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How many bears are there in CT? Here’s what it takes to find out.
As it would for the typical U.S. Census taker, the work of counting bears in the woods starts with a clipboard and a blank piece of paper.
Armed with this equipment — along with bear spray and, perhaps more importantly, tick repellent — a team of researchers has been fanning out to hundreds of survey stations set up ... (full story)
Broken engine parts shattered the Ryanair plane window that a passenger's head got sucked into: NTSB
Broken engine parts shattered a window on a Ryanair plane shortly after takeoff in Greece last month, causing a man’s head to be sucked into the hole in the fuselage before his fellow passengers pulled him to safety, U.S. investigators said Aug. 13.
The parts that flew out of the engine after a fan blade broke the window a ... (full story)
How to make the most of parent-teacher conferences during back-to-school and beyond
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Parent-teacher conferences can conjure a familiar scene: adults crammed into child-size chairs, listening to teachers run through a list of students' achievements and struggles.
For many families, they can also mean frustration. Today's school conferences are sometimes 15 to 20 minutes, with little ... (full story)
Researchers, advocates rail against government's efforts to end workforce data collection
Civil rights groups and researchers at a public hearing Aug. 11 called on a federal agency to continue its annual collection of workplace demographic data, arguing that a proposal to end the practice will undermine efforts to fight discrimination.
Twenty-two speakers testified at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's hea ... (full story)
Have trouble sleeping in a new place? Most do because of the first-night effect
The first night in a new place is always the same for Robinson Leoni: He takes longer to fall asleep, wakes up more often during the night and gets less sleep overall.
At home he averages seven hours. The first night away — with or without earplugs and regardless of the bed's quality — his smartwatch tells him he get ... (full story)