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iPhone games ripping off other games is nothing new. But this time, it appears as though popular role-playing game Demon's Souls is the latest victim.
Recently released iPhone game Kaibutsu Chronicle: The New World apparently features art that's been directly lifted from Demon's Souls. Japanese netizens discovered the art and then went ahead with their own detective work that seems to show more than similarities.
Kaibutsu Chronicle is an iPhone-based social role-playing game from a China-based software company.
Demon's Souls came out in 2009 and is really hard, but satisfying. If that's one thing Kaibutsu Chronicle cannot copy, it's that!
Kotaku is reaching out to the company behind Kaibutsu Chronicle for a comment.
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Watching countries from around the world grow and prosper, we tend to assume that global poverty is falling. And in fact, the World Bank says that in 1981 nearly half of the world's citizens were impoverished, that is, they lived on less than $1.25 a day. And today, less than a fifth of the world's population lives in poverty. In raw numbers, that translates to a 40 percent drop from about 2 billion to 1.2 billion people.
But when we dig deeper, it's clear the picture is more murky. Put simply, most of the reduction in global poverty has to do with one country – China. Take it out of the equation and the numbers look very different.
Let's go back to 1981. Back then, China accounted for 43 percent of the world's poor. The other major contributors were South Asia, with 29 percent, and sub-Saharan Africa, with 11 percent. Fast forward just a decade, and you'll see that China's share of the world's poor began to drop. The trend continues through the 2000s. By 2010, China accounted for only 13 percent of the world's impoverished population. South Asia's share had jumped to 42 percent, while sub-Saharan Africa's share tripled, to 34 percent.
The World Bank data shows that the total number of impoverished Chinese declined by nearly 680 million people in the last three decades. That's about 95 percent of the total global decline. By registering double digit growth for three decades, Beijing has transformed the fortunes of a poor nation within a generation. That's amazing, but it tells you that in the rest of the world, progress has been much, much slower – if there's been progress at all.
There's a lesson here for other developing countries.
Take India, for example. New Delhi has also made strides against poverty. The problem is, those strides have only been a few steps ahead of population growth. Look at the numbers. In 1981, 429 million Indians lived in poverty – about 60 percent of the population. By 2010, the percentage of impoverished people had dropped to 33 percent. And yet the total number of Indians living in poverty was still around 400 million. Why? You see, India's population had expanded by about half a billion. For all the millions who were lifted out of poverty, millions of others were born into it.
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What's the answer? Growth. In the 1960s and 70s India was infamously stuck in a rut of slow growth, a mediocre 2 percent a year often. Then, in the 1980s, it began opening up, and in the 1990s New Delhi scrapped much of the old socialist set of controls. By the mid-2000s, India was growing at around 9 percent. That growth helped create India's middle class, and dramatically reduced the number of people living in poverty. But according to the pro-free-market Cato Institute, if those reforms had taken place two decades earlier, India would today have fewer impoverished people: 175 million fewer. That's why India's recent drop in economic growth is alarming – those most affected will be the poor.
Africa is also changing, but for its poorest, change is still too slow. Since 1981, poverty rates have been dropping steadily in both the developing world, and the world as a whole. But in sub-Saharan Africa poverty rates actually got slightly worse in the 1980s and 90s. It has only recently begun to turn the corner, again, thanks in large part to faster economic growth.
Global poverty is falling. But China deserves most of the credit. And thanks to the Communist Party of China, we now know that the path to poverty alleviation is…capitalist-led growth.
China lifted itself up at great expense to its environment, and did that only by also limiting the growth of its population. The world cannot expect to lift all humans to anywhere near the living standards china has achieved for much of its populace by growing their economies. The natural resources and environment of the planet will not afford this. The world is already water stressed, the oceans, those great and seemingly infinite reseviors of clean water (albeit in need of desalinization) and abundant food, are showing signs of stress from human activity. The energy needed to lift the world's remaining poor out of poverty will not be easily found, and the higher energy and meat-based diets that people shift to when their economic fortunes rise will farther stress the land and water resources. The problem is not that the earth isn't a rich privider of potable water, food, and energy resources. The problem is that human populations have outgrown their share of these resources at the expense of other life forms and of the ecosystem we share with those other forms of life. Anyone who would argue that human population levels are not the root of most environmental problems and resource constraint problems need only wait until the human population grows another 50 or 100% from today's levels. If population isn't already the root cause of our global problems, it will become the proximate cause. We need to recognize this before it is too late. Our hubris and belief in technological solutions will take us only so far and will be swamped at some level of population (if not the current 7 billion, then at 10, 12, etc).
what about Europe and the USA. they poverty numbers are staggering as capitalism has devoured these people in many ways.
The relevant question is why do countries which are considered to be in the third world, in the third world, and why are there countries who are considered to be in the first world, in the first world? What makes one country so successful and another country such big failures, when it comes to their people?
It could be that third world countries are just left out of the equation. Sometimes due to the lack of strategic advantage, or maybe because of their general political ideologies, and other times because of a lack of valuable resources (diamonds, gold, oil, farm land, and even good weather, etc.) and for a few, all of the above. I think, If they "appear" to have no money making potential, they are simply bypassed.
Fareed Zakaria:
Economic growth obviously is not sustainable as a solution, to the
extent it exponentially increases consumption of natural resources and
production of waste. We simply cannot continue doubling our
environmental impact every couple of decades. Instead, you (Fareed)
almost reached the good solution by pointing out that India's "strides
[against poverty] have only been a few steps ahead of population
growth." Indeed, the critical first step is population stabilization.
Plenty of facts indicate that we are living well beyond the capacity
of the Earth to sustain our current population. Wild fish and forests
are mostly gone. Wild land animals were decimated centuries ago. The
easy oil is mostly gone; now we have to drill miles below the ocean
floor or inject toxic fracking fluids deep into the ground where we
also get our drinking water. Atmospheric CO2 has risen from roughly
300 to 400 ppm over the last half century - and this is accelerating.
And yet we are still growing. You mention Africa - its population is
expected to triple by the end of this century.
Many developing countries are succeeding in raising their standard of
living (as well they should); however, this is further multiplying the
impact on the planet. Meanwhile, roughly half of pregnancies are
unintended, both domestically and abroad, and roughly 40% of these
result in abortions. The remedy: increase support for international
(and domestic) family planning. It's cheap, it works, and there is
huge unmet need for it. [See
http://www.cedpa.org/images/docs/WhatWill1BillionBuy.pdf .]
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Poverty is the only think money can't buy. Is that really true? I think big money has purchased poverty for many around the world, that being with all the greed.
The problem is distribution of wealth. China has become wealthier by manipulating its currency. That keeps its good nice and cheap and incidentally depresses salaries in places like Bangladesh and Ohio. Salaries must be cut to compete with China. If tey floated their currency properly you would see people in both Ohio and Bangladesh doing better.
The main and the only cause of poverty is ENERGY. Because western countries hold monopoly over oil reserves. Yes yes don't be fooled, but Middle east, OPEC, russian oil is all controlled by very few rich people from the West. And because of that Oil is priced in dollar or euro. Poor countries don't have access to credit, and so they have very limited amount of energy. If every man would have access to cheap energy, then everybody can live comfortable life, because with energy all other things come into existance.
