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This lion statue has had enough

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Birmingham Legion FC 2024 Lady Electra Kit

Soccer news from the USL Championship as the new Birmingham Legion FC 2024 Lady Electa kit made by Hummel has been unveiled. Birmingham Legion FC 2024 Lady Electra Jersey The new 2024 Birmingham Legion FC jersey has a gold base colour with tonal lighting bolts on the front. Both the collar and sleeves are coloured white as are the shoulders which feature gold Hummel chevrons. Both the Hummel��

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The Princess Royal’s Official Engagements in November 2023

01/11 Princess Anne, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Duke & Duchess of Gloucester attended the Senior Serving and Retired Officers’ Briefing at the Army and Navy Club on Pall Mall in London. 🪖💼

As Chancellor of Harper Adams University, attended the launch of the University’s Strategic Plan at London Bridge Arches. 🎓

With Sir Tim As Royal Bencher of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, attended the Grand Day Choral Evensong Service at Temple Church in London. 🎶

With Sir Tim As Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Engineers, attended a Dinner to mark their 40th Anniversary at Mansion House in London. ⚙️

02/11 Held two investiture ceremonies at Buckingham Palace. 🎖️

03/11 As Patron of the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, visited Citizens Advice Malvern Hills in Malvern, Worcestershire. 👩‍⚖️

Opened the Specialist Operations Centre at the Gloucestershire Constabulary and Office of Police and Crime Commissioner in Cheltenham. 👮‍♀️

07/11 Alongside King Charles & Queen Camilla, Princess Anne in her role as Gold Stick in Waiting, was present at the State Opening of Parliament. 👩‍⚖️🪶

Opened the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Museum of Scottish Fire Heritage and the McDonald Road Community Fire and Ambulance Station in Edinburgh. 👨‍🚒

The Princess Royal, As Patron of the Eric Liddell 100, attended the inaugural Lecture and Reception on board Fingal, Alexandra Dock, in Edinburgh. 🏃🏽🥂

Unofficial Sir Tim attended the memorial service for former university friend and newsreader George Alagiah at St-Martin-in-the-Fields church in London 🎓🕊️

08/11 As Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, presented Royal Medals and attended a Reception at the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 🏅

As Patron of Catch22, attended the National Leaving Care Benchmarking Forum in Birmingham ✍️

As Patron of the Wooden Spoon Society, attended a Reception at the House of Lords in London. 🥄🏉🥂

As Court Member of the Fishmongers’ Company, attended a Livery Dinner at Fishmongers’ Hall in London. 🐟🍽️

09/11 As President of World Horse Welfare, attended the Annual Conference at the Royal Geographical Society. 🐴

As Patron of the Butler Trust, visited HM Prison Wandsworth in London. 🚓👮‍♂️

As Patron of the Whitley Fund for Nature, held a 30th Anniversary Dinner at St James's Palace. 🦋🍃

10/11 The Princess Royal, As President of Royal Yachting Association, chaired the Annual General Meeting and presented Awards before attending a Luncheon in London SW1. 🛥️

Unofficial Announcement that Princess Anne will take over Presidency of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, taking over from the Duke of Kent who Presided over the Commission since 1970 🌹🪦

~ Remembrance weekend ~

11/11 With Sir Tim Attended the Armistice Day Service of Remembrance at the National Memorial Arboretum. 🌳 🫡

With Sir Tim Attended the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall with members of the royal family. 🌹

12/11 With Sir Tim Attended the National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph in London. Princess Anne laid a wreath whilst Sir Tim stood on the Foreign & Commonwealth Office balcony. 🌹

With Sir Tim Took the salute at the March Past of Ex-Servicemen and Civilian Organisations on Horse Guards Parade, London SWI. 🫡

~ End ~

14/11 As Patron of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK), attended the 10th Anniversary Transport and Logistics Safety Forum Conference at the National Memorial Arboretum. 🚚

Visited the new Institute of Shipbuilding course at City of Glasgow College Riverside Campus in Glasgow. ⚓️

As Patron of the Royal Celtic Society, attended a Reception at Glasgow City Chambers. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Attended Interfaith Glasgow’s Scottish Interfaith Week Forum at Glasgow City Chambers. ☪️✡️✝️��️🪯

Unofficial Sir Tim attended a Kent Cricket celebration dinner at Lords Cricket Ground 🏏

15/11 Visited BAE Systems Submarines' Submarine Academy and the University of Cumbria. 🤿 👨‍🎓

Visited the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in Barrow-in-Furness. ☢️

As Patron of the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, visited the Barrow-in-Furness branch to mark its reopening. 🤝

As Patron of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, attended a Dinner at St George's Hall, to mark its 125th anniversary. 🦜💊

16/11 As Vice Patron of the British Horse Society, attended a Coaching Career Insight Day.

As Patron of the Butler Trust, visited HM Prison Drake Hall.

As Patron of Transaid, attended a Reception at London Transport Museum.

