Monday, January 24, 2011

Chicken Curry How Many Calories

Indigenous and WikiLeaks (i)

Velásquez Irmalicia by Nimatuj
elPeriódico (24 Jan 2011) Read

WikiLeaks cable in which President Alvaro Colom said in 2008 the then U.S. ambassador to Guatemala, James M. Derham, the Nobel Peace Prize 1992, Rigoberta Menchú, was a fabrication of the French anthropologist Elizabeth Burgos, who took over the rights and royalties from the testimony I, Rigoberta Menchu \u200b\u200band well-consciousness was born I do not really wonder. So glad that this cable is public because, like it or not, becomes historical evidence, which shows how the class Guatemalan politics of indigenous people is expressed to the diplomatic corps. WikiLeaks note given for a trial. This will address only some edges.

The key point in the statements of Colombia is that Menchú is a construction of anthropology and this speech is beyond him. The role of academia, the President is right, anthropology has historically been in the service of those who have political and economic power in the Western world and under this premise has been revised, deconstructed and represented the indigenous peoples.

This representation of discourse that says that indigenous people are real but have created aims to keep people in perpetual agony, which by keeping the position of subordination are people who have no rights deserved. Therefore, all claiming to be underestimated. Of course, the speech allows the proliferation of savior-heirs of the West, with deep feeling charitable toward the "poor Indians." Moreover, this discourse operates Machiavellian to maintain control and power over these groups, ignoring the voices denounce and demand fairness. Therefore, the construction to which it relates and contributes to Colom emphasizes legitimizing discourse that creates a subtle but mechanisms treatment, control and oppress the indigenous people.

All speech has a purpose, and the cable shows that Colom mobilized the resources and power at your fingertips to let you know the U.S. ambassador to indigenous people in Guatemala are a construction, so control is inherent in the exercise of political power Creole, and Ladino.

Hopefully these actions of the President, the highest authority in the country, will open their eyes to those who repeat, based on a gross ignorance here is over racism and racists are now the Indians.

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Soft High Cervix 38weeks

What is my ethnicity? (6th hand, back to the issue)

By Carlos A. A. Mendoza

I was wrong or rather, I hastened to terminate the series on my personal reflection about ethnic identity based on my own family history. Turns out, after several months of avoiding "wasting time" in the endless pursuit of information about my ancestors, I found that the Mormons have already accessible via the Internet many of his microfilms of Guatemala. The civil records are available from 1877 to 1934 for almost all municipalities. We're talking more than 2 million images of births, marriages, divorces and deaths.

As I mentioned in my second installment , my Indian ancestry me parecía más evidente –desde el punto de vista del fenotipo– en mi familia paterna, pero no tenía –hasta ayer– alguna evidencia documental al respecto. Los documentos me guiaron hacia mis ancestros mayas yucatecos e itzaes –o, más precisamente, kowoj– y posiblemente aztecas, pero en mi rama materna del árbol genealógico. Ahora, gracias a los documentos que las creencias mormonas han rescatado para la posteridad, encuentro la primera evidencia escrita de mi ascendencia indígena en la Verapaz.

Encontré la partida de nacimiento de una de mis bisabuelas paternas en el Registro Civil de Salamá, Baja Verapaz. Dice así –el énfasis es añadido:

“Partida No.718                                                                                 folio 173
In the city of Salama, to February 16 of 1898, before the undersigned civil registrar and witnesses assistance, Don Hermenegildo William appeared and said that yesterday at half past three in the Later a daughter legitimate daughter of José María Martínez and Timotea Morales, who put his name Faustina, both indigenous and residents of this city. Before the respondent read the content ratified and signed. López. H. Guillermo. "

contains several notes in the margin. Including for the marriage, in 1945, with Alfonso Mendoza.

Source: Civil Registration Guatemala, 1877-1934, Baja Verapaz, Salama, Births 1896-1902, Image 185. Available in https: / / www.familysearch.org

The image of the paper is as follows:

Partida nacimiento MamaCotina_1898

So it is confirmed in a documentary that I was Indian Cotina bisabuelita Verapaz, although their names is of Castilian origin. Now I find out which group they belonged Mayan parents, meaning my grandparents. My guess is they were from San Miguel Chicaj or Rabinal-overlooked places, thus Quiché-Achi ', but I should not rule out the possibility that they might be Poqomchi 'and Q'eqchi', and Salama have reached the North. I do not know.

interesting thing is when we saw the birth of my grandfather (1916), he has already been classified in the Civil Register as Ladino, ie inheriting his father's ethnic identity and not that of his maternal grandparents. Certainly, I find the family of my grandfather some indigenous cultural marker itself. So, sadly, in the course of two generations of indigenous identity was lost, but never geographic or regional level of bajaverapacenses.

