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Thursday 25/Mar/10: Those who profit from the need CircoMatromayTiatro



I: Good morning
My cousin, who is looking for work, was presented the day before yesterday Job Fair held in the auditorium Miguel de la Madrid. He distributed resumes (or curriculum?) In stands of various companies, and suddenly a guy came up to him to "provide jobs." He gave an appointment for the next day (Wednesday) at the premises of Telmex, assuring that it was a job in the telephone company. As my cousin is a very qualified systems engineer, was excited and thought that the post might well be yours. In the morning was smart and went to the appointment, in the building of Telefonos de Mexico's Constitution, looking for the "Bachelor Ochoa" that he had been told, will conduct the interview. Arriving at Telmex, said at the entrance by Mr. Ochoa, and the security guard pointed to a person who was in the hall (not in an office or behind a desk). The so-Ochoa said "ah, yes, look, nothing but the interviews I'm not doing here, but in Zaragoza 249", and my cousin went there, somewhat puzzled, but hopeful, as a good person who is looking for work. No idea that it was all a hoax. The mysterious words today are: chamba, traded, ethical.

II: Profit with the need
249 is found in Zaragoza with a surprise: it was not an interview to work, but a group operation to hook one of these "companies" that are a little bit here and then move to another city, after taking money from those who naively come in search of work. The country has several groups that operate this way: advertise job vacancies in newspapers and through flyers and make appointments which, instead of individual interviews, a display of skill to the labia sells the idea that "you are victorious," and that to be more winners will start their own business with products that provide them, and end selling (or trying to) cosmetics, most of the time. After a purge to stay with the aim teas desperate and weak, coupled come to what the "company" called "public relations course" or "training", they really are sessions for the final softening or because one feels committed, or because the psychological pressure edge to it, which originally looked for work done by borrowing money from friends and relatives in the hope of starting his "own business" obviously buying the product that originally they had been promised work. Needless to say, the products are of poor quality, and sold it to sell well in the end, almost impossible. Needless to say, no refunds.

There is nothing illegal in this modus operandi, because ultimately people voluntarily give their money to "companies" but there is a lot of immoral, there is nothing unethical. Unfortunately, these "companies" have all corners covered, and there is no way to accuse to do something outside the law. However, in this case there is something very murky, as they are presented with the facade of being Telmex, and within the telephone company is someone who is allowing this to happen, as the "Licensed Ochoa operates from within the building Telmex, and then sold to the idea that candidates will work to Carlos Slim, which is not negligible in this country. Another alarming issue is that the coupling occurs in the context of an official event, which is the Job Fair, also using the image and resources of the State Government and other government entities that support the initiative.

Hopefully the authorities (and Telus) to take action on the matter, however legal it may be the company that operates the local street Zaragoza, recruitment means they are doing anything right, and are hanging from the prestige and resources of others to profit from the need.

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s02 E06: Mornings of April and May



Last Sunday premiered at the Teatro Hidalgo work Mornings April and May, the playwright Emilio Carballido Veracruz recently died (no marriages reached all law, now that gay marriages are legal in Mexico City), under the direction of Ignacio Escárcega (former coordinator national theater in the INBA), Hector Castañeda (director of Rent , Captain Gazpacho and Porcupine , among others) as an assistant director, and Sergio Morales (director general del Teatro Hidalgo) as general producer. This work is part of the Theatre School program, an initiative for middle and high school students (this time) to attend the theater and enjoy the works attractive and well made, with the intention to plant in them the seed of love for this art.

On this occasion, for mounting Mornings of April and May followed a procedure uncommon in Colima, starting open auditions in December (which was attended by 37 candidates), where a selection was made that ended in the 12 actors on stage are some professionally dedicated to the performing arts (such as Jesus Villalpando, Manuel Martinez, who are teachers), others with several books to his credit (Isabel Balboa - Porcupine , Multiple Choice, Rosario Gomez - Rent , Porcupine ) and other, more novel, for which this show is its first major production. Most of the latter, by Indeed, emerging from the ranks of CEDART Juan Rulfo, which speaks well of the work done at this institution.

