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Fashion is something well dictated by celebrities, socialites, and high-end magazines. What celebrities have taught us in the last year or so is that yoga pants can be more than just workout gear. These stars have dressed up their workout clothes and dressed down their normal clothes in these well put together outfits that all surround one concept: yoga pants. Companies like Onzie, K.Deer and Alo Yoga have put out some high end, American made yoga leggings that not only last long but look fabulous. All of these companies would love nothing more than to wake up and see their leggings on a celebrity captured by the paparazzi. This is free advertising that any small business can only dream about.
Though many prefer yoga pants for their 'tight around the booty' nature, they're also super duper comfortable; making them the perfect choice for a lazy day around the house or a trip to the grocery store. Oh, and they're also great for yoga. One of the stars in this list is actually doing yoga in the photo, the others are either coming from or going to a workout. While others even dressed up their yoga pants with a pair of heels for a day out shopping.
24. Eliza Dushku
All of that vampire butt-kicking on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel must keep actress Eliza Dushku in tip-top shape. Just check out this photo of her backside in these adorable yoga pants. If you ask us, Eliza should make this attire her everyday uniform, because it makes her body look on point! While at the airport, Eliza was photographed by the paparazzi while getting her luggage and carry-ons checked out. We wonder if she realized that the one who was being most checked out was herself? Everyone had their eyes on Eliza, who was smoldering in sleek black yoga pants and a cute light pink T-shirt. Her booty was petite yet perky and with a gorgeous feminine roundness, and those yoga pants did it a whole lot of justice. She even has that all elusive thigh gap that all the girls want. Thank you, Eliza, for infusing an airport with so much sexiness.
23. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
As a Victoria's Secret Angel, you can bet that Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has the body of perfection. At 5-feet, 9-inches, Rosie is tall, lean, and oh so sexy. She has to be, it's her job! Although we're pretty sure that Victoria's Secret approached her because she was already smoking hot to begin with. Some people just get all the luck in the genetics department. That isn't to say that Rosie doesn't work out like mad. She actually has a pretty intense training routine, just like most Victoria's Secret models. Just see for yourself in this photo of Rosie in VS's sport collection, which features yoga pants, leggings, sports bras, and more for women who want to train (or pretend to train) like an Angel. And if you want to see more gorgeousness, then check out Rosie in a recent photoshoot for Harper's Bazaar. It's amazing how someone with such one-of-a-kind beauty can be so versatile.
22. Jessica Biel
There are so many reasons to be jealous of Jessica Biel. First of all, she is married to Justin Timberlake and had his baby (who is gorgeous, by the way). Secondly, Jessica has one of those figures that makes you swoon with envy. Known for being equal parts strong and sexy, Jessica is right at home on the set of a blockbuster film as well as in the gym, pumping iron. The actress even practiced martial arts for her role in Total Recall. She also loves doing cardio and strength training to keep her figure looking tight and toned (even post-baby), and her favorite activities are volleyball, yoga, and plyometrics. This girl can seriously kick butt! We love this photo of Jessica getting her burn on in a downtown gym while giving her quad muscles the ultimate workout with a resistance band routine. See? We told you she was hardcore!
21. Zoe Saldana
While we mourn the fact that Zoe Saldana will not be in the Avatar 2 movie, we can take heart in knowing that she is still looking as hot as ever. Zoe looks good whether she is all in blue, pregnant with babies, or just waltzing around town. It may be hard to believe, but this actress is a mommy of two, and she still has the body of a young twenty-something! She was spotted in the city while wearing a sleek workout get-up: grey yoga pants and a long-sleeved top to match. Zoe is 5 feet, 7 inches of pure beauty, and she is one of those people who just naturally has very little body fat and the most supple skin in Hollywood. Her physique is totally svelte, and we give her some mad props for those defined and muscular quads of hers. And don't even get us started on her butt; there are so many girls out there who would kill for that booty!
20. Kate Hudson
Not only is Kate Hudson an adorable actress, but did you know that she has her own line of exercise clothing? True story! And Kate is a fantastic model to show off the clothing. Check out her Fabletics items and you will fall in love with the patterns and styles that Kate has to offer. Of course, you might be bummed out that you don't look as delicious in these pieces as Kate does, but hey, she is Kate Hudson after all. She can model any of the pieces, which give us a glimpse of her perfectly defined abs, her toned obliques, and the round shape of her booty. Our personal favorite is this pair of black and white yoga pants, which feature intricate detailing and designs that encourage the eye to move all around Kate's legs and butt. Not that we aren't doing that already! Yeah, we said it!
19. Kristen Bell
Kristen Bell has a lot to be happy about. Not only does she look smashing these days, but the 36-year-old is slated to work on Frozen 2, sequel to the ever-popular Disney film Frozen. Sure, there are rumors that Kristen is having a beef with Idina Menzel on the set, but you know how those Hollywood tabloids spin things. The truth is that Idina is busy with wedding plans, which is causing some scheduling conflicts with the Frozen 2 cast. No big deal, really…maybe they should just "let it go"!? Anyway, Kristen is one celebrity who takes care of herself, both physically and mentally. She has spoken out about depression and anxiety, and she can be spotted around town getting her workout in. We loved seeing her in these snug-fitting yoga pants, which showed off a perky and toned booty, as well as some seriously good-looking quads. Work it, girl!
18. Mila Kunis
Mila Kunis has been looking hot and sexy for years, and we've been wondering just how she manages to do it! From That '70s Show to Black Swan, Mila has been a hottie with a body, and she looks delectable all year round. We love that she makes it a regular habit to pow around in yoga pants. The paparazzi have spotted her heading to the gym, grabbing a coffee, and just lounging around town in these yoga pants, and we adore them. Mila has always been a thin girl, but her curves are on full display in these pants, and we love that the fabric tugs perfectly at her hips and booty. We can't imagine the number of squats and lunges she does each week, but the hard work is definitely paying off. We love these black yoga pants that Mila sported one hot afternoon; they were capris and showed off her toned calf muscles and tanned skin.
17. Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus can't be tamed, and to be honest, we don't really want her to be tamed. The singer is constantly leaving us speechless, whether she is appearing on a talk show in pasties, flying around nude on a wrecking ball, or dancing provocatively in a teddy bear costume. Yet what really gets us feeling hot under the collar is Miley in her yoga pants. Even though this kind of clothing is usually referred to lazy Sundays and girls' nights in, when Miley wears yoga pants, she looks like a red hot diva. These pants are perfect for Miley's signature twerking, and her defined abs and toned tush look absolutely fabulous in them! Lately, Miley has been galavanting around town with her boyfriend, Liam Hemsworth. We bet that he is just as happy whether Miley is in a party gown or yoga pants! She certainly puts an X-rated spin on things!
It's usually Kim Kardashian that people think of when imagining celebrities with awesome butts, and yet Kim's little sis, Kylie Jenner is looking mighty fine. The 19-year-old has transformed into a hot young woman, and she is definitely not afraid to show the world her feminine assets. Her social media profiles are filled with selfies showcasing her luscious lips, as well as her banging badonkadonk. Whether she is wearing a swimsuit, her workout gear, or an expensive cocktail dress, Kylie's rear end is often at the forefront, and the paparazzi is always scrambling to snap the perfect photo. Lately, Kylie has been celebrating her sister Kendall's and her mom's birthdays, but people haven't been ignoring Kylie. In fact, she is rumored to be the leading singer in a new band: Terror Jr. No matter her on-stage look, our personal favorite is her post-workout attire – tight black yoga pants that hug every single curve.
15. Megan Fox
Even though she's had two kids, Megan Fox still rocks those yoga pants with the best of them. The bombshell actress paired her black yoga pants with a black workout jacket and pink top for a film. Fox hates going to the gym but has used a celebrity trainer to help her get fit for major roles and awards shows. She got her start in television in 2001 after she landed a regular role and hit series Hope & Faith. Her first role in films was in the Lindsay Lohan tween movie Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen and then her biggest role came in the Michael Bay action blockbuster Transformers with Shia LaBeouf.
Megan Fox is one of the most notable actresses in Hollywood for her beauty in the early 2000s and has appeared in some very provocative magazines. She has been featured and even on the cover of mags like Maxim, FHM and Rolling Stone.
14. Nina Agdal
Nina Agdal got her first work for companies like Billabong and Victoria's Secret. She has also been featured in Bebe stores along with some international work. As far as editorial work, Agdal has been on the cover and within multiple fantastic magazines. Among these magazines are Vogue Mexico, Elle, and Cosmopolitan as well as her spots in Sports Illustrated Magazine. She was named "rookie of the year" by Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue's coveted annual list in 2012. Two years later, 2014, she was featured on the cover alongside Chrissy Teigen and Lily Aldridge. In 2013, Agdal appeared in one of those messy Carl's Jr. commercials during the Super Bowl halftime show. This Summer she has been on Leonardo DiCaprio's arm, the notorious lover of models. What changed with this model is that Leo officially made Agdal his girlfriend in a recent story that first developed on Instagram.
13. Kim Kardashian
It could be said that everyone knows who Kim Kardashian is at this point. Between her reality show fame and her rapper husband Kanye West, Kardashian has maintained her place in the spotlight. Her extreme hourglass figure makes us so curious what yoga pants are reliable enough to hold all of the junk she carries in her trunk. The young woman is mostly known for her reality show Keeping Up With The Kardashians and related spinoff series. Her social media and online presence is something that online marketers can only dream about and her mother's ability to hand her public relations makes Kardashian a name that is hard to shed from our minds. In 2015 Kim Kardashian was featured in Time magazine's list of "100 Most Influential People" and she was described in Vogue as a pop phenomena. Kim Kardashian lives with her husband and baby North in Los Angeles, California. Perhaps not shockingly, Kardashian also models from time to time.
12. Vanessa Hudgens
This actress and singer got her fame originally from Disney shows but has since separated herself far from the Disney name. After her role in the High School Musical franchise and highly publicized relationship with teen heartthrob Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens rose to fame. She released a record after the films and it quickly rose to the top of the Billboard Hot 100. Hudgens was born in central California and moved up and down the coast to the Pacific Northwest with her parents growing up. She started performing in musical theater when she was just eight years old and got many plays under her belt before even turning 18. She started doing more intense acting at 15 and briefly attended Orange County Highschool of the Arts before getting privately tutored. Her first major film was a supporting role controversial teen drama Thirteen which garnered mild success. She has done Broadway, voice over work and movies in her time between now and Thirteen and looks dang good in yoga pants.
11. Kaley Cuoco
Kaley Cuoco is loved for her sometimes airheaded, but always wonderful portrayal of Penny on hit television series The Big Bang Theory. Before the tragic death of John Ritter she also played Bridget on the hilarious sitcom 8 Simple Rules. Though her character Penny's personality from Big Bang isn't entirely her own she definitely has that same lively spark; clearly viewed in this photo here. Before becoming an actress the young woman was born in Camarillo, California and got her start as a tennis player. She played tennis from the age of three until she was 16 and was at one time regionally ranked.
It was 1995 when Cuoco made her first appearance in the movies but her role on 8 Simple Rules was the most breakthrough role the star could ask for. Since then television has been her realm and she's had multiple starring roles in hit TV series. She has had some very public relationships that haven't worked out but the actress is currently single.
10. Kendall Jenner
Though Kendall Jenner got her start as a little nugget on Keeping Up With The Kardashians she's now better known for the role that she plays in the fashion industry. There is a new world in high fashion that Vogue has dubbed "the Instagirl era" andHarper's Bazaar calls "Social Media Modelling" and it seems that Jenner rules it. In this world, models are chosen based on their social media presence instead of the usual meet and greet between model and designer. She worked in mostly print and photoshoots until her breakout season in 2014-2015 where she walked in fashion weeks in Milan, Paris and New York. The aspiring model has done layouts for tons of international Vogue offsets and is a brand ambassador for Estee Lauder. She is one of the top 10 most followed celebrities on Instagram and makes an annual income estimated around $4 million. The model lives in a house she purchased in Los Angeles and prefers to keep her love life out of the media.
