With all the excitement (?) of playing with t'internet and things webby this week, I almost forgot to bore the world (or, more likely, nobody) with the list of books consumed in the last month.
The final volume in the grail trilogy. Eventually the main plot got resolved, right at the very end of the story. I felt this book was centered on battles even more than the first two; maybe that was the cumulative effect though. Definitely time for a break from Cornwell, though I have enjoyed the books and the narration has been excellent.
Rather underwhelmed by this, so I doubt I'll read any more by this author. The story was pleasant enough, a young woman listening to the tale of an old lady's history, which turned out (not exactly a great surprise) to be entwined with that of the younger woman's family. I didn't particularly warm to any of the characters, which meant the book didn't really good my attention all that well. The narration was fine, though, very well done.
Full of fun as usual, along with detailed knowledge of London and main characters of whom most readers are very fond. This story started with a murder (don't they all), wandered through the troubles of being a "Government wife", laid out a number of misdirects and, for me, ended up somewhere rather unexpected. One of the more enjoyable stories, including sub-plots about biological weapons.
An intriguing tale, this one. A little gruesome, starting as it did with what appeared to be a risen corpse. This is Bryant and May though… As ever, Bryant goes off on his own tangent, delving into some rather dark magic/mysticism. In the end the puzzle is solved, winning over an influential person, and the Peculiar Crimes Unit lives on.
Immediately on starting this book I thought the narration seemed rather fast. A shame, as I generally like Steven Pacey's voice. After while, though, I adjusted and thoroughly enjoyed the story. As is often the way with Harris, I start and, for a while, wonder if I will continue. Soon enough, though, I'm thoroughly engrossed in the story. This covers a fairly short period just before Vesuvius erupted. It follows a newly-appointed engineer, who is in charge of the aqueduct serving the area. The previous post-holder (the Aquarius) has disappeared. The new man faces resentment and resistance from his staff. Pretty soon he realises something is wrong and starts to investigate. We all know the outcome, but the story was still enjoyable.
Thanks to a suggestion from a friend on social media, both the WordPress sites I installed are accessible, showing as secure and I can log in to the admin panels. The solution? Disabling Cloudflare. I could then redirect www to the bare domain, where the SSL certificate lives and all the redirect issues went away. The only reason I opted to use Cloudflare was habit: I run some other sites through it purely to pick up the free SSL certificate they provide, nothing else.
Step 1 of many seems to be complete. I now have a lot of reading to do - and a blog theme to select!
It's the morning after the night before and certain things appear to have settled down. My bare domain (and it's allegedly mandatory www redirect) now seem to load and bring up https displaying the www address.
Email is still working - go Fastmail, I'm pretty pleased with them.
My "blog." subdomain still seems to be a bit random. I'm pretty sure I didn't forward to www on this, whilst still opting for Cloudflare - which rather contradicts what I was forced to do with the main domain. Mind you, as it's a subdomain, I don't see why it should have a www sub-subdomain, that doesn't seem logical. However, in order to get hosting for it I had to add it to Dreamhost separately from the main site. The options panel was exactly the same as for the bare domain, when I don't think it should be.
I did originally add a CNAME entry pointing to the Microblog hosted site it is set up for. When I tried to verify the WordPress installation last night I got a 404 error, so I deleted the CNAME entry, as it seems to require me to verify the WordPress installation at a published site, which strikes me as a bit odd. I would have thought I could work on it offline, without pointing it to the world. I suspect I need to read more about how to do that, and the default is for Dreamhost to publish you as quickly as possible.
This morning blog.vanessahamshere.uk comes up with the WordPress landing page, so the removal of the pointer to my Microblog page has worked. However, it doesn't have https, so perhaps I'm still waiting for that to happen. When I go to the link to verify the WordPress installation I no longer get a 404 error, instead I get a message saying the browser can't open the page because too many redirects occurred. Something to leave for later, I guess - the day job calls! It mildly amuses me that the site that has nothing redirected comes up with a "too many redirects" error.
I finally took the plunge and purchased some web hosting, with the intention of learning something about the subject and, hopefully, some things Indieweb, via a WordPress blog.
It started off quite well - signing up and spending money was easy enough, of course.
I added the domain I wanted to use, updated my registrar's nameservers to point to Dreamhost, nothing too taxing so far.
I added in the various records I needed for my Fastmail account. As long as that continues to work I'll be no worse off. Although, even then, Fastmail gave me three CNAME records to add, but Dreamhost would only let me add one. No idea why, as previously I'd added all three to Cloudflare for this domain.
When adding the domain to hosting, I opted to use Cloudflare, as I already have an account there and Dreamhost is an official partner. That meant that I was forced to use a redirect from the bare domain to www. Also ok, I thought, as my main blogs currently have that in place, so I can point to the AWS servers they are hosted on. The bare domain can only contain an A record; I learnt that when my provider moved from static IPs to AWS. All ok so far.
I then decided I'd like security on the site. Dreamhost provides LetsEncrypt certificates for free and does it all for you. Fine, click and it shall be done.
I installed WordPress and got that set up. My site showed the basic welcome page. Superb. Time for bed and to revisit this all at a later date. Until the site failed to load, giving me security and certificate warnings, with the browsers eventually refusing to serve up the site at all.
I went through similar processes with my "blog." subdomain but that has a 404 error message now, most likely because removing its pointer to my hosted micro.blog hadn't propagated through yet.
Tomorrow is another day and I guess that if nothing ever went wrong I'd not learn much. There has to be a solution as I don't think.I'm trying to set up anything too unusual.
Test post for microblogging, to see if I can work round mandatory post titles.
Another good book, though I think Rupture was slightly better. This had plenty of interest, though; Ari Thor reuniting with his previous boss, the progress of his relationship with his girlfriend. The plot was fine, but didn't seem all that gripping. Still, overall an entertaining listen.
There was a lot more intrigue in this novel than in the previous one and I enjoyed it more as a result. The story centres around the murder of the local police inspector and I didn't guess whodunit until it was revealed, which makes a change!
I found the main character's girlfriend rather annoyingly unsympathetic in this book, whereas I had started to warm to her in the previous one. I have enjoyed these books and hope there are more to come.
This book is a humorous look at Millican's life and career to date, but it is set out in the form of a self-help book, with tips on "how to be champion" at the ends of chapters. It's not all hilarious, some of it is quite sad, and parts are quite shocking. Not surprising, given the state of society today, when people seem to think that anyone in the entertainment business is fair game. The tales she tells of abusive comments on Twitter is pretty grim. Overall, I found the book entertaining, uplifting and quite inspiring.
I picked this book because it was the first of the Grail trilogy and I'm a sucker for a Grail story. In this first novel it gets mentioned, but that is all. It centres around a young archer, Thomas of Hookton, following his progress as, after the French raid and destroy his town, he joins the English army and fights in France, at the start of the 100 years war. Not my usual book, although I read the early novels in the Saxon series by Cornwell. I enjoyed it though. The main character is quite compelling; far from perfect, very human, but I found myself rooting for him and sympathising with his situation. The novel ends with the battle of Crécy, which is described in some detail, but, fortunately, not to the point of boredom. I look forward to listening to the remaining books in the series.
I read this book some years ago, along with a lot of other people, I expect. I fancied listening to it, so picked up the audiobook. On balance, I think it is better to read than to listen to, but I enjoyed this. Occasionally the narrator seemed to overdo things a bit, which almost detracted from the story. I preferred it when I read the book and occasionally went "ooh". I felt with the audiobook things were rather unsubtly signposted at times. Good to wind down with, though.
The second instalment of the grail trilogy (although there is a linked fourth book). This book develops the story a little - somewhat scarily at one point involving the torture of the main character, Thomas, by a Catholic priest. The character was thoroughly scary; and very well portrayed by the narrator, who made him seem really creepy.
As with most Cornwell novels, there is a lot of detailed description of a number of battles. It did occasionally feel as though the story was just a vague thread holding together tales of battles in the 100-years war. I'll see what the third book brings to the main plot. Not that I didn't enjoy the book - I did and I know what to expect from Cornwell, having read a number of his books over the years.
I have the kindle version of this book, but had never got round to reading it, so I thought I'd try the audiobook. Much is made in reviews of how cerebral/geeky/techy the book is, with its detailed descriptions of cryptography. I have to say I wasn't aware of that, but this could be because I know a little about the subject - but only a little.
On balance, I enjoyed the book, although I lost focus a bit towards the end. I don't necessarily think it's the classic that some people do, but I don't regret the time spent on it.
