Weakest links make life possible Sep 20, 2008
In 1929, a Hungarian novelist named Frigyes Karinthy wrote a story called "Chains" in which a character discovers that any person in the world can be linked to any other through at most five acquaintances. This was fiction and although Karinthy's story went out of print overnight his insight about how we are connected was the first appearance of what we have come to know as "six degrees of separation.". (Albany Times Union)
Romania reborn Sep 14, 2008
Targu-Mures is in Transylvania, which was Hungarian for a lot longer than it has been Romanian. To the Hungarians it has always been, and will always be, Marosvasarhely ... Then, that was one of two subjects dominating every discussion: Romanian against Hungarian. (BBC News -- Europe)
80% in France... Sep 11, 2008
He admires the power, the can-do outlook and the style (His Hungarian-born father has even said that he would have preferred his boy to be president of the USA.) ... "(His Hungarian-born father has even said that he would have preferred his boy to be president of the USA.)" ... I believe that he said someone with a name like "Sarkozy" would never become President of France and that it was more likely with this (Hungarian) name to become President of the USA.. (The Drudge Report)
* [ EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT ] Sep 5, 2008
27 Moonlight, Yi-Chen Tsais (yu) Prayer (), Listzs Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, and Schuberts Sonata in B-Flat Major. Tomorrow at 2:30pm. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Hungary sets limits for GM crops Aug 25, 2008
The Act came despite a plea from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences for more liberal legislation ... Critics of the legislation - led by biotech firms, some farmers and a vocal group of scientists in the Hungarian Academy of Sciences - say such stringent conditions will make it almost impossible to plant GMOs in Hungary ... Supporters of the legislation argued that the strong position of Hungarian grain on the European market was partly due to its label as a GMO-free product. (Yahoo News -- Genetically Modified Food)
The Autobiography of Herbert Huncke Aug 24, 2008
Scraping by, bohemian, and rubbing elbows with everyone from an amphetamine-shooting warlock to a Hungarian countess, Huncke drifted. He drifted for more than forty years. (Suite101.com)
Audience content consumption Aug 20, 2008
Now I love it so much that I am even marrying a girl of Hungarian origin, he laughs. While Singhs current stint doesnt involve handling India, the experience hed picked up earlier in India is definitely coming in handy. (India Times)
The Cougar Lounge - The Lounge's Guide To The Olympics Aug 18, 2008
Also the sport in which that Hungarian dude made his arm bend sideways. Wrestling: That sport where the Swedish wrestler had a bad attitude because he did not like the judges' scoring and was by the IOC for not showing "the Olympic spirit". (Washington State Sports -- Rivals.com)
Michael Phelps: Olympic Stud Aug 17, 2008
Though they'd already established that they weren't the right men to discuss fashion, NBC analysts Matt Lauer and Bob Costas couldn't help themselves when the Hungarian women (pictured, bottom) entered the Bird's Nest wearing what has take the gold medal in Worst National Ensemble. "What do you think of these outfits?" Lauer asked. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Olympics: Phelps stakes his claim for title of greatest Aug 13, 2008
Swimming blind and counting his strokes he nailed the final turn and did than enough to prevent Hungarian Laszlo Cseh, the eventual silver medallist, becoming unquestionably the greatest party pooper in Olympic history. At the end there was no energy for celebration or display, just an almost painful clutching for air as he snatched off his two caps and the malfunctioning goggles and threw them aside. (guardian.co.uk)
'ETHNIC CLEANSING'... Aug 11, 2008
It's a replay of the 1956 Hungarian fiasco all over again, only it will be much worse. Bill on August 10, 2008 at 08:10 AM. (The Drudge Report)
China opens Olympics with fireworks, pageantry Aug 9, 2008
He jokes about his first teacher being the cat in Tom and Jerry cartoon who was playing Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2. Lang played the piece on the Today show Thursday, dashing to smithereens the stereotype of the Asian artist who has brilliant technical abilities but is dull emotionally. (USA Today -- Sports)
