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Gianni Lazzari Award – the third edition final
The winner of the "Energy and environment" category is the startup INDIV with FBK as scientific partner. The Agrishelter emergency housing modules receive the recognition for "Quality of life and interior environments". Special mention for design objects made of wood by Vaia Wood.
Progetto Manifattura hosted this morning the third edition grand final of the Gianni Lazzari Award, promoted by the Trentino Habitech Technology District in memory of its founder and first managing director, who was also the deputy director of FBK's (former ITC) Center for Scientific Research and Technology and had directed the Interactive Sensor Systems Division, from whose research activities the business initiatives GST, Eyeprosystem, Pervoice and MPA Solutions stemmed.
Seven startups from Triveneto and Lombardy, divided into the categories "Energy and environment" and "Quality of life and internal environments", challenged each other in pitches before the experts of the jury.
In the first area, INDIV, a start-up that in scientific partnership with FBK developed the innovative ROUNDENERGY storage system based on kinetic energy, won big time.
In the second category, the award went to Agrishelter, the startup founded by Iranian Narges Mofarahian that builds emergency housing modules with low environmental impact for people displaced due to armed conflicts and natural disasters.
Both business ideas were awarded a prize worth 5,000 euros and membership as a Habitech junior partner. A special mention was finally given to Vaia Wood for its efforts in raising awareness about climate change through the creation of design objects made in wood.
Press release by Trentino Sviluppo
An innovative energy storage system based on kinetics, low environmental impact housing modules for emergency situations and design objects made with wood from storm Vaia. These are the business ideas by Indiv, Agrishelter and Vaia Wood awarded today, Wednesday December 4, during the third edition grand final of the Gianni Lazzari Award, promoted by the Trentino Habitech Technology District in memory of its founder. Indiv and Agrishelter – awarded respectively in the "Energy and Environment" and "Quality of life and interior" categories – received vouchers worth 5 thousand euros each to be spent on training, coaching and project development activities and membership as Habitech junior partner. Vaia Wood received a special mention from the jury composed by experts from Habitech, Fondazione Bruno Kessler and Trentino Sviluppo for their awareness-raising efforts in climate change. The business competition, which saw the challenge between 7 startups from Trentino, Lombardy and Veneto, took place at Progetto Manifattura, the Rovereto-based Trentino Sviluppo green hub. Habitech President Marco Giglioli expressed his satisfaction as he commented: "The proposals of these young people raise the bar. The freshness of their ideas combined with the experience of our 127 members and 7 junior partners certainly helps build a network capable of designing the cities of the future with a view to protecting the landscape and mitigating global warming and natural disasters caused by climate change".
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Chiara Tamanini, Gianni Lazzari's wife, was also enthusiastic and explained:
"This edition's winning startups fit well the ideals of my husband, according to which the golden rule for successful enterprises was managing to combine financial prospects with environmental sustainability".
His figure was much loved in Progetto Manifattura and remains as an example to guide young people and startups, for his ability to anticipate problems and imagine the trajectories of the future.
INDIV – Trentino-based Startup, has developed an eco-friendly energy storage system that uses the kinetic energy of its components. The solution is standardized and is ready to be installed in buildings.
AGRISHELTER – Startup based in Milan founded by Iranian Narges Mofarahian, develops sustainable and affordable temporary homes, using natural materials such as wood and straw.
VAIA WOOD – Startup based at Borgo Valsugana, Trentino. It is engaged in raising awareness on the issues of climate change and promoting concrete projects for the environment, creating and selling sustainable and eco-compatible design objects and products.
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RF-MEMS technology for 5G applications at CMM-FBK
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Many people opt to have their kitchen renovated for they manage to make the kitchen more functional. One adds the cabinets in the kitchen and one easily get to use them for storage purposes. There are also other people who will make sure that they have the countertops installed. Remodeling the kitchen is one way for an individual to improve on the value. With the renovation, people come up with means that they can cut on costs. With the remodeling, there are energy saving installations that are done and they assist one in great ways especially in saving money.
You find that people get the chance to locate the experts with the use of different means. One method is that people use the websites. One gets the experts easily using the sites for they make sure to set up profiles so that they can advertise their services. You find that people also go ahead and use recommendations. One is always needed to look at the costs of services at all times before one gets to appoint experts. Apart from that, one should make sure they look at the experience level of the professional. One should always make sure they check to see if the experts have qualified to give the remodeling services. After looking into these elements one can the proceed and get the experts and enjoy the benefits.
People settle for experts who offer kitchen remodeling services for they are very convenient. These experts are known to be very fast in what they do. You will find that most of these experts manage to be quick for they have been in the field long enough. The experience helps them to have in mind all the steps they need to follow. Getting experts who are fast is always the best idea for they then allow their clients to proceed and handle other matters.
You will find that many people get these experts for they supply well-packaged services. These experts who give the renovation services they have the ability to handle the work in a different way. The training the experts acquired is what allows them to give the best services. As a client to the experts, one gets to be well advised by these professionals. They assist one with ideas on how one can always keep their kitchen beautiful.
Experts make sure they ensure services as they give them to the clients. In case there are destructions as expert give services, the experts make sure to take up the duty of handling the damages. People tend to always get experts for they are trustworthy people. Experts make sure they handle their clients items appropriately.


The movie will not be releasing for this Onam, as it is planning for a late September release.
Movie has some melodious songs composed by Ilayaraja. After a short gap Kaithapram is back as lyricist.
Nice sir, when songs are getting released... hope this time no synth works from IR.. we need more or like natural instruments.. tabala.. harmonium akind of unplugged kind :) btw i am great great fan of raaja sir and your movies..


My lovely blog friend Tamar invited me to take part in a Virtual Blog Hop. It seems that each week a group of bloggers answer these questions, and they in turn pass the hop on to the next group of bloggers. I will share the bloggers I chose at the end of the post. But first, here are the questions!
As far as my life, I am working on preparing for Shavuot, which is a holiday occurring this week on Wednesday and Thursday. I am actually running a program on Thursday at my synagogue, so I am finishing up preparation for that, as well as our family celebration at home. I am also working on giving my kids a fun summer!
As far as my blog, I have a few reviews coming up next week and I will be working on those soon enough.
Otherwise, I've been writing a bit of fiction and I'm currently stalled in my story, so I am hoping to get back into it soon!
I assume this refers to my blog. I write about my kids and the things we do together, but I try to put up a good mix of reviews, posts about myself, and general lifestyle posts as well. Lately my blog read numbers have gone down, so I obviously need to work on that!
I share my family's adventures because I like to share what we do, but also to keep a record for myself and for the kids. We like reading back on things we have done before!
I generally write a post a day, sometimes more. Sometimes I don't feel like writing, but once I get started, I usually can finish a blog post within a half hour to an hour. When I write my fiction though, I have to write maybe a paragraph at a time! Then I go do something else and add the next paragraph when it comes to me. It's a slow process!
Holly, a working mom obsessed with Starbucks, all things British and living sustainably, has been a good blog friend of mine for quite awhile. We have many things in common and are like-minded in a lot of our thoughts about parenting. I love her blog and I know you will too!
Dani is a mom, wife, healthcare professional, and foodie who blogs over at This Workman Life! Come stop by to check out family, food, fashion and fun! We have been blog friends for a little while and I always enjoy her informative posts.
If anyone else would like to participate, please feel free to answer these questions here in the comments or on your own blog!


