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The American Crossword Puzzle Tournament (ACPT) is a crossword-solving tournament held annually in February, March, or April. Founded in 1978 by Will Shortz , who still directs the tournament, it is the oldest and largest crossword tournament held in the United States ; the 2023 event set an attendance record with more than 750 competitors.
The O'Connor Justice Prize, 2015. The President's Medal, Emory University, 2015; Liberty and Justice For All Award, LBJ Foundation, 2016; The Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero of Panama, 2016; Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, 2016 [16] Georgia Hunting and Fishing Hall of Fame, 2016
The cash prize is a boon in a league with a roughly $1.4 million salary cap and an average salary just north of $100,000. ... The Liberty committed 20 turnovers compared to just 10 by the Lynx.
Azed Prize Bookplate (Reg Boulton design) The competition results are announced three weeks later. There are three prizes, each of a book token and an Azed bookplate, and the names of the prizewinners are published together with their clues. A further twenty or so names appear below – these solvers' clues have been "Very Highly Commended" (VHC).
The son of Naum Pokhis and Klara Pokhis, Smirnoff was born in Odesa, Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union (USSR). He was an art teacher in Odesa, as well as a comedian. As a comedian, he entertained occasionally on ships in the Black Sea, where he came into contact with Americans who described life in the United States to h
The Siminovitch Prize is Canada's largest theatre award recognizing excellence in mid-career directors, playwrights and designers. $100,000 is awarded annually to recipients. Anyone may nominate a qualified candidate for the Prize, and winners are selected by a jury made up of prominent theatre professionals.
On July 4, 2003, the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia awarded O'Connor the Liberty Medal. In her acceptance speech she stated, "one of our greatest judges, Learned Hand, explained: 'Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it.'
[180] [181] Friedman allowed the libertarian Cato Institute to use his name for its biennial Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty beginning in 2001. A Friedman Prize was given to the late British economist Peter Bauer in 2002, Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto in 2004, Mart Laar , former Estonian Prime Minister in 2006 and a young ...