PositivelyPittsburgh News, Vol XXXII from PPL Show 12-7-09

PositivelyPittsburgh News, Vol XXXII from PPL Show 12-7-09
Reported by Pittsburgh Positive News Reporter,
Joanne Quinn-Smith
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From Positive Pittsburgher, Suzanne Froehlich, Founder Pittsburgh Women’s Power Lunch



Moms and Cops


F O C U S I N G ON F A M I L I E S


Training Conference to Help Keep

Children and Families Safe

December 8, 2009 – 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM


Lighthouse Cathedral  810 Fisher Street  Pittsburgh, PA 15210

Please complete the attached registration form and return it to Nancy Mundy by Tuesday, December 1, 2009 via fax at 412-802-6910, by email at mundynl@upmc.edu , or to the address listed below to reserve your space at the Moms and Cops Conference:
Nancy Mundy, Office Coordinator

WPIC – Office of Education and Regional Training

3811 O’Hara Street

4601 Baum Building, Room 166

Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Seating limited to the first 100 registered.
No Registration Fee -Continental Breakfast & Lunch provided
Workshops Include: The Realities of Child Abuse – Impact on Families, Basic Domestic Violence Prevention and Legal Advocacy, The Effects of Trauma on Children, Safe Sleep for Babies, The Impact of Irresponsible Gun Owners, and much, much more. Call 412-323-7858 for additional info.
Sponsored by


Moms and Cops Collaborative & Reverend Maurice Trent – Lighthouse Cathedral

With Special Thanks to the Birmingham Foundation

Moms and Cops Collaborative

Allegheny County Department of Human Services, Office of Children Youth and Families - Allegheny County Department of Human Services, Office of Community Services - Allegheny County Health Dept. - Allegheny County Office of the District Attorney - Center for Traumatic Stress - Center for Victims of Violence and Crime Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh - City of Pittsburgh, Bureau of Police - City of Pittsburgh Housing Authority

City of Pittsburgh, Office of the Mayor, Weed & Seed Program - Hill District Community Collaborative - Magee-Women’s Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - PA Dept. of Health - Parental Stress Center Pittsburgh Action Against Rape - Project Safe Neighborhoods -University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic - Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh
 If anyone is interested in bringing Moms and Cops to their community, they can contact my secretary, Sharon Grace at either 412-323-7858 or sharon.grace@city.pittsburgh.pa.us to receive additional information and be placed on our mailing list.

Reported from Global Pittsburgh

Canonsburg-Based Aquatech Awarded Seawater Desalination and Industrial Water Reuse Projects in Egypt


Canonsburg-based Aquatech has been awarded a contract to design and supply a seawater desalination system for the Abu Qir Thermal Power Plant in Egypt.
The client, West Delta Electricity Production Co., specified Aquatech’s Multiple Effect Distillation (MED) technology for uninterrupted water supply to boilers after carefully studying all available desalination technology options, the company said.

Priority Ticket Offer!


JANUARY 26-31

BENEDUM CENTER

There's no better way to introduce your family to the wonders of live theater than with the magic, the mystery, the memory of CATS. What began as a musical about cats after Andrew Lloyd Webber picked up a book of poems in an airport bookshop has become one of the longest running shows in Broadway's history. Winner of seven Tony Awards including Best Musical, CATS features 20 of Andrew Lloyd Webber's timeless melodies, including the hit song "Memory."

http://www.pgharts.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=13322Use promotional code MEOW to order your tickets to CATS before they go on sale to the public Friday, December 11!

TO ORDER TICKETS
• Online at http://pgharts.org/
• Visit the Box Office at Theater Square [655 Penn Avenue]

• Call 412-456-6666

• Groups 10+ Tickets 412-471-6930

Run 2 Inspire 12 Pubs of Christmas

The holiday season is finally upon us and Run 2 Inspire is giving you a reason to grab your holiday sweater and join us!
We are hosting a "12 Pubs of Christmas" Bar Crawl on Saturday, December 19th. Registration for this event is now open! It includes a t-shirt, wrist band, drink specials at all 12 bars and an entry into our special Pub Crawl Challenge! We will also be providing food during this event.
So grab your favorite (or ugliest) holiday sweater and join us as we spread some holiday cheer and raise awareness for cervical cancer!

** Holiday Discount - purchase tickets before December 1st and pay just $10! After December 1st, tickets are $15. **

For more information contact phlevents@run2inspire.com

Tickets are $5.00, you will be contacted shortly after for t-shirt size. For more information contact pghevents@run2inspire.com

From Positive Pittsburgher Donna Baxter at the Soul Pitt

Nativity: A Christmas Gift

Featuring The Shona Sharif African Dance and Drum Ensemble

December 5 - 20, 2009 (Fri, Sat & Sun Shows)

@ Alumni Hall 4227 Fifth Avenue, Pgh PA 15213

The Shona Sharif African Dance and Drum Ensemble,


part of Pitt's Department of Africana Studies, will present its unique musical production of “Nativity: A Christmas Gift” inspired by Langston Hughes' “Black Nativity,” the show explores the Christmas season through traditional West African dance and 20th century gospel music.