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Sharon graduated from Dublin City University in 2004 with an honours degree in Medical Mechanical Engineering. In 2005 she took up a position at Cook Medical, where she worked in the Regulatory Affairs department for 2 years before moving to the Research and Development department as an R&D Engineer. For the ensuing 11 years, Sharon worked in the design and development of medical devices for use in endoscopy and has seen several devices to launch. Sharon has been also been awarded two patents.
With her significant and diverse experience in the medical device industry, Sharon brings extensive knowledge of the medical device development process to the MET centre. She has an in-depth understanding of design controls and risk management and has been involved in all aspects of the development process from concept development right through to design verification and validation and product launch.
Sharon is currently working on the development of an cardiovascular medical device under a commercialisation fund.
Fiona was awarded a Science Foundation Ireland/Dell Young Women in Engineering Scholarship to study biomedical engineering at the University of Limerick. She graduated in 2013 with a first class honours degree and was presented the George Berkeley medal for her Final Year Project in the Engineering & Mechanical Sciences Category of the 2014 Undergraduate Awards.
Fiona is currently completing her postgraduate studies in GMIT. Her PhD investigates the trajectory paths of blood clot analogues through ischaemic stroke patient vasculature. Fiona's research won first prize in the New Researcher Category at the 20th Annual Conference of the Bioengineering Section of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland. Fiona was the 2015 National Winner of Thesis in 3, a competition for Irish STEM research students to showcase their research in just 3 minutes using only 3 slides. She has also represented GMIT at other various science communication events such as ResearchFest and Soapbox Science and regularly features in research-based blogs and podcasts.
Fiona joined the GMIT lecturing staff in 2017 as a mathematics lecturer for the engineering and science departments. She is currently working as part of the MET team as a medical device R&D research fellow.
Martin Conneely completed his BTECH in the University of Limerick and obtained his masters at Dublin City University in Operations Management in 2010. Following completion of his degree he worked in high volume manufacturing in Intel Ireland. He worked as a front line manager and a technology transfer manager for 10 years in the semiconductor industry. Martin changed direction in career in 2006 and worked in the medical device manufacturing industry for the next 10 years. He was a front line manager in the top assemble and subassembly of medical device manufacturing. Martin has been responsible for the integration of process and development of new products within this industry. Since the beginning of 2017 Martin works as research engineer in the MET Gateway.
Alan graduated from the Galway Mayo Institute of Technology with a first-class BEng Honours degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2017. During his final year, he specialised in the area of Bio Medical Engineering and was awarded the GMIT Academic Achievement award for outstanding academic excellence and the Boston Scientific Student of the year award in recognition of graduating top of his class. Alan also had the honour of giving the graduates address.
Alan holds excellent previous practical experience with over 11 years 'employment in the area of welding and fabrication, skills which he uses in the design and fabrication processes of patient-specific cardiovascular models. At present, he is working under an Enterprise Ireland Innovation Partnership between GMIT and Industry, developing human cranial vascular models to mimic haemorrhagic and ischemic stroke.
Alan is currently undertaking a PhD in the Experimental Evaluation of Emboli Dynamics within the Neurovascular Micro Vessels. At present he is working as a research engineer with the MET team.
Benoit Houeix joined the Medical and Engineering Technologies in GMIT as a microbiologist. He studied biology in the University of Rennes I, in France before moving to Ireland in 2001. Most of his professional life so far has taken place in research centers in Galway, working as a molecular biologist on multiple high-tech projects focusing on biomarkers discovery. He then graduated in February 2015 with a PhD from the National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Sciences, under the supervision of Prof Lokesh Joshi from the Glycoscience group in NUI Galway and in collaboration with Prof Fergus Shanahan and Prof Douwe Van Sinderen from the Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre / Microbiome Institute in University College Cork. He was awarded a Science Foundation Ireland fellowship under the Alimentary Glycoscience Research cluster, with the aim of investigating the host commensal microbes 'cross-talk' in the human gut by identification of bacterial adhesins and characterisation of exopolysaccharides using glycosylation-related microarrays. During this project, he had the opportunity to collaborate with a start-up company, which develops probiotic and prebiotic formulas for the biopharmaceutical industry. Following his doctorate, he worked in the Biomedical Science department at NUI Galway as a postdoctoral fellow on a 3-year project funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in association with Teagasc and an industrial partner. The aim was to produce human milk oligosaccharides from lactose found in industrial whey waste. This required the selection and production of safe recombinant glycosyltyransferases sourced from various animal species that he engineered in mammalian cells. .


This article was written by Polk5440 and briefly reviewed by the rest of the Dominion Strategy blog team. Stay tuned for Renaissance spoilers in the next few days, as the new expansion is likely to be available in stores and online as soon as Monday.
Coffers (née Coin Tokens) have been around since Guilds was first released in 2013. With the upcoming release of Renaissance, which once again utilizes Coffers, now is a good time to review some of what we know about how and when to use Coffers.
One Coffers is equivalent to $1 which can be used on any turn. Coffers can be saved for later; coins can't. This added ability makes +1 Coffers better than +$1.
For example, if you have $4 and buy a Silver, you waste $1. With Coffers, you don't waste the extra money and save it for hitting key price points later. Getting a hand of two Coppers, one Potion, and two Estates is a complete waste if you are looking to buy a Familiar. Avoid this bad luck by using a well-saved Coffers.
Because of the added ability to save Coffers, cards that give +1 Coffers are generally weaker in their other abilities than cards that give +$1. Additionally, for most of the game, no more than one or two Coffers is usually needed to be kept on the mat to hit key price price points. Therefore, while there is a huge benefit to acquiring that first card that gives Coffers, the marginal benefit of a second or third card that give Coffers to your deck is much lower.
Just because Coffers can be saved for the future does not mean they should. Spending Coffers earlier leads to a compounding effect. Better cards now help you get more, even better cards sooner.
A good rule of thumb is that Coffers acquired early in the game should be spent as soon as possible to buy better cards. For example, while Baker starts you off with just one Coffers, if your opening draw is $3/$4, that one Coffers can get you a key $5 card in your deck an entire shuffle earlier than otherwise. Saving that one Coffers for later has a very high opportunity cost of not getting that better card now.
Beyond a Coffers, or maybe two, there really isn't a lot of reason to keep more Coffers around in the early to mid game for smoothing out your buys. The extra Coffers should probably be spent on better stuff for your deck.
Should you ever hang onto more than a couple of Coffers? Yes. Late in the game, keeping a handful of Coffers can be used for hitting key price when your deck starts to sputter from gaining lots of green cards and is unable to consistently produce the same amount of money per turn. For example, you might want to consistently hit $8 for Province. With three Coffers stored, a sequence of turns that yields $8, $7, and $6 scores three Provinces, but no Coffers and a sequence of $8, $7, and $6 only scores one Province and two Duchies.
Additionally you can hoard Coffers late to threaten bigger buys. If you have a lot of Coffers, say 8 or more, sitting on the mat, and your deck can generate extra buys (or gains that allow using Coffers, like via Butcher), you are threatening to pick up multiple Provinces or other big Victory cards at your convenience. This can give you a lot of control in the endgame.
How many Coffers you need and how you use them in the endgame depends on how long the greening phase will be drawn out.
Coffers are a unique resource in Dominion. Hoard them late, spend them early, and save them to hit key price points. With the upcoming release of Renaissance, it will be fun to see all the interactions and strategies the new Coffers cards will bring.


Madison County set itself up as a sweatshop for personal injury lawyers and became famous for making lawyers rich while class action plaintiffs got coupons. It became the punchline of a judicial joke.
So despite the righteous rhetoric in which the plaintiff lawyers are wrapping their holy smokes crusade — claiming the world has now embraced their claim that "light" is more harmful than regular — the fact is that they lost. They didn't prove the harm, or that their clients were so naive that they smoked light cigarettes for their health, but they did harm to our area's reputation.


Will SUBMERGED, the movie, hit the big screen?
Ever since the release of my first novel back in 2003, I've had very strong feelings that one day I'll see one of my books on the big screen. WHALE SONG (2003) has had a LOT of film interest over the past 10 years, and even came close to a major film deal, complete with a major book deal. But since the release of my thriller, SUBMERGED, on February 26, 2013, I am even surer that this new book will be "the one." Readers and reviewers are loving it. They're already demanding to see the movie!
With WHALE SONG, once I start imaging the movie, I can actually smell popcorn. It has been that way since the thought of a film entered my mind, as I imagined the people sitting in the theater, listening, watching, laughing, crying. And now the scent of hot buttered popcorn comes to mind the instant I think of watching SUBMERGED on the big screen. I can almost taste it now.
I imagine sitting in the back row, watching people file in, chattering about how excited they are to see this movie. I imagine the music, so dramatic and suspenseful. I envision the actors playing their roles so convincingly that people in the audience are laughing, crying, shrieking, holding their breath as Rebecca and her children are trapped in a submerged vehicle. And I can imagine their reactions once the film is over. A collective released breath escaping into the theater. Some won't want to drive home after.
When creating the character of Marcus Taylor, actor Gerard Butler came to mind. Handsome but scruffy. Not overly fit. Butler would be perfect as Marcus, the reclusive recovering addict who hides away as the faceless voice on the other end of a 911 call. He's making himself pay for past crimes by not looking after himself.
If you've read SUBMERGED, tell us who you'd cast for the roles of Marcus Taylor and Rebecca Kingston.


