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The trusty Xterra got us up the gnarly Lake Como road 4.8 miles from the paved road to the 10,000 foot level. It was a beautiful afternoon.
I felt a bit bad about the relative small size and light weight of my pack compared to Daniel's but hey, he's young he needs the exercise.
Room with a view
Surprisingly Daniel was able to balance across these logs despite the size and weight of his pack.
The view of Little Bear from Lake Como at 11,800'. The NW face route goes up the snowy "bowl" left of center. It would be an interesting and probably scary snow climb right now. We opted for the standard route.
A beautiful location marred only by the hoards of jeepers and ATVers that drive up here in the summer. We even witnessed a few ATVers driving off the road through marshy, fragile grasses along the edge of the lake. The ignorace is disgusting.
Our home for the night. We did not utilize the campfire ring that is less than 100 yards from the lake. Pathetic.
After setting up camp we had time to burn (it took us 90 minutes to hike from the car to camp) so we explored some of the bouldering around the basin. Daniel on the FA of the sit-start "Como Estas" :-)
A view of the approach gully to the standard west face route's gully. Steps in place for us already. What treatment!
Another classic problem in the valley
Despite the nice "crash pad", this problem did not go. Perhaps a bit too visionary for its time?
Scoping out the approach gully before we head up it the next day
Little Bear!
14ers Ellingwood Point, Blanca Peak and Little Bear Peak can all be seen in this panorama
After bouldering we took a nap and then chilled out. There were only two others in the basin that evening.
Yum! Dehydrated chicken breasts and mashed potatoes for dinner.
After dinner we walked to the west side of the lake in hopes of killer sunset shots. As evidenced here, we were not disappointed.
Getting better...darker clouds in the background, warmer sunlight coming through from the west.
The light got better and better and the wind calmed about making for a decent reflection
And as quickly as the great light was there, it was gone...
5:42 am Saturday. Neither of us slept very well for some reason yet neither of us heard my watch alarm. We're not that late, though.
Bright waning moon
Coming up the initial approach gully. Decent steps in situ allowed us to leave the crampons in the pack for this gully.
On the SW Ridge at the top of the gully. From here we cruised the ridge for a bit before moving into the famed hourglass couloir on the SW face.
Upside down goggles are all the rage with the kids these days
On the SW ridge heading towards the SW face
The SLC dudes left camp over an hour before we did. Here they head into the SW face's hourglass couloir.
A view of LB's SW face. The two SLC climbers can been seen almost in the center of the photo just below the hourglass couloir.
Traversing the slope from the SW ridge to the start of the hourglass couloir
Ah, yes, we found perfect snow conditions in the hourglass couloir turning what is normally a scary, loose rock and slab affair into a fun and efficient snow climb.
Through the skinny section of the hourglass and into the upper bowl
Perfect steps up as the SLC guys descend
Looking at the connecting ridge from LB to Blanca. From here we'd do this traverse to the summit of Blanca Peak.
Little Bear summit shot, 14,037', 6/13/09, 8:41am. It took us just shy of three hours from camp to LB's summit. This was my fourth time on Little Bear. (And no, that is not a cotton shirt I'm wearing, gosh!)
Daniel tops out on LB and eyes the traverse over to Blanca Peak
Daniel on the summit of Little Bear ("considering his future" as Gerry Roach would say)
The Crestone group looked pretty bitchin'
Kit Carson, Columbia Point, Crestone Peak and Crestone Needle all a bit more snowy than usual in mid-June
The first part of the traverse includes a dicey, exposed downclimb from Little Bear. Due to snow on the ridge's northwest side, we were forced to stay on the ridgecrest more than usual (some difficulties are normally passed on the northwest side of the ridge just below the ridgecrest) making for some more difficult moves. We started the traverse at 9:15am.
View down the NW face. I've climbed this face three times and have never seen this much snow on it.
A little à cheval action!
The exposure on this mile-long ridge is intense requiring solid focus the whole time. It's physically demanding but also quite mentally taxing.
A good number of "bumps" along the ridge forcing downclimbing on the backside.
Passing through a notch a bit further than halfway through the traverse.
Snow on the ridge in a few places made the going a bit slow and demanding extra attention.
At 2/3rds the way across it is necessary to bypass a large gendarme on the ridge's southwest side. Normally this is ugly loose scree but it was a pleasant snow field this time.
This is the section I refer to as the "exposure crux". It's solid, flat ridge but super exposed and overhanging on the northwest side.
Finally some cruising on the final stretch to the summit of Blanca Peak
Blanca Peak, 14,345', 6/13/09, 1:06pm. This was my sixth time on Blanca Peak. It was my fourth time across the traverse.
Daniel on the summit of Blanca with 14er Mount Lindsey in the background. Note the goggles are right-side up. It took us just shy of 4 hours to negotiate the traverse.
A bit of nasty weather rolled in as we began to descend Blanca Peak.
Fun and fast glissading on the descent from Blanca
After getting back to camp that afternoon we hiked out and drove down to Tres Piedras to meet up with friends to climb there on Sunday. A nice way to end the weekend compared to how someone once ended their weekend on the Lake Como road.


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Skip to comments.America Goes to Washington: I was wrong about the Tea Party Movement
Posted on 09/13/2009 5:35:07 AM PDT by fiodora
Boy, was I wrong. I can remember telling Glenn Reynolds during CPAC that these Tea Party demonstrations were rinky-dink and going nowhere. Barely more than a half-year later, theyre putting two million people on the Washington Mall. Wow! If I were Obama & Co., Id be afraid, Id be very afraid.
And no doubt they are. They bobbled the ball big time and I wouldnt be surprised if heads are going to start to roll and not just the obvious (and relatively inconsequential) ones like Van Jones. Rahm Emanuel and David Axelrod are going to be looking at each other like nervous apparatchiks in the Politburo because someone is going to have take the bullet for the disaster they have wrought. Emanuel is looking like a particular dummy right now for opening his mouth about not missing a good crisis. It is from idiotic statements like that unread stimulus bills get passed or giant healthcare legislation proffered without anyone knowing the contents, not even (and maybe especially) the President.
No wonder the public is outraged. They have a perfect right to be.
One other note from an old protestor. When I made that statement to Glenn those many months back, I did it with the supposed authority of someone who had been at a lot of demonstrations when on the left. I can remember a couple that might have been nearly this big (not sure, really). But I cant remember anything this size that was entirely non-violent. Thats rather miraculous for a two-million person demonstration and deserves the highest praise, though I doubt the mainstream media will say much. Theyre still digesting how much theyre despised.
I do have one minute criticism. The person carrying the Obama/Hitler poster should have his/her wrist slapped. Hitler comparisons (except perhaps in the case of Ahmadinejad) are odious, stupid and insulting to the people murdered by Hitler. Enough.
Wrong again, Rog. Some recommended reading....
Obama may not have killed millions but he has a barely contained hatred that could easily lead him in that direction if he could gain the power of Hitler.
I believe what you say. Obama would gladly get rid of Christians, Down's syndromes and old people. I believe it with all my soul.
2) Second, you have to understand that they would only be "afraid" if they REALLY were getting good information about the size of the opposition and the depth of the anger. But they aren't. ABC said 60,000. That's not even an OSU football game. It doesn't matter if the numbers were really two million, what matters is that Pelosi/Reid/Obama's staffers tell them repeatedly that these are a few kooks, and then they hear on MSNBC about the "tea-baggers" and laugh, and that's it.
Folks, you've got to get a little realistic here---not downplaying the size or significance of these movements at all---but in Maoist China, ALL the government advisors told Mao the "Great Leap Forward" was a success, and they staged massive phony shows of strange new genetically-bred crops, of wheat so big children could sit on it (it was a table underneath), of "surpluses" that the peasants had to leave on the side of the road (guarded by the military until the moment Mao passed by).
We are very much in danger of this situation. It's not JUST that Obama and his ilk are predisposed to ignoring stuff like this, but their "commanders in the field" are NOT giving Herr Hitler accurate information.
I wouldn't say he was wrong, he just hasn't seen enough of getting rid of old people to convince him. Some people are harder to convince. But I certainly believe that Zero would gladly get rid of Christians, downs syndrome kids and the list just would go on and on.
As is the case with all of his associates who harbor deep seated hatred of this country, its culture, and accomplishments.
