We recorded this video at Mobile World Congress which shows a detailed demo of SPB’s latest cross platform shell which will now be available on Windows Mobile, Symbian and Android.
The software relies heavily on OpenGL 2.0 and runs very well on the HTC HD2 and Samsung Omnia 2.
Are our readers interested in this UI, or with the improved UI’s from OEM’s these days are they becoming irrelevant? Let us know below.
Hordaland Fylke, Norway | Geological Oddities
Trolltunga is another spectacular example of the geological oddities that dot the Norwegian landscape.
The fittingly named ‘Troll’s Tongue’ sticks out of a vertical mountain side above a 350m drop. It offers a magnificent view of Skjeggedal near town of Odda.
The location is far less know than some other spectacular geological oddities in Norway, and therefore, much less crowded, however still quite accessible. You can take a funicular up part of the way, though it isn’t always functioning. It is roughly a 3-4 hour hike to the ‘trolls tongue’.
Kentucky, US | Commercial Curiosities
A frequent item on roadside attraction lists for many years, is DeHart’s Bible & Tire.
In the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it town of Hay’s Crossing just outside of Morehead, Kentucky, DeHart’s Bible & Tire occupies a commercial niche most people would never even think of – as its name implies, the store sells bibles and tires, and that’s all.
The humble concrete structure has caught the eye of many travelers through Kentucky’s eastern back roads on US Route 60 at the intersection with KY-174 (Haldeman Road). Rumors swirl about the store closing up or even being demolished, but as of 2009, the business is still operating, and as always, still selling bibles and tires.
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If there’s a silver lining to the clouds hovering over a natural disaster zone, it’s that people come together when they’re needed. And they’ve been coming from near and far to help the people of Haiti in that nation’s darkest hour. Now, following such examples set by Chrysler with their celeb-signed 300C and General Motors with their special-edition Corvette Z06, Lotus has announced a benefit initiative of their own.
Teaming up with British supermodel extraordinaire Naomi Campbell, Lotus has put together eight specially made examples of its latest Evora sportscar to benefit the relief efforts in Haiti. Called the “Naomi for Haiti” edition, each features a special paint scheme bearing the Haitian flag, a unique interior treatment and comes packed with all the options.
The first example will be auctioned off during London Fashion Week, with the seven remaining examples up for grabs on a dedicated website. Winners will be announced at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show, but you can find out more in the press release after the jump and view the images in our gallery below.
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After making a killing in distressed debt last year (up 120% through 2009 Q3), looks like David Tepper scooped up some airline stock.
In Q4, Tepper’s Appaloosa Fund opened new positions in American parent AMR, Delta Air Lines, US Airways, and United parent UAL.
His total bet on airlines was around $133 million at year end.
According to their most recently 13F filing with the SEC, Appaloosa also took up stakes in Willis Group, an insurance firm, and Wells Fargo.
Appaloosa also added to stakes in Citigroup, which is now his second largest holding. Bank of America is Appaloosa’s largest holding.
Of course we don’t know if these are long or short positions, but they are noteworthy.
The number of passengers on US airlines increased in November 2009 1.6% from a year ago.
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MARJAH, Afghanistan — U.S. and Afghan forces traded gunfire with insurgents shooting from haystacks in poppy fields Tuesday as NATO forces progressed against increasingly fitful resistance in the Taliban stronghold of Marjah.
Insurgents tried but failed to bring down an Osprey aircraft with rocket-propelled grenades as Cobra attack helicopters fired missiles at enemy positions, including a machine gun bunker.
Marines and Afghan troops who pushed through four days of sniper fire and homemade bombs finally linked up with units that had been airdropped into town in the first hours of the offensive.
When troops first landed by helicopter in the early hours of Saturday, there had been no fighting, but that soon changed, said Lt. Gordon Emmanuel, commander of 2nd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines.
Entrenched in a compound deep in town, they have fought heated battles for days, waiting for the ground assault troops to arrive with reinforcements.
“When it is daytime, there is nonstop contact until the sun goes down … every day,” Emmanuel said.
Overall, Marine officials said the resistance seemed to be growing disorganized.
“We’re not seeing coordinated attacks like we did originally. We’re still getting small-arms fire but it’s sporadic, and hit-and-run tactics,” said spokesman Capt. Abraham Sipe. “As a whole, while there is still resistance, it is of a disorganized nature.”
