Tuesday, November 6, 2012

2007 NJ Hall of Fame InducteesWhat does Tom Cruise, Albert Einstein and the brother of Napoleon all have in common? They were all New Jerseyans. Check out the many famous people who have called New Jersey home.
The list of famous NJ citizens 

Actors

Copperfield, David
 Danny DeVito
Douglas, Michael
Streep, Meryl
Swit, Loretta
Travolta, John
Van Cleef, Lee
Vivino, "Uncle" Floyd
Willis, Bruce
Wilson, Clerow "Flip"
Wolf, Scott  

Scientists/Inventors

Colt, Samuel
* Edison, Thomas
* Einstein, Albert
Holland, John P.

Singers/Musicians

 Basie, William "Count"
Bon Jovi, Jon
 * Sinatra, Frank
Shindell, Richard
Simon, Paul
Smith, Patti
Smithereens, The
* Spingsteen, Bruce

Historical Figures  

* Aldrin, Buzz
Burr, Aaron
* Barton, Clara
Lawrence, James
Napoleon, Joseph 

http://www.aboutnewjersey.com/AboutNewJersey/FamousNewJerseyans.php
http://www.netstate.com/states/peop/nj_peop.htm

Monday, November 5, 2012

NJ citizens declaration of love

Being a member of the worldwide artistic internet community I've got few panpals and followers of NJ state. I found out that they're very proud being a citizens of this astounding state. Once I stumbled on one nice piece of writing created by Heather Marie( http://poeticflames.deviantart.com/). I feel like reposting this fruit of her masterpiese in order to illustrate NJ citizens devotion to their state.

                                        Only in Jersey


-Can you experience all four seasons within one week

-Can you see people that resemble oompa-loompas

-Can you fist pump without looking like a fool

-Can you talk like a wannabe New Yorker

-Can you not have to specify that you are Italian

-Can you wear eyeliner that extends to your eyebrows

-Can your mother dress like she's 16 when she's really 40

-Can you see genuine Guidos

-Can you use over-exaggerated hand gestures without looking like a fool

-Can you dress like a slob when you're actually filthy rich

-Can you sleep with everyone and not be any different from anyone else

-Can you have skin on your butt that is 50x lighter than the rest of your body

-Can you be THIS AWESOME.
 

Motherlode of Invention.NJ scintific contributions

From movies to the phonograph to the lightbulb - all were invented in New Jersey. if your interested in seeing the stuff we take for granted and had its start in New Jersey.
The Garden State may be short on space, but what we lack in acreage, we more than make up for in ingenuity. New Jersey, in fact, ranks fourth in the number of U.S. patents issued (156,813), and it’s the only state in the nation with its own inventors’ hall of fame.  What’s at the root of all that ingenuity? “Certainly, some of it can be credited to the large number of prominent educational institutions located here,” says Ralph Selitto Jr., a patent attorney and spokesperson for the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame, citing Princeton University, Stevens Institute of Technology, and the New Jersey Institute of Technology as “leaders in engineering and science.”

New Jersey Inventors

Howard Aiken Harvard MARK I Computer - Lloyd H. Conover Invented Antibiotic Tetracycline - Donald Fletcher Holmes invented a process for making the multipurpose material polyurethane - Eger V. Murphree co-invention of the process of fluid catalytic cracking - Edward J. Rosinski patented the first zeolite catalyst used with gasoline - Richard Hollingshead Drive-in Theater - Meredith Gourdine Electrogasdynamics - Joseph Campbell Campbell's Soup - John Stetson Cowboy Hats - Alice Parker Heating Furnace - John Standard Improved Refrigerator - Charles Brooks Street Sweeper Truck - Charles Newbold Plow - Clatonia Joaquin Dorticus invented an improved photographic print wash - Joseph Dickinson Musical Instruments - Alfred Kinsey Founded the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction .
Frankly speaking, this list seems to be endless, to learn full visit following links:

