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Corruption and exploitation are as old as sport itself. College basketball in particular has been punctuated by sensational scandals, including revelations of point shaving that emerged in the '50s, '60s and early '80s. But today the money is bigger, the temptations are greater and the pressures to win more crushing...
This may be true, but what may turn out to be an even bigger factor is Maine's home-ice edge. In away games, the Black Bears have a very average 11-7 record. But in front of the home crowd at Alfond, Maine has won 18 of 22 contests...
While he calls himself a modernist, Holl has conscientiously learned backward-looking lessons about building scale. "Buildings in general are too big," he says. "I'm happy doing houses and buildings a bit bigger than houses." The two largest projects Holl has designed, a planned addition to the University of Minnesota/Twin Cities School of Architecture and a West Berlin library extension, would each be only about a tenth as big as a modest skyscraper...
...spontaneity. No genuine appreciation of the fans. Only bigger bank accounts to match the egos...
Some ranchers are uneasy about their new neighbors. Says one cattleman: "They seem to be interested in buying the best spreads and the bigger processors." But ranchers generally welcome the Japanese beef boom because the export sales will help revive a depressed industry. Per capita beef consumption in the U.S. has fallen from 94.2 lbs. in 1976 to 72.7 lbs. last year. The Japanese investment should also be a boon for Americans who sell supplies and expertise to the new beef barons. Says John Morse, president of Selkirk Ranch: "The Japanese are willing to pay a premium for people...