European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 07, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Tits firm gets Gulf troops in hot water Mike Genalo now York Bureau it was one of the ironies of operation de a Sert storm that men and women sitting on lop of the world s largest known Oil reserves were a alternative source of Energy for one of their most Basic needs hot Shower. A . A an alternative Energy Catalon business in. Ukiah Calif., was the outfit getting the troops in hot water with the financial help of sponsors throughout the United states real Good Trad my corp. Was a and is a providing solar powered desert survival kits nicknamed operation solar storm that not Only provide hot showers but the latest radio news too. Even with the cessation of uis hostilities its obvious there will be Large numbers of servicemen and women stationed in the persian Gulf for months to Tomc. So while the company is no longer seeking sponsors to Send these Shower kits like an a any letter out to troops in need of a scrub it still has the kits ready for anyone who wants to Send one to an individual dirty service member. A Bryan Zell an army Veteran trained in desert a warfare and now Lead Packer at the Catalon company came up with tic idea of the kits. Zell. Knows what the men in the Field need in addition to All the weaponry and equipment that the. Armed forces consider Standard issue.�?o1 know first hand what a important to a Soldier in the desert a taking a warm Shower for instance a says Zell. A a John Shaffer presits kit of real goods took r Zellus idea and run Quot wit it. He s trying to avoid the impression of profiling from the circumstances yet at the same time still be Able to do something of Bench to the troops. He a Selling the kits , including All taxes packing and shipping a we re doing this to demonstrate the Power of solar by making desert life More comfortable says Schaefer. A a we re convinced solar is in our Energy future a. A. The kit costs $69, weighs under 5 pounds and to lowing a. A a 5-gallon solar Shower that uses the suns rays to heat water for it provides hot water for about four showers heating 60-degree water to 108 degrees in three hours on a 70-degree Day v a solar pm Vered am pm radio with a Small _ panel for solar charging and a cranking much. Anim far hand a metered solar Battery Charger with four in aah and two do rechargeable batteries for use in Walkman radios cassette players and. Flashlights. / . _ also offered by the Catalon but not included in the kit is a solar lantern that provides up to five hours of illumination on a single charge a what s the reaction the troops seem to like it. A thank von for sending us your solar Shower a wrote 1st la. Scott Collins you made a lot of dirty soldiers cleaner and Bryan Zell is the brains behind solar showers for the troops. Elmio by poof goo Snow Nintendo players can simply say a fire a Jennifer Meadows Colley news service new accessory for Nintendo entertainment systems adds another dimension to shoot Mem up video games. Lose scope a voice command from Kona Lendo shooting game but Donarm will Sclease two new Apper games a Masion and eone Ranger a designed to be played with the accessory unit. 7,. Games those wishing to get a sufi Van kit for someone m the desert can Call real goods at 1 -800-762-7325, or write real goods trading corp. 966 Mazzoni st., Ukiah Calif. 95482., i transfers the vital track and destroy Power from your fingertips to the tip of your tongue., modelled after complicated Jet fighter technology the device allows players to move in on a specific target with the scope and say a fire a _ a players May Between single and Quot Rapice firc shots. The foam padded Headset can be adjusted to fit All sizes and is outfitted with stereo sound a wraparound Nigero Plurie scope that fits a ewer the players Eye. By. Merely detaching the. Scope from the front the Headset Doug less sic Reo headphones that Cartre used with any stereo system _ a. A. A a the Headset will complement any existing Nin prepare Lor the Long awaited sequel to the Best Selling advanced Dunucos in i Wigons an Tasy computer a adventure. Pool of radiance. Curse of the am re Bonds,.-from electronic arts transports players Back to the intriguing forgotten realms game world. _. Players find themselves in charge of an inter est Irig band of adventurers. Upon Awakening the find mysterious . Marks imprinted under the skin of their sword arms. They soon discover that when the Symbol glows they must act us the Bonds command. The must comb the i or gotten realm for the creators of the Bonds in order to retrieve control of their meet a Panorama of interest ing characters from High priests to Rainger lauds and May a Al to create their own filth level characters jut the beginning of the game. The game is available for atari St Amiga macintosh Appnell c Omni Odoie 64/128 am ism pc and compatible 7.1991 a sufi Daf a Page 7
