Amerikai Magyar Hírlap, 2011 (23. évfolyam, 13-49. szám)

2011-05-27 / 21. szám

AMERICAN Hungarian Journal New selection for the Diversity Visa Lottery We regret to inform you that, because of a computer programming error, the results of the 2012 Diver­sity Lottery that were previously posted on the Department of State Entrant Status Check website have been voided. The results were not valid because they did not represent a fair, random selection of entrants, as required by U.S. law. They were posted in error. If you checked the Entrant Status Check website (http://www.dvlottery.state.gov ) during the first week in May and found a notice that you had been selected for further processing or a notice that you had not been selected, that notice has been rescinded and is no longer valid. A new selection process will be conducted based on the original entries for the 2012 program. You submitted a qualified entry between October 5, 2010 and November 3, 2010. Your entry remains with us and will be included in the new selection lottery. Your confirmation number to check results on the Entrant Status Check website is still valid. We expect the results of the new selection process to be available on or about July 15, 2011 at http:// www.dvlottery.state.gov We regret any inconvenience or disappointment this might have caused. Here are some answers to frequently asked questions: Q: Why was it necessary to invalidate the names that were selected? U.S. law requires that Diversity Immigrant visas be made available through a strictly random process. A computer programming error resulted in a selection that was not truly random. Since the computer programming error caused an outcome that was not random, the outcome did not meet the requirements of the law, and would have been unfair to many DV entrants. Q: Do I have to submit a new application? No. You may not submit a new application. We will use all qualified entries received during the October 5 to November 3, 2010 registration period. Q: I checked the Entry Status Check website after May 1 and it said I had been selected. Can I apply for a DV visa? Unfortunately, results previously posted on this website are not valid because the selection process was not fair or random. We will take the entries of all individuals who sent in their registration during the original October 5 to November 3, 2010 time period and run a new lottery. We regret any inconvenience or disappoint­ment this has caused. Q: How can I check the results of the new selection? The new results should be available on this website on or about July 15, 2011. The confirmation code you received when you registered is still valid for use on the website. US Department of State The Legend of the White Stag/ A Csodaszarvas The story of the White Stag is a legend of the origins of the Hun­garian people. It tells of the two sons of the great hunter Nimród (or Menrót), who dwelt in the East. Like their father, Hunor and Magor lived for the hunt. They set out, riding west, on a hunting expedition, each with 50 men, to find game. One day they saw a gorgeous White Stag, such as they had never seen before, and immedi­ately began to chase it. They wanted to catch it live, and bring it back to their father. However the stag was very fast, and eluded them until sunset. Next morning, it was there again, and they followed it, for days, until one evening it disappeared into a swampy area - sometimes pin­pointed as the Maeotian Marshes where the Don River empties into the Sea of Azov - where they could not follow. When Hunor and Magor awoke the next day, they saw that they were on a beautiful island, with forests and flowered meadows and rivers full of fish. The brothers decided to settle there, if their father gave his blessing. So after a seven-day ride, they returned to their father, whom they found on his death­bed. They told him of their plan and asked his blessing, urging him to leave his principality to his other sons. Nimród blessed them, and died. After the funeral, Hunor and Magor set forth to return to that beautiful island to which the White Stag had led them. On their way, they found a bevy of beautiful girls dancing in a circle, with two girls in the middle. In the twinkling of an eye, Hunor and Magor swung the two girls into the saddle with them, and the one hundred men followed their example with the rest. Then they galloped off. As it happened, Hunor and Magor had grabbed the two daughters of the Alan Prince Dúlna. They and their men cel­ebrated a group wedding. Hunor became the father of the Huns, and Magor the father of the Mag­yars. After a while, they became so numerous that they needed more space, so they rode west, and found a new homeland, even­tually in the Carpathian Basin. There are some variables in this folklegend. According to one, the girls they found turned into fairies and flew away if the men were not fast enough in catching them. (This is depicted in one of the stained glass win­dows from the Gellért Hotel in Budapest.) Since they were all beauties, this may explain why Hungarian girls are so good-look­ing! magyamews.org DUNA Travel 8530 Holloway Dr. If 102 W. Hollywood, CA 90069 Spa, Hotel foglalások, Kocsi bérlés Kedvezményes repülőjegy árak Magyarországra napi kedvezményes árakért hívják ZSUZSÁT TEL: (310) 652-5294 FAX: (310) 652-5287 1-888-532-0168 V______________________________________________/ Artist Susan Dobay interprets lush locales through her work Susan Dobay’s series, “The Rhythm of Nature” opened last Friday at Shumei Hall Gallery in Pasadena. Dobay has been painting for nearly 50 years. She specializes in mixed media works and also creates image-integration prints that feature her paintings paired with her husband Endre Dobay’s photo­graphs. The couple own Scenic Drive Gallery, but Susan Dobay’s work has been shown in museums and galleries around the world. “The Rhythm of Nature” series came about after trips to Hawaii, wine country and other lush locales. Dobay started out with one paint­ing, “Four Seasons,” which sparked the inspiration to do more. The works, which are filled with layers of color and infused with geometric designs, merely indicate a place rather than mimic an actual setting. And the more you look, the more you discover. “I like movies where not everything is explained and some things are left to the imagination,” Dobay said. She encourages people viewing her art to involve themselves in her work. “What would they add, what would they take away, what does this remind them of?” Dobay said. “When you look at it that way, you don’t get bored. It’s bored I don’t like.” Dobay strives to combine her “thinking process” and her “feeling process” when she paints. For her thinking process, she sketches out her ideas on the canvas with a brush or collage, then she plays music and paints her reactions to it, allowing her feeling process to take over. Each brush and how it is used relates to an instrument and its notes and tones throughout the songs. “Music helps to bring out the subconscious and that’s where the surprise comes in, that’s when I can analyze and get to know Susan Dobay,” Dobay said. Dobay has a formal art education, as well a background in figura­tive and other serious studies, which she feels allows her to take liber­ties with her work. She enjoys experimenting in different techniques and exploring playful themes. Dobay is also very disciplined and will continue to work on a painting even if it becomes a struggle. “If you love something, like I love art so much, you carry on through the hard times because your love is much more than the suf­fering it causes.” Dobay grew up in Hungary. “It was during the war and I was about 4 or 5. Outside, there was bombing and so much death,” she said. “I started to sing, which made people feel good. That made me feel good.” Her father was an artist, so it was natural for her to draw, but she really wanted to be an actress. When she met Endre Dobay, she put her plans of being on stage aside. “Whatever you have inside, in whatever medium you have a chance to express yourself, it will come out,” Dobay said. After immigrating to the United States, Dobay obtained a degree in commercial art. She went on to work as an illustrator for advertising agencies, magazines and newspapers, including the Pasadena Star- News. Dobay also painted for herself and in 1967, displayed her work in a group show at the California Museum of Science and Industry in Los Angeles. In 1968, the Bognár Gallery in Los Angeles presented her first solo exhibit. From there, her work has been shown as close to home as the Open Studio in Monrovia and the McHouston Gallery in Pasadena and as far as the Szatmarnemet Museum in Transylvania and at the United Nations Woman Conference in Kenya. The Pasadena group, Poets on Site, occasionally come to view her paintings for inspiration and she invites artists to share their work with her and it may just end up on her gallery’s walls for a show. Dobay also encourages people who visit her Web site, www.scenicdrivegallery.com , or her “The Rhythm of Nature” exhibit at Shumei and feel a connection with her and her philosophy to contact her. Online, you can also learn about upcoming events at the Scenic Drive Gallery, pasadenastamews.com

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