DEATH TOLL RISES TO 30 FROM CHINA COAL MINE LEAK

The death toll from a coal mine gas leak in central China rose to 30 Monday after rescue workers discovered four more bodies, state media said Monday. Seven others remain trapped underground, but their chances of survival are slim, rescue crews fear. More than 2,500 metric tons of coal dust smothered the pit after the gas leak, hampering efforts to reach the miners, said Du Bo, deputy chief of the rescue headquarters. He comments were reported by the Xinhua news agency. The gas leak occurred in Henan province when 276 miners were working underground. A total of 239 workers escaped, Xinhua said. An initial investigation showed that 173,500 cubic meters of gas leaked out in the accident. The same mine reported another explosion in August 2008, that killed 23 miners. China has one of the world's deadliest records for miners, with poor safety standards accounting for thousands of deaths each year. Earlier last week, China announced it had closed 1,355 small coal mines this year, Xinhua said. The effort was part of a larger plan by the National Energy Administration to restructure the mining industry to prevent deadly accidents and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the news agency said.

Fonte: http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/10/18/china.miners/index.html?iref=allsearch

(Acessado e adaptado em 08/10/10)

DEATH TOLL RISES TO 30 FROM CHINA COAL MINE LEAK

The death toll from a coal mine gas leak in central China rose to 30 Monday after rescue workers discovered four more bodies, state media said Monday. Seven others remain trapped underground, but their chances of survival are slim, rescue crews fear. More than 2,500 metric tons of coal dust smothered the pit after the gas leak, hampering efforts to reach the miners, said Du Bo, deputy chief of the rescue headquarters. He comments were reported by the Xinhua news agency. The gas leak occurred in Henan province when 276 miners were working underground. A total of 239 workers escaped, Xinhua said. An initial investigation showed that 173,500 cubic meters of gas leaked out in the accident. The same mine reported another explosion in August 2008, that killed 23 miners. China has one of the world's deadliest records for miners, with poor safety standards accounting for thousands of deaths each year. Earlier last week, China announced it had closed 1,355 small coal mines this year, Xinhua said. The effort was part of a larger plan by the National Energy Administration to restructure the mining industry to prevent deadly accidents and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the news agency said.

Fonte: http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/10/18/china.miners/index.html?iref=allsearch

(Acessado e adaptado em 08/10/10)

LIVING TOGETHER TAKING THE NEXT STEP

Couples who move in together may be rejecting, at least temporarily. Old-fashioned notions of marriage. But when it comes to deciding whether to wed, they fall into the same gender roles as staunch traditionalists.

In other words, the guy still calls the shots. This according to a survey that looked at nearly 400 cohabiting couples and what happens when only one partner thinks the twosome will eventually marry.

If the man is the one hearing wedding bells, it seems, a couple is nearly as likely to marry as when both partners plan to say “I do”. But if it's the woman who hopes to wed, the couple is only half as likely to wind up at the altar.

All of which surpised Bowling Green State University's Wendy Manning, Ph.D. “This is a group that subscribes to less traditional gender roles. So we just assumed they would behave in a less traditional manner.” -Alyssa Rarraport

Psychology Today – March/April 1996_

Fonte: GAMA, Angela N. M. In Introdução à leitura em inglês. RJ: Gama Filho, 2001, p.76.

LIVING TOGETHER TAKING THE NEXT STEP

Couples who move in together may be rejecting, at least temporarily. Old-fashioned notions of marriage. But when it comes to deciding whether to wed, they fall into the same gender roles as staunch traditionalists.

In other words, the guy still calls the shots. This according to a survey that looked at nearly 400 cohabiting couples and what happens when only one partner thinks the twosome will eventually marry.

If the man is the one hearing wedding bells, it seems, a couple is nearly as likely to marry as when both partners plan to say “I do”. But if it's the woman who hopes to wed, the couple is only half as likely to wind up at the altar.

All of which surpised Bowling Green State University's Wendy Manning, Ph.D. “This is a group that subscribes to less traditional gender roles. So we just assumed they would behave in a less traditional manner.” -Alyssa Rarraport

Psychology Today – March/April 1996_

Fonte: GAMA, Angela N. M. In Introdução à leitura em inglês. RJ: Gama Filho, 2001, p.76.

LIVING TOGETHER TAKING THE NEXT STEP

Couples who move in together may be rejecting, at least temporarily. Old-fashioned notions of marriage. But when it comes to deciding whether to wed, they fall into the same gender roles as staunch traditionalists.

In other words, the guy still calls the shots. This according to a survey that looked at nearly 400 cohabiting couples and what happens when only one partner thinks the twosome will eventually marry.

If the man is the one hearing wedding bells, it seems, a couple is nearly as likely to marry as when both partners plan to say “I do”. But if it's the woman who hopes to wed, the couple is only half as likely to wind up at the altar.

All of which surpised Bowling Green State University's Wendy Manning, Ph.D. “This is a group that subscribes to less traditional gender roles. So we just assumed they would behave in a less traditional manner.” -Alyssa Rarraport

Psychology Today – March/April 1996_

Fonte: GAMA, Angela N. M. In Introdução à leitura em inglês. RJ: Gama Filho, 2001, p.76.

CAN A VIRUS MAKE YOU FAT?

Biologists have found a virus that causes obesity in animals such as chickens. Now the researchers are testing people for it.

Although the idea sounds more like the premise of a B movie than scientific theory two scientists at the University of Wisconsin in Madison believe they've found a virus that causes some people to get fat. Nikhil Dhurandhar and Richard Atkinson reported recently that when they injected a virus known as AD36 into mice and chickens, the animals' body fat increased. Because humans were unlikely to volinteer for such exiperimentation, the scientists decided to test for the presence of antibodies to the virus. Of 154 people tested, about 15 percent of those who were obese had the antibodies. None of the lean people did.

However, the findings don't necessarily prove that the virus caused obesity in the test group. As several virologists have pointed out, obese people may simply be more susceptible to such a virus.

CAN A VIRUS MAKE YOU FAT?

Biologists have found a virus that causes obesity in animals such as chickens. Now the researchers are testing people for it.

Although the idea sounds more like the premise of a B movie than scientific theory two scientists at the University of Wisconsin in Madison believe they've found a virus that causes some people to get fat. Nikhil Dhurandhar and Richard Atkinson reported recently that when they injected a virus known as AD36 into mice and chickens, the animals' body fat increased. Because humans were unlikely to volinteer for such exiperimentation, the scientists decided to test for the presence of antibodies to the virus. Of 154 people tested, about 15 percent of those who were obese had the antibodies. None of the lean people did.

However, the findings don't necessarily prove that the virus caused obesity in the test group. As several virologists have pointed out, obese people may simply be more susceptible to such a virus.

CAN A VIRUS MAKE YOU FAT?

Biologists have found a virus that causes obesity in animals such as chickens. Now the researchers are testing people for it.

Although the idea sounds more like the premise of a B movie than scientific theory two scientists at the University of Wisconsin in Madison believe they've found a virus that causes some people to get fat. Nikhil Dhurandhar and Richard Atkinson reported recently that when they injected a virus known as AD36 into mice and chickens, the animals' body fat increased. Because humans were unlikely to volinteer for such exiperimentation, the scientists decided to test for the presence of antibodies to the virus. Of 154 people tested, about 15 percent of those who were obese had the antibodies. None of the lean people did.

However, the findings don't necessarily prove that the virus caused obesity in the test group. As several virologists have pointed out, obese people may simply be more susceptible to such a virus.