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The first three of these prizes are awarded for eminence in physical science, in chemistry and in medical science or physiology ; the fourth is for literary work " in an ideal direction " and the fifth prize is to be given to the person or society that renders the greatest service to the cause of international fraternity, in the suppression or reduction of standing armies, or in the establishment or furtherance of peace congresses.
A wide variety of prizes are awarded to architects to acknowledge superior buildings, structures and professional careers.
Fantasy sports are considered gambling and therefore illegal if the competition does not meet this rule: " prizes and awards offered to winning participants are established and made known to the participants in advance of the game or contest and their value is not determined by the number of participants or the amount of any fees paid by those participants.
Goats are not only useful for their meat-the Fuerteventurans also use the milk to make the cheese majorero, which has won many prizes.
Many of the prizes awarded on game shows are provided through product placement ; although in some cases, they are provided by private organizations or purchased at either the full price or at a discount by the show.
The scientific prizes awarded by the IMU are deemed to be the highest distinctions in the mathematical world.
Ten prizes are awarded each year in many categories, including the Nobel Prize categories of physics, chemistry, physiology / medicine, literature, and peace, but also other categories such as public health, engineering, biology, and interdisciplinary research.
With the exception of three prizes in the first year ( Administratium, Josiah Carberry, and Paul DeFanti ), the Ig Nobel Prizes are for genuine achievements.
The awards are sometimes veiled criticism ( or gentle satire ), as in the two awards given for homeopathy research, prizes in " science education " to the Kansas and Colorado state boards of education for their stance regarding the teaching of evolution, and the prize awarded to Social Text after the Sokal Affair.
Almost always, there are enough prizes donated that anyone who enters will get one.
Knitted items are occasional offered as prizes to donors.
In his autobiographical essay, published in 1973 in Les Prix Nobel ( winners of the prizes are requested to provide such essays ), Lorenz credits his career to his parents, who " were supremely tolerant of my inordinate love for animals ," and to his childhood encounter with Selma Lagerlof's The Wonderful Adventures of Nils, which filled him with a great enthusiasm about wild geese.
Ladbrokes Poker also operates a loyalty program for its online poker players where players are able to exchange their poker points for gift & prizes.
The Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway, while the other prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden.
The prizes include but are not limited to any given championship belt ( the traditional prize ), a document granting the winner the right to a future title shot, or any document that matters to the wrestlers involved in the match.
Each year there is a central theme, and prizes are awarded based on creativity.
If the contestant answers a question incorrectly, then all the money won so far is lost, except that the £ 1, 000 and £ 32, 000 prizes are guaranteed: if a player gets a question wrong above these levels, then the prize drops to the previous guaranteed prize.
The major part of the population, especially the young and children, dress up in ordinary non-ethnic costumes, going to school, work, and organized events, where prizes are given for the best and most original costumes.
The groups that support Feyenoord in the most original way and those who can predict the score correctly are awarded with prizes.
Numerous other ( mostly sponsored ) prizes are also awarded to him.
These prizes are often rather elaborate, ornate gifts, such as giant cups, decorative plates, and statuettes.
For wrestlers in the top division giving an exceptional performance in the eyes of a judging panel there are also three special prizes ( the sansho ) which are worth 2, 000, 000 yen each.

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Then-Price Is Right announcer Rod Roddy served as the announcer for the week and former Let's Make a Deal model Carol Merrill presented the Secret Square and bonus round prizes.
High Rollers assistant Ruta Lee presented the Secret Square and bonus round prizes.
* Eureka Prizes, annual Australian science prizes presented by the Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia
Its sacred grove furnished the olive oil that was distributed as prizes in the Panathenaic Games and contained in the finely decorated Panathenaic amphorae presented to the winners.
Lloyd introduced a number of programme changes to mixed reactions-these included a ' Drive Time ' slot presented by Iain Lee ( since replaced by Paul Ross, then James and Petri and now James Whale ), a daily ' Big Quiz ' which promises ( but has yet to deliver ) huge cash prizes ( and has since been cut down to one show a week ), and a number of weekend repeats.
In 1884, Cross co-founded the Société des Artistes Indépendants, which consisted of artists displeased with the practices of the official Salon, and presented unjuried exhibitions without prizes.
Each year, two awards for " best use of statistics in a story " are presented with cash prizes of NZ $ 1, 500 and $ 750.
The Andersen Project, his last solo play inspired by the life and works of Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen and his tale ' The Dryad ', is set to have a long and prosperous life, similar to The Far Side of the Moon ; it received many international prizes and, after being presented by Lepage himself in more than ten countries, is currently starring Yves Jacques who did the same in the past for The Far Side of the Moon.
Contestants were introduced by the announcer, and prizes and gifts were presented by the other assistants.
It is presented in three-year cycles to multiple projects and has a monetary award, with prizes totalling up to US $ 1 million.
Some of the exhibits are quite traditional and have taken place for many years, such as " Exposición Nacional de Ganadería e Industria de la Sociedad Rural de Bahía Blanca ", mainly grouping those devoted to cattle husbandry and sheep breeding, who up to 2006 account for 122 annual displays when there is a contest awarding prizes to the best presented animals.
Cash prizes were awarded for the most number of animals killed, with the animals ' tails being presented as proof of the kill.
The ninth and tenth prizes are a pair of Silver Bugles, one presented to the Royal Company by one of the General Officers, Sir Henry Jardine, Knight, and which was shot for on the 9th of April, 1830, for the first time.
Collins also captured two of college football ’ s major postseason prizes — the Maxwell Award, presented to the nation's outstanding player, and the Davey O ' Brien Award, which goes to the nation ’ s top quarterback.
The Mass is followed immediately by the distribution of prizes to Award Winners and the presentation of Ties and Badges of Office are presented to the Senior Prefects.
The numbers were registered from time to time and prizes were presented by the trustees to boys who had excelled.
There are different events for different vehicles, often with prizes for the best presented / rarest vehicle.
Before 1982, a selection of participants were also presented with special Winner's prizes and the number of recipients of this award varied from year to year.
Only one victory of Ion's is mentioned, on which occasion, it is said, having gained the dithyrambic and tragic prizes at the same time, he presented every Athenian with a pitcher of Chian wine.
The winners are announced between May and July, and the prizes are presented by the President of Columbia University at an awards ceremony in the fall.
She presented awards at the ELLE Style awards, Television awards and also presented an award to Best Dressed Female at Aintree in which she handed out the prizes, which included a shopping bag from Coleen's favourite store, Liverpool boutique Cricket.
In 1957 the first Annual Prize-Giving & Speech Day was held at the Reardon Smith Lecture Theatre in Cardiff, in the presence of the chairman of the city ’ s council who presented the prizes & certificates.
Solving the mystery presented in one of the skits led to prizes.

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