en-us Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:45:04 -0500 info@bronxapa.com 60 http://bronxapa.com/forum/blogrss.asp Bronx APA Member Blogs http://bronxapa.com/ http://bronxapa.com/common/forumimages/APALogoLrg.jpg 200 148 Jimmy Martinez http://bronxapa.com/forum/log.asp?log_id=127 Member Blogs Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:37:39 -0500 http://bronxapa.com/forum/log.asp?log_id=127
David and Ron now advance to the National Singles Championships in Las Vegas in April. They will be joining our other two finalists, David Burgos and Kennedy "Indio" Jattan, who qualified in last October at the Fall Singles Regional.

GOOD LUCK GUYS!!!

YOU'VE GOT THE BRONX BEHIND YOU!!!

Jimmy Martinez Jr
APA of The Bronx
888.992.9272]]> Jimmy Martinez http://bronxapa.com/forum/log.asp?log_id=126 Member Blogs Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:32:08 -0500 http://bronxapa.com/forum/log.asp?log_id=126
Good Luck!!!


Jimmy Martinez Jr
APA of The Bronx
888.992.9272]]> Jimmy Martinez http://bronxapa.com/forum/log.asp?log_id=125 Member Blogs Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:15:06 -0500 http://bronxapa.com/forum/log.asp?log_id=125
- Combined Skill Levels must be 10 or lower
- Each Player must have at least 20 8-Ball scores
- Must be active on a team in the Spring Session
- 16-Team field will be filled on a "first-come" basis

Location: Cue Lounge, 1107 E Gun Hill Rd.
March 13, 2010
Play Begins @ Noon
Entry Fee: $100 per team

For more information, go to http://poolplayers.com/8balldoubles.html

Jimmy Martinez Jr
APA of The Bronx
888.992.9272]]> Jimmy Martinez http://bronxapa.com/forum/log.asp?log_id=110 Member Blogs Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:06:19 -0500 http://bronxapa.com/forum/log.asp?log_id=110


I love 'em!!!

He said they only come out for a championship, and with his team in playoffs on both Monday and Wednesday nights, let see if that trend continues...


Jimmy Martinez Jr
APA of The Bronx
888.992.9272]]> Jimmy Martinez http://bronxapa.com/forum/log.asp?log_id=100 Member Blogs Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:02:36 -0500 http://bronxapa.com/forum/log.asp?log_id=100
Check the calendar for qualifiers being held in your league area. Get your own team and league-mates together and run your own qualifier, contact us for more info

To qualify:

APA members who are currently playing on an active 8-Ball or 9-Ball team, and have attained at least ten League match scores during the past two years in their respective format(s), are eligible to participate in the National Singles Program. At the local level, APA members compete on a Local Qualifier Board consisting of four to eight members with one player advancing on to regional competition. The local entry fee for this competition starts at $15*, and there is no limit on qualifying attempts. Qualifier Board winners advance to the Regional and National levels with no additional entry fee. At the local level, Qualifier Boards are open to players of all skill levels. Board winners advance regionally and nationally to one of three Skill Level Tiers that corresponds with their Skill Level. The Singles Program also utilizes the Equalizer® handicap system.

*Local entry starts at $15 per person, based on an 8-person board. Boards other than an 8-person board may vary in cost.

For more information on the national event:

http://poolplayers.com/nsc.html

See You In Las Vegas!!!

Jimmy Martinez Jr
APA of The Bronx
888.992.9272]]> Jimmy Martinez http://bronxapa.com/forum/log.asp?log_id=94 Member Blogs Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:48:37 -0500 http://bronxapa.com/forum/log.asp?log_id=94
I will miss him... a lot!

Jimmy Martinez Jr
APA of The Bronx
888.992.9272]]> Bob Swauger http://bronxapa.com/forum/log.asp?log_id=88 Member Blogs Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:11:52 -0500 http://bronxapa.com/forum/log.asp?log_id=88 AVATARS!

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.

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!!"

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.

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.

BLOGS!

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.

You can also easily link images from your member gallery into you blog! In the post Format: Options look for the () Icon. You can also post YouTube Videos in your blog using the() icon.

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.

Comments, questions and bug reports are always welcome!

Enjoy everyone!


Bob Swauger
APA Web Admin

]]> admin http://bronxapa.com/forum/log.asp?log_id=80 Member Blogs Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:48:26 -0500 http://bronxapa.com/forum/log.asp?log_id=80
Aside from the obvious visual changes to the site there are quite a few new features for you to use and enjoy... and there could be many more on the way, so stay tuned!!!

Here are just a few of the new features:

Personal Photo Galleries - use the link in the left menu and click the folder icon in the upper right to create your own gallery and upload images. Each member has 3 megs of space, or approximately 85 images! You can even select one of these uploaded images into your member profile!

Member Friends list - Integrated into the private message system you can now invite members to be your friends, similar to Facebook. At present it isn't much more than a list that will appear below in your member profile, but there are big plans for this feature, so stay tuned!

Restyled Stats Area - At present there are no new stats. The stats are just re-organized into collapsible tables that are printer friendly (just use your browser's built in print function).

Member WebLogs - You can now blog about your team and your APA experience in your own personal weblog! Your blog has it's own RSS feed that anyone can subscribe to it and post comments as well... you can even link it to your MySpace or Facebook account. We all know lots of interesting things happen during league play! Now you can share those experiences with others; we just ask that you keep it positive. Enjoy!

... and there are many other changes. Please take some time to look around and let us know what you think!

Enjoy everyone!]]>