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COLLABORATING TO PROMOTE PROGRESS
Perimeter Magazine
Slice of PI
Perimeter Institute has established new collaboration agreements with the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, and with both TRIUMF, Canada's national laboratory for particle and nuclear physics, and SNOLAB, Canada's underground science laboratory specializing in neutrino and dark matter physics.
Like Perimeter, the Weizmann Institute of Science is a multidisciplinary research institution seeking to improve our understanding of nature, and its Faculty of Physics includes both theorists and experimental scientists. The three-year agreement between Perimeter and the Weizmann Institute will facilitate research visits and promote scientific collaboration between the two institutes. It will also encourage collaboration on educational outreach programming, an area of particular focus at both institutes.
Perimeter has become an international hub for the study of theoretical physics and the current agreements follow similar partnerships with the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge, and the International Centre for Theoretical Physics – South American Institute for Fundamental Research, among others.
Closer to home, Perimeter has also partnered with fellow Canadian institutes TRIUMF and SNOLAB to convene a new international summer school for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers on hot topics in particle physics. The Tri-Institute Summer School on Elementary Particles (TRISEP) will feature leading particle physicists lecturing on collider physics, neutrino physics, dark matter, Monte Carlo techniques, and physics beyond the Standard Model.
"Canada's growth into a world leader in basic physics is very exciting. This summer school is a collaborative enterprise between SNOLAB, TRIUMF, and Perimeter Institute to attract top students globally and prepare them to become leaders in the field," said Neil Turok, Director of Perimeter Institute.
Perimeter Associate Faculty members Cliff Burgess and Itay Yavin are members of the Advisory Committee for TRISEP 2013, which will take place at TRIUMF in Vancouver from July 1 to 12, 2013. Further summer schools are planned for 2014 and 2015, hosted by SNOLAB and Perimeter respectively.
About Perimeter Institute
Perimeter Institute is the world's largest research hub devoted to theoretical physics. The independent Institute was founded in 1999 to foster breakthroughs in the fundamental understanding of our universe, from the smallest particles to the entire cosmos. Research at Perimeter is motivated by the understanding that fundamental science advances human knowledge and catalyzes innovation, and that today's theoretical physics is tomorrow's technology. Located in the Region of Waterloo, the not-for-profit Institute is a unique public-private endeavour, including the Governments of Ontario and Canada, that enables cutting-edge research, trains the next generation of scientific pioneers, and shares the power of physics through award-winning educational outreach and public engagement.
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NOTRE DAME FIRE: A LOSS OF CULTURE
The significantly historical Notre Dame up in flames as it was caused by an unknown source.
Zayna Sheikh, Reporter
The power of architecture lies within its permanence. While generations of people come and go, monuments outlast mortality. These structures stand as a testament to human ambition, will, and perseverance. They are supposed to remain even after our stories and legacies have faded from human memory.
At the start of the Christian Holy week, a fire engulfed the Notre Dame, the beloved 850 year old embodiment of French culture and history. With the destruction of the iconic spire and the oak wood ceiling, centuries of work was lost. Worldwide, people watched in horror as a cherished religious and cultural symbol burned for hours on end.
"When I visited the Notre Dame, it was like I could feel the centuries of history. Even though the Mass was in French and I couldn't understand, I still felt a connection. I felt the emotion beneath their words," said junior Kyle Stromberg.
The Cathedral's history began in 1163 as its first cornerstone was placed. It was finished nearly three centuries later in 1345 when its legacy began as the peak of medieval Gothic architecture. It was the site of numerous coronations such as the crowning of Napoleon Bonaparte as emperor, as well as home to hundreds of priceless artifacts. Throughout the centuries, it became a tangible representation of French people and their spirit.
In the wake of the fire, the pledging of almost 730 million for the Cathedral's reconstruction has sparked controversy. In France, opponents of the excessive donations argue that the money would be better invested in the frequently protested social inequality that exists within the country. Others worldwide denounce the donors for not placing their money towards countries suffering from war, poverty, and genocide.
"So much of the money that they willingly [donated] for the reconstruction could have easily been donated to ongoing matters such as the Flint water crisis and mosque bombings. The influx of donations just goes to show that wealthy people are capable of contributing to world problems, yet don't," said junior Dina Hasan.
French President Emmanuel Macron has promised the completion of its rebuilding within the next five years. However, many felt that even with its reconstruction, centuries of history had been irreversibly lost in the few hours that the fire took place.
"It's such a huge building, and it was crazy to think that such a [structure] could be destroyed in a matter of hours when it took so long to build," said junior Maria Guerrero.
However, Windsor Castle, Rio de Janeiro's National Museum, the White House, and countless other historical landmarks and monuments have been rebuilt from ruin with the same love and talent as the original construction. While the devastation of this Cathedral may be mourned, the culture, history, and sheer human ambition that it stood for will be remembered forever.
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Have just purchased 17" MAK Veleno Mirror alloys - opted for these as I thought when there is weight in the car I can see problems occuring with 18"'s and rubbing and the fact of 'unsprung mass' on the dampers for alloys over 17" and then there is feeling every little rut in the road! Anyways... I will upload pics when they are on!
Pics of new alloys (at the local hand car wash!)!! Oh, Now that I have these new alloys I will be looking to sell my old Mazda alloys - with tyres if any one is interested!>?
Nice! Not too dis-similar to the ultraleggeras i want. Good work mate.
what tyres & alloys you had before?
comfort > wheel gap...I went for the less wheel gap option...and with these neglected cotswold roads i regreat it sometimes.
The alloys before were standard 15" Mazda alloys. The tyres are Yokohama Aspec's 195 / 65 / 15.
The alloys are in tip top condition only two very small marks to the outside edge - hardly noticeable! There is a small amount of corrosion around the centre caps on all four wheels.
Two of the tyres (that were on the front) have barely any tread left, but the other two probably have around 4 - 5 mm - so would make a good spares or, if you required/wanted new alloys altogether!
I will be putting them on eBay shortly - will post a link!
I would go with 17's...with the way these roads are I wish I would of went with 17's..


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Make your way to the Cargo Bay, fighting past the Idryll and the explosive decompression.
Destroy this Storage Container. Inside is Golden Starship 36.
Kill the Idryll then take this ladder up to the catwalk, where more Idryll beam aboard. Health and energy terminals are visible through the catwalk.
Defeat the remaining Idryll and Korban initiates a system lockdown. Pass through this now-available Jeffries tube.
Wait for the flame to subside then jump down.
Then up the ladder and through this hatch. Take the next hatch on the right as well.
After the explosion, jump down through this hole.
