The Huletts Current

It looks dangerous and is, reportedly, incredibly expensive, but there is no denying the near-maximal awesome factor of the Jetlev Flyer. Power comes from a four-stroke engine in a small “boat” which drags in the water behind/below the flying harness, and to which it is tethered by a big yellow hose that supplies high-pressure water [...]

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The Education of Cupid - (Click on the Image to See Full Resolution)
François Boucher
1742
Oil on canvas,
Schloss Charlottenburg, Berlin

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Update: 6:20 P.M. The Super Bowl is now starting so registration is now closed.
…. so I’m opening up registrations today.
If you would like to register for the site;
A.) Read our rules
B.) Register here

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It was announced on Fort Ticonderoga’s Facebook page that the episode of Ghost Hunters that was filmed at Fort Ticonderoga will air on March 10th.
“YEEHA! Ghost Hunters is MARCH 10TH!!! Check local listings - as they say. One of the producers said it was one of his favorite episodes ever”
Mark your calendar’s now. (We [...]

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Here’s a bar trick worth watching.

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For anyone who missed this excerpt from American Idol, its been all over the radio and Internet today. It’s a parody of those young people who wear their pants too low to the ground. Any 62 year-old who can do a split like that is OK in my book.

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Here are some bartenders!

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A fun little video from Vimeo which is the product of roughly 7 months of work from 13 students in the 3rd year of the BAA Animation program at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.

Electropolis from Kevin McCullough on Vimeo.

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Things have be quiet lately, which made me think of this clip from the 1966 Batman movie.

The funny thing is when I was young, I took this show so seriously but when you watch it as an adult you get such a different perspective.
At least Batman was looking out for the people in the bar!

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DEC Demands Lake George Village Make Sewage Upgrades
The Adirondack Almanack has a good story about some improvements that will hopefully be made in Lake George Village.
Small Town Vulnerable: USPS loses $3.8 billion for Year as Volume Falls
The Washington Post reports on the problems at the U.S. Postal Service because of falling mail volume. Remember, please [...]

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The Guinness “Slide” Commercial

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Local Athletes Try for Olympics
North Country Public Radio has a good piece on those local Adirondack athletes trying to make the 2010 Winter Olympic team.
See Where NY’s Rose Fits In
I came across this neat website where all the state flowers come together to make a beautiful bouquet. Cool!

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Panel Urges Pay Cut, Furloughs for Washington County Supervisors
Give them credit for trying to cut the budget. Members of the Washington County Finance and Personnel Committee proposed cutting supervisors’ pay by 6 percent in addition to taking the equivalent of two furlough days. Read about it in the Post Star.
Unknown Filmmaker Gets $30m for Robot [...]

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With so many people visiting New York City and other urban areas over the holidays, I thought this video on the dangers of playing Three Card Monte on a street corner would be worthwhile. If you ever see these guys on a street corner, know that people in the “crowd” are part of the scam [...]

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