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The Social Safety Net in America

by Christopher Howard ...

The first comprehensive map of the social safety net, public and private, in the United States. Societies are often judged by how they treat their most vulnerable members: the poor and near poor. In the United States, this responsibility belongs not only to governments, but also to charities, businesses, individuals, and family members. Their combined efforts generate a social safety net. In Who ... Read more

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The first comprehensive map of the social safety net, public and private, in the United States. Societies are often judged by how they treat their most vulnerable members: the poor and near poor. In the United States, this responsibility belongs not only to governments, but also to charities, businesses, individuals, and family members. Their combined efforts generate a social safety net. In Who
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Rebel City: Hong Kong's Year Of Water And Fire

by . South China Morning Post Team, Zuraidah Ibrahim, Jeffie Lam ...

SCMP's reporting team looks back at Hong Kong's most wrenching political crisis since its return to Chinese rule in 1997. Anti-extradition bill protests that morphed rapidly into a wider anti-government movement in 2019 left no aspect of the city untouched, from its social compact to its body politic to its open economy. The demonstrations which continued well into 2020 have tested every ... Read more

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SCMP's reporting team looks back at Hong Kong's most wrenching political crisis since its return to Chinese rule in 1997. Anti-extradition bill protests that morphed rapidly into a wider anti-government movement in 2019 left no aspect of the city untouched, from its social compact to its body politic to its open economy. The demonstrations which continued well into 2020 have tested every
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Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)

by George Orwell ...

Nineteen Eighty-Four, often published as 1984, is a dystopian novel by English writer George Orwell. The novel is set in the year 1984 when most of the world population have become victims of perpetual war, omnipresent government surveillance and propaganda. In the novel, Great Britain ("Airstrip One") has become a province of a superstate named Oceania. Oceania is ruled by the "Party", who employ ... Read more

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Nineteen Eighty-Four, often published as 1984, is a dystopian novel by English writer George Orwell. The novel is set in the year 1984 when most of the world population have become victims of perpetual war, omnipresent government surveillance and propaganda. In the novel, Great Britain ("Airstrip One") has become a province of a superstate named Oceania. Oceania is ruled by the "Party", who employ
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真相製造：從聖戰士媽媽、極權政府、網軍教練、境外勢力、打假部隊、內容農場主人到政府小編

by 劉致昕 ...

Series series 春山之聲
★金鼎獎、卓越新聞獎、人權新聞獎、亞洲出版協會大獎、吳舜文新聞獎得主，近年來最受矚目的國際新聞記者★卞中佩（政大創新學院助理教授）、李雪莉（《報導者》總編輯）、張潔平（Matters創辦人）專文推薦（以上按姓氏筆畫排列）在真相製造的時代，相逢在網路與社群媒體的我們，究竟是更容易溝通、融合、化解歧見；還是彼此誤解、仇視，甚而分崩離析？五年、橫跨八國，一個臺灣灣記者來自前線的第一手採訪與關鍵實錄近年來網路與社群媒體的興盛，人們的連結、互動與訊息共享變得更容易，然而，這也使得民主國家面臨前所未見的考驗。極端主義以網路為工具點火，使穆斯林青年成為恐攻分子；境外勢力可以跨海介入另個國家的總統大選，使社會分裂；當網路行銷與政治利益結合，傳遞的是人民的聲音，還是產業的聲音；日漸極端化的立場，又如何在每一個國家樹立新的「柏林圍牆」？寄生於網路的「真相產業」，從政治、商業到社會心理層次，如何在全球演變 ... Read more

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★金鼎獎、卓越新聞獎、人權新聞獎、亞洲出版協會大獎、吳舜文新聞獎得主，近年來最受矚目的國際新聞記者★卞中佩（政大創新學院助理教授）、李雪莉（《報導者》總編輯）、張潔平（Matters創辦人）專文推薦（以上按姓氏筆畫排列）在真相製造的時代，相逢在網路與社群媒體的我們，究竟是更容易溝通、融合、化解歧見；還是彼此誤解、仇視，甚而分崩離析？五年、橫跨八國，一個臺灣灣記者來自前線的第一手採訪與關鍵實錄近年來網路與社群媒體的興盛，人們的連結、互動與訊息共享變得更容易，然而，這也使得民主國家面臨前所未見的考驗。極端主義以網路為工具點火，使穆斯林青年成為恐攻分子；境外勢力可以跨海介入另個國家的總統大選，使社會分裂；當網路行銷與政治利益結合，傳遞的是人民的聲音，還是產業的聲音；日漸極端化的立場，又如何在每一個國家樹立新的「柏林圍牆」？寄生於網路的「真相產業」，從政治、商業到社會心理層次，如何在全球演變
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The Prince (Complete)(Free AudioBook Link)

