Compton

Storage Ring-Based Inverse Compton X-ray Sources eBooks & eLearning

Posted by Maroutan at April 15, 2023

This thesis presents research on novel laboratory-scale synchrotron X-ray sources based on inverse Compton scattering and applications of their X-ray radiation using the Munich Compact Light Source (MuCLS) as an example. It provides an introduction to the theory of this laser-electron interaction, laser resonators and X-ray interactions with matter.

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Compton & Batteau - In California (1971) [Reissue 2017] Music

Posted by Andi_Deris at Sept. 7, 2018

In California by name, in California by nature. You’ll struggle to find 14 songs more drenched in lazy West Coast sunshine than Compton and Batteau’s only album (recorded in 1971 before promptly falling into the abyss of wonderful, overlooked recordings). Fans of Gene Clark, John Phillips, Fraser & Debolt and the like will be well served here, with many of the tracks leaning towards the cowboy balladry these artists share. Completing the line-up with the likes of Randy Meisner (The Eagles, Poco) and Jim Messina (Loggins and Messina, Buffalo Springfield) ‘In California' understandably has an additional proto-yacht rock feel, evoking ‘Late For The Sky’ era Jackson Browne - though it’s the more up-tempo offerings that really showcase the duo’s ability to write a tune.

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Snake Outta Compton Movies

Posted by at Aug. 21, 2021

Snake Outta Compton (2018)
A rap group on the verge of signing their first record deal is the city's only hope in a battle with a giant mutating snake monster.

Science Fiction Comedy Horror

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Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge and Michel'le Movies

Posted by at Oct. 24, 2021

Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge and Michel'le (2016)
Discovered at a young age, the shy, squeaky-voiced Michel'le was plucked straight from South Central, Los Angeles and catapulted into the spotlight while riding N.W.A.'s rocket ride of early success. Surrounded by industry visionaries from Eazy-E to Tupack Skaur, Michel'le quickly climbed the charts, but her musical successes were soon overshadowed by betrayal and corruption. A nearly decade-long romance with the infamous Dr. Dre pushed her into a life tarnished by alcohol, drugs and violence until her savior came in the unlikely form of Suge Knight, co-founder of Death Row Records and Dre's business partner. Friendship would turn into a courtly romance, but the union Michel'le thought they had did not end happily ever after. With children from both men and a career to protect, Michel'le's voice became silenced by Compton's biggest power players. Until now.

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BBC Our World - We Lived Through a War: Compton LA (2018) Movies

Posted by notbanned at Feb. 19, 2018

Gangs are still a fact of life in Compton but homicide and gun violence have fallen significantly. As Katty Kay discovers though, years of extreme gang violence have taken their toll.

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NWA & Eazy-E: The Kings of Compton Movies

Posted by at Aug. 1, 2022

NWA & Eazy-E: The Kings of Compton (2016)
Documentary looking back at the West Coast group who invented gangster rap. The original lineup of N.W.A consisted of Dr Dre, Ice Cube and Eazy-E, all of whom went on to be successful in their own right. The documentary looks at how the group influenced the world of rap music as well as the controversial life and death of Eazy-E and the career developments of Ice Cube and Dr Dre.

Music Documentary

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Tupac Assassination Battle For Compton (2017) Movies

Posted by notbanned at March 21, 2017

Although it has been 20 years since the shootings of rappers Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace, also known as "Biggie Smalls”, the unsolved homicide cases remain open sores for the families and friends of the victims. Wallace, in particular, strikes a nerve to Angelinos, because the shooting took place in our own backyard; the Peterson Auto museum.

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The Compton Cowboys: The New Generation of Cowboys in America's Urban Heartland eBooks & eLearning

Posted by First1 at April 28, 2020

"Thompson-Hernández's portrayal of Compton's black cowboys broadens our perception of Compton's young black residents, and connects the Compton Cowboys to the historical legacy of African Americans in the west. An eye-opening, moving book."— Margot Lee Shetterly, New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Figures

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Assassination: Battle For Compton (2017) Movies

Posted by rwdfox at Feb. 5, 2019

The unsolved murders of Tupac Shakur and Christopher "Biggie Smalls" Wallace still stir the public's imagination after 20 years.

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Straight Outta Compton Movies

Posted by at May 5, 2022

Straight Outta Compton (2015)
In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels—armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent—stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.

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