"1) I don't think they're afraid at all. [snip]
2) Second, you have to understand that they would only be "afraid" if they REALLY were getting good information about the size of the opposition and the depth of the anger."
I am afraid you are 100% correct! And this administration is going to pass this monster distracting us with the "numbers" attending the Tea Party Protest, and we're falling for it!
Thanks for your analysis and comments!
Just as Obama has obscured his past, he obscures the future. He won't spell out the details of his vision for the country. This is VERY susupicious. Why hide your plans if you truely believe in them? The obvious conclusion is that he has sinister motives, just as you say.
Evidential, the writer of this article is asleep or hiding under a rock when looking at this current administration.
Rahm Emanuel and David Axelrod are not going to take a bullet for anything. They are currently working on making this million man rally into a racist, hate and fear mongering taking point memo for the SRM to spin to the innocent shepple out there who are not politically attuned
Does he actually think these thugs care what conservatives think or say or believe they are vulnerable to MSM criticism ?
Obozo says that if his health care plans are a failure, he'll take responsibility for them.
Unfortunately that means nothing because no matter how responsible he'll feel, we'll still be stuck to suffer under it for decades.
Those folks carrying Hitler signs have usually turned out to be LaRouche supporters. How does a free unstructured anti-big govt movement stop that? It doesn't. Nor should it.
The facts of history make parallels between the rise of Hitler and the rise of Obama. In fact, there are parallels not only in post WW1 Germany's vulnerability and political movement toward fascism, but also in the personal histories and psyches of the two men. We must not be intimidated into ignoring that.
There are differences between what happened in China and what is happening here. Just to mention a few
1)We have a history of freedom and individualism they never had.
2)We have guiding documents (under threat in Public education)
3)We have the second amendment and plenty of ammunition and...
4) In God we trust....
Obama and his minions will be defeated in November 2010.
Oh, bully for you, Barry.
Exactly right. There are extremely strong similarities in both of these National Socialist power grabs by leaders with Napoleon-like complexes.
There are differences between what happened in China and what is happening here. Just to mention a few
1)We have a history of freedom and individualism they never had.
2)We have guiding documents (under threat in Public education)
3)We have the second amendment and plenty of ammunition and...
4) In God we trust....
Obama and his minions will be defeated in November 2010.
Good point. I do think Rahm knows what he's doing. The rest of the czars are absolutely commie hacks, boobs, or left-wing loonies like Sunstein.
Sorry, I don't see Pelosi acting "scared" in the slightest. I don't see OH gov. Ted Strickland acting scared. I don't see any of these un-apologetic a-holes acting scared.
And remember, we're just talking "seats," not conservatives. If you have 100 seats change hands, and 30 of them are RINOS, effectively you haven't had a change at all.
As for the ammunition, the goal is to effect a quiet and complete revolution before anyone figures out that they need to load up.
And as for God, He never said He'd protect us. He said the same to us that He did to Israel, which is that as long as we were obedient, we were safe.
I think its Horowitz who says that they're so busy lusting after the ideal that they can't see their failures.
As grandmother used to say "Oh my stars"!
This, from Roger Simon? Many of us are startled by how many in the MSM are startled...but it's not just a hackneyed idea that they need to get out of the beltway more..it's a fact. They simply are incapable of comprehending who and what is America beyond their leftist echo chamber.
Welcome to the real world, Mr. Simon- look around- you may yet see it anew.
He's a narcissist of the first order. There's no way he can acknowledge any responsibility for any failure - ever. He'll simply pass the blame off on someone else, and say his own 'heroic' efforts were thwarted by enemies (all the while rolling a pair of steel ball bearings around in his hands a la Captain Queeg).
And how much trash was left behind? Remember the photos from the last libtard rally there?
They are also indoctrinating the children more than ever and are making private/home schooled education against the law.
Of course, they just came into power and it is alarming how much they have accomplished of their agenda in such a short time. If they are allowed to keep going, then our guns, capitalist system, etc,,, will all be gone.
And the movement is still growing. It's nice to be able to SHOW THE WORLD that the dem controlled MSM is lying about conservatives. WE ARE NOT AN ANGRY MOB - we ARE CITIZENS. AND there are MILLIONS OF US.
"I believe what you say. Obama would gladly get rid of Christians, Downs syndromes and old people. I believe it with all my soul."
Add Jews, Hindus, and any one not a Muslim of Hussein's persuasion. That should reduce the total US population to something Hussien can manage...
Good point but having the majority (in the House) and therefore the speakership is not insignificant. The speaker weilds tremendous power.
I'm sure that will be cold comfort to all those who had already perished under his "health" care.
"Obama and his minions will be defeated in November 2010."
Motor Voter, ACORN and $8 billion can stuff/lose a whole lot of ballots. Works in Wisconsin and Washington State to name two.
He doesn't give Obama enough credit.
Really! What's with the ban on comparing modern tyrants to Hitler?
Gibbs made a statement implying that Hitler was and will forever be unsurpassed in evil. My head almost exploded. News flash, Mr. Gibbs: Stalin, Idi Amin, Chairman Mao and Pol Pot have already proven you wrong.
What's the sense of learning history if we REFUSE to believe it can never be repeated.
They even made a move to guarantee the Democrats an equal voice. Today, the Democrats have completely shut them out of the process as a gesture of thanks. And the Republicans (majority) still believe they have to cooperate and be a part of what ever crumbs the Democrats hand them.
But most of them either vote right along with the Democrats, or they shiver in their chairs in fear of their angry voters who put them in office. It is clearly all about their pathetic careers and retirement benefits, not their principles or standing up for Conservative Principles.
Maybe, we can save Barry and ourselves from himself. If the poster gets people to ask "why?" and to look at the similarities, then it was appropriate. Yelling out "You Lie!" and "Liar!" is appropriate, too!
there it it....LS and LLS, two, not just one.
Pay closer attention Bert.
I'll go with LLS. I think fear is now come into play. The incessant major speeches, especially to a joint session, is demonstrable evidence of fear. The "You LIE" response from the floor reverberated around the world. Only mindnummed zealots denied the veracity of the two words. Many tried to hide that truth behind a fig leaf of lack of decorum, but knew that lies prevailed in the speech. The major wound was inflicted. It might be healed, but blood was drawn.
Spilled Presidential blood is a bad thing. It has been learned that to get a little blood on the floor is not difficult at all.
The crowds on the mall might be publicly be ignored, but they induced and multiplied fear.
It early yet, that's why we need to act now.
There has been NOTHING done to stop them now, and there will be nothing to stop them in the future. They have just funneled the money to other shadow "organizations". Like Katrina, the billions of dollars that just disappeared into thin air, have ACORN's name all over it!
We are up against an evil the likes of which the World has not seen since Stalin/Hitler/Mao!
"It is the duty of every patriot to protect his country from its government" - Thomas Paine
I happen to agree. BamaKennedy and his minions are much more akin to the Bolsheviks of Russia in the early 20th century than of the Hitler era. Hitler took advantage of an already destroyed German economy, now BamaKennedy is destroying the economy to take advantage.
No question, they all get Potomac Fever when they come to DC. I mean, where else can you get a cushy gig like that? They are terrified of leaving and the thought of having to get a real job.
One thing Republicans will never understand is that they are going to get bashed no matter what, so they may as well stand for something.
Agree that Republicans have largely squandered their leadership opportunities in the past.
I've been thinking about that too.
judging from the vile hatred of Sarah Palin.........the whole of the left hate Down's children and prolifers.
"And how much trash was left behind?"
There were photos. Clean as a whistle. After Hussein's inauguration trash was ankle deep, I believe.
I'm curious about that too. I would bet there was very little trash left. The oh-so-environmentally conscious libs leave TONS of garbage after every one of their rallies.
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By Cynthia on Wednesday, April 20, 2016
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 36,700overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "Great tavel vehicle"
Cons: "Wish it had gray interior"
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"Sharp looking truck while maintaining working truck design. It's the most comfortable vehicle I've owned."
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I own this car - My approximate mileage is 43,000overall rating 9 of 10rating details
Pros: "Great truck"
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"Issues: transmission has seepage even after warranty work to replace seals. The leak does not leave puddling in garage or driveway. When wet the rear axle or truck bed makes clunking noises. I am unable to locate anything loose and checked suspension and all is fine. There is no noise when dry. Overall a great truck and have enjoyed driving it."
