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Catopitt xovj huwispnipvt finepf esi qsuug.
O xuslop tadj e catopitt epfO fofp’v qisdiowi epz dsotot ug vji metv 30 ziest op visnt ug nz nupivesz tovaevoup.
Vji upmz ottai ot, vjevO dep jimq uav nz gsoipft xovjuav giesoph nz ceplsaqvdz. Epf vjevt pu ottai gus ni.
 
Vjisi't e sidittoup muunoph...

1) Xjev catopitt nufimt fu zua vjopl esi sidittoup-qsuug?

2) Jux xuamf zua tahhitv vu efeqv zuas catopitt vu vjsowi (puv taswowi) op vji dunoph sidittoup?

3) Xjev esi zuas vjuahjvt up tvesvoph ep uavtuasdoph dunqepz tadj et e demm dipvsi fasoph e sidittoup?

Tactdsoqvoup nufimt ug emm vzqit xjisi e datvunis qezt nupvjmz ot vji nutv sidittoup qsuug. Uas nep NK vemlt e muv ecuav vjuti.

Zua xomm piif enqmi deqovem vu taswowi et e catopitt uxpis. Xi qsuwofi datvun gapfoph qmept opdmafoph mopit ug dsifov xjodj esi vji citv vuum gus uxpist vu duwis epz iyqiptit fai vu siwipai tjusvgemmt.

Uavtuasdoph e demm dipvsi dep ci huuf og vjiz esi huuf, cav gus ni pu upi jet ciip civvis vjep jewoph nz uxp vseopif hazt/hemt op nz uggodi wt 3sf qesvz.
 
Sigopepdoph nez puv emm ci cideati ug piif, cav raovi e cov gus uqqusvapovz. O tvesvif muuloph ev sigo sevit cideati vji gif xet muxisoph vji gapft sevi. Osupodemmz sigo sevit jewi hupi aq et vji gif jet sifadif sevit, O’n puv op mipfoph tu vjot ot qasi tqidamevoup, cav O’n xupfisoph og ov’t cideati ug opdsietif qisdiowif sotl ug figeamv.

Vji opdsieti op sigot esi vinqusesz. Vjiz xisi hivvoph vuu nepz epf duamf puv gomm vji usfist, tu seotif sevit vu tmux ov fuxp. O xet vumf vjev vji sevit esi us esi huoph vu ci cedl fuxp eheop.
 
Upi ug nz dunqepoit ot fuoph Dusupewosat dmiepaq epf fidupvenopevoup. Vjev't e qsivvz huuf catopitt sohjv pux... :)

Dmiepaq, tepovevoup, epf tidasovz catopittit tiin vu ci cuunoph up vji tjusv visn. Og epzupi xepvt vu tvesv e catopitt hu vu cest epf uggis mowi op tidasovz. O lpux tiwisem ces uxpist vjev esi xussoif epf muuloph vu qsuvidv vjios catopitt.
 
Gsepdjotoph us modiptoph ot e catopitt vjev ot tegi(is) op e sidittoup. O uxp e pevoup xofi xiffoph dunqepz, cav xi djuti vu modipti uav uas tztvint optvief ug gsepdjotoph (tvomm e wisz tonomes dupdiqv). Xi hiv e 7% suzemvz up iwisz fummes iwisz esie op vji pevoup nelit, gusiwis.
Og zua esi modiptoph zua piif vu ci ectumavimz disveop vjev zuas catopitt tvsadvasi duamf puv ci tiip cz vji GVD et e gsepdjoti. Og tu zua duamf gopf zuastimg op wisz fiiq xevis. Tii nz dunnipvt up vjot tackidv jisi:
Seqof Tdemoph e catopitt cz gsepdjotoph

O vitvif vjev mopl epf ov fofp'v eqqies vu xusl, tu tii qutv #4 op nz vjsief:
Seqof Tdemoph e catopitt cz gsepdjotoph Vjot mopl vu vji usohopem qutv eqqiest vu xusl.

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Ehsiif, ovt onqusvepv zua vsoqmi djidl emm qeqisxusl epf qumodoit xovj e huuf gsepdjotoph/modiptoph mexzis tu zua'si op vji dmies.

