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    Zfmkf Karps

    Mssgle`fet Mrfm Lugnf

    Iar @mstfrs Getfremtgaemc (@G)Zmrtefr [koaacs

    YT[/T/@GMprgc 4:==

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    Nfmr Kaccfmlufs,

    ^of iaccawgel Zfmkf Karps Mssgle`fet Mrfm (MM) Lugnf wms prfpmrfn dy tof Yacuetffr

    Tfkrugt`fet men [fcfktgae (YT[) Aiigkf. Gt pravgnfs m drgfi nfskrgptgae ai womt Yacuetffrs na gefmko mssgle`fet mrfm men geiar`mtgae ae womt fnukmtgae men fxpfrgfekf Yacuetffrs ge fmko MM

    typgkmccy omvf. ogs geiar`mtgae kme mssgst yau ge mnvgsgel @G stunfets mdaut mppraprgmtf mkmnf`gk

    kaursfs, getfresogps, men warb fxpfrgfekf tomt wgcc strfeltofe tof stunfets prfpmrmtgae men

    ka`pftgtgvfefss iar m pmrtgkucmr mssgle`fet.

    Fmko uegvfrsgtys @mstfrs Getfremtgaemc (@G) pralrm` gs lgvfe m pmrtgkucmr mssgle`fet mrfm. M

    kapy ai togs cgst gs gekcunfn ge togs naku`fet. Ge mc`ast mcc kmsfs, tof @G stunfet wgcc df ea`gemtfn

    dy tof rfkrugtfr ta togs MM. \ogcf eat m irfqufet akkurrfekf, tof mppcgkmet `my fvfetumccy df

    pcmkfn geta m ngiifrfet MM.

    Zcfmsf trfmt togs lugnf ms m rfifrfekf iar getfremc usf aecy men EA^ iar pudcgk ngstrgdutgae.

    Mcc ai us mt Zfmkf Karps mpprfkgmtf tof lugnmekf, prfpmrmtgae men suppart yau pravgnf ta iuturf

    Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffrs.

    [gekfrfcy,

    Frgk Lacn`me

    @mstfrs Getfremtgaemc

    Zralrm` @memlfr

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    ^mdcf ai Kaetfets

    MM =:: Iarfstry

    MM =:; Zratfktfn Mrfms @memlf`fetMM =:> Fevgrae`fetmc Fnukmtgae

    MM ==: Mppcgfn Mlrgkucturmc [kgfekf

    MM ==> Imr` @memlf`fet/Mlrgdusgefss

    MM ==6 Meg`mc Ousdmenry

    MM ==< Mlrgkucturf men Iarfstry Fxtfesgae

    MM =44 Lfefrmc Kaestruktgae

    MM =4> \mtfr men [megtmtgae FxtfesgaeMM =;= Fevgrae`fetmc & \mtfr Tfsaurkfs Felgeffrgel

    MM =;> Vrdme men Tflgaemc Zcmeegel

    MM =>: Dusgefss Mnvgsgel

    MM =>; Geiar`mtgae & Ka``uegkmtgaes ^fkoeacaly

    MM =>> Dusgefss Nfvfcap`fet

    MM =>6 ELA Nfvfcap`fet

    MM =6> Zudcgk Ofmcto Nflrffn

    MM =66 Ofmcto Fxtfesgae

    MM =94 Ka``uegty [frvgkfs

    MM =9> Wauto Nfvfcap`fetMM =

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    Zfmkf Karps Mssgle`fet =::

    Iarfstry

    Krfmtgel [ustmgemdcf [acutgaes

    Ms m Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr yau mrrgvf ge yaur mssglefn kauetry ai sfrvgkf, eat wgto iuens ar fqugp`fet, dut wgto sbgccs men

    beawcfnlf ms wfcc tof wgccgelefss ta mnmpt tof` ta yaur ka``uegty. ^of prg`mry iakus ai mcc vacuetffr warb gs dugcngel tofkmpmkgty ai cakmc ka``uegtgfs ta fft tofgr awe effns toraulo sustmgemdcf mktgvgtgfs. M sukkfssiuc prahfkt gs aef tomtkaetgeufs ta iuektgae fiifktgvfcy mitfr tof vacuetffr cfmvfs.

    Dfiarf stmrtgel yaur twa-yfmr mssgle`fet, yau rfkfgvf mppraxg`mtfcy torff aetos ai ge-kauetry trmgegel, iakusgel aecmelumlf, krass-kucturmc, men tfkoegkmc sbgccs ms wfcc ms ae ofmcto men smifty. ^of trmgegel pralrm` gs nfsglefn ta ofcp yaudfka`f me getflrmc f`dfr ai tof ka``uegty dy lgvgel yau me uenfrstmengel ai tof kauetrys lavfre`fetmc systf`, kucturmcear`s, men getfrpfrsaemc rfcmtgaes. fkoegkmc trmgegel feomekfs yaur mdgcgty ta fiifktgvfcy trmesifr yaur sbgccs men beawcfnlfta oast-kauetry pfapcf.

    Icfxgdgcgty gs yaur bfy ta sukkfss

    Gt gs vgtmc tomt Yacuetffrs uenfrstmen eat aecy tof `yrgmn ai tfkoegkmc pradcf`s, dut mcsa tof kucturmc vgfws men sakga-pacgtgkmckaetfxt ge wogko tofy apfrmtf. of mssgle`fet my omvf cgttcf ar ea fstmdcgsofn strukturf ar skofnucf. Wau kaetgeumccy nfigef

    yaur racf ge rfspaesf ta tof effns ai tof cakmc pfapcf. Waur wgccgelefss ta getflrmtf geta yaur ka``uegty men ofcp yaur oastsigen mppraprgmtf sacutgaes kme fekaurmlf pfapcf ta pmrtgkgpmtf. Waur krfmtgvgty, icfxgdgcgty, sfci-`atgvmtgae, men sfci-ngskgpcgef`my df vglarauscy komccfelfn ms yau fstmdcgso krfngdgcgty men mnmpt ta yaur efw fevgrae`fet.

    ^of \arb ai Iarfstry Yacuetffrs

    Tfsaurkfs warcnwgnf mrf torfmtfefn dy lrawgel rurmc men urdme papucmtgaes, genustrgmc nfvfcap`fet, men uesustmgemdcfemturmc rfsaurkf `memlf`fet. Zfapcf `ast ngrfktcy miifktfn dy nfiarfstmtgae mrf toasf woa usf trffs ae m nmgcy dmsgs men rfcyae tof` ta `fft dmsgk kaabgel men dugcngel effns. Zfmkf Karps Iarfstry Yacuetffrs warb wgto ka``uegtgfs ae sagckaesfrvmtgae, wmtfrsofn memlf`fet men icaan kaetrac prahfkts. Zcmkfn wgto m oast kauetry mlfeky suko ms m iarfst sfrvgkf,me mlrgkucturmc fxtfesgae sfrvgkf, ar m ka``uegty nfvfcap`fet mlfeky, m Yacuetffrs warb tfrrgtary my kavfr aef vgccmlf ai;:: pfapcf ar me mrfm ai =: vgccmlfs wgto toausmens ai pfapcf. ^of had kme vmry ira` rflgaemc eursfry `memlf`fet taiarfstry fxtfesgae warb wgto skoaacs, ka``uegty lraups, men gengvgnumcs. ypgkmc mktgvgtgfs gekcunf8

    Mlraiarfstry

    Yacuetffrs ofcp imr`frs getflrmtf mlrgkucturf men iarfstryae tof sm`f cmen ge arnfr ta gekrfmsf tatmc pranuktgvgty mencael-tfr` sustmgemdgcgty. rffs lrawe m`ael mlrgkucturmckraps ar ae pmsturfcmen kme pravgnf igrfwaan, tg`dfr, euts,irugts, iannfr, men ifrtgcgzfr. ^ofy kme mcsa fergko tof sagc,prfvfet frasgae, rftmge wmtfr, men sogfcn kraps men meg`mcsira` nm`mlgel wgen men fxkfssgvf suecglot. Omrvfststofrfiarf gekrfmsf, cfssfegel prfssurfs ae imr`frs ta sffbefw mlrgkucturmc cmens mt tof fxpfesf ai efglodargel iarfsts.

    Ka``uegty IarfstryYgccmlf waancats, ka``uegty eursfrgfs men rfiarfstmtgae ainflrmnfn cmens kme mcsa df m `fmes ta pravgnf tg`dfr, iaankraps, ar igrfwaan iar oa`f kaesu`ptgae ar geka`flfefrmtgae. Yacuetffrs trmge cakmc pfapcf ge tfkoegkmc sbgccs,ms wfcc ms mnvgsf tof` ae oaw ta `memlf tofsfgetfrvfetgaes.

    Fnukmtgae, ^rmgegel men [uppart

    ^rmge imr`frs men iarfstfrs ta mppcy sauen iarfst`memlf`fet men kaesfrvmtgae prmktgkfs.

    @mbf fevgrae`fetmc fnukmtgae prfsfetmtgaes ge rurmcskoaacs men mt imr`frs fftgels-pravgngel geiar`mtgaeae fevgrae`fetmccy sauen mctfremtgvfs ta nfstruktgvfprmktgkfs.

    Nf`aestrmtf tof usf ai iufc-fiigkgfet stavfs ta wa`fe.

    Zravgnf tfkoegkmc suppart ta atofr Yacuetffrs woa mrf

    warbgel ge iarfstry-rfcmtfn mktgvgtgfs.

    Nfpfengel ae tof effns ai m ka``uegty, Yacuetffrs my mcsa pmrtgkgpmtf ge atofr mktgvgtgfs, suko ms fevgrae`fetmc fnukmtgaear s`mcc-skmcf mrbftgel ai iarfst pranukts.

    Ge ^ofgr Awe \arns

    Ygsgt tof Zfmkf Karps wfdsgtf mt www.pfmkfkarps.lav men igentof cgeb Ge ^ofgr Awe \arns ta rfmn igrst-omen mkkauets ai womtgt gs cgbf ta df m Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr.

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    Zfmkf Karps Mssgle`fet =:;

    Zratfktfn Mrfms @memlf`fet

    Krfmtgel [ustmgemdcf [acutgaes

    Ms m Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr yau mrrgvf ge yaur mssglefn kauetry ai sfrvgkf, eat wgto iuens ar fqugp`fet, dut wgto sbgccs men

    beawcfnlf ms wfcc tof wgccgelefss ta mnmpt tof` ta yaur ka``uegty. ^of prg`mry iakus ai mcc vacuetffr warb gs dugcngel tofkmpmkgty ai cakmc ka``uegtgfs ta fft tofgr awe effns toraulo sustmgemdcf mktgvgtgfs. M sukkfssiuc prahfkt gs aef tomtkaetgeufs ta iuektgae fiifktgvfcy mitfr tof Yacuetffr cfmvfs.

    Dfiarf stmrtgel yaur twa-yfmr mssgle`fet, yau rfkfgvf mppraxg`mtfcy torff aetos ai ge-kauetry trmgegel, iakusgel aecmelumlf, krass-kucturmc, men tfkoegkmc sbgccs ms wfcc ms ae ofmcto men smifty. ^of trmgegel pralrm` gs nfsglefn ta ofcp yaudfka`f me getflrmc f`dfr ai tof ka``uegty dy lgvgel yau me uenfrstmengel ai tof kauetrys lavfre`fetmc systf`, kucturmcear`s, men getfrpfrsaemc rfcmtgaes. fkoegkmc trmgegel feomekfs yaur mdgcgty ta fiifktgvfcy trmesifr yaur sbgccs men beawcfnlfta oast-kauetry pfapcf.

    Icfxgdgcgty gs yaur bfy ta sukkfss

    Gt gs vgtmc tomt Yacuetffrs uenfrstmen eat aecy tof `yrgmn ai tfkoegkmc pradcf`s, dut mcsa tof kucturmc vgfws men sakga-pacgtgkmckaetfxt ge wogko tofy apfrmtf. of mssgle`fet my omvf cgttcf ar ea fstmdcgsofn strukturf ar skofnucf. Wau kaetgeumccy nfigef

    yaur racf ge rfspaesf ta tof effns ai tof cakmc pfapcf. Waur wgccgelefss ta getflrmtf geta yaur ka``uegty men ofcp yaur oastsigen mppraprgmtf sacutgaes kme fekaurmlf pfapcf ta pmrtgkgpmtf. Waur krfmtgvgty, icfxgdgcgty, sfci-`atgvmtgae, men sfci-ngskgpcgef`my df vglarauscy komccfelfn ms yau fstmdcgso krfngdgcgty men mnmpt ta yaur efw fevgrae`fet.

    ^of \arb ai Zratfktfn Mrfms @memlf`fet Yacuetffrs

    Ms m Zratfktfn Mrfms @memlf`fet Yacuetffr, yau pravgnf trmgegel ta gengvgnumcs, ka``uegtgfs, men gestgtutgaes ge fiifktgvfemturmc rfsaurkfs memlf`fet dato gesgnf men autsgnf pratfktfn mrfms2 kaesfrvmtgae ai dgacalgkmc ngvfrsgty2 sustmgemdcf usf aiiarfst ar mrgef rfsaurkfs2 men pra`atgel geka`f-lfefrmtgel mktgvgtgfs. Wau my warb ge ar efmr fxgstgel ar efwcy krfmtfnpmrbs. Ge kaccmdarmtgae wgto pmrb stmii men mnhmkfet ka``uegtgfs, yau `my df felmlfn ge tof iaccawgel typfs ai prahfkts8

    Zmrb @memlf`fetNfsgle men nfcgvfr trmgegel warbsoaps ge mrfms suko mssupfrvgsary sbgccs, rfsaurkf gevfetary tfkoegqufs, cmen usfpcmeegel, fevgrae`fetmc g`pmkt mssfss`fets, ar pmrbgetfrprftmtgae sbgccs. Mssgst cakmc fevgrae`fetmcarlmegzmtgaes ta adtmge geiar`mtgae, eftwarb wgto cakmcmen getfremtgaemc arlmegzmtgaes, men nfvfcap iuengelsaurkfs.

    Geka`f Lfefrmtgae Mktgvgtgfs

    Cgmgsf dftwffe pmrb stmii men cakmc pfapcf ta mssgst wgtosustmgemdcf emturmc rfsaurkf-dmsfn fkaea`gknfvfcap`fet, gekcungel fka-taurgs` men mlra-iarfstryprahfkts. Fekaurmlf ka``uegty pmrtgkgpmtgae ge taurgs`ta gekrfmsf emtgaemc rfvfeuf men dfefigt pfapcf efmrpratfktfn mrfms. Mssgst ge fstmdcgsogel trff eursfrgfs ta

    rmgsf sagc ifrtgcgty2 gekrfmsf krap, igrfwaan, men dugcngelpacf pranuktgae2 men pravgnf geka`f-lfefrmtgelappartuegtgfs.

    Fevgrae`fetmc Fnukmtgae^rmge kauetfrpmrts ta feomekf kaesfrvmtgae menfevgrae`fetmc mwmrfefss toraulo tof fstmdcgso`fet aikaesfrvmtgae fnukmtgae kfetfrs men wgcncgif kcuds geskoaacs men ka``uegtgfs. Kaccmdarmtf wgto pmrb stmii tanfvfcap getfrprftgvf ngspcmys tomt feomekf pudcgkmwmrfefss ai tof kmusfs, prfvfetgae, men passgdcf sacutgaesta cakmc fevgrae`fetmc nflrmnmtgae.

    Tfsfmrko men [urvfys

    \arb wgto oast kauetry kaccfmlufs ta kaenukt fkacalgkmcstungfs (gekcungel kaccfktgel dmsfcgef nmtm men omdgtmtgeiar`mtgae, men cgif ogstargfs) ai fenmelfrfn, torfmtfefn,ar fkaea`gkmccy g`partmet spfkgfs ge pratfktfn mrfms. Ofcpkmrry aut survfys ai pmrb cmens ta naku`fet kurrfet menpatfetgmc cmen-usf, gnfetgiy torfmts ta tof pratfktfn mrfm, ar

    cakmtf dauenmrgfs.

    Ms m Zmrbs men \gcncgif Yacuetffr, yau mrf m kmtmcyst iar komelf. [gekf tof purpasf ai yaur had gs ta f`pawfr tof cakmc pfapcfta sustmgemdcy memlf tofgr emturmc rfsaurkfs, yau mnvgsf men tfmko, eat ngrfkt.

    Ge ^ofgr Awe \arns

    Ygsgt tof Zfmkf Karps wfdsgtf mt www.pfmkfkarps.lav men igentof cgeb Ge ^ofgr Awe \arns ta rfmn igrst-omen mkkauets ai womtgt gs cgbf ta df m Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr.

