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Jesse Helms is the New Right's righteous warrior, and his battle is nigh...
Although much of his work has focused on the study of birds, Mayr once wrote that "as a lifelong naturalist, I have been interested in the well-nigh inconceivable diversity of the living world, its origin and meaning." Born in Germany and educated at the University of Berlin, he has dedicated his scientific career, in his own words, to "a clarification of evolutionary concepts and processes...
Henley, whose composure was unshakeable throughout the tourney, played well nigh invincible golf. He approached the 477-yd. par five 18th hole on Friday needing a birdie to finish at par. He decided to go for the green and bombed a 245-yd. shot with his Pederson three-wood that drifted over the bunker guarding the right side of the green and the ball landed 15 feet from the pin. After that resounding shot, he had no trouble making his four...
...Maui's premier crop, yielding some 200,000 tons of sugar a year, the world's highest per-acre yield; the third biggest crop is pineapple. The second most valuable crop? Pakalalo, a.k.a. marijuana. Grown illicitly, of course, in rain forests and cane fields that are well-nigh impossible to police, Maui Wowie is reputedly the world's most potent pot, selling...
...good is Harvard? How good is Princeton? It's well-nigh impossible to tell since neither team has yet faced anything remotely resembling competition (except for Princeton's pre-season meet with Alabama). But we certainly should find out this weekend...