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A Budapest Olympics
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"No serious leader can take seriously the idea of Budapest holding the 2020 Olympics: given Hungary's budget and global financial conditions, it would simply be an impossibly expensive prestige investment.
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'Opera Ball', Budapest Opera House, 21 February
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"Following the former traditions the miracle happens year by year on the last Saturday of the carnival season: the stage and the auditorium of the Opera House transforms to the most beautiful ballroom of Hungary. The ball is opened by more than a hundred debutante dancers after a short opera programme, then comes the 'Alles Walzer' so that people dance till dawn.
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Air Rescue Base Opens In Szentes
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"The air rescue base at Szentes, Csongrád county was officially opened by Health Minister Tamás Székely on Monday. Some Ft 40 million of the Ft 100 million investment project was awarded by local authorities. The new facility could considerably improve emergency health care in south Hungary.
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'Ottoman Turkish Carpet Collection', Applied Arts Museum, Until 12 April
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"The Budapest Museum of Applied Arts possesses the world's second-largest collection of Ottoman Turkish carpets, but this valuable collection is hardly ever on display. The recently deceased curator of the museum, Ferenc Batári had long been planning to pot the collection on a permanent exhibition.
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New American Corner Soon to Open in Budapest
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Application deadline is January 9, 2009 - "Corvinus University of Budapest and the Embassy of the United States of America are seeking a Director for the ?American Corner? to be managed jointly by the two institutions. The American Corner (AC) will serve as a regional information and programs resource center focusing on American culture, history, and current events.
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