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Making Wise Decisions In A Smart World: Responsible Leadership In An Era Of Artificial Intelligence (Student Edition)

By: Peter Verhezen

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Making Wise Decisions In A Smart World: Responsible Leadership In An Era Of Artificial Intelligence (Student Edition)

By: Peter Verhezen

Good and smart decisions should be distinguished from wise decision-making — especially in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) where algorithms are increasingly used to automate business processes or to augment the accuracy and speed of decisions. This book argues why specific forms of intelligence as well as consciousness and enhanced conscience are crucial to make wise decisions — with consciousness to be clearly distinguished from intelligence. It also addresses why machine learning and smart computers (AI) are plausibly able to make 'smart' (and thus to a certain extent 'intelligent') decisions but definitely unable to help us to become wiser. In essence, optimizing a desired output in a business context will require a balanced approach with cognitive awareness and ethical reflection — synthesizing intuitive and algorithmic thinking — encompassing short-term profit and longer-term envisioning, and aiming to optimize created and captured value for shareholders while taking the concerns of those who have a real stake in the organization seriously. If business is about creating and sharing value in a future that is both 'digital' and 'relational', then innovative technologies like AI will play an increasingly important role. Consequently, mindful executives and their responsible boards therefore need to acknowledge the limitations of AI in business — especially when the uncertain future is estimated to be rather volatile or ambiguous than stable.

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World Scientific

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981126807X

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Shaping the Humanitarian World

By: Peter Walker,Daniel Maxwell

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Shaping the Humanitarian World

By: Peter Walker,Daniel Maxwell

Providing a critical introduction to the notion of humanitarianism in global politics, tracing the concept from its origins to the twenty-first century, this book examines how the so called international community works in response to humanitarian crises and the systems that bind and divide them. By tracing the history on international humanitarian action from its early roots through the birth of the Red Cross to the beginning of the UN, Peter Walker and Daniel G. Maxwell examine the challenges humanitarian agencies face, from working alongside armies and terrorists to witnessing genocide. They argue that humanitarianism has a vital future, but only if those practicing it choose to make it so. Topics covered include: the rise in humanitarian action as a political tool the growing call for accountability of agencies the switch of NGOs from bit players to major trans-national actors the conflict between political action and humanitarian action when it comes to addressing causes as well as symptoms of crisis. This book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in international human rights law, disaster management and international relations.

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Routledge

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1135977429

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Grammar Practice, Grades 3-4

By: Peter Clutterbuck

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Grammar Practice, Grades 3-4

By: Peter Clutterbuck

Introduce students to the basic elements of grammar with activities that cover parts of speech and composition. Motivate students by focusing on the goal of good grammar--accurate and effective communication.

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Teacher Created Resources

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0743936213

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The Last Generation

Young Virginians in Peace, War, and Reunion

By: Peter S. Carmichael

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The Last Generation

Young Virginians in Peace, War, and Reunion

By: Peter S. Carmichael

Challenging the popular conception of Southern youth on the eve of the Civil War as intellectually lazy, violent, and dissipated, Peter S. Carmichael looks closely at the lives of more than one hundred young white men from Virginia's last generation to grow up with the institution of slavery. He finds them deeply engaged in the political, economic, and cultural forces of their time. Age, he concludes, created special concerns for young men who spent their formative years in the 1850s. Before the Civil War, these young men thought long and hard about Virginia's place as a progressive slave society. They vigorously lobbied for disunion despite opposition from their elders, then served as officers in the Army of Northern Virginia as frontline negotiators with the nonslaveholding rank and file. After the war, however, they quickly shed their Confederate radicalism to pursue the political goals of home rule and New South economic development and reconciliation. Not until the turn of the century, when these men were nearing the ends of their lives, did the mythmaking and storytelling begin, and members of the last generation recast themselves once more as unreconstructed Rebels. By examining the lives of members of this generation on personal as well as generational and cultural levels, Carmichael sheds new light on the formation and reformation of Southern identity during the turbulent last half of the nineteenth century.

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UNC Press Books

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146962589X

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Good Grammar!

Middle Primary

By: Peter M. Clutterbuck

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Good Grammar!

Middle Primary

By: Peter M. Clutterbuck

Good Grammar.

