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CONTENIDOS Celebrarán Centenario Del Natalicio De Frida Kahlo En CONTENIDOS Celebrarán centenario del natalicio de Frida Kahlo en España 3 "voz de mujer 2007" "voces que luchan" 4 En DVD, Sabines y su último testimonio 5 Elija el sexo de sus hijos 6 Los oídos, otras víctimas del estrés 7 Doulas: al servicio de la embarazada 9 Desvelados y obesos 12 Nuevas especies en la Antártida 14 Crean estudiantes nuevos productos con planta medicinal 15 Crean colombianos chaleco que da reporte médico 17 En la era del stent, los cardiólogos dan una nueva mirada al bypass 18 Reduce la circuncisión 50% riesgo de contraer sida 19 Rosetta, el "cazador de cometas", a 250 km de Marte 20 CARTELERA DE MARZO DE 2007 21 CINE-DEBATE SOBRE GENERO Y VIOLENCIA 25 Hallados restos romanos de un templo gótico en la la iglesia de Santa Maria de Mataró 26 Simulan el ambiente de la montaña en un laboratorio 27 Dan el alta a la beba más prematura 28 Científicos enamorados 29 Christophe Bruno y Davide Grassi ganan los premios de arte electrónico de ARCO 30 El extraño caso de las bibliotecas 31 Profesionalización, el camino del negocio 32 “Donar dinero es una manera atávica de cuidar la especie” 33 Palomo abre el diálogo con los escritores 36 Hallan 15 efectos negativos por la tv 37 Alicia Alonso, con proyectos para 200 años 38 Pasará el asteroide Apophis cerca de la Tierra 39 Estudian obtención de molécula contra cáncer de tabaco transgénico 41 Gates y Harper anuncian centro canadiense para vacuna contra el sida 42 Elabora IPN alimento para producir camarón bajo en colesterol 44 Diminuyen las emociones negativas del duelo después de seis meses 45 Mérida será la sede del Centro Nacional de Desarrollo Curricular en Software Libre 46 El Arte islámico medieval usó patrones geométricos descubiertos en Occidente en el siglo XX 47 El Museu Arqueològic examina la relación entre la arqueología y el deporte en el 48 Mediterráneo El 'nobel de la informática' recae por primera vez en una mujer 49 Sistema de Infotecas Centrales Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila Lucha contra calentamiento global requiere de políticas globales 50 Los hijos de HAL, un robot de las películas 52 Los niños nacen para ser felices 54 Descifran código genético de todas las aves de Canadá y EEUU 55 Más distintos de lo que creíamos 56 En Chile estaría primera cultura del continente 57 Ciertas aves pueden planear para el futuro 58 Palabras para un premio 59 Calidad, factor determinante para cantar en Bellas Artes: Areán 61 Chile podrá apreciar eclipse de luna el 3 de marzo 62 Temen astrónomos que meteoro Apofis impacte con la Tierra 63 Peligra valle mexicano que estudia la NASA 64 Cambio climático amenaza la supervivencia de tortugas marinas 65 "El 2007 será buen año para el arte": Zélika García 66 En extinción, el elefante africano 68 "Hice de mi vida una obra de arte" 69 Enfermedades de adulto aquejan a niños con sobrepeso 73 Desarrollarán investigación en Ártico y Antártida 74 Ponen primera piedra en base de lanzamiento de cohetes 76 ESA da visto bueno para lanzamiento de misión a Mercurio 77 Pierde sistema de salud batalla contra artitris 78 Consumo de ajo impide formación de colesterol 80 Padecen estrés y muerden sus uñas 30% de adolescentes 81 El arte cambió las obras por lo etéreo 82 "Hoy el arte tiende a liberarse del objeto" 84 Ya viene el festival Eurojazz 85 "Para el FMCH es vital el diálogo con lo contemporáneo" 86 Crearán museo del exilio en Monterrey 87 El legado femenino que la historia no consignó 88 Transforman Minería en palacio de la lectura 89 Teatro joven que invita a reflexionar 91 Recrean la obra política de Sartre en el escenario 92 Hallan alteraciones nerviosas en los comienzos de la diabetes tipo I 93 Un nuevo tratamiento para dejar el cigarrillo 95 Un impensado puente cultural 96 José Luis Romero, la vida histórica en las ciudades 97 El pozo de la memoria según Jorge Edwards 100 Salvar el mundo 103 Dilemas presentes 106 Identidad moderna 108 Reverso de un mito 110 "La fotografía se volvió redundante" 112 Destinarán fondos para mejorar las radios universitarias 114 Mi hijo es un genio 115 Soy creativo; luego, existoso 121 Bipolares: el 40% no puede trabajar 124 Los mosaicos árabes, geometría de avanzada 126 La Cancillería comenzó a rescatar sus valiosos archivos 127 Imágenes de una ciudad en silencio y soledad 128 Una ciudad de chicos felices 130 El síndrome Lord Jim 131 Lanzan un gigantesco programa de investigación de los polos 132 Los europeos no toleraban la leche 134 Circuncisión: es más eficaz de lo que se pensaba 135 Siembran arte en dos parques 136 Gore será la figura estelar en foro sobre calentamiento 138 2 Boletín Científico y Cultural de la Infoteca No. 101 Febrero 2007 Sistema de Infotecas Centrales Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila Celebrarán centenario del natalicio de Frida Kahlo en España EFE El Universal Córdoba, España Lunes 26 de febrero de 2007 Explican organizadores que la conmemoración se realizará en la ciudad de Córdova con la exposición de un grupo español