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Story Seven Hundred Sixty Three Ends Friday, March 17
The Catacombs was a cosy place for anyone who wished to enjoy some conversation over a cup of coffee. The more imaginative or creative Neopians could always partake in the variety of activities available across the bright, warm cave. Many huddled around campfires and shared stories, some unleashed their inner poetic selves, while the rest admired paintings at the art gallery.
Amongst the visitors was a shadow Tuskaninny rushing on her way to the coffee shop, her purse flinging about wildly as she avoided other Neopians. She was five minutes late when she finally arrived at the entrance.
"You're always late, Kelsea!" A Fire Poogle remanded her.
"Sorry," Kelsea replied, panting heavily, "I overslept."
"Whatever. Anyway, come on! We'll be late!"
The Poogle grabbed her wrist and hurried for the art gallery. Kelsea didn't know what the purpose of the meetup was; all her friend, Rina, had told her was that it was going to be something interesting. Something that she would definitely look forward to.
"Here we are," Rina's voice dropped to a whisper when they reached at a gathering in front of a painting of Illusen. "Looks like the announcement's about to begin."
Upon seeing the painting, Kelsea's mood soared. She was a huge fan of Illusen and so was Rina. Their fondness for the kind Earth Faerie was what made them get along so well.
"Ladies and gentlemen!" A loud voice suddenly boomed. Kelsea couldn't identify who it was because she was surrounded by a sea of Neopets all around her. All the same, she still listened eagerly.
"As you all know, Illusen's Day is just around the corner," continued the voice. "In honor of the greatest Faerie that ever lived, we have decided to prepare a superb gift for her. Everyone of you is gathered at this place because we will need as much help as possible to make this wish come true ..." Author: rurirawr
Date: Mar 13th
".... So, if you would please come up one by one, we have a small list of items we would like each of you to get and activities that we need set up. I believe once we have gathered them all together, we can make this the best Illusen Day ever."
Kelsea wasn't quite sure what that was all about, but it sounded like a good idea. Sort of like dividing up the responsibilities of a surprise party so that no one person was overwhelmed by what was needed to do.
"That sounds fun." Rina said, "Though I wonder what we're all supposed to get for her?"
"I guess we'll find out once we get up there."
The line was quick to form. And Kelsea couldn't see the front of it from her position. That was the price of being late, she had to assume. But, at least it was orderly. A few minutes passed, and some other Neopians were walking past her with a small list clutched in their fingers, looks of excitement on their faces as they went to go make preparations.
It didn't take long for Kelsea to reach close to the front, and she saw that there was a large jar filled with little paper slips. She didn't see who was in charge of this, or who's booming voice had gathered them all to start it, but she was more focused on getting her task set up so she could do her part for Illusen Day.
Rina was soon next in line and grabbed a piece of paper, and soon the shadow Tuskaninny reached in as well.
"Let's see what we got." Kelsea said as the two headed out.
Rina looked at her piece of paper and read it aloud. "Gather up some streamers and green party favors." She looked to the Tuskaninny. "Seems simple enough. How about you?"
Kelsea opened hers up and read it aloud. "Get Jhudora to come to the celebration..." Author: dr_tomoe
Rina and Kelsea stared at each other, wide-eyed.
"Get Jhudora to come to the celebration," Kelsea repeated, quietly. "Get Jhudora to come to the celebration!" she said again, in a louder and more incredulous voice.
"No way!" Rina snatched the paper from her friend's hands. She read it to herself, before slowly handing it back to her.
Kelsea glanced around at the others in the crowd, who were happily chatting about their tasks to one another and slowly dispersing. "I've got to ask--someone's got to know--" she sputtered helplessly.
"The voice!" The Poogle said suddenly. "We've got to find whoever made the announcement."
"Good idea," the suggestion gave her renewed purpose. "Maybe it's a joke. Let's find out. Who was talking? I couldn't see over the crowd."
Rina and Kelsea made their way through the crowd of other Illusen enthusiasts, continuing to discuss their current predicament.
"Jhudora and Illusen are sworn enemies! This doesn't make sense," Rina reiterated as she scanned the crowd. "It would ruin the party!"
"I know. We've got to find the person--" Kelsea was cut off by the same distinct, booming voice, suddenly behind them.
"Looking for me?"
The Poogle and Tuskaninny whipped around...
Author: chrissie_baby92
...There was a tall cloud Lenny standing proudly behind them. "You happened to walk by my announcement booth and I heard you saying you needed my help. What can I do for you?" He asked, adjusting his wire-framed glasses. The Lenny was wearing a big t-shirt with Illusen's face on it, proclaiming his love for the Earth Faerie.
Kelsea gulped and looked down again at the slip of paper in her flipper. "We were a little surprised by my assignment."
The Lenny extended his wing. "May I see?" When Kelsea handed him the assignment, he chuckled. "Ah, yes, I was wondering which lucky soul would end up with this one."
"There's no way we can do this," Rina cut in. "Why would anyone even want Jhudora at the party anyway?"
"Well, she IS her sister," the Lenny reminded them. "Despite Jhudora's disdain for her, there's still a little bit of sisterly love deep down somewhere. You seem like two bright, young Neopians, I'm sure you'll be up to the task."
Kelsea wasn't so sure, but Rina seemed to find enough courage for the both of them. "We'll do it. If this is what Illusen wants, she'll get it."
"Splendid!" The Lenny exclaimed, his loud voice echoing throughout the cavern. "I would love to help you, but my task is to keep our guest of honor occupied until it's time to bring her to the party tomorrow. Best of luck!"
"You got it!" Rina said cheerfully as the Lenny left.
"What were you thinking?!" Kelsea asked as soon as he was out of earshot. "Jhudora might turn us into Morthogs!"
"Remember when he said that thing about sisterly love? It made me think of something. My own sister might just be able to help us." Rina grabbed Kelsea by the flipper and dragged her off. "Come on, I think I know where to find her now..." Author: golden1188
The friends made their way to Mystery Island where Rina's sister lived. After traveling for quite some time, they finally arrived at Mina's hut.
"Hey Mina," said Rina, approaching an island Poogle who was sitting on a nearby tire swing.
"What are you guys doing here?" Replied Mina, surprised.
"We need your help," Said Kelsea, handing the piece of paper over to her.
"Oh wow," Said Mina as she read the slip. "This is such a hard task."
"How can we pull this off?" Questioned Rina.
"I have an idea," Mina replied, "it is risky though."
Mina went inside and came out with a pen and a piece of paper. Mina started to write, reading aloud as she wrote. "Dear Jhudora, Please come to The Catacombs tomorrow. We are having a special event and would like you as our guest of honor. Signed, Queen Fyora."
"Mina!" Kelsea gasped, "we cant lie! This plan is a bad idea, it is going to backfire"
"Its fine," said Mina, "it will get Jhudora there, that was your task. You just need to drop this off and not let her see you.If Jhudora catches you she will..."
Author: she_chose_love
"turn you into a toad. Or worse!"
Kelsea felt slightly sick. "She doesn't really do that, does she?" she asked nervously.
"It's true!" Mina said fervently. "It happened to the friend of someone I know! Or was it his cousin...?"
Kelsea felt slightly better at this shaky evidence, but still extremely apprehensive. She'd never even seen the Dark Faerie, but of course had heard plenty of things...
"I'm still not sure this is going to work, but I can't really think of a better plan either. Will you come with me?" Kelsea asked, looking at Rina.
"Well," Rina said uncomfortably, "I'm supposed to be gathering supplies for the party, right? I don't think I can travel to Faerieland and still have time to shop. I'm sorry."
Kelsea felt let down. Of course, maybe if she hadn't been late...
"I'll go with you," Mina said confidently.
Kelsea and Rina looked at the Poogle in surprise. "You will?" Kelsea asked. "Why?"
Mina shrugged. "I'm not doing anything right now anyway. Besides," she added with a mischievous grin, "it might be fun to trick Jhudora."
Kelsea couldn't see what the fun was in potentially eliciting the wrath of a very powerful and influential Faerie, but she wasn't going to argue if it meant she didn't have to go alone.
Rina shook her head in exasperation. "Mina, you'll get into serious trouble one of these days, you know."
"I'll be fine," Mina said in an offhanded way. "Anyway, let's get going," she said to Kelsea, then strode off towards the dock. Kelsea waved goodbye to Rina, and followed.
By the time they made it to Judora's Bluff, Mina's confidence had slipped, but only by a little. She quite cheerfully walked up the path leading to the tower, with Kelsea following behind much more cautiously. Mina quite suddenly halted; Kelsea was far enough behind, though, that she stopped before running into her.
"Ok," Mina whispered to Kelsea, "here's the plan. I'll go in and ask Jhudora for a quest, and while I'm distracting her, you should find a good place to leave the message. I don't think it will take long, though, so try to hurry."
Mina entered the castle alone. Kelsea looked around the entrance to try to see if there was somewhere she could put the message where it would be visible to the tall Faerie. The door handle was the wrong shape to hold a piece of paper, and she didn't have anything with her to tape the paper to the door. Finally, she decided to roll it up and place it in the runners of the ivy growing on the side of the tower. The task completed, she retreated to the relative safety of the trees that lined the pathway. She sat underneath to wait for Mina.
It was only after she'd watched several other Neopets coming in and out of the tower when she realized there was something wrong. Mina shouldn't be taking this long. Where was she? Author: fireflower201
With a sinking feeling, Kelsea headed in. After all, she could just ask Jhudora for a quest if she was noticed, couldn't she? Surely she blended in with the steady stream of Neopets going in and out of the Dark Faerie's castle…didn't she?
Heart beating hard, the shadow Tuskaninny walked down the entranceway. She tried to surreptitiously scan for Mina, but she had a feeling she wasn't pulling it off very well because she kept getting funny looks from the Neopets hustling back towards the door.
Regardless, there was no sign of the island Poogle as Kelsea continued to glance here and there. Before she knew it, she realized she was in line to ask for a quest - and there wasn't even a hint of the Poogle anywhere! What was she going to do now?!
Abruptly, she was face to face with the Dark Faerie.
"Welcome to my home," Jhudora smirked. Was Kelsea imagining it, or was the glint in the Faerie's eyes particularly malicious? No…surely this was normal. Wasn't it? Jhudora didn't know why Kelsea was there…right?
With a start, Kelsea realized the Faerie had continued to speak as terrified questions had run through the Tuskaninny's mind. What had Jhudora been saying?
"How about it? Do we have a deal?" the Faerie asked. Her eyes seemed to burn into Kelsea.
"I accept!" Kelsea blurted out. The Faerie had probably just been telling her about what she needed, right? Now she'd tell her what item to get, just like Illusen always did, and Kelsea could go…right?
"Excellent," the Faerie said with a dark smile, "Now head back down the hallway to my left, and wait for me. I'll join you…shortly. Very, very shortly."
Kelsea gulped. What had she just agreed to? Knees shaking, she walked down the hallway… Author: agedbeauty
and saw a few other neopets standing around, they didn't look too scared, this couldn't be that bad. After a few minutes Kelsea saw Mina up ahead.
"Mina," Kelsea said joining her friend, "What is going on?"
"Shh," said Mina in a hushed tone. "We cant let her hear us. Jhudora needs our help, she has a plan involving Illusen's gathering tomorrow. I am not sure what the plan is, but I know its going to be bad. Did you see the look in Jhudora's eye? Whatever she is planning is big, and not good. We need to figure out what it is."
Before Kelsea could reply she saw Jhudora enter the hallway. Mina was right, the look in Jhudora's eyes was pure evil, what was she up to?
"Alright," Jhudora said waving her hands. "There is a gathering tomorrow at The Catacombs, which i imagine is in honor of my sisters birthday. I am going to destroy the whole thing and I need your help."
"Wait," Kelsea cried before she could stop herself. "There was what looked like a letter outside your door in the runners of the ivy growing on the side of your tower. Maybe you should see what it says..." Author: she_chose_love
...Jhudora glowered at the Tuskaninny for a long moment. "You saw a letter for me outside and you didn't think to bring it in with you?" the temperamental Dark Faerie spat. "Such insolence!"
She tossed her purple and green hair over her shoulder. "Fine, I shall go and get it. You all stay here. It shouldn't take too long."
As soon as Jhudora left Kelsea took a deep breath and addressed the room. "We have to figure out a way out of this. We can't let Jhudora destroy the gathering!" she explained.
One Neopet, a shadow Gelert scowled and raised an eyebrow. "Why? Illusen is a coward and a weakling. Who cares if her party gets destroyed?" he said in a jeering voice. His opinion was met with assent from the rest of the assembled Neopets, sans Mina.
"But there will be so many other people there, and not just for Illusen. We can't let their rivalry result in so many people getting hurt!" Kelsea cried.
Mina elbowed her. "Shut up!" But it was too late.
"Again: who cares?" the Gelert said. "Weren't you paying attention, or are you just dumb? Jhudora promised that everyone who helps her will get a free Wand of the Dark Faerie. No one here is going to pass that up. If your delicate morals are getting in the way, maybe you should have gone to precious little Illusen instead."
At that moment, Jhudora came back in and slammed the door. "Change of plans." She brandished the note. "Apparently the meeting has something to do with me. I don't know what it is, but I do intend to find out. The bargain is still on, but we will have to tread cautiously. Fyora being in attendance will... complicate things. We will need full secrecy and discretion."
"If it's secrecy and trust you need, you may want to deal with her before we start planning," the Gelert said, jabbing his thumb toward Kelsea. "She tried to turn us all against you while you were out..."
How will the story end? Author: catchinglights
"I-I-I w-w-w-asn't," Kelsea stammered meekly but she knew the game was up. She was a terrible liar.
Jhudora looked down her nose at the frightened Tuskaninny. "Is that so"? the dark faerie mused. "interesting..."
Just then, a knock sounded at Jhudora's front door, and the faerie sighed in annoyance. "I'll be right back," she grumbled as she stalked out of the room. "Don't go anywhere!" she called over her shoulder as she left.
The Neopets waited in silence, the majority of them glaring at Kelsea. The little Tuskaninny was wringing her hands, desperately trying to come up with a new plan, when Rina came prancing through the doorway, Jhudora close behind her.
Kelsea's eyes widened, but she stayed silent. What was Rina doing here? She was supposed to be gathering supplies and had been too busy to come. She glanced at Mina. The Poogle gave a nearly imperceptible shake of her head, but said nothing.
Rina's entrance seemed to make the others forget about Kelsea as they watched the newcomer warily. Rina flashed a smile. "I'm so excited to help with Jhudora's plan! Aren't you?" she said to no one in particular. The others relaxed a bit, and Kelsea had been forgotten as Rina continued to chatter on.
Jhudora cleared her throat loudly in an effort to be heard over the chattering Neopets. "Forget the plan," she said briskly. "I think we're just going to play this straight and see what happens," she added, and left the room without another word. Everyone followed her hastily out of her home, and the group made its way to The Catacombs.
Once she was sure no one was watching her, Kelsea edged closer to Rina. "What are you doing here?" she whispered. "I thought you couldn't come!"
"Mina and I came up with a backup plan, in case you got into trouble," Rina said quietly. "If you weren't back at The Catacombs in an hour, I was to come see what happened and do what I could to help. I saw you were in some trouble, so I tried to distract everyone. Luckily it worked! And," the Poogle continued, "it looks like the plan is going to work after all, since we're on our way to the party, with Jhudora!"
Kelsea nodded, but she didn't share Rina's confidence. They weren't at the party yet, after all.
A short time later, the group of Neopets, led by Jhudora, halted a few hundred yards from the entrance to The Catacombs. The dark faerie turned to face her followers and began to give them instructions, when a movement caught the faerie's eye. The group of Neopets looked on in stunned amazement as Jhudora's face turned beet red and she clenched her fists in anger. Everyone turned to see what had angered Jhudora so, and gasped when they saw...
"Illusen!" Jhudora screeched. "Why are you here at a gathering that's meant for me?"
Illusen had been approaching The Catacombs at a brisk pace, but when she saw Jhudora, she slowed, though continued to move forward.
"I don't understand what you mean," Illusen said cautiously. "I thought this was a party for Illusen Day, and that you had come to celebrate with me as I hoped you would."
The earth faerie's sad face seemed to soften Jhudora a tiny bit, though no one would ever admit that they had seen that. "Ugh, Illusen Day," she sneered. "How could I forget? But forget I did," she said, hoping to wound Illusen further.
Illusen said nothing, but continued toward The Catacombs and entered without a backward glance.
Jhudora huffed in annoyance, but motioned to her followers. "We came all this way; we may as well go in," Jhudora sighed. "There at least better be cake."
The group shuffled into The Catacombs, with Kelsea, Mina, and Rina bringing up the rear. Kelsea caught the eye of the party organizer pointed at Jhudora, and grinned. They had done it! It was messy, and complicated, but the girls got the job done, and they had given Illusen what she wanted. It didn't turn out to be quite the cheery reunion Illusen had hoped for, but it was a start.
THE END. Author: a_ramsell