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Blake Education

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1865091030

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Young People and the Aesthetics of Health Promotion

Beyond Reason, Rationality and Risk

By: Kerry Montero,Peter Kelly

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Young People and the Aesthetics of Health Promotion

Beyond Reason, Rationality and Risk

By: Kerry Montero,Peter Kelly

Health promotion with young people has largely been framed by theories of behaviour change to target ‘unsafe’, ‘unhealthy’ and/or ‘risky’ behaviours. These theories and models seek to encourage the development in young people of reasoned, rational and risk-aware personal strategies. This book presents an innovative and critical perspective on young people and health promotion. It explores the limits and possibilities of traditional health behaviour change models with their focus on reason, risk and rationality by examining the embodied dimensions of meaning-making in health promotion programs. Drawing on an array of critical social theories and approaches to knowledge production the authors identify and engage the aesthetic and affective dimensions of young people’s engagement with issues such as road safety, sexualities, alcohol and drug use, and physical and mental health and well-being. The book will appeal to researchers and practitioners in the fields of health promotion and health education, public health, education, the sociology of health and illness, youth studies and youth work.

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Routledge

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1317483979

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The Wrens of World War II

Bletchley's Secret Source

By: Peter Hore

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The Wrens of World War II

Bletchley's Secret Source

By: Peter Hore

The World War II codebreaking station at Bletchley is well known and its activities documented in detail. Its decryption capabilities were vital to the war effort, significantly aiding Allied victory. But where did the messages being deciphered come from in the first place? This is the extraordinary untold story of the Y service, a secret even more closely guarded than Bletchley Park. The Y service was the code for the chain of wireless intercept stations around Britain and all over the world. Hundreds of wireless operators, many of them who were civilians, listened to German, Italian and Japanese radio networks and meticulously logged everything they heard. Some messages were then used tactically but most were sent on to Station X – Bletchley Park – where they were deciphered, translated and consolidated to build a comprehensive overview of the enemy’s movements and intentions. Peter Hore delves into the fascinating history of the Y service, with particular reference to the girls of the Women’s Royal Naval Service: Wrens who escaped from Singapore to Colombo as the war raged, only to be torpedoed in the Atlantic on their way back to Britain; the woman who had a devastatingly true premonition that disaster would strike on her way to Gibraltar; the Australian who went from being captain of the English Women’s Cricket team to a WWII Wren to the head of Abbotleigh girls school in Sydney; how the Y service helped to hunt the German battleship Bismarck in the North Atlantic, and how it helped to torpedo a Japanese cruiser in the Indian Ocean. Together, these incredible stories build a picture of World War II as it has never been viewed before.

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Simon and Schuster

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192248864X

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Handbook of EEG Interpretation

By: Dr. Selim R. Benbadis MD,Dr. Aatif M. Husain MD,Dr. Peter W. Kaplan MD,Dr. William O. Tatum DO,Dr. William Tatum,Dr. Selim Benbadis,Dr. Aatif Husain,Dr. Peter Kaplan

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Handbook of EEG Interpretation

By: Dr. Selim R. Benbadis MD,Dr. Aatif M. Husain MD,Dr. Peter W. Kaplan MD,Dr. William O. Tatum DO,Dr. William Tatum,Dr. Selim Benbadis,Dr. Aatif Husain,Dr. Peter Kaplan

A trusted resource for anyone involved in EEG interpretation, this compact handbook is designed for on-the-go reference. Covering the essential components of EEG in clinical practice, the book provides graphic examples of classic EEG presentations with essential text points of critical information to enhance reading skills to aid in improving patient outcomes. Authored by prominent experts in clinical neurophysiology, this second edition is updated to reflect current advances in ICU and intraoperative monitoring and includes new chapters on polysomnography, status epilepticus, and pediatric EEG. The Handbook of EEG Interpretation, Second Edition fits in a lab coat pocket to facilitate immediate information retrieval during bedside, OR, ER, and ICU EEG interpretation. It is divided into eight sections that cover all major EEG topics including normal and normal variants,, epileptiform and nonepileptiform abnormalities, seizures and status epilepticus, ICU EEG, sleep, and intraoperative monitoring. Each chapter highlights the principal challenges involved with a particular type of EEG interpretation. Consistently formatted and packed with practical tips, this handbook is a highly useful tool for residents, fellows, clinicians, and neurophysiology technologists looking for quick and reliable EEG information, regardless of specialty or level of training. Key Features of Handbook of EEG Interpretation, Second Edition: Updated and expanded to reflect advances in clinical EEG applications, including three new dedicated chapters Addresses all areas of EEG interpretation in a concise, pocket-sized, easy-to-access format Provides organized information and a visual approach to identifying EEG waveforms and understanding their clinical significance Presents information consistently for structured review and rapid retrieval Includes practical tips by notable experts throughout "...Large variety of subjects, good diagrams, thoroughly researched data....The book would make a good addition to a departmental or personal library."-- American Journal of Electroneurodiagnostic Technology "...[H]elpful for neurology residents and fellows who are learning EEG interpretation or who need to make decisions while on call at the hospital "-- Doody's Reviews

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276

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Demos Medical Publishing

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1934559598

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9781934559598

Lee's Young Artillerist

William R.J. Pegram

By: Peter S. Carmichael

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Lee's Young Artillerist

William R.J. Pegram

By: Peter S. Carmichael

Lee's Young Artillerist looks at Pegram as a case study to explore the worldview of slaveholders in the antebellum South.

