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Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in the Volume 10, Number 4, Winter 2004 issue of Dignity, the Center’s quarterly publication. Subscriptions to Dignitas are available to CBHD Members. To learn more about the benefits of becoming a member click here.
The actual and promised capabilities of biotechnology have given prominence to a possible new end of medicine, "enhancement." Almost every present-day commentator underscores the difficulties, impossibility, or futility of any definition that seeks to distinguish enhancement from therapy. Nonetheless, everyone eventually ends up using the term since no viable substitute has yet appeared. In short, no boundary between morally valid and invalid uses of biotechnology can be established without at least a working definition.
In this essay, my operating definition of enhancement will be grounded in its general etymological meaning, i.e., to increase, intensify, raise up, exalt, heighten, or magnify. Each of these terms carries the connotation of going "beyond" what exists at some moment, whether it is a certain state of affairs, a bodily function or trait, or a general limitation built into human nature. Enhancement is, as Fowler says, "A dangerous word for the unwary," but its use in some form seems inescapable. For this discussion, enhancement will signify an intervention that goes beyond the ends of medicine as they traditionally have been held.
For medicine, the treatment/enhancement distinction cannot be avoided since physicians will play a central role whenever medical knowledge is used both to regain health and to go beyond what is required to regain health. To be sure, specialists in other fields are necessary if even the modest promises of biotechnology are to be realized. They will provide the basic scientific and technical expertise from which biotechnological enhancements will emerge. But physicians are crucial in the actual use of this technology with individual human beings.
Some physicians have already crossed the divide between treatment and enhancement, between medically indicated use and patient-desired abuse. There is already a need for physicians to reflect on the ethical implications of their involvement in the uses of biotechnology. This reflection centers on these loci: (1) The use of biotechnological advancements in the treatment of disease; (2) its use to satisfy the desires of patients and non-patients for enhancement of some bodily or mental trait, or some state of affairs they wish to perfect; and (3) more distantly, in the use of biotechnology to redesign human nature and thus to enhance the species in the future.
New treatments are the most promising use of biotechnology. They most closely conform to the clinical and ethical ends of medicine. The list of target diseases is long. Devising treatments for them is a legitimate and desirable individual and social good. Here, the physician functions in his time-honored role as healer. He has a moral obligation to stay informed and educated in the use of the new technologies.
The ethical questions are related to the means by which these new treatments are developed and applied. Genetic manipulations, cybernetics, nanotechnology, and psychopharmacology are in themselves not intrinsically good nor bad morally. Procedures, however, derived from the destruction of human embryos, distortions and bypassing of normal reproductive processes, or cloning of human beings, etc., are not morally permissible no matter how useful they might be therapeutically.
Within the traditional ends of medicine, the primary intention is the use of biotechnology to treat physical or mental disease. There is no question that the cure or amelioration of a disease process will also result secondarily in enhancement of the patient’s life. Here the enhancement lies in the restoration of health or relief of symptoms undermined by disease. The patient feels "better" and regains functional capacity. He may be returned to his previous state of health, or to an even better state. This kind of enhancement follows therapy and is part of the aim of therapy—not "beyond" therapy but a result of it. This is different from enhancement as a primary intention. Here we start with someone who has no disease or obvious bodily malformation. She is considered "normal" in the usual sense of that term. Yet the person feels dissatisfied with her portion in life. She feels unfulfilled, at a social disadvantage or competitively deficient in some mental or physical bodily trait. She may want to augment a state to what she thinks is a normal level, or she may want something approaching perfection.
The motives, ends, and means of enhancement as a primary intention are morally variable. Some ends—like the desire for healthy, bright, and lovable children—are understandable. If the means that bring these states about do not themselves dehumanize their subjects, they might be within the legitimate ends of medicine, particularly preventative medicine.
On the other hand, many others will focus elsewhere, e.g., on the thrills of going farther, faster, with more endurance in athletic competition. Alternatively, they might want to enjoy the adrenalin surge of seeing how far the human body and mind can be pushed. Enhancement of this kind becomes an end in itself far beyond the healing ends of medicine in any traditional sense.
Some would extend the term "patient" to anyone unhappy, in any degree, with his body, mind, soul, or psyche. This would "medicalize" every facet of human existence. Were physicians to accept enhancement of this kind as their domain, the social consequences would be dire. The number of physicians needed would skyrocket; access by those with disease states would be compromised; research and development would become even more commercialized and industrialized. Research resources would be channeled away from therapy per se. The gap in access to therapy between those able to pay for the doctor’s time and those who cannot would expand. To make physicians into enhancement therapists is to make therapy a happiness nostrum, not a true healing enterprise.
On the other hand, if any significant number of physicians were to decide that enhancement, as an end in itself, is not the physician’s responsibility, enhancement therapy could become a field of its own "beyond" medicine. How these new therapists would relate to patients and physicians is unclear. Would they be simply those physicians willing to cooperate? Would they be persons in other fields—like sports trainers, psychologists, naturopaths, who would attend to their own special spectrum of enhancement requests? What would these enhancement therapists do when serious, mysterious, or potentially lethal side effects appeared?
It is likely that outright rejection of enhancement would encounter strong resistance. Satisfaction of personal desires, freedom of choice, and "quality life" have, for many, become entitlements in a democratic society. Few will want restrictions placed on their choice of enhancement. Peer pressure, the drive of a competitive society, and market pressures will convince many physicians and ethicists that resistance is futile.
Given our society’s incessant search for satisfaction of all its desires in this world, many will argue that enhancement is part of the physician’s responsibilities—no matter what the profession thinks. The confluence of an ego-oriented culture sustained by social approval, peer example, and clever advertising will produce a cascade of demand.
Physicians will be drawn into enhancement practices for a variety of reasons. Some will see only good in it; some will accept it as "treatment" for the unhappiness and depression suffered by those who are not everything they want to be. Others will argue that physician involvement is necessary to assure safety and to permit better regulation of abuses. "What better way to treat the whole person?" some may add. "Isn’t the patient the one who knows most about his own good?" Assertions like these suggest that failure to provide enhancement may become a breach of the physician-patient relationship or the physician’s social contract.
Enhancement will also appeal to the physician’s self-interest. A willing and paying clientele is certain to develop. Patients will be more eager to pay for the enhancement of the lifestyle they desire than for treatment of disease they did not want in the first place. Physicians can say they are doing "good" for their patients even while doing well for themselves.
The possibility and probability of a serious conflict of interests on the part of the physician cannot be ignored. Money can easily induce the physician to provide enhancement of dubious merit or marginal efficacy. More specific, for example, is the conflict that involves the team physician who is expected to do his part to produce a winning team. Enhancements of athletic performance are in worldwide use. Their deleterious side effects are well known. Who does the physician serve—the good of the patient, the success of the team that pays his salary, or his own infatuation with athletic success?
Fundamental questions about how enhancement affects our concepts of the purposes of human life and the nature of human happiness will be buried by more immediate demand for happiness, fulfillment, and mental tranquility. The modern and post-modern emphasis will be on effective regulatory measures, better techniques, and competent practitioners—not ethical restraint. Restraint or prohibition beyond prevention of abuses and harmful side effects is highly unlikely. Those who restrict freedom of choice will be seen as a danger to the realization of a higher quality of life for all. Any restriction will be interpreted as a violation of the physician’s obligation to respect patient autonomy.
Many of us will take these to be specious arguments, which, if accepted, would make medicine the handmaiden of biotechnology and erode its traditional role in treating the sick. Counterarguments will be difficult given the powerful vectors of change in our cultural mores. Hopes for an earthly paradise are seemingly within reach for many people who no longer believe in an after-life. For them, extracting the maximum from personal enhancement is a seductive substitute.
 Parens, E. 1998. "Is better always good?" In: E., Parens (Ed.), Enhancing human traits: Ethical and social implications (pp. 1-28). Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press; Jeungst, E. 1998. "What does enhancement mean?" In: E., Parens (Ed.), Enhancing human traits: Ethical and social implications (pp. 29-69). Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press.
 Fowler, H. J. 1965. A dictionary of English usage. 2nd Edition. Revised by Sir Ernest Gowers. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
 Krammer, P. 1993. Listening to Prozac. New York: Viking.
Cite as: Edmund D. Pellegrino, “Biotechnology, Human Enhancement, and the Ends of Medicine,” Dignity 10, no. 4 (2004): 1, 5.

