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For London flower sellers, it was most certainly a red-letter day. More than 5,000 wilted bouquets — the leftovers normally thrown away — were bought up on orders from production designer Alan Macdonald to reconstruct the shrine to Princess Diana outside Buckingham Palace for "The Queen." A 75-yard section of the famous gates had to be constructed so that actors Helen Mirren and James Cromwell, as Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, could at last appear before the grieving public in one of the film's most moving and memorable scenes.
Since the sequence cuts between newsreel footage and the actors, it might never occur to an audience that it took ingenuity and audacity to stage the authentic-looking scene.
And therein lies the problem for even the most talented designers, particularly those who work on contemporary productions: The better they are at what they do, the less likely it is that anyone will notice their work.
"Really good design should be seamless and only there to tell the story, not to show off," says Art Directors Guild president Thomas Walsh. That's the reason the guild created three categories for its own awards show: period, fantasy and contemporary (the latter for movies set within 20 years of the present).
While the Academy occasionally nominates a contemporary film for art direction, it hasn't done so since "Amelie" in 2001. This year none of the guild's nominees in the contempo category — "Babel," "The Departed," "Casino Royale," "The Da Vinci Code" and "The Queen" — were recognized by the Academy.
"Can you think of any films more different than these?" asks "The Da Vinci Code" production designer Allan Cameron. "With 'Babel,' you feel you're in a documentary environment, it's so clean and pure and simple; with 'Casino Royale,' it's showy and spectacular; with 'Da Vinci Code' it's fiction and dark fantasy rolled in with the present. With 'The Queen,' there's this remarkable sense of intimacy and a visual palette that pares it down to colors and textures relating to the emotion of the story."
"I'm proud that (my work) is invisible," says "Babel" production designer Brigitte Broch, who points out that she and director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu built layers of emotional impact into the natural-looking sets.
"We made the look of the Moroccan village more aggressive, with lots of metal sticking out of cinderblock walls and metal trash, so that the people on the bus would feel threatened and want to get out sooner," Broch says. "We put chalk drawings on the walls to enhance the strangeness of the culture." For the colors, "I came up with a red thread throughout the movie as being the blood that unites humanity. For Morocco, it was red-orange, for Mexico it was bright red and for Tokyo it was red-purple. But it's subtle. The red dress that the nanny wore in the Mexican wedding scene was very much a part of the color scheme."
At least as subtle was the magic Kristi Zea worked on "The Departed." Zea, who previously collaborated with Martin Scorsese on "Goodfellas," had to infuse workaday police environments with ominous character. For the headquarters of the state police, she chose the Hurley building in Boston's Government Square.
"It's this '70s cement architecture called brutalist that has a slightly futurist feel — there's something ominous and also rock-solid about it. I wanted the feeling of a bunker that was impervious to corruption, and yet that was the very thing they had to rout out."
Constructing the police station interiors on a soundstage in Brooklyn, Zea used glass walls to heighten tension and create a fishbowl effect, "so there was a dichotomy between the transparency of the walls and the duplicity and secrecy of what people were doing."
Less concerned with subtlety, 18-time James Bond veteran Peter Lamont had a license to thrill with one splashy setting after another in "Casino Royale." The sinking Venetian villa, constructed as two separate parts in water tanks at least 20 feet deep, ranks as one of the most complex efforts Lamont has ever mounted on the Pinewood stage, he says.
To create the casino itself, memory lured him to Karlovy Vary, a spa town in the Czech Republic he recalled as having "that look of the Riviera." A local landmark, the Grand Hotel Pupp, became the Hotel Splendide, and an abandoned turn-of-the-century spa was restored for the Casino Royale.
On "The Queen," the challenge was creating a convincing behind-the-scenes look at the living spaces of the very private royals without having access to their actual quarters. Intensive research yielded many clues, but even so, the emotional textures required for the story sometimes prevailed over reality.
For example, the rustic stand-alone cold-storage hut where the queen goes to view the dead stag was invented for the film. "Those kinds of hanging rooms aren't legal anymore — you need a government-regulated cold-storage room — but we felt we needed something more traditional in this scene," says Macdonald. "For the queen to look at the stag, it's almost like a part of her is dying; it's like the death of the monarchy, so we felt we needed a setting that was familiar and sentimental."
Much detail also went into contrasting the informal, slightly sloppy home life of the Blairs with the orderly formality favored by the royals. "The story is so sensational already that I often went with understatement," Macdonald says of his choices. "I think success comes when you believe what you're watching and you don't question it."
When Oscar looks the other way on contemporary films, designers must rely instead upon endorsements from other channels.
Macdonald, for one, cryptically suggests that since the release of "The Queen," he's heard from various quarters that "the feeling among 'certain people' was that the film was oddly very faithful to the style and lifestyle of the royal family. We heard back that people — let's not say who — were quietly pleased with its accuracy."
