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A field guide to green: the outside groups that will be spending tens of millions in Minnesota this election season
By Sam Brodey | 09/14/2018
Debates over the 2018 midterms have centered on whether there will be a so-called "blue wave" that sweeps Democrats into power, but one phenomenon is crystal-clear: there will be a tidal wave of political spending by outside groups hoping to influence key races for U.S. House and Senate.
Call it the "green wave," if you like — and there's no question it'll be crashing down hard on Minnesota. The state is home to four top-tier House contests and a nationally-watched Senate race, making it one of the country's biggest battlegrounds as Democrats and Republicans fight for control of Congress. It's possible no single media market in the country will be saturated with more political communication than that of the Twin Cities, where TV and radio stations reach voters in virtually every competitive race.
Many of those ads will inform you that they're paid for by a group you may not recognize: maybe their political bent will be clearly identified, like with the National Republican Congressional Committee; other times, they'll have a generic name like "House Majority PAC."
Political spending groups:
A glossary
PAC: Your regular, run-of-the-mill political action committee, which tend to be linked to specific politicians and business interests. A PAC is subject to limits on the amount of money it can contribute to candidates and other committees. These limits vary, but most regular PACs aren't able to give much more money than a private citizen does. Most PACs can also receive a maximum of $5,000 per year from individuals, parties, and other PACs.
Though they are limited in how much money they can take in and dole out, PACs can give to a wide variety of entities, from candidate committees to national party committees and other PACs. PACs must disclose on a regular basis who gave them money, and how much.
Super PAC: These are the big players in big money — they can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money on elections, money that typically comes from deep-pocketed politicians, wealthy donors, corporations, and labor unions. The catch is that super PACs cannot directly contribute to campaigns, and they cannot communicate with campaigns to discuss strategy.
The role of super PACs, then, is to flood races with communications, like TV ads — so-called "independent expenditures" — supporting or opposing candidates. You can thank super PACs for most of the ads that will blanket your TV and radio in the run-up to Election Day.
While regular PACs have been around forever, super PACs are a relatively new creation, springing from a 2010 Supreme Court decision. (Not Citizens United.) So far this election cycle, super PACs have spent nearly $215 million nationwide. Federal election law requires super PACs to disclose their donors on a regular basis.
501(c)(4): This is a kind of nonprofit defined by U.S. tax code as a "social welfare" organization. Some major 501(c)(4) organizations are as influential as major PACs, but they're subject to an entirely different set of rules.
501(c)(4)s may engage in election-related activity, including explicit advocacy for certain political candidates. But to maintain their tax-exempt nonprofit status, that kind of advocacy cannot constitute their main activity, so they devote most of their resources toward lobbying lawmakers or conducting grassroots political organizing on policy issues.
Though 501(c)(4)s must be careful about how often they go to bat for candidates, they do have a powerful advantage over other groups: they do not have to disclose their donors. They only need to submit a portion of their Form 990, a key IRS form for nonprofits, for public review each year.
501(c)(4)s have emerged as a leading source of so-called "dark money" in politics: in 2010, the Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United that they could accept unlimited amounts of corporate and labor union money without disclosing its sources.
Party campaign committees: There's only four of them — Democrats' and Republicans' House and Senate campaign arms — but they play outsized roles in elections, and are also subject to a specific set of rules governing how they can operate.
The party committees directly give money to campaign committees and provide advice and strategy to candidates, but they also operate separate independent expenditure arms that function more like super PACs. They cannot communicate with campaigns, but they can spend unlimited amounts on advertisements in races. The vast majority of money spent by the party campaign committees goes toward independent expenditures rather than direct campaign contributions.
These are outside groups — the nationally-significant big money behemoths who spend huge sums of money on TV and radio ads, digital ads, and mailers to send you a message about a particular candidate. Between now and Election Day, you'll be hearing a lot from these groups, and what they decide to do in a close race can directly shape its outcome. Here's a field guide to Minnesota's biggest outside money players.
The Democrats
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)
The DCCC is the Democratic Party's official arm for U.S. House campaigns. Its task: erase Republicans' 23-seat majority in the House and take control of the chamber for the first time since 2010.
Taking the House is seen as a more feasible goal for Democrats than reclaiming the Senate: even though the GOP only has a two-seat majority in the upper chamber, Democrats are defending far more seats there and aren't in as much of a position to go on offense.
Because of that, progressives' Trump-era energy has focused on the House, and the DCCC has the receipts to show for it: it has raised a whopping $190 million this election cycle, and has spent $125 million of that total.
The DCCC must publicly show in its Federal Election Commission filings who gives it money, and how much; it is mostly fueled by big donations from Democratic members of Congress, along with well-known Democratic mega-donors like George Soros. A big chunk of the DCCC's haul also comes from small-dollar donors making contributions through conduits like ActBlue.
The DCCC gives money to campaigns and offers support and strategy, but you're most likely to encounter it on the airwaves, running attack ads against Republicans. (You might remember some of their greatest hits, like the 2014 nailing of 8th District GOP candidate Stewart Mills as a yacht-owning, lobster-eating rich guy.)
All four of the Democrats running in Minnesota's most competitive districts are part of the DCCC's so-called "Red to Blue" program, which singles out the party's most promising recruits in key races for special support. (Never mind that some of these districts, like CD1, are already "blue" and have been for some time.)
The DCCC has already reserved $545,000 in media buys for one of them, Dan Feehan, a former Obama administration official who is running to succeed Rep. Tim Walz. Some of that will go toward negative ads against his opponent, Republican Jim Hagedorn; much of it will also go toward introducing CD1 voters to the first-time candidate.
The group is expected to make big investments in the other three Democratic candidates: Angie Craig in the 2nd District, Dean Phillips in the 3rd District, and Joe Radinovich in the 8th District.
DFL Rep. Betty McCollum serves as a vice chair at the DCCC, focused on races in the Midwest and Great Plains states.
House Majority PAC (HMP)
After the DCCC, House Majority PAC is the most important Democratic organization devoted to taking the House. HMP is not officially affiliated with the party, but it's closely linked to Democrats' most high-profile D.C. figure: Nancy Pelosi, the party's House leader.
HMP was founded after the 2010 "shellacking" of Democrats by Tea Party-fueled Republicans, and was intended to counter a raft of pro-GOP spending. The PAC has since become a key part of Democrats' election infrastructure: in 2016, it raised $56 million, the sixth-highest haul of any super PAC.
So far this cycle, HMP has raised over $35 million and spent over $13 million to boost Democrats. Like the DCCC, HMP is fueled by large donors — DreamWorks chief Jeffrey Katzenberg has given $250,000 — and by powerful labor unions that typically bankroll Democratic campaign efforts, like the American Federation of Teachers.
HMP is likely to spend much of its money running negative ads against Republican incumbents. A top target in Minnesota for the group is 3rd District Rep. Erik Paulsen, who has been hit with digital attack ads and even a billboard on the side of Highway 7 in Minnetonka, which mocked his reputation as a "math guy." The PAC also bankrolled three billboards in CD3 touting Phillips as a "Minnesota businessman." (Records show HMP has spent over $260,000 so far for the CD3 race.)
Democratic Senate Campaign Committee (DSCC)
Most of the outside money juice in Minnesota this cycle is for House races, but that doesn't mean that Senate-focused organizations won't be playing, too. The DSCC, the Democratic Party's official arm for Senate races, is one of the biggest, and it's already working in Minnesota on behalf of DFL Sen. Tina Smith, who is running in the special election for this seat after Al Franken resigned in January.
