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Motivation And Hate Groups
I think there should be a very good reason as to what motivates people to Join such organizations. I don't believe in hating something or someone that much to want to destroy it. Personally, in my opinion, people in hate groups, such as the ASK, are racist beings with no life whatsoever. These people seem so ignorant they might not even have a very good reason to have Joined a hate group. The ASK lost very many of its members after people started realizing how stupid and ignorant the organization was. I can't think of much that could motivate people these days to be a part of a hate group.
After African Americans gained their freedom, some people were outraged and shocked and with such a big change, I think they were motivated to Join the hate group. But now in 2014, there's nothing that these people, whatever ethnicity, race, or religion they are, did to the members of the hate group, so there's no reason to propose violence onto Portia 2 them. Everybody Is different, whether they're different because of their race, religion, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. For example, not everybody Is fond of gays.
Not long ago, Arizona Legislature has passed a controversial bill that would give business owners permission to deny service to gay and lesbian costumers. In my opinion, the bill is ridiculous, but It Just goes to show how people who actually take advantage of the bill are dumb-minded. How could people be so Ignorant? I mean, what did these people ever do to you? I don't think I will ever hate anything so much as to Join a hate group. Sure, there are some things I don't like, Like people being mean or bullying ACH other, but I don't think I'd ever stoop to such a low level to Join a hate group, Like the ASK.
I would never hurt or put someone In danger because I didn't Like his or her race or religion. In my pollen It's hostile to propose violence to stop something you hate or dislike. People hate things so much that sometimes they commit to use violence to try to stop It and get rid of It. They Join groups that promote and practice hatred and violence towards members of a different race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation and any other things that make people differ from each other. One of these hate groups Is the UK Klux Klan, or also known as the ASK.
People Join these groups out of racism and Ignorance, because there Is no rational explanation as to why they do so. Motivation And Hate Groups By weakling Everybody is different, whether they're different because of their race, religion, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. For example, not everybody is fond of gays. Not long bill is ridiculous, but it Just goes to show how people who actually take advantage of the bill are dumb-minded. How could people be so ignorant? I mean, what did these group.
Sure, there are some things I don't like, like people being mean or bullying each other, but I don't think I'd ever stoop to such a low level to Join a hate group, like the ASK. I would never hurt or put someone in danger because I didn't like his or her race or religion. In my opinion it's hostile to propose violence to stop something you stop it and get rid of it. They Join groups that promote and practice hatred and groups is the UK Klux Klan, or also known as the ASK. People Join these groups out of racism and ignorance, because there is no rational explanation as to why they do so.
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This plenary was presented by Sergio Bergman, Executive President of Fundación Judaica, president of Fundación Argentina Ciudadana and Executive Director of R.A.I.C.E.S. (Red de Acciones e Iniciativas Comunitarias por la Empresa Social). Through this speech, he gave details of his experience.
He started blessing all the attendants and focusing his words in the sinergy that human beings can achieve in their diversity as a big family. Also, he defined the term "youth" not only as a range of ages but as a state of the spirit. According to him, the one who has no ideals or utopias has neither future nor present. He also presented trascendence as one of the leiv motiv of the existence of human beings, not meaning great works, but the exact proportion that allows the creation of yourself where you build a work that gives you an identity, by which you will be remembered.
Following Bergman's speech, nowadays in Argentina we have not only a crisis of values, but also a crisis of exemplary and models to follow. This country is potentially rich in abundance and miserably poor in the ashamed inequity. The problem is not the poverty of those who donnot have, but the spiritual misery of those who have much more than what we need.
He added that the future is not what will come if we do not work today to make it happen. Argentina is still a promised land.
The question is, how do we make thing work? State policies. There are two things missing, policies and the State. There is no better way to show charity than with politics. Politics and charity moves together. To go back to politics, it is needed to dignify it and that could only be possible with the right resources, talent and human resources. The Young have top ut its more valuable resource, time and effort. The inhabitant has to decide to be a citizen, and the citizen has to decide to be public officials. We achieve that with education.
Bergman concluded that, as young citizens, we have to train ourselves, talk to each other, cause synergy and never try ourselves as enemies but take advantage of the strength of the difference among you.


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Q: When working with tables, is it possible to have two selectors for one class? Context: I am a newbie to HTML/CSS and am currently building a basic website using Markdown.
I've looked through posts on StackOverflow but was not able to answer my specific question.
I have a basic table:
.mytable {
border: 1px solid #ccc;
background-color: white;

th {
 padding: 2px;
 height:40px;
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td {
   padding: 2px;
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   vertical-align:middle;
   border:1px solid #f1eaf2;
}

tr:nth-child(odd){background-color: #efefef}
}

However, on one table I want to align the text to the right. I attempted some inline styling, i.e.,  but that did not work. So, I'm wondering if it is possible to have two different s in the same
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If not, I did find on StackOverflow where I would create two different table classes.
Thank you for your help.

A: Yes, you can align the text in 2 columns differently within the same table. The trick is to apply a text-align: right to the 2nd  element. There are a few ways to do this, in the example below I've used a td:last-child selector.

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  border: 1px solid #ccc;
  background-color: white;
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}
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  padding: 2px;
  text-align: center;
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  width: 100px;
  border: 1px solid #f1eaf2;
}
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Media & Distinctions
Our co-founder, Nicole Toomey Davis has made numerous appearances in the media.
Her seminars and workshops are in high demand, and she has been honored with multiple awards
for her efforts in support of entrepreneurship.
A selection of her appearances is offered below.
Nicole Toomey Davis and Congressman Chris Stewart Discuss Tech Policy at Silicon Slopes Event
Congressman Chris Stewart and Nicole Toomey Davis partnered for a Tech Policy Panel Discussion moderated by Troy Keller at the July 30, 2019 Silicon Slopes event. We covered a lot of big picture topics, including privacy issues and privacy regulations, such as the EU's GDPR and the likelihood of federal regulation in the U.S. on privacy issues.
The Standard Examiner put together a great article if you'd like to read more and Utah Business published this article on Tech Policy and our panel.
Innovation Women Includes Enclavix CEO in "A Super Panel of Female Tech Founders"
Innovation Women put together a panel of Super Female Tech Founders in a March 2019 feature.
Nicole Toomey Davis appears with Women Tech Council on ABC4Utah
Cydni Tetro of the Women Tech Council invited Nicole to participate in a special series on entrepreneurship on ABC4Utah with host Nicea. Cydni and Nicole were joined by Karmel Larson from Momni, a fellow startup CEO. Watch the video for ways to find the help you need to improve your startup success! The group shared some good ways to "get started" with new and future entrepreneurs!
The Utah Genius Awards 2018 Lifetime Achievement Honoree
Utah Genius Awards selected her as the Lifetime Achievement Honoree Genius for 2018.