17/11 Not Counted Departed Heathrow Airport for Gibraltar but was diverted to Madrid, Spain and arrived in Gibraltar later than intended. ✈️🇪🇸🇬🇮

With Sir Tim As Royal Patron of the Gibraltar International Literary Festival, attended the Literary Festival Opening Dinner at the Sunborn Hotel. 📚🍽️

18/11 In Gibraltar Princess Anne;

As Patron of the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, visited Gibraltar Citizens Advice Bureau to mark its 20th anniversary. 👩‍⚖️

Opened the renovated premises of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment Association. 🫡

Met representatives of the Emergency Services and members of the Armed Forces at the Convent. 🚑🪖

With Sir Tim visited specialist vehicles provider Bassadone Automotive Group. 🚗

Unofficial Sir Tim visited the Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron, 🇬🇮⚓️

21/11 As Master of the Corporation of Trinity House, presented Merchant Navy medals for Meritorious Service at Trinity House, London. 🏅

With Sir Tim Attended the State Banquet in honour of the President and First Lady of South Korea. 🇬🇧🇰🇷🍽️

22/11 Visited Retrotec Limited near Northiam, East Sussex. ✈️

Visited Focus SB Limited in St Leonards-on-Sea. ⚙️

As Commandant-in-Chief of St John Ambulance (Youth), attended a Reception for Young Achievers at the Priory Church of the Order of St John in London. 🚑

As Chancellor of the University of London, attended Foundation Day at Senate House in London 🎓

23/11 As Commodore-in-Chief of Portsmouth Naval Base, opened Alford Schools of Military Music. 🎶

Attended a Luncheon at Spithead House, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth, for The Princess Royal's Patronages based in Hampshire. ⚓️

As President of the City and Guilds of London Institute, presented The Princess Royal Training Awards at St James's Palace. 🏆

With Sir Tim As President of the British Olympic Association, attended the Team GB Ball at the Savoy Hotel. 🏋️‍♀️

24/11 As Royal Patron of the London Scottish Football Club, attended the 10th Anniversary of the St Andrew's Day Luncheon at the Sheraton Grand London on Park Lane. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏉

28/11 Presented The Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Volunteering Awards at Fishmongers’ Hall in London. 🏆

As Chancellor of the University College of Osteopathy, attended a Graduation Ceremony. 🎓

As Royal Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, attended a New Fellows’ Dinner. ⚙️🍽️

29/11 The Princess Royal, As Royal Patron of the National Coastwatch Institution, visited Canvey Island Station and attended a Reception at the Island Yacht Club. 🔎🏝️

Opened Huntingdon Fire Station and Service Training Centre. 🚒

Opened North Cambridgeshire Training Centre. 💼

As Honorary Member of the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers, attended the Annual General Meeting and Discussion Dinner. 👷🍴

30/11 As Patron of the Not Forgotten Association, held the Christmas Reception at St James’s Palace. 🎄🎅🏻🎁

Total official engagements for Anne in October: 58

2023 total so far: 458

Total official engagements accompanied by Tim in October: 11

2023 total so far: 92

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Staff Sergeant Millie Dunn Veasey (January 31, 1918 – March 9, 2018) was a veteran, who served (1942-45) in the Women’s Army Corps and the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps.

She worked as executive secretary at St. Augustine’s University and was active in the civil rights movement with the Raleigh-Wake Chapter of the NAACP, where she became president in 1965.

She was born in Raleigh, as one of six children. She attended Washington High School. She worked with the Wake County extension agent before joining the Army. She graduated from St. Augustine’s College with a BA in Business Education and a minor in English. She earned an MA in Business Administration and an Education Counseling minor from North Carolina Central University

She enlisted in the army with the “six-triple-eight” battalion, the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion in December 1942.

This unit was the only all-female and all-Black battalion to serve during WWII overseas. She was in Birmingham, England, for four months before transferring to Rouen, France, as a supply clerk until she was discharged.

She taught business education at Thompson High School in Mathews, Virginia, as well as eighth-grade English. She returned to Raleigh and worked for St. Augustine’s before retiring as director of career planning and placement/cooperative education in 1986.

She married in 1949 to Warren L. Veasey, (1949-61) and had two stepchildren.

She interacted with key figures such as Thurgood Marshall and sat next to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the March on Washington. She was involved in the National Federation of Democratic Women and the American Legion. She was a member of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority and held both national and regional leadership positions.

Her Army uniforms, which were donated to the North Carolina Museum of History, are the only known examples of uniforms from the 6888th Battalion.

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation with the “Distinguished Veteran Living Legend Award.” She was posthumously inducted into the Raleigh Hall of Fame. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #zetaphibeta

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Cập Nhật Soi Kèo: Birmingham Legion vs Orange County SC - USL Championship 28/07/2024

🔍 Cập nhật Soi Kèo ⚽️🔥 Trận đấu giữa Birmingham Legion và Orange County SC vào l��c 06h30 ngày 28/07/2024 hứa hẹn gay cấn!

Birmingham Legion đang thể hiện phong độ ổn định trong giải USL Championship, trong khi Orange County SC không dễ chơi.

Đội hình, phong độ và thông tin mới nhất sẽ quyết định kết quả.

