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By Teachers, For Teachers
With late winter and spring deadlines approaching, now is the time to find and apply for teaching grants.
Check out these tips to getting grant funding for your classroom or school projects.
Getting Your Teaching Grants Search Started
Start with a Grant-worthy Project
Before you dive into your teaching grants search, figure out what you want to do in class.
Are you interested in implementing a clicker system, getting calculators, building your classroom library? Focus and set specific goals that this funding will help you achieve.
Knowing what you want to do with focus your search for what teaching grants fit best for you.
Give Yourself Plenty of Time
If you need the money now, you're already too late. Moral of the story: plan ahead.
Even though all we can think about right now is making it to break, it's time to start thinking about grants for next year!
Get Backing from Your Administrators
Not only might your principal or superintendent know what grants are available, you may also need their authorization and support as you get farther in the process. In fact, some federal grants cap the number of applications a school or district can make.
Searching for Grants
Once you know the specifics for your projects, try searching the internet for matching grants (for instance, if you want iPads for your classroom, maybe Apple have grant opportunities).
You can also keep an eye out for grants as they arise. Here are a few sites to check out:
A Match Made in Grant Heaven
Once you've found a possible funding match, make sure to read all of the requirements to ensure that your proposal is within the giving priorities of the organization.
If you're writing an original funding request for DonorsChoose.org, make your entry stand out to potential donors. Donors get to hand-pick their projects, so you'll want to catch their attention with a well written, persuasive proposal. Don't forget to detail specific goals that their funds will help you achieve.
Example: If funders say they are accepting applications for early childhood programs, do not submit an application for your high school math program. This is a waste of your time.
Writing a 5-Star Grant Application
Follow the Directions
When you receive the grant application, read the directions carefully.
Many foundations won't even read proposals if they do not follow the rules. Example: If they ask for the proposal to be written in a certain font size and type, make sure it is.
The 3 S's of a Winning Proposal
Be Straightforward
It can be tempting to make generalized claims about how this grant will mean so much to your students and make a difference, but these kinds of statements don't express specifics about what their money will help you achieve.
Also, keep the outcome this project as the focus rather than the things you need to make it happen.
Show Supporting Evidence
Show that there is a need in your community, and demonstrate how your project will meet that need. The statement of need should be compelling, thought-through, well-documented with objective evidence.
1) Have a detailed plan on how to implement that project
2) Make sure the application is presented clearly and is easy to understand
3) Be clear about why you want this grant
4) State your school/classroom/students needs clearly
5) Make sure you have clear, realistic goals and objectives for the project
6) Make sure you have an assessment strategy to measure your project's success
Demonstrate project logic and outcome, impact of funds, and community support
Set Yourself Apart
With school budgets being slashed around the country, grant competition is sure to be fierce.
Ask yourself:
What makes you different from every other grant request coming across their desk?
Are you taking an innovative approach?
Does your project have research-based support showing it'll be successful?
Argue persuasive reasons why you deserve this funding more than any other applicant.
Plan Your Budget
Some funders look at the budget before reading the rest of the proposal so it is important that it be clear and pay attention to guidelines set out by the grantmaker.
Appeal to the Organization's Goals
Make sure your proposal is within the giving priorities of the organization. To do this, review their mission statement, goals and previous grant winners. You'll be able to align your project with their goals using their buzzwords.
Grantmakers will likely be following and promoting your project once it's been granted, so it should be something that will look good for them as well as you.
Didn't Find the Right Funding Fit?
Make Your Own Opportunities
Contact local businesses to see if they would be interested in supporting the project. Local businesses are more likely to give to local causes. Make sure to offer them recognition and publicity for their contributions.
Now is the perfect time to get in on businesses end-of-the-year charitable giving!! Take advantage of the end of the fiscal year and get requests out and completed before January 1.
Many places also have a set amount of money that they have to give out every year. If there is a large corporation nearby, get in touch with their corporate giving office and try to start a relationship with the person who makes the giving decisions. Again, tell them how great the project is for the community, and make sure to offer recognition and publicity in return for a donation.
Have your own tips for getting teaching grants? Share in the comments section!


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Request: What do you think poets should know when they are starting out?
Hmmm, this will definitely be a list answer!
What do you think poets should know when they are starting out?
1) Poetry may not make you wealthy in material goods, but it will make you rich at heart.
2) You may spend an entire day on putting in a comma and taking it out and that's okay.
3) It may always feel weird to call yourself a poet.
4) The best way to learn is to read poets who are publishing today.
5) It's better to say poetry as a way to make a life than a way to make a living.
6) You will send out your work before it's finished, and that's okay too
(I think we all did and sometimes still do!)
7) You will probably be over-confident about your skill when you begin
and think you are pretty darn good. It's similar to a teenager learning
how to drive, just because you are behind the wheel doesn't mean you've
earned your (poetic) license yet.
8) They don't really give out poetic licenses, that was a joke.
9) You should buy as many books as you do manuscript submissions.
10) Every poem is practice and will help you get to your next better poem.
11) Don't be afraid to make mistakes or to write poorly.
We can't start out at and be brilliant at something.
Just as you wouldn't pick up a toothbrush and call yourself a dentist,
you can't pick up a pencil and immediately be a writer.
There is some learning and practice involved.
12) If you are being called to write, then you should write.
13) Art is important. Poetry is important. Just because something
doesn't earn you a lot of money doesn't mean it's not valuable, it is.
14) Trust your instincts.
15) Always believe you have a greater purpose. It might be poetry.
It might be something else, but give yourself quiet each day to listen
and follow your own particular path.


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As the global water crisis persists, many around the world are looking for new freshwater resources. One way viewed as a freshwater resource is seawater. But why? Many know that seawater is not safe for human consumption, so why is it even being considered? Look no further than Desalination as the reason. Desalination refers to the removal of salts and minerals from water supplies to create fresh and drinkable water. Proponents argue that desalination can be used where freshwater supplies are scarce, but seawater is plentiful. The theory is that desalination plants can be built to supply a community with fresh water for households, manufacturing and agriculture. It is also argued that it would increase the freshwater supply and give millions more access to freshwater.
However, many argue that the cost of desalination is simply too high. Desalinated water could cost five times more than the cost of harvesting other sources of freshwater. In poorer areas, the cost of desalination is even higher and the funds are limited there as well. Another main argument is that it would do nothing stop water waste. Many point out that the key to ending the global water crisis is to focus on water management and sensible usage of water (i.e. cutting back on water usage to conserve).
During this debate, we can't forget the importance that Reverse Osmosis Systems (or RO systems) have for our own water supply at home. RO systems contain tiny pores through which water can flow. These small pores are restrictive to organic compounds like salt and other natural minerals. Here is a RO system suggestion that will benefit you and your family.
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The debate on desalination is just heating up and you can expect to hear more about it in the months and years ahead. But what do you think? Do you think desalination can be a solution to the global water crisis? Or do you think we should focus more on water management and other freshwater resources?


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Pittsfield Subcommittee Receives Open Meeting Complaint After First Meeting
The subcommittee made sure there was proper signage at its followup meeting.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A locked door led to a complaint to the attorney general's office accusing a newly formed Reid Middle School Council subcommittee of violating open meeting law at its very first meeting.
Terry Kinnas, who serves on the School Committee, accused members of the newly formed Community Outreach Subcommittee at Reid of intentionally locking the school's door while they held a Nov. 14 meeting. The subcommittee repeated the meeting on Nov. 21.
In the complaint, Kinnas says that when he arrived for the Nov. 14 meeting, he found the door locked and no clear signage showing where the meeting was being held.
"I did get to the meeting and told the chairperson that they were violation open meeting by having the building door locked," said Kinnas in his complaint. "I asked if the chair had training on Open Meeting Law and the answer was yes, therefore I believe it was intentional."
Kinnas asked that "all actions that took place as a result be voided out and a new meeting take to replicate all activities and actions that took place."
In its response to the attorney general's office, the subcommittee indicated that it had acquiesced with Kinnas' request for a repeated meeting and ensured that secretarial and custodial staff are included in all future meeting notifications to see that doors are unlocked and appropriate signage placed.
In its response, the committee added that these actions "should in no way be construed as agreement with the accuracy or substance of Mr. Kinnas's claims, but only as a show of good faith on our part."
