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Section 3: The Particle Zoo in Cosmic Rays
The satisfyingly simple view that all matter consisted of three subatomic particles—electrons, protons, and neutrons—did not last long. A veritable zoo of new subatomic particles began to emerge in the 1930s, when physicists started to study cosmic rays. These are particles produced by nature's accelerators: energetic protons from the Sun, neutron stars, supernovae, and extra-galactic sources. The particles impinge on our upper atmosphere, collide with the nuclei of oxygen or nitrogen, and produce showers of newly created particles. Although most cosmic rays have relatively short lifetimes, the effects of special relativity allow many of them traveling at extremely high speeds to reach the Earth before they decay. This effect, which physicists call "time dilation," increases with the particle's speed and is described by the Lorentz factor equation: . See the math
Figure 5: Carl Anderson, Paul Dirac, and a positron track observed in a cloud chamber.
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To detect cosmic rays, physicists relied on cloud chambers—sealed compartments filled with vapor that is cooled and kept very near the dew point. Charged particles passing through the vapor create tracks of ionization and cause tiny droplets to condense. The vapor in the cloud chamber reveals the particles' track, much as the contrails behind a jet show the path of an airplane. By applying an external magnetic field to bend the tracks, physicists gleaned more clues about the particles' momentum and charge.
California Institute of Technology physicist Carl Anderson started the riot of discovery in 1932. He identified a stable, positively charged particle, called the positron, in a cloud chamber. The find came four years after English theorist Paul Dirac had predicted the existence of antiparticles. Working on the relativistic equation of motion for the electron, Dirac found a mysterious second solution with negative energy. The correct interpretation, he postulated, was a particle with the same mass as the electron but the opposite charge. In other words, the positron is the electron's antiparticle. When a positron and an electron meet, they annihilate each other with a flash of energy in the form of radiation—another demonstration of Einstein's equation, .
Dirac later speculated about the existence of other worlds made of antimatter that ought to exist if the laws of physics were completely symmetric with respect to matter and antimatter. As we shall see later in this unit, this was a prescient speculation. It has spurred experiments that still continue today.
An astonishing new particle
The existence of antimatter was a shocking development that many scientists and nonscientists found difficult to accept, even though theorists could readily accommodate the positron. But the next particle to be discovered, the muon, really came out of left field. Discovered in 1936, also in a cloud chamber experiment, it behaved like an electron but had about 200 times more mass. "Who ordered that?" asked the Nobel Prize-winning Columbia University physicist I.I. Rabi.
Figure 6: The muon's most common decay mode.
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Studies showed that the muon is long-lived, decaying in about a microsecond. That makes it one of the most common particles from cosmic ray showers that survive all the way to the Earth before decaying. The particle was actually the first member of a second generation of Standard Model particles to be discovered, although it would take decades for physicists to appreciate that fact. A "generation" is a family of related subatomic particles; the first generation consists of particles that do not decay, such as the electron. We shall meet more of the second and further generations later in this unit.
About ten years after the discovery of the muon, photographic emulsions taken of cosmic rays revealed the particles called pions and kaons. Experimentalists had eagerly sought the pion, to fulfill the prediction of Japanese physicist Hideki Yukawa. It stemmed from his effort to understand why the electrical repulsion of all the protons packed into a tiny space did not tear apart atomic nuclei. Yukawa postulated the existence of a short-range strong nuclear force, attractive between two protons, which could overcome their electrostatic repulsion. As the carrier of that force, he proposed the pion, with a mass about one-sixth that of the proton. The discovery of the pion confirmed the existence of this new force, as we shall see in Unit 2.
Figure 7: Pions play an important role in explaining why atomic nuclei do not split apart.
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On the other hand, nobody predicted the kaon, whose unusual behavior quickly earned it the nickname "the strange particle." (Theorists later formalized the concept of strangeness; it applies to particles such as the kaon that decay more slowly than expected.) Since pions and kaons have masses intermediate between the electron's and the proton's, scientists called them mesons, from the Greek mesos, for "medium." The electron and muon were named leptons, from the Greek leptos, or "thin."


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About Our R&D
CHILLKING® is known for innovation. We are always looking for ways to make our systems more efficient. Recently we designed a four stage chiller using two compressors, the chiller is for a low temperature hydrotherapy treadmill used to treat horses with leg injuries. We also assisted a major university in the design and building of an energy efficient residential HVAC unit in Arizona. The chiller/heat pump we designed was two stages of chilled water that made ice in the evening to use for cooling the house during the day. The chiller had another stage that could boost the cooling system if it ran low on ice. If you use refrigerants to "make cold" then you are making heat at the same time. CHILLKING® designed the system to capture heat for heating the residence at night, it also had a reservoir for potable hot water for cooking and bathing. CHILLKING® manufacturers chillers that can make multiple temperatures at the same time. Most home HVAC doesn't need this technology but isn't it nice to know that your system is designed energy efficient by a company that is always pushing the edge.
The CHILLKING® unit
CHILLKING®'s are built using quality materials in Texas. Our stainless steel reservoirs are built in house. We have standard sizes however we can custom build any size. Most of our competitors use plastic reservoirs. Our evaporator is built in house by CHILLKING®. The evaporator is the most important component in our chillers. Our evaporators cost more to build but are very, very energy efficient. The main reason our chillers perform so well is the evaporator. Every CHILLKING® must exceed is base design size by 10%. If you think we are calling our 11 ton a 10 ton, look again. We use less energy than our competitors 10 tons while we produce 11 tons. Very important numbers to check. Our compressors are Copeland. The workhorse of the industry. Our pumps are American made and built to run forever. We use very generous condensers. Our controls aren't preset buttons, we use field adjustable safety controls. Each chiller has a high pressure cut off and a low pressure cut off. We use environmentally friendlier 410a and are experimenting with other refrigerants. Our chillers operate in a wide range of temperatures from -30°F to 135°F, we can adjust to operate in ambient of 150°F and have built chillers for extremely cold environments. The chiller is shipped ready to operate -30°F to 135°F with no adjustments. Ready to go. Our chillers are ETL listed to conform with all UL codes. We use Intertek as our testing laboratory.
Air handlers
CHILLKING® has a large mix of air handlers. The air handler delivers the air to the room or rooms depending on your system. The most efficient is a small air handler in each room. These small units can be ordered with their own temperature controller, humidistat, motion sensor, infrared sensor and condensate drain or pump. By using this type room zoning the only room being cooled is the occupied room. A main controller can set perimeters that can't be exceeded by the zone controller.