Dự đoán của chúng tôi:

Birmingham Legion sẽ chiến thắng với tỷ số 2-1.

Hãy cùng theo dõi và chia sẻ quan điểm của bạn!

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Atlanta United 2 Recalls Jayden Hibbert from Loan with Birmingham Legion FC Goalkeeper Jayden Hibbert was sent on loan to Birmingham Legion FC for the 2024 season in June,. https://atlantasoccer.news/atlanta-united-2-recalls-jayden-hibbert-from-loan-with-birmingham-legion-fc/?utm_source=panorama&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=panorama

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⚽| El Inter de Miami, equipo dónde jugará Leo, le ganó por 1 a 0 al Birmingham Legion, con gol de Nicolás Stefanelli, en los cuartos de final de la US Open Cup

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Costuming groups are appearing at events and conventions around the UK, and here on Fantha Tracks we will be letting you know where and when to find them. Be sure to tune in to the 501stCast, the official podcast of the 501st Legion International Star Wars Costuming Organization for all Legion related news. We continue with the UK Garrison of the 501st, and their public UK events for 22nd - 28th May 2023*. Saturday 27th May 2023 One stop community event, BIRMINGHAM Sunday 28th May 2023 British Country Show, SEVENOAKS Pendle Powerfest - Supporting Pendleside Hospice, NELSON *Be aware, all events are subject to change and/or cancellation so check with the relevant venues. [amazon box="B09H1LFJDB"]

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The Princess Royal’s Official Engagements in September 2023

02/09 The King and Queen, Princess Anne and Sir Tim attended the Braemar Gathering at the Princess Royal and Duke of Fife Memorial Park. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

03/09 (not counted) The King, Queen, Princess Anne, Sir Tim, PM Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murphy attended the Divine Service at Crathie Kirk Church. ⛪️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

06/09 (unofficial) Princess Anne, along with the Prince and Princess of Wales recorded a special episode of the Good, the Bad and the Rugby, with Mike Tindall, James Haskell and Alex Payne at Windsor Castle. 🏉

07/09 As President of the Riding for the Disabled Association, visited Digswell Place Group, Digswell Place Stables, Welwyn Garden City, to mark its 50th Anniversary. 🐎

As President of UK Fashion and Textile Association, visited MAES London Womenswear Manufacturer. 👗

Sir Tim represented Princess Anne at a Service of Thanksgiving for Sir Matthew Farrer (former Solicitor to the Late Queen) at St Magnus-The-Martyr Church in London. ⛪️

As Patron of the South Georgia Heritage Trust Princess Anne and Sir Tim, attended the Return of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Quest Crow’s Nest Service at All Hallows by the Tower, followed by a Dinner at Trinity House. 🗺️🍽️

08/09 Participated in a Meeting via video link in her role of Chairman of the International Olympic Committee Members Election Commission. 🎥💻

11/09 At Gatcombe Park;

Presented The Princess Royal Award and Royal Dairy Innovation Award. 🏆

Held a Management Team Meeting for the Chaffinch Trust. 💼

Held a Management Team Meeting for Give Them a Sporting Chance. 🏏

12/09 As Patron of the Boston Stump Restoration and Development Appeal, visited completed restoration work at St Botolph's Church in Boston, Lincolnshire. ⛪️

As Patron of Magpas Air Ambulance Capital Campaign, opened a new Air Base at Alconbury Weald. 🚁

As Patron of Maritime UK, attended the London International Shipping Week Tenth Anniversary Reception at Mansion House. 🚢

13/09 In Northern Ireland Princess Anne;

Attended the Department for Business and Trade’s Northern Ireland Business Summit at the International Conference Centre Belfast. 💼

As Patron of the International Sheep Dog Society, lattended the World Sheep Dog Trials at Gill Hall Estate, Dromore. 🐑🐶

Unveiled a Royal British Legion Community Bench in Dromore Square, Dromore. 🌹

Attended the Department for Business and Trade’s Northern Ireland Business Summit Reception at Hillsborough Castle. 👔🇮🇪

14/09 Attended the British Equine Veterinary Association 2023 Congress at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham. 🩺🐴

As Patron of the Butler Trust visited Stonnall Road Approved Premises in Walsall. 🏠

Opened the Firefly Woods at Dorothy House Hospice, Winsley House. She unveiled a firefly dedicated to her late parents. 💡

15/09 As Patron of the Restorative Justice Council, opened the Restorative Justice Council Inaugural Northern Ireland Conference in Belfast, Northern Ireland. 🇮🇪⚖️

As Chancellor of the University of the Highlands and Islands, attended the North, West and Hebrides Annual Graduation Ceremony and Celebration of Success and Achievement at St Peter’s and St Andrew’s Church, Thurso. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎓

18/09 The Princess Royal, As Guardian of Give Them A Sporting Chance, visited the Rivertime Boat Trust at the River and Rowing Museum in Henley on Thames. 🦽🚣‍♀️

As Patron of the National Transport Trust, attended the Annual Awards Ceremony at Fawley Hill Transport Museum, Henley-on-Thames. 🚂🥇

