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COVID-19: Wearing Two Masks Better Than One, Creates Obstacle Course For Virus, CDC Says COVID-19: Wearing Two Masks Better Than One, Creates Obstacle Course For Virus, CDC Says
Covid-19: Wearing Two Masks Better Than One, Creates Obstacle Course For Virus, CDC Says Face masks help prevent the spread of COVID-19, but you could be getting more protection out of them by wearing two. Research shared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  (CDC) recently noted the increased effectiveness of multi-layered masks or wearing two masks compared to a single-layer or just one mask. Multi-layer cloth masks can block up to 50-70 percent of fine droplets and particles and limit the forward spread of those captured. The message is pressing in the United States where more than 400,000 people have died due to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. T…

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by Kristin Palpini
Business
These CT Companies Rank High Among Best Midsize Employers In US These CT Companies Rank High Among Best Midsize Employers In US
These CT Companies Rank High Among Best Midsize Employers In US Forbes magazine has ranked the best midsize companies nationwide and eight located in Connecticut made the grade, based on anonymous surveys with employees. #136 Lego Group, Enfield #148 ESPN, Bristol #173 WR Berkley, Greenwich #181 FactSet Research Systems, Greenwich #229 Priceline, Norwalk #282 Bob's Discount Furniture, Manchester #354 Diageo, Norwalk #455 Alexion Pharmaceuticals, New Haven Forbes reported that it teamed up with market research company Statista to identify companies liked best by employees with our annual ranking of America’s best employers. Their ranking was divided into …

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by Jon Craig
Business
Trader Joe's, With Fairfield County Stores, No. 2 For Best Places To Work Trader Joe's, With Fairfield County Stores, No. 2 For Best Places To Work
Trader Joe's, With Fairfield County Stores, No. 2 For Best Places To Work For those out there hating their job, "Forbes" Magzine has come out with their Top 100 employers to work for and the No. 2 best place to work happens to have several locations right in the area. Traders Joe's with its easy, breezy setting and apparently, bosses, came in second on the magazine's list that included an exhaustive survey nationally of employees including the likes of Google (#3), Costco (#5) and the main surprise, Michelin (which came in 33 last year) as the number one employer. The store, with locations in Hartsdale, Scarsdale, Larchmont in Westchester also has store…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Chocolate Is America's Favorite Easter Gift: What's Yours? Chocolate Is America's Favorite Easter Gift: What's Yours?
Chocolate Is America's Favorite Easter Gift: What's Yours? If you think painting Easter eggs is the most popular Easter tradition in the United States, you're wrong. According to New York City-based Statista's Easter Survey 2018, giving baskets of candy beats out egg painting with 60 percent of Americans naming it their number one favorite custom. Painting eggs came in third at 55 percent, with egg hunts coming in second with 57 percent picking it as their favorite Easter tradition. Chocolate still rates as the most popular Easter gift, with an expected 75 percent of the U.S. population expected to buy confections made to be bunnies, eggs, and more…

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by Vira Mamchur Schwartz