5. Learn what services you get with your dumpster rental in Gail.
When you rent a temporary dumpster, your aim is to fill it up and possess the waste hauled away. But should you'd like your waste recycled, you might have to go about it in a somewhat different way. Waste in most temporary dumpsters is not recycled since the containers are so big and carry so much material.
If you are interested in recycling any waste from your job, check into getting smaller containers. Many dumpster rental firms in Gail have a broad variety of containers available, including those for recycling. These are generally smaller than temporary dumpsters; they are the size of routine trash bins and smaller.
If you like to recycle, figure out if the business you are working with uses single stream recycling (you usually do not need to sort the stuff) or in the event that you will need to organize the recyclable material into different containers (aluminum cans, cardboard, plastics, etc.) This can really make a difference in the variety of containers you need to rent.
When you rent a roll off dumpster, you'll be tempted to throw anything and everything inside. Common items that folks typically dispose of in a dumpster contain solid waste material and most routine home and construction waste, together with tree limbs and landscaping debris. They can also be utilized for business and commercial cleanouts, house renovations, getting cleared of trash when you're moving to a new home, bigger landscaping jobs and more.
A list of stuff you CAn't set in a roll off dumpster includes paints and solvents, automotive fluids, pesticides, chemicals, electronics and batteries. If you try and include these items, you will probably end up with an extra fee. Other items that will definitely incur an additional fee include tires, mattresses and appliances. Additional heavy materials are also not enabled; items which are too heavy may surpass authorities transport regulations and be unsafe to haul.
When you rent a dumpster in Gail, you're dealing with professionals who use terms connected with the construction industry and dumpsters each day. Since you probably do not use these terms daily, here's a bit of the lingo to get you acclimated. This will actually enable you to cope with company employees who may get impatient if you don't comprehend what they are describing about their products.
"Container" and "roll off" are both acceptable terms for the big metal box you want to rent. Professionals don't use the term "dumpster" as much as the other terms. Containers are often rented in cubic yard sizes, but you don't have to include the "cubic" part. Just say "yard" or "yarder." If, for example, you wish to rent a 30-yard dumpster, you may say, "I'm interested in a 30-yard roll off" or "I'd like to rent a 30-yarder." Use these terms, and you're going to seem like a professional when you call.
When you need to rent a dumpster in Gail to use at your house, it is a great idea to keep several guidelines in mind. First, determine the size dumpster that can work best for your project. Temporary dumpsters commonly come in 10, 20, 30 and 40 yard sizes. Next, think about the placement of the dumpster on your property. Recommendations call for you to provide an area that is twice the width and height of the container. This will definitely ensure proper height and space clearance.
The price you're quoted for the container will include a one-time delivery and pick-up fee, together with regular fees for disposal, fuel and tax. You must also realize that you can only fill the container to the top; no debris should be sticking out. As the homeowner, you also had better check to your local city or municipality to determine if a permit is needed to put the container on the road.
Construction Dumpster Rental in Gail - Do You Want One?
Other than very small projects, it's recommended that you rent a dumpster in Gail for construction projects.
If you're not certain whether your municipality accepts construction debris, contact the city for more info. You will probably discover that you will have to rent a dumpster in Gail. Placing debris outside for garbage removal could possibly lead to fines.


