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|04 April 2005
Jedi Masterportfolio
Leonard Teo
Montreal, Canada
Meet The Artist: Linda Bergkvist
Linda Bergkvist is the new international superstar in fantasy art. Her award-winning artwork is known throughout the digital art community for their exotic and ethereal depictions. She has been awarded numerous EXPOSÉ awards in both EXPOSÉ 1 and EXPOSÉ 2 for her astonishing character digital paintings.
Linda was an author in the Dartiste: Digital Painting digital artists master class book, sharing her techniques and tips on achieving her unique style of paintings. She is currently working on her collection of short stories entitled 'Furiae', which will be published by Ballistic Publishing later this year. Linda is an active Forum Leader on CGTalk, where she openly shares her techniques and participates in the community.
Linda Bergkvist was born in Sweden - in Umeå, where she still lives. Her main interests have always been art and language. When she was younger, she did little but draw pictures and tell other kids long, intricate stories about imaginary creatures. Sometimes, she pretended these beasts were real and spoke of the 'monsters' with such enthusiasm and emotion that a lot of the kids actually believed her! Living a fairy-tale life, she would go hunting for witches in the woods.
Not sure about her artwork, Linda chose to study Language at University with the intention of becoming a teacher while painting and practicing art on the side. When the offer to become an artist at a local computer company emerged, she took the chance and has been a professional artist ever since. Having worked as a comic book colorist, Linda now freelances and is furiously preparing artwork and stories for her upcoming Furiae book. She also teaches at the University of Umeå part time.
Asked about her style of paintings, Linda responds, I love the visual element of fairytales. Things that are fantastic and unnatural and not quite real fascinate me to no end. I suppose I am in love with old, cruel tales and the wickedness that comes wrapped up in lovely forms. I suppose, in a way, I still enjoy the very same things that I have all of my life - a mixture of fantasy and horror with a little twinge of romantic idealization.
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Interview with Linda Bergkvist (2003)
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|04 April 2005
web designer, illustrator
Amereekah!, USA
Your works always amaze me. You alwaze seem to capture the luminosity of skin - your characters always seem to have a life-like glow about them. How do you do it?! It's more than just studying light, it's how it reacts with the materials that make up people, and it always looks different in each painting - you never seem to repeat the same skin tone! What should I be studying to achieve this?! Can you give some tips please?
Also, about your art, your characters always seem to be deeply thinking. I can't imagine one of your characters to be the easily enraged type, to just fly off the handle and explode. Your characters seem very controlled of their emotions. Do you think that represents you? Can you paint someone going absolutely berserk for me?
Thanks for taking the time! Huge fan!
|04 April 2005
Lightwave Learner
Victor Sarabia
Hi Linda
As everybody else I would like to start by congratulating you for the excellent quality of your work. Also I would like to thank you for sharing your artworks with all of us, they are really inspirational and I believe they encourage everyone who sees them to improve their own work.
Could you tell us a little about those artists that you think had an influence in your technique as well as those artists who inspired you in any other sense such as theme.
|04 April 2005
Lord of the postsportfolio
Christopher Scott
Grahpic Artist
United States
Tja, Linda! " Inspiring beyond words" indeed! you are one of the many artist on this site that Inspire me every day. God bless.
My master & servent art
|04 April 2005
Jacques Daigle
Halifax, Canada
This is probably a silly quesion, but when did you start painting these masterpieces? And do you remember the first time you were like "hey... I can do this..." ?
Needless to say, your eye tutorial is well appreciated thanks for that!
Your work is just stunning.
|04 April 2005
Boom, baby!portfolio
CGConnect Member
Linda Bergkvist
First off, thanks for having me I'm both excited and a little terrified about this. Anyway, since I'm up late this Sunday night, I thought I could start answering some questions.
Joe Burnham -- Thank you kindly :]
Tevih - Why, thank you. I'm not entirely sure if there's any way to study something in particular to learn skin tones -- except for people. My best tip to you would be to take photos of one person, a friend preferably, in a lot of different settings. You can do it like a fun day of fun photos - go all over the place, from morning with morning sunlight until the evening. Even snap pictures at night time if you can. Keep the subject's face at the same angle. Then shrink all these photos to a smaller, thumbnail size and set them up next to each other. If there's a better way to get a quick crash course in how skin tones are affected by different environments, I honestly don't know. After you've done this, do very, very quick referenced skin tone shots of each and every little photo (meaning, don't paint a portrait, just try to imitate the skin tones), and try to get a feel for it. Phew, that was a long assignment, heh.
And, yeah... well... I am a pretty controlled person. I have two different settings - serene, or full-out loony, heheh. For some reason, I've always found serenity, quiet romance, silent seduction and just... calmness... more interesting in paintings. I've promised someone already to do a painting of my comic book self, but I'll try do something very emotional following that. I promise.
THX -- Oh yes I do. Rarely guys as other people view them though. There are so many artists that do this already - and much better than I would. When I paint men, I paint them as I would see them in a fairytale: beautiful and exquisite and elegant. Most tend to mistake these for females, and I don't mind. I get a lot of requests to draw more manly and muscular men but I simply do not find drawing them interesting (in no way do I belittle buff men, it's just that not all things fascinate you as an artist if you know what I mean: some people never paint chubby old ladies, I prefer not to paint men of Conan the Barbarian's disposition).
Mahtan -- Aw, thank you :]
My biggest artistic inspiration as I grew up was John Bauer. He has left an unfading impact on me, both in subject matter and in the 'feel' of a painting. Brian Froud was another of those artists that was an early influence... but the first time I saw a Tim Burton movie, I'd found my main inspiration. I find the feel of his movies, the mood of them and the flow of them to be beyond inspiring. The colours he uses, the music he chooses (Danny Elfman being another inspiration) and perhaps most of all the spirit that lurks beautifully underneath the surface have left a huge impact on me as an artist. Whenever I feel uninspired, I sit down and watch one of his movies, and I'll paint like a madwoman for hours after.
As for technique -- I learned a lot about colours and forms from a few of the artists that seem to be so popular among the digital art community: Bouguereau, Lawrence Alma-Tadema and Frederick Leighton among them. For me, though, technique is never as inspiring as subject matter, and though I love these great artists' work -- they've had little impact on me when compared to John Bauer and Tim Burton.
