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New Year Giveaway! Announcing the winners!!!First Place Winner:  *x-marinadolphin-x - 3000 :points:
Second Place Winner: =allyalltheway - 500 :points:
Thank you all for participating! :heart:
Have a great New Year and a happy and successful 2013! :iconlawooplz:
Points will be distributed tomorrow.

What you have to do to enter!
1. Fave this journal. :star:
2. +Watch me (if you aren't already) :star:
Extra Chances
You can have an extra chance to win if you advertise this journal in your own journal or poll!  Make sure to link it here (otherwise, it won't count).
And that's it!   The winner will be announced on the 1st of January!  :woohoo:
Good luck! :heart:
~James
P.S.  YOU CAN ADVERTISE AS MANY TIMES AS YOU WANT, BUT ONLY YOUR FIRST AD WILL COUNT. :aww:
UPDATE #1:   I'm extremely grateful for how many people already are jumping on board with this! :dance:  We are approaching 100 entries! :la:    
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CopingDon't think about it.  That's the only way I can cope.  

Enter the doctor.  Her words are drowned out by my ears.  I try not to hear.

Noon passes.  I sit still, silently.  No one attempts to comfort me, for I am alone in my mind.

In four hours, I try to move, but where can I?

At last, I open my mouth for dinner.  The chicken is tasteless.

Looming over me, Death awaits.  I close my eyes, attempting to block It out, fruitlessly.  But the last light in my room flickers off as my life sparks out.
Giveaway! 6,000 Points + Premium CLOSEDCLOSED CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED. Winners will be announced soon.
Hey all, so in celebration of the New Year, I wanted to create a giveaway :la:
I will be giving away a total of 6,000 points to a few lucky deviants! If you aren't interested in points, or want to enter in another contest as well, please read the extra chances below the rules for a chance to win a 3 month sub!
Entering is really simple. All you have to do is favorite and comment on this journal. :woohoo: I will be using random.org to find the winner. I'll be using the numbers in the favorites to figure out who the winner is.
Rules
:bulletred: You must fave this journal entry and comment to enter. You can only be entered once.
:bulletpurple: You don't need to watch me, but I will notify everyone with who the winners are through journal post.
:bulletblue: No point accounts, or plz accounts
:bulletorange: Accounts must be at least one month old to be e
150 Points Giveaway! WINNERS ANNOUNCEDHello Guys! :)
~iDJPanda suggested me to do a giveaway for a special purpose. :D
This Giveaway is quite simple! You don't have to do much to join. ^^
How to Join:
:bulletgreen: Favourite this Journal(The Favourite will give you a Number)
:bulletgreen: Comment! I don't care just tell me something so that I know that you are a human... xD
How to get an extra Number:
:bulletgreen: Donate at least 2 Points for our Group :iconthe-big-sale: into ~ThexBigxSale's Donation Pool.
How the extra numbers work:
At the end of the Giveaway the Winner will be decided by random.org. I will add the number of donations to the actual number of participants.
For Example. There are 200 Participants and 30 people got an extra number. The random number is 210. That means the 10th person who donated wins. :)
WINNERS!
1st Place: 75:points: - 171 - ~BambooPandaFy
2nd Place: 50:points: - 156 - =MistaHipstah
3rd Place: 25:points: - 264 - *SMOKING-TOWERS
CONGRATZ :iconlaplz:
If we manage to
600 Point Giveaway **CLOSED**Thanks for entering, everyone! The winner has been notified. (: Have a nice day!
400 Points Giveaway! (Winners announced!)25 :points: winners: :iconorchidstorm: :iconlil-hawk: :iconnabila1790: :iconclaustrophobiclover:
50 :points: winners: :iconsmartybloom: :iconpitweiler: :iconshadowfairy1996: :icondeathberry97:
100 :points: winner: :iconrbc-comics:
Hey hey, I decided to do one of these in honor of my 1 year DA ''anniversary'':*) I will probably do 1 of these every year from now on.
So yeah, rules:
Deadline is January 11th.
If you want to join:
♥You have to be watching me ('Cause I really want to thank my watchers & friends for their support!♥)
♥Fave this journal.
There will be 5 winners
1 person will get: 100 :points:
4 people will get: 50 :points:
4 people will get: 25 :points:
I'll choose the winner with some random number generator.
You can always make a poll or journal of this giveaway & you'll get 2 numbers. Remember to link them to me if you do: )
Good luck!!
Super Quick Giveaway- 600 points! CLOSEDGIVEAWAY CLOSED
Winning number was 1059! Congrats to =RipperLady


