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Even though some states have started easing restrictions due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, you still may be spending most of your time at home. (See how ERIE is responding to the pandemic in our COVID-19 Information Center.)
With warmer weather, perhaps you've started tackling new projects like digging a garden, landscaping, or teaching your kids how to master new chores.
However you're spending your time, take a moment to familiarize yourself with four common safety risks that can be more prevalent during this era of social distancing.
How to Outsmart Four Common Safety Risks During Quarantine
Your local ERIE agent can explain how to protect the people and things that matter most by customizing your homeowners insurance. Here are four things worth talking about:
Risk No. 1: Cybercrime and phishing scams
The problem
Due to social distancing directives, many people are staying connected virtually (hello, Zoom!) and doing more online shopping. While we're fortunate to live in a day and age where this is possible, more time spent online comes with added risks. Be aware that as you engage in more of these activities, your exposure to cybercrime also increases.
Safety tips
The Federal Trade Commission warns against accepting an unexpected invite for a video conference, even if it's sent by a name you know. Check with the "sender" to make sure it's a real invitation before clicking on the link.
The same goes for emails, robocalls, and text messages asking for you to provide personal or financial information. Scammers are getting savvy, so even if it's a message from a friend, your bank, or even your boss, call the company or person asking for this information to make sure it's legit.
Coverage to consider
ERIE offers identity recovery coverage with all ErieSecure Home® bundles and as an add-on to our Home Protector policies. Through August 2020, we're extending support services to assist in recovering from possible identity theft at no additional cost to include our customers' extended family members, including those not residing with the policyholder. This includes:
- Adult children (26 or older), their spouse, and their children
- Parents, including stepparents and legally adoptive parents
- Siblings, including step-siblings and adoptive siblings
Related reading:
- Could You Spot These Coronavirus Cyber Scams?
- 10 Simple Tips for Safe Online Shopping
- How to Freeze Your Credit (and When You Might Need To)
Risk No. 2: Stir-crazy kids
The problem
In addition to their around-the-clock snack requests, kids are getting bored… and into trouble. It only takes one flushed action figure or an aspiring culinary feast gone awry to result in a minor household damage claim.
Safety tips
- Make sure you have a smoke detector on every floor in your home. Test your units every six months to ensure they're working properly. For a long-term solution, consider a 10-year sealed lithium battery smoke detector.
- Don't forget about carbon monoxide detectors, too – especially near gas-fired furnaces or heating appliances.
- Clear the space around your stovetop. Flammable items like wooden spoons and paper towels should be stored at a safe distance. Stow a general multi-purpose fire extinguisher in your kitchen, and learn how to use it.
- Use brackets, anchors, and other security equipment on items like televisions, dressers, bookshelves, and any kind of furniture or appliance that could easily tip over.
Coverage to consider
If it's been a while, talk to your local ERIE agent for a free coverage review of your homeowners insurance. Make sure to ask about Guaranteed Replacement Cost1, so you can rest easy knowing that you'll be able to rebuild your home after a major loss without worrying about depreciation or construction costs. With our Equipment Breakdown Coverage2, included in the ErieSecure Home® Select bundle, you can get an extra cushion of protection for major appliances and home systems right in your homeowners policy when you also have Sewer and Drain Backup Coverage. The bundle is an option that can be added to your base policy for additional premium, so talk to your local agent about how to add it to yours.
Related reading:
- The Ultimate Backyard Safety Checklist
- 8 Easy Ways to Make Your Home Safer
- 30 Screen-Free Activities Your Family Can Enjoy This Summer
Risk No. 3: Empty apartments or houses
The problem
If you're sheltering in place with family or at a secondary home, your empty abode might be open to more risks, such as burglaries or undetected water leaks.
Safety tips:
- Double-check all your home's locks. Securely lock all windows and doors. Make sure that any sliding glass doors have security bolts installed.
- Leave an outside light on (a motion-sensor light is ideal). Put indoor lights on timers. Safety experts claim that lighting may reduce burglary and vandalism by as much as 50 percent.
- Install a monitored home security system.
- Turn off the main water valve to your house. (In the winter, remember to drain water lines and keep a steady temperature to prevent frozen pipes.)
- Test your sump pump to ensure it's working properly.
Coverage to consider
Personal property coverage through your homeowners policy protects items inside your home from damage, theft and loss. Ask your local ERIE agent about adding sewer or drain backup coverage to your homeowners insurance policy. This endorsement provides coverage if water or sewage backs up into your house through sewers or drains, or overflows from inside a sump pump or other system designed to remove water that drains from your foundation. (Sublimits apply for
this coverage.)
Related reading:
- What's a Home Inventory, and Why Do I Need One?
- 5 Sneaky Sources of Water Leaks
- Six Ways to Prevent Home Water Damage
Risk No. 4: Slips, falls, and dog bites
The problem
Social distancing may mean fewer trips to the store and more packages on your doorstep. But with a steady stream of people stepping foot on your property, an accidental stumble or an overly protective canine could turn into an injury — or even a lawsuit.
Safety tips:
- Inspect your walkways and driveways. Your front walkway is a prime spot for a slip-and-fall accident, so have any cracked or uneven areas fixed ASAP.
