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The Year Science Took Over the Pro-Life Movement
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Even the technology touted at 2018's March for Life can divide the cause when it comes to abortion policy.
The March for Life has taken place each January in Washington for 45 years, rallying Christian organizations, Republican politicians, and thousands of demonstrators dedicated to a timeless message about the sanctity of life and the need to protect the unborn.
The annual event has always evoked spiritual and political arguments. But this year's also looked to science and technology to bolster the cause.
President Donald Trump, who spoke to the march by video from the White House, announced that Monday's Roe v. Wade anniversary would be declared National Sanctity of Life Day (as Republican presidents before him have done).
"Science continues to support and build the case for life," his proclamation states, referencing the advent of more detailed sonograms and the new possibilities for procedures done in utero as important medical advances for the pro-life cause.
"Today, citizens throughout our great country are working for the cause of life and fighting for the unborn, driven by love and supported by both science and philosophy," Trump wrote.
Following his remarks, the first-ever offered by video from a sitting president, House Speaker Paul Ryan shouted to a cheering crowd at the National Mall.
"Why is the pro-life movement on the rise? Because truth is on our side," the Catholic lawmaker said. "Life begins at conception. Science is on our side!"
Bolstered by a young generation of pro-life millennials and new developments in prenatal treatment, advocates see themselves in a better position than ever to change minds on abortion. The Atlantic details this trend in an article out Friday that asks, "Does the pro-life movement have science on its side?"
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The Biosimilar Mabs Have It: FDA Approves Biosimilars for Adalimumab and Rituxumab
In a busy beginning of the week, the US Food and Drug Administration approved new biosimilars for Humira®and Rituxan®. Samsung Bioepis gained approval for Hadlima™ (adalimumab-bwwd), and Pfizer scored with Ruxience™ (rituximab-pvvr).
The approval for Hadlima covers the following indications:
Crohn's disease in adults
Formerly known as SB5, Samsung Bioepis secured Hadlima's approval on the basis of phase 1 and phase 3 studies in rheumatoid arthritis. The phase 3 investigation included over 500 patients, finding ACR20 responses to be equivalent to that of Humira (at 72%). Immunogenicity profiles for the two agents were also similar through 52 weeks of a switching study.
According to its licensing agreement with Abbvie, manufacturer of Humira, Samsung will not be able to market this agent until end of June 2023. This agent joins Samsung's two other approved anti-TNF biosimilars, Renflexis (infliximab) and Eticovo (etanercept). Only Renflexis is currently marketed in the US.
Pfizer's newest biosimilar entry, Ruxience, has been approved for a subset of indications of reference product Rituxan, including:
Treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory, low-grade or follicular B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma who are CD20-positive and have failed prior treatments
Patients who have nonprogressing, low-grade, CD20-positive B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and who are stable after receiving a prior chemotherapy regimen containing cyclophosphamide, vincristine and prednisone
Patients with CD20-positive follicular lymphoma who are therapy naïve in combination with chemotherapy or who had responded to previous rituximab therapy
Patients with CD20-positive chronic lymphocytic leukemia in combination with fludarabine and cyclophosphamide
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis in adult patients in combination with glucocorticoids
The biosimilar does not include Rituxan's labeled indication for rheumatoid arthritis, similar to the other approved rituximab biosimilar.
The application for Ruxience included the results of the phase 3 clinical trial (REFLECTIONS), which included 394 patients with follicular lymphoma. Compared with the EU-licensed version of rituximab (MabThera®), Ruxience was found to provide equivalent clinical and safety outcomes.
Originally designated PF-05280586, Pfizer has not disclosed when Ruxience will be available. Pfizer signed a settlement with Roche (Genentech) over litigation for a key Rituxan patent, but terms of this agreement were not disclosed. The other FDA-approved biosimilar competitor in this space, Celltrion's Truxima®, is similarly awaiting launch.
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Rituximab and Filgrastim Biosimilars Being Reviewed by FDA
Today, Sandoz announced the acceptance by the Food and Drug Administration of its application for a biosimilar rituximab. This biosimilar was approved by the European Medicines Agency in June 2017.
The manufacturer included a phase 3 trial of the agent to treat follicular lymphoma, one of two Hodgkin's lymphomas for which the originator product is approved to treat. Its pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics studies were conducted in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, another major indication.
This marks the second rituximab biosimilar to be submitted to the FDA; Celltrion's application for its Truxima™ brand was submitted in June. Sandoz's Zarxio® has been marketed since 2015, and Erelzi® (etanercept-szzs) was approved in August 2016 but is not yet marketed.
In addition, Adello Biologic announced that their 351(k) application for a new biosimilar filgrastim was sent to FDA on September 11. No FDA decision date was announced, but assuming a smooth ride through the process, a decision may be expected around the third quarter of 2018.
This is Adello's first biosimilar brought to FDA application. According to its website, Adello is currently in clinical trials with a pegfilgrastim biosimilar, with preclinical development on a version of adalimumab.
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Celltrion's Rituximab Recommended for Approval in Europe
Just weeks after Celltrion presented data at the American College of Rheumatology meeting demonstrating that its product CT-P10 is as safe and effective as Rituxan® for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the European Medicines Agency (EMA) received the recommendation to approve the product for use in the EU.
The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use sent its recommendation to EMA on December 15. Assuming the regulator grants marketing authorization, CT-P10 will be sold as Truxima™ and will be indicated for the treatment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, RA, granulomatosis with polyangiitis GPA, and microscopic polyangiitis.
The originator product in the EU is MabThera®, which was licensed in 1998. If approved, it will be the first CD20-inhibiting monoclonal antibody to reach the market in a biosimilar version.
In other news from Europe: EMA Launches Consulting Pilot for Biosimilar Manufacturers. In what may be a page taken the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) playbook, the EMA is offering scientific advice, starting February 2017, for companies seeking to bring a biosimilar to market. As part of the FDA's biosimilar development program, it meets with manufacturers at various stages to consult on their analytical and clinical testing projects. The EMA's pilot initiative does seem to be more limited, however, in that it offers a presubmission consultation. The pilot is said to run for up to 6 requests for scientic advice.
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The evolution of the volcanic ash cloud over the Spanish airspace this morning forced to close AENA airports in Tenerife North, Tenerife South. La Palma and La Gomera from four in the morning (Spanish CET) and those of Jerez, Seville and Badajoz from six in the morning, as reported by Spanish Airports and Air Navigation (AENA).
Air traffic restrictions will be maintained, which are effective from yesterday afternoon, imposed between 20,000 and 35,000 feet, representing a reduction of 25% of operations in Seville, Madrid and Barcelona.
At Malaga Airport, currently many flights are delayed, yet none has been cancelled.
The ashes are expected to map out a curve on southern Europe to Greece and Turkey, what could cause more closures of airports, according to Eurocontrol. In Spain, the major problems are foreseen for Wednesday, when the ash will cover much of the peninsula.
Until yesterday evening had been canceled 305 of the 5.336 planned operations, according to Aena. Iberia airline canceled 40 flights and chartered buses to transport passengers to their destinations.
For more information, call Aena at 902 404 704 or (+34) 91 321 10 00.
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Wilfried Dubbels (* 1950 in Zeven) ist ein deutscher Apotheker, Autor und Bodybuilder, der den Titel des Mr. Germany Jr. im Bodybuilding gewann.

Jugend und sportliche Karriere
Wilfried Dubbels war bereits in jungen Jahren von Modellathleten wie Steeve Reeves fasziniert, der vor allem durch seine Darstellung des Herkules Ende der 50er Jahre/Anfang der 60er Jahre auf der Filmleinwand weltweit Berühmtheit erlangte. Motiviert von Vorbildern wie Steeve Reeves hat Wilfried Dubbels sich bereits als Heranwachsender zum Ziel gesetzt, seinen Körper so ästhetisch wie möglich zu entwickeln und Muskelmasse gezielt aufzubauen. Seine Trainingsausrüstung bestand anfangs lediglich aus einer selbst gebauten Langhantel sowie zwei "variablen" Kurzhanteln. Im Hühnerstall seiner Eltern, im ländlichen Dorf Heeslingen, baute er sich im Alter von 15 Jahren eine Langhantel aus Beton, zwei Eimern und einer langen Brechstange, um seinem Traum eines erfolgreichen Kraftsportlers etwas näher zu kommen. Seine "variablen" Kurzhanteln bestanden aus zwei Eimern gefüllt mit Backsteinen. Ein Expander, den er zu Weihnachten geschenkt bekommen hatte, komplettierte seine spärliche Trainingsausrüstung. Dubbels trainierte in seinen Anfängen nach der "Trial-and-Error-Methode" alleine im "Heimstudio" (im Hühnerstall seiner Eltern) und "kopierte" die Trainingsprogramme seiner Bodybuilding-Idole aus diversen Fitnesszeitschriften, wie z. B. der Sportrevue.