The 2018 IEEE Entrepreneurship Steering Committee Vice-Chair, Digital Presence
In 2018 Nicole was named the IEEE Entrepreneurship Steering Committee Vice-Chair, Digital Presence.
The 2012 Governor's Science & Technology Award
January of 2013, the 2012 Governor's Science & Technology Award was personally presented by Utah Governor Gary Herbert to Nicole Toomey Davis. She was selected for her service to the technology entrepreneurial community as the Director of the Centers of Excellence Program.
"The Governor's Medal for Science and Technology was initiated in 1987. It is the highest civilian award bestowed by the State of Utah to Utahns who have given distinguished service or made praiseworthy contributions to Utah in technological and scientific fields." KUTV.com
The 2012 v|100 class
May 3, 2012 she was selected by peers as a Member of the 2012 Signal Peak Ventures v|100 class, the seventh time she was honored as one of Utah's top entrepreneurs. See coverage in the Salt Lake Tribune.
Utah Business Revisits 30 Women to Watch
January 23, 2012 Utah Business Revisits 30 Women to Watch, including Enclavix CEO Nicole Toomey Davis.
March 8, 2010 she was selected by peers as a Member of the 2010 vSpring Capital v|100 class, the sixth time she was honored as one of Utah's top entrepreneurs.
BYU Magazine Techno Leaders
Winter 2010 she was recognized as a BYU Magazine Techno-Leader.
Women Tech Council 2009 Community Builder Award
September 27, 2009 she was awarded the Community Builder award by the Women Tech Council
March 17, 2009 she was selected by peers as a Member of the 2009 vSpring Capital v|100 class, the fifth time she was honored as one of Utah's top entrepreneurs.
March 17, 2009 she was selected by peers as a Member of the 2008 vSpring Capital v|100 class, the fourth time she was honored as one of Utah's top entrepreneurs.
Connect Magazine Most Influential Business People in Utah
December 20, 2007 Connect Magazine Readers honor Nicole as one of the most influential Business People in Utah for 2007
Connect Magazine Profiles Nicole Toomey Davis
May, 2006 Connect Magazine "Point of View" Profile
Utah Business "40 under 40″
February 2006 Utah Business named Ms. Davis to their "40 under 40" list of Utah's Rising Stars
In 2006 she was selected by peers as a Member of the 2006 vSpring Capital v|100 class, the third time she was honored as one of Utah's top entrepreneurs.
In 2005 she was selected by peers as a Member of the 2005 vSpring Capital v|100 class, the second time she was honored as one of Utah's top entrepreneurs.
In 2004 she was selected by peers as a Member of the 2004 vSpring Capital v|100 class, the first time she was honored as one of Utah's top entrepreneurs.
Popular Mechanics Editor's Choice Award 2002 – DOBOX
April 2002 the DOBOX team received the coveted Popular Mechanics Editor's Choice Award for their DOBOX Home Gateway and Family Firewall. PDF
Utah Business Innovators – 30 Women to Watch
In 2001 Ms. Davis was named one of Utah Business's INNOVATORS – 30 Women to Watch.

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You may not pay much attention to marigolds. Maybe you have some growing in your garden right now. They're bright, colorful and sturdy.
They have a childlike, old-fashioned, cottage garden charm. But they don't wow like some other flowers.
Doesn't that make them even more likable?
This print reproduces my watercolor painting of a stem of marigolds with two open flowers and two buds. The flowers and leaves are realistic, but also fanciful. The painting elevates a common plant to highlight its beauty. It is a reminder. A reminder that there is beauty in the ordinary. That there is magic and joy in the everyday. Frame it and hang it on your wall and it will whisper its reminders to you.
I take great care with the whole print-making process, from scanning the image to resizing it to checking the colors and printing test prints, it's a long process that yields a beautiful result. The velvet fine art paper is textured and matte made from 100% cotton fibers. The texture is somewhere between that of cold pressed and hot pressed watercolor paper, a little less tooth than the former and a little more tooth than the latter. It reproduces my paintings beautifully.
The prints measure 4 inches by 6 inches, 5 inches by 7 inches (Not pictured above) or 8 inches by 10 inches. Signed with my initials.
Note: Image copyright and reproduction rights are not included with the prints.
Print is unframed and not matted.
Every order is lovingly gift wrapped with a handwritten note. You can see an example in the last photo.


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SIKHS Win Third Turban Case at the UN against France
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Paris, France: The UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) concluded that France has violated the religious freedom of 57 year old Shingara Mann Singh when he was asked to remove his turban for his passport photograph. Shingara Singh, a French national since 1989, was unable to renew his passport in 2005 because the French authorities insisted that he remove his turban for his ID photograph, which he refused to do. The UNITED SIKHS legal team took up his case in French courts and then retained O'Melveny & Myers LLP to file a communication on behalf of Shingara Singh to the UNHRC in December 2008.
The UNHRC, in views dated September 26, 2013 and made public last week, said that France has failed to demonstrate that the restriction imposed on Shingara Singh is actually necessary. The Committee found that the restrictions result in a potential obstruction to his fundamental right to freedom of religion when he is required to appear in ID photos without the religious headwear he always wears, as he might thereafter be forced to take off his turban in public when going through ID checkpoints. The Committee also observed that France had not explained why the act of wearing a turban covering only the upper portion of an individual's head and forehead (but leaving the face clearly visible) makes it more difficult to identify the wearer, or why a bare headed ID photograph in Shingara Singh's case would make it easier to ascertain his identity or to prevent fraud or forgery given that he wears his turban at all times when in public.
"The Committee therefore must conclude that the regulations requiring him to appear in his passport photographs 'with the head uncovered' is a disproportionate restriction that poses a threat to the author's [Shingara Singh's] freedom of religion and thereby constitutes, in the present instance, a violation of Article 18 of the Covenant," according to an unofficial English translation of the Committee's Views. The Covenant was entered into force for France on 4 February 1981.
The UNHRC's views were adopted at the 108th Session of the Committee's sitting, and may be read in French here.
"This is the third Turban case that the UNITED SIKHS legal team has won at the UN since these cases were filed against France in 2008, which shows that the international community recognises that the wearing of turban by a Sikh is not only his/her religious duty but is a part of his/her identity. We have done our work to show that international law recognises the right to wear a turban in France. We now need to embark on a campaign to make France realise that it has to fulfil its obligations under international law to ensure that freedom of religion and belief is upheld for everyone in its country," said Mejindarpal Kaur, UNITED SIKHS International Legal Director, who has been working on these cases since France banned the turban in state schools in 2004.
