Word: neon
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According to Yemi K. Owolewa ’07, a member of the Safety Committee, the walk was designed to elicit feedback on the recent improvements, which include new blue light phones, an increased security presence on campus, bright neon blazers for security personnel, a student escort service and faster student notification of security concerns...
What so tantalized the President was the chance to reanimate his most powerful charge: that Kerry didn't know his own mind. The Bush campaign had been pushing the story line since the Democratic primaries, but it was given neon prominence when Kerry's own remarks ratified the Bush message. In March, Kerry uttered what Bush adviser Karl Rove had called the most deadly phrase in politics: "I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it," said Kerry about his vote against supplemental funding for the war. The trap looked foolproof: If Kerry defended his vote...
...Chelsom never explains what makes ballroom dance equally taboo in 21st century Chicago. He tries to plug this plot hole subliminally instead by making Miss Mitzi’s look a lot like a brothel, but it’s hard to salvage a bungled plot with neon lighting and sweaty-palmed patrons...
...shows. Visually, the CSIs are the most beautifully composed series on the networks. Each has its own color palette--neon for the original, set in Vegas; warm and tropical for Miami; metallic for New York--like the packaging for different flavors of chips (think of them as Original, Spicy Fiesta and Cool Ranch). And the special effects, which make the camera seem to zoom through blood vessels or the fiery barrel of a gun--render the forensic science more real than any dry technical explanation. The overexposed flashback images look like music videos, the lurid anatomical closeups like art film...
...Chelsom never explains what makes ballroom dance equally taboo in 21st-century Chicago. He tries to plug this plot hole subliminally instead by making Miss Mitzi’s look a lot like a brothel, but it’s hard to salvage a bungled plot with neon lighting and sweaty-palmed patrons...