Im Jahr 1970, kurz nach seinem Abitur, hat Wilfried Dubbels seinen Wohnsitz vorübergehend nach Berlin verlegt, um sich dort optimal auf verschiedene Berliner-Meisterschaften im Bodybuilding vorzubereiten. Neben einem simplen Ganzkörpertraining (das Gegenteil vom Split-Training), welches aus nur 7 Grund-Übungen bestand und 3-mal die Woche durchgeführt wurde, bereitete Dubbels sich mit einer ausgewogenen, aber eiweißbetonten Ernährung und einem Leber-Hefe-Supplement auf die Bodybuilding-Meisterschaften im Jahr 1970 vor. Durch den Gastauftritt von Peter Gottlob in der Aktuellen Schaubude überdachte Dubbels seinen damaligen Eiweißbedarf, die allgemeine Proteinzufuhr sowie die biologische Wertigkeit eines jeden Proteins. Die Kernaussage von Peter Gottlob zur Bedeutung der Proteine im Kraftsport lautete wie folgt: "Unsere Muskelsubstanz unterliegt dem ständigen Auf-und Abbau. Will man an Kraft und Masse zunehmen, muss man dieses Gleichgewicht zugunsten des Muskelaufbaus verschieben. Das Krafttraining und eine eiweißreiche Ernährung unterstützten diesen Prozess." – Peter Gottlob               Wilfried Dubbels hat bereits während seiner Schulzeit mit nur 15 Jahren mit dem Bodybuilding begonnen. Bereits kurz nach seinem Abitur im Jahr 1969 und noch während seiner Praktikantenzeit zur Ausbildung zum Apotheker, hat er erfolgreich an verschiedenen Bodybuildingmeisterschaften teilgenommen, die er, mit Ausnahme der Deutschen Juniorenmeisterschaft 1970  (2. Platz), allesamt als Gewinner beenden konnte. Darunter auch der prestigeträchtige Titel des Mr. Germany Jr. im Jahr 1971.

Die Berliner Meisterschaft im Bodybuilding, wo Dubbels als Mr. Berlin 1970 die Bühne als Gewinner verließ, fand in dem Nachtclub "New Eden Saloon" von Rolf Shimon Eden statt und wurde vom ZDF ausgestrahlt. Der Bodybuldingcontest zum Mr. Body (bestgebauter Athlet der Berliner Filmfestspiele) fand ebenfalls in den Räumlichkeiten des Nachtclubs statt, wobei bei dieser Veranstaltung sowohl unter den Zuschauern als auch unter den Jurymitgliedern die High-Society Berlins vertreten war, was das Medieninteresse bundesweit weckte (Deutsche Presse Agentur). Die erste norddeutsche Meisterschaft in Flensburg im Jahr 1970, auf die Dubbels über das Kraftsportmagazin Sportrevue aufmerksam gemacht wurde, klassifizierte Teilnehmer noch nicht nach Körpergröße, Körpergewicht oder Alter. Den Titel des Mr. Norddeutschland konnte Wilfried Dubbels als jüngster Teilnehmer aufgrund seiner harmonischen Körperentwicklung als Gesamtsieger gewinnen.

Im Jahr 1971 folgte Dubbels wichtigster Titel im Bodybuilding – Mr. Germany Jr. Danach sollte er sich zunächst einmal von der Wettkampfbühne verabschieden und konzentrierte sich auf sein Pharmaziestudium, um später selbständiger Apotheker zu werden.

Albert Busek, der prominentestete und wichtigste Unterstützer vom damals noch unbekannten Arnold Schwarzenegger, absolvierte im Sommer 1971 mit Wilfried Dubbels unmittelbar nach dessen Titelgewinn des Mr. Germany Jr. ein professionelles Titelbild-Fotoshooting in München auf dem Königsplatz für das Kraftsportmagazin Sportrevue, welches seinerzeit die führende Bodybuildingzeitschrift im deutschsprachigen Raum gewesen war.

Wayne Gallasch, damaliger, australischer Kameramann und Fotograf, wurde nach dem Titelgewinn des Mr. Germany Jr. im Jahr 1973, zwei Jahre nach dem Sieg, auf Dubbels aufmerksam, weil er regelmäßig auf der Suche nach Modellathleten vom Typ Frank Zane und Steeve Reeves gewesen war und machte mit ihm u. a. im Londoner Hyde Park eine Fotoserie, die später in der ersten, raren Ausgabe des MuscleMag International mit einer ausführlichen Titelstory abgelichtet wurde. Wilfried Dubbels organisierte für Wayne Gallasch später als Student im Jahr 1975/1976 diverse Shootings mit verschiedenen Bodybuildern wie Sergio Oliva und Hans Ringer und unterstützte ihn bei Filmaufnahmen in Paris und Amsterdam.

Robert Kennedy, Gründer, Herausgeber und Fotograf des kanadischen MuscleMag International, kontaktierte Dubbels im Sommer 1976 für ein Tiltebild-Fotoshooting, durch das er bis Anfang der 80er Jahre in den USA Bekanntheit in der Bodybuilding-Szene erlangte. Später folgten noch weitere Fotoserien mit Robert Kennedy als Fotograf, u. a. an den Niagarafällen, in Los Angeles und in Toronto. Kennedy wird auch zugeschrieben, dass er die Karrieren zahlreicher Fitnessmodelle, Bodybuilder, Schauspieler und Wrestler entdeckt und mitgestaltet hat, darunter Trish Stratus, Victoria Pratt, Torrie Wilson, Cory Everson, Roland Kickinger und Ronnie Coleman. Aus diesem Grund wurde Robert Kennedy kurz vorm Tod von seinem Wegbegleiter und Freund Arnold Schwarzenegger auf der Arnold Classic im Jahr 2012 mit dem Arnold Schwarzenegger Lifetime Achievement Award  ausgezeichnet.

Wettkampferfolge im Bodybuilding

 1970 Deutsche Juniorenmeisterschaft, 2. Platz
 1970 Mr. Berlin, 1. Platz
 1970 Mr. Norddeutschland, 1. Platz
 1970 bestgebauter Athlet der Berliner Filmfestspiele Mr. Body, 1. Platz
 1971 Mr. Germany Jr., 1. Platz
 1974 Mr. Germany, 6. Platz
 1976 Mr. Germany, 3. Platz

Beruflicher Werdegang und Biografie
Nach erfolgreichem Abschluss des Gymnasiums im Sommer 1969 am Zevener St. Viti Gymnasium, begann Dubbels, nach dem Zurückzug aus Berlin, 1971 die Ausbildung zum Apotheker mit einem Praktikum in der Alten Apotheke in Zeven. Im Jahr 1973 beendete Wilfried Dubbels sein Praktikum als vorexaminierter Apotheker. Daraufhin folgten Tätigkeiten in einer öffentlichen Apotheke sowie in einer Krankenhausapotheke im Hamburger Raum. Zum Wintersemester 1974 begann Wilfried Dubbels in Hamburg das naturwissenschaftliche Studienfach Chemie für 2 Semester zu studieren. Der Umzug nach Hamburg erfolgte bereits Ende 1973, kurz vor der Geburt seiner ersten Tochter. Im direkten Anschluss daran folgte das Studium der Pharmazie für 7 Semester. Im Frühjahr 1979 schloss er das Studium der Pharmazie erfolgreich ab und erhielt die Approbation als Apotheker.

Von Mitte bis Ende 1979 war Wilfried Dubbels als Apotheker in einer Bremer Apotheke angestellt. Nachdem Wilfried Dubbels den damaligen Eigentümer der Bremer Apotheke nach dem Verkauf seiner Apotheke fragte und ihm der Kaufpreis zu hoch erschien, gründete er mit 29 Jahren zum Jahresende 1979 seine eigene Apotheke in Heeslingen, die St.Viti Apotheke. Er benannte die St. Viti Apotheke nach dem Zevener St. Viti Gymnasium, auf dem er selbst seine Schulzeit verbrachte und sein Abitur machte. Anfang 1983 erfolgte der Umzug der St. Viti Apotheke in den ehemaligen Edekamarkt in das Heeslingener Dorfzentrum. Im Jahr 2006 verkaufte Wilfried Dubbels im Alter von 56 Jahren seine St. Viti Apotheke an einen jüngeren Kollegen, da er sich durch die Rahmenbedingungen für selbständige Apotheker zu sehr eingeengt fühlte. Ende 2019 feierte die St. Viti Apotheke in Heeslingen ihr 40-jähriges Jubiläum.