"I have been a French citizen for more than 20 years. I continue to be proud to be French but I fail to see how my country can be proud of its slogan of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity if it cannot uphold its citizens' fundamental right to religious freedom. I hope that the UNHRC's decision will wake France up to its international obligations," said Shingara Singh, who is struggling to conduct his life in France without an identity document. His driver's licence card too had been refused because of his refusal to bare his head for the ID photograph.
You may read previous press releases on UNITED SIKHS' advocacy for the right to wear a turban in France
UNITED SIKHS needs your financial support to serve the community. Help us say 'yes' to every request for help by donating at www.unitedsikhs.org/donate
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D.C. sued over high capacity magazine ban for guns
The Supreme Court's Bruen ruling may end 10-round ammunition limits
When I bought my first gun, it came from the manufacturer with a magazine that could hold 12 rounds. But I lived in Washington, D.C. where there is a "high capacity magazine" ban. I would be a felon if I had a gun that could hold more than 10 rounds.
So I had to get the dealer outside of the city to stick a piece of metal in the magazine to block me from loading rounds 11 and 12. Then he sent it to the one dealer in D.C., who then legally transferred the gun to me.
My magazines which were altered so only 10 rounds fit in them
It was a pain and an expense to take those extra steps. But it also meant that I have two fewer chances to stop a bad gun in self-defense.
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D.C. gets sued
Now, Washington is getting sued for its so-called high-capacity magazine ban. The lawsuit filed is attached below for paid subscribers.
The chances of winning the suit against D.C. are much higher now because of the recent Supreme Court decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. Bruen.
That ruling, written by Justice Clarence Thomas, said that laws that infringe on the Second Amendment have to fit the text of the Constitution and have historical precedence at the founding of the nation.
"On the basis of Bruen, I'm challenging the 10-round magazine limit because the District can't point to an historical analog for this restriction," Attorney George Lyon, who represents the plaintiffs in the suit, told me.
Members of the Supreme Court in 2021 (Photo by Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty Images)
Lyon wrote in the lawsuit, Andrew Hanson et al v District of Columbia, that magazine restriction started just in the early 20th century. The U.S. had a federal high-capacity magazine ban from 1994 to 2004.
Lyon also filed a preliminary injunction motion in U.S. District Court for Washington, D.C. on Aug. 19 to ask the judges to stop enforcing the magazine ban immediately since it's a constitutional issue.
D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine did not respond to my request for comment.
Self-defense with 10 rounds max
Tyler Yzaguirre is one of the four D.C. residents who are plaintiffs in the case. He has registered guns in the city that have fewer than 10 rounds. He keeps higher capacity magazines in other states.
"What am I to do if two or more criminals break into my home or attack me on the street who possess in total 20 rounds of ammunition? I'm restricted by draconian laws to half of the firepower I could potentially have to effectively defend myself," said Yzaguirre, who is president of the Second Amendment Institute.
"It's time to hold lawmakers accountable for laws that bolden criminals and harm law-abiding residents," he said.
A Glock 9mm pistol shown with a magazine that holds a total of 10 rounds (top) and one that holds 18 rounds (bottom.) Photo by Mario Villafuerte/Getty Images
The other plaintiffs – Andrew Hanson, Nathan Chaney and Erik Klun – are all concealed carry permit holders in the District.
Lyon is also a certified D.C. carry permit trainer. He trained me for my permit.
"People don't get shot and suddenly stop what they are doing immediately – they could be on drugs, or under the influence of alcohol, or just means sons of bitches," he said.
"There have been a number of law enforcement and civilian shootings that don't get stopped with 10 rounds and you're still in danger." (The lawsuit below gives specific examples of these real crimes.)
High capacity magazine laws in U.S.
This new lawsuit against D.C. comes on the heels of the Supreme Court vacating and remanding a case about California's "high capacity" magazine challenge for reconsideration under Bruen standards. I wrote about that here.
The Ninth Circuit now has to rehear the high-cap mag case of Duncan v. Bonta with stricter constitutional standards.


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TORONTO, November 8, 2016 — Debbie Barton, Rental Department Manager at Centretown Citizens Ottawa Corporation (CCOC), received the Sybil Frenette Outstanding Leadership Award at the 2016 annual conference of the Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association.
Sponsored by Yardi Canada Ltd. and presented at the 2016 ONPHA conference, the Award is given to someone whose energy and vision contributes to the cause of non-profit housing in Ontario. Located in Ottawa, CCOC is a community-based non-profit housing organization that creates, maintains, and promotes affordable housing for low and moderate income people.
Debbie has over 28 years of experience in tenant-focused housing. As CCOC's Rental Department Manager, Debbie built supportive housing partnerships with nine community agencies to allow CCOC to successfully house tenants who would otherwise not be able to live independently.
Debbie's collaborative leadership within Ottawa's housing sector created the Ottawa Social Housing Registry, pioneering the coordinated access model in Ontario's social housing sector. Debbie also helped to create and chair the Ottawa Social Housing Network, a vibrant and active forum for knowledge sharing and advocacy in the Ottawa housing sector.
"Debbie is known across the sector for always taking a big picture approach and for putting people at the centre of everything she does," said Sharad Kerur, ONPHA's Executive Director.
Each year, ONPHA celebrates and recognizes its housing members' work, dedication and accomplishments through the ONPHA Awards Program. The 2016 Sybil Frenette Outstanding Leadership Award is proudly sponsored by Yardi Canada Ltd. Other awards include the Award for Excellence, the ONPHA Innovation Award, the Lifetime of Service Award, and the Tenant Achievement Award.
Founded in 1988, ONPHA is an independent association funded and directed by its members, representing more than 700 of Ontario's non-profit housing providers. From Windsor to Cornwall, Toronto to Thunder Bay, ONPHA members house more than 400,000 in 163,000 homes across 220 Ontario communities. They are a critical part of the fabric of every community and provide decent, affordable homes to low and moderate income households. Many of ONPHA members provide specialized housing and support services for Ontarians who need help to enjoy a successful tenancy.
More information about ONPHA's Awards Program and this year's winners is available at www.onpha.on.ca/awards.


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Our children made good progress at school and we had a few outings with the Kimbolton Fireworks being the highlight. I progressed my conservatory/koi carp pond and games lawn top-dressing during some very variable and strange weather. I swapped my trusty Comart micro-computer for an Apple Mac to work on my Little Paxton History book. A busy month for dealing with financial matters and winterising our boats. Much time on political matters, FOCUS newsletters and Parish and District Council meetings whilst publicising my campaigns and holding the Tories to account, enlisting the help of Labour colleagues. I encouraged three new Parish Councillors to volunteer and responded with help and sympathy for some of my constituents' problems, being the prime mover in 'saving' the Little Paxton Village Hall from a crisis of governance and driving forward my own St Neots SLD colleagues to campaign for election.
