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...most successful deception in the history of warfare, without which the D-day landing couldn't have taken place. What I discovered in the files is how it all began - in a characteristically eccentric British way. The most adventurous of the MI5 agents in the 1930s was an air ace from the First World War named Christopher Draper. He's called the "Mad Major," because he was absolutely obsessed with flying under London's bridges. He's invited over to Germany. Hitler is very interested and spends over half an hour talking to him at an air show. When...
...first set with the score tied at 21. A pair of kills gave the Owls the lead, and although sophomore Anne Carroll Ingersoll responded with an attack of her own, Rice would not relinquish its advantage. The Owls’ Tracey Lam closed out the first set with an ace. A similar trend characterized the second set, with Rice breaking away late once again. Freshman Taylor Docter tallied three kills, and sophomore Christine Wu contributed an ace.The Crimson ran out of steam in the final set, allowing Rice to jump to a 6-0 lead out of the gate...
...play, dropping the next five points and, eventually, the set.A similar, back-and-forth trend characterized the second set, as neither team gained a significant lead throughout the match. A drop shot from freshman Taylor Docter started a 3-0 Crimson run—which included an ace from Docter—and caused an UConn timeout with the score at 22-19. The Huskies responded with offensive efforts of their own and nearly forced overtime, but Ono Horn closed out the match at 25-23 with a well-placed kill.Ono Horn contributed several key defensive plays as well, racking...
...judiciously encouraged with a strategic scattering of hammocks, books and board games among the various sundecks and thatched-roofed palapas (pavilions), and massages are ministered en suite. If you're feeling active, a cornucopia of outdoor pursuits and cultural jaunts to indigenous villages and coffee plantations await. The ace up Laguna's sleeve, however, is its own 100-acre (40 hectare) nature reserve. Rising from the lake edge up through large cliffs to ancient ceremonial rocks and tropical dry forest, it's pure Maya magic. See www.lagunalodgeatitlan.com...
...With a healthy Jake Peavy as your ace, and some young up-and-comers like Tony Gwynn, Jr. and Kyle Blanks, the Padres are just a few years short of putting together some good numbers...