CONSEQUENCES OF THE DESCENT OF SEDIMENTARY FLOWS ON THE TERRITORY OF THE RURAL SETTLEMENT OF KHABAZ ON MAY 30, 2021

The purpose of this scientifi c study was to study the consequences of the passage of sedimentary fl ows of a heavy shower origin on the territory of the mountainous village of Khabaz,the Zolsky district of the KBR (Kabardino-Balkar Republic). The scientifi c significance of the work is a comprehensive study and description of the dangerous natural phenomenon with the definition of the nature and parameters of its manifestation. The work was done on the basis of the materials obtained during the route survey using modern methods of measurement, photo and video shooting. This article presents the results of the conducted research, which show the progressive aggravation of destructive natural processes due to current climate changes. Based on the analysis of the results obtained, it is possible to develop measures and actions to reduce the risks from dangerous slope and channel processes that carry a potential threat to the territory of a rural settlement.

WINSTON CHURCHILL'S POIGNANT DESCRIPTION OF THE DEATH OF HIS NANNY

Winston Churchill's nanny, Mrs. Everest, was engaged by the Randolph Churchills very soon after Winston was born in 1874. The depth of his love for Mrs. Everest and hers for him is shown in this passage from his My Early Life. I travelled up to London to see her. She lived with her sister's family in North London. She knew she was in danger, but her only anxiety was for me. There had been a heavy shower of rain. My jacket was wet. When she felt it with her hands she was greatly alarmed for fear I should catch cold. The jacket had to be taken off and thoroughly dried before she was calm again. Her only desire was to see my brother Jack, and this unhappily could not be arranged. I set out for London to get a good specialist; and the two doctors consulted together upon the case, which was one of peritonitis. I had to return to Aldershot by the midnight train for a very early morning parade. As soon as it was over I returned to her bedside. She still knew me, but she gradually became unconscious. Death came very easily to her. She had lived such an innocent and loving life of service to others and held such a simple faith, that she had no fears at all, and did not seem to mind very much. She had been my dearest and most intimate friend during the whole of the twenty years I had lived.

Phrynomerus Annectens (Werner), a rare frog in the Augrabies Falls National Park

During a visit (1977.01.28) to the Augrabies Falls National Park, Republic of South Africa, a heavy shower of rain brought relief to prevailing hot, dry conditions. A specimen of the rare South West African Red banded Frog Phrynomerus annectens (Werner) was collected that evening, on the lawn of the administration block.

CHANGES IN NEUROMAST CHEMOSENSITIVITY IN XENOPUS LAEVIS KEPT UNDER VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

Istituti di Fisiologia generale e di Istologia ed Embriologia della Facoltà di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Naturali, Università di Torino, Italy (Received 18 February 1977) In Xenopus laevis, chemosensitivity declines after subtotal hypophysectomy, but is restored to a normal level by injections of ovine prolactin (Blanchi, Camino & Guardabassi, 1976). Changes in the level of endogenous prolactin should, therefore, also give this effect. This might be shown experimentally in progressively desiccated toads, which would mimic the conditions prevailing in their natural habitat. The possibility was examined with animals housed in a thermostatic cupboard at 24–28 °C in containers lined in the bottom with a layer of drying mud. After 7days, to simulate a heavy shower, some toads were abruptly thrown into tap water. The neuromast chemosensitivity of six animals kept under dry conditions was compared with that of neuromasts from 'dry' animals returned to water for 12(1 animal), 24 (5)

Delayed shower particles at 70 m.w.e. underground

Delayed penetrating shower particles were observed in two experiments at the Mt. Cappuccini station, Torino, 70 m.w.e. underground. In the first the arrival-time differences of pairs and triples were recorded. While for pairs the distribution of delays above 80 ns was essentially consistent with that of the expected accidental traversals, a peak around 80 ns was found for triples. This could indicate that heavy shower particles, if they exist, are present only in high-energy events. In the second experiment a telescope of four scintillators, separated by three layers of lead, was added in order to provide information on the interactions of delayed particles. Again the time distribution shows a statistically significant increase of the frequency of particles arriving within the interval of 40 to 100 ns. But at present the time of operation has been much too short to allow far-reaching conclusions. The total rate of events recorded in the second experiment is still in statistical agreement with—indeed lower than—the expected frequency of accidental traversais.