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  The Global Guardians Encyclopedia: A - B   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
It is not unheard of for an angel to have a child with a mortal, such can happen either because the angel had fallen in love with a mortal or if such a child is ordained by a plan handed down from on high.
The province of Calderus has several large craters within its confines and is well known for the beautiful crystals found throughout the province.
Even the weight of a hospital sheet was enough to cause bruising, and the constant pressure of its own weight caused the baby to suffer frighteningly horrible pressure sores from the day he was born to the day he died.
www.globalguardians.com /encyclopedia/encyclopediaab.php?pg=1   (2303 words)

  
 131Worldwidedistribution of the Chaffe, Chaffey, Chafe Family Surname - 1016-1900   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
William Chaaf or Chafe or Chaff was a prisoner convicted in Exeter in 1787 and was on the Charlotte one of six convict ships in the First Fleet that sailed from Portsmouth to New South Wales in 1787.
Chafe is ranked number 61st in a list of the most common surnames found on tombstones in Newfoundland.
Chafe - feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation".
www.geocities.com /Heartland/Cabin/1066/131worldwidedistribution.html   (4938 words)

  
 127famous_chaffees, Chaffe, Chaffee, Chaffey, Chafee, Chafe Lineage - 1900 to Present   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Edwin George Chafe was a witness to this events whose regiment engaged the Panzer Division throughout the battles at Normandy.
Chafee approved the F-14 carrier-based fighter jet, the SSN-688 class nuclear submarine, the P-3C anti-submarine aircraft, the S-3A carrier-based ASW aircraft, and the Spruance Class antisubmarine destroyers.
Chafee's liberal leanings were reflected in his efforts to expand Medicaid to include maternal care, child health programs, and community health centers for the uninsured and the disabled.
www.geocities.com /Heartland/Cabin/1066/132famous_chaffees1900.html   (7027 words)

  
 Deep down, you've got to love Haleakala / Crater a sure antidote to tropical torpor
In the distance, a party of horsemen was crossing the crater floor at a walk, like a Saharan trading party, pulling a low contrail of hoof dust across the plain.
The crater, is crawling with Hawaii's signature endangered species, the nene goose.
There are three cabins on the crater floor of Haleakala National Park: Holua Cabin, under the western rim; Kapalaoa Cabin, in the middle of the basin; and Paliku Cabin, toward the eastern side.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/03/20/TRG4GBR9LK1.TMP&type=printable   (1888 words)

  
 Denver Post Online: Books and Authors
Over aeons it was worn away, rubbed down by nature's relentless chafe.
Glacial debris backfilled the crater, then ice, miles high, compressed it.
Time eroded the lava crust, the river carried the dust away, and all that remained of the immense volcano was the hardened, tenacious core, the crater's plug.
extras.denverpost.com /books/chice0808.htm   (1244 words)

  
 Lost on Maui
And the rim-side visitors centers are often crowded with folks snapping pathetically underpowered photos of the endless crater floor (or, looking the other way on clear days, of Lanai and Molokai far out on the western horizon).
The crater, for example, is crawling with Hawaii's signature endangered species, the nene goose.
After two nights, our reserved time in the crater was up, and we saddled up for a wet and wearing climb out.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2004/11/14/AR2005041502375_pf.html   (2416 words)

  
 Chafe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There are parishes that have the name Chafe
chafe is heat excited by friction and vexation, irritation of mind and rage
This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chafe   (107 words)

  
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If there had ever been a cone in the crater, as was probably the case, it had totally disappeared under the action of time and the wear of the seasons.
Rock, however, the bed of the crater could scarcely be yet considered, though it had a crust which bore the weight of a man very readily, in nearly every part of it.
These rollers, he also knew by the observation of that day, were completely broken and dispersed on the rocks, before they got down to the island, and he believed the chances of safety much greater by moving the ship at once, than by trying the fortune of another night, out where she then lay.
www.gutenberg.org /dirs/1/1/5/7/11573/11573.txt   (21401 words)

  
 Chafe crater - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chafe_crater   (103 words)

  
 Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net
There are hundreds of thousands of crater craters on Mars (planet) Mars, but only some of them have names.
Martian craters are named after famous scientists and science fiction authors, or after towns on Earth (planet) Earth.
Airy (crater on Mars) Airy and Airy-0
www.mauspfeil.net /List_of%20craters%20on%20Mars.html   (246 words)

