Abstract: The digital city has real property borders (10), government (14), business (15), resident (16), and television (17) directories. A computer and communication center (20) is built containing and connecting the directories. The entire community is uploaded into the directories creating a virtual public network.

Abstract: Lightweight, high-strength flotation devices such as surfboards, sailboard and body boards that can be inexpensively manufactured from plastic sheet materials using thermo-vacuum forming techniques. The devices include specially configured structural cores which provide strength and rigidity to the devices. The structural cores are, in turn, encapsulated between specially configured upper- and lower-shaped panels which add strength to the devices and create a sleek, finished appearance.

Abstract: A highly efficient solar panel ideally suited for use in heating swimming pools, hot tubs and the like, comprising a plurality of elongated, flexible fluid carrying conduits fixedly secured together in a side by side relationship. The conduits are interconnected at their extremities with header members embodying integral compression fittings of unique design. The panel is shipped in a rolled up, preassembled configuration and is installed by simply unrolling the panel onto any suitable supporting surface. To accommodate the size and shape of the available supporting surface, such as a roof, the novel design of the panel permits it to be periodically rolled back upon itself with the oppositely extending portions thereof resting on the supporting surface in a substantially coplanar, side by side relationship with the next adjacent portions.