Companies partner with states and trade groups to improve training for young workers.
March 2012
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New iPad model expected to offer modest upgrades
NEW YORK — Apple is expected to reveal a new iPad model today, with a sharper screen and perhaps an option for faster wireless broadband. The upgrades are relatively minor, but the iPad is secure in its position as the king of tablets. As usual, Apple has kept the features of the new device secret. […]
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Soup to Nuts: ‘Gurt alert, yo
Walking down the yogurt aisle at the supermarket has become the same kind of overwhelming, mind-numbing experience as the dizzying stroll down the cereal aisle. …
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Natural Foodie: Year-round gardening in Maine? Really? Really.
David Tidwell didn’t intend to create a business. He only wanted to build a greenhouse that would allow his wife, Marlene, to grow organic vegetables year-round at their home in New Gloucester. “I started two years ago,” David said. “The first one I built flopped.” But his next attempt – featuring durable plastic covering and […]
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The Maine Ingredient: When outside their comfort zone, most folks stick with comfort food
There’s a wonderful family of six that has recently welcomed the newest and tiniest addition to their household into the world, and I’ve had the privilege of making delivered dinners for them while they nest, sleep, recover, adjust and evolve into their new form. When they contacted me to ask if I could do this […]
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Appel on Wine: Southwest coast of Italy produces sublime wines
Last summer, I traveled from the island of Lipari, just north of Sicily, to a hamlet outside Sorrento near Pompeii. By foot, in a taxi, on a boat and with a rental car, we made our way from the Tyrrhenian Sea to the toe of Italy’s boot and up near its lower shin. By the […]
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Make-your-own yogurt not just for the cultured elite
I thought making my own yogurt was beyond my busy lifestyle and cooking abilities when a farming friend suggested I give it a whirl. I’m a busy full-time working mom with two active kids, and I initially thought that if yogurt making were easy, everyone would be doing it. There were a couple of aspects […]
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Homely oyster sliding into vogue
At bars and restaurants everywhere, patrons are tossing them down in ever-increasing numbers.
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Cookbook Corner: ‘150 Best Indian, Thai, Vietnamese & More Slow Cooker Recipes’
If you love Indian and Southeast Asian food, chances are you’ve wished there were an easier way (besides takeout) to get those flavors on a day when you have to work late, shuttle the kids around, and generally deal with your busy life. Sunil Vijayakar’s “150 Best Indian, Thai, Vietnamese & More Slow Cooker Recipes” […]
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Texas tycoon convicted in $7 billion Ponzi scheme
R. Allen Stanford bilked billions from investors via the sale of his bank’s CDs, prosecutors say.