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NYT Bestseller Michelle Richmond on Borges, Graham Greene, and No One You Know
NYT bestselling author Michelle Richmond is a bit of a chimera: her novels certainly have mainstream, commercial appeal but there's often a dark core to them, along with influences that include Italo Calvino and Paul Auster. This gives them a lot more depth than the breezy covers might suggest. ...
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Was McLaren´s $100m fine illegal?
An article in today’s Independent on Sunday alleges the $100m fine given to McLaren by the FIA last year was illegal.
According to the story:
Not everyone who voted on the fine may have been authorised to do so. According to Article 14 of the FIA statutes, the WMSC “shall consist...
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Bitter End - Attack to Budapest, 1945 - Bitter End on ADC2
Has anyone tried playing Bitter End using the Aide de Camp 2 program?
Feedback?
I own the game and ADC2, so if interested in trying it, drop me a line.
I'm currently playing Bitter Woods by L2 Design via ADC2, and it's a blast!
Bob
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Police readying for gay pride parade, far right reprisals
Budapest police declined to tell themedia how many officers they planned to have on the streets tosecure Saturday's Gay Pride Parade and the three expectedcounter-demonstrations announced by the far right, but, they said onFriday, they were ready.
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Bangladesh: On GV Summit in Budapest
The 3rd World View reflects on the various reactions from participants at the GV Summit in Budapest.
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ANALYST VIEW - Strong HUF is not straining the Hungarian economy, NBH not to push HUF - Commerzbank
The recent appreciation of the forint is likely to be the beginning of a more benign pricing of local risk in Hungary, Commerzbank said in a recent strategy note. “Although it maintains a high-beta status and is not a preferred credit in the
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Young filmmakers submit 280 entries to CineFest
Young Hungarian and foreign filmakershave submitted a total of 280 films to the 5th InternationalFestival of Young Filmmakers to be held in Miskolc (NE Hungary) thisautumn, a festival spokesman told MTI on Friday.
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ANALYST VIEW - Hungarian forint appreciation to continue, but correction is on the cards - Raiffeisen
After a slight upside correction last week, Hungary's forint firmed against the euro with other
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Child labour used in Hungary motorway construction - paper
Children are being recruited to carryout work on a Hungarian motorway construction site, said local paperZalai Hirlap.
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Hungary MOL complets acquisition of Ngosso Permit in Cameroon
Hungarian fuels group MOL has announced on Friday that the government of Cameroon has approved the
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ANALYST VIEW - Low Hungarian Q1 budget gap points to undershooting yearly target - Goldman Sachs
Hungary's Central Statistics Office (KSH) published, for the first time, quarterly ESA-95 (EU
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Arabs call on Hungarian cell phones - Hungarian external trade in good shape
(Adds details, charts) Hungary posted a trade surplus of EUR 64.1 million in April, according to
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Hungary Richter cleared by Polish competition watchdog to acquire Polpharma
Hungary's leading pharmaceutical company Richter has on Friday gained approval by Poland's competition watchdog to acquire Polish generic drugs maker Polpharma. Following a months-long delay, Poland's Office of Competition and Consumer Protection
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Raven Squad to marry RTS, FPS this fall
Filed under: PC, Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person Shooters, Strategy
Hey, you got real-time strategy in our first-person shooter! That's the mantra we could be chanting this fall when SouthPeak and Evolved Games partner to release Raven Squad: Operation Hidden Dagger, a new RTS/FPS hybrid, for ...
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Hungarian forint strong as steel, ventures below 233 to EUR
Hungary's forint has been continuously hitting new historic highs versus the euro since late Friday. In morning trade it was quoted at around 233.00 against the single European currency. It seems some punters are exploiting the low liquidity as US
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Jajah launches VoIP service to Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia
Global Internet-based telephony company Jajah has announced the launch of Jajah Direct, a PC-free
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Property market comes to a standstill
There is little to report on the Hungarian real estate investment market because the market has all but stopped since January 2008, Colliers International said in a press release.
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Saudi oil minister: Oil remains essential for future energy needs
Oil remains essential to meet expanding energy needs in the foreseeable future, unchallenged by alternatives which are getting popular amid record high oil prices, Saudi Oil Minister Ali Naimi said.
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Russia deems Kosovo precedent "extremely dangerous and unsuccessful"
Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said that Russia viewed the Kosovo precedent as extremely dangerous and unsuccessful.
