The Huletts Current

Steven Holcomb (Park City, Utah) and Steve Langton (Melrose, Mass.) claimed the first two-man bobsled World Championship title ever for the U.S. in the 2012 final in Lake Placid on Sunday. Holcomb started making history when he won the first four-man bobsled title in 50 years for the U.S. during the 2009 World Championships in [...]

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If you don’t quite understand what all the fuss is about over SOPA and PIPA, this video concisely states why many sites on the Internet went black yesterday in protest. Watch the entire thing. (If you really love freedom but can’t watch the entire thing, watch the last 3 minutes.)

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Starting on Saturday, December 24 at 2:00 a.m. EST, visit www.noradsanta.org to follow Santa’s journey from the North Pole to homes all over the globe. To see the origins of NORAD Tracks Santa and how Google has brought this to life in Google Earth watch below.

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Kateri Tekakwitha Rising to Sainthood The Montreal Gazette reports that Pope Benedict XVI has deemed Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha worthy of sainthood, so she will be canonized at a ceremony sometime in the future. Fort Ticonderoga to Study Repair of Walls The New York History Blog has a story about a grant awarded to the Fort [...]

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During December, Google releases its Zeitgeist report that aggregates “billions of search queries people type into Google” over the year. Google says that; “with Zeitgeist, we look at the most popular and the fastest rising terms—the terms with the highest growth in 2011—in many categories across many countries around the world.” See the entire Zeitgeist [...]

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A painting of Marie Antoinette with her son, Louis-Charles, on her lap. (circa 1787) At the time of the French Revolution, the son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, was known as Louis-Charles, Dauphin of France. He was abducted on August 10, 1792, when only eight years old, as the French revolution waged on. When [...]

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I fondly remember using the Apple IIe and carrying a 5 1/4 inch floppy disk around with my data on it. To the man who (arguably) made computers accessible, from the IIe to the Macintosh to the Powerbook to the MacBook and iPad, may he Rest in Peace.

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The Quality of Mercy The quality of mercy is not strained. It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest: It blesseth him that gives and him that takes. Tis mightiest in the mightiest; it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown. His scepter shows the force [...]

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Time Running Out on Clam Attack Plan The Post Star reports on the plan to eradicate the invasive Asian clam. State Ordered Sewer Upgrades for Lake George The Adirondack Almanack reports on millions being spent to upgrade sewers in Lake George Village. Secrets from the First Spaceflight Yuri Gagarin made history fifty years ago as [...]

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Warren County Lake George Patrols May Go The Post Star tells us that the Governor’s proposed budget may eliminate Warren County boat patrols on Lake George. Preview of the Winter Carnival The Free George previews the annual Lake George winter carnival. Orion’s Left Shoulder Blowout A great article on io9 about a nearby star that’s [...]

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BBC produces a lot of high quality stuff. Here’s an outtake from the show “The Joy of Stats” which tracks the health and wealth of 200 countries over a 200 year period in an extremely imaginative way. After watching this video you should feel better about the world out there. It makes you appreciate living [...]

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During December, Google releases its Google Zeitgeist report that aggregates “billions of search queries people type into Google” over the year. Google says the Zeitgeist “captures the spirit” of 2010. Congratulations to Lake George’s Rachel Ray who was #10 in the fastest rising Food & Drink Category. Here is Google’s entire list.

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Washington County Deals with Budget The Post Star reports on Washington County’s budget (with a small tax increase) for next year. The Wash Blog breaks down how the supervisors voted. NY State Does NOT Deal with Budget The Press Republican reports that the Legislature decided not to address a $315 million budget deficit in its [...]

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