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<title>8 Ball SCOTCH DOUBLES</title>
<author>Mark MacKenzie</author>
<link>http://cpawesternon.ca/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=300</link>
<category>Taverns Holding Tourneys</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 14:27:01 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Sept 10 &amp; 11/10.  Harriston Legion. current CPA members only. 16 teams. Max 12 HDCP. Calcutta. 12 &amp; 11 race to 4. 10 &amp; under race to 3. no 6's or 7's in the 10 or under. pay top 4 teams if fills. $80. per team. Legion super 50/50 final draw. last years's winner $2000. Fish Fry Friday nite and lunch on Saturday.draws/raffles. call Mark 338-2641, Matt 343-2006, Legion 338-2843.]]></description>
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<title>2010 8-BALL REGIONAL EVENT</title>
<author>gerrit</author>
<link>http://cpawesternon.ca/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=299</link>
<category>Breaking News</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:04:46 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <font size="4"><center><b>2010 8-BALL REGIONAL EVENT</b></center></font id="size4"><br /><br /><br /><center>The Canadian Poolplayers Association held it's Annual 8-ball Regional Event on the weekend of May 28,29,&amp; 30.</center><br />We feel that this tournament was a great success! We are very proud of the members for the sportsmanship and class showed by all who was involved and would like to thank and congratulate all the teams who participated in this event. 10 teams from this event came away with trips to Las Vegas. Below is a list of the winning teams.<br /><br /><br />Their will be 4 teams from this tournament joining more than 600 other teams throughout North America who will be traveling to Las Vegas to play at the Riviera Hotel &amp; Casino, August 22-28 to compete for the National Title and a portion of the $500,000 guaranteed cash &amp; prizes!!<br /><br /><br /><b>The 4 winners who will compete in the National Team Championship are:</b><br /><br /><br /><b>Vegas Bound</b> – Mike Etsell, Dale Stafford, Kelly Etsell, Doug Stafford, Mervyn Andrews, Kevin McMeekan, Barry Sawasky, Leah Young<br /><br /><b>Harley’s Hookers</b> – Mike Brandt, Tony Beitz, Dave Huber, Wayne Huber, Cam Noble, Jason Ruetz, Tim Ruetz, Don Neville<br /><br /><b>Section 8</b> – Debbie Love, Scott Middlehurst, Mike Smith, Mark Leeson, Amanda Walker, Jim McBride, Kim Hurley, Dave Collie<br /><br /><b>Q-Tips</b> – Dave Green, Neil Mills, Mike Amaral, Bob Wise, Beverly Grant, Derek Robinson, Ken Steppler, Don Stack<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>The 4 Runner-up teams that receive 4-day trips to Las Vegas are:</b><br /><br /><br /><b> The Main Event</b> – Wayman Hackley, Murray Smart, John Leeson, Mary Rolston, Kenneth McEwen, James Wilkinson, Donald Ferguson, Shawna Thompson<br /><br /><b>Tough Break</b> – Paul Jalbert, April Jalbert, Matthew Tremblay, Robert Montgomery, Shannon Baird, David Lotter, <br />Charlene Saari, Donald Kingsley (Ineligible)<br /><br /><b>Drifters</b> – James Pellerin, Gerry Pellerin, Stacey Thornton, Rheal Savoie, David Montgomery, Bernie Caza, Richard Tremblay, Doug Mavin<br /><br /><b>Kevin’s Team</b> – Kevin Proulx, Anik Proulx, Leo Parent, James Poirier, Steve Cormier, Alicia Benoit, Matthieu Richer, Mitch Dupont<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>The 2nd Chance Tournament winning team that will receive a 4-day trip to Las Vegas was:</b><br /><br /><br /><b>Ground &amp; Pound</b> – Debbie Love, Kevin King, Jim McBride, Cheryl Collie-Baker, Mark Leeson, Sarah Love, Michelle Alexander, Scott Middlehurst<br /><br /><br />We also ran a 3 session Appreciation Tournament for all the teams that didn’t qualify for the main tournament with the winner receiving a 4-day trip to Las Vegas as well.<br /><b><br />The winner of this tournament was:</b> <br /><br /><br /><b>Blondie’s Brew Crew</b> – Diane Boeve, Jim Powis, Adi Tunkl, Jeannine Gautreau, Ron Gibson, Keith Grein, Gary Tone, Dan Grein<br /><br /><br /><center>Congratulations to all the winning teams and all the teams that participated in our Regional event! </center><br /><br /> <br /><center><b>* Check out the photo gallery to see pictures of the winning teams *</b></center><br /><br /><center>GOOD LUCK &amp; GOOD SHOOTING!!</center>]]></description>
