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plugshare etiquette
plugshare etiquette
I'll drive, you take me to lunch.
Good question amatiych, also asked myself about it.
Sit around the kitchen table over coffee, shoot the Tesla breeze, congratulate each other, plot the overthrow of ICE culture, etc. The time flies. Or, as the frog said contentedly to a friend on the next lily pad, also zapping a cloud of bugs, "Time's sure fun when you're having flies!" (Animal Crackers classic.)
Just look at it from the opposite perspective. If somebody needed to use my shared plug, I wouldn't expect or hope for a goody bag. I shared my plug to help promote EV adoption, not to get stuff. I'd be happy just to share a few stories. Maybe offer a couple bucks for the juice, but even at our .17/kWh it'd take over 3 hours to add up to $5 on my 14-50. I'd offer energy money, but as a host I might refuse it.
Disclaimer: I've never used a plugshare, and nobody's used mine yet.
I think I saw an article somewhere that said that proper etiquette was to at least make an offer... Cash, fruit, wine, Lakers tickets... But honestly, I think most people think of it the same as BrassGuy. I know I do.
Lakers tickets? What if they used over $5 of electricity? You'd need to better compensate them than that.
TN: Precisely.
I've driven 43,000 miles in my MS60 over the past 11 months. I've used Plugshare, charging in several members garages in IN, OH, PA, & KY. I also post my HPWC at my warehouse on plugshare. In most cases, I was invited in, offered refreshments, and engaged in conversation for the duration of the 1-2 hour charge.
On my first Plugshare, in Ohio with my wife and twin daughters, I took the hosts out to dinner. When the Plugshare was with a business, they offered me office space and Wifi access. In a later Ohio trip (Oberlin) the business owner, as Tesla owner, dropped me off in downtown Oberlin at a coffee shop and picked me up when my car was done charging.
I guess it all depends on the situation. Hosts have been very gracious and in most cases indicate to you the extent to which you may interrupt their normal course of things. In the case of the first host, in Ohio, he suggested we go out to eat and told us not to feel obligated to pick up the check (I did). In another case, the host was very busy and just had his secretary show me some space and give me wifi access. In Indiana, the host simply left his garage door opened, I drove in, used the charger, and left when I was done.
For sure offer to pay for the electricity. Model S will meter how many kWhs you take.
Before Tesla built a supercharger here in Buckeye, I offered charges to Model S owners. I set up a guest wifi network and snaked the cable out from under the garage door. Owners would simply back up my driveway and plug in, working on wifi while the car charged. I wasn't home during most of these visits.
I used my dtr's neighbor's 14-50 40 am 240 volt garage circuit to charge twice, in San Diego. I gave him a bottle of wine the first trip and a pair of my handmade lanyards (as luggage markers) on the 2nd. Now that San Juan Capistrano is open, I won't enjoy his garage anymore, but he was sure nice and lots of good stories. A very fun experience.
This is the thread I was hoping to find, though not exactly the Plug Share etiquette question that I have.
I've only owned my Tesla for 2 1/2 weeks, but have put 1400 miles on it already, and am hellbent on making this my one and only vehicle AND minimizing how often I have to charge at home (as I am in a rental with limited privvy).
I love hearing the stories about people offering up their private access resources to Tesla brethren. As a novice student of the EV system, I am very intentionally trying to expose myself to various charging opportunities/scenarios while I have the luxury of plenty of charge available- in order to feel comfortable with extending my travel plans during the summer.
Several snags have occurred that I am hoping some of you can help me with:
1. There are no superchargers [yet] in my typical driving vicinity, so I am diligently trying to learn about alternate free resources available. I am not sure which apps are the most useful/reliable and/or if there are any apps that will also provide directions once a charge location is selected. After driving around for 40 minutes near Universal Studios in Orlando- and learning that the first to EV charge stations close to my hotel charged and arm and leg- and after settling for a location 0.8 miles away (pleasant walk and close enough for comfort)... I returned to the hotel and pulled up a different app, that showed another free charge station 0.2 miles (a little over one block) away was available. WHAT ARE THE BEST APPS OUT THERE AND WHY? I live near Tampa FL, and frequently travel within the tricounty area, to Dayton OH, Savannah GA, Memphis TN, and Jacksonville, FL.
2. I did not have range anxiety until this week, where I have had 3 separate occasions where ICE cars were parked in the clearly marked EV charging station only locations. One of them was at a hotel- and when I brought this to the attention of their security personnel- they essentially said they would not force the person to move if they had a hotel parking permit displayed on their dashboard... he even went on to question MY authority to park there, since I was not a guest at that particular hotel! Another incident was at a college a few miles from my work, in which 5 of the 6 designated charging spots were filled with ICE cars. I was able to use the remaining spot- but it definitely was cause for concern. The third situation, the app (can't remember if it was PlugShare or ChargePoint), stated that their were spots available, but when I went there, cars were in the spots and connected to the chargers.
3. What is the proper etiquette if an electric vehicle is finished charging but remains in the spot and/or connected to the charging station?
4. Is there an app that can help design a trip plan that does not have superchargers in the path?
5. Is there any other lessons learned or other advice that can help me become an all-electric, anxiety free high-mileage, Tesla-endorsing non-novice?
@sklancha - Good luck! Personally, I wouldn't own an EV without at home, overnight charging. BTW, what do you mean by "limited privy"?
The owners of the house have been extremely resistant to ANY requests I've made to do ANYTHING to their house- paint the interior, upgrade the blinds, pressure wash the house... all declined. It took 6 months of jumping through hoops for them to approve placement of handicap safety rails in the bathroom that my doctor ordered after a fall, and even then they only approved it for one bathroom. Anyways, given the history, I opted to not ask for permission to install the 14-50 outlet that I had installed. Since it is an illegally acquired privilege that the owners are likely to have me remove (IF they ever find out), I am trying to develop my charging habits that minimizes dependency on the home charging scenario.
