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DENYING THE POVERTY DRAFT-THE SOLDIER AS A SYMBOL

=whitetrashpalace:iconwhitetrashpalace: reports, 1d 7h ago
The Poverty Draft, Politics, Symbols, and the inconvenience of being human.

Even in times of war, the Soldier as an individual is of no consequence. The Soldier is a symbol, a simple pawn in a culture war. The Soldier is either a villain, or a Hero. The Soldier always serves for the honor of his country, not his paycheck. The Soldier is faithful, as there are 'no atheists in the trenches'. The Soldier is Combat Arms. The Soldier is male, he married a young white girl, and he has a baby on the way, whom he has never met.

The Soldier is a romantic ideal.

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Body types in the world of internet modeling and how to respond with respect and compassion.

All Deaths are Tragedies

*Silvaz:iconSilvaz: reports, July 1
All deaths are important, not just pop stars.
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A Feminist Perspective on Questionable Images

~sick-snowangel:iconsick-snowangel: reports, July 1
Sex and sexuality in art are some of my favorite things, and certainly sometimes arousal is part of this, but more importantly, it is FAR MORE than about simple arousal, as porn is. One of my deviantart friends, :iconcypherthepanicartist: , said that art of a sexual nature can “ provoke thoughts about our dreams, fears, desires, and place in the world"...yes! Well done art that deals with sex exposes the soul of the subject or act in question, not just the naughty bits. I feel that any kind of work on this site that looks at sexuality in a thoughtful or artistic or critical or celebratory, etc. way is certainly appropriate content for an art site, because, of course, this work is actually ART.

So You Want (to) Critique.

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Here is a two-fold guide for deviants wishing to receive critique as well as deviants who want to give constructive critiques.

Hate Mary Sues? Don't we all! (Part Two)

=dantesgirl:icondantesgirl: reports, June 29
A continuation of my unexpectedly-popular guide on Mary Sue prevention. In this Part, I will be critiquing a notoriously bad fanfiction - My Immortal. Thank you all for your current support!

deviantARTtimes June 28th, 2009

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Providing you with Community News, Deviant News and more: read about what's going on on deviantART, find links to important contests and happenings, or simply be entertained. We are the deviantARTtimes - dA's leading news source.
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30+ Coolest Business Cards to Inspire You

=M-PlayC3ll:iconM-PlayC3ll: reports, June 26
Always when you introduce your company it is fact the use of your business card. You want the primary feeling that is left with your client to convey the image and personality of your business to be a positive one. Here is the list of collection 30+ coolest business cards to inspire you.
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Misunderstood: The True Story of "Scary" Animals

=Flame-of-the-Phoenix:iconFlame-of-the-Phoenix: reports, June 26
** Part of my ongoing series of the Misunderstood. **

This article features: Scary Animals

Here you will find:
- features of numerous talented artists, from many forms of art
- fast, fun facts
- hopefully a new take on some animals society condemns and fears

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deviantARTtimes July 5th, 2009

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Providing you with Community News, Deviant News and more: read about what's going on on deviantART, find links to important contests and happenings, or simply be entertained. We are the deviantARTtimes - dA's leading news source.

DENYING THE POVERTY DRAFT-THE SOLDIER AS A SYMBOL

=whitetrashpalace:iconwhitetrashpalace: reports, 1d 7h ago
The Poverty Draft, Politics, Symbols, and the inconvenience of being human.

Even in times of war, the Soldier as an individual is of no consequence. The Soldier is a symbol, a simple pawn in a culture war. The Soldier is either a villain, or a Hero. The Soldier always serves for the honor of his country, not his paycheck. The Soldier is faithful, as there are 'no atheists in the trenches'. The Soldier is Combat Arms. The Soldier is male, he married a young white girl, and he has a baby on the way, whom he has never met.

The Soldier is a romantic ideal.

Grammar: I can haz?

~Selenedragon:iconSelenedragon: reports, 1d 6h ago
We all have grammar troubles sometime. Want some hints? Want to avoid some certain mistakes? Come and join! Class is about to start.

Scientology ads on DA

=realta-eireann:iconrealta-eireann: reports, 1d 20h ago
DeviantART is displaying Ads for Scientology - it needs to stop!