The Chancellor of Urban University Rome, Cardinal Fernando Filoni conferred honorary doctoral degree on Archbishop emeritus Thomas Menamparampil of Guwahati, 14 November. It is a recognition of Archbishop Menamparampil's outstanding contribution for promotion of cross cultural thought, inter-cultural relationships, providing health and education for poor, especially marginalized youth, and peace promotion in areas of ethnic conflict, especially in northeast India. The prelate's keen interest in indigenous cultures, Asian civilizations, promotion of eroding cultural and ethical values, involvement in institutions of higher learning especially Assam Don Bosco University has been noteworthy. He was also instrumental in initiating some 50 schools, and 5 hospitals in Assam.
Over a period of two decades, the Salesian prelate and his Joint Ecumenical Peace Team successfully led seven major peace and conflict resolution initiatives — Bodo-Adivasi in 1996, Kuki-Paite in 1998, Dimasa-Hmar in 2003, Karbi-Kuki in 2003, Dimasa-Karbi in 2004, Bodo-Muslim at Udalguri in 2010 and Rabha-Garo in 2011. The archbishop who worked more than 60 years in northeast was honoured along with Professor Gerald Anderson of Hamden Connecticut, USA, who had earlier been heading a Theological Institute in the Philippines and was responsible for many publications. The programme began with Holy Eucharist celebrated in the University Chapel presided over by Cardinal Filoni marking the inauguration of the academic year (2013-2014).
The origins of URBANIANA University date back to Pope Urban VIII who decided to establish the Urban College on 1 August, 1627. Since 1966, the Urbaniana has accepted the affiliation of Seminaries and Institutes of Philosophy, Theology, Missiology, and Canon Law from all over the world.


I'd use higher fat mince for more beefy flavour without needing stock pot (anjmal fat is NOT the enemy, sugar and white carbs are). Agree that ALBERT Bartlett spuds are great. For easy one-pot meal, add cooked carrot and swede cubes into mince mix, then frozen garden peas just before potato topping.
I agree that animal fat is not the enemy. I just like to control the amount that I add to my meal so always buy lean meat. I normally add carrots etc. to my cottage pie, but not on this recipe when I made it. It was originally to be served with loads of broccoli and green veg, but I forgot to buy them, hence the carrots on the side 🙂 Frozen peas are a great ingredient to use.


My significant other & I travelled to Penang for 1 day trip on Sunday, 8th May, 2016.
On Friday, I googled for a cheap car rental in Penang & I found an affordablecar rental on mudah from Festive Travels.
Rental process was easy - I contacted En. Rewan right after, & was given details of rental fees.
Booking deposit was needed to secure the rental, I made a fund transfer to REWANRICH ENTERPRISE on Saturday despite having trust-issue at that time. I was informed on the confirmation details of the car rental.
On Sunday, as soon as we arrived, we contacted En. Ruzaini for car delivery. Our rental car arrived few mins later. The car was in a very good condition, with 3 bars of fuel. We were asked to return the car with the same amount of fuel.
Our 1 day trip to Penang was splendid and everything ran smoothly.
As soon as we arrived at the airport for departure, we returned the car with the same condition, but with extra fuel - 5 bars! and 4 hours of unused parking tickets. Just because we were happy with their service. Deposit, invoice, & receipt were given to us after returning the car.
We will surely be a returning customer should we plan to visit Penang again in the future!
Thank you, Festive Travels for giving such a good service.


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Castin is een gemeente in het Franse departement Gers (regio Occitanie) en telt 261 inwoners (1999). De plaats maakt deel uit van het arrondissement Auch.

Geografie
De oppervlakte van Castin bedraagt 11,4 km², de bevolkingsdichtheid is 22,9 inwoners per km².

Demografie
Onderstaande figuur toont het verloop van het inwonertal (bron: INSEE-tellingen).