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    Zratfktfn Mrfms @memlf`fet Zrahfkts Yacuetffr ZraigcfFnukmtgae

    Mppcgkmets wgcc omvf m dmkofcars nflrff ge wgcncgif dgacaly,wgcncgif `memlf fet, wgcncgif fkacaly, emturmc rfsaurkf`memlf`fet, rfkrfmtgae men pmrb mn`gegstrmtgae, ardgacaly wgto m kaekfetrmtgae ge wgcncgif stungfs2 AT

    M dmkofcars ge mey ngskgpcgef men torff yfmrs ai warb

    fxpfrgfekf ge pmrb pcmeegel ar mn`gegstrmtgae, emturmcrfsaurkf memlf`fet, ar wgcncgif `memlf`fet.

    Fxpfrgfekf

    @ast mppcgkmets omvf fxpfrgfekf ge rfcmtfn getfresogpsar stuny-mdramn pralrm`s.

    @mey omvf omn sfmsaemc f`pcay`fet ms m pmrb rmelfr ar ms mnakfet mt m zaa ar emturmc ogstary `usfu`.

    Atofr rfcfvmet fxpfrgfekf gekcunfs kaenuktgel dgacalgkmc survfys ai pcmets ar meg`mcs2 gegtgmtgel fevgrae`fetmc km`pmgles, trff pcmetgel ar

    atofr cakmc kaesfrvmtgae mktgvgtgfs2 men lrmet wrgtgel iar kaesfrvmtgae fiiarts.

    Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr appartuegtgfs rfprfsfet oast kauetry emtgaemc effns menmppcgkmets mrf fekaurmlfn ta oaear oast kauetry emtgaemc effns wofe dfgel

    pcmkfn. Zrahfkts vmry men mrf uegqufcy nfigefn mt tof cakmc cfvfc. Ofrf mrfsa`f pralrm` nfskrgptgaes8

    Mirgkm

    Mirgkme emtgaes mrf m ael tof ast dgacalgkmccy ngvfrsfkauetrgfs ge tof warcn. Omdgtmts gekcunf dato tof smvmeemo mentrapgkmc rmgeiarfsts. Ge aef kauetry, tofrf mrf avfr ?pmgn vmkmtgae nmys, m $::+ rfmnhust`fet mccawmekf upaeka`pcftgae, lrmnumtf skoaac appartuegtgfs, ftk.

    Cgif gs kmccgel. Oaw imr wgcc yau la1

    ?::.>4>.?6?:

    www.pfmkfkarps.lav

    Gt gs tof pacgky ai tof Zfmkf Karps ta pravgnf fqumc appartuegty ge mcc gts pralrm`s iar mcc pfrsaes men ta praogdgt ng skrg`gemtgae dmsfn ae rmkf, kacar, emtgaemc arglge, rfcglgae,mlf (avfr >:), sfx, ngsmdgcgty, pacgtgkmc miigcgmtgae, men sfxumc argfetmtgae ge tof rfkrugt`fet, sfcfktgae, pcmkf`fet, sfrvgkf, men tfr`gemtgae ai Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffrs.

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    Zfmkf Karps Mssgle`fet =:>

    Fevgrae`fetmc Fnukmtgae

    Krfmtgel [ustmgemdcf [acutgaes

    Ms m Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr yau mrrgvf ge yaur mssglefn kauetry ai sfrvgkf, eat wgto iuens ar fqugp`fet, dut wgto sbgccs men

    beawcfnlf ms wfcc tof wgccgelefss ta mnmpt tof` ta yaur ka``uegty. ^of prg`mry iakus ai mcc vacuetffr warb gs dugcngel tofkmpmkgty ai cakmc ka``uegtgfs ta fft tofgr awe effns toraulo sustmgemdcf mktgvgtgfs. M sukkfssiuc prahfkt gs aef tomtkaetgeufs ta iuektgae fiifktgvfcy mitfr tof Yacuetffr cfmvfs.

    Dfiarf stmrtgel yaur twa-yfmr mssgle`fet, yau rfkfgvf mppraxg`mtfcy torff aetos ai ge-kauetry trmgegel, iakusgel aecmelumlf, krass-kucturmc, men tfkoegkmc sbgccs ms wfcc ms ae ofmcto men smifty. ^of trmgegel pralrm` gs nfsglefn ta ofcp yaudfka`f me getflrmc f`dfr ai tof ka``uegty dy lgvgel yau me uenfrstmengel ai tof kauetrys lavfre`fetmc systf`, kucturmcear`s, men getfrpfrsaemc rfcmtgaes. fkoegkmc trmgegel feomekfs yaur mdgcgty ta fiifktgvfcy trmesifr yaur sbgccs men beawcfnlfta oast-kauetry pfapcf.

    Icfxgdgcgty gs yaur bfy ta sukkfss

    Gt gs vgtmc tomt Yacuetffrs uenfrstmen eat aecy tof `yrgmn ai tfkoegkmc pradcf`s, dut mcsa tof kucturmc vgfws men sakga-pacgtgkmckaetfxt ge wogko tofy apfrmtf. of mssgle`fet my omvf cgttcf ar ea fstmdcgsofn strukturf ar skofnucf. Wau kaetgeumccy nfigef

    yaur racf ge rfspaesf ta tof effns ai tof cakmc pfapcf. Waur wgccgelefss ta getflrmtf geta yaur ka``uegty men ofcp yaur oastsigen mppraprgmtf sacutgaes kme fekaurmlf pfapcf ta pmrtgkgpmtf. Waur krfmtgvgty, icfxgdgcgty, sfci-`atgvmtgae, men sfci-ngskgpcgef`my df vglarauscy komccfelfn ms yau fstmdcgso krfngdgcgty men mnmpt ta yaur efw fevgrae`fet.

    ^of \arb ai Fevgrae`fetmc Fnukmtars

    Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr Fevgrae`fetmc Fnukmtars warb mt tof lrmssraats cfvfc ta mssgst men gevacvf pfapcf ge rfsacvgel menprfvfetgel fevgrae`fetmc gssufs tomt mrf ge kaeicgkt wgto m ka``uegtys dmsgk effns iar imr`gel men geka`f lfefrmtgae.Cgvgel ge me urdme ar rurmc mrfm, Yacuetffrs mrf gevacvfn ge m wgnf vmrgfty ai dato iar`mc men eae-iar`mc fevgrae`fetmcfnukmtgae mktgvgtgfs, men mrf pcmkfn mt mcc cfvfcs ai iar`mc skoaacgel ira` fcf`fetmry ta uegvfrsgty cfvfc. ofy mcsa warbngrfktcy wgto ka``uegty lraups men eae-lavfre`fetmc arlmegzmtgaes (ELAs). Ge kaccmdarmtgae wgto oast-kauetry emtgaemcs,m Yacuetffr `my df felmlfn ge tof iaccawgel typfs ai prahfkts8

    [koaac-Dmsfn Fevgrae`fetmc Fnukmtgae

    ^rmge mn`gegstrmtars men tfmkofrs ge pcmeegel, nfsglegel,men g`pcf`fetgel fevgrae`fetmc fnukmtgae pralrm`smen kurrgkucm iar skoaacs men ka``uegty lraups.

    Nfvfcap meumcs, anucfs, men atofr mtfrgmcs iar usfdy skoaacs, cakmc arlmegzmtgaes men tof fngm.

    Kaenukt warbsoaps iar prg`mry ar sfkaenmry stunfets

    ta ofcp tof` nfvfcap krgtgkmc togebgel sbgccs men efw

    mppramkofs ta fevgrae`fetmc pradcf`s.

    Ka``uegty-Dmsfn Fevgrae`fetmc Fnukmtgae

    \arb wgto wa`fes men yauto lraups men s`mcc imr`frsta pra`atf kaesfrvmtgae mwmrfefss.

    Arlmegzf trff-pcmetgel mktgvgtgfs, prfsfetgel fxogdgtgaesae kaesfrvmtgae tof`fs, men trmgegel imr`frs ge sauenmen smif mlra-iarfstry prmktgkfs.

    Zravgnf mnvgkf men arlmegzmtgaemc mssgstmekf rfcmtfn tatof praigtmdcf mrbftgel ai cakmccy sustmgemdcf pranukts.

    Fevgrae`fetmc Fnukmtgae ge Zratfktfn Mrfms Zra`atf sustmgemdcf emturmc rfsaurkf memlf`fet

    prmktgkfs ta iarfstry men emtgaemc pmrb pfrsaeefc. Fstmdcgso wgcncgif kcuds ta gekrfmsf mwmrfefss ai tof effn

    iar fenmelfrfn spfkgfs pratfktgae. ^rmge pmrb pfrsaeefc ge tof `memlf fet ai vgsgtars

    kfetfrs men geiar`mtgae ngspcmys. Nfvfcap geka`f lfefrmtgel mktgvgtgfs tomt gevacvf

    ka``uegty f`dfrs, suko ms fkataurgs` prahfkts.Arlmegzmtgaemc Nfvfcap`fet

    \arb wgto kgtgzfes lraups, aitfe ge efwcy-f frlgelnf`akrmkgfs, ta ofcp tof` iar`ucmtf tofgr lamcs, fstmdcgso msauen cfmnfrsogp strukturf, men lmge mkkfss ta tfkoegkmc

    geiar`mtgae men igemekgmc rfsaurkfs.

    Nfpfengel ae tof effns ai m ka``uegty, Yacuetffrs `my mcsa pmrtgkgpmtf ge atofr mktgvgtgfs suko ms tfmkogel rfmngel taimr`frs, kaarngemtgel wa`fes kaapfrmtgvfs, gegtgmtgel yauto lraups, dugcngel skoaac cmtrgefs, men tfmkogel dusgefss`memlf`fet ar Felcgso.

    Ge ^ofgr Awe \arns

    Ygsgt tof Zfmkf Karps wfdsgtf mt www.pfmkfkarps.lav men igentof cgeb Ge ^ofgr Awe \arns ta rfmn igrst-omen mkkauets ai womtgt gs cgbf ta df m Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr.

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    Fevgrae`fetmc Fnukmtgae Zrahfkts Yacuetffr ZraigcfFnukmtgae

    Dmkofcars nflrff ge me fevgrae`fetmc igfcn suko msfevgrae`fetmc fnukmtgae, skgfekf ar getfrprftmtgae, fkacaly,ar emturmc rfsaurkf kaesfrvmtgae2 AT

    M dmkofcars nflrff ge mey ngskgpcgef men twa yfmrsfxpfrgfekf cfmngel fevgrae`fetmc mktgvgtgfs2 AT

    M dmkofcars nflrff ge mey fevgrae`fetmc ngskgpcgef wgto sgx`aetos fxpfrgfekf arlmegzgel men cfmngel mktgvgtgfs, men megetfrfst ge pra`atgel fevgrae`fetmc mwmrfefss2 AT

    M dmkofcars nflrff ge mey ngskgpcgef wgto kfrtgigkmtgae geprg`mry fnukmtgae ar sfkaenmry skgfekf fnukmtgae men sgx`aetos arlmegzgel men cfmngel fnukmtgaemc mktgvgtgfs.

    Fxpfrgfekf

    @mey mppcgkmets omvf sglegigkmet aut-ai-kcmssraa`fxpfrgfekf, suko ms8 pmrtgkgpmtgel ge getfresogps ar stuny-mdramn pralrm`s2 warbgel ms m pmrb lugnf, m nakfet mt m zaaar emturmc ogstary `usfu`, ar m prg`mry skoaac tfmkofr2gegtgmtgel ar arlmegzgel fevgrae`fetmc mwmrfefss km`pmglesar emturf wmcbs2 pranukgel vflftmdcfs usgel arlmegk mencaw-geput ftoans2 trff pcmetgel ar atofr cakmc kaesfrvmtgaemktgvgtgfs2 warb ms m prg`mry skoaac tfmkofr ar fevgrae`fetmckm`p kauesfcar2 men lrmet-wrgtgel.

    Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr appartuegtgfs rfprfsfet oast kauetry emtgaemc effns menmppcgkmets mrf fekaurmlfn ta oaear oast kauetry emtgaemc effns wofe dfgel

    pcmkfn. Zrahfkts vmry men mrf uegqufcy nfigefn mt tof cakmc cfvfc. Ofrf mrfsa`f pralrm` nfskrgptgaes8

    \fstfre Mirgkm

    Ge aef \fst Mirgkme kauetry, Fevgrae fet Yacuetffrs supparttof Nfpmrt fet ai \mtfr men Iarfsts ge pra atgelfevgrae fetmc fnukmtgae ge emtgaemc pmrbs, rfsfrvfs, men atofrsgtfs ai fkacalgkmc g partmekf. ofy mrf pcmkfn ge pratfktfnmrfms wgto fcf fetmry men sfkaenmry skoaacs, men nfvfcapkurrgkucm ta ofcp tfmkofrs getflrmtf fevgrae fetmc fnukmtgae getatofgr rflucmr cfssae pcmes. ofy mcsa warb wgto cakmc imr frs aesustmgemdcf mlrgkucturf prmktgkfs2 iar fxm pcf, ka pastgel, trffpcmetgel, lmrnfegel, men usf ai mppraprgmtf tfkoeacaly suko msiufc-fiigkgfet un stavfs.

    Msgm

    Ge tof gnst ai rfkfet kaestgtutgaemc rfiar s, nfkfetrmcgzmtgae omsdfka f m strael mrfm ai iakus iar tof lavfre fet ai aef Msgmekauetry. Fevgrae fetmc Fnukmtgae Yacuetffrs warb wgto ngstrgktaiigkfs ta strfeltofe tofgr kmpmkgty ta avfrsff kaesfrvmtgaefnukmtgae prahfkts. ofy fekaurmlf aiigkgmcs ta eftwarb wgtoka uegty lraups ta somrf gnfms men mxg gzf rfsaurkfs. Avfrtg f, Yacuetffrs ofcp fstmdcgso cael-tfr kaeefktgaes dftwffecakmc lavfre fet rfsaurkfs men bfy f dfrs ai tofka uegtgfs tofy sfrvf, ta pra atf kaapfrmtgae ge tof fiiarts tastrfeltofe fevgrae fetmc prfsfrvmtgae.

    Zmkgigk

    of Fevgrae fetmc Fnukmtgae Zrahfkt ge aef Zmkgigk gscmen emtgaemssgsts ka uegty f dfrs ta sustmge tofgr emturmc rfsaurkfsmen g pravf tofgr cgvfcgoaans toraulo gekrfmsfn beawcfnlf mensbgccs rfcmtfn ta fevgrae fetmc gssufs. Iakusgel prg mrgcy aefevgrae fetmc mwmrfefss men sbgccs trmesifr ta tof cakmcka` uegty, prahfkt adhfktgvfs gekcunf8 mrgef men tfrrfstrgmcrfsaurkf memlf fet2 wmstf, wmtfr, men smegtmtgae mwmrfefssmen pra atgae2 oa f ka pastgel men lmrnfegel2 menfevgrae fetmccy sustmgemdcf dusgefss nfvfcap fet. Yacuetffrspravgnf fnukmtgaemc men tfkoegkmc suppart iar getfr-kamstmc

    memlf fet fiiarts, mrgef pratfktfn mrfms, tfrrfstrgmcmemlf fet ms wfcc ms fiifktgvf fkataurgs prmktgkfs.

    ^of Tfwmrns ai Zfmkf Karps [frvgkf

    Ms m Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr yau kme mbf m trf`fenauskaetrgdutgae ta tof cgvfs ai atofrs. Mt tof sm`f tg`f, yaungskavfr tomt yaur fxpfrgfekf gs ms `uko mdaut yaur cfmregelms gt gs mdaut tfmkogel.

    Yacuetffr sfrvgkf nfvfcaps ar mkkfetumtfs yaur praifssgaemcmdgcgtgfs men feomekfs yaur pfrsaemc lrawto. Ygrtumccy mccrfturegel Yacuetffrs mlrff tofy omvf rfkfgvfn imr arf tometofy omvf lgvfe. Tfkfet kaccflf lrmnumtfs lmge omens-aefxpfrgfekf men aitfe iurtofr nfigef tofgr kmrffr lamcs. Atofrskaeigr` tofgr ka``gt`fet ta tofgr praifssgae men rfkfgvfkmrffr-daastgel getfremtgaemc fxpfrgfekf. Tftgrffs drgel tofgrmkku`ucmtfn cgif fxpfrgfekfs ta toasf woa effn men rfspfkttof`. [a`f ai tof `mey dfefigts tomt ka`f wgto ZfmkfKarps sfrvgkf gekcunf8 stunfet came nfifr`fet men/ar pmrtgmckmekfccmtgae, trmespartmtgae ta men ira` kauetry ai sfrvgkf, ge-kauetry trmgegel, fngkmc men nfetmc kmrf, cgvgel mccawmekf, >?

    pmgn vmkmtgae nmys, m $::+ rfmnhust`fet mccawmekf upaeka`pcftgae, lrmnumtf skoaac appartuegtgfs, ftk.

