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Title: Kurt Anderson and Blaine Hummel
Author: pukaroxliza
Rating: R
Characters/Pairing: Kurt/Blaine, with mention of one sided Blaine/Sebastian.
Chapter: 11/16
Word Count: 5468
Spoilers: Sebastian and Chandler exist.
Warnings: completely AU, language (lot's of language), angst (more from Blaine but also some from Kurt), a bit of blurring the lines between seasons, messing up American geography- ie Lima and Westerville are about 10 minutes away in this. Underage drinking and smoking.
Summary: Meet Kurt Anderson and Blaine Hummel. Their lives are not what they thought they'd be.
Authors Note: I'm so sorry that this chapter took so long to get out. I literally have no excuses other than lack of motivation and school. I cannot promise quicker updates, but I can promise that I hope to update more often. No matter what though, I swear I will finish this story. Thanks as always to the wonderful Loki Firefox for being my beta! If you're still around, enjoy (:
Disclaimer: I do not own Glee
Kurt arrived at Blaine's house a little after noon. He felt bad for skipping class, and his parents would probably be inviting him over for dinner as soon as they heard about it, but Blaine had texted him the previous night asking him to come over as soon as he could. He would have left earlier than he did but Sebastian had been practically stalking him and honestly he was a little worried that he would follow him to Lima.
Sebastian had been weird the past couple of weeks. After their fight before Kurt and Blaine's first date he had kept his distance, managing to stay as far away from Kurt as possible (which was actually quite difficult, considering they had almost every class together and they were roommates). However after two weeks of that Sebastian had tried talking to him again. He kept sneaking up on him and doing annoying things like hugging him from behind, kissing him on the cheek and practically begging Kurt to go to Scandal's with him.
Kurt had ignored him. He didn't say anything if he could manage it, but when Sebastian got persistent he would just say he had plans with Blaine (which was normally true anyway) and walk away. If he didn't know any better he would think that Sebastian had a crush on him; but he did know better, and he knew that Sebastian still considered him his best friend and he didn't like his things being taken from him.
It was like Sebastian knew he had plans though. He had followed him to breakfast, to first period and then, annoyingly, to second period as well. He kept trying to talk to him, saying things about how excited he was about the Warbler party that weekend and wasn't Kurt just so excited to be going with his boyfriend? Kurt had gritted his teeth and pretended he didn't hear him.
He finally managed to shake him when they were on their way to third period. He'd texted Sam during second period, begging him to distract Sebastian for just a couple of minutes between classes. It had taken some convincing (Sam had just recently gotten together with Jeff, and he was really embarrassed about his past with Sebastian) but he had finally agreed. Kurt texted him a quick thank you when Sebastian walked away from him, yelling that he would talk to him later. He'd then gotten to his car as quickly as possible and driven to Lima.
However, standing in front of Blaine's house at 12pm... He was starting to wonder if skipping had been such a good idea. Sure Blaine would definitely be home, but that meant that Blaine's dad might be home. Blaine had mentioned once that his dad ran his own business, Hummel Tires and Lube, but that some days he stayed home to help Blaine with his homework.
His phone buzzed in his pocket. He pulled it out instantly, thankful for the distraction.
Are you standing in front of my door? Or did your clone from the future finally track me down? -B
Kurt snickered and went to answer when the front door opened in front of him. Blaine was standing in front of him, still wearing pyjamas, with a small, hesitant smile on his face. Kurt instantly kissed it away.
"Hey," he said when they pulled apart, a hand still resting on the nape of Blaine's neck where his skin was warm. Blaine looked breathless, eyes wide, the smile completely wiped from his face.
"Hey yourself," he spoke quietly, "What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in school?"
Kurt bit his lip and then looked around, "Is your dad here?" Blaine shook his head, "Awesome. Are you going to let me in then? It's sort of cold out."
Blaine stepped aside so that he was partially covered by the door. Kurt stepped into the house, shedding his coat as soon as he could. Blaine took it for him, hung it up in a closet and then turned to look at him, a small smile on his face.
"I'm still in my pyjamas." he said, fiddling with the sleeves of his shirt. Kurt grinned before he stepped towards him and pulled him into a deep kiss. He heard Blaine's intake of breath, something that happened almost every time they kissed that he didn't think he'd ever be tired of. Smirking into the kiss he slipped his tongue past Blaine's lips to caress Blaine's for a few seconds before he ended the kiss, realizing that Blaine wasn't reciprocating.
"You look great," he assured, looking the younger boy over, wondering if something had happened. Blaine didn't seem to notice his curiosity.
"Thanks, but I still wish I had dressed up a bit more. If I had known you were coming this early..." he trailed off, a frown taking over his face, "Shouldn't you be in class right now?"
"AP English," he shrugged, "But I'm not. You said to come as soon as I could, so here I am."
Blaine blushed, "I meant to come as soon as you could after school. I don't want you to get in trouble, especially not for me."
"You're worth it," Kurt pecked him on the lips, "Now, tell me what's got you freaked. I didn't drive all this way for nothing," he grabbed Blaine's hand and pulled him towards Blaine's room in the basement. Blaine followed without an argument. When they reached his room Kurt instantly fell on the bed. Blaine glanced at him, took a step towards the bed as if he were going to join him but then shook his head minutely and sat down at his desk.
Kurt pouted a bit at that but didn't say anything.
"Okay well..." Blaine crossed his legs on the chair. Kurt loved how adorable he looked. Not that he didn't always look adorable, but for some reason he looked especially adorable in his flannel pyjamas and bright pink slippers, "You already know that Quinn got kicked out of her house yesterday."
Kurt nodded instantly, "Is she okay?"
"Yeah, she's fine. Or as fine as someone in her situation can be. But, well... My dad went out later and Quinn sort of had a freak out because she had left her moisturizer at her house. Um... So I told her that I would go get the cream for her."
Kurt's eyebrows shot up, "Oh my God, did you run into those assholes? Because I swear to God-"
"No!" Blaine shook his head instantly, "No, I drove out to Westerville to make sure I didn't see any of them. But... Well, um..." he shifted, obviously uncomfortable, "I ran into Sebastian."
"Sebastian... As in Sebastian Smythe? My roommate Sebastian?" Blaine nodded, "What the fuck was he doing there?" Blaine went to respond but Kurt shook his head, "Nope. Condoms, forgot they sold those at pharmacies."
Blaine started chewing on his bottom lip, "Yeah. He was... Um. Anyway. He came up to me and we... talked. For a while."
Kurt stood up and took a cautious step towards him, "You talked? What the hell would that asshat have to say to you?" Blaine fidgeted in his chair, which sent off every alarm in Kurt's mind. He didn't like this. He didn't like it one bit.
"Nothing, really. He was just-" he trailed off when Kurt closed the distance between them, kneeling down so that he was staring right into Blaine's eyes. He looked away, "He hit on me."
Kurt stood up and headed towards the door, his hands already clenched in tight fists. He could not believe it. He couldn't believe that someone he had once considered his best friend would stoop so low. First he made Blaine cry, then he insulted Kurt and kissed him against his will right before his first date with Blaine, and now he was hitting on his boy- on Blaine? Enough was enough.
