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PORTLAND, Maine, EE.UU. (AP) -- Los días en que los ciclistas guardaban sus bicicletas durante el invierno son cosa del pasado. Muchos ciclistas pedalean ahora todo el a?o gracias a las nuevas bicicletas de llanta gorda, que les permiten aventurarse en la calle con cualquier clima en lugar de pedalear en bicicletas fijas en los interiores durante la temporada fría.
APNewsBreak: L.L. Bean freezes pension, offers early outs | The Kansas City Star
L.L. Bean will freeze its pensions and offer an early retirement program next year as it seeks to control growing expenses.The Associated Press has learned that Steve Smith, the Maine-based retailer's CEO, is making the announcement in a memo and in meetings with workers on Thursday.Smith tells the AP that the actions are aimed at cutting costs to invest in future growth. Companies have been moving away from defined benefit pension plans for more than a decade.
APNewsBreak: L.L. Bean freezes pension, offers early outs | The Tribune
L.L. Bean will freeze its pensions and offer an early retirement program next year as it seeks to control growing expenses.The Associated Press has learned that Steve Smith, the Maine-based retailer's CEO, is making the announcement in a memo and in meetings with workers on Thursday.Smith tells the AP that the actions are aimed at cutting costs to invest in future growth. Companies have been moving away from defined benefit pension plans for more than a decade.
APNewsBreak: L.L. Bean freezes pension, offers early outs | Bellingham Herald
L.L. Bean will freeze its pensions and offer an early retirement program next year as it seeks to control growing expenses.The Associated Press has learned that Steve Smith, the Maine-based retailer's CEO, is making the announcement in a memo and in meetings with workers on Thursday.Smith tells the AP that the actions are aimed at cutting costs to invest in future growth. Companies have been moving away from defined benefit pension plans for more than a decade.
The role of the posterior cingulate cortex in cognition and disease
Introduction The posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) forms part of the posteromedial cortex. It is highly anatomically connected (Hagmann et al., 2008), has a high baseline metabolic rate (Raichle et al., 2001), and is a central part of the default mode network (DMN) (Buckner et al., 2008). Despite its importance in health and disease, the PCC is notably absent from many systems-level models of brain function, and there is no clear consensus about its function (Leech et al., 2012).
LePage's documents don't back up claims on blacks, Hispanics | The Kansas City Star
Gov. Paul LePage on Monday released his informal documentation on drug arrests and they don't back up his claim that out-of-state blacks and Hispanics account for "90-plus percent" of Maine's trafficking arrests for heroin and similar drugs.LePage's claims at a town hall meeting in August were met with skepticism, but he insisted he had collected news clippings supporting his statement.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump says he believes women should be able to obtain birth control without a prescription. Speaking on an episode of "The Dr. Show" airing Thursday, the Republican nominee suggested that, for many women, obtaining a prescription can be challenging.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump says he believes women should be able to obtain birth control without a prescription. Speaking on an episode of "The Dr. Show" airing Thursday, the Republican nominee suggested that, for many women, obtaining a prescription can be challenging.
Petition signers videotaped at polling places in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A group calling itself Project Dirigo videotaped voters who on Tuesday signed petitions seeking to put a gun control issue on the 2016 ballot, raising concerns about voter intimidation. Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap said polling officials must weigh First Amendment protections versus harassment of voters, and that videotaping people signing a petition may have crossed the line. "The law is silent on it.
Petition signers videotaped at polling places in Maine
A group calling itself Project Dirigo videotaped voters who on Tuesday signed petitions seeking to put a gun control issue on the 2016 ballot, raising concerns about voter intimidation.Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap said polling officials must weigh First Amendment protections versus harassment of voters, and that videotaping people signing a petition may have crossed the line."The law is silent on it.
Leon Gorman, LL Bean's grandson and company leader, dies
FREEPORT, Maine (AP) — Leon Gorman, a grandson of L.L. Bean who led a modernization of his family's outdoor clothing and gear retail business after the founder's death, died Thursday. He was 80. Gorman died at his home in Yarmouth surrounded by family members after battling cancer for several months, the company said. Gorman led the Maine-based company as CEO or chairman for 46 years before retiring from L.L. Bean as chairman of the board in 2013. He retained the title of chairman emeritus.
