The Hartford Stock Exchange is an example of why: It closed in 1935, within months of the opening of long-distance telephone lines between that Connecticut city and New York.

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Meyer wanted to keep his growth under control by only opening new restaurants within walking distance of each other in New York City.

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Posner, a prolific ultramarathoner currently in training for a 200-mile race in Vermont this year, wanted to broaden the scope of distance running and walking by opening the time frame for Rock the Ridge to 24 hours.

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And when the Brits initially kept their distance, Led Zeppelin grabbed America from the opening chord.

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Okada's men aimed two long-distance strikes towards the Paraguay goal in the opening minutes but the tie soon deteriorated into a scrappy, edgy contest.

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The visitors were rampant inside the opening stages, with Kevin McNaughton and Bothroyd both going close from distance.

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It was undefeated Valero's 26th straight victory inside the scheduled distance having won his first 18 fights as a professional in the opening round.

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But he had little to do in the opening stages as the visitors began brightly, with both Paul Hartley and Derek Riordan going close with strikes from distance.

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Spectators at that opening ceremony held up a colored piece of plastic under their noses to create an image that, from a distance, looked like a map of the world.

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