Friday and Saturday Shows at 8pm


Sunday Shows at 5pm

Adults: $20.00 - Children: $10.00

Tickets are available at:


Dorsey's Records

1.888.236.6607 / 412.731.6607
For Group Rates Call 412.648.2276


Reported From Global Pittsburgh

British-Owned Conveyor Belt Maker Relocates Corporate Headquarters to Pittsburgh from Atlanta - Boosts Region's Energy Sector



Fenner Dunlop Americas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fenner PLC, a UK public company, has moved its corporate headquarters to the Pittsburgh area from suburban Atlanta.



The company said it wanted to be close to its North American belting product manufacturing facilities in both Ohio and Canada, as well as to key locations in newly acquired service businesses – including Conveyor Service Corporation in Blairsville, Indiana County, which it acquired last year – and major customer regions.

 "Operating from Pittsburgh puts Fenner Dunlop at the heart of its North American business, allowing for optimal business management," said Cassandra Pan, president of Fenner Dunlop Americas. "We’re close to where it’s all happening and closer to our customers."

One Woman - Trying to Save One Christmas Tree Farm! Positive Pittsburgher:  Debra Dion Kirske
This year she was desperate. This year she had to figure out a different way if her farm is to survive. I met her at a random networking meeting and offered up Three Rivers Paintball Location as an ideal place to display trees. The trees live almost 2 hours out of Pittsburgh - but if she could truck them to Cranberry - she could set up a second lot! Trees can now be purchased at Three Rivers Paintball, 282 Rochester Rd. Freedom PA. every weekend. Help support a woman - trying to save her farm. Fresh Cut, Beautiful - Blue Spruce, Douglas Fir, Scotch Pine and White Pine with sizes up to 71/2 ft. - all $50 – Open 3-9 on Fridays and 9-9 on Saturdays and Sundays. Call 724-775-6232 or http://www.laurelvalleytreefarm.com/

“Positively Pittsburgh” Awards From Newbury’s Notes on LinkedIn
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 6:59am


Recently, Pittsburghers have been enjoying being named “Best Sports City” by the Sporting News; but over the years, Pittsburgh has become the subject of countless accolades! Whirl Magazine put together a “compendium of some of the city’s most brilliant accolades.”

Here are some of our favorites:

Pittsburgh has the best commercial real estate market in the country, according to Moody’s. (2009
Pittsburgh is one of America’s 25 Strongest Housing Markets, according to Forbes.com. (2009)
Pittsburgh is one of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Top 25 Solar America Cities.
Pittsburgh is the #1 Most Livable City in America, according to the Economist Magazine. (2009
Pittsburgh is #13 for Best Cities for Young Professionals, according to Forbes Magazine. (2008)
Pittsburgh is one of the Smartest Places to Live in America, according to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine. (2006)
Pittsburgh is the #1 Most Livable City in America, according to Places Rated Almanac. (2007)
Reported by Positive Pittsburgher, Donna Baxter of the Soul Pitt:  August Wilson Center for African American Culture Presents


"DECEMBER JAZZ"

Saturday, December 12 , 2009 @ 7 & 9:30 PM

~ AND ~

Thursday, December 17 , 2009 @ 8 PM

at the August Wilson Center Theater

980 Liberty Avenue * Downtown Pittsburgh's Cultural District

Regina Carter's Reverse Thread

Traverse the globe with internationally acclaimed jazz violinist Regina Carter as she and her quartet perform pieces from her Paganini project and music from Mali, Senegal and Uganda. Carter brings audiences to their feet with a musical style Time magazine called "probingly intelligent" and "breathtakingly daring." This concert is presented in partnership with MCG Jazz.

Roving Pittsburgher



Crystal Observatory at Vanadium Woods, St. Barnabas

Crystal Conservatories, a striking piece of architecture springing lightly from the western Pennsylvania countryside (figure 1). It was a highly engineered, glass-enclosed structure that would allow St. Barnabas residents and visitors from nearby Valencia and Gibsonia to relax, swim, and rehabilitate using aquatherapy and various other modalities. The structure is, in fact, a product of a company called Blue Diamond Conservatories, which is marketing it in customizable configurations nationally.
What first caught my attention for this sort of structure was the massive Crystal Cathedral that Rev. Robert H. Schuller constructed in California some years ago. But there they were working with a 40-degree temperature swing, versus a seemingly 100-degree swing in "beautiful downtown" Valencia.
DBRC 5th Anniversary 31st Floor Regional Enterprise Tower, Great Space and Great Networking, Southwestern Pa Commision, Fifth Third Bank, and many outstanding entrepreneurs.