The disparity in the tables of the members of the cast was more or less filed down, but inevitably soon left the whole tomato, especially in matters of diction. Still, the director had arranged for uniform interpretation and not look like a work excessively uneven, but as a product generally well rounded, with details one would expect of a function of opening, but amachine the potential to eventually, considering that the work has at least 70 performances ahead. Text is

good and entertaining, but has elements and messages that, at this point, and should be exceeded in the social (however, as to speak ill of Emilio Carballido in this country is so sacrilegious as to speak ill of the virgin, better let us ignore this and pretend I said nothing.) This is not a theater cryptic or just started, but a work that can be enjoyed by everyone, including adolescents who are scheduled this season, as history shows a couple, Palmira (Stephanie Arellano) and Adrian (Abraham Rosas) that is located in the romantic-erotic awakening, and get involved in situations that are presented in such a way that moves to the identification the viewer with the character. In that sense, it is a good choice for Theater School.

Rosario Gomez, who put Rent sensuality Mimi again to display their charms (and a work that is more mature) in the role of Juliet, the mother of Palmyra, who lives an affair with Nicolas (Ivan Rodriguez - Jesus Gomez 2009), brother of the love of his daughter, who in turn, on the other hand, is beset by Oscar (Manuel Martinez), his stepfather. Rodriguez, incidentally, is an excellent choice of casting, as has the presence and the naturalness of the bully older brother who is linked to the lady the building opposite, it is also the best performance with vocal, and singing gets to do some background vocals to a duet with rock work, harmonious sound.

There are times particularly well made, and every time the characters are moved by truck or taxi, where good choreography (and the work of Jonathan Garcia, who plays driver and adds grace) creates one of those moments that one leaves the theater, and for a moment immerses himself in the fiction of the invisible car in which the actors are assembled. Light suggests some very aesthetic moments, like the scene of romance and Adrian Palmira in her room, although sometimes it is distracting, as well as light downstage half stalls and there is an excess of photons flying (or vibrating, according ) in the environment, creating the opposite effect to the above: you agree that you are in the theater to see a bright neighbors spectators and the magic balloon escapes from between the fingers.

Firstly, the set-designed by Arturo Nava - imposes. This is a pair of movable structures of two floors each, with a half step nteante Serpe and geometric design looks much and gives a particular dynamic. However, during construction, set design is moved only once, resulting in a waste, as one would think that the love handles and agility give the curved lines of its design would provide for a much greater aesthetic play on stage. Structures ultimately fulfilled its function, are used to the fullest and there is flexibility in use, but also end up having some elefantesco therefore lack the audacity to break the monotonous symmetry of mirror that are placed before function.

A deficiency is striking in this work is the lack of a musical director. The cast have Castrejón Milton, a very talented multi-instrumentalist who is putting the soundtrack live, but with whom it is evident that there was no work beyond that to learn the songs and minimal marking. Without music consultant, no one came, for example, the places where jazz could be played with electric guitar, and boleros with acoustic guitar (plus you could put a microphone discreetly voiced), there is no consistency when his character goes beyond the musical accompaniment and has to interact with others in the scene. Moreover, the text specifically demand that the player can sing and play guitar, and none of the two conditions are met, because at the time of the show, she does playback (still supposedly studying his character guitar), and when the singing (both individual and group) the thing does not go very in tune to say. Since this is a work with such music, it seems strange that the production is not worried about having the choirs who ride and work more in detail with the musician and singer, who in three months of rehearsals easier it would have taught the two chords the song that has to interpret.

A eliminársele could work at least two scenes, without prejudice to the story (although it would be a pity for the actors playing supporting characters), since the function is extended by more than an hour and a half, and no intermission, but going all fluently, and there comes a point as a spectator, complete with comedy, begins to stir in the seat. There are scenes transition without much significance (and neither are very well done) that could be cut to benefit the public.

Anyway. They say the experts out there function 20 everything starts to fall into place. We will see what will be the evolution of Mornings April and May, it is expected that within a month we are seeing a show even more round, and filing. In the meantime, teens who attend will see out fun and happy.

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20/mar/10 Saturday: The state government / Theatre


I: Good Morning Little
little is seeing the current state administration intends to put his own stamp and, although not stated explicitly, to draw the line with respect to the above. There are positive indications of this: the return of economic resources -or at least the announcement of it, for now, the Centre for Women's Support (Silverio Cavazos money had been withdrawn yet despite the exhortations of the local Congress ), the cancellation of the gift u No public land that the former governor had a private hospital, day before yesterday, and how to change the taste, the donation of land of 4,500 square meters to Tato Foundation, which cares for autistic children so that there is built a complex that will serve children and their families. Moreover, with crisis and all, the cultural infrastructure continues to grow, and last week opened a new cultural center in the eastern part of the city. That is the thing, actually, is not as worse as some would like it to be. The mysterious words today are: government, art, theater.

