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Assignment 31: Location Patrycia Butrym Esere Simei-Akajagbo Shivonne Weekes Courtney Buabeng
Scouting Photos Abandoned area- creates mystery and fits the conventions of the thriller genre.
Scouting Photos
Scouting Photos Location- Gibbson Recreational Ground
Scouting Photos Pathway- We could use this for the pathways •While the main character walks down the alleyway/canal Location- Barretts Green Road However •Health and safety issues- the pathway is narrow •Its close to the canal Forestry Green- •Isolated, abandoned area, creates an eerie environment •Fits the thriller genre- urban environment
Scouting PhotosLocation- My Bathroom This could be used for the bathroom scene- •However, the bright background connotes with joyful and cheerful periods This could be used for the bathroom scene- •The sink: where there is blood dripping from the object
Scouting Photos
Location One The canal is at the centre of the street and is right beside 'Location Two' and 'Three.'
Location One Unkempt sidewalk- A secret place for 'Kayla' to hide black bin bag. Trees create a eerie atmosphere and an urban setting.
Location Two
Location Two No barriers which makes it easy to remove black bin bag from canal, when scene is done. Wide sidewalk in a quiet area for 'Kayla' to lead up to canal.
Location Three 'Location One', 'Two' and 'Three' are walking distant from one another.
Location Three Bathroom for 'Kayla' washing blood of her body. Bathroom for the scene where 'Kayla' is cleaning blood on floor.
Locations List Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 Scene 4 Scene 5 Description Of Scene Girl walking on pavement Shows her POV walking through canal/alleyway Putting object down- dripping in blood Shows more walking of character by canal Cleaning blood on bathroom floor Location Important Details The pathway curves Pub- across the road, may be a bit noisy Pavement is narrow Cyclers- around 4pm Crack in the wooden floor
Locations List Scene 6 Scene 7 Scene 8 Scene 9 Description Of Scene Girl washing of blood in shower Wrapping up evidence Walking out house with black bag Throws bag into canal Location Important Details Step before entrance into house Pavement is narrow Cyclers- around 4pm
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Unfortunately (of course), in the string generated by get_the_content, WordPress replaces the caption placeholder that you see on the post editing screen with an actual caption. In other words, the thing that says "[caption … ]" on your screen becomes a set of "[caption] … [/caption]" tags with text in between. So we have to look for both tags and replace everything between the first bracket and the last.
Here's the final version:
function remove_first_image($the_string) { $count = substr_count($the_string, ' 0) { $length = strlen($the_string); $imgBeg = strpos($the_string, '', $imgBeg); $chop = $length-$imgEnd; $new_content = substr($the_string, 0, $imgBeg) . substr($the_string, $imgEnd+1, $chop); $capcount = substr_count($new_content, '[caption'); if ($capcount > 0) { $length = strlen($new_content); $capBeg = strpos($new_content, '[caption'); $capClose = strpos($new_content, '/caption]'); $capEnd = strpos($new_content, ']', $capClose); $chop = $length-$capEnd; $final_content = substr($new_content, 0, $capBeg) . substr($new_content, $capEnd+1, $chop); return $final_content; } else { return $new_content; } } else { return $the_string; } }
Important note: You will have to replace the HTML codes for open and close brackets – "[" and "]" – for the code to work. WordPress won't display those on this page, as it thinks they're shortcodes.
Calling the function is simple enough from The Loop:
The addition of the third variable, $display_content, is necessary because WordPress stores post content in its "visual" format in the database. The apply_filters function puts all the paragraph marks and other formatting stuff back in so that the content displays properly in an HTML page.
Of course, from this point you could adapt the code to find the featured image entry for the post, get the src, find that in the post content and work out precisely which image to remove. But he didn't ask me to do that!


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It's winter, and that means your child's body needs an extra boost of nutrients to fight off nasty viruses. We spoke to our house nutritionist Lisa Lanzano, MS, RD to learn which nutrients are important to support kids' immune systems, and what are some kid-friendly foods containing those nutrients.
Vitamin C
Bell peppers are one of the top sources for vitamin C. They are naturally sweet when eaten raw. "Choose red over green, because they don't upset your stomach as much. Green peppers can make the stomach hurt," Lisa says.
Two other great sources of vitamin C for kids are orange juice and strawberries.
Red meat has zinc in it – "beef, followed by turkey meat," Lisa says. Another great way to get zinc – and most kids love it – is yogurt. The richest source of zinc among nuts is pine nuts.
Once again, red meat is one of the main sources. Tofu and edamame are good alternative sources of iron for vegetarian kids. The richest source among nuts is cashews, however, pistachios contain a good amount of iron too.
Vitamin D
Providing kids with plenty of vitamin D is tricky because you can't really get it through many foods. Cooked fish, fortified milk and egg yolks are foods kids will eat. But cod liver oil is what parents used to give kids for vitamin D. Today you can buy children's cod liver oil with lemon or orange flavor, etc.
Vitamin A
Fortified milk, or soymilk, and egg yolks are sources of what's called preformed vitamin A – where the vitamin A is already in the form the body knows what to do with it. But there are also foods the body converts into vitamin A, such as Mango.
Carrots, and yellow and orange vegetables in general, as well as spinach are excellent sources of vitamin A.
Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Alaskan wild salmon is a really good source of omega-3 fatty acid – or other colored coldwater fish, like trout, for that matter. Flax meal, walnuts and pumpkin seeds all are good sources as well. You can buy omega-3 eggs (the chickens were fed with omega-3 rich seeds, sea weed or flax meal), but know that the omega-3 fatty acid sits only in the yolk, not in the egg white.


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'Sesame Street' Moves to HBO
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Under a new five-season deal, HBO will air new episodes of the beloved children's series, which has called PBS home for the past 45 years.
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Sesame Street performers and creative staff came to Comic-Con for their first-ever panel to discuss Super Grover's secret identity and pop-culture parodies.
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Official Press Release Ape Entertainment today announced in partnership with Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization, the release of the first comic book featuring the cast of the beloved children's …
Sesame Street Movie in the Works
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Twentieth Century Fox has acquired the film rights to the beloved children's television series Sesame Street, with showrunner Joey Mazzarino providing the screenplay.
Official: Bert and Ernie Aren't Gay (And Why They Shouldn't Be)
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Today, the makers of Sesame Street felt compelled to release a statement in which they confirmed not only that Bert and Ernie are best friends, not life partners, but also that they are puppets and therefore don't have any sexual orientation. I'm not the only one who's sad that it's come to this, right?


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Video, Pictures – Lebanon Elections for beginners – June 7th
[added 10 June] Interestingly Middeno is reporting:
Proportional representation
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Despite losing the elections due to the non-proportionate electoral system, the Lebanese opposition won the popular vote by a large margin. From 1,495,000 votes casted 815,000 voted for the opposition while only 680,000 voted for the government parties of the 14 march coalition in a difference of almost 10 percent in favor of the opposition.
[added 10 June]
2 Israelis 'voted in Lebanese elections'
C'mon Israel turn your citizens into peacemakers
Outmanuevering – no longer – If Israel could play peace, Israelis could have freedom of movement all over the Middle East – but the bosses don't want it ….
Six more Israeli 'spies' caught in Lebanon
Tue May 05, 2009 4:04 pm
Lebanese authorities have arrested six more people accused of spying for Tel Aviv amid a campaign aimed at curtailing Israel's intelligence operations in Lebanon.
The latest captures take to 16 the number of suspected Israeli spies arrested since January, an army spokesperson, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP.
The arrests include a police officer and his wife who were taken into custody late Sunday. Three others, accused of passing on information to Israel, were detained also on Sunday
–New evidence that Hariri assassination was ordered in Washington and Jerusalem–
On April 29, 2009, UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon pre-trial Judge Daniel Fransen ordered the release from prison of four Lebanese generals who had been implicated in the 2005 car bombing assassination of ormer Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
The four Lebanese generals released were Jamil Sayyad, the chief of Lebanese General Security under the Syrian occupation; Ali al-Hajj, the former chief of the Internal Security Forces; Raymond Azar, the former head of Lebanese Army intelligence; and Mustafa Hamdan, the chief of the Presidential Guard under then-President Emile Lahoud. They were held for four years in prison without charges being brought or even being questioned by prosecutors
6 Reasons for Israel to be angry with Obama
We know we don't know what is going on behind the scenes, all we see are press conferences, spokesmen and photo ops.
April 28, 2009
Talks on Iranian corridor for US troops, supplies to Afghanistan on fast track
Barack Obama's plans […] formally asking Tehran to permit the passage to Afghanistan of fresh US troops, weapons and supplies across Iranian territory.
April 28, 2009
Washington to cut Iran in on Nabucco pipeline
Washington is ceding Tehran the chance to feed its natural gas into the 3,000 kilometer-long Nabucco pipeline project (from the Caspian to the EU via Turkey).
April 26, 2009
NATO member Turkey and Syria hold first joint military exercise
Washington's approval underscores its new policy of boosting the strength of the Syrian army as a partner in a strong three-way military coalition with Turkey and Lebanon
April 22, 2009
Israel shocked by Obama's approval of large Turkish arms sale to Lebanon
Our sources note that neither Washington nor Ankara bothered to inform Israel of the transaction or its scope
April 18, 2009
Obama's charm offensive for radical rulers abandons Israel to Iranian threat
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April 4, 2009
US Awards Iran Role as Military Partner, Sells Israel Short
Israel's chief of staff Lt. Gen. Gaby Ashkenazi, then visiting Washington, was denied interviews with US defense secretary Robert Gates and the chairman of the US chiefs of staff Adm. Mike Mullen.
Thirty Israelis sue North Korea for assisting Hizbollah
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Ok, so we're not even going to mention the insane cooky conspiracy theories behind involving North Korea with Lebanon. Let's just concentrate on the delightful irony of this fact: first you invade a country and bomb the sh*t out of it for no reason whatsoever (and for the third time in less than three decades, if we count only the major attacks), and then you sue for compensation when people resist you bombing the sh*t out of them… That is possibly even more chutzpah than accusing a complying member of the NPT and the IAEA of pursuing illegal nuclear weapons while you're sitting on a stockpile of hundreds of them yourself and are NOT a member of either the NPT or IAEA…
'Thirty Israeli citizens wounded by Hizbullah rockets fired during the Second Lebanon War have filed an unprecedented lawsuit at the Washington District Court against Korean government, it was reported Friday. The complainants in the $100-million lawsuit, also filed against Hizbullah, claim that North Korea helped the guerrilla group by providing military training to the organization's senior operatives and building a network of bunkers for storing Katyusha rockets fired at Israel from southern Lebanon.'
This news was also reported in the Mainstream news, in fact the quote is from the Jerusalem post.