I did find the narrator's tone of voice a little irritating at times, along with some of the voices he gave to characters, but then I'm a Brit and less familiar with American accents.
My first Karin Fossum. I expect she is someone whose books I'll read again.
David Rintoul - I have loved this man's voice since seeing him in "Pride and Prejudice" on TV many years ago (and he still remains my favourite Mr Darcy).
I enjoyed this story. Not exactly fast-paced, but very easy to listen to.
I have read a number of Susannah Gregory's Thomas Chaloner novels and enjoyed them, so I thought I might give an audiobook a go, especially as it was part of a two-for-one offer. I had reservations about the narrator. He was ok, but there was something about the voice that I didn't like all that much (not to mention constantly pronouncing adversary with the emphasis on the second syllable - one of many pronunciations on my "list"). That said, I enjoyed the story; plenty of interest and intrigue to keep me listening.
I read this in one sitting. It's the first novel I've read by Dilly Court, and I suspect that they may well all follow a similar formula; that of a poverty-stricken 19th-century heroine who either makes good, finds good fortune, or both. That's not to say I didn't enjoy this, I did, very much. Sometimes this sort of story makes a pleasant change, much like the occasional Georgette Heyer novel does.
Another one-sitting read. I pre-ordered this book, having read Stillhouse Lake, by the same author. This is the follow-up to that book and is equally as thrilling, with plenty of twists and turns. It covers a lot of bases - the nastiness that social media can spread, fake evidence, the fear we all have of being trapped/framed and struggling to prove our innocence, betrayal, isolation and a truly, believable psychopath. Thoroughly enjoyed both books.
I found this story fascinating and not a little horrifying. Like a lot of non-Americans I was broadly aware of the treatment of the native peoples, but I had never heard of the Osage, let alone what had happened to them in the 1920s. This story was told well, from the point of view of the Osage people, from the point of view of the lead investigator and then a final section drawing everything together and expanding on it from the work done more recently by the author. I found myself drawn into the tale and I am glad I picked the book.
Well, I finally finished this. I can't say the story really grabbed me, to be honest. It seemed a little far-fetched - not the initial part, but pretty soon it diverged from what I could accept as plausible. Add to that characters who were almost entirely unsympathetic, plus an abrupt ending and, well, I just wasn't feeling it with this one. It started well and showed promise - a day out which ended in tragedy. That set up the back story, and, to be honest, that was the most interesting part. Maybe it was just me, but I'm rather glad this was a Kindle First, so I didn't pay for it.
I never read this book, though I probably should have. I first came across Carl Sagan when he presented the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, back in 1977. I was fascinated and have been interested in astronomy and cosmology ever since.
Back to 2017 and I was pleased to see this had been released as an audiobook. The narration was excellent, as expected from LeVar Burton. His voice is very pleasant to listen to. The content was, understandably, a little dated and seemed quite simplistic. That's probably because I have read quite a lot on the subject and this book was written for the casual reader. It was groundbreaking; one of the first of many and I'm glad I finally got around to it.
Good. Not Koontz' best, but intriguing and interesting. I liked the characters and there were a few plot twists. It has made me want to re-read a lot of my old Koontz novels.
A fairly light listen, but, although it's a subject which interests me, I do feel I learned some new things. Campbell is an engaging presenter on television and he reads his own book well. I have the Kindle version, too, to make the best of the "illustrated" part of the title. Not a groundbreaking work, but entertaining and informative.
I enjoyed this, very atmospheric. It was a slow burn, but set up the characters well. Some reviewers have commented that the atmosphere was conveyed rather obviously; by direct, repeated statements, rather than by allowing the reader/listener to reach their own conclusions. True, to some extent, but it didn't seem to be overly intrusive to me.
The narration was, well, interesting. On the one hand, having a Scandinavian narrator helped with setting the scene, and the Icelandic names, but on the other, it proved slightly confusing, as the speech pattern was rather different and it didn't always flow. It wasn't a deal-breaker, just occasionally required a short rewind.
I am going to continue with the series, as I enjoyed this one.
I think this book was better than the first. It is listed as book 3 in the series, but book 2 is the latest, chronologically, so I'm saving that until last. Admittedly, the characters are now familiar, but I also found the story more interesting, with a few surprises along the way. The narration was much more to my taste than the first book and this is a narrator I'm happy to listen to again - just as well, as he has read the next three books.
As it's the end of the year, time for a little summing-up of 2017 in books.
I have read 21 books and listened to 33 (only joining Audible mid-July), making a total of 54 books consumed. My lowest number in a month was June, with no books finished, and my highest has been December with 12 books finished. Ending on a strong note.
Some friends invited me to go with them to see the illuminated walk at Kingston Lacy, a National Trust property near to me. It meant finishing work 30 minutes early, but that was just an added incentive for me to hit my goals for today, which I did.
It was pretty cold out, so hats, scarves and gloves were deployed and hot chocolate was consumed afterwards.
This book took a while to get into. I hadn't read any others, nor had I seen any of the TV programmes - which I understand may have been a good thing. Once the story got going I really enjoyed it. Of course I enjoyed Michael Kitchen's narration, as his is a voice and delivery that I have liked for years.
When I say "finished", this is a book I will return to many times, I think. It is a mixture of short tales/talks and little nuggets of wisdom. I listened to it in one sitting, but I will go back to it and study the content more closely, as certain parts really touched me. I'm not surprised, as I have long had an interest in Eastern philosophies, such as Buddhism and the Tao. This book is quite practical and doesn't confine itself to Buddhism; it refers to the Bible and other religions. It encompasses a lot of the "mindfulness" trends; something I very much need to incorporate into my life.
This book was shorter than I expected, and seemed to me to be similarly light of plot. It told the tale of one of the last of the Cathar faith, a woman entrusted with the legendary treasure. Part of it was told in retrospect, part in the current time, when she cared for an injured young man. I think I was expecting more of an air of mystery than I got, so overall I found the book a little disappointing. There was also a rather random reference to 1944 thrown in, the significance of which completely escaped me.
Finally, I got through a Kindle First in the month I acquired it! I enjoyed this story, about a man who returns to a town to sell his parents' house. When he used to visit the town, 10 years earlier, he became involved with a girl who was murdered. The story is told partly through the girl's eyes and partly in the third person. I have read some reviews which didn't like the prose style, or the switch between the narration styles. I can't say I felt the need to analyse the sentence structure, so it must not have bothered me that much. Whatever the grammatical errors/flaws, they worked in context and, as a simple novel, that's ok with me. I didn't find anything particularly memorable about the book, but it was an entertaining enough read.
Another in the series of books about the Italian police officer Aurelio Zen. I think I enjoyed this more than the first one I read. Possibly I have become attuned to the style and am getting to know the main character. This one certainly kept me listening. It evoked Venice well, in my opinion, which generally means showing it as it is, not simply enthusing about its glory, taking a tourist's view. This book also depicts the impression I had of Venice when I visited: faded glory, dampness and decay, as well as all the famous locations. The narration was excellent. Cameron Stewart is on my list of top audiobook voices.
Ok, I weakened. Yes, I know Dan Brown's books are fantastically popular and, as a result, picked to pieces and derided by lots of people. Hey, they are just an entertaining read (listen). I'm not all that impressed by the narration, but that's mainly a personal preference, as a Brit; I found the accent a little more pronounced that I tend to like from an American. Not to the point of not enjoying the story though. Overall, an enjoyable book, although I did lose interest slightly towards the end, as it seemed that the last hour of listening didn't add much to the story.
This month has been another one devoted to audiobooks. I have been rather tired, to be honest, and curling up with puzzles/drawing while listening to a book has proven to be soothing and relaxing. I have started some kindle books, just not finished them. I am reading a non-fiction history of the Templars and a novel about the Cathars. I'll get through them at some point!
I read this book many years ago and loved it, so have read all the subsequent books in the series. I also watched the TV adaptation, which was almost as good as I had hoped. I decided to re-purchase the books on Kindle and with them, the audiobook. I really enjoyed listening to the story. The narrator does a good job - these books are pretty epic, with this one coming in at about 32 hours, which is the shortest of them. One of the later ones clocks in at 57 hours!
I enjoyed Michael Ridpath's series set in Iceland so thought I might try another of his books. This was good; the plot developed nicely and intrigue was maintained. I felt a little less involved with the characters than I did in the Fire and Ice series. Nothing wrong with them, but I just didn't find myself warming to them particularly.
