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Is Fractual Geometry Theory Real?
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Jan25-11, 12:55 AM
As an armchair theoretical physics fan, I recently ran across a tv program on the theory of fractual geometry as an explanation for the ordered selection of large and small trees in a forest and the basis of the design for organic systems such as blood vessells, lung aveoli, etc.
1. Is the applacation of fractual mathmatics to theoretical explanations for various observable phenomina widely supported within the mathmatical community?
2. Is fractual geometry a real science?
jim coster, esq.
pittsburgh, pa
Jan26-11, 01:00 PM
Fractals can have an infinite surface area and a finite volume. Blood vessels and aveoli etc. have shapes approximating those of fractals to maximise their surface areas.
Jan26-11, 02:18 PM
thank you for your reply.
what i'm trying to survey is whether there is any support within the mathmatics community for the theory that numerous natural systems represent the applacation of fractal theory to matter that exists in reality.
i'm intrigued by the explanation of complex natural systems having a design and possible origin in fractal mathmatics. i don't believe that mathmatics is the result of random processes within the universe. if fractal geometry is also not the result of random processes within the universe then natural systems that appear to follow the rules of fractal mathmatics can not also be the result of random selection.
so i guess, i have a fundamental question: if mathmatics is the ultimate example of "order", how could the ordered rules of all mathmatics result from random selection and chaos?
thanks again..
jim coster
Jan26-11, 02:45 PM
Is Fractual Geometry Theory Real?
Jan26-11, 09:53 PM
hi daveyinaz,
thank you for your reply.
by "real science" i mean theories and opinions that are accepted by recognized scientists in other fields. for example, there are individuals who believe that astrology is a "science." however, no area of orthodox science has ever posited that astrology is a science. the same can be said for the study of ufo's, parapsychology, "ghost hunting", kirean photography, water divination, alien abduction, etc.
most articles that i've read on "fractal geometry" talk about the basic math that produces fractal results that can be graphed or in some cases, photographed. what do legitimate mathmaticians say fractal patterns are? do they believe that there is any underlying meaning in observable fractal patterns? do they believe that the results these mathmatical theorems produce have direct relationships causually to the physically world?
simply put, if one finds that the proportion of large and small trees occurring randomly in a forest is exactly what a fractal mathmatical formula would predict that the forest should look like based upon a given fractal formula, does that suggest that a forest is not the result of random selection but the result of a highly ordered mathmatical process that governs the growth of all natural forests world-wide?
i hope i've explained my point better.
thanks again.
jim coster
Jan29-11, 03:34 AM
FRACTALS (not fractuals ) are just APPROXIMATIONS in nature (due to the atoms fractals can not be exact) but they work very well as this approximations, they are used in theoretical physics to explain 'scale invariance' and other phenomena of statistical physics.
Jan29-11, 04:27 AM
The problem as I see it, and I suggest it as a "problem" if only because you felt the need to ask the question you asked (and I am rather grotesquely overgeneralizing here, likely consequence of some bad experiences with "scientists") is when you get "them" (i.e the scientific establishment as an entirety) thinking about human environments; and then all logic goes out the window.
For instance: Can the study of fractals be applied to the study of social and psychological environments? To me it's a no-brainer. Which, in part, is why I view Ken Ono et al's recent mathematical discovery regarding the fractal behavior of partition numbers as truly ground-breaking. How do "we," individually or collectively, partition "thought" in the cognitive and/or social "forest" of mind/society?
Answer: Nobody knows.
But, in tandem with the common sense understanding that a) human cognition is recursive in nature (i.e one thought leads to another), and b) that while history may not repeat, it does "rhyme" (Mark Twain), there is now a powerful new mathematical tool out there, from a modeling standpoint, to (maybe) begin to try to find out.
Yet, from personal anecdotal experience, I can only suggest that notions such as I herein state or imply (i.e that the "laws" of both Mathematics and Physics can at times be applicable within the human domain, and vice-versa...) are regarded as tantamount to "heresy" by at least some working scientists. Go figure. "The Dark Ages" is very much a relative term.
Jan29-11, 04:15 PM
hello raphie,
Thank you for your thoughtfull response. I had never considered the possibility that human behavior itself may be the result of highly ordered mathmatical relationships. Although being a Christian, I am a believer in the concept of "free-will" which would argue for the preeminence of random ordering in any application of theoretical mathmatics to human behavior and decision making. I suppose that one could argue that the concept of "predestination" in Christian doctrine could in some sense support that idea that all human behavior is actually pre-ordained and that the "free-will" choices that we all make are actually the only choices that are possible for us to make. In that sense, I guess, some omnibus fractal force could actually be selecting the "free-will" choices that we believe we are making voluntarily. But all of that is beyond what I was originally tying to understand.
I was interested to learn that fractal mathmatics is, in fact, used in the analysis of certain quantum mechanical theories. I would be interested in learning whether fractal analyses have advanced the understanding of partical physics. For example, have fractal formulas revealed unobserved but probable partical behavior?
Since it appears that the discussion of fractal mathmatics borders on the edge of human understanding of "reality", matter and ephemeral numerical relationships, please allow me to posit another question that has often troubled me:
Does 2+2=4 everywhere in the universe and at all times?
If it does, then there are troubling questions regarding the application of Newtonian Mechanics at the Cosmological scale. If it does not, troubling questions of the "unalterable nature of mathmatics" seem to result.
Thanks again to all who have taken the time to read and respond to my pedestrian musings.
jim coster
Feb1-11, 02:03 PM
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Therre are questions about the "unalterable" nature of mathematics, and Newtonian mechanics, which are far simpler than modern quantum physics, though it took a long time for anybody to notice them.
Newtonian mechanics is clearly deterministic, in the sense that if you know the motion of everything in a system exactly at some time T, then in principle you can predict the future behaviour of the system exactly for ever into the future.