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228

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University of Virginia Press

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0813918286

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9780813918280

Say Anything

The Movie Quote Game That Takes You Back to the '80s One Line at a Time

By: Peter T. Fornatale,Frank R. Scatoni

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Say Anything

The Movie Quote Game That Takes You Back to the '80s One Line at a Time

By: Peter T. Fornatale,Frank R. Scatoni

For people who came of age watching Footloose, Dirty Dancing, and Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Say Anything is a funny and completely addictive book that tests just how much of an '80s buff one really is. Not since Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon (Plume) have movie fanatics been handed such a humorous tool for testing their archives of Trivia knowledge. Here's how it works: readers get a single line from an '80s film and then are asked to guess the name of the movie and the character and/or actor who made the line famous.

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Plume Books

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0452281474

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Ghost Fleet

A Novel of the Next World War

By: Peter Warren Singer,August Cole

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Ghost Fleet

A Novel of the Next World War

By: Peter Warren Singer,August Cole

Two authorities on trends in warfare join forces to create a taut, convincing novel set in the near future in which a besieged America battles for its very existence

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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0544142845

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9780544142848

The Action Plan for Australian Mammals 2012

By: Andrew Burbidge,John Woinarski,Peter Harrison

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The Action Plan for Australian Mammals 2012

By: Andrew Burbidge,John Woinarski,Peter Harrison

The Action Plan for Australian Mammals 2012 is the first review to assess the conservation status of all Australian mammals. It complements The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2010 (Garnett et al. 2011, CSIRO Publishing), and although the number of Australian mammal taxa is marginally fewer than for birds, the proportion of endemic, extinct and threatened mammal taxa is far greater. These authoritative reviews represent an important foundation for understanding the current status, fate and future of the nature of Australia. This book considers all species and subspecies of Australian mammals, including those of external territories and territorial seas. For all the mammal taxa (about 300 species and subspecies) considered Extinct, Threatened, Near Threatened or Data Deficient, the size and trend of their population is presented along with information on geographic range and trend, and relevant biological and ecological data. The book also presents the current conservation status of each taxon under Australian legislation, what additional information is needed for managers, and the required management actions. Recovery plans, where they exist, are evaluated. The voluntary participation of more than 200 mammal experts has ensured that the conservation status and information are as accurate as possible, and allowed considerable unpublished data to be included. All accounts include maps based on the latest data from Australian state and territory agencies, from published scientific literature and other sources. The Action Plan concludes that 29 Australian mammal species have become extinct and 63 species are threatened and require urgent conservation action. However, it also shows that, where guided by sound knowledge, management capability and resourcing, and longer-term commitment, there have been some notable conservation success stories, and the conservation status of some species has greatly improved over the past few decades. The Action Plan for Australian Mammals 2012 makes a major contribution to the conservation of a wonderful legacy that is a significant part of Australia’s heritage. For such a legacy to endure, our society must be more aware of and empathetic with our distinctively Australian environment, and particularly its marvellous mammal fauna; relevant information must be readily accessible; environmental policy and law must be based on sound evidence; those with responsibility for environmental management must be aware of what priority actions they should take; the urgency for action (and consequences of inaction) must be clear; and the opportunity for hope and success must be recognised. It is in this spirit that this account is offered.

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CSIRO PUBLISHING

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0643108742

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9780643108745

Ostergard’s Textbook of Urogynecology

Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery

By: Ali Azadi,Jeffrey L. Cornella,Peter L. Dwyer,Felicia L. Lane

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Ostergard’s Textbook of Urogynecology

Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery

By: Ali Azadi,Jeffrey L. Cornella,Peter L. Dwyer,Felicia L. Lane

Now totally revised and rewritten for today’s female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery practice, Ostergard’s Textbook of Urogynecology: Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, 7th Edition, offers comprehensive guidance on all aspects of this complex field. Drs. Ali Azadi, Jeffrey L. Cornella, Peter L. Dwyer, and Felicia L. Lane bring you up to date with current diagnosis and treatment of all female pelvic floor dysfunctions, including urinary incontinence and other lower urinary tract conditions, disorders of the anus and rectum, and disorders of pelvic support. Thorough updates include revised and rewritten content throughout, new full-color illustrations, new surgical videos, new chapters on current clinical topics, and much more.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1975162358

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9781975162351

Bletchley Park's Secret Source

Churchill's Wrens and the Y Service in World War II

By: Peter Hore

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Bletchley Park's Secret Source

