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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), a 1998 film starring Saul Williams and Beau Sia * ''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 album by Suburban Studs Songs * "Slam" (Humanoid song), 1989 * "Slam" (Onyx song), 1993 * "Slam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poetry Slam
A poetry slam is a competitive art event in which poets perform spoken word poetry before a live audience and a panel of judges. While formats can vary, slams are often loud and lively, with audience participation, cheering and dramatic delivery. Hip-hop music and urban culture are strong influences, and backgrounds of participants tend to be diverse. Poetry slams began in Chicago in 1984, with the first slam competition designed to move poetry recitals from academia to a popular audience. American poet Marc Smith, believing the poetry scene at the time was "too structured and stuffy", began experimenting by attending 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. Sometim ... [...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 broadcast in the Netherlands and can be received via the either FM, 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. 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 1990s as New Dance Radio, a cabl ... [...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 so ... [...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. 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 pack, German-suited pack of cards. Symbol: ; active # A card that is in play i.e. not #sleeping, sle ... [...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 Koustakidis 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 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-day Sydney, Australia, and was shot on location in its w ... [...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 agent's location within it. While this initially appears to be a chicken-and-egg problem, there are several algorithms known for solving 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, planetary rovers, newer domestic robots and even inside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slamdancing
Moshing (also known as slam dancing or simply slamming) is an extreme style of dance, dancing in which participants push or slam into each other, typically performed to "aggressive" live music such as heavy metal music, heavy metal and punk rock. Moshing usually happens in the center of the crowd, generally closer to the stage, in an area called the "mosh pit". It is intended to be energetic and full of body contact. The dance style originated in the hardcore punk scenes of California and Washington, D.C. around 1980. Through the 1980s it spread to other branches of punk rock as well as grunge and thrash metal, which exposed it to the mainstream. Since then, moshing has occasionally been performed to energetic music within a wide variety of genres, including alternative rock, Electronic dance music, EDM and hip hop music, hip hop, while remaining a staple in heavy metal shows. Variations of moshing exist, including "pogo (dance), pogoing", "circle pits", and "wall of death". Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slam (magazine)
''Slam'' is an American basketball magazine in circulation since 1994. History ''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. 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 University of California 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. ''Slam''s ownership has changed several times. Peterson Publishing bought ''Slam'' in 1998. The next year, Peterson was acquired by British publisher EMAP. In 2001, EMAP sold its US division to Primedia. When Primedia left the magazine business in 2007, Source Interlink acquired a majority of the company, incl ... [...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 liquor licensing laws on 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, 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 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 1am and 3am. The Tote was classified alongside mainstream nightclubs on King Stree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slam (novel)
''Slam'' is a novel written by British author Nick Hornby, published in 2007. The book's main theme is teenage pregnancy and it is written from the perspective of a teenager, Sam. The book has a Fantasy element: The protagonist repeatedly has prophetic dreams in which he is projected months or years forward into his future, finding himself in a radically different life situation and having to piece out how his life has changed (or is going to change) - without letting the people around his future self notice his ignorance. Main characters *Sam Jones is a troubled 16-year-old skateboarder, Sam is scared and unprepared to be a father. His idol is Tony Hawk. He has a poster of him to whom he talks about skate tricks and his life. He has numerous dreams in which he is in the future, raising a child with Alicia. *Annie Jones - Sam's 32-year-old mother. She has a hostile relationship with her ex-husband (Sam's father). She struggles to raise Sam, and is devastated when she discover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slam (DJs)
Slam are a Scottish producer/ DJ duo from Glasgow, Scotland, consisting of Stuart McMillan (born 1966, Glasgow) and Orde Meikle (born 1964, Oxford). They are co-founders of Soma Quality Recordings. Their music style consists of house and techno. History McMillan and Meikle's first club event was a weekly Thursday night called Black Market, in the Glasgow club, Fury Murrys. They played a mix of house, funk and rap. In early 1988, they were approached by Steven Sleepman (aka Steven Workman), after he heard his first acid house track on DJ Segun's late night show on Radio Clyde. During a brief stint PRing for Club Eden, Sleepman secured a Saturday night at Glasgow's Tin Pan Alley, which was to become the home of Slam. Dave Clarke, an original founding partner of Black Market ran PR with Sleepman. Prior to the launch of her musical career Dot Allison (a future musical collaborator) worked with the PR team, and DJ Harri was a regular guest on the turntables. Slam then launched a F ... [...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 explai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
