Word: neon
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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This is how Amazon's other half lives. At least 40% of the work force labors in a distribution center or customer-service center. It's the blue-collar work of the Internet. Neon hair, body piercings and non-Caucasian skin tones are generously represented. And so is the Amazon work ethic. "You have to prove yourself," says Edwards, 30, who came here from a print shop. "But once they notice that you're on time, hardworking and consistent, good things happen. Some people are really motivated," he says, as a headphoned airhead ambles by. "Others aren't motivated...
...Santa urged the children (and adults) that "there's more to life than computers," waiters passed out candy canes to children of all ages. While the neon-illuminated classical statues lining the balcony were a bit much, the enormous wreath strung from Symphony Hall's ceiling and the luminous projections of ornaments, snowflakes and candles, which adorned the backdrop of the stage, enhanced the holiday ambiance...
...throughout the production. It also indicates that no matter how different or superior they may profess to be, the characters all share the same drives, needs and desires. Number one sales agent Richard Roma (James Carmichael '00) has several of the most telltale thematic passages, which stick out like neon signs on a deserted highway. For the most part, Carmichael handles these passages with ease, resisting the temptation to be preachy and melodramatic. Carmichael crafts an exceptional portrayal of Roma, the clean-cut "nice guy" whose smooth-talking is so smooth that he even takes in the audience, leaving them...
Those who stayed home, whether they were undeserving (in trouble) or just uninterested in an evening of neon tights and sweaty mime, were duly sneered at by the gods. They got KP; some repainted latrines...
...cockpit voice recorder stop working; the altitude-reporting transponder quits. Land radar tracks the plane as it climbs 8,000 ft. with a force of gravity 2 1/2 times normal. Then the aircraft stalls, lurches downward, breaks apart and leaves nothing on the radar screen but a cascade of neon debris falling into...