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There's no doubt Robert Pattinson is a talented actor. However, Cosmopolis director David Cronenberg admits that it can be a gamble when casting an actor like Rob because he'll always be remembered as that guy from Twilight!
When asked by About.com if he was nervous casting Rob, he simply replied: "You want to forget his movies and my movies because we're creating this completely new thing and you don't know what audience you're going to get. "
The acclaimed director went on to say it's just important to focus on the project you're working on in the moment.
"You can anticipate it, you can think about it, but really you don't know. So ultimately when you're making the movie you're saying, 'Okay, I'm here with these actors. They're wonderful actors, I cast them because they're terrific and they will bring great stuff to the script,' and then at that point you're just making a movie and you're not thinking about any other movie," he said.
Hmm! Now with the Twilight franchise nearing an end, Rob, 26, is starting a new chapter in his career. But do you think the role that turned him famous will ultimately hurt him down the road?
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I agree. The franchise has made to date 2.5 billion dollars and it wasn't just to see the cast. It was Rob that carried the fans. He is very bankable and should have a great career ahead. He will tell you himself that if not for Twilight, he would not have the life he is having now.
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It is never a bad thing to be remembered for something as GREAT as Twilight. The books were terrific and the movies were amazing since they were able to stay true to the books (mostly). Rob was basically an unknown beore Twilight so this can only help him. Not to mention that he did some amazing work on other movies between the releasing of the Twilight movies. Now there are so many people who 'love' him besisdes the bitter harpies and hags, and that probably would not have happened without Twilight.
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If your bank isn't meeting all your business needs, it's time to ask yourself, "Is changing banks really worth the hassle?" Eliminate the hassle, and the answer is "yes." Your cost savings and other financial benefits can be significant. In addition, if you take a systematic approach to reviewing your options and initiating the change while your current banking relationship is still intact, the change should be simple and painless. A good banker will help you facilitate the entire process to ensure that your transition is seamless and you begin enjoying the benefits of your new banking relationship immediately.
Community banks are dedicated to the health and welfare of their communities and will respect the individual relationships with their customers. For example, if your bank thinks it's in your best interest to do business with more than one bank, they should tell you so. Bankers who are truly interested in a long-term relationship are willing to provide the best counsel for their client, even if it doesn't always increase the bank's business in the short term.
If you discover that your bank can't or doesn't meet all your needs and you are interested in a new bank but unsure if the new relationship will "fit" with your business, it's perfectly acceptable to move a portion of your banking relationship to the new bank to test the waters. Perhaps you can identify a small account to open on a trial basis and then make decisions once you've given yourself time to really learn the new bank. This approach affords a great opportunity to interact with your new contacts and determine if they can deliver what they promise. If they prove to be a strong partner, you can move the rest of your accounts with confidence.
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MEDFORD, Ore. – Building a championship team in any sport takes more than star players, but perhaps no sport values the faceless athlete like football. As Cascade Christian prepares for the 3A state championship this Saturday, Coach Jon Gettman knows his team goes far deeper than the names in the newspaper.
"There are so many guys that you just have to say, 'You know, I'm going to do what's best for the team,'" Gettman says, "We ask them to sacrifice for each other, for the team, and they do it."
One of those guys is fullback Josh Brite.
"I don't get any glory and that's fine with me," Brite says, "It doesn't bother me at all. My name isn't in the paper so they don't know who I am."
His team knows who he is. He's the guy that opens holes for that explosive run game to break through.
"I kind of take it all," he says, "I'm a lead blocker and I get out there and I kick out for all those guys, but I love it. I love hitting people."
"He's a kick out on every single time," Gettman says. "He's leading up. It's one of the toughest jobs that you have."
It's an aspect that might be missed when watching this team play. It's easy to recognize the phenomenal talents of all-state running back Brandon Williams, but championship-caliber teams depend on guys like Brite.
"He's a selfless kid," Gettman says, "and that's what it really comes down to. Really he could go on some other teams and be the man. He is a fantastic athlete."
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In traditional typography, punchcutting is the craft of cutting letter punches in steel from which matrices were made in copper for type founding in the letterpress era. Cutting punches and casting type was the first step of traditional typesetting. The cutting of letter punches was a highly...
Claude Garamond
Claude Garamond
Claude Garamond was a French publisher from Paris. He was one of the leading type designers of his time, and is credited with the introduction of the apostrophe, the accent and the cedilla to the French language. Several contemporary typefaces, including those currently known as Garamond, Granjon,...
(c. 1480–1561). Most of the Garamond faces are more closely related to the work of a later punch-cutter, Jean Jannon. A direct relationship between Garamond's letterforms and contemporary type can be found in the
Roman type
In typography, roman is one of the three main kinds of historical type, alongside blackletter and italic. Roman type was modelled from a European scribal manuscript style of the 1400s, based on the pairing of inscriptional capitals used in ancient Rome with Carolingian minuscules developed in the...
versions of the typefaces
Adobe Systems
Adobe Systems Incorporated is an American computer software company founded in 1982 and headquartered in San Jose, California, United States...
Granjon is an old style serif typeface designed by George William Jones in the period 1928–1929, and based on the Garamond typeface that was used in a book printed by the Parisian Jean Poupy in 1592. The roman design was from Claude Garamond and the italic version was from Robert Granjon...
Sabon is the name of an old style serif typeface designed by the German-born typographer and designer Jan Tschichold in the period 1964–1967...
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Stempel is the name of the following people:* Herbert Stempel, a television game show contestant* Robert Stempel, a Manager and Chairman- See also :Stempel may also refer to:* D Stempel AG type foundry* Stempel Garamond typeface...
Garamond's letterforms convey a sense of fluidity and consistency. Some unique characteristics in his letters are the small bowl of the
and the small eye of the
Long extenders and top serifs have a downward slope.
Garamond is considered to be among the most legible and readable serif typefaces for use in print (offline) applications. It has also been noted to be one of the most eco-friendly major fonts when it comes to ink usage.
Claude Garamond came to prominence in the 1540s, first for a Greek typeface he was commissioned to create for the French king
Francis I
Francis I of France
Francis I was King of France from 1515 until his death. During his reign, huge cultural changes took place in France and he has been called France's original Renaissance monarch...
, to be used in a series of books by
Robert Estienne
Robert Estienne
Robert I Estienne , known as Robertus Stephanus in Latin and also referred to as Robert Stephens by 18th and 19th-century English writers, was a 16th century printer and classical scholar in Paris...
. The French court later adopted Garamond's Roman types for their printing and the typeface influenced type across France and
Western Europe
Western Europe
Western Europe is a loose term for the collection of countries in the western most region of the European continents, though this definition is context-dependent and carries cultural and political connotations. One definition describes Western Europe as a geographic entity—the region lying in the...
. Garamond probably had seen Venetian old-style types from the printing shops of
Aldus Manutius
Aldus Manutius
Aldus Pius Manutius , the Latinised name of Aldo Manuzio —sometimes called Aldus Manutius, the Elder to distinguish him from his grandson, Aldus Manutius, the Younger—was an Italian humanist who became a printer and publisher when he founded the Aldine Press at Venice.His publishing legacy includes...
