Sentences with phrase «on a raft when»

Her source material is Laura Hillenbrand's mega-bestseller about Olympic runner Louis Zamperini (Jack O'Connell), who endured 47 days marooned on a raft when his plane was shot down over the Pacific in WWII only to be incarcerated for over two years in the most brutal of Japanese POW camps.

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What's curious is that since March 17, 2018 — when the Guardian and New York Times published fresh revelations about the Cambridge Analytica scandal, estimating that around 50M Facebook users could have been affected — Facebook has released a steady stream of statements and updates, including committing to a raft of changes to tighten app permissions and privacy controls on its platform.

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.

Activities included horseback riding, hiking and whitewater rafting, a perennial staple since its introduction in 2013 when Cuomo persuaded former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to join him on a trip down the Hudson River.

When these building blocks interact with a cervical cancer biomarker known as glycosylphosphatidylinositol - anchored placental alkaline phosphatase, or GPI - anchored PLAP, which is located on lipid rafts, they self - assemble into nano - scale chains, or «nanofibrils», that glue lipid rafts into large clusters.

Torpor is incredibly useful when it comes to surviving periods without, or only limited access to, food and water, such as during a raft on the ocean or a journey to unhospitable landscapes,» said Dr. Julia Nowack, lead author of the Mammal Review article.

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.

When I am not working Ill be on a trail in the woods, Love a good adventure rafting zip lining, want some to...

The circus artists are pulling funny faces when they hear a noise, it is Antonio on his inflatable circus raft!

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).

For example, the net in basketball might switch to a plant and you can only score when its mouth is open, or the volleyball court could take place on rafts that slowly drift around.

When the Director's Cut launched on PlayStation 3, it hardly came sailing in on a raft of improvements.

Joining the US air force as a bombardier prior to the attack on Pearl Harbour, he survived being shot down on a couple of occasions, the last time being when he and two crewmates spent 47 days adrift on open life - rafts in the Pacific, their ordeal ended when they were captured by the Japanese and another ordeal began.

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.

When the raft he builds is destroyed by a red turtle as large as him, he stomps on the animal and puts it on its back to die.

Teaching people to tie a certain knot takes on new meaning when it is going to be used to hold a raft together, or attach a safety rope to a harness.

Capable of seating seven, with clever interior packaging, lusty (though thirsty) V6 petrol power, high - set driving position and a raft of occupant comforts it ticks many boxes as an on - road family hauler — and it remains well - equipped for decent off - road adventures when the all - wheel drive box is ticked.

Add a raft of good - quality safety and security kit and you've got a car that shines in this class and looks even more appealing for families on a budget when purchased used.

As such, how often your car will be in the dealership will be down to driving style, and the raft of on - board sensors will let you know when an inspection or service is due.

The five stages of grief are a well - known reaction to loss, but Stéphane Gerson added a sixth when his 8 - year - old son, Owen, died in a commercial rafting accident on Utah's Green River: He decided to write about it, «in expiation, in homage, in remembrance.»

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.

So the four - day tours focus on hiking, swimming and whitewater rafting, but «the biggest exposure they seem to have is when people are getting on and off the tour bus.»

When you're ready to explore, take a day trip to surrounding national parks and attractions, such as Rincon de la Vieja National Park, where you will be able to zipline through the trees, rappel down waterfalls, experience the thrills of whitewater rafting, ride on horseback along forest trails or laze the day away in volcano - fueled hot springs.

Here at World Nomads, when we think of Kayaking or Rafting, we think of 70's soft drink commercials, or a young Burt Reynolds paddling faster to the foreboding ambiance of banjo plucking, or more realistically: watching our friends freak out down some rapids on our last trip to Ubud.

Tongariro River rafting in Turangi is good option on days when the Tongariro Alpine Crossing may not be possible.

When our group arrived at the headquarters of Captain Zodiac Raft Expeditions at the Port Allen Marina Center in Eleʻele on Kauaʻi's southern shore we quickly learned that we were not in for a leisurely day on the water.

And Fridays are our favourites, when the entire surf camp heads out to an authentic Sri Lankan experience at one of the national safari parks, a snorkelling adventure with sea turtles, whale watching, wild water rafting and other fun day trips and nights out on the town!

Everything on the trip goes down the river in the raft so all of your trip items will be packed into a supplied drybag when you meet at our shop.

By Marie Savage - Special to Wild Isle Magazine Summer 2004 I was just back from a week - long white - water rafting / camping trip on the Snake River in Idaho when a friend called in a panic.

When you're not exploring the archaeological site, consider exploring the area on horseback, take a hike through the hills, try white water rafting or take a jeep tour.

When on your raft, navigating the river and landing points, the navigation has more lag, making it difficult to maneuver.

We bet that when Nintendo originally planned on announcing the first raft of big changes for the 3DS it was hoping to further raise excitement levels for a booming console.Instead, the official unveiling of the 3DS Expansion Slide Pad and the announcement... Read more

We bet that when Nintendo originally planned on announcing the first raft of big changes for the 3DS it was hoping to further raise excitement levels for a booming console.

The freekick and setpiece system has been fully rebuilt to make those placed shots all the more tactical, with improved AI to make runs at goal all the more fluid and the promise of a greater raft of animations when pressing on offence.

A raft of firms including Allen & Overy (A&O), Linklaters and DLA Piper are facing legal action from Dewey & LeBoeuf's estate over client matters they allegedly took on when recruiting former partners of the collapsed US law firm.

We all heard the horror stories when a friend of a friend went on a rafting trip in that foreign adventure, broke his leg and ended up getting airlifted to the nearest hospital.

To have a raft of new privacy measures in place that he can point to when he testifies to Congress on April 10 and 11.