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Do you ever find yourself falling under the curse of the green-eyed monster? Comparing yourself to total strangers on the internet and feeling somehow second-best? Jealousy isn’t pretty. I see this trashing people’s dreams so often that I have even given it a special name: ‘comparisonitis’. It’s a modern epidemic.
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text: Mathew Hayman is a veteran Australian cyclist who achieved one of the sports’ most coveted results in 2016, winning the gruelling Paris-Roubaix. After almost 20 years as a professional cyclist, Mathew raced his 15th Paris-Roubaix (also known as the Hell of the North) only five weeks after fracturing his right radius in a race crash. Mathew raced a superbly tactical race, drawing on his decades of experience to beat current and former world champions. The impact Mathew’s win has on the sport of cycling will be felt throughout Australia for years. Mathew regularly attends junior training sessions when he’s back in Australia and shares his journey and learnings, inspiring the next generation of ACT cyclists to dream big and work hard towards achieving those dreams.

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If you are suffering from Candidiasis, don't feel alone. At some point in their lives, an estimated seventy-five percent of the planet's population will experience Candidiasis. In general, you can be affected by a yeast infection no matter if you are young or mature or African or Irish. A yeast infection, or Candidiasis if you'd like to get technical, is not a severe threat to your health but an irritating problem usually. However, several of the cures that are widely advised in various books or seen on the Internet can actually give a serious threat to your health and make the attempt at treating an infection more of a risk than leaving it alone.
The initial thing you should do if you think you have a yeast infection is go to visit a doctor. Following a first appointment to make sure that your ailment is in fact a yeast infection, you should be able to identify the signs yourself if there are any future outbreaks. Visiting a physician the initial time is important because you don't want to treat for an infection without there actually being one. If someone uses a topical cream or takes pills for Candidiasis without there actually being an infection, the body will develop an immunity to the treatment and be much more immune to it than before.
Tea tree oil is a commonly suggested solution. Even though tea tree oil can be helpful in some cases when used on the skin, it should not be consumed orally. The correct amount for fighting Candidiasis has not yet been discovered. If an excess is consumed it can be toxic for a person.
Garlic oil is another product to stay away from. Garlic commonly contains Botulism spores from being cultivated in the ground, where the spores are found. If there are spores in the garlic and it is mixed with oil then the spores will grow and thrive because of a loss of oxygen. Serious illness or even death can result from this scentless poison.
Be sure to stay away from these treatments and do some research if you are looking for a treatment. A treatment that will be effective and have zero medical risks can be found with a small amount of research. There are numerous ways to cure yourself using household or natural treatments without the risk or side effects of the problems explained above.


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A poem to help me cope with my dad’s vascular dementia.
I was in the kitchen, bustling about to get snacks for my guests, when my mother’s voice wafted in from the parlor. Suddenly, I was shot through the heart with a piercing barrage of unexpected and conflicting emotions. The force and intensity nearly knocked the breath out of me. Sixty-five years of hearing that voice, the source of my life, love, wisdom, comfort, experience, guidance, centeredness. How many times had I heard that voice through the wall, down the hall, on the phone, across the room, on the other side of a hug? How many times more do I have left to hear that voice, before it becomes only a memory?
Now that voice is no longer the source of strength and wisdom. It has become a bit more frail, a bit more tentative, and, most disturbingly, more than a bit confused. Now the stories that it tells are the same stories that it told yesterday, and the day before, and the day before that, but with each retelling it becomes more distorted. Now the stories still have a moral, but the moral is no longer comforting and instructive, but angry, jealous, muddled, grasping. Like an annoying dream, the details don’t make sense together, and they pour out like the cacophony of several off-key songs that get mingled and mangled into a bizarre medley.
I am filled with sadness and foreboding, a sadness for her and her life. I have been watching closely as she, once lovely, strong and talented, has been watching her own world contract, her words disappear, her memories fade, and her physical strength and beauty dissipate. She speaks often of how beautiful and brilliant she once was, or still is, sounding shockingly boastful as she whistles in the dark, yearning to hold on fast to the self that is unfairly slipping through her fingers.
And I am filled with sadness and foreboding for her daughter, myself, as I cling to my own dependence on her, her love, her wisdom, her healing embrace. I am impatient with her, and angry, when she fails to make sense, when she boasts and when she criticizes. I am angry with myself for my anger and impatience with the woman who so patiently carried me and bore me and raised me and continued to love me and to love the husband whom I chose, the mysterious stranger, and the children whom we bore and raised.
And I am filled with sadness and foreboding for my own aging self, as I look in the mirror and see her face, as I walk in her footsteps and see myself losing words and memories and agility and youth and beauty.
And her voice echoes within me.
I see you, imaginary person with dementia.
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text: Marion, located on the middle fork of the Holston River on historic Route 11, is the county seat of Smyth County. It's an Appalachian Trail Town offering amenities to hikers while they pass through. The Lincoln Theatre, a meticulously renovated Art-Deco Mayan Revival style performing arts center, is the home of the nationally-syndicated bluegrass music program "Song of the Mountains." The General Francis Marion Hotel has also been completely restored as a AAA Three-Diamond boutique hotel. The town hosts ArtWalk with local artists and musicians on the second Friday of each month May through December. Hungry Mother State Park is located west of town on scenic Route 16, called “The Back of the Dragon” by motorcyclists who enjoy its sweeping curves and magnificent vistas.

