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<title>9-Ball Scotch Doubles - Vegas Qualifier</title>
<author>Julie Haas</author>
<link>http://apa-raleigh.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&amp;TOPIC_ID=791&amp;REPLY_ID=4216</link>
<category>Local APA Events</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:07:01 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ There are 7 replies, with the last one on 03/15/2010 at 3:07:01 PM by Julie Haas<br />Quote:<br /><font size="4"><font color="purple">and the winner is...LESLIE &amp; PAT BOYD!!!<br />CONGRATULATIONS &amp; GOOD LUCK IN VEGAS GUYS!!!</font id="purple"></font id="size4">]]></description>
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<title>9-ball non-handicapped race to 7 tourney...</title>
<author>verbuc</author>
<link>http://apa-raleigh.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1864</link>
<category>Local Special Tournaments</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:54:12 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Would anyone be interested in playing a 9-ball non-handicapped, race to 7 tourney? I have had several people ask about doing one, but, have been kinda hesitant...  I would love to run one and see the best of the best play, just don't know what kind of interest I could draw...   Please respond or email me at <a href="mailto:vbuchanan@mutualdrug.com...">vbuchanan@mutualdrug.com...</a><br /><br />Vernon W. Buchanan Jr.]]></description>
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<title>Stopping the cue ball on bad break 8-ball</title>
<author>rvsherrill</author>
<link>http://apa-raleigh.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&amp;TOPIC_ID=1863&amp;REPLY_ID=4213</link>
<category>Rules/Bylaws Questions</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:08:57 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ There are 1 replies, with the last one on 03/14/2010 at 1:08:57 PM by Kim Ramsey<br />Quote:<br />There is not a penalty for stopping the cue ball on a miscue/bad break.  The player should be reminded to not stop the cue ball, but instead let the cue ball stop rolling on it's own as the miscue could lead to an illegal break. If the shooter scratches on an illegal break, the break alternates to the opponent.  <br /><br />If a player repeatedly stops the cue ball on a miscue/bad break after a reminder, it is considered a sportsmanship violation and the opponent should turn in an official protest form describing the situation to APA.]]></description>
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<title>2009 Fall Session Top Gun Lists are Final!!</title>
<author>Kim Ramsey</author>
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<category>Breaking News</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:00:25 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ There are 63 replies, with the last one on 03/12/2010 at 08:00:25 AM by tazydoo<br />Quote:<br />Eileen Mcquilkin and Cathy Schmidt will play also.SL3 [8]<br /><br />"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." <br />- Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)]]></description>
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<title>Wounded Warriors Charity Tourney 8-Ball</title>
<author>kelly.allison</author>
<link>http://apa-raleigh.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1862</link>
<category>Local Special Tournaments</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:56:41 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k235/kallison_75/WWProjectTourney.jpg" border="0"><br /><br /><font color="blue"><font size="4">Kelly Allison<br />Manager<br />On the Snap Billiards<br />2221 N. Grassland Dr.<br />Fuquay Varina, NC 27526<br />(919)557-9060</font id="size4"></font id="blue">]]></description>
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<title>Wounded Warriors Charity Tourney 9-Ball</title>
<author>kelly.allison</author>
<link>http://apa-raleigh.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1861</link>
<category>Local Special Tournaments</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:55:36 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k235/kallison_75/WWProjectTourney.jpg" border="0"><br /><br /><font color="blue"><font size="4">Kelly Allison<br />Manager<br />On the Snap Billiards<br />2221 N. Grassland Dr.<br />Fuquay Varina, NC 27526<br />(919)557-9060</font id="size4"></font id="blue">]]></description>
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<title>2010 Session Schedule &amp;amp; Info</title>
<author>kelly.allison</author>
<link>http://apa-raleigh.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1785</link>
<category>APA 8-Ball Scotch Doubles Division</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:07:36 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ There are 2 replies, with the last one on 03/10/2010 at 5:07:36 PM by kelly.allison<br />Quote:<br />]]></description>
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<title>Raleigh Billiard Academy - Pool School</title>
<author>Julie Haas</author>
<link>http://apa-raleigh.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1860</link>