Like the DCCC, the DSCC is funded by incumbent senators, big donors, and corporate PACs. So far, the group has raised $145 million and spent $144 million in its attempt to shore up vulnerable Democrats, 10 of whom are running in states Trump won, while trying to pick off GOP-held seats in Nevada and Tennessee.
The DSCC has set aside $126,000 in "independent expenditure" funds — ads promoting Smith or slamming her opponent, state Sen. Karin Housley — making her the fourth-biggest beneficiary of DSCC independent expenditure funds so far.
It's unclear, however, if the DSCC will be a major presence in Minnesota's Senate special election. There are a dozen races that are higher on the Democratic Party's priority list, and Smith is raising money at a solid pace herself. It won't be a great sign for Smith or for Democrats if the DSCC has to substantially step up its air cover for the former lieutenant governor, who was appointed to this seat by Gov. Mark Dayton.
One race you can be certain the DSCC will not get involved in is the other U.S. Senate race on the ballot: Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who is on track to coast to a third term.
Planned Parenthood, the reproductive health provider and advocacy group, is a major political player, spending millions each election to promote pro-choice candidates and viewpoints. That mission, increasingly, means that virtually all of Planned Parenthood's considerable resources go toward Democratic candidates.
Planned Parenthood conducts its political spending through three organizations: Planned Parenthood Votes, a super PAC, the Planned Parenthood Action Fund PAC, which is another super PAC, and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit. Typically, the same group of donors that give big to organizations like the DCCC bankroll Planned Parenthood, though the group counts other prominent figures, like the billionaire former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, as top donors.
So far, Planned Parenthood has spent close to $3 million on ads and mailers in key Senate and House races. It has stated its goal is to spend $20 million boosting candidates in eight states, including Minnesota. One of the group's main goals will be helping out one of their own: Sen. Smith, who was formerly the executive director of Planned Parenthood in Minnesota. The Planned Parenthood Action Fund has spent close to $300,000 on Smith's behalf.
End Citizens United PAC (ECU)
It's a bit ironic that a group devoted to campaign finance reform and mitigating the influence of money in politics is poised to be a big money player in the 2018 elections, but here we are.
End Citizens United has endorsed a slate of candidates, all of whom are Democrats, who embrace its platform — centered on reinstating campaign contribution limits and improving the transparency of political money — and it has raised nearly $21 million toward helping them win.
In Minnesota, Feehan, Craig, Phillips, Radinovich, Klobuchar, and Smith have received ECU's stamp of approval, as has state Rep. Ilhan Omar, the overwhelming favorite to pick up the 5th Congressional District seat.
The group's PAC has doled out over $850,000 in contributions to candidates, but it also figures to be a leading spender on TV ads and other independent expenditures. ECU has gone all-in already for Phillips, who has drawn attention for making campaign finance issues a centerpiece for his campaign.
The group has financed a $740,000 TV and digital ad campaign that highlights Paulsen as a top taker of money from political and corporate super PACs.
The Republicans
National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC)
The NRCC is the Republican Party's official House campaign arm, and it has a big job: protecting the GOP's narrow majority in a midterm election, a tall order with a historically unpopular president.
In Minnesota, the NRCC has a big to-do list: win in two open seat races, the 1st and the 8th, that have long been held by Democrats, and defend two vulnerable incumbents in the 2nd and 3rd. Expect to hear a lot from the group over the next few months: the NRCC is already running attack ads against Democrats in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd District races.
It plans to spend some $360,000 per week backing up CD1 candidate Jim Hagedorn until election day, and at least $200,000 per week doing the same for Rep. Lewis in CD2. The NRCC has also reserved some $1.2 million to aid Paulsen in CD3. The GOP's candidate in CD8, Pete Stauber, is a member of the NRCC's "Young Guns" program that supports top recruits, and will earn his share of support, too.
These big investments have gone toward bankrolling attack ads against these Republicans' DFL opponents: in an ad, the NRCC is focusing, for example, on whether Phillips is telling the truth about providing health care to his employees at his Penny's Coffee in Minneapolis; in their first CD1 ad, it threw the kitchen sink at Feehan, framing him as a Pelosi-backed, carpet-bagging liberal.
Like the DCCC, the NRCC will have plenty of money to work its strategy: it has raised $144 million so far, and has spent $88 million backing up its candidates. The group draws lots of cash from members of Congress — over $7 million from Speaker Paul Ryan, for example — as well as from corporations and top GOP donors like casino magnate Sheldon Adelson.
One of the top officials at the NRCC this cycle is 6th District Rep. Tom Emmer, who is deputy chair, focusing on the organization's "future operations."
Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF)
There's a chance you may have already heard of the Congressional Leadership Fund, a super PAC that runs ads and conducts field organizing on behalf of Republicans. The CLF has operated a field office in CD3 for months, and it's also been running lots of TV and digital ads.
CLF is something like a counterpart to House Majority PAC: it's Republicans' most important House campaign organization after the NRCC, and it's closely linked to Speaker Ryan and establishment Republicans. The group has raised a whopping $100 million so far this election cycle, double what it raised in the entire 2016 election cycle, and it's already spent $36 million to boost House Republicans.
So you'll be hearing a lot more from the CLF than you did last election — especially if you live in CD3 or CD8. The group has spent $675,000 to back Paulsen so far, most of that going toward negative ads against Phillips that hit similar themes as the NRCC's communications.
CLF was also the first big GOP group to get into CD8, dropping $495,000 on negative ads against DFL candidate Radinovich. The group ran a new ad this week that trumpeted the Democrat's past speeding tickets, as well as a drug paraphernalia charge against him when he was younger.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the country's largest pro-business political group, lobbying on behalf of some of the biggest American corporations. It's also a political spending giant: in this election cycle, it has spent $12 million to boost candidates, the majority of whom are Republicans facing difficult races.
In Minnesota, the Chamber will be one of the leading national groups backing up Paulsen, who is well-liked in the corporate world the Chamber represents. This year, the group has been spending big to boost the Republican congressman: In the spring, it bankrolled a $500,000 campaign to tout his support for the GOP tax bill.
The Chamber is also the number one "dark money" group in the U.S., according to a new report from nonprofit watchdog group Issue One, having spent a combined $130 million in the last three elections. While the Chamber does not have to disclose who contributes to it, the Issue One report found that major companies like Maplewood-based 3M have given millions to the group.
American Action Network (AAN)
The American Action Network is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit that brands itself as a center-right political and policy analysis organization. The AAN was founded by former Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman, and prominent national Republicans sit on its board, along with Minnesota-D.C. players like former Rep. Vin Weber.
Since it is an "issue-based" advocacy organization, you're not likely to see the AAN inundating your TV or mailbox with negative ads. It will be focusing its resources on shoring up congressional Republicans and highlighting their work on specific issues, like tax cuts.
This year, the AAN promoted the GOP tax bill with a $1 million ad campaign in 26 districts, including CD3. ("Thank Congressman Paulsen for cutting taxes," said the ad, which typifies the tone of AAN's ads. "Tell him to keep fighting for working families.") In July, the AAN spent $2 million on a TV ad campaign promoting House Republicans' efforts to counter the opioid crisis. Paulsen was one of 28 Republicans benefited by that ad campaign.
