The Tanukis lived among the Tama Kyuryou, (Tama Hills), in West Tokyo. The Japanese government (in reality and in the movie) built a totally new town with high-rise apartments, schools, hospitals, and so forth. The town is called "Tama New Town". It is no longer new today, since about a quarter of a century has passed since it was built.

Translated as "raccoon dog", Tanuki is a native animal of Asia which looks like a raccoon. It's a part of the Canine family (NYCTEREUTES PROCYONOIDES). More information here and here.

We do not have the address where the home was built. When you place an order with us, we collect your billing and shipping addresses ? not the address where the home will be built. We completely understand why you would like to see a built home, but, unfortunately, we are unable to provide you with that information. All of our customers' personal information (including yours) is held in the strictest confidence.

No. Currently the MyTraffic service does not have functionality that allows you to plan a drive from one metropolitan area to another. You can, however, set up two separate drives; one for each respective city and both drives can be included in a single alert, one as the primary and the other as an alternative.

Respecting the privacy of our clients, we cannot give out any information as to the whereabouts of existing structures built. The only ones that can be viewed are singular units (the two prototypes shown in the website) built in Quebec, Canada (approx 60 miles west of Ottawa). Directions can be provided upon request.

Construction time varies depending on the time of year you order your home - some seasons are busier than others. When we're busy, we can usually ship your new home in no more than three months. At other times, your home may be ready to ship in eight weeks or less.

Yes. Every new home should be tested for radon after occupancy. Test your home even if it has the radon resistant features. Test kits are inexpensive and may be purchased at your local hardware store, or call the National Safety Council's Radon Hotline (800-767-7236) to order a test kit.

We sell home plans throughout the United States and may not know exactly where they are built. If we do know the exact location, we do not release that information in order to protect the privacy of our customers. In some cases, we publish an actual photograph of the home that the builder or customer has shared with us.

Pinnacle and Ritz-Craft modular homes are constructed in a climate controlled environment using state of the art engineering and assembly line techniques. They use the same brand name building materials and they build to the same building code requirements as any local "stick builder". State or independent third party inspectors carefully inspect each home we build.

The first one is the "realistic" version of a Tanuki. Tanukis look like this when they are interacting with humans. If Tanukis standing on their hind legs and wearing human clothes appeared in front of humans and spoke, it would have looked like a Disney family movie, and considering the serious nature of the issues Pom Poko deals with, that wouldn't have worked. The second one, the "humanized" version, was created so that the audience could identify with the Tanukis more.

A) Volunteer. Decisions about location for the next ToriCon are usually made in June and July, so the organizer for the following year can attend the current Con in August and watch to see how that organizer screws up. Locations are *only* considered if there is a committed, trustworthy person willing to sponsor the location and (potentially) do all the legwork themselves if other help isn't forthcoming.

the College premises are located in the centre of Thessaloniki, usually there is an adequate number of available flats both in the centre of the city and in areas around. Flats situated in the city-centre are older and sometimes more expensive. Students though can have the advantage of the local transportation and get a lower cost accommodation situated in a small distance from College.

OSELC is close to both Bondi Beach to the east and the city centre to the west. Bondi Beach is just 10 minutes by bus from SELC and the city centre just 10 minutes by train.

We have done our best to pick prominent cities in four major geographic regions of the United State; Pacific, South, North and Atlantic to host our regional finals. We do realize that some players will have to make travel arrangements in order to participate in a specific regional final, however WCG USA regional final attendees have a 50% chance of qualifying for the WCG USA National Final, so we feel as though its travel well spent.

No, not at all. When you type in the name of your city, try to keep it simple. For example instead of New York City, just type in New York or for Washington D.C. just type in Washington. For city names with Non-English characters, use the English equivalent spelling instead. After typing the name as described above, click on the [Done] button. A list will then appear with possible choices of cities. Select your city from this list.

If you're interested in visiting our Morewood, Ontario factory - to see your own home under construction, or someone else's - contact your builder (or our Morewood Sales Centre if you're building in Eastern Ontario). Or, take the virtual tour!

Home owners generally first get a letter of committment from the lending institution that will be providing the permanent financing. The home owner then gets a construction loan that is paid out during the construction process based on progress reports by the builder and inspections by the lender. After the home is built, the permanent loan is taken out and used to pay off the interim financing.

We hope to raise gifts and pledges of $4.5 million by the end of 2007 and complete construction in 2008.

Unlike other sites, AtomicMen makes it very easy to cruise men in any city on the site. Simply choose a state and city from the drop-down menu and you’ll see the men in that city. If you would like to actually appear in the Men Online list in another city, you can “travel” to that city by going to Update Profile on the homepage and change your city to a visiting city. You can also go to the Search page to pull up men in any city, state or country.

You have a couple of options. The first is to be patient. The ASBS and ACS continually certify new surgeons/hospitals. Your second option is to contact the closest Center of Excellence to you. Medicare is a national program so beneficiaries often have the option to travel out of state to receive medical care.

Sometimes, due to steep and winding driveways or rural roads, a tractor-trailer cannot get close (within 100 yards) to the home. When this occurs, the crew will often make use of a shuttle van. This requires the use of a smaller truck to transport items between the residence and the moving van. Although not always possible to determine, our estimator usually will be able to recognize if a shuttle van is required.

The EarthBox is available at retailers across the country. The Dealer Locator has information on all EarthBox registered retailers, but if your local garden center does not carry the EarthBox, please let us know.

Yes, if it's deep enough and large enough. Depending on the climate, a minimum of six feet in depth at its lowest level during the year is needed for a pond to be considered. In pond loops, copper, polyethylene or polybutylene pipe can be used.

We are negotiating on a daily basis to sign new courses. Our goal is to have one - two new courses per week. If you have a particular course in mind, please let us know.

Internship programs have been established at a number of Connecticut hospitals and at a nursing home in Providence, Rhode Island. With students now enrolling from all across the U.S., it is anticipated that other internship sites will be established for those living outside of the Southern New England area.

Yes. We have worked with many, many physicians from all parts of the world to assist couples with their treatment cycles. If a physician, ultrasound facility and hormone laboratory are available, in many instances the bulk of the cycle preparation and treatment may be carried out with the couples remaining at or close to home. In some instances a portion of the surrogate monitoring may similarly be carried out near the surrogates home.

It is best to leave the bait where you found it unless it is on your lawn, driveway, or other area not likely to attract a raccoon. While wearing a glove, you can move the bait to an area of thicker cover where a raccoon will be more likely to find it. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water after any contact with a bait.

If a fire is close to your home or business (such as a car parked next to your home), consider it inside your home and call 9-1-1, evacuate the building and wait for arriving fire companies.

The Virginia DMV requires that you take a short FINAL TEST ON-LINE at a testing site where someone can verify your identity in person. It's quite painless but you will have to bring your valid ID and a printed copy of our form which shows you have completed the course and have been scheduled to take the exam at your chosen location. **Please note that the DMV does not allow you to bring notes or get assistance while taking your exam.