  
 Norfjell Wastes
For this, they are paid handsomely, and have an influence in local politics that shouldn't be underestimated.
While their power is appreciated, it is also feared, and most rulers try to create as many checks to their power as possible.
Located in an old volcanic crater and hidden from curious eyes by mighty enchantments, the Colony was to be a secret refuge for arcane spellcasters, a place where they could build an ideal society unfettered by the morals and restrictions placed upon them by mundanes.
juergen.the-huberts.net /dnd/urbis/norfjell_wastes.html   (667 words)

  
 chafe --> Definition from aiedu.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
1 : chafe --> soreness and warmth caused by friction; "he had a nasty chafe on his knee" (noun.state)
frames: 'chafe' in {verb: chafe, gall, fret} 'chafe' in {verb: rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch} 'chafe' in {verb: chafe, excoriate} 'chafe' in {verb: chafe}
2 : chafe --> feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation" (verb.emotion)
www.aiedu.com /word/chafe   (321 words)

  
 Gazetter of Mars
The first pictures show an out-croping of bedrock close by which is the first accessible bedrock outcropping ever seen on Mars and a candidate target for the rover to visit and examine up close.
Some scientists believe that dark colored granules covering most of the crater's surface were pressed down into an underlying layer of powdery, lighter red material when the airbags hit.
This is located within Gusev crater and is the landing site of the US Rover Spirit, which landed on the Red Planet 2004 Jan 4.
www.lindoponline.com /alphastro/solar_system/mars/c.html   (1689 words)

  
 The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Crater, by James Fenimore Cooper
The mound, or barrier of lava and scoriæ that composed the outer wall of this crater, was almost mathematically circular.
Having completed this first examination of the crater, Mark and Bob next picked their way again to the summit of its wall, and took their seats directly over the arch.
He was at that moment seated on the topmost pinnacle of a submarine mountain of volcanic origin—submarine as to all its elevations, heights and spaces, with the exception of the crater where he had just taken his stand, and the little bit of visible and venerable lava, by which it was surrounded.
www.gutenberg.org /dirs/1/1/5/7/11573/11573-h/11573-h.htm   (21448 words)

  
 RDECOM Magazine | in the field | TITLE
About one year later, special operators working in frigid battle zones got what they wanted in the Protective Combat Uniform (PCU), an interchangeable 15-piece, seven-level ensemble that can be worn in layers appropriate for the mission.
It is worn as an outer jacket in mild temperatures or as a heavy insulative layer in extreme cold.
Seamless shoulders minimize chafe, which are then lined for extra warmth and padding for heavy pack straps.
www.rdecom.army.mil /rdemagazine/200406/itf_uniform.html   (1022 words)

  
 "Known Space" : Larry Niven Ebooks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The article ends with real life accounts that Niven has received from his fans about real-life examples of organlegging that are happening in the world now.
But when a woman's corpse is found at the exact center of the radioactive hell, Gil the ARM is sent to investigate.
Larry continues the story of Beowulf Shaeffer in Fly-By-Night;Hal Colebatch writes about Kzinti honour in "His Sergeant's Hour", Paul Chafe writes a murder-mystery ARM story entitled "Windows of the Soul" while "Pele" is one of the last published stories of Poul Anderson.
www.larryniven.org /ebooks.htm   (1879 words)

  
 ICAME bibliography 1990-98
Chafe, W.L. The importance of corpus linguistics to understanding the nature of language.
Chafe, W. Adequacy, user-friendliness, and practicality in transcribing.
Chafe, W.L., J.W. Du Bois and S.A. Thompson.
nora.hd.uib.no /icame/icame-bib3.htm   (7515 words)

  
 Smoky Mountain News | Arts + Events
I imagine it starts small, a homesteader’s shotgun shack at the edge of a primordial crater.
It’s a lonely life, a cowboy life, but not without its perks: the earth shines down in its blue-green brilliance, there’s no mercury in the food supply, and Celebrity Mole can’t be beamed that far.
Residents chafe over neighborhood covenants — no clotheslines, no purple shutters — but everyone realizes it’s best for property values.
www.smokymountainnews.com /issues/01_04/01_21_04/art_leaving_earth.html   (502 words)

  
 Hal Goes Abroad
All in all, I was VERY impressed with the Sailomat and would buy one for my cruising boat, if I had such a boat.
From the top of this edge of the crater you start going down, at first through some very loose volcanic rock, which just rolls right out from under your feet.
This is a little disconcerting at first, but I quickly foudn that the best way to go down is just to let yourself slide along and not try to control it too much.
www.dunhackin.org /cgi-bin/blog.cgi   (2230 words)

  
 The Crater by James Fenimore Cooper - Full Text Free Book (Part 2/9)
crater; but, as it was, it proved all-sufficient, and the sail was
while the crater was its sole relief against the dullest monotony.
crater, it was equally difficult to ascend, except at one or two places;
www.fullbooks.com /The-Crater2.html   (19893 words)

