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Food guidelines offer opportunities to protect the planet, too
New study makes case for addressing sustainability, climate change when promoting good nutrition
19 May 2016, Rome -- What we eat matters not just for our health, but for the planet, too. Yet only a handful of pioneering governments have issued guidelines promoting "win-win" diets that can help tackle two of the most urgent challenges of our time: securing good nutrition for all and addressing climate change.
This is a key conclusion from a new study by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Food Climate Research Network (FCRN) at the University of Oxford published today.
The "Plates, Pyramids, Planet" report evaluates government-issued food guidelines from across the globe, looking in particular at whether they make links to environmental sustainability in addition to promoting good eating habits. At the time the study was conducted, only four countries' recommendations – Brazil, Germany, Sweden and Qatar – drew connections to the threats posed by modern food production systems and the dietary patterns that drive them. Two more – the Netherlands and the United Kingdom- have since taken steps to incorporate environmental considerations into their food guidelines.
But the low number of countries overall signals a real missed opportunity for many countries to promote diets and food systems that are not only healthy but sustainable, the study argues.
A win-win for health and environment
Poor dietary habits, rich in meat and foods that are high in sugar and fat and low in whole grains, fruits and vegetables have been closely linked to noncommunicable diseases —a leading cause of premature death, not only in high-income countries but also many parts of the developing world. These diets are typically not only unhealthy, but environmentally unsustainable.
"Growing numbers of people now understand that diets rich in whole-grains, legumes, fruits and vegetables -- with reduced consumption of meat and smaller quantities of high-fat and high-sugar foods -- are good for our bodies. There is also ample evidence showing that such diets have much lower environmental impacts than the unhealthy and unsustainable eating patterns that are increasingly prevalent today," explains lead author Carlos Gonzales-Fischer of FCRN. "So by eating well for our own personal health, we're also doing right by the planet – in essence, it's a win-win."
"Between the new Sustainable Development Goals –the SDGs -- and the Paris climate agreement, the international community is making a clear push to position sustainability at the heart of planning and decision making," adds Anna Lartey, Director of FAO's Nutrition and Food Systems Division. "Specifically SDG 2 makes a clear link between the needs for healthy nutrition and sustainable agriculture -- and it's time that dietary guidelines reflect that relationship."
Guidelines around the world
More than 80 governments – just over a third of all countries in the world-- already issue advice to their citizens in the form of food based dietary guidelines: short, science-based, practical and culturally appropriate messages that guide people on healthy eating and lifestyles. Their numbers are growing, including in low and middle income countries.
Despite these encouraging developments, however, most governments have yet to issue national dietary advice, and this lack is particularly apparent in low income countries – only five countries in Africa have such guidelines, for example.
And most existing guidelines still fail to consider the environmental impacts of dietary choices.
The four countries that do include such issues of sustainability all highlight that a largely plant-based diet has advantages for health and for the environment. Notably, Sweden is providing more detailed advice on which plant-based foods are to be preferred, recommending for example root vegetables over salad greens. Most guidelines that include sustainability talk about the high environmental impact of meat. But the advice often lacks specificity and where maximum intake levels are given they are based only on health, rather than environmental concerns.
Brazil's guidelines stand out for emphasizing the social and economic aspects of sustainability, advising people to be wary of advertising, for instance, and to avoid ultra-processed foods that are not only bad for health but are seen to undermine traditional food cultures.
From guidelines to policies
The study emphasises that, to have a real effect on food consumption, dietary guidelines need to have clear links to food policies that are actually implemented – such as school and hospital meal standards and advertising and industry regulations.
"Dietary guidelines are an essential first step -- they provide a vision, at national level, of how we could and should be eating. But often the connection with practical policies on the ground is absent, or unclear," says co-author Tara Garnett.
The report's overarching suggestion is that countries that already have dietary guidelines should begin to consider a process of incorporating sustainability into them. "Those countries that do not already have them are in a unique position to develop integrated guidelines from the outset," Garnett explains.
FAO leads international efforts to defeat hunger. It helps countries to modernize and improve agriculture, forestry and fisheries practices and ensure good nutrition for all. FAO focuses special attention on developing rural areas, home to 70 percent of the world's poor and
hungry people. For more information visit: www.fao.org or follow FAO on Twitter @FAOnews
About the FCRN
The Food Climate Research Network is an interdisciplinary and international network operating at the intersection of food, climate, and broader sustainability issues. Its mission is to foster the informed dialogue and critical thinking needed to build mutual understanding and collective action on food systems sustainability. For more information visit www.fcrn.org.uk or follow FCRN on Twitter @FCRNetwork
Characteristics of low environmental impact diets consistent with good health*
• Diversity - a wide variety of foods eaten.
• Balance achieved between energy intake and energy needs.
• Based around: minimally processed tubers and whole grains; legumes; fruits and vegetables - particularly those that are field grown, "robust" (less prone to spoilage) and less requiring of rapid and more energyintensive transport modes. Meat, if eaten, in moderate quantities - and all animal parts consumed.
• Dairy products or alternatives (e.g. fortified milk substitutes and other foods rich in calcium and micronutrients) eaten in moderation.
• Unsalted seeds and nuts.
• Small quantities of fish and aquatic products sourced from certified fisheries.
• Very limited consumption of foods high in fat, sugar or salt and low in micronutrients e.g. crisps, confectionery, sugary drinks.