by Nicolo Machiavelli ...

Series series Greenhouse Classics
The Prince (Italian: Il Principe) is a political treatise by the Italian diplomat, historian and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli. From correspondence a version appears to have been distributed in 1513, using a Latin title, De Principatibus (About Principalities). However, the printed version was not published until 1532, five years after Machiavelli's death. This was done with the ... Read more

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The Prince (Italian: Il Principe) is a political treatise by the Italian diplomat, historian and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli. From correspondence a version appears to have been distributed in 1513, using a Latin title, De Principatibus (About Principalities). However, the printed version was not published until 1532, five years after Machiavelli's death. This was done with the
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Absent Citizens

Disability Politics and Policy in Canada

by Michael J. Prince ...

Disability exists in the shadows of public awareness and at the periphery of policy making. People with disabilities are, in many respects, missing from the theories and practices of social rights, political participation, employment, and civic membership. Absent Citizens brings to light these chronic deficiencies in Canadian society and emphasizes the effects that these omissions have on the ... Read more

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Disability exists in the shadows of public awareness and at the periphery of policy making. People with disabilities are, in many respects, missing from the theories and practices of social rights, political participation, employment, and civic membership. Absent Citizens brings to light these chronic deficiencies in Canadian society and emphasizes the effects that these omissions have on the
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Falling Short

The Coming Retirement Crisis and What to Do About It

by Charles D. Ellis, Alicia H. Munnell, Andrew D. Eschtruth ...

The United States faces a serious retirement challenge. Many of today's workers will lack the resources to retire at traditional ages and maintain their standard of living in retirement. Solving the problem is a major challenge in today's environment in which risk and responsibility have shifted from government and employers to individuals. For this reason, Charles D. Ellis, Alicia H. Munnell, and ... Read more

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The United States faces a serious retirement challenge. Many of today's workers will lack the resources to retire at traditional ages and maintain their standard of living in retirement. Solving the problem is a major challenge in today's environment in which risk and responsibility have shifted from government and employers to individuals. For this reason, Charles D. Ellis, Alicia H. Munnell, and
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2010: Take Back America

A Battle Plan

by Dick Morris, Eileen McGann ...

As battle lines are drawn for the next midterm elections, Dick Morris and Eileen McGann—authors of the smash #1 New York Times bestseller Catastrophe, as well as bestsellers Fleeced and Outrage—are back with 2010: Take Back America. Fans of Morris’s multiple FOX News appearances will find many of the same conservative rallying cries in this book—health care, Obama’s economic agenda, the looming ... Read more

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As battle lines are drawn for the next midterm elections, Dick Morris and Eileen McGann—authors of the smash #1 New York Times bestseller Catastrophe, as well as bestsellers Fleeced and Outrage—are back with 2010: Take Back America. Fans of Morris’s multiple FOX News appearances will find many of the same conservative rallying cries in this book—health care, Obama’s economic agenda, the looming
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A república das milícias

Dos esquadrões da morte à era Bolsonaro

by Bruno Paes Manso, Pedro Inoue ...

