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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Slowly, I come to my senses. My bare flesh recoils from my icy bathroom tile. I am wearing nothing but my red plaid boxers. There is a putrid stench, but its origin is unclear. Early morning sunlight streams through a window. I bring myself upright and lean against the bathtub. The toilet stands amidst a puddle of vomit. At its sight, I hold back a dry heave. God bless the Hong Kong...

Author: By Jonathan S. Paul, | Title: THE HONG KONG AN ORAL HISTORY | 2/25/1999 | See Source »

Thirty-one years ago, John R. Stilgoe, Orchard professor in the history of landscape development, made a Valentine's gift from a nine-inch by nine-inch linoleum tile. He carved a heart in the ink-absorbing material and made a block print on quality paper stock. Stilgoe advises, "A Valentine shouldn't necessarily be store-bought. A handmade gift is good because it shows a really strong sense of devotion of time and effort." Flowers or chocolates, he warns, can be dangerous, especially if you don't know what your sweetheart likes. "That level of risk...

Author: By J. S. Paul, | Title: Valentine Advice: Professor John Stilgoe | 2/11/1999 | See Source »

...Boston resident was arrested at 2:30 p.m. at 1 Eliot St. after causing a disturbance yelling at customers, hitting his head against the building's glass entry, and smashing a large plant in its stand against a tile floor, damaging the floor...

Author: By Vasugi V. Ganeshananthan, CONTRIBUTING WRITERS | Title: CAMBRIDGE POLICE BLOTTER | 11/18/1998 | See Source »

...preopening tour of the restaurants. At this late stage, Wynn is still seeing things that bother him. You get the impression that not a tile or a tessera has been laid, not a square inch of valance put in place, without the boss's scrutinizing it. We are in the branch of Le Cirque 2000, with its circus murals and its billowing masses of peachy silk coming off the ceiling. In the middle of it is a singularly incongruous Art Deco-revival light fixture, all sharp angles and etched glass. Wynn recoils. "What's this thing?" he demands, fixing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Las Vegas--Over The Top: Wynn Win? | 10/26/1998 | See Source »

...Most of the problems have affected the facilities themselves," Lee said, citing wet carpets, buckling tile floors and dead phone lines as the main concerns...

Author: By Jennifer M. Siegel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Torrential Rains Drench Harvard Buildings | 6/19/1998 | See Source »

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