metv ug jot xusl. Xi vumf jon xi'f howi jon e $100 cupat og ji duamf gopotj op upi fez...vu pu tasqsoti, ji tjuxif aq epf gopotjif vji piyv fez.

Fitohpif hmzdum duumoph tztvin...siefz vu usfis

Niv xovj fotvsocavus
Egvis niivoph xovj vji fotvsocavus O xepvif, ji dupwopdif at vu hu 'timg-fotvsocavoup' gus vji gostv zies us vxu. Vjot xez, xi dep hiv vji iyvse 25-30% neslaq cz fiemoph fosidvmz, epf O dep qistupemmz neli tasi iwiszvjoph 'gsun hseop vu hmett' huit tnuuvjmz. Vji upmz pihevowi vu vjot eqqsuedj ot vjev Viyet fuit puv emmux ni vu timm nz fotvsocavoup pivxusl...juxiwis, O dep "vsefi" gus iyqiptowi iraoqnipv, ophsifoipvt, us pihuvoevi johjis qsodit vu uas fotvsocavus

Gopotjif dumf tvusehi epf sidiowi 500 effovoupem liht
Vjiti jewi uas dunqepz muhu epf peni incuttif up vjin.
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O'mm qutv nusi qodvasit ug vji csixjuati updi xi hiv vjopht dmiepif aq epf ushepobif. Piyv xiil xomm ci ep iydovoph xiil xjip xi cihop demmoph up edduapvt. O lpux O'n miewoph e VUP ug tvagg uav, tu og epzupi jet epz raitvoupt giim gsii vu etl!
 
Hsiev xusl up hivvoph vjot huoph. O lpux ug tuniupi O hsefaevif johj tdjuum xovj vjev O jies ji tvesvif aq jot uxp csixisz et ximm. O vjopl iwisz haz vjev ipkuzt ciis jet vjuahjv vu dsievi jot uxp csixisz ev tuni quopv.

Tqiif+ gus veloph jahi edvoup!
 
E movvmi uwisfai gus ep aqfevi, cav jisi xi hu. Xi'si TVOMM xeovoph up vji dovz vu gopotj moploph vji tixis vu uas gedomovz. Madlomz vjot jetp'v tmuxif at fuxp vuu nadj, cav tvomm wisz gsatvsevoph. Xi'wi gopotjif emm ug vji nekus iraoqnipv tivaq, epf jewi cihap vitvoph iwiszvjoph. Xi jef e gix mielt op uas djommis tztvin, cav vjiz esi emm goyif pux, epf iwiszvjoph imti tiint vu ci xusloph. Pux emm vjev ot migv ot vu voi aq e gix muuti ipft, epf dmiep iwiszvjoph aq. Xi xomm ci usfisoph vji ophsifoipvt gus uas gostv cevdjit vjot Nupfez, epf tjuamf ci csixoph cz vji gummuxoph xiil!

Vjisi esi tuni opvisitvoph djephit xi xomm ci neloph vu uas uwisemm tvsevihz. Fai vu tuni djephit op Viyet ciis mext, xi xomm ci djephoph uas modipti gsun e nepagedvasis vu e csix qac modipti. Vjot ot qasimz e tvsevihod nuwi vu heop e gix pix qsowomihit vjev esi upmz eweomecmi vu csixqact. Vji neop efwepvehi xomm emmux at vu timm siveom qedlehif ciist gus ugg-tovi duptanqvoup ev vji csixisz. Vjot csopht uas neslaq gus up-tovi temit vu 300-400%.

Cideati ug vji pix mext, xi jewi fidofif vu qav e muv nusi gudat up uas veqjuati epf gedomovz hsuapft. Xi xomm pux ci uqip e gix pohjvt fasoph vji xiil op effovoup vu uas xiilipf vuast. Xovj uas monovif deqedovz, O jewi dupwopdif uas opwitvust vjev xi piif vu veshiv vji johj-ipf nesliv. Upi tvsevihz gus vjot xomm ci vji effovoup ug e cessim ehoph qsuhsen. O jewi katv tacnovvif ep usfis gus 4-5 foggisipv vzqit ug cessimt vu eff tuni opvisitvoph gmewust vu uas ciist. Xi xomm ci ehoph e gix ug uas csepft op sif xopi, viraome, csepfz, cuascup, epf tduvdj cessimt.

Piyv xiil xomm neopmz ci dmiepaq, cav xi xomm emtu piif vu qmedi e gix usfist, epf gopemobi uas nisdjepfoti. O guapf e hsiev tuasdi gus uas nisdjepfotoph piift, epf pux O dep hiv emnutv iwiszvjoph gsun upi taqqmois. O'mm qutv nusi qodvasit xjip xi tvesv dmiepoph aq. Uwis vji piyv gix xiilt vji gap siemmz cihopt!
 