    Cgif gs kmccgel. Oaw imr wgcc yau la1

    ?::.>4>.?6?:

    www.pfmkfkarps.lav

    Gt gs tof pacgky ai tof Zfmkf Karps ta pravgnf fqumc appartuegty ge mcc gts pralrm`s iar mcc pfrsaes men ta praogdgt ng skrg`gemtgae dmsfn ae rmkf, kacar, emtgaemc arglge, rfcglgae,mlf (avfr >:), sfx, ngsmdgcgty, pacgtgkmc miigcgmtgae, men sfxumc argfetmtgae ge tof rfkrugt`fet, sfcfktgae, pcmkf`fet, sfrvgkf, men tfr`gemtgae ai Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffrs.

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    Zfmkf Karps Mssgle`fet ==:

    Mppcgfn Mlrgkucturmc [kgfekf

    Krfmtgel [ustmgemdcf [acutgaes

    Ms m Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr yau mrrgvf ge yaur mssglefn kauetry ai sfrvgkf, eat wgto iuens ar fqugp`fet, dut wgto sbgccs men

    beawcfnlf ms wfcc tof wgccgelefss ta mnmpt tof` ta yaur ka``uegty. ^of prg`mry iakus ai mcc vacuetffr warb gs dugcngel tofkmpmkgty ai cakmc ka``uegtgfs ta fft tofgr awe effns toraulo sustmgemdcf mktgvgtgfs. M sukkfssiuc prahfkt gs aef tomtkaetgeufs ta iuektgae fiifktgvfcy mitfr tof Yacuetffr cfmvfs.

    Dfiarf stmrtgel yaur twa-yfmr mssgle`fet, yau rfkfgvf mppraxg`mtfcy torff aetos ai ge-kauetry trmgegel, iakusgel aecmelumlf, krass-kucturmc, men tfkoegkmc sbgccs ms wfcc ms ae ofmcto men smifty. ^of trmgegel pralrm` gs nfsglefn ta ofcp yaudfka`f me getflrmc f`dfr ai tof ka``uegty dy lgvgel yau me uenfrstmengel ai tof kauetrys lavfre`fetmc systf`, kucturmcear`s, men getfrpfrsaemc rfcmtgaes. fkoegkmc trmgegel feomekfs yaur mdgcgty ta fiifktgvfcy trmesifr yaur sbgccs men beawcfnlfta oast-kauetry pfapcf.

    Icfxgdgcgty gs yaur bfy ta sukkfss

    Gt gs vgtmc tomt Yacuetffrs uenfrstmen eat aecy tof `yrgmn ai tfkoegkmc pradcf`s, dut mcsa tof kucturmc vgfws men sakga-pacgtgkmckaetfxt ge wogko tofy apfrmtf. of mssgle`fet my omvf cgttcf ar ea fstmdcgsofn strukturf ar skofnucf. Wau kaetgeumccy nfigef

    yaur racf ge rfspaesf ta tof effns ai tof cakmc pfapcf. Waur wgccgelefss ta getflrmtf geta yaur ka``uegty men ofcp yaur oastsigen mppraprgmtf sacutgaes kme fekaurmlf pfapcf ta pmrtgkgpmtf. Waur krfmtgvgty, icfxgdgcgty, sfci-`atgvmtgae, men sfci-ngskgpcgef`my df vglarauscy komccfelfn ms yau fstmdcgso krfngdgcgty men mnmpt ta yaur efw fevgrae`fet.

    ^of \arb ai Mppcgfn Mlrgkucturmc [kgfekf Yacuetffrs

    Ge `mey ai tof kauetrgfs wofrf Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffrs warb, tof fkaea`gk dmsf ai rurmc ka``uegtgfs gs iauenfn upaemlrgkucturf. Ms me Mppcgfn Mlrgkucturf [kgfekf Yacuetffr, yau ofcp rurmc im`gcgfs pranukf, usf, starf, men sfcc tof iaan tofyeffn dy gekrfmsgel mlrgkucturmc pranuktgvgty, g`pravgel eutrgtgae mwmrfefss, men arlmegzgel geka`f-lfefrmtgae mktgvgtgfs. Wausfrvf ms m tfkoegkmc mnvgsar ta lavfre`fet mlrgkucturf fxtfesgaegsts, ka``uegty f`dfrs, men atofr Yacuetffrs ge sffbgelmppraprgmtf sacutgaes ta ka`pcfx mlrgkucturf pradcf`s. oraulo ka``uegty mssfss`fets, warbsoaps, nf`aestrmtgaes, mentrmgegel pralrm`s, yau strfeltofe autrfmko fxtfesgae sfrvgkfs. Ge kaccmdarmtgae wgto mcf men if`mcf imr`frs, wa`fe aryauto lraups, skoaacs, lavfre`fet fxtfesgae mlfekgfs, ar eae-praigt arlmegzmtgaes, yau my df gevacvfn ge tof iaccawgeltypfs ai prahfkts8

    Igfcn Krap Zranuktgae

    Kaenukt igfcn trgmcs men nf`aestrmtgaes wgto s`mcc-skmcfimr`frs ta fxpfrg`fet wgto vmrgaus tfkoegqufs ai krapratmtgae, frasgae kaetrac, kavfr kraps, sffn pranuktgae,krap sfcfktgae, sagc ifrtgcgty memlf`fet, grrglmtgae, mengetflrmtfn pfst memlf`fet. ofsf ftoans mg` tagekrfmsf tof pranuktgae ai stmpcf kraps suko ms rgkf, kare,`gccft, sarlou`, men kmssmvm.

    Ka``uegtgfs, [koaacs, men Oa`f Lmrnfes

    \arb wgto imr`frs men stunfets ta g`pravf pranuktgae

    ai genglfeaus ar efwcy getranukfn vmrgftgfs ai irugts menvflftmdcfs dy usgel dga-getfesgvf lmrnfegel tfkoegqufstomt `mxg`gzf pranuktgae ge m cg`gtfn mrfm ar lrawgelsfmsae. Zra`atf getfr krappgel irugts ar vflftmdcfs wgtoigfcn kraps ta g`pravf cakmc ngfts.

    Iaan [tarmlf men Zrfsfrvmtgae

    \arb wgto im`gcgfs ar kaapfrmtgvf lraups ae `ftoans tanfkrfmsf past-omrvfst cassfs ta gesfkts, ranfets, arspagcmlf. Fekaurmlf usf ai oa`f starmlf uegts ar lrmgetrfmt`fets usgel mso ar atofr cakmccy mvmgcmdcf mtfrgmcstomt mrf fiifktgvf iar pfst kaetrac men prfsfrvmtgae.

    @mrbftgel

    \arb wgto cakmc imr`frs woa mrf arlmegzgel tof`sfcvfsgeta mrbftgel kaapfrmtgvfs ge arnfr ta lmge oglofr mrbftprgkfs iar tofgr pranukf. ^of ngiifrfekf `glot df sfccgel

    ta`mtafs ge m cakmc `mrbft iar =: kfets/cd., ar arlmegzgelkaccfktgvf trmespartmtgae ta m rflgaemc mrbft wofrfta`mtafs sfcc iar 6: kfets/cd.

    Ge ^ofgr Awe \arns

    Ygsgt tof Zfmkf Karps wfdsgtf mt www.pfmkfkarps.lav men igentof cgeb Ge ^ofgr Awe \arns ta rfmn igrst-omen mkkauets ai womtgt gs cgbf ta df m Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr.

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    Mppcgfn Mlrgkucturmc [kgfekf Zrahfkts Yacuetffr ZraigcfFnukmtgae

    M dmkofcars ar mssakgmtf nflrff ge mlrgkucturmc skgfekfssuko ms mlraea`y, oartgkucturf, feta`acaly, datmey, aratofr mlrgkucturmc ngskgpcgef2 AT

    M dmkofcars nflrff ge mey ngskgpcgef wgto = yfmr ai iucc-tg`fimr` fxpfrgfekf ar m dmkofcars nflrff ge dgacaly wgto sgx`aetos ai prmktgkmc lrawgel fxpfrgfekf2 AT

    Ea kaccflf nflrff men torff yfmrs ai iucc-tg`f imr` warb.

    Fxpfrgfekf

    @ast mppcgkmets omvf m sacgn dmkblrauen ge mlrgkucturmcpranuktgae ae im`gcy ar ka``frkgmc imr`s. ^ofy omvflrawe irugts men vflftmdcfs men uenfrstmen kaekfpts sukoms sagc ifrtgcgty men getflrmtfn pfst memlf`fet.

    Atofr rfcfvmet fxpfrgfekf gekcunfs8

    getfrfst ge men beawcfnlf ai arlmegk imr`gel, `fkomegkmc sbgccs ira` usgel imr` mkogefry,

    sa`f fxpfrgfekf wgto cgvfstakb, men

    beawcfnlf ai iaan starmlf men prfsfrvmtgae.

    Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr appartuegtgfs rfprfsfet oast kauetry emtgaemc effns menmppcgkmets mrf fekaurmlfn ta oaear oast kauetry emtgaemc effns wofe dfgel

    pcmkfn. Zrahfkts vmry men mrf uegqufcy nfigefn mt tof cakmc cfvfc. Ofrf mrfsa`f pralrm` nfskrgptgaes8

    \fstfre Mirgkm

    Ge aef \fst Mirgkme kauetry, Yacuetffrs mrf suppartgel mrflgaemc gegtgmtgvf ae iaan sfkurgty dy gnfetgiygel g pravf`fets gem astcy rgkf-dmsfn mlrgkucturmc sfktar. oraulo pra atgae aig pravfn sffn sfcfktgae, starmlf men omencgel tfkoegqufs, mencgvf ifekgel, tofy mrf sukkfssiuccy warbgel wgto rurmc imr frs tamkogfvf oglofr krap ygfcns. Nuf ta tofgr fxpfrtgsf, tofsfYacuetffrs sfrvf ms m usfiuc rfsaurkf eat aecy ta tofgrka``uegtgfs, dut mcsa ta tofgr ifccaw Yacuetffrs ge atofr prahfktsfktars. ofy mrf fekaurmlfn ta kaccmdarmtf wgto atofrYacuetffrs ge prahfkts tomt krass sfvfrmc sfktars, suko ms skoaaclmrnfegel ta pra atf eutrgtgae.

    Msgm

    Ge aef Msgme kauetry, tof Mppcgfn Mlrgkucturmc [kgfekf Zrahfktiakusfs ae tfkoegkmc trmgegels iar arlmegzmtgaes tomt suppartimr frs. Yacuetffrs mrf pcmkfn ge mlrgkucturmc aiigkfs, dusgefsskfetfrs, eae-lavfre fetmc arlmegzmtgaes, ka uegtynfvfcap fet arlmegzmtgaes, men atofr aiigkfs ta mnvgsf stmii aeoaw dfst ta arlmegzf, eftwarb wgto cakmc stmbfoacnfrs, menkrfmtf men sustmge imr frs mssakgmtgaes. ofy mcsa trmge stmiimen cakmc imr frs ae dfst prmktgkfs iar krap pranuktgae menarlmegk imr gel, ms wfcc ms dmsgk mrbftgel tfkoegqufs tagekrfmsf tofgr dusgefss smvvy ge tof mrbftpcmkf.

    Getfr-M`frgkmZfmkf Karps Yacuetffrs ge aef Kfetrmc M frgkme kauetry warbwgto im gcgfs woa prmktgkf glrmtary mlrgkucturf, ge wogko mpmrkfc ai iarfst gs scmsofn men kuctgvmtfn iar m pfrgan ai torff taigvf yfmrs, ar uetgc iurtofr kuctgvmtgae gs eat ifmsgdcf. Yacuetffrswarb wgto imr frs ta pra atf arf sustmgemdcf mlrgkucturmcprmktgkfs, suko ms irugt pranuktgae, usf ai uctg-usf trffs tagekrfmsf sagc pranuktgvgty, men getflrmtfn pfst memlf fet.

    ^of Tfwmrns ai Zfmkf Karps [frvgkf

    Ms m Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr yau kme mbf m trf`fenauskaetrgdutgae ta tof cgvfs ai atofrs. Mt tof sm`f tg`f, yaungskavfr tomt yaur fxpfrgfekf gs ms `uko mdaut yaur cfmregelms gt gs mdaut tfmkogel.

    Yacuetffr sfrvgkf nfvfcaps ar mkkfetumtfs yaur praifssgaemcmdgcgtgfs men feomekfs yaur pfrsaemc lrawto. Ygrtumccy mccrfturegel Yacuetffrs mlrff tofy omvf rfkfgvfn imr arf tometofy omvf lgvfe. Tfkfet kaccflf lrmnumtfs lmge omens-aefxpfrgfekf men aitfe iurtofr nfigef tofgr kmrffr lamcs. Atofrskaeigr` tofgr ka``gt`fet ta tofgr praifssgae men rfkfgvfkmrffr-daastgel getfremtgaemc fxpfrgfekf. Tftgrffs drgel tofgrmkku`ucmtfn cgif fxpfrgfekfs ta toasf woa effn men rfspfkttof`. [a`f ai tof `mey dfefigts tomt ka`f wgto ZfmkfKarps sfrvgkf gekcunf8 stunfet came nfifr`fet men/ar pmrtgmckmekfccmtgae, trmespartmtgae ta men ira` kauetry ai sfrvgkf, ge-kauetry trmgegel, fngkmc men nfetmc kmrf, cgvgel mccawmekf, >?pmgn vmkmtgae nmys, m $::+ rfmnhust`fet mccawmekf upae

    ka`pcftgae, lrmnumtf skoaac appartuegtgfs, ftk.

    Cgif gs kmccgel. Oaw imr wgcc yau la1

    ?::.>4>.?6?:

    www.pfmkfkarps.lav

    Gt gs tof pacgky ai tof Zfmkf Karps ta pravgnf fqumc appartuegty ge mcc gts pralrm`s iar mcc pfrsaes men ta praogdgt ng skrg`gemtgae dmsfn ae rmkf, kacar, emtgaemc arglge, rfcglgae,mlf (avfr >:), sfx, ngsmdgcgty, pacgtgkmc miigcgmtgae, men sfxumc argfetmtgae ge tof rfkrugt`fet, sfcfktgae, pcmkf`fet, sfrvgkf, men tfr`gemtgae ai Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffrs.

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    Zfmkf Karps Mssgle`fet ==>

    Imr` @memlf`fet/Mlrgdusgefss

    Krfmtgel [ustmgemdcf [acutgaes

    Ms m Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr yau mrrgvf ge yaur mssglefn kauetry ai sfrvgkf, eat wgto iuens ar fqugp`fet, dut wgto sbgccs men

    beawcfnlf ms wfcc tof wgccgelefss ta mnmpt tof` ta yaur ka``uegty. ^of prg`mry iakus ai mcc vacuetffr warb gs dugcngel tofkmpmkgty ai cakmc ka``uegtgfs ta fft tofgr awe effns toraulo sustmgemdcf mktgvgtgfs. M sukkfssiuc prahfkt gs aef tomtkaetgeufs ta iuektgae fiifktgvfcy mitfr tof Yacuetffr cfmvfs.

    Dfiarf stmrtgel yaur twa-yfmr mssgle`fet, yau rfkfgvf mppraxg`mtfcy torff aetos ai ge-kauetry trmgegel, iakusgel aecmelumlf, krass-kucturmc, men tfkoegkmc sbgccs ms wfcc ms ae ofmcto men smifty. ^of trmgegel pralrm` gs nfsglefn ta ofcp yaudfka`f me getflrmc f`dfr ai tof ka``uegty dy lgvgel yau me uenfrstmengel ai tof kauetrys lavfre`fetmc systf`, kucturmcear`s, men getfrpfrsaemc rfcmtgaes. fkoegkmc trmgegel feomekfs yaur mdgcgty ta fiifktgvfcy trmesifr yaur sbgccs men beawcfnlfta oast-kauetry pfapcf.

    Icfxgdgcgty gs yaur bfy ta sukkfss

    Gt gs vgtmc tomt Yacuetffrs uenfrstmen eat aecy tof `yrgmn ai tfkoegkmc pradcf`s, dut mcsa tof kucturmc vgfws men sakga-pacgtgkmckaetfxt ge wogko tofy apfrmtf. of mssgle`fet my omvf cgttcf ar ea fstmdcgsofn strukturf ar skofnucf. Wau kaetgeumccy nfigef

    yaur racf ge rfspaesf ta tof effns ai tof cakmc pfapcf. Waur wgccgelefss ta getflrmtf geta yaur ka``uegty men ofcp yaur oastsigen mppraprgmtf sacutgaes kme fekaurmlf pfapcf ta pmrtgkgpmtf. Waur krfmtgvgty, icfxgdgcgty, sfci-`atgvmtgae, men sfci-ngskgpcgef`my df vglarauscy komccfelfn ms yau fstmdcgso krfngdgcgty men mnmpt ta yaur efw fevgrae`fet.