• Oils and fats with a beneficial Omega 3:6 ratio such as rapeseed and olive oil.
• Tap water in preference to other beverages - particularly soft drinks.
* Adapted from: Garnett, T. (2014). Changing What We Eat: A Call for Research and Action on Widespread Adoption of Sustainable Healthy Eating. Food Climate Research Network
Only a handful of countries have food guidelines promoting diets and food systems that are not only healthy but sustainable.
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Food-based dietary guidelines by country
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Just over a third of all countries in the world already issue advice to their citizens in the form of food based dietary guidelines
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UP Government Alert Due to Increase in Covid Cases in Kerala and Maharashtra
Yogi government of Uttar Pradesh has become alert due to the sudden increase in corona cases in Kerala and Maharashtra.
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26 Aug, 2021, 12:36 pm
Night curfew will once again be strict in Uttar Pradesh. The Yogi government of Uttar Pradesh has become alert due to the sudden increase in corona cases in Kerala and Maharashtra. In the team-9 meeting on Thursday, CM Yogi said that the shops and markets should be closed at their own time. Covid protocol to be followed. Police teams came out playing hooters in the markets to issue warnings ahead of time so that the shops would be closed by 10 pm. Let us tell you that 4.7 percent of the people in UP have been able to get vaccinated.
31,445 cases have been reported in Kerala
Within the last 24 hours, 31,445 cases have been reported in Kerala and 5,031 in Maharashtra. At the same time, 19 positive cases of corona have been found in UP on Thursday. During this, 22 patients recovered. At present, there are 342 active cases, out of which 243 are undergoing home isolation treatment. On Thursday, no case was found for Corona in 60 districts of the state. In 24 hours, 2,16, 629 sample tests were done. A total of more than 7.10 lakh tests have been done so far. The recovery rate in the state is 98.6%, while the positivity rate was 0.01% in the last 24 hours.
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Zero active cases of corona in Aligarh
In the state, there are zero active cases of corona in Aligarh, Auraiya, Badaun, Gonda, Unnao, Hamirpur, Deoria, Farrukhabad, Hardoi, Bijnor, Etah, Shahjahanpur, Fatehpur, Mahoba, Sant Kabir Nagar, and Kanpur Dehat. There are no active patients.
Those coming from these states will be monitored
The RT-PCR report of people coming from states where the weekly infection rate is up to 3 percent is mandatory. Apart from this, if there is a certificate for both doses of the vaccine, then there is no need to test. However, quarantine has been advised when coming from outside. It consists of Meghalaya, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Maharashtra, Goa, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Mizoram, Kerala.
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Expert's advice – CAB will prevent infection
Lucknow SGPGI Director Dr. RK Dhiman said, "Corona infection can be brought under control only through CAB i.e. Covid Appropriate Behavior. The threat of a third wave of corona still remains. The next 2 weeks are very important. There are also some festivals during this time, but we have to behave only by being restrained.
In Lucknow, the corona count remained zero after a long time on Monday, but it increased the very next day. We have to understand that the consequences of slight negligence can be very dire. We've lost a lot in the second wave and can't handle that level of transition again. This is the reason why CAB i.e. Covid Appropriate Behavior has to be followed.
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Currently, a national effort is being directed by federal and state governments to provide the latest estimate of the number and distribution of scalloped hammerheads in Australian waters. for (var i = 0; i < window.__SPECTOR_Canvases.length; i++) { if (window.__SPECTOR_Canvases[i] === this) { found = true; break; } } if (!found) { window.__SPECTOR_Canvases.push(this); } } if (captureOnLoad) { // Ensures canvas is in the dom to capture the one we are currently tracking. They are one of very few animals who tan from the sun. An Appendix II listing is different from the Endangered Species Act, as it allows international commercial trade of these species if governments certify that the catch was sustainable. In coastal areas of the Mediterranean Sea, hammerhead sharks in general were once abundant but haven't been seen since 1963 [pdf]. 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Pune is the second largest city in Maharashtra, with a growing population of more than 40 lakhs (4 million). It ranks among the top five HIV prevalence cities in the state.
The reality of the impact that the HIV pandemic is having both globally and locally is becoming one that no one can ignore. Official figures report that in Jan-Oct 2007, 18,039 people in the city were tested for HIV at government testing centres. Of these, 12.27% tested positive. These figures exclude the thousands of people already living with HIV in Pune, along with those who are as yet unaware of their HIV+ status.
Although HIV is a treatable, manageable condition, many PLHIV in Pune are unable to access the free medication to which they are entitled. In February 2008, Indian Express reported that 3,300 people were still on the waiting list to receive life saving anti-retroviral therapy (ART) from Sassoon Hospi
tal's Anti-Retroviral Treatment Center. (Visit AVERT for more information about treatment access issues.)
Does Pune have a problem? Yes.
Does Pune know there is a problem? No.
As few as 8-10% of people infected with HIV actually come forward for help because they fear discrimination and stigma. Unfortunately it is often the people living and working in the poorest socio-economic conditions who are at the greatest risk of contracting HIV. 40% of Pune's population lives in urban slum conditions where a lack of education and access to health information means that people are typically uninformed about HIV. People react to PLHIV with ignorance and fear, leading to discrimination against those who are infected, and to the spread of the virus since people are not empowered to protect themselves.
