US audit: $200M wasted on Iraqi police training

BAGHDAD (AP) ? U.S. auditors have concluded that more than $200 million was wasted on a program to train Iraqi police that Baghdad says is neither needed nor wanted.

The Police Development Program? which was drawn up to be the single largest State Department program in the world ? was envisioned as a five-year, multibillion-dollar push to train security forces after the U.S. military left last December. But Iraqi political leaders, anxious to keep their distance from the Americans, were unenthusiastic.

A report by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, released Monday, found that the American Embassy in Baghdad never got a written commitment from Iraq to participate. Now, facing what the report called Baghdad's "disinterest" in the project, the embassy is gutting what was supposed to be the centerpiece of ongoing U.S. training efforts in Iraq.

According to the report, the embassy plans to turn over the $108 million Baghdad Police College Annex to Iraqis by the end of the year and will stop training at a $98 million site at the U.S. consulate in the southern city of Basra. Additionally, the number of advisers has been cut by nearly 90 percent ? from 350 to 36.

"A major lesson learned from Iraq is that host country buy-in to proposed programs is essential to the long-term success of relief and reconstruction activities. The PDP experience powerfully underscores that point," auditors wrote in a 41-page summary of their inspection. An advance copy was provided to The Associated Press.

Auditors noted that it "has clearly been difficult" for American diplomats to secure a solid commitment from Iraq's government to participate in the training program. Still, the report concluded, "the decision to embark on a major program absent Iraqi buy-in has been costly" and resulted in "a de facto waste."

The findings call into question funding needs at the largest U.S. embassy in the world, as the Obama administration prepares its new spending plan for the 2013 fiscal year that begins Oct 1. While auditors said it's unknown how much the embassy in Baghdad is requesting, additional money for the police program "may not be needed."

Despite years and billions of dollars of training, Iraq's police force remains a vulnerable target for militants. On Sunday, seven police were killed and nine more wounded in bombings and shootings near the former al-Qaida stronghold of Fallujah, about 64 kilometers (40 miles) west of Baghdad. It appeared to be the latest strike by the Sunni insurgency as it seeks to reclaim areas where U.S. troops ousted them.

In a July 26 letter responding to a draft of the report, acting Assistant Secretary of State Carol Z. Perez said the embassy will need an unspecified amount of additional funding this year to continue training Iraqi police into 2013. She disputed the finding that the funds have been wasted, noting Iraqis will continue to use the Baghdad Police College Annex for training.

Moreover, Perez said, the embassy has been assured by Principal Deputy Interior Minister Adnan al-Asadi that Iraq is committed to a streamlined version of the training program. U.S. diplomats will continue working with top security officials, she said, "to ensure that our police assistance efforts meet mutual goals and objectives and to sustain senior-level Iraqi commitment to the program."

The auditors, however, said those assurances fall far short of a written commitment, and quoted al-Asadi as telling U.S. inspectors that the police training program is "useless."

Al-Asadi "also indicated that Iraqi police officers had expressed their opinion that the training received to date was not beneficial," the audit said.

Al-Asadi could not immediately be reached for comment Sunday and his spokesman declined to discuss the report. But a key member of parliament's security oversight committee said that U.S. training programs are no longer needed by Iraqi police.

"The Iraqi federal police went through many training courses, in many fields, and that resulted in having many experts and specialist academies," Shiite lawmaker Hakim al-Zamili said. "At this point, we don't need the American expertise, because of the expertise we have now."

Auditors said the U.S. has spent about $8 billion to train and equip Iraqi police since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. At that time, there were about 58,000 police in Iraq. The report said that number had grown to 412,000 by 2010. Other estimates put the size of Iraq's federal, local and border police force at 650,000.

The training was led by the American military until last October, just six weeks before U.S. troops left Iraq for good. The embassy took over the program, but with what Monday's report described as "mixed results."

Iraq's self-rule northern Kurdish region has embraced the program and, as a result, half of the remaining 36 U.S. advisers assigned to police training will be based in the Kurdish capital of Irbil, 350 kilometers (215 miles) north of Baghdad.

But restive politics in the central government, whose factions are reluctant to be seen as dependent on American help, have prompted officials to keep the U.S. trainers at arms' length. Some Iraqi officers have been told to skip the police training sessions, the audit said, citing one who blamed "lukewarm relations between the Americans and Iraqis (that) has created some distance between them."

Stephanie Sanok, who was at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad from 2009 to 2010 and is an expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, called the police training program "doomed from the beginning" because American officials never made sure Iraqis supported it.

"The U.S. government has a tendency to go ahead with programs that it has decreed are in the host country's best interests," Sanok said. "This was such an expensive program, and there was plenty of time to get the Iraqi government to help shape it in such a way that they could eventually take it over. But we never got that buy-in."

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The U.S. Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction report is at: http://www.sigir.mil/files/audits/12-020.pdf#view=fit Follow Lara Jakes on Twitter at www.twitter.com/larajakesAP

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Jackson move to Mayo could point to complications

CHICAGO (AP) ? The announcement that Jesse Jackson Jr. had been transferred to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota pinned down his whereabouts for the first time in weeks and gave clear confirmation that the Illinois congressman is suffering from depression.

It also was the first mention that he's now being treated for a "gastrointestinal issue," which some experts said Saturday was a sign his condition is becoming more complicated.

The Chicago Democrat and son of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has been on a secretive leave of absence for nearly seven weeks, during which his office has released only occasional snippets of information, including that he was undergoing treatment for a "mood disorder" at an undisclosed inpatient facility.

A new, three-sentence written statement from the congressman was distributed by the Mayo Clinic late Friday during the national broadcast of the Olympics' opening ceremony, when public attention was more likely fixed half a world away.

As in the past, the statement gave scant detail, an apparent ongoing strategy in the face of pressure from congressional colleagues and constituents clamoring for an in-depth explanation.

It said he had been transferred to the Mayo Clinic for "extensive inpatient evaluation for depression and gastrointestinal issues," but gave no information on the nature of his depression, where Jackson was being treated prior to arriving at the Mayo Clinic or his progress.

The clinic said Saturday it could not release anything further.

Mention of a gastrointestinal problem raised new questions ? whether it's linked to the depression, entirely unrelated or a complication from a 2004 procedure he underwent to help him lose weight.

"Certainly some people do, as part of their depression or anxiety disorder, manifest it with gastrointestinal symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea," said Matthew Lilly, a psychiatrist in Rochester, Minn., who did a yearlong fellowship at Mayo in 2010 before going into private practice.

"But for them to even comment on that would, to me, sound as if it's a significant issue and not just a mild symptom associated with his illness," he said.

The Mayo Clinic has a highly rated gastrointestinal department as well as a free-standing inpatient psychiatric unit, said John Anderson of the Associates in Psychiatry and Psychology in southeastern Minnesota.

He said people receiving psychiatric care are often transferred to the clinic when a physical illness develops since both can be treated there.

"Mayo does an excellent job in terms of combining those, so they can treat what's essentially a dual diagnosis," Anderson said.

Phone messages left Saturday for Jackson's spokesman weren't immediately returned.

There was no word Saturday on how long Jackson might remain at the Mayo Clinic.

