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Politicians who couldn't even find Silicon Valley on a map two years ago all praise the importance of universal 'Net access and computers in education. The current robustness of the economy is often laid at the feet of increased productivity due to the intelligent application of computers...
...slopes. Now he offers the next best thing to even first-time visitors. For as little as $15 a day, Gibson's Maptrek company rents skiers and trail bikers fanny packs equipped with global-positioning satellite devices that record their every move. At day's end they get a map showing their precise path and approximate speed. In the fall, Gibson will add head-mounted videocams, so visitors can replay their adventures...
Officials in Tehran point out that a pipeline southward through Iran would be the shortest way to go. "This is all ridiculous," says Hossein Kazempour Ardebili, an adviser to the ministers of petroleum and foreign affairs in Tehran, as he draws a map of proposed routes through Russia and Turkey. "We have our hands in the Caspian Sea and our feet in the Persian Gulf, the simplest outlet for this energy...
South Africa's break from its apartheid past has not only opened the doors to world recognition; it has also put the country firmly on the international travel map. Newly plunged into global markets, the Cape wine industry has expanded its traditional, highly regulated, conservative marketing base and drawn in Germans, French, Swiss, Italians. Russians and Californians as investors in South African grapes. Some of the leading Cape estates now boast European winemakers; Zelma Long and Phil Freese, well known in Sonoma, Calif., are in a joint vineyard venture with Michael Back, owner of Backsberg, a top South African estate...
...could anyone get too much Harvard? The sickening process begins even before entering the center. The storefront boasts a new map that lights up any location on campus (even the Quad) at the push of a button. But more fascinating is the interactive computer display that operates even after closing time. The unwary passer-by is first greeted with a bouncing image of that Harvard staple, the Eliot House bell tower. The visitor is then presented with a list of possible subjects to explore, ranging from the potentially interesting "Adventure" and "Famous Faces at Harvard" categories to the standard "Athletics...