Gegen Ende des 22. Jahrhunderts ist die Menschheit in der Lage, in entfernte Regionen des Universums vorzudringen und nach bewohnbaren Planeten zu suchen – gleichwohl ein gefährliches Unterfangen. Schon die erste Mission geriet ins Stocken, die zweite gar zu einem Fiasko. Die Besiedlung eines gänzlich anders gearteten Ökosystems voll unbekannter Gefahren birgt eben zahllose Risiken. Im Mittelpunkt der weit ausgreifenden Erzählung steht die Biologin Kim Keller. Sie ist bereits auf einem kolonisierten Planeten, Aldebaran-4, aufgewachsen und nicht zuletzt deshalb mit den Eigenheiten exoterrestrischen Lebens bestens vertraut. Mehr noch: aus einem heimlichen Kontakt mit einem humanoiden Außerirdischen ging ihre Tochter Lynn hervor, die über einige sehr spezielle Eigenschaften verfügt. So findet sich Kim schließlich als Beraterin bei einer Expedition zu einem neuen erdähnlichen Planeten im Antares-System wieder. Diese steht jedoch von Anfang an unter keinem guten Stern...

The popular Trumpet Stars by H.A. VanderCook are now combined in two collections that are also included on many state contest lists. Presented in two sets of six titles each (Set 2 - HL04470001), the pieces range in difficulty from grade 1 to grade 2. Each collection also includes a demonstration CD with a full performance recording and accompaniment only recording for each song. (Trumpet: Bob Clark; Piano: Mari Falcone) Contents: Lyra * Vega * Cygnus * Antares * Altair * Arcturus

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the Third International ICST Conference on Personal Satellite Services, PSATS 2011, held in Malaga, Spain, in February 2011. The 33 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected and cover a wide range of topics such as multimedia IP, next generation satellite networks, bandwidth allocation, aeronautic communications for air traffic management, DVB-S2, hybrid networks, delay tolerant networking, channel estimation and interference management, satellite antenna design, and localization systems.

HONK! A Street Band Renaissance of Music and Activism describes the fast-growing and transnational phenomenon of street bands--particularly brass and percussion ensembles--and examines how this exciting phenomenon mobilizes communities to reimagine public spaces, protest injustice, and assert their activism. Through the joy of participatory musicmaking, HONK! bands foster active musical engagement in street protests while encouraging grassroots organization, representing a manifestation of cultural activity that exists at the intersections of community, activism, and music. This collection of twenty essays considers the parallels between the diversity of these movements and the diversity of the musical repertoire these bands play and share. In five parts, musicians, activists, and scholars voiced in various local contexts cover a range of themes and topics: History and Scope Repertoire, Pedagogy, and Performance Inclusion and Organization Festival Organization and Politics On the Front Lines The HONK! Festival of Activist Street Bands began in Somerville, Massachusetts, in 2006 as an independent, non-commercial, street festival. It has since spread to three continents. HONK! A Street Band Renaissance of Music and Activism explores the phenomenon that inspires street bands and musicians to "change the world" and provide musical, social, and political alternatives in modern times.