Other uses Image Huck and jim on raft.jpg thumb Traditional raft, from 1884 edition of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn . A raft is any flat structure for support or transportation over water. ref G. & C. Merriam Co., Websters New Collegiate Dictionary , 1976, ISBN 0 87779 339 5 ref It is the most basic of boat design, characterized by the absence of a Hull watercraft hull . Although there are cross over boat types that blur this definition, rafts are usually kept afloat by using any combination of buoyant materials such as wood , sealed barrel s, or inflated air chambers such as Float nautical pontoons , and are typically not propelled by an engine. Man made rafts File Raft guara.jpg thumb left Sketch by F.E. Paris 1841 showing construction of a native Peruvian balsa raft Traditional or primitive rafts are constructed of wood or Phragmites reeds . Modern rafts may also use Pontoon boat pontoons , Drum container drums , or polystyrene extruded polystyrene blocks. Inflatable rafts use durable, multi layered rubberized fabrics. Depending on its use and size, it may have a superstructure , masts, or rudders. Timber rafting is used by the logging industry for the transportation of logs, by tying them together into rafts, and drifting or pulling them ... rarely. The type of raft used for recreational rafting is almost exclusively an inflatable boat , manufactured of flexible materials for use on whitewater . Image Raft brixham 750pix.jpg thumb Children successfully test their raft, in Brixham Harbour, South Devon, England. The raft is made from wooden ... multicol Great Raft Kon Tiki Lifeboat shipboard Pumice raft multicol break Raft of the Medusa Supertramp ... Commons category rafts http www.worldofboats.org boats view 98 19 raft World of Boats EISCA Collection Australian Reed Raft http www.worldofboats.org boats view 92 9 raft World of Boats EISCA Collection ... Raft Plans and Photos of Rafts http www.floatingneutrinos.com Neutrino Raft vessels made from scrap ... more details
File Benson sea going log raft.jpg thumb center Benson sea going log raft File Built Benson log raft with chains.jpg thumb Benson complete log raft with chains The Benson raft was a huge sea going timber rafting log raft designed to reliably transport millions of board feet of timber at one time through ... King tyee of the Columbia River loggers was Simon Benson who invented the Benson raft. He was the first to use a sea going log raft in 1906. ref They were not, however the first rafts of their type ... until one very large raft broke up and became a hazard to navigation. ref One writer, William George ... A Big Raft Comes By Sea , New York Times , August 25, 1883 ref ... free pdf?res 950CE7DA1F38E033A25750C2A96F9C94699FD7CF An Immense Timber Raft , New York Times , September ... day trip. Four of these sea going log rafts were lost due to fire or storms. John A. Festabend ... began the building of a Benson sea going log raft. ref American Forestry Association, pp. 531, 562 ... times tree length logs were included in the raft to give the sea going log raft extra strength and stability on its long ocean voyage. Large logging chains were used to tie the raft together. ref ... to the J.F. Ford Photograph Collection, circa 1896 1906 ref When a sea going log raft was complete one side of the temporary wooden cradle was removed and the raft was Ship naming and launching launched ... Timber Raft , The Evening Telegram Toronto , August 26, 1905 ref Gallery Gallery File Brails of logs.jpg Brails of logs to make up a Benson sea going log raft File Crew constructing Benson raft.jpg Crew constructing Benson raft File Cradle with logs.jpg Logs floating inside cradle of a Benson raft in construction. File Benson log raft craddle.jpg Raft cradle at Wallace Slough File Benson raft construction close up.jpg Benson raft construction close up File Benson raft cradles.jpg Benson raft cradles File Benson raft launch.jpg Launching a Benson raft File Sternwheeler pushing Benson raft ... more details
Wiktionary raftRaft may refer to Raft , a flat floating structure for travel over water Raft novel , a Stephen Baxter science fiction novel RAFT chemistry , reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer The Raft comics , a fictional prison facility in the Marvel Universe The Raft short story , a Stephen King horror short story Raft spider , a European spider of the family Pisauridae Resource Area for Teaching RAFT , a nonprofit organization supplying materials and ideas to teachers. Raft , as a person, may refer to George Raft 1895 1980 , an American film actor Raft band , a French band Raft , as a location, may refer to Great Raft , a gigantic logjam in the Red River, Mississippi, United States Raft Island , a private island in the Pierce County, Washington, United States Raft River , a river that flows from Utah to Idaho in the United States The Raft, a fictional refugee flotilla in the Neal Stephenson novel Snow Crash Raft may also refer to Floating raft system , a type of foundation Lipid raft , a cholesterol enriched microdomain in cell membranes Rafting , recreational activity utilizing a raft Remote Area Firefighting Team , firefighting specialists Timber rafting , a log transportation method disambig ... more details