  
 Franz Schubert
For the crater on the moon, see Schubert (Lunar crater)
He was the greatest songwriter who ever lived, and almost everything in his hand turned to song.
In his Masses, for instance, he seems to chafe at the contrapuntal numbers and pours out his whole soul on those which he found suitable for lyrical treatment.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Franz_Schubert   (3489 words)

  
 USGS Astro: Planetary Nomenclature - Mars Nomenclature Crater (Planetocentric East)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
See CRATER in the descriptor terms page for additional information.
Chafe 15.1N 102.3E 4.8 AF NI I2485 MC14 5 1988 36 AA Town in Nigeria.
Name dropped because crater cannot be located on imagery.
planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov /mare/marecrat.html   (10802 words)

  
 The Northwest Navigator > Navy Region Northwest > Ashes, ashes, all fall down
Mount St. Helens emits a plume of steam and ash recently from an area of new crevasses in the crater glacier south of the 1980-86 lava dome.
The event lasted approximately 25 minutes and created a pale-gray cloud that reached an altitude of almost 10,000 feet.
This ash can also chafe and jam machinery and clog ventilation, water supplies, and drainage systems.
www.northwestnavigator.com /index.php/navigator/region/ashes_ashes_all_fall_down   (597 words)

  
 CONK! Encyclopedia: Known_Space   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Most of the planet's atmosphere fell into this artificial canyon, resulting in a breathable environment.
The planet was then renamed Canyon, for the crater, and settled by humans in a huge city running up the crater wall.
We Made It orbiting Procyon, got its name because the first colony ship crash-landed.
www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=Known_Space   (1543 words)

  
 Where's Chase Now? | Log Entry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Many of the parts I need to fix things (the gooseneck, the compressor, the Monitor windvane) are arriving with Katie on Wednesday, so those will have to wait.
In the meantime, there are many small things to keep us busy, such as replacing the lost batten, sewing the batten pockets closed, rinsing and drying cushions that got wet on the way, fixing loose bunks, putting chafe gear on the main halyard, etc., etc.
In the middle of the crater is a smaller "volcano-ette", which is the result of a little activity after the main eruption.
www.cruisemaine.com /where/logs/log062303.html   (807 words)

  
 Easter
One source of irritation was Christian use of the Jewish calendar, which at the time was governed by annual announcements from the Palestinian Patriarchs about whether an intercalary month would be inserted that year, and so Passover delayed until the next moon.
Christians began to chafe at dependency on the Jewish authorities, and Jews were irritated that Christians should depend on such ritual announcements but afford no other particular respect for the Jews.
Clavius checked it out and, although he was not sympathetic with Galileo's Copernican astronomy, he honestly reported to the Pope that the telescope was not generating illusions.
www.friesian.com /easter.htm   (5387 words)

  
 SSC-Natick Press Release
-- Calling from a bomb crater in Afghanistan in the winter of 2002, the Special Forces Soldier had a pointed request for the Special Operations Forces (SOF) Special Projects Team at the U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center in Natick, Mass.: Send warm clothing.
The top has a front 15-inch zip for extra venting and a soft lining around the collar.
The soft windshirt is made from an encapsulated microfiber that repels water but also breathes for a variety of conditions.
www.natick.army.mil /about/pao/2004/04-17.htm   (1062 words)

  
 Get Outdoors - Women: Hiking Boots
While very stiff boots will loosen up when broken in, especially around the ankles, don't assume fit problems will be solved by breaking in the boots.
If they are tight, rub, chafe or feel wrong out of the box, things will only get worse.
Don't succumb to the pressure to buy them, no matter how beautiful they are and how much time you've already spent looking for boots.
syndication.getoutdoors.com /go/golearn/381   (1157 words)

  
 Skiing & Snowboarding - Big mountain - mountain climbing in Mexico - includes related article on training for mounting ...
We jump across the crevasse, basically a huge knife-slice across the face of the mountain, and push our way to the crater rim of the old volcano at 17,600 feet, roughly 1,000 vertical feet from the summit.
Finally, we're just a few hundred feet from the top of Orizaba, bridged by a blade edge of crater rim.
On either side of the little ridge, the world falls away for hundreds and hundreds of feet.
skiing-today.com /articles/snowboarding/snowboarding-article-4259-2.htm   (1639 words)

  
 Asheron's Call Forums - Viamontian Lore
From what I remember reading about this patch both Mt Lethe and Crater Lake areas were changed.
More of the famous Viamont castles, known to be magnificent, airy white marble palaces, were built during this period than during any other.
The Aluvians began to chafe under the yoke of Viamont.
forums.turbinegames.com /printthread.php?t=12737   (1951 words)

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