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Zarapxana Presenting New Year Collection in Collaboration with Irakli Nasidze

By NANA MGHEBRISHVILI

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arapxana, the leading jewellery manufacturing company in Georgia, is working on a new collection in partnership with famous Georgian designer Irakli Nasidze. Zarapxana also intends to broaden its chain by

opening a new shop in Tbilisi by the New Year and about five more shops in the capital and regions of Georgia in 2012.

Zarapxana currently operates seven fashionable shops, out of which five are located on Tbilisi’s main streets and two of them in the cities Kutaisi and Batumi.

New Hotel and Business Plans from Temur Chkhonia

By MARIAM PAPIDZE The FINANCIAL

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emur Chkhonia, owner of Coca-Cola Bottlers Georgia, McDonald’s chain in Tbilisi and Kutaisi, and Georgia Palace Hotel in Kobuleti, is planning new

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GULF, NEW SPONSOR OF FC DINAMO TBILISI SUPPORTING HEALTHY LIFESTYLE IN GEORGIA

Georgian Women

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1.2.3, the prominent European brand, is presenting a new winter collection for Georgian women. 1.2.3 is run by Adress, which manages several famous brands’ shops in Georgia including Tom Tailor, Etam, Pro-

“1.2.3 introduces a new collection once every month,” Sofio Adamia, Brand Manager of Adress, told The FINANCIAL. “All the items of clothing are created to the highest level of quality and follow the latest world trends.

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oniko, one of the leading optic companies in Georgia, is going to offer new brands to its customers soon. Lanvin and Chrome Hearts glasses will

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glasses brands as Chanel, Versace, Cartier, Bvlgari, Givenchy, Stella McCartney, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Ralph Lauren, Ray Ban and many others. Roniko sells about 12-15,000 glasses a year.

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Complaints about Service at Georgian Restaurants

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ternational arm of IMRG, estimates that €52bn will be spent online during the 8-week shopping run-up to Christmas (starting w/c 30th October - ending 24th December).

soon appear in Roniko stores.

According to Roland Javakhia, General Manager of Roniko, the famous and expensive brand Maybach will be available at Roniko in 2012.

Roniko is one of the leading optic companies in Georgia, established in 1996. Nowadays Roniko unites such famous sun-

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European Online Shoppers to spend €52bn in run-up to Christmas he new IMRWorld European e-Christmas Sales Forecast reveals for the first time how the internet is helping hard-pressed shoppers throughout Europe to cope with the tough economic conditions. IMRWorld, the in-

is an exclusive five-star hotel in Georgia. Why did you decide to build it in the summer resort Kobuleti and not for example in Batumi, or in the capital city Tbilisi?

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business expansion. Another GPH Hotel is to be opened in Tbilisi and one in Mestia too.

The businessman also plans to add new McDonald’s restaurants in other Georgian cities.

Mr. Temur Chkhonia shared his plans and vision in an interview with The FINANCIAL. Q. Georgia Palace Hotel

Lanvin, Maybach and Chrome Hearts brands Soon to Appear at Roniko Optic Stores

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The FINANCIAL Restaurants are becoming more and more expensive in Georgia. This trend started about four years ago. Prices in restaurants have increased by 20 per-

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cent during the last year alone.

Some restaurants are trying to keep prices the same by reducing the portions of the meals instead. As well as the high prices, customers now have to pay about ten percent for the service charge which is automatically included in the bill.

The average sum spent per customer for an evening in a restaurant is 40-45 GEL. Georgians aren’t used to paying tips unlike foreigners, worry Georgian waiters.

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KHACHAPURIINDEX Table : Calorie content of khachapuri ingredients Measurement unit

Calorie content per measurement unit

Quantity required for one khachapuri portion

Calorie content per khachapuri portion

1 cup (125 g)

455

250 g

910

1 tsp (12 g)

11.8

10 g

10

Milk, reduced fat, fluid, 2% milkfat

1 cup (245 g)

125

150 g

77

Butter, without salt

1 cup (227 g)

1628

20 g

143

1 piece

16

1.5 eggs

24

1 oz (28 g)

95

250 g

848

Khachapuri ingredients

Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry

Eggs Cheese (average over 10 brands) Total

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KHACHAPURI INDEX (KH-INDEX) AND CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI) INFLATION: A COMPARISON The monthly October inflation in both CPI and Kh-Index was very low or negative. CPI was down 0.2% while Kh-Increased by only 2.5% due to a seasonal upward trend in the price of cheese.

Even more significantly from the

macroeconomic stability point of view is that fact that CPI is up by only 2.3% in year-on-year terms (compared to October 2010). The news is even better with respect to the Kh-Index which declined by 0.3% compared to October 2010.

This is the first time in 25 month that we observe a negative yearon-year inflation in Kh-Index.

While we expect the monthly inflation in both CPI and Kh-Index to pick up in the remaining two months of 2011, there is a very high probability that the annual inflation recorded at the end of 2011 will be very close to zero or even negative.

ECONOMICS LESSON OF THE WEEK: KHACHAPURI A DAY KEEPS POVERTY AWAY! The burden of inflation, President Nixon has often said, falls heavily upon the poor, “who are largely defenseless” against price increases on the necessities of life. There are at least two supporting arguments for this statement. Wage increases normally lag behind inflation, and often do

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not catch up with price increases.

Moreover, the poor spend a very high percent of their income on basic goods that are most affected by inflation.

According to the 2009 Welfare Monitoring Survey, nearly a quarter of Georgian households are living in poverty and roughly 10% of population (approximately 440 thousand people) is extremely poor. The problem emerged in the 1990s, when people switched to subsistence agriculture to survive. The situation is now improving, but is still a huge challenge for the government. But how can one define “poverty” and then measure it?

A conventional method of measuring poverty involves the construction of a “poverty line”, with households below that line being classified as poor. There are various approaches to constructing this line. One method is to pick a nutritional requirement for good health. The most commonly used range is 2000-2200 calories per person per day, as proposed y the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. The next step would involve estimating the cost of meeting this nutritional requirement based on a product basket that reflects diet and food habits of an average lowincome household. The cost of such a basket should then be estimated for different locations and points in time, so as to establish a time and location specific “absolute poverty line”. Those households that do not have enough income to afford this basket (per person per day) are defined as poor in the given period.

As one of the most popular and traditional foods, khachapuri reflects the diet habits of Georgian households, and can be treated as a representative food item. We have estimated the nutritional content of 1 standard khachapuri by adding up the calorie content of its ingredients in quantities required by the recipe (see Table 1), and found it to be 2012 calories, exactly in the range suggested by FAO. Hence, the price of khachapuri can very well serve as a time and location specific poverty line!

Gulf, New Sponsor of FC Dinamo Tbilisi Supporting Healthy Lifestyle in Georgia

By NANA MGHEBRISHVILI The FINANCIAL Gulf, one of the biggest oil companies in the Georgian market, has become a sponsor of FC Dinamo Tbilisi for one season.

“Sport and healthy lifestyle are the main priorities of Gulf,” said Guram Gogishvili, Vice President of Gulf. “That’s why we decided to become a sponsor of the most famous Georgian football club Dinamo Tbilisi. Our company is maximally involved in sporting life. In my opinion, business must always support sport as it develops a healthy lifestyle in the country.”

Gulf officials told The FINANCIAL that they will start supporting the club’s activities soon and the amount of investments will be announced later as well.

“We have high hopes from this partnership,” said Zura Pololikashvili, General Director of FC Dinamo Tbilisi. “Many companies are interested in partnership with us. But while signing the contract we don’t only pay attention to their financial value. Our sponsors have to attract viewers to the stadium. We will use the large chain of Gulf filling stations to achieve this.

The results of a one year partnership will show how our collaboration will continue in the future.”

Gulf has celebrated the entry of the 10th ship in Poti port from Europe last week. Company said it will increase the import of european oil products to meet demand at local market.

Sponsoring sport is somehow a new trend in Georgia. More and more businesses are becoming sponsors or owners of football

clubs.

Silk Net, Alfa and Aversi became official sponsors of Torpedo Kutaisi a while ago. The club is owned by another big oil company - Wissol Group.

“Wissol paid more than 1 million EUR in creating stadiums which meet UEFA’s standards,” said Levan Pkhakadze, Deputy of the Head of the Supervisory Council of Wissol and President of the club Torpedo Kutaisi.

Wissol Group invested up to 4 million GEL in infrastructure development. Apart from this amount of money, the company plans to invest 2 million GEL in the club’s development over the year.

Coca-Cola Bottlers Georgia is one of the companies that has been sponsoring sport for a long time.

Now the company is an official sponsor of the school football cup.

Coca-Cola shared the expenses of organizing the cup where more than 15,000 children participated.

They also financed the trip of the winning team from Bolnisi to the world school football cup. The Georgian team won second place.

“It’s very important for our name to be associated with sport, football, and especially young sportsmen,” Goga Robakidze, Commercial Director of Coca-Cola Bottlers Georgia, told The FINANCIAL. “A healthy lifestyle is essential in these modern times. By sponsoring young footballers we want to encourage our consumers and mostly the country’s youth to lead active and healthy lives. As well as that we support sports development in Georgia and that leads to the general development of the country,” he added.

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European Online Shoppers to spend €52bn in run-up to Christmas • 240 million European consumers will shop online in the run-up to Christmas 2011 • They will spend €52bn between them, averaging €217 euros each • The UK market accounts for 30% of the total • 600 million parcels will be shipped as a result of online shopping

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he new IMRWorld European eChristmas Sales Forecast reveals for the first time how the internet is helping hard-pressed shoppers throughout Europe to cope with the tough economic conditions. IMRWorld, the international arm of IMRG, estimates that €52bn will be spent online during the 8-week shopping run-up to Christmas (starting w/c 30th October - ending 24th December).

The UK, which has the larg-

the Kindle to be one of their biggest sellers for example).

Due to the economic situation, we are seeing that low value items have been selling well but that high value items have not. Whether this trend will continue into Christmas I cannot say”, Andy Mulcahy, IMRG told The FINANCIAL. Aad Weening, Head of International at IMRG comments: “Online shopping comes into its own at Christmas as the primary trade route for millions of consumers across Europe who have so much to buy and organise in short inclement days and, now, on extremely tight bud-

gets. We have introduced the IMRWorld European eChristmas Sales Forecast to track and trace this important trade, which is rapidly becoming a key indicator of consumer confidence. Looking at Europe as a whole, there are marked differences in online shopping between the North and South, as well as between the East and West: this is because internet penetration and online shopping are more mature in the North, so the sales volumes tend to

E-CHRISTMAS SALES VALUE (Euros) UK €15.6bn Germany €7bn France €7.5bn Scandinavia €5.2bn Italy €3.7bn Spain €1.8bn Netherlands €1.8bn Russia €1.5bn Czech Rep. €0.5bn Other countries €7bn TOTAL €52bn COUNTRY

est market in Europe and the highest levels of cross-border sales, will account for 30% of that total.

“We estimate that €17.5bn of this (almost 30%) will be spent in the first two weeks of December alone, which over the past two years have been identified by IMRG as the peak activity weeks. These peaks will follow a steady increase in activity throughout November”, company said.

“We are expecting tablets to do very well this year (Amazon are anticipating

ANNUAL GROWTH

ONLINE SHOPPERS

14% 15% 20% 20% 20% 18% 10% 30% 25% 20% 20%

37 million 35 million 28 million 17 million 20 million 15 million 12 million 11 million 4 million 61 million 240 million

be higher while the annual growth rate is lower; meanwhile, basket sizes tend to be larger and more valuable in Eastern European countries, especially in Russia, reflecting the greater affluence of their consumers.”

The number of people shopping online varies from country to country. For example, only 23% of Polish consumers currently shop online, whereas 50% of Germans and Spanish, 60% of French and Italians and over 70% of British, Dutch and Scandinavians

are expected to purchase goods via the internet this Christmas. In coming years the rapid and almost universal adoption of mobile internet will lead to many millions more shopping online.

James Roper, Chairman of IMRWorld and CEO of the UK e-commerce association, IMRG, comments: “The UK accounts for almost a third of all European e-commerce, and a growing number of European and international customers are buying from UK sites, encouraged by the huge choice of goods available and beneficial currency exchange rates. We expect the internet to account for around 20% of all UK Christmas shopping this year, with 93% of UK online consumers planning to shop online this Christmas, and 58% expecting to do half or more online. UK online sales during the Christmas run-up are on average 38% per week higher than the rest of the year, making this a key time for both consumers and retailers alike."

The strength of the European online market Based upon our most recent research, IMRG and IMRWorld are now estimating that the global e-commerce market will be worth around €675bn by the end of 2011. This is less than the forecast earlier in 2011 as growth rate expectations have slowed in some regions, notably North America. However, the outlook for European growth on the whole remains strong.

The European online retail market was estimated to have been worth €213bn in 2010.

This total equalled North America. For 2011 the European B2C online market is forecasted to grow to €254bn, far ahead of North America on €225bn. 2011 will be the first year Europe is the number one online shopping region.

This dominance is forecast to continue in later years when the online markets in Eastern and Southern Europe will continue to grow faster than the mature markets.

At present, the UK represents over 30% of European online sales. The UK market is arguably the most sophisticated and competitive in the world, recording 18% growth in 2010. European and international customers are more and more purchasing from UK online retailers. However, the growth rates in countries with less developed markets are impressive: Greece and Ireland, who have suffered among the worst during the recession, recorded growth rates of 75% and 39% respectively in 2010. As the above table shows, more developed markets such as France, Spain and Italy are also currently growing at very strong rates.

According to Google, the number of global internet users will increase from 2 billion in 2010 to 5 billion by 2020 and, as a consequence, the international e-retail market will also witness huge growth.

While many of these new users will be from outside Europe, we anticipate that European retailers will greatly benefit from this increased trade due to the growing strength of the online businesses in the international marketplace and competitiveness of their domestic markets.

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In Defence of the National Interest: Britain Vs Europe Guy de Fontgalland

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rofessor Vernon Raymond, my lecturer in Economics and International Relations at Harvard, wrote a classic some thirty years ago titled “ In Defence of the National Interest” – a book which mainly dealt with the position of the United States in the global economy and her need to maintain its leadership. The book subtly dealt with the US policies to rationalise a number of initiatives, both political and economic, mainly in the oil rich Middle East, some of which seemed not in tandem with international law and ethics. The need for global dominance by the United States, both in terms of politics and economy, was seen for a long time, as a reasonable proposition and one which helped other nations to advance technologically and prosper, while helping those nations to build a more open and democratic societies.

The defence of national interests has always been and is the main tenet and the operative code for nations which have their own unique languages, culture, traditions, mores, politics and economy. And it seems that the ethos of protecting the nation had worked well. There have however been an emergence of group power rather than individual nation power in recent years. The European Union, the Association of South East Nations, The Arab League, The African Union are examples of such a phenomenon and they were aimed at greater coalition of intelligent interests based on geographical and some cultural common grounds. They all do serve a valid cause of social, political and economic integration.

European Union was a brilliant idea which has taken so many years from the Maastricht Treaty to evolve to what it is today. European Union still remains a strong fortress of commonalities among very varied nations and has ensured the application of very high standards of political and economic behaviour from its members.

EU created the Euro zone both as a powerful means of increasing and consolidating European business and as the foundation for a political union which bound the member nations to common goals and enhanced performances in every sphere of life.

There was however one continuing, and unresolved issue: Britain and its non-participation in the Euro. Britain was an empire for many years, with large number of colonies and the Commonwealth of nations in

which the British flag flew and which made Britain a unique country of economic and political power. It also has English as a universal language, has a monarchy much admired by the British and the citizens of the former colonies, a large population, and the city of London, a financial powerhouse and one of the most vibrant cities in the world.