What Is An "Original Post" (OP)?</

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:star: In the simplest terms, an OP, or Topic Thread, is a report of someone's actions, an issue, or of an event, which has not been previously reported, and which interests or affects significant segments of the Forum audience.

"Thanx Mr. Rorschach"

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Music by the legendary Rex Illusivii (Suba) set to an extraordinary collection of suggestive artwork.

Realms of Fantasy and Myth: Week 10 - Orcs

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Realms of Fantasy and Myth: Week 10 - Orcs
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Undiscovered, Vol. 2

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A weekly feature of an undiscovered artist.

Du als führendes Licht und leuchtendes Beispiel?!

=Shadowelve:iconShadowelve: reports, 18h 11m ago
Man muss kein Gallery Moderator sein oder ein extravagantes Zeichen neben seinem Usernamen haben, um andere Artists in der Lieblingsgallerie zu fördern! Lies weiter und finde heraus, wie du deine Ecke von dA besser machen kannst...
Originalartikel von ^RockstarVanity

Graffiti: Art or Vandalism?

~jjankk:iconjjankk: reports, July 7
This is an extremely old article from 2005 but I found it interesting.
It explains how some graffiti artists began to sell their art for money. There are people in the world who think that graffiti is art and not vandalism and other who feel the opposite way. I feel like graffiti is a work of art and should not be banned or should not be against the law. Even though I consider graffiti art I don't think it should be sold to galleries and to people. I think graffiti was meant for the streets and that's where it should stay. What's your opinion on this topic?

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Delerium “Nuages du Monde” Album Design Contest

`depthskins:icondepthskins: reports, November 7, 2006






In celebration of their newly released album “Nuages du Monde”, Delerium would like to see YOUR version of their album cover that represents their image!


All you have to do is design your own version of “Nuages du Monde” (please see contest guidelines below). The winning design will be selected by Vancouver-based duo, Delerium. The winner will receive $550 in prizes and have their design displayed on Delerium’s website!

The fifth full-length release, Nuages du Monde (Clouds of the World) continues the evolution of Delerium from creators of predominately instrumental filmic soundscapes to a fully-fledged vocal group. Featuring an array of renowned singers, Nuages, out now on Nettwerk Records, neatly combines the more overtly commercial pop of previous album Chimera (2005) with the lush sensual ambience and cloistered harmonies of Karma, a meld that bridges the gap between world music, new age electronics and modern classical.

Official website:
Delerium.ca
MySpace

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CONTEST RULES
By clicking submit, you declare that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by the Contest Rules.

HOW TO ENTER:
Entries must be submitted in a jpeg format (see specifications below) via the Internet. If you are a Selected Entrant you will also be required to sign a hard copy of the Entry Form and Release Form as part of the contest closing documents before the prize will be awarded.

The Contest commences on November 8, 2006 and all entries (including your CD cover art, Entry Form and Release Form) must be submitted on the website on or December 8, 2006 at 11:59 pm pst (the Contest closing date).
Entrants may submit as many entries as they like as long as the entries meet the following criteria:

- Entries can be hand drawn or created on the computer;
- The design must be 100% your work;
- You cannot use any of Delerium logos unless you draw them yourself and use them in some manipulated way.

Submit your deviations to the proper contest category: submit -> deviation -> community projects -> contests -> Delerium
By entering in this contest you have read and agree to the terms stated in the contest rules.

JUDGING
On the website there will be an area for viewers to view all of the album cover entries. Bill Leeb & Rhys Fulber from Delerium will judge the top entries. One (1) Grand Prize entry and five (5) secondary prize entries will then be picked on December 15, 2006] from the eligible entries received. The entries will be judged and selected by the judging panel based upon the criteria of 33% originality, 33% creativity and 33% content. Judging will be conducted by the judging panel in its sole and exclusive discretion. All decisions of the judging panel are final. In the event of a tie, a tiebreaker will be conducted based upon skill. For Wisconsin residents only, in the event of a tie, duplicate prizes will be awarded. In the discretion of the judges, the Grand Prize winning entry will appear on the Delerium website & Delerium MySpace page.