Typically, Mayo will keep someone as a psychiatric inpatient anywhere from several days to several weeks, Lilly said, though he added the use of the phrase "extensive inpatient evaluation" suggested to him it could be longer for Jackson.

"That would be pretty unusual for someone to stay as an inpatient more than a couple of weeks unless there were some pretty complicated issues going on," Lilly said.

The Mayo Clinic has treated other high-profile figures, including Saudi King Abdullah, and has a reputation for top-level security and strict patient privacy, which is evidently important to the congressman and those around him.

Clinic spokesman Ginger Plumbo said it released the brief statement only because Jackson's staff requested it.

"We would never just release information about any patient without their request or consent," Plumbo said.

The timing of Jackson's medical leave has raised questions, in part because Jackson is facing an ethics investigation in the U.S. House connected to imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

The congressman went on leave June 10, but his office didn't disclose it until weeks later. Initially, his office said Jackson was being treated for exhaustion. Since then, the office has said his condition was more serious and required inpatient medical treatment.

Earlier this month, a statement from an unidentified doctor said Jackson was receiving intensive medical treatment at a residential treatment facility for "a mood disorder."

The House Ethics Committee is investigating allegations that Jackson was involved in discussions about raising money for Blagojevich's campaign in exchange for the then-governor appointing him to President Barack Obama's vacated U.S. Senate seat.

Jackson was not charged and has repeatedly denied wrongdoing.

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UAB biologist Gordon Meares given National Multiple Sclerosis ...

A researcher at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has received a grant of more than $500,000 from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society for his study of the neurological disease, the organization announced this week.

Gordon Meares, a postdoctoral fellow in UAB's Department of Cell Biology, will study how cells in the brain and spinal cord may influence the immune system in MS for clues to stopping immune attacks, the organization said. The society this month committed up to $18.4 million to support 52 new research projects and training fellowships.

"Without the support of the National MS Society, we would not be able to pursue these critical leads," Meares said in a statement.

Multiple sclerosis is a disease in which the nerves of the central nervous system degenerate. MS interrupts the flow of information within the brain and between the brain and the body. There are theories on the causes of multiple sclerosis. MS may be an autoimmune disease, which happens when the body attacks itself. The disease often begins between the ages of 20 and 50.

Usually, the disease is mild, but some people lose the ability to write, speak or walk. There is no cure for MS, but medicines may slow it down and help control symptoms. Physical and occupational therapy may also help.

In Alabama, MS affects more than 4,200 families. More than 2.1 million people live worldwide with the challenges of the disease, according to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Jan Bell, president of the society's Alabama-Mississippi chapter, said the society's research program constantly strives to find a cure for MS.

"Our long-standing investment has resulted in new treatments and better methods of diagnosis and disease management for people with MS, and we will continue to pursue all promising paths that lead to solutions for everyone affected by MS," Bell said in a statement.

The national organization reports there are therapies approved by the Food and Drug Administration that can affect the underlying disease in people with the more common forms of MS. Those therapies cannot stop the progression or reverse the damage to restore function.

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Apple buying AuthenTec for about $356 million

NEW YORK (AP) ? Apple has agreed to buy fingerprint reader AuthenTec Inc. for approximately $356 million as the maker of iPhones and iPads looks to strengthen its digital security capabilities.

Apple's acquisition comes as consumers use their smartphones for more and more daily activities, including shopping.

"As cellphones become essentially credit cards, consumers will look to secure them in the event of theft or loss. AuthenTec's fingerprint sensors offer one way to secure handsets," said Raymond James analyst J. Steven Smigie.

It's not known what Apple's plans are. Rival devices running Google's Android system are starting to come with a wireless technology that can let phones make payments with the tap of a reader. Apple's patent filings hint at an interest in the technology, known as near-field communications, but the notoriously secretive company has given no clue when the technology might show up in iPhones. A new model is expected this fall.

Beyond protecting payments, a fingerprint system could keep unauthorized people from accessing email, contact lists and more. Current phones offer protection through passwords, which can be guessed or forgotten.

AuthenTec said Apple Inc. is paying $8 for each of its common shares, a 58 percent premium to their closing price on Thursday.

AuthenTec's stock jumped $3.27, or 65 percent, to $8.34 in Friday afternoon trading, above Apple's offer. That could suggest investors think there will be a higher bid for the company.

The deal was unanimously approved by AuthenTec's board. It still requires approval from a majority of the holders of the Melbourne, Fla., company's stock. AuthenTec has about 44.5 million outstanding shares, according to FactSet.

A higher offer for AuthenTec is possible. In a regulatory filing, AuthenTec said it's not allowed to actively seek out other offers, but it could hold talks with other parties before its stockholders approve Apple's buyout terms.

If AuthenTec does wind up accepting a superior offer, it would have to pay a breakup fee of approximately $11 million.

While Apple said earlier this week that its growth rate slowed in its latest quarter, massive sales of its iPhones and iPads in recent years have made it the world's most valuable company. It's the third-largest maker of cellphones, according to research firm Gartner, and dominates the market for tablet computers.

Shares of Apple, which is based in Cupertino, Calif., added $10.23, or 1.8 percent, to $585.11.

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Women Don't Like To Watch Sports TV, Except Olympics | Healthy ...

As the London 2012 Olympic Games draw nearer, researchers have attempted to find out how females would react to the spectacle.

According to a study published recently in the journal Communication, Culture & Critique, women largely ignore sporting events on television. Apparently, despite the headways they have made in playing sports, especially professionally, many women are still tethered to domestic duties, which consume most of their energy and time.

They are setting time aside for the London Olympics though.

Researchers from the University of Tennessee and Penn State University made the conclusion after engaging nearly 20 women, between ages 26 and 43, in 90-minute group discussions. Respondents were asked about what sports they watch on TV, their reasons for watching, and the possible factors affecting their consumption patterns.

Result: All respondents admitted giving more precedence to domestic chores and childrearing, let alone attending their children?s extracurricular activities, than viewing televised sports. On occasions that they do watch, the respondents claimed they would only catch a fraction of the scenes.

Nevertheless, all respondents claimed they are likely to tune in to the 2012 Olympics. Researchers chalked up their interest to the packaging and broadcasting of Olympics past. Broadcasts of the Olympics usually utilize easily digestible voice-overs, for instance. They also introduce athletes as they come by way of strategically placed vignettes, with personal details of their struggles to represent their nations.

Gender-based factors dictate what kind of sports women watch on TV, the researchers added. Faced with a choice of female-driven sporting events, respondents claimed they like one that showcases conventionally feminine-looking women who move gracefully. They do not like as much events that require aggression, physicality, and other traditionally masculine traits (with the exception of Ryan Lochte!). In other words, women are most likely to watch the likes of gymnastics and figure-skating during the Olympics.

As part of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title IX has provided for more female-inclusiveness in sports at public schools, i.e. let women enter school teams and play recreational sports. The passage of the law then stoked hope that female athletes would capture a sizable audience on TV. Unfortunately, this audience still has not manifested. This problem is dogging the WNBA, which, since its 1997 debut, has been playing to a middling TV audience.

