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The Colorado Plateau: Canyonlands Oct 7
The Colorado Plateau: Arches Oct 7
The Colorado Plateau: Mesa Verde Oct 7
The Colorado Plateau: The Black Canyon Oct 7
Food and Memory Sep 14
Consistency is a challenge in AI Sep 14
AI’s advanced models are bad business Sep 12
Reflecting on Istanbul. And Life. Sep 12
Albania and Identity Sep 11
Leros and the Art of Sitting Sep 11
All Creatures Great and Small Jun 25
A Journey to the West: Part Ten Jun 25
A Journey to the West: Part Nine Jun 25
A Journey to the West: Part Eight Jun 24
A Journey to the West: Part Seven Jun 24
A Journey to the West: Part Six Jun 24
A Journey to the West: Part Five Jun 24
A Journey to the West: Part Four Jun 15
A Journey to the West: Part Three Jun 14
A Journey to the West: Part Two Jun 14
A Journey to the West: Part One Jun 14
The Sailing Experience Feb 11

2021

The Soul of a Stadium is in its Name and the English are Preserving it Mar 13

2020

Premier League Head-to-Head Records Jun 23
Ranking the most exciting and dramatic Premier League seasons using data Jun 21
The Home Field Advantage in Soccer Jun 12
The Periodic History Reader, Volume 1 Apr 29
The Periodic Fiction Reader, Vol 1 Apr 29

2019

Welcome to DorukAkan football Dec 19

2017

Yogurt Feb 23
To American Diversity Jan 27
Best things I watched in 2016 Jan 24
Granola Jan 22
Doruk’s Tomato Sauce Jan 22

2015

Dates Feb 23

2014

Bangkok Food – Continued Oct 24
Datca Oct 19
Bangkok Food Oct 18
Continental Performance in the World Cup Jul 3

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The Soul of a Stadium is in its Name and the English are Preserving it

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March 13, 2021

The sports stadium is a part of the fabric of a city. Any municipality worth its salt has a sporting complex but a stadium or an arena that supports top-flight athletics is…
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Colorado Plateau
A jaunt through four amazing and epic national parks. 4 posts
Turkey and Albania: Summer 2026
A month-long trip to Turkey included meeting family for the first time in Albania and a peaceful excursion to the Greek island of Leros. 4 posts
Thoughts on AI
Thoughts and experiments on AI 2 posts
A Journey to the West
A two-week long trip with national parks and hiking, catching up with old friends, and a World cup game. 10 posts
Football and Data
Sifting through English, German, and Turkish football data to uncover interesting trends and insights. 4 posts

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