I agree with Fareed that growth is a huge part of the picture. But it's not the panacea that he'd like it to be. The other side of this, as Fareed points out, is population growth. In some ways, population growth can be an important part of an economy – particularly when those being born become productive members of society (i.e. earning income and spending money). But when populations are growing and education, health care, and job markets don't keep up, we just end up with poor parents with poor children who will in turn become poor adults, if those kids even survive past the age of five. This is particularly true in part of Africa, where despite living in desperate poverty, women have 7, 8, or 10 kids, even when they can barely feed themselves. Linking economic growth, improved education and better access to health services with comprehensive family planning care allows women and men to have the families that they can afford, leading to better quality of life for both parents and kids, and reducing the burden of care for the rest of the population. Economic growth is critical, but if populations continue growing out of control, economic growth alone will not change the poverty trajectory of many countries.
Growth? Perpetual growth? I don't buy this delusion. The idea of perpetual growth is made up by economists to foster improved economic activity. Important point. But, the theory of growth in the long run is the greatest ponzi scheme of all time...Growth relies on resoures. Stresses on finite resources like petroleum, fertile land, and water among others means that at some point in the not too distant future, these vital incredients will begin to dwindle and stress our planet and population...Population excess is the real danger: too many people demanding access to finite resources that eventually won't be there.
And yet Fareed supports more (not less) of the same "socialist controls" be implemented here in the US that he says India should have done away with sooner to improve their middle class and lift more out of poverty.
One could also look at China's harsh measures to control population growth, and the total failure of India and Sub-Saharan Africa to do the same, as a major contributor. We can lump in the Middle East's rising poverty and unemployment rates to the same thing.
You cannot conquer poverty until you control rampant population growth.
Rich or poor is so obviously depend on the leadership! Look back at history, Bill Clinton, Goerge Bush, Obama, Kenedy, Nixon, Ect...And look at those communist country too, all these morons rule will make everybody starve to death.
So don't make excuses of economics trends or war or technology change, ect...
America is great because sometimes we fed up with these idiots and vote for a smart, educated guy!!!!
Oh yes- What A GREAT THING!!!! So the Chinese can wipe out sharks and rhino and elephants for their idiotic "cures". WHO NEEDS THIS? Get rid of these people. They are a pox and a curse and are wrecking the Planet. Bomb them back to the Stone Age where they belong.
The rich get richer and the middle class is joining the poor
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Dongnae seems to be a sino-korean word: Dong means east, and nae means hmm.. Actually, I'm not sure what nae means . Maybe the second character was meant to be read phonetically.
Anyhow, during the Chosun dynasty, Busan city was centered around Dongnae and was in fact called 'dongnae city'. Busan was just the name of the area where some Japanese merchants were allowed by the King of Korea to reside (nearby current-day Busan station). When Japan annexed Korea in 1910, the center of the city changed from Dongnae to Busan, and the name of the city was changed because of this. Ironically, the center of the city is now Seomyeon, close to Dongnae, but I don't think there's a plan to change the city's name again.


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Having met while backing packing through Spain, Aya and Carlo Vloet—natives of Japan and the Netherlands—decided to make their passion for travel the centerpiece of their early fall wedding. They call San Francisco home, but decided to host the festivities in Sint Anthonis, Netherlands. The two-day fete incorporated a laid-back ceremony and dinner party at Villa Bloemenhof and a Dutch-style tea party at De Boergondische Tujin, complete with a sweets station sporting desserts and snacks from all over the world and flags representing all of the countries their guests were from. "Guests were willing to travel a long distance to attend the wedding, and some were willing to spend their time helping prepare the event," Aya says. "We wanted to make sure they all felt welcome. We thought that having a gathering around a communal table was something that would bring us all together, and we prioritized those experiences at the tea ceremony and at dinner." Aya, a floral designer, put her skills to work for the wedding. She used cream-colored dahlias, king protea, pincushion flowers, garden roses, scabiosa, eucalyptus and lots of sage-hued greenery from local floral suppliers to create lush bouquets and centerpieces. Following the event in the Netherlands, Aya and Carlo made stopovers in Santorini, Greece, and Milan, Italy. Aya created bouquets for each place with local blooms to bring out the elements of the sea and the city, and they brought a photographer along to capture the trip and take additional wedding photos.


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Controversy always seemed to follow Christopher Hitchens. In its latest iteration, controversy has followed the late polemicist, now the center of controversy in a new book, to his grave.
In "Unhitched: The Trial of Christopher Hitchens," political activist and author Richard Seymour employs a unique technique to shred Hitchens's political philosophy to pieces: Seymour puts the late writer on trial.
"It is written in the spirit of a trial," Seymour tells the UK's Guardian. "I do attempt to get a sense of the complexity and gifts of the man, but it is very clearly a prosecution, and you can guess my conclusion."
In that spirit, "Unhitched," released today, interrogates Hitchens and builds a case against the man whom Seymour calls an "amanuensis" of the George W. Bush administration. The book also charts his shift from "career-minded socialist" and "left-wing firebrand" to "neoconservative Marxist" who Seymour describes as "an advocate of America's invasion of Iraq filled with passionate intensity."
Seymour explores Hitchens's early days as a socialist with the Labour party and casts doubt on the late author's own version of events in his memoir, "Hitch 22." "I've interviewed a lot of his former comrades. If you read Hitch 22, it's not an entirely reliable account – what he remembers and what others remember are different," says Seymour. "He's subtly, and sometimes not so subtly, revised things."
While the book is highly critical of Hitchens's views on war, politics, and religion, there are characteristics of the late writer Seymour openly admires. "There are parts in his writing where you read it and glow, it's so perfectly put," Seymour says. Still, all in all, "Unhitched" is "a denunciation of the changes he underwent in the last 10 years in particular, with Iraq and America the two central themes," Seymour adds.
"Unhitched" grew out of an essay Seymour had written about Hitchens which was published in a collection called "Christopher Hitchens and His Critics." After Seymour sent Hitchens a copy of that essay, their relationship deteriorated. "We stopped exchanging emails shortly afterwards," Seymour recalls. "He thought of it as an insult and threw a few back."
Based on that initial essay, radical leftist publisher Verso commissioned "Unhitched" about six months after Hitchens's death in December 2011. In spite of the bad blood between the two, Seymour is hopeful that, were he alive today, Hitchens "might have had a bit of a laugh" about the new book. "One thing in his favor is that he was narcissistic but not prickly or vain," he told the Guardian. "I think he would have thrown an insult or two at me. He described Max Blumenthal as 'a young skunk who hasn't learned to piss yet' and I think I could expect something along those lines."
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Darley Stable's Make Your Move makes his stakes debut in Saturday's 96th edition of the Grade 2 Dwyer Stakes at Belmont Park.
The bay gelding is by the 2006 Eclipse Award winning 3-year-old male, Bernardini, and has three victories including a win in his last start, a 1 1/2-length score in a 7-furlong contest at Belmont Park on May 30. Make Your Move was broken and trained in Aiken by Tim Jones.
The 3-year-old colt's wins have all come during his sophomore campaign, and the Kiaran McLaughlin charge turned in a bullet work at the Greentree Training Center at Saratoga, breezing a half-mile in 49 seconds on June 28.
