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Johann Sebastian Bach - Cantatas vol. 51 (Bach Collegium Japan; conductor: Masaaki Suzuki)

Fluently stylish and idiomatic, these performers live and breathe Bach's music.




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Benjamin Britten - The Rape of Lucretia (conductor: Oliver Knussen; Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble)

A deeply affecting experience that ought to win the opera many new admirers.




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Franz Schubert - Schubert Edition Vol. 7: Erlkönig (baritone: Matthias Goerne; piano: Andreas Haefliger)

The pair exhibits a refined style on these illuminating performances.




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Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Septem verba a Christo (Sophie Karthaüser, Christophe Dumaux, Julien Behr, Konstantin Wolff, Academie für Alte Musik Berlin/Rene Jacobs)

In its own way, the Seven Words of Christ is just as sublime as the Stabat Mater.




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Bad Brains - Into the Future

The hardcore trailblazers may have another classic LP in them, but this isn’t it.




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Karl Bartos - Off the Record

A mixed manifestation of electronic pop from the former Kraftwerk-er.




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Singapore’s coronavirus advice to Australia, and Max Hastings on the Dambusters

Hear from the chair of Infection Control at the National University Hospital in Singapore, who says home isolation is impossible to enforce, and everyone who tests positive for coronavirus should be isolated in hospitals or in designated hotels until they recover. Plus, veteran British historian Max Hastings discusses his new history of the World War Two Dambusters raid.




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Tombstones

Tombstones were once doors to the afterlife, where spirits could pass through. Today they're smaller, but they still mark a place where we can leave offerings, tell stories and think alternative thoughts.




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270km flights to buy bread, $15,000 shopping bills are just facts of life on a remote Australian cattle station

Flying a light plane to pick up bread from the local bakery is not something most Australians can relate to, but it is the unique reality for some who call Central Australia home.





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Canterbury Bankstown Council sets sights on three-dimensional crossings to improve road safety

Three-dimensional zebra crossings have turned up in Iceland, England and even the tiny outback town of Boulia in Queensland and now one Sydney council is exploring whether it could join the trend.




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Grey nomads 'getting into all sorts of trouble' sees record number of flying doctor callouts

Often underprepared but determined to live the dream, hordes of grey nomads are keeping the Royal Flying Doctor Service busy in the outback.




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Cowgirl Riley O'Dell beats the boys to junior bull ride buckle, has Las Vegas rodeo in her sights

Bull riding has always been the cowboy's domain, but young cowgirl Riley O'Dell is bucking the trend and taking home prized buckles in outback Queensland.




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Total Control turns Winton into 'Hollywood of the Outback' in new ABC television series

Winton shines in the new television series, Total Control, starring Deborah Mailman and Rachel Griffiths.





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The drought is pushing rural women to breaking point, as doctors urge them to 'get help early'

RobynCaldwellisoneof thousandsof womeninrural Australiadealingwiththe falloutfromthedrought,but everyyearaspecialevent with250countrywomenin aremoteQueenslandtowngives her welcomerespite andstrategies tofightback.




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Officials measure a world-record attempt for a line of motorhomes in Barcladine, May 26, 2019




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Outback Queensland town Barcaldine wins Guinness World Record for longest line of motorhomes

The outback Queensland town of Barcaldine has officially set a new world record for the longest line of motorhomes.




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Emus invade streets of outback Queensland town in search of food and water

Emus have once again mobbed the streets of Longreach in search of food and water. While some locals say the number of chicks is a good omen for the wet season, an expert says the birds simply "lay and hope for the best."





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Outback rainfall 'like Christmas' but water unlikely to flow on downstream

Outback Queensland towns are celebrating after much-needed rain, but the effects may not flow on downstream.





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Another question for the governor: Will he move to make voting safer in November? UPDATE

Good government groups are pressing Gov. Asa Hutchinson to act now to encourage absentee voting in the November election.

The post Another question for the governor: Will he move to make voting safer in November? UPDATE appeared first on Arkansas Times.




