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A man reported missing from a Florida hospital was found in North Carolina dressed like a doctor and driving a stolen ambulance with a dead deer wedged in the back... Leon Holliman Jr., 37, was reported missing from a River Region Human Services facility in Jacksonville last month. "I don't know how the man got it up in there," said Sgt. Robert Pearson. "It was a six point buck." It wasn't known where Holliman got the deer, which had been dead for some time, Pearson said. Authorities tracked the stolen ambulance through three rural North Carolina counties and one county...

Saturday's incident was "about the craziest thing I've ever come across," Officer Ken Zeeb said. "This is something that you couldn't even make up." The 20-year-old woman called the police station about 3:15 a.m. Saturday, asking where she could buy marijuana, authorities said. The dispatcher, after repeatedly telling the woman it was illegal to sell and possess marijuana, then told her that police had some of the drug in the station's evidence locker. Zeeb had arrived for his 4 a.m. shift about 15 minutes early and was in the evidence locker room when the woman arrived. "The dispatcher got on...

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Feb. 8, 2006) -- While fencing in high school and college, every elegant move made by Capt. Brain R. von Kraus was well thought out, even in the most heated duels. These same swift, but calculated decisions were made on Jan. 25, 2004 during an ambush where then 1st Lt. Von Kraus displayed exceptional bravery as he dismounted his vehicle and entered the enemy kill zone to aid his stricken Marines. For these actions, von Kraus was awarded the Silver Star here Feb. 8 by Maj. Gen. Richard F. Natonski, commanding general of the...

PEORIA, Ill., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- One of Caterpillar Inc.'s (NYSE: CAT - News) founding fathers is being recognized for his ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit with induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. At a news conference today in Washington, D.C., the Hall of Fame announced it is posthumously honoring Benjamin Holt for ushering in the modern era of mechanized farming and construction with his "Traction Engine" (Patent #874,008). Holt's invention was inspired by the plight of California farmers who found wheels ineffective in preventing heavy equipment from sinking into the soft, muddy soil. Holt designed a track-laying system...

MANAMA, Bahrain (NNS) -- England’s Prince Andrew awarded Capt. John Peterson the Honorary Order of the British Empire (OBE) during an investiture ceremony Jan. 25 at the British Embassy in Manama, Bahrain. Peterson, chief of staff for Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, was given the prestigious award for his leadership of coalition forces, which included a large number of Royal Navy sailors and marines, in the campaign to secure Iraqi oil assets during the onset of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. Prince Andrew, who is the Duke of York, knight commander and aide-de-camp to Queen Elizabeth II, congratulated Peterson...

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (Jan. 25, 2006) -- There they were, moving into an area known to be a hot spot for insurgent activity when it happened Oct. 2, 2005. Gunfire, mortars and rocket-propelled grenades began flying around them as they took cover and started their assault on the enemy’s position in Karmah, Iraq. Lance Cpl. Michael A. McGraw, a 20-year-old automatic rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, stood up early on in the attack to begin the movement on the enemy when he was struck in the lower leg by heavy machine gun fire. McGraw was...

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (Jan. 17, 2006) -- Six-year Navy veteran, Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher D. Baird, was presented the Thomas A. Christensen Jr. Award Dec. 16, for “going above and beyond the call of duty,” according to the award citation. The Cordell, Okla., native, a corpsman with 2nd Dental Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, was selected from three contestants – one from each MLG. The Thomas A. Christensen Jr. Award is presented to a dental technician in recognition of significant contributions to the Navy and the Fleet Marine Force. Baird is one of 15 Sailors to...

A Penn State chapter of Omega Psi Phi fraternity has nominated Joe Paterno for a national award, citing the coach's support for athletes who were "wrongfully accused" of crimes. The graduate chapter, Iota Lambda Lambda, also noted Paterno's "leadership, community uplift, manhood, scholarship and perseverance" in nominating him for the Citizen of the Year honor, member Andrew Jackson Sr. wrote this week. "I thought Joe was deserving," Jackson said Friday. He said that Paterno "stuck by" Rashard Casey, a former Nittany Lion, and Anwar Phillips. Casey was accused in May 2000 of beating an off-duty police officer, but a grand...

