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People with certain pre-existing conditions will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine in the next phase of Wisconsin’s rollout, which will be announced this week, a top state health official said Monday.
Julie Willems Van Dijk, deputy secretary for the state Department of Health Services, said Monday that the next phase of the rollout, known as “Phase 1C,” would be announced later this week.
“Certainly we’ve heard loudly, and the CDC guidance indicates that 1C would include people with other chronic conditions that put them at risk for COVID-19,” she said during a meeting of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Council, which involves officials from each of the 19 municipalities inside Milwaukee County.
State officials have faced criticism for not making people with pre-existing conditions eligible sooner. President Joe Biden was even asked about the issue by an Oak Creek mother of a teen with lung disease during last month’s town hall in Milwaukee.
Those currently eligible in Wisconsin include health care workers, residents and staff of long-term care facilities, police officers and firefighters, people 65 and older, teachers and other school staffers, and some essential workers.
It’s unclear the specific date the next group will be eligible. The state reported Tuesday that more than 62% of those age 65 and over had received at least one dose of vaccine.
Guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention initially said this stage of the rollout, Phase 1C, should include people ages 16 to 64 with underlying medical conditions that “increase the risk of serious, life-threatening complications from COVID-19.”
The CDC had also previously recommended including those ages 65-74 in the Phase 1C group, but then in January recommended moving up their eligibility, as well as those with some conditions.
Wisconsin moved people 65 and over into the current phase of the rollout, known as Phase 1B, but not those with pre-existing conditions who are 64 and younger.
The next stage of Wisconsin’s vaccine rollout is also expected to expand eligibility to some essential workers, including people who work in food service, housing construction and finance, information technology, communications, law and media.
On Monday, Willems Van Dijk added, “We’ll also be predicting out to when we’ll be able to open up for all populations moving forward.”
She said last week that “part of the decision making is thinking about which pre-existing conditions and really using the CDC’s research to look at where the strongest evidence is about which conditions contribute to COVID-19.”
“When you think about how long other diseases have been studied, other communicable diseases like HIV or hepatitis C or Ebola or Zika or other emerging infections, we’ve had years to look at those infections or those diseases and understand the contributing causes,” she told reporters during a media briefing.
She added that officials were trying “to include the people who we know are at risk, to think about do we put people who might be at risk, and how do we do this in a way that doesn’t overwhelm the vaccinating system.”
As many as 2 million more Wisconsin residents will be eligible in this next round, the Associated Press reported.
Wisconsin officials have not yet said which underlying health conditions will be prioritized in the next stage of the rollout.
The federal CDC guidelines say health conditions that put people at increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19 include cancer, chronic kidney disease, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), Down Syndrome, heart conditions (such as heart failure), a weakened immune system due to an organ transplant, obesity, pregnancy, sickle cell disease and diabetes.
The CDC also lists conditions that might put people at increased risk for severe illness from the disease, including those with asthma, cystic fibrosis, high blood pressure, immune deficiencies, HIV, neurologic conditions (such as dementia), and liver disease.
As of Feb. 15, only 17 states had opened up vaccine eligibility in part or in full to people with pre-existing conditions, a Kaiser Family Foundation report released last month found.
On Monday, Willems Van Dijk again warned that eligibility does not mean instant access to vaccine due to supply shortages.
“While we are looking forward to more vaccine and we’ve made great progress over the last month, we know we still have far more who want vaccine than can receive the vaccine,” she said. “And we know especially when we turn the on button for people with chronic conditions who have been waiting so desperately to have their day to have vaccines, they’re going to want to be front in line.”


AmCham hosted its August Luncheon to bid Farwell to the outgoing US Ambassador to Bangladesh H.E. Marcia S. Bernicat.
AmCham president Md. Nurul Islam chaired the meeting and delivered welcome speech addressing the audience. The president in his opening remarks highlighted the many contributions Amb. Bernicat made to the chamber during her tenure in office in Bangladesh, especially in improving bi-lateral trade and investment relation between the two economies, helping Bangladeshi students seeking higher education in US which she mentioned during her very first appearance in AmCham Luncheon. He particularly thanked her for co-hosting the last two Annual US trade Shows and AmCham’s 20th Anniversary that took place in the chancery of US embassy, Dhaka. He also thanked her for her support in hosting Ambassador Frank G. Wisner in AmCham Luncheon in August 2017 as well as taking AmCham Executive Committee members onboard with her during the “Indo-Asia Connectivity for Shared Prosperity” conference that took place in India during Dec 2016. Mr. Islam mentioned that Ambassador Bernicat will certainly be remembered in the history of AmCham as a true friend for time to come.
Mr. Aftab ul Islam who was the Chamber’s President during the first year of Amb. Bernicat’s term, also paid his tributes to the Ambassador at the meeting. He appreciated her for promoting the culture of Bangladesh throughout the whole tenure. Mr. Islam thanked her for the supporting role she played resolving many important issues of Bangladesh, specially matters related to RMG sector and wished her all the best in her future endeavors.
Amb. Bernicat, in her remarks, highly appreciated the role of AmCham in improving the economic cooperation between Bangladesh and the USA. She said, it is easy to do good business here and Bangladesh needs to do a better job at selling its story, adding that Bangladesh is different now from what its story was in 1971. “Too few people know about your consistent 6 percent or more growth rate over the years and vibrant sectors…Who has to tell the story? The government has to tell it, the industries have to sell it and the civil society has to sell it,” the US envoy added. Ambassador Bernicat also said, reforms were needed in trade regulations for ease of doing business to encourage businesses to flock here, to attract more US investment. She said, “Bangladesh’s ease of doing business is way too low. There is good money to be made here, there are a lot of great partners but 42 steps to open a business,” said Bernicat. Once American businessmen and women get here they would be impressed, but ease of doing business is the way to get them to stay here, she added. Regarding the safety progress in the garment sector, Bernicat said, “I would say the progress that has been made is enormous. But the safety has to be a part of the culture so that people know about it all the time”. Ambassador Bernicat suggested strong corporate value that not only involves good products and a good price but also improving the environmental value with corporate social responsibility and conducting business in a fair and transparent manner. Those practices and values about doing business are the right ways, she added. Bangladesh offered one of the world’s fastest growing economies, sustained impressive economic performance over the decades and the opportunity to enhance infrastructures and the burgeoning middle class, all key elements, said Bernicat. She said both countries did a number of regional trade activities together and have highlighted the growing opportunities available for South Asia to trade with itself. A lot more will be done under an Indo Pacific strategy, as US Foreign Secretary Michael R Pompeo stated recently, “Good part of the strategy is about keeping markets open, keeping sea lines open, keeping opportunities available for countries to attract investment to grow their business sectors. In Indo Pacific strategy, Bangladesh is considered as one of the strongest partners in South Asia,” she said.
A crest and a farewell gift were presented to her at the meeting as mementos. The widely attended event also served as an opportunity for AmCham members to personally say ‘Goodbye’ to her during the time allotted for that towards the end of the program. AmCham Treasurer Mr. Md. Shafiqul Azim delivered vote of thanks at the program. Executive Committee members of AmCham were also present and extended their felicitation to Ambassador Bernicat in the occasion. A good number of AmCham members, foreign dignitaries and other distinguished guests attended the event.


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After work, some people like to go to the bar or the grocery store. Personally, I like to go to a cemetery.
As I have described before, I love cemeteries. I find them to be historic and peaceful lands that will teach you a lot if you decide to pay a respectful visit. After work today I drove to a cemetery that I pass by every single day and simply started walking around. Called Hillcrest Cemetery, I spent a lovely 45 minutes winding down after work as I strolled around the premises.
When I went back to my car I had some defining characteristics in my head that really stuck out in my mind about the cemetery. The one thing that became really apparent to me after about 15 minutes of exploring was that it was a young cemetery. The earliest date I found in the graveyard was 1889. A World War I vet named John T. Duckett was born on August 8, 1889, and passed on March 20, 1982. Since it was a South Carolina cemetery I had hopes that I would find really old tombstones but unfortunately that was not the case.
Of course with a lack of old markers you could imagine there was a plethora of young memorials. This was definitely the case. I saw a lot of tombstones from the 2000’s. There were tons and tons of married couple buried together. There were also many double tombs that just had one deceased partner buried underneath (for the time being). Sadly, I saw many baby grave markers.
A somewhat eerie characteristic of the cemetery centered on the grounds themselves. When I was walking around gravestones my shoes kept sinking into the soil. I think it must have something to do with the climate in South Carolina but I had never had the sinking sensation at a cemetery ever before. I felt like I was stomping around and disturbing the graves because my feet would dip so deep, it made me feel kind of bad.
As the cemetery was newer, it had some modern characteristics. For one, the grounds contained streams and waterfalls. Hillcrest also had several large, newer looking mausoleums on site. Some of the tombstones were very creative and colorful. Not trying to be funny here, but you could breathe in the cemetery. What I mean by this is that graves weren’t crammed together. Also, you couldn’t find any big, bulky structures or elaborate statues on site.
The last characteristic of the cemetery that I will remember is that it also included a plot of land for animals. Yes, there was a pet cemetery included in the actual people cemetery. Although it is off to the side, I had never seen people and animals both buried so closely together before.
I am told that I need to go to Charleston, South Carolina, to see some major league type cemeteries. I hear they are kind of like the cemeteries I encountered in Boston. If anyone else has any graveyard site suggestions for me to see, please send a message my way or comment below. For a history buff like myself, a cemetery is like a playground. Don’t Blink.

