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Friday, January 9, 2015
just did two piece abs
for bikini burn.
omg.
at one point i was wheezing.
ajisdjoikale
I haven’t worked out (hard or even intentionally) in over a week. One minute of forearm plank had me shaking and panting…
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fitblrvictory: There are a lot of exercises to train your abs....
There are a lot of exercises to train your abs. But which are the most effective exercises to train your abs?
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longlostintherabbithole: krysteeezay: #OTAD is officially...
#OTAD is officially over. 8 weeks of eating clean & training mean (shout out to #24hourfitness and to #tumblrgym for #bikiniburn). Down 20 lbs. On to the next one: #MB4DAF.
STARTING BIKINI BURN TOMORROWWWW
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fitblrvictory: It is important to exercise even if you are...
It is important to exercise even if you are short of time. A 15 minute exercise is all you require. You may choose to do it early in the morning before taking a shower, or before you go out for dinner with your friends. It may be simple jumping jacks, or stretching while listening to Taylor Swift.
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beautifulpicturesofhealthyfood: Kale, Black Bean and Avocado...
beautifulpicturesofhealthyfood:
Kale, Black Bean and Avocado Burrito Bowl…RECIPE
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US Issues Global Travel Warning Following Terror Attacks
The United States has issued a global travel warning following recent terrorist attacks by Islamic militants. In a statement Friday, the U.S. State Department said kidnappings and hostage events involving U.S. citizens have become increasingly prevalent around the world, and it urged U.S. citizens to main a high level of vigilance. It said authorities believe there is an increased likelihood of reprisal attacks against Westerners for the U.S.-led military action on Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq. The State Department cited Europe as a place where there is growing likelihood of terror attacks as European members of the Islamic State group return from the Middle East. The travel alert came hours after French police killed three hostage-takers, two of them involved in Wednesday's deadly attack on a satirical magazine in Paris.
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Bikini Burn
So, I finally sucked it up and spent a whole $1.11 (AUD) on tumblrgym’s Bikini Burn, and it was so worth it. I’m only up to day 3, but it is awesome so far. It takes so little time and seriously burns. And I can do it all while watching TV, which means it doesn’t feel like a chore! Awesome decision, I’ll keep y’all posted.
Cat ya!
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bohemigreentea: run-like-a-zombie: Replace “pretty” with...
Replace “pretty” with “AWESOME” and it’ll illustrate pretty well how freaking amazing I still feel after today’s Bikini Burn! And I managed to cook up such a delicious AND healthy dinner and then I had a piece of dark minty chocolate, nom nom :3
The lizard
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Libya Becoming Hot Spot for Foreign Fighters
Efforts by the Islamic State group to make its presence felt in Libya come as no surprise to the United States, with military officials warning last month that a couple hundred fighters were training at IS camps there. Intelligence officials say there’s been no letup, but they caution it doesn't mean the jihadist group sees Libya as part of its expanding caliphate, at least not yet. VOA’s Jeff Seldin reports.
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American Museum First to Digitize Entire Art Collection
A major museum in Washington recently put its entire collection online, providing unprecedented access to one of the world’s most important holdings of Asian and American art. The vast majority of the 40,000 artworks has never been seen by the public before, and can now be downloaded in many cases for free. VOA’s Julie Taboh gives us a glimpse of some of the collection’s vast high resolution offerings and has this report.
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garden-of-vegan: Romaine lettuce, avocado, carrot ribbons,...
Romaine lettuce, avocado, carrot ribbons, green lentils, couscous, roasted sriracha & soy sauce chickpeas, pumpkin seeds, hemp hearts, and a spicy peanut dressing.
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thefitbabe: Here are my before pictures for the Bikini Burn 30...
Here are my before pictures for the Bikini Burn 30 day workout! I just started today and let me tell you, that was HARDCORE! My legs were shaking. Immediate soreness. Very excited to see the results!
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Undocumented Immigrants Apply for Driver’s Licenses in California
Undocumented immigrants in California can now drive legally under a new state law. More than a million people are expected to apply for driver’s licenses. Even though California is not the first U.S. state with such a law, it has the largest number of undocumented immigrants in the country. Correspondent Elizabeth Lee reports.
