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Enttnr orhc tgn Mdrnbthr

Nxnbutdvn Rucc`ry vd

Aumknt Dlohrc`tdhl 0

Zn`bn Bhrps Hpnr`tdhl`e @rn`s 00

Mdrnbt _heultnnr Hpnr`tdhls 02

_heultnnr Hpnr`tdhls Rupphrt Rnrvdbns 12

Zrhtnbtdlk `lm Rupphrtdlk _heultnnrs 1;

@ppnlmdbns 20

@. _heultnnr Rt`tdstdbs 22

A. Ghcn Rt`tns ho Zn`bn Bhrps _heultnnrs 2=

B. E`lku`kns ]`ukgt th Zn`bn Bhrps _heultnnrs 2>

M. _heultnnr @btdvdtdns ay Zrhkr`c @rn` 27

N. _heultnnrs [hridlk dl GD_/@DMR @btdvdtdns Murdlk OT 1:00 =1

O. Zn`bn Bhrps @ppedb`tdhl Zrhbnss `lm Zg`sns ho _heultnnr Rnrvdbn =2

K. ]gn Zn`bn Bhrps Nmub`tdhl`e Z`rtlnrsgdps dl tgn ^ldtnm Rt`tns =>

G. [gnrn Zn`bn Bhrps _heultnnrs Rnrvn =4

D. @ordb` Qnkdhl Bhultry Zrhffens >:

F. Nurhpn, Cnmdtnrr`ln`l, `lm @sd` Qnkdhl Bhultry Zrhffens ?0

I. Dltnr-@cnrdb` `lm tgn Z`bdffb Qnkdhl Bhultry Zrhffens ;0

E. Ohrndkl Burrnlby Oeubtu`tdhls @bbhult 7:

C. ]gn Zn`bn Bhrps OT 1:02 @llu`e Znrohrc`lbn Ze`l 70

L. ]gn Zn`bn Bhrps Rtr`tnkdb Ze`l @mmnlmuc 0:=

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ZN@BN BHQZR OT A^MKN] QNP^NR]

]gn Zn`bn Bhrps aumknt rnqunst ohr OT 1:02 ds $2;=,>::,:::, ` mnbrn`sn ho

$?>,0::,::: orhc tgn OT 1:01 rnqunst ho $=24,?::,:::. ]gn OT 1:02 rnqunst

wdee nl`aen tgn Zn`bn Bhrps th prhvdmn supphrt th @cnrdb`ls snrvdlk `s _heultnnrs

dl `pprhxdc`tney ;: bhultrdns whremwdmn dl OT 1:02. ]gn Zn`bn Bhrps OT 1:02

aumknt rnqunst wdee `eehw tgn Zn`bn Bhrps th cnnt dts st`tuthry rnqudrncnlts wgden

bhltdludlk tgn bhcprngnlsdvn rnohrcs `lm dcprhvncnlts tg`t g`vn annl put dl

pe`bn hvnr tgn p`st onw yn`rs.

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Mn`r Cncanr ho Bhlkrnss6

D c pen`snm th suacdt tgn Zn`bn Bhrps OT 1:02 aumknt rnqunst ho $2;=.> cdeedhl. ]gds ffsb`eey rnsphlsdaen oulmdlk

envne wdee `eehw tgn Zn`bn Bhrps th cnnt dts st`tuthry rnqudrncnlts wgden bhltdludlk tgn bhcprngnlsdvn rnohrcs

`lm dcprhvncnlts tg`t g`vn annl put dl pe`bn hvnr tgn p`st onw yn`rs.

Dl 04?0, Zrnsdmnlt Fhgl O. Inllnmy e`ulbgnm `l dllhv`tdvn prhkr`c th spn`rgn`m prhkrnss dl mnvnehpdlk

bhultrdns `lm th prhchtn ordnlmsgdp antwnnl tgn @cnrdb`l pnhpen `lm pnhpens hvnrsn`s. Hvnr ffoty yn`rs e`tnr,

tgn `knlbys cdssdhl `lm kh`es `rn chrn dcphrt`lt tg`l nvnr dl `l dlbrn`sdlkey bhcpenx whrem.

D `c bhccdttnm th nlsurdlk tg`t tgn Zn`bn Bhrps `lm tgn hutst`lmdlk @cnrdb`ls wgh snrvn `s _heultnnrs

`rhulm tgn kehan bhltdlun th prhspnr ohr `lhtgnr ffoty yn`rs. ]g`t ds wgy tgn Zn`bn Bhrps ds whridlk th dcprhvn

`ee `spnbts ho `knlby hpnr`tdhls, p`rtdbue`rey wgnl dt bhcns th nlsurdlk tgn gn`etg, s`onty, `lm snburdty ho hur

_heultnnrs, wgh `rn tgn gn`rt ho tgn Zn`bn Bhrps.

Hl Lhvncanr 10, 1:00, Zrnsdmnlt Ha`c` sdklnm dlth e`w tgn I`tn Zuzny Zn`bn Bhrps _heultnnr Zrhtnbtdhl @bt

ho 1:00, wgdbg bhmdffns ` lucanr ho tgn rnbnlt stnps tg`t tgn Zn`bn Bhrps g`s t`inl th anttnr prhtnbt `lm supphrt

_heultnnrs. ]ghsn cn`surns dlbeumn nlg`lbnm tr`dldlk ohr st` `lm _heultnnrs, anttnr supphrt ohr _heultnnrs

wgh `rn vdbtdcs ho brdcn, `lm lnw prhbnmurns th nlsurn _heultnnrs bhlbnrls `rn g`lmenm `pprhprd`tney. ]gn

Zn`bn Bhrps wdee bhltdlun tgnsn `lm htgnr rnohrcs dl OT 1:02.

]gn Zn`bn Bhrps wdee esh bhltdlun th dcpencnlt tgn str`tnkdns lm rnbhccnlm`tdhls orhc tgn Bhcprngnlsdvn

@knlby @ssnsscnlt, wgdbg w`s suacdttnm th Bhlkrnss dl Fuln 1:0:. ]gn rnbhccnlm`tdhls ho tgn Bhcprngnlsdvn

@knlby @ssnsscnlt wnrn ohrc`eey dltnkr`tnm dlth tgn Zn`bn Bhrps @llu`e Znrohrc`lbn Ze`l, `lm tgny prhvdmn `

rh`mc`p th chvn tgn Zn`bn Bhrps thw`rm chrn ohbusnm, dllhv`tdvn, lm myl`cdb outurn.

Zn`bn Bhrps _heultnnrs rn @cnrdb`s anst lm chst nnbtdvn kr`ssrhhts mnvnehpcnlt whrinrs, audemdlk rne`-

tdhlsgdps orhc tgn krhulm up `s p`rtlnrs wdtg bhcculdtdns `brhss tgn kehan. ]gn sidees tg`t _heultnnrs `bqudrn

wgden snrvdlk `arh`mwgntgnr fiunlby dl ` ohrndkl e`lku`kn, bhcpenx prhaenc-shevdlk, hr o`cded`rdty wdtg `

ohrndkl bueturn`rn dlv`eu`aen th tgn ldtnm Rt`tns, s ds tgn bhccdtcnlt th puaedb snrvdbn tg`t tgn Zn`bn Bhrps

dlstdees. ^etdc`tney, tgn dlvnstcnlt tg`t wn c`in dl hur _heultnnrs ds rn-p`dm c`ly tdcns hvnr, `t ghcn `lm `arh`m.

D rnbhkldzn tgn bhlsdmnr`aen bg`eenlkns tg`t yhu `lm yhur bhlkrnssdhl`e bheen`kuns bhlorhlt dl mntnrcdldlk

tgn onmnr`e aumknt ohr OT 1:02. D pprnbd`tn yhur bhlsdmnr`tdhl ho tgn Zn`bn Bhrps aumknt rnqunst th sust`dl tgn

dcphrt`lt whri ho _heultnnrs `lm tg`li yhu ohr yhur bhltdlunm supphrt ho tgn Zn`bn Bhrps. D `c bhltdlu`eey

kr`tnoue ohr tgn adp`rtds`l supphrt tg`t tgn Zn`bn Bhrps rnbndvns orhc Bhlkrnss, `lm D ehhi ohrw`rm th whridlk

wdtg yhu tgrhukghut tgn OT 1:02 aumknt `lm `pprhprd`tdhls prhbnss.

Rdlbnrney,

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Bhlkrnssdhl`e Aumknt Fustdffb`tdhl |Odsb`e Tn`r 1:02Nxnbutdvn Rucc`ry

Cdssdhl lm Kh`es

Dl 04?0, Zrnsdmnlt Fhgl O. Inllnmy e`ulbgnm l dllhv`tdvn prhkr`c th spn`rgn`m prhkrnss dl mnvnehpdlk bhultrdns

`lm th prhchtn ` cdssdhl ho whrem pn`bn `lm ordnlmsgdp antwnnl tgn @cnrdb`l pnhpen `lm pnhpens hvnrsn`s. Orhc

dts st`rt, tgn Zn`bn Bhrps g`s g`m tgrnn kh`es6

0. ]h gnep tgn pnhpen ho dltnrnstnm bhultrdns dl cnntdlk tgndr lnnm ohr tr`dlnm cnl `lm whcnl.

1. ]h gnep prhchtn ` anttnr ulmnrst`lmdlk ho @cnrdb`ls hl tgn p`rt ho tgn pnhpen snrvnm.

2. ]h gnep prhchtn ` anttnr ulmnrst`lmdlk ho htgnr pnhpens hl tgn p`rt ho @cnrdb`ls.

Hvnr odoty yn`rs e`tnr, tgn `knlbys cdssdhl `lm kh`es `rn chrn dcphrt`lt tg`l nvnr dl `l dlbrn`sdlkey

bhcpenx whrem. ]gn `knlbys `pprh`bg th `bgdnvdlk tgnsn kh`es ds uldqun dl tgn .R. khvnrlcnlt. _heultnnrs

spnlm 1; chltgs edvdlk lm whridlk dl rn`s tg`t htgnr prhkr`cs rn hotnl ul`aen th rn`bg. Murdlk tgndr snrvdbn,

_heultnnrs mh lht fust whri wdtg tgn bhcculdty9 tgny anbhcn p`rt ho dt. ]gny n`t tgn s`cn ohhm, edvn dl tgn s`cn

idlm ho ghusdlk, spn`i tgn s`cn e`lku`kn, `lm usn tgn s`cn tr`lsphrt`tdhl `s htgnr cncanrs ho tgn bhcculdty.

Ay mhdlk sh, _heultnnrs audem cutu`e trust `lm rnspnbt, `lm `rn `aen th `mv`lbn tgn mnvnehpcnlt lnnms ho tgn ghst

bhultry `lm prhchtn ` phsdtdvn vdnw ho @cnrdb`ls chrn nnbtdvney.

_heultnnrs snrvn hley dl tghsn bhultrdns wgnrn tgn Zn`bn Bhrps g`s annl dlvdtnm ay tgn ghst khvnrlcnlt. Bur-

rnltey, chrn tg`l 4,::: Zn`bn Bhrps _heultnnrs snrvn dl hvnr ;: bhultrdns dl @ordb`, @sd`, tgn B`rdaan`l, N`stnrl

Nurhpn, Bnltr`e @sd`, E`tdl @cnrdb`, Lhrtg @ordb`, Cdmmen N`st, `lm tgn Z`bdffb Dse`lms.

@rhulm tgn whrem, _heultnnrs prhfnbts o`ee dlth sdx snbthrs6

@krdbueturn

Ausdlnss Mnvnehpcnlt

Nmub`tdhl

Nlvdrhlcnlt

Gn`etg `lm GD_/@DMR

Thutg Mnvnehpcnlt

]gn cnmduc lm ehlk-tnrc mnvnehpcnlt hutbhcns ho tgnsn prhfnbts bhltrdautn th chrn st`aen bhcculdtdns,

audem strhlk pnhpen-th-pnhpen rne`tdhlsgdps, `lm nxp`lm sust`dl`aen p`rtlnrsgdps antwnnl tgn ldtnm Rt`tns lm

htgnr bhultrdns. ]gnsn p`rtlnrsgdps ohstnr bhee`ahr`tdhl hl ` r`lkn ho brdtdb`e keha`e dssuns, audemdlk ` brubd`e

ohulm`tdhl ohr pn`bn lm ordnlmsgdp ohr yn`rs th bhcn.

_heultnnrs snrvdbn th hur bhultry bhltdluns ehlk `otnr tgny g`vn enot tgn Zn`bn Bhrps. @s Zrnsdmnlt Ha`c`

s`dm, Qnturlnm vheultnnrs, nlrdbgnm ay tgndr nxpnrdnlbns hvnrsn`s, ardlk ` mnnpnr ulmnrst`lmdlk ho htgnr bue-

turns `lm tr`mdtdhls a`bi th tgndr ghcn bhcculdtdns dl tgn ^ldtnm Rt`tns. C`ly rnturlnm _heultnnrs usn tgndr

tr`dldlk `lm nxpnrdnlbn th anbhcn en`mnrs dl shbdnty, dl `rn`s r`lkdlk orhc prdv`tn dlmustry th mnvnehpcnlt whri,

`lm orhc bhcculdty snrvdbn th Bhlkrnss. ]gn sidees tgny `bqudrn wgden snrvdlk wgntgnr fiunlby dl ` ohrndkl

e`lku`kn, bhcpenx prhaenc-shevdlk, o`cded`rdty wdtg ohrndkl bueturn, hr nxpnrtdsn dl `krdbuetur`e pr`btdbns rn

dlv`eu`aen th tgn ^ldtnm Rt`tns, `s ds tgn bhccdtcnlt th puaedb snrvdbn tg`t tgn Zn`bn Bhrps dlstdees. ^etdc`tney,

tgn dlvnstcnlt tg`t wn c`in dl hur _heultnnrs ds rn-p`dm c`ly tdcns hvnr, `t ghcn `lm `arh`m.

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]gn Zn`bn Bhrps OT 1:02 aumknt rnqunst wdee supphrt iny dldtd`tdvns, dlbeumdlk6

Zrhtnbtdlk lm Rupphrtdlk _heultnnrs

]gn gn`etg, s`onty, `lm snburdty ho Zn`bn Bhrps _heultnnrs `rn tgn `knlbys thp prdhrdty. ]gn Zn`bn Bhrps prhvdmns

dts _heultnnrs wdtg nxtnlsdvn tr`dldlk `lm supphrt th nlsurn tg`t tgndr snrvdbn ds rnw`rmdlk, prhmubtdvn, `lm s`on.

Hvnr tgn p`st twh yn`rs, tgn Zn`bn Bhrps g`s put dl pe`bn lnw phedbdns lm prhbnmurns th cdldcdzn tgn rdsis o`bnm ay

_heultnnrs `lm th dcprhvn tgn w`y dt rnsphlms th vdbtdcs ho brdcn. Ohr chrn dlohrc`tdhl hl tghsn rnohrcs, snn tgnZrhtnbtdlk `lm Rupphrtdlk _heultnnrssnbtdhl. [gden tgn Zn`bn Bhrps b`llht nedcdl`tn nvnry rdsi _heultnnrs c`y

o`bn murdlk tgndr snrvdbn, tgn Zn`bn Bhrps ds bhccdttnm th mhdlk nvnrytgdlk dt b`l th prhtnbt _heultnnrs lm prhvdmn

nnbtdvn, bhcp`ssdhl`tn supphrt th tgnc `lm tgndr o`cdedns wgnl ` tr`knmy mhns hbbur.

]gn Zn`bn Bhrps ds oueey bhccdttnm th dcpencnltdlk tgn I`tn Zuzny Zn`bn Bhrps _heultnnr Zrhtnbtdhl @bt ho

1:00, wgdbg gneps nlsurn tg`t Zn`bn Bhrps _heultnnrs bhltdlun th rnbndvn tgn supphrt lm prhtnbtdhl tgny lnnm. ]gn

lnw e`w bhmdffns lm nxp`lms lucanr ho tgn rnohrcs tgn knlby g`s put dl pe`bn th nlg`lbn s`onty lm snburdty lm

nlsurn ` bhcp`ssdhl`tn `lm nnbtdvn rnsphlsn `lm supphrt ohr `ee _heultnnrs.

Dl OT 1:02, tgn `knlby wdee whri th ourtgnr strnlktgnl _heultnnr gn`etg, s`onty, `lm snburdty systncs. Z`rtlnr-

sgdps wdtg iny hrk`ldz`tdhls subg s tgn Mnp`rtcnlt ho Mnonlsn, tgn Mnp`rtcnlt ho Fustdbn, lm tgn Q`pn, @ausn lm

Dlbnst L`tdhl`e Lntwhri wdee an mnnpnlnm `lm nxp`lmnm. @mmdtdhl`eey, tgn `knlby wdee ankdl tgn mnvnehpcnlt ho `l

nenbtrhldb cnmdb`e rnbhrms systnc `lm bhltdlun th c`in dcprhvncnlts th cnmdb`e snrvdbns ulmnr tgn kudm`lbn hotgn Gn`etg B`rn Pu`edty @ssur`lbn Bhulbde.

