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Adi (name)
Adi (עָדִי or עַדִי, depending on the emphasis on the second syllable (female) or the first (male)) is a Hebrew-language unisex given name, which means "jewel" or "ornament". It also means "my witness" (עֵדִי edi'') in Hebrew. In Arabic, the title Adi (عَدي) was common in military distinctions in the early Islamic era. It means "the one who charges" in battle or sports. Adi or Aadi (आदि) is also a male Sanskrit given name, which means "first", "original", and "superior". The name also functions as a nickname for Adolf in German and Adrian in Romanian. First name * Adi Tristianto (born 1977), Super Trainer for Automotive Industry * Adi Adilović (born 1983), Bosnian football goalkeeper * Adi Alsaid (born 1987), Mexican author * Adi Altschuler (born 1986), Israeli educator and entrepreneur * Adi Ashkenazi (born 1975), Israeli actress * Adi Barkan, Israeli model agent and activist * Adi Ben-Israel (born 1933), American mathematician, engineer, and profes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hebrew-language
Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and remained in regular use as a first language until after 200 CE and as the liturgical language of Judaism (since the Second Temple period) and Samaritanism. The language was revived as a spoken language in the 19th century, and is the only successful large-scale example of linguistic revival. It is the only Canaanite language, as well as one of only two Northwest Semitic languages, with the other being Aramaic, still spoken today. The earliest examples of written Paleo-Hebrew date back to the 10th century BCE. Nearly all of the Hebrew Bible is written in Biblical Hebrew, with much of its present form in the dialect that scholars believe flourished around the 6th century BCE, during the time of the Babylonian captivity. For this reason, Hebrew has been referred to by Jews as '' Lashon Hak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Adi Bulsara
Ardeshir "Adi" Ratan Bulsara (born 15 May 1951Adi Ratan Bulsara, ''Entropy, Stability and Fluctuations in Lasing Systems,'' PhD Thesis, University of Texas at Austin, 1978) is a scientist in the area nonlinear dynamics. The 2007 International Conference on Applied Nonlinear Dynamics (ICAND), held in Kauai, Hawaii, was a festschrift held in his honor of his 55th birthday. Honours In 2004, Bulsara was elected to Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) for "developing the statistical mechanics of noisy nonlinear dynamical oscillators especially in the theory, application and technology of stochastic resonance detectors." His festschrift in honor of his 55th birthday, which, for logistic reasons, was held when he was 56. Books by Bulsara * S. Baglio and A. Bulsara, (editors) ''Device Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics,'' Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2006, * A. Bulsara, ''Noise and Chaos in the RF SQUID,'' Office of Naval Research, 1992, ASIN B0006R2M5I * A. Bulsara, ''Coupled Neu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Adi Gordon
Adi Gordon (; born March 4, 1966) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He was a two-time Israeli State Cup winner with Hapoel Jerusalem. He was a four-time Israeli Premier League Assists Leader, in 1992 to 1994, and 1996. Gordon is widely considered one of the greatest point guards in Israeli basketball history. Early life Gordon was born in Binyamina, Israel. He played tennis, table tennis and football as a child, but ultimately chose basketball and played for Maccabi Hadera youth team as a teen. Professional career Early years (1980–1991) Gordon started his professional career with Maccabi Hadera. In 1984, Gordon joined Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Premier League under head coach Pini Gershon. In his first game with Maccabi Haifa, Gordon recorded 13 points, including a game-winner shot in a 94–92 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv. On January 12, 1987, Gordon recorded a career-high 37 points in a 108–102 win over Hapoel Gvat. In 1989, Gordon signed with Hapoel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Adi Godrej
Adi Burjorji Godrej (born 3 April 1942) is an Indian billionaire businessman and head of the Godrej family, chairman of the Godrej Group. , he has a net worth of US$3.8 billion. In October 2024, Adi and Nadir Godrej were ranked 21st on Forbes list of India’s 100 richest tycoons, with a net worth of $11.2 billion. Early life Godrej completed his schooling at St. Xavier's High School and then St. Xavier's College, Mumbai for two years. He earned an undergraduate degree from HL College and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management, where he was a member of the Pi Lambda Phi fraternity and a member of Tau Beta Pi. Career After his return to India, he joined the family business. He modernized the management structure, implemented process improvements and improved the company during the License Raj. He heads the group alongside his brother, managing director of Godrej Industries and chairman of Godrej Agrovet, Nadir Godrej, and his cousin, Godrej & Boyce managing di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Adi Gevins
Adi Gevins is a San Francisco Bay Area-based radio documentarian, producer, educator, archivist, and creative consultant who has been referred to as the " fairy godmother of community radio". Radio career Gevins has won an Ohio State Award, an American Bar Association Silver Gavel, multiple Golden Reels from the National Federation of Community Broadcasters, and two George Foster Peabody Awards, one with Laurie Garrett for ''Science Story'' in 1978, and one with SoundVision for ''The DNA Files'' in 2000. Much of Gevins' work has been done for the Pacifica Radio station KPFA in Berkeley, California, including "One Billion Seconds Later", which won the Ohio State Award and "Me and My Shadow", a documentary about Cointelpro's infiltration of the New Left. Gevins served as executive producer for the celebrated public radio documentary series, "The Bill of Rights Radio Education Project", produced for KPFA - Pacifica Radio. Gevins holds a master's degree in library and information studi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Adi Gafni