Samuraikuroi -- Hej hej, and thank you :} !!
Jakiloblanco -- Well... I got my first wacom tablet when I turned twenty - that is now seven years ago. My first digital paintings were, well, 'horrible' would be too mild a word. They looked plastic, awful, drab and icky. I found that progressing on the computer was far more quick than doing so on pen and paper though (for me, at any rate), since I grew daring and bold with trying new things. I'm still not sure if I can say I've had a 'hey... I can do this' moment: I feel like I'm constantly learning new things and when I look back six months, I feel embarrassed with my old paintings (it's a funny, scary thing doing that. It's left me very vary of patting my own back as far as any of my work goes: I know I'm likely to loathe it half a year into the future).
I can resist everything but temptation.
Painting eyes
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|04 April 2005
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Brian S.
Rancho Murieta, USA
I just wanted to thank you for some truely inspiring work. I love your stuff. Also, your contributions to the community just go to show what a true professional you are.
I'm so happy I found this forum and get the chance just to say thank you to such great artists.
|04 April 2005
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Theresa Ryan
Freelance illustrator
Theresa Ryan Visual Development
Castlebar, Ireland
Hi Linda,
Great to have you here, your works inspire me and have done so since I 'found' them.
1) How do you go about planning your paintings? Do you have a general method that you use for composition, value finding, etc?
2) What were your inspirations, artistically, when you started out and what are they now? Not just subject matter wise, but other artists/painting methods, &c.
I love this Q & A forum, it makes so much sense to have a focused question area, instead of having to search through all your posts to find gems of wisdom... ahem...
I'm off to bed now, it's well past my bedtime!
Tack så mycket once more!
|04 April 2005
Stealthy Tea Monkeyportfolio
Martin Brennand
VFX Artist
Melbourne, Australia
You know the whole DSG community are fans, so I'll skip the praise and get straight down to the nitty gritty:
"There Really is No Secret"
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|04 April 2005
Ali Shakarchi
Linda, I admit. As much as I don't appreciate "Ars Gratia Artis" and the perfection of the painted material, I can't help my heart muscle going Samba when I am in the presence of your work. There is something beyond "Art for the sake of Art" in your work and I can't seem to figure it out.
Here is my question: You have inspired thousands of young people already, what is your maximum objective in your art/life ?
|04 April 2005
Lord of the posts
What they ( ^ ) said .
Linda where can I see some of your work done in traditional media ?
|04 April 2005
Lightwave Learner
Victor Sarabia
I love the work of Tim Burton as well
It seems to me that you give great importance to inspiration.
Am I right on this, I mean have you ever painted not being inspired and what do you do in those cases?
Would you consider inspiration as important as technique or even more important?
One last comment
Your work has become as inspirational as a Tim Burton movie
|04 April 2005
Boom, baby!portfolio
CGConnect Member
Linda Bergkvist
*cracks knuckles* I'll answer these, and then be off to bed.
Sacslacker -- Aw, well, I'm honoured. Thank you.
Paperclip -- 1) welllll... this is a difficult question to respond to, for me. It depends wildly on the painting. I must say that the best paintings always start out with an idea. The idea always has colour, and after the colours follow the shapes. If I decide to plot out a painting carefully, I'll do several colour sketches (very blotchy, very simple) in different compositions before I decide which way to go - but if it's a highly inspired painting, I will leap right into it. I'll let the theme guide me, splotch the colours around until I feel satisfied, and then start picking the shapes out that I was looking for. I know that planning well ahead is the best way to go about things, but looking back - my best paintings weren't so much planned, as exploded. I'll have an idea and then jump straight into the fray.
2) O my. I sort of responded to this one, already, but it's difficult to say. The embarrassing thing is that my main inspirations remain the same, years after. I could say that, perhaps, the biggest change is that the contemporary artists that inspire me tend to change depending on where I'm currently roosting (meaning, which forum, gallery, 'place' I like to visit online). At the moment, some of my main sources of 'wow' that make me want to paint are hanging out at the same forum as I am, which is incredibly nifty to say the least.
The problem with listing inspirations, for me, is that beyond the artists that I hang out with and chat with (and love!), my main influences are not other painters, but music, nature, books and poetry. I'm far more likely to look at a movie or read a book if I need immediate inspiration - this is not to say that I can't drop my jaw just like anyone else when I see a lovely picture, it's just that that 'thing' that I look for in art I often recognise elsewhere as well. Does that make any kind of sense? I'd be loathe to have to mention names for the people I know that I find inspiring. The list is much too long. I have some of them linked from my website, but a good many of them sneak around at CGtalk these days.
Erilaz -- 1) Thanks for asking :] The hand is much better now. It still starts hurting if I paint for any extended amount of time - I still do it, though, but it's not as much fun, heh. Evil cat.
2) Well, a lot of the side projects are all of the above. When I do a piece for my 'furiae' world, I fully intend to be able to use it for quite a few of the side projects. When you see me post a painting that has a little story attached to it, it might well end up in both a book, and the rpg that I'm planning in the future, as well as feature in personal role play outside the commercial world. Does that make sense? When I do something for my friends, well - that doesn't happen quite as often, but I'll do it occasionally when one of my real life friends have been absolutely cute with me. They're lovely people, and I like to be nice back.
3) Oi, oi. I get up in the morning, I sketch like a mad person. I take the cat for a walk, I stalk around the flat, I take a long bath and then sketch some more. If needed, I'll call a friend up for quick reference photos, and/or snap some pictures of myself. I might set fabrics up on chairs or place a big mirror next to the computer. If I take breaks, it's to watch movies, listen to music, take more baths or go for a walk with the cat. Eat, I'll do in front of the computer (pathetic, I know), and I'll be obsessed and weird when people try to talk to me on the phone, ha ha. They'll try to chat about whatever's going on in their lives, and I'll exclaim, "This DAMN eye! I just can't get it right! Should I go with blue or green?" My friends know better now than to try to get me to function normally on my painting days.