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By Emeka Mamah
Former National Caretaker of the PDP and former governor of Kaduna State, Senator Ahmed Muhammed Makarfi, has cautioned the party against selecting an unpopular candidate for the 2019_presidential election. Makarfi spoke in Enugu yesterday while addressing supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the course of his tour of the South Eastern states to consult the people on his presidential ambition.
He said that he would restructure the country as it was the only solution to peace and development of the nation, which he said was now more divided than before along ethnic and religious lines before the All Progressives Congress, APC, took over the reigns of power in 2015.
He said that although PDP had bright chances to win the 2019 general elections, the party could fritter the chances away if selected an unpopular candidate for the elections and urged delegates for the party’s national convention to present a credible candidate for the presidential elections, pointing out that he had the capacity to bring peace to the country if elected.
Markafi further said that the hydra-headed socio-economic and political problems facing the nation would only be tackled squarely by someone who has the fear of God and respect for humanity.
According to him,”We should weigh our decision in choosing our candidate and our decision should be in tandem with the decision of majority of Nigerians. We should not be deceived by opinion polls. Nigeria voters do not follow media ratings.
“We made a simple mistake when we tried somebody as our caretaker chirman and paid dearly for such a mistake. It will be worse if we choose an unpopular candidate based on social media ratings. So, we cannot afford to make mistakes in our choice.”


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Larson Wins School of Education Premier Scholarship
“I am grateful to have been awarded this scholarship and am honored to know there are other people who believe in my future as an educator,” said Larson, who will be a junior in the fall of 2020. “This scholarship will be beneficial in my next two years as it allows me to focus more in the classroom on how to become the best teacher possible rather than worrying about how to pay for my education.”
“Carter is a student leader on campus and in the community,” said Amy Schweinle, Ph.D., the School of Education interim dean. “He is passionate about education in South Dakota and is inspired to be a role model to our youth. He is truly deserving of this award.”
The Jeanne Spilde Gonzenbach Scholarship is a premier, two-year scholarship for students majoring in elementary or secondary education, have a passion for teaching and have a high financial need. The award provides financial support to recipients during their junior and senior years, at approximately $10,000 per year. The recipient must be an outstanding student who plans to stay in South Dakota to teach.
“South Dakota has always been home to me and always will be,” Larson said. “It has been my lifelong goal to give back to my home state. Teaching in South Dakota will be a way for me to support the community that helped me become the person I am today.”
A Vermillion, South Dakota, native, Larson said his passion for educating is shared throughout several generations in his family who have taught in South Dakota.
“I come from a family of educators who have positively impacted our state,” said Larson. “While growing up in Vermillion, I also had many great teachers to look up to, and this number has only expanded during my time at USD.”
This spring, Larson was elected vice president for USD’s Student Government Association. In the fall, he looks forward to helping meet the needs of USD students as vice president and taking more hands-on classes the School of Education offers.
“One of my favorite aspects of USD’s School of Education is the year-long residency, and I cannot wait for that experience my senior year,” said Larson. “I believe it will help prepare me in countless ways for my future.”
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Courtney Cowan, a University of South Dakota senior elementary education major from Beresford, South Dakota, is a 2017 recipient of the Mrs. Gloria Schaefer’s Scholarship.
Kaylee Mediger, a graduating senior from Roosevelt High School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is the inaugural recipient of the Jonette “Joni” and Robert “Bid” Miller Scholarship presented to an incoming South Dakota first-year student intending to major in Elementary Education. Mediger will receive $5,000 per year for a total award of $20,000.

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Concluding remarks 1. What are the cellular substrates of DTI measured diffusivity alterations in normal appearing and lesioned cortex in MS? - Chapter 2.1 showed that axonal orientation may be an important driver of diffusivity measures, such as FA, not only in white matter but also in grey matter in MS and in control cortex. - Chapter 2.1 showed that the typical diffusivity pattern of MRI measured low FA in NAGM compared to controls and increased FA in grey matter lesions compared to NAGM in MS is associated with cortical axonal degeneration. 2. What are the cellular substrates of DTI based network measures of integration and segregation in MS? - Chapter 2.2 showed that cortical regions with segregative properties are characterized by small neurons and a low axonal density, while regions with integrative properties contain large neurons and high axonal densities. - Chapter 2.2 showed that MS patients with a higher whole brain WM lesion volume showed higher more pronounced segregative properties and less integrative properties and correspondingly also smaller neurons and a lower axonal densities on average. 3. To what extent do remote white matter and local grey matter pathology explain cortical neuroaxonal degeneration in MS? - Chapter 3 showed that both white matter damage and cortical demyelination contribute to cortical axonal loss. Variance in cortical axonal density in NAGM is explained for 22.6% by remote axonal diffusivity in WML and for 12.6% by axonal diffusivity in NAWM. Furthermore, local cortical demyelination was associated with additional axonal loss in lesioned cortex and explained 34.4% of variance in axonal loss, while microglia showed no association. 4. What are possible histological substrates of altered brain function in MS? - Chapter 4 showed that GAD67 immuno-reactivity is increased in WM astrocytes, inhibitory interneurons and synapses in inflamed and demyelinated hippocampi of MS patients. This is possibly related to cognitive functioning according to the medical history of the donors. - Preliminary data showed that inhibitory synaptic and excitatory synaptic densities are reduced in layer 6 of the cortex. This may reflect ongoing processes such as synaptic displacement, synaptic stripping and neurodegeneration.
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Austin Mahone had a little fun with his fans in Milan today!
The “Mmmm Yeah” singer stopped to talk with his Italian fans and take some pictures before heading inside the venue to rehearse for the Dolce and Gabbana fashion show.
“Amazing show today!!” Austin wrote after his performance on the runway. “Thank you @dolcegabbana for having me back again.”

