SCIENTISTS DISCOVER INVISIBILITY CLOAK USING LENSES AND MIRRORS

Scientists have unveiled how to make invisibility cloaks that are big enough to hide a human – or even a satellite orbiting the earth.

As the interest in creating Harry Potter-style cloaks continues to grow, researchers in America have shown how a simple trick used for years by magicians can create the desired effect.

Using conventional lenses and mirrors, the scientists are able to steer light around the region of space they want to hide.

 

While it’s not quite the same as the invisibility cloak worn by Harry Potter, scientists have revealed how it is possible to steer light around the region of space they want to hide using lenses and mirrors

 Over the last ten years scientists have investigated two main ways of creating invisibility cloaks, according to the MIT Technology Review.

‘Transformation optics’ involves bending light around an object to make it look as if it wasn’t there.
Metamaterials meanwhile are synthetic substances which can also achieve the same aim through using certain optical properties.

Neither technology is perfect, but John Howell, from the University of Rochester, New York, and Benjamin Howell have now shown how to build a device big enough to cloak a person using an array of lenses and mirrors to steer light around a region of space.

THE NEW AMERICAN MILITARY: SARAH PALIN SENDING SOCIAL MEDIA SUPPORT TO SOLDIER TOLD NOT TO READ BOOKS BY LEVIN, HANNITY AND LIMBAUGH

 Dave Urbanski

Sarah Palin clearly took note of the story about an Army master sergeant who’s reportedly been told, among other things, that he’s not allowed to read books by conservative authors—including Sean Hannity, David Limbaugh, and Mark Levin—while in uniform.

Because Palin hit her Facebook page today big-time, asking folks to support Nathan Sommers, a conservative Christian and member of the U.S. Army Band, by posting photos of themselves holding what Palin terms “liberty-loving books.”

Here’s one of many tweets from people who took up the cause:

Palin’s statement reads, in part:

I’d love to see more of America’s finest, our men and women in uniform, along with everybody else proudly and boldly reading more writings from patriots who pinpoint who is trying to kill our Constitution. Americans obviously need to know why it’s imperative we don’t roll over and succumb to these attempts to fundamentally transform America into a populace of sheep merely grazing, and then atrophying, under tyranny.

HOW MUSLIMS ARE CONVERTING INTO CHRISTIANITY AFTER SEEING JESUS IN THEIR DREAMS

Is Jesus Christ reaching out to Muslims through their dreams and encouraging them to embrace his teachings? This is exactly the phenomenon that some former Islamic adherents claim they have personally experienced. Numerous stories about Muslims, among others, who see the Christian savior in their dreams and convert as a result are streaming out of the Middle East.

While skeptics would certainly scoff at such a notion — and Muslims, themselves, may become incensed at proclamations affirming this dynamic, those who have experienced it swear by its authenticity.

Take, for instance, Ali, a man whose journey is documented in a recent Charisma News article. A few years ago, he was slated to go on the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca known as Hajj. But, he claims something transformational happened along the way — something so pivotal that it stripped away the very faith he was attempting to affirm.

“Of course when I went to Mecca I was going there in order to pay homage to the Kabba and to fulfill the requirements in Islam,” Ali explained. ”That night I saw Jesus in a dream.”

Ali claims that Christ first touched his forehead with his finger and then said, “You belong to me.” After that, he touched above his heart and said, “You have been saved, follow me. You belong to me.”

After the dream, Ali pledged not to finish his pilgrimage and to follow Jesus’ voice. Thus, he inevitably became a Christian.

This, of course, could easily be dismissed by critics as a mere dream and nothing more. Perhaps Ali was experiencing questions about his faith and the journey to Mecca he embarked on. Often times, dreams are manifestations of thoughts, fears and emotions. But Ali and others reject this explanation, as they believe that Jesus truly reached out and called them.

 

A documentary called “More Than Dreams” highlights Ali’s complete story. An official description of his life reads (read a longer version of his story here):

This Turkish man in bondage to alcohol saw Jesus in a dream and his life was changed forever.  Desperate, he moved to Saudi Arabia — a place where alcohol is forbidden. However, upon his arrival, he found liquor there. He then made the pilgrimage to Mecca, hoping to be freed of his addiction and to be led in the way of a true Muslim. To his surprise, he met Jesus Christ instead.

As noted, Ali’s experience isn’t the only one that has gained widespread attention. Khalil, a radical Egyptian terrorist, made a transition and accepted Christ after Jesus purportedly visited him in a dream as well. There are a number of other examples, too, from the “More Than Dreams” DVD.

SEEP-DEPRIVED LAWYER WHO KILLED NANNY AND INJURED TODDLER WHILE DRIVING SENTENCED ONLY TO 48 HOURS IN JAIL, PROBATION AND 180 DAYS ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE

A lawyer from California who struck and killed a nanny pushing a toddler in a stroller as she was driving in San Diego a day after giving birth has been sentenced to mere 48 hours in jail. Christine Padilla, a 35-year-old attorney from Del Sur, was sentenced Friday to jail time, probation and 180 days of electronic surveillance. Padilla pleaded guilty last month to a misdemeanor charge of vehicular manslaughter and two traffic infractions after admitting to police that she was sleep-deprived at the time of the crash.

4-YEAR-OLD BOY ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS, KILLED IRAQ WAR VETERAN FATHER

Authorities in northern Arizona say a 4-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his father at a Prescott Valley home. Prescott Valley police say the shooting occurred just after noon Friday.