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Wilfried Dubbels heiratete 1973 seine heutige Ehefrau Marion. Im Jahr 1974 wird seine erste Tochter geboren. 1977 wird sein Sohn und 1984 seine zweite, jüngste Tochter geboren. Wilfried Dubbels hat 5 Enkelkinder. Dubbels lebt heute in dem kleinen Dorf Heeslingen zwischen Hamburg und Bremen mit seiner Ehefrau.

Tätigkeit als Autor
Seit Anfang der 80er Jahre war Wilfried Dubbels, neben seiner Tätigkeit als selbständiger Apotheker, vermehrt als freier Journalist für wissenschaftliche Fachzeitschriften (Pharmazeutische Zeitung, Deutsche Apothekerzeitung uvm.) und Kraftsportmagazine im Im- und Ausland tätig. Seine Schwerpunktthemen waren und sind bis heute: Arzneimittel, (gesunde) Ernährung, Diäten, Training/Trainingstipps für Jung und Alt sowie Doping im Leistungssport. Auf das Verfassen von Fachartikeln und Büchern spezialisierte er sich nach dem Verkauf seiner Apotheke im Jahr 2006. Im Jahr 2010 erschien sein erstes Buch "Die Anti-Aging Formel: Ein synergetisches Konzept für optimale körperliche und mentale Leistung in jedem Alter", welches zum Inhalt hat, mit einer ausgewogenen Ernährung und einem ausgeklügelten Trainingsplan den Alterungsprozess zu verlangsamen und somit seine Lebensqualität im Alter zu verbessern.

In seinem zweiten Buch "Alles was stark macht (oder auch nicht): Supplemente und Doping im Bodybuilding" setzt sich Dubbels kritisch mit leistungssteigernden Substanzen auseinander, zeigt gesundheitliche Risiken auf und nimmt auf dem Markt befindliche Supplemente, aus seiner pharmazeutischen und persönlichen Sichtweise, unter die Lupe. Sein im Jahr 2019 erschienenes Buch "Old School Bodybuilding – So habe ich meinen Körper aufgebaut" ist sein mit Abstand persönlichstes Werk. Dubbels beschreibt in diesem Buch, wie er unter schwersten Bedingungen seinen Körper mit Muskeln aufgebaut hat. Detaillierte Trainingspläne und Übungsbeschreibungen mit Fotos und hilfreichen Tipps vervollständigen den leicht verständlichen Ratgeber. Nebenbei erhält der Leser auch interessante Einblicke Hinter die Kulissen der damaligen Bodybuilding-Szene.

Veröffentlichungen
Wilfried Dubbels hat folgende Bücher geschrieben, die fast alle mehrere und zum Teil erweiterte Neuauflagen erfahren haben:

 Die Anti-Aging Formel: Ein synergetisches Konzept für optimale körperliche und mentale Leistung in jedem Alter. Novagenics, 1. Auflage 2010, ISBN 3-929002-48-5
 Alles was stark macht (oder auch nicht): Supplemente und Doping im Bodybuilding. Pro Business, 1. Auflage 2012, ISBN 3-86386-309-7
 Gesund, fit und schlank – ein Leben lang: Sport/Ernährung/Anti-Aging. Independently published, 2017, ISBN 1-5498-3517-3
 Healthy, Fit and Slim: Understanding the Science behind Nutrition, Exercise and Anti-Aging. Independently published, 2018, Englisch, ISBN 1-973540-76-2
 Old School Bodybuilding – So habe ich meinen Körper aufgebaut. Independently published, 2019, ISBN 1-07-490342-0

Bodybuilding im Alter

Wilfried Dubbels ist dem Bodybuilding immer treu geblieben und trainiert auch noch heute im Alter von 70 Jahren regelmäßig seinen Körper, um gesund, fit und vital zu bleiben. In seinem neusten Buch "Old School Bodybuilding – So habe ich meinen Körper aufgebaut", welches 2019 erschien, erzählt er von seinen Anfängen im Bodybuilding und wie er es über die Jahre geschafft hat körperlich wie mental fit zu bleiben. Dubbels lebt in seinem Buch vor, was er schreibt. Er möchte mit dem Buch jeden zu einem athletischeren Körper und zu mehr Lebensqualität verhelfen.

Das Buch "Gesund, fit und schlank – ein Leben lang: Sport/Ernährung/Anti-Aging" richtet sich hauptsächlich an gesundheitlich interessierte Menschen, die zuvor noch keinerlei Erfahrungen mit dem Bodybuilding gemacht haben und das über alle Altersgrenzen hinweg.

Weblinks
 Homepage von Wilfried Dubbels https://www.alleswasstarkmacht.de/
 Antioxidanzien – Keine Vorteile für Sportler, Pharmazeutische Zeitung (PZ) 18. Februar 2015
 Mehr Muskeln für ein längeres Leben, Pharmazeutische Zeitung (PZ) 29. Juli 2015
 Gefährliche Schlankmacher, Pharmazeutische Zeitung (PZ) 29. Oktober 2007
 Curry als natürlicher COX-2-Hemmer, Pharmazeutische Zeitung (PZ) 17. Oktober 2006
 Vorsicht vor der Prohormon-Falle, Pharmazeutische Zeitung (PZ) 1. März 2004
 Leistungsfördernde Produkte kritisch bewerten, Pharmazeutische Zeitung (PZ) 16. Februar 2004
 Aminosäuredefizite schwächen das Immunsystem, Pharmazeutische Zeitung (PZ) 30. Oktober 2000
 Peking-Ente statt Lipobay?, Pharmazeutische Zeitung (PZ) 14. Januar 2002
 Doping oder harmlose Nahrungsergänzungsmittel, Pharmazeutische Zeitung (PZ) 7. Februar 2000
 Wie viel Eiweiß soll man essen? - Über die Vorteile einer proteinreichen Ernährung, Deutsche Apotheker Zeitung (DAZ) 10/2017
 Illegale Arzneimittel in Online-Shops – Ahnungslose Kunden spielen mit ihrer Gesundheit,  Deutsche Apotheker Zeitung (DAZ) 35/2008
 Die Sp(r)itze des Eisbergs, Deutsche Apotheker Zeitung (DAZ) 33/2007

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Deutscher
Geboren 1950
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Across Nigeria's 36 states, here are five top stories you shouldn't miss out on:
14.3 million Nigerians abuse drugs — NDLEA
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier-General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd), has disclosed that no fewer than 14.3 million Nigerians – mostly young people and adults from the age of 16 to 64 years – abuse drugs, with cannabis being the commonly abused substance.
Marwa who disclosed this in Ogidi, Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State during the celebration of Ogidi Yam Festival, said:
"What is most heartbreaking is that majority of them are young people who are initiated into cannabis use around the age of 19. There is also increasing use of other psychotropic drugs, especially heroin by a growing number of young people who are mostly initiated at the age of 22 years.
"The more you unravel the statistics of drug abuses in Nigeria, the more damning it becomes. And when you combine these damning data with the recent results of the activities of the NDLEA, then you begin to get worried." – Nigerian Tribune reports
Police inspector goes on a killing spree in Enugu
The Enugu Police Command on Sunday said it arrested a trigger-happy police inspector who allegedly killed five people and left four others critically injured.
The Police inspector, reportedly attached to Special Protection Unit Base 9, Umuahia, Abia State, started shooting residents at a lotto office on Sunday morning.
He was said to have gunned down five young men.- Punch reports
Nigeria's Insurance industry assets rise to N2.02tn
Insurance companies' gross written premium rose to N520bn as of the end of 2020, while their assets hit N2.02tn as the sector undergoes recapitalisation.
Statistics obtained on Sunday from the Central Bank of Nigeria on 'Insurance Sector (general and life) consolidated Balance Sheet' showed that the industry's asset rose by N401bn to N2.02tn as of the end of 2020 from N1.62tn as of the end of 2019.
The National Insurance Commission also disclosed in its report on 'Market Development Drives of NAICOM' that as of the end of 2020, the sector generated a gross written premium of N520bn. – Punch reports
Open grazing undercuts N1.8trn CBN's investment in agriculture
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disbursed over N1.8 trillion as intervention funds through the Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA) by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), but there are fears that the objectives of the initiative may never be realised.
A recent data published by CBN indicated that only a fraction of the N1.8 trillion disbursements has been recovered while the largest proportion remained outstanding. For instance, 100 per cent of the disbursements in the accelerated agricultural development remained outstanding and likewise for the rice distribution facility of which no beneficiary has repaid the loans.
For the Textile Sector Intervention Facility, 96 per cent of the loans are yet to be repaid; Anchor Borrowers' Programme – 76 per cent; Commercial Agric Credit Scheme- 34.0 per cent; National Food Security Programme- 80.7 percent; AgriBusiness/SME Investment Scheme- 99.7 per cent; and Presidential Fertiliser Initiative, 69.1 per cent. – Nigerian Tribune reports
IPMAN threatens strike in Niger State
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) Suleja/Abuja Unit, on Sunday, threatened to embark on a strike action over alleged extortion by officials of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR).
Chairman of the Unit, Yahaya Ahman Alhassan, who made the disclosure during an interactive session with journalists in Abuja, says the association seeks an explanation to DPR's incessant demand for daily sales activities from filling stations.
"IPMAN has no other alternative other than instructing our members not to load from Suleja depot in Niger State to express our frustrations after all efforts to make DPR officials desist from unethical practices failed."
"These issues have to be resolved before we can commence lifting of products from the depot," he said. – Nigerian Tribune
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Yep it would be great if you could do this, I was having a go at this last year and it was way out of my know-how so I gave up. they do work with collisions don't they , as in they'll hit and move rigid bodies. I think they're working as particles aren't they? and so maybe they're not creating rigid bodies that other particle squishy objects can interact with. Did you manage to get any further with it? I thought it would be great to use in character rigs where you could pin the squishy objects to joints and have them interact as muscles.


