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Hi Mike, No problem. I am quite happy to work this stuff through in a careful way and am happy to discuss it all with you. I certainly don't want the work to be viewed as an attack on previous work such as yours. Unfortunately, this global change stuff is so politicized by both sides of the issue that it is difficult to do the science in a dispassionate environment. I ran into the same problem in the acid rain/forest decline debate that raged in the 1980s. At one point, I was simultaneous accused of being a raving tree hugger and in the pocket of the coal industry. I have always said that I don't care what answer is found as long as it is the truth or at least bloody close to it. Cheers, Ed >Hi Ed, > >This is fair enough, and I'm sorry if my spelling out my concerns >sounded defensive to you. It wasn't meant to be that way. > >Lets figure this >all out based on good, careful >work and see what the data has to say in the end. We're working towards >this ourselves, using revised methods and including borehole data, etc. >and will keep everyone posted on this. > >I don't in any way doubt yours and Jan's integrity here. > >I'm just a bit concerned that the result is getting used publically, by >some, before it has gone through the gauntlet of peer review. >Especially because it is, whether you condone it or not, being used as >we speak to discredit the work of us, and Phil et al, this is dangerous. >I think there are some legitimate issues that need to be sorted out >with regard to the standardization method, and would like to see >this play out before we jump to conclusions regarding revised estimates >of the northern hemisphere mean temperature record and the nature of >the "MWP". > >I'd >be interested to be kept posted on what the status of the manuscript is. > >Thanks, > >mike > >On Wed, 2 May 2001, Edward Cook wrote: > >> Hi Mike, >> >> >A few quick points Ed, >> > >> >These "Wally seminars" are self-promoting acts on Broecker's part, and I >> >think the community has to reject them as having any broader significance. >> >If Broecker had pulled this w/ Ray, Malcolm, Keith, Phil, and Tom around, >> >he wouldn't get away w/ such a one-sided treatment of the issue. I've been >> >extremely troubled by what I have heard here. >> >> It appears that you are responding in a way that is a bit overly defensive, >> which I regret. I am not supporting Broecker per se and only explained in a >> very detailed fashion the origin of the work by Esper and me and how it was >> presented to refute a very unfair characterization of tree-ring data in >> Wally's perspective piece. The fact that Esper compared his series with >> Jones, Briffa, and Mann et al. should not be viewed as an attack on your >> work. It was never intended to be so, but it is was a clearly legitimate >> thing to do. As I said, I have no control over Broecker. But it is unfair >> and indeed incorrect to start out by dismissing the "Special Wally >> Seminars" as self-promoting acts. To say that is simply wrong. He doesn't >> bring people in to only express support for his point of view or pet >> theory, as you are implying. So, I suggest that you cool down a bit on this >> matter. It detracts from the scientific issues that should properly be >> debated here. This is the only point on which I will defend Broecker. >> >> >I'm also a bit troubled by your comparisons w/ glacial advances, etc. and >> >how these correlate w/ your reconstruction. Malcolm, Ray, Phil, and others >> >have been over this stuff time and again, and have pointed out that these >> >data themselves don't support the notion of globally-synchronoous changes. >> >You seem to be arguing otherwise? And with regard to association w/ >> >volcanic forcing, Tom has already shown that the major volcanic events are >> >captured correctly in the existing reconstructions, whether or not the >> >longer-term trends are correct or not... >> >> I am not arguing for "globally-synchronous changes" and never have. To >> quote what I said about neo-glacial advances, some of the fluctuations in >> Esper's series "correspond well with known histories of neo-glacial advance >> in some parts of the NH". Note the use of the word "some" in that quote. >> That is a fair statement and why shouldn't I say it if it is true, >> coincidently or not. Whether or not it argues for "globally-synchronous >> changes" is up to you. I would never argue that everything happening on >> multi-decadal time scales is phase-locked across the NH. That would be a >> silly thing to say. But it is perfectly valid to point out the degree to >> which independent evidence for cold periods based on glacier advances >> appears to agree with a larger-scale indicator of temperature variablity. I >> thought this is how science to supposed to proceed. I also don't see your >> point about volcanic forcing. I mentioned this purely in the spirit of the >> work of Crowley and others to suggest that the Esper series is probably >> capturing this kind of signal as well. It has nothing to do with the issue >> of centennial trends in temperature. You are reading far more into what I >> wrote than I ever intended or meant. >> >> >Re the boreholes. Actually, if Tom's estimates are correct, and it is also >> >correct that the boreholes have the low-frequency signal correct over the >> >past few centuries, we are forced to also accept Tom's result that the >> >so-called "MWP", at the hemispheric scale, is actually even COOLER relative >> >to present than our result shows! That was clear in Tom's presentation at >> >the workshop. So lets be clear about that--Tom's work and the boreholes in >> >no way support Broecker's conclusion that the MWP was warmer than we have >> >it--it actually implies the MWP is colder than we have it! >> >Tom, please speak up if I'm not correct in this regard! >> >> I am not saying that Tom's results are wrong. And, I am certainly not >> saying that Broecker is right. I merely described the results of a new >> analysis of a somewhat new set of long tree-ring records from the >> extra-tropics. My statement that the MWP appeared to be comparable to the >> 20th century does not imply, nor was it meant to imply, that somehow the >> 20th century temperature is not truly anomalous and being driven by >> greenhouse gases. To quote from my email, "I would not claim (and nor would >> Jan) that it exceeded the warmth of the late 20th century. We simply do not >> have the precision or the proxy replication to say that yet." Note the use >> of the word "precision". This clearly relates to the issue of error >> variance and confidence intervals, a point that you clearly emphasize in >> describing your series. Also note the emphasis on "late 20th century". I >> think that most researchers in global change research would agree that the >> emergence of a clear greenhouse forcing signal has really only occurred >> since after 1970. I am not debating this point, although I do think that >> there still exists a signficant uncertainty as to the relative >> contributions of natural and greenhouse forcing to warming during the past >> 20-30 years at least. Note that I also tried to emphasize the >> extra-tropical nature of this series, and it may be that the tropics do not >> show the same strength of warming. But I do argue strongly that we do not >> have the high-resolution proxy data needed to test for a MWP in the >> tropics. Please correct me if I am wrong here. >> >> >We are in the process of incorporating the borehole data into the >> >low-frequency component of the reconstruction. The key difference will be >> >that they are going to be calibrated against the instrumental record and >> >weighted by the spatial coherence within the borehole data rather than what >> >Pollack has done. I expect the results will be different, but in any case >> >quite telling... >> >> Fine. >> >> >I'll let Malcolm and Keith respond to the issues related to the >> >standardization of the Esper chronologies, though it immediately sounds to >> >me quite clear that there is the likelihood of of having contaminated the >> >century-scales w/ non-climatic info. Having now done some work w/ >> >chronologies in disturbed forests myself now (in collaboration w/ Dave >> >Stahle), I know how easy it is to get lots of century-scale variability >> >that has nothing to do w/ climate. I imagine the reviewers of the >> >manuscript will have to be convinced that this is the case w/ what Esper >> >has done. I'm very skeptical. I'm also bothered that Broecker has promoted >> >this work prior to any formal peer review. There are some real issues w/ >> >the standardization approach and there is a real stretch in promoting this >> >as a hemispheric temperature reconstruction. >> >> I appreciate your skepticism and I hope that Jan and I can convince you >> otherwise. I also encourage you to continue getting your shoulders sore and >> hands dirty on tree-ring sampling and analysis. Esper's analysis is not >> perfect. Nor is anyone elses who works in this game. But if