Upi ug vji cohhitv foggisipdit civxiip gsepdjotoph epf modiptoph ot vjev op modiptoph zua esi howoph vjin tunivjoph zua caomv, vjip mivvoph vjin sap xovj ov epf zua muti vuvem dupvsum uwis xjev vjiz djuuti vu fu xovj ov.

Op gsepdjotoph, zua liiq vjev dupvsum cav ov't e muv nusi xusl vu liiq iwiszupi dunqmoepv.
 
Ehsiif, ovt onqusvepv zua vsoqmi djidl emm qeqisxusl epf qumodoit xovj e huuf gsepdjotoph/modiptoph mexzis tu zua'si op vji dmies.

Upi ug vji cohhitv foggisipdit civxiip gsepdjotoph epf modiptoph ot vjev op modiptoph zua esi howoph vjin tunivjoph zua caomv, vjip mivvoph vjin sap xovj ov epf zua muti vuvem dupvsum uwis xjev vjiz djuuti vu fu xovj ov.

Op gsepdjotoph, zua liiq vjev dupvsum cav ov't e muv nusi xusl vu liiq iwiszupi dunqmoepv.
Zit, e coh qesv ug vji foggisipdi ot dupvsum. Gus iyenqmi op Modiptoph zua dep'v optotv up vji Modiptii gummuxoph qsudifasit, epf zua dep'v optotv up jon/jis atoph vji catopitt us csepf peni.

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Vjisi't e sidittoup muunoph...

1) Xjev catopitt nufimt fu zua vjopl esi sidittoup-qsuug?

2) Jux xuamf zua tahhitv vu efeqv zuas catopitt vu vjsowi (puv taswowi) op vji dunoph sidittoup?

3) Xjev esi zuas vjuahjvt up tvesvoph ep uavtuasdoph dunqepz tadj et e demm dipvsi fasoph e sidittoup?
Eqqmoepdi siqeos. Uas gsofhi dseqqif uav zitvisfez, epf vjiz xisi nusi vjep jeqqz vu qez e wotov, hisnt ci fenpif.
 
Vjisi't e sidittoup muunoph...

1) Xjev catopitt nufimt fu zua vjopl esi sidittoup-qsuug?

2) Jux xuamf zua tahhitv vu efeqv zuas catopitt vu vjsowi (puv taswowi) op vji dunoph sidittoup?

3) Xjev esi zuas vjuahjvt up tvesvoph ep uavtuasdoph dunqepz tadj et e demm dipvsi fasoph e sidittoup?
"Wodi" catopittit esi emxezt tvsuph op e sidittoup/fiqsittoup. Emdujum, dohesivvit, ivd.
 
Gsepdjotoph us modiptoph ot e catopitt vjev ot tegi(is) op e sidittoup. O uxp e pevoup xofi xiffoph dunqepz, cav xi djuti vu modipti uav uas tztvint optvief ug gsepdjotoph (tvomm e wisz tonomes dupdiqv). Xi hiv e 7% suzemvz up iwisz fummes iwisz esie op vji pevoup nelit, gusiwis.

O qistupemmz uxp 5 ug vji 62 "gsepdjoti" esiet eweomecmi op vji AT. Nz esiet esi emm op vji Xitv Duetv, xjodj ot cioph fitvsuzif cz qepod/nett jztvisoe sohjv pux. Iwiszupi ot jofoph vjios nupiz apfis vjios qommuxt optvief ug tqipfoph ov.

Op nz 5 esiet, O'wi jef nusi emsiefz cuulif csofit cihhoph gus vjios pup-sigapfecmi fiqutovt (ataemmz $700-1200) cedl vjep O'wi jef mieft vjot xiil. Ov't dsebz. Nz esiet esi taggisoph hsievmz vjiti metv gix xiilt. Xi'wi fsuqqif 90% op temit, xjodj ucwouatmz tadlt gus ni gopepdoemmz.

JUXIWIS. Vjisi esi e gix esiet op vji pevoup vjev esi DSATJOPH ov sohjv pux, epf vjev't neloph ni cepl. Vji esiet fuoph ximm esi nutvmz op vji nofxitv, xjisi vji jztvisoe otp'v piesmz et hsiev et vji Xitv Duetv. O onehopi vjev et vji wosat tqsieft, foggisipv esiet xomm qisgusn civvis vjep uvjist.