Maine supreme court wades into dispute over 65 bills
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — With more than a dozen lawmakers watching, Maine's highest court waded into a dispute Friday between Gov. Paul LePage and the Legislature over whether he missed his opportunity to veto 65 bills. The issue hinges on whether the Legislature had technically adjourned for the session. Legislative leaders contend the bills, including several LePage vehemently opposes, became law because the governor failed to either sign or veto them within 10 days.
Jury: Maine man defamed orphanage founder with abuse claims
A Maine activist who led an email blitz accusing a Haiti orphanage founder of sexually abusing boys was ordered Thursday to pay more than $14 million in damages to the man and to a charity that raised money for the orphanage.The jury awarded $7 million in damages to Michael Geilenfeld, founder of St. Joseph's Home for Boys, and $7.5 million to North Carolina-based Hearts with Haiti, even though seven Haitian men testified that they were molested by Geilenfeld.Geilenfeld, who testified that...
Jury: Maine man defamed orphanage founder with abuse claims
A Maine activist who led an email blitz accusing a Haiti orphanage founder of sexually abusing boys was ordered Thursday to pay more than $14 million in damages to the man and to a charity that raised money for the orphanage.The jury awarded $7 million in damages to Michael Geilenfeld, founder of St. Joseph's Home for Boys, and $7.5 million to North Carolina-based Hearts with Haiti, even though seven Haitian men testified that they were molested by Geilenfeld.Geilenfeld, who testified that...
Jury: Maine man defamed orphanage founder with abuse claims
A Maine activist who led an email blitz accusing a Haiti orphanage founder of sexually abusing boys was ordered Thursday to pay more than $14 million in damages to the man and to a charity that raised money for the orphanage.The jury awarded $7 million in damages to Michael Geilenfeld, founder of St. Joseph's Home for Boys, and $7.5 million to North Carolina-based Hearts with Haiti, even though seven Haitian men testified that they were molested by Geilenfeld.Geilenfeld, who testified that...
Jury: Maine man defamed orphanage founder with abuse claims
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine activist who led an email blitz accusing a Haiti orphanage founder of sexually abusing boys was ordered Thursday to pay more than $14 million in damages to the man and to a charity that raised money for the orphanage. The jury awarded $7 million in damages to Michael Geilenfeld, founder of St. Joseph's Home for Boys, and $7.5 million to North Carolina-based Hearts with Haiti, even though seven Haitian men testified that they were molested by Geilenfeld.
Anger builds among unionized workforce at Bath Iron Works
BATH, Maine (AP) — The last time Bath Iron Works looked beyond Navy shipbuilding, workers agreed to a contract aimed at boosting efficiency by allowing shipbuilders to learn and perform multiple tasks. President Clinton heaped praise on the shipyard for innovation, but those provisions were tossed aside a couple of years later. Workers say it was a disaster.
Man who pleaded guilty to setting sub afire appeals sentence
KITTERY, Maine (AP) — The New Hampshire man who pleaded guilty to setting fire to a nuclear-powered submarine but now says he doesn't think he did it has until June 5 to keep his appeal alive. Fury told the Portsmouth Herald that he believes his confession was coerced and says he doesn't remember setting the fire that damaged the USS Miami at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard so badly it's being scrapped.
LePage administration wants to expand welfare drug testing
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage wants to further crack down on drug use by welfare recipients by eliminating food stamps and cash payments to families for recipients with a drug conviction. He also wants to require screenings that could result in drug testing for all participants in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.
Fed review of Canada lynx to take longer than expected
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is applying a new threat assessment for federally protected Canada lynx from Maine to Washington State, delaying completion of the first five-year review. The structured threat assessment will involve several other agencies, at least 15 states and more than 20 Native American tribes.