However, the reality is that HIV is not contained among only marginalized groups in society like the poor, injecting drug users, sex workers or men who have sex with men. In fact, 85% of HIV transmission in Maharashtra is through unprotected heterosexual sex. Silence, Ignorance, Fear, Stigma and Discrimination fuel the spread of HIV in this community.
The Stigma Chakra:
Silence: because of HIV's association with sex and other perceived immoral behaviour, we become silent about HIV. This prevents us from obtaining accurate information, including about HIV transmission and prevention. This then leads to a state of ignorance. We remain ignorant about HIV while accepting myths surrounding HIV, which increase our ignorance. When our only knowledge about something is based on myths, ignorance and silence, we develop irrational fear. We fear everything that has to do with HIV, and our fear leads to stigma. The stigmatisation then leads to discrimination against people living with and affected by HIV, the groups deemed most at risk for HIV, and those looking for accurate information about HIV in order to protect themselves. Stigma and discrimination lead to more silence, and so the vicious cycle continues.
The Wake Up Pune solution? Foster new attitudes about HIV and AIDS… Encourage people to become HIV Positive. This means:
• Positive about Education – educating ourselves and others about HIV and AIDS
• Positive about Awareness – raising awareness in our wider community
• Positive about Support – reaching out to people living with and affected by HIV and AIDS
See also : HIV Testing centres in Pune


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Oxford Bioscience Partners Venture Capital Boston, Massachusetts, United States Oxford Bioscience Partners (OBP), established in 1992, is a venture capital firm that provides equity financing and management assistance 98
Square 1 Bank Venture Debt Durham, North Carolina, United States Square 1 Bank is a full-service commercial bank that provides financial services to entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. 94
CMEA Capital Venture Capital San Francisco, California, United States CMEA Capital caters seed, early, and later stage venture, private equity, and debt financing investments and is based in California. 94
Healthbox Accelerator Chicago, Illinois, United States Healthbox is a business accelerator in the healthcare industry that provides healthcare entrepreneurs with industry access and insights. 92
HIG Capital Private Equity Firm Miami, Florida, United States HIG Capital is an American global private equity and alternative assets investment firm with over $20 billion of capital under management. 92
Hercules Capital, Inc. Venture Debt Palo Alto, California, United States Hercules Capital, a California-based company, lends to technology, life sciences, and sustainable technology companies. 88
T. Rowe Price Private Equity Firm Baltimore, Maryland, United States T. Rowe Price is a Maryland-based investment management firm dedicated to funding technology startups. 87
Hasso Plattner Ventures Family Investment Office Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany Hasso Plattner Ventures is the investment arm of Hasso Plattner, co-founder and chairman of SAP 87
Qualcomm San Diego, California, United States Qualcomm designs, manufactures, and markets digital wireless telecommunications products and services. 83
Burrill & Company Venture Capital San Francisco, California, United States Burrill & Company is a venture capital and private equity firm that invests in life sciences, biotechnology, and healthcare companies. 83
Boston Millennia Partners Private Equity Firm Boston, Massachusetts, United States Boston Millennia Partners provides private equity financing to high growth companies in the healthcare and business services industries. 82
Texas Venture Labs Accelerator Austin, Texas, United States Housed at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center, Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs (TVL) provides direct links to the 81
Essex Woodlands Health Ventures Venture Capital Palo Alto, California, United States Essex Woodlands is a healthcare growth equity and venture capital firm. 78
Prospect Venture Partners Venture Capital Palo Alto, California, United States Prospect Venture Partners is a Palo Alto, California based venture capital firm with over $1B of capital under management. 76
Oxford Finance Corporation Private Equity Firm Alexandria, Virginia, United States Oxford Finance, headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, is a specialty financial services firm that provides capital exclusively to life scie 76
Cherrystone Angel Group Angel Group Providence, Rhode Island, United States Providence based angel group interested in biopharma, medical device and tech startups in New England. 72
Wellcome Trust Government Office London, England, United Kingdom Wellcome Trust is a UK-based medical research charity that funds research with the ultimate aim of protecting and improving human and 70
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L-Acoustics has announced the recent appointment of Franck Fabry to the position of regional sales manager for Canada. Reporting directly to Michael Palmer, L-Acoustics' new head of sales for the U.S. and Canada, Fabry's primary responsibility is to look after all of the manufacturer's Canadian territories.
Raised and educated in Switzerland, France, and the United States, with additional cross-cultural knowledge gained while doing business across six continents, Fabry brings more than 17 years of experience serving the Canadian market for companies like Bosch/Telex and Meyer Sound Laboratories, the latter of which he spent the past four years with as sales manager for Canada.
Making his first official public appearance with L-Acoustics at CITT's Expo-Scene at the Palais des congrès de Montréal on March 28 and 29, Fabry will be managing the manufacturer's Canadian network of certified providers (CP) as well as working directly with consultants, contractors, touring production companies, and other key accounts. In tandem with André Pichette, who will spearhead dedicated applications support for Canada, Fabry will be paying particularly close attention to commercial and fixed installation projects.
"There is no doubt that Canada is a fast-growing, strategic market for L-Acoustics, and Franck's presence as our brand ambassador there further underscores our commitment to our northern providers and customers," says L-Acoustics, Inc. Head of Sales Michael Palmer. "Prior to joining our team, he was instrumental in a number of very high-profile installations throughout the territory, and we're already seeing the measurable benefits of his networking, knowledge and enthusiasm as we move forward with new projects in the region."