A hand came to rest on his arm, immediately stopping him, "Please don't be mad," Blaine whispered. He was staring up at him with wide, worried eyes. Kurt sighed and placed his arms around Blaine's shoulders, clasping his hands behind Blaine's neck.
"I'm not mad at you," he assured, attempting to calm himself down for Blaine's sake, "I swear, I'm not. I'm just- Where does he get off thinking he can treat you like shit and then show up out of the blue and-" he let out an exasperated yell. He noticed Blaine was avoiding his gaze, and ducked his head slightly, trying to catch Blaine's eyes. This turned out to be a bit of a challenge as Blaine seemed to want to do anything but that. Kurt licked his lips absentmindedly, "Did something else happen?"
Blaine's eyes met his as soon as he said it, wide and frightened, as if Kurt had asked him to murder his own father. Kurt's heart stuttered in his chest, "Not-" Blaine looked away, his cheeks turning pink, "Not really. He just... Some of the things he said..." he shook his head as Kurt stepped closer to him, tightening his arms around Blaine's neck.
"What did he say?" he asked. Blaine shrugged, and Kurt briefly wondered if he was making Blaine uncomfortable with the way he was standing so close to him. Blaine had never been weird about physical contact before, but he knew that Sebastian had a bad habit of getting in the face of someone he was hitting on. He had seen it at Scandals way too often.
"He- Nothing, never mind. I'm just being stupid."
Kurt wanted to smack him, "You are not being stupid," Blaine blinked up at him, "Please just tell me? I swear, I'll stay right here, okay? I won't get mad."
Blaine sucked his bottom lip into his mouth and shook his head, "Yes you will."
"No, I swear, I won't."
A deep sigh, "It's- He just- He told me that he was going to... to um..." he gave Kurt a desperate look, "He basically insinuated that he wanted to do... things... with me."
"Blaine," Kurt practically growled, "What did he say."
"I don't really feel-"
Kurt wanted to scream, "Look, Blaine, I know Sebastian. There's no insinuating with him, alright? I know he was up front with you, and I really want to know what he said so that I know how badly to beat his face in."
"You said you wouldn't be mad," Blaine pleaded, his eyes watering slightly. Kurt felt some of his anger escape him at the sight, feeling horrible for being the one who made Blaine look like that.
"Okay," he took a step back so that he was no longer touching Blaine, "This time I really won't get mad. But please, I need you to tell me exactly what he said," he crouched down slightly, his hands going to Blaine's knees. Blaine looked away again.
"He-" Blaine cleared his throat, "He said he'd... um... he said he'd f-fuck my-" his voice cracked, "My t-tight virgin ass until I forgot a-about you."
Kurt didn't realize he had tightened his grip on Blaine's knees until the boy placed his hands gently over his. Those words sounded so wrong coming from Blaine's mouth, completely foreign. He slackened his hold and took deep breaths. He told Blaine he wouldn't be mad, he promised Blaine he wouldn't be- "I'm going to rip his fucking throat out."
"I'm sorry, I know I said-" he shook his head, stood up and stepped in close to Blaine again, "You know it's him I'm mad at, right? I'm not mad at you at all."
Blaine still looked close to tears, "I know. I just didn't tell you so that you'd beat him up," he mumbled. Kurt sighed and leaned forward, pressing a soft kiss to Blaine's lips. As every time that morning, they were unresponsive.
"What did you say to him?" Kurt whispered, pulling away, "when he said that to you, how did you respond?"
"I-" Blaine took a deep breath and then shrugged lamely, "I said that if anybody was going to do... What he said, that it was going to be you." Kurt felt his heart soar at that, "And then I told him to leave me alone."
Kurt could stop the smile that spread across his lips at that, and he also couldn't stop himself from leaning forward and pressing a soft kiss to his lips. Blaine pulled away as soon as he did, his eyes going to the corner of his room and a flush appearing on his cheeks. Kurt froze. "Something else happened," he whispered, and he felt the hitch in Blaine's breath against his lips. He pulled away carefully.
"Wh-What? No, it-"
"You haven't been kissing me back," Kurt said quietly, "Blaine, I need you to tell me what happened. I know you don't want me to kick Sebastian's ass, but whatever he did obviously really affected you," he noticed Blaine swallowing thickly, "Please? I won't hurt him, I just... I need to know."
Blaine watched him carefully before he lowered his eyes, his fingers basically tearing a hole into the hem of his shirt, "You won't want me anymore," he spoke so quietly that Kurt almost didn't hear him. Kurt didn't want to assume the worst, he really didn't, but it was so hard with the way Blaine looked like he was going to cry.
"Blaine. Blaine, look at me," hesitantly, the boy did so, "I will always want you."
It was like he had somehow broken Blaine. One second he had been staring up at Kurt, worry etched into his features, and the next he was clutching him close as soft sniffles escaped his lips. Kurt wrapped his arms around him without any hesitation. He hated that somehow, things always came back to Blaine crying; especially when Sebastian was involved. He hated that someone he used to consider his best friend had caused so much pain.
"Honey," he whispered, the pet name escaping his lips before he could even think about it, "I'm sorry. You don't have to tell me, okay? I mean, I'd love if you did, but if it's going to make you feel like shit then-"
Blaine looked up from where he'd pressed his face against Kurt's stomach, eyes wet and cheeks stained with tears, his lips parted slightly and whispered, "He kissed me."
If it hadn't been for the crying boy clinging to him, Kurt would have already been half way to Dalton. As it was, he forced himself to be there for Blaine as the boy pressed himself as close to Kurt as he could, as if he were trying to disappear inside him. His hands fell down to Blaine's hair and he ran his fingers through them lightly, hoping the action would calm the boy down.
"Blaine," he whispered, worried of upsetting him further, "why would you think I wouldn't want you?"
Blaine looked up at him, large amber eyes full of tears. Kurt crouched down again and cupped Blaine's face with his hands. Blaine looked down, wet his lips, and sniffled a bit, rubbing his nose with the sleeve of his shirt, "I-I thought you liked that I'd never been with anyone. I don't know, I just-"
Kurt leaned forward and pressed a feather soft kiss to Blaine's forehead, "I think we need to have a serious discussion about your self esteem issues."
"I don't..."
"You do. Come here," he tangled his fingers with Blaine's and led him towards the bed. They fell on it together and Kurt shifted until he was on his side, facing Blaine, "Now, I need you to explain to me your reasoning for thinking that I wouldn't want you after an asshole kissed you against your will."
Blaine shrugged, moving so that he was on his side facing Kurt as well, "I don't know. It was just a thought. It's stupid."
Kurt shuffled closer to him, "That's what I'm talking about. You always say 'it's stupid' like I won't want to hear what you have to say. But I do, Blaine. When have I ever thought anything you've said is stupid?" Blaine avoided his gaze, his cheeks colouring. He didn't say anything, "Exactly."
"Well, maybe you just never said it out loud..."
"Do you really think that's something I would keep from you? I'm always completely honest with you, and you know that because I've made you uncomfortable with my honesty on more than one occasion," he counted it as a small victory that Blaine's lips twitched upwards at that, "It's really hard for me when you say things like that Blaine. Because I never know if you're feeling shitty about yourself or if you honestly think that I'm going to walk away because of something like that."
