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Which has a bigger land mass South Jersey or the Fraser Valley in British Columbia?

Ocean county is in light blue. The 20-mile long island off its southern coast is Long Beach Island

Which has a bigger land mass South Jersey or the Fraser Valley in British Columbia? Venustar84 (talk) 05:35, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

The seven counties that make up what is generally considered to be South Jersey cover a total of 9651 square kilometers. I found this by simply adding the land areas from our articles on those counties. As far as Fraser Valley is concerned though, you'll have to arrive at your own definition of that since there isn't solid agreement on just how much area it covers. Since I provided the area in sq. km, you shouldn't have any problems with comparing the area when you find one for Fraser Valley as it's most likely listed in sq. km as well. In the end though, it will be up to your own definition of what you feel covers the Fraser Valley and South Jersey since neither is rigidly defined. Dismas|^(talk) 05:53, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

The southern half of Ocean County is usually considered part of South Jersey--it gets broadcasting from Philly and natives have a South Jersey accent. The boundary would be the Barnegat Inlet at the north end of Long Beach Island. μηδείς (talk) 15:16, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

Not sure if it is comprehensive but the Fraser Valley Regional District covers an area of 13,361.74 sq. km.[1] Rmhermen (talk) 17:24, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

OR: As a resident of the Fraser River Delta myself, our local definition usually includes, as mentioned in the FVRD link above, Abbotsford and Chilliwack. It can also include the Langleys )Langley and the other Langley), the eastern reaches of Surrey, and sometimes as far as Hope, British Columbia (which is where the physical valley stops and the canyon starts.) It's pretty big. (Here's a general comparison based on what I think when I hear "Fraser Valley" http://mapfrappe.com/?show=13303 As mentioned above, definitions vary.) Mingmingla (talk) 17:42, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

As I said, neither is rigidly defined, though it does seem that the Fraser Valley is larger. Dismas|^(talk) 20:23, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

Please help..... someone is using fraud I found on my credit report.

I checked my credit report,and found many discrepancies. Also numerous names mine, misspelled DR. I've never seen some out of state. I called Experian they were of no help. Only out for money. I searched the internet for the codes. Nothing I could find, being a single mother my credit is very important to me; and their of no help. I need my address ID number as well as the ID codes for what procedures they had done. I don't want to be in debt an loose my kids college funds. Thank You for your time, I will fax my report if need so I feel like I have been violated on their site I wasn't able to find the Geographical codes or my name ID number they had used. Again thank you and God Bless.

Sincerely, M — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.11.223.133 (talk) 09:26, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

Sorry to hear that, however this is a general reference desk at Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia. We have no special powers or contact information and we are staffed by volunteers, we can also not give you any kind of legal advice. With that in mind contacting your local authorities (police) as well as the bank or financial institution that provides you with the card is what both the industry and authorities recommend in identity theft/fraud situations.

There are U.S. government websites that are designed to assist those that believe they have become victims of identity theft or fraud such as the FTC website and StopFraud.gov that also recommend that you contact the financial institution, those sites also give some info about contesting credit report data if that is your concern, and Experian has a site specifically for that. ^{Market St.⧏} _{⧐ Diamond Way} 09:53, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

how does the number 3 contact to Ralph Lorn brand?

Recently I noticed that the Ralph Lorn clothes contains the number 3 on the sleeve or on the back like sport competition, would you know what this number says for Ralph Lorn or what is the connection is between the two (Ralph Lorn and number 3)176.13.246.12 (talk) 11:06, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

I believe you mean Ralph LAUrEn? ^{Market St.⧏} _{⧐ Diamond Way} 11:12, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

Googling the subject indicates there is also a Ralph Lauren 1, 2, 4 and maybe others but I stopped at 4. Obviously it's a product line marketing strategy of some kind, but as to just what it means I couldn't say. If no one here knows, you could contact the company from their website. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 11:20, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

yes, I mean to Ralph Lauren, thank you for the correct and for the answer. for the truth, I saw only the number 3 and I didn't see the other numbers, but if you say that, I believe it. Probably the number 3 doesn't says anything. 176.13.246.12 (talk) 11:41, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

On the contrary, I would be fairly certain that it does mean something. But maybe it only really means something to those who are heavily into Ralph Lauren products. Which reminds me, I think one of the Tsarnaev brothers was wearing a Polo Ralph Lauren 3 cap. I'm guessing the company was not thrilled with that inadvertent "product placement". ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 11:55, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

Our 3 (number) article does go into some universal appeal of "3"s, then again you also had the Rolling Rock marketing that used "33" on all their bottles, I seem to remember that their is some marketing psychology on how humans react to different numbers. H.J. Heinz famously picked his "57" off a subway ad in New York City cause he saw how other riders were focused on the ads "21", and not because he had "57 varieties", later admitting he had over 100 by that time. ^{Market St.⧏} _{⧐ Diamond Way} 12:03, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

Sure, "3" has a lot of cultural significance. But how do you account for Ralph Laruen 1, 2, 4, etc.? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 12:12, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

Talking numbers in general, each one (or combo) eliciting a unique response.

Then again, the OP's question is proof that "3" may actually trump things like "57", since only the 3 'brand' had the desired effect of staying in a potential customers head to the point that the discussion is still ongoing. Should be noted that with "3" never discount the subtle but intense marketability of "the forbidden fruit"-or not so forbidden. ^{Market St.⧏} _{⧐ Diamond Way} 12:30, 2 November 2013 (UTC)