As I write this column, British Prime Minister David Cameron and Germany’s Angela Merkel are about to meet. The Euro crisis has brought about sharp differences between the British and the Europeans, mainly the Germans and the French. At the heart of the long standing irritation is the role of Britain within the European Union where, though Britain is a critical and important part of the Union, it has always wanted to be an “island” in Europe, separated by the English Channel, by its language and culture and above all its currency, the Great British Pound. The British have always felt sharply different from their European counterparts and the British psyche has always been that Britain is a continent by itself.

The Great British Pound has been a very strong currency during the last several years, but its value began to slide sharply with the emergence of the financial and economic crisis, first in the United States, kick-started by the ruinous sub-prime mortgages and the rising national debt levels, and then in Europe, with key European nations going belly-up with mountains of sovereign debts. The current situation in Europe and the Euro crisis, as for the British, is also a total irritation which they say is contributing to the problems in Britain. British argue that their non-adoption of the Euro as a currency for Britain is based on sound economic fundamentals which dictate that Euro cannot hold its strength across a 17 countries with very different levels of economic growth and very different levels of sovereign governance. They now say their arguments have been amply validated with the financial and economic crisis in which there seems to be hardly any real solution.

Germany’s Angela Merkel and France’s Nicolas Sarkozy, have been piloting the deals to save the Euro and the European polity, and have continuously suggested that Britain, which is very much part of the European Union, have stood by and watched the drama unfold without supporting European efforts in any meaningful way. In es-

sence, there is a strong feeling among the British that Euro will not survive and that it was best not to interfere with the European politics on any issue related to any bail-out plans. Behind the scenes, there have been some strong criticism by the FrenchGerman Sarkozy-Merkel duo of British attitudes. Sarokozy is quoted as saying that it is better for David Cameron to shut up instead of offering platitudes.

The British stand has been firm: the nation will not put its finances and its economy in jeopardy by doling out any money to the European countries who have mis-managed the Euro and their economies.

The troubles they have, as for the British, are of their making, and they need to sort them out.

Deep in the British psyche is the feeling that it is better for those countries to leave the Euro zone and look after their welfare in the way they deem it fit. On the other hand, Both Merkel and Sarkozy are bitter that Britain continues to play a double-faced game of admonishing Europeans to find the quickest solution to the crisis and not offering to help in any substantial manner.

Britain’s position is simple: its first priority is to defend its nation against any financial and economic turmoil. Britain was the first to drive all the austerity measures, much against a rebellious public and take the decision to push cost-cutting measures. Britain feels now that it is on a winning wicket, that the austerity measures are working and that the only way other faltering nations in Europe can survive is to ensure deeper cuts in spending are in place and that the habit of squandering wealth among idle and expanded public services be gone forever.

Crisis often brings up longhidden and long-forgotten differences. Britain as a nation distinct from the rest of Europe, in its culture and approaches, seems to become sharper by the day as Britain defends itself and refuses to be dragged into providing bailout funds. There is obvious animosity toward the British attitudes and decisions over its policy of distancing itself from the euro crisis, but one would argue that Britain may indeed not really see any major benefit, other than being just being part of a club of nations.

British ties are most certainly stronger with the United States of America than with the collection of different and diverse nations, within perhaps a somewhat artificial political entity called European Union.

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8 Different Spa Effects and Benefits

New treatments available at the Anne Semonin Spa Tbilisi

for one’s enjoyment, they are actually very effective and help to reduce the signs of aging. Massages and scrubs/wraps moisturises the skin and remove dead skin cells.

And your body looks much younger therefore,” Dimitrov said.

Soothing muscle soreness

By TAKO KHELAIA The FINANCIAL

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omen can now enjoy new treatments offered by the Anne Semonin Spa at the Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel. This well known and popular spa in Georgia is offering some new treatments as Pregnancy Glow Facial; Lipoliss Anti Cellulite Treatment with Anne Semonin Lipoliss Body Gel offered as a retail for home care; 60 minute Aroma Thai Massage; and 60 minute Cold Stone Massages.

Anne Semonin Spa Tbilisi has become very popular among Georgians. It commonly hosts famous and important people. Due to the fact that a spa is a place that has a large effect on people’s health and beauty, Anne Semonin’s high class treatments have become very demanded in recent times. The benefits of Anne Semonin Spa Georgia’s therapies are quite well known. Feeling less stressed and taking better care of your body can help you create a happier, more balanced life.

“It is no secret that going to a spa can make you look and feel beautiful, but did you know that the Anne Semonin Spa Tbilisi and Batumi can have a beneficial effect on many aspects of your daily life?

The relaxing effects of the spa’s atmosphere plus Anne Semonin Spa treatments allows your overworked body to relax, and gives your mind the chance to release its worries creating an overall sense of calm,” said Nico R. Dimitrov, Cluster Spa Manager at Radisson BLU Iveria Hotel and Radisson BLU Hotel, Batumi.

“I can share with you the eight biggest benefits of receiving a spa treatment for improving one’s physical form and regenerating one’s energy.”

Nico R. Dimitrov, Cluster Spa Manager at Radisson BLU Iveria Hotel and Radisson BLU Hotel, Batumi.

Increasing energy

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“One aspect of a spa’s effects is increased energy flow. Your body is a little like a battery, and it can become worn out by the stresses of daily life. Spa therapy is designed to increase the flow of energy throughout your body, and help you feel more energetic. Improved flexibility is another reason why everyone should visit and regularly attend spa treatments. As muscles become tenser, your body becomes less flexible. This can lead to increased chances of injury when exercising or even during routine daily activities. Receiving a massage or aroma therapy session can relax your body, making it more flexible,” Dimitrov noted.

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Reducing high blood pressure

“Spa treatments reduce high blood pressure. If you suffer from high blood pressure, allowing your mind the opportunity to relax can help prevent hypertension. When you go to the Anne Semonin Spa for a treatment, you will find that you are able to let go of any worries and move to a more relaxed state.

Improving mood

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Healing emotional disturbances is another most important role of the spa in our everyday life. It helps you to increase the endorphins that are elements of happiness. The rejuvenating effect of a spa treatment can give you freedom from emotional distress for a period while you are at the spa and even after.

This helps you remain confident,” Dimitrov said.

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Slowing the aging process

Visiting and attending different spa treatments slow the effects of aging.

“Worries and concerns can etch lines on your face, but regular spa therapy can help you relax. Having a De-Stress massage or a facial can be as effective as many cosmetic procedures for slowing the appearance of aging. Many women pay much attention to this problem and do their best to fight against this problem in different ways. We have special treatments for face and body. All these relaxing massages, products, cosmetics, and luxury brands are not just created

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“Athletes in particular can benefit from spa therapy as well, with treatments designed to soothe muscles (Body Fitness Massage) that have become sore from working out.

Everyone wants to have a massage which is really going to help to reduce soreness in the muscles and let amino acids go to the lymph nodes and be flushed away afterwards, which reduces soreness in the muscles,” Dimitrov said.

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Toning skin

“The spa gives the added benefit of toning and nourishing the skin. We have many treatments for moisturizing dry skin, and toning the body. When you go to a fitness gym, sauna, swimming pool all of these tone the body. Your skin is your largest organ, and having a spa treatment that nourishes and replenishes the moisture in your skin can keep it younger and firmer,” Dimitrov said.

Reducing tiredness

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Another helpful aspect of visiting the spa is a significant reduction of insomnia and fatigue.

“It’s a very important result as you then sleep better. Many people have a sleeping disorder where they feel very tired. As your body grows more tired, you develop so-called sleep debt. Regular, deep sleep is the best way to prevent this, and Anne Semonin Spa treatments can help you de-stress enough to fall asleep easily and sleep for longer periods. In general these are the main affects of visiting a spa that I have mentioned. All these help people to have a healthy and balanced lifestyle in the 21st century,” Dimitrov said.

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Fighting obesity

“Weight reduction is a problem that many people in the world are facing. All of the facilities at the spa help with weight reduction. Sauna, steam beds, fitness and swimming pools help tone the body. Once you have regular exercises you will burn additional calories which will help you reduce your weight. If people combine all these terms with massages in particular special anti cellulite massages the effect will be much better,” Dimitrov said.

“We have very good anti cellulite treatments. Our newest anti cellulite treatment is “Anne Semonin Lipoliss Anti cellulite Treatment”. We are using special anti cellulite gel in combination with anti cellulite massages and this significantly reduces cellulite. Everyone knows that cellulite doesn’t just disappear. Even the skinniest women can have cellulite, but this treatment definitely reduces the appearance of cellulite.

It’s a brand new product that Anne Semonin launched recently. We intensively trained our staff in this and now we have opened this treatment and made it already available.

I would strongly recommend an Anne Semonin anti cellulite package to those women who want to lose weight,” Dimitov said.

Anne Semonin Spa also offers Aqua Aerobics treatment to its customers, whereby two professional trainers hold aqua aerobics lessons.

Such interesting physical exercises help people look good and feel fresh.

“Not only women but men as well can enjoy our aqua aerobic treatments. It’s pretty hardgoing but your body looks much better after constant training. We welcome any people willing to take aqua aerobic treatments at our Spa. We are actively promoting our aqua aerobics and many people are interested in it,” Dimitrov said.

“We have another Anne Semonin wellness and Spa centre in the Radisson Blu Hotel Batumi, which is already open and people feel quite relaxed and comfortable in there too. It is a true sanctuary of luxury and tranquillity. Despite the fact that Batumi is a resort and is mainly active during the summer season, we have had quite a few guests at our spa already. Everyone is welcome to visit us there, attend different treatments, look better as a result, more relaxed and remain content afterwards, all because of the wonderful effects of our Spas in Georgia!” Dimitrov says.

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Complaints about Service at Georgian Restaurants Continued from p. 1 “When I go to a restaurant I end up spending quite a lot,” said Natia Metreveli. “I can’t say that the service is not satisfying but they still they charge us 10 percent of the sum. Usually meals are served late and some of the waiters or waitresses are even unpleasant to us, all this while the meals are becoming more and more expensive. For example, the most famous Georgian dish Khinkali - cost 30 Tetri (per unit) a few years ago, whereas now its price has almost doubled - to 55 Tetri. Why do I have to pay extra for tips? I don’t know why they want us to pay the service charge twice. I usually leave only a couple of GEL, no more.”

There are some Georgian customers who pay tips of 10-15 percent of the bill, but the majority of them leave just around 1-2 GEL. Leaving tips is considered good taste by those in the business. The average Georgian always feels a responsibility to leave some sort of tip, but as the food now costs so much at restaurants and in the vast majority of them the cost of service is already added to the bill, customers don’t think that a large tip is necessary.

Foreigners say that they don’t have to pay a mandatory service cost in their countries. In Georgia the majority of them don’t know that the bill already includes a service charge. After becoming aware of this fact, foreigners also tend to pay smaller tips.

“The system of tips in Georgia is confusing to me,” said American Keith Kenny.

“It is customary to leave 15%

domly. In spite of that the majority of servers get more tips daily than salary.

The average salary in Georgia is about 600 GEL according to the National Statistics Office of Georgia. The average salary of a waiter in Georgia is about 400 GEL. Working as a waiter is a wellaccepted job for young people and students the world over. It is the best way to earn money through tips. Georgians’ mentality, however, differs and the vast majority of students don’t like working as waiters as they consider it demeaning. Nino Ananiashvili is one out of the minority who was working as waitress during her period of being a student.

“Once I earned tips of 273 GEL in 8 hours,” Nino Ananiashvili, 23, told The FINANCIAL. “I was working as a waitress in the lobby of the Tbilisi Marriot.”

“I’ve been working in Chinese restaurant Beijing for two years.

I was the only waitress during the day and was working every other day. My salary was 7 percent of the restaurant’s daily income and tips were much more. Foreigners always left tips, but French people were somehow more miserly.

Americans, Russians and Lithuanians are more generous. As for Georgians, only people working for embassies or such organizations left tips,” Ananiashvili recalled.

“I later moved to the Tbilisi Marriott. I was working for several months as one of the breakfast staff and earned tips of 30-40 GEL daily, but they are the working hours where the least amount of tips can be earned. Then I was

to 20% as a tip for dinner or for drinks at a bar. But it is not mandatory. Most Americans, however, have worked as waiters or waitresses, or their children work as waitresses/waiters, so they don’t want to cheat their servers.

If an American is going to go to a restaurant or a bar, then he/ she should expect to pay a certain amount of money, and that amount includes a 15-20% tip.

On the other hand, if the service is poor, you might leave a 10% tip. If your food is poor, that is not the fault of the waiter/waitress, so you still need to leave a tip.”

“In Georgia, I see that 10% is added to my bill and I believe it is called service. I usually leave a small amount of extra money - a couple of GEL. Previously at a restaurant, before the woman put in the amount that I owed, I added an extra 10% to the bill and indicated that she should use the higher number when charging my credit card. She refused and insisted on the lower number. I said OK,” Kenny said.

Azerbaijani Azer Nazarov was also in a similar situation.

“People often leave tips in Azerbaijan - around 5-10% of the bill. When I was new to Tbilisi, I also left tips. But later I realized that some restaurants include a service charge of ten percent on the bill. So I decided not to pay extra tips,” Nazarov said.

Paying TIPS, which means “To Insure Prompt Service” or “To Insure Proper Service”, is accepted in the majority of countries worldwide. In Georgia waiters say that a ‘real’ tip, which is generally considered to be 10-15 percent of a bill, is only left ran-

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working in the Café Parnas in the Marriott and in the lobby as well.

The lobby was the most difficult as I served 14 tables and the minimum amount of tips was 50 GEL, the average - 80 GEL. Apart from tips I had a salary of 500 GEL,” she said.

“To tell the truth I earned quite a good amount, but I did my best to deserve it. I got used to the ways to attract customers and make them leave tips. There were some other waiters who couldn’t earn even one GEL as a tip. For example I had one customer who asked me to smile and left 10 GEL just for that. I would compliment my female customers and that always worked,” Ananiashvili remarked.

“Almost all customers leave tips, but the majority of them leave only some change. In foreign countries about 10 percent of the bill is considered the right amount for a tip, but here only a small number of customers do so. Jewish, French, Polish and Italian people almost never pay any tips,” said Archil, waiter at Café Kala.

In some places serving people gather tips together and at the end of the working day divide them equally. It depends on the servers themselves.

“We gathered together all the tips and then divided them equally between us. But in some other restaurants or cafes the service people divide the tables and everyone earns their own tips. I had tips of about 25 GEL daily and my salary was 15 GEL. Half of our customers left tips, but the majority of them left negligible amounts,” said Nino Kapanadze, who previously worked at Café Acid.

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The Best Ways to Lose Weight

By MARIAM PAPIDZE The FINANCIAL There are very few people in the world who have tried going on a diet. Losing a couple of kilos is almost always an attractive prospect. Going on a diet is one of the most popular methods of achieving this. However the effect depends on proper management of the diet.

Office workers are becoming increasingly inactive, resulting in a higher risk of obesity. The risk of obesity among them has increased by ten percent.

Before dieting, calculate how many calories your body burns every day, dieticians recommend. To lose weight it is necessary to eat 500 fewer calories every day than your daily caloric needs. Going below 1,200 calories a day is forbidden by dieticians though.

“Say for example that a patient’s basal metabolic rate is 1,400 calories and he/she

burns 900 calories with regular exercise, walking around and visiting a sports hall three times a week,” said Marina Gabisonia, dietician based in Tbilisi. “To lose weight, a patient should eat less than 2,300 calories (1,400 + 900 = 2,300). This is a calculation of BMR and activity level.

The idea is that the real secret to weight loss is to make small, lasting changes; to forget about instant results and settle in for the long run.

This way you won’t gain your weight back and more,” said Gabisonia.