19/09 Visited the Our Cow Molly icecream parlour and dairy farm at Cliffe House Farm, Dungworth, Sheffield. 🍦🐮

Launched the Ethel Trust Community Barge PEARL at Victoria Quays and attended a Reception at the Quays Hotel Sheffield. 🚤

As Patron of the Royal College of Midwives, visited Doncaster Royal Infirmary Women’s and Children’s Hospital. 👶🤰

20/09 As Patron of Police Treatment Centres, visited the St Andrews Centre in Harrogate. 👮‍♀️

Visited Claro Enterprises Community Workshop, Harrogate, to mark its 30th anniversary. 🎂

Visited Woods of Harrogate Limited Fine Linens Company in Harrogate. 🧖‍♀️

Visited Hollybank Trust Care Centre, in Mirfield, to mark its 70th Anniversary. 🩺

21/09 Visited Jaguar Land Rover Halewood Vehicle Plant to mark the 60th anniversary of its opening in Liverpool. 🚙

As President of the British Olympic Association, attended an Executive Board Meeting in London W1. 💼

22/09 With Sir Tim opened the Aberdeen South Harbour Expansion Project at the Port of Aberdeen. ⛴️

26/09 Held an Investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle. 🎖️

Opened the renovated Old War Office Building, Whitehall in London. 🏢

Attended the Royal Warrant Holders Association’s President’s Reception at Westminster Abbey. 📑🍾

As Patron of Mercy Ships International, attended a 45th Anniversary Dinner onboard The Elizabethan, sailing on the River Thames. 🛥️🍽️

27/09 Held two Investiture ceremonies at Windsor Castle. 🎖️

As President of World Horse Welfare, attended a Reception at Hyde Park Barracks, Knightsbridge, London. 🐎

As Patron of Opportunity International UK, attended a Dinner at Evercore in London. 🌍

28/09 As President of the UK Fashion and Textile Association, attended the Sustainability in UK Textiles Conference at Drapers’ Hall, London. 👗

As Founders’ Patron and President, of the Benenden School & Society, attended the Centenary Global Conference “Inspiring Future Female Leaders”, opened the Seniors’ Courtyard, launched “Benenden 100” Centenary Book and attended the Benenden Society Reception at Benenden School in Kent. 🏫

29/09 Attended the Rededication Service of Southport War Memorial. 🫡

Total official engagements for Anne in July: 47

2023 total so far: 353

Total official engagements accompanied by Tim in July: 5

2023 total so far: 75

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HILVANA LOCOMOTIVE SEXTO TRIUNFO EN FORMA CONSECUTIVA

El Paso, Texas., sábado 13 de mayo,2023.-El Paso Locomotive FC (West-2, 6-3-1, 19 puntos) sigue avanzando y logró hilvanar  su quinta victoria consecutiva el sábado por la noche tras derrotar 1-0,  al conjunto del Loudoun United FC, con un gol anotgado por el delantero oriundo del El Paso, Chris García, al minuto 89, en duelo realizado en el Southwest University Park

“Nos estamos acostumbrando a ganar aquí, aún tenemos que mejorar, pero algo estamos haciendo bien y estamos consiguiendo los tres puntos. Lo disfruto y lo voy a celebrar”, dijo el entrenador en jefe y director técnico del Locomotive,  Brian Clarhaut.

Con tres titulares fuera, Clarhaut dio mucho crédito a los jugadores que dieron un paso al frente esta noche para asegurar que el Locomotive no solo asegurara tres puntos más y registrara otra portería a cero, sino que también continuara su racha como uno de los equipos más en forma de la liga.

Aplicando presión desde el principio, Locomotive registró diez tiros en la primera mitad, avanzando constantemente hacia el área para crear oportunidades de gol.

En total, la Locomotora registró 17 tiros a gol en el juego.

A medida que se acercaban los últimos minutos del partido y los pensamientos de irse con un punto comenzaron a invadir la mente de los fanáticos, el héroe local García entró para salvar el día.

El delantero Aaron Gómez luchó contra el defensor de Loudoun, Daniel Chica, para colocarse en una excelente posición para enviar un centro.

Regateando hacia el área, Gómez vio a García cargando hacia la portería y envió un balón al aire para que García rematara. El balón pasó volando por encima del portero y con la red abierta de par en par, García golpeó el balón en la red con el pecho mientras Southwest University Park estalló en vítores.

“Se sintió genial anotar frente a mi gente en El Paso”, dijo García sobre su primer gol para Locomotive.

“Estoy feliz con el equipo y les agradezco por hacer posible este momento”, añadió .

NOTAS DEL EQUIPO

El Paso ahora está invicto en siete partidos, lo que incluye victorias en sus últimos cinco partidos.

Con esta victoria de esta noche, Locomotive ha igualado un récord del club de más victorias consecutivas.

García registró su primer gol para Locomotive.

El delantero Aaron Gomez registró su primera asistencia de la temporada.

El defensor Erik McCue hizo su primera apertura en la liga para Locomotive.