Esper's series >> is wrong on century time scales, then Jones and Briffa are wrong too. If >> Esper's series is also wrong on inter-decadal time scales, then your series >> is wrong as well because on that time scale of variablity, his series >> agrees very well with yours. So, I would be very cautious about declaring >> that Esper's series is in some sense invalid. Finally, as I have said ad >> nausem, I have no control over what Broecker thinks or does beyond >> presenting to him a convincing case for the ability of certain tree-ring >> series to preserve long-term temperature variability. And again, "I also >> tried to emphasize the extra-tropical nature of this series." Please give >> me a break here. >> >> >Finally, what is the exact spatial distribution of the sparse data he used. >> >Scott R. drove home the point regarding the importance of taking into >> >account spatial sampling in his talk at the workshop. A sparse >> >extratratropical set of indicators, no matter how >> >locally-temperature-sensitive they are, will not, unless you're *very* >> >lucky w/ the locations, be an accurate indicator of true N. Hem temp. In >> >general it will overestimate the variance at all timescales. The true N.Hem >> >temperature (ie, weighted largely by tropical ocean SST) has much less >> >variance than extratrpoical continents. There may be a large apples and >> >oranges component to the comparisons you describe. >> >> I know your argument and I am sensitive to it, hence my emphasis on >> "extra-tropical". So, don't look for disagreement on the importance of the >> tropical SSTs to any estimate of NH temperatures. But let's be honest here. >> Your reconstruction prior to roughly AD 1600 is dominated by extra-tropical >> proxies. So, in a way, you are caught in the same dilemma as all other >> people who have tried to do this. >> >> >We've shown that are reconstructions in continental extratropical regions >> >have lots more variance and variability. It is, as we have all shown, the >> >averaging over many regions that reduces the amplitude of variability. Our >> >regional reconstructions show far more significant warm and cold periods. >> >But they cancel out spatially! >> >> Understood, but it is still unclear how this all happens as your >> reconstruction proceeds back in time with an increasingly limited and >> spatially-restricted set of proxies. Confidence limits that you place on >> your series is laudable and I agree, to first order, that the MWP in your >> series could easily have been cooler than what you show. But it implicitly >> assumes that the estimates are equally unbiased (or equally biased for that >> matter) back in time. I don't know if that is an issue here, but I believe >> that the issue of bias using an increasingly sparse number of predictors >> scattered irregularly over space has not be investigated. Please correct me >> if I am wrong here. >> >> >If a legitimate argument were to be made that we have significnatly >> >understiamted, within the context of our uncertainty estimates, the >> >amplitude of the MWP at the hemispheric scale, I'd be the first to accept >> >it (note that, as Phil et al pointed out in their recent review article in >> >Science, we do not dispute that temperatures eearly in the millennium, >> >within the uncertainty estimates, may have been comparable to early/mid >> >20th centurys--just not late 20th century temperatures). >> >> We are in agreement here. See my earlier comments. >> >> >Frankly though Ed, I really don't see it here. We may have to let the >> >peer-review process decid this, but I think you might benefit from knowing >> >the consensus of the very able group we have assembled in this email >> >list, on what Esper/you have done? >> >> Of course, I know everyone in this "very able group" and respect their >> opinions and scientific credentials. The same obviously goes for you. That >> is not to say that we can't disagree. Afterall, consensus science can >> impede progress as much as promote understanding. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Ed >> >> >Comments or thoughts? >> > >> >cheers, >> > >> >mike >> > >> >At 10:59 AM 5/2/01 -0400, Edward Cook wrote: >> >> >Ed, >> >> > >> >> >heard some rumor that you are involved in a non-hockey stick >>reconstruction >> >> >of northern hemisphere temperatures. I am very intrigued to learn about >> >> >this - are these results suggesting the so called Medieval Warm >>Period may >> >> >be warmer than the early/mid 20th century? >> >> > >> >> >any enlightenment on this would be most appreciated, Tom >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >Thomas J. Crowley >> >> >Dept. of Oceanography >> >> >Texas A&M University >> >> >College Station, TX 77843-3146 >> >> >979-845-0795 >> >> >979-847-8879 (fax) >> >> >979-845-6331 (alternate fax) >> >> >> >>Hi Tom, >> >> >> >>As rumors often are, the one you heard is not entirely accurate. So, I >>will >> >>take some time here to explain for you, Mike, and others exactly what was >> >>done and what the motivation was, in an effort to hopefully avoid any >> >>misunderstanding. I especially want to avoid any suggestion that this work >> >>was being done to specifically counter or refute the "hockey stick". >> >>However, it does suggest (as do other results from your EBM, Peck's work, >> >>the borehole data, and Briffa and Jones large-scale proxy estimates) that >> >>there are unresolved (I think) inconsistencies in the low-frequency >>aspects >> >>of the hockey stick series compared to other results. So, any comparisons >> >>with the hockey stick were made with that spirit in mind. >> >> >> >>What Jan Esper and I are working on (mostly Jan with me as second author) >> >>is a paper that was in response to Broecker's Science Perspectives >>piece on >> >>the Medieval Warm Period. Specifically, we took strong exception to his >> >>claim that tree rings are incapable of preserving century time scale >> >>temperature variability. Of course, if Broecker had read the >>literature, he >> >>would have known that what he claimed was inaccurate. Be that as it may, >> >>Jan had been working on a project, as part of his post-doc here, to >>look at >> >>large-scale, low-frequency patterns of tree growth and climate in long >> >>tree-ring records provided to him by Fritz Schweingruber. With the >>addition >> >>of a couple of sites from foxtail pine in California, Jan amassed a >> >>collection of 14 tree-ring sites scattered somewhat uniformly over the >> >>30-70 degree NH latitude band, with most extending back 1000-1200 years. >> >>All of the sites are from temperature-sensitive locations (i.e. high >> >>elevation or high northern latitude. It is, as far as I know, the largest, >> >>longest, and most spatially representative set of such >> >>temperature-sensitive tree-ring data yet put together for the NH >> >>extra-tropics. >> >> >> >>In order to preserve maximum low-frequency variance, Jan used the Regional >> >>Curve Standardization (RCS) method, used previously by Briffa and myself >> >>with great success. Only here, Jan chose to do things in a somewhat >>radical >> >>fashion. Since the replication at each site was generally insufficient to >> >>produce a robust RCS chronology back to, say, AD 1000, Jan pooled all of >> >>the original measurement series into 2 classes of growth trends: >>non-linear >> >>(~700 ring-width series) and linear (~500 ring-width series). He than >> >>performed independent RCS on the each of the pooled sets and produced >>2 RCS >> >>chronologies with remarkably similar multi-decadal and centennial >> >>low-frequency characteristics. These chronologies are not good at >> >>preserving high-frquency climate information because of the scattering of >> >>sites and the mix of different species, but the low-frequency patterns are >> >>probably reflecting the same long-term changes in temperature. Jan than >> >>averaged the 2 RCS chronologies together to produce a single chronology >> >>extending back to AD 800. It has a very well defined Medieval Warm >>Period - >> >>Little Ice Age - 20th Century Warming pattern, punctuated by strong >>decadal >> >>fluctuations of inferred cold that correspond well with known histories of >> >>neo-glacial advance in some parts of the NH. The punctuations also appear, >> >>in some cases, to be related to known major volcanic eruptions. >> >> >> >>Jan originally only wanted to show this NH extra-tropical RCS >>chronology in >> >>a form scaled to millimeters of growth to show how forest productivity and >> >>carbon sequestration may be modified by climate variability and change >>over >> >>relatively long time scales. However, I encouraged him to compare his >> >>series with NH instrumental temperature data and the proxy estimates >> >>produced by Jones, Briffa, and Mann in order bolster the claim that his >> >>unorthodox method of pooling the tree-ring data was producing a record >>that >> >>was indeed related to temperatures in some sense. This he did by linearly >> >>rescaling his RCS chronology from mm of growth to temperature >>anomalies. In >> >>so doing, Jan demonstrated that his series, on inter-decadal time scales >> >>only, was well correlated to the annual NH instrumental record. This >>result >> >>agreed extremely well with those of Jones and Briffa. Of course, some of >> >>the same data were used by them, but probably not more than 40 percent >> >>(Briffa in particular), so the comparison is based on mostly, but not >> >>fully, independent data. The similarity indicated that Jan's approach was >> >>valid for producing a useful reconstruction of multi-decadal temperature >> >>variability (probably weighted towards the warm-season months, but it is >> >>impossible to know by how much) over a larger region of the NH >> >>extra-tropics than that produced before by Jones and Briffa. It also >> >>revealed somewhat more intense cooling in the Little Ice Age that is more >> >>consistent with what the borehole temperatures indicate back to AD 1600. >> >>This result also bolsters the argument for a reasonably large-scale >> >>Medieval Warm Period that may not be as warm as the late 20th century, but >> >>is of much(?) greater significance than that produced previously. >> >> >> >>Of course, Jan also had to compare his record with the hockey stick since >> >>that is the most prominent and oft-cited record of NH temperatures >>covering >> >>the past 1000 years. The results were consistent with the differences >>shown >> >>by others, mainly in the century-scale of variability. Again, the Esper >> >>series shows a very strong, even canonical, Medieval Warm Period - Little >> >>Ice Age - 20th Century Warming pattern, which is largely missing from the >> >>hockey stick. Yet the two series agree reasonably well on inter-decadal >> >>timescales, even though they may not be 1:1 expressions of the same >> >>temperature window (i.e. annual vs. warm-season weighted). However, the >> >>tree-ring series used in the hockey stick are warm-season weighted as >>well, >> >>so the difference between "annual" and "warm-season weighted" is probably >> >>not as large as it might seem, especially before the period of >>instrumental >> >>data (e.g. pre-1700) in the hockey stick. So, they both share a >>significant >> >>degree of common interdecal temperature information (and some, but not >> >>much, data), but do not co-vary well on century timescales. Again, >>this has >> >>all been shown before by others using different temperature >> >>reconstructions, but Jan's result is probably the most comprehensive >> >>expression (I believe) of extra-tropical NH temperatures back to AD 800 on >> >>multi-decadal and century time scales. >> >> >> >>Now back to the Broecker perspectives piece. I felt compelled to refute >> >>Broecker's erroneous claim that tree rings could not preserve long-term >> >>temperature information. So, I organized a "Special Wally Seminar" in >>which >> >>I introduced the topic to him and the packed audience using Samuel >> >>Johnson's famous "I refute it thus" statement in the form of "Jan >>Esper and >> >>I refute Broecker thus". Jan than presented, in a very detailed and well >> >>espressed fashion, his story and Broecker became an instant convert. In >> >>other words, Wally now believes that long tree-ring records, when properly >> >>selected and processed, can preserve low-frequency temperature variability >> >>on centennial time scales. Others in the audience came away with the same >> >>understanding, one that we dendrochronologists always knew to be the case. >> >>This was the entire purpose of Jan's work and the presentation of it to >> >>Wally and others. Wally had expressed some doubts about the hockey stick >> >>previously to me and did so again in his perspectives article. So, Jan's >> >>presentation strongly re-enforced Wally's opinion about the hockey stick, >> >>which he has expressed to others including several who attended a >> >>subsequent NOAA meeting at Lamont. I have no control over what Wally says >> >>and only hope that we can work together to reconcile, in a professional, >> >>friendly manner, the differences between the hockey stick and other proxy >> >>temperature records covering the past 1000 years. This I would like to do. >> >> >> >>I do think that the Medieval Warm Period was a far more significant event >> >>than has been recognized previously, as much because the high-resolution >> >>data to evaluate it had not been available before. That is much less >>so the >> >>case now. It is even showing up strongly now in long SH tree-ring series. >> >>However, there is still the question of how strong this event was in the >> >>tropics. I maintain that we do not have the proxies to tell us that now. >> >>The tropical ice core data are very difficult to interpret as temperature >> >>proxies (far worse than tree rings for sure and maybe even unrelated to >> >>temperatures in any simple linear sense as is often assumed), so I do not >> >>believe that they can be used alone as records to test for the >>existence of >> >>a Medieval Warm Period in the tropics. That being the case, there are >> >>really no other high-resolution records from the tropics to use, and the >> >>teleconnections between long extra-tropical proxies and the tropics are, I >> >>believe, far too tenuous and probably unstable to use to sort out this >> >>issue. >> >> >> >>So, at this stage I would argue that the Medieval Warm Period was probably >> >>a global extra-tropical event, at the very least, with warmth that was >> >>persistent and probably comparable to much of what we have experienced in >> >>the 20th century. However, I would not claim (and nor would Jan) that it >> >>exceeded the warmth of the late 20th century. We simply do not have the >> >>precision or the proxy replication to say that yet. This being said, I do >> >>find the dismissal of the Medieval Warm Period as a meaningful global >>event >> >>to be grossly premature and probably wrong. Kind of like Mark Twain's >> >>commment that accounts of his death were greatly exaggerated. If, as some >> >>people believe, a degree of symmetry in climate exists between the >> >>hemispheres, which would appear to arise from the tropics, then the >> >>existence of a Medieval Warm Period in the extra-tropics of the NH and SH >> >>argues for its existence in the tropics as well. Only time and an enlarged >> >>suite of proxies that extend into the tropics will tell if this is true. >> >> >> >>I hope that what I have written clarifies the rumor and expresses my views >> >>more completely and accurately. >> >> >> >>Cheers, >> >> >> >>Ed >> >> >> >>================================== >> >>Dr. Edward R. Cook >> >>Doherty Senior Scholar >> >>Tree-Ring Laboratory >> >>Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory >> >>Palisades, New York 10964 USA >> >>Phone: 1-845-365-8618 >> >>Fax: 1-845-365-8152 >> >>Email: drdendro@ldeo.columbia.edu >> >>================================== >> > >> >_______________________________________________________________________ >> > Professor Michael E. Mann >> > Department of Environmental Sciences, Clark Hall >> > University of Virginia >> > Charlottesville, VA 22903 >> >_______________________________________________________________________ >> >e-mail: mann@virginia.edu Phone: (804) 924-7770 FAX: (804) 982-2137 >> >  >> >> >> ================================== >> Dr. Edward R. Cook >> Doherty Senior Scholar >> Tree-Ring Laboratory >> Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory >> Palisades, New York 10964 USA >> Phone: 1-845-365-8618 >> Fax: 1-845-365-8152 >> Email: drdendro@ldeo.columbia.edu >> ================================== >> >> >> > >_______________________________________________________________________ > Professor Michael E. Mann > Department of Environmental Sciences, Clark Hall > University of Virginia > Charlottesville, VA 22903 >_______________________________________________________________________ >e-mail: mann@virginia.edu Phone: (804) 924-7770 FAX: (804) 982-2137 >  ================================== Dr. Edward R. Cook Doherty Senior Scholar Tree-Ring Laboratory Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Palisades, New York 10964 USA Phone: 1-845-365-8618 Fax: 1-845-365-8152 Email: drdendro@ldeo.columbia.edu ==================================


