FOTD -- February 24, 2004 (Rating 6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Big changes are coming. In a year or two, Fractal Central will be moving from its current location near the northeast corner of Baltimore MD to somewhere in south or central Pennsylvania. The exact location is yet to be determined. Fractal headquarters will be moving because the fair city in which it is now located, (Charm City they try to call it), has sunk to levels that have gone beyond unbelievable to downright comical. I'll not go into lengthy details, since discussing politics on the list is off topic, but as a single example, believe it or not, the city school system, which recently was granted a multi-million funding increase and boasts something like a 33-percent literacy rate among its 12th grade graduates, is insolvent, and looks like it will soon go into receivership. Now that I have gotten that off my chest, on to the fractal. For today's trip into Fractal Land, I have returned to the traditional Mandelbrot set and the valley of the large period-3 north bud, where I found today's midget. The shape of the midget is familiar. Most of the impact, (if that's what it might be called), is a result of the coloring. I named the image "Iterative Diversion" because it is a brief diversion from my excursions into the other planes of the Julibrot. The rating of a 6 combined with a render time of 9 minutes gives an overall value of 66. For tomorrow's image I will show one of the strange things that happens to today's image when it is viewed from a different direction. Until then, be aware that the finished GIF file of the image is available for download on Paul's web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> The weather remained pleasant all day here at Fractal Central on Monday, with lots of sun and a temperature of 48F 9C. These conditions kept the fractal cats satisfied from dawn to dusk. Today is starting cloudy and chilly, with the possibility of a little snow. We'll see how it goes. For me, the work is slightly heavy -- nothing that I cannot finish in plenty time to find another fractal. So stay tuned for more wonders. Until next time, take care, and iterate well. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= IterativeDiversion { ; time=0:09:09.85--SF5 on a P200 reset=2003 type=mandel passes=1 center-mag=-0.12942475470355410/+0.649525362441421\ 70/3.099803e+008/1/-24.9999914072450728/-1.7447611\ 8168162553e-005 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=100000 inside=0 logmap=5777 periodicity=10 colors=000NotLnuKmwJlxLkuMjsOipPhnRglSgiUfgVeeXdbY\ c`ZcZUcbPceKciGclEcbCcTBcJ9c98c0OcORcVTcaJcSFcWBc_\ 8cc7he7eg7ch7`j6Zl6Wm6Uo6Rp5Pr5Mt5Ku5Hw5Fx8LlBQ`FM\ cIJeMGgPDiSAlW7nZ4pa1rd4of7liAikDfmFcpI`rLYuOVwRSy\ TQcSXIRcNSfRTiVUkZUncVqgWskXvoXxlWviVugUtdTrbSq_Rp\ YQnVPmTOlQNjOMiLLhJKfGJeEIdHObJTaLZ_OcZQiXSnWUsVZH\ K_ML`QMaUNbYNcaOdePeiQfmQgqRhuShySbrQYkOSdNNYLHRKC\ KI7EHKKDWQ9gW5s`1jV8bPEUJLMDRD7Y52cD6YKATREOZIJeME\ lP9mNBgMCcLDmJFnIGnHHnFJnEKoDLoBNoAOo9PeGOWNNNUNUZ\ H`bBgf5nj0og0pd0qa0rZ0sX0tU0tR0uO0vL0wJ0xG0yD0zA0z\ 80rY1tI2qN2nS3lW3iZ6fX8dYAaYC_YEXZGUZIS_KP_MN_OPYM\ RWKTUIVTGXREYPC_NAaM8cK6eI4gG2hF1gF1gF1fG1fG1eH1eH\ 1dI1JEQJFPKGOKHNLIMLJMMKLMLKNMJNOINQIOSHOUGPWFPYEP\ _DQaDQcDReCRgBSiASk9Tm9Tm8UmAUm6Vm5Vm5Wm4Wm3Xm2Xm1\ FlAGk9Hj9Hi9Ii8Ih8Jg8Jf8Kf7Le7Ld7Mc6Mc6Nb6Na6O`5O`\ 5P_5QZ4QY4RY4RX4SW3PipOlr } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================