Externe links

Gemeente in Gers

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Patient Advocacy Group Funding
Amgen partners with patient advocacy groups for the benefit of patients and in a way that is true to the Industry Codes of Practice and Amgen's policy. Amgen is committed to making public the scope of its partnerships in the UK & Ireland in order to increase transparency. This includes stating the amount of funding that Amgen provides each year.
For the purposes of transparency and clarity, the following declarations include donations and sponsorships provided by Amgen Limited (UK), Amgen Ireland Limited, and also donations and sponsorships made by Amgen GmbH (Europe) and Amgen Inc. (USA) to patient advocacy organisations based in the UK and Ireland.
Bowel Cancer UK
Bowel Cancer UK is the UK's leading bowel cancer charity. It is determined to save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer. Its vision is a future where nobody dies of the disease. In 2018, Amgen Ltd (UK) provided sponsorship of £7,000 to sponsor two nurse study days and £2,000 to sponsor a patient day.
Breast Cancer Care
Breast Cancer Care is the only specialist UK wide charity providing support for women, men, family and friends affected by breast cancer. In 2018, Amgen Ltd (UK) supported Breast Cancer Care with £5,401.85 to attend an advisory board meeting and to provide medical education sessions for helpline nurses.
Breast Cancer Haven
Breast Cancer Haven offers vital one-to-one emotional, physical and practical support to anyone affected by breast cancer. In 2018, Amgen Ltd (UK) provided a donation of £3,000 towards the charity's core funding.
Breast Cancer Now
Breast Cancer Now is the UK's largest breast cancer research charity – and it's dedicated to funding research into this devastating disease. In 2018, Amgen Ltd (UK) provided sponsorship of £45,000 for the UK Interdisciplinary Breast Cancer Symposium for stand space and two symposia. Plus, travel and honorarium of £632.50 to attend an advisory board meeting.
Crohn's & Colitis UK
Crohn's & Colitis UK is the UK's leading charity in the battle against Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. Founded as a patients' association in 1979, it now has 40,000 members across the UK. In 2018, Amgen Ltd (UK) provided a donation of £5,000 towards the charity's core funding.
Crohn's and Colitis in Childhood Research Association (CICRA)
CICRA's mission is to lead research into better treatments, to support children and families with relevant information and advice, to work with health professionals to improve care, and to give children a voice to increase public understanding of Crohn's and colitis. In 2018, Amgen Ltd (UK) provided a donation of £5,000.
Diabetes UK is the leading UK charity for people affected by diabetes. In 2018, Amgen Ltd (UK) provided sponsorship of £13,320 in sponsorship for exhibition space and exhibitor passes at the 2018 Diabetes UK Professional Conference, plus £1,250 in sponsorship for regional conferences.
Findacure
Findacure is a UK charity that builds the rare diseases community to drive research and develop treatments. In 2018, Amgen Ltd (UK) provided a donation of £3,000 to support its workshop programme.
HEART UK's aim is to prevent premature deaths caused by high cholesterol. HEART UK is committed to raising awareness about the risks of high cholesterol, lobbying for better detection of those at risk and supporting health professional training. In 2018, Amgen Ltd (UK) provided £48,000 for membership to HEART UK's Campaigning Committee and Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Action Group, plus a £6,000 additional sponsorship to the Campaigning Committee to align financial years. HEART UK also conducted cholesterol testing for staff and for this were provided £5010. HEART UK also received support of £640 towards a local patient support meeting.
Additionally, Amgen Ltd (UK) collaborated with HEART UK on a social media project to raise awareness of the dangers of unmanaged cholesterol. This support consisted of the provision of £1,017.04 paid directly to Facebook to facilitate the distribution of content, plus £6,490.00 provided to WE Worldwide (communications agency) to facilitate the set-up and ongoing analysis of the campaign's performance and £9,576.25 to provide support to HEART UK to enable it to perform website updates as part of the campaign.
ITP Support Association
The ITP Support Association is a UK registered charity which aims to promote and improve the general welfare of patients, and the families of patients with immune (idiopathic) thrombocytopenic purpura. In 2018, Amgen Ltd (UK) provided a donation of £5,000 to support the ITP Support Association in its education and awareness raising.
Kidney Research UK
Kidney Research UK is the leading charity committed to developing treatments, patient information and raising vital public awareness to help save lives. In 2018, Amgen Ltd (UK) provided £7,000 in sponsorship for the Kidney Research Fellows.
Leukaemia Care
Leukaemia Care exists to provide vital care and support to all those whose lives have been affected by blood or lymphatic cancer. In 2018, Amgen Ltd (UK) provided a grant of £10,000 to support new projects focusing on the education and training of haematology nurses. In addition, sponsorship of £750 was provided for a Diagnosis to Treatment Study Day.
Melanoma Focus
Melanoma Focus concentrate efforts in the fight against melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer. In 2018, Amgen Ltd (UK) provided sponsorship for its 2018 and 2019 Melanoma Focus Study Days and regional meetings of £14,000, plus an additional £170 for delegate attendance.
Melanoma Patient Conference CIC
Melanoma Patient Conference CIC has worked with patients and the medical profession to create a programme for an annual national event to provide information for patients on the current systems of care, treatment access and support for melanoma. In 2018, Amgen Ltd (UK) provided a sponsorship of £8,000 to support its annual conference.
Myeloma UK
Myeloma UK aims to help myeloma patients live longer and with a better quality of life. The charity focuses on accelerating the discovery and development and access to new treatments, while helping patients and their families cope with everything a diagnosis of myeloma brings. In 2018, Amgen Ltd (UK) supported Myeloma UK with a grant of £80,000 to provide a range of services to patients and their families, plus a sponsorship of £14,935 for an Amgen Team to participate in the Myeloma UK London-Paris Bike Ride.
National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS)
The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society is 'the voice' of people affected by Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) across the whole of the UK and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). In 2018, Amgen Ltd (UK) provided NRAS £1437.50 to participate in an advisory board and £614 to speak at an internal meeting.
Roy Castle Lung Foundation
Roy Castle Lung Foundation is the only UK charity wholly dedicated to beating lung cancer. In 2018, Amgen Ltd (UK) supported Roy Castle Lung Foundation with sponsorship of £10,000 to produce patient and carer information materials.
National Osteoporosis Society
The National Osteoporosis Society (NOS) is the only UK wide charity dedicated to improving the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of osteoporosis and fragility fractures. In 2018, Amgen Ltd (UK) provided £39,500 in sponsorship to support local meetings, plus £5,360 for conference sponsorship and delegate passes.
The Patients Association
The Patients Association is an independent patient charity campaigning for improvements in health and social care for patients. In 2018, Amgen Ltd (UK) provided the charity with a grant of £5,000 to support the core operating costs of the Patients Association's Helpline.
The Stroke Association
The Stroke Association is the UK's leading stroke charity changing the world for people affected by stroke. More people than ever are benefitting from cutting-edge treatments and making full recoveries. More people now understand the need to seek emergency treatment for stroke. In 2018, Amgen Ltd (UK) provided sponsorship of £17,460 to exhibit and for delegate attendance at the UK Stroke Forum and for meeting attendance and stand space.
In 2018, Amgen Ireland Ltd made the following donation and sponsorship payments:
Croí
Croí is a registered charity and its goal is to lead the fight against heart disease and stroke, with a special focus on the West of Ireland. Its aim is to 'prevent disease, save lives, promote recovery and wellbeing'. In 2018, Amgen Ireland Ltd provided €14,000 for two 'Masterclass' meetings and sponsorship of a national prevention meeting.
Irish Osteoporosis Society
The Irish Osteoporosis Society is the Irish National Expert regarding bone health. The Charity is dedicated to reducing the incidence of osteoporosis and promoting good bone health. In 2018, Amgen Ireland Ltd provided €31,000 for the sponsorship of a social media disease awareness campaign and to support content development for its website. In addition, €15,000 was provided in sponsorship to exhibit and attend the national medical conference.
The National Osteoporosis Society (NOS) is the only UK wide charity dedicated to improving the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of osteoporosis and fragility fractures. In 2018, Amgen Ireland Ltd provided £4,415.01 for speaker fees for Fracture Liaison Service activities.
In 2018, Amgen GmbH (Europe) also supported a number of international patient advocacy activities based in the UK. These are:
Digestive Cancers Europe (DiCE) (formerly Europacolon)
DiCE gives a voice to people living with all types of digestive cancers (including colorectal cancer, gastric cancer, oesophageal cancer, pancreatic cancer and rare gastrointestinal cancers). In 2018, Amgen GmbH (Europe) provided €50,000 to support a number of biosimilar related activities.
In 2018, Amgen GmbH (Europe) provided a grant of £25,000 to support HEART UK's patient ambassador programme.
In 2018, Amgen GmbH (Europe) provided grants of £5,500 to support the 2017 and 2018 World Kidney Days.
International Alliance of Patient Organizations (IAPO)
IAPO is a unique global alliance representing patients of all nations across all disease areas and promoting patient-centred healthcare across the world. In 2018, Amgen GmbH (Europe) provided sponsorship of $50,000 for a health industry partnership.
Melanoma UK
Melanoma UK's challenge and desire is to give patients and their families much needed support during the very difficult times faced upon diagnosis. In 2018, Amgen GmbH (Europe) provided €3890.49 to support advisory board attendance.
Myeloma UK aims to help myeloma patients live longer and with a better quality of life. The charity focuses on accelerating the discovery and development and access to new treatments, while helping patients and their families cope with everything a diagnosis of myeloma brings. In 2018, Amgen GmbH (Europe) supported Myeloma UK with sponsorship of £14,935 to enter a European team to the Myeloma UK London-Paris Bike Ride. Staff also donated their unused luncheon vouchers amounting to £1232.98.
In addition, Amgen Inc. (USA) provided €242.73 in speaker fees.
Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE)
SAFE's mutual goal is to drive stroke prevention up the European political agenda and prevent the incidence of stroke through education. In 2018, Amgen GmbH (Europe) provided €20,000 in a grant to support the organisation and €30,000 to support the publication of The Economic Impact of Stroke in Europe Report 2018 – 2019.
In addition to the above Amgen Ltd (UK) and Amgen Ireland Ltd also donated £3,250.00 direct to charities in support of staff volunteering events and fundraising.
All monies are shown in the currency paid. The reported figure to the Association of British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) is in sterling (GBP).
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"The 'Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces' rule, which barred companies from receiving federal contracts if they had a history of violating wage, labor or workplace safety laws. That regulation, derided by critics as the "blacklisting" rule, was already held up in court.
A Bureau of Land Management rule known as 'Planning 2.0,' that gave the federal government a bigger role in land use decisions. The rule was opposed by the energy industry.
Two regulations on measuring school performance and teacher training under the Every Student Succeeds Act, a law Obama signed in 2015 with bipartisan support."
"The Interior Department's stream-protection rule, which prevented mountaintop removal coal operations from dumping the rubble into stream valleys.
The Securities and Exchange Commission's oil anti-corruption rule, which requires energy companies to report payments made to foreign governments.
The broadband-privacy rule, put in place by the FCC which required Internet service providers to get their subscribers' permission before selling their data to third parties.
A rule regarding the Alaska National Wildlife Refuges, which, among other things, barred the hunting of bears in Alaska using aircraft."
Eliminating a rule requiring "the Social Security Administration to submit records of mentally disabled people to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System", which would restrict the ability of mentally disabled people to purchase firearms.
The "'Volks rule' – which extends the time period for OSHA to cite employers for failing to report workplace injuries and illnesses"
A rule restricting drug testing of unemployment applicants to only those "who do jobs that require drug testing"
2 Retirement plan rules that made it easier for states and cities to create retirement plans by exempting these "plans from the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or ERISA, a law that outlines rules for workplace savings"
Naylor, Brian. "Republicans Are Using An Obscure Law To Repeal Some Obama-Era Regulations." NPR. NPR, 09 Apr. 2017. Web. 09 July 2017.
Korte, Gregory. "Trump Signs Four Bills to Roll Back Obama-era Regulations." USA Today. Gannett Satellite Information Network, 27 Mar. 2017. Web. 09 July 2017.
Korte, Gregory. "Trump Signs Bill Reversing Obama Rule to Ban Gun Purchases by Mentally Ill." USA Today. Gannett Satellite Information Network, 28 Feb. 2017. Web. 09 July 2017.
McConnell, Mitch. "14 CRAs: A Victory For American Workers | Republican Leader."Research | The Leader Board | THE NEWSROOM | Republican Leader. Senate Majority Leader, 11 May 2017. Web. 09 July 2017.
[post_title] => 14 Obama Administration Regulations Repealed Through Congressional Review Act [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => 14-obama-administration-regulations-repealed-congressional-review-act [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2017-07-09 23:05:21 [post_modified_gmt] => 2017-07-09 23:05:21 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://factualuprising.com/?p=2138 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )  => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 2121 [post_author] => 1 [post_date] => 2017-07-05 16:19:19 [post_date_gmt] => 2017-07-05 16:19:19 [post_content] => After the 2016 Presidential election, Trump claimed that 3-5 million illegal voters cast ballots. He tweeted on November 27, 2016 "I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally", and later claimed there was "serious voter fraud in Virginia, New Hampshire, and California." In an effort to investigate voter fraud, President Trump established through executive order a "Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Intergrity." The mission of this commission is to "study the registration and voting processes used in Federal elections" and identify "vulnerabilities in voting systems and practices used for Federal elections that could lead to improper voter registrations and improper voting, including fraudulent voter registrations and fraudulent voting." In January 2017, Vice President Pence told Republican lawmakers "What I can tell you is that I would anticipate that the administration is going to initiate a full evaluation of voting rolls in the country, the overall integrity of our voting system in the wake of this past election." On Wednesday June 28 2017 the Commission, led by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, sent a letter to all 50 states and Washington D.C. requesting information on all registered voters in every state including "registrants' full names, addresses, dates of birth, political parties, the last four digits of their social security numbers, a list of the elections they voted in since 2006, information on any felony convictions, information on whether they were registered to vote in other states, their military status, and whether they lived overseas." Some states raised concerns with some of the private data being requested, and as of Wednesday July 5 2017 "forty-four states and the District of Columbia have refused to provide certain types" of this data. "A federal judge in Washington, D.C., noted in July  that the commission was an advisory body that lacked legal authority to compel states to hand over data." The panel was disbanded with another executive order on Wednesday January 3, 2018. No specific findings were ever put forth, and on Friday August 3, 2018 Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, one of the members of the panel, noted the panel found no evidence of voter fraud after review of more than 8,000 documents.
Trump, Donald. "Presidential Executive Order on the Establishment of Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity." The White House. The United States Government, 11 May 2017. Web. 05 July 2017.
DeBonis, Mike, and Sari Horwitz. "In Private Meeting, Pence Vows 'full Evaluation of Voting Rolls' over Claims of Fraud." The Washington Post. WP Company, 27 Jan. 2017. Web. 05 July 2017.
Stark, Liz, and Grace Hauck. "41 States Have Refused Request for Voter Info." CNN. Cable News Network, 04 July 2017. Web. 05 July 2017.
[post_title] => Trump Disbands Federal Voter Fraud Investigation Panel After It Shows No Evidence Of Voter Fraud In 2016 Election; Panel Had Requested Personal Information On All Registered Voters In Every State [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => federal-voter-fraud-investigation-panel-requests-information-registered-voters-every-state-many-states-resist-releasing-least-portions-private-information-commission [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2018-08-18 12:53:05 [post_modified_gmt] => 2018-08-18 12:53:05 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://factualuprising.com/?p=2121 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )  => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 2114 [post_author] => 1 [post_date] => 2017-07-02 13:05:47 [post_date_gmt] => 2017-07-02 13:05:47 [post_content] => The 1972 Clean Water Act sets rules and regulations for "pollutant discharges into the waters of the United States." The Clean Water Rule, also known as the Waters of the United States Rule, clarified the inclusion of "some 2 million miles of headwaters and streams that flow only part of the year — 60 percent of the river and stream miles in the Lower 48 states — plus 20 million acres of wetlands that aren't directly connected to large waterways." 31 states, 21 Senators, and 70 members of Congress sued the federal government over the Clean Water Rule, claiming it is an overreach of power by the federal government, which should not have jurisdiction over local tributaries that never cross state lines. Scott Pruitt, then Attorney General of Oklahoma and currently the head of the EPA, participated in this lawsuit. On February 28 2017 President Trump issued an Executive Order asking the EPA to review the Waters of the United States Rule, in an effort "to ensure that the Nation's navigable waters are kept free from pollution, while at the same time promoting economic growth, minimizing regulatory uncertainty, and showing due regard for the roles of the Congress and the States under the Constitution." On June 27 2017 the EPA issued a proposed change to the Clean Water Rule to be the "same as the definition that existed prior to promulgation of the Clean Water Rule in 2015 and that has been in effect nationwide since the Clean Water Rule was stayed on October 9, 2016." In other words, the EPA is proposing to remove all of the additional smaller and local waterways from EPA pollution regulation and oversight that were included under the Clean Water Rule.
"History of the Clean Water Act." EPA. Environmental Protection Agency, 21 Apr. 2017. Web. 02 July 2017.
"Documents Associated with the 2015 Clean Water Rule." EPA. Environmental Protection Agency, 15 May 2017. Web. 02 July 2017.
Flescher, John, and Michael Biesecker. "Trump Administration Moves to Withdraw Clean-water Rule." ABC News. ABC News Network, 27 June 2017. Web. 02 July 2017.
Siciliano, John. "GOP Lawmakers Join 31-state Lawsuit Opposing EPA Water Rule."Washington Examiner. N.p., 08 Nov. 2016. Web. 02 July 2017.
Trump, Donald. "Presidential Executive Order on Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the "Waters of the United States" Rule." The White House. The United States Government, 28 Feb. 2017. Web. 02 July 2017.
Army Corps Of Engineers, and Environmental Protection Agency. Definition of "Waters of the United States" - Recodification of Pre-existing Rules (2017): n. pag. Proposed Changes To The Clean Water Rule. Environmental Protection Agency, 27 June 2017. Web. 2 July 2017.
It orders the administration to"vigorously enforce Federal law's robust protections for religious freedom"
It orders the Secretary of Health and Human Services to "consider issuing amended regulations, consistent with applicable law, to address conscience-based objections to the preventive-care mandate"
It orders the Attorney General to "issue guidance interpreting religious liberty protections in Federal law"
The Secretary of the Treasury shall ensure, to the extent permitted by law, that the Department of the Treasury does not take any adverse action against any individual, house of worship, or other religious organization on the basis that such individual or organization speaks or has spoken about moral or political issues from a religious perspective, where speech of similar character has, consistent with law, not ordinarily been treated as participation or intervention in a political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) a candidate for public office.
However, the language of this executive order is vague and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) "has determined not to file a lawsuit at this time" because "the order does not meaningfully alter the ability of religious institutions or individuals to intervene in the political process. The order portends but does not yet do harm to the provision of reproductive health services." In addition,"while the order aims to allow employers to deny covering contraception for employers if that clashes with the higher-ups' religious beliefs [bullet 3 above], federal agencies still have final say on whether employers can take that action."
Trump, Donald. "Presidential Executive Order Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty." The White House. The United States Government, 04 May 2017. Web. 05 May 2017.
"ACLU Statement on So-Called 'Religious Freedom' Executive Order." American Civil Liberties Union. N.p., 4 May 2017. Web. 05 May 2017.
Silverstein, Jason. "President Trump Signs Executive Order on Religious Freedom." NY Daily News. N.p., 04 May 2017. Web. 05 May 2017.
Cameron, Darla. "How Sanctuary Cities Work, and How Trump's Executive Order Might Affect Them." The Washington Post. WP Company, 25 Jan. 2017. Web. 13 Apr. 2017.
Kopan, Tal. "What Are Sanctuary Cities, and Can They Be Defunded?" CNN. Cable News Network, 25 Jan. 2017. Web. 13 Apr. 2017.
Griffith, Bryan, and Jessica Vaughan. "Map: Sanctuary Cities, Counties, and States." Center for Immigration Studies. N.p., 07 July 2015. Web. 13 Apr. 2017.
Weber, Paul. "No Immediate Ruling on Fate of Texas' 'sanctuary Cities' Law." ABC News. ABC News Network, 26 June 2017. Web. 09 July 2017. Gonzales, Sara. "One Michigan City Is Rescinding Its 'sanctuary City' Policy – Here's Why."TheBlaze. TheBlaze, 13 Apr. 2017. Web. 13 Apr. 2017.
The Constitution vests the spending powers in Congress, not the President, so the Order cannot constitutionally place new conditions on federal funds. Further, the Tenth Amendment requires that conditions on federal funds be unambiguous and timely made; that they bear some relation to the funds at issue; and that the total financial incentive not be coercive. Federal funding that bears no meaningful relationship to immigration enforcement cannot be threatened merely because a jurisdiction chooses an immigration enforcement strategy of which the President disapproves.
In other words, only congress can control federal funding appropriations and any limitations on this funding must be somehow related to that funding and not because of some other separate action.
Valverde, Miriam. "Updated - Trump-O-Meter: Cancel All Funding of Sanctuary Cities."PolitiFact. N.p., 16 Jan. 2017. Web. 29 Apr. 2017.
Orrick, William H. "Sanctuary Jurisdiction Cases." Sanctuary Jurisdiction Cases | United States District Court, Northern District of California. 9th Circuit, Federal District Court, 25 Apr. 2017. Web. 29 Apr. 2017.
"Removing the requirement that federal officials consider the impact of climate change when making decisions."
Trump, Donald. "Presidential Executive Order on Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth." The White House. The United States Government, 28 Mar. 2017. Web. 31 Mar. 2017.
Dennis, Brady, and Juliet Eilperin. "Trump Signs Order at the EPA to Dismantle Environmental Protections." The Washington Post. WP Company, 28 Mar. 2017. Web. 31 Mar. 2017.
Obama, Barack. "Fact Sheet: President Obama to Announce Historic Carbon Pollution Standards for Power Plants." National Archives and Records Administration. National Archives and Records Administration, 3 Aug. 2015. Web. 18 June 2017.
Obama, Barack. "Presidential Memorandum -- Power Sector Carbon Pollution Standards."National Archives and Records Administration. National Archives and Records Administration, 25 June 2013. Web. 18 June 2017.
Trump, Donald. "Executive Order Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States." The White House. The United States Government, 06 Mar. 2017. Web. 14 Mar. 2017.
Zapotosky, Matt, David Nakamura, and Abigail Hauslohner. "Revised Executive Order Bans Travelers from Six Muslim-majority Countries from Getting New Visas." The Washington Post. WP Company, 06 Mar. 2017. Web. 14 Mar. 2017.