And, boy, does he ever deserve it!From those repugnant abjurers of all that is good, Code Pink: Thank You Congressman Murtha!CODEPINK co-founder Gael Murphy and DC coordinator Allison Yorra met with Congressman Murtha to thank him for his courageous stand on Iraq. We presented him with our pink badge of courage and pink flowers sent by CODEPINK members nationwide. Rep Murtha was very appreciative of these gestures as he has been receiving many responses to his public denouncement of the war. Murtha said that while many of the calls and emails have been supportive, those opposed have been quite vitriolic....

For this magnificent and brilliant speech, delivered by Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the House of Commons in June 1940, the Claremont Institute has announced that it will posthumously give Mr. Churchill its prestigious Mark Steyn award. (The speech is excerpted below, click here for full text.) The British people have strong stomachs, so let me lay it out as baldly as I can. Much of the so-called Western world will effectively disappear within our lifetimes, including many if not most western European countries. There’ll probably still be a geographical area on the map marked as Italy or the Netherlands...

We're down to the last week of nominations for Enter Stage Right's Tenth Annual Person of the Year! We've had an avalanche of nominations but there is still time! Last year's winner was none other than U.S. President George W. Bush (who made history by becoming the first four-time winner of our prize)...can he do it again? All you have to do is tell us their name and a few good reasons why you think your nominee should be named the ESR Person of the Year for 2005. Only one entry per person. Nominations will be accepted until December 31,...

Like any good leader accepting an honor, Maj. John D. Harrill III deflected the credit to his troops. "My actions were the result of the young Marines beside me and their will, their fighting spirit and their savvy," the 35-year-old Marine Corps officer said. Harrill, commanding officer of the Marine Corps Recruiting Station, Richmond, yesterday was awarded the Silver Star Medal, the military's third-highest award for gallantry in combat. The commendation cited his "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action" while serving as a battalion operations officer last year in Iraq. Harrill said the incident for which he was awarded occurred...

UNESCO bestows 2006 José Martí International Award on President Chávez PARIS, Dec. 14—Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez Frías is the recipient of UNESCO 2005 José Martí International Award, granted by a jury made up of outstanding international individuals, according to an announcement issued today by that organization in this capital. The José Martí Award was created in 1994 by the UNESCO Executive Council in tribute to Cuba’s national hero and founding father of its independence. According to its guidelines, it is “aimed at promoting and rewarding a particularly meritorious activity that, according to the ideals and spirit of José Martí and...

NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) -- The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) was awarded the Combat Action Ribbon in December for action while in Aquaba, Jordan, in August. The Combat Action Ribbon is awarded to a ship’s crew when the safety of the ship and crew is endangered by enemy attack - such as a ship engaged by shore fire - and the ship’s crew performance is considered satisfactory. Kearsarge’s robust force protection measures thwarted a terrorist attack while pierside in Aquaba with USS Ashland (LSD 48) Aug. 19 in support of Exercise Infinite Moonlight, a two-week training exercise between...

After dashing to Stockholm's Concert Hall with 27 members of his immediate family from the hotel where they stayed over Shabbat, Hebrew University mathematics Prof. Robert J. (Yisrael) Aumann accepted the 2005 Nobel Prize in Economics from King Karl XVI Gustaf, along with Thomas C. Schelling, a retired professor from the University of Maryland. The prize was awarded for their work done in the 1960s and 70's "that helped defense analysts use models to map out options available to an adversary and thus predict what the opponent might do in a confrontation," the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said. It...