Excellent, as one expects of Philip Pullman. A worthy successor to the His Dark Materials trilogy, and I look forward to the next book. The narration is the best I've heard yet, but then, no more than might be expected from Michael Sheen.
This book is set when Lyra is a baby and tells of a young lad who ends up having to look after her, rescuing her from danger. It starts fairly slowly, but then picks up pace and is a riveting ride.
Like slipping into a cosy pair of pyjamas. I have read all these novels, and watched the tv series. I listen to these while working, as they are good company. I feel I am hearing the tale of what old friends have been up to. I loved the books; I love the epic story and the audio versions are just as good, if not better, than the written word.


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Everyone who's ever had to come out knows that it's never over.
Yes, some coming outs will only happen once – telling your parents or your best friends, maybe – but some coming outs happen as often as every day: to coworkers, to new people you meet, to just about anyone.
I had one of those once-in-a-lifetime coming outs exactly a year ago on National Coming Out Day. After sharing my truth with most of my family and friends, I decided to take my coming out, put it through the prism of storytelling and create a very public work of activism.
It was only natural that I did this within the context of the Boy Scouts of America, an organization that has and continues to shape my identity in countless ways. I banded together with three close queer friends in Scouting. We crafted a series of stories that cracked open a longstanding silence about what it was actually like, beyond the policies and politics, to be queer in Scouting. You can read my story from that series here.
What I want to do now is talk about the year that has followed – a year that transformed me into a confident, queer man in so many ways.
The day we posted our stories was completely overwhelming. I have never received such an outpouring of love in my entire life. Facebook comments, personal messages, emails and phone calls incessantly pinged my phone, all with the same sentiment: Thank you. I'm proud of you. I'm here for you.
I re-read some of those messages before writing this, and I couldn't help myself from tearing up. It was an affirmation of my worth, my story and my identity. But it was also an affirmation of the dire need for these stories to be told, and for the youth in the Boy Scouts of America to have queer stories to relate to.
I don't mean to say that my story single-handedly solved anything. But I've had many Scouts, who aren't yet out, tell me in confidence that my story made a difference for them, that it showed them a path forward, that it gave them hope.
I can't overstate how powerful that has been for me. In the course of a couple years, I've gone from being totally insecure about my queer identity within Scouting, to being somewhat of a national role model and example that shows other queer Scouts: there is a way to be out, successful and happy in this organization all at once.
At the same time that I was reveling in the response from the Scouting community, however, I was struggling with the response from my own family. I had previously come out to them, but publishing my story took everything to a new level. I wasn't just queer now – I was very publicly and loudly queer. And I realized by becoming so, and assuming my family would be 100 percent okay with it immediately, I was asking a lot of them.
And so there was a long stretch of this year that wasn't easy. I struggled to reconcile the embrace of the Scouting community with the initial agitation of my family. I leaned on friends in the meantime, and engaged with open mic storytelling as a way to own my story as it unfolded. I learned a lot about myself and gained more confidence in my autonomy as a queer person.
But then something amazing happened. When I finally broke a months-long silence around this topic, about how my parents made me feel in the wake of my public coming out, we almost immediately reconciled. I'm not sure if it was just a matter of time and distance that helped, but we landed on the same page in a matter of minutes, and I felt a huge weight lifted off my chest.
A couple of months ago, my parents joined me at a Boy Scout conference in Indiana. I was attending, and invited them too, because I was receiving a national service award. Formally, it was a recognition for my leadership on a national communications team.
But with all that's happened this year, this recognition meant so much more to me. Not only did the Boy Scouts decide to bestow me with one of their highest honors, but they did so in a year when I became an openly queer Scouter who undoubtedly ruffled a lot of feathers at the national level.
Knowing this, I went into the conference brimming with confidence and pride. I embraced the love of my Scouting friends. I engaged openly in conversations about queerness without much of a second thought. I let my true self show to everyone around me.
And the night before I would be recognized for my award, I affixed a small rainbow patch to the front of my uniform shirt.
So the next day when I walked on stage in front of my parents and 8,000 Boy Scouts from across the nation, with my subtle show of queer pride, I know that in a small way my year had come full circle.


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La iglesia de San Juan Bautista es una iglesia de estilo gótico tardío localizada en el núcleo norte de la villa de Ágreda, provincia de Soria, Castilla y León, España.

Características
Aunque en su traza arquitectónica general es de estilo gótico tardío, el templo es el resultado de diferentes estilos, así la portada es románica con capiteles historiados y motivos vegetales, además de ofrecer elementos barrocos y neoclásicos.

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 Puerta Sur de San Juan Bautista
 Página oficial de Ágreda

San Juan Bautista, de
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Unmissable !
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Bloomsbury presents Humankind by Rutger Bregman, read by Rutger Bregman and Thomas Judd.
The Sunday Times best seller.
A Guardian, Times, Daily Telegraph and Financial Times summer listen.
It's a belief that unites the left and right, psychologists and philosophers, writers and historians. It drives the headlines that surround us and the laws that touch our lives. From Machiavelli to Hobbes, Freud to Dawkins, the roots of this belief have sunk deep into Western thought. Human beings, we're taught, are by nature selfish and governed by self-interest.
Humankind makes a new argument: that it is realistic, as well as revolutionary, to assume that people are good. The instinct to cooperate rather than compete, trust rather than distrust, has an evolutionary basis going right back to the beginning of Homo sapiens. By thinking the worst of others, we bring out the worst in our politics and economics too.
In this major book, internationally best-selling author Rutger Bregman takes some of the world's most famous studies and events and reframes them, providing a new perspective on the last 200,000 years of human history. From the real-life Lord of the Flies to the Blitz, a Siberian fox farm to an infamous New York murder, Stanley Milgram's Yale shock machine to the Stanford prison experiment, Bregman shows how believing in human kindness and altruism can be a new way to think – and act as the foundation for achieving true change in our society.
It is time for a new view of human nature.
©2020 Rutger Bregman (P)2020 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
"Never dewy-eyed, wistful or naive, Rutger Bregman makes a wholly robust and convincing case for believing - despite so much apparent evidence to the contrary - that we are not the savage, irredeemably greedy, violent and rapacious species we can be led into thinking ourselves to be. Hugely, highly and happily recommended." (Stephen Fry)
"Rutger Bregman's extraordinary new book is a revelation.... Humankind is masterful in its grasp of history, both ancient and modern." (Susan Cain, author of Quiet)
"Cynicism is a theory of everything, but, as Rutger Bregman brilliantly shows, an elective one. This necessary book widens the aperture of possibility for a better future, and radically." (David Wallace-Wells, author of The Uninhabitable Earth)
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DR.R. KARUNAKARAN
The most optimistic book I've ever read
This is a brilliant read, where the author aims to change our cynical view that humans are fundamentally selfish and bad. He has done a lot of in-depth research to support his arguments, and presents ideas for the future as well. A must read for people from all walks of life, as this book addresses a topic concerning all of us.
A new perspective to life
A transformed definition of realism, this book reveals how sub-consciously we have been viewing the human race and its survival awry. What it also tells is that science cannot succeed without the incorporation of the human aspects in any study. The reason is simple- you cannot derive what you don't know if you don't add up what you do. Finally, framing of information and its varied effects are what will stay with you once the book is complete. They'll make you cogitate on where you consume information from, how you do it, but most importantly, what your expectations from it are. This book is a must-read even if your conclusions might differ.
Manu Johm
Feel Good book
It sure gave me a good outlook on us human beings and reassured my beliefs
loved it. excellent listen. very inspiring
thanks again rutger. very enjoyable listen. really bright me hope and made me see some glaring fallacies in everyday life. such as the fact you never see an interview of these vilified imágenes and refugees.
Me encantó, excelentemente documentado. Super interesante, mantiene tu atención de principio a fin. Excelente narración.
Vasco Gaspar
This was one of the most beautiful books I've read in my life. Should be a must read in every school around the world
Inspiring perspective! Listen in parts.
Best to listen in small parts as arguments and examples he give to make his point can feel repetitive in later stages of the book. "Against the grain" a title Bregman mentions in the book is definitely worth a listen as wel!
Great book!
A must read book, a great way to spread this message of possible action, why not incorporate in the schools for our children in some way!
André C.
Absolutely loved this book! Immensely backed up by stories and evidence. Very pleasant narration, one of my favorite voices!
Ghost BB
Excellent- a must read
Excellent book and was narrated wonderfully. The book covered a broad range of topics, it was the next step or setting after the book call Sapians: A Brief History of Humankind. Highly recommend this book
It is the book will help you to understand the post-capitalism era ahead ! Highly recommended.
