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  Sun Cross
The Sun is the preserver of life; some will go as far as to say the creator of life, unless you happen to be stuck in the desert of course (see Journey to the Sun).
The design varies from being a cross within a circle, shown on the left, to something like that shown on the right, which is similar to a Templar's or St.
In Christian iconography, the Sun and cross appear in the Celtic Cross, the Glory Cross, in halos (where the three visible cross arms symbolise the Trinity), and in communion wafers.
www.seiyaku.com /customs/crosses/sun.html   (2184 words)

  
  Sun
The difference in mass is expelled as energy and is carried to the surface of the Sun, through a process known as convection, where it is released as light and heat.
This sequence of images of the the Sun in ultraviolet light was taken by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft on February 11, 1996 from its unique vantage point at the "L1" gravity neutral point 1 million miles sunward from the Earth.
This image of 1,500,000°C gas in the Sun's thin, outer atmosphere (corona) was taken March 13, 1996 by the Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope onboard the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft.
www.solarviews.com /eng/sun.htm   (1180 words)

  
 Sun cross - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A sun cross with the arms of the cross extended beyond the perimeter of the circle.
The Neolithic symbol combining cross and circle is the simplest conceivable representation of the union of opposed polarities in the Western world.
Along with other ancestral symbols, the sun cross is also used as a symbol by Heathens and Asatru adherents in particular as an attempt at reconstruction of ancient Germanic and Slavic (Native Polish Church) pre-Christian religion and culture, free of political implications.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sun_cross   (670 words)

  
 Celtic Sun Cross
The Celtic Cross is known throughout the world as the emblem of Celtic Christianty and it can be considerd the symbol of Celticness itself.
Celtic Crosses began to appear during the fifth century AD, and it's shape is derived from a pagan sun symbol, the sunwheel,which later became a symbol of the Christian Godhead.The sunwheel was originally a cross surrounded by a circle with a center stone representing the sun and "mock suns" at the four quarters.
The cross represents eternal life; it's horizontal axis being the earthly world and the vertical axis the heavenly world coming together as the union of heaven and earth.
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 Symbols.com - Symbol 29:1
was a symbol for the highest power, the sun, and its counterpart, the king.
It is known as the gamma cross, the Roman Catholic cross, the consecration cross and the inauguration cross.
At the inauguration of a church, the bishop, using blessed water or oil, draws the wheel cross at 12 different places on the church walls.
www.symbols.com /encyclopedia/29/291.html   (456 words)

  
 Origin of the Cross
Constantine's famous vision of "the cross superimposed on the sun", in the year 312, is usually cited.
Writers, ignorant of the fact that the cross was not to be found in the New Testament Scriptures, put much emphasis on this vision as the onset of the so-called "conversion" of Constantine.
So, if the vision of the cross impressed him, and was used as a rallying symbol, it could not have been in honour of Yahushúa, because Constantine continued paying homage to the Sun-deity and to one of the Sun-deity's symbols, the cross.
www.albatrus.org /english/religions/pagan/origin_of_cross.htm   (1424 words)

  
 Sun Chemical
Sun Chemical, headquartered in Fort Lee, NJ, offered space in its Carlstadt, NJ facility as a contingency Emergency Operations Center that the Red Cross would use in the event its primary facility was incapacitated.
Sun Chemical also offered Red Cross storage space to house disaster supplies (cots, blankets, comfort kits, etc.), and space at one of its facilities to park a trailer of emergency supplies.
Sun Chemical Corporation in the United States of America and Sun Chemical Limited in England are subsidiaries of Sun Chemical Group B.V., the Netherlands.
www.sunchemical.com /press_2003_1_1090334223748.htm   (610 words)

  
 Christian cross - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cross was the first of the Instruments of the Passion that came to be venerated in the form of relics.
Connected with the cross is the medieval legend of the Tree of Jesse, from the wood of which the cross was said to have been fashioned.
Denotes a glorification of the cross, this form was inspired by the cult of the cross that arose after Saint Helena's discovery of the true cross in Jerusalem in 327.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Christian_cross   (1948 words)

  
 Celtic sun cross, Celtic cross, Celtic,
Celtic Crosses began to appear during the fifth century A.D., it's shape is derived from a pagan sun symbol, the sunwheel, which later became a symbol of the Christian Godhead.
The sunwheel was originally a cross surrounded by a circle with a center stone representing the sun and mock suns at the four quarters.
Celtic Crosses are imbued with continuous and interwoven knot and spiral motifs symbolizing the continuity of life, death and rebirth.
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 Cross - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A cross is often used as a check mark because it can be clearer, easier to create with an ordinary pen or pencil, and less obscuring of the text or image that is already present than a large dot.
The Cross of St. James,, or a Cross Flory Fitch, is formed by a Cross Flory, where the lower part is fashioned as a sword blade (fitched)—making this a cross of a warrior.
The Crux, or Southern Cross, is a cross-shaped a constellation in the Southern Hemisphere.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cross   (1966 words)

