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Authors: Griff Hosker
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Viking Sword
BOOK: Viking Sword
Book 7 in the
Dragon Heart Series
Griff Hosker
Published by Sword Books Ltd 2015
Copyright © Griff Hosker First Edition
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Ragnar's Spirit brought them. It was the sword touched by Odin himself which drew them. It was always the sword. They might have said it was for other things: our land, our iron, our sheep, our women but the real reason was always the sword. We knew this for the ones who came were always either Danes or Norse. The legend of the sword touched by the Gods pulled them towards the land in the hills and the waters. It brought them to my land. And when they came, they came to kill. For the sword they sought was wielded by a warrior renowned from Miklagård to Lundenwic.
Haaken blamed himself for it was he who had begun the songs. He had made them up to celebrate my success and to honour me. They were told in every Viking home whether Dane or Norse. He thought his stories drew them. His most famous saga was of the sword touched by the gods and the warrior who could not be killed whilst he wielded it. It was all nonsense; I could be killed as easily as any man... if my enemy was good enough. So far the spirits, the gods and the Weird Sisters had watched over me and I prayed each night that they would continue to do so. I did not fear to die. I would go to Valhalla and see my old comrades and Ragnar the old man who had trained me. My fear was for my people. We had come to this land which was Valhalla on earth and we had yet to make it secure. When it was secure then I would go to meet my wife and the others in the Other Place.
Each day when I strapped on the sword I both cursed it and kissed it. It was a curse and it was a blessing. It attracted enemies who wished to rip it from my dead hands but it protected my people. It was a fine line which separated those emotions. As I watched my son, Arturus, grow I feared for him. Would he have the burden to bear when I was gone or would some other Viking wield the mighty sword? Such things were out of my hands. The Norns, the Weird Sisters who wove our destinies, would decide such things.
One thing was certain the young warriors, Jarls and Princes would keep coming to Cyninges-tūn to try to take my sword from me and I would have to fight every day to stop them. Such was the life I had made for myself; such was the life of Jarl Dragon Heart and his sword, Ragnar's Spirit. It was my destiny and a warrior was a fool if he thought he could hide from his own destiny.
Each time I touched it I remembered those who had died because of the sword. Beorn Three Fingers had suffered the blood eagle and he had been one of the handful who had followed me from Mann. His friend Snorri had smiled, "He will not mind. We have another Bjorn, Bjorn the Scout and he can do what Beorn did. I am certain that, in Valhalla, he will watch Bjorn with great interest."
It was the end of Gói. We had had the first fine day of the year and I noticed that the birds were beginning to nest. There was a touch of spring in the air. Arturus was now a man and spent more time with the warriors in the warrior hall than in my hall. Since my wife had died it was big and it was empty. I rattled around within it. Apart from Aiden and my slaves I lived like a hermit. It was lonely. I decided to ask Arturus to go hunting with me. I might be the jarl and rule Cyninges-tūn but I still felt foolish having to make an excuse to have some company. The first spring like day seemed a good excuse to me.
I went to the warrior hall where each of my Ulfheonar was busy. Some were repairing or replacing leather straps. Some were carving. One or two were playing dice or nine men's Morris. Arturus was sharpening his seax.
"Arturus, should we go hunting today? I have a desire for wild boar."
He was now almost as tall as I was and he was broader. That was his mother's influence. Her brother had been a broad, stocky warrior. Half of my blood came from the old people, the Britons, and the other half from a Saxon who had forced himself upon my mother. I had not one drop of Norse blood in my veins but I was a Viking. Old Olaf had once told me that being a Viking was a state of mind. He accepted me as one and that was good enough for me.
"Aye father. A good idea."
Haaken and Cnut, my two oldest friends, laid down the scabbards they were decorating. "Should we come, Dragon Heart?"
I shook my head, "No Haaken. You need to spend more time with your family."
He looked disappointed. In truth I was being selfish. I wanted Arturus all to myself. I felt a little guilty, I knew that Haaken's children were at the clinging stage and he desperately wanted an excuse to be out. "Perhaps later in the week. We may not even find any wild boar today. Call today a scouting expedition to prepare for a bigger hunt."
He brightened a little. "Then I will tell my wife that the Dragon Heart needs Haaken to go hunting later in the week."
I shook my head as I left the hall. That was not what I had said. My oldest friend was fierce and courageous when it came to war but he was a mouse when it came to his wife. Since he had married he had shown me a different side to the rock that would not budge in a shield wall but would quake if his wife gave him a hard look. If I did not know better I would have said he was afraid of the shrew.
We went without helmets and armour. You needed to hear and smell when you were hunting and the armour and the helmet would get in the way. I took my sword because I always did. I doubted that I would need it although I had once used it to slay a wild boar which came upon us unobserved. The most important weapons we would take would be our boar spears and our bows. My seax would come in handy when we had to gut the animal we slew. We had arrows which Bagsecgson our smith had made especially for boars. They had heads which were both longer and narrower than our normal hunting arrows. We believed that they penetrated further. Arturus and I were good archers and we would aim for the eye or the heart. The new arrows would, hopefully, kill instantly. A wounded wild boar was very hard to kill. It was like trying to bring down a berserker; they never knew when they were finished.
We took three ponies and Arturus' old dog, Wolf. He had had him since before Arturus had gained the name Wolf Killer. That had been the day my son had become Ulfheonar.
"Where shall we hunt today then, my son?"
"It was your idea." I smiled and shrugged, "Cnut said that there were signs of wild pigs at Tarn Haugh."
"And there are some oaks near there. We will see if my old friend is correct."
The Tarns were less than two miles from our home. We could be there and back in half a day if we were successful. We had a choice of routes. We could drop down to the side of the Water or we could make our way through the forest. The forest route would be easier on the ponies and we took that path.
I had words I needed to say to my son but I knew not how to begin them. I could have used his sister, Kara, for she understood how to put ideas into words. Had my wife, Erika, been alive then it would have been easy. She would have taken him to one side and he would have understood. She had a way about her that I did not have. She had been taken from me so that I had to be father and mother to my son. It was not easy. I had always found that the best way to get something difficult over with was to tackle it head on. I used that approach.
"Time is passing, my son. It is time you took a wife."
He gave me a sudden look of surprise. "Why now? I am still a young man."
"Look at Haaken. He is my age and yet he has children who are barely three summers old. That is because he delayed in finding a wife and having children. You and Kara mean more to me than anything. I would have you experience the same joy."
He looked suddenly sad, "I would, father, and last year, before Yule, there was a girl from the other side of the Water..."
"No, you do not understand. She was one of the ones who died of the coughing sickness last winter. She was one that Kara could not save."
"Kara knew?"
He nodded, "She knows my heart father and she said that it was
. The spirits have told her that I will find a wife and soon. We both need to be patient. I promise you grandchildren."
My wife, Erika, was amongst the spirits and she spoke to Kara all the time. She had come to me, too, once to save my life. I relaxed. This was good. If the spirits and Kara had foreseen a son then I would soon be a grandfather. I felt a warmth within and a smile returned to my face.
I noticed that the wind was blowing into our faces. A north wind oft times brought bad weather. I hoped this was not a false spring. We needed to go trading and raiding soon and bad weather would prevent that. We were just coming out of the trees and I halted the ponies.
"We had better string the bows. We do not want to be surprised by an animal. If we see one we must strike quickly."
As we dismounted he laughed, "I think you taught me that eight summers ago. I have hunted before, father."
"I forget. Perhaps I am becoming like Olaf the Toothless and as forgetful."
"You have many years to go before you are as lost as he was at the end."
We took our bows from the spare pony. I took the opportunity of untying my boar spear. I still remembered the wild beast launching itself at me. This time I would be ready. It was hard to fit the string to the bow. That was a good sign. It showed that the bow was still powerful. I took an arrow and nocked it just to test the pull.
At that moment Wolf growled. Arturus did not need telling that there was danger. My bow and nocked arrow were levelled in an instant as was that of Arturus. We were saved by the fact that Wolf warned us and we were in the shelter of our ponies. A small warband suddenly emerged from the bushes where they had been hiding. They were less than fifty paces from us. Had the north wind not been blowing then Wolf might not have smelled them.
. Even as I pulled back on the bow I counted them. There were twelve of them. Only one had any armour on but they all had a shield. We had none. I also saw that they were Danes. The leader, who wore a half face helmet, had a double handed war axe. It was important to know your enemies so that you could deal with the most dangerous.
There was little point in wasting arrows on the armoured warrior and I loosed my first arrow at the warrior to his right. He was thrown back by the force of the arrow plunging into his chest. It was a boar arrow and would have gone straight through him. Arturus was loosing as fast as I was. My second arrow was nocked and released when they were twenty paces from us. My third when they were ten paces. There were three men pierced by my arrows and three by Arturus. We had halved our enemies. The slope had slowed them down. I grabbed the boar spear as Wolf leapt at one of them.