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<title>2010 9-Ball Regional Event</title>
<author>gerrit</author>
<link>http://cpawesternon.ca/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=298</link>
<category>Breaking News</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:27:56 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <font size="3"><b>9-Ball Regional Event</b></font id="size3"><br /><br /><b>Date:</b> <br />June 12th &amp; 13th<br /><br /><b>Location: </b> <br />Rhythm N Cues<br />1855 Lasalle Blvd.<br />705-525-1117<br />Sudbury, Ontario<br /><br /><b>Registration:</b><br />June 12th 8:00 am<br /><b><b><br />Team Entry Fee</b></b><br />$40.00<br /><br /><b>Team Captain's meeting:</b><br />June 12th 8:30 am<br /><br /><b>Play Starts:</b><br />June 12th 9:00 am<br /><br />There are 15 teams competing at this year's 9-ball Regional event. It will be a modified single elimination tournament.<br />The champion will win a trip to compete in the National 9-ball team championships in Las Vegas.<br /><br />Good Luck &amp; Good Shooting!!]]></description>
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<title>Listowel Summer session</title>
<author>Mark MacKenzie</author>
<link>http://cpawesternon.ca/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&amp;TOPIC_ID=297&amp;REPLY_ID=83</link>
<category>Website News &amp;amp; Announcements</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 08:34:24 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ There are 2 replies, with the last one on 05/24/2010 at 08:34:24 AM by Trevora<br />Quote:<br />Mark summer session starts May 31st Monday right after regionals. I believe you are at home against Palmerston team. I should have schedule early this week and will email them to you. What e-mail address do you use the most? <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Tahoma" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Mark MacKenzie</i><br /><br />when does Listowel league start and schedule available. thanks.<br /><hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">]]></description>
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<title>looking for players</title>
<author>Mark MacKenzie</author>
<link>http://cpawesternon.ca/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=296</link>
<category>Teams looking for players</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 21:31:12 -0500</pubDate>
<guid>http://cpawesternon.ca/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=296</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Underdogs looking for players for summer session. any or all of the following 6,5,4,3 call 335-6286, 338-2641.]]></description>
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<title>2010 Prizes &amp;amp; Awards</title>
<author>gerrit</author>
<link>http://cpawesternon.ca/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=295</link>
<category>Breaking News</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:15:22 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <center><font size="5"><b>C.P.A.</b></font id="size5"><br /><font size="3"><b>PRIZES &amp; AWARDS</b></font id="size3"><br /><b>2010/2011 LEAGUE YEAR</b></center><br /><br /><br />• Session winners, as well as session playoff winners, will receive individual trophies and qualify for the LTC’S.<br /><br />• MVP award recipients within each category will receive plaques at the end of each session.<br />	<br />• Members will receive “8 On The Break,” “Break &amp; Run,” “9 Off the Break,” and “9 Break &amp; Run” pins (refer to Local Bylaws and Procedures).<br /><br />• All qualified teams that win first or win the playoffs in their division will receive two weeks of FREE play during the following season.<br /><br />• Double slots for Jack &amp; Jill Doubles will be available to be won through local tournaments. Winners will receive a trip to Las Vegas to compete in the National Team Championship.<br /><br />• Doubles slots will be available to be won through local tournaments. Winners will receive a trip to Las Vegas to compete in the National Team Championship.<br /><br />• 9-Ball Doubles slots will be available to be won through local tournaments. <br />Winners will receive a trip to Las Vegas to compete in the National Team Championship.