It is advisable to visit a doctor and only after their examination to start dieting.

Possible problems needs to be ruled out right at the beginning of the weight loss process. It is not advisable to lose weight via a crash diet, endocrinologists say. A gradual approach to achieve lasting effects is most successful.

Physical activity is other advice they give to those who want to lose weight. “Going on a diet does not mean be-

ing hungry all the time. It is about getting the right nutrition. Efficient and balanced nutrition, getting the correct

During the diet selection process special attention should be paid to the budget of the individual client, motivation,

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numbers of calories and having a consistent regime give the best result. That way the patient and doctor are both satisfied,” said Nino Esakia, endocrinologist from Tbilisi.

“I understand that sometimes patients are advised to eat food which is not available in Tbilisi’s supermarkets or alternately is very expensive.

willingness and if she/he has any allergies,” Esakia added.

“The idea is to not cause a deficit of any vital substances in the diet,” said Irina Lomtadze, endocrinologist. “A balance should be kept between different food groups.

Fruit and vegetables are the best choice for a diet because they hinder the absorption of

fats and carbohydrates,” she added.

How can you lose weight without damaging your health? Moderate weight loss and keeping it so permanently is better than fast weight loss which weakens the organism, dieticians say. “Otherwise instead of having a beautiful body we can become unwell.

Many teenagers and young women starve arbitrarily.

Hunger and lack of vitamins cause different pathologies.

For example goitre, gastric pathologies, cachexia, skin diseases, infertility etc,” Esakia added.

Besides these diseases, in the case of a bad diet it is almost impossible to lose weight. In fact it is likely that one will actually gain weight instead, endocrinologists warn.

“What’s most effective is to keep cutting calories over a long period of time, thereby gradually reducing one’s weight. With rapid weight loss bulimia can often develop,” Lomtadze said. “In the

past protein diets have been popular. The protein content in food is very important, but without carbohydrates and fats in food as well, different problems can arise. Vitamin deficits, heart pathologies and immune system disorders are some of these problems,” she added.

People overeat for all kinds of reasons. Fast food, lack of exercise and nutritional disorders are pre-conditions of gaining weight. “This is a century of technological developments. People do not walk, instead they use transport for movement. People eat high calorie foods. This is why dieting is so common nowadays in the world and in Georgia as well,” Esakia said.

“Obesity is a worldwide problem. Nowadays people are more informed about the dangers of being obese. People fight against being overweight not only for aesthetic reasons, but as a disease,” added Lomtadze.

Sleep Well, Increase Your Work Productivity

By NANA MGHEBRISHVILI The FINANCIAL

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ore and more people are suffering by insomnia in the urbanized world including Georgia.

Insomnia destroys people’s health and causes lots of diseases. Insomnia influences on people’s mood and productivity at work. Such people are always irritated and unable to concentrate on something.

Sleepless nights can be caused by several reasons including stress, lack of physical activities, irrational eating habits and etc. Insomnia was one of the methods of torture in the middle ages.

“First, sleepless nights cause mental disorder, neurosis and depression,” Giorgi Giorgobiani, Director of Aversi Clinic in Tbilisi told the FINANCIAL. “Later starts disorder of blood-vessels system, somatic disorder. As a result, human’s organism has immune depression and lacks resistance to various diseases.

People, suffering by insomnia, catch cold easier than others. Other harder diseases are common for people suffering by insomnia as well. When a person has good sleeping regime, he/she recovers from any disease easier. Recovering process is faster during sleep.”

To get the sleep you need for a happier, healthier and more productive life, Better Sleep Council, United States recommends the following: 1.) Pay your sleep debt.

Getting even 30 minutes less sleep than your body needs can lead to accumulated sleep debt, which has both shortand long-term consequences for health, mood and performance, both on and off the job. It’s important to schedule 8 hours of sleep each night (7.5 to 8.5 is optimal) and maintain a regular sleep and wake schedule, even on the weekend.

2.) Performance evaluation. Though your mattress may not show physical signs of wear, it loses comfort and support over the years. It’s important to evaluate your

mattress every five to seven years to ensure it still provides optimal comfort and support. Research shows that the age of a mattress directly impacts the quality of sleep.

3.) Bedroom business.

Use your bedroom for sleep and sex only. The bedroom should be an uncluttered environment that is relaxing, comfortable and conducive to sleep and relaxation. Keep work, computers and televisions out of the bedroom!

4.) Kick the caffeine habit.

Research shows that caffeine interferes with getting a restful night’s sleep and waking refreshed in the morning.

Avoid tea, coffee and soft drinks close to bedtime.

5.) Make the investment.

You spend one-third of your life in bed. Be sure to invest in the best quality and most comfortable mattress you can afford to ensure a great night’s rest for a healthier, happier and more productive you.

Marriage Problems Linked to Poor Sleep in Toddlers A new study of more than 350 families in United States found that marital instability when infants are 9 months predicted difficulties falling asleep and staying asleep when they were 18 months old. This finding held true even after considering factors like children's temperaments, parents' anxiety levels, and birth order. However, the researchers found that the inverse wasn't true—children's sleep problems did not predict marital instability.

According to The National Sleep Foundation, U.S. researchers studied adoptive families contemplating divorce, thus ruling out genetic factors and focusing only on how family stress may affect a child’s development.

"Our findings suggest that the effects of marital instability on children's sleep problems emerge earlier in development than has been demonstrated previously," according to Anne M. Mannering, who was a research associate at the Oregon Social Learning Center when she worked on the study; she is currently with Oregon State University. "Parents should be aware that marital stress may affect the well-being of their children even in the first year or two of life”.

People Who Eat and Sleep Late May Gain Weight Staying up late, sleeping in every day and eating after 8:00 pm may be risk factors in weight gain. A recent study from Northwestern Medicine found that late sleepers consumed 248 more calories a day, mainly at dinner and later in the evening. They ate half as many fruits and vegetables, twice the fast food and drank more full-calorie sodas than those with earlier sleep times.

"The extra daily calories can mean a significant amount of weight gain - two pounds per month - if they are not balanced by more physical activity," said co-lead author Kelly Glazer Baron, a health

psychologist and a neurology instructor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

The study followed 51 participants, 23 late sleepers and 28 normal sleepers, with an average age of 30 for a week.

The participants wore a wrist actigraph to calculate their sleep and activity levels and completed food consumption diaries.

Late sleepers went to sleep at an average time of 3:45 am and woke up by 10:45 am, ate breakfast at noon, lunch at 2:30 pm, dinner at 8:15 pm and a final meal at 10:00 pm. Normal sleepers on average were up by 8:00 am, ate breakfast by 9:00 am, lunch at 1:00 pm, dinner at 7:00 pm, a last snack at 8:30 pm and were asleep by 12:30 am.

The study showed that in addition to the number of calories consumed each day, the timing was important. Those who ate after 8:00 pm were more likely to have a higher BMI, even after controlling for sleep timing and duration.

“The research findings could be relevant to people who are not very successful in losing weight,” said Phyllis Zee, M.D., the study’s lead author. "The study suggests regulating the timing of eating and sleep could improve the effectiveness of weight management programs."

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Zarapxana Presenting New Year Collection in Collaboration with Irakli Nasidze

By NANA MGHEBRISHVILI The FINANCIAL

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arapxana, the leading jewellery manufacturing company in Georgia, is working on a new collection in partnership with famous Georgian designer Irakli Nasidze. Zarapxana also intends to broaden its chain by opening a new shop in Tbilisi by the New Year and about five more shops in the capital and regions of Georgia in 2012.

Zarapxana currently operates seven fashionable shops, out of which five are located on Tbilisi’s main streets and two of them in the cities Kutaisi and Batumi.

“We see huge potential in the country,” George Georbelidze, General Director of Zarapxana, told The FINANCIAL. “We are trying to expand our chain in Georgia and to eventually be working at full capacity here. Only after that will we think about opening our brand’s shops abroad. This will probably be after several years. Our products will soon be available in some European countries. We are not going to open our brand’s shops there, but we will have official distributors.”

“We are planning lots of novelties for New Year,” Georbelidze said. “One of them will be a new collection made in partnership with designer Irakli Nasidze.

Such a project is unprecedented in Georgia. We are trying to import western jewellery design tendencies as Nasidze is living and working in Europe. A presentation of this collection is planned for New Year. We are still working on the collection and it has already attracted huge interest.”

Zarapxana has changed its strategy and the company now is oriented to all price segments of the population.

The company presented some new projects a short while ago. All these resulted in increased numbers of customers.

“We offered the new service New Instead of Old about two weeks ago,” said the company’s General Director. “Within the frames of the project anyone can bring an old piece of jewellery to us and exchange it for one of our products. The project has proved to be a great success. About 1,000 individuals have already used this service during the last two weeks alone.”

“Within the programme National Projects we have announced a competition.

Anyone can offer us their

George Georbelidze, General Director of Zarapxana

own jewellery designs. We have received many interesting ideas and the winner will be revealed in about two weeks. The new collection will be presented in partnership with the winner,” he explained.

Zarapxana offered the service of individual orders several years ago, but in recent times the company has improved the service significantly. It now gives several different types of possibilities to customers.

“We have our creative service,” Georbelidze said.

“Retail or corporate customers can come to us with their own design for jewellery and we can then make the piece of jewellery for them. They can bring their raw materials to us or we can make them using our own. Our creative service can partially or fully help them in creating the design as well. We can create any type of design. This service is very popular not just with women but with men as well.”

Zarapxana offers a repair service for jewellery as well.

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that the quality of all their services is guaranteed as Zarapxana has always been associated with high quality.

“We don’t have fixed prices for individual orders,” he said. “But I can say that prices are affordable for the average Georgian. We have a new price strategy and offer products of any price so as to be affordable for everyone. If anyone orders an individually made piece of jewellery at the Gold Market, the price won’t be much less than it would be at Zarapxana. Unlike us, however, the Gold

Market cannot guarantee high quality. Unfortunately many greedy people work there, who will try to take advantage of unsuspecting customers by putting prices up unfairly, for sometimes even shoddily-made work.”

Zarapxana holds nearly 10 percent share of the jewelry market in the country according to the company. It is the oldest jewellery brand in Georgia and has the biggest chain in the country.

“We do not have one distinct competitor in the market as our service is re-

ally outstanding. We compete with the whole market.

There is a price difference between us and other companies but we compensate for the high price with the high quality of the materials and design. By just looking at the jewellery everyone can recognise that it is made by Zarapxana. Such a level of awareness is similar to that of established, prominent international brands,” the General Director claims.

The price range in Zarapxana shops depends on the specific outlet. Prices per product start from 50 GEL and reach up to 20,000 GEL. Low and average segment products are sold more often, but high segment pieces are sold as well according to the company.

Zarapxana tries to keep prices as low as possible but according to world tendencies it has to set new prices four time in an year.

“Price increases daily in the world gold market,” Georbelidze said. “It changes twice a day on the London Stock Market. Prices increased significantly in 2011.

We had about a 30 percent increase. But more of a raise is predicted for 2012. If an ounce of gold costs 1,750 USD today, it is expacted to reach its maximum margin of 2,000 USD by the end of the first quarter of 2012.”

Increased prices have resulted in a new tendency in the world: the common use of a material which isn’t gold or silver but contains a concentration of both these metals. Such a trend is most noticeable in the USA. Europe is more oriented at white gold. Traditionally yellow gold remains most in demand in Georgia.

One of the best sold products is wedding rings. More and more couples are choosing original designs for wedding rings over traditional ones. Making inscriptions on wedding rings is very popular as well. We can already make them not just in Latin script, but in Georgian as well.”

Zarapxana will soon have a new machine for making inscriptions which can make it not only on jewellery but on different products and materials as well.

The company claims about 8 percent increase of sales in the 10 months of 2011 compared to last year.

Due to several important novelties Zarapxana plans to have a 12 percent increase by the end of 2011 and a 15 percent increase in 2012 in comparison to the results of 2011. The company is also planning to undergo a restyling process in 2012.

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By NANA MGHEBRISHVILI The FINANCIAL 1.2.3, the prominent European brand, is presenting a new winter collection for Georgian women. 1.2.3 is run by Adress, which manages several famous brands’ shops in Georgia including Tom Tailor, Etam, Promod and more.

“1.2.3 introduces a new collection once every month,” Sofio Adamia, Brand Man-

current collection and they are in high demand. Also, the colour yellow will be very popular in 2012.”

1.2.3 will have its Christmas collection available from the beginning of December. At the end of January the brand will already have its spring-summer collection on offer.

“The 1.2.3 design team each season develops, with a lot of enthusiasm, feminine collections in an elegant and modern style.

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We have our place in the market and this gives us possibilities to expand,” she stated. “We don’t have a direct competitor in the market as we are offering an outstanding collection as well as service. Our customer satisfaction level is increasing daily. When I’m about to purchase a new collection I always take into consideration our clients’ needs and requests.

We truly do our best to keep them constantly interested and satisfied with our products. ager of Adress, told The FINANCIAL. “All the items of clothing are created to the highest level of quality and follow the latest world trends. The three combined values: elegance, modern flavour and feminine charm symbolize the image of this brand. The brand is of premium class, therefore the quality of everything is guaranteed.1.2.3 is considered a classical-style brand but we do offer jeans and t-shirts as well. At 1.2.3 you can choose both a very elegant evening dress and casual trousers or a jacket.”

The prices at 1.2.3 are reasonable for the fashion-conscious Georgian buyers.

For example, the price of a pair of trousers ranges from 170 up to 240 GEL, t-shirts from 60-140 GEL. The Georgian prices are as close as possible to their original prices in France, the country where the products are manufactured. Trousers cost from 75 up to 100 EUR and t-shirts - 30-50 EUR in France.

“City-wear, eveningwear, casual-wear, 1.2.3’s collections are all designed with matching in mind,” Sofio said. “All the articles for a given theme go well together, and there are infinite possibilities in terms of combining them with each other. We not only offer apparel, but also accessories including bags, scarves and jewellery.”

1.2.3 is always offering various discounts and actions to their loyal customers. The brand has its own loyalty card whereby customers can accumulate points and then spend them in the shop. The company claims that use of their loyalty cards is popular with their customers. They even offer special discounts to their loyal customers on their individual birthdays.

1.2.3 started operating in Georgia in 2008.

“Georgian women’s taste in clothing has noticeably changed during the time since we opened our shop in Tbilisi,” said Sofio.

“Demand for colourful apparel has significantly increased during the last three seasons. Black was the dominant colour for a long time and for a while everyone was dressed in black. Now, however, more Georgians tend to go for colourful apparel. For example we have blue coats in our

ume, cuts, fabric qualities and embellishments of their garments,” she said.

1.2.3 has recently moved location. The new shop has a completely new, modern concept.

“With our friendly atmosphere and focus on wellbeing, the store and team offer our customers a high level of service quality,” Sofio said. “We try to make our customers feel as comfortable as possible when in our store.”

1.2.3 has one shop in Tbilisi. The company plans to expand the brand’s chain, but not in 2011. 1.2.3 will probably start operating in Batumi at some time in the future as well.

Embodying 1.2.3’s values and designed to keep customers in touch with all the latest news and trends, the brand creates rich, qualitative, interactive and direct contact with existing customers via its webpage and social media.

“Our customers can get information about our products, prices, discounts and actions via our webpage and facebook page. Our loyal customers receive messages informing them of any type of news. We try to keep our customers aware of collection updates and encourage them to visit our stores.”