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Last Updated: 12/6/22
Here you’ll find excellent resources for understanding and teaching watershed forestry. We have searched the web so you don’t have to! For additions or corrections, please contact Tyler Van Fleet, East of Hudson Forestry Program Coordinator at [email protected].
Start with the Watershed Forestry ESSENTIALS below for a collection of great resources that summarize the main themes of WAC’s watershed forestry education programs, including watershed form and function, the NYC Watershed and water supply system, and the role of healthy forests in protecting water quality.
1) PRESENTATION – Drink Your Trees: NYC Watershed Forestry Presentation
Source: Watershed Agricultural Council
In this 28-minute recorded Zoom presentation, Tyler Van Fleet from the Watershed Agricultural Council uses pictures, maps and inquiry to explain watersheds, the NYC Watershed, NYC water supply system, critical role of forests in filtering and protecting water quality, and how WAC works to keep water clean and communities thriving in the NYC Watershed.
2) READING – NYC Watershed Forestry Blog Series
Written for middle-school readers and up, this 3-part series of short blogs introduces readers to fundamental concepts of watersheds (What is a Watershed & Why Should I Care), the NYC Watershed (The New York City Watershed Explained) and watershed forests (Woods Wash Water).
3) MAP – Google Earth Tour of the NYC Watershed
Source: Watershed Agricultural Council
Take a virtual journey from New York City through the NYC Watershed using Google Earth. Zoom to different natural and built components of the world’s largest surface water supply system and learn about its history, engineering, and how people and nature work together to deliver clean drinking water to 10 million New Yorkers while supporting upstate communities.
4) WEBSITE – The Model Forest Story Map
Source: Watershed Agricultural Council
Discover how forests in the NYC Watershed protect water quality and provide other benefits through maps, images, video and text. This “story map” allows you to virtually visit 4 different Model Forest properties in the NYC Watershed that are managed as living classrooms to educate people about the connection between forests and NYC’s drinking water by demonstrating good forest stewardship, or the many ways people can responsibly use, enjoy and care for forests.
5) MAP – New York City’s Water Story: From Mountain Top to Tap
Under Education Topics, scroll down to “New York City’s Water Story: From Mountain Top to Tap” to download this excellent educational map of NYC’s upstate drinking water watershed and water supply system to understand the natural and human-made components of NYC’s water story. Use the accompanying Resource Guide for Teachers and Water Cycle Presentation to support your instruction.
6) NYC Water Virtual Tours
Use this collection of online “story maps” to explore New York City’s water resources from mountain top to tap with the guide of NYC DEP staff interviews, in the field footage, interactive maps, and historical images. This resource includes detailed information on the following topics, with each including classroom activities & resources: NYC Watershed, NYC Sewer System, Wastewater
7) WEBSITE – How New York City Gets Its Water
Source: The New York Times
Seven cartoons depict the amazing journey water travels from upstate watersheds to city faucets in this online Explainer. Consider dividing the content among student groups to help guide further research into our world-famous, forest-filtered water supply.
8) READING- Water and Forests: The Role Trees Play in Water Quality
Source: Educational in Nature
Written for upper elementary-school readers and up, this 6-page, full-color handout includes information on the water cycle, trees as water filters, how watersheds function, definitions of key terms, diagrams, and student activities.
9) WEBSITE – NYC-H2O HUB virtual explorations of NYC’s water supply system
The NYC-H2O HUB includes several interactive “story maps” that bring the operation and history of the NYC Watershed and water supply system to life through maps, images and text. The Water Systems Overview story map investigates where NYC’s water comes from while Building NYC’s Water System delves into the history of why and how the city looked upstate for a source of clean water. Also check out the High Bridge and the Jerome Park Reservoir story map for a deeper look into the history and engineering of the Croton System.
10) VIDEO – Living City: A Billion Gallons a Day
Source: The New York Times
This 6.5min video describes the NYC Watershed and water supply system through interviews, maps, historic photos, and beautiful video imagery. Topics include watershed history, engineering and technology, maintenance, and how NYC is renowned globally for its clean, forest-filtered urban water supply.
11) VIDEO – FreshwaterLIVE: A Distance Learning Adventure
Source: US Forest Service
Filmed in the Catskill Mountains in the NYC Watershed, the first 15min30sec of this video provides a thorough explanation of the NYC Watershed, including the importance of freshwater, watershed form and function, the role of trees in protecting water quality, and ways people can help take care of watersheds. More topics are explored in depth, including indicator species, waste water treatment, comparisons to other US watersheds, and more. Specific video clips can be viewed from the FreshWaterLIVE Clips playlist on YouTube. Find associated lesson plans on the FreshWaterLIVE website.
12) VIDEO – Nature Works: To Clean Water
Source: The Nature Conservancy
In this 4min video, learn what a watershed is and how the plants in a watershed work to filter water so it’s clean enough for us to drink. This video explores how watersheds help people and nature. It also shows students building a water garden to demonstrate the filtering power of a watershed.
13) VIDEO – Forests: The Stuff of Life
Source: The Nature Conservancy
In this 4min video, explore the beautiful forests of the northeastern U.S. and discover how forests keep water clean and plentiful for people and wildlife. Learn how healthy, well-managed forests can supply us with the forest products we depend on while also supporting clean water, air and wildlife habitat.
1) YouTube Playlists for Watershed Forestry Education
Source: Watershed Agricultural Council
Browse our growing collection of short videos related to NYC watershed forestry themes. Videos are organized into the following playlists:
- What is a Watershed?
- NYC water supply system
- NYC watershed stewardship
- Forests & clean water
- Forest ecology & management
- Timber harvesting & wood products
- Urban forests & green infrastructure
- Water conservation
- Watershed careers
- Water around the world
2) Deep Water: Building of NYC’s Catskill Water System
Source: Ashokan Center & Filmmaker Tobe Carey
This 21min video tells the story of the building of NYC’s Catskill water supply system during the early 1900s. Through historic photos and interviews, the video reveals the technology, engineering, labor, ecology and human sacrifices that make up the historic and world-renowned NYC water supply system. This video has been edited specifically for students and educational audiences. The original, 45min Deep Water film is available for purchase here. Download the Deep Water Teacher’s Guide here.
3) Forest Fast Breaks Videos
Source: Dovetail Partners
Choose from 17 different fun, factual, animated videos under 3-minutes each on a wide range of forestry topics, including: Water, Photosynthesis, Renewable Resources, Sustainability, Tree Biology, Urban Forests, Wood Products, Green Building, Forest Fire and more.
4) H2 Oh No!
Source: Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP)
This short (3 min) animated video is about Combined Sewer Overflow. It tells the story of water flowing through the watershed, to the city, and into people’s homes. Then a storm comes and fills up the combined wastewater and sewer system, causing water pollution and harming people and wildlife. Conservation strategies are explored to reduce the overall volume of water in the system, which can minimize these pollution events.
1) Views from the Watershed (2021)
In this 14-episode podcast series, embark on an audio-tour of 10 Catskill sites that tell the story of the past, present, and future of NYC’s water supply in the Catskill region. The podcast dives into the complicated and controversial relationship between the Catskills and NYC and features people who care for, live in, and manage the watershed including a historian, a dairy farmer, an angler, a former DEP commissioner, a grave restorer, and a trail builder. Listen to the podcast tour here or find it on any podcast app.
2) The Story Behind New York City’s Water Supply (2019)
Source: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
In this 35-minute episode of A New York Minute in History, co-hosts Devin Lander and Don Wildman detail the early history of NYC’s Croton water supply system. Topics include why the city had to seek a source of clean water outside of the city, how the system was engineered and financed, the workers who constructed the dams and aqueducts, and how water from the Croton Watershed saved New York City and allowed it to be become the financial and cultural capital of the world.
3) Water episode with Adam Bosch (2019)
Source: From Scratch with Michael Ruhlman
In this Water episode of his cooking podcast, cookbook author Michael Ruhlman explores the topic of water with one chef and one non-chef, Adam Bosch, former Director of Public Affairs with NYC-Department of Environmental Protection. Tune in from 19min40sec to 50min55sec, to hear Adam explain the NYC water supply system. Topics covered include NYC water supply history (at 26min30sec, travel inside the Old Croton Aqueduct with Sarah Kelsey, Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct), water supply system maintenance, water treatment including chlorination and UV disinfection (35min25sec), watershed farm management (39min 20sec), watershed security measures (41min28sec), NYC water chemistry (42min48sec), and the array of NYC-DEP workers who keep the water supply system functioning (45min45sec).
4) NYC Water: An Engineering Marvel (2019)
Source: Stuff You Should Know
In this 51 minute episode, hosts Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant have a meandering and light-hearted discussion about the history, engineering, operation and reputation of the NYC water supply system and NYC tap water.
5) The Cost of Our Water (2015)
Source: WNYC Public Radio
In this podcast series, WNYC reporters explore the NYC water supply system (from farms, streams and reservoirs to aqueducts, treatment facilities, and water towers) with a special focus on why water rates have been on the rise and the challenges that face the more than 150-year old system. Listen to the full length 57-minute The Cost of Our Water podcast or choose from the following themed clips:
- Your Water Comes from a Stream with No Name
- The Land NYC Doesn’t Want to Build on
- Call the Mega-Plumbers: The World’s Longest Pipe Needs Fixing
- You or Your Dishwasher, Who Uses Less Water? (topic: water conservation)
- Nearly 30 Years and $3.5 Billion Later, NYC Gets its First Filtration Plant
- Water Pressure: Why Your Shower Is an Affordable Housing Issue
- The Sound of Clean Water (topic: UV disinfection plant)
- Why You Shouldn’t Flush Your Toilet During Rain Storms
- If New York’s Water Is So Good, Do You Need a Brita?
1) Working Trees for Water Quality
Source: National Agroforestry Center
This 6-page, full-color handout about watershed management techniques includes information on how different human activities cause pollution in a watershed and ways to live, farm and build on the land to keep the water clean. Suitable for middle-high school readers.
2) Healthy Watersheds Protection
Source: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
This site offers great basic information on what is a watershed, what makes a watershed healthy, why people need healthy watersheds and how they can be protected. Also check out the associated Benefits of Healthy Watersheds page from the EPA that addresses the ecological, economic, and physical and mental health benefits of healthy watersheds. Suitable for middle-high school readers.
3) Collection of Scientific Articles about Water
Source: Natural Inquirer: A Middle School Science Education Journal
Check out this page with links to all of the Natural Inquirer’s water-related articles. These are great resources for addressing Common Core Standards and English Language Arts with your science explorations! Options available for Pre-K through high school readers.
4) Northern Woodlands – Forest to Water Series
Source: Northern Woodlands Magazine
This special series of articles and infographics explores the rich array of connections between forests and water, with a focus on community-based efforts to support watershed health and climate change resiliency. Projects in the Penobscot, Androscoggin, and Connecticut River basins are featured as well as infographics and articles like Forest Trees: A Natural Water Filter, Forest to Water: A Connected Landscape, and Exploring the Intersection of Climate Change and Land-Use. Suitable for high school readers.
5) Newsela – Leveled News Articles
Each non-fiction article is offered at multiple reading levels so students can study the same content and learn at their own pace while teachers save time. Search for articles about science, arts & culture, and health or find text sets to meet different instructional needs, from reading level, to specific reading skills, to bilingual.
6) DOGO News
Source: DOGO Media
Online network engaging kids with digital media in a fun, safe and social environment. Search for news articles and book and movie reviews by and for kids. Filter by grade level, word count, and topic such as Science or Environment.
1) Understanding NYC’s Water Story – A Curriculum Guide for the Classroom
Source: NYC-DEP Education Office
This new curriculum guide provides K-8 students and educators with thematic units about the NYC water cycle. Aligned with the NYS Science Learning Standards and Amplify Curriculum for K-8 students, the units are based in STEM concepts and humanities subjects designed to foster interdisciplinary, hands-on learning. Each unit includes broad learning objectives, a “What You Should Know” section to inform educators, and lessons packed with activities for diverse audiences and settings. The NYC-DEP Education Office also provides free education programs and resources to pre-K through college students and educators. Check out the DEP’s Education’s Office offerings, resources, and programs here.
2) The Catskills: A Sense of Place (3-12th grades)
Source: The Catskills Center
This fantastic curriculum is made up of 6 modules listed below. Each module is divided into lessons also listed below. Each lesson includes multiple activities that are engaging, place-based and designed to help students explore and understand the natural and cultural dimensions of the Catskills and the NYC watershed region. At the end of each module, find a glossary of key terms and resource list, including books, teaching materials, websites, people, and places to visit.
1) Water Resources
– Introduction to Water
– Stream Watch
– Taking Care of Our Watershed
– New York City Watershed
2) Geography & Geology
– Introduction to Geology
– Introduction to Geography
– How do the Catskills Stand Out?Physical Geography of The Catskills
3) Ecosystems (This Module includes background information only. No activities)
– Biodiversity in the Catskills
– Organism Functions
– Ecosystem Functions
– Living in an Ecosystem
4) Human History (This Module includes background information only. No activities)
– Native People
– European Settlement
– Hotels and Recreation
5) Culture & Arts
– Native Traditions
– Art and Literature of the Romantic Period
– Art Colonies
– Appreciating Folk Traditions
– Characteristics of Catskill Mountain Communities
6) Sustainable Catskills
– Sustainable Energy
– Sustainable Water Use
– Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry
– Sustainable Living and Shopping
3) Nature Lab (K-12th grades)
Source: The Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy and its 550 scientists have created Nature Lab to help students learn the science behind how nature works for us and how we can help keep it running strong. Nature is the fantastic factory that makes the building blocks of all our lives—food, drinking water, the stuff we own, and the air we breathe. Check out their teaching guides on the following themes: Protect Land and Water, Build Healthy Cities, Tackle Climate Change, and Provide Food and Water Sustainably. The following lessons relate directly to watershed forestry themes:
Grades K-5: How Water Works in your Garden, How Dirt Works, Gardens as Living Systems