<br /><br />• Four winning teams from the LTC will receive a trip to Las Vegas to compete in the National Team Championship.<br /><br />• Four runners-up teams from the LTC will receive a trip to Las Vegas, where they will be eligible to compete in Mini Mania Events.<br /><br />• The winning team from the Single Elimination Second Chance tournament will receive a trip to Las Vegas, where they will be eligible to compete in Mini Mania events.<br /><br />• The winning team from our Three Session Appreciation tournament will receive a trip to Las Vegas, where they will be eligible to compete in Mini Mania events.<br /><br />• One team from the 9-ball LTC will receive a trip to Las Vegas to compete in the 9-ball National Team Championship.<br /><br />• The runner-up team from the 9-ball LTC will receive a trip to Las Vegas to compete in Mini-Mania events.<br /><br /><br />* The prizes listed above are subject to change and could vary according to 2010 team count*<br />]]></description>
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<title>2010 Summer Session Starting!</title>
<author>gerrit</author>
<link>http://cpawesternon.ca/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=294</link>
<category>Breaking News</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:35:53 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <br /><br /><center><img src="../common/images/cpa_logo200.gif" border="0"></center><br /><br /><center><b><font size="4">DON’T MISS OUT!!</font id="size4"></b></center><br /><br /><center><b><font size="4">SIGN UP YOUR SUMMER SESSION 8-BALL TEAM NOW!!</font id="size4"></b><br /><br /><b>Enjoy a GREAT night out with friends and fellow poolplayers!!!<br /><br /><br />Sign up your team online or by returning the registration form in your team envelope <br />Email: <a href="mailto:playpool@wightman.ca">playpool@wightman.ca</a> or call the office @ 519-881-4778<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />GOOD LUCK &amp; GOOD SHOOTING!</center></b>]]></description>
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<title>Michael Buckland</title>
<author>gerrit</author>
<link>http://cpawesternon.ca/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&amp;TOPIC_ID=292&amp;REPLY_ID=81</link>
<category>In Memoriam</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:29:24 -0500</pubDate>
<guid>http://cpawesternon.ca/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=292</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ There are 1 replies, with the last one on 04/21/2010 at 1:29:24 PM by Renee<br />Quote:<br />Thank you so much for posting this Gerrit !  It is appreciated by our entire team . Mike was an amazing guy. If you met him once that's all it took for him to remember you.. and being the happy, fun loving , easy going guy he was made you remember him..  We will miss him so much in every aspect not just wednesday nights.. <br />R.I.P BUCK  !![:(]]]></description>
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<title>Blondie's 8-Ball Tourney</title>
<author>gerrit</author>
<link>http://cpawesternon.ca/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=291</link>
<category>Taverns Holding Tourneys</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:17:41 -0500</pubDate>
<guid>http://cpawesternon.ca/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=291</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ <b>BLONDIE'S TAVERN<br />8-BALL DOUBLES<br />TOURNAMENT</b><br />       <br />    		Location:  Blondies Tavern<br />                                      		Ayton, Ont<br />           	Date: Fri May 7th – Sat May 8th  <br /><br /><br />8-BALL<br />16 TEAM FIELD<br />$80.00 ENTRY FEE/TEAM<br />OPEN DOUBLES<br />MAXIMUM 10 HCP<br />TRUE DOUBLE KNOCKOUT<br />MUST BE ON AN ACTIVE C.P.A. 8-BALL ROSTER<br />MIN. 10 LIFETIME SCORES<br />1 COACH PER TEAM PER GAME<br />    * ALL TEAMS PLAY FRIDAY NIGHT *<br /><br />PLAY STARTS @ 7:00 P.M. SHARP FRIDAY NIGHT<br /><br />RACE FORMAT<br />                       9&amp;10 combined hcp -  Must win 4 games <br />                        7&amp;8 combined hcp  -  Must win 3 games<br />                        5&amp;6 combined hcp  -  Must win 2 games<br /><br />SAT.  COLD LUNCH PROVIDED!!!<br /><br />TO ENTER CONTACT:  DIANE BOEVE @  (519)-665-7595<br />]]></description>
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<title>LISTOWEL OPEN DOUBLES TOURNEY</title>
<author>gerrit</author>