PRIZES:
The Grand Prize Selected Entrant will receive the following prizes:
- One (1) $525.00 24x36 DNA11 (www.dna11.com) self-portrait (including shipping);
- One (1) signed cd “Nuages Du Monde” from Delerium
- Featured album cover design on Delerium’s official website Delerium.ca and MySpace

The approximate total retail value of the Grand prize is US $550.

The five (5) secondary prizes to be awarded will consist of the following:
- One (1) copy of the “Nuages Du Monde” CD signed by the band.
- Featured album cover design on Delerium’s official website Delerium.ca and MySpace

The approximate total retail value of each secondary prize is US $15.00.

Before being declared a winner of any prize, the Selected Entrants, if a Canadian resident, must have correctly answered a mathematical skill-testing question posed during a telephone interview or in person, without mechanical or other assistance. Before being declared a winner, each Selected Entrant will be required to sign a Declaration and Release Form confirming compliance with the Contest rules and acceptance of the prize as awarded, releasing Nettwerk Productions, [link], and the Artist ("The Sponsors") from any and all liability in association with the contest or the prize. The Grand Prize winning cd artwork will only be included on the band’s website & myspace page and the prizes awarded on the execution of the release.

The Sponsors reserve the right to cancel this promotion at any time for any reason. The prizes are not transferable, refundable, or redeemable for cash. The prizes must be accepted as described and as awarded. If a Selected Entrant cannot be reached by 5:00 p.m. (PST) on December 31, 2006, or a prize notification letter or any prize is returned as undeliverable, or a Selected Entrant is unable or unwilling to comply with the Contest rules, the prize will be forfeited.

ELIGIBILITY:
The Contest is open to all individual residents of Canada (excluding Quebec) and legal residents of the United States over the age of 12, except for employees of the Sponsors and their affiliated companies, advertising and promotional agencies, and all persons with whom such excepted persons are domiciled. Should an entrant be under the age of majority in the province or state of their residence, a parent or guardian must authorize the minor to enter the Contest by submitting the Entry Form and the Release Form on the minor’s behalf and if a minor is selected as a potential winner, the prize will be awarded to the parent or legal guardian and the parent or legal guardian must sign and return all required documentation.

Individuals may enter this Contest only if entering the Contest will not put them in breach of, or conflict with, any agreements which they are a party to.

GENERAL:
All entrants acknowledge by entering this Contest that any artwork provided on the [link] website as part of this Contest cannot be used by the entrants (or others) for any other commercial purpose whatsoever other than to enter this Contest or for their own personal portfolio.

By participating in this Contest, entrants acknowledge compliance with, and agree to be bound by these rules including eligibility requirements and the decisions of the judges, which decisions shall be final and binding upon all Contestants.

Entrants release and hold harmless the Sponsors and any Internet access providers, and their respective divisions, affiliates, related companies, directors, officers, subsidiaries, agents, employees and all others associated with the development and execution of this Contest, from and against any and all liability with respect to or in any way arising from this Contest and the awarding, use, or misuse of any prize, including liability for personal injury or damage to property.

The Sponsors are not responsible for entries which are lost, misdirected or delayed for any reason whatsoever including, but not limited to: technical malfunctions; human error; corrupted data transmission; interruption, deletion, defect or line failures of any telephone network, computer equipment, software or any combination thereof; CDs which are submitted by entrants which are defective or made incorrectly; any inability to access the site; or damage to a user's system occasioned by participating in the Contest. Sponsors are not responsible for lost, late, mutilated, misdirected, illegible, incomplete or postage-due mail or entries or if they violate third party rights or are otherwise not in compliance with these rules. Web entrants must have a valid email address. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person submitting an electronic entry, the entry will be deemed to be submitted by the person in whose name the email account is registered.

No responsibility will be taken for any failure of the Contest website during the promotion, or for any problems or technical malfunctions of a telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any entry to be received by Nettwerk Productions on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, or any combination thereof including any injury or damage to an entrant's or any other person's computer or property related to or resulting from playing or downloading any material in the promotion. The Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to cancel or suspend this Contest should a virus, bug or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of the Sponsors corrupt the security or proper administration of the Contest. Any attempt to deliberately damage any website or to undermine the legitimate operation of this promotion is a violation of criminal and civil laws, and should such an attempt be made, the Sponsors reserve the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution. Entries are subject to verification and will be declared invalid if they are illegible, mechanically reproduced, mutilated, forged, falsified, altered or tampered with in any way or if they violate third party rights or are otherwise not in compliance with these rules.

