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Also in Porter Square is Healthworks, a down-to-earth, all-women's club which lacks the high-tech neon and chrome decor of Bally's but provides all the basics and a few nice amenities...

Author: By Amanda C. Pustilnik, | Title: Cambridge Boasts Luxurious Well-Equipped Health Clubs, But Buyers Should Beware: The MAC is Cheap and Near | 11/10/1993 | See Source »

...decor is a phantasmagoric wave of colors straight out of Sonny and Crockett's backyard. There are the hot-pink napkins placed on the nearly fluorescent green tables, and the random rainbow-colored paintings hanging on the dramatically white walls. It's almost as though they were trying to simulate how Pepto-Bismol works inside one's stomach. The whole mess is just too damn loud. But then again, the spicy, fruity food actually blends in quite nicely with this decor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rice, Rice, Maybe | 11/4/1993 | See Source »

...still can't get over the price Singha charges for a mere bowl of rice ($1!!!). But even with the rice-inflated check, the putrid decor, and the occasional unsatisfactory dish, Singha House is more than good enough for Harvard Square's low cuisine standards...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rice, Rice, Maybe | 11/4/1993 | See Source »

...only after Congress approved the project. The superconducting magnets had to be designed a second time after the first try failed. And in June, Energy Department investigators reported that employees were living it up at SSC's Dallas headquarters, freely spending taxpayers' money on liquor, lavish parties and office decor ($56,000 went for potted plants). Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary fired the University Research Association, the nonprofit consortium running the project, for failure to track costs and schedules...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The $2 Billion Hole | 11/1/1993 | See Source »

Despite warnings, however, Harvard students say the signs are in demand. One student says "no parking" and "speed bump" signs are particularly valued room decor commodities...

Author: By Laurie A. Sheflin, | Title: Signs Offer Alternative To Posters, Paintings | 10/7/1993 | See Source »

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