The UK economy is suffering, a raft of controversial and extreme measures is introduced by Thatcher's government. Britain's nurses, miners and now TV technicians and journalists are all on strike as Thatcher plays on the world stage in Poland, the US and Russia. Many public safety issues are highlighted with chemical spillages, the Kings Cross Fire report, the Pipe Alpha Inquiry and widespread deaths from AIDS. The Northern Ireland troubles have been exacerbated by the governments 'Shoot to Kill' policy, IRA suspects cannot be extradited to the UK because of our contravening the European Convention on Human Rights for detention without trial and now Welsh extremists are suspected of fire-bombing five London Estate offices over second English homes there.
November has been a month of strange weather. Starting dry, fine sunny and cold for Bonfire Night, then snow and sleet before frosty mornings and dreadful freezing foggy weather that led to deaths and injuries on the roads. Then mild weather and some heavy rain completed the range of experience. A busy month for me which left little time to see anybody but my most immediate family; who are doing well enough.


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HomeArts & FeaturesAgainst all odds – Malik Martin's going places
Against all odds – Malik Martin's going places
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Malik Martin, who grew up in East Hartford, Connecticut, the child of Ghanaian parents, started putting fabrics together in preschool.
As president of the Class of 2023, he is majoring in fashion design and retailing. He developed his passion at a young age and pursued his dreams despite the adversity he faced.
As a child, Martin also enjoyed reading and doing homework as education was prioritized in his household.
Martin initially wanted to attend Johnson & Wales University and said he put his fashion dreams on the "backburner."
He said he still pursued fashion independently "behind the scenes" as his parents were not supportive of his career path.
With the help of a high school teacher who graduated from FSU, his parents eventually encouraged his professional goals.
He said, "I thought, if I was actually going to do it, I am going to do it with all I have."
Martin felt he was at a disadvantage living in Connecticut as, "It's hard to be a designer
in Connecticut because it's not as rich in fashion and diversity."
He said he chose FSU because of the location and it's strong fashion program.
"I heard they were the number one fashion department in the whole of New England. It speaks volumes that it's better than New York. I decided to go to the number one," said Martin.
He served on the board of directors for The Connecticut Youth Forum, a community outreach program for teenagers, in 2015 until he stepped down in spring 2020.
The program gave him the opportunity to have dinner and speak with former First Lady Michelle Obama and the Prime Minister of Australia.
"When I interviewed them, I asked them the reason behind some of their decisions, and I tried to apply their advice to my own life," he said.
Martin said he recognized the significance of the interview as others his age did not have the opportunity.
Another opportunity Martin said he is grateful for is being one of the first African American class presidents at FSU.
"I feel like I have always been a leader in whatever capacity I am in. I am excited to be president
because it gives me a sense of leadership I know I have," said Martin.
He said with the current racist climate of our country, it is imperative the school represents
diversity.
"If students don't see people who look like them in a position of power, it shoots down their
dreams and aspirations to get those positions," said Martin.
He discussed the death of George Floyd and how it impacted him.
Martin said, "It was also a call of reckoning for people because a lot of people like to think racism doesn't exist."
He said as a Black man, he needs to be extra cautious in public.
He said he does not have the luxury of walking around in public because people could be threatened by him.
"I have been careful walking around since age zero. It's a tough situation to be in and it's even
tougher to live a life out of one sector of fear just because we still have racism," said Martin.
Although only a sophomore, Martin has developed his own clothing brand, Imani.
"I wanted something tangible that I could develop over time. I came up with the name Imani
because Imani means faith," he said.
Martin added, "My faith is something that is very important to me and it's something that has
remained solid and grown stronger over the years. Having faith in whatever situation is
something a lot of people can resonate with."
Martin's goal is to be the Chief Editing Officer for British Vogue. He said his choice is British Vogue because it is more fashionable than American Vogue.
"There is actually a Black guy named Edward Enninful who is the current Chief Editing Officer of
British Vogue. He gets to write and style – what I want to do!" he said.
Martin offered advice to FSU students in the fashion program.
"Be honest with your work. Everyone has the opportunity to learn and everyone is always
growing. Also, step outside the box."
He discussed what he is most grateful for in his life.
"I am thankful to be in the spot I am now because during high school, it was completely horrible.
I had a drinking problem because I did not know how to cope with mental health. I definitely
push therapy for any and everybody. Just talking to someone is very helpful," he said.
Martin said he is also grateful to the FSU community.
"I realized if someone truly wants to support me and my craft, they will do it because they want
to not because someone asked them to," he said.
"It wasn't easy getting here."
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Since completing college in the spring of 2008, both years have been completely different in regards to where I lived, who I lived with/around, and what I was doing. Now, with the news that I will be getting to go to Graduate School in the fall and that I will be a Graduate Teaching Assistant, my life is again about to change.
The year after my bachelor's degree was awarded was spent in Nashville, Tn. Here I worked at a Kroger with some of the most interesting people that I can ever say I have worked with. It was a fun job, and life in general was pretty care-free. I lived with several of my roommates from college, and we were all pretty much degenerates for the majority of the time that we lived there.
The past year 2009-2010 (and given, I'm talking in terms of school years because that's how my life has been tailored), I have been teaching and tutoring at my Alma Mater. It has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I have gotten to reconnect with so many people, and they have become my close friends. We have had many fun and exciting times. From game nights to walks about the town or talks about the chores that their household will perform, we have created memories that I will chuckle about for years to come.
Now, however, I am about to embark on my third completely different journey in as many years, I am about to head off to graduate school. I don't know what it holds for me. I know that if I can keep my wits about me that I will succeed because I know that it will not be entirely easy…is there anything in life that's good that is easy? If all goes well, in a couple of years, I should have a Masters degree in some English field (still haven't quite pegged down what I want yet).
So, yeah, that's just a brief overview of what's going on with me. My life seems in a constant state of flux, but as one really annoying person from my past said to me "Blessed are the Flexible for they shall not break." I will continue to be flexible. Change is usually good. I mean after all isn't variety the spice of life?
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"Women in executive roles in the business play a vital role in shaping our talent pipeline which is made up of women in senior roles across our commercial, human resources, supply chain, medical, regulatory, and corporate affairs & communications divisions who are committed to mentoring and developing aspiring leaders," said Nhlaniki.
"In addition, they are responsible for strategic decisions that allow the company to achieve its purpose, which is to deliver breakthroughs that change patients' lives. Some of these women also serve on external advisory boards, extending their reach and influence beyond our doors into the greater sector," he added.
Over the past 18 months, five women have joined our executive team, added Nhlaniki. "Three of these are new recruits and two of the appointments are previous Pfizer employees, who left us to pursue development opportunities and have now re-joined us at an executive level."