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First report of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides on Jasminum grandiflorum in India
Pankaj Sharma 1, Narendra Singh 2, Om Prakash Verma 3
Department of Plant Pathology, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur 313 001, India Present address: Directorate of Rapeseed-Mustard Research (Indian Council of Agricultural Research), Bharatpur 321 303, India
Potato Research Station, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Deesa 385 535 Gujarat, India
Department of Plant Pathology, Sri Karan Narendra College of Agriculture, Jobner 303 329, India Present address: 61/130, Pratap Nagan Housing Board, Sanganer, Jaipur 302 033 India
Journal of Plant Protection Research 2012;52(1):91–92
Jasminum grandiflorum
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
Anthracnose disease symptoms were observed on Jasminum grandiflorum . The spots were dark red and mostly irregular shaped lesions on leaves. Acervuli containing masses of spores and dark setae were observed within lesions. The fungus after purification was identified as Colletotrichum gloeosporioides . This is the first report from India and elsewhere showing that C. gloeosporioides causes anthracnose on J. grandiflorum
Gupta D., Padhi B., Chowdhry P.N. 1985. New host records of Hyphomycetes and Coelomycetes. Indian Phytopathol. 38, p. 577.
Joshi S.G. 2000. Oleaceae. p. 298–300. In:"Medicinal Plants" (S. Joshi, ed.).Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, 491 pp.
Kirtikar K.R., Basu B.D. 1993. Indian Medicinal PlantsAllahabad, India. 2nd ed. Vol. II, 1523 pp.
Sutton B.C. 1992. The genus Glomerellaand its anamorph Colletotrichum. p. 1–27. In:"Colletotrichum Biology, Pathology and Control" (J.A. Bailey, M.J. Jeger, eds.). CABI, Wallingford, UK, 388 pp.
Combinations of Tagetes filifolia Lag. essential oil with chemical fungicides to control Colletotrichum truncatum and their effects on the biocontrol agent Trichoderma harzianum
Isolation and evaluation of biocontrol agents in controlling anthracnose disease of mango in Thailand
Multigene phylogeny reveals three new records of Colletotrichum spp. and several new host records for the mycobiota of Iran
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Riccardo Scimeca (born 13 June 1975) is an English football coach and professional footballer.

He who played as a defender notably in the Premier League for Aston Villa, Leicester City and West Bromwich Albion. He also played in the Football League for both Nottingham Forest and Cardiff City in a career spanning 16 years, making over 400 appearances. During his career, he also attained one cap for the England B team. Although working away from football since his retirement, he returned to the sport in 2015 as a youth team coach for Solihull Moors.

Career

Aston Villa
Scimeca started his career at Aston Villa, coming through the club's youth system, as a central defender and was largely a squad player until his move to Nottingham Forest in 1999 for £2.5 million.

Nottingham Forest
He spent four seasons at the City Ground, and took over as captain when Steve Chettle left in his first season. However Chris Bart-Williams was appointed captain the following season. Scimeca was consistent and reliable in his spell at Forest, playing in various positions. He featured regularly in central defence and midfield, but also had spells at right back and right-midfield. He scored 4 goals in his second season. In the 2001–02 season he formed a solid defensive partnership with Jon Olav Hjelde. In 2002–03, his last season, in which Forest made the play-offs, Paul Hart deployed him in a defensive midfield role within a diamond 4–4–2 formation. He scored 4 goals during this season, and played a prominent role throughout his four years at the club.

Leicester City and West Bromwich Albion
He moved on to Leicester City in 2003, on a free transfer after failing to agree a new deal. At Leicester he scored once in a 4–3 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers on 25 October 2003. Scimeca then moved to West Bromwich Albion a year later by activating a get-out clause in his contract which allowed him to leave Leicester, before his transfer to Cardiff City in early 2006.

Cardiff City
In his first year at Ninian Park, Scimeca became an important part of the Cardiff side under manager Dave Jones and also developed something of a goal scoring touch which he admitted surprised him. At the beginning of the 2007–08 season he was sidelined with a groin injury and started the season on the treatment table. He attempted a comeback in August in a reserve match against Plymouth Argyle but only lasted twelve minutes after suffering a recurrence of the injury. He again came close to a return in December 2007 after having an operation on his groin injury but suffered another setback after he contracted the MRSA bacteria after the incision failed to fully heal. He made his long-awaited return for Cardiff on 19 February 2008, by playing for 45 minutes against Newport County in the FAW Premier Cup, his first appearance for the Bluebirds for nearly a year. He went on to make a total of 11 appearances in all competitions during the season, mostly as a substitute to return to match fitness.

The start of the 2008–09 season looked to be more promising for Scimeca as he began the season fully fit and an injury to Gavin Rae saw him back into the first team early in the year, but he went on to suffer another injury setback after seriously damaging ankle ligaments during a 2–1 victory over Milton Keynes Dons in the second round of the Football League Cup. He returned to the squad for the first time on 22 November 2008 when he was named on the bench for a 2–1 defeat against Plymouth Argyle but did not make an appearance until the following week when he came on as a late substitute in the South Wales derby against Swansea City on 6 December. Despite his return, he made just two more appearances for the side during the rest of the season. In the 2009–10 season Scimeca made his 400th career appearance against his former club Aston Villa on 23 September 2009 in the League Cup. He returned to the starting line-up on 5 December in a 1–0 win over Preston North End and played in the following game against his former club West Bromwich Albion, where Cardiff won 2–0. After suffering a recurrence of a groin injury, Scimeca announced his retirement as a player on 17 December 2009.

Personal life
Scimeca joined the veteran's team of his home town club, Leamington,  in the Central Warwickshire Over 35's Premier League in 2013. In April 2015 he joined Solihull Moors in a role coaching youth players.

Scimeca now works as a property investor.

Career statistics

As of 17 December 2009

Honours
Cardiff City
FA Cup runner-up: 2007–08

References

External links
Riccardo Scimeca player profile at cardiffcityfc.co.uk
Riccardo Scimeca player profile at wba.co.uk
Riccardo Scimeca player profile at lcfc.co.uk

English footballers
England B international footballers
England under-21 international footballers
Association football defenders
Association football midfielders
Aston Villa F.C. players
Nottingham Forest F.C. players
Leicester City F.C. players
West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
Cardiff City F.C. players
Premier League players
Sportspeople from Leamington Spa
English people of Italian descent
1975 births
Living people
Association football utility players
English Football League players