On Monday, at the subcommittee's third meeting, some members of the fledgling School Council subcommittee expressed dismay with the course of action taken by Kinnas. The committee formed earlier this year to meet on an "as needed basis."
"I was very disappointed," said Julia Sabourin, who chairs the subcommittee. "We did learn from this experience, but I think the way we were treated was very hurtful."
"It's unfortunate we were distracted like this, as volunteers," said committee member Debra Guachione.
Open Meeting Law Complaint 11-16-12
Reid Subcommittee Response to Open Mtg Law Complaint
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csakon necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 7 diseños de 4 diseñadores freelance.
The page is cluttered with too much unorganized info, we need someone to take what we have and spruce it up so it is pleasing to the eye and make people feel welcome to browse the information we have.
Please view this page:
There is a lot of information in the body of the document that is broken up into 4 headings, but still looks like too much information to want to read. I need the main body of information to be pleasing enough so someone spends the time to read it.
The most important piece of the page is the sign up for the webinar. We sell most of our product to people after they attend the webinar. The more people we get to view the webinar, the more product we sell.
The Buy buttons do not stick out enough. They are hidden within the clutter of the sidebar. I the buttons to stick out to the user who wants to purchase now. However, I don't want the average person browsing our page to feel like all we are trying to do is sell them. People should feel comfortable browsing our content, but should easily be able to find the buy buttons when they are ready to purchase.
I'd like the rest of the info neatly organized so each piece is easily viewable so the user can easily navigate through all the content we offer.
- I want the overall design to look the same. Small changes and tweaks are ok, but stay with the general design and color scheme


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Apple releases Messages beta for Mac OS X Lion
One of the most popular features found in iOS 5 – iMessage – will be coming to a Mac near you, thanks to the upcoming and next major release of Mac Os: Mountain Lion. In fact, the beta version of Messages for Mac was released earlier today, so current Lion users can get a taste of sending messages to other iDevices right from their Macs. Here's what you can expect from the highly anticipated chat app:
- Send unlimited iMessages to any Mac, iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch.*
- Start an iMessage conversation on your Mac and continue it on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch.
- Send photos, videos, attachments, contacts, locations, and more.
- Launch a FaceTime video call and bring the conversation face-to-face.
- Messages supports iMessage, AIM, Yahoo!, Google Talk, and Jabber accounts.
Upon installing Messages, it'll replace iChat on your Mac, though iChat services will continue to work. You can download the (free) Messages beta app directly from Apple.


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Corporate Complaints
Coronavirus: We are following government advice. Updates about any impact on our services will be added here as soon as possible: http://newforest.gov.uk/article/19348/Coronavirus-Information-about-council-services
Waste & recycling (including glass) collections - please email our Customer Services team or call them on 023 8028 5000
Roads, potholes, pavements, drainage problems & street lighting - these are the responsibility of Hampshire County Council - call 0845 6035633 or visit the Highway Web pages where you can submit your complaint on line.
Flooding - the gov.uk website will tell you how to report flooding from water mains, public drains, sewers or rivers.
Why Complain - will it make a difference?
We are always looking for ways of improving the quality of our services. Your comments help us to do this. We also want to know when something has gone wrong with a service so we can put it right.
What is a Complaint?
A complaint is defined as "an expression of dissatisfaction about the conduct, standard of service, actions or lack of action by the New Forest District Council or its staff".
Sometimes the issue is a request for a service rather than a complaint. This can include missed refuse collection, pest control requests or problems with neighbours. There are also services that are not carried out by the District Council such as the maintenance of roads, paths and street lighting. Please see the link "Request For Service and Other Agencies" for more details on who to contact.
What should I do if I have a complaint against the Council?
Get in touch as soon as you can. Your first step should be to speak to the manager of the service involved and explain what the problem is. If you do not know who the manager is, all employees will do their best to put you in touch with the right person. Managers will do all they can to resolve problems straight away. If this is not possible they will let you know. We aim to send a reply within 15 working days unless you are otherwise informed.
To view the Council's Complaints Procedure please click on this link: Complaints Procedure [545kb]
Do I have to complain in writing?
No, you can use a variety of methods. You can call into any Council building such as our information offices, health and leisure centres or visitor information centres where you can either verbally leave your complaint or collect one of the Council's complaints forms. You can find the addresses of all the Council's buildings on the link below. You can call the Complaints office on 023 8028 5588, email complaints, or fill in the Online Complaint Form now..
You may also ask someone to act on your behalf. This could be a friend or family, an agent, solicitor or even your local Councillor or MP.
What if I am not satisfied with the outcome?
Contact the Executive Head of the Service. Your complaint will be thoroughly investigated and the result will be sent to you within 15 working days. If you are not sure who this is, contact the Council's Complaints Officer for assistance.
What if my complaint is still not resolved?
In most cases your complaint will be resolved to your satisfaction promptly and courteously by the Manager or the Executive Head of the Service. If it is not, write to the Executive Head of Governance & Housing, at Appletree Court, Lyndhurst, who will look into your complaint on behalf of the Chief Executive.
Still not satisfied? - Contact an Ombudsman
If you remain dissatisfied after you have gone through the Council's complaints procedure:
For matters other than Council Housing:
Contact the Local Government Ombudsman who acts as a watchdog for local government issues.
For Council Housing matters:
If you are a Council tenant and your complaint is against the Council as your landlord, you have the right to ask for your complaint to be considered by the Housing Ombudsman Service.
However, if you wish to refer your complaint to the Housing Ombudsman Service straight away you will need to contact a "designated person"who may refer the matter on your behalf. In relation to New Forest District Council housing complaints, a "designated person" is a Member of Parliament or any New Forest District Councillor.
If you do not want your complaint to be considered by a designated person, you may contact the Housing Ombudsman Service yourself, but you may only do this after 8 weeks have elapsed following receipt of the level three review letter in accordance with the Council's Complaints Procedure.


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Earning Back Your Credibility
Tips To Earning Back Credibility with the IRS and New York State:
The most effective way to earn back credibility with the IRS and New York State is to communicate effectively, promise only what you can deliver and strictly honor your deadlines.
You will soon find that they are just as interested in solving your issue as you are.
Don't give in to the temptation of committing to more than you can deliver just to make the tax department happy.
Make electronic payments whenever possible because they are the most reliable forms of payment and are readily traceable in the event you have to substantiate your payments.
If paying by written check, clearly document your name. address, telephone number, social security number and tax period on the face of the check.
Questions For The Tax Expert:
What Can I expect to happen during our first meeting?
At our first meeting I will contact the IRS and New York State and define exactly what the issues are. Then I will stabilize the situation by getting a hold placed on enforcement action such as levies and garnishments. And finally request transcript information from the IRS, such as W-2's and 1099's.
How are my fees calculated?
Fees are charged for each Power of Attorney and application that needs to be filed (usually three) and for each year's back tax returns that needs to be prepared.
What happens if I owe taxes?
If you owe taxes then as a separate engagement I can represent you to negotiate an installment agreement, get classified as currently uncollectible or and Offer-in-Compromise as applicable to your situation.
Is any of my consultation free?
I will define your tax matter and quote a fee for services at no charge.
When can I expect my tax matter to be solved?
The length of time to solve a tax matter varies according the magnitude of each case and how timely you can answer any questions we may have.
Suppose I don't have any information?
In most cases I can get nearly all the information I need to complete you case directly from the IRS. You may need to have social security numbers of dependants and certain other information so we may get your tax liability to the lowest legal amount.
How do I start?
You can begin solving your tax problem with a telephone call to Jerry Rossi at (845) 477-3328 that's (845) IRS-DEBT.


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Kilauea's slow earthquakes studied by SOEST researchersUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
HONOLULU — Kilauea volcano's mobile south flank periodically experiences "slow earthquakes"—anomalous earthquakes that are too slow to generate damaging shaking or to be felt by Hawaiʻi's residents—according to a study published in the June 30 issue of Earth and Planetary Science Letters.
A team led by Assistant Researcher Ben Brooks of the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa used surface motion data from a Global Positioning System network partnership between UH, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO), Stanford University, and the Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes, whose daily operations are overseen by HVO. The team identified three new slow earthquakes at the portion of Kilauea's southeast flank known as the ʻHilina Slump'—a massive submarine landslide that moves oceanward at average rates of 6-10 cm per year. Along with a fourth previously recognized event, the slow earthquakes have equivalent magnitudes between 5.5-5.8, and since 1998, they have periodically occurred every 25.5 months.
