Greetings all,
     We have a few projects to be put underway at the Academie that
could use some able help to complete.  The plan is to work on this on
Friday during the day (starting at around 10am) and if people were
available at any point tomorrow I am willing to start anytime if
someone's willing to come lend me a hand.

The projects are the following:

Completing the Cubbies: Building new screens and properly tacking on
the backing for the cubbies so we can have a good and serviceable
change area.
Skills needed: Ability to wield a hammer. If anyone has experience
with a table saw that would be great too.

Building Echo Dampening Baffles:  The red things you see on the one
side of the salle.  We want to complete those on the opposite side to
further dampen our echo chamber.
Skills needed: Hammer wielding. Those with drilling ability and skill
saw ability would be good too.

Completing the Step Between the upper and lower area, stage 1: Doing
floor rips for the facing side of the step that divides the upper and
lower area.
Skills needed: Ability to use a table saw.

If you are available and have the skills I could sure use the help and
I think we'll all enjoy the benefits of these renovations being
completed.  Please let me know if you're available to come out
tomorrow (Thursday) or on Friday morning.

Devon

The book has arrived and we've unboxed it and done our first perusal
of its pages. I have posted an article and a video on our blog and
YouTube channel.  Check it out here -
http://academieduello.posterous.com/unboxing-of-achille-marozzos-opera-nova-seco\
n

The book should be on display at the studio sometime in the next
couple weeks for all to see.

Devon

Academie Duello's store continues to grow as each new product hits the shelves. 
This week we got in our first shipment of Osprey books, a fine line of
well-researched books that span military history from the ancient world to
modern times.  With series that specialize on fortifications, campaigns,
military technology and soldiers from all parts of history and the world, and
books that feature full-colour, highly detailed illustrations as well as
comprehensive maps and both colour and black-and-white photographs, these are
not to be missed.

We've started off by bringing in a good spread focusing on Europe and the Near
East from the Middle Ages through the Renaissance.  Drop in to check out our
titles, and be aware that if there's anything that we don't have we can always
order it in for you.

See you in the store!

-Roland

On Monday of this week, Academie Duello's beloved red flag was taken
from out front of our school.  It is in the inversed colours to what
you see pictured here on our lonely remaining flag.

I have to say this both saddened and greatly angered me.  I don't like
the feeling that in our city every object that we place inside and
outside our homes and our businesses needs to be chained down or
bolted in place. I don't see that our flag has any real street value,
nor salvage value, so this act seems to be simply one of a yahoo
collector or prankster.  We're new to the neighborhood (at least to
the ground floor) and I had hoped for a better welcome.

My goal now is to see our flag returned, so I'm putting the call out
to our members, friends, and supporters to keep your eyes out for the
flag and help us track it down and return it home.  If anyone knows
where it is, we would gladly accept its return, no questions asked.

Please help us out by forwarding this message and photo along to your
social networks in the Vancouver area and perhaps we can track our
flag down and bring it home.  If you have any information don't
hesitate to call us 604-568-9907, or email us info@...

Hey all,  I'm looking for someone with Wiki, perferrably WikiMedia
technical experience to help us salvage WMAwiki.org

For those of you who do not know about it; the goal of WMAWiki.org is
to provide a repository for WMA research topics and practical modern
knowledge on the subject.  It is already a useful resource with
terminology and techniques up to Blue cord level inputed.  However
over the past several months it has fallen into disrepair, mostly
because it has been besieged by spam bots.  I have not had the time to
get educated as I need to to clean up the wiki spam and get things
protected.  I'm hoping that someone out there in our student base or
friends does have this knowledge or is interested in acquiring it and
can help us put this great resource back into use.

Here are a couple cool articles that can give you an idea of what it
can be used for:

http://www.wmawiki.org/index.php?title=Second_assalto_of_Marozzo
http://www.wmawiki.org/index.php?title=Gran_Simulacro_plate_7

If you're interested and have the knowledge, please let us know and
save our poor wiki!
Devon

This Wednesday is Remembrance Day.  During the day we will be
observing Remembrance day events in the community so there will be no
Noon class. In the evening we will be holding classes as normal while
taking a few moments to observe those who have fought for Canada.
Classes start at 6:00pm with Youth Class, 6:30pm for SwordFit/Warrior
Fundamentals, 7:00pm for Taste the Renaissance, 7:30pm for Mastery
class -- all as normal.

