Word: opened
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...left open the possibility of expelling Iran's lone diplomat in London, where Rushdie lives...
That sense is enhanced in most barn restorations. "Bigger is the whole concept," says Michigan renovation expert David Ciolek, who has rehabbed hundreds of barns around the country. Ciolek creates higher, longer open spaces by a process called trussing. First he rearranges the old post-and-beam construction, then transfers the weight of the roof and hayloft to the outside walls by means of triangular wooden supports. Says Illinois livestock farmer Janis King, who had Ciolek fix up an 1870 barn: "Unless lightning strikes, the barn will be here another 100 years...
Whatever happens to tourism, the devastation from the oil spill could be a serious setback to the idea of oil and mineral exploration in Antarctica. Last May, 33 nations drafted an agreement that would eventually open the area to mining and drilling. That treaty, which the U.S. Senate will consider for ratification in the next few months, is vigorously opposed by a broad coalition of environmental groups. Any hopes that the Senate will approve the agreement may have sunk with the Bahia Paraiso...
...availability of new, cheaper models is likely to spur sales in business markets, but whether the technology will be attractive to the ordinary shutterbug is an open question. Proponents argue that still videos are simpler to store than slides or color prints and more easily edited than videotapes. The manufacturers envision video-generation consumers exchanging floppy disks by mail and giving video slide shows to friends and relatives. Says Sony's Hiroshi Yasuo: "We believe it will become a big business...
...million pilot succeeds, Whittle will open Channel One to schools nationwide. He hopes to have signed up as many as 10,000 schools by 1990, giving the program an audience of up to 7 million. The estimated cost to Whittle Communications, half of which is owned by Time Inc., would be $100 million dollars. Already 70% of the pilot's ad time has been sold, with the rest likely to be gone by next month. While Whittle will not release sponsors' names, product categories include sneakers, food and toiletries. Whittle pledges there will be no ads for alcohol, tobacco...