EDIT I will now be upping the points to 600. :woohoo:
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Because I can't get enough of these things. :dummy:
I received 300 points that I quite honestly don't know what to do with. So, I've decided to give them away. :la:
Entering is really simple. All you have to do is favorite and comment on this journal. Your comment can consist of anything you'd like. Personally, I'd like you to show me your favorite plz or emoticon, but you don't have to. You could always write a random comment too. :giggle:  I will be using random.org to find the winner. I'll be using the numbers in the favorites to figure out who the winner is.
Please feel free to tell your friends about this, if enough people enter, the prize may be increased!
Winner will be picked Monday, December 31st.  Good luck to everyone. :heart:
If you are in the mo
Point Giveaway + Free Feature [NYE - ended]EDIT: Winners have been found & announced; congratulations!
Thanks to all participators - don't remove this from your Favourites yet;
Donators have signed up to give you llamas for being part of my giveaway~
Slowly but surely 2012 is ending - things will end, others will be begin, which means:
Yup, I'm doing another giveaway and stepping up on the prizes once again :aww:
Further more, there are extra chances to gain points~ and free features too, of course!
*The Prizes:
:bulletblue: 1st place - 110 points (1 winner)
:iconStarija:
:bulletgreen: 2nd place - 60 points (2 winners)
:iconpsycho-gummybearz: :iconShadowMiori:
:bulletpurple: 3rd place - 30 points (4 winners)
:iconNynjaKat: :iconHalfInane-HalfMental: :iconIdellechi: :iconTheAnimeAddiction:
:bulletwhite: 4th place - 15 points (10 winners)
:icondfox20: :iconmrunu95: :iconmisarieski: :iconLa-Nee: :iconmimiseor:
:iconShining-in-Darkness: :iconhappypurinsu: :iconMissMightyEagle: :iconStupidInLove: :iconmiloduh:
- and a
Good Intention: PMs and Points Giveaway!:icongood-intention:
In celebration of the incredible momentum that this group has gained in just a couple of days, I am holding an Introductory Giveaway!
About The Group:
#Good-Intention is a group dedicated to the kind acts that take place daily around the deviantART community. From users spending their time on free resources, to those who choose to feature the artwork of others. No act is too small or too minor to not have a spotlight shone on it.
Prizes:
:bulletpink: (1) - 1 Year Premium Membership (Or 2,396 :points:)
:bulletpink: (3) - 3 Month Premium Memberships (Or 636 :points:)
:bulletpink: (5) - 1 Month Premium Memberships (Or 396 :points:)
:bulletpink: (10) - 100 :points:
Prizes will be selected using: http://jklp.org/public/html/choose.html for impartiality.
In the spirit of giving, you may elect to give your prize to another user on deviantART.
50 points giveaway!Since this is getting pretty popular, I decided to make a second price of 25 :points: !!
Hi guys!
Since the end of this year is coming, I thought it may be fun to do a giveaway!
:star: PRICE: :star:
1st: 50 :points: !
2nd: 25 :points: !
:star: How to join? :star:
- Watch me
-Make a Journal or Poll about this giveaway and link it to me
-Fave this journal!
:star: DEADLINE: :star:
31 december 2012 I will pick the winner with random.com
Spread the word and have fun!
20 people or more have to join, otherwise this event won't happen
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For Photohunt, but I really like this picture, so it will stay in my featured gallery instead of scraps. :aww:

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`JoseFelipeM Jan 8, 2013
Hello James! :)

First of all, I have to say that I love conceptual photography. This is a great example, and the title of the deviation really plays a huge role in the piece.

I like the macro aspect to the photo with the depth-of-field. However, the bad part to that is that the noise in the picture was increased. Normally, this wouldn't be much of a problem, but the black and white makes it pop a little more. To help with this, I think increasing the lightning in the room would definitely help. :nod: Also, if you are taking the pictures with a manual setting, decreasing the ISO should help, too.

I hope this helps you! :#1:
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=James--Steele Jan 8, 2013  Hobbyist Writer
Thank you very much! :hug:

I just noticed that it was in B&W. Funnily enough, I don't remember setting it that way, because I remember the cool blue background. :laughing: I must have accidentally turned it on. If I find the original photo, I'll leave it to its original coloring, and re-upload it. :giggle:

Thanks for the tips! :la:
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`JoseFelipeM Jan 8, 2013
It's my pleasure! :#1:

I hope I can see the original colour. :la:
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~JonnySchweer Oct 23, 2012
I'm sure that it is Arabic, maybe Yiddish
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=James--Steele Oct 23, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
Actually it's Hebrew. :) It's from my Tikkun.
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~JonnySchweer Oct 23, 2012
At first glance I thought it was Arabic, but it didn't have the same type of curves as Arabic did (one benefit of being in Saudi Arabia for a while), so figured it had to be something like Yiddish, Hebrew would have been another choice.

And Tikkun, could I ask if that's a term meaning "holy texts?"
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=James--Steele Oct 23, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
Basically a compilation of the Torah, and its commentaries. :)
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~JonnySchweer Oct 24, 2012
I had heard that some versions of the book the commentaries are presented in the margins and around the main text of the Torah.
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=James--Steele Oct 24, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
That would be the Talmud. This is just writing, and some commentary on the side (with some translation).
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~JonnySchweer Oct 24, 2012
:P Thanks for the clarification.
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