Israeli spies in Hizbollah
Hezbollah 'ready for any confrontation with Israel'
By Haaretz Service
Last update – 19:23 28/02/2009 The Hezbollah deputy chief says his organization is ready for any confrontation with Israel, but that a war "was not in Israel's interest" following its "defeat" in the Second Lebanon War in 2006.
Asked his opinion on the recent election results in Israel, Naim Qassem told French newspaper Le Figaro that he saw "no difference between [Tzipi] Livni, [Ehud] Barak and [Benjamin] Netanyahu." He added that "Israel remains an aggressor state." –more–
Lebanon is hunting the Israeli spies
..A propaganda poster in the southern suburbs of Beirut, the Shiite neighborhood, a stronghold of Hezbollah. Photos: Jenny Matthews / Panos / REA
The arrest of several officers in the pay of the Jewish state led Hezbollah to increase their vigilance..
IN the southern suburbs of Beirut, Hezbollah stronghold, suspicion reigns. A traffic officer, whose party affiliation is not in doubt, ignore claims where the press office of the "resistance", however, located a few meters from the junction, and marked by a discreet sign. Hassan, a young resident of the neighborhood, likes to tell how one evening he quietly followed the driver of a vehicle parked outside his house unusually … "Remember that this area has been the subject of a systematic destruction, it remains a target for Israel, "he says to justify its access to care.
The proven effectiveness of the security system of Hezbollah, which relies on the support of the Shiite community and a very strict organization, has been very badly shaken a year ago by the assassination in Damascus of one of the main leaders of the party, Imad Moghniyé. The announcement of the recent arrest of a network of Israeli spies "also fuels rumors of a new hole in the shell.
According to the Lebanese press, these discoveries have forced Hezbollah to initiate a major rethink of security measures which he surrounds himself. The coup de filet most recent was announced this month. It concerns a certain Marwan Faqih, who owned a service station in Nabatiyeh in southern Lebanon, who was recruited in France by the Israeli in the 1990s. In the absence of official information, newspapers are full of revelations about it. According to the daily Al Balad, he was the principal supplier of Hezbollah vehicles and equipping them with satellite transmitters.
The theory is well underway
Cousin Of Alleged 9/11 Hijacker Exposed As Israeli Spy
Another Israeli intelligence connection to 2001 attacks on New York and Washington
Paul Joseph Watson
Prison Planet.com
Thursday, February 19, 2009
The cousin of alleged 9/11 hijacker Ziad al-Jarrah has been exposed as a long standing Israeli spy in yet another startling intelligence connection between the Zionist state and the attacks on New York and Washington.
A New York Times report details how Ali al-Jarrah was a highly valued spy for Israel for no less than 25 years, sending reports and taking clandestine photographs of Palestinian groups and Hezbollah since 1983.
According to the article, "From his home in this Bekaa Valley village, Mr. Jarrah, 50, traveled often to Syria and to south Lebanon, where he photographed roads and convoys that might have been used to transport weapons to Hezbollah, the Shiite militant group, investigators say. He spoke with his handlers by satellite phone, receiving "dead drops" of money, cameras and listening devices. Occasionally, on the pretext of a business trip, he traveled to Belgium and Italy, received an Israeli passport, and flew to Israel, where he was debriefed at length, investigators say."
To emphasize how highly regarded he was by Israel, Israeli officials even assured Jarrah that his town would be spared at the outset of the 2006 Lebanon-Israel conflict and that it was safe for him to stay at home. –more–
Israel's historical use of Phosphorous pre Gaza
Last update – 00:00 22/10/2006
Israel admits using phosphorus bombs during war in Lebanon
By Meron Rappaport, Haaretz Correspondent
Israel has acknowledged for the first time that it attacked Hezbollah targets during the second Lebanon war with phosphorus shells. White phosphorus causes very painful and often lethal chemical burns to those hit by it, and until recently Israel maintained that it only uses such bombs to mark targets or territory.[…]
The International Red Cross is of the opinion that there should be a complete ban on phosphorus being used against human beings and the third protocol of the Geneva Convention on Conventional Weapons restricts the use of "incendiary weapons," with phosphorus considered to be one such weapon.
Israel and the United States are not signatories to the Third Protocol.
In November 2004 the U.S. Army used phosphorus munitions during an offensive in Faluja, Iraq. Burned bodies of civilians hit by the phosphorus munitions were shown by the press, and an international outcry against the practice followed.


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Obesity prevalence has continuously increased in Northern Sweden as elsewhere. A cohort effect has been shown and an increasing proportion of the middle-aged population is maintaining body weight.
To test the hypothesis that the obesity epidemic continues but at different speeds that are dependent on socioeconomic status.
Cross-sectional (103,940 adults) and longitudinal (26,872 adults) data from the Västerbotten Intervention Program 1990–2007 were included. All adults in Västerbotten County are invited to a health examination at the ages of 40, 50, and 60 years. Body mass index (BMI) and socioeconomic status, assessed by residence location, marital status, and education were evaluated.
BMI increased in all groups but was greater among men. During 1990–1995 and 2002–2007, mean BMIs were 25.9 and 26.8 among men and 25.2 and 25.9 among women. The trend of increasing BMI slowed around the year 2000 (p<0.001), but this was only observed among the highly educated adults in the most urbanized area. The difference between educational groups increased throughout the study period (men p=0.014, women p=0.002). Longitudinal data for both sexes showed a twofold higher baseline prevalence of obesity among individuals with basic compared to high education and it nearly doubled in all groups during the 10-year follow-up. Low education, living in a rural environment, and living alone were independent predictors of obesity development. The overall cumulative 10-year incidence was 9.4% in men, 9.1% in women, and twofold higher among those with basic and mid-level education who live in rural areas compared to those with high education who live in cities.