1.2.3 started operating in Tbilisi three years ago but the actual foundation of the brand dates back to 1983. The brand belongs to the Etam group which was founded in 1915. Etam has two stores in Tbilisi, Etam Lingerie and 1.2.3. Etam Lingerie is located on Pekini street and 16 Chavchavadze Avenue. Etam linerie is focused on sexuality of female. 1.2.3 was born of an innovative concept: offering top-range quality at accessible prices. The brand has more than 300 shops all around the world: 190 of them are located in France, the company’s home country. 1.2.3 is the leader on the French market for mid/top range women’s fashion and especially in tailoring.

Night dresses by 1.2.3 and Etam lingeries are expressing elegance and self-con-

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Lanvin, Maybach and Chrome Hearts brands Soon to Appear at Roniko Optic Stores

By TAKO KHELAIA The FINANCIAL

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oniko, one of the leading optic companies in Georgia, is going to offer new brands to its customers soon.

Lanvin and Chrome Hearts glasses will soon appear in Roniko stores. According to Roland Javakhia, General Manager of Roniko, the famous and expensive brand Maybach will be available at Roniko in 2012.

Roniko is one of the leading optic companies in Georgia, established in 1996. Nowadays Roniko unites such famous sunglasses brands as Chanel, Versace, Cartier, Bvlgari, Givenchy, Stella McCartney, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Ralph Lauren, Ray Ban and many others. Roniko sells about 12-15,000 glasses a year.

“Our partner Luxottica often gives us statistics about which models of sunglasses are most sold in different parts of the world. Actually, Georgian consumers have remarkably good taste. The same models and shapes of sunglasses which are popular in Georgia are also popular in different parts of the world.

Large sized sunglasses, round shaped and so called Cats Eyes sunglasses are the most popular styles nowadays,” Javakhia said.

“Traditionally black colour, classic sunglasses are always popular among our customers, but there are many different colours which are also becoming quite popular. At the moment combined colours are very popular,” Javakhia said.

“Ray Ban is the number one brand in sales of sunglasses in Georgia as well as in different parts of the world. There is a lot of demand in society for this brand. Ray Ban has more than 100 models. The top ten of these models total the sales of the other 90. The Ray Ban Aviator, Wayfarer and Clubmaster are the most well sold models of Ray Ban. So called Lenons are also quite in demand,” Javakhia said.

According to Javakhia Ray Ban has become a wellknown brand around the

Roland Javakhia, General Manager of Roniko

world. As he says, Ray Ban glasses are very attractive for representatives of any income level.

“Students, wealthy people or the unemployed all buy Ray Ban sunglasses with the same level of desire. Not long ago the famous star Sharon Stone visited Georgia. She was wearing Ray Ban Aviator glasses. Aviator is not a new shape for Ray Ban, it has already existed for quite a long time but it has become even more popular in recent times. Ray Bans are the best sold sunglasses all over the world,” Javakhia said. “the portfolio of different brands of sunglasses at Roniko increases every year. This year we have added some new brands. We have about 75 brands represented in our network. We are selling more than 3,000 Ray Bans every year and this year sales of this brand reached 3,300 and it’s not yet the end of the year. There are brands which have found their own niche on the market, like Cartier, D&G, Bvlgari, Prada, Chanel, Versace and many others.

These are the brands that have slightly higher prices.

Fielmann, Eschenbach Gemini and George Piralli have slightly more affordable prices and are quite popular brands with Roniko customers. These brands hold about 50% of our company’s sales,” Javakhia said.

“Prices at Roniko are very competitive. Many foreigners are buying sunglasses from our company and we receive many orders from them. We have better prices than the other companies in our sphere, even those that exist in different countries in the world. Brands like Cartier, Bvlgari, the golden line of Dolce & Gabbana and golden line of Ray Ban are more expensive than the others. The prices of these brands vary from 1,500, 2,000 to 3,000 GEL. The average price of Ray Ban sunglasses is 299 GEL, D&G - 440 GEL, Prada - 485 GEL, Bvlgari - 560 GEL, and Chanel - 650 GEL,” said Javakhia.

“We have a very good range of products under 100 GEL. People can buy pretty, interesting g sunglasses for as little as 38,

45, and 60 GEL at Roniko.

The quality of these lower priced sunglasses is quite high and I recommend people pay attention to all the sunglasses at Roniko that are sold for less than 100 GEL,” Javakhia said.

According to Javakhia, consumers should pay a lot of attention to the quality of sunglasses and the metals that they are made from.

“The quality of sunglasses is very important. Consumers should always pay much attention to the consistency of the metal and the quality of the plastic. Nowadays 90% of optical lens are made of plastics that are lighter than the glass and are unbreakable,” Javakhia said.

“Wearing sunglasses during the winter is necessary mostly in the mountains.

It’s quite dangerous to be without sunglasses when in the mountains as it may injure or harm one’s eyes quite seriously. Everyone should protect themselves from the sun’s direct rays. In summer as well as in winter people should use high quality sunglasses. If the sunglasses are g g of low quality then it’s better not to use them at all. Low quality plastic can double the harmful rays of the sun,” Javakhia said.

“The stereotype of the necessity to use pro-

tective glasses whilst sitting at the computer should be changed. Computers at the moment are very developed and emit less radiation.

There are some special rules for working on computers.

People sometimes get too tense while working on the computer and in this case the role of protective glasses is very low. People have to rest their eyes and mind from the computer screen every 45 minutes, even for just 3-4 minutes, and that’s the most important rule,” Javakhia explains.

According to Javakhia, demand for contact and colour contact lenses among Georgians has significantly increased recently.

“Contact and colour contact lenses are much in demand among Georgians.

We have the highest quality contact lenses on offer. Ciba Vision is a leading Swiss company whose assortment is available to Roniko consumers. We have Airoptic lenses that are possible to be worn throughout the whole day. We even have Night and Dayy Ciba Vision lenses that are possible to be worn for a whole month. These lenses are quite comfortable for those who travel a lot, have lots of work to do or are sportsmen.

People can forget about their eyesight problems for one month and save time. We also have Johnson & Johnson contact lenses on sale in our network,” Javakhia said.

“It’s my advice for everyone to always buy the highest quality contacts, colour contact lenses, sunglasses or glasses. There might be a few differences in the price of high quality and low quality sunglasses, but buying better ones reduces the risk of any harmful effects. It’s very important to adhere to the rules of using contact lenses. We always explain the rules of using contact lenses to our customers,” Javakhia said.

According to Javakhia, Roniko will offer 10% discounts for the New Year and he promises that there are many pleasant surprises lined up for Roniko customers.

“We want to thank our clients for their custom and therefore we are preparing many prizes for our clients for the New Year. We also recently launched the Roniko VIP card. Consumers, who spend up to GEL 500 at Roniko, will receive VIP card.

Owners of VIIP card and get some special discounts and many surprises from our company therefore,” Javakhia said.

“The year 2011 has been quite interesting for us. We opened some new stores and started thinking about developing the network in different regions of Georgia.

Overall this year has been quite stable. 2011 was very successful for our company,” Javakhia said.

“We pay a great deal of attention to the education of our staff. So the year 2011 has been quite important in this direction as well. Many partners of our company visited us and shared the novelties presented in the sphere.

We held some special trainings and seminars for our staff. About seven educational seminars were held this year. For November 24-25, a new group of professionals will arrive in Georgia and hold a special training about sales technology, customer relationships and many other interesting themes for our company’s staff. Our companyy will keep p p on developing p g in the future and we will keep on offering novelties to our clients as well,” Javakhia told The FINANCIAL.

“Wearing sunglasses during the winter is necessary mostly in the mountains. It’s quite dangerous to be without sunglasses when in the mountains as it may injure or harm one’s eyes quite seriously.”

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New Hotel and Business Plans from Temur Chkhonia

By MARIAM PAPIDZE The FINANCIAL

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emur Chkhonia, owner of Coca-Cola Bottlers Georgia, McDonald’s chain in Tbilisi and Kutaisi, and Georgia Palace Hotel in Kobuleti, is planning new business expansion.

Another GPH Hotel is to be opened in Tbilisi and one in Mestia too. The businessman also plans to add new McDonald’s restaurants in other Georgian cities.

Mr. Temur Chkhonia shared his plans and vision in an interview with The FINANCIAL. Q. Georgia Palace Hotel is an exclusive five-star hotel in Georgia. Why did you decide to build it in the summer resort Kobuleti and not for example in Batumi, or in the capital city Tbilisi?

A. Kobuleti is the best destination for people who are looking for beauty and health because of its rare micro climate. Kobuleti is a true health resort. It is the best place for ‘air therapy’. The climate of the resort has a positive effect on people suffering from chronic cardio-vascular disease. Kobuleti’s beach is one of the best beaches on the Black Sea coast.

There is a unique marsh in Kobuleti. It is a very beautiful and clean area in the city. The marsh regulates the climate and humidity of the resort.

The marsh, Mtirala Mountain and seaside climate combine to make a wonderful synthesis for the perfect holiday. This is one of the main reasons why I chose this location for Georgia Palace Hotel.

The development of tourism in Georgia means that Tbilisi is the most promising and profitable place in the country.

Though the regions are developing in the country as well, there is no better place than Tbilisi for the hotel business.

This is a traditional and renowned place in the Caucasus.

Most of our clients are from those countries which know us very well. These are mainly post soviet countries. Georgia’s growing awareness in the world started in 2008, from the period of the war onwards.

Tourism is one of the bases of awareness.

Q. Please tell us about the building of Georgia Palace Hotel. How did the idea to build the hotel first arise?

A. It is difficult for me to answer this question because the hotel’s construction project was very emotional for me.

Before Georgia Palace Hotel on that plot of land there was a sanatorium named Georgia.

It was one of the most prestigious resting places in the Soviet Union. Only important figures were able to stay in the

hotel. When I was a little boy, my mother and I used to spend our holidays in rented rooms. It was always my dream to stay in that sanatorium, however I was not allowed to spend my holidays there. So I used to secretly look into the yard of the sanatorium. I saw waiters and waitresses dressed in white, serving beautiful ladies and gentlemen.

The gate was opening and I saw someone, a very important person, sitting in a black car entering the sanatorium’s courtyard.

It was a mysterious place for me. It was at that time that I promised myself that one day I would buy the sanatorium and let everyone have the opportunity to go there and enjoy their holidays. My dream came true when I bought the sanatorium at auction. I have since built a new, modern hotel and now my hotel’s door is open to everyone.

Q. How did you manage to achieve the low cost, yet high quality standard at your hotel?

A. First of all we employed young staff and not professionals. We employed college students from Kobuleti; young residents of Kobuleti. As they are local residents, it is in their interest to work well in the hotel, because if the hotel is prestigious, then it means that their city is prestigious and lots of new tourists will visit their city. Also, Italian professionals are involved in the management control process. They supervise the work of local staff.

I am involved in the hotel’s everyday activity as well. I often used to work as a waiter. My wife participates in the hotel’s management. Lots of things are arranged in the hotel according to her taste. My grandchild, 14 year old Mariam, has been working as a waitress in our hotel’s bar. She earned 1,315 GEL in three months.

She was very happy and proud because of this. Working as a waitress was absolutely her decision, no one forced her to work. According to Georgian understanding, a waitress is akin to a prostitute. In reality however this is a very important profession in bar and restaurant management.

She wants to work at reception next year. She doesn’t ask me for money, she’d rather earn it herself.

Q. how successfully does it work when the

whole family is involved in the hotel’s management?

A. Every single one of our hotel’s clients say that they feel as though they are at home in our hotel. These people have become big friends of the hotel. My family and I are in close relations with many of them. We always listen to their opinions about our hotel ourselves and not via the hotel’s staff. They give us advice about what is the best thing about our hotel, or what Temur Chkhonia, owner of Georgia Palace Hotel doesn’t work so well. We are always developing and improving our service according to GPH HEALTH FACILITIES their advice.

Q. Who are your partThe 156 room hotel is attended by a courteous ners in the hotel manageand well-trained professional staff whose impeccable ment process? service is guaranteed to impress guests with their A. Some Italians are our partners.

Architects from first-class touch and ability to make everyone feel Italy and Peru built Georgia at home. All the guestrooms offer air-conditioning, Palace Hotel. Georgian archicable internet, TV with satellite channels, a mini bar tect Marika Tsagareli worked and safe-boxes, direct-dial telephone, hair-dryer, with them as well. Our hotel is based on Italian style. We bathrobes, slippers and bathroom amenities. have the best equipment in the world and everything is Italian.

The head chef and the manager Georgia Palace Hotel exclusively provides facilities of our hotel are both Italian. to meet the needs of guests seeking health and Italians are famous throughout the world in the hotel managebeauty care procedures. Georgia Palace Hotel Spa ment sector, which is why I with its stylish décor and peaceful atmosphere chose them as my partners. ensures relaxation and recreation. Modern Spa centre Q. You opened Georgia caters for a wide variety of treatments and offers the Palace Hotel in 2007. Why have you not opened anchoice of advanced body and face therapies including: other Georgia Palace Ho• Aromatherapy tel in other cities of Geor• Different types of massage (Relaxing massage, gia since then?

General massage, Swedish massage, Anti-cellulite A. I am planning network massage with natural honey) expansion and am going to open an 18-room hotel on Er• Face and body peels ekle Street in Tbilisi, but this • Photo-rejuvenation will happen after 2014. Now I • Infra-red sauna am oriented on opening new • Hydro-colon therapy branches of McDonald’s. One of them will be opened in Ba• Anti-stress package tumi and one of them in Tbilisi, • Detox package next year. The most beautiful • Distress package for men and women McDonald’s will be opened • Chocolate day next to Didube Metro Station. I Beauty Parlour offers a wide range of procedures believe there should be 12 McDonald’s in total in Tbilisi. We using Swiss Line production: plan to open new McDonald’s • Desincrustration restaurants in Rustavi, Telavi • Deep cleaning and treatment of different skin and in other cities. types We are building a new hotel in Mestia as well. We have al• Intensive face lifting ready opened a hotel in Sigh• Complex moisturizing procedures naghi. It is a very beautiful • Bio depilation hotel with its own perfect res• Photo depilation taurant as well. Its name is SolYou can also find a beauty centre offering hair and omoni 1805 and was opened in 2010. make-up service, manicure and pedicures.

Q. What is your contriTo stay healthy and fit guests can use the indoor bution to the development and outdoor swimming pool, gym and sauna. of the infrastructure in Kobuleti?

A. I have done lots of things for Kobuleti and I don’t think

there are any other people who have done the same. Kobuleti has become a more popular resort. We are like the ‘golden standard’. No one wants to build a worse hotel than ours.

They try to make their hotels look like Georgia Palace Hotel.

Many professionals are trained in our hotel. After our trainings, they then go on to work in the Radisson, Sheraton and other hotels. We bring a large sum of money to the local budget. And, finally, there is the hotel in Kobuleti, which is one of the best hotels in the world.

Q. People call your hotel Chkhonia’s Hotel. This name has become a visit card for Kobuleti. What do you think about that?

A. I am very happy that my hotel is associated with Kobuleti and with my name. Nowadays, everyone talks about Batumi and not Adjara on the whole for example. When I talk about Kobuleti, people ask me where it is. I explain that it is in Adjara. They then ask where Adjara is. When I mention Batumi, they already know where it is. That is not good! In fact Kobuleti is a much more important resort for tourism development than Batumi in my opinion. The biggest problem is that internal tourism is not developed enough in Georgia.

Q. As for health and beauty, how does Georgia Palace Hotel take care of its clients’ health and beauty?

A. Georgia Palace Hotel is the perfect choice for the discerning guest, one seeking to relax in a luxurious atmosphere with all modern conveniences and an extensive range of health and wellness facilities.

Our modern spa centre caters for a wide variety of treatments and offers a choice of advanced

Our main clients are foreigners living in Georgia. body and face therapies. With different services we offer a pre wedding treatment package. It includes body correction and skin cleaning, weight loss, exercise and access to the swimming pool. In general a treatment package includes traditional Ayurveda massage procedures, internal herbal medicines, special Ayurveda diet and yoga.

