Equal Right to Kiss? Why You May Be Disgusted by Gay Behavior Without Knowing It Jun 19, 2009
While walking through a park in Budapest a few weeks ago, I spied a very strange sight ... My partner, Juan, and I witnessed many other public displays of affection like this one during our stay in Budapest, which was curious enough from a cross-cultural perspective and a bit counterintuitive for such a socially conservative country like Hungary. (Scientific American)
KV inks licensing deal with Hungarian firm Jun 19, 2009
Gedeon Richter is an independent pharmaceutical company based in Budapest, Hungary. KV licensed women s health products, including vaginal anti-infectives, to Gedeon Richter, as well as in the U.S. for some Gedeon products. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Hungary to close embassy in Malaysia Jun 17, 2009
Malaysia set up its embassy in Budapest in 1993. Kuala Lumpur and Budapest established diplomatic ties in 1969. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Somogyi Going to Great Lengths to Improve His Game Jun 16, 2009
He leaves for Budapest on Wednesday, sounding like a man on a mission in any language ... Somogyi, the son of George and Rita Somogyi, will get a week in Budapest before he begins training with the junior national team. (Ucsbgauchos.com)
Volleyball Checks In From Europe Jun 16, 2009
The team is wrapping up its time in Budapest and will be off to Slovenia ... Once we landed and went through customs, we had about a two hour wait for our next flight to Budapest ... Our players didn't quite get the idea of this as we trounced around Budapest with full practice gear on, ankle braces and all, we stuck out just a little. (Gofrogs.com)
Somogyi to Represent Hungary in 20-and-Under European Championships Jun 16, 2009
In a Dec. 20 game at San Diego State, the native of Budapest established a new freshman record with five blocks ... Somogyi will leave for Budapest this week to prepare for the games. (Ucsbgauchos.com)
Family jailed for sex trafficking Jun 5, 2009
Page last updated at 17:17 GMT, Thursday, 4 June 2009 18:17 UK. By Dan Bell BBC News. (BBC News -- UK)
BARREL HITS NEW '09 HIGH... Jun 5, 2009
Associated Press writers Pablo Gorondi in Budapest, Hungary and Alex Kennedy in Singapore contributed to this report. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. (The Drudge Report)
Olympus bags TIPA awards Jun 4, 2009
OLYMPUS snagged two awards at the Technical Images Press Association (TIPA) 2009 general assembly held in Budapest, Hungary. The editors of the 25 member photo magazines from 11 European countries picked the E-620 and Tough 8000 for the Best DSLR Entry Level and Best Rugged D-camera categories respectively. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Technology)
European families' election views May 28, 2009
SZILVIA DANKO, 38, works in sales, Budapest, Hungary. Number of family members voting: 4. (BBC News -- Europe)
Hungary to Hold Rate for Fourth Month on Financial Stability, Survey Shows May 25, 2009
An interest-rate cut right now could undermine the strengthening of the forint, which may well have been temporary, , a Budapest-based economist at Concorde Securities, said in an interview before the rate decision ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Budapest at. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Pair donating art to Hungary May 24, 2009
They will join 11 other original Makk oils depicting significant moments in Hungarian history as part of a permanent exhibition in its own wing at the Museum of Hungarian Military History in Budapest ... They will join 11 other original Makk oils depicting significant moments in Hungarian history as part of a permanent exhibition in its own wing at the Museum of Hungarian Military History in Budapest. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Crude hits six-month high before holiday weekend May 21, 2009
Benchmark crude for July delivery rose 1. 31 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange before noon. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Bill of health: Injured stork gets artificial beak May 20, 2009
The stork damaged its beak in an accident and was taken to the Hortobagy Birds' Hospital, 180km (111 miles) east of the capital Budapest. The bird's lower beak was repaired in an operation and Tamas Kothay, a specialist in dental prostheses, built a new top beak out of synthetic resin. (BBC News -- Science)
European Exhibition Blog Entry No. 2 May 18, 2009
Lauren Prussing, Shelbey Bleke and Cammy Kleinert pose in front of St. Stephen's Basilica in Budapest ... BUDAPEST, Hungary - Greetings from the Pest ... We are sad to be leaving Budapest already, but looking forward to our next destination. (Tarheelblue.com)
Tar Heels Arrive Safely In Budapest May 16, 2009
