When were the ports of Venezuela closed?

1994

Explanation:

Establishment of Consulate in Maracaibo, 1824.

The first U.S. consulate in the present-day territory of Venezuela established in the Caribbean port city of Maracaibo in 1824. The post closed in 1994.

i confess that there are several parts of this constitution which i do not at present approve, but i am not sure i shall never approve them: for having lived long, i have experienced many instances of being obliged by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions even on important subjects, which i once thought right, but found to be otherwise. it is therefore that the older i grow, the more apt i am to doubt my own judgment, and to pay more respect to the judgment of others.

explanation:

a trial judge has broad powers in his courtroom. the judge's decision is usually final for the duration of the trial, and the party's one special type of witness is an expert witness.