When: Saturday
Where: Beverly Hilton Hotel
"Babel" — Brigitte Broch
"Casino Royale" — Peter Lamont
"The Da Vinci Code" — Allan Cameron
"The Departed" — Kristi Zea
"The Queen" — Alan Macdonald
"Curse of the Golden Flower" — Huo Tingxiao
"Dreamgirls" — John Myhre
"Flags of Our Fathers" — Henry Bumstead
"The Good Shepherd" — Jeannine Oppewall
"The Prestige" — Nathan Crowley
"Children of Men" — Geoffrey Kirkland
"Pan's Labyrinth" — Eugenio Caballero
"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" — Rich Heinrichs
"Superman Returns" — Guy Hendrix Dyas
"V for Vendetta" — Owen Patterson


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|Sheila admits she fell head over heels with a man she met online after he sent her handsome photos and romantic messages. She believed he was real and they would live 'happily ever after'
A divorcée in her sixties has revealed how she was duped by an online con artist who targeted her through a reputable dating website. The woman, revealed only as Sheila, told Channel 5 show Secrets Of The Scammers how she was contacted by a man claiming to be called Glen Almond and got caught up in a whirlwind romance.
She ended up giving away £4,000 before she discovered she was the victim of an elaborate scam based in Nigeria. Even to this day, Sheila has no idea who she was actually talking to or where her money went.
'So there was a genuine reason why we couldn't meet,' said Sheila, who had been looking for love again following the end of her marriage and had hoped to find it using dating websites. Via email, her romance with Glen quickly blossomed and she was delighted when he popped the question - only a month after he first contacted her. She recalled: He proposed on Valentine's Day, it was so romantic. I thought "yes!".' She admits she knows it was rash but 'you get to my age and time isn't on our side anymore, you can't be pussy-footing around like young teenagers so I said yes.'
|Sheila agreed to marry Glen after he proposed in an email even though they had never met. She then transferred £4,000 to him so he could set up a business when they started their life together
But Glen told Sheila that in order for his business to be a success, he needed her help financially. He said a payment had to be made right away in order for them to get the goods he needed from a supplier - and that he couldn't make the transaction from Afghanistan. 'He told me our whole future was at stake if he didn't pay and we risked losing everything.'Sheila said she didn't know anything about his business but 'I thought we were to be a husband and wife team and I would support him in any way I could.
Desperate to help the man she loved, Sheila was able to sell some shares and delve into her savings to give £4,000 in total to Glen. She also put her house on the market so they would have some money to buy a new place together. It was only thanks to sharing her excitement over the plan with a prospective buyer that she discovered she had been conned. She recalled: 'As I was showing prospective buyers around my house I was so excited as Glen was due to be coming home tomorrow. I couldn't help telling them all about it and showed them Glen's picture on my laptop.' The prospective buyer was a former soldier himself and was suspicious of Sheila's situation.
|Sheila was sent this picture by 'Glen', who she believed was a medic in the Canadian Navy based in Afghanistan. Claiming to be a military man is a common ruse used by scammers as it makes them attractive to women and provides a plausible explanation as to why they are unable to meet
After doing some research of his own, his fears were confirmed and he contacted Sheila and told her she had been duped. Sheila said :'The moment I found out it was a fake profile and it wasn't for real I was emotionally devastated. My whole world fell apart. 'I contacted the police who found I was one of hundreds of victims of this professional, international scam and they traced it back to Nigeria.
'I have no idea to this day who I was corresponding with. Someone out there in the world was writing these emails and I have no idea who it was.' Alexis Conran, presenter of Secret Of The Scammers, was able to track down a reformed Nigerian con artist who was part of a team perating dating scams like that experienced by Sheila. The remorseful scammer called Kingsley admitted that divorcees were deliberately targetted because they are often emotionally vulnerable and easy to manipulate. He said: 'I mostly made money through romance scams, we would pretend to be interested in dating them and along the line we con them out of money using various methods.
|Presenter Alexis Conran, pictured, spoke to a former Nigerian dating scammer who said they often targeted divorcée as they were more vulnerable and easier to manipulate
'We are looking for someone who is divorced as there is always an emotional attachment, they feel some sort of emptiness.' He said they would send the woman a picture of a handsome man they would 'fall for' and concoct a back story about their life. He said they often pretended to have a military background as this is attractive to women and gives them a plausible reason why they can't meet.
'The more time you spend on them the more attached they become and then the sooner you will get money, sometimes it is only between one and three months
Former Nigerian dating scammer
He said: 'Most women say they want security and someone with a good job. One of the best jobs we believe is in the military and with a military man you can say you are travelling. It is a game of emotions.'
He added that you have to dedicate time to each 'mark' and he would only be in contact with a maximum of five women at a time so his lies didn't get confused.
'The more time you spend on them the more attached they become and then the sooner you will get money, sometimes it is only between one and three months,' he said. 'If you want to stay organised I would limit it to between one and five, when you are lying to them you don't want to forget anything.'
Kingsley admitted he is now sorry for what he has done and is no longer working as a scammer and regrets duping women out of their life savings. He said: 'A lot of people have been permanently damaged and some will not recover, if I had the chance to undo everything I would.'
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The Health benefits of spinach…Go Green!
The health benefits of spinach are numerous and its ability to help prevent disease is well known. So it's no surprise that you'll find spinach at the top of many super food lists. Spinach and other dark leafy greens like kale, collards, swiss chard, turnip greens and bok choy are loaded with calcium, folic acid, vitamin K and iron.
Spinach is also rich in vitamin C, fiber and carotenoids. Add its lutein and bioflavanoids and spinach is a nutritional powerhouse. The calcium content in spinach (and other dark leafy greens) strengthens bones.
