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BESTSELLERS
Top selling books in East London FICTION 1.Dance With a Poor Man's Daughter by Pamela Jooste 2.Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve 3.Dark Lady by Richard Patterson 4.Almost a Crime by Penny Vincenzi 5. Serpent by Paul Kemprecos NON-FICTION ...

Boeke prize reviews
This week, features editor Barbara Hollands presents the last of the Boeke nominations. All six nominations have now been reviewed and Barbara, along with 26 other South African book reviewers, will vote for their favourite title. The other nomi...

Star merchandise
ANYONE who intends reading Terry Brook's treatment of George Lucas' Star Wars Episode One, The Phantom Menace, is likely to have seen the movie already. Chances are, then, that either they're hoping for some extra insights that didn't make the mo...

Riveting historical study
THE SAD, perplexed expression on the face of the woman who looks out of a painting by PW Laidler, appearing on the dust-jacket of this book, says a great deal more than words could possibly convey about the sitter. Whether this portrait is true ...

World Retina Day
THE RETINA is the most highly developed brain tissue in the human body and is a thin film that sits in the back of the eye. The retina, which consists of 120 million cells in a thin layer, picks up light and sends messages to the brain. Any prob...

Diabetes and the retina
Diabetic retinopathy is a complication of diabetes which affects the back of the eye or the retina. The retina is the part of the eye where light filtering through the lens is focused. The focused light or images are then carried to the brain by...

Retinal detachment
Another way of describing the retina is a thin membrane attached to the inside back surface of the eye. The retina acts much like a film in a camera. In order to function properly, the retina must be nourished by the layer behind it ­ the ch...

London Fashion Week
The London Fashion Week, which has just ended, featured a good mix of creations by new avante-garde designers, as well as elegant classics. Eastern Cape   South Africa   Foreign  ...

Working at death's door
How does a former pupil of West Bank High School, who joined the service because "it's every boy's dream", end up working in the police mortuary where he has come into contact with over 4000 bodies in four years. MATT RAMSDEN speaks to Constable E...

What's new in garden centres
SPRING always brings with it a flood of new introductions to the plant market, and I thought I'd let you know about the ones I have found to be exciting this season. The first was actually introduced last year, but has not yet caught on with loca...

Honey -- the healing balm
VANCOUVER -- Honey heals cuts and burns better than all the ointments used in hospitals around the world, a leading biochemist told an international "bee congress" here this week. Peter Molan, who presented the findings of a research team which ...

Survey: blueberries may retard aging
WASHINGTON -- A secret of youth may be as close as a nearby farm or the supermarket shelves: blueberries. Elderly rats fed the human equivalent of at least half a cup of blueberries a day improved in balance, co-ordination and short-term memory, ...

Breastfeeding may prevent asthma
PARIS -- Feeding with breast milk only for first four months can prevent asthma Feeding a baby on breast milk, rather than bottled milk, for the first four months of his life can help protect the child against asthma and allergies, according to a...

Red roofs or green ­but any paint goes inside
WHAT colour did you paint your house? White is still well used but colours are in now in a big way, according to local paint shops. As all homeowners know, public holidays are more likely to be spent fixing up your home than relaxing on the beac...