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Some Personal Thoughts About the Book of Mormon as a Text
November 14, 2019 by Russell Arben Fox
Last Sunday, I completed my march through The Book of Mormon: The Earliest Text, a version of the Book of Mormon edited by Royal Skousen. Published 10 years ago, it is employs multiple critical analysis tools to account for every textual variant found in the badly damaged original manuscript of the BoM, the printer's manuscript, and several early printed editions as well, all with the aim of reconstructing, as much as possible, exactly what Joseph Smith recited to his scribes during those "days never to be forgotten," as Oliver Cowdery put it, 190 years ago. I started through The Earliest Text about a year and a half ago, and it's been a fascinating read. I'm by no means a scholar of the BoM's historicity, but I think I'm fairly well-read in the many interpretive arguments which surround the book (which in different versions I've read all the way through perhaps a dozen times). Skousen's achievement didn't settle any of those arguments for me, but it did give me a new way to think about them–a way that I had, over the past several years, come think I could never apply to Mormon scriptures.
Probably the most valuable thing that I've ever done for the faith side of my intellectual life, at least as an adult, has been to read the entire Old Testament all the way through, as a single text. Using my trusty Revised English Bible, and aided enormously by the many wonderful translations and commentaries published by Robert Alter (now finally available in their entirety, if anyone wants to get me a Christmas present), making my way through the Old Testament deepened my sensitivity to what I called the "belabored, overlapping, inconsistent, sometimes simply fragmentary" ways in which we mortal creatures seek out and make sense of the power of God in our lives. The way authorial struggles, both ancient and some not so ancient, are revealed right in the text of the OT itself (assuming, of course, that one is able to get over one's literalism and King-James-Version-Onlyism, and actually engage with the words on the page, as unfortunately a too-large contingent of our own community are not, despite some excellent reasons to do so), genuinely moved me. Sure, many of the stories of the Old Testament teach important principles, but the effort to tell those stories, as evidenced in a text produced across enormous gaps of distance and time, to my mind actually embodied those principles, at least some of the time.
Though the closest parallel to the Book of Mormon out of the scriptures read within the Mormon church, at least in terms of internal narrative, is the Old Testament, I figured I couldn't ever have the experience as I had with it with the BoM. As a text the Book of Mormon is too contained, too much the product of one man, whatever else you might want to believe about wordprint studies or Hebraisms or chiasmuses or whatnot. The plain fact is that the nearly 274,000 words in the text of the Book of Mormon were all produced as a single block, in a period of months. What those words say can speak to me, of course; but how could the words on the page themselves do so? Grant Hardy, in his introduction to The Earliest Text, writes that "the Book of Mormon claims for itself the kind of long, historical development that generally characterizes scripture formation"–but how could that development ever be known?
Like a great many other Mormon believers, my assumptions about the BoM's production, for I think about as long as I've ever pondered these things, were similar to what Blake Ostler or Orson Scott Card, in very different ways, both sketched out long ago: that Joseph Smith had some kind of encounter with the divine, and was led to find some kind of artifact in the woods around Palmyra, and though engagement with it was inspired to reveal the narrative of the Book of Mormon. In other words, I assumed that Smith, whatever else he was during those months in 1828 and 1829, was a co-creator of, or an active participant in the articulation of, the text itself. Within this range of belief–let's call it the "loose translation" camp, since that is what Skousen himself labeled it, and his terminology has mostly stuck in Mormon circles, generating hours and hours of argument over what it all means–you can find everything from A) the idea that Smith pretty clearly recovered, through the power of God, a genuinely ancient document, though one that at certain points he felt inspired to dump some King James Bible text straight into for whatever reason, to B) the idea that Smith was engaged in a grand project of midrashic creation, in which certain recovered artifacts of unknown origin prompted all sorts of questions to and pleadings with God, with the creation of Book of Mormon, and all its genre-shifts and Biblical borrowings, being the narrative result. Over the years I've gone back and forth between a) and b). Either way, the historical accounts of Smith staring into his hat, reciting words that appeared to him, and the suggestion that such an arrangement precluded any kind of expansion, requiring instead a belief that the BoM is a "tight translation" of a lost–but very real and multi-layered–text, were, frankly, hard for me to take seriously.
Having finally got around to reading Skousen's effort to, by contrast, take all that very seriously indeed, I think I may have changed my mind. It's not that I now believe there's no place for seeing Smith as engaged in an act of religious imagination in producing the BoM (after all, we have no corroborating evidence of what others said Smith saw appear before his eyes, and for that matter we have no corroborating evidence in support of what those witnesses claimed in the first place, though I suppose there's also no reason to discount them on the points where they all agree). The fact that dictation took place tells us little about what was taking place in the midst of that broad conceptual category of actions which Smith called "translation." But I just said "little"–not "nothing." In reading through Skousen's edition, following the sense-lines which he used to identify, as closely as can be reconstructed, what the scribes may have actually heard Smith saying to them, there were moments where I found myself called up short. Sometimes it was easy for me to imagine Smith's creative mind at work in forming or adapting or stretching out the story which appeared before (or just mentally occurred to) him; other times, though, it was not. Sometimes I ended up running my eyes over passages multiple times, wondering if I was seeing, behind these spoken and transcribed words, textual seams, stitches, and fault-lines: that is, traces of some ancient voice being redacted, summarized, edited, rewritten. In other words, the very kind of textual reaching and enveloping that made reading the Old Testament carefully so enlightening and humbling to me.
Here's one example–it's fairly long, but stick with me. These are the passages which are marked as verses 3 through 18 in the third chapter of the Book of Helaman in the Book of Mormon, as they appear in The Earliest Text:
And it came to pass in the forty and sixth year
there was much contention and many dissensions,
in the which there were an exceedingly great many
who departed out of the land of Zarahemla
and went forth unto the land northward to inherit the land.
And they did travel to an exceedingly great distance,
insomuch that they came to large bodies of water and many rivers;
yea, and even they did spread forth into all parts of the land
into whatever parts it had not been rendered desolate and without timber
because of the many inhabitants who had before inherited the land.
And now no part of the land was desolate, save it were for timber etc.
But because of the greatness of the destruction of the people
which had before inhabited the land,
it was called desolate.
And there being but little timber upon the face of the land,
nevertheless the people which went forth
became exceedingly expert in the working of cement;
therefore they did build houses of cement in the which they did dwell.
And it came to pass that they did multiply and spread
and did go forth from the land southward to the land northward
and did spread insomuch that they began to cover the face of the whole earth,
from the sea south to the sea north, from the sea west to the sea east.
And the people who were in the land northward
did dwell in tents and in houses of cement.
And they did suffer whatsoever tree should spring up upon the face of the land,
that it should grow up,
that in time they might have timber to build their houses,
yea, their cities and their temples and their synagogues and their sanctuaries
and all manner of their buildings.
And it came to pass as timber was exceedingly scarce in the land northward,
they did send forth much by the way of shipping.
