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The First Earth's Circumnavigation by Antonio Pigafetta

... of the Earth was not yet known, no one could definitively say whether the Moluccas fell within the Portuguese or Spanish territories. Thus, Magellan's offer to the King of Spain became particularly intriguing. On March 22, 1518, Magellan signed a contract with Charles V, granting him five ships to reach the Spice Islands by sailing westward to determine their exact location. Equally important was the discovery of new lands to add to the already vast Spanish empire. According to the agreement with the king, Magellan and his friend, the cosmographer Ruy Falero, were to receive one-fifth of the expedition's earnings, and their heirs would ...

Yak Facts Issue #8: As Seen On TV

... *************************** Yak Facts March 23, 1999 Issue #8 As Seen On TV ************************************************************ In This Week's Issue: DMV Rejects Be Dope Miss Last Issue? On The Web Call to Action Recently In Be Dope Credits! DMV Rejects Be Dope Coming from New York to California, I am forced to deal with a fair amount of culture shock. However, it has its benefits. For example, driving around with New York plates on your car keeps other drivers from getting too close because they assume either you are either a crazy New Yorker who will erupt in road rage and shoot them off the road for no reason, or a clueless touri ...

Yak Facts Issue #6: Repeat as necessary

... ****************** Yak Facts 18 November, 1998 Issue #6 Repeat as necessary ************************************************************ In This Week's Issue: The Ultimate Marketing Scheme Let's Eat On the Web Call to Action This Week in Be Dope Credits The Ultimate Marketing Scheme There is a fine line between strategic advertising and sporadic advertising. We used to know where the line was. Then somebody sold the line to Coca-Cola so they could replace it with computer-generated polar bears. Now it seems everything is up for sale. Now, I'm not here to speak about the evils of "selling out" to advertising. I'm sure you've a ...

Yak Facts Issue #5: Repeat as necessary

SA CROCORIGA MANNOSA

... praxiat et iat incumentzau a pentzai ca fiat una pressoni chi contat meda. Sa terra ddi pariat una cositedda de nudda e una bella diri iat pediu a s' achili chi nci dda portat a su celu, a mesu de is nuis. S'achili dd' iat aguantada, dd' iat strinta cun is ungras e si fiat pesada a bolai faci a su celu. Sa crocòriga fiat totu prexada, peròu ddi fiat pigau inderetura a i-scimingius e a gana mala. Sa tonta, si ndi fiat acàtada ca fut acanta acanta de morri. — Nci depu cravai is arraixìnis in terra! — iat nau prangendu a s'achili — Po prexeri, torramincì a basciu. S'achili iat pèrdiu sa passientzia. — Ma ita ti creis, ca de ...

SU PULIXI E SA MARTINICA

SU PULIXI E SA MARTINICA Una diri unu pulixi iat spitzulau a faci a una martinica. Po ddu ( a su pulixi ) bociri, sa martinica s' iat donau unu bellu cropu a conca. Su pulixi, perou, nci ddi fiat giài sartau a su coddu. Sa martinica s' iat donau unu mùssiu e s' iat prenu sa buca de pilu. In s' ora perou, su pulixi nci ddi fiat sartau a sa schina. Sa martinica tandus, ca ddu boliat cassai a maraolla, iat incumentzau a furriai in tundu, fintzas a chi ddi fut pigau a i-scimingius. In s' ora su pulixi, ca dda boliat fai arrennegai, nci ddi fiat calau prus a bàsciu, a fundu de sa coa. Sa martinica illuegu, si ...

SA PAPAGALLEDDA MIA

... ndi. Medas bortas, po dda fari citiri, tzerriu e ddi naru a si tupari su biu; cancuna borta dongiu cropus a sa gabia po ndi dda fari assicari e po dd' atrudiri. Issa perou sighit a cantari cumenti e chi mai. Tandus mi benit s’idea de dda tzacari a su muru, perou mi ndi parit mali e non ddi fatzu nudda. Est dispetosa meda: candu depit papai e bufai, andat anch’ est bufendi o papendi a s’atru papagallu e ddu impellit e ddu spitzulat fintzas a chi non nci ddu bogat e si ponit issa a papai in su strexu de i-cuddu. Tandus certant. A bortas parit ca est bregungiosa. In s’ ierru, mama, a de noti, ndi dd’ intrat aintru puita ca in foras ddu’ iat fri ...

TZIA ANGIULLINA

TZIA ANGIULLINA Tzia Angiullina fut tzopa, portat una camba prus crutza de s'atra e caminat cun su matzucu, unu bastoni che su de su dotori, ma de arredelu. Tzia Angiullina portat sa scriminera in mesu, si ndi biiat un' arrogheddu de asuta de su mucadori colori de cafeu. Is dentis de tzia Angiullina fiant mannas che palias de forru, ma biancas che sa ni, e candu arriiat pariant luxentis. Ma tzia Angiullina no arriiat giai mai a buca aberta, arriiat a buca serrada, arriiat cun is ogus. Sa buca de tzia Angiullina fut manna, ma is labras non fiant grussas ne arrubias, ...

TITULU

TITULU Una ………………. portat in ……………………………………… una farrancada de ……………….………………. Ndi dd’ iat arrutu unu. Sa ………………. ndi ddu boliat boddiri, ma nd' iat spaniau prus de binti. Ndi ddus iat ai bofius boddiri totus, ma ndi ddi fiant arrutus giai totus. Sa .................................. tandus si fiat arrennegada meda. Nc' iat fuliau totu su ………………. e si fut fuia, si nci fiat apiddicada cun lestresa a pitzus de una ………………………………. e sartendu de una nai a s’atra, nemus dd' iat bia prus. L. Tolstoi ■ In custu contu mancant unus cantu fueddus, a pustis chi dd' as ligiu beni prova a i-scriri is fueddus chi, segundu tui, mancant e po ...

The Symbolism of the Cornerstone in the Great Monoliths of Chavín de Huántar

... to the symbolism of the “cornerstone.” The most prominent is the “Lanzon” or great “monolithic spear,” located within a labyrinth deep in the temple's ancient structure. This totem, standing 4.54 meters tall, represents a mythological being with both human and animal characteristics, prominently featuring a stylized depiction of the feline. According to some researchers, the totem or "monolithic spear," due to its location in the depths of the ancient temple within the labyrinth (a symbol of initiation), represents the subterranean jaguar, connected to the underworld. It is also thought to symbolize telluric forces, in opposition to the cel ...

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