The evening ended with the magic of Arab songs sung in Syrian-Armenian, by Lena Chamamyan, first prize winner in 2006 of music on Middle East Radio Monte-Carlo.

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In December 2011, Valencia Community College from Orlando, FL was announced as the first Aspen Prize winner and Valencia is now a model for other community colleges across the nation.

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One other sure thing is that when the first prize-winner is announced in March 2014, it won't be going to Hilary Mantel, as she doesn't have a book out this year that will be eligible.

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Banville is the first Irish winner of the Booker Prize since Roddy Doyle won with Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha in 1993.

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Ms. Huxtable was the first winner of a Pulitzer Prize for criticism, in 1970, and was architecture critic of The Wall Street Journal since 1997.

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The first winner of a European angel prize sponsored by three European business schools and a number of financial institutions was the German-born Klaus Hommels.

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The winner of the annual prize first painted Jeroen when he was seven and has pictured him on 17 occasions.

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Ageing former South African president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela, one of the architects of the first African World Cup, will address the audience by video message.

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Football pundit Andy Gray is the only previous winner of both Professional Footballers' Association awards, scooping the twin-prize during his first stint with Aston Villa in 1977.

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First, all videos were screened by an expert panel, including Arianna Huffington of The Huffington Post and Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus.

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