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A 100-day-old baby elephant walks with its French mother Angele to celebrate its first100 days at Budapest Zoo and Botanic Garden on May 24, 2013 during a special birth-day ceremony.
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It’s not possible for me because I’m shooting Hercules this summer starting in 6 weeks in Budapest, so, possible for them I’m not too sure. I haven’t heard anything about that and I’m pretty sure I would have gotten a phone call pretty early in the morning if that was the real plan. Not quite too sure though.
People think it's because it didn't work out, but actually it was a studio redirection - we wanted Budapest to focus a bit more on mobile and tablet, and they released Fibble, which was quite an excursion for Crytek. And we'll do more casual stuff but that's also free-to-play. With Ryse, the game is moving forward really well - we just can't talk about it.More quotes »
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500 Judith Leiber handbags in East Hampton
the remarkable life of Leiber and her husband in his book "No Mere Bagatelles."Born into an upper-middle-class Jewish family in Budapest , Judith Peto had planned to study chemistry at a university when World War II broke out. Unable to study, she got a job Read more »
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Centenarian: Irene Garas
Garas, born April 29, 1913, in Budapest , Hungary , is one of four children. In April, her story as a Holocaust survivor was read into the Congressional Record . Irene immigrated to America in 1948 settling in Forest Hills, Queens. She married Louis Garas Read more »
Around the web
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Alize Cornet wins third WTA title in Strasbourg
runner-ups, third seed Alize Cornet beat Lucie Hradecka 7-6(4) 6-0 and clinched her third career WTA title (all on clay), after Budapest (2008) and Bad Gastein (2012). I ran across a peculiar piece of info on Twitter, the rankings of opponents Cornet beat 11:58 AM from Women's Tennis Blog Read more »
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A Jewish renaissance, tucked away in a Budapest apartment
Who would want to be Jewish in this Central European, former Communist state? However, hidden away through a courtyard in Budapest’s ramshackle District VIII, an area of the Hungarian capital known for its high population of Roma gypsies and immigrants, the 10:27 AM from Christian Science Monitor Read more »
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Bewitching Budapest Ballet
performed by the troupe after the intermission. Oh my! What an absolutely delightful afternoon and evening here in Budapest. Parting ways with my new friends I head off to the Danube River for an evening sightseeing Cruise. Arriving at the dock at about 9:30 3:55 AM from Travel Blog Read more »
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Monsanto: l'ennemi public n°1
'GMO-free Europe' to protest against the genetically modified (GMO) food production in front of the parliament building of Budapest on February 10, 2011 during a demonstration. (ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP/Getty Images) Greenpeace activists hold a banner to protest 2:19 AM from The Huffington Post Read more »
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Kennedy Center's The Guardsman, with Shuler Hensley, Julie Halston, Finn Wittrock, Begins May 25
hottest young actor suspects his new actress wife is getting restless, so he takes on his most daring role yet—disguising himself as a dashing Emperor’s guardsman—to test her fidelity and win her love," according to the Kennedy Center. "The Guardsman ultimately 12:09 AM from Playbill Read more »