The leader was a big man and his lightly armoured men beat him to us. I held spear two handed and thrust it into the chest of the first warrior while whipping the end around to the right and the other warriors. It struck two of the Danes who tumbled down the hill and took the legs from the leader. I saw that we had felled seven of them. Not all were dead but it left the big Dane and four others. We had a spare boar spear each and I threw the one I held. It was not a perfect throw but it struck a warrior on the thigh and he fell screaming and pouring blood from the wound. He held it tightly to staunch the bleeding.
I hefted my second spear as a cautious warrior holding his shield and short sword circled me. He was trying to make me present my side to his leader who was now rushing towards me. I feinted with the spear at the man's eyes. He pulled the shield up instinctively and I rammed the point at the shield with such force that he fell backwards. I knew that the axe was being swung even as I turned. Arturus had his sword out and was occupied. The Dane was mine. I swung the haft of the spear horizontally and it smacked into the belly of the Dane. Although he was armoured it was a powerful blow and it winded him. I reversed it and, while he was still recovering, thrust the wicked head at him. He was no boar but it penetrated his armour and began to enter his body. I saw him wince and he swung his axe to shatter the spear in two and then he pulled the broken head from his side and hurled it me.
I drew Ragnar's Spirit. I saw his face crease in a grin of triumph. "You are the one they call Dragon Heart. You are the one with the sword which was meant to be mine. I will not kill you. I shall make you a blood eagle!"
I knew his type. They liked to frighten you with threats and words. I preferred to remain silent and use my sword to do my talking. My advantage was my speed and my weakness was his armour. Ignoring the sounds of combat behind me I lunged forward to use the tip of the sword. My enemy had to swing; he had an axe. I had a choice of strikes. He did not try to deflect the blow. He ignored it and brought the axe down to split me in two. Even as my sword scored a line through the metal links I was hurling myself forward to follow the blade. The axe was so close that it almost shaved my kyrtle.
My dive rolled me down the hill up which the Dane had just come. An unfriendly rock arrested my fall and I felt a rib crack as I struck it. I jumped to my feet. It was much easier to stand quickly without mail and I raced uphill. My enemy had seen my fall and in it saw victory. He ran down towards me. That was a fatal mistake. He was in armour and he came at me too quickly. I saw the axe swinging and I stepped towards him and under the axe. I ripped Ragnar's Spirit across his middle. My earlier blow had severed some of the links and now the edge ripped open more. The sword went into his padding and his momentum helped it to tear into his stomach. I was knocked to the side but I held my hilt still and the sword continued to open him up as he tumbled beyond me to land in a heap at the bottom of the hill.
I walked down the hill with my sword ready for any threat. He lay on his back and I could see his entrails lying in a trail following his fall. He was alive. His helmet had fallen from his head and I could see that he was a young man; little older than Arturus. He gripped his axe still but that was for his passage to the Other World and not to strike me.
His eyes opened. "They were right. You are a powerful warrior." He laughed and coughed up blood at the same time. "We waited for seven days to catch you alone and without armour and still you defeated us. I will have a good tale to tell when I am in Valhalla."
"What is your name, Dane?"
"I am Elli the Mighty." He closed his eyes in pain and then opened them. "And I was felled by Ragnar's Spirit. It is a good death. I..." And then he died.
I turned to trudge up the hill. My ribs were sending shafts of pain with each step. I had not heard combat while I had been talking to the giant and I saw a bloodied Arturus half way down the hill. He stood over one of the wounded warriors. There was anger on his face. "Wolf is dead! He died protecting me! I will make this one pay."
"Wait, my son. Use your head and not your heart. We need to find out where they came from. He will die but first we ask questions."
He sighed and nodded. "You are jarl and you are right." He gave a nod of his head. "I have much to learn."
The warrior was little more than a youth. Elli the Mighty had been young too. I glanced at the youth who stared defiantly at us. He was the one whom I had hit in the thigh. His life blood was slipping slowly away. He had not long for this world and I had to question him quickly.
"Elli the Mighty died well, warrior."
He nodded. "We came for glory and he has it now. End my life and let me follow him in death as I did in life. Give me my sword."
I picked up the seax. It was a poorly made weapon. It looked brittle. Had he used it then it would probably have shattered at the first blow. I held it by the blade. "First I want to know where you came from and are you alone?"
He dropped his hand. "I will not betray my chief."
"You cannot betray him now for he is in the Other World. If you want to join him then answer me. Your wound is slowly killing you. Soon the darkness will enfold you and you will find yourself staring at Hel and not Elli."
His eyes widened in terror. He was too young to have gone a-Viking. I glanced up the hill and noted that they were all young. This had been a band of young warriors on their first adventure. They had been ill led. Elli might have been Mighty but he was not Elli the Clever. You did not take such a young band without an experienced warrior to give advice. I saw that their weapons were all of the poorest quality and their shields badly constructed. Many leaders, such as Elli, wanted to reap rewards without learning their trade. It had cost eleven young men their lives.
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A school of snapper take shelter under a cannon at Cannon Beach at Pennekamp State Park. Photo by PMC 1stPix via Flickr.
One of the great pleasures of a Florida summer is snorkeling in the the warm, calm waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
Over the years, I've discovered a number of right-from-the-beach snorkeling spots I love to visit in South Florida. While I like an occasional boat trip to the reef, some of my favorite snorkeling outings have been "shore dives" — places where I can touch the bottom and stand to clear my mask. This sort of snorkeling is good for kids and beginners, too.
Most visitors to Pennekamp State Park head out on the tour boats to snorkel the real reefs, and, truly, there's no snorkeling off the beach that compares with that. But it's worth your time to snorkel at Cannon Beach. The park has placed remnants of an early Spanish shipwreck about 100 feet off the beach. Fish congregate under and round the sea-life encrusted cannons and anchor. Snorkelers have seen a variety of creatures, including large barracuda and tarpon.
Clear water and coral reef rocks make for good snorkeling.
Visiting Indian Key is one of my favorite things to do in the Florida Keys. It's an island, easily reached by kayak or canoe. You can rent a kayak at nearby Robbie's Marina;here's my complete trip report about visiting Indian Key. The island is an ancient coral reef and its shores are sharp, craggy coral rocks that make excellent homes for marine life. To snorkel here, look for a shell-encrusted bench across the small island from the dock. That's a good place to get in and out of the water when snorkeling.
Florida Rambler report on visiting Pigeon Key.
This beach is popular with locals and it's also free. The beach is a white sand with palm trees and lots of amenities: changing rooms, restrooms, showers, picnic tables and grills plus a playground. This is a good place to do a little snorkeling from shore, particularly where there are rocks along the shore. These spiny rocks — once parts of a living coral reef — are magnets for fish and all kinds of sea life. The beach is two miles off the main road. To find it, turn south at MM 50 at the light (Publix Shopping Center) and follow Sombrero Beach Road for about two miles to the end. There is plenty of parking.
Zachary Taylor Beach is located where Gulf waters meet the Atlantic in Key West. The water here is generally clear and the bottom is rocky, which makes this a good place to snorkel and see a variety of tropical fish and live coral. (Because of those rocks, it's smart to bring water shoes.) The state park offers shady areas to relax and the historic fort is well worth exploring. Parking is hard to find in Key West, and so it's good to know you CAN park here.
While I live in Broward and I often bring my snorkel gear to the beach, the best spots for seeing fish and other sea life are north of here.
This City of Boca Raton park is a gem, and Boca residents know it. Non-residents pay $16 on weekdays and $18 on weekends to park here. (If you're heading here, be sure to check conditions before deciding to pay.) What's special here is an extensive set of natural coral rocks right off the beach in four to six feet of water. These red rocks teem with blue tangs, parrotfish, snappers, sergeant majors and an occasional barracuda or two. It's among the best shore snorkeling I've experienced. The park itself is a lush shady hammock, with a boardwalk to explore and picnic tables and shelters.
Peanut Island is a man-made island in the middle of the Port of Palm Beach. Its rocky shoreline and its location directly in the mouth of the inlet make it a magnet for colorful fish and creatures, from rays to manatees to small sharks. It is well-known for having some of the best easy-access snorkeling in South Florida.
Florida Rambler on snorkeling Peanut Island plus the island's other fascinating features.
People have always used snorkel masks and scuba gear to explore around the Blue Heron Bridge. The water here is crystal clear at high tide because it is located a mile from the Lake Worth Inlet. A few years ago, the county completed a novel project at Phil Foster Park, which is an island on the Blue Heron Bridge — a snorkeling trail. Workers built a man-made reef in 6 to 10 feet of water right off the beach. It is about 800 feet long and is located in front of a lifeguard stand.
Florida Rambler report on the Phil Foster Park snorkeling trail.
Rocky outcroppings at MacArthur Beach attract fish and sea life.
