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		<title>Port of Rotterdam Suffers from Economic Downturn</title>
		<link>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2009/07/15/port-of-rotterdam-suffers-from-economic-downturn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NRC Handelsblad is reporting that container traffic in Rotterdam, Europe&#8217;s largest port, is down 15% and overall shipping traffic down 13.4%. The downturn is expected to continue through the remainder of the year. This is, or course, reflective of the overall downturn in shipping. The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of the cost of shipping [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Koninginnedag Disaster</title>
		<link>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2009/04/30/koninginnedag-disaster/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to media reports, a car accident in Apeldoorn has left at least two dead and at least dozen injured. NRC Handelsblad cites to eyewitness accounts that the driver of the car &#8220;&#8216;clearly intended&#8217; to ram the busy carrying the royal family.&#8221; You can follow the events on Twitter, NRC Handelsblad [English], or de Volkskrant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;ve Always Said the Dutch Know How to Party</title>
		<link>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2008/09/11/ive-always-said-the-dutch-know-how-to-party/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Netherlands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rotterdam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[amsterdam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[den hague]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently, your location determines how you party in Holland. Also a surprise: going out in my old home of Rotterdam means spending more. I always went out for 2-for-1 night at Concordia, so I don&#8217;t know anything about spending big. [From Amsterdamned if you do, Rotterdamned if you don't - Radio Netherlands Worldwide - English]]]></description>
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		<title>I AM Plagarism</title>
		<link>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2008/04/03/i-am-plagarism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Netherlands]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Colonial Williamsburg has undertaken a new ad campaign to try and attract visitors. &#8220;I am Williamsburg.&#8221; It&#8217;s a very inspirational campaign, making an attempt to connect the visitor to the location. The problem is, it has been done before. The city of Amsterdam has already marketed this idea that &#8220;I am Amsterdam&#8221; for some time. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Man v. Nature: The Road to Victory</title>
		<link>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2008/01/30/man-v-nature-the-road-to-victory/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2008/01/30/man-v-nature-the-road-to-victory/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[APM&#8217;s Marketplace aired a story yesterday on the Dutch&#8217;s new war against the water. The players are the same: overflowing rivers threatening Rotterdam, Amsterdam, and other below-sea-level cities. This time, the enemy is shifting climate patterns and increasing water runoff. The solution: floods. [From Marketplace: Dutch plan for flooding: Higher ground]]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch defences hold firm</title>
		<link>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2007/11/11/dutch-defences-hold-firm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 03:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A bit more complex than sticking your finger into the dike. [From Dutch defences hold firm - Radio Netherlands Worldwide - English]]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch Cabinet: No new referendum over EU</title>
		<link>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2007/09/21/dutch-cabinet-no-new-referendum-over-eu/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2007/09/21/dutch-cabinet-no-new-referendum-over-eu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[europe]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In what is perhaps the most important advance towards a new reform treaty for the European Union, the Dutch cabinet in the Hague today announced that it will not hold a new referendum on the upcoming EU reform treaty. For those who may not remember, the first attempt at a constitution for the EU was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Queen&#8217;s Day</title>
		<link>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2007/04/30/queens-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 06:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Queen&#8217;s Day (Koninginnedag)! I&#8217;m off to Amsterdam to celebrate. I&#8217;ll be back tonight with photos.]]></description>
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		<title>Gouda</title>
		<link>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2007/03/28/gouda/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2007/03/28/gouda/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[cycling]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, it was finally warm enough outside to go cycling for an extended distance without becoming numb to the cold and wind. So I put on my jersey, strapped on my helmet (a rare sight in Holland), and set out for Gouda &#8211; the all-Dutch city! According to Google Maps (and the various signposts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Un-Winter of Holland</title>
		<link>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2007/02/01/the-un-winter-of-holland/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2007/02/01/the-un-winter-of-holland/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 14:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rotterdam]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It doesn&#8217;t look like I&#8217;m going to get winter her in Holland. I&#8217;m pretty happy about that, actually. Global warming has its upside. The downside, of course, is that Holland is on average 15 feet below sea level. If when the ice sheets melt, I&#8217;m pretty much screwed if I&#8217;m still here.]]></description>
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		<title>BBC: Travellers suffer in storms&#8217; wake</title>
		<link>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2007/01/19/bbc-travellers-suffer-in-storms-wake/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2007/01/19/bbc-travellers-suffer-in-storms-wake/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This storm really made a mess out of my day. More details to come.]]></description>
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		<title>Scores of Email Later, I&#8217;m Preparing to Depart</title>
		<link>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2006/10/31/scores-of-email-later-im-preparing-to-depart/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2006/10/31/scores-of-email-later-im-preparing-to-depart/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2006 13:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[erasmus]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received email confirmation today that my application to Erasmus University Rotterdam has been accepted (save for a minor glitch in my request for accommodations, which has been corrected). Once I receive my insurance application, I should have everything ready to go for my journey. Next step: my flight there. I&#8217;m looking at British Airways [...]]]></description>
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