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This year, once again, films produced at Pixar and Blue Sky are among the five short animations receiving Oscar nominations: Gary Rydstrom for "Lifted," his directorial debut at Pixar, and Blue Sky's Chris Renaud and Michael Thurmeier, also making their directorial debuts, for "No Time for Nuts." (The other three nominees are "The Danish Poet" directed by Torill Kove, a Mikrofilm and National Film Board of Canada Production; "The Little Matchgirl" by Roger Allers and Don Hahn, a Walt Disney Pictures Production; and Szimplafilm's "Maestro" by Geza M. Toth, a Kedd Production.)
Although Rydstrom hadn't directed an animated film since his student days at USC's film school, he was sound designer for Pixar's first shorts, "Luxo Jr." and "Tin Toy," as well as most of the studio's feature films. "I loved the shorts," he says. "So, the first thing I wanted to do was a short. I knew that would help me get my feet wet. There was a lot about computer animation that I needed to learn."
At Pixar, Rydstrom pitched three ideas to John Lasseter, who picked "Lifted," a story about an alien trainee trying to abduct a farmer. "I was sitting in bed before coming to Pixar, wondering what short I could make," Rydstrom says, "and I imagined an alien light beam trying to pull me out the window but missing. That's how it started. Then, I put alien abduction and driver's ed together."
The film opens with a light beam shining through the upstairs window of a farmhouse. The beam surrounds a sleeping man, lifts him off his bed as if he were levitating, and pulls him headfirst toward the open window. But the beam misses the window and bonks the man's head on the wall. Inside a nearby hovering spaceship, a gangly green alien behind a console filled with toggle switches moves the beam and the man inside, and aims for the window again. A rotund supervisor watches.
Remembering what it was like to be a 16-year-old taking a driver's test helped Rydstrom hone the humor and emotions for the film. "Your body is not normal yet, and your emotions are out of whack," he says. "I thought it would be fun to put that triumph, joy, panic, and shock into an alien character."
Katherine Sarafian, who had been production manager for The Incredibles, came on board as producer in October 2004 and began organizing a crew, many of whom, like Sarafian and Rydstrom, moved into new roles on the film. She cites, for example, animator Gini Santos, who was the "Lifted" supervising animator, production artist Mark Cordell Holmes, who became production designer, and Tim Best, a senior lighting artist on Cars, who took on the role of lighting supervisor.
The first person Rydstrom worked with, however, was story artist Jeff Pidgeon, who helped turn Rydstrom's memory of his driver's ed instructor into "Mr. B," the teacher/supervisor in the film (so named because he never gives a grade above a B). "My instructor weighed about 300 pounds," Rydstrom laughs, "and he was green, I think."
Bud Luckey, Jason Deamer, and others at Pixar developed "Stu," the student with the inverted lightbulb shape and a helmet that's too big for his skinny head. Both characters are made of green, gelatinous, translucent material that looks a bit like aloe vera gel, complete with bubbles inside.
Tiny Bubbles
The bubbles played more than a fanciful role. "At Pixar, we want to have believable materials, yet still do wild animation," says Rydstrom. "The aliens' elastic material let us get away with a Tex Avery and Chuck Jones style of animation—the top of their heads can twist independently from the bottom. And, the bubbles were part of making you believe the material could stretch."
Character supervisor Bill Sheffler hand-sculpted the bubbles by starting with spheres, making them non-uniform, and then manipulating them into a few dozen likeable shapes. Overall controls made it possible to scale the bubbles around their centers if they seemed too big from particular camera angles.
To rig the bubbles, the crew worked with tools under development in Pixar's R&D lab. "We have some exotic new rigging tools that can move things inside a character and drag the surface around," says Polson. But, the "Lifted" team wanted the opposite: They wanted the skin to move the internal bubbles. That way, if an animator moved a character's arm, the bubbles inside would automatically drag along with it.
"We went to R&D and asked John Anderson if he could rig the characters in reverse," says Polson. "He said, 'That's hard,' then he thought about it and said, 'Oh. That's easy,' and then later in the day, 'It's done.' It's very cool. It's like the skin is a huge lattice deformer for the bubbles."
Although the team ran tests in which Mr. B jiggled enormously, Rydstrom felt they were losing the acting performance. So the technical directors dialed it back. "The animation on the characters is very precise," says Polson. "Mr. B conveys a tremendous amount of emotion with a deadpan face." So, when he clicks a pen, he jiggles a little, but it's subtle.
Bouncing Light
Also subtle is the sophisticated version of subsurface scattering that bounces light inside the characters, especially within big Mr. B. Typically, subsurface scattering rays stay close to their entry point on the surface. "We usually take the illumination at a given spot on a character's skin and allow it to blur itself inside the geometry," explains Polson. "The light hits the nose, bounces around inside, and heads back for the camera a few millimeters away from where it went in."
In other words, the light that you see on Mr. B's front contains a component of the color from his back after being filtered through his body. "Some people might do that with raytracing by firing lights from the front," says Polson. "And, there's a bit of that going on. But our shader is calculating the light hitting him, letting that blur through the body, and kind of tracking the progress of the light energy through his body."
Polson believes that eventually people will create better tools for writing shaders that consider light at a point as a function of all the other points on the model and all the other lights in the scene. For now, though, the process requires handcrafting.
"Writing these shaders takes a completely different mind-set," he says. "Rather than knowing only that I'm at a point and which direction I'm facing and the local color, now I have other points around me and a model behind me, and it's this deep, and light is coming through it, and the colors are shifting, and there are all these other things I'm tracking, too. The TDs at Pixar and in the industry are still figuring this out; we're developing the craft of writing these things by fits and starts. Over time, though, a natural way of doing this will emerge."
As for more typical effects, Michael Lorenzen drove the spaceship and handled the particle effects, while Polson organized the enormous control board filled with toggle switches. "I made the console the world's worst interface," Rydstrom says. "Stu has a manual, but every page has the same array of black dots, so there's no way for him to ever learn how to use this equipment."
Polson programmed the switchboard, creating toggles from RenderMan curve primitives, like little spikes of hair, which became geometry during rendering. Because the program generated the toggles procedurally, he could easily change the number of rows and columns and the spacing between them. "We adjusted the toggles for almost every shot to make sure there were no moiré patterns or lines that led the eye where we didn't want it to go," says Polson. Edwin Chang added code in Pixar's proprietary rigging system to the procedural toggles that detected when Stu's arms moved over the toggles, and depressed each switch appropriately.
When Stu's hand moves over a toggle, you can see through the edge of his finger to the toggle or console beneath. "It's as though he's substantial on the inside and encased in something clear on the outside," says Polson. He and Mr. B are both translucent on the inside but with a transparent rim. "But Stu is so thin his transparent region is just one or two pixels. It made him hard to light."
Lighting, in fact, was particularly difficult for "Lifted." "There are probably more black pixels and near-black pixels than in anything we've done before," says Polson. "We had foggy beams of light with particulate, and we had to be very careful about how each piece of geometry shadowed the fog and how it propagated through."
Got Rhythm?
"He pursues his nut through time, through a series of mishaps," says writer and co-director Chris Renaud. "And that's the story in a nutshell."
"No Time for Nuts" is the result of an internal contest. The studio had created "Gone Nutty" for the Ice Age DVD. Similarly, they wanted another short film for Ice Age: The Meltdown. After reviewing several ideas for the new short, Meltdown director Carlos Saldanha and producer Lori Forte chose storyboard artist Renaud's time-travel idea. Supervising animator Michael Thurmeier joined the project as co-director, and Kirk Garfield, a visual effects lead, stepped up into the role of visual effects supervisor.
"The film gave many of us the opportunity to elevate our positions," says Thurmeier. In addition to Renaud, Thurmeier, and Garfield, James Palumbo became the editor, visual development artist Michael Knapp became the art director, and Haji Uesato, a sequence lighting lead, supervised the "Nuts" lighting.
"No Time for Nuts" tells a loony, fast-paced story that has Scrat moving quickly from one iconic bit of history to another. "He begins in the ice, where he accidentally starts the time machine," says Renaud. "It zaps his nut. He shakes the machine, and it zaps him, as well. We cut to a beautiful green forest, where the acorn is wedged under a rock. Scrat looks around and sees a sword in a stone. He grabs the sword and pulls it out. Music swells; his hair blows in the wind."
A flurry of arrows aimed at the squirrel shatter the mood. Scrat runs back to his nut, frees it, narrowly escapes another barrage of arrows, and somehow frantically hits the buttons on the time machine, which zaps him into a Roman coliseum. And so it goes. "The scenarios get shorter and shorter as we pace through the film," Renaud says.
