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Monthly Archives: June 2010
8: The Mormon Proposition
I recently watched this Reed Cowen documentary. But I don’t think that documentary is right word here. It is more of a personal polemic. It seems like the word documentary is frequently misused. Having said that, I enjoyed Reed’s film. It … Continue reading
Posted in mormonism, Movies, Social Justice
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Gaviotas, Colombia . . . Part II (Paola Lugari)
Michael Buick wrote the following about Paolo Lugari, the inspiration behind Las Gaviotas, for “Ecologist:” “Forty years ago a brilliant young dreamer, Paolo Lugari, decided that for once he wanted to see the sustainable dream made into reality, and while … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Personalities, Technology, Travel
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The Word “Qanat”
Last Friday in Delft, the Netherlands, while attending a conference of the International Water History Association, I attended a session discussing water and culture. One of the presenters discussed the geographical distribution and evolution of one technical word (the arabic expression for water tank) as it … Continue reading
Posted in Technology, Vocabulary, Water History
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Baha’i Uganda
On my last full day in Uganda, I visited the Baha’i temple located on the outskirts of Kampala. It was constructed about 40 years ago on Kikaya Hill. The temple is beautifully sited atop a knoll and is well landscaped. … Continue reading
Posted in Religion, uganda
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Hell on Earth
Last week, while in Gulu Uganda, we needed gravel (aggregate) for our concrete mix. We had rented a truck and our driver took us to the local supplier. The source was a large rock (probably granite) outcrop. All around women, … Continue reading
Posted in Social Justice, uganda
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Most Isolated Swing Set in Uganda
I was recently in Gulu, Uganda, an area that has only recently become safe. At a village about 70 kilometers north of the city, a friend and I installed a swing set at a primary school that the parents are … Continue reading
Posted in Playground, Social Justice, uganda
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Plan of Starvation
I arrived in Uganda a little over 2 weeks ago. I love the country, the people are very friendly and the landscape is very green. The problem is that Uganda is a comparatively small, landlocked country located in the heart … Continue reading
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