In addition to helping to understand the mechanical conditions in which earthquakes may or may not occur, the new observations have important implications for characterizing tsunami hazards in the Hawaiian islands and throughout the Pacific Basin. Catastrophic failure of the submarine landslides comprising the steep flanks of ocean island volcanoes, such as those in Hawaiʻi, are little understood but a potentially devastating source of tsunami.
"It's not clear yet whether these slow earthquakes make the Hilina Slump more or less likely to fail catastrophically," says Brooks. "We still must be able to answer some fundamental questions about their occurrence such as ʻat what depth do they occur?' and ʻhow does the deformation we observe onshore translate to the offshore portion of the slump?'"
To this end, Brooks and colleagues from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and Scripps Institute of Oceanography have begun to attempt to measure surface motions of the seafloor itself.
"Getting accurate measurements on the seafloor is a much bigger logistical challenge that requires some technological development," says Brooks. "But we're getting there and hopefully soon we'll be able to shed much more light on the whole process of volcano flank collapse and slow earthquakes."
Other researchers involved in the study are James Foster, Neil Frazer, and Cecily Wolfe of SOEST (UH Mānoa); Michael Bevis of Ohio State University; and Mark Behn of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
About the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
The School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) was established by the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaiʻi in 1988. SOEST brings together in a single focused ocean, earth sciences and technology group, some of the nation's highest quality academic departments, research institutes, federal cooperative programs, and support facilities to meet challenges in the ocean and earth sciences. Scientists at SOEST are supported by both state and federal funds as they endeavor to understand the subtle and complex interrelations of the seas, the atmosphere, and the earth. For more information, visit www.soest.hawaii.edu
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Having an older dog in the family is a wonderful experience. The years of memories are cherished with the beloved pet. If there are children in the home, fun has been had. However, it can be a challenging time as well.
We will attempt to answer some of the more common questions associated with owning an older dog. These include:
How can I determine if my dog is considered "senior" in age?
What steps can I take to ensure that my pal is getting the best care possible?
We currently do not have a dog and are considering adopting an older one. Is this wise with kids in the house?
Dogs and Aging
Younger dogs, or puppies if you'd like, have different care needs than their older friends. Anyone can tell the difference between a puppy and a senior dog, the confusing part for some is differing between 2 dogs who in appearance seem the same yet have an age difference.
This is important because senior dogs have special needs. There are some general guidelines that assist us in determining whether our loved one fits this category:
- The largest breeds age faster (Great Danes are seniors by age 5 or 6)
- The breeds just below in size, such as a Golden Retriever, are considered seniors by age 8 or 10
- The smallest breeds, say a Chihuahua, is classified as a senior at age 10 or 11
These ages and senior classifications are not set in stone. Other factors that play into consideration are environment, genetics, and nutrition.
Caring for a Senior Dog
Did you know that obesity is a problem for dogs? As they get older, many turn into "couch potatoes" just like us humans. On the other hand, some older dogs experience unusual weight loss. If you reside in a region where winters can be harsh, consider adopting a spring health plan for your dog.
Keeping a proactive mindset with your dog will ensure they are getting the best care possible. Schedule at least a yearly examination with your veterinarian. During this examination, ask for consultation on exercise.
Exercise consultation is wise, as it may prove harmful to your pet if they are not physically capable of the exertion you ask of them. As with humans, with age can come joint dysfunction.
According to EntirelyPets, dogs that suffer from joint dysfunction can benefit from glycoflex. The support that is provided can help both the pet and the owner enjoy longer walks and periods of play together.
Kids and Older Dogs
Generally speaking, we associate kids with puppies. The challenge of having kids compounded with a puppy (or puppies) is that the puppy requires inordinate amounts of attention. Getting them trained is, at times, a painstaking process.
The advantages of bringing in an older, or senior, dog with the kids are many. The older dog has most likely been trained in obedience, house trained, and is used to being in a crate. It may be that the dog is comfortable resting in a small bed next to yours.
They are family, and should be treated as such. Enjoy their company and cherish the memories you make with them as each day comes to pass. Your dog will show their appreciation for your attention in the love in their eyes.


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7-Year-Old Boxer "Pretty Boy Bam Bam" On Ellen Degeneres Show!
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Gustavo Vallarino, 2005-2007
Gustavo Vallarino majored in management at Saint John's University. He is from Guayaquil, Ecuador. He grew up in Guayaquil and attended an American School there. He came to the United States in 2003 when he began his studies at CSB/SJU. He has been interested in business since he was very young. He enjoys playing soccer and deep sea fishing. When he was younger he was the captain for his high school soccer team and had two junior world records in fishing. He also enjoys traveling around the world and meeting people from different cultures.
He has done several internships with Brenntag Latin America, the Latin American branch for the world leading company in chemical distribution. He is interested in working in the United States or Europe upon graduation for a few years before getting a masters degree in International Business. His dream has always been starting his own business or managing a multinational firm.
Gustavo is studied abroad in Australia. He was the marketing manager for Clemens Perk, the Entrepreneur Scholar run coffee shop in the library on the campus of the College of Saint Benedict.


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My main project right now is writing up Monster stats and doing lots of playtests. However, it's slow going (even more so than usual). The sheer variety and strangeness of many iconic monsters' abilities means that they need to be worked out in a very case-by-case basis.
So to feel like I am making faster progress again, I've been taking a side-jaunt to write up more PC-appropriate special abilities instead. Most of them haven't been playtested much yet, since I don't have monsters statted up for them to fight. But even the rough drafts might be a good place for me to get feedback -- and might give people a much better idea of how Feats, Kits and Talents work.
As a way of directing myself to focus on certain areas, I decided to write out special abilities that will allow characters to duplicate the same archetypes enabled by Tome of Battle in 3.5e.
A Few Disclaimers
The nine Tome of Battle disciplines will certainly not be a built-in mechanic of the CRE8 system. For one thing, that's probably copyright infringement.
So when you see an ability categorized under "Iron Heart," for goodness sake don't assume that it has any mechanical restriction to a certain type of character, or that it's not equally-appropriate mechanically (with different fluff) for a Devoted Spirit-style character. The point is, it can be used to create a character concept similar to a 3.5e character who uses Iron Heart.
Indeed, some Feats and Talents certainly will appear under more than one Discipline in this thread.
Also, of course I plan for CRE8 to include more support for archery, shield use, mounted combat, etc. than Tome of Battle does.
Disclaimers aside, I think this is an entertaining way to classify various CRE8 abilities -- and more importantly, helps me sort out bite-sized chunks of abilities to post on the Forum at a time, and helps 3.5e veterans know what to expect as they try to grok my CRE8 special ability writeups.


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History was enough for one Los Angeles nightclub to deny Drake entry into its doors. According to TMZ, Playhouse in Hollywood did not let the Toronto native in because Chris Brown was already inside.
Sources say that Brown was already inside partying and that the club's bouncers were aware of his presence, which held Drizzy at bay. Rihanna was also supposed to show up, which could have also added possible gas to the fire. Drake apparently took the unfortunate news in stride and moved on.
Last June, the two parties were involved in the infamous fight at W.i.P. nightclub in New York City. Recently, Drizzy and Breezy decided to sue each other over the injuries incurred during the bottle-throwing incident.
Last November, authorities did not decide to file criminal charges against each and in December, Drake asked a judge to dismiss the case.
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Sometimes it's good to be reminded that American filmmakers are still capable of making a well-written, unassuming drama in this current climate of computer-generated bombast and movies with the numeral three in their titles. First-time writer/director James Ponsoldt probably doesn't have a single special effects shot in Off the Black, but his tender and sometimes tough little film has more heart to it than all the pirate, ogre, and superhero movies combined.
Nick Nolte is Ray Cook, a small-town baseball umpire who calls high school games. A salty, broken-down sort, he's impervious to the slings and arrows of the angry parents who don't like how he does business, though even he sees that his most recent job could bring him trouble. The home team lost its shot at going to State when they rather pathetically gave up the winning point on a walk. Angry at their failure and looking for someone to blame, three of the boys vandalize Ray's house. One of them gets caught. Dave (Trevor Morgan, Mean Creek) was the pitcher who lost the game, and Ray decides to give him a break. Rather than call the cops, he'll let Dave off the hook if the kid cleans up the mess.