Networks generally do not broadcast such female-driven events on primetime. In effect, women are still not attuned to watching their physically competitive kind on TV, even though they participate themselves in sports.

Then again, the researchers concede that their sampling is too diminutive for finality. Their study has to be duplicated as to discover the larger influences of women in watching sports TV. In the interim, the researchers are not doubtful that women?s sports are still at the mercy of a patriarchal society.

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Oil near $89 as ECB's Draghi vows to save eurozone

Oil prices rose Thursday after the president of the European Central Bank vowed to save the eurozone.

Comments by ECB president Mario Draghi helped reverse the direction of oil prices, which had been falling earlier in the session on a surprising rise in U.S. crude inventories and a slowdown in South Korea's economy.

Draghi told a conference of investors in London on Thursday that he will do "whatever is necessary to save the eurozone and protect the euro from collapse, including fighting unreasonably high borrowing costs," according to a report from Sucden Financial in London.

Draghi's remarks "boosted market sentiment and increased risk appetite," Sucden Financial said.

By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for September delivery was up 76 cents at $89.73 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract added 47 cents to settle at $88.97 in New York on Wednesday.

In London, Brent crude was up 87 cents at $105.25 on the ICE Futures exchange in London.

A rise in U.S. crude supplies pointed to weak demand as the recovery in the world's No. 1 economy stumbles. The Energy Information Administration reported that the nation's crude supply grew by 2.7 million barrels last week. Analysts were expecting supplies to fall by 250,000 barrels, according to a survey by Platts, the energy-information arm of McGraw Hill.

U.S. crude supplies have grown this year to the highest levels since 1990. Gasoline supplies rose more than expected. The EIA said that gasoline supplies increased by 4.1 million barrels last week. Analysts were expecting supplies to grow by only 750,000 barrels.

South Korea's second quarter growth figures provided more evidence of the toll that Europe's prolonged debt crisis is taking on Asia. The region's fourth-largest economy said economic growth slowed to a two-year low as weakness in Europe crimped demand from South Korea's biggest market China.

In other Nymex futures trading, heating oil rose 2.16 cents to $2.8683 a gallon and gasoline added 2.58 cents to $2.7420 a gallon. Natural gas gained 1.5 cents to $3.067 per 1,000 cubic feet.

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Venture Capital Is A Great Place For Women If They'd Give It A Chance

Mary Meeker: New Job, But Still Queen Of The ?Net

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Written by Grace Nasri, managing editor at comparison engine FindTheBest. She works with the NYC chapter of Women 2.0,?a women?s tech and entrepreneurship group.

The facts:?Women make up just 6% of chief executives at the leading 100 tech companies. Women are launching companies at a rate 1.5 times higher than the national average, but they receive less than 10 percent of venture funding. Women make up only 9% of board members of Silicon Valley companies. At the leading 25 VC firms, only 8% of the investment professionals are women.

The opinions:?The rationalizations as to why this is the case range from placing the onus on women for not majoring in quantitative fields and lacking the necessary skills needed to lead or invest in successful companies, to blaming what some see as a male-dominated culture that promotes traditionally masculine-qualities at the expense of women. The reality likely falls somewhere in-between.

Despite the relative lack of women in the tech and venture capital world, there are many successful female partners thriving in this space today?many of whom say that despite the low numbers, the VC industry is a great place for women.

Deborah Farrington (StarVest Partners), Jenny Lee (GGV Capital) and Annie Lamont (Oak Investment Partners) have made Forbes? Midas List of the leading venture capitalists over the years. They shared their personal stories about how they got their start, what inspires them about the space and what advice they would give fellow women aspiring to enter venture investing.

The venture world embraces many backgrounds

A unique thing about the venture capital industry is that it welcomes a range of backgrounds. Of the women interviewed in this article, one has a background in business, one is an engineer and one is a political scientist.

?Women need to realize that there are many ways to get involved in venture capital,? Farrington, who received her BS in Economics at Smith College and went on to get her MBA at Harvard Business School, advised. ?My background in finance gave me the expertise to analyze business models. For e-commerce investing, women who have backgrounds in retail, fashion and media are well prepared because they understand the customers.?

The venture capital space is great for women

Venture capitalists tend to agree that since the industry is so performance-based and results-driven, it favors people solely on objective and quantifiable metrics?leaving little room for discrimination or favoritism.

Lee, who received her BS in Electrical Engineering at Cornell and her MBA from the Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern University, said that being a woman never hindered her; in fact, she says the advantage of working in such a metrics-driven sector means performance is judged on a very objective scale. ?I do not feel hindered [as a female VC]. The big advantage of being in the venture capital industry is that performance can be clearly measured by the work you have done, CEOs you have supported?and the returns you have delivered. Staying focused, finding good companies to invest in and?returning capital to our investors continue to be the number one objective and best measurement for?performance?in our industry,? Lee explained, adding that there are many great things women can bring to the table in the venture world.

?Women have a sixth sense that?can sometimes be useful when combined with analytical skills to assess startup team dynamics and personalities.? Women may also work better on male-dominated boards to help balance views and perspectives,? Lee said.

Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2012/07/26/venture-capital-is-a-great-place-for-women-if-theyd-give-it-a-chance/

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Cloture Club Senate Employment Bulletin for July 25, 2012 - Cloture ...

221748 ? INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATOR -

United States Senate legal office of seven attorneys who defend Senate offices in employment law cases has outstanding legal IT opportunity. This is a non-partisan, lead position. Individual will be expected to work independently. Primary responsibility for maintaining, updating, and administering the office?s networked computer systems, managing the office?s e-discovery system and litigation database, troubleshooting and solving software problems, and effectively recommending system modifications and software upgrades. Ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems, networks and data. Advise attorneys on legal and technical issues relating to information technology and electronic discovery; supervise and provide guidance to paralegals with respect to electronic litigation requirements; train and assist attorneys and staff in the use of all software; draft training material to assist users. Assist attorneys with creation and implementation of plans for the retention, collection, culling and production of electronically stored information in lawsuits. Prepare for and attend court with attorneys; testify in court and at administrative hearings on behalf of Senate offices on issues of data collection, storage, retrieval and production. Design and be able to implement procedures to allow secure access to office?s electronic databases in the event of emergency relocation. Work is bound by federal statutes, court rules, Senate rules and standard office procedures and protocol. Requires independent judgment in setting priorities and handling unusual assignments, absolute adherence to confidentiality and attorney-client privilege requirements, and ability to work occasionally outside of standard office hours, including early mornings, late nights, and weekends, when needed. Minimum of five years of analogous experience, preferably in a major law firm. Experience working with document management systems, Summation, and Microsoft Exchange server is preferred. Excellent benefits include federal employee healthcare program, paid parking or transportation subsidy, matching retirement savings plan, federal holidays, and paid time off. Salary range: $62,398 ? $96,717. E mail cover letter and resume to resumes@sec.senate.gov or send by facsimile to 202-228-3603. No telephone inquiries. Equal Opportunity Employer.?

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5 Tips for Becoming an Entrepreneur After College ...

