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More photos after the jump.
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Homecoming: Berkner 49, WT White 14
More photos after the jump.
Friday, October 25, 2013
S2L77: Pamukkale, Turkey
Pamukkale, Turkey
April 13, 1977
Drove through snow. Had a swim in the hot pools. Walked through Roman ruins.
Source: Personal travel notes.
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For thousands of years, people have been going to Pamukkale (roughly translated "cotton castle"), in southwest Turkey, to bathe in the hot springs on travertine terraces. So, who were we to do any differently?
The ancient Greco-Roman city of Hierapolis was built there (more on that in the next installment). According to Wikipedia, "As recently as the mid-20th century, hotels were built over the ruins of Hierapolis, causing considerable damage. ... When the area was declared a World Heritage Site [in 1988], the hotels were demolished." I don't know if my hotel was one of the offending modern intrusions, but, in my defense, in 1977 I was young, dumb and happy. Good times.
More photos of Pamukkale after the jump.
Thursday, October 24, 2013
DART Should Copy UPS - ctd
Regular readers might remember my "blue sky" idea (adjective: fanciful, impractical, having dubious value) from 2012 that DART should be less like USPS and more like UPS:
After the jump, "Great Minds Think Alike," Helsinki edition.UPS proves that the technology exists to compute a customized route every day for every vehicle, all based on which packages need to go where. Imagine a DART system somewhat like a taxi service or a shared ride service, where passengers submit their desired starting location and time and their desired destination. A central computer would take those thousands of requests, compute the most efficient route for the hundreds of buses in the system, and report back to the passenger when and where his bus will pick him up.
Source: The Wheel.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Room 237 (2012)
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Texas House Candidates Jockey for Position
The 2014 primary elections are still months away, but the candidates are already jockeying for position. The races for Texas House Districts 102 and 112, both of which include parts of Richardson, are particularly active, especially given the early date.
After the jump, a look at who's who.
After the jump, a look at who's who.
Monday, October 21, 2013
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Thrills and Chills at BHS
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Saturday, October 19, 2013
Meet Adolf. Err, Paprika!
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Source: City of Richardson. |
Meet
"Cats that Look like Hitler."
Meet Paprika! She a sweet little medium hair kitty, about 5 months old. Paprika came to the Shelter back in July as a scrawny little kitten and has grown into a beautiful and sweet young kitty. She is up to date on all her vaccinations and gets along great with kids and with other cats. Please help her find a fur-ever home!
Source: City of Richardson.
Friday, October 18, 2013
S2L77: Uchisar, Aksaray and Konya
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From Uchisar, the highest point in Cappodocia, it's about a hundred miles to Aksaray. At Aksaray is a Seljuk caravansary, a fortified inn built in 1229 along the trade route from Persia to Constantinople. Sixty miles farther west is Konya, a large, industrial city with a history dating back to 3,500 BCE. Known as Iconium by the Roman Empire, Saint Paul and Barnabas preached here in about 47-48 AD (Acts 14:1-5 and Acts 14:21). Konya is maybe best known for being one of the most conservative religious centers of Turkey, home of the Mevlevi Sufi order of Islam, established in 1273 and known as the "whirling dervishes."
More photos after the jump.
Thursday, October 17, 2013
The Impossible (2012)
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