4) Very important. I can't see myself living or working elsewhere. It's not so much the actual flat I live in, as my friends, my family, my cat and the environment surrounding me. I love Sweden, I love the city I live in, and I am addicted to my friends and family. Home, for me, is definitely where the heart is. I can't see myself living, nevermind working, somewhere where my friends aren't.
5) Stretch, as in, 'work without pause'? I'd say about 30 hours, if that's the case. Back when my insomnia was really bad, I could go three days without sleep, and sometimes a good amount of that time would be used painting - not necessarily getting any good paintings done, but at least painting.
Ashakarc -- Thank you :] My maximum objective? As in - where I want to go? I never truly think that far ahead. I never originally intended to paint for a living. My dream, as such, would be publishing my Furiae world in all manners possible. I'd like to work on nothing but it, and my personal paintings. Mainly, I just want to sit around and paint and be happy. I'm not a very ambitious person
Vegan -- Heheh, I've not done any serious traditional painting since six or seven years back. I have a large oil painting planned out for this summer, I'll promise to post it when it's done. I miss the traditional media - I gave up with it when my scanner broke, and then later, when Azrael became something of a nuisance (the latest water colour I tried was two years ago, upon which the cat spilled the water over the entire thing. If I am to paint, I have to force my parents to take care of him while I do it)
Mahtan -- Yes, inspiration does mean a lot to me. Since it's my job, though, I'll have to paint while uninspired at times. I hate doing it, though, and I usually abhor the result. It looks dead and lifeless to me, and these paintings rarely end up seeing the light of day if I can help it. I consider inspiration far more important than technique - a quick, clumsy sketch with a lot of heart can be a LOT more catching than something that is technically flawless, but dead.
And, to your last comment - thank you.
And thank you :} I'm off to bed now, I'll answer questions again tomorrow (well, technically 'today', but later anyway)
I can resist everything but temptation.
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The California Milk Processors "PMS" campaign by Goodby Silverstein & Partners, which caused much outrage over its sexist message, has already been parodied by an American animal rights group.
Here's one of the "Got Milk" ads:
And here's one of the parodies:
See the other one after the break
Personally, I'm still more angry about the sexism. But that's just me.
BTW, the Chicago-based advertiser, Mercy for Animals, looks and sounds just like PETA but is more focussed and apparently unrelated.
(Thanks to Copyranter for sharing the link)
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"In the case of MERCOSUR, the program MERCOCIUDADES has been promoting development cooperation and regional integration between sub-region's municipalities since 1995. The program is an association of 213 cities from Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela, Chile, Bolivia and Peru, comprising a population of more than 80 million people."
"DC initiatives have some advantages over more traditional official development assistance (ODA) mechanisms. In general, DC initiatives promote horizontal partnerships to cope with similar problems, are granted without strong conditionalities attached, and the involvement of civil society facilitates the accountability process. Moreover, some authors have indicated that by promoting policies for social cohesion, this mechanism may contribute to reducing exclusion. DC initiatives may also strengthen the process of administrative and political decentralization by shifting capacities and leadership to local governments, thereby helping them develop the ability to implement their own projects and investments.
"In order to improve their role in mobilizing resources for development purposes, these activities should focus on creating and strengthening internal capacities of local governments, promoting the exchange of experiences and best practices among partners, designing better legal frameworks, and monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to improve their development effectiveness, and make these initiatives more visible so that other cities could benefit as well."
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"In the 1850s, northern states felt that habeas corpus was so important that they passed laws rejecting the federal fugitive slave act. The bill passed in Massachusetts was so effective, not one single runaway slave was returned south from that state. Today, Virginia joins in this great American tradition," Tenth Amendment Center executive director Michael Boldin said. "When the federal government passes unconstitutional so-called laws so destructive to liberty – it's the people and the states that will stand up and say, 'NO!' May the other states now follow the lead taken today by Virginia."
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Title: Impulsive
Characters: Wonder Woman, Batman
I've reverted back into first person! Something about this one made me.
Thanks to Lavender Gaia for the beta. Is it time for Tahiti yet? I am so ready for some sunshine and sleep!
Synopsis: Set just after The Terror Beyond. Bats gets a little impulsive…
"You're giving me a feeling, it's a sudden rush, acting on the moment, spontaneous, wanna be impulsive…reckless…and lose myself in your kiss…" – Wilson Phillips
I wasn't entirely sure what I was doing here or even how I had reached this particular destination. All I knew was that I was here, standing in the middle of the corridor on the Watchtower, staring at the door that enclosed the Princess of the Amazons and wondering why my palms were sweating and my heart was pounding.
Those bodily reactions, in and of themselves, were an unusual occurrence. But then, as I had discovered during the time I spent around Diana, she often made me act out of character, eschewing the logical and reasonable side of my brain in favor of action and impulsive gestures that I had suppressed for so long, including the physical. Being the Batman meant acting in an analytical and emotionless manner and yet, Diana had the propensity for pulling me out of the simple and the direct and leaving me wondering when and how I'd veered off my original course.
Just like now. I'd wanted a coffee or something, anything really, with a jolt of caffeine in it after leaving Monitor Duty and had headed briskly down the hallway, intent on my destination of the Watchtower kitchen. And yet, almost without realizing it, I'd ended up elsewhere, here in fact, standing in front of Diana's door and wondering what my next step should be.
Things had been changing between us for some time, some emotion that I had yet to put a name to had started growing between Diana and I, and I wasn't sure how to handle it. There were so many conflicting emotions that I hadn't even tried to analyze or deal with them, just simply let them sit and stir for awhile, hoping that eventually the answers would come easily to me.
But I realized now that I had simply been putting off the inevitable, that all those emotions had simply melded and congealed into one lump of feeling that I still wasn't ready to put a name to, much less think about while standing outside of Diana's door.
This was impulsive, I berated myself, and I was potentially and almost certainly headed for all kinds of trouble if I opened that door and let those feelings escape me. But somehow, right now, pushing them down, pushing them aside was simply more than I could handle, more than I could do.
And so, even as I sternly and forcefully told myself to keep walking, to step away from the door and continue on my mission for a coffee, I watched as my hand rapped on the door, a hard tap that echoed in the silence of the hall. And before my body could finally comply with my brain, I saw the door slide open with a soft whoosh and the stunning visage of Diana appear, framed in the doorway, her hair long and shiny, her blue eyes questioning as she peered out.
