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This is a list of Ig Nobel Prize winners from 1991 to the present day. [1] A parody of the Nobel Prizes, the Ig Nobel Prizes are awarded each year in mid-September, around the time the recipients of the genuine Nobel Prizes are announced, for ten achievements that "first make people laugh, and then make them think".
Countdown is a British game show involving word and mathematical tasks that began airing in November 1982. It is broadcast on Channel 4 and is currently presented by Colin Murray, assisted by Rachel Riley with lexicographer Susie Dent.
The first round of the league playoffs. The winners of the three divisions and the winner of the Wild Card Game are paired off in two best-of-five series, the winners of which advance to the ALCS. Annie Oakley A free ticket to attendance at a ballgame or to first base (a "free pass" or "base on balls"). appeal play
Tyler Hinman. Tyler Hinman (born November 5, 1984) is an American competitive crossword puzzle solver and constructor and a seven-time winner of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament (ACPT). He holds the tournament record for youngest champion ever, winning as a 20-year-old in 2005, and he formerly held the record for consecutive titles with ...
The winner of one run gets half the pot while the winner of the second run gets the other half. Running it twice is done to minimize bad beats and reduce bankroll swings. Running it twice is a form of insurance. runner-runner A hand made by hitting two consecutive cards on the turn and river. Also backdoor. Compare with bad beat and suck out rush
a rain rule used if a limited overs match is curtailed by bad weather. If the match cannot be completed, the Duckworth-Lewis method determines the winner, or if the match can be continued but needs to be shortened, it calculates a revised target for the team batting second. The mathematical formula is based on analysis of past completed matches.
grammy.com. The Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance was a Grammy Award presented to male recording artists for works (songs or albums) containing quality vocal performances in the rock music genre. Originally called the Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male, the award was first presented to Bob Dylan in 1980.
Code Gray: Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing: Nominated Shared with Ben Achtenberg. Irina Kalinina Recollections of Pavlovsk: Nominated 1985: Barbara Willis Sweete Making Overtures: The Story of a Community Orchestra: Nominated 1986: Vivienne Verdon-Roe Women – for America, for the World: Won First woman with multiple nominations in this category.