II: A scene
theater has been much activity in recent days here in town. In the light environment, Campoverde presented High School Musical, a work in which he invested much money in advertising and production but very poor artistic invoice. However, the theater filled House of Culture and had their blockbuster, as I said before, pop sells well, too bad that the content is so empty.

Within the theater over to Dever, last Sunday was the premiere of April Morning ma I , Emilio Carballido, production of the Ministry of Culture for which there was a casting in December, involving both professional actors and young to be starting in the battles theater. This play, directed by Ignacio Escarcega, with sets by Arturo Nava, will be in theaters by good time at the Hidalgo, and write about it on Sunday in the weekly.

In the atmosphere of another theater ("as the north, but farther north," said the critics in a National Sample Theatre), the company Cuatro Milpas continues with a solo performance festival that starts the celebrations its tenth anniversary. The weekend past was Gawain Ariadna with intimacy, and this weekend, starting tomorrow, the actor Christian Rangel presented the monologue Anubis, which opened last year and garnered rave reviews for its bold design and implementation on the scene, with a rare scenic arrangement for the theater you see in Colima, and excellent use of lighting resources, with digital screenings of the actor's body and a very good selection of music. The text also has its own, and those that cause an effect at first, but remains and continues to cause even when you think you already forgot the play.

functions Mornings April and May are in the Hidalgo weekdays at 8:30 am (yes, am) and 4:00 pm, with a special invitation to high school and college students organized through their addresses, although I suppose also opening the general public. The three unique presentations Anubis will be in the Theater Workshop of the Culture House, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 8:30 pm. Admission is free, and is a special occasion to enjoy a level theater is not much in Colima, so.

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Tuesday 16/mar/10: Do you think those who govern? Thursday

I: Good morning
few years ago, the teacher José Miguel Romero de Solís , in an article in Millennium, asked " what time they think those who govern us? ". From ribbon cuttings, hearings, meetings, deliveries of checks and diplomas, press conferences and interviews sidewalk, along with many other public and semi-private lessons (in some areas, privacy is an illusion), what time a governor, for example, is given time to Calmly and without microphones over, really think? Is it the thought that our leaders exercise practice? To this I add another question, pointing to the same place: our leaders take time to work on their own physical and mental health, and maintaining emotional balance? Just as we want a president to allow space for reflection, that reflection is ideal , And the actual work of governing-occur under the best possible personal welfare decision-maker. The mysterious words of today are thinking, governing, somatic.

II: Snow on the roof
On March 4, 2009, the New York Times was noted that in only 44 days of assuming the presidency of the United States, the head of Barack Obama had c tarting to gray. For the reporter Helene Cooper, "the changes on their temples are dotted with evidence that perhaps the psychological and physical stress of labor, not to mention the long process of winning, are in fact passing true bill. "

A medical study of the creator of RealAge concept ensures that, during their terms, American presidents real age at a rate double the rest of us. The exercise of wear, and need not be a hawk to notice: the rulers get away with less hair, more gray hairs, more wrinkles, and worse health than they entered. The character, inevitably, change.

Those who hold an elective office are subject to particular pressures and unstable schedules, no fixed meal times, constant stress, and, above all, a high demand for their ability to be in many parts at the same time, metaphorically speaking. The governing sleep little, and some particularly bad (some find solace in keeping rulers spurred his subordinates through phone calls at odd times.)

A human subject to these requirements must have a support plan in order to function properly. Not only about having a suitable feeding regime and physical, but a fully maintaining mental and emotional balance: a president under stress, with little capacity to manage their emotions and temperament prone to angry, end up taking poor decisions and doing a job counterproductive: there have to Calderon.

Instead, an agent who takes time to reflect, to observe himself, to streamline their physical and mental processes (or somatic, using the modern meaning of the term, used by Feldenkrais and other students of potential human) and mental health care will work best for themselves and for others, and not just be a better leader, but also a human being happier.

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11/Mar/10: Candy Candy, polygraph, and Paredes Nava 9/mar/10



I: Good morning
In one of the first episodes of the animated series Candy Candy, Stear, the inventor Anthony's cousin, devises a lie detector, which consists of a simple box with a bulb on top and a button front. The accused had to press the button, and if the light was turned on, and s he was lying. In the end, it reveals that the invention Stear was a fraud, and there was no such thing as a lie detector. For the time being situated in history (1910s), in fact, was not feasible for a farm boy build a functional appliance although the inventors of the time and had a good time working that line. In the late nineteenth century Italian criminologist Cesare Lombroso (who said that crime was inherited, by the way) measured changes in blood pressure of those questioned in an attempt to refine the search for truth. Wonder Woman, born in the 40s, loaded with a powerful weapon: loop truth, which prevented lie to those who were bound by it. This bond had a precedent in the world of mortals being a doctoral student at Harvard, William Moulton Marston , the creator of the character of Wonder Woman, had worked on the development of a systolic pressure test to detect when a person was lying. His work would lead to what is now known as the polygraph. That polygraph famous. The mysterious words today are: fiction, lies, congress.