Make Your Move broke his maiden this winter at Gulfstream Park, winning a 1 1/16-mile race that had originally been carded for the turf and moved to the main track, by 5 3/4-lengths over a sloppy surface. The bay gelding is a half-brother to graded stakes placed Freyga and to stakes placed Sooner Superstar.
Make Your Move has drawn post position no. 5 in the six horse field and is 10/1 on the morning line.
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An Indian procession that features multiple aspects of the Indian State of Punjab - the Festival's theme for 2017.
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During a circus act, a clown balances on a platform resting on the end of a 60-ft pole. The platform has a double rail on all four sides, and the top rail is about waist high. The clown acts like he is trying to cause the pole to sway back and forth, which causes it to break loose and drop to about 30 ft above an open cage holding tigers and lions. The clown falls through the railing and bounces up and down on a bungee cord just above the animals. The pole then starts to slowly drop another 10 ft, almost to the point where the big cats can get him. The pole should stop at that point, when blocking valves are de-energized to prevent further movement.
The pole is hydraulically driven by a cylinder hidden under a false wood shed. The cylinder has a blocking valve on each of its ports and is driven with a proportional valve, as seen in the circuit.
When the pole stops the first time, the locking valves stop all movement. When the proportional valve stops it again after the 10 ft of slow movement, the locking valves should engage and stop all movement. However, the pole continues to drift down slowly until the cylinder bottoms out extending.
The cylinder was inspected and deemed to be in like-new shape as were the locking valves. So why does the pole drift in slow mode but not when it is stopped in fast mode?
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On the circus act where the clown rode the top of a 60 ft pole that drifted after the slow mode was told to stop, the locking valves were causing the problem. The circuit symbol shown in the schematic showed a spring returning the valve to the closed-and-locked position and a solenoid would force it open. The valves were rated for a 30 gpm flow at a 140 psi pressure drop.
The valve manufacturer's catalog described the valve as "internally piloted, bi-directional, load-holding valve with 7 drops per minute maximum leakage at 3500 psi." What the catalog did not say was that it required a 30 to 40 psi pressure drop across the valve to provide sufficient pilot pressure to ensure the valve would close completely. The valve also had a preferred flow path.
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Bayreuth co-head Wagner-Pasquier asks to step down
BERLIN (AP) — Eva Wagner-Pasquier has asked to step down as the co-head of the Bayreuth Festival next year.
German news agency dpa reports that the great-granddaughter of Richard Wagner asked that the board allow her to leave the post when her contract expires in 2015.
It said Bayreuth Festival spokesman Peter Emmerich confirmed a report Friday in the daily Nordbayerischer Kurier.
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The 68-year-old has led the opera festival together with her half-sister Katharina Wagner since September 2008.
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Saturday, June 4, 2011
Using OneNote as a Research Tool
In a recent ProGen discussion group I attended, someone mentioned the usefulness of a "notebook" program for doing research, specifically taking notes or abstracting documents. This piqued my curiosity, and already having OneNote*, a notebook program in the Microsoft Office collection installed on my computer, I decided to investigate it further.
There are many tutorials for OneNote on the internet, so I'll skip the "how-tos," except to say it was a very intuitive program, and I needed very little formal help to get my first notebook up and running.
I do a fair amount of internet genealogy research, so my bookmarks are of considerable importance to me. I also use different browsers, and oftentimes run them in a sandbox when I'm unsure of the trustworthiness of any particular website. Of course, when you bookmark a website in one browser, you have to bookmark it in any other browsers you use; also, bookmarking a site in a sandboxed browser doesn't bookmark it in an un-sandboxed version of the same browser, as I learned the hard way. As a result, it was difficult to keep track of which websites I might need for research. To complicate the matter further, I recently got a new computer, and in the process of transferring files, my research bookmarks disappeared.
Enter OneNote… for those unfamiliar with it, it is the digital version of those handy 3 or 5 subject notebooks we all used in high school, except it's not limited to 5 tabbed sections. The notebook can be stored locally, on your network, or on the internet, making it available from your laptop, if you're traveling, as long as you have internet access. Your notebook can also be exported as a .pdf file.
After opening the program, I created a notebook which I named "Genealogy Research", and started making tabbed sections for each area of research I might need to do – General Research, Military, Newspapers, Books, Resources, Miscellaneous, Community (message boards, etc.), Death, Burial, Land Records, Maps, Photos, Immigration, Families, etc. Each of these tabbed sections holds links for the websites I might need while doing my research.
So far, I've found it extremely handy to have my Research Notebook open while I'm working. When discovering I need a particular piece of information, clicking on the appropriate tab to see what databases are available, and then having the link right there is making the most of my research time. In addition, when I stumble upon a new link, I can easily add it to the appropriate section or sections.
I have not fully explored all that OneNote can do, but looking at a few of its capabilities, I can see this being a useful tool for more than organizing bookmarks. One of the next applications I'll be looking at is its usefulness for organizing data on the families I'm researching. Besides adding hyperlinks to the pages, you can add photos, freehand draw or write, etc. Perhaps a "Brickwalls" notebook is next? I am envisioning a section for each of my "brickwalls" with notations about where I've looked, what I've found, what I know, copies of documents I have, etc.; this is data I'd love to have all in one place, with my thoughts recorded there as well.
As I mentioned, OneNote was included in my software package on my new computer, but there are numerous other Notebook applications available for download, either for a fee, or free. If you haven't investigated using a notebook program for genealogy work, it might be worth looking into.
*I have no connection to Microsoft, except being an end-user.
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I love OneNote and use it for genealogy projects. I have one for finding my 3rd great grandmother where I keep general research notes, pdfs of documents and family interviews.ReplyDelete
I can see myself using this program for a lot of things! I just wish I'd looked into it a little sooner. :) Thanks for your comments!ReplyDelete
I hadn't thought of using OneNote as my Research Toolbox for bookmarks. Great idea.ReplyDelete
I use OneNote for several things related to genealogy but mostly use it to keep a document log, and for keeping detailed research notes where a form, Word or Excel table just doesn't leave me enough room.
It's good to hear what you have to say about the program. So many talk about Evernote, but I really like this program. Besides the ways you mentioned to use it, I added a tab called "travel" with different subpages under it for each of the counties I need to go to for research. Then I can add directions, addresses and info about the courthouses & libraries (cost, hours, info they have, etc.) I love the ability to just copy and paste onto the pages.ReplyDelete
What a great idea, Kim - would be so nice to have everything organized and readily available before taking a road trip! Thanks for the comment.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the review and how-to. I need a good program to help with research.ReplyDelete
Really interesting review - I definitely need to be using something like this in my research!ReplyDelete


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Los Angeles cops have reportedly opened an investigation into whether Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva, sought to blackmail the Oscar-winner.
"Extortion allegations have been brought to our attention and we are certainly going to be looking at that," Sheriff Department spokesman Steve Whitmore told TMZ on Wednesday. He did not elaborate.
Whitmore said last week that detectives looking into allegations that Gibson harmed Grigorieva in a January incident had received audio recordings from the pair's closed child custody case over their 8-month-old daughter Lucia. Cops were working to authenticate the tapes, Whitmore said.
