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...Skank" are advised to look elsewhere. Fatboy Slim himself does contribute a signature track and a Midfield General remix, but overall this is a more sparse, laid back sound. If big beat is your thing, though, Brassic Beats USA is definitely worth checking out. Of special note are Indian Ropeman's funky, sitar-infused "66 Meters" and Cut La Roc's airy, skillfully-mixed "Fallen." A- --Taylor R. Terry...

Author: By Various Artists and Pat Metheny, S | Title: New Albums | 2/25/2000 | See Source »

...occasion marked the latest tests of the Marines' newest fighting machine, no screwball toy but the result of seven years of trial & error by 325-pound Sportsman-Inventor Donald Roebling. Originally conceived by Wire Ropeman John A. Roebling as a vessel of mercy and rescue in time of flood, the Roebling-dubbed "Alligator" caught the eye of the Marines, ever watchful for inventions likely to simplify the basic (and most dangerous) maneuver of the Corps, i.e., landing on hostile shores...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Defense: Swimming Tractor | 12/9/1940 | See Source »

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