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Jordi
Jordi () is the Catalan form of the ancient Greek name Georgios. Jordi is a popular name in Catalonia and is also given in the Netherlands and in Spanish-, English- and German-speaking countries. Jordi may also refer to: * Sant Jordi – patron saint of Aragon and Catalonia *La Diada de Sant Jordi – Catalan holiday held on April 23rd with similarities to Valentine's Day, traditionally men give women roses and women give men a book to celebrate the occasion. People Academics and business *Jordi Canals – economist and former business school dean *Jordi Galí – macroeconomist, professor, and author * Jordi Guimet – information engineer and pioneer in geographic systems * Jordi Montana – industrial design expert and Rector of the University of Vic * Jordi Nadal – economist and historian * Jordi Ustrell Aguilà – computer engineer and pioneer of Internet banking Activism * Jordi Casamitjana Art and media *Jordi Bernet – Spanish comics artist who used ''Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordi Montana
Jordi () is the Catalan form of the ancient Greek name Georgios. Jordi is a popular name in Catalonia and is also given in the Netherlands and in Spanish-, English- and German-speaking countries. Jordi may also refer to: * Sant Jordi – patron saint of Aragon and Catalonia *La Diada de Sant Jordi – Catalan holiday held on April 23rd with similarities to Valentine's Day, traditionally men give women roses and women give men a book to celebrate the occasion. People Academics and business *Jordi Canals – economist and former business school dean *Jordi Galí – macroeconomist, professor, and author * Jordi Guimet – information engineer and pioneer in geographic systems * Jordi Montana – industrial design expert and Rector of the University of Vic * Jordi Nadal – economist and historian * Jordi Ustrell Aguilà – computer engineer and pioneer of Internet banking Activism * Jordi Casamitjana Art and media *Jordi Bernet – Spanish comics artist who used ''Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordi Cuixart
Jordi Cuixart i Navarro (born 22 April 1975) is a Spanish businessman and cultural activist from Catalonia. He was the president of Òmnium Cultural, a non-profit cultural organisation founded in 1961 with more than 190,000 members and 52 local branches in Catalonia, from December 2015 to February 2022. As part of his role in the pro-independence demonstrations prior to the Catalan independence referendum of 2017, he was imprisoned from October 2017 until June 2021 under charge of sedition brought by the Spanish prosecutor's office. In October 2019, after two years of pre-trial detention, Cuixart was sentenced to nine years of prison for sedition. Amnesty International believes his detention and sentence constituted a disproportionate restriction on his rights to free speech and peaceful assembly, and urged Spain to free him. The NGO Front Line Defenders and the Council of Europe consider Jordi Cuixart a human rights defender. He repeatedly said that “as a political prisoner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Band Society
''Red Band Society'' is an American teen medical comedy-drama television series, developed by Margaret Nagle, that aired on Fox for the 2014–15 American television season. The series premiered on September 17, 2014. Based on the Catalan drama series '' Polseres vermelles'', the series focuses on a group of teenagers living together as patients in a hospital's pediatric ward. On November 26, 2014, it was confirmed the show would stop production after its original 13-episode order, and the show was pulled from the schedule after episode 10. On January 13, 2015, it was announced that the show was officially canceled, and the final three episodes of the series would air starting on January 31 and ending on February 7, 2015, with a two-hour finale. Cast and characters Main * Octavia Spencer as Dena Jackson, the strict and seemingly scary head nurse overseeing the pediatric facility. * Dave Annable as Dr. Adam McAndrew, a handsome skilled surgeon working at the hospital a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordi El Niño Polla
Ángel Muñoz García (; born 11 September 1994), better known as by his stage name Jordi "El Niño Polla" (''The Dick Boy''), often shortened to Jordi ENP, is a Spanish pornographic actor, producer and YouTuber who rose to prominence after working with the production company Brazzers. In 2018 and 2019, García received the Pornhub Award for Most Popular Male Performer two consecutive years in a row. As of 20 June 2021, his YouTube channel has amassed over 4 million subscribers and 396 million views. Career García first became interested in acting in adult films at the age of 18 after seeing an advertisement for models on the internet. After submitting photos of himself, he began acting and producing for the company FaKings in 2013. While working for the company, García received the nickname "El Niño Polla" (Spanish for "The Dick Boy") from one of the producers due to his small frame and youthful appearance. In March 2016, García was contacted via Twitter about making con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordi Savall
Jordi Savall i Bernadet (; born 1 August 1941) is a Spanish conductor, composer and viol player. He has been one of the major figures in the field of Western early music since the 1970s, largely responsible for popularizing the viol family of instruments (notably the viola da gamba) in contemporary performance and recording. As a historian of early music his repertoire features everything from medieval, Renaissance and Baroque through to the Classical and Romantic periods. He has incorporated non-western musical traditions in his work; including African vernacular music for a documentary on slavery. Musical education His musical training started at age six in the school choir of his native Igualada (1947–55). After graduating from the Barcelona's Conservatory of Music (where he studied from 1959 to 1965) he specialized in early music, collaborating with Ars Musicae de Barcelona under Enric Gispert, studying with August Wenzinger at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordi Vilasuso
Jordi Alejandro Vilasuso (; born June 15, 1981 in Miami, Florida) is a Cuban-American actor best known for originating the role of Tony Santos on the CBS soap opera ''Guiding Light'' from August 2000 until August 2003. He has also portrayed the roles of Griffin Castillo on ''All My Children'' from 2010 to 2011 and 2013, Dario Hernandez on ''Days of Our Lives'' from 2016 to 2017 and Rey Rosales on ''The Young and the Restless'' from 2018 to 2022. Early life Vilasuso was raised by his parents, Dr. Frank Vilasuso and Ana Vilasuso, in Coral Gables, Florida. He also has an older brother, Javier, and a younger sister, Marianne. Vilasuso attended Ransom Everglades High School and later Glendale Community College in California. Career Vilasuso began playing Tony Santos on ''Guiding Light'' in August 2000. In 2003, he won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal. Vilasuso was also nominated in the same category in 2002. Vilasuso has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordi Bernet
