MLS Cup 1999was the fourth edition of theMLS Cup,the championship match ofMajor League Soccer(MLS), the top-levelsoccerleague of the United States. It took place on November 21, 1999, atFoxboro Stadium(pictured)inFoxborough, Massachusetts,and was contested byD.C. Unitedand theLos Angeles Galaxyin a rematch of theinaugural 1996 finalplayed at the same venue. Both teams finished atop their respective conferences during the regular season under new head coaches and advanced through the first two rounds of the playoffs. D.C. United won2–0with first-half goals fromJaime MorenoandBen Olsenfor their third MLS Cup victory in four years; Olsen was named themost valuable playerof the match for his winning goal. The final was played in front of 44,910 spectators and drew 1.16 million viewers on itsABCtelevision broadcast. It was also the first MLS match to be played with a standard game clock and without atiebreaker shootout.(Full article...)
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Thered-lored whistler(Pachycephala rufogularis) is one of nine species of whistler occurring in Australia and a member of the familyPachycephalidae.It resides in the low mallee,spinifex,cypress pine and broombush woodland in the desert of central New South Wales, north-western Victoria and adjacent south-eastern South Australia, preferring low mallee woodlands or shrublands with open canopy, above a moderately dense but patchy scrub layer. The male bird has an orange or buff face and throat, a grey breastband extending around the neck and over the head, and rufous underparts with pale yellow or olive edging to primaries. The female is similar but with a paler throat and underparts. While it is often seen perched in trees and shrubs, the red-lored whistler feeds, for the most part, on the ground. Little is known about the movement of this species, although it is thought to be sedentary, with some movement possibly after breeding. It builds a substantial, cup-shaped nest made mostly of coarse bark and mallee leaves, neatly woven around the rim in low shrubs and lays two or three eggs. The species's limited range has seen it listed nationally as avulnerable species.This red-lored whistler was photographed in theNombinnie Nature Reservein New South Wales.
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