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My birthday cake. But unfortunately, you can’t have your…
My birthday cake. But unfortunately, you can’t have your cake and eat it too.
“There comes a time in your life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. You…”
“There comes a time in your life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh. Forget the bad, and focus on the good. Love the people who treat you right, pray for the ones who don’t. Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is a part of life, getting back up is living.”
– José N. Harris (via wordsnquotes)
Homeless man sues, say volunteer stole his house
Douglas Hardman sits outside the teepee in which he lives in an encampment of homeless people in Lakewood N.J. on Oct. 4, 2012. Hardman is suing a volunteer with a homeless assistance program, alleging he forged a document signing over ownership of his home, which was then sold without any of the money going to him. / (AP
LAKEWOOD — A New Jersey man who once lived in a waterfront home at the Jersey shore now lives in a teepee made of plastic tarpaulins in muddy, mosquito-infested woods.
Doug Hardman is suing a volunteer with a homeless assistance program, and a real estate company, alleging they cheated him out of his Bayville home, selling it without giving him a penny.
The once successful carpenter now lives in Tent City, the encampment of homeless people in the woods of Lakewood.
His lawsuit accuses the housing director of an anti-poverty agency with forging his name on a document transferring ownership of his house. The director maintains Hardman turned over the house of his own free will.
Wiegand
Wiegand is an old German surname. It originated from the Old High German verb wgan, meaning to fight, through the past participle form wgant, meaning the fighter. The word comes from wîg (battle/war). The name was in use by the Middle Ages, also as a first name.
People with the name Wiegand or von Wiegand:
- Charmion Von Wiegand (1896–1983), American journalist and abstract artist
- Clyde Wiegand (1915–1996), American physicist
- Dave Wiegand, American Scrabble player
- Ernest H. Wiegand (1886–1973), American scientist
- Frank Wiegand (born 1943), German Olympic medallist in swimming
- Heinrich Wiegand (1855–1909), head of Norddeutscher Lloyd
- Joe Wiegand (born 1965), portrayer of Theodore Roosevelt
- John R. Wiegand
- Wiegand effect
- Wiegand wire
- Wiegand protocol, used in many kinds of card readers, both for Wiegand wire card readers and magnetic stripe card readers.
- Karl Henry von Wiegand (1874–1961), German-born American journalist
- Lisa Wiegand (born 1968), American cinematographer
- Theodor Wiegand (1864–1936), German archaeologist
- Thomas Wiegand (born 1970), German electrical engineer
- Wayne A. Wiegand (born 1946), American library historian, author, and academic
- Dick and Larry Wiegand, members of the rock band Crow
Wiegand effect
The Wiegand effect is a nonlinear magnetic effect, named after its discoverer John R. Wiegand, produced in specially annealed and hardened wire called Wiegand wire.
Wiegand wire is low-carbon Vicalloy, an alloy of cobalt, iron, and vanadium, which is ferromagnetic. Initially, the wire is fully annealled. In this state the alloy is “soft” in the magnetic sense – that is, it is attracted to magnets and so magnetic field lines will divert preferentially into the metal, but the metal retains only a very small residual field when the external field is removed.
During manufacture, to give the wire its unique magnetic properties, it is subjected to a series of twisting and untwisting operations, to cold-work the outside shell of the wire, while retaining a soft core within the wire, and then the wire is aged. The result is that the magnetic coercivity of the outside shell is much larger than the inner core. This high coercivity outer shell will retain an external magnetic field even when the field’s original source is removed.
The wire now exhibits a very large magnetic hysteresis loop – if a magnet is brought near the wire, the high coercivity outer shell excludes the magnetic field from the inner soft core until the magnetic threshold is reached, at which point the entire wire (both the outer shell and inner core) rapidly switches magnetisation polarity. This switchover occurs in a few microseconds, and is termed the Wiegand effect.
The value of the Wiegand effect is that the switchover speed is sufficiently fast that a significant voltage can be output from a solenoid using a Wiegand-wire core. Because the voltage induced by a changing magnetic field is proportional to the rate of change of the field, a Wiegand-wire core can increase the output voltage of a magnetic field sensor by several orders of magnitude as compared to a similar coil with a non-Wiegand core. This higher voltage can easily be detected electronically, and when combined with the high repeatability threshold of the magnetic field switching, making the Wiegand effect useful for positional sensors.
