Word: midday
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...army buddy Rich Galli, who met each other in Italy, where they were mountain-warfare instructors. Galli was infantry and Fairchild artillery--as were Lewis and Clark, respectively. Soon we are skirting 10-ft. snowdrifts, now and again postholing into a soft patch up to our thighs. By midday we crest the ridgeline, where we can start to make out the vast wild expanse that stretches away on all sides. To our north are 1.8 million acres of the Clearwater National Forest, to the south are 1.3 million acres of the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness area. The skies have cleared...
...Cruise always avoids the eyes of other drivers. Zipping confidently through midday Los Angeles traffic in his blue Porsche Carrera, he obscures himself with a baseball cap and sunglasses. Pausing at a light, a car to his left, he discreetly raises his tinted window...
...season. And starting in June, rates at resorts like the plush Miramonte fall from as much as $350 a night in peak season to just $89 a night. There is a catch: average temperatures hover at 105[degrees] and can go as high as 122[degrees] midday. But locals swear the golf courses are still playable in the morning. Families can spend the heat of the afternoon enjoying one of several deluxe water parks or exploring the Palm Springs Desert Museum, famous for its exhibits on local Native American art and history. A more unexpected way to beat the heat...
...That midday nap in class might actually help you learn more when you wake up, according to a recent study conducted by Harvard researchers...
...then thought that if nocturnal sleep helps with learning maybe midday sleep would help boost performance that was deteriorating, which is exactly what happened,” said Mednick...