Adi Gafni () is an Israeli sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. She won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 2002 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Seville Seville ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Spain, Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the Guadalquivir, River Guadalquivir, .... References * * Israeli female canoeists Living people Year of birth missing (living people) ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak {{Israel-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Adi Funk
Adolf "Adi" Funk (1 July 1951 – 27 January 2010) was an Austrian motorcycle speedway rider who won the Austrian Championship four times. He earned 25 caps for the Austria national speedway team. Biography Born in Klosterneuburg, Funk rose to prominence in the early 1970s, and by 1974 had the highest average in Austrian speedway.Oakes, Peter & Mauger, Ivan (1976) ''Who's Who of World Speedway'', Studio Publications, , p. 141 He finished in fourth place in the Austrian Championship in 1974 and won it for the first time the following year, also winning the Austrian Pairs Championship (with Alex Taudtmann). In 1976 he rode in Britain for King's Lynn Stars but struggled to score well, averaging only 2.8 over the season and was released. The following year he rode for Leicester Lions, and while his average improved, it was still below three points per match. He went on to win the Austrian Championship for three successive seasons between 1980 and 1982. Funk also represented Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Adi Ezroni
Adi Ezroni (; born November 16, 1978) is an Israeli actress, model, producer, TV host, and film studio executive. Media career She was born in Israel to a Jewish family. She served as a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces. Subsequently, Ezroni joined the Israeli children channel, Arutz HaYeladim, where she hosted its main shows until 2003. She played in the comic TV show '' Zbeng!'' as Sivan, '' Hapijamot'' as a guest star and in the movie ''Wild'' as Rananit. She also modeled for Lord Kitsch. On Channel 10, Ezroni appeared as Shira in the drama ''Matay Nitnashek'', with Lior Ashkenazi. In 2010, Ezroni produced the film ''Holly''. In that year she began appearing in the TV drama '' Hatufim'' (''Hostages'') as Yael Ben-Horin. In 2016, she produced '' All Nighter'' through her Spring Pictures banner. In 2022, she joined Candle Media subsidiary Faraway Road Productions as head of production and creative development. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Adilson Dos Santos
Adilson Ben David Dos Santos (born 15 May 1974) is a Dutch retired footballer. Club career He made his professional and Eredivisie debut for Sparta on 24 January 1993 against RKC and also played for Eindhoven Eindhoven ( ; ) is a city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, located in the southern Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Brabant, of which it is the largest municipality, and is also locat ..., Excelsior, RKC and NEC during the 1992-2002 football seasons. He was released by NEC in summer 2002. - NU References {{DEFAULTSORT:Dos Santos, Adilson 1974 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Adi Dick
Adi Dick (born 5 January 1978 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a singer, songwriter and producer who has been involved in many projects within the New Zealand music scene. Dick was involved in a roots and blues trio called the Seven Suns (Formerly known as Stylus77) and released a mini album under the name Stylus 77 in 2003 on Capital Recordings, and in Barnaby Weir's, Black Seeds musical collaboration band Fly My Pretties, featuring on the 2005 album, ''Return of Fly My Pretties''. Here he played two songs; 'Get Out' and 'Foresight.' Dick also accompanied Fly My Pretties on their sold out New Zealand tour in July 2006. In 2005 Dick attended the Red Bull Music Academy in Seattle, U.S., selected from 2000 applicants. Here he collaborated for two weeks with 59 other musicians, producers, singers, MCs, DJs from around the world. Before his excursion to Seattle, Adi Dick released his first solo EP, ''Noise in Your Stereo''. Recorded in his bedroom and released on his own label 'First ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Adolf Dassler
Adolf "Adi" Dassler (3 November 1900 – 6 September 1978) was a German Shoemaking, cobbler, inventor and businessman who founded sportswear giant Adidas. He was also the younger brother of Rudolf Dassler, founder of Puma (brand), Puma. Dassler was an innovator in sports shoe design and one of the early promoters who obtained endorsements from athletes to drive sales of his products. From his concepts, he created Adidas, which had 17 factories and annual sales of one billion Deutsche Mark, Deutschmarks at the time of his death. Biography The Dassler brothers' shoe factory (1918–1945) Adi supported himself while attempting to start up his business by repairing shoes in town. Facing the realities of post-war Germany where there was no reliable supply for material for production or credit to obtain factory equipment or supplies, he began by scavenging army debris in the war-countryside: Army helmets and bread pouches supplied leather for soles; parachutes could supply silk fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