9. Gigi Hadid
Two years ago the young American model was named one of the 12 rookies in the coveted annual Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. Here she's pictured just getting some gas at the local pump in yoga pants paired with all Nike top and cross trainers. Hadid was raised in Los Angeles with a real estate mogul father and former model for a mother. Her mother and father have two other children together and then the family has two half-siblings on their father's side. After her parents were divorced her mother remarried and added five more half sisters to the family. The young model graduated from Malibu High School where she was competitive in dressage and volleyball. Hadid moved to New York City directly after high school in an attempt to jumpstart her modelling career. In Fall 2013 she began studying at The New School in Greenwich, New York. She has shot three separate campaigns with Guess.
8. Rihanna
Head to toe in matching leggings and spandex top Rihanna pairs her workout clothes, the singer can bring fashion to any occasion. In 2003 she entered the music scene by recording demos with her manager in Barbados. She eventually signed with Def Jam Records and was taken under the wing of none other than Jay-Z. While she was being raised in Barbados Rihanna had tons of issues related to her father's alcoholism and crack cocaine addiction. After her parents were divorced things got better for the young woman and she planned to finish high school until her music career blew up. Pre-music she was in a sub-military program provided by her school. She began in a three girl group but when they were discovered Rihanna was the only one that had that star shine. The young woman grew up listening to reggae which inspired her initial reggaeton beats on her first couple of albums.
7. Minka Kelly
Her road to being a famous actress was a long and windy one. Kelly is the only daughter of Aerosmith guitarist Rick Dufay. Her and her mother moved around a lot until settling in Chicago and then New Mexico as Kelly graduated from high school. After high school Kelly moved to Los Angeles to pursue modelling and met a former Playboy Playmate who hooked her up with a plastic surgeon that would give her work hours and pay her in a breast augmentation. She decided against the breast enhancement but fell in love with medicine and studied for a year to be a surgeon's assistant but she continued to audition for film and television roles. In 2006 Kelly got her big break in the television series Friday Night Lights and acted in three seasons of the hit show. The New York Times commended Kelly on her performance and her future was bright after her character left for college and she ultimately left the show.
6. Gigi Hadid
Yoga pants aren't just for yoga and working out, they can be dressed up too and that is proven by young model Gigi Hadid. She paired her all black spandex yoga pants with a gorgeous black ankle boot and matching crop top. Before her modelling career took off Hadid was mostly known for dating notoriously popular singers like Joe Jonas and Zayn Malik. Her mother was also featured on multiple seasons of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills where Hadid was also briefly featured. The young woman has starred in seven music videos including Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" and has hosted some awards shows from here to Canada. She started modelling when she was only two years old, Paul Marciano of Guess saw her and had to have her model for Baby Guess. Hadid moved to New York City after high school to pursue modelling and focus on her career.
5. Ariana Grande
Another Disney star, Grande is an American singer and actress who got her start on Victorious filmed from 2009 to 2014. She signed a singing contract with Republic Records and released her debut album two years later, the album is called Yours Truly.Her second studio album was entitled My Everything debuted on Number 1. She has often been compared to Mariah Carey with her legendary vocal range and continues work her way into further facets of the entertainment industry. She remains one of the best celebrities at social media and has an enormous following. Grande posts all of her music videos to her Vevo account which is the 27th most subscribed to account on the entire channel and one of her videos reached 5 billion views. On top of this epic statistic her Twitter and Facebook subscribers have both reached more than 30 million. In this photo the young star has paired her black capri cut yoga pants with a teal workout jacket.
4. Katy Perry
The American singer was named Kathryn Elizabeth Hudson until changing her name before releasing her second album. Her debut studio album was released under the name Katy Hudson and was highly unsuccessful. After her record company went under the singer moved to Los Angeles she signed with Capitol Records in 2007 after being dropped from The Island Def Jam Music Group. Just one year after signing with Capitol Perry dropped the smash hit single "I Kissed a Girl" which raised quite the stir with homosexual connotations in the song's themes. Two years later she released her third and uber popular album Teenage Dream and dropped the chart-topping singles "California Gurls", "Teenage Dream", "Firework", "Last Friday Night", and "E.T.". She was of the very first singers to have two separate videos on Vevo with over one billion views. Both "Roar" with it's amazingly empowering message and "Dark Horse" with it's fabulously dance worthy beat reached one billion views on the video sharing site.
3. Sara Jean Underwood
Just 9 years ago in 2007 Sara Underwood was Playboy Playmate of the Year and has since hosted American television and worked as a model. The gorgeous young woman was born in Portland, Oregon and studied at both Oregon State University and Portland State University. It was October 2005 that Underwood got her big break in the annual "Girls of the PAC 10" article featured in Playboy. She landed the cover spot of that issue pictured clad only in a painted on OSU jersey and bikini briefs. Her next gig with the nudie mag was as Playmate of the Month in July 2006 until she was given Playmate of the Year in 2007. Just one year later the magazine honored the young woman again by voting her #25 on the "25 Hottest Playboy Celebrities". She has also had roles in some feature films like the spoof Epic Movie and Deadly Weekend.
2. Jenny McCarthy
Of all of the photos here we'd like to mention that this is the only one that features a celebrity actually doing yoga in their yoga pants. The star and television personality is featured in a balance heavy strengthening posture and displays knowledge of the ins and outs of yoga. She is an actress, television hots, author and screenwriter. McCarthy did a brief stint as a host on ABC's show The View which is why we forget that her first big break was in Playboy magazine. Although the young woman was a cheerleader throughout high school she often refers to getting bullied and saying that she was an outcast in her teen years. She was selected out of 10,000 applicants for her first feature in Playboy magazine and continued to break into Hollywood after that. Two years after her first photoshoot McCarthy was cast as the host of MTV dating show Singled Out and a few years later released her autobiography. She's since starred in some funny spoof comedies and spoke for the anti-vaccine movement.
1. Shia LaBeouf
The only man on our list, the brave and beautiful Shia LaBeouf has strapped into yoga pants on multiple occasions. As opposed to most of the ladies on this list he chose pink and purple leggings instead of black. LaBeouf has spent his entire career being a character in both his actual acting jobs and his daily life. In the past couple of years he has turned his life into a living piece of art, wearing odd things and filming odd videos.