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Google's Brain Team is one step closet to assisting with the detection of health issues
Google's Brain Team, yes that's their real name, has been working on using deep learning and computer algorithms to assist in the detection of a common eye condition that affects diabetics, Diabetic retinopathy (DR). Traditionally diagnosis of DR requires a DR to photograph the back of your eye (the retina) and examine it for clinical signs of the disorder.
This process is typically annual for at-risk patients, or those already diagnosed. In the Western world, this consumes a considerable amount of resources, in developing nations these services are often unavailable. As a result, DR is the fastest growing cause of blindness internationally, with 415 million people at risk worldwide.
As a response to the scale of the problem and the early success of their Deep Learning solution, the Google researchers have today published a paper in the Journal of the American Medical Association outlining the success of their current generation of DR detection.
The Deep learning algorithm was able to detect DR with a similar success rate to that of a trained ophthalmologist. This is thanks to the 128,000 images that Google's team working collaboratively with a team of US and Indian Doctors used to train the deep learning system. Whilst still early in the application this technology could be used in to increase the screening of large populations for DR at a much-reduced cost.
A computer system wouldn't eliminate the need for medical professionals however it would make the job of screening vast numbers of retinal photographs much quicker allowing the medical staff to focus on the borderline judgements and treating those who are diagnosed with the condition.
Technology often gets a bad social wrap, technology has been blamed for job losses, increased social isolation and worst of all twerking! And perhaps rightfully so, often technology companies are so focused on if they can do something that perhaps the larger social ramifications of those changes aren't considered. But that is a pattern of all advancements throughout history.
However, it's initiative like this that show just how society at large can benefit from technology and progress in general. Now if Google could just invent the Medical tricorder to diagnose and treat all of our ailments perhaps we could all move into our Star Trek futures where money is a thing of the past and we all just work for the betterment of society and knowledge? Unfortunately, I think we're more likely to develop warp speed before we achieve that kind of social harmony and enlightenment!
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If some useless doctors will loose their jobs due to google's tool it will be a benefit for Hospitals budgets.
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It's been two years since the Zac Brown Band released their well-received, but genre-bending, album Jekyll + Hyde, and the Southern rock outfit is set for an epic return in 2017, with not just a new record but a massive tour as well including Australia.
Aptly titled Welcome Home, ZBB's fifth studio album will bring the band back to their roots and is likely to delight longtime fans and new listeners alike.
Zac Brown Band's new album will be called Welcome Home, presumably in reference to the group's decision to return to the sounds of their earlier music — specifically, to that of their first major-label album, The Foundation .
After a year-long hiatus, Lady Antebellum are back in a big way: Not only is the country trio set to release their first album in almost three years, they will also be hitting the road in 2017, visiting cities all across America (and the world). To say that it will be a big year for the two-time Grammys-winning band is an understatement.
At the centre of Lady A's epic year is Heart Break, their sixth studio album.
Lady Antebellum's new album is called Heart Break, but the record's name and its title track are about a lot more than a broken heart.
Marty Stuart is set to release his 18th studio album in early March. The project, titled Way Out West, is billed as a "love letter" to the American West, and to California in particular.
Way Out West was produced by Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and features instrumental backing from Stuart's longtime band, the Fabulous Superlatives. The album's 15 tracks consist of new original music, instrumentals and covers, including re-imaginings of Benny Goodman's "Air Mail Special" and "Lost on the Desert," which was once recorded by Johnny Cash.
Gretchen Wilson The "Redneck Woman" singer is back in demand since announcing the end of her two-year hiatus, so that means more media, more meetings and definitely more phone calls.
Josh Turner has revealed the cover, track listing and release date for his upcoming album, Deep South, set for release in March.
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80's Lyrics - Name That Tune!
I will give you some verses to songs from the 1980's and you have to tell me the name of the song. Sounds pretty easy, right? Well, if you know your music from the 80's, this should be a "snap". Are you ready to play "Name That 80's Tune"? Excellent, good luck and start quizzing!


For a mouth tingling sensation you can't beat Nando's-style peri-peri chicken. It's really easy to make it at home and you can vary the heat according to how hot you like your food. This recipe gives a medium heat so up the chillies if you want to feel the burn or reduce them and remove the seeds if you just want a gentle glow of warmth. Use drumsticks, wings, thighs, breasts or even a whole chicken, whatever takes your fancy. Coat the chicken generously in the chilli mixture and leave to marinade for the flavour to penetrate, it doesn't have to be for long, even 10 mins will help. Large prawns are also delicious brushed with this spicy mixture before grilling or pan-frying.
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Jacek Jarzyna (ur. 2 lutego 1969) – polski aktor i reżyser teatralny oraz dubbingowy. W 1992 roku ukończył studia na PWST w Warszawie. Aktor jest związany z wieloma teatrami w Warszawie.

Filmografia
 2000: Świąteczna przygoda – Pan Walizeczka
 1999: Tydzień z życia mężczyzny
 1999: Kiler-ów 2-óch – Dziennikarz
 1997: Kiler – Dziennikarz
 1992: Wszystko, co najważniejsze

Polski dubbing
 2015: Wiedźmin 3 - Kaleb Menge
2013: The Last of Us - Bill
 2012: Księżniczka Lillifee
 2012: Risen 2: Mroczne wody
 2011: Uncharted 3: Oszustwo Drake'a – Agent
 2011: Powodzenia, Charlie: Szerokiej drogi – Bob
 2011: Gwiezdne wojny: część V - Imperium kontratakuje
 2011: Niesławny: Infamous 2 – Elektryk
 2011: Delfin Plum – Plusk
 2011: Killzone 3 – Helghast
 2011: Rage – Szeryf Black
 2010-: Powodzenia, Charlie! – Bob
 2010-: Ja w kapeli – Dyrektor Korneliusz
 2010: Tron: Evolution – System Monitor/Sentry
 2010: Heavy Rain – Norman Jayden
 2009: Góra Czarownic
 2008: Niezwykła piątka na tropie
 2008: Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures – Cang Jei

Reżyseria dubbingu
 2013: Beyond: Dwie dusze
 2012: Księżniczka Lillifee
 2012: Risen 2: Mroczne wody

Linki zewnętrzne

Polscy aktorzy filmowi
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Polscy reżyserzy teatralni
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W-FIVE's Victor Malarek takes an inspirational journey to a Canadian-run camp for Ukraine's thousands of "Forgotten Children" in this one-hour special. Around the world many orphaned children are raised in dismal circumstances. One of those countries is Ukraine, where 100,000 children are being warehoused in government orphanages with little chance of being adopted or given the hope of a better life. Last year, only 16 of these children were adopted. After one Canadian woman visited Ukraine and adopted a child, she decided to start a camp to give orphaned children the chance to receive love and learn important life lessons.
Imagine growing up without parents and being raised in a state run orphanage. This isn't something we see in Canada, but around the world many orphaned children are raised in dismal circumstances. For the thousands of children in Ukraine's government orphanages, there is little chance of being adopted or given the hope of a family and a better life. But one Canadian woman is making a difference. After Ruslana Wrzesnewskyj and visited Ukraine with her husband and adopted their daughter Olena, Ruslana decided to do more to help children in that country. For ten years, Ruslana's "Help Us Help The Children" has put on a summer camp where they and other Canadian volunteers give orphaned children the chance to receive love and perhaps to learn important life skills.
As if growing up in the orphanages isn't bad enough, life just gets worse as these children grow older. At eighteen they age out, forced to leave and find their own way in the world. But as W-FIVE learns, the vast majority are simply not prepared for life on the outside, lacking even the most basic life skills. Many end up on the streets and within a year of leaving the orphanages huge numbers end up in prisons.
In a rare one-on-one interview, Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko speaks with W-FIVE about his government's plans for the country's orphans and the Help Us Help the Children charity.


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Q: Why do some LLVM standard library headers include other headers but GCC does not While making a project compile across both GCC and Clang, I've noticed that functions like fabs were causing compilation issues on GCC, since I had never included <cmath> myself. I was developing on Clang, so I never noticed this, since the llvm <cstdlib> header file I was using includes <cmath> itself, seemingly without doing anything with it, while the GCC version does not.
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Through literature review and field study, the current status of the application of Internet of Things technology in hospital material management in China and abroad was analyzed. Based on the investigation, the characteristics and existed problems of Internet of Things technology applied to hospital material management at the current stage were summarized. The bottleneck issues were discussed, and proposals were made for accelerating the formulation of relevant laws and standards, encouraging domestic companies to break through technical bottlenecks, accelerating the piloting of Internet of Things application, and horizontally integrating medical information to achieve cross-sector cooperation.