"I look forward to supporting our Canadian CP partners—systems integrators and rental companies alike—helping them solve a variety of technical and creative challenges, and focusing on bringing new project opportunities where listener experience and sound quality are the ultimate motivators," says Fabry. "It's my goal to ensure that regional and vertical market coverage are fully optimized, and I plan to share insight within the L-Acoustics organization about the unique cultural distinctiveness and geographic challenges of the Canadian professional audio market."
For more information, contact L-Acoustics US: 805-604-0577, info.us@l-acoustics.com, www.l-acoustics.com.
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How To Find An LGBTQ+-Inclusive Therapist Or Doctor
One in 7 LGBTQ+ people avoid seeking medical advice for fear of discrimination from staff. Here's how to find a doctor, health care professional, or therapist who's part of the community or an ally
Casey Tanner, MA, CST, LCPC
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We know that LGBTQ+ people are at a higher risk of experiencing depression, anxiety, and poor mental health. Stonewall's recent "LGBT in Britain: Health Report" found that homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, and discrimination could be a direct cause of this. Unfortunately, they also found that 1 in 7 LGBTQ+ people avoid getting a check-up for fear of discrimination from medical staff.
Whatever your identity, you deserve to feel listened to and understood by your medical practitioners. Sadly, this isn't always the case, which often makes finding an LGBTQ+-inclusive doctor or therapist feel like a daunting task.
"We live in a world that is run by cisgender, heterosexual people," Dr. Michael Beattie, a psychologist at Chartered Counselling, tells Flo. "That world is built for, and makes assumptions around, everyone being like that. If you don't identify that way, then it can make many things more difficult, including access to health care.
"Research has also highlighted that some health care professionals don't see the barriers that LGBTQ+ people face when accessing health care because of privilege – they don't experience those problems themselves."
Some of these barriers may include being misgendered, assumptions about pregnancy and STI status, and being given forms to fill in that don't list your gender identity as an option.
When you're already feeling unwell, coming out to your doctors, advocating for your health, and seeking medical treatment can be really tiring.
Dr. Kecia Gaither, OB-GYN and doctor of maternal-fetal medicine, says that LGBTQ+ people also face another unnecessary barrier. They can experience "difficulty in finding health providers that are knowledgeable on the needs of LGBTQ+ patients. [In some countries,] providers may also refuse to care for LGBTQ+ patients, citing moral or religious rationales."
This has a direct impact on their physical and mental health: "LGBTQ+ patients delay care for concerns of being mistreated or discriminated against. There are also inequities in health insurance sectors and cost-related hurdles to medical care."
In this Flo guide, three medical professionals will explain how you can navigate difficult conversations and find the right LGBTQ+-inclusive doctor or therapist for you.
How to find an LGBTQ+-inclusive doctor or therapist
First up, there are a few practical steps you can take to try and identify whether a doctor or medical practice is LGBTQ+-inclusive. Head to their website and see if they have an LGBTQ+ health care area or initiative listed as a starting point. For example, UCLA Health has an initiative where they share resources, patient testimonies, and advice for LGBTQ+ patients, their families, and doctors. Yale runs a similar mental health initiative, and London Friend offers support in the UK.
Alongside checking their website, Dr. James Barrett, director of the Gender Identity Clinic, says you may want to go into the clinic to establish if they have any LGBTQ+ flags on display as a demonstration of allyship. This may signify that the people working within the clinic are allies and equipped to deliver good LGBTQ+ health care.
Word-of-mouth recommendations are also useful here. Ask LGBTQ+ friends to share health care professionals they know and trust or seek advice from advocacy platforms and allies online. Dr. Beattie notes that organizations like cliniQ, the Terrence Higgins Trust, and the Gender Identity Clinic can direct you to clinics that are LGBTQ+-inclusive in your area. In the U.S., the GLMA (Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality, previously known as the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association) has an online directory of providers.
You might also want to connect with other LGBTQ+ people through platforms like Reddit and Trans Wiki, where health care resources and experiences are shared freely.
Should you come out to your doctor?
Coming out to anyone is a personal choice, and you should only do so if you feel safe and comfortable. If you're seeing a health care professional because you have the flu or a broken arm, you might decide it's not the right time to do so. That's OK. After all, Stonewall's "LGBT in Britain: Health Report'' found that 13 percent of the community has experienced some form of unequal treatment from health care staff because they're LGBTQ+.
However, Dr. Barrett says that it's often useful to disclose your sexuality or gender identity for very practical reasons. He says your doctor should use open language with you by asking you if you have a partner at home to check if you have someone to look after you if you have a procedure.
Dr. Gaither agrees, explaining that it's "very important for providers to be aware [that their patient is LGBTQ+]" and to take the time to develop a comprehensive understanding of what LGBTQ+-affirming care looks like. She says, " LGBTQ+ patients are a growing segment presenting for care. These patients often suffer from chronic conditions and experience higher rates of sexual and physical violence."
If you're unsure how to navigate the conversation of coming out to your doctor, Dr. Beattie explains that you can opt to access specialist health care, such as LGBTQ+ sexual health clinics or nonprofit organizations. "For trans people, in particular, there's a phenomenon of the 'trans cold,' where their gender identity is foregrounded and that becomes the focus," he says. Visiting a health care professional who understands trans issues can make all the difference.