II: "Everything is a lie, why is"
Next to the Deputy Cesar Nava, national president of the PAN, is Josefina Vazquez Mota, who keeps his composure and stiffens when something does not feel, but makes no fuss because the cameras are also on it, wants to be President of the Republic, must be careful. Faced with the PAN's national leader in the next row, sitting federal MP Colima Leoncio Morán, yes smiles, comments, and even stands up to shake his fist and shouting and noise meter with his fellow caucus today that walk in every war plan, those with the piñata of Pinocchio who placed near the seat of the leader, and these twisty with that of the lie is the lady in front.

Videos of San Lazaro sessions yesterday are revealing and alarming. The level at which politics is played in the highest forum of the country has now passed all bounds of ethics and decency, and at this stage is a battle in the open where is coming to the fore the most Neanderthal of those who bring the ball. Beyond the necessary analysis (which has no place here) on the merits of secret alliances and firms, it is remarkable how low the forms and modes. PRD deputy accused Nava grandstand that is "as Chimoltrufia, because you say one thing and says another." The PRI congressman says the PRD-PAN alliance "is perverted, almost gay." César Nava Vicente Fox invoked and leads the cry of "today!, Today!" That the claim is made blue and white, and the voice of a polygraph test to him, the president of PRI, and Governor of Mexico State Enrique Peña Nieto, who also wants to be President (and, even though we far is going to be, vaig haiga been like to be).

polygraph. There will be such. What happened yesterday afternoon at San Lazaro was pure bravado, much bitterness and seem to be proving that right now, when the truth is going to protect each other, and better there godmother dies, goes hoodlum, then we left. If you do a polygraph, they all have very uncomfortable questions and know that your opponent knows. Unlike Pirinola, everyone loses in this game, so everything will be in what it has been so far, low-level politics, posturing, and lies.

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Tuesday: Pepe Mujica and Tomas Borge



I: Good morning
There was a time when the two were in jail for the same reason: to try to change the situation of their country by violence, seeing that peaceful methods do not lead very far in front of military dictatorships. Then separated by thousands of miles, Tomas Borge, Nicaragua, and José Mujica in Uruguay , were arrested for their guerrilla activities and confined to prisons where they faced torture and the constant threat of being "missing ". Both, in turn, were dramatic departures from their respective prisons. Over time, both as Mujica Borge would fall to the systems from fighting and become the government, although with very different results and different media. Last Monday, 1 were found in Montevideo, Borge as a representative of the President of Nicaragua, Mujica newly sworn as Constitutional President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay. The mysterious words today are: Utopia, guerrilla and government.

II: "Today's sunrise was no longer a temptation
Tomas Borge was released from prison when a guerrilla group took by assault the National Palace in Managua and demanded the release of political prisoners in exchange for the lives of MPs, ministers and relatives of President Anastasio Somoza (see Column 11/abr/09 Lithics in the blog). Pepe Mujica escaped from Punta Carretas prison along with more than 100 political prisoners in a unique event in the history of prison escapes through a tunnel that was dug patiently to give the house of a lady Suddenly, one morning, she found her kitchen full of mud muddy bearded. Borge saw the Sandinista revolution succeed by way of arms, became second in command and man drive of the new government, and then climbing s left mouth and perverted many of the original purposes of the revolution, resulting in enriched commanders, betrayal, turns, demagoguery. Mujica, recaptured, returned to prison but was eventually pardoned to return democracy to Uruguay, he turned to politics and was elected deputy, senator, then a minister of Livestock. Last year, in the internal elections of the Frente Amplio, his party won the right to bid for the Presidency of the Republic ( Column Lithic 2/jun/09 ) and won the contest in the second round.

Mujica Borge and represent two ends of the same utopian dream of the 60s and 70s: socialism in Latin America. Borge came by force of arms. Mujica for votes. A Borge has not fared so well in Nicaragua. Mujica is already the second consecutive leftist president in Uruguay and a half centuries which had a two-party system right. In Nicaragua did not work. In Uruguay is working.