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package com.github.changeworld.redis.client.springdata;

import java.io.IOException;
import org.junit.AfterClass;
import org.junit.BeforeClass;
import org.junit.Test;
import redis.embedded.RedisServer;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;

/**
 * @author changeworld
 */
public class JedisTest {
    static final String FOO = "foo";
    static final String BAR = "bar";
    static final String HOST = "localhost";
    static final int PORT = 6379;
    static final RedisServer REDIS_SERVER = newRedisServer();

    static RedisServer newRedisServer() {
        try {
            return new RedisServer(PORT);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            throw new IllegalStateException(e);
        }
    }

    @BeforeClass
    public static void beforeClass() {
        try {
            REDIS_SERVER.start();
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

    @AfterClass
    public static void afterClass() {
        REDIS_SERVER.stop();
    }

    @Test
    public void shouldJedisCanReadWrite() {
        try {
            Redis client = new Redis(HOST, PORT);
            client.set(FOO, BAR);
            assertEquals(BAR, client.get(FOO));
            client.del(FOO);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Tag: labyrinth
I made a YouTube video!
January 11, 2019 April 21, 2019 ~ Ted	~ Leave a comment
I figure nobody reads anymore, so I'd might as well board a sinking ship and make videos about anime on YouTube. I embedded the video below, but first I'd might as well talk a little about the chapter of The Minotaur's Board-Game I posted today.
When Aria breaks Homer's heart, Homer runs into the wild wastes and finds an entrance to (exit from?) a labyrinth. We've been warned minotaurs get homesick, but Homer's commitment to stay on the surface and defeat the dwarfs redoubles when he sees that dwarfs have killed some minotaurs for their heads.
Homer wins a table-war against the dwarven machine, but loses the next round. For the first time ever, gnomes award a commander more than five points when the dwarven machine's victory earns nine.
Awarding points is a great knob for me to twist, as a writer. What I mean is, it's easy to replace nine points with eight points, if I decide I need to. I strongly believe no how much planning a writer does, the act of writing is just making things up as you go; if I notice something doesn't make sense, I can go back and change it. Nothing is written in stone, and having gnomes award points makes the story quite pliable.
I also like the reveal that gnomes and dwarfs used to be the same race. There's a lot of baggage in using classic creatures like elves, dwarfs, gnomes, and all that, because in many fantasy stories, these races are essentially copy-pasted, but I've tried to shake things up. Giving dwarfs and gnomes a peculiar, entwined history makes them stand out in a world of Lord-of-the-Rings knockoffs.
So anyway, here's that video. It's about Kaiji: The Ultimate Survivor, an anime about a guy who gambles his limbs. Spoilers!
Homer VS the Human
November 2, 2018 February 27, 2019 ~ Ted	~ Leave a comment
(This is part four of an ongoing series starting here. So far, in a world where war is replaced with board-games, former champion Aria Twine has discovered a minotaur with a talent for table-war. Homer the minotaur will become a royal commander if he can beat Queen Anthrapas' best player.)
Homer was glad to have a room in Queen Anthrapas' castle, but it wasn't built for him. Overnight, the queen-sized bed-sheet tangled in his horns and brambly fur. The mattress would be huge for a human, but Homer's legs still draped off the edges. He'd spent most of the night sleeplessly drawing mazes at a hard mahogany desk.
"Wake up, Homer!" Aria threw open the window-blinds. Homer shielded his eye from the sunlight. "We've got to train hard before your match tomorrow morning. Quattuor, bring us a hearty commander's breakfast."
Quattuor the gnome bowed and left the room. When he returned with a platter of muffins nicked from the commanders' dining hall, Homer and Aria were pouring over square cards made of wood and brass.
"I've never met Harvey, but he's a royal commander, so it wasn't hard to find logs of his games. The guy has textbook human strategies—lots of trained troops in formation." Aria laid out some cards. "This card here is a falconer. This card is his falcon. This soldier fires arrows quickly, but this soldier fires arrows accurately. Knowing how and when to use these combinations makes Harvey a reliable table-war champ."
Homer's fingers read a wooden card's markings. "Rrrd."
"Wood," agreed Aria, "not brass. Brass cards are official, wooden cards are copies. Hobbyists buy 'em to recreate historical matches, or just play around. That's how I got my start as a kid. We can use wooden cards for practicing."
"Rrrd," said Homer again, and he give Aria the card.
"Bird? Oh yeah, that card's the falcon." Aria considered the cards she'd brought. "Harvey uses a bird-eye-view to advise his archers. To beat him, we've got to beat his birds. Let's go to the hobby-shop for a test run."
The bystanders in the capital's local hobby-shop couldn't stop staring at Homer and Aria. To placate the queen, Aria had made a tailor sew pants and a vest for Homer's odd frame. Homer found the clothes constricting, but the hobby-shop's dim lighting soothed him.
"Ignore the geeks, Homer." Aria dumped iron figurines on the table. "Quattuor, gather more gnomes to help set up the map."
Quattuor jogged between twelve table-war boards, each officially twenty feet square. The other tables were either empty or held a war paused mid-battle as all the hobbyists crammed around Homer and Aria to gawk at both in equal measure. The hobbyists ranged in age from eight to eighty.
Aria sorted her figurines. "You dweebs can watch, but don't go blabbering, okay? We're only here because we can't train in the castle, or Harvey might see us." The crowd murmured when Homer looked through his cards, some wood, some brass.
Quattuor returned with two more gnomes. "I'm afraid, Ms. Twine, we cannot prepare the map we'd discussed. Only unofficial hobby-maps are appropriate here."
"Hmph." Aria folded her arms. "I'd hoped to recreate a map Harvey's been sparring on; I read about it in a hobby-newsletter. There's gotta be a similar hobby-map."
A teen in thick glasses pushed his way to the front of the crowd. "Use High Wall." His glasses slid down his nose, and he sniffled like he'd had a cold all his life. "Harvey himself said the closest equivalent was the map High Wall."
"Alright, Quattuor, High Wall." The gnomes scurried over the table. "Have you got your figurines, Homer?"
Homer shook a bag and figurines fell from it. "He's got real figures," whispered someone in the crowd. "Even I can't afford real figures." Homer gathered his figurines so the gnomes could finish the map. Quattuor stuck tiny trees to the table. The second gnome crawled across rolling a grass mat. The third gnome arranged wood planks into a four-foot wall dividing the table. The map was swiftly finished.
"Eeugh." Aria grimaced. "Stock trees? A grass mat? Wood planks? I forgot what I used to put up with in hobby-shops. Lay out your troops, Homer, like we planned. I'm setting up Harvey's field exactly as he would."
"He wouldn't do that," said the teen in thick glasses. "Harvey always chooses his army based on his opponent's. He studies them beforehand."
"Shut up, fanboy." Aria set up her figurines. Her approximation of Harvey's army was a handful of archers behind four falconers. As Queen Anthrapas' reigning champion, Harvey would have the first choice of game-pieces from the royal collection and claim the most skilled units for himself. Homer would be left with a crowd of inexperienced longbowmen and Aria's secret weapon: the royal beast-master's griffon.
"Harvey will have the first move," said Aria. "He'll send falcons over the wall. Their surveillance provides Harvey's units with information about your army's position." The gnomes picked up the falcon figurines and flapped them over the wall. "Remember, just because you and I can see the whole table doesn't mean our game-pieces have the same awareness. A little direction gives Harvey's archers an advantage on this map, even against your more numerous longbowmen."
Homer raised one hand to pause the table. A gnome put his hand to Homer's and they communed with gnomish finger-taps. The gnome scurried over Homer's longbowmen to the griffon's figurine. Using sophisticated hinges, the gnome could make the figurine flex and spread its wings like a real animal.
"Where'd you get that?" asked the teen in thick glasses.
"I know the royal beast-master," Aria said smugly. "He got that griffon so recently, he hasn't even had it brassed yet. He's brassing it at my request." Homer's griffon easily snapped the four falcons out of the sky. Homer gestured at his longbowmen, and the gnomes showed how they volleyed a random hail of arrows over the wall. "Harvey's archers will return fire, but with no information, you'll win out of sheer numbers. Your griffon can fly over to kill any stragglers."
The hobbyists chuckled among themselves. "Aria Twine's taught a minotaur to play table-war, and it can win!"
Aria packed up her figurines. "So, fanboy, whaddya think now?"
The teen in thick glasses surveyed Homer's figurines. "Harvey would see this strategy a mile away."
She scoffed and rolled her eyes. "Oh yeah? How?"
"Harvey is me." He thrust a hand at Homer. "Shake, boy. I look forward to our match."
Bright and early the following morning, Aria brought a platter of muffins from the commanders' dining hall to Homer's door. "It's time. You got pants on?"
Homer's room was silent.
"Huh." Didn't Homer know this match was too important to miss? Aria pounded the door. "Homer, come on!" She pulled the handle.
Homer's room was dark. Heavy blinds blocked out the windows. The odor of fur was nose-crinkling.
Aria barely saw Homer sitting against the far wall with his head tucked between his knees, shivering in the dark. He'd rolled up his bed-sheets and arranged them in a maze with him in the center.
Aria stepped over the maze 'wall,' but Homer brandished his horns at her. She backed up and walked around the bed-sheets to give him a muffin. "I visited the royal beast-master. Harvey claimed the griffon's brass card as soon as he knew we'd need it. He won't let this go down easy."
"The beast-master give me all his leftover brasses. Let's talk strategy over some muffins, okay?" This didn't rouse the minotaur. Aria sighed and sat next to him. "Twelve years ago I was in your exact position, more or less. I was an orphaned table-war geek living on the streets. I won hobby-tournaments for bread-money. Word got to Queen Anthrapas and she offered to make me a royal commander if I could beat her best champion. Before the match, I was too nervous to sleep or eat."
"If I lost, I'd go back to the streets. If I won, I'd live in royal luxury. And I won. But let me tell you, being a royal commander wasn't any less stressful than living on the streets. I was shipped around the continent, and if I ever lost at table-war, there was hell to pay. But whenever you want, you can walk away from that life. You can go back to your labyrinth. But you'll only have the opportunity to make that choice if you win, and you'll have a clearer head if you eat some breakfast."
Homer chewed the muffin.
"Atta boy, Homer. Stand up. Watch your horns." She led him through the labyrinth 'corridors' and opened the door.
Homer covered his eye and turned away from the light.