The 35-year-old man, identified as Justin Stanfield Thomas, and his young son were visiting from Phoenix and were at a friend’s house. Police say the boy somehow found a gun in the home’s living room and accidentally fired it and a bullet hit his father, who was rushed to a hospital where he died. The friend was reportedly Thomas’ former roommate and it may have been a surprise visit to the home, MyFoxPhoenix.com reported. 

The boy was taken to a police substation to undergo interviews, and did not appear to realize what he did, MyFoxPhoenix.com reported. The boy is now with his mother. “At this point there is no indication of any foul play,” Prescott Valley Police spokesperson Brandon Bonney told MyFoxPhoenix.com. Thomas was an Iraq War veteran with the Army Special Forces and leaves behind two children, the news station reported.  Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/06/08/4-year-old-boy-accidentally-kills-dad-in-arizona/#ixzz2VhzBeMlD

WHILE AMERICA IS ABOUT TO EMBRACE OBAMACARE, MANY BRITISH ARE OPTING FOR PRIVATE CLINICS AS THEY GIVE UP ON NHS WHEREIN IT TAKES 48 HOURS TO GET DOCTOR’S APPOINTMENT

Patients shun NHS for clinics run by Polish GPs: Cut-price private surgeries where you can see a doctor seven days a week

• Despite charging £70 a visit, west London clinic already has almost 6,000 Britons on its books and offers 30-minute slots
• Two thirds of NHS patients have to wait more than 48 hours for doctor’s appointment and few slots are available outside regular working week
• My Medyk also offers dental surgery, varicose vein surgery, Botox, hypnotherapy, acupuncture and counselling sessions
• Clinic was founded five years ago by two Polish doctors but now employs 50 staff, the majority of whom are Poles

By Francesca Infante and Sophie Borland

A private doctor’s surgery run by Poles is attracting thousands of patients who have given up on the NHS. Open seven days a week, usually until 11pm, the clinic gives half-hour appointments – three times longer than usual. And, despite charging £70 a visit, it already has almost 6,000 Britons on its books. Customers are welcomed into the spotless and modern centre by friendly receptionists whose motto is to ‘put patients first’.

 

Clinic Manager Radek Przypis in one of three state of the art dental treatment rooms at the My Medyk Polish Clinic

Radek Przypis, who manages the My Medyk clinic in West London, said he realised there was ‘a gap in the market because NHS care was so poor’. He added: ‘You have heard the stories about people going to GPs and whatever is wrong with you they give you a paracetamol and tell you to go away. ‘People find it hard to get help. They want to come to one place that they know, where they know what to expect, get the treatment and from people they trust.‘Our patients are our customers, they are the most important things for us, that is our company motto. Perhaps that is not always the same attitude with the NHS.’

Research shows that two thirds of Health Service patients have to wait more than 48 hours for a doctor’s appointment and few slots are available outside the regular working week.

FIRST IN THE COUNTRY: ARMED CITIZEN PROJECT GIVING AWAY FREE GUNS TO SINGLE WOMEN AND RESIDENTS IN HIGH-CRIME NEIGHBORHOODS

Houston resident Cheryl Strain’s inexperience with guns was apparent as she struggled to load shells into a 20-gauge shotgun. Over the piercing blasts of gunfire in the shooting range, Strain’s instructor, Dan Blackford, patiently directed her on how to use her thumb to shove a shell all the way inside the barrel and feel it click.

“Now we got a round in the chamber ready to go,” Blackford said as he positioned her body on the right way to hold the shotgun. “Look down your sight, put that BB right in the middle of your target and press the trigger.”

 

Lock and load: A Houston charity is giving free firearms to residents of high-crime neighborhoods

Strain’s northwest Houston community of Oak Forest is the first neighborhood in the country being trained and equipped by the Armed Citizen Project, a Houston nonprofit that is giving away free shotguns to single women and residents of neighborhoods with high crime rates. While many cities have tried gun buy-backs and other tactics in the ongoing national debate on gun control, the nonprofit and its supporters say gun giveaways to responsible owners are actually a better way to deter crime. The organization, which plans to offer training classes in Dallas, San Antonio, and Tucson, Ariz., in the next few weeks, is working to expand its giveaways to 15 cities by the end of the year, including Chicago and New York.

VALEDICTORIAN’S SPEECH ON CONSTITUTION CUT OFF BY TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL

A Texas high school silenced its Valedictorian’s microphone during his speech when he diverted from his pre-approved remarks and instead spoke about the Constitution. 

Joshua High School graduate Remington Reimer, who was accepted into the Naval Academy, had his microphone silenced during his speech right after he told fellow graduates that school officials apparently threatened him with the move the day before, MyFoxDFW.com reported.

Colin Radford, a fellow graduate told MyFoxDFW.com that Reimer was “talking about getting constitutional rights taken away from him, and then he said “just yesterday they threatened to turn my microphone off,” and then his microphone went off.”

“Student speakers were told that if their speeches deviated from the prior-reviewed material, the microphone would be turned off, regardless of content,” Joshua Independent School District said in a statement.

“When one student’s speech deviated from the prior-reviewed speech, the microphone was turned off, pursuant to District policy and procedure,” the statement said.

The ceremony reportedly opened and closed with a prayer, leading another graduate to believe Reimer’s speech mentioning God and Jesus had nothing to do with the microphone being silenced.

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