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[Highland Park] Comp Ticket Offer for PSO Concerts - Fri, Jan 16 & Sat, Jan 17
by Susan Robison 09 Jan '09

09 Jan '09

We would like for you to be our guests for the following concerts with PSO 2008-2009 Composer of the Year John Adams: Nixon in China & Doctor Atomic Friday, January 16 - 8PM Heinz Hall On the Transmigration of Souls Saturday, January 17 - 8PM Heinz Hall You may request up to four complimentary tickets for either or both concerts. To request your complimentary tickets, please e-mail me at <srobison(a)pittsburghsymphony.org> with the date/s of the concert you wish to attend (1/16, 1/17 or both), the numbers of tickets needed (limit 4 tickets/concert), your first and last name, mailing address and telephone number. Please e-mail by Monday, January 12th at 5 PM, if possible. Plan to pick-up your tickets at least 1 hour before the concert. Your tickets will be ready for pickup by mid-week at the Heinz Hall Box Office Will Call window. See you at the symphony! -- Susy INFO ON ADAMS & THESE CONCERTS: John Adams, perhaps the most well-known and most frequently-performed of American living composers, is the Composer of the Year for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s 2008-2009 season. Throughout the season, selections from Adams’ orchestral repertoire are scheduled in four BNY Mellon Grand Classics programs. The centerpiece of the season are two special programs featuring several of Adams' large-scale works inspired by 20th and 21st-century historic events, which the composer will conduct on Friday, January 16 & Saturday, January 17. The focal point of these concerts is the Doctor Atomic Symphony. This newly-crafted symphony uses instrumental threads from Adams’ most recent opera about the scientists, particularly Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer, who were involved with the historic Manhattan Project. Opening the January 16 program is a concert version of Act III of Adams' Grammy Award-winning opera Nixon in China, featuring baritone James Maddalena in the title role, which he created in the work’s premiere. Tenor Russell Thomas sings the role of Mao, and sopranos Jessica Rivera and Hila Plitmann sing Pat Nixon and Madame Mao, respectively. The January 17 concert features Adams' Pulitzer Prize-winning work, On the Transmigration of Souls, which was written as a memorial to those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. E-FLYER TO SEND TO YOUR FRIENDS: Help us spread the word about these concerts by e-mailing the attached pdf flyer with embedded links to the PSO website. (See attached file: John Adams Concerts with the PSO.pdf) See you at the Symphony!!! Upcoming PSO Events: PSO at the Scottish Rite Cathedral - Popular Classics & Broadway Favorites - Jan 9 PSO at the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center - A Favorite Piano Concerto - Jan 10 Dr. Atomic & Nixon in China - Jan 16 at Heinz Hall On The Transmigration of Souls - Jan 17 at Heinz Hall

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[Highland Park] porch thefts (continued) - hampton st
by John Porche 09 Jan '09

09 Jan '09

today between 1100-1130 an item was stolen from my porch. It was a freebie I was leaving for someone to pick up- so it had little/no value to me (an extremely old laptop)... anyway, as my babysitter left the house she confirmed the bag was on the porch (well hidden from street view and at the dead end of hampton east of heberton), and she also saw some people taking the footpath from my street over to winterton. I didn't try to extract the exact identities/ number of people from her, but it looks like they saw her leaving (assumed the house is now unoccupied) and decided to snoop around - and saw the item on the porch and removed it. Perhaps this is the mystery behind the ups boxes missing from other porches. My house is rather tucked away, so it may be a bit more vulnerable than most, but still, a somewhat brazen act considering. I am not really interested in filing a report unless someone can convince me it would help.... its best just to keep an eye out for those opportunistic folks wandering our neighborhood during the day (during freezing rain - at that!) one thing to remember: if strangers/transients see you leave, you are exposing an opportunity, attempt to delay departure or tactically dis-inform (leave a house light on, etc) to dissuade 'snooping'. John 6307 hampton st

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[Highland Park] RE: Old computer?
by Christy Valencheck 09 Jan '09

09 Jan '09

We did receive a wonderful Dell donation (thank you so much alison) BUT we are in touch with many deserving people who need computers right here in our community. If you are interested in donating, we will be happy to hold and redistribute your old computers to families connected with local organizations and churches such as Open Hand Ministries, and Open Door and Mt. Ararat church communities. -----Original Message----- From: Christy Valencheck <terrylchristy(a)hotmail.com> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 10:23 PM To: neighborhood(a)highlandparkpa.com Subject: Old computer? If you aren't sure what to do with your old computer, please ask God (or your wife or your dog or whomever you ask such things) if you should give it away...to us! thanks, christy

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[Highland Park] Meeting Summary for Bloomfield-Garfield Peabody Stakeholder Meeting
by Kathryn Fine 09 Jan '09