Blaine shrugged, "I don't know. I mean, I trust you a lot. But I keep thinking, and I know you're so amazing and gorgeous and experienced and I'm just this stupid kid who has no idea what he's doing. I... It's not you, really."
"I need you to promise me something," Kurt squeezed Blaine's hand tightly, "I need you to promise that you'll stop using the word 'stupid' to describe yourself," Blaine's brow furrowed, "I think it's something that you don't do on purpose, maybe it's because you see yourself that way, I don't know, but I don't want you to tell me that something you think is stupid, or something you're feeling is stupid or that anything you do is stupid. You're not stupid, you've never been stupid, and it hurts me when you talk about yourself like that."
Blaine's eyes were watering with fresh tears and Kurt saw him swallow sharply, "I thought you wouldn't want me because if I were you I wouldn't want me," he spoke the words quietly, barely a whisper, and Kurt wondered if Blaine even realized he had said anything.
"What do you mean?" he asked, just as quietly.
"You just seem so much older. You act so grown up, and you do grown up things like drink and smoke and have s-sex, and the only experience I have with that stuff was the one time that I accidentally ate a special brownie. I just don't fit into your world, and the only thing I can see that would attract you to me is that I'm this untouched virgin; but now someone else touched me and-"
Kurt tightened his grip on Blaine's hand, "How many times do I have to tell you that I'm not with you because I want sex?" Blaine shrugged, "Okay, look, this isn't something that's just going to solve itself. We're going to keep talking about this, and I really want you to talk to your father about it too," Blaine opened his mouth to protest, but Kurt silenced him, "I know you think that I'm really mature, but I'm not. I have no idea how to make you see yourself the way I see you. Which is why I want you to actually talk to an adult, alright?"
Blaine nodded slowly and tightened his grip on Kurt's hand, "There's one more thing," he whispered. Kurt hummed, leaning forward to press his forehead to Blaine's, "Sebastian when... When I say that someone else has touched me I mean as in... He touched me."
Kurt inhaled sharply through his nose, "Where?"
"Just my butt," Blaine said quietly, "And he pressed himself against me so that I could feel his... You know," he leaned in closer to Kurt, "Are you mad?"
"Am I mad?" he tried to keep the anger out of his voice, but judging by Blaine's wince it didn't work, "Blaine, I'm very mad. But not at you, I'm mad at him. He just doesn't understand what-" he let out a low growl. Blaine glanced up so that he was staring into Kurt's eyes. Kurt sighed and brought the hand not laced with Blaine's up to the smaller boys cheek, "I'm so sorry he did that."
Blaine bit his lip and then quietly said, "I wish it had been you."
Kurt's eyebrows flew up, "You wish I had sexually harassed you at a public pharmacy?" Blaine giggled softly, and the sound was like music to Kurt's ears.
"No. I wish... I wish you were the first guy to touch my butt. And to press up against me," he blushed as he spoke, "I guess now I understand why you felt so dirty when he kissed you before our date."
Kurt rubbed soft circles into Blaine's skin, "You're not dirty. He's dirty for not knowing where lines are until he crosses them." He sighed and then said quietly, "Look, I know you don't want me to, so I swear I won't beat him up," Blaine smiled up at him, "but I will be having stern words with him. Does that sound okay?" Blaine nodded, "And promise me you'll talk to your dad? I just hate that you feel so bad about yourself."
Blaine pursed his lips and then shrugged, "I got you, didn't I? There's must be something about me that managed that."
"Yeah. You," he leaned forward, going to kiss Blaine, but stopped only centimetres away from his lips, "Can I kiss you?" he asked softly, remembering how Blaine had reacted to his kisses earlier in the day. Blaine looked between Kurt's eyes and then nodded cautiously. Slowly, Kurt closed the distance between them, and this time when his lips pressed to Blaine's the boy responded in kind, moving his lips gently against Kurt's.
When they separated, he asked quietly, "How long am I allowed to stay here?"
"As long as you'd like," Blaine replied. Kurt nodded and went in for another kiss.
Kurt spent the rest of the day curled up with Blaine in the smaller boys bed, whispering the things he liked about him in his ear as often as he could and trading soft, lazy kisses. At one very memorable point Blaine had taken his hand and brought it down to his ass, saying that he didn't want Sebastian to be the last person to have touched him that way. Kurt wanted to protest, but Blaine had thrust his tongue into his mouth, and his hand had squeezed on muscle memory, and the feel of Blaine Hummel's ass under his hand had been so unbelievable that he'd kept his hand there for at least an hour.
That had been how Quinn and Puck found them, kissing softly while Kurt's hands (he'd moved the second one to join the first after the first ten minutes of making out) massaged Blaine's ass. Puck had smirked, Quinn had looked scandalized, and Kurt had left the three alone to talk for a few seconds.
His phone buzzed during that time, and when he pulled it out he saw it was a text from Chandler. He hadn't heard from him for a long time, and he rolled his eyes slightly when he read the message.
I know you're probably busy having sex with that Hummel guy Smythe's been bitching about, but if you can take your dick out of his ass for ten seconds to confirm that you're coming to my party this weekend, that would be great. -C
Kurt wanted to tell Chandler to stuff it, but he really did want to go to the party and he figured that if he said anything rude he'd probably get uninvited. He texted back a simple Will Sebastian be there? and then went back to trying not to eavesdrop as Blaine talked to Puck and Quinn in his room.
Chandler texted back with Of course, there's gonna be booze. Kurt sighed. Again, he really wanted to go to the party, but he wasn't sure if he'd be able to stand Sebastian for longer than he needed to. Besides, he was sort of worried as to what Chandler would say and/or try with him. He tapped his phone against his lips and then thought screw it and texted back I'll be there, just give me the time.
The door opened, and Kurt slipped his phone into his pocket, smiling when he saw Blaine standing in the doorway, "Sorry," he mumbled, "They thought you were corrupting me."
Kurt snorted, "The pregnant couple thinks I'm corrupting you?" Blaine blushed and shrugged, giving Kurt a small smile.
"Do you want to formally meet them? I know you've already met Puck but..." Blaine widened his eyes, fluttered his eyelashes, gave Kurt the widest smile he'd ever seen, and how the hell was he supposed to say no to that?
It turned out that Puck and Quinn were two sides of the same coin. Both obviously cared about Blaine very deeply, but the way they showed it was completely different. As soon as he'd stepped foot into the room Quinn had threatened him with bodily harm if he ever hurt Blaine or moved too fast. Puck had smirked, shook his hand and then pulled him close and whispered, "Get it," in his ear. Blaine had blushed at their antics and tried to shoo them out of the room, but Kurt assured him that it was fine.
He spent the rest of the day at Blaine's house with the three friends, watching movies and explaining to Puck (many times) that no, not every boy that attended Dalton was gay and that no, they didn't have orgies every other weekend.
By the time that 9:30pm rolled around, Kurt felt as if he'd been a part of the trio forever. He'd never met anybody as mismatched as they seemed to be, but somehow they worked together. They were constantly talking, and the only awkward moment was when Puck mentioned something that David Karofsky had said and Blaine excused himself to go to the bathroom. Other than that though it was a perfect evening.
