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...They can speed up that process with something from S.O.S.'s vintage rum collection, or a selection from more than 500 labels in the wine cellar. Most guests are happy to enjoy these while reclining on daybeds, but there is a dance floor just in case the fancy strikes...
...company plots routes using satellite navigation technology, and offers packages that include meals and hotel accommodation as well as car rental. Motoring through the countryside using a GPS screen contrasts beautifully with the car's rudimentary charms - among them rocking suspension and a top speed of around 50 m.p.h (80 km/h). But then again, who needs to travel fast when there's the Pas-de-Calais to be savored, with its medieval towns and lovely meadows...
...COMPOST The material is compressed, and bacteria help speed decomposition...
...borrow a SmartBike, users have to be over 18 and have a credit card. An annual fee of $40 lets riders tool around on a three-speed bike as often as they like for up to three hours at a time. Better be punctual: your second tardy return gets you booted from the system. The program keeps track of the bikes via tiny rfid chips, the same tamper-proof radio-frequency devices used to monitor everything from clothing inventories to office ID badges. Riders use a swipe card to unlock the bikes, and if they fail to return them...
...Jasmine Ledezma, 13, eating is often about speed. "There are days when I'm superhealthy," says the resident of Austin, Texas, "but then there are days when I'm in such a rush." When we caught up with her, Ledezma had her usual Lucky Charms for breakfast but barely touched the chicken-nugget lunch on her cafeteria tray before hustling off to recess. She and her family later ate a quick dinner at Burger King, which Ledezma says was a special treat...