]gn Zn`bn Bhrps Bhcprngnlsdvn @knlby @ssnsscnlt

]gn Bhcprngnlsdvn @knlby @ssnsscnlt, suacdttnm th Bhlkrnss dl Fuln 1:0:, snts ohrtg sdx-phdlt str`tnkdb vdsdhl

ohr tgn knlby. G`rm whri hl tgn p`rt ho ahtg gn`mqu`rtnrs hbns lm Zn`bn Bhrps hvnrsn`s phsts g`s ern`my prh-

mubnm sdkldffb`lt prhkrnss dl c`idlk tgds vdsdhl rn`edty. Dl p`rtdbue`r, dcphrt`lt mv`lbns wdtg rnk`rm th tgn Ohbus

Dl/]r`dl p str`tnky lm tgn Bhultry Zhrtohedh Qnvdnw prhbnss g`vn annl bgdnvnm.

Dl 1:00, tgn str`tnkdns `lm rnbhccnlm`tdhls ho tgn @ssnsscnlt wnrn ohrc`eey dltnkr`tnm dlth tgn `knlbys lnw

@llu`e Znrohrc`lbn Ze`l. Ankdlldlk dl OT 1:01, tgn Zn`bn Bhrps wdee cn`surn lm prhchtn pnrohrc`lbn dcprhvn-

cnlt tgrhukg tgds lnw pe`l.

Dl OT 1:02, tgn Bhcprngnlsdvn @knlby @ssnsscnlt wdee bhltdlun th prhvdmn ` aeunprdlt ohr dcprhvdlk Zn`bnBhrps hpnr`tdhls `lm `mv`lbdlk `knlby hafnbtdvns dl iny `rn`s dlbeumdlk6

Zn`bn Bhrps Bhultry Zhrtohedh Qnvdnw

]gn Bhultry Zhrtohedh Qnvdnw rnsphlms th ` rnbhccnlm`tdhl dl tgn OT 1:0: Bhcprngnlsdvn @knlby @ssnsscnlt

th YtS`rknt rnshurbns lm bhultry prnsnlbn brhss bhultrdns bbhrmdlk th spnbdffb bhultry snenbtdhl brdtnrd` th c`xd-

cdzn kr`ssrhhts mnvnehpcnlt dcp`bt lm strnlktgnl rne`tdhlsgdps wdtg tgn mnvnehpdlk whrem. ]gn Bhcprngnlsdvn

@knlby @ssnsscnlt rnbhccnlmnm tg`t tgn phrtohedh rnvdnw t`in pe`bn prdhr th tgn st`rt ho tgn `llu`e pe lldlk lm

aumkntdlk byben lm an usnm th dlohrc, dl hln dltnkr tnm prhbnss, mnbdsdhls hl phtnltd`e lnw bhultry nltrdns, phssdaen

bhultry pg`snhuts, `lm tgn `eehb`tdhl ho _heultnnrs.

]gn Zn`bn Bhrps bhcpentnm `l dl`ukur`e Bhultry Zhrtohedh Qnvdnw dl tgn ffrst qu`rtnr ho OT 1:00. M`t` wnrn

bheenbtnm dl `rn`s subg `s bhultry lnnms, s`onty `lm snburdty, `lm ghst bhultry bhccdtcnlt `lm nlk`kncnlt. ]gn

`knlby usnm tgn rnvdnw th dlohrc mnbdsdhls `ahut bhultry pg`sn-huts, `s wnee `s tgn `eehb`tdhl ho _heultnnrs `chlk

rnkdhls `lm wdtgdl n`bg rnkdhl. ]gds `llu`e rnvdnw g`s lhw annl dltnkr`tnm dlth Zn`bn Bhrps st`lm`rm hpnr`tdlk

prhbnmurns.

Zn`bn Bhrps ds burrnltey dl tgn prhbnss ho pg`sdlk hut sdx bhultrdns. Dl OT 1:01, tgn Zn`bn Bhrps wdee behsn prh-

kr`cs dl I`z`gist`l, @ltdku`, lm Rt. Idtts lm dl OT 1:02 tgn knlby pe`ls th behsn prhkr`cs dl Qhc`ld`, Auek`rd`,

`lm Rurdl`cn. ]gn Zn`bn Bhrps ds esh bhccdttnm th hpnldlk lnw bhultry prhkr`cs wgnrn Zn`bn Bhrps b`l bgdnvn

ehlk-e`stdlk rnsuets. [gden tgn Zn`bn Bhrps w`s lht `aen th e`ulbg `ly lnw prhkr`cs dl OT 1:00, tgn `knlby wdee an

rnnltnrdlk ]uldsd` `lm Lnp`e dl OT 1:01.

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Ohbus Dl/]r`dl ^p

]gn @ssnsscnlt `esh rnbhccnlmnm tg`t tgn `knlby ohbus hl sc`eenr lucanr ho gdkgey nnbtdvn, t`rkntnm tnbgldb`e

dltnrvnltdhls lm dcprhvn tr`dldlk th prnp`rn _heultnnrs ohr tgndr whri. ]gds dldtd`tdvn, nltdtenm Ohbus Dl/]r`dl p,

wdee an tgn c`fhr ohbus ho prhkr`ccdlk lm tr`dldlk dl OT 1:01 lm outurn ffsb`e yn`rs.

Zn`bn Bhrps ds whridlk `kkrnssdvney th ohbus hl iny mnvnehpcnlt snbthrs `lm tr`dl _heultnnrs ohr nxbneenlbn. ]gn

chst gdkgey nnbtdvn prhfnbts wdee an sb`enm up th c`xdcdzn tgn sidees ho Zn`bn Bhrps _heultnnrs, 7> pnrbnlt ho wghc`rn yhulk prhonssdhl`es. Dl supphrt ho tgds dldtd`tdvn, tgn Zn`bn Bhrps ds mnsdkldlk whrem-be`ss tr`dldlk lm bhcprngnl-

sdvn supphrt th prnp`rn dts _heultnnrs dl tgnsn snbthrs. ]gn Ohbus Dl/]r`dl ^p dldtd`tdvn wdee dlstdtutn st`lm`rm keha`e

mnvnehpcnlt dlmdb`thrs th anttnr k`ukn tgn dcp`bt ho mnvnehpcnlt whri arh`m. ]gn knlby ds c`idlk str`tnkdb dlvnst-

cnlts th dcprhvn tr`dldlk ohr _heultnnrs `t nvnry st`kn, th nlsurn tgny `rn wnee prnp`rnm th nxbne dl cn`ldlkoue fhas.

_heultnnr Mnedvnry Rystnc

]gn `knlby ds mnvnehpdlk dllhv`tdvn w`ys th `m`pt dts _heultnnr rnbrudtcnlt `lm `ssdklcnlt chmnes dl hrmnr th anttnr

cnnt ghst bhultry sidee lnnms `lm hnr _heultnnr hpphrtuldtdns th krn`tnr lucanr ho @cnrdb`ls. ]gn rnmnsdkl ho tgn

_heultnnr Mnedvnry Rystnc ds `ltdbdp tnm th rn`bg c fhr cdensthln dl OT 1:01 wgnl tgn lnw pe`tohrc ohr tgn Zn`bn

Bhrps lm Zn`bn Bhrps Qnsphlsn _heultnnr ppedb`tdhls anbhcn nenbtrhldb`eey v`de`aen th ppedb`lts. ]gn lnw systnc,

tgn M`t`a`sn ho _heultnnr Nxpnrdnlbn (MH_N), wdee dcprhvn tgn tr`lsp`rnlby, spnnm, lm nbdnlby ho tgn ppedb`tdhlprhbnss. Dt wdee `esh nlsurn tg`t tgn `knlby g`s anttnr dlohrc`tdhl rnk`rmdlk _heultnnr rnqunsts orhc hvnrsn`s phsts

`lm tg`t hvnrsn`s phsts rn anttnr dlohrcnm ahut tgn v`de`aen ppedb`lt suppey. Dl OT 1:02, tgn Zn`bn Bhrps wdee ankdl

whri hl tgn snbhlm pg`sn ho tgn MH_N systnc, wgdbg wdee dltnkr`tn `ee ohrc`e lm dlohrc e _heultnnr-rne tnm ausd-

lnss prhbnssns ohr cnmdb`e sbrnnldlk ho Zn`bn Bhrps `ppedb`lts. Ouee dltnkr`tdhl ho tgn bhrn ausdlnss prhbnssns ho tgn

cnmdb`e sbrnnldlk `lm b`rn systncs wdee prhchtn nbdnlby `lm anttnr prhtnbt tgn pnrshl`e dlohrc`tdhl ho `ppedb`lts.

Nenv`tn tgn ]gdrm Kh`e

]gn @ssnsscnlt ncpg`sdznm tgn lnnm th nenv`tn tgn tgdrm kh`e ho tgn Zn`bn Bhrps6 th gnep prhchtn anttnr ulmnrst`lm-

dlk ho htgnr pnhpens hl tgn p`rt ho @cnrdb`ls. ]gn tgdrm kh`e ds brdtdb`e bhcphlnlt ho tgn Zn`bn Bhrps cdssdhl `lm

dt nlt`des rnturlnm Zn`bn Bhrps _heultnnrs sg`rdlk tgndr hvnrsn`s nxpnrdnlbns wdtg @cnrdb`ls murdlk `lm `otnr tgndr

snrvdbn. ]gn `knlby g`s mnvnehpnm snvnr`e lnw str`tnkdb `pprh`bgns th rn`bgdlk hut th tgn @cnrdb`l puaedb. ]gn lnwNlk`kn. Nxp`lm. Nledkgtnl. b`cp`dkl nlbhur`kns rnturlnm _heultnnrs th sg`rn tgndr Zn`bn Bhrps nxpnrdnlbns dl

nencnlt`ry, snbhlm`ry, `lm phst-snbhlm`ry be`ssrhhcs dl tgndr bhcculdtdns `lm gnep rnbrudt tgn lnxt knlnr`tdhl ho

_heultnnrs tgrhukg ehb`e rnbrudtcnlt nvnlts.

Dl OT 1:01, tgn Zn`bn Bhrps esh brn`tnm tgn Hbn ho tgn ]gdrm Kh`e `lm Qnturlnm _heultnnr Rnrvdbns. ]gn nst`a-

edsgcnlt ho tgds hbn ds brdtdb`e stnp dl nenv`tdlk tgn tgdrm kh`e, bhrlnrsthln ho tgn Zn`bn Bhrps cdssdhl, th dts rdkgtoue

pe`bn dl tgn `knlbys hrk`ldz`tdhl. Orhc tgds hbn, ` bhcprngnlsdvn str`tnky wdee an mnvnehpnm wgnrnay tgdrm kh`e

`btdvdtdns wdee anbhcn p`rt ho tgn edon ho tgn _heultnnr orhc dlvdt`tdhl tgrhukg snrvdbn `lm anyhlm.

Zn`bn Bhrps Qnsphlsn Zdeht Zrhkr`c

]gn knlbys Zn`bn Bhrps Qnsphlsn prhkr`c prhvdmns phsts wdtg gdkgey sideenm _heultnnrs ohr sghrt-tnrc, gdkg-dcp`bt

`ssdklcnlts. Burrnltey, tgn prhkr`c ds hpnl hley th rnturlnm _heultnnrs. Chvdlk ohrw`rm, Zn`bn Bhrps Qnsphlsn

hpphrtuldtdns wdee an nxp`lmnm anyhlm tgn rnturlnm _heultnnr bhcculdty, a`snm uphl ` Bhcprngnlsdvn @knlby

@ssnsscnlt rnbhccnlm`tdhl. Rghrt-tnrc ssdklcnlts wdee an hnrnm th dlmdvdmu`es wdtg chrn tg`l 0: yn rs ho prh-

onssdhl`e nxpnrdnlbn `lm tgn uldqun spnbd`edznm sidees ghst bhultrdns `rn rnqunstdlk. Hpnldlk Zn`bn Bhrps Qnsphlsn

th `ee sideenm `lm nxpnrdnlbnm @cnrdb`ls wdee gnep tgn `knlby anttnr rnsphlm th tgn lnnm ohr gdkgnr tnbgldb`e sidees. Dl

`mmdtdhl, tgds chvn wdee prhvdmn snrvdbn hpphrtuldtdns th pnhpen wgh `rn sideenm `lm chtdv`tnm th snrvn aut wgh b`llht

mnvhtn twh yn`rs th snrvdbn.

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Zn`bn Bhrps @pprhprd`tdhls E`lku`

Ohr lnbnss`ry nxpnlsns th b`rry hut tgn prhvdsdhls ho tgn Zn`bn Bhrps @bt (11 ^.R.B. 1>:0-1>12), dlbeumdlk tgn purbg`sn ho l

th nxbnnm ffvn p`ssnlknr chthr vngdbens ohr `mcdldstr`tdvn purphsns ohr usn hutsdmn ho tgn ^ldtnm Rt`tns, $2;=,>::,:::, ho wg

$>,:::,::: ds ohr tgn Hbn ho Dlspnbthr Knlnr`e, th rnc`dl `v`de`aen ultde Rnptncanr 2:, 1:0=6 Zrhvdmnm, ]g`t tgn Mdrnbthr ho

Zn`bn Bhrps c`y tr`lsonr th tgn Ohrndkl Burrnlby Oeubtu`tdhls @bbhult, `s `utghrdznm ay 11 .R.B. 1>0>, `l `chult lht th nxbn

$>,:::,:::6 Zrhvdmnm ourtgnr, ]g`t oulms tr`lsonrrnm pursu`lt th tgn prnvdhus prhvdsdh c`y lht an mnrdvnm orhc `chults c`

`v`de`aen ohr Zn`bn Bhrps hvnrsn`s hpnr`tdhls6 Zrhvdmnm ourtgnr, ]g`t ho tgn oulms `pprhprd`tnm ulmnr tgds gn`mdlk, lht th nxbn

$=,::: c`y an v`de`aen ohr nltnrt`dlcnlt nxpnlsns6 Zrhvdmnm ourtgnr, ]g`t lhln ho tgn oulms pprhprd`tnm ulmnr tgds gn`mdlk sg

an usnm th p`y ohr `ahrtdhls.

A ^ M K N ] D L O H Q C @ ] D H L

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OT 1:00@btu`e

OT 1:01Nstdc`tn

OT 1:02Nstdc`tn

MDQNB] _HE^L]NNQ HZNQ@]DHLR

Hvnrsn`s Hpnr`tdhl`e C`l`kncnlt

Hoffbn ho Keha`e Hpnr`tdhls 0,::: 0,0:: 0,0::

@ordb` 74,1:: 77,;:: 77,2::Nurhpn, Cnmdtnrr`ln`l, lm @sd` >4,>:: ?0,::: >7,7::

Dltnr-@cnrdb` lm Z`bdffb ;0,2:: ;:,;:: ;:,=::

Hoffbn ho Keha`e Gn`etg lm GD_ 2:: =:: =::

Hvnrsn`s Zrhkr`c lm ]r`dldlk Rupphrt =,;:: ?,2:: ?,2::

Zn`bn Bhrps Qnsphlsn 1,4:: 2,>:: 2,>::

Ruatht e, Hvnrsn`s Hpnr`tdhl e C`l`kncnlt 117,4:: 120,;:: 117,7::

Hvnrsn`s Hpnr`tdhl`e Rupphrt

Bnltr`eey Zrhbnssnm Hvnrsn`s Nqudpcnlt lm Ruppedns 2,;:: =,=:: =,=::Onmnr`e Ncpehynns Bhcpnls`tdhl @bt 00,2:: 02,0:: 0=,>::

Cnmdb`e Rnrvdbns Bnltr`eey Rg`rnm Qnshurbns 7,7:: 02,?:: 0>,>::

Hoffbn ho Rtr`tnkdb Z`rtlnrsgdps 7:: 0,1:: 0,1::

Qndcaursncnlts th Mnp`rtcnlt ho Rt`tn ;,;:: 4,4:: 00,:::

_heultnnr Qn`mfustcnlt @eehw`lbn 14,=:: 14,?:: 1>,;::

_heultnnr Qnbrudtcnlt lm Rnenbtdhl 07,=:: 0;,>:: 0;,2::

_heultnnr Rupphrt ?,1:: 4,::: 7,4::

Ruatht`e, Hvnrsn`s Hpnr`tdhl`e Rupphrt 7?,=:: 47,2:: 47,>::

R^A]H]@E, MDQNB] _HE^L]NNQ HZNQ@]DHLR 20>,2:: 22:,::: 21;,2::

_HE^L]NNQ HZNQ@]DHLR R^ZZHQ] RNQ_DBNR

]gdrm Kh`e Zrhkr`cs 0,7:: 0,7:: 0,4::

@knlby @mcdldstr`tdhl

@bqudsdtdhls & Bhltr`bts 0,;:: 0,;:: 1,:::

Bhcculdb`tdhls 1,1:: 1,2:: 0,;::

Bhlkrnssdhl`e Qne`tdhls 2:: =:: =::

Mdrnbthrs Hoffbn =,=:: 2,4:: =,:::

Knlnr`e Bhulsne 0,>:: 0,;:: 0,;::

Hoffbn ho C`l`kncnlt >,>:: >,2:: >,=::

Hoffbn ho C`l`kncnlt Bnltr eey C`l`knm Qnshurbns 0>,=:: 02,=:: 02,1::

Hoffbn ho tgn Bgdno Odl`lbd`e Hoffbnr 0:,4:: 0:,>:: 0:,?::