Surprising no one, I'm sure, the old man and the young boy become friends. Dave's own father, played with a mumbling gentility by Timothy Hutton, has been living in a stupor since his wife left him two years ago. Without really trying, Ray starts to fill in some of the gaps in the boy's manly education, taking Dave fishing and counseling him about the perils of a self-absorbed life. Ray is a lonely sod himself. He drinks too much and is slowly dying, his body completely falling apart. He ends up having a hidden motive for keeping Dave around: he has his 40th high school reunion coming up, and he'd like the boy to go along with him and pretend to be his son. It's the first, and likely last, time he'll be attending one of the reunions, and he doesn't want his former classmates thinking his life is a waste.
Only, the explanation for why Ray wants Dave to tag along isn't that simple. Where Ponsoldt proves himself to be most adept is in knowing exactly how long to withhold his information. Far too many filmmakers would be compelled to lay out all of their cards right from the beginning. They seem to fear audiences not being 100% sure where the movie is going in the first five minutes of a picture. Ponsoldt constructs his script like a real friendship. We learn about Ray and Dave as they learn about each other, in a natural progression that also provides for dramatic effect. This means that emotional revelations have some genuine meaning, and they aren't just dropped on us as "gotcha" moments.
If I have any criticism about Off the Black, it's that Trevor Morgan's performance is a little lacking. His take on Dave is kind of hollow. Though the character is still learning about life and has a lot of empty spaces to fill, that's not all that Dave is about. He's already a pretty solid kid, and Morgan misses the moments of strength Dave is supposed to show. Thankfully, Nick Nolte's presence is more than enough to carry us across the threshold. While I'm sure there are plenty of jokes to be made about how much Ray may correspond to the actor's off-camera persona, I've never bought into the whole "he's just playing himself" critical tactic. You try standing in front of a camera and reciting lines someone has given you and look like yourself doing it.
Nolte lumbers through Off the Black, his voice scratchy and thin. He looks like a total wreck, but that's good, because Ray is a total wreck. Nolte appears to be completely inside this character--the distraction, the beer-inspired humor, and the brief, fleeting clarity. Ray's attention to baseball is precise. It's the one dependable thing in his life. It's how he communicates with his own father, and also his first link to Dave. Any wisdom the old man has to impart, it usually comes inside a baseball parable.
Off the Black is a sneaky little beast. What sounds cliché at first ends up being totally winning. James Ponsoldt never stops playing it smart, and never underestimates his audience. Even the ending knows when to play it close to the vest. No grand epiphany solves everyone's problems, and yet there is a resolution. We don't need it all tied up for us to know where these characters are going. Instead, Ponsoldt gives them, and us, a push in the right direction, having faith that we'll all figure it out.
A twenty-two minute making-of documentary eschews the standard studio fluff piece for something a little more loose, in tune with the indie spirit of the production.
The original theatrical trailer for Off the Black is included, as are several others for THINKFilm DVDs.


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After Richard Nixon wins the presidency (see November 5, 1968), he orders a review of the Sentinel anti-ballistic missile program (see September 18, 1967). It is suspended and later reintroduced in a more modest form under the moniker "Safeguard." Nixon says the program will protect "our land-based retaliatory forces against a direct attack by the Soviet Union." Safeguard has serious conception and design flaws, and is never completely deployed; when the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty is signed with the Soviet Union (see May 26, 1972), the program is scaled back and eventually terminated by Congress. Author Stephen Schwartz will later write that the Sentinel/Safeguard program is "the only time that Congress has successfully voted down a major strategic nuclear weapons program supported by the executive branch." [Schwartz, 1998, pp. 286-288; Federation of American Scientists, 1/15/2008]
Entity Tags: Richard M. Nixon, Sentinel, Stephen Schwartz, Safeguard
Timeline Tags: US International Relations
Impelled in part by anti-ballistic missiles deployed in both the US and the Soviet Union (see September 18, 1967 and 1969-1976), the two nuclear superpowers begin the first round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, later known as SALT I. The negotiations are designed to limit both anti-ballistic missile systems and offensive nuclear arsenals. An agreement will be signed three years later (see May 26, 1972 and May 26, 1972). [Federation of American Scientists, 1/15/2008]
Entity Tags: Sentinel, Safeguard
The US and the Soviet Union sign the Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems (ABM) Treaty. It will be ratified by the US Senate in August 1972, and will go into force in October 1972. Originally, the treaty agrees that each nation can have only two ABM deployment areas, located so that those areas cannot provide a nationwide ABM defense or become the basis for developing one. In essence, the ABM Treaty prevents either nation from developing a missile defense system (see March 23, 1983), and allows each country the likelihood of destroying the other with an all-out nuclear barrage. The treaty puts in place the doctrine of MAD, or Mutual Assured Destruction, which states that because both nations can obliterate the other in a nuclear exchange, neither one will trigger such a strike. In 1976, an addendum to the treaty further limits the number of ABM deployment areas from two to one; the Soviets will deploy a rudimentary ABM system around Moscow, but the US never does, and even deactivates its single ABM site near Grand Forks, North Dakota. In 2001, US President George W. Bush will unilaterally withdraw from the treaty (see December 13, 2001 and June 14, 2002). [Federation of American Scientists, 1/15/2008]
Entity Tags: Nixon administration, George W. Bush
Strategic Defense Initiative logo. [Source: United States Missile Defense Agency]President Reagan announces his proposal for the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI, later nicknamed "Star Wars"), originally conceived two years earlier (see 1981). SDI is envisioned as a wide-ranging missile defense system that, if it works, will protect the United States from nuclear attacks from the Soviet Union or other countries with ballistic missiles, essentially rendering nuclear weapons, in Reagan's words, "impotent and obsolete." Reagan says, "I call upon the scientific community in our country, those who gave us nuclear weapons, to turn their great talents now to the cause of mankind and world peace, to give us the means of rendering these nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete." Soviet leader Yuri Andropov's response is unprececented in its anger (see March 27, 1983); Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrinyn says SDI will "open a new phase in the arms race." [PBS, 2000; Scoblic, 2008, pp. 129] US Hardliners 'Ecstatic' - Hardliners in and out of the Reagan administration are, in author J. Peter Scoblic's characterization, "ecstatic, seeing SDI as the ultimate refutation of [the principle of] mutual assured destruction and therefore of the status quo, which left [the US] unable to seek victory over the Soviet Union." The day after the speech, Senator Barry Goldwater (R-AZ) sends Reagan a one-sentence letter: "That was the best statement I have heard from any president." 'Less Suicidal' Adjunct to First Strike - Scoblic will write that if SDI is implemented as envisioned, "[a]lthough the Soviets would still be able to inflict enough damage that a first strike by the United States would be suicidal, it would be 'less suicidal' to the extent that such a concept made sense, which some Reagan officials believed it did. In short, SDI was a better adjunct to a first strike than it was a standalone defense. That made it critically destabilizing, which is why missile defense had been outlawed by [earlier treaties] in the first place." [Scoblic, 2008, pp. 129-130]
Entity Tags: Strategic Defense Initiative, J. Peter Scoblic, Ronald Reagan, Anatoly Dobrinyn, Barry Goldwater, Yuri Andropov
The US announces that the Soviet Union has established a large early-warning radar system near the city of Krasnoyarsk. The installation violates the 1972 ABM Treaty (see May 26, 1972), which requires that such installations be located near the nation's border and oriented outward. It is possible that the Soviet radar installation is built in response to the US's recent decision to violate the ABM treaty by developing a missile defense system (see March 23, 1983). [Federation of American Scientists, 1/15/2008]
National Security Adviser Robert McFarlane, speaking for the Reagan administration, proposes a new, "broad" interpretation of the US-Soviet Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty (see May 26, 1972) on national television. McFarlane proposes that space-based and mobile systems and components based on "other physical principles," i.e. lasers, particle beams, etc., should be developed and tested, but not deployed. (The traditional, "narrow" interpretation of the treaty is more restrictive.) Days later, President Reagan announces that while he and his administration support this "broad" interpretation, as a matter of national policy, the US's Strategic Defense Initiative (see March 23, 1983) will continue to observe the more traditional interpretation. [Federation of American Scientists, 1/15/2008]
Entity Tags: Robert C. McFarlane, Strategic Defense Initiative, Ronald Reagan