for the Stephen King story of the same name The Raft short story Infobox comics location Wikipedia WikiProject Comics name The Raft image Raft.jpg imagesize caption publisher Marvel Comics debut Alias ... races locations subcat Marvel Comics altcat sortkey Raft The Raft is a fictional island prison facility ..., the Raft was used as a staging ground for a large scale prison break. Electro Marvel Comics Electro ... two inmates escape from The Raft. Captain America and Iron Man form the New Avengers from the heroes ... in order to recapture these fugitives. Thus, the Raft serves as a catalyst for the formation of the New ... Avengers comic book series. A number of prisoners seen in the Raft are characters who had undergone ... of the Raft and Luke Cage s Thunderbolts comics Thunderbolts are headquartered here. The team is made ... Fear Itself comics Fear Itself storyline, one of the hammers dropped by the Serpent falls in the Raft ... him into Kurrth Breaker of Stone. The transformation destroys the Raft completely. ref Fear Itself 2 ref During the Raft s destruction, Purple Man makes his escape. ref Fear Itself The Home Front ... features As revealed in New Avengers 1, The Raft is on an island separate from Ryker s Island. The Raft ... Thor, Hulk and Avengers foe First appeared in Journey into Mystery 114 Revealed as Raft inmate in Dark ... Young Allies foe First appeared in Young Allies vol. 2 1 Revealed as Raft inmate in Young Allies ... appeared in Spectacular Spider Man vol. 2 91 Revealed as Raft inmate in New Avengers 1 4, Toxin 3 ... foe First appeared in Captain America 308 Revealed as Raft inmate in New Avengers 1 4, New Warriors ... vol. 2 164 Revealed as Raft inmate in The New Avengers Most Wanted Files Deceased. Axe Jerome Hamilton New Mutants and Wolverine foe First appeared in New Mutants 7 Revealed as Raft inmate in Thunderbolts 159 Deceased. Barbarus Unrevealed X Men foe First appeared in X Men 62 Revealed as Raft ... America and Invaders foe First appeared in Invaders 7 Revealed as Raft inmate in Alias 26 Deceased ... more details
Infobox person name George Raft image George Raft in Invisible Stripes trailer.jpg caption from the trailer ... 1923 1970 her death George Raft born George Ranft September 26, 1901 &ndash November 24, 1980 ... film s of the 1930s and 1940s. A stylish leading man in dozens of movies, today George Raft is mostly ... 1934 and a truck driver in They Drive by Night 1940 . Raft s real life association with the Five Families ... life Raft was born on September 26, 1901 ref name ReferenceA United States Census 1910 Census Place ... on April 18, 1896. Although Raft s birth year has been reported to be 1895, the 1900 Census for New ... via Associated Press , http news.google.com newspapers?id hdQVAAAAIBAJ&sjid GBIEAAAAIBAJ&dq george raft 20hell s kitchen&pg 4923 2C4855479 Tough guy George raft dies of emphysema at 85 , Milwaukee Journal ... in New York s tough Hell s Kitchen area, Raft was a boxer, electrician and baseball player before landing ... a wheel man for the mob , Raft admittedly narrowly avoided a life of crime. ref name Beaver 1978 Jim Beaver Beaver, Jim . George Raft . Films in Review, April, 1978. ref Raft spoke German fluently .... Raft became part of the stage act of flamboyant speakeasy hostess Texas Guinan and his success led him to Broadway theatre Broadway where he again worked as a dancer. Raft later made a semi autobiographical ... in Time 1959 , says Raft was a lightning fast dancer and did the fastest Charleston dance Charleston ... him George Raft . We were in a big show together. Sometimes, to eke out our miserable pay, we d do ...? Yes. But by that time I d decided to marry... Was he Raft ever your boyfriend? How many ... 2010 Gangster icon In 1929, Raft relocated to Hollywood and took small roles. In Taxi 1932 with James Cagney and Loretta Young , Raft has a colorful unbilled dancing role as Cagney s competitor in a dance ... in Scarface 1932 movie Scarface 1932 , and Raft s convincing portrayal led to speculation that Raft was a gangster. Due to his life long friendship with Owney Madden , Raft was a friend or acquaintance ... more details
Multiple issues refimprove December 2008 original research December 2008 tone December 2008 A Raft guide is a person who guides others on a white water rafting activity. A raft guide is a trained professional that capable of guiding on commercial whitewater white water rafting trips. Most raft guides are employed by rafting companies who do either multi or single day trips. Training Typically first year raft guides are required to undergo a training program often run by the company before beginning to guide commercial trips. Guide schools utilize classroom and on river experience to train students in rigging and maneuvering Marine vessel vessels river flow and hazards scouting rapids scouting and running rapids and river rescue and emergency procedures. Trainees are required to have a minimum of Basic First Aid and CPR certifications. Additional advanced certifications such as Wilderness First Aid , Wilderness First Responder , Swiftwater rescue Swift Water Rescue , White Water Rescue or Emergency ... guide Description A typical raft guide is usually in his or her twenties. However, guides range anywhere from 18 to up in their sixties. The majority of raft guides are seasonal employees. The job of the guide ... wet. On larger rapids it is the guides responsibility to keep the raft from flipping in unsafe places, and to keep it on the company line during the rapids. An important aspect of a raft guide is the Raft Talk . This is the talk that a guide will give to their guests. Every raft guides talk is unique ... is where the guide maneuvers the raft with oars from either the stern or middle of the raft . On multi ... a star when stern rigged through large waves. Oar Guides generally have more control over their raft ... ship bow . This can be done in a stern rigged boat, or a raft where both guides are paddle ... directions. Raft guide pay A raft guide is paid a small amount per trip, usually near minimum wage in developed ... Par294.html Salary.Com Dream Job White Water Raft Guide DEFAULTSORT Raft Guide Category Whitewater ... more details