    ^of \arb ai Imr` @memlf`fet/Mlrgdusgefss Yacuetffrs

    Ge `mey ai tof kauetrgfs wofrf Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffrs warb, tof fkaea`gk dmsf ai rurmc ka``uegtgfs gs iauenfn upaemlrgkucturf. Imr` @memlf`fet/Mlrgdusgefss Yacuetffrs ofcp ka``uegtgfs mkogfvf lrfmtfr iaan sfkurgty men gekrfmsf fmregelpatfetgmc. ofy warb ge kaarngemtgae wgto oast lavfre`fet mlfekgfs, getfremtgaemc nfvfcap`fet mlfekgfs, cakmc imr`frs, mendusgefss arlmegzmtgaes. ofy mcsa warb ngrfktcy wgto mlrgdusgefssfs ar s`mcc imr`frs men gkra-fetrfprfefurs.Tfspaesgdgcgtgfs my gekcunf8

    ^fkoegkmc Mssgstmekf men ^rmgegel iar [`mcc Imr`frs

    Nfsgle men g`pcf`fet tfkoegkmc kaursfs, sf`gemrs, men

    warbsoaps ge kast-dfefigt memcysgs, `mrbftgel, dmsgkmkkauetgel, men krfngt `memlf`fet.

    Ofcp imr`frs krfmtf imr`fr-awefn men kaetraccfn`mrbftgel men suppcy kaapfrmtgvfs.

    Imkgcgtmtf s`mcc dusgefss stmrt-ups ar geka`f lfefrmtgelmktgvgtgfs.

    Zravgnf tfkoegkmc mssgstmekf ge g`pravgel krap mencgvfstakb pranuktgae.

    Mnvgsf imr` im`gcgfs ae oaw men wofe ta pranukf mensfcc tofgr laans.

    Ofcp imr`frs dfttfr memcyzf trmngtgaemc men patfetgmc`mrbfts dy kaenuktgel m mrbft men ka``uegty effns

    mssfss`fet togs kaucn cfmn ta fxpfrg`fetmtgae wgtongrfkt mrbftgel, spfkgmcty mrbfts, ar fxpart mrbfts.

    ^fkoegkmc [uppart ta Mlrgdusgefssfs

    G`pravf mlrgdusgefssfs dy g`pcf`fetgel gnfm dmebs argekudmtars iar efw prahfkts. Zravgnf tfkoegkmc mssgstmekf tag`pravf memlf`fet men mrbftgel prmktgkfs. rmgemlrgdusgefssfs ge mrbft memcysgs, pranuktgae tfkoegqufs,fkaea`gk iarfkmstgel, igemekgel aptgaes, kastgel menprgkgel, pmkbmlgel, trmespartgel, men nfvfcapgel efw vmcuf-mnnfn pranukts.

    Mnvgkf ta Lavfre`fet Mlfekgfs

    Zravgnf mnvgkf ta lavfre`fet aiigkgmcs woa mrf iar`ucmtgelmen g`pcf`fetgel strmtflgfs iar tof mlrgkucturmc sfktar. Ofcpgengvgnumcs men arlmegzmtgaes mnhust ta prgvmtgzmtgae fiiartsmen avf tawmrns m irff mrbft fkaea`y. rmge

    ka``uegty f`dfrs men kaccflf stunfets usgel geeavmtgvftfmkogel ftoanacalgfs mt mlrgkucturmc trmgegel gestgtutgaes.

    Ms m Imr` @memlf fet/Mlrgdusgefss Yacuetffr, yaur mdgcgty ta arlmegzf men `atgvmtf atofrs gs ms g`partmet ms yaurtfkoegkmc beawcfnlf men fxpfrgfekf. Waur racf gs tomt ai m trmgefr sa tomt efw prmktgkfs wgcc kaetgeuf fvfe mitfr yaurnfpmrturf. [ukkfss nfpfens lrfmtcy ae tof rfcmtgaesogps yau iarlf men tof trust yau gespgrf.

    Ge ^ofgr Awe \arns

    Ygsgt tof Zfmkf Karps wfdsgtf mt www.pfmkfkarps.lav men igentof cgeb Ge ^ofgr Awe \arns ta rfmn igrst-omen mkkauets ai womtgt gs cgbf ta df m Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr.

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    Imr` @memlf`fet/Mlrgdusgefss Zrahfkts Yacuetffr ZraigcfFnukmtgae

    Mppcgkmets wgcc omvf m dmkofcars nflrff ge mlrgkucturffkaea`gks, mlrgkucturmc memlf`fet, imr` `memlf`fetar mlrgdusgefss2 AT

    M dusgefss ar fkaea gks nflrff ka`dgefn wgto m yfmrai omens-ae fxpfrgfekf ge imr`gel ar mlrgdusgefss2 AT

    Ea nflrff men mt cfmst torff yfmrs ai fxpfrgfekf ge imr`gel armlrgdusgefss.

    Fxpfrgfekf

    Tfcfvmet fxpfrgfekf gekcunfs nf`aestrmtfn getfrfstge mlrgkucturf memlf`fet, imr`gel ar lmrnfegelwarb.

    Mppcgkmets `my omvf m lfefrmc beawcfnlf ai dusgefss,ka`putfr sbgccs, rfsfmrko men eftwarbgel sbgccs, men tofmdgcgty ta kaccmdarmtf men somrf rfsaurkfs wgto atofrs.

    Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr appartuegtgfs rfprfsfet oast kauetry emtgaemc effns menmppcgkmets mrf fekaurmlfn ta oaear oast kauetry emtgaemc effns wofe dfgel

    pcmkfn. Zrahfkts vmry men mrf uegqufcy nfigefn mt tof cakmc cfvfc. Ofrf mrfsa`f pralrm` nfskrgptgaes8

    Mirgkm

    Ge aef Fmst Mirgkme kauetry, Yacuetffrs warb ge m vmrgfty ai oastarlmegzmtgaes ta pra atf prgvmtf sfktar lrawto m ael s mccimr frs. ofy ofcp g pravf imr pranuktgae toraulo trmgegel gemlraea gks, strmtflgk krap sfcfktgae men sffn dmebgel. ofykaenukt survfys ae past-omrvfst omencgel prmktgkfs ge tofka uegty, men gnfetgiy appartuegtgfs iar g pravf fet. [ukofiiarts f`pawfr imr frs ta strmtflgkmccy memcyzf tofgr mlrgkucturmc

    mrbft, strfeltofe imr mssakgmtgaes ta gekrfmsf mrbftcfvfrmlf, men suppart m arf oglocy sbgccfn warbiarkf.

    Fmstfre/Kfetrmc Furapf

    Komccfelfs imkgel tof mlrgkucturmc sfktar ge iar fr [avgft

    rfpudcgks mrf rfcmtfn ta m sunnfe sogit ge memlf fet stycf8ira cmrlf [avgft kaccfktgvf imr s ta m nfkfetrmcgzfn iar ainfkgsgae mbgel dy s mcc, prgvmtfcy-awefn imr s. Ge togs efwfevgrae fet, ast imr frs cmkb tof beawcfnlf men geiar mtgaeefkfssmry ta sfcc tofgr pranukts ge m mrbft fkaea y.

    Mlrgdusgefss Yacuetffrs warb ge geiar mtgae ngssf gemtgaekfetfrs iar imr frs men fxtfesgae aiigkfs ta g pravf imr frsmdgcgtgfs ta mrbft tofgr laans. ofy pravgnf tfkoegkmc mssgstmekfge ou me rfsaurkfs men kmso memlf fet, mrbftgel,ifmsgdgcgty memcysgs ai efw prahfkts, dusgefss pcmeegel, menka pcftgel came mppcgkmtgaes. Yacuetffrs paac tofgr awefxpfrtgsf ge dusgefss, mlrgkucturf, geiar mtgae tfkoeacaly menELA nfvfcap fet wgto atofr Yacuetffrs ta mxg gzf m prahfkts

    fiifktgvfefss men skapf.

    Getfr-M`frgkm

    Mlrgkucturf gs tof dmkbdaef ai aef [auto M frgkme kauetrysfkaea y, yft s mcc-skmcf imr im gcgfs mrf ae tof nfkcgef nuf tang gegsogel praigts. of Mlrgkucturf prahfkt tmrlfts tofsf im gcgfswoa imkf tof komccfelf ai igengel efw saurkfs ai geka f.Yacuetffrs sfrvf ms m cgeb dftwffe cakmc pranukfrs men tofemtgaemc rfsaurkfs mvmgcmdcf ta tof toraulo tof Nfpmrt fet ai

    Mlrgkucturf. Iar fxm pcf, Yacuetffrs warb wgto imr frs tapravgnf mssgstmekf ae tfkoegqufs iar rfspaesgdcf memlf fetai dffogvfs, men ofcp tof mvmgc ai trmgegel rfsaurkfs toraulo

    emtgaemc mlraea y skoaacs men m emtgaemc dffbffpgelmssakgmtgae. of cael-tfr lamc gs ta fstmdcgso men nfvfcaptofsf cgebs dftwffe imr im gcgfs men tofsf emtgaemc rfsaurkfs.

    ^of Tfwmrns ai Zfmkf Karps [frvgkf

    Ms m Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr yau kme mbf m trf`fenauskaetrgdutgae ta tof cgvfs ai atofrs. Mt tof sm`f tg`f, yaungskavfr tomt yaur fxpfrgfekf gs ms `uko mdaut yaur cfmregelms gt gs mdaut tfmkogel.

    Yacuetffr sfrvgkf nfvfcaps ar mkkfetumtfs yaur praifssgaemcmdgcgtgfs men feomekfs yaur pfrsaemc lrawto. Ygrtumccy mccrfturegel Yacuetffrs mlrff tofy omvf rfkfgvfn imr arf tometofy omvf lgvfe. Tfkfet kaccflf lrmnumtfs lmge omens-aefxpfrgfekf men aitfe iurtofr nfigef tofgr kmrffr lamcs. Atofrskaeigr` tofgr ka``gt`fet ta tofgr praifssgae men rfkfgvfkmrffr-daastgel getfremtgaemc fxpfrgfekf. Tftgrffs drgel tofgrmkku`ucmtfn cgif fxpfrgfekfs ta toasf woa effn men rfspfkttof`. [a`f ai tof `mey dfefigts tomt ka`f wgto ZfmkfKarps sfrvgkf gekcunf8 stunfet came nfifr`fet men/ar pmrtgmckmekfccmtgae, trmespartmtgae ta men ira` kauetry ai sfrvgkf, ge-kauetry trmgegel, fngkmc men nfetmc kmrf, cgvgel mccawmekf, >?

    pmgn vmkmtgae nmys, m $::+ rfmnhust`fet mccawmekf upaeka`pcftgae, lrmnumtf skoaac appartuegtgfs, ftk.

    Cgif gs kmccgel. Oaw imr wgcc yau la1

    ?::.>4>.?6?:

    www.pfmkfkarps.lav

    Gt gs tof pacgky ai tof Zfmkf Karps ta pravgnf fqumc appartuegty ge mcc gts pralrm`s iar mcc pfrsaes men ta praogdgt ng skrg`gemtgae dmsfn ae rmkf, kacar, emtgaemc arglge, rfcglgae,mlf (avfr >:), sfx, ngsmdgcgty, pacgtgkmc miigcgmtgae, men sfxumc argfetmtgae ge tof rfkrugt`fet, sfcfktgae, pcmkf`fet, sfrvgkf, men tfr`gemtgae ai Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffrs.

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    Meg`mc Ousdmenry Zrahfkts Yacuetffr ZraigcfFnukmtgae

    Mppcgkmets wgcc omvf m dmkofcars ar me mssakgmtf nflrffge meg`mc skgfekf, meg`mc ousdmenry, pauctry skgfekf, arprf-vftfrgemrgme2 AT

    M dmkofcars nflrff ge mey ngskgpcgef wgto mt cfmst =?`aetos ai fxpfrgfekf warbgel wgto cgvfstakb2 AT

    Ea kaccflf nflrff men mt cfmst torff kaesfkutgvf yfmrs aifxpfrgfekf warbgel wgto cgvfstakb.

    Fxpfrgfekf

    @ast mppcgkmets omvf mt cfmst =? `aetos ai iucc-tg`ffxpfrgfekf wgto nmgry ar dffi kmttcf, pgls, soffp, ar kogkbfesmen sa`f fxpfrgfekf ge cmrlf-skmcf iarmlf pranuktgae arvflftmdcf lmrnfegel. @mey mrf rfkfet kaccflf lrmnumtfs woaomvf warbfn ae tofgr pmrfets imr`s. Atofr rfcfvmetfxpfrgfekf gekcunfs nf`aestrmtfn getfrfst ge vftfrgemry`fngkgef men meg`mc ofmcto, lfefrmc beawcfnlf ar

    mlrgkucturf, lmrnfegel fxpfrgfekf, men dmsgk dusgefss`memlf`fet.

    Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr appartuegtgfs rfprfsfet oast kauetry emtgaemc effns menmppcgkmets mrf fekaurmlfn ta oaear oast kauetry emtgaemc effns wofe dfgel

    pcmkfn. Zrahfkts vmry men mrf uegqufcy nfigefn mt tof cakmc cfvfc. Ofrf mrfsa`f pralrm` nfskrgptgaes8

    Mirgkm

    Ge aef \fst Mirgkme kauetry wofrf s mcc meg mcs mrf fssfetgmcta tof mlrgkucturmc pranuktgae systf , Yacuetffrs warb tag pravf eutrgtgae men geka f m ael imr im gcgfs. ofy trmgeyauel imr frs ae dfttfr cgvfstakb tfkoegqufs, pra atfvmkkgemtgae ai meg mcs mlmgest ka ae ngsfmsfs, men nfvfcapcmen usf pcmes iar pmstarmc imr frs. ofy warb wgto im gcgfs tadfttfr pra atf tofgr fmt, waac, flls men atofr pranukts ge tof

    mrbftpcmkf. of uegquf dmkblrauen ai Meg mc OusdmenryYacuetffrs mcsa sfrvfs ta dfefigt atofr Zfmkf Karps prahfkts,men tofy mrf sa ftg fs kmccfn upae ta tfmko ifccaw Yacuetffrsmdaut cgvfstakb memlf fet.

    Getfr-M`frgkm

    [cmso-men-dure imr gel gs m trmngtgaemc prmktgkf iar mey im frsge aef [auto M frgkme kauetry. ogs systf ai pranuktgae,oawfvfr, gs uesustmgemdcf ms papucmtgaes gekrfmsf men imccawpfrgans (g.f. rfst pfrgans iar tof cmen) nfkrfmsf. of sudsfqufetcmen nflrmnmtgae rfsucts ge gekrfmsfn pranuktgae kasts men cfssygfcns, dato ge kraps men meg mc pranuktgae. Yacuetffrs ofcp tagekrfmsf iaan sfkurgty ge togs mrfm toraulo fiifktgvf cmen usftfkoegqufs men geka f lfefrmtgae toraulo meg mc ousdmenry.^ofy warb wgto m vmrgfty ai meg mcs8 kmttcf, pgls, lamts, rmddgts,kogkbfes men glumems. Yacuetffrs mcsa trmge ka uegtypra atfrs ge mlrgkucturf fxtfesgae tfkoegqufs men

    ftoanacalgfs suko ms usgel nf aestrmtgae pcats, arlmegzgel

    sf gemrs men kaarngemtgel imr vgsgts.

    Furapf, @fngtfrrmefme men Msgm

    ofrf mrf kurrfetcy ea Meg mc Ousdmenry prahfkts ge togs rflgae.

    ^of Tfwmrns ai Zfmkf Karps [frvgkf

    Ms m Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr yau kme mbf m trf`fenauskaetrgdutgae ta tof cgvfs ai atofrs. Mt tof sm`f tg`f, yaungskavfr tomt yaur fxpfrgfekf gs ms `uko mdaut yaur cfmregel

    ms gt gs mdaut tfmkogel.Yacuetffr sfrvgkf nfvfcaps ar mkkfetumtfs yaur praifssgaemcmdgcgtgfs men feomekfs yaur pfrsaemc lrawto. Ygrtumccy mccrfturegel Yacuetffrs mlrff tofy omvf rfkfgvfn imr arf tometofy omvf lgvfe. Tfkfet kaccflf lrmnumtfs lmge omens-aefxpfrgfekf men aitfe iurtofr nfigef tofgr kmrffr lamcs. Atofrskaeigr` tofgr ka``gt`fet ta tofgr praifssgae men rfkfgvfkmrffr-daastgel getfremtgaemc fxpfrgfekf. Tftgrffs drgel tofgrmkku`ucmtfn cgif fxpfrgfekfs ta toasf woa effn men rfspfkttof`. [a`f ai tof `mey dfefigts tomt ka`f wgto ZfmkfKarps sfrvgkf gekcunf8 stunfet came nfifr`fet men/ar pmrtgmckmekfccmtgae, trmespartmtgae ta men ira` kauetry ai sfrvgkf, ge-kauetry trmgegel, fngkmc men nfetmc kmrf, cgvgel mccawmekf, >?

    pmgn vmkmtgae nmys, m $::+ rfmnhust`fet mccawmekf upaeka`pcftgae, lrmnumtf skoaac appartuegtgfs, ftk.

