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Ryan Nelsen (right) and Fields Harrington (second from right) ride a tandem bicycle to generate power as people wait for their cell phones to recharge on Avenue C in the East Village of Manhattan, in New York. This neighborhood is in the area of Manhattan without any electrical power.

( Stan Honda, Getty Images / November 1, 2012 )

Ryan Nelsen (right) and Fields Harrington (second from right) ride a tandem bicycle to generate power as people wait for their cell phones to recharge on Avenue C in the East Village of Manhattan, in New York. This neighborhood is in the area of Manhattan without any electrical power.

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