"We had shots that were literally only 12 frames long," says Thurmeier. "We've done matte paintings before, but not to this extent. We had so many locations and so many sets."
A team of effects artists coped with the film's complexity. Blue Sky Studios' tool set includes Autodesk's Maya and Inferno, Apple's Shake, Next Limit Technologies' RealFlow, and the studio's own CGIStudio programming language and raytracing-based rendering software. The "Nuts" crew used most of these tools—even RealFlow, which they used to pour tiny acorns through an hourglass.
"We were coming off Ice Age: The Meltdown, which had as many as 26 effects artists, so we had a lot of people ready to take on the effects for this project," says Garfield. "It was a dream project for effects. There were so many sets and so many types of effects—and none of the effects were water effects. We were all eager to do everything we could."
So eager, in fact, that the effects team often did more than the directors requested. "Their enthusiasm was incredible," says Renaud. For example: "In one scene, Scrat has a nuclear blast behind him. It's a 10-second shot, and we thought they'd do it by manipulating a matte painting. But, the effects guys created a 3D mushroom cloud, and augmented it with lighting, paint, and roiling clouds. They took it to the next level even though it was on-screen for seconds."
Time for a Change
Although many of the sets and effects, like the nuclear blast, last for only seconds during the film, because the time machine's zap effect would appear throughout, the team focused their attention on that effect early in the project. "We needed to come up with an efficient method for doing it, because the effect involved the lighting, compositing, painting, and effects teams," says Garfield.
To create a plasma wave generated by the time machine, the effects artists rendered curves with Hermite expressions. Garfield explains: "We use sine and cosine to make wavy curves, but instead of the sine waves, we used expressions with these more complicated equations to make the lines look like plasma."
By working with Knapp, the team developed a way to generate effects elements that they enhanced in lighting and compositing to create the tunnel. "The collaboration was similar to what we did with the time-machine effects," says Garfield. "And we used our plasma tool to define the tunnel. It's like an energy hole that fills up with power."
To fill the tunnel with energy in the spirit of what Garfield describes as cheesy time tunnels in old movies, the team used Maya particles. "We exported the particles to our proprietary renderer and added lights and glow effects," Garfield says. "Then, we gave those elements to our compositing team."
Shake master and lead lighting technical director Dan Cayer then combined those elements with other effects, artwork from Knapp, and animation from the layout and animation departments. "He probably had 100 or so layers," says Garfield.
Cayer was also instrumental in creating the nuclear blast effect. "Our effects CFD (computational fluid dynamics) lead came up with an element rendered right out of Maya," says Garfield. "Dan Cayer took that element, which was 60 percent there, and combined it with a method we employed during a geyser sequence in Ice Age: The Meltdown." That method involves mixing particles with matte paintings in Shake.
All told, the project took about a year from the initial pitch to the final scoring and sound, but most of the work happened between October and June, with a month off in April following Ice Age: The Meltdown's release.
"The shorts are a great way to keep everyone active and enthusiastic between pictures," says Renaud. They also spur the studio to try new techniques for the next picture—in this case, the animated feature Horton Hears a Who, scheduled for release in March 2008.
"I don't think we developed any new tools," Garfield says. "But we worked in new ways that's actually helping the Horton Hears a Who production. Because we're trying to stay true to Dr. Seuss's style, Horton is heavily stylized from an effects standpoint. So, we're working to come up with ways to share effects, rendering, and animation with design early on, so there won't be any surprises at the end. And, we're working closer with compositing—not necessarily rendering effects in-camera, but giving compositing more of a chance to plus our effects."
For Renaud, Thurmeier, Garfield, and the rest of the "No Time for Nuts" crew, the short film also gave them a chance to harness their talent to the "great Blue Sky engine that produces phenomenal stuff," as Renaud puts it.


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Hope College senior Michael Parrish of Midland won two awards during the 16th annual Undergraduate Philosophy Conference held at the State University of New York at Oneonta on Friday and Saturday, April 29-30.
Parrish presented the paper "Neuroscience and the Mind: A Scientific and Philosophical Defense of Materialism" during the conference. He received both the "Matthew Grappone Prize in Philosophy of Science" for presenting a paper that was exceptional in the philosophy of science and the "Spirit of the Conference Award" for noteworthy contributions to the academic, intellectual and positive social atmosphere of the conference.
A biology major, Parrish originally developed his paper for the college's Philosophy of Science class taught by Dr. Joseph LaPorte, associate professor of philosophy, who encouraged him to submit it to the conference. Parrish subsequently refined the paper, with LaPorte providing additional mentoring, continuing even after the class concluded.
"It was the only philosophy class I have ever taken and it was incredibly interesting to see an interdisciplinary approach to science," Parrish said. "The specific reason why I wanted to write the paper was to investigate the philosophical positions behind neuroscientific discoveries and the concept of Materialism as applied to the mind."
Parrish is the son of the Rev. Daniel and Jeanne Parrish of Midland, and completed his home school program in 2008. His activities at the college have included the Pre-Dental Club, Student Congress, Swing Club, "Geek Life" and Dance Marathon, a student-organized fund-raiser held on behalf of Helen DeVos Children's Hospital of Grand Rapids.
The conference featured presentations by undergraduates from 18 colleges and universities from across the United States and in Canada. In addition to Hope, institutions represented included Belmont University, Boston College, Cedarville University, Connecticut College, Hampshire College, Hartwick College, Nazareth College, Ohio University's Honors Tutorial College, Siena College, SUNY Oneonta, Syracuse University, the University of Hawaii, the University of Illinois, the University of Louisville, the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, the University of Toronto and the University of Waterloo-Ontario, Canada.

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A new book casts doubts on the plausibility of a basic Book of Mormon claim, and it is polarizing members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
In Losing a Lost Tribe: Native Americans, DNA, and the Mormon Church (Signature Books), research scientist Simon G. Southerton of Canberra, Australia, notes that none of the nearly 7,500 DNA-tested Native Americans shows any link to ancient Israel. More than 99 percent show an Asian heritage. The Book of Mormon, however, says that Israelites emigrated to the Americas 2,600 years ago, with the now-extinct Lamanites and Nephites becoming the ancestors of American Indians.
Southerton, a former LDS bishop, said he has received nearly 500 e-mails in the past five years from Mormons who are troubled by the DNA findings. Even some scholars at the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS) at Brigham Young University, the church's flagship school in Provo, Utah, concede the links between Native Americans and Asians are strong, and that a Middle Eastern contribution to the gene pool hasn't been established.
Staunch apologists of the faith deny that science disproves the faith's principal scripture. FARMS founder John W. Welch said such opposition has been circulating for nearly a century. "The DNA factor is just one more indication that people came from various places in the world," Welch said. "This is just one more piece in a very big and complicated and obscure archaeological and anthropological picture."
"The Book of Mormon never claimed to be an exclusive account of people of the Americas," said Daniel C. Peterson, editor of The FARMS Review.
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Every time I pick up a newspaper, turn on the radio, or tune in to the local or national TV news, all I hear about is how bad the residential housing market is performing. Foreclosures are at an all-time high. Lending institutions and mortgage companies are laying off workers or closing their doors altogether. Homebuilders' stock prices are taking a beating, and inventory levels are on the rise. These media groups sure know how to paint an ugly picture, don't they? The question is, are they justified in their coverage of this important topic? Sure they are. Let's take a look at some numbers.
According to an August 16th press release issued by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, building permits for privately owned housing units in July were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,373,000. This is 2.8% below the revised June value of 1,413,000 and 22.6% below the revised July 2006 figure. Privately owned housing starts were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,381,000. This is 6.1% below the revised June estimate of 1,470,000 and 20.9% below the revised July 2006 rate of 1,746,000. Single-family housing starts in July came in at 1,070,000, which is 7.3% below the June rate of 1,154,000. In addition, a September 4th construction report issued by the Census Bureau reported an 18% drop in residential construction compared to the same period in 2006.
But for those of us in the electrical construction field, this should come as no surprise. We all knew the residential market was long overdue for a slowdown. In fact, we're lucky the decline didn't begin a year or two earlier. What annoys me most is that the same media groups spreading gloom on the residential housing front gloss over all of the positive news coming out of the construction arena — namely the strength of the nonresidential sector.