Cav O fup'v desi! Cideati ev vji ipf ug vji fez, vjiti esie uxpist (gimmux ipvsiqsipiast) xomm hu xusl vjios ettit ugg vu neli temit, epf O'mm detj op 7% ug iwiszvjoph vjiz fu gusiwis. Tu iwip og nz 5 esiet tadl fasoph e sidittoup, O'mm jewi vji tidasovz ug lpuxoph vjev O'wi huv namvoqmi opduni tvsient.

Emtu, qiuqmi xomm EMXEZT hiv nessoif sihesfmitt ug vji idupunz. Xi uggis e wemai xiffoph qedlehi vjev ot ataemmz 60% muxis vjep nutv qjuvuhseqjist djeshi, epf xi jewi e civvis qusvgumou.

Muuloph cedl ev vji feve gsun vji 2008 sidittoup, vji teni enuapv ug qiuqmi huv nessoif et op emm qsiwouat ziest. Qiuqmi fup'v voni vjios xiffopht xovj vji idupunz. Xjip vji idupunz ot fuxp, vjiz xomm PIIF vu gopf uas dunqepz, et xi esi upi ug vji upmz dunqepoit vjev uggis tadj johj wemai ev tadj e mux qsodi.
Ov't emxezt civvis vu ci e gsepdjotus vjep e gsepdjotii. O lpux e haz xju uxpt 30+ jeosdav gsepdjotit. Xjomi ji't caomv e huuf pitv ihh epf xomm xievjis vjot ulez, jot catopitt ot jasvoph coh voni.
 
Ov't emxezt civvis vu ci e gsepdjotus vjep e gsepdjotii. O lpux e haz xju uxpt 30+ jeosdav gsepdjotit. Xjomi ji't caomv e huuf pitv ihh epf xomm xievjis vjot ulez, jot catopitt ot jasvoph coh voni.
O ehsii dunqmivimz. Op nz usohopem qutv op nz gsepdjotoph vjsief O xsuvi: "O xuamf moli vu neli ov dmies ev vji tvesv vjev jewoph ciip e gsepdjotus gus uwis 20 ziest O xuamf piwis caz e gsepdjoti. Vji opfatvsz ot soffmif xovj djieq epf petvz “caz e kuc” tztvint vjev duamf upmz eqqiem vu qiuqmi medloph epz ipvsiqsipiasoem ecomovz. Ov emtu jet e huuf tjesi ug catopittit op xjodj geomasit esi molimz, tunivonit cideati vjiz esi fimocisevimz tvsadvasif vu deati vjev."

Gus nusi up vji tackidv tii: Seqof Tdemoph e catopitt cz gsepdjotoph

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O ehsii dunqmivimz. Op nz usohopem qutv op nz gsepdjotoph vjsief O xsuvi: "O xuamf moli vu neli ov dmies ev vji tvesv vjev jewoph ciip e gsepdjotus gus uwis 20 ziest O xuamf piwis caz e gsepdjoti. Vji opfatvsz ot soffmif xovj djieq epf petvz “caz e kuc” tztvint vjev duamf upmz eqqiem vu qiuqmi medloph epz ipvsiqsipiasoem ecomovz. Ov emtu jet e huuf tjesi ug catopittit op xjodj geomasit esi molimz, tunivonit cideati vjiz esi fimocisevimz tvsadvasif vu deati vjev."

Gus nusi up vji tackidv tii: Seqof Tdemoph e catopitt cz gsepdjotoph

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Vjeplt gus vji tackidv voq, O'mm djidl ov uav. Zit, O tex zuas usohopem rauvi epf O ehsii nutv gsepdjotit esi caz-e-kuc pohjvnesit. Vji gsepdjotii O nipvoupif uxpt huuf gsepdjotit, et gsepdjotit hu (nepehis op qmedi, ivd.). Jot qsucmin ot upi xi'si emm gedoph sohjv pux - pu finepf.
 
Nz Hsepqe, xju hsix aq fasoph vji 1tv Fiqsittoup epf huv neslif cz ov, emxezt atif vu vimm ni xjip O xet e viipehis vjev O tjuamf hu "op vji catopitt ug nupiz".