Once the Wiegand wire has flipped magnetization, it will retain that magnetization until flipped in the other direction. Sensors and mechanisms that use the Wiegand effect must take this retention into account.
The Wiegand effect is a macroscopic extension of the Barkhausen effect as the special treatment of the Wiegand wire causes the wire to act macroscopically as a single large magnetic domain. The numerous small high-coercivity domains in the Wiegand wire outer shell switch in an avalanche, generating the Wiegand effect’s rapid magnetic field change.
Besides sensors, the Wiegand effect is used for security keycard door locks. The plastic keycard has a series of short lengths of Wiegand wire embedded in it, which encodes the key by the presence or absence of wires. A second track of wires provides a clock track. The card is read by pulling it through a slot in a reader device, which has a fixed magnetic field and a sensor coil. As each length of wire passes through the magnetic field, its magnetic state flips which indicates a 1, and this is sensed by the coil. The absence of a wire indicates a 0. The resulting Wiegand protocol digital code is then sent to a host controller to determine whether to electrically unlock the door.
Wiegand cards are more durable and difficult to counterfeit than barcode or magnetic stripe cards. Since the keycode is permanently set into the card at manufacture by the positions of the wires, Wiegand cards can’t be erased by magnetic fields or reprogrammed as magnetic stripe cards can.
Snakehead: Invasive species being caught in waterways throughout S.J.
Adam Mihara of Maple Shade fishes in Stewart Lake in Woodbury. The snakehead fish has been caught in this body of water and is known for its ability to survive on land for a few hours.
SNAKEHEAD FACTS
• Averages 2 feet long
• 7-13 pounds
• Color and size vary
• 28 varieties of the species
It might be one of the ugliest fish you’d ever want to see lurking in local ponds and streams. Brown with dark blotches, beady eyes atop its flattened head, the northern snakehead is coming up on the end of more and more reels across South Jersey.
And local fishermen claim the creature, dubbed “Frankenfish” for its ability to survive and even slither on land for considerable distances, is being caught here at an alarming rate.
“They’re exploding,” Rick Sayers, owner of Big Timber Bait and Tackle in Brooklawn, said of the species, which is not native to South Jersey. “They’re all over the place now.”
Snakeheads, which originally came from China and once were sold in this country at pet stores, are of great concern to scientists across the Mid-Atlantic region. The federal government banned the transport of live specimens in 2002.
The media had a feeding frenzy when snakeheads were found in a pond in South Philadelphia’s FDR Park in the summer of 2004. The park is near the Schuylkill River and that’s how authorities believe they’ve managed to swim as far south as Raccoon Creek in Logan and as far north as Bordentown.
The state Department of Environmental Protection was first alerted to their presence in New Jersey in 2009, when the species surfaced in Stewart Lake in Woodbury.
“They were once thought of as mostly a warm-water fish, but they love our habitat around here and they’ve shown that they do well in cold water,” said Christopher Smith, principal fish biologist for the DEP.
“They produce a large amount of offspring…. snakeheads grow pretty quick, faster than a bass does. They’re also resilient in that they can live out of water for, literally, five or six hours.”
Snakehead, which feed on native species like frogs, small reptiles and often small birds and mammals, are on the state’s Aquatic Invasive Species list. Officials fear their presence could disrupt the area’s ecosystem.
“In theory, any time you introduce a large predator to a population, you’re going to have competition for food and space, so there’s definitely the potential for impact,” Smith said. “Really, only time will tell.”
It might be one of the ugliest fish you’d ever want to see lurking in local ponds and streams. Brown with dark blotches, beady eyes atop its flattened head, the northern snakehead is coming up on the end of more and more reels across South Jersey.
And local fishermen claim the creature, dubbed “Frankenfish” for its ability to survive and even slither on land for considerable distances, is being caught here at an alarming rate.