And thus they did enable the people in the land northward
that they might build many cities, both of wood and of cement.
And it came to pass that
there were many of the people of Ammon,
which were Lamanites by birth,
did also go forth into this land.
And now there are many records kept
of the proceedings of this people, by many of this people,
which are particular and very large concerning them.
But behold, a hundredth part of the proceedings of this people
–yea, the account of the Lamanites and of the Nephites
and their wars and contentions and dissensions
and their preaching and their prophecies
and their shipping and their building of ships
and their building of temples and of synagogues and of sanctuaries
and their righteousness and their wickedness
and their murders and their robbings and their plunderings
and all manner of abominations and whoredoms–
cannot be contained in this work.
But behold, there are many books and many records of every kind,
and they have been kept chiefly by the Nephites.
And they have been handed down from one generation to another by the Nephites,
even until they have fallen into transgression
and have been murdered, plundered, and hunted
and driven forth and slain
and scattered upon the face of the earth
and mixed with the Lamanites
until they are no more called the Nephites,
becoming wicked and wild and ferocious,
yea, even becoming Lamanites.
And now I return again to mine account.
Therefore what I have spoken had passed;
after there had been great contentions and disturbances
and wars and dissensions among the people of Nephi,
the forty and sixth year of the reign of the judges ended.
This is a strange passage to get hung up on, I admit. But still–"cement." Why is this here, in the Book of Mormon, this story of tents and houses of cement? If you assume it's all the work of Smith suffering from Geschwind syndrome or some such thing, then it's just another random impulse, of no meaning whatsoever. But if you're even just remotely open to the possibility that the Book of Mormon is a divine creation, then this is all a little problematic. Perhaps you're a loose translation person (as I was for a long time, and I suppose mostly still am), and you assume there was some record of sometime that Smith "expanded" upon. Well, was this an expansion? Why? What on earth kind of narrative purpose could it serve? Even the author of these passages recognizes that this is all just an digression: "And now I return again to mine account." Could Smith have wanted to humanize this distant narrator/compiler? Anyone over the age of four could come up with more efficient way to accomplish that purpose than this. So maybe Smith's expansions weren't well thought out, but just occasional manic episodes? But that puts us in the same position as before: as there's no way of knowing which part of the BoM is "translated" text and which is a flight of fancy, we just have to look at what we have, with the best tools available. And for me, at least, Skousen's tools forced me, as I quickly read these passages, to stop and think.
So what do we have here? We have the author of a passage which is conveying an overarching narrative ("And it came to pass in the forty and sixth year") who takes the time to include a story about a certain body of people (including "many of the people of Ammon" who "did also go forth" with an unknown set of others), all of whom departed from the main arena of action in the narrative ("went forth unto the land northward"). This is obviously a retrospective account, because of the passage of time involved–the time, for example, which it took to become "exceedingly expert in the working of cement" and to "multiply and spread and…go forth from the land southward to the land northward." Such developments obviously allow for the emergence of some kind of social or class distinctions, suggested by the observation that, in the absence of timber, those who were part of this new spreading society either "dwell in tents" or "in houses of cement." (Unless that "and" suggests something shared? But there is no "both" present in that line, as you see later in this passage of scripture.) In any case, all of this presumably could have been contained in some record of some kind, one which would have had to have included an account, or multiple accounts, or those who went northward in the first place, so the author of the narrative could redact and summarize it.
But wait–this is also a story of trade, and that story is, if not contradictory, than at least parallel to or supplementary to the other one. The narrative tells us that "as timber was exceedingly scarce in the land northward, they [which "they" is that, do you suppose?] did send forth much by the way of shipping," with the eventual result that these people built "many cities, both of wood and of cement." (There's that "both.") But did this take place after or concurrently with the plan to "suffer whatsoever tree should spring up upon the face of the land, that it should grow up, that in time they might have timber to build their houses"? Was that plan a failure, and thus trade pursued? Were both being pursued simultaneously? If so, was that happening from the beginning, all by the same originally defined group of people? Or were some perhaps unwilling to wait for the forests to grow, and thus took up an alternative, presumably (but not necessarily) complementary economic approach? If so, which segment of the people would that have been? And might all of this be relevant to the fact that the author follows up this digression with another excursus, beginning with an emphasis (a reminder which would be needed by which reader, exactly?) that the people of Ammon "were Lamanites by birth," followed by an observation that the author cannot possibly include in the narrative "a hundredth part of the proceedings of this people," such proceedings having been kept "chiefly by the Nephites," which they continued to do "even until they have fallen into transgression," suffered the consequences of the war and devastation which followed, ending with them becoming "mixed with the Lamanites," even "becoming Lamanites" in the end?
This is all speculation, of course. But if you contemplate the possibility of Smith having tightly produced a complicated historical and textual record, then perhaps you might think, as I did, that immediately after "all manner of their buildings" in the middle of the third paragraph, you have an interpolation, a supplement or addition which begins with "And it came to pass." The author's voice, beginning there as opposed to the next paragraph, as most would probably read it? Or a different textual tradition, maybe just a fragment or a note or an already redacted comment on some other plate, which the author turns to in order to better fill out the story of these emigrants? Who knows? I certainly don't. But the fact remains that, in reading this passage of scripture, I thought I could discern a break, a point where there words coming out of Smith's mouth reflected something that had been inserted into something else. And I further thought I could see, in the surrounding language, a perhaps unintended but still discernable authorial account for that break, one rooted in what those who take the Book of Mormon even remotely seriously have to recognize as an ethnically, tribally, and racially fraught history, in which the cataclysmic end of the civilization at the heart of narrative necessarily haunts (and, thus, presumably guides) the editorial struggles which made the text which was brought forth from the dust to us.
Maybe none of this will be persuasive to anyone who takes the time to read it all the way through. But this is what I saw when reading The Earliest Text, and it's not the only example–there were multiple other points where, thanks to Skousen's painstakingly careful approach, I found myself reading a single line fragment over and over, and suddenly finding myself unable to discount the possibility that it had a real, tightly translated existence as a distinct text, with a distinct author, who had distinct reasons for writing it in that way and placing it into (or attempting to) the overall narrative where they did. This by no means describes the Book of Mormon as a whole; for the great majority of it, the text just runs on as an endless block, leaving us readers of it to loosely imagine whatever we want about it's origin (to say nothing of it's meaning). But Skousen's work has forced me to really struggle, in a way I haven't in years, with the possibility that, at least sometimes in Smith's sometimes fascinating, sometimes boring, and altogether amazing production, something very Old Testamentish occasionally pushed through that hat 190 years ago. That's a profound possibility. For getting me to think about it, he has my thanks.
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Mostly I really enjoyed this reflection. Enjoying both the care and thoughtfulness, and being caused to think.