Eventually though, Kurt had to leave. When he announced that to the others he received a pout from Blaine, a bro-fist from Puck and a tight hug from Quinn. After he had said his goodbyes to his two new friends he glanced at Blaine and nodded his head towards the door. Blaine smiled widely and loudly said that he would walk Kurt to his car. Puck and Quinn snickered at that, and Puck yelled something about condoms as they left the house.
As soon as they were out of Puck and Quinn's sight, Blaine sighed loudly, "I swear those two..."
The comment made Kurt grin and he bumped shoulders with Blaine playfully, "What? They're great! I can understand why you're such good friends with them."
"I wonder about that sometimes," Blaine rolled his eyes, and then opened the front door for Kurt. The action made Kurt feel warmth spread from his face to his toes and he winked at Blaine as he walked by, just to make the boy blush. It worked.
"Well, personally I think it's amazing that you have such good friends." He replied, slipping his arm around Blaine's waist as they made their way to Kurt's car, "You guys are like siblings."
Blaine snorted, "That would be a bit awkward, wouldn't it, with the whole pregnancy issue."
"Smartass." Kurt pulled him closer, leaning his head against Blaine's. They walked in silence the rest of the way to the car, Kurt listening to the smaller boy's breathing and feeling his heart beating. Being at Blaine's side, simply holding him close, it made Kurt feel like he'd never felt before. He couldn't quite identify the feeling yet, but it completely overwhelmed him.
When they reached his car, Kurt pulled Blaine close to him and hugged him tightly. Blaine immediately responded, wrapping his arms around Kurt as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
Maybe it was.
"What are you doing this weekend?" Blaine asked quietly, his voice muffled by Kurt's shoulder. Kurt bit his lip and briefly considered telling Blaine that he had no plans, and then texting Chandler to cancel. In the end he decided not to; Chandler had been avoiding him at school and he really needed an excuse to talk to the boy. They needed to have a conversation that was long overdue.
"Warbler party," he replied, taking a small step back so that he could look into Blaine's face while keeping his arms around him. Blaine pouted, which made Kurt want coo and give Blaine anything he wanted at the same time. The boy was just too cute, "I promised I'd go. I'm sorry."
Blaine sucked his bottom lip into his mouth and then asked, "Who's all going to be there?"
After a mental calculation, Kurt said, "Basically all the Warblers, plus Sam – he's dating Jeff, I think I've mentioned them before – and of course Chandler will be there. Maybe some girls from our sister school. But other then that..."
"Chandler will be there?" Kurt frowned, tightening his hold on Blaine.
"Yes. It's at his house."
His lip back in his mouth (and really, that's not where it belonged, it belonged in Kurt's mouth), Blaine stared up at Kurt for a few seconds before he released his lip and then asked quietly, "Can I come?"
Kurt could see the wheels turning in Blaine's head, and he wasn't entirely sure that he was liking the result, "I don't think that's a good idea."
"Because, you just got assaulted by Sebastian, who will, by the way, be there."
Blaine huffed slightly and took a step back so that he was out of Kurt's arms, "Won't it be good for me though? To see him and confront him, for him to see us together and see that it doesn't matter what he does he's not getting in between us?"
Kurt stepped towards him and cupped his face in his hands gently, "Yes, those are all fantastic ideas. But Blaine, the party is this weekend. Literally three days away." Blaine raised an eyebrow.
"So I think that maybe you should give it a bit more time. I mean... You were sort of shook up about it earlier."
Blaine sighed loudly, "But that's why I want to go, see? Weren't you saying that I have self-esteem issues?" Hesitantly, Kurt nodded, "Well, this is my way of dealing with them. Take me to the party."
This was a bad idea. Kurt knew this was a bad idea. Absolutely, one hundred percent, was completely aware of the fact that this was a horrible idea.
"Fine," he said, "but you're not allowed out of my sight for the entirety of it. And if Sebastian tries anything I reserve the rights to beat the shit out of him."
Blaine smiled widely, "Deal," and then he threw himself at Kurt, crashing their lips together in a wonderful, completely bittersweet kiss. Kurt sighed internally and then kissed back, unable to do anything else.


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One of my favorite things in life is to fall in love with a movie, and then realize that there is a novel it is based on, and go read that. Psycho, Jaws, Rambo, and Deliverance all fall into this category, for instance. When seeing the covers of some of these books, I would notice that some of them would say "best seller," which surprised me a little. While some books are written better than others, there is kinda an unofficial hierarchy of award-winning books turned into award-winning movies. A good example is One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, a bestseller still read in colleges and high schools, and also is an Oscar winning film. It also has Jack Nicholson, which is a major plus. The Grapes of Wrath and Gone With the Wind both won Pulitzers, and their film counterparts won many Oscars, but that doesn't mean they are the most interesting combination or the most exciting choice. Actually, they might be. Read More
It's the last New Release Tuesday of September!
The person who writes this blog post every week (me) is on vacation right now, so you'll have to do with a simple list of what came in for rent this week. We'll be back as usual with the normal New Release post next Tuesday. Until then, happy browsing, and Be Excellent to Each Other!
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) (Criterion)
Cabo Blanco (1980)
Cell (2016)
Central Intelligence (2016)
Count Dracula's Great Love (1973)
Dekalog (Complete Series) (Criterion)
Falkenau, the Impossible (PAL)
Finding Altamira (2016)
Honey 3: Dare to Dance
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
Innocents (2016)
Kamikaze '89
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016)
Neon Demon (2016)
Open Up to Me (2013)
President (2014)
Remembrance (2011)
Shallows (2016)
Two Horses of Genghis Khan
Valley of the Dolls (Criterion Collection)
Warcraft (2016)
City of Gold (2015)
Dangerous Game: Donald Trump vs. the Environment
Eat that Question: Frank Zappa In His Own Words
How to Dance in Ohio (2015)
An American Werewolf in London (Restored Edition)
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (Shout Select)
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (Shout Select)
Blood Diner (1987) (Collector's Series)
Chopping Mall (Collector's Series)
High Noon (1952) (Olive Signature)
Highlander: Director's Cut (30th Anniversary)
Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom
Haunting of Morella (1990)
Night Visitor (1971)
Salem's Lot (1979)
Werewolf of London / She-Wolf of London (1946)
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Grimm: Season 5
Indian Summers: Season 2
Ripper Street: Season 4
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Curtis Hanson was already a talented and successful filmmaker before the release of his masterpiece, LA Confidential, in 1997. Bad Influence (1990) was a brisk, weird little thriller featuring an enjoyably sleazy performance from Rob Lowe. The Hand that Rocks the Cradle (1992) was a surprise box office smash, featuring an enjoyably sleazy performance from Rebecca DeMornay. The River Wild (1994), a technically proficient and logistically challenging survival thriller, made an unlikely (and non-sleazy) action hero out of Meryl Streep. Hanson had been directing films for 25 years when Confidential came out, but it's greatness still felt like it came out of the blue. It was like a solid, .260-hitting journeyman baseball player becoming a home run king in his 14th year in the big leagues. Competent directors don't normally become great all-of-a-sudden more than halfway into their careers. Usually, the opposite happens (*cough* *cough* *Rob Reiner* *cough*).
