188 result(s) for liberty
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Weeklies On Orbán’s ‘Illiberal Democracy’
- 6 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their comments on the Prime Minister’s speech in Baile Tusnad (Tusnádfürdő) on July 26th, left-liberal weeklies accuse Viktor Orbán of openly opting for dictatorship instead of western democracy. Pro-government analysts retort that the speech has been distorted by the left.
Religious Freedom Report On Hungary Published By US State Dept
- 4 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The US State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor recently released its annual International Religious Freedom Report. The report spotlights typical examples of abuses and restrictions representative of problems of religious freedom reported in each country, shedding light on the nature, scope and severity of religious freedom violations. The US State Department helped to ...
Xploring Budapest: Cave Church
- 11 Jul 2014 12:40 PM
- getting around
Located on Gellert Hill overlooking Liberty Bridge, the Cave Church is a unique grotto chapel cared for by the Hungarian Paulite order of monks. Closed during the Communist period, it has since been reopened and offers a peaceful respite from the noise of the city. This cave was originally home to Saint Istvan, a hermit monk who cured the sick with thermal waters that sprung in front of the cave.
Xpat Opinion: An Outstanding Memoir Of Hungary During World War II
- 1 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
History buffs who take an interest in central Europe and Hungary have long been at a disadvantage. The body of good works on Hungarian history remains largely in Hungarian. There are some great exceptions, of course, like Sir Bryan Cartledge’s work. But relatively speaking, really good stuff — especially about the 20th century — is difficult to find in English.
Video Projected On To Gellért Hill In Budapest To Honour Polymath
- 19 Jun 2014 10:35 AM
- entertainment
Hungarian polymath Otto Herman is to be honoured with a video animation commemorating his life, projected onto the slopes of Gellért Hill on the Night of Museums this Saturday, as a part of Otto Herman Memorial Year. The video, presenting Herman’s works in the fields of science, ethnography, linguistics and archaeology is scheduled to begin at 9.30pm, and will play on a loop until 2am.
Video: Rubik's Cube 40th Anniversary Interactive Exhibit
- 30 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- video
One of the most popular puzzle toys in the world, the Rubik's Cube is turning 40. To celebrate the anniversary, its inventor, Hungarian architect Erno Rubik, has teamed up with the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, New Jersey, for an interactive exhibit. Visitors can admire various cubes from the very first prototype made of wood and rubber bands to the world’s most expensive Rubik’s Cube, ...
Unexpected Twist On A Hungarian Rubik’s Cube
- 29 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The mid-1970s, Hungary. Inventor and architect professor Ernő Rubik is working at Department of Interior Design at the Academy of Applied Arts and Crafts in Budapest. These years Rubik is trying to solve the issue of the structural problem of moving the parts independently without the entire mechanism falling apart. Thus he creates a cube in 1974, initially called Magic Cube, not being aware of ...
Áder Tempts Hungarian US Scientists Home
- 25 Apr 2014 4:00 AM
- community & culture
It is important to entice successful Hungarian scientists in the US into returning home so that they can transfer their knowledge and skills, President János Áder told public television in an interview at the Hungarian consulate in New York before opening an interactive exhibition on the Rubik Cube at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City.
Xpat Opinion: Happy Birthday, Rubik’s Cube
- 24 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The Empire State Building in New York will wear an unusual light painting soon. On April 24th, is the 40th anniversary of the famous game that has become a symbol of Hungary’s innovative spirit, the Rubik’s Cube. Since the inventor, Ernő Rubik, designed the toy in 1974, hundreds of millions have been sold. People the world over have been confounded and entertained by the endearing cube puzzle.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Weeklies On Orbán’s ‘Illiberal Democracy’
- 6 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their comments on the Prime Minister’s speech in Baile Tusnad (Tusnádfürdő) on July 26th, left-liberal weeklies accuse Viktor Orbán of openly opting for dictatorship instead of western democracy. Pro-government analysts retort that the speech has been distorted by the left.
Religious Freedom Report On Hungary Published By US State Dept
- 4 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The US State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor recently released its annual International Religious Freedom Report. The report spotlights typical examples of abuses and restrictions representative of problems of religious freedom reported in each country, shedding light on the nature, scope and severity of religious freedom violations. The US State Department helped to ...
Xploring Budapest: Cave Church
- 11 Jul 2014 12:40 PM
- getting around
Located on Gellert Hill overlooking Liberty Bridge, the Cave Church is a unique grotto chapel cared for by the Hungarian Paulite order of monks. Closed during the Communist period, it has since been reopened and offers a peaceful respite from the noise of the city. This cave was originally home to Saint Istvan, a hermit monk who cured the sick with thermal waters that sprung in front of the cave.
Xpat Opinion: An Outstanding Memoir Of Hungary During World War II
- 1 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
History buffs who take an interest in central Europe and Hungary have long been at a disadvantage. The body of good works on Hungarian history remains largely in Hungarian. There are some great exceptions, of course, like Sir Bryan Cartledge’s work. But relatively speaking, really good stuff — especially about the 20th century — is difficult to find in English.
Video Projected On To Gellért Hill In Budapest To Honour Polymath
- 19 Jun 2014 10:35 AM
- entertainment
Hungarian polymath Otto Herman is to be honoured with a video animation commemorating his life, projected onto the slopes of Gellért Hill on the Night of Museums this Saturday, as a part of Otto Herman Memorial Year. The video, presenting Herman’s works in the fields of science, ethnography, linguistics and archaeology is scheduled to begin at 9.30pm, and will play on a loop until 2am.
Video: Rubik's Cube 40th Anniversary Interactive Exhibit
- 30 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- video
One of the most popular puzzle toys in the world, the Rubik's Cube is turning 40. To celebrate the anniversary, its inventor, Hungarian architect Erno Rubik, has teamed up with the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, New Jersey, for an interactive exhibit. Visitors can admire various cubes from the very first prototype made of wood and rubber bands to the world’s most expensive Rubik’s Cube, ...
Unexpected Twist On A Hungarian Rubik’s Cube
- 29 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The mid-1970s, Hungary. Inventor and architect professor Ernő Rubik is working at Department of Interior Design at the Academy of Applied Arts and Crafts in Budapest. These years Rubik is trying to solve the issue of the structural problem of moving the parts independently without the entire mechanism falling apart. Thus he creates a cube in 1974, initially called Magic Cube, not being aware of ...
Áder Tempts Hungarian US Scientists Home
- 25 Apr 2014 4:00 AM
- community & culture
It is important to entice successful Hungarian scientists in the US into returning home so that they can transfer their knowledge and skills, President János Áder told public television in an interview at the Hungarian consulate in New York before opening an interactive exhibition on the Rubik Cube at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City.
Xpat Opinion: Happy Birthday, Rubik’s Cube
- 24 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The Empire State Building in New York will wear an unusual light painting soon. On April 24th, is the 40th anniversary of the famous game that has become a symbol of Hungary’s innovative spirit, the Rubik’s Cube. Since the inventor, Ernő Rubik, designed the toy in 1974, hundreds of millions have been sold. People the world over have been confounded and entertained by the endearing cube puzzle.