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This, Then, is the defining memory of World Cup 2002: a triangular haircut, a toothy grin and a young man dancing in delight. For Brazilian striker Ronaldo - who scored both goals in Brazil's 2-0 defeat of Germany in Sunday's World Cup climax - it was about more than a quick-thinking 67th minute finish and a beautiful 79th minute shot. Yes, those two goals clinched him the Golden Boot award as the World Cup's top scorer, and drove Brazil to victory. But they also marked his triumphal return to the highest echelons of the sport after years...
...plants. Probably the most splendid is the unimaginatively named Reserve 29073, 10 km west of Eneabba, where carpets of everlastings (so called because their petals stay attached even after the flowers die) stretch beyond the horizon. A close second: Beekeeper's Reserve 20 km north. It's an apiarists' delight, preserved for local beekeepers who, during the spring and summer, reap a rich harvest from their multitude of hives. Information and maps locating the reserves can be obtained at the general store in Eneabba...
Four batters latter, Harvard had delivered four straight singles. Then, with two outs, Whitton drove a grand slam out of the park to delight the largest home crowd of the season. Final score: Harvard 7, Princeton...
Dostum's mercenary troops achieved notoriety for ruthless courage on the battlefield and wild indiscipline off it. Bearing a legacy of 200 years near the bottom of a Pashtun-dominated social order, they seemed to take a special delight in evening the historical score, killing Pashtun mujahedin of the south, and looting and terrorizing the civilians...
...Dostum's mercenary troops achieved notoriety for ruthless courage on the battlefield and wild indiscipline off it. Bearing a legacy of 200 years near the bottom of a Pashtun-dominated social order, they seemed to take a special delight in evening the historical score, killing Pashtun mujahedin of the south, and looting and terrorizing the civilians...