III: Families
Marcela, wife of Thomas Borge, left him 5 years ago, after 16 common life. Faced with accusations of corruption and enrichment of her husband who was white, life began to unbearable for her and her children in Nicaragua, and one day picked up and brought them to Peru, and left alone in the mansion Borge. Had to ask Daniel Ortega to name him ambassador to Lima . That could be reunited with his family.

Lucia, the wife of José Mujica, who was sworn in Monday as president of Uruguay. Topolansky Lucia is the president of the Senate (having been the most votes in the elections) and, therefore, is also the second person in line of succession to the presidency. In Argentina, Nestor say sexist rules behind Cristina Kirchner. In Uruguay, feminists say Topolanski going to run behind Pepe. We online: www.ErnestoCortes.com. I read: Ernesto@CuerdaCueroyCanto.com.

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CircoMaromayTiatro s02 e04: The Reventour in Colima, Jaguares


I: What musical
Zentralia I reached the parking lot after 10 pm, with the intention of seeing only the last band. I was not interested or not Phobia Zoe, in fact, was not to see the Jaguars, but the two survivors Caifanes: Saul Hernandez on vocals and guitar, and Alfonso Andre on drums. As I've been offline for so long they thought it would be Diego Herrera on keyboards, but no, the veteran musician was replaced by a laptop from which were launched melodic sequences (notably the classic string arrangement ending with and kill me because I'm dying ). The first thing that struck me upon entering the place was the number of people who attended the concert (say 20 000), the second, the amount of alcohol he was drinking in, which had its logical considering that it was a brewer who sponsored the stunt, but it would not be a factor for problems, as seen later.

The Jaguars kicked off with a couple of songs themselves were not much impact as when they began to add to the repertoire one or another of Caifanes, which were the most chanted by the public, especially the elderly. Many chavitos jumped and shouted, but few knew the lyrics of the songs from Caifanes (it is when one begins to feel old) beyond a line of the chorus. Yet that is no longer the same 20 years later (especially for the voice of Saul), one as a nostalgia fan can not avoid emotions and memories that trigger each subject, and in that sense, the concert was enjoyable.

In the strict terms of music, the presentation of Jaguars was regular, poor shooting. The current guitarist César "El Vampiro" López (who remember the early 90s with Mana) which undoubtedly has job, but that is not comparable with Alejandro Marcovich and José Manuel Aguilera. Marco Renteria on bass is effective to dry, without the finesse of Federico Fong or Staying within farther back again, the mastery of Sabo Romo. There are things that they missed greatly, as the guitar solo Outside, one of the most beautiful fragments of ancient musically Caifanes. That requinto classic (which, incidentally, deliberately evokes indigenous Mexican music) was replaced by noise. Noise from drums and riffs Saul Hernandez, and a bass solo alleged never heard because the sound also had its little details. A friend tells me that the Jaguars may no longer touch the requinto because originally it is authored by Alejandro Marcovich, and there may be legal issues involved. Will be serene, but it is a pity, because half of that song is, precisely, the guitar solo.

Moreover, the lack of a keyboard also felt, as several songs sounded empty, hollow, in the absence of anything better, were filled with noise, the style of Manu Chao and Radio Bemba when playing without the metals. As a musician I felt a little cheated with this line truncated, since much of the style of Jaguars (and earlier, Caifanes) was leaning in the atmospheres of Diego Herrera, and this was most evident in areas such as Yesterday told me a bird, which became warm caress rockcito melodic ordinary moved, no joke, with nothing to offer musically, more to fulfill the commitment, thus betraying original letter and intent of the piece.

Jaguars, yes, still retain something that is admirable from the days of Caifanes, a Mexican on his way to rock. Clouds In a guapachoso is reminiscent of a coast, and in some other parts is a nod to the traditional Mexican, mostly thanks to the ability of Alfonso André, which is the most solid the four musicians on stage, and also holds an important part of the vocals to make second (and sometimes first) voices Saul, whom the health problems, age (and chance and excesses) will have already passed account.

The audience was left wanting to hear La negra Tomasa (no keyboards and no metals do not see how they could make a decent version) and some other classic Caifanes, but in general people were happy, especially after the encore in which they sang Shadows (which just sing along) and exploding cell, in which Saul, cleverly (and the voice is not enough for both) transferred to the public responsibility for higher notes. In short, the concert was good, period, considering what we paid: nothing. If they had charged for that show, yes I would feel betrayed.