Until about 1900, it was generally assumed (without any proof) that there was an even stronger assumption than the above: if you have two systems which are in "almost exactly" the same state at time T, then they will remain in "almost exactly" the same state for ever into the future. With that strong assumption, you don't need to worry too much about the making "small" errors in measurements of the real world when doing science, because (you assume!) the consequences of small errors will always remain "small".
However round about 1900 it was realized that this assumption is simply not true mathematically (quite independent of whether it is true about "reality" or not). Probably the most well-known mathematician who did early work on this was Poincare.
Note, this has nothing to do with uncertainty in the quantum mechanics sense. It is possible to create very simple mathematical systems that behave in this way (usually described as chaotic behaviour). For example the math system may produce an endless series of numbers from some starting number. But to predict accurately say the 100th number in the series, you need to know the starting number to 100 decimial places, and to predict the millionth number you need to know the starting number to a million decimal places.
These are not just a mathematical curiosities, because there are systems in classical physics (again note, classical, not quantum mechanics) that behave in exactly this way. One example is the earth's atmosphere, and this is why it is impossible to make accurate weather forecasts far into the future.
There are close mathematical links between this type of chaotic behaviour and fractals. In fact some well known "pretty pictures" of fractals come directly from ways of describing the behaviour of chaotic systems using geometry.
In one sense, all this neatly sidesteps the question of free-will and determinism, because it shows there are systems which are completely deterministic, but you can ask simple questions about their behaviour which can not be answered without an "infinite" amount of knowledge about the past history of the system, and therefore can never be answered in practice.
You can make up your own mind how your ideas about God might apply to this type of situation - but that is outside the scope of a science forum I think.
Feb2-11, 12:40 AM
hello alephzero,
thank you for your excellent response. as i suspected, the discussion of mathmatical theorems is as daunting a task as the understanding of the science of math itself.
i have come to believe that many areas of present science challenge the limits of human language. obvioulsy, there are now serious theories in quantum mechanics that are very difficult to relate in any reasonably understandable manner. so it seems is the case for fractal geometry.
perhaps the more esoteric sciences are not as bewildering and mysterious to those immersed daily in the intracacies of those endeavors. however, for those of us viewing the complex sciences from afar, attempting to build one theory upon another to reach the "inspired" moment of understanding is much like jogging thru quicksand. every subsequent step in the intellectual analysis requires exponentially greater brain power. alas, this humble fan of science quickly reaches his limit of neuronal firing.
thanks again to all who have offered their thoughts.
jim coster
Feb4-11, 04:27 AM
Metaphor/s: Bose Einstein Condensates / Plasma
Paradoxically, however, without even the need to resort to physical metaphors, if this truth were not self-evident to all observers of "reality", then it would arguably disprove the premise: "that 2 + 2 does, indeed equal 4 'everywhere in the universe and at all times.'"
And what I mean by that statement is the following: How might the skeptic set about "proving" that the awareness of any given deluded individual does not constitute some point in the "everywhere" that you mention?
Meaning? From at least one reference frame -- the reference frame of the deluded observer -- 2 + 2 does not equal 4. No matter how "crazy" and "misguided" that view might seem to be, it nevertheless suggests that there was one point in Space/Time for which that statement was utterly false.
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Fun sat in the middle of the busy lounge in the compound where all the killjoys lived, and stared around at all his old and new friends. He was a bunch of nerves inside. He couldn't believe he had allowed his self to kiss his best friends girlfriend, and she was pregnant with Party's child. Secretly, he was glad he'd finally experienced what Diamond's soft lips felt like against his. But whenever he thought of that, he cringed jnside and felt a wave of anxiety through his stomach. Taking a deep breath, he saw as his friend Jet stood up from the other side of the room, and started walking over to him, a look of concern on his face.
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What did Jet mean? He knew very well that Party was still alive. In fact, even referring to his best friend not been alive made him feel physically sick. Why did everything have to be so complicated? He knew that letting his self get close to Diamond over the last month whilst Party was in a coma. He had fallen in love with her all over again. It was like when she first came back to Zone 6 and they used to get along. That was before her and Party had become a item. Fun was fairly sure that if Party hadn't of tried to get with Diamond, she would have been carrying his own child right now. He bit his lip and looked down at the floor. He needed to talk to Diamond about how he was feeling.
Diamond leant against the counter of the kitchen in the compound and looked to the side of her and looked into the pan of pasta she was currently boiling. She sighed and closed her eyes, and opened them suddenly when she heard the door to the kitchen open and slam close quickly, and she now looked into the eyes of Fun who was breathing heavily.
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"Diamond… I think you're aware of how I feel towards you?" He asked, and Diamond looked down at her hands, and then softly nodded. "And for the last month and a bit, since Party has been… Asleep. I feel like we've gotten close." Fun slowly told her, and Diamond looked up to meet his eyes.
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"And, my feelings towards you are probably the highest they've ever been. I feel… I feel like I need to be around you now, otherwise, I just don't feel right. When - When I hear your voice, even if you're not speaking to me, I feel myself drawn to you. I'm completely in love with you Diamond" Fun slowly explained, and he could feel his self shaking softly as he told her all of this.
"You cant say things like this Fun. Party is in a coma, he's not dead! I still belong to him! I'm having his daughter!" Diamond explained, her voice raising as she said all these things.
"I'm not saying it to be horrible Diamond! I just, I needed to tell you how I feel!" He explained, and he saw a tear fall down Diamond's cheek.
"But you can't Fun! You can't love me! I can't be with you!" She shouted, standing up from the table and turning her back to him.
Fun frowned, and stood up, walking over to Diamond. He placed his hand on her elbow and softly pulled her around to look at him.