If you feel at all uncomfortable when speaking to your health care provider about your gender identity or sexuality, you can file an official complaint, if you feel able. You may also want to tell a friend what happened so they can support you.
Remember to put yourself first
Practicing self-compassion is one of the most important things you can do for yourself when searching for LGBTQ+-inclusive health care.
When you're not getting the care you need, it can feel very isolating. Advocating for your health, fighting for access, and feeling like who you are is misunderstood are also exhausting. You deserve good health care and have patient's rights, but you also deserve to take a step back if you're feeling worn down. Remember, too, that when you're not well, you often feel more vulnerable.
Advocacy platforms like Stonewall, the Gender Identity Clinic, the Trevor Project, and the LGBT Community Center can help you here. Reach out to them for resources, support, and advice. We've added links below.
"Be kind to yourself because ultimately the result of gender trauma, which is the root of most homophobia, is self-loathing, and that's why many LGBTQ+ people are at risk of poorer health outcomes," says Dr. Beattie. "Do things that give you joy and connect with others."
Resources to help you find an LGBTQ+-inclusive doctor or therapist
Please note these resources are just for reference and are in no way associated with Flo
Gay And Lesbian Medical Association
The LGBT Community Center
National LGBT Health Education Center
Care Dash
National LGBT Chamber of Commerce
One Medical
Out2Enroll
Pink Therapy
Gendered Intelligence
Gender GP
London Friend
Mind Out
Your Community Health
Trans Hub
Transgender Victoria
Trans Care BC
Rainbow Health Ontario
If you've been affected by anything in this piece or are struggling with your mental health and would like to speak to someone, Flo has gathered links to support services that might be helpful. Please visit this page for helplines in different countries.
"LGBT in Britain Health." Stonewall, www.stonewall.org.uk/lgbt-britain-health. Accessed 1 Nov. 2021.
Halkitis, Perry Opinion N. Contributor. "What's Making the LGBTQ Community Sick? To Start, Discrimination and Trauma." TheHill, 15 Apr. 2021, thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/548381-whats-making-the-lgbtq-community-sick-to-start-discrimination-and-trauma. Accessed 10 Nov. 2021.
"LGBTQ Resources: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) Resources - UCLA Health." UCLA, www.uclahealth.org/lgbtq. Accessed 10 Nov. 2021.
London Friend. "Home Page." London Friend, 26 Mar. 2020, londonfriend.org.uk. Accessed 10 Nov. 2021.
"Yale LGBTQ Mental Health Initiative." Yale Health, medicine.yale.edu/lgbtqmentalhealth. Accessed 10 Nov. 2021.
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4 generations of SDSU grads / Halbkats, of Webster, named Family of Year
By Dave Graves January 10, 2020
Posing with children, grandchildren, in-laws and friends following an SDSU football game in 2018 are Jack (back row, second from left) and Mary (front row, standing second from left) Halbkat, of Webster. Most will be back on campus Feb. 15 when the Halbkats are recognized as South Dakota State University Family of the Year.
Spanning four generations with SDSU branches on both sides of the family tree, the Jack and Mary (Bowar) Halbkat (Halb—kat) family of Webster has been named the 2020 Family of the Year at South Dakota State University.
The Halbkats were selected by the South Dakota State University Alumni Association in cooperation with Staters for State, the student alumni organization. They will be recognized at halftime of the Feb. 15 women's basketball game against Purdue Fort Wayne as well as at a luncheon before the game.
Jack Halbkat was the first Halbkat to graduate from State, earning a bachelor's in pharmacy in 1962, but his mother-in-law, Casilda (Bunkers) Bowar (pronounced Bauer) earned a two-year teaching certificate in 1930.
In the generations that followed, three of Jack and Mary's four children graduated from State, John III, Kathryn (Missy) Baker and Mark. Their fourth child, Matthew, graduated from North Dakota State College of Science .
Also attending SDSU were John's spouse (Darla Wevik Halbkat) and two grandchildren (Halle Halbkat Mallard, Benjamin Halbkat) with a third grandchild (Abigail Baker) currently enrolled. In addition, several cousins, nieces and nephews of Mary Halbkat have attended or graduated from SDSU: Ginny Bunkers-Ford, Celeste Bowar Knoff, Michael Knoff, Carmen Bowar Schall, David Bowar Jr. and Mikhayla Haider.
The family's connection to State goes so far back that the Coughlin Campanile wasn't even on campus. And it wouldn't have been if Casilda (Bunkers) Bowar had anything to do with it. She was part of a student effort advocating for a swimming pool rather than the campanile, the 165-foot freestanding bell tower that serves as the campus landmark.
Her grandson, John III, of Huron, remembers that Granny would joke "'What did I know?' because the campanile has been an enduring monument and a swimming pool would have been long gone."
She was unique because she earned a two-year teaching certificate at a time when many were only earning one-year certificates and going off to teach in country schools. Bowar also was unique in that she was a member of the rifle team. The wool sweater she had as a part of that team has become a family heirloom, Jack Halbkat said.
Hobo Days & Halbkats
Mary Halbkat remembers growing up in the 1940s in Colman and her grandpa would "put lots of us kids in the car and we would go for the Hobo Day parade." She has attended a Hobo Day parade in seven different decades.
Today Hobo Day is a bigger drawing card on the Halbkat family calendar than Christmas.