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The Distinguished Larson Lecture is named in honor of Dr. William D. Larson. (Click to learn more.)
This lecture series began in 2011 with a grant from the Jean Dreyfus Boissevain Lectureship for Undergraduate Institutions. Due to the great interest from students, faculty, and alumni, the chemistry department has dedicated funds to continuing the lectureship as an annual event and naming it in honor of long time chemistry faculty member Dr. William D. Larson.
Dr. William D. Larson began his career during the 1931-32 academic year. Professor Larson was one of the founding members of the chemistry department, when our institution was then the College of St. Thomas. During his 40 years of teaching physical and analytical chemistry, Professor Larson was the driving force behind creating one of the strongest chemistry programs among private colleges in the Midwest. Dr. Larson served as the chairman of the Department of Chemistry and chairman of the Division of Science and Mathematics for 17 years. After his retirement in 1972 he continued to provide valuable academic mentoring to students. The legacy of his commitment to teaching and research lives on in the William D. Larson Scholarship.
Dr. Laura Kiessling, the 4th Annual Larson Lecturer
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About Dr. Richmond:
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The Chemistry Department hosted Professor Geri Richmond of the University of Oregon for a series of lectures in September 2014. She spoke about her research studying the interactions of molecules on aqueous surfaces.
From the 2014-2015 Lecture Series:
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For General Audiences:
Surf, Sink or Swim: Understanding Environmentally Important Processes at Water Surfaces
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From the 2013-2014 Lecture Series:
The University of St. Thomas Department of Chemistry, with financial support from
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For General Audiences:
In Pursuit of the Perfect Plastic
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Technical Presentation:
New Polymers from Old Monomers
Advances Enabled through Catalyst Design and Discovery
12:15 p.m. Friday, September 6th - John Roach Center Room 126
About Geoffrey Coates:
Professor Coates is currently the Associate Chair of Chemistry at Cornell University and has received numerous awards in recognition of his contributions to polymer chemistry and science education. These include an NSF CAREER award, Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar award, Research Corporation Innovation award and he has also been granted an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship.
Larson Lecture 2012-2012
The Chemistry Department hosted Professor Jay Keasling of the University of California Berkeley for a series of lectures in May 2013. He spoke about his research in designing and controlling biological routes to complex molecules.
From the 2012-2013 Lecture Series:
The University of St. Thomas Department of Chemistry, with financial support from
The Jean Dreyfus Boissevain Lectureship for Undergraduate Institutions, presents
The Distinguished Larson Lecture
Presented by Dr. Jay Keasling May 1-3, 2013
For General Audiences:
Life 2.0: Engineering Biologyfor Sustainable Development
7:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 1st - ASC 378: Woulfe Alumni Hall
Advanced Fuels from Advanced Plants
12:15 p.m. Friday, May 3rd - John Roach Center Room 126
About Jay Keasling:
Dr. Jay D. Keasling is the Hubbard Howe Jr. Distinguished Professor of Biochemical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. He is also the Founding Head of the Synthetic Biology Department in the Physical Biosciences Division at Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory, and CEO of the Joint BioEnergy Institute. He is considered one of the foremost authorities in synthetic biology, especially in the field of metabolic engineering. His research focuses on engineering microorganisms for environmentally friendly synthesis of small molecules or degradation of environmental contaminants. For example, Keasling's laboratory has engineered bacteria and yeast to produce polymers, a precursor to the antimalarial drug artemisinin, advanced biofuels, and soil microorganisms to accumulate uranium and degrade nerve agents. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2006 Scientist of the Year Award from Discover Magazine, and a $42.5 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to develop and distribute the low-cost malaria treatment created in his lab. Dr. Keasling is a Fellow of the American
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I know right, thats way too low of a maintenance. i'd suggest probably around 2500 calories to start and if you still aren't gaining you can bump it up
Dear diary
Sounds like a long ass time, a rep only takes like 3-4 seconds if youre only doing 8-10, that should only be 32-40 seconds I'd think. But whatever works I guess
Yeah just hit your macros
Normally 2800, today so far bout 2000
I disagree I see a huge difference, yes he's skinny now but you need to take into consideration how extremely skinny he was before. I see decent progress op, I just think some people don't see it...
18 years old, never had a girlfriend or even a first kiss, and whatever girl I like likes me back and then friendzones me when I make a move. did that hit you in the feels?
This^ I believe the top part is right, move you're grip in.
Sounds a little fast if you're weighing yourself properly, slow it down to 1lb a week IMO
I have the same thing, I also have a longer bicep insertion on one arm, Arnold has the same thing.
Same as you op.
Phuck outta here bro, go bulk.
Bench is 220, I don't know what my squat is, My gym only has a smith machine and I've never maxed, and I don't DL often but I seem to be pretty evenly developed throughout, my lats are pretty...
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To this day, people still post comments to the September 4, 2007, Unfair Park item concerning the smoking-cessation drug Chantix and its troubling effect on users. Andrea Grimes wrote the piece because Sorta's Carter Albrecht and his girlfriend had begun using the Pfizer-made medicine shortly before Albrecht was killed on September 3, 2007, and his best friend, bandmate and roommate, Danny Balis, had posted to his MySpace page an essay in which he partially blamed Carter's erratic behavior -- which involved his trying to kick down a neighbor's door, leading to Carter's being shot and killed -- on his use of Chantix. Wrote Danny, the two had "complained of having crazy, insane, almost horrific dreams that week."
Since then we've posted myriad updates on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's investigations into Chantix and its effect on users, but none lately. Not until today: The FDA now says Chantix will now come with a warning that will "highlight the risk of serious mental health events including changes in behavior, depressed mood, hostility, and suicidal thoughts when taking these drugs." And, as The New York Times reminds, it took Carter's death and "a cascade of similar reports" -- including "98 reports of completed suicides and 188 reports of attempted suicides among those taking Chantix" -- to finally force the FDA's hand.
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Hugh I of Cyprus (or Hugues I de Lusignan) (1194/1195 – January 10, 1218) succeeded to the throne of Cyprus on April 1, 1205 underage upon the death of his elderly father Aimery of Lusignan, King of Cyprus and Jerusalem. His mother was Eschiva of Ibelin, heiress of that branch of Ibelins who had held Bethsan and Ramleh.[1]
Hugh was married September, 1210 at Nicosia to his stepsister Alice of Champagne of Jerusalem (1193/1198–1246), daughter of his father's last wife Isabella I of Jerusalem and her previous husband Henry of Champagne, king of Jerusalem. The couple had three children:
- Mary of Lusignan (before March, 1215 – 5 July 1251 or 1253), who married Count Walter IV of Brienne in 1233 (ca. 1200 – murdered at Cairo, 1244). She became mother of Hugh of Brienne (ca. 1240–1296), who was Count of Lecce and Brienne and pursued the kingdoms in Levant for himself when his uncle Henry's line began to go extinct. This claim fell to her grandson Walter V of Brienne and his descendants. They are the heirs-general of King Aimery of Cyprus and Hugh I himself.
- Isabella of Lusignan (1216–1264), who married Henry of Antioch, and who was the mother of Hugh III of Cyprus and ancestress of the line named later as the second dynasty of Lusignan
- Henry I of Lusignan (1217–1253), namesake of his maternal grandfather, who became King of Cyprus upon his father's death in 1218, with his mother acting as regent.
He died at Tripoli and was buried at the Church of the Hospitallers at Tripoli, then at the Church of the Hospitallers at Nicosia.
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The church hosted a blood drive and food drive on Saturday. Church member Glee Patterson said blood is in high demand right now.
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We were looking for something special and we have got even more. The lady in the agency told us that the owners live in the same building and we got a bit scared,but wrong, they were worm,nice and as professional as they could get. Their hospitality was flawless. The apartment was the same as on the photos or even better. Everything was clean and on its place, but best of all there wasn't a thing missing. They thought on everything. The surrounding was also nice,the olive trees,terrace and amazing blue water made it perfect. We have got everything that was promised or maybe even more. We could definitely recommend it to everyone. For us it was a five star accommodation.