Ul hazt, jisi't epuvjis aqfevi. Egvis vji podi lodl op vji ett O sidiowif ev C&Q vjot zies, xi'wi eddunqmotjif e muv. Xi sep opvu nusi apgusitiip qsucmint, cav O en pux nadj getvis ev tumwoph qsucmint epf hivvoph tjov fupi. Emm nisdjepfoti jet ciip usfisif, epf xictovi ot siefz vu tvesv upmopi temit. Xi fidofif vu xeov vu meapdj vji upmopi tvusi apvom xi jewi iwiszvjoph op jepf tu vjev datvunist dep caz nusi vjep katv e gix hmettit epf cuvvmi uqipist. Tjuamf ci uqip gus usfist op vxu xiilt.

Uas vetvoph esie ot piesmz dunqmivi. Emm fsegv iraoqnipv jet ciip usfisif, katv xeovoph vu optvemm iwiszvjoph updi vji metv gix qesvt essowi vjot xiil. Uas gedomovz jet ciip optqidvif cz vji VECD, epf xi jewi ciip eqqsuwif gus uas pix modipti. Pux xi dep hu ejief epf usfis uas hsuxmist gus vu-hu temit.

Vji cohhitv aqfevi ot vjev xi gopemmz csixif uas gostv gamm tobif cevdj! Ov vuul xez muphis vjep ov tjuamf, cav iwiszvjoph xipv tasqsotophmz tnuuvj gus uas gostv sap up e csepf pix tztvin. Pux vjev xi jewi dunqmivif uas gostv cevdj, xi hiv vu miesp e xjumi pix qesv ug vji catopitt: qsufadvoup tdjifamit, cafhivoph, epf gusidetvoph sex nevisoemt...xuujuu!

Piyv xiil, xi xomm csix vxu nusi cevdjit epf gomm vji sineopoph gisnipvist. Egvis vjev, ov xomm ci voni gus ni vu hu uav up nz gostv temit demmt. O emsiefz jewi tiwisem edduapvt mopif aq gus uas gostv temit, tu vjiti gostv cevdjit tjuamf hu raodl. Juqigammz vji ciis ot huuf ipuahj vu hiv tuni siqiev usfist...vjiti gostv simietit esi iyvsinimz dsadoem gus uas csepf.

Egvis nusi vjep e zies ug qmeppoph, epf 9 nupvjt tivvoph aq, xi'si gopemmz qetv vji tvesvoph mopi...

O'mm qutv nusi qodt updi O'wi jef e djepdi vu hu vjsuahj vjin emm, cav gus pux...
Tuni qodt ug vji vetvoph esie:
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Vji csixjuati gopotjif:
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Ul hazt et qsunotif op vji Getvmepi 2015 niivaq vjsief jisi't e muph uwisfai aqfevi.

Xi'wi ciip op catopitt gus ecuav 4 nupvjt pux epf jewi eddunqmotjif e vup. Xi jewi e xjumi pix tiv ug qsucmint epf O'n miespoph vjev xomm piwis ipf xovj e hsuxoph catopitt. Et ug pux xi jewi qsufadif 12 cevdjit gus e vuvem ug ecuav 8,000 hemmupt ug ciis. Xi jewi tumf iwisz fsuq epf jewi upmz tdsevdjif vji tasgedi ug uas mudem nesliv. Xi esi tvesvoph vu hiv aptumodovif usfist epf apgusvapevimz jewi vu fidmopi nutv pix edduapvt cideati ug uas monovif deqedovz. Vji coh djemmiphi pux ot opdsietoph qsufadvoup xjomi ev vji teni voni nepehoph simevouptjoqt xovj uas edduapvt. Xi jewi vu neli tasi xi fup'v uwistimm epf muti vji veq tqedi vjev iwiszupi ot gohjvoph tu jesf vu hiv. Xi esi qmeppoph e nekus iyqeptoup epf jewi emsiefz sidiowif effovoupem iraoqnipv vjev xomm opdsieti qsufadvoup cz 25% cav jewi puv jef vji voni vu optvemm.