You're back in the Library. Use this console and Golden Starship 37 beams in behind you.
Assist Tuvok in defending the corridor.
Tuvok orders you through this hatch to defend Sick Bay.
You must protect Jurot. Defeat these Idryll then pass through the door visible in the background. Sickbay is directly across the corridor.
Approach Jurot. More Idryll beam in. Defeat them.
Chell requires assistance in Engineering. Jurot advises you to take this Jeffries tube. Note the health terminal.
Follow the Jeffries tube down a ladder to this Cargo Bay and more Idryll. Note the health and energy terminals.
Barclay: "The warp core is overheating. Everyone out!" Approach him to view a cutscene of Idryll sabotaging the warp core.
Each device's explosion will add to the warp core temperature. Destroy them before they explode.
Standing on this table will give you a good vantage point and place you strategically for upcoming events.
The arrows mark common beam-in points for the Idryll. Don't forget to watch the upper level.
If you are successful at repelling the saboteurs, you are ordered to use your tricorder on this Warp Core Energy Panel (the table you were standing on).
Ugh. The time you have left is dependent upon how fast you've repelled the Idryll saboteurs. Here's the solution.
If you route power too slowly you must eject the core. Barclay gives you the code. Use your tricorder on the indicated panel.
Take the ladder up to the indicated Jeffries hatch. Pass through to find Golden Starship 38.
Take a turbolift to the Bridge. Defend Picard from the attacking Idryll.
Head into the Observation Lounge before the action finishes to find Golden Starship 39. View a cutscene to end the level.


Description MultiAppUserObjectTransfer transfers information from a UserObject in the master/sub application to an AuxVariable in the sub/master application based on the direction of transfer (to_multiapp/from_multiApp).
To MultiApp If the AuxVariable in the sub applications is a nodal AuxVariable, for each node in the sub application the value at the corresponding position in the master application is queried from the master UserObject, and this value is set to the AuxVariable at that node. A similar approach is followed for the elemental AuxVariable but with the centroid of the element instead of nodal position.
From MultiApp For nodal AuxVariable in the master application, it is first determined whether the node is contained within the bounding box of the sub application. If the master node lies within a sub application's bounding box, the value of the sub application UserObject at that location is transferred to the master AuxVariable. A similar approach is followed for the elemental AuxVariable but with the centroid of the master element instead of nodal position.
When all_master_nodes_contained_in_sub_app option is set to true, an error is generated if the master node/element does not lie within the bounding boxes of any of the sub applications. An error is also generated if the master node/element lies within the bounding boxes of 2 or more sub applications.
user_objectThe UserObject you want to transfer values from. Note: This might be a UserObject from your MultiApp's input file!
Description:The UserObject you want to transfer values from. Note: This might be a UserObject from your MultiApp's input file!
all_master_nodes_contained_in_sub_appFalseSet to true if every master node is mapped to a distinct point on one of the subApps during a transfer from sub App to Master App. If master node cannot be found within bounding boxes of any of the subApps, an error is generated.
Description:Set to true if every master node is mapped to a distinct point on one of the subApps during a transfer from sub App to Master App. If master node cannot be found within bounding boxes of any of the subApps, an error is generated.
Description MultiAppUserObjectTransfer transfers information from a UserObject in the master / sub application to an AuxVariable in the sub / master application based on the direction of transfer ( to _ multiapp / from _ multiApp ) .
To MultiApp If the AuxVariable in the sub applications is a nodal AuxVariable , for each node in the sub application the value at the corresponding position in the master application is queried from the master UserObject , and this value is set to the AuxVariable at that node . A similar approach is followed for the elemental AuxVariable but with the centroid of the element instead of nodal position .
From MultiApp For nodal AuxVariable in the master application , it is first determined whether the node is contained within the bounding box of the sub application . If the master node lies within a sub application ' s bounding box , the value of the sub application UserObject at that location is transferred to the master AuxVariable . A similar approach is followed for the elemental AuxVariable but with the centroid of the master element instead of nodal position .


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Pablo Picasso Boy Leading a Horse Paris, 1905-06
New on view
MoMA, Floor 5, 503 The Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Galleries
Picasso developed this painting from the central motif of an unrealized mural of four mounted riders and a walking figure leading a horse. Determinedly striding forward, the youth seen here exudes confidence, his clenched fist compelling the slender steed to follow him without any reins. The vigorous mark-making, relative lack of fine details, and shifting hues of browns and grays all speak to an evolution in Picasso's art. But this subdued palette and restrained expressivity would soon be broken by the artist's radical Cubist explorations in the ensuing years.
Gallery label from 2019
7' 2 7/8" x 51 5/8" (220.6 x 131.2 cm)
The William S. Paley Collection
© 2022 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Pablo Picasso has 1,246 works online.
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We have identified these works in the following photos from our exhibition history.
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Picasso: 75th Anniversary May 4–Sep 8, 1957
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Four Americans in Paris: The Collections of Gertrude Stein and Her Family Dec 19, 1970–Mar 1, 1971 1 other work identified
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Pablo Picasso: A Retrospective May 16–Sep 30, 1980
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Galleries Thannhauser, Berlin, by August 31, 1935
William S. Paley, New York, purchased through Albert Skira, Geneva and Marie Harriman Gallery, New York, from Galleries Thannhauser, Berlin and Lucerne on August 28, 1936 until 1964
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View Quetta result year 2015 from all educational boards.
Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Quetta has the responsibility to conduct the exams of FA/FSc class in the colleges located in the Baluchistan province. Quetta Board manages the Inter class annual exams in the month of April while it takes three weeks in preparation of the HSSC class result 2015. BISE Quetta Board manages the 11th class exams in the first week of April and the 12th class annual exams after some time of the 1st year exams starting. The science students have to appear in the practical papers of Intermediate class annual exams, which are ended in the last week of April or in the first week of May.
When BISE Quetta prepares the HSSC-I result 2015, it is announced in the main auditorium of the board. The teachers and students are present in the Quetta Board HSSC-II result 2015 as the names of the position holder students are announced there. The candidates can find the Intermediate-I result 2015 on this page. They also find the detailed marks in all subject of Inter-II for the facility of the students.
You can check BISE Quetta Board Inter result 2015 online at www.result.pk here.


Tense-wise, how would you categorize this?
Should this be accepted as an example for the present continuous tense? My first instinct was no, but the omitted "who are" is throwing me off.
"There are children" - present simple, if "there" is the subject, and then "children playing on the street" is a participle construction.
