"with the largest fleets in France and the USA. Its sails were manufactured by Dutch windsurfing sail-maker Gaastra. The design evolved over time: In 2014 the new 2015 Weta was announced. Structural and cosmetic improvements include: In September 2014 the first of the new '2015 Weta' build were shipped to customers in the US. In April 2017, Weta announced the availability of a redesigned and bi-radial cut 9.3SqM square top mainsail and a 12 kg lighter foam-core boat. Weta Trimaran The Weta 4.4 Trimaran is a 4.4 metre (14 foot) sailing dinghy conceived and developed in New Zealand from 2001-2006"
"Oddish, Gloom, and Vileplume Oddish, Gloom, and Vileplume, known in Japan as , , and , are three Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's ""Pokémon"" franchise. Created by Ken Sugimori, they first appeared in the video games ""Pokémon Red"" and ""Blue"" and subsequent sequels. They have later appeared in various merchandise, spinoff titles and animated and printed adaptations of the franchise. They are all voiced by Kayzie Rogers in the English dub. Oddish, Gloom, and Vileplume are three of 150 different designs conceived by Game Freak's character development team and finalized by Ken Sugimori for the first generation of"
"Skipjack tuna The skipjack tuna (""Katsuwonus pelamis"") is a medium-sized perciform fish in the tuna family, Scombridae. It is otherwise known as the aku, arctic bonito, mushmouth, oceanic bonito, striped tuna, or victor fish. It grows up to 1 m (3 ft) in length. It is a cosmopolitan pelagic fish found in tropical and warm-temperate waters. It is a very important species for fisheries. It is a streamlined, fast-swimming pelagic fish, common in tropical waters throughout the world, where it inhabits surface waters in large shoals (up to 50,000 fish), feeding on fish, crustaceans, cephalopods, and molluscs. It is an"
"starter Pokémon, in chronological order of first appearance, are Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Chikorita, Cyndaquil, Totodile, Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip, Turtwig, Chimchar, Piplup, Snivy, Tepig, Oshawott, Chespin, Fennekin, Froakie, Rowlet, Litten and Popplio. Players have the option to choose one of three different types of Pokémon: a Grass type, a Fire type, and a Water type, though many starter Pokémon have an additional type or gain one by evolution. These Pokémon are supposedly indigenous to their regions, yet otherwise unattainable except through trading with another game, leading to their rarity. Many games include a rival character, who receives the Pokémon whose type"
"Jhunka Jhunka or Zunka is a vegetarian traditional Indian dish prepared in Maharashtra , Goa and North Karnataka. It is essentially a chickpea flour porridge. It is also known by the name of pithla or pithle. Its ingredients are gram flour (""besan""), mixed with water to form a semi-solid paste. It is then sauteed in oil with any other assorted ingredients like green chillies, red chilly powder, turmeric, salt, fried onions, mustard seeds, ginger-garlic, cumin seeds, coriander leaves and served with ""roti"" or more traditionally with Bhakri jolada rotti . The dish is also referred to as ""jhunka bhakar"" or"
"including figures, plush toys, and the ""Pokémon Trading Card Game"". Vileplume was featured as a keychain in a Burger King promotion. A first edition Vileplume card has been noted as being worth up to $75. A Vileplume card was released with a printing mistake. Oddish, Gloom, and Vileplume Oddish, Gloom, and Vileplume, known in Japan as , , and , are three Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's ""Pokémon"" franchise. Created by Ken Sugimori, they first appeared in the video games ""Pokémon Red"" and ""Blue"" and subsequent sequels. They have later appeared in various merchandise, spinoff titles and animated"
"permit reaches about and more than . The 20 currently recognized species in this genus are: Pompano Pompanos are marine fishes in the genus Trachinotus in the family Carangidae (better known as ""jacks""). Pompano may also refer to various other, similarly shaped members of the Carangidae, or the order Perciformes. Their appearance is deep-bodied and mackerel-like, typically silver and toothless, with a forked tail and narrow base. Of the 20 described species, most are valued as food. Some species are considered prize delicacies and game fish. A similar species is known as the permit, ""T. falcatus""; two United States Navy"
"Portunus trituberculatus Portunus trituberculatus, the ""gazami"" crab, Japanese blue crab or horse crab, is the most widely fished species of crab in the world. It is found off the coasts of East Asia and is closely related to ""Portunus pelagicus"". ""P. trituberculatus"" is the world's most heavily fished crab species, with over 300,000 tonnes being caught annually, 98% of it off the coast of China. ""P. trituberculatus"" is found off the coasts of Japan, Korea, China, Pakistan and Taiwan. The carapace may reach wide, and from front to back. ""P. trituberculatus"" may be distinguished from the closely related (and also"
