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There is currently no available "Beginner" label. The following is the default level label: Major rivers in America served as "highways" and "freight handlers" first for the Native peoples and then the European settlers. This photograph of a log-drive on the Connecticut River shows rafts of specially trained logging horses. These horses were used to pull apart log jams. Chains were wrapped around the ends of the jammed logs and then attached to the horses; the horses would wade into the river up to their bellies and pull the logs loose. Rafts transported the horses from place to place as needed. As early as 1683, John Pynchon sent rafts of sawn boards from Enfield to Hartford, Connecticut. For the next 300 years, the Connecticut River provided the cheapest and most direct means of transporting building-quality lumber from the plentiful forests on northern edges of New England settlements to increasingly deforested southern New England towns. Log rafts floated heavy freight from North to South in this region until the railroads took on the job in the 1860s. After reaching their destination, the log rafts were broken apart and floated to lumber mills. Log rafts were replaced by log-drives which floated heavy, bulky logs in very large numbers down the river to large lumber and paper mills that were built at falls along the river (like those at Turners Falls). The cheap transportation the river provided earned it a reputation as "the poor man's freight carrier." These low costs and efficient mills kept paper and lumber prices low through the end of the 1800s. Although the Connecticut River is no longer a major freight carrying river, many of America's river systems continue to provide cost effective transport of bulky freight such as corn from the huge grain elevators of the upper mid-west.
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| || <|2>Complex Dynamics || Implement Thurston's algorithm. More precisely, develop an efficient method to determine if there is a Thurston obstruction. (Epstein, ICERM) || || ||
|| || Plotting of Mandlebrot/Julia sets. There are a number of programs that give excellent graphical feedback of complex dynamics behavior. It would be helpful to either interface Sage with an existing library, or implement so of this directly in Sage|| || ||
Arithmetic and Complex Dynamics
The goal of sage-dynamics is to improve the open source mathematical software Sage for computer exploration in dynamical systems and foster code sharing between researchers in this area. This portion focuses on the Arithmetic (Number Theoretic) and Complex aspects of dynamical systems.
NSF DMS-1415294 - Computational Tools for Dynamical Systems 9/2014 - 8/2017 (P.I.: Hutz)
Past News
[email protected] - Program on Computational Arithmetic Dynamics - July 25, 2016 - July 29, 2016
Sage Days Held Sage Days 55 (November 7-10, 2013) at Florida Institute of Technology.
January 30, 2012 - May 4, 2012 ICERM semeser program on Complex and Arithmetic Dynamics
How to participate and contribute
sage-dynamics: Google group
- anyone may subscribe by sending an e-mail to: sage-dynamics+subscribe at googlegroups dot com
Documentation and Tutorials
Quick reference card for dynamics available on the Sage Quickref page (https://wiki.sagemath.org/quickref/)
sage-combinat has many excellent tutorials combinat docs
Road Map
The arithmetic and complex dynamics functionality in Sage is currently in its infancy. A significant amount of functionality was developped at the ICERM semester in Spring 2012 and now we have started the process of moving this into Sage through a series of patches (trac tickets). Most of that functionality is current in experimental for that been greatly expanded upon at Sage Days 55. Much remains to be done. Below you will find a road map of what has been implemented, what is in the process of being implemented, and ideas for future functionality.
In Progress
(#22293) needs-review: products and powers of schemes and subschemes - Ben Hutz
(#22269) needs-review: Segre embedding for multiple component products - Ben Hutz
(#22268) positive-review: copy for schememorphisms points not deep enough - Ben Hutz
(#21129) needs-review: implementation of Arakelov-Zhang pairing for rational maps - Paul Fili, Holly Krieger
(#21118) needs-work: list of degrees of iterates of function - Joseph Silverman
(#21117) positive-review: specialization for subschemes and scheme_morphisms - Ben Hutz
Eigenvalues (see #14990 and #15390) for an implementation of the algebraic closure of finite field) - Vincent Delecroix , Ben Hutz
Products of Projective Spaces
Rational Points on Subschemes
Implement an efficient rational points search on subschemes. Currently it is done by enumeration unless dim is 0
specific functionality for regular polynomial endomorphisms of P^N
Canonical heights
implement Well's algorithm that does not require factoring the resultant
Rational Maps
Dynamical degree(s), arithmetic degree
periodic and preperiodic points (projective and affine)
add noramlize parameter to nth_iterate_map
Numerical Precision
implement Algorithm 4 from "Computing algebraic numbers of bounded height" by Doyle-Krumm to use in elements_of_bounded_height for number fields. This is a high priority since currently the precision has an effect on the output. Algorithm 4 is able to take precision into account.
use real interval field for floating point computations (in heights and possibly rational preperiodic point functions)
Attracting Cycles
Check if for a given algebraic parameter c the map z -> z^2 + c is hyperbolic... and more generally for rational maps of P1 determine the existence (and list) of attracting cycles
Non-Integral Domains
Make projective space work over non-integral domains. One method would be to make a valid point on which is valid for modulo all maximal ideals
Write Tutorials
<|2>Complex Dynamics
Implement Thurston's algorithm. More precisely, develop an efficient method to determine if there is a Thurston obstruction. (Epstein, ICERM)
Plotting of Mandlebrot/Julia sets. There are a number of programs that give excellent graphical feedback of complex dynamics behavior. It would be helpful to either interface Sage with an existing library, or implement so of this directly in Sage
Dynamical Zeta Functions
Compute the dynamical zeta function
Implement a function which takes as input to rational functions f(x) and g(x), and determines whether or not f^n=g^m for some integers n,m \geq 1. (Zieve, ICERM)
fix inheritance structure in generic/morphism/py. see tracc 14711
implement more general schemes - charts, morphisms
color code cyclegraph. mark critical points for pcf potrait. perhaps color code points in intermediate fields for finite fields
some kind of coercion model: if you have a map defined over QQ should you be able to take the image of a point over CC (i.e. somewhere you have a well defined embedding) without having to change_ring(). Something like this works for polynomials. This may or may not be a good idea, but if it can be done in a consistent manner it would improve usability in certain situations.
Postcritically finite morphisms
given a number field enumerate pcf maps over that field
given a graph, find a pcf map with that graph (approximate with spider algorithm or exact?)
given a family, which members are pcf
Berkovich P1
Improve speed
sigma_invariants is currently very slow. (Took several minutes to compute 2-cycle sigma invariants for a cubic.) If we hope to use this to describe functions in the "Arithmetic Dynamics Database," then computation needs to be much faster.
