Word: holidaying
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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CHRISTMAS TREES Most people with no tree say they are not at home for the holiday or too busy...
CHRISTMAS SPECIALS Even before It's a Wonderful Life (now an NBC exclusive) became a holiday staple, CBS's animated classics were getting us into the spirit...
MEMORY CHECK The Alzheimer's Association is urging families to take advantage of holiday reunions to assess elderly relatives for that most delicate of problems: memory loss. An association poll reveals, however, that 1 in 2 persons incorrectly believes normal forgetfulness could be Alzheimer's. To provide some better guidance, the group is offering a booklet of warning signs to those who call 800-272-3900. Among the disease's indicators: preparing a meal and forgetting to serve it; putting things in wrong places, such as a watch in a sugar bowl...
...England study in December's Pediatrics journal shows that kids are being ferried in the front seat in nearly a quarter of vehicles (in 1 of 6 equipped with a passenger air bag, and in 1 of 3 without one). During the heavy-driving holiday season, safety experts urge parents to heed carefully the well-known seating precaution...
...feeling strapped for cash this holiday season, here's a word of caution about so-called payday loans from high-interest lenders: Don't even think about it. These single-payment loans, which are legal in some 30 states, can be more than you bargain for and carry an interest charge that amounts to 500% on an annualized basis. "This is no different than taking a cash advance on your credit card," says Jean A. Fox of the Consumer Federation of America. "It's just more expensive." Anyone in a cash crunch would do better to seek a credit counselor...