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The Pueblo Deco Palace Where 'Everyone Went'
Albuquerque's historic KiMo Theatre is more than just an edifice studied coldly by scholars. People loved this place.
By Mo Palmer / Tribune Columnist
March 1, 2003
The KiMo just celebrated its 75th anniversary with some fun hoopla that I missed. Although I've mentioned the KiMo in this column, I've never talked about it in depth -- shame on me for that. It's as important to this town as was the Alvarado Hotel.
Tons of articles discuss its unique architecture and how it got its name, but what's important is what the KiMo meant to us and the part it played in our lives. When we're gone, all that will remain are scholarly words about the edifice. Good history is the reconciliation of facts and biography. Maybe someday someone will read this column and say, "Huzzah! People loved this place!"
My friend Ed B. and I were e-mailing about the KiMo, and he wondered how an Italian-American immigrant, Oreste Bachechi, came to build America's foremost Indian theater, Pueblo Deco-style. I pondered it and decided Bachechi was the following: one highly tuned-in dude, aware of our first Americans and wanting to pay them homage; looking to help his city attract tourists while the Gallup Indian ceremonials were packing them in; alert to America's attack of movie madness; and turned on to what was hot in pop culture.
The KiMo is a congruence of events connecting us to world history.
What is deco, anyhow? Well, in 1925, Paris held L'Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratif etIndustriels Modernes a World's Fair to celebrate things modern art, architecture, fashion, furniture and the resumption of life after that War to End All Wars, World War I.
Paris roared in the 1920s, home to expatriate Americans such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, Aaron Copland, et al. Everything was thoroughly modern, streamlined, winged, curved, decorated, geometric, zigzagged, angled and totally awesome. The style took off like the rockets it resembled.
Look up Art Deco on the Internet you'll recognize the style, if not the term. The Art Deco label was retro-applied in the '60s by English historian Bevis Hillier. (Throw that out at a cocktail party and let someone go "Oooh! Aaah!")
Pueblo Deco is a unique architecture that combines features of our indigenous architecture stepped-back massing and adobe color with Art Deco decor.
Before the daring deco 'do, moving pictures, previously considered seedy entertainment for the unwashed masses, had been "respectabilized" by ladies. I've talked about this. The first films played in storefronts and penny arcades. Money-mad movie moguls invented picture palaces baroque, overstuffed opera house clones that made it OK for the washed masses to attend. In no time at all, gorgeously, gaudily appointed picture palaces appeared all over the country. Most of them are gone now, so we're lucky ours has been restored to its original glory.
You can read all about the architect, Carl Boller, and artist Carl von Hassler on the city's Web site. Just go to www.cabq.gov and type in "KiMo" for a plethora of pleasurable perusals.
Read about Vivian Vance Ethel Mertz and about the first movie shown there in 1927 at the grand opening, to which, of course, everyone flocked. You can spot a small town instantly by such a phrase.
The movie was "Painting the Town," a giddy little silent number about a man who follows a flapper to New York for love, invents a high-speed automobile motor and wins the girl. I found a photo of the actors on eBay. What a hoot!
First-run movies played at the KiMo or at the Sunshine. Many aging Albuquerque children remember riding their bikes down there on Saturday to see the cliffhangers those truly weird serials that ended with someone in a dire situation that miraculously resolved the following Saturday, sometimes without explanation. Amazing stuff. And the cartoon. And the newsreel Eeew! Boring! And the feature: Abbott and Costello, Roy Rogers, Errol Flynn swashing his buckle, whatever that means. We all recall those pale cow skulls with red, glowing eyes that watched your every move. Scary deco.
Morris Rippel of Albuquerque walked to the KiMo because he, like loads of other kids, lived Downtown.
Morris was, and is, crazy about airplanes. He'd go see war movies, stunt flyers anything that featured aircraft. One of his life's major disappointments was when he went to see "The Plainsman." There was Gary Cooper, being "toasted over an open fire, or something" and not a plane in sight. He had wasted his dime.
Dick Ruddy of Albuquerque liked to take girls to the KiMo for a truly classy date in a wonderful theatrical atmosphere. He liked horror films, because girls would hold your hand. He saw "Psycho" at the KiMo. We think of downtown as declining eons ago, but it didn't. The Alfred Hitchcock classic was released in 1960, before Winrock even opened. The decline and fall of Downtown are pretty recent events.
The KiMo loaned its stage to all sorts of live acts -- vaudeville, dance recitals, concerts, singing chickens and whatever.
The Albuquerque Little Theater mounted quite a few productions there before it got a big Little Theater on San Pasquale, where it is now. (We'll talk about its history sometime. Very famous people have played there, and the development of such community playhouses is another good story.)
Underprivileged kids were often treated to a show at the KiMo by various organizations, by the Clyde Brothers Clyde Tingley and Clyde Oden and other city boosters who would fork over their own money to send kids from the St. Anthony's Home for Boys or other groups to a movie, with popcorn and a drink pretty generous. If you don't know about St. Anthony's, that's OK, we'll get to it.
No institution stands through time without something bad happening, and the KiMo is no exception. In 1951, a little boy died when hot water pipes, a boiler or the furnace suddenly exploded. The tragedy has been so sensationalized by "phantom hunters" that I'm not sure exactly what went down. What I do know is that it was the worst thing a parent could endure send your excited, happy child to the picture show and never see him alive again. Apparently there have been mysterious manifestations in the place ever since, disappearing props, falling lights, fires, cold spots and other paranormal events.
My friend Linda K. worked at the KiMo and says it's quite an experience to be alone in there at night. Over time, a shrine has appeared backstage donuts, Pez dispensers, toys, gum small gifts for a small, seeking spirit. The least we can do is comfort him with trinkets. Theater tradition says that, once you acknowledge him with your gift, productions proceed smoothly. Surely some sorrowful energy of such events remains behind.
When you go Downtown to see this marvel and you ought to be sure to look at the marquee. It's one of the small, boxlike ones popular on early theaters. The Sunshine had one, too. Later, it was replaced with one of those Moby Dick White Whale numbers that covered the entire front of the building -- very '40s and '50s.
There was extra space on either side of the theater, where a men's store, eateries, a jewelry store and such nestled under the shade of the gazebo created by the overhanging sign. You can look at that kind of marquee on the Hiland Theater. Just go "uptown," as we used to call it.
