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My dog... Updates!Update:
Hey Guys,
Over the last week, Rocket has been recovering well! She has sphincter ontrol about 90% back, an she is walking and sliding around. She is still basically bunny hopping at times, and doesn't have the strength to stay up for liong, but she is on the road to recovery!
Thank you all for your kind wishes. It means so much to both of us!
Zev
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Hey Guys
So, I have for the last 4 years had a wonderful Yellow Lab Mixed with Terrier and Pitbull. She is a gorgeous dog, and one that I love dearly. We got her as a rescue when she was just a few months old, and quickly we found her name... "Rocket". She can jump straight up and down almost 6 feet, able to grab toys from way above our heads. However, this sadly may have been her downfall as well.
In the last week or so, she started displaying symptoms that were not healthy. First she was unable to hold her feces, and we assumed at first that it was a dietary i

Sta.sh Writer HTML ImprovementsHey Folks

As you probably know by now, Sta.sh Writer is a WYSIWYG (What you see is what you get) writer allowing you to see a live preview of what your journal, blog, poem or story will look like and edit it's appearance by highlighting text and clicking buttons.
What are the Improvements?
One of the more common pieces of feedback we get from deviants about Sta.sh Writer is that it's not as useful for power users; people who want more control over their layout and want to be able to use their own HTML to give what they write that extra bit of flare.
So what has been done about it?
To make Sta.sh Writer the best it possibly can be for anyone who uses it, we have made Sta.sh Writer into a WYSIWYT (What you see is what you type) editor
This means that you can seamlessly use both the WYSIWYG editor and your own custom html at the same time, and without everything being converted back to WYSIWYG every time you edit

Pending Wishes to be CompletedHelp us finish granting these wishes!
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Beta Testing: New Thumbnails ReviewEarlier today, #devBUG released the new deviantART thumbnails to Beta Testers. Here's my review of it, with things I loved, things I didn't like and ways it could be improved.

What I loved
The new thumbs themselves. They look great!
What I like most with the new thumbs, is what they've done with the larger deviations. It's safe to say that I won't miss those skinny, hard-to-click thumbnails (which are usually in the Tutorials gallery or deviantART Suggestions).
Left-alignment. Unlike most of the community, I actually like the left-alignment. I guess it's just a preference. It just looks better to me.

Literature Thumbs. These are probably my most favourite thing about the new thumbnails. They look more professional and I'm digging the lighter look! Now I know almost nothing about literature, but I'm sure the literature community wi

You Are Invited!About Us
Original Project
Guidelines
Live Chat with the Community Volunteers!

When: Sunday April 29th at 6PM GMT. (What time is that for me?)

Where: :#solutionsRus:

What to Bring: Your questions, praises, and comments for the CVs! Remember to keep it civil, and ask what you really want to know.

What to Expect: Fun times getting to know the people behind the hats!
CVs that have agreed to come (incomplete list):
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If you have any deviantART Related news you'd like to share, shoot a note to ^ladygagz.
This issue covers March 19th to March 25th, 2012

ID Me by *mnrART
dA Related > deviantID

journal by =roserika
dA Related > Skins & Scripts > Journal & Gallery Skins > Complete Journal & Gallery CSS
Official deviantART News
Site Update: New Thumbs, Comment Business Cards<

INTERVIEW ~ GillianIvyAbout Us
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Guidelines
`GillianIvy SS Member, CSS enthusiast & mentor, Traditional Artist
1. How did you discover deviantART, and what made you stay?
I was introduced to DeviantART by my former best friend :devdreamdangerous: in 2003. I have no idea how she got banned, she was pretty snarky, so I'm sure she was snarky to the wrong person. She also introduced me to the art of ~silverbane, whom I fell in love with. I enjoyed the community of DeviantART, and falling in love was an added appeal.
2. Tell us the story behind your username and/or prior dA accounts.
My first account was :devgibberstoadzd

If you have any deviantART Related news you'd like to share, shoot a note to ^ladygagz.
This issue covers March 12th to March 18th, 2012

Ano.. by =Hachiimi
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Official deviantART News
Site Update: New Writer Look and HTML Changes

99 years ago today, I signed up for deviantART. What a ride it's been!
To celebrate my 9th dAbirthday, I'm going to give away some dA goodies.
You can attempt to win something by entering via one of the following options.
1. Write a limerick about your favourite deviant, including staff/volunteers. I highly recommend writing one about $y2jenn because she always gives me really bad jokes.
OR
2. Draw a picture as a comment to this journal using deviantART muro, containing the number 9.
Winners will be picked at some point on Thursday 19th April, good luck, and here's to many more years!