The Raft River is a convert 108 mi km adj mid long ref name NHD U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high resolution flowline data. http viewer.nationalmap.gov viewer The National Map , accessed May 4, 2011 ref tributary of the Snake River located in northern Utah and southern Idaho in the United States . It is part of the Columbia River Basin . Course The Raft River s headwaters are mostly on the east side of the Albion Mountains , southeast of Oakley, Idaho . But its Clear Creek tributary also drains the north side of the Raft River Mountains in Utah and runoff from the nearby Grouse Creek Range also flows into the Raft River. ref name nwcouncil The river flows generally north to join the Snake River in Cassia County, Idaho . Watershed The Raft River s drainage basin is approximately convert 1506 sqmi km2 0 in area, of which approximately 95 of the overall area is in Idaho. ref name nwcouncil http www.nwcouncil.org fw subbasinplanning uppersnake plan Assessment 1IntroOverview.pdf Upper Snake, Headwaters, Closed Basin Subbasins Plan Plan , Northwest Power and Conservation Council ref History The river is named after a crossing of the Oregon Trail where pioneers built rafts out of whatever was available to aid in crossing the river. The river is presently dry for much of the year. The Oregon Trail crossed the Raft River approximately convert 2 mi 0 south of Interstate 86 west Interstate 86 . At the top of the bluff above Raft River the Parting of the Ways took ... Massacre of 1851 took place near the Raft River itself. The Raft River also was a turning point for the Emigrants. They would see the Raft as a separating place. See also List of rivers of Idaho ... Raft River coord 42 36 20 N 113 14 26 W display title Idaho geo stub Utah geo stub Category Rivers of Idaho Category Rivers of Utah Category Landforms of Cassia County, Idaho pl Raft rzeka es R o Raft ... more details
The Great Raft was a gigantic logjam or series of rafts that clogged the Red River Mississippi watershed Red and Atchafalaya River Atchafalaya Rivers and was unique in North America. Origin It has been speculated that the trees in the jams were knocked down by an impact event . ref cite web last Grondine first E. P. title Everything is Connected Searching for Historical Impacts in North America and a Survey of Southern and Eastern Native American Sites work CCNet ESSAY publisher Cambridge Conference Correspondence date 2000 09 04 url http abob.libs.uga.edu bobk ccc ce090400.html accessdate 2008 ... Raft grew faster at its upper end than the lower end decayed or washed out, leading to its peak length spanning more than 160 miles 250 km in the early 1830s. The raft, at one point, extended ... of the 1800s the Raft extended from Campti, Louisiana to around Shreveport. ref name lost The raft ... Henry Miller Shreve 1785&ndash 1851 began systematically removing the Great Raft, a task that was continued ..., Louisiana , was named after him. When Shreve began work the Raft was 8 miles directly below to 17 miles directly above Shreveport. ref name lost Captain Shreve had removed the raft up to the mouth ... the last impediment to navigation on the Red River. ref name lost Second Great Raft Although Shreve had completely removed the raft it reformed later farther up the river. The new foot was at the head of the old Raft. ref name lost This was near today s Belcher, Louisiana . ref name lost The second Raft gradually extended until it reached the Arkansas state line. ref name lost Lieutenant Eugene Woodruff succeeded in removing this second raft in 1873. ref name lost ref name cypress cite book ... articles magazine it 1988 3 1988 3 10.shtml THE ATTACK ON THE GREAT RAFT by Edith S McCall ... Raft , Parish of Caddo, 2004. http www.lewis clark.org content content article.asp?ArticleID 790 The Great Raft English . From http www.lewis clark.org Discovering Lewis & Clark , with an undated photograph ... more details
Taxobox name Raft spider image Dolomedes fimbriatus.jpg image caption Female with juvenile spiders regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Arachnid a ordo Spider Araneae familia Pisauridae genus Dolomedes species D. fimbriatus binomial Dolomedes fimbriatus binomial authority Carl Alexander Clerck Clerck , Svenska Spindlar 1757 range map Distribution.dolomedes.fimbriatus.1.png The raft spider , Dolomedes fimbriatus , is a European spider of the family Pisauridae . The raft spider is one of the two largest spiders in the United Kingdom . Like other Dolomedes spiders it hunts by running on the surface of water, and can submerge altogether to hide from predators. The female s body measures up to Convert 22 mm in long with a leg span of about Convert 70 mm in abbr on as with most spiders the male is considerably smaller. Raft spiders are semi aquatic and live around acid ic bog s and in wet acidic grassland , especially where there are small pools of water. They are dark chocolate brown in colour or sometimes greenish with a conspicuous white or cream stripe along each side. The closely related great raft spider Dolomedes plantarius is similar in size, habits and appearance, but lives in fen s. References Reflist Further reading Cite journal pages 222 226 last Arnqvist first G. title Courtship behavior and sexual cannibalism in the semi aquatic fishing spider, Dolomedes fimbriatus Clerck Araneae Pisauridae journal Journal of Arachnology date 1992 url http www.anst.uu.se goarn789 ja 2092.pdf External links Commons category inline Dolomedes fimbriatus Dolomedes fimbriatus http www.digitalwildlife.co.uk minibeasts spiders Raftspider.htm Raft spider at Digital Wildlife http www.coldspringschool.org Mill raft.html Raft spider photos Category Dolomedes Category Spiders of Europe Category Spiders of Asia Category Animals described in 1757 de Gerandete Jagdspinne et Hiid mblik es Dolomedes fimbriatus fr Dolomedes fimbriatus lt Juostuotasis pl dvoris hu Szeg lyes vidrap k nl Gerande ... more details
