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Adam (other)
Adam is a figure in the Abrahamic religions. Adam may also refer to: *Adam (given name) * Adam (surname) *Adam (murder victim), the nickname given to an unidentified boy presumed to be from southwestern Nigeria who was found murdered and dismembered in London. *Adamu (Assyrian king), the earliest Assyrian king of Middle East. He may be the inspiration for Adam. Arts *Adam style or Adamesque, a style of interior decoration with elaborate plasterwork after three Scottish brothers * Adam@home (previously titled Adam) newspaper comic strip, by Brian Basset and Rob Harrell Books *''Adam'', a 1960 novel by David Bolt * ''Adam'' (novel), a 2008 novel by author Ted Dekker *''Adam'', a 2014 novel by Ariel Schrag * Adam, a character in the Japanese manga ''Record of Ragnarok'' Film and television * ''Adam'' (1983 film), an American drama television film * ''Adam'' (1992 film), a British stop-motion animation film * ''Adam'' (2009 film), an American romance film * ''Adam'' (2019 America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam
Adam; el, Ἀδάμ, Adám; la, Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, ''adam'' is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as "mankind". tells of God's creation of the world and its creatures, including ''adam'', meaning humankind; in God forms "Adam", this time meaning a single male human, out of "the dust of the ground", places him in the Garden of Eden, and forms a woman, Eve, as his helpmate; in Adam and Eve eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge and God condemns Adam to labour on the earth for his food and to return to it on his death; deals with the birth of Adam's sons, and lists his descendants from Seth to Noah. The Genesis creation myth was adopted by both Christianity and Islam, and the name of Adam accordingly appears in the Christian scriptures and in the Quran. He also features in subsequent folkloric and mystical elaborations in later Judaism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam (2019 Moroccan Film)
''Adam'' is a 2019 Moroccan drama film directed by Maryam Touzani. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. It was selected as the Moroccan entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Plot The film focuses on Samia, a young unwed pregnant mother who goes looking for work and is taken in by a widowed baker, Abla. The film was inspired by a similar situation Touzani experienced where her parents sheltered a heavily pregnant woman in Tangier for several days during a time when being an unwed pregnant woman was illegal in Morocco. Cast * Lubna Azabal as Abla * Nissrine Erradi as Samia * Douae Belkhaouda as Warda * Aziz Hattab as Slimani * Hasnaa Tamtaoui as Rkia Reception On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of based on reviews from critics, with an average rating of . See also * List of submissions to the 92nd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Internet
Adam Internet was an Australian Internet service provider (ISP) that serviced residents, businesses and government departments primarily within South Australia. Background Originally founded in 1986 as the Adelaide Amiga club, Adam Internet grew out of the original bulletin board system of the Adelaide Amiga User Group. The bulletin board was set up in 1987 and was originally run by the user group, but was co-opted by its sysop, Greg Hicks. In 1989, it transformed into a commercial multi-line TBBS-based bulletin board, which, at the time, was the largest bulletin board system in the Southern Hemisphere, and for many years was the most popular in Australia. With 100 staff members, and a customer base of 80,000+ in 2009 Adam Internet held 35% of South Australia's Internet market. Adam Internet provided a range of separately metered services at no extra charge, some of these services being operated by Adam directly, such as a gaming community – 3FL, which operated a range of s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Hats
Adam Hats Corporation was an American manufacturer and retailer of hats. It was founded in 1924 by Elias Lustig and expanded until it eventually operated between 87 and 97 retail stores across the United States. Adam Hats were also distributed to authorized Adam Hat agents. These agents were department stores which were not owned nor operated by Adam Hats. History Adam Hats manufactured and sold a variety of budget-priced hats, including the traditional fedora, and pork pie hat. In late spring of each year, Adam Hats promoted straw hats for the summer. Two of their models were ''The Executive'' and ''The Major''; the last being "The hat of the month for September", and cost $3.25. In the late 1940s/early 1950s, a Frank Moore was the Adam Hats General Sales Manager. Abraham (Chippy) Levy was the Head Window Dresser in 1935. In the late 1940s, a successor to Levy was Irving Rubenstein. In the 1940s, the New York–based Adam Hats was a sponsor of radio broadcasts of boxing mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ADAM Audio
Advanced Dynamic Audio Monitors (ADAM) Audio was founded in March 1999 in Berlin, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee .... Company History The company develops, manufactures, and distributes (active) loudspeakers. The company provides solutions for Home Studio, Professional Audio, Audiovisual Production, Home Audio, Education & Research, and, installations. History ADAM Audio was founded in 1999 starting with the development of their eXtended Accelerating Ribbon Technology[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam And Company
Adam and Company is a trading division of The Royal Bank of Scotland plc catering for the needs of private bank customers based in the United Kingdom. It offers a range of private banking services including discretionary investment management and financial planning services to high net worth clients in the UK. The bank was founded in 1983 in Edinburgh, often referred to as the birthplace of Scottish Enlightenment, and one of the leading lights of that era, Adam Smith, published ‘An inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations’ in 1776 which revolutionised economic theory. Adam & Company was named after this leading figure of the time. The bank's principal office is located at 6-8 George Street in Edinburgh and they have three further offices. History The bank was founded in 1983, opening its first branch in Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, Scotland on 29 May 1984. In 1986, Adam and Company acquired London-based Continental Trust (London) Limited; and later es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Aircraft Industries