For me, being an entrepreneur has been a great experience and it can for many others. ?If you?re thinking about opening a business after graduation, consider the following 5 tips prior to taking the dive:

1. Know Why You?re Opening a Business ? We all have different reasons for opening a business. ?Some are very positive while others typically can lead to a failed entrepreneurial endeavor.

A few stronger reasons for opening a business should include a having a great idea or sincerely wanting to own a company. ?These two have worked for many young, successful entrepreneurs.

Personally, I opened a business because I knew that I could not make the money nor have the creative reach I wanted to by working in a corporation as I did not possess the ability to function well in a controlled environment.

While I?m not sure this is the best motivator, it worked for me.

While no reason is great or horrible, I would deter any recent graduate who wants to open a business simply to avoid getting a job as entrepreneurship is a 24 hour position and to get a business up and running is a tremendous amount of work.

2. Know Who You?re Going to Sell To ? Many young entrepreneurs want to open a business and begin their planning without knowing who they are going to sell their product or service to.

If you want to open a company and to see whether the idea is viable, prior to doing anything else make a list of who you are going to sell the product or service to and how you are going to get to them.

Is this game plan reasonable or should you go back to the drawing board?

3. Learn What You Need To ? Entrepreneurship takes a lot of learning after college. ?Don?t think that your degree has given you all the necessary skills in order to open a business.

Rather, think of you degree as a base amount of knowledge to expand upon. ?I always say that what is learned after college separates the successful young entrepreneurs from the ones who don?t quite make it.

4. Be Realistic ? My rule of thumb is to keep it simple. ?Don?t treat entrepreneurship as if it were the lottery and that you are going to come up with an idea that is going to strike it rich.

Don?t get me wrong: if you have an invention that is going to make life better for mankind, don?t let me stop you, but if you have a floating beer pong table and have expectations to hit it big, the odds are probably stacked against you.

5. Take Baby Steps ? Rome was not built in a day nor are any good companies. ?At first, it is important to aim small and gain small victories than aim big and miss the target altogether.

In the End

I am convinced that any young, aspiring entrepreneur can successfully own their own business. ?All it takes is some hard work and belief in oneself. ?The above tips should simply increase your odds of becoming a successful entrepreneur after college graduation.

Bio: Ken Sundheim is the CEO of KAS Placement an executive search firm based out of New York City. ?Ken has been published throughout major media over 400x as well as lectures at universities regarding job search techniques.

Source: http://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2012/07/24/5-tips-for-becoming-an-entrepreneur-after-college/

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Braintree Wants to Make Mobile Payments History - Personal ...

From: Forbes - Personal Finance - 10:33am - July 24, 2012

If you've ever searched Amazon (AMZN) using your i-Phone and decided you wanted to buy something, you'll understand Braintree. And due to its unique technology, Braintree makes it easier for merchants to let you pay for those purchases quickly using your mobile.

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Adoption is incredibly complicated and expensive and you shouldn?t make the decision lightly or without careful thought. There are lots of
different kinds of adoption and you need to think about the sort of child that you would be interested in adopting. You need to make sure you are well versed in your local laws and it is a good idea to work with a lawyer. If you want to adopt a child here are some major issues to think about.

Depending on where you live, there are many different laws and requirements regarding adoption. In many states in the U.S., for example, a child must live with you for a certain amount of time, often six months, before the adoption is actually finalized. If everything goes well, however, this is mainly a formality and there?s no reason why the adoption shouldn?t go through as planned. It is important to become well versed in your local laws before you start the process of adoption so that you don?t become unpleasantly surprised later on. You can either consult with an adoption lawyer or do your own research about adoption laws in your area, and if there?s anything you?re not clear about, you can ask the adoption agency you plan to work with. You have to think about a lot of different things when you are trying to figure out whether you want to adopt a child from your current country or one from outside its borders. One reason that many people opt for international adoption is that it lowers the risk that the birth mother will change her mind and want to take her child back. While this isn?t very common, it can happen with a domestic adoption, and in most cases, the mother has a certain window of opportunity to change her mind. International adoption all but renders this possibility mute. For one thing, most of the children being adopted are orphans and even if they aren?t, the parents almost never try to get their kids back.

A very high percentage of the kids who need to be adopted are labeled ?special needs.? This term is quite broad and it?s meanings are wide and varied.

Most commonly, it refers to children who have a health problem or disability, either physical, mental or emotional. It is also used for other things and can sometimes refer to even the age or the race of a child. This label is often given to kids over a certain age, for example, because it is harder for the older kids to find families who are okay adopting an older child. Some adoption agencies use it to label children simply because they are of certain minority races or ethnic backgrounds because it is harder to find parents who want to adopt children from these backgrounds. Sometimes just being male is enough to be labeled as a special needs child because there are far more male children than female children who need adoption. If you are hoping to adopt a child you might be overwhelmed by just how much red tape is involved in it. This is why it is important not to get bogged down and, instead to take each step as it comes. These requirements are in place to make sure that adoptions are carried out properly and that prospective parents are well qualified. As long as you are dogged and truly ready to become a parent you should be able to achieve your dream. What You Have to do to Adopt a Child Adopting a child is a major and life changing decision and can take years to see through so it is important that you make sure you ready to commit to it. At the same time, for couples who are not able to have children of their own for one reason or another, adoption can be well worth the effort. Beyond helping you get your own family started, you are also giving the gift of a loving home to a boy or girl who wouldn?t have that otherwise. After doing as much research into the adoption process as you can, you should look for an agency to handle it. Choosing an adoption agency is something that you have to be careful with, the decision is almost as important as the decision of which child you most want to adopt. For one thing, you must ensure that your adoption agency is totally legal and has all of the necessary licensing to operate where it operates. It?s most likely that your agency is legal?most of them are?but that doesn?t mean that it might not also be a scam operation set up to prey upon your desperation and eagerness to adopt. Also be sure that you understand all of the fees that will be involved in the process. Check out how long the agency has been operating. Finally, it is important to ensure that your agency offers services post-adoption to address any issues that may crop up after you?ve adopted your son or daughter. You have to think about a lot of different things when you are trying to figure out whether you want to adopt a child from your current country or one from outside its borders. One reason that many people opt for international adoption is that it lowers the risk that the birth mother will change her mind and want to take her child back. While this isn?t very common, it can happen with a domestic adoption, and in most cases, the mother has a certain window of opportunity to change her mind. International adoption all but renders this possibility mute.

For one thing, most of the children being adopted are orphans and even if they aren?t, the parents almost never try to get their kids back. Money and filling out paperwork are only two parts of the adoption process. You also have to meet the child and visit him or her several times before making a final decision. These visits usually happen over a few weeks or even a few months. Not only will this help you decide about adoption as a whole, it will help you decide about adopting this specific kid. This is important for everyone but it is especially helpful to first time parents who get to gain some practical parenting experience with the child they are hoping to adopt. In addition to you and your partner, the child and the agency also need to have a meeting of the minds to help everyone make sure that the arrangement is one that is in everyone?s best interest. If you are hoping to adopt a child you might be overwhelmed by just how much red tape is involved in it. This is why it is important not to get bogged down and, instead to take each step as it comes. These requirements are in place to make sure that adoptions are carried out properly and that prospective parents are well qualified. As long as you are dogged and truly ready to become a parent you should be able to achieve your dream.

