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The Eye is a free bi-monthly magazine containing listings and directories, maps, reviews, tour and travel information plus articles of interest. It highlights everything to do with Uganda, from hospitals to hotels,shops to sporting events and from embassies to entertainment. It is distributed for readers and advertisers through national and regional airlines and tour operators, the airport information office, foreign diplomatic missions and NGOs, selected restaurants and bars, supermarkets and gift shops, all major hotels in Uganda, the Uganda Golf Club and government offices including the Uganda Wildlife Authority.

THE EYE TURNS 10 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY - By Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome

March 12, 2010

There is a saying that time flies, but this truth was driven home afresh with the recognition that Uganda’s premier web and print guide for travellers and visitors, The Eye – www.theeye.co.ug – has just completed their first decade in existence and is now entering into the next, brighter, bigger, more colourful and more interesting than ever before. When the first edition appeared in 2000, it was only 44 pages strong, printed in black and white and a modest 2.000 copies were printed and distributed then.

Today, the current edition is 122 pages strong, printed in four colours of course and has just reached a record distribution of 14.000 for the anniversary print. It was also learned that after Uganda and Rwanda The Eye was going to spread its wings to Malawi next, visible on the net through www.theeye.co.mw and more countries were on the list for expansion.

The Eye, free for readers through dedicated distribution points, finances itself entirely through advertising sales and has obviously weathered the global economic and financial crisis better than many other publications. Visit the bi-monthly magazine through the website shown above or see the quarterly Rwanda edition via www.theeye.co.rw. It is a must see and read material for any intending visitors to Uganda and Rwanda! And of course, in closing, CONGRATS to the entire The Eye team!

Articles in This Issue

Main Article - The Diversity of Butterflies

	By Bisaso Edward Esau Butterflies, which are believed to have existed before man, are a diurnal group of insects of order Lepidoptera, under the phylum Anthropoda, which comprise of about 16500 species (sburdoni and ferestiero, 1985) In Uganda, there are about 1245 species of butterflies (Davenport et al, 1996) endowed with a variety of wing color patterns. The butterflies of Uganda belong to two super families, namely: Papilionoidea (true butterflies) and Hesperidia (skippers).                                                                                               More
Sports & Outdoors Review : The Uganda Bikers
	By Pietro Averono Shimmering headlights glimmering in the distance rapidly grow in intensity. The changing pitch of mechanical motors mutter and they pass, jacket patches revealing the riders to be members of The Uganda Bikers. Started in 2003 by a group of motorcycle enthusiasts, both local and expatriate, who realised that, while riding for fun, they could also ride for a cause, The Uganda Bikers have over the years promoted behaviour change as a means of controlling the spread of                                                                        More
Cultural Review : Bayimba 2010
	By Moses Serugo. The annual Bayimba International Festival of the Arts could easily be the “signature sound” of Kampala City, even though it lasts for just three days. City residents, whose ears are weary from the noise of honking boda-boda’s snaking through the traffic gridlock, will find some reprieve at the music festival as will anyone tired of the chorus of noisy taxi touts calling out for commuters. This year’s festival is the third to be held and sees a shift in dates from June to September, in order not to compete with the Northern Hemisphere summer festival schedule. International artistes also come at a fraction of the price when courted to perform in September than the elevated fees.......                   More
Restaurant Review : Café Roma
	Review by The Eye. Café Roma is located in Tank Hill (one of Kampala’s “seven hills”) in Muyenga. The restaurant is a spacious, with seating options for outside or inside dining, depending on their mood and weather conditions. The environment is also peaceful and lovely that it is very hard to simply eat and leave, and you are inclined to linger on to enjoy the atmosphere. The staff are friendly and efficient and we were immediately offered choice of seating and since we were a team, we decided to sit outside, to enjoy the afternoon fresh air. Our drinks order was taken and the service was fast.     More
Alternative Health Review : Indigo and Crystal Children
	By Petra Behnsen. To all parents, guardians and teachers. A different perspective on children. Indigo children Indigos have been amongst us for quite some time. They include Einstein, Kennedy, Ghandi and Mandela just to name a few. However from the seventies up to 2000 they became a new generation. Their aura is indigo blue, which is the colour of the 6th chakra , (energy center, between the eyebrows in the center of our head , that stands for intuition. Hence the name Indigo.                      More
Health Review : Myths about training & Food
	By Anna Erlandsdotter. The type of food we eat has not changed much over the years, however it gives rise to many questions, how to cook it and if and what is good for you. The biggest problem is that we are exercising much less than we used to, but our body remains the same. When it comes to eating it is difficult to measure calories and nutrition in food, thus every Tom, Dick, and Harry can portray themselves as prophets about nutrition. It is often the case that even a trained dietician can tell you as much about how to live a healthy life, as a theologian can tell you about creation of the earth. Let me try to clear some common myths regarding training and food.                                               More
Societies Review : American Recreation Association
	By Tony Powell Nestled in the sleepy Makindye district of Kampala, set in lovely grounds with beautiful gardens, the American Recreation Association (ARA) is a popular family-orientated club that lives up to its by-line: ‘Your home away from home’. A calm haven in which to seek sanctuary from the maelstrom that is sometimes Kampala, the ARA is like a well known setting, complete with familiar faces and welcoming smiles. A primarily membership-based club – with annual fees ranging from US$400-$620, plus a one-off joining fee – the ARA was established in 1982.  More
Book Review : “UGANDA, the beauty and some beasts”
	(Author, Andy Gooch) Review by Colin Barnard Before I attempt to describe this beautifully produced book to you, let me first admit that I know Gooch! This cannot be a detached and dispassionate revue, as together with his many long suffering friends; I have been involved in Gooch’s trials and tribulations in bringing this book to reality. The result reflects the man! This is not just another coffee table collection of pretty pictures; this is a journey both for the creator and the reader. We join Gooch on a safari through Uganda’s most popular and sometimes less well known game parks,                          More