MADISON, Wis. - A Wisconsin National Guard unit has won a prestigious award for its performance in Iraq. The Milwaukee-based 32nd Military Police Company has become the first Wisconsin National Guard unit to win a Valorous Unit Award, which is handed out for "extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy," according to a statement issued by the state National Guard on Friday. An order from Army Secretary Francis Harvey praised the 32nd for working tirelessly to set up security after Saddam Hussein's government fell. The award is the equivalent of a Silver Star, the Army's third highest award for...

A 16-year-old California boy won a premier high school science competition Monday for his innovative approach to an old math problem that could help in the design of airplane wings. Michael Viscardi, a senior from San Diego, won a $100,000 college scholarship, the top individual prize in the Siemens Westinghouse Competition in Math, Science and Technology. Viscardi said he's been homeschooled since fifth grade, although he does take math classes at the University of California at San Diego three days a week. His father is a software engineer and his mother, who stays at home, has a Ph.D. in neuroscience,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 2005 CONTACT: Jill Minette, CASE, 202-478-5666 Professor Lawrence Roberge, 413-547-8448 NATIONAL HONORS FOR TOP PROFESSOR IN CONNECTICUT (Washington, DC)-The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education have named Lawrence F. Roberge at Goodwin College the 2005 Connecticut Professor of the Year. Professor Roberge was selected from among nearly 400 top professors in the United States. Professor Roberge was the Chair of the Science Dept and Associate Professor of Science at Goodwin College from 2003 until 2005. During his tenure, he organized the construction of science labs and...

The recent South Park TV episode in which South Park educates the global community through humor on the dangers of the destructive, mind control cult Scientology has done a great service to societies and families everywhere their show airs around the world.

Rugby fan can't explain self-mutilation A rugby fan who cut out his testicles with wire cutters to mark a Wales victory is at a loss to explain why he did it. Geoffrey Huish, 31, performed the impromptu self-surgery in February when his beloved Wales beat world champions England. After performing the deed, Mr Huish put his severed anatomy in a bag and took them to his local social club to show fellow fans. He collapsed with blood loss and was rushed to hospital but surgeons could not reattach his missing parts. He was put in a psychiatric ward but has...

In 2003, Bob Dole gave France a “F-” grade for its lack of enthusiasm for the Iraqi war and urged the nation’s removal from the United Nations Security Council. But what’s a few Freedom Fries between friends, oui? Thursday, Dole stood in his Washington law office as one of France’s most prestigious awards – the Legion of Honor – was pinned to his lapel. The former Kansas senator, said French Ambassador to the United States Jean-David Levitte, is “known all over France” and esteemed for his public service. Although Dole suffered his debilitating war wounds in Italy, not in France,...

Recipients of the 2004 National Medal of Science and 2004 National Medal of Technology Today President George W. Bush announced the recipients of the Nation's highest honor for science and technology, naming the recipients of the 2004 National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology... The National Medal of Technology honors individuals who embody the spirit of American innovation and who have advanced the Nation's global competitiveness. Their vision and accomplishments have helped commercialize new technologies, create jobs, improve American productivity, and stimulate the Nation's economic growth and development. This award, established by Congress in 1980, is administered by...

Meet Brian Chontosh. Churchville-Chili Central School class of 1991. Proud graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology. Husband and about-to-be father. First lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps. And a genuine hero. The secretary of the Navy said so yesterday. At 29 Palms in California Brian Chontosh was presented with the Navy Cross, the second highest award for combat bravery the United States can bestow. That's a big deal. But you won't see it on the network news tonight, and all you read in Brian's hometown newspaper was two paragraphs of nothing. Instead, it was more blather about some...

MIM: The New Horizons School of Pasadena California has just been awarded a Blue Ribbon for Excellence from the United States Department of Education. Had the USDE done their own homework,(in the form of a cursory Google search) they would have seen that New Horizons is funded by the Wahhabist Islamic Society of North America whose goal is to turn the US into a United States of Allah. The first link on the Islamic School of Pasadena's website, to the Bureau for Islamic and Arabic Education in Los Angeles amply attests to their Islamist educational goals.The BIAE provides the textbooks...

