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Xavier Bosch I Sancho
Xavier Bosch i Sancho, publicly known as Xavier Bosch (Barcelona, July 21, 1967) is a Catalan-Spanish writer and journalist. He was the creator, together with Antoni Bassas of the humorous program ''Alguna pregunta més?'' at Catalunya Ràdio, for which he received an Ondas award. Specializing in sports journalism, he worked at ''La Vanguardia'', '' TV3'', ''RAC 1'' and was director of the newspaper '' Avui'' from 2007 to 2008. In 2010 he has been one of the initiator of a new daily newspaper in Catalan language, ''Diari Ara.'' Regarding his career as a novelist, he has written a trilogy starred by journalist Dani Santana, which first book ''Se sabrà tot'' received a Sant Jordi Award in 2009. Second and third novels were ''Homes d'honor'' (2012) and ''Eufòria''. His novel ''Algú com tu'' (Someone like you) (2015), is winner of the 2015 Ramon Llull Award. On his last novel ''La dona de la seva vida'' he writes about child abduction Child abduction or child theft is the unaut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits,Barcelona: Población por municipios y sexo – Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (National Statistics Institute) its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the and is home to around 4.8 million people, making it the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catalunya Ràdio
''Catalunya Ràdio'' () is Catalonia's public radio network. With headquarters in Barcelona, it is part of the Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals (CCMA), owned by the Generalitat de Catalunya. Catalunya Ràdio broadcasts exclusively in Catalan and is the major Catalan-language network today, although Ràdio 4 from Radio Nacional de España (founded in 1976) was the first post- Franco Era station to broadcast in the language. Stations Catalunya Ràdio began broadcasting on 20 June 1983. Over the years, it has expanded to encompass four separate stations: * Catalunya Ràdio – The first station, and the one that gave the network its name. A generalist station that broadcasts 24 hours a day and is the third largest radio station in Catalonia by audience size. * Catalunya Música – Founded on 10 May 1987, Catalunya Música concentrates on classical and contemporary music, plus specialized music programmes. It broadcasts 24 hours a day. * Catalunya Informació – Creat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premio Ondas
The Premios Ondas (Spanish: literally "wave awards", also known in English as the Ondas Awards or simply The Ondas) have been given since 1954 by Radio Barcelona, a subsidiary of Cadena SER, in recognition of professionals in the fields of radio and television broadcasting, the cinema, and the music industry.''Billboard'' - 14 November 1998 - Page 60 "The Ondas began as a radio-only event but over the years incorporated cinema, TV, and music." Past winners have included R.E.M., U2, The Corrs, Eric Clapton, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cher, Gloria Estefan, Miguel Bosé, Luz Casal, Phil Collins, Joaquín Sabina, Mecano, Ketama, Coldplay, Ricky Martin, Mikael Bertelsen Mikael Bertelsen (born Mikael Simson Bertelsen on 5 October 1967) is a Danish radio and TV personality. He was a channel executive at public service station Radio24syv with Mads Brügger Mads Brügger (; born 24 June 1972) is a Danish filmmake ... & Roger Moore. References External links * Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Vanguardia
' (; , Spanish for "The Vanguard") is a Spanish daily newspaper, founded in 1881. It is printed in Spanish and, since 3 May 2011, also in Catalan (Spanish copy is automatically translated into Catalan). It has its headquarters in Barcelona and is Catalonia's leading newspaper. Despite being mostly distributed in Catalonia, ' has Spain's fourth-highest circulation among general-interest newspapers, trailing only the three main Madrid dailies – ', ' and ''ABC'', all of which are national newspapers with offices and local editions throughout the country. Its editorial line leans to the centre of politics and is moderate in its opinions, although in Francoist Spain it followed Francoist ideology and to this day has Catholic sensibilities and strong ties to the Spanish nobility through the Godó family. History and profile ''La Vanguardia'''s newspaper history began in Barcelona on 1 February 1881 when two businessmen from Igualada, Carlos and Bartolomé Godó, first published th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV3 (Catalonia)
TV3 () is the primary television channel of Catalonia, Catalan public broadcasting, public broadcaster Televisió de Catalunya, a subsidiary of the Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals, CCMA. TV3 broadcasts programmes only in Catalan language, Catalan, with an optional dual track in the original language for some foreign-language series and movies, although Spanish is not dubbed or subtitled (for example during news broadcasts). TV3 is also a founding member of FORTA, the Federation of Autonomous community, Autonomic Radio and Television Organizations of Spain. It is funded by the regional autonomous government, the Generalitat de Catalunya, through the CCMA. History TV3 started its trial broadcasts on 10 September 1983 (a day before the National Day of Catalonia), but its regular broadcasts started a few months later, on 16 January 1984. TV3 was the first television channel to broadcast only in Catalan. In 1985, TV3 expanded its coverage to Andorra, Northern Catalonia, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RAC 1