AAN is closely linked with CLF, with which it shares the same executive director. As a 501(c)(4), AAN is not required to disclose its donors, but watchdogs have reported that it is largely bankrolled by powerful business interests, like the fossil fuels and pharmaceutical industries.
Americans for Prosperity (AFP)
Americans for Prosperity, also a 501(c)(4) advocacy nonprofit, is best-known as a political and organizing arm of the billionaire Koch brothers and their expansive donor network, who have made it a mission to use much of their fortunes to advance conservative-libertarian causes and candidates.
Paulsen was one of eight House Republicans to earn the first wave of AFP endorsements in August. All of them are considered among the most vulnerable incumbents in the country.
Unlike most outside groups that spend heavily on congressional races, AFP's calling card is its field organizing efforts: It bills itself as one of the largest grassroots conservative organizations in the country, and its endorsement of a candidate guarantees not only support via TV ads and mail ads, but access to phone bankers and canvassers, too.
AFP has spent some $8.6 million in outside spending so far this cycle, putting it on pace to match or surpass the $13.3 million it dropped in 2016.
National Republican Senate Committee (NRSC)
The NRSC is the national GOP's official arm for U.S. Senate races. They haven't officially jumped into Minnesota yet with any money, but the special election between Smith and Housley is very much on their radar: their press shop has been sending out press releases attacking Smith, and the group has nothing but good things to say about Housley, who is viewed as a strong recruit by many D.C. Republicans who make up the group's braintrust.
However, with several must-win races on the NRSC's docket — like battles against Democratic incumbents in deep-red states such as North Dakota and West Virginia — it has to be judicious about where it spends its money. (It has raised $83 million and spent $68 million, so it's been outgunned by its Democratic rivals at the DSCC.)
Most polling on the special election race has shown Smith with a lead that ranges anywhere from 9 to 7 points. If the NRSC does pour some money into this race, it probably will be closer to Election Day, and it will be a reflection that Housley has a shot to beat Smith.
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Sam Brodey
Sam Brodey is MinnPost's Washington correspondent. Reach him at sbrodey@minnpost.com and follow him on Twitter at @sambrodey.
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References for Shor's Algorithm for Cracking Strong Encryption Using a Quantum Computer
Jack Krupansky
This informal paper lists online, free references which I have consulted in my quest to deeply comprehend Shor's algorithm for using a quantum computer to factor large semiprime integers such as used for public key encryption.
This list of references was originally part of my informal paper Some Preliminary Questions About Shor's Algorithm for Cracking Strong Encryption Using a Quantum Computer, but I moved them here as a standalone paper since they have value separate from that specific paper.
First, some general notes. More specific or technical notes are given on specific reference citations.
I won't suggest that these references are an ideal roadmap for others seeking to comprehend Shor's algorithm at a deep level, but they are decent jumping-off points depending on your particular interests.
I haven't found any of these references to be truly comprehensive. They each have bits and pieces of the overall algorithm, rarely the same bits and pieces, and always failing to present the entire, complete picture to a sufficient level of depth — for my tastes, at least.
My goal is to gain a comprehensive, deep, and intuitive grasp of Shor's algorithm, not simply a rote mechanical recitation of its steps as a recipe. Strong emphasis on intuition.
I still have quite a few gaps in my comprehension of Shor's algorithm, as detailed in my previously cited paper, Some Preliminary Questions About Shor's Algorithm for Cracking Strong Encryption Using a Quantum Computer. It's not that I don't have any knowledge for these gaps, but that I don't have absolute 100% confidence and strong intuition for these gaps.
Maybe to an expert in number theory the gaps between the bits and pieces are obvious, but I'm no expert in number theory.
Actual implementations of Shor's algorithm are included as well, especially when a GitHub repository is used.
Derivatives of Shor's original algorithm are also included. It is not uncommon for implementations to be based on derivatives rather than the original algorithm.
Some alternatives to Shor's algorithm are also listed, although that was not a priority here.
The ultimate goal is Shor's algorithm running on a physical quantum computer, but most of the efforts so far have used quantum simulators due to lack of qubits and insufficient coherence time. To the best of my knowledge the largest semiprimes factored to date on a physical quantum computer are 15 and 21, and these did not use the pure Shor's algorithm as originally published.
I don't have any coverage for the second part of Shor's original paper, computing discrete logarithms.
Generally, textbooks and other books are not cited as references here since they tend not to be online (other than illegal, bootleg copies!) and free. I personally require online, free materials. But a brief list of books known to have relevant coverage of Shor's algorithm is found after the main list of references.
This list is not intended to necessarily be exhaustive or fully comprehensive, but reasonably thorough. I will add to it as I discover additional references.
At present, the reference citations are in no particular order, typically chronologically in the order I added them.
My own, informal papers
First, my own, informal papers which relate to Shor's algorithm:
Some Preliminary Questions About Shor's Algorithm for Cracking Strong Encryption Using a Quantum Computer. Details of my own personal gaps of knowledge.
Ingredients for Shor's Algorithm for Cracking Strong Encryption Using a Quantum Computer. An approximation of a summary of Shor's algorithm.
Now, the list of reference citations:
Shor's original paper — Polynomial-Time Algorithms for Prime Factorization and Discrete Logarithms on a Quantum Computer — https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9508027.
Wikipedia Shor's algorithm article — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shor%27s_algorithm.
Riemann's Hypothesis and Tests for Primality by Miller (1976) — https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~glmiller/Publications/Papers/Mi76.pdf. Referenced by Shor's original paper — "It is known that using randomization, factorization can be reduced to finding the order of an element [Miller 1976]". Assumes the Extended Riemann Hypothesis (ERH). This is really the heart and soul of the clever trick that make Shor's algorithm work.
MultiplicativeOrder by Wolfram — https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/MultiplicativeOrder.html. Multiplicative order is the more proper term for order finding, which is at the heart of Shor's algorithm.
Scott Aaronson's blog post — Shor, I'll do it — https://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=208.
Wikipedia Integer factorization article — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integer_factorization.
Wikipedia Semiprime article — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semiprime.
Wolfram MathWorld definition of Semiprime — http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Semiprime.html.
Quantum Algorithm Zoo — https://math.nist.gov/quantum/zoo/.
Wikipedia Chinese remainder theorem article — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_remainder_theorem.
Wikipedia Euler's theorem article — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler%27s_theorem.
Wikipedia Euler's totient function — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler%27s_totient_function.
What Has Quantum Mechanics to Do With Factoring? — Things I wish they had told me about Peter Shor's algorithm by N. David Mermin — http://www.lassp.cornell.edu/mermin/factoring-princeton1.pdf.
The Quantum States of Shor's Algorithm by Neal Young of Dartmouth — http://www.cs.ucr.edu/~neal/1996/cosc185-S96/shor/high-level.html.
Shor's Algorithm for Factoring Large Integers by Lavor, Manssur, and Portugal — https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0303175.
Shor's Quantum Factoring Algorithm by Lomonaco — https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0010034.
Computational Complexity: A Modern Approach — Chapter 20 Quantum Computation by Arora and Barak — http://theory.cs.princeton.edu/complexity/quantumchap.pdf.
Quantum computation: a tutorial by Braunstein — https://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~schmuel/comp/comp.html.
Circuit for Shor's algorithm using 2n+3 qubits paper by Beauregard — https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0205095. One of the derivative algorithms.
Fast Quantum Modular Exponentiation Architecture for Shor's Factorization Algorithm paper by Pavlidis and Gizopoulos — https://arxiv.org/abs/1207.0511. Requires 9n + 3 qubits, but fewer gate executions. Another derivative algorithm.