BUDAPEST, Hungary - The North Carolina volleyball team landed safely in Budapest, Hungary Friday afternoon in the first leg of their European Exhibition. The Tar Heels took in gorgeous downtown Budapest before dining on a riverboat on the Danube River ... The Tar Heels will have their first practice Saturday morning before more sightseeing in Budapest. (Tarheelblue.com)
Star Cooks Up Comet Crystals May 14, 2009
"We concluded that this is a third way in which silicate crystals may be formed with annealing, one not considered before," said the paper's lead author, Peter Abraham of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences' Konkoly Observatory, Budapest, Hungary. EX Lupi is a young star, possibly similar to our sun four or five billion years ago. (Science Daily)
Continue reading May 14, 2009
Their 10-minute documentary is about Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat who worked in Budapest, Hungary during World War II; he saved thousands of Jews from Nazi concentration camps by issuing protective passports and providing housing. Wallenberg is a worthy subject for a documentary, said Ally: "He gave off an inspiring message that a regular person could save people and do amazing things, and that people should have courage.". (Selma Enterprise, CA)
Crunch Time For City Breaks As Eastern European Prices Undercut Eurozone May 14, 2009
New Post Office City Costs Barometer makes Budapest a best buy Sterling still strong for foreign exchange in Turkey and Poland, as well as Hungary ... As the euro continues to fly high against sterling for , the Post Office report into non-euro city destinations shows that Budapest, followed closely by Warsaw and Prague, are the cities where thrifty tourists will get more for their travel money ... And, despite the bad press for sterling, UK tourists will actually get more for their travel... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Other cases involving alleged Nazis May 13, 2009
In March, an Australian judge upheld a ruling that could pave the way for the extradition of Charles Zentai, an 87-year-old Hungarian emigre accused of killing a Jewish teenager during World War II. Hungary has accused Zentai of torturing and killing Peter Balazs, 18, in a Budapest army barracks on Nov. 8, 1944, for failing to wear a Jewish star. Zentai says he is innocent and was not in Budapest when the slaying occurred. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Fascism, the next generation May 11, 2009
On the evening of Feb. 23, the community of 1,200 about 50 kilometres south of Budapest was the scene of a deadly attack on members of Hungary's Roma minority. A young member of the right-wing Jobbik Hungarian Guard is covered by her mother's coat during an inauguration ceremony in Budapest's Heroes Square October 25, 2008 ... It's one of our problems, says Aladar Horvath, a leader of the Roma Civic Rights Movement, who reached the scene from Budapest soon after the police left. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Historic role May 10, 2009
I'm beginning to be wary about asking, but just recently in Budapest I found someone I thought might have reason to give a different answer ... Instead, when I met him in his modest house on the outskirts of Budapest I got a very surprising answer. (BBC News -- Europe)
No easy ride May 9, 2009
Page last updated at 16:12 GMT, Friday, 8 May 2009 17:12 UK. In search of Europe: Ireland. (BBC News -- Europe)
Gazprom shadowfalls over Hungary May 8, 2009
Viewed as a potential major European gas hub, Hungary first became a target of the Kremlin in 2002 when a mysterious gas trading company, Eural Trans Gas (ETG), was registered in Budapest. That year ETG took over the contract from a Russian company, Itera, acting as the intermediary for supplying gas from Turkmenistan to Ukraine. (Asia Times Online)
Obituaries in the news May 8, 2009
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Andras Nagy, a Hungarian light-heavyweight boxer, died Thursday after suffering a brain injury. He was 23. (Anchorage Daily News)
Recalling May 1989 May 7, 2009
In 1984, the Orwellian year, former Hungarian Gen. Bela Kiraly told me at a Christmas party in Brooklyn, N.Y., that he was "now only an American professor." In 1956, Kiraly had served as military commander in Budapest. When the Red Army attacked the Hungarian revolutionaries, Kiraly's forces tried to resist, but they were completely overmatched militarily. (Townhall.com)
Madonna Sticky and Sweet Tour Dates... May 7, 2009
22nd Aug, Kincsem Park, Budapest, Hungary. 24th Aug, USCE Park, Belgrade, Serbia. (Suite101.com)
A New Status Symbol in Poland: the Starbucks Cup May 5, 2009
The arrival of Starbucks in Warsaw, as in Prague, Czech Republic (it ), and possibly Budapest, Hungary (where it's been promised for years), signifies the entry of Central Europe not just into the capitalist world but into the world of 21st-century-style prosperity ... (A Hungarian friend reports that business is booming in Budapest beauty salons for the same reason ... And here is where the Starbucks ethos meshes so well with the cultural history of central Europe: At the height of their... (Slate)