"Too bright?" Aria sighed. "Labyrinths are dark, I guess. The surface just isn't built for you. Just do your best, Homer. Can you do your best, for me?"
After a few deep breaths Homer returned to the door, squinting.
"Show them what you've got."
The queen's throne room had become an auditorium. Representatives from human provinces sat circling the central pit of lava, which was covered with a table-war board. Queen Anthrapas gestured for Aria when she walked in, but Aria pointed to her minotaur. "Tell it to Homer. I'm just here to watch."
"Homer, then. Approach." Homer's hooves clopped on the marble steps to the throne. The audience quieted to watch him bow. "Stop there. Turn around." Homer turned and squinted in the light of a circular window. The window's light was split by the Great Sword in the distance. Anthrapas coughed to prepare a speech. "On this throne, I can't help but see that sword. It reminds me of my duty to protect humanity by restricting war to the table. If you want to be a royal commander, you must devote yourself to that cause." With help from her guards, Anthrapas managed to stand. Several steps above Homer, she was barely taller than him when she straightened her back. "The dwarfs are reneging on the treaty which limits bloodshed to table-war. We, the elves, and the seafolk have one chance to choose a champion. That champion must defeat dwarfs on the table and thereby restrict them to it. Homer, if you're not fighting to take down the threat represented by that sword, leave."
"Gnomes, prepare the match."
Ten gnomes—including Quattuor and Septem Dicem, who still wore goggles for working the lava pit—pushed two chairs to the table. Aria poked Homer's belly. "That's your cue."
"Twine!" Anthrapas collapsed back into her throne. "Get away from him and sit down. You're not giving any pointers."
Aria curtsied sardonically and sat in the front row.
The gnomes directed Homer to sit in the closest chair, where the circular window shined directly in his eye. Homer heard more people join the audience. Most were human; Homer recognized some of their scents as spectators from the table-war hobby-shop. A few high elves also sat in to watch the match, dragging their shorties behind them.
"I apologize for tardiness, my liege," proclaimed Harvey, with a bow. Harvey marched to his seat wearing thick reflective glasses and a chest of shiny metal badges on a clean white suit. The outfit reflected light in all directions. With this blinding distraction, Homer fumbled his figurines and brasses.
Sir Jameson sat beside Aria. "I'm not happy you went to the hobby-shop alone. You know I'm supposed to escort you around the capital." He took stock of the table. "Your minotaur seems ill."
"Harvey must've realized Homer's sensitivity to light," Aria whispered back. "He's dressed to disorient my minotaur." The queen's gnomes read Homer's brass cards. Harvey let his own personal gnome organize his table-war materials; the gnome wore its own white suit.
"Everything is in order," said one of the gnomes. "The match may begin." Anthrapas nodded.
"Hold on." Aria stood. "O Queen, don't you remember our agreement? I said my minotaur could beat Harvey… blindfolded."
Anthrapas shook her head. "There's hardly reason for that."
Nevertheless, Aria made Jameson give Quattuor his handkerchief to pass to Homer. Gnomes waggled their fingers at Homer to instruct him on how to tie a blindfold. He didn't understand why, and when he looked back to Aria, she could only harden her expression to give him courage. He tied the cloth around his head so it covered his good eye. Suddenly his world was dark. He slipped off his eye-patch.
Harvey joined the audience's soft applause. He arranged his figurines on the table's edge. "If you're handicapping yourself like that, it would be shameful not to throw you a bone. As the challenged party, I'll choose the map for our match. Would you like to choose the weather?" Homer hadn't seemed to hear. He pointed his horns to every corner of the room, blindly listening to the audience murmur. "I'm choosing a map I've studied intensely: the border of the wild wastes where centaurs have built a wall. The area is sunny today, but there's often rain or snow in the winter. Any moderate weather should be appropriate."
Homer felt for a gnome's hands and declared his choice of weather with finger-taps. Then all the gnomes climbed onto the table to build the map. They professionally sculpted humanity's grassy hills on Harvey's side, while Homer's side gradated to the taller, darker grasses of the wild wastes. Dividing the sides was a wall of irregular boulders and stones.
Aria furrowed her brow. "Centaurs built a wall on the border of the wild wastes? Why?"
"You've been living in a shack for ages, you know," said Jameson. "The creatures in the wastes have been unruly lately."
When they finished the map, the gnomes hopped off the table. They opened a small wooden box of white powder and shook it over the map. The powder made a white cloud that obscured the terrain like fog.
"Hmm." Harvey considered the fog while selecting game-pieces. Homer felt the cool fog with his hands. Through the fog and the wall, neither Homer nor Harvey could see their opponent's pieces. "I'm ready to begin," said Harvey. "My opponent can have the first move."
Homer waved his hand.
"The minotaur passes the turn to you, sir." Harvey shrugged. He pointed into the fog and then pointed over the wall. Two gnomes scrambled over the table to maneuver a figurine. When the figurine breached the fog to fly over the wall, Homer knew it was the griffon. Two more gnomes constructed scaffolding to hold the griffon's figurine aloft. Its wings were stretched mid-flight.
"I'll admit," said Harvey, "spying on your practice-match might have been unfair. But you've still helped humanity: you've shown me griffons are more robust than falcons. You've strengthened my intelligence-gathering strategies."
Harvey's griffon landed on Homer's side of the table. Its wings blew the fog away to reveal an egg. The egg's figurine was the size of a chicken's egg, so the egg it represented must have been the size of a man's head.
The gnomes left the table to join hands.
"The griffon should return to my side now," said Harvey. "With the griffon's guidance, my archers can pinpoint that egg with arrows."
"Your griffon isn't coming back," said Harvey's personal gnome. He bowed before the queen. "Ma'am, officiating this quandary may require connecting to the core."
Queen Anthrapas waved her hand.
Gnomes removed the table to uncover the lava pit. Homer sat back before his fur caught fire. Septem Dicem, wearing dark goggles to protect his eyesight, stepped waist-deep into the lava. "The collective consciousness of gnomes at the core has provided a solution to our problem." Just as quickly, the table was replaced to seal the lava underneath. A gnome brought a new brass card to the table and chiseled a fresh grid of holes. "We apologize for the wait."
Homer took the card. Another gnome made him a new figurine out of gnomish clay: a second griffon almost twice the size of the first. Homer grunted in approval.
Harvey puzzled over the second griffon, but waved the problem away. "My loyal griffon will attack the newcomer."
Instead, the gnomes brought both griffons to Harvey's side of the table. "They attack your archers," said a gnome. "These men are dead."
Elves in the crowd giggled. Harvey covered his mouth. "My surviving archers open fire on both griffons."
Gnomish fingers clacked. "The griffons eviscerate your archers and return to their egg. There are now no units on the board accepting orders from either commander, so comparing the game-pieces each side has lost in battle, this is technically a victory for the minotaur."
While the audience laughed, Aria stood and clapped. "Homer! Whoo!"
Harvey marched around the table. "What did you do?"
Homer gave Harvey the brass card the gnomes had chiseled for him. "Grrffrn."
"I had humanity's only griffon." Harvey realized his mistake while his gnome read Homer's card. "But you had the griffon's egg, so—"
"When your griffon saw Homer had its egg, it lost allegiance to you." Aria marched to the table with her hands on her hips. "Your griffon called for its mate and they slaughtered your squads."
"But…" Harvey pushed his glasses up his nose. "What are the chances its mate was so nearby?"
"What if," guessed Aria, "centaurs built that wall because humans recently barged onto the wild wastes and took a griffon? Wouldn't it be natural for the griffon's mate to be found near there?"
"We had no statistics regarding the egg's father," said Septem Dicem, "but using all available information, the gnomish collective consciousness at the core was able to estimate the strength of the egg's paternal guardian."
Aria slapped Homer's back. "Good game! You made it look easy."
"Hm…" Harvey ran his own fingertips over the brass card representing the male griffon. "Nice match." Harvey extended a hand for Homer to shake. "It's a pleasure to meet you, commander."
Homer fumbled for Harvey's hand. Aria untied Homer's blindfold, but he covered his good eye to protect it from the light. "Still too bright, huh?" Aria took Septem Decim by the shoulder and removed the gnome's goggles. With a little adjustment, they fit the minotaur perfectly.
Homer sat in the commanders' dining hall chewing the edges of a muffin. He could've eaten the whole platter himself, but Harvey and some of the other commanders liked muffins, too, and Homer was willing to share.
"That's Jennifer across from you." Harvey pointed down the table with a fork. "She likes constructing fortifications right on the battlefield. The boy next to her is Thad; he's here because his mom's a noble. Don't tell him I said that, though, or he'll start taking my lunch money again."
Beside Homer, Aria ate scrambled eggs and silently judged every other commander in the room. There were twelve humans, half in their teens, and one elf eating a private bowl of elvish mashed-up-insects-and-honey. Were these really Queen Anthrapas' best commanders?
By announcing their intention to renege on the treaty, the dwarfs had issued a challenge. The dwarven table-war champion would fight the winner of a tournament between the humans, elves, and seafolk. The three races would each get four seats in the tournament, and Homer had secured his seat under humanity's banner.
"We call the elf Sarah. I can't pronounce her elven name. Sarah? Sarah?" Harvey waved his fork at the girl's glittering eyes. "Sarah, what's your real name?"
"Oh, no," said Jennifer, "not at breakfast!" Sarah laughed. Her laughter released pheromones, producing a scent which conveyed her name in elvish. "Uuugh." Jennifer pushed her plate away. "Gross."
Sarah turned up her chin. "A species bearing live young instead of eggs has no right to complain about 'grossness.'" Aria shuddered. Elves were weird. Homer sniffed the air. He'd never smelled a name before.
"Miss Twine, a letter." Sir Jameson brandished a sealed envelope. "For Homer, from the queen."
Aria opened the envelope while surveying the other commanders. Who would join Homer in the tournament? Harvey was a shoe-in, but who else? Surely Queen Anthrapas wouldn't choose an elf like Sarah; the elvish queen's pheromones could destroy any elf's dependability. "Homer." Aria tapped his shoulder. "I have good news and bad news."
"Rr?"
"This letter officially seats you in the tournament. No turning back now." Aria skimmed it again. "You might represent humanity in a match against the dwarfs. I'm jealous!"
Homer let the news sink in. Had he sold his labyrinth-life for muffins?
"The bad news: your first opponent is Ebi Anago." Aria passed Homer the queen's letter. "Seafolk."

