<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">Greetings to all Youth Fighters and their parents!<br></font></div><div><span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><div class="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_24_131436516641965 yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_131491212114767 yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147354 yui_3_2_0_19_131617493286371" id="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147374"><span id="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147370"><span class="yiv535494323Apple-style-span yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_24_1314365166419109" id="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147218"><br id="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147373"></span></span></div><div class="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_24_131436516641965 yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_131491212114767 yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147377 yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_21_131548906947154 yui_3_2_0_19_131617493286375"
id="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147374"><font class="yiv535494323Apple-style-span">BMDL youth fighting practice will be held this Sunday from 2-5pm at </font><font class="yiv535494323Apple-style-span" id="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147365"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Washington+Blvd+at+Allegheny+River+Blvd,+Pittsburgh,+PA&amp;hl=en&amp;sll=40.590558,-80.075119&amp;sspn=0.006436,0.013797&amp;vpsrc=0&amp;t=h&amp;z=16">the Washington Blvd. site</a>. The <font class="yiv535494323Apple-style-span" id="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147430">weather forecast is for a gorgeous sunny day with pleasant temperatures in the upper 60s! </font></font><br></div><div class="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_24_131436516641979 yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_131491212114771 yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147233 yui_3_2_0_19_131617493286381"
id="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147225"><span class="yiv535494323Apple-style-span yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_24_1314365166419131" id="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147397"><br><span class="yiv535494323Apple-style-span" id="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147424">Practices will continue every Sunday from 2-5 pm unless otherwise announced until we move indoors for the winter in November.</span><br></span></div><div class="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_24_131436516641979 yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_131491212114771 yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147433 yui_3_2_0_19_131617493286383" id="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147225"><span class="yiv535494323Apple-style-span yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_24_1314365166419131" id="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147397"><span class="yiv535494323Apple-style-span" id="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147424"><br></span></span></div><div class="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_24_131436516641979
yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_131491212114771 yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147439" id="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147225"><span class="yiv535494323Apple-style-span yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_24_1314365166419131" id="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147397"><span class="yiv535494323Apple-style-span" id="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147424">REMINDER: the AEthelmearc Kingdom Youth Combat Champion's Tourney will be held at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.debatablelands.org/events/agincourt/"><font class="yiv535494323Apple-style-span" id="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147458">Agincourt</font></a> on October 22nd. Those who attend the most practices between now and then will have a competitive edge!</span></span></div><div class="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_24_131436516641979 yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_131491212114771 yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147439" id="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147225"><span
class="yiv535494323Apple-style-span yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_24_1314365166419131" id="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147397"><span class="yiv535494323Apple-style-span" id="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147424"><br></span></span></div><div class="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_24_131436516641979 yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_131491212114771 yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147439" id="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147225"><span class="yiv535494323Apple-style-span yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_24_1314365166419131" id="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147397"><span class="yiv535494323Apple-style-span" id="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147424">RATTAN WEAPONS UPDATE: At Summer's End in the the Canton of Beau Fleuve (Niagara Falls) last weekend, my sons and I had a chance to test and evaluate the new shaved rattan weapons. They are actually lighter than PVC and, according to the Count Edward the Red, Earl Marshall of Ealdormere, whose son has fought youth
boffer with them for several years, more durable. They do not require strapping tape or end caps, just the same close-cell foam padding as PVC weapons, so they are simpler to make. I have two staves of shaved rattan that I will bring to practice this Sunday, and I'll be happy to discuss these weapons with any parents who are interested.</span></span></div><div class="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_24_131436516641979 yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_131491212114771 yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147439" id="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147225"><span class="yiv535494323Apple-style-span yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_24_1314365166419131"><span class="yiv535494323Apple-style-span"><br></span></span></div><div class="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_24_131436516641979 yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_131491212114771 yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147439" id="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147225"><span class="yiv535494323Apple-style-span
yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_24_1314365166419131"><span class="yiv535494323Apple-style-span">For now, these weapons are going to be an option along side PVC for D2 and D3 fighters in AEthelmearc. Future plans are still uncertain as the office of Society Youth Marshall is changing hands this fall. Mistress Jenna MacPherson, AE Kingdom Youth Marshall, told me she is planning to wait for the incoming </span><span class="yiv535494323Apple-style-span">Society Youth Marshall to make a determination on weapons standards before she decides how and when to transition to these weapons. Supply is likely to be the biggest issue for us; however, Ealdormere orders them online in large batches (and graciously passed along a number of staves to us at cost last weekend) so AEthelmearc may join them on future orders. FYI, a 9-foot stave costs $15, and will make three regular-sized swords.</span></span></div><div class="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_24_131436516641979
yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_131491212114771 yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147439" id="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147225"><span class="yiv535494323Apple-style-span yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_24_1314365166419131"><span class="yiv535494323Apple-style-span"><br></span></span></div><div class="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_24_131436516641979 yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_131491212114771 yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147439" id="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147225"><span class="yiv535494323Apple-style-span yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_24_1314365166419131"><span class="yiv535494323Apple-style-span">Since this announcement goes to the AEthelmearc Youth Fighter list in addition to the Debatable Lands and Steltonwald lists, I hope Mistress Jenna will correct me if I have misunderstood any of the issues or policies around rattan youth weapons. </span></span></div><div class="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_24_131436516641979 yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_131491212114771
yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147439" id="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147225"><br></div><div class="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_24_131436516641979 yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_131491212114771 yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147439" id="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147225">I hope to see you all on Sunday!</div><div class="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_24_131436516641979 yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_131491212114771 yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147407 yui_3_2_0_19_131617493286393" id="yiv535494323yui_3_2_0_17_1314912121147225"><span><span class="yiv535494323Apple-style-span
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