Beside writing articles about Babies Toddler, Joselyn Cannuli also shares knowledge about angebot pampers? on her blogs. To find out more about pampers feuchtt?cher angebot, visit www.pampersangebot.net

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Check Bacterial Growth in Your House During Rainy Season

Who does not like the showers of rain? Suddenly everything starts looking beautiful around you and atmosphere also becomes pleasing. In all three seasons this one is the most romantic and beautiful one, no doubt about that. But this is also the season which causes myriads of diseases and bacterial infections. If you think your home is the safest place from all these diseases, you are very wrong. It is the humidity which causes most of the bacterial growth during the rainy season. And if you are not taking a good care of your home during this season, bacterial growth is worse inside the houses than outside. Buy content to know more about the bacterial growth and the adverse effects of it on our health.

Kitchens- Kitchen is the best place for the bacterial growth and that makes the situation worse for us. We store all the edible products in the kitchen, our utensils and crockery are there too. So if there are bacteria in our kitchen we are sure to fall sick. So what should we do? First of all, always keep the kitchen dusters, scrubs and wiping cloths dry. Use dryers for that or keep these cloths in sun whenever you find opportunity. Show some sun to your dry food products as well like pulses, dry fruits, spices etc. You can also lightly roast the pulses, spices and dry fruits in oil before storing to keep them safe from humidity. Keep the kitchen floor, gas stove, slab and sink clean and dry as much as it is possible.

Bedroom- Show some sun to your mattresses and quilts and try to disinfect them and if these are too old to disinfect, just discard them. Always wipe your telephone, floor, TV and AC remotes and if you have kids at your home then toys as well with disinfectants regularly. These are the things that come in our regular contact and where the germs grow the most. Discard all your old cosmetics. Never store dirty clothes inside the cupboard for a long time in rainy season; it may cause fungal growth on your clothes.

Drawing room- First of all whenever it is sunny outside keep you windows open during daytime. Your furniture will get some sun which will keep it from rotting. Disinfect your cushions and seats and if possible show them sun too. If you have old books at your home take them out once a while or those might be eaten my termites or will become home of silver fish. Throw away useless stuff and keep the room as spacious as you can.

Bathroom- Make a habit of using wiper after every time the bathroom is used. Wipe the knobs with disinfectants and keep the bottles of shampoos, conditioners and hand wash liquids clean. Put the towel in drier every time you use it or show it to the sun as much as it is possible. Keep the gaps between bathroom tiles clean and dry. Buy exclusive images of different kinds of bacteria which grow in our house and especially in our bathrooms which can cause serious health problems.

If you are eating germs, sleeping in germs and breathing in germs, how can you keep yourself from falling ill, hence it is necessary to keep germs at bay during monsoon season.

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New computer build...

I'm overdue for an updated computer. My primary software is AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite. I figure that, since Photoshop is the most demanding, I'll use that as a target application. Here's my start:

Putting it all together
OK, let's put this all together into a complete system. Here's a complete list of components (including case and operating system):

CPU: Intel Core i7-3820 3.6GHz - $310
Motherboard: ASRock X79 Extreme6 - $250
RAM: 16GB kit (4GBx4), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR3 PC3-12800- $105
HDD: 2 x Western Digital Caviar Green WD30EZRX 3TB ($180 each) - $360
SSD: 2 x Corsair Force Series 3 CSSD-F120GB3A-BK 2.5" 120GB SATA III ($150 each) - $300
Graphics card: PNY VCQ2000D-PB Quadro 2000D 1GB - $410
Optical drive: LG WH12LS39 12X Blu-ray Burner - $80
Power supply unit: CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W power supply unit - $105
Case: Thermaltake V4 Black Edition chassis - $50
Operating system: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit - $130

Total price: $2,100

I got that out of an article by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes. That video card seems amazingly low priced for what it is. The rest is about what I expected.

Adrian recommends using the SSD's for photoshop work and scratch. I see a weakness there. Photoshop only needs a few GB for scratch. I think I could use a cheaper alternative for that. He also recommends using a HDD for the OS. I'm wondering if it would be best to use a large SSD for the OS, another for the work drive, a smaller one for scratch and then a monster HDD for data. I know a few people who use SSD for boot. They seem to like it and I've heard that they're pretty reliable now.

Source: http://www.reno4x4.com/forum/showthread.php/62318-New-computer-build

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HBT: Phillies, Hamels keep working on extension

According to Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com, the Phillies and Cole Hamels are continuing extension talks with just barely more than a week left to go before the trade deadling.

?They?re trying ? actively trying,? a person with knowledge of the situation told CSNPhilly.com on Monday afternoon. ?They?re making offers.?

Salisbury reports that the Phillies are willing to go to six years, though whether they?ve actually made an offer of that length is uncertain. Salisbury believes Hamels wants something close to the $24 million per season that Cliff Lee is earning on his five-year deal.

?I think it happens,? one plugged-in person told Salisbury. ?But you never know until they all agree.?

One thing seems pretty sure; if the Phillies aren?t willing to go to $140 million over six years, another team will be this winter. A trade is likely if nothing is agreed to.

Source: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/23/phillies-cole-hamels-continue-to-work-at-extension/related

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SFL: Talks resume between newco Rangers and football chiefs over SFA membership

Jul 23 2012

Charles Green arrives back at Ibrox after the SFL decision

RANGERS newco will continue talks with the football authorities today as their bid to gain membership of the SFA remains up in the air.

There are two obstacles in the way of Charles Green's club signing the agreement with the SFA, which has as a condition the acceptance of a 12-month transfer ban originally handed out to Rangers oldco for bringing the game into disrepute - media rights and the possible stripping of trophies from Ibrox.

SFL chief executive David Longmuir revealed he will assess any offer from the SPL for the rights to Rangers games in the Third Division next season. It is believed broadcasters are not keen to sign up to an SPL deal without having access to the Govan club's games.

If SPL chief executive Neil Doncaster was unable to bring Rangers' rights to the negotiating table, the SFL could lose out on their annual ?2million settlement fee that was agreed in 1999 when the top clubs split from the league to form the SPL.

It is also believed that several top-flight clubs could face financial problems if there is any reduction or delay in the routine ?645,000 payment from the SPL, which is expected on August 6.

Before signing the membership agreement with the SFA, the Ibrox club want the SPL to drop their investigation into alleged dual contracts.

There has to be a five-way agreement between the SFA, SPL, SFL, old Rangers and new Rangers before any deal is sanctioned. And, with Ally McCoist's men due to play their first match against Brechin in the Ramsdens Cup next weekend, time is running out.

The SFL's media agents, IMG, have invited bids from interested parties with today being the deadline and Press Association Sport understands the SPL will be one of the bidders.

Longmuir said: "We will look at the options we have on Monday and Tuesday.

"If the SPL happen to be one of the bidders we will assess that as well. They are at liberty to pitch to us as anyone else.

"I am comfortable that we will get there this week."

The SPL want an independent commission to rule on whether the Govan club breached regulations with alleged undisclosed payments to players between 2001 and 2010.

Rangers fear an adverse decision could see them stripped of the trophies won during that period.