"I want you to know Diamond. That if Party doesn't wake up… Your baby girl wont be without a dad. If you'll have me… I'll be there for you, even if it means leaving you if Party wakes up" He whispered to her, his face close to Diamonds.
"You can't say that Fun… That's so unfair to you. You can't expect me to… Replace Party with you!" Diamond cried, and Fun softly ran his thumb under her eye, wiping the tear away.
"I'm not asking you to replace him. I'm asking you to let yourself be loved" He told her, and Diamond shook slightly.
"I do love you Fun… But I can't expect you to love me back, and then leave if and when Party wakes up. I couldn't do that to you" She whispered.
"Just… Think about it" Fun told her, before lowering his lips over hers and kissing her for a few seconds, letting go of her, and walking out of the room.
Diamond just stood there, shook written all over her face.

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Black Nouveau interviews Gwen Ifill, PBS Host of "Washington Week," and author of "The Breakthrough: Race and Politics in America." The history of "Lift Every Voice" is traced; members of the Little Rock Nine are remembered; and, tax tips from the National Association of Black Accountants are presented. Co-hosts: Faithe Colas and Milton F. Dockery.


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I'm spending two days at a conference for librarians. It's interesting people watching. Any conference is.
There is a vendor fair here, and a company is selling tshirts. One of the shirts was for the librarian with a house full of cats. I did not see one shirt for the librarian who loves puppies or guinea pigs.
Is there anything more exhausting than sitting? Even when I'm interested in the material, my tush is totally bored.
Today I learned about every app and website known to man. I need an app to process all the information I took in.
What are your pet peeves at conferences or classes?
Here are my suggestions:
1. If turning down the air conditioning to -42 is the hotels way of combating global warming, I think the polar bears will forgive us if we raise the thermostat just a skootch.
2. If you're the presenter and you speak in a monotone, you will not survive without bringing your class chocolate. The good kind. A good speaker could get away with cheap candy. You cannot. If you doubt me, check out the presenter feedback survey I turned in. Mine was the one with skulls and crossbones all over it.
3. Don't schedule a conference in a hotel without Starbucks. I don't even drink coffee, and I felt slighted.
4. When you say, "To be more environmentally friendly, I didn't print out handouts," I hear: "I'm cheap; take your own dang notes."
5. Your sign-in sheets hurt my feelings. It's like you don't trust me to actually go to the class and stay. Maybe I was in the bathroom the whole 2 hours I was unaccounted for.
6. I don't need to know where emergency exits are. I need to know where vending machines are.
7. Conference food. One time I dropped a burrito on the floor of a movie theater and ate it. The fact that I wouldn't touch today's lunch says something.
Care to add anything? What drives you nuts in a class or conference or even church?
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Would You Rather?
While finishing up standardized testing prep last week, I found myself overseeing a classroom of 7 eighth-grade boys. We had had 20 minutes left with nothing to do, so a game of "What If?" broke out.
Each of the boys threw out the typical questions.
"Would you rather eat worms or a live fish?"
"Would you rather have the power to fly or read minds?"
"Would you rather be a billionaire or be immortal?"
"Would you rather have a car or truck?"
One boy had been sitting on the fringes.
"Jake, what about you?" I ask. "Give us a question."
He doesn't hesitate. "You're stuck on a desert island. Would you rather wipe your butt with aluminum foil or sandpaper?"
The ensuing debate rivaled Obama vs. Romney.
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Nonfiction Roundup
I've been on a nonfiction kick in the last year. I read a lot of health books. I'm currently reading one called The Virgin Diet, which is not about throwing young maidens into a volcano. (Seriously, worst title ever, marketing folks. I keep the cover face down, I don't tell people about it. All because I don't want to explain the name. Though it's a good health/diet book. Virgin is the author's last name, God bless her.) I really like the book, which is very similar to Paleo or Primal diets. Very easy read. But I'm a health book junkie. I like to read them while eating Cheetos.
I've read a handful of inspy nonfiction lately. I was really surprised at my favorite.
I enjoyed Steven Furtick's Greater. I didn't love it like I did his debut book, Sun Stand Still. He has a passion for people living big dreams, and I appreciate that. Furtick touches on things like hearing God's voice, getting in the word, taking chances, and basically getting out of the boat. He talks about how Satan loves to remind us of what we don't have to begin the goal/dream–like talent, money, age, resources. Loved the point that in the Bible so many didn't get what they needed to move their mountains until they actually began the process. They just began on faith. I underlined some "keeper" lines. Do you guys highlight or underline? I've found I have to have a physical book if it's nonfiction. If it's Kindle, I'll just end up ordering the physical book as well so I can mark all over it. The book would make a great grad gift. It has quite a bit of repetition and filler, but still it was worth the read.
Women's ministry is a weird thing right now, isn't it? There is a big trend in pretty and fluff, and I dunno. Blogging is really shaping who we're seeing at the pulpit for the gals. I like the hard hitters from women who've been in the trenches. Christine Caine is one of my newer favorite women's speakers. She's a total fire ball. I don't get the feeling she spent too much time agonizing over the matching of her scarf to her boots. She's a very enthusiastic speaker and really encouraging and inspiring. She comes from a past of abuse and now dedicates her life to saving girls/women in prostitution and sex trafficking. Her book Undaunted touches on that. The book wasn't quite what I thought it would be. It's less an inspy living book and more of a book in three parts–part biography, part teaching, part trafficking education. That's a lot going on in a book, but she has good things to say. I think mostly I like to hear her. She gets fired up when she speaks, and she's funny. If you go to iTunes, you can find her in some free podcasts. I've heard her podcasts from Elevation Church, as well as National Community Church out of D.C. Definitely worth the search.