RAC 1 is the main Catalan language private radio station. It is mainly owned by Grupo Godó and is based in Barcelona. It has a sister radio station, RAC 105, dedicated to chart music. RAC 1 is a spoken-word radio station, and focuses on news and current affairs, politics, sports and culture. It started broadcasting in 2000 and has been steadily rising in audience ratings to its current 1st position amongst Catalan-language stations. Its most successful programme Minoria Absoluta, a lunchtime humorous round-up of politics and news is, nowadays, Catalonia's most listened-to radio show. Its most listened-to programme is El món a RAC1. It is the morning magazine of reference in Catalonia. Presented by Jordi Basté, it treats today's news, policy, humor and entertainment. In addition it is the most listened-to radio program in Catalonia. Main shows * El món a RAC1 * Minoria Absoluta * Versió Rac1 * Primer Toc * Tu diràs See also * List of radio stations in Catalan See a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avui
''Avui'' (, meaning "Today" in English) was a Catalan daily newspaper, based in Barcelona, in Catalonia. It was one of the city's newest papers, having been founded in 1976. The editorial line was Catalan nationalist. History and profile ''Avui'' was first published on 23 April 1976, (Saint George's day, a symbolic holiday in Catalonia). The founding company was Premsa Catalana. The paper initially relied on the subscriptions of thousands of Catalans for financial support. It soon went into financial problems and changed ownership. A partnership of two publishers along with the Catalan national government itself took over in order to avoid imminent bankruptcy. The Grupo Godó owned 40% of the paper, which had its headquarters in Barcelona. The Catalan government subsidises with important amounts those Catalan newspapers with at least one Catalan language edition. In 2008 ''Avui'' was only second to ''El Punt'' in terms of circulation/funds granted, having received almost 1.5 mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diari Ara
''Ara'' (, meaning ''Now'' in English) is a Catalan daily Spanish newspaper that began publication on 28 November 2010, coinciding with the 2010 Catalan regional election. It is the third most read daily newspaper in Catalonia, and the most read daily newspaper written exclusively in the Catalan language. Its regional edition, ''Ara Balears'', is the most popular Catalan language newspaper on the Balearic Islands. ARA's online edition had nearly 3.2M visitors in September 2017, making it the most popular online newspaper in Catalan language. The founding editor was Carles Capdevila and the current editor is Esther Vera. The president is Ferran Rodés and the CEO is Salvador Garcia. The newspaper's advisory council includes journalists Antoni Bassas, Albert Om and Toni Soler, all known for their work with the Catalan public TV broadcaster, TV3. ''Aras content includes Catalan translations of reports and articles from the ''New York Times International Edition''. ''Aras founding s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premi Sant Jordi De Novel·la
The Premi Sant Jordi de novel·la (; "Saint George's novel prize") is an award for Catalan language literature, given by Òmnium Cultural and Enciclopèdia Catalana. History Francoism This award was created in 1947 by the Catalan publisher Aymá. First named Premi Joanot Martorell in 1947, changed the name to ''Premi Sant Jordi de novel·la'' in 1960. Democracy The award is given yearly during the '' Nit literària de Santa Llúcia'' in December and has an endowment of 60,000 euro The euro ( symbol: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of 19 out of the member states of the European Union (EU). This group of states is known as the eurozone or, officially, the euro area, and includes about 340 million citizens . ...s. List of winners Premi Joanot Martorell Premi Sant Jordi References External links Òmnium Cultural {{DEFAULTSORT:Premi Sant Jordi de novel la Sant Jordi Novela Awards established in 1947 1947 establishments in Spain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramon Llull Award
The Ramon Llull Award ( es, Premio Ramon Llull, links=no; ca, Premi Ramon Llull, links=no) is an honor awarded annually by the to persons or entities of the Balearic Islands that have excelled in any field. It was established in 1997 by Decree 3/2014. Winners 1997 {{columns-list, colwidth=30em, * {{ill, Josep Alcover Llompart, es * {{ill, Margalida Alemany Enseñat, ca * {{ill, Eladi Homs Zimmer, ca * {{ill, Gabriel Llompart Moragues, es * Aina Moll Marquès * Juan Pons * Baltasar Porcel * {{ill, Bartomeu Català Barceló, ca * {{ill, Bartomeu Ensenyat i Estrany, es * {{ill, Enric Fajarnés Cardona, ca * {{ill, Andreu Ferret Sobral, ca (posthumous) * {{ill, Felicià Fuster Jaume, es * Aligi Sassu * Angela von Neumann * {{ill, Xesc Forteza, es 1998 * Jordi Nebot (posthumous) * {{ill, Maria Camps Rosselló, ca * {{ill, José María Casasayas, es * {{ill, Manuel Elices Calafat, es * {{ill, Miquel Ferrà, es * {{ill, Llorenç Fluxà Figuerola, ca (posthumous) * {{ill, Jaume Mir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Child Abduction
Child abduction or child theft is the unauthorized removal of a Minor (law), minor (a child under the age of Age of majority, legal adulthood) from the Child custody, custody of the child's Parent, natural parents or Legal guardian, legally appointed guardians. The term ''child abduction'' includes two legal and social categories which differ by their perpetrating contexts: abduction by members of the child's family or abduction by strangers: * Parental child abduction is the unauthorized custody of a child by a family relative (usually one or both parents) without parental agreement and contrary to family law ruling, which may have removed the child from the care, access and contact of the other parent and family side. Occurring around parental Legal separation, separation or divorce, such parental or familial child abduction may include parental alienation, a form of child abuse seeking to disconnect a child from targeted parent and denigrated side of family. This is, by far, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