This spectacular property has so much going for it; it's great to explore on foot, by boat or underwater. To reach the expansive beach, you walk or take a tram over a long boardwalk over the picturesque saltwater lagoon. At the beach, there are large rock formations visible at low tide and a worm rock reef just off-shore. These features attract a great variety of sea creatures including stringrays and sea turtles. A park ranger leads a guided tour of the reef on Saturdays from June through August at 10 a.m.
This park, about a half mile north of the Jupiter Inlet, is home to extensive natural limestone rock formations right at the beach, making it ideal for snorkeling. The same geological formations at play at nearby Blowing Rocks Preserve are evident here, with similar results in attracting sea life. You can walk along the beach between Blowing Rocks and Coral Cove. The park has 600 feet of lifeguard-watched beach, picnic areas, playgrounds and free parking.
Dramatic, cliff-like rocks extend into the water and, on calm days, provide an excellent snorkeling location. There are enough sharp-edged rocks that you should think twice about snorkeling if there are waves to buffet you. This park is owned and managed by the Nature Conservancy, which has created some appealing nature walks and a nature center across A1A on the Intracoastal side of the park. Because it is a preserve, nearby Coral Cove Park is the place to have your picnic.
An unusual "worm reef" protects an idyllic lagoon and creates a perfect home for marine life. The reef was created by sabellariid or "honeycomb" worms that cement together sand and bits of shell to form porous rocks and ledges. The reef attracts a good variety of fish and sea creatures — perfect for snorkelers, particularly young ones, because the reef protects kids from waves. Get there early on weekends because the parking lot fills up. There's a bathhouse with showers and pavilions for picnicking. Bathtub beach is located on South Hutchinson Island on MacArthur Boulevard, which branches south off A1A at the southernmost bridge access in Stuart. 1585 SE MacArthur Blvd., Stuart.
Florida Rambler has a complete guide to Hutchinson Island.
The best place to snorkel from shore in these two urban counties is anywhere there are rocky areas, which are generally created to reduce shore erosion. This video from VisitFlorida.com suggests the rocky area around Government Cut in Miami and off the lighthouse in Cape Florida Bill Baggs State Park in Key Biscayne. Many sites recommend snorkeling off the beach at Commercial Boulevard in Lauderdale By The Sea. The reefs here are quite a ways off shore, so this require dive flags and strong swimmers.
Important snorkeling tips: Considering a snorkeling outing? Keep in mind: Good snorkeling requires good conditions.
Visibility is best at high tide, particularly as the tide comes in.
Do not step or stand on living coral or worm reefs; do not touch any marine life.
Be aware of your surroundings; don't snorkel too close to rocks when there are waves.
Our favorites listed on this page are all salt-water snorkeling excursions. We also recommend snorkeling in Florida's fresh-water springs, which have crystal-clear cold water and are full of things to see.
Here's a guide to snorkeling in springs.
Thank you for puting all information on the web. I would love introduce my 11 and 4 years olds about snorkeling. Should I watch the water ties schedule also? Please advise.
I found your article very informative and interesting.
My wife and I are considering atrip down in this area BUT it will be in January of 2015. Is the water warm enough at this time of year to do these things either with OR without a wetsuit? Any info would be appreciated.
It depends what you're used to. When I moved here after swimming in the chilly waters of Lake Michigan, I swam all winter in Fort Lauderdale, where the surf temperature gets down to the low 70s. Now, after years of swimming in summer when the water is in the mid to high 80s, I am too much of a wimp to swim in the winter at all. I suspect most people going out on a snorkeling trip by boat in January would appreciate a wet suit. Snorkeling from shore, which involves shorter stints in the water, might be OK without one.
Bonnie, I've recently read several reviews that say there is no reef at Red Reef Park anymore and that it was covered up by sand during one of the previous hurricanes. Have you been there in the past couple of years? We're looking for a good place to snorkel from the shore in the area, but don't want to pay the $18 parking fees for nothing.
I was at Red Reef less than a week ago, and that is correct. The sand has totally covered the reef and it is virtually impossible to find. I recommend the short trip to Peanut Island, which was amazing!
Thanks for adding your note. That is so helpfulo.
As soon as the park rangers get back to me, I plan to update my listing for Red Reef.
If you're in Boca or vicinity, I recommend the south side of the Boca Raton inlet. There's a little county/city park – I believe it's called South Inlet Park – on the ocean side of A1A just south of the inlet. Parking fees are nominal there. Alongside the jetty is a great place to snorkel. Best times are at or near high tide, because the fish come closer to shore. Also best when the ocean is relatively calm and the sun is shining, for optimal visibility.
I concur with the comments about Red Reef & the Boca Inlet. Not only is the jetty a nice spot at the inlet (but careful, even with the slightest ocean chop one can get bounced into the rocks) There's a great man made reef offshore (100 ft?) Go to the south end of the "Guarded" area (right where the sign reads 'end of guarded area') and straight out from the beach – you can see it with Google Maps/Satellite view) Plenty of snorkelers and dive boats out there on the weekend – and a pretty easy swim from shore!
Thank you for the information everyone. We've swum out from Commercial and found some nice fish and a couple of weeks ago we took our Sea Doos out and anchored them off of Ft. Lauderdale beach. I saw a couple of very large sea turtles and a ray, but they were pretty far down and there were only rocks, not really any kind of reef. It was still pretty cool. I think we're going to try Boca Inlet at high tide next.
Does the discouraging absence of Gulf Coast snorkeling spots indicate that there really aren't any, or simply that you aren't as familiar? We'd love to see neat things (coral, if possible) around St Pete/Clearwater or Naples. What would you suggest?
Anna Maria is a good spot. Search for Spanish rocks. Not sure how much diving you have done but there is another one just south called 3rd Pier a little more advanced. If you go to Venice you can dive for shark teeth. Look that one up. Those are the only good shore dives. I have done them all up to January of this year.
We are considering Christmas in Florida. We love to shore snorkel and would love your opinion on where would be best that time of year. Also if you can recommend decent places to stay on the beach that have good snorkeling. Thank You SO much for any help you can be.
In December, the water may be a little chilly (well, to Floridians it is.) And you can get a bit of wind. If that's the case, you should consider the more protected areas mentioned above — Phil Foster Park, Cannon Beach at Pennekamp State Park. None of the beaches I mention that are known for their snorkeling have accommodations right on the beach. But any Florida Keys accommodation on a beach is going to have snorkeling potential.
Bonnie, after reading your post about snorkeling in between Key Largo and Key West, (and hitting the middle keys) it has me wondering where to book my lodging. I was thinking Key Largo but now I'm thinking I need to find something else. Any good suggestions. My goal is to have access to lots of reefs–and not have to drive up and down the keys. I'm sure we will pay for a snorkel trip by boat but I would still like to have the simplicity of snorkeling from the beach shore.
My personal preference would be to stay a little further into the Keys than Key Largo. The road gets more scenic and development gets a little less intense as you head south.
We'll be at Delrey Beach area in mid-June.
Any suggestions for us close by ?
After reading your tips above, I think we have to go for a day at Cannon Beach at PenneKamp.
If you are in Delray, I'd recommend two spots that are quite close: Red Reef Park is 15 minutes away and it really is a neat place for easy snorkeling. Also, Peanut Island is an all-around cool daytrip, which includes good snorkeling. It's about 40 minutes north of Delray.
I am taking my family on surprise vacation to florida the end of january 2018. we have 3 girls, ages 6 – 14. i am trying to find the best beach to do shore snorkeling. we will be in orlando but willing to travel to get the best snorkeling for kids, and warmest water we can. what do you suggest? Thank you!
I can't be too encouraging about your plan — Central Florida is a long way from prime snorkeling locations.
If you're in the Orlando area, consider snorkeling in a spring. The water WILL be chilly, however. Wekiva Spring is near Orlando.
We are going to Florida this summer. My kids (age 5 to 13)would like to snorkel "for treasure". (The younger ones really want to find something from a pirate ship!) They have never snorkeled before and have no gear. Is Cannon beach the best spot? Or should we go to a place that rents gear and takes you out? If so can you recommend a place?
It all depends how comfortable your kids are in water. The problem with the snorkeling trips by boat is that you must jump off a boat into open water and you can never put your feet down on the bottom. (You're usually in at least 8 feet of water and the corals are so delicate that you should never stand on them.) You can wear a flotation device, but still, if you're not a real "fish," you might end up back on the boat after five minutes. One suggestion would be try Cannon Beach at Pennekamp State Park first and then decide whether you want to invest in a snorkeling boat trip there.
Where is the best shells in p.b. & Martin counties?
Jayne, the beaches in Palm Beach and Martin counties are not known for their shelling. You'll find a smattering of shells on all the beaches, but the reef off our coast prevents shells from rolling on to the beach in any quality or quantity.
Thank you for these detailed snorkeling spots. I can only hope to visit all of these beautiful places. Good tips and thank you so much for what I can't get enough of, that feeling of weightlessness while floating endlessly over unspoiled sea floor. You would love the reef off of Saint Lucie Inlet Park, my favorite little get away.