Zn`bn Bhrps Aumknt Qnqunst ay Zrhkr`c Hpnr`tdhls

(dl tghus`lms ho mhee`rs)

(bhltdlunm)

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Hoffbn ho tgn Bgdno Odl`lbd e Hoffbnr Bnltr`eey C`l knm Qnshurbns =,::: >,2:: >,>::

Hoffbn ho tgn Bgdno Dlohrc`tdhl Hoffbnr 4,1:: 0:,2:: 0:,0::

Hoffbn ho tgn Bgdno Dlohrc`tdhl Hoffbnr Bnltr eey C`l knm Qnshurbns 7,?:: ;,0:: 7,0::

Hoffbn ho Rtr tnkdb Dlohrc`tdhl, Qnsn`rbg, lm Ze lldlk 0,0:: 0,1:: 0,2::R`onty lm Rnburdty 0,4:: 1,?:: 2,1::

R`onty lm Rnburdty Bnltr`eey C`l`knm Qnshurbns 0,>:: 0,7:: 1,:::

Ruatht`e, @knlby @mcdldstr`tdhl ?7,=:: ?;,?:: ?7,4::

R^A]H]@E, _HE^L]NNQ HZNQ@]DHLR R^ZZHQ] R_BRR^A]H]@E, MDQNB] _HE^L]NNQ HZNQ@]DHLR & _HE^L]NNQ HZNQ@]DHLRR^ZZHQ] R_BR

;:,1::

27>,>::

?4,=::

244,=::

;:,7::

247,0::

Dlspnbthr Knlnr`e/0 =,0:: >,0>: >,:::

KQ@LM ]H]@E @KNLBT 274,>:: =:=,>>: =:2,0::

^lhaedk tnm a e`lbn, b rrdnm ohrw`rm, st rt ho yn`r =4,::: =?,::: 11,=>:

Lnw aumknt utghrdty (krhss) 2;=,1>: 2;>,::: 2;=,>::

Qnshurbns v de`aen orhc rnbhvnrdns ho prdhr yn r haedk tdhls 00,::: ?,::: ?,:::

^lhaedk`tnm a`e`lbn tr`lsonrrnm orhc ohrndkl burrnlby fiubtu`tdhls`bbhult

0,2:: - -

]ht e aumknt`ry rnshurbns v`de`aen ohr haedk tdhl =2>,?:: =1;,::: =:2,:::

]ht e lnw haedk tdhls 274,>:: =:=,>>: =:2,:::

^lhaedk`tnm a`e`lbn b`rrdnm ohrw`rm, nlm ho yn`r =?,::: 11,=>: -

Zn`bn Bhrps Aumknt Qnqunst ay Zrhkr`c Hpnr`tdhls

(dl tghus`lms ho mhee`rs)

*Mnt`de c`y lht mm mun th rhulmdlk./0Zursu`lt th tgn rnqudrncnlts ho Rnbtdhl ?(o)(0) ho tgn Dlspnbthr Knlnr`e @bt ho 04;7, tgn OT 1:02 rnqunst ohr Hoffbn hoDlspnbthr Knlnr`e (HDK) ds $>,:::,::: dl tgn kkrnk`tn ohr HDK hpnr`tdhls9 ho wgdbg $?1,;=: ds ohr tr`dldlk lm $0=,1:: (.17=%ho $>,:::,:::) ds th supphrt tgn Bhulbde ho tgn Dlspnbthrs Knlnr`e hl Dltnkrdty `lm Noffbdnlby.

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ZN@BN BHQZROT 1:0102 _heultnnrs `lm Zrhkr`c Oulms

Qnkdhls

_heultnnrs `lm ]r`dlnns hlAh`rm hl Rnptncanr 2: *

Zrhkr`c Oulms($:::)

OT 1:01 OT 1:02 OT 1:01 OT 1:02

@ordb` 1,41: 1,?1: 77,;:: 77,2::

Nurhpn, Cnmdtnrr`ln`l, `lm @sd` 1,17: 0,7>: ?0,::: >7,7::

Dltnr @cnrdb` lm Z`bdffb 1,==: 0,4>: ;:,;:: ;:,=::

QNKDHL@E ]H]@E ;,?=: ?,=1: 11:,=:: 10;,>::

Zn`bn Bhrps Qnsphlsn _heultnnrs 1:: 1:: 2,>:: 2,>::

KQ@LM ]H]@E ;,7=: ?,?1: 112,4:: 110,:::

_heultnnrs lm Zrhkr`c Oulms ay Zhst

Bhultry

_heultnnrs `lm ]r`dlnns hlAh`rm hl Rnptncanr 2: *

Zrhkr`c Oulms($:::)

OT 1:01 OT 1:02 OT 1:01 OT 1:02

@ea`ld` ;: ;: 1,>:: 1,?::

@rcnld` ;: ;: 1,>:: 1,2::

@znra`df`l 0=: 01: 1,7:: 1,7::

Anedzn 2: 1: 1,::: 1,0::

Anldl 00: 00: =,1:: =,2::

Ahtsw`l` 2: 1: 1,::: 0,4::

Auek`rd` 2: : 1,=:: 0,7::

Auridl` O`sh 0=: 02: =,=:: =,=::

B`cahmd` 00: 0:: 1,1:: 1,1::

B`cnrhhl 10: 07: >,::: =,7::

B`pn _nrmn >: 2: 1,1:: 1,:::

Bgdl` 0>: 0=: 2,::: 1,4::

Bhehcad` =: ?: 1,1:: 1,;::

Bhst` Qdb` 01: 0:: 2,>:: 2,>::

Mhcdldb`l Qnpuaedb 1:: 0>: =,>:: =,1::

N`stnrl B`rdaan`l 7: 2: 2,=:: 2,:::

*snn lhtn a, p`kn 4

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ZN@BN BHQZROT 1:0102 _heultnnrs `lm Zrhkr`c Oulms

Bhultry

_heultnnrs `lm ]r`dlnns hlAh`rm hl Rnptncanr 2: *

Zrhkr`c Oulms($:::)

OT 1:01 OT 1:02 OT 1:01 OT 1:02

Nbu`mhr 0?: 02: =,2:: =,1::

Ne R`ev`mhr 0:: 0:: 2,1:: 2,=::

Ntgdhpd` 02: 02: 2,::: 2,1::

Odfd >: =: 1,0:: 1,1::

K`cad`, ]gn ;: ?: 1,1:: 1,1::

Knhrkd` 7: ;: 1,2:: 1,2::

Kg`l` 02: 02: 2,7:: 2,4::

Ku`tnc`e` 1:: 0=: >,1:: =,;::

Kudln` 7: 0:: 1,=:: 1,;::

Kuy`l` >: =: 1,2:: 1,=::

Ghlmur`s 02: 00: 2,4:: 2,4::

Dlmhlnsd` ;: 4: 1,7:: 2,:::

F`c`db` >: =: 1,4:: 2,:::

Fhrm`l >: >: 1,2:: 1,=::

I`z`igst`l : : 1,;:: :

Inly` 0:: 7: 2,2:: 2,2::

Iyrkyz Qnpuaedb ?: ?: 1,::: 0,4::

Enshtgh =: >: 1,;:: 1,7::

Edanrd` >: ;: 1,2:: 1,>::

C`bnmhld` 0:: 0:: 1,>:: 1,?::

C`m`k`sb`r 01: 0:: 2,1:: 2,1::

C`e`wd 4: 7: 1,;:: 1,?::

C`ed 0>: 02: >,2:: >,0::

Cnxdbh 0:: ;: 1,7:: 1,7::

Cdbrhlnsd` `lm Z`e`u =: =: 0,7:: 1,:::

Chemhv` 0:: 4: 1,7:: 1,7::

Chlkhed` 01: 00: 2,1:: 2,1::

Chrhbbh 1>: 10: >,0:: =,4::

Chz`cadqun 0?: 0>: 1,4:: 2,:::

*snn lhtn a, p`kn 4

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ZN@BN BHQZROT 1:0102 _heultnnrs `lm Zrhkr`c Oulms

Bhultry

_heultnnrs `lm ]r`dlnns hlAh`rm hl Rnptncanr 2:*

Zrhkr`c Oulms($:::)

OT 1:01 OT 1:02 OT 1:01 OT 1:02

L`cdad` 00: 0:: 2,1:: 2,1::

Lnp`e 1: =: 0,1:: 0,4::

Ldb`r`ku` 11: 0?: 2,?:: 2,1::

Ldknr : : =:: :

Z`l`c` 12: 04: =,?:: =,>::

Z`r`ku`y 1>: 11: >,0:: >,:::

Znru 14: 1>: >,4:: >,;::

Zgdedppdlns 11: 01: =,1:: =,:::Qhc`ld` 2: : 1,2:: 1,:::

Qw`lm` 0:: 7: 1,>:: 1,>::

R`ch` 1: 0: 0,2:: 0,=::

Rnlnk`e 2:: 1;: ?,0:: ?,1::

Rdnrr` Enhln 7: ;: 1,?:: 1,;::

Rhutg @ordb` 0>: 01: >,7:: >,;::

Rurdl`cn 1: : 0,4:: 0,7::

Rw`zde`lm >: =: 1,=:: 1,=::

]`lz`ld` 02: 00: 2,2:: 2,1::

]g`de`lm 0:: 4: 2,::: 2,:::

]hkh 0:: 0:: 2,::: 2,:::

]hlk` 1: 0: 0,=:: 0,>::

]uldsd` 1: ?: 0,=:: 2,:::

]uricnldst`l =: 2: 0,=:: 0,?::

^k`lm` 7: =: 1,=:: 1,1::

^ir`dln =>: 2:: ?,1:: ?,:::

_`lu`tu ?: >: 1,4:: 2,0::V`cad` 0>: 0>: >,1:: >,2::

]H]@E ;,7=: ?,?1: 112,4:: 110,:::

*snn lhtn a, p`kn 4

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Zn`bn Bhrps @utghrdz`tdhls `lm @pprhprd`tdhls | OT 04?1OT 1:02(dl tghus`lms ho mhee`rs)

Odsb`e Tn`r @utghrdznm Aumknt Qnqunst `/ @pprhprd`tnm `/ ]r`dlnn Dlput_heultnnrs lm

]r`dlnns Hl Ah`rma/

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Zn`bn Bhrps @utghrdz`tdhls `lm @pprhprd`tdhls | OT 04?1OT 1:02(dl tghus`lms ho mhee`rs)

Odsb`e Tn`r @utghrdznm Aumknt Qnqunst `/ @pprhprd`tnm `/ ]r`dlnn Dlput_heultnnrs lm

]r`dlnns Hl Ah`rma/

, q/ , , r/ , ,

, , , s/ t/ , ,

, , , u/ v/ , w/ ,

, , , x/ , ,

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LH]NR6

`/ Rt`rtdlk dl OT 0441, oulms th rnc`dl `v`de`aen ohr twh yn rs.

a/ Ohr OT 04;1 tgrhukg OT 0444, tgds ds tgn vnr`kn lucanr ho

_heultnnrs tgrhukg tgn yn`r. Ohr OT 1::: tgrhukg tgn ffsb`e

yn`r ho tgn Zrnsdmnlts aumknt, tgds ds tgn lucanr ho tr`dlnns

`lm _heultnnrs hl ah`rm hl 2: Rnptncanr ho tgn ffsb`e yn`r,

dlbeumdlk Zn`bn Bhrps Qnsphlsn, oulmnm tgrhukg Zn`bn

Bhrps pprhprd`tdhl.

b/ Dlbeumns rn`pprhprd`tnm oulms dl 04?2 ($2.7?= cdeedhl), 04?=

($0; cdeedhl) lm 04?> ($01.0 cdeedhl).

m/ Dlbeumns ]r`dlnn Dlput orhc ]r`lsdtdhl Pu`rtnr.

n/ Nxbeumns $>.>4 cdeedhl snqunstnrnm ulmnr tgn A`e`lbnm

Aumknt `lm Ncnrknlby Mnffbdt Bhltrhe @bt ho 047> (Z.E.

440;;).

o/ Nxbeumns $1.1= cdeedhl snqunstnrnm ulmnr tgn A`e`lbnm

Aumknt `lm Ncnrknlby Mnffbdt Bhltrhe @bt ho 047> (Z.E. 44-

0;;) `lm ` $;1>,::: rnmubtdhl rne`tnm th tgn Mruk Dldtd`tdvn

(Z.E. 0:0-0?;).

k/ @utghrdz`tdhl dlbeumnm rnphrt e`lku kn ho $0> cdeedhl tr`ls-

onr th tgn Zn`bn Bhrps orhc `ssdst`lbn oulms ohr tgn Lnwey

Dlmnpnlmnlt Rt`tns (LDR).

g/ Dl `mmdtdhl, tgn Zn`bn Bhrps rnbndvnm ` tr`lsonr ho $01.>

cdeedhl ohr `ssdst`lbn th tgn LDR.

d/ Dl `mmdtdhl, tgn Zn`bn Bhrps rnbndvnm ` tr`lsonr ho $00.?

cdeedhl ohr `ssdst`lbn th tgn LDR.

f/ @pprhprd tdhl ho $104,;=>,::: w`s e tnr rnmubnm ay rnsbds-

sdhl ho $;10,:::.

i/ Dl `mmdtdhl, tgn Zn`bn Bhrps rnbndvnm tr`lsonr ho $02 cde-

edhl ohr ssdst`lbn th tgn LDR. @l mmdtdhl`e $0 cdeedhl ho LDRoulms, dltnlmnm ohr OT 044?, w`s rnbndvnm dl OT 044;.

e/ Dl `mmdtdhl, tgn Zrnsdmnlt rnqunstnm tr`lsonr ho $> cdeedhl

ohr `ssdst`lbn th tgn LDR.

c/ @pprhprd`tdhl ho $1:> cdeedhl w`s e`tnr rnmubnm ay rnsbds-

sdhl ho $14?,:::.

l/ Dl `mmdtdhl, tgn Zn`bn Bhrps rnbndvnm ` tr`lsonr ho $01 cde-

edhl ohr ssdst`lbn th tgn LDR. @l mmdtdhl`e $0 cdeedhl ho LDR

oulms, hrdkdl`eey dltnlmnm ohr OT 044? dl mmdtdhl th tgn $02

cdeedhl rnbndvnm tg`t yn`r, w`s rnbndvnm dl OT 044;.

h/ Dl `mmdtdhl, tgn Zn`bn Bhrps rnbndvnm ` a`sn tr`lsonr ho

$2,>70,::: orhc tgn Mnp`rtcnlt ho Rt`tn ohr tgn Zn`bn Bhrps

p`rtdbdp`tdhl dl Dltnrl`tdhl`e Bhhpnr`tdvn @mcdldstr`tdvn Rup-

phrt Rnrvdbns.

p/ @pprhprd`tdhl ho $1=: cdeedhl w`s e`tnr rnmubnm ay rnsbds-

sdhl ho $>4=,:::. Dl `mmdtdhl, tgn Zn`bn Bhrps rnbndvnm `

tr`lsonr ho $0,1?4,::: orhc Nbhlhcdb Rupphrt Oulms ohr

snburdty9 $;.> cdeedhl orhc tgn OT 0444 Ncnrknlby @pprh-

prd`tdhls @bt ($; cdeedhl ohr snburdty lm $>::,::: rne`tnm th

tgn Ihshvh bhlfidbt)9 $? cdeedhl orhc tgn Bnltr`e @cnrdb`l

`lm B`rdaan`l Mds`stnr Qnbhvnry Oulm9 lm $0,>>=,::: orhc

tgn Ausdlnss Bhltdludty lm Bhltdlknlby Ze`lldlk Oulm ohr

T1I prnp`rnmlnss.

q/ Ohur-yn`r utghrdz`tdhl adee ay Bhlkrnss, OT 1::: ho $1;:

cdeedhl, OT 1::0 ho $147 cdeedhl, OT 1::1 ho $21; cdeedhl

`lm OT 1::2 ho $2?> cdeedhl.

r/ @pprhprd`tdhl ho $1=> cdeedhl w`s rnmubnm ay rnsbdssdhl

ho $420,:::.

s/ @pprhprd`tdhl ho $1?> cdeedhl w`s rnmubnm ay rnsbdssdhl

ho $>72,:::.

t/ ]gn Zn`bn Bhrps rnbndvnm ` tr`lsonr ho $1.>4 cdeedhl ho

Ncnrknlby Qnsphlsn Oulm chldns dl supphrt ho prhkr`cnv`bu`tdhls dl ohur bhultrdns lm tgn rnehb`tdhl ho tgn Lnw

Thri Bdty rnkdhl`e rnbrudtdlk hbn.

u/ ]gn Zn`bn Bhrps rnbndvnm ` tr`lsonr ho $2.4 cdeedhl ho Ncnr-

knlby Qnsphlsn Oulm chldns dl supphrt ho phtnltd`e outurn

nv`bu`tdhls.

v/ @pprhprd`tdhl ho $1;> cdeedhl w`s rnmubnm ay ` rnsbdssdhl

ho $1::,:::.

w/ Mun th tgn Rnptncanr 00tgnvnlts, tgn mnp`rturn ho =0; tr`dl-

nns w`s mne`ynm orhc e`tn OT 1::0 th n`rey OT 1::1.

x/ @pprhprd`tdhl ho $14; cdeedhl w`s rnmubnm ay rnsbdssdhl ho

$0,42:,>::. HCA e`tnr rn`eehb`tnm $0.1 cdeedhl dl Ncnrknl-by Qnsphlsn Oulm chldns orhc tgn Zn`bn Bhrps th lhtgnr

^.R. khvnrlcnlt `knlby.

y/ @pprhprd`tdhl ho $20: cdeedhl w`s rnmubnm ay rnsbdssdhl ho

$0,714,:::.

z/ @pprhprd`tdhl ho $21: cdeedhl w`s rnmubnm ay rnsbdssdhl ho

$1.>? cdeedhl.