We owe a debt to the Bachechi family for giving us such a monument to the golden age of movies, to Art Deco, to Pueblo Deco, to indigenous arts and to the ghost of Albuquerque past. You've got to wonder whether Oreste knew when he built it in 1927 that his creation would endure and represent so much.
Albuquerque is lucky. We've preserved the KiMo. It's a popular venue for old movie showings, ballets, songs, music and the finer things a city has to offer.
When you cry for the Alvarado, the Korber Building, Temple Albert, the Armory and other halls of remembrance we've lost, look around at the KiMo, at the streamlined, moderne Sears Building across the street, at the Yrissari and Rosenwald buildings at Fourth Street and Central Avenue, and at the others we have saved.
Use your history and biography to promote preservation, to rejoice and grieve not.


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The following excerpt was taken from "The Summits of God-Life: Samadhi and Siddhi"
by Sri Chinmoy.
When one realises God, one has the capacity to stand above one's own fate or karma. But if God wants him to accept his own karma and go through the pain and suffering, he will do so and offer it as an experience to God. At that time, he feels that God is having these experiences in and through him. After realisation one can nullify the law of karma. Again, if one wants to accept the punishment or retribution of others' karma, one can do it. If it is God's Will, a realised person can nullify his own and others' karma, or he can consciously, deliberately and smilingly accept both his own karma and the karma of others.


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Road to Mac Office 2008: Word '08 vs Pages 3.0The planned mid-January release of Office 2008 offers a significant overhaul of the productivity suite's look and features. The previous segment described the challenges in front of the Mac Business Unit at Microsoft: deliver a new suite of applications with the features of the Windows side, but with an appearance and behaviors attractive to Mac users. Here's a more in-depth look at the specific new features in Word 2008, with some comparisons to Apple's Pages 08 included with iWork.
The Birth of Word 2008
One of the most attractive features of Office 2008 in general is that it's being delivered as a Universal Binary. That means it will now run natively on Intel Macs rather than relying on Apple's Rosetta translation technology to map PowerPC code to run on Intel processors. This should impact how fast Word and other Office applications launch and run.
Based on initial testing, it appears that Office 2008 delivers a massive improvement for both launch times and performance in general on Intel systems, but offers very little improvement for PowerPC Macs. It is difficult to make accurate performance observations on an early beta, but the difference on Intel Macs is already very significant, particularly for Word, which seems to lead the Office 2008 suite in terms of stability and progress. Among other things, Word 2008 can now handle live window resizing, something the new Excel and other componets don't yet do.
If you forgotten, Word 2004 and the rest of the existing Office suite can't redraw the window while it is being resized; it only draws a resizing outline as applications did on the classic Mac System 7. All modern Mac OS X apps feature live redrawing, and Tiger's QuickTime 7.0 could even redraw live movies while they play. Hopefully Excel and the rest of the Office 2008 suite will catch up to Word by the time Office is planned for release later this winter.
The code in Office, portions of which are more than twenty years old, is going through its most significant renewal since it was carbonized as Office v.X back in 2001. The new changes are resulting in some features being different, some being lost, and some new ones being added.
Among the new features in Office 2008 are its new translucency and other graphic effects that rely upon Mac OS X's Quartz Graphics. The Elements Gallery described earlier in Road to Office 2008: installation and interface is subtly translucent in an active window (below left), but becomes almost fully transparent when the window is inactive (below right), as the desktop icon behind it highlights.
In contrast with the new Word, Pages 08 is already a Universal Binary and launches and runs without any hesitation. It also lacks any legacy code, as it was first offered in 2005, just prior to the release of Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. Pages is now at version 3.0, but its entire lifespan has been within the last release of Office, as noted in Claris and the Origins of Apple iWork. How Pages stacks up next to the new Word is noted in the following overview of Word's features.
Getting Started in Word
The first noticeable difference in Word 2008 is in the Project Gallery which opens at startup. The existing Word 2004 (below) offers to open a new regular document, create a new notebook, or to start a web page. It also offers to create documents using other Office apps, in case the user launched Word with the idea of creating a PowerPoint presentation. The existing version of Word also presents wizards for creating envelopes and labels, as well as templates for various types of documents; these are both listed in the groups section to the left, but are somewhat hidden among all the text. The templates provided in Word 2004 weren't really very usable either.
Word 2008 offers a variety of improvements: rather than offering to build a web page, Word instead focuses on creating a standard word processing document or a publishing layout project, as well as offering to start a voice annotated notebook document designed for note taking. While the templates are still buried, they also appear to be more professional looking and potentially useful as a starting point for creating new documents. The new Project Gallery (below) doesn't show them off very well, but they are also available for selection from within Word using the Elements Gallery.
The Office Project Gallery doesn't open by default when you create a new document. In contrast, Apple's Pages 08 in iWork presents a similar but more streamlined interface (below) for getting started, using a graphical display of templates that defaults to opening a blank document. This template selection window can be easily turned off in both Pages and Word for users who'd rather just start with a blank document.
Word Processing vs Page Layout
In Word 2004, there were four view modes. The character-based Normal View dated from the days when computers lacked the horsepower to draw the page as it would appear in print, while the separate Page Layout View was intended for previewing how the the document would actually appear when formatted on the page. Two other views provide specialized formatting for an Outline and Notebook view.
Word 2008 renames Page Layout View to Print Layout View, and introduces a new Publishing Layout View. This new mode offers familiar page layout tools such as text boxes that flow text across columns on the page, guide rulers, master pages, item arrangement tools, and other features that push Word into the territory of Microsoft Publisher, which was never offered on the Mac.
In Publishing Layout View (below), the document appears to lay upon a woodgrain background, and the ruler guides change from the tabs-oriented word processing ruler to positioning rulers on the top and left side. This mode also presents an uncluttered toolbar with drop down menus of AutoShapes (discussed below) and lines, a magnifying glass tool for zooming in and out, and arrangement and grouping menus of icons.
Within this view, the Elements Gallery selection presents Publication Templates for creating brochures, flyers, programs, menus, and posters, but the beta version only includes nine different templates in total. It's also somewhat confusing to "click on a template to apply to document," but end up with a new document window instead. It's not obvious how to insert template pages into an existing document. If you chose "new page," you get an additional page with a template related background but no content; you can't modify its look or select a specific template page to use instead.
In contrast, Pages has you start with a given template family and then, from the Pages button (below), offers to add in additional pages that either match the template style you chose, or offer alternative versions of it.
