To hear the Insect on the leaf pronouncing on the too much life among his hungry brothers in the dust.
On Leaf Cay, for example, yard-long rock iguanas sun themselves with a languor unbecoming an endangered species.
In 1964, the Canadian parliament adopted a national flag with a red maple leaf on a white background.
But note: he only compared the Leaf on utilitarian grounds, not driving performance.
Like Bach's original, Muse is in three movements, with the brief, middle one flitting by like a leaf on the wind.
He is referring to the 23.9 karat gold leaf on the ceiling and chandeliers "handcrafted by the Ritz's resident gilder", he adds.
The leaf on Canada's flag is stylised, but in such a way that it still looks like the native species, Mr Starr later told CTV.
This will deliver a driving range similar to the Nissan LEAF on a single charge and similar performance, together with best in class running and maintenance costs.
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Some of the benefits are well-known, such as the lack of Vehicle Excise Duty and exemption from the London congestion charge, but it's becoming easier to charge up a Nissan LEAF on the move with more public charging points opening all the time.
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Some highlights of the show, for me, included a drive in the Volvo C30 electric, a ride from the airport in the Chevy Volt, a chance to see the Nissan Leaf on the brink of introduction, ambitious startups from Coda, Wheego and AMP Electric Vehicles, and a lot more.
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"Leaf is on a mission to turn standard point of sale into point of smart interactions for small businesses, so it's important that we stay on the cutting edge of technology, " said Aron Schwarzkopf, CEO of Leaf.
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Nissan, for its price tag on the Leaf, and Toyota, for its battery research.
Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) and Traction Control System (TCS) are also standard on all LEAF models.
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And the wind died down and not a single little leaf stirred on the trees by the castle.
At one point, Izquierdo decided to accompany a local family on a leaf-gathering expedition down the Urubamba River.
The system is optionally available on the LEAF S, which in standard form will utilize a 3.6 kW onboard charger.
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Especially with the memories of draft busts like JaMarcus Russell, Heath Shuler, and Ryan Leaf etched on the minds of every GM.
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New interior trim, the addition of Nissan's Around View Monitor technology and new suspension settings specifically tailored for European roads build on the LEAF's unique driving experience.
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The car was tiny, Continental-looking, green-colored with a lighter-green leaf stencilled on the door, as distinctively alien in the car park as Hilda had been among the shoppers inside.
The maple leaf depicted on the bills isn't an indigenous Canadian maple at all, but a nonnative and invasive Norway maple, he claimed in an email exchange with the Bank of Canada.
Driving range on the Nissan LEAF, as with all vehicles, varies with real-world driving conditions.
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Most were just lyrics penned on loose-leaf paper while I was bored in math class.
Commissioned in September 2010, the sculpture is based on a laurel leaf.
Given his 6-foot-6, 250-pound frame, forward Chane Behanan looks like the sort of kid who ate every last leaf of spinach on his dinner plate growing up.
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The Leaf will rely on battery power alone and will have a range of about 160km (100 miles) before it needs to be plugged in for a fresh charge.
Bridgestone says that Ecopia tires (as seen on the Nissan Leaf) improve rolling resistance 36 percent, which means a 4 percent fuel economy improvement (5 percent for Dueler truck tires).
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The entry trim level would be positioned below the two higher-spec Leaf versions currently on the market, Automotive News said, and will debut as part of a 2013-model facelift for the entire Leaf line.
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