Sentences with phrase «on a raft at»

That was this past year — 70 - odd years after he had participated in the Olympics, fought in World War II, survived being stranded on a raft at sea for 47 days, been tortured as a PoW for nearly two years in Japanese camps, and battled severe post-traumatic stress disorder to find God.

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Now was just one of a raft of new products Google unveiled at its annual developer conference on June 27, and the array of products demonstrated just how ubiquitous the company wants to be in your life.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a raft of new nuclear weapons systems at his State of the Nation address on March 1 — and one demonstrates Russia's apparent disregard for human life.

Apple unveiled a raft of new products at its annual post-Labour Day extravaganza on Wednesday, including new iPhones, iPads and a refreshed Apple TV.

There is also a focus on team building, including a white — water rafting trip during orientation, and a strong social scene at the campus bar, Hudson's.

Shortly after the ruling, Google posted a raft of help - wanted ads seeking «bright, well - organized and spirited individuals to work with a stellar team on cutting edge technology issues» at its offices in Berlin, Rome, London and Brussels.

Mike Stieb, a former exec at both NBC and Google and a seasoned networker, has a raft of practical advice on how to flex your networking muscles.

I remember at a circuit assembly once the speaker said «As parents it's the hardest thing to save our children and it's like being in a life raft with your panicked child overboard and we want to just bop them on the head with an oar so we can pull them on board to safety...»

«For example, you can day - hike and dine at a chalet in Glacier National Park, or enjoy delicious food prepared by expert rafting guides who are also great cooks on a 10 - or 20 - day trip down the Grand Canyon.»

With any luck at all, Kelley will take care of that by sculling shooters down on rafts of old squaws, whistlers, bluebills, buffleheads and black ducks on the inland estuaries, bays and tidal rivers.

When Beckham firsttakes the field for the Galaxy — most likely in a friendly against England «sChelsea FC on July ¬ † 21 at the Home Depot Center — he'll carry a raft ofexpectations, many of which he's already trying to dispel.

Coming as it did on the heels of a raft of such retirements that included Rory McIlroy's toothache at last year's Honda Classic and Bubba Watson's Bay Hill walkoff due to allergies after a first - round 83, DJ's evacuation seemed suspect to some.

You ought to see the magnificent garden layout at Shaw Park, you ought to go river - rafting down the Rio Grande and you ought to indulge in the sheer Maughamicry of lunching at the Myrtle Bank in Kingston while the red and gold Zouave band blares on the lawn.

Manager Paul Lambert, who hasn't shied away from making a raft of changes on a weekly basis, could decide to start with regular forwards Grant Holt and Chris Martin after neither started last week's win at Bolton.

Movies at the indoor pool, glow - in - the - dark necklaces and popcorn while floating on a raft.

Despite the unseasonable time of year, Tuesday saw the BMF amongst the hundreds of riders from all over Europe who converged on the European Parliament building in Brussels to protest at the latest raft of motorcycle related Type Approval Regulations emanating from the European Commission.

The Conservative party will go on the offensive at the beginning of 2009 with a raft of new policy proposals to take the electorate's mind off the economy.

Following the uncovering of allegations about the plot, whose truth had not been established by the original jury, the government introduced a raft of security restrictions at UK airports, including a ban on taking liquids into cabins.

The governor's office flatly rejects that assertion, noting the governor's call for an independent probe into Mr. Klein's actions, and saying on Monday that Mr. Cuomo will include a raft of measures aimed at fighting sexual harassment in his budget presentation on Tuesday, effectively forcing the issue into immediate negotiations.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will paddle down the Indian River in a whitewater rafting race at noon today on the second day of Cuomo's inaugural Adirondack Challenge festival in Indian Lake.

A good example of this occurred at the end of June in the form of the so - called Alternative Queen's Speech, a raft of measures (why do measures always arrive on rafts?)

Asked at a meeting of the National Citizenship Service which he set up, whether any of his ministers needed to go on one of the outdoors activities that the NCS provides for youngsters he said: «If it involved crossing a very, very dangerous river on a raft, I can think of a few I'd want to strap together.»

Join us on Sunday, July 18 at the Rip Van Winkle 6th Annual Wacky Raft Race at Dutchmen's Landing 11:30 am to 2:00 pm.

He also hinted at a raft of radical policies to be unveiled by Corbyn, including more taxes on big corporations and the rich — defining this group as those who earn more than # 70,000 to # 80,000 a year.

«The success rate of conveyance across the Mozambique Channel was likely extremely low, with many rafts not making it across and, consequently, the animals on them perishing at sea,» observes David W. Krause of Stony Brook University, who wrote a commentary accompanying the report.

At some point, you encounter other people floating on rafts.

So the National Center for Science Education decided to put together a raft trip, there's only one each summer, which for a little bit, they'll discuss what the creationists see, how they interpret what they're seeing, and then there's a geologist on board, fellow by the name of Steve Newton, and there's an evolutionary biologist who makes the trip, Josh Rozanow, and they will talk about various things that we're looking at from the scientific perspective.

Madhusree Mukerjee distinguished herself at Scientific American for the depth of her knowledge about string and related theory as well as the elegance of her news and feature writing.After she left, the trained physicist applied her writing prowess to a book on the Andaman Islanders and recently to Churchill's Secret War, a scathing investigation from a raft of primary sources that revealed how direct decision - making by Winston Churchill led to massive famine on the Indian subcontinent.Meet Madhusree in this recent interview in Harper's, in which she parries gracefully a series of sharp questions from interviewer Scott Horton.

