Science is based on proven research and facts and its knowledge governed accordingly. Oddly enough, I happen to be a person of faith, but I guess my theory of faith, and there being a higher power is a bit different than many. I do not look at God as a big force in the sky scrutinizing our every move, pondering if we get to go to the big place upstairs or downstairs post-life.

My thoughts about life and death and everything in between, do not always please everyone, but as long as they please me, and make sense to me, then I'm ok with that.

My observation is that God can work through man/or woman in science, politics, medicine, and yes, even law. Of course I have seen the opposite work in all these arenas and more, but I tend to believe that is man's own free will and nothing to do with religion or dogma.

I noticed last week, while cruising the Internet for new things, an invention on the Internet that is patent-pending, created by cartoonist Rick London. I have known him since my university masters work, always knew he was a cartoonist, but this came as a total surprise to me. It shouldn't have. I always knew the man was a genius, but had no idea, an Einsteinian type.

Upon reading of the Invention, and watching the short powerpoints on his North American Satellite Systems, Inc. website, I felt this is exactly what I mean by a higher power working through a human. The whole idea, the concept, the beauty of it, has a spiritual nature all its own.

Who hasn't seen the medical alert device with the commercial "Help I've fallen and I can't get up". Rick London's Insert Alert makes that obsolete. It is worn as jewelry, can be worn anywhere in the world, does not require a button to be pushed, is fully computerized/automated, dials the nearest 9-1-1 anywhere in the world, has satellite tracking, stores medical records, the wearer can be unconscious and it still does the work, even monitors vital signs and oxygen proximity. Rick's emergency alert device is probably the most amazing invention I have ever studied. And to think, I know him.

In addition, in another streak of genius, Rick has configured the device to call 9-1-1 if the wearer has a medical emergency and is not aware of it. Thousands if not tens of thousands of heart attacks, are ignored and thought to be indigestion. But not with this device. It even knows the difference, even if the wearer does not, and dials the nearest emergency center

In my humble opinion, the West Virginia shootings would have minimal at most, the minute the students were lined up. If even one was wearing the device, his/her blood pressure would have risen high enough to alert the nearest emergency unit. It is very possible not one shooting would have occurred. And I won't even begin to start with the number of kidnapped and/or tortured soldiers in Iraq. It is an amazing device and I surely hope it makes it to the market soon. I am first in line to get one.

The NSAT website has a quote by IBM Sr. Engineer, Dr. Andrew Beiler, praising the invention. That does not happen often, I'm told, for a new inventor, such as Rick London.

I was in communications with Rick recently. He is going on the ABC American Inventor show to try to raise money to build a prototype and sell the license to it.

When I think of all the lives this will save, from military to hunters, to hikers to skiers to the elderly, to anyone, I think, this is what I mean by God working through humans. It appears Rick London has tapped into that theory and uses it wisely. Congratulations Rick. You have come a very long way.