Word: midways
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...officers and enlisted men on the Stark, the duty seemed almost too routine. They had been patrolling the gulf for nearly two months, spending much of their time on "Condition Three" alert: midway in a range of five conditions, it meant that a third of the crew was on duty at all times, working four-hour shifts before taking eight hours off. The ship's varied defensive systems were all manned and presumed to be operational...
...that was as close as the Crimson would come, as the Panthers scored four straight of their own to secure a 10-4 lead. Two of those goals came during a 54-second span midway through the third quarter; the next two clinched the game early in the fourth period...
...Midway through the first half, Gibbs rambled 15 yards for a try after receiving a pass from forward lock Sam Rosenstein. Koenig converted the try for a 6-0 Crimson lead...
...both sides renewed the old battle, Lehman's successor, James Webb, pointed out that the Midway will be 50 years old by the time it can be replaced. But the highest Navy officer, Admiral William Crowe, who heads the Joint Chiefs of Staff, fired a shot across the fleet's bow by arguing that "painful choices have to be made." The admiral said he would give higher priority to such matters as "modern munitions, antisubmarine warfare and the SSN ((attack submarine)) program." That may have sounded like mutiny to the Navy, but some budgeteers on Capitol Hill were applauding...
Where does Percy stand with the release of The Thanatos Syndrome, his newest and least engaging piece of fiction? The writing here is piquant, elegant, well-whittled, and striking. And though the stakes are high--eugenics, AIDS, nuclear waste, and existential terror--one can't help thinking midway through this novel: Percy's all dressed up with no place...