Re: [Ugnet] another test message

2010-11-04 Thread Semei Zake
Got it, thanks. Semei == On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 1:12 PM, Kiggundu Mukasa kiggu...@kym.net wrote: This is another test message ___ Ugandanet mailing list Ugandanet@kym.net

[Ugnet] Those Born 1930-1979

2008-12-09 Thread Semei Zake
Those Born READ TO THE BOTTOM FOR QUOTE OF THE MONTH BY JAY LENO. IF YOU DON'T READ ANYTHING ELSE---VERY WELL STATED TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 1930's, 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's!! First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant. They took

[Ugnet] How Credit Swaps Spread Financial Rot

2008-11-14 Thread Semei Zake
While it's true Clinton Administration was involved in the deregulation of the financial system, blame should go to all the parties. At the time all this was taking place, the Republican party was in control of both the House and Senate. The particular regulation being referred as the actual cause

[Ugnet] What U.S. owes to other countries

2008-11-11 Thread Semei Zake
In the book titled I.O.U.S.A by Addison Wiggin Kate Incontrera, former Comptroller General of United States does argue that: *the most serious threat to the United States is not someone hiding in a cave in Pakistan, but our own fiscal irresponsibility.* He may be right if the figures stated

[Ugnet] Barack Obama's ascendance

2008-11-11 Thread Semei Zake
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/chi-081028-obama-all-pg,0,6564040.photogallery ___ Ugandanet mailing list Ugandanet@kym.net http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/ugandanet % UGANDANET is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The

[Ugnet] Can You Count on Voting Machines?

2008-01-07 Thread Semei Zake
Interesting article to read - Semei http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/magazine/06Vote-t.html?_r=1oref=slogin Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page.

Re: [Ugnet] Mr President , What's 'Partisan' politics?

2008-01-06 Thread Semei Zake
Hi John, Thanks for Paul's clip. Did Paul ever do high jump in High School? It's just incredible that he could jump so high!! He must be very athletic. That said have you heard from Juliet and Sanyu since we last spoke? I should imagine Juliet and Paul are now in Uganda . Quite possibly being

[Ugnet] Abayudaya

2007-12-05 Thread Semei Zake
Subject: Abayudaya, from the Luganda word for Jews. Welcome, The eastern Ugandan town of Mbale is home to a small Jewish community, known as Abayudaya, from the Luganda word for Jews. Shalom - welcome in Hebrew - is painted on the wall of the Hadassah infant and elementary school just

[Ugnet] The 2007 Darwin Awards

2007-10-16 Thread Semei Zake
Usual disclaimers apply. If you already know the winners, sorry for any inconvenience this posting may cause. Semei The 2007 Darwin Awards Yes, it's that magical time of year again when the Darwin Awards are

[Ugnet] Graduating Minority Student Football Athletes

2007-10-05 Thread Semei Zake
What college athletic teams enroll high numbers of minority athletes and graduate them in six years? Check it out by way of this link. http://diverseeducation.com/artman/publish/article_9685.shtml Semei - Shape Yahoo! in your own

[Ugnet] Comments About Minority student-Athletes called Racist

2007-10-02 Thread Semei Zake
I think the professor is up to something. It could be even a great opportunity if student-athletes, whether minority or not, got a fair shake of the revenue accruing from their efforts. Especially those who don't make to the pro level - Semei From Diverse Online

[Ugnet] Gang convicted of top car thefts

2007-09-18 Thread Semei Zake
Apparently a couple of folks, with Ugandan sounding names, are among those convicted U.K's biggest stolen vehicle racket. Semei === http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/6994958.stm A gang has

[Ugnet] Wikipedia

2007-08-16 Thread Semei Zake
This is another interesting article to check out. Ladit Peter-Rhaina Gwokto don't take me to task. Usual disclaimers apply. Semei === Politics : Online Rights See Who's Editing Wikipedia - Diebold, the CIA, a Campaign By John

[Ugnet] Mobile library delivers books to remote Venezuela

2007-08-14 Thread Semei Zake
Quite an interesting article - Semei http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/6929404.stm Venezuela's four-legged mobile libraries

[Ugnet] Bum Rap at O'Hare Security Check-In

2006-09-14 Thread Semei Zake
Yesterday, September 13, 2006 the charges against Amin were dropped. But Amin swears he is not going to be traveling with the pump any more because it gives him a lot of trouble. Stated hereunder is how Amin got into trouble with TSA – U.S. Transportation and Security Administration.

