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...With the cushion of a strong endowment and a successful Capital Campaign, Knowles does not currently face a budget crunch, which might require a more direct tie between tuition and per-student cost...
Given a 12-point cushion, Taubman and Fox did not disappoint...
...think Pete and Becky had opened up a bit of a lead on the other two boats, so they gave us a little of a cushion coming into the last race," Fox said. "But it was tough, there was a really light breeze, and it was very stressful...
DEFLATE THE FATTEST PILLOWS. Social Security was meant to keep the elderly from falling into poverty when they could no longer work, not to plump up an extra cushion under the already well off. Investment banker Peter Peterson proposes paying full Social Security benefits only to those whose income from other sources is $35,000 a year or less. Payments to the better off would be reduced on a sliding scale starting at 7.5%; those with outside income of $185,000 or more would receive only 15% of the Social Security pension that they would qualify for without such...
...fume-afflicted, there is hope in some preventative over-the-counter drugstore remedies. Everyone's favorite medical professional, Dr. Scholl's, has a massive stake in the market. With his baby powder scent Odor Destroyers sole inserts ($3.69), users can trim the one-size-fits-all slab of scented cushion to fit the bottom of any shoe. No lefty scissors handy? Realize that these pads might flip and flap away with flip-flops? Coat the inside of your shoe with the Doctor's Shoe Shot deodorant powder ($6.99), featuring a Toilet-Duck-style neck and Zinoxol, "an advanced odor fighting...