``/ @pprhprd`tdhl ho $211cdeedhl w`s rnmubnm ay ` rnsbdssdhl

ho $2.11 cdeedhl.

`a/ Dl `mmdtdhl, Zn`bn Bhrps rnbndvnm $0.0cdeedhl suppencnlt`e

ohr @vd`l Oeu Zrnp`rnmlnss.

`b/ Qnvdsnm Bhltdludlk @pprhprd`tdhls Qnsheutdhl, 1::; (G.F.

Qns. 1:).

`m/@pprhprd`tdhl ho $222.> cdeedhl w`s rnmubnm ay rnsbdssdhl

ho $1,;:0,:::.

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Mdrnbt _heultnnr Hpnr`tdhls dlbeumns oulmdlk ohr hbns tg`t c`l`kn `lm hvnrsnn tgn rnbrudtcnlt `lm pe`bncnlt

ho ppedb`lts lm prhvdmn _heultnnr tr`dldlk lm supphrt. Mdrnbt _heultnnr Hpnr`tdhls esh dlbeumns bhcphlnlts

rne`tnm th hvnrsn`s phst c`l`kncnlt.

Hoffbn ho Keha`e Hpnr`tdhls (HKH)

]gds hbn prhvdmns hvnr`rbgdlk str`tnkdb supphrt `lm c`l`kncnlt ohr snvnr`e `spnbts ho tgn `knlbys mdrnbt _he-

ultnnr hpnr`tdhls. HKH prhvdmns en`mnrsgdp, st`lk, `lm rnshurbns th ohstnr `edklcnlt, c`l`kn mnvnehpcnlt,

bhhrmdl`tn prhkr`ccdlk `lm tr`dldlk dldtd`tdvns, `lm tr`bi ahtg tgn prhkrnss `lm dcp`bt ho tgn Zn`bn Bhrps

hvnrsn`s hpnr`tdhls. Dl `mmdtdhl th tgn Zn`bn Bhrps tgrnn knhkr`pgdb rnkdhls (@ordb`9 Nurhpn, Cnmdtnrr`ln`l,

`lm @sd`9 lm Dltnr-@cnrdb` lm tgn Z`bdb), HKH esh dlbeumns tgn Hbn ho Hvnrsn`s Zrhkr`ccdlk lm ]r`dldlk

Rupphrt, tgn Hbn ho Keha`e Gn`etg `lm GD_, `lm Zn`bn Bhrps Qnsphlsn.

Mdrnbt _heultnnr Hpnr`tdhls

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R`gne B`pn _nrmn, ]gn K`cad`, C`ed, Rnlnk`e

Bh`st`e [nst `lm Bnltr`e @ordb` Anldl, Auridl` O`sh, B`cnrhhl, Kg`l`, Kudln`, Edanrd`, Rdnrr` Enhln, ]hkh

N`stnrl @ordb` Ntgdhpd`, Inly`, C`m`k`sb`r, C`e`wd, Chz`cadqun, Qw`lm`, ]`lz`ld`, ^k`lm`

Rhutgnrl @ordb` Ahtsw`l`, Enshtgh, L`cdad`, Rhutg @ordb`, Rw`zde`lm, V`cad`

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@ordb` Qnkdhl

Rdlbn 04?0, chrn tg`l ;:,::: Zn`bn Bhrps _heultnnrs

g`vn snrvnm dl bhultrdns tgrhukghut @ordb`. @t tgn nlm

ho OT 1:00, 2,>12 _heultnnrs wnrn whridlk dl 1? bhul-

trdns dl tgn rnkdhl. Zrhkr`cs dl @ordb` bhvnr `ee sdx ho

tgn `knlbys prhkr`c snbthrs `krdbueturn, ausdlnssmnvnehpcnlt, nmub`tdhl, nlvdrhlcnlt, gn`etg `lm

GD_/@DMR, `lm yhutg. C`ly _heultnnrs whri `brhss

snbthrs ay dlbhrphr`tdlk kdres nmub`tdhl, c`e`rd` prn-

vnltdhl, c`tnrl`e `lm bgdem gn`etg, `lm ohhm snburdty.

Dl mmdtdhl th Ornlbg lm Zhrtukunsn, tgn Zn`bn Bhrps

prhvdmns tr`dldlk dl chrn tg`l 02: ehb`e e`lku`kns `lm

dl sdkl e`lku`kn dl Inly`. (Rnn @ppnlmdx B ohr mnt`des).

@krdbueturn6 _heultnnrs whri th dcprhvn `krdbue-

tur`e pr`btdbns, prhvdmdlk `ssdst`lbn dl sust`dl`aen

`krdbueturn, krhohrnstry, lm k`rmnldlk tnbglhehkdns.

]gny gnep rur`e bhcculdtdns lm krhups dcprhvn shdeonrtdedty lm prhmubtdhl ay tr`dldlk o`rcnrs dl l`tur`e

rnshurbn c`l`kncnlt `lm bhlsnrv`tdhl tnbgldquns

`lm prhchtn cdbrh-k`rmnldlk dllhv`tdhls dl ura`l

`rn`s. ]gnsn lnw cntghms nlsurn krn`tnr ohhm snbu-

rdty.

Ausdlnss Mnvnehpcnlt6 _heultnnrs whri wdtg

s`vdlks `lm brnmdt beuas, g`lmdbr`ot `sshbd`tdhls,

`lm `krdausdlnss bhhpnr`tdvns th dcprhvn ausdlnss

pr`btdbns `lm tgn vd`adedty ho bhccnrbd`e `btdvdtdns.

]gny tn`bg ausdlnss sidees th yhutg, o`rcnrs, rtds`ls,

lhlkhvnrlcnlt`e hrk`ldz`tdhls, brnmdt dlstdtutdhls,`lm dlohrc`tdhl `lm bhcculdb`tdhls tnbglhehky-

rne`tnm ausdlnssns. _heultnnrs tr`dl `sshbd`tdhls `lm

bhhpnr`tdvn cncanrs th c`rint br`ots `lm `krdausd-

lnss prhmubts, subg s ehb`eey prhmubnm sh`p lm sgn`

auttnr.

Nmub`tdhl6 Nmub`tdhl rnc`dls hln ho tgn Zn`bn

Bhrps e`rknst prhkr`c snbthrs dl @ordb`. @chlk

suafnbts t`ukgt `rn Nlkedsg, c`tgnc`tdbs, sbdnlbn,

tgn `rts, `lm edon sidees. _heultnnrs usn bhcculdty

bhltnlt-a`snm dlstrubtdhl th dlbhrphr`tn gn`etg

`lm GD_/@DMR, nlvdrhlcnlt`e, `lm knlmnr-spnbdb

tgncns dlth tgndr ensshl pe`ls `lm prnsnlt`tdhls.

Nlvdrhlcnlt6 _heultnnrs dl tgn nlvdrhlcnlt snb-

thr whri th rnmubn mnkr`m`tdhl ho l`tur`e rnshurbns

`lm prhchtn nlvdrhlcnlt`eey ordnlmey o`rcdlk

cntghms. _heultnnrs `lm tgndr ehb`e bhultnrp`rtsprhchtn nlvdrhlcnlt`e nmub`tdhl dl sbghhes, nmub`tn

o`rcnrs `ahut sust`dl`aen pr`btdbns, mnvnehp nbh-

thurdsc hpphrtuldtdns, `lm whri wdtg l`tdhl`e p`ri

bhlsnrv`tdhl.

Gn`etg `lm GD_/@DMR6 ]gn Zn`bn Bhrps tr`dls

`ee _heultnnrs snrvdlk dl @ordb`, rnk`rmenss ho tgndr

prdc`ry `ssdklcnlt, dl GD_/@DMR prnvnltdhl `lm

`w`rnlnss. _heultnnrs rn uldquney sudtnm th nmub`tn

htgnrs ahut GD_/ @DMR anb`usn tgny edvn lm whri dl

tgn bhcculdtdns wgnrn tgny snrvn. ]gny `rn tr`dlnm

th bhcculdb`tn @DMR prnvnltdhl cnss`kns dl ehb`ee`lku`kns `lm sg`rn dlohrc`tdhl dl ` buetur`eey snl-

sdtdvn c`llnr. _heultnnrs esh gnep audem b`p`bdty ohr

ehb`e snrvdbn hrk`ldz`tdhls th supphrt pnhpen edvdlk

wdtg GD_/@DMR lm th b`rn ohr hrpg`ls lm vuelnr`aen

bgdemrnl wgh `rn krn`tey `nbtnm ay tgn p`lmncdb.

Thutg6 _heultnnrs bh`bg lm cnlthr yhutg dl c`ly

`rn`s `lm hotnl ohbus hl knlmnr nqudty `lm dlbeusdhl

ho whcnl. _heultnnrs `t c`ly phsts hrk`ldzn `llu`e

KEH[ (Kdres En`mdlk Hur [hrem) b`cps. ]gn bhltnlt

ho n`bg b`cp ds `m`ptnm th rnfinbt tgn rn`edtdns ho tgn

p`rtdbdp`lts. ]gnsn b`cps dlbeumn btdvdtdns mnsdklnmth mnvnehp en`mnrsgdp sidees `lm dcprhvn sneo-nstnnc.

KEH[ b`cps gnep ohstnr nqudt`aen `lm sust`dl`aen

b`p`bdty audemdlk ohr kdres, dlbrn`sdlk tgndr p`rtdbdp`-

tdhl dl tgn nbhlhcdb, shbd`e, lm phedtdb`e edvns ho tgndr

bhcculdtdns `lm bhultrdns.

Zn`bn Bhrps Qnsphlsn _heultnnrs snrvnm dl 0>

@ordb` bhultrdns dl OT 1:006 Anldl, Auridl` O`sh,

Kudln`, Inly`, Enshtgh, Edanrd`, C`m`k`sb`r, C`ed,

C`e`wd, L`cdad`, Rnlnk`e, Rhutg @ordb`, ]`lz`ld`,

^k`lm`, `lm V`cad`.

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A`ei`ls `lm Lhrtg @ordb` @ea`ld`, Auek`rd`, Qnpuaedb ho C`bnmhld`, Chrhbbh, ]uldsd`

Bnltr`e `lm N`stnrl Nurhpn Chemhv`, Qhc`ld`, ^ir`dln

Cdmmen N`st `lm tgn B`ub`sus @rcnld`, @znra`df`l, Knhrkd`, Fhrm`l

Bnltr`e @sd` I`z`igst`l, Iyrkyz Qnpuaedb, ]uricnldst`l

@sd` B`cahmd`, Bgdl`, Dlmhlnsd`, Chlkhed`, Lnp`e, Zgdedppdlns, ]g`de`lm

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Nurhpn, Cnmdtnrr`ln`l, `lm @sd`

Rdlbn tgn Zn`bn Bhrps w`s nst`aedsgnm dl 04?0, chrn

tg`l >;,::: _heultnnrs g`vn snrvnm dl tgn Nurhpn,

Cnmdtnrr`ln`l, `lm @sd` (NC@) Qnkdhl. @t tgn nlm

ho OT 1:00, NC@ g`m 1,;=: _heultnnrs `lm tr`dlnns

whridlk dl 1: bhultrdns._heultnnrs snrvn dl ffvn ho tgn knlbys sdx prhkr`c

snbthrs ausdlnss mnvnehpcnlt, nmub`tdhl, nlvdrhl-

cnlt, gn`etg `lm GD_/@DMR, `lm yhutg. Dl `mmdtdhl,

c`ly _heultnnrs whri `brhss snbthrs ay dlbhrphr`t-

dlk dlohrc`tdhl `lm bhcculdb`tdhl tnbglhehky,

kdres nmub`tdhl, hr ohhm snburdty dlth tgndr whri

wdtg bhcculdtdns, sbghhes, bedldbs, ausdlnssns, ehb`e

lhlkhvnrlcnlt`e hrk`ldz`tdhls (LKHs), culdbdp`e

khvnrlcnlts, `lm uldvnrsdtdns. _heultnnrs dl NC@

tr`dlnm dl chrn tg`l 1: e`lku`kns murdlk OT 1:00

(snn @ppnlmdx B ohr mnt`des). ]gds dltnlsdvn tr`dldlknl`aens _heultnnrs th dltnkr`tn subbnssoueey dlth tgn

bhcculdtdns wgnrn tgny edvn lm whri.

Ausdlnss Mnvnehpcnlt6 Hvnr tgn p`st mnb`mn,

NC@ _heultnnrs nhrts dl tgn ausdlnss snbthr g`vn

nvhevnm orhc mdrnbt bhlsuetdlk wdtg lnw nltnrprdsns,

th ncpg`sdzdlk sust`dl`adedty, tr`lsp`rnlby, bhc-

culdty vheultnnrdsc, `lm en`mnrsgdp tr`dldlk dl

bhcculdty nbhlhcdb mnvnehpcnlt. ]gds dlbeumns

whridlk mdrnbtey wdtg whcnls krhups, nltrnprnlnurs,

khvnrlcnlt`e hrk`ldz`tdhls `lm LKHs, nmub`tdhl`e

dlstdtutdhls, lm bhcculdty krhups.Nmub`tdhl6 Nmub`tdhl rnc dls tgn e`rknst snbthr

dl tgn NC@ rnkdhl, wdtg be`ssrhhc-a`snm ]n`bgdlk

Nlkedsg `s ` Ohrndkl E`lku`kn (]NOE) `s tgn prdc`ry

`btdvdty. _heultnnrs `rn p`rt ho l`tdhl`e `lm ehb`e

nhrts th strnlktgnl b`p`bdtdns dl prdc`ry, snbhlm`ry,

`lm uldvnrsdty nmub`tdhl tgrhukg be`ssrhhc dlstrub-

tdhl, prhonssdhl`e mnvnehpcnlt ohr tn`bgnrs, `lm

sbghhe lm bhcculdty rnshurbn mnvnehpcnlt.

Nlvdrhlcnlt6 [hridlk wdtg sbghhes, yhutg krhups,`lm LKHs, _heultnnrs prhchtn krn`tnr ulmnrst`lm-

dlk ho ehb`e nbhehky `lm nlvdrhlcnlt`e dssuns. _heul-

tnnrs dlbrn`sn `w`rnlnss tgrhukg nbh-beuas, b`cps,

trnn-pe`ltdlk b`cp`dkls, `lm sdcde`r bhcculdty

nhrts. ]gny esh mmrnss nbhehkdb`e dssuns subg `s s`on

w`tnr, nrhsdhl, lm hvnrusn ho pnstdbdmns lm onrtdedznrs.

Gn`etg `lm GD_/@DMR6 _heultnnrs nmub`tn

dlmdvdmu`es, ghusnghems, snrvdbn prhvdmnrs, `lm bhc-

culdtdns `ahut tgn dcphrt`lbn ho gn`etg prhchtdhl

`lm mdsn`sn prnvnltdhl. ]gndr c`dl ohbus ds gn`etg

nmub`tdhl wgntgnr dl sbghhes, tn`bgdlk dlstdtu-tdhls, hr bhcculdtdns usdlk prnvnlt`tdvn gn`etg

b`rn pprh`bgns. Chst _heultnnr prhfnbts dlbhrphr`tn

shcn `spnbt ho GD_/ @DMR prnvnltdhl `lm edon sidees

nmub`tdhl.

Thutg6 Thutg mnvnehpcnlt `btdvdtdns `rn dcphr-

t`lt dl tgn NC@ rnkdhl, wgnrn g`eo tgn phpue`tdhl ds

ulmnr tgn `kn ho 1>. _heultnnrs whri wdtg bhcculdty

p`rtlnrs hl edon sidees tr`dldlk ohr ncpehycnlt, bhlfidbt

rnsheutdhl, nltrnprnlnursgdp, en`mnrsgdp tr`dldlk, `lm

prhchtdlk thenr`lbn lm sneo-nstnnc.

Zn`bn Bhrps Qnsphlsn _heultnnrs snrvnm dl 00NC@ bhultrdns dl OT 1:006 @rcnld`, Auek`rd`, Bgdl`,

Knhrkd`, I`z`igst`l, C`bnmhld`, Chlkhed`, Chrhbbh,

Qhc`ld`, tgn Zgdedppdlns, lm ir`dln.

]^LDRD@ Orhc 04?1 th 044?, chrn tg`l 1,::: Zn`bn Bhrps _heultnnrs snrvnm dl ]uldsd`. Dl

Rnptncanr 1:00, oheehwdlk rnqunst orhc tgn khvnrlcnlt ho ]uldsd`, tgn Zn`bn Bhrps snlt `l

`ssnsscnlt tn`c th nxpehrn tgn vd`adedty ho rnhpnldlk prhkr`c. ]gn rnsuets ho tgn ssnsscnlt

wnrn phsdtdvn lm tgn ffrst krhup ho Zn`bn Bhrps _heultnnrs ds sbgnmuenm th `rrdvn dl ]uldsd` dl 1:01.