RESUMEN DE PUNTUACIÓN

ELP 1 – Chris García (Aaron Gómez) 89’

ALINEACIONES: ELP – Benny Diaz, Bence Pavkovics, Erik McCue, Eder Borelli – C, Miles Lyons (Marc Navarro), Eric Calvillo (Louis Herrera), Liam Rose, Aaron Gomez, Denys Kostyshyn (Nick Hinds), Luis Solignac, Emmanuel Sonupe (Chris García)

Suplentes no utilizados: Luis Moreno, Diego Abarca, Javier García

 LDN – Hugo Fauroux, Abdoul Zanne, Daniel Chica, Bryce Washington, Koa Santos, Panos Armenakas, Aidan Rocha, Jeremy Garay (Abdoul Koanda), Kalil ElMedkhar, Tommy Williamson (Wesley Leggett), Zach Ryan

Suplentes no utilizados: Dane Jacomen, Hayden Sargis, Houssou Landry, Brian Chavez, Isaac Espinal

RESUMEN DE MALA CONDUCTA

ELP – Liam Rose (Tarjeta amarilla) 29’, Aaron Gomez (Tarjeta amarilla) 64’, Bence Pavkovics (Tarjeta amarilla) 90+1’, Eder Borelli (Tarjeta amarilla) 90+5’

LDN – Daniel Chica (Tarjeta Amarilla) 42’, Abdoul Zanne (Tarjeta Amarilla) 86’, Abdoul Koanda (Tarjeta Amarilla) 90+5’

ESTADÍSTICAS DEL PARTIDO: ELP | NDT

GOLES: 1|0

ASISTENCIAS: 1|0

POS. %: 42|58

TIROS: 17|8

TIROS A PORTERÍA: 1|5

AHORRO: 5|0

FALTAS: 11|20

FUERA DE JUEGO: 3|1

ESQUINAS: 6|2

   Próximo juego del Locomotive: sábado 20 de mayo en Birmingham Legion FC. Inicio a las 5:30 de la tarde tiempo de la montaña en el Estadio Protector. ¡Enfrentamiento locomotor contra el Birmingham Legion por primera vez en la historia del club en esta gran batalla entre el Este y el Oeste!

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Spangenberg signs on with the Legion Goalkeeper Trevor Spangenberg, has signed a multi-year contract with USL Championship side Birmingham Legion. Birmingham Legion President and General Manager Jay Heaps worked with Trevor during his time at New England “Trevor has had an extensive professional career and is a player we know personally from our time in New England.

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Fan Replacement for Lenovo Legion Y540-15IRH in the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham

In the bustling heart of the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, a Lenovo Legion Y540-15IRH faced an unexpected adversary – a failing fan. Midlands Computer Repair, the harbinger of digital salvation, intervened to restore the laptop’s cooling prowess. This blog unveils the fan replacement journey, offers insights into the laptop’s performance, and explores the signs of a failing laptop fan. Review…

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accessory to matrimony - part ii

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a/n: “i’m a man who drinks tea” - some dude. part ii time! this was initially much longer so i’ve split it, part iii will be arriving to a dashboard near you soon with more tommy x reader interactions. also it can’t go unsaid so thank you sooo much for the support for part i the response was so nice and so overwhelming and it made me terrifically happy and terrifically afraid to post this but i can’t run forever :))) i hope you guys enjoy and consider interacting with this post and my blog okay love u 

Your fingers ran through the plush carpet, and you tilted your head back, bathing in the warm morning light streaming through the window. You were enjoying your last morning of pre-marital bliss, when a pillow hit you square in the face. 

You opened your eyes to glare at your brother’s innocent smile through a small explosion of down feathers floating before you. You whipped the pillow back at him, hitting him in the chest. He keeled over, lying motionless on the floor in defeat.

The two of you were sitting on the floors of your suites in your London hotel, the threshold of the doors separating your adjoining rooms drawing a gold-ridged line between you and Eddie.

It was your wedding day. 

Your parents had arrived earlier that week, and they were no doubt ordering around a legion of servants, friends and distant relatives downstairs, while you and Eddie sat above them all, talking, still in your pyjamas. 

It was normal to be nervous, right? You tried to recall all the plotlines of the novels you’ve read, but you couldn’t seem to come up with a story where the main character married a Brummie businessman she had only met once before. You supposed there wouldn’t be much of a market for it. 

Your Brummie man was supposed to arrive soon, and the ceremony would begin a few hours later. Your jaw clenched. A few more hours. 

“Don’t worry, (Y/N). I’ll deal with him before the ceremony.” Eddie said, sensing your nerves as he scratched off a feather that had stuck to his cheek. 

“And I’ll have to deal with him for the rest of my life.” You laughed. 

The door to your suite flung open, slamming dramatically against the wall, making both you and your brother wince. 

Your maid of honour bounded into the room, grabbing onto your arms with herculean strength and dragging you off the floor. You wondered how you were going to explain the bruises on your arms to your mother later. 