Jordi Bernet Cussó (born 14 June 1944) is a Spanish comics artist, best known for the gangster comics series '' Torpedo'' and for American weird western comic book ''Jonah Hex''. Career He was born in Barcelona, the son of a Spanish comic book artist, Miguel Bernet. He made his debut in comics at fifteen, continuing his father's humorous series ''Doña Urraca'' (''Mrs. Magpie'') after his death in 1960, under the pseudonym "Jordi". While this could support his family, it did not satisfy his artistic ambitions that were inspired by artists such as Hal Foster, Alex Raymond and Milton Caniff. From 1962, Bernet developed a more realistic style, and took on smaller assignments from Italian and British publishers, until he started illustrating for the Franco-Belgian comics magazine '' Spirou'' in 1965. He drew the series ''Dan Lacombe'' with his uncle Miguel Cussó as writer, and created a similar series ''Paul Foran'' with writer José Larraz, but due to disagreements over edi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordi Mollà
Jordi Mollà i Perales (; born 1 July 1968) is a Spanish actor, artist, writer, and filmmaker. He has been nominated three times for the Goya Award for Best Actor for ''The Lucky Star'' (1997), '' Second Skin'' (1999), and '' El cónsul de Sodoma'' (1999). Early life and education Jordi Mollà y Perales was born and raised in Barcelona, Spain. He trained at the Institut del Teatre, and furthered his studies in Italy, Hungary, and England. His mother tongues are Catalan and Spanish, and he is fluent in English, Italian, and French. Career Acting Mollà breakout role was in Bigas Luna's 1992 comedy drama '' Jamón, jamón,'' where he played the jilted lover of Penélope Cruz's character. Mollà went on to star in other acclaimed films in his native country, including '' Stories from the Kronen'' and '' La Celestina.'' The latter earned him his first Goya Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. His subsequent starring role in ''The Lucky Star'' earned him widespread accla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordi Bonet
Jordi Bonet i Godó, known professionally as Jordi Bonet (7 May 1932 – 25 December 1979), was a Spanish-born Canadian painter, ceramist, muralist, and sculptor who worked principally in Quebec. Life and work Born in Barcelona, Spain of Catalan origin, he lost his right arm at the age of 9. His childhood would be marked by the Spanish Civil War. He studied art in Barcelona. He began working in paint and ceramic before expanding his focus to include metal and concrete reliefs. He emigrated to Canada in 1954, establishing himself in Quebec, where he continued his studies. After briefly returning to Spain, he established an atelier in Mont-Saint-Hilaire in 1960. Over the next 20 years, he created more than 100 works in Quebec and abroad, and associated with major art figures such as Salvador Dalí. In 1964, he was commissioned by the Government of Sierra Leone to deliver the mural which can still be seen at the front of the Bank of Sierra Leone building, in the capital, Freet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Òmnium Cultural
Òmnium Cultural () is a Catalan association based in Barcelona, Catalonia. It was originally created in the 1960s to promote the Catalan language and spread Catalan culture. Over the years it has increased its involvement in broader political issues; in 2012 it committed itself to Catalan independence, specifically demanding the right of self-determination for Catalonia. Leaders of the abortive Catalan independence referendum, 2017, Catalan independence referendum such as Jordi Cuixart were simultaneously holding leadership positions at Òmnium. Currently Òmnium claims more than 190,000 members organised in 52 regional offices besides the headquarters in Barcelona. History Òmnium Cultural was created on 11 July 1961 in the context of Francoist Spain when the institutional use of Catalan was forbidden. In 1963 the Francoist authorities closed down the association. Òmnium had to continue to exist as a clandestine association between 1963–1967. In 1967, after a long legal ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordi Galí
Jordi Galí (born January 4, 1961) is a Spanish macroeconomist who is regarded as one of the main figures in New Keynesian macroeconomics today. He is currently the director of the Centre de Recerca en Economia Internacional (CREI, the Center for Research in International Economics) at Universitat Pompeu Fabra and a Research Professor at the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics. After obtaining his doctorate from MIT in 1989 under the supervision of Olivier Blanchard, he held faculty positions at Columbia University and New York University before moving to Barcelona. Research contributions Galí's research centers on the causes of business cycles and on optimal monetary policy, especially through the lens of time series analysis. His studies with Richard Clarida and Mark Gertler suggest that monetary policy in many countries today resembles the Taylor rule, whereas the policy makers of the 1970s failed to follow the Taylor rule. Another theme of Galí's research is how cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordi Ustrell Aguilà
Jordi Ustrell Aguilà (Barcelona, August 3, 1955) is a Computer Engineer. As an entrepreneur, he has developed diverse Projects related with emerging technologies, some of which left their mark in the history of Computing. Development of the first Spanish Microcomputer At the end of the 70s, the development of the first microprocessor made possible the production of computers affordable both in terms of cost and size. This marks the beginning of a time of great activity in the field of computer systems engineering worldwide. ''Eina Informàtica'' was born following the path paved by the pioneers of this revolution in California. Jordi Ustrell became its president and technical director. In 1979, Jordi Ustrell designed what would be considered the first personal microcomputer developed in Spain. The project caught the attention of publications specialized in the history of modern computing technology. He also developed some personal and professional Computer systems. Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