"lures, and are considered to a good sport fish, but tend to be overshadowed by giant trevally and bluefin trevally in reputation. Bluespotted trevally The bluespotted trevally (""Caranx bucculentus""), also known as the wide-mouthed trevally, is a species of moderately large marine fish in the jack family Carangidae. The bluespotted trevally is distributed through the tropical east Indian and west Pacific Oceans, ranging from Taiwan in the north to Australia in the south. It is an inshore species, found in sandy, muddy and seagrass environments, often in large bays. The bluespotted trevally is distinguished by dark blue spots on its"
"rows from head to tail. The colour of the dorsal surface can range from dark brown to bright orange, while the underside of the girdle is pale orange with a bright orange foot. ""Cryptoconchus porosus"" is native to New Zealand, and present in Madagascar. These common grazers prefer outer exposed rocks washed by waves, in the low intertidal and shallow subtidal zone, or in deeper water down to 30m, often in association with sponges. Cryptoconchus porosus Cryptoconchus porosus, the butterfly chiton, is a species of chiton, a marine polyplacophoran mollusc in the family Acanthochitonidae. ""Cryptoconchus porosus"" is a large chiton"
"Monte Bolca and the Caucasus Mountains. The Monte Bolca species, ""E. pygmaeus"", coexisted with several other tetraodontiforms, including an extinct species of diodontid, primitive boxfish (""Proaracana"" and ""Eolactoria""), and other, totally extinct forms, such as ""Zignoichthys"" and the spinacanthids. The extinct genus, ""Archaeotetraodon"" is known from Miocene-aged fossils from Europe. Pufferfish can be lethal if not served properly. Puffer poisoning usually results from consumption of incorrectly prepared puffer soup, ""fugu chiri"", or occasionally from raw puffer meat, ""sashimi fugu"". While ""chiri"" is much more likely to cause death, ""sashimi fugu"" often causes intoxication, light-headedness, and numbness of the lips, and"
"Japanese fish stock). It is also a key ingredient in shuto. In Indonesian cuisine, skipjack tuna is known as ""cakalang"". The most popular Indonesian dish made from skipjack tuna is ""cakalang fufu"" from Minahasa. It is a cured and smoked skipjack tuna dish, made by cooking the fish after clipping it to a bamboo frame. Skipjack is also integral to Maldivian cuisine. Skipjack tuna The skipjack tuna (""Katsuwonus pelamis"") is a medium-sized perciform fish in the tuna family, Scombridae. It is otherwise known as the aku, arctic bonito, mushmouth, oceanic bonito, striped tuna, or victor fish. It grows up to"
"includes ""white sura"". Juk () and mieum (미음) or eung-i (응이) are types of rice porridge usually served in the morning. ""Juk"" is thicker than ""mieum"" in texture, latter of which is similar to the Western gruel. Guksu () are noodles that are prepared with buckwheat or wheat flour, with the former being preferred. Mandu (만두) are boiled or steamed dumplings. ""Mandu"" dough is made from either wheat flour or buckwheat. The dough is then stuffed with various fillings. ""Tteokguk"" (떡국) is a soup made of ""tteok"" (glutinous rice cakes) Tang is a type of soup made with beef shank,"
"in ""Pokémon Red"" and ""Blue"", the player has the choice of starting with Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle. The exception to this rule is ""Pokémon Yellow"", where players are given a Pikachu, an Electric-type mouse Pokémon, famous for being the mascot of the Pokémon media franchise; unique to ""Pokémon Yellow"", the three starter Pokémon from ""Red"" and ""Blue"" can be obtained during the quest by a single player. Another consistent aspect is that the player's rival will always choose the type that has a type advantage over the player's chosen Pokémon as their starter Pokémon (excluding ""Sun"" and ""Moon""). For instance,"
"vine native to Asia, primarily subtropical and temperate regions of China, Japan, and Korea, with trifoliate leaves composed of three leaflets. Five species in the genus ""Pueraria"" (""P. montana"", ""P. lobata"", ""P. edulis"", ""P. phaseoloides"" and ""P. thomsoni"") are closely related and kudzu populations in the United States seem to have ancestry from more than one of the species. Each leaflet is large and ovate with two to three lobes each and hair on the underside. The leaves have the ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen, which can supply up to 95% of leaf nitrogen to the plant in poor soils."