The Ibrox club and their fans claim they have already been punished enough and on Saturday McCoist said he would "never accept" stripping the club of titles.

Source: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/sfl/2012/07/23/talks-resume-between-newco-rangers-and-football-chiefs-over-sfa-membership-86908-23911735/

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Denzel Washington, Denzel Washington biography, Denzel ...

Denzel Washington Biography:

Denzel Washington

Profile:
Famous as: Actor
Birth Name: Denzel Hayes Washington Jr.
Birth Date: December 28, 1954
Birth Place: Mount Vernon, New York, USA
Claim to fame: As Dr. Philip Chandler in TV series ?St. Elsewhere? (1982-1988)

Denzel Washington childhood photo

Biography:
Tall, strikingly handsome leading man of films and television in the 1980s and 1990s, Denzel Washington was born in 1954 in Mount Vernon, New York. With his acting versatility and powerful sexual presence, he had no difficulty finding work in numerous television productions. He made his first big screen appearance in Carbon Copy (1981) with George Segal. Through the 1980s, he worked in both movies and television and was chosen for the plum role of ?Dr. Chandler? in NBC?s hit medical series ?St. Elsewhere? (1982), a role that he would play for 6 years. In 1989, he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of ?Tripp?, the runaway slave in Edward Zwick?s powerful historical masterpiece Glory (1989).

Denzel Washington family photo

Early life:
Denzel Washington was born in Mount Vernon, near New York City, New York on December 28, 1954. His mother, Lennis ?Lynne?, was a beauty parlor-owner and operator born in Georgia and partly raised in Harlem. His father, Reverend Denzel Hayes Washington, Sr., a native of Buckingham County, Virginia, served as an ordained Pentecostal minister, and also worked for the Water Department and a local department store, S. Klein. Washington attended grammar school at Pennington-Grimes Elementary School in Mount Vernon until 1968. When he was 14, his parents? marriage fell apart and his mother sent him to a private preparatory school, Oakland Military Academy, in New Windsor, New York. ?That decision changed my life,? Washington later said, ?because I wouldn?t have survived in the direction I was going. The guys I was hanging out with at the time, my running buddies, have now done maybe 40 years combined in the penitentiary. They were nice guys, but the streets got them.? After Oakland, Washington next attended Mainland High School, a public high school in Daytona Beach, Florida, from 1970?71.

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Washington earned a B.A. in Drama and Journalism from Fordham University in 1977. At Fordham he played collegiate basketball as a freshman guard under coach P. J. Carlesimo. After a period of indecision on which major to study and dropping out of school for a semester, Washington worked as a counselor at an overnight summer camp, Camp Sloane YMCA in Lakeville, Connecticut. He participated in a staff talent show for the campers and a colleague suggested he try acting. Returning to Fordham that fall with a renewed purpose and focus, he enrolled at the Lincoln Center campus to study acting and was given the title roles in both Eugene O?Neill?s The Emperor Jones and Shakespeare?s Othello. Upon graduation he attended graduate school at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, where he stayed for one year before returning to New York to begin a professional acting career.

Career:

Early work:
Washington spent the summer of 1976 in St. Mary?s City, Maryland in summer stock theater performing Wings of the Morning, the Maryland State play. He also filmed a series of commercials in the Fruit of the Loom ensemble, as Grapes. Shortly after graduating from Fordham, Washington made his professional acting debut in the 1977 made-for-television film Wilma with his first Hollywood appearance in the 1981 film Carbon Copy. Washington shared a 1982 Distinguished Ensemble Performance Obie Award for playing Private First Class Melvin Peterson in the Off-Broadway Negro Ensemble Company production A Soldier?s Play which premiered November 20, 1981. A major career break came when he starred as Dr. Phillip Chandler in the television hospital drama St. Elsewhere which ran from 1982 to 1988 on NBC. He was one of only a few African American actors to appear on the series for its entire six-year run. Washington also appeared in several television, film and stage roles such as the films A Soldier?s Story (1984), Hard Lessons (1986) and Power (1986).

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In 1987 Washington starred as South African anti-apartheid political activist Steven Biko in Richard Attenborough?s Cry Freedom for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 1989 Washington won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing a defiant self-possessed ex-slave soldier in the film Glory. Also that year he appeared in the film The Mighty Quinn, and as the conflicted and disillusioned Reuben James, a British soldier who, despite a distinguished military career, returns to a civilian life where racism and inner city life leads to vigilantism and violence in For Queen and Country.

1990s:
1991, Washington starred as Bleek Gilliam in the Spike Lee film Mo? Better Blues. In 1992, he starred as Demetrius Williams in the romantic drama Mississippi Masala. Washington was reunited with Lee to play one of his most critically acclaimed roles as the title character of 1992?s Malcolm X. His performance as the black nationalist leader earned him another nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. The next year he played the lawyer of a gay man with AIDS in the 1993 film Philadelphia. During the early and mid 1990s, Washington starred in several successful thrillers, including The Pelican Brief and Crimson Tide, as well as in comedy Much Ado About Nothing and alongside Whitney Houston in the romantic drama The Preacher?s Wife.

In 1998, Washington starred in Spike Lee?s film, He Got Game. Washington played a father serving a six year prison term who is propositioned by the warden to a temporary parole on the terms that he must convince his top-ranked high-school basketball player son (Ray Allen), into signing with the governor?s alma mater, Big State. The film also marked the third time that Spike Lee and Washington worked on a film together.

In 1999, Washington starred in The Hurricane a film about boxer Rubin ?Hurricane? Carter whose conviction for triple murder was overturned after he had spent almost 20 years in prison. A former reporter who was angry at seeing the film portray Carter as innocent despite the overturned conviction began a campaign to pressure Academy Award voters not to award the film Oscars. Washington did receive a Golden Globe Award in 2000 and a Silver Bear Award at the Berlin International Film Festival for the role. He also presented the Arthur Ashe ESPY Award to Loretta Claiborne for her courage and appeared as himself in the end of The Loretta Claiborne Story film.

Denzel Washington, Barbara Davis

2000s:
In 2000, Washington appeared in the Disney film Remember the Titans which grossed over $100 million at the United States box office. When Washington won a Golden Globe award for Best Actor in a Dramatic Movie in 2000, as he noted: ?No African-American has won best actor in the Golden Globes since Sidney Poitier, until I did?. That made him the first Black actor to win the award in 36 years. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor in his next film, the 2001 cop thriller Training Day as Detective Alonzo Harris, a rogue Los Angeles cop with questionable law-enforcement tactics. Washington was the second African-American performer to win an Academy Award for Best Actor, the first being Sidney Poitier who happened to receive an Honorary Academy Award the same night that Washington won. Washington holds the record for most Oscar nominations by an actor of African descent, along with Morgan Freeman since 2009. After appearing in 2002?s box office success, the health care-themed John Q., Washington directed his first film, a well-reviewed drama called Antwone Fisher, in which he also co-starred. Between 2003 and 2004, Washington appeared in a series of thrillers that performed generally well at the box office, including Out of Time, Man on Fire, and The Manchurian Candidate.[19] In 2006, he starred in Inside Man, a Spike Lee-directed bank heist thriller co-starring Jodie Foster and Clive Owen, and D?j? Vu released in November 2006.