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Oregano is most likely a staple of your spice rack, and evidence shows that this fragrant herb's essential oil should be part of your medicine cabinet. Oregano -- specifically wild oregano native to the Mediterranean region, (Origanum vulgare) -- is loaded with antioxidants and other potent compounds that have a variety of health benefits. Here are five reasons to use oregano in the kitchen and add an oregano supplement to your wellness regimen.
1. It supports heart health.
In one study, 48 people with mildly high cholesterol were given diet and lifestyle advice to reduce their cholesterol. Thirty-two of those people were also given oregano oil after each meal. After three months, those given the oregano oil had lower LDL (bad) cholesterol and higher HDL (good) cholesterol compared to participants who just followed the diet and lifestyle advice.
2. Oregano is extremely high in antioxidants.
Wild oregano is high in phenols, plant chemicals with antioxidant activity. Second only to clove oil, wild oregano oil has the highest known ORAC value, which measures the total antioxidant capacity of a food. Gram for gram, oregano has 42 times the antioxidant level of apples and four times that of blueberries. Antioxidants combat free radicals, which play a role in aging and the development of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and other illnesses.
3. Oregano has antifungal properties.
Yeast is a type of fungus, and Candida is the most well-known yeast and a common cause of infections. High levels of Candida are not only linked to yeast infections but also gut conditions like ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Test-tube studies find oregano oil to be effective against several different types of Candida.
4. It's a natural antibiotic.
Oregano, particularly the carvacrol it contains, is effective for fighting bacteria, and it is especially promising for preventing illnesses caused by pathogens like Salmonella, E. coli, and Staphylococcus aureus. Research also shows that oregano oil may be effective against certain types of bacteria that can become resistant to antibiotics.
5. It's helpful during cold and flu season.
If you're congested, try adding a couple drops of oregano oil to a diffuser or vaporizer. The steam method can also help relieve coughs and other respiratory illnesses. Drinking a few drops of oregano oil in juice or water may soothe a sore throat.
Look for pure, high-quality Origanum vulgare as bottled liquid oil and in capsules at your natural market.
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In the latest example of how Africa is becoming an important battleground for Western and Asian tech competitors, Web services giant Baidu will face off against Google following the Chinese company's move last week to bring its mobile browser to the continent in a deal with France Telecom's Orange unit.
Baidu joins other Chinese companies including telecom equipment vendors Huawei Technologies and ZTE in seeing Africa as a promising market.
Baidu's announcement with Orange follows Google's move last year to enter a deal with South Africa's giant telecom operator Telkom's cellphone network unit 8ta, to offer free Internet access to mobile phone subscribers who cannot afford typical data-usage costs.
In Baidu's case, the deal with Orange is its largest international expansion to date. The deal covers 20 countries in the region, where Orange has more than 80 million subscribers. Orange will pre-install Baidu's mobile browser for users of Android-based mobile phones in Africa and the Middle East.
Orange plans to ship the first smartphones preloaded with the browser later this year. The main benefits for users will be the browser's enhanced data compression capabilities and one-click access to Web-based apps and services.
Meanwhile Google is powering the Free Zone service, which gives people access to mobile Gmail, Google+ and Web search with zero data charges. However, when a user clicks on a link or attachment within an email, they are directed to a page where they can purchase a data package. Additionally, users can search the Internet and access the first page of websites from the search results for free; however, if they click further into a website, they again are directed to a page offering data packages that require payment.
Google also rolled out a new service in Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya last year that lets Gmail users send and receive emails using the built-in SMS features on their mobile phones for free. Google's free email service is also active in Zambia through the operator Zambia Telecommunication Company (Zamtel), a government-owned telecom company.
The companies want to consolidate their positions by offering free service, to pave the way for a growing number of users paying for services, according to Amos Kalunga, a telecom analyst at Computer Society of Zambia.
"Or it may be that the companies want to control the browser first on smartphones and then later control the search," Kalunga said.
Africa's appetite for mobile Internet services has been growing steadily over the past few years, mainly as a result of the flattening growth curve in voice communications in the region's more mature markets, forcing operators to cut prices and compete more aggressively on the provision of data services.
"Orange recognizes that Internet usage in emerging markets is more likely to be via low-cost small screens," said Emeka Obiodu, principal analyst for telecom strategy at Ovum Research.
As a result, Orange and Baidu will seek to deliver enhanced data compression capabilities so as to reduce the strain on Orange's network and the cost for users, Obiodu said.
But Baidu's deal with Orange may limit Baidu's maneuverability in the market, Obiodu said. If Baidu sticks to Orange exclusively, it will depend on Orange's expansion of its geographical footprint. "Over time, this lack of maneuverability will influence, and maybe undermine, Baidu's ability to exploit emerging opportunities in the market," he added.
Google has prospered by maintaining its independence, even though it has sought partners on a tactical, case-by-case basis.
Meanwhile, Baidu joins a growing list of Chinese companies looking to get a slice of Africa's lucrative mobile and data market. Chinese manufacturers of low-cost networking equipment and smartphones Huawei Technologies and ZTE are using their emerging market expertise to cash in big as customers upgrade to data-enabled handsets from basic phones.
Baidu is expected to get a big cut from the sales of low-cost smartphones by Orange, in addition to revenue collected from data usage. Orange has stressed that it believes Africa will be the world's most dynamic telecom market over the next few years, and that the Baidu deal will help further drive mobile data adoption in markets where the operator is already seeing increased demand for Internet access via smartphones.
In anticipation of growth in the region's data market, Orange has recently been deploying 3G networks in countries where it has operations. Mobile data and broadband technologies are increasingly being used by operators as a substitute for poor or non-existent fixed-line infrastructure in the region.
Social media networks including Facebook and Twitter are said to be responsible for the high demand of smartphones in the region. Marc Rennard, senior executive vice president for Orange activities across Africa and the Middle East, said Africa's appetite for Internet services is very strong -- a key reason for the deal with Baidu.
"Price and access have been a barrier to entry but partnering with innovative companies like Baidu provides unique solutions that gives our customers affordable access to all services they desire without compromising on features or ease of use," Rennard said.
This story, "Web services battleground heads to Africa" was originally published by Computerworld Zambia.


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On Friday forward Federico Higuain was named Crew captain through a formula that included player voting and the coaches' consideration.
A day later he showed why someone who has only been with the club since August is held in such high regard.
Higuain, the team's third Designated Player in history, withstood a barrage of hard challenges to score a stunning goal in a 3-0 victory Saturday at Chivas USA in the season opener for both teams.