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I paid $8 for this pack of Sta-Rite hair pins at a vintage textile show (cosmetics items pop up in all sorts of places) and it obvious to me from the women's hairdos that the card dates from the 1940s.
I have dozens of items from the '40s in my collection because I am fascinated by the ways in which patriotism was used to market cosmetics to women during WWII. American pride was often denoted by red, white, and blue packaging as well as in advertisements which depicted women engaged in war work, or as pin-up girls awaiting husbands or lovers off fighting for our country. These ads make it clear that the women shown look as beautiful as they do thanks to a certain face powder or lipstick (which came in a wood or paper tube because metal was required for the war effort). Patriotic beauty didn't stop at the hairline, either; each of the women on the Sta-Rite card is wearing her hair in a Victory Roll. If you're a vintage fashion maven you're probably already familiar with the style but, if not, a Victory Roll was one of the most popular 'dos of the WWII era.
When I see the two young women on the Sta-Rite hair pin card I reflect on the meaning of patriotism. Victory Rolls may seem like a superficial way to show support today; but I have always been impressed by the eagerness of women during the 1940s to embrace styles that reflected their commitment to something greater than themselves. I don't think that selflessness ever goes out of style.
Over the years I have amassed hundreds of hair net envelopes. I love them because their artful graphics often evoke the era in which they were created. Plus, they are inexpensive and easy to display or store.
I bought this Miss Freedom hair net package in an online auction several years ago for $10, and it feels like an appropriate item to spotlight this holiday week. The package portrays a WWII-era woman at her glamorous and sophisticated best—coiffed in face framing curls and wearing a blue gown that's aglow with spangles.
Despite wartime shortages and restrictions, women were exhorted during the 1940s to keep up their appearance as a way to boost the morale of their military mates and fellow factory workers. Headlines such as "Feminine Role in National Defense Starts at Beauty Shop" were typical, and hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles offered tips for maintaining a beauty routine while sticking to a budget that provided few funds for frills. After all, women didn't put down their lipstick, face powder, or nail polish when they stepped in to fill gaps in the workforce, nor did they quit styling their hair.
Many of the factories that employed female workers were savvy enough to understand the complex relationship between home front productivity and beauty rituals, so they installed onsite salons where a woman could get a manicure or a perm between shifts.
Imagine a woman, exhausted after a long shift at an airplane factory, stopping by her local five and dime for a hair net to keep her 'do in place as she riveted pieces of a B-52 together. The patriotic design of the Miss Freedom hair net envelope would have caught the eye of any "Rosie the Riveter," and the practical contents would have enabled a woman to volunteer at the local Red Cross, plant a victory garden, and build a tank all without mussing her hair.
The Miss Freedom hair net package recalls for me the women of the Greatest Generation—especially my mother. My mom, Phyllis, worked for Cadillac in Detroit during WWII and she shared with me during my childhood stories of her wartime experiences, particularly how she and her friends scrimped and saved to buy the everyday beauty products we take for granted. My mom passed away over the Fourth of July weekend eight years ago, so the holiday is a melancholy time for me. This year when I think of her I will also mediate on the bravery and beauty of the women of her generation—and l will try to live up to the example they set.
I was recently interviewed by the mysterious, and stylish, FILM NOIR BLONDE for her blog. Over the course of the two part interview we talked about my collection of vintage cosmetics ephemera, as well as a runaway lipstick tube in the 1946 film noir THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE. Please visit FILM NOIR BLONDE she is, as she says, "Black & white and chic all over"!