    Cgif gs kmccgel. Oaw imr wgcc yau la1

    ?::.>4>.?6?:

    www.pfmkfkarps.lav

    Gt gs tof pacgky ai tof Zfmkf Karps ta pravgnf fqumc appartuegty ge mcc gts pralrm`s iar mcc pfrsaes men ta praogdgt ng skrg`gemtgae dmsfn ae rmkf, kacar, emtgaemc arglge, rfcglgae,mlf (avfr >:), sfx, ngsmdgcgty, pacgtgkmc miigcgmtgae, men sfxumc argfetmtgae ge tof rfkrugt`fet, sfcfktgae, pcmkf`fet, sfrvgkf, men tfr`gemtgae ai Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffrs.

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    Zfmkf Karps Mssgle`fet ==?pmgn vmkmtgae nmys, m $::+ rfmnhust`fet mccawmekf upae

    ka`pcftgae, lrmnumtf skoaac appartuegtgfs, ftk.

    Cgif gs kmccgel. Oaw imr wgcc yau la1

    ?::.>4>.?6?:

    www.pfmkfkarps.lav

    Gt gs tof pacgky ai tof Zfmkf Karps ta pravgnf fqumc appartuegty ge mcc gts pralrm`s iar mcc pfrsaes men ta praogdgt ng skrg`gemtgae dmsfn ae rmkf, kacar, emtgaemc arglge, rfcglgae,mlf (avfr >:), sfx, ngsmdgcgty, pacgtgkmc miigcgmtgae, men sfxumc argfetmtgae ge tof rfkrugt`fet, sfcfktgae, pcmkf`fet, sfrvgkf, men tfr`gemtgae ai Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffrs.

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    Zfmkf Karps Mssgle`fet =44

    Lfefrmc Kaestruktgae

    Krfmtgel [ustmgemdcf [acutgaes

    Ms m Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr yau mrrgvf ge yaur mssglefn kauetry ai sfrvgkf, eat wgto iuens ar fqugp`fet, dut wgto sbgccs men

    beawcfnlf ms wfcc tof wgccgelefss ta mnmpt tof` ta yaur ka``uegty. ^of prg`mry iakus ai mcc vacuetffr warb gs dugcngel tofkmpmkgty ai cakmc ka``uegtgfs ta fft tofgr awe effns toraulo sustmgemdcf mktgvgtgfs. M sukkfssiuc prahfkt gs aef tomtkaetgeufs ta iuektgae fiifktgvfcy mitfr tof Yacuetffr cfmvfs.

    Dfiarf stmrtgel yaur twa-yfmr mssgle`fet, yau rfkfgvf mppraxg`mtfcy torff aetos ai ge-kauetry trmgegel, iakusgel aecmelumlf, krass-kucturmc, men tfkoegkmc sbgccs ms wfcc ms ae ofmcto men smifty. ^of trmgegel pralrm` gs nfsglefn ta ofcp yaudfka`f me getflrmc f`dfr ai tof ka``uegty dy lgvgel yau me uenfrstmengel ai tof kauetrys lavfre`fetmc systf`, kucturmcear`s, men getfrpfrsaemc rfcmtgaes. fkoegkmc trmgegel feomekfs yaur mdgcgty ta fiifktgvfcy trmesifr yaur sbgccs men beawcfnlfta oast-kauetry pfapcf.

    Icfxgdgcgty gs yaur bfy ta sukkfss

    Gt gs vgtmc tomt Yacuetffrs uenfrstmen eat aecy tof `yrgmn ai tfkoegkmc pradcf`s, dut mcsa tof kucturmc vgfws men sakga-pacgtgkmckaetfxt ge wogko tofy apfrmtf. of mssgle`fet my omvf cgttcf ar ea fstmdcgsofn strukturf ar skofnucf. Wau kaetgeumccy nfigef

    yaur racf ge rfspaesf ta tof effns ai tof cakmc pfapcf. Waur wgccgelefss ta getflrmtf geta yaur ka``uegty men ofcp yaur oastsigen mppraprgmtf sacutgaes kme fekaurmlf pfapcf ta pmrtgkgpmtf. Waur krfmtgvgty, icfxgdgcgty, sfci-`atgvmtgae, men sfci-ngskgpcgef`my df vglarauscy komccfelfn ms yau fstmdcgso krfngdgcgty men mnmpt ta yaur efw fevgrae`fet.

    ^of \arb ai Lfefrmc Kaestruktgae Yacuetffrs

    Aef ai tof krgtgkmc tmsbs kaeiraetgel tof nfvfcapgel warcn gs tof krfmtgae ai m poysgkmc geirmstrukturf wmtfr men smegtmtgaeimkgcgtgfs, skoaac raa`s, iaan starmlf imkgcgtgfs, oausgel, ka``uegty kfetfrs, men ofmcto kcgegks. Zfmkf Karps LfefrmcKaestruktgae Yacuetffrs pravgnf tof tfkoegkmc men arlmegzgel sbgccs effnfn ta kaestrukt men rfeavmtf dugcngels. a iastfr ae-lagel ka``uegty ka``gt`fet, cakmc pfapcf pmrtgkgpmtf ge prahfkt pcmeegel men g`pcf`fetmtgae. Yacuetffrs my trmge yauelpfapcf ar trmnfs`fe ge tfkoegkmc ar prahfkt memlf`fet sbgccs ar tfmko mt m sfkaenmry skoaac, tfkoegkmc gestgtutf, arf`pcay`fet trmgegel kfetfr, warbgel wgto yauel pfapcf ge fgtofr urdme ar rurmc sfttgels. Ge m skoaac fevgrae`fet, Yacuetffrs`my pravgnf gestruktgae ge tof iuenm`fetmc prgekgpcfs men kaekfpts ai tfkoegkmc sudhfkts men tfmko stunfets oaw ta

    `meuimkturf, gestmcc, mgetmge, men rfpmgr dmsgk na`fstgk men genustrgmc fqugp`fet. Yacuetffrs warb wgto cakmc mtfrgmcs, sukoms `un men `meurf dcakbs, drgkb, staef, kf`fet, men waan. ^ofy `my warb wgto cakmc lavfre`fet fxtfesgae mlfets, sbgccfntrmnfs`fe, ar ka``uegty lraups. Tfspaesgdgcgtgfs my gekcunf8

    Geirmstrukturf Nfvfcap`fet

    \arb wgto tof ka``uegty ta pcme men kaestrukt effnfnimkgcgtgfs ira` fxgstgel ar geeavmtgvf nfsgles.

    Arlmegzf iuenrmgsgel fiiarts iar dugcngel mtfrgmcs. Zmrtgkgpmtf ge vmrgaus ka``uegty nfvfcap`fet mktgvgtgfs

    ta felmlf suppart iar prahfkts men ta fekaurmlf iucc,mppraprgmtf usmlf ai tof rfsuctgel strukturfs.

    Tfeavmtf ar g`pravf fxgstgel imkgcgtgfs. Ofcp wgto mn`gegstrmtgvf tmsbs men trmgegel atofrs ta

    pfriar` tofsf nutgfs. Mgn ge fstg`mtgel men prakurgel effnfn suppcgfs.

    ^rmgegel men Fnukmtgae

    Ge kaccmdarmtgae wgto oast kauetry kaccfmlufs, Yacuetffrstfmko men trmge yauto ge m vmrgfty ai sbgccfn trmnfs (f.l.waanwarb, dugcngel kaestruktgae, kmrpfetry, ftk.). Nutgfs`glot gekcunf8 nfvfcapgel tfmkogel mtfrgmcs, wrgtgelcfssae pcmes, fvmcumtgel stunfet pralrfss, pravgngelgengvgnumc gestruktgae, men prfpmrgel stunfets ta pmssstmenmrngzfn fxm`gemtgaes.

    Yacuetffrs `my mcsa8 prfpmrf tfkoegkmc `mtfrgmcs men fvmcumtf kurrfet

    tfmkogel tfkoegqufs2 `mgetmge men memlf fqugp`fet ge tof kcmssraa` ar

    soap2 pravgnf kauesfcgel ta stunfets ae oaw ta sft up tofgr

    awe soaps ar fetfr tof sbgccfn cmdar iarkf2 warb wgto wa`fe ge mktgvgtgfs suko ms sfwgel qugctgel,

    wfmvgel, men pattgel2 gegtgmtf yauto kcuds, suko ms Huegar Mkogfvf`fet.

    Lfefrmc Kaestruktgae Yacuetffrs my igen tomt kaestruktgae mtfrgmcs mrf ge soart suppcy, tomt tofy mrf eat ai laan qumcgty,ar tomt tofy mrf fxpfesgvf men ngiigkuct ta trmespart. Df prfpmrfn iar nfcmyfn warb skofnucfs nuf ta omrvfsts ar ofmvy rmges.

    Ge ^ofgr Awe \arns

    Ygsgt tof Zfmkf Karps wfdsgtf mt www.pfmkfkarps.lav men igentof cgeb Ge ^ofgr Awe \arns ta rfmn igrst-omen mkkauets ai womtgt gs cgbf ta df m Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr.

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    Lfefrmc Kaestruktgae Zrahfkts Yacuetffr ZraigcfFnukmtgae

    Mppcgkmets wgcc omvf m dmkofcars nflrff ge genustrgmcmrts, tfkoegkmc fnukmtgae ar kaestruktgae skgfekf2 AT

    Me mssakgmtf nflrff ge genustrgmc mrts ar tfkoegkmcfnukmtgae wgto aef yfmr ai haurefy`me-rfcmtfn warbfxpfrgfekf ge lfefrmc kaestruktgae, kmdgeft mbgel,`mkogegel, pcu`dgel, kmrpfetry, msaery, fcfktrgkgty,wfcngel, ar `ftmcwarbgel2 AT

    M dmkofcars nflrff ge mey ngskgpcgef wgto sgx`aetos haurefy`me fxpfrgfekf2 AT

    Ea kaccflf nflrff men =? `aetos ai rfcfvmet fxpfrgfekf.

    Fxpfrgfekf

    @ast mppcgkmets omvf fxpfrgfekf ge lfefrmckaestruktgae, msaery, kmrpfetry, ar pcu`dgel.

    Atofr rfcfvmet sbgccs gekcunf8

    pravfe cfmnfrsogp fxpfrgfekf ge yauto ar mnuct sfrvgkfarlmegzmtgaes,

    nf`aestrmtfn getfrfst ge tfmkogel ar tutargel, men ka``uegty arlmegzgel ar autrfmko.

    Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr appartuegtgfs rfprfsfet oast kauetry emtgaemc effns menmppcgkmets mrf fekaurmlfn ta oaear oast kauetry emtgaemc effns wofe dfgel

    pcmkfn. Zrahfkts vmry men mrf uegqufcy nfigefn mt tof cakmc cfvfc. Ofrf mrfsa`f pralrm` nfskrgptgaes8

    Mirgkm

    Ge aef Mirgkme kauetry, tofrf gs m oglo nf men iar omens-aefxpfrgfekf men sbgccs iar tof vakmtgaemc warbiarkf. a ofcp ffttofsf effns, Yacuetffrs tfmko ge tfkoegkmc skoaacs arpraifssgaemc trmgegel kfetfrs wofrf fkomegks, kgvgc kaestruktgaemen fcfktrgkgty mrf tof spfkgigk mrfms ai gestruktgae. ofy ofcpgestgtutgaes ta nfvfcap men strfeltofe tofgr stmiis memlfrgmckmpmkgtgfs men arlmegzmtgaemc sbgccs, ms wfcc ms ta fxpmen menuplrmnf pralrm s ta gekcunf cfssaes ae rfefwmdcf fefrlygegtgmtgvfs. [uko fnukmtgaemc mktgvgtgfs pravgnf rfcfvmet trmgegelsbgccs sa tomt stunfets dfka f arf mwmrf ai tofgr kauetryswarbiarkf effns men mrf arf prfpmrfn ge tof had mrbft.

    Getfr-M`frgkm

    Turmc geirmstrukturf ge aef Kfetrmc M`frgkme kauetry gs cmkbgel,fspfkgmccy pfrtmgegel ta wmtfr men smegtmtgae ge autcygel, `astcygenglfeaus ka uegtgfs. Fevgrae fetmc Ofmcto Yacuetffrs warbae ka uegty-dmsfn mktgvgtgfs ta g pravf fevgrae fetmcsmegtmtgae ge tofsf rf`atf mrfms, toraulo gestmccmtgae ai rurmcmqufnukt systf s, smegtmry cmtrgefs, men wmstf memlf fetsystf s. Yacuetffrs mcsa trmvfc mrauen tofgr ka uegtgfs tatrmge cakmc cfmnfrs ae wmtfr gssufs men systf mgetfemekf.rmvfcgel dy dgkykcf, wmcbgel toraulo `auetmgeaus tfrrmge, ar

    fvfe rgngel oarsfdmkb, tofsf Yacuetffrs warb ta adgcgzfka uegty f dfrs ge sa f ai tof ast rf atf karefrs ai tofrflgae. Ge togs wmy, tofy sff tof ngrfkt g pmkt ai tofgr prahfkts ae

    tof qumcgty ai cgif ai tofsf rurmc mrfms.

    Furapf, @fngtfrrmefme men Msgm

    ofrf mrf kurrfetcy ea Lfefrmc Kaestruktgae prahfkts ge togsrflgae.

    ^of Tfwmrns ai Zfmkf Karps [frvgkf

    Ms m Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr yau kme mbf m trf`fenauskaetrgdutgae ta tof cgvfs ai atofrs. Mt tof sm`f tg`f, yaungskavfr tomt yaur fxpfrgfekf gs ms `uko mdaut yaur cfmregelms gt gs mdaut tfmkogel.

    Yacuetffr sfrvgkf nfvfcaps ar mkkfetumtfs yaur praifssgaemcmdgcgtgfs men feomekfs yaur pfrsaemc lrawto. Ygrtumccy mccrfturegel Yacuetffrs mlrff tofy omvf rfkfgvfn imr arf tometofy omvf lgvfe. Tfkfet kaccflf lrmnumtfs lmge omens-aefxpfrgfekf men aitfe iurtofr nfigef tofgr kmrffr lamcs. Atofrskaeigr` tofgr ka``gt`fet ta tofgr praifssgae men rfkfgvfkmrffr-daastgel getfremtgaemc fxpfrgfekf. Tftgrffs drgel tofgrmkku`ucmtfn cgif fxpfrgfekfs ta toasf woa effn men rfspfkttof`. [a`f ai tof `mey dfefigts tomt ka`f wgto ZfmkfKarps sfrvgkf gekcunf8 stunfet came nfifr`fet men/ar pmrtgmckmekfccmtgae, trmespartmtgae ta men ira` kauetry ai sfrvgkf, ge-kauetry trmgegel, fngkmc men nfetmc kmrf, cgvgel mccawmekf, >?pmgn vmkmtgae nmys, m $::+ rfmnhust`fet mccawmekf upae

    ka`pcftgae, lrmnumtf skoaac appartuegtgfs, ftk.

    Cgif gs kmccgel. Oaw imr wgcc yau la1

    ?::.>4>.?6?:

    www.pfmkfkarps.lav

    Gt gs tof pacgky ai tof Zfmkf Karps ta pravgnf fqumc appartuegty ge mcc gts pralrm`s iar mcc pfrsaes men ta praogdgt ng skrg`gemtgae dmsfn ae rmkf, kacar, emtgaemc arglge, rfcglgae,mlf (avfr >:), sfx, ngsmdgcgty, pacgtgkmc miigcgmtgae, men sfxumc argfetmtgae ge tof rfkrugt`fet, sfcfktgae, pcmkf`fet, sfrvgkf, men tfr`gemtgae ai Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffrs.

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    Zfmkf Karps Mssgle`fet =;=

    Fevgrae`fetmc & \mtfr Tfsaurkfs Felgeffrgel

    Krfmtgel [ustmgemdcf [acutgaes

    Ms m Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr yau mrrgvf ge yaur mssglefn kauetry ai sfrvgkf, eat wgto iuens ar fqugp`fet, dut wgto sbgccs menbeawcfnlf ms wfcc tof wgccgelefss ta mnmpt tof` ta yaur ka``uegty. ^of prg`mry iakus ai mcc vacuetffr warb gs dugcngel tof

    kmpmkgty ai cakmc ka``uegtgfs ta fft tofgr awe effns toraulo sustmgemdcf mktgvgtgfs. M sukkfssiuc prahfkt gs aef tomtkaetgeufs ta iuektgae fiifktgvfcy mitfr tof Yacuetffr cfmvfs.

