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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.olivia.com/Connect/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Topics</title><link>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/169136/ShowForum.aspx</link><description /><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>Olivia Connect Community Beta (Version: 1.7 Build: 2)</generator><item><title>Welcome to beautiful Sitka by the Sea.</title><link>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/183375.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:24:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2a00cdb7-9c37-4fce-9fab-0b523f4ffc3b:183375</guid><dc:creator>Irish10</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/183375.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=169136&amp;PostID=183375</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Welcome to Sitka! My lovely wife, Maria, and I live in Sitka. It is your last stop on your cruise, but certainly one of the best. Sitka is beautiful, historical, and there is a lot to see. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;One event I recommend is seeing The New Archangel Dancers, aka the Russian Dancers. They are an all female troop, and they are well worth it.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We also opened a new microbrewery last year, and I have to say the beer is really good!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There is also a place for incredible photographs here, that most tourists never get to see and that is on top of Harbour Mountain.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We love Sitka and wanted to plug her, and welcome the LGBT community to our town!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you have any questions about Sitka leave a post and I will post back. Thanks. Have fun! &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>National Geographic/Lindblad Photo Webinar FEBRAURY 29, 2012!</title><link>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/182586.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:47:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2a00cdb7-9c37-4fce-9fab-0b523f4ffc3b:182586</guid><dc:creator>JillCruse</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/thread/182586.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.olivia.com/Connect/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=169136&amp;PostID=182586</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;We are THRILLED to have National Geographic Photographer Ralph Lee Hopkins on board on our upcoming Sea of Cortez trip April 7-14, 2012. He is doing a webinar for all of our guests on upcoming Sea of Cortez, Amazon, Galapagos, Machu Picchu, Safari and Alaska February 29 at 7pm ET!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;Here is the link to sign up. &lt;A href="https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/777556170"&gt;https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/777556170&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;TD&gt;&lt;A style="COLOR:#1999cd;FONT-WEIGHT:bold;TEXT-DECORATION:none;" href="https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/777556170" target=_blank&gt;&lt;FONT style="FONT-SIZE:16px;" color=#1999cd face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;B&gt;Join Our FREE Photography Webinar&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT style="LINE-HEIGHT:175%;FONT-SIZE:11px;" color=#666666 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;B&gt;Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at 7pm (ET), 4pm (PT)&lt;/B&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;
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&lt;TD style="LINE-HEIGHT:175%;"&gt;&lt;FONT style="LINE-HEIGHT:175%;FONT-SIZE:11px;" color=#666666 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;IMG style="MARGIN-RIGHT:15px;" border=0 hspace=10 alt="Join Ralph Lee Hopkins for a free Photography webinar" align=left src="http://images.expeditions.com/hopkins_120x163.jpg" height=130&gt;&lt;/A&gt;Expedition Photography opens up new and exciting worlds to explore with your camera. This is a chance to prepare for your upcoming expedition — get tips and advice from National Geographic Photographer and Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic Director of Expedition Photography, Ralph Lee Hopkins. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Join us live online, and become more familiar with your camera before you leave home. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt; &lt;A style="COLOR:#1999cd;FONT-WEIGHT:bold;TEXT-DECORATION:none;" href="https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/777556170" target=_blank&gt;&lt;U&gt;Click here&lt;/U&gt;&lt;/A&gt; to REGISTER – FREE! &lt;BR&gt;&amp;gt;&amp;gt; Remember, &lt;A style="COLOR:#1999cd;FONT-WEIGHT:bold;TEXT-DECORATION:none;" href="http://images.expeditions.com/Events/Q1PhotographyWebinar.ics" target=_blank&gt;&lt;U&gt;mark your calendar&lt;/U&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;• &lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff5a00&gt;Get&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt; suggestions for choosing the right camera for you &lt;BR&gt;• &lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff5a00&gt;Learn&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt; about shooting modes, white balance, ISO, and more &lt;BR&gt;• &lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff5a00&gt;Hear&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt; tips on improving photo composition along with assignments to sharpen your skills &lt;BR&gt;• &lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff5a00&gt;Discover&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt; ways to download, store, and back up images while traveling &lt;BR&gt;• &lt;B&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff5a00&gt;Find&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/B&gt; out what to pack and how to travel with your gear &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>