The A and C vitamins in spinach plus the fiber, folic acid, magnesium and other nutrients help control cancer, especially colon, lung and breast cancers. Folate also lowers the blood levels of something called homocysteine, a protein that damages arteries. So spinach also helps protect against heart disease.
The flavonoids in spinach help protect against age related memory loss.
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Twilight star Kristen Stewart spends her free time writing poetry.
The actress shared a sample of her work during an interview with Marie Claire magazine and allowed the editors to publish the poem in full.
Stewart reveals she wrote My Heart Is A Wiffle Ball/Freedom Pole last year (13) during a road trip across Texas and adds of her hobby, "I don't want to sound so... utterly pretentious... but after I write something, I go..., 'That's crazy.' It's the same thing with acting: If I do a good scene, I'm always like, 'Whoa, that's really dope.'"
An extract from the poem reads, "I reared digital moonlight You read its clock, scrawled neon across that black Kismetly... ubiquitously crest fallen Thrown down to strafe your foothills... I'll suck the bones pretty."


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As I watched a recent performance of Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Ray of Light Theatre, I couldn't help chuckling at some of the mischievous little tricks and challenges Stephen Sondheim had written into his musical score. If one listens carefully, there are moments when the audience can all too easily assume what the next note should be -- only to discover that the composer had something else in mind.
Most creative talents have a professional bag of tricks they like to employ in the course of creating art. From alliteration to asymmetry, from pointilism to pizzicato, these gimmicks help startle an audience and add to an artist's personal style. One of the delicious surprises in Leonard Bernstein's score for 1953's hit musical, Wonderful Town, is a musical number entitled "Wrong Note Rag."
In the following clip, Annie Hughes combines Irving Berlin's "I'd Rather Lead A Band" with Bernstein's "Wrong Note Rag" to great comic effect.
Victor Borge was a master of taking his audiences down musical rabbit holes. Many of his routines, though well-known to audiences, never lost their appeal.
However, in order to show off the tricks of his trade, an artist must be thoroughly comfortable as a performer, secure in his craft, and have a gift for improvisation.
As audiences around the world have watched the 2012 Summer Olympics, and marveled at the athletic prowess of runners, divers, and gymnasts, they understand that long hours of training and practice went into perfecting a competitive routine. Accidents and improvisation are the moments in which athletes and actors find new material. Long hours of rehearsal are where they polish their discoveries into pieces of art.
While some athletes can act like clowns in their private lives, few people think about how important it is for a successful clown to be a good athlete. Why? After learning how to perform something well, it's even more challenging to make it look like you've just fucked it up. It's even harder to make that trick look spontaneous night after night.
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Some of the most famous stars of the silent film era (Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks) performed many of their own stunts. One of the greatest was Harold Lloyd, seen here performing the famous clock tower scene from 1923's Safety Last .
Few silent film stars were as fearless and unflappable as Buster Keaton, whose 1928 comedy, The Cameraman, was recently screened as part of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival.
Whether running and jumping or chasing cars, buses, and trains, Keaton's lean athleticism offered a solid foundation upon which he could improvise tricks. For many years, Keaton's success had been the result of brainstorming with a close-knit gang of friends and colleagues. Prior to signing a contract with MGM (against the advice of Chaplin and Lloyd), he had never worked with a real script. As Keaton explained:
"We didn't work by one. We just got to talking about a story and laying out all the material we could think of, and then got it all put together. Anytime something unexpected happened and we liked it, we were liable to spend days shooting in and around that. Brilliant though he was, Irving Thalberg could not accept the way a comedian like me built his stories. His mind was too orderly for our harum-scarum, catch-as-catch-can, gag-grabbing method. Our way of operating would have seemed hopelessly mad to him. But believe me, it was the only way. Somehow, some of the frenzy and hysteria of our breathless, impromptu comedy-building got into our movies and made them exciting."
There was a good reason Keaton was nicknamed "Old Stone Face." His ability to keep his focus while taking pratfalls can be seen in the following two clips from The Cameraman.
There is one exquisite moment in The Cameraman (after Keaton has run across town to try to meet up with a young woman) that demonstrates his acute sensitivity to timing. As the woman walks down the street, Keaton comes racing up from behind and rapidly decelerates as he slips his arm through hers to match her much slower pace. It is a breathtaking piece of business which, alas, I could not find on YouTube.
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When Lorenzo Pisoni brought his one-man show, Humor Abuse, to San Francisco in February, I remember thinking how much I would love to see it again. My wish came true when Pisoni returned to the American Conservatory Theatre for a two-week run before heading back to the Big Apple (as opposed to the Big Apple Circus), where he will start rehearsing with Bebe Neuwirth for the December 4 New York premiere of Terrence McNally's play about the opening night of Vincenzo Bellini's 1835 opera, I Puritani, entitled Golden Age.
Whereas many modern celebrities are quick to pen autobiographies early in their careers (Snooki, Levi Johnston, Paris Hilton), crafting a monologue about your life to date is a much more daunting challenge. Especially if you're still in your thirties.
