OSHA Updates PPE Rules for Construction Workers

OSHA has finalized changes to its PPE standard for the construction industry, requiring all PPE properly fit workers who need it. The updated rule addresses long-standing concerns about ill-fitting equipment and its impact on worker safety. According to a recent release, the revision brings construction standards in line with those already in place for general…

BybestfinancespaceDecember 16, 20240Comments

Technology

Schools offer up three calendar options

District leaders are asking the public to weigh in on three school calendar options aimed at creating more time in the school year for teacher planning and professional development. After receiving feedback last Wednesday from the school board, Teton County School District assistant superintendent Scott Crisp rolled out three calendar options at a Zoom meeting…

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Technology

As schools cut back on bus service, parents are turning to rideshare apps

CHICAGO -- Ismael El-Amin was driving his daughter to school when a chance encounter gave him an idea for a new way to carpool. On the way across Chicago, El-Amin’s daughter spotted a classmate riding with her own dad as they drove to their selective public school on the city’s North Side. For 40 minutes,…

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Technology

Energy commission accuses Enugu of methanol project disruption

The Energy Commission of Nigeria has raised the alarm about the police arrest of its workers at the construction site of the multi-billion Naira “Renewed Hope” Bio-Methanol Pilot Plant located at Akure, in the Nkanu West Local Area of the state. The commission, an agency under the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology, while briefing…

BybestfinancespaceDecember 15, 20240Comments

Health

Gardens can be great for your mental health and your stomach

Last week we talked about using pots and other containers in your yard and garden as a 2025 landscape trend. In researching this topic, I found several other trends that might work in the West Texas climate while making your life better in the process. The recent pandemic got many people out of their houses…

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Health

Mental Health America launches hub to help rural residents

The Rural Mental Health Resources Hub from Mental Health America was launched this past spring. The website provides rural residents with resources to help overcome barriers to accessing mental health care, officials with the national mental health awareness nonprofit said. Those resources include free mental health screening tests residents can do from their home or…

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News

Gen Z wants an early shot at leadership

When I ask Kalani Leifer if it’s possible to generalize how Gen Z employees think and act, he makes a cautious observation. “What I have found—and I think this resonates with our program model—is a desire to step up and take on leadership roles earlier in their career,” says the founder and CEO of COOP…

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Health

Federal funding helps schools hire mental health counselors

In 2023 the Maine Department of Education received $9 million dollars in funding through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act for schools to improve access to mental healthcare for students. Two years since the program began, mental health professionals have been hired in all of the selected districts, but administrators say they are not sure how…

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Science

Geminid meteor shower is peaking, best time to see fireballs

The Geminid meteor shower is peaking this weekend, providing a little pre-holiday skywatching fun. In years with good conditions and little cloud cover, the Geminids can be one of the best sky shows of the year with up to 120 meteors visible in a single hour. That probably won’t be the case this year. This…

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Science

Humans and Neanderthals Interbred 47,000 Years Ago

New research refines the timeline of interbreeding between modern humans and Neanderthals, showing it began about 50,500 years ago and lasted roughly 7,000 years. This gene flow left non-African populations with 1-2% Neanderthal ancestry, contributing beneficial traits like immune resilience and skin pigmentation. The study also identified Neanderthal deserts—regions in human genomes devoid of Neanderthal…

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