Category Archives: uganda

Anarcho-Transhumanism

Posted on 24-January-2012 by

I’ve always considered myself a bit of a non-violent anarchist.  I’m extremely cynical about the value of organizations, particularly in an era when it’s easy to self-organize around specific tasks.  Most mature organizations seem to degenerate into self-preservation activities (including assimilation).  … Continue reading →

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Uganda: In the News

Posted on 20-November-2011 by

Uganda continues to stay in the news for a variety of reasons.  The three articles quoted below are about as diverse as you can get: According to Time magazine’s “The 50 Best Inventions of the Year” (28 Nov 2011):  The Digital … Continue reading →

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Lord’s Resistance Army, Rush Limbaugh and Me

Posted on 24-October-2011 by

On October 15th, President Barack Obama notified Congress that the US is sending 100 troops into central Africa, into the countries of Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, and South Sudan.  The goal of the mission is to assist these … Continue reading →

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Grey Crowned Crane

Posted on 09-October-2011 by

The Grey Crowned Crane is the national bird of Uganda.  A cartoon version of the crane appears on the Ugandan national flag. During my frequent visits to Uganda, I have seen several of pairs.  According to a Canon ad in … Continue reading →

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Teaching in Uganda

Posted on 10-August-2011 by

According to Jon Clifford reporting for the SLTrib (10 Aug 2011): Kearns • You can see the concern in Jim Wirkus’ face, hear the urgency in his voice as he talks about the conditions of schools and villages half a … Continue reading →

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Uganda and Wheat Fungus

Posted on 03-August-2011 by

The following is one of the reasons given for trying to preserve historic seed varieties.  It comes from NG (Jul 2011, p. 116): . . . Because if disease or future climate change decimates one of the handful of plants … Continue reading →

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Swingsets in Developing Countries

Posted on 15-July-2011 by

Over the last 2 years, the groups I have gone to Uganda with (principally the SeeeMe Institute of Logan, UT) have installed 11 swing sets in 8 dispersed locations throughout the country.  Most of the sets are installed at primary schools, … Continue reading →

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LDS Humanitarian Efforts

Posted on 12-July-2011 by

Today is my last day in Uganda.  Our group starts it voyage back to the USA tonight. This morning, with our driver, I visited a new housing development (Kirinya Kito) on the outskirts of Kampala.  Ugandans were hard at work … Continue reading →

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It’s a Metaphor . . . Stupid

Posted on 09-July-2011 by

Well . . . the punchline to The Book of Mormon musical comes when the Ugandan villagers find out that many of the stories that a missionary with an over-active imagination has told them are not true.  The Ugandan heroine is … Continue reading →

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God Save Uganda’s Children

Posted on 09-July-2011 by

On July 3, 2011, while travelling in Uganda, I had several very eye-opening experiences.  Our group was travelling in the north (an area recently torn apart by a senseless war) and headed to small village to provide health seminars, and … Continue reading →

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