We also build the traditional air handler that requires ductwork. These CHILLKING® air handlers can be ordered up to 20 tons. The unit comes with a cold water HX and there is a slot for a hot water HX. If you use a CHILLKING® heat pump/chiller, a boiler, furnace/boiler fired by chopped wood, or solar the design is the same for the air handler. Add a plenum, attach ducts and you are ready to heat or cool. There are various controls that can be incorporated with a ducted system to cool or heat by zone only. Remember the chiller isn't like HVAC, you are storing the BTU's in the water, then the BTUs are transferred by the water. In refrigerant evaporators in an air handler, you are always operating at maximum. On a chiller you only use what is needed. The cost per BTU drops drastically.
How it works
Every CHILLKING® must produce 110% of its rating during tests of 90°F to 95°F with LWT 45°F. Residential units are tested at 45°F to 50°F because a cold heat exchanger(HX) removes more humidity and has more reserve BTU for cooling. When possible we build our residential CHILLKING® Chiller as a multiple staged unit. Most of the time HVAC doesn't need 100% of its capacity. There are many times when 1/3rd would be plenty of AC. A 6 ton chiller with three 2 ton refrigeration circuits will be much more efficient. When the interior of the home warms up the thermostat senses the change in temperature and demands cold water for the air handler's heat exchanger and or multiple air handlers. A water valve opens and cold water flows through so the heat and humidity is removed from the air by it blowing across and through the HX. The warmed water returns to the reservoir and mixes into the reserve. The compressor may or may not come on during the cycle. Since the BTU's are stored in the water/propylene glycol there may be enough "cold" stored for this "demand cycle." As the water temperature rises the thermostat will turn on stage 1, this stage will keep running until the set point is satisfied. If more heat is added and the water temperature hits the next set point another stage will come on, then the next and so on. The first stage may be on at 46°F and off at 45°F, the second stage may be on at 47°F and off at 45°F, and the third may be on at 48°F, off at 45°F. There are many ways to stage chillers, for a residence it should be based on energy savings and comfort. The wonderful thing about a chiller is how efficient they are at removing heat, they quickly pay for themselves.
The water cooled HX is more efficient than an evaporator. It is important to note here that an evaporator is a heat exchanger, it's is a refrigerant to air HX. Some people call the HX in a chiller air handler an evaporator, this term is incorrect because there is no evaporating refrigerant. In a normal refrigerant evaporator there are hot and cold spots. The refrigerant flow is controlled by capillaries or a TXV, a small flow of liquid refrigerant enters the evaporator (an evaporator is an HX) and starts to absorb heat and causes the refrigerant to become a vapor or gas. (There's no need to get into why and how at this time.) As you can imagine a mix of liquid and vapor doesn't cover the evaporator equally so it isn't as efficient as cold water that covers the entire area equally. The water under pressure fills every nook and turn and flows through. The evaporator becomes just slightly warmer as it exits the HX giving a much more even coverage, giving better heat exchange and moisture removal.
Thermal Dynamics
There are pros reading this that will want one very important thing pointed out. Cold is absence of heat. This may sound quite simple and not necessary to point out but it is what air conditioning and heating is based on. Cold is normal, heat is added. Cold in HVAC is when heat is removed. You cannot add cold, you can only remove heat. I've had people say, "well when you add ice cubes to water you are adding cold." They haven't really thought it through. Ice cubes are created by removing heat to put water into a solid state. When you drop them in warm water the temperature of the water becomes cooler because you are transferring heat from the warm water into the frozen water (ice) and it raises the temperature of the ice so it becomes liquid. The entire process was heat removal. It is much easier to understand all types of refrigeration once this concept is grasped.
There is a measurement by which all refrigeration is calculated, BTU's. It takes 1 BTU to heat 1 pound of water by 1°F in 1 hour. All of our calculations are based on this. Here's an example. The water coming to our chiller is 80°F and we need 60°F water, the pump is flowing 30 gallons a minute and we want to change it 20°F in one hour. We convert the water to pounds for one hour. 30 gallons x 60 minutes = 1800 gallons. One pound of water weighs 8.34 pounds. 1800 x 8.34lbs = 15,012 pounds. We have a target of 20°F temperature change, that's our Delta "T". 15,012 pounds x 20°F temperature change equals 300,240 BTUs. Now we convert to tons, a ton of refrigeration is 12,000 BTU.
300,240 divided by 12,000 equals 25.02 tons.
One other thing people have a problem understanding is a heat pump. CHILLKING® manufactures a "chiller" for lack of a better word, that produces heat. It's a chiller in reverse. When it is cold outside we gather heat from the atmosphere using a refrigerant and capture that heat in our water reservoir. If it is above absolute zero (-459.67°F) there is heat. As the temperature comes up there is more and more heat. Many people wonder how a heat pump uses refrigerant to make heat when it's snowing outside and things are frozen. It's simple, think of this, a single match burning is about 1 BTU. Let's say it is 30°F outside and here we stand conducting an experiment in the cold with a single match in hand. If we strike the match and place it into a box that is 8" x 6" x 3", we will be able to feel the box warm because of the 1 BTU of heat. Now let's place the match into a huge box with an interior temp equal to outdoor ambient, this box is 10' x 20' x 8'. We will not feel any heat from the 1 BTU match, we know it's there because we can see it burning. If that BTU of heat remained in that room without transferring through the walls we could recover a portion of that BTU of heat. The heat is captured in the refrigerant, compressed to a hot gas, then the heat is transferred to the liquid for use in heating the home.
The Working System and DIY or Turnkey
Please call CHILLKING® or our residential distributor. I am installing the multi zone CHILLKING® in my new home. I am zoning each room with heat and cold air. Each room will have a small air handler custom built by CHILLKING®. Currently the small zoned air handlers are manufactured for us. We are designing our own line of zone handlers. Those will be installed and tested in my new residence. Well, it's new to me. The current owners are paying $700 to $1,000 a month. I expect to pay $150 or less. The home is all electric. I will report more in the months to come and I will post the photos and results on this page.
All homeowners can save money on utilities with a CHILLKING® Residential Package. In most locations and states the homeowner can DIY. CHILLKING® has installers that travel the nation. If you want a turnkey system it can be quoted. Imagine, no ducts! Just a small water line to and from each zone handler.
