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Lebendige Vergangenheit: Raoul Jobin

Lebendige Vergangenheit: Raoul Jobin, by Andre Cluytens, Georges Sebastian, Louis Fourestier, Wilfred Pelletier, Raoul Jobin, Risë Stevens, Hector Berlioz, Georges Bizet, Charles Gounod, and Jules Massenet -- $17.98

Edmond Clément: The Complete Pathé Recordings (1916-1925)

Edmond Clément: The Complete Pathé Recordings (1916-1925), by Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber, Sir John Barbirolli, Hermann Bemberg, Hector Berlioz, Georges Bizet, Francois-Adrien Boieldieu, Emile Bourgeois, Pietro Francesco Cavalli, Claude Debussy, and Leo Delibes --

Le Chant français, 1948-1965

Le Chant français, 1948-1965, by Ernest Blanc, Jean Borthayre, Michael Dens, Adolphe Adam, Vincenzo Bellini, Hector Berlioz, Georges Bizet, Francois-Adrien Boieldieu, Alexander Borodin, and Gustave Charpentier -- $51.49

Tito Schipa 1913 - 42 Recordings

Tito Schipa 1913 - 42 Recordings, by Carlo Sabajno, Dino Olivieri, Giuseppe Antonicelli, Mario Cordone, Adelaide Saraceni, Mafalda Favero, Tito Schipa, Francesco Cilea, Walter Donaldson, and Gaetano Donizetti --

Georges Thill Sings Massenet

Georges Thill Sings Massenet, by Elie Cohen, Eugene Bigot, Fernand Heurteur, Maurice Frigara, Maurice Faure, Ninon Vallin, Georges Thill, and Jules Massenet --

Anthologia

Anthologia, by Albert Wolff, Alberto Erede, Andre Cluytens, Gennaro Papi, Georges Sebastian, Hector Berlioz, Georges Bizet, Henri Busser, Luigi Denza, and Gaetano Donizetti -- $28.49

Marcelo Álvarez - French Arias

Marcelo Álvarez - French Arias, by Mark Elder, Marcelo Alvarez, Jules Massenet, Giuseppe Verdi, and Charles Gounod -- $13.99

Lebendige Vergangenheit: Joseph Rogatchewsky

Lebendige Vergangenheit: Joseph Rogatchewsky, by Desiré Defauw, Elie Cohen, Maurice Bastin, Joseph Rogachevsky, Joseph Rogatchewsky, Georges Bizet, Alexander Borodin, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Charles Gounod, and Edouard Lalo -- $17.98

French Arias [SACD]

French Arias [SACD], by Marcelo Álvarez, Gaetano Donizetti, Charles Gounod, Jules Massenet, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Jacques Offenbach, Gioachino Rossini, and Giuseppe Verdi -- $18.98

Instruments of the Orchestra

Instruments of the Orchestra, by Various Artists -- $33.98

Bonus Joules: Dark Measures (Scoop.co.nz) - 117 weeks ago

NOTE: The cartoon panel that accompanies this blog was published a few years ago now. In it Bonus Joules has set forth on a journey in search of the nature of energy and now seeks to meet the Minister of Energy in the hope of enlightenment.

Astrophoto: The Cocoon Nebula by Dan Kowall (Universe Today) - 117 weeks ago

Photo: The Cocoon Nebula Image by: Dan Kowall Click to enlarge Like shards of shattered glass caught in a spotlight, the stars appear deceptively passive in the night sky. Yet, each one is an object of extraordinary ferocity. Stellar surface temperatures can reach 50,000 degrees Celsius- over ten times hotter than our Sun - and on a few it can reach over one million degrees! The heat

Web video search site Blinkx signs Microsoft pact (USA Today) - 117 weeks ago

For searching video on the Web, Blinkx.tv is emerging as the way consumers on a range of websites and media properties find what is available. On Monday, Blinkx will announce a deal with Microsoft, which has agreed to use Blinkx technology to power the video search on some parts of its MSN sites and Live.com

America’s Collective Delusion Must Endure:Domestic Genocide of an Economic Nature (News From Bangladesh) - 117 weeks ago

“The beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart.” --Mary Shelley’s Victor Frankenstein Accomplishing a logic-defying feat, the wealthiest nation in the world has “attained” the highest rate of homelessness amongst developed countries. 3.5 million human beings experience homelessness each year in the United States.

King urges Cabinet to rectify Thailand's image (The Nation) - 117 weeks ago

His Majesty the King yesterday told the interim government to shore up the country's reputation in the international community and expressed confidence that the newly-appointed Cabinet could overcome this troubled time for the kingdom.

Experts: Men Have Body Image Worries Too (InteliHealth) - 117 weeks ago

NEW YORK (AP) -- That guy in the Abercrombie & Fitch ad doesn't have a head, but does it really matter? His upper body is as sculpted as Michelangelo's David -- all chiseled muscle, washboard abs and not a follicle of chest hair.

Brown: my mother's pain shaped my life (Guardian Unlimited) - 117 weeks ago

Oct 8: In a move to soften his image the Chancellor has revealed his literary tastes.

Painting with nature (Deccan Herald) - 117 weeks ago

It is perhaps inevitable for Bhavani G S, who was born and raised amid the lush landscapes of Coorg, to have her sensitivity as well as her themes, even her method of working and materials, informed by the organic world.

Group out to change Rio Grande's image (San Antonio Express News) - 117 weeks ago

Los Caminos del Rio, a binational nonprofit organization, aims to protect and promote the cultural and environmental heritage along the river from Laredo to Brownsville.

Experts: Men Have Body Image Worries Too (CBS 3 Philadelphia) - 117 weeks ago

With all the attention these days on the effect paper-thin models and actresses can have on girls and women, it's worth noting that men can suffer from body image problems, too.