<link>http://cpawesternon.ca/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=290</link>
<category>Taverns Holding Tourneys</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:03:51 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ LISTOWEL<br />OPEN DOUBLES <br />8-BALL TOURNAMENT <br />DOUBLE KNOCKOUT<br />DATE- Saturday, April 24th <br /><br /><br /><br />*ALL C.P.A. RULES APPLY<br />*TRUE DOUBLE KNOCKOUT<br />*1 COACH PER TEAM PER GAME<br />*MUST BE A CURRENT C.P.A. MEMBER<br />*MINIMUM 10 LIFETIME SCORES<br /><br /><br />“A” Division - 8 Teams		<br />Maximum Handicap - 10<br />Race to 4<br />Open to all Handicaps <br />Entry Fee:  $80.00 per Team			<br />All entry fee paid back into prize fund<br />Registration at 10:30 a.m. at Listowel Legion<br />Play starts at 11:00 a.m.SHARP!!!!				<br />   <br /><br />“B” Division - 8 Teams<br />Maximum Handicap = 7 No 6’s <br />Race to 3<br />Entry Fee:  $60.00 per Team<br />All entry fee paid back into prize fund<br />Registration at 10:30 a.m. at Molesworth Lanes<br />Play starts at 11:00 a.m.SHARP!!!!<br /><br /><br />Contact Trevor Angel: 519-291-6617]]></description>
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<title>Our New Website</title>
<author>admin</author>
<link>http://cpawesternon.ca/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&amp;TOPIC_ID=13&amp;REPLY_ID=80</link>
<category>Website Polls</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:10:19 -0500</pubDate>
<guid>http://cpawesternon.ca/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ There are 12 replies, with the last one on 02/25/2010 at 9:10:19 PM by shurst<br />Quote:<br />I really enjoy the personal stats and performance graphs, but I cannot find the top gun standings.]]></description>
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<title>Good Friday Shootout</title>
<author>Fatman</author>
<link>http://cpawesternon.ca/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=288</link>
<category>Taverns Holding Tourneys</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:24:55 -0500</pubDate>
<guid>http://cpawesternon.ca/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=288</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Good Friday Shootout<br />(Formally known as Ample Annies’)<br /><br />Rob’s Sports Bar, Walkerton Ont<br />Friday April 2, 2010<br />(1 day only)<br /><br />1st Place.…$1200 <br />2nd Place….$600 <br />3rd Place….$300 <br />(Rob’s Sports Bar Donating $200 to prize purse)<br /><br />“12” Handicap 8 ball Scotch Doubles<br />$120 entry per team	(no Calcutta)<br />10:30 a.m. Registration<br />11:00 a.m. start<br />16 teams<br />True Double Knockout<br />Race to 4<br />CPA rules apply<br />(must be a CPA member)<br />Contact: Pat Morris <br />519-881-4628<br /><a href="mailto:weezer@wightman.ca">weezer@wightman.ca</a><br /><br />* Please note that the C.P.A. Office is not the tournament director for this event and therefore is not responsible for any decisions made before or throughout the tournament *<br /><br /><br /><br />]]></description>
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<title>Shoot for the Cure Tournament</title>
<author>n/a</author>
<link>http://cpawesternon.ca/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=287</link>
<category>Tournament Results</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:22:24 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ I would like to thank everyone that attended the Shoot for the Cure Tournament. We were able to raise $3000 for the Headwaters Hospitals' Chemotherapy Suite. A special thanks to Debbie and Wayne for all their help, this could  never happen without you guys!! Thanks goes out as well to Keith Caddy, Travis Walker, Mitch Page and Jamie "Rooke" Thorn. You guys are the best! And a great big thanks to Masses staff, who kept us all fed and watered!! :)<br />Congratulations to all the Winners: John McTague and Ken McEwen, Steve Shaw and Trevor King, Travis Walker and Justin Groen for the A side.<br />B side winners: Andrew and Julia MacRae, Don McRae and Wendy Daigle, Rich Groen and Carol Marie Luxton, and Tom Coates and Brenda Lancaster. <br />See you all next year!]]></description>
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<title>2010 &amp;quot;Smurf&amp;quot; Memorial</title>
<author>Fatman</author>
<link>http://cpawesternon.ca/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=284</link>