- Find a safe place for your pets. A constantly opening and closing door makes it easy for pets to escape and possibly harm a delivery person. A better idea is to keep pets in a secured room or wing of the house or have them in a safe place in your backyard if possible.
- Test the railing for your front steps if you have one. If it feels rickety, take the time to secure it in place.
Coverage to consider
Your liability on your homeowners insurance policy can protect your assets in the event someone gets hurt on your property. ERIE also offers Personal Catastrophe Liability (PCL) policies for an extra layer of protection. Commonly called an umbrella policy, a PCL policy can add an extra $1 million or more to both your auto and your homeowners liability limits (Higher coverage amounts can be purchased. An ERIE agent can help you decide what's right for you.)
Related reading:
- 8 Homeowners Insurance Coverages You Need
- Facts and Tips About Dog Bite Prevention
- How to Prevent Dog Bites
Looking out for you
At Erie Insurance, we value your future security as well as your present needs. So we're always thinking about ways to protect you, your loved ones and your home — both today and in the years ahead. Ask your local ERIE agent to talk you through your coverage options and learn how you can protect what matters most.
Guaranteed Replacement Cost applies to dwelling and requires home improvements over $5,000 to be reported within 90 days – not available with all policies and in all states. Coverage of costs to comply with laws or ordinances is subject to limits and other restrictions. Depreciation will be deducted until repair or replacement is made. Talk to an ERIE agent for more information.
Coverage is not available if the Select bundle does not include sewer and drain backup. Coverage is capped at $50,000 per occurrence and the policy deductible applies. Claims are subject to ERIE's surcharge program. Details are contained in the policy. Subject to terms, conditions and exclusions. Not available in all states. Talk to an ERIE agent for policy details and state-specific policy information and refer to our disclaimer for additional information.
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Sports Physicals
You already know that playing sports helps keep you fit. You also know that sports are a fun way to socialize and meet people. But you might not know why the physical you may have to take at the beginning of your sports season is so important.
In the sports medicine field, the sports physical exam is known as a preparticipation physical examination (PPE). The exam helps determine whether it's safe for you to participate in a particular sport. Most states actually require that kids and teens have a sports physical before they can start a new sport or begin a new competitive season. But even if a PPE isn't required, doctors still highly recommend them.
What Is a Sports Physical?
There are two main parts to a sports physical: the medical history and the physical exam.
Medical history. This part of the exam includes questions about:
• serious illnesses among other family members
• illnesses that you had when you were younger or may have now, such as asthma, diabetes, or epilepsy
• previous hospitalizations or surgeries
• allergies (to insect bites, for example)
• past injuries (including concussions, sprains, or bone fractures)
• whether you've ever passed out, felt dizzy, had chest pain, or had trouble breathing during exercise
• any medications that you are on (including over-the-counter medications, herbal supplements, and prescription medications)
The medical history questions are usually on a form that you can bring home, so ask your parents to help you fill in the answers. If possible, ask both parents about family medical history.
Looking at patterns of illness in your family is a very good indicator of any potential conditions you may have. Most sports medicine doctors believe the medical history is the most important part of the sports physical exam, so take time to answer the questions carefully. It's unlikely that any health conditions you have will prevent you from playing sports completely.
Answer the questions as well as you can. Try not to guess the answers or give answers you think your doctor wants.
Physical examination. During the physical part of the exam, the doctor will usually:
• record your height and weight
• take a blood pressure and pulse (heart rate and rhythm) reading
• test your vision
• check your heart, lungs, abdomen, ears, nose, and throat
• evaluate your posture, joints, strength, and flexibility
Although most aspects of the exam will be the same for males and females, if a person has started or already gone through puberty, the doctor may ask girls and guys different questions. For example, if a girl is heavily involved in a lot of active sports, the doctor may ask her about her period and diet to make sure she doesn't have something like female athlete triad.
A doctor will also ask questions about use of drugs, alcohol, or dietary supplements, including steroids or other "performance enhancers" and weight-loss supplements, because these can affect a person's health.
Some schools may require that a PPE include an electrocardiogram, or EKG, for all athletes. An EKG, which takes about 10 minutes, measures the electrical activity of a person's heart. EKGs don't hurt — electrodes that measure heart rate and rhythm are placed on the chest, arms, and legs, and a specialist reads the results.
At the end of your exam, the doctor will either fill out and sign a form if everything checks out OK or, in some cases, recommend a follow-up exam, additional tests, or specific treatment for medical problems.
Why Is a Sports Physical Important?
A sports physical can help you find out about and deal with health problems that might interfere with your participation in a sport. For example, if you have frequent asthma attacks but are a starting forward in soccer, a doctor might be able to prescribe a different type of inhaler or adjust the dosage so that you can breathe more easily when you run.
Your doctor may even have some good training tips and be able to give you some ideas for avoiding injuries. For example, he or she may recommend specific exercises, like certain stretching or strengthening activities, that help prevent injuries. A doctor can also identify risk factors that are linked to specific sports. Advice like this will make you a better, stronger athlete.
When and Where Should I Go for a Sports Physical?
Some people go to their own doctor for a sports physical; others have one at school. During school physicals, you may go to half a dozen or so "stations" set up in the gym; each one is staffed by a medical professional who gives you a specific part of the physical exam.