de artistas organizada por el Colegio de Arquitectos El centenario del natalicio de la pintora mexicana Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) será celebrado en la ciudad española de córdoba (Andalucía, sur) con la exposición de un grupo español de artistas organizada por el Colegio de Arquitectos. El delegado cordobés de Cultura, Serafín Pedraza, explicó que la muestra pretende acercar al público "una trayectoria vital que, aunque corta, se empleó intensamente en la creación". Para Pedraza, Frida Kahlo "pintó como vivió y sus obras son un referente del mensaje que lanzó hacia su generación y las que vinieron detrás". La exposición estará compuesta por las piezas de dieciséis artistas plásticos, que crearán sus obras en diversos soportes, como fotografía, pintura, vídeo e instalaciones, y otros tantos poetas que escribirán sus obras sobre papel vegetal. La representante del Aula de Género del Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Córdoba, Lucía Veloz, dijo que Kahlo representa "los cambios que vivió la mujer sobre todo en Latinoamérica". Veloz enumeró las "grandes influencias" que tuvo la artista en su vida, como "las enfermedades que padeció, entre otras la poliomielitis y un accidente de autobús, su padre o su compañero (el muralista) Diego Rivera". Para la comisaria de la exposición, Marisa Vadillo, la organización de esta muestra "no es una celebración sólo para exponer sino que es trascendental porque su obra es la más cotizada de Latinoamérica". Frida Kahlo, nombre artístico de Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo Calderón, nació el 6 de julio de 1907 en el barrio mexicano de Coyoacán y murió el 13 de abril de 1954 en el mismo lugar, víctima de una bronconeumonía. http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/408992.html 3 Boletín Científico y Cultural de la Infoteca No. 101 Febrero 2007 Sistema de Infotecas Centrales Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila La Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila presenta: programa de actividades de "voz de mujer 2007" "voces que luchan" para consultar el programa completo da click aquí: http://www2.uadec.mx/pub/imagenes/voces.jpg Atentamente, Lic. Gustavo Lara Arredondo DIFUSION Y MEDIOS Coordinación General de Extensión Universitaria y Difusión Cultural calle Aldama y Gral. Cepeda Tel. 4102370 / 4102362 ext. 113 cel. 869 77 36 fax: 412 21 50 correo institucional: [email protected] 4 Boletín Científico y Cultural de la Infoteca No. 101 Febrero 2007 Sistema de Infotecas Centrales Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila En DVD, Sabines y su último testimonio Claudia Acosta García El Universal Lunes 26 de febrero de 2007 "Fue en la etapa en que Sabines llevaba como 36 operaciones y cuando afortunadamente atravesaba un buen momento... estaba más o menos bien y muy animado por el proyecto. La idea era que él mismo contara su vida", explicó la directora La infancia de Jaime Sabines, su juventud, influencias y la opinión que tenía sobre la vida y la muerte son algunos de los temas que contiene el documental Llorando la hermosa vida, que dirigió Natalia Gil Turner sobre este poeta chiapaneco, el cual se convirtió en el último testimonio que se tiene en viva voz del autor. "Fue en la etapa en que Sabines llevaba como 36 operaciones y cuando afortunadamente atravesaba un buen momento... estaba más o menos bien y muy animado por el proyecto. La idea era que él mismo contara su vida", explicó la directora. Jaime Sabines, nacido en Tuxtla Gutiérrez el 25 de marzo de 1926, fue -y a ocho años de su muerte lo sigue siendo- uno de los poetas más admirados por el público y leídos, con especial interés, por los jóvenes. Falleció el 19 de marzo de 1999 en la ciudad de México, víctima de un cáncer. Escribió títulos como Horal, La señal, Adán y Eva, Algo sobre la muerte del mayor Sabines (1973) y Uno es el hombre (1990). El documental Llorando la hermosa vida fue grabado en 1996, durante un periodo de seis meses. También cuenta con la participación de amigos escritores cercanos al poeta como: Elena Poniatowska, Homero Aridjis, Ramón Xirau y Germán Dehesa, así como con una serie de cartas y escritos realizados por la novelista Ángeles Mastretta y el intelectual Carlos Monsiváis, entre otros. Para Natalia Gil Turner, quien por años fue asistente del cuentista Juan José Arreola, el verdadero valor del documental "es el gran esfuerzo que Sabines hizo durante todo este tiempo por hablar y por contarle su vida a la gente, pues en ocasiones él estaba en el hospital y no era fácil encontrar los momentos adecuados para hacerle las entrevistas". El trabajo que presenta Natalia Gil Turner, que además incluye un libro con 36 de los poemas predilectos de Sabines, es un proyecto prácticamente inédito, ya que sólo se transmitió una vez por el Canal 40 (en 1997) y, a partir de ahí, se decidió (junto con la familia de Jaime Sabines y Carlos Slim Domit, quien ayudó en la remasterización y en la venta del video) promover mediante este documental el trabajo del poeta.
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