His breakout role as Louis Stevens in the hit Disney show Even Stevens and received a Young Artist Nomination from theDaytime Emmys. After his Disney fame, the star moved to films and starred in the everyTransformers film that Michael Bay has made. He has won tons of MTV Movie and Teen Choice Awards in his years acting. He has described himself as Jewish stated a movie made him Christian before saying that religion doesn't really make sense to him at all. The actor just eloped to Vegas with his girlfriend Mia Goth.


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Tighter security has fans seeing clearly
Joe and Lynn Gurski and their infant son, Ryan, arrived prepared to see the New York Jets host the Jacksonville Jaguars at MetLife Stadium last week.
Tickets. Check. Keys and wallets. Check. Check. A clear plastic bag filled with baby formula, diapers and wipes. Check. Check. Check.
"I just brought the bare essentials," said Lynn, who had Ryan in a baby carrier and his bottles and diapers in a bag in her left hand. "You make it work."
The Gurskis were among the many fans starting to adapt to the NFL's new, stricter bag policy, which was put in place after the Boston Marathon bombings in April. With few exceptions, fans attending games are allowed to bring into stadiums only small purses and handbags; small, clear plastic or vinyl bags; and one-gallon plastic freezer bags.
Shoulder bags, backpacks, briefcases, fanny packs, camera and binocular cases and even diaper bags are now forbidden. Coolers, thermoses and seat cushions with zippers are also banned. Blankets are still allowed, as well as gloves, hats and other items that can be stuffed in pockets or worn.
"We are looking at this as a progressive and reasonable step in light of current events," said Brian McCarthy, a spokesman for the NFL. "Most people aren't affected, and there's a lot of room for everyone with a bag."
While small, disposable bags are being handed out at stadiums, the league has not missed a chance to produce a line of see-through merchandise, including tote bags, messenger bags and drawstring backpacks with team logos. Among the 106 options available at the NFL's online store, fans can buy a Cowboys beach tote for $12.95 or a Broncos high-end messenger bag for $19.95.
In coming up with its new policy, the NFL looked at what other leagues were doing as well as some colleges, including Michigan and other universities that do not allow any bags in their stadiums. The league's Committee on Stadium Security had been considering tightening the bag restrictions before the bombings in Boston, and it voted unanimously in May to enact the new rules.
In addition to reducing threats, the NFL hopes that the new clear-bag policy speeds up entry into stadiums, where lines are typically longest about 15 minutes before kickoff.
Teams notified their season-ticket holders of the changes this summer, while other fans learned about the changes through news media reports. Some, though, were caught unaware at the first preseason games this month.
Many accepted the changes as part of the league's ongoing effort to remain vigilant. Carrying a see-through bag to the game was no worse than taking a laptop out of a knapsack in a security line at the airport, some said, as long as it was in the name of safety.
"I'd rather be safer than sorry," said James Kenny, a retired policeman from New Jersey. "It's almost like the airports with the different liquids. If you have nothing to hide, it's fine."
Not everyone views the enhanced security measures so benignly. Some fans suspect that the changes were aimed at preventing people from bringing their own food and drinks into stadiums and forcing them to spend more at concession stands. Women are upset that the policy prevents them from taking the purses they would normally carry and forces them to expose the contents in the clear-plastic bags.
"It's discriminatory against women," said Katie McSherry, whose thoughts were echoed by her sister, Claire, and their friend Alyssa Rossi. "Men don't have to worry about it."
At the Jets preseason game, fans who arrived with bags deemed too large were allowed to remove the contents and place them in clear bags the stadium provided and then check their own bags. But women at other stadiums complained of having to return to their vehicles to stow their bags and of long lines and confusion when they tried to retrieve bags they had checked.
The policy inspired Lauren LaBorde and Colleen Allerton, two standup comedians, to produce a spoof video and a faux protest movement online.
In the video, the comedians bemoan their inability to take in large bags with sunglasses, bobby pins, sunglasses, turkey wraps, mirrors and gum. "These are the challenges women face in light of the NFL's recent bag regulations," they intone in mock seriousness. Viewers are urged to complain to the league.
The tighter restrictions are only the latest for the NFL In November 2001, the league banned coolers, backpacks, explosives and weapons. Four years later, stadium operators were told to do additional screening of fans based on alert levels. In 2007, limited pat-downs were added. In 2011, pat-downs below the knee were added to search for concealed weapons. Metal detector screening was added last year.
"The NFL is on the cutting edge, a leader in the sports industry in terms of looking at policies and procedures," said Lou Marciani, the director of the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security at the University of Southern Mississippi. "This way, for sure, you're cutting down the risk and satisfying the demand of fans to get into the stadium faster."

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Sohmna is one of the Oyarsa. Cleric players can choose her to gain access to the Tempest domain
Sohmna, Sailor Beyond the Horizon.
Relationship with Followers
She is beloved by shipwrights, explorers and widows. While there was a time when Sohmna lived in human communities, few now living have met her in the flesh. Most of those who follow her have encountered her in dreams. She is a comforter to those who mourn for something lost, a guide to sailors, and a muse to would-be explorers who long for distant places and strange sights.
Teachings & Philosophy
Sohmna has no teachings. She is a mostly silent patron, and her disciples have only her complicated, sometimes contradictory example to follow. Some choose to focus on her strength, becoming clerics driven by duty and responsibility towards the world and it's inhabitants. Some focus on her independence and ingenuity, becoming adventurers, or explorers.
Sohmna is the most complex personality among the allies of Mooros. Once the most approachable of the Maiar, she is now the most distant, although she has not lost her compassionate spirit. She is thought to play a very active part in the preservation of the universe; a role she requested of Mooros following the death of her mortal husband. Her undertaking keeps her on the periphery of the world, mending and repairing the cracked and broken edges of reality. The great Halls of Sohmna, long neglected and empty, lie somewhere beyond the edges of the explored world; legend says they stands at the place where the endless river empties into the void. She is depicted as a grey-hooded figure standing astride the deck of a white-sailed vessel on stormy seas, white-eyed, raven-haired, and haloed in lightning. In one hand she carries a silver spear and in the other a builder's hammer.


