Budapest Sees Record Long Bicycle Procession

This sounds like it would have been a sight to see. Can anyone share photos or impressions of the event? via the amazing velolove list."The "Critical Mass" (CM) bicycle procession held in Budapest during...

Hungarian movies are coming up, maybe to world fame again :)

Strand Releasing acquired the North American rights to White Palms, a Hungarian movie about young gymnasts. The movie is Hungary's entry in the Academy Awards' Foreign Language Film category for 2006. Strand...

Yes your pageviews are being UNDERCOUNTED

Hi all, Last night we gave the site the equivant of a bone marrow transpant, swapping databases (MySQL for Postgres) so we've got a few nagging bugs. We're swatting them ASAP and your pages will soon be counted again. Thanks for hanging in there! Mike.

Hungarian Bishop Resigns to get married

"Media reported Friday that Hungary's Catholic military bishop has resigned because he wants to marry a woman he met in the church's renewal movement. He'll resign because of love. Preaching to Catholic soldiers, border guards and their families since 2001,...

Hungary braced for big protests

Do any of our Hungarian members have any photos from Budapest?:"Hungary is marking its National Day amid fears of violence like that which marred last year's 50th anniversary of the anti-Soviet uprising. Police...

Hungary, 2007

I should start with a little background. The country I was born in and currently live in, is sometimes called the 'crossroads of history'. The country was invaded and occupied by various forces throughout the 1100 years since the country is established. Among other things it...

Tick, Tick, Tick – Soviet Poultry Plants Under Siege :: MAXINE

"One might assume that if the ground is covered in snow and the temperatures are cold, viruses do not “take flight”. In Russia, many forces may be at hand, including the hand of organized forces that would...

Tick, Tick, Tick - The 'Bloody' H5n1 Virus Has Hit Britain :: MAXINE

"In a first time ever attack, the H5n1 virus has found its way to England. Also yesterday, the World Health Organization has confirmed the first human infection and death to be attributed to the H5N1 virus in...

Hungarian opposition party dismantles metal police fence around parliament

"BUDAPEST, Hungary: Members of Fidesz, Hungary's main center-right opposition party, on Friday dismantled several hundred meters (yards) of a metal fence set up around parliament by police following last year's...

Eric Shipton: Mapping the Blank

"Eric Shipton: Mapping the Blank The territory west of the Shaksgam river in northern Pakistan—the Sarpo Laggo and Shimshal valleys, the Baltoro, Biafo, Hispar, and Braldu glaciers, and the Aghil range—is Shipton country, severely contoured, and with the highest...

Serbia bans poultry imports from Hungary over bird flu

"BELGRADE, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Serbia on Wednesday banned the import of poultry and poultry products from Hungary and introduced control measures following an outbreak of bird flu in its northern neighbour. A...

Rhino born from artificial insemination

"A Female baby rhino, born at 5:55 p.m. on Tuesday, Budapest Zoo in Hungary and weighed in at 128 lbs has become the world’s first rhino conceived by artificial insemination Continue Reading"

A 16 mile return journey by narrow gauge steam train through Beautiful Mid Wa...

"Opened in 1903 to link the market town of Welshpool to the rural community of Llanfair Caereinion, this 2 foot 6 inch narrow gauge steam railway now provides a tourist service for all the family and a welcome...

Drupal Party

On January 20th, there were a great party in a conference center to celebrate the 6th birthday of Drupal, with the new version of 5.0 released on January 15th.We talked about the new features of Drupal, that made...

Today in history - Jan. 17

"Today is Wednesday, Jan. 17, the 17th day of 2007. There are 348 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 17, 1945, Soviet and Polish forces liberated Warsaw during World War II. On this date: In 1893, the 19th president of the United States, Rutherford...

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