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Giving to those who are truly in need

=ImaRawkStar:iconImaRawkStar: reports, December 23
This is the time of year of which we all get tangled up in our own troubles and do not focus on some of the real issues of the world. Well, heifer.org can help us with this, by giving animals to families who are truly in need of food, shelter and security.

By donating a small sum of money, such as ten to twenty dollars, you could provide a family with an animal such as a cow, which could produce milk for the family, for food and cooking. With the extra milk it produces, the family can go to the local market and sell the milk to gain more money, which could go towards food and shelter. Over time, the family will start to gain an income and will be able to earn an education.

With the education, they can receive a steady job and produce a stable income for the family to survive. Just by donating a small sum of money, you could not change one life, but many around them. But this is not just it, the family MUST produce offspring to give to another family, which will do the same thing as the family before. Over time, the community will grow and sooner or later, the impoverished areas will start to gain strength.


Even if you can not donate any money, please donate a few seconds or minutes by adding a favorite to this article and sending it on to other deviants around deviantart. It would be really awesome if we could get some support on this, and maybe as an art community we can pull together to help others in need! I know it can be done!

When did we start hating everything?

`Rahll:iconRahll: reports, December 23
When did it suddenly become cool to hate everything? It's a growing problem, especially in the entertainment world, and no one benefits from an increasingly hard to please, pessimistic audience.

Art Theft; Harassment is not the answer

*RSR-Productions:iconRSR-Productions: reports, December 21
We are not e-thugs, we're just artists who want to take care of our community.

Why the @#$% should I care about Art Theft?!

*KikaiSaigono:iconKikaiSaigono: reports, December 21
Why the @#$% should YOU care about art theft? The answer may surprise you. A few tips for art thieves, those who report them, and dA staff on how to better prevent art theft, and make dA a real art site once more.

A NEW PLACE TO PLAY

*dA-Morgue:icondA-Morgue: reports, December 20
Warning:
This article may contain disturbing or offensive images. Please proceed with that in mind

We could have done it on Halloween, but no. I have to wait till Christmas to announce a new "Dark Club"
On December 13th :iconda-morgue: *dA-Morgue opened its doors.

Differences -- America & England -- A must read!!!

*llama-doll:iconllama-doll: reports, December 12
Differences between systems in america and england, a must read, school systems, currency, slang, law

Loss of faith...

~DouglassDumas:iconDouglassDumas: reports, December 8
DA policies and double standards.

Horror News.

=mzscarecrow1313:iconmzscarecrow1313: reports, December 8
Horror News straight from the Harleyquinn and her Babies

Photo-manipulation: A Beginner's Hand Guide

=Emerald-Depths:iconEmerald-Depths: reports, December 7
Don't know what photo-manipulation is, or do you want to try it but don't know where to begin?

This article contains frequently asked questions (with answers) involving the process.

Project Comment: Around dA Issue 6

#ProjectComment:iconProjectComment: reports, December 6
Project Comment is all about the community, so instead of just sticking to one thing and effectively closing all our walls and doors, we’re issuing a weekly Around dA, Project Comment style.

This news article includes things you can take part of (Groups, Features, Projects and More!), FAQs and Tuts, Guides and Resources. Each category is limited to only five things so that you have time to visit each individually.

Have something to suggest? Note us! :D

Editorials This Week

When did we start hating everything?

`Rahll:iconRahll: reports, December 23
When did it suddenly become cool to hate everything? It's a growing problem, especially in the entertainment world, and no one benefits from an increasingly hard to please, pessimistic audience.

Why the @#$% should I care about Art Theft?!

*KikaiSaigono:iconKikaiSaigono: reports, December 21
Why the @#$% should YOU care about art theft? The answer may surprise you. A few tips for art thieves, those who report them, and dA staff on how to better prevent art theft, and make dA a real art site once more.

Art Theft; Harassment is not the answer

*RSR-Productions:iconRSR-Productions: reports, December 21
We are not e-thugs, we're just artists who want to take care of our community.

Giving to those who are truly in need

=ImaRawkStar:iconImaRawkStar: reports, December 23
This is the time of year of which we all get tangled up in our own troubles and do not focus on some of the real issues of the world. Well, heifer.org can help us with this, by giving animals to families who are truly in need of food, shelter and security.

By donating a small sum of money, such as ten to twenty dollars, you could provide a family with an animal such as a cow, which could produce milk for the family, for food and cooking. With the extra milk it produces, the family can go to the local market and sell the milk to gain more money, which could go towards food and shelter. Over time, the family will start to gain an income and will be able to earn an education.

With the education, they can receive a steady job and produce a stable income for the family to survive. Just by donating a small sum of money, you could not change one life, but many around them. But this is not just it, the family MUST produce offspring to give to another family, which will do the same thing as the family before. Over time, the community will grow and sooner or later, the impoverished areas will start to gain strength.