Quan Young
Wonderful experience driven by facts and science
I find this book wonderful to read. I feel very positive in how I see the world today, even in the midst of Covid19 and other true problems we face today. I recommend this book to those who still believe the good in this world is worth fighting for. There is a lot more goodness out there, and we only need to reframe how we see the world to see and even taking our part to shape it. Forget the demagogues and doomsday sayers. We have the answers right here on earth and it is each other. The author leads the reader through history, research and scientific studies to show all of these points above and more. I wish the rest of the world could read this book as part of their school curriculum so we can avoid the demagogues and narcissists manipulating our human tendencies to fear people who are different. This book is the light at the end of the tunnel.. the positive energy one needs to deal with every day now for almost four years. ;)
Recommended 100%
This book changed a lot of views I used to have and a lot of things we assume are common sense. Really recommend it.
Myles Hocking
Misunderstanding the world
TL:DR; don't buy this book if you got a low score on the Gapminder test (Google it). I'm giving Rutger bregman book humankind a fairly low mark because in my estimation he tackles some big, solid giants and comes up leaving my worldview largely untouched but slightly depressed. His main adversary that he chooses is Steven Pinker whose recent tomes of "The Better Angels of our Nature" and "Evolution Now" have for hundred and hundreds of pages and dozens and dozens of well-researched the charts demonstrated that we are living in the most gilded time we are lucky beyond measure in the amount of knowledge we have our fingertips the amount of medical care and attention we can give it to ourselves and our loved ones and longevity we can enjoy. Absolutely lovely unparalleled on those. Bregman doesn't seem satisfied with this and what he wants to do is dig deep and subvert this understanding that Pinker took so long to establish: for example he delves into some of the prehistoric remains sites which Pinker uses to prove the point that, far from having some perfect Rousseau-freedom that we so thought we had, our past lives were very violent and often met with violent death. Bregman to his credit researches Pinker's research and comes up with some different explanations for example a prehistoric tribe with a violent past had the skull of a small boy who had his head caved-in. It was assumed that this was an act of violence from another hominid however further research has shown that it was probably a large bird of prey that dropped him to create the skull fracture. Another Bregman research conversion shows the tribe that rather than killing themselves and each other, they were in fact killed by local cowboys who were trying to settle and didn't like the nomads. In both of these examples Bregman sat back happy, smiling, thinking "there I've just shown that Rousseau's free man was a lovely wonderful being and it's only civilization that has ruined it". Well as I see it and think those Pinker death rates have not changed one jot and whether it's being let go at 50 feet by a giant eagle or being shot over a competition for land I'd rather neither of those things happened for my child in this day and age and I'm glad of the civilisation we have thank you very much. So what is Bergman's point? Tellingly he tells us that communism starts in the home from simple things that you might ask someone to "pass the pepper please" and they don't charge you for it... this was actually a sentence in his book I kid you not. Bregman for whatever reason isn't happy with the works of Pinker and other modern data enlightenment people and he doesn't want to think the world is largely on the right track and largely getting better by the decade (if not by the year, if not the month) but it is getting better in all manner of aspects whether that's longevity, gay rights, animal rights, violent deaths or international was. Instead Bregman seems to have a chip on his shoulder about how we got to where we are and it would rather see us form into some sort of communist kabal with each mini tribe being able to wander wherever it wants or live however it sees fit with everything working out equally and I've no idea how he thinks that kind of thing will work he doesn't bother suggesting anything himself either.. On a lighter note Bregman does seem to get it more right and the great comedian Bill Hicks is probably slightly wrong when he said "people in advertising and marketing industry were the scum of the earth and suck the devil's c**k" when actually it's your average journalist fits that role better. He goes through several instances including the Kitty Harris murder in New York and other 'bystander phenomenon' mistold and exacerbated by journalism. Control the pen and you control the people, and they need some good guys to run them out of town. Other neurological, psychological tests that were carried out at Harvard and Yale and Stanford in those crazy 60's are studied and their errors and Bregman turns them on their heads and he demonstrates that actually there were a bit forced and forged and modern man is quite chilled in most settings. Bergman thinks he's discovered a Holy Grail when he assembled analyses the facts within a war such as maybe 70 to 80% of soldiers never even fire the gun or shoot the arrow on purpose at their opponent because they're too horrified to actually kill a fellow man. Well again that great but "So what?!" that still leaves 10 to 20% with a fully loaded automatic weapon on both sides that prepared to do the bidding so what so what Bregman so what? Doesn't mean we're all kind Humans, does it?! Bregman skips around trying to prove some point on instincts when he delves into William Golding's "Lord of the flies" and says post cataclysmic World War 2's people did come up with this idea that we're all savage and we're going to tear each other apart if we left on an island together. He again to his credit, researches a small set of boys who actually were left on an island called Atta in the Pacific it's a lovely heartwarming story of six Tongan public school boarding boys who were washed up, and they did stick together, and they did manage to stay friends for 18 months, and they were rescued all fine, and they even managed to fix a broken leg and stay healthy and fish and start fires on the island. Great, but he does drop a side note mentioning that the island was once inhabited for hundreds of years but that slavers took every single person off the island 200 years ago and therefore it was uninhabited when the boys arrived. So in a chapter where he tried to prove the naked essence of our goodness he also shows that horrific things did go on a couple of hundred years ago and luckily they no longer go on, as you'd understand after reading and accepting Pinker. I could go on chapter of chapter telling in my "ok, so what's" but I listened, wincing all the way through because a chap with a heart of gold told me he found it very uplifting I'm very surprised having now read the book how this can be so. I find it a depressing attack on the current economy and good institutions of the world, the tearing down of the system seems to be what Bregman wants and and I can only hope that if you want more considered data-driven analysis of where we are and where we're going just go to the gapminder website or check out the aforementioned Pinker books. Bregmans title is humankind and I think he wants to be thinking that humans are kind and he felt he needed to prove this to himself somehow but he has not been kind himself or to those who were the giants upon whose shoulders we stand to see farther and feel better and live longer than we ever done before.
Cannot recommend enough!
I never write reviews but I absolutely loved this book! It presents a very well reasoned and thorough argument for having a much more positive (or "realistic") view of humankind. It's not an exaggeration to say it's completely changed my outlook on life and the way I view/deal with others. I read and listen to a lot of books and I can't think of the last time one has had this sort of impact on me! Definitely give it a go if you're on the fence!
D J VICTOR
The author was wrong
The opening was very enjoyable Rutger Bregman was reading his own text He said the professional performer would be better - unfortunately he was wrong - his slow, condescending style was unbearable - I gave up
K Oliver
Powerful, important, but flawed & with a dark side
I don't think I've ever loved and hated a book so much at the same time. --- The author's narration of the first chapter is excellent. The rest of the narration is patronising but otherwise good. --- The central point of the book is one that needs making, and it is made very well in the early chapters. The media we absorb negatively biases in our view of human nature. Powerful people have exploited this and made well-intentioned blunders based on the self-fulfilling assumption that humans are selfish. In truth, kindness and self-sacrifice are powerful human instincts which come out most strongly at times of crisis. This message is given through a mixture of engaging anecdotes and quasi-scientific evidence. The former are delivered movingly and with humour, and while Bregman's own bias compromises the latter, I am personally persuaded of his central thesis and will no doubt bore my friends with it for years to come. --- The latter part of the book presents Bregman's assessment of how society should adapt to this revised understanding of human nature. This is mostly a recasting of the left wing, anti-authoritarian, world view. As a left wing anti-authoritarian, I agreed with most of it, but I found it much less interesting than the early chapters. --- Now for what's wrong with the book: Bregman's belief that humans are good except for a few bad eggs leads him to condemn bullying only when it is Trump-style bullying of groups by individuals. Bullying of individuals by groups is far more common, but Bregman unconsciously views this as a positive thing. This is because, unless the bullying has a racial/homophobic/etc. component, he does not notice that he is describing bullying, and he assumes that the victims must have deserved it. He even finds a way to condone violence when he likes the perpertrators, e.g., because they are hunter-gatherers. He then approvingly writes of how female bonobos, who he views as the most human-like primate, will group together against annoying male bonobos, and may bite their penises off (the book is infused with such parodies of feminism, which have nothing to do with sincere feminism). --- My second major issue with the book is closely linked to the first, Bregman presents an convincing explanation of how humans' great power of empathy, combined with our bias against people who are different or unknown, underlies much of the harm we do to one another. How ironic then that he gives plenty of good examples of this among people who are very different from him, but fails to give a single example among people with similar world view to him (and me). For example, he mentions that British communities with low immigration were more likely to vote for Brexit than those with relatively high immigration, which is true and relevant but misses the main point. The driving force was indeed empathy for the "similar" turning into antipathy for the other, but "similar" and "other" were defined primarily by life experience and world view, not nationality, and Remainers like myself had no moral high ground here. In fact, earlier in the book, I had mused on how much Bregman had unwittingly sounded like a Leaver while discussing the jaundiced view the powerful have of the masses.... --- I was able to enjoy the book despite these flaws largely because Bregman's biases are against people who are not like me. If he wants to do more than preach to the choir, he needs to do a much better job of challenging himself. I hope he does, because his message is one that the world needs to hear.