Quantum factorization of 56153 with only 4 qubits paper by Dattani and Bryans — https://arxiv.org/abs/1411.6758. An alternative algorithm.
Shor's Algorithm Simulator — http://blendmaster.github.io/ShorJS/. "This page simulates Shor's Algorithm for integer factorization with a quantum computer. Since this page runs in javascript on your non-quantum browser, the quantum part of the algorithm is simulated using probabilities." Interesting.
Shor's order (period) finding algorithm and factoring — C/CS/Phys 191 11/01/05 — Fall 2005 Lecture 19 notes — https://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs191/fa05/lectures/lecture19_fa05.pdf.
Shor's Algorithm for Factoring Large Integers paper by Lavor, Manssur, and Portugal — https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0303175. "This work is a tutorial on Shor's factoring algorithm by means of a worked out example. Some basic concepts of Quantum Mechanics and quantum circuits are reviewed. It is intended for non-specialists which have basic knowledge on undergraduate Linear Algebra."
Factoring Safe Semiprimes with a Single Quantum Query paper by Grosshans, Lawson, Morain, and Smith — https://arxiv.org/abs/1511.04385. "With just one call to QOFA [quantum order finding algorithm], our algorithm almost always factors safe semiprimes." A variation on Shor's algorithm, not a straight derivative but not a true alternative either — still uses the concept of order finding, which is at the heart of Shor's algorithm.
Alas, I am unable to give the Quantum Computation and Quantum Information book by Nielsen and Chuang as a reference for my work since I am limiting myself to online free material. See http://www.michaelnielsen.org/qcqi/ and https://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Computation-Information-10th-Anniversary/dp/1107002176.
IBM Q Experience documentation — Shor's algorithm — https://quantumexperience.ng.bluemix.net/proxy/tutorial/full-user-guide/004-Quantum_Algorithms/110-Shor's_algorithm.html.
NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography effort — https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/post-quantum-cryptography.
Wikipedia Post-quantum cryptography article — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-quantum_cryptography.
A quantum algorithm for greatest common divisor problem paper by Wang, Jiang, Mu, and Fan — https://arxiv.org/abs/1707.06430.
Shor's Algorithm presentation by Bäumer, Sobez, and Tessarini — https://qudev.phys.ethz.ch/content/QSIT15/Shors%20Algorithm.pdf.
Shor's Algorithm and the Quantum Fourier Transform by Fang Xi Lin of McGill University — http://www.math.mcgill.ca/darmon/courses/12-13/nt/projects/Fangxi-Lin.pdf. An alternative description of Shor's algorithm, but still doesn't answer most of my questions. I used it to try to understand the quantum Fourier transform a little better, but my questions persist.
Scaling laws for Shor's algorithm with a banded quantum Fourier transform by Nam and Blümel — https://arxiv.org/abs/1302.5844. An alternative description of Shor's algorithm as well as an adaptation using a banded QFT for much better performance.
Symmetry boosts quantum computer performance by Nam and Blümel — https://arxiv.org/abs/1601.07497. Yet another adaptation of Shor's algorithm to boost performance.
Quantum Computing Lecture Notes by Mark Oskin of University of Washington — https://homes.cs.washington.edu/~oskin/quantum-notes.pdf. Yet another description of Shor's algorithm, order-finding, QFT, phase estimation, and quantum computing in general.
CSE 599d — Quantum Computing — Shor's Algorithm lecture notes by Dave Bacon, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington — https://courses.cs.washington.edu/courses/cse599d/06wi/lecturenotes11.pdf.
Experimental Realization of an Order-Finding Algorithm with an NMR Quantum Computer by Vandersypen, Steffen, Breyta, Yannoni, Cleve, and Chuang of IBM Almaden Research Center and Stanford — https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0007017. Early implementation (2000) of order-finding algorithm using a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) quantum computer. A custom molecule implemented a 5-qubit quantum computer.
Quantum Algorithm Implementations for Beginners by Coles, Eidenbenz, Pakin, et al — https://arxiv.org/abs/1804.03719. Includes a reasonably succinct description of Shor's algorithm including an implementation on a 5-qubit IBM quantum computer. Still leaves many questions unanswered.
A Re-evaluation of Shor's Algorithm by Cooper — https://arxiv.org/pdf/quant-ph/0612077. Critical examination of Shor's algorithm. But still leaves many questions and issues unanswered. Vintage 2006.
Shor's Algorithm in Pyquil by Alec Brickner — https://cs269q.stanford.edu/projects2019/Brickner_Y.pdf. Student project for CS 269Q: Quantum Computer Programming course at Stanford.
Implementation of Shor's algorithm in pyQuil by William Burton — https://cs269q.stanford.edu/projects2019/burton_Y.pdf. Student project for CS 269Q: Quantum Computer Programming course at Stanford.
Realization of a scalable Shor algorithm by Monz, Nigg, Martinez, Brandl, Schindler, Rines, Wang, Chuang, and Blatt — https://science.sciencemag.org/content/351/6277/1068. Factored 15 using a trapped-ion quantum computer with seven qubits. Technically, this is a derivative of Shor's algorithm, not the exact same algorithm as originally published by Shor.
Variational Quantum Factoring by Anschuetz, Olson, Aspuru-Guzik, and Cao — https://arxiv.org/abs/1808.08927. An alternative approach using QAOA (Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm), which is not based on Shor's approach. On December 11, 2019 Zapata Computing and IBM announced (via Twitter) that they had factored 1099551473989 (1048589 x 1048601) using three qubits with a solution found 30% of the time, but few details given — not clear if they used the same exact approach of that paper. A fresh paper on this effort is expected.
Implementation of Variational Quantum Factoring algorithm by Stechly — https://github.com/mstechly/vqf. GitHub repository for an implementation of the algorithm described in Variational Quantum Factoring by Anschuetz, Olson, Aspuru-Guzik, and Cao. This is unrelated to Shor's algorithm — it's an alternative approach.
NSF/DOE Quantum Science Summer School presentation by Scott Pakin, June 8, 2017 — http://qs3.mit.edu/images/pdf/QS3-2017---Pakin-Lecture.pdf. Two relevant slides. Still vague and incomplete, but does show some aspects well.
O'Reilly Programming Quantum Computers: Essential Algorithms and Code Samples by Johnston, Harrigan, and Gimeno-Segovia — https://www.amazon.com/Programming-Quantum-Computers-Essential-Algorithms/dp/1492039683. Book is not freely available online (other than "Look Inside" using Amazon), but code examples in GitHub are freely accessible online and can be run directly online, including implementation of Shor's algorithm — https://oreilly-qc.github.io/.
Generally, textbooks and other books have not been cited as references here since they tend not to be online (other than illegal, bootleg copies!) and free. I personally require online, free materials. But here is a brief list of books known to have relevant coverage of Shor's algorithm:
Quantum Computation and Quantum Information: 10th Anniversary Edition by Nielsen and Chuang — https://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Computation-Information-10th-Anniversary/dp/1107002176. Popularly known as "Mike and Ike."
Quantum Computing: A Gentle Introduction by Rieffel and Polak — https://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Computing-Introduction-Engineering-Computation/dp/0262015064.
Quantum Computer Science: An Introduction by Mermin — https://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Computer-Science-David-Mermin/dp/0521876583. Based on his lecture notes. Excerpt on Shor's algorithm listed above in main references.
O'Reilly Programming Quantum Computers: Essential Algorithms and Code Samples by Johnston, Harrigan, and Gimeno-Segovia — https://www.amazon.com/Programming-Quantum-Computers-Essential-Algorithms/dp/1492039683. Code examples in GitHub are freely accessible online, including implementation of Shor's algorithm which can be run directly online.
Dancing with Qubits: How quantum computing works and how it can change the world by Sutor — https://www.amazon.com/Dancing-Qubits-quantum-computing-change/dp/1838827366.
The lists in this paper will be updated as I become aware of additional references.
For more of my writing: List of My Papers on Quantum Computing.
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La arquitectura vijayanagara () es el estilo de las construcciones desarrolladas durante el gobierno hindú del Imperio  vijayanagara  (1336-1565). El imperio gobernó la India del Sur, desde su capital real en Vijayanagara, a orillas del río Tungabhadra en el actual estado de Karnataka. El imperio construyó templos, monumentos, palacios y otras edificaciones en todo el sur de la India, con una mayor concentración en su capital. Los monumentos en, y alrededor de Hampi, en el principado de Vijayanagara, están catalogados como Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la UNESCO.

