Paul Adams (born August 1951) is an American musician, writer and musical instrument builder.
Early career
Adams began his foray into the arts by making stringed musical instruments such as guitars, banjos, basses, and dulcimers after he was introduced to the craft as an ethnomusicology student under Dr. Joel Maring at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Adams has been commissioned to build instruments by Daryl Hall, members of Stevie Wonder's band as well as other well known musicians.
Composing
In the 1980s, Adams decided to start composing music and got a label deal with Nature Recordings/World Disc (now defunct). His first album, Various Waves, was placed in the Top Five of the Year by the syndicated Radio Show Musical Starstreams in the 1990s. The Metro Silicon Valley stated that "Adams is perhaps the most important New Age musician since George Winston."
Adams left the label after his first release in order to produce music in genres other than New Age. He spent some time working with John Golden of Centerfield Productions, whose main focus was the band jazz band Steps Ahead. Centerfield (now defunct) re-released Adams' second album, Wonder Dancing on Global Bop. After Centerfield folded, Adams took back control of his music.
Paul Adams is a correspondent for the BBC World Affairs Unit, based in London. He previously served as the BBC's world affairs correspondent in London, before moving to Washington D.C. He regularly reports for BBC News, BBC World News, BBC Radio and the BBC One bulletins from various locations around the world.
Early life
Adams was born in Lebanon in 1961, where his father served as Middle East correspondent for The Guardian, a United Kingdom-published national newspaper. His family eventually settled in the United Kingdom, living in Sussex and Kent.
After two years spent teaching English in Yemen, Adams began his journalism career freelancing for local papers in the United States, while road-tripping across the country. In 1989, he joined the BBC's Arabic service, based in London. Later that year, Adams moved to Jerusalem as the BBC's world service correspondent. He reported on a wide variety of events in the Middle East, including the Gulf War. In 1993, he moved to Belgrade to cover the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia before returning to London in 1995 as a reporter for BBC World television.
With others, he pioneered the concepts of open channel block and neuromodulation, which now play central roles in neuroscience. He is now working on a theory about the neocortex, centering on the idea that the key to sophisticated learning is extremely specific synaptic strength adjustment.
Adams's bowling action was highly unorthodox and Mike Gatting likened it to a "frog in a blender". Though his action initially caught world batsmen by surprise, he was soon exposed for lack of variety by the Australians. As such, he became less effective. December 2006 he was recalled to the Test side for the series against India, only to be dropped from the squad before the first Test. He held the ball with two fingers of his left hand (thumb, and the index finger). He announced his retirement from professional cricket on 2 October 2008, more than four years after his last Test match and five years after his last ODI.
He is currently (2015–16) the coach of the Cape Cobras cricket team.
Paul Adams (born 1947/1948) is a politician and former rally driving champion from New Zealand.
Early years
Adams was originally a carpenter and joiner, but later established a business manufacturing outdoor playground equipment. Later, he became a professional rally driver, and won three prestigious New Zealand championships. He also owned a Kia Motors and Suzuki dealerships in Auckland.
Member of Parliament
Adams is a member of PentecostalCity Impact Church, and as a result, became involved in Christian politics in New Zealand. After first being a member of the Christian Heritage Party, he joined the religious-based Future New Zealand party. Future New Zealand later merged with United New Zealand to form the modern United Future New Zealand group, which Adams remained a member of until 2005. In the 2002 elections, Adams was ranked ninth on the United Future party list. Thanks to the unexpectedly strong performance of United Future, the party gained enough votes for eight seats, leaving Adams just outside Parliament. Later, Kelly Chal, a higher-ranked candidate, was forced to withdraw because she did not have New Zealand citizenship, which she had not realised was necessary. Adams, as the next candidate on the list, entered Parliament in her place.
"I know for a fact we were affected (by the economy) in our season ticket sales, ... When companies are laying people off, it's hard for them to justify buying season tickets again."
"It really gets complicated if this rate increase doesn't go through. If we don't get the rate increase, we can't make future payments. We'll have to go back to the table with the town to figure out how these payments are going to get made."
"They have their backpack and their sleeping bag, and that's about it,"
"She's made a complete turnaround the last three weeks. I couldn't believe it, ... She's a big inspiration."
"I was sleeping, all of a sudden, it was like it was thundering and lightning in our apartment. Then the whole building shook, our window broke, and there was water pouring in."
"The race is too tight to pick a winner."
"We think the Tories (Conservatives) still have some upside potential."
"I think Atlanta has finally hit an economic slowdown, ... For the longest time we've been above all that."
"The question is, has (Conservative leader Stephen) Harper's apparently successful campaign in the first half ... inoculated him against that falloff."
"People are excited about voting. It's very different from back home, where it's routine. People were all very pleased and relieved that it was going very smoothly."
One of the most anticipated -- and criticized -- fights in modern boxing history goes down on Friday night when social media star-turned-boxer JakePaul steps into the ring with 58-year-old former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson... Paul.
However, Tyson, known for his no-nonsense attitude, refused to entertain Paul’s antics ... He’s an angry little elf,” Jake Paul quipped after the slap, downplaying the incident ... Meanwhile, Paul flexed for the audience, provoking the aggressive crowd.
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Paul Finebaum also called Deion Sanders an excellent fit for Jerry Jones in Dallas. AdamSchefter continued what will likely be a long-running conversation on ESPN shows by calling it "logical" for Deion to jump to the NFL if he can coach his son.
The 58-year-old former undisputed heavyweight champion is fighting YouTuber-turned-boxer JakePaul in a made-for-Netflix showdown expected to draw a global audience of around 300m viewers ... Paul v Tyson ...
PaulAdams. Southland boat builder Stabicraft Marine has sold 35.9% of its business to Simplicity, but founder and director Paul Adams will remain at the helm ... .
Mike Tyson during an open workout ahead of his fight with JakePaul (Picture... The last person to fight Mike Tyson, Roy Jones Jr, is adamant the veteran boxer still retains his ‘legendary power’ and has backed him to defeat Jake Paul.
The New York City Council is scrambling to reassert control in its ongoing power struggle with MayorEricAdams after a painful defeat on the November ballot ...Paul Martinka ... Voters backed four of five proposals put forth by a Mayor Adams-backed panel.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra lost its founder in 2017, but Paul O’Neill’s influence continues to guide the Christmas rock juggernaut ... Paul was very adamant about the song, and he just believed in it, and it made it to the record.
Ahead of the marquee series, former South Africa left-arm spinner PaulAdams has made his opinion clear about who he rates a more 'complete' bowler between Ashwin and Lyon... However, Paul Adams reckons Nathan Lyon is a more complete bowler than Ashwin.
Aiken Standard
15 Nov 2024
Aiken Standard
15 Nov 2024