DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 03/30/2011 Duedate: 04/12/2011
ARVAT ARENA
DM-32 TURN-651
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
LARA
LUROCIAN GUARD (378)
(32-4394) [27-18-0,105]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
LARA YDAL
LUROCIAN GUARD (378) REIGN (428)
(32-4394) [27-18-0,105] (32-5311) [3-1-0,27]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
DEE S. TROYER DEE S. TROYER
DEVIL ADVOCATES (105) DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
(32-5202) [14-9-0,90] (32-5202) [14-9-0,90]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. DEVIL ADVOCATES (105) 21
2. ERRATA (387) 18 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
3. ASSORTED (228) 17 Unchartered Team
4. ANGELS OF PAIN (360) 12
5. LUROCIAN GUARD (378) 12 REIGN (428)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1 SERPENTS HOLD (422) 11 1 1 91.7 1/ 1 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105) 9 3 0
2- 2*IL MALVAGIO (423) 16 9 1 64.0 2/ 4*REIGN (428) 7 8 0
3/ 3 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105) %1243 721 60 63.3 3/ 6 THE WILLBURYS (426) 6 3 1
4/ 4 ERRATA (387) 23 15 2 60.5 4/ 7 ANGELS OF PAIN (360) 5 4 0
5/ 5 ANGELS OF PAIN (360) 356 249 23 58.8 5/ 3 ASSORTED (228) 5 6 1
6/ 0 LUROCIAN GUARD (378) 126 98 6 56.3 6/12 FISHERMAN'S WHARF (288) 4 11 0
7/ 7 ASSORTED (228) 192 165 14 53.8 7- 2 ROMAN HEROES (73) 3 2 0
8- 8 ROMAN HEROES (73) 678 583 71 53.8 8- 5 CAESAR'S THUGS (379) 2 1 0
9- 9 PHILANTHROPISTS (368) 59 60 7 49.6 9/ 0 LUROCIAN GUARD (378) 2 2 0
10/10 THE WILLBURYS (426) 20 23 3 46.5 10/14 ERRATA (387) 2 2 0
11-11 CAESAR'S THUGS (379) 79 105 11 42.9 11-10*IL MALVAGIO (423) 2 2 0
12-12 THE REPUBLIC (380) 68 94 5 42.0 12- 8 PHILANTHROPISTS (368) 1 0 0
13/13 FISHERMAN'S WHARF (288) 508 830 16 38.0 13- 9 SERPENTS HOLD (422) 1 0 0
14/14*REIGN (428) 9 15 1 37.5 14-11 THE REPUBLIC (380) 1 1 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
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Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 666): FISHER KING of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 668): ALCMAEON of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 567): STONEDOG of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 662): DEANO of MARKS PARTY (JE, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 664): MORGAR of MAXIMUM RESULTS (Coyote, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 656): BRADLEY of THE GENERALS (?, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 657): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 28 MORYA (turn 330): PATTE DE SAGUAR of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 654): YARARA of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 328): OMBERT QURL of MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 650): DEE S. TROYER of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 647): HELEN KELLER of HEROES (?, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 639): OBAN of ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 598): VAISTINIE of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 306): CALLOUS CORTNEY of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 300): A TALE OF PAIN of ABYSMAL RITES (Reaper, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 287): DIRANGO KID of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 529): HAL'IGGE JOYROC of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 514): CATIPILLAR of BUGS, SLUGS & THUGS (A-Sop, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 496): DONNA of DOCTORS (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 491): SSSKAH of CASTAWAYS (She-Puppy, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 235): LILAS KEELER of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 452): RIELLA TYL TAHL of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 446): DOWNER of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 469): SJS of J (Sherlock, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 555): SUPERIOR FORCES of DUPLICATE REDUNDANCY (A-Sop, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 666): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 668): GUESSING GAME (A-Sop, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 567): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 662): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 664): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 656): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 657): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 330): DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 654): STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 328): AVENGERS (?, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 650): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 647): HEROES (?, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 639): ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 598): IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 306): STREET WALKERS (Roadkil, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 300): OTTODROME TW (Otto X, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 287): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 529): MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 514): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 496): DOCTORS (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 491): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 235): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 452): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 446): ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 439): J (Sherlock, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 555): MIDDLE ITALY et al (The Dark One, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 666): FISHER KING of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
(turn 665): NORTHER of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 668): ALCMAEON of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 567): STONEDOG of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 663): SARDO GRACKEL of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 656): HAIR IN SINK of BASH BRO HOUSEMATE (Assurnasirbanipal)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 330): PATTE DE SAGUAR of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 652): TRINKET of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 327): EXECUTIONER of RETRIBUTION (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI (turn 647): HELEN KELLER of HEROES (?, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 300): A TALE OF PAIN of ABYSMAL RITES (Reaper, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 528): DEBRA FARIN of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 235): LILAS KEELER of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 469): SJS of J (Sherlock, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Dee S. Troyer was back on top. True, it had more to do with the fact that no
one above her fought than with her own skills, but at least she made it.