A Taliban spokesman, however, claimed that insurgents retain control of the town and coalition forces “descended from helicopters in limited areas of Marjah and now are under siege.”
Spokesman Tariq Ghazniwal extended an invitation by e-mail to journalists to visit Marjah, saying the trip would “show who have the upper hand in the area.”
But U.S. forces say they have managed to consolidate footholds in the town despite harassment by sniper squads trying to slow their advance. For the first time since the offensive started, U.S. forces fired long-range artillery “smoke shells,” which are non-lethal, to intimidate insurgents.
“We are trying not to be decisively engaged, so we can progress, but we’re having some difficulty right now,” said Lima Company commander Capt. Joshua Winfrey.
Squads continued with their house-to-house searches, removing bombs and booby-traps as they moved through town. Inside some compounds Tuesday, squads found small doses of heroin, a Taliban photo album with fighters posing with AK-47s, and large propaganda wall paintings of insurgents shooting down helicopters.
Three more Afghan civilians were killed in the assault, NATO forces said, highlighting the toll on the population from an offensive aimed at making civilians safer.
The deaths — in three separate incidents — come after two errant U.S. missiles struck a house on the outskirts of Marjah on Sunday, killing 12 people, half of them children. Afghan officials said three Taliban fighters were in the house at the time of the attack.
About 15,000 NATO and Afghan troops are taking part in the massive offensive around Marjah — the linchpin of the Taliban logistical and opium poppy smuggling network.
Miltary spokesman Lt. Mohammad Esah said Tuesday one Afghan soldier has died in the offensive. An American and a Briton participating in the offensive were killed Saturday.
As the NATO offensive aims to break the Taliban influence in southern Afghanistan, the militant group received another blow with the news of its top military commander’s arrest in Pakistan.
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the group’s No. 2 leader behind Afghan Taliban founder Mullah Mohammad Omar and a close associate of Osama bin Laden, was captured in the port city of Karachi, U.S. and Pakistani officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the information.
The arrest appeared to have occurred as many as 10 days ago, and it was unclear if it had any effect on the Marjah battle.
The offensive is the biggest joint operation since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan and is a major test of a retooled NATO strategy to focus on protecting civilians, rather than killing insurgents.
But in two incidents confirmed Tuesday, Afghan men came toward NATO forces and ignored shouts and hand signals to stop, NATO said.
Troops opened fire and killed them. In a third incident, two Afghan men were caught in the crossfire between insurgents and NATO forces. Both were wounded and one died despite being given medical care, NATO said.
NATO has confirmed 15 civilian deaths, but an Afghan human rights group said Tuesday they have counted since the operation began. Four were caught in the crossfire when they left their homes.
“Their neighbors tell us that the bodies are outside and they want someone to pick them up. They say they’re scared if they go outside they will also be shot dead,” said Ajmal Samadi, the director of Afghanistan Rights Monitor.
It was unclear whether NATO or insurgent forces were to blame for the deaths, he said.
In an incident unrelated to the Marjah offensive, a NATO airstrike in neighboring Kandahar province killed five civilians and wounded two. NATO said they were mistakenly believed to have been planting roadside bombs.
Elsewhere in Helmand province, NATO and Afghan forces killed more than 10 militants while pursuing a Taliban commander in Washir district, west of the Marjah area.
In Marjah, Marine and Afghan squads skirted the booby-trapped streets of the town, pushing through more rural sections where fields of chest-high poppies grew amid irrigation canals.
But there they found insurgent snipers firing from haystacks built over small canals. It appeared that lone snipers were seeking to draw the Marine squads into areas where they could be targeted by larger Taliban units firing from rooftops.
Squads with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines fanned out in columns alongside an armored-vehicle convoy as they moved carefully through poppy fields. A mine-roller leading the way detonated planted bombs as it advanced.
Residents said they were scared to be seen with NATO forces. One man, Wali Mohammad, warned an AP reporter, “Don’t take pictures or the Taliban will come back to kill me,” as Marines searched his compound.
Mohammad said he strongly suspected insurgents would return to the area as soon as the Marines moved on. He said Taliban fighters had targeted U.S. and Afghan troops, firing from his neighbors’ houses.