The goal came in the 51st minute and set the Crew on their way to the win. And in the process, a message was sent to the rest of the league, according to Crew defender Josh Williams: Don't make the talented Argentine mad.
"He was getting beat up," Williams told MLSsoccer.com. "They were bullying him around. It kind of lit a fire in him on that shot he had. I thought there were a couple of cheap shots in there. They were beaten him up but he kept getting up. That says a lot for him."
Higuain, who had five goals and seven assists in 13 games last season to be named MLS Newcomer of the Year, broke the deadlock with an artful strike from 30 yards that pinged the right post after eluding Chivas USA goalkeeper Dan Kennedy.
"The goalie never had a chance on it," Crew midfielder Eddie Gaven told MLSsoccer.com. "It's always nice to have someone who can hit something like that."
Crew goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum marveled at Higuain's resiliency, "The one time he was actually on his feet he banged it in. He's a terrific player."
Earlier, the Crew got a huge right-handed save from Gruenebaum in the 27th minute on one of the Crew's few defensive breakdowns.
Still, the match was in doubt until Williams's acrobatic side volley off a Gaven corner kick in the 88th minute gave the Crew breathing room before newcomer Dominic Oduro's 70-yard countering sprint iced the game in the 94th.
Gaven credited the success in part to Higuain, who took over the captaincy after defender Chad Marshall wore the armband the past two seasons.
"He's an important leader even though he's been here less than one year," Gaven said. "He definitely showed his leadership tonight."


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During a trip to China earlier this year, we had to make our way from Beijing to Shanghai.Always keen to try out new modes of transport, we opted to forego our usual choice of flying and took the bullet train instead.
Since this Jaunted writer lives in Europe, rail travel—even the high-speed kind—is something we've done many times, but we were still pretty excited to try this and would definitely recommend it as one of the best ways to travel between these two cities.
Running between Beijing South Railway Station and Shanghai HongQiao, the fastest service takes roughly 4 hours and 45 minutes, with a top speed of 190 miles per hour (300+ km/h). China is a land of contrasts, and you see this clearly as the landscape zips by outside your window. Before we tell you more about the journey itself, a few words on booking a ticket.
Booking Tickets
While the bullet-train itself is sufficiently futuristic, getting yourself a seat has not quite made it into the 21st century of online booking. The concierge at our hotel in Beijing provided us with the train times a few months before our trip, but needed a scan of our passport and a scan of our credit card (a requirement of the ticketing office, not the hotel) in order to make a booking.
As we weren't too keen to send these two pieces of information via email, we waited until we were safely in Beijing ourselves to sort everything out. Train tickets only go on sale a limited amount of time before departure, so availability wasn't an issue, and a travel agency outpost inside our hotel got us the tickets within a few hours. Cash payment was the only option.
Travel Classes And Cost
Two main cabins are available on each train: First and Second Class. Second Class tickets were CNY555 ($90), First Class tickets CNY935 ($150). We traveled in First Class, which you can see pictured in the gallery above. The red seats sit in a 2-2 configuration on each side of the aisle. Exploring the train when we boarded, there was also a "Super VIP" cabin, with only a handful of fancy leather recliner seats, which remained empty. The First Class carriage was at the end of the train, and it was fully occupied with a mix of mostly Chinese and Western business people on our trip.
The Journey
We arrived at Beijing South Railway Station by taxi from our hotel and were directed to the doors outside platform 16 by the information desk at the entrance. There are a number of trains between Beijing and Shanghai every hour, and many more to other destinations, so we double-checked with one of the security guards at the platform entrance that we were in the right spot. English won't get you very far, so this was pretty much limited to us holding the ticket in front of us, pointing to it and the sign above the platform door and waiting for an affirmative response, but it did the trick.
You can only make your way down to the actual platform once boarding begins, and you need to go through turn-style entry gates, so the chances of getting it wrong are fairly limited.
One of the main benefits of taking the train is that you get to see something as you travel. Like we said, China is a land of contrasts, and this is pretty evident during the journey. While not particularly scenic, the Beijing to Shanghai route offers a fascinating look at the country. Crazy construction and monstrous apartment blocks interchange with traditional hutong-style housing and farmers laboring away on rice fields. There's a certain frenetic pace to the construction you see everywhere, and the scale of the housing developments is truly mind-boggling.
Above the compartment door is a speedometer to tell you exactly how fast you're hurtling through the landscape. Doing 190 mph explains the blurriness of some of the pictures; our camera couldn't quite keep up with it.
Leaving Beijing at 2pm, we arrived at Shanghai HongQiao just before 7pm. We were picked up by a driver from our hotel, but there are a number of public transport options to make your way into town. HongQiao is also the location of Shanghai's second airport, the other being Pudong International.
Bottom Line
A fast, efficient, and interesting way to get from Beijing to Shanghai; we had no complaints at all. Add to that a ticket price in First Class which was not much more expensive than a one-way ticket on a full-service airline, the avoidance of airport security, and we'd do this again should we need to in the future.
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Digital Electronics Projects: How to Use Switches to Build Gates
To give you an idea of how basic gates work, these electronics projects show you how to assemble an AND gate, an OR gate, and an XOR gate using simple DPDT knife switches. In actual practice, gate circuits are built with transistors or with integrated circuits. But these three projects will give you a good idea of how gates work.
The following list summarizes these three basic logical operations:
AND: An AND operation compares two binary values. If both values are 1, the result of the AND operation is 1. If one value is 0 or both of the values are 0, the result is 0.
OR: An OR operation compares two binary values. If at least one of the values is 1, the result of the OR operation is 1. If both values are 0, the result is 0.
XOR: An XOR operation compares two binary values. If exactly one of them is 1, the result is 1. If both values are 0 or if both values are 1, the result is 0.
The AND gate is implemented by connecting two switches together in series. Both switches must be closed for the lamp to light.
To implement an OR gate with switches, you simply wire the switches in parallel. Then, the lamp lights if either of the switches is closed.
The XOR gate circuit wiring is a bit trickier. The DPDT switches are cross-connected in such a way that the circuit to the lamp is completed if one of the switches is in the A position and the other is in the B position. If both switches are in the same position, the circuit is not completed so the lamp does not light.


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You are to blame for the Padres TV fiasco
Can't catch the Padres on TV? Here's my pitch
Negotiations between Fox Sports and several TV distributors over the cost of televising Padres games are no closer to an end than when I wrote my first column on this fiasco July 5. Or my second July 14. Or my third July 22.
