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'Fredi-Beni' Is Still Best Loved Cartoon For Kids In Hungary
- 7 Oct 2010 9:25 AM
- entertainment
Hungarians are reportedly celebrating the 50th anniversary of one of their favorite cartoons, The Flinstones. This animated sitcom series had allegedly brought Hungarian dubbing to its peak, when expert linguists, poets and comedians swept the audience off their feet by dubbing the Bedrock scenes in excellent lip-sync – in verse (almost like Dr. Seuss). All Magyar school children, who otherwise ...
Hungary Has An Official 'Depressing Day' Held On October 6
- 7 Oct 2010 3:00 AM
- community & culture
Yesterday, 6 October is officially the national day to be sad in Hungary. That's according to the central legislation that officially announced that the day be declared the “Day of National Mourning” since 2001. On this day in Budapest the national flag was lowered to half-mast accompanied by a military display of honours in front of the Parliament.
Hungary Loses Another Talented Son
- 6 Oct 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary has lost another one of its most talented Magyar sons this year with the passing away of the late Tony Curtis (age 85) on Sept 29, 2010. Bernard Swartz, alias Tony Curtis (also known as James Curtis and Anthony Curtis in the begining of his career, launched in 1949) was born to Jewish Hungarian immigrants (from Mateszalka, NE Hungary) in New York’s Bronx district on June 3, 1925.
Hungarian Language Museum To Preserve The Magyar Identity
- 5 Oct 2010 3:00 AM
- community & culture
"The Hungarian Language Museum, located in the tiny village of Szephalom (NE Hungary) has recently opened a permanent exhibition to showcase what it calls the “Secrets of secrets – The past, present and future of the Hungarian language.”
Budapest Mayor Leaves Dog-Do To Next Candidate
- 29 Sep 2010 9:40 AM
- current affairs
"The outgoing chief mayor of Budapest, Gabor Demszky will most probably be remembered as the longest serving mayor in the history of Budapest. But he will certainly be remembered as the longest serving mayor who did kaka about cleaning up the doggie-do in the capital.
German Carmakers Plan Investment Record In Hungary
- 29 Sep 2010 2:00 AM
- business
"German car makers are breaking new records. However these will not be speed or endurance records, but rather an all new investment record in Central and eastern Europe. The Ingolstadt-based automaker Audi AG (a member of the Volkswagen Group), plans to investment at least EUR 1-bil at its production and assembly unit in Gyor, North-western Hungary, sources said.
African Wins Budapest Marathon
- 29 Sep 2010 1:20 AM
- sport
"Ethiopian marathon-man Herkolo Ashenafi won the ’25th Spar International Budapest Marathon and Running Festival’ in the men’s category with a time of 2:23:13 on Sept 26, 2010. The reportedly 42.2 kilometre annual marathon this year took place in rainy weather, in Budapest.
Hungarian Bank Alliance Pledges To Defy Bank Tax, EcoMin
- 22 Sep 2010 1:00 AM
- business
"Anonymous sources in a Monday report of left-leaning daily Nepszava claimed that the Hungarian Bank Alliance (BSz) plans to torpedo the controversial bank tax proposed by Economic Minister Gyorgy Matolcsy (pictured), insisting that the solution to sustaining budget deficit targets in 2011 lies elsewhere.
Hungarian Zsolnay Enjoys Recent Capital Injections
- 22 Sep 2010 1:00 AM
- business
"World-renowned Hungarian porcelain manufacturing company Zsolnay is reportedly boosting its production output following the recent capital injections by various owners, due to be carried out before the end of August this year.
'Fredi-Beni' Is Still Best Loved Cartoon For Kids In Hungary
- 7 Oct 2010 9:25 AM
- entertainment
Hungarians are reportedly celebrating the 50th anniversary of one of their favorite cartoons, The Flinstones. This animated sitcom series had allegedly brought Hungarian dubbing to its peak, when expert linguists, poets and comedians swept the audience off their feet by dubbing the Bedrock scenes in excellent lip-sync – in verse (almost like Dr. Seuss). All Magyar school children, who otherwise ...
Hungary Has An Official 'Depressing Day' Held On October 6
- 7 Oct 2010 3:00 AM
- community & culture
Yesterday, 6 October is officially the national day to be sad in Hungary. That's according to the central legislation that officially announced that the day be declared the “Day of National Mourning” since 2001. On this day in Budapest the national flag was lowered to half-mast accompanied by a military display of honours in front of the Parliament.
Hungary Loses Another Talented Son
- 6 Oct 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary has lost another one of its most talented Magyar sons this year with the passing away of the late Tony Curtis (age 85) on Sept 29, 2010. Bernard Swartz, alias Tony Curtis (also known as James Curtis and Anthony Curtis in the begining of his career, launched in 1949) was born to Jewish Hungarian immigrants (from Mateszalka, NE Hungary) in New York’s Bronx district on June 3, 1925.
Hungarian Language Museum To Preserve The Magyar Identity
- 5 Oct 2010 3:00 AM
- community & culture
"The Hungarian Language Museum, located in the tiny village of Szephalom (NE Hungary) has recently opened a permanent exhibition to showcase what it calls the “Secrets of secrets – The past, present and future of the Hungarian language.”
Budapest Mayor Leaves Dog-Do To Next Candidate
- 29 Sep 2010 9:40 AM
- current affairs
"The outgoing chief mayor of Budapest, Gabor Demszky will most probably be remembered as the longest serving mayor in the history of Budapest. But he will certainly be remembered as the longest serving mayor who did kaka about cleaning up the doggie-do in the capital.
German Carmakers Plan Investment Record In Hungary
- 29 Sep 2010 2:00 AM
- business
"German car makers are breaking new records. However these will not be speed or endurance records, but rather an all new investment record in Central and eastern Europe. The Ingolstadt-based automaker Audi AG (a member of the Volkswagen Group), plans to investment at least EUR 1-bil at its production and assembly unit in Gyor, North-western Hungary, sources said.
African Wins Budapest Marathon
- 29 Sep 2010 1:20 AM
- sport
"Ethiopian marathon-man Herkolo Ashenafi won the ’25th Spar International Budapest Marathon and Running Festival’ in the men’s category with a time of 2:23:13 on Sept 26, 2010. The reportedly 42.2 kilometre annual marathon this year took place in rainy weather, in Budapest.
Hungarian Bank Alliance Pledges To Defy Bank Tax, EcoMin
- 22 Sep 2010 1:00 AM
- business
"Anonymous sources in a Monday report of left-leaning daily Nepszava claimed that the Hungarian Bank Alliance (BSz) plans to torpedo the controversial bank tax proposed by Economic Minister Gyorgy Matolcsy (pictured), insisting that the solution to sustaining budget deficit targets in 2011 lies elsewhere.
Hungarian Zsolnay Enjoys Recent Capital Injections
- 22 Sep 2010 1:00 AM
- business
"World-renowned Hungarian porcelain manufacturing company Zsolnay is reportedly boosting its production output following the recent capital injections by various owners, due to be carried out before the end of August this year.