. Garamond based much of his lowercase on the
Handwriting is a person's particular & individual style of writing with pen or pencil, which contrasts with "Hand" which is an impersonal and formalised writing style in several historical varieties...
of Angelo Vergecio, librarian to Francis I. The italics of most contemporary versions are based on the italics of Garamond's assistant Robert Granjon.
Original type
When Claude Garamond died in 1561, his punches and matrices were sold to Christopher Plantin, in Antwerp, which enabled the Garamond fonts to be used on many printers. This version became popular in Europe.
The only complete set of the original Garamond dies and matrices is at the
Plantin-Moretus Museum
Plantin-Moretus Museum
The Plantin-Moretus Museum is a museum in Antwerp, Belgium honouring the famous printers Christoffel Plantijn and Jan Moretus. It is located in their former residence and printing establishment, Plantin Press, at the Friday Market.- History :...
, in
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Jean Jannon misattribution
In 1621, sixty years after Garamond's death, the French printer Jean Jannon issued a specimen of typefaces that had some characteristics similar to the Garamond designs, though his letters were more asymmetrical and irregular in slope and axis. After the French government raided Jannon's printing office, Cardinal Richelieu named Jannon's type
Caractère de l'Université
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Royal Printing Office
Imprimerie nationale
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In 1825, the French National Printing Office adapted the type used by Royal Printing Office in the past, and claimed the type as the work of Claude Garamond.
In 1919,
Thomas Maitland Cleland
Thomas Maitland Cleland
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Morris Fuller Benton
Morris Fuller Benton
Morris Fuller Benton was an influential American typeface designer who headed the design department of the American Type Founders , for which he was the chief type designer from 1900 to 1937...
produced the first 20th-century commercial Garamond, based on the Jannon's design, called Garamond #3.
Revivals of the Garamond type came as early as 1900, when a typeface based on the work of Jean Jannon was introduced at the
Paris World's Fair
Exposition Universelle (1900)
The Exposition Universelle of 1900 was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from April 15 to November 12, 1900, to celebrate the achievements of the past century and to accelerate development into the next...
as "Original Garamond", whereafter many type foundries began to cast similar types, beginning a wave of revivals that continued throughout the 20th Century. These revivals followed the designs from Garamond and Jannon. The designs of italic fonts mainly came from a version produced by Robert Granjon. In a 1926 article in
The Fleuron
The Fleuron
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Beatrice Warde
Beatrice Warde
Beatrice Warde , was a communicator on typography. She was the only daughter of May Lamberton Becker, a journalist on the staff of the New York Herald Tribune, and Gustave Becker, composer and teacher.Beatrice was educated at Barnard College at Columbia University...
revealed that many of the revivals said to be based on Claude Garamond's designs were actually designed by Jean Jannon; but the Garamond name had stuck.
Digital versions include Adobe Garamond and Garamond Premier (both designed by
Robert Slimbach
Robert Slimbach
Robert Slimbach is a type designer, who has worked at Adobe Systems since 1987. He has won many awards for his digital typeface designs, including the rarely-awarded Charles Peignot Award from the Association Typographique Internationale, and repeated TDC2 awards from the Type Directors Club.-...
), Monotype Garamond, Simoncini Garamond, and Stempel Garamond. The typefaces Granjon and
Sabon is the name of an old style serif typeface designed by the German-born typographer and designer Jan Tschichold in the period 1964–1967...
(designed by
Jan Tschichold
Jan Tschichold
Jan Tschichold was a typographer, book designer, teacher and writer.-Life:Tschichold was the son of a provincial signwriter, and he was trained in calligraphy...
) are also classified as Garamond revivals.
A version called ITC Garamond, designed by Tony Stan (1917–1988) was released in 1977. The design of ITC Garamond, more than any other digital versions, takes great liberty with Garamond's original design by following a formulary associated with the
International Typeface Corporation
International Typeface Corporation
The International Typeface Corporation was a type manufacturer founded in New York in 1970 by Aaron Burns, Herb Lubalin, and Edward Rondthaler. The company was one of the world's first type foundries to have no history in the production of metal type...
(ITC), including an increase in the
In typography, the x-height or corpus size refers to the distance between the baseline and the mean line in a typeface. Typically, this is the height of the letter x in the font , as well as the u, v, w, and z...
; a wide range of weights, from light to ultra bold; and a condensed width, also in weights from light to ultra bold.
Based on Claude Garamond
Based on Jean Jannon
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Stempel Garamond, Adobe Garamond, Sabon, Garamond Premier, Garamond Antiqua
Monotype Garamond, Simoncini Garamond, Linotype Granjon, ATF Garamond (Garamond #3), LTC Garamont, Storm Jannon Antiqua, Garamond Classico
ITC Garamond, Apple Garamond
In Russian, two letters are visibly different from their original scripts. These are
De (Cyrillic)
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"de" and
El (Cyrillic)
El is a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet.El commonly represents the alveolar lateral approximant , like the pronunciation of ⟨l⟩ in "lip".-Form:...
"el". These are displayed (if italicised with the Garamond font) similar to the Alexander font. The characters of these letters in Garamond font are rendered as follows:
(Cyrillic letter
De (Cyrillic)
De is a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet.De commonly represents the voiced dental plosive , like the pronunciation of ⟨d⟩ in admit.De is romanized using the Latin letter D.-History:...
), and
(Cyrillic letter
El (Cyrillic)
El is a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet.El commonly represents the alveolar lateral approximant , like the pronunciation of ⟨l⟩ in "lip".-Form:...
). The letters are similar to the Greek
Delta (letter)
Delta is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 4. It was derived from the Phoenician letter Dalet...
"delta" and
Lambda is the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals lambda has a value of 30. Lambda is related to the Phoenician letter Lamed . Letters in other alphabets that stemmed from lambda include the Roman L and the Cyrillic letter El...
"lambda", as the Cyrillic alphabet derived from the Greek alphabet.
Popular examples of Garamond types
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Chetan Bhagat
Chetan Bhagat , is an Indian author, columnist, and speaker. Bhagat is the author of five bestselling novels, Five Point Someone , One Night @ the Call Center , The 3 Mistakes of My Life , 2 States & Revolution 2020: Love, Corruption, Ambition...
writes all his novels in
Garamond is the name given to a group of old-style serif typefaces named after the punch-cutter Claude Garamond . Most of the Garamond faces are more closely related to the work of a later punch-cutter, Jean Jannon...
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word
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The large picture books of
Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss
Theodor Seuss Geisel was an American writer, poet, and cartoonist most widely known for his children's books written under the pen names Dr. Seuss, Theo LeSieg and, in one case, Rosetta Stone....
are set in a version of Garamond.
Nvidia is an American global technology company based in Santa Clara, California. Nvidia is best known for its graphics processors . Nvidia and chief rival AMD Graphics Techonologies have dominated the high performance GPU market, pushing other manufacturers to smaller, niche roles...
uses it in their scientific PDF documents.