The trend of increasing obesity has slowed in this middle-aged Northern Sweden population, but this trend shift occurred primarily among those with high education who live in an urban environment. Greater efforts to combat obesogenic environments are needed and should take socioeconomic and sociocultural aspects into account.
Obesity is increasing in most populations and is identified by the WHO as a major health problem (1, 2). In developed countries, obesity is the sixth most important health risk and is associated with a dose-response relation to disease burden (3), primarily cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and cancer (4–6). Although the situation in Sweden has been less alarming than in some other countries (7–10), the increase in body mass index (BMI) across all age groups has followed the same pattern (11). Cohort data that compare the Northern Sweden MONICA population with a US population showed that the Swedish 1999 BMI distribution was similar to the US 1989 pattern. This suggested that if the trend continued, the 2009 obesity prevalence in Sweden would be the same as the US in 1999 (12).
The highest increase in obesity has occurred among young adults (13, 14). A social gap, with higher obesity prevalence among adult groups with lower education occurs in Sweden as elsewhere (14–19). An urban–rural gradient is also demonstrated (18, 19) but this inequality has been declining since the mid-1990s, at least among younger men (19). In 2002, the prevalence of overweight (BMI 25–29.9) in the middle-aged Swedish population was 34% in women and 54% in men living in rural areas (20). In urban environments, prevalence of overweight was 27% for women and 43% for men (13). Obesity prevalence (BMI ≥ 30) was 19% for both sexes in rural areas (20) compared to 11% of women and 15% of men living in urban environments (13).
A greater increase in obesity among younger age groups, as well as increasing abdominal obesity in all groups aged 25–74 years during 1986–2004, was demonstrated in the Northern Sweden WHO-MONICA study performed in Västerbotten and Norrbotten counties (21, 22). In the Västerbotten Intervention Program (VIP), an ongoing study in Västerbotten separate from the WHO-MONICA study, annual cross-sectional surveys of 30–60 year olds between 1990 and 2004 showed similar patterns (23). Obesity prevalence increased from 9.4 to 17.5%, with the highest prevalence among 60 year olds. Longitudinal data in this study show that the individuals most likely to gain weight are the youngest, those with normal body weight, and those without health problems. After 1993, the increase of obesity slowed among 60-year-old women. A time trend was also observed, with an increasing proportion of individuals maintaining body weight. This suggests that the obesity epidemic might be slowing. However, such a trend is not yet evident in cross-sectional data (23).
This study aims to further investigate these trends and uses both cross-sectional and longitudinal data collected in the VIP between 1990 and 2007. The hypothesis is that the obesity epidemic continues in northern Sweden but at speeds dependent upon socioeconomic status as measured by educational level, marital status, and location of residence.
Västerbotten County is located in Northern Sweden and covers an eighth of the country, from the Gulf of Bothnia to the Scandinavian Mountains. Its population of approximately 250,000 is concentrated on the coast and about 40% lives in the city of Umeå. Umeå is a medium-sized city (population 112,000 during 2007) and contains the regional administrative center, a university, and the regional hospital. A third of the population lives in two small cities that are commercial and industrial centers: the coastal city of Skellefteå (population 72,000) and the inland city of Lycksele (population 13,000). The rest of the population is spread out in smaller municipalities and sparsely populated rural areas.
The VIP has been conducted in Västerbotten County since 1985. The cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality rate in Västerbotten was the highest in the country and, therefore, VIP was launched by local authorities to reduce CVD and diabetes. VIP was planned in collaboration with health care providers and Umeå University, tested in a single community, and then extended to the rest of the county in 1990. Two sustaining principles are that the program is integrated into routine activities at every primary health care center and all inhabitants are invited to a health examination the years they turn 40, 50, or 60 years old. Initially, those aged 30 years were also invited. Due to low participation rates and economic restrictions, 30 year olds were not included after 1995. The standardized health examinations are conducted by trained district nurses and include assessment of classical risk factors for CVD and a comprehensive questionnaire regarding socioeconomic status, housing situation, and self-reported health and lifestyle habits. The results of the examination are discussed individually with each participant following principles of motivational interviewing. Health promotion activities are suggested. Details of the development, design, and methodology of VIP have been described elsewhere (24).
This report is based on consecutive cross-sectional surveys conducted during 1990–2007 with 112,920 subjects. Results will be presented for three periods: 1990–1995, 1996–2001, and 2002–2005. Participation rates were 48–57% during 1990–1995, 57–65% during 1996–2001, and 63–66% during 2002–2007. Since inclusion of 30-year olds was discontinued in 1995, data from this age group (n=8,980) were excluded from the cross-sectional analyses. This left 103,940 subjects (48.1% men). Of these, a few subjects were missing BMI data (0.6%), educational level (1.1%), or marital status (1.2%).