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CacaoRock goes shopping for bargains
Labels: CacaoLPs, cacaorevisiones
The following article appeared on the San Francisco Chronicle on February 2nd, 2009. One day before the 50th anniversary of the "Day The Music Died." In order to preserve the authenticity of the article and the collaborators' input, I will continue with my picks at the bottom.
https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Chronicle-writers-bargain-bin-album-picks-3252475.php
Javier Moreno, www.cacaorock.com
The Record Store: Rasputin Music in Berkeley (2401 Telegraph Ave., http://www.rasputinmusic.com)
Grace Jones, "Living My Life" ($2.95) her voice, as her beauty, requires an acquired taste. But this Jamaican-born model/actress/singer/icon can really make you dance if you let her convince you. She will do it anyway.
Chick Corea, "My Spanish Heart" ($5.95) As Chick himself explains on the liner notes, a "recent" trip to Spain made him discover his Latin-spanish roots. Chick is from Italian descent, but the Iberic flavor is here.
Kid Creole And The Coconuts, "Off The Coast Of Me" ($2.95) A great finding considering this album is very hard to get and it's their debut. August Darnell's band weren't just a dance act for nightclubs, but actually they created a genre known as "Mutant Disco" -latin percussion blended into disco beats- that ruled European dancefloors in the eighties and evolved into house music. Darnell's your daddy.
Stan Getz, "Another World" ($5.95) Another out-of-print gem from the outstanding saxophonist's catalog (the others include "Children Of The World"). In this double album Getz connects his sax to an echo-plex and teams up with young musicians like Andy Laverne on piano to play acid fusion.
Wings, "Goodnight Tonight (Don't Say It)" [12" Extended Single] ($1.95) Paul McCartney's second band's last single, ten years after the release of the "Let It Be" song. This Maxi single is great for discotheques that rely on the smooth and conforting beats of the past. Macca never played the bass so well on a riff this tight. If you think this one is the best Paul McCartney song he ever recorded without the Beatles, you're not alone.
Thomas Dolby, "Hyper-Active" ($1.00) a 12" single off the Flat Earth album. Dolby sped up the tapes and added a sense of desperation in this song that will make us thing of the Beastie Boys' "Intergalactic." But this one is so much punchier! And it's an unfairly underrated and forgotten New Wave dance number.
Lenny Zakatek, "Lenny Zakatek" ($1.00) maybe the greatest bargain I ever found on a record store, since it's an out-of-print, hard to find record never released on CD featuring Alan Parsons Project's great lead vocalist. Parsons himself produced this album.
Javier Lishner said...
Hola Cacao:
Recién me entero por tu blog que Diana y Jorge habían nacido el mismo año. Creo que nunca conocí a otras personas que fueran más fans de Elvis que ellos dos.
Ahora puedo sacar mi cuenta de que cuando Elvis comenzaba su ascendente carrera, ambos tendrían unos diez años de edad. Por coincidencia, la misma que yo tuve cuando comencé con esta locura de la música. Años más tarde, por supuesto.
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ADV August 14th releases
ADV ANNOUNCES AUGUST 14 RELEASES
HOUSTON, June 13, 2007 —ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, is pleased to bring you a bevy of new titles, including the first volume of the fan-favorite Air TV, the third volume of the sci-fi adventure Kurau Phantom Memory and the fifth volumes of the zany high school comedies Paniponi Dash! and Best Student Council. All these great titles will be available on August 14!
AIR TV
"You'll Instantly be Drawn Into this Show's Captivating World." – Newtype USA
ADV Films is proud to announce the first volume of a very special series that will take you on a journey of life, love and discovery. The first volume of this sensational and heart-felt series will be available on August 14. Â
From famed production studio Kyoto Animation (Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid, Inuyasha) and Director Tatsuya Ishihara (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Kanon) comes a thought-provoking series that has American fans already singing praises. With gorgeous animation and character designs, Air TV marked the first anime to have a Blue Ray DVD release in Japan.    Â
Synopsis: Yukito is a traveling performer – a wanderer.  He survives with only the clothes on his back, a puppet, and a story from his mother — the story of "The Girl in the Sky."  He doesn't know who or where she is; only that he must find her. On the verge of starvation, he is befriended by a young misfit named Misuzu, whose eccentricities serve to hide a troubled home life.  Misuzu offers Yukito a place to stay, and in return he listens to her dreams — dreams in which she lives in the sky.  To make ends meet, Yukito takes odd jobs from the local doctor, where he meets Kano – another girl with an odd fascination with the sky.  As his search moves forward, Yukito finds that the possibilities are as numerous as the pitfalls.  Will he find the girl in the sky?  Does she even exist?  The answers change with the breeze.  The questions are up in the Air.
Air TV Volume One (SRP $29.98 DVD) is an anamorphic DVD-only release including the first four episodes, presented in both English 5.1 and Japanese 5.1 with English subtitles. Extras include clean opening animation, clean closing animation and previews of upcoming ADV Films releases.Â
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KURAU PHANTOM MEMORY: THE BINARY COMPLEX
"Rarely is Sci-Fi Done This Well, Animated or Not." – The Anime Review
ADV Films is proud to bring you the third volume of the sci-fi series fans can't get enough of. With a strong female lead and a dark futuristic setting, Kurau Phantom Memory is sure to keep fans pleased when the third volume becomes available on August 14.
From Studio BONES (Eureka 7, Fullmetal Alchemist, RahXephon), with Character Designs by Tomomi Ozaki (Le Chevalier D'Eon) Kurau Phantom Memory is a captivating story filled with intrigue, secrets, conspiracies and revelations. Fans of Ghost in the Shell and Noir will feel right at home. Great animation, a solid story, and plenty of action make Kurau: Phantom Memory the perfect title for any fan.Â
Synopsis: Arriving in California, Kurau and Christmas seem to have briefly escaped the GPO, but the discovery of a facility designed to extract Rynax power quickly reveals the global scale of the conspiracy set against them. Before they can take further action, Ayaka's task force closes in once again and a series of pitched battles follow, leaving Christmas captured and Kurau with her powers severely impaired. Now her only chance of saving her pair lies in following her assailants back to the moon, where the origins of Rynax power and a confrontation with her father await.  A circle closes, and the horrors of Rynax energy will be unveiled, in the third amazing volume of Kurau Phantom Memory!Â
Kurau Phantom Memory: The Binary Complex (SRP $29.98 DVD) is a DVD-only release including episodes nine through twelve, presented in both English 5.1 and Japanese 2.0 with English subtitles. Extras include Key Words, production artwork, four Japanese DVD spots, plus clean opening animation, clean closing animation and previews of upcoming ADV Films releases.Â
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PANIPONI DASH!: DELINQUENT GENIUS
"Comedy Pushed to its Technical Limits." – Anime News Network
ADV Films is proud to announce the release of the fifth volume of Paniponi Dash!, the high-school comedy series that is so funny it hurts. The next installment of hi-jinks is slated to arrive on August 14.Â
From studios Gansis and Shaft (Negima!?) and Director Akiyuki Shinobi (Petite Cossette) comes a hilarious new high school comedy that should appeal to fans of Excel Saga and Azumanga Daioh. Join Becky, the gang, and one really depressed bunny as they get themselves into all sorts of trouble on and around campus.
Synopsis: What's worse than having a sick teacher?  Having your sick teacher be a really cranky 11-year old…that's what. When the sick bug quarantines the whole school, both temperatures and tempers are rising to dangerously hilarious health levels. Things get even weirder when Ichijo electrocutes Himeko turning her into a world-conquering maniac, while the Drama Club and the Film Club finally come to blows in their longstanding war against each other.  Later, when Becky doesn't show up for school, the girls decide to draft an imposter to replace her so she doesn't get in trouble with the most terrifying presence at the school—the dreaded PTA!  Make sure you're not late for more A+ craziness with the maniac class of Paniponi Dash!
Paniponi Dash!: Delinquent Genius (SRP $29.98 DVD) is a DVD-only release episodes 19 through 22, presented in both English 5.1 and Japanese 2.0 with English subtitles. Extras include AD Vid-Notesâ"¢, a video short "In Class With The Cast", videos for both "Yellow Vacation: Rei Version" and "Yellow Vacation: No. 6 Version", plus clean closing animation and previews of upcoming ADV Films releases.Â
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BEST STUDENT COUNCIL:
SPECIAL TALENTS – CRAZY TIMES
"A Fun and Energetic Anime." – Animation World Magazine
ADV Films is proud to announce the release of the fifth volume of Best Student Council.  Join the council and the infamous puppet when they arrive on August 14.Â
From the Production Team at J.C. Staff (Azumanga Daioh) and Director Yoshiaki Iwasaki (Love Hina) comes the most highly anticipated comedy of the year. Join the girls of the academy and one strange puppet on one ride that is sure to leave you laughing.   Â
Synopsis: At Miyagami Academy, the students in the "Maximum Authority Wielding" Best Student Council have some pretty special talents.  But what if one of those extra-special students is really a puppet?  Or what if, against her family's wishes, she's so talented that she's asked to become the next big idol in Japan?  Or what if she finds a tiny baby and everyone thinks it's hers, or worse yet, that she's a man?  To top it all off, what if she creates a card game about all of her friends and exposes their innermost feelings and secrets to the whole world?  Now that's just wrong!  Or is it? Find out for yourself in volume five of the Best Student Council.  When things get a little crazy around Miyagami Academy, these talented students are at their best.
Best Student Council: Special Talents, Crazy Times  (SRP $29.98 DVD) is a DVD-only release episodes 19 through 22, presented in both English 2.0 and Japanese 2.0 with English subtitles. Extras include the Japanese game promo, plus clean opening animation, clean closing animation and previews of upcoming ADV Films releases.Â
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In the 15 years since its inception, ADV Films has become the #1 producer-distributor of Japanese animation ("anime") outside of Japan and has the largest English-language anime library in the world. With best-selling titles such as Neon Genesis Evangelion, RahXephon, Robotech, Full Metal Panic, Hello Kitty and Azumanga Daioh, ADV Films' extensive catalog is fueling the popularity of anime around the globe. Always on the forefront, ADV is introducing North America to bold new anime franchises such as the new Guyver, Le Chevalier D'Eon, Gantz, and Elfen Lied.  ADV Films' library also includes popular live-action science fiction programs such as The Jim Henson Company's Farscape, the nationally syndicated Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda and the Saturn Award-nominated Mutant X.   In 2005 ADV Films was voted "Best Anime Company" in the SPJA awards, presented at Anime Expo, North America's largest anime convention. The readers of Anime News Network designated ADV Films "Overall Favorite Anime Company" in both 2004 and 2005.
Parent company A.D. Vision, Inc. encompasses a variety of complementary media divisions, spanning publishing, television, licensing and merchandising and continues to expand into new areas. Its Anime Networkâ"¢ is "America's #1 Anime Channel," reaching more than 40 million households. Anime Network is the nation's top video-on-demand (VOD) offering as well as a 24/7 linear cable channel and is the first television network dedicated to bringing anime and anime-related programming to consumers nationwide.  The company has two publishing arms: Newtype USA, North America's top-selling anime and manga monthly magazine, and ADV Mangaâ"¢, dedicated to publishing graphic novels.  Headquartered in Houston, the company has offices in Europe and Japan. For more information, visit http://www.advfilms.com/.