A junk raft is a type of home built watercraft made of plastic bottles or other recycled materials constructed by and for three different sorts of audiences artists and community minded groups organizing recreational flotillas environmentally concerned individuals seeking to draw attention to the problem ... people who improvise small, functional watercraft from readily available materials. JUNK Raft Project The JUNK Raft Project was organized by the Algalita Marine Research Foundation in Long Beach, California ... 30 ft m adj mid long raft made from an old Cessna 310 aircraft fuselage and six pontoons filled ... Paschal, the raft set off from Long Beach, California on 1 June 2008, arriving in Honolulu, Hawaii ... nation 2008 08 28 1679732347 x.htm title A raft made of junk crosses Pacific in 3 months publisher ... 2009 09 30 ref ref name MSNBC28Aug08 cite web url http www.msnbc.msn.com id 26436974 title Raft ... 2009 09 30 ref The construction of the JUNK Raft began in April 2008 and was finished in May that year. The huge undertaking of constructing this seaworthy raft was aided by volunteers from the educational ... 04 14 ref See also Son of Town Hall , junk raft which crossed the Atlantic, made by Poppa Neutrino ... Poppa Neutrino , the grandfather of the Junk Raft , Home Made Rafting Association http www.npr.org ... Kayak by recycling enthusiast Jesus Roman of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico , Surfrider Foundation JUNK Raft project http www.pbs.org newshour indepth coverage science plasticoceans slideshow raft index.html?type flash Junk Raft Publicizes Plastic Pollution , PBS NewsHour, Nov. 12, 2008 http www.msnbc.msn.com id 26436974 Raft Made of Plastic Bottles Crosses Pacific , MSNBC, Aug. 28, 2008 http latimesblogs.latimes.com emeraldcity 2008 05 crossing the pa.html Crossing the Pacific on Junk Raft , LA Times ... Junk Raft http junkraft.blogspot.com Junk Raft Blog , chronicle of voyage with video clips http www.junkraft.com home.html Junk Raft Project Website , Algalita Marine Research Foundation Category Rafts ... more details
Infobox artifact name Muisca raft image File Muisca raft Legend of El Dorado Offerings of gold.jpg 250px image2 image caption The Muisca raft material Gold and copper size 19.5 x 10.1 cm writing created 600 1600 discovered 1969 near Pasca location Gold Museum, Bogota br COL id The Muisca Raft Balsa Muisca in Spanish language Spanish is an artistic figure of pre Columbian gold votive, drafted by the Muisca culture in a geographic region that currently corresponds to the center of Colombia . The piece is exhibited at the Gold Museum, Bogota Gold Museum in Bogota . It is estimated that the figure was drawn between 600 and 1600 by lost wax casting in gold with a small amount of copper . The figure refers to the ceremony of the legend of El Dorado . It represents the ceremony of investiture of Muisca chiefs power to be held in the Guatavita ref http www.banrep.gov.co museo eng s muisca05.htm Banco de la Republica Muisca Eldorado Raft ref in which the heir to the chieftainship covered his body with gold powder and offering of people accompanied by gold and emerald s to the gods. The piece has a base in the shape of a log boat with dimensions of 19.5 cm x 10.1 cm and various figures on the raft, the largest figure that stands in the middle apparently represents the chief, which is adorned with headdresses, nose rings and earrings, measuring 10.2 cm and is surrounded by his soldiers who carry banners. The raft was found by three farmers in early 1969 in a cave in the village of L zaro Fonte in the municipality of Pasca Cundinamarca Department Cundinamarca , Colombia in a ceramic pot, adorned with a human figure whose face has sharp teeth. To meet him, the priest of the municipality protected the sale or piece of iron until it was acquired by Bogota s Gold Museum, Bogota ... The Offering Raft http www.colombia.travel en international tourist sightseeing what to do history and tradition archaeological tourism the muisca raft The Muisca Raft Symbol of El Dorado Category ... more details
Infobox mountain name Raft Mountain other name photo Raft Mtn.jpg photo size photo alt photo caption West ridge of Raft Mountain with Trophy Mountain in distance elevation convert 2450 m ft 0 abbr on elevation m elevation ft elevation ref prominence prominence m 585 prominence ft prominence ref listing range Shuswap Highland parent peak location British Columbia, Canada map Canada British Columbia map alt map caption map size 220 label label position lat d 51 lat m 43 lat s 40 lat NS N long d 119 long m 51 long s 40 long EW W region coordinates ref topo 82M 12 type Pyramidal peak volcanic arc belt age last eruption first ascent easiest route Via south slopes and West Ridge Raft Mountain is a mountain in east central British Columbia, Canada, located north east of Clearwater, British Columbia Clearwater and just outside the south boundary of Wells Gray Provincial Park . The Clearwater River British Columbia Clearwater River flows to the west, Raft River to the east, Spahats Creek to the north, and North Thompson River to the south. Raft Mountain is part of the Shuswap Highland . There are four summits in the group and the highest is convert 2450 m ft 0 abbr on . Trophy Mountain is the closest summit to the north. ref name xwgp Neave, Roland 2004 . Exploring Wells Gray Park , 5th edition. Wells Gray Tours, Kamloops, BC. ISBN 0 9681932 1 8. ref Access The Raft River Forest Service ... 