Instead, he got interested in horse racing because of a friend s father and the sport stayed in his blood. As nice as watching Kentucky win the 1978 national championship? This website is an unofficial and independent source of news and information, and is not affiliated with any school, team or league. I went halfway around the world (to Dubai to live and work) and back to try and win it, so it would be nice to win it. It is a dream of every horse trainer, owner and anybody in the...

More than a million school-age children do not attend school for a variety of reasons, including malnutrition, distance from schools, lack of resources and their parents own lack of education. The poorest parts of the country are most vulnerable to malaria and chronic drought and have the highest rates of HIV/AIDS infection. Bureaucracy and a lack of awareness are barriers that prevent many Namibians from accessing social services to which they are entitled. AIDS causes 40 per cent of all...

There will be no shortage of Fourth of July celebration events for Matagorda County citizens to chose from this year with Bay City s Flight Fest on Wednesday and Palacios Lions Club s 58th Annual July 4th Celebration beginning June 29 and ending Wednesday. There will be no shortage of Fourth of July celebration events for Matagorda County citizens to chose from this year with Bay City s Flight Fest on Wednesday and Palacios Lions Club s 58th Annual July 4th Celebration beginning June 29...

RCMP 'gutted' before '85 attack Jim Brown 2007/06/19 OTTAWAThe 1985 Air India bombing represented an intelligence failure of massive proportions and could have been averted by better investigative work, says the man who was second-in-command at the time for the RCMP. RCMP 'gutted' before '85 attack Jim Brown 2007/06/19 OTTAWAThe 1985 Air India bombing represented an intelligence failure of massive proportions and could have been averted by better investigative work, says the man who was...

Find www.app.com stories from the past week as well as calendar events, classifieds, advertisements, Yellow Page listings, local Web sites and more all in one search. Peter's arose here only because Jachetti slept past his train stop in Manchester, where he had been sent to scout out a site for a church to serve Irish and Italian families who labored on the railroad and farms there, so the story goes. The Franciscans are a different breed of people," said Wilderotter, who retired to...

His stolen base wasn't as electrifying as those of his counterpart, Jose Reyes, whose legs alone were responsible for two runs. His stolen base wasn't as electrifying as those of his counterpart, Jose Reyes, whose legs alone were responsible for two runs. By now, with the team threatening to squander its last advantage on a critical homestand, it's time to concede the Bronx is squirming. Besides, the ball didn't strike any distant light tower, merely a car advertisement at the bottom of...

Scheidt said that after the first phase in completed, the humane society hopes to add a small equine rescue facility as well. John Scheidt, chairman of the capital committee for the new building, said that the first phase of the building will cost $1 million. We hope that it will be a place where all animal lovers can come and view the animals in a cageless environment which is centered around the emotional and physical needs of the animals and the people who love them. The new facility is...

But Head, a 58-year-old driver from Galena, has delved into another sport, trading thousands of horsepower for the power of an actual horse. Head devoted more time to racing this season because NHRA changed its championship structure. Plus he is energized by his top-five start in NHRA funny car. The top eight drivers after 17 races advance to a playoff -- with points reassigned -- for six races. The top four after the playoffs compete in the final two races to determine the series...