Need to think about methods. Will numerical approximations go faster? Do we need to bound denominators of symmetric functions? Can we?
reduced form
Implement for higher dimensions. See Stoll 'Reduction Theory Of Point Clusters In Projective Space'
#21248 closed sage 7.5: implementation of Reduced Binary Form by Stoll and Cremona- Rebecca Lauren Miller
#21285 closed sage 7.4: error in change_ring for affine morphisms - Ben Hutz
#21100 closed - duplicate/won't fix: division error in normalize_coordinates - Ben Hutz
#21113 closed sage 7.4: unflattening morphism error - Ben Hutz
#21112 closed sage 7.4: wrong base ring in sigma invariants - Ben Hutz
#21108 closed sage 7.4: use flattening in quo_rem - Vincent Delacroix
#21106 closed sage 7.4: class for flattening morphism - Vincent Delecroix, Ben Hutz
#21104 closed sage 7.4: indeterminancy locus - Michelle Manes
#21099 closed sage 7.4: critical subscheme / critical points for a map on projective space - Michelle Manes
#21097 closed sage 7.4: incorrect parent in dynatomic_polynomial - Michelle Manes
#20227 closed sage 7.4: Chow form for projective subschemes - Ben Hutz
#15378 closed sage 7.4: Composition of Morphisms - Vincent Delecroix, Ben Hutz
#21091 closed sage 7.3: is_polynomial bug fix - Ben Hutz
#20820 closed sage 7.3: Conjugating sets of Rational Functions - Rebecca Lauren Miller
#20780 closed sage 7.3: add level parameter to rational_preimages - Ben Hutz
#20650 closed sage 7.3: Added is_polynomial and make_look_poly to projective morphism - Rebecca Lauren Miller, Ben Hutz
#19635 closed sage 7.3: Enumeration functionality for products of projective spaces over fields and finite fields - Grayson Jorgenson
#20079 closed sage 7.3: Chebyshev Polynomials - Joe Eisner, Ben Hutz
#20451 closed sage 7.2: canonical height error - Ben Hutz
#20262 closed sage 7.2: Add point transformation matrix for projective space - Rebecca Lauren Miller
#20168 closed sage 7.2: small improvements to projective morphism - Ben Hutz
#20059 closed sage 7.1: minimal periodic points code improvement - Ben Hutz
#20067 closed sage 7.1: Change ring to QQbar fails for subschemes - Ben Hutz
#20018 closed sage 7.1: init for endomorphism of projective subschemes fails - Ben Hutz
#19979 closed sage 7.1: Fix coding style and documentation in projective products - Rebecca Lauren Miller
#19889 closed sage 7.1: Fix coding style and documentation style in affine schemes - Rebecca Lauren Miller
#19991 closed sage 7.1: improve dimension function for subschemes of projective products - Ben Hutz
#19891 closed sage 7.1: Fix coding style and documentation in Projective schemes - Ben Hutz
#19551 closed sage 7.0: Basic failures in projective product morphisms - Ben Hutz
#19552 closed sage 7.0: images and preimages of projective subschemes - Ben Hutz
#19557 closed sage 6.10: Basic iteration functionality for products of projective spaces - Grayson Jorgenson
#19512 closed sage 6.10: is_morphism for maps of products of projective spaces - Grayson Jorgenson
#18443 closed sage 6.8: Multiplier spectra for projective morphisms - Grayson Jorgenson
#18374 closed sage 6.8: Inconsistency in dimension of total ideals. - Miguel Marco
#18281 closed sage 6.8: implement critical point functionality including is_pcf for projective morphisms - Ben Hutz
#17282 closed sage 6.8: Implementing Wehler K3 Surfaces - Joao Faria
#18409 closed sage 6.8: Dynatomic polynomial bug for fractional coefficients - Ben Hutz
#18399 closed sage 6.8: projective automorphism group fails for homogenized maps - Ben Hutz
#18279 closed sage 6.7: implement rational preperiodic points for polynomials over number fields - Ben Hutz
#18008 closed sage 6.7: Periodic points for projective/affine morphism - Grayson Jorgenson
#17855 closed sage 6.7: create is_preperiodic function for points of projective space - Ben Hutz
#17907 closed sage 6.6: Random failure in enum_projective_number_field - Ben Hutz
#17729 closed sage 6.6: Implement Weil restriction for affine schemes/points/morphisms - Ben Hutz
#17762 closed sage 6.6: Connected component for a rational preperiodic point - Grayson Jorgenson
#17323 closed sage 6.6: Implement "primes_of_bad_reduction" to work over Number Fields - Joao Faria
#17386 closed sage 6.6: Enumerate points of bounded height in projective/affine space over number fields - Grayson Jorgenson
#17326 closed sage 6.6: Implementing subschemes functionality for projective "is_morphism" - Joao Faria
#17067 closed sage 6.5: Enabled canonical height for maps of \PP^N over number fields - Ben Hutz, Paul Fili
#15393 closed sage 6.5: FMV Algorithm for automorphism groups - Bianca Thompson, Ben Hutz, Joao Faria
#17082 closed sage 6.5: Height Difference Bounds over number fields - Joao Faria
#17427 closed sage 6.5: x==y while hash(x)!=hash(y) with SchemeMorphism_point_projective_field - Ben Hutz
#17535 closed sage 6.5: Homogenize fails for affine space over function fields - Ben Hutz
#17433 closed sage 6.5: projective point equality fails for quoteint base rings - Ben Hutz
#17441 closed sage 6.5: Change ring fails for SchemeMorphism_polynomial defined with fraction field elements - Grayson Jorgenson
#17325 closed sage 6.5: clear denominators for projective points does not always work - Joao Faria
#17450 closed sage 6.5: Fix category for quotients of polynomial rings - Travis Scrimshaw
#17429 closed sage 6.5: projective point equality returns false positive for ComplexIntervalField - Ben Hutz
#17324 closed sage 6.5: implement eq and ne for affine morphisms - Ben Hutz
#15448 closed sage 6.5: cartesian products of projective space - Ben Hutz
#16986 closed sage 6.5: Rational Preimages and All Rational Preimages over number fields - Joao Faria
#17118 closed sage 6.4: Added multiplier computation to affine morphism - Grayson Jorgenson
#17001 closed sage 6.4: Functionality for fast evaluation of affine morphisms - Grayson Jorgeson
#16961 closed sage 6.4: Fix Dynatomic Polynomials to work over the Complex Numbers - Joao de Faria
#16960 closed sage 6.4: Orbit Structure for Affine Morphisms - Grayson Jorgenson
#16838 closed sage 6.4: make affine and projective dehomogenize and homogenize work together - Ben Hutz
#16833 closed sage 6.4: Use Macaulay resultant to compute resultant of projective morphisms - Joao de Faria
#16834 closed sage 6.4: Change ring fails for affine morphisms - Grayson Jorgenson
#16832 closed sage 6.4: Can't Coerce projective point to subscheme point - Peter Bruin
#15394 closed sage 6.4: Lattes map from an Elliptic Curve - Patrick Ingram, Ben Hutz
#15389 closed sage.6.3: Krumm-Doyle Small Points Algorithm - David Krumm, John Doyle
#15382 closed sage.6.3: MacCaulay Resultant - Soli Vishkautsan, Hao Chen
#15782 closed sage.6.3: Increase Performance of Multiplier in Projective Morphism - Dillon Rose and Ben Hutz
#15781 closed sage.6.3: Increase Performance of possible_periods in Projective Morphism - Dillon Rose and Ben Hutz
#15780 closed sage.6.3: Increase Performance in Projective Morphism - Dillon Rose
