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NASA engineers, high school students team up to build pilot-disorientation chair
A worst-case scenario for pilots in flight is not knowing which way is up. It can happen when visual cues are gone and acceleration knocks sensory systems out of whack, leaving pilots temporarily disoriented and more prone to crash. "Public enemy No....Tags: Space Programs, Entertainment Events, Teaching and Learning, Students, Dwayne Johnson
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Balkan states back TAP, IAP gas pipeline projects
ReutersTIRANA, May 23 (Reuters) - Four Balkan states backed the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project on Thursday, weeks before the Shah Deniz 2 consortium picks between TAP and its rival Nabucco West project. The TAP project aims to bring 10 billion cubic...Tags: Norway, Germany, Azerbaijan, Montenegro, Austria
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OTP seeks growth abroad, sees consolidation at home
ReutersBUDAPEST (Reuters) - Half of Hungary's largest banks could come up for sale in the next few years in a long-overdue consolidation, with OTP Bank , the country's biggest bank by assets, potentially one of the buyers, its chief executive told Reuters in...Tags: Viktor Orban, General Electric Company, Italy, Business, Central Bank
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Cannes 2013: All But 'Silence' On the Sales Front
VarietyCANNES--This year's Cannes saw a deluge of new titles brought onto the market. But, through Monday afternoon at least, there had not been a deluge of deals snapping them up. One day before the pre-sales market wound down, with major distributors...Tags: Entertainment, France, Sundance Film Festival, Italy, Justin Timberlake
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Europe oil probe seeks market abuse evidence in 2010-2013
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - The European Commission is asking oil traders across the continent to provide evidence of market abuse to determine whether companies sought to manipulate prices reported to leading price-setting agency Platts. Authorities last week...Tags: Environmental Issues, Biofuels, Thomson Corporation, Petroleum Industry, Energy
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Central Europe Jumps Onto Incentives Bandwagon
VarietyIn the 10 years since Hungary introduced its production incentives, it has emerged as the leading country in Central and Eastern Europe in the race to pursue Hollywood blockbusters and upscale TV series. Boosted by the 20% tax rebate, the local biz has...Tags: Game of Thrones (tv program), Relativity Media, Gary Oldman, Star Wars (movie), Entertainment
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Supporters and opponents of Ukraine president clash in Kiev
ReutersKIEV, May 18 (Reuters) - Supporters and opponents of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich scuffled as both sides held large rallies in the capital Kiev on Saturday, police and local media said. A dozen young men hurled stones and plastic water bottles...Tags: Yulia Tymoshenko, Nazi Party, Ukraine, France, European Union
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Cuts could force Ohio National Guard furloughs
The Columbus DispatchAbout 1,800 civilian employees of the Ohio National Guard face the possibility of being required to take off 11 days without pay under a Department of Defense budget-cutting plan announced this week, state officials said yesterday. The furloughs,...Tags: NATO, U.S. Department of Defense, Defense, Unemployment, Layoffs and Downsizing
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3 Pics Nab Hungarian Coin
VarietyHungary's National Film Fund, which is headed by Hollywood producer Andy Vajna, has granted production funding totaling 970 million forint ($4.2 million) to three projects: "Swing," "Home Guards" and "Paw." Csaba Fazekas' "Swing," which is the story of a... -
Cannes: Beta Inks Further Sales on 'Child's Pose,' 'Oh Boy'
VarietyBeta Cinema has inked further sales on Berlinale winner "Child's Pose" and German box-office hit "Oh Boy." Both pics are almost sold out. Beta has closed deals on Calin Peter Netzer's "Child's Pose" with Spain (Golem), Japan (Magic Hour), Israel (Lev...Tags: South Korea, Berlin International Film Festival, The White Ribbon (movie), Mexico, Bulgaria
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Geza Vermes dies at 88; scholar wrote about Dead Sea Scrolls
Geza Vermes was a graduate student in Belgium in the late 1940s when he was captivated by news sweeping the globe about a remarkable discovery in the desert east of Jerusalem. He quickly switched gears, penning his doctoral thesis on the Dead Sea Scrolls,...
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Film and TV Production Heats Up in Budapest
VarietyThe Hungarian capital, Budapest, couldn't be hotter. "This year feels like one of the busiest the (Budapest production) community's had since the tax rebate came into existence. The capacity of the town is at its maximum," says Adam Goodman, who runs...Tags: MGM Inc., Entertainment, United Kingdom, NBCUniversal, A Good Day to Die Hard (movie)
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