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 going somewhere $12.99 The songs on this CD span the range from sweet to remorseful...Todd's voice sounds sincere and honest and the music is definitely catchy enough to have you humming along. Props for the complex lyrics (can be a mouthful)... Definitely not your average "pop" music.  Feasibility of SCRAMJET Technology for an Intermediate Propulsive Stage of an Expendable Launch Vehicle $28.95 This is a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA report procured by the Pentagon and made available for public release. It has been reproduced in the best form available to the Pentagon. It is not spiral-bound, but rather assembled with Velobinding in a soft, white linen cover. The Storming Media report number is A791704. The abstract provided by the Pentagon follows: The single largest contributor to the cost of pulling objects into space is that of the launch portion. The currently available chemical rockets are only capable of specific impulse (Isp) values on the average of 300-350 seconds, with a maximum of 450 seconds. In order to improve the performance of the current families of launch vehicles, it is necessary to increase the performance of the rocket motors, and conversely the amount of propellant/ oxidizer carried. The purpose of this thesis was to determine the feasibility of employing SCRAMJET technology for an intermediate propulsive stage of an expendable launch vehicle. This was motivated by the fact that SCRAMJETS offer a very high propulsive efficiency when compared to conventional chemical rockets. The incorporation of a SCRAMJET engine into the configuration stack' of an expendable launch vehicle, offers the promise of increased payload mass fraction or an increase in the number of attainable orbital profiles. Analytical tools were developed using open-source software to identify launch trajectories for the SCRAMJET-enabled rocket configurations, and to determine how these would differ from conventional launch profiles. The effects of incremental increases in configuration lift and drag coefficients due to the SCRAMJET stage was analyzed. It was determined that incorporation of SCRAMJET Technology into an expendable rocket configuration offered marked improvement in performance, reduction in total launch weight, and increase operational flexibility when compared to a similarly sized conventional chemical rocket.  The Music of Peter Boyer $15.99 The acclaimed debut recording of GRAMMY˘î-nominated composer Peter Boyer with the world-renowned London Symphony Orchestra. Featuring the works "Celebration Overture," "Titanic," "Three Olympians," "The Phoenix," "Ghosts of Troy," and "New Beginnings," the album was recorded at Abbey Road Studios and originally released by Koch International Classics in 2001. Out of print since 2005, and remastered in 2007 for superior sonic quality, the recording is being reissued under Boyer's own Propulsive Music label, with new artwork, additional notes and session photos. In its original release, the recording enjoyed widespread critical acclaim and was broadcast extensively throughout the United States and Europe. The recording was produced by GRAMMY˘î winner Michael Fine. Peter Boyer has emerged in recent years as one of the most frequently performed young American orchestral composers, whose music has been widely acclaimed for its dramatic strength and evocative power. Still in his mid-30s, his orchestral works have received nearly 200 public performances, by more than 60 orchestras. His music has received many national and international radio broadcasts, including NPR in the U.S., Classic FM in the U.K., Bayerischer Rundfunk in Germany, Radio France, and ABC in Australia. He has won six national competitions, including two BMI Awards, the First Music Carnegie Hall commission, and the Ithaca College Heckscher Prize. Boyer is perhaps best known for his work "Ellis Island: The Dream of America" (available on the Naxos label), which celebrates the historic American immigrant experience and has become one of the most-performed large-scale American orchestral works of the last decade. In addition to his work for the concert hall, Boyer is active in the film and television industry. He recently composed scores for episodes of The History Channel series "Engineering an Empire," and has contributed orchestrations to a number of major feature films. For more information on Peter Boyer and Propulsive Music, please visit http://www.propulsivemusic.com. |
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