“Louvain/Tokyo: The History of Scientific Exchange Written on a Globe” (University of Tokyo)

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Globe Produced by the Belgian Royal Association of Geography (Scale 1.8,000,000) ... By displaying it in the newly constructed library, he intended to perennially commemorate Belgian citizens' kindness ... Despite this international situation in the face of imminent military conflict, the Belgian citizens did not break their promise made fifteen years earlier....

Fall festival, deals at On The Border and other free, cheap things to do in the Denver area, Oct. 14-20

Edit Denver Post 14 Oct 2016
Fall farmhands. A working farm for more than 100 years, 17 Mile House Farm Park (8181 S. Parker Road, Centennial) plays host to the Arapahoe County Fall Festival on Oct. 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The property features a farmhouse, silo, milk shed, barn and two replica windmills. During the free family-friendly event, enjoy hayrides pulled by a team of Belgian horses, pioneer crafts and games, gold panning and more ... Stocking stuffers ... 27 ... ....

Her Majesty has her eye on Pattison crown

Edit Toronto Sun 14 Oct 2016
The four-year-old colt Dartmouth will race in Sunday’s Grade 1 $1-million Pattison Canadian International — the first time in history a horse owned by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will race at Woodbine ... The personable Jones said Her Majesty is very hands-on owner with all her horses and visits the training yard regularly ... “I suppose the answer might be no, because we treat the horses all the same....

Letters to the Editor, Oct. 14

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HORSE MEAT ... 13 poll question “Would you eat horse meat?” ... Then three horse meat stores opened and mom sent me there to buy six steaks — I had to stand in line ... Mom cooked the steaks, but I had to promise I would not divulge that it was, in fact, horse meat ... Would you eat horse meat? Sure, I have and I discovered it is all in the mind — others would too as long as they did not know what it was they were eating....

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Edit Toronto Sun 14 Oct 2016
So while there was Wardo the workhorse, there’s now Wardo the horse. When Ward, who pitched for the Jays from 1986 to 1995, arrived at Woodbine Racetrack on Thursday morning to be the draw master for Sunday’s $1-million Pattison Canadian International, he found out that a horse trained by John LeBlanc Jr ... “Hopefully it’s going to be a great horse.”....

Former Jay Duane Ward running with the horses

Edit Toronto Sun 14 Oct 2016
So while there was Wardo the workhorse, there’s now Wardo the horse. When Ward, who pitched for the Jays from 1986 to 1995, arrived at Woodbine Racetrack on Thursday morning to be the draw master for Sunday’s $1-million Pattison Canadian International, he found out that a horse trained by John LeBlanc Jr ... “Hopefully it’s going to be a great horse.”....

Canine sleuth to crack down on wildlife crimes at MTR

Edit The Hindu 14 Oct 2016
Wildlife at the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) is sure to be better protected now as Hoffer, a 21-month-old Belgian Shepherd Malinois, is to be used inside the reserve to sniff out poachers and smugglers involved in the trafficking of wild animal parts and to crack criminal cases related to wildlife ... The Belgian Malinois, renowned for its skills in ......

Battle of Hastings to rage again as reenactors celebrate anniversary

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On the eve of the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, King Harold was packing his Transit van for the journey from Shropshire to meet his fate, as Duke William, with his fine Spanish horse and several hundred knights, arrived by ferry from Normandy, while the footsore Anglo-Saxons completed the last stretch of their 350-mile ride and march from York ... “The horses had an easier time of it than we did,” Amos said....

Gillet proud of Belgian Lions' effort (FIBA - International Basketball Federation)

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(Source. FIBA - International Basketball Federation) ... After a season with Oostende in which he was dogged by a left foot injury, Gillet took a break and returned to his beloved Belgian national team but the same problem that hobbled him at the end of his club campaign again reared its ugly head and forced him off the court ... FIBA ... Original documenthttp.//www.fiba.com/eurobasket/2017/qualifiers/news/gillet-proud-of-belgian-lions-effort....

Breeders’ Cup contenders take recent stumbles, but no cause for concern

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The giants continue to fall ... 4-5 in fine fettle ... “So we feel like he was the best horse, but it’s horse racing — he got beat.” ... 4 or the Classic the following day ... 5 ... 8 as the 2-5 chalk. Norman Casse, assistant trainer to his father Mark Casse, said the surprising defeat did nothing to harm the horse’s main objective — successfully defending her title in the Breeders’ Cup Mile on Nov. 5....

Racing: Fillies seek to give O'Brien a Champions day out

Edit The Times of India 14 Oct 2016
London, Oct 14, 2016 (AFP) - ... I like to concentrate on my own horse being at the top of his game, which is the most important. "He's a very laid back individual, who is a lovely looking horse with a fantastic turn of foot, which should serve us very well ... "The field is not only deep but very strong ... "People always think of horses like humans, that what they really want to do is lie on a beach and recharge their batteries for a fortnight....

Oct 13, 2016: international trot veterinary records (NYS Gaming Commission)

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Santa Anita Park statistics, horse racing notes

Edit LA Daily News 14 Oct 2016
SANTA ANITA LEADERS. Through Thursday. JOCKEYS / WINS. Flavien Prat / 10. Norberto Arroyo, Jr. / 9. Kent Desormeaux / 8. Rafael Bejarano / 7. Tyler Baze / 6. TRAINERS / WINS. Peter Miller / 9. Doug O’Neill / 5. Seven tied / 3. STAKES SCHEDULE. SANTA ANITA. Saturday ... Sunday ... DOWN THE STRETCH ... “It couldn’t happen to a more deserving horse, for her to overcome all this.” ... The horse wants distance.”....
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