Gorbachev and Reagan at the Reykjavik summit. [Source: Ronald Reagan Library]President Reagan and Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Reykjavik, Iceland, for a second summit, to follow on the success of their first meeting almost a year before (see November 16-19, 1985). They base their discussion on Gorbachev's January proposals of deep cuts in the two nations' nuclear arsenals (see January 1986). Elimination of All Nuclear Weapons by 1996 - Gorbachev and his negotiators begin by reiterating Gorbachev's proposals for a 50 percent cut in all nuclear weapons, deep reductions in Soviet ICBMs, and the elimination of all European-based intermediate nuclear weapons. Reagan and his negotiators counter with a proposal for both sides to destroy half of their nuclear ballistic missiles in the next five years, and the rest to be destroyed over the next five, leaving both sides with large arsenals of cruise missiles and bomber-based weapons. Gorbachev ups the ante, proposing that all nuclear weapons be destroyed within 10 years. Reagan responds that it would be fine with him "if we eliminated all nuclear weapons," implicitly including all tactical nuclear weapons in Europe and everywhere else. Gorbachev says, "We can do that," and Secretary of State George Shultz says, "Let's do it." Agreement Founders on SDI - The heady moment is lost when the two sides fail to reach an agreement on SDI—the Americans' "Star Wars" missile defense system (see March 23, 1983). Gorbachev cannot accept any major reductions in nuclear weapons if the US has a viable missile defense system; Reagan is convinced that SDI would allow both sides to eliminate their nuclear weapons, and offers the SDI technology to the Soviets. Gorbachev finds Reagan's offer naive, since there is no guarantee that future presidents would honor the deal. Reagan, in another example of his ignorance of the mechanics of the US nuclear program (see April 1981 and After), does not seem to realize that even a completely effective SDI program would not defend against Soviet cruise missiles and long-range bombers, and therefore would not end the threat of nuclear destruction for either side. Author J. Peter Scoblic will later write, "[SDI] would have convinced the Soviet Union that the United States sought a first-strike capability, since the Americans were so far ahead in cruise missile and stealth bomber technology." Gorbachev does not ask that the US abandon SDI entirely, but simply observe the terms of the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty (see May 26, 1972) and confine SDI research to the laboratory. Reagan refuses. Gorbachev says that if this is the US's position, then they would have to "forget everything they discussed." Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze breaks in, saying that the two nations are "so close" to making history that "if future generations read the minutes of these meetings, and saw how close we had come but how we did not use these opportunities, they would never forgive us." But the agreement is not to be. Participants' Reactions - As Shultz later says, "Reykjavik was too bold for the world." Shultz tells reporters that he is "deeply disappointed" in the results, and no longer sees "any prospect" for a third summit. Gorbachev tells reporters that Reagan's insistence on retaining SDI had "frustrated and scuttled" the opportunity for an agreement. Gorbachev says he told Reagan that the two countries "were missing a historic chance. Never had our positions been so close together." Reagan says as he is leaving Iceland that "though we put on the table the most far-reaching arms control proposal in history, the general secretary [Gorbachev] rejected it." Scoblic will later write, "In the end, ironically, it was Reagan's utopianism, hitched as it was to a missile shield, that preserved the status quo." [Washington Post, 10/13/1986; Scoblic, 2008, pp. 140-142] Hardline Sabotage - One element that contributes to the failure of the negotiations is the efforts to undermine the talks by hardline advisers Richard Perle and Ken Adelman, who tell Reagan that confining SDI to research facilities would destroy the program. Perle and Adelman are lying, but Reagan, not knowing any better, believes them, and insists that SDI remain in development. [Scoblic, 2008, pp. 143-144] Going Too Far? - Reagan's negotiators, even the most ardent proponents of nuclear reduction, are shocked that he almost agreed to give up the US's entire nuclear arsenal—with Shultz's encouragement. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and French President Francois Mitterand are horrified at the prospect, given that NATO's nuclear arsenal in Europe is the only real counterweight to the huge Red Army so close to the borders of Western European nations. [Scoblic, 2008, pp. 140-142] Failure of Trust - The US-Soviet talks may well have foundered on an inability of either side to trust the other one to the extent necessary to implement the agreements. During the talks, Soviet aide Gyorgy Arbatov tells US negotiator Paul Nitze that the proposals would require "an exceptional level of trust." Therefore, Arbatov says, "we cannot accept your position." [National Security Archives, 3/12/2008]
Entity Tags: Paul Nitze, J. Peter Scoblic, Kenneth Adelman, Gyorgy Arbatov, George Shultz, Francois Mitterand, Margaret Thatcher, Richard Perle, Ronald Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev
Russian President Boris Yeltsin proposes that the US and Russia engage in a "joint" global defense system that would supplant the US-only Strategic Defense Initiative (see March 23, 1983 and January 29, 1991). He says that Russia will continue to honor the US-Soviet Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (see May 26, 1972), and proposes that all existing anti-satellite (ASAT) programs be eliminated and banned. [Federation of American Scientists, 1/15/2008]
Entity Tags: Strategic Defense Initiative, Boris Yeltsin
President-elect Bill Clinton announces that his administration rejects the idea of a US-only space-based defense system (see March 23, 1983 and January 29, 1991) and would instead support the development of what he calls "a limited missile defense system within the strict framework" of the ABM Treaty (see May 26, 1972). He announces that his administration also supports the development and deployment of theater missile defense (TMD) systems "to protect our troops from short- and medium-range missiles." [Federation of American Scientists, 1/15/2008]
Entity Tags: William Jefferson ("Bill") Clinton, Strategic Defense Initiative
The Clinton administration rejects the Reagan/Bush "broad interpretation" of the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (see May 26, 1972 and October 6-11, 1985) in favor of the narrow, "traditional" interpretation. A senior government official informs Congress that "it is the position of the Clinton administration that the 'narrow,' or 'traditional,' interpretation of the ABM Treaty is the correct interpretation and, therefore, that the ABM Treaty prohibits the development, testing, and deployment of sea-based, air-based, space-based, and mobile land-based ABM systems and components without regard to technology utilized." [Federation of American Scientists, 1/15/2008]
Entity Tags: Clinton administration
Yeltsin and Clinton share a laugh. [Source: Associated Press / BBC]US President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin issue a joint statement that they have "agreed on the fundamental importance of preserving the viability and integrity of the ABM Treaty" (see May 26, 1972). In the statement, Clinton and Yeltsin state: "Both sides have an interest in developing and fielding effective theater missile defense systems on a cooperative basis. The presidents agree that the two sides will conduct a joint exercise of theater missile defenses and early warning. This exercise would contribute to providing a basis for US and Russian forces to operate together, for example, in peacekeeping operations." [Federation of American Scientists, 1/15/2008]
Entity Tags: William Jefferson ("Bill") Clinton, Boris Yeltsin
The new peace accords and arms reductions negotiations between the US and Russia (see November 3, 1992, July 13, 1993, and September 28, 1994) are severely tested when the Russian military informs President Boris Yeltsin that it has detected a missile launch bound for Russian territory—possibly a nuclear missile from a US submarine launched to destroy the Russian government in Moscow. With the missile in flight, Yeltsin convenes an emergency teleconference of his senior defense officials and discusses launching a nuclear counterstrike against the US. Two minutes before the missile is to detonate on Russian soil—and the Russians are to launch the counterstrike—the Russians realize the "missile" is actually a Norwegian scientific rocket that poses no threat to their nation. [Scoblic, 2008, pp. 175]
Entity Tags: Boris Yeltsin
US President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin issue a joint statement announcing that they endorse a set of principles for negotiating the deployment of "theater missile defense" systems (TMD), designed for protection from intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBMs) and smaller "tactical" or "battlefield" nuclear weapons. TMD systems will not be designed and implemented in a manner that poses a serious threat to either side's nuclear arsenals. They both agree that the 1972 ABM Treaty (see May 26, 1972) "does not apply to theater missile defense systems that may simply have a theoretical capability against some strategic missiles but which would not be militarily significant in the context of operational considerations." They agree that "theater missile defense systems will not be deployed by the sides for use against each other," and that "the scale of deployment—in number and geographic scope—of theater missile defense systems by either side will be consistent with theater missile defense programs confronting that side." The two nations will develop their respective TMD systems "on a cooperative basis." [Federation of American Scientists, 1/15/2008]
President Clinton signs the National Missile Defense Act of 1999 (NMDA), which states in its entirety, "It is the policy of the United States to deploy as soon as is technologically possible an effective National Missile Defense system capable of defending the territory of the United States against limited ballistic missile attack (whether accidental, unauthorized, or deliberate)." The NMDA mandates that the US will deploy some sort of missile defense system (see March 23, 1983 and January 29, 1991), but Clinton will refuse to order the system's deployment in 2000, in part because it has failed its tests and in part because to deploy the system would require the US to withdraw from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (see May 26, 1972), a move Clinton is unwilling to make. Clinton will acknowledge that the US makes its own national security decision, but will add, "We can never afford to overlook the fact that the actions and reactions of others in this increasingly interdependent world do bear on our security." [US Senate, 7/22/1999; White House, 7/22/1999; Scoblic, 2008, pp. 173-174]
Entity Tags: National Missile Defense Act, William Jefferson ("Bill") Clinton
President Clinton considers building a radar facility as part of a proposed national missile defense system. Clinton's legal advisers have told him that he could "interpret" the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty (see May 26, 1972) to allow such a facility, even though the treaty clearly prohibits any moves towards a missile defense system. Clinton later authorizes the construction of a radar facility in Alaska, but leaves the bulk of the decision-making to the next administration. [Agence France-Presse, 6/21/2000; Savage, 2007, pp. 67] Clinton's successor, George W. Bush, will withdraw from the treaty entirely (see December 13, 2001).