And then that look slid into one of surprise and I watched as pleasure filled her face, a smile rising to her lips, and a twinkle glimmering in her eye as she took in just who was standing in her doorway, begging entry.
Not that I was begging, by any means, but one look at those long legs and that teasing smile and I wanted to do exactly that, to beg her to bade me entry to her room and to whatever else she was willing to let me into.
But I finally managed to reign in one of my impulses and stood silently, absolutely still in the hallway, not wanting to betray myself by either doing something stupid or simply spitting out mindless phases of nothing since I wasn't entirely sure that my brain was properly functioning at that moment.
She was dressed in her typical Wonder Woman costume, having, I knew, just returned from a mission to defeat the extra-dimensional being, Ichthultu. The outfit was a bit rumpled, but all in all, she still managed to look like something out of a dream. My dreams, of course, ones that I had suffered many a night knowing that the princess and the knight simply didn't mix, no matter how what the fairy tales said.
And then, things had changed one night in Paris and my brain had finally grasped the idea that I had a chance, some sort at winning the hand of this woman, this Amazon Princess.
Since then, my dreams had been plagued with visions of the princess, our moments together on the Watchtower stilted and a bit awkward, particularly since I more or less ignored her totally, and the only time I experienced any respite from the entire situation was on patrol.
Needless to say, Gotham's crime rate has diminished considerably in the past few weeks, ever since the Amazon Princess had to begun to haunt both my dreams and my waking hours. I had been completely unable in the past few weeks to shut her out of my mind, a feat I was normally able to accomplish rather easily.
Women were deterrents to the missions, to the vengeance that drove me. But this woman worked by my side, worked next to me fighting for the people just as I did, understanding the world I lived in better than most, and that fact I had yet been unable to relinquish.
Looking up and down the hallway before determining that no one else was in the vicinity, Diana smiled softly and said, "To what do I owe the pleasure of your company, Bruce?"
And that was it. With those words, something in my brain exploded. All the feelings and emotions that had been clutching at me, that had been demanded that I decipher them rushed to the forefront, clogging my bloodstream and clawing at my throat. Without hesitation or the usual analysis, I took a step forward and simply buried my hands in her hair and tugged her to me, capturing her lips with mine in a caress that was both unexpectedly hot and sweet.
And before I could even consider the ramifications of my actions, she melted into me, her body rubbing up against me in a way that felt natural, felt right, in a movement that felt unplanned, spontaneous and yet utterly right. The embrace continued for what felt like seconds, but could have been minutes, hours, but one of us finally came to our senses.
"Bruce?" Diana asked, a hint of color in her cheeks and lips, and I found myself aroused by the idea that I had put that color on her, that I had done that to her, that I had tangled with the Amazon princess and hadn't, as of yet, been murdered for my audacity. "Maybe we should get out of the hallway," she continued and when I continued to sit there, a little shocked at my actions and her response, waiting for the nerves and recriminations to rise up and slap me, she decided to take matters into her own hands and pulled me into her room with a firm tug on my hand.
Once inside, the door slid shut, the sound not like that of a bell tolling its misery but that of opportunity awaiting and arising. And I rose to meet it, but quickly found that Diana had already made the decision to act, taking my continued silence as a cue, and her body was brushing up against mine as she sought her lips with mine.
And, for once, I simply let myself enjoy the moment, let myself get lost in the strength and comfort of Diana's arm and lips, instead of worrying about the future, about the mission, about all the normal things that plagued me every second of every day. There was no part of my life that didn't belong to Batman, but now I shared both my dreams and this moment with Diana.
With her lips on mine and her full figure in my arms, I couldn't think of anything better that this moment, than this experience. The side of me that could only see, only focus on the mission, was silenced by this woman, this time, and I couldn't for my life of me regret the impulse that had led me here, led me to kiss her.
Especially when she was returning my kisses with a combination of boldness and innocence that was currently driving me crazy, literally unable to think as I wallowed in her.
Maybe coming here to Diana hadn't been a usual action for me, a "me" thing to do, but in coming here, I'd found myself, found that happiness could work its way into my life regardless of the mission. And I was clinging to it, to that radiance that encompassed Diana, eager to step into the light and shed the shadows, if only for minutes, knowing that I would return to them and that she would understand.
Even if I didn't understand what actions had brought me here tonight, I understood somewhere in the part of my subconscious that was still managing to function that I had made the right step, the correction decision, and that this wouldn't impinge or hinder the mission, but maybe just enhance it.
We understood each other, Diana and I, what drove each other, what sacrifices that we would have to make in order to make any relationship work, just to make our lives work everyday. We weren't ordinary people, able to cuddle on the couch after work and have dinner together. We were warriors, each devoted to a cause and a people and there was a mutual respect and admiration between us due to that fact.
Finally regaining my senses a little as we pulled back to breath, to simply hold one another, I said softly but firmly, "I didn't mean for this to happen, Diana." And I hadn't. I had never meant to let someone into my life or even let someone into my heart. Yet, in the shortest spaces of time, Diana had made me change my mind without even realizing it, her pull on my emotions so strong, the feelings she evoked in me so turbulent and impossible to control.
Leaning her head on my shoulder, she murmured, "I know." We sat quietly for a few moments, the only sounds that of our labored breathing as we sought to pull ourselves together, to compose ourselves rather than simply devour each other in the heat of passion.
"Do you regret it?" she asked, drawing back to look up at me, to gaze into my eyes, hidden behind my mask. She hadn't take it off, hadn't even asked me to, and because of that, I reached back and removed it, let her see the face that was hidden behind the cowl. She didn't look surprised at all and I realized that she had indeed figured out my identity during our little stint of time in Paris and Kasnia.
I took a second to ponder her words, but quickly realized that there was no burgeoning guilt rising in me, no sense or realization that this wasn't something that I wanted, just a simple pleasure caused by the feel of her in my arms and an ache that had been easing since we had first touched lips.
"No," I responded, before asking, "Do you?"