Got coverage in Jersey after all!! TO GET A SENSE OF TRUMP'S EDUCATION POLICIES, LOOK NO FURTHER THAN CHRISTIE JOHN MOONEY | MAY 6, 2016 Teachers union, Democratic leaders argue that Trump's 'bully' culture perfectly aligns with Christie's treatment of NJ teachers [christie trumpsplains His Candidate's 'Riot'] Credit: WHYY NewsWorks What exactly is Donald Trump's education platform? Democrats are hoping voters look to New Jersey and Gov. Chris Christie to find out. In a campaign defined so far by sound bites and histrionics, it has been anyone's guess as to what the now-presumptive Republican presidential nominee has in mind when it comes to federal education policy, among any number of issues. But a day after Trump all but secured the GOP nomination by winning the Indiana primary, Democrats weren't waiting to find out, and they used Christie and New Jersey as Exhibit A. In a series of press phone calls, the Democratic National Committee yesterday enlisted New Jersey's biggest teachers union and two Democratic leaders to discuss how Trump would emulate Christie in his education policies. The committee followed up with a call with American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten, with much the same message. None of the criticisms were new. From the unions, it was Christie's full frontal attack on their leadership from Day 1. Trump's own one-liners about gutting the federal education department and the checkered history of Trump University fit the pattern, they said. Weingarten described a "'bully" culture that Trump was bringing to the presidential race and the country as a whole, one she said that Christie has already embodied in New Jersey. "It's not a surprise that one of Trump's top surrogates, and possible running mates, is the infamous 'I want to punch teachers in the face' Chris Christie," Weingarten said on the call. "Chris Christie as governor has been vehemently anti-teacher and anti-public education, she added." From two Democratic leaders -- state Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan (D-Middlesex) and Assemblywoman Mila Jasey (D-Essex) -- the focus was on Christie's cuts to education funding in 2010 and the underfunding since. "For seven years now, Gov. Christie has used the Trump game plan," said Diegnan, chair of the Assembly's education committee. "It is ironic that 'The Donald' -- Mr. Trump -- locked up the nomination on [national] Teacher Appreciation Week, when Christie has disrespected teachers and public employees." How much all this plays with the general public is hard to say in a presidential race that has been anything but orthodox and predictable. Education policy has been sidelined in the Republican contest, save for a few debate exchanges over the merits or not of the Common Core State Standards. But with rivals vanquished, Trump's education opinions have nevertheless been especially vague. He, like Christie, has been critical of Common Core as a federal overreach, but also like Christie, he has been so far be less critical of the testing that has come with them. In a quote or two, Trump has called for the dismantling of the federal education department, but hasn't much said what that would look like. And while he has also supported greater school choice and competition -- presumably a pro-charter school position -- that too comes without specifics as to what is the federal role. Nevertheless, there is always question about how much federal education policy plays into voter sentiments in a national elections, and this year may be particularly tricky coming off an administration under President Obama that was as reform-minded as any in recent years. The recent reauthorization of the chief federal education law -- the new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) -- also took some of the punch out of the debate as to what's next in Washington's role, with the new law already embodying a more state-centric focus. Christie stayed silent on the topic yesterday. At a press conference focusing on the fate of Atlantic City, the governor took a couple of questions about Trump and the governor's now-famous endorsement of his candidacy. But he only broadly answered the questions, saying he and Trump were longtime friends and he stood by the GOP nominee, even if not on every single position. "Donald is my friend, he's been my friend for 14 years," Christie said. When his press office was asked specifically about the criticisms of Christie's education policies and how they relate to Trump, a spokesman declined to comment.


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Mark Paustenbach National Press Secretary & Deputy Communications Director Democratic National Committee W: 202.863.8148 paustenbachm@dnc.org From: Garcia, Walter Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 5:37 PM To: Comm_D Subject: RE: Coverage of our press call The Latest: Boxer calls Cruz-Fiorina ticket mean and meaner By Associated Press California Sen. Barbara Boxer says Carly Fiorina is the perfect running mate for Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz - she calls them "mean and meaner." On a conference call Wednesday she told reporters Cruz wants to ship immigrants out and Fiorina "already shipped jobs out of America." The California Democrat faced Fiorina in a nasty Senate race in 2010. She joked that having Fiorina back on the national stage reminds everyone she beat the former Hewlett Packard chief executive by 1 million votes in 2010 "and I love that." House Democratic Caucus Chairman Rep. Xavier Becerra says he welcomes the three Republican presidential hopefuls to this weekend's state GOP convention. He says the won't need ID to enter the state, but they should bring California values of hard word, innovation and diversity. From: Garcia, Walter Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 5:28 PM To: Comm_D Subject: Coverage of our press call TED CRUZ NAMES CARLY FIORINA AS RUNNING MATE By SCOTT BAUER and STEVE PEOPLES Republican presidential contender Ted Cruz has tapped former technology executive Carly Fiorina to serve as his running mate. The Texas senator unveiled his pick for vice president Wednesday afternoon in Indianapolis, calling her an "extraordinary leader" who has "shattered glass ceilings" in business and politics. The announcement comes the day after Cruz lost five states to GOP front-runner Donald Trump. The 61-year-old Fiorina previously served as the chief executive of Hewlett-Packard, but has never held elected office. She was the only woman in the GOP's crowded presidential field before dropping out of the race earlier in the year. Cruz says Fiorina excelled in the "hard-scrabble" male-dominated business world. "Of all the people who didn't make it far in the race, she was one of the best about laying out her plan, talking about who she is and her accomplishments," said Doug De Groote, a fundraiser for Cruz based near Los Angeles. It was an unusual move for a candidate who is far from becoming his party's presumptive nominee, but Cruz is desperate to generate momentum for his struggling campaign. Some Cruz allies praised the selection of Fiorina, but privately questioned if it would change the trajectory of the race. Trump has won 77 percent of the delegates he needs to claim the nomination, and a win next week in Indiana will keep him on a firm path to do so. "Carly has incredible appeal to so many people, especially in California," De Groote said. "She can really help him here." Her first major foray into politics was in 2010, when she ran for Senate in California and lost to incumbent Sen. Barbara Boxer by 10 percentage points. She has never held elected office. Trump criticized a Fiorina pick as "ridiculous" and "dumb" even before it was announced. "First of all, he shouldn't be naming anybody because he doesn't even have a chance," the New York billionaire said in a Wednesday interview on Fox News. "Naming Carly's dumb, because Carly didn't do well. She had one good debate - not against me by the way, because I had an unblemished record of victories during debates - but she had one victory on the smaller stage and that was it," Trump said. He added, "She's a nice woman. I think that it's not going to help him at all." Throughout her presidential bid, Fiorina emphasized her meteoric rise in the business world. A Stanford University graduate, she started her career as a secretary, earned an MBA and worked her way up at AT&T to become a senior executive at the telecom leader. She was also dogged by questions about her record at Hewlett-Packard, where she was hired as CEO in 1999. She was fired six years later, after leading a major merger with Compaq and laying off 30,000 workers. Democrats quickly attacked the Cruz-Fiorina alliance. "The best way to describe that ticket is mean and meaner," said Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., who beat Fiorina for Senate in 2010. "He wants to throw people out of the country and she threw thousands of jobs out of the country. Perfect match." In an Associated Press-GfK poll conducted in December 2015, Republican voters were more likely to say they had a favorable than an unfavorable view of Fiorina by a 47 percent to 20 percent margin, with 32 percent unable to give a rating. Among all Americans, 45 percent didn't know enough about Fiorina to rate her, while 22 percent rated her favorably and 32 percent unfavorably. By contrast, both Cruz and Trump have high negative ratings even within their own party, according to an April AP-GfK poll. Among Republican voters, 52 percent have a favorable and 41 percent have an unfavorable opinion of Cruz, while 53 percent have a favorable and 46 percent have an unfavorable opinion of Trump. Among all Americans, 59 percent had an unfavorable opinion of Cruz and 69 percent said that of Trump. -- Walter Garcia Western Regional Press Secretary Democratic National Committee (DNC) Email: GarciaW@dnc.org Twitter: @WalterGarcia231 [SigDems]


