Evidence of God

EVIDENCE OF GOD Telecontrol System to Keep a Watch Tokyo, June 26, 1985 (Kyodo) Do you want your curtains to open and close at home while you are on vacation? Or to ensure that the front door is locked? Or turn on the air conditioner just before you get home? You can do it all by telephone with Japanese-made home automation equipment. “Telecontrol systems” can be hooked up to many appliances, including air conditioners, electric locks, rice cookers, and lights. The new home automation products also include security systems to guard against fire or theft through electronic sensors, multi-function “intelligent” telephones for telecommunications, and intercoms linking rooms. The telecontrol system allows the user to turn appliances on or off and to check for fire leaks or theft with special sensors that send coded signals through a push-button telephone. (The Hindustan Times, New Delhi, June 27, 1985, p.17) Steering by Satellite Nineteenth-century clipper-ship captains looked to the stars to steer their course. Many modern skippers rely on Loran, a land-based navigation system using radio waves. However, Loran has definite limitations: the system’s radio transmission sunsets. In the future, many high-tech ships will chart their paths using an advanced navigational method called GPS. The system, developed by the U.S. military, will consist of a global network of 18 satellites. Using a $25,000 receiver and a special antenna, ships can pick up coded radio signals