It is unclear whether the tapes in either investigation include those that have been posted on a near daily basis for more than weeks by the celebrity website RadarOnline -- recordings that, while unverified, have left Gibson's reputation in tatters.
On clips from the profanity-laced tapes, a man who sounds like Gibson is heard berating a woman said to be Grigorieva in several arguments. Radar released a sixth tape Tuesday that purportedly documented Gibson telling Grigorieva "no one would believe" her claim that he hit her and Lucia.
Earlier this month, cops interviewed Grigorieva in connection with their domestic violence probe.
A spokesman for the Russian pop singer declined to comment to The Associated Press Wednesday on the latest developments.
Back in 2006, Gibson's career was nearly derailed when he went on an anti-Semitic and sexist rant against the officer who arrested him for driving under the influence.
Since Radar's recordings hit the web, the "Braveheart" star has been dropped by his longtime talent agency and become a late-night punch line.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger reportedly made a few Gibson jabs of his own during daylight hours on Wednesday.
Speaking to a group of utility commissioners in Sacramento, Schwarzenegger cited BP's progress on its leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico but said, "no one has figured out how to contain Mel Gibson," The Associated Press reported.
Schwarzenegger also told the crowd to turn off their cell phones because "because we are expecting a call from him."
When asked for comment, Gibson's rep told the AP the "Terminator" star was "obviously paving the way for a return to showbiz."


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Ricciardo 'one of F1's best drivers'
Daniel Ricciardo has been hailed as one of the best drivers in Formula One after scoring his second grand prix win in Hungary.
The Australian passed two former world champions in the final four laps to claim the stunning victory in a safety car-interrupted race at the Hungaroring on Sunday.
Tyre strategy proved the difference in the end, with a third pitstop and fresh rubber allowing Ricciardo to overtake Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso in the dying stages.
Ferrari's Alonso finished second for podium number two of the season, with Hamilton - who started from the pit lane after an engine fire during qualifying - crossing third.
Ricciardo's triumph follows his maiden career victory in Canada last month.
"I was just as hungry for this second one and it feels just as good," he said.
"I am definitely going to celebrate tonight, party for a few days and enjoy a few days off."
The 25-year-old won from sixth on the grid in Montreal and from fourth in Budapest - making him just the ninth man in Formula One history to win his first two grands prix from outside the top three. The last driver to do that was Kimi Raikkonen a decade ago.
He remains the only non-Mercedes driver to win in 2014 and heads into the four-week mid-season break third on the drivers' standings - 43 points ahead of teammate and defending champion Sebastian Vettel.
Alonso again praised Ricciardo for his drive, a week after applauding him for an "unbelievable" start to the season with Red Bull.
"I think he's leading the champion team - that says it all," the two-time title-winner said.
"He's doing a fantastic job this year and now he has a few bottles (of champagne).
"Congratulations to him for today, for the whole championship - it's going to be an interesting fight in the next couple of years."
Hamilton, 11 points behind leading Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg, was just as complimentary.
"(He's) not only one of the nicest guys in the paddock but also one of the best drivers here, for sure," the Briton said.
"He's been driving fantastically well from the beginning of the year.
"So, it's not only now, it's through the whole year he's shown his capability and is going from strength to strength."
His performance also drew admiration from the man he replaced at Red Bull, countryman Mark Webber - now a sportscar racer with Porsche.
"Great tactics from @redbullracing and another faultless drive by @danielricciardo spot on... proud Aussie," Webber tweeted.
Ricciardo said his aim for the second half of the season, which begins on August 24 with the Belgian Grand Prix in Spa-Francorchamp, was to "just get better".
"That's realistic. I'm young, I've still got to keep improving," he said.
"I ain't getting slower, so let's keep on this ramp and build."


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This series of articles will summarize about 220 significant changes in the 2002 NEC. These articles are intended to give the reader an overview of the types of changes that have been made during the last three-year Code development cycle.
The NE Code panels considered more than 4,000 proposals and more than 2,000 public comments for the 2002 Code. The proposals, comments and panel statements provide the rationale behind the changes. These articles will not cover every change, and they are not intended to provide a full explanation of the reasons for the changes, as that information is readily available on NFPA's Web page on the NEC, www.necdirect.org, and will also be available in continuing education courses, books and videos on the changes.
This summary will describe the changes in the order they appear in the new 2002 Code so the reader can, if they wish, concentrate on those areas in which they are most interested.
Some changes will appear throughout the new Code. Many changes have been made to improve the usability of the NEC for the traditional U.S. users as well as international users. One of the most obvious global changes that affects the entire book is the conversion from the familiar "dash" format to a "dot" format in section numbering. Thus Section 250-50 becomes 250.50.
Another global change concerns measurements, which will now be listed in SI (metric) units first, followed by English (foot/pound) measurements in parentheses. Generally, a hard conversion is preferred. In hard conversions, the "equivalent" measurements are actually approximations. For example, although 15m and 50 ft are not precisely the same distance, both offer easily applied round numbers that provide equivalent safety. Trade sizes have been assigned metric designators because the trade sizes are not actual dimensions. Conversions and the use of metric designators are covered in Section 90.9. A table of trade sizes and equivalent metric designators is located in Section 300.1(C).
The use of numbers to describe wire sizes has also been changed throughout the NEC. A "No. 10-in. wire is more accurately called a size "10 AWG" (American Wire Gauge) wire, so references to wire sizes have changed accordingly.
The organization of the NEC has been changed slightly to provide a more uniform arrangement of articles, parts, sections, subsections and lists. Article numbering has not changed, but parts are now identified by a Roman numeral rather than an upper case letter.
Section numbering has not changed either, although many articles have been rewritten or reorganized to have consistent numbering. Subsections are now numbered using upper case letters, with the next lower level being identified by numbers. All lists are now numbered.
Other editorial changes and changes for usability include adding headings to most subsections, changing Appendices to "Annexes," and rewriting exceptions into complete sentences, especially where the main rule contains more than one discrete requirement.
The term "fixture" has been replaced throughout the Code with the more complete and technically accurate term "luminaire." For the time being, the term luminaire will be followed by "fixture" in parentheses.
This new article provides a set of administrative rules for adopting entities. The article covers such things as permits, plan review, inspections and appeals. Article 80 does not apply unless specifically adopted by the enforcing agency.
Section 90.1(d). This new subsection says that the fundamental principals of the IEC are addressed by the NEC.
Section 90.3. This section was clarified by replacing the word "independent" with "not subject to the requirements of Chapters 1 through 7" to make it more clear that communications circuits are covered by the Code.
Section 90.4. Waiving of requirements by an AHJ because an alternative method is deemed to provide equivalent safety must be done by "special permission," which must be in writing. The written record is needed to provide a "paper trail" when alternative installations are permitted.
Section 90.4 has also been changed to specifically include Signaling and Communications in the scope of the Code for enforcement purposes.
Section 90.9. This new section covers units of measurement as noted in the discussion of metrication above. It explains the difference between hard and soft conversions, states a preference for hard conversions, and lists the conditions under which soft (mathematically equal) conversions are permitted.