She ran a finger over the line of my temples before brushing soft fingertips over my cheeks, finally resting her hands on my shoulders. "You're not a stupid man, Bruce. Don't ask stupid questions."
And then she pulled me close enough, taking my mouth in another passionate kiss as I inwardly smiled and, gratefully pondered the virtues of being impulsive.
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Here you can find the best 100 songs of 2015, according to the charts of Billboard. Billboard - The weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. Charts «Billboard» is a kind of index of popularity, with which, for example, form a radio playlists. The most important of them - Billboard Hot 100, containing the best 100 songs regardless of genre, and often used to rank the most popular songs in the United States, and the Billboard 200 - chart for album sales. According to the results of the annual sales of the magazine awards the prizes Billboard Music Awards, reflecting (in contrast to the Grammy) are not the opinions of critics and the popularity of an artist.
From our first glimpse of Pluto to shattered world records. This year was full of mind-blowing surprises.


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Publisher: Bantam Books
Publish Date: March 22, 2011
Origins: Purchased
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Order From: Amazon / Barnes & Noble
Synopsis: When Michelangelo's David is stolen from its museum in Florence, it's only the latest in a series of audacious raids on the world's greatest treasures. But American archaeologist Nina Wilde and her husband, ex-mercenary Eddie Chase, discover the raiders' ultimate target when the Talonor Codex - a cryptic travel journal that Nina found in Atlantis - is snatched from a well-guarded exhibition right in from of their eyes.
The codex holds clues to the location of the Vault of Shiva and its mythical contents: the chronicles of the ancient Hindu god of destruction himself. From a deadly shootout in San Francisco to a hidden valley in the snowbound Himalayas, Nina and Eddie must run a labyrinthine gauntlet of ruthless killers, corrupted faiths, and twisted ambitions to reach the sacred vault ahead of a cunning billionaire with a plot to remake the world - after he brings this one crashing down.
Review: The Sacred Vault is a fun, relaxing read full of adventure and action. Mr. McDermott shows off his researching skills with all the information included about internet, computers, art, Indian culture and religion. I enjoyed the fast-paced action, characters, and of course, Eddie's snarky dialogue. While the plot is not overly complex, The Sacred Vault is a roller coaster ride of death-defying action. This is a good rainy-day or travel book. Enjoy!
Eddie Chase & Nina Wilde Series: The Hunt for Atlantis (1), The Tomb of Hercules (2), The Secret of Excalibur (3), The Covenant of Genesis (4), The Pyramid of Doom (5), The Sacred Vault (6), Empire of Gold (7), Temple of the Gods (8)


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Welcome to the Saint Mary School Technology Department.
The mission of the Technology Department is to expose, instruct, and provide faculty, students, and staff with the most up to date technological strategies, solutions, and equipment.
Choose a class from the choices above. Additional course and department information can be found on the links at the top of the page in the site navigator.
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How Much is Required to Set a SMSF Up?
It is very common for someone who arrives in Australia to listen to the self managed superannuation and to stay without understanding about it. This post will give you all the details, tips and guidelines on self managed superannuation and retirement in Australia.
Self managed superannuation and Retirement in Australia
Superannuation accounts are like bank accounts or pension funds, which are managed by third parties, who manage the funds according to the client's profile, that is, if you want to retire early, the administration is done in a way, if for later; administration is done in another way.…
Self-managed super funds: Top tips from the ATO
As a trustee of a self managed super fund, you can manage your investments to retire and make your own investment choices.
As a trustee and a member of the SMSF, you can have complete control over how to invest your old age savings if you want to return property, works or artwork and collections,
If you plan to create an SMSF service, your responsibilities as trustees include developing an investment strategy, acceptance of contributions, and payment of benefits.…
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Being a trustee of a super self managed super fund can be challenging at times, and most people need a little help at certain stages of the self managed super funds, especially when the decision or strategy needs financial guidance. Traditionally, a lot of Australians have turned to their accountants for help, but rather new rules mean that accountants can no longer create or delete SMSF, if they are not authorized, accountants can always give advice on SMSF issues.…
Outline of Australian Self-Managed Super Fund Audits
From just a few years ago, we have moved from a situation where we had almost unlimited amounts of money that could have been contributed to your SMSF but with potential tax issues on the end benefits, over now to a system where there is no tax on your end benefits (over age 60) but with significant restrictions on how much you can get into your self managed super fund.…
Why Consider Self-Managed Super Funds?
Below are the reasons why you must consider SMSF:
Is an SMSF correct for you?
Before you installed an SMSF, it's foremost to consider whether or not going on managing your owned self-managed super fund is correct for you.
- Do you have an ample time, expertise and potential to control your self-managed super and meet your authorized and different responsibilities?
- Do you want the additional advantages an SMSF can furnish?
Self-Managed Super Funds – The Key To A Good Investment
What's a self-managed super fund or (SMSF)?
Self-managed super fund were defined to as a fund based on a way of one to four trustees for the only real intent of supplying retirement benefits.
Expand in popularity of self-managed superannuation funds.
Whilst SMSFs benefit from the same monetary benefits and its concessions for retail, a corporate or enterprise super funds, its key difference and with the attraction for few individual is the capability for each members to take private control of the assets as invested.…
Learn About Self-Managed Super Funds
What's a self-managed super fund or (SMSF)?
A self-managed super fund (SMSF) is also termed as a superannuation fund structure which gives fiscal remuneration to its contributors in retirement. The essential difference between the SMSFs and different super funds to which an SMSF contributors are also be the trustees for the fund. The SMSFs could have between 1 and 4 trustees, and one of the foremost benefits is the level of management that trustees have on the subject of tailoring the fund to meet their specific needs.…
How Much Money Can You Make From Affiliate Programs
Affiliate programs are some of the most used items online today. For thousands of websites, they use these on their sites to help raise funds and since more require money, the need for affiliate programs will increase too. However, is there a limit to what you can make from an affiliate program?