Grades 6-8: How Natural Areas Filter Water, Seeing Wood for Trees: Sustainable Forestry
Grades 9-12: Finding your Flow: Watersheds, Urban Runoff: Stormwater Management, Biomimicry: Water Security
4) Protecting Our Water Resources: Student Activities for the Classroom (K-9th grades)
Source: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
This activity guide includes 11 water pollution lessons that help students understand the definition of water pollution using the basic principles of science and mathematics. The lessons are organized into 3 levels:
Level 1 Lessons (K-3rd grades)
– What is a Watershed?
– Create your Own Water Cycle
– Get the Dirt Out!
Level 2 Lessons (4-6th grades)
– Too Many Nutrients
– Pond Scum
– From Streets to Streams
– How Much Water Falls Here?
Level 3 Lessons (7-9th grades)
– The Effect of Turbidity on Light Penetration
– Septic Tanks
– Decaying Substances and Water Pollution
– Point vs. Nonpoint Source Pollution
5) Watershed Academy: Online Training in Watershed Topics (9-12th grade & adult)
Source: United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
The Watershed Academy is the EPA’s Distance Learning Program. The website offers a variety of self-paced training modules that offer a basic and broad introduction to watershed topics. The modules are organized by 7 themes and are appropriate for high school students or adult learners. Modules can be viewed online or downloaded as PDFs and contain excellent diagrams, pictures, definitions and examples of key terms.
1) Healthy Aquatic Systems and Ecosystem Services
2) Watershed Ecology
3) Watershed Change
4) Analysis and Planning
5) Watershed Management Practices
6) Community and Society
7) Water Laws
6) Project Learning Tree (K-12th grades)
Source: American Forest Foundation
Project Learning Tree (PLT) is an award-winning environmental education program designed for teachers and other educators, parents, and community leaders working with youth. You must attend a training to receive full access to the activity guides. Attend WAC’s Watershed Forestry Institute for Teachers to receive training and the guide. Find out about other Project Learning Tree trainings through the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
7) Project WET: Water Education for Teachers
Source: Project WET Foundation
The mission of Project WET is to reach children, parents, educators and communities of the world with water education. Some resources are free and available online, others are available for sale, including Project WET’s award-winning Curriculum and Activity Guide 2.0, and other Educator Guides full of activities about watersheds, water quality, floods and water conservation, plus maps, posters and more. Attend WAC’s Watershed Forestry Institute for Teachers to receive training and the guide. Find out about other Project WET trainings through the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
1) Activity: Water Footprint Calculator
Source: GRACE Communications Foundation
Use this excellent online tool (also available in Spanish) to figure out how much water your household uses, including direct and virtual water use. This interactive questionnaire takes about 10 minutes to complete. The website has great background information on different types of water use and tips on how to conserve water. Educational resources include lesson plans for middle and high school levels, links to articles, research and careers related to water, and a video about water conservation for K-5 students.
2) Discover Water
Source: Project WET Water Education for Teacher
This fun and interactive website helps students explore many aspects of water, including the water cycle, watersheds, and water conservation through games, videos, quizzes and more. In the “Explore Watersheds” activity, discover the natural features of a watershed and how different human activities impact it. Type in your zip code for information about your local watershed. Watch a video of kids making a model of a watershed, quiz your knowledge, get tips on how to take action, and design and print your own eco posters or Field Notebook pages for student reflection.
3) Lesson: Crumple a Watershed
Source: Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
Make a physical model of a watershed using basic materials. The lesson includes background reading, extensions and visual instructions.
4) Discovering New York City’s Water Supply System
Students develop their systems thinking in this lesson that involves modelling the NYC water supply system by arranging and physically connecting cards that represent different natural and human-made elements. The interconnections between the water cycle and our human systems are explored as well as the design challenges associated with urban storm water and climate change. This lesson is part of the NYC-DEP’s Climate Change Education Module.
5) Model My Watershed – Runoff Simulation
This interactive animated online tool allows students to explore the connection between land cover types and the water cycle. Students select different land-types, precipitation rates and soil types and observe varying effects on infiltration, run-off, and evapotranspiration.
6) River Runner
Source: Sam Learner
This excellent, highly-visual tool provides students with the opportunity to see the journey of a single rain drop from where it falls on the land all the way to where it is discharged into the ocean. Students drop their rain drop anywhere on the map, including their own address, and watch its journey through the watershed unfold.
7) Activity: The Watershed Game (online game)
Source: Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center
In this interactive game, learn about different ways that humans impact their watershed and explore ways to help clean it up. When you click on different parts of the watershed map, you are presented with scenarios and asked to make choices about the best way to reduce environmental problems. Answer questions correctly to help clean-up the watershed!
8) Green Infrastructure Education Module
Where does rainwater go? What happens to precipitation and runoff on NYC streets? How can we help understand and manage storm water runoff? Check out the DEP’s Green Infrastructure Education Module to discover interactive, multi-disciplinary, STEM lessons and activities that introduce students and educators to New York City’s hidden infrastructure and innovative green infrastructure techniques that help transport and manage our wastewater and storm water.
9) Give Water a Hand
Use this excellent guide to help your students investigate water issues in your community and plan actions to help protect your water resources. Give Water a Hand activities are presented in two publications—the youth Action Guide for ages 9-14 (also available in Spanish) and the accompanying Leader Guidebook. These easy-to-follow, illustrated guides help youth organize and carry out effective action-oriented projects.
10) Explorable Places – Find Great Fieldtrips
Source: Explorable Places New website for New York City teachers and parents
Developed by a teacher, the Explorable Places website is designed to make finding high-quality, curriculum-boosting fieldtrips simple and easy. Search by subject, grade, activity, etc. or browse their interactive map. Check out their blog series for quick references to free, outdoor science, and short park fieldtrips, funding tips and more.
11) Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant
Source: NYC DEP
Both the Visitor Center and the Waterfront Nature Walk at New York City’s largest Wastewater Treatment Plant are open for school visits. To schedule a Visitor Center field trip, fill out the form on the Visitor Center webpage detailing your goals. The walk is open to the public. For more information about NYC’s wastewater treatment facilities, see the handouts section.
12) Water Ecology & Engineering Tours for NYC Schools
NYC-H2O offers free walking tours of NYC’s historic reservoirs in all 5 boroughs as well as virtual programming. Tour guides engage students in activities that explore NYC water, history, engineering and ecology. Fall and spring tours offered.
13) NYC-DEP’s RecMapper
Source: NYC Department of Environmental Protection
Use this online mapping tool to find protected NYC Watershed land that’s open to the public for recreation activities like fishing, hiking, hunting and more. Recreation opportunities have continued to increase as more properties are protected.
14) Take a Fieldtrip to the American Museum of Natural History to teach Watershed Forestry
Source: NYC Watershed Teachers and Watershed Agricultural Council
In January, 2015, teachers gathered at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC to develop teaching materials to help guide student discovery of watershed forestry themes in the museum’s permanent exhibits. As you plan your visit to the museum (free for NYC students!), review these Exhibit Guides for ideas about high-engagement activities for your students to complete before, during and after the fieldtrip.
15) iTree MyTree – A tool for assessing individual trees
Source: USDA Forest Service
Tell this website about your tree and it will estimate the carbon dioxide and air pollution it removes plus storm water impacts. Enter the species and diameter at breast height (or circumference) of a tree and the calculator gives a detailed breakdown of the tree’s environmental benefits and financial savings provided.
16) Virtual Forest Initiative
Source: Black Rock Forest Consortium
Black Rock Forest Consortium and Columbia University developed this suite of web-based learning modules for undergraduates (topics: paleoecology, plant physiological ecology, and forest sampling methods) and for grades 8-12 (topics: water chemistry and mammals and habitats). Modules allows students to investigate real data sets and do online graphing, data analysis and comparison.
17) Tree Rings Simulations
Source: UCAR Center for Science Education
Two online simulation activities help students understand what tree rings can tell us about climate conditions in the past. In the Tree Ring Simulation – Dendrochronology, adjust moisture and temperature variables to affect tree ring growth. In the Tree Rings and Climate Timeline Simulation, line up tree ring patterns from many sources to reveal temperatures in the past.
18) The NYC Street Tree Map
Source: NYC Department of Parks & Recreation
This online interactive map brings New York City’s urban forest to your fingertips. For the first time, you have access to information about every street tree in New York City. Learn about the trees that make up our city’s urban forest, understand the benefits of trees for water, air and carbon sequestration and see calculations for the ecological benefits of city trees, mark trees as favorites and share them with your friends, and record and share all of your caretaking and tree stewardship activities.
19) Activity: The Numbered Forest
Source: Green Teacher
Numbering trees in the schoolyard or in a nearby woodland opens the door to a variety of activities.
20) Activity: Tree Care Handbook
Source: The New York Restoration Project
Start caring for your local trees with the help of this clear and comprehensive guide for urban tree care that is appropriate for students. The guide covers the basics of tree anatomy, tree ID, tree threats and tree care in New York City.
21) Parts-to-Whole: Terrific Trees (Lesson Plan & Student Worksheet)
Source: Taura McMeekin, P.S. 164
In this lesson, students will act out the anatomy of a tree in order to understand the structure and function of the different parts of a tree. Try challenging students to summarize the different ways that water is used and transported by different tree parts. Connect these observations to watershed forestry, since it’s the function of trees that filters and cleans the water in a watershed.
22) Lesson Archive: Trout in the Classroom Online Lesson Archive
Source: Trout in the Classroom
Trout in the Classroom teachers have uploaded their favorite lessons related to the Trout in the Classroom experience. They are sorted on the site by the following topics: STEM learning, Visual and Language Arts, and Field Days and Activities.
23) Stream Macroinvertebrate Identification
Source: DCMO BOCES
At Macroinvertebrates.org, explore the digital Atlas of Common Freshwater Macroinvertebrates of Eastern North America and zoom in on incredibly detailed images of organisms to learn about their anatomy, classification, pollution tolerance and more.
1) MyWoodlot.com Educator Starter Kits
Source: Watershed Agricultural Council
MyWoodlot.com helps you learn about and care for trees and woods. Check out the Educator Starter Kits for activities that will enhance your teaching in the classroom, schoolyard, art room, at camp or on a field trip. Activities include all the how-to info you need to complete them and are sorted into the following categories:
– Stewardship Projects
– Learn About Nature
– Nature Arts and Crafts
Source: Catskills Watershed Corporation (CWC)
This website contains resources and inspiration for teaching about the NYC water supply system and its upstate watershed. You’ll find information on learning models, careers, school programs, field trips, grants, maps and more.
3) NYC-DEP Environmental Education
Source: NYC-Department of Environmental Protection
This website contains information about NYC-DEP school programs, resources, events, contests, fieldtrips and education modules on the NYC Water Supply System, Green Infrastructure in NYC, The NYC Sewer System, Sounds and Noise in NYC, and Climate Change and NYC.
4) Watersheds, Flooding and Pollution
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations (NOAA)
This rich website includes educational resources about watersheds for K-12th grade teachers. Check out the menu of resources in the left column. Resource categories include: 1. Multimedia; 2. Lessons & Activities; 3. Real World Data; 4. Background Information.
5) USGS Water Science School website
Source: U.S. Geological Service
This rich website offers information on many aspects of water, along with pictures, data, maps, and an interactive center where you can share opinions and test your water knowledge. Check out these watershed topics in particular: Surface Water, Groundwater, Water Quality and Water Use.
6) How’s My Waterway
Source: US EPA
This site provides the general public with information about the condition of their local waters based on data that states, federal, tribal, local agencies and others have provided to EPA. Type in your zip code to access maps and data about your local watersheds and waterways, including info on water quality monitoring stations, swimming, eating fish, aquatic life, drinking water, and water quality protection. State and national data is also available.
7) WaterWatch: Maps of Current Stream Flow, Drought and Floods by Region
Source: US Geological Survey
Search by region to see stream flow levels for today compared to average. The website creates clear maps ideal for temporal comparisons and water availability discussions.
1) Watershed Forestry Field Trip Program
Source: Watershed Agricultural Council (WAC)
Apply for funding to visit the NYC watershed. Choose from 1 of 4 field trip options, including trips to environmental education centers, trout releases, Trees for Tribs tree planting trips and custom adult professional learning trips. Also consider participating in WAC’s Green Connections Program, which supports partnerships between upstate and downstate schools to explore collaboratively the waters, forests and people of the NYC Watershed.
2) Watershed Education Grants
Source: Catskills Watershed Corporation
The Catskills Watershed Corporation, in partnership with the NYC-DEP, provides Watershed Education Grants to schools, libraries, museums, vocational institutions and non-profit organizations in the West-of-Hudson (WOH) Watershed and in the five boroughs of New York City. The grants are targeted to Pre-Kindergarten-12th grade audiences and their teachers. Applications are accepted annually in the spring.
3) Connect Kids to Parks
Source: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
Connect Kids is a field trip reimbursement grant program connecting New York school children with nature and NYS history. Connect Kids will refund up to $80 per student ($160 per Special Education student) for field trips to state and federal parks, forests, historic sites, fish hatcheries and outdoor recreation areas. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
4) Donors Choose for Public School Teachers
Source: Donors Choose
DonorsChoose.org is an online charity to help students in need. Public school teachers post classroom project requests on the site, and donors can give any amount to the projects that most inspire them. When a project reaches its funding goal, the materials get shipped to the school.

