1.   Be sure to get references.

2.   -- Before you visit a massage therapist, try to get references from other people who have used the same person.

3.   Did Webber get the reference?

4.   Few people outside Northern Ireland are going to get that reference to the small, nonsectarian, middle-of-the-road Alliance Party.

5.   Find out their credentials, get references, ask what they would do to help someone like you.

6.   Get references from people you know who travel a lot.

7.   Get references and check them thoroughly.

8.   Get a reference from a former roommate if possible.

9.   Get references and ask them about the sitter.

10.   It may seem like more work, but you also should get references and call them.