|
Slam
Slam, SLAM or SLAMS may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional elements * S.L.A.M. (Strategic Long-Range Artillery Machine), a fictional weapon in the ''G.I. Joe'' universe * SLAMS (Space-Land-Air Missile Shield), a fictional anti-ballistic missile system featured in ''Tom Clancy's EndWar'' and briefly mentioned in other ''Tom Clancy's'' video games Films * ''Slam'' (1998 film), an American film starring Saul Williams and Beau Sia * ''Slam'' (2016 film), an Italian film based on the novel of the same name by Nick Hornby * ''Slam'' (2018 film), an Australian feature directed by Partho Sen-Gupta Literature * ''Slam'' (novel), a novel by Nick Hornby * ''Slam!'', a novel by Walter Dean Myers about a high school basketball star from Harlem * ''Slam'', a novel by Lewis Shiner Music Albums * ''Slam'' (Big Dipper album), 1990 * ''Slam'' (Joe Lynn Turner album), 2001 * ''Slam'' (soundtrack), from the 1998 film * , a 1989 album by Dan Reed Network * ''Slam'', a 1978 al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poetry Slam
A poetry slam is a competitive art event in which poets perform spoken word, spoken word poetry before a live audience and a panel of judges. Poetry slams began in Chicago in the 1980s, with the first slam competition designed to move poetry recitals from academia to a popular audience. American poet Marc Smith (poet), Marc Smith, believing the poetry scene at the time was "too structured and stuffy", began experimenting by attending open mic, open-microphone poetry readings, and then turning them into slams by introducing the element of competition. The performances at a poetry slam are judged as much on enthusiasm and style as content, and poets may compete as individuals or in teams. The judging is often handled by a panel of judges, typically five, who are usually selected from the audience. Sometimes the poets are judged by audience response. History American poet Marc Smith (poet), Marc Smith was credited with starting the poetry slam at the Get Me High Lounge in Chicago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slam Death Metal
Brutal death metal is a subgenre of death metal that privileges heaviness, speed and complex rhythms over other aspects, such as melody and timbres. The genre was pioneered in the early 1990s by Suffocation (band), Suffocation and other groups from New York (state), New York including Mortician (band), Mortician, Skinless and Malignancy (band), Malignancy. Its subgenre slam death metal quickly developed, played by Internal Bleeding (band), Internal Bleeding, Devourment and Cephalotripsy (band), Cephalotripsy, putting a greater emphasis on the genre's mid-tempo, groove sections and Breakdown (music)#Heavy metal and punk rock, breakdowns. During the mid–1990s, a prominent wave of groups emphasising the genre's more technical aspects developed with Cryptopsy, Nile (band), Nile, Origin (band), Origin and Dying Fetus. During the mid–2000s, there was a revived interest in brutal death metal and slam, a period which produced Katalepsy and Ingested (band), Ingested, and saw groups lean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slamdancing
Moshing (also known as slam dancing or simply slamming) is an extreme style of dancing in which participants push or slam into each other. Taking place in an area called the mosh pit (or simply the pit), it is typically performed to aggressive styles of live music such as punk rock and heavy metal. The dance style originated in the southern California hardcore punk scene, particularly Huntington Beach and Long Beach around 1978. Through the 1980s it spread to the hardcore scenes of Washington, D.C., Boston and New York where it developed local variants. In New York, the crossover between the city's hardcore scene and its metal scene led to moshing incorporating itself into metal beginning around 1985. In the 1990s, the success of grunge music led to moshing entering mainstream understanding and soon being incorporated into genres like electronic dance music and hip hop. Due to its violence, moshing has been subject to controversy, with a number of concert venues banning the prac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slam (2018 Film)