If your school offers the exam, it's convenient to get the exam done there. But even if you have a PPE at school, it's a good idea to see your regular doctor for an exam as well. Your doctor knows you — and your health history — better than anyone you talk to briefly in a gym.
If your state requires sports physicals, you'll probably have to start getting them when you're in ninth grade. Even if PPEs aren't required by your school or state, it's still smart to get them if you participate in school sports. And if you compete regularly in a sport before ninth grade, you should begin getting these exams even earlier.
Getting a sports physical once a year is usually adequate. If you're healing from a major injury, like a broken wrist or ankle, however, get checked out after it's healed before you start practicing or playing again.
You should have your physical about 6 weeks before your sports season begins so there's enough time to follow up on something, if necessary. Neither you nor your doctor will be very happy if your PPE is the day before baseball practice starts and it turns out there's something that needs to be taken of care before you can suit up.
What If There's a Problem?
What happens if you don't get the OK from your own doctor and have to see a specialist? Does that mean you won't ever be able to letter in softball or hockey? Don't worry if your doctor asks you to have other tests or go for a follow-up exam — it could be something as simple as rechecking your blood pressure a week or two after the physical.
Your doctor's referral to a specialist may help your athletic performance. For example, if you want to try out for your school's track team but get a slight pain in your knee every time you run, an orthopedist or sports medicine specialist can help you figure out what's going on. Perhaps the pain comes from previous overtraining or poor running technique. Maybe you injured the knee a long time ago and it never totally healed. Or perhaps the problem is as simple as running shoes that don't offer enough support. Chances are, a doctor will be able to help you run without the risk of further injury to the knee by giving you suggestions or treatment before the sports season begins.
It's very unlikely that you'll be disqualified from playing sports. The ultimate goal of the sports physical is to ensure safe participation in sports, not to disqualify the participants. Most of the time, a specialist won't find anything serious enough to prevent you from playing your sport. In fact, fewer than 1% of students have conditions that might limit sports participation, and most of these conditions are known before the PPE takes place.
Do I Still Have to Get a Regular Physical?
In a word, yes. It may seem like overkill, but a sports physical is different from a standard physical.
The sports physical focuses on your well-being as it relates to playing a sport. It's more limited than a regular physical, but it's a lot more specific about athletic issues. During a regular physical, however, your doctor will address your overall well-being, which may include things that are unrelated to sports. You can ask your doctor to give you both types of exams during one visit; just be aware that you'll need to set aside more time.
Even if your sports physical exam doesn't reveal any problems, it's always a good idea to monitor yourself when you play sports. If you notice changes in your physical condition — even if you think they're small, such as muscle pain or shortness of breath — be sure to mention them to a parent or coach. You should also inform your physical education teacher or coach if your health needs have changed in any way or if you're taking a new medication.
Just as professional sports stars need medical care to keep them playing their best, so do teenage athletes. You can give yourself the same edge as the pros by making sure you have your sports physical.

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News of Night Curfew in Himachal Pradesh a Rumour: HP Govt
Shimla-Rejecting the rumour of imposition of a night curfew in Himachal Pradesh, a Spokesperson of the state government said that false news is being circulated in a certain section of social media.
The Spokesman clarified that no night curfew has been imposed in any part of the state as of now and the news was baseless and devoid of facts. He added that only a few night restrictions have been imposed in Kangra district by the district administration in wake of sudden increase in number of Covid cases in the district.
The Spokesperson further said that state government has made it clear that as of now, there was no plan of any night restriction in the state.
He said concerned district administrations would make final call regarding imposing night restrictions in their respective districts after consultation with the state government in case there was sharp surge in the Covid-19 cases.
HP Govt Employees to Get Higher Pay Scale on Completion of Two Years of Service: CM Jairam
Shimla-Himachal Pradesh Government employees working in different departments before January 3, 2022, would be given a higher scale at par with other employees on completion of two years tenure of regular service. A higher pay scale was also announced for the Junior Office Assistants (IT) on completion of two years of regular service.
Chief Minister Jairam Thakur made these announcements during the Karamchari Maha Sammelan of the Himachal Pradesh Non-Gazetted Employees Federation at the hotel Peterhof on Sunday.
He appreciated the role played by the employee especially frontline workers in the battle against the pandemic.
He said most of the government employees in the state have been given revised pay scales and on average, every employee has got the benefit of a 12 to 15 percent salary hike. There has also been an increase in the pension of about 1.50 lakh pensioners of the state. The financial benefits of Rs. 7801 crore have been given to state government employees and pensioners from the year 2018 to 2022. The pensioners who retired before 2016 are getting the benefit of a 15 to 20 percent increase in the pension while around 40 thousand pensioners who retired after 2016 would be benefitted soon, he said.
He said the daily wages were Rs. 210 in the year 2017 which has been increased by the present state government to Rs. 350. Similarly, 12 per cent interim relief annually has been provided to government employees and pensioners during the present government's tenure. He said the Himachal government has provided Dearness Allowance to its employees and pensioners on the lines of Punjab and Central governments from the due date. The Punjab government has given only 5 percent interim relief to the employees while the Himachal government has provided 21 percent interim relief to its employees.
"Out of the total interim relief amount given to the employees and pensioners amounting to about Rs. 6500 crore, Rs. 3500 crore has been paid during the tenure of our government" added the Chief Minister.