With 20 years of circus work (in the Pickle Family Circus as well as Cirque du Soleil) mixed with numerous appearances onstage and in film, Pisoni has an impressive theatrical history to draw upon. Humor Abuse, however, is built around Lorenzo's difficult relationship with his father and provides him with a rather unique coming of age story.
Lorenzo was born into a circus family and started performing when he was two years old. His father (Larry (Pickle) Pisoni of the Pickle Family Circus) took quick notice of his son's talent and started to teach him tricks, drilling Lorenzo toward becoming a perfectionist with three simple words: "Do it again."
As a result, Pisoni is able to punctuate his history not only with slides of him performing as a child, but with many of the physical comedy routines he learned from his father.
Late in his show, Pisoni brings someone seated in the first row up on stage for a bit of fun. Whether the moment had been planted or was spontaneous, on opening night he chose an elderly man with a full head of silver hair.
Pisoni's choice of a volunteer turned out to be none other than Ken Ruta (a veteran actor who first performed on the stage of the Geary Theatre in 1956 and, 10 years later, became a member of A.C.T.'s first acting company). As Pisoni kept gesturing for Ruta to come up onstage, Ruta held out his hand and, rubbing his fingers together, gave the age-old signal that says "Show me the money." After a comic standoff between the two actors, Pisoni chose the man seated next to Ruta.
Lorenzo Pisoni as a child (Photo courtesy of Lorenzo Pisoni)
There is much to love about Humor Abuse. Not only is Pisoni an extremely handsome and capable performer, he's also a mensch with years of circus craft in his bones. Watching the show a second time allowed me to observe how certain bits of business are set up, how some of the stunts are crafted, and appreciate how finely tuned Pisoni's performance must be in order to achieve its maximum impact on the audience. It's a beautiful experience from start to finish.
Humor Abuse continues at the American Conservatory Theater through August 19 (click here to order tickets). Here's the trailer:
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The Magnetic Hill Zoo, located in Moncton, New Brunswick, is committed to safeguarding animal species and raisingpublic awareness of endangered species. The zoo is designed with the well-being of the animals, as well as the safety of the public, in mind. We encourage you to take an active part in your zoo!
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Animal Care:
A member of Canada's Accredited Zoos and Aquariums, Magnetic Hill Zoo houses approximately 625 animals, including 77 indigenous and exotic species. Birds, mammals, insects, reptiles, and fish find a comfortable and safe home in this 40-acre park.
Daily Activities:
From the end of June until Labour Day, come observe the daily animal feedings:
Primates: 12:30 p.m.
Tigers: 1:30 p.m.
Otters: 2:30 p.m.
Hours and rates
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Safeguarding our Animals:
The staff of the Magnetic Hill Zoo is very concerned with protecting endangered animals. They follow national protection movements closely and participate in diverse repopulation programs for endangered animal species.
The Magnetic Hill Zoo is the provincial headquarters for the Frog Watch program, an initiative of the Canadian Minister of Environment to gather environmental information on Canada's diverse frog species.
In 2010 and 2011, the Magnetic Hill Zoo worked in partnership with Parks Canada to implement the Piping Plover Recovery Program. Eggs from abandoned nests from two maritime National Parks were brought to the Magnetic Hill Zoo for incubation and hatching. Once the hatchlings reached an appropriate weight, they were transported back to their original National Park for eventual release. These chicks were placed in a large flight pen where they learned, in a natural but protected area, the necessary survival skills like finding food, learning how to fly, and hiding from predators. In the end, five chicks were successfully released into the wild.
The following animals are endangered species:
· Andean condor, Amur leopard, Amur tiger, black & white ruffed lemur, Blanding's turtle, Colobus monkey, Cotton-top tamarin, East African crowned crane, Hyacinth macaw, Mandrill, Przewalski's horse, Ring-tailed lemur, White-handed gibbon.
Studies/ Publications
The Magnetic Hill Zoo has enjoyed a long standing relationship with Dalhousie/AC University. Several thesis projects have been conducted at the Zoo over the past 15 years. These projects have included behavioural studies, enrichment opportunities, training protocol, and nutritional trials.
Mission Statement
The Magnetic Hill Zoo is a Municipal Zoo that strives to provide a safe educational environment for area residents and tourists alike. We strive to operate a CAZA (Canada's Accredited Zoos and Aquariums) accredited facility that is focused on recreation, education, conservation, and scientific study.


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We mix business and pleasure with our wide range of facilities. We offer more than the standard swimming pool and restaurants; we also have excellent conference facilities that make the hotel a great venue for meetings and other business events. After a hard day's work, treat yourself to sumptuous meals and refreshing cocktails at the Buzz Restaurant's outside terrace. Other services available include free private parking, laundry/dry cleaning, daily newspaper delivery, and use of safety deposit box.
Getting to and from the airport is easy since the hotel is just 3 kilometres away. The close proximity and our shuttle service will take away the hassle of long commutes and numerous transport changes. The property is also close to the mall, convention centre, and other tourist attractions such as the Emperors Palace gaming facility and Wild Waters park. Top-rated restaurants are also nearby, giving you more dining options if you prefer to eat outside the hotel.
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Indiana, USA
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Bad: Being on the highway and next to the airport it was a little noisy – but that's part of the Aviator atmosphere!