Bolivia Plot: Assassins Or Victims? May 3, 2009
Associated Press writers Carlos Valdez in La Paz, Pablo Gorondi in Budapest, Hungary, Alison Mutler in Bucharest, Romania, Snjezana Vukic in Zagreb, Croatia, and Shawn Pogatchnik in Dublin, Ireland, contributed to this report. Bajak reported from Bogota, Colombia. (CBS News -- World)
Murder Mystery: Who's Killing Hungary's Gypsies? May 2, 2009
In February in a village 39 miles (63 km) south of Budapest, Csaba Csorba, 27, and his four-year-old son were gunned down after firebombs had been used to flush them from their house. Police commissioner Bencze says that his officers are investigating as many as 18 incidents of anti-Roma violence, and believe that eight attacks could be the work of the same person or people who killed Koka. (Time.com)
Border cut that sparked an exodus May 2, 2009
By Nick Thorpe BBC News, Budapest. Thousands of people flooded out of the Soviet bloc via Hungary. (BBC News -- Europe)
Teams of Scientists in Singapore and Hungary Collaborate to Discover Cures and Therapies to Advance Healthcare Delivery Apr 28, 2009
c. Associate Professor Chen I-Ming from Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Professor Gabor Stepan from Budapest University of Technology and Economics ... d. Dr Xu Jianwei and Professor G. Julius Vancso from A*STAR's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) and Professor Bela Pukanszky from Hungary's Budapest University of Technology and Economics ... The 1st Hungary-Singapore joint workshop was held on from 10-11 March 2008 in Budapest, Hungary, on the theme of... (JCN Network, Japan)
IMF Easier Lending Exceeding $55 Billion Prompts Anxiety Among Bondholders Apr 20, 2009
of Raiffeisen International Bank AG in Budapest says the IMF has been very soft on Hungary -- first calling for the to be reduced to 2. 6 percent of gross domestic product from 3. (Bloomberg -- UK)
The Sad Story of Europe's Economic Ne'er-Do-Well Apr 15, 2009
Today, Budapest's graffiti-infested streets stand in sharp contrast to the Disneyland quality of renovated Prague to the north ... American law firms that once worked on setting up joint ventures in what was Eastern Europe's most attractive destination of foreign investment 10 years ago, now pay their bills working on the bankruptcies of AIG and GM. Real estate projects along Budapest's Andrassy Boulevard -- whose asking prices rivaled that of prime West London property only a year ago -- now... (Human Events Online)
Protests as Hungary PM sworn in Apr 15, 2009
Several thousand people have been protesting in the Hungarian capital Budapest, over the appointment of a new prime minister, Gordon Bajnai ... But the anti-government demonstrators in Budapest are demanding that parliament be dissolved and an early election called. (BBC News -- Europe)
French girl 'seized by mother' returns Apr 15, 2009
Mr Andre took Elise to Budapest airport for a flight to Paris. A French three-year-old girl who has repeatedly been seized by her warring parents has arrived back in France after her mother's arrest in Hungary. (BBC News -- Europe)
VIEWPOINT: Joining Euro(pe) Apr 14, 2009
Anyone visiting Prague, Warsaw or Budapest in recent weeks would have found the beautiful old cities in a rather depressed mood ... And, yet, when it comes to chaotic situations, Hungary has seen the worst: The stark depreciation of the florint in international markets means that over half of the mortgages in the country (denominated in euros, just like everything aimed to tourists in Budapest) have become unpayable. (The Daily Universe, UT)
Bajnai to Assume Hungarian Premiership as Economy Shrinks, Protests Mount Apr 14, 2009
Police stepped up security, erecting metal barriers around parliament and the White House, the Budapest offices of lawmakers along the Danube ... chief executive of Budapest-based navigation device maker , will take Bajnais former position at the economy ministry and , Hungarys first European Commissioner, will become foreign minister, the daily said ... Bajnai, who from the Budapest University of Economic Sciences in International Relations in 1991, is expected to reveal his Cabinet... (Bloomberg -- Germany)
March Madness, 1939 Apr 11, 2009
Hungary, in the "Vienna Award" of Nov. 2, 1938, got back lands in Slovakia and Ruthenia where Hungarians were the majority and Budapest had ruled before 1919 ... Budapest was moving troops to the border ... But 500,000 Ruthenians were back under Budapest, and 7 million Czechs were back under German rule -- this time Berlin, not Vienna. (Human Events Online)
Jack Whitt: Vaulting into History Apr 11, 2009
Dial held the American pole vault record for nine years (1985-94) and captured bronze at the 1989 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. "Jack is the best pole vault talent I have seen coming out of high school," Dial said. (Prep Sports Sports -- Rivals.com)