According to the same September 4th Census Bureau report noted above, private nonresidential construction rose 0.4% in July and is up 17% year-to-date. Commercial construction is up too, posting a 15% year-to-date rise. Private office construction is up 22% for the year, and lodging is currently posting a 60% year-to-date increase. In addition, the power sector is up 19% and private health care 13% for the year. On the public side of the street, the education sector is up 12% for the year, helping support an 11% year-to-date improvement in the public construction sector. All-in-all, very strong numbers are being posted for most of the nonresidential markets. So why am I hard pressed to find this being reported in the general news?
This rejuvenation of projects in the nonresidential sector not only bodes well for the general public, but also for EC&M's Top 50 electrical contractors. I don't want to steal any thunder from Staff Writer Beck Ireland, but a review of this year's Top 50 report (starting on page 46) is full of good news and positive vibes. The outlook for the remainder of this year and into 2008 is also optimistic. So, if you're as sick and tired of listening to all those negative housing reports in the press as I am, then give your spirit a lift by reading this month's cover story on how the biggest construction companies in the electrical market are reaping the benefits of a strong nonresidential construction market. And remember, the key to making sure you and your business fall in the "positive number" category is to anticipate these types of shifts in construction activity before they occur, giving you ample time to adapt, adjust, and take action.


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Complimentary caviar is a Seabourn cruise signature. Onboard the luxury company's vessels, guests are privy to caviar and bubbly whenever they want, wherever they want. You'll spot passengers nibbling caviar in the cocktail lounge, on deck and even in the whirlpool. Seabourn Cruise Line serves Black River Caviar, farm-raised Ossetra, the most sought-after variety of caviar today.
Black River Caviar rivals the best wild sturgeon roe. (Caviar from wild sturgeon is banned from import, due to habitat destruction, overfishing and pollution.) The company achieves this impressive goal through innovative sustainable farming methods, creating a win-win for consumers and our planet.
The sturgeon is raised in Uruguay, in an environment that mimics the fish's natural environment. They eat an all-natural feed made from organics typical to their traditional diet. And they never receive antibiotics.
The company uses the Iranian method of rinsing caviar with pure water several times, and then it's mixed with high-quality mined salt. Of course, these facts mean little to caviar-lovers unless the roe tastes great.
Black River Caviar is strikingly fresh-tasting, and sparkles like tiny chocolate diamonds in hues from light-brown to jet-black. It tastes very clean and faintly nutty, with underlying nuances of wild roe. The "pop" - the burst of roe in the mouth - is perfect. The texture is very creamy; think triple-cream Brie. The finish (wine terminology, the flavor lingering at the end) is long, lacking any off-notes.
No surprise that ultra-posh Seabourn Cruise Line has made Black River Caviar its trademark treat. And now it can be yours, on terra firma. (blackrivercaviar.com)
Sure, there are way fancier - and pricier - bottles of bubbly than Pommery. But I like this champagne as it's so reasonably priced (I've spotted it for $35), which leaves me way more money to splurge on caviar, chocolate and great wine.
This champagne blends some 40 different crus from the Champagne region. It's made with three grape varieties: Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay. It's aged about three years to develop its full aroma.
Think peach, pear, honey and spice flavors like ginger. Its aroma includes pear skin, yellow plum and citrus zest. It tastes creamy, on the soft side, with some crispness. The color is a lovely yellow-gold and the champagne foams nicely.
This Pommery champagne is on the light side, making it a terrific aperitif. Its elegance and price tag make it a great value with zero sense of deprivation. Sold nationwide in fine liquor stores and markets. (pommery.fr)
This is the wine to serve for a New Year's Eve celebratory dinner. The signature Cabernet Sauvignon in the distinguished HALL portfolio, it's the sort of wine found on reserve lists on the most posh ships. In other words, it's special.
HALL Wines, based in Napa Valley, California, is deemed one of the finest winemakers in the region. Kathryn Hall and her husband Craig Hall are more than winegrowers, they are visionaries. They're committed to cutting-edge vineyard technology to yield sublime grapes. But they are also California's first winery to receive the prestigious Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. HALL Wines is also a recipient of Organic Farming Certification from The California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), one of our country's oldest and largest organic certification and trade associations.
The "Kathryn Hall" Cabernet Sauvignon flagship cuvee is produced in true artisan style. It's made of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot and 1% Malbec and barrel-aged 20 months in 70% New French Oak. Wine Spectator rated it an impressive 93 points.
Okay, for those of us who are not wine geeks, what exactly does all that mean and why should I sip this wine on New Year's Eve?
Because it tastes exquisite. Such complexity, unimaginable nuance. You will taste dark chocolate, baking spices, flowers, coffee, plums, cherries and even - wild sage. Of course, you will taste wine. Wonderful wine, so luscious and silky, it will slide down your throat like aged, pricey single-malt scotch. There is not one harsh edge. The aroma alone is intoxicating.
This is a wine to savor, not drink. Enjoy this bottle and suddenly home for the holidays takes on a bright new ring. (hallwines.com)
I can't imagine New Year's Eve without a slice of this ham on-hand. 100% Pure Breed Iberico de Bellota Ham is sold by Cinco Jotas, a stellar Spanish company that has been producing ham since 1879. It's similar to caviar in luxury-status quality.
Cinco Jotas ham is served and sold at the finest places in the world. The Savoy in London, for instance.
The new hand-sliced ham is sold, already carved by experts from Jabugo, Spain, in paper-thin slices in one-and-one-half and three-ounce packages. It's meant to be eaten unadorned as it melts on your tongue and induces near-indescribable bliss.
This ham is made from a once-endangered breed of pigs, Pata Negra. The animals spend almost their entire lives roaming (two acres per animal) and eating a natural diet of acorns from three varieties of acorn-producing oak trees.
This ham is actually somewhat healthy. It has high levels of Omega 3 and oleic acid (the same fat found in olive oil). It's also said that due to the acorn diet, the ham contains more antioxidants than others.
To fully enjoy, it must be eaten this way: Serve with bread to clean the palate. Do not mix with other food. Nibble a little ham, sip some sherry. To fully enjoy, leave the ham on the tongue for five-to-10 seconds before chewing. (cincojotas.com)
On six-star cruise ships, Valrhona chocolate is the star ingredient of countless lavish desserts. No surprise, as this luxe chocolate is one of the world's finest - if not the finest. It's served on several top-rated lines, including Crystal Cruises' Symphony and Serenity. So if you're not sailing on Crystal this holiday season, you can still swoon over Valrhona chocolate at home. And you don't have to lift a finger to bake a thing.
This French chocolate is sold in many deluxe supermarkets and online. Like the HALL wine, ham and caviar I've mentioned, Valrhona is meant to be consumed slowly, to be savored. Its flavor is so intense, a little goes a long way. (Which is also helpful to the waistline.)
I like the Chocolate Pearls Collection, diminutive rounds of utmost elegance and unparalleled taste. The newest flavor is the Caramélia Crunch Pearls, shortbread cookie bits coated with milk chocolate, possessing a distinct caramel flavor. It's savory, sweet, crunchy, smooth - all at once. Eat as is or spoon over ice cream for a decadent dessert. (valrhona.com/us)


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EU referendum: MPs call for public to have their say
Conservative MPs have led calls for the public to have their say in a referendum on whether Britain should remain in the European Union.
James Wharton, whose bill proposes a vote by 2017, said he was "speaking for millions of people" in the country.
He said "public sentiment" about Europe had changed and fresh consent for the UK's membership was "long overdue".
Labour said the Tories were "talking to themselves" while the Lib Dems branded the bill a "complete stunt".
MPs backed Mr Wharton's private member's bill at second reading - the first time it has been debated - by 304 votes to 0 although only a handful of Labour MPs took part as they and the Lib Dems boycotted the vote en masse.
'One step closer'
After the unanimous vote, Mr Cameron - who was in the Commons chamber for much of the debate - wrote on Twitter: "Referendum Bill passes first Commons stage, bringing us one step closer to giving the British people a say on Europe."
Although it has passed its first parliamentary hurdle, the bill will face much stronger opposition later and its passage through Parliament is far from guaranteed.
Only five Conservative MPs - Ken Clarke, Sir Richard Shepherd, Jason McCartney, Sir Malcolm Rifkind and Gary Streeter - did not vote.
Veteran europhile Mr Clarke and eurosceptic Mr McCartney are away from Westminster for family reasons while Mr Streeter did not take part as he is chairing the committee which will now scrutinise the bill in detail.
Sir Richard spoke during the debate in favour of a referendum while Sir Malcolm said he would have backed it but choose to focus on other important parliamentary work as it was "obvious" that it would pass with a big majority.