CHILLKING® has recently obtained www.chillking.ie. Our new site will soon be up. All CHILLKING® products are ETL rated to conform with UL codes. Soon we will be EU CE listed. CHILLKING® has a distributor in Ireland that will be shipping to other European locations. Europe is big on DIY. It is important to check local codes in both all countries. In the U.S. Our chillers can be self installed by the homeowner because they are self contained. No refrigerant to handle, no refrigerant lines to run. Just a blue cold water line to the air handler/s and a red warmed water line returning to the chiller. Very simple. It is important to use licensed electrician for the electrical hook ups. If the local code requires a licensed technician to install the system it is important to use a licensed technician. Failure to follow local codes could void the warranties.
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What better way to start 2010 then with a great new product review for a delicious and original gluten-free flatbread. Yes, that's right, I said flatbread. My friend Gluten Free Dee arranged for me to sample the offerings of Sandwich Petals from Raquelita's Tortillas out of Denver, Colorado. I truly enjoy having the opportunity to try products from smaller companies that I might not normally come across. Now, I have to admit, I was a bit apprehensive because I was a huge fan of wraps before my Celiac diagnosis. Sure, I have since moved on to corn tortillas, which are fine and dandy, but when I see colleagues indulging in the phenomena that is the lunch wrap – I am left longing for the flavored flour tortillas that are now verboten.
Well, I need not have wrap envy any more thanks to Sandwich Petals. These petal-like shaped flatbreads not only fill my wrap need – they exceed it. They are chock-full of healthy ingredients that make regular wraps look like plain old Wonder bread without being heavy on the calorie-side as more traditional wraps tend to be.
So what makes Sandwich Petals so unique? For starters the company uses a proprietary blend of 10 grains, both whole and milled that includes: corn, flax, sesame, buckwheat, brown rice, sorghum, millet, quinoa, teff, and amaranth. The petals are also high in Omega 3s and fiber, contain Prebiotics (nice), and low glycemic. They are also dairy-, egg-, nut-, (tree and peanut), shellfish (though a portion of Omega 3s come from fish oil)-, soy-, and wheat-free.
I sampled all three of their varieties: Spinach Garlic Pesto, Chimayo Red Chile, and Agave Grain. The Spinach Garlic Pesto was up first. I had some cold cuts left-over from a week full of hardcore entertaining and decided to make myself a petal sandwich. The petals are best when re-heated which makes them highly pliable but, strange as it seems, I always liked the firmer, unheated tortillas and wraps. For my sandwich, I simply folded over a petal to break it evenly in half. I then spread some spicy English horseradish on opposing sides. I then topped each half with some fresh local cheddar, turkey, and a bit of mesclun greens and married the halves together to make the perfect sized petal sandwich. Let's call it the English Rose J. Now I have to admit, I was not sure if one petal would hold me but it was so filling that one indeed was the perfect size. The petal itself is wonderfully flavored with the perfect balance of spices. You can really taste the spinach, garlic, and basil but these flavors do not overpower whatever you decide to fill them with – nice.
Wanting to get my review out to my readers I would, over the next couple of days, try each variety of petals in a variety of different ways. Oh, the lengths I go to for my readers. Next up was the Chimayo Red Chile. It was a cold day so I thought why not make a hot and spicy quesadilla. I took a petal and gently heated it in a pan (as instructed) – literally under a minute on a low flame once the pan is warm. I then added some shredded chicken breast that I mixed with a bit of fresh salsa and placed it on the petal. I added some shredded Monterrey Jack cheese, place another petal on top, let the cheese melt and viola – the perfect quesadilla. I served it with some sour cream and was in absolute heaven. I cut the petal into vertical strips which made for a unique presentation – no triangles here. The petal itself was quite flavorful but again, the spices were perfectly balanced so as not to overpower but rather compliment the fillings.
Finally I made my way to the Agave Grain which really is something you have to try yourself in order to understand this flavor. I was not sure what to expect but was pleasantly surprised as it is like a blank canvas just waiting for you to dress it up any way you like. The subtle sweetness of the agave is paired with the nuttiness of the grains that go into each petal. The flavor is so complex that you really need to try this one to fully appreciate it. How did I serve it? I heated up my petal to make it more pliable, then spread (well piled) on some caramelized onion hummus and rolled away. I then sliced the petals into pinwheel shaped bites that made for the perfect pre-dinner snack.
Raquelita's says that these are versatile and they are not kidding. They even mention using the petals for lasagna which I am totally going to try with the Spinach Garlic Pesto variety in the very near future. I also think some enchiladas will be making their way into my menu rotation as well. This is a no fuss, ready to go ingredient that I am so pleased to have found.
I also love, love, love a company that gives a little bit back and each month Raquelita's Tortillas donates 1% of sales of their Sandwich Petals to gluten free food banks. What a great cause to get behind and you can know that your purchase is help affecting change for Celiacs – every little bit helps. For the month of January, Raquelita's is offering a special on Monday's from 12 a.m. to 12 p.m. MST where Sandwich Petals are BOGO – so you get 2 boxes of 36 Petals for only $25. That is a fantastic deal and I know when I am ordering. Just as soon as I work my way through my current inventory – in other words, next Monday.
To keep abreast of all Sandwich Petal happenings and for some great recipe ideas, why not follow them on Twitter or join their fan page on Facebook.


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But, don't worry. I'm here to actually show you how you can take a service (think: freelancing or coaching online) or a digital product (like a book, course, event, or template) and create a specific path of information and storytelling (a sales funnel) that gets your audience motivated to buy . . . in a very human, natural way.
At the most basic level a funnel is a sequence of content pieces you create (and typically make available for free), in which each piece is meant to help: (1) move your audience toward a desired action, and (2) accomplish a specific brand goal for you.
My belief is that even though your funnel may have one general goal, the most feel-good, "sensitive," and customer-centric funnels are ones that offer a lot of value for free and perhaps even have a few stop-off points for people just in case your end goal is not what they need.
Observe the example sequence below that our friend Theo has put together--yes, he's an imaginary friend that I made up--don't judge. Even though he only has one item to sell, he gives a lot of epic information to his audience so that they can either get what they need from the complimentary resources or buy the full guide for more.
See? Funnels aren't so bad. They can be insanely useful to your audience, and, you can often create them from materials you already have. It's just about knowing how to educate and motivate your audience, and how to pitch to them in ways that resonate and move them.
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Every time I've looked out the window this week, I've felt a childlike glee at the sight of all the snow piled up. A whopping 18″ dropped in 24 hours last weekend, a few more inches covered that earlier this week, and more is in the forecast.
