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DIED. Stanley Kunitz, 100, acclaimed poet whose stark language and metaphysical bent earned him a Pulitzer Prize, a National Book Award and two terms as U.S. poet laureate; in New York City. He produced a dozen books over 75 years, culminating with last year's The Wild Braid, an homage to his lifelong passion of gardening. The longtime Columbia University professor hammered out dense, restrained gems on a manual typewriter, tackling both the personal (his father's suicide) and the universal (life, death, rebirth). "The deepest thing I know is that I am living and dying at once," he said...
...equal division of assets" between divorcing couples, says Anthony Burton, a partner at solicitors Simons Muirhead & Burton in London. In this case, despite the relatively short (four-year) marriage and the fact that McCartney had accumulated most of his wealth before they wed, several factors point toward a generous award to Mills. They have two-year-old daughter Beatrice, and Mills, at 38, is young enough to require support for many years. Estimates for what she'll get range between $90 million and $360 million. "The figure will probably be quite substantial," says Burton - "though I imagine this will...
...that between “Quality” and “Sexiness” was 0.30. The authors say their results “suggest that about half of the variation in student opinion survey scores used by universities for promotion, tenure, and teaching award decisions may be due to the easiness of the course and the sexiness of the professor.” Felton mentioned that “correlations aren’t necessarily causal,” but pointed out that by taking into account the student comments that are posted alongside the ratings, it became...
...Daddy Yankee with the Swarovski crystal award each honoree receives...
DiMaggio had a career batting average of .325 and still holds the record for a consecutive-game hit streak--56, set in 1941. Little wonder he was among great batters like Hank Aaron and Willie Mays who won the Babe Ruth Sultan of Swat Award, named for his Yankee predecessor...