_heultnnr ssdklcnlts wdee ohbus hl Nlkedsg e`lku`kn tr`dldlk lm yhutg sidees mnvnehpcnlt.

LNZ@E Orhc 04?1 th 1::=, ln`rey =,::: Zn`bn Bhrps _heultnnrs snrvnm dl Lnp`e. @t tgn rnqunst

ho tgn khvnrlcnlt ho Lnp`e, tgn Zn`bn Bhrps snlt l ssnsscnlt tn`c dl Fuey 1:00 th nxpehrn

tgn vd`adedty ho rnhpnldlk prhkr`c. ]gn rnsuets ho tgn ssnsscnlt wnrn phsdtdvn lm tgn ffrst

krhup ho Zn`bn Bhrps _heultnnrs ds sbgnmuenm th `rrdvn dl 1:01 `lm wdee an `ssdklnm

th krdbueturn lm gn`etg prhfnbts.

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Bnltr`e @cnrdb` Anedzn, Bhst` Qdb`, Ne R`ev`mhr, Ku`tnc`e`, Ghlmur`s, Cnxdbh, Ldb`r`ku`, Z`l`c`

B`rdaan`lMhcdldb`l Qnpuaedb, N`stnrl B`rdaan`l (@ltdku` `lm A`raum`, Mhcdldb`, Krnl`m` `lmB`rrd`bhu, Rt. Idtts `lm Lnvds, Rt. Eubd`, Rt. _dlbnlt `lm Krnl`mdlns), F`c`db`

Rhutg @cnrdb` Bhehcad`, Nbu`mhr, Kuy`l`, Z`r`ku`y, Znru, Rurdl`cn

Z`bdffb Onmnr`tnm Rt`tns ho Cdbrhlnsd` `lm Z`e`u, Odfd, R`ch`, ]hlk`, _`lu`tu

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Dltnr-@cnrdb` lm Z`bdffb

Chrn tg`l 7:,::: _heultnnrs g`vn snrvnm dl tgn

Dltnr-@cnrdb` lm Z`bdffb (D@Z) rnkdhl sdlbn tgn Zn`bn

Bhrps dlbnptdhl dl 04?0. @t tgn nlm ho OT 1:00, 1,721

_heultnnrs wnrn whridlk dl 11 phsts dl 17 l`tdhls.

_heultnnrs dl D@Z whri dl `ee sdx `knlby prhkr`c-c`tdb snbthrs `krdbueturn, ausdlnss mnvnehpcnlt,

nmub`tdhl, nlvdrhlcnlt, gn`etg `lm GD_/@DMR, `lm

yhutg. Dl `mmdtdhl, _heultnnrs whri `brhss snbthrs

ay dlbhrphr`td lk dlohrc`tdhl `lm bhcculdb`td hl

tnbglhehky, nlnrky `lm bedc`tn bg`lkn, ohhm snburdty,

knlmnr pnrspnbtdvns, ghst bhultry vheultnnrdsc, `lm

GD_/@DMR nmub`tdhl dlth tgndr whri. Qnk`rmenss ho

`ssdklcnlt, tgn c`fhrdty ho _heultnnrs dl D@Z nlk`kn

yhu tg dl tgndr `bt dvd tdn s. Dl `mmdt dhl th Rp` lds g,

tgn Zn`bn Bhrps prhvdmns tr`dldlk dl chrn tg`l 1>

e`lku`kns, nl`aedlk _heultnnrs dl tgn D@Z rnkdhl thnnbtdvney edvn `lm whri `t tgn kr`ssrhhts envne. (Rnn

@ppnlmdx B ohr mnt`des).

@krdbueturn6 ]grhukg tgn dltrhmubtdhl ho sust`dl-

`aen krdbueturn tnbgldquns, _heultnnrs gnep bhccu-

ldtdns dcprhvn tgn edvdlk bhlmdtdhls ho rur`e o`cdedns.

]gny `esh gnep bhcculdtdns dcprhvn tgndr o`rcdlk

pr`btdbns `lm rnmubn tgn mnstrubtdhl ho ohrnsts, shdes,

`lm w`tnrsgnms. Dcpencnltdlk dcprhvnm `lm sus-

t`dl`aen `krdbuetur`e tnbgldquns `esh gneps nlsurn

ohhm snburdty dl surrhulmdlk bhcculdtdns, wgdbg ds

p`rtdbue`rey brdtdb`e ohbus dl Bnltr`e @cnrdb`.Ausdlnss Mnvnehpcnlt6 _heultnnrs bhhrmdl`tn

`btdvdtdns wdtg lhlkhvnrlcnlt`e `lm khvnrlcnlt`e

bhultnrp`rts th prhchtn dltnkr`tnm `lm sust`dl`aen

bhcculdty mnvnehpcnlt. _heultnnrs tn`bg ausdlnss

c`l`kncnlt sidees `lm prhvdmn htgnr tnbgldb`e `ssds-

t`lbn th dlmdvdmu`e nltrnprnlnurs lm th hrk`ldz`tdhls.

Nmub`tdhl6 _heultnnrs snni th dcprhvn tgn prhons-

sdhl`e mnvnehpcnlt ho ghst bhultry tn`bgnrs ay dltrh-

mubdlk lnw tn`bgdlk cntghmhehkdns `lm burrdbue`,

p`rtdbue`rey dl tgn rn` ho Nlkedsg tn`bgdlk. ]gny esh

gnep brn`tn edar`rdns `lm rnshurbn bnltnrs, prhchtn

`muet edtnr`by, lm nlbhur`kn p`rnlts lm bhcculdtdns

th anbhcn chrn dlvhevnm dl tgn nmub`tdhl ho bgdemrnl.

Nlvdrhlcnlt6 Nlvdrhlcnlt`e mnkr`m`tdhl dcp`bts`dr `lm w`tnr qu`edty dl bhcculdtdns wgnrn D@Z _he-

ultnnrs snrvn. ]gnrnohrn, _heultnnrs nlk`kn l`tdhl`e

`lm ehb`e p`rtlnrs dl nlvdrhlcnlt`e nmub`tdhl `lm

bhlsnrv`tdhl btdvdtdns lm dltnkr`tn nbhlhcdb mnvne-

hpcnlt dltnrnsts wdtg nlvdrhlcnlt`e sust`dl`adedty

tgrhukg nbhthurdsc lm nbh-ausdlnss prhfnbts.

Gn`etg `lm GD_/@DMR6 @bbnss th a`sdb gn`etg b`rn

`lm s`ldt`tdhl systncs rnc`dls ` snrdhus prhaenc

ohr c`ly bhcculdtdns dl tgn D@Z rnkdhl. _heultnnrs

whri th dcprhvn tgn gn`etg ho dlmdvdmu`es, o`cdedns,

`lm sbghhebgdemrnl ay tr`dldlk snrvdbn prhvdmnrs hla`sdb gykdnln, lutrdtdhl nmub`tdhl, mdsn`sn prnvnl-

tdhl, lm w`ys th bbnss w`tnr lm s`ldt`tdhl systncs.

Ay dltnkr`tdlk GD_/@DMR `w`rnlnss `lm prnvnltdhl

cnss`kns dlth tgndr whri, _heultnnrs gnep tgndr bhc-

culdtdns k`dl ` anttnr ulmnrst`lmdlk ho GD_/@DMR

`lm vhdm gdkg-rdsi ang`vdhrs.

Thutg6 Thutg ulmnr tgn `kn ho 1> `bbhult ohr hvnr

g`eo ho tgn phpue`tdhl dl chst D@Z bhultrdns. Zn`bn

Bhrps prhfnbts t`rknt yhutg dl hrmnr th mnvnehp edon lm

en`mnrsgdp sidees lm th gnep tgnc prnp`rn ohr tgn whrem

ho whri. Dl c`ly bhultrdns, _heultnnrs hrk`ldzn `lmo`bdedt`tn en`mnrsgdp b`cps ohr ahys `lm kdres, en`mdlk

snssdhls hl sneo-nstnnc, gn`etgy edon sidees, GD_/@DMR

`w`rnlnss `lm prnvnltdhl, en`mnrsgdp, `lm pnrshl`e

mnvnehpcnlt.

Zn`bn Bhrps Qnsphlsn _heultnnrs snrvnm dl 0= D@Z

phsts dl OT 1:006 Anedzn, Bhehcad`, N`stnrl B`rdaan`l,

Ne R`ev`mhr, Odfd, Ku`tnc`e`, Kuy`l`, F`c`db`, Cnxdbh,

Z`l`c`, Znru, R`ch`, Rurdl`cn, lm ]hlk`.

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Hoffbn ho Keha`e Gn`etg lm GD_ (HKG/G)

]gds hbn ohrcue`tns knlby-envne phedby lm prhvdmns

en`mnrsgdp lm mdrnbtdhl ohr ee prhkr`cc`tdb whri ay_heultnnrs dl tgn nems ho gn`etg lm GD_. ]gn hbn ds

rnsphlsdaen ohr bhhrmdl`tdlk tgn knlbys p`rtdbdp`tdhl

dl tgn Zrnsdmnlts Ncnrknlby Ze`l ohr @DMR Qnedno

(ZNZO@Q) lm snrvns `s tgn prdlbdp`e phdlt ho bhlt`bt

ohr tgn Keha`e Gn`etg Dldtd`tdvn.

]gn HKG/G cdssdhl ds th snburn lm c`l`kn whrem

be`ss guc`l, ffl`lbd`e, `lm tnbgldb`e rnshurbns tg`t

prhchtn nxbneenlbn dl gn`etg `lm GD_ prhkr`ccdlk.

HKG/G supphrts gn`mqu`rtnrs hbns `lm hvnrsn`s

phsts dl tgndr noohrts th strnlktgnl `lm nlrdbg tgn

snrvdbn ho _heultnnrs lm dcprhvn tgn gn`etg lm wnee-andlk ho dlmdvdmu`es, o`cdedns, lm bhcculdtdns wgnrn

_heultnnrs snrvn.

Gn`etg g`s annl ` prdc`ry `rn` ho ohbus ohr tgn

Zn`bn Bhrps sdlbn dts ohulmdlk `lm ds burrnltey tgn

snbhlm e`rknst snbthr, otnr nmub`tdhl.

Ohr chrn tg`l twh mnb`mns, Zn`bn Bhrps _he-

ultnnrs g`vn whrinm wdtg phpue`tdhls `oonbtnm ay

GD_/ @DMR, turldlk ghpn dlth `btdhl ay prhchtdlk

ang`vdhr bg`lkn `lm tgn mnvnehpcnlt ho sust`dl`aen,

buetur`eey `pprhprd`tn rnsphlsns th tgn p`lmncdb.

Dl OT 1:00, _heultnnrs whrinm wdtg hvnr >>,:::snrvdbn prhvdmnrs th st`kn dltnrvnltdhls dl ln`rey

4,::: bhcculdtdns. ]gn tdrnenss nhrts `lm mnmdb`-

tdhl ho _heultnnrs `lm st`oo g`vn c`mn tgn Zn`bn

Bhrps ` iny p`rtlnr dl l`tdhl`e rnsphlsns th GD_/

@DMR `rhulm tgn whrem, wgden tgn uldqun rn`bg ho

tgn Zn`bn Bhrps g`s nl`aenm _heultnnrs th chad-

edzn dshe`tnm bhcculdtdns `lm phpue`tdhls tg`t

whuem htgnrwdsn rnc`dl `t dlbrn`snm rdsi ohr GD_.

Hoffbn ho Hvnrsn`s Zrhkr`ccdlk

`lm ]r`dldlk Rupphrt (HZ@]R)]gds hoodbn prhvdmns tr`dldlk rnshurbns th supphrt

hvnrsn`s st`oo dl prnp`rdlk `lm supphrtdlk _heul-

tnnrs tgrhukghut tgndr 1; chltgs ho snrvdbn. HZ@]R

mnvnehps keha`e prhkr`ccdlk `lm tr`dldlk kudm`lbn,

st`lm`rmdznm tr`dldlk snssdhls, `lm keha`e hutbhcn

dlmdb`thrs `lm thhes ohr chldthrdlk `lm nv`eu`tdhl.

]gnsn rnshurbns mdrnbt `lm supphrt tgn whri ho ffnem

st` `lm _heultnnrs whridlk dl sdx snbthrs `krdbue-

turn, ausdlnss mnvnehpcnlt, nmub`tdhl, nlvdrhlcnlt,

gn`etg `lm GD_/@DMR, `lm yhutg `lm ohur brhss-

buttdlk prdhrdty `rn`s6 dlohrc`tdhl `lm bhcculdb`-

tdhl tnbglhehky9 whcnl dl mnvnehpcnlt/knlmnr `lm

mnvnehpcnlt9 GD_/@DMR9 `lm yhutg dl mnvnehpcnlt.@ mdsbussdhl ho tnbgldb`e rn` hafnbtdvns lm nx`cpens

ho _heultnnr btdvdtdns ppn`r dl @ppnlmdx M.

HZ@]R bheenbts `lm `l`eyzns m`t` orhc Zn`bn

Bhrps prhfnbts `lm tr`dldlk nvnlts th o`bdedt`tn tgn

sg`rdlk ho prhcdsdlk pr`btdbns `brhss phsts. HZ@]R

ds `ppeydlk lnw tnbglhehky `s dt bhltdluns th nxpehrn

w`ys th prhvdmn tr`dldlk lm prhonssdhl`e mnvnehpcnlt

hpphrtuldtdns th hvnrsn`s st`.

Zn`bn Bhrps Qnsphlsn

Hvnr tgn p`st 0> yn`rs, Zn`bn Bhrps Qnsphlsn g`sgnepnm th cnnt tgn mnc`lm orhc mnvnehpdlk bhultrdns

ohr gdkgey sideenm _heultnnrs. Rdlbn 044?, tgn prhkr`c

g`s rnbrudtnm `lm pe`bnm hvnr 0,>:: sn`shlnm prhons-

sdhl`es dl sghrt-tnrc, gdkg-dcp`bt `ssdklcnlts dl

chrn tg`l >: bhultrdns.

Zn`bn Bhrps Qnsphlsn g`s krhwl orhc ffnemdlk ;7

Qnsphlsn _heultnnrs dl 00 bhultrdns dl OT 1::4 th

pe`bdlk 12> Qnsphlsn _heultnnrs dl =: bhultrdns dl OT

1:00. ]gn prhkr`c `ltdbdp`tns pe`bdlk 17: Qnsphlsn

_heultnnrs dl >> bhultrdns dl OT 1:01, lm nxpnbts th

sust`dl tgnsn lucanrs tgrhukghut OT 1:02.Zn`bn Bhrps Qnsphlsn g`s annl `v`de`aen hley th

rnturlnm Zn`bn Bhrps _heultnnrs. Ankdlldlk dl OT

1:01, tgn prhkr`c wdee esh wnebhcn ppedb`tdhls orhc

htgnr gdkgey sideenm prhonssdhl`es wgh c`y lht g`vn

prnvdhusey snrvnm wdtg tgn Zn`bn Bhrps, aut g`vn `t

en`st 0: yn`rs ho prhonssdhl`e nxpnrdnlbn dl tgndr ffnems,

`ehlk wdtg tgn e`lku`kn `lm tnbgldb`e sidees rnqudrnm

ohr tgn `ssdklcnlt. Ay nxp`lmdlk dts `ppedb`lt phhe,

Zn`bn Bhrps Qnsphlsn wdee an `aen th anttnr cnnt tgn

rdsdlk mnc`lm ohr _heultnnrs wdtg gdkgnr-envne sidees

`lm nxpnrdnlbn.

Zn`bn Bhrps Qnsphlsn _heultnnrs prhvdmn tnbgld-

b`e nxpnrtdsn th nxdstdlk prhfnbts dl tgn Zn`bn Bhrps

snbthr `rn`s ho `krdbueturn, ausdlnss mnvnehpcnlt,

nmub`tdhl, nlvdrhlcnlt, gn`etg `lm GD_/@DMR, `lm

yhutg. ]gn `knlby `esh turls th Zn`bn Bhrps Qnsphlsn

th o`bdedt`tn lnw bhultry nltrdns hr rn-nltrdns, `s

wnee `s th nxpe hrn lnw knhk r`pg db rnkdhls wdtg dl

Hvnrsn`s Hpnr`tdhl`e C`l`kncnlt(Bhltdlunm)

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bhultrdns. Anb`usn ho tgndr spnbd`edznm sidees, Zn`bn

Bhrps Qnsphlsn _heultnnrs `rn wnee phsdtdhlnm th

gnep `mmrnss prdhrdty `knlby dldtd`tdvns, subg `s tgn

Rthcpdlk Hut C`e`rd` dl @ordb` dldtd`tdvn lm tgn R`v-

dlk Chtgnrs Edvns dldtd`tdvn dl V`cad`. Zn`bn Bhrps

Qnsphlsn _heultnnrs esh prhvdmn brdtdb`e guc`ldt`r-d`l `ssdst`lbn oheehwdlk mds`stnrs `lm htgnr brdsns.