“When they come, we try to tell them not to use our house, but they have guns so they do what they want,” the poppy farmer said.
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We’re looking at a HUGE reversal of the so-called risk trade today, as investors are dumping the greenback, and snapping up oil, gold, and copper.
And here’s the dollar, taking more punishment.
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La marca gala Renault acaba de confirmar una rebaja en el precio de su Renault Laguna. Gracias a esta bajada, pordrás adquirir este modelo con un descuento de hasta 800€, una cifra muy importante.
Con este movimiento Renault espera reavivar las ventas del Laguna que llevan un tiempo algo estancadas apesar de ser un modelo muy importante para la propia marca.
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As a high school senior, Asma Hashim turned down a long list of universities, choosing instead to start her higher education at
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New Economy Job Help
In the last year, Harper College has helped hundreds of Northwest suburban residents hunt for jobs in a downturned economy, serving up monthly support, networking and advice with a “Career Stimulus” group that helped members revamp their resumes and work toward new careers. Now the program – egged on by the gradually optimistic economy – is changing gears. “As companies begin to hire again and more people begin to get jobs, local residents will be facing new concerns, like how to ace an interview or negotiate a salary,” Adult Learning Special Assistant Nancy Wajler says. “With a new year and a hopefully newly stimulated economy, we’re looking to fill those new needs with even more sophisticated support.” The next edition of the program, at
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Exploring Health Careers
High school students and community members interested in pursuing healthcare professions can get an up-close look at their options this month at two hands-on Harper College Health Careers Open Houses. The events, from
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WOODSTOCK — A private attorney announced he is representing the 26-year-old Fox River Grove man accused of fatally bludgeoning his step-mother last week.
Crystal Lake attorney Henry Sugden informed Judge Sharon Prather this morning that he has been hired to represent Martin Green, whose bail was set at $3 million Saturday.
The public defender assigned Saturday was removed from the case, and a bond hearing was set for Tuesday morning.
Green’s arraignment was scheduled for March 17.
Patti McNamara, 52, was found dead Thursday morning in her home on Gladys Avenue. She and her husband shared a house with Green, who fled the scene and jumped into the Fox River. Green received medical treatment for exposure and was charged with two counts of murder Thursday.
An autopsy revealed McNamara’s injuries were consistent with the hammer police recovered at the scene, officials said.
The family issued a statement Sunday indicating Green had been struggling with mental illness for the past few years despite receiving treatment. Sugden said he had not yet received enough information on the case to elaborate on the mental illness or the allegations against his client.
The family statement described McNamara as a beautiful friend and mother and asked for privacy as family and friends honored her life and memory. McNamara’s funeral was scheduled for this morning.
She is survived by three children, five stepchildren and three grandchildren.
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We’re faced with a barrage of ethical dilemmas every time we browse the supermarket shelves. Is it better to support the livelihoods of poor farmers in developing countries or is it better to ‘buy local’ and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with international shipping and airfreight? I wasn’t sure, so I decided to do some investigating.
The International Institute for Environment and Development, a non-profit research organisation, has released a report that sheds light on the food miles debate. The report highlights the social and economic benefits to some of the poorest farmers in the world when we buy food produced in Sub-Saharan Africa.
It states that ‘over 1 million livelihoods in Africa are supported by UK consumption of imported fresh fruit and vegetables’ and that ‘In the UK, 87% of the Green Beans that we consume are from 5 African countries’.
These figures are staggering. The report makes it clear that in not buying air-freighted produce from Africa, ‘we can only reduce UK total emissions by less than 0.1%’. Given that so many livelihoods are dependent on the UK market, perhaps it would be better to focus our carbon saving efforts elsewhere?
I looked to the Fairtrade Foundation for more guidance. In Why the Climate Revolution Must be a Fair Revolution, it says that it’s more important to consider a product’s total life cycle emissions. Basically it’s telling us that in every step of the production process emissions are generated and we’re getting hung up on one element – transport. For example, Cafedirect found that 65% of the carbon emissions from a cup of Teadirect comes from boiling the kettle in the UK.
So this Fairtrade Fortnight, I’m leaving the food miles debate behind and supporting the brands that carry the Fairtrade mark. I know that I need to reduce my own personal emissions but I don’t think that the supermarket is the place to start.