Right now, I actually enjoy this learning venture. I also just recently learned that the Supercharging station scheduled to be built here in the Tampa area is perfectly located in my routine travel path, which is awesome.
But- back to the questions at hand, since I intend to do a fair amount of distance traveling- I really do need to get in the comfort zone of finding/using/understanding policies and regulations regarding nonTesla public charging stations.
@amatiych- that was VERY helpful, thanks :)
I am only a little disappointed with the ICE etiquette recommendations/comments. I don't know if it is a common problem- or if I just ran into a random flurry of rogue ICE vehicles opting to park where I planned to charge. Is getting ICEd a legal or courtesy issue? It is not illegal to have poor etiquette.
It was particularly helpful to know that it would not have been considered rude to unplug a car that was finished charging (using proper etiquette, of course).
I only used shared plug once
The family was very nice and accommodating
They refused the money, but happily took a bottle of Malbec from me
Car charged 3hrs on their HPWC, while i was visiting my friends few miles away
The other guy who i had arrangements with didnt mind $5 for charging
I just never made it there
Having grown up in the middle of absolute nowhere rural America, I know that members of my Family have routinely stopped to offer assistance to people who had car trouble or ran out of gas. If someone were walking, and we knew it was six or seven miles to the nearest town, we'd offer them a ride. It was just how things were done in the community, because people there just knew that they 'had been there' before. People just pay it forward. The presumption is that if you are in the position to help, do it. Life will aid you with someone to help you, should the need arise.
I got the first call from my Plugshare listing and have a Tesla traveler coming by to visit tomorrow. I am quite excited.
A Wyomingite per chance?
Reminds me of my epic low-budget trip from Vanc. to Toronto, late Sept. - early Oct. in late '60s, on a Kawasaki 175 2-cycle. Had only previously run a Suzuki 80 4-cycle, with its separate oil tank. The bike was under-performing, and as I reached the Kootenays, at about 2000' altitude, the bike died and I slept in my (thin) bag in a frosty ditch. A farmer took pity, and trucked me and my bike to a "4-cycle" shop in the nearby small town. There, mechanics loaned me tools to pop the cylinder head. The first glimpse of the black goo in the piston enlightened me: I'd been using my old ratio of a pint instead of a cup per gallon (direct mix). I removed the piston ring, rinsed all with gas, (especially the spark plug), managed to recycle the piston down, closed the engine, and was off. Suddenly, 75 mph uphill on the steepest grade was no problem!
Neither the farmer nor the mechanics wanted payment. They'd seen young inexperienced guys on a steep and parlous learning curve before!
I enjoy having people charge at my home. I offer a a refreshment and a place to sit or work with guest wifi available. I've had guests take advantage of this I have also had some leave the car and go to planned events visit with friends in the area, even had one go to a wedding. I ask no reimbursement but if they stay enjoy some conversation. If they leave I ask to have the key left in case I need to move the car. Thus far I have been left fresh vegetables from a garden, beer, wine, and even a nice new stethoscope! I am happy to provide the service in an effort to change the transportation world and support the early adopters.
Thank you for asking this question. I've wondered myself. Next week I'll use a home charger listed on Plugshare. There just aren't any other options in this city.
Something you should think about - not everybody drinks - assuming beer or wine is the right gift, might not be a great assumption. You might want to ask before you bring.
I like the idea of fresh vegetables, or some token from your home city.
@DLebryk Something you should think about - not everybody drinks - assuming beer or wine is the right gift, might not be a great assumption. You might want to ask before you bring
The Model S has changed the way a lot of people think about things, however, let's not overthink it. It IS the thought that counts, and you shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth. So, any offering that shows appreciation, suitable or not, would be appropriate.
The thing is, if you ask before you come I don't know anyone who will actually request something.
@Bighorn, nope, not Wyoming--Washington, and I think they mentioned Seattle area. They were traveling to Salt Lake City. The area through Eastern Oregon and Idaho is a little rough for charging, and this was their first time doing this trip in the Model S and first time using people's chargers on Plugshare because other trips were into California and had used Superchargers. I have a 14-50 in Boise, and they were staying in Twin Falls that night, so they needed to get a few hours of charging in. (Side note for travel on I-84--they made it from their stay in Pendleton, OR to my house in Boise in one shot, but it was a little close.) We went out to an Irish pub in town and had some great food and conversation. They paid for the lunch and parking downtown.
On the topic of gift etiquette, since we went out to eat, there was kind of the obvious opportunity to offer a thank you gift there, but that's probably more interaction than most Plugshare connections do. I heard a good suggestion from another thread here on the forum I think where someone keeps some $5 Starbucks gift cards in the car to give to Plugshare hosts. It's nice and doesn't feel too awkward from being too pricey of a gift.
The best thing about the gift card idea is that they won't know you've only given them a buck fifty until you're long gone. :-)


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Saving a life on the way home from breakfast? It was no big deal, Jim Digrado insisted to his coffee shop pals.
And that's just like him, a friend said: always helping people, never wanting any accolades.
For a retiree, Digrado has been busy lately.
First, the former firefighter, who lives in Corona del Mar, stopped at the scene of a crash and helped a man crawl out of the window of his car, which had flipped onto its side.
Then, a couple of weeks later, he and his wife were heading back from breakfast when they saw a man sprawled out on the sidewalk near the same spot, his bicycle tangled in his legs.
Digrado, 63, pulled his car over and went to the man's side to check for a pulse. The heartbeat was very weak and he was barely breathing, only a few breaths a minute. By the time Digrado got him free of the bike, he wasn't breathing at all and had no pulse. Someone called 911.
And Digrado, who spent 35 years with the Los Angeles Fire Department before retiring as a captain, started rapid CPR, which involves no mouth-to-mouth and about 100 compressions a minute.
