The Great African Cyberbiking Expedition: These explorers got their riding orders from schoolkids, via the World Wide Web

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A team of seven American bicyclists and one Ugandan embarked on a trek along the Great Rift Valley in Africa. Each day a report of the day's events were broadcast to 1.6 million school children over the Internet, who voted for the team's next destination along the trek.

Author: Buettner, Dan
Innovations, Behavior, Description and travel, World Wide Web, Cyclists, Great Rift Valley

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Earthquakes, recession, floods, drought, and a new intolerance - is California over?

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Beautiful scenery, warm temperatures and the promise of a good life have attracted people to California for more than 150 years. However natural disasters, water shortages, overcrowding, economic problems and other tensions are causing some people to abandon the state.

Author: Adato, Allison, Wilkes, Stephen
Social aspects, California

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