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Vidal (other)
Vidal (, , , ) is a Catalan, Aragonese, and possibly also Romansh surname, which also appears in French, Italian, Portuguese and English, and as a given name. Vidal may refer to: Surname *Maurice Vidal Portman (1850–1935), a British doctor *Aleix Vidal (born 1989), Spanish footballer *Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca (born 1945), Spanish politician *Alexander Thomas Emeric Vidal (1792–1863), British admiral and surveyor * Alexander Vidal (1819–1906), Canadian politician * André Vidal (1908–1984), French engineer and politician *Arturo Vidal (born 1987), Chilean footballer *Ava Vidal (born 1976), British comedian *Bill Vidal (born 1951), American politician and civil servant *Borja Vidal (born 1981), Qatari handball player *Carmen Vidal (1915–2003), Spanish businesswoman *Cheche Vidal (born 1959), Venezuelan footballer *Christina Vidal (born 1981), American actress *Clément Vidal (born 2000), French footballer *Corey Vidal (born 1986), Canadian dancer and video maker * Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catalan Language
Catalan (; autonym: , ), known in the Valencian Community and Carche as ''Valencian'' (autonym: ), is a Western Romance language. It is the official language of Andorra, and an official language of three autonomous communities in eastern Spain: Catalonia, the Valencian Community, and the Balearic Islands. It also has semi-official status in the Italian comune of Alghero. It is also spoken in the Pyrénées-Orientales department of France and in two further areas in eastern Spain: the eastern strip of Aragon and the Carche area in the Region of Murcia. The Catalan-speaking territories are often called the or "Catalan Countries". The language evolved from Vulgar Latin in the Middle Ages around the eastern Pyrenees. Nineteenth-century Spain saw a Catalan literary revival, culminating in the early 1900s. Etymology and pronunciation The word ''Catalan'' is derived from the territorial name of Catalonia, itself of disputed etymology. The main theory suggests that (Latin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borja Vidal
Borja Vidal Fernández Fernández (born 25 December 1981) is a Spanish-Qatari handball player for Al-Qiyada and the Qatari national team. He formerly played professionally basketball in Spain until 2005, when he changed to handball. In 2013, Fernández got the Qatari passport for playing with their national team. He competed in handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Club career as basketball player *1999–2001 Joventut Badalona ( Spain 4th and Spain 1st) *2001–2002 Club Melilla Baloncesto ( Spain 2nd) *2002–2003 Bilbao Basket (Spain 2nd) *2003–2004 Basket Napoli ( Italy 1st) *2004–2005 CAI Zaragoza Basket Zaragoza 2002 S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Basket Zaragoza and as Casademont Zaragoza for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Zaragoza, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB. Their home arena is the ... (Spain 2nd) Gallery Borja Fernandez-GoldenLeague-20160110 2.JPG Magnus Gullerud et Borja Fernandez-GoldenLeague-20160 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elena Maria Vidal
Elena Maria Vidal (born 1962), the pen name of Mary-Eileen Russell, is a historical novelist and noted blogger living in Easton, Maryland. She was born in Florence, Oregon and grew up in Frederick, Maryland. She is known for her defense of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette by means of her novels ''Trianon'' and ''Madame Royale'', her Tea at Trianon blog, and her 2016 biography entitled ''Marie-Antoinette, Daughter of the Caesars'' Education Vidal graduated in 1984 from Hood College in Frederick, Maryland with a BA in Psychology, and in 1985 from the State University of New York at Albany with an MA in Modern European History. Publications In 1997 Vidal's first historical novel ''Trianon'' was published by St. Michaels Press. The historical novel tells of the life and death of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette. In 2000, the sequel ''Madame Royale'' was published, as well as the second edition of ''Trianon'', by The Neumann Press. ''Madame Royale'' chronicles the life of Marie-Antoin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelper
Falkland Islanders, also called FalklandersChater, Tony. ''The Falklands''. St. Albans: The Penna Press, 1996. p. 137. and nicknamed Kelpers, are the people of the British Overseas Territory of the Falkland Islands. Identity The Islanders are British, albeit with a distinct identity of their own: They also see themselves as no different from other immigrant nations, including those of neighbouring South America: "Kelpers" is a nickname given to Falkland Islanders because the islands are surrounded by large seaweeds called kelp. This term is no longer used as commonly as it once was (largely because it is considered racist and insulting by some islanders when used by Argentines). Demographic statistics The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated. Population Nationality With retrospective effect from 1 January 1983, as provided in the British Nationality (Falkland Islands) Act 1983, the Falkland Islanders ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eileen Vidal
Eileen Vidal BEM (died October, 2003) was a kelper telephone and radio operator who maintained radio service and relayed military intelligence to the British Navy during the Falklands War, receiving the British Empire Medal for her service. Service during the Falklands War Eileen Vidal was a middle-aged woman, single parent and the islands government's principal radio telephone operator, jotting down telegrams and patching callers into Port Stanley's telephone system. She established a trend of subversive radio transmissions on the morning of the Argentine invasion on 2 April. On 26 April she reported via short wave radio to , which was patrolling off the Falklands, the size of the Argentine reinforcements of the initial Argentine assault force, which were at least nine Argentine battalion A battalion is a military unit, typically consisting of 300 to 1,200 soldiers commanded by a lieutenant colonel, and subdivided into a number of companies (usually each commanded b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doriane Vidal