3 hours goes up the meadows to the west ridge, then to the summit. The north face of Raft Mountain ... the lake into the Cirque of Tarns and up to Raft s east ridge and third summit. Road and hiking directions ... name xwgp Groomed cross country ski trails are located on the lower slopes of Raft Mountain and are maintained by the Wells Gray Outdoors Club. A network of snowmobile trails on Raft Mountain is maintained ... clarity compared to the muddy North Thompson and the nearby Raft River. ref name xwgp References reflist http archive.ilmb.gov.bc.ca bcgn bin bcg10?name 23217 BCGNIS entry Raft Mountain Category Mountains ... more details
Raft Island is a private island in the Pierce County, Washington Pierce County community of Rosedale, Washington , USA . Gig Harbor, Washington is the nearest incorporated town, although unincorporated Artondale, Washington Artondale is much closer. There are 1,694 housing units and a population of 4,107 persons on the island as of the United States Census, 2010 2010 census . ref cite web title Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics 2010 url http factfinder2.census.gov faces tableservices jsf pages productview.xhtml?pid DEC 10 DP DPDP1&prodType table work 2010 Census publisher U.S. Census Bureau accessdate 9 October 2011 ref Raft Island contains parks, roads, several private beaches, a private tennis court, private boat launch, and a church camp. Because of its picturesque setting, Raft Island has been the subject of many artistic pursuits. The island is connected to the outskirts of Gig Harbor by a convert 0.5 km mi abbr on long bridge. Image WAMap doton Raft Island.PNG right Location of Raft Island, Washington Raft Island is located at coord 47 19.700 N 122 40.000 W type isle region US . It is 201.1 acres 813,910 m in area, and is oval in shape. It is located in Henderson Bay within Puget Sound . According to Edmond S. Meany , Raft Island was probably named from its appearance. In 1841 Charles Wilkes of the United States Exploring Expedition gave it the name Allshouse Island , probably for Joseph Allshouse, a member of his crew. ref cite journal last Meany first Edmond S. authorlink Edmond S. Meany year 1921 title Origin of Washington Geographic Names journal The Washington Historical Quarterly volume XII page 290 publisher Washington University State Historical Society url http books.google.com ?id 1rsUAAAAYAAJ accessdate 2009 06 11 ref References reflist ...& search results 15000US530530724051& format & lang en& show geoid Y Raft Island Blocks 1013 thru ... population and housing data for Raft Island from the 2010 census. Category Islands of Washington state ... more details
Novel article template owned by Wikipedia WikiProject Novels Infobox book name Raft title orig translator image Image Raft Stephen Baxter.jpg center 200px image caption author Stephen Baxter cover artist Chris Moore illustrator Chris Moore country Great Britain language English language English series Xeelee Sequence genre Hard science fiction publisher Voyager Books Voyager UK release date 1991 media type Print Paperback pages size weight isbn ISBN 0 246 13706 1 paperback edition congress PR6052.A849 R3 1991 oclc 28292571 preceded by followed by Timelike Infinity Raft is a 1991 hard science fiction book by author Stephen Baxter . Raft is both Baxter s first novel and first book in the Xeelee Sequence , although the Xeelee are not present. Raft was nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1992. ref name WWE 1992 cite web url http www.worldswithoutend.com books year index.asp?year 1992 title 1992 Award Winners & Nominees work Worlds Without End accessdate 2009 08 03 ref Setting The novel is an elaborated version of his 1989 short story of the same title, http www.infinityplus.co.uk stories raft.htm Raft . The story follows a group of humans who have accidentally entered an Parallel universe fiction alternate universe where the gravitational force is far stronger than our own, a billion times as strong. Planets do not exist, as they would immediately collapse under their own gravity stars are only a mile across and have extremely brief life spans, becoming cooled kernels a hundred ... air, existing in divided communities. The society is highly stratified, with the elite living on the Raft ... to the universe, but hints within the story indicate that the Raft ship came through a rift in our ... that the humans in Raft came from the main universe of the Xeelee Sequence, although during ... novel.asp?ID 625 Raft at Worlds Without End. http www.infinityplus.co.uk stories raft.htm Original Short Story Raft . Baxter Category 1991 novels Category 1990s science fiction novels Category British ... more details