'Italy's Divisionist Painters,' on view at the National Gallery Aug 8, 2008
Radical Light" subtitled "Italy's Divisionist Painters," on view at the National Gallery until Sept. 7, purports to reveal the Italian avant garde art in the last decade of the 19th century and the opening years of the 20th century. If it makes a point, this is chiefly that it is time to slow down on the search for neglected areas of the artistic past. Other than the qualifier there was not much that linked the pictures dubbed "Divisionist" in the first Brera Triennale, organized in Milan in... (International Herald Tribune)
Trolling for Trouble Aug 2, 2008
Believer, June 2008An essay studies the 1950s Gidget-induced surfing craze, which birthed the marketing concept of "a sports lifestyle," and the unlikely Austro-Hungarian influences behind it ... She wanted to write a book about her summer spent learning to surf from a "collection of great-looking young men riding the waves"her big Kahuna was a Hungarian who "brought European nihilism to the beach." But her father decided he should write it instead and "appropriated his daughter's life to... (Slate)
When the pressure's on, Kubica finds a way Aug 1, 2008
Robert Kubica driving during a free practice Friday ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix ... When Robert Kubica took part in his first Formula One race at the Hungarian Grand Prix two years ago, it was a more crucial test than for most rookies. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Stalking, sniffing, swooning Jul 27, 2008
But the son of a Hungarian, who picked a lock to break into the French ruling class, embraced a fellow outsider and child of an immigrant who had also busted into the political aristocracy with a foreign-sounding name. After 200,000 people thronged to see Obama at the Victory Column in Berlin, christening him "Redeemer" and "Savior," it turned out Sarko was also Obamarized, as the Germans were calling the mesmerizing effect. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Obama Rejects English Language Assimilation Jul 25, 2008
One would think that a presidential candidate who has no military service, who survived a public controversy about attending a church for 20 years where the pastor preached "hate America," plus a flap about his refusal to wear an American Flag pin, would bend over backwards to showcase his patriotism. But Barack Obama has just given his critics another reason to question his support of American identity. (Human Events Online)
Theres one in every country Jul 23, 2008
They say this, too, in Hungarian. In Dutch, he might also beat his mother. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Jurassic past Jul 22, 2008
Page last updated at 12:28 GMT, Monday, 21 July 2008 13:28 UK. By Stephanie Hancock BBC News, Madar village, Yemen. (BBC News)
Ancient glories Jul 22, 2008
Hungarian with Olympic judo hopes battles tragedy. Explore the BBC. (BBC News -- Africa)
INTEL: The Making of a BEHEMOUTH Jul 18, 2008
The third member of Intel's early triumvirate was Andy Grove, the Hungarian emigre who disciplined what had been a loose engineering fraternity with measures like "the late list," which all employees had to sign in if they arrived after 8:05 a.m.. Thus far, Intel is a drama in two main acts: its early losing battle for the memory market and its current dominance in microprocessors, the brains inside personal computers. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
THE 188-MINUTE WORKOUT Jul 18, 2008
Political Radar: Obama Hits the Gym, With Multiple Repetitions. Obama Hits the Gym, With Multiple Repetitions. (The Drudge Report)
Dylan Loeb McClain: Chess Jul 18, 2008
Pal Benko, a Hungarian grandmaster who turned 80 last week, also belongs on any list of players who have made influential contributions to chess. Benko played in the candidates' tournaments for the world championship in 1959 and 1962, falling well short both times. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Fresh and faded Jul 13, 2008
Happy and porcine, the bank director takes a dip, memorialised by the self-taught Hungarian photo-reporter Karoly Escher ... Imri Kinszki, another Hungarian, photographed a bridge in fog, in 1930 ... At the same time, Rudolf Koppitz was taking romantic shots of a Tyrolean farmer struggling up to the summer pasture with a load of hay on his back, while Francis Haar was capturing the peasantry, in their picturesque and timeless costumes, on the Hungarian plain. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