The amazing thing was that as soon as the Arenamaster (or Arenamistress, in the
case of Arvat) bestowed the title of Duelmaster, there was no escaping the crowds of
reporters, clerks and autograph seekers. First, there were about ten public
ceremonies a week that the Duelmaster was required to attend, there were no fewer
than 3 or 4 interview requests to be fulfilled and then no less than an hour a day of
signing autographs.
Dee didn't really mind all the work at all. The functions were mostly boring
but some were somewhat entertaining, and they offered food and drink. The interviews
were fun, and the reporters usually had some scoop on interesting things going on in
town and in nearby towns as well. And the autograph seekers were mostly young kids.
The only problem was that it really ate up her time. She was barely able to
practice and she always like to put in 4 hours a day, whether it was training with
her blades or training for dance.
Too bad there weren't two of her... But then again... Dee had left home when
she was 18 to join the team and her sister Eury... She looked a LOT like Dee.
Certainly she was close enough to fool those who didn't know her well. And Eury had
shown some interest in eventually becoming a gladiator, too.
Dee picked up her pen. It would be a little awkward, having not seen Eury in
almost 5 years, but she thought maybe this would be both a fun reunion AND a way to
get out of some of the work associated with the title...
SPY REPORT
Welcome ARVAT. I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well. Many the fights have I
fought here. The celebrations, the disappointments... Hmmmph! I always thought
ROMAN HEROES was an over-rated team and they proved it with a 0-0-0! Ya gotta be
quick on yer feet! Keep your elbow off the table! Thrust! Block out the pain!
FISHERMAN'S WHARF is now ranked 6th with a 2-3-0 turn. What's with COFFEE? He
actually beat FISHERMAN'S WHARF's FIZZGIGUE, and walked away with 19 more points from
the fight. Major screwup at FISHERMAN'S WHARF. PSIRENA lost 9 points to MATHEU.
Some new strategies, perhaps? Maybe PSIRENA will provide more easy wins... I can
barely restrain my enthusiam for LUROCIAN GUARD's outstanding member, Duelmaster
LARA. I suppose you want to hear some rumors and dirty gossip about your fellow
fighters? Tough!
If at first you don't succeed, avoid. That'll get you in the Spyreports. ARVAT
thinks DEVIL ADVOCATES and their 1243-721-60 is too much! If at first you don't
succeed, give up... In my day, no team with a 1240-720-60 would scare me off!
What's the problem, DEVIL ADVOCATES? How well I know the feeling of being the most
challenged warrior, FIZZGIGUE! Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt
you.
Warriors of ARVAT unite. You have only your games to lose! Some people are
wondering why REIGN sent DREAM LOCK (2-0-0) to the Dark Arena. Just be glad you're
not on their team. Here's some advice: study your opponent, master many skills,
fight dirty.
Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors. Any plans here?
