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Next Task

(SAT) February 22nd, 2025

8:49 Time's up. I have to move on to my next task so I'm leaving my current conclusion here.

My trio with Peptide Nile keyed has Emperor Wakea, Meisho Hario, Dura Erede, Derma Sotogake, and Mikki Fight on its wheel. For quinellas, I'm keying either Emperor Wakea or Mikki Fight with Peptide Nile and Dura Erede.

To be honest, I am not sure which I should keep, Sunday Funday or Dura Erede. Perhaps they're both unnecessary. On a second thought, Meisho Hario also might be unnecessary. I was just scared he might be there in third place just like last year.

I'm still not sure how to handle Tagano Beauty, too. If the pace is going to be tight, maybe there is a chance for the horse to slide into third place? Nah. If so, he would have finished before Meisho Hario last year when he was a year younger than now.

Think I'll ponder some more anyway, while getting my tasks done.

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 February

  • February 11th (TUE)
  • National Foundation Day
  • February 24th (MON)
  • Makeup Holiday for Emperor's Birthday

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.