After about two minutes, the stricken man started breathing again. Digrado checked his pulse, which was strong and steady.
"He started to come around," Digrado said. "And God, by the time the paramedics got there, which was probably about three or four minutes later, he was breathing on his own. He was conscious."
The man, who was in his early 70s, told Digrado he'd felt dizzy on his bike and didn't remember anything after that until waking up on the side of Bayside Drive.
That was June 18. Not long after that, another of the dozen regulars who get together at a Starbucks nearly every day asked Digrado about it.
Word had gotten around, partly thanks to a Facebook post by Digrado's daughter.
"We had to pry the story out of him," said Mark Adams, one of the regulars.
Digrado told the story, but insisted, "It was nothing."
Typically, he was less interested in talking about his role than in stressing that everyone should get CPR training. He said the bicyclist's two friends were simply looking at him, neither knowing what to do. For Digrado, training kicked in: He had done CPR hundreds of times, though only about 5 percent of those patients were revived.
"To me it was just, that's what I do," he said.
What he also does, Adams said, includes putting together a yearly 5K for the Corona del Mar Chamber of Commerce and installing flags along Coast Highway for national holidays.
"That's Jim," Adams said. "Once in a while, the good guy just needs to get a thank you."
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We all can't wait to get out hands on Modern Warfare 3. E3 is fast approaching but looking ahead it feels like its going to be ages before we get all the official juicy details on Activision's next Call of Duty title. Naturally then, when we do hear a bit of news that teases what to expect – we're all over it.
Most recently it was revealed that Spec Ops was going to be making a return in a big way, with a survival mode and a host of features to help support Spec Ops play online. But today brings even more for good news for fans.
Speaking to NowGamer after a recent preview, which showcased two of Modern Warfare 3's action packed levels, Robert Bowling (Infinity Ward's Creative Strategist) remained coy when asked about MW3 details.
What he did reveal though, was that there seems to have been a shift in focus with regards to where the team wants combat to occur in this iteration of the franchise.
"We definitely have some insane moments that we're taking players to. I mean, what's truly cool about Modern Warfare 3 is, we're taking it out of the more 'outskirts' areas, and bringing it in to these non-traditional conflict areas that you're not used to seeing. Also, you're seeing these awesome set-piece moments that you've never seen before, in locations you'd never expect."
So instead of fighting in open fields and urban streets, you can expect that much more of the combat is going to take place in areas that would normally be heavily populated. This might afford Infinity Ward a number of opportunities to really raise the stakes for players – but the question remains: will they? Activision is firm in their belief that Modern Warfare 3 will push the genre forward, but whether or not gamers agree is not up to them.
General response to Modern Warfare 3 has been a little mixed so far. The game has quickly been raking in pre-orders, suggesting that the market is again willing to support another Modern Warfare title, but reactions so far have been critical – citing a lack of innovation as a serious cause for concern.
Battlefield 3 on the other hand has continued to impress everyone, providing more and more insight into the engine behind the impressive visuals that have had us drooling since March. As quick as people are to call Battlefield 3 the clear winner in this miniature war between studios, we still haven't had a chance to experience Battlefield 3 for ourselves – to know for sure.
For that matter, Battlefield 3 for the consoles has been confirmed as not being as visually impressive as the PC version, and naturally gamers have been wondering if this is a game that will only shine on the PC. With the bulk of Call of Duty sales occurring on consoles, this is a space DICE will really have to nail – if they want to overthrow the current king of shooters.
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The 'We Can't Stop' singer hints that her alleged stoner reputation may be more than just a talk.
Miley Cyrus talks about drugs and alcohol in an interview with Rolling Stones for its latest issue. The former Disney star, who denied smoking weed when caught on camera using a bong, addresses the talk about her stoner reputation, "You can't ask someone that and expect them to say yes. I did a song with Snoop Dogg called 'Ashtrays and Heartbreaks', so people can put it together for themselves."
Comparing the sticky green to alcohol, the 20-year-old singer/songwriter says, "I think alcohol is way more dangerous than marijuana - people can be mad at me for saying that, but I don't care. I've seen a lot of people spiral down with alcohol, but I've never seen that happen with weed."
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Neubrandenburg ("New Brandenburg") is a city in the southeast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located on the shore of a lake called Tollensesee and forms the urban center of the Mecklenburg Lakeland.
The city is famous for its rich medieval heritage of Brick Gothic. It is part of the European Route of Brick Gothic, a route which leads through seven countries along the Baltic Sea coast. The city got a nickname because of its four medieval city gates - "Stadt der Vier Tore" ("City of Four Gates").
Since 2011, it is the capital of the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district. Neubrandenburg is one of the main urban centers of Mecklenburg and an economical power node of northeastern Germany, featuring one of the highest national ranks in employment density and GDP per capita. The closest greater urban areas are Rostock, Stettin, Berlin and Hamburg.
The first settlers at the place were Premonstratensian monks in Broda Abbey, a monastery at the shore (about 1240). The foundation of the town of Neubrandenburg took place in 1248, when the Margrave of Brandenburg decided to build a town in the northern part of his fief. In 1292 the town and the surrounding area became part of Mecklenburg.
The town flourished as a trade center until the Thirty Years' War (1618–48), when this position was lost. During the dramatic advance of the Swedish army of Gustavus Adolphus into Germany, the town was garrisoned by Swedes, but it was retaken by Imperial-Catholic League forces in 1631. During this operation it was widely reported that the Catholic forces killed many of the Swedish and Scottish soldiers while they were surrendering. Later, according to the Scottish soldier of fortune Robert Munro, 18th Baron of Foulis, when the Swedes themselves adopted a "no prisoners" policy, they would cut short any pleas for mercy with the cry of "New Brandenburg!". The town, therefore, played an unconscious role in the escalation of brutality of one of history's most brutal wars.
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If area young men didn't know already, they found out last night whether they will have another shot to strap up and play next Tuesday or not.
