{"id":2604,"date":"2009-12-11T22:59:26","date_gmt":"2009-12-12T03:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=2604"},"modified":"2009-12-11T22:59:26","modified_gmt":"2009-12-12T03:59:26","slug":"contests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hmmagazine.com\/dvanpelt\/contests\/","title":{"rendered":"Contests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/WebsiteCover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2605\" title=\"WebsiteCover\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/WebsiteCover-275x275.jpg\" alt=\"WebsiteCover\" width=\"275\" height=\"275\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s details for three exciting contests we&#8217;re hosting:<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Violet Burning album giveaway<\/strong> &#8211; <em>Sting Like A Bee And Sing<\/em>.<br \/>\n10 copies of the album will be given away here. Wouldn&#8217;t you like to win one? If you know the band, trust me, it&#8217;s a live album with a whole bunch of their great songs. To enter, just send an encouraging email to me at <a href=\"mailto:contest@hmmag.com\">contestathmmagdotcom<\/a> and you&#8217;ll be entered. We&#8217;ll randomly pick 10 people and send the winners the music from thevioletburning.com website.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what staff writer Dan MacIntosh (<em>HM Magazine<\/em>) thought of the new album:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 14px;font-family: 'lucida grande',trebuchet,sans-serif;font-size: 12px\"><em><br \/>\nThe  Violet Burning, one of Christian rock\u2019s greatest unsung heroes&#8230;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>The  one-two combination of \u201cUnderwater\u201d and \u201cLow\u201d is so powerful&#8230;. Yes, they\u2019re  that deep, that good.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Christian music never should have devolved into Christian propaganda&#8230;if Christian radio&#8230;.sickens you, The Violet Burning might just be your cure.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px;padding: 0px\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px;padding: 0px\"><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/LS-cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2606\" title=\"LS cover\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/LS-cover-275x275.jpg\" alt=\"LS cover\" width=\"275\" height=\"275\" \/><\/a>The Living Sacrifice<\/strong> concert ticket giveaway:<\/p>\n<p>We are teaming up with our cover band for the next issue and giving away 5 pairs of tickets (a pair in 5 different markets to spread the love around). This one involves &#8220;pimping&#8221; out your web page (MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, etc) and sending me a photo or screen shot of your page with all things LS&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll be put on the guest list, meet the band and get a shirt (&amp; see a killer show). To enter this one, it&#8217;s going to take some work on your part. That&#8217;s right, we\u2019re asking you to \u201cpimp\u201d your site with all things LS:<\/p>\n<li>1) make your profile pic <em>The Infinite Order<\/em> album cover (<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/LS-cover.jpg\">download it here<\/a> &#8230; or right-click the image and &#8220;save as&#8221;)<\/li>\n<li>2) put the single, \u201cRules of Engagement,\u201d up for streaming on your space (available at the LS <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livingsacrifice.com\">MySpace<\/a> site);<\/li>\n<li>3) <a href=\"mailto:contest@hmmag.com\">email me<\/a> a photo or screen shot of your MySpace, Facebook or Twitter feed about the LS album.<\/li>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/sanyo_incognitoSCP-6760.bmp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2607\" title=\"sanyo_incognitoSCP-6760\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/sanyo_incognitoSCP-6760.bmp\" alt=\"sanyo_incognitoSCP-6760\" \/><\/a>And another cool pre-Christmas contest we&#8217;re having is that we\u2019re also giving away a cool <strong>Sanyo Incognito SCP-6760 <\/strong>and a<strong> Laylo M1400 phone<\/strong>. To enter, you must send an email to <a href=\"mailto:contest@hmmag.com\">contest-at-hmmag-dot-com<\/a> and answer this question correctly: <span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">What was the name  of the Kyocera contest that gave 12 aspiring young film makers <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allaccessdocs.com\/\">the chance of a  lifetime<\/a> to film a \u201crockumentary\u201d backstage at <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px\">last <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">summer\u2019s free music festival, Virgin Freefest?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s info on the Incognito:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>SANYO<\/strong><strong>*<\/strong><strong> Incognito SCP-6760<br \/>\nStriking Combination of<br \/>\nGlow-Through Keypad with Multimedia Functionality &amp; Style <\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eye-catching \u201cnow-you-see-it-now-you-don\u2019t\u201d keypad and display are stylish on the outside<\/li>\n<li>Full QWERTY keyboard inside for a messaging powerhouse<\/li>\n<li>High-gloss, Titanium Black mirrored external surface jumps to life with activation of phone\u2019s glow-through keypad and OLED external display<\/li>\n<li>Flipped open, phone boasts a full QWERTY keyboard and high-resolution 2.6\u201d QVGA internal display<\/li>\n<li>Optimized for Sprint\u2019s Music Store, Sprint TV, Sprint Radio, Sprint One Click, Sprint Navigation, Sprint Mobile Email including Outlook Calendar Sync, Instant Messaging, Sprint Family Locator Capable, Threaded Text Messages, Social Networking, Parental Controls and More!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Laylo_M1400_Angle_372.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-2613\" title=\"Laylo_M1400_Angle_372\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Laylo_M1400_Angle_372-330x465.jpg\" alt=\"Laylo_M1400_Angle_372\" width=\"231\" height=\"326\" \/><\/a>Here&#8217;s info on the Laylo:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Kyocera LAYLO M1400<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Reflect Your Style this Holiday Season<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Large, bright 2.2\u201d contoured QVGA display<\/li>\n<li>1.3 megapixel camera with 5x digital zoom<\/li>\n<li>Slide-out self-portrait \/ vanity mirror on back<\/li>\n<li>Large keypad with tactile and visual separation for faster, easier typing<\/li>\n<li>Bluetooth\u00ae\u00a0 (2.0) wireless technology<\/li>\n<li>Environ-friendly paperless user guide is built into the phone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px;padding: 0px\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px;padding: 0px\">The fine print of this offer includes that these phones work with either the Sprint (Incognito) or Metro PCS (Laylo) carriers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px;padding: 0px\"><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re giving away 10 copies of the new Violet Burning album; 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