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There are a lot of tools and software you can use with your computer to create the best digital artwork. Most times, these tools and software cost money to get. Interestingly, using a computer to draw or paint has more advantages.
This is because it is faster, cost-effective, and saves more time than drawing with a pen and paper. In this article, you are going to know the various ways you can use a computer to create digital art.
3 Ways you Can Create a Digital Drawing With a Computer
As a beginner in digital drawing, it is okay to wonder if you can draw with your computer. A computer is one of such digital devices that allows you to draw, paint and play around with photographs. Interestingly, a lot of digital artists have created masterpieces using a computer.
Not to mention, there are many ways you can use your computer to create digital art. However, the more professional you want your digital art to look, the more you invest in the best tools and software. Below are the three ways you can make digital art with a computer.
1. Sketch it on Paper and Scan
This method of drawing using a computer involves sketching on paper and scanning. Want to do that? Follow the easy steps discussed below.
- Step 1: Using paper and pencil, sketch what you want to draw. At this stage, you don’t need to get anything right, so don’t add too many details.
- Step 2: After you have made the sketch, place it face down on a scanner and begin to scan it. Immediately after the scan is completed, you should name the file and save it. PNG or JPEG.
- Step 3: Now that there is a sketch of your drawing on your computer, the next step is to outline and color it. After you have finished the drawing, you can save the file by clicking on it and selecting “Save As” to save it as PNG or JPEG.
2. Use a Drawing Tablet
Drawing tablets are tools that allow you to create digital arts on your computer or PC. To use them, follow the steps below.
- Step 1: Connect the graphics tablet to your computer through the USB port.
- Step 2: Use the pen attached to the graphics tablet to begin a sketch of your drawing.
- Step 3: Whatever you sketch on the graphics tablet will be displayed on the monitor of your computer. Instead of focusing on the monitor, look at your hand.
- Step 4: Adjust the pressure and volume of the pen-based on how thick you want the lines to be.
- Step 5: Shade and color the sketch.
- Step 6. After drawing, save the file as PNG or JPG
3. Use Illustration Softwares
There is a lot of software that allows you to create digital arts on your computer. See how to install and use the illustration software below:
- Step 1: Install an illustration software of your choice into your computer. Because most specialized software is expensive, lookout for free versions best for beginners.
- Step 2: Open the software and become acquainted with the toolbar.
- Step 3: Create a sketch of the drawing directly on the software.
- Step 4: To shade, color, outline, or undo the sketch, go to the toolbar of the software.
- Step 5: After drawing, save the file like JPEG or PNG
Why Using Drawing Tablets to Create Digital Art is Better
Below are the reasons why a drawing tablet is the best tool for creating digital art.
- Drawing tablets are fast.
- They allow you to draw complicated shapes easily.
- You can choose the thickness of your lines.
- They can be connected easily to your computer using the USB port.
- You can find them in different shapes and sizes.
By following any of the methods discussed in this article, you can create your digital drawing using a computer. However, you should ensure your computer has enough memory space. This is because digital drawing using a computer requires a lot of space that your computer may not possess. Finally, on this website, you will be able to find some more informations about drawing tablets.