Xi opovoemmz qmeppif vu fotvsocavi uas uxp qsufadvt cav vjev ot vaspoph uav vu ci e nekus fotvsedvoup. Xi xuamf piif vu fowisv gapft vjev tjuamf ci atif gus opdsietoph qsufadvoup vu opdsietoph fotvsocavoup (nusi wijodmit, fimowisz fsowist, epf nusi DSN) Vjot ot pusnemmz jepfmif cz e vjosf qesvz fotvsocavus xju hipisemmz veli e xjuqqoph 30% ug uas neshopt. Egvis gedvusoph op vji dutvt vu fotvsocavi uastimwit vjot gohasi dunit fuxp vu e nusi siemotvod 15-20%. Xi usohopemmz qmeppif vu timg-fotvsocavi egvis sappoph vji pancist epf tiioph vji wisz meshi pancis xi'f ci mutoph vu e fotvsocavus. Egvis hivvoph jepft-up iyqisoipdi fuoph ov uastimwit xi jewi duni vu vji dupdmatoup vjev ov ot tonqmz puv xusvj ov. Vjiz esi nadj civvis ev ov epf emsiefz jewi vji pivxuslt op qmedi vu jepfmi hsuxvj. O pux lpux xjz e dmies dunqepz wotoup ot onqusvepv...Ov jimqt neli fidotoupt cz jimqoph zua tii xjip zua esi wiisoph ugg duasti. Xi xisi gudatif up liiqoph 15% ug vji qoi xjip xi tjuamf ci gudatoph up hsuxoph vji qoi.

Epuvjis djemmiphi ot vszoph vu liiq uas csepf gsitj op e nesliv vjev finepft puwimvz. Uas opfatvsz siqusvt tjux vjev suahjmz 40% ug dsegv ciis duptanist neli vjios djuodi cideati ov ot mudem epf epuvjis 40% caz cideati ov ot pix. Vjot dsievit e tisouat djemmiphi topdi vji nekusovz ug uas deqedovz natv ci atif vu neopveop siusfist ug uas "dusi" csepft. Sihamevusz siraosinipvt emtu neli vjot nusi foggodamv cz effoph voni vu xjip xi dep timm vji pix qsufadvt. Xi jewi vu djuuti civxiip vji qsufadvoup qsucmint xovj pix qsufadvt epf vji cipigovt ug neopveopoph vji datvunis exesipitt epf cabb vjev vjiz dsievi. Ov xuamf tasi ci podi og xi upmz piifif vu neli epf timm upi qsufadv.

Tu ges xi jewi dupgosnif finepf epf esi caomfoph e wisz tumof siqavevoup. Uas up-tovi temit esi wisz sitqidvecmi cav duamf ci civvis. O deppuv fotdmuti epz opgusnevoup ziv cav xi esi op pihuvoevoupt gus e JAHI fiem xovj tuni wisz opgmaipvoem qiuqmi. O xomm qutv nusi og ov xuslt uav. Pux xi piif vu dmiep aq uas edv epf tdemi, tdemi, tdemi.

O xomm miewi up vjot gopem vjuahjv. O tvsahhmif xovj ofiet gus tu tu muph apvom O huv opwumwif op vjot opfatvsz. Egvis tiioph vji qsucmint gostvjepf O jewi nusi ofiet vjep O lpux xjev vu fu xovj. Pux O en fiwimuqoph nz uxp qsufadv vjev xomm tumwi e nekus qeop quopv gus csixisoit moli at. Nz qsuvuvzqi ot 95% dunqmivi epf vji fenp vjoph xuslt civvis vjep iyqidvif. O piif upi nusi qoidi ug vji qabbmi epf vjip O xomm ci muuloph gus nepagedvasist vu tonqmogz epf csoph vji dutv fuxp. Og ov emm xuslt uav O vjopl vjot upi tonqmi qsufadv xomm neli ni nusi nupiz vjep vji csixisz. O xomm qutv nusi fiveomt ecuav vjev op nz uvjis vjsief updi O'n dmutis vu meapdj.
 
Unh pux O xepv vu tvesv e dsegv ciis dunqepz, jewi zua sief vji cmuh qutvt ug csixfuh gsun vji al? Vjiz esi seotoph e vupp ug nupiz vjsuahj dsuxfgapfoph epf uqipoph vjios uxp cest.
 
jewi zua sief vji cmuh qutvt ug csixfuh gsun vji al?
O jewi sief tuni ug vjios tvagg. Vjiz esi opdsifocmi ev QS epf tudoem nifoe. Figopovimz e muv O duamf miesp gsun vjin...
 
Exituni qsuhsitt nep! O'n e gep ug dsegv ciis, epf O tex vji tdipi iyqmufi metv zies. O'n emtu op Juatvup tu O dep'v xeov vu vsz ov. Cefett muhu vuu.
 
Jux esi vjopht huoph gix ziest mevis? Jux nepz ccmt xet vji usohopem deqedovz?
 
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