See below, I've confirmed everything but the Anchor and POC for New Day tomorrow. Should have that soon. On Apr 26, 2016, at 1:07 PM, Manriquez, Pablo > wrote: Will reply here when completed. What: TV – FOX NEWS "ELECTION SPECIAL" When: Today, 26 April, 9:20PM EST Where: FOX News DC Bureau (400 North Capitol) Format: Live Who: Bret Baier/Megyn Kelly, Anchor/Reporter Topic: Super Tuesday Staff: Luis Contact: Erenia Michell, erenia.michell@foxnews.com , 202-824-4638 TIMELINE: Arrival Time: 9:00PM EST Makeup: YES Hit Time: 9:20PM EST Cleared: 9:30PM EST What: RADIO – CBS NEWS RADIO When: Today, 26 April,10:06PM EST Where: AT DWS CONVENIENCE Format: Live Who: Dan Raviv, Anchor/Reporter Topic: Super Tuesday Dial-in: 212-975-1115 Staff: Luis Contact: Dustin, dustin.gervais@cbsnews.com , 212-975-1115 TIMELINE: Call-In Time: 10:04PM EST Hit Time: 10:06 PM EST Cleared: 10:12 PM EST What: RADIO – FOX NEWS RADIO When: Today, 26 April,10:34PM EST Where: AT DWS CONVENIENCE Format: Live Who: JARED HALPERN, Anchor/Reporter Topic: Super Tuesday Dial-in: 212 375 6415; Backup: 212 301 5870 Staff: Luis Contact: Jessica, Jessica.curtis@foxnews.com , 212 301 5800 TIMELINE: Arrival Time: 10:34PM EST Hit Time: 10:35PM EST Cleared: 10:41PM EST What: TV – FOX BUSINESS "MORNINGS WITH MARIA" When: Tomorrow, 27 April, 6AM EST Where: DNC Studio Format: Live Who: Maria Bartiromo, Anchor/Reporter Topic: Super Tuesday Staff: Luis Contact: David, david.goodman@foxbusiness.com , 917 543 3843 TIMELINE: Arrival Time: 5:55AM EST Makeup: No Hit Time: 6:03AM EST Cleared: 6:13AM EST What: TV – CNN "NEW DAY" When: Tomorrow, 27 April, 6:35AM EST Where: DNC Studio Format: Live Who: TBD, Anchor/Reporter Topic: Super Tuesday Staff: Luis Contact: TBD TIMELINE: Arrival Time: 6:30AM EST Makeup: No Hit Time: 6:35AM EST Cleared: 6:41AM EST Pablo Manriquez Democratic National Committee Phone: 202.572.5488 Email: pablo@dnc.org web: democrats.org Twitter: @Pablo_DNC


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James F. Nielsen the F stands for Frederick I received your faxes yesterday and will begin working on the letters. -----Original Message----- From: Causholli, Monika Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 7:12 AM To: Nielsen, James - COB Subject: RE: Fax the recommendation letters Jim, What is you middle name if you don't mind me asking you. I need it to fill out the recommendation letter Monika -----Original Message----- From: Nielsen, James - COB Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 10:12 AM To: Causholli, Monika Subject: RE: Fax the recommendation letters The fax number here is 541-737-4890. -----Original Message----- From: Causholli, Monika Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 6:41 AM To: Nielsen, James - COB Subject: Fax the recommendation letters Jim, I was thinking that since I do not have enough time to prepare the appplication process, it would be a good idea for me to fax the recommendation letter forms to you first so you know what to expect and maybe start writing. In the meantime, I will mail those forms as well as envelopes because you have to retunrn those to me. The envelopes would have to be signed across the seal. There will be a total of four schools that I am applying to. 1- Yale 2- Boston College 3- University of Massachusetts 4- Bocconi University (Italy) Thanks, Monika -----Original Message----- From: Nielsen, James - COB Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 4:24 PM To: Causholli, Monika Subject: RE: Information from University of Colorado Hi - I would contact the other finance guys here. Who knows, they may have some great leads. As far as the letter is concerned, I would be happy to do it. Generally, however, each grad school has a specific recommendation form that they want references to fill out. So let me know after you get the required info from the schools. Typically, students just send it to me as I will probably have to submit it directly to the grad school people as they generally want confidential letters. Jim -----Original Message----- From: Causholli, Monika Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 11:37 AM To: Nielsen, James - COB Subject: RE: Information from University of Colorado Jim, I did write to Eric Hughson about the PhD program and I am waiting for his response. In the meantime can you write me a recommendation letter. I know you don't like to do this but if you would it would be great. I am planning to apply to about 3-4 schools for now. I will mail the paperwork to you on Monday. Also, should I contact the other finance professors at OSU trying to see what they can help me with? Thanks for all your help. I will keep you posted. Monika -----Original Message----- From: Nielsen, James - COB Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 12:29 PM To: Causholli, Monika Subject: FW: Information from University of Colorado Hi Again Monika - Here is what I heard from my former professor. If I were you, I would contact Eric Hughson about CU's PhD program in Finance. It is worth a try. I will contact you if I hear about other opportunities either for graduate study or employment opportunities. Keep me posted. Jim -----Original Message----- From: Ron Melicher Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 10:18 AM To: Nielsen, James - COB Subject: RE: Hello Old Friend Hi Jim, It has been a long time between communications. We no longer offer an MS in Finance (however, I believe the Denver Campus does). We admit only one or two new students in the Finance PhD Program each year--thus it is very competitive. Our Finance PhD Program coordinator is Eric Hughson and he could be contacted at Eric.Hughson@Colorado.EDU. Unfortunately, I don't have any specific recommendations. Ron PS--I also still like the teaching part of the academic life and probably won't be retiring for another few years. -----Original Message----- From: Nielsen, James - COB Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 2:49 PM To: Ronald.Melicher@Colorado.EDU Subject: Hello Old Friend Hi Ron - It certainly has been a long time since we have communicated. I am glad to see that you have not yet retired and either have I. Moreover, I don't have any plans to do so in the immediate future as this job is so much fun. The reason I am writing is that a former student of mine from Albania who works for Enron has been thinking for some time that she would like to go back to school and get a Master's Degree in Finance or PhD. Being a foreign student she needs to get some sort of scholarship or assistantship. She graduated from OSU a year or so ago and has been working at Enron since that time. Given what is happening at Enron, I am not surprised that she has decided to go back for a graduate degree. Our College of Business does not have any graduate student assistantships and we also don't offer a master degree in finance or PhD. Monika is without a doubt one of the sharpest students I have had in recent years. She is incredibly bright and works very hard. Does CU still offer the masters degree in finance and still offer student assistantships. If I recall, George Carvel was working on a MS in Finance and had an assistantship under Maurice Unger when I was going to CU. If so, can I give Monika your name and have her contact and perhaps forward her resume to you. Or can you put her in touch with the right person at CU? If CU does not have anything available do you know of a few schools who might so that I can pass the information on to Monika? Thanks for any help you can provide. 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May 18, 2016 Key Vote Alert: House Democrats Fighting GOP's Agenda of Discrimination & Intolerance Republicans in Congress are acting shocked that the forces of intolerance, bigotry and narrow-mindedness have risen to the top of their Party. But the reality is that, time and time again, this Republican Congress has worked to turn discrimination into legislation. Sadly, Republicans have doubled down on this agenda of discrimination and intolerance in the Defense Authorization bill. In a dead-of-night markup, Republicans added a radical amendment that would effectively overturn President Obama's historic executive order protecting LGBT workers in federal contracts, therefore enabling discrimination with taxpayer funds. In the same markup, they acted to ensure that a prominent, taxpayer-funded American military school continues to fly the symbol of hate that is the Confederate Battle Flag. We've seen a lot of empty talk from Republicans about being shocked at the hateful and divisive ideas from Donald Trump – but let's see if their votes match their rhetoric. House Democrats' Motion to Recommit, offered by Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn and Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney, would reject the discriminatory actions of House Republicans in the NDAA. The Democratic MTR would allow a final amendment that would: · Strike Republicans' extreme attempt to target LGBT Americans for discrimination, and · Prohibit the Confederate Battle Flag from flying over The Citadel or any other institution that trains military officers with taxpayer money. It is long past time for House Republicans to actually rise up against their Party's appalling agenda of discrimination and intolerance – instead of just talking about it. House Republicans should reevaluate their radicalism, and join with Democrats to protect the security and equality of all Americans. ________________________________ DemocraticLeader.gov – Twitter – YouTube – Flickr – Facebook – The Gavel