This Fairtrade Fortnight Oxfam and Cafédirect have teamed up to the The Big Swap. You can swap a bag of clothing donations for a box of Cafédirect’s Everyday Tea in Oxfam shops that stock food – So to start my spring cleaning early I’ll be having a sort through my wardrobe this Fairtrade Fortnight.
Find out more about how you can get involved in The Big Swap.
Find out more about Fair miles: Recharting the food miles map.
Chicago Police have issued an alert to businesses in the Little Village area regarding a pattern of armed robberies by a Spanish-speaking man armed with a handgun.
All the robberies occurred between the hours of 2 and 9 p.m., police said. In each robbery, the man, described as a male Hispanic between 18 and 30, 150 to 200 pounds and 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-11, was armed with a handgun.
In most of the incidents, he wore a bandanna or mask partially covering his face.
On at least two occasions, according to an alert by Harrison Area detectives, he made his demands in Spanish and was seen fleeing in a black pickup driven by a second subject. There is no description of the second offender.
The robberies took place between Jan. 22 and Feb. 14 at the following locations:
Anyone with information should call Harrison Area detectives at 312-746-8253.
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Toyota acaba de publicar la primera imagen de producción del futuro Toyota Auris HSD, un modelo híbrido. Cabe recordar que será presentado de forma oficial en el próximo Salón de Ginebra. Hará uso de un motor 1.8 de 99 CV y un eléctrico acoplado a baterías de NiMh con lo que desarrollará una potencia final de 136 CV.
Tal y como podemos ver en la imagen, el primer modelo de producción será de 5 puertas aunque no se descarta en un futuro lanzar una versión de 3 puertas. En el interior no debería sufrir muchos cambios con respecto al Toyota Auris.
Su consumo homologado será de 4.0 litros por cada 100 km recorridos. Aunque su precio no esta confirmado se expecula que rondará los 22.000€.
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Oral Health America, Trident® gum, and Maryland leaders are celebrating Children’s Dental Health Month (February) and the expansion of the Deamonte Driver Dental Project, a school-based community oral health initiative in Prince George’s County, MD.
Oral Health America is honoring the Robert T. Freeman Dental Society Foundation’s Deamonte Driver Dental Project with a $20,000 grant award.
The grant is made possible through a $1.5 million, three-year commitment from Trident® gum to Oral Health America’s Smiles Across America® program.
“Dental care is an essential part of appropriate medical care,” said Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) in a statement about the award.
“In 2007, 12-year-old Deamonte Driver from Prince George’s County died from a brain infection caused by a tooth abscess.
Treating a cavity takes very little time or effort, but the death of a child from tooth decay is a national tragedy we must make sure never happens again.”
“The painful lesson learned from the needless and tragic death of Deamonte Driver is that without access to quality dental care, every child in America is at risk,” Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) added.
“Because of the support from Oral Health America, the Deamonte Driver Dental Project will ensure that children in our community who are most vulnerable to dental disease will receive the care they so desperately need.”
Founded by Robert T. Freeman Dental Society members Drs. Hazel Harper and Belinda Carver-Taylor with the encouragement of state Senator Ulysses Currie and Dental Director, Dr. Harry Goodman, the Deamonte Driver Dental Project was launched in 2008 to ensure that no child in Prince George’s County would lack access to needed dental services.
“On behalf of the Robert T. Freeman Dental Society Foundation, I am thrilled with the award for the Deamonte Driver Dental Project,” said Dr. Harper.
“Deamonte left a legacy for the children of Prince George’s County, and for the entire country, that we will not walk away from. Thank you to all of our supporters who are working in collaboration with us to ensure that all children get the dental care they need.”
The Smiles Across America grant will provide funding to support the expansion of school-based dental care in Prince George’s County.
“Oral Health America applauds Maryland’s efforts and the work of the Deamonte Driver Dental Project,” said Beth Truett, President and CEO, Oral Health America.
“We celebrate Children’s Dental Health Month with this gift, recognizing the National Dental Association, Robert T. Freeman Dental Society Foundation, Senator Cardin, Congressman Cummings, and community leaders who are bringing needed oral health services to life.”