America's special grace Jul 8, 2008
History seems awfully unfair: half or more of the world's 7,000 or so languages will be lost by 2100, linguists warn, and at present fertility rates Italian, German, Ukrainian, Hungarian and a dozen other major languages will die a century or so later. The agony of dying nations rises in reproach to America's unheeding prosperity. (Asia Times Online)
Rich country, poor country, hot planet Jul 8, 2008
Hungarian environment official Tibor Farago called on richer EU states to show solidarity and help eastern countries deal with the high initial costs of reducing their dependence on coal ahead of global climate talks in Poznan, Poland in December. The similarities between the EU's internal challenge, and the larger global quandary are obvious. (Salon)
SENA - Ghana, Hungary, and music that bridges Jul 7, 2008
The Ghanaian-Hungarian chanteuse is at home in a variety of different genres of music ranging from hip-hop, spoken word, reggae, to broken beat, and has worked with names like DJ Vadim (Talk to Me), Dzihan and Kamien, Gimmeshot Crew, Dizko Stu, Marcel, Colorblind Allstars (Ordinary Culture Bind), Papastomp, Ras Mac Bean ... S: Yes I have roots in both Ghana and Hungary, my father being Ghanaian and my mother being Hungarian ... Probably singing Hungarian folk songs with my mother and... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Shower scene from Gio Jul 6, 2008
" Neidhardt again enlisted set designer Michael Scott-Mitchell, with whom she had worked on the Ring cycle, for her take on Giovanni, a classic story she places in contemporary times. The tall, handsome Hungarian bass Gabor Bretz plays opera's most famous lothario. Often portrayed as a dark figure, in Neidhardt's reading, Don G is a "fabulous lover" who is self-obsessed, unthinking, rebellious and irresistible. "He won't abide by any rules of society. He does what he likes, period. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
'London is crawling with new music' Jul 5, 2008
" The Hungarian composer Gy?rgy Kurt;g, who taught the 18-year-old Ad;s, is cited as a shining example."Hearing his music coming out of a record player at the Guildhall when I was 15 or 16, although not knowing what it was about, I could tell from the very first line that there was blood rushing through it. It had an emotional interest that I didn't necessarily hear in a lot of his contemporaries. (Guardian Unlimited)
Budapest Braces as Nationalist Groups Plan Disruption of Gay Pride Parade Jul 4, 2008
July 4 (Bloomberg) -- Budapest police, tested by street violence five times in two years, are bracing for more clashes as nationalist groups plan to disrupt tomorrow's Gay Pride Parade, calling it a provocation against Hungarian culture ... Laszlo Toroczkai, who heads nationalist youth group , is calling on Hungarians to stop it ... Hungarian children don't need to see that. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Museums of Eastern European Heritag... Jun 28, 2008
American Hungarian Museum in New Jersey. This community museum has a permanent collection featuring Hungarian folk costumes, photographs, and historical artifacts ... Because the museum strongly promotes the Hungarian heritage of the local population, some pieces on display may be of handmade origin from individuals of the community. (Suite101.com)
Newton's English Language Learners live between two cultures Jun 18, 2008
Junior Nan Pang works on a mural of his design at Newton South High School after school during the Spring semester. The mural entitled, "No Borders," was completed weeks ago and is in the stairwell leading to the English Language Learners classrooms where Pang is enrolled. (Newton Tab, MA)
A draw is a draw is a draw - or maybe not Jun 15, 2008
Germany was thrashed, 8-3, by a Hungarian team in the process of reinventing soccer. Germany beat Turkey, 4-1, and ended up tied with the Turks, who beat South Korea, 7-0, in their other game. (International Herald Tribune)
Scholarship draws international students to Indonesian art, culture Jun 13, 2008
The scholarship holders include Gambian, French, German, British, Japanese, Hungarian, Mexican, Australian and Bangladeshi students, among others. The Indonesian government has ambitiously planned that in the next two years more than 700 students would receive invitations to study Indonesian arts and culture on the Darmasiswa scholarship. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Shanghai's golden age of theater Jun 10, 2008