Who is writing the reviews ?
Sorry - but this book is rambling and incoherent - written and read as if by a 10 year old. I really have to question the validity of the 5* rating that persuaded me to buy the book. Now I find I can't return the book despite Amazon's promises. What a scam. It makes me understand the backlash against big tech - completely lost the moral compass bearings in the pursuit of never ending 'growth' for the sake of shareholders.
Stacy Danika Alcantara-Garcia
Hope in humanity RESTORED
After listening to this book, it felt as if the dark clouds have parted and the warm sunshine streamed into my heart. Thank you, Rutger, for this uplifting book.
Everyone should read this.
A welcoming change in perspective on the negative views we're faced with day to day.
Betty Chatterjee
Potentially life changing
Having listened to it just once, I intend to listen to it again in order to digest the contents. Hobbes rather than Rousseau has probably influenced my outlook more than I realised. IMO Studying and discussing this book with other people would be fruitful.
New realism, well told!
Full of great stories of human kindness and importantly to the sceptical of human unkindness. Recommended to anyone that feels the world is a scary awful place it isn't and if we turn off the news and listen to this book you'll be reminded of that
judy tweddle
important book
Brilliant opening and premise. Well researched. Keeps getting more interesting. v uplifting . Everyone should read it.
Kindness is Proven and Affirmed
This book provided an evidence based explanation that we are 'wired' to be kind, friendly, helpful, caring and nice. All my life I've been labeled innocent and naive because of the trust I have for human goodness, this book affirms that my love and faith in all mankind actually puts me and all others like me at the top of the evolutionary tree. Here's to a kind and hopeful future!
A. Must Read
This is a highly readable (and listenable) book. It rings true to me and I urge anyone and everyone to read...or listen t it.
Loved it, learnt alot. I found the positive perspective on humanity refreshing and the research to support it enlightening.
All the world should read this!
Another revealing book by Rutger. Our world does not have to be the way it is. I hope this will inspire others to change. I know it has already changed me.
Best book ever
A must book for everyone all over the world at the end of this challenging year 2020 !
Good points, poorly made
Book was very uncompelling. Author had a lot of content to work with but used very strange examples to try to overthrow conventional thinking - we're communist by nature because we leave Air BnB reviews, really??? I took a lot out of the book but it could have been so much better.
J. Frost
Loved this! Feel good, inspiring, evidence based
I loved the experience of this book. He doesn't just analyse the results of research, he analyses the research itself and the results are thought provoking. A book everyone should read.
Refreshing view of humanity that feels right
I absolutely loved this book. Everything just made sense and I leave it with a more positive outlook on my life and the world around me. Thank goodness for this book, its what the world needs.
Perspective Changing
This book was phenomenal in counteracting the harsh cynicism so rampant today. Bergman has such a refreshing way of reframing and unearthing areas of history. You will undoubtedly leave this book with a new sense of perspective.
Louka Parry
A wonderful hopeful history that is both thoughtful and practical. A must read for anyone who cares about the world and our place in it.
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Today, let's zoom in on one of the most interesting, yet still quite undiscovered, regions of Croatia: the Northern-Central Dalmatia. We'll explore the amazing historical city of Šibenik and venture beyond its perimeters to experience thrilling adventures. Ready?
Did you know that Šibenik was the first city founded by Croats, not Romans or Greeks? That's what differentiates it from its neighbor Split. Šibenik was first mentioned in the 11th century, but may have existed since the 9th.
Most of the architectural construction in the city comes from the 15-16th century and Sibenik currently has nearly 50 thousand inhabitants. Of those, only about one thousand live in the historical city center. Once you see it for yourself, you won't be wondering why – the omnipresent steps and a lack of parking are the clear culprit here.
The absolute must see, and Sibenik's main landmark, is the Cathedral of St. James. Once you enter the Square you'll be awestruck and won't give your camera a break. Any proper Sibenik sightseeing adventure should start with this exquisite Cathedral.
A unique building style was used for the Cathedral – interlocking limestone slabs. There was originally no cement to hold the structure together (including the dome!), just the pure genius of the architects and builders. This unique construction was one of the main reasons why the Sibenik Cathedral was granted the status of a UNESCO protected site.
While firstly it was an Italian architect who was invited to work on the structure, the main person behind this magnificent edifice is George the Dalmatian (Juraj Dalmatinac or Giorgio da Sebenico). Back then in the 15th century, Dalmatia was a part of the Republic of Venice. George received schooling in Venice and thus he was able to bring the Renaissance style to the Cathedral, which was the first of its kind in Croatia. You can find a statue of George right by the Cathedral.
St. James Cathedral is a real highlight of Sibenik!
Nowadays, both the exterior and the interior are of a Renaissance style with Gothic details. On the outside, you'll notice 74 heads – the faces were actually modeled after ordinary people who lived in Šibenik at the time of building. On close inspection you'll notice none of the heads look straight at the onlooker or at each other.
Don't forget to check out the Baptistery on the right behind the altar. Its position inside the church is quite unusual, as well as the detailed ornaments. There's also no baby Jesus pictured among the decorations, as each baptized baby is considered to be a child of God.
The whole square by the Cathedral, called Trg Republike Hrvatske (Croatian Republic Square), is wonderful with its open layout and stone ground. Notice the Town Hall right across from the St. James Cathedral.
Inside the St. James Cathedral – wow, right?
Look up at the St. Barbara Church located just behind the St. James Cathedral and check out its clock. It's a 24-hour one! It constantly shows the winter setting, so at the time of our visiting, it was off by one hour. But still – how cool is that?
The small Gothic church also features a pretty row of bells and a clean façade with just a few decorations. These days there's a little art museum inside the Sibenik church.
The Church of St. John used to be the most important one before the Sibenik Cathedral was built, as it was on the main route connecting the fortress to the town.
The original outside staircase is one feature that makes the Gothic-Renaissance Church stand out. It's actually how all churches were built back in the 14-15th centuries, but once the cities filled, the positioning of the stairs outside became problematic. Most churches thus had their staircase put inside, but this one was allowed to keep it.
The oldest of the four fortresses that you can find in Šibenik is Saint Michael's Fortress, which was built in the 8th century and destroyed and rebuilt many times since then. Sometimes it's referred to as the St. Michael Castle.
Actually the whole city of Šibenik was built around this fortress. Nowadays, it's used as a venue for concerts and other events. It's considered to be one of the most prestigious venues in the whole region.
I highly recommend that you don't leave this fortress out – it's easy to visit just by taking a walk up from the city center and offers breathtaking views over the Old Town of Šibenik and the Adriatic coast.
The Barone fortress has the highest position of them all and it served to defend the city, as all good fortresses usually do J It was built in only 2 months to defend Šibenik from the unavoidable invasion of the Turks.
I haven't visited the fortress myself, but apparently they have a cool VR showcase of the Ottoman invasion.
The best way to reach the Barone Fortress is to drive.
This fortress was also built at light speed – in only 6 weeks! The purpose of this star-shaped fortress was to defend the city from the Turkish attacks but nowadays you're free to approach it.
You can walk up to the St. John's Fortress either from St. Michael's Fortress or down to it from the Barone Fortress.
Look out over the sea in order to spot this impressive triangular fortress. While it was also built to protect from the Turks, this time the point of possible clash was expected to happen at sea – thus its position by the entrance to Šibenik Channel. The naval fortress is one of its kind on the Adriatic coast and is also protected by UNESCO.
The fortress is currently being reconstructed and should open its doors to public in 2020. You can reach it on a boat or driving from Zablaće settlement (near the famous Solaris Resort).
Simply put, there's a lot packed in a small area. You can casually stroll through the garden, escape the heat of the day, try to pronounce the garden name in Croatian, admire a plant or two and sit down for a refreshing beverage. That's a recipe for a wonderful afternoon in Šibenik.
