var pausecontent=new Array()
pausecontent[0] ="Oct, 2006     <br /><a href=''>The World Tavli Championship Challenge committee announces weekly meetings to be held every Tuesday 7-9PM at the Macedonian Society of Florida Cultural Center on 1895 Virginia Avenue in Clearwater, Florida.</a><br /><br />"
pausecontent[1] ="Apr 7, 2007   <br /><a href=''>The St. Petersburg Times, a local newspaper, publishes an article about Nicholas Alexiou and his quest for Tavli championship tournament.</a><br /><br />"
pausecontent[2] ="Apr 15, 2007  <br /><a href=''>The World Tavli Championship Challenge committee announces that on April 10, John Altikatis was declared the Winner of the Pinellas County Tavli Games.</a><br /><br />"
pausecontent[3] ="May 16, 2007  <br /><a href='070516.htm'>The World Tavli Championship Challenge committee announces the search for qualified Tavli Judges for the World Tavli Championship to be held on October 27-28, 2007 in Theasaloniki, Greece.</a><br /><br />"
pausecontent[4] ="May 22, 2007  <br /><a href=''>The World Tavli Championship Challenge committee announces The World Tavli Championship to be held on October 27-28, 2007 in Theasaloniki, Greece.</a><br /><br />"
pausecontent[5] ="Jun 5, 2007   <br /><a href=''>The World Tavli Championship Challenge committee announces a Tavli tournament to be held on August 12, 2007 at the Marriott on Sand Key, Florida.</a><br /><br />"
pausecontent[6] ="Oct 27, 2007  <br /><a href=''>The World Tavli Championship Challenge committee held the First World Championship Tavli Tournament in Theasaloniki, Greece.</a><br /><br />"
pausecontent[7] ="May 24, 2008  <br /><a href=''>The World Tavli Championship Challenge committee held a Tavli Tournament at Cafe Euro in Dunedin, FL.</a><br /><br />"
pausecontent[8] ="June 5, 2008  <br /><a href='080605.htm'>The World Tavli Championship Challenge committee announces the 2008 Pinnelas - Pasco Tavli tournament to be held on June 19, 2008 at the Macedonian Society of Florida Cultural Center, Clearwater, Florida.</a><br /><br />"
pausecontent[9] ="June 20, 2008 <br /><a href='080620.htm'>The World Tavli Championship Challenge committee announces The Second Annual World Tavli Championship to be held on October 25, 2008 in Theasaloniki, Greece.</a><br /><br />"
pausecontent[10]="Oct 30, 2008  <br /><a href='081030.htm'>The World Tavli Championship Challenge committee held the Second Annual World Championship Tavli Tournament in Theasaloniki, Greece.</a><br /><br />"
pausecontent[11]="May 3, 2009   <br /><a href='090503.htm'>The World Tavli Championshop Challenge (WTCC) committee has been selected as the primary sponsor of the annual Tavli Tournament held by the Aristotelian University of Theasaloniki, Greece.</a><br /><br />"

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