Además de construir nuevos templos, el imperio añadió nuevos edificios e hizo modificaciones en cientos de templos en todo el sur de la India. Algunas edificaciones en Vijayanagara son del período pre-vijayanagara. Los templos de la colina Mahakuta son de la época del Imperio de los chalukya occidentales. La región alrededor de Hampi había sido un lugar de culto popular durante siglos antes del período Vijayanagara, datando los registros más antiguos de 689, cuando se la conoció como Pampa Tirtha, por Pampa, el dios local del río.

Hay cientos de monumentos en el área central de la ciudad capital. De ellos, 56 están protegidos por la UNESCO, 654 monumentos lo están por el gobierno de Karnataka y otros 300 esperan protección.

Características destacadas

La arquitectura vijayanagara puede clasificarse ampliamente en arquitectura religiosa, cortesana y cívica, al igual que las esculturas y pinturas asociadas. El estilo vijayanagara es una combinación de los estilos de las dinastías chalukya, hoysala, pandya y chola que evolucionaron tempranamente en los siglos en que esos imperios dominaron y se caracteriza por un retorno al arte simplista y sereno del pasado.

Durante los aproximadamente 400 años del gobierno de los imperios de los chalukyas occidentales y hoysalas, el material más empleado en la construcción de templos fue el esquisto clorítico o piedra de jabón (esteatita). También fue usada para las esculturas, ya que es una piedra blanda y fácil de esculpir. Durante el período vijayanagara, se prefirió el granito duro local en el estilo de los chalukyas de Badami, aunque se utilizó la esteatita para algunos relieves y esculturas. Aunque el uso del granito redujo la densidad de las obras esculpidas, el granito era un material más duradero para el edificio del templo. Debido a que el granito es propenso a la descamación, pocas piezas de esculturas individuales alcanzaron los altos niveles de calidad observados en los siglos anteriores. Para cubrir la irregularidad de la piedra utilizada en las esculturas, los artistas utilizaron el yeso para dar a la superficie áspera un acabado liso y luego lo pintaron con colores vivos.

Templos

Los templos vijayanagaras están generalmente rodeados por un recinto fuerte. Los santuarios pequeños consisten simplemente en una garbhagriha (santuario) y un porche. Los templos de tamaño mediano tienen una garbhagriha, una shukanasi (antecámara), una navaranga (antrala) que conecta el santuario y el mandapa exterior (sala), y un rangamantapa (sala cerrada con pilares). Los templos grandes tienen rayagopuram altos construidas con madera, ladrillo y estuco en estilo chola. El término raya se agrega para indicar una gopura construida por los Rayas Vijayanagara. La parte superior del gopuram tiene un shalashikhara que se asemeja a un barril hecho para descansar de lado. Los gopurams están adornados con grandes figuras de tamaño natural de hombres, mujeres, dioses y diosas. Este estilo influenciado por la dravida-tamil se hizo popular durante el reinado del rey Krishnadevaraya y se ve en templos de la India meridional construidos durante los siguientes 200 años. Son ejemplos de rayagopuram el Templo de Chennakesava en Belur y los templos de Srisailam y Srirangam. Además de estas edificaciones, los templos de tamaño mediano tienen un pasaje circunvalatorio cerrado  (Pradakshinapatha) alrededor del santuario, un  mahamantapa abierto (sala grande), un kalyanamantapa  (salón ceremonial) y una cisterna del templo para atender las necesidades de las celebraciones anuales.

Los pilares de los templos suelen tener grabados de hipogrifos (yali), caballos montados por jinetes apoyados en las patas traseras con las patas delanteras levantadas. Los caballos en algunos pilares miden entre 2-2,4 m de altura. En el otro lado del pilar se encuentran tallas de la mitología hindú. Los pilares que no tienen tales hipogrifos son generalmente rectangulares y tiene una decoración de temática mitológica en todos sus lados. Algunos pilares tienen un grupo de pilares más pequeños dispuestos alrededor de un eje central, cuyos soportes inferiores tienen grabados de dioses y diosas. Las tallas de esos hipogrifos muestran claramente la destreza de los artistas que los crearon.

Las mantapas se construyeronn sobre plintos cuadrados o poligonales con frisos tallados que miden de 1,2-1,5 m de altura y tienen entradas escalonadas adornadas en los cuatro lados con elefantes en miniatura o con balaustradas yali (parapetos).  Las mantapas  están sostenidas por pilares ornamentados. El estilo de los 1000 pilares, grandes salas soportadas por numerosos pilares, fue muy popular, siendo ejemplo el templo jain basadi de 1000 pilares en Mudabidri. Los templos más grandes tienen un santuario separado para la deidad femenina. Algunos ejemplos de esto son los templos Hazara Rama, Balakrishna y Vitthala en Hampi.