Zn`bn Bhrps Qnsphlsn _heultnnrs `rn nxpnbtnm

th `bbhcpedsg bhlbrntn mnedvnr`aens dl ` bhlmnlsnm

pnrdhm ho tdcn9 ssdklcnlts r`lkn orhc tgrnn chltgs

th hln yn`r dl mur`tdhl. Rnenbtnm `ppedb`lts `ern`my

phssnss tgn lnbnss`ry e`lku`kn, tnbgldb`e, `lm brhss-

buetur`e sidees lnnmnm th nxbne dl tgndr `ssdklcnlts `lm

hley rnqudrn hln th twh wnnis ho hrdnlt`tdhl.

Hvnrsn`s Hpnr`tdhl`e Rupphrt

Bnltr`eey Zrhbnssnm Hvnrsn`s

Nqudpcnlt `lm Ruppedns

Hvnrsnnl ay tgn Hbn ho C`l`kncnlt, tgds `bbhult

oulms tgn purbg`sn ho suppedns (cnmdb`e idts, nyn-

ke`ssns, chsqudth lnts, ntb.) ohr _heultnnrs `lm

vngdbens th supphrt _heultnnrs.

Onmnr`e Ncpehynns Bhcpnls`tdhl @bt (ONB@)

^lmnr ONB@, tgn Zn`bn Bhrps rndcaursns tgn Mnp`rt-

cnlt ho E`ahr ohr mds`adedty p`ycnlts `lm cnmdb`ebhsts ohr rnturlnm _heultnnrs lm st` wgh nxpnrdnlbn

snrvdbn-rne`tnm dlfurdns hr sdbilnss. ]gn v`st c`fhrdty

ho tgnsn bhsts rne`tn th _heultnnrs be`dcs. Rt` be`dcs

`rn cdldc`e.

Cnmdb`e Rnrvdbns Bnltr`eey Rg`rnm Qnshurbns

]gnsn rn mdrnbt _heultnnr cnmdb`e nxpnlsns hutsdmn

ho tghsn `bbrunm dl n`bg phsts gn`etg uldt. ]gds

dlbeumns tr`vne `lm b`rn murdlk cnmdb`e nv`bu`tdhl

th rnkdhl`e bnltnrs hr th tgn ^ldtnm Rt`tns, `s wnee

`s bhltr`bts ohr snrvdbns rne`tnm th tgn b`rn ho

_heultnnrs.

Hoffbn ho Rtr`tnkdb Z`rtlnrsgdps

Dltnr-Khvnrlcnlt`e @oo`drs

`lm Keha`e Z`rtlnrsgdps (DK@Z)

]gds hbn ds rnsphlsdaen ohr audemdlk `lm c`dlt`dl-

dlk rne`tdhlsgdps wdtg htgnr ^.R. khvnrlcnlt `knl-

bdns, lhlkhvnrlcnlt`e hrk`ldz`tdhls, prdv`tn snbthrnltdtdns, `lm cuetde`tnr`e hrk`ldz`tdhls, dl hrmnr th

buetdv`tn lnw `krnncnlts `lm p`rtlnrsgdps. DK@Z

`esh snrvns `s tgn `knlbys p`rtlnrsgdp bhhrmdl`thr,

dmnltdoydlk phtnltd`e p`rtlnrs `lm sylnrkdns th c`xd-

cdzn tgn Zn`bn Bhrps bhltrdautdhl th hlkhdlk dltnr-

l`tdhl`e mnvnehpcnlt nhrts. ]gn hbn `ssdsts ahtg

gn`mqu`rtnrs lm ffnem phsts dl mr`otdlk st`tncnlts ho

whri lm aumknts ohr krnncnlts, dltnrprntdlk knlby

kudm`lbn hl `krnncnlts, chldthrdlk dcpencnlt`tdhl,

`lm rnphrtdlk hl btdvdtdns.

Hoffbn ho Kr`lts `lm Kdot C`l`kncnlt

]gds hoodbn c`dlt`dls mhlhr rne`tdhls `lm snnis th

arh`mnl dts mhlhr a`sn ohr sc`ee kr`lts prhkr`cs. Dt

`esh hvnrsnns lm c`l`kns tgn shedbdt`tdhl lm bbnp-

t`lbn ho chlnt`ry kdots ohr tgn Zn`bn Bhrps Z`rtlnr-

sgdp Zrhkr`c (ZBZZ) lm htgnr utghrdznm purphsns.

]gn Zn`bn Bhrps Z`rtlnrsgdp Zrhkr`c ds hln ho tgn

c`dl w`ys ohr Zn`bn Bhrps _heultnnrs `lm tgndr ghst

bhcculdtdns th hat`dl prdv`tn supphrt ohr sc`ee-sb`en

mnvnehpcnlt prhfnbts. Zrhfnbts hotnl cnnt dccnmd`tn

lnnms, subg s prhvdmdlk ben`l mrdlidlk w`tnr, audemdlk` gn`etg bnltnr, hr suppeydlk mnsis ohr be`ssrhhc. Ohr

nx`cpen, ` _heultnnr dl Ne R`ev`mhr whrinm wdtg gds

bhcculdty th rnmubn tgn usn ho hpnl-ffrn bhhidlk dl

0:: vdee`kn ghcns. N`bg ghusnghem dlst`eenm ` ben`l

bhhi sthvn, wgdbg prhmubns edtten th lh schin lm buts

mhwl hl tgn usn ho whhm ay ?: pnrbnlt. ]gds prhfnbt

rnsuetnm dl ` sdkldffb`lt mnbrn`sn dl aurl `bbdmnlts

`lm dl gn`etg prhaencs rne`tnm th schin dlg`e`tdhl.

ZBZZ nlsurns bhltrdautdhls `rn dl bhcped`lbn

wdtg rnenv lt knlby phedbdns lm prhbnmurns. @ee mhl`-

tdhls rn t`x mnmubtdaen lm 0:: pnrbnlt ho mhl`tdhls

c`mn th tgn prhkr`c `rn usnm ohr prhfnbt purphsns.

Z`rtlnrsgdp Zrhkr`c prhfnbts g`vn g`m trncnl-

mhus dcp`bt dl bhcculdtdns `brhss tgn kehan sdlbn

andlk e`ulbgnm dl 04?=. Dl OT 1:00, ZBZZ rnbndvnm

mhl`tdhls orhc 01,:;4 mhlhrs, tht`edlk $1,0=2,070.

]gnsn oulms wnrn ppednm th 711 bhcculdty-dldtd tnm

prhfnbts dl ?= bhultrdns. @ cdldcuc 1> pnrbnlt bhc-

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culdty bhltrdautdhl ds rnqudrnm ohr prhfnbt th rnbndvn

Z`rtlnrsgdp Zrhkr`c ssdst`lbn. Dl OT 1:00, tgn btu`e

bhcculdty bhltrdautdhls tht`enm `pprhxdc`tney =;

pnrbnlt ho tgn tht`e prhfnbt bhsts, wdtg $0,74:,124 dl

b`sg lm dl-idlm bhcculdty bhltrdautdhls.

Qndcaursncnlts th tgn

Mnp`rtcnltho Rt`tn (DB@RR)

]gnsn `rn p`ycnlts tgn Zn`bn Bhrps c`ins th tgn

Mnp`rtcnlt ho Rt`tn ohr `mcdldstr`tdvn supphrt.

Rhcn ffl`lbd`e c`l`kncnlt supphrt ds `esh dlbeumnm

tgrhukg tgnsn p`ycnlts, `etghukg tgn Zn`bn Bhrps

g`s mdrnbtey prhvdmnm ffl`lbd`e c`l`kncnlt supphrt

th dts hvnrsn`s phsts sdlbn tgn nlm ho OT 0447.

_heultnnr Qn`mfustcnlt @eehw`lbn

@l `eehw`lbn ho $1;> pnr chltg ho snrvdbn ($2;> pnrchltg ohr ` _heultnnrs tgdrm yn`r ho snrvdbn `lm ohr

Zn`bn Bhrps Qnsphlsn _heultnnrs) ds prhvdmnm th

_heultnnrs uphl tnrcdl`tdhl ho snrvdbn th `ssdst tgnc

wgnl tgny rnturl th tgn ^ldtnm Rt`tns. ]gn `eehw`lbn

w`s dlbrn`snm dl OT 1:0: orhc $11>.

_heultnnr Qnbrudtcnlt lm Rnenbtdhl (_QR)

]gds hoodbn ds rnsphlsdaen ohr rnbrudtdlk, `ssnssdlk,

snenbtdlk, `lm pe`bdlk _heultnnrs lnnmnm th prhvdmn

tgn tnbgldb`e `ssdst`lbn rnqunstnm ay ghst bhultrdns.

_QR strdvns th rnbrudt `lm pe bn qu`edffnm cnl `lmwhcnl wgh rnprnsnlt tgn mdvnrsdty ho tgn ldtnm Rt`tns

th snrvn dl Zn`bn Bhrps hvnrsn`s prhkr`cs. Dt esh snnis

th prhvdmn nxbneenlt snrvdbn t nvnry phdlt ho tgn rnbrudt-

cnlt, pe`bncnlt, `lm st`kdlk prhbnss `lm th prhchtn

tgn Zn`bn Bhrps lm nmub`tn tgn puaedb hl tgn knlbys

cdssdhl `lm `bbhcpedsgcnlts.

_QR c`l`kns nvnry stnp ho tgn prhbnss th anbhcn

` _heultnnr, orhc prhspnbt dlqudry th prn-mnp`rturn

hrdnlt`tdhl prdhr th mnp`rtdlk ohr prn-snrvdbn tr`dldlk.

Ohr chrn dlohrc`tdhl hl tgn Zn`bn Bhrps `ppedb`tdhl

prhbnss lm pg`sns ho _heultnnr snrvdbn, snn @ppnlmdx O.

Zn`bn Bhrps Qnkdhl`e Qnbrudtcnlt Hbns prhchtn

puaedb dltnrnst dl tgn knlby lm rnbrudt qu`edffnm, sudt-

`aen `ppedb`lts th ffee ghst bhultry rnqunsts ohr _heul-

tnnrs. ]gnsn hbns rn`bg hut th t`rkntnm phpue`tdhls

ho phtnltd`e _heultnnrs, puaedbdzdlk tgn `knlby `lm dts

cdssdhl wgden prhchtdlk uldvnrsdty `lm bhcculdty-

a`snm Zn`bn Bhrps rnbrudtcnlt prhkr`cs. Qnkdhl`e

hbns `ssdst b`lmdm`tns murdlk tgn dldtd`e st`kns ho tgn

`ppedb`tdhl prhbnss `lm tgnl dltnrvdnw `lm lhcdl`tn

`ppedb`lts ohr ourtgnr bhlsdmnr`tdhl.

[dtgdl _QR, tgn Hbn ho Mdvnrsdty Qnbrudtcnlt

`lm L`tdhl`e Hutrn`bg supphrts `btdvdtdns th `ttr`bt

`lm rnt`dl mdvnrsn `ppedb`lts.]gn Ze`bncnlt Hbn ds rnsphlsdaen ohr bheenbtdlk

`lm rnvdnwdlk rnenv`lt enk`e mhbucnlt`tdhl th mntnr-

cdln l ppedb`lts nedkdadedty ohr _heultnnr snrvdbn lm

tgnl `ssnssdlk `ppedb`lts ohr sudt`adedty `lm sidee envne

dl hrmnr th dlvdtn tgn chst qu`edffnm ppedb`lts th Zn`bn

Bhrps snrvdbn.

Dccnmd`tney prdhr th mnp`rtdlk ohr Zn`bn Bhrps

snrvdbn, `ee tr`dlnns p`rtdbdp`tn dl ` ^.R.-a`snm prn-

mnp`rturn hrdnlt`tdhl bhhrmdl`tnm ay tgn Rt`kdlk ldt.

Hoffbn ho _heultnnr Rupphrt (_R)]gds hbn prhvdmns cnmdb`e supphrt ohr _heultnnrs,

cnmdb`e sbrnnldlk `lm ben`r`lbn ho `ppedb`lts, `lm

`ssdst`lbn ohr rnturlnm _heultnnrs wdtg bhltdludlk

`lm snrvdbn-rne`tnm cnmdb`e hr cnlt`e gn`etg prhaencs.

@mmdtdhl`eey, _R prhvdmns dldtd e `lm hlkhdlk tr`dldlk

ohr hvnrsn`s cnmdb`e st` `lm bhltr`bthrs. Rua-hbns

ho _heultnnr Rupphrt dlbeumn tgn Hbn ho Cnmdb`e Rnr-

vdbns `lm tgn Bhulsnedlk `lm Hutrn`bg ldt.

Hoffbn ho Cnmdb`e Rnrvdbns (HCR)

]gds hbn supphrts cnmdb`e b`rn ohr _heultnnrs tgrhukgtgn snrvdbns ho ` mnmdb`tnm gn`mqu`rtnrs `lm hvnrsn`s

st`. ]h bgdnvn tgds cdssdhl, HCR supphrts bhcprn-

gnlsdvn, `bbhult`aen, `lm gdkg-qu`edty _heultnnr gn`etg

b`rn prhkr`c. HCR dlbeumns hoodbns ho Zrn-snrvdbn

Rbrnnldlk, Dl-snrvdbn Odnem Rupphrt, `lm Zhst Rnrvdbn

Rupphrt. HCR ds `esh rnsphlsdaen ohr `knlby Cnmdb`e

Pu`edty @ssur`lbn `lm Dcprhvncnlt `btdvdtdns, tgn

snenbtdhl `lm c`l`kncnlt ho `ee Zn`bn Bhrps cnmdb`e

hbnrs ssdklnm th hvnrsn`s phsts, lm tgn supnrvdsdhl

ho rnkdhl`e cnmdb`e hbnrs lm rnkdhl`e cnmdb`e guas.

Bhulsnedlk lm Hutrn`bg ldt (BH^)

]gds hbn ssdsts phsts dl tgn c`l`kncnlt ho _heul-

tnnr cnlt`e gn`etg `lm `mfustcnlt dssuns9 prhvdmns

bhlsuet`tdhl `lm supphrt th phsts rne`tnm th st` `lm

pnnr supphrt tr`dldlk9 `lm prhvdmns supphrt th _heul-

tnnrs `lm tgndr o`cdedns murdlk brdsns hr ncnrknlbdns,

dlbeumdlk tgn mn`tg ho _heultnnrs.

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_heultnnr Hpnr`tdhls Rupphrt Rnrvdbns dlbeumns st`l-

m`rm bhcphlnlts ohulm dl tgn `mcdldstr`tdhl ho chst

onmnr`e `knlbdns, subg `s `mcdldstr`tdvn `lm guc`l

rnshurbns, puaedb hutrn`bg, `lm aumkntdlk `lm `bqudsd-

tdhls. Dl `mmdtdhl th typdb`e oulbtdhls, subg hbns `t tgn

Zn`bn Bhrps g`vn tgn kh`e ho supphrtdlk _heultnnrs dl

tgn ffnem dl hrmnr th bgdnvn tgn Zn`bn Bhrps cdssdhl lm

dts tgrnn kh`es

]gdrm Kh`e Zrhkr`cs

Hoffbn ho tgn ]gdrm Kh`e

`lm Qnturlnm _heultnnr Rnrvdbns

]gds hbn supphrts dldtd`tdvns tg`t gnep bgdnvn tgn Zn`bn

Bhrps tgdrm kh`e6 ]h gnep prhchtn anttnr ulmnrst`lmdlk

ho htgnr pnhpens hl tgn p`rt ho @cnrdb`ls. Dl oueffeedlk

tgds kh`e, tgn Zn`bn Bhrps `dcs th nlk`kn _heultnnrs,

rnturlnm _heultnnrs, `lm tgn @cnrdb`l puaedb tgrhukg

strhlk p`rtlnrsgdps wdtg ausdlnssns, sbghhes, bdvde shbd-

nty, lm khvnrlcnlt knlbdns th dlbrn`sn ulmnrst`lmdlk

ho htgnr bueturns `lm knlnr`tn bhccdtcnlt th puaedb

snrvdbn `lm bhcculdty mnvnehpcnlt.

Qnturlnm _heultnnr Rnrvdbns (Q_R)

]gds prhkr`c mnvnehps `lm dcpencnlts tgn `knlbys

b`rnnr lm tr`lsdtdhl supphrt snrvdbns tg`t gnep rnturlnm

Zn`bn Bhrps _heultnnrs tr`lsdtdhl a`bi th tgn ^ldtnm

Rt`tns. Dl OT 1:00, 0,>1= rnturlnm _heultnnrs ee rhulm

tgn whrem p`rtdbdp`tnm dl Zn`bn Bhrps rnkdhl`e, l`tdhl`e,

`lm hledln b`rnnr bhlonrnlbns lm nvnlts, lm tghus`lms

chrn utdedznm Q_R fha aueentdls `lm rnshurbns.

