Buried Underground Research Articles

What Happened to Cass McBride? (review)

Reviewed by: What Happened to Cass McBride? Deborah Stevenson Giles, Gail What Happened to Cass McBride? Little, 2006211p ISBN 0-316-16638-3$16.99 Ad Gr. 7-12 In this tripartite narrative, Kyle Kirby is being interrogated by the cops, the police are trying to find teen queen Cass McBride, and Cass is contemplating her dilemma: she's been placed in a crate and buried underground by Kyle, who has left her with a walkie-talkie through which he can taunt her. It soon becomes clear that Kyle is punishing Cass for the death by suicide of his younger brother, David, who hanged himself after finding a disparaging note about him from Cass, who had turned him down for a date; Cass, who's acquired master wheeler-dealer skills from her manipulative father, maneuvers Kyle into realizing that it wasn't Cass but the evil and dismissive Mrs. Kirby who pushed David to suicide, but will that be enough to save her before her oxygen runs out? This is an arresting premise, recalling Lois Duncan with its suspense and readability (short chapters, with point of view differentiated by typeface and title, make this particularly inviting to reluctant readers), and there's an interesting exploration of the character of Cass, a girl who's genuinely taking stock of her unquestioned drive to get ahead at all costs even as it's helping her survive. The writing is uneven, though, with the police sections particularly flat and stilted; Mrs. Kirby is a psychologically simplistic villain and Kyle fairly predictable, while Cass' iron will is so much in the forefront throughout the book that her post-release breakdown and reformation seem out of character. This will nonetheless be an easy booktalk, and fans of the author's Shattering Glass (BCCB 5/02) will likely forgive the deficits here to enjoy the psychological thrills. Copyright © 2006 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

Preliminary microbiological investigation of the preparation of two traditional Maori foods (Kina and Tiroi).

Little information exists regarding the microbiology of two traditional Maori food preparation processes which may involve fermentations. Preliminary microbiological and chemical analyses were carried out on these two foods in order to identify the fermentations involved (if any). Testing was carried out on freshly-prepared foods and on those that had been processed and stored. Kina (sea urchins, Evechinus chloroticus) are harvested and then stored either under fresh water or buried underground. The most frequently-occurring process appeared to be an alkaline fermentation. Large numbers of Clostridium perfringens were detected in one set of samples prepared outside of the traditional season, but this was the only pathogen detected. In Kina stored in buried plastic bottles during the traditionally-accepted time of the year, bacterial numbers decreased. Tiroi is prepared from mussels and Puha (sow thistle, Sonchos asper) that have been cooked to some degree, combined and stored. Of three methods used to prepare and store Tiroi, the results for one indicated the possible involvement of a lactic acid fermentation, but the other two methods were effectively only cooking and bottling processes. In the case of Kina, the use of an alkaline fermentation to prepare a seafood for consumption is unusual. One method of Tiroi production is a lactic acid fermentation. If these foods are produced as described and are not either eaten immediately or cooked before consumption, then growth, and intoxication by, Clostridium botulinum might occur.

Air-Conditioning for Comfort by Passing Air through Parallel Pipes Buried Underground

This article describes an air-conditioning system which supplies outdoor air through parallel pipes buried underground. A small electric fan facilitates air flow through the system and heat is exchanged between the conditioning air and the ground outside the house. The advantages of this type of air-condition ig system over conventional ones include energy saving, protection of the envi ronment, amelioration of indoor air quality and thermal climate.

Air-Conditioning for Comfort by Passing Air through Parallel Pipes Buried Underground

This article describes an air-conditioning system which supplies outdoor air through parallel pipes buried underground. A small electric fan facilitates airflow through the system and heat is exchanged between the conditioning air and the ground outside the house. The advantages of this type of air-conditionig system over conventional ones include energy saving, protection of the environment, amelioration of indoor air quality and thermal climate.

Downhole magnetometric resistivity response of a half‐plane conductor

The magnetometric resistivity (MMR) methods measure the magnetic field of the galvanic current flow introduced by current electrodes in the ground. The downhole MMR version overcomes some of the limitations imposed by a conductive overburden on the surface MMR methods. This paper is concerned with downhole MMR responses of buried conductors. The model considered is an infinitely conductive half‐plane conductor in a uniform whole‐space host, as an ideal representation of a plate‐like conductive orebody buried deep underground. Exact analytical downhole MMR responses are derived for arbitrary locations of current electrode sources and magnetic field sensors. Type curves are shown for various source‐sensor‐target orientations to illustrate some characteristics of the responses.

The overwintering ofExserohilum turcicum in Israel

Exserohilum turcicum (Pass.) Leonard and Suggs, the causal agent of northern leaf blight of corn, overwinters onSorghum halepense L. plants and on corn debris (dead leaves). Spqrulating lesions ofE. turcicum were observed on sorghum plants in the winter (February). Spores from these lesions were pathogenic to susceptible sweet corn plants cv. ‘Jubilee’. Infected sporulating leaves of corn were stored for 1 year at 20°C (40-60% relative humidity), at 5°C (60% relative humidity), or buried 5 cm underground. During the storage period, 32% and 22% of the spores formed chlamydospores, at 20° and 5°C, respectively. Leaves buried 5 cm underground were totally decomposed after 6 months. After 4 months, 25% of the spores in the buried leaves had formed chlamydospores. Spores with chlamydospores were pathogenic to corn plants. The viability of spores without chlamydospores stored at 20°, 5°C or buried underground was 0, 60 and 0%, respectively. In a parallel experiment infected leaves were stored under similar conditions and allowed to sporulate. No sporulation occurred on infected leaves buried in soil. Spores produced on infected leaves stored at 20° and 5°C were highly pathogenic to corn plants. In leaves treated with 0.1N glucose, chlamy dospore formation was significantly inhibited.

On Doaku or the Bronze Bell

The earliest mention of Dotaku or the Bronze Bell of Japan is in the 7th year of the reign of Emperor Tenchi, (668A.D.), when it is mentioned one was discovered buried underground. Its use was, however, already unknown, and this means that the implement was in use during a far remote age, presumably during the early period of the Bronze Age.A close historical study of the Bronze Bell, notably as regards the pattern and other features, heads to the conclusion that it was made by the Yamato Race, although it is of the Indo-Chine origin. In later period, when Japan came in contact with Chinese civilization, she introduced from the Continent the art of casting both taku (the bell with clappers) and sho (the clapperless bell), and in time made her own. The pattern of dotaku (the Bronze Bell) now brought to view is a mixture of the three patterns, viz., the ancient Japanese pattern, the Indo-Chine pattern and the ancient Chinese pattern.