Entrants hereby represent and warrant that all artwork and images included in their CD cover designs are wholly original and that no image or artwork has been copied from any other source or otherwise violate any third party rights. Sponsors will not be responsible or held liable for any images or artwork which are included in any submitted materials which have been copied from any other source.

Selected Entrants agree to license the design to the Delerium on an exclusive basis. Entrants acknowledge that Nettwerk Productions may commercially release or otherwise exploit the artwork design in any manner it deems fit, now or hereinafter invented, without territories limitations, and that entrant shall not be entitled to any payment of any kind as a result of such use or other exploitation.

All decisions of the judging panel are final. The chances of being selected depend upon the total number of eligible entries received and upon the decisions of the judging panel. This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial, state and municipal laws and regulations.

No correspondence will be entered into except with the Selected Entrants. Selected Entrants will be notified within two (2) weeks of the contest by mail or telephone. By entering this Contest, except where prohibited by law, the Selected Entrants consent to the use of their name and/or photograph, without compensation, in any publicity carried out by Nettwerk Productions, deviantART and the Artist, in connection with the Contest in any and all media without territorial or time limitations, and they waive all rights with respect to printed, broadcast and other publicity.

All entries become the property of Nettwerk Productions and none will be returned to the entrants.
A complete list of the winners will be posted on the deviantART website from December 16, 2007.
Questions may be emailed to depthskins[at]deviantart.com

Nettwerk Productions, 1650 West 2nd Avenue, Vancouver, B.C., V6J 4R3


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~skm-industries:iconskm-industries: Nov 8, 2006, 1:26:12 AM Mood: Not Impressed
What an odd set of rules.
I got all excited for a moment.
Now, not so.

I mean, come on, a maths test?
What's that about!?

Good luck to everyone who enters, if you're canadian (thanks again).
$Moonbeam13:iconMoonbeam13: Nov 8, 2006, 5:42:54 PM
skill testing questions are part of the contest law in canada we don't have any say over it unfortunately.

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~skm-industries:iconskm-industries: Nov 8, 2006, 6:40:43 PM
That's quite possibly the oddest law i've heard of recently.
$Moonbeam13:iconMoonbeam13: Nov 9, 2006, 6:10:21 AM
It's been part of canadian contest law for as long as I've been alive (so at least 30 years:P )

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`tExTuReMaTtIc:icontExTuReMaTtIc: Nov 9, 2006, 7:09:16 AM
It's bloody bizarre. I was so intrigued I did a little investigation. Wikipedia has a breif overview. I now understand the concept but it seems a little intense :D

[link]

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`depthskins:icondepthskins: Nov 9, 2006, 8:53:04 AM
I gotta admit, I was like WHAT? it really hinders members from taking part Danie because as you know, we're artist and designers and tend to like to keep away from maths.

Going to do some promo for this personally, i hope you can too :D

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`duhcoolies:iconduhcoolies: Nov 9, 2006, 10:25:37 AM
hmmm, i was all excited too until i read through the article. "WTF" was the first thing that came outta my mouth :P

and the prizes are just not worth it in my opinion :hmm: i mean, what if everyone's not into their music? and winning that prize isnt gonna satisfy the winner or an entrant. I dont know :shrug:

And then I also realised that I gotta be living in the US or Canada to be taking part so am clearly outta the picture LOL

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~Shia-Izumono:iconShia-Izumono: Nov 9, 2006, 10:34:20 AM
hoooooo, regional only~

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~AsKiller:iconAsKiller: Nov 9, 2006, 12:45:12 PM
ah come on, i was reading and plainning how to do the cover and then i saw, us and canada only... :hmm:

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$Moonbeam13:iconMoonbeam13: Nov 9, 2006, 2:15:54 PM
That's why the calculator was invented :P

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