Whereas, "Childrean are playing there, on the street" would be present progressive. That usually requires a tense marker like "currently". The "there" might fill that role. At least it is certainly not the subject of a SVO; so, "are children ..." is a V2-Inversion and it uses present progressive (or continuous).
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NICE thumbs up for Servier's heart drug Procoralan
Selina McKee
Servier's Procoralan has won the backing of cost regulators for the National Health Service in England and Wales as an option for patients with chronic heart failure (CHF).
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has published draft guidelines this morning (Tuesday) recommending the use of Procoralan (ivabradine) as an option for people with CHF, when used in combination with standard therapy such as a beta blocker.
Heart failure is a complex clinical syndrome that affects about 900,000 people in the UK, though this number is on the rise because of the improving prognosis of coronary artery disease, a key cause of the condition, as well as the ageing population and the availability of better therapies.
Still, currently around 30% to 40% of patients diagnosed with heart failure die within a year, although after this point mortality dips to less than 10% per year.
Heart failure accounts for a total of one million inpatient bed days - 2% of all NHS inpatient bed-days - and 5% of all emergency medical admissions to hospital, and hospital admissions as a direct result of the condition are forecast to rocket by 50% over the next 25 years.
Consequently, the aim of treatment for heart failure is not only to improve life expectancy and quality of life for patients but also to avoid these costly hospitalisations, which is particularly pertinent during the current NHS efficiency savings drive.
Cost effective for NHS
Clinical trials of Procoralan have demonstrated the drug's ability to reduce mortality and improving quality of life in patients with some types of chronic heart failure.
This, coupled with its relatively low cost of £40.17 per 56-tablet pack, led the NICE's Appraisal Committee to agree that the incremental cost for the drug is likely to be around £8,500 per QALY (quality adjusted life year), and that it is therefore likely to represent value for money as an option to treat CHF.
Even so, the Committee "was mindful that there is robust evidence for the effectiveness of ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers and aldosterone antagonists that are used routinely in managing heart failure", and so has stipulated that Procoralan should be initiated "only after optimal treatment with these drugs has been achieved when patients are still symptomatic after receiving optimised initial therapies, or when beta-blockers are contraindicated as specified in the marketing authorisation or not tolerated by the patients".
Roche/Daiichi Sankyo's Zelboraf backed by CHMP
Stable angina: optimal drug treatment first, says NICE
SHIFT results find marked Procoralan benefit in CHF


I'm not very familiar with the migratory habits of geese. All I know is that two landed in my front pond several months ago and today four flew away. I don't blame them, for as I write this lesson on July30, it is 105 degrees outside. I remember early in the spring when the gander and his mate flew into our pond. They made a rather significant honking noise which could be heard far away. There they were gracefully swimming in the pond. It took a few days, but they finally began to explore the territory around the pond. What elegance as they cautiously strutted around! The shades of brown in their feathers were so vivid. A Canadian goose is simply a very beautiful bird. The male stands guard and looks about as the female grazes, then she becomes the sentry while the gander eats. If they only knew they had nothing to fear from us; but that is their nature and I was in no position to change it. At first, as we would drive down our driveway, the birds would keep their distance and gradually make their way toward the safety of the water. But as time passed, they seemed to be more at ease with us. Each morning they were out front, walking around and making a beautiful spectacle of themselves. They would fly around the neighborhood – I guess to scope out the other ponds and terrain – but they would always return to our pond.
One morning we saw two baby chicks with the pair of geese. The chicks are not so beautiful yet -just a bunch of fuzz on a plump little body – like in the story of the Ugly Duckling. But as the days passed, the chicks took on the appearance of their parents. It was so informative to watch this family. They walked everywhere together. They visited our back pond, they walked to my neighbor's pond, they had regularly swimming lessons wherever they went. It was obvious that the parents were intent on instructing their young in all the nuances of first being a land goose. The time for flying had not yet come, but the chicks were getting much larger and more beautiful. I could get rather close to them at times, but they always made certain of their way of escape to the pond. Last week I noticed something new in their activities. The parents would run along the ground flapping their wings for short distances at first, then for longer distances. The chicks were right by their side flapping their wings also. This went on for several days, but never did they "take off" into the air. Today they did. All four flew away. I guess when a bird begins to fly, nature takes over, and no more practice is needed. I don't know where they went, but if it were me I'd head north to cooler lands! They are gone for now, but maybe they'll return next spring. I hope so! I can't prove it, but I think this pair of geese visited us and raised a family at our pond two years ago.
Only in Christ is there eternal hope (I Thess. 4:13).
Those who sleep (die, "fly away") are taken immediately to Christ in the spirit, because He brings them with Him when He comes back (I Thess. 4:14; 2 Cor. 5:8).
They will be bodily resurrected (I Thess. 4:16).
Those alive when Christ comes will be caught up ("to fly away") with them (I Thess. 4:17).
We will all be transformed into His likeness (1 Jn 3:2; 1 Cor.15:51).
This Rapture will happen before God's judgment (the tribulation) on the earth (I Thess. 5:9). Certainly, a lot of events are told in these verses, and each one is a study in itself; but Oh what a great truth about those who die in Christ! Each generation is taught to look for His coming; it could happen at any moment. However, if Jesus delays His coming, we too will die and be ushered into His presence. The old song says, "Some glad morning when this life is o're, I'll fly away; to a home on God's celestial shore, I'll fly away." It is fascinating to think that there will be a generation alive when Jesus returns who will be transformed, along with the dead in Christ, and together they will "fly away" into the presence of Jesus forever. Just think, wherever He is, we will be with Him for all eternity. The Bible describes a series of events that follow the Rapture, but that is a study for another day.
I was sad to see the geese fly away because I had gotten rather used to them. I probably will never see them again and the chances of their return are very remote. However, that is not true with loved ones in Christ who have passed away. I have lost both my parents in addition to many other family members. Some of you have lost loved ones who belonged to the Lord. Because they believed in Jesus, I fully expect to see them again based on the promises of scripture (1 Thess. 4:17). What a reunion that will be! And the best part of the entire Rapture story is that we will see Jesus, the one who made it all possible. In the meantime, while we wait for His return let's keep busy serving Him (1 Thess. 5:10), because one day we are going to fly away with Him.
Like a bird from prison bars has flown, I'll fly away.


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On-call patient support Can you contact their staff easily to discuss therapy issues? Are their hours of operation convenient?
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3 Toxic Character Flaws That Cause CEOs To Fail
Tor Constantino,
Jan. 9, 2015, 10:54 AM
While CEO is a tough 24/7 job, it's easy to get lulled into an entitlement mindset.
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It's a bit of a cliché but there is also a bit of truth in the age—old adage, "absolute power corrupts absolutely."
