Vol.22 No.154

Friday 7 October 2005    

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Modipe hill
Two major hills, Odi and Kgale, help to define Gaborone’s northerly and southerly boundaries. These hills are very different in appearance and character, the one having dramatic rock outcrops and the other, none. But neither of them even begins to compare with Modipe, the rain hill a little to the south of Odi which is without question the most significant hill in this particular geographical area.

The fantasy author rock star
NAPERVILLE, Illinois — When Christopher Paolini walks on the high school stage for his book signing appearance, wearing jeans and carrying a black backpack, he could be mistaken for a student. But he gets a rock star reception from his fans, with wild cheers and flashing cameras.

G8 confronts girl in Iceland
“The Girl in the Café” (2005) is out as a DVD and should be in stores in Botswana, as it was released on September 6. “The Girl in the Café” is another romantic comedy from scriptwriter Richard Curtis, who gave us “Four Weddings and a Funeral”, “Notting Hill”, “Bridget Jones’s Diary” and “Love Actually”.

To you, perceptive reader,I bequeath my history ...
Elizabeth Kartova (2005) “The Historian”, London, Little Brown, paperback 642 pages, P 124, ISBN 0-316-73030-0. Available from Exclusive Books, Riverwalk. reviewed by SHERIDAN GRISWOLD

  

 
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