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Is America becoming more civilized? Certainly, according to the definition, there has been a mass exodus from the country to the city. The percentage of people who make a living off the land continues to decline. And the stigma of being less civilized still applies to farmers, lumberjacks, fishermen, hunters, miners, ranchers and cowboys. Those whose jobs require exposure to the elements, manual labor and physical risk. This stigma is a benign prejudice that allows opportunists to manipulate urban opinion to our disadvantage. “Stop the mining, curtail the drilling, up their grazing fee, steal their water, condemn their land, cripple their dirty little towns. After all, they’re only peasants. Not really civilized, you know.”

However, as history now decrees, credit for the European discovery of the Hunter River falls to Lt John Shortland, of the Royal Navy. 

Franklin is new to surfing, but he already sees how the wave pool can help entice non-surfers into watching pro surfing. “We have a ton more data capture here,” he said. “That can help the announcers showcase the incredible capabilities of our athletes. In the ocean, more time and energy is taken to describe the waves, which is fine for surfers but not for anyone else.” This was a fresh perspective: data capture gilding surfers better. “More exposure is great for the athletes,” Franklin went on. “Right now, Caroline Marks will disappear on an American street. She shouldn’t. Because she is an extraordinary athlete.” He had a point. Caroline Marks is sixteen, the youngest woman on the tour. She surfs well, of course, but I wouldn’t know her if she banged on my door.

Body Painting – Body preparation and levelling was the quickest job of all, since all the body panels were crafted with utmost precision and perfection. Their painter and perpetrators had an easy task with very minimum body filler and putty to be used. The full body got primed using marine grade primer and surface for better rust protection. The color theme was also pre-planned in dual tone – same like the Jeep Wrangler JK. The body is refinished in fire cracker red, with hard top and accessories in black.

Universally recognized for his melodic percussive style and his gifts as a composer and bandleader, drummer Matt Wilson is one of today’s most celebrated jazz artists. Perhaps the most surprising and purely entertaining of his many projects (as both leader and sideman) is Matt Wilson’s Christmas Tree–O, with bassist Paul Sikivie and multi–reeds whiz Jeff Lederer. Now in its fifth year, Wilson’s annual humorous and swinging Christmas celebration at Jazz Standard is always something to behold. As Nate Chinen noted in The New York Times, Wilson’s Christmas Tree-O "represents some­thing more than a side project or a symptom of sea­sonal opportunism. It has its own gait and style." A medium–tempo shuffle on "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing?" Check. A klezmerized version of the Hanukkah song "Eight Candles?" Check. A mash–up of "Angels We Have Heard on High" with Albert Ayler’s anthemic "Angels?" Check. The Tree–O’s very special guest this week is Nels Cline, named by Rolling Stone as one of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time." Best–known for his role in the acclaimed rock band Wilco, Nels has appeared as a guest or featured player on more than 200 albums while leading various groups … (read more)

But if we truly worried about the Political Correctness fad, what are we gonna call a cowboy? A two-Legged Ungulate Overperson? Why not.

There are no straight lines in nature. Only arcs. Great sweeping curves of sight and thought and voice and dog. Always having to lead your command about a dog’s length.

The New York Times calls Freddy Cole, "the most maturely expressive male jazz singer of his generation, if not the best alive." People Magazine praises his "gorgeous autumnal baritone, expressive phrasing and pitch-perfect feel for jazz standards, pop tunes and love ballads." Uncle to Natalie Cole, brother of Nat "King" Cole, pianist and vocalist Freddy Cole doesn’t apologize for sounding a little bit like his iconic elder brother. While there are certain unmistakable similarities, many consider his voice to be smokier, jazzier even. Cole’s annual visit is the perfect blend of jazz and great American holiday standards.

We’ve traveled back 50 years in a Wayback Machine fueled by the Missoulian online archives (missoulian.newspapers.com) and the Polk’s Missoula City Directory.

Artist in Residence Early Music New York present sacred and secular Renaissance holiday motets and carols for voices and instruments. Hear and see this special holiday repertoire performed for voices and instruments in the intimate and ambient St. James Chapel.

The weird thing about the electric truck discussion, is that the giant coal hauling trucks in the Aussie mines have an electric drive system. The electric motor at each wheel hub, draws it’s electricity supply from an onboard diesel generator running at fixed rpm. So your Bollinger concept, could simply carry a diesel 240v generator in the rear tray. If it carried extra diesel, in Gerry cans, it would have excellent range, making it potentially a very useful vehicle for geological exploration, which involves ambling along for most of the time at about 10 mph. At a speed that low, the maximum torque at zero rpm that an electric drive system provides comes into it’s own. For highway speeds, you want a normal petrol car, or a Camry, Ford Mondeo ( Fusion ) or Chev Malibu Hybrid. Electric motors and internal combustion engines have vastly different power curves. Why not have the best of both worlds in a vehicle ?

Calli tried to turn on her MARA as Gem had, oscillating back and forth, but couldn’t keep her balance, and was able to just get her left foot out before falling. "Anyway, I thought that was one thing that was different."