I really sympathize with the folks further south (south!) who have had twice as much snow and nowhere near the amount of equipment to deal with it all; after five years of living in Atlanta, I know how bad it gets when a snowstorm rolls through and no one knows how to deal with it.
Here in Ohio, though, this is standard fare. Schools might close for the day or just be on a two-hour delay, and an occasional road emergency might be issued at the peak of the storm, but road crews here plan for this kind of weather, and we mostly carry on as normal.
Snowy days bring out the kid in me, and I don't mind occasionally suiting up and heading out to enjoy a bit of the white stuff at my own pace. (Now that I'm working from home, weather has no effect on my 10-foot commute, and walking outside can be a pleasure instead of a forced march.) This recent powdery snowfall has provided a poor ingredient for snowball fights, but it makes for great snow angels.
When I come back inside, though, I want something comforting to warm me up again, inside and out. It's time for wool sweaters and socks, pots of tea, and lots and lots of homemade soup.
I make a lot of soup in the winter, drawing heavily on the vegetables I put up over summer: frozen corn, beans, and peas; dried cabbage, carrots, and greens; canned tomatoes and tomato sauce; potatoes and sweet potatoes from cold storage; plenty of herbs, onions, and garlic. Some days I'll toss everything into the slow cooker and let it do all the work for me, while other days I'll nurse my savory brew with regular stirring and an extra little pinch of something to bring all the flavors together.
For most of my homemade soups, I start with a simple vegetable stock (my recipe at the link) that uses a variety of savory and starchy vegetables. This past year I started saving vegetable trimmings, like chard stems and carrot fronds and onion tops, and tucked them in the freezer for future stock-making. That has proven useful this winter as those added vegetables have contributed to richer, more flavorful broths.
To assemble a soup from scratch, I begin by sauteing the aromatic ingredients first — either a traditional French mirepoix or just onions and garlic, followed by the herbs I think will best suit the soup I have in mind. Once these ingredients are browned and fragrant, I'll toss in the other vegetables for the soup, stir them to coat everything with the oil and herbs, and then add the stock, bringing it all to the boil before turning the heat down. I let the soup simmer for an hour or two, until all the vegetables are tender, and then dish it up for myself or for friends.
It's not always that simple, of course, but you get the idea. From there, you can serve the soup as it is, with a thin broth and lots of chunks of vegetables; you can puree the vegetables for a thicker soup; or you can add milk to either for something more like a chowder or bisque. Some recipes will provide very specific directions for one method or another, but many times I like to throw a pot of soup together based on what I have on hand, what seasonings will best enhance those vegetables, and what kind of a mood I'm in.
I started off the week by making a pot of stock on Sunday, straining it into two quart jars. (The remaining solids make a great steaming addition to a snow-covered compost heap.) If you've never made stock from scratch, I highly recommend it: it's easy, it offers you quality control, and it makes your kitchen smell wonderful. All you need is to stockpile the bones from that tasty pastured meat you're eating: collect a couple of carcasses from whole roasted chickens, say, and you've got the foundation of a fantastic chicken stock. The only thing that beats it is baking bread at the same time as making the stock — if that doesn't whet your appetite and your creative juices, nothing will.
The first quart of stock ended up in a pureed squash soup (above) seasoned with dried sage from the garden and dried thyme from a local farmer; topped with a few herbed croutons, the soup stretched to four servings shared with a friend. Since I have more squash tucked away in storage, I may have to repeat this recipe or explore an Indian-style variation with ginger, cumin, and coriander.
By the time the second snowstorm came along, I had a craving for a Russian-style cabbage soup (recipe), using some of the lovely cabbage I had just bought at Local Roots and half of the remaining quart of stock. I dug a few potatoes out of my storage box, added two of the last carrots from the garden, and crumbled a few dried tomato slices into an onion, dill, and thyme-laced stew for the evening.
As the snow started to return in time for another weekend, I decided to use the last of the stock in a roasted potato and turnip soup (pictured at top). Normally, I like my roasted potato soup blended with milk for a creamy, rich, smooth winter-evening supper, but this time I was in the mood for less fuss and more texture. Combining potatoes from storage, fresh Hakurei turnips from the market, shallots, and garlic with olive oil, homemade parsley salt, and pepper, I let the vegetables roast for about an hour before mashing them coarsely with a pastry blender and whisking them into hot stock. I added some chopped turnip greens for color and let those simmer briefly before ladling some into a bowl and enjoying it with toast.
Beyond stock-based soups, though, you can find other options. One type of easy soup to make is based on tomato juice or sauce. My mother's old standby vegetable soup (recipe) uses this as a base, and I've made chili and curry-spiced soups this way as well. (I won't share my chili recipe: those of you who are die-hard chili fans will likely turn up your noses at it.)
The other is a cream-based soup, starting with a roux to thicken the milk. That's the route I took this week to make a luscious tomato bisque (recipe below) with a pint of my homemade tomato sauce, some home-dried herbs, and local milk and butter. A soup like this requires constant whisking and other nurturing, but the results are so worth it. When I was a kid I enjoyed canned tomato soup along with grilled cheese sandwiches, but this variation, served up with local Amish cheddar on toasted homemade pain aux noix or walnut bread, was sheer bliss.
Soups can provide the home cook with as much or as little challenge as needed, and they can generally be a forgiving format for tired vegetables, leftover pasta or rice, or other pantry finds. Served with bread, a good sandwich, or a fresh salad, they can stand on their own for a meal, or you can dish up smaller amounts for appetizers. Leftovers make great lunches at work, and if you have way too much left over, you can freeze almost any soup (save for those with a dairy base).
And all that snow that's outside? Who cares? You'll be warm and cozy from the inside out, well-fed and ready for a long winter's nap.
Tomato Bisque
Serves 4
The acidity of tomatoes would ordinarily curdle the milk in this soup, but by adding baking soda, that acidity is neutralized. The roux is not necessary for making tomato soup, but it creates a lovely, sophisticated thickness you just can't get out of a can.
3 T unsalted butter
3 T unbleached flour
2 c milk
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 qt tomato sauce (if homemade, you may need to drain some liquid from the top)
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp tamari or soy sauce
Salt and pepper to taste
Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the flour and whisk until bubbly. Add the milk and continue whisking until milk begins to thicken.
Whisk baking soda into the tomato sauce. The sauce will get foamy on top. Add tomatoes to the thickened milk, whisking gently. Add herbs, tamari, and spices and continue whisking. The soup will continue to thicken; turn to low to allow it the flavors to meld.