The most powerful position in corporate America today is CEO.
To be clear, there are thousands of CEOs who are exceptional leaders, icons of virtue, committed philanthropists and individuals of the highest integrity — this is not an indictment against all CEOs.
However, power does affect humans and not always for the positive. It's naive to assume otherwise. The truth is that all of us have shortcomings, including individuals in the C-suite.
Make no mistake, the trappings of power can cause cracks and flaws in a CEO's character or make minor fissures more apparent. Here are a few of the most pronounced.
Sense of entitlement.
This is not isolated to C-level executives, but when you consider the continuing rise in executive compensation it makes for more fertile fields of "I deserve this." A recent report conducted by a national labor union — so take it with a grain of salt — found that CEO compensation is currently 331 times greater than the average worker and 774 times greater than an employee earning minimum wage.
I'm an ardent capitalist. I believe in pay-for-performance, and I understand the best-and-brightest leaders need competitive compensation packages — but the pay delta we're talking about here is borderline absurd.
The average total comp package of an S&P 500 CEO in 2013 was $11.7 million. A normal distribution curve for performance would suggest at least 25 percent of those leaders didn't earn their pay. GE is famous for ranking all its employees and firing the bottom 10 percent of its performers. While that's a common performance review practice among the rank-and-file, it's unheard of among top-ranking leaders.
While CEO is a tough 24/7 job, it's easy to get lulled into an entitlement mindset. If you've never seen that type of entitlement, you haven't spent enough time along mahogany row.
Is never wrong.
Every good leader needs a strong sense of self, solid decision-making abilities and a cabal of trusted advisors. Despite those positives, problems arise when the CEO morphs into an all-knowing autocrat who squelches dissent and ideas.
It's human nature to seek information that reinforces pre-existing perceptions, concepts and world views. Additionally, it's also human nature for subordinates to appease and stroke the top executive's ego. It doesn't matter who you are, if the support staff around a CEO only tells the leader how great the leader's ideas and opinions are, that leader will tend to believe it.
CEOs tend to be more prone to this type of flaw given their unparalleled ability to control their own environment, access from advisors and information inputs. The issue is further compounded by counselors who massage and dilute the data, trends and information the CEO needs to make the best decisions.
Above the truth.
News flash! There are absolute truths. Contrary arguments that assert there are no absolutes are self-defeating because the contradiction is an absolutist assertion itself. Truth and ethics matter in every aspect of life, including business.
The two previous CEO flaws can feed this last one of "being above the truth." The demands of a top-leadership position can poison a CEO's self talk to believe an internal monolog such as, "Those rules don't apply to me;" "I'm above those policies;" "I've earned the right to take a pass this time;" "I'm unique in this regard."
That insidious internal conversation that tells them they're different than everyone else is how leaders fall.
Those flawed thoughts can lead to flawed actions. From politics, entertainment, business, sports and non-profits the number of top executives who put their personal needs, egos, greed or appetites above the truth have been legion.
From seemingly small things, such as claiming an unearned degree on a resume to committing felonies such as contract kickbacks or embezzlement, they're all issues of deception varying only in scale and scope.
Obviously, these flaws can occur at any level of an organization and they do, but that only reinforces the point that the CEO's position of strength might actually feed their weaknesses.
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Ixhoz: Tribulation, formerly known as Lich haven, is a moody, Witchaven style dungeon crawler.
This mod does not require any Iwad to run, and (64-bit) GZDoom 3.2.0 is included.
The project is nowhere near finished, so I was a bit hesitant to post this here, but I could use feedback and bug reports, since I become uninterested after having to play through it myself constantly. There are some bugs that I'm aware of, such as infighting not working properly, and monsters occasionally attacking breakable objects. Also the experience/leveling system is not finished, but in a later update will allow you to spend stat points to increase basic things like health and strength.
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This is beautiful! Absolutely stellar work so far, dude, this is atmospheric as hell.
This is amazing! The combat is very satisfying. I didn't know I could parry until I accidentally did lol. Very awesome! Atmosphere is spot on too!
This is very inspiring as well. I've wanted to make something as technical as this as well, and this just shows me that it is possible. Amazing work.
EDIT: Okay, I could see where the combat is lacking. Parry doesn't always work, but this is still WIP... I thought it was done well, better than Total Chaos for sure, but needs some refinement.
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Nice! Since its standalone, u can even think about selling it on STEAM. GZdoom is jyst as much a game dev engine as is Unreal and Unity.
I played this a little bit and, while I thought the general atmosphere was amazing, the gameplay itself was... not great. I don't know what another post was on about saying the combat was "satisfying". Constant monotonous hit and run against enemies that take far too many hits to die is not exactly what I'd call satisfying. Someone mentioned the parry, I personally found no use for it. The weapons don't respond quickly enough to let you salvage a whiffed attack by parrying, Maybe it's a little tense the first few times, but once you get into the rhythm it's just repetitive and boring. You're punished for trying to speed this up by the weapon degradation mechanic, which traps you into a conundrum I can't personally solve. Do you use your nice weapons to speed up the combat, but have them break on you when you need them the most, or do you use inferior weapons and turn every fight into a slog? I haven't even bothered trying to use a bone for anything other than breaking open containers, I hate to think how garbage it would be as an actual weapon.
I think the combat will probably speed up once the leveling is introduced, but as the mod stands at the current time, it's just not fun to play. It is, at least, beautiful to look at, even if it's more than a little monochromatic.
Thanks for the feedback, and I understand your complaints about the current state of the mod and it's combat. I am aware of the very sluggish, and rather under powered feel of the few (unbalanced) weapons, and how some things don't make much sense, such as the amount of hits it takes to kill (what would appear to some be weak lowly) enemies, how a lite dagger is just as slow as a heavier morning star, and how the same steel morning star has the exact same durability as a wooden club.Things such as the breakable weapons and parrying are more gimmicky and experimental, and may be cut later in development if they only continue to drag things down, and perhaps some other mechanics will be scrapped (Hunger and the basic crafting) since may seem useless to many, and because I wish to avoid making a confused cluttery mess of a mod.
About parrying, one thing that I added to make this mechanic slightly useful was by having enemies enter a stunned state after you parried their attack, but due to a bug this does not always happen. The "Highwayman" or Marauder encountered on the second map, is one of the few enemies that is capable of Feigning their attacks, and parrying your own strikes, followed by a quick counter attack that I realize gives players very little time to react. The ability to kick, and dodge, which has been utilized in dozens other mods is present, but because of the short delay and what you said about the response times, it only adds to the slow and repetitive movements.