“They’re exploding,” Rick Sayers, owner of Big Timber Bait and Tackle in Brooklawn, said of the species, which is not native to South Jersey. “They’re all over the place now.”
Snakeheads, which originally came from China and once were sold in this country at pet stores, are of great concern to scientists across the Mid-Atlantic region. The federal government banned the transport of live specimens in 2002.
The media had a feeding frenzy when snakeheads were found in a pond in South Philadelphia’s FDR Park in the summer of 2004. The park is near the Schuylkill River and that’s how authorities believe they’ve managed to swim as far south as Raccoon Creek in Logan and as far north as Bordentown.
The state Department of Environmental Protection was first alerted to their presence in New Jersey in 2009, when the species surfaced in Stewart Lake in Woodbury.
“They were once thought of as mostly a warm-water fish, but they love our habitat around here and they’ve shown that they do well in cold water,” said Christopher Smith, principal fish biologist for the DEP.
“They produce a large amount of offspring…. snakeheads grow pretty quick, faster than a bass does. They’re also resilient in that they can live out of water for, literally, five or six hours.”
Snakehead, which feed on native species like frogs, small reptiles and often small birds and mammals, are on the state’s Aquatic Invasive Species list. Officials fear their presence could disrupt the area’s ecosystem.
“In theory, any time you introduce a large predator to a population, you’re going to have competition for food and space, so there’s definitely the potential for impact,” Smith said. “Really, only time will tell.”
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Flyers sign Hartnell to 6-year contract extension
I find it strange that only a few years after the NHL had a lockout, the owners are back to the same mistakes. There’s no need to keep signing these players to 6 to 15 year contracts:
The Philadelphia Flyers have signed All-Star forward Scott Hartnellto a multiyear contract extension.
Hartnell is coming off his best season, scoring a career-high 37 goals. He was second on the Flyers with 67 points.
The deal announced Monday is reportedly worth $28.5 million over six years.
”I’m very happy to be staying in Philly to continue my career playing in front of the best fans in the NHL,” Hartnell said.
Hartnell has 222 goals and 252 assists in 11 seasons with Nashville and Philadelphia. He has also recorded 19 goals and 25 assists in 84 career playoff games.
Gloucester City plans to ban fishing at Freedom Pier
GLOUCESTER CITY — When the refurbished Freedom Pier opened in December, it was the first time in more than 20 years the public could gain access to the quay.
The pier offered a prime fishing site, locals say, but the No Fishing signs have recently gone up as City Council aims to ban the sport from the 98-year-old dock.
“That’s because you had a few knuckleheads leaving a big mess and destroying property,” said Mayor William James.
“We spent over a million dollars fixing the place up and making it accessible to the public,” James said. “And initially we didn’t mind people going out there fishing. But then we had people leaving their cut-up bait and fish guts.
“They were stealing the bolts from the benches to use as weights. We had to take some action.”
At a July 26 council meeting, an ordinance was approved on first reading that would prohibit anglers from casting their lines into the Delaware River off the pier.
The recently posted No Fishing signs notwithstanding, the ordinance still has to go before a public hearing and a second reading, which will place Thursday.
On a recent hot and humid morning, residents had differing opinions on whether the ban should go into effect.
“(The ban) makes sense and I agree with it,” said Bill Cook, as he and his dog Spud sat on a bench along the walkway between Freedom Pier and Proprietor’s Park Pier.
“You had underage kids drinking on Freedom Pier and people not cleaning up after themselves. It’s a shame because it was good to see the town finally doing something with (the pier),” added Cook. “It was a dilapidated garbage heap for years.
“But you have another pier right over there,” Cook said as he gestured toward Proprietor’s Park Pier. “There’s no difference. I’ve seen a 5-pound catfish from both piers. There’s no reason for anybody to complain about (the ban).”
Recently unemployed salesman Pete Donofrio had just pulled in his third catfish of the morning off Proprietor’s. A longtime fisherman who makes his own lures, the chatty angler said there is, indeed, a difference between the two piers.
“From (Proprietor’s) you have to know where to throw your line, otherwise you’ll lose it among the branches and other stuff down there.