Authority Having Jurisdiction. A new definition and Fine Print Note have been added to define "AHJ." The definition and note explain that the AHJ could be an individual, a public entity or a designated agent.
Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupter. The revised definition and Fine Print Note explain that the term Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupter as used in the NEC refers to Class A (4-6 ma trip level) devices only.
Live Parts. This definition has been revised to read "energized conductive components."
Luminaire. This term includes lamps, ballasts, provisions for directing light, positioning and protecting lamps and connections to supply and is thus a broader and more inclusive term than "fixture."
Qualified Person. The definition of a qualified person has been revised to require safety training. This will make the definition more compatible with OSHA and NFPA 70E requirements.
Structure. A new definition of structure has been added: "That which is built or constructed."
Section 110. A new scope statement has been added to this article. This represents an example of the effort to provide a scope statement in every article for improved usability. However, in this case, nothing was changed from the previously implied but unstated scope.
Section 110.14 (C). This section has been clarified. It now states that Table 310.16 is to be used in selecting conductor ampacities to comply with termination provisions. Other tables may be used for ampacities of conductors based on specific conditions of use, but for termination provisions, Table 310.16 applies.
Section 110.16. A new rule requires field marking of arc-flash hazards. The marking does not require a calculation of the incident energy that is used to select personal protective equipment under NFPA 70E, but does advise workers of the possible need for personal protective equipment.
Section 110.22. The wording in this section has been clarified to require all disconnects to be marked to indicate their purpose (unless the purpose is evident). Previous wording only required marking where the disconnect itself was required.
Section 110.23. A new requirement says unused current transformers associated with potentially energized circuits must be shorted. This will prevent a hazardous voltage from building up on the transformer.
Section 110.26(C)(2). This section covers entrances to workspace for "large equipment." Panic bars or equivalent hardware will be required on large equipment room doors, and the doors will be required to open in the direction of exit travel.
Section 110.26(F). The 6-ft dedicated space above panels cannot be encroached upon with non-electrical equipment. Foreign systems may be installed above the dedicated space if the electrical equipment is suitably protected, but the protection, typically leak protection, must also be located outside above the dedicated space. Suspended ceilings with removable panels are the only foreign systems permitted within 6 ft of the top of a switchboard, panelboard, distribution board or MCC.
Section 110.31. A new table of required minimum distances between live parts and fences has been added for over 600V installations.
Section 110.31(A). This new section provides fire resistance requirements for electrical vaults for equipment over 600V. The requirements are essentially the same as the requirements in Article 450 for transformer vaults.
Section 110.33. Revisions to this section require panic bars or equivalent hardware on doors leading from working spaces for equipment over 600V. The doors will also be required to open in the direction of exit travel.
Section 110.58. Motors and transformers over 600V located in tunnels must have a disconnect within sight.
Section 200.6 (A). With this revision, grounded conductors may now be either white or gray. The color "natural gray" has been removed. A Fine Print Note at the end of the section warns Code users that some people may have used gray for ungrounded conductors in the past.
Section 200.6(D). Gray and white may be used to distinguish between grounded conductors of different systems. White wire with a colored stripe is still permitted but not required.
Section 210.7(C). Simultaneous disconnection is required for multiple circuits (could be multiwire branch circuits) when supplying equipment on a single yoke. This rule essentially extends the residential requirement of Section 210.4(B) to all occupancies.
210.8(A)(5). A new Exception No. 3 says receptacles dedicated to fire and burglar alarm systems in unfinished basements are not required to be GFCI protected. GFCI protection on circuits supplying fire alarm systems is not permitted by NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm Code. Other GFCI-protected receptacles are still required in unfinished basement areas.
210.8(A) and (B). GFCI requirements for dwelling kitchens are extended to all occupancies. However, in dwelling units only receptacles serving countertop areas must be GFCI protected, in other occupancies, all 15A and 20A, 125V receptacles in kitchens are covered, not just those serving countertops.
210.12. AFCI requirements have been expanded to cover all 15A and 20A, 125V (nominal) outlets, not just bedroom receptacle outlets. The new requirement covers lighting outlets and outlets for such things as smoke detectors as well as receptacle outlets. The AFCI protection must be provided for the entire branch circuit.
210.19(B). This new subsection covers branch circuits over 600V. Generally, conductors are to be sized at 125% of the "designed potential load that will be operated simultaneously." Special rules apply to supervised installations, but those rules require documented training and experience for qualified persons.
210.21(B)(3). A new exception permits the rating of receptacles for electric discharge lighting to be less than the branch circuit rating. The receptacle rating may be based instead on Section 410.30(C) (125% of luminaire full-load current).
210.50(A). The wording, "supported by a permanently installed cord pendant" has been changed to "supplied by a permanently connected cord pendant." The revised language emphasizes the electrical connection rather than the mechanical support. Such cord pendants with connectors are considered to be receptacle outlets.
210.52(D). This section was clarified to require bathroom receptacles to be located on a wall "or partition" adjacent to the basin "or basin countertop."
210.52(G). Receptacles are required in each separate unfinished area of a dwelling unit basement. Where two unfinished areas are created by finishing a portion of a basement, two GFCI-protected receptacles will be required, one for each unfinished space.
210.63. A receptacle for servicing of "HACR" equipment must be provided on the same level and within 25 ft of all such equipment regardless of location. Previously, this rule applied only to rooftops, attics and crawl spaces and excluded rooftops in one- and two-family dwellings. Although this rule is intended to harmonize with mechanical code requirements, mechanical codes usually require receptacles for all mechanical equipment, including ventilation equipment (the "V" in "HVAC"). The NEC requirement does not cover ventilation equipment.
215.2(B). This new subsection was added to cover feeders over 600V. Three rules are provided for determining minimum capacity. For transformers, the load is not less than the sum of the nameplate ratings of the transformers. For other feeders, the load is "125% of the designed potential load of the utilization equipment that will be operated simultaneously." Another option covers situations where design and installation are under engineering supervision and servicing is by "qualified persons with documented training and experience in over 600V systems."
215.5. Revisions to this section changed "connected load" to "computed load" for the basis of a feeder diagram when such diagrams are required by the AHJ.
220.3(B)(8). Only that portion of a multioutlet assembly that actually contains receptacles is to be counted in the linear footage used for load calculations.
220.12(B). Where multicircuit track is installed for track lighting in other than dwelling units or hotel or motel guest rooms, the feeder load is considered to be evenly divided between the circuits.
220.18. The demand factor table for household clothes dryers has been revised for the fifth and sixth dryer. Previously, the demand load for four dryers was the same as for five dryers if they were all the same rating.
Section 225.26. The exception that allowed vegetation to be used for support in temporary installations has been deleted. Article 305 (now Article 527) did not permit this anyway.
Section 225.31(B). Section 230.6 may be used to determine when conductors are considered outside a building.
230.10. This new section prohibits trees or other vegetation from being used for the support of service conductors.
Section 230.33. Service laterals may be spliced or tapped subject to the same requirements given in 230.46 for service entrance conductors.
Section 230.82(2) and (8). Meter disconnecting disconnect switches are now permitted on the line side of a service disconnect.
Section 230.212. This section has been revised to change the voltage threshold from 15,000V to 35,000V with regard to the requirement that service conductors be terminated in metal-enclosed switchgear or a vault where they enter a building.
