Protecting Children From a Zombie Attack Part One of a Two-Part Series Our children. In a normal world, they represent what is best of our humanity; beacons of hope guiding our path towards a better future. In a world beset by the living dead, their beams burn a hundred-fold brighter. Even the most despaired individuals, distraught over their own existence in a nightmarish reality, will soldier on if they bear the sole responsibility as defender of their young. The difficulties facing those who must ensure the safety of children from the clutches of the walking dead, however, should not be ignored. The market abounds with hundreds of child transport variations – from sleek, European buggys to integrated backpacks and off-road joggers. Strollers Strollers - Common in most households Advantages: capable of long-distance travel, minimal energy expenditure required Disadvantages: heavy, cumbersome, separation potential, lack of flexibility Child Separation: This is by far the stroller’s most significant disadvantage. 1. 2. 3. 4. Slings
SurvivalBlog.com 1DRL: Zombies! Simultaneously announcing plans for, and completion of, Zombies!Zombies! is a roguelike written entirely from scratch, in one day, inCommon Lisp. Features:- One monster type: Zombies! Release Notes:- Designed for use with CLISP. License:- This software is released under the Zombie Public License (ZPL).This means you can use the code for anything you like, but if youcomplain about any aspect of it, zombies will eat your BRRRAAAAINS!!! Partial screenshot:Level: 2 HP: 17 Gold: 10.......#....#..$.......#..Z.......................$....................... On with the code: (setf *random-state* (make-random-state t)) (defparameter *maxx* 79)(defparameter *maxy* 22) (defstruct player x y (hp 20) (gold 0)) (defstruct zombie x y) (defvar *screen* (make-array (list *maxx* *maxy*)))(defvar *messages* ())(defvar *level* 0)(defvar *player* (make-player))(defvar *zombies* ()) (defun get-input-char () (system::input-character-char (EXT:with-keyboard (read-char EXT:*keyboard-input*)))) (play-game)
Howstuffworks "10 Ways to Survive a Snowstorm" There's no truer statement than the old adage "you can't control the weather." You can't even predict it with complete certainty. As advanced as our meteorological forecasting techniques are these days, weather systems are changeable forces of nature. They can come on quickly, switch direction without notice and build in intensity in a short period of time. Whether you're at home, on foot, in your car or at work, a winter snowstorm can catch you off guard. The National Snow and Ice Data Center defines a blizzard as a "violent winter storm, lasting at least 3 hours, which combines below freezing temperatures and very strong wind laden with blowing snow that reduces visibility to less than 1 km." If a blizzard is bad enough, snow plows and salt trucks won't even brave the elements.
Science ponders 'zombie attack' If zombies actually existed, an attack by them would lead to the collapse of civilisation unless dealt with quickly and aggressively. That is the conclusion of a mathematical exercise carried out by researchers in Canada. They say only frequent counter-attacks with increasing force would eradicate the fictional creatures. The scientific paper is published in a book - Infectious Diseases Modelling Research Progress. In books, films, video games and folklore, zombies are undead creatures, able to turn the living into other zombies with a bite. But there is a serious side to the work. In some respects, a zombie "plague" resembles a lethal, rapidly spreading infection. In their study, the researchers from the University of Ottawa and Carleton University (also in Ottawa) posed a question: If there was to be a battle between zombies and the living, who would win? Professor Robert Smith? "We introduce a basic model for zombie infection and illustrate the outcome with numerical solutions."
How To Be A World-Class Survivalist in 5 Simple Steps Joy Paley Activist Post With the recent econopocalypse, it’s no wonder that people are becoming more interested in what it would take to survive after our current society has undergone a major shift. After all, if something we thought was intrinsically stable—our financial sector, and the guarantee of ever increasing wealth—is actually pretty flimsy, well, a lot of other things can be brought into question too. Take out a seemingly small piece of the puzzle, like access to gasoline, and you find that your local grocery will run out of goods within 2 days. Learning the basic skills to survive without the modern conveniences of society is a way to prepare yourself for these unpredictable shifts. 1. 2. 3. • Stock up a pantry of canned goods—think beans, tuna, veggies, fruit, and soups • Get bulk basics like oil, sugar, salt, peanut butter, rice, lentils, and any other grains you prefer • Pick up a rechargeable LED flashlight 4. 5.