#16168 closed sage.6.3: use p_iter_fork in projective_morphism - Dillon Rose
#16051 closed sage.6.3: fast_callable can return ipow with exponents in the base ring - Ben Hutz
#15920 closed sage.6.2: Parallelize Possible Periods functions for Projective Morphisms - Dillon Rose
#15815 closed sage.6.2: rational preimages for projective morphisms returns incorrect points - Ben Hutz
#15490 closed sage.6.2: documentation fix for projective dynatomic polynomials - Weixin Wu
#15396 closed sage.6.1: Implement .an_element() for ProjectiveSpace - Ben Hutz
#15392 closed sage.5.13.rc0: Bruin-Molnar Algorithm for minimal models - Brian Stout, Ben Hutz
#15376 closed sage-5.13.beta4: canonical heights for points with integer fix - Paul Fili
#14219 closed sage-5.13.beta4:- Rational preperiodic points - Ben Hutz
#15373 closed sage-5.13.beta3: Global height for integer fix - Paul Fili
#15377 closed sage-5.13.beta3: improve documentation of normalize_coordinates - Ben Hutz
#14218 closed sage-5.13.beta2: Height and canonical heights for points and morphisms - Ben Hutz
#14217 closed sage-5.10.beta3: Basic iteration functionality for projective and affine spaces - new directory structure in schemes - Ben Hutz
#13130 closed sage-5.8.beta3: Basic architecture changes : support for projective spaces over rings - Ben Hutz


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On this day of all days, we as some woman's child, cling to an understandable pre-occupation with visual representations of women who embody the perfect mother. Smiles, candy, roses, an ornate $7 gift card that sings when the recipient opens the pink envelope. Our mothers are all special today- whether they deserve to be or not. Next to Christmas and Thanksgiving, I am willing to bet an FTD floral arrangement that Mother's Day follows closely behind its autumn and winter competition when it comes to holidays in which we are inclined to turn a deaf memory towards a dysfunctional family member.
Recently, I was watching the movie The Lovely Bones. The mother in the film is portrayed by Rachel Weis. Without giving away too much of the plot, a young girl "Susie" is murdered by a serial killer (Stanley Tucci) which sends her family into an emotional black hole. Each family member deals with the tragedy in their own way. The father played by Mark Walberg becomes obsessed with finding his daughter's murderer. The mother has the opposite reaction and wants the family to move on with their lives. Finally, the mother can no longer take the stress and abruptly moves away…leaves…yes leaves her family- her precious children to deal with this loss all on their own. In what sense does a "good mother" leave her own family? Cursed was she, that awful character, for me throughout the entire film. Good mothers don't leave.
But I was wrong. Why would I find it more acceptable for the father to have walked out on the family rather than the mother? With its emphasis on the "good mother" what does Mother's Day really communicate about the reality of motherhood? Are we to forget the failings of the women in our lives who serve as mammary gland in chief?
What about mother's who experience postpartum depression? Are there any Mother's Day cards that come with a sample of skin salve for chaffing breasts? Any IOU cards for 3AM feedings that you pass on to your nanny? Some mothers steal their son's credit cards. Does Hallmark have anything on the shelves for that? Other moms only call when they need their daughter to send money. What about the mothers who fail at society's demands? Sterling in American iconography are the June Cleavers and Carol Bradys. Florence Henderson with six kids in a case study-esque house. She fawns over Marsha's golden tresses while Alice cooks pork chops and applesauce. Dutifully waiting on the AstroTurf lawn as husband Mike creates architectural masterpieces at work. Those pictures of motherhood were remote for Afrocity. What about when the realities of motherhood transform from black and white fantasy into technicolor pain?
The first time my stepfather fondled me would be the last time. The 1980's was the beginning of the sexual and child abuse revolution. ABC After School Specials relentlessly chipped away at the pressure to uphold images of the ideal family. Secrets leaked from beyond the grave. Mommie Dearest brought all of the skeletons out of Joan Crawford's closet which hung by their wire hangers. Soon stories of Judy Garland and others followed. It is impossible to imagine that the women behind those beautiful visual representations of motherhood were unfortunately amateur photographers when it came to child rearing.
For a moment when my stepfather rubbed his hand across by breasts which were really training bra nubs, I sat paralyzed. He smiled his Kenyan smile of white teeth which contrasted with his dark blue black skin. I was eleven years old at the time; old enough to know that his hands were not where they should be. Pushing his hand away, I pretended not to care. Whatever was playing on the television in front of us did not matter. I needed a focal point, something to forget that he was sitting next to me on the bed. A container of Vick Vapor Rub was on the floor lying on its side. The room smelled stagnant with cough syrup and funk from the chest cold I was getting over. Where was my mother? Isn't she just in the next room being depressed or making his dinner? Isn't this the part where she is supposed to dash into the room, kick him in the balls and rescue me?
No Afrocity, you are in the wrong tele-drama. I could not verbalize my protests to my stepfather who put his hands on my breasts again. Somehow, I managed to find the courage to rise from the edge of the bed and leave the room. For some time I stood in the railroad hallway of the apartment. This was my fault. I was not wearing enough clothes and this is why this happened. How inappropriate of me to wear only a tank top and some panties in front of a grown man. Having dug through a closet of black trash bags, I found a thick sweater that was stored away for the season. It was May but I did not care. I had to cover my breasts. I am so sorry, so sorry. I am such a stupid girl. What a dummy. For the next several days, I stayed away from my stepfather and rarely spoke to my mother. I should tell her, I thought. She always told me to tell her if a man was bothering me. Did this only apply to strangers? One morning as I prepared my pet rabbits' meal of shredded carrots, I stupidly felt I could trust her. So I told her what had happened in the bedroom. She did not react with any emotion. Why was she starring at me as if I was some child she did not know? It was awkward. She promised me that she would confront him about the matter. This not what I wanted to hear because I wanted her to throw his clothes and smelly cheap Pierre Cardin aftershave out on the streets of Oak Park, Illinois.