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by Evan J Peterson & Heather Marie Bartels
SHRIEK has moved to Naked City Brewery and Taphouse in Greenwood! Scarecrow Video continues to be a sponsor, providing us DVD usage and blog space. We will still have occasional events at Scarecrow, including our October 2nd meet up for Slumber Party Massacre, directed by Amy Holden Jones, for our Women Horror Directors festival!
This month, we continue our Asian Horror series with A Tale of Two Sisters. Tickets here. Read More
By Norm Nielsen
Come on and admit it: At least once (if not many times) during your high school years, you wished that some event closed down the school while your classmates danced in the halls to a savage rock 'n' roll beat. Allan Arkush's 1979 Rock 'n' Roll High School delivers on that fantasy. because as the saying goes, "it's a good rock 'n' roll song if it has a good beat, you can dance to it, and your parents hate it." Read More
by Evan J Peterson & Heather Marie Bartels
SHRIEK has moved to Naked City Brewery and Taphouse in Greenwood! Scarecrow Video continues to be a sponsor, providing us DVD usage and blog space. We will still have occasional events at Scarecrow, but we begin our new Sunday meetings this weekend, Sept. 11 at Naked City with Ringu, a Japanese franchise that ignited an American hunger for Asian horror. Tickets here: Read More


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Nikon CoolPix P80
Competent advanced camera with great zoom lens
- Great lens, sharp pictures
- Slow to use, high ISOs relatively useless
Bottom Line
The P80 from Nikon is an advanced camera with a very capable zoom lens. It's not as fast as the majority of other advanced cameras we've looked at, but the images it captures are rich and sharp.
Price$ 599.00 (AUD)
Nikon's Coolpix P80 is an advanced compact digital camera with an 18x zoom lens and some other useful features. It's not a particularly fast camera but it can take great photographs.
The P80 is quite bulky. It certainly won't be fitting into any pockets, but thankfully Nikon provides a full neck strap to secure the unit. There's no automatic lens cap built in, but Nikon provides a removable one. It fits on easily and can be attached to the body with a cord, but there isn't any way to clip it to the lens.
The lens is this unit's key attraction. From a relatively wide 27mm to an incredibly long 478mm, the P80 can be used in almost every situation. Focusing was generally trouble-free, and the camera was easily able to decide which elements to focus on.
The P80's menus are intuitive and simple to use; advanced options can be accessed from a dedicated setting on the shooting mode dial. There are plenty of options to be found in the advanced settings menu, including an ISO range from 64 all the way up to 6400. This is an incredibly high ISO for a consumer-focused camera; it may not be ideal for the vast majority of situations, but its inclusion certainly isn't a negative.
The speed of the P80 is a little uninspiring. From a cold start, it takes around 3sec from pressing the power button to an image being captured. When the camera is already on, focusing and capturing an image at minimum zoom takes a full 1.1sec — which can be agonisingly slow for sports and candid photos. Time between successive single shots was around 2.5sec, largely due to a slow SD card writing speed. When set to continuous shooting mode without flash, images were captured at approximately 1.3 frames per second.
When shooting, you can choose between the LCD and the P80's viewfinder — which uses a small LCD screen rather than an optical frame. These aren't particularly sharp, which means that sometimes you simply have to trust that the camera is focused on the correct object. The LCD is otherwise good, performing well under direct light and maintaining its colour from wide viewing angles.
To test the camera's image quality we took several standard photos and ran them through the Imatest image processing. Colour reproduction was the strongest point for the P80 — it was accurate and balanced without being bland and unsaturated; the results were generally on par with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX520 that we looked at recently. Picture sharpness is another solid plus for this unit. From minimum to maximum zoom, we were pleased to find that pictures were consistently crisp, with fine detail easily distinguishable when examining photos.
Performance using the different ISO ranges varies. The smart setting allows the ISO to vary automatically between 64 and 400 — this is a safe setting to leave it on for everyday use. Manual settings of up to 6400 are available, but in an everyday situation the high settings will introduce noticeable blurriness because of the on-board noise reduction software.
It may not be the fastest advanced compact on the market, but the P80 excels when it comes to capturing crisp, vibrant pictures both up close and at long distances.
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Telemarketing Home loan Sales opportunities are faster and more individualized than Web Mortgage loan Sales opportunities. How do Telemarketing Property finance loan Qualified prospects operate? Let us consider an instance. Barry wishes a property finance loan financial loan. Barry, the borrower, fills the form of Ask for for Mortgage loan Financial loan with a Direct Provider's web page. Tina, a telemarketing agent working to the Direct Company Company, contacts Barry around the phone, verifies each of the significant factors in Barry's Direct (i.e. house style, loan variety, and state during which the assets is located) and confirms regardless of whether Barry is admittedly intrigued within the loan barrie mortgage.
Instantly just after this, she places Barry on keep and phones Larry, a financial loan officer hooked up to your loan company, and presents him with Barry's name, style of mortgage sought, and mobile phone range. Larry, the financial loan officer, employs this cellphone variety to preview the info connected with Barry, by utilizing an ordinary web browser in his pc. Typically, lender corporations have toll-free numbers to get in touch with.
If Larry is really intrigued, he phones Tina. She requires Barry off-hold and introduces him to Larry, the Mortgage officer. As soon as this really is more than, she disconnects, leaving Barry and Larry to continue while using the income system.
Exclusive Telemarketing Property finance loan Sales opportunities require a telephonic community with the Borrower, Guide Supplier plus the Loan provider. An ever-increasing quantity of simply call facilities, which began a number of several years again with Enterprise System Outsourcing and data Technological know-how Enabled Products and services, are proving their productive existence in Mortgage Market at the same time, by working as Home loan Lead Delivering Intermediaries.
In Telemarketing Prospects, the Direct Provider so plays an exceptionally central position among the Borrower as well as Financial institution, by managing essentially the most critical introductory phase for only a few minutes around the phone.
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Recycling scrap metallic is around the raise with a lot of people realizing the value scrap metal provides. Obtained aged copper wirings, pipes, hub caps, aluminum fittings and the junk of home? Most great scrap sellers will have the proper equipments in place that will help you achieve a correct estimate of scrap metal charges, but it is often improved to become ready first. scrap metal prices
1. Marketplaces transform every day:
The commodities marketplace has day by day ups and downs. Subscribe to are living feeds of commodities indices like LME, COMEX; chances are your local scrap supplier has previously performed so. You must retain an eye on them to obtain a median idea of what your things perhaps really worth. Problems in the worldwide marketplaces and international relations possess a huge effect on the metallic selling prices. Received a strike in West Africa? Unrest in Europe? Equally will upset the commodities market and cause fluctuations in the price ranges.
two. Affliction from the scrap:
Thoroughly clean, corrosion no cost scrap has better chances of getting acknowledged from the scrap garden metallic. So, ensure that you clean up the scrap in advance of you're taking it to the property, or at the very least pick out properly.
three. Competitors while in the space:
There are actually areas which have greater completion I.e. no. of high quality scrap yards tend to be more. Just take your stuff there; for the reason that lots of dealers' signifies you have a fairer pricing of the stuff you happen to be selling. A monopoly sector won't make you an awesome profit, since the supplier will offer you the bottom price tag feasible so you will not be able to barter while you will never have any thought with regard to the real truly worth.
