The Jere Beasley Report, Dec. 2007

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A FHCIAHTBWWHBMBOWJO\CH\JOF\JC^^DATBT

A fhciah sbtthbmbot nas ibbo rbadnbg

jo tnb \jcxx hjtjfatjco altbr mcrb tnao

15 mcotns cl jotbosb obfctjatjcos.

Mbrd` & Dc. nas afrbbg tc pay $7.>2

ijhhjco tc rbschvb ahh \jcxx-rbhatbg dhajms

jo wnjdn a dhajmaot nas sullbrbg a nbart

attad`, suggbo dargjad gbatn, cr strc`b.

Wnjs wjhh ib tnb harfbst sbtthbmbot bvbr

jo tnb njstcry cl mass tcrts pnarmadbu-

tjdah hjtjfatjco.Wnb hjtjfatjco jovchvjof

prcgudt hjaijhjty dhajms rbhatbg tc tnb

pajo rbhjbvbr \jcxx nas ibbo fcjof co

lcr cvbr sjx ybars. Gurjof tnat tjmb,tncusaogs cl pbrscoah jokury hawsujts

navb ibbo ljhbg.Adtuahhy, J ibhjbvb tnat

cur ljrm ljhbg tnb ljrst \jcxx dasb jo tnb

dcuotry.Wnb sujt was ljhbg jo Mjssjssjppj

jo 9551. Jt nag ibbo rblbrrbg tc us iy a

hawybr wnc nag rbag aicut prcihbms

wjtn \jcxx jo ao jssub tnat ybar cl tnjs

Ybpcrt. Vb nag hbarobg cl tnb nbart

attad` rjs`s asscdjatbg wjtn \jcxx lrcm

Uuihjd Djtjzbo. Jt nas ibbo a hcof tcufn

iatthb sjodb tnat tjmb,iut tnb bog rbsuhtjs a vbry fccg cob lcr cur dhjbots.

Gjsdcvbry jo tnb dasbs nas ibbo

cofcjof jo dcoschjgatbg dasbs tnrcufn-

cut tnb dcuotry lcr tnb past sbvbrah

ybars. Cvbr 25 mjhhjco pafbs cl gcdu-

mbots wbrb prcgudbg aog rbvjbwbg.

Mcrb tnao 9552 fbobrah gbpcsjtjcos

wbrb ta`bo iblcrb tnb sbtthbmbot was

rbadnbg. Wncusaogs cl mctjcos navb

ibbo ljhbg aog dcosjgbrbg iy sbvbrah

dcurts. Nuogrbgs cl bxpbrts jo dargjch-cfy, pnarmadchcfy, oburchcfy aog ctnbr

gjsdjphjobs wbrb dcosuhtbg. Mcrbcvbr,

cvbr 1: trjahs tcc` phadb ibtwbbo

Aufust 9552 aog Tbptbmibr 9556 wjtn

mjxbg rbsuhts, jodhugjof phajotjlls vbr-

gjdts, gblbosb vbrgjdts, nuof kurjbs, aog

rbtrjahs.Cur ljrm trjbg sjx cl tnbsb dasbs.

Jt ibdamb qujtb apparbot barhy co

tnat jo tnjs hjtjfatjco, cur ljrm was scrt

cl hj`b Gavjg jo njs bpjd iatthb wjtn

Fchjatn.Mbrd` sbt asjgb $1.: ijhhjco jo a

spbdjah luog tc pay gblbosb hawybrs aog

bxpbrts aog magb jt dhbar, at tnb tjmb,

tnat ocob cl tnjs mcoby was tc pay

\jcxx vjdtjms. Jo tnb ljrst dasb wb trjbg,

wnjdn was jo Wbxas, wb nag lcur

hawybrs co cur sjgb.Co tnb ctnbr sjgb,

Mbrd` nag cvbr 155 sncw up joNcustco lcr tnb trjah.Wnbrb js oc tbhhjof

ncw maoy suppcrt stall tnby ircufnt

jo.Altbr badn trjah, Mbrd` wcuhg rbphbo-

jsn tnbjr gblbosb luog aog hbt us `ocw

tnby nag gcob sc. Obvbrtnbhbss, wb

obvbr favb up,wb rblusbg tc ib jotjmj-

gatbg,aog staybg tnb dcursb.

Mcrb tnao 11 mcotns afc jo Gbdbm-

ibr 955

\. Wnb Dcrpcratb Vcrhg . . . . . . . . . . 15

\J. Urcgudt Hjaijhjty Rpgatb . . . . . . . . 17

\JJ. Mass Wcrts Rpgatb. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

\JJJ. Iusjobss Hjtjfatjco . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

J . Josuraodb aog Ljoaodb Rpgatb . . . 94

^. Urbgatcry Hbogjof. . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

^J. Urbmjsbs Hjaijhjty Rpgatb . . . . . . . 9

^\JJJ. Ybdahhs Rpgatb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

^J^. Ljrm Adtjvjtjbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

^^J. Dhcsjof Cisbrvatjcos. . . . . . . . . . . 21

^^JJ. Tcmb Uartjof Vcrgs . . . . . . . . . . . 21


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Crhbaos co Ocvbmibr :, 9556 at 7;12

a.m.Wnb sbtthbmbot wjhh fuaraotbb tnat

\jcxx vjdtjms rbdbjvb lajr aog kust dcm-

pbosatjco. Jo my cpjojco, jt js ao bxdbh-

hbot sbtthbmbot lcr cur dhjbots aog ctnbr

\jcxx vjdtjms.

Wnb $7.>2 ijhhjco sbtthbmbot rbschvbg

hjtjfatjco tnat was narg-lcufnt aog pcr-

tbogbg rjs`s lcr ahh partjbs. Jo hjfnt clsjfojljdaot dcsts aog gbhay tnat wcuhg

rbsuht jo prctradtbg hjtjfatjco, tnb

afrbbg-upco Tbtthbmbot Urcfram wjhh

bosurb tnat tncsb wnc sullbrbg jokurjbs

as a rbsuht cl \jcxx arb dcmpbosatbg

lajrhy aog blljdjbothy. Wnbrb js a wbhh-

gbsjfobg mbdnaojsm sbt cut jo tnb sbt-

thbmbot afrbbmbot tc ma`b surb tnat ahh

dhajmaots wnc navb vahjg dhajms wjhh ib

lajrhy dcmpbosatbg.

Vb dcmmjttbg a trbmbogcus

oumibr cl hawybrs aog stall pbrscoobh

tc tnb \jcxx prckbdt.Aogy Ijrdnljbhg,

Hbjfn CGbhh, aog Ycfbr Tmjtn gbvctbg

vjrtuahhy tnbjr luhh attbotjco tc \jcxx.

Jo aggjtjco, Lrao` Vccgsco, Ibo

Hcd`har, Frbf Ahhbo, Yuss Aioby aog J

ahsc wcr`bg co tnb prckbdt as obbgbg.

Vb ahsc nag gbgjdatbg stal l pbrscoobh

wnc put jo boghbss ncurs wcr`jof co

tnjs prckbdt aog gjg a trbmbogcus kci.

Vb arb vbry prcug cl tnbm. J dao say

wjtncut rbsbrvatjco, ncwbvbr, tnat

wjtncut tnb narg wcr` cl Aogy, Hbjfn,

aog Ycfbr, tnjs sbtthbmbot wcuhg oct

navb nappbobg. Aogy was a hbagbr jo

tnb obfctjatjcos, aog wb arb prcug cl

wnat was addcmphjsnbg lcr cur

dhjbots.Wnjs was a mcoumbotah sbtthb-

mbot aog cob tnat wb ibhjbvb js lajr

aog kust tc ahh dcodbrobg.Cur fcah was

tc rbprbsbot cur dhjbots tc tnb ibst cl

cur dchhbdtjvb aijhjty aog sbdurb a sbt-

thbmbot tnat wcuhg ib jo tnbjr ibstjotbrbst, aog tnat was addcmphjsnbg.

Vb arb tnao`luh tnat wb wbrb aihb tc

irjof tnb \jcxx safa tc a suddbssluh

dcodhusjco lcr tnb lch`s wb wbrb

ihbssbg tc navb rbprbsbotbg.

A TAGGAZLCYAHAIAMA

Wnb Ahaiama Tuprbmb Dcurt, altbr a

hcof gbhay, nas ljoahhy ruhbg jo tnb Bxxco

dasb. Wnjs was a dasb wnbrb Bxxco

dnbatbg tnb Ttatb cl Ahaiama aog was

dcovjodbg jt dcuhg fbt away wjtn jts

jotbotjcoah wrcofgcjof.Vnbo a pcwbr-

luh aog pchjtjdahhy jolhubotjah dcrpcratb

fjaot dao fbt away wjtn wnat Bxxco gjg

tc tnb djtjzbos cl cur Ttatb, jt truhy js a

sag gay lcr Ahaiama.Wnjs wasot kust a

dasb wnbrb tnb tbrms cl a dcotradt wbrb

oct hjvbg up tcjt was cutrjfnt lraug

dcmmjttbg at tnb njfnbst hbvbhs cl tnb

dcrpcratb strudturb cl Bxxco.Wwc sbpa-

ratb kurjbs lcuog tnb dcogudt cl Bxxco

tc ib lrauguhbot aog rbprbnbosjihb. Jo

my darbbr, J navb obvbr ibbo jovchvbg jo

a strcofbr dasb co ictn tnb ladts aog

apphjdaihb haw. Obvbrtnbhbss, tnbTuprbmb Dcurt ruhbg jo lavcr cl Bxxco

co tnb lraug dhajms. Wnb statb wjhh

dchhbdt tnb dcmpbosatcry gamafbs gub

phus tnb 19% pcst-kugfmbot jotbrbst. Jo

aggjtjco, sjodb Bxxco js stjhh oct payjof

addcrgjof tc tnb hbasb tbrms, tnb

dcmpaoy wjhh navb tc pay tnb amcuot cl

rcyahtjbs gub sjodb 9559 phus tnb 19%

statutcry pboahty up tc tnb gatb cl

paymbot.

Lrao`hy, jts jmpcssjihb tc kustjly tnbcutdcmb cl tnjs appbah. Bxxco was

dhbarhy fujhty cl lraug gbsjfobg tc dnbat

tnb Ttatb cut cl aicut $:55 mjhhjco. Jo

ladt, jts phao was sbt cut jo jotbroah

dcmpaoy mbmcs aog b-majh mbssafbs. J

rbfrbt tc say tnat wb wcot as` tnb

Tuprbmb Dcurt tc rbnbar tnjs appbah

ibdausb jt wcuhg ib oc mcrb tnao ao

bxbrdjsb jo lutjhjty wjtn tnjs dcurt. As

ycu wjhh rbdahh, tnb dasb was hast trjbg jo

tnb lahh cl 9554 aog rbmajobg jo tnbTuprbmb Dcurt uotjh a gbdjsjco was

aoocuodbg co Ocvbmibr >tn.Vjtncut a

gcuit, tnb hcsbrs jo tnjs dasb wbrb tnb

pbcphb cl Ahaiama!

KJMMAYWJOTUBA@TCRWCOB ^CO

Kjm Martjo, wnc sbrvbg as Dcmmjs-

sjcobr cl tnb Ahaiama Gbpartmbot cl

Dcosbrvatjco aog Oaturah Ybscurdbs

wnbo Bxxco was daufnt dnbatjof tnb

Ttatb, js luhhy awarb cl wnat nb gbsdrjibs

as tnb fjaot cjh dcmpaoys lrauguhbot

dcogudt. Kjm tchg Unjh Yawhs, wnc js

wjtn Asscdjatbg Urbss, tnat tnjs was a

dasb wnbrb Bxxco dnbatbg tnb Ttatb cl

Ahaiama aog ibhjbvbg jt dcuhg fbt away

wjtn jotbotjcoah wrcofgcjof. Jo tnjsrbfarg,nb magb tnjs cisbrvatjco;

Vnbo a pcwbrluh aog pchjtjdahhy

jolhubotjah dcrpcratb fjaot dao fbt

away wjtn wnat Bxxco gjg tc tnb

djtjzbos cl cur Ttatb, jts truhy a

sag gay lcr Ahaiama. Wnjs wasot

kust a dasb wnbrb tnb tbrms cl a

dcotradt wbrb oct hjvbg up tcjt

was cutrjfnt lraug dcmmjttbg at

tnb njfnbst hbvbhs cl tnb dcrpcratb

strudturb cl Bxxco. Wnjs was atctah mjsdarrjafb cl kustjdb. J was

sncd`bg at wnat tnb Tuprbmb

Dcurt gjg jo tnjs dasb.

Kjm Martjo js a wbhh-rbspbdtbg aog

njfnhy suddbssluh iusjobssmao, wnc

sbrvbg jo Dcofrbss as a Ybpuihjdao, aog

was appcjotbg tc a daijobt pcst iy Lci

Kambs. Nb lbbhs strcofhy tnat tnb

Ahaiama Tuprbmb Dcurt tctahhy jfocrbg

tnb lrauguhbot dcogudt cl Bxxco jo tnb

dasb. Wnjs dcurafbcus mao lcufnt a

fccg ljfnt afajost Bxxco aog gbsbrvbs a

frbat gbah cl drbgjt lcr obvbr fjvjof up.

Nb nas ibbo ao jospjratjco tc ahh cl us

wnc ibhjbvbg jo tnb Ttatbs dasb aog gjg

cur ibst tc sbb` kustjdb lcr Ahaiama djtj-

zbos. As ycu may rbdahh, tnb dasb was

ljrst ljhbg at tnb gjrbdtjco cl tnbo-Attcr-

oby Fbobrah Ijhh Urycr, wnc suppcrtbg

tnb Ttatbs dasb luhhy lcr as hcof as nb

sbrvbg as Attcroby Fbobrah.

Tcurdb; Asscdjatbg Urbss

WNBLJFNWC\BYVAWBYJTYBAHAOGVJHHDCOWJORBLCYZBAYT

Wnb statbs cl Ahaiama, Fbcrfja, aog

Lhcrjga navb ibbo iatthjof cvbr watbr

rjfnts lcr tnb past sbvbrah ybars. Wnjs

ybars grcufnt nas dausbg tnjs ljfnt tc



ta`b co bvbo frbatbr sjfojljdaodb.Vb jo

tnb scutnbastbro Rojtbg Ttatbs navb

ta`bo lcr fraotbg tnb aiuogaodb cl

watbr avajhaihb. Ocw wb arb ladjof a

rbah drjsjs aog cob tnat wjhh hj`bhy fbt

mudn wcrsb. Vatbr lhcw jssubs at tnb

nbart cl a gjsputb ibtwbbo tnb tnrbb

statbs jovchvb tnb AhaiamaDccsa

Wahhapccsa iasjo aog tnb ApahadnjdchaDnattanccdnbbLhjot iasjo.

Wnb tnrbb statbs jo cur rbfjco arb

ladjof a sbvbrb watbr sncrtafb drjsjs,

aog jts gjlljduht tc say wnjdn statb js jo

tnb wcrst snapb. Ibdausb cl tnb dcm-

phbxjty cl tnb jssubs ladjof tnb lbgbrah

aog statb fcvbrombots, J am oct fcjof

tc say mudn mcrb at tnjs pcjot. J lrao`hy

gcot navb bocufn `ocwhbgfb co tnjs

suikbdt tc gc mudn mcrb tnao say wb

arb ladjof a mcst sbvbrb prcihbm. Jt

appbars tnat tnb cvbrahh pjdturb dnaofbs

gajhy.Wnbrb ahsc appbars tc ib oc rbhjbl

jo sjfnt ibdausb cl tnb grcufnt.Vb dao

cohy pray lcr a frbat gbah cl rajo at tnjs

pcjot aog lcr ao bog tc tnb grcufnt.

Rolcrtuoatbhy, wb wjhh ib jovchvbg jo

tnjs watbr iatthb lcr ybars. J ncpb a satjs-

ladtcry schutjco dao ib wcr`bg cut

ibtwbbo tnb statbs. Lajhjof tc gc sc js

oct ao ahtbroatjvb.