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Floris and Turnbull & Asser launch 71/72 Eau de Parfum
Floris perfumers have collaborated with English shirtmakers Turnbull & Asser to launch 71/72 Eau de Parfum into the By Request Hand-Poured collection. Bond Lifestyle attended the stylish launch event in the Turnbull & Asser store on Jermyn Street, London.
Tom Ford buys Albert R. Broccoli's former Beverly Hills home
Fashion designer Tom Ford, who dressed James Bond in the last three Bond films, has purchased a mansion in Beverly Hills in which Bond producer Albert R. Broccoli and his wife Dana lived from 1969 until Broccoli's death in 1996. Tom Ford pays $50 million for the house.
Find out What Daniel Craig is Wearing
The new Instagram page @whatsdanielwearing identifies the clothes that actor Daniel Craig is wearing.
Celebrate Ian Fleming's Birthday with Walking Tour and Cocktails
Celebrate the birthday of James Bond author Ian Fleming on May 28, 2016 with a walking tour of Fleming's London life and a cocktail!
James Bond director Guy Hamilton dies aged 93
Guy Hamilton, who directed four James Bond films and The Battle of Britain, has died aged 93.
Win £5,000 of luxurious N.Peal cashmere
To celebrate N.Peal opening the prestigious Burlington Arcade store 80 years ago, in April 1936, N.Peal are offering all customers who place an order in store or online between the 14th and 30th April 2016 the chance to win £5,000 of luxurious N.Peal cashmere.
N.Peal sweaters appeared in two Bond films, SkyFall and SPECTRE.
For Your Eyes Only - 35 years of Bonding in Cortina D'Ampezzo
James Bond Club Switzerland and James Bond Club Germany have joined forces to organise 'For Your Eyes Only - 35 years of Bonding in Cortina', a celebration of the 12th James Bond film. The event takes place from Friday July 1st - Sunday July 3rd 2016 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, a location seen prominently in the film.
James Bond Spirit 54 Soufrière yacht for sale and on display at London On-Water show
The Spirit 54 'Soufrière' yacht, seen in Casino Royale (2006), will be displayed at the London On-Water Show from 4 - 7 May 2016.
New poster for Designing 007 Paris
A new poster was released for the upcoming exhibition Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style in Paris from 16 April 2016 until 4 September 2016.
MI6 Confidential #34: Around the world with SPECTRE
MI6 Confidential, the full-colour 007 fan magazine celebrating the world of James Bond, returns with its 34th issue, once again dedicated to SPECTRE.
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James Bond SPECTRE cars at Top Marques Monaco 2016
James Bond will return to Monaco with a thrilling display of supercars from SPECTRE at Top Marques Monaco car show.
SPECTRE wins at Empire Awards 2016
SPECTRE won Best British Film and Best Thriller at last night's Jameson Empire Awards in London.
Bond In Motion celebration weekend
To mark the second anniversary of Bond In Motion at the London Film Museum, the venue will be hosting a weekend celebration on 19th and 20th March 2016. Distinguished Bond film crew and contributors will take part in Q&A sessions which will be free for BIM ticket holders.
James Bond Production Designer Sir Ken Adam dies aged 95
Production designer Sir Ken Adam, famous for his work on seven James Bond films, has died at the age of 95.
James Bond inspired artworks at South Place Hotel
SPIES Society of London has organised the art exhibition 'Bondage' curated by Ben Moore, with 15 pieces of James Bond inspired artworks on display and available for purchase from March 3 - April 13 at South Place Hotel. Bond Lifestyle attended the Bondage private view on Wednesday 2nd March.
James Bond inspired private luxury trip to London
From 19-22 May, you can enjoy a three-day Bond style spy extravaganza in London, unlike any other private luxury trip in the world.
Aston Martin reveal the DB11 at Geneva Motor Show
Aston Martin have just revealed their brand new DB11 model at the Geneva Motor Show. The DB11 is the successor to the DB9, and has some style elements of the James Bond's DB10. Will this be Bond's next car?
Sam Smith wins Oscar for SPECTRE's theme song Writing's On The Wall
Last night, Sam Smith and Jimmy Napes won the Academy Award for "Original Song" with their SPECTRE theme song Writing's On The Wall.
Corgi launches James Bond Aston Martin DB10 1:36 scale
The Aston Martin DB10 from SPECTRE is now available as a Corgi 1:36 scale model. Bond Lifestyle takes a closer look at this officially licensed model.
Christie's James Bond SPECTRE auction realised more than £3m for charity
This February, to celebrate the release of SPECTRE on Digital HD, Blu-ray and DVD, Christie's and EON Productions presented two charity auctions of James Bond memorabilia.
Aston Martin DB5 1:8 scale replica now available as completed model
Eaglemoss announced today that the 1:8 scale replica of the Goldfinger Aston Martin DB5 is now available to buy online as a completed model.
N.Peal celebrates SPECTRE Blu-ray launch with special offer
N.Peal offers free worldwide delivery and complimentary gift wrapping on all orders, to celebrate the UK release of SPECTRE on Blu-ray and DVD.
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SPECTRE Live Auction results: Aston Martin DB10 sells for £2.4m
Yesterday evening, Thursday 18 February, Christie's and EON Productions presented a live charity auction of ten star lots of SPECTRE memorabilia. The star of the evening was the unique Aston Martin DB10, the only one of ten made for the film that is sold, which was auctioned for £2.1m (£2.4m including buyer's premium).