Then again, I wonder whether there is anything more here than a "multiple voices" observation. Which is very Hebrew Bible-like by itself. To me the existence of multiple voices is fairly apparent on a straight-through read without preconceptions, with or without Skousen's help. And is an important thought-provoking way to approach the text.
Whether or not one takes multiple voices into a historicity or "how did this come to be" debate, which is essentially a question of who's voice (I tend not to, just not interested), the text is so much richer, so much more provoking, when I read like I would the Old Testament, with the idea of voices and agendas and points of view in mind. So much more than a flat reading as though every verse is the same, in the same omniscient voice, with the same truth-claim relationship to objectively real events.
Raskolnikov's Successor says:
Thanks for this. The sincerity of your thoughts and experience comes through well. I'd be curious to hear if you had any thoughts about the Carmack/Skousen theory that the translation contains a significant amount of Early Modern English from the 16th/17th centuries — almost as if some of the original core (if there was one) was translated into English centuries before Joseph and then adapted by Joseph in the 1800s to what we have. I acknowledge this is a really rough and poor description of the EModE theory.
Cameron says:
I like your thoughts on this. The Book of Mormon seems profoundly human to me too. The layers of voices are interesting and palpable. I suppose I take it for granted that my job is to engage with the text on whatever level is most useful to my spiritual growth, and to leave questions of who exactly wrote what words to the grace of God, trusting that they were delivered with the approval of the Spirit, whether in the 600s BC or 1800s AD. But I'm no scholar, and I'm glad that others think deeply about and research the origins of this vital text.
mikerharris says:
Nice thoughts.
Jennifer Roach says:
Thank you for this post. Great work and cause for thinking.
I came to the BoM later in life, after 4+ decades of soaking in the Bible. So the idea that there are multiple voices apparent in the text of the BoM feels very much like the Bible. If you look at the NT Gospels, you see the same thing. Each of the 4 writers experiences the same events, but puts their own words and spin on it. God wasn't dictating the words for them to copy down. We see the same thing in the BoM, with Joseph's voice peeking out sometimes too. Bible-readers who don't know how the Bible came to be get nervous about this fact -as if the Gospel writers were doing some kind of automatic writing directly from God. I imagine some BoM-readers have the same experience.
Owen Witesman says:
In another window on my computer, I'm currently translating a difficult text between almost entirely unrelated languages. Like you, Russell, I hear so many echoes behind and between the words on the page when I read the Book of Mormon. Whether the translator was Joseph or someone (or group of someones) on the other side who then delivered their work to Joseph, or whether some other arrangement was used, two decades of dedication to my craft tell me that the Book of Mormon is a translation.
Reading Skousen's Earliest Text is profitable, but if you really want to benefit from his thirty-plus years of research, you need to look at his critical text publications and his summaries in other places. Here's a little nugget from his recent BYU Studies article: "Is the Book of Mormon English translation a literal translation of what was on the plates? It appears once more that the answer is no. The blending in of specific King James phraseology, from the New Testament as well as the Old Testament, tells us otherwise. The Book of Mormon is a creative translation that involves considerable intervention by the translator (or shall we say translators, since we're in a speculative mood). There is also evidence that the Book of Mormon is a cultural translation." He uses an example of an anachronism to make his point. From reading the evidence he has dug up in his incredibly detailed textual analysis, I am convinced that the Book of Mormon is not what it claims to be (an ancient record), but it is also an extremely complex book, so complex that it is certain Joseph Smith did not conjure this text up in his head. And he also didn't "translate it." He dictated it. If it's a translation, someone else did it. So what is this fascinating book? That's the unanswered question.
@Wally: "I am convinced that the Book of Mormon is not what it claims to be (an ancient record)"
I wonder, Wally, what for you constitutes an "ancient record" and what aspects that Skousen reveals contradict the BoM claim to be that. I'm genuinely curious, because I think how one defines translation, authorship, authenticity, ancientness etc is incredibly important here.
sjames says:
Nice work Russell. Mormon 'haunted' by the spectre(Aus) of annihilation, interpolates from one (or more) of the records that encompass him to set up the narrative frame underpinning its event and scale, in what could be read as a fine piece of proleptic work ie Mormon prefiguring his own world.
I really enjoyed this. Reading Grant Hardy's Understanding the Book of Mormon helped me realize just how complex the Book of Mormon is on its own terms as a text. I had just never noticed before then the many allusions and structures and payoffs woven throughout the work, on scales as small as a few verses or stretching multiple chapters or books.
I like the idea of seeing layers in the text, a few chinks here and there that stand out. One interesting example is the theory that homoeoteleuton, a common scribal copying error, caused Alma 13:16 to be misplaced and that it should have followed 13:12 (see "The Book of Mormon as a Written (Literary) Artifact," also by Hardy). But because the English manuscripts have 13:16 where it is now, the possible error would have to have occurred in a written source previous to Joseph's dictation.
So we're left with the unexpected situation in which a text that contemporary and manuscript evidence points to being dictated orally by Joseph with his face in a hat, with possible indications that Joseph sometimes didn't know in advance what he would dictate next, also bears marks that would be expected of a written/literary composition.
There's a surprising complexity to the text that seems to resist both traditional assumptions and easy dismissals alike.


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A few ofthe vintage ones.
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Chow replied to Sentrex's discussion Grande Base for Giant Biottle?
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"I just sold mine for $270 a week ago."
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Chow replied to Michael's discussion Attention Kmart Shoppers!
I got my first lamps in the mid to late 90's. They are the silver century models and I still have them and they still flow great.
I now only have one now, Erin has the other.
Centuries and gem light glitter.
Oval and Mystique. Gemlite and lava versions in action.
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I couldn't resist at under $100 including shipping. Its not copper, but is metal so I am psyched.
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Thanks for the birthday wishes Chow! I will remember you November'ish (I do believe that is proper for a Scorpio). We should exchange gifts! Your Cosmos for the yellow/pink 52 ounce China lamp I foolishly bought.
Ha! I see that I gave you Pennywise the Clown for your birthday. See - I DO care.
Enjoy this clown for your birthday. I hope you weren't expecting anything nicer from me. It is a handsome clown.
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Lemon Rice Salad can easily be converted from a side salad to a main dish by adding cooked chicken to it. Paul and I love the lemon pepper rotisserie chicken from the grocery store. I can't wait to make Lemon Rice Salad and add the rotisserie chicken to it. Whether this hits your dinner table as a side salad or main dish you're going to love it. Enjoy!
Saute shallots in 2 Tablespoons olive oil until soft but not browned. Add uncooked rice to the pan, saute 2 -3 minutes stirring continuously. Add chicken broth to the pan, bring to a boil. Reduce heat , simmer covered about 15 minutes or until all stock is absorbed into the rice. Remove from the heat, let stand covered 5 minutes.