DevNews 6th Edition 2012Hello Everyone,
Welcome to our 6th Edition of #DevNews
Bi-Monthly News Articles!! We would appreciate you taking a moment to
add your comments/suggestions and favorite this journal to your
collection, this will help us improve and be found by more deviants
searching for quality news within deviantART.
#DevNews Deviant of the Month & Interview Interview by: ~EAT-MY-PAINTINGS
We at #DevNews choose 1 deviant from the community. This deviant has to be an outstanding deviant in the community, someone who cares about others and the community! Someone we identify as a leader in the community. This deviant can be anyone, anywhere on dA.
This month, we award it to someone we believe is an outstanding deviant in the community!

`TimberClipse

1. Tell us a little about yourself.
Hello, my name is Zev, perhaps better known as `TimberClipse. I am a student, and my passi

If you have any deviantART Related news you'd like to share, shoot a note to ^ladygagz.
This issue covers February 27th to March 4th, 2012

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Where no one would look by ~KellyEden
Official deviantART News
Site Update: March 1st, 2012
deviantART's weekly site update. This article has a list of bug fixes, new features and feedback from the community.
Welcoming New Community Volunte

Inspi(RED) to Spread the RED"Not only is red the color of the holly jolly season; a color of hope, strength, and passion."

(RED) Now has it's own gallery> Projects> Awareness>2011> (red)
I saw the organization (RED)'s bold ambition of wanting to
Have an AIDS free generation by 2015
The community project (RED) is doing is an "online quilt" where people can have a patch and to join the quilt you have to make a pledge to somehow help get a generation free of AIDS by 2015 as it is HIGHLY likely to be the case as long as people donate to the cause!
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Click here for the goal, and join the quilt!
Here's me if you're curious!

http://www.2015quilt.com/p/24521
Don't' know what the organization (RED) is? Click here to find out.
Right now 1000 people are born with HIV according to (RED), a ve

CSS Contest: Pure & White - EndedWhile people love to work on skins that burst with colors, it is now time to take a step back and try something new.
Not everybody feels comfortable using white, but this time it will be your challenge! Do you feel ready for it?
For this contest you have to create a new design or skin that uses white as the dominant 'color'. You are allowed to use only one additional color, but can use any shade of grey. There should be no black added to your entry either!
Only exception to this would be very small buttons and 1 smaller photo to enhance your entry.
Create something clean, fresh and pure that will enhance your own experience or those of random guests and visitors.
If you are not a coder feel free to create a design, if you know your business go ahead and create a complete skin. Choose on your own if it will be for a journal or a gallery.
Inspiration:
Those examples do not match the description above 100%, but they should give you an idea of the contest theme and point in t

...and the contest is closed! Thanks everyone for the entries, judging will commence now.

Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the #communityrelations sponsored deviantART Related Collaborations Contest

Where you have six weeks to work together on any work in the dA related category. A quick overview;
This contest will be open to all mediums in the deviantART Related main category, as well as dA tutorials and dA avatars.It will run from today (3rd April) to May 15 2012. Your entry must be submitted between (or on) those dates!You can participate in three ways (see the bottom of this article for examples);Work on your own based on an existing dA related deviation (with their permission if needed; e.g. find a visual suggestion and make a browser script to make it work).Collaborate with another artist on a piece in one medium (e.g. make a stamp or devID together.)Work together to create two related deviations (e.g. a

Daily Deviations UpdateHappy Monday Morning

I started this morning by signing something "Moonbam13" so either this typo means I need more coffee, or this week is going to be BAMTASTIC!
I'm rooting for the latter

I wanted to post a quick update on changes to Daily Deviations. It is important to note that these changes have not been hard-coded so my team is manually following these new guidelines. This means that errors can and likely will occur until the coding is complete, your patience and understanding is appreciated

The following guideline changes are in effect:

The 3-month rule is now the 6-month rule, meaning that it must be at least 6-months since the last time an artist received a daily deviation. (This was an overwhelmingly popular suggestion from the community and I agree, it's a good one!)