With U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) and U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) re-elected chairmen of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees, legislation for farm programs is expected to track its current course.
With U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) and U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) re-elected chairmen of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees, respectively, legislation for farm programs, conservation, nutrition, and trade development and rural programs, is expected to track its current course for the remainder of the 112th Congress, unless Congress either sends the president a five-year farm bill or some type of extension of the 2008 farm statute. In the 113th Congress, however, the outlook for the committees' farm and food policies likely will depend more heavily on the development of federal budget policy.
Changes will occur next year in each agriculture committee's membership, including some new subcommittee leaders. One veteran agriculture reporter commented that there could be at least three Republican openings on the House Agriculture Committee and at least five for Democrats. On the Senate side, Chairman Stabenow could have at least two open Democratic seats and there will be one open Republican seat on the committee.
A major change with farm-bill implications could occur amongst the Senate Agriculture Committee's Republican membership if Mississippi Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) were to depart the Appropriations Committee, where he is term-limited as the Ranking Republican, and would choose to assume the same role on the Senate Agriculture Committee. Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) currently serves as Ranking Republican on the Agriculture Committee.
National election returns to date have Republicans and Democrats keeping control of the U.S. House and Senate, respectively, but voters' choices nationwide resulted in each party's controlling majorities being amended. According to Politico's online data, Republicans in the House reportedly have won 233 seats, Democrats hold 193, and nine House races still are incomplete. In the Senate, Politico reports that Democrats will have 53 members in the next Congress (a net gain of two), Republicans will seat 45 members (a net loss of two), and there will be two Independents.


