Decoding Color Blindness
Learn the fact and fiction behind this vision deficiency.
Color vision deficiency, often referred to as color blindness, is often a misunderstood condition. This is partially because there are several different causes of color blindness, as well as a variety of ways the condition develops. Is it true that only males are at risk? Are people born with color blindness? Read on to find out what is fact and what is fiction:
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Vehicle Profile: The 2012 Volvo S60 R-Design
Power and safety in a seductive package.
Volvo is no stranger to performance. Just ask owners of the 1995 850 T-5R sedan co-developed with Porsche, or the original S60 R. Both were performance icons – likened by critics to Thor’s hammer rendered in leather and steel. This year, Volvo wields the hammer once again, striking at the hardcore heart of the sports sedan segment with the new 2012 Volvo S60 R-Design, a 325-hp Nordic missile overflowing with Volvo luxury, technology and safety.
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Vehicle Preview: The 2013 Volvo XC90
The world’s safest full-size utility vehicle gets a makeover.
Since its introduction in 2002, the Volvo XC90 upscale sport utility has earned more than 100 awards around the world including “SUV of the Year.” From the start, automotive reviewers praised the XC90 for resolving the complaints many buyers had with the truck-like qualities of early seven-seat SUVs. The XC90 successfully matched the roominess and ruggedness of its full-size competitors while delivering the elegance, comfort, road manners and signature safety of a premium Volvo sedan. The Volvo XC90 takes all those winning virtues to the next level for 2013 thanks to a comprehensive renovation both inside and out.
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Get Schooled
Explore your favorite subjects at area colleges and universities.
Concerts, lectures, art shows, sporting events—they’re all a part of daily life on college campuses everywhere. This winter, make sure you have perfect attendance at the activities that interest you. The best part is there’s no tuition due; in fact, many events are free.
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Car Care: Using Genuine Replacement Parts
The right part makes all the difference.
It takes hundreds of thousands of man-hours and several years of design, engineering and testing work to bring a new car, truck, SUV or crossover to the market. With so much work going into developing and integrating every component of a new vehicle, and as one of the most expensive pieces of equipment most people own, it really doesn’t make sense to install replacement parts of dubious origin.
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Volvo XC90 Wins Awards for Safety, Value
Crossover has perfect crash test ratings and low ownership costs.
The powerful Volvo XC90 crossover utility vehicle continues to collect awards for being one of the safest vehicles and best values on the road today.
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Five Volvo Models Named Top Safety Picks by IIHS
C30, S60, S80, XC60 and XC90 earn top ratings.
Solidifying its place atop the luxury market, the Volvo C30, S60, S80, XC60 and XC90 were all named 2012 Top Safety Pick winners by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
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Play with Your Food
Eco-friendly, veggie-based products.
Your mother may have told you not to play with your vegetables, but if she had known you could build an entire car out of them, perhaps she would have reconsidered her stance. Vegetable-based products are certainly not new; however, with green technology stepping up its game, these products are better and more decomposable than ever.
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Two is One Too Many
Sequels that thankfully never happened.
Some of the worst films ever made are, in fact, sequels to some of the best films ever made. While some have gotten it right (Godfather II, anyone?), many more have left people longing for the originals. Luckily, some studio executives had the wherewithal to put the kibosh on these prospective sequels.
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