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Drones Become an Agriculture Tool
Once only used by the military or hobbyists, unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly known as drones, are quickly becoming cheap, but valuable, tools for various professionals - from rescue squads to farmers. A company in France uses drones to help farmers analyze their crops. VOA’s George Putic reports.
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morethansalad-s: Dragon fruit is the most beautiful and...
Dragon fruit is the most beautiful and delicious fruit ever. I fell in love with it first time in New York, since that is my n°1.
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Voting Rights Act Remembered in Film, 50 Years Later
In March 1965, 600 people set out from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in a nonviolent march for voting rights. State troopers attacked the protesters at the edge of the city, and the violence galvanized activists. A few weeks later, President Lyndon Johnson introduced the Voting Rights Act, which guaranteed the right to vote regardless of race or ethnicity. Filmmaker Ava DuVernay interprets these and other events in her epic drama “Selma.” VOA’s Penelope Poulou reports.
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Obama Plan Would Make 2 Years of College Free to All
President Barack Obama said Friday that his “America’s College Promise” plan would make a basic two-year college education or technical training free and universal for the first time in the United States. “It shouldn’t matter what your last name is or what we look like or what family we were born into or how we worship," Obama said in a speech delivered at a community college in the state of Tennessee. "What matters is effort and merit. That’s the promise of America. And the way we deliver on that is making sure that our education system works on behalf of every person who lives here.” The plan calls for the government to pay for people to study at community colleges. The institutions grant two-year degrees and are inexpensive alternatives for those who do not have the money or the academic qualifications for much more expensive four-year universities. Community college fees, which average about $3,000 a year, are too much for many Americans, including young students from low-income families or older people who want continuing education or need additional skills. “Every American, whether they’re young, or just young at heart, should be able to earn the skills and education necessary to compete and win in the 21st-century economy," he said. "So today, I’m announcing an ambitious new plan to bring down the cost of community college tuition in America. I want to bring it down to zero.” White House officials said the program was expected to cost the U.S. government $60 billion over 10 years — a price tag that could put the president on a collision course with the new, Republican-dominated Congress, whose members have campaigned on a drive to cut federal spending. Obama said he hoped the initiative would win bipartisan support, and it was not a coincidence that he made his announcement in Tennessee. The state already offers free community college education under a plan pushed by a governor who is a Republican. The president said he hoped other states would follow Tennessee's lead.
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US Hit Film Musical 'Into the Woods' Begins Global Push
Hit movie versions of Broadway musicals are rare but the creators of the Disney film of Stephen Sondheim's revered "Into the Woods" are hoping its smash opening in the United States will be replicated abroad. The film starring Meryl Streep as the Witch, Emily Blunt as the Baker's Wife and Johnny Depp as a louche Wolf is approaching the $100 million box-office mark since its Christmas Day opening, its producers said on the eve of its British premiere. The film earned more on its first weekend than the movie versions of the Abba musical "Mamma Mia!" or "Les Miserables," according to industry website Box Office Mojo. "It's been a great journey and from a business perspective we're delighted that it is reaching a very, very broad audience," co-producer Marc Platt said on Wednesday. "As a little anecdote, I actually called Steve Sondheim and James Lapine [who wrote the book] the day after it opened on Christmas Day and was able to say to each of them that in that one day more people saw the film than experienced it in its two Broadway runs combined," Platt told a news conference. It was never certain that "Into the Woods" — an amalgam of familiar fairytales including "Little Red Riding Hood," "Cinderella" and "Jack and the Beanstalk" that do not turn out as expected — would make it to the screen. Director and co-producer Rob Marshall spent years trying to pull together a cast and get studio backing for a film version of the musical, which opened on Broadway in 1987. "It took time because, you know, musicals are still a risk and Sondheim musicals are few and far between," Marshall said. "We brought it to Disney and we were excited that they were interested in redefining what a modern fairytale could be for their company. We weren't sure that would be the case and it was, which was thrilling, but we had to make it for a price." He said cast members had agreed to "cut their price" to appear in the film, which was made in just 55 days. Streep, who said she swam a mile a day to build up her lungs in preparation for singing in the film, said Marshall had combined the "big sound" of Hollywood with the intimacy of Broadway. "To have them married in one filmic language, that's unusual," she said. "You can imagine how badly this could have gone if it were just presented in the Broadway way."