He said that the state government has increased the government contribution for NPS employees from 10 percent to 14 percent benefitting more than one lakh employees. The NPS employees are being given the benefits of retirement and death gratuity at par with employees falling under the old pension scheme. The government has also increased the upper limit of death gratuity from Rs. 10 lakh to Rs. 20 lakh.
The Chief Minister said the state government has also increased the honorarium of para-workers working in various departments. The salary of outsource workers has been hiked by Rs 1,500 per month.
Non-Gazetted Employees Federation President Ashwani Thakur thanked the Chief Minister for providing various financial and other benefits to different categories of government employees.
Most Covid Restrictions to be Lifted From March 31, Mask and Hand Hygiene to Continue
New Delhi-The Centre has issued a notification to the States informing that the provisions of the Disaster Management (DM) Act, 2005 will not be invoked in the country after March 31. The Union Health Ministry said that the use of face masks and following hand hygiene will continue.
It implies that most of the Covid-related rules and restrictions would end.
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla issued the notification which said that the decision was taken following the overall improvement in the situation and the preparedness of the government in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, local authorities and State police can still invoke fines and criminal cases against persons violating COVID-19 norms under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), a senior government official said.
The DM Act was invoked on March 24, 2020, due to the pandemic
"Over the last seven weeks or so there has been a steep decline in the number of cases. The total caseload in the country stands at 23,913 only and the daily positivity rate has declined to 0.28%. It is also worth mentioning that with the combined efforts, a total of 181.56 Cr vaccine doses have been administered," the notification said.
"I would like to mention that in view of the nature of the disease, we still need to remain watchful of the situation. Wherever any surge in the number of cases is observed, the States/UTs may consider taking prompt and proactive action at a local level, as advised by MoHFW (Health Ministry) from time to time," the notification said.
The Indian government had issued various guidelines and measures for the first time on March 24, 2020, under the Disaster Management Act to curb the COVID-19 situation in the country, which have been modified several times thereafter.
India currently has 23,087 active COVID-19 cases and recorded 1,778 new cases and 62 deaths in the last 24 hours. The daily positivity rate has also declined to 0.28%.
HP Cabinet Decisions: Country Liquor Made Cheaper in New Excise Policy, Read All Decisions
Shimla-A meeting of the Himachal Pradesh Cabinet was held on March 20, 2022, under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur.
The excise policy for the financial year 2022-23 was approved. Approval was also given for the renewal of retail excise vends in the state for the financial year 2022-23 at the renewal fees of 4% of the value of unit/vend.
The State Government said that wants to enhance the government revenue and curb the smuggling of country liquor from the neighbouring states by a reduction in its price.
The brands of Country Liquor will be cheaper as license fees have been reduced. This will help in providing good quality liquor at a cheaper rate to the consumers.
In the new excise policy, the 15% fixed quota of country liquor for manufacturers and bottlers to be supplied to the retail licensees has been abolished. According to the government, this step will give the retail licensees to lift their quota from the suppliers of their choice and further assure the supply of good quality country liquor at competitive prices. The MRP of country liquor will be cheaper by 16% of the existing price.
In this year's policy, the Gaudhan Vikas Nidhi Fund has been enhanced by Re.1/- from the existing Rs.1.50 to Rs.2.50.
The fixed annual license fee of Bars has been rationalized by abolishing the area-specific slabs of license fee. Now throughout the State, there will be uniform license slabs based upon the room capacity in hotels.
Rates of the annual fixed license fee of Bars in the tribal areas has been reduced considerably.
Further, all the above stakeholders will have to install CCTV cameras at their establishments as it was made mandatory for them.
Wholesale vends and retail vends, the penalty provisions under the H.P. Excise Act, 2011 have been made more stringent.
An end to end online Excise Administration System would be established in Himachal Pradesh, the government said.
HP Government estimates a collection of Rs 2131 crore revenue during the year, which will be Rs. 264 crores higher than the financial year 2021-22 – growth of 14% in state excise revenues.
The Cabinet also gave its nod to amend Himachal Pradesh Disaster Relief Manual-2012 to include deaths due to biting of honey bees, hornet and wasps, accidental drowning and deaths due to accidents of vehicles (including land, water and air) under this Manual.
The Cabinet gave its approval for filling up 11 posts of 'A' Class Tehsildar in Revenue Department through direct recruitment on regular basis through Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission.
HP State Toll Policy 2022-23
The HP Cabinet also gave its nod to HP State Toll Policy for the year 2022-23 which envisages auction cum tender for all the toll barriers in the State. During the year 2021-22, toll revenue has registered a growth of 20 percent of the previous year's revenue.


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"Here are the winners of this year's Washington Post's Mensa Invitational which once again asked readers to take any word from the dictionary,
alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition:"
1. *Cashtration* (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period of time.
2. *Ignoranus*: A person who is both stupid and and a small unpleasant body part
3. *Intaxication*: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.
4. *Reintarnation*: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
5. *Bozone* (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating.
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6. *Foreploy*: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid.
7. *Giraffiti*: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high
8. *Sarchasm*: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.
9. *Inoculatte*: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
10. *Osteopornosis*: A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)
11. *Karmageddon*: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a serious bummer.