other uses Raft disambiguation Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name Raft image caption image size background group or band alias origin France genre Pop music Pop years active 1985&ndash 1990 label associated acts website past members Christian Fourgeron br Pierre Schott notable instruments Raft is a France French pop music pop band active in the 1980s, most notable for their 1987 hit single , Yaka dans l arborig ne . Biography The band was a duet composed of Christian Fourgeron guitar, vocals and Pierre Schott guitar, bass, vocals, born 24 April 1958 . They begin their musical career in 1985 with their single Io c est a which passed unnoticed in France. However, in 1987, they had their first hit with Yaka dans l arborig ne , which was a number 2 hit in France, ref Yaka dans , French Singles Chart http lescharts.com showitem.asp?key 198318&cat s Lescharts.com Retrieved October 13, 2008 ref and earned a Music recording sales certification gold disc . The single was succeeded by Femmes du Congo , which achieved a moderate success in comparison. The band s songs contained many puns and dealt with grave themes of society, sung on joyful music. In 1988, they released their first album entitled Madagascar and was the opening act for Niagara band Niagara s concerts. ref Le clip ann es 80 de la semaine Yaka Dans de Raft , Scoopeo http www.scoopeo.com musique le clip annees 80 de la semaine yaka danse de raft Scoopeo.com Retrieved October 13, 2008 ref In 1990, the band split up and both members started a solo career. ref Elia Habib, Muz hit. tubes , p. 113 ISBN 2 9518832 0 X ref More recently, the reformed group participated in the concert tour named RFM Party 80, which started in 2006. Discography Raft Albums 1985 It s Growing Light 1989 Madagascar Singles 1985 Io c est a 1987 Yaka dans l arborig ne 2 in France, Gold disc 1988 Femmes du Congo ... in 1990 fr Raft groupe ru Raft ... more details
Infobox Television episode Title Two on a Raft Series Gilligan s Island Image Caption Season 1 Episode 1 Airdate September 26, 1964 Production Writer Director Episode list List of Gilligan s Island episodes Season list Prev Marooned Unaired Pilot Next Home Sweet Hut Two on a Raft is the debut episode of the 1960s TV series Gilligan s Island . It first aired on September 26, 1964 on CBS . Plot Following a violent storm, the crew and passengers of the S.S. Minnow wakes up to find that they have landed on an uncharted island. The captain, Jonas Grumby commonly known as Skipper and his first mate Gilligan Gilligan s Island Gilligan set sail on a raft to try to return to land, while the Gilligan s Island Cast passengers stay on the island. However, a storm blows the crew back to the island, which they do not know is the island where they first landed. The passengers, meanwhile, do not know that they have returned. When both groups become aware that the other is on the island, they assume that the other is a group of headhunters. In the end, everyone gets trapped in a cave. Gilligan emerges dressed as a native and scares the rest of the characters away. Production Empty section date March 2011 Gilligan s Island cast Sherwood Schwartz shows Category 1964 television episodes Category Gilligan s Island comedy tv episode stub ... more details
Infobox Book See Wikipedia WikiProject Novels or Wikipedia WikiProject Books name The Stone Raft title orig A Jangada de Pedra translator image Image The Stone Raft cover .jpg 180px image caption 1st US edition author Jos Saramago illustrator cover artist country Portugal language Portuguese language Portuguese series genre Novel publisher Harcourt Brace US release date 1986 in literature 1986 english release date 1994 in literature 1994 media type Print Hardcover Hardback & Paperback pages isbn 0151851980 dewey 869.3 42 20 congress PQ9281.A66 J313 1995 oclc 31865403 preceded by followed by The Stone Raft Portuguese A Jangada de Pedra is a novel by Nobel Prize in Literature winning Portuguese people Portuguese writer Jos Saramago . It first appeared in Portuguese in 1986 in literature 1986 , and was translated into English language English in 1994 in literature 1994 . The basic premise of the novel is that the Iberian Peninsula has broken off the European continent and is floating freely in the Atlantic Ocean bureaucrats around the world are forced to deal with the traumatic effects, while five characters from across Portugal and Spain are drawn ever closer to one another, embarking on a journey within the peninsula as the landmass journeys itself. It was made into a film that was released in 2002 and was called La Balsa de Piedra the Spanish translation of the Portuguese title of Saramago s novel . It was directed by acclaimed Dutch director George Sluizer and the film was a Dutch, Spanish and Portuguese co production. br Jos Saramago George Sluizer DEFAULTSORT Stone Raft Category 1986 novels Category Novels by Jos Saramago Category Novels set in Portugal Category Novels set in Spain Category Novels adapted into films 1980s novel stub de Das steinerne Flo es La balsa de piedra eu A Jangada de Pedra it La zattera di pietra pt A Jangada de Pedra ... more details
Deleted image removed Image Pumice Raft.jpg thumb A pumice raft from 2009 Tonga undersea volcanic eruption an undersea eruption in Tonga A pumice raft is a floating raft of pumice occasionally created by ocean based or near ocean volcanic activity. Volcanic activity in the South Pacific near Tonga on August 12, 2006 caused the emergence of a new island. The crew of the Maiken, a yacht that had left the northern Tongan islands group of Vava u in August, reported that they had seen streaks of light, porous pumice stone floating in the water and then had sailed into a vast, many miles wide belt of densely packed pumice. ref cite web url http yacht maiken.blogspot.com 2006 08 stone sea and volcano.html title Stone sea and volcano work Fredrik and Crew on Maiken publisher Blogger service Blogger date 2006 08 17 accessdate 2008 11 07 ref They went on to witness the ephemeral island known as Home Reef breaching the surface. ref http earthobservatory.nasa.gov NaturalHazards view.php?id 17610 New Island and Pumice Raft, Tonga , NASA Earth Observatory photo with commentary, November 2006 ref Pumice rafts drifted to Fiji in 1979 and 1984 from eruptions around Tonga, and some were reportedly convert 30 km mi sp us wide. Biologists suggest that animals and plants have Animal migration migrated from island to island on pumice rafts. ref http earthobservatory.nasa.gov NaturalHazards view.php?id 17605 New Island and Pumice Raft, Tonga , NASA Earth Observatory photo with commentary, August 2006 ref ref cite book last Nunn first Patrick D. title Vanished Islands and Hidden Continents of the Pacific year 2008 publisher University of Hawai i Press isbn 978 0824832193 page 59 ref Astrobiologists have hypothetically linked pumice rafts to the origin of life. ref Martin D. Brasier, Richard Matthewman, Sean McMahon and David Wacey. Pumice as a Remarkable Substrate for the Origin of Life Astrobiology. August 31, 2011 ref See Abiogenesis . See also Floating island Home Reef Curacoa volcano References ... more details