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French Police Kill 3 Gunmen to End Hostage Crises
The brutal killings of 12 people in a coordinated attack against the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo by suspected Islamic militants has raised concerns about transnational networks of radicalized fighters — inspired or even directed by al-Qaida groups. Counteterrorism officials face difficulties in trying to track the hundreds of people leaving to train on the battlefields of Yemen, Iraq and Syria, then quietly slipping back to their home nations. VOA's Sharon Behn reports.
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Hostage Crisis in France
France weathered twin hostage crises on Friday, one at a supermarket in Paris and another in the industrial town of Dammartin-en-Goele, near Charles DeGaulle international airport. Police moved in and killed the gunmen in both locations. Authorities say the two suspects in this week's attack at satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo were killed in the raid northeast of Paris.
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crystaljalecia: Today’s Goals - COMPLETE! Did the workouts kind...
Today’s Goals - COMPLETE!
Did the workouts kind of late but I got it in before midnight! Did not wear my heart rate this time, I wanted to make sure I was fighting against myself and not the watch. One step closer to my goals 💋
#BikiniBurn #TumblrGym
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Asian Economies Look Inward for Growth, but Need Reforms
On a recent trip to Shanghai, Paiboon Ponsuwanna visited internet companies Alibaba and Weibo, and inspiration struck. The businessman, who lives in Bangkok, already exports goods like frozen seafood, but he would like to bring more commerce home, even if it’s online. “Maybe we can start doing this kind of thing in Thailand and for ASEAN,” Paiboon said, referring to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. “I’m thinking about how to do more in ASEAN.” Although exports sustain many of the economies in developing Asia, people are increasingly looking inward for growth. Asian companies are finding more consumers in their own backyards, rather than just selling abroad, while also asking policymakers to improve the business climate to draw investors to the region. Asia used to be seen as the “cheap workbench of the world,” according to Sigmar Gabriel, Germany’s federal minister for economic affairs and energy. But now it’s a power in its own right. “We are deeply impressed with the progress Asia has made in the last 25 years,” Gabriel said at the Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business in Ho Chi Minh City in November. Trade only among Asian countries has nearly doubled in the past half-century, by some estimates. Part of that is driven by growing interdependence in supply chains. But trade is also expanding because of demographics. In contrast to the graying populations in the developed world, emerging Asia has a high share of young people. Equally important to merchants is the burgeoning middle class. About 30 percent of the global middle class live in Asia, a proportion estimated to double by 2030. “It is the youth who consume. It is the middle class who consume,” Philippines finance secretary Cesar Purisima said at the forum. For those reasons, “We can export to each other. We don’t have to export across the world.” The young population is a mixed blessing for Asia. Some complain that the workforce is not sufficiently educated nor experienced, saying workers should go through more vocational training and increase their English skills to participate in global commerce. But others see an evolving landscape, as locals enter the job market with more qualifications than their parents. “The quality of Chinese graduates is rising and rising,” said Frederic Neumann, Hong Kong-based co-head of Asian economics at HSBC Holdings PLC. He said Chinese are no longer “rote” learners but “creative, aggressive and top notch.” This has led to higher labor costs in China, pushing companies south toward less expensive countries, especially as the Chinese workforce shrinks. But this comes with lower productivity, a challenge that few policymakers in developing Asia have solved. Adding to the inefficiency of doing business regionally is the dominance of state-owned enterprises, which have favorable access to bank loans, government contracts, land, and permits. Countries like Vietnam and Malaysia are feeling pressure to even the playing field for private competitors in order to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a major trade bloc still in negotiations. Observers question whether these countries have the political will to overcome vested interests and thus deflate the power of state firms. But Neumann said they can learn from China, which was able to curtail state companies in the 1990s in part by co-opting the opposition with benefits, such as allowing them to remain in sponsored housing. Stakeholders who would suffer from the downgrade of state firms could receive training, unemployment payments, and help finding new jobs. “You have to be smart in selling that politically,” Neumann said. Besides improving security and health care, developing Asia also needs to work on its legal and physical infrastructure if it is to grow economically, experts say. Foreign investors still worry about corruption, corporate governance, and the enforceability of contracts. They also struggle with logistics, from power shortages to unpaved roads to overwhelmed ports where ships idle because of processing delays. But officials say it is not just up the government to fix these problems; companies can offer their expertise, for instance, through public-private partnerships. Vietnam prime minister Nguyen Tan Dung told the conference, full of German investors, “This is a great opportunity for foreign businesses to invest in infrastructure and public projects.”