John Halbkat is the primary organizer of the family's Hobo Day celebration. Some are already into Brookings by Thursday night. Friday night is the family dinner at Cubby's. "Last year my reservation was for 34," John said. Saturday is the parade, tailgating and the game. They tailgate in the picnic area behind Briggs Library with a group of 50 that includes friends as well as dozens of Halbkats and Bowars.
The Hobo Day celebration began to expand when John and Darla Halbkat's daughter, Halle, enrolled in fall 2012, John Halbkat said.
Parade memories
Jack and Mary Halbkat were active in campus activities when he was a student. They would come back for Hobo Day after returning to Webster to work in the family pharmacy. He remembers establishing a friendship with Brookings resident and future governor George S. Mickelson while attending the Hobo Day parade.
As a student, he recalls the Hobo Mobiles, which could be described as a shanty on wheels, sometimes three stories high.
Halbkat went to State during a time when ornate floats were an expectation, especially of the College of Pharmacy. "Pharmics," as they were called then, perennially took the "most beautiful" award in the parade. Juniors were assigned to build the float. Halbkat recalled his class didn't let the college down in 1960.
"It was three swans pulling a sleigh into the sky. We carved swans out of big blocks of Styrofoam. The gal riding on it was to wear a formal. We obtained a mink coat for her because it was cold," Jack Halbkat said.
Connected through music groups
He also was part of the early years of the Statesmen. That men's chorus was formed in 1956 and directed by John Rezatto, who returned in 1984 to direct the Statesmen alumni.
Halbkat's love for music has passed through the generations. Son John was a member of Statesmen for three years. Grandson Benjamin Halbkat was a member of Statesmen for three years, the Civic Symphony for one year, pep band for three years and The Pride of the Dakotas Marching Band for four years. Granddaughter Halle Halbkat Mallard was a member of The Pride and the Civic Symphony for four years, and the pep band and jazz ensemble for a year.
When the Statesmen held a 60-year reunion in 2016, Jack, John and Benjamin Halbkat were introduced as the only three-generation family present. The reunion coincided with a home football game, so the alumni singers and the current Statesmen had the privilege of singing the national anthem to open the game.
Jack and John stood beside one another on the field and band director Kevin Kessler gave permission for Benjamin to leave The Pride to join the Statesmen for the song.
"It was very meaningful," John said of the family memory.
Connected through faith
Another constant is the lives of Halbkats while on campus has been the Catholic Campus Parish. Jack was living in the now-demolished Development Hall just north of Catholic Campus Parish in 1960, when it was being built. "It wasn't any more than 30 or 40 feet from my bedroom window," he said. The following year Jack and Mary lived in Married Student Housing, so they remained a stone's throw from the parish.
Mary remembers taking John there for Mass as an infant. All of the Halbkat children—John, Kathryn and Mark—participated in Catholic Campus Parish activities as did John's children Benjamin and Halle and Kathryn's daughter Abby.
"Catholic Campus Parish has been a strong link to stay connected to the faith for a lot of the family. The draw and pull there has been strong for all our family," John said
John is a commercial economics graduate while Kathryn and Mark followed their dad's lead and earned pharmacy degrees. Mark was awarded his diploma in 1989, the same year that Mary earned her bachelor's in nursing degree with honors through the RN Upward Mobility program, taking most of her classes in Aberdeen.
They each walked through with their respective classes at graduation in Frost Arena. "It was very touching. It did make your eyes tear up," Mary recalled.
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Faces of Page: Arleen Miller
By: Phil Clark - Updated: 1 month ago
Arleen Miller was born in Waterflow, New Mexico, at her grandmother's house, near Shiprock. One week later, her parents brought her back to Arizona where she lived in different trading posts until they moved to Tuba City in 1950. She loves the beauty of the people and the scenery of northern Arizona, and she prefers the remoteness of the area to the more densely populated regions.
Growing up in Tuba City, her parents were Navajo traders who operated the Tuba City Trading Post for many years. For her, the area was beautiful and growing up there was a wonderful experience. Even though she was one of the handful of Anglos living there, she felt at home. She remembers she didn't see hate or discontent and the people got along well. Her family was respected by the other locals. Skin color didn't mean anything to her. Arleen learned some Navajo words and could communicate with her Diné friends and customers.
Some of her friends went to the Tuba City Boarding School, which had only two rooms back then. Grades one through five were in one room. And grades six through eight were in the other. Beyond, 8th-grade kids had to go out of town to school. She completed 8th grade and then went to St. Joseph Catholic Boarding School in Prescott, Arizona.
Phil Miller was born in Tuba City. Arleen knew Phil growing up and he would later be her husband. He lived in the community as well and had to leave town to finish high school too. He went to school in Wasatch, Utah. Arleen remembers hearing that when Phil was born, he had almost no hair. He was in the hospital with Native American babies who all seemed to be born with a full head of hair. She chuckled as she said it was easy for his grandparents to find him in the nursery at the hospital.
In 1972 the pair moved to Page without a job and hoped to get on at the then new Navajo Generating Station in LeChee. Soon they bought and operated a store called "Page Photos and Gifts," and also bought a clothing store called "Pansies," which later merged to become "Page Photos, Gifts, Fashions and Fabrics." She got to know a lot of people here that way. She would count out change in Navajo.
While she lived in Tuba City, she would visit Page when the Glen Canyon Dam was being built.