Entity Tags: George W. Bush, William Jefferson ("Bill") Clinton
Texas Governor George W. Bush, the Republican candidate for president, accepts his party's nomination for president during the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia. During his speech, he declares his intent to move the United States away from observing "outdated" treaties such as the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with Russia (see May 26, 1972). "Now is the time," he says, "not to defend outdated treaties, but to defend the American people." Less than a year after taking office, Bush will unilaterally withdraw the US from the treaty (see December 13, 2001). [Savage, 2007, pp. 140]
Entity Tags: George W. Bush
Deputy National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley (R) and Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz (L) speak to reporters in Moscow after taking part in negotiations with Russia regarding an anti-ballistic missile shield on May 11, 2001. [Source: Yuri Kochetkov/ Corbis]While still campaigning to become president, George W. Bush frequently argued the US should build an anti-ballistic missile shield (see October 12, 2000). After Bush is made president, the development of such a shield and getting out of the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty the US has signed that would prevent such a shield, becomes the top US security priority (see May 26, 1972 and December 13, 2001). Senior officials and cabinet members make it their top agenda item in meetings with European allies, Russia, and China. Five Cabinet-level officials, including Condoleezza Rice, travel to Moscow to persuade Russia to abandon the ABM Treaty. Undersecretary of Defense Douglas Feith is there on September 10 to make the same case. [San Francisco Chronicle, 9/5/2004] Ballistic Missiles 'Today's Most Urgent Threat' - In a major speech given on May 1, 2001, Bush calls the possible possession of missiles by rogue states "today's most urgent threat." [New York Times, 5/2/2001] In a June 2001 meeting with European heads of state, Bush names missile defense as his top defense priority and terrorism is not mentioned at all (see June 13, 2001). It will later be reported that Rice was scheduled to give a major speech on 9/11, in which, according to the Washington Post, she planned "to promote missile defense as the cornerstone of a new national security strategy, and [made] no mention of al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, or Islamic extremist groups." However, the speech will be cancelled due to the 9/11 attacks (see September 11, 2001). [Washington Post, 4/1/2004] Criticism and Controversy - Bush's missile shield stance is highly controversial. For instance, in July 2001 a Guardian article is titled, "US Defies Global Fury Over Missile Shield." [New York Times, 5/2/2001] Domestic critics suggest the missile shield could start a new arms race and cost over $500 billion. [Reuters, 5/3/2001] Diverting Attention from Terrorism - Some argue that Bush's missile focus is diverting attention from terrorism. For instance, Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) tells Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld at a June 2001 hearing that the US is spending too much money on missile defense and not "putting enough emphasis on countering the most likely threats to our national security… like terrorist attacks." [San Francisco Chronicle, 9/5/2004] On September 5, 2001, New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd writes: "And why can George W. Bush think of nothing but a missile shield? Our president is caught in the grip of an obsession worthy of literature" and notes that "sophisticated antimissile interceptors can't stop primitive, wobbly missiles from rogue nations, much less germ warfare from terrorists." [New York Times, 9/5/2001] On September 10, 2001, Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE) warns that if the US spends billions on missile defense, "we will have diverted all that money to address the least likely threat, while the real threats come into this country in the hold of ship, or the belly of a plane." In 2004, a San Francisco Chronicle editorial will suggest that if the Bush administration had focused less on the missile shield and had "devoted more attention, more focus and more resources to the terrorist threat, the events of Sept. 11 might have been prevented." [San Francisco Chronicle, 9/5/2004]
Entity Tags: Osama bin Laden, George W. Bush, Russia, Douglas Feith, Condoleezza Rice, China, Al-Qaeda, Carl Levin, Donald Rumsfeld, Joseph Biden
Timeline Tags: Complete 911 Timeline
Neoconservative journalist Lawrence Kaplan argues that the US must withdraw from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (see May 26, 1972) and immediately begin development of a new missile defense system (see March 23, 1983 and January 29, 1991). "[M]issile defense is about preserving America's ability to wield power abroad," Kaplan writes. "It's not about defense. It's about offense. And that's exactly why we need it." [Scoblic, 2008, pp. 176]
Entity Tags: Lawrence F. Kaplan
Timeline Tags: US International Relations, Neoconservative Influence
President Bush gives a speech at the National Defense University outlining what he calls a "new strategic framework" for the nation's strategic defense policy. "This afternoon, I want us to think back some 30 years to a far different time in a far different world," he tells his listeners. "The United States and the Soviet Union were locked in a hostile rivalry.… Our deep differences were expressed in a dangerous military confrontation that resulted in thousands of nuclear weapons pointed at each other on hair-trigger alert. Security of both the United States and the Soviet Union was based on a grim premise: that neither side would fire nuclear weapons at each other, because doing so would mean the end of both nations." Bush is referring to the concept of "mutual assured destruction," or MAD, which has driven the policies of the US and the former Soviet Union since the 1950s. "We even went so far as to codify this relationship in a 1972 ABM [Anti-Ballistic Missile] Treaty (see May 26, 1972), based on the doctrine that our very survival would best be insured by leaving both sides completely open and vulnerable to nuclear attack," he says. A Different Threat - Times have now changed: "Today, the sun comes up on a vastly different world.… Today's Russia is not yesterday's Soviet Union.… Yet, this is still a dangerous world, a less certain, a less predictable one. More nations have nuclear weapons and still more have nuclear aspirations. Many have chemical and biological weapons. Some already have developed… ballistic missile technology.… And a number of these countries are spreading these technologies around the world. Most troubling of all, the list of these countries includes some of the world's least-responsible states. Unlike the Cold War, today's most urgent threat stems not from thousands of ballistic missiles in the Soviet hands, but from a small number of missiles in the hands of these states, states for whom terror and blackmail are a way of life." Bush cites the example of Iraq's Saddam Hussein, who, he says, could have forced a very different outcome to the 1991 Gulf War (see January 16, 1991 and After) had he "been able to blackmail with nuclear weapons." Hussein is an exemplar of today's hate-driven dictators, Bush asserts: "Like Saddam Hussein, some of today's tyrants are gripped by an implacable hatred of the United States of America. They hate our friends, they hate our values, they hate democracy and freedom and individual liberty. Many care little for the lives of their own people. In such a world, Cold War deterrence is no longer enough." ABM Treaty Now a Hindrance to US Security - "To maintain peace, to protect our own citizens and our own allies and friends, we must seek security based on more than the grim premise that we can destroy those who seek to destroy us," Bush says. "Today's world requires a new policy, a broad strategy of active non-proliferation, counter proliferation and defenses.… We need new concepts of deterrence that rely on both offensive and defensive forces. Deterrence can no longer be based solely on the threat of nuclear retaliation.… We need a new framework that allows us to build missile defenses to counter the different threats of today's world. To do so, we must move beyond the constraints of the 30-year-old ABM Treaty. This treaty does not recognize the present, or point us to the future. It enshrines the past. No treaty that prevents us from addressing today's threats, that prohibits us from pursuing promising technology to defend ourselves, our friends and our allies is in our interests or in the interests of world peace.… We can, and will, change the size, the composition, the character of our nuclear forces in a way that reflects the reality that the Cold War is over." Bush is heralding his intention of withdrawing from the 1972 ABM Treaty (see December 13, 2001). Bush says of the treaty: "We should leave behind the constraints of an ABM Treaty that perpetuates a relationship based on distrust and mutual vulnerability. This Treaty ignores the fundamental breakthroughs in technology during the last 30 years. It prohibits us from exploring all options for defending against the threats that face us, our allies and other countries. That's why we should work together to replace this Treaty with a new framework that reflects a clear and clean break from the past, and especially from the adversarial legacy of the Cold War." [White House, 5/1/2001; CNN, 5/1/2001; Scoblic, 2008, pp. 171-172] An Old Response to a New Threat - Author J. Peter Scoblic later calls Bush's rationale "disingenuous." He explains: "Conservatives had wanted to field missile defenses ever since the Soviet Union had developed ICBMs.… But somewhat paradoxically, following the collapse of the Soviet Union—and with it the likelihood of of a missile attack—conservative calls for missile defense increased" (see September 27, 1994). [Scoblic, 2008, pp. 171-172] Joseph Cirincione of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace calls Bush's proposal "tragically mistaken." [PBS, 5/1/2001] Senator John Kerry (D-MA), an outspoken opponent of Bush's foreign policies, says: "This is essentially a satisfy-your-base, political announcement. It serves no other purpose." [New York Times, 5/1/2001]