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3D Map: The World's Largest Population Density Centers
Alasdair Rae Featured Creator
Article/Editing:
Omri Wallach
Click here to view the full version of this graphic
A 3D Look at the Largest Population Density Centers
It can be difficult to comprehend the true sizes of megacities, or the global spread of 8 billion people, but this series of population density maps makes the picture abundantly clear.
Created using the EU's population density data and mapping tool Aerialod by Alasdair Rae, the 3D-rendered maps highlight demographic trends and geographic constraints.
Though they appear topographical and even resemble urban areas, the maps visualize population density in squares. The height of each bar represents the number of people living in that specific square, with the global map displaying 2km x 2km squares and subsequent maps displaying 1km x 1km squares.
Each region and country tells its own demographic story, but the largest population clusters are especially illuminating.
China vs U.S. — Clusters vs Sprawl
Click here to view the high resolution version.
Zooming into the most populated country in the world, China and its surrounding neighbors demonstrate massive clusters of urbanization.
Most people are familiar with the large density centers around Hong Kong, Guangzhou, and Shanghai, but the concentration in central China is surprising. The cities of Chengdu and Chonqing, in the Sichuan Basin, are part of a massive population center.
Interestingly, more than 93% of China's population lives in the Eastern half of the country. It's a similar story in neighboring South Korea and Taiwan, where the population is clustered along the west coasts.
The U.S. also has large population clusters along the coasts, but far more sprawl compared to its Asian counterparts. Though the Boston-Washington corridor is home to over 50 million residents, major centers spread out the population across the South and the Midwest.
Clearly visible are clusters in Florida (and not exclusively focused around Miami like some might believe), Illinois, Georgia, and Texas. The population is sparse in the West as expected, but California's Los Angeles and Bay Area metros make up for the discrepancy and are just behind New York City's density spikes in height.
India & Southeast Asia — Massive Density in Tight Areas
At 1.38 billion people, India's population is just behind China's in terms of size. However, this sizable population fits into an area just one-third of China's total land area, with the above map demonstrating what the same amount of people looks like in a smaller region.
On one hand, you still have clear clusters, such as in Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, and Bangladesh's Dhaka. On the other, there is a finite amount of room for a massive amount of people, so those density "spikes" are more like density "peaks" with the entire country covered in high density bars.
However, we can still see geographic trends. India's population is more densely focused in the North before fading into the Himalayas. Bangladesh is equally if not more densely populated, with the exception of the protected Sundarbans mangrove forest along the coast. And Pakistan's population seen in the distance is clustered along the Indus River.
Geographic constraints have always been the biggest deciding factor when it comes to population density, and nowhere is this more apparent than Southeast Asia.
Take Indonesia, the fourth largest country by population. Despite spanning across many islands, more than half of the country's 269 million inhabitants are clustered on the single island of Java. The metros of Jakarta and Surabaya have experienced massive growth, but spreading that growth across oceans to entirely new islands (covered by rainforests) is a tall order.
When the distance is smaller, that cross-water growth is more likely to occur. Nearby in the Philippines, more than 100 million people have densely populated a series of islands no bigger than the state of Arizona.
Indeed, despite being one of the most populated areas in the world, each country in Southeast Asia has had its own growing problems. Some are limited by space (Singapore, Philippines), while others are limited by forests (Thailand, Vietnam).
A World of Different Density Pictures
Though the above maps cover the five most populated countries on Earth, accounting for nearly half of the world's population, they only show a small part of the global picture.
As the full global density map at the top of the page highlights, the population patterns can accurately illustrate some geographic patterns and constraints, while others need further exploration.
For example, the map clearly gives an outline of Africa and the sparse area that makes up the Sahara Desert. At the same time, landmasses like Australia and New Zealand are almost invisible save for a few clusters along the coast.
To get a closer and more intricate picture of each country's density map, head to Alasdair Rae's long thread of rendered maps and start scrolling up to find yours!
This article was published as a part of Visual Capitalist's Creator Program, which features data-driven visuals from some of our favorite Creators around the world.
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This chart plots polarization for various countries based on the Edelman Trust Institute's annual survey of 32,000+ people.
Pallavi Rao
How do you measure something that's made headlines for half a decade but is still difficult to quantify? We're talking about polarization.
Even within the social sciences, polarization covers everything from racial segregation, to labor skill levels, to class divide, to political ideology.
How Do You Quantify Polarization?
Edelman's data on which countries are the most polarized comes from survey results asking respondents two very simple questions:
How divided is their country?
How entrenched is the divide?
The questions help bring to light the social issues a particular country is facing and the lack of consensus on those issues.
Plotted against each other, a chart emerges. A country in the top–right corner of the chart is "severely polarized." Countries located closer to the lower–left are considered less polarized.
In the report, Edelman identifies four metrics to watch for and measure which help quantify polarization.
Economic Anxieties Will my family be better off in five years?
Institutional Imbalance Government is viewed as unethical and incompetent.
Class Divide People with higher incomes have a higher trust in institutions.
Battle for Truth Echo chambers, and a low trust in media.
Following Edelman's metrics, countries with economic uncertainty and inequality as well as institutional distrust are more likely to be polarized. Below, we look at key highlights from the chart.
Severely Polarized Countries
Despite being one of the largest economies in Latin America, Argentina is the most polarized country surveyed by a large margin. Foreign loan defaults, a high fiscal deficit, and now surging inflation have created a perfect storm in the country.
43% of the Argentinian respondents said they will be better off in five years, down 17 percentage points from last year.
Along with fiscal upheaval, Argentinians are also dealing with enduring corruption in the public sector and abrupt policy reversals between governments. Only 20% of those surveyed in Argentina said they trusted the government—the least of all surveyed countries.
Here are all six of the countries considered to be severely polarized:
In the U.S., heightened political upheaval between Democrats and Republicans over the last few years has led to strengthening ideological stances and to an abundance of headlines about polarization. Only 42% of respondents in the country trust the government.
And in South Africa, persistent inequality and falling trust in the African National Congress also check off Edelman's metrics. It's also second after Argentina with the least trust in government (22%) per the survey.
Moderately Polarized Countries
The biggest cluster of 15 countries are in moderately polarized section of the chart, with all continents represented.
Some are on the cusp of being severely polarized, including economic heavyweights like Japan, the UK, France, and Germany. On the other hand, smaller economies like Thailand, Kenya, and Nigeria, are doing comparatively better on the polarization chart.
Less Polarized Countries
Countries with fair economic outlook and high trust in institutions including China, Singapore, and India are in the bottom left sector of the chart.
It's interesting to note that of the seven countries in that sector, three are not democracies. That said, there are also more developing countries on this list as well, which could also be a factor.
Edelman notes that polarization is both "cause and consequence of distrust," creating a self-fulfilling cycle. Aside from the four metrics stated above, concerns about the erosion of civility and weakening social fabric also lead to polarization.
As global events unfold in 2023—including looming worries of a recession—it will be fascinating to see how countries might switch positions in the year to come.
Source: The 2023 Edelman Trust Barometer
Data note: Survey conducted: Nov 1 – Nov 28, 2022. Survey included 32,000+ respondents in 28 countries. Russia was omitted from this year's survey. See page 2 of the report for more details.


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Passing two-dimensional array via pointer

int table[20][20];
int** table1 = table;
int a;
table[0][0] = 4;
a = table1[0][0];

the last line gives me Access violation, and i dont get it ..
thanks in advance!

A: You can't make a int ** from a two dimensional int array in one assignment. First, you need to allocate the correct number of pointers:
    table1 = malloc(sizeof(int*) * 20);
Then you can use a loop to fill in your next level pointers:
for(int i = 0; i < 20; i++)
    table1[i] = table[i];

The reason is that pointer to pointer is ONE memory location that holds an address. When you make the first allocation, that makes that pointer point to 20 int pointers. We then assign each of those pointers the first address of each row in the original table. Now, when we use a = table1[0][0], the compiler will go fetch table1[0] - so the first pointer in the array we set up in the loop. This points to table[0] row, so we fetch the [0] element from that, and get the 4 that was stuffed in there [of course, any other number index would also get four, so it's hard to show that it works right in this case).
In the table[y][x] case, the compiler will take the address of table, add y * 20 * sizeof(int) to it, and then add x * sizeof(int). Which gives us a nice place in the "square" lump of memory that "table" is.
(Again, typing too much, two more answers since I started writing this)

A: The short answer is that a pointer to a pointer is not the same as an array of arrays.

A: C compilers are just too forgiving:
int** table1 = table;

c.c: In function 'main':
c.c:3:17: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type [enabled by default]
If we feed it incorrect code, the compiler complains, and we ignore the complaint and then get some strange outcome, should we wonder?
Anyway, table1 doesn't point to a pointer to int, and the way it's going to crash is a matter of implementation (alignment, segmentation etc.)

A: Although  table1[1] is of type pointer, there are no pointers anywhere in table.

A: Given
int table[20][20];

table is compatible with int*, not int**.
This should compile and be able to access table1 from table1[0] to table1[399]:
int* table1 = table;

A: Ask yourself: Given a pointer, and being told to access item 3, 4 - how should the compiler know how large the first dimension of your two-dimensional array is, in order to skip the right amount of items?
Correct: Not at all.

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IP Vision formally lodged a complaint with Ofcom on August 18th.
As several others in the industry, IP Vision, claims to be the leading provider of hybrid DTT/IPTV over-the-top (OTT) TV. They do ad credibility to the claim by stating in the same sentence that it's a nascent sector, which shows that they know what they're talking about and so must be active in it Q.E.D! Numbers of subscribers are still less important than mindshare. Their core technology, from Netgem is also doing well elsewhere, like for example in the Telstra launch in Australia.
Clearly they are legitimate in asking Ofcom to examine whether the Canvas joint venture will "stifle industry innovation, inhibit competition and ultimately restrict consumer choice".
But are they founded, or is it just sour grapes for not being part of Canvas?
By calling the Canvas gang "Goliaths, supported in part by BBC licence fee funds", IP Vision's CEO Eddie Abrams is casting himself as David.
As an industry observer, my initial response is that he's right and that it just ain't fair, but that thought is immediately followed by the one telling me that he's wrong to be worried.
The background to this story is that the BBC must remain technology agnostic. Last year they prevented IP Vision from releasing their own implementation of iPlayer. Of the two main reasons stated at the time, one was maintaining the BBC brand value. I can buy that, although it could have been managed in a more creative way, maybe by creating an "iPlayer Compatible" brand.
The other reason was about preserving the value of the investment the beeb had already made in iPlayer. That argument doesn't hold water. Despite having some of UK's best techies onboard, the beeb will always be a behemoth (suits better than Goliath), and managing libraries of source code, some proprietary, some public domain, accompanying API's and the likes, is not the core business of a public broadcaster.
However I can see both arguments and understand how the situation would leave IP Vision with some grievances.
Why IP Vision shouldn't be worried though, is because If Canvas fails, well it's all benefit to that company; but if they succeed its even better.
A successful Canvas will turn what Abrams calls a nascent industry into something really big. IP-Vision will always be more agile & nimble than a bunch of Goliaths. In the end, OTT is also about giving power back to the end user. If IP Vision and their technology partners focus all their energies on delivering the best product (and I won't write the "instead of" part of this sentence), which they can, then IP Vision can reclaim their first mover advantage. After all David didn't have the strength to confront Goliath head-on, but he was fast and accurate with a slingshot.
Does the 3D emperor have any clothes on?


