Foundation Rewards Bible References in Media
Nov 24th, 2005 · The Amy Foundation offers thousands of dollars in cash prizes for journalists who put Bible verses and communicate "biblical truth" in stories for secular publications.
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Democrats Buoyed by Election Results
Nov 9th, 2005 · Democrats win the big prizes in off-year elections, snagging governorships in New Jersey and Virginia. Democrats are especially celebrating Tim Kaine's victory in Virginia -- a state that voted for President Bush in 2000 and 2004.
The 2005 Nobel Prizes
Oct 13th, 2005 · The Nobels culminated Friday with Mohamed ElBaradei and the International Atomic Energy Agency sharing the 2005 Peace Prize. ElBaradei said the honor sends a "very strong message" for the agency to continue its work to prevent the spread of nuclear proliferation. A look at the 2005 winners:
2005 Nobel Prizes in Science *
Oct 7th, 2005 · A report on this year's Nobel Prizes: The Nobel in chemistry is awarded for a technique that produces new organic compounds. Two Americans and a German share the prize for work that used light to make some of the most precise measurements ever performed. And the Nobel in physiology or medicine is awarded to J. Robin Warren and Barry J. Marshall for their 1982 discovery that bacteria, not stress, cause peptic ulcers.
August Wilson and 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'
Oct 3rd, 2005 · Playwright August Wilson died on Sunday of liver cancer. Wilson was a Tony award-winning playwright, and he won two Pulitzer prizes and a record seven New York Drama Critics Circle Awards. One of his most famous works is Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, a play about a recording session with 1920s blues singer Ma Rainey.
Hargitay Collects Prizes, Keeps Acting ***
Sep 20th, 2005 · Since 1999, Mariska Hargitay has played a police detective specializing in sex crimes on the NBC drama, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. Earlier this year, she won the Golden Globe for best actress in a dramatic series.
'Fishing Oscars' Go To...
Apr 21st, 2005 · The World Wildlife Fund hands out its cash prizes to the winners of the "Fishing Oscars," a global competition to design environmentally friendly fishing gear. The winners include a Canadian fisherman who uses glowing rope to protect endangered whales.
Violinist Barnabas Kelemen Performs Paganini **
Apr 19th, 2005 · In 2002, Hungarian violinist Barnabas Kelemen won the prestigious International Violin Competition of Indianapolis. The prizes included a four-year loan of a 1683 Stradivarius violin. Hear Kelemen perform on the instrument at NPR.
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