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Angela Sebaly, Co-Founder of Personify Leadership talks briefly about the Drain Model, a component of the Personify Leadership program in The Eyes of a Leader module.
Personify Leadership is a two-day leadership development program based on 8 core competencies. In this highly interactive and engaging program, your leaders will learn practical and hands-on tools for leading in your organization.
In this video, Angela Sebaly, Co-founder of Personify Leadership, shares insights on Emotional Resiliency and research that has helped her as both a working mom and leader to deal with the challenges of an ever changing and busy world.
In this video, Personify Leadership Co-founder Angela Sebaly shares insights on how to be a leader who truly listens to others. If you struggle with listening attentively, as most people do, take a minute to listen to a new perspective on this common challenge.


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What can five-by-eight inches buy you in the high-end today? A budget USB DAC? A power supply, a line conditioner? A doorstop? How about a loudspeaker? Not just a smidge of a speaker either. More like an iota—the Neat Acoustics Iota.
Neat is not new to the industry. For over twenty years it has built an enviable reputation among those in the know. Unfortunately, U.S. distribution has run hot and cold, lowering the company's profile among North American hobbyists. However, a new U.S. distributor, High Fidelity Services, has taken Neat under its wing and its fortunes appear to be on the upswing. Neat Acoustics designs and manufactures in rural Teesdale, located in the north of England. Leading the engineering and design team are Bob Surgeoner and Paul Ryder. Virtually everyone in Neat's employ is a musician, always a good sign in my book. Currently there are five unique series of loudspeakers in the Neat line, extending from the desktop-sized Iota to the medium-scale towers of the Ultimatum Series.
The Iota is a two-way, bass-reflex design with a rear-mounted port. Neat Acoustics calls it a "super-micro," and indeed it is so small you can palm it. Its driver complement includes a four-inch polypropylene cone mid/bass unit with a ferrite magnet assembly. The tweeter is a two-inch planar-magnetic ribbon transducer. The cabinet is heavy MDF. Per Neat tradition, the crossover is simple—a basic, three-element network that employs low-loss air-core inductors and high-grade polypropylene capacitors. The Iota can be had in a wide range of finishes including satin white, satin black, flame red, zinc yellow, and ultramarine blue—all at no additional charge.
In order to accommodate the Iota's pint-size dimensions, Neat flipped the enclosure orientation ninety degrees, snuggling the ribbon tweeter up against the mid/bass driver in a horizontal orientation, an advantageous solution that allows tweeter/inside or tweeter/outside positioning. While the speaker can be placed out into a room, listeners should take Neat's suggestions seriously and position them at, on, or near a wall, thus maximizing bass reinforcement. The added midbass output results in a far more even and natural tonal balance. Of course, every room will be different and Neat suggests owners experiment freely. I dialed them in to my satisfaction at about a twelve-inch distance from the wall. There I achieved convincing bass extension that descended into the 60Hz range. Even thus situated, the Iota remains slightly lean in the lower-mids, so capturing the full resonant body of Pieter Wispelwey's cello is a bit much to ask of it. On the other hand, there was no mistaking the signature of an instrument that tiny speakers often reduce to eggshell-like fragility.
Unlike their full-sized siblings, small speakers have no place to hide any sonic weaknesses or glaring colorations. But it took only a few spins of some well-known musical favorites to hear that the Iota has most of its sonic ducks in a row. This is a loudspeaker with a complete lack of pretension. Its warm, relaxed midrange represents a total rejection of the culture of souped-up, sonic hype we've all encountered at one time or another. As I listened to Joni Mitchell sing "California" and "A Case of You" the Iota instantly engaged me with a transparent top end and a nicely proportioned midrange, which imparted both dimensionality and inklings of physicality to this legendary performer. Detail and image definition were abundant. There is a mellower, darker accent to the Iota's character—not unlike the complex tones of an aged single-malt. A sound that instantly put this listener at ease. Its top end rolls gently rather than clawing for the last jot of extension, and it mercifully steers way clear of the pointed, stick-in-the-eye sting of many micros.