Those who usually come out to Wednesday lunch time class, please come
out to any of our other classes for a make-up.  Tuesday and Thursday
fundamentals classes at 5:30pm are great to hit.  This week will also
be longsword in SwordFit so come out any evening at 6:30 or Saturday
at 10am to get your longsword fix for the week.

There was a hat that was lost potentially at the academie today, Saturday Nov
7th. It had pink cat ears on top and draping pom poms. If anyone sees it please
post back here with info.

-Rosie

Hello all, if anyone is available to help out during the day tomorrow,
Greg and I are working on the first stage of sound dampening which
will involve covering and suspending some sound dampening material we
have acquired.  If you're available to pitch in a hand to this worthy
project, please let me know.  We're going to start up on things around
10am tomorrow morning.

Devon

A Vancouver Film Student is looking to do a recording session with someone who
has full plate armour. He says he is willing to make it "worth their while." It
is for a film project. The sooner the better--he's in school for another month.
He advises that any recording done will be accessible to all students in the
school but that he will be recording sound only, not images.

His contact info is as follows:
Matthew SD38Matt@...
(c) 778 321 3143

If anyone is interested, please give him a shout. Thanks!

Katie H.
Academie Duello Front Desk

Hi All,

Are you interested in getting more involved in your Academie?

As you may have noticed, SwordFit has grown in popularity and we are
looking for people who may be interested in training to be a Sword Fit
Coach.  If you have an interest in fitness and the awesome SwordFit
program, please contact myself or Devon to discuss your interest and ask
any questions you have about coaching.

See you in the salle.

Laura Kostur
laura@...
778-882-6255

Hello everyone,

   We're going to be offering a new SwordFit time on Saturdays in the
morning from 10am to 11:30am.  If you're interested in trying out
SwordFit or already know how awesome it is and Saturday works well for
you, join us starting this Saturday (November 7th).  If you're
interested in trying out SwordFit, try it on us for a couple weeks,
after that it's just a $25 add on to your package if you take it on
the same day as another class or you can take a SwordFit class in
place of any of your regular classes OR become an Unlimited member --
for the truly hardcore.

The Warrior Fundamentals course is also available to existing members.
  It's just $99 (or free if you're already doing swordfit or are
unlimited) and will bring you through the fundamentals of wrestling,
longsword, sword and shield, and quarterstaff.

If anyone has any questions feel free to send us an email.  Eric
Asperin will be our Saturday fundamentals instructor with Adam Lein as
our advanced group instructor.

Warrior Fundamentals starts a Monday/Wednesday series at 6:30 tonight as well.

Arte, Ardore, Onore.

Hey all, Nina's mask -- which was stored over in the school mask area
-- has gone missing this past week.  Can everyone please check their
things and make sure they did not pick up her mask by mistake?  It's
labelled Nina on the back tab.

Thanks

PS.  Please be thorough when taking your stuff home with you, and
ensure that you have indeed grabbed your own equipment.  There are
black and silver marking pens available at the front desk that can be
used to clearly mark equipment with your name.

http://academieduello.posterous.com/new-armour-shipment-has-arrived

My gorget and I have been re-united ( Thank Gawd)

    Thanks to all of you who looked around for me...I sure appreciate it...All's
well that ends well...Cheers :) Mike   ---}-----------

Clang - clang - clang!
These are the usual sounds of the Sword Fit program's "Longsword night"
and they rang loud, strong and may I say somewhat-incessantly in
training last night.
Clang - clang - clang!
Clang - clang - ... "sprang" ...clatter . ...
'Sprang'? 'Sprang' followed by 'clatter'??
The sound of a shattered sword blade is unique ... more so when it
echo's long and loud through the brick-walled megaphone that is
currently our salle! There was a collective intake of breath when all
of us turned to the clattering loose-metal-on-floor sound - and saw Adam with
two-thirds of a blade in his fist ... the other third of his 'Angus Trim' at his
boots! We all feel for someone who loses a blade in combat or training - but his
'Trim'? You could hear our collective groans of condolence from the street.
But, those that know Adam know also his good humour ... and besides,
class was not over yet! Re-arm and back to battle!
Clang - clang - clang!
Clang - clang - clang!
Clang - clang - ... "sprang" ...clatter . ...
Yup. Another sword went to the great scabbard in the sky! Two in one
night!! What are the odds?
So we in the other classes and the 'lounge' looked around for the latest victim
of circumstance ... and there, standing across from a bemused partner ... was
Adam, holding the tattered tang of a hewn Hanwei!!
I wish I had a witty way of ending this ... but I don't think anybody
could have matched Devon's comment as he surveyed the dual damage ...
"Adam, I name thee 'Sword Slayer' ".