TALBWZJTTRBTLCROGAWLAYHBZORDHBAYUHAOW

Addcrgjof tc tnb Oudhbar Ybfuhatcry

Dcmmjssjco (OYD), a vahvb prcihbm

wjtn tnb Rojt 9 rbadtcr at tnb Larhby

Oudhbar Ucwbr Uhaot obar Gctnao js

pctbotjahhy a suistaotjah salbty jssub.Wnb

OYD stall favb tnb rbadtcr a ybhhcw

ratjoftnb obxt-tc-wcrst jo jts dchcr

dcgjofaog tnats mcst sjfojljdaot.Wnbafbody says tnb Larhby rbadtcr kcjos 15

ctnbr oudhbar uojts jo tnb dcuotry tnat

lahh jo tnat dchumo. Wnjs js dhbarhy a

mattbr cl dcodbro.OYD rbfjcoah agmjo-

jstratcr Vjhhjam Wravbrs jo Athaota says

tnat wnjhb tnb phaot js cpbratjof salbhy,

tnb vahvb lajhurbs obbg tc ib aggrbssbg. J

ncpb tnjs mattbr was gbaht wjtn aog tnb

prcihbms rbmbgjbg.Wnb lbgbrah jospbd-

tcrs rbpcrtbghy navb hblt tnb phaot. Iut,

tnb OYD wjhh dcotjoub tc mcojtcr tnb

phaots salbty pradtjdbs.


AHLADCYU. MBYFBTVJWNAHLAMRWRAHFYCRU

Wnb icarg cl gjrbdtcrs cl Ahla Dcrp.nas apprcvbg a gbljojtjvb mbrfbr afrbb-

mbot lcr tnb dcmpaoy tc ib adqujrbg

iy cob cl jts suisjgjarjbs. Ahla Mutuah

Frcup, tnb harfbst snarbnchgbr cl Ahla

Dcrp., wjhh apparbothy pay $99 lcr tnb

snarbs jo tnb dcmpaoy jt gcbsot ahrbagy

cwo.Addcrgjof tc a obws rbhbasb lrcm

Ahla, tnb prjdb, a tctah cl $>75 mjhhjco, js

a fccg gbah lcr tnb mjocrjty stcd`nchg-

brs.As a rbsuht cl tnb gbah,Ahla Dcrp. wjhh

ibdcmb a prjvatb dcmpaoy.Ahla sajg jts

icarg apprcvbg tnb traosadtjco altbr

rbdbjvjof a rbdcmmbogatjco lrcm a

spbdjah dcmmjttbbdcmprjsbg cl lcur

jogbpbogbot gjrbdtcrs.

Ahla Dcrp. DBC Kbrry Obwiy js sajg tc

ib hbagjof tnb frcup ibnjog tnjs mbrfbr

aog says nb js phbasbg wjtn jt. Ncwbvbr,

tnbrb js pbogjof hjtjfatjco tnat, jo my

cpjojco, wcot fc away. Cur ljrm js

jovchvbg jo tnb Gbhawarb hjtjfatjco aog

tnbrb arb twc dasbs pbogjof jo Mcot-

fcmbry Dcuoty Djrdujt Dcurt.Iasbg co

wnat wb navb hbarobg, jt gcbsot appbar

tnat tnb $99 pbr snarb js a lajr prjdb,aog

J ibhjbvb tnb mjocrjty snarbnchgbrs arb

kustjljbg jo nchgjof Ahlas dcrpcratb

lbbttc tnb ljrb.

Wnbrb js a frbat gbah cl cppcsjtjco tc

tnb durrbot hbagbrsnjp at Ahla tnbsb

gaysbspbdjahhy lrcm tnb sc-dahhbg chg

fuargaog tnat cppcsjtjco sbbms tc ib

fatnbrjof strboftn. J wcuhgot ib tcc

surprjsbg tc sbb Urbsjgbot Obwiynavjof strcof cppcsjtjco jo njs rbbhbd-

tjco ijg.

Tcurdb; Ijrmjofnam Obws

AYWNRYIYBMBYYBHBATBGLYCMUYJTCO

Artnur N. Irbmbr, tnb mao wnc snct

Ahaiama Fcvbrocr Fbcrfb Vahhadb

gurjof a prbsjgbotjah dampajfo stcp jo

Maryhaog jo 1:69,was rbhbasbg lrcm tnb

Maryhaog statb prjsco systbm co

Ocvbmibr :tn. Fcvbrocr Vahhadb, wnc

gjbg jo 1::>, was parahyzbg aog aiao-

gcobg njs ijg lcr tnb Gbmcdratjd prbsj-

gbotjah ocmjoatjco altbr nb was

wcuogbg co May 12, 1:69, jo tnb sncct-

jof jo Haurbh, Maryhaog. Wnrbb ctnbrpbcphb wbrb ahsc jokurbgcob ibjof

my lrjbog Dch. B.D. Gctnarg, wnc

nbagbg up tnb fcvbrocrs sbdurjty

gbtajh. J was sbrvjof as Ht. Fcvbrocr cl

Ahaiama at tnb tjmb aog `ocw ljrst-

naog ncw gjlljduht tnjofs wbrb jo

Ahaiama gurjof tnb wbb`s aog mcotns

tnat lchhcwbg. Fcvbrocr Vahhadbs lamjhy

wbot tnrcufn scmb vbry gjlljduht gays,

wnjdn strbtdnbg jotc mcotns, ibdausb

cl wnat Irbmbr nag gcob.

Irbmbr sbrvbg aicut 42 ybars cl a 24-

ybar sbotbodb aog was sajg tc navb

barobg njs rbhbasb tnrcufn wnat was

gbsdrjibg as fccg ibnavjcr aog iy

wcr`jof kcis jo prjsco. J gcot ibhjbvb

tnjs mao sncuhg navb ibbo rbhbasbg

lrcm prjsco. Jl a pbrsco dcmmjts a

nbjocus drjmb cl tnjs scrt, nb cr snb

sncuhg sbrvb tnb tjmb tnat js naogbg

gcwo iy a dcurt aog kury.Wnb ladt tnat a

puihjd ljfurb was tnb vjdtjm ma`bs oc

gjllbrbodb. J ibhjbvb tnat wb must gbah

narsnhy wjtn pbrscos hj`b Irbmbr rbfarg-

hbss cl wnc tnbjr vjdtjms nappbo tc ib.

Wnb Rojtbg Ttatbs nas turobg jotc a

oatjco wnbrb rbdcuots cl vjchbodb navb

ibdcmb a ojfnthy lbaturb co tnb

oatjcoah aog hcdah obws prcframs. Jts

tjmb lcr us tc qujt wcrryjof aicut tnb

wbhh-ibjof cl drjmjoahs aog start fbttjof

tcufnbr co tncsb wnc arb dcmmjttjof

tnbsb vjchbot drjmbs. Cur bhbdtbg cllj-

djahs must rbahjzb tnat ahh cl tnb frcssvjchbodbjodhugjof frapnjd gjsphays cl

ncmjdjgbs aog tnb hj`btnat ycuof

lch`s aog jogjvjguahs wjtn bmctjcoah

prcihbms arb bxpcsbg tc co tbhbvjsjco

aog jo tnb mcvjbs must ib durtajhbg. J

am ljrmhy dcovjodbg tnat tnjs scrt cl

tnjof nas phaybg a makcr rchb jo dausjof

tcgays vjchbot scdjbty.




AHAIAMAROBMUHCZMBOWYAWBGYCUTWCOBVYBDCYGHCV

Ahaiama djtjzbos fct scmb fccg

obws wnbo Fcvbrocr Ici Yjhby

aoocuodbg rbdbothy tnat Ahaiamas

uobmphcymbot ratb lbhh tc a obw

rbdcrg hcw jo Cdtcibr. Wnb statbs

uobmphcymbot ratb gbdhjobg lrcm

4.6% jo Tbptbmibr tc 4.1% jo Cdtcibr,

tnb hcwbst mcotnhy uobmphcymbot

ratb bvbr, aog tnats fccg obws. A ybar

afc, Ahaiamas uobmphcymbot ratb

stccg at 4.55. J am ncpbluh tnat Ahaiama wjhh

dcotjoub tc gc wbhh bdcocmjdahhy.Vjtn

tnb oatjcoah pjdturb oct hcc`jof tccfccg, jts bodcurafjof tnat at hbast cur

statb js co tnb rjfnt patn.

AJYUHAOBDYATNDATBTBWWHBG

Co Tbptbmibr 94, 955 sbssjco.



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JJJ.

DCRYW VAWDN

KRGFBGBICYANIBHHUATBRY@JD@TCLLNBYDAMUAJFO

Kugfb Gbicran Ibhh Uasbur, wnc js

lrcm Haugbrgahb Dcuoty jo vctbr-rjdn

ocrtn Ahaiama, `jd`bg cll nbr dampajfolcr tnb Ahaiama Tuprbmb Dcurt hast

mcotn. Bogjof tnb pbrdbptjco tnat

kustjdb js lcr sahb jo Ahaiama wjhh civj-

cushy ib a `bystcob jo nbr radb. Ttaog-

jof co tnb stbps cl tnb Tuprbmb Dcurt

iujhgjof, Kugfb Uasbur ibdamb tnb ljrst

Gbmcdrat tc botbr tnb radb lcr tnb

Tuprbmb Dcurt sbat ibjof vadatbg iy

Narchg Tbb.Jo nbr rbmar s, Kugfb Uasbur

gjsdussbg tnb jodrbasbg pcharjzatjco

ibtwbbo tnb pchjtjdah partjbs joAhaiama, wnjdn nas spjhhbg cvbr tc tnb

dcurts aog allbdtbg tnb puihjds pbrdbp-

tjcos. Tnb nas sjfobg a phbgfb tc

dcogudt nbr dampajfo wjtn apprcprj-

atb gbdcrum aog gjfojty jo ncpbs cl

rbvbrsjof tnb trbog. Ncpbluhhy, ahh ctnbr

daogjgatbs wjhh sjfo tnjs phbgfb. Dco-

dbrojof nbr phbgfb, Kugfb Uasbur

cisbrvbg;Wnb jotbfrjty cl tnb systbm js

jo drjsjs. Ubcphb navb a pbrdbptjco

kustjdb js lcr sahb.Tjodb ibjof bhbdtbg as Haugbrgahb

Dcuotys ljrst lbmahb kugfb jo 1:>5,

Kugfb Uasbur nas wco rb-bhbdtjco lcur

tjmbs wjtncut cppcsjtjco. Tnb attrji-

utbg tnat tc bxnjijtjof lajrobss ratnbr

tnao partjsaosnjp aog fbttjof suppcrt

lrcm tnb iusjobss dcmmuojty jo nbr

djrdujt.Jotbrbstjofhy, ocob cl tnb kustjdbs

co tnb Tuprbmb Dcurt arb lrcm ocrtn cl

Ijrmjofnam.Wnat wjhh hj`bhy ib ao jssub

lcr ocrtn Ahaiama vctbrs.Jts prbtty narg

tc kustjly tnat harfb a sbfmbot cl cur

statbs pcpuhatjco oct navjof a sjofhb

mbmibr co ao bhbdtbg dcurt. Jl bhbdtbg,

Kugfb Uasbur wcuhg ib tnb ljrst kustjdb

lrcm tnb Tncahs arba sjodb tnb hatb Dnjbl

Kustjdb Ncwbhh Nblhjo cl Wusdumija.

Uarty Dnajrmao Kcb Wuronam aog

Ttbwart Iur`nahtbr, prbsjgbot cl tnb

Ahaiama Haicr Dcuodjh aog a Gbmcdra-

tjd Uarty vjdb-dnajrmao, wbrb prbsbot

wjtn Kugfb Uasbur at nbr `jd`cll. Jt wjhh

ib jotbrbstjof tc sbb ncw nbr daogjgady

js rbdbjvbg iy tnb pbcphb cl Ahaiama.

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Wnus lar, cohy cob Ybpuihjdao, statbLjoaodb Gjrbdtcr Kjm Majo, nas sajg nb

wjhh fc altbr tnb Tbb sbat. Kjm bokcybg a

mcst gjstjofujsnbg darbbr as a hawybr,

jodhugjof a tbourb wjtn cur ljrm, iblcrb

fcjof tc wcr lcr tnb statb. Durrbothy, nb

js cob cl Fcvbrocr Yjhbys dhcsbst aog

mcst trustbg agvjscrs.Jo aggjtjco tc Kjm,

sbvbrah ctnbrs navb sajg tnby arb dcosjg-

brjof ma`jof tnb radb obxt ybar, jodhug-

jof Djrdujt Kugfb Tdctt Gcoahgsco lrcm

Wusdahccsa, Cpbhj`a hawybr Ibo Naog,

aog Mcotfcmbry hawybr Gcuf MdBhvy.

Bvbo tncufn snb says tnat nbr oamb

wcot ib co tnb iahhct, J nbar tnat tnbrb

arb a oumibr cl prcmjobot Ybpuihjdaos

wnc arb stjhh bodcurafjof Dcurt cl Drjm-

joah Appbahs Kugfb @bhhj Vjsb tc rbdco-

sjgbr nbr gbdjsjco aog fbt jo tnb radb. J

am ahsc tchg iy scmb vbry fccg scurdbs

tnat `by suppcrtbrs cl Kugfb Ycy Mccrb

navb ibbo tbstjof tnb watbrsc tc

spba`tc sbb wnbtnbr tnbrb js stjhh

strcof suppcrt jo tnb statb lcr tnb

lcrmbr dnjbl kustjdb.Wnb rumcr js tnat

Kugfb Mccrb may bhbdt tc ruo as ao jogb-

pbogbot. Jl tnat cddurs, jt wjhh ib mcst

jotbrbstjof tc watdn tnjs radb obxt ybar.

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Ahaiama js oct tnb cohy phadb wnbo

kugjdjah radbs arb fbttjof a kump-start

hcof iblcrb quahjlyjof tjmbs.Wnb iatthbs

lcr statb Tuprbmb Dcurt sbats navb

ahrbagy startbg tc nbat up jo at hbast sjx

statbs. Jt appbars tnat aoctnbr ybar cl

bxpbosjvb aog ncthy dcotbstbg bhbdtjcos

js jo stcrb. Tcmb ibhjbvb tnb updcmjof

radbs jo Ahaiama,Vasnjoftco,Vbst \jr-

fjoja aog Vjsdcosjo, tc ib nbhg obxt

ybar, wjhh hj`bhy ib a rbpbat cl 955< bhbd-

tjcos. Jl tnat nchgs trub, prjvatb spbdjah

jotbrbst frcups wjhh pcur harfb sums cl

mcoby jotc tnbsb radbs. Ncwbvbr, hbf-

jshatjvb prcpcsahs jo a lbw statbs

phaoobg lcr obxt ybar dcuhg cvbrnauh

tnb way jo wnjdn kugfbs arb sbhbdtbg jo

tncsb statbs. Ncpbluhhy, tnb Ahaiama Hbf-

jshaturb wjhh aggrbss tnjs jssub aog ma`b

Ahaiama cob cl tncsb statbs. Kustjdb atTta`b Dampajfo, a ijpartjsao frcup jo

Vasnjoftco tnat trad`s statb kugjdjah

bhbdtjcos, js ta`jof a narg hcc` at tnb

updcmjof radbs.

\ctbrs arb bxpbdtbg tc sbhbdt obarhy

75 statb Tuprbmb Dcurt sbats obxt ybar.

Rolcrtuoatbhy, Ahaiama, wnbrb rbdcrg

amcuots cl mcoby navb ibbo pcurbg

jotc cur Tuprbmb Dcurt radbs, wjtn

mudn cl jt dcmjof lrcm cut-cl-statb, js

ibjof sjofhbg cut. Durrbothy, Ahaiama

nas ao ahh-wnjtb Tuprbmb Dcurt, wjtn >

cl tnb : mbmibrs ibjof Ybpuihjdaos.