Gently fluff the rice with a fork. Remove the rice from the pan into a bowl to cool completely.
Add the lemon zest, juice, herbs,garlic, onion, red pepper, Parmesan cheese and the one remaining Tablespoon of olive oil to the bowl.Gently stir to combine. Serve, refrigerate any leftovers covered.
How many servings does this make (as a side)?
I'd say 4 – 6 Jen.


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Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes Mistletoe
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It's winter and the school is full of traps, spells and mistletoes! Turning round a corner, Harry Potter runs into someone... Some say there is a fine line between love and hate. HPDM Drarry (slash)
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It was winter in Hogwarts. The lawns were beautifully white. Fifth year students were having exams and they were just dying to get them over with, go outside and enjoy the snow.
One Ron Weasley was in the common room, with none other than his (soon-to-be) girlfriend, Hermione Granger and his best friend, Harry Potter. Other Gryffindor fifth years were studying here and there in the common room. Ron Weasley was bored out of his mind. They had studied the whole weekend and his brain was asking for a break. So was Harry Potter's, but Hermione Granger insisted.
"It is not the time to slack off, if you don't study now you will never be able to remember what we've studied at the beginning of the year for the OWLs"
"But Hermione, we've done nothing but studying for a week! Don't you think we deserve a break?" complained Ron, and then added "Just look at the beautiful snow outside!"
"Ronald Weasley! I am not compromising my future just to go play with the snow! And, it's freezing outside!" retorted Hermione.
"Come on, Hermione, we need it. You'll get a full mark anyway. And it's too late now to study, the exam is tomorrow." intervened Harry.
"That's what you think. Imagine they ask The Question I haven't been able to study?"
"Oh, come on! That will never happen, and you know it" responded Ron.
Seamus, who had been immersed in a Transfiguration book right next to them, shouted "Shut up now, if you want to go out, go on your own, you're distracting me!"
So Ron and Harry got up and went on a walk, around the castle.
"I cannot take it anymore. We need something to distract us. Christmas is just around the corner and I have yet to feel the Christmas spirit in anyone! Everyone is studying nonstop!" complained Ron.
"What do you want to do about it?" asked Harry.
"Well, the exams end in two days. We could… bring some fun to celebrate the end of the exams."
"And how do you want us to do that?"
"I know just the right people." said Ron mysteriously.
Harry knew all too well who he was talking about.
The evening after the exams Ron received a beautiful eagle owl with a huge package that had an official Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes stamp in the dorm.
"It's huge! What did they send you?" asked Harry, curious.
"A Hogwarts Christmas Package my brothers have created especially for the occasion."
"Well, what are you waiting for? Open it!". Harry's curiosity was growing.
"No Harry. This is also going to be a surprise for you. Wait and see. It's going to be brilliant".
Harry smiled wickedly and got ready to sleep.
And indeed brilliant it was. The next few days, chaos reigned in Hogwarts. All kind of traps, spells, and magical objects could be found in the castle. A lot of students had started ordering Hogwarts Christmas Packages, and now they were everywhere. Very few were the people who could walk through the castle without something happening to them. Blue glittering skin, pig noses and horse tails were a normal sight in the castle. You could also find people trapped in a compromising position, for everybody to see. Not even the teachers could escape them all. The Gryffindor fifth year students would never forget the day Professor Flitwick appeared in class with a bright tight leather rainbow outfit.
And yet the worst of all were the mistletoes. They were everywhere, especially at the places you less expected them to be. They had the particularity of not letting the two poor people under it go until they had kissed. There were different kind of mistletoes. The ones that had a white ribbon only required a peck on the cheek to let you go. The ones with a yellow ribbon required a peck on the mouth, the ones with an orange ribbon required a one minute closed-mouthed kiss and finally, the ones with a red ribbon required a three minute snog.
Needless to say that all established couples used them as an excuse to snog each other in front of everyone. There were also lots of students who tried to use them to kiss their crush.
Strange couples had been created because of the mistletoes. Nobody would ever get used to seeing Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape kiss the daylights out of each other in public. It wasn't the only surprise. Crabbe and Goyle had once been caught under an orange ribbon mistletoe.
"You mean they weren't already together?"
"I know right? I couldn't believe it at first!"
Harry Potter was amused. He couldn't get bored of watching the weird looks people had, the indecent living statues in the corridors and most of all, the people who ended under a red ribbon mistletoe, especially when they hated each other. He himself hadn't been caught too much by the Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes artifacts. His seeker's reflexes had helped a lot with that. He had had a closed-mouthed kiss with Ginny though (even though they were under a yellow ribbon mistletoe).
They had been walking down a corridor, and Ginny had noticed a statue trap to their right at the last moment. She had pushed Harry to the left, but Harry had noticed a mistletoe exactly where they were headed. He tried to push Ginny to the right, but Ginny lost her balance and started to fall. Harry saved her from flattening her face, but they got caught by the mistletoe. He was relieved it had been Ginny and not somebody else.
It wasn't a big deal anyway. Ginny and he had gone out a few weeks at the beginning of the year, but things hadn't really worked out, so they had decided to go back to being friends.
But apart from this incident, Harry had only had to kiss Colin Creevey on the cheek (Creevey had fainted), been an indecent statue twice and had had cat ears for a day. He had been very lucky.
So Harry was pretty content with this new sort of amusement. It gave him some sort of distraction, since Ron and Hermione had gotten together (hurray for mistletoes!) and needed some alone time. He was therefore walking on his own in a deserted corridor. He then turned a corner and crashed into someone.
"Oops sorry. You alright?"
"Potter" he heard, full of disdain.
"Oh just perfect." He said with sarcasm. "Malfoy. Here to brighten my day up."
Draco Malfoy was standing in the middle of the corridor, something wrapped in a cloth in his hand.
"I should be the one to say that. You were the one who ran into me."
"You weren't looking either." Harry tried to interject.
"As always, like an animal, Potter. A lonely animal from what I can see. Where are your loyal puppies?" continued Malfoy.
"Who knows. Snogging in a cupboard. Not far away from your minions, I suppose. Anyway, what were you doing standing in the middle of the corridor?"
"None of your business." He said, holding closer the wrapped up thing.
"What's that?"
"None. Of. Your. Business. Leave me alone already!"
"My pleasure." And Harry stepped aside and went his way, but as soon as he had taken a step, he banged against an invisible barrier. A sense of dread started spreading through him. He turned to look at Draco and saw him watching him, wide-eyed.
"Tell me it's not a mistletoe." Begged Harry. Draco gulped and avoided his eyes. Harry tried to calm down. "What colour is the ribbon?"
Seeing no other option, Draco unwrapped the mistletoe. It rose high in the air, hovering over their heads, a proud red ribbon attached to it.
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