Bhvnrmnee [hrem [dsn Rbghhes (B[[R)

]grhukg tgn B[[R Bhrrnsphlmnlbn C`tbg prhkr`c,

burrnltey snrvdlk _heultnnrs sg`rn tgndr Zn`bn Bhrps

nxpnrdnlbns wdtg @cnrdb`s nencnlt`ry `lm snbhlm`ry

sbghhes tgrhukg chltgey nxbg`lkns ho enttnrs, pghths,

tnenpghln b`ees, lm nc`des. Dl OT 1:00, chrn tg`l ?,2::

_heultnnrs sg`rnm tgndr Zn`bn Bhrps nxpnrdnlbns wdtg

stumnlts dl `ee >: st`tns `lm tgn Mdstrdbt ho Bheucad`.

Qnturlnm Zn`bn Bhrps _heultnnrs sg`rn tgndr Zn`bn

Bhrps nxpnrdnlbns tgrhukg tgn B[[R Rpn`inrs

C`tbg prhkr`c, vdsdtdlk `lm spn`idlk dl nencnlt`ry,

snbhlm`ry, lm phstsnbhlm`ry sbghhes dl tgndr bhccu-

ldtdns. Dl OT 1:00, chrn tg`l 7>: rnturlnm _heultnnrs

sg`rnm tgndr nxpnrdnlbns wdtg stumnlts dl bhcculdtdns

`ee `brhss tgn ^ldtnm Rt`tns.

]h gnep @cnrdb`s sbghhebgdemrnl anttnr ulmnrst`lm

tgn pnhpen `lm bueturns ho htgnr bhultrdns, B[[R

wnasdtn hnrs nmub`thrs lm tgndr stumnlts ornn, hledln

burrdbueuc c`tnrd`es `lm cuetdcnmd` rnshurbns tg`tgdkgedkgt _heultnnr nxpnrdnlbns `lm prhfnbts. B[[R

buttdlk nmkn rnshurbns prhvdmn nmub`thrs wdtg ensshl

pe`ls edklnm wdtg l`tdhl`e st`lm`rms th prhchtn brhss-

buetur`e ulmnrst`lmdlk.

^ldvnrsdty `lm Mhcnstdb Z`rtlnrsgdps

]gds hbn c`l`kns ohrc`e p`rtlnrsgdps wdtg l`tdhl`e

snrvdbn `lm gdkgnr nmub`tdhl hrk`ldz`tdhls tg`t `rn

gnepdlk tgn Zn`bn Bhrps prhchtn dts _heultnnr, nmub`-

tdhl, `lm b`rnnr hpphrtuldtdns `brhss tgn bhultry.

C`stnrs Dltnrl`tdhl`e (CD)

]gds prhkr`c dlbeumns 7? kr`mu`tn sbghhes hnrdlk 0>=

`b`mncdb prhkr`cs tgrhukghut tgn bhultry. C`stnrs

Dltnrl`tdhl`e prhkr`cs prhvdmn brnmdt ohr Zn`bn Bhrps

snrvdbn `lm, `t tdcns, `mmdtdhl`e ffl`lbd`e `ssdst`lbn th

Zn`bn Bhrps _heultnnrs wgh n`rl ` c`stnrs mnkrnn `s

`l dltnkr`tnm p`rt ho tgndr Zn`bn Bhrps snrvdbn. Dl OT

1:00, prn-snrvdbn (hl b`cpus) lm burrnltey snrvdlk CD

stumnlts rn`bgnm `l `ee-tdcn gdkg ho ;:0.

Z`ue M. Bhvnrmnee Oneehws Zrhkr`c

]gds prhkr`c dlbeumns kr`mu`tn sbghhes `brhss tgn

bhultry tg`t prhvdmn ffl`lbd`e `ssdst`lbn th rnturlnm

Zn`bn Bhrps _heultnnrs wgh whri dl ulmnrsnrvnm

@cnrdb`l bhcculdtdns wgden tgny pursun tgndr kr`mu-

`tn mnkrnns. Dl OT 1:00, >2; rnturlnm _heultnnrs wnrn

nlrheenm dl 047 b`mncdb prhkr`cs t ?= Bhvnrmnee One-

ehws Zrhkr`c p`rtlnr kr`mu`tn sbghhes dl 2: st`tns lm

_HE^L]NNQ HZNQ@]DHLR R^ZZHQ] RNQ_DBNR

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tgn Mdstrdbt ho Bheucad`. Rdlbn tgn prhkr`cs dlbnptdhl

dl 047>, ln`rey =,::: rnturlnm _heultnnrs g`vn n`rlnm

kr`mu`tn mnkrnns wgden whridlk th dcprhvn tgn edvns ho

@cnrdb`ls brhss tgn bhultry.

@knlby @mcdldstr`tdhl

Hoffbn ho @bqudsdtdhls `lm

Bhltr`bt C`l`kncnlt (H@BC)

]gds hbn ds rnsphlsdaen ohr ee ohrcs ho prhburncnlt

`lm `ssdst`lbn, dlbeumdlk bhltr`btdlk, sdcpedodnm

`bqudsdtdhls, bhltr`bt `mcdldstr`tdhl, dltnr`knlby

`krnncnlts, pnrshl`e snrvdbns bhltr`bts, en`sns, str`-

tnkdb shurbdlk, `lm bhhpnr`tdvn `krnncnlts/kr`lts.

]gn hoodbn `esh prhvdmns phedby `lm prhburncnlt

supphrt th Zn`bn Bhrps st` `lm _heultnnrs. Rt`

cncanrs bhlsdst prdc`rdey ho bhltr`bt spnbd`edsts,phedby `l`eysts, `lm hvnrsn`s supphrt spnbd`edsts

wgh `rn rnsphlsdaen ohr ` v`rdnty ho hpnr`tdhl`e `lm

supphrt bhltr`btdlk btdvdtdns, dlbeumdlk `bqudsdtdhl

pe`lldlk, bhltr`bt rnvdnw, bhltr`bt `w`rm, bhltr`bt

`mcdldstr`tdhl, bhltr`bt behsnhut, `lm phedby `lm

prhbnmurns mnvnehpcnlt. ]gn hbn ds `esh rnsphl-

sdaen ohr bhltr`bthr prnohrc`lbn chldthrdlk `lm

suspnlsdhl lm mna`rcnlt mntnrcdl`tdhls.

Hoffbn ho Bhcculdb`tdhls

]gds hbn c`l`kns `ee hbd`e `knlby bhcculdb`-tdhls, dlbeumdlk c`rintdlk lm mvnrtdsdlk, vdmnh prh-

mubtdhl `lm pghthkr`pgy, `l nxtnrl`e wnasdtn, shbd`e

cnmd`, prnss rne`tdhls, `lm `knlby puaedb`tdhls. Dl

`mmdtdhl, tgn hbn prhmubns rnbrudtcnlt thhes tg`t

supphrt tgn Hoodbn ho _heultnnr Qnbrudtcnlt `lm

Rnenbtdhl (_QR). ]gn hbn prhvdmns nmdthrd`e kudm-

`lbn ohr tgn `knlby lm c`l`kns mnsdkl, prhmubtdhl,

`lm mnedvnry ho ee rnbrudtcnlt lm htgnr prhchtdhl`e

prhmubts, dlbeumdlk l`tdhl`e `mvnrtdsncnlts `lm

`ee bhee`tnr`e c`tnrd`es. ]gn Hbn ho Bhcculdb`-

tdhls `esh whris wdtg puaedb ``drs spnbd`edsts dl tgn

`knlbys rnkdhl`e rnbrudtcnlt hbns th bhhrmdl`tn

c`rintdlk `lm prnss dldtd`tdvns

Hoffbn ho Bhlkrnssdhl`e Qne`tdhls

]gds hbn mnvnehps tgn Zn`bn Bhrps enkdse`tdvn

str`tnky, bhhrmdl`tns btdvdtdns rne`tnm th ee

enkdse`tdvn dssuns `lm dltnrnsts, `lm snrvns `s tgn

hbd`e ed`dshl antwnnl tgn Zn`bn Bhrps Mdrnbthr `lm

cncanrs ho Bhlkrnss `lm bhlkrnssdhl`e st`.

Mdrnbthrs Hoffbn `lm @sshbd`tnm Hoffbns

]gn Hoodbn ho tgn Mdrnbthr prhvdmns nxnbutdvn-envne

mdrnbtdhl th tgn Zn`bn Bhrps, hvnrsnndlk dts prhkr`cs

`lm `btdvdtdns `lm nst`aedsgdlk `knlby phedby dl `bbhr-

m`lbn wdtg tgn tgrnn kh`es ho tgn Zn`bn Bhrps, dl `mmd-

tdhl th nlsurdlk bhcped`lbn wdtg tgn Zn`bn Bhrps @bt.

]gn Mdrnbthrs Hbn esh dlbeumns tgn Hbn ho @cnrd-

b`l Mdvnrsdty Zrhkr`cs, tgn Hbn ho Dllhv`tdhl, tgn

Bhcped`lbn Hbn, lm tgn Hbn ho _dbtdc @mvhb`by.

@cnrdb`l Mdvnrsdty Zrhkr`c (@MZ)

]gds hbn ds rnsphlsdaen ohr prhvdmdlk en`mnrsgdp `lm

kudm`lbn hl ee bdvde rdkgts, nqu`e ncpehycnlt hpphrtu-

ldty, `lm mdvnrsdty c`l`kncnlt c`ttnrs. @MZ nlbhur-

`kns c`l`kncnlt, ncpehynns, lm _heultnnrs th v`eun

mdvnrsdty `lm th audem ` bueturn tg`t v`euns dlbeusdhl ho

`ee ncpehynns `lm _heultnnrs.

Hoffbn ho Dllhv`tdhl

]gds hbn whris behsney wdtg snldhr c`l`kncnlt lm

`brhss tgn `knlby th dltrhmubn ornsg `pprh`bgns tg`tnl`aen tgn Zn`bn Bhrps th hpnr`tn chrn nbdnltey lm

nnbtdvney. ]gds dlbeumns l`eysds ho burrnlt gn`mqu`r-

tnrs lm ffnem hpnr`tdhls, ehhidlk t nxtnrl`e chmnes lm

trnlms, dmnltdoydlk `lm sg`rdlk anst pr`btdbns, dcpen-

cnltdlk sc`rtnr khvnrlcnlt dldtd`tdvns, strn`cedl-

dlk prhbnssns, arn`idlk mhwl sdehs, `edkldlk hafnbtdvns

`lm hrk`ldz`tdhl`e strubturn, `lm `eehb`tdlk rnshurbns

str`tnkdb`eey.

Bgdno Bhcped`lbn Hoffbnr

]gn bgdno bhcped`lbn hbnr snrvns s ed`dshl antwnnl

Zn`bn Bhrps gn`mqu`rtnrs lm tgn Zn`bn Bhrps Hbn ho

Dlspnbthr Knlnr`e (HDK), `s wnee `s wdtg htgnr onmnr`e

rnkue`thrs. ]gn bgdno bhcped`lbn hoodbnr ds nlk`knm

dl bhhrmdl`tdlk tgn `knlbys rnsphlsn th HDK `umdts,

nv`eu`tdhls, `lm, wgnrn `ppedb`aen, dlvnstdk`tdvn rnphrts

tg`t dcp`bt ahtg Zn`bn Bhrps gn`mqu`rtnrs `lm Zn`bn

Bhrps phsts hvnrsn`s.

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Hoffbn ho _dbtdc @mvhb`by

]gn Zn`bn Bhrps ds bhccdttnm th prhvdmdlk `ee _heul-

tnnrs wgh g`vn annl tgn vdbtdc ho brdcn wdtg bhcp`s-

sdhl`tn, bhhrmdl`tnm, `lm supphrtdvn rnsphlsn. ]gn

Hbn ho _dbtdc @mvhb`by nlsurns tg`t n`bg _heultnnr

ds c`mn `w`rn ho, `lm rnbndvns `bbnss th, snrvdbns prh-vdmnm ay Zn`bn Bhrps dl b`sns ho snxu`e ss`uet, st`eidlk,

hr htgnr brdcns. ]gn hbn `esh o`bdedt`tns _heultnnrs

`bbnss th subg snrvdbns `lm gneps mnvnehp `lm upm`tn

tgn Zn`bn Bhrps snxu`e `ss`uet phedby `lm tgn snxu`e

`ss`uet rdsi-rnmubtdhl `lm rnsphlsn tr`dldlk prhkr`c.

Hoffbn ho tgn Knlnr`e Bhulsne (KB)

]gds hbn prhvdmns enk`e `mvdbn `lm snrvdbns th tgn

Mdrnbthr `lm hvnrsn`s `lm mhcnstdb st` `lm `ssdsts dl

tgn mnvnehpcnlt ho `knlbywdmn phedbdns.

Hoffbn ho C`l`kncnlt (C)

]gds hbn prhvdmns `mcdldstr`tdvn, ehkdstdbs, guc`l

rnshurbns c`l`kncnlt, `lm knlnr`e hpnr`tdhls supphrt

th `ee gn`mqu`rtnrs hbns, rnkdhl`e rnbrudtdlk hbns,

`lm tgn `knlbys odnem phsts. ]gn hoodbns wdtgdl tgn

Hbn ho C`l`kncnlt rn6 Hbn ho Guc`l Qnshurbns

C`l`kncnlt (GQC)9 Hbn ho @mcdldstr`tdvn Rnrvdbns9

`lm Ornnmhc ho Dlohrc`tdhl/Zrdv`by @bt/Qnbhrms

C`l`kncnlt Hbn.

Oulbtdhl`eey, GQC c`l`kns tgn r`lkn ho pnrshl-

lne supphrt oulbtdhls, dlbeumdlk st` rnbrudtcnlt `lmgdrdlk, phsdtdhl be`ssdffb`tdhl, pnrohrc`lbn c`l`kn-

cnlt, p`y `lm bhcpnls`tdhl, `lm ncpehynn `lm e`ahr

rne`tdhls. @mcdldstr`tdvn Rnrvdbns oulbtdhls dlbeumn

o`bdedtdns c`l`kncnlt9 c`de mdstrdautdhl9 tr`vne, tr`ls-

phrt`tdhl, `lm sgdppdlk9 cnmdb`e suppedns `bqudsdtdhl

`lm mdstrdautdhl9 hvnrsn`s vngdben prhburncnlt9 `lm

mhcnstdb vngdben finnt prhburncnlt `lm c`l`kncnlt.

]gn Ornnmhc ho Dlohrc`tdhl @bt/Zrdv`by @bt/Qnbhrms

C`l`kncnlt Hbn nlsurns `knlby bhcped`lbn wdtg

tgn e`w `lm `ppedb`aen kudmnedlns dl tgnsn spnbdodnm

`rn`s.

Hoffbn ho C`l`kncnlt Bnltr`eey

C`l`knm Qnshurbns

]gnsn oulms `rn usnm th p`y tgn bhst ho Zn`bn Bhrps

en`sns ohr tgn gn`mqu`rtnrs audemdlk `lm tgn rnkdhl`e

rnbrudtdlk hbns, c`derhhc snrvdbn, w`rnghusdlk, lm

ncnrknlby cnmdb`e suppedns.

Hoffbn ho tgn Bgdno Odl`lbd`e Hoffbnr (HBOH)

]gds hbn hvnrsnns ee l`lbd`e c`l`kncnlt btdvdtdns

rne`tdlk th tgn prhkr`cs `lm hpnr`tdhls ho tgn `knlby9

c`dlt`dls l dltnkr`tnm knlby aumknt bbhultdlk lm

ffl`lbd`e c`l`kncnlt systnc9 prhvdmns ffl`lbd`e c`l-

`kncnlt phedby kudm`lbn `lm hvnrsdkgt9 `lm chldthrstgn ffl`lbd`e ohrcue`tdhl ho tgn `knlby aumknt `lm tgn

ffl`lbd`e nxnbutdhl ho tgn aumknt dl rne`tdhl th `btu`e

nxpnlmdturns.

Hoffbn ho tgn Bgdno Odl`lbd`e Hoffbnr

Bnltr`eey C`l`knm Qnshurbns

]gnsn rnshurbns `rn prdc`rdey ohr st` bhsts, subg `s

ulncpehycnlt bhcpnls`tdhl, snvnr`lbn p`y, tnrcdl`e

en`vn p`ycnlts, lm hvnrsn`s st` cnmdb`e nv`bu`tdhl,

aut esh dlbeumn ohrndkl burrnlby fiubtu`tdhl.

Hoffbn ho tgn Bgdno Dlohrc`tdhl Hoffbnr (HBDH)

]gds hbn prhvdmns keha`e dlohrc`tdhl, bhcculdb`-

tdhls `lm tnbglhehky dlor`strubturn `ssnts, supphrt

snrvdbns lm ppedb`tdhl sheutdhls tg`t nl`aen tgn Zn`bn

Bhrps th bgdnvn dts cdssdhl `lm oueffee dts str`tnkdb kh`es.

]gds ds mhln dl bhee`ahr`tdhl wdtg st`, _heultnnrs, lm

`knlby p`rtlnrs.

HBDH en`ms tgn mnvnehpcnlt ho tgn `knlbys D]

str`tnky lm khvnrl lbn. Dt ds rnsphlsdaen ohr nltnrprdsn

`rbgdtnbturn, tgn mnvnehpcnlt ho `knlby D] phedbdns

`lm pr`btdbns, `lm tgn bhltdlu`e chmnrldz`tdhl ho tgn`knlbys D] dlor`strubturn th cnnt knlby lnnms. HBDH

`bqudrns `lm c`l`kns tnbglhehky `ssnts9 mnedvnrs D]

busthcnr supphrt usdlk busthcnr rne`tdhlsgdp c`l-

`knrs `lm snrvdbn mnsis9 tr`dls `lm supphrts hvnrsn`s

phst D] spnbd`edsts9 lm audems lm hpnr`tns ppedb`tdhl

systncs sheutdhls.

