Word: turned
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...smacking his lips in pleasure after another swig. My dad has been having trouble keeping relationships straight for a few months now. At his worst point, after a fall last September, he thought I was his mother. When I'd kid him about the mistake, he'd laugh hard, turn really red and run a hand over his balding head, his lifelong gesture of consternation. But even then, when I was his "mother," he still managed in some convoluted way to hold on to one thing: he was proud of his daughter at TIME, who had interviewed Fidel Castro...
...meet the most personal requirements. And sometimes they can be. New living arrangements for the elderly are still evolving. If that evolution isn't finished in time for all our parents to take advantage of, for many of us there will be a second chance--when it's our turn...
...could margin investing turn cataclysmic? Here's the scenario most feared--and most plausible. The combination of rising interest rates, lofty P/E ratios and some unexpected Y2K problems in the period ahead could jolt the market into a major sell-off. Internet stocks would be most vulnerable, but the damage could spread to other equities as well. If a stock bought on margin falls 30%, the stockbroker typically grabs the phone and utters the dread words "margin call." It means you've lost so much money on the stock you bought with borrowed funds that you have to dig into...
...rates are going up and awareness is going down. An ironic possibility is that we've spent so much time obsessing about cholesterol levels that we've forgotten about blood pressure. That's kind of like throwing baking soda on a grease fire in the kitchen but forgetting to turn off the burner. Under normal circumstances, blood vessels in your body will last about 100 years. The extra wear and tear from high blood pressure makes them brittle before their time. Then cholesterol deposits start to build up over the damaged sections, restricting blood flow even more. The bottom line...
...John's wort and ginseng, which can boost your blood pressure. Of course, none of these lifestyle changes are substitutes for having your blood pressure regularly checked and getting it treated if necessary. As always, staying healthy means keeping track of lots of things--and being willing to turn to your doctor for a little help...