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...husband and I are getting paid something," says Prescilia Burt, 57, a retired public relations executive in Albuquerque who takes care of her legally blind mother Terezina Valdez, 83. Burt quickly adds that "no family member does this for the money; it just provides a little bit of cushion." Her husband David, 59, a retired management consultant, also helps. They bought Valdez a house next door to them, pay for all her living expenses and spend about 80 to 100 hours a week maintaining her house, managing her medications, cooking her meals and taking her to doctor appointments. Together they...
Early three-pointers from junior forward Hana Peljto and junior point guard Bev Moore gave the Crimson (22-4, 14-0 Ivy) a cushion to play with and solid zone defense did the rest as Harvard’s lead never dipped below 12 after the first eight minutes of the game...
Less than two minutes later, the Crimson increased its cushion. Moore recovered the puck in the corner of the offensive zone. Skating away from Ackley along the boards, Moore turned and whistled a pass to junior winger Kenny Turano, who was stationed firmly in the slot. Turano one-timed a wrist shot by Ackley stick-side for the score...
With a three-game cushion at the top of the Ivy ladder, the final home games this weekend could—and perhaps should—wrap up another Ivy League title and NCAA tournament berth for the Crimson...
GBBCC has appeal beyond evenly steamed dumplings. Spiritualists can take sanctuary in the large meditation room, a carpeted space encircled by cushioned benches. Soft rolled-up mats sit neatly beside each cushion, and three glittering Buddha statues replete with white gemstones illuminate the room. Linguists can browse the shelves of the library, which contain Buddhist texts in both English and Chinese. Collectors of oddities will enjoy eyeing the objects up for sale in the bookstore: tea sets nestled in silk-lined boxes, sticks of mild-scented incense and jade decorations, in addition to the myriad of religious treatises...