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Red Dogs suffer against Bismarck
04/08/02 Rapid City Journal
The Rapid City Red Dogs, like a flu victim who keeps getting infected with the same virus, can't seem to shake a break as evidenced by their 48-38 loss to the Bismarck Roughriders at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Sunday afternoon.
A 40-yard kickoff return by A.J. Street with 1:51 to play pushed the Roughriders edge back to 10, 48-38, and kept the Red Dogs at bay - who had just closed within three points only to see Bismarck ice the win.
At times, the Red Dogs, who were sporting a new starting quarterback in Jason Murdock, seemed on the verge of coming up with a winning remedy, but turnovers, inopportune penalties and just plain bad luck kept the Rapid City squad from victory.
"We basically made four mistakes that resulted in 21 points," Red Dogs quarterback Jason Murdock said. "We managed to gel together in the second half. We've only been together for a couple of days for practice."
Three of those four mistakes happened within minutes of each other. Bismarck's Quentin Cradle's 3-yard run tied the game at 7-7 with 12:56 to play in the second quarter. That drive that was kept alive with a personal foul penalty against the Red Dogs on a fourth-and-10 play.
Murdock let the Dogs out with a seven-play drive that ended with Aaron Turner's 34-yard field goal for the brief 10-7 Rapid City lead.
On the ensuing kickoff, the Roughriders rumbled to their own 20-yard line. A face mask penalty called on the play moved the ball to the Rapid City 21-yard line. Randy Hogan hauled in a touchdown pass on the very next play and Bismarck took possession of the lead for good at 14-10.
The next mistake came when Murdock was chased into his own end zone and unleashed a desperation pass that was picked off and returned seven yards by Kyle Sires for a score and a 21-10 lead and 11:54 remaining.
The Red Dogs culminated a 9-play drive at the end of the second quarter on a quarterback keeper by Murdock up the middle to cut the lead to 21-16. A pass from Murdock found Casey Veenhof in the back of the end zone to complete the 2-point conversion and pull the Red Dogs to within three, 21-18. Johnny Johnson figured prominently during that series with six rushes for 25 of his 37 first-half yards.
Rapid City opened the contest with a failed field goal attempt that gave Bismarck its first opportunity on offense. The Roughriders, known primarily for their vaunted rushing attack, started at their own five yard line and were unable to mount a first down as three straight runs yielded just one-yard. A 54-yard field goal attempt fell just short.
Murdock responded with a touchdown pass of 29 yards to a stretched out Brian Mills who hauled in the pass with one hand for the Red Dogs first score and a 7-0 lead with 8:41 to play.
"I think he's going to work out well for us," Red Dogs coach Dan Maciejczak said. "He's only had two days of practice with us. He played a good game. He made a couple of bad reads. But once we get that worked out we'll be alright."
Murdock arrived in town Wednesday.
Street's 7-yard TD catch and Reggie Shulte's 11-yard scoring catch pushed the Roughriders back on top, 34-18, with 6:42 left in the third.
Johnny Johnson's 32-yard run cut the lead back to ten, 34-24, for Rapid City, but Street snared another scoring pass, this one from four yards out.
Casey Veenhof rallied Rapid City with scoring catches from 11 and one yard out, 41-38, before Street struck again with his kickoff return.
"It's not like we're getting outplayed or being outmanned," Maciejczak said. "It's just been mentally where we've been breaking down."
Maciejczak's point might be well taken. His Red Dogs held advantages over their counterparts in rushing (94 yards to 46) and passing (117 to 55) to double up on their opponents in total offense (211 to 101).
"We have a quality team," insisted Maciejczak. "These guys have big hearts and don't give up. Right now, we're not getting blown out of our games. ... We're just not catching the breaks that we need to get us over the hump."
And the stat sheet, while verifying Maciejczak's remarks, likewise showed some glaring weaknesses. In kickoff return yardage, the Red Dogs had a respectable 95 yards on seven returns. But the Roughriders rode roughshod over the Red Dogs gaining 120 yards on six returns, including Street's 40-yard score that sealed the win.
The timing of Street's return was similar to what was played out in last week's game against the Sioux Falls Storm where a kickoff return denied Rapid City a win over its cross-state rival. In fact, the Red Dogs have now allowed five kickoff returns for TDs in its four games.
"Our kickoff team has killed us," Maciejczak said. "We're practicing it and it's gonna get better, I'll guarantee that."
The Red Dogs host the Oklahoma Crude on Friday and Maciejczak isn't hanging his head. He's defiant in his expectations for that game against the Crude.
"We've been better than every team that we've played this year. ... We're looking forward to the game. We'll get a great game plan put together and our players will work hard to execute that game plan. Right now it's the turnovers that are killing us."
And so another opportunity awaits for the patient to once again heal thyself.