Section 240.2. This section contains all the definitions applicable to Article 240. The previous sections 240-2, 240-3 and 240-4 were renumbered as Sections 240.3, 240.4 and 240.5 respectively to accommodate the definitions in this location. Generally, when an article has definitions of terms that are specific to the article, those definitions are now in Section .2 of the article.
Section 240.2. The definition of "Tap Conductors" has been revised by adding a comma after "other than a service conductor" to clarify that service conductors are not to be considered tap conductors.
Section 240.21 (B)(5) and (C)(4). These sections have been clarified to include the intent of 230-6 in defining "conductors considered outside a building."
Section 240.21 (C)(3). Although this rule has always been limited to industrial occupancies in the text of the main rule, "Industrial" has been made the first word in the Section heading to try to reduce misunderstandings and misapplications of the rule.
Section 240.21 (C)(5) and (6). Subsection (5) remains unchanged in covering secondaries where the transformer primary conductors are tapped from a feeder, but subsection (6) has been added to clarify that the full 25-ft rule can be applied to the secondary when the transformer primary conductors are protected at their ampacity, that is, when the primary conductors are not tap conductors. This was the intent of the previous language, but a literal interpretation would have required at least a short length of smaller "tap conductor"primary circuit.
Section 240.24(B) Exception. 2. This section has been clarified. Ready access to branch circuit overcurrent devices is not required for occupants of hotel/motel guest rooms.
Section 240.33. The requirement for vertical mounting of overcurrent device enclosures has been relaxed where vertical mounting is impracticable.
Section 240.83 (D). Circuit breakers used as switches for fluorescent lighting circuits must have an "SWD" marking as before, but where used with HID (High Intensity Discharge) lighting, the circuit breaker must be marked "HID." The "HID" marking may be used in lieu of an "SWD" marking on fluorescent lighting circuits.
Section 240.85 and FPN. "Slash-rated" circuit breakers such as those rated "120/240V" or "480Y/277V" may be applied only on solidly grounded systems where the voltage to ground does not exceed the lower of the two ratings.
Section 240.92 (C). The language in this section has been modified to include the intent of 230-6 in determining when conductors are considered outside a building.
Sections 250-2, 3 and 4. These sections have been renumbered and reordered to accommodate all Article 250 definitions in Section 250.2.
Section 250.4(B). A new subsection was added to explain the performance requirements for grounding, bonding and fault current paths in ungrounded systems.
Section 250.20. This section has been revised to clarify that systems not required to be grounded, but grounded by choice, must still comply with Article 250.
Section 250.21. References to health care and electrolytic cells have been deleted from the list of systems not required to be grounded because these systems are not permitted to be grounded under 250.22. Only those circuits required to be ungrounded by Articles 517 and 668 are covered by 250.22. Other circuits in Articles 517 and 668 may still be required or permitted to be grounded. A general reference to systems not specifically required to be grounded under 250.20 (B), such as three-wire delta systems, has been added to clarify that these systems are permitted to be grounded.
Section 250.22. The secondary circuits of low voltage lighting are not permitted to be grounded by Article 411, so that prohibition has been added here as well.
Section 250.24(B)(1). This new rule requires the size of a grounded conductor in a three-phase, three-wire "corner-grounded" delta service to be not smaller than the ungrounded conductors.
Section 250.26(4). This section now covers multiphase systems where one phase is grounded by requirement or by choice. Previously only those systems in which a phase was required to be grounded were covered.
Section 250.30 (A)(3). A new subsection allows a continuous grounding electrode conductor to be extended through a building for one or more separately derived systems. The common grounding electrode conductor must be bonded to building steel if such steel exists in the areas served by the separately derived system(s). Tap connections must be made by exothermic welding or irreversible compression connectors that are listed for the purpose. This change more efficiently accommodates the change in the 1999 NEC that limited the use of a water pipe as a grounding electrode for separately derived systems to the first 5 ft of the pipe entering the building.
Section 250.32 (B). The grounded conductor to a separate building is required to be no smaller than the larger of the sizes required by 220.22 or 250.122. Equipment grounding conductors to separate buildings, where used, are sized according to 250.122.
Section 250.32 (F). The grounding electrode conductor at a separate building is to be sized from 250.66 rather than 250.122.
Article 250 Part III. This part, which covers the grounding electrode conductor and system, has been reorganized. Sections 250.50, 250.52 and 250.53 were revised and rearranged to cover the system, the electrodes and the installation of the electrodes respectively.
Section 250.52(A)(1). The exception that permits some exposed interior water piping to be used as part of the electrode system or to interconnect electrodes has been revised and clarified to permit "exposed" piping to include short sections passing perpendicular through walls, floors or ceilings.
Section 250.53(G). Ground rods should be driven. The preferred method is perpendicular to the ground surface, followed by driving at up to a 45-deg angle from the ground surface. Burial in trenches is a third (last) choice after attempting to drive a rod at an angle of up to 45 deg from vertical and encountering rock bottom.
Section 250.56. Water pipes are required to be supplemented by another electrode. If a ground rod is used and the ground rod resistance to ground exceeds 25 ohms, that ground rod must be supplemented. It cannot be supplemented with a water pipe.
This removes the unintended, apparently circular reference in the 1999 Code that permitted a water pipe and a ground rod to supplement each other. The supplementary electrode(s) for a water pipe are required to be able to function adequately without the water pipe.
Section 250.64(C). This clarification explains that busbars may be connected together (spliced) to form a grounding electrode conductor. Busbars may not be used to splice other types of conductors unless the splices are made with exothermic welding or irreversible compression connections.
Section 250.97, Exception. Fittings used for bonding around concentric or eccentric knockouts must be identified for the purpose in addition to being listed.
Section 250.102 (E). Equipment bonding jumpers longer than 6 ft are permitted at outside pole locations where installed outside a raceway for bonding isolated metal sections or exposed risers.
Section 250.104 (A)(1) through (3). The requirement for bonding interior metal water piping has been expanded to cover water piping attached to the building exterior. Also, the bonding conductors used to connect to the water piping at separate (multiple) buildings are to be sized from Table 250.66 rather than from 250.122.
Section 250.104 (A) Exception. A separate jumper from a separately derived system to a local water pipe is not required if the building steel is used as the electrode and the water pipe is bonded to the building steel in the area served by the separately derived system.
Section 250.104 (B) and (C). The requirements for bonding gas piping revert to the rules of the 1996 NEC which treated gas piping as "other metal piping" (other than water). The equipment grounding conductor associated with the equipment that may energize the gas piping may also be used for bonding the gas pipe. Gas piping is now specifically mentioned under the rules for other metal piping.
Section 250.114(3). Kitchen waste disposers have been added to the list of cord- and plug-connected equipment that must be grounded in residential occupancies. Waste disposers not connected by cord and plug are covered under Section 250.110.
Section 250.118. "Aluminum or copper-clad aluminum conductors" replace "other corrosion-resistant conductors" as types of conductors that may be used for equipment grounding. Type MC cable must be listed and identified for grounding and must rely on a combination of the metal cladding and an included grounding conductor. Auxiliary gutters listed for grounding were added to the previously mentioned metal raceways that are suitable for grounding because auxiliary gutters are not considered to be raceways.