Or my fourth Wednesday.
But the companies are scrambling to get something done. Especially Fox Sports and Time Warner Cable, which has 200,000 San Diego County customers. Time Warner, Dish Network and AT&T U-Verse are the providers whose talks with Fox have stalled like a Padres rally at Petco Park.
Of course, the something they're scrambling to get done isn't a deal to get the games on every TV. Time Warner is hustling to retain angry customers while Fox Sports is hurrying to form a "coalition" to keep pressure on Time Warner.
It turns out that some of the squeakiest wheels in the "Padres to the People" movement — the group of you who have taken me up on my offer to email all the companies to blame for this blackout — have been getting calls from the president's office of Time Warner Cable as well as complimentary subscriptions to MLB Extra Innings, which shows out-of-market baseball games. Other Time Warner customers tell me they're getting discounted bills or one-time $50 credits.
Over at Fox Sports San Diego, the brand and its public relations firm, Southwest Strategies, are a bit preoccupied with something other than negotiations, too.
The firm contacted fed up Padres fan Scott Sibley, who emailed this: "Their goal is to start gathering people to be included on a message sent to Time Warner about this coalition being built. … They also plan on coming up with a name for the coalition, starting a website, having a news conference, having me go on FSSD programming, etc."
Meanwhile, AT&T will only say talks continue. It isn't much, but it's still a lot more than the reply I didn't receive from Dish Network.
Makes one wish that the talks really were continuing with all parties. Sadly, 10 days after our "Padres to the People" rally drew 150 irate baseball fans, it seems these companies' officials are talking to everyone but each other about airing the team's games.
Almost daily since the rally, fans have been channeling the anger and frustration of the 40 percent of the county who can't catch the team on TV by emailing Padres and media company executives repeatedly.
I've been copied on scores and scores of fans' emails since July 22.
Here are three.
Judi Graham: "As frustrated as I am that I cannot watch my Padres on TV, I am more frustrated that all of you are treating a portion of the fan base with disrespect and disinterest."
Matt Schulte: "This community deserves better than the corporate struggle that the decision makers are using to hold so many fans hostage. Having the Padres on television is what builds and maintains a fan base. … I hope that the Padres demand that a deal gets done soon so that the community can follow what is a community asset."
Dick Circuit: "I have lost interest in the Padres because I cannot follow them anymore. … I will not be renewing our 4 season tickets."
Way to go, Dick. I'm not calling for any boycott yet, but that's an option for disgruntled fans. We can make decisions about money, too.
I also wanted to update everyone on another column subject while I'm at it: A city of San Diego work crew removed the ghost bike on Montezuma Road about two weeks after an official said it would stay.
City spokesman Bill Harris said the white-painted bike, a memorial to bicyclist Charles Gilbreth chained to a city street sign, was removed July 24, four days after I wrote about the effort to preserve it.
"The direction is pretty clear," Harris said. "They do have to come down when they're attached to city infrastructure. … We're not targeting ghost bikes per se. We're sympathetic to recognition of the tragedy, but in the end we do have to maintain a consistent policy."
The bike now waits, something ghosts and Padres fans alike are used to doing, at the city's Chollas Heights operations yard.


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Nine Hole Hitter Perfect Game Stats
I threw a perfect game in high school. I know what you're thinking. "Hey, Dan, aka Harry High School, grow up. I don't care. That's high school, bro, so turn the page." I know this, but I have to make a point real quick. The guy I was facing to get the last out was trying to bunt. As much as I wanted to put one in the kid's back (hypothetically, of course, as I'm not trying to condone throwing at people), I still had to throw the ball over the plate.
One of the many reasons why I believe baseball is the best sport on the planet is the fact that the winning team has to get 27 outs. You can't burn the clock. You can't pass the ball around waiting for the game to end. You have to put the ball across the dish. You have to get that 27th out. There's an old saying in baseball: "The last out is the hardest." That statement is never truer than it is when a pitcher is throwing a perfect game.
Last night we almost witnessed history in the Fan Cave as Yu Darvish came an out away from throwing the 24th perfect game in MLB history. While he did not become that 24th pitcher, Marwin Gonzalez became the 11th hitter to break up a perfect game with two outs in the ninth. Nine of those 11 ended it with a hit, one was walked and the other was a hit by pitch. So that means the guy hitting in the nine hole, facing a guy that is throwing a perfect game, is hitting .264, with a .325 OBP and .422 slugging percentage. For comparison's sake, last year Mark Trumbo had a line of .268/.317/.491. Granted, it's a small sample size, but that's absolutely astonishing. That's a nine hitter on a team that hasn't reached base one time all game. He's not the best hitter on the team. He just finds a way to get it done. So while we didn't see history made in a glorified way, we saw something that's only been done 11 times in the history of the game. And that's pretty amazing.


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Over the years, the Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Service has acquired experience in transplanting marrow, peripheral blood stem cells, and cord blood stem cells for thousands of patients with many different diseases. Our clinicians have published over one hundred articles in medical journals with important findings about leukemias, lymphomas, and myelodysplastic syndromes, as well as conditions such as sickle cell disease, thalassemia, severe combined immune deficiency (SCID), and aplastic anemia.
The wisdom that comes from seeing so many patients grow into healthy adulthood after treatment for life-threatening illnesses.
Many members of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center's transplantation team have worked at the Center for more than a decade, acquiring vast professional and personal experience in managing serious diseases with care that is aggressive and appropriate — resulting in some of the best outcomes in the United States and worldwide.
A commitment to avoiding complications, and the biomedical resources to change the odds.
Graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) is one of the worst and most common complications of transplantation. The risk for GvHD in the young, although lower than that of older patients, is still significant — especially when transplants must come from unrelated donors. Our physicians developed immune-cell depletion and other transplant-preparative regimens for some of the lowest GvHD rates in the United States, and are dedicated to getting rid of GvHD altogether. MSK's Long-Term Follow-Up Program provides leading-edge surveillance and therapeutic interventions for years after treatment.


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Illegal and Inappropriate Interview Questions
Every human resources specialist in America knows that interview questions about sex, religion, and race are against the rules. But other interviewers who don't deal with employment issues on a regular basis sometimes cross the line and ask personal, intrusive, discriminatory questions. In general, employers shouldn't ask about any of the following topics:
- Age
- Birthplace
- Disability
- Marital/family status
- National origin
- Race
- Religion
- Sex
Should you set off sirens if an interviewer has the audacity to toss you a possibly discriminatory question that shouldn't be asked? Should you flame the transgressor with passive-aggressive answers like the following:
How is my marital status a factor in the selection process for this job?