Six Labour MPs - Roger Godsiff, Kate Hoey, Kelvin Hopkins, Dennis Skinner, Graham Stringer and Gisela Stuart - joined Conservatives in the yes lobby calling for a referendum.
Opening the debate, Mr Wharton - MP for Stockton South - said "power should reside with the people" and that his bill would give the public a "real choice" on the UK's future in Europe within a "sensible timeframe".
"We should trust the British public to have their say," he told MPs, adding that recent public votes on the electoral system and devolution for Scotland, Wales showed "we live in the age of the referendum".
"We have had so many referendums on so many things," he said. "It would seem to be farcical to deny a say on such an important thing which matters to so many people."
'Different creature'
Backing Mr Wharton's call, Conservative backbencher Andrew Tyrie said the EU was a "fundamentally different creature" than it was nearly 40 years ago when the public endorsed entry in a referendum.
For the government, William Hague called on "everyone who is a true democrat to unite behind this bill", saying it was "the best chance currently available" for a referendum and to give people "the decisive say which is their right".
There had been four major EU treaties in the past 25 years which had not been subject to a referendum in the UK, the foreign secretary told MPs, and "no institution can survive without the people's support".
He added: "It is the right bill at the right time to give the British people their democratic say on the country's future."
But Mr Alexander said the referendum was predicated on an "arbitrary date" and an "unrealistic and uncertain negotiating strategy" and claimed the issue had become an obsession for the Conservatives.
"Three years in, this is a party still banging on about Europe, a party talking to itself and not the country."
Uncertain passage
The prime minister's promise of a referendum by the end of 2017, following a renegotiation of the UK's relationship with Brussels, cannot be made law in the form of a government bill because of Lib Dem opposition.
Mr Wharton - the youngest Conservative in the Commons - agreed to propose the legislation after he came top in a ballot of MPs and after Tory MPs pushed for the referendum commitment to be made binding before the 2015 election.
Private members bills traditionally have little chance of becoming law unless they are backed by the government and the BBC's political editor Nick Robinson said the legislation could easily be derailed by its opponents in the Commons and the Lords.
But the Conservatives believed they were making a "powerful political point", he added.
Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg, who did not take part in the debate, told the BBC it was a "complete stunt" and the government had already passed legislation to guarantee a referendum in the event of further powers being handed to Brussels.
He told Radio 2's Jeremy Vine show that the time for a referendum was when the "rules of the game" changed and when "new things were asked of the UK" in terms of its relationship with the EU.
UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage said a "passionate" referendum campaign would "wake up" the country.
"I want friendship, co-operation and trade (with the EU). I don't want to be part of a political union," he told the BBC. "I don't find it acceptable that 75% of our laws are now made by the institutions of Brussels."


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May 24, 2007
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Five seniors and one team were honored by the Yale Athletics Department with awards at the annual Senior Varsity Dinner Thursday night in Commons. Swimmer Kent Garber (Atlanta, Ga.), cross country/track athlete Cara Kiernan (Vienna, Va.) and fencer Tejas Srinivas (Ridgewood, N.J.) received the Kiphuth Student-Athlete Distinction Award. Steve Bassermann (Branford, Conn.) of the football team and Kristin Savard (Framingham, Mass.) of the women's ice hockey team received the Ford Student-Athlete Community Outreach Award. Additionally, the women's cross country team won the Brodhead Award for highest team GPA.
The Kiphuth Award, given to the male and female student-athletes who rank highest in scholarship and have earned two varsity letters prior to their senior year, is named in honor of DeLaney Kiphuth '41, M.A. '47. Kiphuth served as Director of Athletics from 1954 through 1976.
Garber, a linguistics major, helped the Yale men's swimming team register the fifth-highest GPA in the country. Kiernan, a history of science/history of medicine major, was one of Yale's top distance runners and took part in the NCAAs as a freshman. Srinivas, a political science major, helped Yale to an 18-9 win over Princeton -- Yale's first victory vs. the Tigers in five years -- by going 2-1 in epee competition.
The Ford Award is given annually to the male and female student-athletes who during the past four years have demonstrated their commitment to strengthening the relationship between Yale Athletics and the youth in the New Haven community. It is named in honor of Thomas W. Ford '42, who endowed the Yale Department of Athletics Community Outreach Program in the fall of 1996.
Bassermann, an offensive lineman who helped the Bulldogs to an Ivy League title last fall, was involved with multiple aspects of Yale's Thomas W. Ford '42 Community Outreach Program, including Youth Days, holiday toy drives and more. Savard, who captained the hockey team, received the Hockey Humanitarian Award in April for her community work. In addition to taking part in Yale's Community Outreach Program, she founded "Teaming Up," an organization dedicated to raising awareness and funds for maternal health issues in South Africa.
The Brodhead Award is named in honor of Richard H. Brodhead '68, Ph.D. '72, who served as Dean of Yale College from 1993 through 2004 and was on the faculty of the department of English for over 30 years. The women's cross country team, which finished 6th at the ECAC championship, earned the award with a team GPA of 3.54. This is the third time in four years that team has won the award.
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WaPo gives coalition of bigots a platform to claim to oppose bigotry
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On Faith, the Washington Post religion web site edited by Sally Quinn and Newsweek's Jon Meacham, currently features guest post by Media Research Center president Brent Bozell, writing on behalf of something calling itself "Citizens Against Religious Bigotry." Bozell and his ostensibly-anti-bigotry buddies are upset about some animated show Comedy Central may or may not produce and may or may not air.
What's striking about the Post's decision to grant Bozell and "Citizens Against Religious Bigotry" this forum is not the substance of their criticism of Comedy Central, but the fact that the coalition is made up of some of the most irredeemable bigots you'll ever encounter.
Take, for example, Catholic League president Bill Donohue. Donohue is a rabid anti-gay bigot with a long history of highly questionable commentary about religions he does not practice. He has said, for example, that "[p]eople don't trust the Muslims when it comes to liberty" and that "Hollywood is controlled by secular Jews who hate Christianity in general and Catholicism in particular." Donohue has also demonstrated selective outrage when it comes to the religious bigotry of others, defending conservative writer Jerome Corsi's attacks on the Catholic Church and conservative actor Mel Gibson's anti-Semitic rants. (Donohue has previously been granted a guest post at On Faith.)
Or Tony Perkins, another anti-gay bigot who is a member of the "Citizens Against Religious Bigotry." Perkins has said "the soil of the Islamic faith just does not work with democracy" and has spoken to the Louisiana chapter of the Council of Conservative Citizens, a hate group that "oppose[s] all efforts to mix the races of mankind … and to force the integration of the races."
Or Michael Medved, another member of the "Citizens Against Religious Bigotry." Medved has said that "Islam, as a faith" has "a special violence problem." (Medved also seems to have more problems with gay people than you might expect from a member of an anti-bigotry coalition.)
Tim Wildmon, another member of Bozell's band of self-described opponents of bigotry, has praised a far-right author who has advocated the execution of gays, adulterers, and doctors who perform abortions.
Another coalition member, James Dobson, warns of the "Muslim threat," has defended attacks on the Catholic Church by an associate and -- surprise! -- doesn't much like gay people.
I'm sure there are plenty more examples, but you get the point: Bozell's "Citizens Against Religious Bigotry" is made up of some of the most notable bigots in American public life. And yet Sally Quinn and the Washington Post allowed them to portray themselves as opponents of bigotry, without any indication of their own enthusiastic bigotry towards a wide range of people.
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Girls' U18 World Championship second round teams confirmed
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, July 30, 2013 – Asian giants Japan and China as well as Greece (all from Pool B) and Egypt (Pool A) completed the teams who will participate in the second round (Round of 16) of the FIVB Girls' Youth World Championship following the end of the preliminary round matches in the four pools at both Chatchai and Lipatapanlop halls in Nakhon Ratshasima on Tuesday.
Twelve other teams had already confirmed second round qualification early on Monday, as Serbia, Thailand, Puerto Rico (Pool A), Poland (Pool B), USA, Brazil, Slovenia, Dominican Republic (Pool C), Turkey, Peru, Italy and Chinese Taipei (Pool D) made their dreams a reality one day before the end of the first round.
After a rest day for the whole competition teams on Wednesday, the competition will be resumed on Thursday with 8 matches in the round of 16 where the winner of these encounter qualify for the quarterfinal for 1 to 8 positions, while losers compete for the play off 9 to 16 position.