It Depends On Percentages
Sometimes, the amount of cash you can actually earn from using affiliate marketing programs may come down to what affiliates you choose.…
Affiliate Marketing Business – Top 4 Ways to Avoid the Scam of Online Affiliate Marketing Program
Affiliate marketing programs have become some of the most popular ways to make extra cash online. For anyone who runs a website or their own blog, they are able to become an affiliate marketer. It is really a nifty and useful way for most people to make money online, yet, like any and all business adventures out there, this doesn't come risk free, there are still scammers out there. …
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Affiliate programs can help any business with their marketing and advertising campaigns. When having your store or business online, driving prospective customers to your site is the key to success. If you have no consumers viewing your site, then you will have no customers or no sales and before long you will have no business. Advertising can be expensive, but it is vital for the survival of any business.…


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MGM Grand introduces health-conscious hotel rooms in Vegas
Here's to your health! Soon Las Vegas visitors will be able to treat their minds and bodies to a new experience at MGM Grand. Hoping to tap into the growing market of wellness-oriented travelers, the megaresort is in the process of launching Stay Well rooms.
"These rooms will be similar in size and look to our standard rooms, but the difference is lifestyle," said Tim Kelly, the vice president of hotel operations at MGM Grand. "I think of it as taking the comforts of your healthy way of life on the road."
In order to do this, MGM Grand has partnered with Delos, a company renowned for incorporating scientifically based health features into living spaces. Forty-two rooms are currently being outfitted as Stay Well rooms – becoming the first of their kind on the Las Vegas Strip.
"We are thrilled to introduce Delos' innovative wellness designs at MGM Grand," said Morad Fareed, the co-founder of Delos.
There will be more than 15 health-oriented amenities in the new Stay Well rooms. For example, an air purification system built to meet HEPA (High-Efficiency Particulate Air) standards will feel like a lifesaver after an evening spent in a smoke-filled casino. Got jet lag from traveling across the country? An energizing light system in the bathroom will help reset your wake/sleep cycle naturally, while soft LED lighting throughout the room will create an ambiance better aligned to your body's circadian rhythms. EMF panels, which block electrical currents, are also noted for preventing sleep loss.
"The alarm clock is amazing," said Kelly of the dawn simulator, which gently coaxes you to rise by gradually increasing light levels and peaceful sounds beginning 30 minutes before a set time. "It slowly illuminates and then activates – and that is so much better than suddenly being woken up."
When it comes to your skin, you are sure to enjoy features like hypoallergenic linens, soaps and body washes, along with an activated carbon water filter in the sink and a vitamin C infuser in the shower. In addition to sleeping better and rejuvenating your body – especially after a late night spent out partying – you can start the day off with fruit and freshly squeezed vegetable juice or other items found on a special in-room menu designed by nutritionists from the Cleveland Clinic.
"The minibars aren't going to have the typical offerings either. We'll stock healthier choices that are better for you," added Kelly. "And we'll be using different cleaning methods in the Stay Well rooms, like the black wand and other ultraviolet-based devices."
Thus, when the rooms are sanitized, harmful microorganisms and allergens will be removed safely and without harsh chemicals. This is great news for asthma and allergy sufferers.
And that's not all! To familiarize guests with the experience, there will be a dedicated Stay Well room channel. Deepak Chopra is filming an introduction segment for it. The famed mind and body healer will outline all of the amenities and even guide you on a brief meditative journey.
The Stay Well rooms comprise just one component of what's been dubbed "The Grand Renovation." The massive refurbishment project has been underway for nearly a year. It's scheduled to wrap up in spring of 2013 with the opening of the highly anticipated Hakkasan Restaurant and Nightclub, which will span five levels and more than 75,000 square feet at MGM Grand's front entrance. Last week, the resort announced the completion of a $160 million overhaul of 4,212 rooms and suites.
The Stay Well rooms will be finished by mid October 2012. They are guaranteed to provide the amenities and services you need to have more control over and feel better about your Vegas travel experience. Expect to pay about $30 more per night above the prevailing room rates.


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Functional Consultant (Singapore)
Roles & Responsibilities – Functional Consultant
Bachelor's Degree required with stated academic achievement
Coursework in: Finance, Economics and/or Business is a plus but all majors welcome
Ability to work well under pressure
Team player, Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills
Fluency in any Asian language is a plus
Interest in technology is a plus
The successful candidate will:
Be responsible for monitoring and interpreting Regulatory changes in the financial sector.
Be responsible for translate' functional specifications for the (technical) development team and support this team in the overall development and testing process
Help the client to interpret regulatory requirement.
Help the client mapping requirement logic to client internal data.
5 years previous working experience in banking accounting and/or a functional analyst role, within a bank or within an IT company delivering financial software or within financial services
Knowledge of banking accounting and financial instruments
Person who has worked in Financial controller or responsible for sending the reports to regulator
Good database conceptual knowledge
Fluency in English
Fluency in any other Asian language
Any Banking Systems experience such as Finnacle
Bank regulatory reporting experience like MAS, HKMA or other countries
Worked in Financial Controller team or with central bank
Personal qualifications
Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
Responsible, methodical and organized
Client Focus, Self-learner and independent
Assertive, being able to make expert decisions based on personal judgment
Team player and Strong problem solving skills.


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modern: a lecture on the contemporary novel.
con•tem′po•rar′i•ly, adv.
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con•tem′po•rar′i•ness, n.
Whitewhite (hwīt, wīt),USA pronunciation adj., whit•er, whit•est, n., v., whit•ed, whit•ing.
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- (politically) ultraconservative.
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amorous: bedroom eyes.
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fur′ni•ture•less, adj.
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- equipment for streets and other public areas, as lighting standards, signs, benches, or litter bins.
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The Therm-a-Rest Down Coupler is a feather bed for backcountry cuddling with your sweetheart. The Down Coupler is a quilted, 650 fill down cover, built to combine two mattresses inside your tent. This way, you won't find yourself falling in between your mattress and your partner's. The quilt comes in three different sizes so you can combine mattresses of up to 60 inches. Leave the rain fly off your tent and count the stars side by side atop the feathery softness.
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I recently got my hands on a Galaxy Gio, but there were still some old accounts on it. Therefore I did a factory reset, but it never booted back up from that. I only seem to have download mode available...
