Word: refundability
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Benjamin Hotel in New York City perhaps goes the furthest to ensure slumber. It actually guarantees a restful night. If you don't sleep as well as at home, it will refund the cost of your stay. The hotel improves its odds with a secret weapon: sleep concierge Anya Orlanska, who contacts guests by e-mail before arrival to determine their preferences and needs. "I would say 80% of our guests take advantage of this service," she says. Orlanska helps them choose from 11 types of pillows, including hypoallergenic and water-filled models, a jelly neck roll...
...Outside, Wan Chunbo, a 23-year-old driver for a company in Guangzhou, watches as a neon sign flashes the locations of ticket refund centers. "I want to go home, but I think it will be tough," he says, shivering and nodding at the crowds nearby. "Look at all those people." He doubts his chances of making it home to Jiangxi province, an eight-hour trip. "Spring Festival is almost here so everybody wants to go home and be with their families," Wan says. "My heart will be a little pained if I can't make it. I've worked...
...Hsia blames the ruthless dealers: "They push men to buy a product and even teach them how to control their wives". Ads with lines like "Vietnamese Wife for $6,000," "Guaranteed Virgin" and "Refund for Runaways" were rampant before the government regulated content. Even then, more recent ads promised: "Vietnamese make ideal wives: pretty, tidy housekeepers, obedient...
...cuts designed to goose growth. Bush is expected to unveil his strategy, likely to include his perennial aim of making the 2001 and 2003 income-tax cuts permanent, in his Jan. 28 State of the Union address. Democrats, meanwhile, are building their own proposals around a tax refund for the middle class...
...various small towns in Utah - Sandy, for instance - perhaps due to polygamist Warren Jeffs' recently concluded rape trial. (Guilty.) One of the most popular "where is" queries, which ranks at number six but appears repeatedly, in various forms, throughout the top 20,000 searched terms, is "where is my refund...