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Carlos Javier Jarquín
Carlos Javier Jarquín (born 26 June 1990 in Rancho Grande, Matagalpa Department) is a Nicaraguan-born writer, poet, columnist, cultural journalist music producer, and cultural activist, currently residing in Costa Rica. Biography Jarquín was born in a lower-income neighbourhood of the Nicaraguan town Rancho Grande. Brought up by his grandmother, he struggled to get established as a cultural journalist. Nowadays he is a columnist in several newspapers, such as ''Diario 16'' (Madrid), ''Diario Siglo XXI'' (Valencia), ''La Prensa'' (Managua), ''El Siglo'' (Guatemala), ''La Onda Digital'' (Montevideo), among others. Through these media outlets, he has contributed to promoting the work of numerous artists and intellectuals. During the COVID-19 pandemic he promoted the organization of a virtual event, the First International Literary Festival "Honrando la muerte y celebrando la vida" (Spanish for "Honoring Death and Celebrating Life"). In 2021, Jarquín coordinated ''Antología de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rancho Grande
Rancho Grande is a municipality in the Matagalpa department of Nicaragua Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest Sovereign state, country in Central America, comprising . With a population of 7,142,529 as of 2024, it is the third-most populous country in Central America aft .... As of 2022, its population was 42,383. Notable people * Petrona Hernández López, aka Amanda Aguilar (1890-2007), Sandinist revolutionary * Carlos Javier Jarquín (born 1990), poet, journalist and cultural activist References Municipalities of the Matagalpa Department {{Nicaragua-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatriz Copello
Beatriz Copello is an Australian writer, poet, playwright and psychologist. Her fiction and poetry has been published in Australia and overseas, in literary journals such as ''Southerly'' and ''Australian Women's Book Review'', and in several anthologies and feminist publications. Her poems have been translated into Italian, Spanish, Polish and Chinese. She is the recipient of several prizes, including a first prize at the 2000 Sydney Writers' Festival. Her book of lesbian poetry ''Women Souls and Shadows'' is her best-known work. Career Copello was born in Argentina, but emigrated to Australia in the 1970s. She obtained a degree in Communications from the University of Technology Sydney in 1989 and an MA in English (Creative Writing) from Sydney University in 1996. In 2003 Copello received a Doctorate of Creative Arts (Creative Writing) from the University of Wollongong. She received an Emerging Writers Grant for Poetry from the Australia Council Literature Fund in November 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Matagalpa Department
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1990 Births
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the 15th pope. Births Valeria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muck Rack
Muck Rack is a software database company founded in 2009 by Gregory Galant and Lee Semel. An aggregator of online news, the software is free for journalists but subscription-based for public relation offices. According to ''Journalist Magazine'', Muck Rack indexes every tweet sent by registered journalists, and if the tweets contain a link to an article they have written, that article too is indexed. It also sends a daily email to registered members on what other journalists are talking about on social media. Company overview Muck Rack was founded in New York, and headquartered in Miami, Florida. It was founded in 2009 by entrepreneurs Gregory Galant and Lee Semel, who served as the CEO. The company is funded by Susquehanna Growth Equity, LLC. In 2023, it announced the launch of ''PressPal.ai.'' Muck Rack has been reportedly praised for its credibility and easy work for journalists and PR Agencies. History Muck Rack was founded in 2009 by Gregory Galant and Lee Semel and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EcuRed
EcuRed is a Cuban online encyclopedia built on MediaWiki software. The site was launched on 13 December 2010. The name is an acronym from the Spanish phrase ' (literally "Cuban Encyclopedia on the Network"). Content EcuRed was launched by the Cuban government, is based in Wikipedia and its content is closely entwined with the Cuban Revolution. The project is written from a perspective supportive of the Revolution. For example, EcuRed's writes about Fidel Castro saying "Today he writes and participates in the struggle of ideas worldwide. Due to his moral authority, he influences important and strategic decisions of the revolution", that George W. Bush "continues a long family tradition of dirty business, cheating and government intrigue", and describes the United States as "the empire of our time" and "the most powerful nation of all time." EcuRed states on its webpage that its goal "is the accumulation and development of knowledge with a non-profit, pro-democracy aim from a d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unión Hispanomundial De Escritores