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EIB lends 100 million euros to Elia for Belgian electricity network
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he European Investment Bank (EIB) and Elia, the operator of the Belgian high-voltage grid, have concluded a loan agreement for 100 million euros with a tenor of 7 years. This loan will be used primarily for financing the Stevin project; this includes bringing ashore the wind energy produced at sea and the optimal integration of the future energy-exchange with the UK (Nemo project) in the Belgian electricity network.
These two projects enable both the integration of large quantities of renewable energy and an integrated European electricity system and thus support the reliability of the Belgian electricity system. The Stevin project shall, among other things, enable the integration of large quantities of offshore wind energy thanks to a double 380 kV line that runs via Zeebrugge to Zomergem (47 km) and distributes the generated electricity across the Belgian electricity network. The construction is in its final stage, as the infrastructure is currently being tested and will be put into service at the end of 2017. The Nemo-link project shall also connect to the Stevin route; it is the first interconnector with Great Britain which is being built in collaboration with the British transmission operator National Grid.
Pim van Ballekom, Vice-President of the EIB responsible for Belgium, said this about the operation: "Since 2009, the EIB has invested more than two billion euros in renewable energy in Belgium, for example in the recently completed Nobelwind wind park near Oostende. It is important that this energy is transmitted as efficiently as possible to the national network and that is what this loan is all about."
Catherine Vandenborre, CFO Elia: "The energy transition means that more and more thermal power-plants that emit CO2 are replaced by wind and solar energy. We consequently need more transport capacity to bring renewable energy to the consumer. Stevin will as well enable the interconnection with the UK, which gives Belgium an even more central role in the European energy system."
The project emphasises, in addition to the importance of renewable energy, the certainty of the electricity provision in the region, both important priorities in the EIB investment policy. After the project is completed, offshore wind energy will be better integrated into the Belgium energy supply and via the connection with the UK, surplus production can be better traded from 2019 onwards.


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UN's Big Data-Open Data consultation process: insights from Professor Joseph Cannataci, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy
All organisations create, collect and use a multitude of different types of data. Information is perhaps the single most important asset for organisations as they innovate and grow.
Companies also require a careful and structured approach to the governance and protection of that data.
Data is one of our economy's most powerful unrealised assets. Using data in more dynamic ways can unlock great benefits as organisations learn more about their operations and clients.
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It's not funny to have your computer stolen, it even sucks BIG time.
Not only "they" take your belongings, but also they often go away with your memories and personal information.
A home insurance will only refund you cents on the dollar: Once the package was open, your precious laptop took a bad hit on the blue book; probably 30% the first day. A month after, your superb machine is obsolete and the value went down like a beer in the throat of a thirsty Irishman..
As for the rest …your precious pictures, emails, documents… bye-bye ..But most important, the thief may have access to bank accounts, Social Security Number, Credit Card information, and you know it's were it is going to hurt really bad: Changing and securing all this information: Call the bank, Call the CC company, etc etc. In short: Good luck!
So, what can you do beside adding locks, alarms systems and hiring a bodyguard?
You could hire a spy!
For less than you will ever believe, you could hire a spy.
For how much? Well, between $49 and Free
Free is a very good price …So, read carefully, very carefully…
Multiple solutions exist: LoJack for computers ($$$) Mobile Me (via Back to my Mac), Undercover ($$) & Prey Project (Free)
In this post I will only look at Undercover & Prey, LoJack being a little expensive and Mobile Me having a serious stealth issue in my opinion. (a "Smile you're being filmed" would have more discreet)
First, how is it working?
As soon as your laptop or desktop is missing (stolen or lost), go to the website of the respective company and declare your computer missing, lost or stolen.
This action will activate a software (must be installed PRIOR to the activation) and this software will log the IP address used, take pictures, screenshots and sometime Keylogging and send all of that to either: an email address or create a report on a website
You'll end up (with some chance) with at least, few pictures of the thief, screenshots and his IP address.
I have previously mentioned in this blog what was IP tracing and Keylogging, as well as webcam & microphone remote control.
The IP Address being a very easy way locate someone, even for noobs like the rest of us. For Law Enforcement Agency it's a joke: they'll get everything and even more.
Fee or Free?
Undercover being a (one time) fee service ($49), it has some features that Prey does not have: Keylogging and a nifty simulation of hardware failure, furthermore, Undercover will contact the authorities for you and provides them with all the necessary information.
Prey is Free, but you are on your own and it does not have Keylogging capabilities, or Hardware failure simulation.
Both system have limitations, and there is no guarantee that you will recover the stolen goods, but you have a much greater chance with them than without.
The Undercover Website explains all steps very well, and as I know you: let's move on to the free one: Prey
Be very careful, Prey is not easy to remove under Mac OS (and it should not be!)
Step by Step How to:
Go to the Preyproject website: http://preyproject.com/
Top left, select your language
Sign Up and Create an Account (email, pswd, etc)
Wait for the verification email, and activate your account
Create a Profile, up to 3 Devices. i.e 2 laptops, 1 desktop
Note carefully the API & Device number
Download Prey
Double click to Install
Select the Install option: Control Panel or Standalone
I would strongly suggest you
to use the Control Panel Option
Enter the general settings value, Timing and Language
Enter the API key and the Device Key (paste and copy from the website)
Important: Keep that for yourself!
Now that Prey is installed, go back to the website, log in and go to "My Devices"
Select a Device
Set up your Preferences:
Missing On/Off (by default is should be Off)
-But you are going to test it! Aren't you?
Auto update, Delay between executions, reports, etc
If your computer is not equipped with a built in webcam, the Webcam option is pretty much useless.
Action Module:
I would suggest to de-activate (Off) this option. A noisy pop-up appears and, in my humble opinion it has the only purpose of alerting the thief that something is happening.
I better have the chance to take few pictures of his face than letting him know that I am monitoring his activities.
Don't forget to UPDATE!
Don't forget to UPDATE!
It may take up to 15 minutes the first time you activate Prey to receive a Report Don't panic, be a little patient.Depending on your screen size, the Screenshot can be large, hence it may take Prey some time to transmit the Screenshot and the picture. (which is smart: using all your bandwith at once could alert the thief that something is fishy...)
