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Mozart: The life and beauty of the World's Most Famous Composer

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Have you been to Vienna before or checked out Mozart music pieces? Maybe you heard of it somewhere. Well I'll share some fun facts and interesting pieces for you. I'll even share details of who Wolfgang Mozart is and how he shaped the music forever.  Mozart (actual name: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) has a full name, his name is  Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart. This is his name.  According to the CNY arts page, when he was four, he learned to play to clavier (a keyboard system) in thirty minutes. When he was five years old, he could play the Harpsichord and Violin in expert level. He then created half of his most famous pieces until the age of 19. His father was the only teacher who taught him how to play musical instruments. In fact, he could listen to the music piece once, and figure out their compositions than any other music composer who had a lifespan like his. That's what fascinates me about it. He has the talent to listen to all sorts of ...

Live Aid 1985

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Can't you believe its already been fourty years since Live Aid in 1985?  Live Aid was a benefit concert to help with the famine relief in Ethiopia in 1983-1985. During the time, two music legends from the United Kingdom, Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, wanted to do a charity concert to help fund the country of Ethiopia, and during that time, there were recurred droughts, food scarcity and ongoing government policies that relocated families and routed relief elsewhere, according to the World Vision website. Freddie Mercury performing at Live Aid The Ethiopian Famine unfortunately killed approximately 7.75 million people (out of the 1985 Ethiopia population, 38 to 40 million or 1/5 Population of Ethiopia) 300,000 to 1.2 million dead. According to the report from 'The Ethiopian Revolution: War in the horn in Africa' from Gebru Tareke (Ethiopian Historian). To the events leading to the Live Aid concerts, Bob wanted to create a new charity after the success of 'Do They Know Its Ch...

Formula 1 (The Movie)

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So the movie 'Formula 1' is out with raving reviews; Brad Pitt stars as Sonny Hayes, who is a former Formula 1 Driver who returns, Damson Idris (Snowball) who plays Sonny's arch nemesis and teammate and Kerry Condon (several movies; 'Avengers: Age of Ultron', 'Avengers: Infinity War' and 'Avengers: Endgame) who plays Sonny's technical director and a love interest.  My friend told me its not a good movie to watch; nothing happened, a bit cliché. Reviews on Google has given it 4.5 stars with patrons saying: 'raw intensity', 'awakened a deep, emotional connection', some had said that it lacked 'storytelling and realism' and 'inaccuracies' with one review giving it one star.  I have not watched it at all because I am not that interested in Formula 1, but I appreciate the sport and what it does to fans. And I respect the drivers who run these courses, because its hard to maintain a fast car, and your life at your risk if y...

KitKat Flavours in Japan; including Cough Drop Kit Kats?

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Ever notice the different flavors of KitKat bars in Japan? Japanese Kit Kats Well, there are several, in fact, many, how abou t over 300 different flavours of KitKat Bars? There are many different variations since the 2000s when they first started popping off.  Back in 2012, Nestle Japan claimed that the brand was doing well than its competitor, which is Meiji at the time.  One of the KitKat Chocolate Bars in the 1950s It took over due to the fact that KitKat had exclusives, and the packaging lured them into a rebound, calling it an 'emotion marketing'. The flavours of KitKats relate to the consumer by emotionally attachment; ie, maybe matcha reminded them of their childhood, Wasabi is a trigger from their school life.   The history behind this stretches back to the mid-1930s when (according to the Official KitKat website), the British confections company Rowntree decided that they wanted to create a new chocolate bar that 'won't make a mess' and easier on the go. (...

The Tale of a town split into Two Countries

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Have you ever stepped into Belgium and the Netherlands... and both? City of Baarle; Divided into two separate countries. Two countries separate intertwiningly into half in-between their town.  According to 'Great Big Story' video, you see the 'plus (+)' signs on the street. And it was covering towards many different areas of the city. As you see to the right, the ones highlighted in yellow are in Belgium, and the white highlighted as the Netherlands. You can see the contrast between both countries.  Their population is just under 10,000 (2018); roughly 92,000 in 2025; they have two postal services, transit systems, different drinking ages - yeah, you get the point. They have very different political systems as well. Wonder why they do this? So back in the 12th century, there was a conflict between royal hierarchies; Count Dirk VII (Holland) and Duke Hendrick I (Brabant)  Side note, the township of Brabant is a former dutchy, now a province in Belgium.  Dutchy - Term ...