Netherlands To Ban The Only Reason You Went There In The First Place – The Netherlands plans to ban foreign visitors from pot shops in a move that opponents have labeled “tourism suicide.” Under the plan, the “coffee shops” that sell marijuana will become private clubs limited to adult Dutch citizens who have to show proof of ID and become a member to buy marijuana. This follows closely on the heels of Denmark, who recently banned Marmite. [latimes]

Massive Brawl Erupts On Virgin Airplane – A man aged 76 and two members of his family were arrested after a ‘vicious’ punch-up on a plane that took cabin crew 30 minutes to break up. Derek Edmond, his daughter Zoe King and her husband Martin were on a Virgin Atlantic flight from Gatwick to Barbados when a Danish family sitting nearby accused them of being too noisy. It is not known if there was any Marmite on the plane at the time. [dailymail]

Bill Gates Reveals 10 Personal Details And One Secret – In one of his most candid interviews ever, Microsoft founder Bill Gates (the world’s second-richest man) revealed personal details never heard before, along with a little tidbit that he was probably supposed to keep secret. [mashable]

Trevor Manuel Explains Why He Never Wanted Sex Pest’s Position – Trevor Manuel never put his hand up (similar to ‘stepping up to the plate’) or asked to be nominated as the International Monetary Fund’s next MD. He ended weeks of speculation on Friday by saying at an impromptu press conference in Johannesburg he was not available for the position which was previously held by accused hotel maid rapist, Dominique Strauss-Kahn. [bizlive]

Michael Schumacher Takes fourth In Sunday’s Dramatic Grand Prix – Jenson Button rained on the Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel’s parade to a world championship Sunday at the Canadian Grand Prix. In a final-lap, final-turn piece of drama, the 31-year-old Button pushed his McLaren Mercedes past Vettel’s Red Bull Renault to claim his first victory of the F-1 season. Michael Schumacher finished with his highest position this year. [torontosun]

Dallas Mavericks Win NBA – The Dallas Mavericks won their first NBA title by winning Game 6 of these finals in Miami 105-95 on Sunday night – celebrating on the Heat’s home floor. The Mavericks won four of the series’ last five games, a turnabout that could not have been sweeter. I used to play for the Mavericks. Great team. [foxsports]

Filipino Takes World’s Smallest Man Title – A poor Filipino blacksmith’s son who stands less than 2 feet (60 centimeters) tall was declared the world’s shortest man by Guinness World Records on his 18th birthday Sunday, sparking a celebration in his hometown. The title was bestowed on one times Junrey Balawing in Sindangan in the southern Philippines. [associated]

Ryan Giggs Aborted Lovechild Weeks Before She Married His Brother – The Ryan Giggs affair plumbed new depths yesterday when his sister-in-law claimed she aborted their lovechild two weeks before marrying the footballer’s brother. Natasha Giggs said she became pregnant by the married father of two while preparing to tie the knot with unsuspecting Rhodri. Stunning. [dailymail]

Butch Gets Cited – Lions flyhalf Butch James is set to face a SANZAR Judicial Hearing after being cited for alleged foul play in the Super Rugby game between the Lions and the Sharks at Coca-Cola park. James has been cited under Law 10.4 (e) for a dangerous tackle on Sharks flank Keegan Daniel on Saturday. I’m sure Butch didn’t mean it. [sport24]

US Underwrites Shadow Internet – The Obama administration is leading a global effort to deploy “shadow” Internet and mobile phone systems that dissidents can use to undermine repressive governments that seek to silence them by censoring or shutting down telecommunications networks. [nytimes]

Awful Overpriced V&A Waterfront Penthouses Still Won’t Sell – Another article has appeared in mainstream media, carrying on about the fluke sale of an overpriced penthouse at the One & Lonely in Cape Town. Once again we read quotes and statements from various realtors, pretending that the other two shockingly overpriced penthouses are ‘still available.’ [fin24]

Former Springbok Hijacked – Former Springbok rugby player and SuperSport presenter Ashwin Willemse is badly traumatised after he was attacked and kidnapped by hijackers at a fuel station in Johannesburg. The hijackers drove around for an hour with Willemse, 29, before leaving him by the side of the road. [news24]

Spielberg’s New Sci-fi Film, Super 8, Does Well On First Weekend – It might be a stretch to call its opening “super,” but the sci-fi flick Super 8 enjoyed a solid start with $37 million this weekend, according to studio estimates. The $50 million movie, which was directed by J.J. Abrams and produced by Steven Spielberg, fell just a bit short of other recent original sci-fi flicks such as District 9 ($37.4 million). [insidemovies]

Westerford Nerd Takes Maths Prize – For the fifth successive year, Sean Wentzel, a pupil of Westerford High School, has achieved 100%, an “unbroken record in the 35-year history of the competition”. The competition is the University of Cape Town’s outreach project for schools. Wonderful. One wonders if that 100% score will ever be broken.. What’s the square root of 272, Einstein? Wrong, it’s 17. [timeslive]

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