Section 250.120(B). Aluminum and copper-clad aluminum equipment grounding conductors are permitted subject to the same restrictions that apply to grounding electrode conductors. The restrictions, no terminations within 18 in of earth, not in direct contact with masonry or earth and not subject to corrosive conditions, have been added to this section rather than referring to the requirements for grounding electrode conductors.
Section 250.122(B). Where ungrounded conductors are increased in size for any reason, not just for voltage drop, the equipment grounding conductors must be increased in size proportionally based on circular mil areas.
Section 250.146 (A). Bonding of a receptacle grounding terminal to a box by direct yoke-to-box contact is now limited to surface boxes.
Section 250.148. Equipment grounding conductors other than isolated grounding conductors must be attached to boxes they pass through, but only where the circuit conductors are spliced or terminated on equipment within or supported by a box. Thus, junction and outlet boxes are still covered, but pull boxes without splices or terminations are no longer covered by this rule.
Section 250.184 (D). A new subsection provides minimum requirements for "multigrounded neutral conductors' where they are used in systems over 1,000V. Requirements cover neutral sizing, locations and spacing of electrodes and grounding of cable shields.
A new article has been added to cover the installation of Transient Voltage Surge Suppression (TVSS) devices. This article was added to provide installation requirements for a type of equipment that is seeing expanded use in all occupancies, and to differentiate between TVSS devices and the Surge Arrestors covered by Article 280.
To be continued next month.
Noel Williams is licensed as an electrical inspector in Utah and licensed as a master electrician in Utah, Wyoming and Colorado. He's also co-author of the NFPA's 1999 NEC Changes.
Dann Strube is a nationally recognized NE Code expert and electrical Code consultant. He's a certified electrical inspector in Indiana.
Gregory P. Bierals is president of the Electrical Design Institute. He presents seminars nationwide on NEC subjects.


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Sandy was here? From way up high, 65 feet above Long Beach Island, the superstorm that had ravaged the Jersey Shore in late October was AWOL. With each spin of the Ferris wheel, I searched for the cruel souvenirs the hurricane reportedly had left behind: toppled houses, shredded roads, tousled beaches. Yet I saw only pristine coastline, shimmering ocean and the Sharpie black line of the main drag. Sandy had come to Jersey and crushed, but her monster footprint is shrinking. The second-costliest hurricane in U.S. history, after Katrina, punched its way up the Northeast coast in late October of last year, causing nearly $37 billion worth of damage in New Jersey, according to a November report from the governor's office. The hurricane resulted in 117 total deaths, based on American Red Cross figures; destroyed or damaged 346,000 housing units; and affected 75 percent of the shore's small businesses. About 2.5 million cubic yards of sand and debris choked roads and waterways. Hundreds of residents had to wait weeks before they could return home to assess the wreckage and their personal losses. The shore's tourism industry is crucial, despite its short season of a few sunny months. In 2012, it earned $19 billion in revenue, but this year's forecast is less rosy: A January report byRutgers University's Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
estimates a $950 million loss during the peak beachgoing period of July through September. "Tourism pays for everything," said Ron Bernknopf, who runs the Colony Motel in Seaside Heights with his wife, adding that occupancy is down 20 percent. But time, plus money, heals. Eight months (and $6.8 billion in federal aid) later, New Jersey's beach towns are wriggling back to life. Over Memorial Day weekend, the psychological start of summer, Gov. Chris Christie heralded the triumphant return of the oceanside destination. Someone pressed play on the sunbaked anthem "Stronger Than the Storm," then left it on a continuous loop. This summer, we're not surfing with the Beach Boys, "we're resilient, we're Jersey-tough, we are stronger than the storm." Catchy ditty, for sure, but sunbathers can't cop a tan on perseverance, resolve and good intentions. We want silky strands and restored boardwalks, hot funnel cakes and frozen cocktails. We need the Jersey Shore to be operational and functional, and back in full-on beach party mode. We'll take that song, but mix it with Pitbull, please. To determine the Garden State's state of readiness, I retracted the top on the convertible and followed the salty scent of sea to the Jersey Shore. I started on Long Beach Island, slightly north of the hurricane's landfall, and drove along the coast until I hit the long toe of Sandy Hook'sGateway National Recreation Area
. Along the route, I looked for vestiges of the hurricane, but in many places, Sandy was a nobody. Sandy was a fickle beast. In New Jersey, the storm unleashed its greatest wrath upon Monmouth and Ocean counties, in the central coastal region. Although the hurricane clawed some areas, it barely nipped at others. For instance, Long Branch lost its boardwalk (on the docket for expansion anyway) and 50 yards of beachfront, significant damage yet minor when compared with the devastation its northern neighbor, Sea Bright, suffered. Long Beach Island exemplifies the storm's mercurial nature; the 18-mile-long barrier island endured a patchwork of casualties: nothing serious on the north, but painful in the south. "If you drove down the boulevard and didn't know about Superstorm Sandy," said Joe Jones, a resident and real estate agent on LBI, "you'd never know anything happened . . ." "Unless you go to Holgate," interrupted Mike Lisiewski, who owns Brighton Beach Surf Shop, a few communities north of Holgate. At the tippity-top of the island,Barnegat Lighthouse State Park
reopened less than a month after the storm hit. Rangers led the season's first full moon night climb on Memorial Day weekend (next one: July 22). The lighthouse did not lose a fleck of red paint. I strolled the jetty with Dave, who owns a vacation home in the nearby township of Loveladies. We were chatting about the storm (he lost a few shingles) when he stopped and pointed: "That was probably caused by Sandy." I bent down to inspect a gap between the concrete squares, which was highlighted in cautionary pink spray paint. It was a hazard -- to hermit crabs and small toes. Farther south, I noted a few boarded-up stores and restaurants, as well as an abandoned 7-Eleven. In different circumstances, I could have easily interpreted the damage as the inevitable wear-and-tear of salt spray and strong ocean breezes, or blamed the weakened economy. At Brighton Beach Surf Shop, which I last visited in 2007 for a surf lesson, the front yard and porch looked unchanged. I was greeted by the same jumble of jellybean-colored beach chairs, inflatable rafts, surfboards and umbrellas. And once again, I found Mike fussing around in the garage bursting with surfboards. Sandy is a sensitive topic for many residents, but I had to ask Mike a vital question: "Did you surf the storm?" "With Irene, I went the day after, but I didn't really surf this one," he said. "It just didn't feel right. I didn't go back out till around Christmas." The storm flooded the shop with about four feet of water (see the watermark on the door), blew off the gutters and trampled the roof. His staff removed the merchandise piled on the floor, but it did not anticipate the water rising and carrying off higher-shelved items like corks on a creek. He set a date to reopen by Easter and met his goal. "This is a make-or-break-it season for a lot of people," he said. "In August, you might see a lot of stuff go on sale." (Some businesses, such as Tucker's, the Frosted Mug and the Black Dog Cafe, are indefinitely closed.) Mike, who admitted that tourist numbers are down so far this year, politely answered my questions. But I sensed that he was tiring of this topic and ready to switch to more important matters, such as when could he get me out on the waves again. My answer: When the water warms up; see you in September. The biggest concern atFantasy Island Amusement Park