But being a reasonable child, of course I knew that Rome was not built in a day and families probably were not torn apart in a day either. He would be kicked out later, after their confrontation I thought. Later that evening he came home and mother cooked dinner as usual. During the meal she motioned for me to go into the kitchen with her head. This is it, I thought. Eagerly, I jumped off my stool and went into the kitchen. My rabbits' large green wire cage was in the corner by the back door. I looked at the gray and white bunnies hopping around; one was drinking water from the silver ball dispenser.
Did they know how I felt? Why couldn't my life be simple like theirs? I would always feed them and make certain they were never hurt. They would always have shelter and be warm. My thoughts were interrupted by what should have been yelling and anger but was instead laughter. Loud mocking laughter. I remained crouched by the rabbit cage. What the hell was so funny? They should not be having a good time. Hearing their footsteps approach the kitchen, I went to the refrigerator and grabbed a carrot. Appearing to do something besides wait was my best defense in case my stepfather said I was lying. I did not want to look him in the eyes even though I was telling the truth. Now, there they both were standing in the kitchen doorway.
"Afrocity," he said with a huge smile. I will never forget his face or the deceitful smirk. Mother was just standing there like some mannequin. "I was only playing with you when I touched you."
Silence was all I could give them.
"You know that I was only messin' with you," he went on. "You crazy girls nowadays think everyone is out to rape you. Crazy American tee-vee poots too much crazy thought in girls. In Kenya, a girl would never think such things."
He turned to my mother who was not looking at me. This almost never happened. Her being silent. A dummy with his words coming from her mouth "You are too sensitive," she accused. "You have no breasts anyway- just little nubs."
They both began to laugh. After that moment, I had no subsequent reason to ever believe that her only duty in life was to protect me. I hated her and in a very non-Afrocity moment, I threw the carrot in my hand at her. They both ducked.
"Bitch!" she yelled.
"You see how American kidz are? Ungrateful…In Kenya we would hang them upside down by their feet-"
I ran past them into the bedroom, closed the door behind me. Why don't these apartments ever have locks on doors like they do on TV when Jan Brady locks herself in the bedroom? Soon they were in the bedroom. Mother grabbed me and started shaking me as I screamed and kicked. "I do not know what is your damn problem, " she said throwing me on the floor. I don't know if it is those Stouffer's meals with MSG that make you hyperactive but you have a problem."
Silence was all I could give her. My chest was heaving from the fight. My hair had freed itself from the Goody barrettes and now stood on my head. Stepfather was in the doorway smiling. He liked it when mother and I argued. We were friends until he came along. That was when everything changed.
"Do you want to move back to Chicago?" she yelled. "You should be thankful that you are here in a nice suburb. Now we are around these white kids and you are acting ungrateful just like them. Cursing at their mothers. I won't have it. Now you stay in here and think about your homework which you never want to do lately."
With that, they left me in the room alone. My tears dried, my knee was skinned from hitting the hardwood floor. It was getting dark outside, still I did not move from to turn on the lights. The rabbits were probably hungry. She would not feed them. Soon I would have to swallow my humiliation and face the grown-ups. Maybe in a few moments, I could move again but for the time being I sat there in the dark. Perhaps an hour passed by before mother opened the door. She had some ice cream in a Parkay Margarine container. We used them for bowls when they were empty. Handing me the ice cream, she said nothing and we did not look at each other. What occurred was unspoken of. Slowly I stood up and sat on the edge of the bed. The same edge where my nubs where violated, tasting the sweet ice Neapolitan cream mixed with dried salty tears. This was to some degree, her way of apologizing, this eloquent mother ,her daughter forsaken for a man's love. She went back out into the living room closing the door behind her on her little brown rabbit in a cage.
Still loved. Still mother. Still unforgiven. Still, silence is all I can give her
Autographed Letter Signed,


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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — With the game down to the final precious possessions, Chicago and Philadelphia each leaned on its best player.
Derrick Rose, the reigning MVP, saw a crack in the defense, went left-to-right with the ball and scored for a four-point lead.
Andre Iguodala shot an air ball and fired one attempt off the backboard.
Make it 31 wins and counting for the Bulls — and another defeat against the elite for the back-to-reality Sixers.
Rose tied a season high with 35 points, Joakim Noah had 11 points and 18 rebounds and Chicago beat Philadelphia 96-91 on Sunday night for their sixth straight win.
Rose dominated the Sixers, scoring 20 points in the second half, and he had a pair of quarter-ending buzzer-beaters that showed why he's on short list of the NBA's best players. He was 12 for 23 from the field, including 4 for 7 from 3-point range.
"It was great knowing we didn't get distracted toward the end," Rose said. "We knew what we had to do."
Yeah, like get the ball to Rose. In a battle of division leaders, the Bulls made all the big shots over the final minutes to end a three-game losing streak against the Sixers.
Leading 91-89, the Bulls turned the ball over, but Iguodala tossed up an air ball on a 3-point attempt. The Bulls turned the ball over again, and this time it was Thaddeus Young who missed a jumper for the Sixers. At least his shot hit the rim.
Rose made them pay for the misses, going left hand-to-right for a one-handed shot on the run for a 93-89 lead with 20.2 seconds left.
"I don't shoot it with my left hand at all. I'm not that good yet," said Rose, smiling. "I just saw an opening, my floater's all right, and I just got it up there."
Iguodala's tying 3 clanged off the backboard and finished off the Sixers. He was scoreless in the fourth quarter (0 for 4) and finished with 14 points.
"We've got to do a better job of helping each other out late in games," Iguodala said.
Carlos Boozer scored 13 points for the Bulls. Philadelphia's Elton Brand had 14 points and 13 rebounds for his third straight double-double, Young had 17 points and Jrue Holiday 16.
The Bulls alternated in the fourth between sloppy play and clutch buckets.
Late in the quarter, Rose's pass went over Noah's head and was intercepted by Holiday, leading to Young's dunk that made it 87-85. Noah and Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau exchanged words on the bench in a timeout, perhaps over miscommunication on that play. Noah placed his hand on Thibodeau's shoulder to make a point.
C.J. Watson, playing with a sprained left ankle, made a long jumper on the next play.