As an Associate of IDS, Gabriele is affiliated with the Institute's research, notably the of the Centre for Social Protection, and a keen advocate of the IDS's seminal work in food security, social policy, and development visions more generally. From 2010-2012, Gabriele was a Visiting Fellow at IDS, and undertook research on the objectives and instruments of social policy in South Asia as expressions of a possible distinct welfare state approach in the region. This resulted in a volume on Development and Welfare Policy in South Asia, 2014, Routledge: London and New York, co-edited with Dr Deepta Chopra.
She is currently a Senior Research Associate of the UN Research Institute on Social Development, working on the role of the rights-based developmental welfare state in the post-2015 development process and the SDGs. She has recently been advising UNICEF in Nepal and Myanmar on social protection reforms, and worked with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation on Asian welfare states.
Gabriele's background is in international development, with a UN career spanning almost three decades. At UNCTAD, she led work on policy coherence, coordination, communications and outreach and undertook policy-related research on international trade, commodities, and investment. As the UNICEF South Asia regional advisor on social policy she advised on policy innovation opportunities in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
As the United Nations Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident-Representative in Latvia, she directed programmes on social inclusion; good governance, public policy and judicial reform; environmental management; and youth and health. At UN ESCAP, Gabriele worked on development planning, economic and social policy, and the LDCs. She read macro-economics and development studies at the Universities of Regensburg, Tübingen, Munich, Wuppertal, and Ottawa.
Gabriele serves on several advisory boards, including Munich City Council's committee on municipal development cooperation, Women in Europe for a Common Future (WECF), and the German United Nations Association (DGVN). She is an elected member of the UNICEF National Committee Germany.
This book sheds light on social policies in six South Asian countries introduced between 2003 and 2013, examining the ways in which these policies have come about, and what this reflects about the nature of the state in each of these countries.
Trade and Development – A Forgotten Issue?
This paper makes a case for extending the MDGs beyond 2015 but significantly reshaping them and to move away from the outdated and oversimplified North-South dichotomy.
The articles in this IDS Bulletin are drawn from a conference hosted by the Centre for Social Protection at IDS in April 2011.


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Q: How to fix "IndexError: List index is out of range" in my code? I am quite new to Python, and I wanted to test out a tilemap system. When I try to load the tiles, i get the error message IndexError: list index out of range. What do I need to do in order to solve this issue, and others like it in the future?
Exact error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "N:/Python/Projects/Projects/First Topdown/First Topdown.py", line 114, in <module>
    pygame.draw.rect(screen, colors[tilemap[row][column]], (column*tilesize, row*tilesize, tilesize, tilesize))
IndexError: list index out of range

I have heard that it means I am trying to access a value which is none or empty.
Here is the part of the code that is about the tilemap. Without the last drawing bit, the rest works fine. (It's not a lot of other code, just movement.)
import pygame

pygame.init()

tilesize = 64
mapwidth = 16
mapheight = 13
screen = pygame.display.set_mode((mapwidth*tilesize, mapheight*tilesize))

pygame.display.set_caption("Aspen")

WALLTOP = 0
WALLBOT = 1
GRASS = 2
wallTop = (128, 128, 128)
wallBot = (210, 105, 30,)
grass =   (50, 205, 50)

colors = {
WALLTOP : wallTop,
WALLBOT: wallBot,
GRASS : grass
}

tilemap = [
            [WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP,
            WALLTOP, WALLBOT, WALLBOT, WALLBOT, WALLBOT, WALLBOT, WALLBOT, WALLBOT, WALLBOT, WALLBOT, WALLBOT, WALLBOT, WALLBOT, WALLBOT, WALLBOT, WALLTOP,
            WALLTOP, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, WALLTOP,
            WALLTOP, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, WALLTOP,
            WALLTOP, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, WALLTOP,
            WALLTOP, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, WALLTOP,
            WALLTOP, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, WALLTOP,
            WALLTOP, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, WALLTOP,
            WALLTOP, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, WALLTOP,
            WALLTOP, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, WALLTOP,
            WALLTOP, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, WALLTOP,
            WALLTOP, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, GRASS, WALLTOP,
            WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP]
]

running = True
while running:

    screen.fill((64, 64, 64))

    for row in range(mapheight):
        for column in range(mapwidth):
            pygame.draw.rect(screen, colors[tilemap[row][column]], (column*tilesize, row*tilesize, tilesize, tilesize))

    pygame.display.update()

A: You're getting the IndexError because you've only defined one row in your tilemap, but the outer for loop supplies row indices from 0 to mapheight-1 because of this statement:
for row in range(mapheight):

To avoid that error, try changing it to:
for row in range(len(tilemap)):

Update
I think I've figured out what you're trying to do. As I said previously, the IndexError is because the number of rows in tilemap didn't match the number you were trying to display with the nested for loops.
Below I've fixed the way tilemap is defined so it has the proper number of row and columns (and also streamlined a few other definitions and added some event processing to the display loop to allow the script to be gracefully shutdown instead of running in an infinite loop).
import pygame

pygame.init()

tilesize = 64
mapwidth, mapheight = 16, 13

screen = pygame.display.set_mode((mapwidth*tilesize, mapheight*tilesize))

pygame.display.set_caption("Aspen")

WALLTOP, WALLBOT, GRASS = range(3)

wallTop = (128, 128, 128)
wallBot = (210, 105, 30,)
grass =   (50, 205, 50)

colors = {
    WALLTOP : wallTop,
    WALLBOT : wallBot,
    GRASS   : grass
}

tilemap = [
    [WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP],
    [WALLTOP, WALLBOT, WALLBOT, WALLBOT, WALLBOT, WALLBOT, WALLBOT, WALLBOT, WALLBOT, WALLBOT, WALLBOT, WALLBOT, WALLBOT, WALLBOT, WALLBOT, WALLTOP],
    [WALLTOP, GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   WALLTOP],
    [WALLTOP, GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   WALLTOP],
    [WALLTOP, GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   WALLTOP],
    [WALLTOP, GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   WALLTOP],
    [WALLTOP, GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   WALLTOP],
    [WALLTOP, GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   WALLTOP],
    [WALLTOP, GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   WALLTOP],
    [WALLTOP, GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   WALLTOP],
    [WALLTOP, GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   WALLTOP],
    [WALLTOP, GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   GRASS,   WALLTOP],
    [WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP, WALLTOP],
]

running = True
while running:

    screen.fill((64, 64, 64))

    for row in range(mapheight):
        for column in range(mapwidth):
            pygame.draw.rect(screen, colors[tilemap[row][column]], (column*tilesize, row*tilesize, tilesize, tilesize))

    # Process user-events.
    for event in pygame.event.get():
        if event.type == pygame.QUIT:  # User clicked to close window.
            running = False
        if event.type == pygame.KEYDOWN:
            if event.key == pygame.K_ESCAPE: # Press escape key to quit.
                running = False

    pygame.display.update()

A: Ok I finally understood what you are doing.
You tried to do a second slice of your tilemap, even though your tilemap is one dimensional. For multidimensional arrays, it's best to use numpy arrays imo. You'll see what I mean when you print out the tmap in my code, it's much more readable. Also, since python works with indents, it's a good idea to organize long function calls by separating different arguments to separate lines. Othewise you get a really unreadable long line in your code.
import pygame
import numpy as np

pygame.init()

# Define base values for tiles
tsize, width, height = 64,16,13

# Set the stage with an empty 2D array full of zeroes
# Create the tilemap dynamically from width and height.
tmap = np.zeros((height,width),dtype=int)

# defines the screen I guess?
screen = pygame.display.set_mode((width*tsize, height*tsize))
pygame.display.set_caption("Asspain")

# You can now change the tilemap manually.
# You have three unique rows, so you can
# just make lists of those and later insert
# them into your np.array
r1 = [1]*width

r2 = [1]
r2.extend([2]*14)
r2.extend([1])

r3 = [1]
r3.extend([0]*14)
r3.extend([1])

# turn your lists into np.arrays so they work
# with your tmap.
r1, r2, r3 = np.array(r1),np.array(r2),np.array(r3)

# insert the rows at the appropreate positions
# mind you, indexing works a bit different in
# np.arrays than in python builtin lists.
tmap[0] = r1.copy()
tmap[1] = r2.copy()
tmap[2:12] = r3.copy()
tmap[12] = r1.copy()

# You now have a nice and readable tmap.
# You can make the map creation process
# as manual as you want, I just used shortcuts
# based on symmetry.
print(tmap)

# Now you can just iterate over every element
# via double iteration, or using indices.
# I've heard iterating over indices using range
# is always faster.

