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February - March 2010
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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.

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Main Article - Bats

	By Mark Vibbert “I want to suck your blood!” was Count Dracula’s version of sweet talking us in old movies. Dracula was a vampire, living off the blood of humans. He could shape-shift, changing his appearance from man to bat at his convenience. Part of the mythology of vampires holds that they must avoid sunlight, which is interesting since anything more than brief exposure to the sun does kill most bats by dehydrating them. Like the story of Dracula, scary beliefs have influenced mankind’s attitudes towards bats for ages. More
Accommodation Review: Simba Safari Camp
	By Sybille Schmidt What to do with a visiting mother and friend? The only correct answer is: a Uganda National Park road trip. So we started with an unforgettable stay at Mihingo Lodge at Mburo National Park and a rather ‘better-toforget’ experience at the Katara Lodge. On our fourth day we arrived at the Simba Safari Camp just outside Queen Elizabeth National Park. I’ve heard about the Simba Safari Camp because Red Chilli Tours uses it as its base camp for the Queen Elizabeth safari trip. I was, however, not sure what to expect from the camp. More
Book Review : “Uganda Adventures” by Hugh and Francis Foster
	Reviewed by Patricia Irving. This is a charming and fascinating account of the trials, tribulations, and successes of a somewhat idiosyncratic team of English brothers who sought their excitement and fortune in East Africa at the beginning of the nineteenth century. The picture it portrays of the early years of the Uganda Protectorate is vivid and in stark contrast to the way we find the Uganda Republic a century later. In that short century the teeming herds of elephant have withdrawn to small enclaves whilst mankind has become the master and despoiler of the nature’s abundance. In 1913 George Foster arrived in Mombasa from whence he found his way to Jinja. More
Entertainment Review: : Pizza’s
	By Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome. And the best pizza comes from... A long standing dispute by Kampala’s food critics over who produces the best Pizza in Kampala was settled recently when a group of judges, comprising amongst others Uganda’s leading media food writers from the New Vision, the Monitor, the Observer, the Red Pepper, and including yours truly, assembled and judged the assorted deliveries and collections. The common product for judging was a Pizza Margarita to which the ‘signature’ pizza of each of the tested establishments was added. More
Health Review : Computerised Dentistry. Review by The Eye
	In this day of modern technology almost all aspectsof our life are influenced, managed or coordinated by the computer. From the cars we drive to the machineswhich cook food. It is little wonder therefore that treatments nowadays are computer or IT based.Examples include “key-hole surgeries”, laser treatment and making crowns or inlays (fillings). Dental Surgeons can now offer computerizeddental treatment to restore damaged or diseased tooth structure which is a Chairside EconomicalRestoration of Esthetic Ceramics (the acronym of which is CEREC). More
Alternative Health Review : Movement Therapy
	Review by Natalie Macrides Pantos The physical benefits of exercise are well known and equally documented. An exciting new trend in the alternative therapy world is the recognition of psychological break-throughs through physical exercise. Movement therapy occurs when physical exercise is used to consciously combat an emotional issue. Once the body takes control, the mind follows and all aspects of a person’s life merge together in one cohesive harmonious state of being. Movement therapy can be defined as The Psychology of Action.. More
Sports & Outdoors: Victoria Nyanza Sailing Club (75 Years Sailing at Kaazi)
	By Reint Bakema Ever considered taking up sailing while in Uganda? If you haven’t, think again, because Lake Victoria is one of the best sailing venues one can wish for: a perfect air and water temperature, moderate winds, and well equipped and sociable sailing clubs close to Kampala. By far the oldest club, and arguably the best in terms of sailing skills and sailing calendar, is the Victoria Nyanza Sailing Club (VNSC). The idea to establish a sailing club in Kampala was conceived by a small group of men on the 19th July 1935, 75 years ago. More
Wildlife Review: Rhino Fund Raft Race 2009
	By Leslie Carvell The problem with hosting an outdoor event in November in Uganda is that you never know on which day it will rain and if it does, will it be a torrential downpour followed by blue sky and sunshine, or will it be just a miserable day. Well on Saturday 14th November 2009, the rains poured not once but three times on Explorers Campsite at Bujagali Falls. And although many of the 200 people gathered there were soaked to the skin, their enthusiasm and purpose for being there was in no-way dampened.. More