Even if you can not donate any money, please donate a few seconds or minutes by adding a favorite to this article and sending it on to other deviants around deviantart. It would be really awesome if we could get some support on this, and maybe as an art community we can pull together to help others in need! I know it can be done!

A NEW PLACE TO PLAY

*dA-Morgue:icondA-Morgue: reports, December 20
Warning:
This article may contain disturbing or offensive images. Please proceed with that in mind

We could have done it on Halloween, but no. I have to wait till Christmas to announce a new "Dark Club"
On December 13th :iconda-morgue: *dA-Morgue opened its doors.

Welcome to socialist america.

~Hell-butterfly45:iconHell-butterfly45: reports, December 22
What's happening to America. (All complaints will be ignored)

SAAM Sexual Assault Awareness Month, April

=crystalofchaos:iconcrystalofchaos: reports, 9h 37m ago
Rape is not just a crime, it is a heinous and personal invasion on the most intimate of levels. Rape destroys lives and belittles its victims. End the silence, conquer fear, and speak up. We need to raise awareness and help prevent this inhumane crime.
2 comments   Editorials  Last +fav: Nobody

Happy Christmas!

~Hell-butterfly45:iconHell-butterfly45: reports, 2d 9h ago
Let's just enjoy ourselves for one day.
No comments   Editorials  Last +fav: Nobody

Editorials


The Balance of Nature

`KevLewis:iconKevLewis: reports, March 17, 2008
The Balance of Nature

We feed the wildlife and occasionally help with injured and sick animals and birds but, what does nature give us in return?

Nothing? Are we that arrogant and self-centred to see what she gives us freely and without expectation?

Walking alone in the early morning mists of spring, smelling the unpolluted air of the countryside, hearing the crisp frosted grass cracking under my feet, my warm breath condensing as it hits the sharp cutting air. My body and soul relaxed, my thoughts drifting like clouds, freed from the humdrum pressures of work and all the minor irritations that bring discord to my being.

My eyes wander over the monochrome landscape as nature awaits the first rays of the sun to creep over the horizon; the sky painted, by the greatest artist we will ever know, in the pastel pre-dawn hues of blue and red.

A movement at the edge of a misty dark wood stops me; a young timid fallow deer is foraging for food. The mist clings to the deer wrapping her in its ethereal embrace as she constantly stops and looks for danger, quickly dipping her head to eat a small fresh shoot in the ground. I realise that I’ve stopped breathing as I strain to be silent and invisible, relishing the moment that nature is offering me and then with a flick of an ear she is gone and the mist closes behind her.

As the sun lazily breaks over the horizon the soft light warms up the animals and insects stretch their wings and legs. Birds welcome the start of a new dawn with natures own organic IPod; constantly changing melodies drift across the fields as each bird sings to its friends, its lovers and its rivals. Small flocks fly overhead, flitting from tree to tree endlessly searching for food and the chance to find a mate.

The ground is kissed by the first weak rays of the sun; the dew on the ground glistens as each droplet becomes a sparkling light, turning each blade of grass and plant into a miniature crown. Each deadly spider web becomes a necklace adorned with perfect liquid diamonds.

Sunlight filtered through the mist spot illuminates the flowers and plants that hug the ground as the larger trees reach upwards, their limbs making the sun rays dance around them.

Strolling by the side of a lazy river that meanders down through the green cloaked hills and listening to the bubbling of the water as it glides around the rocks and pebbles.

Watching the overhanging leaves and branches kiss the surface as the water tries to rip them from their precarious grip on the bank, the water flowing around the obstructions and then merging once again.

Dragonflies dance over the surface dipping into the water to surrender their precious offspring to chance and the fish, unseen, wait below the surface for a free meal.

As the sun rises higher the keen eyed aerial hunters circle slowly on the rising warm air thermals searching the fields far below for their prey, their world is one we can only dream of being part of.

The shadows grow longer as the sun bows to meet the earth. Other hunters emerge from their resting places to start the nocturnal fight for survival. The owl silently quarters the fields as the voles and field mice scurry from hiding place to hiding place.

Nature constantly enriches me; it never demands anything and yet it gives everything. It feeds my soul and brings me peace.

It is time to open our hearts and minds; to bathe in the wild untameable beauty of nature and to delight in the sights and sounds that challenge our understanding.

It is time to realise that nature doesn’t belong to us because we belong to nature.

When we hurt nature we are only hurting ourselves.

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:iconikue:
A wonderful read. Great job!

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:iconcycoze:
Wonderful ! very eloquent and true, great job describing nature.

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well said, it's so true. great job!

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So true , so wonderfully written :heart:

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Wonderful article :heart:

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Beautiful composure and truth.

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