"starter Pokémon the player can choose from at the beginning of the games. Bulbasaur's Grass type is in contrast to Charmander's Fire type and Squirtle's Water type. Bulbasaur and the other starters from ""Red"" and ""Blue"" are replaced by Pikachu in ""Pokémon Yellow"", the only starter available in it. Instead, they are obtained throughout the game from several trainers. In ""Pokémon FireRed"" and ""LeafGreen"", remakes of ""Red"" and ""Green"", Bulbasaur is selectable as a starter Pokémon once again, along with Charmander and Squirtle. In ""Pokémon HeartGold"" and ""SoulSilver"", after obtaining all sixteen badges and defeating Red, the player can choose"
"include ""digenea"" (flukes), ""monogenea"" (gillworms), ""cestoda"" (tapeworms), and isopods. As with many inshore gamefish like bluefish and striped bass, schools of little tunny are usually indicated by flocks of birds diving in coastal waters. Fishermen targeting them often troll bait, cast lures, and float fish. When trolling for Little Tunny, fishermen often use small lures baited with either mullet or ballyhoo or lures dressed with colored feathers. When float fishing, popular baits are Spot, Bluefish, or Pinfish. Popular lures include deadly dicks, maria jigs, and other slender-profiled, brightly colored metal lures that can be cast far and retrieved quickly that"
"Luzula Luzula is a genus of flowering plants the family Juncaceae, the rushes. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropics. Plants of the genus are known commonly as wood-rush, wood rush, or woodrush. Possible origins of the genus name include the Italian ""lucciola"" (""to shine, sparkle"") or the Latin ""luzulae"" or ""luxulae"", from ""lux"" (""light""), inspired by the way the plants sparkle when wet with dew. Another etymology sometimes given is that it does derive from lucciola but that this meant a"
"various Pokémon species ""clever and descriptive names"" related to their appearance or features when translating the game for western audiences as a means to make the characters more relatable to American children. Articuno's English name comes from a combination of ""Arctic"", and uno, the Spanish and Italian word for one. Articuno, known as the Freeze Pokémon, is a legendary Pokémon, one of the legendary birds, along with Zapdos and Moltres. It is a large bird with brown eyes, blue plumage, a bluish-white-feathered chest, a three feathered crest adorning its head and a gray beak with matching legs. With its long,"
"Trichomycteridae The Trichomycteridae are a family of catfishes (order Siluriformes) commonly known as the pencil or parasitic catfishes. This family includes the infamous candiru fish, feared by some people for its alleged habit of entering into the urethra of humans. Another species is the life monsefuano, which was important to the Moche culture and still an important part of Peruvian cuisine. This family is prohibited from being imported into various parts of the USA. The Trichomycteridae comprise about 42 genera and 286 species described. It is the second-most diverse family of the superfamily Loricarioidea. Numerous species still remain undescribed. The"
"new Pokémon, three new Ultra Beasts have been confirmed to appear - known initially as UB Assembly, UB Burst and UB Adhesive; later to be revealed as Stakataka, Blacephalon, and Poipole respectively. Pokémon Sun and Moon Pokémon Sun and Moon are role-playing video games developed by Game Freak, published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. They are the first installments in the seventh generation of ""Pokémon"" games. First announced in February 2016 through a special Nintendo Direct, both ""Sun"" and ""Moon"" were released worldwide in November 2016, commemorating the franchise's 20th anniversary. Two follow-up games, ""Pokémon"
"well. Both jumiles and chumiles are insects of the order Hemiptera and family Pentatomidae. Pentatomids are commonly called ""stink bugs"" in English. In the ""Globe Trekker"" TV travelogue episode ""Ultimate Mexico"", Justine Shapiro is shown eating a live ""jumil"". Andrew Zimmern can also be seen eating jumiles on his television show ""Bizarre Foods"", where he claims they taste just like tutti-frutti chewing gum. Jumiles Jumiles are small stink bugs usually of the species ""Atizies taxcoensis"" native to the Taxco region of the state of Guerrero in Mexico. Any edible Hemiptera from the Coreidae or Pentatomidae families may be considered jumiles"
"four championships and four Klassics, Rebel Survivors who have won three championships and three Klassics, and Sole Survivors who have won three championships and two Klassics. 2014's championship was won by ""Stallion Survivors"". KanJam KanJam (sometimes spelled kanjam or Kan-Jam) is a flying disc game, played with a flying disc and two cans in which you deflect the disc. The KanJam company is based in western New York. KanJam was created in the 1980s by Charles Sciandra and Paul Swisher in Buffalo, New York, originally being called ""Garbage Can Frisbee"". ""Garbage Can Frisbee"" was created in the late 1970's by"
"Prunum Prunum is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ""Prunum"" and ""Volvarina"" is not very precise. They form together a monophyletic clade. The differences between these two genera are based on differences in the morphology of the shell, the radula, the radular cartilage, the mantle and the internal anatomy. A rather arbitrary criterion is currently used to distinguish between the two genera. The large species with a strong callus are placed in ""Prunum"", the slender species with a thin callus in ""Volvarina"", leaving in between many"
