Leaf: Car of the year

Nissan Leaf was just named as Europe's Car of the Year 2011. The award given by 57 automotive journalist from 23 countries is an affirmation for Nissan. With a good price and a performance that can match many conventional cars, the Leaf is getting praises. The award is first for an electric vehicle.

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Google Earth 3D Trees

Google has updated its Google Earth, with improve street view and it now comes with trees.

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Cream

After Four Loko, next comes Cream, an alcohol induced whipping cream that's good for coffee or deserts. Its 30-proof and comes in different flavors including chocolate, cherry, raspberry and caramel.

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Aging Reversed

Scientist have reverses aging of mice lacking from telomerase enzyme. Telomerase enzyme contributes in some disorder that results in early aging. The mice went back health went telomerase was replaced according to the journal Nature.

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Wikileaks

Wikileaks releases another set of documents, this time diplomatic cables from the US state department and its embassies across the globe. The documents dates back from 1966 up to February this year. The US government was reported to have warned its allies about some embarassing details. Wikileaks got its document, it is said, from an army private Bradley Manning working at SIRPnet, a secure military network, who downloaded reams of document from the network.

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Atlantic windmills

US regulators are exploring ways that would allow more windmills in US waters in the atlantic. Currently, only one windfarm exist in US waters off the coast of Massachusetts and it took over a decade before it was approved. Secretary Salazar of the Interior hopes it will jumpstart the use of renewable energy. Estimates have it that the atlantic have a potential of 1000 gigawatt of wind power.

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Happy meals

A San Francisco ordinance banning happy meals with toys survives a veto by the city's mayor. The ban is to ensure the kids will not be turn on by the toys that comes with a happy meals purchase. The ordinance also seeks a healthier  happy meals or be remove from the menu. The city is the first to ban happy meals.

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