hey, if you need someone, this kid is great. Jordan Kaplan National Finance Director Democratic National Committee (202) 488-5002 (o) | (312) 339-0224 (c) kaplanj@dnc.org > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Jacob Humerick > Subject: Re: Reaching Out > Date: May 10, 2016 at 8:06:59 PM EDT > To: Jordan Kaplan > > Jordan, > > Thanks so much for speaking with me on the phone just now, I really appreciated your advice and your insights. Attached please find my resume, and if you need anything else from me just let me know. > > Thanks again, > Jacob > > On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 6:36 PM, Jordan Kaplan > wrote: > Your grandfather is the man and can always call me > > You can always call me. Number is below. > > Jordan Kaplan > 312.339.0224 > > > On May 10, 2016, at 6:43 PM, Jacob Humerick > wrote: > > > > Hi Jordan, > > > > I just got off the phone with my grandfather, and he told me he gave you a call regarding my job search. I'm so sorry to have bothered you with this, as I did not ask him to call you, but I do appreciate you giving him your feedback, which he somewhat relayed to me. > > > > However, I am not sure he had all the correct information when he called you, and so I am wondering if you might have time this evening for me to give you a call both to clarify the situation and get a better idea of what your thoughts are. > > > > I will be free all evening, so if any time works for you just let me know. > > > > Thanks so much, > > Jacob Humerick >


SS Herring, Please send me a cc of your responses on this one: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ZenithTugboat@aol.com Date: Jul 25, 2008 4:46 AM Subject: Question about new Membership from Duluth, MN To: commander@newsaxon.org Greetings Sir: I came across your website and am SO excited to learn this group is so well organized and active still. I intend to join immediately and will recommend many of my employees to do so as well, as many share our same beliefs. I own a tugboat company in Duluth, MN and we have a fleet of 8 large harbor tugs for ship-docking and ice-breaking. I hire ONLY white Aryan males and females who share my same beliefs. I am entirely of German decent with my family tree papers showing the Nazi stamp. I will submit copies of these papers as part of the proof of racial purity with my membership application. I have a couple quick questions before I join (I will get payment and application in the mail ASAP)... 1. You are requesting Passport photos... I can do this, BUT, is it used as proof of our race OR do we actually get a membership card with photo? If not, do we get any sort of membership card? I ask about the uniform to know how proper I should dress for in the image (such as my Nazi pin, etc). 2. Are uniforms provided only for officers of the group or can they be purchased through the group by any member? We would all LOVE to wear these to work, as tugboat crew members! 3. Is personal info / contact info such as email address, home address, and telephone number kept private from general membership? and finally, 4. Are the membership lists and personal information kept private from dangerous government "spy" organizations? I DO have AOL for email but I will check my spam file to see if your response got kicked into there. I am sorry but I have no other address to use. Feel free to call me anytime, if you prefer to answer that way. Thank you so much for your time and I look forward to offering all I can in the future to aid this most important effort. Sincerely, Franz Altman von Riedel (218) 341-9242 cell Duluth, Minnesota Family formerly of Bosdorf, Germany, Darmstadt, Germany & Weimar, Germany, DDR ------------------------------ Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today . -- Commander Jeff Schoep "If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem." National Socialist Movement www.nsm88.org The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. Furthermore, the NSM is not responsible for the content of this e-mail, and anything written in this e-mail does not necessarily reflect the NSM's views or opinions. Access to this email by anyone other than the intended addressee is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, any review, disclosure, copying, distribution, retention, or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this mail in error, please destroy the copy in your possession and notify: commander@newsaxon.org


Good here From: Garcia, Walter Sent: Friday, May 06, 2016 1:14 PM To: RR2 Subject: FOR RESEARCH APPROVAL: ICYMI: Former Republican Governor Perry Begs Dangerous Donald Trump Research, thx for your help with this! Good to go? Has Comms approval. From: Walker, Eric Sent: Friday, May 06, 2016 1:12 PM To: Garcia, Walter; Miranda, Luis Cc: Paustenbach, Mark Subject: RE: FOR COMMS APPROVAL: ICYMI: Former Republican Governor Perry Begs Dangerous Donald Trump sure From: Garcia, Walter Sent: Friday, May 06, 2016 1:11 PM To: Miranda, Luis Cc: Walker, Eric; Paustenbach, Mark Subject: FOR COMMS APPROVAL: ICYMI: Former Republican Governor Perry Begs Dangerous Donald Trump Think it'd be a good idea to FWD this from us. Thoughts? From: Press Texas Democratic Party Sent: Friday, May 06, 2016 1:07 PM To: Press Texas Democratic Party Subject: ICYMI: Former Republican Governor Perry Begs Dangerous Donald Trump [TX Dem logo.png] For Immediate Release May 6, 2016 Contact: Tariq Thowfeek, (832) 429-8217, press@txdemocrats.org ICYMI: Former Republican Governor Perry Begs Dangerous Donald Trump SHOT: Rick Perry called Donald Trump "Unfit to be Commander-in-Chief" · "His attack on veterans make him unfit to be Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Armed Forces, and he should immediately withdraw from the race for President." [Perry for President, Press Release, 7/18/15 ] · "What Mr. Trump Is Offering Is Not Conservatism, It Is Trump-Ism – A Toxic Mix Of Demagoguery And Nonsense." [Perry for President, 7/16/15 ] CHASER: Perry Decides To Endorse Trump for President, and Even Says He Would Consider Being Trump's Vice President · Perry also said he would consider serving as Trump's running mate. "I am not going to say no," he told CNN. [Texas Tribune, May 4, 2016 ] · Trump, Perry told CNN, "is one of the most talented people who has ever run for the president I have ever seen." [Texas Tribune, May 4, 2016 ] FLOORED: Trump praises Perry on Twitter for his new-found support · This morning, Donald Trump tweeted at Former Governor Perry saying, "Governor Rick Perry said "Donald Trump is one of the most talented people running for the Presidency I've ever seen." Thank you Rick!" [Tweet ] Texas Democratic Party Deputy Executive Director Manny Garcia issued the following statement: "Texas Democrats know that Rick Perry will go down in history as one of the worst governors ever – indeed, we are still suffering from his failed policies and the Republican culture of corruption he instituted across state government. Like so many Republicans, Perry only cared about Perry, and he's shown his true colors again. "Now, he's hit an all-time low. After an embarrassing failed first run, and being crushed by the Dangerous Trump train the second time around, Rick Perry is now going hat in hand to beg Trump for a spot on his ticket. Does Rick Perry have any integrity left?" ###


