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Rare Element's shares rose $2.50, or 24%, to $12.88.

Traders Return to Rare-Earth Metals Brendan Conway 2011

Most waiters and chefs, who don't live near Element's high-rent locations, must ride buses and subways that stop operating around 9 p.m.

A Secret Recipe in China Laurie Burkitt 2011

Rare Element's shares rose from roughly $3 in August to $17.92 early this year as hopes for the sector reached a crescendo, before giving back more than a quarter of that advance.

Traders Return to Rare-Earth Metals Brendan Conway 2011

But Honda never improved the Element's stiff and choppy ride, noisy interior, and modest performance.

Honda to retire boxy Element SUV after 2011 2010

If you have some time, check out the rest of Element's Eden website.

January 2008 2008

If you have some time, check out the rest of Element's Eden website.

Sweet New Element Eden T-Shirts 2008

But Honda never improved the Element's stiff and choppy ride, noisy interior, and modest performance.

Honda to retire boxy Element SUV after 2011 2010

But such problems notwithstanding, the best measure of Element's appeal might be that when our time was nearing an end, we opted to extend our stay, adding another day.

Crashing at Extended-Stay Hotels 2008

To accommodate what Honda calls "sidegate parties," the Element's doors swing open like a clamshell, exposing a cavernous interior with rear seats that flip up out of the way.

Hip To Be Square 2007

But as a family car, I find the Element's rear-hinged doors a daily nuisance and cargo room is lacking with the back seat in place.

Personal Picks: Small SUVs, part 2 2007