I would also suggest to restart your computer after installing. It seems to me that it works better...
Pop Up Alert example. Bah!
Prey in Surveillance Mode
What if:
-You go on vacation for few days and come back to find your home burglarized?
The Thief may have visited you few hours ago, or few days ago..
If the villains just did it, it's Ok. Activate Prey and wait ....
But if they did it a week ago, your laptop may have changed hands few times and was probably re-formatted.
A solution is to leave Prey on "Surveillance mode" : just de-activate the webcam & screenshot option, leave the Network logging & use the max interval for timing.
Prey will log every hour, but will not take pictures or screenshot.
If a thief pays you a visit, you'll have the 10 last IP.
When you realize the theft, then you can activate Prey on "Attack Mode": Pictures, Screenshot every 2 minutes ...
Here are the setting for a "Surveillance Mode"
Prey will not prevent the thief to access your data and files. if you have stored sensitive documents and files in your computer you should read the post about encrypting your sensitive data. Seriously.
Prey will not work if the thief:
Does not use internet
Format the Hard Drive (Prevent that with a Firmware Lock)
Blind the webcam (no picture)
Uninstall the program (Unix command, no App is visible under Mac OS)
No Keylogging: Too bad, with a Keylogger and some luck, a simple search on social networks and you'll have all the info you want.
IP Address:
Will only give you the location of the connecting server. If the thief connects from a relayed IP, you'll end up with the location of the main server. (try tracing the IP of an Apple store, you'll end up with AT&T in Kansas..)
You can trace back the IP using an IP Trace Route such as explained in this post . Nevertheless, even without the perfect location, you'll have enough information to contact a law enforcement agency. (Law enforcement in the US need a subpoena to request data from an Internet Provider.)
Unfortunately, the green led of the webcam will go on when it takes a picture; It is the only visible sign that Prey is on. (other than digging deep into your Mac)
IP Tracing Example (from a Spammer using a corporate bot. yup! Mac and Cheese manufacturing companies are spamming you with enlargement pills. ViaKrap??? ) Btw, I need reduction pills.


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Ponder This Challenge:
A mathematician wanted to teach his children the value of cooperation, so he told them the following:
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Absolutely. I want to open discussion around Zero Day attacks. More specifically - how to best prepare for one.Read More
Thursday 31 August
Absolutely. I want to open discussion around Zero Day attacks. More specifically - how to best prepare for one.Read More
Tuesday 8 August
We are constantly seeing that the time period between a vulnerability is discovered in application or OS and appearance of an exploit is getting shorter, in some instances it has taken only a few hours before a vulnerability is exploited. IT managers are being put under pressure to promptly patch their production systems which conflicts with best practices of quality assurance testing.Read More
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Shavlik Protect 9.3 has finally been released, the product has had a overhaul and name change. The new name for Shavlik protect is now Ivanti Patch for Windows Servers v9.3.Read More
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As Shavlik seems to be keeping up its quarterly updates, this time 9.3 here is everything you need to know about it so far! Shavlik has recently got acquired by Ivanti so the first big area of change is the name, it is now taken on the name of Ivanti Patch for Windows Servers although the name change it is still keeping the version structure.Read More
Thursday 2 March
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Tuesday 24 January
Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (together with its affiliates, "Clearlake") today announced it has completed the acquisition of LANDESK. In conjunction with the transaction close, LANDESK and HEAT Software announced the two organizations have united under a new corporate name: Ivanti.Read More
Friday 9 December
In the timeless classic Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare wrote, "What's in a name?". This famous line implies that names are simply labels that don't really matter. After all, Juliet posits, "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. It's a nice sentiment, but perhaps (like Juliet) a bit naïve. If a rose were called skunk weed, you would expect a very different experience when you smelled it. And as Romeo and Juliet's tragic tale demonstrates, names can unite or divide us. Names matter. So what does this have to do with Shavlik?Read More
Thursday 25 August
I have had this question come at me from a dozen directions today, so I thought I would provide my thoughts on these changes in a more consumable and easily shared format.Read More
Tuesday 16 August
How well do you know the security posture of your environment? Do you know how effective your Patch Management process is? Can you provide stakeholders with a quick look at the state of your network and show how protected you are in real time?Read More
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For the second time in my life, I paid to watch a movie in a theater and didn't stick around to see it end. The first time, some 18 years ago, it was Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" that sent me for the doors ahead of schedule. Tonight, it was Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained." I'm sorry, Quent, but I don't think it's going to work out between you and me.
As in nearly any failed relationship, I accept that I bear some of the blame. When Killian told me a few days ago that she wanted to see this movie, I started to worry. I knew it would be violent – it's what Tarantino does. But I don't like violence in movies, especially when it's ongoing and brutal. A quick scene or two I can handle, but when violence shows up in almost every scene like it's one of the main characters, I'd rather take a pass. With that in mind, I started to read up on the film, and read and read and read, and by the time the lights went down, I was ready for the worst. So I didn't go into it with an Oh-boy-this'll-be-good mindset. At all.
But damned if it wasn't partly his fault, too.
First, let me tell you what didn't do me in. It wasn't the repetitive use of the n-word. It's historical. I get it. When we read "Huckleberry Finn" in my English class eons ago I learned that the word was kind of a thing back then. I don't use the word myself because I hate it. Hell, I can't even bring myself to write it out, but I get it.
It wasn't even the violence that did it, though it was violent in abundance. The blood flowed like beer at Oktoberfest, it's true. But I wouldn't be surprised if I have seen movies with a higher body count. That said, I don't need to see rivers of blood to get the gist that a lot of people just died. Don't need it. Don't want it.
What I couldn't stomach – almost literally – was the cruelty.
Early on, there were flashback scenes that had me shielding my eyes, so I can't even vouch for exactly how graphic they were. Visually, anyway. But I heard a woman whipped and branded, and that was bad enough. And that was just a passing scene.
Much harder to bear was a scene where two men were made to fight to the death for the enjoyment of others. Again, I heard it rather than saw it, but that was bad enough. It stretched on for minute after agonizing minute. When not watching wasn't enough, I squeezed my hands over my ears to try and shut it out.
