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  CalendarHome.com - - Calendar Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-02)
Therefore, Hungarian politics and culture of the interwar period was dominated by irredentism (the restoration of historical "Greater Hungary").
Hungarian traditional music tends to have a strong dactylic rhythm, just as the language is invariably stressed on the first syllable of each word.
Hungarians are also known for their prowess at water sports, mainly swimming, water polo and canoeing; this can be said to be surprising at first, due to Hungary being landlocked.
encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /cgi-bin/encyclopedia.pl?p=Hungary   (3838 words)

  
 Hungarian language at AllExperts
Hungarian is a member of the Ugric languages, a sub-group of the Finno-Ugric language family, which in turn is a branch of the Uralic languages.
Hungarian is the official language of Hungary, and thus an official language of the European Union.
Hungarian is officially recognized as a minority or regional language in Austria, Croatia and Slovakia.
en.allexperts.com /e/h/hu/hungarian_language.htm   (3176 words)

  
 Hungary at AllExperts
Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarország), officially the Republic of Hungary (Magyar Köztársaság), is a landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia.
This led to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and an announced withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact which were met with a massive military intervention by the Soviet Union.
Hungarian cuisine is also a prominent feature of Hungarian culture, with traditional dishes such as goulash a main feature of the Hungarian diet.
en.allexperts.com /e/h/hu/hungary.htm   (3640 words)

  
  Old Hungarian script - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The origins of the Hungarian runes are also demonstrated by the genealogy of the Hungarian words for 'letter' (betű), 'to write' (ír) and 'stamp' (bélyeg): all derive from a Turkic language.
The runic script was first mentioned in the 13th century Chronicle of Simon of Kéza, where he stated that the Székelys and the Vlachs (Romanians) used the script.
The latter, notably the Principality of Transylvania, favoured Hungarian culture.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Old_Hungarian_script   (2134 words)

  
 Scala - Windows Script Host scala / windows script host
Without delving into a whole history of scripting versus "real" programming, it is sufficient to say that scripting languages are generally easier, have a lower learning curve, and take less of a commitment of time than "real" programming, making them ideal for simple tasks.
Scripting therefore remains an attractive option for those who wish to be productive quickly on small projects, and do not need the benefits of object-oriented programming.
Once your default script host has been set to cscript, the best way to run a script that has no waiting for user input is to type it into the Command window.
www.scala.com /windows-script-host/windows-script-host-index.html   (3829 words)

  
 The White Stag
The last millennium has obliterated much of the old traditions, especially since there was a strong anti-Hungarian propaganda in the Church, which tried to prove that the Christian Church was responsible for all that was good like religion, culture, letters and everything was thought to the "wild and nomadic" Hungarians by the church.
While the Hungarians of the 10th century were monotheists in the sense that there was one god to which all was subservient, they also had memories of more archaic times, and these ancient gods were over time made to be angels, nymphs, heroes and devils, due sometimes to the influence of their newer religion.
In the lowlands of the Hungarian plains, the mirage of the sun is also called Déli Báb, the noonday BAB, the feminine mate of the Sun which is typically translated as FATA MORGANA.
groups.msn.com /TheWhiteStag/mythslore.msnw?action=get_message&mview=0&ID_Message=16&LastModified=4675475914163514356   (2409 words)

  
 Mongol Scripts
This script was used as early as the mid 13th century as a stylistic variation of Uighur Script.
The former is a logographic script based on Chinese characters, and the latter, developed by a Khitan scholar named Diela, is a syllabic script influenced in part by Uighur with characters for each syllable combined into word groups.
This script was modified in 1632 with influence of the Korean Script (Hunmin Chong'um).
www.viahistoria.com /SilverHorde/research/MongolScripts.html   (2659 words)

  
 Szekely - meaning of word
Some have also suggested the Székely, like the Hungarians, are simply descended from the Magyars, and that cultural differences with other Hungarian groups stem from their relative isolation in the mountains.
Hungarian historians generally believe that the Szeklers were scattered throughout the Carpathian baisn (including many in south of Transylvania) following the Magyar conquest of the Pannonian plain but were resettled towards the east to act of border guards.
Most Hungarians also belonged to the class of serfs rather than to the nobility (which is why so many Hungarians took part in the Bobalna revolt in 1437).
wordsonline.org /Szekely   (1677 words)

  
 12.20.2006 - NEH, Google boost Internet coding project
Historical scripts earmarked for work include Mandaic, the liturgical language of the Mandean religion; and Tangut, the script of an extinct Sino-Tibetan language formerly spoken in northwestern China.
Proposing minority and historical scripts for inclusion in Unicode often requires significant research, but Anderson said that communities using these scripts have little economic or political means of participating, so script proposals have been sporadic.
Scripts used by smaller communities have not yet been included in Unicode because they typically don't represent a large market share for software companies.
www.berkeley.edu /news/media/releases/2006/12/20_scriptencoding.shtml   (511 words)