<category>Tournament Results</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:42:07 -0500</pubDate>
<guid>http://cpawesternon.ca/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=284</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ I would like to thanks all participants, helpers and sponsors for making this tournament a great success. We were able to fill both divisions with a very competitive field. Counting entry fees, calcutta and 50/50 draws we were able to raise a total of $850. This money will be put in trust for Mitchell Murray.<br /><br />And now for the winners:<br /><br />11 division<br /><br />1st Keith Widmeyer &amp; Anne Beattie<br />2nd Devin Kirkorian &amp; Paul Lennox<br />3rd Travis Thompson &amp; Steve Kleinnienhuis<br /><br />7 division<br /><br />1st Chris Knox &amp; Shawna Reinhart (donated $50 back to the tournament)<br />2nd Andy Critchield &amp; Sherry Wittman<br />3rd Chris Cardinale &amp; Mike Brandt<br /><br />Charity Breton won the 50/50 draw for a total of $280<br /><br />Special thanks to Rob Ferrier for supplying the trophies. Robs Sportsbar staff for the wonderfull service. Danielle Voisin and Shawna Reinhart for helping with registation and calcutta. Gerrit Boeve and Dave Kirkconnell for running the Calcutta. Sandy Ferrier for selling 50/50 tickets. Lastly Lindsay Dobson and the CPA for their help and support throughout the tournament.<br />Again Thanks, I hope everyone had a good time and hope to see you all again next year!!<br />Pat Morris]]></description>
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<title>personal stats</title>
<author>rich0394</author>
<link>http://cpawesternon.ca/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=285</link>
<category>General Pool Discussion</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:02:11 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Is there any chance of getting lifetime stats broken down by skill level<br />like in My Performance Graphs.<br /><br />This would be greatly appreciated.]]></description>
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<title>Attention All Members</title>
<author>gerrit</author>
<link>http://cpawesternon.ca/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=280</link>
<category>Breaking News</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:05:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <center><b><font size="3">ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS</font id="size3"></b></center><br /><center>The C.P.A. ofiice and fax number have both been changed.<br />The new office # is 519-881-4778<br />The new fax # is 519-507-4778<br /><br />Sorry for the inconvience<br /><br />C.P.A. Staff</center>]]></description>
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<title>SMURF TOURNAMENT</title>
<author>gerrit</author>
<link>http://cpawesternon.ca/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&amp;TOPIC_ID=279&amp;REPLY_ID=77</link>
<category>Taverns Holding Tourneys</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:44:32 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ There are 1 replies, with the last one on 12/22/2009 at 10:44:32 AM by gerrit<br />Quote:<br />All mistakes are fixed....Thanks again "mischief" for catching those mistakes.<br /><br />Gerrit]]></description>
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<title>5th Annual SHOOT FOR THE CURE</title>
<author>n/a</author>
<link>http://cpawesternon.ca/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=278</link>
<category>Taverns Holding Tourneys</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:04:30 -0500</pubDate>
<guid>http://cpawesternon.ca/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=278</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ 5th Annual Shoot for the Cure, Feb 5and6th 2010 at Masses', Orangeville.<br />This is an open doubles tournament...round robin format!<br />"A" Division $100, max 11 race to 4, min 10 cpa scores! Calcutta starts at 7:30pm. Play starts at 8:30<br />"B" Division $80, max 7, race to 3, min 10 cpa scores! Calcutta starts at 8:30pm. Play starts at 9:30pm<br />All handicaps to be locked in when payment in received.<br />ALL proceeds form this event will be donated to the Headwaters Hospitals' Chemotherapy Suite.<br />For more info, or to register please contact:<br />Debbie Love @ Masses, 519-942-4703<br />Joanne Rabe-Stephenson, 519-923-6098<br />Wayne Copeland, 519-940-4644]]></description>