In 2006, Denzel worked alongside multi-talented Irish off-rock band The Script on their new project combining music and Hollywood. The hybrid of genres was critically acclaimed but didn?t receive much mainstream attention due to a legal conflicts between The Script?s record label and Denzel?s studio commitments.

In 2007, he co-starred with Russell Crowe, for the second time after Virtuosity in 1995, in American Gangster. Washington directed and starred in the drama The Great Debaters with Forest Whitaker. Washington next appeared in the 2009 film The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, a remake of the 1974 thriller The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, directed by Tony Scott as New York City subway security chief Walter Garber opposite John Travolta.

Pauletta Washington, Denzel Washington, Steve Harvey and Marjorie

Return to theater:
Washington was last seen onstage in the summer of 1990 in the title role of the Public Theater?s production of Shakespeare?s Richard III and in 2005, after a 15-year hiatus, he appeared onstage again in another Shakespeare play as Marcus Brutus in Julius Caesar on Broadway. The production?s limited run was a consistent sell-out averaging over 100% attendance capacity nightly despite receiving mixed reviews.

2010s:
In February 2009, Washington began filming The Book of Eli, a post-Apocalyptic drama set in the near future which was released in January 2010. Also the same year, he starred as a veteran railroad engineer in the action film Unstoppable, about an unmanned, half-mile-long runaway freight train carrying a dangerous cargo. The film was directed by Tony Scott, and was the fifth collaboration between the two, after previous films Crimson Tide (1995), Man on Fire (2004), D?j? Vu (2006) and The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009). On June 13, 2010, Washington won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for his role in the play Fences. Washington co-starred with Ryan Reynolds in the 2012 film Safe House, and will star in The Matarese Circle.

Denzel Washington attends The 2010 Princess Grace Awards Gala

Personal life:
On June 25, 1983, Washington married Pauletta Pearson, whom he met on the set of his first screen work, the television film Wilma. The couple have four children: John David (b. July 28, 1984), who signed a football contract with the St. Louis Rams in May 2006 and is currently playing with the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League;Katia (b. November 27, 1987), who graduated from Yale University with a Bachelors of Arts in 2010; and twins Olivia and Malcolm (b. April 10, 1991). In 1995, the couple renewed their wedding vows in South Africa with Archbishop Desmond Tutu officiating. Washington is a devout Christian, and has considered becoming a preacher.? He stated in 1999, ?A part of me still says, ?Maybe, Denzel, you?re supposed to preach. Maybe you?re still compromising.? I?ve had an opportunity to play great men and, through their words, to preach. I take what talent I?ve been given seriously, and I want to use it for good.? In 1995 he donated 2.5 million dollars to help build the new West Angeles Church of God in Christ facility in Los Angeles. Washington has served as the national spokesperson for Boys & Girls Clubs of America since 1993. As such, he has been featured in several public service announcements and awareness campaigns for the organization. In addition, he has served as a board member for Boys & Girls Clubs of America since 1995. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia named Washington as one of three people with whom they were willing to negotiate for the release of three defense contractors that the group had held captive from 2003 to 2008.

On May 18, 1991, Washington was awarded an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, Fordham University, for having ?impressively succeeded in exploring the edge of his multifaceted talent?. In 2011 he donated $2 million to Fordham for an endowed chair of the theatre department, as well as $250,000 for a theatre-specific scholarship to Fordham. He also was awarded an honorary doctorate of humanities from Morehouse College on May 20, 2007. In 2008, Washington visited Israel with a delegation of African American artists in honor of the Jewish state?s 60th birthday. Washington is a fan of the New York Yankees. He is good friends with former manager Joe Torre. He is also good friends with comedians Jerry Seinfeld and George Wallace.

Denzel Washington attends an event

Filmography:
Flight (2013)
The Matarese Circle (2013)
Safe House (2012)
Journal for Jordan (2011)
Unstoppable (2010)
The Book of Eli (2010)
The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)
American Gangster (2007)
The Great Debaters (2007)
Deja Vu (2006)
Inside Man (2006)
Man on Fire (2004)
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
Out of Time (2003)
Antwone Fisher (2002)
John Q (2002)
Training Day (2001)
Remember the Titans (2000)
The Hurricane (1999)
The Bone Collector (1999)
The Siege (1998)
He Got Game (1998)
Fallen (1998)
Mother Goose: A Rappin? and Rhymin? Special (1997) ? TM
The Preacher?s Wife (1996)
Courage Under Fire (1996)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) ? TV
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
Virtuosity (1995)
Crimson Tide (1995)
Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
Philadelphia (1993)
The Pelican Brief (1993)
Malcolm X (1992) aka X
Ricochet (1991)
Mississippi Masala (1991)
Heart Condition (1990)
Mo? Better Blues (1990)
Glory (1989)
The Mighty Quinn (1989)
For Queen and Country (1988)
Cry Freedom (1987)
Power (1986)
The George McKenna Story (1986)
A Soldier?s Story (1984)
License to Kill (1984) ? TM
St. Elsewhere (1982) ? TV
Carbon Copy (1981)
Flesh & Blood (1979) ? TM
Wilma (1977) ? TM

Denzel Washington awards

Awards:
Academy Awards, USA
2002
Won Oscar
category Best Actor in a Leading Role for Training Day (2001)
2000
Got nomination for Oscar
category Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Hurricane (1999)
1993
Got nomination for Oscar
category Best Actor in a Leading Role for Malcolm X (1992)
1990
Won Oscar
category Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Glory (1989)
1988
Got nomination for Oscar
category Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Cry Freedom (1987)

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
2010
Got nomination for Saturn Award
category Best Actor for The Book of Eli (2010)

Acapulco Black Film Festival
1999
Got nomination for Acapulco Black Film Award
category Best Actor for He Got Game (1998)

AFI Awards, USA
2002
Won AFI Film Award
category AFI Actor of the Year ? Male ? Movies for Training Day (2001)

American Cinematheque Gala Tribute
2002
Won American Cinematheque Award

BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards
2007
Won Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film

Berlin International Film Festival
2000
Won Silver Berlin Bear
category Best Actor for The Hurricane (1999)
1993
Won Silver Berlin Bear
category Best Actor for Malcolm X (1992)

BET Awards
2012
Got nomination for BET Awards
category Best Actor
2010
Got nomination for BET Award
category Best Actor
2008
Won BET Award
category Best Actor
2006
Got nomination for BET Award
category Best Actor
2001
Won BET Award
category Best Actor for Remember the Titans (2000)

Black Reel Awards
2007
Got nomination for Black Reel
category Best Actor for Inside Man (2006)
2004
Got nomination for Black Reel
category Film: Best Actor for Out of Time (2003)
2003
Won Black Reel
category Theatrical ? Best Director for Antwone Fisher (2002)
2003
Got nomination for Black Reel
category Theatrical ? Best Actor for John Q (2002)
2003
Got nomination for Black Reel
category Theatrical ? Best Supporting Actor for Antwone Fisher (2002)
2002
Won Black Reel
category Theatrical ? Best Actor for Training Day (2001)
2001
Won Black Reel
category Theatrical ? Best Actor for Remember the Titans (2000)
2000
Won Black Reel
category Theatrical ? Best Actor for The Hurricane (1999)

