This is a flash-mob classical rendition of Ode to Joy (Beethoven Symphony No.9), incredibly well performed.
The Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, is a choral symphony, the final complete symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1822 and 1824. It was first performed in Vienna on 7 May 1824. The symphony is regarded by many critics and musicologists as Beethoven’s greatest work and one of the supreme achievements in the history of music.[1][2] One of the best-known works in common practice music,[1] it stands as one of the most frequently performed symphonies in the world.[3][4]
The Ninth was the first example of a major composer using voices in a symphony.[5] The final (4th) movement of the symphony features four vocal soloists and a chorus. The text was adapted from the “Ode to Joy“, a poem written by Friedrich Schiller in 1785 and revised in 1803, with additional text written by Beethoven. (source: wikipedia)
Kowloon Walled City was an ungoverned and densely populated de jureChineseenclave within the boundaries of Kowloon City, British Hong Kong. Originally a Chinese military fort, the walled city became an enclave after the New Territories were leased to the United Kingdom by China in 1898. Its population increased dramatically following the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong during World War II. By 1990, the walled city contained 50,000 residents[1] within its 2.6-hectare (6.4-acre) borders. From the 1950s to the 1970s, it was controlled by local triads and had high rates of prostitution, gambling, and drug abuse.[2]
In January 1987, the Hong Kong government announced plans to demolish the walled city. After an arduous eviction process, and the transfer of de jure sovereignty of the enclave from China to Britain, demolition began in March 1993 and was completed in April 1994. Kowloon Walled City Park opened in December 1995 and occupies the area of the former walled city. Some historical artefacts from the walled city, including its yamen building and remnants of its southern gate, have been preserved there. (source wikipedia)
Santa Cruz del Islote in northern Colombia is the most crowded island on Earth, with density of population a staggering 68,000 people per square kilometer. I went there and tried everything that the most densely populated island in the world offers.
On October 4, 2017, a vehicle convoy of Nigerien soldiers and 10 U.S. Special Forces moved out of the village of Tongo Tongo to capture IS leader Doundou Chefou. Only a short time later, the Green Berets were to become the hunted themselves in one of the most losing battles.
Soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division’s 1-87 Infantry Regiment are conducting a dismounted patrol when they are ambushed by Taliban militants at relatively close range.
The cameraman and his machine gunner have a textbook reaction to the attack and charge violently forward while suppressing. They take up what cover they can find while providing suppressing fire for the exposed soldiers behind them.
They are able to get on a lateral line and identify and engage suspected enemy locations 50 meters to their front. Enemy rifle rounds repeatedly crack through the air, very near to the American troops. Approximately half way through the video, the camera is knocked down, but the remaining audio of gunfire and verbal communication allows the viewer to understand what is happening.
The machines are already tracking and watching you. And they’re influencing you. The future looks bleak. Do you really want to live in a Skynet world?
I interview Rob Braxman – the Internet Privacy Guy. He’s a public interest hacker and technologist. He uses his extensive knowledge of cybersecurity and tech to serve the public good. He cares about privacy. He warns you of digital manipulation, disinformation, mass surveillance.
In a world of constant noise and influence, what does it mean to live intentionally? What does it mean to be successful? In this video, we explore the importance of simplicity and the philosophy of Henry David Thoreau in an attempt to answer these questions.