What Passover Tells Us About the World Apr 11, 2009
('Theodor Herzl') born in Budapest, Hungary. ('Ze'ev Jabotinsky') born in Odessa in The Russian Empire. (Slate)
Hungary's IMF Loan Covers 2009 Debt, Cuts Bond Sale Need, S&P, Fitch Say Apr 10, 2009
68 as of 5:08 p.m. in Budapest. Enough Funds. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Israel honors Hungarians who saved Jews Apr 8, 2009
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Israel posthumously honored 15 Hungarians and a Swiss man who helped save Jews during the Holocaust, and presented their descendants with an award on Tuesday ... Among those honored Tuesday was Pal Szalai, who worked with Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg to save hundreds of Jews by organizing food and water supplies to the sealed-off Budapest ghetto in January 1945 ... Also celebrated was Jozsef Vamos, who rescued Panni and Georgette Fellner from a forced march toward... (MSNBC -- International)
Kellner’s community dedication recognized Apr 8, 2009
He eventually made it back to Budapest where he reunited with his young family, his son now born ... They provide complete scholarships for Hungarian youths from Kellner s alma mater in Budapest s American studies program to come to study in the U.S., but the Kellner family also has a scholarship for nursing students at Columbia-Greene Community Collage, provided they move on to Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson when they graduate. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Space Adventures' Orbital Spaceflight Client Charles Simonyi Returns to Earth After Completing Second Mission to the International Space Station Apr 8, 2009
Born in Budapest, he had a passion for science, math, technology and space. Dr. Simonyi learned computer programming early in life, which would shape his professional career for decades and enable him to achieve his entrepreneurial dreams. (PR Newswire)
Easter rush gets egg producers worried Apr 8, 2009
Budapest - Demand for eggs is set to outstrip supply in Hungary as millions are being bought in the run up to Easter, a local financial paper reported on Tuesday. The Hungarian Poultry Produce Council estimates that around 100 million eggs per week - or ten for every Hungarian - will be bought in the run up to Easter. (Business Report, South Africa)
Dog Sacrifices Found in Medieval Hungarian Village Apr 7, 2009
an archaeozoologist at Etvs Lornd University in Budapest ... Previous evidence of animal sacrifices seen even under churches, in Budapest and elsewhere in Hungary had been mostly isolated cases, Dar. (National Geographic)
Lacy Powell, 87, educator, WWII POW Apr 1, 2009
He flew nearly 40 missions over the European arena before his B-24 Liberator bomber was shot down over Budapest, Hungary. For nine months in 1944-1945, he was held captive. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
* World News Quick Take Apr 1, 2009
Charles Zentai is accused of beating to death teenager Peter Balazs in 1944 in Budapest while serving as a soldier in the army of his native Hungary, then allied with Nazi Germany. Zentai was last August found eligible for extradition, but has mounted a series of challenges to the decision, including an appeal to the Federal Court on the grounds the case against him was legally unsound. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Cubs Inbox: Is Fukudome on a short leash? Apr 1, 2009
-- Gergely H., Budapest, Hungary. It's basically a way to help the pitcher get his work done in a controlled environment. (MLB.com -- Chi Cubs Cubs)
Alleged Nazi war criminal loses case Apr 1, 2009
Zentai is alleged to have been with two other men who tortured 18-year-old Peter Balazs in Budapest in November 1944, leading to his death. Zentai says he was not even in Budapest at the time. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Natural gas plunge drags down energy prices Mar 28, 2009
Associated Press writers Louise Watt in London, Pablo Gorondi in Budapest, Hungary and Kelly Olson in Seoul, South Korea, contributed to this report. A service of the Associated Press(AP). (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Survivors of Holocaust train meet liberators in SC Mar 28, 2009
"As we marched out of the camp under SS guard, we were passing stacks of dead bodies. They were stacked like cordwood," said Spitz, 79, a Jew who was arrested in Budapest, Hungary, and spent 13 months in the camp before being put on the train. He weighed 65 pounds at the time. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Robin's Hood Mar 28, 2009