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
2001
Got nomination for Blockbuster Entertainment Award
category Favorite Actor ? Drama for Remember the Titans (2000)
2000
Got nomination for Blockbuster Entertainment Award
category Favorite Actor ? Drama for The Hurricane (1999)
1999
Got nomination for Blockbuster Entertainment Award
category Favorite Actor ? Suspense for The Siege (1998)

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
2001
Won BSFC Award
category Best Actor for Training Day (2001)
shared with Brian Cox for L.I.E. (2001)

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2001
Got nomination for CFCA Award
category Best Actor for Training Day (2001)
1999
Got nomination for CFCA Award
category Best Actor for The Hurricane (1999)
1992
Won CFCA Award
category Best Actor for Malcolm X (1992)

Cognac Festival du Film Policier
1989
Won Cognac Festival du Film Best Actor
for For Queen and Country (1988)

Emmy Awards
2001
Got nomination for Emmy
category Outstanding Non-Fiction Special for Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks (2000) (TV)
shared with Cecil Cox (executive producer); Sheila Nevins (executive producer); Craig Rice (executive producer/d
1995
Got nomination for Emmy
category Outstanding Informational Special for Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream (1995)
shared with Michael Tollin (executive producer/director/writer); Debra Martin Chase (executive producer); Brian

Golden Apple Awards
1995
Won Golden Apple
category Male Star of the Year
Golden Globes, USA
2008
Got nomination for Golden Globe
category Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture ? Drama for American Gangster (2007)
2002
Got nomination for Golden Globe
category Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture ? Drama for Training Day (2001)
2000
Won Golden Globe
category Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture ? Drama for The Hurricane (1999)
1993
Got nomination for Golden Globe
category Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture ? Drama for Malcolm X (1992)
1990
Won Golden Globe
category Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for Glory (1989)
1988
Got nomination for Golden Globe
category Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture ? Drama for Cry Freedom (1987)

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
2002
Won KCFCC Award
category Best Actor for Training Day (2001)
1993
Won KCFCC Award
category Best Actor for Malcolm X (1992)
1990
Won KCFCC Award
category Best Supporting Actor for Glory (1989)

Lone Star Film & Television Awards
1997
Won Lone Star Film & Television Award
category Best Actor for Courage Under Fire (1996)

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
2001
Won LAFCA Award
category Best Actor for Training Day (2001)

MTV Movie Awards
2008
Got nomination for MTV Movie Award
category Best Male Performance for American Gangster (2007)
2008
Got nomination for MTV Movie Award
category Best Villain for American Gangster (2007)
2002
Won MTV Movie Award
category Best Villain for Training Day (2001)
2002
Got nomination for MTV Movie Award
category Best Line; (?King Kong ain?t got nuthin on me.?) for Training Day (2001)
1996
Got nomination for MTV Movie Award
category Best Male Performance for Crimson Tide (1995)
1994
Got nomination for MTV Movie Award
category Best On-Screen Duo for Philadelphia (1993)
shared with Tom Hanks
1994
Got nomination for MTV Movie Award
category Most Desirable Male for The Pelican Brief (1993)
1993
Won MTV Movie Award
category Best Male Performance for Malcolm X (1992)

NAACP Image Awards
2011
Won NAACP Image Award
category Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for The Book of Eli (2010)
2010
Got nomination for NAACP Image Award
category Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)
2008
Won NAACP Image Award
category Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for The Great Debaters (2007)
2008
Got nomination for NAACP Image Award
category Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television) for The Great Debaters (2007)
2007
Got nomination for NAACP Image Award
category Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for Inside Man (2006)
2005
Got nomination for NAACP Image Award
category Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for Man on Fire (2004)
2004
Got nomination for NAACP Image Award
category Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for Out of Time (2003)
2003
Won NAACP Image Award
category Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for Antwone Fisher (2002)
2003
Won NAACP Image Award
category Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for John Q (2002)
2002
Won NAACP Image Award
category Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for Training Day (2001)
2001
Won NAACP Image Award
category Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for Remember the Titans (2000)
2000
Won NAACP Image Award
category Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for The Hurricane (1999)
1999
Got nomination for NAACP Image Award
category Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture for He Got Game (1998)
1998
Won NAACP Image Award
category Outstanding Performance in a Youth or Children?s Series/Special; For episode ?Mother Goose?. for Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
1997
Won NAACP Image Special Award
category Entertainer of the Year
1997
Won NAACP Image Award
category Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture for Courage Under Fire (1996)
1996
Won NAACP Image Award
category Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture for Crimson Tide (1995)
1996
Won NAACP Image Award
category Outstanding Performance in an Animated/Live-Action/Dramatic Youth or Children?s Series/Special (For episode ?Rumpelstiltskin?) for Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
1995
Won NAACP Image Award
category Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for Malcolm X (1992)
1994
Won NAACP Image Award
category Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture for Mississippi Masala (1991)
1992
Won NAACP Image Award
category Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for Glory (1989)
1988
Won NAACP Image Award
category Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for Power (1986)

New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1992
Won NYFCC Award
category Best Actor for Malcolm X (1992)

Online Film Critics Society Awards
2002
Got nomination for OFCS Award
category Best Actor for Training Day (2001)

People?s Choice Awards, USA
2008
Got nomination for People?s Choice Award
category Favorite Male Movie Star
2007
Got nomination for People?s Choice Award
category Favorite Male Movie Star
2004
Got nomination for People?s Choice Award
category Favorite Motion Picture Actor

PGA Golden Laurel Awards
2003
Won Stanley Kramer Award
for Antwone Fisher (2002)
shared with Todd Black

Satellite Awards
2007
Got nomination for Satellite Award
category Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama for American Gangster (2007)
2003
Got nomination for Golden Satellite Award
category Best Director for Antwone Fisher (2002)
2002
Got nomination for Golden Satellite Award
category Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama for Training Day (2001)
2001
Got nomination for Golden Satellite Award
category Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama for Remember the Titans (2000)
2000
Got nomination for Golden Satellite Award
category Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama for The Hurricane (1999)

Scream Awards
2010
Got nomination for Scream Award
category Best Science Fiction Actor for The Book of Eli (2010)

Screen Actors Guild Awards
2008
Got nomination for Actor Award
category Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for American Gangster (2007)
shared with Russell Crowe; Chiwetel Ejiofor; Josh Brolin
2002
Got nomination for Actor Award
category Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for Training Day (2001)
2000
Got nomination for Actor Award
category Outstanding Performance by for The Hurricane (1999)

ShoWest Convention, USA
1997
Won ShoWest Award
category Male Star of the Year

Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
1997
Won SEFCA Award
category Best Actor for Courage Under Fire (1996)
1993
Won SEFCA Award
category Best Actor for Malcolm X (1992)

Sundance Film Festival
1993
Won Sundance Tribute to Independent Vision Award

Tony Awards
2010
Won Tony Award
category Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for ?Fences?

Women in Film Crystal Awards
2000
Won Humanitarian Award
shared with Pauletta Washington

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