Word: volvo
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...this phenomenon limited to ZIP codes where every Volvo wagon just has to have a University of Chicago sticker on it. "I'm having exactly the same conversations with coaches, teachers, parents, counselors, whether I'm in Wichita or northern Canada or South America," says Honoré. His own revelation came while listening to the feedback about his son in kindergarten. It was fine, but nothing stellar - until he got to the art room and the teacher began raving about how creative his son was, pointing out his sketches that she'd displayed as models for other students. Then, Honor...
...from an entitled mind-set. Not monetarily - her husband Avery (Anthony Edwards) is a magazine editor, and they live in two adjacent rent-stabilized apartments and drive a Volvo old enough to still look like a Volvo - but rather, intellectually. She's a woman who treats a career as sort of an accessory, something that ought to be easy to pick up once you're in the mood. She's less a Mother Who Thinks than a mother who thinks she ought to be thinking...
...frequently parks his Honda Civic at the garage. Though he said the rate reduction would probably not induce people to switch vehicles, he said that the initiative “definitely increases awareness of environmental issues.” Though Benjamin J. Muchler, a Boston resident who owns a Volvo SUV, will not benefit from the discount, he said he supported the hotel’s decision. In addition to parking discounts, The Charles is honoring Earth Day by opening a “juice bar” in the garage, where customers can charge their hybrid and electric cars...
...According to The Wall Street Journal, as it has become clear that Volvo will be sold soon, "Companies expected to express interest include Chinese auto makers Geely Holding Group, SAIC Motor Corp. and Chongqing Changan Automobile...
...showing up an international auto shows for years, hoping to prove that they should be able to market their products outside their home market. Most experts who have seen their products do not believe that their quality is good enough to compete in the U.S. and E.U. markets. Buying Volvo would take that barrier away...