Entity Tags: George W. Bush, J. Peter Scoblic, John Kerry, Saddam Hussein, Joseph Cirincione
John Bolton, a neoconservative lawyer at the American Enterprise Institute, begins his term as the State Department's undersecretary for arms control and international security, heading the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA). Bolton, who like many other neoconservatives is ideologically opposed to the very idea of reducing the US's nuclear arsenal, enters his office in the State Department and places a memento on his coffee table: a hand grenade mounted on a small wooden base with a plaque reading "Truest Reaganaut" (see January 1981 and After). Bolton will lead the movement within the Bush administration to withdraw the US from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (see May 26, 1972 and December 13, 2001). [American Enterprise Institute, 2005; Scoblic, 2008, pp. 159-160]
Entity Tags: Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, American Enterprise Institute, John R. Bolton, US Department of State, Bush administration (43)
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization logo. [Source: Shanghai Cooperation Organization]The Shanghai Five (see 1996) becomes known as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and expands to include Uzbekistan. [BBC, 6/11/2001] SCO member-states agree unanimously to take the organization to a "higher level" and expand its mission beyond the original objectives of resolving border disputes and dealing with Islamic separatists to include issues such as regional economic development, commerce, and investment. [Shanghai Cooperation [.org], 6/20/2005] Leaders of the organization's member-states say they hope the SCO will counterbalance US dominance of world affairs. According to Chinese President Jiang Zemin, the organization will foster "world multi-polarization" and contribute to the "establishment of a fair and reasonable international order." [Associated Press, 6/15/2001] During their meeting in Shanghai, members sign a letter of support for the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty (see May 26, 1972), which the United States has said it wants to scrap to make way for a missile defense shield (see December 13, 2001). [BBC, 6/15/2001] SCO members say the defense system will have a "negative impact on world security." [Associated Press, 6/15/2001] One Russian official at the meeting says the 1972 ABM Treaty is the "cornerstone of global stability and disarmament." [BBC, 6/15/2001] China and Russia also discuss collaborating on a joint program to develop a radar system capable of tracking US F-117A stealth fighter planes. [CNN, 6/20/2001]
Entity Tags: Russia, Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Timeline Tags: US confrontation with Iran, Complete 911 Timeline
At a joint press conference in Genoa, Italy, US President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin discuss the necessity of maintaining the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (see May 26, 1972), a treaty from which Bush and many American conservatives wish to withdraw (see May 1, 2001 and June 2001). Putin says, "As far as the ABM Treaty and the issues of offensive arms, I've already said we've come to the conclusion that [the] two of these issues have to be discussed as a set… one and the other are very closely tied." Bush, who agrees with his administration's conservatives, counters that the two nations do not need such treaties because they have "a new relationship based on trust." Putin responds: "The world is far from having international relations that are built solely on trust, unfortunately. That's why it is so important today to rely on the existing foundation of treaties and agreements in the arms control and disarmament areas." Bush's Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, dismisses the idea that the Russians could distrust the US as "silly." [Scoblic, 2008, pp. 175]
Entity Tags: Vladimir Putin, Donald Rumsfeld, George W. Bush
National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice publicly joins the chorus of Bush administration officials demanding that the US withdraw from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (see May 26, 1972, May 1, 2001 and June 2001). Rice, an expert on the former Soviet Union, describes herself as a former "high priestess of arms control" who has changed her thinking. She says there is no longer a reason to discuss respective numbers of ballistic missiles held by the US and Russia, or, as she says, no further reason to debate "how many warheads could dance on the head of an SS-18." [Chicago Sun-Times, 7/16/2001; Scoblic, 2008, pp. 184]
Entity Tags: Condoleezza Rice
The rising demand for President Bush to make good on his stated intention to withdraw the United States from the 1972 ABM treaty with Russia (see May 26, 1972, August 3, 2000, May 1, 2001, and June 2001) alarms Yale law professor Bruce Ackerman. Ackerman, a constitutional law expert, writes that Bush lacks the authority to make such a decision. "Presidents don't have the power to enter into treaties unilaterally," he writes. "This requires the consent of two-thirds of the Senate, and once a treaty enters into force, the Constitution makes it part of the 'supreme law of the land'—just like a statute. Presidents can't terminate statutes they don't like. They must persuade both houses of Congress to join in a repeal. Should the termination of treaties operate any differently?" Ackerman cites several historical instances, the most recent in 1978, when then-President Carter pulled the US out of a treaty with Taiwan, and was challenged unsuccessfully in a lawsuit that was dismissed by the Supreme Court. "[T]he court did not endorse the doctrine of presidential unilateralism," Ackerman notes, but felt the issue should be resolved "by the executive and legislative branches." Congress should not allow Bush to withdraw from the treaty, Ackerman writes. "If President Bush is allowed to terminate the ABM treaty, what is to stop future presidents from unilaterally taking America out of NATO or the United Nations?" he asks. "The question is not whether such steps are wise, but how democratically they should be taken. America does not enter into treaties lightly. They are solemn commitments made after wide-ranging democratic debate. Unilateral action by the president does not measure up to this standard." Instead, he recommends: "Congress should proceed with a joint resolution declaring that Mr. Bush cannot terminate treaty obligations on his own. And if the president proceeds unilaterally, Congress should take further steps to defend its role in foreign policy." [New York Times, 8/29/2001; Savage, 2007, pp. 140]
Entity Tags: Bruce Ackerman
Nine Republican senators, led by conservatives Jesse Helms (R-NC), Trent Lott (R-MS), and Jon Kyl (R-AZ), send a letter to President Bush urging him to withdraw from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (see May 26, 1972, May 1, 2001, and June 2001). They explain their position by arguing that the ABM Treaty has become "the most significant obstacle to improved relations between the United States and Russia." This argument is a complete reversal of conservatives' earlier positions: that arms control agreements such as the ABM Treaty did nothing to stabilize relations between the US and its nuclear-armed opponents. The argument also flies in the face of public and private statements by Russian leaders, who consider the treaty one of the key elements of stable US-Russian relations. Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly stressed the importance of the treaty in maintaining nuclear parity between the two nations (see July 2001), even as Russia seeks to reduce its nuclear arsenal from 6,000 to 1,500 deployed missiles. In 2008, author J. Peter Scoblic will speculate as to why conservatives wish to withdraw from the treaty: "For isolationists, missile defense renewed the dream of Fortress America, allowing us to retreat even further from crises abroad. For nationalists and moralists, missile defense was a shield against engagement and detente in the event that, say, North Korea was to develop a nuclear-armed ICBM (see August 31, 1998). For neoconservatives, missile defense was a necessary adjunct to their proactive vision of changing regimes and democratizing the world" (see March 12, 2001). [Scoblic, 2008, pp. 174-176]
Entity Tags: Vladimir Putin, George W. Bush, J. Peter Scoblic, Trent Lott, Jon Kyl, Jesse Helms
John Yoo and Robert Delahunty of the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) write a classified memo to John Bellinger, the senior legal counsel to the National Security Council. Yoo and Delahunty claim that President Bush has the unilateral authority to "suspend certain articles" of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty between the US and Russia (see May 26, 1972). Six months later, President Bush will withdraw the US from the treaty (see December 13, 2001). [US Department of Justice, 11/15/2001 ; American Civil Liberties Union [PDF], 1/28/2009 ] The memo will not be released until two months after the Bush administration leaves the White House (see March 2, 2009).