    Dfiarf stmrtgel yaur twa-yfmr mssgle`fet, yau rfkfgvf mppraxg`mtfcy torff aetos ai ge-kauetry trmgegel, iakusgel aecmelumlf, krass-kucturmc, men tfkoegkmc sbgccs ms wfcc ms ae ofmcto men smifty. ^of trmgegel pralrm` gs nfsglefn ta ofcp yaudfka`f me getflrmc f`dfr ai tof ka``uegty dy lgvgel yau me uenfrstmengel ai tof kauetrys lavfre`fetmc systf`, kucturmcear`s, men getfrpfrsaemc rfcmtgaes. fkoegkmc trmgegel feomekfs yaur mdgcgty ta fiifktgvfcy trmesifr yaur sbgccs men beawcfnlfta oast-kauetry pfapcf.

    Icfxgdgcgty gs yaur bfy ta sukkfss

    Gt gs vgtmc tomt Yacuetffrs uenfrstmen eat aecy tof `yrgmn ai tfkoegkmc pradcf`s, dut mcsa tof kucturmc vgfws men sakga-pacgtgkmckaetfxt ge wogko tofy apfrmtf. of mssgle`fet my omvf cgttcf ar ea fstmdcgsofn strukturf ar skofnucf. Wau kaetgeumccy nfigefyaur racf ge rfspaesf ta tof effns ai tof cakmc pfapcf. Waur wgccgelefss ta getflrmtf geta yaur ka``uegty men ofcp yaur oasts

    igen mppraprgmtf sacutgaes kme fekaurmlf pfapcf ta pmrtgkgpmtf. Waur krfmtgvgty, icfxgdgcgty, sfci-`atgvmtgae, men sfci-ngskgpcgef`my df vglarauscy komccfelfn ms yau fstmdcgso krfngdgcgty men mnmpt ta yaur efw fevgrae`fet.

    ^of \arb ai Fevgrae`fetmc men \mtfr Tfsaurkfs Felgeffrgel Yacuetffrs

    [gekf tof =79:s, nf`alrmpogk komelfs omvf cfn ta m rmpgn gekrfmsf ge papucmtgae nfesgty rmrfcy mkka`pmegfn dy wmtfr arsmegtmtgae sfrvgkfs. @mey kauetrgfs omvf nrm`mtgkmccy gekrfmsfn tofgr genustrgmc mktgvgtgfs wogcf lgvgel oglofr prgargty ta toffkaea`gk dfefigts tome ta tof fevgrae`fetmc kaesfqufekfs. \mtfr qumcgty oms dfka`f tof prg`mry pudcgk ofmcto rgsb ge `meypmrts ai tof warcn. Ms m Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr, yau sfrvf ms m tfkoegkmc mnvgsar ta lavfre`fet tfkoegkmc fxpfrts, ka``uegty`f`dfrs men atofr Yacuetffrs ta igen mppraprgmtf sacutgaes ta ka`pcfx pradcf`s. Wau warb wgto wmtfr pravgnfrs men usfrka``uegtgfs ta fxm`gef tof mrrmy ai tfkoeacalgfs mvmgcmdcf ta rf`fny tof pmrtgkucmr pradcf` men ta pra`atf g`pravfnoylgfef prmktgkfs. Wau mnnrfss pudcgk ofmcto gssufs toraulo ka``uegty nfvfcap`fet men ofmcto fnukmtgae. Waurrfspaesgdgcgtgfs my gekcunf8

    Gekrfmsgel mkkfss ta wmtfr men smegtmtgae sfrvgkfs

    [urvfy, nfsgle, men ngrfkt kaestruktgae ai mppraprgmtfwmtfr ngstrgdutgae systf`s, suko ms8 lrmvgty-ifn, omen ar`atar-nrgvfe pu`ps, starmlf tmebs, pu`p oausfs, stmenpgpfs, ngstrgdutgae pagets, s`mcc kaccfktgae nm`s, wfccs.

    Ofcp kaestrukt cmtrgefs, sfptgk tmebs, sg`pcf oa`fg`pravf`fets, men sacgn wmstf ngspasmc systf`s.

    [fkurf iuengel, arnfrgel suppcgfs men fqugp`fet, menkaetrmktgel cmdarfrs.

    Imkgcgtmtgel tof mnaptgae ai efw oylgfef prmktgkfs

    toraulo ofmcto fnukmtgae^of lamcs ai tof wmtfr men smegtmtgae prahfkts mrf takaevgekf tof cakmc pfapcf tomt kcfme wmtfr men prapfrsmegtmtgae g`pravf tofgr ofmcto men ta tfmko tof` oaw tofykme mktumccy na sa`ftogel ta mkt ae tomt beawcfnlf. Wauwgcc fekaurmlf pfapcf ta mnapt dfomvgars tomt pra`atflaan ofmcto, prfvfet gccefss, kurf ngsfmsf, men imkgcgtmtfrfomdgcgtmtgae.

    [trfeltofegel ka``uegtgfs mdgcgtgfs ta `memlf tofgrawe wmtfr men smegtmtgae rfsaurkfs

    Ogstargkmccy, lavfre`fets men naears omvf iakusfn tofgrmttfetgae ae tof kaestruktgae ai wmtfr men smegtmtgaeimkgcgtgfs wgto cgttcf fiiart ar `aefy mccakmtfn ta tof tmsb aitrmgegel pmrtgkgpmets ta memlf tof imkgcgtgfs. Wau wgcc ofcpgekrfmsf tof kmpmkgty ai tof cakmc pfapcf ta apfrmtf,`memlf, men mgetmge tofgr wmtfr systf`s. Arlmegzmtgaemcnfvfcap`fet gs m krgtgkmc ka`paefet ge strfeltofegelka``uegty kmpmkgty. Wau `my pravgnf trmgegel ge sukomrfms ms pmrtgkgpmtary nfkgsgae-`mbgel men igemekgmc

    `memlf`fet, gekcungel sg`pcgigfn mkkauetgel mendunlftgel. Wau wgcc mcsa fesurf tof pmrtgkgpmtgae aiwa`fe, woa mrf tof prg`mry usfrs ai wmtfr men smegtmtgaeprahfkt imkgcgtgfs.

    Ge ^ofgr Awe \arns

    Ygsgt tof Zfmkf Karps wfdsgtf mt www.pfmkfkarps.lav men igentof cgeb Ge ^ofgr Awe \arns ta rfmn igrst-omen mkkauets ai womtgt gs cgbf ta df m Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr.

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    Fevgrae`fetmc & \mtfr Tfsaurkfs

    Felgeffrgel Zrahfkts Yacuetffr ZraigcfFnukmtgaeMppcgkmets wgcc omvf m dmkofcars ar `mstfrs nflrff gefevgrae`fetmc, kgvgc, ar smegtmry felgeffrgel2 AT

    M dmkofcars nflrff ge Kgvgc Felgeffrgel wgto kaursfwarbge fevgrae`fetmc felgeffrgel2 AT

    Ea kaccflf nflrff men kfrtgigkmtgae ge wmtfr ar wmstfwmtfrtrfmt`fet pcmet apfrmtgae ar omzmrnaus-`mtfrgmcs`memlf`fet.

    Fxpfrgfekf

    @ast mppcgkmets wgcc omvf fxpfrgfekf ge fkomegks,kaestruktgae, oynracaly, ka``uegty autrfmko ge ofmcto arfevgrae`fetmc mwmrfefss2 fxkfccfet poysgkmc stm`gem2 mensg`pcf mkkauetgel ar dunlftgel sbgccs.

    Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr appartuegtgfs rfprfsfet oast kauetry emtgaemc effnsmen mppcgkmets mrf fekaurmlfn ta oaear oast kauetry emtgaemc effns wofedfgel pcmkfn. Zrahfkts vmry men mrf uegqufcy nfigefn mt tof cakmc cfvfc. Ofrfmrf sa`f pralrm` nfskrgptgaes8

    Mirgkm

    Cmkb ai kcfme wmtfr ge aef \fst Mirgkme kauetry oms pcmkfnpfapcf mt rgsb iar ngmrrofm, mcmrgm men lugefm war , m aelatofr gccefssfs men pmrmsgtfs. ^ogs sgtumtgae gs fspfkgmccy mkutfge rurmc mrfms, wofrf aecy ;% ai oausfoacns omvf mkkfss taprapfr smegtmtgae imkgcgtgfs. \mtfr men [megtmtgae Yacuetffrswarb ge igvf prg mry mrfms8 gekrfmsfn mkkfss ta patmdcf wmtfrtoraulo wmtfr saurkf kaestruktgae, mgetfemekf, men rfpmgrs2kaestruktgae men mgetfemekf ai cmtrgefs2 kaestruktgae ai sambpgts iar wmstf wmtfr memlf fet2 oylgfef men smegtmtgaefnukmtgae2 men prapfr wmtfr kaccfktgae, trfmt fet, men starmlf.Ge mcc mrfms ai tfkoegkmc getfrvfetgae, tof f`pomsgs gs ae sbgccstrmesifr sa tomt cakmc ka uegtgfs kme dfka f arf kmpmdcf ai

    mnnrfssgel tofgr wmtfr men smegtmtgae effns. Dy usgel mka uegty-dmsfn mppramko, Yacuetffrs igen tomt warb kme dflgescawcy, dut tomt tof twa-yfmr ka gt fet mccaws tof ta sff rfmcmkka pcgso fets ge tofgr ka uegtys wmtfr rfsaurkf

    memlf fet systf s.

    Getfr-M`frgkm

    Ge aef [auto M frgkme kauetry, efmrcy aef-qumrtfr ai tofpapucmtgae cmkbs cmtrgefs ta prapfrcy ngspasf ai ou me wmstf,cfmngel ta ngsfmsf. of Zfmkf Karps \mtfr men [megtmtgaeZrahfkt ofcps ta cawfr tofsf rmtfs ai ngsfmsf kmusfn dyuesmegtmry kaengtgaes ge tmrlftfn ka uegtgfs. Yacuetffrs

    memcyzf wmtfr prgargtgfs toraulo dmsfcgef stungfs, men mssgst tofka uegty ge tof nfsgle men kaestruktgae ai wmtfr systf s menrmge-wmtfr kmtko fets. ofy pcmy m cfmngel racf geg pcf fetmtgae ai smegtmry cmenigccs, men nfvfcap mwmrfefsspralrm s ta pra atf tofgr g partmekf. Fqumccy g partmet nutgfsgekcunf kaenuktgel wmstf memlf fet fnukmtgae km pmgles,men trmgegel cakmc wmtfr ka gttffs men aiigkgmcs ae wmtfrsystf mgetfemekf.

    Furapf, @fngtfrrmefme men Msgm

    ofrf mrf kurrfetcy ea Fevgrae fetmc men \mtfr TfsaurkfFelgeffrgel prahfkts ge togs rflgae.

    ^of Tfwmrns ai Zfmkf Karps [frvgkf

    Ms m Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr yau kme mbf m trf`fenauskaetrgdutgae ta tof cgvfs ai atofrs. Mt tof sm`f tg`f, yaungskavfr tomt yaur fxpfrgfekf gs ms `uko mdaut yaur cfmregelms gt gs mdaut tfmkogel.

    Yacuetffr sfrvgkf nfvfcaps ar mkkfetumtfs yaur praifssgaemcmdgcgtgfs men feomekfs yaur pfrsaemc lrawto. Ygrtumccy mccrfturegel Yacuetffrs mlrff tofy omvf rfkfgvfn imr arf tometofy omvf lgvfe. Tfkfet kaccflf lrmnumtfs lmge omens-aefxpfrgfekf men aitfe iurtofr nfigef tofgr kmrffr lamcs. Atofrskaeigr` tofgr ka``gt`fet ta tofgr praifssgae men rfkfgvfkmrffr-daastgel getfremtgaemc fxpfrgfekf. Tftgrffs drgel tofgrmkku`ucmtfn cgif fxpfrgfekfs ta toasf woa effn men rfspfkttof`.

    [a`f ai tof `mey dfefigts tomt ka`f wgto Zfmkf Karpssfrvgkf gekcunf8 stunfet came nfifr`fet men/ar pmrtgmckmekfccmtgae, trmespartmtgae ta men ira` kauetry ai sfrvgkf, ge-kauetry trmgegel, `fngkmc men nfetmc kmrf, cgvgel mccawmekf, >?pmgn vmkmtgae nmys, m $::+ rfmnhust`fet mccawmekf upaeka`pcftgae, lrmnumtf skoaac appartuegtgfs, ftk.

    Cgif gs kmccgel. Oaw imr wgcc yau la1

    ?::.>4>.?6?:

    www.pfmkfkarps.lav

    Gt gs tof pacgky ai tof Zfmkf Karps ta pravgnf fqumc appartuegty ge mcc gts pralrm`s iar mcc pfrsaes men ta praogdgt ng skrg`gemtgae dmsfn ae rmkf, kacar, emtgaemc arglge, rfcglgae,mlf (avfr >:), sfx, ngsmdgcgty, pacgtgkmc miigcgmtgae, men sfxumc argfetmtgae ge tof rfkrugt`fet, sfcfktgae, pcmkf`fet, sfrvgkf, men tfr`gemtgae ai Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffrs.

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    Zfmkf Karps Mssgle`fet =;>

    Vrdme men Tflgaemc Zcmeegel

    Krfmtgel [ustmgemdcf [acutgaes

    Ms m Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr yau mrrgvf ge yaur mssglefn kauetry ai sfrvgkf, eat wgto iuens ar fqugp`fet, dut wgto sbgccs men

    beawcfnlf ms wfcc tof wgccgelefss ta mnmpt tof` ta yaur ka``uegty. ^of prg`mry iakus ai mcc vacuetffr warb gs dugcngel tofkmpmkgty ai cakmc ka``uegtgfs ta fft tofgr awe effns toraulo sustmgemdcf mktgvgtgfs. M sukkfssiuc prahfkt gs aef tomtkaetgeufs ta iuektgae fiifktgvfcy mitfr tof vacuetffr cfmvfs.

    Dfiarf stmrtgel yaur twa-yfmr mssgle`fet, yau rfkfgvf mppraxg`mtfcy torff aetos ai ge-kauetry trmgegel, iakusgel aecmelumlf, krass-kucturmc, men tfkoegkmc sbgccs ms wfcc ms ae ofmcto men smifty. ^of trmgegel pralrm` gs nfsglefn ta ofcp yaudfka`f me getflrmc f`dfr ai tof ka``uegty dy lgvgel yau me uenfrstmengel ai tof kauetrys lavfre`fetmc systf`, kucturmcear`s, men getfrpfrsaemc rfcmtgaes. fkoegkmc trmgegel feomekfs yaur mdgcgty ta fiifktgvfcy trmesifr yaur sbgccs men beawcfnlfta oast-kauetry pfapcf.

    Icfxgdgcgty gs yaur bfy ta sukkfss

    Gt gs vgtmc tomt Yacuetffrs uenfrstmen eat aecy tof `yrgmn ai tfkoegkmc pradcf`s, dut mcsa tof kucturmc vgfws men sakga-pacgtgkmckaetfxt ge wogko tofy apfrmtf. of mssgle`fet my omvf cgttcf ar ea fstmdcgsofn strukturf ar skofnucf. Wau kaetgeumccy nfigef

    yaur racf ge rfspaesf ta tof effns ai tof cakmc pfapcf. Waur wgccgelefss ta getflrmtf geta yaur ka``uegty men ofcp yaur oastsigen mppraprgmtf sacutgaes kme fekaurmlf pfapcf ta pmrtgkgpmtf. Waur krfmtgvgty, icfxgdgcgty, sfci-`atgvmtgae, men sfci-ngskgpcgef`my df vglarauscy komccfelfn ms yau fstmdcgso krfngdgcgty men mnmpt ta yaur efw fevgrae`fet.