"version is said to taste the same. Some skeptics say that the fish being offered as non-toxic may be of a different species, and that the toxicity has nothing to do with the diet of the pufferfish. Fugu The fugu (; ; ) in Japanese, bogeo () or bok () in Korean, and hétún (河豚; 河鲀) in Standard Modern Chinese is a pufferfish, normally of the genus ""Takifugu"", ""Lagocephalus"", or ""Sphoeroides"", or a porcupinefish of the genus ""Diodon"", or a dish prepared from these fish. Fugu can be lethally poisonous due to its tetrodotoxin; therefore, it must be carefully prepared"
"Fugu The fugu (; ; ) in Japanese, bogeo () or bok () in Korean, and hétún (河豚; 河鲀) in Standard Modern Chinese is a pufferfish, normally of the genus ""Takifugu"", ""Lagocephalus"", or ""Sphoeroides"", or a porcupinefish of the genus ""Diodon"", or a dish prepared from these fish. Fugu can be lethally poisonous due to its tetrodotoxin; therefore, it must be carefully prepared to remove toxic parts and to avoid contaminating the meat. The restaurant preparation of fugu is strictly controlled by law in Japan and several other countries, and only chefs who have qualified after three or more years"
"comes in three Maya versions which have lighter balls on a shorter string, six Spectra versions which have intermediate weight balls on an intermediate length string, and two Pro versions which have heavier balls on a longer string. Astrojax, Weave, Aqua, Maya, Spectra, vortex, string bud, Free-Dimensional Orbiter, Saturn, Blue Diamond, are trademarks of New Toy Classics of San Francisco, CA. Astrojax has won a number of toy awards, has been taken into outer space by NASA for their ""Toys in Space"" program. There are three Astrojax categories in the Guinness Book of World Records database. 1. Horizontal Orbit: One"
"Tridacna Tridacna is a genus of large saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the subfamily Tridacninae, the giant clams. They have heavy shells, fluted with 4 to 6 folds. The mantle is brightly coloured. They inhabit shallow waters of coral reefs in warm seas of the Indo-Pacific region. These clams are popular in marine aquaria, and in some areas, such as the Philippines, members of the genus are farmed for the marine aquarium trade. They live in symbiosis with photosynthetic algae (zooxanthellae). Some species are eaten by humans. The genus contains two subgenera and the following species: Subgenus ""Tridacna (Tridacna)"""
"orders and help him recover the parts. All three of the Pikmin colors that Olimar discovers must be used in order to overcome various obstacles and complete the game. The Pikmin creatures come in three colors, including red, yellow and blue. Red Pikmin are the first type found in the game, and more powerful than the other two varieties and resistant to fire. Yellow Pikmin can be thrown higher than the other two and can carry explosives called ""bomb rocks"", and blue Pikmin are the only ones that are able to survive in water. They are utilized in various tasks,"
"Chiton glaucus Chiton glaucus, common name the green chiton or the blue green chiton, is a species of chiton, a marine polyplacophoran mollusk in the family Chitonidae, the typical chitons. It is the most common chiton species in New Zealand. The species ""Chiton glaucus"" are part of a very primitive group of Mollusc with evidence of being present in up to 80 million years of the fossil record. Taxonomists primarily use characteristics of the valves and the girdle to tell the difference between species and this is the case for ""Chiton glaucus"" (Creese, New Zealand Coastal Marine Invertebrates, 2010). ""Chiton"
"and dabu-dabu, and smoked or salted fish, usually skipjack tuna, anchovies, or ""nike"" (a small species of fish from nearby Lake Tondano). The etymology of the word ""tinutuan"" is unknown. The exact date when tinutuan was invented is also uncertain. Some sources say it has been popular since 1970, while others date its invention as late as 1981. The local government of Manado made tinutuan an official icon of the city in 2005 and assigned a ""traditional food area"" lined with tinutuan stalls at Wakeke Street. At its place of origin, Manado, tinutuan usually served with cakalang fufu (smoked skipjack"
"are four types of these unconsolidated aquifers, ""valley-fill aquifers""; blanket sand and gravel aquifers; glacial-deposit aquifers; and stream-valley aquifers. There are 70 intermontane watersheds in this area of 80,000 square miles. The alluvial and glacial deposits found in this region are generally known for being productive, shallow aquifers. These aquifers are close to the surface, and have a high hydraulic conductivity, so they are at a high risk for pollution. Known pollutants in this area are arsenic, cadmium, copper, lead, and zinc due to mining activities coupled with elevated levels of phosphorus and nitrogen due to agriculture activities. Water withdrawals"
"Lutjanus johnii Lutjanus johnii, commonly known as John's snapper or the golden snapper, is a marine fish native to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans, from East Africa to Fiji and Australia. In Queensland, Northern Territory and other parts of Australia it is perhaps known more commonly as Fingermark bream, and is arguably one of the best estuary eating fish. The former name ('Golden snapper') is generally used when the fish is in much larger sizes, with juveniles and young adults usually referred to as the latter ('Fingermark'). It has a remarkably slow growth rate, so release is encouraged and"