New Jersey Geo info



New Jersey is either the 4th smallest state or the 47th largest state depending on your perspective. Regardless, New Jersey is occupied by 4 main land regions; the Atlantic Coastal Plain, the Piedmont, the New England Upland, and the Appalachian Ridge and Valley Region.
The largest land area, the Atlantic Coastal Plain, covers the southern 3/5 of New Jersey. More than half of this area, characterized by gently rolling hills, is less than 100 feet above sea level. In the east the landscape consists of pine forests and salt marshes. Closer to the Atlantic coast, the salt marshes are more plentiful and shallow lagoons and meadows characterize the area. Along the coast lie New Jersey's resort areas; including Atlantic City, Ocean City, and Cape May. In the west and southwest, along the Delaware River, the fertile soil supports farming.
The Piedmont lies northeast of the Atlantic Coastal Plain. About 20 miles wide, this area covers only about 1/5 of the state. The Piedmont includes the industrial cities of Elizabeth, Patterson, Jersey City, and Newark. New Jersey's major rivers (Hudson River, Passaic River, Remapo River, Raritan River) are found in this area supporting the industrial development.
West of the Peidmont is the New England Upland. This area, sometimes called The Highlands, includes flat-topped ridges of rock and extends into Pennsylvania and New York. This area is characterized by the many beautiful lakes nestled among the ridges.
In the northwest corner of the state is the Appalachian Ridge and Valley Region. This mountainous area includes the Kittatinny Mountains that run parallel to New Jersey's northwestern border. The Delaware Water Gap is where the Delaware River has cut through the Kittatinny Mountains. The wide Appalachian Valley lies southeast of the Kittatinny Mountains. Shale and limestone formation can be found in the valley along with dairy cattle and apple orchards.
 To get more info I advise You to visit:
http://www.visitnj.org/
http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/nj_geography.htm
http://www.aboutnewjersey.com/AboutNewJersey/index.php


Name and Nicknames

NJ name' origin
Sir John Berkley and Sir George Carteret received a royal charter for a colony in the new land and named this colony for the island of Jersey in the English Channel. Carteret had been born on Jersey and had spent several years as Lieutenant Governor of the island.
NJ has countless nicknames emhasizing its most appreciable sides. Here comes some of them.

The Garden State

This nickname seems to have originated at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia on Jersey Day, August 24, 1876. Alfred M. Heston states in his 1926 work, Jersey Waggon Jaunts, that "The Garden State" was used by Abraham Browning, of Camden. "In his address Mr. Browning compared New Jersey to an immense barrel, filled with good things to eat and open at both ends, with Pennsylvanians grabbing from one end and the New Yorkers from the other. He called New Jersey the Garden State, and the name has clung to it ever since."

The Clam State

This nickname refers to the clams taken off the coast and in the Delaware Bay. New Jersey is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the east.

The Camden & Amboy State

or "The State of Camden and Amboy" is a reference to the old Camden and Amboy railroad and highlights the powerful influence of this railroad in the state.

The Jersey Blue State

This historical nickname recalls the blue uniforms of the New Jersey Revolutionary War soldiers.

The Pathway of Revolution

Another nickname recalling the Revolutionary War period, "The Pathway of Revolution" is a reference to the battles fought on New Jersey soil during the war.

The Switzerland of America

New Jersey, like other states with mountainous areas, has been referred to as "The Switzerland of America." This reference, made by early settlers, was to the western part of the state and the Kittatinny range and to the Watchung, Sourland and Pickle mountains in the southeast. Perhaps the most famous are the Palisades along the Hudson River.

The Mosquito State

New Jersey has sometimes been referred to as "The Mosquito State" obviously in reference to the irritating, bloodthirsty little insects. New Jersey really does not have more of these insects than other states, and it is not clear how this appellation originated.

New Spain

or "The State of Spain" came about when Joseph Bonaparte, the King of Spain, fled to New Jersey around 1812. He bought about 1,400 acres of land in the state and built a "palatial mansion" where he entertained foreign dignitaries until 1822. It's rumored that Philadelphians were jealous of New Jersey's good fortune to have such an illustrious resident and they referred to New Jersey, humorously, as "New Spain" or "The State of Spain."

The Foreigner State


In the same vein as "New Spain," this nickname evolved from the humorous gibe to New Jersey, that it was a foreign land filled with foreigners under the social influence of the previous King of Spain. New Jersey was sometimes referred to as "The Foreign State."



Welcome to New Jersey!

   For an introduction I'd like to share some interesting facts about NJ state which may interest you on further discovering of this astonishing corner of the USA.

                                               

 

 

 

                                               TOP-15NJ inereresting facts

1 )New Jersey was the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights (Nov. 20,1789)

2) New Jersey is a peninsula.

3) New Jersey has the highest cost of living.

4) The first professional basketball game was played in Trenton, NJ in 1896.

5) New Jersey has more horses per square mile than any other state. 

6)NJ is the  home to the less mysterious but the best Italian hot dogs and
Italian sausage with peppers and onions.

7) New Jersey is a major seaport state with the largest seaport in the U.S. located in Elizabeth

8) New Jersey is home to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island 

9) The game Monopoly, played all over the world, named the streets
on its playing board after the actual streets in the Atlantic City area

10) Jersey tomatoes are known the world over as being the best you can
buy.

11) You haven't lived until you have eaten New Jersey sweet  Corn

12) The telephone was invented in NJ

13)  New Jersey has the tallest water-tower in the world

14) New Jersey's Princeton University was the fourth institution of higher learning in the U.S. and is
consistently ranked #1 or #2 as "America's Best Colleges.
 

15) Atlantic City has the longest boardwalk in the world.  

To learn more visit:

http://www.memory-lane.org/NewJerseyFacts.html

http://www.njeha.org/njfacts.html