  
 A NOTE ON THE THREEFOLD REPRESENTATION OF "K" IN ARCHAIC ETRUSCAN WRITING
However this is a new development; in medieval Hungarian ortography generally C stood before back vowels and K before front ones (just oppositely as in archaic Etruscan); [c] was written by the digraphs TZ or CZ.
Hungarian historians either believe them to have descended from the conqueror Magyar tribes not much after 896 AD, or conjecture some Turkish origin (either from Kabars of the Khazarian Empire or from the Eskils/Esekhels of the Bulgarian Turks).
Since it was in the past applied mainly on wood, really old surviving texts are rather rare; from Renaissance times there were preseved alphabets, but that is already the time of decline; the literate people know Latin alphabet too, and the rhunes are used rather for fancy.
www.rmki.kfki.hu /~lukacs/ETRUSCAN.htm   (3209 words)

  
 Sandia National Laboratories - Geographic Information Systems
Hungarian notation, which was invented by a Hungarian and looks vaguely Hungarian, is popular in C and Windows programming (McConnell 1993).
Hungarian notation is especially useful for script and file names, since it alphabetizes things, again, by type first and individual second.
The avu-ScriptSaver script is a modified version of the SaveScript file that is included in the Avenue code library.
www.sandia.gov /GIS/tech/avcsus.htm   (3146 words)

  
 The Devil and his helpers and aliases
There are some old Hungarian sayings which refer to the death of Mani, at the hands of the Persians who skinned him alive and hung his carcas on a tree as a warning against his followers.
Even in modern times there are many old Hungarian farmers who have an uncanny ability to predict the weather based on the behavior of animals and sky patterns, which the average man seems totally oblivious to and finds incomprehensible.
Hungarians of the times also frequented the great Arab schools of the Near East and even published Muslim books in their country until they were shut down by the inquisitors.
users.cwnet.com /millenia/devil.htm   (2569 words)

  
 Finance Choices - Personal Finance Wiki
A small, southern region of the country near Pécs enjoys a reputation for a Mediterranean climate, but in reality it is slightly warmer than the rest of the country and still receives snow during the winter.
Franz Liszt, the prominent Hungarian composer, piano virtuoso and contemporary of Ferenc Erkel.
The Contribution of Hungarians to Universal Culture (includes inventors), Embassy of the Republic of Hungary, Damascus, Syria, 2006.
www.financechoices.co.uk /personal-finance-wiki.php?title=Hungary   (3971 words)

  
 Hungary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-02)
Therefore, Hungarian politics and culture of the interwar period was dominated by irredentism (the restoration of historical "Greater Hungary").
Hungarian traditional music tends to have a strong dactylic rhythm, just as the language is invariably stressed on the first syllable of each word.
Hungarians are also known for their prowess at water sports, mainly swimming, water polo and canoeing; this can be said to be surprising at first, due to Hungary being landlocked.
www.zdnet.co.za /wiki/Hungary   (4069 words)

  
 Sites on Scripts and Writing Systems
Scripts and Languages “This is a site about the scripts of the world, and the languages they are used to write.
The Pollard script and its equivalent in the Romanized script.
Characters needed for the transcription of Old Norse primary sources This page is primarily intended to document encoding of Old Norse characters in documents that use TEI (Text Encoding Initiative) markup, but it has some useful discussion about the characters and their historical development.
scripts.sil.org /cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&item_id=SitesOnScriptsAndWSs   (3635 words)

  
 Hungarian Film Week: Some Breaks With Tradition, Plus a Ploy for Foreign Co-Productions
A young American director of Hungarian parentage who returned to the Budapest his parents fled during communism to study filmmaking is making a name for himself as the director of one hottest new Hungarian films in a decade.
The fare at this year's Hungarian Film Week, an annual event that screens all the new feature films produced in Hungary over the previous year, was another example of this.
The Hungarian Cultural Minister Istvan Hiller said during the film week that it was already in discussions with five international film production companies that are considering shooting in Hungary since the passage of the new film law.
www.indiewire.com /onthescene/onthescene_040302hung.html   (685 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-02)
Hungarian I will not buy this record, it is scratched.
Hungarian: If I said you had a beautiful body, would you hold it against me? I...I am no longer infected.
The Hungarian phrase meaning "Can you direct me to the station?" is translated by the English phrase, "Please fondle my bum." Publisher: I wish to plead incompetence.
bau2.uibk.ac.at /sg/python/Scripts/TheHungarianPhrasebookSketch   (512 words)

  
 Hungarian Phrasebook
HUNGARIAN: I will not buy this record, it is scratched.
HUNGARIAN: If I said you had a beautiful body, would you hold it against me? I...I am no longer infected.
HUNGARIAN: Drop your panties, Sir William; I cannot wait 'til lunchtime.
www.geocities.com /fang_club/hungarian_phrasebook.html   (393 words)