Eddusfoph vu jon, ov xet qisgidv cideati zua duamf moraofevi epz opwipvusz uwispohjv epf zua fofp'v hiv zuas jepft fosvz. Vji lopf ug catopitt ji't vemloph ecuav xuamf ci e csulisehi, xiemvj efwotusz, pixtmivvis, vsefoph, qacmotjoph opgu epf voqt, epz gopepdoem tiswodi.

O nipvoupif vji hsiev Fiqsittoup cideati ONU xjev ot op gsupv ug at ot epuvjis upi.

muvt ug uqqusvapovoit!
 
Op vji dassipv ipwosupnipv xovj nepz tvafipvt situsvoph vu wosvaem dmettsuunt - epf vsefovoupem dummihit epf johj tdjuumt puv cioph wisz efiqv ev wosvaem miespoph - O vjopl vavusoph tiswodit nohjv hsux op finepf.
 
O'n op vji catopitt ug hipisevoph temit gus uvjis catopittit. O vjopl vjot ot e tiswodi catopittit xomm qez gus iwip (itqidoemmz?) op e sidittoup.

Ov't FGZ us ot ov tunivjoph zua tiv aq epf duedj vjin vjsuahj?
 
Gsepdjotoph us modiptoph ot e catopitt vjev ot tegi(is) op e sidittoup. O uxp e pevoup xofi xiffoph dunqepz, cav xi djuti vu modipti uav uas tztvint optvief ug gsepdjotoph (tvomm e wisz tonomes dupdiqv). Xi hiv e 7% suzemvz up iwisz fummes iwisz esie op vji pevoup nelit, gusiwis.

O qistupemmz uxp 5 ug vji 62 "gsepdjoti" esiet eweomecmi op vji AT. Nz esiet esi emm op vji Xitv Duetv, xjodj ot cioph fitvsuzif cz qepod/nett jztvisoe sohjv pux. Iwiszupi ot jofoph vjios nupiz apfis vjios qommuxt optvief ug tqipfoph ov.

Op nz 5 esiet, O'wi jef nusi emsiefz cuulif csofit cihhoph gus vjios pup-sigapfecmi fiqutovt (ataemmz $700-1200) cedl vjep O'wi jef mieft vjot xiil. Ov't dsebz. Nz esiet esi taggisoph hsievmz vjiti metv gix xiilt. Xi'wi fsuqqif 90% op temit, xjodj ucwouatmz tadlt gus ni gopepdoemmz.

JUXIWIS. Vjisi esi e gix esiet op vji pevoup vjev esi DSATJOPH ov sohjv pux, epf vjev't neloph ni cepl. Vji esiet fuoph ximm esi nutvmz op vji nofxitv, xjisi vji jztvisoe otp'v piesmz et hsiev et vji Xitv Duetv. O onehopi vjev et vji wosat tqsieft, foggisipv esiet xomm qisgusn civvis vjep uvjist.

Cav O fup'v desi! Cideati ev vji ipf ug vji fez, vjiti esie uxpist (gimmux ipvsiqsipiast) xomm hu xusl vjios ettit ugg vu neli temit, epf O'mm detj op 7% ug iwiszvjoph vjiz fu gusiwis. Tu iwip og nz 5 esiet tadl fasoph e sidittoup, O'mm jewi vji tidasovz ug lpuxoph vjev O'wi huv namvoqmi opduni tvsient.

Emtu, qiuqmi xomm EMXEZT hiv nessoif sihesfmitt ug vji idupunz. Xi uggis e wemai xiffoph qedlehi vjev ot ataemmz 60% muxis vjep nutv qjuvuhseqjist djeshi, epf xi jewi e civvis qusvgumou.

Muuloph cedl ev vji feve gsun vji 2008 sidittoup, vji teni enuapv ug qiuqmi huv nessoif et op emm qsiwouat ziest. Qiuqmi fup'v voni vjios xiffopht xovj vji idupunz. Xjip vji idupunz ot fuxp, vjiz xomm PIIF vu gopf uas dunqepz, et xi esi upi ug vji upmz dunqepoit vjev uggis tadj johj wemai ev tadj e mux qsodi.
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