So I wanted to try to do something via Odin to maybe fix it. Plugged the phone in, but it's not recognized by my computer. I know it's not a cable/driver issue since it does see my Galaxy S3 (also broken, eMMC issue damnit).
Any idea's, as to either the original problem (not booting since fac. reset) or the "can't recognise" problem? Any help would be appreciated
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Garden City, NY Nassau Community College is pleased to announce that Fredrick Neglia has recently been appointed Assistant Director for Public Safety. In his position, Neglia will be responsible for coordinating the new peace officer program on campus. He will also be the liaison between the College and the Nassau County Police Department, the District Attorney's Office, the Department of Criminal Justice and other County departments.
Neglia brings a wealth of experience in law enforcement and community policing to his position. He worked for over 20 years in the New York Police Department, eventually attaining the rank of detective investigator. In addition, Neglia has done security administration consultant work for the New York Stock Exchange.
Neglia is excited about working with the College community. "It's very enjoyable to work with the young people at the College. I look forward to meeting more of them," he said. "My co-workers in the public safety department have been extremely kind and helpful as well," added Neglia.
Neglia lives in Wantagh with his wife Ann. The couple has three grown children.
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Walter Pall's main blog about bonsai and his work with trees from day to day. Lots of good pictures of good trees and lots of valuable information about bonsai.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
in Harrisburg, PA already
At my gallery in OFFERS and there in American pines and American junipers one can see msot of the trees we are talking about here.
Next week on Thursday I will start to report about this.
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how long is the demo/expo going on. i am in new jersey and would like to attend. is this possible for me??
- April 30, 2009 at 9:58 PM
- Walter Pall said...
There will be workshops and demos until Sunday evening. You can come as silent observer. The trees will be here for much longer as far as they are not sold very quickly. There is considerable interest for the trees. But there will be outstanding collected trees at Nature's Way Nursery all year round.
- May 1, 2009 at 2:50 AM
- Walter Pall said...
I am authorized by Jim Doyle to announce that at Nature's Way Nursery in Harrisburg, PA everyone regardless of being in a workhsop or not gets 10 % off every one of the collected trees over this weekend until Sunday evening. For regular stuff other than these collected trees everyone gets 20 %. how about that!!!
- May 1, 2009 at 3:09 AM
Great demonstration at Nature's Way! The way you approached the Rocky Mountain pine makes me think you must have studied many photographs for quite some time before you made those cuts. Did you?
I am new to this. Thank you and Jim Doyle for the inspiration.(And the wry Austrian humor)
- May 4, 2009 at 11:45 PM
Thanks Walter. Let The Doyle's know the Ohio guys said Hi. I look forward to seeing the pictures.
- May 7, 2009 at 11:05 PM


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I've been aching for the longest time to talk books with people on a regular basis. You'd think that would be pretty simple being a librarian, right? Wrong. People don't ask me for reading suggestions. They ask about how to attach files to emails, or how to work the printer, or tell me all about their current medical woes and then ask me if we have books on aliens. I don't get to talk books.
I'm also a happily practicing member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I've been in a few short-lived Relief Society-based book clubs, some of which have asked for my professional assistance in picking books, while most have been happy to read whatever book by a general authority they can get for a good price on Amazon.
I'm surrounded by books all day. I spend a good portion of my week reading reviews and learning about new books to purchase. The intent of this blog is to take my religious life and professional life and combine them. I want to give LDS women (and men, no need to discriminate) books of good report to read that aren't necessarily by LDS authors (though I don't intend to *not* review those!). I want to let you know about new books that will hopefully inspire you, edify you, and give you a new perspective on life. I want to highlight literature that needs an audience. I hope I can achieve that with this blog.
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Jaden and Willow Smith Are Quietly Releasing New Music, and It's Good
They're growing up. Awwww!
The two children of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith are coming of age, and it's been a joy to watch the sprightly young things embrace their God-given right to milk the benefits of having famous parents. So far, we've learned that Willow probably spends her off hours reading Being and Time, while her brother Jaden fantasizes about a future that looks a lot like an Isaac Asimov novel. But in addition to showing us how weird they are, the heirs of Bel-Air have been casually dropping new and interesting music on SoundCloud. I know what you're thinking. Nepotism! Scientology! Celebrity children! Yuck! Yes, but you should ignore the things you read in Going Clear and just listen.
Willow Smith, "'Rta"
"I just want to make music so I can raise the consciousness level on this planet," Willow writes in her Soundcloud bio. Good luck with that! In other news, this song is great! It's a spacey, mellowed-out tune about self-love and brief encounters with "black-hole singularities." The song was produced Daniel D'artiste, who collaborates frequently with both Willow and her brother Jaden.
Jaden Smith, "Melancholy"
Jaden's lyrical calisthenics over Pink Floyd's classic Dark Side of the Moon track "Breathe" are so good that I am inclined to forgive him for wearing an Iron Man suit while on a date with Kylie Jenner. It's a brooding meditation on being rich, young, and famous in a world that's preoccupied with celebrity stunting. To wrap it up, Willow provides some glorious, soaring backing vocals.
Willow Smith, "Easy Easy" (King Krule cover)
There's something about one young artist covering another that leaves me all fuzzy inside. Here Willow's shimmery neo-soul vocals take on King Krule's breakout single "Easy Easy." Its spooky-yet-delightful mood does a great job maintaining the original's spirit of teen angst while also being a little more lighthearted.
dylAn feat. Willow Smith, "11:30pm"
Earlier this month, the EP This Is the Album dropped, featuring guest-spots by both Willow and Jaden. My favorite track is the opener, a super-smooth down-tempo cut that is perfect for bedtime listening thanks to Willow's soft coo.
Willow Smith, "Vibrations"
Maybe it's a little pretentious to title a mixtape Interdimensional Tesseract, but since Willow is only 14, I'm going to let this one slide! Also, this song is so smooth, it's impossible to be angry about anything while listening to it.


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Guest Blog: You Have Less Than A Year To Prepare For Mandatory Living Wage
Monday October 26, 2015
The UK government has announced that from April 2016, a mandatory living wage for employees over the age of 25 will be introduced. It currently stands at £6.50 and will be increased to £7.20.
