Word: packs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...power yeast to reduce a beer's sugar content. The resulting brew, called Super Dry, is clean and crisp, with only a trace of sweetness and a short, slightly bitter aftertaste. It swept the Japanese market, in which dry beer now accounts for 35% of sales, and triggered a pack of imitators. Whether that story will repeat itself in the U.S. remains to be seen. The Asian imports have sold well at West Coast bars and restaurants that cater to connoisseurs of Japanese cuisine, but so far are lagging behind the ever popular Dutch, West German and Canadian brews...
...Dallas and completely surrounding the town of Waxahachie (pop. 18,300) was rated "outstanding" on four criteria and "good" on two others, clearly outperforming the competition. The best alternative was Tennessee, with three "outstandings," two "goods" and one "satisfactory." Arizona, Colorado, Michigan, Illinois and North Carolina rounded out the pack. Moreover, Texas volunteered to throw $1 billion of its own money into the project and to donate the necessary 16,000 acres of land...
Soon after establishing a base on the Kansas-size island, the men approached a pack. Mech immediately dropped flat on his belly and began whining loudly, both to get the wolves' attention and to convince them that he was no threat. For the next few days Mech and Brandenburg spent much of their time groveling, trying to win the wolves' acceptance. Eventually, the pack allowed the men to set up tents within...
...Mech and Brandenburg got to know the pack, they gave each wolf a name. Among them were Scruffy, a playful yearling who was picked on by his elders, and Mom, an easygoing female. At one point, Mom calmly watched as her puffball pups scrambled over Mech's feet, untying his shoelaces. Later, Brandenburg entered the den and photographed the babies while Mom waited outside...
Wolf experts have long known that a pack has a social structure, but Mech and Brandenburg got to observe it intimately. The pack is led by a dominant, "alpha," male and female, and every other wolf knows its place in the chain of command. Much of wolf home life is focused on teaching the pups to be competitive, while at the same time schooling them in the social graces of the hierarchy...