[Ugnet] Pepsi Exec Likens America to Middle Finger

2006-08-17 Thread Semei Zake
On May 15, 2005, Indra Nooyi, Indian Woman, to be PepsiCo's New Chief Excutive Officer (CEO) gave the following speech to the graduating class of Columbia University Business School. Some in attendance viewed her comments, which comparedAmerica's position in the global marketplace to a middle

[Ugnet] Peace talks with Uganda's rebels

2006-07-26 Thread Semei Zake
Fyi...Semei The Economist July 22, 2006 A rumble in the jungle; Uganda and SudanPeace talks with Uganda's rebelsThe Lord's Resistance Army tries to explain itselfMORE renowned for kidnapping children, massacring

[Ugnet] The 7 Deadly Sins Of Professors

2006-06-16 Thread Semei Zake
This is a follow up to an earlier article "The 7 Deadly Sins of Students". Sorry for any inconvenience for those who mayhave read this text already.Semei = http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2006/05/2006051201c/careers.html Friday,

[Ugnet] The 7 Deadly Sins of Students

2006-06-15 Thread Semei Zake
Worth browsing, assuming you haven't done so already. Semei From the issue dated April 14, 2006 AN ACADEMIC IN AMERICA The 7 Deadly Sins of Students Undergraduates increasingly

[Ugnet] Wikipedia Founder Discourages Academic Use Of His Creation

2006-06-15 Thread Semei Zake
FYI - Semei == The Chronicle Of Higher Education June 12, 2006 Wikipedia Founder Discourages Academic Use of His Creation Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia compiled by a distributed network of volunteers, has often come under attack by

[Ugnet] Young Emissaries...still joyous

2006-04-13 Thread Semei Zake
Fyi. Dance ReviewChildren of Uganda: Young Emissaries From a Troubled Land, Joyous Still By GIA KOURLASPublished: April 13, 2006 Children of Uganda, a troupe of 22 young dancers and musicians, doesn't mess around. As soon as the curtain

[Ugnet] 50 best Web sites

2006-03-21 Thread Semei Zake
Folks this is worth looking at assuming you haven't done it already. Radio Katwe didn't make the cut.http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/technology_internetcritic/ Semei Yahoo! Travel Find great deals to the top 10 hottest

[Ugnet] The Hyperaddictive Library of the Future Called Wikipedia

2005-06-06 Thread Semei Zake
Fyi...usual disclaimers apply. Semei --- Top Higher-Ed News for Friday, March 4, 2005 The Hyperaddictive Library of the Future Called Wikipedia Everyone's encyclopedia Four years ago, a wealthy options

[Ugnet] Losing party in USA elections may go the spoils

2004-11-01 Thread Semei Zake
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2004/10/31/losing_it?pg=full Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. - www.yahoo.com___ Ugandanet mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/ugandanet % UGANDANET is

[Ugnet] The Timeline of Art History

2004-10-21 Thread Semei Zake
Fyi...Semei. The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Timeline of Art History reaches the present: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah The Timeline of Art History is a chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from

[Ugnet] Some of the U. S statistics for 1904

2004-10-19 Thread Semei Zake
Perhaps most of you have seen this. For those who haven't and interested in checking out the various commentaries, on the subject, can click to the following links. Usual disclaimers apply - Semei. http://journals.aol.com/peaseljr/TheOpinionsofPeaseljr/entries/89

ugnet_: College Test Fraud

2004-07-20 Thread Semei Zake
6 Indicted in College Test Fraud Admissions Exams Were Allegedly Taken in Md. for Pay By Linda PerlsteinWashington Post Staff WriterSaturday, July 17, 2004; Page B02 An indictment handed up Thursday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore charges five men and a woman with defrauding university

ugnet_: A Story on How Company Policy Began

2004-04-23 Thread Semei Zake
Usual disclaimers apply...Semei. Start with a cage containing five monkeys. Inside the cage, hang a banana on a string and place a set of stairs under it. Before long, a monkey will go to the stairs and start to climb towards the banana. As soon as he touches the stairs, spray all of

