A liquid crystal display that includes: an LCD panel; a backlight unit that includes a light source and a light guide plate; and a frame that houses the LCD panel and the backlight unit. The process involves heating the soil by passing current between electrodes buried in the soil and simultaneously injecting water through the electrodes to transfer heat by convection. A silencing board is mounted in the expansion chamber, separating the inlet from the outlet. The medicine storing and dispensing apparatus can rotate the vial B by rotating the drive roller 101 when filling the tablets into the vial B held by the arms 72, 73. The center vent ducts open only in the vehicle compartment.