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DBP opens branch in Oroquieta City
By Shaine Mae Nagtalon
Nov. 18, 2021 7:29 pm in Press Releases
OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental (PIA)--State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has opened a branch in Oroquieta City, Misamis Occidental Province to further expand its reach in underserved but high-growth potential areas in the country, a top official said.
DBP President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel G. Herbosa said DBP Oroquieta is its second branch in the province and is expected to provide a broad range of investment products and services as well as other banking services to the residents of the city and neighboring municipalities.
"In support of the National Government's drive towards financial inclusion, DBP continues to enhance its developmental impact by opening more customer touchpoints especially in the countryside. We shall continue to intensify efforts to promote development that is broad-based, inclusive, and sustainable," he added.
DBP is the fifth largest bank in the country in terms of assets and has a branch network of 130 branches and 11 branch-lite units situated mostly in underserved and remote areas of the country.
Located in the northern part of Mindanao, Oroquieta City is the capital of the province of Misamis Occidental, with an estimated population of over 70,000 based on latest government data. It is comprised of 47 barangays and is a major agricultural trading center and a leading producer of copra.
Herbosa said DBP's branch expansion in Mindanao will further expand its market coverage and further enhance the bank's delivery of its financial services to strategic areas in Misamis Occidental.
He said DBP is also ready to provide the necessary technical and financial support for its key clients in the area, which fall under the bank's four strategic sectors namely infrastructure and logistics, micro, small and medium enterprises, the environment, as well as social services and community development.
"DBP's enhanced presence is our recognition of the province's potential for growth in both the eco-tourism and agriculture sectors," Herbosa said.
He added that DBP has a full range of financing programs that can help the province unlock its potential and generate more economic opportunities for its people, especially during these extraordinarily challenging times. (DBP/PIA-10/Misamis Occidental)
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Most Metro Manila buildings can survive 7.2 quake says study; PHIVOLCS suggests giving residents of quake-prone areas incentives to move
Most buildings in Metro Manila can survive a 7.2-earthquake, according to a study by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the Department of Public Works and Highways, and the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers.
Citing the study, GMA News Online reported yesterday that there is no evidence of the Angat Dam being in danger despite its location near a fault line. Most bridges in the country are also in the clear, according to the study.
However, GMA News Online reports that some low-rise buildings like houses are in danger. Phivolcs Director Renato Solidum suggested giving incentives such as tax breaks to people who reside in earthquake-prone areas to move or fortify their homes against quakes.
The Department of Interior and Local Government said they are open to the suggestion but that they need to study the incentives first.
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Pests are available in various forms. Irrespective of whether it's a Northern Kentucky termite, a Cincinnati termite, a mouse within a basement, ants within a kitchen or mosquitoes inside a yard, they all might be defined as unwanted creatures that play havoc on our lives. Controlling these pests helps safeguard us in the harm they inflict. This harm consists of, but isn't limited to, contaminating our food, spreading illness, threatening our well being and injuring our property. By defining this damage, support for pest control is firmly validated.
It is crucial to possess appropriate pest control around any area exactly where meals is present. This involves everywhere from the farms exactly where meals is grown towards the grocery shops where it really is sold. If not accurately managed, pests can contaminate meals, creating it impossible to grow and eat. Most people would think about bugs to become the major "pests" to stop where food is concerned. Other pests that also need to have to become handled are rodents, birds along with other plant eating animals. Effectively controlling these pests is often performed by utilizing chemical substances or organic pesticides, setting traps, constructing fences or creating other deterrents.
Disease is usually spread swiftly if correct pest control just isn't accomplished. Bugs and insects can transfer strands of flu and viruses to animals, persons and food. Our government tries to manage and avoid this from taking place by placing strict guidelines on what is allowed to become brought into our nation. This is a form of pest control. Individuals require to take such measures at residence at the same time. By applying bug repellent, individuals can decrease their exposure to mosquitoes as well as other biting insects. Applications of chemical substances to yards and perimeters of properties will limit the amount of pests that can effect our wellness, and also the wellness of our house pets.
Taking measures to control pests that cause damage to our house is equally significant. Spraying chemical substances to handle insects that consume wood, burrow holes in our homes, develop nests in our trees and chew holes in our landscape aids safe the survival of that house. The price of pest control is extremely insignificant towards the price of repairing or replacing factors which have incurred destruction from pests. As an example, look at the price of new plant material for a yard. People who opt for to not apply any pest control are operating the danger of losing these plants to leaf eating insects. If this happens, they would incur the cost of new plant material, possibly replacing soil as well as the labor expenses for the installation. By managing pests in the starting this project, they would only have had their initial investment.


Developers can use Kakao I Open Builder to make services with the Kakao I Inside branding.
Kakao will provide an open development tool for its AI platform Kakao I, the South Korean chat giant said, with the beta version rolling out in October.
Kakao I Open Builder will be made available for everyone in the first half of next year after the beta testing, the company said.
The company's enterprise partners as well as regular consumers will be able to develop their own services that use Kakao I and roll them out in Kakao's various services and platforms.
They can access Kakao I's five recognition engines: Voice, image, chat, suggest, and translation.
They will be able to create chat bots, create services that sync with the firm's AI speaker Kakao Mini, and make image recognition-based services, the chat giant said.
Kakao owns various lifestyle mobile platforms, including news aggregation, banking, wire transfer, securities exchange, games, and navigation.
The company will provide the Kakao I Inside moniker for these services created by partners and consumers, it said.
Kakao is betting big on AI. It is working with Samsung to sync their respective AI platforms, Kakao I and Bixby.
The company is also working with Hyundai-Kia, the world's fifth largest car maker, to add in-car voice recognition, and with POSCO and GS to make smart home apartments that use Kakao I.


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Know Your Meats
Ashburton Meats has won the prestigious John Reddish Award for the City's most outstanding customer service
View article here..
Article by It's Your Place
The shoppers of Boroondara have spoken and Ashburton Meats has won the prestigious John Reddish Award for the City's most outstanding customer service.
The awards, now in their fourth year, cover 25 strip-shopping centres across Boroondara, from Ashburton in the south to Harp Village in the north.
They are named in honour of local resident and long-time Kew Rotary member Dr John Reddish and celebrate traders who go the extra mile for their customers.
More than 130 residents nominated 49 local businesses, with Ashburton Meats claiming the first prize in a pool of nine finalists. They accepted the trophy and $500 cash prize at an awards ceremony on Wednesday 12 October.
Ashburton Meats is a popular winner and does a great deal of work to support their local community, including providing local schools with complimentary sausages for sausage sizzles and raising money for charity.
In fact, they recently used their customers' favourite soup recipes to create a recipe book. The proceeds from this project were donated to The Edge Charity, which helps local children go to kindergarten, school, sporting excursions and camps.
As well as their charitable work, the butchers at Ashburton Meats are well known in the area for being very friendly and taking a keen interest in their customers' lives. It has become a community hub in Ashburton.
"All corners of Boroondara feature great shopping strips and, in today's competitive marketplace, providing excellent customer service has never been more important," Mayor of Boroondara, Councillor Nicholas Tragas said.
"I regularly visit many local shopping precincts and I am consistently impressed with the quality of service and dedication that traders' display.
"I will always return to shops where I am made to feel welcome and would like to congratulate Paul Klooster and his popular team at Ashburton Meats for making their customers feel at home; keep up the good work."
The John Reddish Service Excellence Awards were sponsored by the Rotary Club Kew on Yarra and supported by Council.
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235 High Street, Ashburton
Ashburton Meats is a butcher shop that has the welfare of its customers at its heart. It wants you to have meat that is tender, naturally grass-fed, free from growth hormones and antibiotics and high in Omega 3, vitamins and minerals; all which are paramount to your health. It wants you to know... Read more
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Дагтумас () — село в одноимённой административной единице Джебраильского района Азербайджана, расположенное на юго-западных склонах Карабахского хребта, в 23 км к западу от города Джебраил.

Согласно административно-территориальному делению непризнанной Нагорно-Карабахской Республики располагалось в Кашатагском районе НКР.

Топонимика
Село изначально называлось Тумас. Позднее семьи — выходцы из села — основали сёла Тумаслы (ныне — в Бардинском районе) и Чайтумас (ныне — в Кубатлинском районе), и, чтобы отличить данное село от новообразованных, расположенное на горных склонах село Тумас стало именоваться Дагтумас (горный Тумас).

История

В годы Российской империи село Тумаслу входило в состав Джебраильского уезда Елизаветпольской губернии.

В советские годы село входило в состав одноимённого сельсовета Джебраильского района Азербайджанской ССР. В селе были расположены средняя, восьмиклассная и начальная школы, библиотека и больница. В результате Карабахской войны в августе 1993 года перешло под контроль непризнанной Нагорно-Карабахской Республики.

23 октября 2020 года президент Азербайджана Ильхам Алиев объявил, что азербайджанская армия взяла под контроль село Дагтумас.

Население
По данным «Свода статистических данных о населении Закавказского края, извлеченных из посемейных списков 1886 года» в селе Тумаслу Тумаслинского сельского округа Джебраильского уезда было 119 дымов и проживало 506 азербайджанцев (указаны как «татары»), которые были суннитами по вероисповеданию, 17 из них были представителями духовенства, остальные — крестьянами.

По данным «Кавказского календаря» на 1910 год в селе Тумас Карягинского уезда в 1907 году проживало 599 человек, в основном азербайджанцев, указанных в календаре как «татары».

По данным издания «Административное деление АССР», подготовленного в 1933 году Управлением народно-хозяйственного учёта Азербайджанской ССР (АзНХУ), по состоянию на 1 января 1933 года в селе Дагтумас, входившем в состав Дагтумасского сельсовета Джебраильского района Азербайджанской ССР, было 106 хозяйств и проживало 529 жителей. Всё население сельсовета составляли азербайджанцы (в источнике — «тюрки»).

В 1977 году в селе проживал 919 человек. Население села занималось животноводством, возделыванием пшеницы, виноградарством и шелководством.

Примечания

Ссылки
 Исполнительная Власть Джабраилского Района Азербайджанской Республики

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