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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: September 2008
Nuclear powered clothes drier
My natural gas bill is going up and so will electric rates soon and my income has been stagnant the past few years, so I set up a nuclear powered clothes drier to cut costs. I came to the conclusion … Continue reading
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VIDEO Guitar Hero
Tyler Reisinger, of Dallastown, wins the medium title for the “Guitar Hero III” competition at the York Galleria.
A whole new round of EPA mileage ratings/expectations: plug-in hybrids
As cars evolve from simple gasoline engines, to hybrids, to plug-in hybrids calculating real world mileage gets more difficult to estimate. The extremes and disgruntled customers will also become more obvious. My neighbor jokes that his Chevy pick-up gets 11 … Continue reading
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Harley-Davidson open house: The HD trike reincarnated
For 2009, Harley-Davidson is offering the Trike, or the Tri Glide Ultra Classic that was developed from the wheels up in combination with Lehman Trikes of South Dakota. Harley-Davidson Open House Sept 25-Sept 27 The Tri Glide is powered by … Continue reading
Harley-Davidson Open House: The smooth new Rotax Helicon V-Twin
I can’t resist an event where a company lets me ride their motorcycles on an 11 mile real world ride for free and you have to love Harley for this once a year not to miss event. Harley-Davidson Open House … Continue reading
Natural gas powered Toyota hybrid
Toyota will unveil a compressed natural gas (CNG) hybrid Camry at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November. Honda currently has the only CNG vehicle available in the U.S.
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Electric Chryslers – 75 cents a gallon
The Chrysler EV combines the electric-drive components of an electric vehicle with an integrated small-displacement engine and generator to produce additional electricity to power the electric-drive system when needed. The Chrysler EV Range-extended Electric Vehicle can drive 40 miles on … Continue reading
VIDEO Father, son soldiers unite dying wish
John Layton Sr. asked God for the chance to see his son serving in Iraq one more time. The career Navy veteran is suffering from a terminal illness. His son, Air Force Tech. Sgt. John was given emergency leave.
VIDEO Pzaltzgraff outlets, distribution closes
Given the current economic conditions, I think we all can agree that the U.S. needs a new economic/industrial policy. CEO’s Say US Needs New Industrial Policy…. a variety of economic statistics as evidence that the U.S. industrial sector is suffering … Continue reading
VIDEO Honoring Allan Dameshek
Allan Dameshek is honored during the Jewish Family Services of York 20th Anniversary Gala at the Out Door Country Club in York . He went from the shoe business into the Jew business. That’s how Allan Dameshek sums up the … Continue reading
PZEV the quiet smog fighters
Partial Zero Emissions Vehicles (PZEV) are vehicles that came about due to California emission standards dating back to the early 1990′s. This technology has trickled over into the 50 state market. The designation means a near pollution free vehicle without … Continue reading
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VIDEO Cherry Lane art connoisseurs
A walk down Cherry Lane, in York, asking random people their opinion of an unnamed piece of art by local artist Jeff Koons. The art in quest is currently on display at the at the Palace of Versailles in France.
VIDEO New dog park
Canine Meadows, a new dog park at John C. Rudy County Park, is a popular place for dogs and people to socialize. Thirteen and a half acres. Fenced play areas. Free water. Everyone plays with others their size.
Not drilling… “what is wrong with Washington”?
Rep. Todd Platts, R-York County, voted with his fellow Republicans against the (energy) bill, calling it an example of “what is wrong with Washington.” Instead of addressing the interest of all Americans, Platts said the bill would continue to prohibit … Continue reading
VIDEO Secret life of mosquitoes
Tom Smith, York County’s West Nile Virus coordinator, checks traps after a Summer of area mosquitoes testing positive for West Nile Virus.
Chevy Volt throws some sparks
And a face… A lithium-ion battery pack supplemented by a variety of propulsion possibilities will power the Chevrolet Volt, including gas and, in some vehicles, E85 ethanol to recharge the battery while you drive beyond the 40-mile battery range. How … Continue reading
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House approves offshore drilling with alternatives, drillers revolt
The House voted today 236-189 to allow oil drilling off the nation’s Atlantic and Pacific coasts if states agree — but only 50 or more miles out. The bill rolls back $18 billion in oil industry tax breaks and imposes … Continue reading
VIDEO The future York Fair
Gene Schenck, vice president of the York Fair, discusses changes for the York Fair in 2009 on the last day of the fair. Features the bands Vocal Trash, Carolina Rain and Hendrick’s Racing Pigs.
VIDEO Hovercraft rethinks friction
I am fascinated by machines that blend methods of locomotion we are familiar with and executes them in different combinations. Larry Weirich recently flew his home built hovercraft off of the Goldsboro Marina into the Susquehanna River. Instead of cutting … Continue reading
Ike reminds us that gasoline is the vampire of energy products
You would think a govenment wouldn’t have to legislate to promote alternative energy when the oil machine seems to be so good at destroying it’s own market. Reports of surges in gasoline prices are coming in with the tides of … Continue reading
I-80 toll defeat calls us to define costs
We need to think long-term investment, pay cash up front for current expenses, take responsibility for use, and stop handling finances with smoke and mirrors. After we are done hiding future costs in lease deals and creating special interest groups … Continue reading
Infrared Paint Remover update
It Broke ! I went on break, came back and the IR tubes wouldn’t relight. I have been careful not to shock them. I called the company that markets The Silent Paint Remover and they offered free replacement of the … Continue reading
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Domestic drilling + OPEC = no impact
OPEC oil ministers agreed today to trim overall output by more than 500,000 barrels a day in a compromise meant to avoid new turmoil in crude markets while seeking to bolster falling prices. The news sent oil prices rising. Light, … Continue reading
Infrared Paint Remover
I have been avoiding stripping paint on an old house construction project. Actually, the porch I rebuilt 16 years ago on my last old house construction project needs to be stripped first. Paint formulation in the past few years has … Continue reading
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Motorcycling with Hannah
Sitting in the woods seven miles east of Morgantown, West Virginia. Worker productivity is up while labor costs are down for the second quarter of this year; that combined with a use or lose week of vacation meant it was … Continue reading
VIDEO A Tour of the York County Resource Recovery Center
( Paul Kuehnel – York Daily Record / Sunday News) The York County Solid Waste Authority’s Resource Recovery center was the first waste-to-energy plant in the state. Now there are about five, said Ellen O’Connor, the manager of the community … Continue reading
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60 mpg 19K Honda hybrid
Wired reports that Honda will unveil a new dedicated hybrid today that hits the 60 mpg mark and sell for $19,000. While hybrids have tended to go upscale in price and equipment or relegated to high end SUV’s, this market … Continue reading
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