The World Baseball Classic (WBC) is an international baseball tournament by Major League Baseball and the International Baseball Federation. The first ever WBC was held in 2006 and was won by Japan. The second WBC was held in 2009, and Japan won again. The third WBC was take place in 2013 and was won by Dominican Republic. The fourth WBC was take place in 2017 and was won by United States.
Sweet potato
The sweet potato ("Ipomoea batatas") is a plant that is a member of the morning glory family, grown for its sweet, edible, tuberous roots. Sweet potatoes contain a lot of fiber and beta-carotene. They are eaten around the world.
The sweet potato is not closely related to the common potato, but they both share the same name origin. The first Europeans to taste sweet potatoes were members of Christopher Columbus's expedition in 1492. There were local names for different cultivars for the sweet potato. However, the part of the name that remained was the indigenous Taino name of the potato, "batata". The Spanish combined the word "batata" with the Quechua word for potato, "papa", to create the word "patata" for the common potato.
In Argentina, Venezuela, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic the sweet potato is called "batata". In Mexico, Peru, Chile, Central America, and the Philippines, the sweet potato is known as "camote" ("kamote") in the Philippines).
In Peru, the Quechua name for a type of sweet potato is "kumar". This is very similar to the Polynesian name "kumara". This interesting naming pattern has led some scholars to suspect that the Polynesians were related to native South Americans.
In New Zealand, the most common cultivar is the red (which is actually colored purple) cultivar called "kumara". Kumara is very popular as a roasted food, often served with sour cream and sweet chili sauce. Occasionally, shops in Australia will label New Zealand purple cultivars as "purple sweet potato" to make it appear different from other cultivars. About 95% of Australia's production of sweet potatoes is the orange cultivar named 'Beauregard', originally from North America, known simply as "sweet potato".
In Peru, the use of sweet potatoes dates to 8000 BC.
Sweet potatoes were introduced a food crop in Japan in 1735 and in Korea in 1764.
Georgie Henley
Georgina"Georgie" Helen Henley (born 9 July 1995) is an English child actress. She is known for playing Lucy Pevensie in "The Chronicles of Narnia" movie series.
Henley's first acting job was playing Lucy Pevensie in the 2005 movie "", based on the C.S. Lewis novel "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe". Henley has won the Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by a Youth Female in a Lead or Supporting Role and the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film — Young Actress Age Ten or Younger in 2006.
Henley played Lucy Pevensie again in the 2008 sequel to "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", "" and the 2010 sequel "".
Since "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" came out, Henley has been in the stage play "Babes in the Wood" at her local theatre group, which ran from 27 January to 4 February 2006. She also played the young Jane Eyre in the 2006 BBC TV show version of "Jane Eyre".
Henley was born on 9 July 1995, to Helen and Mike Henley, and has two older sisters, Rachael and Laura. Rachael played the older version of Lucy Pevensie in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe". Henley now lives in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, and attends Bradford Grammar School, where she is a member of the Ilkley Upstagers' Theatre Group
Henley is a supporter of SOS Children's Villages, an international orphan charity that gives homes and mothers to orphaned and abandoned children.
Zama, Kanagawa
Zama is a city in Kanagawa, Japan. Camp Zama is a large United States military base that is in the city.
Smyrna, Tennessee
Smyrna is a town of Rutherford County in the state of Tennessee in the United States. About 26,600 people were living in Smyrna as of 2000.
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel is the sequel to the movie "Alvin and the Chipmunks". It is a live-action/CGI movie. It was first set to be shown in theaters on March 19, 2010, but the date was changed to December 23, 2009. The movie introduces the Chipettes. The movie stars Zachary Levi, David Cross, and Jason Lee and the voices of Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Amy Poehler, Anna Faris, and Christina Applegate. The movie is being filmed at Woodrow Wilson Classical High School in Long Beach, CA.
In the sequel, Dave makes Alvin, Simon and Theodore go to school, saying that it is "good for them." He does not know that the Chipmunks feel like "Chipmunks Out of Water" because of all the (human) children around. Meanwhile, Ian (after the Chipmunks dealt him a serious blow) is freed from jail and searches the world for animals who can sing and dance. He finds the Chipettes and cannot wait to make them famous and get back at the Chipmunks.
In 2009, Betty Thomas signed on to direct.
Adamsville, Tennessee
Adamsville is a town of Hardin and McNairy counties in the state of Tennessee, in the United States. Nearly 2,000 people were living in Adamsville as of 2000.
Hollow Rock, Tennessee
Hollow Rock is a town of Carroll County in the state of Tennessee in the United States. Almost 1,000 people were living in Hollow Rock as of 2000.
Mount Carmel, Tennessee
Mount Carmel is a town of Hawkins County in the state of Tennessee in the United States. About 5,500 people were living in Mount Carmel as of 2005.
New Deal
The New Deal was a series of programs launched by Franklin D. Roosevelt during his presidency. The New Deal was Roosevelt's way to solve the problems caused by the Great Depression, including unemployment and agricultural . The New Deal is often split into two smaller New Deals: the First New Deal and the Second New Deal. During the First Hundred Days of Roosevelt's presidency, Roosevelt and his administration proposed many plans to fix the economy.
Percentage of non-agricultural workers in labor unions, 1930: 11.6%
Percentage of non-agricultural workers in labor unions, 1937: 22.6%
Percentage of non-agricultural workers in labor unions, 1945: 35.5%
Percentage of non-agricultural workers in labor unions, 1999: 13.9%
CCC: Civilian Conservation Corps
WPA: Works Progress Administration
FDR: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
AAA: Agricultural Adjustment Act
TVA: Tennessee Valley Authority
HOLC: Home Owners Loan Corporation
FERA: Federal Emergency Relief Administration
PWA: Public Works Administration
CWA: Civil Works Administration
NRA: National Recovery Administration
Cashew
The cashew is a tropical tree in the flowering plant. The plant is native to northeastern Brazil. It is now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts (see below) and cashew apples.
Cashew nuts are a popular snack and food source. Cashews, unlike other oily tree nuts, contain starch to about 10% of their weight. This makes them more effective than other nuts in thickening water-based dishes such as soups, meat stews, and some Indian milk-based desserts. Many southeast Asian and south Asian cuisines use cashews for this unusual characteristic, rather than other nuts.
Because the shell of the cashew nut is toxic, it is removed before it is sold to consumers.
Ultra Beatdown
Ultra Beatdown is the fourth studio album by DragonForce, released on August 20, 2008 in Japan and on August 26, 2008 worldwide. It is the last album to feature ZP Theart on vocals before leaving the band.
Operation Ground and Pound
"Operation Ground and Pound" is the fourth track of British power metal band DragonForce's third album, "Inhuman Rampage". The track was the second music video to be released by the band. For the video, the song was shortened to 5 minutes.
Heroes of Our Time