When the infamous dog scene came along, it was time to head for the exit. I knew what was coming, thanks to the reading I'd done. I just barely made it through hearing one guy clobbering another to death. I didn't need to hear dogs do the same. Killian grabbed for her coat and pushed me toward the aisle. Well, let's be honest – she'd been trying to get me to leave for some time, but by this point, I wasn't willing anymore to stick it out. I ran for the door because I didn't want to still be in the theater to hear the screams of a man being torn apart by animals. Enough was enough.
I felt bad for leaving early, Killian in tow. One of the reasons she wanted to see the thing in the first place was to see Samuel L. Jackson's character, and I couldn't even hold long enough to see him walk onto the screen. But I really couldn't take any more. I came damn close to throwing up in the bathroom after that. And for me, root canals and vomiting are about on the same level of things I don't want.
So I can't even speak to the carnival of cruelty that I did not see, though I know a lot about what was still to come. But that's OK. I don't need to see a woman kept naked in a cage or hear a man reduce a woman to a lump of flesh to be used to know that sexual slavery is wrong. I was clear on that point already. I don't need to see a thing that is wrong to know that it's wrong.
The best film makers get that. Spielberg didn't need to show Jews getting gassed to drive home the point that gassing people is an abomination. Showing people afraid of being gassed and then receiving water was strong enough. The audience felt it as though the worst possible thing did happen.
Likewise, I don't need to see violence and cruelty against slaves to know that slavery is one of the greatest sins humanity has ever known (and it's for a reason I say "is" instead of "was"). Combined with genocide, it is the very bottom pit to which mankind can slide, and both are born out of the idea that some kinds of people are more worthy than others.
I don't need Tarantino to get it. I get it when I understand that the woman I love more than anyone would have been treated like cattle if she were born 150 years earlier and a few hundred miles to the south. It breaks my heart to know that all that I love most about her – her kindness, her intelligence and her creativity – would have counted for nothing in that time and place. I don't know if she could have endured that. I don't know if she would have chosen to. I imagine all that I love about her nullified and her value reduced to nothing more than the labor she can produce, and it hurts. Viscerally hurts. Realizing that her ancestors did endure that kind of hell crushes me – no cinematic gore and brutality necessary.
In the same way, I didn't need Tarantino to tell me that the Nazis were a Really Bad Thing. While Tarantino did make a sort of companion movie to this in "Unglorious Basterds" – though I found its cruelty (if not its violence) to be muted compared to "Django" – I didn't need a film to inform me that just two generations earlier in my own family lurked people who similarly thought another class of people were less than human, and who supported a regime that systematically slaughtered millions. I didn't need a movie to tell me that was evil. My mother did the job, and she did it well.
I don't need the Tarantino treatment to understand that what happened in Rwanda and continues in the Congo today is equally wrong or that the ongoing sexual slave trade is unbearably evil. Darfur, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Sierra Leone – I don't need Tarantino's help to understand how wrong and brutal any of it is.
But here's what worse. At my most cynical core, I believe it's Tarantino who needs these things. Because if he can hide behind an evil such as genocide or slavery, he can use it for an excuse to unleash whatever violence he likes at theater goers, all in the name of keeping it real and – what is that phrase he once used? – laying his vengeance upon me. If you make your bad guy bad enough, he seems to think, any amount of cinematic cruelty becomes OK.
Except I don't think it is. I don't understand how people can sit through a movie like "Django" and make it to the end without something inside them breaking. I don't think I even want to be a person who can sit through something like that. So, sorry, Quentin. We've had our last movie date. I'm calling it quits.


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|1.2 Objective
|1.3 Definitions
|Section 2 – Access Impact Summary (AIS) Requirements
|Section 3 – Overall Project Access Plan (PAP) Requirements
|Section 4 - Individual Access Cut-Outs (ACO) Requirements
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This "Guidelines" document:
Adjustment of Access: (refer to N.J.A.C. 16:47-4.33(b)) Any alteration to an access point in conjunction with the implementation of a State highway improvement project, which results in changing the width of an access point by 5 feet or less, or changing the location of an access point by 10 feet or less, or moving an access point away from the centerline of the highway, such as when a highway is widened, or changing the elevation or profile of an access point. A legal notification to the lot owner is not required for this type of access alteration unless the limit of proposed access alteration is beyond the State Right Of Way (ROW) line.
Change of Access: Any access point alteration along a non-State highway. Access alterations on non-State highways may be designed in accordance with the New Jersey State Highway Access Management Code (Access Code) if there are no other local access codes requirements. Administrative processes of this type of access alteration are not required to be executed in accordance with the New Jersey State Highway Access Management Code. Implementation of the Access Code on non-State highways will be at the discretion of the Office of Access Design (OAD) and the Project Manager. If at all possible, impacted non-State highway access points shall be replaced "in-kind". A legal notification to the lot owner is not required for this type of access alteration unless the limit of proposed access alteration is beyond the public ROW line or the access alterations impact the apparent existing use of the lot. OAD will notify the owner and the Project Manager will address all follow-up proceedings directly with the owner. OAD will provide any necessary assistance.
Legal Notification: (refer to N.J.A.C. 16:47-4.33(c)2 & (d)3-4)) The Department's written notification to a lot owner whose existing access points will be impacted by a State highway improvement project.
Lot Owner Access Concurrence (LOAC) and Lot Owner Lease Agreement (LOLA):
• When proposed access alteration work is beyond the public ROW line, OAD attempts to obtain from the lot owner an access concurrence (LOAC) to alter the access and a lease agreement (LOLA) to enter the property to construct the alteration. (The LOLA is a ROW document that will be signed by the Director). The Access cut-out (ACO) and ROW plans will show a short dashed line approximately 5 feet beyond the physical limits of the proposed driveway or access related alterations. The line will be labeled "Temporary Site Mitigation Work Line (Access)". See attachments 1A and 1B for templates of the LOAC and LOLA forms and for further information see the OAD procedure for administering access alterations
• If the limits of the proposed driveway(s) or access related alterations are within the existing and /or proposed ROW line, only the LOAC may be sent. The LOAC will be sent for all modification or revocation, but not be sent for adjustment or changes if the alteration does not temporarily or permanently impact the operation of the property.