It is postseason time in Minnesota, where the competitive hill continually steepens. Area teams learned their section tournament pairings on Thursday morning, and games begin on Tuesday evening for most teams, with the second round coming Saturday.
The Worthington Trojans gained the fifth seed in Section 3AAA this year and will have a tough first-round match up against Blue Earth Area on the road, on Tuesday. The Trojans come off of an impressive 26-0 win over Pipestone Area in the seventh week of the regular season and then a 44-23 loss Wednesday night to Jackson County Central. Belle Plaine is the section's top seed and has a first round bye, meeting the winner of Worthington and Blue Earth.
On the bottom side of the bracket, third-seeded St. Peter hosts Sibley East (6), and that game's winner travels to second-seeded Fairmont.
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In Section 3A football, Adrian has a first round bye as the section's top seed, and United South Central has the same with their No. 2 seed. The Dragons from Adrian will host the winner of fifth-seeded Murray County Central and fourth-seeded St. Clair on Saturday. That first round game between MCC and St. Clair will be at St. Clair on Tuesday night. On the bottom side of things in the bracket, sixth-seeded Red Rock Central goes to Tracy on Tuesday night for a tilt against Tracy-Milroy-Balaton.
In 9-Man football action, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley stands as the top-seeded team, and they will host eighth-seeded Renville County West in the first round of action, Tuesday afternoon at 3 p.m. Second-seeded Mountain Lake Area hosts Hancock (7) the same night. Third-seeded Edgerton/Ellsworth brings sixth-seeded Fulda to town and fourth-seeded Westbrook-Walnut Grove hosts fifth-seeded Hills-Beaver Creek.


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Auburn, Ala. - On Tuesday, November 5, the Auburn Public Library will collect donations of unexpired canned goods and nonperishable food items. Those who donate will be eligible to have one dollar in existing overdue fines waived for each food item donated. All food will be donated to the Food Bank of East Alabama.
"This is a unique opportunity for our patrons to settle up their accounts while also helping hungry families in east Alabama, especially during the holidays," said Auburn Public Library director Chris Warren. "We're also hoping that some people who have stopped using the library because of their fines will see this as a chance to put their accounts in good standing. We want to welcome these people back, while also helping our local food bank."
Only existing overdue fines are eligible to be waived during the food drive. However, patrons with long overdue books, audiobooks, and movies in good condition are encouraged to return these items and donate to the food drive so their fines can be waived.
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If I am right the EPEL devel list archive is not searchable and there is no "public container" to put such works: a way to find experimental SRPM for a package, a kind of github infrastructure with a wiki and branches. The SRPM of Greg Swift is certainly much better than my quick upgrade of the 1.8 package, my own is just a RPM version of no more than a personal compilation in order to deploy the agent easily. But how to be aware of it?
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Medford, MA (CNSNews.com) - In his first major foreign policy speech of the campaign Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Bradley sharply criticized the Clinton-Gore Administration's Russian policy. With the New Hampshire primary only two months away Bradley's speech was significant given Vice President Gore's on-going and public role in the development of the administration's Russia policy.
The address, delivered late Monday before a gathering of nearly 600 at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, a part of Tufts University, faulted the administration for carrying out a foreign policy which has hurt ordinary Russians, while benefiting a few.
Overall Bradley cited the many failures of the Clinton-Gore Administration's dealings with Russia. In his speech he castigated the administration for endangering the United States national security, by failing to move quickly enough to further reduce Russia's nuclear arsenal; failing to offer support to Russian scientists, many of whom go unpaid for long periods of time and a growing number of whom are selling their skills to so-called rogue governments.
Bradley also faulted Clinton-Gore for failing to provide financial and other support by which Russia would be able to replace Chernobyl-style nuclear plants.
The attack also marked one of the few times, what is becoming an increasingly contested campaign, that Bradley directly attacked Gore. The vice president, on the other hand, has stepped up his criticisms of the former New Jersey senator for his health care positions.
"Too often these days, our policies, even our military, are designed for a world that no longer exists," Bradley insisted.
Warning of international terrorism, the possibility of war occurring in the Korean peninsula and the lack of control by the Russian government over its missiles, Bradley added, "We are more powerful than ever before, but more vulnerable than we have ever been."
Bradley said the United States can't be the world's policeman because "we don't have the resources or the wisdom," and advocated a multi-national approach to dealing with the nearly three dozen on-going international conflicts, many of which are civil wars.
Bradley also called for a return to a bi-partisan foreign policy, while characterizing the administration's handling of world events as being heavily influenced by polling and focus groups.
During a question-and-answer time with the audience Bradley expressed strong support for Israel and advocated a continued U.S. embargo of Cuba.
Asked about China's membership in the World Trade Organization, Bradley said he supported WTO membership. "There they would be subject to international rules and not outside the system, cutting their own deals."
Bradley also criticized the administration's Kosovo policy. While the fighting is over, "the peace is far from won."
Bradley said he would use American troops when it was "in the national interest for intervention to take place and it would have to be consistent with our values."
During his visit to the Bay State, Bradley also revealed the names of some of the foreign policy experts he has consulted. They include former Secretary of State George Schultz, who also advises Texas Gov. George W. Bush; former Nixon Secretary of State Henry Kissinger; John Galvin, dean of the Fletcher School and a former NATO Supreme Commander; Fred Bergstein, of the Washington, DC-based Institute of International Economics; Jessica Einhorn, the former managing director of the World Bank and Jessica Tuchman Matthews, president of the Carnegie Endowment for World Peace.


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The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) was created in 1937 to construct, finance, operate, and maintain the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The commission consists of five members. Four members are appointed by the Governor of Pennsylvania. The fifth member is the Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation.[1]
In addition to the Pennsylvania Turnpike, the commission also operates the James E. Ross Highway, Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass, Mon/Fayette Expressway and Pittsburgh's Southern Beltway, the latter two of which are currently under construction.[2]
The PTC is the only transportation agency in Pennsylvania that is not part of PennDOT, though it does follow current PennDOT policies and procedures.[citation needed] Mark Compton is the current CEO.