Infobox Painting image file G ricault La zattera della Medusa.jpg title The Raft of the Medusa other ... Louvre The Raft of the Medusa lang fr Le Radeau de la M duse is an oil painting of 1818 1819 by the French ... constructed raft all but 15 died in the 13 days before their rescue, and those who ... LLV CHEMINEMENT 3C 3Ecnt id 10134198673327664&bmLocale en The Raft of the Medusa . Louvre . Retrieved ... two of the survivors, and constructed a detailed scale model of the raft. His efforts took ... in the early history of the Romanticism Romantic movement in French painting. Although The Raft ... French frigate M duse 1810 File Medusa contemporary engraving.jpg thumb upright Plan of The Raft of the Medusa ... G ricault s The Raft of the M duse Part I . Member s Bulletin of The Napoleonic Society of America , Fall 2001. ref ref Zarzeczny, Matthew. Theodore G ricault s The Raft of the M duse Part II . Member .... ISBN 0 300 08887 6 ref ref name Eitner Trapp, Frank Anderson. Gericault s Raft of the Medusa , by Lorenz ... built raft, that partially submerged once it was loaded. Seventeen crew members opted to stay aboard the grounded M duse . The captain and crew aboard the other boats intended to tow the raft, but after only a few miles the raft was turned loose. ref Borias, 2 19 ref For sustenance the crew of the raft ... during fighting and a few casks of wine. According to critic Jonathan Miles, the raft carried the survivors ... 17, 1816, the raft was rescued by the Argus by chance no particular search effort was made by the French for the raft. ref Borias, 2 38 ref By this time only 15 men were still alive the others had ... When Gericault Painted the Raft of the Medusa, He Immersed Himself in His Subject s Horrors . American ... when rescued by the British 42 days later. ref Description The Raft of the Medusa portrays the moment when, after 13 days adrift on the raft, the remaining 15 survivors view a ship approaching from a distance. According to an early British reviewer, the work is set at a moment when the ruin of the raft ... more details
Refimprove date February 2011 Image Lipid raft organisation scheme.svg thumb 450px Lipid raft organisation, region 1 is standard lipid bilayer, while region 2 is a lipid raft. The plasma membrane of cells ... not all of the phospholipids within the raft are fully saturated, the hydrophobic chains of the lipids ... name Pike Cholesterol is the dynamic glue that holds the raft together. ref name korade Due to the rigid ... of larger and more circular raft platforms to minimize the energetic cost of maintaining the rafts ... would take advantage of lipid raft resistance to non ionic detergent s, such as Triton X 100 ... journal author Heerklotz H title Triton promotes domain formation in lipid raft mixtures journal Biophys ... years, lipid raft studies have tried to address many of the key issues that cause controversy in this field ... effect does flux of membrane lipids have on raft formation? What effect do diet and drugs have on lipid rafts? What effect do proteins located at raft boundaries have on lipid rafts? ref name Pike Common ... signaling responses. ref name Allen Allen, John A. Lipid raft microdomains and neurotransmitter signalling. Nature 8 2007 128 40. ref Lipid raft and signal transduction Signal transduction at the cellular ... place in a lipid raft, the signalling complex is protected from non raft enzymes such as membrane phosphatases. Overall, raft binding recruits proteins to a new micro environment so that the phosphorylation ... and Barbara Baird title Interactions between FceRI and lipid raft components are regulated by the actin ... proteins into the raft and further amplify the signal. ref cite journal author Ryo Goitsuka, Hideki ... severe raft clustering ref cite journal author Weiguo Zhang, Ronald P. Trible and Lawrence E ... the signal, one possible way is the binding of cytosolic kinase Csk to the raft associated protein ..., fluorophores conjugated to cholera toxin B subunit, which binds to the raft constituent ganglioside ... CoA reductase inhibitors are ways cholesterol are manipulated in lipid raft studies. These studies allow ... more details
notability date November 2008 Infobox house name Raft Hill House image Rafthill outside.JPG caption The west facing entrance of Raft Hill. location location 420 Evergreen Ave, br East Lansing, Michigan , 48823 built 1916 architecture Tudor Revival Raft Hill is a student housing cooperative located in East Lansing, Michigan and a member of the MSU SHC . The house has been operating as a cooperative for over thirty years. It is situated two blocks north of Michigan State University s campus. Founding and history Built by the former dean of MSU, Edward H. Rhyder, in a Tudor Revival style, Raft Hill has changed hands many a time in the last ninety plus years. It has served as the base of operations for the Green Earth Food Co op 1972 as well as provided shelter for runaways 1970 . While it served as a shelter, it adopted the moniker of The Raft , which would later inspire its current name of Raft Hill . Today, the house functions as a graduate student co op and its occupants prepare only vegetarian meals as established by the current constitution. References Student Housing Cooperative, Inc. 2005 . Raft Hill Cooperative , http msu.coop raft hill External links http www.nocircleno.com vr Raft Hill VR Tour coord missing Michigan DEFAULTSORT Raft Hill Co Op Category Student housing cooperatives in the United States Category Residential buildings in Michigan Category Michigan State University campus Category Tudor Revival architecture in Michigan ... more details