II: The ethyl
On leaving the concert there were a few questions we left many with a bad taste in mouth, and that showed gaps and omissions in the organization. On the one hand, the fact that the exit was too narrow for two doors, causing a crush and crowding that could have been avoided if the containment barriers have been removed at the end. This crowding is combined with industrial quantities of alcohol to be consumed inside the event, and the other lacking: the lack of supervision, if not police (we know that in these events the police are not very welcome to say for the audience), at least by some elements of security Private.

When I got out of the bottleneck, I witnessed an incident deplorable and embarrassing those who give so embarrassing: a young man alc oholizado pushed "for fun" to a man ciencuentón, with his wife and two children (under 12 both), who was at my side. The Lord turned and demanded the wily push the boy, who was challenged to bully and a stream of insults that Mr. did not last, so that within seconds the two strands were already beaten to death. The clash was short-lived, and it left more hurt was the young, not left with the desire and immediately called two friends, also drunk, and went after the man, who reached the parking lot, about 30 meters. Without saying so many words, the three boys let him go to blows to Mr. and shearing to the cries of the wife and children, and then walk away quietly, without anyone in his way.

At an event at which to sell as much alcohol (and not just the elderly, inside there were many young pretty drunk) is important also to take appropriate preventive measures. At the end of the square there was only one officer who was not even turned on his lamp and tried to be rather tiny next to his bike in view of the chaos and traffic hubs caused by so many cars, not a few which were conducted for drivers who brought the beer still in hand. The agent pretended not to see anything.

If Zentralia Plaza will continue to conduct such events must take into account safety measures and control of alcohol, not only for the welfare of the attendees, but by his own image, until this event had been very good at organizing concerts.

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Saturday, March 6: No column



The crisis reached the Ecos

So today there is no column.

until Monday, they say. Well, until Monday then.

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Thursday 4/mar/10: Topilzin Ochoa / Antonio López

I: Good morning
with great regret that I learned yesterday morning of the death of journalist Topilzin Ochoa Cervantes, a fellow on these pages. I met him few times but friendly, and although his was a style of journalism not agree at all, I can not recognize that was an important figure in local media. Topilzin was a correspondent, reporting, interviewed, examined, informed and entertained thousands of Colima over his many years of journalism, and even, in its way, was a pioneer of online media in the state through www. ElBuenVecino.com.mx. Without losing the floor and then attributing exceptionalities, as happens in these cases, ie its relevance to the history of Colima is beyond question, and signs of affection are just a few hours of his death speak of the wide circle of friends he made in life and all the people who, even without knowing him personally, I had it in high esteem. My sympathy goes his family, particularly their children, and a round of applause for the prolific colleague who passed us on the trip. The mysterious words today are: obituaries journalism memories.

II: From memory
much less pleasant way of another recent death, and now we all bring out their personal memories of him, and interpretations about what is good or bad in his life and work, I remembered this anecdote.

never met Sam Antonio López , but once I was about to do, but the then Attorney General stood in the door of my house and then did not happen. On one occasion several years ago, celebrated in the country house of my family a lively conversation with fellow musicians and theater people, as often happened, with guitars, reciters and dance. A few friends who worked at the time in the Office, they thought it was a good idea to invite yourself to Sam Lee to my house, knowing that the attorney liked good music and bohemian, so without asking or came to tell half-holiday, but had the least touch of warning to my dad as he opens his door, "Dr. Sam Lee is with us." My dad was very serious and said "because this man here does not fit" and to the astonishment of workers attorney (and the subsequent fear of friends who were inside at the party) slammed the door in his face and the attorney had to return to Colima with all their bodyguards. We are very pleased, "said my dad, and we are pure good people at this event, we will not disturb the environment with that guy here, also is my space, I choose with whom I share, and will not be with that repressor . After the initial shock of some attendees, the party resumed its way and continued late into the night.

So, I ran out to meet Sam Antonio López. Although I must confess that many wanted to shake his hand was not.