Conservative First Secretary of State George Osborne said, 'Britain deserves a pay rise and Britain is getting a pay rise'.
Of course though, the issue is one that's very likely to be causing concern amongst employers. Though most reputable businesses will welcome the changes, it's understandable that leaders will be concerned about the impact that the new legislation could have on their bottom line. Fears have no doubt already begun to surface around the possibility of having to lose members of staff.
These are tough economic times, so it's sensible to start your planning processes as soon as possible.
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There are several factors at play here, so it's vital that you consider the impact in the wider sense. The Office for Budget Responsibility has estimated that the change to minimum wage will cost approximately 1% of profits. The loss though could be partially offset by the fact that corporation tax will be cut to 19% in 2017, and then 18% in 2020.
In addition to this, businesses are expected to incur savings from a reduction in national savings contributions.
The bottom line? Speak with your accountant, and seek out tailored financial advice.
Start thinking about how your systems will manage the changes
The new provisions will probably require your administrative processes to be updated. If you outsource your payroll to a third party provider, get in touch right away so you can ensure that you're suitably prepared.
Also think about your policy documentation and any updates that will be necessary. Consider your recruitment paraphernalia, onboarding and induction processes, communications around pay bands and structures, and so on. Now could be a great time for an overall refresher to make sure you're ready.
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Increasing productivity is obviously much easier said than done though. It requires effective leadership, plenty of support and possibly further training for your employees, and often, a shift in deeply embedded company culture. Recognise the work that this kind of objective will involve, but don't shy away from the challenge. By the time April comes, you'll be pleased that you sought to raise your bar.
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Sheet Mulching and More: How to Compost Your Move
House Move Waste Perfect for the Garden
Only a few weeks ago I claimed that you know when you're a hippy when you take your compost with you when moving house. Now I'm rethinking that statement – you know when you're a hippy when you not only move your compost, but you compost your move too. You see, as we all know, moving creates a lot of trash – and much of it is cardboard and newspaper (preferably reclaimed from your local co-op!). And seeing as we are in a new house, with plenty of weeding to do, and plenty of compost needed in the near future – we thought that the best way to get rid of all this waste was to use it in the garden. Cardboard boxes were stripped of tape, flattened and laid out over weeds – they'll then be covered with topsoil, compost and other organic matter. This is a technique much loved by permaculturists, known as sheet mulching, and can be a great way to tame unruly weeds. When you need to plant something, you simply dig down, puncture a hole in the cardboard, and plant straight through.
Crumpled newspaper, smaller cardboard boxes and random bits of cardboard were all added to the compost heap, mixed with a good deal of cleared plants and weeds, a dollop of our previous compost, some coffee grounds, and a generous sprinkling of the author's pee. If our previous attempts at this high-fibre method of composting are anything to go by, we should have dark, crumbly, fertile compost by spring. For more on sheet mulching, check out Agroforestry.net, and for more on high-fibre composting, take a look at the Wikipedia entry. And for those readers who raised concerns about adding toxins to the soil, from sounding out fellow TreeHuggers it seemed there was a consensus that corrugated cardboard or newspaper is probably OK, but you may want to go easy on waxed cartons and the like.
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Standalone Map Updated: Tons of Loot!by alayton at 4:35pm
We've just launched a massive update to the standalone map: thousands of new loot markers! On top of that, each one is clickable to see what items can spawn there. This is still an early version, but I think it's definitely a good start.
The changes in the way DayZ works now have also brought some changes to the way the loot map works. First, there's no longer such a thing as residential, industrial, military, etc spawns. Instead, spawns are categorized as Weapons, Equipment, Clothes, Supplies, or Medical based on a weighted ranking of amount of items available there.
The details on how that works are pretty simple. Each item belongs to a category, and each category is given a weight. There's a ton of different books, so they get a weight of 0.1, while there aren't many weapons, so they get a much higher weight. We go through all of the items that come from a spawn, add up their weights, and the category on top decides how the spawn is categorized. This means that a Weapons spawn isn't guaranteed to have any weapons spawned, but it's more likely that they'll be there than at other spawns.
Another change that helps in many cases is that each building can have multiple spawn areas, which each have their own type of loot. The fire stations, for example, have areas with names that tell you where those particular items can spawn: garage lockers, tower lockers, etc.
Again, this is an early version! I've made large changes to the way things work behind the scenes, and while I've made every effort to make sure things like custom marker sets still work, there's always the chance that I missed something. If you find something that's broken, send us an email or a tweet @DayZDB to let me know!
The icons show probability of look spawning and the type of loot not that it will be there.
is there any place i can see the last updates for SA, and what they brought to the game(weapons/items) because i cant wait to get my hands on a shotgun and also carry enough ammo for it ;D
I find a lot of shotgun,M4, and mosin ammo but barely ever find .357 ammo.
And when are you adding vehicles
I was wondering if it was possible to give a direction in either degrees or at least a cardinal direction, ex. NE etc., in addition to giving the distance between two points. Sorry if this is not the proper place to ask for this feature but not sure where else to put it. Keep up the good work, love all the work you guys do.
i am facing some bugs on DayZ Stand Alone.. actually, 2 bugs that is pissing me of. the first happens sometimes when the server is going to crash, i just lost my charecter, i mean, i just respawn as a new one.. );
and the second one, is when i swap a iten, for exemple, a m4 to a mosin... and in the sequence, the m4 desapear forever and ever and ever.. and when you are running, you just run over the wall, and fall.. and die...
i know the game is a alpha, but i think it is cool to report some boring bugs (:
hello i have been starting to play dayz yesterday been loking on videos for a long time and where good weapons are but when i try to find anything i cant find any of the loots makes it hard to even kill zombies befor i get an axe....
On the DayZ Steam Page. They post all updates made to DayZ right on the main page.
Does anyone know if Loot spawn will change ? today i spawns at reboot, and if you log on later the first to log on have taken all weapons.. only axes and so are left.


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These rotors are great. Zero noise on the road, and fantastic braking response. I'm using EBC green stuff pads, and I'm real happy with that. Great improvement over stock braking. The black coating does not last more than 30 seconds when you drive it, so don't get excited about that. It's meant to be a corrosion protector, not for visual sweetness.