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85Murchison Falls: Ugandan Beauty
The Nile flows through a 23 foot gap between the rocks and cascades about 143 feet down on its way to the Western part of Lake Albert. This is the Murchison Falls. Check out the double rainbows in the bottom photo. Have a look at lion tracks, a termite mound and the beauty of the Falls.
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85Kony 2012 is a propaganda film with ulterior motives
The 30 minute video "Kony 2012" has gained quite the hype within the past week. On Monday night the video accrued 15,056,327 views on YouTube. As of this morning it has racked up 52,591,704 views after being shared around the world on Facebook,...
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83What Do You Think About Child Soldiers?
One rarely hears about the lives of child soldiers. Being a child soldier means losing one’s entire childhood. Even less known are girl soldiers. I was given the rare opportunity to interview girl soldiers from Uganda on assignment. It was their...
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85The Tsavo Man-Eaters - Why the Tsavo Lions Became Man-Eaters
The lions of Tsavo killed and ate 28 Indian men. And on a second thought, the Tsavo lions also fed on about 110 local African men. This happened on March 1898 to December 1898 when the British started building the Kenya Uganda railway. It was not...
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82Indians Kicked Out of Uganda: Ugandan Asians 40 Years Later
Forty years after the ousting of Asians from Uganda, this hub discusses the social history of the Ugandan Asians, from how they got to Uganda, what their life was like in Uganda, and how their lives have changed after they were expelled from Uganda.
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82Top 10 Adventures You Must Go On Before you Die!
Do you live for adventure? Excitement? Why not raft The Nile, or bungee jump in New Zealand? Is life just not as interesting if your adrenaline isn’t pumping? Well outdoor enthusiasts, this is the perfect list for you!
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82Countries of the Equator
If you were asked to name all of the countries that the equator goes through, could you do it? You’d probably think of some of them but would you get them all? Ecuador may be the one that instantly comes to mind – because of the name. ...
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82Some Considerations on Kony 2012
A Hub on Kony 2012, Invisible Children. Why all the hype? Why now? And what is to be done?
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82Big Cats And Little Cats - Part I
The cat family is one of the most magnificent orders in the scale of nature. For fierce and insolent beauty, for grace, strength, speed and audacity, there is no living thing to excel these animals. In the wild, a long process in the refining of wits, of the sharpening of natural weapons, has brought these carnivores -- to the highest pitch of efficiency in the capture and killing of other animals. However, we must remember that they kill only for food. Some of these carnivores also eat plant
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