Kathryn, South Africa
The Aviator hotel seems to be a newer hotel in the heart of Kempton park. The security of this property is very tight and makes one feel very comfortable. The rooms are very big and the beds very comfortable.
One of their positives is the staff friendliness, they make you feel like part of the family. Nothing you ask them is too much for them, unfortunately i can't remember their names but the guy that checked me in and the two bar men were fantastic through out.
The friendly shuttle driver from the airport also is a positive for this hotel and free WIFI is also a plus.
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Sydney, Australia
Excellent service and comfy accommodations. Felt very safe and wouldn't hesitate to stay again. Our tour guide picked us right up from the gate. PS – try the chicken sand which in the restaurant; delicious!
Loved the decor of old planes recycled. staff efficient and helpful. Free airport shuttle a plus and timely. The on site restaurant was extraordinary. Stayed here two nights three weeks apart. Had two breakfast buffets, one dinner and one lunch….all very good. excellent quality for cost.
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Obesity Australia. The mission of Obesity Australia is to drive change in the public perceptions of obesity, its prevalence and its treatment.
- Marsha Stone
- 3 years ago
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1 Obesity Australia The mission of Obesity Australia is to drive change in the public perceptions of obesity, its prevalence and its treatment. Action Agenda Page 1 of 14
2 Today in Australia over a quarter of the adult population is obese, and another 40% overweight, a more than fourfold increase over the past thirty years. Obesity and its associated disorders type2 diabetes, cardiovascular and kidney disease, depression, sleep apnoea, osteoarthritis, reproductive difficulties and an increased prevalence of cancer pose a major risk to Australian society, in terms of increased costs for health care and ancillary services, and in terms of lost productivity, for 2008 estimated to be $58bn. 1 Obesity is a complex issue, and the current epidemic reflects the interplay between genetic and environmental factors. The genes have not changed, but the external environment has changing lifestyles and the omnipresence of energy-dense processed/ fast food and drinks. Thirty years ago obesity may have been considered primarily a personal matter; today it is overwhelmingly a societal issue, given its prevalence and costs. As such, it requires concerted and effective action by governments in the interests of the whole population of Australia, not merely the obese. The complexity of obesity is mirrored by the number and variety of interventions advocated to address the issue. The costs of failing to staunch the flow into obesity are not trivial. The additional costs of a single lifetime of obesity have recently been estimated at almost a million dollars, without including productivity losses 2. With over a quarter of the adult population obese, this one off figure is three times Australia s current annual health budget, and clearly insupportable. Obesity Australia is providing a plan for prompt action, not a comprehensive program including every measure that has been advocated, but five specific areas for immediate intervention. Four address the prevention of obesity (which is relatively cheap), and one the treatment of severe obesity (expensive). In all cases the costs of intervention are clearly less than those of not intervening. 1 National Preventative Health Taskforce (2009).Australia: the healthiest country by Technical Report No 1. Obesity in Australia: a need for urgent action. Commonwealth of Australia. 2 Cited by Louise Sylvan, Sax InstituteWorkshop on Obesity, March 7, Page 2 of 14
3 The relatively cheap interventions are preventative reaching across the whole community: guidelines for prospective parents for the four years before their child s third birthday, Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Programs in primary schools, and adopting/adapting the Waikato Energize Program, a primary school education program. The fourth intervention is recommended for consideration. restrictions on television advertising of fast foods/high sugar drinks The relatively expensive fifth program addresses those who are severely obese: governmental support for treatment of established obesity, for which there is abundant evidence for cost-effectiveness. 3 None of the first four measures has been the subject of a formal trial to establish (or otherwise) evidence for sustained and long term impacts on obesity rates or health outcomes. Based on what we know of the developmental importance of behavioural patterning in early childhood, and of short term outcomes the interventions are both logical and provide strong possibility of sustained and long-term success. What should be noted, however, is that a recent systematic review of obesity prevention programs found that over the long-term most were either highly cost-effective or even generated larger returns than they cost to implement. 4 As these measures are implemented, Obesity Australia will canvass, develop and propose additional investments to address the epidemic of obesity in our population. Currently the rates of juvenile obesity are unacceptably high, but still lower than in adults: one focus of Obesity Australia is to staunch the flow into obesity, by focusing attention on early life events. The other major focus on grounds of mitigating cost blowouts/productivity losses is effective treatment for the very obese. Our particular recommendations will thus focus on these two issues. 3 Padwal, R., Klarenbach, S., Wiebe, N., Hazel, M., Birch, D., Karmali, S., Sharma, A.M., Manns, B., &Tonelli, M. (2011). Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review of the Clinical and Economic Evidence. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 26(10), pp Lehnert, T., Sonntag, D., Konnopka, A., Riedel-Heller, S., &Konig, H.H. (2012). The long-term cost-effectiveness of obesity prevention interventions: systematic literature review. Obesity Reviews, 13, pp Page 3 of 14