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Khijadia Dosaji is a village and former non-salute Rajput princely state on Saurashtra peninsula in Gujarat, western India.

History
It was a single village princely state in Gohelwar prant, under Gohel Rajput Chieftains.

It had a population of 361 in 1901, yielding a state revenue of 2,600 Rupees (nearly all from land; 1903–4) and paying 427 Rupees tribute, to the Gaekwar Baroda State and Junagadh State.

During the British Raj, the petty state was under the colonial Eastern Kathiawar Agency.

External links
History
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Princely states of Gujarat
Rajput princely states

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Get a First Look at the Couples on Bride and Prejudice Overcoming Racial and Religious Differences
Bride & Prejudice: Forbidden Love premieres Feb. 26 at 10 p.m on Lifetime.
Darlene Aderoju
PEOPLE, Music Writer and Reporter
Published on February 4, 2020 11:00 AM
Lifetime is addressing some of the difficult issues that many couples face because of their multi-racial relationships.
Led by Pastor Calvin Roberson, the second season of Bride and Prejudice: Forbidden Love (produced by Married at First Sight's Kinetic Content) is set to premiere on Feb. 26 at 10 p.m.
The four-week social experiment follows the relationship struggles between three Atlanta couples whose disapproving families are preventing them from officially tying the knot. At the end of the four weeks, the couples will decide if they want to get married or go their separate ways.
In the show's trailer (shared exclusively with PEOPLE), Blair and Chris are dealing with racial discrimination because Blair's mother, who is white, is strictly against her daughter marrying someone outside of her race.
Meanwhile, Kiandria and Kareem are having issues because of their 4-year age gap. Additionally, Kiandria has a 6-year-old son and Kareem's family does not believe he's ready to wed or become a father. Willi — who is Jewish — and Cameron are facing backlash because of their religious differences.
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College Admissions Scandal: Watch Desperate Moms Unravel in First Trailer for Lifetime Movie
"Chris proposed to me last week," Blair says to her mother during an outing with her fiancé, who is Korean. In the next scene, her mother is heard saying, "So I have a problem with Chris being part Asian. It's a communist country."
Kiandria and Kareem also face disapproval from their respective families. "I do not like his personality," says a relative of Kiandria's in the trailer. In the next clip, another family member can be heard saying, "She can't just jump into a marriage."
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In another scene, Cameron and Willi's relationship drama begins to unfold when he is heard asking Willi's father for her hand in marriage.
"I want to marry your daughter," Cameron says. "I want my grandchildren to be raised Jewish," Willi's father responds with a straight face.
Willi and Cameron.
When Willi asks Cameron to convert to Judaism, he responds, "I'm gonna tell you right here and right now, that's just never gonna happen."
Armed with new advice and tools from Pastor Cal, the couples must navigate the ups and downs with their own family and friends.
6 Fan-Favorite Couples Put Their Love to the Test in New Season of '90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After'
'Married at First Sight' Recap: Greg and Deonna Okotie Weigh in on Couples' 'Chemistry' amid Weddings
'Married at First Sight' Season 15 First Look: Meet the New Couples Hoping for Lasting Love
Netflix's 'The Ultimatum' Cast Revealed: Meet the Couples Deciding Whether to Get Married or Split
'Married at First Sight' : Keith Dewar, Kristine Killingsworth Discuss the Season 14 Romances So Far
Chris Pratt and Anna Faris' Relationship: A Look Back
'Married at First Sight' First Look: Reality of Marriage Sets in for Season 14 Couples After Honeymoons
'Married at First Sight' Returns to Boston for Season 14: Meet the 5 Couples
'Married at First Sight' Recap: Ashley Petta and Anthony D'Amico Get Candid on the Couples' Progress
'Married at First Sight' Recap: Myrla Feria Unpacks Each Couple's Strengths and Challenges
'RHONJ' : Luis Ruelas Denies Assault Rumor as Teresa Giudice Cries Happy Tears Over Their Romance
Author Grace Cho Shares Her Mother's Story of Developing Schizophrenia at 45: 'I Was Terrified'
'This Is Us' Cast Teases Season 6 Premiere — and What's to Come in 'Heartbreaking' Final Chapter
'90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days' Season 5 Sneak Peek — Meet the 7 New Couples Hopeful for Love
'American Idol' Alum Syesha Mercado Loses Custody of 2nd Child Just 5 Months After Her 1st: 'Legally Kidnapped'
'Married at First Sight' Season 13 Sneak Peek: a Bride Recognizes Her 'Stranger Spouse' at the Altar


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Q: If the changes wiil affect moodle migration I am using moodle 3.2 version. I did some changes in moodle database tables.For example i have added Schoolyear column in mdl_course table for my requirement purpose.When moodle migrate to next version the changes will affect or not?.