Rose took it from there. He had nailed a 22-footer at the halftime buzzer and another long jumper with a hand in his face to end the third that tied it at 64.
The Bulls carried that last-shot momentum into the fourth. Luol Deng hit a pair of 3s early in the quarter and Rose continued to torment the Sixers.
Still, the Sixers kept the Bulls in their sight, and Holiday's dunk pulled them to 82-78. But the Sixers weren't smart with the ball and Iguodala's long 3 hit nothing but air — even as he protested in vain it was tipped.
"It comes down to your primary scorers in every game," Thibodeau said.
The Bulls are thankful they have Rose.
The Sixers, losing their grip on the Atlantic Division, give the Bulls fits each time they play.
"We know that we have that team's attention," Collins said.
Brand had a big block on Noah in the first half, then scooped the loose ball on a bad-pass turnover on Chicago's next possession. The Sixers led 46-40 at the break and kept rolling in the third. Iguodala slammed home Holiday's jumper off the front of the rim, and Young made a sweet spin around Taj Gibson that wobbled the forward in the paint for a bucket.
Once Deng, Noah and Richard Hamilton warmed up offensively, the Bulls got going. At one point in the first half, the trio were a combined 2 of 11 for four points. That was long forgotten by the fourth, and when Deng hit consecutive 3s early in the quarter, the Bulls turned the deficit into a 74-66 lead.
"I thought when they punched us, I thought we looked around like, 'Who's going to help us?'" Collins said.
They didn't have an answer.
NOTES: Sixers C Spencer Hawes is close to returning after sitting out almost a month with a strained left Achilles tendon. Hawes could return to the lineup by the middle of the month. … Collins felt the pain when Duke lost to North Carolina on Saturday night. Collins' son, Chris, is an assistant for the Blue Devils. "Do I feel it? That's your son sitting over there on the bench getting beat," he said. "Yeah, I feel it." … 76ers broadcaster Malik Rose is pulling for the Drexel Dragons to win the Colonial Athletic Association tournament Monday. Rose led the Dragons to the tournament from 1994-96, but the program hasn't been back. "I think they still have a good chance at getting an at-large," he said.
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text: Leif Eriksson was the son of Erik the Red, founder of the first European settlement on what is now called Greenland. Around A.D. 1000, Eriksson sailed to Norway, where King Olaf I converted him to Christianity. According to one school of thought, Eriksson sailed off course on his way back to Greenland and landed on the North American continent, where he explored a region he called Vinland. He may also have sought out Vinland based on stories of an earlier voyage by an Icelandic trader. After spending the winter in Vinland, Leif sailed back to Greenland, and never returned to North American shores. He is generally believed to be the first European to reach the North American continent, nearly four centuries years before Christopher Columbus arrived in 1492.


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Team FIN members give tractor mirrors high marks for their lack of vibration and improved visibility.
We asked Team FIN farmers to test Breakaway Tractor Mirrors during their busiest and most dangerous time of year - harvest.
The replaceable, slightly convex mirrors, from Tractor Mirrors, telescope from 7 to 14 ft. and are designed to provide greater visibility, without requiring adjustment. They are also designed for greater safety: Because the mirrors are positioned ahead of the driver, he or she does not have to turn completely to the side to see the image in the mirrors.
The mirrors are constructed of heavy 3/16-in. square steel, weighing about 90 lbs. According to Tractor Mirrors owner Steve Brownlee, they fit most tractors, and installation on most cabs does not require drilling. A patented breakaway hinge protects the tractor cab and the mirrors. The mirrors fold back for easy storage.
Brownlee says the mirrors' primary advantage is that they allow the driver to see traffic approaching from behind when making left-hand turns. He says "slow-moving vehicle" signs and flashing lights are effective, but in the end, it's truly the farmer's responsibility to watch the traffic, which the mirrors better allow him or her to do.
The mirrors are most applicable to older-model tractors (made after 1974) because some newer models now come equipped with similar mirrors.
Team FIN conclusions. Team FIN member Steve Webb of Needham, IN, who installed the mirrors on his Allis 8070, was concerned about the mirrors' weight. He questioned whether the cab roofs would be able to withstand the pressure without damage.
Jack and Gary Appleby of Atwood, IL, also ran into this problem. The Applebys reinforced the cab on their International 1086 for fear that the mirrors would damage it.
Brownlee says that because the mirrors hang far in front of that specific cab, they give the illusion that the mirrors do not have enough support and adds that he has never had a report or complaint of damage. And he claims that test after test has shown that the mirrors are firmly mounted and do not need more support.
Easy assembly. The farmers found assembling the mirrors to be a fairly simple process. Brownlee claims it should take less than an hour to assemble and mount the mirrors, depending on the tractor model.
Scott McPheeters of Gothenberg, NE, says it took him about 2 hrs. to assemble and mount the mirrors on his Magnum 7240. Rolland Schnell of Sully, IA, says that he and an employee spent only 30 min. installing them on his John Deere 4430. The farmers also found the directions easy to follow.
Breaking away. The force required to push the mirrors back was considerable, according to most Team FIN members. The manufacturer claims that when the mirrors break away, they come near the tractor and stop in a notch. But McPheeters claims the notch isn't deep enough. Brownlee says this problem can be eliminated by loosening the springs on the mirrors. The force McPheeters encountered was strong enough to push the mirror past the secondary notch, which would have prevented the mirror from hitting the cab, Brownlee says.
The Applebys say they did not encounter a situation requiring the breakaway option, but they suspect that the mirrors' glass would break in a breakaway situation. The farmers were pleased with the lack of vibration on the highway and in the field from the mirrors. Brownlee says the mirrors' heaviness eliminates vibration.
Visibility fares well. Most of the farmers cited improved visibility as the mirrors' biggest advantage.
The Applebys say that the mirrors mounted on their tractor gave such good visibility that when the tractor was hauling a 750-bu. auger wagon, they could see behind the wagon. They also say the mirrors allowed them to see over the top of a wagon to see how it was filling. They chose to invest in the mirrors.
"I'd hate to do without them now," Jack Appleby says.
John Engelland of Sterling, KS, invested in the mirrors for the same reason. He says the improved visibility makes road traveling much safer and gives a good view behind grain carts.
Schnell was also pleased with the visibility. He says the mirrors worked well for filling semis. However, Schnell decided against buying the mirrors. Although he was pleased with their quality, he says that he would only use the mirrors with grain carts and that most new tractors come equipped with similar mirrors.