All of the American editions of J. K. Rowling's
Harry Potter
Harry Potter
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books are set in twelve-point Adobe Garamond, except
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the fifth in the Harry Potter series written by J. K. Rowling, and was published on 21 June 2003 by Bloomsbury in the United Kingdom, Scholastic in the United States, and Raincoast in Canada...
, which is set in 11.5-point Adobe Garamond because it is longer.
The popular Hunger Games trilogy is set in Adobe Garamond Pro, as is the Shiver trilogy by Maggie Stiefvater.
The Everyman's Library publication of
The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy
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is set in twelve-point Garamond.
A rare infant version—with single-story versions of the letters
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. For branding and marketing the new Macintosh family of products, Apple's designers used the ITC Garamond Light and Book weights and digitally condensed them twenty percent. The result was not as compressed as ITC Garamond Light Condensed or ITC Garamond Book Condensed. Not being a multiple master font, stroke contrast in some characters was too light, and some of the interior counters appeared awkward. To address these problems, Apple commissioned
International Typeface Corporation
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Bitstream Inc.
Bitstream Inc. is a type foundry that produces digital typefaces . Founded in 1981 by Matthew Carter and Mike Parker among others, it claims to be the oldest such company...
to develop a variant for their proprietary use that was similar in width and feeling, but addressed the digitally condensed version's shortcomings. Designers at Bitstream produced a unique digital variant, condensed approximately twenty percent, and worked with Apple to make the face more distinct. Following this, Chuck Rowe hinted the TrueTypes. The fonts delivered to Apple were known as Apple Garamond.
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Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern
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was to use only a single font: Garamond 3. The editor of the journal,
Dave Eggers
Dave Eggers
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, has stated that it is his favorite font, "because it looked good in so many permutations—italics, small caps, all caps, tracked out, justified or not."
O'Reilly Media
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books are set in ITC Garamond Light.
The logo of clothing company
Abercrombie & Fitch
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uses a variation of the Garamond typeface.
Also the Garamond text is used on the 1985
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
's video game consoles in italic form (after the text "
Nintendo Entertainment System
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) to describe the various version of the consoles.
Carter, Rob; Ben Day, Philip Meggs.
Typographic Design: Form and Communication, Second Edition.
Van Nostrand Reinhold, Inc: 1993. ISBN 0-442-00759-0.
Lawson, Alexander S.
Anatomy of a Typeface
Anatomy of a Typeface
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. Godine: 1990. ISBN 978-0-87923-333-4.
Loxley, Simon.
The Secret History of Letters
. I.B.Tauris & Co. Ltd: 2004. ISBN 1-85043-397-6/978-1850433972.
Updike, Daniel Berkeley.
Printing Types: Their History, Forms and Use.
Dover Publications, Inc: 1937, 1980. ISBN 0-486-23929-2.
External links
Adobe Originals Adobe Garamond sample booklet
Garamond at Microsoft Typography
Just what makes a "Garamond" a Garamond?
URW Fonts including GaramondNo8
: Free Garamond-based TrueType font (deprecated by the author)
Garamond v Garamond | Physiology of a typeface
Illuminating Letters #1: Garamond
EB Garamond
, a free variant under the Open Font License
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Alright, this is going to be my third story, first reader insert… bear with me please… I'd love to see some comments about it, spelling and story.
Some info:
-If you see (..) in the story, that means that the author has to say something
-If you see a *, then there is more info about it in the description down below ^^
And the rest, like (h/c, h/l)(e/c)(name) speaks for itself, I guess ^^
-I'll try to do France's accent right… there is a z when there actually needs to be a th and the h is replaces by an ' , because French people can't pronounce the h…
-Also, I used °C … I looked it up on the internet and 40 °C (Celsius) would be equal to 313 K (Kelvin) and 104 °F (Fahrenheit) Just some extra information if you don't know how much it is… I hope it helps, if it's just complete rubbish… then never mind
Alrighty then, here we go!
Enjoy the story, Loves!
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It was a beautiful Saturday morning. The sun was shining and white fluffy clouds floated across the light-blue sky.
A (h/l, h/c) girl walked down the road, smiling happily.
A blond haired Brit sat down in one of his favourite coffee shops. Opening and reading the newspaper and sipping on his Early Grey flavoured tea.
As you walked, your mind wandered off to the nice warm cup of tea from your favourite coffee shop down your street.
Small bells chimed as you stepped through the wooden door.
The lady behind the counter kindly greeted you, and you did the same back with a small 'Hello' and a kind smile. As you waited for your order, your (e/c) eyes looked around for a nice spot.
The bushy eyebrows of the blond made a frown on his face as he read what was in the paper. He pulled it up a bit and rested the bottom of it on the table, blocking his sight from the rest of the shop. Casually sipping on his still warm tea as he read it. Rubbing his temples, it has been a busy week for him and he just wanted some free time, to get away from the little stress his work had given him (In this story, Arthur is indeed the personification of England, just so you know ^^).
Not noticing the girl that sat across from him on the small table.
'Hehe, Arthur doesn't even notice me! Silly, handsome Brit that he is...'
You thought as you sat down in front of him.
Pushing the newspaper down with one finger, just enough to meet his bright forest green eyes, which went slightly wider as he met your nice (e/c) ones.
"Good morning, Arthur. How are you today?"
You smiled at him. He smiled softly back, sighing slightly as he closed his newspaper and put it away, eyes shining with excitement once he saw you,
"Ah, good morning to you too, love! I'm doing great, how about you?"
He already forgot about his work…
"Me too! Good to hear you're doing great, I've heard from some people that their work was pretty stressful. I hope that's not the case by you…"
You trailed off as you began to think,
'He still hasn't told me what he actually does, has he?'
A small drop of sweat trickled down on the side of his face, he had been stressed out, but…
'I'm not going to get her worried about me, I can't do that to her'
He gave you a nervous grin,
"N-no, love, my work has been good! Hehe…"
Your cup of tea was in your hands, with your lips on the rim of it. Looking at Arthur with an unsure look on your face,
"Hmm… You sure?"
You asked as you took a sip.
"Why yes of course! W-why would I lie to you?"
'Because you mean to much to me to let you be worried…'
He said to himself, sighing as he relaxed a bit and took a sip of his tea.
You still weren't sure if he really was okay, but apparently he didn't want to talk about it, so you didn't push any further.
You shrugged,
"Alright then… So… Well then… How's work going?"
You didn't actually know what to talk about, he was your best friend… And you may have a small crush on him… Oh, scratch that, huge, enormous, gigantic crush. You two have known each other for over 2 years, the first time you met was in the same place and seats you two were now. And still you didn't really know how to start a conversation with him… But not to worry, Arthur never minded.
You two talked further about each other's week and sat in the shop for a good hour, or two.