05/13/2016 07:45 AM EDT By Natasha Korecki (nkorecki@politico.com; @natashakorecki) with Manuela Tobias (mtobias@politico.com; @manuelatobiasm) Good Friday morning, Illinois. The week closes out in Chicago with the prospect of a new power alliance in Chicago's City Council, Statehouse members forwarding a legislative package to their leaders and new audio of U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk emerges just as the campaign prepares a new ad targeted at opponent U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth. Let's start with City Hall. Today in POLITICO: "Weakened Emanuel invites potential power shift." "Is a new power front blowing through City Hall? At a time when Mayor Rahm Emanuel is seeing his grasp on power slipping, the leaders of three City Council caucuses are experiencing quite the opposite. Ald. Roderick Sawyer (Black Caucus), Ald. Scott Waguespack (Progressive Reform Caucus) and Ald. George Cardenas (Latino Caucus) - are meeting today in a first-of-its kind sit down. "Several sources confirmed to POLITICO that the three quietly arranged to meet to discuss potential avenues where their groups may be able to coalesce. The sources said there was no firm agenda for their lunch meeting but recent discussions have centered on ways to bring back the so-called traditional role of City Council, namely by empowering members. That talk has extended to the possibility of having the council name members to committees."  AUDIO: KIRK ACCUSES OBAMA OF TARGETING POLITICAL FOE -- "Kirk on tape: Menendez indicted for opposing Obama on Iran," in POLITICO: "U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., hasn't let up on his insistence that President Obama is using his power as president to lash out at a political enemy. At a fundraising event last month in Chicago, the Republican can be heard on audio defending indicted New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez, a Democrat. "And let me say something about Bob Menendez. I believe that Bob Menendez was indicted solely on the crime of opposing the President on Iran," Kirk is heard saying on a recording provided to POLITICO. Kirk made the remarks at an April 3 fundraiser in Chicago, featuring former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton. They are the latest in a litany of controversial utterances by the junior Illinois senator who is locked in a tight reelection battle with U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill."  Related: New TV ad targets Duckworth; it's slotted to begin rotation on Sunday:  DUCKWORTH CASE MOVES FORWARD -- "Judge allows workplace case against Duckworth to go to trial," by The Associated Press' Alan Scher Zagier: "A 7-year-old workplace retaliation lawsuit against Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Duckworth will remain a campaign issue into the late summer after an Illinois judge said on Thursday that the case could go to trial before the November election. Union County Judge Mark Boie set a tentative trial date of August and rejected an effort by government lawyers to dismiss the case, which stems from Duckworth's time as head of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs."  Welcome to the POLITICO Illinois Playbook. Have a tip, event, announcement, endorsement? Send to nkorecki@politico.com or @natashakorecki SUBSCRIBE to Illinois Playbook:  MADIGAN'S BOUNDARIES DON'T CHANGE -- "Legal challenge filed against Illinois ballot remap effort," by The Associated Press: "An attorney linked to top Illinois Democrats has filed a legal challenge against a ballot effort to let voters decide if the power to draw political boundaries should go to an independent commission instead of elected officials. Well-known Chicago elections attorney Michael Kasper, who successfully fought a similar 2014 ballot initiative, filed the Cook County lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of neighborhood and minority advocacy organizations. Kasper has been general counsel for House Speaker Michael Madigan, who's also the state Democratic Party leader." MEETING THEM HALFWAY -- "Human Services Stopgap Swiftly Passes Both Chambers," NPR Illinois' Amanda Vinicky: "Illinois legislators today Thursday approved stopgap funding for human services. After ten months without state funding ... after-school programs, local health departments and substance abuse treatment centers are in critical condition. Democratic Representative Greg Harris says Senate Bill 2038 would pay social service organizations just under half of what they're owed."  PRAYERS ANSWERED -- "Prayer breakfast will be held, governor's office says," Bernard Schoenburg: "There will be a Governor's Prayer Breakfast this spring after all, Gov. Bruce Rauner's office said Thursday. The event is now planned to take place at the Executive Mansion on May 26. A spokesman for the volunteer organization that puts on the breakfast told The State Journal-Register Monday that the event was being postponed this year and was unlikely to take place - breaking an annual tradition that began in 1963. The governor's office told the newspaper Thursday that Rauner was disappointed that the event wasn't going to happen, so the office reached out to several local and statewide organizations to see if they would be willing to continue the tradition."  DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS -- "Rauner favors school funding reform, not Manar plan," by Pantagraph's Julia Evelsizer: "Gov. Bruce Rauner said Thursday he is 'cautiously optimistic' about changing how the state funds public schools, but not the reform package the state Senate approved on Tuesday. Rauner answered questions from the media during a visit to Normal Community West High School where he spoke of his support for adequate state funding for education. 'I need to study it (the Senate bill) in more detail, but on a preliminary basis it looks like it would cut most school districts' amount of state money significantly and it would increase Chicago's funding very significantly. If that's the outcome, I do not support it,' said Rauner."  HOT POTATO -- "Tax increase, budget cuts part of proposal submitted to Rauner, legislative leaders," State Journal-Register's Doug Finke: "Rank-and-file legislative negotiators have come up with a proposal to balance the state's budget with a combination of tax hikes and spending cuts. The plan, which has been submitted to Gov. Bruce Rauner and the four legislative leaders, calls for $5.4 billion in new revenue, much of it coming from an income tax increase as well as beginning to apply the state sales tax to a narrow range of services. It also includes $2.4 billion in cuts to state spending to areas like Medicaid, changing state purchasing laws and adopting pension reforms Rauner outlined in his budget proposal."  RACIAL JUSTICE THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY -- "Teaming up for environmental justice," by Illinois Times' Patrick Yeagle: "The NAACP released a report last week calling for racial justice in Illinois' environmental policy, prompting a new alliance between groups concerned with civil rights, labor rights and pollution. A meeting held in Springfield to release the report illustrated the complexity of overcoming past tension between competing interests. The NAACP, which is the nation's oldest civil rights organization, was founded in 1909 in response to the 1908 Springfield race riot. On May 5, the NAACP released its Illinois "Just Energy" report in Springfield, calling for environmental justice in the form of more renewable energy, better minority job representation and more. The group annually releases such reports for every state."  'THIS WAS AVOIDABLE' -- "Illinois Issues: Budget Crisis Could Have Been Averted Before The Current Standoff," by NPR Illinois' Jamey Dunn: "Last month, Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan stood in his chamber and delivered a speech on his perspective of the budget impasse. 'The fact is, the current budget crisis was completely avoidable. While this crisis was avoidable, Gov. Rauner has refused to put an end to the crisis,' Madigan said. The speaker is correct. This was avoidable. Many, including Madigan, are pointing the finger at Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner for tying budget negations to his so-called Turnaround Agenda, which includes anti-union provisions legislative Democrats say they cannot support. But this crisis was avoidable long before he took office and the current game of political chicken began."  GINGRICH IN AWE OF 'CIRCUS' -- "Potential Trump VP pick Gingrich asks 'Why would I say 'no' to the circus?'" by Chicago Tribune's Rick Pearson: "Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Thursday he has not had any conversations with presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump about serving as his running mate and suggested it would be premature to rule it in or out because the spot hasn't been offered. 'You should never turn down an opportunity until it shows up,' said Gingrich, who appeared with former Vermont Democratic Gov. Howard Dean at the Willis Tower offices of the global law firm Dentons, where the two serve as senior advisers." CITY FEATURED ON CNN VIOLENCE DOC, NOW DEAD -- "Lee McCullum, 'Chicagoland' Prom King, Shot Dead On South Side," by DNAinfo's Kelly Bauer and Mark Konkol: "Lee McCullum Jr., a young man who talked about his struggle to escape violence on the city's South Side as part of a multi-episode CNN documentary in 2014, was shot to death early Thursday. McCullum was the prom king of Fenger High School and appeared on the CNN documentary 'Chicagoland,' where he spoke of his time at the high school. He started with gang affiliations but ended up graduating as an honor roll student, athlete and prom king even though his family was homeless during his senior year." 'PASSIONATE JOB' FOR $185K "Facing deep distrust among black voters, Emanuel appoints Zopp," by Chicago Sun-Times' Fran Spielman: "Facing deep distrust among black voters who believe their unsafe neighborhoods have been left behind, Mayor Rahm Emanuel responded by creating a $185,000-a-year job and filling it with a prominent African-American woman. 