The raft smacks into the first rapid and baptizes us with an icy blast.
DeGeorge said his group managed to break out of the room and escape in the raft.
"Jump out now, " Ashley urged, as the raft maneuvered effortlessly through the roiling river.
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They rowed toward shore, urging the raft through whitecaps with a strong wind at their backs.
Also discovered, according to a National Geographic report, were muddy footprints leading away from the raft.
Securities regulators worry that the raft of new laws aimed at protecting employees' privacy puts investors at risk.
Renewable energy providers will reap an immediate benefit from the raft of new incentives in Washington's financial rescue package.
But the powers that be decided Lay should also be tried on the raft of charges that loom over Skilling.
Adding to this is the raft of new regulatory costs and burdens the Obama Administration delayed until after the election.
And, despite the raft of research already conducted on the bacterium, the model revealed previously undiscovered inconsistencies in individual cell cycles.
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The raft stood up to Pacific storms and Mr Heyerdahl and his friends supplemented their diet with algae strained through cloth.
She merely sucked in breath at the bite of the icy water through her rubber sheath, then pushed off from the raft.
Behind her, slaps of water against the raft faded beneath the wind.
Bruce and I introduce ourselves to the other set of parents as the raft is untied and our guides point the pontoon toward the churning flow.
To be sure, given the raft of cuts to dividends, some industry watchers, such as Bernstein analyst Robin Bienenstock, think more reductions are unlikely.
The raft of new structures rapidly slotted into place once Mr Trimble secured approval from his Ulster Unionist Party's policymaking council on November 27th.
Web libertarians decry the old enemy of government monitoring, along with the raft of private companies looking to track, cut and sell web usage data.
Carnival said its ship spotted the raft and coordinated with the Coast Guard to take them aboard and give them food, water and medical treatment.
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The raft of second screen apps have poured in from the likes of cable providers, television networks, movie houses, start-ups and even old guards such as Yahoo.
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However, the raft of call-offs means a second weekend of significant disruption in Scottish football - with seven SFL and Scottish Cup games having also been postponed on Tuesday.
After the first set of rapids my children at the front of the raft excitedly announced that we had an unpaid traveller in our midst, in the form of a snake.
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As I maneuvered as far into the middle of the raft as possible, looked ahead to see we were quickly approaching a set of rather intimidating rapids that required me my full engagement.
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The president added that the effect of the so-called sequester, as the raft of budget cuts are known in Washington DC, was already being felt in some government departments, noting the Navy had delayed the deployment of a carrier to the Gulf.
The idea is that the students will then absorb all the wit and wisdom on offer and ask more questions, before disseminating it all to the rest of the new class through the raft of social media and interactive channels now available to them.
Financial-industry officials say they will be watching how the parties deal with the looming "fiscal cliff" the raft of tax increases and spending cuts that will take effect Jan. 1 if the parties don't reach a debt deal as an indication of the level of cooperation likely.
"Because the life raft canister did not fit snugly into its cradle, the skipper had applied additional lashings to prevent it from falling off the wheelhouse roof in heavy seas, " the report said.
Mr Jospin, whose government last week proposed the biggest raft of tax cuts for many years, had already offered to cut the tax on diesel fuel by 15%.
The life raft was stowed upside down which would have allowed water to build up, the report said.
Following instructions, we stash our sunscreen, don the vests and board the motorized raft.
He forgoes the usual raft of consultants, modelers and lawyers that are involved in insurance transactions.
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