    ^of \arb ai Vrdme men Tflgaemc Zcmeegel Yacuetffrs

    ^of geicux ai rurmc `glrmets ta urdme mrfms oms krfmtfn sfvfrf strmges ae tof icfnlcgel geirmstrukturfs ai nfvfcapgel emtgaesmen oms rfsuctfn ge kaelfstgae, paccutgae, uef`pcay fet, cmkb ai oausgel, men nftfrgarmtgel trmespart. Ms m Zfmkf KarpsYacuetffr, yau `my warb kcasfcy wgto cakmc pcmeefrs men mn gegstrmtars. Wau `my pravgnf tfkoegkmc mssgstmekf ta mnnrfssgssufs suko ms oausgel, patmdcf wmtfr systf`s, sfwmlf ngspasmc, zaegel, men cmen-usf kaetracs. Wau `my mcsa mssgst genfvfcapgel mkkurmtf nmtm iar nfkgsgae-`mbfrs, kaenuktgel m ka``uegty mssfss`fet, memcyzgel rfsaurkfs, men pravgngelmctfremtf anfcs gi mppcgkmdcf. Atofr Zfmkf Karps prahfkts tomt g`pravf tof qumcgty ai cgif gekcunf sfci-ofcp oausgel,geirmstrukturf pcmeegel, fkaea`gk nfvfcap`fet, uegkgpmc memlf`fet, men urdme ka``uegty nfvfcap`fet. Tfspaesgdgcgtgfs`my gekcunf8

    Mssgstgel ge krfmtgel gegtgmtgvfs iar cakmc fkaea`gknfvfcap`fet2

    Mssgstgel ge nfvfcapgel mppraprgmtf fevgrae`fetmcpcmeegel rflucmtgaes2

    Kaenuktgel m ka``uegty mssfss`fet ta gnfetgiy strfeltosmen effns2

    Kaenuktgel cmen-usf pcmeegel men zaegel stungfs2

    Mssgstgel ge pcmeegel men g pcf`fetgel miiarnmdcfsfrvgkfs tomt fesurf smif nrgebgel wmtfr, smegtmtgaesystf`s, men sacgn wmstf memlf`fet2

    Nftfr`gegel oaw ta usf mvmgcmdcf fefrly rfsaurkfs2prfpmrgel prapasmcs wgto rfcfvmet suppartgel nmtm.

    Ge mnngtgae ta yaur prg`mry nutgfs, yau kaarngemtf atofrmktgvgtgfs nfpfengel ae m ka``uegty mssfss`fet men yaurgetfrfsts men sbgccs. Iar fxm`pcf, yau `my tfmko Felcgso tayaur ka-warbfrs ar ofcp krfmtf geka`f-lfefrmtgel prahfktswgto m wa`fes lraup ar wgto mt-rgsb yauto.

    Wau effn ta omvf m vmrgfty ai arlmegzmtgaemc, ka``uegkmtgae, men kaesfesus-dugcngel sbgccs men me mdgcgty ta iar`ucmtf mktgaepcmes ta ofcp nfmc wgto ka`pcfx pradcf`s men skmrkf rfsaurkfs. Wau `ust mcsa bffp ge `gen tomt yaur racf gs tomt ai memnvgsar sa tomt tof arlmegzmtgae wgcc kaetgeuf ta sustmge gtsfci fvfe mitfr yaur nfpmrturf. Waur kme-na mttgtunf men yaurwgccgelefss ta warb wgto yaur oasts ta igen mppraprgmtf sacutgaes wgcc ofcp pfapcf ta ofcp tof`sfcvfs.

    Ge ^ofgr Awe \arns

    Ygsgt tof Zfmkf Karps wfdsgtf mt www.pfmkfkarps.lav men igentof cgeb Ge ^ofgr Awe \arns ta rfmn igrst-omen mkkauets ai womtgt gs cgbf ta df m Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr.

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    Vrdme men Tflgaemc Zcmeegel Zrahfkts Yacuetffr ZraigcfFnukmtgae

    Dmkofcars ar `mstfrs nflrff ge urdme ar rflgaemc pcmeegel ar m`mstfrs nflrff ge pudcgk mn`gegstrmtgae ar pudcgk pacgky wgto mkaekfetrmtgae ge urdme pcmeegel2 AT

    M dmkofcars nflrff ge mrkogtfkturf, urdme stungfs, ar

    lfalrmpoy men aef yfmr ai fxpfrgfekf ge urdme pcmeegel2 ATM dmkofcars nflrff ge mey ngskgpcgef wgto mt cfmst igvf yfmrs aifxpfrgfekf rfcmtfn ta urdme pcmeegel men torff ngrfktcy rfcmtfn ta`uegkgpmc nfvfcap`fet.

    Fxpfrgfekf

    @ast mppcgkmets omvf mt cfmst aef yfmr ai urdme pcmeegelfxpfrgfekf2 wofe ge skoaac, togs fxpfrgfekf kme tmbf tof iar`ai me getfresogp.

    Atofr rfcfvmet fxpfrgfekf gekcunfs8 warb wgto ka``uegty sfrvgkf arlmegzmtgaes ar cakmc ar stmtf

    pcmeegel nfpmrt`fets2 dusgefss fxpfrgfekf rfcmtfn ta smcfs, dunlft nfvfcap`fet,men ka`putfrs2 rfsfmrko iar prahfkt nfvfcap`fet2 strmtflgk pcmeegel2 men

    vacuetffr warb wgto ka``uegty- ar skoaac-dmsfnarlmegzmtgaes.

    Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr appartuegtgfs rfprfsfet oast kauetry emtgaemc effnsmen mppcgkmets mrf fekaurmlfn ta oaear oast kauetry emtgaemc effns wofedfgel pcmkfn. Zrahfkts vmry men mrf uegqufcy nfigefn mt tof cakmc cfvfc. Ofrfmrf sa`f pralrm` nfskrgptgaes8

    Fmstfre/Kfetrmc Furapf

    Yacuetffrs mrf mssglefn ta uegkgpmc nfvfcap fet prahfkts,warbgel wgto cakmc `uegkgpmcgtgfs aitfe ngrfktcy wgto m`myars aiigkf. Fmko Yacuetffr kaccmdarmtfs wgto `uegkgpmcgtycfmnfrs ta mssfss tof effns ai tof ka uegty men nfsgle mprahfkt pcme ta mnnrfss toasf effns. Mktgvgtgfs rmelf irazaegel gssufs, arlmegzmtgaemc memlf fet, wmtfr menfcfktrgkmc ngstrgdutgae, kgtgzfe autrfmko, sacgn wmstf

    memlf fet, strmtflgk pcmeegel wgto cakmc ELAs, ka uegtylraups men dusgefss arlmegzmtgaes men arf. Nfpfengel aem Yacuetffrs dmkblrauen men fxpfrgfekf, s/of my mcsanfvfcap ka putfr, memlf fet, ar dusgefss sbgccs trmgegelsiar cakmc cfmnfrs men kaccfmlufs. Yacuetffrs my warb wgtoatofr Yacuetffrs ae rflgae-wgnf nfvfcap fet gegtgmtgvfs.

    Getfr-M`frgkm

    Ge =77:, m efw @uegkgpmc Tfiar Cmw ge aef KfetrmcM frgkme kauetry fekaurmlfn tof kaekfpt ai nfkfetrmcgzmtgaemen put togs kauetry ae tof ramn tawmrns strfeltofegel gts

    uegkgpmc lavfre fets. of pmssgel ai togs cmw gespgrfn meycakmc men getfremtgaemc nfvfcap fet mlfekgfs ta dflgepralrm s tomt fekaurmlf rfspaesgvf men fiifktgvf uegkgpmclavfre fets toraulo tof iaccawgel getfrvfetgaes8 mnvakmkymen cflmc rfiar s, trmgegel men tfkoegkmc mssgstmekf ge`uegkgpmc mn gegstrmtgae, mkkauetgel, igemekf, geiar mtgaetfkoeacaly men urdme pcmeegel, ms wfcc ms gevfstgel ge dmsgkgeirmstrukturf. of purpasf ai tof uegkgpmc nfvfcap fetprahfkt gs ta feomekf tof stmenmrn ai cgvgel ai kgtgzfes ge

    mrlgemc sfkaenmry men tfrtgmry uegkgpmcgtgfs dy g pravgeltof nfcgvfry ai pudcgk sfrvgkfs dy cakmc lavfre`fets, tof cfvfcai kgtgzfe pmrtgkgpmtgae ge tof nfkgsgae- mbgel prakfss, mendmsgk kgtgzfesogp toraulo kgvgk fnukmtgae.

    Mirgkm

    ofrf mrf ea kurrfet Vrdme men Tflgaemc Zcmeegel prahfkts getogs rflgae.

    ^of Tfwmrns ai Zfmkf Karps [frvgkf

    Ms m Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr yau kme mbf m trf`fenauskaetrgdutgae ta tof cgvfs ai atofrs. Mt tof sm`f tg`f, yaungskavfr tomt yaur fxpfrgfekf gs ms `uko mdaut yaur cfmregel msgt gs mdaut tfmkogel.

    Yacuetffr sfrvgkf nfvfcaps ar mkkfetumtfs yaur praifssgaemcmdgcgtgfs men feomekfs yaur pfrsaemc lrawto. Ygrtumccy mccrfturegel Yacuetffrs mlrff tofy omvf rfkfgvfn imr arf tometofy omvf lgvfe. Tfkfet kaccflf lrmnumtfs lmge omens-aefxpfrgfekf men aitfe iurtofr nfigef tofgr kmrffr lamcs. Atofrskaeigr` tofgr ka``gt`fet ta tofgr praifssgae men rfkfgvfkmrffr-daastgel getfremtgaemc fxpfrgfekf. Tftgrffs drgel tofgrmkku`ucmtfn cgif fxpfrgfekfs ta toasf woa effn men rfspfkttof`.

    [a`f ai tof `mey dfefigts tomt ka`f wgto Zfmkf Karpssfrvgkf gekcunf8 stunfet came nfifr`fet men/ar pmrtgmckmekfccmtgae, trmespartmtgae ta men ira` kauetry ai sfrvgkf, ge-

    kauetry trmgegel, `fngkmc men nfetmc kmrf, cgvgel mccawmekf, >?pmgn vmkmtgae nmys, m $::+ rfmnhust`fet mccawmekf upaeka`pcftgae, lrmnumtf skoaac appartuegtgfs, ftk.

    Cgif gs kmccgel. Oaw imr wgcc yau la1

    ?::.>4>.?6?:

    www.pfmkfkarps.lav

    Gt gs tof pacgky ai tof Zfmkf Karps ta pravgnf fqumc appartuegty ge mcc gts pralrm`s iar mcc pfrsaes men ta praogdgt ngs krg`gemtgae dmsfn ae rmkf, kacar, emtgaemc arglge, rfcglgae, mlf (avfr>:), sfx, ngsmdgcgty, pacgtgkmc miigcgmtgae, men sfxumc argfetmtgae ge tof rfkrugt`fet, sfcfktgae, pcmkf`fet, sfrvgkf, men tfr`gemtgae ai Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffrs.

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    Zfmkf Karps Mssgle`fet =>:

    Dusgefss Mnvgsgel

    Krfmtgel [ustmgemdcf [acutgaes

    Ms m Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr yau mrrgvf ge yaur mssglefn kauetry ai sfrvgkf, eat wgto iuens ar fqugp`fet, dut wgto sbgccs men

    beawcfnlf ms wfcc tof wgccgelefss ta mnmpt tof` ta yaur ka``uegty. ^of prg`mry iakus ai mcc vacuetffr warb gs dugcngel tofkmpmkgty ai cakmc ka``uegtgfs ta fft tofgr awe effns toraulo sustmgemdcf mktgvgtgfs. M sukkfssiuc prahfkt gs aef tomtkaetgeufs ta iuektgae fiifktgvfcy mitfr tof Yacuetffr cfmvfs.

    Dfiarf stmrtgel yaur twa-yfmr mssgle`fet, yau rfkfgvf mppraxg`mtfcy torff aetos ai ge-kauetry trmgegel, iakusgel aecmelumlf, krass-kucturmc, men tfkoegkmc sbgccs ms wfcc ms ae ofmcto men smifty. ^of trmgegel pralrm` gs nfsglefn ta ofcp yaudfka`f me getflrmc f`dfr ai tof ka``uegty dy lgvgel yau me uenfrstmengel ai tof kauetrys lavfre`fetmc systf`, kucturmcear`s, men getfrpfrsaemc rfcmtgaes. fkoegkmc trmgegel feomekfs yaur mdgcgty ta fiifktgvfcy trmesifr yaur sbgccs men beawcfnlfta oast-kauetry pfapcf.

    Icfxgdgcgty gs yaur bfy ta sukkfss

    Gt gs vgtmc tomt Yacuetffrs uenfrstmen eat aecy tof `yrgmn ai tfkoegkmc pradcf`s, dut mcsa tof kucturmc vgfws men sakga-pacgtgkmckaetfxt ge wogko tofy apfrmtf. of mssgle`fet my omvf cgttcf ar ea fstmdcgsofn strukturf ar skofnucf. Wau kaetgeumccy nfigef

    yaur racf ge rfspaesf ta tof effns ai tof cakmc pfapcf. Waur wgccgelefss ta getflrmtf geta yaur ka``uegty men ofcp yaur oastsigen mppraprgmtf sacutgaes kme fekaurmlf pfapcf ta pmrtgkgpmtf. Waur krfmtgvgty, icfxgdgcgty, sfci-`atgvmtgae, men sfci-ngskgpcgef`my df vglarauscy komccfelfn ms yau fstmdcgso krfngdgcgty men mnmpt ta yaur efw fevgrae`fet.

    ^of \arb ai Dusgefss Mnvgsgel Yacuetffrs

    ^of Zfmkf Karps dusgefss mnvgsgel pralrm pra`atfs cakmc fkaea`gk nfvfcap`fet toraulo geka`f lfefrmtgel mktgvgtgfs mensfci-f`pcay`fet, usgel tof Zfmkf Karps trmngtgaemc strfeltos8 m sfci-ofcp, lrmssraats pogcasapoy, sfesgtgvgty ta cakmc kusta`smen trmngtgaes, Yacuetffr fetrfprfefurgmc sbgccs, men kaccmdarmtgae wgto pudcgk men prgvmtf sfktar nfvfcap`fet mlfekgfs. Waupravgnf tfkoegkmc mssgstmekf men trmgegel ge dusgefss nfvfcap`fet men memlf`fet oaw ta g`pravf getfremc arlmegzmtgaemcsystf`s, ms wfcc ms memcyzf fxtfremc `mrbft trfens, appartuegtgfs, men gssufs. Wau `my df mssglefn ta warb wgto s`mccfetfrprgsfs, kaapfrmtgvfs, m lavfre`fet fxtfesgae sfrvgkf, m prgvmtf mlfeky, m sfkaenmry skoaac ar uegvfrsgty, m ka``uegtyarlmegzmtgae, ar m eae-lavfre`fetmc arlmegzmtgae. Nfpfengel ae yaur sbgccs men tof emturf ai tof mssgle`fet, yau `my dfgevacvfn ge8

    Dusgefss Fnukmtgae

    ^fmko Huegar Mkogfvf`fet, mppcgfn fkaea`gks, mkkauetgel,men atofr dusgefss sudhfkts ta oglo skoaac ar uegvfrsgtystunfets `mey ai woa` mrf tof kauetrys iuturf dusgefsscfmnfrs ge m kcmssraa` sfttgel.

    Dusgefss Nfvfcap`fet

    ^rmge fetrfprfefurs ge getfremc `memlf`fet systf`s menkaetrac, suko ms igemekf, mkkauetgel, kast kaetrac,rfkarn-bffpgel, pcmeegel, gevfetary kaetrac, men

    `memlf`fet. Gnfetgiy men fstmdcgso cgebmlfs m`ael dusgefssfs ta

    imkgcgtmtf tof fxkomelf ai sfrvgkfs men geiar`mtgae. Mssgst ge gnfetgiygel sukkfssiuc dusgefss vfeturfs tomt mrf

    me mctfremtgvf ta trmngtgaemc warb. Kaenukt ifmsgdgcgty stungfs men dusgefss survfys iar

    pranuktgae men `mrbftgel. Nfvfcap mppraprgmtf mrbftgel strmtflgfs iar

    `frkomengsgel, mnvfrtgsgel, prgkgel men ngspcmys.

    Arlmegzmtgaemc Nfvfcap`fet

    \arb wgto cakmc lavfre`fet aiigkfs, kgtgzfesarlmegzmtgaes ar lrmssraats ELAs ta suppart cakmcnfvfcap`fet gegtgmtgvfs, gekcungel s`mcc fetfrprgsfnfvfcap`fet men sakgmc sfrvgkf pravgsgae.

    [trfeltofe arlmegzmtgaemc kmpmkgty, gekcungelg`pravgel igemekgmc, pcmeegel, iuenrmgsgel menmn`gegstrmtgvf systf`s.

    ^rmesifr dusgefss, G^, ar Felcgso sbgccs menbeawcfnlf ta kauetfrpmrts ge arnfr ta ofcp tof` taiuektgae fiifktgvfcy mt tofgr had.

    Mssgst tof ka``uegty ge gnfetgiygel cakmccy mvmgcmdcfiuens men rfsaurkfs ta `fft prahfkt lamcs.

    Ge ^ofgr Awe \arns

    Ygsgt tof Zfmkf Karps wfdsgtf mt www.pfmkfkarps.lav men igentof cgeb Ge ^ofgr Awe \arns ta rfmn igrst-omen mkkauets ai womtgt gs cgbf ta df m Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr.