Designed by Hungarian architect C.H. Gonda, the theater first opened to the public in 1932. "It had the largest capacity in Shanghai of 1,000 seats with a balcony," says Jiang. (Xinhuanet, China)
Europe on the cheap Jun 7, 2008
In Budapest, Folkart Centrum (Vaci Utca 58), the Hungarian capital's main pedestrian mall, is the place to go for authentic Magyar crafts, including textiles, ceramics, carvings and embroidery ... "The arts are dear to the Hungarian heart and soul," explains Dianne C. Brown, an art consultant for private and corporate services in Budapest, "but for a long time contemporary art languished in Hungary." Lately, however, things have changed for the better. (Globe and Mail)
Jozsa Corner Jun 5, 2008
On Hungarian Night, which takes place every second Friday of the month, participants often sing folk songs. Some speak Hungarian ... The main dining space, which Bodnar calls his "Hungarian Living Room," is small and a bit cluttered, a back room accessed through a narrow hallway. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Nabucco natural gas pipeline over budget as steel prices soar Jun 4, 2008
Nabucco is being built by a consortium of Austrian, German, Hungarian, Bulgarian and Turkish companies. Aside from the spiraling costs for building the pipeline, the consortium has yet to arrange supply contracts, and more importantly, establish whether there will be enough natural gas available to fill the pipeline. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Obituary: Joseph Lapid, journalist and ex-justice minister of Israel, dies at 77 Jun 2, 2008
Lapid was born Tomislav Lampel in 1930 to Hungarian parents in the former Yugoslavia. The family was seized by the Nazis when Lapid was a child and he spent the war in the Budapest ghetto. (International Herald Tribune)
20th-century Russian history: A master's course in photos May 31, 2008
20th-century Russian history: A master's course in photos - International Herald Tribune. Hardly a week goes by here in Germany without some city hosting an exhibition dedicated to Russian art. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
McClellan Saw Storm in White House Katrina Strategy May 30, 2008
Comment by Hungarian - May 28, 2008 at ... don t be so naive, Hungarian. (Yahoo News -- Tropical Storms and Hurricanes)
Health care fees trouble Eastern Europe May 27, 2008
Statistics from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development show that the Czech, Slovak and Hungarian health care systems rank at or near the bottom of all member countries in life expectancy, as well as mortality rates for strokes, heart disease and cancer. The Czech government was receptive to the Health Policy Institute's input, and even employs another of Pazitny's partners in Prague. (International Herald Tribune)
Eurovision triumph by Dima Bilan gives Russia another shot of pride May 26, 2008
The staging also featured the Olympic champion ice skater Yevgeny Plushchenko, who twirled around Bilan on ice on the stage, and a Hungarian violinist offering accompaniment on a Stradivarius. The Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported that Muscovites crowded bars with large plasma screen televisions to watch the contest. (International Herald Tribune)
Sounds of hopeThe music school for Paraguay rubbish dump children May 25, 2008
"I came here once and saw a woman holding a newborn child with one hand and picking up rubbish with the other, and told myself this could not go on, this is how everything started," recalls Mr Szaran, who is of Hungarian and Polish origin. He launched the Sonidos de la Tierra (Sounds of the Land) initiative six years ago to bring classical and folkloric music to the poorest children with the help of the Swiss non-governmental organisation, Avina. (BBC News -- Americas)
Cornell Capa, 90, photojournalist May 24, 2008
In 1931, his brother Robert, at 17, was forced to leave the country because of leftist student activities that had caught the attention of officials of the anti-Semitic Hungarian dictator, Admiral Miklos Horthy. In 1935, his eldest brother, Laszlo, died of rheumatic fever. (International Herald Tribune)
Cannes Film Festival May 23, 2008
"A typical festival art film." That was the judgment of a friend of mine after the Tuesday press screening of "Delta," a competition entry from the Hungarian director Kornel Mundruczo ... A young man (played by Felix Lajko) returns home to a Hungarian river settlement after a long absence and encounters his mother and her male companion, who don't appear very glad to see him, and his sister (played by Orsi Toth), who does. (International Herald Tribune)