Ladle into bowls and serve warm.
Hmm… Hmm…. Good! Tomato soup and cheddar cheese fried sandwiches are one of our favorite winter lunches.
Hi – in the text you mention using a pint of your homemade tomato sauce. The recipe calls for a quart. I'm sure it would be delicious either way, but… I'm kinda a literalist when I bother with recipes, especially one I have such high hopes for. (Also, my supply of home canned sauce is too precious to use indiscriminately at this point!). So – were you cutting down the proportions and using just a pint for a small batch, or do you really mean a quart for 4 servings? Or both : )
Ajay, good catch! and my apologies for not making that clear. I made a half-batch of the soup for myself and had only enough for two servings. The quart specified in the recipe does lead to four servings. If you are making a half recipe, halve each ingredient except (and this is optional) the butter and flour for the roux — that will make the half recipe a little thicker, which I appreciated.
Walter, I agree wholeheartedly!
Thanks Jennifer! I think it was Ray Bradbury who used to call his tomato soup and crackers concoction "liquid pizza" – something I also love. I'm thinking your recipe with my fave whole wheat matzo and maybe a little parm. Gotta go, drooling….


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Went to the opening of the Beaverton Farmers Market this last weekend. Very enjoyable time. My full report with more pictures is linked below.
White Rhino, a marimba band, was entertaining the crowd. Kids were playing on the playground and running around the fountain.
There was a huge line at Fetzer's for sausage. Huge. Another big line for the deep-fried asparagus, zucchini and onion rings at Canby Asparagus. They make tortillas to order there. (I always get some fried asparagus when I go.)
Produce was a little disappointing. Most of the vendors were the big vendors that you see at all the farmers markets. I expect this will improve throughout the season.
A couple nice fish vendors selling lingcod, salmon, and sole.
A new vendor that I hadn't seen before was Ruby Jewel, who makes very tasty ice cream sandwiches.
The biggest number of vendors were probably nurseries. I'm too busy to do anything with my tiny yard, but they seem to make a good fit with a suburban farmers market.
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The Forenza got paid a lot of backhanded compliments. Most staffers rated its exterior styling better than average and the quality of the interior materials as pretty good considering the low sticker price. It was viewed as a handy vehicle for running errands around town and for trips to Lowe's -- the rear seats could be quickly folded down without having to remove the headrests.
But when it came to the Forenza's engine and transmission, the logbook was full of unkind words. With only 126 horsepower, the engine struggled to get to highway speeds and was annoyingly loud and vibrated in a coarse manner. The automatic transmission was knocked for the balky way it shifted and for how convoluted it was to move the shift lever from drive to park; no one liked the wrestling that involved. One driver concisely summed up our experience: "This Suzuki is perfectly mediocre. A great appliance for people who have no interest in cars. The motor is buzzy, and the weird transmission mapping only seems to make the problem worse."
The Forenza's performance at the test track did improve with age. When we first tested it with 981 miles on the odometer, it loped to 60 mph in 11 seconds flat. After 40,000 miles, that time dropped to 10.2 seconds. The quarter-mile run improved by 0.4 second to 17.7, and trap speed was up 2 mph to 78 mph. Skidpad grip increased from 0.78 g to 0.80 g. We weren't at all impressed with the Forenza's gas mileage; we recorded a mediocre 25 mpg over the long haul. By way of comparison, that '00 Focus wagon averaged 30 mpg during its 40,000-mile adventure here.
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I came across two news stories this year concerning Scandinavian billionaires buying large tracts of the British countryside:
One is a Danish billionaire, Fashion magnate Anders Holch Povlsen, who has bought up several estates in Scotland. One article said made him the second largest landowner, or perhaps gave him the second largest estate in Scotland, after the Duke of Buccleugh ("The current Duke of Buccleuch, Richard Scott, the 10th Duke, is the largest private landowner in the United Kingdom"). Apparently he has an interest in forestry.
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scott ... -23851760/
The retail tycoon's land grabs have led to speculation he's buying into Scotland to rake in controversial EU farming subsidies.
Last night, 42-year-old Povlsen's UK representatives confirmed he did get publicly funded handouts for some of the 120,000 acres he owns.
But they denied he'd bought into Scotland for this reason, insisting he was an environmentalist who wanted to "create thriving Caledonian woodlands" in Sutherland.
Thomas MacDonnell, who manages the businessman's Scottish estates, said Povlsen was a lover of the countryside and highlighted his green credentials.
MacDonnell said: "Some of Mr Povlsen's land holding in Scotland does receive subsidies but these subsidies were purchased with the land and are low value in comparison to fertile land in the south.
"He contributes much more of his funds into his land holding in Scotland than any EU subsidies the land may be entitled to.
"The main motivation for ownership of land and nature is the belief that wild nature and its beauty is the world's greatest asset."