When the researchers looked under the microscope at catalyst material formed with alpha - aluminum oxide, platinum atoms formed balls that tottered around on the surface instead of tidy rafts.

June 13, 2011 James B. Nachman, MD, 1948 - 2011 Pediatric cancer specialist James B. Nachman, MD, professor of pediatrics at the University of Chicago — affectionately known as «Doc Nach» — died Friday, June 10, from a suspected heart attack while on a rafting trip in the Grand Canyon.

I like to stay active anything Outdoors, Camping, Boating, Motorcycle Riding, Motocross Dirt Bike Riding, Going to concerts, seeing live Bands on the weekend, Wine tasting at a Vineyard Snow skiing, Water skiing white Water Rafting.

The Blu - ray / DVD / digital copy combo packs its own life raft of extras with ample provisions, including deleted scenes, a spotlight on that amazing CGI and a look at Lee's filmmaking process.

When Cap's side lost, Hawkeye and Ant - Man joined the losing side at «The Raft,» the super prison that holds enhanced individuals (which was brought up earlier this year, in Season 2 of Jessica Jones on Netflix).

It's simple tale of a man stranded on a deserted island — and the red turtle that destroys his raft every time he tries to leave — has been hailed as a masterpiece at film festivals around the world.

First he's gimped - up to satisfy the didacticism of the time (with the trucking industry presenting limited opportunity for a moral, the movie settles on putting the fear of God in us over falling asleep at the wheel), then his role is reduced to reaction shots: When Paul finally takes the stand in the courtroom climax, all Bogart manages to squeeze out is «Wull yeah, but...» This is Raft's show, despite the film's studio - sanctioned absorption into the Bogey canon, though Bogart would have his revenge by stealing the lead in High Sierra — and in theory, every one of his Midas - touched career opportunities subsequent to High Sierra — out from under him.

After traveling down the Mississippi River on a raft he made with friends last year to film his thesis, he's been hard at work ever since — well, in the film world that is.

In an invaluable new analysis, John Bailey of Whiteboard Advisors — and veteran of the White House, the U.S. Department of Education, and the U.S. Department of Commerce — examines how the federal government excludes for - profit educational providers even as it welcomes for - profits in a raft of other vital areas (Full disclosure: Bailey's piece is published by my shop at AEI, as part of my ongoing series on «Private Enterprise in American Education.»)

The opposition leader said that the proposals were a «poor attempt» by the conservative government to «duck their record» on education, which he said had «seen classes grow to the largest in Europe, teachers flocking to leave the profession as pay and conditions stagnate and a raft of corruption scandals at unaccountable Tory academies that have failed to deliver the promised improvements in standards».

RenaultSport has been burning the midnight oil, judging by the raft of new performance variants on show at Paris.

Maybe what Volvo is really onto here is the fact that the traditional station wagon is no longer even a niche vehicle, but has, despite the wishes of the many wagonistas with whom I share a line of work with, evolved into a boutique one — at least here in the U.S. With a sales pace exceeded even by the likes of Lamborghini, the 2018 Volvo V90 offers its small crop of buyers what the XC90 and V90 CC can not: the exclusivity of an exotic that can hold its own on a canyon road while hauling the dogs or a raft of cargo at the same time.

Autonomous driving technology will also be at the fore - front of the marketing push for the new E-Class Coupe with a raft of advanced autonomous systems echoing those already offered on the production E-Class sedan, cool remote parking system included.

A raft of consumer complaints and negative postings on Internet chat rooms such as Edmunds.com forced Toyota engineers to find out why 2007 Camry engines tend to bog down at critical moments.

She currently blogs at TanyaSavko.com and lives in southern Oregon, where she tries to find time to work on her next novel when she's not out hiking, rafting, or wine tasting.

A warm day in the sun, a day on the lake or at the beach, river - rafting, a movie marathon, a week of dinners with...

Look at the slow unfolding of «Secret Invasion,» a story which began as a seeming subplot («New Avengers» launched as a mystery about who freed the prisoners on the Raft and what S.H.I.E.L.D. was doing in the Savage Land), but is actually the central story all along.

Whether you are a merchant who owns a rafting business on the Guadalupe River, a baseball coach who spends all summer at Riverside Park, or a truck driver who clocks 1000s of miles on roads like US Highway 59, Interstate 35, and US 77, you know the risks and hazards of big Texas living.

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Paraglide off the Blyde River Canyon's cliffs, go caving in the Sudwala caves, go on a rhino walking safari, abseil or rock climb Elands River gorge at Waterval Boven, and river raft on the Sabie River...

Bali Bliss Tours has offer the best combination Bali Tour to see the Exotic of Bali, take a ride on the elephant and see the humorous elephant attraction, join our professional for superb white water rafting adventures on Ayung River, after enjoy buffet lunch, and then last thing that you do is you can treat your self by doing Spa treatment at Bali Nature Adventure.

The adventure: Your thrilling adventure will start at Bongkasa Village, near the white - water rafting venue, and after you have accustomed yourself to your off - road bike, you will head off on a guided tour where you will encounter numerous sights of nature such as: magnificent scenery and local wildlife, winding waterways, tracks between rice paddies, and a traditional Balinese village that is home to just 80 families.