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Caterpillar's Murmur

The Next Equinox

(THU) May 29th, 2025

8:21 p.m. It's Thursday. D'erby's barriers have been drawn and announced.

Post NumberHorse Name
1Lila Emblem
2Shohei
3Eri King
4Dragon Boost
5Readiness
6Fandom
7Museum Mile
8M's
9Giovanni
10Toppi Born
11Nishino Agent
12Kalamatianos
13Croix du Nord
14Ho O Atman
15Faust Rasen
16Feiern Kranz
17Masquerade Ball
18Satono Shining

It doesn't look like the pace is going to be tight. That's another blow for Museum Mile while Croix du Nord has won a perfect draw. If he doesn't win starting from post number 13 in this situation, then he probably won't live up to his expectations. As I've said before, having Kitasan Black as a sire doesn't necessarily mean the horse is going to be the next Equinox.

The End

Caterpillar

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Pocketchange
Pocketchange - How to charge your left-over Yen to digital money

If you are ready to leave Japan but have your pocket heavy with leftover Japanese Yen, why not empty your pockets and feel light with Pocketchange?

Holidays

Holidays of May

  • May 3rd (SAT)
  • Constituion Memorial Day
  • May 4th (SUN)
  • Greenery Day
  • May 5th (MON)
  • Children's Day
  • April 6th (TUE)
  • Makeup Holiday for Children's Day

Food Catalog

Cream Anmitsu
Cream Anmitsu

Fed up with the heat? Here's a nice cold Japanse-style sweets to cheer you up! Cream Anmitsu is a delux version of Anmitsu, Kanten(Japanese gelatine) jelly and fruits with ice cream topping and Kuromitsu caramel sauce poured over it. And what's great, it's low calorie!

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airframe seen from side
Manned flight by oxyride dry-cell batteries project

The Tokyo Institute of Technology in cooperation with Panasonic, has led the project 'Manned Flight by Oxyride Dry-cell Battery' into the world's first success. On July 16th this year (2006), they made success in a trial of manned flight using commercially available oxyride batteries, in a project that they had been bringing forward together.