The other concerned a Swedish billionaire, Stefan Persson (of retailer H&M), who is buying up farms surrounding his place in Wiltshire - and most recently and controversially, the pub at Ramsbury . Apparently a keen shooter. http://www.bornrich.com/stefan-persson.html He bought an entire village, Linkenholt , in Hampshire, near Andover: http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/ma ... re-village
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Prior to founding Teach Anti-Bullying, Dr. Cerullo began his career in education with six years of teaching in Social Science Education. His career has included positions as a school principal (kindergarten through eighth grade); Director of Early Childhood Education; Assistant Middle School Academic vice Principal; Assistant High School vice Principal and Director of Athletics; and Interim Secondary Charter School Principal. Dr. Cerullo served as West Chester University's Coordinator of the Federal Grant GEAR UP Program in partnership with the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, and the School District of Philadelphia. While at the University of Delaware, Dr. Cerullo served as the Director of the Delaware Mentoring (DMC) Council, under a state grant in partnership with the Office of Governor and Delaware Department of Education. Internationally recognized as an expert on the subject of Anti-Bullying, Dr. Cerullo has provided many workshops on issues regarding Classroom Management, Student Behavior Modification, Character Education, and School Violence Prevention programs K-12. He is interviewed regularly by media outlets on the subject of Bullying and Anti-Bullying, and is a gifted public speaker on this topic of extreme interest to parents, educators and legislators. He has written numerous articles and books on the subject, and has lectured at many local, state, and regional education forums and conferences. Dr. Cerullo delivered the keynote address at the State of Louisiana's first Anti-Bullying Conference in 2012. In 2005, Dr. Cerullo was invited to the White House as an as an expert panel member in the areas of School Violence Prevention. As an author, Dr. Cerullo has contributed to educational videos on Bullying, including "Bullying: Children with Special Needs" and "Teaching Anti-Bullying K-8" (both released on video in December 2011. His book for parents, "Teaching Anti-Bullying," was released in December 2011 and earned special notice from Sears and Team Up to Stop Bullying on their 2012 list of recommended Bullying Solutions books. In May 2012, Dr. Cerullo's second book on Anti-Bullying, "Stop Bullying Me," was released to wide acclaim. He is also the author of four children's books – "A Thankful Day" released in 2009, "Isabella Goes to Kindergarten" (2010), "Isabella's Rainy Day with her Friends" (2011) and "Isabella Goes Back to School" (2011). This fall, Dr. Cerullo collaborated on "TAB 1.0," a new Bullying computer application for school students, parents, and teachers to use in their classrooms. He will be publishing a book on Cyber Bullying later this year. In addition, earlier this year Dr. Cerullo co-authored with learning expert Pat Wyman,"Amazing Grades 101 Best Ways to Improve Your Grades Faster." Cerullo's chapter is entitled, "Bullying and How it Affects Academic Achievement." In March 2013, his latest book, "My Name is David, I have Autism and I was Bullied" will be released. It focuses on children with hidden disabilities and bullying. An ardent advocate of developing safe school programs nationally. Dr. Cerullo continues to inspire many young students, parents, school, and state officials in communities across the country. He is also a champion for underrepresented youth and researches ways to eliminate the academic inequities in their respective classrooms. In 2009, Dr. Cerullo partnered with Dr. John A. Williams, former Dean of Graduate Studies at Cheyney University, to create a new Saturday Academic Academy based in Philadelphia for at-risk students so they could be better prepared for post-secondary education and not drop out of school. Dr. Cerullo earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Science Education at Moravian College. He earned his Master's degree in Professional Elementary and Secondary Education (with a concentration in Educational Administration) from East Stroudsburg University. Cerullo earned his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Educational Leadership and Administration from American University. He has continued his professional development, focusing on Education Leadership and Urban Education, at both West Chester University and Harvard's Division of Continuing Education. Among his many professional accomplishments, Dr. Cerullo served on former Delaware's Governor Ruth Ann Minner's Drop Out Prevention Task Force in 2008. He provided leadership as a member of his local School Board of Education from 1998 to 2001 and was elected president of the board in his final year. While a faculty member at West Chester, Dr. Cerullo served on former University President Adler's Special Interest Group from 2003 to 2006 and was recognized by Dr. Adler with the Star Staff Status in 2007 for his Urban School Improvement work with U.S. Representative Chaka Fattah (D) and Dr. Bill Cosby with the School District of Philadelphia. In 2005, Dr. Cerullo and West Chester University received the Outstanding Service Award in Urban Education from the School District of Philadelphia Board of Education. As Director of the Delaware Mentoring Council, Dr. Cerullo partnered with Mayor James Baker of the City of Wilmington in establishing a new mentoring proclamation, the Wilmington Mentoring Commission in 2009, to help promote youth mentoring and lower the high school dropout rate to all at-risk youth within the City of Wilmington. 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I have hypoglycemia and am controling with diet as the medicine hasn't worked for me. I also have a bulging disk in my neck and was precribed Tramadol today, my blood sugars keep dropping and I am taking sugar pills like crazy. The only thing I can think is the tramadol is causing this. I don't take any other medicine.
Can tramadol cause low blood sugar?
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After taking Tramadol for two days I have had severe vomiting. Is this a side effect? I am not taking today as the pain is there but I can't vomit like that it hurts my neck worse.
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I am seeking my docs advise on this also. I.m on tramadol also and diabetic but I'm on several other meds. I.v h polari high blood pressure heriated wind pipe back problems as well as chronic ismich disease of the brain. And survied a stroke recently. I thought it might be the tramadol but after missing a day of tramadol I know now that it isn't. Blood Sugar is a funny thing. I.v ben as high as 274 and as low as 35. And my low sugar started before the tramadol.
Sir, you are mistaken. From my IN-DEPTH study, Inc. an article from the JAMA of Internal Medicine, travail CAN and DOES cause hypoglycemia that often times requires hospitalization.
The word TRAVAIL should say TRAMADOL.
Hi, when i first started taking Tramadol i got REALLY tired and no energy and had low blood sugar (i tested myself at work). I had also lost weight but not a lot at that stage. Don't know if this helps?
johnancy, Ultam is an excellent pain med. for mild to serious pain. I had the same problem when I changed Drug Stores to a store that sold Tramadol (generic) made by the Teva Co. I had been using a generic manufactured. by the Zydus Co. and when I changed back everything went back to normal, no more nausea, or vomiting and the pain is controlled. I have been taking it off and on for over twenty years and have had no trouble until I was prescribed the Teva generic.
When I discussed this experience with the doctors at the pain clinic, they admitted that some patients had adverse reactions to the Teva brand but they didn't try to figure out why and just prescribed a different pain med all together.
When I contacted the Teva Co., they were somewhat interested but wanted too much personal info. including SS# and the right to review all my medical history. I just forgot about them and still receive the relief I need for the last 3 years with no side affects, from the Zygus generic. Sorry this answer is so late, but sometimes it takes a while to get the right answer. Good luck and if your pain hasn't resolved try Tramadol again from the Zygus manufacture.
I am insulin dependent and I too experience this and the more often I take the more my often glucose drops. I was taking 25mg (1/2 pill the prescription was two pills up to three time a day) once a day every few days. I could live with one or two glucose drops each time I took it. When my pain got up to 8 of ten every day I took a half pill every day and experienced more glucose drops each day..
I finally said 'no' more when my pain got to 9 of 10 and after one and a half days off it, that problem vanished.
I once saw a web page that confirmed our results in lab rats but can not find it now.
Hope this helps to confirm what you are experiencing with you doctor.
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Vernon Robinson
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Vernon Lucius Robinson (born 1955) is a former US Air Force Captain, conservative political activist, former candidate for U.S. Congress, and a former City Council member of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. During the 2016 Republican presidential nomination process, Robinson was the campaign director of the National Draft Ben Carson for President Committee.[1]
Early years[edit]
Robinson was born in New York City and raised in Los Angeles, California. He graduated from the US Air Force Academy in 1977 and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant. After serving as a nuclear missile launch commander he left the Air Force having attained the rank of Captain. While in the Air Force, Robinson earned an MBA from the University of Missouri. He moved to Winston-Salem, North Carolina with his wife Helene. There he taught business administration at Winston-Salem State University.[2]
Politics and public service[edit]
Robinson's campaigns for office have included runs for North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction (1996), state Senate (1998), state House of Representatives (2002), U.S. Congress (2004, 5th District, NC), Chair of the NC Republican Party (2005), and U.S. Congress (2006, 13th District, NC). He served two terms on Winston-Salem's City Council as one of only two Republicans. In 2005 he was defeated by Democrat Molly Leight, garnering 922 votes against her 1,665.