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Arkansas Racing Commission sticks with competition for Pope County casino; Mississippi operators promise lawsuit if they don’t win

The Racing Commission had a long and open discussion but again cleared the Cherokee Nation's belated application for a casino permit in Pope County. A Mississippi casino operator says it will sue if the Cherokees win the permit.

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Hearne Fine Art to host art by Wade Hampton May 14 on Facebook

Hampton describes himself as "birthed within the state-of-mind forged by Native Americans, Civil War battles, blues and folk music, diamonds and nine students that corner-stoned the spirit of the civil rights movement."

The post Hearne Fine Art to host art by Wade Hampton May 14 on Facebook appeared first on Arkansas Times.





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Coronavirus today: Governor cheers legislative approval of increase in business grant program, announces expansion of surgeries, opening of public swimming pools

Coronavirus today:

The post Coronavirus today: Governor cheers legislative approval of increase in business grant program, announces expansion of surgeries, opening of public swimming pools appeared first on Arkansas Times.






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Little Rock schedules video ‘town hall’ Monday on code revision; city Board meeting Tuesday includes conflicting opinions on short-term rentals in Hillcrest

Code revisions, short-term rentals and a donation of city land to the state's proposed billion-dollar freeway project through downtown are on the agendas of city meetings next week.

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Bridgetown bushfire: Lives and homes no longer under 'imminent threat' in WA's South West

A bushfire that was threatening lives and homes in Bridgetown in Western Australia's South West is contained and an emergency warning downgraded.




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Barnaby Joyce 'ignoring' South West farmers in Wellington Dam funding knock back

South West farmers accuse Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce of knocking back Wellington Dam desalination funding in favour of cash splashes in the east.




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Accused car thief left woman in car at train crash after Bunbury police pursuit, court told

A man accused of leaving his injured passenger in a stolen car after it collided with a train in WA's South West tells court he panicked and did not know what to do.




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The American dream: WA Indigenous stockmen train for college rodeo

A group of young Indigenous Kimberley stockmen is following the American Dream competing on the professional bull riding circuit in the US.




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Forest holiday homes in WA's Nornalup beautiful, but dangerously vulnerable to bushfire

A holiday house in the middle of a beautiful forest may sound wonderful, but what if your favourite isolated retreat became a bushfire death trap?




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Rural towns get creative as young families chase the great Australian dream

While capital cities struggle to handle their swelling populations, country towns are still crying out for more people.




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World's largest wooden clock gives WA town hope of tourism revival

A 15-year journey to build the world's largest wooden clock hit several hurdles, but the biggest was finding somewhere to put the 6-metre tall wooden timepiece.




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Residents near Albemarle's WA lithium refinery fear jobs are going to city workers

An American company building WA's largest lithium refinery has received pushback from locals in WA's South West, amid concerns it is sourcing most of its workers from Perth.




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WA town of Cookernup wins fight to reinstate its postcode

To many, a postcode is just four numbers that direct your mail. To the small community of Cookernup it's the town's identity.







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Tornado hits Harvey overnight as storms lash WA's South West and Perth

A suspected tornado tore through the WA town of Harvey on Thursday night, damaging houses and bringing down trees, as a strong cold front battered the state's South West and brought heavy rain to Perth.




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Meet the Western Australians who took on the Mongol Derby, the world's toughest horse race

Imagine navigating a 1,000km journey across the vast Mongolian wilderness atop a feisty horse, racing 40 others to finish first.




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Mother Cassandra Doohan who murdered her baby Anastasia Hand fails to avoid life jail term

A judge has ruled a young West Australian mother who violently shook her baby daughter to death must serve a life jail term, with at least 13 years behind bars before she can be released.





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Seller of The Big Issue in Bunbury struggles to sell street mag due to 'tough economic times'

The Big Issue has been helping disadvantaged and homeless people earn an income for almost 30 years, but one seller says a recent price increase has triggered a drop in sales and income.