Buried within the records of America's military and intelligence bureaucracies are the hidden histories of the Cold War. The Assassination of President Kennedy, Vol. 1: Where Angels Tread Lightly brings greater depth and more detail to our understanding of the roots of its subject than anything previously published. It is a story that begins with an examination of the conditions and opposing factions within Cuba which led to Castro's 26 of July movement and the Cuban Revolution. This first book in Dr. Newman's planned multi-volume series on President Kennedy's assassination offers a masterful introduction to the dynamic complexities of Cuban-American relations in the wake of Fidel Castro's emergence and ascendency to power. Understanding how the United States responded to Castro, and learning who were the figures of consequence as officers, assets and operatives within the fabric of America's officially authorized Cuban operations is the necessary context for uncovering a hidden path which ultimately led to the assassination of President Kennedy.
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Trademarks in the fashion industry. Digest # 03, 2020
Tatiana Lipovaya, Ph.D. , Alyona Chernoknyzhnaya, Alexander Fomenko, Nikolay Burak
Trademark Counsels for IPR GROUP
Fashion is a social phenomenon. The main purpose of fashionable goods is to satisfy aesthetic needs and to demonstrate the social status of their owner. Fashion serves to demonstrate the differences of one person from another, affiliations to different social groups, as well as distinguishing their needs and preferences, in expressing their individuality. For example, youth fashion can set apart people of different age groups, and personal selection of luxury goods emphasizes self-expression and the individual status of a person.
At the same time, expansion of fashionable goods is associated with increasing of publicity of a lifestyle. If the consumption of food and washing clothes were purely private processes in the past, in modern society it is not only clothes, shoes or accessories, which represent goods of 18th and 25th classes of the Nice Classification of Goods and Services, that can be named as fashionable goods. Moving from the narrow to the broader interpretation, it is worth mentioning that almost all personal goods consumption; including cars, furniture, pens, etc. can be linked to fashion.
The fashion industry is unique from other fields of manufacturing as it is managed largely by its fluid change. Major features like dynamics and intensity of production processes, quick response to market demands and new trends, high competition and the importance of establishing and maintaining a positive reputation, can describe this market, which has a significant influence on the consumer's behaviour and decisions – which goods and of which manufacturer to buy.
The fashion industry nowadays, is a separate full-fledged sector of economics. The companies involved in the production, sale and service of fashionable products, including advertising and promotion services through advertising agencies and mass media, represent a gigantic industry, generating billions of dollars in annual revenue, but also requiring huge amounts in investments. According to certain estimates, the fashion industry has taken 5th place among the most capital-intensive sectors of the modern economy.
According to the estimates of Western European experts', consumers spend about 10% of their income on the purchase of fashion industry goods (in a narrow sense of this concept), in the USA – 5%. If we include all types of goods in the fashion industry that satisfy mainly aesthetic and social prestige, rather than narrow utilitarian needs, then their purchase, according to experts, account for about 40% of the expenses of family budgets of citizens of developed countries.
The fashion industry was formed as a phenomenon of Western European civilization, and up to the end of the 20th century, it was not affected by foreign cultural influences. Globalization in the 20th century, led not only to the expansion of European fashion around the world, but also to the penetration of Eastern influences into this industry from Japan, China, South Korea and other Asian countries. In the 21st century, the impact of oriental culture will further grow.
In the countries of our jurisdiction – former Soviet Union republics such as the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and others, which are now called the CIS, the fashion industry in the usual perception of this concept began to develop only in the early 90's after the dissolution of the USSR.
The development of the domestic fashion market was strongly hindered by the need of a large amount of startup capital. Ergo, fashion market goods of foreign firms dominated in the CIS. More than 80% of luxury clothing was delivered from Western Europe, and about half of all imported clothing from Italy. At the same time, the domestic production of fashionable goods began to develop, creating domestic popular brands. However, the strong Western influence on the domestic market of fashionable goods is perceptible, a number of the domestic brands have names in Latin (like "VOVK", "Braska", "Krisstel", "DolceDonna", "Week" "Gloria Jeans", etc.) This fact could be also be explained not only by the implantation of western trends, but the intention of domestic designers to expand their activities to the international market.
The fashion industry can be conditionally divided into three major areas: "haute couture" or high fashion, "prêt-à-porter" and the mass-market; features of which would need to be eventually taken under account by manufacturers when developing new brands and enhancing their protection.
"Couture"-class products are exclusive, luxury goods created by a designer in a single copy from high-quality fabrics and accessories, often according to the client's personal order. "Haute couture" brands are protected names that may not be used, except by firms that meet certain well-defined standards and pass certification before the Fédération française de la couture. The desire of fashion houses to obtain this status and to participate in shows at world fashion weeks is primarily a long-running marketing move, although the main income of fashion houses come from prêt-à-porter.
Ready to wear (prêt-à-porter) is clothing of standardized sizes, designed for wider production and sale. Fashion houses usually combine both high fashion and prêt-à-porter, for the luxury segment of the market. Clothing of this class is divided into two sub-classes: prêt-à-porter de lux products and simple prêt-à-porter.
The prêt-à-porter de lux product group is more expensive. Products of this group are named after the designer, the company must have its own mono-boutiques (Gucci, Prada, Armani, Versace, Christian Dior, Cavalli, etc.).
Goods from a simple prêt-à-porter group do not necessarily have the name of designers on their brands and sell mostly through multi-brand boutiques.
The third niche of the fashion industry is the mass-market, which is characterized by clothes of average level of quality with affordable prices and under slightly known or non-registered brands.
The 4th industrial revolution characterized by integration of production, network communications, and the introduction of artificial intelligence, definitely has a large influence on the fashion industry. The quickly-evolving 2D and 3D tools for apparel design, development and merchandising, special software to pre-collect and analyse various requests for creating new clothing lines, personal computer stylists' assistants; have taken not only designers, but developers, production and marketing professionals to a new level and determine the dynamics of modern development in the fashion industry.
In the course of intensive growth and modern industrial development trends, recognizing peculiarities of the fashion industry in each part of the world, focusing on new trends and the needs of target social groups – consumers of fashion brands, it is necessary for manufacturers of fashion brands to pay increased attention to securing their rights.
The rapid development of the fashion industry does not eliminate problems associated with the protection of intellectual property rights, but make them even more acute. Fashion designers frequently complain about their designs being imitated and copied, while brand owners suffer from brand faking (counterfeiting).
It is obvious that it is much easier for infringers to copy fashion products, as such goods are relatively easier to manufacture, compared to the high-tech devices. Also, such goods can be sold with a high markup due to the goodwill or reputation associated with a famous fashion brand that they copy.
In the meantime, legal disputes may also arise between luxury brands and mass-market manufacturers, who might try to bring their products visually similar to eminent brands and, thus, try to attract more customers. One example that can be mentioned, is the lawsuit of fashion house GUCCI, filed against American brand, GUESS. Litigation between the companies dates back to 2009. The subject of the dispute was the use by American company, Guess of a logo with the letter "G" and a pattern in the form of rhombs'
(see Image 1).
In 2012, GUCCI won a lawsuit in the United States and sued GUESS designs for $ 4.7 million in damages. . GUCCI also filed lawsuits against GUESS in many other countries, where not all cases were ruled in favor of GUCCI. In 2018, the companies ended their long-standing dispute and reached an agreement, as both parties had put in countless hours and spent untold sums of money over the years.
The above-mentioned "GUCCI vs GUESS" case illustrates the infringement connected with one company imitating the goods of another company, with the intent to take advantage of the superior value of the imitated goods.
When we discuss fighting against brand counterfeiting, comprehensive legal framework, courts, and border measures; all together these provide effective solutions for protecting right holders and bona fide producers.
Thus, the effective protection of Intellectual Property Rights in the fashion industry is the best way to prevent third parties from benefiting from the work of others, by copying or using a pattern or product without the permission of the owner.
For the general public, we are advising, while for IP practitioners we are just reminding, that the most relevant to the fashion industry objects of Intellectual Property are: industrial designs, copyrights and trademarks.
The fashion industry invests huge sums to create new and original designs. Such designs might be protected by registering the industrial designs. The registration of the industrial design helps the owner to prevent others from using its design, which may relate to a three-dimensional feature, such as the shape of a bag, or a two-dimensional feature, such as a pattern.
In some countries, fashion designs may be duly protected by copyright law. At the same time, not all fashion articles can be protected by a copyright. An example that can be mentioned is Dunhill's copyright case: the company filed a copyright application to the US Copyright Office in order to register a pattern called "Engine Turn" (see Image 2), in 2019. However, the Office refused to grant protection, as the pattern was considered to be unoriginal, depicting
simple geometric shapes.
However, bearing in mind the short product life cycle in the fashion industry – often no more than one season, the registration of industrial designs, as well as copyrights, might not justify the considerable time and financial costs involved.
Of course, some trends may never go out of fashion and some items may become classical pieces. For fashion items with a long life cycle, registering the industrial design or copyright may be a good method for preventing others from using the author's work.
In the meantime, bearing in mind the seasonality in the fashion industry, it is our opinion that trademarks play one of the most important roles within the world of fashion. Consumers in the fashion industry tend to be brand-driven and trademarks are the best way to guide their buying decision. Trademarks allow consumers to associate goods with a particular style, range of quality, etc.
It is worth mentioning that trademark registration is not limited only to brand names and logos. Registering trademarks for key design features is also a common practice in the fashion industry. One of the most striking examples is the registration of the red sole of shoes as a trademark by Christian Louboutin (e.g. IR 902955 TM
, IR 759326 TM
, etc.) The well-known tartan pattern, designed by Burberry, is also registered as a trademark (e.g. IR 732879 TM
in classes 03, 18, 25). Despite the unsuccessful attempt to register the copyright for the"Engine Turn", the subject pattern has been registered by Alfred Dunhill Limited as a trademark (IR 1452431 TM
in classes 18 and 25) in EU and China.
Bearing in mind the above-mentioned, in our opinion, trademark registration is the most effective way to protect intellectual property rights in the fashion industry, while differences in examination approach should be considered in various jurisdictions.
In general, the set of absolute and relative grounds for a refusal in trademark registration, is similar worldwide; but in CIS countries the examination of a trademark is much strict than, for example, the European Office, which on one hand, may pose a considerable obstacle for the applicants, and on the other hand, can be regarded as reasonable under certain circumstances.
The most significant difference is that in the EU, the applied trademark is examined only on the absolute grounds for refusal and published for the opposition period, during which third parties may file an opposition against the trademark registration. If no opposition is filed, then the mark is successfully registered throughout the EU. Meanwhile, in all CIS countries, the mark is examined on relative grounds, i.e. whether the mark is confusingly similar with earlier applied and registered trademarks.
We will outline some peculiarities of trademark examination in the CIS countries:
In Russia, trademarks are examined not only on their similarity to prior trademarks, but also to non-registered marks, which are already actively in use for goods and services in the Russian market. In Armenia, the Examination may also issue a refusal to a trademark that is identical or confusingly similar to marks which are unregistered, but actively used in Armenia or abroad; as in such situations, the trademark registration could result in the unfair use of someone's reputation and may also mislead the consumers.
