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Follow a photojournalist adapting smartphones, finding new ways to make technology work in journalism.Working for the York Daily Record/Sunday News since 1984, I have always been an early adopter of new technology.
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Monthly Archives: June 2008
Freedom comes from the sky
I was stretched out on my deck tonight gazing at the sky while a storm rolled in. I came to the conclusion that only the sun and the rain, as long as they fall above my property, are free. What … Continue reading
Your college, your pension driving up oil
There also has been growing demand for commodities from public pension funds and university endowments that invest via special products linked to commodities indexes. However, these investment flows could slow amid sharp criticism in Congress that they are helping drive … Continue reading
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Scooter update
So Chuck has been using his scooter to commute to work since June 9. His Chevy truck has been sitting in the drive collecting dirt rings around the tires for two weeks straight now. He has logged 320 miles. Had … Continue reading
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VIDEO C.B. “Red” Klinedinst lean machines in York for 99 years
(Paul Kuehnel – York Daily Record/ Sunday News) Charlotte Halpin was 14 years old when she took a job at C.B. “Red” Klinedinst, a York bicycle repair shop. Today, the business founded in 1909, still sells bicycle parts. Halpin said … Continue reading
A VW mostly electric hybrid
Volkswagen AG. has started testing a new electricity-powered car engine and expects to launch the first cars fitted with it by 2010, chief executive Martin Winterkorn said. VW said the technology allows cars to run on purely electricity powered engine … Continue reading
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Why can’t “WE” keep making a profit on the turnpike?
I just received a hard sell email from Pennsylvania Transportation Partners for leasing the Pennsylvania Turnpike. It seems that their plan is the “only” source and “only” plan. It will create “safety”. Perhaps the most telling part of the email … Continue reading
New dawn for electric Chevy S-10
Joshua Tomel (age 25) doesn’t think twice about $4-a-gallon gas prices. He doesn’t have to. “I drive by gas stations,” Tomel, a graduate of St. John’s University, said Wednesday. “I don’t even bother to look. I am disappointed, though. If … Continue reading
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China’s thirst for SUVs
Global oil demand on the rise The Chinese government’s recent reduction in gasoline subsidies (increasing price 17%) may squash an appetite for gas guzzlers in the world’s rapidly growing second-largest auto market. Rising affluence has boosted sales of SUVs and … Continue reading
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58.5 cents per mile
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service increased the mileage deduction today for the rest of the year by 16 percent to 58.5 cents a mile from the previous rate of 50.5 cents because of the rising price of gasoline. The change … Continue reading
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Community garden expanded
Resident gardener Skip Brown, left, works with York Silver Bullet volunteer Pete Langkam of Penn Township on the garden plots adjacent to his home on East King Street in York. Brown said after buying a very expensive tomato at the … Continue reading
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VIDEO GoggleWorks inspires York art supporters
(Paul Kuehnel – York Daily Record / Sunday News) Supporters of the York Museum of Art made a trip to the GoggleWorks in Reading. A tour of the facility and how it could work in York. The GoggleWorks, in Reading … Continue reading
It’s a black sock, dead flower affair
I try to find little ways not to use energy and stretch the ever increasing cost of life. Some of the things we do have hidden implications to the cost of living. I was reading in a Patriot-News story that … Continue reading
GM Priority shifts from BIG to small
The return of the Ford F-100 DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Corp. is indefinitely halting a major overhaul of its full-size pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles as it deals with a drastic drop in sales of those products. GM … Continue reading
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China helps lower gas prices in the US
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Oil prices sank nearly $5 on Thursday after China said it would raise gas prices by lifting subsidies that have been blamed for driving oil prices higher. The move could curb demand from the country’s rapidly … Continue reading
Lifting oil drill ban sounds like a last minute land grab
I was just listening to President Bush making an appeal to open Alaska and the coast for drilling. His argument is that this will provide price relief to consumers. He mostly blamed the Democrat controlled congress (controlled by Republicans for … Continue reading