"Oh bloody hell, would you look at the time… I'm sorry Love, but I have to go…"
Arthur said as he stood up and collected his things. You looked slightly disappointed,
"O-oh… Well, see you later then"
Arthur smiled softly at you, seeing and hearing the disappointed in your voice,
"Don't worry, we will see each other tomorrow morning, right?"
"Heh, yes. That's true. Bye Arthur"
"Bye Love"
You watched him leave, a dreamy look in your eyes and face slightly red. You loved the way he called you, but he almost did that to every woman he knew well...
You sighed, finished your tea and walking back home. You and Arthur never talked for long, he was most of the time busy with work and came only on Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday morning, 9 o'clock straight. And even in the weekend he had much to do for work...
'Maybe I could ask him if he has any plans next weekend, and if I could come over to his place, just for some tea and a nice talk...
And staring in those amazing green eyes, looking at that handsome face with that soft and kind smile...'
You shook your head,
'I'm getting weirder and weirder with my thoughts about him... I mean, his IS a true gentleman, and a handsome one too, but he could never like me the way I do...'
You reached your home and unlocked the front door. You walked in and was greeted by your cat (sorry if you don't have one, absolutely HATE them and/or are allergic to them... But anyway, you have one in this story ). She purred happily as you picked her up and walked towards the couch. You turned the TV on and simply just watched some stuff and petted the purring fur ball in your lap.
"What am I going to do with him…?"
--meanwhile at Arthur's house--
Arthur sighed as he closed the door of his huge house behind him, he didn't want to leave so soon, although it had been 2 hours of talking. Still, he loved (name)'s company… But he had too much work to do now; he couldn't afford to slack off. He set his things on the kitchen table, taking a plate of homemade scones and walking to his office. (I don't know where I've seen it, probably on Tumblr somewhere, but there was a head canon about England being actually a good cook, but only messes up when cooking for others… I'm gonna use that XP *)
While he nommed on some scones he started up his computer and began to work, sending mails to other countries, calling his boss about things, etc.
But after a while his sight began to fill with small black spots… he closed his eyes for a moment and opened them when he felt better again. This would repeat for every half hour or so, and every next time it became worse with first slight headache, but that would increase with every half hour that would pass. He just simply brushed it off and went further with his work,
'I'll take an aspirin after I'm done with this page…'
After a good three hours, he heard some loud banging on his door. Jumping a little at the noise he sighed in annoyance as he already knew who it would be… Walking down the stairs and opening the door, looking at a not-surprisingly happy and hyperactive dirty blond haired, blue eyed American.
"Hey dude! Wanna hang out with us?!"
He almost yelled at Arthur.
Arthur cringed a little and almost had to cover his ears and glared angrily at the American.
"Alfred you git! You don't have to shout when you're this close to me!!"
He yelled back, his temper even shorter than normal cause of the stressful work.
Alfred just laughed it off and walked in. As the Britt turned around to walk after him, he heard an all too familiar laugh…
"Ohonhonhonhon~ Why 'ello there, Angleterre~"
So that's what Alfred meant with 'us'. Arthur stopped death in tracks, his face red from anger,
"Wow! Iggy, chill man!"
But it was already too late, Francis was in and walking towards Alfred to the living room. And poor Arthur just followed them, you almost could see the steam coming out of his ears.
"And what Angleterre~?"
"Yeah man, you feeling OK?"
Arthur had frozen in place, his eyes wide and staring in nothing particularly, his face paled dangerously fast and his hand went up to rub his temple.
"Oh bloody hell-"
He mumbled as his sight began to fill with black spots again, but this time they didn't stop and quickly it was black in front of his eyes.
The two man just stood there watching him fall down, frozen in shock. But quickly enough they got to his sight and tried to shake him awake, which didn't work.
"Yo! DUDE! Wake up!"
"Amérique, it's not working. Let's pick 'im up and lay 'im in bed, oui?"
"Y-yeah, let's do that…"
Alfred had been quiet after he pick him up, the French was slightly worried too, he had never seen Alfred, nor Arthur like this. There was a time that England had been very sick, and the Frenchmen took care of the Brit. Alfred had helped too, but wasn't that worried about it, he didn't really knew what sickness meant that time.
But this time… Alfred still cared about his big brother, although they weren't always 'best friends' with each other.
They laid him in bed, Francis got some medicine and cold wet towels. He asked Alfred to go downstairs and wait for him. After some discussion about it he finally went down and waited, pacing through the room.
After an hour, that felt more like a whole day to Alfred, Francis came back, roughly being gripped by the shoulders by Alfred. The Frenchmen looked surprised but explained what he thought that was wrong with Arthur.
"I zink 'e 'as been stressing too much lately… 'e 'as a fever, just like back zen… So all we can do now is wait…"
Alfred was pleased to hear that it was not too bad.
They made a deal, today and tomorrow they would both 'babysit' England. Monday, France. Tuesday, America. Then Wednesday, France again. Etc.
Every hour they would check on him and refresh the towel that laid on his forehead. Arthur would mumble some things in his sleep, but that was inaudible for the two.
And this may surprise you, but they certainly were worried about him.
~Time skip to next day~
You walked through the wooden door of the shop, ordered your tea and sat down at the same table as the day before.
"Hmm… Arthur sure is late today…"
You mumbled to yourself as you looked at you watch, it was already 10:45. Arthur would normally be there around 45 minutes ago, but not today.
It disappointed you greatly, your best friend wasn't even picking up his phone. And it slightly worried you too, what if something had happened to him?
'Nah~ Arthur would probably just have slept in and maybe had some work to do too'
You thought as you walked back home. Noticing that dark grey clouds were coming towards the city. It was going to rain later today. Great…
Alfred watched at the Brit's phone, debating if he should pick it up or not. But the ID was showing and he saw that it was you, he thought that it would be better if you didn't know about the situation right now, so he just left it ringing.
"Why don't you pick it up?"
Francis asked as he passed by.
"It's (name), and we don't want her to know about it. Do we? I mean, they are good friends… But I also know that Arthur cares about her, a lot… He wouldn't want her to be worried about him"
Alfred answered as he looked at the Frenchmen, who just smiled and sighed softly, looking up the stairs,
"So 'e does 'ave someone 'e cares about, zat's good to know. I always zought zat 'e didn't 'ave any friends, but to 'ear zat 'e 'as one and even someone 'e loves… zat makes the situation a little bit better, non?"
"Yes it does"
Alfred smiled, almost every country saw England as a short tempered, corrective, tea loving, lonely man. Alfred knew about (name) and that they were good friends, it made him feel better, that Arthur had found someone after so long being alone. When America became independent England had fell in a slight depression. And yes it had been a really long time ago and England eventually came out of it, but still was rather lonely at times. It was good for him to finally have found a friend to spent time with him when he needed it.
~Time skip~
The next week went by rather quickly and you just couldn't get your mind off of your dear friend, but you waited until Friday. You knew how busy he was with work and only had time in the weekends. He did told you that he had to travel a lot, so you two couldn't sit and talk just for a bit.