In addition to cross-sectional data, longitudinal data were available. Three panels of VIP-participants aged 30, 40, and 50 years were surveyed at baseline during 1990–1997 and returned for a follow-up visit 10 years later (during 2000–2007). Of the 38,041 participants in 1990–1997, 2,657 were not eligible for follow-up due to death (n=909), migration out from the region (n=1,688), or other causes (n=60). Among eligible subjects, 26,872 participants returned a second time and the participation rate was 75%. A dropout analysis showed that the mean BMI was 25.0 among participants and 25.4 among non-participants. There were 46% men among participants and 50.1% among non-participants. Educational levels among participants were 22.7% with basic, 53.4% with mid-level, and 23.9% with high education. The corresponding proportions among non-participants were 22.7% with basic, 51.9% with mid-level, and 25.4% with high education.
Height and weight were measured in light indoor clothing and used to calculate BMI (kg/m2). Participant BMI was categorized as normal (18.5–24.9), overweight (25–29.9), or obese (≥30) according to WHO definitions (7).
Socioeconomic status was assessed by marital status, location of residence, and education. Marital status was categorized into married/cohabitant or single. Single denoted living alone, divorced, or widowhood. Living with or without children was not recorded. Education was assessed as highest attained education level according to the Swedish education system. Nine years of school is compulsory and this was defined as basic education. Completion of 12 years of school was defined as mid-level education. University (postsecondary education) was defined as high education. Geographical residence location was categorized as living in a medium-sized city (i.e. Umeå where the administrative center and a university are located), in a small city (Skellefteå or Lycksele, which are commercial and industrial centers), or in a rural area (small municipalities and sparsely populated areas).
Descriptive statistics for continuous variables are presented as mean±SD. Categorical variables are presented as percentages. Independent sample t-tests were used to compare means and χ2 tests to compare distributions. Analyses of BMI with categorical and continuous covariates were done with ANOVA. A linear regression model including a second degree time-component was used to test for BMI trend. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses with calculation of odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals were used to study the association between obesity and several predictors. When applicable, age standardization was performed and done separately for men and women using the age distribution of the whole dataset as the standard. Unless noted as relative changes (% change), differences in prevalence are reported as absolute changes (% units). Statistical significance was assumed at p<0.05. Statistical analyses were performed with the SPSS 15.0/PC version.
This study was approved by the regional Research Ethics Board in Umeå (08-131M and 07-142Ö). Individuals gave informed consent prior to each health screening.
Distribution and characteristics of the participants during the three periods (1990–1995, 1996–2001, and 2002–2007) are presented in Table 1. For men and women, the proportion of 40-year olds decreased by 6% from 1990–1995 to 2002–2007 and the proportion of 60-year olds increased correspondingly. From 1990–1995 to 2002–2007, mean BMI increased from 25.9 to 26.8 among men and from 25.2 to 25.9 among women. BMI units increased by 0.5 for both sexes from 1990–1995 to 1996–2001. From 1996–2001 to 2002–2007, BMI units increased 0.4 among men and 0.2 among women. In 1990–1995, 47% of men and 32% of women were overweight, 10% of men and 13% of women were obese. The prevalence of overweight increased by 2–3% for men and women during 1996–2001 and then decreased by 0.4% in men and 0.9% in women. Among men, obesity prevalence increased between the periods by 3.6 and 3.7%. The corresponding increases among women were 2.4 and 1.4%. Thus, during 2002–2007, 17% of both men and women were obese and 50% of men and 33% of women were overweight. The trends in BMI were significant in the linear component (p<0.001) and the second degree component (p<0.001) and slowed from about 2000 (Fig. 1). During 1995–2007, there was a population shift from rural to urban areas. Educational levels increased in the population as a whole, but the majority of those with high education lives in the largest city. When surveyed in 2002–2007, the proportion of men with high education by residence location was 35% in the largest city, 20% in the small cities, and 14% in rural areas and for women 46, 29, and 23%.
Prevalences of obesity increased, normal weight decreased, and overweight was relatively stable in all educational groups. The absolute increase in obesity prevalence from the first period 1990–1995 to the third period 2002–2007 was 4.9–10.3% among men and 3.2–6.5% among women. The largest increases were seen in the basic and mid-level educational groups. Those groups also had the highest obesity prevalence during the first period. Among men, the relative increase was 80% in the basic and the mid-level educational groups and 70% in the high educational group. Among women, the relative increases were 40, 50, and 40% for advancing educational groups. In contrast to the basic education group and men with mid-level education, obesity prevalence in the other educational and sex groups increased to a smaller extent between the second and third periods compared to the first and second periods (Table 2a). In all educational groups, obesity was more prevalent among women than men during the first period. Due to a marked increase among men, the obesity prevalence was higher among men during the third period. During the three study periods, the difference in obesity prevalence between men with basic versus high education was 5.3, 6.6, and 10.7%. Among women, the differences were 8.2, 9.1, and 11.5%. Thus, increasing divergence in obesity prevalences were seen between educational groups over time. These differences were statistically significant in both men (p=0.014) and women (p=0.002). Normal weight decreased in all educational groups. Overweight showed a decreasing tendency among men and women with basic education, while increases were seen among those with mid-level and high education. When overweight and obesity categories were combined (BMI ≥ 25) for men, an absolute increase of 8.9% and a relative increase of 10% was seen from the first to the third period in the group with basic education, 10.1% absolute and 10% relative increase in the group with mid-level education, and 8.9% absolute and 20% relative increase in the high education group. Increases among the women were in absolute estimates 5.4, 6.5, and 4.4% and the relative increases were 10% in all educational groups. Thus, increases of BMI ≥ 25 were similar across all educational groups of men and women but larger among men.