A ground breaking clash between World No. 2 Brazil and No. 3 Italy highlight the quarters' fixture on Thursday, which feature also a classic Asian clash between host Thailand and the World Ranking leaders China.
Other matches are defending Champions Turkey v Dominican Republic, Japan v Egypt, Poland v Puerto Rico, Serbia v Greece, USA v Chinese Taipei, and Peru v Slovenia.
Beside the round of 16, Thursday's programme include also 2 matches for the 17 to 20 positions which will be held in a round robin format between the teams finishing at the last position in their pools as Tunisia meet Mexico and Argentina face Algeria.
Among the whole competition teams, Serbia kept the record of being the only team who achieve the clean sheet in four matches achieving 4-0, beside being the only team who didn't drop a set till now.
Pool A
Serbia make full record with fourth victory against mighty Puerto Rico
Serbia became 4-0 to finish in the first position of Pool A, while Puerto Rico dropped to 2-2.Tijana Boskovi led the Serbian scorers with 20 impressive points making over 3 ace services and 2 blocks. Puerto Rico's Paola Rojas led her team scorers with 9 points.
Home motivated Thai fly past Tunisia
The victory put the winners in the second position of the pool with a win- loss ratio of 3-1, following the pool leaders Serbia, while Tunisia dropped to 0-4 to finish at the bottom of the pool and play for 17 to 20 positions.
With their quick attacks and multiple combinations by the net, Thailand players led the match from the start specially that the Tunisian coach didn't field the captain Emna Khalifa during the whole match. Jiraporn Chaymon led Thai scorers with 13 points from her sharp hits. Again Jihen Mohamed was the best scorer from the loser side with 8 points.
Pool B
Fired-up Japan power past Greece with come-from-behind victory to top Pool B
Star spikers Olga Strantzali and the 196cm-tall Anthi Vasilantonaki were the Greece's forces to help their team win the opening set 25-22. Greece led initially 12-6, thanks to their scintillating blocks and aggressive attacks by Strantzali. The superb duo of Ioanna Gkountimenko and Lamprini Konstantinidou produced solid blockings to win the last two points for Greece in this match.
Kaori Mabashi led Japan with 17 points, 14 of them from deadly attacks, while Anthi Vasilantonaki topscored Greece with 24 points. She shared 14 points with Olga Strantzali in the spiking skill, but Vasilantonaki led the blocking and serving skills with five points apiece.
With the success, Japan collected eight points from three wins against one loss to be sure of topping Pool B.
China stamp their class by thrashing Argentina in straight sets
China, silver medalists at the previous world meet in Turkey two years ago, badly needed a crucial win over Argentina to make sure the mission of making the cut for the last 16 teams can still be within their reach.
Pool C
Dominican Republic see off Slovenia in a thrilling game
Now Dominican improved their win- loss ratio at the end of the preliminary to 2-2, while Slovenia dropped to the same ratio 2-2 but Slovenia finished third of the pool ahead of Dominican who finished fourth by set quotient rule.
Starting with a little disturbance in defence, Dominican team regained their motivated rhythm to win three successive sets due to the regular marvelous performance of the sisters Elizabeth and Natalia Martinez. The older Elizabeth was as usual the best performing player and coming out as the best scorer with 23 points including 3 stuff blocks, while the younger Natalia was the second scorer with 14 points. From the Slovenian side Sasa Zdovc was the best scorer with 11 points followed by Katja Mihalinec 8.
Happy birthday to Kenzei at USA fast win over Algeria
The victory improved the win- loss ratio of the winners to 3-1 to lead the pool ahead of Brazil who have the same ratio but with less set quotient, while winless Algeria dropped to 0-4 to finish 5th in the pool.
Hayley Hodson led her team scorers with 12 points including three ace services and 3 blocks equal to Danielle Cuttino, but the latter had impressive 5 dying blocks. From the Algerian side Yasmine Abderrahim led her team scorers with 45 points.
Pool D
European giants Italy prove a cut above Taipei
World No.3 Italy ended their Pool D campaign in the Girls' U18 World Championship on a high note following a scintillating one-sided 25-14 25-10 25-11 victory over underdogs Chinese Taipei at the Liptapanlop Hall on Tuesday.
Mexico strain swansong to stun title-holders Turkey
However, despite the remarkable success to collect three points from this match, it's not enough for Mexico. The NORCECA team failed to make the cut for the last 16 teams, as they are assured of a fifth-place finish in Pool D and instead, they will be relegated to compete in the 17th-20th classification round.
In this encounter, Fernanda Baguelos scored a match-high 14 points. She led in the spiking skill with 11 points plus three ace serves. Pelin Aroguz led Turkey with 12 points including nine from devastating attacks.
Turkey, which stunned Asian powerhouses China in the final showdown of the previous edition two years ago to capture the world's crown for the first time in history, fielded many substitutions in this match against Mexico. Among them were Cansu Ozbay, Ayca Aykac, RidaErlalelitepe and Merve Tanyel.
Results Day 5
2013 Girls'U18 World Championship Performances
Top Scoring Performances
36 – Mizuki Yanagita of Japan v China (July 26)
34 – Smarzek Malwina of Poland v Greece (July 26)
29 – Chaymon Jiraporn of Thailand v Egypt (July 26)
28 – Patcharaporn Sittisad of Thailand v Puerto Rico (July 29)
28 – Malwina Smarzek (Poland) v China (July 27)
25 – Anastasia Guerra (Italy) v Peru (July 27)
24 – Yuan Xinyue of China v Japan (July 26)
24 – Anithi Vasilantionaki (Greece) v Japan (July 30)
23 – Nicoletti Anna of Italy v Turkey (July 26)
23 – Elizabeth Martinez (Dominican Rep) v Slovenia (July 30)
Top Blocking Performances
6 – Youanyuan (China) v Poland (July 27)
6 – Arelya Karasoy (Turkey) v Peru (July 29)
5 – Andrea Urrutia (Peru) v Chinese Taipie (July 28)
5 – Ayelen Enrique (Argentina) v Poland (July 28)
5 – Simone Lee (USA) v Slovenia (July 27)
5 – Rosa Vaalente (Peru) v Italy (July 27)
5 – Nicoletti Anna of Turkey v Italy (July 26)
5 – Oliveira Thais of Brazil v Dominican Republic (July 26)
5 – Moskwa Kornelia of Poland v Greece (July 26)
5 – Hu Mingyuan of China v Japan (July 26)
5 – Gkountimenko Ioanna of Greece v Poland (July 26)
Top Serving Performances
8 – Anita Sobocan of Slovenia v USA (July 27)
6 – Elina Rodiguez of Argentina v Poland (July 28)
6 – Patcharaporn Sittisad of Thailand v Puerto Rico (July 29)
5 – Lorenne Geraldo of Brazil v Algeria (July 27)
5 – Sirine Bouraoui of Tunisia v Puerto Rico (July 27)
4 – Mihalinec Katja of Slovenia v Algeria (July 26)
4 – Sittisad Patcharaporn of Thaïland v Egypt. (July 26)
4 – Abdelghany Doaa of Egypt v Thailand (July 26)
4 – Karasoy Arelya of Turkey v Italy (July 26)
4 – Nicoletti Anna of Italy v Turkey (July 26)
Highest Scorers by day
34 – Smarzek Malwina of Poland v Greece (July 26)
28 – Malwina Smarzek (Poland) v China (July 27)
26 – Angela Leyva (Peru) v Chinese Taipei (July 28)
28 – Patcharaporn Sittisad of Thailand v Puerto Rico (July 29)
23 – Elizabeth Martinez (Dominican) v Slovenia (July 30)
Highest Set Score
Pool A: Thailand v Puerto Rico 30-28
Pool B: Argentina v Japan 34-32
Pool C: Brazil v Dominican Republic 33-31
Pool D: Italy v Peru 28-26
2013 Girls' U18 World Championship


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|2012-03-14, 09:56
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True, but I must say it would have been funny seeing everyone's faces:
"Yay, Teruyama is back!"
*Reading content*
Chapter 92: "Wait, he's an... enemy!? "
Chapter 93: "What's this I don't even..."
Chapter 94: "I'm lost..."
Chapter 95: "[insert disbelief rant]
Chapter 96: *Sob*
Chapter 97: *Hope*
Chapter 98: *Joy*
Chapter 99: *Profit*
And I guess Avvesione will change now his old avatar for a new more recent.
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|2012-03-14, 12:10
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^Lol, that would certainly be funny.
