Amerikai Magyar Hírlap, 2008 (20. évfolyam, 3-51. szám)

2008-12-19 / 51. szám

Hungarian Journal Háttá. ZLétáááir .-útm* *ffc* .'i*j**W*& . *L+*ZrSr Háttá/UtáHáT' :*#%* ,‘U^dZr^f ***» ''^á^aT HUNGARIAN COINS Tokaj Wine Region Historical Cultural Landscape The Tokaj Wine Region is the world’s first geographically well­­defined wine region, which was designated as protected as early as 1737. Indeed, documents dating from 1561 show that grapes were already being harvested in the triangle between the three mountains in the region (Tokaj mountain, the Sátor mountain at Abaújszántó and the Sátorhegy by Sátoraljaújhely) in the 16'th century. Archaeological excavations prove that wine-making has been an essential part of life in Tokaj since times immemorial. Leaf patterns from the ancient grape variety (vitis tokaiensis) dating back to the Miocene period have been found in the region, and this variety can be seen as the common ances­tor of the grapes that are still harvested in Tokaj today. Another species of ancient grapes, (vitis sylvestris), can still be found growing wild on the Tokaj-Hegyalja today as well. The Tokaj region enjoys international renown for the sweet white wines produced here, the so-called “aszú wines. Tokaji Aszú is a special wine and a true ‘Hungáriáim’, considered to be one of the best wines in the world. Louis XIV, the French king, described it aptly as “Vinum regum - rex vinorum”: the wine of kings and the king of wines. The Tokaj Wine Region was inscribed on the list of world heritage sites by the UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee in 2002 in the cat­egory of cultural landscapes. The area listed as world heritage covers an area of more than 130,000 square meters (roughly 13.5 hectares), on the basis of the provisions of the Hungarian wine law, and falls within the administrative area of another 27 settlements, in addition to Tokaj itself. Some of the most well-known wine producing areas are Tokaj, Bodrogkeresztúr, Bodrogkisfalud, Mád, Mezőzombor, Rátka, Szegi, Tárcái, and Tállya. These settlements form the core of the world heri­tage landscape, with other outstanding points of interest including the Ungvári Cellars in Sátoraljaújhely, the Rákóczi Cellars in Sárospatak, the row of cellars at Hercegkút, the historical row of cellars at Tolc­­sva and the Oremus Cellar, as well as the Wine Museum of the Tokaj Kereskedo”ház. The Magyar Nemzeti Bank, Hungary’s central bank, is proud to issue the HUF 5,000 silver commemorative coin, celebrating the his­toric wine region of Tokaj, as the sixth member of its series highlight­ing World Heritage sites in Hungary. Prices: Proof $57.50 * Uncirculated: $55.00 To order, or for more information on these and other coins of Hungary, contact the Hungarian Mint’s North American Representative at P.O. Box 1057, Clifton, NJ 07014. Toll-free 1-866-471-1441. Fax 973-471-1062. E-mail:mail@coin-currency.com . Add $5.00 to each order for shipping and handling. New Jersey residents add 1% sales tax. Those desiring to receive information and photographs electronically on a no obliga­tion, regular basis are asked to provide their e-mail address to mail@coin-currency.com. Smoking in the White House Nearly half of U.S. presidents have had a nicotine habit, from cigarettes to pipes to stogies. Barack Obama has quit smoking. Mostly. As he told Tom Brokaw in a Dec. 7 Meet the Press interview, he has “fallen off the wagon” occa­sionally. Oh, all right: When pressed, Obama said he’d “done a terrific job under the circum­stances” of keeping up a healthy lifestyle. He has vowed not to break the current White House ban on smoking, but if Obama takes his nicotine addiction with him to the Oval Office, he’ll have distinguished company. According to Cigar Aficio­nado, nearly half of all U.S. Presidents smoked. Ulysses S. Grant never shook the cigar habit he picked up during the Civil War. William McKinley had a similar love of stogies, but like Obama, he never allowed himself to be photographed in the act. Theodore Roosevelt barred his daughter Alice from smoking in the White House, so she took her habit to the roof. Calvin Coolidge was known to offer cigars to Congressmen after White House breakfasts. Although Dwight Eisen­hower quit his wartime four­­pack-a-day habit before taking office, smoking in the residence was still common, with ashtrays on the tables at state dinners and free cigarettes for guests. Lyndon Johnson quit before taking office, as did Ronald Reagan, who nonetheless didn’t mind if visitors smoked. When French Prime Minister Jacques Chirac lit up in the Oval Office, Reagan’s personal secretary recalled, a china dish was quickly found to serve as an ashtray. But by the time Yitzhak Rabin arrived at the White House in 1993 to negotiate the Oslo accords, smoking was banned, and he found himself shooed into the cold outdoors for smoke breaks-a fate Obama risks as well. The person who imposed that ban—former First Lady Hillary Clinton-is his nominee for Secretary of State. (Time Magazine) Season's Greetings 2008 / 2009 Again we saw the turmoil, How savage winds can churn oil, And walls of sea, with rocks and sand Can wipe out lives and homes and land. And yet, by God's grace we are here... Disaster may strike far and near, But with deep faith and strong resolve Perplexities we're apt to solve. Rosetta stone? A simple task; If you pursue and seek and ask You'll learn to solve it bit by bit, As God helps you decipher it Again we witness turbulence, Wild, mindless, heartless, sad events, While despots claim the victories, And crush him, who the victor is. In far off lands, on continents, Where there's no cure and no defense Against starvation and disease And none are fit to keep the peace... Who are the ones with means and minds; Compassionate and gentle kinds, The loving, God-inspired blend, Destined to lend a helping hand? What perfect mission for our land, To whom each victim is a friend, Along with peoples of our ilk, Eager to share our freedom's milk; Protecting ours and gaining theirs, For we have sacred love affairs With Liberty, and not just Peace; The twain amount to Freedom's breeze! May Christmas and Two/thousand/nine Bring health and joy and peace, divine To our great land of destiny, With blessing/streams for you and me... STEPHEN A. ZOLDOS Forrest Ackerman, who coined ‘sci-fi’, dead Forrest Ackerman, the Los Angeles native who influenced young fans with his Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine and spent a lifetime amassing a vast collection of science fiction and fantasy memorabilia, has died at the age of 92. For years, Ackerman housed his enormous cache of books, movie stills, posters, paintings, movie props, masks and assorted memorabilia in his 18-room home in Los Feliz. He dubbed the house the Ackermansion. Among the collection’s highlights: the cape and ring worn by Bela Lugosi in “Dracula,” the giant-winged pterodactyl that swooped down for Fay Wray in “King Kong,” Lon Chaney’s cape from “The Phantom of the Opera” and Fritz Lang’s monocle. By his late teens, Ackerman had mastered Esperanto, the invented international language. In 1929, he founded the Boys Scientifiction Club. In 1932, he joined a group of other yoúng fans in launching the Time Traveler, which is considered the first fan magazine devoted exclusively to science fiction, and he published in 1938 a young Ray Bradbury’s first short story. DUNA Travel 8530 Holloway Dr. #102 W. 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