When BMI development was evaluated by urban–rural categorization, similar trends were seen with a stable prevalence of overweight, an increase in obesity, and a decrease in prevalence of normal weight. The largest increase in age-adjusted obesity, both in absolute (6.7–9.7%) and relative (60–80%) estimates, occurred among men and was most pronounced in the rural areas. Obesity increased less markedly among women (2.4–4.5% absolute and 20–40% relative, respectively) and among those in the small cities. In all three residence locations, obesity prevalence was higher among women in the first period, but the men caught up and passed them during the last period when obesity was slightly more common among men (Table 2b).
Age-adjusted mean BMI across time periods by education and residence location are shown in Fig. 2. There were different patterns of BMI development within educational groups when controlled for residence location. Among men in the rural area, BMI increased more between 1996–2001 and 2002–2007 compared to 1990–1995 and 1996–2001, irrespective of educational level. A similar increase in BMI was seen among men with basic education who live in small cities. By contrast, BMI increases slowed in 2002–2007 among men with high education in the medium-sized city of Umeå. Overall, there were only small differences between educational groups among men in rural areas after the year 2000, while differences between educational groups increased in Umeå. The differences between educational groups among women were more pronounced in all residence locations compared to men. Women with high education living in the medium-sized city of Umeå had only small increases in BMI during 2002–2007. Thus, differences in mean BMI between educational groups increased in both men and women in the most urbanized area. In the small cities, mean BMI declined among women with basic education. Age-adjusted BMI development over time differed by residence location for men (p=0.009) and women (p=0.008), i.e. there were time-by-residence location interactions. Similar patterns were found for education and residence location among men (p=0.020) and for education and time among women (p=0.020). In addition, an interaction that included time, residence location, and education was observed among men (p=0.036) but not among women (p=0.096).
The prevalence of obesity at baseline was twofold higher among participants with basic education compared to those with high education and nearly doubled in all groups during the 10-year period (Table 3). The prevalence of obesity increased by 7.6, 8, and 5.4% among men with basic, mid-level, and high education and by 8.9, 7.6, and 5.5%, respectively, among women.
The 10-year cumulative incidence of obesity in this population was 9.4% among men and 9.1% among women. The incidence was twofold higher among men and women with basic and mid-level education who live in rural areas compared to those with high education who live in medium-sized or small cities (Table 4). Men and women with high education who live in cities had similar risks of developing obesity. These were clearly lower than similarly educated citizens living in rural areas. Among men and women with basic and mid-level education, the obesity incidence was lowest in the small cities. Overall, the highest incidences were seen in the rural areas: Men with mid-level education had a 13.1% incidence and women with basic education had a 12.9% incidence. In rural areas, the incidence of obesity was of the same magnitude (10–13%) regardless of education or sex. Men and women with basic education had similar risks irrespective of where they lived. By contrast, among those with high education, the obesity risk was almost twofold in rural areas compared to the medium-sized city of Umeå. Analyses that used educational level and residence location at follow-up instead of baseline were similar (data not shown).
Multivariate logistic regression was used to evaluate the effect of baseline socioeconomic status on the 10-year risk of developing obesity (Table 5). In this analysis, participants were excluded if they were obese at baseline. In the univariate analysis, the risk of developing obesity was significantly higher among those who lived alone, had an education of <13 years, or lived in rural areas. There were no differences by sex, age, or between residence in the medium-sized city versus the small cities. The ORs for education, marital status, and residence location remained significant and were minimally attenuated after adjustment for all covariates in the multivariate analysis. Thus, the risk of developing obesity was 50% higher among those with mid-level education and 60% higher among individuals with basic education compared to those with high education. In addition, a 40% higher risk of becoming obese was observed for those living in rural areas compared to the most urbanized area and a 30% higher risk among those who lived alone compared to those who were married or cohabitating.
The obesity epidemic is still on the rise but slowing is observed among the middle-aged population in Northern Sweden. This corresponds to a previous finding that a higher proportion of adults in later cohorts from this population did not gain weight (23). The obesity prevalences and increases are similar in magnitude to those seen in other recent Swedish studies (13, 18, 20). However, this is the first time that the trend of increasing BMI is observed to be slowing among adults. The findings suggest that obesity trends in Sweden during 2009 were not the same as those seen in 1999 in the US as was previously assumed (11, 12, 22). Recently it was reported that the increasing prevalence of obesity slowed among US adults during 1999–2008 (25). Thus, obesity trends are slowing concurrently in the US and Sweden.
BMI-development in this population was not equally distributed with respect to sex or socioeconomic factors. A plateau was seen in the most urbanized area among men and (especially) women with high education, while obesity continued to increase in other subgroups. The only exception was that of women with basic education who live in small cities. Furthermore, the absolute and relative increases in obesity prevalence were more pronounced among men and this trend was similar in all educational groups. Thus, the trend is more alarming among men. This is in agreement with results from other Swedish studies (11, 13, 15). Therefore, a gender perspective is important in the understanding of obesity development. In addition, men and women with basic education started at the highest obesity prevalence and increased the most in absolute estimates. The group with high education started at the lowest obesity prevalence and increased the least. In the longitudinal analysis, baseline prevalences of overweight and obesity were also highest among those with basic education. Certainly there were marked 10-year increases of overweight and obesity in all educational groups, but for both men and women the greatest increases in obesity were among those with basic and mid-level education.