Also, in general, it should be noted that Examination in the CIS countries primarily pays attention to verbal elements, if any, in the trademark. However, in our practice we had cases where we drew the attention of the examination to the difference in the distribution channels and the circles of consumers, which was then taken into consideration by the examination when issuing a decision on the registration of the trademark.
Furthermore, using examples from our practice, we would like to share some interesting cases of trademark registration in the CIS countries, what obstacles arose and how we managed to overcome them.
PROVISIONAL REFUSALS ON RELATIVE GROUNDS
TM MAC DOUGLAS IR 1176121, UA
TM MAC DOUGLAS was provisionally refused in Ukraine for all applied goods in classes 18 and 25 because it was considered by the Examination to be confusingly similar to IR 563235 TM
We should note that the owner of the opposed mark agreed to provide the Letter of Consent for the use and registration of the applied mark in Ukraine in respect of goods in classes 18 and 25. However, according to the current trademark examination practice in Ukraine, filing of an Objection to the provisional refusal solely with a Letter of Consent, is not an efficient solution to overcome the refusal, as the Ukrainian PTO considers the Letter of Consent as a supplement to arguments, which could increase the chances for success. Therefore, along with the Letter of Consent, we also provided arguments on the different specializations of the parties involved, circles of their targeted consumers and trade channels. Since the applied mark trades mainly in goods made of leather and imitation leather, while Parfümerie Douglas GmbH (DE) (owner of the opposed mark) – is an internationally operating perfumery chain focused on the retail sale of cosmetics, perfumes and accessories.
TM BARACCO IR 1125124, UA
TM BARACCO (owner – HENDERSON S.R.L. (IT); until 2016 owner was – Gianluigi Baracco (IT)), was refused for goods in class 25 (footwear in general, not for sports) due to earlier registered in Ukraine, TM
IR 438561.
In this case, our Objection was grounded on arguments in favor of the dissimilarity of the marks in question by semantic and phonetic criteria, as the word «BARACCO» is the last name of the applicant, which does not bear any meaning in the Italian language and is also wide spread in Italy. While the words «BAROCCO ROMA» have a clear semantic meaning, i.e. «Roman Barocco – style in European art».
In addition to said arguments, we outlined the difference in the targeted circles of the Ukrainian consumers of both parties, as well as a brief history of their brands creations.
TM BARACCO has national registration in Italy (№ 0001496191) and in the European Union (№ 0100788032), while the counterparty – BAROCCO Rocco (IT) or other third party did not file the opposition against registration of the subject mark in mentioned jurisdictions, which could serve as an indication of absence of conflict of interest between the companies. We also used these arguments in the Objection to the provisional refusal.
This strategy was successful and the applied mark received legal protection in Ukraine.
, UA, RU
In order to describe significant difference in Examination approach in the CIS countries, we would like to share our experience regarding provisional refusals of this mark in Ukraine and Russia.
In Ukraine, IR 1111582 was refused for all applied goods and services in classes 25 and 35, because it was considered by the Examination to be confusingly similar to TM
IR 1125753 and TM
, Certificate No. 107938.
We built our argumentation in the Objection based on, first of all, visual dissimilarity of the marks in question since the applied mark creates a completely different overall impression in comparison with the opposed marks. The applicant – CONDORPELLI S.P.A. (IT) is a world-famous company that produces and sells luxury fur clothing, while in our opinion, the relevant circles of consumers cannot confuse goods under the mark
with any other manufacturer or a trademark.
Despite the fact that the marks in question are phonetically similar, due to the common verbal element «MANZONI», we successfully overcame refusal in Ukraine with use of the aforesaid arguments.
At the same time, in Russia, the client received the provisional refusal with a citation of eight earlier trademarks, which all contained the common verbal element, «MANZONI» and owned by the same owner, AMELHILL SERVICES LTD. (CY).
Due to the common verbal element «MANZONI», filing of the Objection based on the arguments in favor of dissimilarity was not an efficient solution as the chances for success were limited in Russia.
Nevertheless, the client decided to proceed with the given chances, which resulted in the refusal of the registration of the applied mark in Russia. As to a Letter of Consent, it would not have been accepted by the Russian PTO in this situation, as the Russian PTO imposes strict requirements to the consent documents issued for closely similar marks with the aim to ensure protection of the consumers' rights.
The applicant also decided to contest the final decision with the Appeal Board of the Russian PTO by filing an Appeal grounded on the same arguments in favor of dissimilarity. As we predicted and informed the client, the same strategy did not give a positive result and the trademark was again refused in Russia.
Unfortunately, in this particular case in Russia, there were insufficient chances to obtain legal protection for the applied mark solely with arguments, unless the opposed marks were cancelled or assigned in the name of the applicant.
TM INTREND IR 1428732, RU
Our client – MAX MARA INTERNATIONAL S.A. has received partial provisional refusal for TM INTREND for the goods in class 25 due to TM
IR 674457, earlier registered in Russia in class 25.
The likelihood of confusion is, first of all, estimated by the Trademark Offices of the CIS countries as to the similarity of the verbal elements of the conflicting marks, on which, in their opinion, the attention of consumers is primarily focused and accordingly, the overall impression of the mark is created.
There is a considerable range of similarity between the applied and opposed marks, as the wording «TREND» fully enters into the applied mark. Therefore, we recommended that the applicant obtain a Letter of Consent from the owner of the cited mark, as it was a more reliable option to overcome the refusal.
Negotiations were successful and the Letter of Consent was obtained from the counterparty, which resulted in a successful Objection and the mark was registered in Russia for all applied goods in class 25.
IR 1288699, AM, AZ
TM ZANELLATO of GRUPPO ZANELLATO S.R.L. (IT) was partially refused in Armenia and Azerbaijan for goods in classes 18 and 25, because the Examination considered the applied mark to be confusingly similar to IR 966864 TM ZANELLA, earlier registered in both jurisdictions for goods in classes 18 and 25.
The applicant was keen on achieving legal protection in respect of goods in class 18, since its core business activity is production and sale of leather hand bags, backpacks, briefcases, etc.
The most reliable option to overcome the refusals in both Armenia and Azerbaijan was to obtain a Letters of Consent from the holder of the opposed mark – ZANELLA IP HOLDINGS, LLC (US).
After negotiations with the opposed party, the Letters of Consent were obtained and the refusals in respect of classes 18 and 25 were successfully overcome.
PROVISIONAL REFUSALS ON ABSOLUTE GROUNDS
(B BOGGI MILANO CASA FONDATA NEL 1939), UA
IR 874293 TM
, filed in the name of BBB S.p.A. (IT), was refused for all applied goods and services, because it was considered by the Ukrainian Examination that the applied mark is deceptive and capable to mislead the consumers in respect of the company which produces goods or renders services.
The refusal was based on the fact that owner of the mark is an American company – DARWELL LLC (US) while the mark contains the name of an Italian city – Milan. However, this international registration was assigned in the name of the client in 2010 from the previous owner – BBB S.p.A., which is an Italian company.
There are many brands that originate from Italy or France, however they are owned not only by their founders, but by large corporations from other countries. As an example, one can mention Valentino who sold his brand to RCS MediaGroup S.p.A. in 1998, or Takada Kenzo who sold his business to LVMH.
LVMH, though is a French company, which also owns such brands as
(DKNY DONNA KARAN NEW YORK),
(LOEWE Madrid 1846) and
(PINK Thomas Pink Jermyn Street London). Most of these trademarks also include names of cities where the production began or the city where the founder lived.
Moreover, all clothes, shoes and accessories under the applied mark are still designed by the Italian maestro – Alessandro Matteoni who works and lives in Italy. For the Objection we also received from him a letter which confirmed this information.
All of this information and accompanying arguments were outlined in the Objection. The Examination accepted these arguments and issued the decision on grant protection.
TM dress for the moment IR 1139875, KZ
The applied mark (applicant – New Yorker Hungary Kereskedelmi Kft. (HU)) was partially refused in Kazakhstan in class 25, because it was considered by the Examination that the trademark has no distinctive ability, being merely descriptive in respect of goods in class 25, and therefore, not eligible for protection.
The only way to overcome this refusal was to prove acquired distinctiveness of the applied mark in Kazakhstan. The trademark was registered in respect of all applied goods, as we convinced the Examination with an Objection based on arguments and evidences that the applied mark had obtained the distinctive ability as a result of its active use on the territory of Kazakhstan and, therefore, had become recognizable and identifiable by Kazakh consumers.
IR 1221416, TJ
It is worth mentioning that the provisional refusal received by our client Philipp Plein (CH) in Tajikistan, where the Examination considered the applied mark to be contrary to public interest, was due to the very conservative and tradition-oriented life in Tajikistan.
We prepared and filed an Objection with arguments that behind the applied mark was the designer's idea that a skull is a symbol of life and fearlessness in the face of death.
Furthermore, we mentioned that skulls are among the most widely used symbols all over the world and through all epochs with different meanings, especially in the youth culture while Mr. Philip Plein's goods are first of all targeted at the younger generation.
Our arguments were accepted by the Examination, and we obtained a positive decision from the Tajik PTO with registration of the applied mark in respect of all applied goods and services, including for goods in classes 18 and 25.
We should note that in our practice we have a number of successful cases, where the applied mark was initially refused on such grounds in Tajikistan, however our arguments were accepted by the Examination.
IR 1266910, UZ, TJ, KG, KZ
applied in the name of GIORGIO ARMANI S.P.A. (IT) for goods in classes 18 and 25, initially received provisional refusals in the mentioned jurisdictions on absolute grounds.
We should note that the verbal element «le sac» translates from French into English as «the bag».
In Uzbekistan, the provisional refusal was issued because the verbal element «Sac» was considered by the Examination to have no distinctive ability, being deceitful in respect of all applied goods, while the element «11» had no distinctive ability and should be disclaimed. After filing the Objection, the Uzbek PTO issued a decision where our arguments where partially accepted. The protection was granted for all applied goods in class 25 with a disclaimer of the element «11» and for goods in class 18 with a disclaimer of the elements «le Sac 11».
In Tajikistan, partial provisional refusal was issued only for goods in class 18, because the applied mark was considered by the Examination to have no distinctive ability, being merely descriptive with regard to goods in class 18. We tried to overcome the decision of the Examination twice, through filing of the Objection (which was not successful), and contesting the final decision of the examination. Finally, the Appeal Board of Tajikistan accepted our arguments and the trademark was registered for all applied goods in classes 18 and 25.
In Kyrgyzstan, the mark was partially refused for goods in class 18, because it was considered by the Examiner to have no distinctive ability, being merely descriptive in respect of goods in class 18. Filed grounded Objection, IR 1266910 was registered for all applied goods in classes 18 and 25 with a disclaimer of element «Sac».
In Kazakhstan, the applied mark was refused for goods in classes 18 and 25, because it was considered by the Examination to have no distinctive ability, being descriptive in respect of goods in class 18 and capable to mislead the consumers as to the rest of goods, which are not related to bags.
We tried to overcome the refusal and provided arguments in favor of the fanciful character of the applied mark and its original stylish representation with emphasis on the worldwide fame of GIORGIO ARMANI S.P.A. Furthermore, we pointed to the fact that French is not an official language in Kazakhstan, therefore the applied mark was unlikely to be considered by Kazakh consumers as a French word.
However, the Examiner did not accept our arguments and issued a final decision with refusal for all applied goods.
Upon careful analysis of our experience in achieving trademark protection in the fashion industry, we can outline the following conclusions:
it is strongly recommended, before applying for a new trademark, to conduct a preliminary search in order to reveal possible prior rights for similar marks with the aim of trying to avoid a provisional refusal;
it is always advisable to carefully consider the inclusion of a descriptive wording or phrase and to use fanciful words or phrases for fashion trademarks;
if a trademark application receives a provisional refusal on relative grounds, it is recommended to seek the assistance of an experienced trademark attorney to assess the possible options and chances for success in overcoming the refusal and obtaining legal protection;
trademarks in the fashion industry are quite often refused on absolute grounds, such as misleading character of the applied mark as to the place of manufacture of the applied goods due to inclusion of elements, which represent geographical names of cities and countries, while the applicant is from another country. Since such elements are usually non-protectable, it is recommended to carefully consider their inclusion in the trademark.
We hope that this overview, as well as example cases of trademarks in the fashion industry in CIS countries, might help IP practitioners and fashion designers/companies to protect fashion brands more effectively.


