Word: gems
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...Serbian fashion designer Dragana Perisic's quirky boutique near Spitalfields Market. Nor would I ever have found the mysteriously nameless plimsoll shop on Cheshire Street, identifiable only by its scruffy cardboard sign, where $10 still buys you a brand-new pair of shoes. Now that's a true urban gem...
...worry if you can't decide what to wear: an original Isabell Kristensen couture dress is provided. Other perks en route include a stay at Dubai's Al Maha resort with a hot-air balloon ride over the Arabian desert; a private visit to the Maharaja's Gem Palace in Jaipur; and a wine-tasting at the Vine Cliff vineyard in San Francisco, after which you select a case to take home...
...that animated films are somehow set apart from live-action movies. "The animated realm means an emphasis on digital as opposed to raw-grain realism, and the Best Picture realm still means more or less the opposite," says Oscar blogger Jeffrey Wells, of Hollywood Elsewhere. "[WALL-E is] a gem and a classic, but it's still - hello? - an animated film...
...with any electric car is the strength of its battery, and GEM has a good one. You can drive for up to 30 miles on a single charge, and repowering the battery takes six to eight hours, using any standard outlet. A GEM won't win a drag race - maximum speed is 25 mph, though with a surprising amount of pep. I took a four-seat GEM for a test ride through New York City's Central Park. Check out my experience here...
...GEMs certainly aren't the answer to the nation's need for a decent, inexpensive electric car. First of all, they're not that inexpensive - considering what you get, the GEM's price seems a bit too steep. And while the car might work around a small neighborhood, or a dense city like New York, Americans increasingly commute longer and longer distances - an electric car will only work if it can drive the way a gas-powered vehicle can. No auto company has achieved that yet, but the good news is that after years of ignoring electric car research, almost...