The driver’s seat in the Alhambra, designed and manufactured by Faurecia, comes with multiple controls, such as the electric “lumbar support” function. It also offers two attractive options: heated seats and leather upholstery. Faurecia also makes the door panels and the dashboard. The latter is manufactured using skin rotational molding, a technology in which Faurecia is a world expert. This technique is used to produce, among other things, a leather-like texture, and discrete chrome finishes for ventilators and controls. Faurecia also handles noise reduction in the passenger compartment and provides the catalyzer, which reduces pollution emissions from the 3-cylinder gasoline engine. Discover the latest news from Faurecia auto show in Paris : motor-show-paris-2010.faurecia.com IPad auto-show-paris-2010.faurecia.com

Talking about my back brace and tumbling!

“America’s Back Doctor,” and host of radio’s “Back Talk Live!,” Dr. Ezriel “Ed” Kornel performs minimally-invasive back surgery on a patient suffering from severe back pain. Contact Dr. Kornel at (914) 948-0444 www.BackTalkOnAir.com Operation and Narration by Ezriel “Ed” Kornel, MD Neurosurgeon Shot, Edited and Directed by Dan Simon A Synaptic Production www.thatssocool.net Music by Beethoven : )

This 3D medical animation shows a lumbar laminectomy back surgery procedure. Beginning with an orientation of the lumbar spine, the animation shows boney spurs, a left side disc herniation and boney tumors that impinge the dorsal nerve root, causing pain sensations to flow down the left leg. The surgical correction of this condition requires a portion of the lamina of the vertebra to be cut away, and the herniated disc material to be removed. ANCE00191

This medical animation shows a lumbar laminectomy back surgery procedure. Beginning with an orientation of the lumbar spine, the animation show a left side disc hernation impinging the dorsal nerve root, causing pain sensations to flow down the left leg. The surgical correction of this condition requires a portion of the lamina of the vertebra to be cut away, and the herniated disc material to be removed. Item #ANIM031

The Phaeton, VW’s technology showcase, is rich in Faurecia-made features. It incorporates ergonomics and comfort, with more than 10 adjustments for the front seats: height, depth, backrest tilt, seat depth and fore-and-aft position, headrest, lumbar support, heating, cooling, and even a massage function. Back-seat passengers enjoy a fore-and-aft adjustment, backrest tilt, and seat tilt. The Group manufactures redesigned the front and rear protective moldings, which feature a very high level of finishing and extreme gap and flush precision. Faurecia is the exclusive supplier of emission-control technologies for the Phaeton with respect to both gasoline and Diesel engines, meeting the requirements of the Euro 5 standard. Discover the latest news from Faurecia auto show in Paris : motor-show-paris-2010.faurecia.com IPad auto-show-paris-2010.faurecia.com

2001 Pontiac Trans Am with WS6 Performance Package…only 18K miles! Thankfully, there’s been much more to the Firebird than just its cornball association with Burt Reynolds (or even cornier relationship with David Hasselhoff in TV’s Knight Rider). As with its corporate twin, the Chevy Camaro, the Pontiac Firebird was born in 1967 to do battle with the original American sport coupe, the Ford Mustang. Although the sheet metal was virtually identical between the Camaro and Firebird, a different nose and tail, as well as slight differences inside gave the Firebird a little more excitement in the looks department. Coupe and convertible body styles tempted buyers. In the car’s early years, performance buffs gravitated to the Pontiac Firebird thanks to its enticing array of power plants that included the same 400 cubic-inch V8 used in the GTO. Pontiac even offered a high-output overhead-cam inline-6 in hopes of making the Firebird more appealing to those who preferred less weight, more nimble handling and a higher-revving engine. This was also the period when the legendary Trans Am trim first debuted, wearing white paint with two blue stripes running over the body. At the dawn of the 1970s, a redesigned Pontiac Firebird emerged, available only in a sleek coupe body style. But as that decade progressed, the Firebird’s performance diminished while body graphics and spoilers, as if to compensate, grew more extroverted. The third-generation Firebird appeared for 1982, wearing a …