Mnogi po končanem dopustu pišejo, ker niso bili zadovoljni z dopustom, ker niso dobili tistega kar so plačali oz. Kar je bilo obljubljeno. Jaz pa sem se odločil, da vam pišem, ker je bil to za nas eden najboljših dopustov do sedaj. Nekajkrat smo se že odločili, da izberemo destinacijo za dopust preko spleta, pa smo bili do sedaj skoraj vedno razočarani nad tistim kar je bilo prikazano na spletu in kaj smo v resnici dobili. Tudi tukaj smo se malo bali kako bo, ker so bile slike na spletu res lepe. Ampak, če sem iskren, ko smo prišli v apartma je bilo vse skupaj še lepše kot na slikah. Prekrasen kraj, čudovita okolica, super lepo opremljen apartma in nenazadnje tudi zelo prijazna gostitelja G.Vesna in g. Ljubomir.
Zato bi se vam še enkrat zahvalil za čudovit dopust, ki smo ga preživeli na Korčuli. Zahvalil pa bi se tudi našima gostiteljema g.Vesni in g. Ljubomirju, za prijaznost, za super večerjo, ki sta jo nam pripravila, g. Vesni za jabolčni zavitek s katerim nas je crkljala.
Še enkrat HVALA VSEM. Prepričan sem, da se bomo še videli.
Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren!
Wir waren von 29.05.2016 bis 08.06.2016 auf Urlaub ( Insel Korcula).
Wir möchten uns bei Ihnen noch einmal ganz herzlich für die freundliche, kompetente und durchaus hilfreiche Unterstützung bedanken.
Beginnend bei der Suche nach der richtigen Unterkunft bis hin zur geeigneten Fähre inkl. Preise wurden wir bestens beraten und sparten uns somit viel Arbeit, Zeit und Nerven. :-) Das Haus (PRI860) kann man nur weiterempfehlen und auch der Vermieter war sehr freundlich und zuvorkommend.
Alles in einem ein toller und gelungener Urlaub!
Danke noch einmal für Ihre Unterstützung!!!!!
Liebe Grüße aus Österreich
M. Stefanie
Hallo Frau Schaule,wir sind nun schon wieder ein paar Wochen in good old Germany und möchten ein Feedback geben, wie schön die 10 Tage in dem kleinen Häuschen außerhalb von Vela Luka waren.
Dear Sirs,
this email to thank you for your organisation and especially to comment our stay in Korcula island.
Our stay by Ljubomir and Vesna was simply fantastic, they have been wonderful in everything and we have loved to spend time with them. When you go there you forget everything, it is a paradise ..and it is the best place you can find in Korcula..
Thanks again and best regards
Luana, Silvio and Clara
Pozdravljeni !
Ove godine smo več treči put imali godišnji odmor u jednom prekrasnom ambijentu, uz more, kojeg odaje vaša turistična agencija, bili smo treči put u vali Slatine u apartmanima Radaič.
Moram vam priznati, da ova prekrasna lokacija je pravi odmor od svega, imaš mir, baš onaj totalni mir, da se možeš odklopiti od ostalog svijeta. Lokacija sama i domačini ti nude sve što poželiš, jer domačini su tamo u kuči ali jih uopče ne vidiš, ako ti nešto treba odmah učine sve, da se sredi, da to dobiješ.
Zato ne mogu poželiti ništa drugo za godišnji kao to, lijepa mirna lokacija, čisti lijepi apartmaji, prekrasni domačini….baš ono pravo za odmor.
Tako bi pohvalio i vas kao agenciju, jer ste i vi super, prijazni, sve sredite i baš sve je tako, kako i napišete…. tako da svima kažem, ako idete na Korčulu, kontaktiraj Mediterano, dobri ljudi, nude dobre apartmaje, nečete požaliti.
Još jednom hvala za sve, vidimo se na godišnjem iduče godine, i još jednom totalna pohvala gostiteljima Radaič za prekrasno sređen apartma, kuču, okolicu kuče…i njihovo ljubaznost, gostoljubnost, i neka ostanu takvi kao što su !
Jedan lijep pozdrav iz Slovenije
We are back in Germany and today is my first day at work.
We like to tell you again how nice your house "PIC83" was, we really fall in love. It is a great place to stay, we thought we had the nicest places the last years, but yours is now place 1. We miss it a lot, everything was perfect, clean and the furniture was selected with a great tasty.
We are sure we will see you again and we wish you, your family and your team all the best for the future.
Guten Tag
Ich hatte die Wohnung PRZ 425 von Ante in Prizba gebucht.
Wir haben wunderbare Tage in der schönen, traumhaft gelegenen Wohnung verbracht.
Besonders gefallen hat uns die Lage, der schöne Garten, die Kanus die zu unserer Verfügung standen und, dass wir vom Basilikum, Tees und Zitronen haben durften. Ante ist ein sehr netter, zuvorkommender Vermieter.
Auch die Buchung über die Agentur hat prima geklappt.
Vielen Dank und liebe Grüsse aus der Schweiz
Poštovani, javljamo se vam posle odličnog boravka u perfektnima apartmanima, koje smo pronašli preko vase agencije.
Mi se sigurno vračamo kod vas. Apartmani Radaić stvarno su top Apartmaji - bili su perfektni, vlasnici još više, sve sa okolicom savršeno za 10+, da ostalih stvari ne napominjamo.
Stvarno je bilo nezaboravno.
Waren zu zweit im Mai in diesem wundervollen schönen Ferienhaus mit sehr sauberem Pool und generell wundervoller Anlage!! Konnten gar nicht glauben wie wunderschön es dort war!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sind heute noch am Schwärmen von diesem traumhaften Urlaub und jeder beneidet uns um unsere tollen Fotos die wir dort gemacht haben. Also Haus: TOP, Umgebung mit vielen vielen Schmetterlingen :) TOP und das Team von Mediterano: TOP - sehr sehr sehr freundlich!!
Möchten daher nochmal DANKE sagen für ALLES und besonderen Dank auch an Nevenko!! So ein freundliches Team haben wir noch nie in einem Urlaub erlebt!!! SOOOO TRAUMHAFT, kann man gar nicht in Worte fassen!!!!
Mit lieben Grüßen Regina & Michael
Besser geht`s nicht!!!
Wir haben noch nie erlebt, dass unsere Erwartungen übertroffen wurden. Hier war dies eindeutig der Fall. Unbeschreiblicher, jedoch absolut diskreter Service. Egal, was man möchte, das Team von Mediterrano kümmert sich darum. Ob Fahrzeug- bzw. Bootsanmietung, Fishpicnic, Organisation von Ausflügen oder einfache Tipps zu Einkaufsmöglichkeiten usw. Wir wären am liebsten nie wieder gefahren. Nochmal vielen Dank an das Team, vor allem an Tihana & Nevenko. Es war toll bei Euch!!!
Ich hatte die Wohnung PRZ 425 von Ante in Prizba gebucht. Wir haben wunderbare Tage in der schönen, traumhaft gelegenen Wohnung verbracht. Besonders gefallen hat uns die Lage, der schöne Garten, die Kanus die zu unserer Verfügung standen und, dass wir vom Basilikum, Tees und Zitronen haben durften. Ante ist ein sehr netter, zuvorkommender Vermieter. Auch die Buchung über die Agentur hat prima geklappt.
Vielen Dank und liebe Grüsse aus der Schweiz
Dear Mediterano, we have been in Nov648 at the beginning of May 2013, and would like to express our sincere appreciation of this house. We found that the location is perfect, it is very calm and remote, within nature and close to the sea. The house is fully equipped, stilish and clean. The garden is large and offers many places to relax. The kindness and hospitality of the landlord was great. Thanks! Kind regards, Ulrich and Judith
"Fantastic and charming location, very original house built with great taste"
La stanza è accogliente e pulita è praticamente nel centro di Vela Luka lo staff è gentilissimo e disponibile a fornire consigli e informazioni. La cosa più importante è il fatto di essere vicinissimo al taxi boat che parte ogni giorno per l'isola di Proizd praticamente una sorta di paradiso terrestre per chi ama il mare.
Excelente calidad precio y desde luego totalmente recomendable. Las habitaciones son amplias, muy limpias y con el mobiliario muy nuevo El personal es profesional, muy amable y dispuesto Se encuentra en pleno centro de Vela Luka, aunque por la noche es completamente silencioso.
Awesome trip to Vela Luka, Croatia. Flew into Split first thing in the morning, took the frequent buses right outside the airport down to the ferryport and then the ferry out to Vela Luka. Stayed for 5 nights at the apartment, had a great time with my girlfriend. My brother and his wife were in the apartment next to us and we all had nothing but good things to stay about the accommodations. Were just as advertised and for a great price. The location was just about perfect (1 block from the water taxi over to the other side of the bay and in our opinion the best restaurant in town, More). Mediterano were great at making suggestions of available properties for our group. Easy to book (30% down) and pay the rest on arrival.