Fire that killed 6 voted Maine's top story of 2014
The top three stories of the year in Maine all happened in little more than a week: a fatal fire that killed six people, a nurse who treated Ebola patients and fought quarantine attempts, and the GOP winning big on Election Day. The worst fire in more than two decades — a blaze that swept through an apartment house after a Halloween party — was voted the top story of 2014 by The Associated Press and its member news organizations. The fire early Nov.
Fire that killed 6 voted Maine's top story of 2014
The top three stories of the year in Maine all happened in little more than a week: a fatal fire that killed six people, a nurse who treated Ebola patients and fought quarantine attempts, and the GOP winning big on Election Day. The worst fire in more than two decades — a blaze that swept through an apartment house after a Halloween party — was voted the top story of 2014 by The Associated Press and its member news organizations. The fire early Nov.
Fire that killed 6 voted Maine's top story of 2014
The top three stories of the year in Maine all happened in little more than a week: a fatal fire that killed six people, a nurse who treated Ebola patients and fought quarantine attempts, and the GOP winning big on Election Day. The worst fire in more than two decades — a blaze that swept through an apartment house after a Halloween party — was voted the top story of 2014 by The Associated Press and its member news organizations. The fire early Nov.
Fire that killed 6 voted Maine's top story of 2014
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The top three stories of the year in Maine all happened in little more than a week: a fatal fire that killed six people, a nurse who treated Ebola patients and fought quarantine attempts, and the GOP winning big on Election Day. The worst fire in more than two decades - a blaze that swept through an apartment house after a Halloween party - was voted the top story of 2014 by The Associated Press and its member news organizations. The fire early Nov.
APNewsBreak: Oil train disaster settlement growing
A proposed settlement fund for victims of a fiery train derailment that claimed 47 lives in Canada is nearly halfway to a goal of $500 million in funding commitments ahead of its filing next month, the defunct railroad's bankruptcy trustee said.
APNewsBreak: Oil train disaster settlement growing
A proposed settlement fund for victims of a fiery train derailment that claimed 47 lives in Canada is nearly halfway to a goal of $500 million in funding commitments ahead of its filing next month, the defunct railroad's bankruptcy trustee said.
APNewsBreak: Oil train disaster settlement growing
A proposed settlement fund to compensate victims of a fiery train derailment that claimed 47 lives in Canada is due to be filed next month with more than $200 million in commitments. The trustee for the railroad that went bankrupt after the disaster tells The Associated Press his goal is to more than double the sum — reaching about $500 million — by the time judges in the U.S. and Canada sign off.
APNewsBreak: Oil train disaster settlement growing
A proposed settlement fund to compensate victims of a fiery train derailment that claimed 47 lives in Canada is due to be filed next month with more than $200 million in commitments. The trustee for the railroad that went bankrupt after the disaster tells The Associated Press his goal is to more than double the sum — reaching about $500 million — by the time judges in the U.S. and Canada sign off.
APNewsBreak: Oil train disaster settlement growing
A proposed settlement fund to compensate victims of a fiery train derailment that claimed 47 lives in Canada is due to be filed next month with more than $200 million in commitments. The trustee for the railroad that went bankrupt after the disaster tells The Associated Press his goal is to more than double the sum — reaching about $500 million — by the time judges in the U.S. and Canada sign off.
APNewsBreak: Oil train disaster settlement growing
(AP) -- A proposed settlement fund for victims of a fiery train derailment that claimed 47 lives in Canada is nearly halfway to a goal of $500 million in funding commitments ahead of its filing next month, the defunct railroad's bankruptcy trustee said. More than a dozen corporations that face potential liability in the Lac Megantic, Quebec, oil train disaster have agreed to pay over $200...
L.L. Bean struggles to meet demand for iconic boot
The popularity of L.L. Bean’s iconic rubber-bottomed, leather-topped “duck boots” has outpaced even the company’s aggressive expectations. So it’s adding a third shift at one leather-sewing operation, and another location already works around the clock. LEWISTON, Maine — Whether it’s “lumberjack chic” or old-school utility, demand for L.L. Bean boots is surging — so much so that some customers will have to wait until February to get their holiday purchases.
