Red Sludge disaster

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szocske Serial expat

Member since 24 December 2009

szocskeSerial expat10 October 2010 17:40:27

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Hi,

Two things concerning the Red Sludge disaster in Veszprem country:

We have 4 dead, hundreds injured, and thousands (whole villages) who lost their home and all possessions. The safest way to contribute to aid efforts is by following the instruction on the Hungarian Red Cross website:
www.voroskereszt.hu
(as always, beware the scammers)

On the other hand while the disaster is tragic and devastating in the directly affected area, and the locals deserve all the aid and help people can spare, this is no reason to avoid Hungary altogether.

Containment, neutralization and collection efforts are reported to be effective, and the amount of water in the Danube (~2000 m^3 each second!) simply dilutes the remaining traces of heavy metals beyond recognition.

Julien Founder

Member since 11 March 2005

17 years of happy life abroad

JulienFounder11 October 2010 19:12:32

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I stick this discussion

I hope the situation will soon get better. Please keep us informed

babybluebanana Member

Member since 22 September 2010

babybluebananaMember09 November 2010 09:58:01

There will be a big charity event for this disaster on December 4th:
redmudaid.org

szocske Serial expat

Member since 24 December 2009

szocskeSerial expat13 May 2011 09:00:42

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I think it's about time to unstick this.

Christine ViP

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ChristineViP13 May 2011 09:06:49

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Discussion unsticked.

logger Active member

Member since 02 May 2010

loggerActive member13 May 2011 15:38:25

unsticked or unstuck, a tough question for grammarians!

I think you made the right call, Christine, using unsticked - it sounds a bit funny, but not half as wacky, as unstuck.

Enough of the sludge for now.

fluffy2560 Hungary Expert

Member since 21 July 2009

fluffy2560Hungary Expert13 May 2011 17:00:58

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logger wrote:
unsticked or unstuck, a tough question for grammarians!

I think you made the right call, Christine, using unsticked - it sounds a bit funny, but not half as wacky, as unstuck.

Enough of the sludge for now.

In German, it's probably "ungestickt".

Maybe it's "de-sticked", like de-plane favoured in the USA.

But for the British, perhaps even dis-sticked (like disembarked), although it sounds clumsy.

logger Active member

Member since 02 May 2010

loggerActive member14 May 2011 07:19:37

my preference is de-sticked as distict from dis-sticked.

unsticked is still the most literal and hence correct, as I'm sure Christine would agree.

GuestPoster116 Guest

GuestPoster116Guest14 May 2011 11:41:22

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well, it's called a sticky, maybe it should be unsticky-ed (unstickied)

fluffy2560 Hungary Expert

Member since 21 July 2009

fluffy2560Hungary Expert14 May 2011 11:54:22

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octobop wrote:
well, it's called a sticky, maybe it should be unsticky-ed (unstickied)

I reckon this is maybe a British vs American English debate.

I think "un-stickied" sounds more British and "de-stickied" sounds more American.

I also wonder why I have time to think about this when I should be doing something more useful.

GuestPoster116 Guest

GuestPoster116Guest14 May 2011 12:14:58

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actually, I'd go with destickied - it implies more of an act done TO it by an administrator, rather than unstickied, which seems to me to be something that just happens (pulling something off the wall vs. it falling off itself by laws of nature).

I'll never pass up an opportunity to dissect grammar, be it real or imagined!

Julien Founder

Member since 11 March 2005

17 years of happy life abroad

JulienFounder14 May 2011 13:47:14

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52787

thanks guys, I learnt a lot today

fluffy2560 Hungary Expert

Member since 21 July 2009

fluffy2560Hungary Expert06 August 2011 08:46:54

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The BBC has made an programme about the Red Sludge disaster. It's available to listen online. You may need to install Flash to listen to the programme.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/p00j6vgv

One Planet - Hungary's Toxic Spill, Broadcast 4:32 Saturday, 6th August - We visit western Hungary and find out how the area hit by toxic sludge is recovering

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