After you had dinner, you took your laptop and did some stuff you needed to be done and rather did it now then had to rush it Sunday…
A few hours passed and you looked at the time, it was almost 9. You saved everything and shut your laptop down. Getting your purse, putting on your jacket and walked outside, making sure to lock your door as you walked down the same route as every weekend.
Again you waited with your tea at the café, but Arthur never came, nor did he pick up his phone…
'Alright, this is strange… The second time already…
"Arthur, you idiot! Letting me wait again and not picking your phone either!" you said as you left a message in his voicemail, you sighed and talked further,
"I care about you, you know. It worries me… Just.. just call me back when you can, 'kay? …Bye…"
You ended it with a sigh. Not knowing that two men on the other side of the line heard everything. They looked at each other with a sympathetic look on their faces.
'If he still isn't showing himself tomorrow morning… I'll go to him and see for myself, yes! That's what I'm going to do!' You told yourself.
That night you weren't able to sleep well, it really did worry you about Arthur.
What if's were running around in your head, making that worried feeling only grow…
After a few hours of turning in bed, you gave up and threw the sheets off of you. It was 2.30 in the freaking morning and you still couldn't sleep.
'Maybe a nice cup of tea with milk would help me get some sleep, it always makes me calm…' A yawn escaped your lips as you walked down the stairs to the kitchen.
After the tea you began to feel sleepy and walked back to bed. You just let yourself fall on the mattress and quickly threw the covers back over you, directly after that you fell asleep. Luckily you set your alarm, otherwise you would sleep in and miss the chance to see Arthur.
~Time Skip~
You slammed your cup on the table, getting some confused looks as you did.
'That's it! It's time that I'm going to look what's wrong with him!'
On your way to Arthurs house the sky was turning grey and not long after it began to rain,
"Oh, great! Rain!" Sarcasm dripping off your voice. You reached the front door and rang the bell.
Alfred looked up as he heard the bell, Francis was upstairs to look how Arthur was doing.
"Oh! Hi (name)!!" Alfred energetically as he saw you, almost forgetting one important thing… You weren't able to know what was going on right now… Oops…
"Eh… (n-name)… Aaaaahhh!!"
You stoot there, in the rain, dumbfounded about what just happened… Alfred just slammed the door shut, right in your face.
'Okay, something's really wrong here…'
Alfred ran upstairs,
"Francis! Francis! (na--"
"Alfred! Be quiet!" Francis harshly whispered to Alfred.
"Sorry… But, (name) is standing right outside… I opened the door and found her there!"
"R-really? What did you do?"
"Just slammed the door shut"
"And left 'er in ze rain?! Imbécile! You never let a dame stand outside in ze cold rain! Get 'er inside and we'll zink of somezing"
Francis pushed Alfred to the stairs.
He nervously re-opened the door and found an angry looking, arms crossed, foot tapping, wet and glaring girl.
"Are you going to let me in now?"
You kind of growled at him,
He rubbed the back of his head and stepped aside to let you in, apologizing for earlier.
"It's fine, Alfred… Could you get me a towel or two?"
"Eh, yeah sure…"
As he returned with the towels and you started drying your hair and face you asked him why he was here.
"Eehh, well… you see… ehm…"
"God, Alfred… Just spill it already"
"R-right… Eh, well… Arthur needed help with his work…"
"Okay… That's weird of him to ask you… I know you two aren't always on good terms… And you are acting very strange…"
Alfred gulped, he never was really good at lying… As he was about to replay someone walked down the stairs,
"Ah! Mon ami! It is good to see you, 'ow are you (name)?"
Francis walked up to you two and kissed the back of your hand.
"Francis? What are you doing here? Guys, where is Arthur? If he knows you two are here… "
Francis sighed and smiled,
"Why don't we sit down in ze living room, oui? And I'll go looking for some dry clothes for you, you could get sick if you stay in zose wet clothes of yours"
"Eh.. O kay?"
Nothing was said when Francis was getting you some dry clothes.
"I 'ave found zese in Arthur's closet. Zey may be too big, but it was ze smallest"
He said as he handed you a big looking dark red blouse. You thanked him and walked to the bathroom to change.
Meanwhile you were gone, both men sweat broke out and they began to panic a bit. But before they could find a good excuse you were already back…
They decided to just tell the truth.
You sat on the couch as Francis and Alfred took the chairs in front of you, on the other side of the salon table. Briefly looking at each other and looking back at you, you arched an eyebrow and waited, nervously playing with the hem of Arthur's blouse.
'Something is really wrong... Oh god, what is happening??'
"You see, (name)," Alfred began,
"Arthur is sick… We think his work has finally became too much for him…"
"So you're saying he is stressed out? But I thought he said that work was going great and nothing was wrong…"
"When was zat?"
"Exactly a week ago…"
"What exactly does he has?"
"A high fever"
"How high?" That's when Alfred spoke up again, he was the last one who measured his temperature, not knowing what would happen after saying how high…
"45 oC"
You really began to panic now! It is not possible for a living person to have higher than 40 or 41 oC, with such high temperature your cells will be destroyed…
Francis glared at Alfred,
'Zank you very much, Amérique. You just made zings worse…'
A few sweat drops began to for on Alfred's forehead,
'What now, what now what now?! Oh god… I swear if we're able to fix this… I'm not gonna eat by Mc D's for a whole day!'
Francis saw no way out then just tell you the whole story and what all three men actually did for work.
He managed to calm you down and set you back on the couch. He told you the whole story about them and that he was the personification of France, Alfred personification of America and Arthur the personification of England.
He and Alfred told you about their history with England and what had happened to him and the others too.
Let's just say that you learned more about the history of England, France and America in one day than you actually would get in a whole year of History in school…
Both men looked at you and waited for a reaction, good or bad. You just stared at them and needed to let all the information sink in.
"So, if I get this straight, you are the personification of France, the land of roses and red wine… And you the personification of America, the land of fast-food and other… un-healthy things… to put it lightly…"
"Oui, you got zat right…"
"And Arthur is the personification of England, the land of tea, double decker buses, red phone boxes and…"
You rattled some more about the most known things of England, as Alfred cut in,
"You know that much about England?"
You stopped, mouth still open, eyes wide.
A deep red blush made his way to your cheeks and you lowered your head, your interest going to your lap, where your hands were neatly folded.
You barely whispered, but they heard it loud and clear.
"You like 'im, don't you?"
"He might like ya back, though"
"I highly doubt that, he's a freaking nation, amazing and handsome… I'm just a simple girl, not really beautiful or ladylike. There are a lot better girls in the world then me… He would never like me the same way I do…"
Alfred was about to say something, but Francis hold him.
"Why don't you just go to 'is room and talk with 'im? 'e might be awake by now"
After some discussion about it, you really weren't sure if you could do that… You finally went upstairs and knocked on his door.
No answer came, but you opened the door and walked in. It was dark in the room, but you could easily make out his bed and window.
You took a chair and sat next to his bed, looking at him.
His face was read and he was sweating some, tossing his head around sometimes and mumbling something under his breath. It hurt you to see him like this.