Webb did not give high marks to the convex mirrors. He claims they distort the driver's perspective and ability to judge the distance of objects behind the tractor. "This was especially bad at night when you would see headlights in the mirrors behind you and you would think they were about a quarter mile back, and they would pass you about three seconds later," he says.
Webb also decided against buying the mirrors, but he says the idea behind them - to provide safety - is valuable and something more farmers should consider. McPheeters says that he chose not to buy the mirrors because he does not do much road traveling.
A full set of mirrors sells for ¤369; the left-side mirror alone sells for ¤282; replacement mirrors, flat or convex, are ¤17. Several additional options are available, including 8-in. round mirrors for ¤26, designed to allow the driver to watch the topping off of truck and wagon loads. A light kit that can be installed with the mirrors sells for ¤84, and a strobe light sells for ¤69. Contact Tractor Mirrors Inc., Dept. FIN, Box 223, Amboy, IL, 61310, 800/697-2233.


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There are probably others in that religion category. Before you get too far though, I would want to ask about their filters. If they filter social networking sites like myspace.com or facebook.com, then I wouldn't bother trying to get AN unblocked.It might be more relevant to see if they block atheists.org, maaf.info, americanhumanist.org and other sites.
The first thing is that A|N is not political/activist. It should be listed under social networking and maybe religion. The question is whether those categories of sites are blocked. It's also good to point out other sites that may be allowed. Here are a few that should be political/activist:
aclj.orgIf aclj is unblocked and aclu is blocked, then we follow up. Or if Holy See is unblocked and americanhumanist.org is blocked, then that's a different story.
wallbuilders.org is listed as Religion
atheists.org is listed as Alternative Spirituality/Belief
maaf.info is listed as Military
americanhumanist.org is listed as Charitable Organizations
nationaldayofprayer.org is listed as Religion
aclj.org is listed as Government/Legal
aclu.org is listed as Political/Activist Group
It also says this "This Web page matches a list of high-profile URLs which are rated correctly and will not be rated differently, thus it cannot be submitted via this page."
http://www.vatican.va/ is listed as Religion
facebook, myspace are listed as social networking
It also says this "This Web page matches a list of high-profile URLs which are rated correctly and will not be rated differently, thus it cannot be submitted via this page."
The blocking is based on the Blue Coat definition of the site. I would like to point out that anything defined as Political/Activist Group is blocked. None of the major social networking sites are blocked.
I agree with Dennis that the G-6 is not consistent in their blocking habits. I have also had a hard time getting to some .mil sites. I remember a time last year when the firewall was blocking AKO. This was not the Blue Coat system but the Smartfilter. Anyway I know that A|N is listed incorrectly on Blue Coat but have no way of getting them to change it.
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If someone unexpectedly attacks you, what do you want to do:
- Tap him out
- Punch him out
- Knock him out
- Defend yourself and escape as quickly as possible.
What is your objective?
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If someone unexpectedly attacks you, what do you want to do:
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Charles C. Goodin (firstname.lastname@example.com) is a Karate researcher and writer, and the head of the Hawaii Karate Museum. These are his personal thoughts... and those of some excellent Guest Writers. See our Table of Contents.
"Karate Jutsu" means "China Hand art". Karate came to Okinawa from China. Only in the 1930s or so, was the term "Karate" changed to mean "Empty Hand". "China Hand" was used in Hawaii until after World War II, and is still used in some dojo.
For more information, please visit the Hawaii Karate Seinenkai website.
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Every Friday is hangout and open house night at the Makerspace! Kick off your weekend by checking out what's new at the space, hanging out and eating with friends, learning about what everyone is working on, and working on your own projects.
For non-members:
If you're interested in the makerspace but don't know how you'll use it, this is your event. You'll see what we're building, and maybe even learn how we built it.
If you have a work in progress, bring it in! There may be members here who can help you and you're welcome to use any tools you're checked out on (some tools require a safety class) or a member may be able to work with you. This is our way to give back to the community and invite new people to come hang out with us!
No project? No problem! Everyone is welcome. There is no schedule, no speakers, and no pressure.
For members and non-members:
This is an evening for hanging out and problem solving - for talking about project details, collaboration and socialization. Are you building a power wheels racer and can't figure out the drive mechanism? Do you need one-on-one help with your Arduino project? Are you unsure what technique is best for forming PVC for your 20' geodesic dome?
We may not know all the answers, but we can help you figure it out.
We will likely order food (pizza, takeout, etc..) so if you don't have other dinner plans, you're welcome to chip in on whatever we're getting. We will also have drinks available in the fridge for a small donation as well. Feel free to bring your favorite beverage to share, adult or otherwise.
Make Nashville members sew clothes and costumes, create art, repair motorcycles, create furniture, make pottery, do leatherwork, knit, and many other things that have nothing to do with programming or electronics (although we do that, too, including 3D printing, prototyping, robotics and drones).
All kinds of makers and creatives use Make Nashville, and so should you!
• Some tools require a safety class before you can use them. Sign up at http://makenashville.eventbrite.com
• There's no guarantee that someone can or will help you with a project. If you post a comment through our Meetup page or through the Make Nashville Facebook page ahead of time, a member may show up to help you.
• Visitors may not use the laser, CNC machine, 3D printers, power tools, or other members-only equipment or materials during this event without the help of a member.
• The event ends at 9 PM. While we might stay later, we'll probably kick you out instead. Show up on time!
• Some tools and projects are dangerous. Participate at your own risk. Participants younger than 18 must be supervised at all times. You are responsible for any projects, tools, facilities, or people you damage.
• Tools, power, and workbench space are first-come first-served.
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Brighton boss Gus Poyet admits the futures of Wayne Bridge and Matt Upson hinge on the club gaining promotion to the Barclays Premier League.
The former England duo have played a major role in taking Brighton into the npower Championship play-offs since moving to the south coast on loan. Left-back Bridge will be out of contract at Manchester City at the end of the season, as will Stoke centre-half Upson, but Poyet knows he will only be able to sign them permanently if Albion can pay top-flight wages.
"Being totally honest it is a matter of finances," he said. "Everyone knows the financial difference, it's why the Football League and the FA wants the Championship play-off final to be the last game of the season, because it is the biggest prize."
He added: "The difference for the team that goes up is so big that it will for sure influence it. If for some reason it goes wrong then they would have to make a big effort to stay here - more than us.
"It's a unique situation at the moment. The players have played fantastic knowing 10 of them are out of contract in the summer. It's strange to be at this moment in time with so many players out of contract."
If they are to achieve promotion the Seagulls must first negotiate a two-legged semi-final against their fierce rivals Crystal Palace, starting at Selhurst Park tonight.