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We’ve had a number of questions regarding cross ties being missing from orders. This isn’t the case, and is done on purpose because the last cross tie interferes with the end cover, so we ship the orders “short” on cross ties to compensate for this.
Cross ties, also known as collar ties, are a horizontal bar in a structure which ties the left and right side together. They are usually 3’ to 4’ down from the peak. The purpose of cross ties is to add load strength to the structure. Many people look at cross ties as a nuisance because of lost head space but they have a three fold benefit…. READ MORE


Success the result of new, curbside pick-up system.
by Joseph Fitzgerald
Central Falls- The city of Central Falls achieved its highest recycling rate over the past fiscal year- and achievement that officials are attributing to the city’s new curbside trash and recycling collection system in effect here since last summer.
Since the curbside collection using the new 95-fallon carts went into effect on Aug. 4, 2014- which was also the start of a new four-day trash a recycling pick up schedule- the city has seen its recycling rate during the last fiscal year increase to 27.51 percent, a huge first step towards the city’s goal of boosting its recycling rate to 35 percent, in order to meet the recycling rate goal set by the state.
Attaining a recycling rate of more than 25 percent means the city will receive from the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation a tip fee rebate of $1 per ton of trash disposed, for a total of $4,355.
“Because of our residents’ efforts, our community has achieved its highest recycling rate ever,” said Mayor James Diossa. “This means the Central Falls will have reduced landfill fees-saving taxpayer dollars and helping the environment.”
“Our goal is to get our rate higher and we’re well on our way,” said Public Works Director Elaine Partridge.
City officials have been banking on the two new 95-gallon wheeled carts- a gray cart for trash and a blue one for recycling- to not only increase the city’s recycling rate, but keep neighborhoods clean.
And its working, says Blake Collins, the city’s business outreach and public relations coordinator. Collins says the new system has resulted in less trash overflow and litter on the streets.
“I think there was this past perception that our city streets weren’t very clean, but if you look at our streets now it’s obvious that we’re serious about changing that perception,” Collins said.
City officials remind residents that the lids on the carts must be closed at all times and that no additional bags of trash beyond what Is in the city-approved and city-owned containers are allowed to be places curbside. Violating those rules can result in fines.
It was in April 2014 that the City Council voted to approve a new contact with MTG Disposal, which included modifying traditional trash and recycling collection to a cart-tipper method that utilizes the 95-gallon totes for both trash and recycling.
The new automated trash collection and recycling collection program is similar to those adopted in neighboring Pawtucket, East Providence and several other Rhode Island communities.
City officials say that not only are the new spacious containers keeping trash and recycling materials from being blown around by the wind or scattered by rodents and other animals, they are helping the city improve its rate of recycling as evidenced by the 25.52 percent rate for last fiscal year. As a result, the city can expect more money to the city in the form of cash rebates. The Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation provides cities and towns with cash rebates based on how much each municipality has increased its recycling rate.
The RIRRC manages almost all of the state’s municipal and commercial solid waste. The facility processes more than 92,000 tons of recyclable and the Central Landfill disposes of 750,000 tons of solid waste annually.
Recycling rates are computed as the percentage of recycling waste processed at the Materials Recycling Facility compared with the amount of waste sent to the landfill for burial.
Pawtucket, which has an identical program, aw its recycling rate increase from 17 percent to 25.4 percent in just 11 months.
The new containers cost the city $784,800, which is being paid for with some of the $1.7 million city surplus that was realized last fiscal year and placed into the city’s Capital Improvement Fund. The containers carry a 10-year manufacturer’s warranty.
Originally appeared in The Pawtucket Times 7/29/2015


Sony’s PlayStation 5 is coming up later this yr, and with its launch will come the concern of what is future for PlayStation VR. Sony introduced the VR headset this era as an extension of the PlayStation 4, and the headset appears to be to have relished some results with gamers who never want to shell out for Computer system-centered digital reality.
While Sony has reported in the previous that PlayStation 5 will aid latest PlayStation VR hardware, we have also read studies that declare Sony will make a new VR headset for the PlayStation 5. We read equivalent points now in a new Bloomberg report, which predominantly coated Sony’s struggles in pricing out areas for the forthcoming console.
“Separately, Sony programs to launch a new variation of the PlayStation VR digital-reality headset, tentatively scheduled immediately after the PlayStation 5 goes on sale,” Bloomberg studies, citing anonymous resources common with the company’s programs. Which is all we acquired from Bloomberg’s report now, so if Sony is building a new PSVR headset, it is executing a very excellent occupation of preserving the large facts beneath wraps.
At the finish of the day, it is not all that surprising to listen to that Sony is plotting a new PSVR headset for the PS5. The latest iteration of PSVR was one thing of a shock results for Sony, and with that in head, it makes perception that Sony would at least consider a VR headset for its future console.
Right after all, the PS5 could perhaps lend to a superior VR experience, given its additional powerful hardware. Given that Bloomberg’s report suggests that Sony may perhaps launch this new PSVR sometime immediately after the PS5 launches, it could be very some time before we get formal affirmation of its existence, so get ready for a wait around before Sony announces it – if it does at all.


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Conor hopes his advice will leave you saying "that was an amazing experience and I wouldn’t change a thing"
Having attended the #raisetheroof protest recently, Sean talks about the housing crisis in Ireland and how it's affecting students
Criodán talks about the protests in NUIG and DCU and what the issues with student accommodation are.
Evelyn takes a look at everything from increased rent to noisy neighbours

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Most Leasiders know that 2024 marks the 100th anniversary of Bessborough public school. What they may not know is that the school counts among its alumnae one of the world’s most celebrated fashion models of the 1950s. Her name was Isobel Benn (1929-2012) and her story is one of remarkable success and accomplishment.
Young Isobel lived in Leaside with her family at 22 Cameron Cresc. from 1933 to 1936 and again from 1940 to 1944. (The family resided briefly in East York in the late 1930s.)
In the early 1940s, Isobel attended Bessborough school where she proved herself a high achiever. In November 1941, at age 12, she was selected over 11 other contestants as the primary-school champion orator of York County for her speech “V for Victory” – receiving a $25 war bond for her effort. A month later came an invitation to speak at the Leaside Lions Club. The next year, she placed second in another public speaking contest – this time at the Bessborough school commencement exercises, sponsored by the Leaside Lions Club.
Isobel was just getting started. In February 1943, the motion picture studio MGM came to Toronto as part of a North American-wide search for a young girl to star in its upcoming film National Velvet. Of the more than 500 candidates auditioned, Isobel was among the half dozen who made the short list. The London Daily Telegraph and other sources later reported that she was offered the lead role but turned it down to pursue a modelling career – opening the way for another aspiring young celebrity, named Elizabeth Taylor, to get the part.
Making it big in the Big Apple
By 1946, Isobel had left Bessborough P.S. (and Leaside) and was attending Northern Vocational School (now Northern Secondary School). Her modelling career was taking off, and her photo had already appeared in several Canadian newspapers – most notably the Toronto Star. Seeking wider horizons, she went to New York City in 1947, where she was hired by the Ford Modelling Agency. She quickly established herself as a top fashion model and cover girl, appearing in such prestigious publications as Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue, and working with photographer Richard Avedon, who became a life-long friend.
Isobel now went by the name “Liz” Benn, and it was as Liz Benn that in 1948 she was assigned to do a photo shoot in Jamaica that would change her life. There she met John Pringle, a former aide to the Duke of Windsor (England’s King Edward VIII) and member of one of Jamaica’s oldest and most established families. They married within a month and settled in New York City where John, with Liz’s encouragement, opened a men’s clothing store. Liz (now Pringle) continued her successful modelling career while John built the store into a thriving haberdashery catering to the rich and famous (his first customer was his old boss, the Duke of Windsor).
In 1953, Liz persuaded her husband to return to Jamaica and invest in a former sugar plantation which they built into a high-end, multi-million-dollar resort complex called Round Hill, near Montego Bay. Aided by Liz’s reputation and presence as a world-class model, the resort attracted throughout the 1950s a glittering range of guests and celebrities including John and Jackie Kennedy, Princess Margaret, Grace Kelly, Groucho Marx, Leonard Bernstein, Clark Gable, Truman Capote, Fred and Adele Astaire, Alfred Hitchcock, Errol Flynn, Paul Newman, and playwright Noel Coward. It grew so famous that in 1957, the resort was the cover story for the February 11 issue of Life magazine – with Liz on the cover. By the end of the decade, Jamaica was becoming a major post-war tourist destination – thanks largely to the efforts of Liz and John.
Running the resort, however, took its toll. While in Jamaica, Liz stopped modelling (she was earning $40,000 a year – about $450,000 today) so she could devote more time to raising their daughter, Shawn. But the pressures continued to mount, prompting Liz and her husband to sell Round Hill in 1961. They briefly moved to Switzerland and then back to Jamaica for a few years in the mid-1960s before finally relocating to London in 1967. They divorced in the early 1970s but remained friends until John’s death in 2006. Liz died six years later, on November 12, 2012. She was 83. Her obituary in the London Daily Telegraph exceeded 1,000 words.
Over the course of her life, she progressed from a Leaside schoolgirl to a global supermodel, numbering among her friends and acquaintances some of the most accomplished and famous people in the world. Bessborough School and Leaside can take pride in calling Liz Benn Pringle one of their own.


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Hoppipolla handcrafts accessories for babies and young children. We also make nursery decor items. We regularly design and make new items to add to our range and love to do custom orders.
Scan it Scan the QR code to be taken to our page on the UKCraftFairs site.


Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani visited the Jinnah House, Lahore on Monday which was vandalized on May 9.
Talking to the media, he condemned arson and vandalism of a site and said such acts only serve to strengthen the enemy forces.
He lauded Pakistan Army for their prudence and resilience in thwarting the nefarious conspiracy. He assured that the people of Pakistan stood by their armed forces.
He said protecting our historical assets is a collective responsibility.


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You don't have to have credit, but it's hard to go through life without it.
Credit is the arrangement for the purchase and ownership of something of value or the use of goods and services for which payment is deferred to a later date, which also includes the borrowing of money and the use of money through the ownership of credit cards and lines of credit.
As far as credit is concerned, your reputation as a borrower is directly linked to your credit history which is determined by information given to and disseminated by credit reporting agencies or bureaus. This is done by use of a credit report that keeps tabs on your credit history based on your name, address, and social security number.
No one has to have credit but it is almost impossible to go through life without ever having credit in one form or another. Unless you can pay cash for everything you purchase, credit is a real necessity of life. Most people who work for a living and........
"No person can be a great leader unless he takes genuine joy in the successes of those under him."
Drugs And Drug Addiction
Billions of dollars are spent each year on drugs, including drugs that are approved and regulated by laws and those that are sold illegally.
Drugs can find a way into the hearts and minds of the people you respect, love, and cherish. If you take a look around, there may be someone, a son or daughter, a husband or wife, co-worker, or your own mother or father, who is addicted to one type of drug or another.
Drugs are substances that have an effect on people in ways that may be either helpful or harmful, depending on the type of drug, the amount used, and how the mind and body reacts to it. One of the worst case scenarios for people using drugs is addiction. Addiction comes about when the users mind and body craves a particular drug in order function on a daily basis and it becomes increasingly hard for the user to stop using the substance.
Drug addiction is a worldwide problem that can make it's way into your life with relative ease. Addiction does not discriminate. It doesn't matter your age, race, gender, religious affiliation, or how many times you say it can't happen to you. The reality is that drugs are everywhere, even in your home right now.
The list of addicts you know may also include your minister or someone you fellowship with in church, a local police officer, mailman, mayor, your child's teacher, your neighbor, or your best friend. Because you don't see it doesn't........
"There's no good way to waste your time. Wasting time is just wasting time."
Whether you're a sales person, small business owner, or 9-to-5 working stiff, your path to happiness runs though your obsessions.
From the millionaire entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author of The 10X Rule comes a bold and contrarian wake-up call for anyone truly ready for success. One of the 7 best motivational books of 2016, according to Inc. Magazine.
Before Grant Cardone built five successful companies (and counting), became a multimillionaire, and wrote bestselling books... he was broke, jobless, and drug-addicted.
Grant had grown up with big dreams, but friends and family told him to be more reasonable and less demanding. If he played by the rules, they said, he could enjoy everyone else's version of middle class success. But when he tried it their way, he hit rock bottom.
Then he tried the opposite approach. He said NO to the haters and naysayers and said YES to his burning, outrageous, animal obsession. He reclaimed his obsession with wanting to be a ........