ARVAT is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places. I don't want
to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LARA 4394 27 18 0 105 LUROCIAN GUARD (378)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SLITHER 5238 11 1 1 135 SERPENTS HOLD (422)
-ARTEMIDORUS V 4686 29 17 0 108 ROMAN HEROES (73)
A.S. MODEUS 5233 13 2 1 97 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
-ANDRONICUS 4660 12 9 0 94 THE REPUBLIC (380)
NICK E. DEMUS 5213 13 6 0 92 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DEE S. TROYER 5202 14 9 0 90 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
-PHIFDEN 4327 8 12 0 77 PHILANTHROPISTS (368)
MATHEU 5224 11 7 2 74 ASSORTED (228)
-BISIMWA 4291 11 11 2 71 PHILANTHROPISTS (368)
MURDER 5211 10 4 0 69 ANGELS OF PAIN (360)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DOMINATION 5232 7 0 0 62 ANGELS OF PAIN (360)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-VENEER 4549 4 0 1 55 ERRATA (387)
PSIRENA 5198 12 14 0 54 FISHERMAN'S WHARF (288)
ROGER THE BRAVE 4787 9 5 0 54 LUROCIAN GUARD (378)
-JHANTI GRAVETT 4292 11 11 3 51 PHILANTHROPISTS (368)
THOMASO 5223 9 9 1 51 ASSORTED (228)
COFFEE 4637 6 3 1 50 ERRATA (387)
-HOLD 4546 8 3 0 48 ERRATA (387)
MM 5267 6 5 1 47 THE WILLBURYS (426)
D. DAVE ELL 5284 7 3 0 44 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
CATFISH ANNIE 5205 8 16 0 40 FISHERMAN'S WHARF (288)
FIZZGIGUE 5197 7 19 0 40 FISHERMAN'S WHARF (288)
PETROV 5222 9 9 0 39 ASSORTED (228)
ITEM 4794 4 5 0 37 ERRATA (387)
-BRUTUS 4951 5 3 0 36 THE REPUBLIC (380)
TGG 5264 5 6 0 34 THE WILLBURYS (426)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HANNAMARIE 5288 5 5 0 33 FISHERMAN'S WHARF (288)
-OPPIUS 5116 2 1 0 33 CAESAR'S THUGS (379)
-SWERK 5206 2 1 0 31 PHILANTHROPISTS (368)
-PUNTURA 5245 4 2 0 30 IL MALVAGIO (423)
-IL MACELLAIO 5244 4 2 0 29 IL MALVAGIO (423)
YDAL 5311 3 1 0 27 REIGN (428)
HANNANNA 5289 6 4 0 25 FISHERMAN'S WHARF (288)
-CARRO ARMATO 5261 2 0 0 25 IL MALVAGIO (423)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ROSE 5294 2 3 1 23 REIGN (428)
RL 5265 5 6 1 22 THE WILLBURYS (426)
BRICK 5293 2 3 0 21 REIGN (428)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-ISA 4372 3 5 1 20 PHILANTHROPISTS (368)
JOHN MAC 5046 4 2 1 19 LUROCIAN GUARD (378)
-PRONTEZZA 5243 2 2 1 19 IL MALVAGIO (423)
-AEMILIUS 5310 2 0 0 18 ROMAN HEROES (73)
-RR 5268 3 2 0 17 THE WILLBURYS (426)
-SEVERUS 5137 2 0 0 17 CAESAR'S THUGS (379)
-AMBROSIUS 5172 1 2 0 13 ROMAN HEROES (73)
-FLAVIUS III 5313 1 1 1 12 ROMAN HEROES (73)
ROSSI 5331 1 0 0 12 ASSORTED (228)
-MARCUS 5193 1 1 0 11 CAESAR'S THUGS (379)
-BARRY THE BOLD 5285 2 2 0 8 LUROCIAN GUARD (378)
-BAXTER 4548 1 1 0 8 ERRATA (387)
-MAXIMUS 5322 1 0 0 6 ROMAN HEROES (73)
LADY 5312 0 4 0 4 REIGN (428)
JEFF THE JESTER 5292 0 4 0 4 LUROCIAN GUARD (378)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
ISMAEL 5221 4 12 0 ASSORTED 228 RL 5265 649
QUID PRO QUO 5188 4 3 1 DEATH BY DESIGN 264 MATHEU 5224 647 NOT REVENGED
TREMENDO 5247 4 2 0 IL MALVAGIO 423 THOMASO 5223 650
DREAM LOCK 5319 2 1 0 REIGN 428 WURM KIN 651 NONE
DARDANIUS 5194 0 1 0 ROMAN HEROES 73 ROSE 5294 647 REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
Annie -- I like Catfish as well! How about we set you up with a booth near the arena
to sell all kinds of cooked catfish. You supply the fish, I'll cook 'em and we'll
make a killing! -- D. Dave Ell
Fizzgigue -- Ouch. That hurt. You hit much harder than I expected. Fortunately I
can take a shot as well as doling them out. -- Domination
Lots of teams missed last turn--must be tourney time! Good luck all! Angels and
Devils
Dark One -- We've noticed that hal has been unusually captious of late, too. -- Jorja
Domination -- Then you show good taste. Catfish, and, I suppose, trout, beat the
heck out of the commoner types of fish. I've made a specialty of cooking them. --
Catfish Annie
Domination -- You can go back to fighting Annie any time. I won't mind. -- Fizzgigue
D. Dave Ell -- Hmm, I was wondering why I got "most popular," until I looked at the
fight. The old "sympathy vote," I presume. I feel good that I made you work at it
that long, though. -- Catfish Annie
Prontezza -- Ah! Thanks, I like to be the one to bring home a win to the Wharf. --
Hannamarie
A.S. Modeus -- I was thinking just the other day that if I could get a couple more
wins, I might actually graduate. You aren't helping. -- Spirena
Puntura -- Oh, well. -- Hannanna
P.S. But a win would have been pleasant.
