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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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bali Highs at New Rooftop Lounge | 6/12/2008 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Horsing Around | 6/12/2008 | See Source »

...COMPOST The material is compressed, and bacteria help speed decomposition...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Recycling Food Scraps | 6/12/2008 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bike-Sharing Gets Smart | 6/12/2008 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kids: Watching What They Eat | 6/12/2008 | See Source »

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