  
 Cross & Crescent » Sun’s Loss, Adobe’s Gain
Sun was a place where you were allowed to try new things.
Sun’s tagline for years is “the network is the computer,” and Loiacono believes that will be true for many more years to come.
Cross & Crescent is a Lambda Chi Alpha publication.
www.crossandcrescent.com /2006/07/suns-loss-adobes-gain   (1176 words)

  
 Sun Devil Cross Country Hands Out Season Awards :: First-year runners secure seven of eight awards bestowed by the ...
TEMPE, Ariz. - The Arizona State men's and women's cross country teams held their annual awards dinner Jan. 13 with Walt Drenth, the head coach of the Sun Devil programs, honoring the accomplishments of the team for the 2002 season.
In all, eight honors were bestowed among members of the team with seven of the awards given to first-year runners for the squad.
Many of the cross country student-athletes participate for the track and field teams at ASU, which began its indoor season Jan. 18.
thesundevils.cstv.com /sports/c-xc/spec-rel/012703aaa.html   (581 words)

  
 Cross & Crucifix: St. Brigid Cross
Brigid and her cross are linked together by the story that she wove this form of cross at the death bed of either her father or a pagan lord, who upon hearing what the cross meant, asked to be baptized.
A pagan chieftain from the neighborhood of Kildare was dying.
The cross is associated with the start of spring, the time when the ground can first be prepared and lambs are born.
www.crosscrucifix.com /articlehome.htm   (1067 words)

  
 Cross Country Archives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The Campbell women are led by reigning A-Sun Runner of the Year Alicia Valtin, while the Campbell men look to senior Jeremy Helf, who finished fourth at last year’s A-Sun Championship, and sophomore Verelle Wyatt, who has won a pair of races and been named A-Sun Runner of the Week this year.
The previous A-Sun record was held by former Camel Heather Lee who ran 17:00 at the 2001 A-Sun Championships in Atlanta, Ga. The Sanford, N.C. native has been named A-Sun Runner of the Week twice this year and five times in her career.
Cross country you are in the woods for a lot of the time and we are not able to get our times as much.
www.gocamels.com /cross_country/archives.htm   (4088 words)

  
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 Las Vegas SUN: Red Cross Urges Ban on Cluster Bombs
By BRADLEY S. The international Red Cross called Monday for the abolition of cluster bombs, saying the indiscriminate deaths they cause - including children attracted by their bright color and the tiny parachute sometimes attached - outweigh any military advantages.
The International Committee of the Red Cross said it was stepping up its campaign against the weapons because of Israel's use of the scattershot bombs during its monthlong war with Lebanon.
The Red Cross, the first major organization to can for a ban since the Israel-Hezbollah war this summer, sought an end to use of cluster bombs in cities and villages after the 1999 NATO air war against Serbia.
www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/w-eur/2006/nov/06/110602017.html   (846 words)

  
 Sun Devil Cross Country Opens 2004 Season With Success in Tucson :: Women sweep Top 6 places and nine of Top 11 while ...
Also competing for the Sun Devils were Jessica Crate (8th, 15:56), Cassie Rios (9th at 16:02), Liz Lindgren (11th at 16:15), Corey Randall (15th at 16:26), Brooke Bennett (16th at 16:28) and Katie Murphy (36th at 19:10).
Recent addition to the team Velibor Radojevic finished sixth in his first race with the Sun Devil harriers at 19:46 with new teammates Ryan Warrenburg (7th at 19:47) and Roger Cahill (8th at 19:57) finishing closely behind.
The meet was the first for the Sun Devils under the guidance of Louie Quintana, the teams' new head coach.
thesundevils.cstv.com /sports/c-xc/recaps/091104aac.html   (475 words)

  
 Sun Cross WELSH1002 - Oxford Hall Celtic Shop — Irish Celtic Claddagh Jewelry Gifts from Ireland
The Sun Cross is a wonderful part of Welsh Culture.
This cross, handmade by Rhiannon in Wales is in the traditional celtic cross design.
The cross comes with a nice heavy 18" chain and is sterling silver.
www.oxfordhall.com /item--Sun-Cross-WELSH1002--WELSH1002   (87 words)

  
 Mercury will cross sun in astronomical event - CNN.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Mercury is so tiny -- 1/194th the size of the sun -- and looking at the sun is so dangerous to the eyes that viewing must be done with a properly outfitted telescope or online telescope cameras, experts say.
Still, for many people, it may be the only chance to see the closest planet to the sun, said Michelle Nichols, a master educator at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, one of many places that will hold special viewings of Mercury's trek.
Mercury will travel between the sun and Earth in a way that makes it appear to cross -- in astronomy the word is "transit" -- the bottom third of the sun from left to right.
www.cnn.com /2006/TECH/space/11/06/mercury.passing.ap/index.html   (410 words)

  
 Cross Country Coaches
He was named Atlantic Sun (then known as the TAAC) Coach of the Year in 1998 after guiding the men’s cross country team to the league title.
Additionally, Lee was honored with her third Outstanding Female Athlete award at Campbell and was named the Atlantic Sun Cross Country Runner of the Year and the Most Outstanding Female Performer at the league’s outdoor track and field championships.
Lee also represented her native Canada in the 2002 World Cross Country Championships and was the bronze medalist in the 1,500 meters at the North America, Central America and Caribbean (NACAC) Under-25 Track and Field Championships.
www.gocamels.com /cross_country/coaches.htm   (1528 words)

