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Dumaguete welcomes 4,000 athletes for PNG by Pinoy Sports on May 24, 2012DUMAGUETE CITY — This charming city by the sea comes alive for the next 10 days as it hosts over 4,000 athletes and guests for the Philippine National Games (PNG), which get going today with an interesting opening ceremony late this afternoon.

Istanbul Resorts – Historical Getaway Plane by exercise-and-diets.info on May 11, 2012Established on two chaste, the beautiful and famous city of Istanbul is at Chicken. A commercial and politics center for your middle western countries Istanbul draws in tourists from around the world. It is recognized as as the most packed city of Th...

SKYFALL'S Cast Arrives on Location in ISTANBUL by Chinese na Makulit on May 3, 2012Production in Istanbul Marks the 3rd Time in the 50-Year History of the James Bond Franchise That the City Has Served As a Backdrop. Daniel Craig and cast and filmmakers of SKYFALL, the 23rd adventure in the longest-running film franchise of all ti...

Turkey, Day 1 by theminordetail on May 1, 2012It all began when I Slept 8 hours on the plane (a first!), and I woke up when it was time for breakfast, just 2 hours remaining onboard. I had eggs with spinach. We got to Ataturk just before dawn. I put on my coat and powdered my hair. We went strai...

[Blog] In Defense on the Women’s Rights and Welfare by Jose Mario Dolor De Vega by hronlineph.com on Mar 31, 2012In Defense on the Women’s Rights and Welfare by Jose Mario Dolor De Vega I refer to the shocking and truly outrageous news pertaining to the controversial decision handed by Turkey’s judiciary in a high-profile rape case. According to the report...

The Topkapi Palace by le vent d'orient on Mar 25, 2012The historical Topkapi Palace is the largest and one of the most famous tourist attractions in Istanbul, Turkey. This remarkable site was constructed sometime between 14666 and 1478 by Sultan Mehmed II, then ruler of the Ottoman Empire who, according...

Bitoon eyes PH team spot for Chess Olympiad by Pinoy Sports on Mar 18, 2012CEBUANO chess Grandmaster Richard Bitoon is now in the thick of preparation for the upcoming battle to earn a slot in the Philippine team that will see action in the World Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey in September.

Istanbul World Indoor Championships: Top Seven Performances by hurdler49: Hurdles, Track & Field and Sports on Mar 13, 2012Amongst the major international athletics championships, the World Indoors is the most underrated. Big name stars like Usain Bolt usually opt out of the biennial meet, especially in crucial Olympic years. Indoor athletics has a far smaller reach than...

Istanbul 2012: Top Seven Performances by hurdler49: Hurdles, Track & Field and Sports on Mar 13, 2012Amongst the major international athletics championships, the World Indoors is the most underrated. Big name stars like Usain Bolt usually opt out of the biennial meet, especially in crucial Olympic years. Indoor athletics has a far smaller reach than...

Istanbul 2012 Men’s 60m Hurdles: Merritt Triumphs by hurdler49: Hurdles, Track & Field and Sports on Mar 13, 2012I’m terribly disappointed to see Liu Xiang 刘翔  fall short of the World Indoor title. The way he ran the final was uncharacteristic of the 2004 Olympic Champion. He had a good start, but he clipped the second and fifth hurdles. As a keen st...