Doriane Vidal (born 16 April 1976) is a French snowboarder and Olympic medalist. She received a silver medal in ''halfpipe'' at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City."2002 Winter Olympics – Salt Lake City, United States – Alpine Skiing" – ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 15 March 2008) She finished 8th in the ''halfpipe event'' at the in Turin
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Don José Vidal
Don José Vidal (March 12, 1763, in A Coruña, Spain – August 22, 1823, in New Orleans, Louisiana) was a Spanish grandee who served in many different roles during the last decade of Louisiana's colonial period. Biography Early life Don José Vidal was born on March 12, 1765, in A Coruña, Spain. Career He was secretary to Manuel Gayoso de Lemos, the Spanish Governor of the Natchez District from 1792-1797. He preferred to remain on Spanish territory, and petitioned the Spanish Governor-General Manuel Gayoso de Lemos for a land grant across the Mississippi River from Natchez. Gayoso granted the petition, with the stipulation that Vidal erect a “strong house” (fort) on the property. In 1798 Don Jose moved his family from Natchez across the river and became the Commandant of the new Post of Concordia. Don Vidal also worked to develop a town at the fort, building the first steam-powered sawmill. He also owned a cotton gin and blacksmith shop – facilities to support the to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominique Vidal
Dominique Vidal is a partner at Index Ventures, a global venture capital firm with offices in London, Geneva and San Francisco. He was formerly managing director of Yahoo! Europe. Early life and education Vidal was born in Narbonne, in southern France, raised primarily in Toulouse, in southwestern France, and schooled in Paris. He received a master's degree from Supelec, the French engineering school. Career Vidal began his career at Schlumberger, where he worked for ten years in product marketing and business development roles in the telecom and smart card industries in France, the United States and Asia. Next, Vidal became a partner at Banexi Ventures, a venture capital firm headquartered in Paris, where he led investments in a number of companies including Kelkoo, a European shopping search engine, as well as Algety and In Fusio. Vidal then segued into a role as managing director at Kelkoo until its acquisition by Yahoo! in March 2004, at which point he assumed the role of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Vidal
David Vidal Tomé (born 2 August 1950) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. Football career Vidal was born in Porto do Son, A Coruña, Galicia. After an unassuming career (the central defender never played in La Liga and appeared in only 15 Segunda División games) he took up coaching in 1982, first with Cádiz CF in his adopted city. Vidal began with the Andalusians' youth sides, then moved to assistant manager, being finally appointed head coach for the 1988–89 season after a brief interim spell in 1987. It was during that time he managed arguably the club's best ever player, Mágico González, of whom he once said: "Technically he was better than Maradona". After two and a half additional years in the top flight with modest CD Logroñés, who always retained their status, Vidal resumed his career mainly in the second tier. On 12 January 2007, he was appointed manager of Elche CF following the sacking of Luis García. On 12 Oct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rels B
Daniel Heredia Vidal (born 18 October 1993), known professionally as Rels B, is a Spanish rapper, songwriter and music producer. He is considered one of the great values of the new wave of Spanish hip hop. Early life Born in Palma de Mallorca, the largest city of the Balearic Islands in Spain, Rels B left home to work as a waiter and bricklayer at the age of 15. Career Rels B began his musical career at a young age, but initially dedicated solely to being a producer, although he recorded a couple of songs during that time. After working for several years as a producer, in addition to releasing some singles, he made his official debut with his first EP ''Change or Die'', in 2014. In 2015 he released his second EP ''Player Hater'', which is consist of 8 songs produced by Itchy & Buco Sounds, mixed and mastered by . Other songs such as 'Don't Tell My Mama', 'Word Up', 'Big Plan $', 'Hood Girl' and 'Palm Tree' achieved massive success on networks and millions of views on YouTu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corey Vidal
Corey Vidal (born December 7, 1986) is a Canadian YouTube content creator and entrepreneur. His YouTube videos have been seen over 100 million times and he has over 200,000 subscribers. In December 2007, Corey was one of the first Canadians to join the YouTube Partnership Program. In February 2013 he was named Regional Municipality of Niagara, Niagara's Entrepreneur of the Year in Innovative Small Business for his video production company ApprenticeA Productions. He is the founder of Buffer Festival. YouTube career Corey Vidal began on YouTube in mid-2006 by posting hip hop dance videos inspired by American dance reality television show ''So You Think You Can Dance (United States), So You Think You Can Dance''. His popularity stemmed from the success of one of his first videos, ''How To Dance: "1, 2 Step" by Ciara'' (uploaded to YouTube on September 3, 2006), where he teaches dance steps to R&B singer Ciara's music video ''1, 2 Step''. The video currently has over 6.5 million views. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clément Vidal
Clément Vidal (born 18 June 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Ajaccio. Club career Vidal played youth football for SC Orange. In November 2017, he signed a professional contract with Montpellier. He made his professional debut with the club on 4 December 2019 in a 2–2 draw away to Dijon. On 1 July 2022, Vidal permanently signed for Ajaccio Ajaccio (, , ; French: ; it, Aiaccio or ; co, Aiacciu , locally: ; la, Adiacium) is a French commune, prefecture of the department of Corse-du-Sud, and head office of the ''Collectivité territoriale de Corse'' (capital city of Corsica). ... following a loan spell at the club. References External links * * * Living people 2000 births Footballers from Montpellier Association football central defenders French footballers France youth international footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Montpellier HS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