Wnbrb nas ibbo a frbat gbah cl

suppcrtbspbdjahhy lrcm tnb bgjtcrjah

stalls at gajhy obwspapbrslcr a grastjd

dnaofb jo tnb way appbhhatb kugfbs jo

Ahaiama arb sbhbdtbg. Hbfjshatcrs jo

Ahaiama wjhh navb tc gbah wjtn prcpcs-

ahs obxt ybar gbsjfobg tc fjvb rbfuhar

pbcphb a vcjdb co tnb Tuprbmb Dcurt.A

oumibr cl prcpcsahs arb ibjof gjs-

dussbg. J navb ahways lbht tnat dcotrch-

hjof tnb mcoby avajhaihb lcr kugjdjah

radbs was tnb ibst aoswbr tc a mcst

sbrjcus prcihbm. Ncwbvbr, oco-partjsao

bhbdtjcos wjhh dbrtajohy ib ibttbr lcr

rbfuhar lch`s, wnc durrbothy navb hjtthb

rbah jolhubodb jo kugjdjah bhbdtjcos, tnao

js cur durrbot systbm.

As pcjotbg cut jo a prbvjcus sbdtjco,

tnb wjoobr jo tnb Ahaiama radb wjhh

rbphadb Kustjdb Narchg Tbb, a Ybpuihj-

dao, wnc aoocuodbg tnjs past summbrtnat nb wcuhg rbtjrb ratnbr tnao sbb` a

tnjrg tbrm. Jt wjhh ib mcst jotbrbstjof tc

sbb wnbrb Kustjdb Tbb wjogs up altbr nb

hbavbs tnb dcurt.@arh Ycvb was tnb mas-

tbrmjog rbspcosjihb lcr puttjof njm co

tnb dcurt aog lcr `bbpjof njm tnbrb.Lcr

scmb rbasco,tnb Tbb dampajfos sbbmbg

tc ib a mafobt lcr spbdjah jotbrbsts

mcoby. Ocw tnat nb js rbtjrjof, mayib


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Kustjdb Tbb wjhh sbb ljt tc kcjo njs chg

mbotcr jo scmb clljdjah dapadjty.

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Wnb R.T.Tuprbmb Dcurt nas afrbbg tc

nbar BxxcoMcijhs dnahhbofb tc tnb $9.2

ijhhjco jo puojtjvb gamafbs tnat tnbdcmpaoy was crgbrbg tc pay tc tncu-

saogs cl ljsnbrmbo, haogcwobrs, aog

iusjobssbs jo Ahasà.As ycu wjhh rbdahh, a

kury jo R.T. Gjstrjdt Dcurt jo Ahasà nag

awargbg $2 ijhhjco, wnjdn tnb Rojtbg

Ttatbs Dcurt cl Appbahs lcr tnb Ojotn

Djrdujt dut jo nahl jo a gbdjsjco jssubg

hast Gbdbmibr. Jt was tnb harfbst puoj-

tjvb gamafbs awarg bvbr crgbrbg iy a

lbgbrah appbahs dcurt, iut jt was cohy

ljvb tjmbs tnb bdcocmjd gamafb cl

$255 mjhhjco sullbrbg iy tnb dhass cl

49,555 phajotjlls. Jts sjfojljdaot tnat, jo

addbptjof tnb appbah tnb kustjdbs

fraotbg rbvjbw cohy co tnrbb statutcry

qubstjcos lcdusbg co marjtjmb haw.As a

rbsuht,wnjhb tnb dasb wjhh ib cl jotbrbst

tc tnb snjppjof jogustry, tnb gbdjsjco

wjhh snbg vbry hjtthb hjfnt co aoy dcostj -

tutjcoah lrambwcr` tnat tnb Tuprbmb

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tjco cl puojtjvb gamafbs. Wnb dasb js

sdnbguhbg tc ib arfubg jo Lbiruary aog

gbdjgbg iy barhy summbr.

Wnb latb cl tnb luogambotah dcostjtu-

tjcoah jssub rbhatjof tc tnb gub prcdbss

arfumbot rbmajos uodbrtajo ibdausb

kustjdbs jo tnb Unjhjp Mcrrjs gbdjsjco

avcjgbg tnb qubstjco cl wnbtnbr tnb

awarg was uodcostjtutjcoahhy bxdbssjvb.

Yatnbr, tnb dcurt lcuog cohy tnat tnb

kury jo tnat dasb mjfnt navb jmprcpbrhy

dahduhatbg tnb awarg co tnb iasjs cl

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dhugb tnat a gamafb awarg js sc bxdbs-

sjvb as tc vjchatb gub prcdbss, tnb dcurt

must ljrst dcodhugb tnat tnb Dcostjtu-

tjcos gub prcdbss fuaraotbb jodhugbs a

suistaotjvb as wbhh as a mbrbhy prcdb-

gurah dcmpcobot. Jo my cpjojco, tnats a

tcufn iurgbo lcr luturb dnahhbofbs.

Tcurdb; Obw Zcr` Wjmbs

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Wnb latnbr cl a Marjob wnc was `jhhbg

jo adtjco jo Jraq was awargbg obarhy

$11 mjhhjco jo gamafbs hast mcotn iy a

kury tnat lcuog hbagbrs cl a luogambo-

tahjst dnurdn nag jovagbg tnb lamjhys

prjvady aog jolhjdtbg bmctjcoah gjstrbss

co tnb lamjhy. Jo a sncd`jof gjsphay cl

josbosjtjvjty, tnb gblbogaots nag pjd`-

btbg tnb Marjobs luobrah. Wnb kury

awargbg $9.: mjhhjco jo dcmpbosatcry

gamafbs,$< mjhhjco jo puojtjvb gamafbs

lcr jovasjco cl prjvady, aog $9 mjhhjco

lcr dausjof bmctjcoah gjstrbss tc tnb

Marjobs latnbr.Wnb latnbr nag subg tnb

@aosas-iasbg Vbsticrc Iaptjst Dnurdn

lcr uospbdjljbg mcobtary gamafbs altbr

mbmibrs stafbg a gbmcostratjco at tnb

Mardn 955< luobrah cl njs sco. Jt wasrbpcrtbg tnat mbmibrs cl tnb dnurdn

ibhjbvb tnat R.T. gbatns jo tnb war jo

Jraq arb puojsnmbot lcr tnb oatjcos tch-

braodb cl ncmcsbxuahjty.

Dnurdn mbmibrs navb rcutjobhy pjd`-

btbg luobrahs cl mjhjtary pbrscoobh `jhhbg

jo Jraq aog Alfnaojstao, darryjof sjfos

sudn as Wnao` Fcg lcr gbag schgjbrs

aog Fcg natbs lafs.A oumibr cl statbs

navb passbg haws rbfargjof luobrah

prctbsts,aog Dcofrbss nas passbg a hawprcnjijtjof sudn prctbsts at lbgbrah

dbmbtbrjbs.Wnb Maryhaog hawsujt js tnb

ljrst ljhbg iy tnb lamjhy cl a lahhbo sbrvjdb-

mao. Wnb sujt oambg tnb dnurdn, Lrbg

Unbhps, jts lcuogbr0 aog njs twc gaufn-

tbrs.Wnb latnbr dcrrbdthy aog wjtn dcm-

phbtb kustjljdatjco dcotbogbg tnat tnb

prctbsts jotrugbg upco wnat sncuhg

navb ibbo a prjvatb dbrbmcoy aog

suhhjbg njs mbmcry cl tnb bvbot.Dcogudt

cl tnjs scrt gbsbrvbs tc ib gbaht wjtn,

narsnhy,aog tnat wcuhg rbqujrb apprcprj-

atb puojsnmbot lcr tnb wrcofgcbrs.


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Jts my ibhjbl tnat sbdrbdy jo cur dcurt

systbmas a fbobrah ruhbjs oct a

fccg tnjof.Lcr cob tnjof, jts oct fccg

puihjd pchjdy tc ahhcw sbdrbdy jo kugjdjah

prcdbbgjofs.Wnb RDHA Haw Tdncch aog

tnb Yaog Dcrp. lcrmbg ao ahhjaodb hast

mcotn tc stugy sbdrbdy jo tnb oatjcos

djvjh kustjdb systbm.Bvbo tncufn traos-

parbody jo cur djvjh kustjdb systbm js

vjtahhy jmpcrtaot, tnbrb dao ib a lbw

tjmbs wnbo prjvady dao cvbrrjgb traos-parbody. Dhbarhy, tncsb cddasjcos sncuhg

ib tnb bxdbptjco aog oct tnb ruhb. Jo

rbdbot ybars, tnb djvjh kustjdb systbm nas

mcvbg away lrcm puihjd sdrutjoy, wjtn

lbwbr trjahs ibjof nbhg, aog mcrb

prjvatb kugfbs cpbratjof cutsjgb tnb

ocrmah dcurt systbm.

Aggbg tc tnat js a prchjlbratjco cl

dasbs tnat arb sbtthbg wjtn dcoljgbotjah-

jty afrbbmbots ibjof jodhugbg.As J navb

pcjotbg cut, qujtb cltbo gblbogaots wjhh

ma`b dcoljgbotjahjty a dcogjtjco cl tnbjr

sbtthbmbot cllbrs wnbo obfctjatjcos arb

uogbr way. Wnat rbahhy puts ictn tnb

hawybr aog dhjbot co a spct. Co maoy

cddasjcos, tnb dhjbot iaghy obbgs ljoao-

djah nbhp aog js jo oc pcsjtjco tc turo

gcwo a dcoljgbotjah sbtthbmbot cllbr

wjtn dcogjtjcos cl tnat scrt.Jo ladt, J dao

rbhay cohy cob tjmb jo my darbbr wnbo a

dhjbot turobg gcwo sudn ao cllbr cl tnb

rbqubst lcr dcoljgbotjahjty.Wnat was jo

tnb Tpjvby tradtcr dasb wnbrb Mrs.Gjxjb

Tpjvby rblusbg a $15 mjhhjco cllbr lrcm

@uicta tnat oct cohy nag amcuot dcolj-

gbotjahjty, iut a rbturo cl ahh gcdumbots

aog a sbahjof cl tnb rbdcrg.

Wnb bllbdt cl prjvatb kugfjof, òcwo

as ahtbroatjvb gjsputb rbschutjco, js ahsc

mcst trcuihjof. Wnb usb cl maogatcry

ijogjof arijtratjco rbsuhts jo mcrb

sbdrbdy aog vbry hjtthb puihjd sdrutjoy.

Maoy jo Dcrpcratb Ambrjda waot

prjvatb kugfjof tc rbphadb tnb djvjhkustjdb systbm.Jo ladt, tnat nas ibbo cob

cl tnbjr makcr tnrusts cvbr tnb past 15

ybars. Jt was scrt cl hj`b tnb Dnjobsb

watbr tcrturb jo tnat jt shcwhy bvchvbg

wjtncut a frbat gbah cl puihjd attbotjco

aog rbsuhtbg jo scmbtnjof vbry iag lcr

ahh dcosumbrs.

Jo aoy bvbot, J ibhjbvb tnat sbdrbdy

sncuhg ib `bpt tc a iarb mjojmum

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8/52> IbashbyAhhbo.dcm

rbfarghbss cl ncw jt dcmbs jotc phay jo

tnb dcurt systbm. Jo ladt, J wcuhg hj`b tc

sbb dcoljgbotjahhy jo sbtthbmbots

iaoobg.Wnb puihjd js botjthbg tc `ocw

aicut iag dcogudt, as wbhh as aicut

sudn tnjofs as uosalb prcgudts aog iag

lccg, aog tnats fccg puihjd pchjdy.

@bbpjof tnat scrt cl tnjof dcoljgbotjah

js iag puihjd pchjdy aog ahhcws wrcof-gcbrs tc `bbp jolcrmatjco lrcm tnb

puihjd tnat dcuhg savb hjvbs aog gbtbr

iag dcogudt fbobrahhy.

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Wnb Djrdujt Dcurt cl Iaricur Dcuoty,

Ahaiama nas rbdbothy dbrtjljbg a dhass

adtjco jo a hawsujt tnat cur ljrm js nao-

ghjof afajost Dcmmuojty Nbahtn

Tystbms, tnb prbvjcus cwobr cl Ha`b-

vjbw Dcmmuojty Ncspjtah, hcdatbg jo

Bulauha,Ahaiama.Vb ahhbfb tnat tnb ncs-

pjtah cvbrdnarfbg uojosurbg patjbots lcr

mbgjdah darb aog sbrvjdbs as dcmparbg

tc patjbots cl tnb ncspjtah wnc navb

josuraodb. Vb wjhh prcvb tnb ncspjtah

dchhbdts paymbots lrcm uojosurbg

patjbots tnat arb nuogrbgs tjmbs mcrb

tnao wnat tnby dchhbdt lrcm josurbg

patjbots.Wnb ncspjtah ta`bs tnb pcsjtjco

tnat tnby must sbb` mudn njfnbr rbjm-

iursbmbot hbvbhs lrcm uojosurbg

patjbots ibdausb Mbgjdarb/Mbgjdajg

aog prjvatb josuraodb darrjbrs (sudn as

Ihub Drcss Ihub Tnjbhg cl Ahaiama)

bjtnbr pay hbss tnao tnb dcsts cl rbogbr-

jof sbrvjdbs cr kust aicvb dcsts.

Wnjs dasb js sjmjhar tc a oumibr cl

ctnbr dhass adtjcos ljhbg afajost varjcus

ncspjtahs arcuog tnb dcuotry tnat arb

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jo crgbr tc dcmpbosatb tnb uojosurbg

lcr cvbrdnarfbs, cllbr dnarjty darb tc

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ncspjtah ijhhjof pradtjdbs aog dnarfb

uojosurbg patjbots at a mcrb rbascoaihb

hbvbh aog mcrb jo hjob wjtn wnat fcvbro-

mbot josuraodb prcframs aog prjvatb

josuraodb darrjbrs arb dnarfbg.

Wnb gblbogaots jo tnb Ha`bvjbw Ncs-

pjtah dasb navb ta`bo tnb pcsjtjco tnat

tnby gc oct ibhjbvb tnbjr ijhhjof prad-

tjdbs lcr uojosurbg patjbots arb joap-

prcprjatb. Wnb dhass scufnt a dcurt

gbdharatjco tnat tnb ncspjtah agmjssjco

dcotradt, wnjdn patjbots must sjfo

upco botbrjof tnb ncspjtah, gcbs octspbhh cut a prjdb tbrm lcr sbrvjdbs.Wnb

haw jo Ahaiama statbs tnat wnbrb oc

prjdb tbrm js gbljobg jo a dcotradt, tnb

dcurt dao supphy a rbascoaihb prjdb.

Tjodb Ha`bvjbws cvbrahh patjbot pcpuha-

tjco dcosjsts cl rcufnhy >2% josurbg

patjbots aog 12% uojosurbg patjbots,

tnb pcsjtjco cl tnb dhass mbmibrs js

tnat a rbascoaihb prjdb js mcrb ahcof

tnb hjobs cl wnat >2% cl tnb patjbots

pay, oct 12%.Wnb phajotjll dhass as`bg

tnb dcurt tc dbrtjly tnb dhass iasbg co a

lcrmuha tnat wcuhg sbt dnarfbs lcr

mbgjdah sbrvjdbs at 12% aicvb dcsts.

Wnb dcurt fraotbg tnb phajotjlls

rbqubst aog dbrtjljbg tnb dhass.

Wnjs js a frbat vjdtcry lcr tnb wcr`jof

pccr cl tnjs statb wnc arb uoaihb tc

allcrg gbdbot nbahtn darb dcvbrafb lcr

tnbjr lamjhjbs. Kay Aufntmao aog J lrcm

cur ljrm, ahcof wjtn Vahtbr Dahtco cl

Bulauha, wjhh naoghb tnjs mcst jmpcrtaot

dasb. Vb wjhh `bbp ycu agvjsbg as tnb

dasb fcbs lcrwarg.

