Pasta Brownie
Found almost exclusively in Columbia, SC, this dish is a favorite among many who live there, and was created by accident during an unlikely kitchen mishap. On a bleak December evening in 1933, two chefs at Martin's Restaurant were trying to prepare several meals at once during the dinner rush. Being the heart of the depression, times were tough, and the restaurant owners had to struggle each day just to make ends meet. As a result, space in the kitchen was extremely limited, which led to frequent altercations between chefs vying for counter space and time at the stove.
On this particular evening, one chef was trying to put the finishing touches on a brownie dessert, while another was in the process of preparing a lasagna dish. This eventually led to a physical confrontation, at which time the brownie was knocked up in the air and landed on top of the lasagna. Neither chef noticed until it was too late, and much to their surprise, the customer who was expecting a simple lasagna dinner received a most welcome treat.
Word quickly spread of the restaurant's new creation, and almost immediately their customer base tripled. The dish was hailed by an unnamed local critic as "a single bright spot during this, one of the worst times in American history." Other variations appeared, including pasta brownies based on spaghetti, ravioli, and cannelloni. The original lasagna version (pictured) is considered by many to be the only "true" way to prepare the dish, much as Neapolitan style is considered by many to be the truest form of pizza.
Found almost exclusively in Columbia, SC, this dish is a favorite among many who live there, and was created by accident during an unlikely kitchen mishap. On a bleak December evening in 1933, two chefs at Martin's Restaurant were trying to prepare several meals at once during the dinner rush. Being the heart of the depression, times were tough, and the restaurant owners had to struggle each day just to make ends meet. As a result, space in the kitchen was extremely limited, which led to frequent altercations between chefs vying for counter space and time at the stove.
On this particular evening, one chef was trying to put the finishing touches on a brownie dessert, while another was in the process of preparing a lasagna dish. This eventually led to a physical confrontation, at which time the brownie was knocked up in the air and landed on top of the lasagna. Neither chef noticed until it was too late, and much to their surprise, the customer who was expecting a simple lasagna dinner received a most welcome treat.
Word quickly spread of the restaurant's new creation, and almost immediately their customer base tripled. The dish was hailed by an unnamed local critic as "a single bright spot during this, one of the worst times in American history." Other variations appeared, including pasta brownies based on spaghetti, ravioli, and cannelloni. The original lasagna version (pictured) is considered by many to be the only "true" way to prepare the dish, much as Neapolitan style is considered by many to be the truest form of pizza.
Hip-hop music started in the early 1970's and now has grown into a billion dollar business. Between clothing, jewelry, cars, music, video games, and ringtones hip hop has created a few powerful moguls.
Being a hip-hop mogul is not easy. Many have tried and failed. There are the few elite that manage to stay on top. There is a basic handbook for becoming a hip-hop mogul. First you have to be an entrepreneur and start your own company. No matter what it is you have to make it successful and expand. The key to being a hip-hop mogul is expansion. Also, you have to be unique. Most hip-hop moguls were unique when they started. Not many artists had clothing lines when Jay Z started Roc-a-wear. When Russell Simmons started Defjam records there was no competition. Also, when Diddy was throwing huge parties on college campuses not many people were doing it at that time. Nowadays everyone has a clothing line and a record label. In order to be a hip-hop mogul in the world today, you have to be unique.
Jay Z
Jay Z is by far the richest hip-hop mogul in the world. With an estimated worth of over $540 million no other hip-hop mogul even comes close. Jay Z became famous by introducing the Roc-a-wear label then expanding into clothing, liquor, cars and nightclubs etc..
Diddy
The second richest hip-hop mogul is Diddy, with an estimated worth of over $358 million. Diddy also started with a record label then expanded into clothing, cologne, cars and publishing etc...
Russell Simmons
Russell Simmons comes in third with a net worth of over $325 million. Russell Simmons is the founder of Defjam, the most important label in hip-hop today. Russell Simmons then expanded into credit cards, clothing and other things.
Other Moguls
Other successful hip-hop moguls includePharrell,Jermaine Dupri, Master P, Yung Joc, 50 Cent, Irv Gotti, Dame Dash, Eminem, Timbaland, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Ludacris, T.I. etc...
Education
Many of todays top moguls are not college graduates. Diddy leaving college to pursue music and other interests and Russell Simmons leaving City College to pursue other things also. In order to be a successful hip-hop mogul it does take education but many of todays top moguls were self educated only learning from real life experience because of failed business attempts. A lot of people see the success of the moguls but don't realize how many businesses that were launched and unsuccessful.
Diddy launched a magazine that failed and an advertising agency. Phat Farm didn't see success until years after it was established. Jay Z formed a label called Roc-la-familia and later fired many of it's employees and folded. The education of the hip-hop mogul comes from life itself.
Luxury
Hip-hop moguls live the luxurious life being driven around in the best cars and having the largest homes. Also, a perk of being a mogul is gorgeous women. Jay Z has been linked with Beyonce for the last few years. Russell Simmons married Kimora Lee Simmons and Diddy has been associated with model Kim Porter for a few years also.
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Being a hip-hop mogul is not easy. Many have tried and failed. There are the few elite that manage to stay on top. There is a basic handbook for becoming a hip-hop mogul. First you have to be an entrepreneur and start your own company. No matter what it is you have to make it successful and expand. The key to being a hip-hop mogul is expansion. Also, you have to be unique. Most hip-hop moguls were unique when they started. Not many artists had clothing lines when Jay Z started Roc-a-wear. When Russell Simmons started Defjam records there was no competition. Also, when Diddy was throwing huge parties on college campuses not many people were doing it at that time. Nowadays everyone has a clothing line and a record label. In order to be a hip-hop mogul in the world today, you have to be unique.