  
 SPACE.com -- Viewer's Guide: Watch Mercury Cross the Sun
Prior to sundown, however, the speedy planet should be recognizable moving across the lower portion of the Sun as a tiny, fl, sharp-edged dot, having only 1/194 the Sun's diameter.
As Mercury moves across the face of the Sun, it will appear absolutely jet fl in contrast to the lighter gray of any sunspots that may also be present on the solar disk.
Projecting the Sun's magnified image through a telescope and on to a white card or screen is relatively safe and can be used for group viewing, but remember that Mercury's disk will be quite tiny.
www.space.com /spacewatch/061103_night_sky.html   (1366 words)

  
 Las Cruces Sun-News - Cross lawsuit vs. city tossed
LAS CRUCES — The "three crosses" lawsuit against the city of Las Cruces was dismissed Thursday in federal court, but the plaintiff is vowing to appeal the decision.
Weinbaum and his co-plaintiffs, daughter Olivia Weinbaum and Martin Boyd, had argued that the city as a governmental entity violated the establishment clause of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution by endorsing and advancing a religion.
Brack went on to write that using three crosses in a logo could be considered secular because the original purpose of their use could not be established.
lcsun-news.com /ci_4634777   (633 words)

  
 Space Article- Rare Event: Mercury to Cross the Sun Nov. 8 - AOL Research & Learn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The Sun's image and the shadow of Mercury can also be projected through a telescope onto a white screen, sheet of paper or wall.
The planet will be recognizable along the lower left edge of the Sun as a tiny, fl, sharp-edged dot, but having only 1/194 the Sun’s diameter.
It is a good precaution to check the Sun’s setting point a day or two beforehand, to verify that trees or buildings do not block the view.
reference.aol.com /space/article/_a/rare-event-mercury-to-cross-the-sun-nov/20061101153509990001   (716 words)

  
 Cross Country History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Kelly spent 12 years at the helm and was awarded Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year in 1978 and 1981.
The women's team won their first Sun Belt cross-country championship in 1988, while the men's squad claimed the cross-country league title in 1991.
As head coach of both the men and women's cross country and track and field programs at South Alabama, he received four Sun Belt Conference Coach-of-the-Year Awards during his six-year term with the Jaguars.
www.southalabama.edu /athletics/crosscountry/history.shtml   (890 words)

  
 Atlantic Blue Cross Care: Scalable Solutions with Sun
An existing cluster of two Sun Enterprise 4000 servers, a Sun Enterprise 3000 server, a Sun Enterprise 450 server, and numerous third-party systems would host over 200 GB of information in the architecture's bottom tier.
McPhee continues, "We are extremely pleased with the support we have received from Sun, the availability of applications that can run on the Solaris Operating Environment, and Sun's presence in the UNIX platform marketplace.
Sun technologies and services updated a portal to feature a secure, single sign-on that allows access to databases, publishing and artistic resources, and a vast range of additional services.
sun.com /solutions/documents/success-stories/hc_atlantic_bb.xml?...   (1138 words)

  
 Pittsburghers watch Venus cross the sun - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
The planet came through the Celestron reflector telescope lenses as a fl dot on the sun's white expanse.
Miguel Sague, 53, of Penn Hills, sat in the sun's peach morning sun with incense burning in the middle of a sacred rock formation.
This visible crossing of Venus is particularly momentous to Sague's Mayan faith because it is a mere eight years before a year expected to usher in "a window of opportunity where humanity will take a path to perdition or choose the path of salvation.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/search/s_197857.html   (383 words)

  
 Player Bio: Kelly MacDonald :: Cross Country
an All-American performer in cross country and indoor and outdoor track...returns after redshirting 2000 cross country season…2001 Pac-10 champion in the 3000m steeplechase and 5000m…holds school records in the indoor 3,000m (9:34.56), indoor 5,000m (16:31.41) outdoor 5,000m (15:55.90n) and 3000m steeplechase (9:55.87)…ASU's Heather Farr Award Winner for 2000-01.
garnered a season-best in the 1500m at the Sun Angel Classic, finishing eighth in 4:30.16...
selected second team all-state in cross country in 1993 and '96...
www.fansonly.com /schools/asu/sports/c-xc/mtt/macdonald_kelly00.html   (611 words)

  
 Track & Field Coaches   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Okello won the Sun Belt Championship on his way to becoming Evans' first Cross Country All-American, by placing 23rd in the NCAA National Championships and was named to the All-Time Sun Belt Cross Country Team.
Upon graduation, he served as head cross country and assistant track and field coach for the Spartans from 1970-72.
Ron Davis enters his third season with the South Alabama cross country and track and field program, after spending four years as the head coach for the men and women's cross country and track and field program at the University of New Orleans.
www.southalabama.edu /athletics/crosscountry/coaches.shtml   (927 words)

  
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Approved vendors can set up an account by having their Sun contact forward the vendor's full name, email address, and zip code to the Trademarks and Marketing legal group.
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