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Olympic weightlifting accident
Photos of Janos Baranyai of Hungary competing in Weightlifting at the Beijing Olympic games on Wednesday, August 13, 2008.
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Kovalainen wins Hungarian Grand Prix
Finland's Heikki Kovalainen today claimed his maiden Formula One victory by winning the Hungarian Grand Prix.
He took advantage of a disaster for Ferrari's Felipe Massa, whose engine blew out when he looked to be in a winning position: 1st with three laps to go! Finland's Heikki Kovalainen today claimed his maiden Formula One victory by winning the Hungarian Grand Prix. ... more -
Hamilton and Kovalainen put McLaren top of the grid
Lewis Hamilton took a big step toward winning his third straight Formula One race Saturday by claiming the pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
The McLaren driver set a fastest lap of 1 minute, 20.899 seconds for his 10th career pole and second straight at the twisting Hungaroring track. Hamilton was more than two-tenths of a second faster than teammate Heikki Kovalainen to give McLaren a 1-2 front row Sunday. Lewis Hamilton took a big step toward winning his third straight Formula One race Saturday by claiming the pole position for the Hunga... more -
Feed A Starving Person With One Click
www.freerice.com is a website with an online vocabulary that promotes self-improvement and humanitarian aid by providing free rice to developing nations through the United Nations. It works by asking the viewer what the vocab of a word. If you get the question right, 20 grains of rice is donated, if you get the qustion wrong, you get an easier word. The rice is paid for by ads at the bottom of each page. FreeRice now gives you a second chance on words you miss.
http://www.freerice.com/ www.freerice.com is a website with an online vocabulary that promotes self-improvement and humanitarian aid by providing free rice to ... more -
New EU states want CO2 revision
Hungary is spearheading a push by several new EU member states to get the EU's CO2 emission targets recalculated.
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Microsoft CEO gets egg on his face
Man, this is funny. While giving a lecture in Budapest, Hungary, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer bore the brunt of one angry student's frustration.
The student, wearing a t-shirt that read "Microsoft=Corruption" yelled out that Microsoft owed his nation's taxpayers millions of dollars, and then demanded Ballmer pay them back. He then tossed three eggs in Ballmer's general direction, none of which hit their target as the cowardly suit ran for cover behind the lectern.
What's most amusing is how calmly this plays out. There are no security guards bundling the guy out - he just casually leaves unassisted.
Funny, funny, funny!! Man, this is funny. While giving a lecture in Budapest, Hungary, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer bore the brunt of one angry s... more -
Hungarian Persecution Of Gypsies Stretches Across The Ocean
A Roma refugee terrified of being sent back to Hungary remained in hiding today while his distraught wife and teenaged son appealed to the federal justice minister to reconsider his extradition.
Ottawa has ordered Adolf Horvath, 51, deported to stand trial on what his family claims are trumped up fraud and extortion charges motivated by his ethnic origins.
Fearing extradition was imminent, Horvath vanished five weeks ago.
"I miss my dad," Adam, 13, a Grade 8 student in Toronto, said as tears streamed down his face.
"I have no future without my dad. I can't live without him. If he goes to Hungary, he might be killed and I don't want that."
Horvath has reason to be afraid of going back.
He was repeatedly assaulted and threatened in Hungary, where abuse of Roma – sometimes referred to as Gypsies – is common. In one attack at home, skinheads stabbed and beat him badly in front of his horrified wife Erika, 36, and Adam, who was then just 2 1/2.
"They almost killed him," Erika Horvath said. "I have scars, too."
Horvath fled Hungary for Canada in 1999. His wife and son were granted refugee status and Canadian immigration authorities in 2004 decided he faced "more than a mere possibility of persecution" based on his Roma ethnicity.
As a result, Canada deemed him "a person in need of protection," which would normally preclude his being returned to Hungary.
However, in response to a Hungarian government request for his extradition, Justice Minister Rob Nicholson nevertheless decided he should be sent to face trial.
In making his decision, Nicholson relied in part on information from then-immigration minister Monte Solberg, who concluded Horvath did face a risk of abuse in his homeland. However, Solberg decided Horvath could rely on state protection in Hungary, and therefore could be extradited.
"It's just ridiculous. It's embarrassing that the Canadian government could make such a determination," said Ronald Poulton, Horvath's lawyer.
"If anything happens to him, I'm holding the government of Canada responsible."
Last month, the Supreme Court of Canada gave no reasons in upholding lower court decisions that the extradition order was lawful. That means Horvath has exhausted any legal way of remaining in Canada, beyond a change of heart from the justice minister.
Rather than take his chances with extradition, he skipped bail, and went underground.
"Every human being would do that, right?" Erika Horvath said.
"Honestly, I don't understand: If someone is getting protection from the country he's coming from, why do you want to send him back?" she said.
Horvath has produced court documents that indicate the complainants in Hungary only made their allegations to avoid their own trouble with police. There are also new documents suggesting that Hungary requested extradition on a charge that was never laid.
The family is pleading with Nicholson to end the extradition proceedings.
"I still have nightmares where the police are beating my family up," Adam, who drew a picture four years ago showing a police officer laughing as he was shooting his dad, wrote to the minister.
"I would be heartbroken for the rest of my life if he is gone."
A Justice Department spokesman said Nicholson would have no comment.
Roma have frequently been persecuted in Europe, with tens of thousands dying at the hands of the Nazis.
Both the U.S. State Department and Amnesty International have noted Roma face mistreatment or even torture at the hands of police or racists.