How international relations theory would cope with a zombie upri [NOTE TO 2011 AND BEYOND READERS OF THIS POST: If you like what you read here, then trust me, you'll love the book that came from it: Theories of International Politics and Zombies, (Princeton University Press, 2011). This post is where it all began!!] Alex Massie alerts us to this BBC story about modeling who would win if the dead actually did rise from the grave: If zombies actually existed, an attack by them would lead to the collapse of civilisation unless dealt with quickly and aggressively. That is the conclusion of a mathematical exercise carried out by researchers in Canada. Now, one could argue that this finding represents a Blinding Glimpse of the Obvious. [The researchers] are cheating. To try to make Massie feel better let's have some fun with this and ask a different question -- what would different systemic international relations theories* predict regarding the effects of a zombie outbreak? Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
The Survival Monkey Zombies First published Mon Sep 8, 2003; substantive revision Thu Mar 17, 2011 Zombies in philosophy are imaginary creatures used to illuminate problems about consciousness and its relation to the physical world. Unlike those in films or witchraft, they are exactly like us in all physical respects but without conscious experiences: by definition there is ‘nothing it is like’ to be a zombie. Yet zombies behave just like us, and some even spend a lot of time discussing consciousness. Few people think zombies actually exist. 1. Descartes held that non-human animals are automata: their behavior is wholly explicable in terms of physical mechanisms. In the nineteenth century scientists began to think that physics was capable of explaining all physical events that were explicable at all. it ought to be quite credible that the constitution and course of nature would be otherwise just the same as it is if there were not and never had been any experiencing individuals. 2. 3. Zombies are conceivable. 4.
12 Gadgets to Survive the Apocalypse Now is a good time to ponder the apocalypse. Iran and North Korea are going nuclear, the wonky weather is a harbinger of catastrophic climate change, and end-of-the-world blockbusters abound. (Tim Burton's '9' came out last week and '2012,' 'The Road,' and 'Zombieland' are all coming up later this fall.) In that dismal spirit, the Switched team has gathered its first choices for last-chance gadgetry -- a collection of 12 must-haves if society is in peril, whether it be by fire or ice, zombies or aliens. ACR Electronics Microfix Personal Beacon Good for: Zombie Attack, Rapidly Spreading Virus, Aliens, Floods With an internal GPS, this little guy signals satellites to identify your exact location, as well as your name, address, and medical info. Scope Ford F-650 XUV Eton American Red Cross Solarlink FR360 Radio Good for:Robot/Computer Revolt, Nuclear Fallout, Zombie Attack, Rapidly Spreading Virus Not only is it pretty, but the Eton can also do practically anything. 400 Ft. LIFESAVER Bottle
The Best Zombie Story of the Year More than forty years after George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead made critics question the future of a culture that could produce such a thing, that future is here – and it is full of zombies. There are zombie comics, zombie conventions, Rob Zombie Inc., and a Simpsons episode in which Bart informs Lisa that the zombies prefer to be called “living impaired.” There is even a growing movement of participatory fan-fueled performance-art “zombie walks” — BYOB (Bring Your Own Brains!) The movement has been on the lurch since movies like 28 Days Later took zombies mainstream for the first time, and was followed by near-simultaneous appearance of the Dawn of the Dead remake and the homage-comedy Shaun of the Dead. I guess they missed Will Smith’s I Am Legend, which came out in December 2007 (just in time for the holidays!) And that brings us to Mischa Berlinski’s real-life trip to the real zombie underworld. Hooked! You either believe in zombies, or you don’t. Happy Halloween!
Blog ? The Top 10 Plants for Removing Indoor Toxins Common indoor plants may provide a valuable weapon in the fight against rising levels of indoor air pollution. NASA scientists are finding them to be surprisingly useful in absorbing potentially harmful gases and cleaning the air inside homes, indoor public spaces and office buildings. The indoor pollutants that affect health are formaldehyde, Volatile Organic Compounds (benzene and trichloroethylene or TCE), airborne biological pollutants, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides, pesticides and disinfectants (phenols), and radon. These pollutants contribute to ‘sick building syndrome’, which causes symptoms ranging from allergies, headaches and fatigue through to nervous-system disorders, cancer and death. Through studies conducted by NASA, scientists have identified 50 houseplants that remove many of the pollutants and gases mentioned above. Dr. More information on this study as well as references and details on specific chemicals can be found on Dr. Dr. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Dr.