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hayyygirl: teantitties: strongblackbrotha: … I think Kanye...
… I think Kanye just changed my fucking life…
Ye’ always changes lives
my life.
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WHO Approves Infant Meningitis Vaccine
The World Health Organization has approved the use of a meningitis vaccine for infants in sub-Saharan Africa. The vaccine has been given to older children and young adults for the past four years. The WHO said the MenAfriVac vaccine meets international standards for quality, safety and efficacy and now can be used for children under one year of age. It immunizes against meningitis A – a bacterial disease that causes inflammation of membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it can kill within hours – and poses a threat to 450-million people in the so-called “meningitis belt.” The belt consists of 26 countries stretching from Senegal in West Africa to Ethiopia in the East. The CDC said one in 10 people will die from meningitis A even when antibiotics are given. And one out of four survivors may be left with paralysis, blindness, hearing loss and seizures. Dr. Marie-Pierre Préziosi is director of the Meningitis Vaccine Project – a partnership between the World Health Organization and PATH, a non-profit health organization. She said that meningitis has been a threat in parts of Africa for about 100 years. “Based on the call from countries, the global health community came about with this project. And the project and its partners developed a vaccine – licensed it – and introduced it for mass vaccination campaigns. So this has been a tremendous success. And populations from one to 29 years of age are now protected,” she said But she said it’s now important to extend that protection to infants. “If we just stop there and don’t provide countries with tour de force sustainability in 10 [or] 15 years from now this massive epidemic will return because there will be [an] accumulation of susceptible persons in the population. Therefore, there was the need to adapt a vaccine for use in routine immunization in the youngest, in the infants. And this is the purpose of the current licensure and recommendation.” Dr. Préziosi said the MenAfriVac vaccine offers protection against meningitis A for up to five years. But follow-up studies will be done to monitor the length of its effectiveness. Asked if there are any safety concerns, she said, “No, no safety concern. These conjugate vaccines are extremely safe.” Meningitis A is spread from person to person. “The only reservoir is human beings," she said. The bacteria can be spread in respiratory droplets when a person sneezes, coughs, talks or even laughs. The head of the Meningitis Vaccine Project said since the vaccine was introduced four years ago about 217-million people have been immunized. Another 100-million are expected to be vaccinated in the next few years. The meningitis vaccine is expected to become part of routine immunizations and given to 30-million infants a year in the meningitis belt. The MenAfriVac vaccine costs less than a dollar per dose. The GAVI Alliance is picking half the cost in the first year of mass immunizations with individual countries paying the rest. GAVI is a public/private partnership that works to increase access to vaccines in poor countries. After the initial mass immunization, the cost gradually shifts to the countries.
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crystaljalecia: Today’s Goals - 1) Veggies Veggies Veggies 2)...
Today’s Goals -
1) Veggies Veggies Veggies
2) Day 4 and 5 of Bikini Burn
3) Water 😛This is a program that I am not giving up on 💋
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American Satirists Speak Out Against Terror Shooting at French Publication
Masked jihadist gunmen opened fire in Paris on Wednesday, claiming revenge against the satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, for having published cartoons satirizing the Prophet Muhammad. Many users changed their social media photos to the name of the magazine in a show of solidarity for rights of free speech. Hours later, in the United States, seemingly anyone with a satiric pen or microphone condemned the attack. Arash Arabasadi has more from Washington.