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2004-03-19 Thread Semei Zake
· A University Is Not a Business (and Other Fantasies) Milton Greenberg Continuing claims by the mainstream higher education community that education is not a business and is not susceptible to market forces will increasingly be viewed as a Luddite fantasy. View: PDF 267KB| HTML

ugnet_: FW: Top 8 Morons of 2002

2004-03-15 Thread Semei Zake
Usual disclaimers apply...Semei. 1. WILL THE REAL DUMMY PLEASE STAND UP? ATT fired President John Walter after nine months, saying he lacked intellectual leadership. He received a $26 million severance package. Perhaps it's not Walter who's lacking intelligence. 2. WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM OUR

ugnet_: Agribusiness Flash animation

2003-12-04 Thread Semei Zake
http://www.themeatrix.com/

ugnet_: FW: [Fwd: Patriot Act 2010?]

2003-12-04 Thread Semei Zake
Is this an awful scenario, or what? THIS is what it's come to Operator: Thank you for calling Pizza Hut. May I have your... Customer: Hi, I'd like to order. Operator: May I have your NIDN first, sir? Customer: My National ID Number, yeah, hold on, eh,

ugnet_: An early Christmas funny

2003-12-02 Thread Semei Zake
A woman goes to the post office to buy stamps for her Christmas cards.  A woman goes to the post office to buy stamps for her Christmas cards. She says to the clerk, May I have 50 Christmas stamps?  The clerk says, What denomination?   The woman says, God help us. Has it come to this?   

ugnet_: AGOA GIRLS

2003-11-17 Thread Semei Zake
To be sure, the said subject has been around for some time. Nevertheless it doesnt hurt to get to the New York Times take.  Semei = New York Times November 14, 2003 U.S. Trade Law Gives Africa Hope and Hard

ugnet_: Preparing textbooks and tests for students

2003-11-07 Thread Semei Zake
The left wants schools to teach an idealized vision of the future, says Diane Ravitch, author of The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn (Knopf, 2003). The right wants schools to teach an idealized vision of the past. THINGS TO AVOID Here is a list of

ugnet_: Study hits war views held by Fox fans

2003-10-10 Thread Semei Zake
STUDY: FOX WATCHERS ARE WRONG Heavy viewers of the Fox News Channel are nearly four times as likely to hold demonstrably untrue positions about the war in Iraq as media consumers who rely on National Public Radio or the Public Broadcasting System, according to a study released last week.

ugnet_: University shuts Down Bake Sale

2003-09-26 Thread Semei Zake
University Shuts Down Bake Sale By Associated Press September 24, 2003, 11:17 PM EDT DALLAS -- Southern Methodist University shut down a bake sale Wednesday in which cookies were offered for

ugnet_: Religious Debate

2003-09-12 Thread Semei Zake
Several centuries ago, the Pope decreed that all the Jews had to convert or leave Italy. There was a huge outcry from the Jewish community, so the Pope offered a deal. He would have a religious debate with the leader of the Jewish community. If the Jews won, they could stay in Italy, if the

ugnet_: Is Iraq awash with new armies ? - SZ

2003-08-18 Thread Semei Zake
Chicago Tribune August 15, 2003 Lethal Iraqi guerrillas are not just `loyalists' Author: Georgie Anne Geyer, Universal Press Syndicate Coming from Iraq, the new realizations by our war planners ought to stun us with their sheer obviousness. For instance, the U.S. military has

ugnet_: Judge 'Tarzan' benched

2003-08-15 Thread Semei Zake
of immigration lawyers is, if they have to appear before him again they have to worry about how far they can go because he can take it out on them and their clients, she said. In 1996 a federal immigration appeals court slammed Ragno for a skeptical and hostile demeanor in another case. Semei

ugnet_: Re: Stella Awards

2003-02-04 Thread Semei Zake
Usual disclaimers apply. Semei It's time once again to consider the candidates for the 2003Stella Awards. The Stella's are named after

ugnet_: Re: The Wit of Steven Wright

2002-11-20 Thread Semei Zake
The Wit of Steven WrightIf you're not familiar with Steven Wright, he's the guy who once said: "Iwoke up one morning and all of my stuff had been stolen ... and replaced byexact duplicates."Here are some more of his gems: I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize. Borrow money from pessimists --