I read Soul Detox from Craig Groeschel. I like him a lot. This is an easy read and Groeschel (or someone) has a nice, conversational writing style. Basically he lines up a handful of categories in which we could be screwing up–finances, entertainment choices (I skipped this chapter) (kidding), family time, etc. The book doesn't really present any new information, but more like it's someone sitting down and saying, "Hey, take a look at all the ways junk could be getting into your life. Do any of these sound familiar?" I have no junk in my life, so I had to pass it on to others. ; )
Finally, I read a book by an author I typically stay away from. But I cannot say enough good things about I Declare by Joel Osteen. While I admire Osteen's positivity, his hair makes me covet, and mostly he's not my pastoral preference. And yet, this book rocks on every level. DEFINITELY a great gift book. It's based on the idea that negative thoughts and words equals an underperforming life. "As a man thinks in his heart, so is he." So this book is kind of a devotional, with 31 short chapters, and every chapter being a new idea to ponder, with a declaration to say out loud or think on. This is one of those books I got as a download and after reading a few chapters had to order the physical book. I loved this book so much. Please get it. I type out his declarations and put them on my bathroom mirror. I obnoxiously text the declarations to friends. As a side note, you can still catch Osteen discussing the book and his mode of operation on the OWN Network on Sundays here lately. I think he's on March 31st.
What have you read lately? Doesn't have to be inspy. I could tell you about the biography I read on Janice Joplin that I was going to put in our jr. high library until I turned a page and met Janice's boobs…8 comments
Roses Are Red…
I never knew I was so desirable until I got on Facebook. My visage is apparently so alluring, it draws men even from foreign countries. From thousands of miles away, they sense my sexy. They write me messages and are so love-drunk, they forget how to spell. They are so besotted, their English fails them.
This one, from Fadel, sent an arrow straight to my heart:
Well hi sexy lady Jenny BABY, Well i just wish to send you this mail and i hope you don't mind be-cos i was just also looking for a very serious and hardworking AND HONESTLY AND WELL SINCERELY AND STRAIGHT PERSON TO BE WITH AND ARE YOU 4 REAL. And i just love your sexy pic with your friend over their And has you had already said and this is all about me and i really wish to hear from you soon.
Dear Fadel,
Your mix of CAPS and text lingo has certainly turned my head. How could it not?
Your attached photo does resemble a mug shot, but I know that's just a little Photoshop humor on your part. I like how you are looking for a hard-working hetero lady. You seem to be a man with your priorities straight. She must like dudes, and she must be a work horse.
I also like how you say, "this is all about me." Your honesty is totes attractive. I'm cool with the way you just lay it out there, lest I think ours would be a relationship built on generosity and selflessness. Or green cards and Visas.
Just when I thought you couldn't get any dreamier, I read on and your correspondence tells me you are Oxford educated. As if I hadn't guessed that already.
Even though I'm blocking you for now, I'm not doing it for safety reasons. Think of it as a test of our love. If we are truly meant to be, you and your desire for my social security number…you will find me again.
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Spring Break Randoms
Hey, friends and random spammers! I've missed you. What have you been up to? It's Spring Break in my world and that means no work and no college. (And also no makeup. No hair washing. No alarm setting. No cleaning. No homeworking. No professional dressing. No vegetable eating. No bedtiming.)
The sequel to Devil Wears Prada had a cover reveal. You know it's a big deal when your cover debut is on Entertainment Weekly. Does the arrival of Revenge Wears Prada and the eventual new Bridgette Jones novel mean (an evolved ) chick lit is returning? I hope so! Maybe if Anna Wintour gave her snobby, dismissive thumbs up…
I have been following the Pope retire/rehire situation with much interest. I love the ancient traditions of it all. Like the black and white smoke. Sometimes when I cook, I have black and white smoke. In an age where we can have an update to millions via twitter in a single second, the Catholics bring out the smoke signals, and I think that is incredibly cool. But I didn't understand people being so shocked by a pope quitting. The man is 85. I was ready for a Boca senior timeshare at 24.
I don't know about you, but I never really got over the loss of the TV show Veronica Mars. A Charmed Life series was born out of my love for Veronica Mars, Nancy Drew, my concern over a popular YA series about some rich girls, and the fact that I was raised around 3 boys who worshiped at the altar of Hulk Hogan and Junk Yard Dog. And by worship, I mean I was their crash test dummy. (The good news is, I've had 30 years to build a really good lawsuit for head injuries and emotional trauma by way of clotheslines and pile drivers.)
Today it's sunny and 70 degrees in Arkansas. I'm picking up my mom and heading to a quaint nearby town where my latest series-in-progress is set, where you can get some darn good BBQ, and you see signs like the one above. Have a great weekend and do something fun. Buy some meteorites.
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The Atlanta Police Department Fugitive Squad and Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested a man accused of shooting and killing a father of three in a home invasion.
Denirio Cunningham also known as "D-Red" was arrested on Sept. 9 in Atlanta.
Police said Cunningham barged into David Rucker II's apartment and shot Rucker once in the chest.
Rucker was rushed to Southern Regional Hospital in critical condition where he later died.
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Inspiration: Interiors from Crown Paint
In a recession (or any time, really) paint is one of the cheapest ways to spruce up a room. We stumbled across some photos from British purveyor Crown Paint that sparked a few ideas...
A fresh coat of white paint is almost always a good way to clean up a room and let in some light.
Don't discount staircases when considering your next paint job. With the right treatment, they can become a home's focal point.
Orange is a dramatic backdrop in a room full of white furnishings. We also love the way the dark accessories play off the wall color.
The larger-than-life lamp coordinates with an oversized plaid paint job. Rose pink coordinates a mix of patterns and textures.
This green bedroom is very soothing. We also love the sheepskin thrown over the headboard and the neutral bedding.
For more photos from Crown Paint, click here.
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Where do I get me a lamp like that big one?