You cannot help but love the opening line of Bart Schneider's new novel, "The Man in the Blizzard"; the last word is so unexpected.
You cannot help but love the opening line of Bart Schneider's new novel, "The Man in the Blizzard" (Three Rivers Press, $14.95, 304 pages); the last word is so unexpected. Here it is: I don't know when I first discovered that Detective Bobby Sabbatini, of the Saint Paul Police Department, had a photographic memory for poetry.
The book, perhaps best described as an ironic thriller, is set in St. Paul during the upcoming Republican National Convention, and is studded with familiar names (Jesse Ventura, Al Franken, Norm Coleman) and familiar places (Dunn Brothers, W.A. Frost, Lake Street). Schneider, the author of three other novels, lives in St. Paul.
• I'm not quite sure how so many people can just up and move to another country -- and then write a book about it. They pull together a bunch of money and buy a crumbling old house to refurbish, I guess. Or go to cooking school and just stay on. Or, like Polly Grose of Minneapolis, they follow their heart. Grose's new book "A London Scrapbook," (Beaver's Pond Press, $16.95, 172 pages), is a memoir of her 20 years in London with her husband, David.
• Anthony Bukoski has published his fifth collection of short fiction. The 12 stories in "North of the Port" (Southern Methodist University Press, 192 pages, $22.50) are set in Bukoski's hometown of Superior, Wis., and in Louisiana. Bukoski teaches English at the University of Wisconsin. His stories have been featured on National Public Radio.
• Loft education director Brian Malloy has published his third novel. "Twelve Long Months," (Scholastic Press, 320 pages) is about a Minnesota teenager who falls for her gay best friend. Malloy also teaches at Hamline and the University of Minnesota.
• Bill Watkins of Minneapolis has written a second memoir. "The Once and Future Celt" (Scarletta Press, 344 pages, $16.95) is the sequel to "A Celtic Childhood."
• Laurel Means of Chaska will read from her new book, "The Long Journey Home" (Academy Chicago Publishers, 250 pages, $16.95), a novel set in the 1860s in Minnesota and the Dakotas, at 2 p.m. today at Common Good Books in St. Paul, and at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Magers and Quinn in Uptown.
• Signet Classics has published an updated edition of Sinclair Lewis' novel, "Main Street," with a new introduction by George Killough of Duluth. Killough, a professor of English at the College of St. Scholastica, is the editor of Lewis' "Minnesota Diary: 1942-46" (University of Idaho Press).
• Submissions are being accepted through Aug. 15 for the 2009 edition of "Dust and Fire: Women's Stories," published by Bemidji State University. Submission forms and guidelines are available at 1-218-755-3355 or on the Web at www.bemidjistate.edu/academics/publications/dust_and_fire.