Legislation in the Pennsylvania General Assembly is currently pending that would fold the PTC into PennDOT, with PennDOT appointing a Deputy Secretary to run the toll roads in the state. Such a move would be done for efficiency and cost reasons, as well as to cut down on the government bureaucracy.[3]
The PTC was established by law on May 21, 1937, when Pennsylvania Governor George Earle signed Act 9-11 into law. The first commissioners were named on June 4 of the same year.[4]
On April 28, 2010, Governor Ed Rendell proposed that the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission be merged into the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. A special session of the state legislature will vote on this issue on May 4.[5] On August 26, 2010, PennDOT told the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission that they needed to pay them $118 million for public transit funding provided by Act 44 or PennDOT would have veto power over the Turnpike Commission's decisions.[6]
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission finances, operates and maintains the following highways:
- The Pennsylvania Turnpike mainline across southern Pennsylvania, signed as Interstates 70, 76 and 276.
- The Pennsylvania Turnpike's Northeast Extension across eastern Pennsylvania, signed as Interstate 476.
- The James E. Ross Highway in western Pennsylvania, signed as Interstate 376.
- The Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass in western Pennsylvania, signed as Pennsylvania Route 66.
- The Mon/Fayette Expressway in western Pennsylvania, signed as Pennsylvania Route 43.
- The Southern Beltway in western Pennsylvania, signed as Pennsylvania Route 576. At some point in the future, the bypass is expected to be signed as Interstate 576.
- The Keystone Shortway across northern Pennsylvania, signed as Interstate 80, has been leased to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania under Act 44 of 2007 for conversion to a future toll road.[7][8] On September 11, 2008, the Federal Highway Administration rejected Pennsylvania's application to toll Interstate 80.[9]
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- ^ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. "Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission". portal.state.pa.us. Archived from the original (DOC) on November 27, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
- ^ Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. "Turnpike Chronology". paturnpike.com. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
- ^ [1] Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Kitsko, Jeffrey J. "Pennsylvania Highways: Pennsylvania Turnpike". PAHighways.com. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
- ^ Bumsted, Brad (April 29, 2010). "Turnpike Commission, PennDOT merger eyed". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
- ^ "PennDOT to Turnpike: Pay $118 million or we're taking over". The Philadelphia Inquirer. August 26, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
- ^ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. "Act 44 of 2007 (history)". Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. "Act 44 of 2007". p6. 264, lines 28-29.
- ^ Federal Highway Administration press release, September 11, 2008 Archived September 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.


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Comedy Central comedian Gabriel Iglesias, known to millions of fans as the "fluffy" comic in a Hawaiian shirt, has announced his 2010 tour, "Comedy Central Live: Gabriel Iglesias The Fluffy Shop." The Live Nation produced tour kicks off on January 14th with a 50 date trek across North America. Tickets go on sale beginning November 7th at LiveNation.com with a fan club presale beginning November 4th.
Iglesias's high-octane show is a mixture of storytelling, parodies, characters and sound effects that bring all his personal issues to life, with a clean, animated comedy style that has earned national crossover appeal. Iglesias has appeared on such shows as "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," Comedy Central's "Premium Blend," HBO's "Comedy Minutes," NBC's "Showtime at the Apollo," ABC's "My Wife And Kids," Showtime's original series "Resurrection Blvd," VH1's "I Love the 80s," BET's "Comic View" and numerous performances on the popular Galavision show "Que Locos."
Comedy Central will air the world premiere of Iglesias's one-hour stand-up special, "Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Not Fat…I'm Fluffy" on Sunday, November 8 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. On Tuesday, November 10, "Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Not Fat…I'm Fluffy" stand-up special will be released nationally on DVD by Comedy Central Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment and download-to-own including iTunes (pre-order Tuesday, October 27) and Amazon Video On Demand. In addition, the special will be available in standard and high definition versions on Xbox LIVE Marketplace, Zune and Playstation Store.
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With Thanksgiving right around the corner and Christmas quickly approaching we are entering engagement season.
According to WeddingWire, "33 percent of engagements happen between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day. Families are together, sparkly lights abound and people are in the mood to unwrap things."
With all of the love and joy that is present during the holidays this provides such a magical and romantic time of year for your partner to pop the big question. And what could be better than having all of your friends and closest family around to share the happiness with you?
With the engagement season advancing you will most likely be attending a few engagement parties at the start of the New Year so finding that special and meaningful gift will be on your upcoming gift list. Engagement gifts should be a sentimental and thoughtful gift; an act of affection. Putting the extra time and thought into this gift is much more meaningful then going out and purchasing a Waterford vase or expensive bottle of champagne….unless of course it is the couple's favorite!
A caring gift idea for the newly engaged couple is to create a custom iPhone case with pictures of the couple and surprise them with your creativity.
The Sweet Snapshots iPhone case would be a perfect surprise for the newly engaged couple. You could go to your friend's Facebook page and find cute photos of the two of them, maybe from a recent trip they went on together, and create this collage case.
This one would be a great choice for a sweet photo of the couple.
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text: Hinton also likes Redwood Trust ( RWT), a real estate investment trust that yields 5.2%. The REIT invests in residential mortgages that are not backed by the government. Prices of mortgages sank during the financial crisis, and investors have remained concerned about potential defaults. Hinton says that the REIT managers have assembled a solid portfolio. "They are value investors who know how to spot very high-quality mortgages," he says. Buffalo Flexible Income holds a mix that includes mainly dividend-paying stocks and high-yield bonds. During the past five years, the fund has returned 6.8% annually. Buffalo, which yields 3.0%, aims to deliver income as well as capital gains. "We want to provide a stable income vehicle that can be a core holding for conservative investors," says portfolio manager Paul Dlugosch. Many portfolio holdings are rock-solid blue chips, including Microsoft ( MSFT) and Exxon Mobil ( XOM). Lately Dlugosch has been shifting to master limited partnerships, which invest in energy infrastructure, and yield from 4% to 8%. A favorite holding is EQT Midstream ( EQM), which yields 4%. At the time of publication the author held no positions in any of the stocks mentioned. Follow @StanLuxenberg This article is commentary by an independent contributor, separate from TheStreet's regular news coverage.