Modification of Access: (refer to N.J.A.C. 16:47-4.33(c)) Any alteration to an access point in conjunction with the implementation of a State highway improvement project, which results in changing the number of access points, or changing the width of an access point by more than 5 feet, or changing the location of an access point by more than 10 feet. A legal notification to the lot owner is required for this type of access alteration.
Revocation of Access: (refer to N.J.A.C. 16:47-4.33(d)) Any alteration to an access point in conjunction with the implementation of a State highway improvement project, which results in elimination of direct ingress from the State highway or elimination of direct egress to the State Highway, or elimination of direct ingress and egress (two way driveway) on the State highway with provision of an alternative access point to a street, highway, easement, service road or common driveway other than the subject State highway. A legal notification to the lot owner and all lessees, is required for this type of access alteration.
Waiver: (refer to N.J.A.C. 16:47-4.35) A waiver is the Department's relinquishment of its right to wholly enforce provisions of the Access Code. Waivers may either reduce or eliminate Access Code requirements. The designer shall list all required waivers for the proposed recommended driveways with proper justifications in the Access Impact Summary (AIS) document by implementing the flexible and right sizing design approach of the project. Also, a Form MT-159 (Request of Waiver - See Attachment No. 8) needs to be completed and submitted along with the submission of ACO. OAD will review those justifications with respect to the project's scope, safety and operation of the State highways, and may grant the waivers accordingly.
The Designer shall start preparing this report as part of Activity 3105 (Prepare Project Access Plan & Access Impact Summary). Activity 3105 should not begin until the completion of Activity 3030 (Prepare Horizontal & Vertical Geometry). Generally the AIS should include but not be limited to the following information: (See Attachment No. 2 Access Impact Summary sample)
The Designer is responsible for preparing an overall PAP. The Designer shall prepare PAP and finalize AIS also as part of the Activity 3105. Generally, the PAP should include but not be limited to the following information: (See Attachment No. 3 Overall Project Access Plan sample in the Attachments Section)
The Designer shall submit the PAP along with the AIS to OAD as part of Activity 3105. OAD will review the AIS and PAP, and provide comments and/or a set of marked up plans to the Designer. An on-board review meeting among PM, Designer and OAD is recommended to expedite the review process.
The Designer is responsible for preparing individual access cut-outs (ACO) as part of the Activity 4705 (Prepare Access Cutouts). The Designer shall comply with all OAD's comments on the AIS and the PAP, and submit 2 copies of draft ACOs to OAD. Upon OAD's review and approval of the draft ACOs, the Designer shall submit final ACOs (12 color copies each). Generally, the ACOs must be prepared using the following guidelines and should include but not be limited to: (See Attachment Nos. 4, 5, 6 and 7 - types of access alteration samples in the Attachments Section)
During the Preliminary Engineering phase, the Designer is responsible for reviewing all existing driveways within the limits of the project to determine if they are or will be in conformance with the applicable requirements of the Access Code.
If the existing driveway within the project limit is in conformance with the Access Code and it will not be impacted by the proposed geometry then no changes should be proposed.
If the existing driveway within the project limit is not in conformance with the Access Code, the designer shall evaluate revising the existing driveway based on the following flexible design approach:
Designer shall present the most practical and feasible solution for each access alteration case along with the justifications and the list of required waivers. The OAD and the Project Manager shall decide on a final access solution to progress as part of the final project design.
For all revocation and some modification cases, the Designer shall evaluate and document if the alternative access (the proposed solution) is reasonable or unreasonable. The documentation for reasonable alternative access (results of below mentioned tests) must be completed and submitted to OAD along with the final submission of the ACO. Specifically, a reasonable alternative access is achieved when the requirements of following tests are met:
The alternative access is onto a parallel or perpendicular street, highway, easement, service road or common driveway of sufficient design to support traffic to and from the site and is direct, convenient and well marked. Three tests for reasonable alternative access of commercial property are:
The alternative access must be onto any improved street, highway, easement, service road or common driveway of sufficient design to support the necessary truck and/or employee access as required by the industry. Note: for an industrial property, signage is not required.
The alternative access must be onto any improved public street or highway.
During the Preliminary Engineering phase and as part of Activity 4705 (Preparation of Access Cut-outs), the Designer is responsible to identify the need and preparation of the AIA report. Generally the AIA report will be required, if site impacts due to access alteration result in but not limited to:
In these cases, the Department shall provide all necessary assistance to the lot owner in the establishment of the alternative accesses as per the Access Code. A qualified Traffic Engineer or a Site Planner shall investigate, analyze and document all site impacts related to access alterations along with all feasible mitigation measures in the AIA report as part of Activity 4705. The Project Manager and OAD will make final decision on the need for this report on case by case basis.
The scope of services of this report will be decided by the Project Manager (PM) and OAD. This report shall be prepared and submitted in two phases:
OAD will have examples of AIA reports.
After the 12 copies of the approved version of the ACOs are submitted, OAD will begin to Adminster Access Alterations (Activity 4715). The Designer may be asked to particapate in informal meetings with property owners, to explain the driveway design in question and give an overview of the overall project. The Designer will also revise cutouts as necessary. A new date in the title block will be used for each cutout revision. For further information contact the OAD and see the State Highway Access Management Code.
Attachment 1A - Lot Owner Consent Form (dot 54k)
Attachment 1B - Lot Owner Lease Agreement (dotx 37k)
Attachment 2 - Access Impact Summary Form (xlsx 32k)
Attachment 2 - Access Impact Summary Sample (pdf 38k)
Attachment 3 - Project Access Plan Sample (pdf 618k)
Attachment 4 - Adjustment of Access Sample (pdf 204k)
Attachment 5 - Modification of Access Plan Sample (pdf 166k)
Attachment 6 - Change of Access Sample (pdf 204k)
Attachment 7 - Revocation of Access Sample (pdf 301k)
Attachment 8 - Request of Waiver - Form MT-159 (dot 79k)
Attachment 9 - QA/QC Checklist Form (dot 146k)
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