Algunos santuarios en el área de Vitthalapura, en Vijayanagara, fueron consagrados específicamente a los santos tamiles Alwar y para el gran santo Vaishnava, Ramanujacharya. Arquitectónicamente, difieren en que cada santuario tiene una imagen que representa al santo para cuya adoración se construyó el templo. Cada santuario tiene su propio recinto y una cocina y una sala de alimentación para los peregrinos. La cisterna de almacenamiento de agua dentro del centro real, el [baori] llamado "Pushkarni", es un reciente descubrimiento arqueológico. La cisterna escalonada está diseñado con losas de esquisto de clorito dispuestas en una formación simétrica con escalones y dencansillos que descienden hasta el agua en los cuatro lados. Esto es claramente un tanque de estilo Chalukya-Hoysala occidental y se ve en muchas partes de la actual Karnataka.   Las inscripciones en las losas indican que el material fue traído desde fuera del área de Vijayanagara.

Palacios

Gran parte de lo que se conoce hoy en día de los palacios vijayanagaras se sabe a partir de las excavaciones arqueológicas en Hampi, ya que no han sobrevivido las edificaciones de los palacios reales. La mayoría de los palacios se encuentran en su propio complejo definido por muros muy cónicos de piedra o tierra estratificada. Se accede a los palacios a través de una secuencia de patios con pasajes y puertas que requieren múltiples cambios de dirección. Todos los palacios están orientados al este o al norte. Los palacios más grandes tienen extensiones laterales que le dan al complejo una forma simétrica.

Los palacios fueron construidos sobre plataformas elevadas hechas de granito. Las plataformas tienen múltiples niveles de molduras con frisos bien decorados. Las decoraciones pueden ser florales, con formas Kirtimukha (caras de demonio), de gansos, elefantes y, en ocasiones, de figuras humanas. Pilares, vigas y travesaños del interior del palacio estaban hechos de madera, como demuestra la ceniza descubierta en las excavaciones. El techo estaba hecho de ladrillo o mortero de cal, mientras que en los remates se usaban el cobre y el marfil. Los palacios se disponían generalmente en varios niveles unidos por tramos de escaleras decoradas con balaustradas en cada lado, con esculturas de yali (bestia imaginaria) o de elefantes. Los escalones de entrada a los palacios y a los templos mantapas estaban decorados de manera similar. Las cisternas de agua del complejo del palacio tienen chorros de agua decorativos, como el del el torso tallado del Nandi con una boca abierta para permitir que el agua fluyese hacia la cisterna. Otras edificaciones que se encuentran comúnmente dentro de un complejo palaciego son pozos y santuarios.

La arquitectura cortesana generalmente muestra estilos seculares con influencias islámicas. Algunos ejemplos son el palacio Lotus Mahal, los establos de elefantes y las torres de vigilancia. Los edificios cortesanos y las edificaciones abovedadas se construyeron con mortero mezclado con escombros de piedra.

El impacto de este estilo de arquitectura se vio hasta bien entrado el siglo XVII cuando los sucesivos reinos de Nayaka siguieron fomentando el uso del granito como principal material de construcción, así como los pilares con hipogrifos.

Otros templos destacados  Karnataka

Si bien el imperio es conocido por sus monumentos en la capital real Vijayanagara (un lugar designado Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la UNESCO), también construyó templos en otras regiones de Karnataka, incluida la región costera (llamada Karavali), donde el estilo vijayanagara se mezclaba con los estilos locales. Una lista de estos templos y su tiempo aproximado de construcción se encuentra en el artículo List of Vijayanagara era temples in KarnatakaLista de templos de la era Vijayanagara en Karnataka.

Templos destacados en Andhra Pradesh

En Andhra Pradesh, de la época del imperio se conservan el templo Mallikarjuna en Srisailam, los templos Narasimha Alto y Narasimha Bajo en Ahobilam, el templo Veera Bhadra en Lepakshi y el templo Venkateswara en Tirupati y otros.

En Tamil Nadu, el imperio construyó el templo de Vijayaraghava Permal siguiendo el modelo de los famosos templos de Tirupati con estatuas de Krishnadevaraya en los pilares entrentados de Thayar Sanithi.

Terminología
 Mantapa: sala de pilares
 Mahamantapa: sala abierta con pilares
 Rangamantapa: sala cerrada con pilares
 Kalyanamantapa: salón destinado a celebraciones
 Garbhagriha: santuario donde se coloca el ídolo del Dios
 Navaranga o antrala: pasaje que conecta los diferentes santuarios
 Shukanasi: antecámara

Véase también
 Vijayanagara
 Imperio Vijayanagara
 Hampi
 Lepakshi
 Srikalahasti

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Arquitectura de India del siglo XIV
Arquitectura de India del siglo XV
Arquitectura de India del siglo XVI
Arquitectura de India del siglo XVII
Imperio Vijayanagara
Karnataka