You took a deep breath and searched for his hand. As you found it, you took it in yours and held it close.
You sat there for a while and Arthur's grip on your hand would sometimes get stronger, it somehow let you know that he didn't want you to leave.
It was getting late and you really didn't want to leave, but you had to.
"Oh Arthur… Get well soon…"
You said as you bend over to kiss his forehead.
But something happened what you hadn't planned for… Arthur suddenly pulled you to him, on his bed. He had smelled your sent and unconsciously pulled you close with a smile on his face,
He mumbled as you laid next to him, his arms finding their way to your waist and gripping them tight.
You didn't know how to react, being pulled close to your crush. Your face burned red, from ear to ear and even a part of your neck.
The covers were over the both of you and Arthur's head had found his way to the crook of your neck, where he nuzzled you unconsciously.
You simply placed your arms around him and 'hugged' him back.
Your heart stopped for a moment as 3 simple words were said to you, and that came out of Arthur's mouth,
"I love you"
Your grip on him tightened and you happily nuzzled him back, not knowing if he could hear this,
"I love you too, Arthur"
Alfred and Francis silently went upstairs and peeked through the door and saw you sitting next to his bed, with his hand in yours. They smiled and left the two of you alone.
But right before they wanted to close the door, they caught a glimpse of you bending over to him, and their curiosity took over again and watched.
Their eyes went wide as they heard you squeak as you were pulled close by Arthur. They saw the whole thing and heard everything too…
"We'd better go downstairs and let them sleep, non?"
"Yeah, we'll see in the morning what to do"
--Time Skip--
Arthur had one of the best dreams in his life! His best friend and long-time crush was with him all day and at night they would fall asleep on the couch, he would take her to his room and placed her in his bed, lying next to her and pulling her close, mumbling 3 little words to her and even getting them back!
In the morning Arthur snuggled into something soft, breathing in a familiar sent and his arms around someone… He opened his eye and let them adjust to the light in his room.
He stared at the girl next to him, thinking that he was still dreaming. But when she began to stir, his eyes widened more and he kind of jumped back,
"What the bloody-! (n-n-name)! Wh-What are you d-doing in my b-b-bed?! And you are w-wearing one of m-my s-s-shirts too… "
His face was so red that even a part of his chest was getting red too! Not that yours wasn't…
"M-morning to you too… I ehm… Let's get up a-and get downstairs… for… some breakfast…I'll explain everything t-there"
You stepped out and walked down the stairs, smelling some delicious French toast. As you walked in the kitchen you were greeted by the French and the American, who both asked you how you had slept, which made your face go red again. They didn't tell you what they had seen, but something in their eyes told you that they knew it and the way they asked you that question… You just brushed it off and told them that you slept good.
You thanked Francis as he gave you a plate with some fresh made toast.
"'ow is 'e?"
"He had woken up… He looked better then yesterday…He should be dow-"
Just as you said that Alfred and Francis turned to the doorway, you turned around and saw Arthur standing there, glaring at the two.
"And what the bloody hell are y-"
You said sternly as he began to rant, he looked at you and saw your glare. You pointed at the chair in front of you,
"Sit, then we'll talk"
"Ohonhon~ someone is in a bad mood zis morning"
"No, just want to get things straight"
Everyone was silent and the only thing that was heard was the chewing of you and Arthur on the toast.
As you were finished with breakfast, you looked down, took a deep breath and looked at Arthur again, but not without a blush on your face.
"I'm sure you want to know what… happened…?"
A nod came from him,
"A-alright, ehm… I'm sure you know that you were sick last week?"
Another, slightly hesitated nod,
"From what I've heard is that after Alfred and Francis came here, you fainted and they carried you upstairs. They've been nursing you for the past week. A-and I was deeply worried about you, because you wouldn't pick up your phone and neither come to the coffee shop… Yesterday was the last drop and I know you are always busy with work but I just was too worried to let it get over me. When I came here I was sopping wet, and Alfred was so kind to slam the door shut because he didn't really know what to do, he didn't want me to know about you… After I was in, Francis was so kind to get a shirt f-from you r-room and gave it to m-me, t-that's why I'm w-wearing it… They also told me about your state and I was shocked… such high fever and still alive…"
Your gaze had dropped, from Arthur's eyes to the table, to the shirt you were wearing. And your face was still a little red, stuttering too… You took a small break and when you continued with the most important part you looked back in his eyes,
"They told me what work you actually do… What they do too… I know you are the personification of England and it's really amazing to know that my best friend is"
Arthur's heart sank a little at hearing 'best friend', but didn't let show that. He also was slightly angry that those gits had told their secret to her, but he knew that she could hold it and would never tell it to someone else.
"I also know that it's secret, but I can assure you that it will stay a secret"
You now began with the last part and your face heated up again, stuttering more audible. Looking down again.
"L-last evening, I-I got up to y-your room a-and sat n-next to you for a f-few hours, or s-so. A-and when I w-wanted to say g-goodbye t-to you, y-y-you pulled me cl-closer… I c-couldn't get o-out, so I-I just stayed… Th-that's why I w-was i-in your b-bed…"
"I-I s-see…"
Francis and Alfred silently left the kitchen and went to the living room, leaving the two of you alone.
"C-can you r-remember anything f-from yesterday…?"
You silently hoped he remembered the confession part…
"I-I don't know… W-what did I do? D-did I do s-something stupid? If I did, t-then I'm terribly sorry, love"
Your heart skipped a beat, he called you 'love' again.
"N-no! M-more like s-said something…"
"O-oh… Oh!"
His hand shot to his face and covered his mouth, his eyes were wide and his face was turning red. So that dream was partly true!
You shyly looked up and saw his face, you guessed he found out and nodded softly. Gripping the shirt firmly as you turned your head away. An uncomfortably silent fell.
After a few moments you stood up and took both plates to the sink, getting some distraction. Arthur stood up too, but as he walked closer to you, something stopped him.
He looked at the green bunny in front of him and softly told him to go.
As you heard talking behind you, you turned around and almost let the plate fall out of your hands.
There, in front of you, was a green flying bunny, a GREEN, FLYING bunny!
"A-Arthur… who.. what… is that?"
You asked carefully, as you kept looking at the green creature. It stared back at you in amazement, you could actually SEE him!
Arthur was shocked, flabbergasted and just stood there gaping at you,
"Y-you can s-s-see HIM?!"
"Y-yes I can… I-is there something wrong w-with that…?"
"Oh no! not at all! You're just the only one next to Arthur who can actually see me!"
A new voice piped up, it was the creature. You smiled and petted him, he rubbed his head against your hand.
"I'm Flying Mint Bunny! And you must be (name)! Arthur talks a lot about you, you know!"
You looked at Arthur who was still gaping at you. But when you looked at him he seemed to be getting out of his stare. He came one step closer to you and gripped the back of your neck softly, pulling you to him.
Your noses touched and you two seemed to be in trans as you stared in each other's eyes.
Arthur closed his eyes and softly pushed his lips on yours.