Purulhá My dad was born in and grew up in Salamá to twelve years, when he was sent by their parents to Guatemala City to continue their secondary education "in the Central Normal School for Boys. In this new context is that he always remembers his grandmother as a strict woman who raised him in those difficult years of transition as a teenager and in the Capital.

graduation picture of my dad as a teacher (right). Accompanying my grandfather (left) and a brother of my dad (center). Circa 1959.

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The 5 previous installments here:

What is my ethnicity? (5th and final part)
18 May 2010

What is my ethnicity? (4th part)
February 3, 2010

What is my ethnicity? (3rd part)
October 8, 2009

What is my ethnicity? (Part 2) 15 September 2009


What is my ethnicity? (Part 1) 06 May 2009

Monday, November 15, 2010

Indian Womens Showing Boobsi

X BiASD


The Architect Jorge Ventura Ovalle, principal partner of the project, receives the name of the architect Shaney Peña the Award certifying them as winners Grand Prix of the Tenth Biennial International Architecture Biennale in Santo Domingo.
Shaney Peña Arch
The X International Biennial of Architecture in Santo Domingo made this 13th of November, the 40th anniversary of the death of Guillermo González Sánchez, the award ceremony of the projects chosen by the jury that on this occasion was composed by Daniel Elie, Haiti, Fernando Abruña, Puerto Rico and Manuel Salvador Gautier, Dominican Republic, who presided at and Aixa Weber, who served as secretary of the jury. Please remember that the exposure of the X BiASD remain open until 30 November. Penelope
presented the minutes with the award of the jury and some pictures of the winning projects.
Congratulations to all winners!
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MINUTES OF THE JURY AWARD IN
X INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE BIENNALE DE SANTO DOMINGO

RAPPORTEUR ; PROJECT EVALUATION
Day November 12, 2010
First speech on November 11, with the announcement of the Biennale Committee Chairman Erwin Cott Architect at the Museum of Modern Art Santo Domingo delivery team members (sworn and secretary) of the contest rules, regulations and official designation of the corresponding functions in each case.
kicked off the work day at 4:15 pm with the meeting of the jury and the secretary, the first proposing an operational definition in order to determine the procedures for evaluating and selecting projects and works having as conclusion:
1 .- The preliminary selection of projects through a first round of individual assessment in which each juror will make your journey choosing in different categories, the amount described below:
a) --------------------- Architectural Design ---------------------------------- 5 projects
b) ---------------------------------------------- Urban Design ------------------- 3 projects
c) Design Interiors ----------- -------------------------------------------------- -1 project
d) -------------------------------------- Green Architecture --------------------- 2 projects
e) Architecture Landscaping or landscape ------------------------------------ 2 projects
f) Experimental Architecture --------------------------------------- ---------- 1 draft
g) Theory, History and / or Criticism of Architecture and / or Planning ----- 2 works
2) After the preliminary screening carried out a further meeting to confront the individual decisions, determining the similarities between the selected projects and considering them as presets in their category, and it will be considered for further evaluation those selected works projects or individual but overlapping ways.
3) With the complete screening by the jury, a second round of evaluation team to discuss the values \u200b\u200band criteria to choose the preset time winning projects.
4) The jury determines that the prizes that are considered deserts in one category may be awarded to another, supported by appropriate supporting documentation.
5) provides that in the category of Theory, History and / or Criticism of Architecture and / or the architect Manuel Gautier Planning shall not participate in the selection for the award, for being the writer foreword to one of the works.
On November 12 the jury met for a second time to complete the selection process.

AWARD
After a thorough review of plans submitted for public works projects and thesis projects of students, the jury determined:

1 .- In the category of theses were awarded the work "Image and cycle, land use for the national park Haitises, Elia Martinez, Santo Domingo PUCMM .

Picture and Cycle. Elia Martinez. PUCMM-STA. Award




much with little is accomplished. With minimal interventions in the landscape is viable to use cultural tourism and recreation in the environment without compromising their preservation and integrity.

mentions were awarded to the following works:
a) "The Gallery as a generator of architectural space for School of Art and Design of the Hill, and Danny Abreu Gabriela Caceres, UCATECI.


UCATECI
Gallery as a generator of architectural space. Danny Abreu Gabriela Cáceres.

b) "Multimedia Training Centre", Reynaldo Acevedo, UCNE San Francisco de Macoris.

UCNE
Multimedia.Reynaldo Acevedo Training Center.
c) Republishing and Reformation of Public Spaces in the Historic City of Santo Domingo ", Gretchen Ortiz, PUCMM Santo Domingo.
d) Manufacturing Centre, Museum Marketing and Dominican Tobacco Industry ", Lourdes Díaz, UNIBE.
e) "Vacant Space", Kuniko Kasahara and Paloma Arias, UNIBE.


vacant space. Kasahara and Kunio Paloma Arias. UNIBE

f) Insula Carib Urban Projects, James Arismendy, UNPHU.