4. Understand what you're providing:
Perform some exploration to understand what you are going to offer in. In case you are providing copper, then ensure that you've got an idea of what copper is worth. For anyone who is providing an alloy then ensure you recognize the alloy's share.
5. Consider using in bulk amounts:
Dealers typically give more when they're made available a bulk shipment instead than small parts of equipments. That's for the reason that it is less complicated for them to approach things inside of a batch, essential economies of scale at enjoy.
"Why can not I get much more financial loans from realtors?" "Why are realtors so tricky to perform with?" Nearly each mortgage broker has questioned him/herself certainly one of these concerns sooner or later.mortgage rates nanaimo
Sad to say, whilst there are actually an abundance of firms that declare to supply training-oriented options, lots of these so referred to as "solutions" end up for being absolutely nothing more as opposed to same details you have got noticed a thousand occasions in advance of. Fortunately, this article isn't precisely the same aged info repackaged to seem new. In fact, my intention in scripting this education report is always to open up up the eyes of as many originators as I'm able to to the truth about internet marketing to realtors. With this getting this sort of a broad subject matter, it is tricky to look for a good beginning stage. I finally made a decision to start using a discussion about why realtors act the way in which they do. I decided on this to be a starting up issue as a consequence of the actual fact that so many mortgage brokers seem to complain with regards to the attitude they appear to come across when advertising to realtors. Right here are the most typical problems I listen to in regards to agents:
*Realtors are too challenging to work with *Realtors have already got property finance loan broker relationships *Realtors stick their nose in my small business *Realtors assume way too substantially *I can not offer using the condescending frame of mind
They're just some with the a lot of complaints I have heard from home loan brokers all around the state. In case you are reading this informative article then I'm confident you've some grievances likewise. Maybe you contacted a couple of realtors on your own only to generally be greeted which has a damaging tone and frame of mind? If that is so, then now it is actually time and energy to locate some answers. Solutions, We've got some!
As a way for us to know why we have been dealt with the best way we are when attempting to develop real estate agent interactions, we need to knowledge exactly what agents encounter. We will do this by seeking in the earlier handful of a long time. Inside the previous few years industry disorders have been favorable plenty of to permit just about anybody with good gross sales skills to enter the field and earn an exceptionally comfortable dwelling. This ongoing very long more than enough for property finance loan providers to resign them selves to employing just about everyone by using a breath and a pulse just to sustain with all the demand for refinances. Even though this will likely have labored out properly for the people carrying out the using the services of, it wreaked havoc on the track record of those who are with this business with the prolonged haul.
Even underneath the best of conditions, most house loan broker education and schooling tends to depart the coed thirsty for correct schooling, to help you visualize the depth of training that may be available when velocity would be the most important target. Let us go a little bit deeper into this circumstance and rapidly forward to our present market issue. As desire rates have moved upward as well as the easy offers have dried up, most of these property finance loan brokers who may have survived on very little a lot more than refinances for the previous year or two are now obtaining a awaken call. With the easy small business robe, many of these originators have possibly exited the company or attempted to switch the refinance money with invest in business. It doesn't acquire considerably of an creativity so that you can visualize the result of this circumstance. Countless determined home loan brokers who've never originated a invest in transaction before can certainly make a detrimental image of our profession. In truth a modern study was executed to fee the level of shopper self-assurance in numerous professions. The outcomes showed that client rely on in home finance loan brokers was only a little bit increased than the occupation of used car or truck salesman. Exactly what does that let you know?
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It could be hard to find any individual within the Western environment who has not head of the credit crunch by now. A lot is composed and spoken about one among the biggest economic disasters in record that it appears virtually as though modern society has become engulfed in it. A few of the most significant economical establishments on this planet have possibly shut or are prone to failure while Governments in lots of initial planet nations have begun pouring billions of dollars in to the economic marketplaces within an endeavor to avert total catastrophe. red deer mortgage
While you can find quite a few culprits that ought to bear some obligation with the credit crunch a lot of commentators have pinned a sizable part of the blame on house loan brokers. Even though this has without doubt tarnished the identify of people that peddle residence financial loans at least inside the limited expression, brokers also confront the problem of advertising a sort of products that is definitely in brief provide – home loans.
What ever the final word bring about of the credit score crunch, it truly is safe to say that home loan brokers the entire world around have endured hardships in the course of these troubled periods. It really is legitimate that brokers ended up producing enviable livings all through the height in the residence growth having said that the pendulum has swung and lots of home bank loan advisors are actually battling to remain afloat.
In truth lots of brokers have packed their baggage and still left the sector already, unable to cope with the sharp decrease in profits ensuing from the withdrawal of thousands of home finance loan products from your sector in just a number of months. It is actually argued that property finance loan advisors who ran thriving companies before the credit crunch have survived and will proceed to try and do so, which most brokers who definitely have long gone outside of business enterprise were being new to the market and only had a small clientele, suggesting that possibly some type of a Darwinian purely natural assortment method has happened.
Regardless, the sector has absent from riches to rags in a short time prompting lots of to wonder if it's a upcoming. The short reply appears to become indeed. The majority of brokers who have been trading ahead of the credit history crunch remain buying and selling and the home finance loan sector appears to have bottomed out. Though it nonetheless has a handful of several years of recovery remaining to go it's got surely not suffered much of the downturn that the overall property finance loan broking occupation is in danger.
So what does the longer term maintain for that humble mortgage broker? The career depends seriously on the prosperity of your residence marketplace and the lending industry so so as to forecast the way forward for the mortgage loan advisor it is necessary to assess these marketplaces and attempt to attract some conclusions.
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The home market has a short while ago experienced amongst the most important booms in recorded historical past. Only a couple of a long time ago punters have been being lured into investing their tough acquired income into residence marketplaces in spots as exotic as islands while in the Caribbean for the Ukraine. The uk house sector boomed during the late 90s and early 2000s and was viewed as very overpriced as early as 2003. The standard cost of residence had risen to nearly ridiculous heights during this period of time but British punters wanting to offer for his or her futures ended up hungry for more.
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http://www.icehockeyskate.net Two in the most significant models on the planet of hockey machines and kit are Bauer and CCM. Most people is aware of people two, and they each individual produce a large assortment of equipment for just about any software or purpose to the ice. You may also see that each tends to make a lot of different luggage and kits. Right here, discover some more info about different models of Bauer ice hockey kit baggage and CCM ice hockey package bags that will help you cut down the selection and discover the perfect offering.
At CCM, you will discover numerous distinct models of luggage and kits. This features one of their standard CCM ice hockey package alternatives, the U+ 04 Starter Bag. It really is a basic rectangular duffel about 30 x 15 x 15, with two folded world-wide-web handles, and polyester design.