  
 Latino Review
Although the script is currently being rewritten by Bruce Willis's go to guy Doug Richardson (who wrote Hostage), they are sticking to this story which Bomback wrote that was from another script called World War 3.com.
The script has some good potential and could see why they are furthering developing it with another writer.
My only gripe is that for a die-hard script there is no yippee kay yee mofo (I know, it sounds corny) and there are no personal stakes for McClane in here like in the 1st two movies.
www.latinoreview.com /scriptreviews/diehard4.0/review.html   (1061 words)

  
 Hungarian phonology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A few words which contain /i/, /i:/ and, rarely, /eː/ are counted as back-vowel words because in Old Hungarian, the words contained the /ɨ/ phoneme in their place.
Most of Hungarian's multitude of suffixes have multiple forms for use depending on the vowel class predominating in the stem.
This odd feature is solved in the old language and in dialects: there was/is an eighth short phoneme /ë/, which is just like the /e/ but it is mid, and its pronunciation is [e], in contrast with /e/ being [ɛ].
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hungarian_phonology   (1173 words)

  
 Hungarian language — Infoplease.com
Hungarian is spoken by approximately 10 million people in Hungary and by an additional 3 million throughout Eastern Europe, Russia, the United States, and elsewhere.
Hungarian has a definite article and an indefinite article, both of which are lacking in the related languages of Finnish and Turkish.
During the first millennium A.D., Hungarian was written in a script akin to that of the oldest Turkic writing, but in the 11th cent.
www.infoplease.com /ce6/society/A0824541.html   (337 words)

  
 Proposed New Scripts
Expert reviewers of these scripts may be able to work with the proposers by contacting the Script Encoding Initiative.
Amendments may incorporate a number of separate script proposals in one omnibus ballot, and it is important that feedback at this point refer to the actual amendment text rather than to the original proposal documents that were used by WG2 to prepare the amendment text.
The following list of scripts have completed their final ballot approvals (the ISO DAM ballot), and are simply awaiting final, synchronized publication in a version of the Unicode Standard and in one or more amendments to 10646.
www.unicode.org /pending/pending.html   (838 words)

  
 Apple - Software - AppleScript - Release Notes
A script created with AppleScript 1.9.2 can be used by any version of AppleScript back to version 1.1, provided it does not use features of AppleScript, scripting additions, or scriptable applications that are unavailable in that version.
Otherwise, the resulting script will be placed in the resource fork and/or data fork of the output file depending upon what other options are specified.
If a compilation error occurs near the end of a long script (more than 32,767 characters) the correct line is now highlighted in the script editor.
www.apple.com /applescript/releasenotes/192OSX.html   (1958 words)

  
 PHP: set_time_limit - Manual
In other words, if the timeout is the default 30 seconds, and 25 seconds into script execution a call such as set_time_limit(20) is made, the script will run for a total of 45 seconds before timing out.
To determine whether the script was finished or aborted, you simply set a bool false at the beginning and true at the end, and in the shutdown-function you check if it's still false.
The default setting is 60 seconds so while I had my max_execution_time set to 300, the script would fail after 60 seconds but report that it had exceeded the max execution time of 300.
php.net /manual-lookup.php?function=set_time_limit   (1052 words)

  
 BLOOD COUNT Sample Script Analysis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-02)
In real coverage, the analyst attacks concerns of whether they think the script is a "commodity" (sorry, but that is the mindset of these people), something their boss could produce and make money on.
I can tell you what my opinion is on a script’s marketability and make suggestions on where to go with it, but it is only that: my opinion based on years of writing scripts, making movies and teaching screenwriting.
Then the script cuts to a fun, if low-brow comedic introduction to Burke as a reporter who is not quite on the road to winning a Pulitzer.
hometown.aol.com /scripteach/BLOODCOUNTAnalysis.html   (3660 words)

  
 How to Write Unmaintainable Code (Humorous Article)
A contributor was the proud author of a VMS script that kept track of the "statii" returned from various "Vaxen".
One followon trick in the Hungarian notation is "change the type of a variable but leave the variable name unchanged".
If your boss thinks that his or her 20 year old FORTRAN experience is an excellent guide to contemporary programming, rigidly follow all his or her recommendations.
www.freevbcode.com /ShowCode.Asp?ID=2547   (8794 words)

  
 Greek Alphabet Resource Page - greek alfabet
Athens took the Ionic script to be its standard in 403 BC, and shortly thereafter the other versions disappeared.
During the Middle ages, the Greek scripts underwent changes paralleling those of the Roman alphabet: while the old forms were retained as a monumental script, uncial and eventually minuscule hands came to dominate.
Jeffery, Lilian Hamilton, The local scripts of archaic Greece: a study of the origin of the Greek alphabet and its development from the eighth to the fifth centuries B.C., Oxford, 1961, ISBN 0198140614.
www.governpub.com /gt/Greek_Alphabet.html   (1651 words)

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