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Turkey, Kosovo open joint commerce chamber
Turkey and Kosovo announced opening a joint chamber of commerce in Pristina.
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StatoilHydro makes gas discovery in Barents Sea
Norwegian oil and gas group StatoilHydro has made a gas discovery in the Barents Sea, the Norwegian Oil Directory said.
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OECD forecasts higher unemployment figures in 2008, 2009
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is predicting an average rise in unemployment in 2008 and 2009, while calling for efforts to combat racism and discrimination against women.
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Hungary's forint firms to new all-time high vs. euro
Hungary's forint firmed to a historic high, to around 234.50 against the euro - beyond even the strong end of its trading band in force before June 2003 - around 18:00 CET on Thursday, outside the official trading hours. It kept on strutting south
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Hungary revises April trade surplus up to EUR 64.1 m
Hungary posted a trade surplus of EUR 64.1 million in April, according to revised data released by
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EU approves financing for combined transport in Hungary
The European Commission gave its agreement to the financing of the rolling motorway between the
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Court order on YouTube user data fans privacy fears
A US judge's order to Google Inc to turn over YouTube user data to Viacom Inc sparked an outcry from privacy advocates in the midst of a legal showdown over video piracy.
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ECB raises rates to 4.25%
The European Central Bank raised interest rates for the first time in more than a year, in a widely expected quarter percentage-point move which took benchmark rates to 4.25%, the highest level since September 2001.
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Analyst urges tax cuts to improve Hungary´s competitiveness
Cutting payroll and corporate taxes could improve Hungary's competitiveness, and the resulting gap in budget revenue could be filled with the introduction of taxes on assets and a VAT increase, head of the Deloitte consultancy said.
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Hungary's MOL discloses dividend volume
Hungarian oil group will pay Ft 883.36 ($5.92) per share as a dividend on its 2007 earnings, the company said.
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Regulatory fine of OMV upheld by court
The Budapest Municipal Court has upheld a decision by Hungarian financial market regulator PSzÁF to fine Austrian oil company OMV Ft 25 million for influencing the market.
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US housing market seen getting worse
An even gloomier scenario may be in store for an already ailing US housing market if the overall economy slips into a recession, according to UBS Securities analysts.
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JPMorgan to cut Europe investment banking
JPMorgan plans to cut as many as 10% of its European investment banking jobs, Bloomberg reported.
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Clickair ES EU Special Offers 80703
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THE CHEAP BASTARD'S GUIDE TO NEW YORK CITY
THE CHEAP BASTARD'S GUIDE TO NEW YORK CITYBy Rob Grader. Globe Pequot. $14.95.Anyone who likes to save a few pennies but still have a good time knows Grader is the one to turn to. In this fourth edition, Grader once again ventures all over New York City in search of free or cheap outings, from t...
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Summer 2008 concert ticket competitions at Jamiroquai.com
Jamiroquai.com has just launched a competition to win tickets to the Jamiroquai concerts being held in Hungary and Germany this summer. The competition is open until 14 July.Discuss this news item at funkin.com.
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Police evacuate headquarters after local man hand-delivers rusty WWII grenade
An Esztergom (N Hungary) man who pickedup a World War II grenade he found in his yard, stuck it in his car,and hand-delivered it to the local police station on Thursday, wasunprepared for the commotion he caused.
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FinMin calls opposition's tax cut proposal unrealistic
Finance Minister Janos Veres onThursday said proposals by main opposition party Fidesz to cutexcise taxes and the Value Added Tax to combat high fuel, energy andgrocery prices were unrealistic.
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Hungary democracy stable, on track for budget goal, says Freedom House
Hungary's democracy is stable and thecountry is on track to meet its goal of slashing its budget deficitto 3.2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2009, US-basedFreedom House said in its detailed 2008 report seen by MTI onThursday.
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Fidesz tax cut ideas to strip Hungary's budget of HUF 320 bn revenues
The tax cut proposals put on the table by Hungary's main opposition party Fidesz would cause a serious fall in budget revenues, some HUF 320 billion (EUR 1.35 bn), according to Finance Ministry calculations, Finance Minister János Veres told a press
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Hungarian Finmin more cautious about budget performance than the PM
There is a good chance of Hungary meeting its deficit goals both this year and in 2009, Finance
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Hungary MOL pays HUF 883 dividend per share
Hungarian fuels group MOL has announced on Thursday that today it will pay HUF 883 dividend per
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You cannot differentiate between food and food when you want to cut VAT - Hungarian Fi
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