LIVRO VENCEDOR DO PRÊMIO JABUTI 2021 NA CATEGORIA REPORTAGEMUma reportagem de alta voltagem que expõe uma ferida enraizada na sociedade brasileira.Fabrício Queiroz, Adriano da Nóbrega, Ronnie Lessa. Os três foram protagonistas de uma forma violenta de gestão de território que tomou corpo nos últimos vinte anos e ganha neste livro um retrato por inteiro: as milícias. Dos esquadrões da morte ... Read more

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LIVRO VENCEDOR DO PRÊMIO JABUTI 2021 NA CATEGORIA REPORTAGEMUma reportagem de alta voltagem que expõe uma ferida enraizada na sociedade brasileira.Fabrício Queiroz, Adriano da Nóbrega, Ronnie Lessa. Os três foram protagonistas de uma forma violenta de gestão de território que tomou corpo nos últimos vinte anos e ganha neste livro um retrato por inteiro: as milícias. Dos esquadrões da morte
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From Bin Laden To Facebook: 10 Days Of Abduction, 10 Years Of Terrorism

by Maria A Ressa ...

The two most wanted terrorists in Southeast Asia — a Malaysian and a Singaporean — are on the run in the Philippines, but they manage to keep their friends and family updated on Facebook. Filipinos connect with al-Qaeda-linked groups in Somalia and Yemen. The black flag — embedded in al-Qaeda lore — pops up on websites and Facebook pages from around the world, including the Philippines, Indonesia, ... Read more

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The two most wanted terrorists in Southeast Asia — a Malaysian and a Singaporean — are on the run in the Philippines, but they manage to keep their friends and family updated on Facebook. Filipinos connect with al-Qaeda-linked groups in Somalia and Yemen. The black flag — embedded in al-Qaeda lore — pops up on websites and Facebook pages from around the world, including the Philippines, Indonesia,
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Three Weeks in July

7/7, the aftermath and the deadly manhunt

by Adam Wishart, James Nally ...

'A superb book’ – Observer‘Gripping, vivid and compelling’ – The Critic‘Humane, absorbing and meticulous’ – New Statesman‘An extraordinary book’ James O’Brien, TLSThree Weeks in July is the extraordinary and definitive account of the events of the 7/7 London bombings, publishing on the 20th anniversary of the event.Thr... ... Read more

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'A superb book’ – Observer‘Gripping, vivid and compelling’ – The Critic‘Humane, absorbing and meticulous’ – New Statesman‘An extraordinary book’ James O’Brien, TLSThree Weeks in July is the extraordinary and definitive account of the events of the 7/7 London bombings, publishing on the 20th anniversary of the event.Thr...
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The New Public Health Law

A Transdisciplinary Approach to Practice and Advocacy

by Scott Burris, Micah L. Berman, Matthew Penn, Tara Ramanathan Holiday ...

Public health law isn't just for lawyers. Or at least it doesn't have to be. Originally published in 2018, The New Public Health Law was the first textbook to arm lawyers and public health professionals of any background with the tools to fully exploit the potential of law to improve public health. This refreshed second edition furthers the transdisciplinary approach of the first edition with key ... Read more

$56.15 CAD

Public health law isn't just for lawyers. Or at least it doesn't have to be. Originally published in 2018, The New Public Health Law was the first textbook to arm lawyers and public health professionals of any background with the tools to fully exploit the potential of law to improve public health. This refreshed second edition furthers the transdisciplinary approach of the first edition with key
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The Prison Teacher

Stories from Britain's Most Notorious Women's Prison

by Mim Skinner ...

"The best book I've read this year" Rachael, Goodreads reviewer ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐"Fantastic" Rachel, Goodreads reviewer ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐"Funny, insightful, heart-breaking" NetGalley reviewer ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐"A magnificent book" Jo, Goodreads reviewer ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐Step inside one of Britain's most renowned prisons...During her time as a prison teacher Mim Skinner met people from al... ... Read more

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"The best book I've read this year" Rachael, Goodreads reviewer ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐"Fantastic" Rachel, Goodreads reviewer ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐"Funny, insightful, heart-breaking" NetGalley reviewer ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐"A magnificent book" Jo, Goodreads reviewer ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐Step inside one of Britain's most renowned prisons...During her time as a prison teacher Mim Skinner met people from al...
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Deception

The Making of the YouTube Video Hillary and Obama Blamed for Benghazi

by Kenneth J. Timmerman ...