Her silk dress and perfectly coiffed hair was a dramatic juxtaposition to you, your hair still unbrushed, still dressed in your nightgown with your robe slung around you. 

“He’s here.” She whispered excitedly, and you realised she was panting as if she had just leapt up every stair from the lobby to your suite. 

She grabbed Eddie, dragging the both of you towards the window. Just as you thought she was going to push so far you and your brother would tumble onto the pavement 10 stories below, she stopped, yanking the flowing curtains aside. 

“Look!” She breathed, like a particularly excited visitor at the world’s worst zoo. “There.” She pointed. 

You watched Thomas’ pitifully small entourage file out of their car. You had learned soon after your first meeting it would be just him, Arthur and John. After all, the wedding in London was for your family, while the ball was still in your court. Once you got to Birmingham you knew it’d be a different story, the pews filled with strangers. The thought of it made you shudder. You’d have to drag Eddie along, just to accompany you at the ceremony before you moved into Arrow House. 

You watched Arthur and John step out of the car, unfolding themselves in a quick blur of their dark coats, before marching toward the gleaming glass doors of the lobby. 

Then came your fiance. He stepped onto the cobblestones, and you felt your heart pound.

There were moments in the last month where you wondered if you had dreamed him up, but here he was, 10 floors below and hours away from becoming your husband. He looked up for a moment at the building that towered over him, but it felt as if he was staring right at you, and you at him. You gripped onto the sill, breath catching in your throat. You were high up enough for him to be unable to see you, but you felt as though his eyes were indisputably on you. After one achingly long moment where all the doormen, bellhops and pedestrians scurrying around him seemed to disappear, you suddenly felt self-conscious, wrapping your robe tighter around you and longing to shrink away to cocoon yourself in the gossamer-like drapes. Then, just as if he hadn’t seen you at all, he turned back to his brothers and walked straight ahead. 

Your maid of honour threw her arms around you and Eddie. “I’m so excited for you,” she gushed. “Our little (Y/N), getting-” her eyebrows furrowed and she backed up.

Her eyes narrowed. 

“How are you still not dressed?!” She groaned, shoving Eddie almost violently back into his room with stern instruction to put on his suit, slamming the door behind him before rushing around your room in a hurricane of silk, makeup and hairspray. 

-

“Not bad at all, eh?” Arthur spoke, sinking so far back into the leather loveseat it looked like it might swallow him whole. He looked around the palatial lobby. Light glinted off the chandelier above them and the heels attached to the shining shoes the housekeepers and bellhops wore clicked satisfyingly on the floor, muffled only by the occasional section of persian carpet. The marble floor was polished so well the men had practically slid their way into their seats. 

Tommy’s eyebrows arched as he lit a cigarette. “It’s fine.” He had hoped to get this over as quickly as possible. He had already met his fiancee, and she was charming enough, already, annoyingly, a constant fixture in his mind for the past month. It frustrated him a little, how much he thought of her. No good for business. He wouldn’t admit it, but he wanted to see her again, and badly. Just out of.. curiosity.

“I could get used to this.” John smiled, kicking his feet up on the coffee table and ignoring the pained expression of the concierge. “Tell that wife of yours to give us a family discount when we’re in London, yeah?” 

“Shelbys.” The word echoed through the lavish lobby, accompanied by the sound of Eddie’s quick steps across the floor. Tommy noticed his mussed hair and his askew tie, as if he had just thrown it on to meet them. 

“Edward (Y/L/N). How’s my brother-in-law?” Tommy asked, not really caring. Tommy and Ed had a mutual derision for each other, left over from their days as rivals in business, but they were family and business partners now, and a little bit of courtesy wouldn’t hurt. 

“Perfectly fine.” Eddie replied, kicking the table out from under John’s feet, his shoes clattering on the floor. He found the brothers mostly insufferable, but at least (Y/N) wasn’t marrying the one who had a deep lack of respect for other people’s furniture. 

“And your sister?” Tommy asked, trying to pry. Does she think of me as much as I think of her? 

“She’s never looked more beautiful. You… could stand to catch up with her. Come on, I’ll bring you to your rooms to get ready.” Eddie replied, plucking the cigarette from Tommy’s lips and smoking it himself as he led the brothers toward the lift, cramming in together like sardines. “You might want to shave too.” Eddie muttered as he examined Tommy’s stubble, its unevenness irritating him now that he could see it so closely.  

-

You leant against the wall of the elevator for a moment, catching a second of rest before your maid-of-honour pulled you upright. 

“You’ll wrinkle your dress.” She nagged, lacing your arm with hers. You sighed, resting your head on her shoulder as you closed your eyes. “You’ll ruin your hair.” She grumbled, and you moved to lift your head up before she pushed it back down. “But this feels nice.” 

Just a few more minutes now. You wondered what he was thinking. It was all you ever did when it came to him. Wonder. 

The elevator operator slid the door open and you walked along the hallway, one you used to run along as a child. It seemed yards longer now. 