Hip-hop is no longer cooler than me May 12, 2008
Amid cell biologists and students of the Hungarian novel, I presented my senior thesis on rap. By Simon Rodberg. (Salon)
Senior Chinese leader meets former Hungarian prime minister May 10, 2008
Jia Qinglin (L Front), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, meets with former Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Medgyessy in Budapest, capital of Hungary, on May 9, 2008 ... BUDAPEST, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Senior Chinese leader Jia Qinglin met here Friday afternoon with former Hungarian Prime Minister Medgyessy Peter on bilateral relations ... The two countries jointly set up the Chinese-Hungarian bilingual public school in Eastern Europe. (Xinhuanet, China)
Jia Qinglin discusses co-op with Hungarian parliament speaker May 9, 2008
China's top political advisor discusses bilateral cooperation with Hungarian parliament speaker_English_Xinhua. China's top political advisor discusses bilateral cooperation with Hungarian parliament speaker ... Jia Qinglin (R), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), shakes hands with Speaker of Hungarian National Assembly Szili Katalin during their meeting in Budapest, capital of Hungary, on May 8, 2008. (Xinhuanet, China)
Jewish culture, and anti-Semitism, on the rise in Hungary May 8, 2008
A ticket agency in the traditionally Jewish 13th District of Budapest, which was attacked by Hungarian ultranationalists ... A young woman (who knows whether she was just intending to make trouble) walked into a ticket office in the traditionally Jewish 13th District in this Hungarian capital several weeks ago and asked about Hungarica, an obscure extremist far-right band ... Tomcat called for a second rally, four days later, and about 1,000 more extremists were met that time, across police... (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Do accents matter? Apr 4, 2008
Another interesting story about Yorkshire was written by a Hungarian refugee who travelled the whole country getting to know the characteristics and history of the different areas. He lande in Yorkshire and soon found out that the word "Riding" is of Viking origin and derives from "Threthingr" meaning a third part. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Borders are no barrier to a Festival with global vision Apr 3, 2008
By Brian Ferguson FROM whirling Turkish dervishes and fiery Hungarian gypsy music to all-female Iranian theatre, Polish opera and Israeli soldiers-turned-dancers, this year's Edinburgh International Festival certainly embraces a host of global cultures. The new director, Jonathan Mills, in his second year at the helm of the capital's showpiece, makes no apologies for the strong international flavour to his three-week programme. (Scotsman)
Eastern Europe escape Apr 3, 2008
As in Krakw, there are several optional tours, such as a full-day exploration of the Danube Bend, a string of small riverside towns north of Budapest ($90 per person) and a Hungarian horse show and tour ($85 per person). Recent Deals of the Day. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Romania reconsiders its welcome of biotech corn Mar 27, 2008
Early this month the Hungarian agriculture minister, Joszef Graf, said his country's seed industry earned 25 percent more by selling seeds that had not been cross-pollinated with altered crops. But Nathalie Moll, a spokeswoman for Europabio, a group representing the biotechnology industry, said seed companies had disputed the minister's statement. (International Herald Tribune)
Supplier under scrutiny on aging arms for Afghans Mar 27, 2008
This week, after repeated inquiries about AEY's performance by The Times, the army suspended the company from any future federal contracting, citing shipments of Chinese ammunition and claiming that Diveroli misled the army by saying the munitions were Hungarian. Diveroli, reached by telephone, said he was unaware of the action. (International Herald Tribune)
Prayer onto the wind Mar 27, 2008
If Tibetans are encouraged to further resist, it will be as with the Hungarian uprising, or the call for Iraqis to rise up during the first Gulf War - a hollow gesture that will lead to more repression in which the United States has no intention to intervene. And China's failure will not soon be forgotten, making reconciliation with its minorities all the more difficult, and perhaps even affecting the way Taiwan behaves in the future, postponing ever further its reconciliation with the mainland. (International Herald Tribune)