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A lbgbrah dcurt nas crgbrbg @uwajt

aog Fuhl Hjo` Wraospcrt Dcmpaoy, a

@uwajt-iasbg dcotradtcr, tc pay

$7,:56,57> jo gamafbs tc tnb lamjhy cl

Dch. Ycd`y Iarafcoa.Wnjs js a mcst sjf-

ojljdaot dasb jovchvjof tnb gbatn cl aR.T.schgjbr wnc was `jhhbg jo Jraq.Wnats

ibdausb a dcotradtjof dcmpaoy js ibjof

nbhg addcuotaihb jo a R.T. Dcurt lcr jts

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atbg iy ao bmphcybb cl tnb dcotradtcr

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dasb lcuog tnb dcotradtcr tc ib at lauht

aog assbssbg gamafbs. Jotbrbstjofhy, tnb

dcotradtcr nas rbdbjvbg mjhhjcos cl

gchhars jo. fcvbrombot dcotradts aog nas

supphjbg vbnjdhbs aog bqujpmbot tc tnb

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Dnjoa nas ibdcmb a makcr phaybr jo

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raw matbrjahs aog parts tc ma`b fccgs

tnat jt tnbo sbhhs as a ljojsnbg prcgudt joctnbr dcuotrjbs.Wnb Rojtbg Ttatbs nas

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udts aog fccgs,wjtn tnb tctah rbadnjof

$9>> ijhhjco jo 955


9/52IbashbyAhhbo.dcm :

jt puts a tbrrjljd iurgbo co cur rbfuha-

tcry afbodjbs tc datdn tnb iag stull

wnbo jt dcmbs jo. Lcr bxamphb, dnbmj-

dah dcmpaojbs jo Dnjoa arb oct rbqujrbg

tc mbbt bvbo mjojmah gruf-maouladtur-

jof staogargs. Wnat mbaos tnby dao

bxpcrt uoapprcvbg, aguhtbratbg, cr

dcuotbrlbjt jofrbgjbots. Wnjs drbatbs a

rbah prcihbm jo tnjs dcuotry,bspbdjahhywnbo ycu dcosjgbr tnat maoy djtjzbos

arb iuyjof grufs co tnb Jotbrobt.Wnbo

wb navb wjtobssbg tnb vast oumibr cl

tcys dcotajojof uosalb hbvbhs cl hbag

dcmjof jo lrcm Dnjoa.Wnjs js drbatjof

makcr nbahtn aog salbty jssubs.

Vb dbrtajohy appbar tc ib co a dchhj-

sjco dcursb wjtn Dnjoa ibdausb cl cur

gbpbogbodb co tnbm aog tnbjr affrbs-

sjvb ibnavjcr co sbvbrah lrcots. Jm oct

surb tnat cur hbagbrs co tnb oatjcoah

hbvbh navb a vbry fccg frasp cl tnb maf-

ojtugb cl tnb cvbrahh prcihbm. Jo aoy

bvbot, tnb Iusn Agmjojstratjco surbhy

gcbsot sbbm tc ib wjhhjof tc gc aoy-

tnjof tnat wcuhg upsbt Dnjobsb clljdjahs.

Wnb Ambrjda pbcphb arb ibfjoojof tc

rbahjzb tnat wnjhb cur oatjcoah attbotjco

js lcdusbg co tnb war jo Jraqwjtn ahh cl

jts maoy-ladbtbg prcihbmswb navb a

mcst sbrjcus prcihbm at ncmb ibdausb

cl cur Dnjoa dcoobdtjco. J kust ncpb aog

pray tnat tnb iao s jo Dnjoa wcot fbt

mag aog start dahhjof cur gbits.

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Wnb Iusn Agmjojstratjco nas ljoahhy

rbahjzbg tnat uosalb aog gaofbrcus

prcgudts ibjof snjppbg jotc tnb R.T.

lrcm lcrbjfo dcuotrjbs pcsb makcr

dcodbros. Ahtncufn jt nas ta`bo awnjhb, at hbast tnb Agmjojstratjco js

dcmjof up wjtn prcpcsahs tc ibttbr

pchjdb jmpcrts. J ncpb tnbsb prcpcs-

ahsjo dcmijoatjco wjtn dcofrbs-

sjcoah bllcrtswjhh nbhp tc ma`b tnb

lccg aog prcgudts tnat arb ibjof

jmpcrtbg salbr. J wcogbr wnat jt dcsts

R.T. taxpaybrs lcr tnb lch`s tc dcmb up

wjtn prcpcsahs tnat dcosumbr frcups

hj`b Uuihjd Djtjzbo navb ibbo urfjof

lcr ybars!

Wnb jgbas jo tnb Iusn phao arbot obw

aog arb sjmphy bjtnbr varjatjcos cl scmb

cl tnb prcpcsahs tnat navb ahrbagy

appbarbg jo hbfjshatjco co Dapjtch Njhh cr

rbdcmmbogatjcos lrcm afbodjbs sudn as

tnb Lccg aog Gruf Agmjojstratjco.Jo ladt

scmb cl tnb barhjbr jgbas adtuahhy damblrcm iusjobss frcups. Wnb phaoobrs

dcuhg navb tah`bg wjtn Kcao Dhayircc`,

tnb prbsjgbot cl Uuihjd Djtjzbo,aog savbg

hcts cl tjmb aog mcoby. Jm surb Kcao

wcuhg navb ibbo nappy tc fjvb tnb fcv-

brombot phaoobrs addbss tc tnb prcpcs-

ahs Uuihjd Djtjzbo nas ibbo ma`jof lcr

ybars. Iut wjtn tnb Vnjtb Ncusb ljoahhy

fbttjof co icarg, mayib Dcofrbss wjhh

rbspcog lavcraihy aog fbt scmbtnjof

gcob. Rolcrtuoatbhy, tnb Vnjtb Ncusb

gjgot attadn iugfbt aog pbrscoobh

oumibrs tc tnbjr phao.Jostbag,tnb phao

wjhh usb tnb ocrmah luogjof-rbqubst

prcdbss tnrcufn Dcofrbss.

Tcurdb; Vahh Ttrbbt Kcuroah

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Lcrmbr Vnjtb Ncusb prbss sbdrbtary

Tdctt MdDhbhhao js ihamjof Urbsjgbot

Iusn aog \jdb Urbsjgbot Gjd` Dnboby

lcr mjshbagjof tnb puihjd aicut tnb

rchb cl Vnjtb Ncusb ajgbs jo hba`jof tnb

jgbotjty cl a DJA cpbratjvb.As J uogbr-

staog jt tnb hba` vjchatbg lbgbrah haw. Jt

ocw appbars ahh cl tnb jolcrmatjco tnat

MdDhbhhao put cut tc tnb mbgja aog tnb

puihjd dcodbrojof tnb jovchvbmbot cl

@arh Ycvb aog Tdcctbr Hjiiy was tctahhy

lahsb. Wnb lcrmbr Iusn ajgb ocw says

tnat nb nag uo`ocwjofhy passbg ahcof

lahsb jolcrmatjco tc tnb mbgja aog tnbAmbrjdao pbcphb.

MdDhbhhao oambs ljvb cl tnb njfnbst-

rao`jof clljdjahs jo tnb Agmjojstratjco

wnc wbrb jovchvbg jo tnb hba`. Wnby

jodhugb @arh Ycvb, Hjiiy,Aogrbw Darg

(wnc was tnb prbsjgbots dnjbl cl stall

at tnb tjmb) tnb \jdb-Urbsjgbot aog tnb

Urbsjgbot njmsbhl.Wnjs js mcst gjsturi-

jof obws aog J am alrajg jt tbhhs us hcts

aicut tnjs Urbsjgbot aog njs Agmjojstra-

tjco.J gcot ibhjbvb wb navb bvbr nag ao

Agmjojstratjco tnat nas gcob as mudn

gamafb tc tnjs dcuotry as tnjs cob nas

gcob.Wnb Ambrjdao pbcphb navb bvbry

rjfnt tc ib lbg up!

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Jo a mcvb tnat damb as a rbah sncd`

hast mcotn, tbhbvaofbhjst Uat Ycibrtsco,

lcuogbr cl tnb Dnrjstjao Dcahjtjco,

bogcrsbg Ybpuihjdao prbsjgbotjah daogj-

gatb Yugy Fjuhjaoj. Vnbo J ljrst nbarg

tnat aoocuodbmbot co tnb ojfnthy

obws, J tncufnt tnb rbpcrtbr nag nbr

oambs mjxbg up. Jt ahsc drcssbg my

mjog tnat jt was ahrbagy Aprjh Lcchs

Gay.Altbr J cvbrdamb my jojtjah sncd`, J

rbahjzbg tnat tnb pchjtjdahhy astutbYcibrtsco nag adtuahhy bogcrsbg tnb

lcrmbr Maycr cl Obw Zcr` Djty,dahhjof

njm a prcvbo hbagbr wnc js oct alrajg

cl wnat hjbs anbag aog wnc wjhh dast a

ncpbluh vjsjco lcr ahh Ambrjdaos.

Ycibrtsco, wnc J suspbdt nas ahways

ibbo mctjvatbg iy mcoby aog a obbg

lcr pcwbr, appbarbg at a obws dcolbr-

bodb wjtn Fjuhjaoj jo Vasnjoftco tc

ma`b tnb bogcrsbmbot.

Wnb lcrmbr Obw Zcr` maycrs

iad`jof cl aicrtjco rjfnts aog fay

rjfntspcsjtjcos tnat put njm jo gjrbdt

dcolhjdt wjtn dcosbrvatjvb FCU crtnc-

gcxymagb tnjs pchjtjdah marrjafb cob

tnat gbsbrvbs a ibttbr bxphaoatjco tnao

wb navb fcttbo tnus lar. Fjuhjaoj nas

ibbo tryjof tc pbrsuagb bvaofbhjdah

dcosbrvatjvbs hj`b Ycibrtsco tc cvbr-

hcc` tnbjr gjllbrbodbs co tncsb jssubs.

Jts prbtty narg tc ljfurb tnjs bogcrsb-

mbot cut. Iut, wnbo ycu dcosjgbr tnat

Uat Ycibrtsco, wnc nas ahways ibbo

prbtty mudn a pchjtjdah cppcrtuojst, nas

ahways nag a ocsb lcr smbhhjof cut

mcoby scurdbs, J fubss nb wcuhg

bogcrsb ahmcst aoyicgy jl tnb prjdb js

rjfnt. Jo ladt, wnbo J was watdnjof

Ycibrtsco nuf Yugy, J jmmbgjatbhy

tncufnt cl tnb mcvjb wjtn Wcm Drujsb,

Tncw mb tnb Mcoby. Ybfarghbss cl Uat

Ycibrtcos jovchvbmbot, Yugy Fjuhjaoj



js a mao wnc rbahhy sdarbs mb wnbo J

dcosjgbr tnat nb dcuhg ib Urbsjgbot cl

tnjs dcuotry. Nb js a mastbr lhjp-lhcppbr

aog njs rbdcrg js prccl cl tnat. Fjuhjaojs

rbdcrg js tctahhy jo dcolhjdt wjtn wnat

Ycibrtsco prclbssbs tc ibhjbvb. Jt wjhh

ib jotbrbstjof tc sbb wnat bllbdt Ycibrt-

scos bogcrsbmbot wjhh navb. J prbgjdt jt

wjhh navb vbry hjtthb.Tcurdb; OID Obwsaog Asscdjatbg Urbss

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Wnb ladt tnat Ttaohby CObah, a oatjvbcl Ahaiama, was lcrdbg cut as DBC at

Mbrrjhh Hyodn & Dc., Jod.gjgot dcmb as

a ijf surprjsb.Ncwbvbr, scmb wbrb sur-

prjsbg tnat nb was rbwargbg ratnbr wbhh

ljoaodjahhy as nb fct tnb dcrpcratb

icct. CObah rbtjrbg co Cdtcibr 45tn

altbr tnb dcmpaoy sullbrbg tnb ijffbst

quartbrhy hcss jo jts :4-ybar njstcry.Jotbr-

bstjofhy, CObah, wnc nag ibbo dnjbl

bxbdutjvb sjodb Gbdbmibr 9559, gjgot

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jostbag cl ibjof clljdjahhy ljrbg, CObah

was bhjfjihb tc rbdbjvb tnb $1



Gjstrjdt Dcurt, lcuog tnat tnb dcmpa-

ojbs nag adtbg wjhhluhhy, aog crgbrbg

Astra[bobda tc pay mcrb tnao $19.:

mjhhjco jo tctah gamafbs aog Irjstch-

Mybrs tc pay $2 mjhhjco.

Wnb dnarfbs wbrb cuthjobg jo a supbr-

sbgjof jogjdtmbot tnat oambg Taogra

Natljbhg, tnb lcrmbr dnjbl cpbratjof

clljdbr cl GNI. Ircc`s aog Natljbhg

wbrb addusbg cl lahsbhy jol hatjof tnb

vahub cl tnb jovbotcry cl GNIs tcp

prcgudt, tnb Jotbrdbptcr vbst, tc nbhp

mbbt prcljt marfjo prckbdtjcos. Wnb

vbst,gbsjfobg tc wjtnstaog rjlhb ljrb aog

snrapobh, was magb lcr tnb MarjobDcrps aog ctnbr iraodnbs cl tnb mjhj-

tary.Wnjs appbars tc ib aoctnbr bxamphb

cl ncw scmb lch`s navb prcljtbg

trbmbogcushy jo tnb Iusn war.

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Tdnhbfbh, tnb lcrmbr Dnjbl Ljoaodjah

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josjgbr tragjof jo tnb samb sdnbmb tc

jolhatb tnb vahub cl tnb vbsts.Autncrjtjbs

ahhbfb tnb sdnbmb prcpbhhbg tnb

dcmpaoys stcd` lrcm $9 a snarb jobarhy 9554 tc obarhy $95 a snarb jo hatb

9557. Vnbo tnby schg sbvbrah mjhhjco

GNI snarbs at tnat tjmb, Ircc`s magb

mcrb tnao $1>2 mjhhjco aog Natljbhg

mcrb tnao $2 mjhhjco, addcrgjof tc tnb

R.T.Attcrobys clljdb.

Ircc`s aog Natljbhg ahsc arb addusbg

cl lajhjof tc rbpcrt tc tnb JYT mcrb tnao

$15 mjhhjco jo icous paymbots tc tnbm-

sbhvbs aog ctnbr GNI bmphcybbs. Jo

aggjtjco, Ircc`s js addusbg cl usjof

GNI luogs tc iuy cr hbasb huxury vbnj-

dhbs lcr njmsbhl aog lamjhy mbmibrs,

aog tc pay lcr vadatjcos, kbwbhry, dcs-

mbtjd surfbry, dcuotry dhui ijhhs, aog

lamjhy dbhbiratjcos. Urcsbdutcrs say nb

tnrbw havjsn partjbs lcr njs dnjhgrbo at

wnjdn botbrtajobrs hj`b Wcm Ubtty,Abrc-

smjtn, aog tnb Bafhbs pbrlcrmbg.

Ircc`s, wnc cwos mcrb tnao 155

ncrsbs aog radbs tnbm at narobss trad`s

arcuog tnb dcuotry, ahsc usbg GNI

luogs lcr njs prjvatb ncrsb radjof iusj-

obss, addcrgjof tc prcsbdutcrs.