12. *Decafalon* (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you.
13. *Glibido:* All talk and no action.
14. *Dopeler Effect*: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.
15. *Arachnoleptic Fit* (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web.
16. *Beelzebug* (n..): Satan in the form of a mosquito, that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.
17. *Caterpallor* (n.): The color you turn after finding half a worm in the fruit you're eating
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12. *Rectitude*, n. The formal, dignified bearing adopted by proctologists.
13. *Pokemon*, n. A Rastafarian proctologist.
14. *Oyster*, n. A person who sprinkles his conversation with yiddishisms.
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Every generation likes to think it's healthier than the one that came before, but baby boomers can't make that claim.
In a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers found that a sample of the baby boom generation, the 78 million Americans who were born in the post-war birth explosion from 1946 to 1964, were less healthy than many of their parents. Never mind the fact that Baby boomers have been dubbed the Healthiest Generation, since they have the longest life expectancy of any previous generation, and that they were able to exploit advances in medical care and reap the benefits of public health campaigns highlighting the dangers of smoking and unhealthy diets. That moniker may simply no longer apply, since it turns out that they have higher rates of hypertension, diabetes, obesity and high cholesterol than members of the previous generation.
The revelation comes from data in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), a national snapshot of health measures and behaviors conducted by the U.S. government. Dr. Dana King, a professor in family medicine at West Virginia University School of Medicine and his colleagues compared baby boomers aged 46 years to 64 years between 2007 and 2010 to similar aged Americans in 1988 to 1994. Overall, only 13% of baby boomers rated their health as 'excellent' while nearly three times as many, 32%, of those in the previous generation considered themselves in excellent health.
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King and his team also documented some of the evidence for this difference in health: 7% of the those born in the baby boom use a cane or other device to help them walk, for example, compared to 3% in the previous generation; and 13% of boomers have some limitations in their ability to perform their everyday tasks — such as walk up a flight or stairs or mow the lawn — compared to 8.8% of those in the earlier cohort.
"Baby boomers are living longer, so I think there may be presumptions from that they are the healthiest generation," says King. "But they are not in excellent health while they are waiting around to live two to three years longer. Unfortunately they may be living longer with a greater burden of chronic disease, and more disability. It's not exactly a good public health outcome."
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Hypertension is a particularly troubling example of that—both because of the raw numbers and because of the cardiovascular damage that can result from the condition: 35% of those in the previous generation had high blood pressure, while more than double that proportion, 75%, of baby boomers do. And that's despite greater awareness of the condition, as well as better screening methods and treatments for runaway readings.
Why are public health campaigns, as well as improved therapies, not having a greater effect on disease rates? One factor overshadowing any incremental gains in chronic disease may be obesity — a greater portion of the US population is overweight or obese than ever before, and those extra pounds can trigger a host of unhealthy medical conditions. And rather than treat the root cause of obesity, advances in medical care — drugs that lower cholesterol, medications that drop blood pressure, and bypass surgeries that fix plaque-burdened hearts — may only be masking and perpetuating the problem. "Medication use has definitely increased, so we are propping ourselves up on our canes and our medicines," says King. "We are becoming over dependent on medications and surgical solutions rather than creating our own good health."
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The disconnect between what we generally perceive to be the longest lived, and presumably healthiest generation, and the reality of the toll that obesity is taking on their health is important to quantify, says King. It may be that public health campaigns to encourage more physical activity, or improved eating habits, are not effective enough against the counter-advertising of unhealthy foods high is salt, fat and sugar. Either way, dispelling the myth of health could be an important step in shrinking the gap between reality and belief when it comes to the biggest generation.


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I wanted to see what it would take to make a business work in Rwanda. Honorata [a social worker] told me about a project she'd helped create for single mothers in Nyamirambo, the section of Kigali where lower-income people lived. Prudence [one of three women in Rwanda's 60-member Parliament] whispered in my ear that the women were prostitutes. I shrugged, as it seemed to me the word was used too easily in Rwanda. Women who danced late at the same nightclubs I did could be labeled wanton or worse. "I've worked with them for years," Honorata told me. "The women have such good intentions, and you will like them."
The group, known as the Femmes Seules—or single women, code for unwed mothers—was one of many organized in part by Honorata's Ministry for Family and Social Affairs. The women, among the city's poorest, would gather for training and income generation. This group focused on a baking project and sewing dresses. In a moment, it was clear to me that "income generation" was a misnomer. Only one woman was sewing, the rest were sitting and waiting.
There were about 20 of them, identically dressed in green smocks. Bowing my head, I said hello: "Amakuru." Faces lit up. In unison, the women responded "Imeza," meaning "fine." When one or two began talking to me in Kinyarwanda, I looked at Honorata and felt great relief when she began to translate. Any small effort to communicate on my part elicited gracious appreciation. The women applauded when I used some Swahili, for at least most of the Muslim women spoke that language.
A solid, affable-looking woman named Prisca stood in front of the group. While Prisca and I spoke French, the women stared. In Rwanda, children of the elites were taught French, but the poor learned only Kinyarwanda. Most of these women had spent only a year or two in school at most and couldn't speak a word of French. They seemed to range in age from 18 to their late 20s and carried themselves with an air of innocence and simplicity. Their dresses could have passed for prison attire.
