TBLPOD6feb2014

BI’s NGO, PM on Russia, PM on corpses, Burj on war, Kez bracelet, vids to procs, more on prison punishments, Lefort exit, Georgians to Sochi, Russian release, the Osset Sardinia connection, Margvel to parl later, Khmaladze still on biometric thing, TBL budget hope, Misha at Fletcher, Khudoni chats, Justice hall to fall down, abandoned villages, rich coach, CIA threats: pol to econ, visitors up, in vitro law, local gov law passed, threshold problems, Georgian inventor, Trader Joe’s goes Georgian, Tedo on vision, Jehova’s in Ozurgeti, Goble’s blog, female MPs, Red Hen

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  1. The MEME this week
    A Georgian developer, under the username Cyborg Mcloud, announced his invention, the world’s first 3D webcam on IndieGogo.com, a fundraising platform. The device consists of two web cameras. A person wears a device over their eyes and the webcam senses and repeats this movement and gives a 3D view of what they see. Check out the link which we will post on the forum. Link: http://goo.gl/zHEfmf

    THINGS TO READ
    An article by MP Tedo Japaridze in Carnegie.ru about Georgian-Russian relations. Link: http://goo.gl/zqUUQd

    An article by Ivan Nechepurenko in the Moscow Times about Abkhazia and the Sochi Olympics. Link: http://goo.gl/HZAscn

    An article by Sam Borden in The New York Times about Nodar Kumaritashvili, a Georgian luger who died at 21 in a luge crash on the eve of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Link: http://goo.gl/wj5RJu

    An article in DFWatch.net about Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ozurgeti, Guria who were attacked several times. Link:http://goo.gl/TLEWnl

    If you’re interested in dirt on Sochi and what’s going on, you should check out Paul Goble’s blog Window on Eurasia. He has short news summaries. Link: http://goo.gl/qgfDPm

    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    From the 7th to the 16th of February, the EU Film Festival 2014 will be held in cities across Georgia, in Tbilisi, Zugdidi, Batumi, Kutaisi and Gori. You can find additional info about dates and movies at EUfilm.ge. Entrance to all movies is free.

    There is an excellent new place, Red Hen, in Washington, DC that has several Georgian wines on their menu, including Pheasants Tears’ Rkatsiteli. Check out their web page: TheRedHenDC.com. And anybody who knows any restaurants outside of Georgia with Georgian wine or food, let us know!

    If you’re in portland and looking for some great georgian food, go to KargiGogo, the Georgian food cart pod. They sell Badrijani, Lobiani, Khinkali, Khachapuri, and more. Tell your Portland, oregon friends about it. For more info, go to kargigogo.com, or look up @KargiGogoPDX on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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