Two days, we took the 30 minute boat ride out to Proizd, which is amazing, could have spent a few more days at the beach there. Not much in the town, More is the best restaurant by far and extremely cheap! Definitely bring/buy the water shoes, but the natural rocky beaches are amazing so don't let that turn you off. Rented scooters one day and went around the island a bit (there's almost nothing around the western half of the island and not many publicly accessible beaches). The place to enjoy the rocky beach from the apt was to walk along nice path along the shore past the hotel beach by the water taxi for around 10-15 minutes, the bay opens up the right and there's a great section of unoccupied rocky beach. Didn't do this, but would definitely recommend renting a boat and scooting around the island checking out secluded beaches and other islands like Proizd.
In september we went to the lovely town of Vela Luka, Croatia. It is a beautiful place with friendly people. We stayed in appartment wich is directly above a supermarket. The view is amazing! Beuatiful sunsets every evening and you can see all over the town. On the other hand it is nice and calm.
Very clean appartment with plenty of space. It is about a 3 min walk to the bars and restaurants and about 10 to the beach. Recommend it to anyone visiting Vela Luka!
The apartment was exactly what we wanted. The view was amazing and our host was very generous. It was also very kid-friendly for our two girls (ages 6 months and 3 years at the time).
We stayed twice in this location, in summer 2010 and winter (November same year). The appartment can be rated as excellent on all levels, a fantastic view of the bay, immediate access to a (nearly) private beach and with the pleasurable moment of the swimming pool at sundown. The owners are superbly welcoming nevertheless very discreet. Mediterano doo, as an agency, provides outstanding services with a very warm and friendly "entourage"; you know where you go with them.
Michel Crepon
There are some nice accommodations in the surrounding of Vela Luka but this one seems to be one of the best. All you need is here and all you wish happens. The apartments are modern furnished, very complete equipped with two wonderful big terrasses, ideal for watching colored sunsets and drinking sundowners. The sea is here, is clear, is warm and gently, also a nice pool. Vacations at is best !!
Die Freundlichkeit und die Hilfsbereitschaft der Mitarbeiter im Mediterano muss man einfach noch mal erwähnen... Als die Fähre durch einen Motorschaden ausgefallen ist, sind wir zu Mediterano zurückgegangen, und die Dame hat uns dann bei der Umbuchung des Fliegers und auch bei der Organisation eines Taxis zum Flughafen Split sehr geholfen. Vielen Dank nochmal! Auch sonst haben wir uns sehr wohl bei euch gefühlt.
Liebe Grüße Rebecca
Very nice staff, helpful and well informed. They exceed expectations when it comes to hospitability. Rooms are comfortable, modern and in good shape. Located in the very center of Vela Luka. We definitely recommend stay in this płace!
Sehr zentrale Lage. Die Damen in der Agentur sind überaus freundlich und bemüht! Das Apartment ist sehr gut ausgestattet (bishin zu Essig, Olivenöl und Gelsenstecker), funktionell und wohnlich. Die Einrichtung ist neu und die Matrazen sehr gut!
Buongiorno a tutti,
siamo una famiglia da Milano che tramite Voi ha avuto una bella esperienza di Fish Picknik questo estate a Vela Luka.
Volevamo ancora ringraziavi per la Vostra ottima assistenza.
E chiederVi se è possibile riferire le Foto in allegato al nostro Capitano Branko.
Grazie mille
Cordiali saluti
Sophi + Nuccio + Alexandra
Vela luka è stata per noi una meta di passaggio per girare l'isola di korkula, perchè siamo arrivarti in sera e abbiamo deciso di fermarci una notte Il personale è gentile, cordiale, parla bene litaliano e da tutte le informazioni che richiedi...ci ha consigliato delle calette fantastiche...e la stanza era pulitissima.
Przemiły personel + bardzo ładny pokój + cena + wszystko na miejscu (internet, rent a car/bike/boat/flat/villa + turist info)
kako na vašoj stranici ne mogu naći recenzije uz apartman, htjela bi na ovaj način iskoristiti priliku i napisati sve pohvale da smještaj u apartmanu ZBV99.
Od urednosti i kvaliteti samog objekta. Osnovnim potrepštinama pa čak i daleko više od toga što nam je bilo na raspolaganju.
Posebna pohvala vlasnicima, njihovoj srdačnosti i ležernosti zbog koje smo se osjećali kao u vlastitom domu.
Sve pohvala u svakom slučaju, i preporuka za odmor svakome
Hi Tihana, Ivana and Nevenko,
We are just writing to thank all so much for organizing our wonderful holiday at NOV 96. We can honestly say that it has been one of the best holidays we have ever had! Apart from our beautiful, spotless apartment and the stunning setting, your organisation of everything from the booking of the apartment, delivery of our car at the dockside and your friendly and patient voice at the other end of the phone made for a very relaxing and enjoyable holiday. Please could you pass on our thanks to the owners of the apartment too for their kindness and helpfulness. We most definitely would like to return to Nova again soon.
Many thanks again
Mike and Felicity Robinson and family
Dear Tihana,
Our holiday in the beautiful Korcula is over and we are back in Milan. We really want to thank you all at Mediterano, and you in particular, for your kindness and your help in every situation, from choice of apartment and booking to the warm welcome we received on arrival, the useful suggestions you gave us, and your very good knowledge of Italian.
We would also like to thank our hosts at Tudovorica, very nice people who have made us feel at home. Please tell them. We couldn't talk much as the lady spoke only German, but we managed somehow...
The house is in a splendid position, the bay is very nice (photos on your website do not do it justice!!!), apartments are nice and clean, the pool is a real pool, not just a puddle as many others...
We hope to be able to come back in a few years and use your services again.
Kind regards
Stella Oriolo e Paolo
Hi there
just a note to thank you all for your kind assistance, we had a wonderful time in Croatia and everything worked like clockwork.
I plan to be back with a larger group late September / early October next year, so will stay in contact
Kind regards
Lynne @ Dive Locker
Sedja, Tihana, and all at Mediterano who offered us help,
We are all so grateful for your help this past week And especially Sedja for the past few months of your coordination of our travels to Croatia and accommodation on Korcula !!!
We had an absolute blast visiting the island and Hvar and Dubrovnik thanks to you and are also thankful to have your help to find the awesome transfer to Dubrovnik from Vela Luka which saved us much strife and gave us more hours to sleep for which we are grateful!!
Good luck with your summer at the agency and we hope to see you all again soon.
Please let me know if you need any help if you ever want to visit Portland, Oregon in the US or advice on visiting the Northwest in the US.
Christine C. H. - USA
Thank you again for your service and your nice welcome.
We spent a wonderful fortnight in Gradina, the apartment was superb, the owners were very nice and always ready to help, and the surroundings beautiful. We are sorry that we could not come and tell you before we left because we were in a hurry to catch the ferry. We are likely to come back next year!
Please transmit our warmest compliments to the owners.
Kind regards
Philippe C.
PS: we found two CDs of Kapla music at the gas station as suggested, thank you for the tip. We love listening to them.
Good day Staff at Mediterano,
You have so many folk come and go that I assume you no longer can remember who's who but nevertheless this is Rick Griffiths, an american, married to a belgian and with two teenage daughters all with blond hair. We rented the small house last year in beginning of July from the fellow who's father was not well. I always wanted to respond but just didn't get around to it. We drank our last wine from you all last week.
sorry it's so late but if you can still use another testimonial I'd add the following:
"The little house we rented the other side of the mountain from Vela Luka was absolutely perfect. Very quiet but not totally alone. Super close to the water with incredible views looking out the bay from the large patio balcony. Everything we needed was provided and the patio bbq was well used. We'll remember this vacation for a long time. The service was also excellent, being taken care of as if we were part of their family. Thanks for a wonderful vacation Mediterano!" Rick & Hilde Griffiths-Vanmelle, belgian american
Hopefully we can repeat that summer a few years from now. God Bless!