Finally the truth about the YouTube video Hillary blamed for Benghazi.The last thing Hillary Clinton wants you to read is the truth about the infamous YouTube video she claimed sparked the Benghazi attacks. That’s why Cindy Lee Garcia—the deceived actress from the video—is Hillary's worst nightmare. She woke up the day after the Benghazi attacks to see her face all over national television, with ... Read more

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Finally the truth about the YouTube video Hillary blamed for Benghazi.The last thing Hillary Clinton wants you to read is the truth about the infamous YouTube video she claimed sparked the Benghazi attacks. That’s why Cindy Lee Garcia—the deceived actress from the video—is Hillary's worst nightmare. She woke up the day after the Benghazi attacks to see her face all over national television, with
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Disinherited

How Washington Is Betraying America's Young

by Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Jared Meyer ...

Tens of millions of Americans are between the ages of 18 and 30. These Americans, known as millennials, are, or soon will be, entering the workforce. For them, achieving success will be more difficult than it was for young people in the past.This is not because they are less intelligent, they have worked less hard, or they are any less deserving of the American dream. It is because Washington made ... Read more

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Tens of millions of Americans are between the ages of 18 and 30. These Americans, known as millennials, are, or soon will be, entering the workforce. For them, achieving success will be more difficult than it was for young people in the past.This is not because they are less intelligent, they have worked less hard, or they are any less deserving of the American dream. It is because Washington made
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China's Energy Security: Analysis, Assessment And Improvement

by Jingzheng Ren ...

China is the second-largest economy in the world yet it faces serious energy security challenges due to the country's reliance on coal, a fuel with multiple environmental and social problems. Moreover, since 2017 China has become the world's largest crude oil importer, greatly increasing its reliance on imported energy.The International Energy Agency has defined energy security as 'the ... Read more

$70.10 CAD

China is the second-largest economy in the world yet it faces serious energy security challenges due to the country's reliance on coal, a fuel with multiple environmental and social problems. Moreover, since 2017 China has become the world's largest crude oil importer, greatly increasing its reliance on imported energy.The International Energy Agency has defined energy security as 'the
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Keeping The Promise Of Social Security In Latin America

by Gill Indermit S. ; Packard Truman G. ; Yermo Juan ...

Empirical analysis of two decades of pioneering pension and social security reform in Latin America and the Caribbean shows that much has been achieved, but that critical challenges remain. In tackling this unfinished agenda, a great deal can be learned from the reform experience of countries in the region. Keeping the Promise, produced by the chief economist's office in the Latin America and ... Read more

$26.54 CAD

Empirical analysis of two decades of pioneering pension and social security reform in Latin America and the Caribbean shows that much has been achieved, but that critical challenges remain. In tackling this unfinished agenda, a great deal can be learned from the reform experience of countries in the region. Keeping the Promise, produced by the chief economist's office in the Latin America and
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Social Assistance and Conditional Cash Transfers

Proceedings of the Regional Workshop

Edited by Sri Wening Handayani, Clifford Buckley ...

The regional workshop, held on 23-24 July 2009 at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), brought together people from ADB, its developing member countries, partner development agencies, research institutes, and civil society organizations to share their views and experience on social protection and its modalities, especially the conditional cash transfers (CCTs). The regional workshop served as a forum ... Read more

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The regional workshop, held on 23-24 July 2009 at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), brought together people from ADB, its developing member countries, partner development agencies, research institutes, and civil society organizations to share their views and experience on social protection and its modalities, especially the conditional cash transfers (CCTs). The regional workshop served as a forum
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New Zealand's Foreign Policy under the Jacinda Ardern Government

Facing the Challenge of a Disrupted World

by Robert G Patman, Peter Grace, Balazs Kiglics ...

The purpose of this book is to examine the foreign policy of Jacinda Ardern's New Zealand Government between 2020 and early 2023 when the COVID-19 pandemic intersected with an evolving and often tumultuous post-Cold War global environment. This context witnessed the erosion of an international rules-based order and the renewal of great power competition. In particular, the Indo-Pacific has become ... Read more

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The purpose of this book is to examine the foreign policy of Jacinda Ardern's New Zealand Government between 2020 and early 2023 when the COVID-19 pandemic intersected with an evolving and often tumultuous post-Cold War global environment. This context witnessed the erosion of an international rules-based order and the renewal of great power competition. In particular, the Indo-Pacific has become
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Sozialmedizin – Public Health – Gesundheitswissenschaften

Lehrbuch für Gesundheits– und Sozialberufe

by David Klemperer ...