Transferring up while, you can expect to see some quite aspect rich possibilities that happen to be perfect for gamers who not merely have a lot more equipment to lug all-around the older they get, and also take the sport a lot more seriously. The U+ CS bag had 2 finish pockets for more storage, adjustable non-slip ease and comfort handles, three all-terrain wheels with skid bar, padded seize handles for extended pull, sturdy zippers and polyester construction. The bag is usually larger, with forty x 18 x sixteen sizing.
You can find other CCM ice hockey kit bag alternatives, including their Professional Bag, an official's bag, an all goal have activity bag, along with a puck bag for holding all all those loose pucks with each other and easily accessible.
That's just the beginning of it nevertheless as we start hunting at your options to get a Bauer ice hockey package. Below, they make a number of distinct adhere bags, together with someone adhere bag, and a workforce adhere bag, which happens to be perfect for people with a number of young children enjoying, or coaches lugging close to further sticks and observe sticks. Bauer also makes skate baggage for protected and handy transport, jersey and garment luggage, and again packs with distinct characteristics and types.
Their best from the line package bag would be the Bauer High quality Player Bag. It is a sturdy wheeled bag with all-terrain wheels, inside accessory pocket, weighty duty zippers, air flow grommets, full-length water resistant base, external window for player identify and number, bolstered bumpers for top friction zones, durable webbing straps and seize handles, and so forth. It also incorporates a big U formed best opening with MULTIFLO, a exclusive two-layer ventilation system which should support factors remain a little fresher with your bag for more time periods of time and with fewer stress.
The bottom line is usually that when you are looking for your Bauer ice hockey kit or one from CCM, you'll find several distinct possibilities and variants to consider, to match any player's requirements and choices, together with all ages, likewise as other associated men and women including coaches and referees. Locate the one that is effective most effective for you after which have an uncomplicated time hauling your equipment out and in of the vehicle and around town for all those methods, game titles and satisfies.
ball screw assembly Do you think you're thinking ways to go about having back your ex girlfriend just after screwing up genuinely negative? Getting back again with an ex girlfriend is surely simpler once you have not performed nearly anything to make her see you to be a scumbag, but even the ugliest connection break up can have a cheerful ending.
one) The Apology for Obtaining Again Your Ex Girlfriend
The primary factor you have to do will be to sincerely apologize for no matter what dim-witted thing you did. Apologies are particularly crucial that you gals, so that you better not get this section incorrect. Truly believe concerning the gravity of whatever you did and why you did it. Was it selfish? Insensitive? Silly? Now, think about accurately the way it must have manufactured your ex girlfriend sense. Is she harm? Angry? Does she truly feel betrayed? Humiliated?
Now you happen to be prepared for aspect one of finding back again with the ex girlfriend. Apologize to her inside a way that addresses how wrong you have been and shows which you know how she will have to experience. It's so important to be sure you're real for the reason that she'll see it with your eyes in case you aren't. She needs to recognize that you recognize how completely wrong you have been, you know which you will not necessarily are entitled to her forgiveness, but that you choose to truly want her back. Established the tone for finding again your ex girlfriend by permitting her recognize that you happen to be readily available when she's prepared.
two) Allow the Ex Girlfriend Make the initial Go
Once you've performed your best to apologize, it's time and energy to give the ex girlfriend some room. It could be tempting to textual content, call or e-mail her. You could possibly even consider it really is a smart idea to deliver bouquets; but this is not the time. It is best to depart the ball totally in her court.
Any time you sense like breaking this minor rule within an effort to gain ex girlfriend back again, bear in mind you operate the potential risk of shedding her permanently. In the event you just back again off for some time, the ex girlfriend is likely to make connection with you on her personal conditions. When you bounce in and speak to her ahead of she's ready, it may well provide as a reminder of whatever selfish (or hurtful) act triggered the relationship breakup.
By using a minimal time and energy to interesting off and skip you, your ex girlfriend will arrive up having a purpose to talk with you. She may perhaps angrily contact (or textual content) to question for points she has at your home or to provide you with your house again. On the other hand, she may just desire to talk for some time. This is the time to make your go, but the way you handle it is important.
three) Obtaining Back again Your Ex Girlfriend
When your ex contacts you, never deliver up what went wrong unless she decides that she wants to discuss about it. Receiving again with an ex girlfriend demands displaying her that you're the a single. This is certainly everything you should really focus on.
In the first prospect, deliver up something that triggers a good graphic of your partnership collectively. It might be something which occurred on the initial date, anything you saw the other working day that reminded you of her, or simply a time when you both of those laughed until eventually you almost cried. Whichever it can be, just feel of something which was exclusive for equally of you and casually remind your ex girlfriend of that minute.
It is really vital never to provide this up inside a desperate vogue including, "I considered you the opposite day and understood that i cannot stay with no you." Most girls don't desire a man who looks weak and needy. What is actually far a lot more powerful should be to say some thing like, "It feels so fantastic to hear your voice again" or "I skip holding you close to me."
You can find an incredibly great probability that you'll obtain a good reaction should you comply with the measures earlier mentioned. In spite of everything, the ex girlfriend would not contact you up only to provide you again some previous t-shirt or to inform you that she hates you. That's just how she presents it to you, to make sure that you do not believe you receive off as well simply.
Use the possibility to make her smile or snicker; then recommend that you meet someplace for any several minutes. Assure not to preserve her any longer than she's comfy with. Some excellent thoughts are having a wander collectively, assembly in a espresso shop, or acquiring an ice product date.


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President Obama Visits Baton Rouge After Criticism That He's Late
President Obama tours Louisiana's communities affected by the flood that damaged over 60,000 homes and killed 13 people.
Haiti defended itself this week against scathing travel advisories issued by the U.S. and Canadian governments that warned travelers of crime, cholera and lack of infrastructure.
"The government of the republic vehemently protests against the warnings issued by the governments of the United States and Canada, urging their citizens to avoid travel to Haiti as a destination or to show extreme caution for those who live there," a statement released by the office of Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe read.
The warnings came as a significant blow to the country given its recent attempt to revive its tourism industry and attract outside investors.
According to the travel advisory released by the U.S. State Department, U.S. travelers to Haiti have routinely become victims of violent crime, including murder and kidnapping. The report also advises U.S. travelers to Haiti to use organizations that have independent infrastructure, evacuation and medical support options in place.
Lamothe's statement rebuffed many of the advisory's claims, stating that the spread of cholera has declined significantly during the current administration's tenure and that nationwide efforts to strengthen the police force have been made.
"It is clear that these warnings are incompatible with progress made in this field and are definitely harmful to the image of the country at a time when the Martelly-Lamothe administration is combining every effort to put Haiti on the international map," the statement read.
"The government wants to reassure the Haitian diaspora and foreign travelers visiting Haiti that they can, peacefully."
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President Obama tours Louisiana's communities affected by the flood that damaged over 60,000 homes and killed 13 people.
The only person that can send Gatlin home without the gold medal? A young man from Trelawney, Jamaica, whose last name literally means to run.


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How did you even know where/how to find this?
How did you even know where/how to find this?
Didn't see the video, but ...
Twinkies rule. Especially deep fried.
2016 Goals:
1) Win the next game.
2) See #1
"The problem with internet quotes lies in verifying their authenticity."
-Abraham Lincoln
Welcome Home Lord Stanley!