From soggy stodge to Michelin star - a food revolution sweeps Europe Mar 22, 2008
hu, about Hungarian cuisine ... Their Istrian counterparts are opening oenological academies on the Adriatic, while Hungarian and Bulgarian winemakers are also making strides. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
At Renault, Alonso returns to his roots Mar 22, 2008
In 2003, Alonso became the sport's youngest driver to score a pole position, the youngest to score a podium finish and, at the Hungarian Grand Prix, the sport's youngest winner and its first Spanish winner ... By the Hungarian Grand Prix, the McLaren-Alonso relationship broke down irreparably, and the Spaniard chose to return to his roots. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Marleen Veldhuis wins her second gold at the European swimming championships Mar 21, 2008
Sweden's Anna Lindberg retained her one-metre springboard diving crown by a comfortable margin of over 20 points from Eindhoven-based Hungarian Nora Barta and Germany's Katja Dieckow. (Editing by Rex Gowar). (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Businesses Deliver Solid Underlying Growth and No Material Impairments to AEGON's Investments in 2007 Mar 6, 2008
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS On February 21, 2008, AEGON announced that AEGON Hungary has signed an agreement to purchase 100% of the registered capital of UNIQA Asset Management Company and Heller-Saldo 2000 Pension Fund Management Company, both Hungarian entities, from UNIQA Insurance Company ... After completion, AEGON will rank second in the Hungarian mandatory and third in the voluntary pension fund market ... Commitments and contingencies There have been no material changes in contingent assets and... (PR Newswire)
63 comments Feb 28, 2008
At the beginning of the 20th century, there were three multi-ethnic empires in Europe: the Ottoman, Russian and Austro-Hungarian ... Out of the Russian and Austro-Hungarian empires came Finland, Estonia, Lativia, Lithuania, Poland, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia ... In Czechoslovkia, half the population was German, Slovak, Hungarian, Polish, Ruthenian or Jewish. (Human Events Online)
Post a comment Feb 19, 2008
When Albanians, Hungarians, Montengrins, Polish were fighting against the Turkish invasion, the serbs were forging alliances with the Turks so the truth speaks by itself If you want to know real facts about Kosovo and Serbia I would kindly suggest a historical masterpiece Kosovo by Noel Malcolm ... look at this situation this way I am Serbian Lets put aside ancient history It doesent matter who was there first 1500 years ago Albania as a republic was born some before WW1 as a Austrian -... (International Herald Tribune)
Russians Reveal Hoard of 46,000 Art Treasures Ransacked by Invading Nazis Feb 8, 2008
At the end of World War II victorious Soviet troops looted German, Austrian, Polish, and Hungarian museums, churches, libraries, and other cultural institutions. The Soviet government returned much of this so-called trophy art from 1955 to 1960, including the Pergamon Altar, now in the Permagon Museum in Berlin. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
In Hungary, Roma get art show, not a hug Feb 7, 2008
It came and went uneventfully, which itself was an event, considering the rise this autumn of the Hungarian Guard, a rightist extremist group, which has made much news dressing up in paramilitary outfits recalling the Nazi era, ranting about "safeguarding national culture and traditions" and marching on a village against what it said was Romany crime there ... Around the same time that the guard held everyone's attention, a Slovak-Hungarian artist named Ilona Nemeth decided to put up bright... (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
To applause and consternation, Arab icon visits Syria Feb 5, 2008
The schedule of the festival, which celebrates Damascus's designation by Unesco as this year's "Arab Capital of Culture," includes visits by Hungarian directors, Japanese animators and French opera companies as well as artists from Syria and other Arab countries. One of its goals, as explained in a pamphlet published by the organizers under the heading "political outcomes," is "changing Syria's image and emphasizing openness, cultural variation, coexistence and security.". (International Herald Tribune)