Jay Z
Jay Z is by far the richest hip-hop mogul in the world. With an estimated worth of over $540 million no other hip-hop mogul even comes close. Jay Z became famous by introducing the Roc-a-wear label then expanding into clothing, liquor, cars and nightclubs etc..
Diddy
The second richest hip-hop mogul is Diddy, with an estimated worth of over $358 million. Diddy also started with a record label then expanded into clothing, cologne, cars and publishing etc...
Russell Simmons
Russell Simmons comes in third with a net worth of over $325 million. Russell Simmons is the founder of Defjam, the most important label in hip-hop today. Russell Simmons then expanded into credit cards, clothing and other things.
Other Moguls
Other successful hip-hop moguls includePharrell,Jermaine Dupri, Master P, Yung Joc, 50 Cent, Irv Gotti, Dame Dash, Eminem, Timbaland, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Ludacris, T.I. etc...
Education
Many of todays top moguls are not college graduates. Diddy leaving college to pursue music and other interests and Russell Simmons leaving City College to pursue other things also. In order to be a successful hip-hop mogul it does take education but many of todays top moguls were self educated only learning from real life experience because of failed business attempts. A lot of people see the success of the moguls but don't realize how many businesses that were launched and unsuccessful.
Diddy launched a magazine that failed and an advertising agency. Phat Farm didn't see success until years after it was established. Jay Z formed a label called Roc-la-familia and later fired many of it's employees and folded. The education of the hip-hop mogul comes from life itself.
Luxury
Hip-hop moguls live the luxurious life being driven around in the best cars and having the largest homes. Also, a perk of being a mogul is gorgeous women. Jay Z has been linked with Beyonce for the last few years. Russell Simmons married Kimora Lee Simmons and Diddy has been associated with model Kim Porter for a few years also.
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ProStockMaster is a workflow management tool for a photographer involved in microstock photography. The application allows simultaneous upload of multiple images and complete folders to leading microstock agencies, automated keywording and displaying personal downloads and earning statistics for each stock agency. ProStockMaster supports today 8 leading stock photography sites: iStockPhoto, Shutterstock, Dreamstime, Fotolia, BigStockPhoto, CanStockPhoto, LuckyOliver and 123rf.
ProStockMaster is developed in Java and is available for both Microsoft Windows and Mac Os X. Since its first introduction to microstock shooters community at Dreamstime and iStockPhoto submitters' forums in June 2006, the application became very popular and is used today by thousands of microstock shooters. Developed by David Mail, a microstock photographer and software developer, ProStockMaster is distributed as a freeware/shareware desktop application, offering both a free software license with certain limitations and an unlimited commercial license.
ProStockMaster is developed in Java and is available for both Microsoft Windows and Mac Os X. Since its first introduction to microstock shooters community at Dreamstime and iStockPhoto submitters' forums in June 2006, the application became very popular and is used today by thousands of microstock shooters. Developed by David Mail, a microstock photographer and software developer, ProStockMaster is distributed as a freeware/shareware desktop application, offering both a free software license with certain limitations and an unlimited commercial license.
The Mann model is from a climate change model led by Michael E. Mann, a climatologist now at Pennsylvania State University, that shows the link between CO2 levels and world yearly mean temperatures. It estimates climate trends by stitching together a grab bag of evidence, including variations in ancient tree rings and temperatures measured in deep holes in the earth. It is one of several climate change graphs that has a "hockey stick" profile.
It has a statistical flaw, caused by some flaw with the tree ring cores from which the graph is derived. (Tree rings contain a record of which years were warm and which were cold, as evidenced by the annual growth of the tree, i.e. the thickness of the ring).
On June 22, 2006, the study was endorsed, with a few reservations, by a 12-member panel convened by the National Academies, the U.S.' pre-eminent scientific body.
In a 155-page report, the panel said "an array of evidence" supported the main thrust of the paper. Disputes over details, it said, reflected the normal intellectual clash that takes place as science tests new approaches to old questions.
The panel said that a statistical method used in the 1999 study was not the best and that some uncertainties in the work "have been underestimated," and it particularly challenged the authors' conclusion that the decade of the 1990s was probably the warmest in a millennium.
There are about a dozen other "hockey stick" models that are statistically valid that show essentially the same correlation between CO2 levels and temperatures. Climate change skeptics have seized on this one flawed graph in an attempt to debunk climate change as a legitimate theory.
Nearly all scientists agree that climate change is real, is caused by human activity, and does have significant consequences, now and in the future.
It has a statistical flaw, caused by some flaw with the tree ring cores from which the graph is derived. (Tree rings contain a record of which years were warm and which were cold, as evidenced by the annual growth of the tree, i.e. the thickness of the ring).
On June 22, 2006, the study was endorsed, with a few reservations, by a 12-member panel convened by the National Academies, the U.S.' pre-eminent scientific body.
In a 155-page report, the panel said "an array of evidence" supported the main thrust of the paper. Disputes over details, it said, reflected the normal intellectual clash that takes place as science tests new approaches to old questions.
The panel said that a statistical method used in the 1999 study was not the best and that some uncertainties in the work "have been underestimated," and it particularly challenged the authors' conclusion that the decade of the 1990s was probably the warmest in a millennium.
There are about a dozen other "hockey stick" models that are statistically valid that show essentially the same correlation between CO2 levels and temperatures. Climate change skeptics have seized on this one flawed graph in an attempt to debunk climate change as a legitimate theory.
Nearly all scientists agree that climate change is real, is caused by human activity, and does have significant consequences, now and in the future.