With the third series about to hit TV screens, the BBC News website was granted access to the shooting on site in Budapest, Hungary ... " Richard Armitage, who plays bad guy, Guy of Gisborne, says he feels like all he does is fight in this series. "I seem to engage in a lot more sword fights and they're very skilful sword fights, often involving more than one person, so that's been very exciting to play this year," he says. Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Actor... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Transcript of a Conference Call on the Completion of the First Review of Hungary’s Stand-By Arrangement Mar 27, 2009
And, Why did the IMF decide to open a permanent office in Budapest. MR. MORSINK: The main impact of the new conditionality guidelines for Hungary s Stand-By Arrangement is that going forward there will be no more structural performance criteria. (IMF News)
DreamWorks Animation's Monsters vs. Aliens Opens in IMAX(R) 3D Theatres on Friday, March 27 Mar 27, 2009
Cinema IMAX Theatre Sterling Heights - AMC Forum 30 & IMAX Ypsilanti - Showcase Cinemas Ann Arbor IMAX Minnesota Apple Valley - Great Clips IMAX Theatre Missouri Kansas City - AMC BarryWoods 24 & IMAX St. Louis - Wehrenberg Theatres Ronnies 20 Cine IMAX Nevada Henderson - Regal Sunset Station Stadium 13 & IMAX Las Vegas - Brenden Theatres and IMAX at the Palms Casino Resort Las Vegas - Regal Red Rock Stadium 16 & IMAX North Las Vegas - Regal Aliante Stadium 16 & IMAX New Hampshire Hooksett -... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Oil closes above $54... Mar 27, 2009
Associated Press writers Ernest Scheyder in New York, Pablo Gorondi in Budapest, Hungary and Tomoko A. Hosaka in Tokyo contributed to this report. Copyright 2008 Associated Press. (The Drudge Report)
The Global Guru: Markets on a Knife's Edge Mar 25, 2009
than Budapest, Hungary. Yet there is little doubt the U.S. dollar is under pressure on all fronts. (Human Events Online)
Hungary prime minister quits in economic crisis Mar 23, 2009
(03-22) 04:00 PDT Budapest, Hungary. Hungary's prime minister stunned the country Saturday by announcing his resignation because he had become an "obstacle" to the reforms needed to pull the country out of its worst financial crisis since the end of communism nearly 20 years ago. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Hungary Seeks New Premier to Tackle `Unfathomably Huge' Economic Crisis Mar 23, 2009
The new premier will face an unfathomably huge challenge, said Zoltan Lakner, a political analyst at Budapest-based Vision Consulting ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Budapest at. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Hungary's PM resigns amid crisis Mar 23, 2009
BUDAPEST - Hungary's prime minister stunned the country Saturday by announcing his resignation because he had become an "obstacle" to the reforms needed to pull the country out of its worst financial crisis since the end of communism nearly 20 years ago. Ferenc Gyurcsany, of the ruling Socialists, made the unexpected announcement at his party's congress, saying he was keeping a pledge made in January 2008 to change the leadership if the embattled party's popularity failed to recover. (MSNBC -- International)
Hungary Prime Minister Gyurscany Offers to Resign to Fight Economic Crisis Mar 22, 2009
The Socialists did not name a replacement at their gathering in Budapest yesterday ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Budapest at. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Hungary's premier offers to resign Mar 22, 2009
The Hungarian leader Ferenc Gyurcsany addressing a Socialist Party congress in Budapest on Saturday ... Mr. Gyurcsany's announcement, at a meeting of his Socialist Party this weekend, surprised even seasoned political observers in Budapest, the capital, who were trying to sort out whether it was a serious resignation or a ploy by an unpopular politician to shore up his position in a time of crisis ... Agoston Samuel Mraz, director of the Perspective Institute, a research group in Budapest, said... (International Herald Tribune)
Hungary's PM to quit amid tumbling popularity Mar 22, 2009
BUDAPEST Hungary's prime minister stunned the country Saturday by announcing his resignation because he had become an obstacle to the reforms needed to pull the country out of its worse financial crisis since the end of communism nearly 20 years ago ... Hungary's Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany delivers a speech during a Socialist Party congress in Budapest on Saturday. (Globe and Mail)
Hungary's premier offers to resign Mar 22, 2009
BUDAPEST - Hungary's prime minister stunned the country yesterday by announcing his resignation because he had become an "obstacle" to the reforms needed to pull the country out of its worse financial crisis since the end of communism nearly 20 years ago. Ferenc Gyurcsany, of the ruling Socialists, made the unexpected announcement at his party's congress, saying that he was keeping a pledge he made in January last year to change the leadership if the embattled party's popularity failed to... (Boston Globe)