A: It is generally a bad idea to mess around with core Moodle database tables. It can cause problems during upgrades (and will not be included in backups, unless you change the core code as well), so it is usually better to store extra data in new tables.
That being said, there are occasions where it is really not practical to do anything else, and, usually, it does not cause too actual problems.  The harder part is the merging of the core code changes that work with the changed database tables.

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John Carl Lohmeyer (born January 15, 1951) is a former American football defensive lineman who played four seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round of the 1973 NFL Draft. He played college football at Emporia State University and attended Emporia High School in Emporia, Kansas.

College career
Lohmeyer played college football for the Emporia State Hornets. He was inducted into the Emporia State University Athletics Hall of Honor in 1983.

Professional career

Kansas City Chiefs
Lohmeyer was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs with the 89th pick in the 1973 NFL Draft. He played in 41 games, starting fifteen, for the Chiefs from 1973 to 1977. He was also a special teams captain for the Chiefs for three years.

Personal life
Lohmeyer spent ten years as a partner and broker for an insurance agency. He also has ten years of experience in the banking and finance industry. He joined the Emporia State University Foundation as a major gift officer in 2011 and has served as the Foundation's Director of Development.

References

External links
Just Sports Stats

1951 births
Living people
Players of American football from Kansas
American football defensive linemen
Emporia High School alumni
Emporia State Hornets football players
Kansas City Chiefs players
20th-century American businesspeople
American brokers
American businesspeople in insurance
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Type 1 Spring 2019
Hello Class! Please make sure to check the following links:
Assignments | Syllabus | Readings | Lectures | Questionnaire | Alerts
This is a list collecting the video lecture assignments for this class.
Helvetica by Gary Hustwit (2007)
Comic Sans: The Man Behind the World's Most Contentious Font
You remember Comic Sans. You know, that irreverent, off-kilter font that came pre-programmed on 90s versions of Microsoft Word? In fact, you probably have very strong feelings about that font. Here's the story behind the most polarizing font ever made.
House Industries: Interview with Ken Barber
House Industries has been producing their premier league retro design and their true love…Fonts! Fonts! Fonts! since 1993. House Industries' lead letterer Ken Barber recently visited us in Berlin to give a workshop at our Gestalten Space, which explored the creative process of hand-lettering and the application of illustrative letterforms in contemporary graphic design. We took this chance to interview him on Gestalten.tv where he talks about the necessity of specialization and the fine lines between lettering, typography, and font design. We've sold out of their House monograph but are obviously huge fans and have a range of House Industries items at Gestalten Space, and available through our online shop, shop.gestalten.com. Watch our complete line-up of video interviews on gestalten.tv.
Erik van Blokland on Drawing
A quick recording of sketching letterforms from the inside out. Postpone drawing the actual outline until you have an idea where it is. Just drawing any line isn't going to make it the right one. Better to ignore drawing the contour altogether and focus on proportion, contrast, weight, the white shapes as well as the black shape. The pen keeps the same amplitude and direction. Thus it performs similar to a broad nib pen and the contrast follows easily. Modulating the amplitude (shown later on) simulates the expansion of the flexible nib pen. This is by no means intended as an example of great lettering. These particular letters would benefit from a dab of white paint and perhaps an iteration or two on tracing paper. But it shows how to get started. Similar to the sketching techniques shown by David Gates in Lettering for Reproduction.
The Art of Hermann Zapf by Hallmark
Doyald Young Logotype Designer by Lynda
The secret language of letter design (with English subtitles) | Martina Flor
(Full English subtitles are available for this talk -- click the CC button in the bottom right of your screen to turn subtitles on.) Look at the letters around you: on street signs, stores, restaurant menus, the covers of books.
Live Hand Lettering with Mark Caneso - 1 of 3
Join Designer Mark Caneso on Adobe Live as he explores the limits of letterforms! This week Mark will create hand lettering illustrations that push the boundaries of size, shape and orientation in Illustrator CC. Mark Caneso is a designer living and working in Austin, Texas where he runs pprwrk studio, his independent graphic & typographic design endeavor.
Live Hand Lettering with Ryan Hamrick - 1 of 3
Join Lettering Artist and Designer Ryan Hamrick on Adobe Live as he designs and hand letters a quote for posters and t-shirts. This week, Ryan will teach you his entire process! Ryan is an independent lettering artist and designer based in Austin, TX.
Live Hand Lettering with Sindy Ethel - 1 of 3
Join Designer & Illustrator Sindy Ethel on Adobe Live as she hand letters in Illustrator and Photoshop CC. In this three part series Sindy will illustrate the same word, transforming it with unique effects & treatments on each day! Sindy is an Interactive Designer living and working in New York City.
Matthew Carter: My Life in Typefaces
Pick up a book, magazine or screen, and more than likely you'll come across some typography designed by Matthew Carter. In this charming talk, the man behind typefaces such as Verdana, Georgia and Bell Centennial (designed just for phone books - remember them?), takes us on a spin through a career focused on the very last pixel of each letter of a font.
Font Men by Dress Code
You may not have heard of Jonathan Hoefler or Tobias Frere-Jones but you've seen their work. Before their recent split, they collectively ran the most successful and well respected type design studio in the world, creating fonts used by everyone from the Wall Street Journal to the President of the United States. Font Men, gives a peek behind the curtain into the world of Jonathan and Tobias. Tracking the history of their personal trajectories, sharing the forces that brought them together and giving an exclusive look at the successful empire they built together. - Presented by AIGA to celebrate H+FJ's 2013 AIGA Medal, with additional support from the National Endowment for the Arts Directed & Produced by: Dress Code Cinematography by: Andre Andreev Edited by: Dan Covert Music & Sound by: YouTooCanWoo Animation/Design: Evan Anthony, John Custer, Joe Donaldson, Emil Bang Lyngbo, Josh Parker, Eddie Song Principal Cast: Jonathan Hoefler, Tobias Frere-Jones Shot on a Canon 7D
Introducing Johnston100 by Monotype
Monotype introduces Johnston100: A contemporary update to Transport for London's Johnston typeface, marking the centennial of its use across the London bus, rail and Underground systems. Remastered by Monotype to bring back the original flavour of the Johnston design developed 100 years ago, Johnston100 expands the palette of the original typeface to embrace both contemporary typographic trends and new digital requirements. Johnston100 includes five weights of the design, including two brand new contemporary weights: hairline and thin, and will start appearing across the TfL network later this year. Johnston was originally designed by Edward Johnston in 1916 and is instantly recognisable as the graphic language of London. Read the full story here: http://bit.ly/1PpCWSL
Neue Kabel: reshaping a lost classic by Monotype
Neue Kabel brings back the liveliness of the original's strikingly quirky characters, while adding in the long-lost italics and missing glyphs needed for it to address a wide range of editorial and branding purposes.
The Wolpe Collection by Monotype
Introducing The Wolpe Collection. Five typefaces by Berthold Wolpe, revived by Toshi Omagari, now reissued by Monotype. The Wolpe Collection brings together a restored set of typefaces by Berthold Wolpe – the designer behind some of the most beautiful and memorable book jackets released by British publisher Faber & Faber. Spanning striking display type, roman text faces, blackletter, and little-known designs that introduce a quirky retro sci-fi flavor, The Wolpe Collection, now revived by type designer Toshi Omagari, reinvigorates the work of a man who was quietly instrumental in the world of British visual culture. #MeetWolpe http://bit.ly/meetwolpe
Goudy & Syracuse: The Tale of a Typeface Found
The tale of rediscovering Sherman, a typeface designed by Frederic Goudy in 1910 and revived by Chester Jenkins in 2016 for Syracuse University. Featuring: Michael Bierut, Partner, Pentagram William T. La Moy, Librarian, Special Collections, E.S. Bird Library, Syracuse University Chester Jenkins, Typeface Designer, Village Client: Syracuse University Vice President of Communications and Chief Marketing Officer: Nicci Brown Executive Creative Director: Rob Rayfield Brand Designers/Creative Directors: Pentagram Partner-in-Charge/Designer: Michael Bierut Associate/Designer: Jesse Reed Produced by: Dress Code (dresscodeny.com) Director: Dan Covert Producer: Tara Rose Stromberg Cinematography: Claudio Rietti Assistant Camera: Kyle Anido Production Cordinator: Nick Stromberg Edit: Mike Cook and Dan Covert End Titles: Vincenzo Lodigiani Color: Mike Cook Music + Sound Design: YouTooCanWoo On Set Sound: Matteo Liberatore Shot on a Red Epic
An Interview with Dan Rhatigan by Monotype
Interviewed at his home in New York City, Dan Rhatigan discusses the importance of typography to today's culture and to him, personally. Learn more about Monotype at monotype.com. Follow Monotype on Twitter @Monotype and on Instagram @bymonotype.
Tobias Frere-Jones: Break Things Deliberately
About this presentation As one of the world's leading typeface designers, and this year's 99U Alva Award winner, Tobias Frere-Jones believes that the best way to learn a new skill is to "break things down deliberately" to understand how it's really done. In this talk, we learn to see the beauty in taking risks. Frere-Jones explains that in order to do our best creative work, we must not just permit moments of confusion, but actually go chase them. "When trying to figure out a problem, pause for minute, and see if you can make it worse," he says. "A structure can really describe itself as it falls apart." About Tobias Frere-Jones Over the past 25 years, Tobias Frere-Jones has established himself as one of the world's leading typeface designers, creating some of the most widely-used typefaces, including Interstate, Poynter Oldstyle, Whitney, Gotham, Surveyor, Tungsten, and Retina. Tobias received a BFA in Graphic Design from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1992. He joined the faculty of the Yale University School of Art in 1996 and has lectured throughout the United States, Europe, and Australia. His work is in the permanent collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. In 2006, The Royal Academy of Visual Arts in The Hague awarded him the Gerrit Noordzij Prijs for his contributions to typographic design, writing, and education. In 2013 he received the AIGA Medal in recognition of exceptional achievements in the field of design.
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The Miz Net Worth 2021: How Much Is Mike Mizanin Worth Now?
Brian Dunlop | Oct 16, 2017 9:43 pm | Sep 30, 2020 5:25 pm
The Miz may have a big mouth, but he can certainly back it up in the ring and in the bank. He's a former WWE Champion, a WrestleMania main eventer, and an 8-time WWE Intercontinental Champion.
Mike "The Miz" Mizanin has won nearly every title in the WWE. He's a former WWE Champion who main-evented WrestleMania 27 alongside 16-time world champion John Cena. He has a self-aggrandizing personality that stands out like a sore thumb every night. "When my hand goes up, your mouth goes shut," he tells the jeering audience in attendance.
Mizanin has done it all. He started his career on an MTV reality show known as The Real World. He's achieved a storybook career in the WWE. He's married to smokin' hot wife by the name of Maryse. He's starred in numerous WWE-produced films. And his in-ring stock just continues to rise. But let's just see how much money this superstar holds in his bank account…
The Miz Net Worth as of 2019: $9 Million
The Hollywood A-Lister's net worth rolls in at a cool $9 mill. His paycheck has steadily increased throughout the years. In 2014, he received a yearly salary of $435,000. In 2015, his salary increased to $600,000. And then, in 2016, his salary jumped up to $870,000 per year. By 2017, he was receiving a salary of $1,200,000. The Miz is a decorated athlete, who is a valuable commodity in the ring and on the microphone.
How did The Miz earn so much cash? Let's take a look at Mizanin's road to riches…
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Mike "The Miz" Mizanin first taste of the limelight came in the form of the 2001 season of MTV's The Real World. His reality TV background was both a blessing and a curse when he broke through to the WWE in 2004. Being a cast member of The Real World got him noticed, but it also caused many of his peers and many of the WWE fans to not take him seriously.
After spending his first few years at the bottom of the card, The Miz moved from SmackDown to ECW and really developed into the star we know today. He formed a tag team with John Morrison, quickly ascending to the top of the WWE tag team division, capturing both the WWE and World Tag Team Championships.
The Miz found his greatest success on his own. After betraying his tag team partner, he quickly rose through the ranks of his new home Monday Night Raw. After about a year as WWE United States Champion, The Miz graduated to the main event when he defeated Randy Orton for the WWE World Championship on November 22, 2010.
2010 – Present
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The Miz main-evented WrestleMania 27 alongside John Cena, defeating the multi-time champion at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. He lost the strap to Cena one month later in a steel cage triple threat match, also including his former friend John Morrison.
After The Miz's fall from the world title scene, he's stood out over the years as one of the best WWE Intercontinental Champions of all time. He's a 7-time IC Champion, having classic title defenses against the likes of Dolph Ziggler, Wade Barrett, Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, and more. Miz has held the Intercontinental Championship a combined total of 524 days across all eight title reigns.
On the November 20th, 2017, edition of Monday Night Raw, The Miz dropped his Intercontinental Championship to Roman Reigns.
Roman Reigns Net Worth 2018: How Much Is Reigns Worth Now?
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The self-described "Hollywood A-Lister" The Miz spent time away from the ring following his loss to Roman Reigns. While away from the squared circle, The Miz once again starred in a WWE-produced film. The Marine 6: Close Quarters is set to be released sometime in 2018.
The Miz returned to the ring on the 25th anniversary show of Monday Night Raw. On that night, "The Hollywood A-Lister" regained his WWE Intercontinental Championship, defeating Roman Reigns after driving his head into an exposed turnbuckle. This win made The Miz an 8-time IC Champion.
"The Hollywood A-Lister" lost the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania 34 to Seth Rollins in a triple threat match, also involving Finn Bálor. Eight days later, he was drafted over to SmackDown Live during the 2018 WWE Superstar Shake-up.
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The Miz threw his tag team partner Shane McMahon a birthday bash on SmackDown Live on 15th January where their highly entertaining bromance was flowing.
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June offers another exciting month with Forgotten Landscapes project at the Blaenavon World Heritage Site. There will be one of the biggest archaeology digs taking place this year. So we thought we'd have a quick chat with Dr Amelia Pannet who is leading the dig and find out what the community archaeology dig is all about.
The Community Archaeology Dig on 12th – 16th June and is overseen by Dr Amelia Pannett MIFA, who's the Project Manager for Archaeology Wales Ltd.
1. What is your role as part of the Community Archeology Dig?
The community archaeology dig forms part of a course that I (in my role as Project Manager at Archaeology Wales) am running for Forgotten Landscape Project (FLP). The course aims to train volunteers in the skills they need to run their own research project and how to monitor sites within the WHS to ensure their long-term preservation. For the dig itself, my colleague Sian and I will be training the volunteers in all aspects of excavation, recording and surveying.
2. How and when did you begin teaming up with the Forgotten Landscapes project?
I first started working with the FLP volunteers in early 2012 when we were compiling a Conservation Management Plan for the site of Hill Pits. This involved recording the different features of the site as they survive, looking at possibilities for future work and monitoring the features to ensure they do not deteriorate in the future. This initial work leads on to a programme of small-scale clearance at the site, revealing the footprint of part of the cottages associated with the mine, making it easier for visitors to understand.
3. Why is the Blaenavon area of such archeological importance?
Blaenavon is unique! The landscape contains a huge number of sites relating to all aspects of the industrial use of the area – from the very early scourings to extract coal to the modern workings at Big Pit. Aside from the industrial sites, for which Blaenavon is best known, there is a lot of pre-industrial archaeology, ranging from prehistoric burial cairns to the small hill farms that existed in the landscape before mining and ironworking came to the area, allowing us to see the evolution of the use of the landscape. The preservation of sites is also significant – although most are in a ruinous condition, a large number of post-medieval and industrial sites are still recognisable as houses or mine workings, which is fantastic for visitors who can visualise how people would have lived and worked in the landscape.
4. Could you briefly outline exactly what you're working towards in June?
We are investigating the site of four ruined cottages and their associated outbuildings, fields and water supply. The cottages sit within one of the main areas of early mining in the landscape and date to at least 1820. We want to learn more about the development of the site – how did the occupants of the houses live and work the surrounding land, what did they have to do to ensure a fresh water supply and where are they likely to have worked. Our research so far has involved looking at old maps and documents and we have also started a survey of the site, producing a drawn and photographic record of its current state of preservation. This information will allow us to put together a series of research questions that we will then aim to answer through the excavation of a small number of trenches.


