Raf-1 proto-oncogene, serine/threonine kinase. Normal Function. The RAF1 gene provides instructions for making a protein that is part of a signaling pathway called the RAS/MAPK pathway, which transmits chemical signals from outside the cell to the cell's nucleus.
The first was The Goonies in 1984, followed closely by Short Circuit in 1985. Actually only a fraction of Short Circuit was actually filmed in Astoria, but this cozy town, with it's unique winding streets and Victorian houses and the unmistakable Astoria Bridge, leaves a lasting impression. There's something pretty special about it even when it is not seen through the lens of a movie camera.
Short in English means that the length or distance of something is close by, or it is over a relatively small distance. The use of the word short in short to ground is actually short (lol!) for the full term short circuit. To create a short circuit in Electronics, you basically remove everything in the way between one node and another, and directly connect them. Can be done numerous ways, but the simplest is of course a [short!] wire or PCB trace.