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Brian L. Milne, Refined Fuels Editor, Telvent DTN The U.S. retail gasoline price average should dip from a one-month high, as wholesale gasoline prices at distribution terminals in major metropolitan markets eased slightly during the final full week of September. Wholesale spot prices did increase early last week, slumped midway through the week, while again
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Wholesale Gasoline Costs Tumble with Pipeline Restart
By Brian L. Milne, Refined Fuels Editor, Telvent DTN A relatively quick return, just over a week, in pipeline deliveries on Energy Partners, L.P.'s Lakehead system after it was shut on Sept. 9 due to a leak pressured wholesale gasoline costs through today, especially in the Midwest. Enbridge was forced to shut a key pipeline
Chicago Gasoline Prices Spike on Pipeline Leak
Brian L. Milne, Refined Fuels Editor, Telvent DTN Reduced driving demand following Labor Day typically presses gasoline prices lower in September. There have been exceptions, such as when supply disruptions caused by a hurricane occur, with September the peak period for storm activity in the Atlantic Basin. US drivers should brace for another run higher
Retail Gasoline Prices to Edge Higher Ahead of Labor Day
By Brian L. Milne, Refined Fuels Editor, Telvent DTN After slumping to a 10-week low of $2.704 gallon on Aug. 23, the US average price for regular grade gasoline, all formulations, is poised to move higher in front of the Labor Day holiday weekend. Labor Day marks the end of the summer driving season, with


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An empty Russian cruise ship was drifting Tuesday toward the open sea off Newfoundland as questions mounted about its safety and why a tugboat was allowed to haul it out of the St. John's harbour in the middle of winter.
The Lyubov Orlova, a 237-passenger vessel about 100 metres long, has been adrift since its tow line snapped in rough weather last week as it was pulled to the Dominican Republic for scrap.
Transport Canada says it ordered the tugboat Charlene Hunt back to St. John's over safety concerns and was inspecting it.
Federal officials did not respond Tuesday to repeated requests for updates. "The vessel is not interfering with navigation, nor is it leaking ship-source pollution," said an email released late Monday night by Transport Canada spokesman Steve Bone.
"The owner of a vessel is always responsible for its movements as well as for the vessel's safety and the safety of its crew while at sea."
The ill-fated Lyubov Orlova was named for the beloved Russian actress best known for the 1934 comedy Jolly Fellows . It was a popular Arctic cruise ship before Canadian authorities seized it in St. John's in September 2010 as part of a lawsuit by Cruise North Expeditions against its Russian owners. The company was trying to recoup cash for the cost of a trip it cancelled due to technical problems.
The ship's mostly Russian crew, who hadn't been paid for months, was stranded in St. John's for six weeks as local residents offered everything from food to cigarettes to Internet access. The Russian government eventually helped fly most of the workers home.
The increasingly derelict, listing ship sat in the harbour for more than two years. She was bought last year by Iranian scrap merchant Hussein Humayuni for $275,000 in a Federal Court process in Montreal.
The St. John's Port Authority confirmed that Humayuni hired the Charlene Hunt to tow his ship to a scrapyard in the Dominican Republic. He was in the capital of Santo Domingo on Tuesday and could not be reached.
The long journey started last Wednesday but halted the next day when the tug cable snapped. Efforts to reattach it failed, and Transport Canada ordered the Charlene Hunt back to St. John's on Sunday.
It isn't clear if it will return to try again.
Mac Mackay, a longtime ship watcher and marine blogger in Halifax, questions why the Charlene Hunt was tasked with pulling the Lyubov Orlova – especially in January's turbulent seas.
Mr. Mackay cites another major incident 17 months ago in the waters off Nova Scotia.
The MV Miner ran aground on Scaterie Island off Cape Breton on Sept. 20, 2011, while being towed to a scrapyard in Turkey. Federal and provincial officials have since pointed fingers at each other over who should pay for the cleanup.
"If the Lyubov Orlova does pile up on the shore, it'll be interesting to know whose responsibility it is to clean it up," Mr. Mackay said. "If it sinks in the ocean ... there's bound to be some pollution.
"It really is a drifting accident waiting to happen."
Jacqueline Savitz is deputy vice-president of U.S. campaigns for Oceana, billed as the largest international group focused solely on ocean conservation. She called for quick action by Canada if the ship's owner won't step up.
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text: "My husband restored this from scratch from about, oh I would say, 10,000 pieces."The husband to which speaker Fran Taylor referenced is Bill Taylor. The automobile is a 1960 Chevrolet Corvette."We bought it out of Pennsylvania," Fran said. "It actually belonged to a guy named Unitas. He started some work on it. He sold to someone else. We bought it from them."(No, not legendary NFL quarterback Johnny Unitas, but a cousin of the 1979 Hall of Fame inductee.)Following four years of restoration the Taylors have enjoyed the car for three years. Like many cars of the era, the Corvette features a wrap-around windshield. Fortunately, the Taylors did not have to seek a replacement, as it was intake when they purchased the car.The car frequently sees daylight, she said. Just about every weekend it's out and about, as long as the weather is agreeable. And they been making their way around the car show circuit this year.Just don't look to see Fran behind the wheel any time soon"I actually haven't driven it. Not that I can't drive a stick ... this one's a little rough to drive," she said. "I like being the passenger."