Our results demonstrate that the gap between educational groups, with regard to obesity prevalence, is widening in this middle-aged population. Lifestyle habits, including physical activity, tobacco use, alcohol consumption, and dietary patterns, have changed considerably in this region (26, 27). However, the increase in physically active behaviors is observed mainly in the adults with high education and is greatest among women, while sedentary behaviors are stable in all educational groups (manuscript in preparation). Therefore, earlier adoption of healthy lifestyles among those with high education might contribute to the slowing trend of obesity.
Earlier phases of the obesity epidemic (during 1980–1997) were evaluated in a study that used a random sample from the entire Swedish population. That study used self-reported data that were calibrated to measured data, and found that obesity increased by 45% in men and 33% in women (relative increases) with the most rapid increase occurring from the end of the 1980s until the mid-1990s (14). Among 45–64-year olds, the relative increase of combined overweight and obesity prevalence (BMI ≥ 25) was similar to our study: 21% among men and 8% among women. This is in agreement with our results and lower than the increase in obesity (29% among men and 22% among women). There was a persistent gap between educational groups during 1980–1997. Evaluations of data from the same data source as the aforementioned study, but using data from 1996 to 2001, showed continuing increases in BMI and obesity (18). Again, these changes were less marked among those with higher education and who live in more urbanized regions. Our results are also in agreement with a study from the southernmost part of Sweden that showed increasing educational differences in obesity prevalence among men and persisting among women from the mid-1980s until the mid-1990s (17). However, the overall prevalence of overweight and obesity were consistently higher in our study. This might be because BMI was measured in our study but was self-reported in the study by Lindström et al. (17). Obesity prevalence in a rural area in the south of Sweden was recently evaluated using standardized measurements (20). That study found a prevalence similar to the rural areas of our study and also documented increasing trends of obesity.
These studies describe the Swedish obesity epidemic among adults and show that obesity prevalence continues to increase, although our study indicates that the incremental increases in obesity prevalence are slowing. A recent Swiss study showed stabilization in mean BMI since 2002, as well as a greater increase in BMI among those with low education (28). To our knowledge, no study has reported reduction of obesity prevalence among adult populations. Interestingly, our results are compatible with recent studies from different regions in Sweden that found that the prevalences of overweight and obesity are no longer increasing among school children. This decline in obesity is most marked among girls and the socioeconomic gradient persists (29–31). Further studies are needed to determine if the obesity epidemic among adults is also slowing in other parts of Sweden and whether it will spread out to all socioeconomic groups.
Besides education, other contextual factors need to be identified to help explain the development of obesity. We observed that the trend of a lesser increase in BMI among those with high education occurred only among those living in the most urbanized area. Likewise, there was no significant difference between educational groups with regard to the 10-year risk of obesity in rural areas for men and women, nor among men who live in small cities. The impact of educational level and location of residence is also demonstrated in the regression analysis, as both characteristics remained significant with little change in ORs in the multivariate model. Therefore, in spite of high education being more common in urbanized areas, the rural-urban difference in obesity development cannot be explained solely by differences in educational level alone. The population included in this health survey is homogeneous and therefore it is unlikely that the differences between residential areas are due to genetic variability. The finding of a higher vulnerability for obesity development among those who live alone, may have numerous explanations. As 20% of our study population is single, marital status may be an important factor in overall obesity development.
Our results indicate that in addition to individual characteristics, other social and cultural factors connected to the living environment are operational in the development of obesity. A strong urban-rural gradient of increasing BMI within all socioeconomic strata has previously been shown among young Swedish men (military conscripts) (19). The authors concluded that this gradient could not be explained by individual factors (parental education, socioeconomic position, or measured by IQ). Obesity as a social phenomenon is also emphasized in international reviews of cross-sectional (32, 33) and longitudinal (34) studies. In addition to education, economic and socio-cultural aspects are important. Thus, patterns of weight change are very complex. This is highlighted by the significant interactions between time, education and location of living with different patterns seen for men and women.
There is a need to elucidate why urban environments, with access to training facilities and an abundant choice of healthy foods, have more favorable effects on BMI among those with high compared to basic education. How does the rural environment, with its plentiful opportunities for outdoor life and healthy living differ from urban life irrespective of attained level of education? What is the role of motorized commuting (eg, car, bus, train) to work instead of travel by foot or bicycle? The decreases in BMI differences between educational groups among men who live in rural areas and concurrent increases in differences in urban environments also raises questions. The impact of attitudes and cultural norms, expectations and strategies in controlling BMI development within different socioeconomic groups and among both sexes needs to be addressed in further studies. Qualitative methodology may be the preferred way to clarify these factors (35).
Our results are consistent with the findings that most strategies designed to combat obesity and promote weight loss at an individual level through educational, behavioral, or pharmacological approaches have limited long-term success (36). It has been argued that there needs to be a shift from the view of obesity as a personal disorder to obesity as the consequence of an obesogenic environment (37–39). Obesogenic environments promote slow long-term weight gain through a small degree of positive energy balance resulting from marginal increases in food intake and/or sedentary behaviors. The challenge will be to find and implement structural changes that make it easier to adopt healthy lifestyles for those who need them most. These might include structural changes that support healthy choices such as those recommended by educational efforts. At a 2006 WHO ministerial conference, governmental representatives (including Swedes), experts, and civil society representatives declared their commitment to counter obesity in Europe (40). Our data, based on recent measurements, underscore that there is still much more to do.