“At Freedom you can fish from anywhere around the pier and you won’t hit anything. There are no snags there.”
Donofrio also blamed the “idiots” who have ruined a good thing for other townfolk.
“It had been opened for less than a year and some morons came out and tore the pier up. The kids obliterated it.”
James said plans are in the works for an Ott’s Restaurant to be built on Freedom Pier, and hopes to see it open sometime next year.
He added that if the ordinance does not pass, he’s looking for ideas on how to police the pier.
“Somebody’s going to have to come up with something if the fishing is allowed. I certainly can’t have a cop sitting out there all day watching people fish.
“We’ll see what happens” on Thursday, the former police officer said. “I’m sure we’ll get our share of public pressure. But it’s not what’s good for the few, it’s what’s good for the many.
“I love to fish, but you have to abide by the rules, respect property and police your own area.”
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‘Red Dawn’ breaks again with stars on the rise
Red Dawn is one of my all-time favorite movies. Since almost every remake is a disaster, I don’t know what to expect from this….
Patrick Swayze, left, C. Thomas Howell and Charlie Sheen starred in the original ‘Red Dawn,’ released in 1984, as a group of teenagers who defend their town from invading Soviet soliders.
Sometimes you don’t need a big army to resist an enemy occupation — especially when you are dealing with Chris Hemsworth (Thor of The Avengers), Josh Hutcherson (Peeta Mellark of The Hunger Games) and Josh Peck.
By Ron Phillips, Film/District
Josh Peck, left, Josh Hutcherson, and Chris Hemsworth do battle with invading North Korean forces in ‘Red Dawn.’
“Well, we are fighting an entire army, so that definitely stacks the odds against us,” says Hutcherson of his role in Red Dawn, due in theaters Nov. 21. “But it does help to have a superhero on your side.”
Even if the stars couldn’t tap into their alter movie personalities for this remake of the 1984 invasion film, Peck acknowledges, “We got a lot of firepower on our side.”
The original Cold War film featured a troupe of then up-and-coming stars — including Charlie Sheen, Jennifer Grey and her future Dirty Dancing co-star, Patrick Swayze — defending their Midwestern town from the Soviets.
The remake has moved the location to a Washington state high school under seige, but the same eye for emerging talent remains. When the film was shot in 2009, Hutcherson had not yet been cast in The Hunger Games, and the closely cropped Hemsworth was just training for Thor. Red Dawn‘s release was delayed because of financial problems at MGM, the film’s distributor.
“And their careers have blown up,” says Peck, who plays the younger brother to Hemsworth’s Marine character in the film. “It’s pretty dope to see what’s happened to Josh and Chris over the last three years.”
Ron Phillips
Chris Hemsworth secures a location in Red Dawn. Hemsworth might not have Thor’s “glorious flowing locks,” says co-star Peck. “But Chris could have a mullet and still look (cool). There’s something inherent in his DNA. He exudes masculinity.”
The Red Dawn enemy assailant has changed as well during the delay: Filmmakers re-edited and digitally altered the finished film.
“Originally it was the Chinese,” Hutcherson says. “And then there was the thought that the Chinese own most of the companies making movies and that maybe it wasn’t the best idea in the world.”
In the end, the attacking forces became the North Koreans (aided by the Chinese and Russians). Meanwhile, the members of the small-town high school “put aside our John-Hughes-Breakfast-Club difference and unite” to fight off the attack, Peck says.
The youngsters form a resistance group called The Wolverines, which includes Adrianne Palicki, Isabel Lucas and Connor Cruise. They show off their chops in an ambush scene that recalls the original movie.
“There’s the spider-trap moment when we just appear out of the ground,” Peck says. “Red Dawn fans are going to be blown out by it.”
Hutcherson plays Cruise’s best friend in the film and was impressed with his “gung-ho” co-star. “He definitely takes after his dad (Tom Cruise) in the action department, 100%,” Hutcherson says.
Though he enjoys his on-screen bromance with Cruise, Hutcherson doesn’t get a romance in the film. It’s not a bad thing as he gears up for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
“I’ve got to save all my love for Katniss Everdeen.”
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