You caught a glimpse of yourself in a mirrored panel. Your maid-of-honour had put you through a whirlwind of preparations and it paid off, your hair perfectly styled, your dress almost impossibly unwrinkled. You felt and looked beautiful, but you felt your anxiety take over, and soon started wishing you could just be carted down the hallway on a palanquin, worried that every slight movement might rip your dress in two, that every twitch of a facial muscle might cause your makeup to fall off your face and crack sorrowfully on the ground. 

You felt her hand tighten around yours and you looked up, seeing you were nearing the entrance of the ballroom, with your brother and the Shelbys standing in a cluster in front of the shut doors. You saw Eddie fiddle with Thomas’ waistcoat, and lick his finger to attempt to wipe something off his face, stopped only by Thomas’ withering glare. His brothers sniggered behind him. 

Eddie’s face broke out into a smile, prompting the Shelbys to turn toward you. 

Up close, he wasn’t much different from what you remembered, though you had spent a lot of time this past month worrying you would forget his face. You were afraid that your mind would make the colour of his eyes shift from one shade of blue to the next, the shape of his nose, his mouth, morphing. But no. It was all just as you remembered it. 

You couldn’t help it, your lips lifting up a little to smile at him. He was quite handsome, wasn’t he? In his sharp suit, his hair neater than before. Clean-shaven, too, you noticed, as you walked closer to him. And without that silly hat!

“Hello, Thomas.” you spoke. You saw his eyes soften a little as he looked at you, and it amazed you to see he was capable of anything besides a cold stare. He cleared his throat and nodded. “How was your trip?”

“Good, thanks.” Arthur interrupted. “No.. aftereffects of carsickness.” Prompting Arthur and John to laugh. You were really hoping they forgot about that.

Your brother walked to stand between you two, beaming at you. From behind his shoulder, you noted John and Arthur giving Thomas a few slaps on the back, patting him on the face and laughing, the brotherly show of affection becoming a bit more harsher by the minute, the laughs louder, the slaps harder. You thanked the universe you only had one brother, and in the same thought pleaded with the universe to not let their friendly show of love devolve into an actual fistfight just metres away from your wedding guests. You saw Thomas’ mouth form a smirk and you craned your neck to see it. Didn’t know he could do that, too. 

Eddie checked his pocket watch, moving away to stand in front of the door. 

“We should be starting any minute now.” 

You glanced over at Thomas, noticing how he clenched and unclenched his fist, the muscle in his jaw working as his eyes flicked up and down the door in front of you. Was he as nervous as you were? 

Instinctively, you wrapped your arm around his. He tensed for a minute, and you looked at each other. The first time you’ve held him like this. Like a real married couple. It felt incredibly close, the warmth of his arm, his gaze. You tried to ignore Arthur and John nudging each other with their elbows. 

“Congratulations, Tommy.” Arthur smiled, giving him one last hard smack on the back. 

Tommy. It was a cute nickname, one that you wouldn’t think of ascribing to such a serious looking man as him. You turned the word around in your head, stopping yourself from mouthing it to see how it rolled off the tongue. You wouldn’t dare call him that in real life, the nickname too familiar, too close for your circumstance. But you couldn’t stop thinking of it. Maybe you would call him that, just in your head. 

Tommy kept his eyes on you, examining your profile intently. It was the first time you had been so close to each other, and it almost made you squirm. What was he staring at you for? He reached out his hand toward you, reaching for your temple. Were his pre-wedding nerves manifesting in the strong desire to pluck your eye out? 

With a surprising gentle touch, his fingers grazed your hair, pulling out a feather lodged beneath a lock. You felt a blush creep up your neck, and Eddie looked away, embarrassed, knowing it was his fault, the feather the only remaining evidence of him hurling a pillow at your face this morning. 

“Do you often keep feathers in your hair?” Tommy asked, twirling it around in his fingers before letting it float to the ground. 

You didn’t know how to respond, and you both looked straight ahead, your desire to murder Eddie swelling in your chest, dampened only by how the violence would be sure to wrinkle your dress. 

“Only after my geese wrestling sessions.” You whispered, face deadly serious. He looked at you with an equally deadpan expression, nodding. 

“Your family has interesting traditions.”

“Not a tradition, just a hobby.”

Arthur and John looked on at the two, observing their grave conversation. A match made in heaven. 

“It’s time.” Eddie spoke. 

“You’ve briefed him, right?” You asked. 

Eddie nodded, turning the knob on the door. 

“So he knows what to do during the tea ceremony?” You questioned again, feeling Tommy’s arm tighten around yours, his chest heaving in a sharp inhale as he prepared himself to face your family. 

“Well…” Eddie’s eyes shifted.  

“Holy shit, Eddie, I swear to God, if you forgot-”

Eddie flung open the doors and you wiped the snarl off your face, a placid smile forming as your friends and family turned to look at you. 

-

It came time for the tea ceremony soon enough, the rush of events beforehand not allotting you any time to speak with Tommy about how it should be performed. You tried to brush off your nerves. It was simple enough, almost self-explanatory. You were sure an intelligent man like him wouldn’t be able to mess it up if he tried. Famous last words. 