The whole spa centre meets international standards and its clients are always satisfied.

Indians, Russians, Ukrainians and Georgians work in the spa centre. A ten day package with a guarantee to lose 6 kilos, costs 600 GEL. But, unfortunately, not many people take advantage of this offer. We introduce new technologies, but cannot find clients to use them.

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Body for Rent A look at surrogacy in Georgia

By TATIA MEGENEISHVILI The FINANCIAL

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or 26 year old Anna being a surrogate mother is her main source of income. She is now pregnant with her second child, impregnated according to the practice. It was hard for her to make the initial decision to become a surrogate, but she has already got used to it now.

“Social and economic problems pushed me to taking this decision. I have already done this once before and I know that I am not doing anything wrong,” said Anna.

“It was difficult, however, at the beginning, mostly because of the reactions of some of my relatives. No one understood me, even my own parents, but I still m a d e t h i s

move.”

Anna already has her own child.

She said the feelings were different between the pregnancies. “I can clearly remember the period of being pregnant with my own child. At that time I

understood why I was pregnant from the very beginning. Now, being a surrogate mother is my job and nothing more,” she added.

“It took a lot of time to convince myself that I was making the correct decision. It was very difficult psychologically. When doctors assured me that the child would not have a genetic connection to me whatsoever; that I would only be a carrier and not the mother, that the child would not be mine by even one percent, I calmed down,” added Anna.

According to data of the National Statistics Office of Georgia the birth-rate over the last ten years has increased by 3.1%. It is not clear what percent of that is children born via a surrogate. According to doctor’s data, the number of surrogate mothers has increased recently. The majority of surrogate mothers explain that the financial aspect is the most determining factor in their decision.

Doctors consider that becoming a surrogate mother could be a business for women. “Surrogacy has recently become popular in our country.

It has increased by approximately 15 times. And of course the prices have increased too,” said Ketevan Robakidze, Director of the Georgian Medical Tourism Company.

Two or three years ago, as a surrogate a woman could earn about 10,000 USD. Now she can earn more than 13,000 USD. As for the prices, an egg donor gets 1,500-2,500 GEL whereas surrogate mothers are paid up to 13,000-15,000 GEL. The price increases if the woman has already given birth to children via this method. For couples the sum is 20,000-25,000 GEL. In other countries the price of surrogacy is 50,000 USD. In Georgia, however, the prices are different for local and foreign couples. Medical institutions say that there are a lot of people willing to hire a surrogate mother. There are more hiring applicants than willing surrogate mothers. “Due to moral and religious issues in our country, many do not dare take these steps specifically because of their society’s stance toward the issue, but people now are more informed on the subject and the situation is improving greatly in this respect,” said Tamar Khachapuridze, Director of the Surrogate Motherhood and Donation Centre Human Georgia.

Not everyone can be a surrogate. One must be 20-35 years old, must have had a child already, and be physically healthy. A surrogate mother is a woman who carries a childless couple’s embryo and has no genetic link to the child. Therefore doctors say that a surrogate mother cannot be the egg donor for the child she carries. When a couple needs both a donor mother and a surrogate, they must take the egg from another woman, because the surrogate mother must not have a genetic connection with the foetus she carries. If the child is genetically hers, then it will turn out that she is selling her own child, which is a criminal offence.

People working in this sphere say that there is a growth of surrogacy in Georgia which is supported by the fact that in developed countries this sector is comparatively very expensive. Therefore those

seeking surrogate mothers go to poor countries where the living standards are very low. “We have both Georgian and foreign patients. There is a very high rate of childless couples in Georgia and in other countries as well.” said Tamar Khachapuridze. “In European countries there are about 1-2 million childless couples, 6-7 million in the USA and Canada. Because of the high prices and certain legal restrictions foreign couples often go to relatively cheaper developing countries to find a surrogate. Surrogacy is prohibited by law in Austria, Norway, Sweden, France, in some Scandinavian countries, and in some states of the US. In some countries only non-commercial surrogacy is allowed. Obviously, not many are willing to be a non-profit, volunteer surrogate,” she added.

Doctors working in this field say that in the developed world the number of childless couples has greatly increased and that is because medicine has invented surrogacy. Surrogacy means transferring an embryo in to a foreign organism in order for it to grow. This, however, leads to differences in opinion. For some it is a sin and for some humans it is a kindness. This method has been sufficiently tested. In turn, there are other obstacles, in particular the challenge of finding good surrogate mothers.

The first child born via artificial insemination in 1978 Louise Brown, now has her own children.

The first child carried by a surrogate, a girl, was born in England in 1986. As for Georgia, the first child born by artificial insemination was born in 1999 and by a surrogate - in 2004.

In some countries surrogacy is legal for samesex couples, but that is not the case in Georgia.

“We don’t serve same-sex couples, because according to the legislation of Georgia a ‘couple’ is the union of a man and a woman. But for a couple to hire the services of a surrogate mother, it is not mandatory for them to be married,” said Khachapuridze.

“This field of medicine does not exist without its risks. Any childless couple which starts a relationship with us is informed of the risks. They know in advance that the rate of success of artificial insemination is only 40%. Similarly, we provide all the information to the surrogates,” said Ketevan Robakidze.

“We explain to the willing surrogate women that in pregnancy they are just vessels and that they don’t have any sort of rights after the child is born,” she added.

If a surrogate mother loses the embryo then it is the company’s responsibility to investigate the cause. If negligence on the part of the surrogate was not the case, then she still gets money according to the contract, however if it is the mother’s fault, then she must reimburse money to the couple. No one woman in Georgia has given birth to more than two children as a surrogate. The person who has given birth to the most children as a surrogate is a 39 year old woman; she has given birth to nine children as a surrogate. In Georgia a woman can be a surrogate as many times as she wants until she reaches the age of 35.

Are Skinny Jeans a Health Risk?

By MARIAM PAPIDZE The FINANCIAL

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ashionable, popular and in-demand skin tight jeans can be dangerous for your health, doctors say. It can give you an amazing silhouette and can squeeze you to the limit at the same time. Skinny jeans could be the culprit of nerve damage however. The syndrome is called Meralgia Paraesthetica and causes a tingling and burning feeling in the legs. The symptoms are caused by the pressure that the tight jeans put on the legs. Doctors say that the latest fashion victims from skinny jeans are facing a real health concern.

“The condition starts when too-tight jeans compress a nerve that cuts off sensation to the thigh. When the pressure is removed and the wearing of tight jeans is reduced, the nerves will recover,” said Giorgi Giorgobiani, Aversi Clinical Director. “I am talking about

a nerve that runs through the groin called the femoral cutaneous nerve. With tight clothing, even tight jeans, it can become numb down the thighs and into the buttocks. Lower extremities or limbs, such as shins and hips are called a second heart. They provide blood circulation, blood going back to the heart,” Giorgobiani added.

“Imagine the vein that takes blood from the toe to the heart.

For this circulation an elastic wall of blood vessels should be free. If something tightens or disturbs them, the vessels can not move freely and this will cause different problems. Not only blood vessels, but muscles are important too as they participate in the blood circulation process. It is unacceptable to compress blood vessels and muscles. In men’s cases tight jeans restrict blood flow and increase body temperature which kills sperm. Tight jeans, shoes, underwear, and tight clothes in general are not recommended by doctors,” he added.

Skinny jeans and high heels are the daily uniform for 19 year old Eliso. She is a fan of tight jeans and thinks they are the hottest piece of clothing ever. “It makes me look sexier. I prefer tight fitted clothes generally. I am not comfortable wearing baggy trousers, but I prefer to wear looser clothing on top. Despite the fact that I know it might cause health problems I always wear

tight jeans,” said Eliso.

People sometimes buy things that they know are going to hurt them when they know they are going to look good in them. In the case of skinny jeans, they have a huge number of fans around the world. Whether you love them or loathe them, they are everywhere. Comfortable, durable and versatile jeans can be found in almost every de-

signer’s clothing collection.

Georgian designers still refuse to produce jeans. They think that producing jeans is non profitable in Georgia.

“The reason why I don’t use jeans in my collection is not that they might cause health problems. I would encounter financial problems in producing jeans in Georgia,” said Tamuna Elizbarashvili, Designer.

“They need a special machine which is expensive to buy.

When you have this machine you have to produce a large quantity of jeans. So what happens if they aren’t sold. If, for example, you do not buy this machine and just order your collection to be made in Turkey, the same quantity must be made. It is nonsense to order less than thousands of jeans there,” she added.

It was found out that Georgian designers don’t have this special machine, but sometimes use jeans in their collections. Tamuna Elizbarashvili explains that only some denim details can be used in such cas-

es. “Making jeans without the special machine means you do not have real jeans. They need special stitches, a special machine, and a long term process,” she added.

Tamuna Ingorokva is one of the designers who uses jeans in her collections. She doesn’t think her jeans are dangerous for the health. The designer has said that if people wear their correct size of trousers, they won’t cause any problems. “Perhaps it is true that people suffer for fashion and don’t pay adequate attention to their health. But I do not think that skinny jeans are dangerous. It is only a design, a form of jeans. If you wear a smaller size of jeans than your real measurements, then that might restrict movement of course,” said Ingorokva. “In my collection, I used jeans, dresses, jackets. It was beautiful collection, but did not sell well. So many jeans are imported in Georgia that people unfortunately do not buy from local designers,” she added.

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Plastic Surgery Trends in Georgia

By MARIAM PAPIDZE The FINANCIAL

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f you are unhappy with your appearance when you look in the mirror, you should know that it is possible to change the way you look. However it will probably cost you thousands of dollars.

Face and forehead lifts, changing the shape of the eyes, ears, chin and lips aren’t the only possibilities of plastic surgery. Liposuction, breast reconstruction and nose jobs are the most in-demand plastic surgery operations in Georgia. A lot of women are willing to pay a high price to look more beautiful.

At least 20,000 GEL is necessary to have plastic surgery from head to toe.

Beauty requires sacrifice especially in the case of plastic surgery, where it is about money. The prices of plastic surgery in Georgian clinics are almost the same: liposuction - 200-2,500 GEL, breast reconstruction - 3,000-6,500 GEL, and nose job - 2,0004,100 GEL. “Rhinoplasty (nose job) is the most popular plastic surgery operation not just in Georgia, but in the whole of the Caucasus, in Italy, Portugal and other countries too.

Out of them patients with hooked noses are the majority,” said Iva Kuzanov, the Director of Kuzanov Clinic.

“Patients want for it not to be noticeable that their noses have been operated on. We offer them open rhinoplasty.

That way the nose will suit the face of the individual patient.

The operation lasts from between one to four hours,” added Kuzanov.

Kuzanov Clinic conducts about 600 plastic surgery operations a year.

The average age of applicants for plastic surgery is between 20-50 years. In the case of rhinoplasty mostly 18-25 years old patients visit plastic surgery clinics. ”Af-

ter 25 years of age, there is a decline of patients requesting this surgery. But I do remember one case of a 65 year old woman who came in and underwent a rhinoplasty,” added Kuzanov.

People undergo plastic surgery because of body-image dissatisfaction. “During pregnancy and breastfeeding a woman’s body loses its original shape. For lots of women this is a tragedy and for me it was as well,” said Nino Jorbenadze, mother of 3 daughters. “My friends gave me lots of advice on how not to lose the form of my breasts and belly. These methods were not effective so I decided to undergo plastic surgery.”

Liposuction is a cosmetic surgery operation performed by removing fat from a small cut (0.3-0.5 cm) using a hollow tube to correct body shape.

Rhinoplasty improves the appearance or size of a human nose. It can also be performed to heal breathing problems and restore breathing by the nose. Breast reconstruction is surgery using expanders, implants and auto-tissues. All of them are surgical procedures.

Non-surgical procedures, such as Botox procedures and lip augmentation with special gel are more popular than surgical ones.

“Whereas in our clinic three surgeries are done per day, non-surgical procedures are done 15 times per day. Mimic wrinkle correction is a very popular procedure in our clinic. Treatment of severe frown lines and wrinkle reduction around the eyes is done with Botox. We guarantee the quality of the Botox and silicone breast implants we use.

We buy them from Germany and America,” said Giga Mikautadze, the Manager of Gia Gvaramia Clinic.

Women make up the majority of plastic surgery patients in the country. In Georgian clinics 95% of plastic surgery patients are women. But men go under the knife too.

“Among men the most popular operations are nose jobs,

mandibular surgery and cosmetic chin surgery. We have four operating days per week.

At least two nose job operations are done every day,” said the Manager of Caraps Medline Clinic.

“Mandibular surgery is done to correct an overgrowth of the lower jaw. As for cosmetic chin surgery, it reshapes the chin by enhancement with an implant or by reduction of the bone. These problems are common among men,” added the Manager.

Just as breast reconstruction is one of the most demanded plastic surgery operations in Georgia, breast reduction has its clients as well. Breast reduction means decreasing one’s breast size.

This is one of the least demanded surgeries. “The reason why patients want to have this surgery done is when the size of their breast is too large and causes discomfort. Imagine 8 kilo breasts! Such a size of breast causes discomfort and can also result in spinal problems,” said Mikautadze.

Another rarely demanded surgery is a sex change. In Kuzanov Clinic the transformation of women into men is more common than men into women. “This surgery has 2 stages: removal of exterior feminine signs and reconstruction of the genitals - phalloplasty. Phalloplasty lasts for between 10-12 hours,” said Kuzanov.

Plastic surgery has become a worldwide phenomenon and desired by most people.

According to ASPS (American Society of Plastic Surgeons), 13.1 million cosmetic plastic surgery procedures were performed in the United States in 2010, up 5% from 2009. The most demanded plastic surgery operations are: breast augmentation, nose reshaping, eyelid surgery, liposuction and tummy tuck.

As for men’s plastic surgery, ASPS announced that men underwent 1.1 million plastic surgery procedures in 2010, an average 2% increase over the previous year.

No tobacco at EURO 2012 The FINANCIAL

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he 14th Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) European Football Championship (EURO 2012) will be totally tobacco free.

UEFA’s decision to ban tobacco from the world’s third largest sporting event sends a strong message to football fans everywhere, reaffirming the link between football and good health.

UEFA will enforce a complete ban on the use, sale or promotion of tobacco in all stadia involved in the tournament. The regulation will apply without exception to all spaces within stadia perimeters, both indoors and outdoors. This tobacco-free policy was developed with the World Health Organization (WHO), World Heart Federation, European Healthy Stadia Network, local organizing committees in the host countries, Poland and Ukraine, and local health advocacy groups.

Tobacco use contributes to the deaths of some 650 000

European Union (EU) citizens a year, including thousands who never smoked but had to breathe the smoke from others. As policies ensuring smoke-free environments are becoming the norm around the world, more and more Europeans have come to expect clean air in public places.

“A tobacco-free EURO 2012 is about respecting the health of our spectators and everyone else involved in the tournament,” said UEFA President Michel Platini. “We uphold the highest standards of health, safety and comfort at our flagship tournament, and tobacco does not fit within them.”

“A tobacco-free EURO 2012 makes so much sense,” said Zsuzsanna Jakab, WHO Regional Director for Europe.

“Tobacco use kills and causes serious illnesses. This is a great example of what can be done within the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which is already scoring goals across Europe.”

Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, is delighted with UEFA’s decision and pointed out its potential for impact: “EURO 2012 will be a magnet for millions of spectators and fans; in addition, a

tobacco-free EURO 2012 sets standards for other sporting events around the continent.”

Urging host cities to work with health advocates to ensure smoke-free public transport, restaurants and fan zones, she added: “Football and sport is about health and performance, and tobacco is about the opposite: they just don’t mix.”