Your heart stopped for a moment before working overtime the next second.
You were to shocked to do something yet.
Arthur pulled back softly and rested his forehead against yours, his face just as red as yours.
"You have no idea how happy it makes me to know that you can see him too… I always thought that I was the only one, everyone would make fun of me because they don't believe… And… that from yesterday… It's true, love…"
He pecked your lips lightly and rested them there,
"I love you"
If you could, you would melt into a puddle right now… The way he spoke to you, you never heard him talk so softly and with so much love in his eyes.
You shyly rested your arms on his shoulders and let your hands get into his hair lightly, as his other went around your waist. His thumb rubbed slow circles on the back of your neck and he kept staring lovingly at you.
You closed your eyes,
"I love you too, Arthur"
After that said, Arthur took your lips again. He moved them slowly, to see if he could go further. You happily moved them with his and what started off with just a innocent kiss, the longer you two kissed, the heated it got.
Three voices from the doorway said, all of them had seen the whole thing. Alfred and Francis weren't able to see Flying Mint Bunny, but they didn't care. They were happy that it ended all well.
A few weeks later:
Arthur walked the conference room in, it had been a while since he had walked there. He took a sort of vacation and did nothing about his work, just resting and spending his time with his girlfriend.
Everyone in the room went silent and looked at him, he was slightly late, unusual for him. They greeted him kindly and he smiled back.
"'ow is (name) doing?"
France asked, a few countries looked confused, not knowing what he was talking about.
America butted in,
"Yeah? Everything goin' steady?"
They expected England to get angry or just do something what they would expect from him when those two would talk to him, but no…
England smiled and looked at them,
"She's doing great, and yes everything is fine. In fact, I brought her with me today… I hope that is okay with you, Germany"
Everyone in the room, except for France, America and England, still didn't really know what was going on…
"Eh… Ja… It's okay… I guess…"
Germany answered and England thanked him, everyone asked him who (name) was and what was going on. England, along with America and France, smiled.
"(name), love, you can come in now"
England softly called. Everyone watched in amazement as a young woman with (h/l, h/c) hair and (e/c) eyes walked in, she wore slightly more professional clothing than normal.
England wrapped an arm around her and looked around the room with a slight blush on his face,
"This lovely lady here, was… no, still is my best friend… And she is now also my girlfriend… Everyone, this is (name)"
You shyly waved as England introduced you. Everyone was surprised, did England actually have someone who was his friend? They never knew…
The reactions were sweet and positive. You were quickly found into a tight hug by Italy and he rabbled something about how beautiful you were and how lucky England was to have you, it made you happy to hear that.
You were able to sit next to England during the meeting, which was much calmer than normal, now that France, America and England were on better terms with each other.
What worried you a little was how you were going to be able to be with Arthur forever, he was immortal and you were just a human…
Arthur saw your worried look and asked what was wrong,
"Well, the thing is… Just to put it simple… you are immortal and I'm just a human…"
You two were whispering but some others were listening as well…
"Well, England-san could make you a colony of his…"
England's face went bright red,
"Ohonhonhonhon~ Oui, and have some babies too… maybe even *****-- Ack!!"
You kind of could think of what Japan meant, but France's pervertedness cut you off…
But right after the baby things, you grabbed the closest thing, a surprisingly heavy book, and threw it at his face,
"Oh shut up you bloody frog"
It hit him straight in the face and he fell backwards on the ground, everyone laughed.
"That's my girl!"
Arthur laughed as he kissed your cheek,
Yes, you sure were his girl.


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TodayNantwich - Event - 50 + plus stands including a new designated Yoga & Tai Chi Area . We are changing with the times all workshops are included in the entrance until 6pm thats upstairs and down that means no ones excluded. Its £3: & £3;50 inadvance fro TIC 01270 303150
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09/03/2015From stress to resilience Increasing resilience for yourself, your team and your organisation Free lunch and CPD certificate
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13/03/2015Come along to our Spring/Easter craft fayre 5pm til 9pm on Friday 13th march 2015 to buy lots of beautiful handmade gifts for mothers day and easter or just because gifts. The bar will be open to purchase refreshments. Free entry to all. If you wish to have a stall, tables are £10 each and a raffle prize. The raffle will be in aid of Marie curie cancer care and will take place at approx. 8pm. If anyone wishes to donate a prize I would be most grateful. hope to see you there xx
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21/03/2015Alsager Farmers' Market is run in conjunction with Alsager Chamber of Trade to encourage visitors to the South Cheshire market town. Held every third Saturday of the Month
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28/03/2015Join the sponsored dogwalk around Nantwich lake and the river Weaver on 28th of March 2015.
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Sutton is one of the best places to invest in the UK, says influential report 27.03.12Sutton is one of the best places for business owners and developers to invest in, according to a new report.The report lists Sutton as one of the 10 "least risky" towns to invest in, thanks to its thriving High Street. The report, by BNP Paribas Real Estate, looked at various factors including the number of empty shops, the types of businesses trading in the area, footfall figures and the affluence of local residents. It placed Sutton as the sixth "least risky" town for developers in the entire country. The report highlights the convenience and variety of shops in Sutton as one of the reasons for its success. It follows the recent opening of the flagship Go Gym in Grove Road, Patisserie Valerie in Sutton Town Centre and the unveiling of plans for the north end of the High Street, which could see the gas holders and old office blocks transformed into a major supermarket and residential complex. Cllr Jayne McCoy, Executive Member for Planning, Economic Development and Housing at Sutton Council, said: "This report is great news and confirms what we've long known; times may be hard but Sutton is open for business and is very attractive to businesses and developers. "It's easy to take for granted what we've got here in Sutton; it's one of the safest and greenest boroughs in the capital but we also have London on our doorstep. Our High Street has weathered the recession well and bucked the national trend, which has seen many areas become boarded up ghost-towns. "We continue to welcome investors into Sutton and importantly they see the potential here. Unlike many of our neighbours we're not overcrowded and there are still opportunities for the right sort of businesses, but we cannot afford to rest on our laurels. We're working closely with our local businesses to organise lots of events throughout the summer and are supporting their plans to establish a Business Improvement District." Last updated: Wednesday, 11 April 2012 |


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Thousands attended a pool party for during Winter Party at the Shelborne Hotel in Miami Beach. (Micaela Hood / March 11, 2013) |
South Florida's gay social calendar is getting a lot busier.
PrideFest. Parades. An art gallery opening. Circuit parties.
Within South Florida's tourism boom, the LGBT community has carved a new season. It's all part of a giant rainbow welcome mat, with high-profile activities extending well into the spring and summer months, when many snowbirds have packed up for home.
"There is definitely an unofficial gay season in South Florida," said Mark Haines, founder and CEO of the popular gay events listing website, jumponmarkslist.com.
Haines, who has been running "Mark's List" for 10 years, said he's noticed the difference this year: He's been swamped trying to accommodate requests for event listings happening in the next few months, particularly March through June.