Šibenik had its fair share of affluent families – it shows in the number of houses decorated with columns. Many of them were abandoned by their original residents when a plague that swept the city in the 17th century wiped out 80% of the population.
At the start of Dobrić Street you'll find a bright burgundy house. The lamp on its corner hangs in memory of Nikola Tesla, a famous Croatian scientist who supplied Sibenik city with alternating current electricity. In fact, it's here in Sibenik Croatia where electricity first flowed in a complete electro-energetic system, not at Niagara Falls, which is often considered to be the first electrified city!
When walking along the Street of Kralja Tomislava, you'll notice two small holes at foot level, carved out of rock with the inscription Amor D. Cani, meaning "For the love of dogs". These are actually stone bowls for dogs to drink water from. A smaller bowl next to them is supposed to be for cats.
I hope you're into fine dining, because you can have plenty of it in Šibenik!
The Restaurant Pelegrini, housed in a small palace of the same name, is one of only two Michelin star restaurants in the whole Croatia. You'll find it in the corner of Trg Republike Hrvatske occupied by the St. James Cathedral.
We chose to eat at the slightly more modest Gradska vijećnica (City Hall) Restaurant and the food there was absolutely amazing. Imagine fresh seafood in salads, risottos, incredible homemade bread and delicious desserts. Plus, we could sit outside, right on the beautiful white stone grounds of the main Square, with the exquisite view of St. James Cathedral. We had a live music accompanying our dinner, as well as excited shrieks of children running past. This was truly one of my most memorable restaurant experiences ever!
The white tiled Square Trg Republike Hrvatske – that's where we had our dinner!
I stayed at the Amadria Park Jakov located near Sibenik City. This 4-star hotel has been renovated and just reopened its doors in 2018.
My room was spacious (incl. a bunk bed for kids!) and beautifully designed. The breakfast buffet was so diverse and abundant I had to fight with myself every single morning not to overeat!
The hotel complex also features a little Dalmatian Ethno Village. You can stroll the little streets, admire the houses, see the handicrafts, sit down for a glass of wine or even have a full on meal. I only went there to have a quick look and found it adorable!
The hotel provides transfers to the city of Šibenik and other locations.
Isn't the Dalmatian Ethno Village Cute?
Flying is the most recommended way of getting to Sibenik, of course. With that said, the nearest airport to Sibenik is Split, second nearest is in Zadar.
Croatia Airlines flies from most European cities to Zagreb and then offer convenient connections to other cities from there. We flew in from Prague via Zagreb to Zadar. On the way back, we flew from Split via Zagreb to Prague.
It's easy to fall in love with Šibenik. You can feel the history in the small winding streets, there's a lot of quirks and details to see and the presence of the sea permeates the atmosphere. If you love beautiful old cities, you too will fall for Sibenik town.
For anyone asking if Sibenik is worth visiting – I offer a resounding YES! So come visit Sibenik and spend a full day. I can guarantee that Sibenik in the evening is even more breathtaking than under the glistening sun.
While the charming seaside town of Vodice certainly is interesting on its own, there's a lot lying just outside the town borders!
Arauzona (Velika Mrdakovica), which was the real highlight. On top of a small hill, this ancient settlement from 4th century BC was uncovered. The important Liburnian / Roman settlement was protected by defensive walls, and a large number of tombs were found here, together with unique ritual cups made of glass (only 18 of which exist worldwide!). At the time of our visiting, there was an archeologist hard at work, who showed us a few nails he dug up that day! Also, the views from Velika Mrdakovica are stunning.
We finished the ride off at a local winery, owned by the Birin family, where we tasted some purely local wine varieties: white Debit and Maraština, red Plavina and a Rosé mixture. The quality of this relatively young winery is also demonstrated by the fact that the wines are offered in the Michelin star restaurant in Sibenik – the Pelegrini. The olive oil that the family produces is exquisite too and can be drunk just as easily as the wine. Tried and tested!
Some awesome music festivals also take place near Vodice.
If it's your first time hearing the name of Faust Vrančić, then you should know he was one of Croatia's greatest inventors. Born in 1551 in Šibenik, Faust Vrančić spent a great deal of his life also in Prague, Rome or Venice. He was a so-called polymath – not only did he 'invent things', he was also an acclaimed writer and a historian.
In the museum, you can watch a fun video portraying his inventions and early life as well as numerous drawings and models. He was the first to construct a workable model of a parachute! He came up with the first iron bridge construction – that was back in the 19th century before modern physics. He tried his hand at the first diving costume made of pig stomach filled with air. He made something that resembles nowadays' turbines. And, as a side job to the routine work of an inventor (kidding!), he put together a 5-language dictionary, including Latin and Croatian.
Faust Vrančić was well ahead of his time with his inventions, but other inventors would follow in his footsteps decades later and develop working products. In fact, National Geographic has recently constructed a parachute based on the drawings of Faust Vrančić and it worked!
Check out the Faust Vrančić Memorial Centre Website.
If you'd still like to explore some more of Prvić Island, check out the Šepurine village. Small and charming, the village features a church with a clock tower, relatively quiet streets (again, no cars here!) and a summerhouse of the Vrančić family.
Šepurine is lined with beaches. Most of them are just small and rather intimate. Pick your favorite one and stay for a few hours to refresh in the cool Mediterranean waters.
The whole Prvić Island is walkable and you'll have it close everywhere.
To get to the Prvić Island, you need to rent a boat. We used Mr. Marko Huljev and had a lot of fun on his cool boat! His phone no. is +385 98 825 729.
A beautiful fishing village with its Old Town located on a small peninsula connected to the mainland with an old stone bridge. There's not that much to see on the Peninsula, but that's okay because the narrow streets and historical houses are the real draw here.
Even Tribunj has its own troubling history, but in the past when the Venetians lived here, in a moment of crisis the Croats and Venetians joined the forces to fight off a Spanish attack.
When you visit this little fishing town, you can also run up to the Church of St. Nicholas located on a hill nearby to get a good overview of the area.
If you're visiting while hungry, you must try their fish and/or seafood. It's fresh every day.
Betina is another small and charming Dalmatian seaside village. Other than a nice Baroque church and a maze of narrow streets often cobbled with pebbles from the sea, people flock it for the shipbuilding museum you can find here.
See, building wooden ships is a centuries' old Betina tradition. Until 1948 shipbuilding here was big and flourished. After that? Not so much.
With its doors opened only since 2015, the Betina Museum portrays the tradition of shipbuilding in Betina, as well as some of the most famous ships such as the Gajeta, a ship in use since the WW2, in which it transported refugees. You'll see what a typical shipbuilder's house looked like and other interesting little details from local life back in the days.
Stroll along the small Betina harbor and admire the colorful wooden boats, knowing local craftsmen built them all by hand.
Betina Shipbuilding Museum website can be found here.
The Kornati National Park is a large archipelago of 150 islands and islets dotting the Adriatic Sea near the coast of Croatia. This National Park scores high on the beauty levels, and it's absolutely deserted!
Nowadays, most of the islands are used for sheep farming and olive growing. There's currently around 2,000 sheep and 80,000 olive trees! In the past, people would even live there, when they had no other choice. Most of the land today is privately owned.
Many Kornati park tours stop on the Mana Island. But don't be fooled by the ancient looking structures dotting its top – they were built as a part of a 1950 – 1965 movie set for a film produced by Germany & Yugoslavia, supposedly depicting Greece.
On the last day of Creation God desired to crown His work, and thus created the Kornati Islands out of tears, starts and breath.
If you can, pay a visit to Levrnaka Island with its excellent restaurant cooking amazing delicacies straight from the produce of the sea. I think I'll never forget the lunch we had there, looking at the sea while eating!
You can visit Kornati by private boat e.g. from Murter, the closest seaside town. Simply hire a boat in Murter – most of the boats anchored in Murter port are just waiting for their Kornati passengers. But be early – departing at around 9am is recommended.
In Murter you'll also find the Kornati National Park Office, where they can give you all information related to visiting the beautiful Kornati.
I couldn't get enough of the views! Climbing to the top of Mana Island does pay off. Can't recommend doing it in flip flops though.
Views from Levrnaka Island.. Some people came with that old boat!
See also this post on a 1-week Croatia itinerary.
Let me know what you think and whether you visited any of the places in Dalmatia. I'll look forward to hearing about your experience!
Disclosure: Veronika Primm participated on a press trip to Croatia organized by the Croatian Tourism Board and Croatian Airlines. All opinions are, however, her own and unbiased.
