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06 Jun 2011 23:21

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World: Dutch Government hatches plot to anger college kids everywhere

In an effort to completely obliterate their tourism industry, Dutch officials want to ban non-residents from visiting weed cafes in the Netherlands. Yeah, we’re as stumped as you are. source

10 May 2009 21:26

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Biz, World: Czech this out: A neat new format for hyperlocal journalism

  • normal Next month, a bunch of coffee shops will open up around the Czech Republic.
  • neat The shops are hybrids between newsrooms and latte-sipping wi-fi palaces.
  • neater Reporters can interact with regulars, and regulars can bug editors for help.
  • neatest And hey, if the journalism thing doesn’t work out, they can fall back on coffee! source