Dear Akua S. Lulua, According to me it is completely out of place to change or feel embarrassed about using the name of the location where our ancestors lived and where our ethnic groups have settled, for any Association, Organization or Institute, just because some foreigners came around and claimed the same name for a "virus". Our location existed from time immemorial and its being has nothing to do with the name of a "virus" given by chance.
The name "Arua Net Digest" is not all-inclusive! Even if it were, supposing tomorrow another virus will be called "Arua", again should we change the name of our place? Human words are a cultivated fruit of reflection on structures and codes which point to cultural processes, analogy, metaphor, as well as signs and symbols they refer to. We need to examine both the connotative and denotative expressions that can enhance our existential reality to stand out. All in all, signification or meaning comes before communication. Therefore, let us build on essentials and not on accidents. Steve On 25 March 2011 16:13, akua tree <[email protected]> wrote: > > To Anthony ! > > Do you know that * WEST NILE* the name of the region we live in , > is the name of a* VIRUS* > > What about changing name . Arua Net Digest ! > > Akua S. Lulua > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > From: [email protected] > > Subject: WestNileNet Digest, Vol 31, Issue 68 > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:57:45 +0300 > > > > Send WestNileNet mailing list submissions to > > [email protected] > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > [email protected] > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > [email protected] > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of WestNileNet digest..." > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Re: CELEBRATING THE WEST NILE HERITAGE (anthony ajiku) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 04:35:52 -0700 (PDT) > > From: anthony ajiku <[email protected]> > > To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> > > Cc: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] CELEBRATING THE WEST NILE HERITAGE > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > > > > > Please see attached and, > > > > ''WATCH?IN FOR MORE DETAILS..................'' > > > > > > > > Regards > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: < > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/private/westnilenet/attachments/20110325/093bea67/attachment.html > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > > Name: WestNileHeritage1.ppt > > Type: application/vnd.ms-powerpoint > > Size: 1623040 bytes > > Desc: not available > > URL: < > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/private/westnilenet/attachments/20110325/093bea67/attachment.ppt > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > WestNileNet mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet > > > > > > End of WestNileNet Digest, Vol 31, Issue 68 > > ******************************************* > > _______________________________________________ > WestNileNet mailing list > [email protected] > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet > > WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > All Archives can be found at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > _______________________________________________ > > -- Fr. Stephen Ogua Adraka Parrocchia Santa Barbara Vergine Martire Via don Luigi Sturzo, 30 08030 - Genoni Oristano (Italia) Website: www.parrocchiagenoni.it Office 0039-0782810018 E-mail [email protected]
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