The Think Ox electric car
Roughly the size of a Toyota (TM) Prius, the Ox can travel between 125 and 155 miles before needing a recharge, and zips from zero to 60 miles per hour in about 8.5 seconds. Its lithium-ion batteries can be charged … Continue reading
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Gas prices aren’t high enough for many Yorkers
Have you recently traded in your SUV or pickup for a smaller vehicle? Yes, I had to because of gas prices — 11.57 % No, because I was already driving a smaller car — 46.05 % No, and they’ve have … Continue reading
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VIDEO Balloon Festival
(Paul Kuehnel – York Daily Record/Sunday News) The York County Balloon Festival finishes off with a perfect flight. Hot air balloons rise on the principle that hot air rises. Place the hot air in a container and the container becomes … Continue reading
The Harley-Davidson commuter scooter
It has a 100 cc engine, zips smoothly through traffic, can cruise up to 55mph, gets close to 100 mpg and has a price point under $3000. It has the support network of Harley dealerships in most every major town … Continue reading
Scooter shopping day 3
I tend to over think purchases. After looking at everything everywhere, we decided to purchase this new 2007 Honda Elite 80. The Elite, assembled in Mexico out of Japanese parts is about to disappear as Honda will replace it with … Continue reading
Scooter shopping day 2
So Chuck checked out a local East York used car dealer turned scooter franchise and presented me with some figures. The Chinese made Roketa scooters sure have a low price point. Scooters haven’t been a big sale item in the … Continue reading
Scooter shopping day 1
My neighbor Chuck drives a Chevy Pickup with a 6 liter engine that gets 11 mpg. Last week he saw my light on around midnight and came banging on my door. It seems that the money he had budgeted for … Continue reading
Windfall tax blows away
June 10 (Bloomberg) — Senate Republicans thwarted Democratic-supported legislation that would increase windfall- profit taxes on oil companies such as Exxon Mobil Corp. as Democrats set their sights on tighter energy trading scrutiny. Democrats fell nine votes shy today of … Continue reading
Jeepster, Willys’ efficient Hummer
I ran across Todd Leader of Windsor Township at the street rod event this weekend and his 1948 Jeepster convertible. The rag top had been stored for years and was destined for salvage had he not given it a home. … Continue reading
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ydr.inyork.com/ydr/green
The York Daily Record/Sunday news has launched a “green” page though the ydr.inyork/ydr web portal.
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VIDEO – What nobody tells you about being a dad
(Paul Kuehnel – York Daily Record / Sunday News) Name: Pete Vaughn Age: 33 Lives in: York Father of: Gracyn Haley Vaughn, 22 months Nobody told me that being a dad would mean I would use on-demand 24-7 to watch … Continue reading
Historic moments in driving behavior
Oil hit tickled $140 a barrel Friday. A First since 1991, demand for gasoline will fall 0.3 percent this year. This represents thousands of barrels of oil a day. Demand usually increases 1% a year. The biggest decline since 1942, … Continue reading
Toyota improves fuel cell hybrid car
Toyota has developed a new fuel cell hybrid, powered by hydrogen, that can travel more than twice the distance of its predecessor model without filling up, the automaker said today. The improved model’s maximum cruising range is 516 miles compared … Continue reading
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A really efficient TV
The Philips 42PFL5603D is high definition 42-inch LCD that consumes between 60 and 80 watts, which is about as much as a standard incandescent bulb. Comparing against other HDTVs’ default modes, the closest competitor was a 27-inch LCD at 105 … Continue reading
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Steam hybrids: scavenging waste heat from exhaust
The internal combustion engine driving your car is a pretty inefficient method of converting energy into motion. Friction from air resistance and motion along with heat dissipated from burning fuel all take your money in exchange for nothing. That car … Continue reading
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VIDEO Mother speaks about killing of her daughter
(Paul Kuehnel – York Daily Record / Sunday News) Margaret Justice talks about the murder of her daughter Tracey Nicole Green. Green was shot multiple times by her boyfriend Brian Green in the garage of her home in York Township. … Continue reading
VIDEO Friends wish Tresa Diggs well
Paul Kuehnel – York Daily Record / Sunday News Life is no bed of roses, and don’t expect everything to go wonderfully. There will be hills, but be prepared for the valleys. That’s how life works. That realistic, no-nonsense yet … Continue reading