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Jones' Clips: Gavin and Carrie Jones' Blog: Seth's homecoming complications?
I am struggling with some discouragement over the disappointing and complicating news that our health insurance for Seth has maxed out, perhaps throwing a bit of a wrench in the work to get him home Thursday or Friday. I am so indescribably grateful I can know God is sovereign and only ever works everything together for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. (Romans 8:28) Thank you to all who are praying us through this. I can hardly wait to get him home!
Tonight when I was visiting he cried almost the whole time, then vomited profusely. It was a hard evening. I kept remembering, though, that we begged for his life and have been given that, so these hard times are really a blessing since he's here with us to go through them together. We cannot praise and thank God enough for sparing our little boy.
In the meantime, to those of you who feel led to pray for patience and protection: Gavin and I could really use it. There are times each evening we definitely fail, and "you always hurt the ones you love," in my case my wonderful stressed-out husband. I also am needing to scale back in some other areas.
Thursday, Lord willing, we will have things figured out with the financial department of the hospital and can room in with Seth to get teaching on all his equipment and special needs. Then, please God, he can come home! As I carried his car seat through the halls of the NICU this evening I was reminded again of the miracle God has done for us.
I noticed after the last few days that every time I inquired about something that you had been worried about (that had subsequently been provided) that you said ironically, "Yeah. That was really a good use of my time, worrying about that." SO, I am just reminding you that this is a chance for us all to wait expectantly to see and rejoice in God's provision, which will be amazing, timely, and perfect. Love you girl!
"...amazing, timely and perfect provision." I love that and will be praying and watching expectantly for it. Thank you, dear Katrina, for coming all the way from the East coast to TX to love and care for the quints and their precious parents.
Praying for God's provision. He knows.
As always, my thoughts and prayers are with all of you, especially Seth. May the Lord God who has brought him this far finish the good work that he has begun.
Thankful for your reminder that our triune God does indeed finish what He begins. He is indeed "able to complete it."
praying! ah, my heart hurts for you all. you are amazing. BUT God is even more amazing and when you have hit the end of your rope (each and every time) there he is. STILL working powerfully. praying fervently for another gracious provision and miracle for your sweet family.
I have been praying for your family. Early Childhood Intervention is a service available to your family for free through a State of Texas grant. They can assess the babies and set up a service plan where OT, PT, Speech, Developmental Specialists, respite, etc come out to help out. It might be something to look into - you can refer yourself or a doctor can do so - To make a referral, you can call: 817-446-8000 (local) or 1-888-754-0524 (toll free) Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm. I used to work there, so I am familiar with the excellent in home services they provide for pre term babies and others that might have some developmental delays due to early birth or disabilities. Continuing to pray!
Yes, I agree with the above post, the hospital case worker at our hospital set up a meeting with ECI for us as well, they took care of all the paper work & came to the hospital to meet with us, for convenience, & talk about what needed to be done with Cortlynn. They were going to have speech, physical, & occupational therapists come to our house, once she came home. We also had an O2 specialist who would come to our house & help us with the management of her oxygen needs. We also had her signed up for SSI, which is Social Security Disability, preemie babies and also babies with "chronic" health issues, (bad lungs qualify) for this & thus will let them qualify for medicaid, no matter what your income may be. I was a little leary of signing up for these, because I just thought we shouldn't because we aren't "low income", but I finally realized, it is best for the babies. & hey we deserve help as much as anybody else. :) SSI is very helpful, medicaid will pay for everything medical related that your insurance will not cover & you can even sign up for medical transportation, (going back & forth to NICU or for medical appointments) you can get paid for mileage. This can be back dated a little bit, so you might want to check in to this soon, to help with all the traveling back & forth you have done so far. Another thing you might want to look in to is CSHCN Children with Special Helath Care needs, you can read about it at www.dshs.state.tx/cshcn......paper work is a little tedious, but if they qualify, it is supposed to really help out once they come home. Hopefully some of this info will help you guys out, I just assumed your hospital had informed you of these. Still praying for you all! I'm really excited Seth may be coming home soon!!!
Can't wait to see pics of all 5 babies at home together.
Know God has everything in His ultimate control. He WILL provide for your financial needs. Some states have "catastrophic" health insurance for children with chronic medical problems, I would ask the Social Worker at the hospital about the state your in and if it's available or not. My grandson has this insurance in Michigan and the State covers all his medical costs and recently purchased him his first wheelchair. It is a blessing for sure. Do not think for one single moment you are not expected to be stressed out from time to time. Look at how much you and Gavin have been through already with these precious children. For ANYONE to think your days are filled with patience, roses and rainbows is crazy. We're talking 4 babies at home and 1 with serious medical issues to deal with each and every day. And in the mix trying to keep Isaac "front and center" instead of being pushed to the back of the line just adds another "layer" to the issues.
I'm praying harder for patience, for those around you to realize that when your not quite as patient as you would like to be they recognize that and give you a big hug. Although said often "God never gives us more than we can handle" needs to be said yet one more time. It WILL get better, God WILL provide! You are doing an amazing job under some very critical and difficult circumstances...."this too shall pass". And as always praying for Seth....always praying for Seth.
I can only imagine your emotions right now. Prayers for paitence and grace are for you.
God knew about little Seth's need way before you did and He planned a solution for it as well. Just keep trusting. I've been praying for your little ones and especially Seth every day.
My daughter went through her federal representative when she applied for SSD. Mike Rogers had a person that walked her through the steps and she was approved the first time through.
God provides. When my husband died, I didn't have any back up resources and God provided more than I could ever have thought possible in ways that still astound me.
I always keep your family in my prayers. Are you able to apply for state insurance, MA, extra or Social Security. These are options that have helped my family or other familes I know of in the past get there children home and there special needs care paid for. I know all to well about maxing out on care each year. Prayers daily that god only gives you what he knows you can handle and than you get that last bundle of joy home.
Will keep on praying hard for your family.
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Happy Birthday Isaac Hope you had a wonderful day. How old are you now? Hope the pizza was wonderful. What kind of cake? Mine favorite is angel food. That is what my Mom made for all 5 of us. Still a favorite. Ask your Mom and Dad to hug you for us. Thanks for helping your Mom and Dad so much also. Kiss on all the babes for us too.
The blog said it was 70 degrees at your house. We live in southwest MI and it is 18 degrees. Zero when we woke up and we got another 4 to 5 in of snow last night. It is gorgeous outside.
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Sept. 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Forward Pharma A/S (NASDAQ:FWP) (“We”, “Forward” or the “Company” and together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), today reported consolidated financial results for the six-month period ended June 30, 2018. Net loss for the six-month period ended June 30, 2018 was $(5.3) million, or $(0.06) per diluted share, versus net income of $941.2 million, or $1.67 per diluted share for the six-month period ended June 30, 2017.
“We are pleased to announce our results for the first half year of 2018. The results reflect the effect of our strategic and organisational transformation initiated upon signing the Settlement and License Agreement with Biogen. Forward Pharma is narrowly focused on the appeals of the initial decisions in both the U.S. patent interference and the ‘355 patent opposition in Europe,” said Dr. Claus Bo Svendsen, Chief Executive Officer of Forward.
During the six-month period ended June 30, 2017, the Company recognized as revenue the $1.25 billion nonrecurring non-refundable fee (“Non-refundable Fee”) that was received during February 2017 in connection with the Settlement and License Agreement (“License Agreement”) entered into with two wholly owned subsidiaries of Biogen, Inc. (collectively “Biogen”). During the six-month period ended June 30, 2018, the Group did not earn any revenues under the License Agreement nor from other sources. Accordingly, there were no revenues recognized during the six-month period ended June 30, 2018.
The terms of the agreement between Aditech Pharma AG (“Aditech”) and the Company, including the addendum to the agreement executed in January 2017, provided for Aditech to receive a one-time payment of $25 million, equal to 2% of the Non-refundable Fee. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2018, there were no amounts due Aditech.
Research and development costs for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 were $1.8 million and $7.0 million, respectively. The decrease in research and development costs for the six-month period ended June 30, 2018 of $5.2 million is the result of lower costs incurred in connection with the U.S. patent interference (“Interference Proceeding”) and the EP2801355 patent (“‘355 Patent”) opposition in Europe (“Opposition Proceeding”), lower share-based compensation and the wind-down of our development efforts of FP187 ®.
General and administrative costs for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 were $5.8 million and $4.4 million, respectively. The increase in general and administrative costs in the six-month period ended June 30, 2018 of $1.4 million resulted from an increase in share-based compensation, which was partially offset by a decrease in legal and accounting costs.
During the six-month period ended June 30, 2018, the Group recognized a foreign exchange gain of $1.9 million. The $1.9 million non-cash foreign exchange gain resulted primarily from the strengthening of the U.S. dollar compared to the Danish Krone (“DKK”) during the period. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2017, the Group recognized a foreign exchange gain of $1.0 million. The $1.0 million foreign exchange gain resulted primarily from the Company benefiting from favorable exchange rates when the proceeds of the Non-refundable Fee were converted from U.S. dollars to Euros.
Other income (expense) primarily includes interest income on U.S. dollar cash deposits net of bank fees (“negative interest”) on EUR and DKK cash deposits. The favorable change during the six-month period ended June 30, 2018 is the result of reduced cash holdings of Euros subsequent to the capital reduction of EUR 917.7 million (“Capital Reduction”) that occurred in September 2017 and increased interest income on U.S. dollar cash deposits resulting from higher rates.
The tax benefit recognized during the six-month period ended June 30, 2018 of $204,000 results in part from an adjustment relating to the prior year of $161,000 and the balance from changes in deferred tax balances during the period. Income tax expense for the six-month period ended June 30, 2017 resulted from the receipt of the Non-refundable Fee, partially offset by operating expense, giving rise to pretax income of $1.2 billion. The effective tax rate for the six-month period ended June 30, 2017 was 22.4%, which is slightly higher than the Danish statutory tax rate of 22.0%. The difference between the effective tax rate and the statutory tax rate is primarily derived from a higher tax rate in Germany, where the Group has taxable nexus in addition to Denmark.
On March 31, 2017, the PTAB issued a decision in the Interference Proceeding in favour of Biogen. The Patent Trademark and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) ruled that the claims of the U.S. patent application 11/576,871 (“'871 Application”) are not patentable due to a lack of adequate written description. The Company has appealed the decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”), where the appeal was heard at an oral hearing on June 4, 2018. The appeal is expected to be decided before the end of the year. If the Company prevails in this appeal, we expect the Federal Circuit to remand the case to the PTAB, in order for the PTAB to resolve both parties' other outstanding motions, including Biogen's priority motion.
On January 29, 2018, the Opposition Division of the European Patent Office (“EPO”) concluded oral proceedings concerning the ‘355 Patent. The Opposition Division revoked the ‘355 Patent after considering third-party oppositions from several opponents. On March 22, 2018, the Opposition Division issued its detailed reasons for the decision. On May 7, 2018, the Company appealed the Opposition Division’s decision to the Technical Board of Appeal (“TBA”) of the EPO and filed its detailed grounds of appeal on August 1, 2018. The appeal process has an expected duration of an additional two to three years. By initiating the appeal, the revocation will only become effective if and when confirmed by the TBA. If the Company prevails in such appeal, we expect the TBA to remand the case to the Opposition Division, for the Opposition Division to resolve the remaining elements of the original opposition.
Forward has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 6-K unaudited financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2018. Investors are encouraged to read this filing for more complete information about the results of operations for this period, as well as other important information about Forward.
(1 ) During August 2017, the Company’s shareholders approved a 10 for 1 share split (“Share Split”). All share and per share information disclosed above has been adjusted to reflect the Share Split as if it had occurred at the beginning of the earliest period presented. In addition, there was a Capital Reduction in September 2017 that was effected by the annulment of 80% of the ordinary shares outstanding and was deemed, for financial reporting purposes, to have been at a 15% premium (“15% Premium”). For purposes of computing the per share amounts only, the 15% Premium has been accounted for in a manner similar to the Share Split and reflected in the above per share amounts as if it had occurred at the beginning of the earliest period presented. The combined effect of the Share Split and the 15% Premium is as if a 11.5 for 1 share split had occurred at the beginning of the earliest period presented. Subsequent to the Share Split and the Capital Reduction, each American Depositary Receipt (“ADS”) represents two ordinary shares and each ordinary share has a nominal value of DKK 0.01.
Forward Pharma A/S is a Danish biopharmaceutical company that commenced development in 2005 of FP187 ®, a proprietary formulation of DMF for the treatment of inflammatory and neurological indications. The Company granted to Biogen an irrevocable license to all of its IP through the Settlement and License Agreement and received from Biogen a non-refundable cash fee of $1.25 billion in February 2017, with the return of EUR 917.7 million to shareholders through a Capital Reduction in September 2017. The Company has the opportunity to receive royalties from Biogen on net sales of Tecfidera® or other DMF products for MS, dependent on, among other things, successfully appealing the U.S. interference and a favorable outcome in Europe with respect to the '355 Patent Opposition Proceedings, including any appeal thereto.