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This week, my husband and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary. (Where did the years go?!) And, although we didn't take an exotic trip anywhere or buy each other expensive presents, we did have a really lovely, really romantic time. Even … Continue reading
A Writing Plunge Into a New Genre (+ a Giveaway!)
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Filling the World with 'Silly' Love Stories
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If you take on controversial clients, you'd better be sure that the people in your company are onside. If you fail to do this, disaster lies ahead.
That's where Eric Portelance, Sean Howard and I come down in this week's Social Mediators. We revisit the question of how consulting organizations should decide whether to take on a potentially controversial client.
Sean believes that the decision about a controversial client can be a defining moment for a company. Indeed, the decision will affect both the external perception and the internal self-image of the company.
Eric argues that companies need to first determine whether their employees will want to work for the potentially controversial client. People should not be compelled to work on issues that conflict with their personal beliefs.
I suggest that this is one of those issues on which senior executives should be mindful that their own preferences must be balanced by staff preferences. Eric asks, Will the new client be consistent with the image of the company that employees themselves have.
How will existing clients view the new relationship? Every company must be sensitive to how existing clients react. Do clients hire us to accomplish a specific mandate or do they have a claim on other parts of our professional lives?
Our bottom line: In the era of the social web, when we all need to be authentic, it's just not viable to say, let's take all clients. It won't pass the social sniff test. People will see you as a gun for hire, open to the highest bidder. And that's not the way any of us would want to be seen.
As Sean Howard says: "Your decision shouldn't be made out of fear. It should be made out of conviction."]]>
Never say never. It's been a long time coming. But the Social Mediators video podcast has restarted after a lengthy hiatus.
Terry Fallis and Joseph Thornley are both back. We joined by two newcomers to Social Mediators - Sean Howard and Eric Portelance – and we're missing one. During the hiatus, Dave Fleet left us. But we're hoping that he feels welcome to join us whenever he can make it to the "studio" for a recording session.
Why has it been so long between episodes? Because video requires much more concentrated effort to produce than do other media. Not only do we need to agree on the content, but we must gather everyone in one place at one time. Not an easy task when you're asking people to take time away from their day jobs to participate in what is essentially a hobby.
But we're back and committed to make it a weekly date.
In this first episode of the New Year, Eric, Terry and Joe talk about the Shiny New Objects that we spent our time with over the Christmas break: Kobo, Diigo, Flipboard, Pulse, Reeder, Reader and, of course, Tablets.
In this week's episode of Social Mediators, Dave Fleet and Joseph Thornley talk with Terry Fallis about how he and his publisher, McClelland & Stewart, are using social media to find and cultivate a fan base for Terry's novels.
Also up for discussion this week: Social media adoption still isn't universal among communicators.]]>
This week, Terry Fallis, Dave Fleet and Joseph Thornley talk about what makes a good conference experience – and what makes for a bad conference.
Dave Fleet looks for knowledgeable, expert speakers who will speak from experience. He wants lots of opportunity to meet speakers and other participants from whom he can learn. And finally, he wants the conference to reflect the new mobile working environment – lots of WiFi and charging stations for his electronic devices.
Beyond that, Dave finds much of the value in attending a conference in finding a handful of interesting attendees with whom he can hang out, get to know better and learn from. These encounters lead to lasting relationships for him.
Terry Fallis looks for speakers with a fresh perspective on their subject matter and who also are good presenters. Substance plus performance.
Joe wants at least one new good idea from each speaker. If he gets that, the conference is worthwhile. If not, he'll exercise the law of two feet and head out to do some work.
Conference No-No's: Faulty WiFi; Slides that don't work and, worst of all, speakers who turn to face their slides and read the words directly off them. (We can read. We don't need speakers to read their slides to us. Surely, there must be something more to what they want to say than they could fit on a PowerPoint slide.)
The biggest annoyance of all: Product pitches from sponsors who become speakers. When I speak, I rarely mention my company name. I'm there to educate, not to do a product pitch from the stage. And I don't expect others to abuse their time on the stage. For Dave Fleet, those are the sessions he walks out of.]]>
Eqentia is a social media startup headquartered in Toronto Canada. Eqentia's CEO and Founder, William Mougayar, joins Joseph Thornley and Dave Fleet to talk about Eqentia, what it does, who its aimed at and future plans for it.
Eqentia is positioning itself as a team-based knowledge dashboard that can be managed by one or two users, freeing others from the need to set up and refine searches. William hopes that managers will turn to it each day to answer the question, "What's new that I need to know about?"
Eqentia's text mining engine promises to deliver content to users in near realtime, providing them with an up to the minute picture of conversations and references to their brands and issues of interest.
William sees Eqentia becoming a productivity tool for medium and large enterprises. Initially, power users can curate the content to ensure that the highest relevance and most valuable content is featured, saving time and effort for the rest of the team. Once the principal user has set up the tool and refined the settings so that it focuses on the company's specific interests, other team members will have access to the data without the need to manage the sources, relevancies and advanced filters and settings that make all of this possible.
Eqentia will be most attractive to teams that have both power users and executives who don't care about how to use the tool, but just want to see its output. The power users can publish the information in user-friendly form for the end users – via email, Twitter, RSS feeds, or by giving end users access to individual topics.
Unlike many other social media tools that focus on providing users with the ability to build folksonomies by applying multiple tags, Eqentia incorporates predefined taxonomies to standardize searches and make it easy for end users to find the same data set with a simple search.
Still to come in Eqentia's development – a comprehensive approach to social media metrics.
The company has some potential client deals in the works and hopes to be able to begin to announce these in the near future.
Eqentia has been seed funded by Extreme Venture Partners, who also funded Bump Top, which was recently acquired by Google. William says that he had the funding to carry on with the development of the product and to explore its marketing potential.