Daily deviation selectors may only select one daily deviation per day maximum. This has been put in place to focus on Quality vs Quantity.

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~Maan11j Mar 9, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Those are the "if's" that people always make.
If a person in an accident possibly woke up earlier and didn't have to speed, then maybe he lived. But "if's" just doesn't make any difference in the world. That person is still dead.
Well that's just an example.
I just feel like, its better to appreciate what has already been done.
Yeah, when I was watching the movie I was thinking, he is showing this to the world, including the rebels. But I still found it better that they took action. Because are we just gonna let things happen, when we know they're suffering. Maybe we can't solve it. But we won't know until we try. And that is what they're doing, trying. But at the same time, producing results, they saved many children. It really isn't much about stopping LRA to me, its just the children being treated as slaves that I can't stomach. So what if they are now threatened, I can threaten Obama all I want, but that ain't gonna be giving me anything. US has power, and they CAN stop LRA.

Lastly, we're talking about what it is right now.
Invisible Children is here, what else can we do, we can try to help,
cause unfortunately, the "if invisible children didn't exist" ain't gonna be happening.
They do exist. And how do we know that it was better the way it was before, how would we know it won't get worst. With this we actually know it might be worst, but COULD BE MADE BETTER.

Well that's just all of my opinions.
I hope not to offend anyone. Just wanna appreciate the efforts of those who try, unlike me.

=Evlwolf Mar 10, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

The US has tried to kill Kony on several missions. Each has failed. So the US can stop the LRA? Then why do they still exist, if on several occasions, they have put forth effort to stop them?

The biggest problems with Invisible Children is that they don't know what the heck they are doing. They're rich kids with cameras. Their actions have made Kony able to enslave more children. That cease-fire that they pressured the Ugandan government into? It directly gave Kony ample opportunity to raid villages, because he had nothing better to do. Without that cease-fire, they would have had peace talks. Without our troops being sent over there there would have been peace talks. So a few children being able to go to school vs. enabling hundreds of children to be enslaved/killed by interfering? That's what you're saying is worth it.

It's like someone sending 100 kittens to a pit of kitten-eating monsters, then giving a couple thirsty puppies some water, and saying that it's better than doing nothing.

`miontre Mar 8, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

Thanks for sharing this.
I didn't really believe the stories before, but now I do.

However, I wouldn't call it a "scam". It's not a scam for money, the money raised is being spent on the charity, just too little of it is going to the cause.

`TimberClipse Mar 8, 2012 Professional Filmographer

Scam Definition: A dishonest scheme

I would say this qualifies. They say they are helping Children in Uganda... Then what do they do with your money? Well... Not that...

It is dishonest.

`miontre Mar 8, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

Hmm. I guess so then!

~Foothepanda Mar 8, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

I tend to disregard viral things that go around that ask for money; guess my gut was right this.

~NudeDoctor Mar 8, 2012

I hadn't heard of Invisible Children until just the other day when their recent video campaign went viral. Just from seeing that video, I knew that even though they have their hearts and minds in the right place, the groups that do this aren't always the best to donate to. I don't like saying anything negative, especially about people who are trying to help others, but it just really looks like they don't have their act together.

~MsPastel Mar 8, 2012 Student Interface Designer

I despise Joseph Kony and the campaign is pretty much stupid as well.
I'm still willing to spread awareness but they're not getting "donations" from me any day.

=WhiteWinterWolf Mar 8, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Im afraid I have to agree with you :/
What Kony did is 100% wrong and he should be hung...
But the more I looked into it, the more I felt less and less sure about invisible children.
Everything you pointed out is everything I caught, I find it a shame...

=ToxicAlice92 Mar 8, 2012 Professional Photographer

_{I personally don't back Inv. Children as an entity at all. But I'm all for raising awareness of anything that I think needs to be viewed. But I guess that's pretty obvious by now. I can say this, they accomplished their goal - They got the word out. The other good thing that came of it, though, is that people know about them, now, too. They did REAL excellent there. And a lot of people didn't know about the Ugandan military at all either until now, as well. So at least they exposed three things, including their selves. And hey, it pulled a lot of people together quickly. I'm personally hoping this will motivate all of them to get involved with other charities that actually do something. Like Africare. Sooooooo much better than Inv. Child. So so so much better.}