Adam Aircraft Industries (AAI) was an aircraft manufacturer founded by George F. Adam Jr and John C. Knudsen in 1998. The company was located at Centennial Airport in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area of Colorado. The company certified and produced the inline piston twin-engined Adam A500, while the turbofan-powered Adam A700 AdamJet was under development. The A700 was intended to be an entrant into the niche of Very Light Jets (VLJs), but its development was ceased before production was achieved. One of the first Adam A500s manufactured, A500 s/n 0002, was featured in the 2006 Michael Mann film ''Miami Vice''. In conjunction with partners, the company had won a major contract from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for the development of a next-generation rotorcraft, indicating possible longer-term product development potential. However, the firm ceased operations on 11 February 2008, and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on 15 February 2008. In April 2008, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Air
Adam Air (incorporated as PT. Adam SkyConnection Airlines) was a privately owned airline based in West Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. It operated scheduled domestic services to over 20 cities and international services to Penang and Singapore. Its main base was Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta. Although sometimes referred to as a low-cost carrier, it marketed itself as an airline straddled between low-cost and traditional carriers, offering both on-board meal service and low fares, similar to the model adopted by Singapore-based Valuair. Prior to the crash of Adam Air Flight 574, Flight 574, it had been the fastest-growing low-cost carrier in Indonesia.Falling skies for Indonesian aviation - Asia Times - Obtained on January 27, 2007.
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Jacob Epstein
Sir Jacob Epstein (10 November 1880 – 21 August 1959) was an American-British sculptor who helped pioneer modern sculpture. He was born in the United States, and moved to Europe in 1902, becoming a British subject in 1911. He often produced controversial works which challenged ideas on what was appropriate subject matter for public artworks. He also made paintings and drawings, and often exhibited his work. Early life and education Epstein's parents, Max and Mary Epstein, were Polish Jewish refugees, living on New York's Lower East Side. His family was middle-class, and he was the third of five children. His interest in drawing came from long periods of illness; as a child he suffered from pleurisy. He studied art in his native New York as a teenager, sketching the city, and joined the Art Students League of New York in 1900. For his livelihood, he worked in a bronze foundry by day, studying drawing and sculptural modelling at night. Epstein's first major commission was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam (Bourdelle)
''Adam'' is an 1889 sculpture by Antoine Bourdelle. Houston A bronze sculpture is installed at the Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden in Houston, Texas, in the United States. See also * 1889 in art * List of public art in Houston Outdoor sculptures * '' African Elephant'' (1982) * Alexander Hodge Memorial * '' Atropos Key'' (1972), Miller Outdoor Theatre * Beer Can House * ''Broken Obelisk'', Rothko Chapel * '' Brownie'' (1905), Houston Zoo * '' Bygones'' (1976), Meni ... * List of works by Antoine Bourdelle References External links * 1889 establishments in Texas 1889 sculptures Bronze sculptures in Texas Cultural depictions of Adam and Eve Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden Sculptures by Antoine Bourdelle Sculptures of men in Texas Statues in Houston {{Texas-sculpture-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam (Rodin)
''Adam'' is an 1880-1881 statue of Adam by Auguste Rodin, first exhibited at the Paris Salon that year entitled ''The Creation of Man''. Development That year Rodin was also commissioned by France's Ministry of Fine Arts to produce two colossal figures of Adam and Eve, which he suggested using to flank his '' The Gates of Hell'' project, then ongoing. For the figure of Adam he reused ''The Creation of Man'', whilst ''Eve'' was created separately. Casts The work was first cast in 1910 and bronze casts of it are now in the Art Institute of Chicago, the Musee Rodin and the Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the Americas. Its permanent collection contains over two million works, divided among 17 curatorial departments. The main building at 1000 ... among others. See also * List of sculptures by Auguste Rodin References External links 1881 sculptures Sculptures by Augus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam (Lombardo)
''Adam'' is an Italian Renaissance sculpture of c.1490–1495, a marble statue by Tullio Lombardo, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, which bought it in 1936. It is of prime importance as the first lifesize nude marble sculpture since antiquity, though Donatello's famous bronze ''David'' had preceded it by several decades. The sculpture was made as one of several subsidiary figures for the tomb of Doge Andrea Vendramin (d. 1478), which was later reconfigured. Previously it had passed through the Vendramin-Calergi family, remaining in the Palazzo Vendramin-Calergi in Venice when the Duchess of Berry Duke of Berry (french: Duc de Berry) or Duchess of Berry (french: Duchesse de Berry) was a title in the Peerage of France. The Duchy of Berry, centred on Bourges, was originally created as an appanage for junior members of the French royal family ... bought the palazzo in 1844. She then sold it to Henri Dieudonné d'Artois, comte de Chambord in 1865. It was then r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
