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Pretty in pink! (Asides).


Inhabitants
:This article is about the video game. For Inhabitants of housing, see Residency
Inhabitants is an independently developed commercial puzzle game created by S+F Software. Details
The game is based loosely on the concepts from SameGame.
 of Mexico City Mexico City
 Spanish Ciudad de México

City (pop., 2000: city, 8,605,239; 2003 metro. area est., 18,660,000), capital of Mexico. Located at an elevation of 7,350 ft (2,240 m), it is officially coterminous with the Federal District, which occupies 571 sq mi
 had another reason to remember Oct. 2 this year, aside from commemorating the 1968 student massacre. Or they at least had to do a double take that day when passing by la Diana Cazadora and the Monumento a la Madre. As part of the worldwide crusade against breast cancer, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation obtained permission to illuminate buildings and important monuments across the Americas with pink lighting.

But stationary objects weren't the only things doused in pink for the occasion: Internet portal Yahoo! hopped on the bandwagon band·wag·on  
n.
1. An elaborately decorated wagon used to transport musicians in a parade.

2. Informal A cause or party that attracts increasing numbers of adherents:
 as well. Yahoo! let its true colors (1) Specifically, refers to 16,777,216 colors (24-bit color). See high color.

(2) Generically, refers to photo-realistic color (typically requires 24-bit color as a minimum).
 shine through on a plethora of its international Web pages. In many instances, links were provided to other sites related to the fight against breast cancer.

This campaign is apparently one of the many planned by Yahoo! that boast a "social awareness" theme.
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Title Annotation:Breast Cancer Research Foundation illuminates buildings
Publication:Business Mexico
Geographic Code:1MEX
Date:Nov 1, 2001
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