Ircc`s rbsjfobg lrcm GNI jo Kuhy

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dcrpcratjco, jts ncmb apprajsah sui-

sjgjary, aog tnb oatjcos harfbst savjofs

aog hcao fjaot dcospjrbg tc jolhatb tnb

vahub cl ncmb apprajsahs. Wnb sujt

ahhbfbg tnat tnbsb gblbogaots barobg

njfnbr prcljts lcr tnb iao` iut hblt

ncmbcwobrs wjtn mcrtfafbs tnat navb

iahaodbs harfbr tnao tnb ncmbs mar`bt

vahub. Addcrgjof tc tnb dcmphajot jo aObw Zcr` Djty dcurt, at hbast 25 b-majhs

ibtwbbo bxbdutjvbs lrcm tnb mcrtfafb

aog prcpbrty sbrvjdbs dcofhcmbratb,

Ljrst Ambrjdao Dcrpcratjco, jts wnchhy

cwobg suisjgjary, bApprajsbJW, aog

Vasnjoftco Mutuah gcdumbot a rajsb

tnb vahub sdnbmb. Addcrgjof tc tnb

Attcroby Fbobrahs clljdb, tnb sdnbmb

was a rbspcosb tc tnb gbmaogs cl

savjofs aog hcao fjaot Vasnjoftco

Mutuah.Wnb icfus apprajsahs wcuhg jo

turo ahhcw JW tc wrjtb ao jodrbasbg

amcuot cl hcaos lcr mcrb mcoby tnao

tnb dchhatbrah wcuhg kustjly. Attcroby

Fbobrah Aogrbw Ducmc says;

Wnb jogbpbogbodb cl tnb apprajsbr

js bssbotjah tc majotajojof tnb

jotbfrjty cl tnb mcrtfafb jogustry.

Ljrst Ambrjdao aog bApprajsbJW

vjchatbg tnat jogbpbogbodb wnbo

Vasnjoftco Mutuah strcof-armbg

tnbm jotc a systbm gbsjfobg tc rjpcll ncmbcwobrs aog jovbstcrs

ahj b. Wnb ihataot adtjcos cl Ljrst

Ambrjdao aog bApprajsbJW navb

dcotrjiutbg tc tnb frcwjof lcrbdhc-

surb drjsjs aog turmcjh jo tnb

ncusjof mar bt. Iy ahhcwjof

Vasnjoftco Mutuah tc naog-pjd`

apprajsbrs wnc jolhatbg vahubs,

Ljrst Ambrjdao nbhpbg sbt tnb

durrbot mcrtfafb drjsjs jo mctjco.

Wnbsb hcaos wbrb prcljtaihb lcr Vasn-joftco Mutuah.Wc darry cut tnb sdnbmb,

Vasnjoftco Mutuah ahhbfbghy as`bg tnat

bApprajsbJWwnjdn pbrlcrms aicut

25,555 apprajsahs a mcotn oatjcoahhy

tc usb a prblbrrbg hjst cl jogbpbogbot

apprajsbrs ratnbr tnao apprajsbrs lrcm

jts cwo stall cl mcrb tnao 19,255. Jt js

ahhbfbg jo tnb dcmphajot tnat tnbjr cwo

apprajsbrs wbrbot puttjof tnb prcpbrty

vahubs at hbvbhs tnat Vasnjoftco Mutuah

was sbb`jof.

Ljrst Ambrjdaos tjthb josuraodb aog

sbrvjdbs dcmpaoy js tnb harfbst jo tnjs

dcuotry. Jts cob cl sbvbrah mar`bt-

hbagjof dcmpaojbs jo tnb Ljrst Ambrjdao

lamjhy. Ctnbrs jodhugb Tpbdjahty Josur-

aodb, Mcrtfafb Jolcrmatjco, UrcpbrtyJolcrmatjco, aog Yjs` Mjtjfatjco aog

Iusjobss Tchutjcos. Durrbothy,Vasnjof-

tco Mutuah js oct a party tc tnb djvjh

sujt. Ncwbvbr, tnb attcroby fbobrah

gcbsot navb tnb autncrjty tc ljhb sujt

afajost a lbgbrahhy dnartbrbg iao`. Jotbr-

bstjofhy, Vasnjoftco Mutuah nas sus-

pbogbg jts rbhatjcosnjp wjtn

bApprajsbJWat hbast lcr ocw.


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As rbdcrg oumibrs cl ncmbcwobrs

gblauht co tnbjr mcrtfafbs, qubstjcoaihb

pradtjdbs amcof a oumibr cl hbogbrs

navb dcmb tc hjfnt. Jt was rbpcrtbg jo

tnbObw Zcr` Wjmbs rbdbothy tnat qubs-

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rbsuht jo mjhhjcos cl gchhars fcjof jotc

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jof tnat ncmb lcrbdhcsurbs arb ibdcm-

jof a oatjcoah drjsjs, hbogbrs ta`jof

agvaotafb cl icrrcwbrs js uodco-

sdjcoaihb aog must ib gbaht wjtn iy

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tnbjr ncmbs iy tnb bog cl tnb durrbot

mcrtfafb drjsjs.Vnjhb tnats a sag statb

cl allajrs, jts bquahhy sag tnat maoy cl

tnb hbogbrs navb dnarfbg lbbs tc tnbicrrcwbrs tnat arb bjtnbr jhhbfah cr at

ibst qubstjcoaihb.

Qubstjcoaihb pradtjdbs iy hcao sbr-

vjdbrs arb sudn a prcihbm tnat tnb

Clljdb cl tnb Rojtbg Ttatbs Wrustbb, a

gjvjsjco cl tnb Kustjdb Gbpartmbot tnat

mcojtcrs tnb iao`ruptdy systbm, js

fbttjof jovchvbg. Mcrtfafb sbrvjdjof

dcmpaojbs tnat ljhb lahsb cr joadduratb

dhajms,assbss uorbascoaihb lbbs, cr lajh

tc addcuot prcpbrhy lcr hcao paymbots

sncuhg ib prcsbdutbg. Wncsb wnc arb

lcuog fujhty sncuhg ib put jo kajh jl pcs-

sjihb, aog ljobg tc tnb luhh hjmjts cl apphj-

daihb haws.

Jt appbars tnat hcao sbrvjdjof js

bxtrbmbhy hudratjvb. Tbrvjdbrs, wnjdn

dchhbdt paymbots lrcm icrrcwbrs aogpass tnbm co tc jovbstcrs wnc cwo tnb

hcaos, fbobrahhy rbdbjvb a pbrdbotafb cl

jodcmb lrcm a hcao. Wnbsb paymbots

raofb lrcm 5.92% co a prjmb mcrtfafb

tc 5.25% co a suiprjmb hcao.Tbrvjdbrs

typjdahhy fbobratb prcljt marfjos cl

aicut 95%. Tbrvjdbrs typjdahhy `bbp hatb

lbbs aog dbrtajo ctnbr dnarfbs assbssbg

co gbhjoqubot cr gblauhtbg hcaos.Wnjs

rbsuhts jo trbmbogcus jodcmb aog

prcljts tc tnb sbrvjdbrs. Jl gblauht iy a

icrrcwbr dao prbsbot a sbrvjdbr wjtn ao

cppcrtuojty lcr aggjtjcoah prcljt, tnb

systbm js irc`bo. Wnb Wjmbs rbpcrtbg

tnat tnbrb js hjtthb cvbrsjfnt cl lcrbdhc-

surb pradtjdbs aog tnb lbbs tnat arb

ibjof dnarfbg wnbo lcrbdhcsurbs cddur.

As a rbsuht, as ycu dao jmafjob, tnb

pctbotjah lcr aiusb js qujtb bvjgbot.

Wnb amcuots tnat arb ibjof dnarfbg

co hcaos arb sjfojljdaot. Lcr bxamphb,

hatb lbbs addcuotbg lcr 11.2% cl sbrvjd-

jof rbvboubs jo 955< at Cdwbo Ljoao-

djah, a ijf sbrvjdjof dcmpaoy. At

Dcuotrywjgb, $9>2 mjhhjco damb lrcm

hatb lbbs hast ybar, up 95% lrcm 9552.

Hatb lbbs addcuotbg lcr 6.2% cl Dcuo-

trywjgbs sbrvjdjof rbvboub hast ybar.

Rolcrtuoatbhy, tnbsb arbot tnb cohy

dnarfbs icrrcwbrs ladb. Ctnbrs jodhugb

$172 jo scmbtnjof dahhbg gbmaog

lbbs0 $146 jo cvbrojfnt gbhjvbry lbbs0

lax lbbs cl $250 aog paycll statbmbot

dnarfbs cl $


13/52

aodb dnarfbs, aog njfn jotbrbst ratbs co

hcaos magb jt hjtbrahhy jmpcssjihb lcr tnb

icrrcwbr tc ma`b tnb rbqujrbg

mcotnhy paymbots.

Jo cob sudn dasbjovchvjof tnb pur-

dnasb cl a usbg dartnb iuybr wcuog

up cwjof cvbr $11,555 co a dar tnat co

tnb hct was prjdbg at cohy $4,555. Jo

aggjtjco,tnb josuraodb pchjdy tnb ycuofmao was rbqujrbg tc purdnasb at a ratb

cl $625 aoouahhy cohy dcvbrbg tnb

hbogbr jo tnb bvbot tnb dar was rbpcs-

sbssbg.Ahsc, ao crjfjoatjco lbb cl $1,555

was aggbg tc tnb purdnasb prjdb aog

was pajg iy tnb sbhhbr tc tnb hbogbr.

Vnbo jt ibdamb apparbot tnat tnb

ycuof maownc was payjof aicut

75% cl njs mcotnhy dnbd` tc tnb ljoaodb

dcmpaoydcuhgot ma`b njs mcotnhy

paymbots, tnb dar was turobg jo iy

afrbbmbot tc tnb hbogbr.Wnb icrrcwbr

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Ncwbvbr, a gbljdjbody iahaodb cl cvbr

$15,555 was hatbr dnarfbg tc njm. Vb

ljhbg sujt afajost tnb ljoaodb dcmpaoy

aog a kury awargbg tnb icrrcwbr $25

mjhhjco.

Vb iaghy obbg tc dhbao up wnat

appbars tc ib a dcrrupt suiprjmb

hbogjof systbm. Jl ycu afrbb, phbasb ta`b

tjmb tc dcotadt ycur R.T. Tboatcrs aog

mbmibrs cl Dcofrbss.As` tnbm tc ma`b

surb tnat jmmbgjatb adtjco js ta`bo tc

rbmbgy a vbry iag sbt cl prcihbms.

Tcurdb; Obw Zcr` Wjmbs

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A snarbnchgbr gbrjvatjvb hawsujt was

ljhbg hast mcotn afajost Djtjfrcup Jod.,

lcrmbr DBC Dnarhbs Urjodb, aog ctnbr

bxbdutjvbs. Wnb sujt, ljhbg jo lbgbrahdcurt jo Obw Zcr`, jovchvbg hcssbs

rbhatbg tc tnb iao`s suiprjmb mcrt-

fafb-iad`bg sbdurjtjbs pcrtlchjc. Wnb

hawsujt ahhbfbg tnat Djtjfrcup bxbdu-

tjvbs rbd`hbsshy purdnasbg suiprjmb

hcaos tc ib usbg lcr luturb dchhatbrahjzbg

gbit cihjfatjcos aog tnbo magb

jmprcpbr statbmbots rbfargjof tnb

ljoaodjah sbrvjdbs dcmpaoys bxpcsurb

tc tnb suiprjmb mar`bt mbhtgcwo.Wnb

sujt ahsc ahhbfbs scmb bxbdutjvbs schg

tnbjr cwo snarbs jo tnb dcmpaoy wnjhb

jo pcssbssjco cl matbrjah ocopuihjd

jolcrmatjco aicut jts bxpcsurb, sbdur-

jof mcrb tnao $4< mjhhjco jo prcdbbgs.

Wnb sujt lurtnbr ahhbfbg;

Djtjfrcup, uogbr gblbogaotsgjrbd-

tjco, rbd hbsshy spbot ijhhjcos cl

gchhars purdnasjof suiprjmb

hcaos tc ib warbncusbg lcr luturb

dchhatbrahjzbg gbit cihjfatjcos.

Wnbsb adtjcos wbrb rbd`hbss gub tc

tnb jmpbogjof suiprjmb mcrtfafb

drjsjs aog jodrbasjof gbhjoqubody

ratbs amcof suiprjmb icrrcwbrs.

Wnb gbrjvatjvb sujt lchhcws a sbparatb

hawsujt ljhbg barhjbr jo Obw Zcr` co

ibnahl cl partjdjpaots cr ibobljdjarjbs

cl Djtjfrcups rbtjrbmbot phaos, wnjdn

ahhbfbg tnb dcmpaoys stcd` was ao

jmprugbot jovbstmbot lcr tnb phaos

ibdausb cl mjsmaoafbmbot aog

jmprcpbr iusjobss pradtjdbs at tnb

dcmpaoy.Wnb gbrjvatjvb hawsujt,wnjdn

was ljhbg iy a Djtjfrcup snarbnchgbr, js

sbb`jof a kugfmbot afajost tnb jogjvjg-

uah gblbogaots lcr tnb amcuot cl

gamafbs sustajobg iy tnb dcmpaoy as a

rbsuht cl tnbjr ahhbfbg irbadnbs cl ljgu-

djary gutjbs. Wnb sujt ahsc sbb`s tc

jmprcvb tnb dcrpcratb fcvbroaodb aog

jotbroah prcdbgurbs at Djtjfrcup. Jts

sjfojljdaot tnat tnb dcmpaoy wjhh wrjtb

cll ibtwbbo $> ijhhjco aog $11 ijhhjco

tc rblhbdt gbdhjobs jo tnb vahub cl jts

suiprjmb-mcrtfafb-rbhatbg sbdurjtjbs

sjodb Tbptbmibr 45tn. Djtjfrcup js ocw

tryjof tc icrrcw bocufn mcoby at njfn

jotbrbst ratbs jo crgbr tc `bbp jts cpbra-

tjcos alhcat.Wnb iag obws lcr tnb jogus-

try js tnbrb wjhh hj`bhy ib maoy mcrbsjmjhar hawsujts ljhbg afajost ctnbr dcm-

paojbs cpbratjof jo tnb suiprjmb

hbogjof jogustry.

Tcurdb; Josuraodb Kcuroah

KRYZVJHHNBAYWAUBTCLB -FBOBYAHYBB BDRWJ\BT

Hast mcotn wb wrctb aicut tnb muhtj-

ladbtbg prcihbms jovchvjof Fbobrah

Ybjosuraodb Dcrp. (FboYb) aog tnb

rbjosuraodb jogustry. Ocw jt appbars

tnat kurcrs at tnb lraug trjah cl lcur

lcrmbr FboYb bxbdutjvbs wjhh fbt tc

nbar a tapbg dcovbrsatjco jo wnjdn a

wjtobss sajg Ambrjdao Jotbroatjcoah

Frcup Jod. (AJF) wjhh ljog ways tc dcc`

tnb icc`s. A lbgbrah kugfb ruhbg tnat

lbgbrah prcsbdutcrs wjhh ib ahhcwbg tc

phay tapbs at tnb drjmjoah trjah cl lcrmbr

FboYb Dnjbl Bxbdutjvb Clljdbr Ycoahg

Lbrfusco, tnrbb cl njs lcrmbr dch-

hbafubs, aog Dnrjstjao Mjhtco, tnb

lcrmbr nbag cl rbjosuraodb at AJF.Wnb

ljvb arb addusbg cl usjof a snam rbjosur-

aodb dcotradt tc jolhatb AJFs rbpcrtbgrbsbrvbs lcr dhajms iy $255 mjhhjco. Kury

sbhbdtjco was sdnbguhbg tc ibfjo co tnb

4rg cl tnjs mcotn.

Wnb adtuah trjah cl tnb dasb jovchvjof

Lbrfusco, Mcorag aog Mjhtco trjah wjhh

ibfjo co Kaouary 6tn.Wnb ctnbr gblbo-

gaots arb Dnrjstcpnbr Faraog, a lcrmbr

sbojcr vjdb prbsjgbot jo dnarfb cl ljojtb

rbjosuraodb, aog Ycibrt Franam,

lcrmbr assjstaot fbobrah dcuosbh.Vnjhb

wb wjhh watdn tnb drjmjoah dasbs wjtnjotbrbst, cur ljrms bllcrts wjhh ib

lcdusbg co tnb djvjh dasb wb arb nao-

ghjof lcr tnb Ttatb cl Wboobssbb.Ahh cl

tnjs wcuhg ma`b a Kcno Frjsnam ocvbh

hcc` scrt cl tambtnb sag part cl tnjs

safa js tnat jts ahh trub!

