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	potato potato or white potato, common name for a perennial plant ( Solanum tuberosum ) of the family Solanaceae ( nightshade family) and for its swollen underground stem, a tuber, which is one of the most widely used vegetables in Western temperate climates. The plant is probably native to the Andes,... Read more
	sweet potato sweet potato trailing perennial plant ( Ipomoea batatas ) of the family Convolvulaceae ( morning glory family), native to the New World tropics. Cultivated from ancient times by the Aztecs for its edible tubers, it was introduced into Europe in the 16th cent. and later spread to Asia. It is now th... Read more
	viroid viroid microscopic infectious agent, much smaller than a virus , that infects higher plants such as potatoes, tomatoes, chrysanthemums, and cucumbers, causing stunted or distorted growth and sometimes death. It can be transmitted by pollen, seed, or farm implements. Viroids are single strands of R... Read more
	starch starch white, odorless, tasteless, carbohydrate powder. It plays a vital role in the biochemistry of both plants and animals and has important commercial uses. In green plants starch is produced by photosynthesis ; it is one of the chief forms in which plants store food. It is stored most abundant... Read more
	amyloplast amyloplast , also called leucoplast, a nonpigmented organelle, or plastid, occurring in the cytoplasm of plant cells. Amyloplasts transform glucose, a simple sugar, into starch through the process of polymerization, and store starch grains within their stretched membranes. Especially large numbers o... Read more
	Wicklow Wicklow town (1991 pop. 6,215), seat of Co. Wicklow, E Republic of Ireland, on the Irish Sea. It is a seaport and market for an area of potato growing and livestock raising. Chemicals, fertilizers, and farm implements are the chief manufactures. There are flour mills in the town. Tourism is also im... Read more
	Caribou Caribou , town (1990 pop. 9,415), Aroostook co., NE Maine, on the Aroostook River; inc. 1859. A processing and shipping hub for a potato-growing region, it is also a winter sports center. Nearby Loring Air Force Base, once important to the local economy, is now closed. ... Read more
	Larne Larne , town (1991 pop. 18,224) and district, NE Northern Ireland, on an inlet of the North Channel. The town is a seaport and a tourist center. Metal ores, beef, and potatoes are exported from Larne; among the industrial products are electrical equipment, paper, and linen. Limestone is quarried nea... Read more
	tuber tuber enlarged tip of a rhizome (underground stem) that stores food. Although much modified in structure, the tuber contains all the usual stem parts—bark, wood, pith, nodes, and internodes. The eyes of a potato tuber are nodes where sprouts appear, and they are arranged in the same spiral pa... Read more
	Antrim Antrim , district (1991 pop. 48,000), 217 sq mi (562 sq km), NE Northern Ireland. The eastern and seaward area is a picturesque region of mountains and glens; to the west, where Antrim borders on Lough Neagh, lie the fertile valleys of the Bann and the Lagan rivers. Tourism is significant. The regio... Read more

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	Contested trades: hot potato or hot air? (includes defining the status of the issues)(Trade Trends) Magazine article from: Futures (Cedar Falls, Iowa); 1/15/1991; ; 700+ words ; Contested trades: Hot potato or hot air? Program trading, index arbitrage, dual trading...PaineWebber, who notes the debate also fueled stock index futures jurisdictional disputes between the Commodity Futures Trading Commission...
	OPINION: Campaign money: A hot potato for ethics panel. Newspaper article from: Columbia Daily Tribune (Columbia, MO); 9/5/2007; 700+ words ; ...interim period should be returned to donors. This is a hot potato. No matter what the ethics wizards decide, they will...on individual candidates. I guess one can see this jurisdictional matter both ways, but on the question of what is right...
	'In the valley of Elah': Rating:. Newspaper article from: Newsday (Melville, NY); 9/14/2007; 700+ words ; ...scattered locations of the limbs turn the case into a jurisdictional hot potato that neither the local police nor the military...abroad. But we're too busy sorting out the "jurisdictional mess" his combative characters are making to connect...
	Common Sense Newspaper article from: Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL); 5/16/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...Spot annexations have created a hodgepodge, but no longer are accidents and calls for help treated like a jurisdictional hot potato. Thankfully, law-enforcement officials and paramedics from both the county and village respond to accidents...
	Treaties, trees and sharing: report from the Grassy Narrows blockade.(Canada) Magazine article from: Catholic New Times; 4/6/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...However, the province does not formally recognize the Grassy Narrows Traditional Land Use Area. As this game of jurisdictional hot potato goes on, the trees keep falling and the trucks keep hauling. A human rights observer at the blockade says...
	Mad cows and Bt potatoes: global public goods in the food system.(General Sessions) Magazine article from: American Journal of Agricultural Economics; 12/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...title is a play on Sacred Cows and Hot Potatoes (SCHP), suggested by one of...agricultural policy. Mad Cows and Bt Potatoes is shorthand for the set of myths...may hinder provision of GPGs: a jurisdictional gap (when national borders become...
	Enveloped in the fog of maritime risk: crimes on the high seas are rarely prosecuted, if at all, but payouts by carriers for cruise ship liabilities are about to increase tenfold.(INDUSTRY RISK REPORT: MARINE SHIPPING) Magazine article from: Risk & Insurance; 6/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...Because of the complicated jurisdictional issues involved, investigations...waters, raising complicated jurisdictional issues. This means that multiple...crimes can turn into a game of "hot potato," with none of the authorities...
	Media Advisory: Ray Pennings to Address the Economic Club. News Wire article from: Canadian Corporate News; 11/25/2008; 620 words ; ...effect in Alberta and British Columbia, creates fewer jurisdictional disputes, promotes local efficiency, and encourages...discussion deserving pursuit-if anybody will pick up the hot potato. WHO: Ray Pennings, Director of Research, Cardus...
	BATTLING GIANTS Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 8/13/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...traffic. Officials acknowledge the issue is a political hot potato, starting with the question of which municipal board...person capacity council room, limit testimony to the jurisdictional question, and televise the meeting. "The place is...
	Problems persist in Iraq rollout: corruption allegations, continuing security problems and attacks on U.S. and coalition forces mean delays in offering wireless services in the war-torn country. Magazine article from: Wireless Week; 12/15/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...the licenses' status is in limbo because of touchy jurisdictional issues, analysts say. One such issue is who co...network in the country, as such topics are political hot potatoes. In October, the Coalition Provisional Authority...