Debating L L Bean initials origins in 100th anniversary lore
Freeport Maine AP notes L L Bean founder possibly named Leon Linwood or Leon Leonwood Bean with evidence pointing to both. Grandson Leon Gorman cites misprint history and personal invention of L L as a nickname. Bean born Greenwood Maine, started company in 1912, died 1967, celebrated with Fourth of July events and a giant boot still draws shoppers.
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Yahoo
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Facebook Yahoo end patent clash with mutual licenses and ad pact
Facebook and Yahoo settle a long running patent dispute by licensing tenets of each other’s technology and forming an expanded advertising alliance. The accord, without money changes, aims to boost Yahoo’s ad revenue and integrate services on both sites amid leadership shakeups at Yahoo.
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Canada adds 7300 jobs as unemployment dips to 7.2 percent
Canada’s unemployment rate slides to 7.2 percent in June as 7,300 new jobs are added amid modest gains. Full time positions rise sharply while part time work falls. hours worked up 0.4 percent and wages up 3.4 percent annually.
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Heinz CEO William Johnson Gets 14.4 Million in 2012 Pay
Heinz Co. reports CEO William Johnson received a total compensation of 14.4 million dollars for fiscal 2012, down 8 percent from the prior year, driven by lower bonus pay. Salary rose to 1.3 million, stock and options totaled 4.1 million, and incentive pay fell 13 percent to 7.7 million.
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