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Del Mar Racetrack: 'Where The Surf Meets the Turf'

Southern California's Del Mar Racetrack has been somewhat forgotten by the general public in recent years, overshadowed by East Coast venues like Churchill Downs and Belmont Park. The reality is that the 72 year old track has a history to rival their better known counterparts. Operated by the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club and located 20 miles North of San Diego, its perhaps most famous for its iconic slogan "Where The Surf Meets the Turf" but that only scratches the surface of its star studded history.

The True Story Of The Ali/Inoki Fight

While mixed martial arts fighting has only recently become popular in the United States, contests between fighters of different martial arts disciplines have taken place in Japan for many years. They weren't called "mixed martial arts" until recently, but they were definitely an embryonic form of the now booming sport. Many of the most famous events of this type took place in Japan during the'70's involving pro wrestling legend Antonio Inoki.

Most demanding tours in Istanbul, Turkey

Turkey travel packages offer something for every taste, from many well-known history landmarks like Cappadocia, Ephesus, Gallipoli beautiful Fethiye, to beaches of Antalya for those who are seeking a romantic destination or just scenic areas of the coast with museums and restaurants which can please just about every traveler.

Significance Of Chinese Peace Symbol Characters

The most unique thing about Chinese script is that they are in fact ideas expressed through the symbols or characters rather than letters forming words with phonetics. The writing script which is known as Hans uses a huge number of 47,035 characters which are actually symbols and are put together in Chinese dictionary called Kangxi. In reality most of these character symbols have become obsolete.

Know About Chinese Zodiac Symbolism

The Chinese calendar has a completely different way of dating as compared to the west. They follow a lunar calendar which shows a cycle of 12 years unlike the west where we use a linear calendar to show the time concept. As far as Zodiac chart is concerned the Chinese use animal images to stand for each Zodiac sign.

The Story Of Tunku Abdul Rahman And His Time In The United Kingdom

I came across what to me was a very interesting article on my flight from the United Kingdom to Malaysia and thought I would relate a little of it to you here. The article was about the previous and first Prime Minister of Malaysia after it's independence from Britain - Tunku Abdul Rahman - who was educated in Cambridge, England. Tunku Abdul Rahman was the seventh son of Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah, the Sultan of Kedah. You can find the full article in the brochure "Travel 3 Sixty".

Victorian Christmas Trimming Ideas to Make

The Victorians also made Christmas decorations such as popcorn tinsel, which was popcorn threaded on to a piece of thread, in much the same way that children thread up pasta today. Re-cycling bits of paper and card was common practise when making Christmas trimmings. Victorian homes would have been decorated with paper chains and paper lanterns, [...]

Adoption Of Chinese Name Symbols

Chinese symbols seems never to lose its appeal whether within china or outside. While the Chinese themselves regard them at a high esteem, the western civilization is much in awe of these symbols. Though the official Chinese language is formalizing its script and limiting the use of these symbols.

The Sword And The Spear – Tools Of Another Age

Though today we live in an age where such weapons are considered by many to simply be the pathetic tools of a technologically inferior age, there is something noble about swords and other melee weapons of days gone by.