I asked Prisca to help me understand the baked-goods project. "It's simple," she said. "Each morning, several women come very early to prepare the day's selection. It is always the same." I would come to know that selection better than I wanted to: beignets (fried lumps of dough), batonnets (the same dough molded into sticks and fried), samosas, tiny waffles, and hot tea. The women would take the goods to the government offices in the middle of the morning and sell them for 10 francs each. They'd then come back with whatever cash they'd earned and give it to Prisca.
In concept, I liked the idea. I knew from experience at UNICEF2 that people would get hungry by 10:30 or 11:00 in the morning because everyone arrived at work at 7:30 and didn't have a break until lunchtime. There were no little stores selling snack foods, and people rarely brought treats from home. "How can I be of help?" I asked. Prisca answered, "The women are too poor. They earn too little money. They work every day, but the project is losing money."
"How much do the women earn?" I asked. "Fifty francs a day," Prisca responded—50 cents. "And most are raising multiple children." "How much do you lose?" Prisca took out the ledger in which she recorded every franc spent, earned, and paid to the women. On average, the project was losing about $650 a month. "Who covers the losses?" I asked. "Two charities," Prisca said. "But I don't know how long they will renew our funding."
Six hundred and fifty dollars a month to keep 20 women earning 50 cents a day. You could triple their incomes if you gave them the money. It was a perfect illustration of why traditional charity too often fails: well-intentioned people gave poor women something "nice" to do and subsidized the project until there was no money left. This is a no-fail way to keep people in poverty. I wondered aloud why the charities didn't get tired of keeping the enterprise going. How would this survive in the long term? How would the women change their circumstances? Prisca shrugged. "People get by."
"Prisca, that's not enough," I said. "No," she said, visibly embarrassed, "it isn't." I was foolish to start with criticism. This is where so many Westerners fail: after a quick appraisal, we're ready to tell people in low-income communities not only what's wrong with what they're doing but also how to fix it. I apologized and tried again: "Could you be selling more? Could you cut costs?" They already had, Prisca explained; "it is easier to find more people to buy than to cut costs." "I'll make a deal with you," I said. "If we drop the charity and run this as a business, I'll help make it work." I held out my hand. "Are you OK with this?"
Prisca lifted her left eyebrow. When she took my hand, she emphatically responded "Sana," meaning "very much" in Swahili. Our goals would be those of any business: to increase sales and cut costs. We'd start tomorrow and turn this project into a real enterprise.
I started early next morning. The women greeted me warmly. Without a common language, we communicated through gestures and sprinkled words of French or Swahili. While the women prepared for the morning, I reviewed the books more thoroughly than I had the previous afternoon. The bakery had a long way to go, but the feeling of starting something that had a chance of changing people's lives invigorated me. The world had written off this little group, yet they had a chance to do something important for themselves, and maybe they would change perceptions of what the poorest women are capable of accomplishing.
Because we started with 20 women, it made sense to expand our revenues quickly to cover costs. Rather than convince our few current customers to buy more doughnuts, we needed to increase the number of people we served. The only way I could think of achieving this was to target agencies and institutions with enough employees to make it worth our while to visit.
I asked Prisca to translate: "who will volunteer to come with me and speak with ambassadors and agency directors to see if they will offer our bakery services to their employees?" Twenty faces turned downward. "Don't worry," I said. "I'll do the talking, but you need to learn to market." No movement. Consolata made the mistake of glancing up. I chose her. "What do you normally say to people in the offices when you want to sell to them?" I asked her. "Normally, I don't say anything," she nearly whispered. "I just walk through the government agencies and everyone knows what I'm carrying."
We visited five embassies and most UN agencies that first long day. Though Consolata said little, we made progress. After the French Embassy agreed to invite the women to their offices the next morning, I gave her a strong hug and, after a moment of shock, she hugged me back. We arrived at Nyamirambo exhausted, both of us content; we had doubled the number of customers.
The next morning, I found the women hard at work, cooking doughnuts in a traditional wok-like pot over an open fire, producing a lovely melody to accompany the crackle of hot oil shimmying as the lumps of dough hit the pan. By 8:00 AM, others began arriving to clean, help with cooking, and organize the freshly made goods. I watched Josepha and the others choose their selections. They would walk into the street and disappear into a crowded minibus. For at least some, the new day took courage, for they were going to embassies and other places they'd never been before.
Sales jumped in the first week, but not as much as they should have. Something was wrong with our inventory accounting. We didn't make enough money in relation to what had been prepared. When the women returned and gave us the cash they'd earned, Prisca and I couldn't account for more than a third of the goods produced. My heart sank with the knowledge that women were stealing. We were putting so much goodwill into this—into them. Didn't they owe us accountability?
Not from their perspective. One woman had told us she'd sold 10 products, but by our calculations she had taken 23. She was eating a lot of doughnuts or selling them and keeping the money. I was crushed; Prisca was more sanguine, reminding me that a number of women were being completely honest.
The women were testing my mettle. We couldn't count on their being honest out of appreciation alone—they'd seen too many like me come and go. The bigger question was how to fix the immediate problem and then create the right incentives for the business to sustain itself long after I'd left. The existing bookkeeping system lacked accountability. No one noted how many goods each woman took in the morning.