I know that this mod and it's gameplay (or at least in it's current state) won't appeal to everyone, since being a Doom mod, it's probably expected to be as fast paced or play very similar to the game that it's being built on. A while ago, someone had mentioned to me that the combat was similar to the first Condemned game, but I admit that it has been done much much worse here, because of the (non existent) learning/difficulty curve, long delays between attacks, too many monsters encountered at once with the lack of other combat options, under-powered weapons, enemies having unfair/cheap attacks, and just due to me becoming blind to these issues when play-testing my maps, since I often took the same slow paced tactical approach (if you could even call it that), which I know will be a huge turn off to potential players, and just makes the game feel much more like a chore.
I will look into these issues to and see what I can do to improve the mod.
Heya. I've seen your mod and liked it, yet download links are all broken.
Wow, this is great! i love the alpha so far!
"It's howdy doody time kiddies, the bad man is here."
I love this. It reminded me so much of King's Field and Arx Fatalis (which I also love), but it still felt totally original. I can't wait to play more.
The slow pace absolutely suits it in my opinion, but it's true that you can't react quickly enough to anything. Recovering from swinging a weapon really shouldn't take that long, even if it's a zweihander. Kicking was hard to aim, but it was still more useful for stunning the enemy than parrying most of the time; maybe you could combine those two things somehow? It's also hard to judge how far away a melee attack will connect, and it seems like even knives have a 10 foot reach both for you and your enemies, which really feels weird.
I think the combat isn't bad, though. It was pretty intense in general and it had gravity. I could play through an entire game like that. Maybe it's one of those cases where it depends on what you're comparing it to, and I thought of it more like a first-person RPG than action or horror per se.
Getting to explore a strange world that's full of secrets is my favorite thing, and you nailed it. It's really good at being tense, spooky, and mysterious, too.
I didn't know what to do for Hemi, but I love that he was there and that I got to find him.
It's either too dark or too monochrome...or something. I like the art and I appreciate what you're going for, but lots of times weapons and items just become invisible on the ground. Everything might as well be wearing camo. A little more color would go a long way, like maybe just a little color in the dynamic lights attached to pickups. Learning what to look out for was interesting, but even after that it was hard to see things that were right in front of me.
I didn't understand most of what the HUD was showing me, and I never figured out what most of the items do. I had no idea there was crafting and I still wouldn't know how to do it. There are lots of references to cooking, and I kept trying to cook with no success. I wanted to be able to cook, too. I like mystery and having to figure things out for myself, but there wasn't a lot of feedback that I understood.
I kept picking things up, then later realizing I only made them cease to exist since I already had that weapon or the max amount of that item.
I didn't know what leveling up did for me. All I noticed was that SP changed from 0 to 3, but I had no idea what that meant.
I didn't know why I could run at some times but not others.
I don't feel like I ever had more fun because of breakable weapons (in any game). Having them wear out with the ability to repair them is fine because it makes me try new things, but I like getting weapons as rewards and knowing they're just going to break takes that away from me. Pretty much the same deal with armor: I'd find a leather helmet and put it on, and literally one hit later it's gone.
I love that there's a shop, but again I didn't really know what most of that stuff was. There was a door I couldn't find a key for, so I went back and bought lockpicks, but that didn't help at all.
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Imagine a candidate for president challenging the political parties to begin having a healthier conversation about values. Now, imagine that candidate is a Democrat. Awkward, right?
The virtues of family and Christian values are not Democrat mantras. Chants of "freedom" are also not in the typical liberal playbook. I never understood why not. And now I know why.
Because it is total nonsense.
These are topics that the GOP preaches about, as if only they can. They have been successful at presenting themselves as having cornered the market on American values for as long as I can remember. The Republican-American dream imagery is as vivid as a fresh-from-the-oven apple pie. Yes, it is an image one can almost smell too.
Pete Buttigieg, of all people, is changing that conversation.
"People talk about things like marriage equality as a moral issue, and it is certainly a moral issue as far as I'm concerned," Mayor Pete said in speech on Sunday night.
This kind of politician speak is as common as a Joe Biden hug. So, what's the weird part?
"It's a moral issue because being married to Chasten has made me a better human being. Because it has made me more compassionate, more understanding, more self-aware, and more decent…" Buttigieg continued. And there's more.
Again though, these words are typical of a newly and happily married person. I remember thinking the same thing when I was still technically a newlywed. And listening to these comments reminded me that I still feel that way.
Judging by the GOP reaction, and both Mike and Karen Pence's specifically, one might think those comments were some kind of attack on them. They would be wrong about that, but I understand why they are so sensitive about the discussion.
Make no mistake about it. When Pence was Governor of Indiana, he actively tried to make marriages like Pete and Chasten Buttigieg's invalid, or impossible in the state. I can't tell you how glad I am that he failed. I'm not as glad as the Buttiegieg's, but their happiness is contagious. Wouldn't it be something if a politician's private life caused an infectious and viral sense of joy? That would definitely shock our political system.
The real reason why this matters is not just about these two couples and their personal lives. Not exactly. The important part of it is that Mayor Pete wants Americans to know the values by which he and his family live. He wants us to know about those values first. They are the foundation of his campaign and I expect will be the root of his policy positions.
First things first though. He is introducing himself to the nation not by attacking Pence, or even Trump, which is the easiest, laziest thing to do for any Democrat today. He is introducing himself by being as virtuous and exemplary as Pence claims to be.
And he is doing it all while being gay. That's the really awkward part for some people, although I am happy to report that more than 70% of Americans are comfortable with a gay president.
Maybe that's why so many in the GOP feel like they are being attacked. A gay couple shouldn't be able to make Americans believe they have classic American values. That's just not fair.
Democrats can have faith. They can be tough and care about the environment. They can be compassionate toward people, and intolerant of authoritarian regimes across the globe. They can be gay and virtuous. They can be a Rhodes Scholar and a veteran.
"I work very hard to make sure that when we oppose this president we're not emulating him," Buttigieg said in an interview on ABC's Good Morning America last week.
Talk about awkward. He's going to oppose the Trump/Pence team with class? That must terrify them.
His top priority was to give voters an idea of what makes him tick. At his campaign kick off on Sunday in South Bend, expect to hear fresh ideas about his values translating into real American progress.
Awkward. And thank God for that.


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When I saw the gorgeous gift box that the bracelet was tucked into, I knew it was going to be something special. The Moon Quadrants rose quartz bracelet is beautifully designed and crafted in timeless tradition. The quartz stone is quite large and very beautiful. The gemstone, with its gentle pink essence, is completely unique in color. It's accentuated with sterling silver and cultured pearls for an elegant and modern jewelry statement. Rose quartz is a stone of the heart, a crystal of unconditional love, and one of my favorites. The overall craftsmanship and attention to detail is wonderful. I'm over the moon with my purchase!