Oral Health America is a national non-profit organization, founded in 1955 and located in Chicago, dedicated to changing lives by connecting communities with resources to increase access to oral health care, education, and advocacy.
Find out more at oralhealthamerica.org.
The Robert T. Freeman Dental Society (RTFDS) Foundation is the community service component of the Robert T. Freeman Dental Society, a chapter of the National Dental Association, which was founded in 1900. Membership is comprised of dentists in Washington, DC and neighboring Southern Maryland.
Trident® Sugar-Free gum has long been a pioneer in providing oral health benefits to consumers.
Trident was the first gum brand of its kind to undergo extensive long-term clinical testing in 1967 with studies showing that people who chewed Trident experienced significantly fewer cavities.
Most recently, the brand introduced Trident Xtra Care™ with Recaldent®, a great tasting sugar free gum that delivers superior strengthening power versus regular sugar-free chewing gum.
Today, Trident is the best selling chewing gum and sugar-free gum in the world, and a recent study shows that the brand continues to be recommended by four out of five dentists who would recommend sugar-free gum to their patients who chew gum.
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STRATFOR: However, China, previously the leading holder of U.S. debt, shaved its holdings of short-term securities (T-bills) by $34.2 billion for a 4.3 percent drop in total holdings, putting it behind Japan as the largest holder of U.S. debt for the first time since September 2009.
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China has for more than a year been the leading buyer of U.S. Treasury debt — especially short-term debt, helping to keep interest rates low in a key export market. However, the Chinese have also threatened to slow purchases or reduce holdings as a warning to the United States. Sino-American relations have been souring in recent months, with trade and economic tensions rising and the United States pushing for sanctions on Iran that could threaten China’s energy security. China was also displeased in December 2009 over the approach of a new U.S. arms deal with Taiwan, which has since been approved and sparked a controversy.
While China may reduce its holdings of U.S. debt in order to send a signal to Washington (though this is not necessarily the only reason it would do so), it has no intention of selling debt to the point that it wrecks the U.S. economic recovery, since doing so would destroy China’s own economic and socio-political stability.
Thus while it's clearly not in China's interest to exercise what we might call a 'nuclear' treasury-selling option, in our view even a short term jolt could be perceived as a deterrent to keep the U.S. in check.
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CICERO, Ill. — Authorities are continuing to seek answers to questions of how a weekend fire started, then killed seven people at a suburban Chicago home.
Fire fighters haven’t publicly speculated about a possible cause. Those who died including a 3-day-old baby and a 3-year-old boy.
Cicero Assistant Fire Marshal Ron Opalecky has said investigators believed the blaze originated in the back of the home. But he adds nothing has been ruled out.
A grandfather, Elijah Grays, had planned to spend his weekend with his family celebrating his birthday and the arrival of a new grandson.
Instead, he was left mourning the loss of three children, two grandchildren and two friends.
Family friend Kym Hackett says Grays was devastated by his loss.
WBBM’s Steve Miller spoke with a South Side pastor who knew three of the victims well: 20-year-old Byron Reed, his girlfriend 18-year-old Sallie Gist and their three-year-old son Rayshawn Reed.
Byron Reed was expected at church that Sunday. The day he died.
Pastor Glenn Moyer of Apostolic Little Rock Church says he knew Byron Reed all his life. Watched as he took on the responsibilities of fatherhood.
“I remember when he used to come on the bus from Cicero. When he’d come to church, he’d bring his son with him. They’d be all bundled up.
“Byron took more time, I thought, to make sure that his son was all right, than anybody else.”
Pastor Moyer says that doesn’t mean that the boy’s mother Sallie Gist didn’t take care of Rayshawn.
“Because Sallie did. But Byron was always there… They really adored each other, his son and him.”
Pastor Moyer says he will always remember Byron Reed’s smile: a grin “that made you happy just because he was smiling.”
“He was always volunteering to do different things for different people at the church.”
Pastor Moyer says Byron Reed was trying to get his GED, trying to get his life together so he could do something with it.
Pastor Moyer says he’s not asking where God was in this tragedy. He says it’s God who will help the families get through this tragedy.
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CHICAGO — A Chicago-area auction house selling 11 love letters that then-Senator John F. Kennedy wrote to one of his lovers. WBBM’s Regine Schlesinger reports the bidding started yesterday at $25,000 and could go as high as $100,000 by the time the auction ends on March 3rd.
