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In July 2007 Polish Wikipedia was released on DVD by The Wikimedia Polska Association with cooperation with Helion - a well-known Polish publisher.

The image of the DVD is available for download for free and the DVD can be purchased in bookstores throughout Poland. It costs ca. 40 Zloties = approx. 10 €

 

 

Cover of the DVD

 

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A promotional mug

 

 

If you haven't discovered Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii yet please see a collection of his incredible colour photos that date back to the beginnings of the 20th century.

Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii photography

A peek into the past - Breakin…

Peasant woman breaking flax; Russia, Perm Province, 1910

There's a lot of great music on Ipernity to listen to. It was uploaded by various people, notably by Rua de Saragoça:

• An Ascent - Brian Eno
• Pavane pour une infante défunte - Maurice Ravel
• Vidrar Vel Til Loftárása - Sigur Rós
• Tomorrow Never Knows - Junior Parker
• Agnus Dei - Samuel Barber
• Hell Is Around the Corner - Tricky
• Butterflies and Hurricanes - Muse

If you still haven't heard about Eva Cassidy and more importantly haven't heard her brilliant singing you've been missing something unique and hauntingly beautiful.

Eva Marie Cassidy, born February 2, 1963 in Washington, DC was an American vocalist described by the British newspaper The Guardian as "one of the greatest voices of her generation." She had a diverse repertoire of jazz, blues, folk, gospel and pop. Cassidy remained virtually unknown outside of her native Washington, DC, when she died of melanoma on November 2, 1996. However, her posthumously released recordings have since sold in excess of four million copies, and in early 2001 the compilation album Songbird reached #1 on the UK album charts. (Slightly modified paragraph from the Eva Cassidy article on the English Wikipedia. Credits)

Please watch this three-part documentary about Eva Cassidy that was broadcast by ABC in 2001. Sorry, but youtube doesn't allow publishing this material inline here so you have to follow the links to youtube:

• part 1
• part 2
• part 3

A couple of links to sites of interest concerning Eva Cassidy and her songs:

• Eva Cassidy Web Site
• Eva Cassidy Art Work
• Eva Cassidy Clips
• Washingtonian magazine's May 2001 article on Cassidy
• Eva Cassidy at the Internet Movie Database
• Voice of an Angel - Richard Harrington, Washington Post