NBC picks up 12 new TV shows for next season

NBC is hoping for a major comeback in the 2011/2012 season by adding 12 shows to its lineup. The network has had a long slump, making it TV's fourth-place broadcast network. NBC outlined its plans in New York on...

Bent banana and curved cucumber rules dropped

Just how many man hours are spent on ridiculous EU rules is anyone's guess, but now a ray of common sense is fermenting in the Euro countries...."A majority of EU member states, including Britain and Ireland, have...

Storm clouds gather over South African land reform

Benin's summary:Chido analyzes an article that appeared in the BBC talking about how land, farming, politics, and race collide in South Africa.  He reminds us that land is a rather touchy subject not just in Zimbabwe, but for the most part across Sub Saharan...

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