I need that pink, green, and grey rug. Seriously.
where is that white dress from???? (against the orange wall) ... i need that in my life :)
I love that pink green and grey rug too!
I love the stool in the first pic...very odd...it reminds me of a brush...
I love that orange color. It would look great with the aubergine color in our living room.


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Following their first-round victory in The Long Island Challenge, the academic team from Massapequa High School is moving on to the Nassau County quarterfinal round, where their familiarity with global events, local history, popular culture, art, literature, math and science will be fully tested. Ma
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Keeping you wrapped up and super snug this padded jacket by Superdry hints at sports luxe this season.
Padded, this jacket is given shape, while the sherpa fleece lining keeps you incredibly warm. In an army hue, this cover up brightens up your winter wardrobe, while maintaining your casual cool style. The classic toggle and zip fastening add interest to your look, while side pockets are practical. The sherpa lined hood offers added comfort, while the embroidered logo badge is a classic Superdry finish.
Wear this padded jacket over a Superdry jumper and skirt with chunky fold over socks and ankle boots during autumn, swapping the skirt for jeans and the boots for plimsolls come winter.
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Superdry Hooded Parka - Army/Cream
This hooded parka by Superdry is soft, warm and cosy making it an ideal transitional piece for the season ahead.
The old school army hue is perfect for autumn and the cream trims freshen up the grungy appeal. A sherpa fleece lining to the body and hood acts as an insulator to help keep you warm and snug, while ribbed cuffs and collar shield your face and arms from the wind. With double zip fastenings you'll be able to cheat the wind by keeping the cold air out and the warm air in. This coat also features back and shoulder embroidered logos for a classic Superdry finish showing off their Japanese influences.
Wear this jacket over a Superdry tee, jumper and skirt with plimsolls for a relaxed, off-duty style.
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- Womens hooded parka by Superdry
- Sherpa fleece lining
- Ribbed collar and cuffs
- Waist drawcord for great fit
- Hood with detachable faux fur trim
- Double zipper and press stud fastening
- Embroidered front and back logos
- Length: 32 inches
Superdry Commodity Ankle Grazer
These ankle grazer trousers by Superdry are an East meets West fusion ready to perk up your casual wardrobe.
Creating a sleek silhouette these ankle grazers skim your thighs and taper into your ankle for a summer ready look. Taking inspiration from street culture, these trousers dose you in urban cool as their streamlined appeal flatters your off-duty sensibilities.
Wear these ankle grazers with Converse and a Superdry tee for the ultimate in day-off cool.
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"Summer Flower Garden" painted by Ingrid Dohm sits by the Gantry on State Street. Nearly 50 doors were painted by local artists and they will be displayed all throughout Beloit, WI and South Beloit, IL this summer. The doors are part of Visit Beloit's "Knock On Our Door" campaign to encourage tourists to come to the city.


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by Ginger Martin
posted Oct 1 2014 7:42AM
It's so true that the older we get the more we really need to pay attention to what we eat and how many nutrients we're putting into our bodies on a daily basis. I'm a woman who needs to add A LOT of extra calcium, vitamin D, potassium and magnesium to my diet. It wasn't always easy to keep track of all the foods I needed to buy and eat to give me my daily allotment of each vitamin and mineral. Then Copps and Pick N Save came up with a brilliant way for everyone to buy just the right foods for their individual diets and health needs.
It's with their "health key". They have color coded everything that has passed their strict quality standards. Food rich in calcium has a yellow tag. Potassium rich foods are coded hot pink. And foods that are considered good sources of fiber are coded a deep purple. You can find out more about Copps and Pick N Save's health key
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posted Sep 22 2014 8:49AM
I like to think I'm a good enough cook to no longer have to use measuring spoons or cups and to know exactly what spice each dish needs to kick it up a notch. But a little reminder and confidence booster is always a good thing. For example, I never thought of using cheese to boost up a dish that didn't turn out quite right. Now I know thanks to Copps and Pick N Save.
I always rely on copps.com and picknsave.com to give me cooking tips and ideas on their recipe page. This article on seasoning foods contains a lot of good tips on how to use fresh herbs, seasoning salts and rubs and mustards and relishes. If you're looking to expand your cooking skills this is a great read. Make sure to check back every week for new cooking tips, chef tips, recipes for the week and more. It's now my go to tool in the kitchen! For the seasoning article just click
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by Ginger Martin
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I grew up along the shores of Lake Michigan across the lake from Chicago. Very few people know this, but it has some of the most spectacular sunsets in the United States. It's actually known as the Sunset Coast and each year hundreds of photographers from around the world come to photograph those sunsets along the southern shoreline. And for as much as I love the beauty of Lake Michigan from my hometown IN Michigan there is one place on this beautiful body of water that feels even more like home to me. That place is Door County.
With nearly 300 miles of shoreline, it's a place where you can experience both a beautiful sunrise and sunset in the same day since the peninsula is only 18 miles wide. I always like to take the "road less traveled" on my way up each year to get unchanged glimpses of the shoreline. And yes, each year I feel compelled to take my annual trek to explore something new each time. Last year I took Truman with me for a week of hiking the endless state and county parks and sitting out by the water to enjoy the shore birds. A bald eagle flew within 20 feet of us along the shore and that was a sight I will never forget. (Also because Truman broke loose and chased that eagle along the shore for quite a way. I thought for sure that eagle was going to swoop down and pick him up and carry him away over Green Bay)
I know there are some who think Door County is too small or too isolated or too boring to stay more than a couple of days. Small, yes. Isolated, perhaps. But boring? Never! When I need to get away from everything and everyone and just unplug and get back to appreciating nature and the beauty of something beyond what we can create, my heart always draws me to this ethereal place. I applaud the Chamber and community members who are committed to keeping it just as it is. With 11 lighthouses to discover, 5 state parks and 19 county parks, 11 golf courses, 7 wineries, 2 islands and endless quaint places to stay and shop and eat, I never tire of venturing there. I make it a point to visit once a year, whenever I can, no matter what the season.
