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Show f WEEKLY REFLEX-DA- VIS 0 NEWS JOURNAL, NORTH DAVIS LEADER, JUNE 17, 1981 In China Places By TOM BUSSELBERG of a hat, jacket and pants. On top of that, they all ride bicycles and will never stop for pedestrians or obey any type of traffic rules, the two recalled. The women were found to be doing work that men might do in this country, such as road construction. But rather than . use a jackhammer theyd resort to picks and carried loads that just amazed the two teenagers. I :r ; j- The Great Wall of China is something most everyone has heard about, and it was one key attraction that two West were anHigh School xious to see during their three week tour. co-e- I f i i IT WAS everything theyd hoped for, and more, although ; like everywhere, it was cram- med with what seemed like millions of people most of them eating their lunch, said Renee Gardner and Heidi Ger-- ; stner. They were among about : two dozen who travelled to China as part of a State Board of Education- sponsored tour last month. r "People everywhere was t mentioned more than once by i ' t i the co-ed- "sodium pump" is important to many different functioning systems of the body such as to nerve and muscle fibers for transmission of impulses, various glands for secretion of different substances, and for all cells of the body to prevent cellular swelling. IT HAS to do with the movement of sodium, potassium, and other electrolytes across the membranes of cells continuously in order to maintain life at all levels from rest to strenuous activity. The whole point of this explanation is that these physiological functions require energy and apparently people differ in the efficiency of the "sodium pumps that function in all cells of the body. nearby. Its true, the girls said, that rice is served at every meal normally in its purest, plainest fcrm. And although some of the food was really good" such as Peking duck, most of it who said the Chinese are a curious people whod stare at us like we were movie stars and some- times follow them around or crowd around the tour bus. But they are a friendly, happy people, as well. didnt please the American pallats. "Their soy sauce isnt like ours. 12-1- 7. THIRST normally couldn't be quenched by water, unless you like the warm variety, although Coca Cola has become very popular and beer and tea are heavily consumed along with an almost universal like for smoking, the two said. Looking at how the Chinese like to enjoy themselves, the pair had a chance to attend a Peking disco where the music was American vintage of about five years ago. The ballet and drama performances talented". well, they said, noting that one teacher compared the facilities to a school here of the late 1800s. SOME OF the youngsters lived at the school but overall, they were more strict and many were learning English. School went for eight hours a day, six days a week and there were a few hours of homework every night. they re really have been prized by the women, to the point the older During the day, all the generation often bind their school children would go out-side and do eye exercises. In fact, no one wears glasses in China, at least not anyone Re-- , nee or Heidi observed. feet, considering petite feet to be more feminine. IS something . AFFECTION that isnt shared between boy and girlfriend, husband and wife, Renee and Heidi commented. They saw perhaps three cases such as that while WITH THE millions of peo-pi- e there was a sameness they all wear Mao suits, the two said. Done in green or blue The researchers were able to establish a relationship between obesity and these important metabolic functions in the red blood cells. Other body cells will have to be studied before we are confident of a metabolic basis for obesity, but this is a good start. THE TRANSPORT of sodium and potassium across the cell membrane is made possible by an enzyme called adenosine triphosphatase or TPase. sodium-potassium-- This is what makes the "sodium pump" work. The interesting point in the study was the fact that the obese patients had a 23 percent lower level of George Blackburn, MD. and researcher at Bostons New England Deaconess Hospital, says the enzyme deficiency appears to make it more difficult for a person to generate body heat and thereby burn calories. HE EXPLAINS that. "People who have normal ATPase activity will have thermal regulation and appetite control whether they exercise or not. but that is not possible in the person with this low enzyme level who has a problem with weight control." One way to overcome the deficiency, according to Blackburn, is to do some sort of aerobic activity, which makes have this metabolic MEMORIES most generally boys would walk hand in hand or girls. You can sure feel your freedom lost," the pair said, noting how guards would follow the students around the hotel. But they felt safe in the cities, able to go out at 2 a. m. in the morning and not worry. MOST CHINESE live in small mud houses of one room, except in the communes, that were a little more spacious. Where there were apartment buildings, often two or three THE With fresh memories of the Peoples Republic of China and all of the fascinating people and places seen in their 21 day r, tour are West High students Heidi left, and Renee Gardner. they're happy they dont know what theyre missing. CHINA IS nothing like Hong Kong, where the students had 376-068- Ballet Toe Ger-stne- Jazz Hawaiian to go before entering the mainland. Flights arent possible in and out of the country only within from place to place, they said. The pair has been completing detailed reports of their experience and will be giving CHILDREN'S THEATRE WORKSHOP Mime Improvisation Excerpts from musicals and programs. And, already, theyre saying, DANCE ACADEMY -- families would share an apartment. Indoor plumbing is apparently a luxury known by few the bathroom is usually a hole in the ground. Even the poorest bum in America has it better than most Chinese, materially, the pair said, noting, for instance, that only a few people have small black and white TVs. You dont see a lot of starvation. Theyre all so poor, but directed by Sherry Totaro 5 (Layton) We want to Shakespeare go back. Singing 25 professionals experience Performer of live stage, television and motion picture Choreographer of stage - contest winners Unbelievable Seeing ourselves as others see us wouldn't do any good. We wouldn't believe it. Scoop, Winter Harbor -- yrs. 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OF THE RESTORED HISTORIC ii obvious that walking, hiking and cross country skiing are important in the activity life-st- y les of people w ho may GRAND OPENING i it running, swimming, cycling, THE CURTAIN CALL fT were THEY ALSO were found to enjoy badminton and basketball. And yes, there were ping pong tables in many of the school rooms. Most generally a short people, the girls said a boy would look like a normal here. Small feet THE EVIDENCE comes from a study reported in the New England Journal of Medicine. It was limited to measuring the energy in the red blood cells of two groups of people, those who were obese and those who were more moderate in their weight. The nanoprocessor, a computer element that's a thousand times more powerful than the microprocessor, is expected to be available within ten years. very good, they said, but it was all outdone by the acrobatics show transport called the mechanism ntryside. And invariably, thered be some water buffalo or secondary school, for ' youngsters Although there were some similarities to the American schools, there were many differences, as , The sodium FARMING IS a major part w ith rice paddies all over the lush, green cou- felt the girls said they could feel their freedom had been lett - behind upon entering the coun- try the Chinese were apparently free to converse with the Americans, although most of f them knew little or no English. Part of their time was spent at an experimental school : By DR. DALE 0. NELSON USU of life, there, AND WHILE the governments hand was strongly I Our Sodium Pump it consists mmm J' g mm LAYTON, UTAH 376-424- 1 A |