''Slam'' is a 2018 Australian drama film written and directed by Partho Sen-Gupta. Plot Ricky Nasser is a young Australian whose peaceful suburban life turns into hell when sister Ameena, a slam poet, disappears without a trace. Cast * Adam Bakri as Ricky Nasser * Rachael Blake as Joanne Hendricks *Rebecca Breeds as Sally McLeary-Nasser * Darina Al Joundi as Rana Nasser * Danielle Horvat as Ameena Nasser *Abby Aziz as Hanan Faour * Damian Hill as Shane *Russell Dykstra as Paul Koustakidis * Annie Byron as Diana Production ''Slam'' is an official Australian-French co-production with funding from Screen Australia, Screenwest, Screen NSW, the French National Center of Cinematography and the moving image, Creative Media Solutions and private funders. The main roles are played by Adam Bakri and Rachael Blake. It was an official selected project at the 2016 International Film Festival Rotterdam's CineMart and the 2016 Berlinale Co-production Market. The film is set in modern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SLAM! (radio Station)
SLAM! (Sound Lifestyle And More, stylized as ►SLAM! and previously SLAM!FM) is a Dutch commercial national radio station that plays current-based rhythmic and dance hits. SLAM! has a strong commitment in breaking new dance music. The playlist and presentation serves as a combination of 538 and 3FM. The station is broadcasting in the Netherlands and can be received via FM in the Randstad, Internet (worldwide) and cable. The broadcasting building and studios of SLAM! are located in Naarden, North Holland. In 2012, it was announced that SLAM! has the largest market share among the country's young people (16.8%). It is a sister station of 100% NL, Radio Veronica and Sublime. In 2016, SLAM! was reported to have a 0% market share for the 65-or-more age group. Carlo de Boer, SLAM!’s General Manager, then argued that SLAM! listeners were 30 years old in average, and that this market share "distinguished" SLAM! from other radio stations. History The radio station started in the mid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slam (Onyx Song)
"Slam" is a song by American hip hop group Onyx. It was released on May 11, 1993 by JMJ Records and Rush Associated Labels as the second single from Onyx's debut album, ''Bacdafucup''. The song introduced slamdancing into hip-hop. "Slam" was Onyx's breakthrough single, making it to number 4 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was the group's second straight single to make it to number 1 on the Hot Rap Singles for two weeks. The single was first certified Gold on July 7, 1993, before being certified Platinum on August 10, 1993. According to group member Fredro Starr, the song has sold about 5 million copies. The song was sampled by more than 25 rap artists including GZA, Eminem, PMD, Shaquille O'Neal and Krazy Drayz of Das EFX. The song has been used in movies such as ''How High'' and television shows such as ''The Cleveland Show'', ''The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'' and ''Lip Sync Battle'' as well as numerous commercials, including Nike, ESPN, SoBe and Gatorade. The s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slam (cards)
The following is a glossary of terms used in card games. Besides the terms listed here, there are thousands of common and uncommon slang terms. Terms in this glossary should not be game-specific (e.g. specific to Bridge (card game), bridge, Hearts (card game), hearts, Poker (card game), poker or rummy), but apply to a wide range of card games played with non-proprietary packs. It should not include terms solely related to casino or banking games. For glossaries that relate primarily to one game or family of similar games, see #Game-specific glossaries, Game-specific glossaries. A ; ace # The card with one pip in a pack of cards. Usually the highest card of a #suit, suit, #rank, ranking immediately above the #King, king. May also occupy the lowest rank. # Commonly refers to the #deuce, Deuce or Two in #German-suited pack, German-suited packs which don't have real Aces. Often the highest card of a suit. ; Acorns (card suit), acorns : One of the four #suit, suits in a #German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simultaneous Localization And Mapping
Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) is the computational problem of constructing or updating a map of an unknown environment while simultaneously keeping track of an Intelligent agent, agent's location within it. While this initially appears to be a chicken or the egg problem, there are several algorithms known to solve it in, at least approximately, tractable time for certain environments. Popular approximate solution methods include the particle filter, extended Kalman filter, covariance intersection, and GraphSLAM. SLAM algorithms are based on concepts in computational geometry and computer vision, and are used in robot navigation, robotic mapping and odometry for virtual reality or augmented reality. SLAM algorithms are tailored to the available resources and are not aimed at perfection but at operational compliance. Published approaches are employed in self-driving cars, unmanned aerial vehicles, autonomous underwater vehicles, Rover (space exploration), planetary r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slam (2016 Film)