'I'm not here to be used . . . I choose to be here because I'm passionate about this work and I've been doing this work for a long time,' former Chicago Urban League President Andrea Zopp said at a news conference Thursday."  GRAPPLING WITH $1B CPS DEFICIT -- "Principals bracing to lose 20 percent in school budgets," by Chicago Sun-Times' Lauren FitzPatrick: "Chicago Public Schools has been bracing principals for school budget cuts of at least 20 percent for the upcoming fiscal year, the district acknowledged Thursday. That devastating math is based on an estimated $1 billion deficit to CPS' operating budget for the fiscal year starting July 1. CPS has offered scheduling training so principals can allocate staff in smarter ways - and maybe share positions, too, said Nate Pietrini, principal of Hawthorne Elementary Scholastic Academy. But 'the reality is scheduling or sharing of resources isn't going to close a $1.1 billion budget hole,' he said, adding that only the state can do that."  FOTP NOT BACKING DOWN -- "Friends of the Parks sends a message back to Emanuel, Lucas," by Crain's Greg Hinz: "Friends of the Parks ... In its latest filing yesterday in the continuing legal battle over the proposed Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, the hard-nosed civic group made it clear it's in this fight to stay, promising to go to state court even if it loses in U.S. District Court. And it pretty much challenged moviemaker George Lucas and his wife, Mellody Hobson, to put up or shut up by providing some proof that the museum really is being hotly courted to move to another city while the Chicago legal proceedings drag on, as they have suggested." AT CPS, 'CULTURE OF FEAR' -- "Ousted CPS Principal Calls District Administration 'Inherently Corrupt,'" by NBC Chicago's Tom Schuba: "Embattled Chicago Public School principal Troy LaRaviere on Thursday maintained the charges levied against him by the district were aimed at silencing the vocal critic of Mayor Rahm Emanuel. The former Blaine Elementary School principal said he was charged with insubordination, ethics violations and dereliction of duty. He also said he was reassigned without a school and is currently awaiting his suspension hearing. 'I've talked with so many principals who say there is a culture of fear and intimidation and burdensome paperwork,' LaRaviere said, adding the 'CPS administration is inherently corrupt.' CPS notified LaRaviere, who heads one of the district's highest performing schools, that he would be removed from his post as Blaine's principal last month."  OBAMA BACKS AWAY FROM PAST ACTIONS -- "Obama defends leak prosecutions," by POLITICO's Josh Gerstein: "President Barack Obama is defending the record number of leak prosecutions launched under his administration, arguing that some of the cases were really the work of the Bush administration and that others involved unusually serious disclosures of classified information. 'I am a strong believer in the First Amendment and the need for journalists to pursue every lead and every angle. I think that when you hear stories about us cracking down on whistleblowers or whatnot, we're talking about a really small sample,' Obama said in an interview published Thursday by the Rutgers University student newspaper, the Daily Targum."  WATER QUESTIONABLE IN 200 ILLINOIS TOWNS -- "Water testing finds high lead levels in communities across Illinois," by Chicago Tribune's Michael Hawthorne and Jennifer Smith Richards: "Alarmed by chronic problems with lead-contaminated water in downstate Galesburg, federal officials are urging local officials to provide bottled water or filters to residents where testing at household taps found high levels of the toxic metal. Though the small Knox County city stands out for repeatedly exceeding U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lead standards, a Tribune analysis of state data has identified nearly 200 other public water systems in Illinois - serving more than 800,000 people in all - where test results exceeded federal standards during at least one year since 2004."  WHAT AWARDS CEREMONY OVERLOOKED -- "The Lisagors need rethinking," by The Reader's Michael Miner: "Now that this year's Lisagor Awards are behind us, the Chicago Headline Club needs to go back to the drawing board. The competition's guidelines are obsolete. While the Headline Club has tinkered with its categories in recent years to accommodate the rise of digital journalism, it's overlooked something basic: newspaper circulations have slipped so precipitously that the Lisagor's most basic distinction-between big metro dailies with print circulations above 250,000 and papers with circulations below that-finds the Tribune the only big paper still standing." TGIF "The best new brunches in Chicago," by Kailley Lindman: "It's that time again, folks: Chicago restaurants have bestowed upon us a brand-new crop of tantalizing brunches, and your weekend plans are about to get real. Real delicious, that is. From deep-fried Monte Cristos in West Loop to smoked trout hash in Lincoln Park, here's the scoop on what brunches you should be checking out."  "Chicago's Patio Season Guide, 2016 Edition," by Chicago Eater's Jeffy Mai: "Spring in Chicago means it's finally time for one glorious thing-patio season. As the weather heats up, many of Chicago's best restaurants and bars are opening their patios and rooftops for guests to catch some rays while enjoying outdoor staples like tacos and daiquiris. Here are many top spots below, as well as some new openings for 2016, so check it out to see where you'll be lounging around the next few months."  "11 Chicago theater shows to see in May," by Time Out Chicago's Kris Vire: "One of the tentpoles of the citywide Shakespeare 400 Chicago observance makes its bow this month, with the premiere of Tug of War: Foreign Fire, the first half of Barbara Gaines's 12-hour-long adaptation of six of the Bard's history plays. Elsewhere, playwright Ike Holter has a quick follow-up to his success with the still-running Sender at A Red Orchid, with another new play, Prowess, opening at Jackalope Theatre Company."  "Daley Plaza Farmers Market Opens Thursday," by ABC 7: "People who love locally grown produce and flowers have been waiting for this day. Chicago's longest-running farmers market kicks of its 2016 season Thursday. The Daley Plaza Farmers Market opens for the first time this season at 7 a.m. An opening ceremony will be held at 11:30 a.m., featuring live music by BLT, of the Old Town School of Music, and the Kelly High School Band."  FOR MORE political and policy news from POLITICO Illinois, visit:  SUBSCRIBE to the Playbook family: POLITICO Playbook: ... New York Playbook: ... Florida Playbook: ... New Jersey Playbook: ... Massachusetts Playbook: ... Illinois Playbook: ... California Playbook: and our friends at POLITICO Brussels Playbook:  ... All our policy and political tipsheets To view online: To change your alert settings, please go to or email was sent to kaplanj@dnc.org by: POLITICO, LLC 1000 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, VA, 22209, USA To unsubscribe,


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Monika, Per our discussion, please see the attached. KC


The latest from a discussion with Rod, Mary Kay and Dave N. this morning: FA&A will carry the depreciation - targets may be adjusted for yr to yr increase IMP and FAS 106 will be carried at FA&A ,Potential offsets to yr to yr increases are yet to be determined. Thus, the above items will not be put into the NNG Commercial Adaytum model.


Tracy For VP level & above, I had the team pull by individual a recap of payroll information from SAP. This extract shows all the "current" payroll buckets that contain some type of reportable compensation. We then took that information & broke it into "fixed " and "variable" pay components. The attached spreadsheet provides you an individual/job group summary for the "fixed" vs. "variable" pay components on a consolidated basis. The "variable" pay amounts include ad-hoc payments for options, annual/retention bonus payments, tax settlements/refunds, etc. Based on our conversation, my sense is that for budgeting purposes, you will need to utilize the "fixed" total amounts. PLEASE NOTE - while the "fixed" pay components have been annualized, the "variable" pay components represent only those amounts recorded in the payroll system to date. Also, I understand there may be changes to the flex dollar amounts - but I do not yet know the details. I've checked with Executive Compensation to determine whether there might be a change in the Flexperq amounts - am still waiting for input. I will advise you of any changes I hear with regard to these elements. Additionally, on the fixed side, you should also budget some merit dollars - I would suggest 4-5%. We do not know the amount yet - but I think that should be consistent with past practice. Tracy - if you need anything else, please let me know. REgards/JD


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