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Call It A Day

(FRI) August 8th, 2025

9:16 p.m. The barriers have long been drawn and announced and I'm barely finishing up with my data input task as I had work today, while my messenger keeps chirping, tsk. Wish they'd leave me alone.

I'm guessing CBC-sho could get into a tight lap. Craspedia probably would want to take the lead as well as Invincible Papa. June Blair, currently the most favored in expected win odds also has good speed, but I think Yutaka would want to keep him running second or third from the top. Whichever horse takes the lead, it won't be a safe trip with the most favorite horse sticking right behind.

Okay, I give up. Let's call it a day. Will think about the rest tomorrow.

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 August

  • August 11th (MON)
  • Mountain 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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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.