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CircoMaromayTiatro Sam s02 e03: Gregory Rabassa, Salvador Cabañas and Roger Bacon



I: Schizophrenia
few months ago I was reading the autobiography of the translator Gregory Rabassa ( If This Be Treason, translation and Its dyscontents . New Directions Books, New York, 2005) and was more delighted when the fine prose Rabassa, its subtle humor and intimate understanding of the relationship between grammar and idiosyncrasies of each culture, I came across a paragraph that made me scratch my head and think, unfairly, "Mr. Gregory is already senile." According to American scholar (superb translator Cortázar, García Márquez, Lezama Lima, Vargas Llosa and other classic boom ), "has asserted that a person who has lost his speech after a stroke can still communicate in a language foreign have learned because it is hosted on a different portion of his brain. " In that statement, Rabassa clings to reflect, very poetically, a translator, going from one language to another, also becomes "a different person, operating in a different part of the brain." Thus, "the poor translator must not only walk back and forth between two languages, but, if he is worthy of his calling, must also be moved between two beings, with all the risks of induced schizophrenia."

the outset, and since I make my living as a translator, I found a beautiful image, but then, to think more coolly, I gave the impression that it was a pseudo-scientific statement used to beautify the nobility of the profession. Certainly the difference is remarkable what can be said and how you can say in one language to another, but from there to feel "other being" there is a great distance. Lo de recover speech in a language learned after the mother tongue seemed, at that time, an assumption made by someone who knows a lot of languages, but that did not seem to be very aware of anatomy and physiology. So I thought, innocently.

II: Two months after
When the footballer Salvador Cabanas suffered the aggression that we know originally doctors reported that the bullet had been lodged in the left lobe of the brain. When the player regaining consciousness, they say, his first words were in Guarani. Process In an interview, Chief of Neurology Service Hospital de La Raza, Miguel Ángel Sandoval said that, if in fact the bullet had been in the left hemisphere (because then it turned out that was on the other side), and the first language was English Cabañas, it made sense that his first words were in which, presumably, would be their second language, as this would be stored in the right hemisphere of the brain.

Moreover, the expansion of the doctor, "if I damage the h left brain emisferio I lose English, but I can keep the secondary language that is English." Of course, the question of which is the first language of cabins left in the dark now "The ball moved, but the point remains: if you lose your original language, there is always the possibility (in case of brain damage is not total, but located on the left side) to be able to communicate in a second language "a very eloquent argument for learning another language," says Gregory Rabassa. Overall, I was in error, and what I thought was poetic fantasy come true physiological. In fact, there are medical studies that indicate that parts of the brain that are activated by speaking the language are different from those we use to speak in a language learned after 7 years. Daniela Perani et al. indicate that "some areas the brain are shaped by early exposure to language, and are not necessarily triggered by processing a second language which can (the individual) have been exposed for a limited time later in life. "

III: Doctor mirabilis
When Roger Bacon at Oxford back in the thirteenth century, realized that education then was a serious flaw: the teachers did not read the ancient philosophers in their original but only in translation, since no one was interested in learning Greek. The same thing happened with the Scriptures: the sacred texts were known only in translations, in the eyes Bacon, left much to wish r. This indolence was reflected in other aspects of education at the time, because the prevailing scholasticism was based more on tradition and the views expressed by authorities appealed to the observation of natural phenomena and original research. So, Roger Bacon gotten down, first, the learning of languages: Arabic to understand the scientific literature produced in Islamic nations, the Greek approach to Aristotle, a key figure in the shaping of Christianity at the time, and Hebrew to hear firsthand the biblical texts. According to the Jewish Encyclopedia before Bacon was no more than three Christian theologians who had read the Bible in its original text and the English philosopher anticipated the current Hebrew scholar would come to Europe 200 years later.

Brother William of Baskerville, a character from The Name of the Rose , crying "Bacon was right when he said that the first duty of the scholar is studying languages!". In the Middle Ages, the study of languages \u200b\u200bwas a utility rather academic. In the contemporary world, it is already a cliché to speak of the need to speak a language other than one's own (and a language that we fall short). For reasons of professional, college all respect should speak at least English, in addition to English. Now, thanks to modern brain scanning techniques, learning a second language is presented also as a kind of insurance, a guarantee for future communication, just in case.

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Saturday, 27 / feb/10: Figure Skating: Tonya Harding, Miki Ando, \u200b\u200bMao Asada, Joannie Rochette, Yu-Na Kim 24/feb/10



I: Good morning
skater Tonya Harding is best remembered in the sports world because in 1994 her former husband hired a godmother to her knees sticks attacked his bitter rival, Nancy Kerrigan during a practice session at the North American Championship Figure Skating. Kerrigan had to withdraw from the competition (which Harding won), but then recovered, attended the Lillehammer Olympics, and won the silver medal (see Column Lithic 8/ago/09 ). The mastermind of the attack maintained its place in the Olympic team, despite his conviction (later confessed) and was eighth in those games. However, few remember that, years before that assault, Tonya Harding was the second skater in history who managed to run a triple axel, the jump of greater technical complexity and physical demands that are in the repertoire of the game (except the Quad Salchow , which has only been achieved by Japan's Miki Ando.) All this was pointed out now that the final figure skating at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver-anti-Mao Asada of Japan became only the fifth woman to successfully land a triple Axel in international competition since the simple version this jump was invented in 1882. Several others have made triples in national tests, but international, few the bold. The mysterious words today are: ice, television skating.