<category>Local APA Events</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:35:21 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Location:  Babineau's Billiards<br />Instructor:  Steve Lee<br />Hours:  9:00am - 2:00pm<br />Cost:  $175 per student or $150 per husband &amp; wife<br /><br />For more information about Raleigh Billiard Academy and the instructors please click here <a href="http://www.raleighbilliardacademy.com" target="_blank">www.raleighbilliardacademy.com</a>]]></description>
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<title>Raleigh Billiard Academy - Pool School</title>
<author>Julie Haas</author>
<link>http://apa-raleigh.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1859</link>
<category>Local APA Events</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:33:19 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Location:  Babineau's Billiards<br />Instructor:  Steve Lee<br />Hours:  9:00am - 2:00pm<br />Cost:  $175 per student or $150 per husband &amp; wife<br /><br />For more information about Raleigh Billiard Academy and the instructors please click here <a href="http://www.raleighbilliardacademy.com" target="_blank">www.raleighbilliardacademy.com</a>]]></description>
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<title>9-Ball Scotch Doubles Vegas Qualifier</title>
<author>Kim Ramsey</author>
<link>http://apa-raleigh.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&amp;TOPIC_ID=1771&amp;REPLY_ID=4206</link>
<category>Breaking News</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:01:28 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ There are 2 replies, with the last one on 03/10/2010 at 1:01:28 PM by Kim Ramsey<br />Quote:<br />Registration is now closed!!!]]></description>
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<title>Brass Tap Handicap 8 Ball Tourney Race to 5</title>
<author>grlpoolplyr22</author>
<link>http://apa-raleigh.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&amp;TOPIC_ID=1844&amp;REPLY_ID=4204</link>
<category>Local Special Tournaments</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:58:08 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ There are 1 replies, with the last one on 03/10/2010 at 09:58:08 AM by grlpoolplyr22<br />Quote:<br />FORMAT CHANGE, PLEASE NOTICE<br />Tournament will be race to your handicap<br />SINGLE ELIMINATION<br />If a 5 handicap plays a 3, the race will be 5, 3<br /><br />We look forward to seeing all of you this Saturday.  <br />2:00 pm Start!!!!!<br /><br /><br /><br />Michelle]]></description>
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<title>Some love for the captains?</title>
<author>vuocolo</author>
<link>http://apa-raleigh.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&amp;TOPIC_ID=1100&amp;REPLY_ID=4203</link>
<category>League Suggestions</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:23:11 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ There are 16 replies, with the last one on 03/10/2010 at 08:23:11 AM by rvsherrill<br />Quote:<br />Thank you for the clarification Kim.<br /><br /><blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Tahoma" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Kim Ramsey</i><br /><br />First off with respect to being a captain, there is now a tournament to honor the players that take on this role: <a href="http://apa-raleigh.com/custompages/custom_pages.asp?Page_ID=70" target="_blank">Captain/Co-captain Tournament</a>.<br /><br />With respect to keeping your team active the next session with at least 4 members active on the same team, that is a National Rule.  It isn't an attempt to pad APA's pockets as you suggest.  First off, if you play in the city tournament and win the slot in the National Team Championships in Las Vegas, your team has to be active to be eligible to compete in the NTC's.  It would be kind of pointless to allow you to play the city tournament and then tell you that you can't go to Vegas because you didn't keep your team eligible.  In addition, there is a large payout for winning the city tournament that all teams contribute to with weekly league play.  Teams continuing to play is a necessity in ensuring the payouts remain where they are and that the National payouts remain where they are - weekly team fees contribute to both of these funds. In addition, our local APA has to maintain a certain number of teams actively participating in each format to keep our slot count and ability to qualify teams for the National Team Championships.  Not requiring teams to remain active to compete in the city tournament could result in a drop in team count that could in turn cause our league to lose one or more of our slots for the National Team Championships.  Our local APA has worked really hard to increase the team count in the area so that we can offer more slots to the National Team Championships each year.  <br /><br />The main reason is that this is a National Rule.  The others I mentioned are just a few of the many other reasons teams must remain active. I hope that helps to clarify.<br /><hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"><br /><br />---<br />Robert Sherrill<br />919-449-8400]]></description>
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<title>Congratulations to Nathan's Crewed!</title>
<author>Kim Ramsey</author>
<link>http://apa-raleigh.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&amp;TOPIC_ID=1854&amp;REPLY_ID=4199</link>