Your parents sat on chairs before you, Eddie beside them as he tilted the teapot, made out of fine china so thin you thought you could see the tea sloshing under its painted exterior,  causing a stream of tea to pool in each cup. You watched as steam rose from the amber liquid, inhaling the heady aroma. 

You held Tommy’s arm as you approached them. You had your arm hooked through his all night, partly a show of regular-married-person-affection, partly clinging onto each other so you could throw him in front of you as a human shield if things went awry. His touch was comforting too, but you wouldn’t admit that. You kneeled down on the tea pillows in front of your parents, feeling the embroidered pattern on the pillow covers beneath your knees. 

You looked up at Tommy, tugging gently on his hand to get him to kneel down alongside you. Eddie had completely left him in the dark, didn’t he? You shot a glare that your brother expertly avoided. Tommy looked at you, hesitant, before kneeling down next to you. As much as the idea would have irked him before, having to kneel in front of the man and woman who were at the head of the business that he felt had been meddling in Shelby interests, they were his mother and father-in-law now.

Eddie handed the tea to both Tommy and you, and you cupped it in your hands, feeling the warmth of it spread over your palms. 

The ceremony was simple. Serve the tea to your elders. You couldn’t remember why you were so pissed at Eddie earlier. Why would he have to explain it to Tommy anyway? It was too obvious. 

Tommy took his cup and looked at it, his usually calm face betraying a slight confusion. Had he never seen a cup of tea before? You almost wanted to snatch it out of his hand and perform the ceremony yourself, but you maintained your patience. You were just about to prompt him to offer the tea to your father, when he, with you looking on in horror, put it to his lips and downed it. 

A squeak of shock escaped your open mouth, the noise weakly travelling up to the high ceiling. Fuck fuck FUCK. Eddie’s wide eyes stared at Tommy in despair, and he looked like all the breath had been knocked out of his body.

Was this his grand scheme, his power play? You looked at him pleadingly as you closed your mouth to ensure your heart wouldn’t fall out of it, bloody and palpitating at your parents’ feet. That would somehow be the only thing more embarrassing than what just happened. You stopped yourself from laughing. This was pretty ridiculous. You saw Tommy’s obliviousness sliding off his face, realising he had royally fucked up. The beautiful idiot.

You sighed. What would a loyal wife do? You clenched your eyes shut, before knocking back the tea you held in your hand too, drinking it down in one gulp. You felt everyone’s eyes open a little bigger around you, their jaws dropping a little further, including Tommy’s. 

“Sorry.” You spoke. “I... we were thirsty.” 

You grabbed Tommy’s hand, squeezing it in solidarity. 

The silence hung heavy in the air of the ballroom, until Eddie laughed sheepishly, everyone else following soon after, a collective embarrassed buzz. He turned around to prepare another cup. “You owe me one, Tommy Shelby,”  you thought, as you accepted the new cups, handing it quickly to your father and prompting Tommy to do the same before he could inhale it himself. 

-

“I’d be a bastard if I didn’t apologise to you for fucking up, with the tea and whatnot.” Tommy mumbled, breaking the long silence the two of you were suspended in as you walked up toward your suite.

The rest of the tea ceremony after the incident went smoothly, Arthur getting a bit of a kick when Tommy had to serve him, and John sulking a little having to kneel before Tommy. 

The ceremony had finished, the guests loading themselves into their cars, the banquet picked to scraps, the alcohol drank dry. You allowed yourself to exhale in a sigh of relief, and reached up to your hair to remove a bobby pin, letting a lock fall loose and relieving your aching scalp. Tommy watched as it tumbled from its place, the motion as fluid as water.  He held in the urge to brush it away from your face. 

“Don’t worry about it, Thomas. A good cup of tea is quite irresistible.” You stopped at your door and leant against it, your temple pressed against the wood panel as you looked at him. 

“You didn’t have to make a fool of yourself, for me.”

“I was just sticking by my husband. Besides, I’m a good deal of a fool on my own, anyway.” You tried to scour his eyes for a hint of what he felt. Was he regretting it already? You turned, breaking eye contact to open the door, stepping inside. 

“Aren’t you coming?” You called over your shoulder. 

“No.” You turned around. “I have business to finish up in town.” He said. In the dark room, the light from the hallway glowed around him, and he stood as a dark figure in the doorway, illuminated for a fraction of a second by his match as he lit a cigarette. 

You felt a pain shoot through you. You weren’t clouded by romantic delusions. You had just met the man, and knew that it was certainly more than likely that he didn’t love you, really. But it did hurt you, a little, that he was leaving so soon. You shoved the feeling of sadness to the back of your mind. You knew this was how it went. 

“Oh. Should I wait up for you?” You asked, extending one last olive branch. 

“Don’t bother. I’ll let myself in.” You could almost hear the sound of a twig snapping in half. He looked up at you as he inhaled from his cigarette, the glowing orange light from its end revealing his face to you, only for a moment, accentuating the shadows under his eyes, around his nose. Then it was dark again, and he looked like a ghost as he turned around, shutting the door behind him. 

“Goodnight.” You whispered to yourself.