I love Door County so much my dream is to one day retire there. Yes, I know the winters can be unbearable. I know it can be expensive because of the limited grocery stores and non-existent malls and box stores. But the views. The beauty. To me that is what life is all about. I could live on that. But for now, I'll take my annual trip and savor every sunrise and sunset from the lake that has always called my name.
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The Rangers played a tremendous first period Thursday night, racing out to an early 2-0 lead and eventually outshooting Tampa Bay 20-3 in the first 20 minutes, en-route to a 4-1 victory on home ice.
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Celebrate Independence Day in with hours of entertainment, food and drink. Admission to the celebration at the , 2001 Rodeo Dr., is free.
Fireworks will follow the singing of the National Anthem at 9:15 p.m. by Jim Cornelison from the Chicago Blackhawks.
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Beer Garden
Enjoy the large outdoor patio with seating featuring Budweiser brands and The Party Trailer. You must be 21+ to enter.
Avion Tequila Outdoor Tavern
The tavern offers a large tent with a mahogany, full-service bar, plus high-top tables. You must be 21+ to enter.
Bolingbrook Golf Club Food Pavilion
The pavilion offers burgers, cheeseburgers, hot dogs, bratwursts and Nancy's Pizza.
All-You-Can Eat BBQ Buffet Dinner
The dinner will be served in the Reagan Brand Ballroom. Reservations are required. Doors open at 4 p.m. Enjoy grilled chicken breast sandwiches, pulled pork sandwiches, build-a-burger station, corn on the cob, tomato basil salad, farfalle pasta salad, fresh fruit, dessert tray and more. Kids' section includes hot dogs, chicken tenders and macaroni and cheese.
Admission for non-members is $18.95 for adults and $12.95 for children under 12. Admission for members is $16.95 for adults and $10.95 for children.
Call 630-771-9400 ext. 4022 and ask for Amanda for reservations.
Kids' Games and Music
Actvities kick off at 1 p.m. at the Budweiser Concert Pavilion with kids' games and prizes. Then there's the following music schedule:
- 2 p.m. Rendition
- 3:30 p.m. The Gina Glocksen Band
- 5:30 p.m. Mike & Joe
- 7:45 p.m. Maggie Speaks
There will also be a DJ in addition to the bands. Enjoy a dual lane giant slide, obstacle course, bungee run, wind tunnel, moonwalk, tot town and gladiator joust throughout the event.
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An investment committee, comprised of board members and volunteers knowledgeable in the investment field, oversees the investment activities of the community foundation. Our capacity to serve the community is directly tied to our ability to preserve and enhance our financial assets. The Foundation operates efficiently on less than one penny of every dollar, as a percentage of total assets.
While each fund is accounted for separately, the Foundation's assets are pooled for investment purposes, yielding significant economies of scale. Investment managers are charged with maintaining and increasing the inflation-adjusted value of the Foundation's permanent funds with the goal of meeting charitable distribution and grantmaking needs in Western North Carolina.
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I made this as an appetizer for a supper club of eight adults and we only had two left, so it was a hit. It is easy to serve and eat for the guests. I opted to combine the sour cream mixture and crab mixture to spread on each toast to save time. I also added a bit more hot sauce and ground pepper to give it a bit more kick.
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An abandoned church partially collapsed Friday evening at 12th and Magnolia Streets in Harrisburg.
Police, who are cracking down on codes violators, arrested building owner, 49-year old Bishop A.E. Sullivan, at the scene. Police say Sullivan had been told multiple times that the building needed to be demolished.
Sullivan has been a prominent figure in Harrisburg since the 1990s and even contemplated a run for mayor during the last election.
Because of the instability of the church, nearby homes were evacuated, displacing 9 people. The 5 adults and 4 children are being helped by the Red Cross.
Nobody was inside the church when it partially collapsed.
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Katie Holmes desperately wanted to save Suri from a form of interrogation practiced by the Church of Scientology that she was steadfastly against ... TMZ has learned.
Sources close to Katie tell TMZ, back in 2005 she had witnessed Tom's other kids participating in a Scientology ritual she found to be troubling ... and feared Tom would drag Suri through the same process.
Ex-Scientologists call the process "sec checking." Here's the way it works. The subject holds electrode handles on a device called an e-meter and is then asked a series of personal questions that help the Church locate "areas of spiritual distress."
Some ex-Scientologists claim the questions include:
-- What has somebody told you not to tell?
-- Have you ever decided you did not like some member of your family?
-- Have you ever bullied a smaller child?
-- Have you ever lied to a teacher?
-- Have you ever done something you were very much ashamed of?
-- Have you ever refused to obey an order from someone you should obey?
-- Have you ever gotten yourself dirty on purpose?
During the process, a person called an "auditor" collects e-meter readings.
Several ex-Scientologists have come out against "sec checking," claiming it's a mild form of psychological terrorism designed, in part, to get children to report on their parents.
We're told Katie would have none of it and it is one of the reasons she broke from the Church and ultimately Tom.
When I first looked at the list I thought "well none of those questions are all so bad.." But then I thought "wait what the F is wrong with my mindset" oh right, it's my crazy Momon upbringing.
In comparaision the questions asked in Scientology are nothing compared to what is asked by a Mormon Bishop when he questions a mormon youth in yearly interviews. I used to be asked personal questions with eleborate details about my sex life. I was asked if I masturbated, if I was sexually active, how far exactly I had gone sexually, if I had allowed anyone to fondle my breasts or touch my vagina. The bishop wanted details like with who and how many times. I was then told I needed to repent of my sins and start having monthly councils with the Bishop to let him know how I was doing on my spritual progress.