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I'm writing nine days before this will appear. I can't possibly know what's going on there in the time where you're at. The problem isn't that I can't predict the future. The problem is, like everyone else, I can't predict it correctly.
Therefore, when I get the urge to predict the future, I prefer to predict it far enough out that when it will have come about my actual predictions will have been forgotten, and I can say that what happened is what I said would. No one is going to go to the archives to check. That's one reason I will buck the trend and make predictions now for 2010 instead of 2009.
The other is, I have this theory about why 2001 was such a bad year: 2001: A Space Odyssey was too good. The movie jinxed the year. So, ipso reverso, 2010 should be a great year, because the movie 2010: The Year We Make Contact blew. Since I've never seen any of the movies set in 2009, I can't begin to guess what that year will be like.
So I will now predict the wonderful world of 2010.
I'll start with the easy stuff. There will be no aerial highways for flying cars, once again, in 2010. 2010 will be the first year in U.S. history that no one wonders for even a minute what having a Black president in the White House would be like. Some very bad weather will happen somewhere. In spite of all efforts to prevent it, terrorists somewhere will blow something up, so it will take even longer to get a ride on a ferry.
Every U.S. business will have received at least one bailout by the end of 2010. Some of them will have been bailed out two or three times. All the world's trees will finally be cut down in order to print all the money for the bailouts. In the summer, your kid's lawn mowing service will get a federal bailout.
In predicting local news, I'm trying to see the 2010 Mayor of Seattle. I'm getting an image -- it's fading in and out -- it's someone I don't know yet. But I can definitely predict everyone I know hopes I'm right.
Due to the economic downturn, Real Change will have more vendors than ever. As the number of vendors approaches the number of customers, we will have to make up for it by going daily. There will be not one, but two crossword puzzles in every issue.
There will be so many homeless people that area shelters will adopt an alphabetical admissions system. Everyone will get two days of shelter each month. The days you get shelter will depend on the first letter of your last name. The city will point to this system as proof that everyone is getting the shelter they need, so no new shelters will be funded.
As King County's Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness enters its sixth year, its Governing Council finally says, "Whoa, we're not getting anywhere at this," so they cross out "Ten" on all their literature and write "Twenty" above it, and put out a press release announcing that they're way ahead of schedule. Critics suggest they set the end date of the Plan to End Homelessness in the past. The Committee to End Homelessness is as likely to invent a time machine to return us to 1964 as they are to actually end homelessness by continuing to sit on their hands and wait for the magic federal pixies to solve the problem with federal pixie gold dust, as they have been doing.


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A Shreveport native, Lane attended the University of Texas at Austin for three years before returning to Shreveport and graduating from LSUS with a BS in Biology in 1989. He counsels college students to "start with a light load until a routine and good study habits are developed."
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Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain has died at age 61.
"It is with extraordinary sadness we can confirm the death of our friend and colleague, Anthony Bourdain," a spokesperson for the network said in a statement Friday morning. "His love of great adventure, new friends, fine food and drink and the remarkable stories of the world made him a unique storyteller. His talents never ceased to amaze us and we will miss him very much. Our thoughts and prayers are with his daughter and family at this incredibly difficult time."
In 2013, Bourdain began hosting the food and travel show Parts Unknown on CNN; he was working on a new episode in Strasbourg, France, when he took his own life. Bourdain's close friend, French chef Éric Ripert, found Bourdain unresponsive in his hotel room Friday morning.
A Travel Channel spokesperson added, "We are stunned and deeply saddened to hear that the world is now without its global ambassador, Anthony Bourdain. He was an incredible talent who showed us beautiful, gritty, complicated and delicious places in every corner of the world. His wit and perspective will be missed. Our thoughts are with his family at this difficult time."
Publisher Daniel Halpern, president of Ecco, gave E! News a statement regarding the chef's death. "I've known Tony as an author and friend for many years. He not only revolutionized the memoir genre with his groundbreaking and iconic work Kitchen Confidential, he supported emerging voices and chefs with his imprint Anthony Bourdain Books," he said. "His death is a great personal tragedy. Our thoughts are with his daughter and family at this difficult time."
Season eleven of Parts Unknown premiered on the network last month. The hit series has received five Emmy Awards (from 11 nominations), and in 2013, Peabody Award judges honored Bourdain and Parts Unknown for "expanding our palates and horizons in equal measure." They praised him for being "irreverent, honest, curious, never condescending..."
Born on June 25, 1956, in New York City, Bourdain spent his formative years in Leonia, N.J. The son of a Columbia Records music executive and a New York Times staff editor, his love affair with food began during a family vacation to France, when he tried his first oyster on a local fisherman's boat. Years later, Bourdain dropped out of Vassar College and enrolled in the Culinary Institute of America, graduating in 1978. In the following decades, he ran a number of popular kitchens in New York City, including One Fifth Avenue, Sullivan's and the Supper Club.
In his twenties, when he was on his own, Bourdain became addicted to drugs. "I was a complete a--hole. Selfish, larcenous, druggy, loud, stupid, insensitive and someone you would not want to have known. I would have robbed your medicine cabinet had I been invited to your house," he said during a Reddit AMA session in 2013. Calling himself a "very unusual case," Bourdain added, "Most people who kick heroin and cocaine have to give up on everything. Maybe cause my experiences were so awful in the end, I've never been tempted to relapse."
Bourdain also suffered financial hardships for much of his life. "I don't want to sound like I'm bragging about this, but the sad fact is, until 44 years of age, I never had any kind of savings account," he told Wealth Simple in 2017. "I'd always been under the gun. I'd always owed money. I'd always been selfish and completely irresponsible." Weed "was a major expense," he added, costing him a few hundred dollars a week. Looking back, the fact that I'd been smoking weed heavily since I was 14 might have had something to do with my relative lack of ambition."
Before Kitchen Confidential was published, Bourdain confessed he was "constantly in debt." It wasn't until years after he found success that he started saving. "The reports of my net worth are about ten times overstated. I think the people who calculate these things assume that I live a lot more sensibly than I do. I mean, I don't live recklessly—I have one car. But I don't deprive myself simple pleasures. I'm not a haggler. There's not enough time in the world. I tend to go for the quickest, easiest, what's comfortable. I want it now," he admitted. "Time's running out."
Bourdain gained notoriety in 1999 after he published a New Yorker article, "Don't Eat Before Reading This." It became a best-selling book in 2000, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, leading to shows on Food Network, Travel Channel, and, eventually, CNN.