4 Guidelines for Parents. There is currently excellent animal experimental evidence for environmental effects on sperm and ova predisposing the offspring to obesity. There is a wealth of evidence for a variety of causative factors during pregnancy (mother s obesity or diabetes/not enough calories or protein/stress). Finally, over the first two to three years after birth a child s taste and food preferences are set, and can contribute to susceptibility in our current obesogenic environment. These effects are epigenetic not changing the DNA itself, but setting the stop/go signals in the brain to activate the hunger and satiety (fullness) control systems. It is very difficult to reset these default settings witness the relative ease of weight loss, and much more difficulty in maintaining it. Obesity Australia is developing specific guidelines science based, and evidence-based where evidence is available to minimise the possibility of epigenetic changes over the four years before a child s third birthday leading to obesity later in life. The costs involved are minimal. Obesity Australia will promulgate the guidelines via websites (our own and linked) and social media. Hard copies with brief explanatory notes will be available to prospective/current parents in doctor s surgeries, health care centres etc.; we will seek funding from the Department of Health for this. Secondly, there needs to be evaluation in terms of impact every second year, to establish the efficacy (or otherwise) of the intervention. Evaluation is of high research interest and inexpensively contracted out to think tanks/academia, and needs to include a component of economic evaluation to help demonstrate impacts at low cost. Page 4 of 14
5 Schools Although it is often said that childhood obesity may be plateauing, the evidence for this is unconvincing. In primary schools two measures would change the culture Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Programs and adopting/adapting the Project Energize Nutritional and Physical Activity Program in primary schools in Waikato (NZ). Page 5 of 14
6 Australia has a proud record of leadership in niche areas of preventative medicine - seat belts, slip/slop/slap, bilateral cochlear implants before the age of one for profoundly deaf infants. The Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program, already operating in a minority of Australian primary schools, is another Australian first, is recognized as such around the world, and serves as a model for other countries. The Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program is currently planned to operate in 10% of Australian primary schools by June 2015, providing a rich cultural and hedonic experience for the children involved in growing, cooking and eating fresh food, an experience foreign to nearly all other children and most adults. Progressive extension across all primary schools in Australia over six years would revolutionize the next generation s food attitudes, and instil a knowledge of and preference for a diet high in fresh vegetables. Currently the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden National Program provides training (two teachers for two weeks) for schools that apply. The costs to the school are $600 (contribution to training) plus ~$6000 (temporary replacement teachers). There are 7,600 primary schools in Australia, of which ~750 will have kitchen gardens in place within two years: it is important to recognize that demand far outstrips current capacity. A target of adding a kitchen garden to 1000 schools per year would require an annual additional spend of $14M, to cover expenses of the schools and a considerably expanded training program. Such an initiative has benefits that are local, national and international. The local benefits relate to the outcomes in terms of approaches to food and health literacy for the children, and the (perhaps unanticipated) improvement in students attitudes and behaviour, reported by 80% of the teachers and 50% of the parents. These outcomes - food literacy, healthy eating, cooking at home, parental involvement, behavioural change - have been documented in the recent evaluation by the Centre for Health Service Development at the University of Wollongong. At the national level in terms of staunching the flow into obesity the benefits of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program are in the future. European and Asian cultures that similarly emphasize fresh, healthy foods and the joy of cooking have both a much lower obesity rate than Australia, and a much flatter trajectory of an increase in obesity. For a modest investment over six years from FY onwards to extend this program to all primary schools in the country will confirm and cement our leadership role in this area of education and health. Page 6 of 14
7 The Energize Program began in 2005, funded by the Waikato District Health Board. It is an educational program focusing equally on health literacy and physical activity: it is delivered by teachers and physical activity providers, both of which groups have professional development programs on healthy eating and physical activity, and involves the parents and wider school community. It has been shown to be effective in 2011 waist circumferences in 6-8 year olds were 2.3 cm less than in Waikato 6-8 year olds in 2006; for 9-11 year olds the improvement was 4.3 cm compared with At all ages 2011 Energize children ran 550m 20 seconds (13%) faster than a comparison group elsewhere in New Zealand. The annual cost of the Energize Program is NZD$40 (AUD$32) per child, and the program now operates in ~20% of all primary schools in New Zealand. Evaluation of the children includes measurement of height, weight, waist, and body fat, by bioimpedance, blood pressure and time to run 550m. Household questionnaires focus on child health, eating habits, physical activity and household food, and were completed by parents and caregivers. The buy-in from teachers and the wider community is an impressive feature of the program. The Energize Program June 2008-June 2011 was evaluated by the Auckland University of Technology for the Waikato District Health Board/Ministry of Health. In an analysis 5 of1294 girls an investment of NZD$207,040 over 4 years returned in excess of investment over NZD$100,000 and a cost per QALY (Quality Adjusted Life Year) of $5,700: for Maori girls the cost per QALY was less than NZD$3,800. Physical activity providers are responsible for primary schools, and their commitment to healthy diets is key to the changes in waist measurement: physical activity alone at this age group has minimal effects on waist circumference. Australia needs to study, adapt as necessary, and adopt a (perhaps) modified Energize Program. The choice of physical activity providers trained in food literacy and healthy eating is probably key to the program s success. If the program were to be trialled over a 3 year period in 300 primary schools, from onwards, and the outcomes compared with 300 schools in New Zealand, and 300 Australian schools matched for the common confounders, the costs would be of the order of $3M per annum for the physical activity providers, on the basis of 300 children per school; added to this would be administrative costs, and those for ongoing evaluation. If successful as in NZ, it could be in every primary school for an annual cost of $75M, plus on costs. Such a program will bring real changes in childhood overweight and obesity, and over a life course in the population as a whole. 5 Rush, E et al. Obesity Research and Clinical Practice In Press accepted for publication March Page 7 of 14