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<title>Introducing Avatars &amp;amp; Blog Enhancements!!</title>
<author>Bob Swauger</author>
<link>http://cpawesternon.ca/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=276</link>
<category>NEW - Member Blogs!</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:49:19 -0500</pubDate>
<guid>http://cpawesternon.ca/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=276</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ <b>AVATARS!</b><br /><br />Yes, we heard you!!! We've heard those calls to further personalize the forum and allow members to have an avatar appear when they post. Until recently we've resisted the idea for a number of reasons; the primary being members could not upload images and cross linking slows down page loading because the website has to go out and get the image. <br /><br />Well now everyone has the ability to create their own personal gallery on the website and post their own member blogs. We thought "What better way to encourage the use of these features!!" <br /><br />You'll notice both the forum and blog now show avatars for the poster and the those who reply. Clicking on the photo will bring up a full size version without taking you away from the page! The arrows below the picture will allow you to scroll through the Avatars of other members. Now you can get a visual of who is posting... put a face to a name... get a glimpse of who they are and maybe find out if it's someone you know or have seen... or someone you WILL know the next time you see them.<br /><br />The avatar is actually your profile picture, and while you can still remotely link, we suggest you create your personal gallery and upload an image for your profile. Once uploaded you'll see an icon below the image to set it as your profile picture. You can also use the regular photo gallery the same way. Simply search for your member number and use the same icon. <br /><br /><b>BLOGS!</b><br /><br />To further enhance the blog module we've given members the ability to control the blog a little more. The Author can now lock their blog, and not allow comments (they will have to unlock it to edit it too, but they can prevent members from posting to it!). Members can also delete posts from other members (not admins or moderators) if they don't like them. The blog is yours!!! You can also delete a blog once it's been replied to (the only caveat is you have to delete the replies first - if there are any). Yes, we know there are some limitations here, but they were necessary. We hope you understand.<br /><br />You can also easily link images from your member gallery into you blog! In the post Format: Options look for the (<img src="http://apapool.com/common/forumimages/icon_membergallery.gif" border="0">) Icon. You can also post YouTube Videos in your blog using the(<img src="http://apapool.com/common/forumimages/icon_TUBE.gif" border="0">) icon.<br /><br />When reading a blog, at the very top to the right you'll see a few more icons and a list of websites you can share the blog on. If you find a member's post interesting share it on your favorite website or email it to a friend. You can also search for blogs by specific players and get a list of blogs by date. <br /><br />Comments, questions and bug reports are always welcome!<br /><br />Enjoy everyone!<br /><br /><br />Bob Swauger<br /><b><i>CPA C13 Web Admin</i></b><br /><img src="../common/images/knslogo.jpg" border="0"><br />]]></description>
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<title>New Features!!</title>
<author>Bob Swauger</author>
<link>http://cpawesternon.ca/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&amp;TOPIC_ID=275&amp;REPLY_ID=71</link>
<category>NEW - Member Blogs!</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:46:26 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ There are 1 replies, with the last one on 11/13/2009 at 2:46:26 PM by bundy<br />Quote:<br />Please do not take offence, but I preferred it the old way. I find the red very distracting and pulls my focus away from the info I am looking for.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/9822/mmmezz6.jpg" border="0"><br /></center>]]></description>
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