Adventurous and outspoken, Bourdain won over millions through his numerous books and essays, as well as by hosting A Cook's Tour and No Reservations and guest starring on Top Chef. "I joke about not giving a f--k being a very good business model for me, but it's true. The absolute certainty that nobody was going to buy or read or care about Kitchen Confidential was what allowed me to write it. I didn't have to think about what people expected. I didn't care. And as a result, I was able to write this book quickly and without tormenting myself. And that seemed to work out and I learned from that experience and I tried very hard," he told First We Feast in 2016. "Whether I'm meeting with a group of television executives or telling a story, I don't think about 'the fans.' I don't think about what audiences expect, and I'm not afraid of what will they think of me, or what if they don't like it and I'm not on television anymore."
The celebrated author and chef was married twice in his lifetime, first to Nancy Putkoski (1985–2005), then to Ottavia Busia (2007–2016); he and Busa welcomed a daughter in 2007. Bourdain is also survived by his girlfriend, Asia Argento, whom he met in Rome two years ago.
Bourdain's tragic death happened after fashion designer Kate Spade hanged herself in an apparent suicide Tuesday. "Kate suffered from depression and anxiety for many years," her husband said in a statement in the wake of her death. "She was actively seeking help and working closely with her doctors to treat her disease, one that takes far too many lives..."


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Yukon First Nations held up as global role models
Indigenous people across the world share many common challenges and hardships, but they can all look to the Yukon as an example of a place where First Nation people and governments are doing it right, if slowly.
Jesse Winter
Feb. 6, 2013 9:00 a.m.
That's the hopeful message professor Ken Coates gave in his keynote address to Whitehorse's fifth annual First Nation Governance and Capacity Development Conference.
Coates spoke passionately about the work that has been done and continues in the Yukon, providing a world-class example of how to help indigenous people pull themselves out of hardship and become leaders in their communities and countries.
Coates is an expert on aboriginal issues, and was raised in the Yukon. At the conference, he recalled attending F.H. Collins high school in a time when First Nations people had almost nothing.
In 1973 he was an admittedly awkward student in a Grade 11 law class when a group of guest speakers came to talk about the now-famous document, Together Today for our Children Tomorrow.
"I remember the shock and anger after that document was released. I remember going to church in January after it was released. And all these proper little Anglican people all gathered together talking about this thing, this thing called Together Today for our Children Tomorrow, and how absurd it was and how these radicals had taken over," Coates said.
"They blamed it all on white guys, by the way. They said it had to be hippies. You could explain away a lot of things by blaming it on hippies," he joked.
That document, penned in large part by Elijah Smith, became the basis for the Yukon's comprehensive land claims. It set the stage for not only what became the Umbrella Final Agreement, but what is now the Council of Yukon First Nations, and self-government agreements that exist for 11 of the territory's 14 First Nations.
Forty years later, Yukon First Nations have accomplished more than anyone ever thought they would, Coates said.
"Nobody in 1973 would have believed that we would accomplish in the Yukon what you have done. Nobody. I can categorically tell you that not even Elijah Smith would have said, 'You will have an umbrella agreement, you will have self-government agreements, that you would have won the duty to consult, that you would have won a string of court battles, that you have the constitutional protection of your aboriginal and treaty rights. Nobody in 1973 would have thought it was even remotely possible."
Coates spoke eloquently about the struggles of other indigenous people across the world trying to assert their rights and heal from the ravages of colonial oppression. He knows, because he's visited many of these countries himself while researching his numerous books on the subject.
From Russia to Norway to Australia, indigenous people have followed roughly the same trajectory, he said. They were colonized, marginalized and in many cases the colonizers tried to force them to assimilate. But it didn't work, indigenous people struggled onwards, and some, as in the Yukon, are becoming global leaders in the way they innovate solutions.
Coates held up New Zealand as an example. That country set up a tribunal to address broken historical treaties with the indigenous Maoris and is now working towards being entirely bicultural.
Scandinavia is another good example, Coates said.
"They had interference with resource developments, protests over reindeer herding. They even built a tent city in part of the Norwegian Parliament and they forced changes in government policy. In Norway, they even have a parallel advisory parliament to the government of the country."
In Canada, the successes have been many. In 1970 there were only 200 aboriginal students at Canadian universities. Today there are more than 30,000.
To date, there have been 58 consecutive aboriginal victories on court cases involving resource rights. There have been six since December. What has happened, Coates said, is that the courts have, one by one, recognized the aboriginal right to have an influence over resource development.
"These court battles haven't been won with aboriginal laws. They've all been won with Canadian laws.
"All they've been doing is getting Canadians to pay attention to their own legal requirements."
But as much as has changed in the past 40 years, Coates said there is still much work to be done.
"Never forget the problems," Coates warned. "Nobody for one second who spends any time dealing with First Nations affairs thinks everything is fine and the problems are all solved. The thing that's missing is the aboriginal success story."
In the Yukon and across Canada, one of the strongest tools aboriginal Canadians have at their disposal is the duty for governments to consult and accommodate," he said.
"Duty to consult and accommodate is the ticket, there is absolutely no question. I don't think that many First Nations governments across Canada have the capacity to capitalize on it, but I can tell you corporations are ready for it, the federal government is ready for it, and the territorial government is ready for it. We should put a huge amount of emphasis in that area."
Ultimately, success for First Nations people will come when the entire country can recognize indigenous peoples' connection to the land, and the wisdom they can offer from it, said Coates.
"Why do indigenous peoples across the globe face many of the same problems everywhere? The answer is very simple. Indigenous peoples are bonded to the land.
Their spirit, their strength, their culture, their integrity, their passion and their joy of life comes from a particular piece of territory. They are part of the land. They are part of the water. That is not a value system that many other people share," Coates said.
Contact Jesse Winter at
jessew@yukon-news.com
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In: Pension money
It's one of those first global problems that we would like to have in Latin American countries: "I don't know what to do with so much money.
Although this is a caricature, the truth is that Iceland's pension system, which has been ranked among the best performing in the world, has such enormous resources that there is now a debate in country to find out what is the best way to invest these funds.
With assets nearly twice the size of the island economy in the North Atlantic, the government led by environmentalist and ecologist Katrín Jakobsdóttir is exploring the idea of allowing companies that manage Icelanders' funds to invest more abroad.
Currently, the rules limit these investments of funds abroad to 50%.
"The system has grown too big," Finance Minister Bjarni Benediktsson said in a local press interview in December.
"It goes without saying that we cannot limit all investment opportunities to the internal market," he said.