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Derrick Rose’s return to the Cleveland Cavaliers remains a mystery, but at least the sides are talking.
That’s the latest from Cavs coach Tyronn Lue, who told reporters the team has had “positive” conversations with the veteran point guard and his representatives in recent days.
Rose has been out with a bum ankle, but it’s been two weeks since Lue said he expected Rose to return in “about two weeks.” Apparently, however, the issues run deeper than the injury.
According to an ESPN report, Rose is contemplating walking away from the game — with his assortment of injuries supposedly causing him to re-think whether he ever wants to return.
The Athletic reported early Sunday that Rose “wants to return” to the team.
Rose, 29, is averaging 14.3 points, but just 1.7 assists, in seven games this season. The Cavs (16-7) have won 11 straight.
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To be fair, I hope he returns, he can and should be really able to help the second unit, that is why he was brought in if I remember correctly. It would be a shame if it were to end like this for him.
Agree with Steve. Fans are quick to write guys off, as if they have nothing left to give. They said Calderon was worthless, yet he has shown his value lately. They said Wade was washed up, but now Wade is a great 6th man. They say Rose should retire, but why rush him out the door? Grant Hill looked done, but then had a 2nd chapter of value in Phoenix. A bigger concern is TT because he is engulfed in the Kardashian Black Hole. If he had not gone down that path, I would feel differently about it, but he did, so… probably good to move him. Especially since he is fathering a K Kid.
I say plug him right back in the starting unit. DWade is guiding the 2nd unit brilliantly in this string of 11 straight victories. Plug Jose right back into mop up duty during blowouts. This way, when IT comes back and claims the starting PG spot we can put DRose back in the 2nd unit. By that time either DWade or DRose will be injured so one of those can lead the 2nd unit.
Don’t get me wrong. Jose has done an excellent job standing there at the PG spot. He raises his hands most excellently at times. His high motor skills allow him the capability to get down to the other end of the basketball court without collapsing. Which is only from the top of the key to the other top of the key so that’s like what? less than 20 feet of sprinting?
With wade, korver, green, frye, and probably crowder in the second string unit there is no room for derrick rose in the regular rotation. Rose’s role is relegated to what calderone’s role is now as the backup starting point guard while thomas is recovering from injury, or when Wade needs rest or if injury occurs to substitute for him. That means rose, and shumpert are not viable to remain in the regular ten man rotation.A height deprived team ,such as the cavaliers, must have frye in the regular ten man rotation or get exploited in the low post.
Also thompson’s play has been horrendous not withstanding the calf injury and he must come out of his slumber or needs to get replaced. This guy plays with no intensity or brings little to no energy. He must revive his agressive ways of two seasons ago when he was a consistently good offensive rebounder.
There is no place for derrick rose in the second string unit where wade, korver, green, and frye are playing so well in unison. I assume crowder will join the second string unit once thompson returns to the starting lineup. That leaves both rose and shumpert out of the ten man rotation. Wade has transformed the team with his dynamic play on both ends of the court. Now when lebron james leaves the game for a rest the second string unit is not having a negative point differential the way they had in previous seasons. Occasionaly the cavaliers second unit even out scores the oponents when james is not in the game. Duane wade may win 6th man of the year award.


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Help your favorite students make a fashionable first impression. These back-to-school DIY style projects are fun to make and even more fun to rock on the first day of class.
Any trendy preteen knows that back-to-school shopping isn't just about notebooks and pens. The first day of school is a fresh start -- and along with it, a new chance to make a first impression. The right wardrobe staples can help your student score major points in the confidence department -- and DIYing some of those clothes and accessories? That can be the perfect way to get those creative juices flowing -- and show your kid that it's so much cooler to be a trendsetter than a trend-follower.
"Make new friends but keep the old," right? Start with these colorful thread-wrapped friendship bracelets -- nostalgic reminders of a summer spent forging bonds, old and new.
They're ready to learn -- so help them put their best foot forward with some trendy kicks...or make these awesome braided shoelaces for the ones they're already wearing.
After a fun-filled summer, it can feel like a long trek back to the classroom. Help them get back in a scholarly state of mind with a personalized pack. It can be stamped with iron-on patches in their initials or their favorite symbols. Girls will love this decoupaged faux diamond bag for keeping small supplies -- like pencils and erasers -- at the ready.
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A life coach can be an asset to both your professional and personal life. A good life coach is an expert at assisting in creating positive changes. The benefits of a life coach can extend to including fresh perspectives on personal challenges and increased confidence. Other benefits that can be reaped from life counseling include enhanced decision making skills and better interpersonal skills.
A personal life coach can be important in a business setting. A study of Fortune 100 executives conducted by the Manchester Consulting Group states that this type of coaching resulted in a return on investment of almost six times the cost. Improved performance, better management, improved time management, increased team effectiveness were reported by the ICF Global Coaching Client Study.
The investment of time and money into business coaching services or those from a coach will let your personal and business life flourish. You will learn to identify changes that should be make, as well as the best way to embrace transition and change. If you are a business manager, it is almost certain your team will benefit from a life coach or executive coaching programs.
Make a change for the positive by choosing a life coach. You will love the new you!
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1 After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. 2 And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he performed on them that were diseased. 3 And Jesus went upon a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. 4 And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. 5 When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come to him, he saith to Philip, Whence shall we buy bread that these may eat? 6 (And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.) 7 Philip answered him, Two hundred penny-worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them make take a little: 8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith to him, 9 There is a lad here, who hath five barley-loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many? 10 And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. (Now there was much grass in the place.) So the men sat down in number about five thousand. 11 And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes, as much as they would. 12 When they were satisfied, he said to his disciples, Gather the fragments that remain, that nothing may be lost. 13 Therefore they gathered them, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley-loaves, which remained over and above to them that had eaten. 14 Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus performed, said, This is truly that prophet that should come into the world.
16 And when evening had now come, his disciples went down to the sea, 17 And entered into a boat, and went over the sea towards Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus had not come to them. 18 And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew. 19 So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh to the boat: and they were afraid. 20 But he saith to them, It is I; be not afraid. 21 Then they willingly received him into the boat: and immediately the boat was at the land whither they were going.
22 The day following, when the people who stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there, save that one into which his disciples had entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples had gone away alone; 23 (Yet there came other boats from Tiberias nigh to the place where they ate bread, after the Lord had given thanks:) 24 When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took boats, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus. 25 And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?
26 Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say to you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye ate of the loaves, and were satisfied. 27 Labor not for the food which perisheth, but for that food which endureth to everlasting life, which the Son of man will give to you: for him hath God the Father sealed. 28 Then said they to him, What shall we do, that we may work the works of God? 29 Jesus answered and said to them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. 30 They said therefore to him, What sign showest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work? 31 Our fathers ate manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat. 32 Then Jesus said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is he who cometh down from heaven, and giveth life to the world. 34 Then said they to him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.
35 And Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me, shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me, shall never thirst. 36 But I said to you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not. 37 All that the Father giveth me, shall come to me; and him that cometh to me, I will in no wise reject. 38 For I came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him that sent me. 39 And this is the Father's will who hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me, I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. 40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one who seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
41 The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven. 42 And they said, Is not this Jesus the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven? 43 Jesus therefore answered and said to them, Murmur not among yourselves. 44 No man can come to me, except the Father who hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. 45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught from God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned from the Father, cometh to me. 46 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he who is from God, he hath seen the Father. 47 Verily, verily, I say to you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. 48 I am that bread of life. 49 Your fathers ate manna in the wilderness, and are dead. 50 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat of it, and not die. 51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man shall eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
52 The Jews therefore contended among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? 53 Then Jesus said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. 54 Whoever eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. 55 For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. 56 He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. 57 As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. 58 This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers ate manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is a hard saying; who can hear it? 61 When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said to them, Doth this offend you? 62 What if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before? 63 It is the spirit that reviveth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak to you, they are spirit, and they are life. 64 But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who he was that would betray him. 65 And he said, Therefore I said to you, that no man can come to me, except it were given to him by my Father.
66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. 67 Then said Jesus to the twelve, Will ye also go away? 68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. 69 And we believe, and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God. 70 Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil? 71 He spoke of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for it was he that was to betray him, being one of the twelve.