Unión may refer to: Places * Unión, Paraguay * Unión Municipality, Falcón, Venezuela * Unión, Montevideo, Uruguay * Unión Cantinil, Huehuetenango, Guatemala * Unión, San Luis, Argentina * Unión Department, Córdoba Province, Argentina * Unión Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Mexico * Unión Panamericana, Chocó, Colombia Sports clubs * Unión Santiago, an association football club in Santiago del Estero, Argentina * Unión de Curtidores, an association football club in Léon, Mexico * Unión de Mar del Plata, an association football club in Mar del Plata, Argentina * Unión de Santa Fe, an association football club in Santa Fe, Argentina * Unión de Sunchales, an association football club in Sunchales, Argentina * Unión Deportiva Salamanca, a former association football club in Salamanca, Spain * Unión Española, an association football club in Independencia, Chile See also * La Unión (other) * Union (other) Union commonly refers to: * Trade union, an organizati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitória, Espírito Santo
Vitória (; ) is the capital of the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. It is located on a small island within a bay where a number of rivers meet the sea. It was founded in 1551. The city proper is and has a population of 322,869 (2022), whilst the Greater Vitória metropolitan area has a population of more than 1,880,828, the 14th largest in Brazil. Vitória is a riverine island surrounded by Vitória's Bay. In addition to Vitória, the main island, another 34 islands and a mainland portion are part of the municipality, totalling . Originally there were 50 islands, many of which were joined to the largest island by landfill. In 1998, the United Nations rated Vitória as the fourth best state capital in Brazil to live in, rating cities on health, education, and social improvement projects. Among the Brazilian capitals, Vitória currently maintains the second best human development index (HDI) (after Florianópolis) according to research from the Getulio Vargas Foundation. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academia Espírito-santense De Letras
The Academia Espírito-santense de Letras ( Portuguese for "Espírito Santo Literary Academy", acronym AEL) is a Brazilian literary society headquartered in Vitória, Espírito Santo. History The academy was established in 1921 by Afonso Cláudio de Freitas Rosa, Alarico de Freitas, Sezefredo Garcia de Rezende, Aristeu Borges de Aguiar and other notable personalities. The academy aims to encourage culture, promote the creation of cultural associations, publicise and encourage reading and the creation of libraries, promote literary competitions, maintain exchanges with other associations, take part in projects aimed at cultural integration and carry out research with a view to the literary development of the State of Espírito Santo. Among the personalities who have been part of the academy are jurists, professors and journalists, as well as politicians, military personnel, religious people, civil servants, businesspeople and liberal professionals, all interested in culture and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hebert Abimorad
Hebert Abimorad (born 1946 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan-born journalist, translator and poet. Abimorad went into exile to Sweden due to the civic-military dictatorship in Uruguay. He settled in Gothenburg and developed a journalist career, writing for ''Göteborgs-Posten'' and ''Arbetet''. He also wrote poetry and translated Swedish works into Spanish. Works His works are: ;In Spanish: *''Gotemburgo, amor y destino'' (bilingual, 1982) *''Gestos distantes'' (bilingual, 1985) *''Voces ecos'' (bilingual, 1988) *''Poemas Frugálicos'' (1994) *''Poemas frugálicos 2'' (1995) *''Malena y Cíber'' (Ediciones Trilce, Montevideo, 1996; under the heteronym Martina Martínez) *''Poemas Frugálicos 3'' (Ediciones Trilce, Montevideo, 1998, compilation of previous writings) *''Conversaciones y Volverá la loba...'' (Ediciones Trilce, Montevideo, 2000, under the heteronyms José José and Camilo Alegre) *''Nuevos poemas frugálicos y otros textos heterónimos- Antología 1982-2007'' (Baile de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Prensa (Honduras)
''La Prensa'' () is a Honduran newspaper founded on 26 October 1964, by Organización Publicitaria, S.A., whose publications also include ''El Heraldo'' and ''Diario Deportivo Diez''. In 2008, La Prensa reported its audited circulation as 61,000 units. It has full color and tabloid-sized pages. Although it is distributed all across the country, it is in the north area of Honduras where its presence is more important. Family business Jorge Canahuati Larach is the president of Organización Publicitaria. His grandfather, the founder of the company, Jorge J. Larach, died in 1985.''New York Times, 15 April 1985Jorge J. Larach/ref> Canahuati has been a member of the Inter American Press Association The Inter American Press Association (IAPA; Spanish: ''Sociedad Interamericana de Prensa'', SIP) is a press advocacy group representing major media organizations in North America, South America and the Caribbean. It is made up of more than 1,300 ... Executive Committee. Notable people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
