tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16919778953858129852011-04-21T16:53:24.884-04:00Research is what I do. Getting many different types of research questions and stumbling upon many other topics of interest is getting to be overwhelming to remember all of the "stuff". Posts will be whatever I'm researching that day, week, or minute.Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01785395606394558681noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691977895385812985.post-55771443837673705952008-02-15T13:34:00.003-05:002008-02-15T14:11:23.614-05:00Okay, so now I just need to play catch-up. I've been interested in Chernobyl for a few years actually. It started with the HBO documentary <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0396959/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Chernobyl Heart</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span></a><br /><br />Being only 6 when the accident occurred, I obviously wasn't interested in the event at the time. After watching the documentary though, I couldn't find information fast enough. Another TV show, <a href="http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/seconds/index.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Seconds from Disaster</span></a>, highlighted the events occurring before and after the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster">Chernobyl Disaster<span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span></a><br /><br />Chernobyl has garnered a great deal of attention over the years because of government cover ups and poor reporting of after effects. Oddly enough, I am just amazed at those who have stayed in Chernobyl after the accident as I am with those who refuse to leave Centralia. Although, unlike Centralia, the health effects from the accident are still not wholly known.<br /><br />Books I've read on the subject:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&amp;EAN=9780393308143&amp;itm=2">The Legacy of Chernobyl by <strong style="font-weight: normal;"></strong></a><strong style="font-weight: normal;"><a>Zhores A. Medvedev</a></strong></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&amp;EAN=9781564784018&amp;itm=21">Voices from Chernobyl by Svetlana Alexievich</a></li></ul>Websites of interest:<br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster">Chernobyl Disaster</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquidator_%28Chernobyl%29">Liquidator </a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://chernobyl.undp.org/english/">Official UN site for Chernobyl</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/chernobyl/inf07.htm">World Nuclear Association</a><br /></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.kiddofspeed.com/">Kid of Speed</a></li></ul><br />Related Research Interests:<br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_mile_island">Three-Mile Island</a></li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_testing">Nuclear Testing sites</a></li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Rainbow">Project Rainbow</a> &amp; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Experiment">Philadelphia Experiment</a></li><li><a href="http://lostpedia.com/wiki/Main_Page">LOST</a><br /></li></ul><strong style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><br /></strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1691977895385812985-5577144383767370595?l=whatimresearching.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01785395606394558681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691977895385812985.post-2960429549966253972008-02-15T12:36:00.005-05:002008-02-15T13:14:19.200-05:00<span style="font-family:verdana;">Every few months I renew my interest in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mine_fire">Underground Mine Fires</a>. Oddly enough, I didn't even realize that underground mine fires existed until I watched <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0384537/">Silent Hill</a>. I don't normally watch those types of movies, but I had heard that there were actual underground mine fires that both the video game and movie were based on so I had to check it out. Of course, as a librarian, I had to research that further. I then read about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia%2C_Pennsylvania">Centralia, Pennsylvania</a> which some people claim is the place that Silent Hill is based on. This, I am still unsure of, but it is entirely plausible. I also read the following books on this topic:<br /></span><ul><li><a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&amp;EAN=9781400061808&amp;itm=2"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Day the Earth Caved In by Joan Quigley</span></a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&amp;EAN=9780809327058&amp;itm=4"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Death Underground: The Centralia and West Frankfort Mine Disasters by Robert E. Hartley and David Kenney</span></a></li></ul><span style="font-family:verdana;">A few more books of interest on this topic are:<br /></span><ul style="font-family: verdana;"><li><a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&amp;EAN=9780595092703&amp;itm=3">Unseen Danger<span id="SUBT"> : A Tragedy of People, Government, and the Centralia Mine Fire</span></a> by <a class="underline" href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/results.asp?ATH=David+DeKok&amp;z=y">David DeKok</a></li></ul><ul style="font-family: verdana;"><li><a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&amp;EAN=9780738536293&amp;itm=1">Centralia, Penn</a><span><a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&amp;EAN=9780738536293&amp;itm=1">sylvania (Images of America Series)</a>by <a class="underline" href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/results.asp?ATH=Deryl+B%2E+Johnson&amp;z=y">Deryl B. Johnson</a></span></li></ul><span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I<span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span>found this to be a very interesting topic. There are great many other conspiracy theories on this issue. I also read how much the government pays to cover up these types of mine fires under the </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.osmre.gov/smcra.htm">Mine Control and Reclamation Act of 1977</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Interesting Web Sites for Centralia and other mine fires:</span><br /></span><ul style="font-family: verdana;"><li><a href="http://www.offroaders.com/album/centralia/centralia.htm">Centralia - Offroaders<br /></a></li></ul><ul style="font-family: verdana;"><li><a href="http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/PACENmine.html">Centralia- Roadside America<br /></a></li></ul><ul style="font-family: verdana;"><li><a href="http://www.centraliaminefire.com/">Centralia Mine Fire<br /></a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Cobject%20width=%22425%22%20height=%22355%22%3E%3Cparam%20name=%22movie%22%20value=%22http://www.youtube.com/v/ZjtmaCI9_wM&amp;rel=1%22%3E%3C/param%3E%3Cparam%20name=%22wmode%22%20value=%22transparent%22%3E%3C/param%3E%3Cembed%20src=%22http://www.youtube.com/v/ZjtmaCI9_wM&amp;rel=1%22%20type=%22application/x-shockwave-flash%22%20wmode=%22transparent%22%20width=%22425%22%20height=%22355%22%3E%3C/embed%3E%3C/object%3E"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Neat Documentary </span></a><br /></li></ul> <h2 style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><em class="nl"><a class="underline" href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/results.asp?ATH=Deryl+B%2E+Johnson&amp;z=y"></a></em></span></h2><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1691977895385812985-296042954996625397?l=whatimresearching.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01785395606394558681noreply@blogger.com0