The total ban on tobacco consumption, sale and promotion at UEFA EURO 2012 goes beyond local restrictions, and supports internationally accepted standards for smoke-free public spaces and bans on tobacco promotion.

The Polish Minister of Health, Ewa Kopacz, explained their significance: “Tobacco use is an addiction that kills 60 000 Poles a year. Taking tobacco out of EURO 2012 doesn’t take the fun out of football; it just makes the tournament safer for all involved and helps Poland tackle one of its biggest health problems.”

She is convinced that a tobacco-free EURO 2012 will help build public support for measures in line with WHO recommendations that will help her country get tobacco use under control – a great legacy for the tournament.

Ukrainian health officials

also welcome support from football: until the country took measures to control tobacco use in recent years, smoking rates among Ukrainian men were among the highest in the world. The Minister of Health, Oleksandr Anischenko, explained that, thanks to tobacco control policy, these sky-high rates have started to decline, but that tobacco is still a major cause of premature death and more should be done to control it: “Tobacco use is a big health tragedy and also a big cost to our economic productivity. We are grateful that EURO 2012 will help get this message across to the many Ukrainians who still smoke: with tobacco, we all lose.”

The total ban on tobacco consumption, sale and promotion at EURO 2012 is a natural outcome of UEFA’s commitment to promoting healthy lifestyles through football. This is a core theme of its Football and Social Responsibility activities, which use football to help get a handle on some of Europe’s top health, social and environmental problems.

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elebrity pet-owners like Paris Hilton and Britney Spears have prompted a rise in the demand for miniature dogs the world over including in Georgia. It is more common for such dogs to be seen with female companions, while most men prefer to have a more masculine breed such as a Caucasian Shepherd or Bull Terrier. All dog owners are advised to take their dogs to their local vet every month.

Those who are thinking about buying a dog should be prepared for the responsibilities, not least financial.

Will you have enough time to spend training, grooming and exercising a dog? Are you ready to spend the extra money to ensure the best future for your dog? These are the main questions you need to answer before buying a dog.

But if you have already made the decision, you should know the following.

Vets warn dog owners that dog diseases can be dangerous for their owner’s health as well in case of neglect. Feeding, vet bills, regular inoculations, general health and any accidents or illnesses that might befall a dog are a part of the dog care process.

“Dog rabies and different viral diseases can all be found in dogs. If a dog is sick, the owner is at risk of the disease’s infestation through mosquito bites,” vet Gena Simonov explains. “Those who are looking to own a dog should be responsible for the dog and should take care of him/her properly. Food and water, shelter, safety, regular veterinary care and exercise are very necessary for every dog. Otherwise your dog will suffer from physical problems and will have behavioural problems too,” added Simonov.

“Dogs need feeding twice a day. No more,” said Natasha Mestvirishvili, vet. “Dogs need daily exercise, at least two walks a day to expend their natural energy. Part of looking after dogs is keeping them clean. Don’t just wash the dog whenever you feel like it. How often you wash the dog should depend on how dirty it gets. And finally, take them to the vet at least once a year. Dogs are not able to tell us when they feel ill, so we have to guess,” she added.

A dog’s health and beauty are closely linked with each other. Bathing, grooming, ear and nail care can all make a dog look beautiful and healthy. Like other pets, dogs don’t care about fashion and beauty, but their owners do.

Dog owners have found that dogs appreciate as much at-

tention as they can get; like people, dogs need to look and feel beautiful.

Do you know how much you need to make your dog look beautiful? The only ‘dog beauty salon’ in Tbilisis, Zooplaza, located at Kostava 67, offers to keep your dog looking and feeling their best. At least 150 GEL is necessary for making your dog look fashionable. At least 200 dogs visit the salon periodically.

“First of all, a dog needs bathing, which isn’t fun for most dogs, but they get used to quickly. We use professional shampoo and conditioner from France and the Netherlands. We offer antiphrastic

shampoos. Also shampoos with floral and citrus aromas, for problematic skin and so on. Of course it is possible to bath your dog at home, but it’s difficult to dry its fur properly at home, which can cause future problems,” said Ina Rukhadze, the Director of Zooplaza.

As the hairdressers explained, a second bath is often necessary to ensure that the entire body has been cleaned.

Dogs should be bathed with warm, not hot water.

The second procedure, grooming, is both hygienic care and cleaning of the dog.

Depending on the dog’s breed, age, and health, grooming

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may be a daily activity. For example, Poodle, Bichon Frise and Shish Tzu typically need their hair cut every 10-14 days for hygiene reasons.

“Grooming isn’t just beauty care. All good dog owners should know that grooming is important as it frees the dog from annoying skin problems and parasites. If a dog doesn’t have long hair, then grooming isn’t necessary. In this case brushing is enough. It is for checking for fleas and ticks.

Daily brushing is required for long-haired dogs, medium-haired dogs need weekly brushing and short-haired - a month in between brushing,” said Rukhadze.

Long and ingrown nails can disturb a dog while walking. They shouldn’t be cut too short as this hurts the dog as well. If a dog’s nails are allowed to grow too long then walking will become increasingly painful to the dog.

This procedure is one of the most popular at Zooplaza Dog Beauty Salon. But, as Ina Rukhadze said, just cut-

ting long nails isn’t the whole procedure, which involves a manicure too.

“Manicures are mainly given to decorative dogs that are walked often. Whatever colour manicure the owner of the dog has is almost always the colour given to the dog,” said Rukhadze.

Ear care is almost the last step of a dog’s hygiene procedure. Some dogs can go their whole lives without ear problems, and the only routine ear cleaning needed is during their monthly bath. Other dogs have chronic ear disease and require multiple cleanings a day.

To accomplish all these procedures, a stylist needs at least two hours per dog.

The duration and difficulty of a procedure determines the price too. 30 GEL is the starting price. Tamriko Rostomashvili, the owner of a Shnautser, spends at least 150 GEL per each visit to the dog beauty salon. “My Shnautser has long hair. My dog visits a beauty salon twice a year. 150 GEL costs the whole service without washing. For washing alone, my dog and I need 40 GEL a month,” said Tamriko Rostomashvili. “If you decide to have a dog, you need to be responsible for it. A dog is vulnerable, just like a small child. If you don’t look after you dog, then shame on you!

You would have an unwashed and dirty dog,” added Rostomashvili.

Quality and comfortable pet wear and accessories are also given much attention. Clothes and shoes for your dogs are available at Zooplaza shops.

Underwear is sold for 19 GEL. Other things are also available: a collar - 89 GEL; head collar - 47 GEL; dog leads 16-37 GEL; bed - 180 GEL; little house - 570 GEL; comb - 30 GEL; bowl - 15 GEL; and toothbrush - 27 GEL.

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Cinema Rustaveli Cinema 5 Rustaveli Ave. Tel: 293-22-53, 2 555-000 “Love Story”; “Immortals” 3D; “Puss in Boots” 3D; “Johnny English Reborn”; “The Rum Diary”; “Stay with me”; “The Skin I Live In” (Ticket Price - 6 - 14 GEL) “Amirani” Cinema 36 Kostava Str. Tel: 299-99-55 “Love Story”; “Immortals” 3D; “Puss in Boots” 3D; “Johnny English Reborn”; “The Rum Diary”; “Stay with me”; “The Skin I Live In” (Ticket Price - 6 - 14 GEL) “Sakartvelo” Cinema 2/9, Guramishvili Ave. Tel: 230-80-80; 269-66-47 “Love Story”; “Immortals” 3D; “Puss in Boots” 3D; “Stay with me” (Ticket Price - 7 - 10 GEL)

Theatre 20:00 - “Keto and Kote” (Musical) (Ticket Price - 15, 25, 30 GEL) Rustaveli Theatre (Big Stage) 17, Rustaveli Ave. Tel: 272-68-68

Gallery Georgian Quilt Group exhibition. Will be presented works of Ira Lavrinenko, Tata Bakradze, Nata Burjanadze, Maia Rukhadze, Nino Chageishvili - (museum is open everyday except Monday 11:00-19:00) Tinatin Tumanishvili Tbilisi Doll Museum 17a, Shavteli Str. Tel: 299-53-37, 299-65-11 Exhibition of the paintings of Gia Bugadze - “Tondo” - (Monday-Sunday 12:00-20:00) “Tiflis Avenue” Art Center 8/10, Erekle II Str. Tel: 298-20-14, 577 50-64-50 12:00-22:00 - Mixed Exhibition of Georgian Artists - (paintings, graphics, porcelain, enamel, woodcraft...) Gallery “Cameo” 11, Rkinis Rigi Str. Tel: 272-48-72; Mob: 593 31-92-66 12:00-19:00 - Cloisonne Art Exhibition Enamel Gallery “Ornament” 7 Erekle II Str. Tel: 298-90-13 10:00-18:00 - Modern Fine and Applied Art Exhibition “Manana Art Saloon” 12, Baratashvili Str. Tel: 293-25-90

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21:00 - Band “Wheels”, DJ Datuna SkyyBar 22 Metekhi Str. Mob: 592 32-32-32 22:00-02:00 - DJ Club “Two Side” 7 Bambis Rigi Str. Tel: 230-30-30 20:00-23:00 - “Kalakuri’s Quartet” - with live performance of city songs, and also universal songs Restaurant “Kalakuri” 3 Shavteli Str. Tel: 2 365-365 19:00 - New show-program and many surprises. Singers: Giorgi Tsereteli, Boris Bedia, Giorgi Tsiklauri, Mzeona Makharadze Restaurant “Bermukha” Agmashenebeli lane 13th km. Tel: 259 69 69; Mob: 598 59 69 69 20:00-23:00 - Georgian songs with live performance Restaurant “Dzveli Sakhli” 3, Sanapiro Str. Tel: 2 365-365 21:00-24:00 - “Cloud Blues Band” Bar “Fahrenheit” 5 Vashlovani Str. Tel: 299-67-72 20:30 - Georgian folk ensemble “Urmuli”, georgian dances Restaurant “Maidan” 6, Rkinis Rigi Str. Tel: 275-11-88; 590 75-11-88 21:00-24:00 - Jazz Band Restaurant “Chardin 12” 12 Chardin Str. Tel: 293-15-56; Mob: 577 480-460 21:00 - Maia Kankava Café “Kala” 8/10 Erekle II Str. Mob: 599 79-97-37 20:00-23:30 - Georgian Folk and Pop Songs, Traditional Georgian Dances (Live Performance) Restaurant “Shadow of Metekhi” 29 K. Tsamebuli Ave. Tel: 230-30-30 20:30-23:30 - Georgian Songs (Live Performance) Restaurant “Puris Sakhli” 7 Gorgasali Str. Tel: 230-30-30 20:00-23:00 - Trio - Georgian Songs Live Performance Restaurant “Maspindzelo” at Bambis Rigi 7, Bambis Rigi Str. Tel: 230-30-30 21:00-24:00 - Band “Goblins” (Covers) Pub “Dublin” 8 Akhvlediani Str, Tel: 298-44-67 20:00-23:00 - Classical Music - Piano and Violin Restaurant “Maspindzelo” in Abanotubani 7 Gorgasali Str. Tel: 230-30-30

Cinema Rustaveli Cinema 5 Rustaveli Ave. Tel: 293-22-53, 2 555-000 “Love Story”; “Immortals” 3D; “Puss in Boots” 3D; “Johnny English Reborn”; “The Rum Diary”; “Stay with me”; “The Skin I Live In” (Ticket Price - 6 - 14 GEL) “Amirani” Cinema 36 Kostava Str. Tel: 299-99-55 “Love Story”; “Immortals” 3D; “Puss in Boots” 3D; “Johnny English Reborn”; “The Rum Diary”; “Stay with me”; “The Skin I Live In” (Ticket Price - 6 - 14 GEL) “Sakartvelo” Cinema 2/9, Guramishvili Ave. Tel: 230-80-80; 269-66-47 “Love Story”; “Immortals” 3D; “Puss in Boots” 3D; “Stay with me” (Ticket Price - 7 - 10 GEL)

Theatre 19:45 - “I’m craving for the straight wind” (Ticket Price - 6, 8 GEL) Rustaveli Theatre (Experimental Stage) 17, Rustaveli Ave. Tel: 272-68-68 20:00 - “Keto and Kote” (Musical) (Ticket Price - 15, 25, 30 GEL) Rustaveli Theatre (Big Stage) 17, Rustaveli Ave. Tel: 272-68-68 20:00 - “Traveler’s Letters” (Ticket Price - 4 - 11 GEL) Marjanishvili Theatre 8 Marjanishvili Str. Tel: 2 955-966 20:00 - “Blind Visible” (Ticket Price - 11 GEL)

Marjanishvili Theatre (Theatre in Attic) 8 Marjanishvili Str. Tel: 2 955-966 19:00 - “Terenti Graneli - The Coriander Thrown to the Moon” - (Ticket Price - 10 GEL) Pantomime Theatre 37 Rustaveli Ave. Tel: 299-63-14

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- Exhibition of photos by Iustina Melnikevich Europe House 1, Freedom Square, Tel: 247-03-11 Georgian Quilt Group exhibition. Will be presented works of Ira Lavrinenko, Tata Bakradze, Nata Burjanadze, Maia Rukhadze, Nino Chageishvili - (museum is open everyday except Monday 11:00-19:00) Tinatin Tumanishvili Tbilisi Doll Museum 17a, Shavteli Str. Tel: 299-53-37, 299-65-11 Exhibition of Edmond (Gabriel) Kalandadze’s works - (Museum is working everyday except Saturday. From 11:00 till 17:00) Sh. Amiranashvili Art Museum 1, Gudiashvili Str. Tel: 299-71-76 Exhibition of the paintings of Gia Bugadze - “Tondo” - (Monday-Sunday 12:00-20:00) “Tiflis Avenue” Art Center 8/10, Erekle II Str. Tel: 298-20-14, 577 50-64-50 12:00-22:00 - Mixed Exhibition of Georgian Artists - (paintings, graphics, porcelain, enamel, woodcraft...)

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Cinema Rustaveli Cinema 5 Rustaveli Ave. Tel: 293-22-53, 2 555-000 “Love Story”; “Immortals” 3D; “Puss in Boots” 3D; “Johnny English Reborn”; “The Rum Diary”; “Stay with me”; “The Skin I Live In” (Ticket Price - 6 - 14 GEL) “Amirani” Cinema 36 Kostava Str. Tel: 299-99-55 “Love Story”; “Immortals” 3D; “Puss in Boots” 3D; “Johnny English Reborn”; “The Rum Diary”; “Stay with me”; “The Skin I Live In” (Ticket Price - 6 - 14 GEL) “Sakartvelo” Cinema 2/9, Guramishvili Ave. Tel: 230-80-80; 269-66-47 “Love Story”; “Immortals” 3D; “Puss in Boots” 3D; “Stay with me” (Ticket Price - 7 - 10 GEL)

Theatre 19:00 - “Hamlet.comX” (Ticket Price - 6 GEL) Rustaveli Theatre (Experimental Stage) 17, Rustaveli Ave. Tel: 272-68-68 20:00 - “Keto and Kote” (Musical) (Ticket Price - 15, 25, 30 GEL) Rustaveli Theatre (Big Stage) 17, Rustaveli Ave. Tel: 272-68-68 20:00 - “Women” (Ticket Price - 4 - 11 GEL) Marjanishvili Theatre 8 Marjanishvili Str. Tel: 2 955-966 20:00 - “Woman with Dog” (Ticket Price - 11 GEL) Marjanishvili Theatre (Theatre in Attic) 8 Marjanishvili Str. Tel: 2 955-966 20:00 - “Heels in the Ceiling” (Ticket Price - 7, 10 GEL) Royal District Theatre 10 Abesadze Str. Tel: 299-61-71

Gallery “What will people say?” - Exhibition of photos by Iustina Melnikevich Europe House 1, Freedom Square, Tel: 247-03-11 Georgian Quilt Group exhibition. Will be presented works of Ira Lavrinenko, Tata Bakradze, Nata Burjanadze, Maia Rukhadze, Nino Chageishvili - (museum is open everyday except Monday 11:00-19:00) Tinatin Tumanishvili Tbilisi Doll Museum 17a, Shavteli Str. Tel: 299-53-37, 299-65-11 Exhibition of Edmond (Gabriel) Kalandadze’s works - (Museum is working everyday except Saturday. From 11:00 till 17:00) Sh. Amiranashvili Art Museum 1, Gudiashvili Str. Tel: 299-71-76 Exhibition of the paintings of Gia Bugadze - “Tondo” - (Monday-Sunday 12:00-20:00) “Tiflis Avenue” Art Center 8/10, Erekle II Str. Tel: 298-20-14, 577 50-64-50 12:00-22:00 - Mixed Exhibition of Georgian Artists - (paintings, graphics, porcelain, enamel, woodcraft...)

