Word: overnighting
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...usually wakes up at 0530 (5:30 a.m. civilian time) each morning to gauge the ship’s overnight progress and sometimes spends all night on the bridge directing military exercises. His schedule leaves little time for him to talk to his wife Kathryn and their eight-year-old son Alexander, who live on Sasebo Naval Base in Sasebo, Japan...
They commonly appear as the sun sets, staking claim to the edges of superstore parking lots, doing a little shopping before settling in for the evening. By morning, these overnight guests are traveling the nation's highways. Welcome to the latest craze in the road-trip world: owners of recreational vehicles are passing up RV parks and campgrounds and bedding down for the night in the parking lots of Wal-Mart. "It's safe, convenient, and you always know you'll be able to find one," says Don Marginson, seated comfortably outside his 31-ft. RV in a Wal-Mart...
This, to say the least, is an economic backwater. But Modalen is no longer feeling isolated. Since the beginning of the year, everyone in town - in homes, businesses and schools - has been linked to the Internet with a broadband connection. Overnight, this Norwegian outpost has become part of the worldwide Digital Village. "I was looking for a town in the middle of nowhere to serve as a pilot for broadband testing," says Jostein Eck, marketing manager for the Norwegian telecommunications firm Nera, as he gestures toward the snow-capped cliffs. "We see it as a model for communities outside urban...
...faster, using up more battery power, though we could never have towed a guy on skis. The batteries on the 20-foot boat can run for about ten hours, and then need to be recharged, a process that takes several hours anyway; best to leave the boat plugged in overnight. I was surprised by the boat's power; on an earlier trip, we had encountered enormous wakes from the great tugs that push barges up the Hudson to Albany. Our boat powered serenely through...
...months, Democrats hadn't been able to define Bush as bent on satisfying his right wing at the cost of the center. Jeffords did that in one press conference. The debate shifted overnight to whether Bush could continue to govern from the right. Already, moderates are getting more attention: John McCain was invited for dinner, Olympia Snowe got her calls returned, Arlen Specter got a leadership post...