During the 1990s and 2000s, Robinson crusaded for school choice legislation as a measure to improve North Carolina public schools. As president of an education reform foundation, he authored articles on the topic, which were published in non-partisan public policy digests.[3]
2004 congressional race[edit]
Robinson was a candidate in the 2004 primary for the Republican nomination for North Carolina's 5th congressional district. He placed first in the July 20 primary before losing a runoff in August; the seat was being vacated by Richard Burr.
During the campaign, the Winston-Salem Journal, in an editorial criticizing Robinson, declared: "Jesse Helms is back! And this time, he's black."[citation needed]
His 2004 campaign highlighted several issues, especially illegal immigration. In fact, his campaign really began a year earlier when he was the keynote speaker at an anti-illegal-alien rally in front of the Mexican consulate in Raleigh. His campaign, once underway, included one radio advertisement that was temporarily removed from radio stations due to concerns regarding Federal Election Commission and Federal Communications Commission regulations. The advertisement ended with a message in Spanish which translates to "Yo, gringo! This episode of 'The Twilight Zone' was paid for by Robinson for Congress." The radio station, WSJS, was concerned that the FEC and/or FCC might take issue with the non-English disclaimer, as the rest of the ad was in English. To avoid possibly being construed as biased, WSJS pulled all ads for the 5th District Primary.[1] After Robinson decided to change the disclaimer to be in English with the above text, WSJS restored the modified ad, and with it, all 5th District ads. The guideline with which WSJS was concerned required the organization paying for a political advertisement to be disclosed. In defending his ad, Robinson said, according to the Winston-Salem Journal, "I think there might be a debate about 'paid for' (being understood), but 'Robinson for Congreso' is clear."[2]
Robinson takes a socially conservative stance on a number of other issues. He campaigned at gun shows in the 5th District. Robinson frequently charged his primary opponents as being big tax-raisers and homosexual rights supporters. Jack Kemp initially endorsed Robinson, but withdrew his endorsement when Robinson supported strong enforcement of immigration laws.[4]
In an eight-way primary for the Republican nomination, Robinson pulled 24% of the vote, finishing first and ahead of well-funded candidates but falling short of the 40% threshold required to avoid a runoff. Therefore, in August, Robinson faced off against second-place primary finisher Virginia Foxx, who also was a social conservative. He polled 45% against Foxx. Foxx went on to win the general election over Democrat Jim Harrell, Jr..
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In early 2006, Robinson announced he would again seek to become a member of the Congressional delegation from North Carolina. He sought to run against Congressman Mel Watt in the heavily Democratic 12th Congressional District.
On February 28 Robinson withdrew as a candidate in the 12th District and filed to run in the more competitive 13th District, against incumbent Congressman Brad Miller. Robinson defended his candidacy in this district by saying he had several donors from the 13th in 2004 and that he was motivated by a desire to defeat Miller. Winning 63% of the vote, Robinson won a May 2 primary against two relatively unknown candidates.[5]
In August 2011, Robinson launched a new official campaign website, announcing his candidacy for the 8th Congressional district in North Carolina. He summarized his positions on the issues on his new site and stated, "I believe there is no more pressing issue regarding national survival than the issue of our exploding national debt. We cannot allow the Obama Administration and Washington insiders to spend money that we do not have with an IOU drawn off the backs of our grandchildren. This is fiscal child abuse and changes our country's motto from "Home of the Brave" to "No Child Left a Dime."[6]
2016 congressional race[edit]
In March 2016, Robinson announced that he would be running for the 13th Congressional District in North Carolina.[7] He lost the nomination to Ted Budd.
- ^ "The Ben Carson Super PAC Is Pretty Lucrative If You're Running It". Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ http://teapartycheer.com/bios/the-south/north-carolina/vernon-l-robinson-nc-bio/
- ^ 'Pro: North Carolina Should Embrace School Choice' North Carolina Insight, (published by the NC Center for Public Policy Research) September 1995, pp. 34–41.
- ^ Gizzi, John (July 26, 2004). "Black Conservative Tops North Carolina Primary". Human Events (60, number 25). p. 6.
- ^ Jenkins, Jim (2006-08-24). "Vernon Robinson on the line..." The News & Observer. Archived from the original on 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- ^ "For Congress". Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Seventeen Republicans Walk into a Primary..." 23 May 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
External links[edit]
- Official campaign website
- Fiery Black Conservative Running For Congress in North Carolina
- Awesomest Congressional Campaign Ever
- GOP firebrand Robinson loses Winston-Salem council seat
- ^ "WSJS SUSPENDS ELECTION AD SPOTS; SPANISH DISCLAIMER PROMPTS TEMPORARY HALT OF POLITICAL ADS." Winston-Salem Journal (Winston-Salem, NC) (June 1, 2004): B2.
- ^ "ROBINSON RADIO AD REVISED BEFORE GOING BACK ON AIR; WSJS DECIDED ORIGINAL SPOT DID NOT MEET FEDERAL CAMPAIGN REGULATIONS." Winston-Salem Journal (Winston-Salem, NC) (June 2, 2004): B1.
- ^ "Leight beats Robinson: Control of South Ward will shift to Democrats" November 9, 2005, By Bertrand M. Gutierrez, Winston-Salem Journal. (accessed June 15, 2006)
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20060615112246/http://www.newsobserver.com/630/story/445032.html
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20071006214924/http://www.factcheck.org/article442.html
- ^ Bill Cosby Radio Ad (in MP3 format), from the Radio and TV ads section of the Robinson website
- ^ Brad Miller's Mariachi Party ad (in Flash format), from the Radio and TV ads section of the Robinson website
- Appearances on C-SPAN


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The New-York Times 1883 January 23 32(9791): 5, col. 3 AMUSEMENTS. MISS ANDERSON AS GALATEA. [unsigned review]
For one reason or another the Fifth-Avenue Theatre was but half filled last night, when Miss Mary Anderson appeared there as Galatea in Gilbert's play "Pygmalion and Galatea." It should be remembered, however, that the audiences at this theatre do not represent that illustrious and triumphant "dead-headism" which has been, during several years, a flagrant wrong against the stage. The practice of filling theatres with people who do not pay for their places, who belong to the amiable phalanx of "dead-heads," has been found a dangerous practice, and managers who are just and right-minded - like the present manager of the Fifth-Avenue Theatre - have protested vigiriusly against the practice, and have sought to do away with it. Some of the largest and most brilliant audiences which have assembled from time to time in respectable play-houses have been companies of men and women who are more delightful than profitable. The value of an audience, therefore, is not always to be measured by its numbers. Miss Anderson's programme was, at least, thoroughly engoyed last evening, and it was frequently applauded. If it was not enthusiastically applaused it was worth something close upon enthusiasm.