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You can stop factory farming
By Weekender, NEPAs
Factory Farming is the term used to describe an area that raises livestock in confinement for mass production and is basically operated like a factory. The point of these so-called farms is to produce as much product as possible all while running the production at a low cost. What is mainly purchased and consumed from this industry are eggs, milk and meat.
Not every factory farm is ran the same, but they all use antibiotics and pesticides to stop the spread of disease due to their unsanitary and crowded conditions. There are many concerns and debates on the risks of factory farming around the world. Although every factory farm might not operate exactly the same, they each bring up several issues that should be on everyone's mind.
There has been a constant debate on whether or not this is an issue of ethics because of the inhumane living conditions for the animals. This leads into the animals' own health becoming a concern. There is also the issue that factory farms have a negative impact on our own health. The other issue that some people may not even be aware of, and will be the issue I focus on, is the impact these farms have on our environment.
Factory farms are one of the most toxic types of large businesses that exist. The amount of animal waste from these farms pollutes not only our water and soil but they also pollute the air. Anyone that lives near a factory farm knows that the air smells of manure and also contains high levels of ammonia and methane gases. Animal wastes contain parasites, viruses and bacteria that can run off and contaminate drinking water.
According to The Natural Resources Defense Council, in May 2000, six people died and more than 1,300 cases of gastroenteritis were reported from E. coli contaminating drinking water. The health authorities in Ontario, Canada, where this happened, said that it was most likely from a cattle manure runoff.
The NRDC also states that there is an area in the Gulf of Mexico referred to as a "dead zone" because there is not enough oxygen to support aquatic life. This "dead zone" is from animal waste that causes algal blooms that use up all the oxygen in the water.
Other environmental impacts from factory farming include deforestation to grow animal feed. The majority of grain harvested in the U.S. is fed to farm animals rather than people
With these factory farms almost taking over the dairy and meat industry it seems like there isn't much we can do. The No. 1 thing we can start to do to help put a stop to the factory farming system is to start buying food from smaller, local farms. As consumers we have the power to end the factory farming and should stop giving money to these enterprises.
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1:1 with Innes van Nostrand
Over the course of 2019, Nicole Nakoneshny, KCI's Lead, Knowledge + Insights, is going one-on-one with the members of our Philanthropic Trends Advisory Board to talk about the future of fundraising and philanthropy and explore What's Next for Canada's charitable sector.
KCI'S "WHAT'S NEXT?" INTERVIEW SERIES – Innes van Nostrand
In 2012, Innes van Nostrand was appointed the Principal of Appleby College. Previously, he served for 25 years at Upper Canada College and Queen's University, from which he graduated in geological engineering. In addition to consulting or/or participating in review teams at a wide variety of universities and schools across Canada, Innes has been involved as a volunteer, presenter, author, and Board member with a variety of professional and community organizations, including Canadian Accredited Independent Schools (CAIS), The Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education (CCAE), The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS), Round Square, CASE, NAIS, G30 Schools, WLSA, Scouts Canada, Christ Church Deer Park, and Queen's University.
Nicole: What do you feel are the biggest opportunities open to charities / the sector today when it comes to fundraising? Biggest challenges?
Innes: There is huge money out there, and there's an increasing focus on legacy projects tied to intergenerational shifts. I'd say there's a lot of opportunity in that zone. But to get beyond a typical annual gift, or even a $100,000 gift, and into the multi-million dollar category requires being able to talk to donors about important personal decisions, like the legacy they want to leave in the community. It's important to note, though, that to do that requires not only a particular skill set, but it also means you need to have a certain depth of connection with someone for them to be willing to have this kind of conversation with you.
In terms of challenges, I would say that there's also a lot of competition and noise out there. We're constantly being bombarded with information, and everyone's competing to get attention. It's a challenge to figure out how to break through that.
One other thing that I suppose could be considered both an opportunity and a challenge is the increasing globalization of the donor pool. Both within the domestic market (within Canada) and with people who have a connection to Canada but are physically overseas. There's a lot of wealth here domestically, but there's an almost unfathomable amount of wealth globally, so to open the door to the idea of philanthropy for these individuals is another thing we should be thinking about.
Nicole: What are some things you've learned about fundraising cross-culturally, both domestically and globally?
Innes: There isn't a homogenous answer to this. Every culture is different, and within these cultures there are clusters of peer groups that have different values and beliefs. The basis and the value system relating to philanthropy are nuanced depending on different cultural pieces. This takes open-mindedness, understanding, remaining relevant, and working with these individuals on their own terms.
I'd say that about a third of our philanthropic success comes from new Canadians or donors that are overseas, so an ability to navigate these types of conversations is becoming increasingly important.
The exception to all this, however, is the personal contact. A person you know and like. This means that these human connections are increasingly more important to try and break through this noise.
Nicole: And when you talk about "breaking through the noise", what noise do you mean? Can you characterize that further for me?
Innes: It's not specifically about charities, although they're certainly a part of it.
In today's world, we're all constantly being bombarded with bewildering amounts of information every day. I think that our ability to sort through it, prioritize, and be more deliberate in how we spend our time and our mind-share is being compromised. No matter how important your message is, it's competing against an ever-growing amount of other information also trying to break through. We collectively have a shorter attention span, so when something does break through, it's quickly forgotten as people move onto the next thing. This makes it difficult to have your voice heard for anyone, whether you're a charity or not. I think this is growing into a big societal issue.
Nicole: On top of this noisiness, I'm wondering if you think that the general public views giving to charities differently than they did in the past?
Innes: Yes, I'd agree with this. Twenty-five years ago when we started talking about what generational differences we were expecting to see, we are seeing them today. There is an obvious reduction of trust in traditional institutions that have historically played an important role in society. Fifty years ago, peoples' participation in these institutions – many of which were charities – was how they found social meaning and purpose. And it was a given that they would support these organizations in return. This sense of social connection and purpose I think has been reduced, as people don't participate in these types of organizations as much as before.
There is also more of an individualized, consumer mentality today. People want a la carte service that lets them choose exactly what they get rather than accepting an institution's default offering. You can see this mindset today in schools and other charities as well. It's also evident in the rise of crowd-funding.
Nicole: Let's focus in now on fundraising for independent schools in Canada. What comes to mind if I ask you to highlight the top two or three issues facing you and your sector colleagues?
Innes: Philanthropy in any part of the charitable sector usually has gradually increasing categories of development where every 5-10 years there's a new definition of what a transformational gift looks like, what a leadership gifts looks like, etc. I think a big challenge for independent schools is how you navigate this step-up. For example, if your donors are used to a classroom recognition gift being $100,000, how can you rationalize to them that it's now $250,000? Or that a threshold gift to a campaign is no longer $1 Million, but is now $2, $3, or even $5 Million? These increasing gift standards aren't just a challenge unique to independent schools, but that's how it's presenting itself in our context.
Another issue that might be more unique to independent schools is finding a way to connect to the idea of public good. Independent schools are good at raising money among people who have benefitted from the institution (alumni), and people who are investing in it for a future return (parents of future/current students). Having a motivator go out and convince people that what we do benefits the broader community is a bit more challenging. So I think we always need to always be conscious of this. If independent schools want to be truly great, they must genuinely have a broader sense of public purpose and benefit. This will, in-turn, be helpful for philanthropy as well.
Finally, a challenge that might be more particular to independent schools is that when fundraising for major gifts, people really expect to deal with the Principal. It makes it tougher for officers and major gift officers to get in front of those donors if the principal isn't available.
Nicole: Speaking to your point about the increasing standards of gift size benchmarks you mentioned, is case a key part of this?
Innes: I think the scope of the case is important, but the specifics within the case I don't actually see as being key to addressing this. If your case is going to require a chart of gift standards, how do you actually translate that into a community understanding? Communicating the scale of your ambition, both the expected impact and the financial component, is critical here.
To get people on board with this when a similar ask 5 years ago might have been substantially less, it's extremely beneficial to have your key prospects involved in the planning phase from the beginning. By this, I mean them having a genuine leadership role in the decision making process, not just doing an interview. It's those first five gifts that set the pace for the whole campaign. And when these leadership donors are in the planning phase, you get to have conversations with them about the scale of the ambition they'd want to see. This gives them a sense of ownership over the project, which makes these individuals more likely to give leadership gifts at the scale that's required. This then makes subsequent asks from lower level prospects easier.
I also strongly believe it's advantageous to have a moving goal that you can keep fine-tuning and adjusting as you gain clarity on what is working well, and what may not be so reasonable. I also don't see anything wrong with having your goal be a range.
Nicole: Speaking of the role of the Principal in fundraising, you were a fundraiser for many years before you took on the role of Principal at Appleby. Has sitting in a different seat changed how you view fundraising? Any advice you would give to your former 'Chief Advancement Officer self'?
Innes: Actually, my view hasn't changed much. In both roles, I'd say that you need to be able to connect with a wide range of stakeholders. It shouldn't just be a fundraising ask; it should be a discussion about mission, values, strategy, the kids' experiences, the culture, and all the rest of the big-picture stuff. To be a successful fundraiser, you should be really good at articulating a school-wide view and the purpose of the institution. It's also helpful to be able to understand and make a case for the mission from the perspective of different groups, for example; the perspective of the arts department, the math department, physical education groups, etc.
Nicole: A challenge we are increasingly hearing about is the desire for 'more and faster'; high and, in some cases unrealistic, expectations of the fundraising enterprise whether for big leaps forward in revenue, the next mega gift, campaign envy etc. What advice do you have for our professional fundraising colleagues on how to manage their way thru this challenge?
Innes: There's always tension surrounding what your organization "ought" to be accomplishing, whether there's evidence to support it or not. Some people like to say "we're 100 years old, so we should be raising $100 Million," but this has no basis in reality. And then sometimes leadership make predictions about what the goals should be based on what the current pipeline looks like, which could actually be completely risk averse. Sometimes staff aren't ambitious enough, or they're too ambitious to the point of being unrealistic. So I think you need a good blend of motivated, ambitious individuals ready for a challenge, and people who are thoughtful and understand evidence-based planning. It's also sometimes helpful to bring in an outside perspective like a consultant who can bring evidence-based knowledge on what works and what doesn't, and to communicate messages to volunteer leadership that can be hard for management to deliver.
I also strongly believe it's advantageous to have a moving goal that you can keep fine-tuning and adjusting as you gain clarity on what is working well, and what may not be so reasonable. I also don't see anything wrong with having your goal be a range. If you have a more ambitious board member who thinks your campaign should have a $70 Million goal, and then someone else who is more risk-averse who thinks that $50 Million is much more doable because of x, y, and z, who's to say your goal can't be $50 Million – $70 Million? Then fine-tune as you gain more clarity on what's really feasible. Campaigns are a marketing vehicle; use them to your best advantage. Don't let them force you into a position that's not helpful to you, or that limits you.
Nicole: Tell me what you feel is the role of the volunteer in fundraising today? How do you engage your board and other fundraising volunteers in your work?
Innes: We use volunteers for broader based marketing, so our message isn't always coming from staff. It's good to have people with credibility who are beloved within the community relaying your case. As a school, sometimes popular staff members and teachers help with this too.
On the major gift front, I think it's who can help us with individual files. There are some people who are highly influential and well-known in the community that can work with prospects whom they've never met. The volunteers who are the most powerful, though, are the ones who personally know the prospects in question. What I really think volunteers are best for is the tactical connection front, not on managing operations, or managing campaign mechanics.
Nicole: How would you characterize the future of philanthropy and fundraising? What do charities need to be doing today to be ready?
Innes: I think new communication tools, new technological innovations, and new ways to break through the noise are going to continue to become more important to our sector. People will always be central to our work, and this will absolutely continue. The staff marketplace continues to be really competitive and so we need to figure out how to hire and retain great people.
The same goes for volunteer leadership. I'm finding that there are fewer people who are willing to go out there and ask. This makes your succession planning for them important, especially at the board level, and part of this includes people who are willing to both give and ask. I see so many organizations that are charities but that don't primarily define themselves as charities; universities, schools, and hospitals for example. So a lot of people involved in governance for these organizations see the fundraising piece as secondary. Thus, charities should be including people in their boards who respect that fundraising is critical to the overall mission.
Quick Answer (Fun!)
Where do you look for inspiration?
I get inspired by people who are optimistic, who like to have fun, and who are fun to be around.
What was your first experience with "charity" – either giving or receiving?
As I said before, there are a lot of organizations that are technically charities but that don't define themselves as such, and these are the organizations I think of here. The schools I went to had a huge impact on me. I was also really involved with Scouts, which gave me all sorts of opportunities to try new things, be good at something, and develop self-esteem. Going to Church was also important to me. These are the organizations that were central to my personal development when I was growing up, and helped me to find what little bit of success I've found today.
Best piece of advice you've ever received?
I have three.
Someone who was my teacher when I was young then my colleague for years, taught me this: It's not about being heard, it's about understanding others and where they are. So much of our work is more about understanding others, and less about how well you make a pitch. If you can understand where someone else is at, your job becomes very easy.
Everyone deserves a second chance. I learned this from a gentleman I used to work with at Queens University. He always believed in second chances, whether it was for students, teachers, friends, or anyone. He gave me a couple second chances, which I probably didn't deserve! People make mistakes, and sometimes they really just need a break.
And one other thing that has always stuck with me: If you come to work every day with a sense of enthusiasm and optimism, it makes a huge difference for everyone around you, and for your own well-being.