Whoa! These are exceptionally beautiful photos! I love each frame – the walls, the windows, the sea and everything!


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Tine second in Ironman France
Tin Geysels	2019-06-30T18:16:05+00:00	30 June 2019|News|
30/6/2019: With an impressive second-place finish in today's Ironman France, Tine came thisclose to a record-setting sixth victory in Nice. Despite a shortened course, the race was incredibly tough. In the end, Carrie Lester (8:05:20) took the win. With a final time of 8:09:18, Tine crossed the finish line just four minutes after the Australian. Manon Genet (France; 8:14:01) completed the podium. Tine had traveled to Nice with the goal of becoming the first to win Ironman France six times. Even before the start, the heat put a wrinkle in those plans. Due to the dangerously high temperature and
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Tine sixth in Challenge Geraardsbergen, Third in BC half distance
16/6/2019: Tine has finished sixth in today's Challenge Geraardsbergen. Daniela Bleymehl (Germany) won the race with a time of 4:18:30. Fenella Langridge (UK; 4:20:46) came in second; Sara Van de Vel (4:23:45) took third place. The race also served as the Belgian Championship half distance. Tine's result meant a third place in the BC, behind Van de Vel and Katrien Verstuyft (4:29:30). Tine's final time was 4:30:30. Tine had flown in for the Challenge Geraardsbergen from France, where she is completing a training camp in Font Romeu in preparation for the Ironman Nice. How much would those tough training
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Tine forced to abandon Ironman 70.3 Barcelona
Tin Geysels	2019-05-19T11:02:44+00:00	19 May 2019|News|
19/5/2019: Tine was forced to retire from today's Ironman 70.3 Barcelona. A tough training week left Tine with an empty tank for the race. That became clear immediately during the swim. Tine came out of the water in 9thposition with a deficit of more than 4 minutes. The bike leg brought no good news as Tine struggled and lost more time. This left Tine with the difficult decision – taking into consideration the rest of the season – to not lose more energy in the half marathon. Fenella Langridge (UK; 4:37:42) won the race. Sara Van De Vel (Belgium;
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Tine fifth in Ironman 70.3 Pays d'Aix
12/5/2019: Tine has finished fifth in today's Pays d'Aix half Ironman. Her final time was 4:35:34. The race produced an all-British podium with Emma Pallant (4:19:56) as the victor. Nikki Bartlett (4:25:15) beat India Lee (4:25:30) in a sprint for second place. The first weeks of the season brought a tough, elusive search for that strong racing condition for Tine. With that in mind, Tine said during her pre-race interview, "I always do well in France. I really hope I can find my good bike legs here." But first there was the swim, which Tine executed reasonably well. Unfortunately,
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Tine fifth in Ironman 70.3 Marbella
Tin Geysels	2019-04-27T14:46:18+00:00	27 April 2019|News|
27/4/2019: Tine has finished fifth in today's Marbella half Ironman. Her final time was 4:49:14. Defending champion Laura Philipp (Germany; 4:28:56) made it a repeat victory, as Nina Derron (Switzerland; 4:39:13) and Marta Bernardi (Italy; 4:44:09) came in second and third respectively. The pro women kicked off their race this morning at 7:41, a day earlier than planned because of tomorrow's parliamentary elections. It soon became clear that a strong swim was not in the cards for Tine. She got separated from the group almost immediately, coming out of the water in 11th position, almost five minutes behind fastest
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Tine 11th in season opener Challenge Salou
Tin Geysels	2019-04-07T15:07:06+00:00	7 April 2019|News|
7/4/2019: Tine's 2019 season officially got underway with an 11th place in today's Challenge Salou. She finished the half distance race with a time of 4:32:01. Judith Corachán Vaquera (Spain; 4:16:58) took the Salou title. Daniela Bleymehl (Switzerland; 4:18:38) and Emma Pallant (UK; 4:20:04) completed the podium. That first race after a long winter break is hard, really hard. Or as Tine said at the start of the half marathon: "This hurts!" At that time, she had already completed a 1.9 km swim and 90 km of cycling. A choppy sea made for a difficult swim that made it
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Tine 21st in Ironman Hawaii
Tin Geysels	2018-10-16T02:48:39+00:00	13 October 2018|News|
13/10/2018: Tine has finished 21st in the 2018 Ironman Hawaii. With a final time of 9:17:21, Tine broke her personal record in the Ironman World Championship. Unfortunately, in a superfast edition, that was not enough for the top-10 finish Tine had aimed for. Still, Tine was pleased: "I raced faster than I had planned and hoped for. I was outstanding in the water and on the bike. I did everything I could have. The women in front of me were simply faster." Tine went to Hawaii feeling good in the water. On race day, her swim did not disappoint. She
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Tine fifth in shortened Ironman 70.3 Zell am See
Tin Geysels	2018-08-26T20:38:23+00:00	26 August 2018|News|
26/8/2018: Tine has finished fifth in today's Ironman 70.3 Zell am See. It was Tine's last race before the World Championship Ironman in Hawaii. Unfortunately, snow on the bike course shortened the race to a swim/run. This meant Tine knew in advance that her result would not be representative of her overall strength. She chose to participate anyway to get the swim and run training in for Kona. In that respect, her performance today was particularly promising. Laura Philipp from Germany won the race in a time of 1:47:03, beating out Barbara Riveros (Chile 1:48:53) and Alexandra Tondeur (Belgium;
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Tine second in Ironman 70.3 Dún Laoghaire
19/8/2018: It's a silver medal for Tine in the 2018 Ironman 70.3 Dún Laoghaire! With a final time of 4:49:31, Tine finished less than 90 seconds behind Emma Pallant (UK; 4:48:02). Amber Ferreira (USA) completed the top-3 with a time of 5:04:01. Dún Laoghaire was Tine's first race after injuring her shoulder in June, coming down "De Muur" in Challenge Geraardsbergen. Questions lingered. Had her shoulder healed completely? Would she hold back in the bike course descents? The swim brought the first bit of good news: no problems with the shoulder. Putting in a decent swim, she came out
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Tine ninth in Ironman Texas
28/4/2018: Tine has finished ninth in today's Ironman Texas. For Tine, it was a frustrating season opener that left no room for a better result. Melissa Hauschildt (Australia; 8:31:04) took the win. Jodie Robertson (US; 8:43:15) and Leslie Smith (US; 8:43:51) completed the podium. Tine's final time was 8:57:33. When former swimmer Lauren Brandon has signed up for a race, the other pro women know in advance that they will come out of the water trailing big time. Texas was no different. Brandon motored through the swim course, passing quite a few men. Meredith Kessler followed in second, more
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Biden's Early Move to Deliver on His Promise of Racial Equity
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Written by Susan Milligan, Senior Politics
ELECTED OFFICIALS MAY not be able to change the hearts and minds of Americans when it comes to racial equity. But President Joe Biden on Tuesday changed some of the rules.
The president signed four executive orders meant to thwart discrimination against racial minorities, including a directive to ban any new Department of Justice contracts with private prisons and a requirement that the Department of Housing and Urban Development to buttress the implementation of the Fair Housing Act.
Other orders direct all federal agencies to engage vigorously with Native American communities and Tribal governments, and condemn harassment and bias against Asian Americans, especially in the aftermath of the coronavirus.
"We've never fully lived up to the founding principles of this nation – to state the obvious – that all people are created equal," Biden told reporters at the White House before signing the orders. "For too long, we've allowed a narrow, cramped view of the promise of this nation to fester."
But instead of a "zero-sum" game – one in which one person's success demands another's failure – Americans need to understand that "when any one of us is held down, we're all held back," Biden added.
The president earlier dissolved the "1776 Commission," a panel President Donald Trump established and which was critical of the civil rights movement, saying it had abandoned its initial "lofty ideals" with affirmative action and other policy goals. Biden also reinstated diversity and inclusion training for federal employees and contractors – training Trump had banned.
Racial equality was a key element in Biden's very decision to run in 2020, he has said. While Biden passed on a chance to run for the White House in 2016 – the year after his son Beau, died of a brain tumor – the president said the racism displayed at the 2017 "Unite the Right" rally made him decide to launch a 2020 campaign.
His early attention to race relations, always a politically delicate matter, is unusual for a president. President Lyndon B. Johnson brokered and signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, fulfilling a pledge he made after John F. Kennedy's assassination the previous year to continue the slain president's fight for civil rights.