Prisca and I stayed up late crafting a simple system that would ensure accountability and reward individual behavior as well as group success. In the morning, we delivered a stern talk about how we were all in this together. If there were profits, everyone would share in them. If there were losses, everyone's pay would be reduced. The women would be paid a base wage and earn a commission on sales. The success of this venture would become the responsibility of the women themselves.
We still had work to do in breaking the charitable-project mentality. Every Friday we gathered for a combination of Business 101 and pep talk. Often I would ask the women to play roles. "Consolata, I'm sitting next to you on the minibus, feeling hungry. Can you sell me something before I get off the bus?" When Prisca translated, the room erupted with giggles. Prisca smiled her oh-poor-you-who-have-so-much-to-learn smile. "Why?" I asked. "Because women do not just ask strangers to buy things on buses," she said with an air of exasperation. "Why not?" The women burst out laughing again. Prisca explained, "Because it is not polite"—a euphemism for "it is not done here."
Prisca said kindly, softly, "Jacqueline, you are so American. Here, women won't look someone in the eye, won't talk to someone they don't know. You have to accept it." "I know that, Prisca, I do," I said, exasperated. "I just want to give the women a chance. I have never unquestioningly accepted the status quo, so why should we do that in Rwanda, where change can be good?" "I understand you," Prisca said, "but change is slow here. You have to give the women time."
"OK, watch this," I said. Grabbing a bucket filled with little doughnuts and waffles and samosas, I marched up to the street. Standing out front, I talked to the people passing by and in no time sold ten doughnuts, more than some women sold all day. Then I turned around with a flourish, marched into the room, and took a bow. The women clapped and chortled. Prisca held her face in her hands and shook her head. "Jacqueline, no one will say no to a tall American girl selling them things on the streets of Nyamirambo!"
But I would not acquiesce. To increase sales, I ran competitions to see who could sell the most (no one would participate). I held training sessions on how to treat customers (the response was tepid at best). I continued the pep talks every Friday and reminded the women that we were going to create a real bakery. Prisca would translate and the women would smile patiently and sales began to improve. Finally, something was working.
Within several months, the project was profitable. The women were coming to work on time and, though they still weren't enthusiastic salespeople, more and more institutions signed up for deliveries. The women began to see—for the first time in their lives—a correlation between the effort they put into work and the income they earned. They began to believe the organization could succeed and that they would play a key part in that success.
Still, for every two steps forward, there was often one back. One afternoon, I received a call from a friend who had expected the women to deliver an order for a party; nothing had arrived. Prisca informed me that none of the women on duty had shown up. We learned they'd all gone to the funeral of a friend. That Friday, we called a meeting. We talked about promises made and kept. "We're not telling you not to go to the funeral," Prisca told the women, "but there are enough of us here that you can find a replacement for yourself if you can't work. This is your business."
One morning I walked into the offices at UNICEF and was told by a frantic office assistant that "everyone in the city is suffering from eating the baked goods." "What do you mean by 'suffering'?" I asked. "You know," he said, "they are having pains in their stomach." I called the embassies and government offices to apologize and promised to take care of the problem.
I approached the women cooking. "Everyone is sick with the runs," I said. "Did you do anything differently?" They shook their heads. I asked to see what they were preparing. The smell was stale, sour, rancid. "When did you last change the cooking oil?" I asked. "Oh, never," Josepha answered gleefully. "We have been adding just a little more each day. We are keeping costs low so we can have more profit." Next lesson: quality control.
Despite the bumps, within a few months we had cornered the snack market in Kigali, expanding beyond fried dough. I still did too much of the marketing, but in time the women gained the confidence to venture into stores to replenish orders. Within eight months or so, the women were earning $2 a day. Few people earned that kind of money in Rwanda, certainly not women. For the first time, their incomes allowed them to decide when to say yes and no. Despite the failures and setbacks, the little bakery continued to flourish under Prisca's leadership. It operated for a long time after I left—until the genocide destroyed so much of what was beautiful.
The story of the bakery was the transformation that comes with being seen, held accountable, succeeding. I had the privilege of watching the women acquire a sense of dignity once they were given tools for self-sufficiency. I discovered the power of creating a business with real accountability. And I learned, maybe most important, to listen with my heart and not just my head.


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A sprawling exhibition of artwork by students in the Program in Visual Arts in the Lewis Center for the Arts will be on view from May 19 through June 4 at 185 Nassau St.
"Student Art: Work From the Spring 2008 Semester" highlights selected pieces from each of the courses offered this spring, including installations, paintings, ceramics, sculptures, photographs, drawings, and intaglio and relief prints. The vast amount of artwork in this exhibition is displayed on the walls and pedestals in the first floor gallery and the second floor Lucas Gallery at 185 Nassau, along with nearly a dozen installation pieces scattered throughout the building, which visitors can locate with a map prepared for the exhibit.
"The first year in which the visual arts program has been a part of the Lewis Center for the Arts has been exceptionally productive," said P. Adams Sitney, director of the program. "We had a record number of 14 thesis shows and new work in video, painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, ceramics and installation art."
Among the new work featured in this group show is a series of multimedia projects by students in the installation course taught by lecturer Christian Tomaszewski. The installation projects stem from two major assignments, the first which explored issues of time, duration and change by creating time capsules. The resulting works range from poetic video and sound installations to humorous interpretations of art history.