Tcurdb; Ihccmibrf Obws

BOYCONAGA IAGDATBCLLHBAT

My mama tchg mb wnbo J was aicut15 ybars chg tnat wnbo ycu hjb gcwo

wjtn a pad` cl gcfs tnat navbl hbas,ycu

wjhh ahways fbt up sdratdnjof. Jt tcc`

mb a hcof tjmb tc rbahhy dcmprbnbog

wnat snb was tryjof tc tbhh mb. Ocw J

rbahjzb tnat jl ycu fbt jovchvbg wjtn a

iuodn cl dco-artjsts cr cuthaws, jt wjhh

dcst ycu jo a ijf way! Wnat prjodjphb

apphjbs jo spagbs tc tnb dcmpaojbs tnat

IbashbyAhhbo.dcm 14


14/52

nbhpbg Borco darry cut a massjvb lraug.

A prjmb bxamphb js Daoagjao Jmpbrjah

Iao` cl Dcmmbrdb (DJID).Wnjs iao`s

gbdjsjco tc sbhh jts R.T. jovbstmbot-

iao`jof cpbratjcos tc Cppbonbjmbr &

Dc. lcr a frbathy rbgudbg vahuba

mjojmum cl $25 mjhhjcojs mcrb tnao

kust jotbrbstjof. Jts a dhassjd bxamphb cl

wnat dao nappbo wnbo frbbg ta`bscvbr, rbsuhtjof jo a dcmpaoy gcjof

stupjg tnjofs.

Wnb DJID stcry pcjots cut ncw tnb

Borco sdaogah nas allbdtbg maoy ctnbrs

jo tnb dcrpcratb wcrhg.Zcu gcot navb

tc hcc` aoy lurtnbr tnao DJIDs jovchvb-

mbot wjtn Borco Dcrp tc sbb wny tnb

dcmpaoy js ocw navjof ahh scrts cl

prcihbms. Lrcm 1::> tc 9551, addcrg-

jof tc tnb TBD,DJID ajgbg aog aibttbg

lraug at tnb bobrfy tragbr iy strudturjof

47 Borco ljoaodjofs as assbt sahbs

jostbag cl hcaos.Wnb TBD says tnat tnb

traosadtjcos hbt Borco iccst barojofs iy

mcrb tnao $1 ijhhjco aog avcjg gjsdhcs-

jof mcrb tnao $9.< ijhhjco jo gbit.Zcu

may rbdahh tnat jo 9552, DJID sbtthbg

djvjh hawsujts rbhatbg tc jts Borco botao-

fhbmbot lcr aicut $4 ijhhjco.

DJID wasot tnb cohy dcmpaoy tnat

tcc` a ljoaodjah njt ibdausb cl Borco.

Tbvbrah ijf R.T. iao`s, jodhugjof K.U.

Mcrfao Dnasb & Dc., ahsc hbt dcrpcratb

frbbg fbt tnbm jo ijf trcuihb.Wnb prci-

hbms lcr DJID, ncwbvbr, may navb ibbo

tnb wcrst cl ahh. Wnb sbtthbmbot vahub

was mcrb tnao DJIDs aoouah prcljt.

DJIDs arm jo tnjs dcuotry obvbr luhhy

rbdcvbrbg. DJID wjhh `bbp jts Daoagjao

jovbstmbot-iao`jof arm aog wjhh dco-

tjoub tc cpbratb a oumibr cl iusjobssbs

jo tnb R.T., jodhugjof rbah-bstatb ljoaodb,

mbrdnaot iao`jof, aog jts cjh aog

oaturah-fas agvjscry arm. Wnb dcosb-qubodbs cl lahhjof jotc tnb Borco Wrap

wbrb trbmbogcushy gamafjof tc DJID.

Wnb sahb cl tnb R.T. iusjobss, wnjdn

cpbratbs as DJID Vcrhg Mar`bts, js a

prjmb bxamphb cl wny jts jmpcrtaot tc

gc rjfnt.DJID adqujrbg tnb cpbratjco jo

1::6 wnbo jt icufnt Cppbonbjmbr

Nchgjofs Jod. lcr $292 mjhhjco. Jo 9554,

DJID schg Cppbonbjmbrs rbtajh-irc`br-

afb iusjobss aog oamb lcr $926 mjhhjco

tc Lanobstcd` \jobr Nchgjofs, wnjdn

dnaofbg jts oamb tc Cppbonbjmbr. Hbt

us kust ncpb tnb obw cwobrs rbmbmibr

oct tc phay wjtn matdnbs arcuog a ljrb.


\J.

UYCGRDW

HJAIJHJWZ RUGAWB

BAYHZVAYOJOFYRHBHBA\BTURIHJDJOWNBGAY@AICRWNA[AYGT

Wnb Oatjcoah Njfnway Wralljd Talbty

Agmjojstratjco jssubg a ljoah ruhb a lbw

wbb`s iad`, rbstrjdtjof puihjd addbss tc

mudn cl tnb barhy warojof gata tnat

tnb autc aog tjrb jogustry js rbqujrbg tcsuimjt iy haw tc assjst jo tnb barhy jgbo-

tjljdatjco cl mctcr vbnjdhb salbty

gblbdts. As wb navb hbarobg, tnb Iusn

Agmjojstratjco js aggjdtbg tc sbdrbdy,

aog tnat aggjdtjco nas sprbag tnrcufn-

cut tnb rbfuhatcry afbodjbs. Gbspjtb

hcsjof jo tnb dcurts, tnb Iusn Vnjtb

Ncusb josjsts co tryjof codb afajo tc

prcgudb a ruhb tnat wjhh `bbp tnb puihjd

jo tnb gar` aicut pctbotjah gblbdts aog

ctnbr salbty nazargs jo tnb dars tnbygrjvb.Vnat tnjs ljoah ruhb mbaos js tnat

Urbsjgbot Iusn aog njs agvjscrs wcuhg

ratnbr prctbdt tnb autcmcijhb aog tjrb

jogustrjbs tnao tnb puihjd. Wnb barhy

warojof gataiasb js jotbogbg tc fjvb

tnb puihjd bxadthy wnat tnb oamb jogj-

datbs; ao barhy warojof aicut pctbotjah

nazargs, sc tnat jt dao prctbdt jtsbhl aog

nchg tnb Agmjojstratjco aog jogustrjbs

addcuotaihb. Jl w b gcot `ocw cl

pctbotjah gaofbrs, ncwbvbr, wb daot

gbmaog scmbtnjof ib gcob tc stcp

bmbrfjof prcihbms lrcm ibdcmjof

wjgbsprbag datastrcpnbs.

Dcofrbss rbqujrbg ONWTA tc drbatb

tnb barhy warojof gataiasb jo tnb wa`b

cl tnb Lcrg-Ljrbstcob gbatns. Jo nbarjofs

jo 9555, hbfjshatcrs wbrb cutrafbg tc

hbaro tnat ao josuraodb jovbstjfatcr nag

dcmpjhbg bvjgbodb cl 95 dasbs cl Lcrg-

Ljrbstcob prcihbms aog prbsbotbg jt tc

ONWTA jo 1::>aog tnat tnb afbody

tnbo sat co jts naogs uotjh tnb gbatn tchh

nag mcuotbg sc njfn tnat jt magb nbag-

hjobs. Dcofrbss waotbg tc prctbdt tnb

puihjds rjfnt tc ocw aicut gbvbhcpjof

bvjgbodb cl salbty dcodbros, sc jt passbg

tnb Wraospcrtatjco Ybdahh Bonaodbmbot,

Addcuotaijhjty, aog Gcdumbotatjco(WYBAG) Adt jo 9555.

ONWTA attbmptbg tc tnwart tnb wjhh

cl Dcofrbss iy jssujof a ruhb jo 9554

tnat wcuhg `bbp barhy warojof gata a

sbdrbt. Uuihjd Djtjzbo dnahhbofbg tnat

ruhb jo dcurt, aog jo Mardn 955


15/52

ijf, Dhass A mctcr ncmbs. Cob cl tnb

makcr prcihbms wjtn tnb F12: tjrb js

tnat jt was oct gbsjfobg lcr usb co

Dhass A mctcr ncmbs ibjof cpbratbg at

njfnway spbbgs. Jostbag, tnb tjrb was

gbsjfobg lcr usb co rbfjcoah aog

mbtrc gbhjvbry trud`s. Wc addcmmc-

gatb tnat usb, jt was magb wjtn a tnjd`

trbag padàfb gbsjfobg lcr vbnjdhbstnat dcostaothy ladb duris, pctnchbs,

gbirjs aog dcostaot stcp-aog-fc

grjvjof. Wnb tjrb ibhts wbrb ahsc

wjgbobg lcr tnjs usb.Wnb prcihbm wjtn

tnjs gbsjfo, wnbo usbg co tnb ijf Dhass

A mctcr ncmbs, js tnat tnb trbag

padàfb aog wjgb ibht gbsjfo ma`bs

tnb tjrb ruo tcc nct at njfnway spbbgs.

Wnjs dao rbsuht jo lajhurbs aog sbpara-

tjcos, hbagjof tc addjgbots, jokurjbs, aog

gbatn.Wnbrb navb ibbo jostaodbs wnbrb

tnjs vbry tnjof nas nappbobg.

Altbr mudn wcr`, aog sbvbrah dcurt

crgbrs, wb navb citajobg oumbrcus

gcdumbots aog gbpcsjtjcos tnat sncw

òcwhbgfb cl Fccgybar aog tnb Y\

jogustry cl tnb prcihbms wjtn tnb F12:

tjrb.Wnb gcdumbots aog tbstjmcoy navb

ibbo phadbg uogbr sbah sc wb dao oct

spbdjljdahhy gjsduss tnbm cr gjsdhcsb

tnbjr dcotbots at tnjs pcjot jo tjmb.Vb

navb ahsc gjsdcvbrbg tnb jgbotjljdatjco

cl cvbr 45 hawsujts wnjdn navb ibbo

ljhbg afajost Fccgybar aog Y\ maoulad-

turbrs cvbr tnb past 6 tc > ybars. Jo cob

dasb, wnjdn Fccgybar sbtthbg jo 9554,

wb ljhbg a mctjco tc jotbrvbob jo a Dahj-

lcroja lbgbrah dcurt tc try tc hjlt tnb prc-

tbdtjvb crgbr aog fjvbo addbss tc scmb

pctbotjahhy gamafjof tbstjmcoy afajost

Fccgybar. Wnb kugfb nas fraotbg cur

mctjco. Ncpbluhhy, tnjs wjhh ahhcw us tc

uosbah tnb rbdcrg.Wnb F12: tjrb js oc

hcofbr mar`btbg as ao Y\ tjrb. Jt wasrbphadbg iy tnb F65\. Rolcrtuoatbhy,

tnbrb arb stjhh tncusaogs cl F12: tjrbs jo

usb tcgay. Iasbg co tnbjr hcof trad`

rbdcrg cl lajhurbs, tnbsb pctbotjahhy gao-

fbrcus tjrbs must ib rbdahhbg.

IAGDNJOBTBWJYBTAYBTWJHHIBJOFTCHG

Tjodb ahh cl tnb Dnjobsb tcy rbdahhs

aog rbhatbg prcihbms navb gcmjoatbg

tnb obws cvbr tnb past sbvbrah wbb`s,

tnb salbty nazarg drbatbg iy iag tjrbs

lrcm Dnjoa nas ibbo hj`bhy jfocrbg.As

ycu wjhh rbdahh, aicut 922,555 Dnjobsb-

magb tjrbs, jmpcrtbg iy Lcrbjfo Wjrb

Tahbs Jod. cl Rojco, Obw Kbrsby, wbrb

rbdahhbg altbr tnb dcmpaoys cwobr sajg

nb nag gjsdcvbrbg tnb tjrbs may had` a

haybr cl ruiibr gbsjfobg tc ma`b tnbm

mcrb guraihb.Wnb tjrbs wbrb prcgudbg

iy Dnjoas Naofzncu [ncofdb Yuiibr

Dc., wnjdn nas gblbogbg tnb quahjty cl

jts prcgudts.

Wnb puihjd assumbs tnat tnb rbdahh fct

tnbsb tjrbs cll tnb njfnways, iut uolcr-

tuoatbhy tnbrb arb tjrbs lcr sahb tnat arb

jgbotjdah tc tnb cobs tnat wbrb rbdahhbg.Jt nas ibbo rbpcrtbg tnat tnb GCW

oumibr nas ibbo ta`bo cll tncsb tjrbs.

As ycu may òcw, tnb GCW oumibr js

usbg tc jgbotjly tnb ladtcry wnbrb a tjrb

js magb, as wbhh as tnb wbb` aog ybar

tnat a tjrb js magb. ONWTA sncuhg ma`b

bvbry bllcrt tc fbt ahh cl tnb iag tjrbs cll

tnb mar`bt.Ncpbluhhy, tnby navbot lcr-

fcttbo aicut tnjs sbrjcus salbty nazarg.


GBLBDWTMAZNA\BIBBONJGGBOAWWCZCWA-FM UHAOW

A wnjsthb ihcwbr rbdbothy ljhbg a

hawsujt jo Dahjlcroja tnat wjhh ib

watdnbg dhcsbhy iy dcosumbr frcups.

Ao bmphcybb at a phaot jo tnat statb ruo

kcjothy iy Fbobrah Mctcrs aog Wcycta

nas addusbg nbr maoafbrs cl ahhcwjof

sbrjcus gblbdts tc fc uodnbd`bg, jodhug-

jof lauhty sbat ibhts aog ira`jof, aogrbtahjatjof wnbo snb rbsjstbg. @aty

Dambrco, a dbrtjljbg augjtcr wnc nas

wcr`bg lcr 94 ybars at Obw Rojtbg

Mctcr Maouladturjof, says maoafbmbot

rcutjobhy gbhbtbg cr gcwofragbg

gblbdts lrcm nbr rbpcrts co vbnjdhbs

ibfjoojof jo 9552.

Wnb hawsujt rbqubsts uospbdjljbg

gamafbs lcr rbtahjatjof afajost tnb

wnjsthb-ihcwbr aog jotbotjcoah jolhjdtjco

cl bmctjcoah gjstrbss lrcm ORMMJ,

Wcycta Mctcr,Wcycta jo Ocrtn Ambrjda

aog Fbobrah Mctcrs. Gblbdts tnat wbrb

jotbotjcoahhy passbg cvbr, addcrgjof tc

tnb dcmphajot, jodhugbg irc`bo sbat

ibhts, lauhty nbaghjfnts, joagbquatb

ira`jof, mjrrcrs lahhjof cll, bofjob cjh

hba`s, aog stbbrjof wnbbh ahjfombotprcihbmsahh jo ao bllcrt tc gbdrbasb

tnb oumibr cl gblbdts. Vnjhb jts oct

dhbar wnbtnbr aoy gblbdts adtuahhy

rbsuhtbg jo addjgbots,sjodb salbty wcuhg

gbljojtbhy ib dcmprcmjsbg jl tnb ahhbfa-

tjcos arb trub, J suspbdt tnbrb wbrb. Jo

ladt, J am awarb cl at hbast twc hawsujts

wnbrb tnb vbnjdhbs jovchvbg damb lrcm

tnjs phaot.

ORMMJ, sbt up as a kcjot vboturb jo

1:>7, prcgudbs tnb Dcrchha suidcm-

padt,Wadcma pjdùp, aog Ucotjad \jib

wafco.Cob cl tnb phaots purpcsbs was

tc navb Ambrjdao wcr`brs hbaro Wcyctas

prcgudtjco mbtncgs. Oumbrcus haicr

rbhatjcos stugjbs navb stugjbs tnb phaot,

aog tnb dcmpaoy says tbamwcr` aog

salbty arb amcof jts dcrb vahubs.

Ncwbvbr, mcrb aog mcrb quahjty prci-

hbms arb ibjof bxpbrjbodbg at Wcycta,

wnjdn tragjtjcoahhy nas a fccg rbputa-

tjco lcr rbhjaijhjty.Wcyctas rbdahhs navb

jodrbasbg snarphy cvbr tnb hast dcuphb cl

ybars, aog tnb dcmpaoy nas prcmjsbg tc

ibbl up quahjty dcotrch. Jts ahhbfbg jo

tnb dcmphajot tnat FM js navjof tc gc

tnjofs tnb Wcycta Vay aog as a rbsuht

salbty js ibjof dcmprcmjsbg.Wnjs dasb

wjhh ib watdnbg vbry dhcsbhy.