8 Television Advertising. The genetics we can t change (between 40-70% of us are predisposed to overweight obesity, not surprisingly given routine scarcity of food until recently), and epigenetic settings are long term. What has changed most over the past three decades is food and drink culture (portion size, prepared rather than fresh foods, etc.) in general, and fast energy dense food in particular: forty years ago almost all Australians were well-nourished, but the overweight/obesity levels a fraction of those at present. One of the mysteries of the fast food business is why it is often termed cheap when tasty and nutritious meals for four can be prepared for half the cost. To sustain throughput the firms involved need to advertise constantly as shown by a 25% drop in local sales during a recent week long hiatus for one firm in particular targeting school age children. There have been repeated cries for banning such advertising, most recently by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges in the UK, before 9pm at night. A ban on advertising of foods high in saturated fats, sugar and salt before 9pm, and an agreement from commercial broadcasters that they will not allow these foods to be advertised on internet on-demand services 6 Given the length of time most children watch television, weekdays and weekends, and the inconstant success of parents in policing such time, there is a strong case for banning such advertisements if we are to make any inroads into childhood and later adult obesity. Selfregulation of fast food advertising to children in Australia has been found to be largely ineffective. 7 Obesity Australia recognizes that this is a complex issue, and recommends that as part of a health policy portfolio a high level, truly independent enquiry be set up to consider the rationale for, objectives of, implications from and political resistance to such a measure. It is worth remembering that such a ban represented a turning point in the campaign against attracting young people to smoke. 6 Academy of Medical Royal Colleges UK (2013) Report of the Obesity Steering Group: Measuring Up: The Medical Profession s Prescription for the Nation s Obesity Crisis. February page 10 7 Hebden, L., Grunseit, A., Kelly, B., & Chapman, K. (2011) Advertising of fast food to children on Australian television: the impact of industry self-regulation. Medical Journal of Australia, 195, pp Page 8 of 14
9 Severe Obesity: Background Whereas the prevention of obesity starts in early life, the treatment of established obesity covers a much wider time-span. The epigenetic determinants of appetite and satiety established in early life can be modified to a certain extent in children, with the cooperation of both child and parents; by adolescence and beyond it is much more difficult. The points of contact for severely obese who wish to lose weight are limited - pharmacist, weight loss maintenance program, family doctor. Of these avenues what should be the most supportive (the family doctor) is often the least. Despite all the associated morbidity - cardiovascular disease, osteoarthritis, cancer, sleep apnoea etc. - for some reason currently most general practitioners, in the face of the evidence, do not see severe obesity as a chronic relapsing and often progressive disease. They thus deny their patients the chance of appropriate treatment under the rubric of Chronic Disease Management. General practitioners are encouraged and supported by Chronic Disease Management (CDM) item numbers to plan and coordinate care for those with a chronic or terminal illness. A chronic medical condition is one that has been or is likely to be present for at least six months, including but not limited to asthma, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, musculoskeletal conditions and stroke. As noted above, however, general practitioners consider that obesity is not a chronic disease, in its own right. Obesity Australia considers that by any definition severe obesity (BMI >35) is a chronic disease and thus specifically eligible for CDM plans. This would allow a chronic disease plan to be prepared by the general practitioner, engaging medical specialist and allied health practitioners including dieticians, exercise physiologists and psychologists as appropriate for the long term management of severe obesity. Severe obesity is no different to type2 diabetes; it requires ongoing commitment and care. The constant search for quick fixes distorts and distracts from the chronic disease processes that inexorably characterise progressive severe obesity. It is against this background that Obesity Australia proposes the following interventions to allow general practitioners to optimally assist their chronically relapsing patients with severe obesity. Page 9 of 14
10 Treatment of Established Obesity: Accredited Weight Loss Maintenance Programs Currently there is no magic bullet for those who for genetic/epigenetic reasons become overweight. Lifestyle campaigns over the past 15 years have proven ineffective; pharmacological treatments are in clinical trials, but for the foreseeable future will be expensive; dieting against set points for hunger and satiety is difficult to sustain, even on healthy food. For the obese and the overweight who tend to progress into obesity, current accredited weight loss programs have been shown to be successful for individuals who are regularly mentored and measured. As such, they are recognized as a good investment and supported by the health funds. In contrast governments do not support comparable individuals without private insurance: to do so would cost only a modest sum, and would send a signal to those contemplating weight reduction. With the basic weekly cost of a program of $15, a meanstested payment of $10 to the provider (plus a co-payment of $5 from the individual) would enable those without health insurance to progressively lose weight in a structured and mentored way, and to maintain that weight loss. If an additional 60,000 means-tested severely obese patients were to be supported in this way, the annual cost would be of the order of $30M. Even modest loss (5-10%) of starting weight is accompanied by substantial lowering of blood pressure and prevalence of type 2 diabetes, thus representing a very worthwhile investment. Given the social economic status of obesity, there are probably 300,000 severely obese Australians without private health insurance and who would fit means-tested criteria, so a figure of 60,000 subjects per year represents 20% of that total: if upon evaluation the program is successful, on cost-utility grounds it should be significantly expanded in the subsequent parliamentary term, as an excellent investment in health promotion and disease prevention. Page 10 of 14