Buona Sera Tihana,
non abbiamo avuto l' occasione di salutarci personalmente. Voglio ringraziarla , per l' ottima organizzazione , sia dell ' appartamento che quella per il gommone. Abbiamo tutti passato una bella settimana di vacanza , grazie anche ai suoi consigli per i ristoranti , il Tritone innanzi tutto !
Enzo Stupiggia
Na žalost več smo na poslu, a šta čemo???
Samo sam se željela zahvaliti na svim vašim uslugama i isto za sve napore za naš brodič (!!Nevenko). Imali smo se stvarno dobro, Korčula se nama sviĐa i vjerujem da čemo se još vratiti.
Još jednom puno hvala i pozdrav iz vruče Ljubljane.
Familije Jeršin&Kramar
We would like to send a BIG THANK YOU for your kindless and professional work !
We were in a appartment in Stracincica with a beatifull seavieuw from 26th june to 1st july.
Thank you for everything.
Best regards.
Muriel Péqueux et Michel Spiessen
from Belgium
Hi Nevenko
Arrived home safe weather is windy and much cooler than Korcula. Back to work now and loads of washing to do. Thanks for a pleasant transfer we are grateful. I have your business card and will certainly recommend you.
Thanks again
Take care and hope maybe we will meet again.
Ann & Brian
Dear Ms. Topali
Thank you very much for your professional and friendly governance to find the best apartment and the key to the cave. For us Vela Luka is connected with your kindliness and we liked Vela Luka and the surrounding. we now travel over Split back to Hamburg /Germany.
Have a nice season ,
yours Claudia and Dieter
Liebes Mediterano team,
von ganzem Herzen möchten wir uns bei Ihnen für den hervorragenden Super service auf Korcula in Vela Luka
bedanken. So ein herzliches Willkommen mit Transfer, Supermarkt-stopp und Obstkorb am "Sonntag-Nachmittag" haben wir noch nie und nirgendwo erlebt!!!!
Das Haus entsprach zu 125% unseren Träumen! Wir haben uns die gesamte Zeit außerordentlich wohl gefühlt! Ein sehr persönlicher Service, von der ersten e-mail an, bis zur Rückreise! Wäre es möglich, Immobilien-Angebote für vergleichbare Objekte von Ihnen zu erhalten? Wie sie lesen sind wir sehr begeistert und kommen gerne wieder!
Eine gute Zeit für sie alle!
Dovidjenja Tarla und Elke
Dear Mediterano Team!
My family and I would like to thank you for our great holiday we spent in Vela Luka!
We were hosted in PIC 331, and we were very satisfied.
We look forward to come one day again to Vela Luka, perhaps next year, who knows...
I have still one thing to recommend: If you publish a new catalogue, add a pictogram "Dogs allowed"
Thank You and I hope we see you soon!!!!
family SAX
and our dog Bes
čeprav je minilo že kar nekaj časa, kar sva se z možem vrnila z dopusta z vašega otoka, bi se vsem vam v agenciji Mediterano rada zahvalila za prijaznost in pomoč pri rezervaciji in organizaciji dopusta.
Lepe in uspešne poletne dni...
Mira in Janez Puntar
Dear Mediterano-Team,
we just wanted to say "Hvala" for your friendly support during our recent Vela Luka vacation!
We had really a lot of fun going sightseeing by car and exploring the island by boat.
Despite a little sea urchin incident. ;-)
S poštovanjem / Viele Grüße aus München
Manuel Beckermann
Dear Mediterano,
We had a wonderfull stay at the house of Nada & Matic. The location
is beautifull, the house luxurious and the hostst are very friendly.
We will be back!
Kind regards,
Nanda Deen
Ljep pozdrav ponovo iz Maribora
Ovom prilikom se vam iskreno zahvaljujem za vašu uslugu. Odmor smo preživljeli zaista preljepo. Sve i još više što smo očekivali dobili smo vašom zaslugom. Nadam se, da je bilo sve u redu i iz naše strane. Puno vam hvala što se pobrinuli i za smeštaj mog sina koji mi isto tako javlja da je prezadovoljan. Izvinite što nisam odgovarala na SMS poruke ali ja na odmoru mobitel bacim što dalje mogu pa tek nakon par dana vidim šta mi je poručeno.
Još jednom hvala i ako bog da zdravje čučemo se opet sledeče godine do tada vam želim puno zdravja, sreče in poslovnog uspeha i budite sigurni, da če se u Mariboru puno ljepog pričati o vama i preljepoj Korčuli.
Bog i sve dobro
Tatjana K. Z.
Dear Sedja,
Thank you very much!!! We spent fantastic holidays on Korcula. The calm place and accomodation were very nice. The owner and her hospitality were surprising so we do hope to visit Prizba in future :))) On our way home we spent one day in marvelous, sunny Dubrovnik.
Hope to meet you again! We did not dived as deep as planned so have reason to come back.
Kind regards
Jola and Waldek
Hello Mediterano !
First of all thank you for your wonderful service - also from my friend Wolfgang!!.
It is a pity that we could not meet again after we left Palagruza yesterday morning.
We both liked that 1 week stay on Palagruza very much - it was a little adventure - experiencing the quick weather changes in de middle of the adriatic sea - and seeing the simple but happy life of the lighthouse keeper family.
Inspite of the weather conditions I was able to do some snorcheling in the west bay of Palagruza on sunny days.. Our Radio Amateur experience was most rewarding.
Hi Nevenko
Sorry we missed you on the last day before we left - thanks very much for
all your help - the apartments were great and we really enjoyed Vela Luka
I have some other South African friends who are also visiting Croatia in
the near future and I will definately recommend they contact you as wel
Thanks and regards
Caro Mediterano
Grazie ancora per tutto quello che avete fatto per noi durante il nostro soggiorno a Vela Luka. Complimenti per la vostra disponibilita e gentilezza. La nostra vacanza ci e piaciuta molto, dalla casa affittata, al cibo, al meraviglioso mare ecc.
Tutto e stato molto bello!
Stefano Dinosio
Dragi Tihana, Franica i Nevenko
Iako je naš bioritam još uvjek morski, smo mi več par dana kot kuče. Ako smo vam slali puno emaila prije našeg odmora, mislim da možemo slati kojeg i poslje odmora.
Naš odmor u Prižbi, bio je stvarno super i zbog toga se vam puno zahvaljujem. Dobili smo sve što ste obečali i više. Molim da prenesete zahvalu i vlastnicima apartmaja, koji su isto puno pripomogli našem bezhibnom odmoru.
Možda za kraj samo još ono što su mi rekla djeca prije odlazka iz Prižbe:« Tata, prije nego što idemo na trajekt, moramo u agenciju, da napravimo rezervaciju u istom apartmaju za sledeču godinu«.
Puno volimo menjati destinacije i to smo uvjek dosada radili ali u ovom slučaju stvarno več razmišljamo, da bi se vratili na isto mjesto.
Želim vam puno poslovnih i osobnih uspjeha.
Lep pozdrav
Bojan Gantar
Žiri, Slovenija
I don't know where to start with our thanks to you for all your help and
kindness. You were so helpful right from the start with helping plan our
holiday and reassure us that everything was organised.
We loved Korcula island - it is truly beautiful! It was so nice that it was
not crowded and that we came across so many pretty bays that were so
peaceful. Thanks for your tips for nice bays to visit!
It was also very kind of you to look after us when you heard about our
little crash!
I would highly recommend Mediterano Tourist Agency! You helped us before we
travelled and were so friendly when we arrived that we felt more like
friends with you than customers.
It would be lovely to show you something in London if you visit here.
Very best wishes
Sarah Mears, David Wilson
Our visit in Korčula Island was the highlight of our holiday trip. Thanks for your help in booking us that great apartment in the secluded cove near Vela Luka. Such a beautiful place at a very reasonable price! We also appreciated the restaurant recommendations and that we were able to stop by your office so often whenever we had questions.
Croatia is beautiful and Korčula Island is a gem. Anyone looking to go there, contact Mediterano.
Wanko & Brady
California USA
Tihana und Nevenko haben fast einen ganzen Tag mit uns verbracht um uns das optimale Ferienhaus zu vermitteln. Das hat auch wunderbar geklappt.Wir freuen uns auf Juni. Vielen Dank an die Beiden, die Betreuung hätte nicht besser sein können.
Dear Mediterano team,
We all enjoyed our visit to Croatia. What a beautiful place! Thank you for your help. My clients want to return.