One installation assignment challenged students to create an autobiography or create a self-portrait, either real or made up. These projects mix found objects taken out of their usual context with elements crafted or reconstructed by students. "Installation art often tells a story or implies some form of a narrative," said Tomaszewski, who asked his students to "imagine that your potential viewer is someone who doesn't speak your language and you can communicate only through presenting an unusual combination of things available to you."
Freshman Nick Slavin tells his narrative through a monumental light box constructed of foam core board, which is perforated by a series of X-ray panels, each depicting a silhouette created by a plastic action figure. One of the challenges in creating the piece was to find a way to X-ray the figures, because plastic doesn't show up on the film. Slavin solved the problem by pressing the plastic figures into clay to create a mold, which he then filled with solder. The resulting solder forms were used to create the X-ray images.
Junior Anna Miller's installation project, "Untitled (Honey)," includes a video of Miller pouring honey on herself that is shown inside an 8-foot-high plywood box. According to her description of the project, "A fleeting gesture of indulgence absurdly sweet and decadent is performed in a small room in hopes that the satiating sensation induced might stick."
The exhibition also includes a wide range of vessels and art forms by students in the ceramic courses taught by lecturer Ann Agee and Steven Keister. Agee's course centered on ways of building with red earthenware clay while looking at various examples from China, Greece and Europe. Students also were asked to copy the technical process of 18th-century European porcelain. "The work tended to be big, addressing design, function and kitsch, which is an important part of the ceramics spectrum," Agee said.
One of the projects was to make a cookie jar. Sophomore Grayce Mei looked at a couple of historical sources, including a medieval German vessel that had a half-naked man in high relief and a few serpents on the side. She used these elements on her own vessel and then added clay chocolate chip cookies. Finally she painted the piece with simple shapes and added gold luster rings to the lip, an element also inspired from a historical source. Sophomore Talia Nussbaum made a supersized woman in a flowing gown. Her head is the knob of the lid, and the opening is the low cut neckline of her red dress. Sophomore Ben Laguna created a series of clay figures that began as an exploration of the body from a quasi-medical point of view. Laguna said he was inspired by the wax medical models from Il Museo Della Specola in Florence, which were made in the late 18th century as teaching tools.
Perception and precedent was the conceptual framework in lecturer Brian Jermusyk's "Introduction to Painting" course. "It attempts to engage students' visual participation with the world through painterly strategies that flourished in 19th-century French painting, temporally framed by Corot and Matisse: value, color and shape as keys to the expression of light. The intent is to provide students with a historically alert way to think about picture making, but as a manner of orientation, not limit," explained Jermusyk. Students in his class were asked to paint a self-portrait, a study of a masterwork and a narrative painting of their own invention. Freshman Snow Li's self-portrait is just one of the stunning paintings that arose from Jermusyk's course.
Portraiture was the subject matter chosen by freshman Kay Ousterhout, a student in lecturer Julia Jacquette's "Introduction to Painting" class. Jacquette challenged her students to be self-directed in their final projects and make all their own choices about subject matter, size, imagery and color. Ousterhout's painting appears to be a self-portrait but is actually a portrait of a close friend who shares the same likeness.
Lecturer Joan Waltemath said the "most significant" piece to come from her "Advanced Painting" course was "Gold Mountain" by sophomore Evangeline Lew, "who found her voice in her final project." Lew used a traditional form of Chinese painting to talk about contemporary issues. She titled her painting in honor of her ancestors who came from China to "Gold Mountain," the name given to San Francisco in the mid-19th century. The painting integrates Lew's Chinese and American cultures by incorporating landmarks from the Bay Area where she grew up to represent her American heritage -- including the Golden Gate Bridge, the Bay Area Rapid Transit system and the tower from University of California-Berkeley, where her parents met -- with a poem written in Chinese characters. (Lew will visit China for this first time this summer through Princeton's Study Abroad Program.) Although she doesn't speak or read Chinese, classmate Sherry Zhang helped her learn the Chinese characters in order to include the poem on her painting, which translates as "Yo, yo, yo, I'm from the 510, Gold Mountain might have been a mirage for my ancestors, but I am making it real every day."
Students in Professor James Seawright's "Introductory Sculpture" course were asked to create a sculpture from found or deliberate objects and create a piece of great beauty. "Each object chosen," said Seawright, "is a personal statement as it has a special significance to the person creating the work." Sophomore Maria Phillip's sculpture, "Remember When," is a bouquet created of her remembrances that include a broken wine glass wrapped by multiple strands of silver wire, the ends of which hold bottle caps, pieces of gum, a feather and a small clusters of muslin cloth, the type divers use to wipe themselves after dives. Phillip is a member of Princeton's diving team.
The exhibition is one of the largest ever presented by the Program in Visual Arts, reflecting the growing number of students participating in the arts at Princeton. The exhibition will be on view weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. An opening reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. May 19 in the Lucas Gallery.
Concurrent with the exhibition opening, a film and video screening will take place from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. May 19 in the Stewart Film Theater. The screening will highlight the work of 20 students in the spring semester video and film production courses taught by Professor Su Friedrich and lecturer Keith Sanborn.


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