Orange (colour) and absorb mostly greenish-blue light. (See also shades of orange). Other orange pigments include: The orange colour of carrots, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, oranges, and many other fruits and vegetables comes from carotenes, a type of photosynthetic pigment. These pigments convert the light energy that the plants absorb from the sun into chemical energy for the plants' growth. The carotenes themselves take their name from the carrot. Autumn leaves also get their orange colour from carotenes. When the weather turns cold and production of green chlorophyll stops, the orange colour remains. Before the 18th century, carrots from Asia were usually purple,
Judo in the United Kingdom Ben Quilter won bronze in the -60 kg category, and Sam Ingram won silver in the -90 kg category. Journalist Mark Law was named 'Best New Writer' in the 2008 British Sports Book Awards for his book "The Pyjama Game: A Journey into Judo", which was later published as "Falling Hard: A Journey into the World of Judo" in the United States. The book is a history of Judo in Japan, Britain, and other parts of the world, framed by Law's own experience of beginning Judo after his fiftieth birthday and working his way up to "sho dan" (first-degree black