William Penn Life, 2000 (35. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2000-06-01 / 6. szám
Hungary plays host to Prince of Wales during whirlwind seven-hour visit from wire service reports Most of us would find a seven-day visit to Hungary to be too short. But, for an experienced traveler like Prince Charles, it's amazing how much can be packed into just seven hours. The Prince of Wales made his third visit to Hungary May 16. In less than the length of the average business day, he reviewed a project aimed at helping small businesses, opened a power plant, met with Hungarian President Árpád Göncz and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, and honored one of the giants of classical music. The Prince began his whirlwind tour at the Kecskemét Incubator House, a former Soviet Army barracks which was turned into a support facility for fledgling businesses. The idea for the project grew out of the Hungarian Business Leaders' Forum which Prince Charles established in Hungary on his first visit in 1990. On his next visit in 1994, he officially from wire service reports The so-called "Love Bug," which wrecked tens of millions of computers worldwide in May, did only minimal damage to computers in Hungary. The computer virus was spread by an e-mail message saying "I Love You." Once opened, the virus multiplied via the user's Windows Outlook address book, automatically sending copies to all contacts. Analysts in Hungary said the virus was slow to get to the country, and thus caused very little damage. Most Political and civic leaders of Hungarian communities from 28 countries gathered May 19 to 20 in Budapest to discuss challenges facing Hungarians in the new century. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and 200 guests focused on how Hungarians both in Hungary and abroad can opened the business center. On this trip, the Prince joined Göncz and Orbán in opening the Csepel Island Power Plant, a $260 million, 390-megawatt gas-fired turbine generating plant built by the British power company PowerGen. The Prince said it "is by far the largest green or brown field investment by a British company in Central Europe." Charles' day also included a visit to the Franz Liszt Music Academy where he laid a wreath at a plaque dedicated to his longtime friend, the late Sir Georg Solti. Solti was a student at the academy before fleeing Hungary just before the outbreak of World WarU. Before leaving Hungary, the Prince met with the Hungarian Business Leaders' Forum and attended a reception in his honor at the British Embassy. "I always love coming back to Hungary," he told one well-wisher. computer users, including businesses and institutions, had time to prepare for the virus' arrival. Banks, hospitals and government ministries froze their mail systems for several hours. The Ministry of Education, however, did report that its system was down for hours. The virus also may have caused the system of the translation group Interlingo to crash. Interlingo could not pinpoint the cause of the crash, but the timing of the crash coincided with the spread of the Love Bug. promote their common interests and reintegrate all Hungarians without changing current national borders. American representatives advocated the satellite broadcast of Duna TV programs in the U.S. and the establishment of a "Council for Diaspora Hungarians." Storm the castle of Fertőd (with cameras and camcorders in hand) YOU CAN VISIT the magnificent Esterhazy Castle of Fertőd (which you can read all about on the next several pages) as part of this fall’s WPA-sponsored tour to Hungary and Austria. This exciting two-week excursion is scheduled for Sept 20 to Oct 4. Along with Fertőd, you will visit Sopron, Debrecen, Sárvár, Gyor, Pannonhalma, Godollo Eger, Kecskemet Miskolc, Kalocsa, the Tokaj wine region, Lake Balaton and Herend. The trip will begin with a two-night stay in Vienna, Austria, and conclude with a fivenight stay in Budapest The cost for the tour is $2,999 per person (based on double occupancy). The price includes roundtrip airfare from New York, all hotel accommodations, breakfast daily, most lunches and dinners, a cruise on the Danube River, a gala farewell dinner and much more. To learn more about the tour and to make reservations, call Fugazy International Travel at I-800-828-4488 TODAY. love Bug’ bites Hungarian computers Leaders discuss challenges facing Hungary Willi» Ni Lile, June 2000 9