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The Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO) is proposing a new enrollment process for school-aged children of color to gain access to suburban schools. The council will hold a public forum on the proposal on Mon., Feb. 25, at the Thelma D. Burns Building, 575 Warren St., Dorchester. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m.
The proposed new system would replace the first come, first served registration process with an annual time window (Oct. 2 - Dec. 31) for parents to file applications online or in person. After registration closes, applicants will be randomly selected and referred to METCO districts based on available seats. Families could re-apply the next year if not accepted, and siblings would be prioritized if space is available in the enrolled student’s district.


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A holiday at the TAUERN SPA is a great way to discover the wide range of pistes in Zell am See-Kaprun. All in all the resorts in the region have 138 kilometres of pistes served by a free ski bus which stops right outside the TAUERN SPA and transports skiers and boarders to the glacier resort of Kitzsteinhorn, the large resort of Schmittenhöhe and the family-friendly resort of Maiskogel.
Kitzsteinhorn is Salzburg's only glacier ski resort and draws skiers of all ages and abilities thanks to its 100% snowsure conditions, wide range of pistes and brilliant views. All in all there are 41 kilometres of pistes, from easy blues to challenging black runs. The resort's location at over 3,000 metres means that the snow is crisp and firm from October until early summer.
Three snowparks, nine restaurants and bars as well as five freeride routes make the Kitzsteinhorn a great place for everyone from experienced skiers and boarders to families. Highlights not to be missed are a visit to the ICE CAMP presented by Audi quattro, the view from the Top of Salzburg viewing platform and the majestic panorama at the Nationalpark Gallery.
The ski pass for the Kitzsteinhorn resort and the other ski resorts can be bought at the reception desk in the TAUERN SPA.
Situated just five kilomtres from the TAUERN SPA, the Areitbahn cable car gives visitors direct access to the Schmittenhöhe ski resort. The journey into the resort is an experience in itself as the landscape around Zell am See opens up to reveal 30 mountains over 3,000m.
The 77 kilometres of pistes cater for all abilities, from racers to cruisers, and families will also feel right at home. Slopes popular with children include the ski movie piste, where skiers can film themselves, and the funslope with its many small obstacles. Skiiing and snowboarding are hard work, so it is a good job that there are plenty of huts and restaurants serving local food. There is also a separate children's area where beginners can take their first tentative turns on snow.
Skiing on Maiskogel is a great experience for all the family. From the easy journey to the mountain to the wide, flat pistes and the cosy huts serving traditional food, this ski resort is perfect for children. Far from the busy slopes of some of the larger resorts, children and beginners can enjoy 20 kilometres of quiet runs.
Joint family expeditions take you to the Maisi Fantasy Park. Experiences for young and old that make your skiing holiday in Zell am See-Kaprun unforgettable.
Skiing holidays should be a lot of things – but one thing they certainly shouldn't be is hard work! Dragging skis, boots and poles around the resort for days on end can be a real chore. The solution? Rent your gear in the resort from our partner INTERSPORT Bründl. It really couldn't be simpler! All you need to do is book your equipment online and pick it up when you arrive in the resort. If you want to try out another pair of skis at any point during your stay, simply pop into one of the INTERSHOP Bründl shops and swap it over. And the best thing is that all guests staying at the TAUERN SPA get 10% off.
Just a short drive from the TAUERN SPA is the legendary Kitzsteinhorn Glacier. Guests with a passion for wintersports will be spoilt for choice in Salzburg's highest ski resort. To make the most of your skiing holiday we recommend taking lessons with our partner ski school: Ski Dome Oberschneider. The team of experienced instructors there offers group courses and private lessons for skiers and boarders of all ages and abilities.
Experience a unique break in the heart of the Alps with the great ski deals at the TAUERN SPA in Zell am See-Kaprun.


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Bio Energy and Petro Chemical Co.,Ltd. (BEPC) is Thai company. We are the manufacturer and distrubutor company which can supply Oil & Gas Drilling Chemical in Thailand and S/E Asia such as Barite (BaSO4) or Barium Sulphate Drilling Grade and Chemical Grade , Oil Well Cement Class G API10A (OWC), Cement Kiln Dust or Lime Kiln Dust (CKD) , Lime (CaOH2) or Calcium Hydroxide, Drilling Salts or Sodium Chloride(NaCl), Potassium Chloride (KCL) ,Caustic Soda, Soda Ash, Perlite, Calcium Carbornate (CaCo3) , LCM Lost Circulation Material : Coarse/ Medium/ Fine , Bentonite Powder, Defaomer water base & silicone base, Oil Spill Dispersant, Additvie Silicate and etc... Also We are specialist in BioEnergy(Palm Oil Industry) which included raw material such as Crude Palm Oil (CPO) for edible refinery palm oil and bio-diesel. We have catered to some of the most well - known customers and ensure that our clients get the best services in the industry.
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Are you required to withhold payroll taxes?
When must you withhold payroll taxes?
When you are gong to withhold payroll taxes you must first register with the Tax and Customs Administration in writing.
When you post, hire out or second personnel in or to the Netherlands, or when you are a voluntary withholding agent then you register with the Tax and Customs Administration/Limburg/Department of International Issues, PO Box 2865, 6401 DJ Heerlen, the Netherlands. You do so by using the 'Registration Form Foreign Companies'. You can download this form.
When you have a permanent establishment or staff working on the Dutch continental shelf, then you register with your tax office. You can find your office in the list of Addresses of tax and customs offices (only available in Dutch).
You will need this number when you file payroll tax returns or contact the Tax and Customs Administration.
This letter lists the tax return periods for which you are required to file tax returns during the current year.

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text: Born in 1926, Anthony Dominick Benedetto—known professionally as Tony Bennett—is a legend of the music business. Founder of the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Astoria, his hometown, Bennett began singing at an early age. He fought in the final stages of World War II as a U.S. Army infantryman, and, afterward, continued to develop his singing technique. He signed with Columbia Records and had his first number-one hit “Because of You” in 1951. Other hits, such as “Rags to Riches,” followed in the early 1950s, and in 1962 Bennett recorded his signature song, “I Left My Heart in San Francisco.” In the late 1980s and the 1990s, Bennett expanded his reach to the “MTV Generation,” putting out gold record albums with his signature crooning. He has won 19 Grammy Awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award, and two Emmy Awards, and he was named an NEA Jazz Master and Kennedy Center Honoree. Bennett, who celebrated his 90th birthday in 2016, has sold more than 50 million records worldwide.