"The consequences of your own success"
With an amount of resources close to 200% of gross domestic product (GDP), or about 50,000 million US dollars, "the system is now facing the consequences of its own success", explains Hans van Meerten, professor of law, in a dialogue with BBC Mundo. European Pension Board of the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Iceland has a system of compulsory participation in a pension fund, explains the researcher, as in many economies in Europe.
But unlike the Netherlands, for example, Iceland has a lot more freedom in choosing a pension fund.
Another difference is that participation is also compulsory for the self-employed, notes van Meerten, while in most European countries it is not.
These kinds of characteristics set it apart from the rest.
Iceland became "the best pension system in the world" in October, according to the Global Pension Index prepared by the Mercer-CFA Institute, a recognized measure that compares pension systems in 43 countries each year, accounting for around 65% of the world's population. .
This ranking assigns different score values which are separated into three main categories: system adequacy (which weighs 40% in the assessment), sustainability (35%) and regulatory framework (25%).
In 2021, Iceland achieved the highest score with 84.2 points, showing strengths such as a "relatively generous" public pension, a well-regulated and managed private pension system and high contributions.
The Netherlands and Denmark were second and third on the list.
Iceland is "very well prepared for the time bomb that you see everywhere: aging," says van Meerten.
"It has a unique combination of private and public pensions that largely prevents senior poverty for working and non-working people."
But… how does the system work?
In short, it is based on three pillars: a public pension paid by the state, a compulsory pension to which workers and employers contribute, and a voluntary private pension.
the public pension, financed by taxes, has two modalities.
A base that covers the entire population, with the exception of people with higher incomes, and a complementary one, which also has limits in relation to personal income.
The second pillar is the compulsory work pension. The law establishes a minimum contribution of 12% of the salary, where the employee pays 4% and the employer 8%.
However, the most common contribution scheme in the country is 15.5%, where the employer pays 11.5% and the worker 4%, thanks to union negotiations.
The law establishes that for people who have accumulated savings during 40 years of work, the amount of the pension must be at least 56% of the average income they have obtained during their working years and paid for life , according to data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
The final amount of the pension depends on the financial position of the accumulated funds, but should, at a minimum, be linked to the consumer price index.
And the third pillar is a voluntary savings.
Workers in the private sector can retire at 67 and those in the public sector at 65. However, most people continue to work for better benefits.
Protect yourself from big risks
This country of only 370,000 inhabitants and whose economy depends heavily on tourism, has not been spared by international economic cycles of boom and bust.
This is how the crisis triggered by the bankruptcy of the American investment bank Lehman Brothers in 2008 and the Great Depression triggered by "toxic mortgages" paralyzed its huge banking sector, almost wiped out the national stock market and made the system lose. pension more than 20% of its resources.
Faced with this crisis, the country has decided to be much more careful in how to protect itself against a wave of international financial risks.
But now that some of its funds are approaching the limit on overseas investment, calls for an increase have started to proliferate.
The debate is hard because the more money you invest abroad, the more likely you are to be seriously affected in the event of a new crisis.
In any case, the authorities have warned that any increase in the internationalization of pension funds should be gradual and in line with developments in the national economy.
Opponents of the proposal argue that a significant change could destabilize the local currency at a time when the country faces a contraction in the tourism sector due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Indeed, at the height of the covid-19 pandemic in 2020, the central bank of Iceland made a pact with pension funds to stop overseas investments for six months, in an effort to protect the rate. exchange, the crown.
The Icelandic Pension Fund Association proposes a total elimination of the investment limit or, failing that, a range of 60% to 65%.
So far, the government is evaluating the different scenarios before making a proposal to generate consensus.
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Every business should adopt virtual data rooms for Mergers and Acquisitions. Why? Because they are convenient and useful. Using them the company owner can not just keep all documents neatly organized but also speed up and simplify the M&A due diligence process.
If you go through customers of any popular virtual data room in the UK, you will find a lot of famous and big brands. So if those successful enterprises prefer to keep their information in the online repository and carry out Mergers and Acquisitions there, most definitely you should try this technology for your own business.
How can data room software benefit your M&A?
If this service is so popular and gained loyalty from big brands, it should have a lot of advantages, right? Indeed, this technology can bring some important and useful benefits for your business. But first, let's talk about what virtual data room is.
It is an online repository where you can store your documents. The main d ifference between data rooms and simple cloud storages is that in a Virtual Data Room your sensitive information is completely safe. Also, this software is made for the teamwork on documents.
You can set your data room up within a few minutes. It is easy to upload documents in a bulk – just use a Drag and Drop feature and all your files are on the servers. Then take some time to create a structured system of folders and subfolders to keep all information organized and easy to reach.
Once your files are nicely organized you can add your employees to the data room so they can get an access to documents. Within Virtual Data Room team members can edit and review files. As a repository owner, you can control what other users can or can't do with the stored information. Also, you will see what actions did your team members perform using the software and for how long did they work with documents.
After that, you can invite all third-parties that take part in Mergers and Acquisitions. They can review documents from any location at any needed moment. It allows to speed up the process significantly.
Data room providers try to keep the interface of the software as simple as possible. So there is no need for new users to get any kind of training – all features are easy to understand and the interface is intuitive and user-friendly.
While holding a due diligence in M&A companies need to share some really sensitive data with third-parties. Using digital data room business owner stores all documents on highly secured servers. Providers do their best to protect the stored information from any malicious actions. It is pretty much impossible to steal files that are stored in a data room.
Almost every provider has a 2-step authentication – during the log in the user receives an SMS with a code that needs to be entered to get into the data room. It eliminates any chance for malefactors to break into the online repository and steal the information.
To provide users with even more security VDRs have features like watermarks and overlays. With watermarks, users can protect their documents from illegal use. And using a fence-like overlay they can be sure no one will steal the data via web camera or by just looking over one's shoulder.
Since data room providers want your M&A to be successful, they will provide you with a support team. You can get help 24/7 immediately at any moment you need it. Support guys are always ready to solve all problems that have occurred and guide you through the process.
Many providers will even give you an access to best practices of Mergers and Acquisitions. You can study them and see where you can improve your business processes.
Every success is built on the thorough analysis of actions. Using a secure virtual data room for Mergers and Acquisitions you will get detailed reports on your deals. Studying these reports you can get some useful insights that will help you find any flaws in your actions and perform better in holding future deals.
Some providers have even implemented the artificial intelligence into their software. It doesn't only make a due diligence in M&A easier but also predicts some possible events. With the help of the AI, you can see opportunities and threats before they come and make decisions in advance. Doing so you will always be one step forward than your competitors.


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