Word: granted
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...months after he disappeared in Chechnya, humanitarian Fred Cuny, known in aid circles as the "Master of Disaster" for his ability to bring relief to war-torn areas, has been awarded a $305,000 "genius grant" by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "We presume he's alive," says MacArthur spokesman Ted Hearne. "We are holding the award for him until he gets back." Cuny's family cannot even use the money to find its recipient...
...spaced-out houseguests of celebrities charged with murder. And guess who's angriest about the Hard Copy turn the world has taken? That's right-Jackson, the man who brought show-biz hype into the mtv age; the megastar who, along with his wife Lisa Marie Presley-Jackson, will grant an audience to Diane Sawyer on this week's PrimeTime Live; the guy whose shameless promotional short for his new CD features him leading goose-stepping Soviet-bloc-style soldiers in a Leni Riefenstahl-like tribute to his own power and glory...
...from it. The most impressive, distinctive music to come out of Britain of late has not been the crunching chords of rock but the soulful sounds of rhythm and blues. The juxtaposition of reserved Britons and emotion-laden R. and B. may seem incongruous to some-like casting Hugh Grant in Panther. Well, burn those stereotypes. English diva Des'ree, with her relaxed vocals and optimistic lyrics, has sold a million copies in the U.S. of her new album, I Ain't Movin', and secured nearly constant airplay on vh1, an American music-video channel intended for an older audience...
...nature of most five-year grants is thatthe funding is for five years; therefore, mostcurrent researchers, at least those not up for anew five-year grant, will not be nearly asaffected," Losick says. "The people starting outwill bear the brunt of the cutback...
...courts, the two were unstoppable. Grant went 7-0 in Ivy League matches, playing mainly at fifth singles. Roiter went 6-0 in Ivy League matches, with three wins apiece at third and fourth singles...