Ann is scheduled for a speech appearance at the "Amercian Compass Book Award" at 9:14 EST for about 15 minutes.

NEW YORK (US): An unknown-turned-globally fêted Mukhtar Mai arrives New York, expectantly by tonight Sunday to receive the ‘Woman of the Year’ award from Glamour magazine, amid a galaxy of people, including intellectuals as well as many others, hailing from diverse segments of society in America. Once, a docile inhabitant of a remote village in southern Punjab province of Pakistan clutched a worldwide repute, in a spur of moment, when her story of gang-rape hit the headlines of the media, not only in Pakistan but the world-over. The print and electronic media raced with a swift pace to disseminate the...

WEST POINT, N.Y. - Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on Thursday spoke out for clearer and more high-minded rules governing the detention and interrogation of prisoners in the war on terrorism. Addressing cadets at West Point, O'Connor said incidents from Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba have shown confusion among soldiers and the need for guidance. While the Supreme Court has ruled that prisoners should have a meaningful opportunity to challenge indefinite detention, O'Connor said the court should not and cannot give broad answers to policy questions. The president and Congress have done little...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2005 – Defense officials have lauded Sears, Roebuck and Co. for the many benefits they provide employees who have been called to the colors. The war on terror demands much of reserve-component military personnel. The sacrifices they and their families make are legion. But increasingly, the war is demanding much of reserve-component servicemembers' civilian employers. The National Committee for Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve presented companies that go the extra mile for reservists with the Freedom Award during a ceremony here Oct. 15. The Freedom Awards are the highest given by the organization. A Guard...

FULLERTON, Calif. - Judith Miller, the New York Times reporter who was jailed for protecting a confidential source, presented an award Saturday to perhaps the most famous confidential source — the man known as "Deep Throat." The award presented by the California First Amendment Coalition was accepted by the grandson of former FBI Associate Director W. Mark Felt because the 92-year-old could not make the trip. Miller lauded Felt as a courageous man who helped Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the secrets of the Watergate scandal that led to the resignation of President Nixon. "Without Mark...

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. - A retired Washington firefighter won the annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on Monday, presenting a gigantic pumpkin that weighed 1,229 pounds. Joel Holland said the pumpkin could make roughly 600 pumpkin pies but instead will be displayed in a parade in Half Moon Bay this coming weekend, then carved into a jack-o'-lantern for Halloween.

Stones' keyboardist wins Bush environment award By John Helprin Associated Press October 5, 2005 WASHINGTON -- The Rolling Stones' keyboardist has carved out a new role as the Bush administration's idea of the model conservationist. Chuck Leavell took time from the Stones' "A Bigger Bang" world tour to meet Tuesday with Interior Secretary Gale Norton, a day after playing the MCI Center. He and his wife, Rose Lane, were named "Outstanding Citizen Stewards" for their tree farming near Macon, Ga. Advertisement For him, it's only forests, family and rock and roll. "Her family has been connected to the land for...

Two Australians won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for a discovery that defied decades of medical dogma and revolutionized the treatment of ulcers. They showed that bacterial infection — not stress — causes ulcers in the stomach and intestine. ADVERTISEMENT The 1982 discovery by Drs. Barry Marshall and Robin Warren eventually transformed peptic ulcer disease from a chronic, frequently disabling condition to one that can be cured by a short regimen of antibiotics and other medicines, said the Nobel Assembly of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm.

Rush Limbaugh has won his 4th Marconi Award for best syndicated radio host.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 - The public schools in Norfolk, Va., which over the last seven years have steadily narrowed a wide gap between white and black students in reading and mathematics scores, have won this year's Broad Prize, a $500,000 award to the urban school district making the greatest strides in student achievement. The prize was announced on Tuesday at a ceremony at the Library of Congress by Eli Broad, the founder of the Broad Foundation, which is dedicated to improving urban school districts across the country. "In our circles this is really the Nobel Prize of education," Stephen C....