This study was performed in a setting that allows for long-term population-based standardized measurements with high participation rates. One limitation is that only middle-aged subjects are included and this restricts our conclusions to those aged 30–60 years. Concordant with a previous evaluation of longitudinal data, our dropout analysis showed that participants with higher education and higher baseline BMI were less likely to return for a follow-up visit (23). However, since these groups also are at the lowest risk of gaining weight, our results can be viewed as a conservative perspective on obesity trends.
In conclusion, mean BMI and obesity prevalence are still increasing within this population in Northern Sweden. The increase is most marked among men, those with basic education, or living in rural areas. The overall trend of increasing obesity has slowed since 2000, but this has occurred primarily among citizens with high education who live in an urban environment. The gap in obesity development between urban and rural areas cannot be explained by educational differences alone or vice versa. Efforts are needed to counteract obesity development among people living in more obesogenic environments. This is a challenge for health care providers, policy makers, and social planners.
This research was supported by the Västerbotten County Council and by a grant from the Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research (FAS), and is included in the Ageing and Living Conditions Programme at Umeå University that is financed by the Swedish Research Council's 'Linnestöd,' no 2006-21576-36119-66.
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Is academic science sexist? - Science, 06 November 2014
By: Rachel Bernstein
There has never been a better time for women to enter academic careers in math-intensive science fields. That's the message Cornell University psychologist Stephen Ceci says he was hoping to get across in last Sunday's controversial op-ed in The New York Times, "Academic Science Isn't Sexist," co-authored by Wendy Williams, also a psychologist at Cornell. But that's not how the article, which attempts to summarize a 67-page paper they co-authored with economists Donna Ginther of the University of Kansas, Lawrence, and Shulamit Kahn of Boston University, came across to some readers.
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If you've come here looking for new progressive metal bands or releases you might well be already familiar with most of the bands I mention here on this page, but maybe you'll also discover something new, who knows. This is my personal top list, and different lists will look quite different
My personal Top progressive metal bands:
- Symphony X
My first dig into prog metal. Hailing from New Jersey, US, Symphony X have been around for 21 years now and have 9 albums to their credit, including the brand new (released 24th of July 15) Underworld. Symphony X stand out through the amazingly powerful vocals of Russel Allen and the intricate guitarwork of Michael Romeo. Read more
- Kamelot
Kamelot have been round even longer than Symphony X, 24 years in fact, and have released 11 studio albums including the most recent release Haven (out in May 2015). My favorite album dates back to 2005: The Black Halo has some masterpieces, the best being the 9 min track Memento Mori. Read more
- Orphaned Land
Orphaned Land hail from Israel and released their first album back in 1994. Being from where they are, their music is political and used to be a kind of oriental death-doom prog. Their lastest release, All Is One (2013) however is a masterpiece of melodic oriental folk metal. Many older fans didn't like it but for me it was the entrance key to their earlier releases. Read More
- Pagan's Mind
The Norwegians started out in 2000 and have released 5 studio albums to date, the 6th being in the make right now. Their debut album, Infinity Divine (2000, re-recorded in 2004) is my personal favourite still. Read More
- Royal Hunt
The Danes round RH-Mastermind André Andersen started out in the late 1980ies or early 1990ies, released their first album in 1992 and have put out an incredible amount of releases since. Their latest album is scheduled to be released later in August (2015), my favourites being Paper Blood (2005), X (2010) and the 2 albums released since 2011 after return of DC Cooper to vocals: Show Me How To Live, and A Life To Die For. Read More
- Galneryus
Galneryus are a Japanese power metal band with prog intrusions, equally productive as Royal Hunt, since the band formeation in 2001 they threw out 10 studio albums, three cover albums, six live DVDs, six EPs and three best of collections and contributed to a ton of compilation releases. My favourite is Phoenix Rising dating back to 2011 Read more
- Protest The Hero
Protest The Hero are also veterans in the metal field, the band being formed back in 1999 in Canada. From playing mostly metal core they moved on to prog core and their fourth and latest album, Volition (2013) simply abounds in creativity and vitality, my absolute favourite. Read More
Now that you know my personal top progressive metal bands and where I am coming from, I'd just like to throw in a smattering of other top progressive metal bands: Dream Theater, Opeth, Tool, Queensrÿche (there is a pledgemusic campaign on for the new album, klick here), Fates Warning, Pain Of Salvation, Threshold, Between The Buried And Me, oh and I could go on for a while
Yes, I listened to all these bands, but somehow they have not yet made it to my top list. They may yet, taste develops and music can grow on you
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NBC's 'Parks and Recreation' has made no secret of its unabashed 'Game of Thrones' love (everyone on that show can get it!), but where last week's episode, "Anniversaries," set up its most elaborate homage yet with the appearance of the Iron Throne, we only saw the tip of the iceberg. Watch as Ben loses his mind in the full deleted scene for the show's latest 'Game of Thrones' homage!
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'Parks and Recreation' and 'Community' may not be the strongest performers on Thursday nights, but remain among NBC's brightest jewels. To that end NBC president Bob Greenblatt has all-but-assured that 'Parks' will return for a seventh season later on this year, hinting at a strong possibility for 'Community''s renewal as well.
NBC's 'Parks and Recreation' may count among its permanent losses this year Rashida Jones and Rob Lowe, but Lowe at least doesn't seem to be going very far. NBC has already given a pilot commitment to 'The Pro,' a new tennis-themed comedy for the former Chris Traeger, but will it prove as literally hilarious as its predecessor?
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