"It's all the organizations trying to pile up fundraisers to take advantage of all the people in town," he said. "It seems like quite a few of the organizations are getting to be more organized."
Some events are held in the spring to tap into the wave of visitors.
"We do it in the springtime because we want to have events when snowbirds come down, to really convey that we have a diverse and welcoming community here,'' said Tony Plakas, CEO of the Compass Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Palm Beach County, which organizes the area's PrideFest. "We really saw there was an opportunity to do outreach to a larger number of people."
While Ian Smith, organizer of Miami Beach Bruthaz, a gay black party weekend, said he plans his event for July to avoid the springtime gridlock.
"There were so many other events going on, part of the issue was picking a time of the year that wasn't so close to the other events,'' Smith said.
What began in 2006 as a group gathering of 50 friends to raise awareness about coming out and HIV in the black community has grown into an annual event that draws about 600 gays and lesbians for club parties, movie and museum nights.
"Although it's very hot, it still is Miami Beach,'' said Smith, explaining what draws the mix of locals and vacationers to his event.
The region has become known as a must-visit destination for gays and lesbians, community leaders say.
Last year, Wilton Manors was named "top gayborhood" in the country by ManAboutWorld, a gay digital magazine. And 2012 Census numbers, released in October 2013, showed that greater Fort Lauderdale led the United States with the highest concentration of same-sex households.
South Florida has done a good job of self-promotion. Strong marketing campaigns aimed at gay vacationers can be traced back to 1996, when the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau took out an ad in The Advocate magazine touting the city's hotels, restaurants and beaches for gay travelers.
The marketing has since evolved. The bureau has a "Beach-on-Wheels'' display — with sand and models tossing beach balls — that stops at major U.S. cities promoting greater Fort Lauderdale. The tourism bureau has also folded its LGBT message into its more mainstream "Hello Sunny" marketing in other cities.
Though Broward doesn't track how many LGBT travelers visit during the spring and summer months. But overall in 2013, the county welcomed about 1.3 million LGBT travelers who spent about $1.5 billion in area restaurants, hotels, attractions and shops, according to the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau.
"We are growing internally, and the community is growing,'' said Richard Gray, managing director of the LGBT market for the tourism bureau. "Each year, we keep seeing more and more LGBT travelers coming. There are very few resort destinations that boast hundreds and hundreds of LGBT-owned businesses, and the community here is a very big draw."
About four years ago, Miami Beach opened its LGBT Visitor Center to provide information on local events and art exhibits. And Discover Palm Beach County, that area's tourism agency, has also been working to court LGBT visitors with big events. The agency is co-sponsoring the fifth annual Gay Polo Week, this April in Wellington.
The season kicks off March 1-2, with Pride Fort Lauderdale at Holiday Park, an outdoor festival and concert featuring '80s pop stars including Sheena Easton, Lisa Lisa and Tiffany. Among the most popular (and oldest) of the events, it is expected to draw about 15,000 people, organizers say.


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quote:Someone at SMG had the work that was done that led to the failure reclassified as "emergency" work instead of going through a public bid process so that he could hand it to a friend.


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CHICKASHA – Mike Williamson led the Drovers to win the 2002 NAIA Men's Basketball Championship, and almost a decade later, he returned to USAO to finish his degree and again help lead the team. "Those were some of the best days of my life. I had a blast. I met a lot of good people," he said. "Those are the days that I can remember like yesterday, and I'll never forget. Never forget." Williamson, who is the Drovers' all-time leading scorer and assists leader, has been a student assistant on the men's basketball team since winter break of 2010.
Six USAO students were honored for scholarship and service as they were inducted on April 9 into the Alpha Psi Omega chapter at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma.
Thirteen students at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma were honored recently for their academic achievements and community and campus activities as they were initiated into Hypatia, USAO's only campus-wide honor society.
The USAO ShowBand has used its talents to raise money and awareness for a variety of causes over the years. This fall, the ensemble hopes to draw attention to a cause worthy of every Chickasha resident's attention – Chickasha's own Main Street District – with an upcoming concert.
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HB Counter-
Simply follow your blockers. Great run play. I like to motion the TE on the left to the right for better blocking.
Really easy to confuse your opponent by flipping the run and motioning.
WR Screen (makeshift HB Screen)- this play can be deadly
Streak X
Block B to the left
Put RB on an out to the left
Slant A
Look to hit your running back right when he cuts since there won't be much time in the pocket. There will be great blocking set up from the hot routes
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Put A on a zig/whip route
Streak Y
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Put RB to flats
If they are in man look to the TE running the zig but hit him when he cuts to the middle of the field not after he cuts to the sideline. Look for your other TE for a pass lead in or out against zone.
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Just a simple run play. If there aren't many in the box then this is the play to run.
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The Daylight Gate, By Jeanette Winterson
Friday 15 March 2013
The Hammer series has been a hit-or-miss affair but this novella of the Pendle witch-es is a perfect fit for Winterson, with its melange of religious fervour, heresy, embattled love and outcaster women.
Winterson knows what she has taken on: "The trial of the Lancashire Witches, 1612, is the most famous of the English witch trials," she writes, before making the story, terrifyingly, her own.
What is clear amid the poverty and brutality here is that other-worldy evil is far outweighed by the harm that human beings inflict.
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Jeans Table
"My husband made me a table out of old jeans. The legs are simply 2×4's with some fluff added to give them bulk."
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No, it's hubby right after he said, "Sit on my face, baby".
Cybr on
January 24th, 2013
Good thing it doesn't have an umbrella hole in the middle
Netjnke on
January 24th, 2013
I actually think this is pretty creative.
Queina on
January 26th, 2013
That's very clever. My compliments to your hubby.
Lady Anne on
January 29th, 2013
More like a step stool than a table….lol
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In August 2010, Indianapolis Public Schools and Butler University signed an agreement to create the IPS/Butler University Laboratory School, a public magnet elementary school housed in the district's William A. Bell School No. 60, 3330 N. Pennsylvania Ave. The school opened one year later for kindergarten and grade 1. The program will grow a grade level each year to encompass grades K-5.
Led by Dean Ena Shelley, Butler College of Education (COE) helped design the Lab school concept, and has worked with IPS to oversee its curriculum and assessment development. The curriculum is inspired by the practices and inspirations of Reggio Emilia, an educational philosophy that Shelley has studied and helped introduce to numerous central Indiana schools.
Earlier, the COE and three local school districts interested in Reggio early education techniques formed the Indianapolis Reggio Collaborative. In 2009, the collaborative brought a traveling exhibit on Reggio education, "The Wonder of Learning: The Hundred Languages of Children," to Indianapolis for a six-month stay in the Indiana State House. The exhibit, and workshops and discussions based on it, inspired creation of the IPS/Butler Lab School.
In 2011, Butler received a $100,000 grant from the PNC Foundation to allow St. Mary's Child Center to offer preschool for children ages 3-5 at the Lab School. Later that year, the Roberts Family Foundation provided a $150,000 grant, also supporting the preschool program.