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The epistle to the Philippians is the last of the four “prison epistles” of Paul. This letter was not written for one single purpose. Paul had a number of reasons for writing. He wanted to update the church about his situation. He wanted to thank them for a gift they had sent. He wanted to give them information about Epaphroditus. He wanted to warn them about false teachers and encourage them to remain steadfast in the truth. He wanted to encourage unity in the church, and he wanted to exhort them to rejoice. Most of all, however, he wrote to them because he had a deep care and affection for them. The following are five of the most helpful commentaries on the epistle to the Philippians.
1. Peter T. O’Brien — The Epistle to the Philippians (New International Greek Testament Commentary, 1991).
The best commentary on the epistle to the Philippians is the work by Peter T. O’Brien. Because it is in the NIGTC series, it is more technical than the average commentary. Some knowledge of Greek is required to use it fully. O’Brien’s comments are judicious and very helpful. Very highly recommended.
2. Moises Silva — Philippians (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament, 2005).
For those who would like something a little less technical, yet still very thorough, I would recommend the commentary by Moises Silva. This second edition is a great contribution to a growing series of commentaries by Baker.
3. Frank Thielman — Philippians (NIV Application Commentary, 1995).
Preachers and teachers will find the NIVAC commentary by Thielman to be particularly useful in the preparation of sermons and lessons. Thielman gives equal attention to the original context and to contemporary application. Very helpful.
4. Gerald F. Hawthorne — Philippians (Word Biblical Commentary, 2004).
For those who would like to consult another resource after checking O’Brien and/or Silva, Hawthorne is a good place to turn. As regular readers of this blog series know, I am not a big fan of the WBC format, but many of the commentaries in the series are well worth consulting. This is one of them.
5. J. Alec Motyer — The Message of Philippians (The Bible Speaks Today, 1984).
I have benefited from everything I have read by Alec Motyer. He never comments on Scripture in a detached manner. His love for the word of God and for God who gave His word always shines through. This is one of the more useful introductory level commentaries on Paul’s epistle to the Philippians.
There are a number of other helpful commentaries on the book of Philippians. Some of the most useful are the works by Ralph P. Martin, Jac Muller, James Boice, and I. Howard Marshall.


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Partial or full dentures are great dental replacement options when you are missing a larger number of teeth that don't make singular replacements like dental implants practical. But both types of dentures can feel somewhat insecure in your mouth and shift around as you chew, which can cause discomfort. An alternative, more stable option is overdentures, which are regular dentures supported with dental implant roots embedded into the jawbone.
Not every patient is a good match for overdentures. Here are a few qualities that can help you and your cosmetic dentist decide whether you are the right match for this type of dental replacement.
The metal root that forms the support system for overdentures needs to successfully undergo a process called osseointegration to be secure. Osseointegration refers to the successful healing of bone around the root to hold the metal piece securely in place. The jawbone needs to be in fairly good health to succeed.
The problem is that the loss of natural teeth removes an important health-stimulator for the jawbone, and your jawbone health under the missing teeth will quickly go downhill. If you can start your overdenture process soon after losing the teeth, this might not be a problem. Otherwise, you might have already lost too much jawbone health to be a successful candidate for overdentures.
There is a possibility you could undergo a bone graft in order to bulk up the weakened areas of jawbone to become an overdenture candidate. The graft uses donor bone, from you or an outside source, to patch in those weakened areas so you have sufficient bone to heal around the root.
Some partial dentures and most full dentures are removable, which allows you to take the plate out at night for cleaning of both the dentures and your gums. You might find it comfortable to take the dentures out at night as you sleep. Overdentures, however, are fixed on the metal roots and are not to be removed by you, although a dentist can remove the overdentures if necessary for a medical reason.
You need to be comfortable with the idea of having your dentures in your mouth all of the time in order to be a good candidate for overdentures. If you feel the need to remove the dentures, stick to the traditional kinds.
Patients considering overdentures need to be just that: patient. The bone healing process takes a few months and you can double that if you need to undergo a bone graft. There are also the standard fittings with your cosmetic dentistry specialist or denturist to make sure that the dentures themselves are an adequate fit for your mouth. For more information, consult with a cosmetic dentist, like one from Dr. Jerry F. Maymi & Associates.


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The report "Patterning Material Market by Type (193 NM Immersion Resist, Positive 193 NM Dry Resist, Positive 248 NM Resist, I-Line and G-Line Resist, and Others), by Application (Automotive Sensors, DRAM, Glass Printed Circuit Boards, MEMS & NEMS Devices, and Others) - Regional Forecasts to 2020" published by MarketsandMarkets, The global market size for Patterning Materials in terms of value is projected to reach USD 3.86 Billion by 2020, at a CAGR of 5.85% from 2015 to 2020.
The market report defines and segments the global patterning materials market with analysis and forecasts of global market size in terms of volume and value. It also identifies driving and restraining factors for the global patterning materials market with an analysis of trends, opportunities, burning issues, and winning imperatives.
The market is segmented and market size in volume and value are forecast on the basis of major regions such as North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of the World (RoW). Further, the market is segmented and values are forecast on the basis of major applications of patterning materials used in various industries such as DRAM, Automotive sensors, MEMS & NEMS devices, Glass Printed Circuit Boards, and Others.
Automotive sensors form an essential part of the automotive electronic control systems. These are devices which transform physical quantities such as air, pressure, or acceleration into output signals which further acts as input signal for control systems. Automotive sensors are basically microprocessors based. Manifold absolute pressure (MAP), air temperature, oil pressure, fuel level, coolant temperature, exhaust-gas stoichiometric, and air-fuel-ratio operating point sensors are some of the important sensors. Automotive engineers are challenged by a multitude of stringent requirements. High level of accuracy is required for the sensors which mean that the total error should be less than -3% over their entire range of operating temperature and pressure. This high accuracy level can be achieved by the use of ICs which undergo the precise patterning process by the use of proper photoresist chemicals and lithography.
The global market size for patterning materials in terms of value is projected to reach USD 3.86 billion by 2020, at a CAGR of 5.85% from 2015 to 2020. The Asia-Pacific region dominated the global patterning material market size by value in 2014 with around 35% share in the global market. Asia-Pacific is projected to have the highest market size in terms of value by 2020, followed by the North America region. RoW is also projected to be the fastest growing market, at a CAGR of around 10.0% from 2015 to 2020, owing to rise in consumption in the region, where end-user markets of patterning materials is growing steadily, especially electronics, and automotive sectors. The North American market is projected to grow at a rate of about 7.0% in terms of value.
The U.S. is the biggest consumer in the North American region as well as in global scenario with around 75% share in that region. Taiwan is the biggest end user of patterning materials with about 38.0% share in the Asia-Pacific region and is the second largest globally. The U.S. and Taiwan together accounted for around 50.0% of the global patterning materials market size in terms of value in 2014. The U.S. and Taiwan are the largest consumers in their respective regions, and are expected to compete with each other to dominate the market by 2020, with advanced patterning materials for end users.


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Abigail Rosen, nicknamed Appassionata, was the sexiest, most flamboyant violinist in classical music, but she was also the loneliest and the most exploited girl in the world. When a dramatic suicide attempt destroyed her violin career, she set her sights on the male-dominated heights of the conductor’s rostrum.
Given the chance to take over the Rutminster Symphony Orchestra, Abby is ecstatic, not realising the RSO is in hock up to its neck and is composed of the wildest bunch of musicians ever to blow a horn or caress a fiddle. Abby finds it increasingly difficult to control her undisciplined rabble and pretend she is not madly attracted to the fatally glamorous horn player, Viking O’Neill, who claims droit de seigneur over every pretty woman joining the orchestra. And then Rannaldini, arch-fiend and international maestro, rolls up with Machiavellian plans of his own to sabotage the RSO. Effervescent as champagne, Jilly Cooper’s novel brings back old favourites like Rupert and Taggie Campbell-Black, but also ends triumphantly with a rampageous orchestral tour of Spain and the high drama of an international piano competition.