<category>Breaking News</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:06:52 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ There are 5 replies, with the last one on 03/09/2010 at 4:06:52 PM by Marc Lancaster<br />Quote:<br />Congrats guys!]]></description>
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<title>Congratulations to our NSC Qualifiers!!!</title>
<author>Julie Haas</author>
<link>http://apa-raleigh.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&amp;TOPIC_ID=1857&amp;REPLY_ID=4198</link>
<category>Breaking News</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:06:04 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ There are 3 replies, with the last one on 03/09/2010 at 4:06:04 PM by Marc Lancaster<br />Quote:<br />Congrats all!]]></description>
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<title>9-Ball Top Gun Tournament (Fall 2009)</title>
<author>Julie Haas</author>
<link>http://apa-raleigh.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&amp;TOPIC_ID=793&amp;REPLY_ID=4196</link>
<category>Local APA Events</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:05:55 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ There are 2 replies, with the last one on 03/09/2010 at 02:05:55 AM by Kim Ramsey<br />Quote:<br />Sorry, but 9-Ball is on Saturday the 20th.  We had a conflict with the scheduled host locations and other tournaments that were scheduled for that weekend.  The adjustment was made the same day as the original change of date due to the inclement weather. Sorry for any confusion.]]></description>
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<title>Congratulations to WWJD?</title>
<author>Kim Ramsey</author>
<link>http://apa-raleigh.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&amp;TOPIC_ID=1841&amp;REPLY_ID=4192</link>
<category>Breaking News</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:55:55 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ There are 7 replies, with the last one on 03/07/2010 at 9:55:55 PM by Ethan<br />Quote:<br />Photos from the finals are now online<br /><br />You can view them here:  <a href="http://www.rduphoto.com/Billiards/2009-City-Tournaments/09Fall9Ball/11164152_fZUaV#782486995_BpZeU" target="_blank">9 Ball City Tournament - RDUPhoto.com</a><br /><br /><br /><b><font color="navy">Ethan</b></font id="navy"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.rduphoto.com" target="_blank"> <img src="http://rduphoto.smugmug.com/photos/215705938-Ti.jpg" border="0"> </a><br /><a href="http://www.rduphoto.com" target="_blank">  RDUPhoto.com </a>]]></description>
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<title>2010 Spring Session Division Rep Party!</title>
<author>Kim Ramsey</author>
<link>http://apa-raleigh.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&amp;TOPIC_ID=1843&amp;REPLY_ID=4189</link>
<category>Breaking News</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:30:15 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ There are 5 replies, with the last one on 03/07/2010 at 4:30:15 PM by tazdvl<br />Quote:<br />I will be there.<br /><br />Lance]]></description>
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<title>Bobby Bermingham Benefit Scotch Doubles Tournament</title>
<author>Julie Haas</author>
<link>http://apa-raleigh.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&amp;TOPIC_ID=1850&amp;REPLY_ID=4188</link>
<category>Breaking News</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:05:24 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ There are 1 replies, with the last one on 03/07/2010 at 4:05:24 PM by Marc Lancaster<br />Quote:<br />A good cause for a great guy. Make sure you support a member of the APA family!]]></description>
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<title>How to score when ending a match early</title>
<author>Kriterian</author>
<link>http://apa-raleigh.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&amp;TOPIC_ID=1792&amp;REPLY_ID=4186</link>
<category>Rules/Bylaws Questions</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:27:07 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ There are 4 replies, with the last one on 03/07/2010 at 3:27:07 PM by Kim Ramsey<br />Quote:<br />There is a partial match scoring procedure that is applied.]]></description>
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<title>Outdoor Furniture For Sale</title>
<author>Trae Watson</author>
<link>http://apa-raleigh.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1855</link>
<category>Miscellaneous</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:35:49 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Just in time for Spring!!<br /><br />I have an 15 piece redwood outdoor furniture set for sale that needs painting.  The set includes:<br /><br />1-59" diameter table with wheels that will accept an umbrella<br />4- 2-person bench seats<br />2-Chairs<br />1-Chaise lounge<br />1-Rocker<br />2-End tables - One is retangular the other circular<br /><br />Cushions, which are practically new, come with the chairs, chaise and rocker.<br /><br />Price is $300.  If interested, you can email me or call 557-0542.]]></description>
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