All hail "Sword Slayer" ... and please Adam, accept our group
condolences as well. (A 'Trim' .. he broke a 'Trim'!!)

Impressive - pretty happy for a guy that broke his 'Trim' - picture at
http://academieduello.posterous.com/

Hi everyone,
    My gorget is missing from last night's practice...I will need everyone's
assistance to find it.It is a standard Academie Duello Gorget,black leather with
Brass fleur de lis like hinges,with three overlapping scales to protect the
vertebrae and is inscribed Mike on one of the scales.

    If anyone finds it in the loaner equipment or otherwise could they please
give it to the front desk...Thank you kindly,
                                                     Mike

Hi Devon,

Any day this week except Thursday.  You pick the time just remember the
earlier in the day the more likely the brain will still be in sleep mode.

Suzanne

Devon Boorman wrote:
>
>
> Alright Craig, Suzanne, and others.  We got the tiles and all the
> materials ahead of schedule!  If you're still available this week we'd
> love your help to get the front entryway sorted out.  Let me know when
> would work best for you.  And make sure some time for me to buy you
> lunch or dinner works in there too.
>
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 12:38 PM, Devon Boorman <dboorman@...
> <mailto:dboorman@...>> wrote:
>
>     Ok it looks like the tile order will take a couple weeks to come
>     in for the tiles we want.  I will post out again then!  Thanks for
>     the offers of help guys!
>
>     Devon
>
>
>     On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 12:28 AM, Mr Peters
>     <commonsenseisneither@...
>     <mailto:commonsenseisneither@...>> wrote:
>
>
>
>         Hello
>
>         I tiled/grouted/sealed parts of a couple bathrooms.  Er you
>         have the pattern/tiles picked out already because I've only
>         layed them. I am available days.  Evenings only this Wed
>         (which is today it seems, time for bed).
>
>         cheers
>
>         Craig
>
>        
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>         To: academieduello@yahoogroups.com
>         <mailto:academieduello@yahoogroups.com>
>         From: kethrick@... <mailto:kethrick@...>
>         Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:03:36 -0700
>         Subject: Re: [academieduello] Tiling help needed
>
>
>         Hi Devon,
>
>         I tiled a counter does that count. Oh and I'm free this week
>         during the
>         day.
>
>         Suzanne
>
>         Devon Boorman wrote:
>         >
>         >
>         > Greetings all, we are planning to get the front entryway of
>         the school
>         > tiled this week. However none of us have any experience with
>         Tiling
>         > so I'm hoping that there is some expertise within the Duello
>         group
>         > that can be brought to bear in helping us not botch this. :P
>         If you
>         > have experience laying tile and have some time to donate
>         this week,
>         > during the day, before class, or even after class, please
>         let me know.
>         >
>         > Thanks all!
>         >
>         > Devon
>         >
>         >
>
>
>        
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>         Less clicking: Hotmail access on the new MSN homepage.
>         <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9677398>
>
>
>
>

Hi Devon,

Don't forget to have Craig assess whether or not we should replace the ramp
plywood with something thicker.

- Jason

--- In academieduello@yahoogroups.com, Devon Boorman <dboorman@...> wrote:
>
> Alright Craig, Suzanne, and others.  We got the tiles and all the materials
> ahead of schedule!  If you're still available this week we'd love your help
> to get the front entryway sorted out.  Let me know when would work best for
> you.  And make sure some time for me to buy you lunch or dinner works in
> there too.
>

Body Mechanics workshop on tomorrow from 3pm to 7pm. We have some
space available. If you're not signed up be sure to right away.