A total of 14 people were arrested following the two meetings between the teams earlier in the season, and Poyet wants the matches to be remembered for the football.
"We all need to make sure the message is clear, it's a football game," the Uruguayan added at his pre-match press conference.
"People will be singing against each other, some nice banter, but nothing more. It's a football match, there are plenty of things more important.
"Of course the winners will be delighted for two reasons; reaching the final and beating their arch rivals. But it's a football game."


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Alfred Offers Bat-tastic Productivity for Mac Owners
Mar 19, 2013 5:00 AM PT
Alfred is a free Mac app available in the iTunes App Store.
We can't all have the riches of Bruce Wayne. Mac owners, however, can have a virtual version of his faithful servant, Alfred.
Like Wayne's invaluable butler, this free productivity app is also named Alfred. Its latest version (2.0), released this month, is more useful than ever. If you're willing to spend a few bucks, you can take that heroic productivity to even greater heights.
Alfred is a utility that is at your beck and call with simple keyboard shortcuts. Need to find something on your computer? Summon Alfred to find it for you.
Need to find something on the Web? Ditto.
Impeccable Manners
While Alfred's manners are by default impeccable, you can tailor his behavior to your tastes.
For example, you can choose to have Alfred launch when you boot your Mac, or remain out of sight until you ring for him.
You can customize Alfred's hot buttons, too. The default is option-spacebar, but shift- and control-spacebar are also available.
The scope of Alfred's searches can also be altered. For instance, by default, local searches target applications, contacts, preferences and bookmarks.
You can add other targets, like folders, documents and text files, but it can muddy the results you get.
If you want to perform file searches, a better method is to tap the spacebar after activating Alfred. That will trigger the open file search function which will return better results than a general local search.
Web Searches
You can toggle search words for Web searches. For example, if you type "twitter" and a search term in Alfred, it will go to Twitter, perform the search for you and return the results to you. You can also turn off "twitter" as a keyword.
In addition to local and Web searches, Alfred lets you perform calculations in its pop-up box. Type in 12*3 and an answer will appear below Alfred's pop-up. Advanced math functions can be accessed by typing "=" and entering an advanced function like cos, sin, sqrt and such.
Dictionary searches can be performed from Alfred with the keywords "define" and "spell." Typing "define cove" will open up the OS X dictionary for you and display the definition you seek.
If you type "spell chrono," as you type each letter after the keyword spell, Alfred will display his guesses for the word you're looking for -- unless you're really a bad speller or need a word spelled correctly that's outside his vocabulary, in which case he gives up.
System Commands
Another treat in Alfred's repertoire is his ability to perform system commands.
You can type emptytrash, and he'll empty your Mac's trash for you. The same can be done for shutting down and restarting your computer, as well as several other tasks.
For commands like shutdown and such, though, you'll probably want to check the "confirm" option in the preferences section for the system commands. That way you'll save yourself from any hurried mishaps.
Other commands you can issue Alfred include hiding, quitting, force quitting and quitting all apps.
When comic book writers become frustrated with Batman's inability to fly, they will resort to mechanical means like the Batwing or a gliding cape. Alfred, too, can gain additional powers with an add-on Powerpack.
Powerpack costs Pounds 15, or US$23 depending on the exchange rate. It adds some features that can make Alfred even more indispensable than he already is.
For instance, you can create "workflows." A workflow allows Alfred to perform several tasks sequentially. You can combine keyword commands with hot key executions and actions into workflows that can be traded with others like baseball cards. You can also import workflows from Alfred's loyal developer community.
One of my favorite utilities on any computer is a clipboard extender. It allows you to archive items you send to the clipboard so you can retrieve them later. Powerpack includes a clipboard history function and a snippet feature for storage of "boilerplate" items that you use repeatedly, like an email signature.
A Mac Essential
With Powerpack, you can also perform specialized searches of your iTunes library and play random albums. What's more, there's a new iTunes "action object" that can be used to create iTunes workflows.
Alfred includes several color schemes in its free edition, but with the Powerpack, you can take the "theming" of the program to new heights with control over colors, fonts, sizes and more.
With Powerpack, you may never open Finder again because it gives you the power to open files, email them to others and find similar ones -- all from within Alfred.
Other Powerpack goodies include syncing your Alfred settings with Dropbox, making them easier to share among your devices, and secure and fast access to 1Password 1Click bookmarks.
There are applications on every computer that users should install instantly because of their invaluable contributions to productivity. Alfred -- with or without Powerpack -- is one of those applications.


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For the braciole: Defrost, drain, and wring the frozen organic spinach dry in a clean kitchen towel and separate with your fingertips while adding to a mixing bowl. Season the spinach with salt, black pepper, and a little nutmeg. Add the chopped hard-boiled eggs, currants, pine nuts, finely chopped garlic, and cheese to the bowl and gently combine. Season the meat with salt and pepper and arrange each steak with one of the narrow ends near you. Divide the filling evenly among the meat slices. Scatter the filling over the meat leaving a 1/2-inch edge or border on the sides. Fold the edge over the filling and tuck in the edges as you roll each bundle to secure the filling. Wrap and roll the remaining bundles and secure with kitchen twine to cover the ends and middle, like wrapping a package.
Heat a large Dutch oven with 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil a couple of turns of the pan over medium-high heat. Brown the meat bundles 6 to 8 minutes to evenly caramelize the meat all over.
For the sauce: Remove the bundles from the pan and add 1 tablespoon more olive oil, give a turn of the pan to coat. Add the chopped carrots, onions, sliced garlic, bay leaf and season with salt and pepper. Let the vegetables cook 5 minutes to soften, then stir in the chopped rosemary and sage for 1 minute. Add the tomato paste and stir to develop the fragrance, then add the white wine and scrape up the pan drippings. Stir in the chicken stock and tomatoes. Break up the tomatoes with a spoon or potato masher. Bring the sauce to a bubble, add the meat back to the pot and reduce the heat to a simmer, cover and cook 2 hours more, stirring occasionally.
After 2 hours, brown the sausages in a frying pan with a tablespoon of extra-virgin olive oil, a turn of the pan. Add the browned links to the sauce and gently submerge them, nestling them in with the meat bundles. Simmer the mixture 30 minutes more to cook the sausages through and combine their flavor into the sauce.
Bring a pot of water to a boil for pasta. Salt the water and cook the pasta to al dente. Reserve a cup of starchy cooking liquid just before draining.
Remove the meat bundles to a platter and cover with foil to keep warm. Remove the sausages to a separate plate to cool.
