<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Greetings to All in the Debatable Lands from Elss, autocrat of our Twelfth Night Celebration!<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">By now, all should be aware that many, many activities are planned for the holiday celebration of Twelfth Night!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Lord Liam MacanTsaoir has already announced a Sponsored Tournament to be held that day, so that interested fighters will have time to prepare.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In a recent Althing, THLord Urho Walterrinen announced a Competition of Cookies, and requests that Bakers bring enough cookies to share with the populace, who eagerly look forward to the conclusion of the Competition!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">This month's Althing announces the Barony Meeting / Nominating Meeting, Baroness' Bard Competition, and Gaming.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Also, on behalf of the hungry populace of the Barony-Marche of the Debatable Lands does the autocrat announce that a <U>Potluck Feast</U> will be held during the BMDL Twelfth Night Celebration!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=bulletcircle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>v</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Because this is a FREE event, there is no official lunch or dinner. However, bring your feast gear anyway…</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=bulletcircle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>v</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Those who come are requested to bring a dish to share. All types of food are welcome and will be gladly devoured!</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=bulletcircle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>v</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN">Go to </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN"><A href="http://www.luckypotluck.com/potluck/BMDL12thNite2011"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">http://www.luckypotluck.com/potluck/BMDL12thNite2011</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN"> to </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt">list your food item -- in this way we hope to avoid having too many liver tacos or too little chocolate.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=bulletcircle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>v</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">PLEASE label your dishes and utensils -- many were left behind last year.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P class=bulletcircle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>v</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Did I remember to mention that the site is discretely damp?</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Remember to check recent issues of the Althing for details on the activities scheduled for Twelfth Night and for directions. Also, the Barony website has listed the activities at <A href="http://www.debatablelands.org/events/twelfth_night/"><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">http://www.debatablelands.org/events/twelfth_night/</SPAN></A>, and as always the autocrat can </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">be reached at <A href="http://www.debatablelands.org/events/twelfth_night/elss_of_augsburg%20at%20yahoo.com"><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">elss_of_augsburg at yahoo.com</SPAN></A> or
via snail mail at Rocky Hayeslip, <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">221 Pine Road</st1:Street>, <st1:City w:st="on">Pittsburgh</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">PA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">15237</st1:PostalCode></st1:address> or by cell at 724.759.3333.</SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">I hope to see you there!</SPAN></DIV>
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