Very Best Regards,
Leslie Sollee
Travel Trends
Memphis, TN,
We are just back in France today and just this mail to say thank you for the marvellous journey we had on the 20th of August. Great company with smiling staff and very great fish picnic day that the children and us enjoyed a lot ! Tell all our congratulations to the captain and the crew of the ship and hope to get another day maybe next year.
Greetings from France
Thank you very much for your kindness and hospitality during our visit to Vela Luka. Your country is beautiful and your country man and women are wonderful.
Our best to you,
Bob & Susan Murill
I just wanted to say thank you for your help, by telling us what to do and where to go during our stay on Korcula island.
Anniken Mjaaland
We will never forget the lovely place we have found on Korcula thanks to you.
Pawel & Ola
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Ove godine smo več treči put imali godišnji odmor u jednom prekrasnom ambijentu, uz more, kojeg odaje vaša turistična agencija, bili smo treči put u vali Slatine u apartmanima Radaič.
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Mediterano travel agency has been in business since 2005 and our team is made up of young people, who live and work in Vela Luka on the island of Korčula.
Our primary activity is holiday accommodation rental and, along with a range of other additional services, we provide quality support at destination during your stay.
In addition to our quality accommodation, we also offer a wide range of additional services aimed at your complete relaxation.
We offer a great choice from our own supply of cars and scooters for rent and, in cooperation with our business partners, we can arrange transfers and day trips.
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Please.....bring back the good old days and my Uncle Larry & Ed
This is really worse than the last one that was worse than the one before. Why did they fix it when it wasn't broke?
My bet is that some manager needed to look important to his boss, so he "fixed" the message boards. Lots of bad management decisions at Yahoo lately. Reflected in their market share.
this is the first post I have made since the new format, which is the most awful I have seen
they deliberately ruined the yahoo message boards...not sure why.
I am only posting this to say I agree 100% and I have perhaps visited yahoo a couple of times since the change.
I bet they know the volume and views have dropped like a rock... and they're thrilled
mission accomplished!
larrymac patience and allenimgnlong all good boosters from the olda days.


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Graced bodies: Augustine, Cavell, and Malick
The great twentieth century philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein once said that Augustine's Confessions is possibly the most serious book ever written. The operative word, of course, is "possibly," but I have to say I'm inclined to agree. I have been reading the Confessions regularly since I was 16, and one of the great joys of my position at Villanova University is that I get to teach it each fall. As my teacher John Cavadini taught us, learning about Augustine is like learning about yourself. And I think my students see that. Many parts of Augustine's story resonate with them: here is a person who also had questions about God, who got caught up with some strange groups of people, who both revered his mother and thought she was a little simple, who was caught up in lusts and didn't always like his school studies, who mourned the death of friends, who was on the fast track to a bright career but gave it all up. He is so human that they are often surprised he is a saint.
I don't know what exactly led Wittgenstein to say what he said, but I do know that he begins his magnum opus, the Philosophical Investigations with a quotation in Latin from the Confessions about how Augustine learned language. My guess is that Wittgenstein saw the deep humanity in Augustine and admired how Augustine struggled with perennial human questions. As one of the great readers of Wittgenstein, Stanley Cavell once wrote,
For Wittgenstein, philosophy comes to grief not in denying what we all know to be true, but in its effort to escape those human forms of life which alone provide the coherence of our expression. He wishes an acknowledgment of human limitation which does not leave us chafed by our own skin, by a sense of powerlessness to penetrate beyond the human conditions of knowledge.
The same could be said, I would argue, about the Confessions.Cavell has written perceptively about Wittgenstein, Martin Heidegger, JL Austin, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Soren Kierkegaard, and Shakespeare. He addresses them all in his fine book Must we mean what we say? His writing tends to explore an acknowledgment of human limitation that does not leave us chafed by our own skin. I have not yet read his latest book, Little Did I Know: Excerpts from Memory, which in the manner of Augustine, Rousseau, and Emerson, is an autobiography in the form of a series of philosophical journal entries.
Cavell spent most of his academic career at Harvard, where he taught a future Rhodes scholar and translator of Martin Heidegger named Terrence Malick, whom we know today as the director of The Tree of Life. At Oxford, Malick began but did not finish a dissertation on Heidegger, Kierkegaard, and Wittgenstein.
The Tree of Life, like the Confessions and like the work of Wittgenstein and Cavell, helps us to contemplate two things worth contemplating: the wonder of creation (although I dont know if Malick, Wittgenstein or Cavell would use that word) and the wonder of human embodiment. (Of course, here I am merely building on posts by Imbelli, Domestico, and Moreland.)
The famously reclusive Malick will never tell us what exactly he was thinking when he made the film, but I am convinced The Tree of Life can helps us to come to a greater appreciation of the Confessions and vice versa. In both works, Biblical quotations suffuse the narrative; in both, the narrator continually address God as You; in both, the narrative plays out in the main characters memory; in both, the main characters mother plays a central role; in both, the main character mourns the dead. Both works share the hope of resurrection. And both works are importantly set against the backdrop of the universe. Malick shows us scenes of the depths of outer space and the depths of the oceans; in the last three books of the Confessions Augustine contemplates creation through an exegesis of the beginning of Genesis. Both works, we might say, are deeply incarnational. Bodies -- human bodies, dinosaur bodies, or celestial bodies -- matter. They matter because they depend on something beyond themselves. Such dependence, in Augustine and the Christian tradition, is one way to understand grace.Whether set in Texas in the mid-twentieth century or the Mediterranean in the late-fourth and early-fifth century The Tree of Life and the Confessions celebrate those human forms of life which alone provide the coherence of our expression. They teach us that these forms of life are themselves a part of a cosmic order much bigger than we are. Not only do they not leave us chafed by our own skin, they allow us to wonder at that skin and the universe that contains it. I'm eager to see what my students think when we spend an evening watching the Tree of Life during the two weeks we spend on the Confessions. I hope they'll end up agreeing with Wittgenstein.
About the Author
Scott D. Moringiello is an an assistant professor in the Department of Catholic Studies at DePaul University, where he teaches courses in Catholic theology and religion and literature. He blogs at dotCommonweal.
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Scott,Your article reflects the unique popularity of Augustine who clearly spent half his life writing. Whether the Confessions is the most serious book ever is another question. Most consider Augustine the most influential person in the Western Church if not the entire Western world. Peter Brown, Robert Marcus have written ground breaking books on Augustine. John O'Donnell, with a sharp razor approach, has written bluntly what Brown and Marcus have couched in less combative language. Yet the whole Catholic world has ignored this research and continues in unabashed adulation as you do in this article. The reason, as I see it, along with Catholic scholars apologetic approach to Church history, is that many would have little to write about if they do not quote Augustine. Jesus wrote nothing while Augustine wrote volumes. There have been movements in history to squash Paul and go back to Jesus. Ill advised in my opinion. Yet there should be a campaign to downplay Augustine and go back to Jesus. In contrast to your fervent regard for it, the Confessions can be considered the greatest piece of self promotion in history. Without the Confessions Augustine would be a minor factor in church history. Although Augustine writes about theology, he is more a rhetorician than a theologian. His mother sought to put him on the fast track while both of them had little regard for the mother of Augustine's child. Augustine approve of force to bring Donatists and others in the Church. He did not exegete Genesis. He opined on it. One thing Augustine said was that others are free to differ from what he wrote. Catholic scholars should follow that advice and show more analysis in their coverage of him.
Bill,I appreciate your comment. Does your last sentence mean that you consider me a "Catholic scholar" who should show more analysis in my coverage of Augustine? As you know, I wasn't "covering" Augustine. I was merely making a connection between the _Confessions_ and the _Tree of Life_. By mentioning Wittgenstein and Cavell, I was able to connect Augustine and Malick. If you do not see similar themes of embodiment and wonder at work in the book and the movie, I'd be interested to know why.I have read Brown and Markus and O'Donnell, and I know many scholars -- Catholic and non-Catholic alike -- who have benefited from their scholarship and built on it. I disagree with Augustine's view of state power when it came to the Donatists. I'm intrigued by Garry Wills's suggestion about Adeodatus's mother. There are many authors and artists whose work I admire but with whom I disagree on any number of points.Of course, I didn't mention Jesus in my post, but I'm happy to go back to him. It is difficult to go back to him, though, without taking seriously Church history, which is, in part, the history of Biblical exegesis. And, love him or hate him, a certain self-promoting bishop from North Africa has played an oversized role in that history. As for "unabashed adulation," how's this for a critique: there are times when I wish Augustine's Latin was less Ciceronian and more Vergilian. It would make it a touch easier to find his verbs.