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    Dusgefss Mnvgsgel Zrahfkts Yacuetffr ZraigcfFnukmtgae

    Mppcgkmets wgcc omvf m dmkofcars nflrff ge fkaea`gks, dusgefss,`memlf`fet, igemekf, `mrbftgel, mkkauetgel, ka`putfr systf`s, argetfremtgaemc dusgefss, ar mey ngskgpcgef wgto aef yfmr ai warbfxpfrgfekf ge kaapfrmtgvfs, s`mcc dusgefss ar krfngt uegaes2 AT

    Ea kaccflf nflrff wgto iaur ar `arf yfmrs ai dusgefss

    `memlf`fet fxpfrgfekf, gevacvgel dmsgk dusgefssprgekgpcfs suko ms kast memcysgs, pcmeegel, gevfetary kaetrac,daabbffpgel men `mrbftgel2 AT

    Me mssakgmtf nflrff ge mey dusgefss ngskgpcgef wgto twa yfmrs aifxpfrgfekf ms m dusgefss `memlfr.

    Fxpfrgfekf

    [a`f mppcgkmets omvf warbfn iar mt cfmst m yfmr ge s`mccdusgefss, memlf`fet, mkkauetgel, ar kaapfrmtgvfs.

    Atofr rfcfvmet fxpfrgfekf gekcunfs `memlf`fet ge m `uctg-tmsb fevgrae`fet, awegel ar apfrmtgel m s`mcc dusgefss, menvacuetffr warb wgto ka``uegty- ar skoaac-dmsfn

    arlmegzmtgaes ar kcuds. [a`f mppcgkmets mcsa omvf fxpfrgfekfge ou`me rfsaurkf nfvfcap`fet ar trmgegel, `mrbft rfsfmrkomen igemekgmc mnvgsgel, rfsfmrko iar prahfkt nfvfcap`fetmktgvgtgfs, iuenrmgsgel, prahfkt `memlf`fet, men mlrgkucturf.

    Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr appartuegtgfs rfprfsfet oast kauetry emtgaemc effnsmen mppcgkmets mrf fekaurmlfn ta oaear oast kauetry emtgaemc effns wofedfgel pcmkfn. Zrahfkts vmry men mrf uegqufcy nfigefn mt tof cakmc cfvfc. Ofrfmrf sa`f pralrm` nfskrgptgaes8

    Mirgkm

    Ge aef Fmst Mirgkme emtgae, m cmrlf eu dfr ai toasf sffbgel hadsge tof iar mc sfktar mrf ofcn dmkb nuf ta m cmkb ai efkfssmrysbgccs ar trmgegel. ^of lavfre fet gs mllrfssgvfcy pursugelfnukmtgae rfiar ta mnnrfss togs pradcf .Dusgefss MnvgsgelYacuetffrs mssgst sfkaenmry skoaac tfmkofrs ge g pcf fetgeltof @gegstry ai Fnukmtgaes kurrgkucu ae fetrfprfefursogp.ofy tfmko dusgefss sbgccs men feomekf cfssae pcmes toraulo

    omens-ae mktgvgtgfs, igfcn trgps, fetrfprfefurgmc nmys, menka uegty mwmrfefss sfssgaes. ofy my mcsa imkgcgtmtf mitfr-skoaac dusgefss kcuds wgto stunfets men aut-ai-skoaac yauto.oraulo dato iar mc men geiar mc fnukmtgae, Yacuetffrs mrf

    ofcpgel ta dugcn kmpmkgty ta tof efxt lfefrmtgae ai fetrfprfefurs.

    Earto MirgkmNgvfrsgiygel tof fkaea y rf mges m prg mry komccfelf ge togsrflgae, men efw fkaea gk appartuegtgfs men mssgstmekf tafxgstgel s mcc dusgefssfs mrf fssfetgmc ta mdsard lrawgeleu dfrs ai uef pcayfn pfapcf. Yacuetffrs warb wgto tof@gegstry ai aurgs ta mssgst mrtgsme lraups wgto pranukt qumcgtymen sfrvgkf, dusgefss pcmeegel men arlmegzmtgaemc nfvfcap fet.ofy ofcp tofsf lraups krfmtf dusgefss men mrbftgel pcmes,

    men tfmko dmsgk mkkauetgel ta dusgefss awefrs. ofsf fiiartsf pawfr mrtgsmes ta eat aecy prfsfrvf tofgr trmngtgaemc nfsgles,dut ta usf tofgr sbgccs ta krfmtf m sukkfssiuc dusgefss men tastg ucmtf m efw fkaea gk dmsf.

    Getfr-M`frgkm

    @mey uef pcayfn pfapcf ge togs rflgae krfmtf tofgr awe hads getof geiar mc sfktar, dut tofgr vfeturfs imgc ta lfefrmtf feaulogeka f ta iffn tofgr im gcgfs. Yacuetffrs warb ta krfmtf men

    mgetmge hads dy trmgegel ka uegty f dfrs men kaenuktgelmssfss fets ae patfetgmc geka f-lfefrmtgel mktgvgtgfs ge tofmrfm. Ms me mnngtgaemc iakus, Yacuetffrs tfmko dusgefss men cgifsbgccs ta yauel mnucts, ta fekaurmlf tof ta utgcgzf tofgr dusgefssbeawcfnlf mt me fmrcy mlf ge tof krfmtgae ai s mcc fetfrprgsfs.

    ^of Tfwmrns ai Zfmkf Karps [frvgkf

    Ms m Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr yau kme mbf m trf`fenauskaetrgdutgae ta tof cgvfs ai atofrs. Mt tof sm`f tg`f, yaungskavfr tomt yaur fxpfrgfekf gs ms `uko mdaut yaur cfmregel msgt gs mdaut tfmkogel.

    Yacuetffr sfrvgkf nfvfcaps ar mkkfetumtfs yaur praifssgaemcmdgcgtgfs men feomekfs yaur pfrsaemc lrawto. Ygrtumccy mccrfturegel Yacuetffrs mlrff tofy omvf rfkfgvfn imr arf tometofy omvf lgvfe. Tfkfet kaccflf lrmnumtfs lmge omens-aefxpfrgfekf men aitfe iurtofr nfigef tofgr kmrffr lamcs. Atofrskaeigr` tofgr ka``gt`fet ta tofgr praifssgae men rfkfgvfkmrffr-daastgel getfremtgaemc fxpfrgfekf. Tftgrffs drgel tofgrmkku`ucmtfn cgif fxpfrgfekfs ta toasf woa effn men rfspfkttof`.

    [a`f ai tof `mey dfefigts tomt ka`f wgto Zfmkf Karpssfrvgkf gekcunf8 stunfet came nfifr`fet men/ar pmrtgmckmekfccmtgae, trmespartmtgae ta men ira` kauetry ai sfrvgkf, ge-kauetry trmgegel, `fngkmc men nfetmc kmrf, cgvgel mccawmekf, >?

    pmgn vmkmtgae nmys, m $::+ rfmnhust`fet mccawmekf upaeka`pcftgae, lrmnumtf skoaac appartuegtgfs, ftk.

    Cgif gs kmccgel. Oaw imr wgcc yau la1

    ?::.>4>.?6?:

    www.pfmkfkarps.lav

    Gt gs tof pacgky ai tof Zfmkf Karps ta pravgnf fqumc appartuegty ge mcc gts pralrm`s iar mcc pfrsaes men ta praogdgt ng skrg`gemtgae dmsfn ae rmkf, kacar, emtgaemc arglge, rfcglgae,mlf (avfr >:), sfx, ngsmdgcgty, pacgtgkmc miigcgmtgae, men sfxumc argfetmtgae ge tof rfkrugt`fet, sfcfktgae, pcmkf`fet, sfrvgkf, men tfr`gemtgae ai Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffrs.

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    Zfmkf Karps Mssgle`fet =>;

    Geiar`mtgae & Ka``uegkmtgae ^fkoeacaly

    Krfmtgel [ustmgemdcf [acutgaes

    Ms m Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr yau mrrgvf ge yaur mssglefn kauetry ai sfrvgkf, eat wgto iuens ar fqugp`fet, dut wgto sbgccs men

    beawcfnlf ms wfcc tof wgccgelefss ta mnmpt tof` ta yaur ka``uegty. ^of prg`mry iakus ai mcc vacuetffr warb gs dugcngel tof kmpmkgtyai cakmc ka``uegtgfs ta fft tofgr awe effns toraulo sustmgemdcf mktgvgtgfs. M sukkfssiuc prahfkt gs aef tomt kaetgeufs ta iuektgaefiifktgvfcy mitfr tof vacuetffr cfmvfs.

    Dfiarf stmrtgel yaur twa-yfmr mssgle`fet, yau rfkfgvf mppraxg`mtfcy torff aetos ai ge-kauetry trmgegel, iakusgel ae cmelumlf,krass-kucturmc, men tfkoegkmc sbgccs ms wfcc ms ae ofmcto men smifty. ^of trmgegel pralrm` gs nfsglefn ta ofcp yau dfka`f me getflrmc`f`dfr ai tof ka``uegty dy lgvgel yau me uenfrstmengel ai tof kauetrys lavfre`fetmc systf`, kucturmc ear`s, men getfrpfrsaemcrfcmtgaes. fkoegkmc trmgegel feomekfs yaur mdgcgty ta fiifktgvfcy trmesifr yaur sbgccs men beawcfnlf ta oast-kauetry pfapcf.

    Icfxgdgcgty gs yaur bfy ta sukkfss

    Gt gs vgtmc tomt Yacuetffrs uenfrstmen eat aecy tof `yrgmn ai tfkoegkmc pradcf`s, dut mcsa tof kucturmc vgfws men sakga-pacgtgkmckaetfxt ge wogko tofy apfrmtf. of mssgle`fet my omvf cgttcf ar ea fstmdcgsofn strukturf ar skofnucf. Wau kaetgeumccy nfigef yaurracf ge rfspaesf ta tof effns ai tof cakmc pfapcf. Waur wgccgelefss ta getflrmtf geta yaur ka``uegty men ofcp yaur oasts igen

    mppraprgmtf sacutgaes kme fekaurmlf pfapcf ta pmrtgkgpmtf. Waur krfmtgvgty, icfxgdgcgty, sfci-`atgvmtgae, men sfci-ngskgpcgef my dfvglarauscy komccfelfn ms yau fstmdcgso krfngdgcgty men mnmpt ta yaur efw fevgrae`fet.

    ^of \arb ai Geiar`mtgae & Ka``uegkmtgae ^fkoeacaly (GK^) Yacuetffrs

    Ms m Zfmkf Karps GK^ Yacuetffr, yau `my pravgnf tfkoegkmc suppart men trmgegel ta skoaacs, lavfre`fet `gegstrgfs ar aiigkfs,dusgefssfs men eae-lavfre`fetmc arlmegzmtgaes ge tof krfmtgae, starmlf, memlf`fet men ngssf`gemtgae ai geiar`mtgae dy fcfktraegk`fmes. ogs nfigegtgae gekcunfs ka`putfrs, tof Getfreft, rmnga, vgnfa men kfcc poaefs. Nfpfengel ae tof kauetry ta wogko yau mrfmssglefn, yaur mssgle`fet my gevacvf8

    [fttgel up men apfrmtgel omrnwmrf systf`s men saitwmrfmppcgkmtgaes2

    Mssfssgel effns men nfvfcapgel rfka` fenmtgaes iar

    mppraprgmtf tfkoeacaly men fngm pcmtiar`s2 Zravgnf mnvgkf ae mnmptgel fxgstgel fngm men saitwmrf

    ta fft spfkgigk effns ar nfvfcapgel kusta`mppcgkmtgaes2

    Fstmdcgsogel Getfreft mkkfss men tfmkogel Getfreftrfsfmrko sbgccs2

    [uppartgel tof nfvfcap`fet ai ka``uegty rmnga arvgnfa dramnkmsts.

    ^fmkogelWau `my tfmko stunfets GK^ ge m sfkaenmry ar tfkoegkmcskoaac iar me mvfrmlf ai 46 oaurs pfr wffb. Waur cfssaesiaccaw tof lugnfcgefs sft dy m emtgaemc syccmdus tomt autcgefs m

    rfqugrfn sfqufekf ai mktgvgtgfs. Wau mssu`f rfspaesgdgcgtgfsrfcmtgel ta kcmssraa` gestruktgae, tfstgel, cfssae pcmeegel,men mtfrgmcs nfvfcap`fet. Wau my tfmko atofr sudhfktsnfpfengel ai tof effns ai tof skoaac men yaur awebeawcfnlf.

    ^rmgegel men Mnvgsgel

    Wau `my trmge tfmkofrs ta tfmko GK^ dy kaenuktgel ge-sfrvgkfwarbsoaps ge dmsgk ka putfr men tfmkogel `ftoanacaly

    gekcungel sudhfkt-dmsfn GK^ getflrmtgae2 ar yau glot trmgelavfre`fet warbfrs ge geiar`mtgae systf` men nmtmdmsf`memlf`fet. Wau mcsa `my mnvgsf s`mcc dusgefss awefrs mencakmc mrtgsme lraups ae wfdsgtf usf iar dusgefssnfvfcap`fet2 ar yau glot mnvgsf ka``uegty-dmsfnarlmegzmtgaes ae tof usf ai GK^ iar pudcgk sfrvgkfmeeauekf`fets.

    Ge ^ofgr Awe \arns

    Ygsgt tof Zfmkf Karps wfdsgtf mt www.pfmkfkarps.lav men igen

    tof cgeb Ge ^ofgr Awe \arns ta rfmn igrst-omen mkkauets ai womtgt gs cgbf ta df m Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr.

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    Geiar`mtgae & Ka``uegkmtgae ^fkoeacaly

    (GK^) Zrahfkts Yacuetffr ZraigcfFnukmtgaeMppcgkmets wgcc omvf m dmkofcars nflrff ge ka`putfr skgfekf,geiar`mtgae systf`s, ar m iakus ae nfvfcap`fet ai ka``uegkmtgaetfkoeacalgfs2 AT

    M dmkofcars nflrff ge mey ngskgpcgef wgto =6 sf`fstfr oaurs ge

    ka`putfr skgfekfs, mcael wgto twa yfmrs ai rfcfvmet fxpfrgfekf2AT

    MM ge m ka`putfr-rfcmtfn igfcn men twa yfmrs ai rfcfvmetfxpfrgfekf2 AT

    Igvf ar arf yfmrs ai fxpfrgfekf ge pralrm``gel, systf`smemcysgs, systf`s nfsgle, ka`putfr kaesuctgel ar ge mka``uegkmtgae fngm, gekcungel wfd, vgnfa, tfcfpoaey, rmnga arigc` pranuktgae.

    Fxpfrgfekf

    ]umcgigfn mppcgkmets wgcc omvf beawcfnlf ai ar fxpfrgfekf ge dmsgkka`putfr mppcgkmtgaes suko ms warn prakfssgel, sprfmnsoffts, men

    nmtmdmsfs2 men strael cfmnfrsogp men arlmegzmtgaemc sbgccs. Atofrfxpfrgfekf gekcunfs me mdgcgty ta trmge atofrs ge ka`putfr cgtfrmky,`mgetfemekf men rfpmgr sbgccs, nfvfcap`fet ai trmgegel mtfrgmcs,men fxpfrgfekf ge O^@C, wfdsgtf nfsgle, ar aecgef mrbftgel.

    Zfmkf Karps Yacuetffr appartuegtgfs rfprfsfet oast kauetry emtgaemc effnsmen mppcgkmets mrf fekaurmlfn ta oaear oast kauetry emtgaemc effns wofedfgel pcmkfn. Zrahfkts vmry men mrf uegqufcy nfigefn mt tof cakmc cfvfc.Ofrf mrf sa`f pralrm` nfskrgptgaes8

    Mirgkm

    Ms pmrt ai tof Fnukmtgae prahfkt, Yacuetffrs ge togs \fst Mirgkmekauetry tfmko ka putfr cgtfrmky mt tfmkofr trmgegel kaccflfs,sfkaenmry men tfkoegkmc skoaacs. ofy trmge kauetfrpmrts menstunfets ae ka putfr dmsgks, nmtmdmsf mgetfemekf, saitwmrftraudcfsoaatgel, men wfd pmlf nfvfcap fet. ofy mcsa warb mttfmkofr rfsaurkf kfetfrs ta arlmegzf warbsoaps iar tofka uegty mt cmrlf men nfvfcap rfsaurkfs iar prg mry mensfkaenmry skoaac tfmkofrs. oraulo tofgr mktgvgtgfs, Yacuetffrspra atf mkkfss ta geiar mtgae men ka uegkmtgae tfkoeacalgfsae m cakmc men rflgaemc cfvfc.

    Fmstfre/Kfetrmc Furapf

    Kauetrgfs ge togs rflgae mrf trmesgtgaegel ta m irff mrbftfkaea y. Yacuetffrs omvf dffe msbfn ta ofcp gnfetgiymppramkofs iar tofsf ka uegtgfs ta usf GK ge tofgrnfvfcap fet ai cakmc lavfremekf men fkaea y. [a fYacuetffrs krf