Hoffbn ho tgn Bgdno Dlohrc`tdhl Hoffbnr

Bnltr`eey C`l`knm Qnshurbns

]gnsn oulms dlbeumn tgn bhsts ho mhcnstdb `lm hvnr-

sn`s nqudpcnlt `lm bhltr`btnm snrvdbns ohr tnenbhc-

culdb`tdhls, m`t` bnltnr hpnr`tdhls, bhcputdlk

nlvdrhlcnlts, lntwhri hpnr`tdhls, lm Zn`bn Bhrps

mds`stnr rnbhvnry sdtn.

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Hoffbn ho Rtr`tnkdb Dlohrc`tdhl, Qnsn`rbg,

`lm Ze`lldlk (HRDQZ)

]gn cdssdhl ho tgds hbn ds th mv`lbn nvdmnlbn-a`snm

c`l`kncnlt `t Zn`bn Bhrps ay kudmdlk `knlby pe`l-

ldlk, nlg`lbdlk tgn stnw`rmsgdp `lm khvnrl`lbn ho

`knlby m`t`, strnlktgnldlk cn`surncnlt lm nv`eu`-tdhl ho knlby pnrohrc`lbn lm prhkr`cs, lm gnepdlk

sg`pn `knlby nlk`kncnlt hl bnrt`dl gdkg-envne, khv-

nrlcnlt-wdmn dldtd`tdvns. ]gnsn iny knlby-envne oulb-

tdhls rn mnsdklnm th dcprhvn pnrohrc`lbn lm th edli

pnrohrc`lbn th str`tnkdb pe`lldlk lm knlby rnshurbns

Hoffbn ho R`onty lm Rnburdty (RR)

]gn cdssdhl ho tgds hbn ds th nlsurn s`on lm snburn

hpnr`tdlk nlvdrhlcnlt ohr Zn`bn Bhrps _heultnnrs

`lm st`, ahtg dl tgn ^ldtnm Rt`tns `lm hvnrsn`s. ]gn

hbn snrvns `s tgn ed`dshl wdtg htgnr `knlbdns `lmhrk`ldz`tdhls dl snburdty-rne`tnm c`ttnrs.

]gn Hvnrsn`s Hpnr`tdhls mdvdsdhl hvnrsnns tgn

hvnr`ee s`onty lm snburdty prhkr`cs t phsts, dlbeumdlk

tgn pgysdb`e snburdty ho Zn`bn Bhrps hbns `lm ^.R.

st` rnsdmnlbns, tgrn`t l`eysds, lm tgn knlbys dlbd-

mnlt rnphrtdlk systnc. RR `esh bhhrmdl`tns wdtg ghst

bhultry e`w nlohrbncnlt `lm htgnr onmnr`e `knlbdns,

`s pprhprd`tn, th supphrt tgn dlvnstdk`tdhl lm prhs-

nbutdhl ho brdcns `k`dlst _heultnnrs. RR bhhrmdl`tns

behsney wdtg tgn Hbn ho Keha`e Hpnr`tdhls th nlsurn

tgn prhpnr c`l`kncnlt ho snburdty prhkr`cs. Cubgho tgn mdrnbt supphrt th phsts hvnrsn`s ds prhvdmnm ay

tgn 0: rnkdhl`eey a`snm Zn`bn Bhrps s`onty lm snburdty

hbnrs (ZBRRHs). ]gn ZBRRHs `bt `s snburdty `mvd-

shrs ohr bhultry mdrnbthrs, prhvdmdlk tr`dldlk, tgrn`t

`ssnsscnlt, pgysdb`e snburdty kudm`lbn, brdsds c`l`kn-

cnlt, rnsphlsn, `lm supphrt th _heultnnrs wgh g`vn

annl vdbtdcs ho brdcn. RR `esh ds rnsphlsdaen ohr tgn

tnbgldb`e hvnrsdkgt `lm prhonssdhl`e mnvnehpcnlt ho

s`onty `lm snburdty phsdtdhls `ssdklnm th tgn Hbn ho

Keha`e Hpnr`tdhls.

]gn Mhcnstdb Hpnr`tdhls mdvdsdhl bhhrmdl`tnssnburdty ohr tgn Zn`bn Bhrps gn`mqu`rtnrs audemdlk

`lm tgn rnkdhl`e rnbrudtdlk hbns, en`ms tgn `knlbys

Bhltdludty ho Hpnr`tdhls prhkr`c `lm Hbbup`lt

Ncnrknlby Ze`l, `lm c`l`kns tgn Znrshllne `lm

Dlohrc`tdhl Rnburdty prhkr`cs. ]gn Zn`bn Bhrps ds

` en`mnr `chlk onmnr`e `knlbdns dl tgn nbdnlt `lm

tghrhukg mnedvnry ho a`bikrhulm dlvnstdk`tdhls.

R`onty `lm Rnburdty

Bnltr`eey C`l`knm Qnshurbns

]gnsn rnshurbns `rn prdc`rdey ohr mhcnstdb snburdtyku`rm bhltr`bts wdtg tgn Mnp`rtcnlt ho Ghcne`lm

Rnburdty. Brdcn rnsphlsn oulms `rn `esh c`l`knm

wdtgdl tgds `bbhult. Rubg oulms b`l an mdrnbtnm th

`ly p`rt ho tgn whrem wgnrn brdcns k`dlst _heultnnrs

rnqudrn ` swdot rnsphlsn.

Hoffbn ho Dlspnbthr Knlnr`e (HDK)

]gds hbn prhvdmns dlmnpnlmnlt hvnrsdkgt dl `bbhr-

m`lbn wdtg tgn Dlspnbthr Knlnr`e @bt ho 04;7, `s

`cnlmnm. ]grhukg `umdts, nv`eu`tdhls, `lm dlvnstd-k`tdhls tgn Hbn ho Dlspnbthr Knlnr`e prnvnlts `lm

mntnbts w`stn, or`um, `ausn, `lm cdsc`l`kncnlt9

prhvdmns mvdbn lm ssdst`lbn th knlby c`l`kncnlt9

`lm prhchtns nbdnlby, nnbtdvnlnss, lm nbhlhcy dl

`knlby prhkr`cs `lm hpnr`tdhls.

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]gn gn`etg, s`onty, `lm snburdty ho Zn`bn Bhrps _he-

ultnnrs rn tgn knlby s gdkgnst prdhrdtdns. ]gn Zn`bn

Bhrps mnvhtns sdkldodb`lt rnshurbns th prhvdmdlk

_heultnnrs wdtg tgn tr`dldlk, kudm`lbn, `lm supphrt

tgny lnnm th rnc`dl gn`etgy, s`on, `lm prhmubtdvn

tgrhukghut tgndr snrvdbn.

Zn`bn Bhrps @pprh`bg th

Zrhtnbtdlk `lm Rupphrtdlk _heultnnrs

]gn Zn`bn Bhrps t`ins bhcprngnlsdvn pprh`bg th

nlsurdlk tgn s`onty `lm snburdty ho _heultnnrs. N`bgphst g`s ` mnt`denm ncnrknlby `btdhl pe`l tg`t g`s

annl mnvnehpnm dl bhhrmdl`tdhl wdtg Zn`bn Bhrps

gn`mqu`rtnrs, tgn rnkdhl`e snburdty hbn ho tgn ^.R.

Nca`ssy, `lm Zn`bn Bhrps ghst bhultry bhultnr-

p`rts. _heultnnrs rnbndvn nxtnlsdvn tr`dldlk dl anst

pr`btdbns ohr s`onty `lm snburdty, wdtg ncpg`sds

pe`bnm hl str`tnkdns th cdldcdzn rdsi.

]gn s`onty lm snburdty prhkr`c ds audet hl tgrnn

bhlbnpts6 Dltnkr`tdhl, Cdtdk`tdhl, `lm Qnsphlsn.

]gnsn tgrnn nencnlts hvnre`p `lm whri thkntgnr

th prhvdmn ` bhcprngnlsdvn str`tnky th supphrt tgn

_heultnnrs.

DL]NKQ@]DHL rnfinbts tgn prdlbdpen tg`t _heul-

tnnrs rn s`onst wgnl tgny rn dl tgndr rnspnbtdvn bhc-

culdtdns `lm wgnl tgny g`vn nst`aedsgnm rne`tdhl-

sgdps wdtg bhcculdty cncanrs, ghst o`cdedns, `lm

htgnrs th brn`tn `l nnbtdvn supphrt lntwhri. Zn`bn

Bhrps st` pe`ys iny rhen dl gnepdlk _heultnnrs dltn-

kr`tn dlth tgndr bhcculdty tgrhukg tr`dldlk `lm sdtn

prnp`r`tdhl. Cubg ho tgn tr`dldlk tg`t hbburs murdlk

prn-snrvdbn tr`dldlk ds mnsdklnm th gnep _heultnnrs

dltnkr`tn, nspnbd`eey tgrhukg e`lku`kn, brhss-buetur e,

`lm tnbgldb`e tr`dldlk.

Rdtn ssnsscnlt lm prnp`r`tdhl rn esh brdtdb`e.

Ay nlsurdlk tg`t _heultnnrs `rn pe`bnm dl bhcculd-

tdns tg`t `rn wnebhcdlk `lm supphrtdvn, st` gneps

nlsurn tg`t bhcculdty dltnkr`tdhl ds phssdaen ohr

_heultnnrs.

CD]DK@]DHLrnfinbts ee tgn btdhls t`inl th rnmubn

tgn edinedghhm ho s`onty lm snburdty dlbdmnlt hr tgn

dcp`bt do hln mhns hbbur. ]grhukg bhcprngnlsdvn

rdsi `ssnsscnlts `lm noonbtdvn sdtn prnp`r`tdhl,

phsts whri th dmnltdoy `rn`s wgnrn _heultnnrs b`l

snrvn wdtg rne`tdvn s`onty. Ghusdlk tg`t ds bhlsdstnlt

wdtg tgn rnst ho tgn bhcculdty b`l gnep nlsurn tg`t

_heultnnrs mh lht anbhcn n`sy t`rknts ohr brdcdl`es.

[nee-mnvnehpnm tr`lsphrt`tdhl phedbdns gnep rnmubn

tgn rdsi ho dlbdmnlts hbburrdlk wgnl _heultnnrs tr`vne

orhc tgndr sdtns. ]r`dldlk `lm dlohrc`tdhl sg`rdlk

gnep c`in _heultnnrs w`rn ho tgn rdsis tgny o`bn lm

prhvdmn tgnc wdtg str`tnkdns th bhultnr tghsn rdsis.

QNRZHLRNstr`tnkdns `rn dl pe`bn dl tgn nvnlt tg`t

tgnrn ds ` spnbdffb tgrn`t th tgn wnee-andlk ho _heul-

tnnrs. Ncnrknlby @btdhl Ze`ls (N@Zs) prhvdmn phsts

ZQH]NB]DLK @LM R^ZZHQ]DLK _HE^L]NNQR

Hur chst dcphrt`lt rnohrcs edn dl tgn rn` ho _heultnnr s`onty lm supphrt. Lhtgdlk ds

chrn dcphrt`lt th cn, s Mdrnbthr ho tgn Zn`bn Bhrps lm `s rnturlnm _heultnnr, tg`l tgn

gn`etg, s`onty, lm snburdty ho nvnry cncanr ho tgn nxtnlmnm Zn`bn Bhrps o`cdey. Zn`bn Bhrps

_heultnnrs rnprnsnlt tgn anst @cnrdb` g`s th hoonr, `lm wn hwn tgnc hur anst dl rnturl.

@`rhl R. [deed`csMdrnbthr ho tgn Zn`bn Bhrps

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wdtg finxdaen str`tnkdns th `mmrnss ` v`rdnty ho brdsns

tg`t c`y rdsn. Zhsts esh g`vn pe`ls tg`t nl`aen tgnc

th rnsphlm r`pdmey th cnmdb`e ncnrknlbdns nbtdlk

_heultnnrs. Do ` _heultnnr g`s tgn cdsohrtuln ho andlk

` vdbtdc ho ` brdcn, tgnrn `rn prhbnmurns dl pe`bn th

prhvdmn supphrt qudbiey `lm tgrhukghut tgn nltdrnbrdcdl`e fustdbn prhbnss. Anb`usn _heultnnrs tgnc-

snevns cust an `aen th rnsphlm qudbiey `lm prhpnrey

th `ly lucanr ho ncnrknlbdns, tr`dldlk ds prhvdmnm

tgrhukghut tgndr snrvdbn. _heultnnrs cust rn`bt

qudbiey lm oheehw tgn nst`aedsgnm prhbnmurns wgnl

` phst dldtd`tns tgn N@Z.

Bhcprngnlsdvn Gn`etg, R`onty,

`lm Rnburdty ]r`dldlk `lm Zhedbdns

Rdlbn 1::4, tgn Zn`bn Bhrps g`s t`inl c`ly

stnps th anttnr prhtnbt `lm supphrt _heultnnrs.]gn `knlby g`s6

]r`dlnm hvnrsn`s st` dl ghw th rnsphlm `pprhprd-

`tney wgnl _heultnnrs ardlk `eenk`tdhls ho wrhlk-

mhdlk th tgndr ttnltdhl. Zn`bn Bhrps st` cncanrs

cust t`in pprhprd`tn cn`surns th nlsurn tgn _he-

ultnnrs s`onty `lm bhlffmnltd`edty `lm nlsurn tgn

`eenk`tdhl ds kdvnl snrdhus bhlsdmnr`tdhl, dlbeumdlk

rnonrr`e th Zn`bn Bhrps Hbn ho Dlspnbthr Knlnr`e,

`s `pprhprd`tn.

Zrnp`rnm tr`dldlk ohr _heultnnrs hl phedbdns `lmprhbnmurns ohr ardlkdlk bhlffmnltd`e bhcculdb`-

tdhls lm eenk`tdhls th tgn ttnltdhl ho pprhprd`tn

st`.

Dcprhvnm tgn cnmdb`e b`rn wn prhvdmn _heultnnrs

ay kdvdlk hur cnmdb e prhonssdhl`es t gn`mqu`rtnrs

hvnr`ee rnsphlsdadedty ohr gdrdlk, brnmnltd`edlk, lm

c`l`kdlk Zn`bn Bhrps cnmdb`e hbnrs (ZBCHs)

`t nvnry phst, ay prhvdmdlk nlg`lbnm kudm`lbn th

tghsn ZBCHs hl ghw th g`lmen snrdhus cnmdb`e

dssuns, lm ay nst`aedsgdlk tgn Gn`etg B`rn Pu`edty

@ssur lbn Bhulbde th chldthr lm rnphrt hl hlkh-

dlk gn`etg b`rn dssuns.

Dssunm kudm`lbn th hvnrsn`s st` hl tgn spnbdffb

prhbnmurns th oheehw wgnl _heultnnrs nxprnss

bhlbnrls `ahut tgndr s`onty, hr dl `ly htgnr sdtu`-

tdhl tg`t c`y tgrn`tnl tgn wnee-andlk ho _heultnnrs.

Kdvnl tgn Hbn ho R`onty `lm Rnburdty `t gn`m-

qu`rtnrs krn`tnr `utghrdty th hvnrsnn Zn`bn

Bhrps keha`e s`onty `lm snburdty prhkr`cs.

Mnvnehpnm st`lm`rm hpnr`tdlk prhbnmurns ohr hur

hvnrsn`s s`onty lm snburdty bhhrmdl`thrs (RRBs),

wgh `rn rnsphlsdaen ohr bhhrmdl`tdlk tgn s`onty`lm snburdty prhkr`cs tg`t supphrt _heultnnrs

`t n`bg phst.

Qnvdsnm lhtdffb`tdhl prhbnmurns ohr snrdhus dlbd-

mnlts th nlsurn iny st` ds r`pdmey dlohrcnm ho

c`fhr brdcns `k`dlst _heultnnrs.

Zrhtnbtdlk _heultnnrs `k`dlst Rnxu`e @ss`uet

`lm Rupphrtdlk _dbtdcs ho Rnxu`e @ss`uet

]gn Zn`bn Bhrps g`s c`mn ` lucanr ho dcprhvn-

cnlts th anttnr prhtnbt _heultnnrs orhc r`pn `lm

snxu`e `ss`uet, `lm th anttnr supphrt _heultnnrs wgh`rn vdbtdcs ho tghsn tnrrdaen brdcns. Rdlbn 1::4, tgn

Zn`bn Bhrps g`s6

Dssunm Zn`bn Bhrps Bhccdtcnlt th Rnxu`e

@ss`uet _dbtdcs, snt ho bhrn prdlbdpens th nlsurn

wn prhvdmn tdcney `lm bhcp`ssdhl`tn supphrt th

snxu`e `ss`uet vdbtdcs. [n g`vn c`mn dt ben`r th

hur st` `rhulm tgn whrem tg`t wn wdee trn`t `ee

_heultnnrs wdtg mdkld ty `lm rnspnbt, `lm tg`t

lh hln mnsnrvns th an ` vdbtdc