Entity Tags: National Security Council, John Bellinger, John C. Yoo, US Department of Justice, Robert J. Delahunty, Office of Legal Counsel (DOJ)
US nuclear missiles such as this one will no longer be restricted under the ABM treaty. [Source: Associated Press / CNN]President Bush announces that the US is unilaterally withdrawing from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty (see May 26, 1972). The treaty, negotiated with the former Soviet Union in 1972, sets strict limitations on missile and missile defense developments by both Russia and the US. After the six-month withdrawal period is concluded in mid-2002, the US will begin developing an anti-missile defense system, an outgrowth and extension of the old "Star Wars" system (see March 23, 1983). Bush tells reporters: "Today I am giving formal notice to Russia that the United States of America is withdrawing from this almost 30-year-old treaty.… I have concluded the ABM treaty hinders our government's ability to develop ways to protect our people from future terrorist or rogue state missile attacks." Bush explains: "The 1972 ABM treaty was signed by the United States and the Soviet Union at a much different time, in a vastly different world. One of the signatories, the Soviet Union, no longer exists and neither does the hostility that once led both our countries to keep thousands of nuclear weapons on hair-trigger alert, pointed at each other.… Today, as the events of September 11 made all too clear, the greatest threats to both our countries come not from each other, or from other big powers in the world, but from terrorists who strike without warning or rogue states who seek weapons of mass destruction." Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld calls the treaty "outdated." [White House, 12/13/2001; CNN, 12/14/2001] Follows Failure to Persuade Russia to Drop Treaty - The decision follows months of talks in which Bush officials attempted without success to persuade Russia to set the treaty aside and negotiate a new one more favorable to US interests. Bush says that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin "have also agreed that my decision to withdraw from the treaty will not in any way undermine our new relationship or Russian security." Putin calls Bush's decision a "mistake," and says the two nations should move quickly to create a "new framework of our strategic relationship." Putin says on Russian television that the US decision "presents no threat to the security of the Russian Federation." He also says that the US and Russia should decrease their present stockpiles of nuclear weapons. He wants what he calls "radical, non-reversible and verifiable reductions in offensive weapons"; in turn, the Bush administration is against any sort of legally binding agreements. Putin says, "Today, when the world has been faced with new threats, one cannot allow a legal vacuum in the sphere of strategic stability." [CNN, 12/14/2001; CNN, 12/14/2001] 'Abdication of Responsibility' - Senate Democrats (see December 13-14, 2001) and non-proliferation experts (see December 13, 2001) strongly question the decision to withdraw. Singapore's New Straits Times writes: "History will one day judge the US decision to withdraw from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty in the same way it views the US failure in 1919 to join the League of Nations—as an abdication of responsibility, a betrayal of humankind's best hopes, an act of folly. By announcing the decision now, in the midst of a war on terrorism that commands worldwide support, the Bush administration has also displayed a cynicism that will adversely affect the mood of cooperation that has characterized international relations since September 11." [Carter, 2004, pp. 272-273] Sweden's foreign ministry warns of possibly "serious consequences for the future of international disarmament." [BBC, 12/13/2001] Seizure of Presidential Power - Regardless of the wisdom of withdrawing from the treaty, Bush's decision has another effect that is subjected to far less public scrutiny: by unilaterally withdrawing the US from the treaty on his own authority, Bush, in the words of author Charlie Savage, "seized for the presidency the power to pull the United States out of any treaty without obtaining the consent of Congress." Savage, writing in 2007, will note that the Constitution does not provide a clear method of withdrawing the US from an international treaty. However, he will write, judging from the fact that the US Senate must vote to ratify a treaty before it becomes binding, it can be inferred that the Founders intended for the legislature, not the executive branch, to have the power to pull out of a treaty. In Volume 70 of the Federalist Papers, Alexander Hamilton wrote that treaties are far too important to entrust to the decision of one person who will be in office for as few as four years. Hamilton wrote, "The history of human conduct does not warrant that exalted opinion of human virtue which would make it wise in a nation to commit interests of so delicate and momentous a kind, as those which concern its intercourse with the rest of the world, to the sole disposal of a magistrate created and circumstanced as would be a president of the United States." [Savage, 2007, pp. 140]
Entity Tags: Vladimir Putin, Charlie Savage, George W. Bush, Singapore Straits Times, Bush administration (43)
The Heritage Foundation sponsors a celebration of the US's impending withdrawal from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (see May 26, 1972 and June 14, 2002). The invitation reads: "ABM: RIP. For 30 years, the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty has served to bolster the policy of mutually assured destruction (MAD) and impose crippling restrictions on the nation's missile defense programs (see March 23, 1983). President Bush, recognizing the inappropriateness of MAD and the policy of vulnerability to missile attack, announced on December 13, 2001 (see December 13, 2001) that the United States is withdrawing from the treaty." Several hundred conservatives, including senators, House representatives, generals, policy makers, and academics, gather in the caucus room of the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill, taking part in what one participant calls "a cheerful wake for a flawed treaty." Author J. Peter Scoblic will write: "The mood was, not surprisingly, buoyant, for 'flawed' was really too mild a description for the loathing the assembled crowd felt for the agreement. To the right wing, the ABM Treaty had symbolized everything that was wrong with American foreign policy during the Cold War: negotiating with evil, fearing nuclear war instead of preparing to win it (see Spring 1982 and January 17, 1983), and abandoning faith in American exceptionalism and divine superiority." [Scoblic, 2008, pp. 157]
Entity Tags: J. Peter Scoblic, Heritage Foundation
A day after the US's unilateral withdrawal from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty goes into effect (see May 26, 1972 and December 13, 2001), Russia announces that it will no longer abide by the terms of the 1993 START II missile reduction treaty. [Federation of American Scientists, 1/15/2008; Federation of American Scientists, 1/15/2008]
Entity Tags: Russia, Bush administration (43)
Jay Bybee, the head of the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), is stepping down to become a federal judge (see February 5, 2003). White House counsel Alberto Gonzales and Vice President Cheney's lawyer, David Addington, want OLC lawyer John Yoo to take Bybee's place. But Attorney General John Ashcroft, miffed at Yoo's bureaucratic maneuvers to give the White House a direct connection into the department and cut Ashcroft out of the loop, refuses. Yoo resigns in the summer of 2003 and resumes his position as a law professor at the University of California at Berkeley. Instead, Ashcroft and the White House will choose Jack Goldsmith to head the OLC (see October 6, 2003). Goldsmith seems a perfect replacement for Yoo—the two had coauthored one Wall Street Journal op-ed that claimed treaties were not binding on the US, and another Journal op-ed claiming that President Bush had the right to unilaterally withdraw the US from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (see May 26, 1972). Goldsmith was also a supporter of the administration's military commissions program, noting that the need for "swift justice" was transcendant. [Savage, 2007, pp. 182]
Entity Tags: Jay S. Bybee, Alberto R. Gonzales, Jack Goldsmith, John C. Yoo, Office of Legal Counsel (DOJ), John Ashcroft, David S. Addington, US Department of Justice
Timeline Tags: Civil Liberties
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