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Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Goa News from Yahoo! News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** A Passage to Elsewhere ; Escaping Goa's Busy Tourist Resorts is Easy - If You Know How. Sophie Lam Heads Off the Beaten ... (RedNova) By Sophie Lam The directions to Elsewhere read, "our location is a bit of a secret. http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/865260/a_passage_to_elsewhere__escaping_goas_busy_tourist_resorts/index.html?source=r_science *** Tabletop Takes: IN019NOVA 2004 Show Report (The Gourmet Retailer) NOVEMBER 01, 2004 -- Portuguese Designers and Manufacturers Team Up for Success In its second showing, the Portuguese design show INNOVA “ Innovative Solutions for Table and Living proved it could lift its countrys textile and tabletop manufacturers to new heights by providing them access to a world of marketing, design, and production resources to improve their production processes and profits. http://gourmetretailer.com/gourmetretailer/magazine/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000696347&&&&imw=Y *** Friday March 09, 2007 - 11:30 EST (Rolling Good Times) GOA, Denmark “ (PRESS RELEASE) -- March 4th 2007 is an historic day in Indian sport as Carl Hostrup from Denmark (1st place), Samuel Lehtonen from Sweden (2nd place), and Pranav Bathija from India (3rd place) share their portion of the $1,000,000 (44,490,085 INR) prize pool at the Asian Poker Classic (APC) sponsored by MaharajahClub.net, India's first-ever professional poker tournament. http://www.rgtonline.com/Article.cfm?ArticleId=71037&CategoryName=Gaming Life *** Goa on way to become casino hotspot (Casino City Times) GOA, India “ As reported by the BBC News: "The atmosphere is electric. A Russian belly dancer shakes her body on one end of the floor. On the other, a Caribbean band sings effortlessly. http://www.casinocitytimes.com/news/article.cfm?contentID=164599 *** SG-1 Video Card Game Launches (Sci Fi Wire) Gamers will be able to go on missions with SG-1 in the new Stargate Trading Card Game , a video game being released by Sony Online Entertainment, director of development Scott Martins told SCI FI Wire. The game, based on SCI FI Channel's original series Stargate SG-1 , is a mission-based game and that focuses on the series' characters, Martins said in an interview at New York Comic Con last week. http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=40446 *** Online Trained Indian Poker Player Takes Third Place in First International Poker Tournament in India (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) GOA, India----In just four months, Pranav Bathija of Mumbai taught himself the game of Texas Hold 'em Poker and took 3rd place at the Asian Poker Classic - India's first professional poker tournament. http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070307/20070306005968.html?.v=1 *** Australian sentenced to jail for child molestation (EARTHtimes.org) New Delhi, March 7 A Goa court Wednesday sentenced an Australian national to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for kidnapping and sexually assaulting orphanage children. http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/37689.html *** UM researcher explores foods of India (Miami Herald) Renaissance woman Seema Desai loves to entertain colleagues from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine with regional specialties she collected on her food quests around India. Wearing one of the elegant silk ensembles she designs for herself, glowing with graciousness and pride, she serves a dazzling array of dishes. http://www.miamiherald.com/298/story/33857.html *** Westford bound (Lowell Sun) WESTFORD -- Simply get in your car and drive. That's what we did. Follow this advice if you, too, decide to explore this sprawling town, which features 31 square miles of rolling hills, lakes, quality schools, big homes, high tech companies and plenty of things to do. http://www.lowellsun.com/lifestyles/ci_5386174 *** [GOAA] Greek Orthodox Archdiocese E-Bulletin March 9, 2007 (Worldwide Faith News) This is the weekly edition of the GOA E-Bulletin. For more information just click on the links below to go to the topics of interest to you.If the link does not work from your email, copy the link and paste it into the address bar of your web browser.RESOURCES FOR GREAT LENT: This special web site will provide you with information, readings, hymns, articles, and much more on each of the ... http://www.wfn.org/2007/03/msg00157.html Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php