Word: neon
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...through death and “increasing awareness to the Harvard community and beyond.” The Natalie campaign is not about awareness or education. Awareness posters inform students about pregnancy resource centers and remind them that abortion is not the only option. Slapping an oversized fetus on neon yellow paper, giving it a little girl’s name and using exclamation points is so inflammatory that it cannot qualify as educational awareness. The fetus is magnified 1000-fold, and important facts, such as the fact that Day 25 Natalie also has gills, are ignored. Instead...
Grille proprietor Justin Erlich can frequently be seen sidling up to the neon “Quincy Grille” sign as the evening winds down, surveying the greasy leftovers of another successful weekend at this “social staple.” Sporting a blond coiffure he admits he “spends an hour on just so it can look like I just woke up,” Erlich chats up the regulars but is careful not to disturb the vibe he classifies as “bumping...
...four demonstrators, members of the Jewish Women for Justice in Israel/Palestine, distributed neon yellow fliers denouncing owner Hillel Stavis for pulling financial support from WBUR, a public radio station in Boston that some activists claim harbors anti-Israel bias...
...games like Grand Theft Auto 2 and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (and of course they can handle any spreadsheet or logo redesign). Made by private companies like Falcon Northwest, based in Ashland, Ore., and Alienware in Miami, gaming computers are custom assembled and can be personalized with neon lights and just about any graphic that can be baked onto aluminum. Gaming-PC companies are also known for superior tech support and customer service. Prices range from...
It’s two pitches into Game 3 of the National League Championship Series between the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals, but Professor of Statistics Carl N. Morris has already stopped watching. Tucked onto his neon orange clipboard is a receipt-sized table packed with an arcane set of numbers the announcers have probably never seen: the average number of runs per inning major league baseball teams scored in 2001 in each of 24 possible situations, ranging from bases empty and 0 out to bases loaded...