Insula Urbana.Jacobo Arismendy.
UNPHU

2 .- work in the categories of professionals, decided to declare empty categories Restoration of Monuments, Interior Design and Green Architecture. For this reason, it was agreed to award additional prizes in the Architectural Design category and the category of Theory, History and / or Criticism of Architecture and / or Planning.

3 .- The category Experimental Design and the jury found the winning project "Mobile Tourism Unit, the Archs. Andy Zapata, Ramon Correa and Robert Joa . This project is categorized as experimental rather than green.


Mobile Tourism Unit. Andy, Zapata, Ramon Correa and Robert Joa.

This project had been listed as Green Architecture, but the jury consider including in this category.
The module supports autonomy from the point of view of infrastructure allowing access to natural areas with minimal impact.
The formal aspect is interesting, approaching the artistic expression of a sculpture and completely transforming the traditional look of a trailer or van.

also gave a statement to Project "Mapping of an intermediate space: object border," the Archs. Shaney Peña Gómez, Jacobo Arismendy Cabrera and Alonso Hernández Max.


4. In the category of Landscape, was awarded a mention Project "Green on green", the architect Juan Mubarak .


Green On Green. Juan Mubarak

5 .- In the category of Theory, History and / or Criticism of Architecture and / or Planning was established to award two prizes:
a) A book award "Architecture Dominican people, "Victor Manuel Durán and Emilio José Brea .
Victor Duran received the award from the Deputy Minister of Culture Da. Lourdes Camilo de Cuello in the company of Erwin Cott and Omar Rancier.
is a contribution to knowledge of vernacular heritage of the Caribbean, explores the different types of this architecture, including the spatial and architectural components.
The book cemented the belief in the importance of this heritage. Importantly, the glossary of terms that supplements the reading.
Having texts in English, English and French language serves the needs of almost the entire Caribbean region.

Dominican Popular Architecture. Victor Emilio Duran and Brea.

b) An award to the magazine AAA, Moré and Associates Architects.

Architecture Magazine Files Antilles. AAA. Gustavo Moré, Director.
journal is unique and represents a continuous and serious effort to explore the manifestations of quality architectural and contemporary in contrast to other journals of fleeting nature.
Documenta memory of the future accurately. It also welcomes the publication quality graphics.

6 .- In the Urban Design category was given the award for Architectural Works "New Guayacanes "Properties of Visant .


New Guayacanes. Visante Propierties.

The conditions evaluated in this project include respect and accommodation of the existing pedestrian infrastructure, and the morphological structure of the project inspired by the root system of a tree as an analogy in his thesis work.
found commendable community involvement and interest groups during the design process.

7 .- In the Architectural Design category was determined to award two prizes:
a) A Architectural Design Award "multi-use buildings and parking , SCJ / PGR "in Moré and Associates Architects .

Multipurpose Building and Estacionamieno. Gustavo Moré and John Caro. Moré Arquitectos.
is a design fair, rational and orderly, highlighting the simplicity in form and the proper handling of elements that are opposed.

b) A prize for Architectural Works "Villa Amy", the architect Diego Forero.
Villa Amy. Diego Forero
is a work with an exquisite handling of materials, which show off the penetration from the outside taking advantage of the countryside.
Within its simplicity country house presents a complex volume that in turn causes a spatial extent and is complemented by the use of contrasting materials.
c) an indication was given to the architectural "Residential Model IV", the architect Richard Jiménez Rodríguez.
Residential Model IV. Richard Jiménez Rodríguez.

8 .- Biennale Grand Prize is awarded to the Project for the category Landscape and Landscaping, "Ecological Park Bi / Dajabón, the architect Shaney Peña Gómez.

X BiASD
Grand Prix. Bi-Nacional/Dajabón Park. Shaney Peña
This project uses natural elements such as space organizers. It celebrates the excellent synergistic relationship between the systems that created humans and the systems that created the inescapable nature in that pairing between these
extraordinary Idea de parque compartido por dos países, creando un lugar de todos. Rescate de un área abandonada convirtiéndola en un espacio público de distracción peatonal y visual.




Los Jurados:  Daniel Elie ( Haití) y Manuel Salvador Gautier (República Dominicana)
Arriba, Fernando Abruña (Puerto Rico)



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Arq Manuel Gautier (Rep. Dominicana) ; ;
 Presidente                                                                                                                  

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architect Fernando Abruña (Puerto Rico) Architect Daniel Elie (Haiti)
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