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Tuesday, April 28, 2020

SOCIAL DISTANCING - Facts, Guidelines, and Practical Tips - How do you practice social distancing while shopping? What about at work? How you engage in social distancing, or intentionally using physical distancing between yourself and others to slow the spread of a contagious illness, varies depending on the situation. These guidelines and practical tips can help you do it correctly in various environments. Many states institute social distancing policies during a national or state emergency. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, these are some of the specific social distancing practices individuals and communities can take: Reduce or eliminate events involving people congregating in groups. Do not attend public spaces with large gatherings, such as busy parks, playgrounds, museums, and more. Work from home when possible. Eliminate or reduce voluntary movement from home. Only leave home for medical needs, food, and other essentials. Maintain physical distancing practices, such as staying at least six feet from others. Close schools for extended periods of time or move to electronic learning. Reduce or restrict visitation at extended care facilities. Reduce or cancel faith-based gatherings and meetings of congregations.

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ROBOTICS - Mechanized human-like figures date back to ancient times to Greece. The concept of an artificial man is found in works of fiction since the early 19th century. Despite these initial thoughts and representations, the dawn of the robotic revolution began in earnest in the 1950s. George Devol invented the first digitally operated and programmable robot in 1954. This ultimately laid the foundation of the modern robotics industry. Around 270 B.C. an ancient Greek engineer named Ctesibius made water clocks with automatons or loose figures. Greek mathematician Archytas of Tarentum postulated a mechanical bird he called "The Pigeon" which was propelled by steam. Hero of Alexandria (10–70 AD) made numerous innovations in the field of automata, including one that allegedly could speak. In ancient China, an account about an automaton is found in the text, written in the 3rd century BC, in which King Mu of Zhou is presented with a life-size, human-shaped mechanical figure by Yan Shi, an "artificer." With the rise of the computer industry, the technology of computers and robotics came together to form artificial intelligence; robots that could learn. Commercial and industrial robots are now in widespread use performing jobs more cheaply or with greater accuracy and reliability than humans.

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Monday, April 27, 2020

PREVENTING DEHYDRATION IN A SURVIVAL SCENARIO - In a survival situation, dehydration is a serious threat since you likely won’t last for more than three days without water. Dehydration occurs when you are unable to replenish your body’s water supply and you end up losing more fluids than you take in. Your body naturally loses water every day, either through sweating, urinating, or even breathing. If you are familiar with the symptoms if dehydration, you will be able to know immediately if you or your companions are not properly hydrated. Some common symptoms of dehydration include extreme thirst, food cravings, dizziness, muscle fatigue, cramps, headaches, nausea, irritability, reduced concentration, bad breath, dry skin and low urine output. Be sure to check the color of your urine. Dark-colored urine is a sure sign of dehydration. If you see this symptom, keep drinking fluids until your urine returns to a healthy light yellow color. If you are hiking, bugging out, or doing any intense physical activity, you should drink small amounts of water frequently. Remind yourself to take a sip from your canteen by setting a timer to go off every 15 to 20 minutes. Pay close attention to how much water you’re drinking. A good estimate would be to drink roughly eight ounces of water for every 15 minutes of activity. Follow this habit even when you don’t feel thirsty.

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