I can see the logic in keeping front covers as much spoiler free as possible, but it's really about time for Teruyama(and Gido) to appear on one. They haven't had their turn yet while everyone else in Blade's gang has. Even Uten has had his turn. Maybe if they'll cross dress they'll have a better chance.
Makes me wonder how many people there actually are who read Needless one volume at a time and benefit from spoiler free covers. They must have impressive willpower to wait that long
Anyway if I'm reading this right...
Spoiler for 100:
|2012-03-14, 12:50
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Wouldn't be surprised to see the other manga artists in the magazine celebrate Chapter 100 by doing some little congratulation pages. I seem to remember them doing that for Steel Ball Run/JoJo's and wouldn't be surprised to see them do it again this month. If so, I'm really looking forward to what some artists do since they have some pretty amazing art styles in that manga already.
Also, I'll be heading out on vacation during Spring Break, so I won't be around until about a week after the chapter is released. The good news, though, is I am stopping off for a day in Tokyo, so I might go out and buy Ultra Jump and Needless 14 while I'm there. Still, hope you all get the chapter nice and early and I'll play catch up here on the forums when I'm back.
Have a great one you guys! Hope you all enjoy the chapter 100!
|2012-03-14, 13:26
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Does then the 100 chapter would be the parallel story of the chapter 99, true?, then on the 100 will see Teruyama and Mio fighting Setsuna and Kuchinachi while Blade and Eve seek to Cruz all the sites until you find it.
|2012-03-14, 15:07
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Have a great time. And don't forget to flip through some 白砂村 vols too if you get the chance.
|2012-03-16, 07:32
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Spoiler for volume 13:
Yes, I'm a secret Strom fan.
|2012-03-19, 06:57
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^Arca's fragment is fire attributed, we shouldn't be all that surprised.
But I've got to say this caught me drinking my cola can, and I've spit it all over my laptop monitor upon seeing the cover and particularly Cruz's hand
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|2012-03-19, 07:17
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Adan@ That's true. Still see Yamada in the cover use fire or with a fire aura. But no matter that I know about Arka and her fragment ...this still take me by surprise.Now if this is his fragment ,i wonder how strong this fire (?) fragment is or how much strong can become with this in the future(well if he survive all this...think that I suppose he will do).
So i suppose the true mystery left now is who AnN trully is(If yamada had the fire fragmen i think we can say that he and AnN dont are the same people ) and what connection Yamada and AnN have .since she appeared and talk to him alone.
|2012-03-19, 07:49
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*stare at Archlight*
I'm starting to forget his gender!!
|2012-03-19, 07:57
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Though a fragment isn't out of all possibility, the general consensus points to this being the same aura Blade in cover 12, and Setsuna in cover 14 drive out through their hands. Take a look:
Spoiler for spoiler:
Different colors and shapes, but it's exactly the same aura. Which means that Cruz is...
I'm overflowing with excitement
|2012-03-19, 08:03
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Location: Europe
surerman@ Gotta point there. There is this chance as well.
I can't blame you that you start to forgot that Yamada is male.XD
Adan@ Yeah...it's seem that we can sefely say that Yamada is a NEEDLESS
And I find interesting that ....Young Blade = green aura
Sestuna =blue/azure
Yamada now= yellow/gold.
Make you wonder what kind of power Yamada will have.
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PLEASANT GROVE VICTORY LAP INDYCAR RIDE (1 lap, slower ride around track)
Take a Pleasant Grove Victory Lap at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in a two-seat IndyCar and support the Pleasant Grove Elementary Schools. $100 EACH, PER RIDE! AND FREE PRINTED PHOTO INCLUDED Traveling at a slower speed similar to when racecar drivers share the checkered flag with race fans, passengers get a driver's eye view of the 2.5 mile oval! (May-October, around 20 select dates: visit www.indyracingexperience.com schedule page to see dates) Must be 9 years old and above to participate. For the IndyCar rides, passengers must not exceed 250 lbs. and/or 6'5". Located inside the Indianapolis Motor Speedway nearest to Turn 1 of the track. Pit Out, exit of Pit Lane at the South Pit Gate. Come in main entrance of the Track at 4790 West 16th Street Indianapolis, IN 46224. Come under the tunnel and turn left, drive around the bend, and make another left which will put you at Turn 1. Look for our tents and trailers and sign in area to register! VISIT THE SCHEDULE PAGE OF WWW.INDYRACINGEXPERIENCE.COM TO SEE AVAILABLE DATES. (Around 20 dates each year-May through October) You have 12 months to redeem your Victory Lap from the date of purchase. PART OF THE PROCEEDS OF EACH RIDE WILL BE BENEFITING PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL


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Automotive Bumper Bracket Certification
- Overview
- Why Work With NSF?
- Benefits of Certification
- Certification Process
NSF International's Automotive Parts Certification Program verifies the quality and performance of bumper brackets through extensive testing and rigorous facility inspections. Our engineers independently evaluate and compare aftermarket parts to original equipment service parts to ensure the highest level of performance in form, fit and function.
Our program certifies bumper brackets that:
- Are made of steel equivalent to that of the original equipment manufacturer service parts
- Meets all thickness and adhesion requirements for any coatings
- Meet all dimensional and strength requirements
- Meet all performance and fit requirements
- Meet all weld requirements
- Meet all in-plant quality control requirements including passing an in-plant audit
- Meet all packaging requirements
Why Work With NSF?
Our history of testing and certifying products for nearly 70 years ensures that certified automotive parts meet rigid quality, safety and performance standards. Manufacturers of high quality parts can distinguish their parts and brand, compared to others in the marketplace, by using NSF certification to show equivalency to OEM service parts in form, fit and function.
In addition, we have global reach and automotive expertise:
- We have a global presence with strategically placed offices in key automotive markets in Asia, Europe and North America.
- Insurance companies worldwide recognize and support NSF parts for collision parts replacement.
- NSF knows the automotive industry. NSF International Strategic Registrations (NSF-ISR) is recognized globally as one of the premier registrars of automotive manufacturing facilities. NSF-ISR's extensive automotive client list includes both OEMs and major parts manufacturers.
Benefits of Certification
NSF certification allows manufacturers to distinguish their high quality products against all the other me-too parts in the marketplace. Collision repair shops know that NSF-certified parts fit right the first time, saving time and money.
Certified parts bear the NSF mark, an internationally recognized mark of quality and distinction. It assures consumers that when their vehicle is repaired with NSF-certified parts, it is properly and effectively restored to its pre-accident condition.
Certified products and manufacturers are also listed on the NSF website. We extensively promote the certification program and offer co-marketing opportunities to help you promote your products.
Certified manufacturers can use the NSF mark in their promotion and sale of their NSF certified products.
Certification Process
NSF certification verifies the quality and performance of a range of auto parts through testing and inspection. The program is open to parts manufacturers able to meet NSF's rigid quality and production requirements.
The certification process includes:
- Inspection and approval of on-site production and quality systems
- In-plant part quality assurance requirements
- Rigorous part testing to ensure the highest levels of performance
- Vehicle test fit and appearance evaluation
- Ongoing monitoring of certified parts through quarterly facility audits
- Random, in-market part testing
- Verification of an operating customer complaint process and a parts traceability program that allows for effective tracking of parts in the event of a recall
Parts passing all of the stringent requirements are included in the NSF-certified parts listings.
NSF International Discontinues Automotive Parts Certification Programs
- 7 days ago
Global public health organization NSF International today announced it will discontinue its Automotive Parts Certification program and affiliated automotive certification...
NSF International Certifies Seven Crash Champions Collision Shop Locations in Chicago Area
- 4 months ago
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — NSF International, an independent public health and safety organization with 75 years of independent testing, auditing...
NSF International Appoints Scott Dunfee Global Managing Director of Automotive Certification
- 1 year ago
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – NSF International, a global organization with more than 70 years of independent testing, auditing and certification...
Sustainability Mark for Automotive Collision Replacement Parts
Automotive Collision Parts Certification Program Overview
NSF Automotive Program Overview
Video: NSF Certified Collision Replacement Parts Program Overview
Defective Part Quality Report Form
Quality NSF-Certified Bumper System Components


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Creation & Re-Creation: 2013 Fall Conference at Reformation Bible College
Does God care about truth? Clearly, the answer is yes, for the words He speaks are truth itself (John 14:6). Is God concerned with goodness? How could he not be, since "no one is good except God alone"? (Mark …Read More
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TAZZ Freestanding Furniture - Infogrip Office
Download the TAZZ freestanding furniture brochure.