09 Jan '09

I apologize for the announcement of this meeting arriving to late. PURE Reform attended the meeting and the summary is below. PURE Reform is dedicated to a free flow of information regarding the PPS so that all stakeholders can be informed and we encourage you to visit our website and blog at www.purereform.com. January 7, 2009 Bloomfield Garfield Corporation meeting About 30 people attended. The meeting started with introductions of PPS staff at the meeting: Nancy Kodman, Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives, is the staff person assigned to work with BGC. Sam Franklin, Project Director of the Sci-Tech High School Susan Chersky-Communications and Marketing School Board members were invited but did not attend. Rick Flanagan, Youth Development Director for BGC, opened with “Why we are here”: meeting was called in reaction to announcement of recommendation of the IB Site Selection Committee’s to place the IB magnate program at Peabody. BCG has requested information, including list of participants from this selection committee and Lisa Fischetti has committed to providing this information.Concern about various community groups working in isolation (Westinghouse/Homewood community, IB community, BG etc.). PURE Reform informed group that we are trying to provide a forum for various community groups and stakeholders to gain information about each other’s activities, plans etc. through our website and blog. Need to address loss of students in Peabody feeder pattern and to raise student achievementNeed to decrease per pupil costConcerns about lack of ongoing Peabody planning processConcern about lack of a regional planning process At this point, the group was encouraged to bring up concerns/ideas that they could present to the superintendent. Some of the comments/concerns included: What assurances do we have that the board/superintendent will seriously consider input from the community?It has been reported that this year’s freshmen class will be the last to attend Peabody. Concerns raised by parents of current students and others with younger children in the feeder pattern about where their children will go to high school. Nancy Kodman stated that it was only a recommendation and that no decisions regarding Peabody has been made yet.Why are the IB parents able to select where their program will be located but no input from Peabody stakeholders was solicited?Peabody student asked that security be addressed (at Peabody?)PURE Reform asked that the lack of a full service, comprehensive high school in the east end be addressed. Names were taken to participate in the Peabody Stakeholder Working Group and PURE Reform has signed on to participate. Next meeting time place TBA. Kathy Fine (412) 361-7904 _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/howitworks?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_allup_howitworks_012…

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[Highland Park] Old computer?
by Christy Valencheck 08 Jan '09

08 Jan '09

If you aren't sure what to do with your old computer, please ask God (or your wife or your dog or whomever you ask such things) if you should give it away...to us! thanks, christy

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[Highland Park] Update: Verizon Service Restored After 7 Days
by Louis Brown 08 Jan '09

08 Jan '09

Here's the promised update to the Verizon Outage post last week. The Verizon outage covered at least a dozen houses on Cordova, King, Bryant and Negley (no FIOS subscribers and only some of the Plain-Old-Telephone-Service and DSL users were affected). The outage lasted a week, from 2:00PM Tuesday, December 30 to 1:00AM Wednesday, January 7. Some folks were credited a full month of phone and DSL, others were credited $25. Bob at Channel 4's "Call for Action" was a big help, too. Thanks. Louis Brown Cordova Rd

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[Highland Park] Handyman
by Garry Jacobs 08 Jan '09

08 Jan '09

I've been doing work in the HP area for over a year now. Before we branch out we would like to see if there is anything that needs to be done.Hp has kept us busy but it's been awhile since I've put a new request for jobs.I've been going under the name S.O.S. Maintenance. If you need anything installed, replaced, built, repaired, Just Ask. If we can't do it well we won't do it! Phone# 412-378-2040 E-mail gljonetwo(a)gmail.com Thanks Garry Jacobs

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[Highland Park] Verizon or Comcast for DSL?
by Neepa Majumdar 08 Jan '09

08 Jan '09

I was just about to subscribe to Verizon for DSL service but noticed the recent email about intermittent DSL service from Verizon. That, in addition to the fact that Verizon took 10 days to connect my landline when I moved from one place to another in Highland Park, is making me reconsider. Not to mention an entire street left without phone service for more than a week! The most recent Consumer Reports has rated Verizon highest for quality and quite low for service. They have very little to say about Comcast. Any recommendations on the relative merits of Verizon and Comcast DSL service in this neighborshood would be most welcome. I don't want/need FiOS at this point. I have a Verizon landline and Comcast cable. Thanks, Neepa Majumdar

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Re: [Highland Park] Problems with Internet Verizon Service
by Jessica Miller 08 Jan '09

08 Jan '09

Just wanted to mention I have been very happy with my comcast DSL and phone service. Outages are infrequent and fixed readily. (However I probably would not have their phone service if I didn't have a cell bc of the occasional outage.) Jessica --- On Thu, 1/8/09, Maria Teresa Saenz Robles <msaenz+(a)pitt.edu> wrote: From: Maria Teresa Saenz Robles <msaenz+(a)pitt.edu> Subject: [Highland Park] Problems with Internet Verizon Service To: neighborhood(a)highlandparkpa.com Date: Thursday, January 8, 2009, 10:12 AM Is it only my impression or the Verizon Service (I have DSL) has been quite erratic lately? In the afternoon/evening the signal is there, but quite weak, slow and, sometimes, disappearing completely. That makes connections to internet quite frustrating... Any input from FIOS subscribers if the system is really worth to have internet access? Thanks! Mayte Sáenz Heberton Street Louis Brown wrote: Here’s the promised update to the Verizon Outage post last week. The Verizon outage covered at least a dozen houses on Cordova, King, Bryant and Negley (no FIOS subscribers and only some of the Plain-Old-Telephone-Service and DSL users were affected). The outage lasted a week, from 2:00PM Tuesday, December 30 to 1:00AM Wednesday, January 7. Some folks were credited a full month of phone and DSL, others were credited $25. Bob at Channel 4’s “Call for Action” was a big help, too. Thanks. Louis Brown Cordova Rd -----Inline Attachment Follows----- -- <http://lists.highlandparkpa.com/mailman/listinfo/neighborhood>

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[Highland Park] Announcing the start of Girl Scout Cookies!
by DenshawSoulliere＠comcast.net 08 Jan '09

08 Jan '09

Hello Neighbors, This Friday, January 9th, is the official start of Girl Scout Cookie season. Please be on the lookout for Brownies from your local Highland Park Troop 54281 as they make their rounds. If you have questions, please contact the Troop Co-Leaders, Joan Soulliere at denshawsoulliere(a)comcast.net or Stephanie Walsh at walsh_steph(a)hotmail.com Thank you! Joan Soulliere and Stephanie Walsh

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