President Barack Obama began his administration with a focus on the economy and providing universal health care. He encountered criticism from the right when he weighed in on the shooting death of Black teenager Trayvon Martin and on the behavior of Cambridge, Massachusetts, police, who arrested African American Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates when a neighbor thought Gates was breaking into his own home.
The growth of the Black Lives Matter movement after numerous cases of Black people dying in police custody has brought renewed attention to racial discrimination and inequity in criminal justice. But polling shows there are still deep divisions – along both party and racial lines – on matters involving racial justice.
A Pew Research Poll last fall found that 86% of Blacks, 57% of Latinos and 56% of Asian Americans felt that the country has not made enough progress on racial equality. By comparison, 39% of whites agreed.
Gallup polling shows a drop, since 2016, in the percentage of both whites and African Americans who believe race relations are "very" or "somewhat" good, with Blacks – 36% of whom say relations between Black and white Americans are good – less optimistic than white survey respondents, 46% of whom said relations were good.
Deep-dive polling by PRRI shows sharp partisan divides on the issue as well. A sweeping survey the group released in October found, for example, that Republicans were more likely to see discrimination against white people as a problem than bias against Blacks or other minorities. The poll by the group, which studies the intersection of religion, culture and politics, found that 57% of Republicans thought white people faced discrimination, compared to 52% who thought Black people did, 45% who believed Latinos face bias, and 37% of whom thought Asian Americans are discriminated against because of their race.
Among Democrats, the numbers were much different: 92% believe Blacks face discrimination, 86% believe Latinos do, 68% believe Asian Americans face bias, and 22% think white people suffer from discrimination.
"I think the challenge that we're facing is a set of attitudes, particularly among white, Christian Republicans, that have been half a century in the making," says Robert Jones, CEO and co-founder of PRRI, explaining the racial grievances of that part of the population. "When you have something that's been built so deeply into the theology and the culture, it's not going to change overnight."
Derrick Johnson, president of the NAACP, called Biden's plan "a great initial start," telling MSNBC that Blacks "are taxpaying citizens. We just want an equitable return on investment in this country."
Biden, in his remarks, said the case last year of George Floyd, who died after a police officer pinned his knee to Floyd's neck for 8 minutes, was both a reflection of the need for racial progress and an impetus for change.
"It was a knee on the neck of justice, and it won't be forgotten. In my view, it marks a turning point" in public attitudes toward criminal justice, he added.
"The ground has shifted. It's changed minds and mindsets. It lays the groundwork for progress."
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All children feel aches and pains at some point. Usually, with the right care and a little bit of time, there's nothing to worry about. But what about when aches and pains occur every day and seemingly for no reason?
If your child shows persistent limping, signs of chronic inflammation, or has a prolonged illness, your primary care physician may suggest they see a rheumatologist.
You will need a referral from your child's primary care provider to schedule an appointment at our Rheumatology Clinic.
Rheumatologists are physicians who specialize in treating inflammatory disorders of the musculoskeletal system — the joints, bones, muscles, tendons, and ligaments. They also treat arthritis and autoimmune disorders — conditions where the body's immune system, which is supposed to fight off infection, mistakenly tries to fight healthy cells and tissues.
At Children's Hospital & Medical Center, our rheumatologists work to improve quality of life for our young patients with rheumatic and autoimmune diseases.
Children's has the only pediatric rheumatology department in the state that is solely dedicated to pediatrics. Our specialists understand the unique medical needs and concerns of children and families with chronic autoimmune or inflammatory disorders. They are the go-to experts for treating patients at an age-appropriate level.
We are one of a handful of facilities in the country that offers a comprehensive and multidisciplinary treatment program for amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome (AMPS). Multidisciplinary means we are committed to providing a full range of care that taps into expertise from several different specialties.
This is a condition in which the perception of pain is amplified due to an abnormal firing of the nerves that sense pain. The pain might be daily and constant, or may be intermittent where it comes and goes.
The pain can be diffuse, meaning it is felt throughout the entire body, or localized (felt in just one area).
Some children can experience symptoms such as numbness, tingling, burning, or sensitivity to light touch as well as color or temperature changes to their hands or feet.
At Children's, patients with AMPS are treated by a team of specialists from multiple departments, including experts from rheumatology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and behavioral health. Our goal is to help your child restore day-to-day function, feel relief from pain, and manage stress or emotional distress related to pain, all with a goal of returning to participation in activities such as school and sports.
This is a group of disorders that cause frequent fevers lasting over 24 hours. These fevers are not related to typical childhood infections or other obvious medical conditions. There are several types of periodic fevers, and they can all cause similar symptoms in addition to fever, such as rash, joint pain, and muscle aches. Treatment usually involves medication to relieve or suppress symptoms.
This is an inflammatory condition of the bones. It causes recurring pain and swelling of the joints, as well as bone pain, tenderness over affected areas, limping, and fever. Sometimes, CRMO occurs with other disorders, such as inflammatory bowel syndrome or psoriasis (a skin disease that causes sore, itchy skin). Treatment involves medication to relieve symptoms, and treating other conditions (e.g., inflammatory bowel syndrome) that are associated with CRMO.
Arthritis causes swelling and stiffness in the joints. The most common type of arthritis seen in children is juvenile idiopathic arthritis. There are a few different types of juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and each can cause joint pain, swelling, stiffness, or loss of motion. Some types can also cause fever, rash, or swelling in other parts of the body, such as the heart or lungs.
There is no known cure for juvenile idiopathic arthritis, but certain medications, physical therapy, and exercises can control symptoms.
This is an inflammatory disease of the muscles, skin that causes muscle weakness and rashes on the knuckles or eyelids. Some children may have a decreased ability to tolerate exercise, trouble with stairs, difficulty getting out of a seated position, or muscle pain.
Treatment is aimed at reducing weakness, resolving the rash, and improving overall function. This may involve medication, physical therapy, skin protection (e.g., sunscreen, hats), and diet changes.
Lupus can impact many parts of the body, including the skin, joints, lungs, brain, kidneys, and heart. Fatigue and joint pain are two of the most common and life-affecting symptoms.
While lupus does not have a cure, certain medications, preventative measures, exercises, and appropriate diets can help manage symptoms and prevent complications, such as long-term organ damage.
Scleroderma is a group of diseases that cause unusual connective tissue growth. This can lead to thickening of the skin and underlying tissues. Children with systemic scleroderma may also have Raynaud syndrome (fingers become pale, blue, tingly, or numb in response to cold), heartburn, difficulty swallowing, or shortness of breath.
There are two general types of scleroderma. Localized scleroderma is the more common type found in children. Localized scleroderma is usually found in a specific area of the body and rarely affects internal organs. Systemic scleroderma affects connective tissue throughout the entire body and may cause organ damage.
Treatment for both types of scleroderma aims to relieve symptoms. Your child may be prescribed medication, physical therapy, and exercise changes.
Mixed connective tissue disease is a disorder that causes symptoms seen in a number of autoimmune disorders Symptoms typically include Raynaud syndrome (fingers become pale, blue, tingly, or numb in response to cold), joint swelling, fatigue, muscle and joint pain, muscle weakness, heartburn, and occasionally exercise intolerance.
The symptoms tend to worsen with time, and may eventually affect major organs, such as the heart, joints, or lungs.
Treatment depends on which organs are affected, as well as the severity of the disease.
Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease that can affect any organ, but most commonly affects the lungs, eyes, joints, and lymph nodes. Sarcoidosis can cause fatigue, fever, cough, or weight loss.
Your child may be prescribed medication to reduce symptoms, such as inflammation.
Vasculitis is inflammation (swelling) of the blood vessels. When the vessels become inflamed they can cause swelling or changes to surrounding tissues such as nerves, lungs, or skin.
Symptoms vary, depending on the size of the blood vessels, the location of the vessels, and severity of damage to organs and tissues. Treatment usually involves medication to reduce swelling in the vessels.
Sjogren syndrome is a disease where the immune system mistakenly attacks the glands that make saliva and tears. This mainly causes dry mouth and dry eyes, In addition, this condition can cause pain, swelling, or loss of function in other body parts, including joints, lungs, blood vessels, digestive organs, kidneys, and nerves.
The type of treatment depends on your child's symptoms.
You will need a referral from your child's primary care provider to schedule an appointment at our Rheumatology Clinic. Once your child's provider has put in a request, the Rheumatology Scheduling Office will call you to set up an appointment.
To refer a patient, please fax all prior appropriate notes, specialist consults, labs, and imaging to 402-955-4184. Our rheumatology providers will review these records and work to schedule your patient. If you have any questions, please call our office at 402-955-4070.


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