This was not some random creeper Bishop who happened to be a total pervert. This is common practice amoung Mormon Bishops. The questions asked of me were questions asked of all mormon youth. I'll take scientology anyday. lol!
Se Org has also been proven to take young children on as cadets both in the US and in other countries such as Australia ...Thanks for the information and success. http://www.kabbanet.ro http://sitedesignnet.ro
Any one who claims to be a Scientologist is IN "EXTREME" serious DISTRESS!!!! Their brains are caught into their "backsides"- Thats where Cruises brain is!!! Its an organization of Clowns and Idiots- stated by H Ron Hubbard who thought is was a JOKE then, but Stupid people didnt recognize that thats what it was--- They are the same kind of people who worship people like Charlie Sheen, Howard Stern, Joan Rivers as "intelligent" human beings?????? What a SAD society we live in--
I keep writing this, get Paris Hilton' Vegas guy. Nothing moves unless he moves.
I understand Katie's trying to prevent Suri from being tested. But what's to stop Tom from having it done when the kid is visiting him.
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HCO Policy Letter of 18 October 1967,
Issue IV
(Applies both Orgs and Sea Org)
LIABILITY Suspension of pay and a dirty grey rag on left arm and day
and night confinement to org premises.
TREASON Suspension of pay and deprivation of all uniforms and insignia,
a black mark on left cheek and confinement on org premises or
dismissal from post and debarment from premises.
DOUBT Debarment from premises. Not to be employed. Payment of fine
amounting to any sum may have cost org. Not to be trained or
processed. Not to be communicated or argue with.
ENEMY SP Order. Fair game. May be deprived of property or injured by
any means by any Scientologist without any discipline of the
Scientologist. May be tricked, sued or lied to or destroyed.
LRH:jp L. RON HUBBARD
Copyright (c) 1967 Founder
by L. Ron Hubbard
Really I don't think religion should be shoved down a Childs throat, it should be a CHOICE. I mean I suffered with having to go to a French catholic church,weekly, I spoke english@ 5/6, my grand mother forced me to watch a do***entary on the burning of the Jews, not to mention having a priest for lunch 2 times a week. Harvey 2sides to a marriage/divorce .. Kate has been miserable, clearly, Tom has been a bully with HIS CHOICE of religion, Tom is a MOVIE STAR not a doctor, he should grab a bit of class, let Katie go, and let Suri have a choice of what religion she wants, kudos for her for having the guts to leave.. Harvey u need to back off, were u given a CHOICE, no u born to it. Your faith is kind and compassionate, not believing in mental torcher of people who don't conform???
Happy 4th of July , remember your & my soliders r fighting for the freedom of CHOICE, let's not in effect negate their suffering and loss of life, by supporting a hypocrite like Tom cruise
It is my theory that she got pregnant with Tom accidentally... He hadn't gotten anyone else pregnant after years of trying so Katie and Tom probably were not worried about pregnancy happening at all... SO, I think his "jumping on Oprah's couch" episode wasn't just a reaction to "being in love" but an over-the-moon reaction to learning he got Katie pregnant!! What a shock and surprise to all!!! He was ecstatic and jumped and jumped and jumped!!! Katie was blindsided both by dating her childhood crush and now with being pregnant by a guy who thought he couldn't get anyone pregnant. Suri WAS born earlier than what was put out in the press, but not because she wasn't Tom's, but because she was conceived early on in their dating. Too early... Couch jumping = Tom being happy about getting Katie pregnant. Katie had no time to process or make decisions about Scientology or this or that... she was swept away.
So she saw Tom;s kids doing this ritual in 2005 and she STILL married him? What a stupid woman!
I have no pity for her. She knew exactly what she was getting onto.
I'm completely on Katie's side with this and wish her and Suri the very best... but I have to wonder why Katie got involved with Tom in the first place knowing he was a hardcore Scientologist. I also wonder why it took her so many years to finally come to her senses. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad she's finally standing up for herself and Suri, but it just makes me wonder why she stayed so long in the first place. If I were her I would have ran and never looked back as soon as he tried to change my name to Kate and told me I couldn't make any sounds while giving birth. This guy is such a head case it's not even funny. You can just see the arrogance and self righteousness pouring off this guy. It also seems like he puts up a front with people and acts how he thinks THEY want him to act, but is a completely different person behind closed doors. Like I said, I wish Katie and Suri the very best. Honestly, when Katie and Tom first got together, I lost some respect for her... but what she's doing now is definitely respect worthy. Those Scientologists can be VERY evil and dangerous people. I hope Katie and Suri are kept safe and Katie gets custody of Suri. Scientology needs to be exposed for what it really is.... a cult!
Like seriously, TMZ is turning me into a scientologist. Let's say if I filed a divorce and asked for sole custody of the child from my very rich husband because I did not want my child to be raised in the Jewish church when my husband wants to plan my child a Barmitzvah. Jesus Christ, or in this case, L. Ron Hubbard.
Scientology isn't a religion, it's a dangerous cult. Here in Germany Scientology is rightly observed by the protection of the constitution. And they must not call themselves officially church. Scientology is an inhuman cult to get power and influence in politics and making a lot of bucks by destroying people.
I'm so sick of Katie Holmes, She and her lawyer father knew all about these before she got married . She is a nasty woman wearing young innocent mask.
Katie lied and deceived Tom until last minute . She orchestrated this mischievously
and tricked her husband without trying to voice her concern if there was any in a communicative way.
She is using anti Scientology media to hide her hidden agenda. She is not trustworthy.
Tom on the other hand is "what you see what you get" , his children are very normal.
Katie could back out from the begining as Penelope Cruse did , but she played Tom
and and she is still on it. Nasty woman.