\JJ.

MATT WCYWTRUGAWB

A IYBA@GCVOCOWNB\JC^^DHAJMTUYCDBTT

As pcjotbg cut jo tnb Dapjtah Dcm-

mbots Tbdtjco, tnb \jcxx dhajms navb

ibbo sbtthbg lcr $7.>2 ijhhjco. Ibdausb

IbashbyAhhbo.dcm 12


16/52

wb navb rbdbjvbg a fccg oumibr cl

joqujrjbs aicut ncw tnb sbtthbmbot

prcdbss wjhh wcr , J wjhh irjblhy bxphajo

jt. Ljrst, tnb Tbtthbmbot Urcfram js

hjmjtbg tc dasbs tnat wbrb ljhbg jo dcurt

cr tchhbg tnrcufn tnb MGH tchhjof mbdn-

aojsm as cl Ocvbmibr :, 9556, aog

apphjbs cohy tc tncsb dasbs wnbrb a

nbart attad`, strc`b, cr suggbo dargjadgbatn was ahhbfbg jo tnb dcmphajot cr

tchhjof prcljhb lcrm.Wnbsb arb rblbrrbg

tc as tnb bhjfjihb dhajms. Bjfnty-ljvb

pbrdbot cl ahh bhjfjihb dhajms must afrbb

tc partjdjpatb jo tnb Tbtthbmbot Urcfram

tc trjffbr Mbrd`s guty tc luog tnb sbt-

thbmbot.

Wnb \jcxx Tbtthbmbot Urcfram wjhh

bvahuatb jogjvjguah dasbs iasbg upco

cikbdtjvb drjtbrja cohy. Jo mcst dasbs,

cohy jokury bvbot rbdcrgs, pnarmady

rbdcrgs, aog dargjchcfy/oburchcfy

lchhcw-up rbdcrgs arb rbqujrbg lcr a

dhajm tc ib prcdbssbg.Wnb suimjssjco

cl mbgjdah rbdcrgs lcr 15, 2, cr bvbo 4

ybars prbdbbgjof ao jokury js oct obdbs-

sary. Wc quahjly lcr dcmpbosatjco

tnrcufn tnb Tbtthbmbot Urcfram, bhjfj-

ihb dhajmaots must satjsly tnrbb tnrbsn-

chg drjtbrja;

Wnb mbgjdah rbdcrgs suimjttbg must

dcoljrm tnb jokury as ahhbfbg.

Unarmady rbdcrgs cr ctnbr mbgjdah

rbdcrgs must dcoljrm tnb gjspbosa-

tjco cl 45 \jcxx pjhhs jo a . Cohy dhajmaots wnc mbbt tnb

gbaghjobs jo suimjttjof ahh obdbssary

matbrjahs tc tnb Dhajms Agmjojstratcr

wjhh ib botjthbg tc tnb jojtjah paymbots.

A Hjbo Agmjojstratcr nas ibbo

rbtajobg tc rbschvb ahh tnjrg-party fcv-brombot hjbos sudn as Mbgjdajg aog

Mbgjdarb. Dhajmaots aog tnbjr hawybrs

arb rbspcosjihb lcr rbschvjof aoy ctnbr

tnjrg-party hjbo.Vb lbbh rbah fccg aicut

tnjs Tbtthbmbot Urcfram. Jt was

gbsjfobg tc dcmpbosatb quahjljbg

dhajmaots qujd`hy aog blljdjbothy aog,

mcst jmpcrtaothy, tc pay vbry lajr sbtthb-

mbot vahubs. Jl ycu navb qubstjcos

aicut tnb prcfram, phbasb dahh Ycfbr

Tmjtn cr Hbjfn CGbhh jo cur clljdb at

(447) 9


17/52

taot, dao ib rbadnbg at

Wjoa.OjxEibashbyahhbo.dcm.

FAGCHJOJCRMHJWJFAWJCO

Fagchjojcum, a dnbmjdah usbg tc

nbhp trbat gjsbasbg `jgobys, dausbs

a pajoluh aog joduraihb gjsbasb

`ocwo as obpnrcfbojd systbm

ljircsjs (OTL) cr Obpnrcfbojd

Ljircsjof Gbrmcpatny (OLG),

wnjdn nargbos tnb s`jo. Fagchjo-

jum, a nbavy mbtah, js jokbdtbg jotc

patjbots tc nbhp gcdtcrs dapturb

mbgjdah jmafbs.Wnb gruf, maoulad-

turbg iy Iaybr Dcrp., js gjstrjiutbg

iy Md@bssco Dcrp. aog ctnbr dcm-

paojbs.A rbdbot warojof lrcm tnb

Lccg aog Gruf Agmjojstratjco

rbhatbs tc OTL. As wb rbdbothy

rbpcrtbg, tnb LGA nas as`bg maou-

ladturbrs cl ahh Fagchjojum-iasbg

dcotrast afbots tc jodhugb a obw

icxbg warojof co tnb prcgudt

haibh.As mcrb aog mcrb pbcphb arb

ibdcmjof awarb cl tnb gaofbrs cl

Fagchjojum-dcotajojof dcotrast

afbots, mcrb rbpcrts cl tnbsb

sbrjcus dcogjtjcos arb surladjof.

Ubcphb wnc gbvbhcp OTL cr OLGmay bxpbrjbodb a tnjd`bojof cl tnb

s`jo aog ctnbr crfaos, wnjdn dao

hjmjt tnbjr aijhjty tc mcvb, bxtbog

kcjots aog dao hbag tc sjfojljdaot

pajo aog bvbo gbatn. Ctnbr prci-

hbms may jodhugb gar` patdnbs co

tnb s`jo tnat appbar rcufn aog narg

wjtn rajsbg phaqubs cr papuhbs,

wnjdn arb bhbvatjcos cl tnb s`jo.

Kcjot aog icob pajo, as wbhh as

swbhhjof cl tnb lbbt aog naogs navb

ahsc ibbo rbpcrtbg. Wnb LGA ljrst

warobg aicut OTL aog OLG asscdj-

atbg wjtn Fagchjojum jo Kuob cl

955< aog afajo jo Gbdbmibr cl

955


18/52

Vccgsco, cob cl cur hawybrs jo tnb

Mass Wcrts Tbdtjco, js tnb dcotadt

hawybr lcr tnb ljrm.Vb ibhjbvb tnat

a sjfojljdaot oumibr cl wcmbo wjhh

ib agvbrsbhy allbdtbg ibdausb cl

Avaogja. Lrao` dao ib rbadnbg at

lrao`.wccgscoEibashbyahhbo.dcm.

Zcu dao ahsc dcotadt Datny Ubrry

wnc js Lrao`s hbfah assjstaot atdatny.pbrryEibashbyahhbo.dcm. Vb

wjhh ib fhag tc gjsduss tnbsb dhajms

jl aoyicgy nas a obbg. Lbbh lrbb tc

dcotadt bjtnbr Lrao` cr Datny.

UAJOURMUTAOGUAFDH

A stugy puihjsnbg iy Wnb Ambrjdao

Kcuroah cl Tpcrts Mbgjdjob (Ucst-

artnrcsdcpjd Fhbocnumbrah Dnco-

grchysjs, Kuhy 9556) nas jgbotjljbg

jotra-artjduhar pajo pumps (varjcus

maouladturbrs) as tnb hj`bhy dausb

cl a dcogjtjco `ocwo as Ucstartnrc-

sdcpjd Fhbocnumbrah Dncogrchysjs

(UAFDH).Wnjs js a gbvastatjof dcogj-

tjco tnat dao dausb sbvbrb pajo aog

stjllobss jo tnb allbdtbg sncuhgbr,

ahcof wjtn hjmjtatjcos co raofb cl

mctjco, rbgudbg strboftn aog tnb

obbg lcr dcostaot pajo maoafb-

mbot. Jt js oct uodcmmco lcrpatjbots allhjdtbg wjtn UAFDH tc

rbqujrb rbpbat surfjdah prcdbgurbs.

Jo maoy dasbs, tnb dcogjtjco wjhh

uhtjmatbhy rbqujrb sncuhgbr kcjot

rbphadbmbot surfbry. Vb arb

prbsbothy wcr`jof wjtn a ljrm jo

Ucrthaog, Crbfco aog navb a trjah

sbttjof jo tnb summbr cl 955>.Vb

arb ahsc jovbstjfatjof a oumibr cl

ctnbr pctbotjah dhajms aog wjhh

hj`bhy ljhb sujt lcr a oumibr cldhajms vbry scco.Wbg Mbagcws js

tnb dcotadt hawybr co tnbsb dhajms.

Jl ycu obbg aggjtjcoah jolcrmatjco

cr wcuhg hj`b tc gjsduss aoy aspbdt

cl tnjs hjtjfatjco, lbbh lrbb tc dcotadt

Wbg cr njs hbfah assjstaot.

@BWB@DHAJMT

Addcrgjof tc tnb R.T. Lccg aog

Gruf Agmjojstratjco (LGA), tnb

gruf ma`br Avbotjs lajhbg tc adt co

rbpcrts cl sbrjcus prcihbms wjtn a

dhjojdah trjah co jts aotjijctjd @btb`.

Jt was ahsc rbpcrtbg tnat tnb

dcmpaoy gjgot prcpbrhy cvbrsbbtnb trjahs dcogudt.Wnb LGA gbtajhbg

jts dcodbros jo a hbttbr sbot tc

Taoclj-Avbotjs TA, tnb suddbsscr

dcmpaoy tc Avbotjs, altbr a mbrfbr.

Wnb hbttbr was pcstbg co tnb

afbodys Vbi sjtb. @btb`,wnjdn nas

ibbo hjo`bg tc a rjs` cl hjvbr

gamafb, was apprcvbg iy tnb LGA

jo 9557. Jotbrbstjofhy, tnb afbody

nas sajg jt gjgot rbhy co tnb qubs-

tjcoaihb salbty stugy jo apprcvjoftnb gruf. Jotbrbstjofhy, tnb gcdtcr

wnc rao tnb sjtb tnat borchhbg tnb

mcst patjbots jo tnb stugy phbagbg

fujhty tc lraug.Wnb stugy was sup-

pcsbg tc aoswbr qubstjcos aicut

wnbtnbr tnb gruf was tjbg tc sjgb

bllbdts, jodhugjof hjvbr gamafb. Jt

dhbarhy appbars tc navb lahhbo sncrt

cl tnat fcah.

Wnb LGA sajg jo tnb hbttbr tnat vjsjts

lrcm ao Avbotjs dcotradtcr aog tnbgruf ma`brs cwo augjts gcdu-

mbotbg sbrjcus prctcdch vjchatjcos

aog rbfuhatcry ocodcmphjaodb iy

muhtjphb dhjojdah jovbstjfatcrs.Wnb

afbody sajg jt was uoaihb tc ljog

bvjgbodb tnat tnb dcmpaoy bjtnbr

ljxbg tnb prcihbms cr tnrbw tnb

prcihbmatjd gcdtcrs cut cl tnb

stugy cr jolcrmbg tnb LGA.Avbotjs

was ahsc lauhtbg lcr lajhjof tc ma`b

surb tnb stugy was prcpbrhy dco-gudtbg aog lcr ahhcwjof uoquahj-

ljbg jovbstjfatcrs tc partjdjpatb jo

tnb trjah. @btb` aog tnb salbty stugy

navb ibbo tnb suikbdt cl jovbstjfa-

tjcos iy Dcofrbss. Taoclj-Avbotjs

aggbg a warojof tc hast ybar

@btb`s haibh aicut tnb pctbotjah

lcr hjvbr rjs`.Cur ljrm js hcc`jof at

pctbotjah dhajms jovchvjof @btb`.

Lcr mcrb jolcrmatjco, ycu dao

dcotadt Lrao` Vccgsco wnc js tnb

prjmary hawybr co tnbsb dasbs lcr

tnb ljrm. Zcu dao ahsc dcotadt njs

hbfah assjstaot.


MBGWYCOJDNBAYWGB\JDBT

As wb navb rbpcrtbg, tnb LGA nas

aoocuodbg tnb rbdahh cl oumbrcus

jmphaotaihb gbljirjhhatcrs maoulad-

turbg iy Mbgtrcojd,Jod.Wwc cl tnb

gbvjdbs rbdahhbg co Aprjh 1. Wnb Mjdrc Kbwbhh JJ

6994Dx js oc hcofbr ibjof schg.

Wnbsb gbvjdbs arb dcosjgbrbg a

Dhass J rbdahh, wnjdn js tnb njfnbst

prjcrjty rbdahh.Wnjs rbdahh js cob jo

wnjdn tnbrb js a rbascoaihb prcia-

ijhjty tnat, jl a partjduhar gbvjdb js

mahluodtjcojof, tnb mahluodtjcojof

gbvjdb wjhh dausb sbrjcus agvbrsb

nbahtn dcosbqubodbs cr gbatn.

Aoctnbr rbdahh was jssubg co Lbiru-

ary 15, 9552 lcr gbvjdbs wncsb iat-

tbrjbs wbrb maouladturbg ibtwbbo

Aprjh 9551 aog Gbdbmibr 9554.Wnb

gbvjdbs jodhugbg jo tnjs rbdahh arb

tnb Marqujs \Y 6945, Marqujs GY

6967,Maxjmc \Y 6949,Maxjmc GY

696>, JoTyod Marqujs 6966, JoTyod

JJ Marqujs 69>:, JoTyod JJJ Marqujs

696:, aog JoTyod JJJ Urctbdt 69>2.

Addcrgjof tc Mbgtrcojd, Jod., ocob

cl tnb JoTyod JJJ Urctbdt gbvjdbs

wbrb jmphaotbg jo tnb Rojtbg

Ttatbs.Wbg Mbagcws js tnb dcotadt

hawybr co tnbsb dhajms. Jl ycu obbg

aggjtjcoah jolcrmatjco co tnbsb

dhajms, ycu dao dcotadt Wbg cr njs

hbfah assjstaot.

IAZBYWYATZHCH WYJAHNAHWBG

A dhjojdah trjah cl Wrasyhch, wnjdn js

Iaybr AFs nbart surfbry gruf, was

nahtbg rbdbothy altbr ao jodrbasbg rjs` cl

1> IbashbyAhhbo.dcm


19/52

gbatn lrcm ihbbgjof was hjo`bg tc tnb

trbatmbot.Wnb gruf, apprcvbg jo 1::4

aog `ocwo fbobrjdahhy as aprctjojo,nas

ibbo uogbr a dhcug lcr mcrb tnao a ybar

ibdausb cl gata suffbstjof jt may iccst

tnb rjs` cl gbatn, sbrjcus `jgoby

gamafb, aog strc`b.Wnb Lccg aog Gruf

Agmjojstratjco agvjsbg gcdtcrs jo a

octjdb pcstbg co jts Vbi sjtb tc ibawarb cl tnb addumuhatjof gata suffbst-

jof ao jodrbasbg mcrtahjty rjs`.

Wnb LGA says jt wjhh rbvjsjt tnb grufs

salbty jssubs, wnjdn may jodhugb haibh

dnaofbs cr ctnbr rbfuhatcry adtjcos.Wra-

syhch js ajmbg at prbvbotjof ihccg hcss jo

patjbots wjtn ao jodrbasbg rjs` lcr ihccg

hcss gurjof nbart iypass surfbry. Iaybr

iad`s tnb salbty cl tnb gruf aog says

tnat jt js dccpbratjof wjtn tnb LGA aog

ctnbr nbahtn rbfuhatcrs tc rbbvahuatbjts

rjs`s aog ibobljts. Wnb LGA sajg jo jts

octjdb tc gcdtcrs tnat tnb 45-gay mcrtah-

jty rjs` jo tnb Wrasyhch frcup jo tnb trjah

was obarjof statjstjdah sjfojljdaodb, dcm-

parbg wjtn ctnbr trbatmbots jt was

tbstbg afajost.Wnb gruf was hjo`bg tc

hbss sbrjcus ihbbgjof iut mcrb gbatns

lrcm nbmcrrnafb jo ao jojtjah aoahysjs.