Affordably priced and designed to integrate with MAI systems and walls, TAZZ freestanding furniture is the perfect solution for your freestanding office furniture needs.
TAZZ freestanding furniture represents the next evolution in office furniture and tables. Based on a modular component design concept, TAZZ is more adaptable than conventional factory-built casegoods allowing changes to be made easily and cost effectively.
Metal Components
Built to last a lifetime, TAZZ freestanding furniture's metal legs and drawers resist the wear and tear of the modern workplace much better than wood particle board and laminate desks. Drawers and files are constructed with 18 and 20 gauge, cold-rolled steel to prevent racking and distortion even under heavy loads. Powder coated finishes are perfectly smooth and will not fade or discolor.
Conference and Training Tables
All TAZZ freestanding furniture conference and training tables are available with optional power and cable management. Conference tables can also be custom sized and shaped to suit almost any application. Training tables are also available with casters for greater mobility for more collaborative workspaces.
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Hey, I'm a staff member over at <another forum>. I'm leader of the gfx team and a moderator. I like anime, music, and fun.
Uhh, I hope to be a frequent over here, so look out for me.
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Hey everyone,
My name is Jesse, but ash0ka will do just fine. I'm 19 and from Wisconsin. I'm a prospective student in science. I am aiming to get into the field of biomolecular study.
My hobbies are photography, fitness, anime, old films, and retro gaming. Now that you all know a little bit about me, I hope to get to know a lot of you as well.
|2010-05-11, 00:59
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anime addict
Join Date: May 2010
Location: ......
Age: 22
hi., i'm new here in animesuki. . this site is very interesting and it's good for anime addicts so why not try it out?! haha. . I also wanna make friends.. I hope you answer my future posts.. thanks and love lotzz
|2010-05-11, 06:06
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Hello everyone! Im new here.
As a twenty year old college student, i'm unusually high on animes and RPG games.
My favorite animes are Bleach and Kanon. Well ,you see, they are animes of different types obviously.
My English is not quite good, so I'm expecting to practice my English skill in this forum.
|2010-05-11, 14:01
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Long time fan of Animesuki first time member. A friend of mine introduced me to it in Jan 04. I never knew AS had a forum. Wont say too much but I have been into anime for a long time. I remember watching DBZ cell saga on VHS in 95 with no subs or dub. Fortunately I was born and raised in Hawaii so it wasn't uncommon in Downtown. My dad is real old school thou, growing up watching Speed racer and Kitkaida.
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Call me Anego!~
Welcome to all the new members~ We hope you enjoy your stay here!
It was the other way around with me, I though that AS was only a forum >.<
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Hello my name is Juliana'm 21 years old
I love movies, anime and manga, I'm happy and when friend and companion
In my free time I like reading books or listening to good music
Oh I'm Brazilian, I do not speak English very well, but I promise to do my best, what I most like about Brazil is the beaches and waterfalls
Well that's just a resume about me
I hope we can be good friends
Even more kisses
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Hello from newbie!
Hi! I'm about as new as they come. I've been reading manga and watching anime for about seven years, and in that time have managed to collect hundreds of both (I am a packrat). Also, I'm much older than most of you - much older, probably by a factor of 3. I hope that doesn't disturb anyone. But I have been looking for an intelligent forum that is diverse and packed full of information and populated by anime/manga fans who are a cut above the average - those who "really get it" in terms of anime/manga. I have become something of a Japanophile and otaku. I've been studying Asian religions off and on (especially Japanese) for years and am currently trying desperately to learn some Japanese (especially the Kanji, which is fascinating). FYI, I recently finished the anime Shadow Star Narutaru and am about to finsih When They Cry. In term of manga, I am working on several, including Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei, Kimi ni Todoke (pardon the spelling), and a few others. Thank you fro the opportunity to say hello!
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Election propels Elizabeth Warren to Senate and Scott Brown toward next political venture
Elizabeth Warren was elected the first female senator from Massachusetts on the strength of her promise to be an advocate for middle-class voters and lunch-bucket Democrats, for sure, but also on the coattails of President Obama and with a boost from her fellow women.
An exit poll from UMass Amherst showed a huge gender gap that broke in her favor on Tuesday. Women voted for Warren 60 percent to 40 percent, while men split 50/50 between the Harvard Law school professor and Senator Scott Brown, the Republican incumbent she sought to unseat.
Furthermore, Warren won 95 percent of the votes from those who supported fellow Democrat Martha Coakley in her unsuccessful 2010 special election campaign against Brown. The senator, by contrast, was able to retain the votes of only 83 percent of those who backed him in that race, the exit poll found.
More impactful: Of the 21 percent surveyed who said they did not vote in that special election, 60 percent voted Tuesday for Warren, while only 40 percent voted for Brown.
Those details put a fine point on a decisive 54 percent-to-46 percent win that validated the Democrats' belief their candidate would benefit in heavily Democratic Massachusetts from the extra turnout occurring in a presidential election year.
"For every family that has been chipped and squeezed and hammered, we're going to fight for a level playing field and we're going to put people back to work,'' Warren told jubilant supporters at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel.
"And to all the women across Massachusetts, to all the women across Massachusetts who are working your tails off, you better believe we're gonna fight for equal pay,'' Warren added. "To all of you, this is your night, this is your victory. Yes, all of us.''
Nonetheless, the Democrat toned down her partisanship as she reached out to the supporters of Brown, who took great pride in a Congressional Quarterly voting analysis that found him to be the second-most bipartisan member of the US Senate.
"The message you sent was clear: We need leaders in Washington who are willing to break the partisan gridlock and work regardless of party,'' said Warren. "I know I didn't earn your vote, but I promise, I'm going to work to earn your support.''
For his part, Brown delivered a magnanimous concession speech just blocks away at the Park Plaza Hotel, highlighting the personal charm that has consistently made him the state's most popular politician in polls.
He also peppered his speech with hints that his political career is far from over, whether it is a campaign for governor in 2014, or another potential Senate candidacy should his senior colleague, Senator John Kerry, be appointed secretary of state by the newly reelected president.
"You've got no business in politics unless you respect the judgment of people,'' said Brown, who famously claimed "the people's seat'' in 2010. "And if you run for office, you've got to be able to take it either way, winning or losing. And I accept the decision of the voters and I have already offered my sincerest congratulations to Senator-elect Warren.''
Brown added: "What matters even more is what we achieved in between these two elections. I kept my promise to you to be that independent voice for Massachusetts, and I have never ever, ever regretted any decision I made for you. You all sent me to Washington to be my own man, and I will return my own man, and I am very very proud, so thank you for that opportunity.''
The still-senator then stepped back and used his bully pulpit for a far larger purpose: aiming to inspire any hard-luck children – like he once was – who might draw the wrong lesson from his defeat.
"We live in the greatest country in the world, and I am so thankful for the opportunities,'' he said. "And when it seems that nothing is possible and the odds are stacked against you, let me tell you, and I speak from experience, anything is possible. There are no obstacles you can't overcome, and defeat is only temporary.''
That line hinted that Brown is likely far from done in the political arena, having run statewide twice and built a national political brand name as a moderate.
That history, his national fund-raising base, as well as his prior work as a state legislator, would make him a natural candidate for governor in 2014. Massachusetts voters have shown a willingness to check the Democratic Legislature with a Republican governor, most recently from 1991 to 2007, from Governor William F. Weld to Governor Mitt Romney.
Brown could also gear up for another Senate campaign, given Tuesday's results.
Not only was Obama reelected, but Democrats retained their majority in the Senate. Both were necessary preconditions for the president considering tapping Kerry as a replacement for Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who has said she will not serve in a second Obama term.
Were the president to do so, Governor Deval Patrick would appoint a temporary successor – most likely a fellow Democrat – and then a special election would have to be held by the end of June to fill the Senate seat permanently.
Brown already has the machinery in place, and the Democrats tapped their best Senate candidate when they recruited Warren to run against the senator.
Yet Kerry's term will expire in 2014, meaning Brown would have to keep running another two years even if he were successful in winning yet another special election campaign.
During an interview Monday in Beverly, Brown made clear he wouldn't shy from such a campaign for a lack of effort.
"I love to work,'' he said. "I'm a workaholic. I only have one gear, and that's all-out.''
But after labeling the Senate "dysfunctional'' in a concession speech that vacillated between a formal script scrolling across a TelePrompTer to informal shout-outs to audience members, Brown may decide that it's a better use of his time and political capital to run instead in two years for CEO of the state.