11 Treatment of Established Obesity: Bariatric Surgery For bariatric surgery the current rebate is between 5 and 10% of the average total cost, and insurance covers perhaps a quarter of the remainder for those who are insured, leaving a substantial out-of-pocket contribution. Despite this, over 90% of all bariatric surgery is done in private, with waiting lists for public patients either non-existent or up to seven years long. Substantially raising the rebate for bariatric surgery procedures (and accompanying charges) as has been recently mooted, is a very useful first step. Progressively increasing access to bariatric surgery in the public domain is also an excellent investment in terms of otherwise incurred health and ancillary costs and productivity losses. Currently the estimate of the rate of bariatric surgery procedures in public hospitals is around 1000/year, well under 10% of the total. The current cost in private varies from $15,000-$20,000; in the public system, for a variety of reasons, the costs should be considerably less. Some allowance needs to be made for revisional surgery, but with dedicated staff specialist surgeons and economies of scale a figure of $12,000 all up in the public sector is reasonable, excluding the costs of bariatric medicine both before and after surgical intervention. If markedly obese Australians with the highest risk profile number 800,000, up to half a million are candidates for bariatric medicine/surgery in the public system. A 50% increase in procedures per year for three years from the FY14/15 budget would cost in the order of an additional (over the current 1000 procedures) $6M in the first year, $15M in the second year and $27.5M in the third. Note that this would take the public to private ratio to still less than 20%; funding at the same rate of increase for six years would still leave a markedly obese public patient less than half as likely to receive curative bariatric surgery as an insured patient, the latter at current annual rates. The program needs to be introduced gradually, to allow time for capacity building and efficiencies of scale. As previously noted, it is expensive, but less expensive than doing nothing. There is widespread evidence for both the efficacy of bariatric surgery as part of weight loss medicine, and for very favourable cost-utility outcomes. The program should be evaluated in the third year; if the data show success in terms of outcomes it should continue, at a progressive increase of 50% pa over the following three years. Page 11 of 14
12 Appendix 1 The following is a partial list of possible interventions that have been variously proposed. It is listed on a life course basis, rather than on the basis of those requiring legislation, regulation or voluntary change of practice. Some are contentious; some have clear financial implications in terms of costs if they are not implemented, costs to implement, and benefits accruing from intervention; others are essentially minimal-cost or cost-free, but may represent useful measures in this area. They are thus not in order of importance or feasibility, but only in order of time- from the early beginnings of a child to adults with established obesity. Highlighted are the previously discussed key actions outlined in the Action Agenda. 1. Minimizing their child s chances of becoming obese by guidelines for prospective parents (both mothers and fathers) over the four years before their child s third birthday. 2. Inculcating principles regarding food, its origins and its values by progressively extending the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Scheme to primary schools in across the country. 3. Adapting the health literacy/physical activity program for primary school students from Waikato (NZ), proven effective in reducing waist circumference and now in place in 20% of all schools in New Zealand. 4. Responding to industry targeting of children by banning: Television advertising of fast food between 6AM and 9PM; Sponsorship of children s sport by fast food companies; Celebrity endorsement of fast foods; Selective placement of confectionery at supermarket check outs; Opening of fast food outlets within 400 metres of schools or leisure centres. 5. Making labelling of food and beverage packaging more explicit and readily understood, including Traffic lights for sugar/salt/fat content Front of package information Information on trans-fat/saturated fat, as well as calories Page 12 of 14
13 6 Introducing a tax on high-fat fast food and high-fat processed food, and/or sugar in beverages and processed food 7 Subsidies on healthy foods, on the lines of the European school fruit subsidy scheme. 8 Mandating information on trans-fat, saturated fat and calories in meals prepared in restaurants, cafes, food halls and takeaways, and/or stricter regulations on trans-fats as in Denmark and NYC. 9 Holding hospitals (patients and staff food provision) to the same nutritional standards as set for schools in the UK, and limiting vending machines in hospitals to healthy prepared food/fruit/no added sugar beverages; 10 Requiring government bodies to adopt healthy food procurement procedures; 11 Incentivising supermarket associated service stations to provide healthy alternatives to the current high fat/high sugar food for travellers; 12 Refining social marketing to modify attitudes and support behavioural change; 13 Continued monitoring of trends in overweight and obesity by maintenance of Australian health surveys every three years. 14 Working with State and Local Governments to plan new urban developments, and to reconfigure existing urban environments, to encourage greater levels of physical activity; 15 Providing partial financial support for the obese and overweight who are successful in maintaining weight loss via accredited weight loss programs; 16 Increasing the Medicare rebate for bariatric medicine/surgery for the very obese/ the obese with complications. 17 Rapidly expanding the provision of public hospital bariatric medicine/surgery services for uninsured patients with severe obesity/obesity with complications. Page 13 of 14
14 This document was prepared with input from PricewaterhouseCoopers. Obesity Australia acknowledges the generous support from Allergan, Bupa Health Foundation, Coles, The Ian Potter Foundation, ἱnova Pharmaceuticals, Novo Nordisk and Weight Watchers. For further information visit the Obesity Australia website, Page 14 of 14
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