Word: sams
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...innovation of electricity brought the electric waffle iron, which was far less cumbersome and hazardous than a stovetop griddle. But for the harried homemaker, the newfangled appliance still wasn't easy enough. Enter the Dorsa brothers, Frank, Tony and Sam, who in the mid-1930s created a dry waffle batter that only needed one ingredient: milk. When demand spread beyond their hometown of San Jose, Calif., Frank invented a carousel-like contraption that could churn out thousands of waffles in an hour, which could then be frozen and shipped. Kellogg bought the company in 1970 and introduced the catchy slogan...
YouTube has been the birthplace of many Internet stars, but few of them have had the business savvy to turn video views into paychecks. Take Sam Tsui, the site's latest crowd pleaser. A fresh-faced a cappella singer at Yale, Tsui has an impressive voice, but the real draw is the electronic wizardry that allows him to harmonize onstage with five digital versions of himself. Glee, meet Attack of the Clones...
...from that music video or any of the others he and a classmate have produced. Like many viral sensations, he is suddenly trying to navigate a maze of advertising offers, promotional deals and legal issues in the hopes of making a (typically small) fortune from Internet fame. (Watch Sam Tsui explain his YouTube success...
...Sam Tsui's music videos took...
...payments that local governments make to investors, boosting the yield by 35%. So a typical muni bond that would normally pay 4.5% yields nearly 7% if it is issued through the Build America Bond program. The higher payments don't hurt the finances of the local government, because Uncle Sam is picking up the difference. (See how Americans are spending...