Churchill's Wrens and the Y Service in World War II

By: Peter Hore

A captivating history of the highly secret group of women who helped win the Second World War. The World War II codebreaking station at Bletchley is well known and its activities documented in detail. Its decryption capabilities were vital to the war effort, significantly aiding Allied victory. But where did the messages being deciphered come from in the first place? This is the extraordinary untold story of the Y-Service, a secret even more closely guarded than Bletchley Park. The Y-Service was the code for the chain of wireless intercept stations around Britain and all over the world. Hundreds of wireless operators, many of them who were civilians, listened to German, Italian and Japanese radio networks and meticulously logged everything they heard. Some messages were then used tactically but most were sent on to Station X—Bletchley Park—where they were deciphered, translated and consolidated to build a comprehensive overview of the enemy’s movements and intentions. Peter Hore delves into the fascinating history of the Y-service, with particular reference to the girls of the Women’s Royal Naval Service: Wrens who escaped from Singapore to Colombo as the war raged, only to be torpedoed in the Atlantic on their way back to Britain; the woman who had a devastatingly true premonition that disaster would strike on her way to Gibraltar; the Australian who went from being captain of the English Women’s Cricket team to a WWII Wren to the head of Abbotleigh girls school in Sydney; how the Y-service helped to hunt the German battleship Bismarck in the North Atlantic, and how it helped to torpedo a Japanese cruiser in the Indian Ocean. Together, these incredible stories build a picture of World War II as it has never been viewed before. “We get to see how the work of individual Wrens helped in such operations as the interception and sinking of the Bismarck, the Slapton Sands disaster, several naval battles (Channel Dash, Matapan, etc.), the ongoing small warship clashes in coastal waters, convoy defense, and more. A good read for anyone interested in the naval side of the war in Europe or in the role of women in military service.” —The NYMAS Review “Will reward a patient reader with a remarkably intimate view into the lives and times of these hidden heroes.” —Naval Historical Foundation

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Greenhill Books

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1784385824

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9781784385828

Drug War Mexico

Politics, Neoliberalism and Violence in the New Narcoeconomy

By: Peter Watt,Roberto Zepeda

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Drug War Mexico

Politics, Neoliberalism and Violence in the New Narcoeconomy

By: Peter Watt,Roberto Zepeda

Mexico is a country in crisis. Capitalizing on weakened public institutions, widespread unemployment, a state of lawlessness and the strengthening of links between Mexican and Colombian drug cartels, narcotrafficking in the country has flourished during the post-1982 neoliberal era. In fact, it has become one of Mexico's biggest source of revenue, as well as its most violent, with over 12,000 drug-related executions in 2011 alone. In response, Mexican president Felipe Calderón, armed with millions of dollars in US military aid, has launched a crackdown, ostensibly to combat organised crime. Despite this, human rights violations have increased, as has the murder rate, making Ciudad Juárez on the northern border the most dangerous city on the planet. Meanwhile, the supply of cocaine, heroin, marijuana and methamphetamine has continued to grow. In this insightful and controversial book, Watt and Zepeda throw new light on the situation, contending that the 'war on drugs' in Mexico is in fact the pretext for a US-backed strategy to bolster unpopular neoliberal policies, a weak yet authoritarian government and a radically unfair status quo.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1848138881

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9781848138889

Roget's University Thesaurus

By: Peter Mark Roget

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Roget's University Thesaurus

By: Peter Mark Roget

It suggests new avenues of thought and helps the student write more forceful and varied compositions.

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Apollo Editions

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0815200625

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Making Wise Decisions In A Smart World: Responsible Leadership In An Era Of Artificial Intelligence (Student Edition)

Making Wise Decisions In A Smart World: Responsible Leadership In An Era Of Artificial Intelligence (Student Edition)

Shaping the Humanitarian World

Shaping the Humanitarian World

Grammar Practice, Grades 3-4

Grammar Practice, Grades 3-4

The Last Generation

The Last Generation

Good Grammar!

Good Grammar!

Young People and the Aesthetics of Health Promotion

Young People and the Aesthetics of Health Promotion

The Wrens of World War II

The Wrens of World War II

Handbook of EEG Interpretation

Handbook of EEG Interpretation

Lee's Young Artillerist

Lee's Young Artillerist

Say Anything

Say Anything

Ghost Fleet

Ghost Fleet

The Action Plan for Australian Mammals 2012

The Action Plan for Australian Mammals 2012

Ostergard’s Textbook of Urogynecology

Ostergard’s Textbook of Urogynecology

Bletchley Park's Secret Source

Bletchley Park's Secret Source

Drug War Mexico

Drug War Mexico

Roget's University Thesaurus

Roget's University Thesaurus

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