On January 30, 2006, Ben Gray wrote in his Idlewild Expedition Log: And a big Kudo to USA for the GPS. It is free to use and very accurate and reliable. In the darkest night or the worst storm and the GPS tells you where you are. I thank the US taxpayer. Well, according to an article in todays L.A. Times at: http://tinyurl.com/q8pqf There is another thing that Ben should thank the U.S. Taxpayer for when he arrives in Palu, and that is the standard of living enjoyed by the islanders he'll be seeing there. Chris Byer No. Hollywood