Have you tried Eqentia? What are your thoughts about it?]]>
In this week's episode of Social Mediators, Terry Fallis, Dave Fleet and Joseph Thornley talk about some of the limitations of the iPad and changes to two of the longest running PR podcasts – Inside PR and For Immediate Release.
Joseph thinks that Steve Jobs has made a mistake with the product by limiting its usefulness for content creation. Dave Fleet thinks that "Steve Jobs has always done – what Steve Jobs wants to do." Terry doesn't see it as a mistake and expects that Apple will sell a "whack of them."
Also, after four years and 200 episodes of Inside PR, Terry Fallis and David Jones have given up podcasting. Martin Waxman will carry on with new co-hosts. Why did Terry quit? Partly fatigue. But also a sense that the show needs to be refreshed, that it will benefit from an infusion of new ideas.
We also talk about the changes to the longest running PR podcast – For Immediate Release – as Shel Holtz and Neville Hobson announced that they've cut back from two shows a week to a weekly podcast. FIR is a must listen for us and we're glad that Shel and Neville are carrying on.]]>
In Social Mediators 5, Terry Fallis is joined by Jeremy Wright Both Dave Fleet and Joseph Thornley were MIA.
Jeremy talks with Terry about the South by SouthWest Interactive conference (SxSW) in Austin and what has drawn Jeremy to attend 7 times in the past 10 years. And for Jeremy, it's the open culture of the conference – the friendliness of people and the fact that the meetings and encounters in the hallways can be much better than what takes place in the formal sessions.
A big thank you to Mike Edgell for recording and editing this week's episode. Although he's on the road the entire week for a video shoot, Mike found the extra time to produce Social Mediators. Thanks Mike for service above and beyond.]]>
In this week's episode of Social Mediators, Terry Fallis, Dave Fleet and Joseph Thornley talk about government and social media as well as the measurement of sentiment in social media.
Terry suggests that government departments seem to be lagging government agencies, with their narrower focus and specific mandates. Government has found it difficult to leave shed the command and control approach to management. And this holds them back from engaging in the give and take of social media. Dave offers, "Social media is really built on trust and that's something that is lacking in government." Terry adds, "Government often moves in geological time and it's hard to move into social media in that environment."
We also talk about machine measurement of sentiment in social media. Dave feels that the tools aren't up to scratch. He offers props to the approach taken by Radian6, who offer automated sentiment measurement, but counsel that it's just a starting point and that most organizations will want to add a layer of human review to any critical analyses.
We conclude the episode with the idea of running a comparative test of the automated sentiment solutions offered by Radian6 and Sysomos.
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner
The Ombudsman of Ontario
Parks Canada
Genome Alberta and Mike Spears
Nick Charney
Ralph Mercer
Advanced Learning Institute's Conference on Social Media in Government
The calendar in Toronto has been packed with social media events. In this week'sSocial Mediators, Terry Fallis, Dave Fleet and I talk about our takeaways fromPodCamp Toronto 2010 and Personal Brand Camp 2.
Over 900 people attended PodCamp Toronto. It has become a huge event on the annual calendar. Dave Fleet talks about how Brad Buset, Miranda McCurlie andDave Bradfield highlighted privacy and the impact of what we share online. We talk about learning from personal experience and the importance of using common sense. Of course, no discussion of this would be complete without reference to Please Rob Me. Dave bottom lines the discussion, "Be careful, but that doesn't mean that you can't be out there."
Terry, David Jones and Martin Waxman also recorded two episodes of theInsidePR podcast at PodCamp. These should be posted this week and next.
All three of us participated as Mentors in Personal Brand Camp. We all were struck by how the students were struggling with the concept. We advised them to think of their online brand as an expression of who they really are. Not some artificial contrivance. I argue that people should try to find their passion and then to share their views. Everyone has something unique and special to say about the things they are passionate about. Picking up a can of Pepsi, Terry suggested that " This is a brand. You are a person." and urged that their personal brand "needs to revealed, not manufactured."]]>
In this episode Social Mediators, Terry Fallis, Dave Fleet and Joseph Thornley talk about corporate online communications polices and then delve into the case of the Toronto Transit Commission's handling of their social media crisis.
The new Thornley Fallis Online Communications Policy was the subject of a pretty heated discussion on MetaFilter. Terry and Dave weigh in with their own views. Dave suggests that guidelines and policies need to be closely tied to the prevailing company culture. He likens social media guidelines to a "safety net." Terry suggest that it goes both ways. If you do something that reflects negatively upon your employer, it most likely also reflects negatively on you as an individual. "Once something bad happens", adds Dave, "it's like the toothpaste is already out of the tube."
The TTC found itself facing a series of citizen criticism that started with a picture of a subway ticket taker asleep on the job and a bud driver who stopped his bus mid-trip for a coffee break. Management sent an email to employees suggesting that "you and you alone are responsible for your actions" and the employees fired back at the public. The damage has been done. We discuss whether it's too late for the TTC to recover.
Marketers Miss the Mark with Twitter, Mitch Joel
TTC Staffer caught apparently sleeping on job, National Post
Alleged TTC napper under investigation, National Post
TTC union shocked at uncaring response of riders to "sleeping" staffer, National Post
Second photo emerges of another alleged TTC napper, National Post]]>


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Police said the Gagliano violin belonged to a 26-year-old musician from Manchester who had played at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.
It was stolen, along with a Duff violin bow valued at £2,500, from the Thistle Hotel between 2300 GMT on Wednesday and 0300 GMT on Thursday.
Det Con Diane Donald, from city centre police office, said the violin was stolen from a room on the 8th floor.
The musician had played a Christmas concert with the Mozart Festival Orchestra.
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Meiotic nondisjunction: Failure of two members of a chromosome pair to separate from one another during meiosis, causing both chromosomes to go to a single daughter cell. Meiotic nondisjunction is responsible for the extra chromosome 21 in trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) and for extra and missing chromosomes that cause other birth defects and many miscarriages.
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