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The veteran Brazilian artists debut in Spain with a concert in Barcelona on September 4th
Diggers of Brazilian music love him. And it is hardly surprising: since he started recording music in 1963, Marcos Valle has been a cornucopia of rare grooves, exotica, samba, bossa, soundtracks, rock, funk, disco and psychedelia. But for some time now the Carioca artist is no longer a secret shared only by collectors of hidden originals and/or opportune reissues. The legacy of Marcos Valle has bounced back and his rating has soared again, and his name is the proof that in the Brazilian music encyclopaedia there is never small print.
Azymuth’s music rhymes in assonance with Marcos Valle’s samba period. The jazz-fusion by the trio formed by Jose Roberto Bertrami, Alex Malheiros and Ivan Conti explored paths untrodden even by the great explorers of permeable jazz. Its hybridisations with samba and funk reached their peak with the international success, Jazz Carnival, a title that in only two words sums up all the ideas and emotions encapsulated in Azymuth’s music.
After years of remixes and covers, Marcos Valle and Azynuth, the two and only, coincide in a double bill that in co-production with Caprichos de Apolo brings two Brazilian artists that the History of popular music needs to reassess, positively of course, to Spain for the first time.
TUESDAY 4th SEPTEMBER - BARCELONA (SALA APOLO)
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Professor Falk pulls no punches
October 26, 2010
Kevin Barrett interviews Richard Falk, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights, and Professor Emeritus of International Law at Princeton University; (co-)author/editor of more than forty books. Professor Falk pulls no punches describing the Iraq war, saying it is “inescapable that an objective observer would reach the conclusion that this Iraq war is a war of aggression, and as such, that it amounts to a Crime against Peace of the sort for which surviving German leaders were indicted, prosecuted and punished at the Nuremberg trials conducted shortly after the Second World War.”
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“The Rape of Palestine” offers an American’s perspective on the last four years of the systematic genocide taking place in Palestine. Cook provides an in depth analysis on the inhumane actions and policies of the Sharon and Olmert administrations as they defy the resolutions of the United Nations, the Geneva Accords, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the International Court of Justice. He analyzes the total lack of moral behavior that results from the Zionist imposition of their secular ideology that operates in consort with the Neo-Con operatives in the Bush Administration with the full support of AIPAC.

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Has this always been the case? Does the root user or the actual account user just remove those unnecessary files or is there an easier way to do it?
Yes what i know it has been this way for a long time, it workes pretty much the same on unix system also. The useradd command copies everything that lies in the /etc/skel directory to the users home directory.
You can adm that to remove files from the /etc/skel directory. Only files how recides there will be copied,


I was very interested to see the recent remarks of St. Louis Juvenile Court Judge David Mason recently to CBS:
St. Louis Juvenile Court Presiding Judge David C. Mason says while the nation is getting soft on marijuana, he sees it as a contributing factor to crime.
Mason believes that pot may be fueling juvenile crime such as break-ins, robbery, and auto theft.
“And I can tell you right now, I can’t think of the last juvenile offender I had in front of me that didn’t have a marijuana-use problem,” Mason says.
Mason says that academic failure makes crime seem appealing to juveniles. He adds that 90 percent of the offenders he has seen have no father in the home.
“There’s something about the impact of effective fatherhood, which makes a huge difference in the outcomes in terms of the behavior of young people,” Mason says.
He hopes that as a nation we do not open the floodgates to something that we are really not expected. He warns for everyone to be careful as we proceed in the direction of legalizing marijuana.
“The impact on children is obvious, it’s quantifiable and I see it every day at my job,” Mason says.
What, precisely, Judge Mason actually sees at his job is debatable. In 2011 complaint to the Missouri Supreme Court, Brenda Smith alleged that:
“Judge Mason constantly sleeps thru the majority, if not all of, the trials in his court. I witnessed this on two occasions when my son was on trial. The Judge slept thru all of the arguments and did not hear any of the evidence presented. Nor did he hear testimony from any of the victims called.”
Nicholas Phillips of the Riverfront Times added:
Yet in the Missouri Bar’s 2010 Judicial Evaluations, in which lay people and hundreds of lawyers filled out surveys, Mason was the only 22nd Circuit judge of ten to receive a failing grade in one of eighteen categories (specifically, he was below the baseline in being “prepared for hearings and trials”).
He also got low-but-passing marks in efficient docket management and — interestingly — “demonstrating an appropriate demeanor on the bench.”
Nevertheless, the Missouri Bar recommended his retention.
Beyond the issues with Judge Mason’s basic credibility as a trial judge, it is also worth noting that this past November the Department of Justice announced it was investigating the St. Louis Family Court:
The Justice Department announced today that it has opened a pattern or practice investigation of the Family Court of St. Louis. The investigation will focus on whether the court provides constitutionally required due process to all children appearing for delinquency proceedings and whether the court’s administration of juvenile justice provides equal protection to all children regardless of race.
This investigation follows a 2011 report by Pulitzer journalist Kenneth Cooper, “Trying Juveniles as Adults in the ‘Show-Me’ State“:
Despite an unusual state law requiring judges to consider racial disparity when deciding whether to try juveniles as adults, Missouri prosecutes a disproportionate number of black youth accused of serious crimes in regular courts, where they can be sentenced to prison alongside hardened criminals.
In recent years, African-American teenagers have faced trials in adult courts at a rate three to four times higher than their proportion of Missouri’s youth population. They were defendants in 57 percent of such prosecutions in 2008, the latest year statistics are available, even though they make up only 14 percent of state residents between ages 12 and 17.
In other words, the necessary context for Judge Mason’s defense of marijuana prohibition is that he is a criminally incompetent judge who perpetuates a horribly racist juvenile justice system. Does anyone not on Mason’s docket in St. Louis take this guy seriously?