II: Ice Castles
The Axel is a jump that starts from the front, unlike Lutz (more common) that starts from behind and also has the support of the "fingers "the opposite foot that is sliding on the ice for takeoff. In the Axel, the skater picks up momentum on the left foot back, and at the last minute change of foot, change of address, and is urged to sde the floor only with the right foot, which is the same landing , this time with the body back. Thus, a triple Axel is actually three and a half twists, something that requires tremendous strength and ability to turn pissed in the air so fast. Antier, Mao Asada made three triple Axel, something unique to the story, but then dazed, he entrambulicaron legs, and another attempt to triple (Lutz) came out in a simple chorreadito, who was penalized by the judges and sent it to second place. The Korean Kim Yu-Na made a routine perfect (although, to my taste, much less artistic grace that Miki Ando , who had to settle for 5 th) at the rate of the Concerto in F by Gershwin and pulled out Asada abysmal 23 points. The bronze went to Canadian Joannie Rochette that just four days earlier had suffered the loss of his mother, the emotional note he could not miss, we'll see after the movie about it. Total all very nice skating in these Olympics, that we are enjoying here in town courtesy of TvColima.

III: Bravo, and thanks
insist on what I said earlier this week: a great success of Canal Once the broadcast local sports broadcasts on Channel 22 on the Winter Olympics, the two major television National chose to ignore. As a sandwich exotic, Colima have the special pleasure of enjoying these games, which for Most Mexicans are going blank. Congratulations to those who made this possible, these agreements have more in times to come.

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Thursday: The band of green mucus / Contradictions

I: Good morning

When I arrived in Colima, 18 years ago, I caused much hilarity police read the section in the newspapers because colimotes developments related to law and order sometimes gave more to the laughter for concern. Even during a time I was collecting notes, to document the optimism Monsivais say: "It strikes motorcyclist with self-propelled," "Arrested for playing bells in people's homes", "Your hobby: breaking bottles on the sidewalk." Unfortunately, with the passage of Over the years, and especially in the past, notes police have become less fun and more alarming. Colima has not escaped the wave of violence triggered by the federal government, but either way, from time to time, local politicians are responsible for giving us some news stories that remind us that, all in all, we in the environment village, blessed be God. This feeling gave me in recent days with two developments in particular: first, the Secretary of Education to chair the "literary ride" with Piarists , parents and teachers (which some politicians do not provided a good impression the chief and his taste for Cuacos), on the other, the mayor expressing alarm for " Gang Green Mucus." With that name, is to be worried sick. The mysterious words today are: news, drama, anniversaries.

II: Another thing: a scene

The theater company Cuatro Milpas Ten years of activity now in 2010, and celebrated with a monologue festival begins tomorrow night. As we have been reporting, features one-person works began last year, and to date we have enjoyed working César Fajardo (Retell sea), Ariadna Galván ( Intimate ), Flor Larios ( Mines under my skin ) and Christian Rangel ( Anubis ). In addition to the replacement of all these works over the next month, tomorrow night opens a new one: Contradictions starring Marisol Cardenas, who made the adaptation from texts by Doris Lessing, Alfonsina Storni and Isadora Duncan .

These monologues have had the direction of Veronica Sanmartin, and with the advice of Janet Pinela, artistic director Cuatro Milpas. Something that makes it unique in Colima the work of this group and that is reflected in the season that begins tomorrow, is that in each of the assemblies involving all members of the company ed perform various tasks, from the makeup the construction of the scenery, through operation of lights and sound, music selection, the polishing of the text and to the public attention that comes to features. Thus, the actor is involved in all parts of the production process of the work, and not only develops skills for their work on the scene, but acquiring technical knowledge and practice of comprehensive theater activity.

Cuatro Milpas will be performing a monologue every weekend from tomorrow until March 28, with features on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The entrance to the works is free, but space is limited, then place in the Theatre Workshop House of Culture. Contradictions opening tomorrow at 8:30 in the evening, if desired.

III: These and other letters

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