As you know, under Title VII, basing employment decisions on sex is illegal, and I feel that this question is discriminatory in nature.
Think twice about verbally punching out an interviewer — especially if job talk is going well otherwise and you're thinking that this could be the right place for you.
In large companies where interviewers should know better but don't, interviewers may go on fishing expeditions, hoping that weird, unexpected questions catch candidates without prepared answers, causing them to make unintended revelations.
In companies where interviewers do know better, some go ahead and ask risky questions because they want the information and are willing to gamble that they won't be challenged.
Defining inappropriate questions
Let's talk terms. An inappropriate question is one the interviewer can legally ask, but probably shouldn't. Depending on whether the information is used to discriminate, inappropriate questions set up employers for lawsuits. Inappropriate questions range from civil rights and privacy issues to hard-to-classify bizarre inquiries:
Is your girlfriend white?
How would you go about making a pizza?
If you were at a departmental meeting and a coworker put his hand on your thigh, what would you do?
Illegal questions are always inappropriate, but inappropriate questions are not always illegal.
Defining illegal questions
An illegal question is one that the interviewer has no legal right to ask. Most states and large cities have laws restraining employers from going hog-wild with intrusive questions covering civil rights. Asking illegal questions can get the interviewer in big trouble.
To find out what's what in your locale, get the facts. You can inquire at your state or city attorney general's office. A library may have a list of questions that shouldn't be asked, according to state or local laws.


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Founded in 1975, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology was the first department of its kind in the world and is increasingly being used as a model for the organization of biology in the world's leading universities. Our goal is to lead undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and the biological community worldwide on a mission of discovery of the nature and principles underlying ecological and evolutionary systems. Our unifying theme is biodiversity and biodiversification (the processes which create and maintain biodiversity). On campus, we are the primary home of basic ecological and evolutionary education and research. We study the diversity of life in an integrative evolutionary framework, considering all levels in the biological hierarchy: genes, cells, organisms, populations, communities and ecosystems. Our methods involve mathematical and computer models, lab experiments, field work, comparative analyses, and the use of museums and collections. We study a diversity of habitats (including deserts—especially the local Sonoran desert—oceans, islands, and mountains) and taxonomic groups (including microbes, protists, fungi, plants, and animals). Our program emphasizes ecology and genetics in an evolutionary context. Current foci of excellence include molecular evolution, evolutionary and ecological theory, evolutionary genetics, and evolutionary ecology. We are building in the areas of large-scale ecology, genomics, bioinformatics and behavior. Our faculty take an integrative approach, each blending several approaches and disciplines. We have a strong theoretical vein, balanced by empirical work in the field and laboratory. One of our greatest strengths is not a particular research area, but an attitude fostering interaction and interdisciplinary exploration.
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Welcome to the Union Township Police Department's website. I would like to thank-you for taking the time to visit the site and learn about the Union Township Police Department. Union Township offers many law enforcement services, community programs, and opportunities. Please feel free to share your thoughts, ideas, comments, and questions.
The department's motto is "Pride, Progress, and Professionalism". This motto is more than just words. The motto is an ideology shared by all members of the Union Township Police Department. We strive to achieve the motto on every call for service. I am confident you will sense this as you peruse our site.
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The law firm Hild & Colleagues is a nationwide operating, highly specialized firm of attorneys handling legal matters in the following practice areas of German Law: Intellectual Property and Industrial Property (especially Trademarks Copyright Unfair Competition Law) Internet Law / IT Law, and Media Law.
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Seven Days of Service turns spring breakers into volunteers
Hundreds of volunteers kicked off UNO's Seven Days of Service this past weekend. The program, created in 2003, which allows students and volunteers to team up with local nonprofits to help better the community.
The volunteers will participate in projects on home reconstruction, seed planting, painting and landscaping. The UNO Men's Soccer Team was volunteering at a home reconstruction project on Monday in North Omaha, teaming up with Habitat for Humanity.
"Students have been really stepping up this year, and we've been really appreciative," said Turner Morgan with Habitat for Humanity. The crew is gutting a house at 18th and Sahler that will be reconstructed for a family to move into later this year.
Seven Days of Service requires students to give up time out of their spring break to volunteer. Logan Mendez, forward for the Mavs soccer team, thought it was a good way to spend time with the team off the field, saying, "To look back on this when you're older and know that you helped someone with the team, and with your brothers, is great."
The volunteer work will continue through the 23rd. Other participating nonprofits this year include American Red Cross, Heartland Family Services, and the Union for Contemporary Arts.


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Lawmakers approved a one-time loan from the auction proceeds to the general fund last fiscal year.
The Governor is now preparing to release his 2014-2015 budget proposal in January.
The coalition says the Governor has a legal obligation to repay the loan and invest in programs that reduce carbon pollution.
Bill Magavern with the Coalition for Clean Air says the repayment should happen if the Governor truly believes in addressing climate change.
"Budgets show the state's policy priorities," says Magavern. "The Governor will not have credibility speaking on this issue if he does not follow the laws that are in place and use this money how it is intended, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions."
The Assembly Speaker has also called for the loan to be repaid as quickly as possible.
The Department of Finance says the focus of the budget should be on paying down debt and maintaining a prudent reserve.


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The iPhone 5S: a phone that looks like the iPhone 5, but goes so much further under the hood. Is that going to be enough to impress the baying hordes?
I feel like I've been here before: the iPhone 'S' conundrum. A new phone comes along, taking the shell of the previous model, adds some new bits and pieces, and then claims to be an entirely new phone.
Which it is, of course. But also it isn't. Well, mostly is. It's the kind of move that only Apple can pull off with any kind of conviction: the notion that it can take the same chassis, have a little tinker, throw in a new CPU, slightly better battery and camera, and call it an all-conquering device.
- There's a new flagship on the block. Read our iPhone 6 review
There are a few who question whether it's 'fair' to launch a phone and then append an 'S' to the same thing a year later - Apple's response would likely be that nobody is forcing you to buy the new hardware. And that's a fair point. Yes, this is a phone that bears far too many hallmarks of its predecessor. And yes, this is the third time Apple has done this.
