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A World of Stories Book Launch

^guruubii:iconguruubii: reports, 2d 12h ago
The world of stories book has been published and features illustrations from 3 deviants! join us at the launch and get your book signed!

La nueva era de El Payaso

*Hispanart:iconHispanart: reports, August 20
El payaso, lolly, deja su puesto de Director de Desarrollo de la Comunidad, para convertirse en un deviant más, dejando a la comunidad sin un gran director y unos zapatos muy grandes que llenar.

In memoriam - Magdala Lemoni

*Sirennia:iconSirennia: reports, August 18
Our friend and DA member passed away...she will be missed.
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Enjoy food? Enjoy art? ...Enjoy food art?

=KatiBear:iconKatiBear: reports, August 12
A new community dedicated to the food art that is Bento.

Play Time

*pincel3d:iconpincel3d: reports, August 9
If you want to participate on a tombola to win a 3 month subscription

Alaska Wolf Pup Shootings

~TheWolfPack:iconTheWolfPack: reports, August 10
Against state law, Alaska state officials gunned down 14 wolf pups after shooting their mothers. Please read the story below and if you want, I supplied links on how to help.

Seasonal Competition

=morbidthegrim:iconmorbidthegrim: reports, August 9
Open to all

#ThumbsShare Birthday Bash Results!

=lenawargo:iconlenawargo: reports, August 8
After 24 Hours of Partying, we re-cap our day and announce the Candle Scandal Winners!

Short Notice LA Party Invite!

lolly:iconlolly: reports, August 7
The dA HQ staff is going to be going to the Cat and Fiddle in Los Angelos on Sunset at 6 PM tonight to celebrate the dA 8th year bdAY. If you want to come hang out, stop by or drop me a note letting me know!

dA Loving Day & Birthday Events

*SecretAdmirerPlz:iconSecretAdmirerPlz: reports, August 4
We have gone retro for the uber week ahead!

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A World of Stories Book Launch

^guruubii:iconguruubii: reports, 2d 12h ago
The world of stories book has been published and features illustrations from 3 deviants! join us at the launch and get your book signed!

Of love...part 2

~Corsico:iconCorsico: reports, August 25
second part of a series of features...

Printastic No 4

*deviantSPOTLIGHT:icondeviantSPOTLIGHT: reports, August 25
Feast of prints brought to you by *deviantSPOTLIGHT

Gerard Way:"I Think We Need To Be Away."

~KawaiiYasha:iconKawaiiYasha: reports, 2d 8h ago
Gee and the gang need some rest ;D

Random Deviant Feature #1

~RandomDeviantFeature:iconRandomDeviantFeature: reports, 2d 19h ago
Deviously Random Feature for random Deviants and Deviations...

Marissa's Bunny

*o-PixelPixie-o:icono-PixelPixie-o: reports, 2d 11h ago
This is a link to a site devoted to getting out awareness of a disorder called Infantile Spasms. There is as of yet no cure for this disorder, and the treatment for it (anti-epileptic medicines) can have serious side-effects. Symptoms generally start to appear between 3-6 months and stop by age 5-6. Though I.S. resolves itself, many children who develop it will develop other types of seizures which may last their entire life.

This father, blogging about his child and his own attempts to cope with and raise awareness of this disorder really touched me, and I simply thought I'd share it. If you think you have a good forum for spreading this awareness even further, I encourage you to do so.

Generalistic

~GeneralArtists:iconGeneralArtists: reports, 2d 2h ago
Important News!

south-east cosplayers

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cosplayers in the country!

Hate propagandists, with rights!

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Do the Hate Artist shouldn't be threatend? Your's opinion

IMPORTANT!!! INFLAMITORY BREAST CANCER!

~charachichi:iconcharachichi: reports, August 25
IBC is a dangerous breasts cancer un detected by a mamogram! please read! this could save your life!!!

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Please Help a Dying Boy

*JLStock:iconJLStock: reports, April 8, 2007

Please Help a Dying Boy


I saw this on YouTube, and decided I would spread the word here. Please consider sending a (Get Well Soon) card and spreadig the word so we can make his dream come true.

Josh Adkins, 12, has terminal bone and tissue cancer. Jaden Steberl, his schoolmate, wanted to do something to bring some cheer to his best friend. Both boys are Lexington, Kentucky Stanford Elementary fifth-grade students. Jaden decided to see if the two boys could break the Guinness Book of World Records by getting the most get-well cards in the mail.

Josh’s mom says that the get well cards lift his spirits as he is currently in the hospital undergoing 48 chemotherapy treatments for the second time. His mom is convinced that getting these cards is what is really keeping him going and having as much of a positive outlook as possible.

His address is:

Josh Adkins
124 Edgewood Dr
Stanford, Kentucky 40484

For further information, please view the YouTube videos. Some people on youtube were complaining, saying that this was a hoax, or a scam, but please, do it. I have faith that this boy is real, and I will be sending a card, and getting friends and family to do the same. They are not asking for money, just a Get Well Soon card. Is the cost of a card and a stamp not worth it? Please do it.

Please look at the big picture. If this child is real, you will give him joy in his life before he dies. If he is not, you only spent $3. Why should you even have to think about it? SEND A CARD!

Youtube Videos:
- Please Help a Dying Boy
- Not A Hoax

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*JLStock:iconJLStock: Apr 8, 2007, 11:50:50 PM
I have started to research this a little further, and found little or no information about Josh on the web. I have also found this: [link] (basically, Guinness doesn't even DO that record anymore) -- I'm gonna research it further, but now that I see this, now I'm beginning to wonder if it really IS a hoax. -sigh- I should have researched more before posting.

Sorry folks. Just ignore this. If you still want to send a card, please do. But don't reply to this saying it could be a hoax, I know quite well it could be, and probably is.

The only thing bugging me is all the videos, stories, etc about this child keeps saying the record is 2 million, when actually it's 33 million. If it were true, wouldn't the number had been correct? And before trouble was made, wouldn't they have contacted Guinness to see if they could still try for that record?

Again, sorry folks. This is actually the third time this story has been circulated on the internet. Same story, different child, different cancer.

I don't know what to think. I'm not a bad person, I want to send this child my card... but I also don't want to be scammed, and I don't want to circulate a scam.

I apologize in advance if this is one.

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=Anoya:iconAnoya: Apr 9, 2007, 1:09:44 AM
They link you mentioned in your own comment is about Craig Shergold, your article is about Josh Adkins.

It could be a hoax. What if it's not? It couldn't hurt to send a card.

I already read a newsarticle about something similar though;
35.000.000, a 7 year old's wish
I already have a card. I'm sending it. Even if it's a hoax ;)


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*diamondie:icondiamondie: Apr 9, 2007, 9:23:26 AM
Oh, how do you know it can't hurt to send a card anyway? What if someone who doesn't particularly want to get loads of cards gets tens of millions of cards? Do you have any idea of what it would be like to actually receive, say, 20,000 cards a day? You can't even read them all, you can't even look at all the pictures if you want to have time for anything else, and they just keep coming, thousands every single day, and there's nothing you can do to stop them. :-P
=Anoya:iconAnoya: Apr 13, 2007, 2:41:39 AM
:lol: true! Hmm, then it's just good for my conscience. I'd feel guilty for him receiving 'only' 34.999.999 cards, and he'd be missing the one card that I didn't send ;P


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