"Page Camp", as it was first known, grew in the early years until the dam was built. Page was incorporated as a city on March 1, 1975. She still has a copy of the newspaper announcing the "new city." When the dam was completed, Page downsized to some 150 families. As NGS was being built, the town grew to 7,000. In 2017, Page had 7,550 residents.
Back then, Page was pretty isolated. For example, Arizona State Route 98 didn't exist and there was no direct route to Kayenta from Page.
With the isolation, transportation was difficult. One year, her husband gave her 10 hours of flying lessons as a Christmas present. Because the instructor would not travel to Tuba City – unless there were at least two students – Phil bought lessons for both of them. Phil wanted to learn to fly and thought his wife might like to learn as well. Arleen hadn't considered that option at first. When she was learning, she had to overcome motion sickness. The first two lessons almost made her sick.
As she learned to pay close attention to what was going on, she found that her motion sickness almost went away as her attention became focused on flying the plane and operating the controls. So that both Phil and Arleen could learn to fly, Phil would drive to Flagstaff and his flying lesson would take him to Tuba City.
Arleen's lesson would take her from Tuba City back to Flagstaff where she would drive their car back to Tuba City to meet her husband again.
One day, while they were taking lessons, the plane didn't behave correctly, and the plane had to land again. Phil asked if she had checked the ailerons on the plane. She said she had. After landing, they realized that the ailerons had become icy. Because the runway and taxiway were dirt and it had rained, the rain had coated the wings and froze on the ailerons as the plane was taking off.
Another time, the training plane's engine just stopped running and Phil had to glide the plane to a landing in the desert between Tuba City and Rare Metals mill. The plane was not seriously damaged, and it turned out that the linkage to the carburetor had become disconnected.
Once the plane was loaded onto a trailer and taken to the highway, Phil was able to connect the carburetor linkage and the pilot flew back to Flagstaff. That wasn't the last of the exciting training flights. The single propeller once fell off of a plane and it landed on Interstate 40. Back then, there wasn't much traffic and it was pretty safe to land on the freeway.
Once they both earned their pilot's license, they were able to fly all over on their only day off each week, the only way to travel with so little free time. Running the store kept them busy six days per week and they looked forward to exploring on their day off. They owned several different planes over the years including their first plane, a Cessna 172 and later a 182.
With their skills as pilots, they participated in flying competitions. One of the games she remembers is flying over the airport's wind sock and dropping a rolled-up sock ball. The pilot whose sock ball was closest to the windsock would win a nice prize.
Phil and Arleen loved to fly, and flying was a way to keep in contact with their friends and family members. Arleen even went on a glider and it was a completely new experience. What she noticed the most was how silent the flight was. She had not known a more silent way to fly. Another time she went parachuting with Phil south of Phoenix. They were 12,500 feet above the ground. They fell the first 5,000 feet in 51 seconds before deploying the parachute and safely drifted to the ground. No one got hurt and it was a treasured memory for both of them. They have also parasailed on Lake Powell and rode in a power parachute.
After flying for 26 years, one day, in 2016 her younger son surprised her by coming to Page with a flight instructor. Arleen thought she was just going for a ride in an airplane when the instructor asked her if she would like to take the controls. For the first time in 26 years, she flew the plane and successfully taxied, took off, flew for an hour and landed it.
Much like riding a bicycle, it was as if she had never forgotten how to fly. The pilot also agreed to take two clients from Helping Hands up in the air, something they had never done before. With smiling faces, the pilot gave them their very own flight log book, signed with that day's flight. The pilot also signed Arleen's flight book for the time she flew.
Later on, Arleen became involved with Helping Hands Agency, which helps disabled people by volunteering her time. Seeing the happy faces, whenever she came home from volunteering, she did so with "a happy heart."
Once Helping Hands put on a play of "Alice in Wonderland" and Arleen made the costume for Alice. For years, Arleen sponsored horseback riding for the clients of Helping Hands. Most of the "kids," as she calls the clients, had never been on a horse before, especially the wheelchair-users. Their faces lit up when they were placed on the back of the horse and rode around. Once a year, she still arranges for horse rides at Helping Hands.
She and Phil kept active in flying by sponsoring hot-air balloons for the annual Page-Lake Powell Balloon Regatta and as a board member for the organization. They flew many times in a balloon and arranged for rides for clients at Helping Hands to ride in a balloon. Most hadn't ever been in a balloon.
In the initiation ceremony for first-time passengers, the pilot would put a small rug on the ground.
The passenger – holding their hands behind their back – would have to pick up a glass of champagne off the ground with their mouth. As the passenger picked up the glass of champagne, the new balloon passenger would receive a water baptism after everyone recited the Balloonist's Prayer.
One of her current hobbies is cross-stitch. Over the years, Arleen created countless cross-stitch pieces, which she usually gives away. She still stitches and her home has many beautiful examples of poems and inspirational verses framed by a detailed cross-stitch pattern and then framed under glass.
To thank the hot-air balloon pilot, Arleen gave him a cross-stitch piece she had made with the Balloonist's Prayer. A client named Rick at Helping Hands wanted her to help him cross-stitch an award to owners of the agency at a presentation. He even learned to put his name on the piece as the creator.
Arleen and Phil had four children: two boys and two girls. Family reunions are usually a busy time with 12 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. Arleen's family lives all over the country. They visit her often and she looks forward to seeing them. Her eldest son lives nearby and helps her around the house. Arleen said, "Page has always had many wonderful people." She enjoys living in Page and hopes to be here a lot longer. She loves waking up to the scenery of the area and can't think of a better place to live.
