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...when the humble tuber followed the silver to Europe is unclear, but by the early 17th century the stage was set there for a vast expansionary phase in the potato's history. Despite being regularly denounced from pulpits because it was not mentioned in the Bible, this imported esculent (foodstuff) soon became a peasant favorite. Not only did it yield four times more calories per acre than grain, making it an essential insurance policy against famine; it also, as an underground crop, was less likely than stored grain to be looted by armies living off the land in those...
...Today Solanum tuberosum has gone global to become the world's fourth largest food crop after wheat, rice and maize - not bad for a tuber whose ancestor is the highly toxic wild potato and whose closest cousin is the deadly nightshade. And its popularity still has vast potential for growth: Asia has replaced Europe as the center of production as its populations begin to embrace French fries as well as rice...
...they have undertaken in Iraq," wrote Manuel Miranda, citing "an excuse-making culture," "willfully negligent if not criminal" management, a "built-in attention deficit disorder," and "information hoarding." (The State Department has dismissed Miranda's charges as the opinion of one individual, saying they are not shared by the vast majority of officials serving in Iraq or Washington...
...Institute also plans to eliminate all exemptions from writing requirements at the Hanover, N.H. school, eventually requiring all first-year students to take at least two writing courses. (The vast majority of Harvard students are only required to take one writing class...
...writer mistakenly referenced the "Commonwealth League of Nations." This organization does not exist. The writer intended to reference the Commonwealth of Nations, which is described above as an association of 53 independent states, a majority of which used to be British colonies. Finally, while the editorial claimed that "the vast majority of Canadians feels no allegiance to Britain and believes in republican status for Canada," the matter is far more complex and public opinion polls show consistently ambivalent and sometimes conflicting feelings about the Canadians' allegiance to Britain. The Crimson regrets the error...