Umfassendes und komplexes Grundlagenwissen, kompakt, kritisch und praxisnah auf den Punkt gebracht: • Individualmedizin und Bevölkerungsgesundheit (Public Health) • Gesundheit und Krankheit: Theorien und Modelle • Evidenzbasierte berufliche Praxis • Epidemiologie, Forschungsmethoden, Gesundheitsberichterstattung • Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung • Ungleichheiten der Gesundheit. • ... Read more

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Umfassendes und komplexes Grundlagenwissen, kompakt, kritisch und praxisnah auf den Punkt gebracht: • Individualmedizin und Bevölkerungsgesundheit (Public Health) • Gesundheit und Krankheit: Theorien und Modelle • Evidenzbasierte berufliche Praxis • Epidemiologie, Forschungsmethoden, Gesundheitsberichterstattung • Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung • Ungleichheiten der Gesundheit. •
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Substance Abuse and the Family

Assessment and Treatment

by Michael D. Reiter ...

In this updated edition of Substance Abuse and the Family, Michael D. Reiter examines addiction through a family systems lens which considers a range of interconnected contexts, such as biology and genetics, family relationships, and larger systems.Chapters are organized around two sections: Assessment and Treatment. Examining how the family system organizes around substance use and abuse, the ... Read more

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In this updated edition of Substance Abuse and the Family, Michael D. Reiter examines addiction through a family systems lens which considers a range of interconnected contexts, such as biology and genetics, family relationships, and larger systems.Chapters are organized around two sections: Assessment and Treatment. Examining how the family system organizes around substance use and abuse, the
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Intelligence

by Mario Caligiuri ...

L'intelligence, intesa come raccolta, analisi e utilizzo delle informazioni essenziali per assumere decisioni, allarga gli orizzonti del pensiero e gli spazi del dibattito scientifico e culturale. Oggi può essere considerata una necessità sociale: aiuta le persone a difendersi dalla disinformazione dilagante, vera emergenza del nostro tempo; è utile alle aziende nella competizione sempre più ... Read more

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L'intelligence, intesa come raccolta, analisi e utilizzo delle informazioni essenziali per assumere decisioni, allarga gli orizzonti del pensiero e gli spazi del dibattito scientifico e culturale. Oggi può essere considerata una necessità sociale: aiuta le persone a difendersi dalla disinformazione dilagante, vera emergenza del nostro tempo; è utile alle aziende nella competizione sempre più
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Military Wisdom

by Brigadier V.K. Bali ...

‘Military Wisdom’ is almost half-a-century long indulgence comprising collection, collation and compilation of military wisdom and thoughts as experienced and articulated by famous warriors and thinkers from across the world and all ages.These pages in your hands encapsule almost all the facets of soldiering and are intended to motivate not only the military fraternity but even those who are not ... Read more

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‘Military Wisdom’ is almost half-a-century long indulgence comprising collection, collation and compilation of military wisdom and thoughts as experienced and articulated by famous warriors and thinkers from across the world and all ages.These pages in your hands encapsule almost all the facets of soldiering and are intended to motivate not only the military fraternity but even those who are not
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Les coulisses de l'histoire

Tome IV : Innovations sociales de 1914 à nos jours

by Audiens ...

La protection sociale des métiers de l’audiovisuel, de la presse, de la communication et du spectacle ne date pas d’aujourd’hui : il a fallu plus d’un siècle, en France, pour la construire et la consolider avec patience, ténacité et l’ambition constante d’innover.Au cœur de ce secteur, un groupe unique et légitime : Audiens. Retracer l’histoire de cette institution, c’est mesurer le chemin ... Read more

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La protection sociale des métiers de l’audiovisuel, de la presse, de la communication et du spectacle ne date pas d’aujourd’hui : il a fallu plus d’un siècle, en France, pour la construire et la consolider avec patience, ténacité et l’ambition constante d’innover.Au cœur de ce secteur, un groupe unique et légitime : Audiens. Retracer l’histoire de cette institution, c’est mesurer le chemin
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