Infobox film name The George Raft Story image caption director Joseph M. Newman writer starring Ray Danton br Jayne Mansfield br Julie London br Barrie Chase producer music Jeff Alexander cinematography Carl E. Guthrie editing George White distributor Allied Artists Pictures Corporation Allied Artists released Film date 1961 runtime 106 minutes country Film US language English budget 1.2 million gross 979,550,250 The George Raft Story is a fictionalized 1961 movie biography of former top Hollywood film star George Raft . Ray Danton portrays Raft and the film was directed by Joseph M. Newman . The picture was retitled Spin of a Coin for release in the United Kingdom, a reference to Raft s character s famous nickel flipping in Scarface 1932 film Scarface , the film that launched Raft s career as a major gangster actor. Neville Brand appears briefly as Al Capone , recreating his role from the 1959 television series The Untouchables 1959 TV series The Untouchables . Although other characters were fictional, Moxie was based on Raft s long time friend and associate Mack Gray and Benny was modeled on Bugsy Siegel Benjamin Bugsy Siegel . No mention is made in the photoplay of Raft s long estranged wife Grayce Mulrooney or early mob benefactor Owney Madden . George Raft had played himself almost two decades earlier in a markedly different but equally fictionalized biographical movie about his early days as a dancer reluctantly involved with gangsters entitled Broadway 1942 film Broadway . Cast Ray Danton ... George Raft br Jayne Mansfield ... Lisa Lang br Julie London ... Sheila br Barrie Chase ... June br Frank Gorshin ... Moxie br Barbara Nichols ... Texas br Brad Dexter ... Benny br Robert Strauss actor Robert Strauss ... Frenchie br Herschel Bernardi ... Sam br Margo Moore ... Ruth br Neville Brand ... Al Capone External links IMDb title 0054918 The George Raft Story DEFAULTSORT George Raft Story Category 1961 films Category Biographical films Category Black and white films ... more details
Get Up On The Raft is an album recorded by Liam Lynch musician Liam Lynch . The album was released in 2008 as a solely digital release. It is Lynch s 4th solo album. Lynch released the album himself. Background The album was recorded throughout 2007 and 2008 by Lynch, and the first songs shown were Get Up On The Raft and Things Have Changed in episode 19 of Lynch s podcast in 2007. Get Up On The Raft differs in style from his previous album, How to Be a Satellite as the album centres mainly around an alternative soft rock style and How to Be a Satellite covered a wider spectrum of genres. According to Lynch the album is less cryptic then his previous albums and is centered around his past relationships. Track listing All Songs were written by Liam Lynch Get Up on the Raft Hit Me Again Demolition I Came to Fall Tracing the Shape The Wind Rivers Slip It s Not Over Things Have Changed Let s Shine I m Not Ready Light of Day Exhibits Safe and Nowhere You re an Arrow DEFAULTSORT Get Up On The Raft Category Liam Lynch albums Category 2008 albums ... more details
Raft Cove Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia , Canada , located south of San Josef Bay on northwestern Vancouver Island . History The park was established 1990. Conservation Raft Cove contains features characteristic of the Nahwitti Lowland Landscape such as rounded hills, poorly drained areas, rugged coastline and western hemlock and western Thuja plicata red cedar forests. Other park features include a river estuary and a long spit and crescent shaped sandy beach. Raft Cove is home to a significant population of American black bear black bear s, who forage along the creek beds and beach in the park. wolf Wolves , cougar s, Black tailed deer , raccoon s, North American River Otter river otter s, red squirrel s and a variety of bird species can also be found in the area.. Recreation The following recreational activities are available backcountry camping, hiking, swimming and board surfing in the heavy surf. The ocean currents are too rough for windsurfing opportunities but board surfing at Raft Cove is becoming increasingly popular with surfers trying to find new surfing challenges and opportunities. The remoteness of this park, along with good waves, makes it a great place to surf without a lot of other people. Location Raft Cove Provincial Park is located on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island, 65 kilometres southwest of Port Hardy, British Columbia . Size 670 hectare s in size. See also List of British Columbia Provincial Parks List of Canadian provincial parks References BCGNIS 40232 Raft Cove Park http www.env.gov.bc.ca bcparks explore parkpgs raftcove.html Raft Cove Provincial Park BritishColumbia park stub coord 50 35 00 N 128 14 00 W display title Category Provincial Parks of British Columbia Category Northern Vancouver Island ... more details
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