in Beach Haven is not freezer burn on the toes but losing your funnel cake. The family-fun center has been making kids dizzy for more than three decades with theme park rides and sugar highs. Swamped by nine feet of water, the entertainment venue had to gut every building, including the arcade. However, the rides escaped structural harm, and every evening (at least through August), the park flips the switch, setting the thrill-mobiles in motion. Fantasy Island operates 18 rides; many move at blurring speeds or feature tot-size seats that require adults to slip into a pair of Spanx. The Giant Wheel, by comparison, provides roomy cars and a lost balloon's view of Long Beach Island. Before I could board the wheel, I had to draft a partner to go around with me. Yes, I am taller than 54 inches, but after the 2011 death of a young girl in Wildwood, the state recommends that amusement parks pair up at least two people per car. Victoria, an employee, stepped in as my chaperone. As we slowly churned, I rotated my body counterclockwise, taking in the long and wide spread of the island. I saw Barnegat Bay and the Atlantic on opposite sides, and the Monopoly-size homes wedged in between. Sandy was nowhere to be seen. To find her, I had to travel to the bottom of the island, to Holgate. The community, a vulnerable target near the rendezvous point of the bay and the ocean, received quite a bruising. Today, the laid-back community is a humming hive of activity, with contractors fixing windows, porches, doors and driveways. I could barely hear the cackles of gulls through the din of bulldozers, hammers and drills. "Take pictures of the nice things," Eileen Bowker told me when I stopped by her deli for a soda, "the beaches, and the restaurants that are open." A few minutes before meeting Eileen, I had snapped a picture of the rah-rah sign -- "LBI is Alive" -- hanging from the store's second floor. Before driving off, I took a photo of Holgate's beach and its new fence, which smelled of fresh pine. Seaside Heights rebounds If you want to support the restoration and revitalization of the Jersey Shore, be hedonistic and self-indulgent. Follow the T-shirt gospel, "Jersey go hard or go home." Here are some suggestions for Seaside Heights: Take a long, REM-deep nap on the beach (remember to buy your $5 badge). Fill your chipmunk cheeks with thin-crust pizza, Hershey's ice cream and fried Oreos on the boardwalk. Chug $2 pints of Budweiser or $10 shakers of shots at EJ's bar. Pass out in a local hotel (I suggest the comfortable Colony Motel). Rouse yourself for a henna tattoo or a Monroe piercing. Or, for less bodily intrusion and mutilation, spring for a "Restore the Shore" magnet or sticker; all proceeds go to recovery efforts, according to the accompanying sign. And if there are any javelin throwers in the house, toss a sharp object at an inflated orb that never meant you any harm. "Wanna play the darts? We're trying to restore the shore," an arcade vendor shouted at a family of four walking past the game. "Help us." The dad, who was toting his daughter on his shoulders, abruptly stopped. The little girl tightened her grip on the two stuffed mermaids in her hands. "We were here twice to restore the shore," Papa Bear retorted. "Second time in three months. Stop acting crazy. We're doing what we can." Indeed, restoring the shore can turn ugly. But without passion, muscle and loud voices, Seaside Heights might not have risen again -- or, at least, recovered so swiftly. "Seaside Heights was the hardest to come back so far," said Bob Hilton, executive director of the Jersey Shore Convention and Visitors Bureau. "There wasn't a board on the boardwalk." But that was then. Since Memorial Day weekend, visitors have been stepping on nearly a mile of new planks stretching from Kearney Avenue to the border with Seaside Park. (About three blocks were still under repair during my visit.) New benches look out toward the ocean or inward at the boardwalk scene, depending on your viewing preference. The arcades on Casino and Funtown piers are once again tinny-loud and tacky-fun. The Shore Store, where the "Jersey Shore" cast faux-worked, is selling Snooki costume eyelashes and Pauly D bobble heads (how realistic -- his hair is immobile) alongside "Restore the Shore" T-shirts. You can also tour the MTV House of Horror, with the added bonus of taking a photo with the duck phone. (Bring your baby wipes.) "They're trying," said the Colony Motel's co-owner, Bernknopf. "We should be 100 percent by next year." (According to Bernknopf, about 30 of the 40-odd lodgings have reopened.) No doubt, the progress is fitful, especially along the two piers, which have grown into a tertiary tourist attraction. At Casino Pier, I watched workmen array the disassembled seats of the chairlift and dust off large panels with Southwestern desert landscapes. To the south, tourists congregated around the chain-link fence protecting Funtown Pier, which appears to have been chewed off by a sea monster. At the end of the boardwalk, I settled into a picnic table at Park Seafood that overlooked the decapitated head of a giant (fake) snake and a lone T. rex staring off to sea. I can't read dinosaur emotions very well but imagine he was pretty choked up. By next summer, one can only hope that the snake's head will be reunited with its body and that T. rex will have playmates again. That should lift his spirits, and Seaside Heights's, too. Observations from my drive up the Jersey Shore: Ortley Beach: Needs a lot more cleanup time. Lavallette Beach: My, what impressive camel humps of sand you have. Mantoloking: Shed a tear for the lost mansions. Belmar and Point Pleasant: Looking good. Long Branch: A bit of a tight squeeze on the beach but overall a solid comeback. Sea Bright: A little scruffy but definitely ready for the hordes. Sandy Hook: A giant sigh of relief. After hours of driving in and out of towns, I finally arrived at that other Sandy, the tranquil and non-menacing Sandy Hook Unit of the Gateway National RecreationArea. It was the last stop on my tour, so I could finally throw down a towel and surrender to summer. I pulled into Lot C and crossed over to Sandy Hook Bay. Kitesurfers sailed across the small chop and families picnicked on the narrow strip of sand. I returned to the Atlantic side, where the beach is wider and a low wall of boulders embraces the shore. To reach the ocean, I had to pass by a bathing facility and a concession stand covered in plywood. My feet soon hit the sand, and the blue water drew closer. With each step, the distance between Sandy and summer grew, until all reminders of the storm disappeared.


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PALMETTO BAY, Fla. - The parents of a South Florida middle school student who was stabbed to death in a bathroom stall nearly nine years ago talked about the book written about the incident and how they moved forward.
Maria and Jorge Gough's 14-year-old son, Jaime, was stabbed to death by Michael Hernandez, a fellow eight grader, in Feb. 2004. Hernandez was sentenced to life in prison without parole plus an additional 30 years in 2008.
The couple appeared much different Thursday than they were six years ago when they last invited Local 10's Laurie Jennings into their home. In 2007, they said they were starting a new victims support group to help others and themselves.
The Oasis Group now has a large following, and has helped make Maria and Jorge Gough different people.
"We changed everything. She wanted his room because she loved that room," said Maria. "I want to tell the people in the book I am the evidence God exists. Without him, I'm not here today."
"I sometimes imagine what he would look like now," said Jorge. "He would be 23, yes, in college. All that goes through my mind sometimes."
The book, called "From Fighting to Forgiving: Learning to Let Go," reflects on how the couple moved forward.
"The story that they gave me was unbelievable," said James Wood, who wrote the book. "I realize the incident with their son, the murder wasn't the whole story. It's their story, how they came to Miami, how they met."
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