Poulton, who called the risk of harm to his client in Hungary ``extremely acute," said he's worried about the family. A Roma refugee terrified of being sent back to Hungary remained in hiding today while his distraught wife and teenaged son appealed to... more -
Free and inexpensive things to do in 15 European countries
For example.. The Hungary Card is a veritable tourism gold mine, giving huge discounts not only on transportation by land and water, museum entrance fees, restaurants and accommodations, but also on baths, spas and entertainment. bo! For example.. The Hungary Card is a veritable tourism gold mine, giving huge discounts not only on transportation by land and water, m... more
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Balkan beats
Is Balkan dance music the next big thing? I certainly hope not. I want it to continue along as a bizarre sub-strain. I'm worried that if it gets too popular they'll like take the tuba out or something. Right now it sounds like a weird transmission from some parallel alternate-history universe, and I like it that way.
So, download these tracks, but keep it quiet. Is Balkan dance music the next big thing? I certainly hope not. I want it to continue along as a bizarre sub-strain. I'm worried ... more -
Congressman Lantos of California drops out due to Cancer
A strong propont of human rights, he was a holocaust survivor and the initiator of the condemnation of Turkey's Armenian genocide. The fact that lantos is himself a survivor of an atemped genocide has been overlooked by many in the media. Many in washington felt the bill was a victim of poor timing as tensions along the Iraq Turkey border have been strained in recent months due to increased activity of the kurdish seperatist organization known as the PKK.
Others have raised objection of the use of the word genocide in the legislation, among them former president and nobel lauriate Jimmy Carter. Regardless of the controversy one thing is clear about lantos and his bill, it was a reflection of one of few uniquely american stories. A holocaust survivor who arives penniless in America through his own merit became a congressman and used his position to seek out amelioration for genocide and other human rights abuses like those that were taken against him and his family. Regardless of your feelings on the bill that speaks volumes about the power of democracy and free speach. A strong propont of human rights, he was a holocaust survivor and the initiator of the condemnation of Turkey's Armenian genocide... more -
Hungary, Czech Republic, Estonia, Poland, Latvia, Malta, Slovakia, Slovenia has jo...
The Schengen Agreement can provide to the Schengen implemented members to travel to each other country free, without visa-card. Visa-free access to the Schengen states. The Schengen Agreement can provide to the Schengen implemented members to travel to each other country free, without visa-card. Visa-f... more
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Put mirrors to the Solar tower's wall ! More potential? More capacity?
It will collect more sun energy? Put mirrors to the Solar tower's wall ! More potential? More capacity? This is the PS10 solar power tower. Seville, Spain.
It will collect more sun energy, because the solar tower/sun tower's wall mirror (1) reflect sun energy to the other sun panels, which are in the ground (2) / floor, than they collect from the sun direct too? And efficient / stronger sun energy goes to the top? (3)
I reflect to Al Gore's BBC radio "Gore helping 'planet savers'" speech. 13.11.2007
(Former US Vice President Al Gore wants to help entrepreneurs who have ideas to help save the planet. )
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This is an idea from Hungary to Alliens for Climate Protection to Mr. Al Gore and Parkins. (Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, John Doerr) It will collect more sun energy? Put mirrors to the Solar tower's wall ! More potential? More capacity? This is the PS10 solar p... more -
Respond to Al Gore's BBC radio "Gore helping 'planet savers'&#...
I reflect to Al Gore's BBC radio "Gore helping 'planet savers'" speech. 13.11.2007
(Former US Vice President Al Gore wants to help entrepreneurs who have ideas to help save the planet. )
It will collect more sun energy? Put mirrors to the Solar tower's wall ! More potential? More capacity? This is the PS10 solar power tower. Seville, Spain.
It will collect more sun energy, because the solar tower/sun tower's wall mirror (1) reflect sun energy to the other sun panels, which are in the ground (2) / floor, than they collect from the sun direct too? And efficient / stronger sun energy goes to the top? (3)
http://search.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/search/results.pl?tab=a...
This is an idea from Hungary to Alliens for Climate Protection to Mr. Al Gore and Parkins. (Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, John Doerr) I reflect to Al Gore's BBC radio "Gore helping 'planet savers'" speech. 13.11.2007 ... more -
What Did You Get For Christmas...?
According to this news report, a whole beach has been stolen from a leisure resort in Hungary.
I'm guessing someone was waking up on their own private beach on Christmas morning, I'm pretty sure that beats my presents hands down... According to this news report, a whole beach has been stolen from a leisure resort in Hungary. ... more -
Hungary unions strike against privatized healthcare
"Strikes were expected by national railroad services, hospitals, hundreds of schools and some bus services, among others. A two-hour strike is also planned at Budapest's Ferihegy Airport"..an effort to thwart the "Socialist-led government's intention to privatize health insurance services and lower pensions next year" "Strikes were expected by national railroad services, hospitals, hundreds of schools and some bus services, among others. A two-h... more
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Is Europe a country?
Kellie Pickler on Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader.
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In Conversation with Bela Tarr
Short cut of a live talk with master director Bela Tarr at the Renoir Cinema in London.
I shot this for the Renior, but have retained the full 20 minute cut for the launch of BelaTarr.com, which I planned to launch a few weeks ago until I found my web host had gone bankrupt and taken all my money with them.
Anyway, if you have any interest at all in miserabilist Hungarian cinema, watch and enjoy! Short cut of a live talk with master director Bela Tarr at the Renoir Cinema in London. ... more -
Trailer for the 'Man From London'
Trailer for the new film from the worlds greatest living director.
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Hungary Riots
Violent rioting erupts in Hungary's capital city as demonstrators call for the Hungarian Prime Minister's immediate resignation. Violent rioting erupts in Hungary's capital city as demonstrators call for the Hungarian Prime Minister's immediate resignat... more
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Bikes, Budapest, Escalators, and Red Bull
Sounds cool. This weekend in Hungary.
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