# define colormap
cmap = {0:(50, 205, 50),
        1:(128, 128, 128),
        2:(210, 105, 30,)}

# this is unneccessary, but it's good to know
# that numpy arrays also have a len() like
# attribute called shape.
width, heigth = tmap.shape[0], tmap.shape[1]

# Gameloop
while True:

    # Is this the default color of a tile?
    # Do you need that?
    screen.fill((64, 64, 64))

    for row in range(width):
        for col in range(heigth):
            pygame.draw.rect(screen,
                             cmap[tmap[row][col]],
                             (col*tsize,
                              row*tsize,
                              tsize,
                              tsize))
    pygame.display.update()

EDIT: I noticed that you do a lot of dictionary slices, which are very slow. If you do not need to repeatedly slice a dictionary inside the game loop (i.e. the map doesn't change), don't. I've written a bit of extra code, which produces the same tmap array as above as a template for your tiles, but this time, I'm also casting an array, which maps color triplets to these positions.
This way you can create your whole map once using fast numpy arrays, which utilize dtype typecasting of your array, while still benefitting from the readibility of the previously specified tmap.
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

tsize, width, height = 64,16,13
tmap = np.zeros((height,width),dtype=int)
cmap = np.zeros((height,width,4),dtype=int)

r1 = [1]*width

r2 = [1]
r2.extend([2]*14)
r2.extend([1])

r3 = [1]
r3.extend([0]*14)
r3.extend([1])

r1, r2, r3 = np.array(r1),np.array(r2),np.array(r3)

tmap[0] = r1.copy()
tmap[1] = r2.copy()
tmap[2:12] = r3.copy()
tmap[12] = r1.copy()

cdct = {0:np.array((50, 205, 50, 200),dtype=int),
        1:np.array((128, 128, 128, 200),dtype=int),
        2:np.array((210, 105, 30, 200),dtype=int)}

for posy, row in enumerate(tmap):
    for posx, col in enumerate(row):
        cmap[posy,posx] = cdct[col].copy()

fig, ax = plt.subplots()
plt.axis('off')

ax.imshow(cmap)

As you can see, matplotlib can easily visualise X,Y,Z arrays, which the imshow() function can read as a bitmap. X are the rows, Y are the columns and Z are the color triplets. I actually made Z four elements long to toggle transparency with the fourth element. This way you can create your bitmap once as a background and then just iterate directly over the color quadruples, without doing 16*13 slow dictionary slices at every iteration of the while loop. The plotting, obviously, is just a visual demonstration of what it will look like and is a nifty little tool for modelling your game map.
And because it uses typecasted numpy arrays and avoids a lot of slow operations, it should be lightning fast compared to before.


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// Copyright 2016 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.

// +build linux,amd64 freebsd,amd64

package main

// Test that we can collect a lot of colliding profiling signals from
// an external C thread. This used to fail when built with the race
// detector, because a call of the predeclared function copy was
// turned into a call to runtime.slicecopy, which is not marked nosplit.

/*
#include <signal.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <pthread.h>
#include <sched.h>

struct cgoTracebackArg {
	uintptr_t  context;
	uintptr_t  sigContext;
	uintptr_t* buf;
	uintptr_t  max;
};

static int raceprofCount;

// We want a bunch of different profile stacks that collide in the
// hash table maintained in runtime/cpuprof.go. This code knows the
// size of the hash table (1 << 10) and knows that the hash function
// is simply multiplicative.
void raceprofTraceback(void* parg) {
	struct cgoTracebackArg* arg = (struct cgoTracebackArg*)(parg);
	raceprofCount++;
	arg->buf[0] = raceprofCount * (1 << 10);
	arg->buf[1] = 0;
}

static void* raceprofThread(void* p) {
	int i;

	for (i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
		pthread_kill(pthread_self(), SIGPROF);
		sched_yield();
	}
	return 0;
}

void runRaceprofThread() {
	pthread_t tid;
	pthread_create(&tid, 0, raceprofThread, 0);
	pthread_join(tid, 0);
}
*/
import "C"

import (
	"bytes"
	"fmt"
	"runtime"
	"runtime/pprof"
	"unsafe"
)

func init() {
	register("CgoRaceprof", CgoRaceprof)
}

func CgoRaceprof() {
	runtime.SetCgoTraceback(0, unsafe.Pointer(C.raceprofTraceback), nil, nil)

	var buf bytes.Buffer
	pprof.StartCPUProfile(&buf)

	C.runRaceprofThread()
	fmt.Println("OK")
}

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Q: Remove multiple Spaces - Unix Script From my shell script i am trying to remove repeating white spaces but it seems
tr -s " " < input.txt > output.txt

is not working. Is there any other way to remove multiple consecutive blank spaces to a single blank space from shell script.
I am trying to remove blank spaces from content
1     | First         | PO BOX 123        | DAYTON          | OH            | 3432-222
2     | Second        | PO BOX 2223       | CALIFORNIA      | CA            | 23423
3     | THIRD         | PO BOX 21         | COLUMBUS        | OH            | 2223

into this
1|First|PO BOX 123|DAYTON|OH|3432-222
2|Second|PO BOX 2223|CALIFORNIA|CA|23423
3|THIRD|PO BOX 21|COLUMBUS|OH|2223

A: Using minimal sed:
sed 's/ *| */|/g' input.txt

Output:
1|First|PO BOX 123|DAYTON|OH|3432-222
2|Second|PO BOX 2223|CALIFORNIA|CA|23423
3|THIRD|PO BOX 21|COLUMBUS|OH|2223

Note: This is functionally the same code as PaulProgrammer's answer, but simplified due to the fact that input.txt's whitespace is purely space "" chars, (no tabs, et al).

A: Try using sed instead of tr:
sed 's/[[:blank:]]\{1,\}|[[:blank:]]\{1,\}/|/g' < input > output

or, in perl instead:
perl -ne 's#\s+\|\s+#|#g; print;' input > output

A: I like using awk for things that have records. tr translates text, sed is a stream editor, but awk understands the concept of records, fields, field separators, etc.
So to complete your set of options, here's a solution in minimal awk:
$ awk -F ' *\\| *' '{$1=$1} 1' OFS='|' input.txt
1|First|PO BOX 123|DAYTON|OH|3432-222
2|Second|PO BOX 2223|CALIFORNIA|CA|23423
3|THIRD|PO BOX 21|COLUMBUS|OH|2223

This sets an input field separator with -F and an output field separator with OFS. The script consists of a statement which causes the record to be rewritten with OFS, and a statement (the 1 shortcut) to print the line.
Note the weird escaping of the vertical bar in the -F option. If you were to use this, to avoid confusion, you might want to awk -F ' *[|] *' ... instead.
To be even shorter at the expense of clarity, you might also use:
$ awk -F ' *[|] *' '$1=$1' OFS='|' input.txt

This turns the record rewrite statement into a condition which should always return true, thus eliminating the need for the 1 shortcut. While it shaves a few characters off the script, I include it only for fun; much better to use code that doesn't make you scratch your head when you re-read it in a year or two. ;)

A: I had to do something like this in the /etc/servicesfile.
None of the sed methods worked for me (on this question and many others).
tr -s " " also did nothing
tr -s "\t" removed some of the white spaces (pipelining this to tr -s " " did nothing either)
A solution I found was using 'column -t'
 column -t /etc/services | tr -s " "

As I understand it (may be wrong) the column command creates a table.
the -t defines the amount of columns (which I think is not specified since it comes from the input file). then I can remove all the extra spaces with 'tr -s " "'.