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Okay, this is from the first draft of my play for the science Museum on Risk Analysis:

"Fears about how afraid to be rose today as a new National Alert system based on the Crayola Big Box was introduced, raising the current Vivid Tangerine threat level to Sunset Orange. Asked to describe the threat level, spokespeople advised the public things were more serious than Neon Carrot, but not as threatening as Red Orange. "


and this is something I just pulled off CNN five minutes ago:

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. government officials are discussing the current five-color terror threat alert system to determine whether a higher level of risk should be added before a possible war with Iraq, government sources tell CNN.

The debate is not over whether to add a new color, sources said. Instead, a slightly higher warning level may be added within orange.