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Since bailing out of his Liberal Studies in Science course at Manchester University in 1968, Peter Hammill has pursued an idiosyncratic career as songwriter, singer and musician. Until the late 70's he worked in the group Van der Graaf Generator. Their complex music, as often brutal as it was lyrical, fitted somewhat uneasily into the once and then niche of Progressive Rock. In the ethos of the group - one to which Peter has continued to subscribe since its demise - there was a marked aversion to the categorization of any sort; barely controlled chaos and a sense of adventure, rather than pomp, were the primary characteristics of their chequered nine album career.
By the time the group finally folded Peter had already recorded seven solo albums, covering many lyrical and musical bases in the process. If one did not know otherwise, the proto-punk of Nadir's Big Chance, the full blown emotion of Over and the scatter-gun arrangements of The Silent Corner could well have been the work of three entirely different artists: it is Hammill's voice, both artistic and physical, which unifies them. It is this diversity that the major labels absolutely dread and want nothing to do with. Small wonder that Peter chose the independent route.
Almost two years earlier, Van der Graaf Generator had already played with the idea of getting back together again. When Peter Hammill had a heart attack in 2003, he was not the only one feeling the urge to get that planned project to finally happen. There had been a strong feeling of unfinished business, David Jackson remembers. "The gig at the Jazzfestival in Leverkusen - the only one in Germany - was meant to be the climax of the reunion tour in 2005. We knew that it was going to be filmed and recorded professionally: something that was extremely rare in the history of Van der Graaf Generator. Up to this point in our career, a film of a whole live concert just didn't exist!" according to Jackson. There had indeed not been a video recording of an entire Van der Graaf Generator concert by then. "The Leverkusen concert came near the end of our 2005 reunion touring, by which time we were feeling comfortable on stage again," Hugh Banton recalls. Guy Evans raves about, "...the intimate connection that was built with the audience during the concert and helped making it a very special night; not least because it was Peter Hammill's 57th birthday." The first gentle flute notes of the opener The Undercover Man opened a door into the past. Now, Van der Graaf Generator played as energetically, dark and seductive as in their zenith in the mid '70s. Peter Hammill's voice was as powerful as ever which is very much outstanding regarding his eccentric, headstrong but most importantly emotional vocal style. But above all, the gig on hand is a document of honest devotion not only between the band and their fans but between the band members themselves reflecting their deep friendship. All the sadder is the falling-out with David Jackson shortly after the tour. Both parties maintain silence on the reasons. Therefore, Jackson sounds a little bitter when praising the current CD's amenities: You will not get another chance to see a better show by that line up!
Peter Hammill's first solo album since 2014's hugely ambitious ...all that might have been.... represents a return to a more intimate style of music. The songs on From the Trees are mostly based on single piano, guitar and vocal parts designed for live performance. Consequently the overdubbing is textural (supportive guitars, a central spine of bass, synth and string washes, multiple voices - backing, harmony, choral - behind the main one). The characters who pave their fretful way through these songs are in general facing up to or edging in towards twilight. What's coming to them are moments of realization rather than resignation. In the third act of life it's time to look with a clear eye at where one's been, at where one's going. Another unique entry in Peter Hammill's unique catalogue.
The follow up release to Peter Hammill's '80s solo work 'Enter K,' Madfish re-issue 'Patience,' recorded with the K Group following his split from the Van der Graaf Generator art rock band. Originally released in 1983, the record reached #15 in the UK Indie album charts. Hammill was known for covering dark motifs with his lyrics, which, along with his 34 solo studio albums and progressive work with the popular Van der Graaf Generator band, this led to him receiving the first ever Visionary Award in the Prog Awards 2012, and to collecting the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016 alongside Van Der Graaf Generator bandmates. A founding member and primary song-writer for Van der Graaf Generator, Hammill's vocals have been a distinctive part of the Prog genre from 1967 to the Post-Prog output of the 2000s. Peter Hammill performed with the K group in the early 80s, following Van der Graaf's second split, writing more songbased, punchy new-wave rock. Originally set up as a touring band for Peter Hammill's solo work, Hammill brought material to the studio, where the band gave fresh and energetic backing to Hammill's philosophical lyrics.
Madfish re-issue the 1982 album Enter K by prolific UK based progressive visionary Peter Hammill on vinyl To set the ball rolling on a run of Peter Hammill's recordings, Madfish re-issue 'Enter K,' originally recorded following his split from the Van der Graaf Generator art rock group. Hammill was known for covering dark motifs with his lyrics, which, along with his 34 solo studio albums and progressive work with the popular Van der Graaf Generator band, this led to him receiving the first ever Visionary Award in the Prog Awards 2012. A founding member and primary song-writer for Van der Graaf Generator, Hammill's vocals have been a distinctive part of the progressive genre from 1967 to the Post-Prog output of the 2000s. Peter Hammill performed with the K group in the early 80s, following Van der Graaf's second split, writing more song-based, punchy new-wave rock. Originally set up as a touring band for Peter Hammill's solo work, Hammill brought material to the studio, where the band gave fresh and energetic backing to Hammill's philosophical lyrics. Hammill writes - "Enter K is very much a hybrid set of recordings which makes up a pair with Patience. By the time of recording the K Group was in full effect, having been formed to tour with songs from Sitting Targets and A Black Box. As I've said elsewhere, not exactly a Beat Group but probably the closest ensemble I've ever been in which would come under that category... And the K Group really was something else." Madfish are releasing 'Enter K' on 180g heavyweight black vinyl.
Esoteric Antenna are delighted to announce the release of the excellent new album by the legendary Van der Graaf Generator. "Do Not Disturb" is the band's 13th studio album and was recorded in the closing months of 2015 and the Spring of 2016. A true group effort, Peter Hammill, Hugh Banton and Guy Evans continue to follow in the tradition of Van Der Graaf Generator by delivering an album that is both powerful and possesses and emotive beauty. "Do Not Disturb" is another highlight of the band's career, during which their music has been influential on successive generations of musicians. It is surely one of the key album releases of 2016. Mastered and cut at Abbey Road studios, the 180 gram vinyl release of "Do Not Disturb" is limited. The vinyl features a different running order than the CD while the CD features two tracks not found on the vinyl. This will be an early October release.
The legendary Peter Hammill / K Group Rockpalast concert from 1981 available as a 2cd/1dvd (region 0, ntsc) in digipak. Includes a booklet with photos and liner notes. "We took the whole as a normal show. We were in the middle of the tour. Upfront, we had quite re-arranged the songs so they were playable by a rock quartet. When I'm asked about my thoughts on this specific event there lays a veil over my memory somehow. There are only two things that I remember exactly: First, I recollect the unbelievable professionality of the Rockpalast team; second, in a bar next to our hotel I wrote the song Happy Hour which was on the first K Group studio release." - Peter Hammill 2016. Songs include: The Future Now, Losing Faith in Words, Stranger Still, Sign, My Experience, Modern, The Second Hand, Sitting Targets, The Sphinx in the Face, Flight, Central Hotel, The Spirit, Door, My Room.
2014 release from the veteran Art/Prog Rock singer, songwriter and musician best known for his work with Van Der Graaf Generator. This is not a disc of conventional songs, though the fragments from which it's formed originally came from discrete examples of the standard form. These pieces, though, have been cut up and rearranged to form a continuous whole. As in a film, scenes blur into one another, moving backwards and forwards in time and space. Characters appear and disappear, wait in the shadows or are suddenly front of stage and under the spotlight. It's a chiaroscuro, quicksand world in which the music is both its own soundtrack and screenplay. Written and recorded over an eighteen month period - the longest ever for a PH solo work - the album has gone through many twists, turns and transformations before arriving in this final form. It's not a concept album as such but its use of jagged soundscapes, fletting and shadowed characters and elusive plotlines place it closer to a cinematic world than a narrative song one. The sound palate consists of guitars, synths, crushed beats and, of course, insistent vocals. This is unlike anything Peter has attempted before, even after 45 years at the game.
"Consequences" is Peter's thirtieth solo studio album of original songs. Ten jittery new pieces which stretch the boundaries of the form. Some are wordy, or about words - and miscommunication, mishearing, misapprehension. Around another corner, lives and actions are overheard, overseen, characters stalked and surprised. Sometimes these pieces stray into the territory of the short story or screenplay - something is happening just outside the frame, just beyond the range of vision. Distanced from the norms of songs though they are, a strong narrative thread runs through the heart of each recording. The instrumentation centres on electric guitars and a variety of pianos. Percussion is sparse. The occasional interjection of other instrumental colours enhances rather than expands the sonic picture. Central to the realisation of all the songs are authoritative vocal performances in lead, backing and choral roles. Once again the whole thing is written, performed, sung and recorded entirely solo. "Consequences" is a weighty addition to Peter's body of work. Songs include: Eat my Words, Bite my Tongue; That Wasn't What I Said; Constantly Overheard; New Pen-pal; Close to Me; All the Tiredness; Perfect Pose; Scissors; Bravest Face; A Run of Luck.
