Word: spotting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...issue of spot zoning is not really one of saying 'now you've made it impossible for us to do anything,'" Spiegelman said. "It's more a question of whether this is a fair process...
...least three years, is to get a more objective, precise measure of who makes up the TV audience. In the past, viewers in Nielsen homes either filled out diaries or identified themselves by pushing buttons on hand-held consoles. With the new system, a computer would simply spot individual household members as they came into view and record them, second by second, as they faced the TV, read newspapers or merely turned their heads...
...primary goal of Hollywood activists is to raise consciousness through TV shows, movies and music about dangers to the environment. In TV spots that will air later this month, NBC's ALF will warn earthlings about the environment in a 60-second spot: "Public lands aren't like pizzas. You can't call up and order more." Tips about recycling, ozone depletion and aerosol sprays will be inserted in next season's shows. "If characters on shows are making these changes, they will impact the home," says producer Norman Lear...
...State Rep. and City Councillor Saundra Graham loses the Democratic primary for a State House spot to Alvin E. Thompson, a little-known truant officer. She announces a "sticker" campaign for the November general election...
...Yard is another place that frequently buzzes with activity during the incoming students' first weeks here. And for one four-year couple, it was the spot where they had their first chance encounter...