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Given its centrality to Alaskan life, mushing emerged early on as both a popular sport and a vital necessity. In the winter of 1925, an epidemic of diphtheria ravaged Nome, which lacked the medicine to combat it. The nearest supply of antitoxin serum was in Anchorage-nearly 700 frozen miles away. In what has become known as the "Great Race of Mercy," 20 mushers and some 150 dogs teamed up to deliver the drugs in under six days, quelling an epidemic that threatened to decimate the town. Balto, the lead dog on the final stretch of the relay, earned national...
...bother to tell your companions, especially if they're children, that Under the Sea 3-D is a documentary. (Perhaps go with "that new Jim Carrey movie," since he narrates.) Just take them along to the nearest Imax. Because once they're settled in and have put on the WALL-E glasses, the film has enough charms to completely seduce them. These include 6-ft. garden eels who plant themselves en masse in the sea bottom like a field of slithery reeds, the leafy sea dragon, an animal so peculiar-looking E.T. would feel bad for it, and several sequences...
...which adjusts the singer's voice, can be set from zero to 400. "If you set it to 10, that means that the output pitch will get halfway to the target pitch in 10 milliseconds," says Hildebrand. "But if you let that parameter go to zero, it finds the nearest note and changes the output pitch instantaneously"--eliminating the natural transition between notes and making the singer sound jumpy and automated. "I never figured anyone in their right mind would want to do that," he says...
...stairs to his room, he can only think of two things: hunger and revenge. Suddenly, after hours of scheming, he comes up with a plan to outsmart the greedy vending machine schemers. Wearing only his boxers and a knowing smirk, he runs from the dormitory to the nearest convenience store, grabs the first box of Pop Tarts he sees, and pays only 8 dollars for the whole box! What a deal! Cackling madly, he rips open the cardboard container to get to his spoils, only to find that his search for value was an utter failure. The conspiracy had extended...
Beach Bonanza. If your idea of a winter getaway means getting away from winter, head to the nearest Sandals, which just won the World Travel Award for best all-inclusive resort. Rates are now 55% off at Caribbean resorts, including Jamaica, St. Lucia, Antigua and the Bahamas, if you book a "Luxury Included" vacation with a minimum of a three-night stay. If you book seven nights, you can get up to two nights free. Rates start at $183 per person per night. Book now through Jan. 16, 2009, excluding stays from Dec. 27 to 31. 888-SANDALS...