Ao LGA agvjscry paobh nag rbdcm-

mbogbg jo Tbptbmibr tnat tnb gruf stay

co tnb mar bt gbspjtb jts rjs`s. Wnb

dcmpaoy was urfbg tc dcogudt a rao-

gcmhy-dcotrchhbg dhjojdah trjah, wnjdn js

dcosjgbrbg tnb fchg staogarglcr bvahu-

atjof a gruf. Wnb grufs haibhjof was

rbvjsbg hast ybar tc oarrcw jts usb tc

patjbots wjtn ao jodrbasbg rjs` cl ihccg

hcss aog traoslusjco, a warojof tnat nas

suistaotjahhy dut jts usb. Jotbrbstjofhy,

Iaybr nas prbvjcushy sajg jt mjsta`bohy

wjtnnbhg a stugy cl -ybar-chg lbmahb wnc

gjbg co Aprjh 9, 9557, altbr usjof tnb

patdn. A dcoljgbotjah sbtthbmbot was

rbadnbg jo tnat dasb co Cdtcibr 11tn,

iut apparbothy tnb afrbbmbot was oct

part cl a sbahbg dcurt ljhb. Wnb obxt

sdnbguhbg trjah jovchvbs tnb gbatn cl a

16-ybar-chg wnc gjbg jo hatb 9554. Jt js

shatbg lcr statb dcurt jo Tt. Hcujs jo Lbi-

ruary cl obxt ybar.

K&K lajhbg tc nbbg warojof sjfos

aicut tnb patdn,wnjdn gbhjvbrs tnb ncr-

mcobs prcfbstjo aog bstrcfbo tnrcufn

tnb s`jo jotc tnb ihccgstrbam. Wnb

dcmpaoy, iasbg jo Obw Iruoswjd`,

Obw Kbrsby,`obw tnat tnb patdn, wnjdn

wbot co tnb mar`bt jo 9559, dausbgmcrb ihccg dhcts aog gbatns tnao tnb

ijrtn-dcotrch pjhh. Wnb Lccg aog Gruf

Agmjojstratjco warobg jo Ocvbmibr

9552 tnat tnb patdn may dausb dhcts aog

bxpcsb wcmbo tc


20/52

LGAs iugfbt lcr lcrbjfo jospbdtjcos

must ib jodrbasbg.Mcst cl cur rbagbrs

wjhh ib sncd`bg tc hbaro tnb jospbdtjco

iugfbt js hcwbr lcr 955> tnao jt was

iad` jo 9559. Wnb puihjd harfbhy nas

ibbo jo tnb gar` aicut tnb pbrlcrmaodb

cl tnb LGA. Rp uotjh tnb wjtngrawah cl

\jcxx lrcm tnb mar`bt, aog tnb vast

amcuot cl mbgja attbotjco tnat lch-hcwbg, mcst Ambrjda djtjzbos ibhjbvbg

tnat grufs apprcvbg iy tnb rbfuhatcry

afbody wbrb salb lcr usb.Wnat ibhjbl oc

hcofbr bxjsts aog dbrtajohy sncuhgot

wnbo jt dcmbs tc lcrbjfo jmpcrts.


TRJWAFAJOTWGYRFYBTBAYDNLJYMVJHHUYCDBBG

A lbgbrah kugfb nas rblusbg tc gjsmjss

obfhjfbodb aog lraug dhajms afajost a

rbsbardn ljrm tnat ahhbfbghy dcospjrbg

wjtn a gruf maouladturbr tc mjshbag tnb

Lccg aog Gruf Agmjojstratjco. Wnb

kugfb rbkbdtbg tnb arfumbot tnat a

rbsbardn ljrm cwbs oc guty cl darb tc a

patjbot wnc was hatbr narmbg iy a gruf

tnat wco LGA apprcvah as a rbsuht cl lah-

sjljbg tbst rbsuhts. Jostbag, tnb kugfb

lcuog tnat wnbo a rbsbardn ljrm cvbr-

sbbs tnb dhjojdah stugjbs aog js awarb cl

tnb grufs pctbotjah sjgb bllbdts,tnb ljrm

may ib nbhg hjaihb tc patjbots.Wnjs js a

scuog gbdjsjco ibdausb cl tnb jmpcr-

taodb cl dhjojdah trjahs.Wnb LGA gbpbogs

co tnb jolcrmatjco rbdbjvbg lrcm tnb

gruf dcmpaojbs rbhatjof tc dhjojdah

trjahs. Tjfojljdaothy, tnb kugfb jo tnjs dasb

ahsc dcodhugbg tnat tnb phajotjlls statb

tcrt dhajms wbrb oct prb-bmptbg iy

lbgbrah haw.

Tcurdb; Hbfah Jotbhhjfbodbr

KRYZ\BYGJDWRUNBHGJOJOLAOWTWZHBOCHDATB

A kugfb jo Unjhagbhpnja nas upnbhg a

$2 mjhhjco kury vbrgjdt rbogbrbg cvbr a

1-ybar-chgs gbatn ahhbfbghy gub tc hjvbr

lajhurb lrcm ao cvbrgcsb cl Jolaots

Wyhboch.Addcrgjof tc tnb cpjojco, tnb

jolaot gjbg Mardn 9559 altbr ibjof

agmjojstbrbg JolaotsWyhboch lcr tnrbb

gays tc trbat njs dchg symptcms. Wnb

parbots dcotbogbg tnat tnbjr sco gjbg

lrcm adbtamjocpnbo tcxjdjty aog tnat

tnb warojof haibhs aog gjrbdtjcos co tnb

JolaotsWyhboch haibh wbrb oct dhbar tnat

ao cvbrgcsb lrcm adbtamjocpnbo,

Wyhbochs adtjvb jofrbgjbot, dao hbag tchjvbr tcxjdjty.

Wnb gblbosb hawybrs dhajmbg tnb

jolaots gbatn was lrcm ao uorbhatbg

vjrah nbpatjd jokury aog tnat tnb parbots

nag lajhbg tc lchhcw tnb mbgjdjobs

jostrudtjcos aog warojofs.Wnb kury, jo

gbdjgjof lcr tnb parbots, lcuog tnat tnb

Jolaots Wyhboch warojof haibhs wbrb

gblbdtjvb aog dcotrjiutbg tc tnb jolaots

gbatn.Wnb parbots tbstjljbg tnby wcuhg

oct navb fjvbo tnb mbgjdjob tc tnbjr

sco nag tnb prcgudt jodhugbg a warojof

tnat Wyhboch lcr jolaots dcuhg dausb hjvbr

gamafb cr gbatn.Wnb trjah kugfb ruhbg

tnat parbots nag sulljdjbothy prcvbg tnat

JolaotsWyhboch js uorbascoaihy gaofbr-

cus.Wnb kugfb ahsc ruhbg tnat lbgbrah

haw gjgot prbbmpt tnb statb haw

warojof dhajms.

Tcurdb; Hbfah Jotbhhjfbodbr

A TBYCRTFAUJOMBGJDAHTALBWZB JTWT

At a tjmb wnbo pcwbrluh dcrpcratb

jotbrbsts aog tnb Iusn Vnjtb Ncusb arb

kcjobg at tnb njp, pusnjof narg lcr ruhbs

cl prbbmptjco jo lbgbrah rbfuhatcry

afbodjbs, jt nas ibdcmb apparbot tnat a

sbrjcus fap jo mbgjdah salbty bxjsts.

Ahtncufn tnjs fap nas ibbo `ocwo tc

scmb cl us wnc naoghb prcgudt hjaijhjty

hjtjfatjco, jt surladbg afajo wnbo tnb

Tprjot Ljgbhjs


21/52

dhajms, jodhugjof dhajms tnat nag ibbo

dcoschjgatbg jotc a muhtj-gjstrjdt hjtjfa-

tjco prcdbbgjof dasb jo R.T. Gjstrjdt

Dcurt jo Mjoobscta, aog ctnbr dhajms

oatjcowjgb.

Urcdbbgjofs jo statb dcurt jo Mjo-

obscta navb ibbo staybg ibdausb cl tnb

bxpaogbg sbtthbmbot, rbadnbg jo mbgja-

tjco dcogudtbg iblcrb a lbgbrah mafjs-tratb kugfb jo Mjoobapchjs. Icstco

Tdjbotjljd, wnjdn adqujrbg Fujgaot jo

Aprjh 955mjhhjco jo gamafbs.Wnjs sujt jovchvbg a

purdnasb afrbbmbot tnat wbot iag.Wnb

kugfmbot jo a Rtan lbgbrah dcurt js tnb

apprcxjmatb dcst cl tnb dcah Aqujha nag

tc purdnasb wnbo tnb mjob cpbratcr

nahtbg jts gbhjvbry cl dcah. Aqujha

dhajmbg jo tnb hawsujt jt nag tc jmphb-

mbot mcrb bovjrcombotah dcotrchs co

tnb dcah jt icufnt lrcm ctnbr Rtan

mjobs ibdausb tnb dcah dcotajobg a

njfnbr hbvbh cl suhlur.

D.V. Mjojof, ahsc `ocwo as DcCp

Mjojof Dc., nag botbrbg jotc a tnrbb-

ybar afrbbmbot jo 9554 wjtn cptjcos tc

bxtbog jotc 955>.D.V. Mjojof jolcrmbg

Aqujha jo 9552 tnat jt wcuhg wjtngraw

lrcm tnb afrbbmbot ibdausb cl haicr

aog prcgudtjco jssubs.Addcrgjof tc tnbafrbbmbot, Aqujha was tc pay D.V.

Mjojof ibtwbbo $1:.75 aog $99.69 a

tco lcr dcah.Vnbo Aqujha scufnt gbahs

wjtn ctnbr dcah mjobs, tnb prjdbs wbrb

as mudn as $46 a tco. Jts bxpbdtbg tnat

D.V. Mjojof wjhh appbah.

Tcurdb; @aosas Djty Iusjobss Kcuroah

ROJWCLMCYFAOTWAOHBZLJHBTTRJW

Wnbrb js icuog tc ib a frbat gbah clhjtjfatjco arjsjof cut cl tnb sui-prjmb

hbogjof drjsjs ibdausb sc maoy pbrscos

aog bvbo dcmpaojbs navb ibbo

gamafbg.Wnbrb wjhh hj`bhy ib a oumibr

cl dcmpaojbs sujof ctnbr dcmpaojbs

wnc ljhb sujts afajost ctnbr dcmpaojbs.

Cob sudn hawsujt jovchvbs a uojt cl

Mcrfao Ttaohby, wnjdn nas ljhbg a

irbadn-cl-dcotradt hawsujt sbb`jof at

hbast $15 mjhhjco afajost a Lrbmcot

Fbobrah Dcrp. suisjgjary.Wnb sujt was

rbhatbg tc a sbrjbs cl afrbbmbots tc pur-

dnasb rbsjgbotjah mcrtfafbs. Wnb

hawsujt, ljhbg jo lbgbrah dcurt jo Maonat-

tao, ahhbfbs Lrbmcot Jovbstmbot & Hcao

irbadnbg a sbrjbs cl wrjttbo afrbb-

mbots uogbr wnjdn Mcrfao Ttaohby

Mcrtfafb Dapjtah Jod. purdnasbg nuo-

grbgs cl rbsjgbotjah mcrtfafbs ibtwbbo

May 1, 9552, aog Gbdbmibr 9>, 955


22/52

YBAHBTWAWBLROGLJHBTTRJWAFAJOTWNTID

Aoctnbr typb hawsujt arjsjof cut cl tnb

suiprjmb hbogjof drjsjs jovchvbs a R.T.

rbah-bstatb luog tnat ibhjbvbs jt was vjd-

tjmjzbg. Humjobot Mcrtfafb Dapjtah Jod.,

a Tao Lraodjsdc ljrm tnat jovbsts jo rbsj-

gbotjah-mcrtfafb sbdurjtjbs, ljhbg sujt

afajost NTID Nchgjofs UHD, ahhbfjof tnat

tnb Irjtjsn iao`s R.T. mcrtfafb-tragjof

cpbratjcos tcc` agvaotafb cl tnb drjsjs

tc prcljt at tnb bxpbosb cl tnb luog.Wnb

phajotjll dcotbogs tnat tnb Obw Zcr`

clljdb cl NTID phadbg ao jmprcpbrhy

hcw vahuatjco co ojob suiprjmb-mcrt-

fafb icogs, wnjdn tnb luogs sui-

sjgjarjbs nag put up as dchhatbrah lcr

hcaos.Addcrgjof tc tnb dcmphajot,NTID

icufnt tnb icogs at a gbbp gjsdcuot tc

tnbjr lajr vahub, jo at hbast cob dasbbmphcyjof ao audtjco tnat jodhugbg cohy

cob ctnbr ijggbr.Wnb dcmphajot, ljhbg jo

R.T. Gjstrjdt Dcurt jo Obw Zcr`, sbb`s

gamafbs lcr NTIDs dyojdah usb cl tnb

rbdbot gjsarray jo tnb dapjtah mar`bts tc

ta`b agvaotafb cl jts tragjof dcuotbr-

parts.Wnb tctah ladb vahub cl tnb icogs jo

qubstjco was $97 mjhhjco.

Kust iblcrb tnb hawsujt was ljhbg,Humj-

obots stcd` prjdb nag lahhbo mcrb tnao

65% jo a tnrbb mcotn pbrjcg. Maoyiao`s aog jovbstcrs ladbg sbrjcus prci-

hbms tnjs summbr ibdausb cl trcuihbs jo

suiprjmb mcrtfafbs. Wnjs trjffbrbg a

mudn ircagbr drbgjt drjsjs. Mar`bt

prjdbs lcr maoy typbs cl sbdurjtjbs ahh

iut gjsappbarbg, lcrdjof nchgbrs cl tnb

sbdurjtjbs tc dcmb up wjtn bstjmatbs cl

tnbjr vahub. Ibdausb tncsb bstjmatbs

cltbo jovchvbg suikbdtjvb drjtbrja, tnby

hblt a frbat gbah cl rccm lcr pcssjihb

gjsputb. Ybah-bstatb jovbstmbot trusts

sudn as Humjobot navb sullbrbg, as

gblauhts co rjs`jbr mcrtfafb hcaos navb

snct up aog tnb vahub cl icogs iad`bg

iy tncsb hcaos nas ibbo jo a lrbb lahh.

Addcrgjof tc tnb dcmphajot, Humj-

obots prcihbms wjtn NTID stbm lrcm

traosadtjcos magb jo hatb Kuhy aog barhy

Aufust, jo wnjdn Humjobot suisjgjarjbs

prcvjgbg sbdurjtjbs tc tnb iao` jo

rbturo lcr hcaos. Jo sudn rbpurdnasb

gbahs, tnb icrrcwbr hatbr rbpurdnasbs

tnb sbdurjtjbs at tnb crjfjoah dcst phus

jotbrbst. J suspbdt wb wjhh ib sbbjof a

frbat gbah mcrb hawsujts hj`b tnb cob

ljhbg iy Humjobot.


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hbogjof drjsjs hjtjfatjco jovchvbs ijf dcr-

pcratb dhjbots,wnjdn ahsc hcst mcoby co

rjs`y jovbstmbots,aog arb ocw fcjof tc

tnb dcurts lcr rbhjbl. Cob cl tnbm,

MbtrcUDT Dcmmuojdatjcos Jod., a

Gahhas wjrbhbss-pncob-sbrvjdb prcvjgbr,

nas ljhbg sujt afajost Mbrrjhh Hyodn &

Dc., dnarfjof tnat Mbrrjhh irc`brs

jovbstbg $144.: mjhhjco cl jts dasn jo 15

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The Jere Beasley Report, Dec. 2007