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North Korea Rejects South's Call for Talks
North Korea rejected Friday a South Korean parliamentary resolution calling for the resumption of stalled talks. A spokesman for South Korea's Unification Ministry told a news conference that Pyongyang gave no reason for the rejection. South Korea's National Assembly passed the resolution in late December, calling for preparation for unification of the two Koreas, and for talks between the two sides in an attempt to thaw tensions. Seoul has also proposed inter-Korean talks be held this month, but Pyongyang has not yet responded to that offer. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said in a New Year's address that he was open to a summit with the South.
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World’s Longest Rail Route Part of China’s ‘Silk Road’ Revival
The longest rail link in the world is operational, after a train carrying goods from China arrived in the Spanish capital, Madrid, last month. The railway has been dubbed the ‘21st-century Silk Road’ and is the latest landmark investment by China aimed at improving the infrastructure along the old trading routes between east Asia and Europe. As Henry Ridgwell reports from London, the European Union is China’s biggest trading partner, and Beijing’s money is being welcomed in Europe.
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Kerry, US Delegation to Focus on Business Opportunities with India
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry travels to South Asia on Saturday in a bid to promote economic ties with India. Kerry and U.S. business leaders will attend a global investors summit inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. VOA State Department correspondent Pam Dockins has the story.
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China State Media Make Feisty Start in New Year
China's state media released a series of editorial and opinion pieces in recent days that featured some blunter-than-usual commentaries on censorship and the government’s tight control over news. Earlier in the week, when Chinese officials confirmed a North Korean soldier had crossed the border and killed four residents in China’s northeast, the Global Times, a tabloid newspaper owned by the Communist Party’s mouthpiece, the People’s Daily, was not pleased. In an editorial, the Times, which regularly gives government positions strong backing, accused authorities of embarrassing domestic media by slowly releasing information. “It is inappropriate that no voice over the case, involving the death of four Chinese citizens, has been heard from the Chinese side for more than a week, until it was first reported by a South Korean news agency,” the editorial said. It went on to note that whenever diplomatic incidents occur in China, the public typically learns what has happened from foreign media or third-party reports. “Chinese authorities and the mainstream media have no excuse for maintaining this norm,” the editorial said. Recent criticism not a 'one-off' event That was not the first time this week that the Global Times took authorities to task for poor communication between the public and the media. It also weighed in on a decision by censors to temporarily pull a popular historical Chinese drama, "The Empress of China," from airwaves. The show was temporarily removed so censors could edit out scenes that revealed too much of the main star’s cleavage. The editorial did not disagree with the need for a censorship system, but said that “while it is powerful, it lacks authority.” Adding that when authorities use censorship, “more considerations should be given to public opinion to garner support.” An opinion piece the tabloid also ran this week waded into another debate over a live TV quiz show in central Wuhan that featured officials answering questions from the public. The debate started to swirl when an official had trouble during the show in reciting a 24-character list of China’s socialist core values. The opinion piece said that putting officials on the spot and exposing them more to the public and media could help improve communication. “Making officials face questions on TV is aimed at solving real issues for the public. It tests the sincerity of the government to gain public support for every decision it makes,” the article said. 'Safe' targets for critical commentary However, Jeremy Goldkorn, the director and founder of Danwei.org a website that tracks Chinese media and the Internet says one shouldn’t read too much into the editorials which stick to topics that are not very sensitive. The Global Times is both a propaganda newspaper and commercial enterprise that suffers from a multiple personality disorder, he adds. “It has to make money, so there is pressure to make interesting stuff that sometimes conflicts with censorship,” Goldkorn says. He says it is unlikely that there will be any relaxing of media controls in China over the next few years. Rights activists have warned that the small space for free expression in China continues to shrink. Since President Xi Jinping took office, he has clamped down on civil society, strengthened laws that criminalize speech on social media platforms and tightened restrictions on journalists.
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