WASHINGTON (AP) _ A coalition of military organizations on Thursday gave Sens. Hillary Clinton and Lindsey Graham its highest honor for their work to expand access to health care for National Guard and Reserve members and their families. Clinton, D-N.Y., said she was honored to have worked with Graham, R-S.C., on the bipartisan issue. "It is a deep privilege to have a chance to serve and support our men and women in uniform, and to be recognized by an organization dedicated to the well-being of our troops and our veterans is a great honor," Clinton said. "Our men and women...

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Lech Walesa to Receive Dole Leadership Prize at KU Lawrence, Kan. - infoZine - Nobel Peace Prize winner and first democratically elected president of Poland Lech Walesa will receive the Dole Leadership Prize on Thursday, Sept. 22 at the University of Kansas, the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics announced yesterday. "Along with Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, Lech Walesa is responsible for the end of the Cold War and the fall of the Iron Curtain," said Dole Institute Director Bill Lacy. "It is an honor to welcome him to the University of Kansas to accept...

Australia's great and good gathered to pay homage to John Howard in Sydney last night as he was honoured by an American centre named after a Democratic president. The Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars presented the Prime Minister with an award for public service at a $500-a-head dinner at the Four Seasons Hotel in The Rocks. It was a very American night. Even George Bush was on hand. Well, he had taped a congratulatory message for Mr Howard that was shown to large applause at the awards ceremony. "He's a great friend of mine," the President said. "He's a...

08-22) 16:21 PDT Los Angeles (AP) -- Alec Baldwin will receive the Linda McCartney Memorial Award at PETA's 25th anniversary gala on Sept. 10. Two years ago, Baldwin narrated a short documentary, "Meet Your Meat," for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals that helped lead to policy changes at Burger King, PETA said. The animal rights group said the video helped persuade Burger King to sever its ties to slaughterhouses that fail unannounced audits and to lend support to the Humane Slaughter Act. The company is now working with PETA to promote its veggie burgers nationwide, PETA said...

An Undeserved Honor for CBS's Gonzales Los Angeles-based CBS News correspondent Vince Gonzales, a seven-year veteran of CBS News and a product of CBS's "Minority Training Program" has been named Journalist of the Year for 2005 by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. The award was announced August 4th on the NAHJ website in a press release which reads in part: Vince Gonzales’s portfolio of work is one of the most impressive in the broadcast industry. In 2004, his exposé of the Enron electricity scandal demonstrated his skill as an investigative journalist. Gonzales uncovered proof that Enron employees were stealing...

TRIE-SUR-BAISE, France — Yohann and Olivier Roussel's performance climaxed in a cacophony of oinks and grunts, unleashing an explosion of applause. But it was only after lengthy jury deliberations that their hopes were confirmed — the father-and-son team were France's official Pig-Squealing Champions for 2005. The judges, headed by a former champion, had been impressed by their vocal imitations of pigs in all four of the required categories, reflecting key milestones of porcine existence: from noisy farmyard birth to death under the knife, via suckling and — inevitably — mating. France's handful of "fetes folles," or crazy festivals, attract a...

AL ASAD, Iraq (Aug. 13, 2005) -- The “Patriots” of Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 26 have done it again. For the second time in less than a month one of their Marines has been recognized for outstanding contributions to Marine aviation. Sergeant Paul E. Fletcher, noncommissioned officer-in-charge of the squadron’s supply response division, was recently announced as the winner of the 2005 Capital Marines’ Sgt. Maj. Frederick B. Douglas Award. “I was very thankful to be nominated, but I wasn’t expecting to win,” said Fletcher. “I appreciate my seniors for the nomination and now that I’ve won I appreciate the...

Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer and former U.S. President, has a huge problem: his mouth. The things emanating from that orifice are bizarre in the extreme, considering that Carter was arguably the worst president in the history of the United States. His most recent foot-in-mouth episode involves his running commentary on George W. Bush’s veracity and the "atrocities" committed by American soldiers in the war on terrorism. Carter maintains that had the U.S. not waged war against the Taliban who were sponsors of Osama bin Laden’s al Qaeda network, or deposed Saddam Hussein, then the Islamic terrorists would have no...

Friday, 5 August 2005, 08:38 GMT 09:38 UK Rowling shortlisted for US award Authors JK Rowling, Nick Hornby, Stephen King and songwriter Bob Dylan have been shortlisted for major new US literary awards. Selected by a readers' vote, winners of the Quills will be named in October. Rowling has been shortlisted for the latest Harry Potter book while Hornby is nominated for A Long Way Down. Intended to be more high-profile than existing US book awards, the Quills cover 19 categories ranging from graphic novels to romance stories. Among the other categories are sports, children's and best debut fiction, with...

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz., Aug. 4, 2005 — An environmental engineer here won $2,500 from “Good Housekeeping” magazine as a runner-up for the magazine’s Women in Government award. “I was on a bike ride with my son, Alex, (when I) was contacted by ‘Good Housekeeping’ magazine on my cell phone,” said Karen Oden, 355th Civil Engineer Squadron. “I am fortunate to have a job that I really enjoy, and find meaningful and challenging. To be recognized for my effort is an honor.” “I am fortunate to have a job that I really enjoy, and find meaningful and challenging. To...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Convicted murderer Stanley "Tookie" Williams has received an award for his good deeds on death row, complete with a letter from President Bush praising the notorious gang founder for demonstrating "the outstanding character of America." Williams, co-founder of the notorious Crips street gang, has been an anti-gang activist during his many years on death row at San Quentin State Prison, where he was sent after being convicted in 1981 for killing four people. He's authored 10 books, mostly warning young people to stay away from gangs. The President's Call to Service Award arrived as Williams, 53,...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2005 – Excellence deserves to be recognized, and an Alabama National Guardsman made sure it was when he nominated his employer for support above and beyond what the law requires. Army Spc. John Winkler nominated the Huntsville (Ala.) Sears, Roebuck & Co. store where he works as a customer service adviser in the automotive department for the support they have shown him when he drills or is deployed. The nomination was made through the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve's Web site, and when ESGR officials checked out the Sears corporate policy toward Guard and Reserve...

President George W. Bush will address the members of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) during its 32nd Annual Meeting in Grapevine, Texas on Wednesday, Aug. 3. "President George W. Bush's steadfast commitment to free-markets, and limited government is a hallmark of this organization. It is truly an honor to have the President speak at our Annual Meeting," said Georgia State Representative Earl Ehrhart, ALEC's national chairman. The conference is being held at the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine, Texas, Aug.3 to Aug. 5. The President will address the conference attendees during Wednesday's luncheon and will be awarded the Thomas Jefferson...

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AFPN) -- The commander of the Air Force Command and Control, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Center became the first inductee into the Air Force District of Washington’s Order of the Sword during a ceremony here July 22. Maj. Gen. Tommy F. Crawford received the highest honor and tribute noncommissioned officers can bestow upon an individual for his dedication to giving the unit’s enlisted force an equal hand in progressing the center’s unique mission. As just the forth commander of the AFC2ISR Center, General Crawford continues to hone the charge first set out in 1995...

Comic legend Jerry Lewis is getting the television academy's prestigious Governors Award in recognition for his more than half-century of work on behalf of Muscular Dystrophy. Lewis, national chairman of the Muscular Dystrophy Association, was chosen for the prestigious award by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Board of Governors in recognition of his work for the Muscular Dystrophy Telethon. The award will be presented to the 79-year-old entertainer and humanitarian during the 2005 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sept. 10. The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will be televised Sept. 18 on CBS. "Television has few traditions...