Scott, Thanks for your response. Especially since you did not skirt the questions raised in my post. I liked your connection of similar themes of embodiment and wonder among those you mentioned. The Universe does proclaim the wonders of God. But too often church writers have talked too much about the last stage of Maslow's hierarchy while too many people are mired in the first stage. There is a reason so many clergy and religious were killed in the French revolution. Exegesis has been written mostly by men in comfortable surroundings while the poor and downtrodden wrote no exegesis but are entering heaven in greater numbers. Augustine certainly "has played an oversized role" in Catholic history. With some seriously harmful results, I contend. My criticism is not aimed at you but at a Western Catholic tradition that has been too accepting of that complicated person at Hippo.Perhaps there are some. But I have not seen one serious scholarly review of O'Donnell's book. Except for flippant dismissals and superficial ridicule. As I see it this is a watershed book with unsurpassed scholarship. Since you have read it, perhaps you can review it here for our consideration
Bill, James O'Donnell has a web page where he has collected links of reviews to his book. You do not characterize the reviews accurately. http://www9.georgetown.edu/faculty/jod/augustine/There is much in O'Donnell's book that is flippant, and so perhaps the reviewers couldn't resist.
Scott,You should know that if you ever mention Augustine, you will always get the same comments from Bill Mazzella.
JC,Ex ore tuo, te judico. I wrote there was not one "serious scholarly review." Unlike you Scott gave a serious reasoned response to my post. There is no touch of ad hominem in his response. Which you can learn from.


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Our military veterans have given us so much, so how can the mountain bike community give back? To start, how about a rowdy weekend with two Downieville legends.Read More »
Hot new XC, DH, enduro, plus, and fat tires from Sea Otter
It's a good time to be a mountain biker. Whether you want burly plus sized tires, or ultra fast rolling XC shoes, there was something for everyone at this year's Sea Otter Classic.Read More »
Most innovative new mountain bike components of 2015
The most innovative components of 2015 were almost equally divided between electronic and mechanical. Some are clearly the future of our sport. Others we're not so sure. Check out the full list and then tell us what you think.Read More »
Review: WTB Volt Carbon saddle
Top-of-the-line WTB saddle features carbon rails and provides comfort and durability.Read More »
WTB showcases new products in WTB Throwdown
Following the success of popular new tires like the Vigilante and the Trail Boss, WTB reaches back to its roots to innovate with the new Trailblazer and Riddler Tires.Read More »
Feature: 2015 DTS Enduro Race
Though invite only, the 2015 Dirty Sanchez Enduro Race is outgrowing its home-grown, family-oriented roots. The presence of Jerome Clementz and some of the best racers in the world is sure to put this event on the map.Read More »
In the Queue: A look at what's new in Mtbr's review hopper
In the Queue: What rolled in to our office this week? Well, let's see–new bikes from Marin and Ghost, as well as WTB's feathery new saddle and a portable pressure washer called the MountainWasher.Read More »
Interbike: WTB Trailblazer 27.5+ tire and Scraper wide rim
Interbike: WTB shoehorns huge 27.5 "plus" wheel into 29er diameter for fatbike light performanceRead More »
Good Deeds: WTB signs on as a Bronze Level sponsor of NorCal High School League
WTB has signed-on as a Bronze Level sponsor of the NorCal High School Cycling League, cre-ating a scholarship program supporting the Nevada Union High School Mountain Bike Team.Read More »
Four cool, new school mountain bike saddles for enduro, 29er and 27.5 bikes
With the rise of bigger wheels, new geometries and longer travel, saddle manufacturers are responding with models aimed specifically at 29er, 27.5 and enduro targets. Click through to find out what makes these seats different from the ones you've been riding for years.Read More »
First Look: New WTB Breakout, Trail Boss and Nine Line tires
WTB is on a roll this Winter, and is rolling out some new tires, namely the Breakout 2.5, the Trail Boss 2.25, the Nine Line 2.25 racer, and finally, the Gravel-Specific Nano 40c. We've had a couple of test rides on the Breakout and Trail Boss before the official release announcement at Frostbike.Read More »
Interbike 2013: WTB Tires and Rims
WTB was showing their new aggressive Warden and Vigilante and cross country Bee Line and Nine Line tires, along with their lightweight race KOM and a wide and stiff Frequency Enduro rim.Read More »
Review: WTB Vigilante Tires
The WTB Vigilante 2.3″ tire is sticky, durable and pliable, and its open tread design and square knobs, along with it large footprint and volume, offer great traction, braking and cornering.Read More »
Review: WTB Volt Team Saddle
The WTB Volt is comfortable, durable, a great climber, and the shape and geometry offer good control and performance.Read More »
Brian Mullin's Walkabout – Sea Otter 2013
This is a short synopsis of my wanderings during the Sea otter 2013 festival, and captures some products that I found interesting…Read More »
WTB Introduces the Vigilante 2.3″ Tire
Charles Bronson endorses the new WTB Vigilante Tire! WTB had a fun April Fool's announcement the other day in which they had Mr. Death Wish himself proclaim his love for WTBs new Vigilante Enduro tire.Read More »
WTB Introduces Volt Saddle, 29″/650b Tires and Rims at Interbike
WTB Continues to Lead with Innovative Products at Interbike 2012 – Booth 12029 Volt Saddle, Nineline 29″ and 650b Wolverine Tires, 650b Frequency and Laser Disc i21 Rims Lead the Charge Mill Valley, CA (CFEpr+) Sept. 13, 2012 – As an introduction to WTB's 31st year in the mountain bike business, Interbike 2012 will see […]Read More »
Introducing WTB's "Volt" Line of Saddles
Whale-Tail, Love Channel, and Comfort Zone Lead All-Mountain Evolution Mill Valley, CA (CFEpr+) August 22, 2012 – – Over 30 years of innovation has led WTB to create the latest in All Mountain saddles – the Volt. Ridden to podium spots as the official saddle of this years' Downieville All Mountain World Championship, the Volt […]Read More »
White Brothers, Pacenti, WTB, Rolf Prima, and more!
(a few non-builder highlights from NAHBS 2012 – White Brothers, Pacenti, WTB, Rolf Prima, Club Ride Apparel, VP Components, Rotor, Thomson) The focus of the North American Handmade Bicycle Show is definitely on the builders themselves, but several parts and accessory companies were on hand displaying their wares as well. Here are a few of […]Read More »
The New Moto Tire From WTB
Introducing the New "Moto" Line of Tires Evolution of the Motoraptor Brings Open Spiked Knobs, Lower Profile Tread, DNS Rubber, Inner Peace Sidewalls and more to the WTB Tire Range Mill Valley, CA (CFEpr+) March 12, 2012 – WTB's founder and leading rubber designer Mark Slate has developed the latest evolution of the Moto series […]Read More »
Have You Felt the Frequency?
Have You Felt the Frequency? (Rims, that is…) First 50 Rimsets Were Nabbed in 15 Minutes! WTB Still Wants to Get Some in Your Hands Mill Valley, CA (CFEpr+) February 8, 2012 – Didn't get one of the fifty free sets of WTB Frequency Tubeless Compatible System (TCS) Rims that we offered up a few […]Read More »
WTB is Seeding America's Wheel Builders with 50 Sets of Frequency TCS Rims
Respond ASAP, Get 2 Rims to Build All we Want is Your Honest Feedback (And Hopefully Some Future Sales!) Mill Valley, CA (CFEpr+) January 25, 2012 – Are your fingers gnawed to the bone from building mountain bike wheels that don't have 4D drilling? Do you have to tape "tubeless" wheels double-time to seal them […]Read More »
WTB Enhances Tubeless Rim Market With Frequency Rims
WTB Attacks Tubeless Rim Market With "Frequency" Compatible Integrated Design (CID), 4D Drilling, and TCS Join WTB's Market Leading Rim Technologies fro Cost-Effective Tubeless Performance Mill Valley, CA (CFEpr+) November 30, 2011 – WTB is attacking the wheelbuilder market with its new FREQUENCY rim designs. FREQUENCY rims introduce new market-leading technologies that allow wheel builders […]Read More »