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I notice the raciest bastard isn't eating Chocodiles. Cracker!
�Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.�
~ Albert Einstein
I call this a confidence booster. Thanks 450 pound man eating twinkies
"I'd rather eat one of these than get my dick sucked" haha that was actually pretty funny. In a way it would be nice to receive that much pleasure from eating.


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June 14, 2016 / Suchita Guntakatta
Despite Kenya not having had a case of polio since 2013 and the African continent having gone more than 18 months without a case, I was in Kenya as part of an epic global public health journey that has moved the world even closer to consigning polio to
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June 14, 2016 / Amanda Shortell
Following the Teach to Reach summit, which focused on improving immunization training, immunization specialists share successes and lessons learned in their efforts to innovate and improve around immunization training in Nigeria.
June 13, 2016 / Melvin Sanicas
Researchers from MedUni Vienna, in collaboration with Biomedizinische Forschungsgesellschaft mbH in Vienna, have developed the world's first vaccine against Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) and successfully tested it in a Phase I trial.
May 06, 2016 / Raja Rao
A trip to Mozambique sheds light on the potential impact of new immunization supply chain models and the challenges that must be addressed to achieve supply chain system transformation.
April 04, 2016 / Carmit Keddem, Tin Moe Aung, Zar Ni Soe
The experience of using the quality improvement team approach for vaccine supply chains in Rwanda and Myanmar has shown that these teams are essential to creating sustainable supply systems, led by local leaders and staff.
"Our desire to bring every good thing to our children is a force for good throughout the world. It's what propels societies forward." —Melinda Gates
The Global Fund has helped to deliver more than 190 million bed nets to protect families from malaria.
"The world faces a clear choice. If we invest relatively small amounts, many more poor farmers will be able to feed their families." —Bill Gates, 2012 Annual Letter
"When it come to global health, Bill and I are optimists—but we're impatient optimists. Tremendous progress is being made. But there is still so much we're impatient to see done." —Melinda French Gates
In Senegal, 80% of households now have a bed net, helping the number of malaria cases there drop 50% in a single year.
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I'm only in shape because round is a shape.
Late night today. Run done. I have a few errands to run today before work, and some homework as well.
Post test run. I tried a hydration pack this morning and a different style of @balega_international socks, the #hiddencontour. I am a big fan of the #hiddencomfort. The contours were a bit tighter, so I am on the fence at the moment. The pack will go into regular use when I start building mileage. The one thing that wasn't part of the test was the #coffee. #charlottecountyfl #swflorida #running #trailrunning
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TGIF. On Wednesday morning, my work phone went off line. I reported it to IT before 7 AM.....yesterday I didn't have it back...IT did nothing. I lost my Citrix around 8:30 yesterday morning and voila, my phone was on line again. I lost my Citrix at least 6 more times throughout the day, most of them on one call....Seriously, the Dr office enters the case and just states the procedure. They KNOW we have to review this procedure.....Seriously people. Don't set up a case without giving me the &*^%$ clinical. I had to call her to get the info, and my connection died 4x during that interaction.
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TGIF! Fridays are always enjoyable but I'll be even more glad to flip the calendar over to Friday over the next 9-12 months. Easy day at work and then heading back to Bluffton for the weekend.
The workout plan said this for today's workout: "There aren't many exercises in this total-body workout, but I promise that you'll be challenged and feel great after you're done!" Yes. When I first looked at it I thought, "Really? Only 4 exercises?" But yes indeed, that was sufficient for a challenging full-body workout!
Db thrusters, lat pulldown, plank row, SL squats
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One teacher meeting down, one to go. Meeting with Owen's teachers went well. We came up with some ideas and talked about where he's at. They all think he's a great kid, so that at least makes things easier. I really do love the school - it's really hippy dippy, but it's just so calm and positive, I think that's good for him.
Off to ride my bike for a while. I was stressed out so I ate a bunch of donut holes when I got home, gotta work 'em off ;) ;)
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Speed Kills.
Chris is doing some nighttime CX ride with the Bicycle Heaven group tonight. I don't really want to ride my bike at night outside in the dark, even if it is on a path. I just don't want to fall! My CX bike is fixed and ready to go, though. I don't know. Depending on how: Cold it is Dark it is Wet it is Brave I feel
I will make the call when I get home from work. I don't see the attraction of riding around cold and wet in the dark. I don't need to prove I'm that tough. Or that stupid.
But maybe I will anyway. Who knows. Otherwise it's a trainer ride.
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Experiencing and Appreciating Life
I have found that if I just make a "quick" stop at Target on the way home from work, any hopes of an evening run are shot. First, it's not possible for me to do quick at Target unless I am really focused. Second, I usually end up generating work for myself (groceries, etc) due to whatever I buy and I run out of time. So, basically I need to get into my run right after work or on the way home. My boss is gone and I am thinking about just leaving at 4:15. I feel like I am cheating even though she always encourages planning our own schedules. Not everyone gets this privilege.
Tonight it's going to be run then gym. September hasn't exactly been the most impressive running month... but it could have been worse.
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Somehow, Run!
week 8 drills, 12 reps everything
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And the slow winter running shuffle begins...
Yesterday I got a cortisone shot in my foot. I have a mortons neuroma. Unfortunately there isn't really a fix for a neuroma. Hopefully the shot helps and I can run pain free.
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Enjoy the Journey
Overslept and didn't get up to run. This will be 3 days in a row with no workout --- maybe that's not a bad thing. Work has been pretty demanding this week, my back is sore, and some days the workout just feels like one more thing that needs to be checked off. Except that I feel so much better once it's over with.
Working until noonish today, then home to pack and leave for Hermann around 3. I. hate. packing. It puts me into some kind of low level panic mode, even with an elaborate checklist. Once that's done and we are on the road, all will be well.
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Specific Cycling/Running strength program
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• Measured 146.0 pounds!!! :D
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We are getting SLAMMED with thunderstorms, over 6 inches of rain last night.
I hate pushups. With a passion. That video has triceps pushups, and V pushups to infinity. It is HARD.
Jump squats/ power jump
Biceps curl w/ band
Lunges w/ KB pass through
Jump rope
Upright row
Boxing heavy bag
KB V sit
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Earlier this week, the University of Michigan Pi Kappa Alpha chapter was suspended from its fraternity when its brothers sent semi-nude photos of themselves to a sorority as a party invitation.
And here's the invitation, in all its American-flagged, muscle-bound glory:
The suspension came shortly after BroBible.com published the pictures last Friday, which were taken and sent to sorority Alpha Phi.
The chapter's president, 19-year-old Ryan Lee, told the Detroit Free Press that the photos and email were never meant for the public eye -- only the sorority girls. Instead, everyone on the Internet got to read the invitation, which started like this:
Subject: Cute Puppies, Organic Gourmet, High Fashion, and How to Make Him Eat Your Box (aka URGENT!!!!)
Do you love your homeland? We at Pike sure do. We read Whitman's poems by our fireplace and pour maple syrup on our apple pie. We hold Alexander Hamilton's belief that keg stands are not "a feat, but an expectation." We recognize His benevolence in bestowing upon us His great and Holy game of Football, and one of our sophomores drives a pick-up truck.
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