@your right lucas - i'm sure shelly is just hanging around the basement w/ l. ron ubbard
Scientology is not a religon, its a cult. The only thing Scientologists worship is money and power.


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Fearing another tech bubble? Surely a movie called The Internship solely based on the premise of interning at Google must be a sign of the times?
How Much Is a User Worth? - Technology Review
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On how important social media has become, Karp shared that the bulk of traffic that Tumblr sees comes from Twitter and Facebook. Not Google. This isn't surprising, but speaks volumes about the real-time value of Tumblr. While most blogs rely on Google for the bulk of its traffic, Tumblr has carved itself a niche that is a hybrid between real-time and static content. Basically, the company has built the best of both worlds.
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Social Media Leaders (Infographic). What's up with Tagged? Do any of you guys use it?
On a new post on the Google blog they note how live shows or concert links are now going to be pulled into artist search. A brilliant thing, perhaps the next thing they can do is stop linking to album files and mp3 on upload sites!
"To find upcoming concert tour dates, we aggregate relevant data for events from multiple websites and show it under the band's official website with links to the event sites where you can find out more about the event or purchase tickets."
It looks like Google will pull the info directly from band sites and ticketing sites rather than last.fm and / or Songkick that can often be inaccurate.
And just like that Songkick gets in trouble.
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Demographics wise they were spot on, but what's with the Arts & Entertainment - Music & Audio - Rock Music - Metal (Music) category? That's the one genre I don't like!
Came across this after seeing Bieber's video. Don't really know how I missed it, so here you go!
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The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Monday dared President Aquino to allow state auditors to scrutinize how he spent his own pork-barrel fund for the past three years.
The Office of the President (OP) has been receiving P24.8-billion pork- barrel fund through the Presidential Social Fund (PSF), since Mr. Aquino assumed office in June 30, 2010, the group said in a statement.
The funds allotted for the OP in the National Expenditure Program (NEP) submitted by Malacañang for Congress' approval are often approved without undergoing scrutiny during budget deliberations.
Budget activists belonging to the Alternative Budget Initiative have been calling for the abolition of the SPF and reiterated its call last week amid the P10-billion pork-barrel scam involving Janet Lim-Napoles who allegedly masterminded the release of lawmakers' Philippine Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) to bogus nongovernmental organizations (NGOs).
"In the name of truth, justice and public accountability, we hereby task the OP to allow state auditors of COA [Commission on Audit] to perform a honest-to-goodness audit of all the pork barrel granted to Aquino's office since he assumed the presidency on June 30, 2010," Pamalakaya Vice Chairman Salvador France urged.
"The Filipino public deserves [to know] the real score and President Aquino must submit himself to public inquiry," he added.
The Pamalakaya leader said "the audit-free regime on presidential pork barrel is against public interest."
The group said an audit-free presidential pork barrel is not only prone to big time crime of corruption, but also give political and legal impunity to crimes of plunder and malversation of public funds.
Malacañang has repeatedly rejected the demand for the abolition of the PSF under the OP.
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto, meanwhile, said on Monday that he will file a resolution asking the Senate Committee on Finance to hold formal hearings on the special audit conducted by the COA on the use of the PDAF from 2007 to 2009.
Recto made the statement in a text message to reporters, when asked if the COA report warranted a Senate inquiry on the alleged PDAF misuse.
"I am in favor of investigating; more so now there is a COA report…. I plan to file a resolution asking the Committee on Finance to hold formal hearings on the COA report," the senator said.
He said "it is necessary for the Senate to study the COA report, to ask COA for some clarifications, and for COA to explain its report and recommendations."
"This will be needed in crafting the 2014 budget," Recto said.
The COA had reported that based on its special audit on the PDAF, P6.156 billion in pork-barrel funds went to 82 questionable NGOs from 2007 to 2009.
Sen. Francis Escudero, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said he "intended" to pursue a Senate investigation of the alleged PDAF misuse which had been thumbed down, for the moment, by a majority of his fellow senators.
Escudero said questions related to the PDAF issue would expectedly be raised by the senators to concerned government agencies during the budget deliberations but such hearings would be confined only to public officials and not third parties like businesswoman Janet Napoles.
He expressed hope that Recto would "reconsider pursuing the resolution I filed for the blue-ribbon committee to look into this issue."
Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV said the growing clamor for the abolition of the pork barrel would prompt the Senate to conduct the probe on the PDAF issue.
"I believe that in light of the immense public pressure, the Senate cannot look away from this pork-barrel scandal anymore. We have to face it squarely if we are to survive as an institution," Trillanes said.
Meanwhile, Sen. Grace Poe will file on Tuesday a resolution calling for a Senate inquiry on the "regulation and use" of NGOs in government transactions, in the light of the COA special audit on pork-barrel funds
Poe said in a statement that her decision was based on the findings of the COA special audit on the PDAF use.
In a related development Party-list Rep. Lito Atienza of Buhay renewed his call to the House leadership to conduct an immediate investigation into the alleged misuse of billions of pesos of PDAF funds.
Atienza, who has been in the forefront in fighting the pork barrel, had filed House Resolution 157 on August 5, calling for the immediate suspension of the implementation of PDAF pending the completion of the investigation by the concerned government agencies regarding the alleged anomalies at the same time to consider initiating very drastic reforms to make the system tamper-proof, short of abolishing it altogether.
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I am running a Windows 7 HTPC, which connects to an LCD TV. Unfortunately, I keep getting automatic screen resolution and aspect ratio changes all the time.
Each time I start the PC from from a complete powered off state, I have to go to the TV settings and change the aspect ratio.
Many times, not each time, when I wake up the PC from from a sleep state, the resolution of the screen changes automatically from 1200 x 720 to the lowest 800x600
PC connected to LCD TV 32'' Sansung
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I am using the latest drivers that i know. Any idea of how to stop that to happen?
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