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KOAN : a paradox to be meditated upon that is used to train Zen Buddhist monks to abandon ultimate dependence on reason and to force them into gaining sudden intuitive enlightenment
Hispaniola - island containing Haiti and Dominican Republic - site of the first European settlement in the Americas founded by Christopher Columbus on his voyages in 1492 and 1493 - second largest island in the Caribbean after Cuba
Azemmour or Azamor - a Moroccan city 75 km southwest of Casablanca
A Cacique is a leader of an indigenous group
On land a league was most commonly defined as 3 miles, though the length of a mile could vary from place to place and depending on the era. At sea a league was 3 nautical miles (6,076 yards; 5.556 kilometres).
nu·ga·to·ry (adjective)
1.
of no real value; trifling; worthless.
2.
of no force or effect; ineffective; futile; vain.
3.
not valid.
"all the while I knew my compass-course 'south-east' was growing nugatory" [The Riddle of the Sands]
prax·is
Noun
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Monday, 22 August 2011
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