Entries from February 2009

February 22, 2009

Black Saturday

The lead news story a few weekends ago on NOS and the BBC was the bushfires in south-eastern Australia. A combination of heat and winds made these fires particularly nasty and they have been the worst bushfires in Australian history. Today is a National Day of Mourning for the 200+ people who lost their lives.
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February 1, 2009

En hoe is het in Melbourne?

Every week in Cursor, the TU/e uni paper, there is a report from a student currently studying overseas, under the title “En hoe is het in …” (“And how is it in …”). I don’t always read it, but it’s a good idea, and interesting to read Dutch opinions of other countries.
Recently there have been [...]