Gallery “Cameo” 11, Rkinis Rigi Str. Tel: 272-48-72; Mob: 593 31-92-66 12:00-19:00 - Cloisonne Art Exhibition Enamel Gallery “Ornament” 7 Erekle II Str. Tel: 298-90-13 10:00-18:00 - Modern Fine and Applied Art Exhibition “Manana Art Saloon” 12, Baratashvili Str. Tel: 293-25-90

NOVEMBER 24, 2011

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21:00 - Band “Band’a’roll”, DJ Datuna SkyyBar 22 Metekhi Str. Mob: 592 32-32-32 22:00 - Nodiko Tatishvili & Salome Bakuradze, Group “Comic Condition” Club “Two Side” 7 Bambis Rigi Str. Tel: 230-30-30 22:00 - Resident DJ Tako Lounge Bar “Kalakuri” 3 Shavteli Str. Tel: 2 365-365 19:00 - New show-program and many surprises. Singers: Giorgi Tsereteli, Boris Bedia, Giorgi Tsiklauri, Mzeona Makharadze Restaurant “Bermukha” Agmashenebeli lane 13th km. Tel: 259 69 69; Mob: 598 59 69 69 20:00-23:00 - “Kalakuri’s Quartet” - with live performance of city songs, and also universal songs Restaurant “Kalakuri” 3 Shavteli Str. Tel: 2 365-365 22:00 - Maia Kvirkvelia & DJ Dachi

Club “Kalakuri” 3 Shavteli Str. Tel: 2 365-365 20:00-23:00 - Georgian songs with live performance Restaurant “Dzveli Sakhli” 3, Sanapiro Str. Tel: 2 365-365 21:00-24:00 - Megi & Co Bar “Fahrenheit” 5 Vashlovani Str. Tel: 299-67-72 20:30 - Georgian folk ensemble “Urmuli”, georgian dances Restaurant “Maidan” 6, Rkinis Rigi Str. Tel: 275-11-88; 590 75-11-88 21:00-24:00 - Jazz Band Restaurant “Chardin 12” 12 Chardin Str. Tel: 293-15-56; Mob: 577 480-460 21:00 - Guliko Chanturia Café “Kala” 8/10 Erekle II Str. Mob: 599 79-97-37 20:00-23:30 - Georgian Folk and Pop Songs, Traditional Georgian Dances (Live Performance) Restaurant “Shadow of Metekhi” 29 K. Tsamebuli Ave. Tel: 230-30-30 20:30-23:30 - Georgian Songs (Live Performance) Restaurant “Puris Sakhli” 7 Gorgasali Str. Tel: 230-30-30 20:00-23:00 - Trio - Georgian Songs Live Performance Restaurant “Maspindzelo” at Bambis Rigi 7, Bambis Rigi Str. Tel: 230-30-30 21:00-24:00 - Band “Zarebi” (Covers) Pub “Dublin” 8 Akhvlediani Str, Tel: 298-44-67 20:00-23:00 - Classical Music - Piano and Violin Restaurant “Maspindzelo” in Abanotubani 7 Gorgasali Str. Tel: 230-30-30

Cinema Rustaveli Cinema 5 Rustaveli Ave. Tel: 293-22-53, 2 555-000 “Love Story”; “Immortals” 3D; “Puss in Boots” 3D; “Johnny English Reborn”; “The Rum Diary”; “Stay with me”; “The Skin I Live In” (Ticket Price - 6 - 14 GEL) “Amirani” Cinema 36 Kostava Str. Tel: 299-99-55 “Love Story”; “Immortals” 3D; “Puss in Boots” 3D; “Johnny English Reborn”; “The Rum Diary”; “Stay with me”; “The Skin I Live In” (Ticket Price - 6 - 14 GEL) “Sakartvelo” Cinema 2/9, Guramishvili Ave. Tel: 230-80-80; 269-66-47 “Love Story”; “Immortals” 3D; “Puss in Boots” 3D; “Stay with me” (Ticket Price - 7 - 10 GEL)

Theatre 19:00 - “Ivan and the Dogs” (Ticket Price - 6 GEL) Rustaveli Theatre (Experimental Stage) 17, Rustaveli Ave. Tel: 272-68-68 20:00 - “Keto and Kote” (Musical) (Ticket Price - 15, 25, 30 GEL) Rustaveli Theatre (Big Stage) 17, Rustaveli Ave. Tel: 272-68-68 20:00 - “Luarsab Tatkaridze” (Ticket Price - 4 - 11 GEL) Marjanishvili Theatre 8 Marjanishvili Str. Tel: 2 955-966 19:00 - “Garden within the Conflict Zone” - (Ticket Price - 5, 7 GEL) Liberty Theatre 2 Rustaveli Ave. Tel: 298-58-21 19:00 - “Somewhere the country not known to us” Premiere (Ticket Price - 7 GEL) Tumanishvili Film Actors Theatre 164 Agmashenebeli Ave. Tel: 234-28-99 19:00 - “Instinct” (Ticket Price - 5 GEL) Ilia University Theatre 32, I. Chavchavadze Ave. Tel: 229-47-15

Gallery “What will people say?” - Exhibition of photos by Iustina Melnikevich Europe House 1, Freedom Square, Tel: 247-03-11 Georgian Quilt Group exhibition. Will be presented works of Ira Lavrinenko, Tata Bakradze, Nata Burjanadze, Maia Rukhadze, Nino Chageishvili - (museum is open everyday except Monday 11:00-19:00) Tinatin Tumanishvili Tbilisi Doll Museum 17a, Shavteli Str. Tel: 299-53-37, 299-65-11 Exhibition of Edmond (Gabriel) Kalandadze’s works - (Museum is working everyday except Saturday. From 11:00 till 17:00) Sh. Amiranashvili Art Museum 1, Gudiashvili Str. Tel: 299-71-76 Exhibition of the paintings of Gia Bugadze - “Tondo” - (Monday-Sunday 12:00-20:00) “Tiflis Avenue” Art Center 8/10, Erekle II Str. Tel: 298-20-14, 577 50-64-50 12:00-22:00 - Mixed Exhibition of Georgian Artists - (paintings, graphics, porcelain, enamel, woodcraft...)

Gallery “Cameo” 11, Rkinis Rigi Str. Tel: 272-48-72; Mob: 593 31-92-66 12:00-19:00 - Cloisonne Art Exhibition Enamel Gallery “Ornament” 7 Erekle II Str. Tel: 298-90-13 10:00-18:00 - Modern Fine and Applied Art Exhibition “Manana Art Saloon” 12, Baratashvili Str. Tel: 293-25-90

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

Clubs, Pubs…

21:00 - Agora Live Band, DJ Datuna SkyyBar 22 Metekhi Str. Mob: 592 32-32-32 22:00 - Giorgi Tsiklauri & Khatuna Jalaghonia with David Iluridze Live Band 24:00 - DJ Club “Two Side” 7 Bambis Rigi Str. Tel: 230-30-30 22:00 - Resident DJ Tako Lounge Bar “Kalakuri” 3 Shavteli Str. Tel: 2 365-365 19:00 - New show-program and many surprises. Singers: Giorgi Tsereteli, Boris Bedia, Giorgi Tsiklauri, Mzeona Makharadze Restaurant “Bermukha” Agmashenebeli lane 13th km. Tel: 259 69 69; Mob: 598 59 69 69 20:00-23:00 - “Kalakuri’s Quartet” - with live performance of city songs, and also universal songs Restaurant “Kalakuri” 3 Shavteli Str. Tel: 2 365-365 22:00 - Gio Khutsishvili & DJ Dachi Club “Kalakuri” 3 Shavteli Str. Tel: 2 365-365 20:00-23:00 - Georgian Dances Restaurant “Dzveli Sakhli” 3, Sanapiro Str. Tel: 2 365-365 21:00-24:00 - Band “Pub” Bar “Fahrenheit” 5 Vashlovani Str. Tel: 299-67-72 22:00-01:00 - Group “Comic Condition” Tavern “Scarlet Sails” 25, Leselidze Str. Tel: 293-10-28 20:30 - Maidan Jazz Band Restaurant “Maidan” 6, Rkinis Rigi Str. Tel: 275-11-88; 590 75-11-88 21:00-24:00 - Jazz Band Restaurant “Chardin 12” 12 Chardin Str. Tel: 293-15-56; Mob: 577 480-460 21:00 - Maia Baratashvili Café “Kala” 8/10 Erekle II Str. Mob: 599 79-97-37 20:00-23:30 - Georgian Folk and Pop Songs, Traditional Georgian Dances (Live Performance) Restaurant “Shadow of Metekhi” 29 K. Tsamebuli Ave. Tel: 230-30-30 20:30-23:30 - Georgian Songs (Live Performance) Restaurant “Puris Sakhli” 7 Gorgasali Str. Tel: 230-30-30 20:00-23:00 - Live Folk Music performance by “EgAri” Restaurant “Maspindzelo” at Bambis Rigi 7, Bambis Rigi Str. Tel: 230-30-30 21:00-24:00 - Band “Zarebi” (Covers) Pub “Dublin” 8 Akhvlediani Str, Tel: 298-44-67 20:00-23:00 - Classical Music - Piano and Violin Restaurant “Maspindzelo” in Abanotubani 7 Gorgasali Str. Tel: 230-30-30

Cinema Rustaveli Cinema 5 Rustaveli Ave. Tel: 293-22-53, 2 555-000 “Love Story”; “Immortals” 3D; “Puss in Boots” 3D; “Johnny English Reborn”; “The Rum Diary”; “Stay with me”; “The Skin I Live In” (Ticket Price - 6 - 14 GEL) “Amirani” Cinema 36 Kostava Str. Tel: 299-99-55 “Love Story”; “Immortals” 3D; “Puss in Boots” 3D; “Johnny English Reborn”;

“The Rum Diary”; “Stay with me”; “The Skin I Live In” (Ticket Price - 6 - 14 GEL) “Sakartvelo” Cinema 2/9, Guramishvili Ave. Tel: 230-80-80; 269-66-47 “Love Story”; “Immortals” 3D; “Puss in Boots” 3D; “Stay with me” (Ticket Price - 7 - 10 GEL)

Theatre 20:00 - “Raspberries” (Ticket Price - 4 - 11 GEL) Marjanishvili Theatre 8 Marjanishvili Str. Tel: 2 955-966 20:00 - “Onegin” (Ticket Price - 11 GEL) Marjanishvili Theatre (Theatre in Attic) 8 Marjanishvili Str. Tel: 2 955-966 19:00 - “Dolls’ House” (Ticket Price - 5, 7, 10, 12 GEL) Liberty Theatre 2 Rustaveli Ave. Tel: 298-58-21 19:00 - “Somewhere the country not known to us” Premiere (Ticket Price - 7 GEL) Tumanishvili Film Actors Theatre 164 Agmashenebeli Ave. Tel: 234-28-99 19:00 - “Shakespeare Sonnets” (Ticket Price - 7 GEL) Pantomime Theatre 37 Rustaveli Ave. Tel: 299-63-14 19:15 - “Autumn of my Springtime” +12 (Ticket Price - 5, 10, 15 GEL) Gabriadze Theatre 13, Shavteli Str. Tel: 8 790 98-65-91 (MagtiFix), 298-65-90 19:00 - “In the Pitcher” (Ticket Price - 7, 10 GEL) Akhmeteli Theatre 8 Vekua Str. Tel: 262-54-37, 262-59-73, 262-61-97 19:00 - “Witted Woe” (Ticket Price - 5 GEL) Ilia University Theatre 32, I. Chavchavadze Ave. Tel: 229-47-15

Gallery “What will people say?” - Exhibition of photos by Iustina Melnikevich Europe House 1, Freedom Square, Tel: 247-03-11 Georgian Quilt Group exhibition. Will be presented works of Ira Lavrinenko, Tata Bakradze, Nata Burjanadze, Maia Rukhadze, Nino Chageishvili - (museum is open everyday except Monday 11:00-19:00) Tinatin Tumanishvili Tbilisi Doll Museum 17a, Shavteli Str. Tel: 299-53-37, 299-65-11 Exhibition of Edmond (Gabriel) Kalandadze’s works - (Museum is working everyday except Saturday. From 11:00 till 17:00) Sh. Amiranashvili Art Museum 1, Gudiashvili Str. Tel: 299-71-76 Exhibition of the paintings of Gia Bugadze - “Tondo” - (Monday-Sunday 12:00-20:00) “Tiflis Avenue” Art Center 8/10, Erekle II Str. Tel: 298-20-14, 577 50-64-50 12:00-22:00 - Mixed Exhibition of Georgian Artists - (paintings, graphics, porcelain, enamel, woodcraft...)