The time is now right for the iPhone 6, with its larger screen and greater abilities inside and out. It's the first time in years we've had a real update to the iPhone design, and its release should give you pause if you're looking at buying an iPhone 5S right now.
The 5S is still one of the most expensive smartphones on the market right now, even on 3G plans - although thankfully the price has started to fall.
You'll still be looking at around £30 a month to get one without an upfront fee, but Apple has dropped its SIM-free prices following the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus releases. The 16GB model is now £459, while the 32GB version will set you back £499. The 64GB variant has vanished as an option.
Apple is obviously aware of this change, be it the aluminium unibody of the HTC One M8, the new fight into low-light cameras or the need for a strong processor as a headline to shout about. And to be fair, it's addressed these needs to some degree or other on the iPhone 5S.
Whether it's the Touch ID home button (which is excellent, more on that later), the jump in CPU power or the fact the camera has, once again, been improved no end, the iPhone 5S is clearly Apple's attempt at bringing as much as it can to the party without having to re-design the whole concept all over again.
There are many that think releasing the same design twice is cheeky, and there are others who realise that sometimes there's no need for change. It's easy to fall into the former camp, and while Apple will happily point out it's not forcing anyone to buy its phones, its acutely aware the competition is now scarily strong and it needed to bring its best to stay relevant.
What can you say about the design of the iPhone 5S that already hasn't been said with the iPhone 5? Let's face it: there's nothing really new here that's going to help you work out if the person sitting opposite you on the train is using the newer phone.
Perhaps that's less of an issue now that the iPhone is becoming something of a commodity, a device that is so oft-used by the middle-aged generation that it no longer carries the lustre that the exclusivity of the earlier models emanated.
That's not necessarily a bad thing either; just because it's not an 'exclusive' design, it doesn't make the iPhone 5S any less premium.
It's still a stunning phone to hold in the hand, coming with the all-aluminium-and-glass chassis. There's no doubt Apple has had a look at the way the iPhone 5 range (well, black and white) chipped so badly around the edges.
But that same issue was apparent already in my iPhone sample within a week, so it looks like you're going to quickly need to stuff your new iPhone 5S in a case the second you release it from its box, lest you leave it in a pocket or bag with change and keys and it comes out looking like it's gone a few rounds with a randy cheese grater.
The new colours, which include champagne and space grey, are a little odd, but at least promise to show up the scuffs a little less prominently.
The way the iPhone 5S feels in the hand is something impressive though, coming with the low, low weight of 112g and dimensions of 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6mm.
It's still got that almost too-light feeling, that the premium metal finish is somehow diminished through the lack of heft, but it's a long, long way from feeling cheap.
Compared to something like the Galaxy S5 or LG G3, the iPhone 5S is miles ahead when it comes to design, although less so than the HTC One M8 or One Mini 2 which have repeated the aluminium-clad trick.
It's got a slightly sharper edge than other models on the market, which can make it a little uncomfortable when being pressed to the ear. But I'm not going to quibble too much there lest it makes me seem a little wimpy.
There are only a couple of real design differences compared to the iPhone 5, and one of them really is miniscule: the camera module is now flanked by a dual-LED flash, which I'll talk more about later (it's a really rather nifty piece of technology, trust me).
The other is a lot more substantial and impressive: the home button has been redesigned.
Yes, it doesn't sound like much, but consider how iconic the Apple home button has been over the past half-decade, and you'll see why I'm holding the change in such high esteem. The visual effect is impressive, taking the square off the button and putting a fancy silver ring around the key.
The effect isn't only aesthetic, as this area now also serves as the fingerprint scanner, home to Apple's new Touch ID technology.
Having bought two separate biometric security firms, Apple was likely to do something like this, but the implementation and visual effect is really something that Apple does well, and has done so here too.
Beyond that, the iPhone 5S is identical to the 5, even down to the rattle in the power button. We're still a little confused as to why a device with such a high build quality has a slightly loose part with it, but shake the iPhone 5S gently and you'll feel the key moving around.
It's not a big deal, but every so often you'll note the motion, and it does detract somewhat.
Thankfully the rest of the phone is built impeccably. The round volume keys are easy to hit. the switch to enable volume on or off has the same sturdy feel that I've come to enjoy, and the headphone port is still welded to the bottom of the phone.
The Lightning connection port is here as well, along with the stereo speakers on the bottom of the phone. I wish these were placed somewhere else, as when cupping the phone in landscape mode it's far too easy to cover these with palms or digits, and there's not really any way to shift around them.
You can always use headphones, but that kind of negates the point of the speakers for gaming at all.
The right hand side hasn't been left completely alone on the 5S, with Apple choosing this surface as the location for the SIM card tray - but unlike most smartphones that take microSIMs these days, iPhones now rock the tiny nanoSIM technology.
There's also the new leather cases, which are something of an oddity for a brand that's just overhauled its whole outlook with an all-new operating system. They're slightly cumbersome, making it hard to hit the buttons, and they get scuffed so easily - all for £25.
But beyond that I'm still impressed with the design of the iPhone 5S. It's hard not to be, as if there's one thing that Apple gets totally right it's the way it assembles its devices.
The metal and glass combination does feel a little fragile, and I'd recommend a case (perhaps a third party option) to protect the aluminium, but the design is something that at least helps mitigate the higher price.


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Chandlery- December 2013
Stor N Boat Rows 'n Stows
We�ve had good experiences with Walker Bay products, so we expected a lot from the company�s inflatable stand-up paddleboard (iSUP), the 12-foot Airis Hardtop Tour. Rated for 275 pounds, the board features a standard bungee tie-down strap for gear and a carrying bag.
The Hardtop Tour has a stiff, non-removable plastic skeg, so it won�t get lost, but it can get bent during packing. If it gets bent, you can heat it with a hair-dryer to straighten it out.
The Tour�s defining features are its rigid footpads, each about 40 by 11 inches, covered with padded-foam nonskid. These are designed to make the board easier to balance on than other inflatable boards, but we didn�t notice a significant difference compared to the Tower Paddleboards 9-foot, 6-inch Adventurer iSUP we reviewed (PS, June 2013). The footpads also should help protect the top from wear. The hard top limits folded width to 42 by 7 inches�big, but still small enough to fit in a cockpit locker.
Using the included and well-designed manual pump, testers inflated the Tour to the recommended 10 pounds per square inch in less than three minutes. We tested the Tour cruising iSUP in flat bay waters, light chop, and in beach surf.