Mr. Gilbert, who is inevitably a humorist, has, one must own, put a great deal of truth and humanity into his "Pygmalion and Galatea." The play is, from one side, harshly and aggressively disagreeable. Its characters are low, vulgar, and selfish. Pygmalion - anantique poetic conception - is reduced here to snobbishness and priggishness. His sister, his wife, his kinsmen, and his friends are insufferable. But, though insufferable, they are not especially untruthful. Those who try to portray life are brought to the sad work of picturing absurd, weak and sordid personalitles. Men, as we know them, are not ideals. They are rather caricatures of ideals. Mr. Gilbert, who has bright satiric force, does not hesitate to put his sting into them - and his purpose is admirably praiseworthy. In several of his plays he is labored and fantastic; in "Pygmalion and Galatea," it seems to us, he presents the pathos of idealism in a very effective manner, contrasting it grimly and cynically with frank reality. Galatea is the spirit of sweet, ingenuous, aspiring womanhood; she is ushered into a world of bitterness, jealousy, vulgarity; she loves her maker, who is a narrow-hearted and fatuous sculptor; she meets those who prove to her that life is a thing of sorrow. At the end, forlorn and broken in soul, she returns to her pedestal, utters her melancholy farewell to the world, and becomes again a statue. The satire in a play like this is, of course, rather darkly drawn. The contrast between the innocent Galatea and the selfish Pygmalion is painful, mournful. But is the contrast, is the satire, under-true? There is nothing so beautiful, so bewildering, as the potency of life. It is astonishing, a posteriori, that life is as small, as unsatisfactory, as it is. "Pygmalion and Galatea" has, in consequence, a depth which it may not appear to have at first sight. It is a trifle on the surface - a jest aimed at our dull human affairs. But the plot has a barbed point. It is well not to overlook this fact. As to Miss Anderson's performance of Galatea, we can only repeat what was said of it last year, and repeat this with emphasis: the performance is strong and beautiful, intelligently conceived, and executed with a certain sculpturesque directness, breadth, simplicity, which charms the fancy. Miss Anderson is seen in no character more pleasantly than in Galatea. The stateliness, the ingenuousness, and the enthusiasm of the character find in her a sympathetic interpreter. She gives a ringing voice to its eloquent longing, a charming tenderness to its innocence, a mournful cadence to its lamentation. The sincerity and the sweetness of her acting in this character are perfectly genuine. The cast last evening was tolerable. On Thursday evening Miss Anderson will appear as Julia in "The Hunchback." In the meantime Mr. Gilbert's interesting play will be repeated.
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In 1902 the Presbyterian Church in Australia sent a medical missionary team to Busan. One of the doctors on that team was the Belfast-born Hugh Currell. After two years in Busan, Dr Currell saw a great need in Jinju. At that time the city had no hospitals and no church.
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During the past few years, Africa has attracted increasing amount of private equity investments. In 2011 private equity investors closed USD3 billion worth of deals in Africa, up from USD890 million in 2010. In 2010, Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for 6% of total emerging markets private equity investment, up from only 3% in 2007. Currently, around 200 equity investors are actively involved on the African market. Beyond traditional development institutions and institutional investors, more global frontier investors are exploring opportunities in Africa, seeking to diversify risk, improve efficiency, and unlock value. Currently the bulk of the equity funds attracted to Africa are 'specialized funds' with focus on natural resources, infrastructure and renewable energy sectors. However, funds targeting other sectors, principally those driven by the growing appetite by Africans for quality consumer products and services, are poised to be the main drivers of private equity funds to the region in the coming years. With the global financial crisis that has sharply affected the private equity industry in developed economies, Africa is likely to remain an important market for foreign as well as local private equity investors.
Figure 1 below shows the significant increase of private equity's fundraising in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) from 2006 to 2008 before halving in 2009 as a direct consequence of the global financial crisis. The financial crisis had a more pronounced impact on South Africa's (SA) private equity market, with inflows declining significantly in 2009. Equity flows to the continent rebounded in 2010 and grew sharply in 2011. However, the South African market has remained in distress, overshadowing the continental recovery. Nonetheless, prospects in other emerging markets in Africa remain favorable.
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Economic growth: The recent high GDP growth episode in Africa has created an environment conducive for investment and flow of funds to the region. Over the past decade, Africa's GDP growth averaged 5%, exceeding the world average growth of 4%. Africa is now one of the fastest growing regions in the world with a number of countries expected to exceed 7% over the period 2011-2015.
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Structural factors: The realization of the need to shift from commodity dependence to more diversified service and manufacturing based economies is in response to favorable demographic trends, which have ushered in a growing middle class. The bulge in the middle class and the attendant rise in consumer demand have created an avenue for private investors seeking expansion toward emerging and frontier economies. Furthermore, improvements in the political landscape and upgrading of infrastructure, strengthening of regulatory and legal frameworks and the efforts being undertaken by the continent towards deeper regional and financial integration, have also boosted the interest of private equity fund managers in Africa.
Lack of competition and opportunity for higher returns: Absence of competition in Africa offers the potential for high return generation which is the main incentive for private equity's risk-seeking strategies. Despite the recent upward trend in private equity flows to Africa, private equity penetration is still low in Africa. For instance, private equity investments represent only 0.1% of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa compared with 0.4% in India and 0.2% in China and Brazil. Smaller markets and lower penetration rates create significant potential for high risk-adjusted returns. Recent surveys of global private investors have shown that Africa offers the highest risk premium relative to developed markets. A number of private equity companies surveyed reported a return in multiples of 2.5 times on their investments in Africa. This is comparable to returns prevailing in developing Asian markets but higher than the average 1.9 in Europe and the U.S.
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