Word: overnighter
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Amenities: Multilingual concierge staff: complimentary morning newspaper, valet parking, baby-sitting, overnight complimentary shoe shine, laundry and "secretarial services...
...Wyss would have shifted the odds to favor recession if the Federal Reserve had continued to hold out against interest-rate cuts. But in late September the Fed did push through a quarter-point reduction in the so-called federal-funds rate, which banks charge one another on overnight loans--the first change since an equally small increase in March...
...hospital never goes to sleep: the robot in the pharmacy dispenses drugs 24 hours a day with nearly 100% accuracy; a chaplain dozes in the sleeping room, with a beeper; doctors work late into the night, and residents rotate overnight duty every three nights, crashing on couches in the lounge and grabbing snacks from vending machines after the cafeteria closes...
...actors, who fall down way too much. But that too much was perfect for Tucci. To foment zaniness, he created the "Jambon d'Or"--the Golden Ham--an award given daily to the actor "who went the furthest in their shamelessness. The winner got to keep it overnight. The next day you had to give it back. It was an independent film; you had to share the same award...
...need to find an overnight FedEx place!" Riegel said urgently, shaking the envelope in question...