It seems that recently Georgia keeps popping up in the news. Whether for good or bad it's funny how small a country can constantly gain international attention. Here's some highlights:

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8559099.stm - The oldest woman in the world is from Georgia. Apparently she is 130 years old and still plays backgammon and drinks cha cha.

news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Georgian-Olympian-Nodar-Kumaritashvili/ss/events/sp/021210olylugecrash#photoViewer=/100301/photos_ca_afp/f0a5872766dfebc9871abd909ff60922 - We have all heard of the Olympian Nodar Kumaritashvili. His death I'm sure was not only televised heavily back in the states but especially here in Georgia, where he was mourned throughout the country.

drzhk.instablogs.com/entry/mr-gay-talent-europe/ - Mr. Gay "Russia" (who is actually a Georgian refugee living in Moscow) won the Number 1 Talent contest for Mr. Gay Europe 2009. Georgia, being a very homophobic country and declaring that no gays live here, its interesting to see people's reaction when you ask them about David Baramija.

www.titanicawards.com/2009/06/10/matt-grosss-world-worsts/ - Check out this list of the world's worst, written by a columnist for the New York Times. Pay close attention to the world's worst drivers and toilets.

www.youtube.com/watch - As stated in my previous post, Hollywood has chosen to film a big budget movie here in Georgia based on the 2008 August war, where Andy Garcia will be playing the role of Georgian President Saakashvili.

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news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8566571.stm - Just last night (March 13th) we got a call from our Safety & Security Officer telling us to remain calm because apparently a fake report that was on the local news channel was broadcasting that the President had been killed, Russians were only minutes outside of Tbilisi, people were dying, etc etc etc. It caused widespread panic and anger across Georgia. Absolutely unbelievable.

news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100314/wl_afp/georgiarussiaconflicttelevisionmedia