1 001 Lightyears Entertainments

Thousands of years after humanity colonized other worlds, only seven of those have allied as the Galactic Commonwealth. These seven, self-styled, enlightened worlds set themselves apart from hundreds of so-called barbarian worlds. While the worlds of the Commonwealth have access to superior technology, its literature has become formulaic and tame. Much of the folklore told on the known barbarian worlds, and by the starfarers who travel between them, has roots in an ancient Earth literature, once known as the Arabian Nights Entertainments. A sampling of the coarse and unsophisticated, yet less predictable and bland, literature and folklore of the barbarian worlds is presented here as 1,001 Lightyears Entertainments. Contents: In the Bag Life Changing Encounters A Girl of Gloune The Dog's Golden Dish The Beauty with Incredible Feet Hafwen's Tale The War of Men and Jinn Hafwen Concludes her Tale The Collector Nouredan and Nesjella Before the Cock Crows The Bard Who Kept His Head New Directions

Providing unmatched access to the AV industry--and such developing technologies as multimedia, virtual reality, digital audio, presentation software, and interactive video--this multi-indexed resource makes it easy to find the names and numbers you need. For example, you'll discover: - An index of more than 1,250 AV products and services- A Products, Services, and Companies Index that identifies all firms geographically under separate Audio, Audiovisual, Computer Systems, Film, Video sections- A Company Directory, organized alphabetically, that provides complete contact information for every organization listed- A Personnel Directory that provides information on key personnel for each company listed

Even though the potential passage of the Equal Rights Amendment had cracked glass ceilings across the country, in 1978 jazz remained a boys’ club. Two Kansas City women, Carol Comer and Dianne Gregg, challenged that inequitable standard. With the support of jazz luminaries Marian McPartland and Leonard Feather, inaugural performances by Betty Carter, Mary Lou Williams, an unprecedented All-Star band of women, Toshiko Akiyoshi’s band, plus dozens of Kansas City musicians and volunteers, a casual conversation between two friends evolved into the annual Kansas City Women’s Jazz Festival (WJF). But with success came controversy. Anxious to satisfy fans of all jazz styles, WJF alienated some purists. The inclusion of male sidemen brought on protests. The egos of established, seasoned players unexpectedly clashed with those of newcomers. Undaunted, Comer, Gregg, and WJF’s ensemble of supporters continued the cause for eight years. They fought for equality not with speeches but with swing, without protest signs but with bebop. For the first book about this groundbreaking festival, Carolyn Glenn Brewer interviewed dozens of people and dove deeply into the archives. This book is an important testament to the ability of two friends to emphatically prove jazz genderless, thereby changing the course of jazz history.

Surpassing the speed of light remained elusive in 2170's. However, the trick was to hold still to swap out spatial locations. For Colonel Sumitra Ramachandra, Major Lamarr Fitch, Captain Malcolm O'Connell and the rest of the ISS Mockingbird's crew jumping between solar systems is just the start of their wondrous, sometimes zany and often perilous missions. The future of aerospace defense stretches far above the blue yonder.