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The Color-Me-Club introduces_New Submission System

*color-me-club:iconcolor-me-club: reports, 2d 6h ago
The new method the Color-Me-Club will be displaying artwork to its members. The steps to submitting line art, however, remains completely unchanged, so worry not line artists!
34 comments   Happenings  Last +fav: =BrigetteMora
13

Live-Love-Write Updates, Dec. 5, 2009

#Live-Love-Write:iconLive-Love-Write: reports, December 5
Updates from *Live-Love-Write as of December 5, 2009
5 comments   Happenings  Last +fav: =echelon-maniac
13

Feelings Of Autumn Contest Winners

#Live-Love-Write:iconLive-Love-Write: reports, December 4
Feelings of Autumn Contest Winners from *Live-Love-Write
7 comments   Happenings  Last +fav: ~Void-Hamlet-Herself
32

Gaia Online is Hiring!

*Derlaine8:iconDerlaine8: reports, December 3
Gaia Online is Hiring!
111 comments   Happenings  Last +fav: ~taintedfeather
17

Open Admin Positions!

#Live-Love-Write:iconLive-Love-Write: reports, December 2
Admin Positions Open for *Live-Love-Write
7 comments   Happenings  Last +fav: *SnowleafLotus
18

Feelings of Autumn Finalists

#Live-Love-Write:iconLive-Love-Write: reports, December 1
Feelings of Autumn Contest Finalist

*Live-Love-Write
11 comments   Happenings  Last +fav: ~Void-Hamlet-Herself
53

The Wonderful World's Fire and Ice Contest

=Wonderful-World:iconWonderful-World: reports, November 30
The Wonderful-World Club :iconwonderful-world: would like to annouce the launch of the "Fire and Ice" Contest for its members.
No comments   Happenings  Last +fav: =RandomRia
13

Agregada categorķa "Members" a los Grupos en dA.

#noticias:iconnoticias: reports, November 24
De acuerdo con el blog del Staff de deviantART, una nueva categoría de miembros ha sido agregada a los futuros Grupos. La misma, denominada Members (miembros), tendrá la habilidad de contribuir a los grupos pero no poderes de moderación. Para más información (en inglés), haz click en el título de esta noticia.


Noticia preparada para =noticias por `kasumichan2003.
6 comments   Happenings  Last +fav: ^znow-white
29

Some updates and features on *project-improve!

#project-improve:iconproject-improve: reports, November 23
*project-improve has been a bit quiet over the past few weeks, but we plan on kicking that up now!

We're looking for new members for our team, explaining a bit about the process, and featuring some great work in this article!
11 comments   Happenings  Last +fav: ~DreamingPsnLaffingX3
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Respecting Daily Deviations

~Pentacle5:iconPentacle5: reports, December 4
I've been noticing for a long time a serious lack of respect in the deviantART community towards those who have been awarded daily deviations. I'm not talking about constructive criticism; I'm talking about utter disrespect for the artist from saying that the piece featured did not deserve the daily deviation to declaring that the model depicted is too thin or too fat to claiming the content of the art is wrong based on someone's narrow opinion. Enough is enough.
64 comments   Happenings  Last +fav: =KneelingGlory
18

The Color-Me-Club introduces_New Submission System

*color-me-club:iconcolor-me-club: reports, 2d 6h ago
The new method the Color-Me-Club will be displaying artwork to its members. The steps to submitting line art, however, remains completely unchanged, so worry not line artists!
34 comments   Happenings  Last +fav: =BrigetteMora
13

Live-Love-Write Updates, Dec. 5, 2009

#Live-Love-Write:iconLive-Love-Write: reports, December 5
Updates from *Live-Love-Write as of December 5, 2009
5 comments   Happenings  Last +fav: =echelon-maniac
13

Feelings Of Autumn Contest Winners

#Live-Love-Write:iconLive-Love-Write: reports, December 4
Feelings of Autumn Contest Winners from *Live-Love-Write
7 comments   Happenings  Last +fav: ~Void-Hamlet-Herself
9

Carta de agradecimiento

#ElClubdelaPalabra:iconElClubdelaPalabra: reports, December 4
Una new importante, que espero que todos leáis.
21 comments   Happenings  Last +fav: ~Manzhaniitha
9

The hitchiker's guide to :devFilmLand:!