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Diseases and agents that weaken heart muscle contraction, especially ventricular muscle, for example, heart attacks, infections of heart muscle (myocarditis), toxins, chronic alcohol abuse and some chemotherapeutic agents (systolic dysfunction).
They vary amongst many patients depending on the type (whether it is systolic or diastolic) and the organs affected. Fatigue is the earliest symptom of CHF due to inadequacy of the heart to perform its function.
The diagnosis of CHF entails; having noteworthy knowledge about the medical history of the patient; carefully taking a proper history concerning the present condition of the patient; carefully conducting a physical examination and conducting the necessary laboratory tests to confirm the diagnosis. This will assist the health care expert identify signs that are consistent with CHF.
Treatment should start immediately CHF is diagnosed in a patient. For one, lifestyle modification should be used so that no further fluid is retained in the body. This is done through regulation of sodium intake in food, since sodium increases fluid in the body. Restriction of alcohol intake and monitoring fluid intake also manages the
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The discussion is divided in three sections: congestive heart failure; pharmacological management of CHF; and Captropil and its pharmacological properties, adverse reactions and some statistics. The literature revealed that CHF results from changes in the structure and function of the heart.
The nursing system ensues at that point of time when the nurse intervenes with the patient either to prescribe medication or to provide care that is intended to take care of self-care deficit and regulate his or her own capabilities of self-care (Orem, 1985; cited in Comley, 1994).
On the basis of her symptoms, her current medications and the past medical history, four major underlying pathologies can be identified which include; congestive heart failure, atrial fibrillation, hypertension and angina pectoris. Congestive Heart Failure is a pathological condition of the heart where the heart is unable to pump adequate amount of blood to the whole body according to its needs.
CHF due to diseased heart: mitral regurgitation, mitral stenosis, myocardial infarction, etc. In high output failure heart is normal, but metabolic need of body is drastically increased and heart is not able to fulfill the required need, e.g. severe anemia, thyrotoxicosis, etc.
On the other hand, not all patients, especially those with more serious indications, find relief from these possible treatment practices (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, n.d.). Treatment of heart failure may include medication, such as, angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors that lessen the pressure in the blood vessels; beta blockers that reduce the heart’s tendency to beat faster; and antiarrhythmia medications that keep the rhythm regular and prevent sudden cardiac death.
03). These problems and damages usually cut across all nature and types of humanity including young and old, men and women, all racial and ethical groups, as well as rich and poor (Luepker 02). Notably, the increased cases of heart attacks and failures usually increases the dependency both family members and the nations; thus, increasing health care costs.
However, cardiovascular diseases can also affect youth, children and even infants (Silverstein, Silverstein & Nunn, 2006). “More than 1,51,000 Americans who died of cardiovascular diseases in 2005 were younger than age 65” (CDC, 2009, p.2). Heart
When sufficient oxygen does not reach to the muscles of heart to make it work, its muscles tend to get damaged or die, resulting malfunctioning of heart or heart attack.
The main cause of the heart attack is thickening coronary arteries
The patient should then describe any symptom that they may be having such as shortness of breath, feeling weak or blurred vision. A certified health officer should visit the patient and asses the living conditions of the patient
The underlying problem is that one of the heart chambers is unable to sustain the volume of blood that goes through them (University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center, 2015). The condition is linked to various
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Release Date: March 3rd, 2016
Synopsis: Islington Arts Academy is not your average high school. Nestled in the forests of Michigan, surrounded by trees and nature and virtually no evidence of civilization, it’s an oasis for those looking to get away. Perfect for a student like Kaira Winters, who wants nothing more than to put her past behind her and focus on the present…and her looming graduation, just a few months away. But the past has a way of returning when least expected.
Kaira knows that what happened before, at her old school, wasn’t normal. She knows what happened to her ex-boyfriend wasn’t natural. But she refuses to believe that the recent death on campus, the one that has everyone on edge, has anything to do with her. She refuses to believe that she could be at fault again. But just as the past always returns, the truth can never stay hidden for long.
Even if Kaira didn’t cause the first death at Islington, or the second, or the third, she has the ability to find out who did. She has the obligation to stop whatever is coming to campus. To end the darkness that is falling with the same snow that once blanketed the woods in beauty.
But to embrace this power–to relinquish herself to the ancient entity that has been lurking in the corners of her mind–is to let go of her humanity…and Kaira doesn’t know how far she can go before she loses herself completely.
Shades of Darkness is one of those books that has so much potential but becomes mired in too much melodrama and confusion which makes for a frustrating read.
The first problem is how the book begins. I felt as though I was dropped in the middle of a story and it was difficult to get a grasp of what was going on. There’s multiple hints as to Kaira’s traumatic past, but nothing is really explained until the end of the book. All you know is that something terrible happened and Kaira has exiled herself as far away from her home as she can. She has so many issues and secrets she’s hiding that it makes it hard to relate to her at all. Even when the truth of what happened to her is revealed, I found myself not caring by that point. Further muddying the waters were the supernatural aspects. While from the beginning it’s obvious they have something to do with Norse mythology, it’s unclear for the majority of the book what they have to do with Kaira and the mysterious deaths that are suddenly occurring on campus. I will say the characters are diverse with Kaira describing herself as being an “unknown blend of Native American bloodlines”, but even this I felt was just dropped in there with no further explanation. Kaira’s best friend, Ethan is gay and the exchanges between him and his boyfriend Oliver, provide for the most enjoyable moments of the book.
For being a relatively short book at 303 pages, the story dragged and I had to force myself to keep reading. While everything is explained in the end, for me it was too little, too late. This is going to be a series, but sadly I don’t think I’ll be giving it another try. It has received some good reviews though on Goodreads, so maybe I just wasn’t in the right mood.

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Basic rule of thumb: if you wouldn't send your kid to school on bike, the roads are too dangerous. We need our own space. #spaceforcycling
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Izgara Restaurant - Whetstone
The restaurant serves lunch and remains open for dinner untill 11.00pm, making it an ideal place for lunch, afternoon dining and dinner.
You’ll find yourself greated warmly as you ease into the comfortable, contemporary surrounds. It’s as much about great people as it is about great great Turkish Cuisine, as traditional dishes from mainland Turkey are served with a modern twist.
Pride and care is taken in the kitchen to prepare and cook using only the finest ingredients.
Lovely food, lovely staff and i loved the fact we didn't feel rushed to order like some places. The only slight negative I'd say is that they don't do the free salad, bread and dip option that most Turkish restaurants offer.
As usual we enjoyed a nice meal. We would definitely return at a later date
The lamb shish is always very nice in this place, we have had it several times.
We love coming to Izgara Whetstone as a family. We spent Christmas Eve with them and regularly since. We have always been placed at the same table which we as parents and the 3 children love and the staff are attentive and remember us which is lovely.
5 star service and food, welcoming, accommodating staff and a pleasure to visit.
Food very good, although the grilled onions delayed the main course by 30 mins. They should have told us when we ordered!
First time I've been - had lots of recommendations to go and the food was great and service good however I echo the comments from others on the lack of COVID measures that just made it uncomfortable. Up close to other tables and with delivery people in and out plus a good few waiting staff it was extremely busy.
I would go back again once things have calmed down or at a less busy time - the food was lovely and the service timely, good portions and decent prices but I really hope they listen to the reviews and take out a couple of tables until things settle before they get into trouble for it.
Had a nice dinner with a friend. Food was lovely and good social distancing within restaurant.
Great food and service but....Far too many people in the restaurant and no social distancing. Too many tables crammed in.
Love the food in this restaurant and the staff are very welcoming.
My only gripe was the cost of my drinks...£5.70 for 2 small soda waters with a small jug of lime cordial!! Really..... will be sticking to tap water next time.
Lovely atmosphere, good food and excellent service
Food was great - a little noisy and smokey (from the kitchen) in the restaurant . Service was slow to start but picked up throughout the meal.
The service was very slow, we waited over an hour for our main course and some of (not all) the staff were quite rude and dismissive.
They also did nothing to encourage people to leave by the newly introduced 10pm curfew. Desserts were still being served at 9:50pm
The food was tasty though.
The food and cocktails were delicious.
There are far too many tables in the restaurant to be COVID-secure.
Therefore the noise levels make it impossible to hear the people on your own table on a Saturday night.
I will not be returning unless I hear they have removed some of their tables
We love the food and service. The quality and portions are generous and the food is delicious and fresh. The staff are friendly and very attentive. It's a family favourite!
We booked a table for 4pm and we got there and it was closed. Not happy
The food was good but I wouldn't be in a rush to go back there. If someone suggested it I would be happy to go bit wouldn't make a special effort.
This restaurant is way too busy for these covid times. No spacing between tables, waiters practically climbing over you to get to other tables and one only if them was wearing a mask. If this is of concern to you don’t come!
Too many people. Very noisy. Tables too close together. Not enough ventilation. I and my sister were uncomfortable given current COVID concerns.
However, the service was very good and the food really delicious.
I have eaten at Izgara many many times but would now be reluctant to go back during this pandemic.
Nice food but no social distancing or contact tracing in place.
Our food came very late and the dish I had ordered was ridiculous and didn’t have the ingredients it said on the menu which they later agreed and changed. I don’t think so I will go back.
We always prefer Izgara as the food is amazing, service is excellent and the team is very friendly.
Highly recommended and we will definitely come back..
Very efficient friendly service, food was very fresh.
Food was okay, the entire restaurant was overly packed. Disappointed that zero social distancing was in place or even the lack of ppe worn by the staff. Tables were placed so close together and for the current climate, no protection was provided what so ever. Won’t be visiting again as it made me feel extremely uncomfortable and unsafe. It’s a shame as we were out to support the eat out to help out scheme. I will be reporting this to higher up due to these measure being put into place by the government for the safety of everyone. Disappointed and appalled.
Was a birthday dinner.
Food was good as always and the service is spot on considering how busy they were.
The food was excellent. Service was a bit slow but the restaurant was busy.
We love going here and the food was very good as usual. We were surprised when we got in there that non of the waiting staff were wearing masks or shields. I had to get up and go over to the bar and ask them to wear a mask when they served us. We were a group of seniors! They did this quite happily and they did have hand sanitiser by the door. It’s great to be able to go out again but we feel this needs addressing.
The set menu is expensive for what you get compared to a Greek meze !! Seemed quite expensive and why do you get 10 pieces of chicken and only 8 pieces of lamb ??
Great food, great service and great atmosphere!
Highly recommend for a family meal or quiet date night!
Parking available on adjacent road too after 6.30pm
The vegetarian meze plate was so tasty, would 100% recommend. All very generous portions.
Food good as normal. Went on an Eat Out to Help Out night so very busy. Perhaps remove a couple more tables to assist on social distancing. Thanks
Brilliant as ever! Gave us the table we’d particularly requested. Fast service,good food and we were 4 happy diners, spoilt just a little by a large table of noisy, inebriated ladies next to us which encouraged us to leave a little earlier than we might have done!
As usual, lovely food, great service....but the smoke from the kitchen completely spoiled it, and made half the meal unbearable as it was so bad it made our eyes itch & throats hurt, it was horrible. And I really felt for the chefs in the kitchen who couldn’t breathe either!
Excellent value set lunch. Good salad with the shish. No need to have rice. Charms no service.
We go once a week
so delicious and fresh
Delicious food and great service, I went with a group of 4 friends and they kindly let us sit on the round table for 6 as they weren’t busy.
It was a very pleasant meal with family, all the staff were helpful and the food was exceptional. We will book again at this restaurant in future. Also it is very near where we live and easy to get to. I have never been to a Turkish restaurant before in England and thoroughly enjoyed the meal.
Really lovely food and a great atmosphere and the staff are always pleasant and friendly.
Service took a while on a busy night, the food was nice though and portions sizeable
It's always a pleasure to visit this restaurant. The food and service are excellent and the tables are not too close together. The only drawback can be the lack of car-parking!
The service was amazing and would go again. The waiters were lovely.
Izgara Restaurant - Whetstone does offer delivery in partnership with Deliveroo and Uber Eats.
Izgara Restaurant - Whetstone is rated 4.1 stars by 196 OpenTable diners.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable. Due to local restrictions, this restaurant may not be accepting bookings at the moment.

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