Drain the pasta and return to a hot pot. Add 1 tablespoon butter, cut into pieces, and half of the sauce, toss to combine, adding a little starchy cooking water to make it all come together for you.
Cut the string from the meat and serve the meat dotted with more sauce and sprinkled with fresh parsley on large dinner plates with hot pappardelle pasta topped with fresh basil and some shaved Parm alongside.
Cook's Note: Reserve the sausages and any remaining spoonfuls of sauce for a make-ahead meal later in the week. Open Faced Sausage, 3 Pepper and Onion Sandwiches with Provolone, recipe follows.
Special equipment: Kitchen twine .
To make sandwiches:
If you are cooking a make-ahead meal with bread that will not be used for a couple of days, place it in the freezer in an airtight bag or wrap well. Unwrap to defrost at room temperature and then crust in a warm oven.
Meanwhile, heat a couple of tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and saute until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the onions, cubanelle peppers, chile pepper, and garlic to tender-crisp, 5 minutes more.
Cook's Note: Do not salt the onions and peppers as it will draw more liquids out and we are undercooking a bit for a make-ahead meal.
Cool and store the mushroom mixture. To reheat the mushroom mixture: Add a splash of stock or water over medium heat and season with salt and pepper.
To reheat the sausages: Add a splash of stock or water to the sausages to loosen the sauce. Add a ladle of sauce to the mushroom pan.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Split the bread horizontally then halve into 4 large pieces. Arrange the bread pieces on cooling racks set over baking sheets to allow the heat to circulate all around the bread. Halve the sausages lengthwise. Dot the bread with sauce, top with the sausages cut-side-down, dot with more sauce and top with peppers and cheese. Bake the bread 12 to 15 minutes, or until melted and brown at the edges. Garnish with parsley and serve.


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Don't Let This Be You.....
I think at one point or another we have all tried the "traditional" gym. The problem with a standard "big box" gym is that the average person doesn't really know how to use the equipment. Obviously if you don't know what you are doing, you have to pay the extra money for a personal trainer. The other option is trying to figure it out for yourself and running the risk of ending up on the internet like this poor guy.
Now don't get me wrong, I think that machines and weights have their place. The issue is that the average person either doesn't have the knowledge, time, money, or the desire to learn how to use them properly. Another big issue in the "big box" is that you have to spend so much time there to get a good workout. In some cases you have to spend hours to really feel like you are doing something. Sometimes a busy lifestyle makes it tough to spend hours at a time on a tread mill or in a class. Now granted, a lot of guys enjoy having the gym time to do their flex and flirt routine for all of the ladies who are absolutely not interested. But let's be honest, most of us would rather have that extra time to do something that is actually productive.
Studies have shown that high intensity interval training is one of the most effective methods of exercise. By upping the intensity of your workouts, you are able to cut your time spent in the gym plus increase the results. Seriously, who wouldn't want better results in less time? Rather than spending an hour in the gym on a tread mill or on a machine, why not spend 30 minutes in beast mode and get it done.
An intense 30 minute boxing/kickboxing workout, mixed with some body weight exercises is a great way to begin to start seeing they type of real results that you want to see. Plus, there is no stress reliever like punching a heavy bag.
AAANNND I've never seen anyone folded in half by a punching bag………………


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Iditarod Journal - Day 1
Saturday, March 3, 2012Day 1. 25º degrees Editor's note: Bob Jones is off again on yet another Iditarod sled dog adventure on a snowmobile. During the race from Willow, Alaska (50 miles north of Anchorage to the rough and tumble old gold mining town of Nome 1,100 miles north, Jones will chronicle via diary and photos his latest run through the outback of rugged Alaska. Jones, 72, of Kettle Falls, has established several benchmarks during his chase of what has been called The Last Great Race. His March in Alaska marks the 100th Alaska visit for Jones, who has logged more than 20,000 miles following the 950-mile to 1,100 mile race to Nome. He started chasing the dog teams and mushers on the Iditarod Trail back in 1995. At this point, he's well known to villagers along the North and South trails of the race. We planned to have our machines and gear on the ground at Knik Lake by 10 a.m. so we could get an 11 a.m. start up the trail. But getting out on time is a very tall order.We awoke to a dank day of heavy overcast skies and a steady sprinkling of snow in Wasilla. It stayed that way as we took our equipment to Knik Lake and spent a couple of hours doing the final packing. We saw three individual moose feeding in snow above their knees along the Knik-Goose Bay road on our way down. There is plenty of the white stuff in this country this winter.We finally got the packing-up done and got on the trail at 1:15 p.m., two hours and some change later than planned. It snowed heavily a couple of days ago, and there hadn't been many snow machines on the trails since then. We made our way out to the historic Iditarod Trail to Flathorn Lake and on to the Big Susitna River without seeing a single other machine.Traffic increased dramatically when we hit the mouth of the Yenta River and turned north to follow it to Skwentna. I got terminally stuck a couple of miles short of Yenta Station, and when I stepped off the machine, I went in above my waist. Josh and I worked for an hour getting me out, and then he immediately got stuck worse than I had been. We finally staggered into the Station and they told us that it had snowed thirty inches two days ago. And that was on top of the big load that was already there. Yentna Station was packed with all the Iditarod volunteers, as usual, and Jim Gallea of Seeley Lake, Montana, was the first person I bumped into when I got through the door. Jim and his mother take turns mushing dogs from their kennel to Nome every year, and I've run into him out on the trail many times.Josh and I each had a very welcome cold beer, to the tune of five bucks each, and got back on the trail. But not before making arrangements to camp here on our return trip from Nome. It was now completely dark and the trail could be seen much better in our headlights. The fact that we had a hard time seeing the scant trail in the flat light of late afternoon resulted in our getting off the trail and getting stuck in the deep powder.We finally rolled into our quarters for this first night on the trail at the Skwentna Roadhouse at 9:30 p.m. Dinner was hot and ready and we dished up our plates in the kitchen. There were only four of us for dinner and it was a great feed. Half of the tables in the kitchen were covered with a dozen varieties of desserts.Midnight came fast. The thing I hate about getting to the Roadhouse late in the evening is that we don't get to spend enough time here. The food is great, the rooms are warm and dry, and there are always enough characters around to make any evening an interesting one. This is one of the old-time, classic roadhouses of old Alaska.The Iditarod Trail Breakers came through yesterday, which put them up the trail after the big storm. That might mean that the trail north of here will be much better than the trail was from Knik out here. We are hoping!Josh got Room 205 and I got Room 201. The wireless was working, so I wrote up the events of this first day and turned in at 1 a.m., under clear skies and a temperature of plus 15º.