It’s the same auction house that sold a lock of Elvis’ hair for 100-thousand. Now, Doug Allen, president of Legendary Auctions in suburban Lansing, says they have a set of 11 letters that the future president wrote to Gunilla von Post, a Swedish woman with whom he carried on a 2-year affair that began on the French Riveria in 1953, just a month before his marriage to Jacqueline Kennedy.
The correspondence and the affair ended in 1955 when then-Senator Kennedy already was thinking about running for president 4 years later. Some of the letters are written on US Senate stationery.
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Filed under: Coupe, Budget, Kia, Reviews
It’s time to stop being surprised that Koreans can make good cars. Kia and its sister-brand Hyundai have been doing it for years now, with each successive model being better than the last. Hyundai has been selling vehicles in the U.S. for 24 years, Kia for 16, and they don’t deserve bonus points anymore for exceeding expectations. Want proof? Along with Subaru, they were the only three brands to increase sales last year during the Great Recession. The bar has been raised and it’s time we take off the kid gloves.
With that in mind, we turn our attention to the 2010 Kia Forte Koup. A brand new model, the Koup joins the Forte sedan in displacing the Spectra, Kia’s former best-selling model in the U.S. So the stakes are high for this four-door and accompanying Koup (blech, we mean coupe). We’ve already sampled the Forte sedan and called it “a stylish, comfortable, frisky automotive companion for surprisingly short dollars.” Along with losing two doors, the Koup also gains more aggressive bodywork that suggests the potential for higher performance than the sedan. Does it fulfill that promise or come across as a parts-bin twin with two fewer doors? Let’s follow the jump to find out.
Gallery: Review: 2010 Kia Forte Koup
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GM Certified Used Vehicles announced today that it will add all Saturn models years 2005-2010 for purchase at any of the 3,400 Buick, Chevrolet and GMC GM Certified Used Vehicles dealers across the nation.
“This move gives peace of mind to consumers who love the Saturn brand,” said Paul Pejza, manager, GM Certified Used Vehicles. “Consumers can now purchase any 2005-2010 model, and know they have a 12-month or 12,000 mile bumper-to-bumper, manufacturer-backed warranty as well as the other benefits of owning a certified used vehicle.”
In addition to GM’s Certified 12-month/12,000-mile (whichever comes first) bumper-to-bumper warranty, the certified used Saturns come with a fully transferable 100,000-mile/five-year Powertrain limited warranty, free vehicle history report, 24-hour roadside assistance, three-day/150-mile customer satisfaction guarantee and 3-month trial of OnStar and XM Satellite Radio.
“We’re happy to continue to provide the best quality products to Saturn owners through the GM Certified program,” said Pejza. “Brand devotees can now purchase a Saturn with the reassurance of a manufacturer-backed warranty.”
– By: Omar Rana
NEW YORK — Film critic Roger Ebert lost his ability to speak nearly four years ago, when he underwent a tracheostomy, a procedure that opens an airway through an incision in the windpipe, after surgery for cancer in his jaw.
In an interview in the new issue of Esquire magazine, the 67-year-old film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times uses pen and paper and text-to-speech computer software to communicate.
He’s developed a kind of rudimentary sign language, and he sometimes draws letters with his finger on the palm of his hand.
Ebert had surgery to remove his cancerous thyroid in 2002. He had surgery on his salivary glands in 2003 and on his jaw in 2006. Complications in 2006 led to more surgery and months of recuperation. He lost his ability to speak.
When asked about another operation to restore his voice, Ebert shakes his head.
Ebert has been a film critic for the Sun-Times since 1967. In 1975, he became the first journalist to win a Pulitzer Prize for movie criticism.
His thumb, pointing up or down, was the main logo of the televised movie review shows he co-hosted, first with Gene Siskel of the rival Chicago Tribune and – after Siskel’s death in 1999 – with his Sun-Times colleague Richard Roeper.
The Esquire article describes a moment where Ebert begins to type on his computer. He presses a button and the speakers light up. “I’ve never said this before,” the voice says, “but we were born to be Siskel and Ebert.” The voice then says: “I just miss the guy so much.”
Besides his film reviews, Ebert writes a blog and has published numerous books.
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