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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: November 2008
VIDEO Recycled Holiday Art Tree
The Holiday Art Tree is back in town at the intersection of Philadelphia and Beaver Streets in York. This year’s theme is winter sports. Donated articles will be cleaned and given to charity when the tree comes down. The tree … Continue reading
Less demand, pay less
I was driving through Virginia today and filled up at $1.65 a gallon The American Automobile Association says traffic will be down 1.2% this year, meaning about 400,000 fewer Americans. Passenger numbers are expected to fall off about 10% compared … Continue reading
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VIDEO Thrift Store helps homeless veterans rebuild lives
A thrift store that helps all veterans who left the military with anything other than an honorable discharge, by selling furniture and other household items and providing a place of employment for homeless veterans.
VIDEO Out of rubble, hope
Carlos Cartagena walked on the broken glass and burnt ceiling tiles strewn on the hardwood floor of what was once his family’s home in York. Periodically, he stopped to sift through the rubble to see what he could salvage. As … Continue reading
2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid
Ford has added the tweaked power train from the Escape Hybrid to the Fusion/Milan sedans. How about 39 mpg city and a light foot bringing in 47 mpg. Ford happily notes that is at least 6 m.p.g. better than the … Continue reading
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VIDEO Bridge collapses in creek
Workers from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation waded through the North Branch Bermudian Creek near the Adams County line Monday morning to learn exactly how a steel one-lane bridge collapsed into the creek Sunday evening. State police said a drunken … Continue reading
Who is using the least energy on my block?
Or at least one house is 55 degrees on the second floor.
Defining a green car – 2009 VW Jetta TDI
Green Car Journal named Volkswagen’s 2009 Jetta TDI as the “Green Car of the Year” at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Thursday, making it the first clean-diesel vehicle to win the prize. (AP) VW has managed to build a … Continue reading
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The shock of deflation jets in
“Recession” has been the unspeakable word for months, though most of us have known it as reality for quite some time. It was whispered between the words of stories and secretly referred to in the code words embedded in business … Continue reading
VIDEO Restoring a city icon
The kiosk that served York when trolleys ran the streets has been reconstructed by the Kinsley Education Center. Kinsley and the city are hoping to get some community support to get copper roof replaced. York once had a county wide … Continue reading
Bail out GM… or not ?
General Motors Corp Chief Executive Rick Wagoner’s salary and other compensation rose 64 percent in 2007 to about $15.7 million. reuters.com GM reported a record $39 billion net loss in 2007. reuters.com Wagoner will be receiving a $4.6M retirement package, … Continue reading
Operation Cheapness reduces my natural gas bill (and demand) over 45%
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission recently approve a 6% rate increase for Columbia Gas. I reduced my natural gas bill over 45%. A net profit for me and a reduction in the use of a precious resource. My estimated gas bill … Continue reading
VIDEO Christmas savings with LED lights
Dave Rudolph, the city’s electrical bureau superintendent, said 3,000 LED lights will be placed on the tree. That’s 500 more than what was used last year. The city switched to the more efficient lights to save money on its electric … Continue reading
Costly biofuel as crude oil price crashes
As petroleum gas prices soared out of control the concept of using corn based ethanol almost started to make sense. It was cheaper than gas and although highly subsidized with our tax dollars and getting fewer miles per gallon than … Continue reading
VIDEO Seniors struggling to move on
In mid-October, a thief got away with $2,700 in cash, $3,000 in checks, a Wii video-game system, and other small items during a robbery, according to Northeastern Regional Police. The seniors are starting to relax a bit,” Davis, the center’s … Continue reading
VIDEO Honoring Veterans
Gorden Sheriff, of Hellam Township, is awarded the Meritorious Service Award during the Veterans Day Program at the York Expo Center
VIDEO Marine and Jeep reunite
Home from Iraq, Cale Adams, of York Township, is reunited with his cherished Jeep after his family, friends and Adams Jeep brought it back to a life better than it has ever known.
Giant’s Hybrid cycling
Giant Bicycle, Inc., of Newbury Park, CA, has called it’s battery/motor assisted bicycle “hybrid” because unlike a vehicle solely propelled by an electric motor, the Giant Hybrid is designed to sense when you need some help and provide stored electrical … Continue reading
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Dwindling hybrid incentives for some Japanese hybrids
The federal tax credit to spur demand and development of hybrids is dwindling. The credit was tied to the number of units sold by a given manufacturer. The credit on Toyota’s Prius (46 mpg) ran out last year. Now the … Continue reading
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“Voters Nix Most Environmental State Ballot Measures”
Greenmesh commenter JO passed along a Wall Street Journal blog posting, Not So Green: Voters Nix Most Environmental State Ballot Measures Measures flopped in a sea of complication and fear of the unrealistic, other than one in Missouri that sets … Continue reading
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117.6 mpg Volkswagen
The Volkswagen’s tiny Up! Concept appeared at the Frankfurt Auto show last year. This car is even smaller with a a 1.0L three-cylinder diesel making 50 hp. That is scooter territory, only you get a roof and a heater. photos … Continue reading
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VIDEO Crowded Polls open
Voters stream into an Manchester Township polling place at 7 a.m., reflect on the election and share a moment in history.
VIDEO Eagle Scout Baseball
Keeping true to his Eagle Scout designation, Brandon Putman, head groundskeeper for the Revolution, set an example for Tyler Dreisbach, working to attain the rank, by renovating Central York High School’s baseball field.
VIDEO Spring Garden Murder/Suicide
A man who recently lost his job killed his family before killing himself. John David Goodman, 39, shot his wife, Julia, 39, and the couple’s 2-year-old son, Langon, before killing himself at their home.
A common 100 year old heat pump design
My house and almost every house has a heat pump system built in, in fact, the heat pump design built into my house is centuries old. “Heat pumps” use freon, a compressor and electronics to transfer heat between the inside … Continue reading