National Grid joins proposal for 300-mile cable in Maine
Utility giant National Grid is partnering with a company that specializes in underwater cable projects in an alliance seeking to build a 300-mile cable to bring Canadian hydropower and Maine wind power to Greater Boston to help meet the energy needs of power-hungry southern New England, the companies announced Tuesday. National Grid brings greater clout to the project of the Green Line Infrastructure Alliance, which includes Massachusetts-based Anbaric Transmission.
National Grid joins proposal for 300-mile cable in Maine
Utility giant National Grid is partnering with a company that specializes in underwater cable projects in an alliance seeking to build a 300-mile cable to bring Canadian hydropower and Maine wind power to Greater Boston to help meet the energy needs of power-hungry southern New England, the companies announced Tuesday. National Grid brings greater clout to the project of the Green Line Infrastructure Alliance, which includes Massachusetts-based Anbaric Transmission.
National Grid joins proposal for 300-mile cable in Maine
Utility giant National Grid is partnering with a company that specializes in underwater cable projects in an alliance seeking to build a 300-mile cable to bring Canadian hydropower and Maine wind power to Greater Boston to help meet the energy needs of power-hungry southern New England, the companies announced Tuesday. National Grid brings greater clout to the project of the Green Line Infrastructure Alliance, which includes Massachusetts-based Anbaric Transmission.
National Grid joins proposal for 300-mile cable in Maine
(AP) -- Utility giant National Grid is partnering with a company that specializes in underwater cable projects in an alliance seeking to build a 300-mile cable to bring Canadian hydropower and Maine wind power to Greater Boston to help meet the energy needs of power-hungry southern New England, the companies announced Tuesday. National Grid brings greater clout to the project of the Green...
National Grid joins proposal for 300-mile cable in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Utility giant National Grid is partnering with a company that specializes in underwater cable projects in an alliance seeking to build a 300-mile cable to bring Canadian hydropower and Maine wind power to Greater Boston to help meet the energy needs of power-hungry southern New England, the companies announced Tuesday. National Grid brings greater clout to the project of the Green Line Infrastructure Alliance, which includes Massachusetts-based Anbaric Transmission.
LL Bean struggles to meet demand for iconic boot
LEWISTON, Maine - Whether it's "lumberjack chic" or old-school utility, demand for L.L. Bean boots is surging - so much so that some customers will have to wait until February to get their holiday purchases. A backlog of 60,000 boot orders could grow to 100,000 by month's end, and the company is in the process of hiring 100 workers and purchasing additional equipment to catch up with demand. "We just can't make enough of them," said Tom Armstrong, L.L. Bean's chief merchandising officer.
Classic L.L. Bean boots in high demand
LEWISTON, Maine — Whether “lumberjack chic” or old-school utility, demand for L.L. Bean boots is surging — so much so that some customers will have to wait until February to pick up their holiday purchases. A backlog of 60,000 boot orders could grow to 100,000 by month’s end, and the company is hiring 100 workers and purchasing additional equipment to catch up with demand. “We just can’t make enough of them,” said Tom Armstrong, chief merchandising officer for L.L. Bean.
LL Bean struggles to meet demand for iconic boot
Whether it's "lumberjack chic" or old-school utility, demand for L.L. Bean boots is surging — so much so that some customers will have to wait until February to get their holiday purchases. A backlog of 60,000 boot orders could grow to 100,000 by month's end, and the company is in the process of hiring 100 workers and purchasing additional equipment to catch up with demand. "We just can't make enough of them," said Tom Armstrong, L.L. Bean's chief merchandising officer.
Bean struggles to meet demand for iconic boot
That growth has outpaced even the company’s aggressive expectations, Armstrong said. But it’s difficult to say exactly what’s boosting demand — popularity on college campuses, new styles including bright colors or the plaid-and-boots style dubbed "lumberjack chic." "Whatever is driving it is making us happy. We’re scurrying to get them produced," said Royce Haines, L.L. Bean’s operations manager, who oversees Bean’s shoemaking operations.