=Jucali:iconJucali: reports, 2d 16h ago
In this article we explain how #FilmLand will work and what you can do to stay in sync with all the updates; as well as colaborating in the group and the activities we'll be doing :D
No comments   Happenings  Last +fav: ~mreid973
9

deviantART: Get Structured

=LostKitten:iconLostKitten: reports, December 4
My attempt at bringing the issues of policy violations to the attention of deviantART and a potential solution to the problem I hope they will consider for the sake of deviantART as a whole.
16 comments   Happenings  Last +fav: ~MaruHatesGravity
6

Madmen Asylum is looking for patients

=Attlantic:iconAttlantic: reports, 2d 16h ago
We are a new art group, dedicated to the human insanity; playing the role of a fictitious mental asylum; situated on the most twisted of your nightmares. Please join us; we gonna be so happy to see You. :iconmadmen-asylum:
3 comments   Happenings  Last +fav: =kuzuSkot
6

GLBT Pride Group!!!

=The-Blood-Diamond:iconThe-Blood-Diamond: reports, December 5
For all those you work with the GLBT Pride club, or want to work with the GLBT Pride club!

This is about the different positions in the group, and it's current status.
3 comments   Happenings  Last +fav: ~Aoharu
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*Lupus- Fighting the Wolf!

`Sophquest:iconSophquest: reports, October 23, 2007


:heart: For all who have LUPUS and to those who don't
know what it is, but care enough to learn! :blowkiss:



:pumpkin: OCTOBER is LUPUS AWARENESS MONTH! :pumpkin:

It is also the awareness month of other diseases and disorders.
Unfortunately, Lupus is usually one of the unknowns that people
are just too busy to learn about.
Can I be honest? It's taken me most of this month to sit and
actually write this article.
But, the disease has been a very difficult and very painful process for me,
and I refuse to be defined by it...so, I guess I just don't really
like to talk about it. I don't want to be pitied...but I know...
THIS IS IMPORTANT! There are so many people out there who have
multi-system symptoms and have yet to put the labyrinthine puzzle
together.
Even most doctors aren't that all-too-familiar with the disease.
It's in a specialized medicine category that most doctors don't spend
a lot of time on in Med school; RHEUMATOLOGY.

I've battled Lupus for more than 10 years now...
which means that I'm one of the lucky ones.
NO...actually...that isn't accurate. I'm one of the FIGHTERS! :strong:

I was told when first diagnosed that I would be lucky to stay
out of a wheelchair for another year.

BUT....I'M STILLING WALKING!

I was told that Systemic Lupus Erythematoses could kill me within
5 years.

BUT....I'M STILL HERE!

I was told that there is no cure and that I could only fight symptoms
with medication.

BUT....I FOUGHT WITH MEDS only at 1st, then when that wasn't enough;
VITAMINS, FOOD SUPPLEMENTS, MUSIC, LAUGHTER, PRAYER and most importantly
INFORMATION~ I just got educated on the subject! ~ I studied everything!..
Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Natural Healing...you name it!



*HERE ARE THE FACTS:

(Please Watch this quick video if you don't have time to read everything!)
[link]
(Video found at X-Plain.com)



*Introduction to Lupus
(Information found at www.lupus.org)

Lupus is an autoimmune disease that can affect various parts of the body, including the skin, joints, heart, lungs, blood, kidneys and brain. Normally the body's immune system makes proteins called antibodies, to protect the body against viruses, bacteria, and other foreign materials. These foreign materials are called antigens.

In an autoimmune disorder like lupus, the immune system cannot tell the difference between foreign substances and its own cells and tissues. The immune system then makes antibodies directed against itself. These antibodies -- called "auto-antibodies" (auto means 'self' ) -- cause inflammation, pain and damage in various parts of the body.

Inflammation is considered the primary feature of lupus. Inflammation, which in Latin means "set on fire," is characterized by pain, heat, redness, swelling and loss of function, either on the inside or on the outside of the body (or both).

For most people, lupus is a mild disease affecting only a few organs. For others, it may cause serious and even life-threatening problems. Although epidemiological data on lupus is limited, studies suggest that more than 16,000 Americans develop lupus each year.

The Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) estimates between 1.5 - 2 million Americans have a form of lupus, but the actual number may be higher. More than 90 percent of people with lupus are women. Symptoms and diagnosis occur most often when women are in their child-bearing years, between the ages of 15 and 45.

In the United States, lupus is more common in African Americans, Latinos, Asians, and Native Americans than in Caucasians.

Symptoms

Although lupus can affect any part of the body, most people experience symptoms in only a few organs. The most common symptoms of people with lupus are listed below. Occurrences of particular symptoms happening are listed as percentages.

* Achy joints / arthralgia (95 percent)
* Fever of more than 100 degrees F / 38 degrees C (90 percent)
* Arthritis / swollen joints (90 percent)
* Prolonged or extreme fatigue (81 percent)
* Skin Rashes (74 percent)
* Anemia (71 percent)
* Kidney Involvement (50 percent)
* Pain in the chest on deep breathing / pleurisy (45 percent)
* Butterfly-shaped rash across the cheeks and nose (42 percent)
* Sun or light sensitivity / photosensitivity (30 percent)
* Hair loss (27 percent)
* Abnormal blood clotting problems (20 percent)
* Raynaud's phenomenon / fingers turning white and/or blue in the cold (17 percent)
* Seizures (15 percent)
* Mouth or nose ulcers (12 percent)

*If you have several of these symptoms, see your doctor right away.



HOW CAN I HELP?

*Donations can be made to 'The Lupus Foundation of America' here: [link]


*ALSO~ Please participate in the LUPUS AWARENESS CONTEST called:
'THE SEASON OF THE WOLF' (Deadline extended until NOV 15th!)
run by myself :iconsophstock: and :iconsolstock: (who also has the disease)~
You can read about the contest at either of our stock accounts!
$$ will be donated to the cause...for each and every ENTRY!!





:heart: In closing....

THANK YOU SO MUCH for taking the time to read this and to learn about
this debilitating and often devastating disease. ~ We LUPIES appreciate it!

:rose: Sincerely, Sophquest
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=TheFightingGoddess Oct 23, 2007, 11:27:16 AM
Thank you for this article!
I knew the desease (I have two nurses in my family and we talked about it) but many people out there probably don't!

:hug: Thank you again :hug:
:blowkiss:

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Mood: Love *Marsille Oct 23, 2007, 11:41:30 AM
:hug:sssss.. I understand what Lupis is.. More work and research needs to be done in the area of rheumatology.. My mother has Giant Cell Arteritis, or Temporal Arteritis.. In that same family of diseases.. We do everything in our power to keep her well and as healthy as possible.. Because these diseases are rare, little attention is paid to them.. There are no big profits for the drug companies.. I want to see the day when the words profit and industry are removed from medicine and medications.. Wishing you well.. Information and education are the key to staying as well as possible..

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*InannaQuest Oct 23, 2007, 11:41:37 AM
Good article - you keep fighting my darling girl - you've kicked it in the butt and are headed for the "heart." :hug: :blowkiss:

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My daughter's DA account: [link]
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Live Well :deviation: Laugh Often :pointandlaugh::laughing: and Love :cuddle: with all your :heart: and soul.:boogie:
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`vaia Oct 23, 2007, 12:06:16 PM
Wonderful and informative article! :hug:

Thank you for spreading the word so that others might learn more about it! :heart:

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*InannaQuest Oct 23, 2007, 12:15:26 PM
:hug: :hug: :hug: :wave: :blowkiss: :heart: :heart: :heart:

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Inanna

My daughter's DA account: [link]
My daughter's Stock account: [link]

Live Well :deviation: Laugh Often :pointandlaugh::laughing: and Love :cuddle: with all your :heart: and soul.:boogie:
:iconinannaquest:
*InannaQuest Oct 23, 2007, 12:17:42 PM
:hug: :hug: :hug: :wave: :blowkiss: :heart: :heart: :heart:

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Inanna

My daughter's DA account: [link]
My daughter's Stock account: [link]

Live Well :deviation: Laugh Often :pointandlaugh::laughing: and Love :cuddle: with all your :heart: and soul.:boogie:
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