''Slam'' () is a 2016 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Andrea Molaioli, based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Nick Hornby. It premiered at the Torino Film Festival on 20 November 2016 before receiving a theatrical release in Italy on 23 March 2017. It was acquired by Netflix for international distribution and released on the platform in April 2017. Premise Samuele is a 16-year-old skateboarder who idolizes Tony Hawk and dreams of moving to California. These plans are uprooted when he meets Alice. Cast * Ludovico Tersigni as Samuele "Sam" * Barbara Ramella as Alice * Jasmine Trinca as Antonella * Luca Marinelli as Valerio * as Alice's mother * as Alice's father * Gianluca Broccatelli as "Lepre" * as Marco * Tony Hawk as himself Production Although the novel takes place in London, the film was set in Rome, where filming took place. Release The film premiered at the Torino Film Festival on 20 November 2016. It was later released theatrically in Italy on 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slam (magazine)
''Slam'' (stylized in all caps) is an American basketball magazine in circulation since 1994. History Founding and early years ''Slam'' was launched in 1994 as a basketball magazine that combined the sport with hip hop culture at a time when the genre was becoming increasingly popular. Launching as a quarterly with an initial circulation of 125,000, it was founded by publisher Dennis Page at Harris Publications, and he hired Cory Johnson to be the first Editor in Chief. Its first issue had a cover story on Larry Johnson of the Charlotte Hornets (written by future '' Fortune'' editor Andrew Serwer) and a feature on then-Cal freshman Jason Kidd. Many of the magazine's lasting features, such as In Your Face, Slam-a-da-month, and Last Shot all began with that first issue. From 1996 to 1997, ''Slam'''s total annual-unit sales rose 25 percent, with advertising revenue increasing by more than a third; by 1998, the magazine was published eight times per year. Ownership ''Slam'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slam (1998 Film)
''Slam'' is a 1998 American independent drama film directed, co-written and co-produced by Marc Levin and starring and co-written by Saul Williams and Sonja Sohn. It tells the story of a young African-American man whose talent for poetry is hampered by his social background. Plot Raymond "Ray" Joshua (played by Saul Williams) is a young man growing up in the Southeast, Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Dodge City, slang for a real Southeast D.C. neighborhood. /sup> Despite his innate gift for poetry and his aspiration to be a rapper, he finds it difficult to escape the pressures of his surroundings: violence and drug dealing. While participating in a drug deal gone wrong, Ray's close friend Big Mike is shot. Ray is caught by the police and sent to the District of Columbia Department of Corrections' central detention facility. He is arraigned for possession of a controlled substance at the H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse and bail is set at $10,000. When his public defender explain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Save Live Australian Music
The 2010 Melbourne live music rally, (commonly known as the Save Live Australia's Music (SLAM) rally) was a public rally held on 23 February 2010, in the Melbourne central business district, Australia. The rally was an act of protest against effects of Alcohol laws of Australia, liquor licensing laws on Music of Melbourne, live music venues in the city. Attendance was estimated at 10,000 to 20,000 by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Background The Tote Hotel, located in the inner-city Melbourne suburb of Collingwood, Victoria, Collingwood, closed in January 2010, due to the owners' inability to continue payments related to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT)'s regulations that deemed live music venues that opened beyond 1am "high risk". Since the owners, brothers Bruce Milne, Bruce and James Milne—officially the "licence nominees" of the premises—purchased the establishment in 2001, the most profitable segment of its opening hours has been between 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