18 March 11
All -- Be aware of the comeback of the Cajun and his stables of gladiators! Just
sayin' -- The Cajun
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
DREAM LOCK was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
DOMINATION won victory over THOMASO in a action packed 1 minute Challenge battle.
D. DAVE ELL subdued CATFISH ANNIE in a action packed 3 minute Challenge fight.
COFFEE devastated FIZZGIGUE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
DEE S. TROYER was luckily beaten by LARA in a 3 minute master's Title match.
A.S. MODEUS overpowered VENOMOUS GIGOLO in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
NICK E. DEMUS handily defeated KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute gruesome uneven fight.
MATHEU vanquished PSIRENA in a 1 minute uneven duel.
MURDER overpowered PETROV in a 1 minute uneven duel.
ROGER THE BRAVE defeated ITEM in a exciting 1 minute fight.
MM slimly lost to DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a popular 1 minute brutal bout.
ROSE was subdued by TGG in a crowd pleasing 5 minute bloody competition.
JOHN MAC was subdued by BRICK in a 5 minute match.
HANNANNA devastated JEFF THE JESTER in a 1 minute bloody mismatched bout.
RL was overpowered by HANNAMARIE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
YDAL devastated CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute uneven duel.
LADY was overpowered by ROSSI in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 5 STRIKING ATTACK 44 - 23 - 1 66 |
|TOTAL PARRY 5 TOTAL PARRY 24 - 20 - 0 55 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 AIMED BLOW 26 - 23 - 0 53 |
|AIMED BLOW 4 LUNGING ATTACK 23 - 24 - 2 49 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-STRIKE 5 - 7 - 1 42 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 SLASHING ATTACK 16 - 24 - 1 40 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 WALL OF STEEL 17 - 26 - 1 40 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 BASHING ATTACK 10 - 18 - 2 36 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 11 - 0 31 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 7 - 1 13 |
Turn 651 was great if you Not so great if you used The fighting styles of the
used the fighting styles: the fighting styles: top eleven warriors are:
STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 6 STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 4 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 3 TOTAL PARRY
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 3 1 LUNGING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 2 - 2 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 3 1 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY LARA 4394 27 18 0 105 LUROCIAN GUARD (378)
STRIKING ATTACK A.S. MODEUS 5233 13 2 1 97 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
SLASHING ATTACK DEE S. TROYER 5202 14 9 0 90 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
LUNGING ATTACK ROGER THE BRAVE 4787 9 5 0 54 LUROCIAN GUARD (378)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is DEE S. TROYER 5202. The most popular warrior this
turn was DEE S. TROYER 5202. The ten other most popular fighters were TGG 5264, ROSE
5294, CATFISH ANNIE 5205, A.S. MODEUS 5233, MM 5267, DOMINATION 5232, COFFEE 4637,
LARA 4394, NICK E. DEMUS 5213, and ROGER THE BRAVE 4787.
The least popular fighter this week was BRICK 5293. The other ten least popular
fighters were LADY 5312, RL 5265, JEFF THE JESTER 5292, PETROV 5222, FIZZGIGUE 5197,
DREAM LOCK 5319, JOHN MAC 5046, PSIRENA 5198, ROSSI 5331, and YDAL 5311.