The Iditarod, from a dog's perspectiveThe Iditarod Sled Trail Dog Race -- often called ''The Last Great Race on Earth,'' with 71 man-and-man's-best-friend groups trekking across Alaska -- ended this week. Tuffy the Snow Prince, the outspoken 55-pound Siberian husky on musher Spoons Grabilovitch's sled team, again agreed to keep a daily log for us. Here are excerpts of Tuffy's journal:Day 1: I always skip the ''ceremonial start'' in ...
News: Bad Company 2 dents Japanese chartPSP is this week's best-selling machine. There are five new games in Media Create's Japanese top 10 this week, including Battlefield: Bad Company 2 in seventh (PS3). But the stampede couldn't shake last week's champion Pokemon Ranger: Tracks of Light from the top spot, nor old-timers Friend Collection (DS) from second or New Super Mario Bros. Wii from third. The newcomers start with Holy ...
Week of March 19, 2010MID-WEEK MADNESS Wednesday, March 24 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Community Center Assembly Room, 500 Cascade Place, Taft Grades K-8 FREE! Come by the Community Center for some crafts, board games, Wii, or even just the chance to hang out with your friends and get help with your homework.
Police Beat for March 21A girl who was part of an unruly group of teenagers was arrested early yesterday morning after she yelled at an Annapolis police officer and kicked a police cruiser, city police said.
Random House Roundup: Reviews of Five Picture BooksWhen you receive five picture books in the mail for review over a two-day period, what do you do? For this reviewer, the answer was simple – bedtime stories! (Uh, I mean test audience…) The colorful assortment arrived courtesy of several imprints of Random House Children’s books (Schwartz ...
Leaked Xbox 360 'Valhalla' motherboard analyzed by Ben HeckSure, you might've seen the purported Xbox 360 Valhalla motherboard leaked yesterday... but have you ever really seen it? There's a subtle difference, one that requires you gaze through the ocular receptors of our dearest old friend (he hates when we call him that) Ben Heck . Joystiq sat down with him to deconstruct the pictures and get his take on all the hardware nuances. First and foremost ...