Missiles: The Cost of an Exploding Education

The recent escalation of the conflict between Israel and Palestine brought with it the traces of the pain of death and destruction caused by missile attacks on both sides.I do not want to delve into the ethnic or cultural origins of the conflict itself, but at a cost that, for me, is ignored. I mean the expense it represents.On the Palestinian side with Hamas, we are talking about two thousand rockets fired at an average of $ 400 each, yielding a figure of $ 800,000 (about 658,589 euros).While those fired by Israel from its Iron Dome system cost $ 50,000 each; So, if we place the same proportion, that is, 2 thousand rockets, it gives us $ 100,000,000 or about 82,323,700 euros.These € 82,982,289 are the equivalent of the cost of the most expensive university tuition in the Netherlands for about 5,533 students per year.But in Venezuela, where private university education lags far behind those costs, the number would skyrocket to benefit more than 50,400 students.The world needs - to be civilized - less weapons and more books.#education  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Misiles: El costo de una educación que estalla La reciente escalada del conflicto entre Israel y Palestina trajo consigo las huellas del dolor por la muerte y la destrucción que causan los ataques de ambos bandos mediante los misiles. No me quiero adentrar en los orígenes étnicos o culturales del conflicto mismo, sino en un costo que, para mí, es ignorado. Me refiero al del gasto que representa. Del lado palestino con Hamas, hablamos de dos mil cohetes disparados a una media de $400 cada uno, arroja una cifra de $800.000 (unos 658.589 euros). En tanto que los disparados por Israel desde su sistema Cúpula de hierro tiene un costo de $50.000 cada uno; así que, si colocamos la misma proporción, es decir, 2 mil cohetes, nos da $100.000.000 o unos 82.323.700 de euros. Estos 82.982.289 de euros son el equivalente al costo de la matrícula universitaria más costosa en los Países Bajos de unos 5.533 estudiantes al año. Pero en Venezuela, donde la educación universitaria privada está muy por dejado de esos costos, la cifra se dispararía para beneficiar a más de 50.400 alumnos. El mundo necesita -para ser civilizado- menos armas y más libros.

3Violas: The Magic Sounds of 3 Violas

3Violas: The magical sounds of 3 violas - We are an Amsterdam trio, consisting of viola players Hessel Moeselaar, Floris Faber and Geerten Feller. Since its founding in 2015, we are now an ensemble that is conquering a serious place in the Dutch (classical) music scene. This is partly due to our adventurous and broad view of not only classical, but also pop, minimal, electronic and film music. Where we used to be inspired by other artists, we are increasingly creating our own sound by composing the music entirely ourselves. Besides our own arrangements and compositions, our improvisations are an integral part of the repertoire. This makes every performance of 3VIOLAS unique and unpredictable. Where we used to be inspired by other artists, we are increasingly creating our own sound by composing the music entirely ourselves. Besides our own arrangements and compositions, our improvisations are an integral part of the repertoire. This makes every performance of 3VIOLAS unique and unpredictable. All three of us come from the Conservatory in Amsterdam. And all three come from the viola class of Marjolein Dispa. Maybe you know us from the Grachtenfestival in Amsterdam. In addition, we played at festivals such as the Uitmarkt, Ruigklassiek and Entrée Late Night in the Concertgebouw and we have given various performances in collaboration with organisations such as 'Talking Trees' and 'Classical Music Rave'. We have also been regularly heard on Radio4. Since 2019, 3VIOLAS is Artist in Residence at VondelCS in Amsterdam; the media and culture lab of the AVROTROS. In collaboration with VondelCS we organized the new series MindViolness. We hope that we can delight and surprise you with our music on Yoors. Below is a video in which you will get an impression of our performance at Grachtenfestival in 2019. - #muziek #music #altviool #3violas #classicmusic #grachtenfestival #Feller #Moeselaar #Faber #video #videoclip #optreden Video credits: Nander Circle