Touted as a hybrid high-pressure board, the Airis moved surprisingly well through a light chop in about 10 knots of wind. The long waterline and 6-inch thickness make it quite stable for an inflatable board. Wave-seekers will prefer the shorter Walker Bay Stubby (9 feet long, rated for up to 225 pounds). Walker Bay also offer an 11-foot board, the Hardtop SUV, which is rated to 250 pounds.
We found the Airis Hardtop Tour listed online for $999, excluding shipping. Registering the board extends the standard 90-day warranty to one year.
Bottom line: The Airis�s firm footpads offer an advantage for beginners, larger people, and those bringing the dog along, but Tower�s two-year warranty on the easier-to-stow Adventurer gives it an edge in our view.
Vesper AIS-VHF-AM/FM Splitter
The benefits of having Automatic Identification System (AIS) devices on board are obvious (PS, August 2010), but finding a good place for another antenna can be a challenge. Masthead space is often limited and mounting an AIS antenna on the stern rail limits range. Enter Vesper Marine�s VHF/AIS/FM SP160 antenna splitter, a product from the New Zealand-based company that lets your VHF, AIS device, and FM radio share the same antenna.
The submersible SP160 is a well-made, blackbox-type unit that can be used with AIS receivers and transponders, and with 12- or 24-volt DC systems. The splitter features four connectors (VHF, AIS, antenna, and AM/FM radio) and four status-indicating LEDs that show power, VHF transmit, AIS transmit, and antenna quality.
Insertion loss�the loss of signal power resulting from the insertion of a device in a transmission line�is always a concern when installing a splitter. However, the SP160 has a built-in, low-noise amplifier that provides signal gain, improving AIS reception and range, according to the maker.
With the SP160, the VHF radio always has priority and can always transmit, even if power to the unit fails, a feature our testers liked. We also liked the VHF-in-use indicator, which shows when AIS traffic is delayed because the VHF is using the antenna.
Testers installed the SP160 on a Union 36 and found installation to be straightforward. Two 50-ohm patch cables with standard PL-259 plugs are needed, but no special adapters are required for the AIS or VHF connections; the AM/FM connection requires an optional cable.
During initial tests, we noted that AIS reception was improved with SP160 turned on: We picked up one AIS target (at 1.5 nautical miles) with the splitter off; moments later and anchored in the same spot, we picked up 10 targets (up to 11 nautical miles away) with the SP160 turned on. We will be testing the splitter further while cruising this winter.
We generally prefer the simplicity and redundancy of having separate antennas for AIS and VHF. There are always trade-offs when combining the needs of two systems into a single �box,� and splitters are no exception. Using a masthead antenna will provide better AIS reception, but be aware that even modest insertion loss can significantly reduce transmit power output, particularly for longer cable runs with RG-58 coax cable. However, the SP160�s amplifier is designed to compensate for this.
Bottom line: At $249, the SP160 is four times the price of the best VHF antenna in our most recent test (PS, February 2007). But if the thought of running another wire to another antenna gives you a splitting a headache, the SP160 is a viable option.
Stor N Boat Rows 'n Stows
When an entrepreneur in Ohio called and said he was rowing around the local lakes in a car-top carrier, we knew we had to test it. The Stor N Boat is a ruggedly built polyethylene hull with three removable seats and a 450-pound weight limit. It�s 8 feet long with a 3.5-foot beam, and it weighs 115 pounds with the seats (98 pounds without). It can be rowed or powered with a 2-horsepower outboard.
What sets this little boat apart is that it mates snugly with a polyethylene tray that bolts to a car�s existing roof rack, turning the dinghy into a storage unit. The whole package weighs 153 pounds�note that this is more than some carmaker�s specify for their roof racks.
When we tested the Stor N Boat, it took 20 minutes to install the removable tray on a 2003 Jeep Liberty already outfitted with kayak roof racks. We loaded the boat up alone (it�s easier with two people) and drove around for a few days before discovering that we�d increased the Jeep�s already inherent rollover risk by exceeding its specified 100-pound limit for the rooftop carrier. At 65 miles per hour, testers noted no rattles or whistling from the secured setup, but some rain leaked in at the edges of the tray.
The Stor N Boat feature testers most-liked afloat was its rugged construction. The thick gunwale provides excellent protection against bumps and scrapes. Molded-in drink holders, removable seats, and a built-in battery tray rounded out the neat features.
The boat�s shape maximizes volume, so it is not very efficient to row. With one person aboard, it rowed well. With two, speed dropped to 2 knots and it became sluggish. However, when we slapped on a 2-horsepower Honda, the boat handled surprisingly well considering the narrow beam.
Bottom line: This is a tough boat and an interesting concept. We think that it�s better suited for solo hunters, campers, and fishermen than cruising couples or families. It might also serve the needs of a trailer-sailing pack-rat. We�d opt for an electric motor. Cabelas sells it for $1,500, with a one-year warranty.
Solar Kettle Calls for Patience
We know there are PS readers who strive to get live off �The Grid,� and that�s the aim of the SunRocket, a solar-powered kettle from Australia-based Sun Cooking.
The SunRocket is a thermos-style kettle that solar heats water in a glass vacuum tube in a method that�s similar to rooftop solar water heaters. You fill the canister with water (or snow), screw the lid on securely, open the reflective side panels, lay the SunRocket in sunlight, and then wait . . . and wait.
We recorded the time to heat 16 ounces of 75-degree water in partly sunny skies and got these results: one hour, 110 degrees; two hours, 130 degrees; three hours, 154 degrees; five hours, 170 degrees. Average air temperature was 80 degrees, and we conducted the test from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.
The SunRocket�s thermal glass tube is covered by a weather-resistant, BPA-free plastic casing that opens to reveal aluminum reflective panels. It weighs 2.6 pounds, measures 17.7 by 4.2 by 4.2 inches, and holds 16.9 ounces of water. It retails for $60.
The maker claims the SunRocket can kill giardia and other bacteria in water. However, the Centers for Disease Control recommends boiling water for this, and we could not get the SunRocket to boil water. For back country germ-killing, either the Steripen (PS, September 2008) or CamelBak All Clear (PS, June 2013) are better options. Good coffee needs to steep in about 180-degree water, and we think the SunRocket can hit that temp on a full-sun day.
Bottom line: The SunRocket is not rocket fast. Most will find it too slow for practical use, but the forager on your holiday list should like it.
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