This is a brilliant new album by Peter Hammill. It is an extremely engaging and very personal statement, almost as if he were whispering a message to you.
'Incoherence' is Peter Hammill's twenty-sixth solo album of completely new sung material, the forty-ninth in which he has had principal involvement as writer, singer and musician, including those with Van der Graaf Generator, instrumental 'Sonix' and live projects. Peter has been noted for his words (and his care with and for them) since the beginning of his thirty-six year long career; in this continuous 42 minute song cycle his lyrics examine instances of language failing to work or to communicate...the impossibilities of words, where meaning, logic and intention fall apart into incoherence. The musical backdrop to the lyrics is kaleidoscopic, based on Peter's keyboards and guitars with significant contributions from his long-term cohorts Stuart Gordon (violin) and David Jackson (saxes and flutes). Percussion is completely absent. The arrangements move jaggedly from floating improvisations to full orchestrations to full-on riffs, reflecting the paradoxes, the dead ends, the cliff-hanging inconclusions of the lyrical content. All this is a long way from the Pop Song. It is just as far away from the Classical Conservatoire or the Jazz Club. Something else, again. Like it or loathe it, what else do you expect from PH by now? Surprise? A Conclusion? Peter finished the final mix on this project at 5pm on December 5th 2003; forty-two hours later he had a heart attack, from which he is currently recovering. The moving finger writes, wags, points...and moves on. All our stories are incoherent.
This is Peter Hammill's latest album, a collection of songs recorded between January 1999 and February 2000. Most of the vocals and instruments are performed entirely by Peter with some contributions from percussionist Manny Elias, violinist Stuart Gordon with Peter's daughters, Holly and Beatrice, providing some soprano vocals.
Perhaps inspired by the early Charisma recordings, "Singularity" is absolutely a solo record on which Peter sings and plays all instruments alone. This is not, though, a folksy singer-songwriter effort. Experimentation and change have always been important to Peter and some of the sonic landscapes encountered here are strangely new. Warped electric guitars and vocals crushed into slabs of noise are as likely to appear as grand pianos or acoustic guitars. Many definitions of singularity exist and though several of them have some bearing on and resonance in this work the principle ones with which Peter identifies here are the personal (unusual, strange) and gravitational (Black Hole). So...it's serious but it's not devoid of humour, though where this occurs it's often of a black variety...and often directed back at the singer himself. After all, we are all circling just outside the gravitational pull of our personal black holes...that's where we're heading. Meanwhile, though, we can whistle a tune, albeit a strange and singular one.
"Thin Air" is Peter's twenty-ninth solo album of original songs. It's been an eventful few years for Peter: a heart attack in December 2003 was followed by the Van der Graaf Generator reunion - both on stage and on record - in 2004/5. "Singularity," his last solo work, was released in 2006 and since then he has been deeply involved in the ongoing story of VdGG, now reconstituted as a trio and moving on from strength to strength. These new recordings, then, mark a return to solo territory, but in the knowledge that the band is still an ongoing entity. Peter therefore decided to make this set of recordings a genuinely one-man effort, playing and singing every note on the disc. As might be expected of an artist now more than forty years into his career, these are adult songs, addressing grown-up themes. The songs are of disappearance, of loss, of dislocation. Often we know in advance that what we hold will be lost; sometimes the loss comes as a complete surprise. The disappearances in our lives can be of culture, of people, of buildings, of relationships; this is the natural order of things rather than the exception. The themes of disappearance thread their way across nine pieces of impressionistic breadth. With piano, acoustic guitar and Peter's inimitable vocals to the front of the soundstage there is space left at the rear for fragmented sonic disturbances to be splashed across the songs. Familiar elements of Peter's writing and recording styles are here, of course, but the combinations are put together in such a way as to make something new and challenging out of the whole. This is a worthy, fascinating and mature addition to Peter's body of work, which remains uneasy listening. It doesn't look as if he will be disappearing just yet.
After the alarums and excursions of his appearances in the Van der Graaf Generator reunion of 2005 Peter Hammill's first release of 2006 on Fie! Records restates his interest in things stripped down, solo...and live. Over the last decade or so the most common line-up for Peter's shows has been a duo, with Stuart Gordon's electric violin augmenting Peter's own vox, piano and guitar. Not before time, "Veracious" provides an audio document of the way in which these two have set about their business onstage. A feature of Peter's shows has been a constant turnover of material and most of the songs represented here come from Peter's most recent studio albums; only "A Way Out" and "Primo on the Parapet" have appeared on live recordings before. As always, the tunes and lyrics are stretched and warped away from their original shapes: that's the nature of real live performance. "Veracious" is an essential addition to the Peter's catalogue of live recordings.
Peter Hammill has been a writer, singer and performer for the last thirty years. For most of that time he has been firmly planted in the 'Art/Weird' box. For a brief period in the early eighties, though, he had a Beat Group, albeit a somewhat unlikely one...The K Group. The rhythm section of Guy Evans (drums) and Nic Potter (bass) had, of course, played with Peter in Van der Graaf Generator. It should not be forgotten, however, that they were also members of Glenn Fernando Campbell's Misunderstood. Enough credentials? Lead guitarist was John Ellis, ex-Vibrators & Peter Gabriel. Peter had met him while both were performing with the Stranglers while Hugh Cornwell was in jail. Peter himself contributed his own brand of brutal rhythm guitar, piano & vox.
Taking material from Peter's solo career, from VdGG and from the two records which, under Peter's solo name, the combination recorded together (Enter k and Patience), the group toured consistently between '82 and '83. Clubs, mostly; Germany, mostly; high voltage, definitely. This release presents, on CD 1, the original 'The Margin,' as recorded live in the UK in '83, in a remastered form. A second CD contains live-wire performances from '82 in brutal stereo intensity. The K Group could and did play in funny time signatures and at times with great sensitivity. The dominant aesthetics of the group, though, were blasting guitars, bass string blisters, shredded drum heads, oxygen debt, sweat. Here it is. Ladies & Gentlemen, the bar is open.
Esoteric Recordings are delighted to announce the release of the first album collaboration featuring Peter Hammill, (Van Der Graaf Generator) and Gary Lucas, (The Magic Band, Jeff Buckley) . The fourteen tracks of "Other World" are the result of an invitation from Peter to Gary suggesting they might convene at the former's studio to see if some musical sparks might fly. Having first met in Aylesbury after a Hammill solo show in 1973, it was not until January 2012 that Gary arrived at the studio armed with instruments and some pieces which might be worth working on. As Peter explains in the notes below, sparks flew and against the odds, "Other World" unfolded with seamless speed. The majority of the recordings are produced by Peter and Gary's guitars and Peter's vocal though they are aided by a couple of pieces of found sound and loops. The duo are so pleased with the results of the recording that they intend to play live and dates are being booked for early 2014 and will be announced shortly.
A collection of VDGG's BBC sessions recorded between 1968 and 1977, After The Flood includes a host of VDGG classics, plus five previously unavailable recordings. Peter Hammill: "I think our music has stood the test of time because we always made the music we were driven to make without paying any attention to what anyone else was doing. We certainly didn't write music with an eye on what might or might not be successful, even though this was a recipe for absolute commercial disaster. We were very lucky to have maintained such a loyal audience. Everything we have ever done has been true and loyal to some bizarre Van Der Graaf ethos. That's the key to our longevity in my opinion." Experimental, savage and beautiful, these wonderful BBC sessions make for an excellent addition to VDGG's enduring legacy. Mastered by Paschal Byrne in 2015.
In late 2008 and early 2009 preparations began for Van der Graaf Generator's next set of recordings. Song fragments were gathered, ideas exchanged, theories, policies and directions discussed. In April 2010 the band met up for intensive tracking sessions in Cornwall, arranging, rehearsing and recording the album in a week. Some of the pieces were already fully-formed songs; others, even at this stage, remained more sketches than fully realised works. Over the next months the tracks were overdubbed, edited and adapted by the band in their own studios. A constant exchange of files over the internet or on CDR kept the project in full alignment. By September the project was ready to be mixed. Hugh Padgham had agreed to take on this part of the process - the first time anyone outside the band had been entrusted such responsibility. After three weeks in Hugh's London studio, Sofasound (which shares its name with Peter's original home set-up), "A Grounding in Numbers" was completed. With a fantastic clarity and depth of sound and a helter-skelter stretch of tunes, "A Grounding... " sees VdGG pushing ever further forward into the twenty first century. Clearly, they know they're a group with a certain history - but they are also an emphatically modern one. "A Grounding in Numbers," the stunning new album is the 12th studio record by the band and is their first since 2008.
The VDGG terror trio's intimate performance at Studio A, Metropolis Studios, London in December 2010. Captured beautifully on audio and video in a deluxe digipack cd/dvd set, Peter Hammill, Hugh Banton and Guy Evans produced an intense set featuring material spanning the band's 40 year plus career. Contains an illustrated 12 page booklet with sleeve notes. The DVD contains an interview with all the band members. Region 0 DVD in 16.9 NTSC format with DTS 5.1 Surround Sound.