LL Bean struggles to meet demand for iconic boot
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Whether it's "lumberjack chic" or old-school utility, demand for L.L. Bean boots is surging — so much so that some customers will have to wait until February to get their holiday purchases. A backlog of 60,000 boot orders could grow to 100,000 by month's end, and the company is in the process of hiring 100 workers and purchasing additional equipment to catch up with demand. "We just can't make enough of them," said Tom Armstrong, L.L. Bean's chief merchandising officer.
Business booming for Bean boot
Whether it’s “lumberjack chic” or old-school utility, demand for L.L. Bean boots is surging — so much so that some customers will have to wait until February to get their holiday purchases. A backlog of 60,000 boot orders could grow to 100,000 by month’s end, and the company is in the process of hiring 100 workers and purchasing additional equipment to catch up with demand. “We just can’t make enough of them,” said Tom Armstrong, L.L. Bean’s chief merchandising officer.
LL Bean struggles to meet demand for iconic boot
In this Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014 photo, the molded bottoms of future L.L. Bean boots are stacked on shelves at a facility in Lewiston, Maine. Some styles of Bean boots are on back order until February, and the company is answering by hiring more than 100 workers and purchasing a new machine that makes the rubber soles. (AP Photo/Robert F.
LL Bean struggles to meet demand for iconic boot
L.L. Bean will soon be making its iconic boots around the clock to try to meet demand this holiday season. The Maine-based company says some styles are on back order until February. The company is in the process of hiring 100 workers and purchasing new equipment to double its capacity for making the boots' traditional rubber soles. Sales have grown from fewer than 100,000 a decade ago to about 450,000 this year.
LL Bean struggles to meet demand for iconic boot
L.L. Bean will soon be making its iconic boots around the clock to try to meet demand this holiday season. The Maine-based company says some styles are on back order until February. The company is in the process of hiring 100 workers and purchasing new equipment to double its capacity for making the boots' traditional rubber soles. Sales have grown from fewer than 100,000 a decade ago to about 450,000 this year.
LL Bean struggles to meet demand for iconic boot
L.L. Bean will soon be making its iconic boots around the clock to try to meet demand this holiday season. The Maine-based company says some styles are on back order until February. The company is in the process of hiring 100 workers and purchasing new equipment to double its capacity for making the boots' traditional rubber soles. Sales have grown from fewer than 100,000 a decade ago to about 450,000 this year.
L.L. Bean rushes to keep pace with demand for boots
Whether it’s “lumberjack chic” or old-school utility, demand for L.L. Bean boots is surging – so much so that some customers will have to wait until February to get their holiday purchases. A backlog of 60,000 boot orders could grow to 100,000 by month’s end, and the company is in the process of hiring 100 workers and purchasing additional equipment to catch up with demand. “We just can’t make enough of them,” said Tom Armstrong, L.L. Bean’s chief merchandising officer.
LL Bean struggles to meet demand for iconic boot
L.L. Bean will soon be making its iconic boots around the clock to try to meet demand this holiday season. The Maine-based company says some styles are on back order until February. The company is in the process of hiring 100 workers and purchasing new equipment to double its capacity for making the boots' traditional rubber soles. Sales have grown from fewer than 100,000 a decade ago to about 450,000 this year.
Kicking it lumberjack style: LL Bean adds jobs as it struggles to meet demand for iconic boot
LEWISTON, Maine - Whether it's "lumberjack chic" or old-school utility, demand for L.L. Bean boots is surging — so much so that some customers will have to wait until February to get their holiday purchases. A backlog of 60,000 boot orders could grow to 100,000 by month's end, and the company is in the process of hiring 100 workers and purchasing additional equipment to catch up with demand. "We just can't make enough of them," said Tom Armstrong, L.L. Bean's chief merchandising officer.
Kicking it lumberjack style: LL Bean adds jobs as it struggles to meet demand for iconic boot
LEWISTON, Maine – Whether it’s “lumberjack chic” or old-school utility, demand for L.L. Bean boots is surging — so much so that some customers will have to wait until February to get their holiday purchases. A backlog of 60,000 boot orders could grow to 100,000 by month’s end, and the company is in the process of hiring 100 workers and purchasing additional equipment to catch up with demand. “We just can’t make enough of them,” said Tom Armstrong, L.L. Bean’s chief merchandising officer.
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