Gallery “Cameo” 11, Rkinis Rigi Str. Tel: 272-48-72; Mob: 593 31-92-66 12:00-19:00 - Cloisonne Art Exhibition Enamel Gallery “Ornament” 7 Erekle II Str. Tel: 298-90-13 10:00-18:00 - Modern Fine and Applied Art Exhibition “Manana Art Saloon” 12, Baratashvili Str. Tel: 293-25-90

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Clubs, Pubs…

21:00 - Band “Wheels”, DJ Datuna SkyyBar 22 Metekhi Str. Mob: 592 32-32-32 22:00 - Nodiko Tatishvili, Khatuna Jalaghonia & Maka Gamkrelidze with David Iluridze Live Band 24:00 - DJ Club “Two Side” 7 Bambis Rigi Str. Tel: 230-30-30 22:00 - Live Band “Kereoni” Art Café “Caravan” 10 Purtseladze Str. Tel: 299-66-91 22:00 - Resident DJ Tako Lounge Bar “Kalakuri” 3 Shavteli Str. Tel: 2 365-365 19:00 - New show-program and many surprises. Singers: Giorgi Tsereteli, Boris Bedia, Giorgi Tsiklauri, Mzeona Makharadze Restaurant “Bermukha” Agmashenebeli lane 13th km. Tel: 259 69 69; Mob: 598 59 69 69 20:00-23:00 - “Kalakuri’s Quartet” with live performance of city songs, and also universal songs Restaurant “Kalakuri” 3 Shavteli Str. Tel: 2 365-365 22:00 - Merab Sephashvili & DJ Dachi Club “Kalakuri” 3 Shavteli Str. Tel: 2 365-365 20:00-23:00 - Georgian Dances Restaurant “Dzveli Sakhli” 3, Sanapiro Str. Tel: 2 365-365 21:00-24:00 - “Cloud Blues Band” Bar “Fahrenheit” 5 Vashlovani Str. Tel: 299-67-72 22:00-01:00 - Group “Comic Condition” Tavern “Scarlet Sails” 25, Leselidze Str. Tel: 293-10-28 20:30 - Maidan Jazz Band Restaurant “Maidan” 6, Rkinis Rigi Str. Tel: 275-11-88; 590 75-11-88 21:00-24:00 - Jazz Band Restaurant “Chardin 12” 12 Chardin Str. Tel: 293-15-56; Mob: 577 480-460 21:00 - Keti Paresashvili Café “Kala” 8/10 Erekle II Str. Mob: 599 79-97-37 20:00-23:30 - Georgian Folk and Pop Songs, Traditional Georgian Dances (Live Performance) Restaurant “Shadow of Metekhi” 29 K. Tsamebuli Ave. Tel: 230-30-30 20:30-23:30 - Georgian Songs (Live Performance) Restaurant “Puris Sakhli” 7 Gorgasali Str. Tel: 230-30-30 20:00-23:00 - Live Folk Music performance by “EgAri” Restaurant “Maspindzelo” at Bambis Rigi 7, Bambis Rigi Str. Tel: 230-30-30 20:00-23:00 - Classical Music - Piano and Violin Restaurant “Maspindzelo” in Abanotubani 7 Gorgasali Str. Tel: 230-30-30 21:00-24:00 - Band “Rustavi 2” (Covers) Pub “Dublin” 8 Akhvlediani Str, Tel: 298-44-67

Cinema Rustaveli Cinema 5 Rustaveli Ave. Tel: 293-22-53, 2 555-000 “Love Story”; “Immortals” 3D; “Puss in Boots” 3D; “Johnny English Reborn”; “The Rum Diary”; “Stay with me”; “The Skin I Live In” (Ticket Price - 6 - 14 GEL) “Amirani” Cinema 36 Kostava Str. Tel: 299-99-55 “Love Story”; “Immortals” 3D; “Puss in Boots” 3D; “Johnny English Reborn”; “The Rum Diary”; “Stay with me”; “The Skin I Live In” (Ticket Price - 6 - 14 GEL) “Sakartvelo” Cinema 2/9, Guramishvili Ave. Tel: 230-80-80; 269-66-47 “Love Story”; “Immortals” 3D; “Puss in Boots” 3D; “Stay with me” (Ticket Price - 7 - 10 GEL)

Theatre 20:00 - “Gizelle” (Ticket Price - 5 - 20 GEL) Griboedov Theatre 2 Rustaveli Ave. Tel: 293-11-06 19:45 - “The Hunting Season” (Ticket Price - 6, 10, 12, 15, 17, 20 GEL) Rustaveli Theatre (Grand Stage) 17, Rustaveli Ave. Tel: 272-68-68 19:45 - “What a wonderful day...”

(Shadow Theatre) (Ticket Price - 6, 8 GEL) Rustaveli Theatre (Small Stage) 17, Rustaveli Ave. Tel: 272-68-68 20:00 - “Il Decameron” (Ticket Price - 4 - 11 GEL) Marjanishvili Theatre 8 Marjanishvili Str. Tel: 2 955-966 20:00 - “GOTCHA” (Ticket Price - 11 GEL) Marjanishvili Theatre (Theatre in Attic) 8 Marjanishvili Str. Tel: 2 955-966 20:00 - “I Love You, I Love You, I Love You” - (Ticket Price - 5, 10, 15 GEL) Liberty Theatre 2 Rustaveli Ave. Tel: 298-58-21 19:00 - “Waiting for Godot” (Ticket Price - 7 GEL) Tumanishvili Film Actors Theatre 164 Agmashenebeli Ave. Tel: 234-28-99 19:00 - “Letters for God” Premiere -

(Ticket Price - 5 - 10 GEL) V. Abashidze State Music and Drama Theatre 182 Agmashenebeli Ave. Tel: 234-80-90 18:00 - “Career of Arturo Ui” (Ticket Price - 5 GEL) Griboedov Theatre 2 Rustaveli Ave. Tel: 293-11-06 19:15 - “Autumn of my Springtime” +12 (Ticket Price - 5, 10, 15 GEL) Gabriadze Theatre 13, Shavteli Str. Tel: 8 790 98-65-91 (MagtiFix), 298-65-90 19:00 - “Unfinished Terrace” (Ticket Price - 10 GEL) Akhmeteli Theatre 8 Vekua Str. Tel: 262-54-37, 262-59-73, 262-61-97 19:00 - Concert-Play “Arika Da Varika” (Ticket Price - 5 GEL) Ilia University Theatre 32, I. Chavchavadze Ave. Tel: 229-47-15

Gallery “What will people say?” - Exhibition of photos by Iustina Melnikevich Europe House 1, Freedom Square, Tel: 247-03-11 Georgian Quilt Group exhibition. Will be presented works of Ira Lavrinenko, Tata Bakradze, Nata Burjanadze, Maia Rukhadze, Nino Chageishvili - (museum is open everyday except Monday 11:00-19:00) Tinatin Tumanishvili Tbilisi Doll Museum 17a, Shavteli Str. Tel: 299-53-37, 299-65-11 Exhibition of the paintings of Gia Bugadze - “Tondo” - (Monday-Sunday 12:00-20:00) “Tiflis Avenue” Art Center 8/10, Erekle II Str. Tel: 298-20-14, 577 50-64-50 12:00-22:00 - Mixed Exhibition of Georgian Artists - (paintings, graphics, porcelain, enamel, woodcraft...)

Gallery “Cameo” 11, Rkinis Rigi Str. Tel: 272-48-72; Mob: 593 31-92-66 12:00-19:00 - Cloisonne Art Exhibition Enamel Gallery “Ornament” 7 Erekle II Str. Tel: 298-90-13 10:00-18:00 - Modern Fine and Applied Art Exhibition “Manana Art Saloon” 12, Baratashvili Str. Tel: 293-25-90

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

Clubs, Pubs…

21:00 - Agora Live Band, DJ Datuna SkyyBar 22 Metekhi Str. Mob: 592 32-32-32 22:00 - Band “Band’a’roll” 24:00 - DJ Club “Two Side” 7 Bambis Rigi Str. Tel: 230-30-30 19:00 - New show-program and many surprises. Singers: Giorgi Tsereteli, Boris Bedia, Giorgi Tsiklauri, Mzeona Makharadze Restaurant “Bermukha” Agmashenebeli lane 13th km. Tel: 259 69 69; Mob: 598 59 69 69 20:00-23:00 - “Kalakuri’s Quartet” - with live performance of city songs, and also universal songs Restaurant “Kalakuri” 3 Shavteli Str. Tel: 2 365-365 22:00 - Karaoke Party! Host - Salome Gogiashvili & DJ Dachi Club “Kalakuri” 3 Shavteli Str. Tel: 2 365-365 20:00-23:00 - Georgian songs with live performance Restaurant “Dzveli Sakhli” 3, Sanapiro Str. Tel: 2 365-365 20:30 - Georgian folk ensemble “Urmuli”, georgian dances Restaurant “Maidan” 6, Rkinis Rigi Str. Tel: 275-11-88; 590 75-11-88 21:00-24:00 - Jazz Band Restaurant “Chardin 12” 12 Chardin Str. Tel: 293-15-56; Mob: 577 480-460 21:00 - Live Band Café “Kala” 8/10 Erekle II Str. Mob: 599 79-97-37 20:00-23:30 - Georgian Folk and Pop Songs (Live Performance) Restaurant “Shadow of Metekhi” 29 K. Tsamebuli Ave. Tel: 230-30-30 20:30-23:30 - Georgian Songs (Live Performance) Restaurant “Puris Sakhli” 7 Gorgasali Str. Tel: 230-30-30 20:00-23:00 - Live Folk Music performance by “EgAri” Restaurant “Maspindzelo” at Bambis Rigi 7, Bambis Rigi Str. Tel: 230-30-30 20:00-23:00 - Classical Music - Piano and Violin Restaurant “Maspindzelo” in Abanotubani 7 Gorgasali Str. Tel: 230-30-30 21:00-24:00 - Band “Rustavi 2” (Covers) Pub “Dublin” 8 Akhvlediani Str, Tel: 298-44-67

Cinema Rustaveli Cinema 5 Rustaveli Ave. Tel: 293-22-53, 2 555-000 “Love Story”; “Immortals” 3D; “Puss in Boots” 3D; “Johnny English Reborn”; “The Rum Diary”; “Stay with me”; “The Skin I Live In” (Ticket Price - 6 - 14 GEL) “Amirani” Cinema 36 Kostava Str. Tel: 299-99-55 “Love Story”; “Immortals” 3D; “Puss in Boots” 3D; “Johnny English Reborn”; “The Rum Diary”; “Stay with me”; “The Skin I Live In” (Ticket Price - 6 - 14 GEL) “Sakartvelo” Cinema 2/9, Guramishvili Ave. Tel: 230-80-80; 269-66-47 “Love Story”; “Immortals” 3D; “Puss in Boots” 3D; “Stay with me” (Ticket Price - 7 - 10 GEL)

Theatre 15:00 - “Gizelle” (Ticket Price - 5 - 20 GEL) Griboedov Theatre 2 Rustaveli Ave. Tel: 293-11-06 19:45 - “Sweet, Sad Scent of Vanilla” (Ticket Price - 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 GEL) Rustaveli Theatre (Grand Stage) 17, Rustaveli Ave. Tel: 272-68-68 20:00 - “Antigone” (Ticket Price - 4 - 11 GEL) Marjanishvili Theatre 8 Marjanishvili Str. Tel: 2 955-966 20:00 - “Faust” (Ticket Price - 11 GEL) Marjanishvili Theatre (Theatre in Attic) 8 Marjanishvili Str. Tel: 2 955-966 19:00 - “God! Save us and People” (Ticket Price - 5, 10 GEL) Liberty Theatre 2 Rustaveli Ave. Tel: 298-58-21 19:00 - “Spring Will Still Come” (Ticket Price - 7 GEL) Tumanishvili Film Actors Theatre 164 Agmashenebeli Ave. Tel: 234-28-99 19:00 - “Letters for God” Premiere (Ticket Price - 5 - 10 GEL) V. Abashidze State Music and Drama Theatre 182 Agmashenebeli Ave. Tel: 234-80-90 12:00 - “Morozko” (Ticket Price - 5 GEL) Griboedov Theatre 2 Rustaveli Ave. Tel: 293-11-06 19:15 - “The Battle of Stalingrad” +12 (in russian) (Ticket Price - 5, 10, 15 GEL) Gabriadze Theatre 13, Shavteli Str. Tel: 8 790 98-65-91 (MagtiFix), 298-65-90 19:00 - “There where my home is...” (Ticket Price - 7, 10 GEL) Akhmeteli Theatre 8 Vekua Str. Tel: 262-54-37, 262-59-73, 262-61-97 19:00 - “Instinct” (Ticket Price - 5 GEL) Ilia University Theatre 32, I. Chavchavadze Ave. Tel: 229-47-15

Gallery

“What will people say?” - Exhibition of photos by Iustina Melnikevich Europe House 1, Freedom Square, Tel: 247-03-11 Georgian Quilt Group exhibition. Will be presented works of Ira Lavrinenko, Tata Bakradze, Nata Burjanadze, Maia Rukhadze, Nino Chageishvili - (museum is open everyday except Monday 11:00-19:00) Tinatin Tumanishvili Tbilisi Doll Museum 17a, Shavteli Str. Tel: 299-53-37, 299-65-11 12:00-22:00 - Mixed Exhibition of Georgian Artists - (paintings, graphics, porcelain, enamel, woodcraft...)

Gallery “Cameo” 11, Rkinis Rigi Str. Tel: 272-48-72; Mob: 593 31-92-66 12:00-19:00 - Cloisonne Art Exhibition Enamel Gallery “Ornament” 7 Erekle II Str. Tel: 298-90-13 10:00-18:00 - Modern Fine and Applied Art Exhibition “Manana Art Saloon” 12, Baratashvili Str. Tel: 293-25-90 For more information, please, visit the following website:

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Exercise conditions the body and helps support a health immune system. Try to complete workouts at least two hours before bedtime to avoid restlessness at night.

vegetables, which are loaded with important nutrients and antioxidants to keep you healthy.

SUPPLEMENT YOUR DIET. Vitamins and other dietary supplements are good for your overall well-being. Before taking any supplements, be sure to consult your healthcare professional and always follow label directions. According to CRN, certain supplements may help promote a healthy immune system:

EAT A WELLBALANCED DIET.

TAKE A DAILY MULTIVITAMIN.

Be sure to get your daily five to nine servings of fruits and

Falling short of essential nutrients can weaken your

immune system. A daily multivitamin is a good insurance policy to ensure you’re getting all of the nutrients you need!

Get your sunshine vitamin (vitamin D). As the day light hours get shorter, there is less sunlight and the body produces less vitamin D. Studies have shown that lower levels of vitamin D are associated with an increased risk for respiratory infections. Since getting enough vitamin D from food alone can be difficult, many experts recommend that people consider a vitamin D supplement.

Some research suggests that botanicals such as Echinacea and elderberry support immune function and may be beneficial for cold and flu. Specific vitamins and minerals have also been shown to support immune functions, such as vitamin C and zinc.

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23, Akhvlediani Str. Tel: (+995 32) 2982598

SANTA FE

20, Akhvlediani Str. Tel: (+995 32) 2935848

COFFEE GE

27, Abashidze Str. Tel: (+995 32) 2225066

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Hangar Bar

VERA STEAKHOUSE

SEGAFREDO ZANETTI ESPRESSO

TSISKVILI

# 71 Vazha-phavela Ave.

37, Kostava Str. Tel: (+995 32) 2983767

26, Chavchavadze Ave Tel: (+995 32) 2223677

PREGO

DUBLIN IRISH PUB

BUFFALO BILL

SIANG-GAN

8, Kiacheli Str. Tel: (+995 32) 2996553

Red Café - Bistro & Cafe Tel: 2201 211 info@redcafe.ge

2, Vazha pshavela Ave. Tel: 373610 7, Paliashvili Str. Tel: 225 22 58 25, Tarkhnishvili Str. Tel: 225 25 16

DISCOVERY

40, Chavchavadze Ave. Tel: (+995 32) 2294230

13 Taktakishvili Str. Tel: 591198398 20 Rustaveli Ave. Tel: 591193968 19 Petriashvili Str; 7 Pekini Str.

8, Akhvlediani Str. Tel: (+995 32) 2984467

Belle Ville

4, Vashlovani Str. Tel: (+995 32) 2989086

16, Akhvlediani Str. Tel: (+995 32) 2936052

# 20 Shavteli Str. Tel: (+995 32) 293 10 80

Beliashvili Str. Tel: (+995 32) 2530797

41, Gamsakhurdia Str. Tel: (+995 32) 2379688

Better seen than heard

ENGLISH TEE HOUSE

26, l.Kiacheli Str. Tel: (+995 32) 293 65 53

French - European bar-restaurant Pleasant and cozy atmosphere High quality service, live music every day

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DONUTS

10/12, Abashidze Str. Tel: (+995 32) 2253985

5, Marjanishvili Str. Tel: (+995 32) 2941620 32, Paliashvili Str. Tel: (+995 32) 2221109

4 Freedom Square, Tel: 254 70 30 E-mail: tbilisi.fs@citadines.com

Prospero’s Books

34, Rustaveli Ave. Tel: (+995 32) 2923 592

www.citadines.com

LITERATURULI CAFÉ 64, Paliashvili Str. Tel: (+995 32) 2250669

2, Tarkhnishvili Str. Tel: (+995 32) 2444546 31, Pekini Str. Tel: (+995 32) 2313057 22, Abashidze Str. Tel: (+995 32) 2220276 36, Kostava Str. Tel: (+995 32) 2990746

43 Abashidze Str. Tel: 222 60 18

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