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Is there any sugar in a soda drink?
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Place the stove on the cork hot pot stand. Do not touch the stove after the experiment - wait until it cools down.
Sodium bisulfate NaHSO4 powder lumped. How to measure it now?
Indeed, this reagent tends to lump when stored. We have foreseen this case and supplied a wooden rod in the set, which you may use to crush the lumped salt.
I used a sugar-containing drink, but the melt didn't turn blue.
Wait a couple more minutes - perhaps, dry substances haven't yet melted completely. The qualitative reaction in this experiment requires high temperature. Compared to a solution, a melt has a higher boiling temperature. Thus, it is very important that you add only 1 drop of a drink, not a bit more. Unfortunately, if you've added more than that, then you would have to start over. Remove the beaker from heat, let it cool down, thoroughly wash it, then dry, and repeat the experiment.
May I test several drinks simultaneously?
Splendid idea! For the analysis, we only need one drop of a drink. However, you may try adding several different drops, just avoid mixing them. Use a clean pipette for each drink and keep track of your test drops. When you finish the test, tell us about your experiment. Upload a photo or video in social networks with the hashtag #melscience or simply email us at support@melscience.com.
To determine if any particular substance is present in a sample (like sugar, for example) we can perform a qualitative reaction. We can use concentrated sulfuric acid and urea for such a reaction. A substance similar to sulfuric acid H2SO4, sodium hydrosulfate NaHSO4, can be used instead of the acid.
This reaction must be performed when the substance is melted, so the mixture must be heated intensively.
Now take a sample for analysis—some soda for example. One drop will suffice.
If the place where the drop fell turns blue, the drink contains real sugar. Otherwise, there is no sugar in the drink—it is sweet only because of artificial sweeteners.
What reactions are classified as qualitative?
Chemists often study unknown powders or liquids or determine what admixtures are contained in a known substance. So-called "qualitative" reactions are often used for such purposes. These are short experiments that help determine the contents of the substances in question by analyzing changes in their appearance.
Qualitative reactions can vary widely, but their most important characteristic is the response (for example, the blue coloring of the melted mixture in this experiment), which we can observe as the result of this reaction.
This response helps determine which component is present in the composition of an unknown substance. This response is called analytical. The coloring of a burner flame while sample burning can be such a signal. When special reagents are added to a solution, one may observe a color change, precipitation, or the release of gas. Here are several interesting examples.
To determine if there are any potassium salts in a mixture, it is usually enough to put the sample into the colorless flame of a Bunsen burner. If potassium (ion K+) is present in the mixture, the flame will turn a characteristic violet color.
If a strong acid (for example, HCl - hydrochloric acid) is added to a solution containing carbonate ions CO32-, a colorless, odorless gas will be released - carbon dioxide CO2.
If a solution of sodium chloride NaCl is added to a liquid sample and white precipitate forms, it likely that the sample contains silver ions Ag+.
The effectiveness of qualitative reactions in finding any substances or particles often depends on the particles' prevalence in a sample, the presence of various admixtures, and other factors. However, qualitative reactions help us study the composition of unknown substances quickly and easily.
For example, an iodine solution turns blue in the presence of starch. Such chemical reactions are useful not only in a lab but also in everyday life. For example, you can use this reaction to test the quality of cottage cheese. Natural cottage cheese does not contain starch; however, some shady manufacturers add starch to increase the mass of the product. If a little iodine is added to such "tainted" cottage cheese, the sample will turn blue.
The reaction of melted urea with a sample of a sweet drink is also qualitative: it helps us determine if there is sugar in the drink (or fructose, as you will see further).
Sugar is a household name for the substance sucrose. This is a hydrocarbon, which consists of fragments of glucose and fructose connected by an oxygen bridge –О–. Sugar dissolves easily in water. In your body, it is deconstructed by the enzyme sucrase as soon as it enters your mouth.
At first, sodium hydrogen sulfate and urea melt. Approximately at 133o C urea CON2H4 melts and turns into a liquid. At the same time, various chemical transformations take place in the beaker.
Sodium hydrogen sulfate speeds up these reactions.
Why does the mixture turn blue when a sweet drink is added?
The sugar present in drinks interacts with the melted urea in the acidic medium, and the characteristic blue coloring appears.
This reaction is qualitative on one of the fragments of sucrose - fructose. This is why it can be used to test other substances for the presence of fructose. For example, lots of fructose can be found in honey and fruit juices.


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Overstanding With A 1up Vision: The Critical Thinking Approach To Liberation
Saye Menlekeh Taryor (Brother Saye)
The book, "Overstanding With a 1up Vision" deals with a potpourri of issues, from the importance of critical thinking education, to why young people should be introduced to the concept of social entrepreneurship. Saye Taryor reintroduces the readers to the Martin Luther King who spoke out against the "Vietnam War," and organized the "Poor People's Campaign." He also highlights the principals and objectives of the most influential organizations representing oppressed people in America. This book illuminates to readers the flaws of the current monetary economic system, while advocating that a resource based economic system, be the way of the future.
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Publisher: Kiiton Press (March 1, 2015)
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Date of publication March 1, 2015
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