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Center for Inquiry On Campus promotes and defends reason, science, and freedom of inquiry in education. We are committed to the enhancement of freethought, skepticism, secularism, humanism, philosophical naturalism, rationalism, and atheism on college and high school campuses throughout North America and around the world.
CFI On Campus provides leadership training, volunteer opportunities, internships, and educational resources for students through its network of international affiliates. We also coordinate national and global activism and service campaigns, and help students create welcoming spaces for those who exercise curiosity and a passion for evidence-based thinking.
Students can get involved in spreading skepticism, secularism, and critical thinking by joining a CFI On Campus affiliate group, or by starting one of their own. Both students and faculty can visit our resources page to see what we have to offer. Email us if you have questions or need help.
Benefits of Affiliating
When you affiliate your group with CFI, you become connected to our professional and personal network. Along with those connections, we offer several benefits to affiliate groups and their members:
Access to the speakers bureau and help with booking speakers
Promotional materials including Skeptical Inquirer magazine and Free Inquiry, stickers, bookmarks, books, brochures, and other periodicals
Exposure on our website on the CFI On Campus blog
Groups can apply for grants to help cover the cost of events
Downloadables on the website to help with specific campaigns, awareness projects, activism, and organizing
Subscription to Skeptical Inquirer at a special student rate of $19.96
Discounted admission to Center for Inquiry conferences
Invitation to apply for CFI internships and to receive job opening bulletins
Plus, we have staff here that can help you with all areas of campus organizing. We know that it can be hard to establish a structure, to plan successful events, to attract new members, and to keep your group alive over the summer. Just send us an email if you ever have questions.
In 1996, the Council for Secular Humanism, North America's leading organization for ethical, non-religious people, brought seven college students to its headquarters at the Center for Inquiry Transnational in Amherst, New York. These seven students wanted to establish a network of non-believers and critical rationalists on university and college campuses around the world. They were concerned by the rising tide of religious-political extremism and anti-scientific outlooks among members of their generation, as well as the lack of a strong and supportive community for young freethinkers. Some came from families or communities that were openly hostile towards religious unbelievers.
The students agreed that there were dangers inherent in the present religious assaults on academic freedom, civil liberties and scientific literacy in the United States. They outlined their concerns in a Declaration of Necessity, which they then distributed via the Internet. The results were astounding. Within a year, seven students' dream had become a successful reality: forty campus groups were soon established or affiliated with what was then known as the Campus Freethought Alliance. The founding students set a goal of adding one hundred new student groups to CFA during their second year.
Since then, the movement has continued to grow, and has received strong support from the Center for Inquiry. In 2004, CFA changed its name to the Center for Inquiry On Campus to better reflect its commitment to the ideals put forth by the Center for Inquiry. CFI's campus outreach initiative now has two full-time coordinators at its international headquarters at the Center for Inquiry. In addition, there are many student volunteers involved in various the Center for Inquiry programs, campaigns and development activities.
The Center for Inquiry is the home of Skeptical Inquirer, Free Inquiry, American Rationalist, and Philo among numerous other publications. It is an ally for hundreds of skeptic and humanist groups across the United States and throughout the world. From CFI, scientists, philosophers, media professionals and members of the public obtain objective information about fringe science, paranormal, supernatural and religious claims.
There are CFI groups and communities in Hollywood, New York City, Toronto, Indiana, Michigan, Washington D.C., and Tampa, and in France, Germany, Russia, Peru, and other countries. The Center for Inquiry is headquartered in Amherst, New York, adjacent to the State University of New York at Buffalo. CFI is a resource for the local and academic communities and a hub for secularism, skepticism, and science-supporters of all kinds around the world.
Since 1996, CFI On Campus (formerly CFA) has promoted and worked to enhance freethought, skepticism, secularism, humanism, philosophical naturalism, rationalism, and atheism on campuses across North America and around the world.
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Burnaby, BC – SFU Hockey is proud to announce the first Defenceman of the 2018/19 recruit class Jamieson Ree. The Surrey native wrapped up his junior career by winning the Inter-Pipeline Cup as a member of the AJHL champion Spruce Grove Saints. The 6'2" 203lb d-man collected 22 points (5G 17A) during the 2017/18 season and added another 5 points (1G 4A) in the Saints playoff run.
"We are really happy to have Jamieson on board" Said SFU Head Coach Mark Coletta. "He's a big, solid defenceman and brings championship experience to the team." he added. Ree will be joining a veteran-heavy defense core led by BCIHL All-Star Matthew Berry-Lamontagna. Coletta looks forward to adding Jamieson to what already looks to be one of the strongest defenses in the BCIHL.
After coming up through the Semiahmoo Minor hockey and Valley West Hawks programs, Ree spent one year split between the PJHL and KIJHL before moving to the praries where he split the next three years between Whitecourt, Llyodminster and Spruce Grove in the AJHL and Weyburn of the SJHL. In 182 games of junior hockey he put up 15 goals and 51 assists. Ree describes himself as a "hard-working player who plays with a lot of passion, and hopes to help the team succeed on the ice." He will be studying psychology at SFU.
SFU Men's Hockey was re-established in 2004 and competes in the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League. The program focuses on competition, academics, and community service as its core values. For more information about the SFU Hockey program, please visit www.sfuhockey.com
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