The Park Service allowed Lights of Liberty to install a few power boxes in unobtrusive areas, but that was it.
Under immense pressure from the Tribune Company, which owns the Sun, to cut costs as circulation and profit margins dipped, Mr. Marimow began mining savings from what he considered the most unobtrusive areas, paring the stock tables and tearing pages of filler out of the early edition of the Sunday sports section.
Place sugar water or soda in open containers in unobtrusive areas to draw bees away.
Go Ape's elevated course is unobtrusive and the area directly beneath contains a new, free public playground, installed by the council.
And Starbucks has made a relatively unobtrusive foray into the area, taking up residence, hermit-crab style, in the 1947 former headquarters of the development company that conceived Jackson Heights.
This approach gave Hall more control over the shadows while keeping the fill light unobtrusive and the dark areas free of spill.
There is little doubt that the research and writing styles of large NGOs, such as HRW and the ICG, offer important advantages, including unobtrusive research in insecure areas, and broadly accessible, easy-to-read reports.
"I had a very positive impression of the area, a welcoming and unobtrusive friendliness shone through from the locals whom my wife, Teresa, and I felt wanted to portray their area in the best possible light," Lowry said.
To show off his systems, Mr. Yap strode across a nearby plaza flanked by apartment towers and a low-rise shopping area, pointing out tiny unobtrusive domes and tubes attached to various poles.
The firm said the plot was "visually unobtrusive, with many people in the area unaware of its existence".