"Let me tell you something: I have left everything in this battle, and I'll tell you what, I just want to thank you for this opportunity,'' he told his crowd of supporters. "And whatever the future holds, I'm a fortunate man to be where I've been, and I'm very fortunate … to return to a place I love more than anything in the world.''


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Tooling Article
Punch Performance Earns Applause
Owens Products fabricates dog boxes of heavy-duty diamond tread aluminum. "Punched parts are highly visible in the finished product," says plant manager Joe Long (left), "so punched features must show well. And, the components are assembled and welded together, so sheared and punched parts must be flat and precise. We can't tolerate uneven, rough edges or burrs." Shown here along with Long, inspecting a fabricated dog box, is Mate sales engineer Gary Troxell.
Certainly Owens Products knows the answers to those questions, where fabricating made-to-order sheetmetal products means punching a lot of short runs. Many of the company's products are comprised of just six or seven punched components, and with many products and variations, there is frequent changeover in the turret press from one product to the next.
The key to maximum productivity for these short runs is to punch quickly, moving from job to job and minimizing setup time. Especially important is tool life, so that tools stay sharp and the turret press keeps punching without interruption for tool sharpening or replacement.
Better Punching Means Lean Fabricating
Owens Products, Sturgis, MI, is well known for its sleek running boards designed for pickup trucks, vans and SUVs; it also manufactures vehicle toolboxes and elegant dog boxes. With a commitment to only the highest quality fabricating, this family owned business has grown steadily for more than 40 years.
One of the keys to Owens Products' success is a well-managed punching operation in a lean-manufacturing environment.
"Nearly all of our products are fabricated from diamond-tread aluminum and galvanized steel," says plant manager Joe Long. "We punch primarily Type 3003 aluminum sheet 0.056 to 0.10 in. thick, as well as 12- and 16-gauge galvanized steel, running sheet sizes from 48 by 48 to 48 by 96 in. In addition to shearing parts for these products on our turret presses, we also form, emboss and punch louvers."
Long, describing how important fitup and punched features are in these components, adds: "These punched parts are highly visible in the finished product, so punched features must show well. And, the components are assembled and welded together, so sheared and punched parts must be flat and precise. We can't tolerate uneven, rough edges or burrs. The punch-press tooling we've been using (fully guided Marathon tools from Mate Precision Tooling) not only provides the necessary quality, but also delivers outstanding tool life. We're still using the shearing tools that we bought 7 yr. ago for our daily punching operations. They've never cracked or chipped, and rarely need sharpening."
Moving Metal by the Ton
Owens Products punches 9000 lb. of sheetmetal every week, averaging 550 steel parts and 100 aluminum parts per 8-hr. work day. "That's a lot of parts when you consider lot sizes are small," adds Long, "often from just one or two parts per order to as many as a dozen. That's a lot of tool changes."
The firm operates a Murata Wiedemann Motorum 2044EZ press at a 100-percent feed rate for shearing operations, equal to 220 hit/min; nibbling operations run at 600 hits/min. "That's very near top speed for the press," says Long, "putting a heavy burden on the tooling and the machine."
|Design features of the turret-press tooling used by Owens Products optimize punch-point stability, according to Mate Precision Tooling, eliminating part-damaging saw-toothing. The result is precise, smooth tool-to-workpiece contact that ensures sheet flatness, "very important to the quality of our products," says plant manager Joe Long, "even when producing closely located holes."
Designed specifically for Murata presses, the Mate tool system features punches fully guided by a metal stripper contained within punch holders. The combination of the punch and guided stripper optimizes punch-point stability, eliminating part damaging saw-toothing, which adds stress and wear to the tool components. The result is precise, smooth tool-to-workpiece contact that ensures sheet flatness, "very important to the quality of our products," adds Long, "even when producing closely located holes."
The punches are produced from specially formulated and controlled M-2 high-speed steel to offer good wear resistance while maintaining accuracy in shearing parts and punching accurate holes at high press speeds. Their near polished punch flanks and minute back taper reduce friction of the tool components, eliminating punch build-up (galling) and improving stripping, while extending tool life.
The tooling also has a unique twist-and-click stripper mechanism that allows rapid tool changes without using tools. "Our press operators can set the optimum tool length by hand without shims, gauges or calipers, simply by adjusting the integral length adjustment mechanism," says Long. "This is very important with our short runs for maximum machine uptime and productivity."
Operators Hit the Snooze Button on Tool-Life Alarm
Relaying one specific experience with the tooling, Long describes use of a 0.2 by 2.8-in. parting tool. "We use that tool to cut straight lines for parts that need assembly and welding along the edges," he says. "The tool has a roof-top shear, allowing less tonnage and punching force to penetrate the material cleanly. We've put several million hits on that tool (and several others) without having to resort to the tool grinder. When the press tool alarm reminds us to check the tool for chipping and wear (every 500,000 hits), our operators go ahead and inspect the tool and, without fail, go ahead and reset the alarm and run another half million hits."
Summarizing the fabrication-shop success with the tooling, Long adds: "The efficiencies we've experienced with the prolonged tool life comes via the cost savings from no lost time due to tool damage and not having to replace tooling due to short life span. How many hits does it take to wear out these punches? We may never know." MFArticle submitted by Mate Precision Tooling, Anoka, MN: 763/421-0230; www.mate.com.
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There isn't just one social graph, there are many. LinkedIn maintains your professional contacts, while Facebook has friends and family (and yes, often many professional). Twitter has some mix, as well, perhaps with a different filter. Aggregators take these disparate contacts and bring them into one place. A new service uses several APIs to merge them and give tools to better understand and utilize your network of contacts.
Connected, which happens to be today's Mashup of the Day has options to connect to Facebook, Google Calendar, Google Contacts, Google Gmail OAuth, LinkedIn and Twitter. But unlike simple aggregators that re-publish your many streams in one place, Connected becomes a useful place to visualize and interact with all your contacts. Even better, you can sort by the date of your last conversation, whether it was an email, Facebook message, LinkedIn correspondence or Twitter thread.
Its developers think they're on to something, too. The service, which also lets you annotate and edit your contacts, costs $9.99 per month, but there's a 14 day free trial.
Aggregators like Connected are going to need to provide these sorts of advanced and useful services to stick out from what anyone could whip up in a few hours. The social APIs are powerful on their own, but the cross-company tools that provide something new from a combination of the graphs is where we'll find the really great stuff.


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The Old Home Place has 3 bedrooms and can accommodate up to six people. Originally built in 1801 and gives a warm welcome to anyone who comes through the door.
The log cabin is ideal for a couple but can accommodate up to four. It has a queen bed, full bath, open living area and two twin beds in the loft. The cabin is surrounded by trees and the covered front porch faces a small pasture.
The upper level of the Packhouse has a private effiiciency with a queen bed, bath and small kitchen area. The porch overlooks the pond and pastures. The Packhouse also provides another efficiency on the upper level with a queen bed, bath and small kitchen area. The porch has a view of the riding arena and pasture. In addition, a semi-private room with two twin beds is also located on the backside lower level of the Packhouse.
Meals are served family style after which guests may retire by the campfire to stargaze and roast s'mores.
Horseback riding for guests not staying at the ranch is by appointment only.
$125/pp Horseback riding excursion (10am. to 2-3pm) and includes lunch.
35% deposit required. A deposit is fully refundable with 30 days advance notice, after which time it will be applied to your future stay with us. Cancellations 10 days or less results in forfeiture of deposit.
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Edmund Draheim (Ed)Page address: http://www.mnsu.edu/alumni/about/directors/Draheim.html
Edmund Draheim
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Edmund Draheim (Ed) earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Education and Health in 1964 and his Masters in Physical Education in 1967, both from Mankato State University. Ed taught and coached at the secondary level beginning in Backus, MN, Grand Meadow, MN, and then spent the last 30 years of his teaching career in Owatonna, MN. He was local education association president and negotiator and served on the board of directors for MEA. He was Big 9 Softball Coach of the Year and Minnesota Football Assistant Coach of the Year. Ed refereed high school and junior college basketball for 17 years and was hired to referee high school state basketball tournaments for ten years. Ed developed many physical education programs while at Owatonna High School. During his time at Mankato, Ed organized and participated on many intramural teams. Ed is married to Jane Slater Draheim ( Gustavus Adolphus, 1970; University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1992) who taught English in Red Wing and Faribault, Minnesota. Ed has two grown children and three grandchildren. He and Jane enjoy extensive traveling, golf, all sports, working for the MN Twins at Spring Training, time with family, and summers at their lake home on Pelican Lake near Brainerd.