MIAMI, HOLLYWOOD, POMPANO BEACH — With the help of more than 400 volunteers, the Miami Rescue Mission/Broward Outreach Centers recently served more than 2,000 Thanksgiving-style meals to the homeless and hungry of South Florida at their three campuses in Miami, Hollywood and Pompano Beach.
Attendees were treated to a meal of turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans, stuffing and other treats.
In addition to the meal, homeless and needy men, women and children in attendance were able to have their feet washed by volunteers and cared for by students from Barry University's Podiatry program.
The needy were also able to receive free haircuts and/or showers in hope that individuals would make a life-changing decision and enter one of the full-scale rehabilitation programs offered at the intake tables on each campus.
In addition to the Thanksgiving in March meal, there was entertainment at each location for both children and adults that included live music, Easter-themed plays, a kid's corner that had a moon bounce, cotton candy, games, a reading corner, as well as other fun activities. Easter baskets were passed out to each and every child in attendance at the three Centers with over 400 in total.
The Miami campus served more than 1,200 meals, Hollywood 452 meals and the Pompano campus served 350 meals, plus each person attending received HOPE TOTE bags with hygiene items inside. Several thousand items of clothing were handed out and many had their health concerns addressed. Hundreds had their feet washed, and foot care and new footwear were given.
"The reason we do this is to show the homeless and needy that they are loved," said the Rev. Ronald Brummitt, president of the Miami Rescue Mission and Broward Outreach Centers.
"Many people have worked together by giving financially, doing various drives, volunteering their time to make this possible. Jesus washed the feet of his disciples the night he was betrayed and before going to the cross. Volunteers washed feet, served food, gave away clothing and mostly interacted with the homeless to show them there is hope for future.
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Texas "Off The Record"
Untold tales of Texas politics & government collected by Julian Read
Obama's vs. LBJ's Federal Budget
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson would turn over in his grave if he knew that Congress has passed the mind-boggling 3.6 trilllion dollar Federal Budget submitted by President Barack Obama. Back in 1964, he agonized for weeks on how he could keep his FY1965 federal budget under 100 billion dollars. He had inherited an adminstrative budget recommended to President John F. Kennedy shortly before his death of $102.2 billion. The revenue estimates were $93.1 billion. That left a deficit of $9 billion. Also seeking a tax cut, he knew that Congress would never grant one with a budget imbalance of that size. So as only he could do, LBJ pleaded, cajoled, and intimidated his staff and Cabinet officers to find cuts necessaryto reduce the budget to that magic 100 million number. President Johnson was not to be denied. On January 8, 1964, he announced to Congress that he would present a budget of $97.9 billion–$4 billion less than the previously submitted total.
Speaking to his budget staff later at the signing of the 1965 budget, he praised them for their historic efforts and took time to talk about his own frugality in cutting White House expenses.
"Someone told me that the light bill in the White House ran several thousand dollars a month. I challanged Mr. (Jack) Valenti and my maid this morning when I left to turn off all those lights on those chandeliers when there is no one on the house, Mrs. Johnson had gone to New York and I was the only one there and I didn't require that much light"
A few years later, three Austinites who served Johnson in the White House–Larry Temple, , Harry Middleton and the late George Christian saw his pride in submitting a balanced budget for fiscal 1968.
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Astronomers to Earth: You've Got Some Newly Found Near-Twins
Earth has a few more near-twin planets outside our solar system, tantalizing possibilities in the search for extraterrestrial life.
Astronomers announced Tuesday that depending on definitions, they have confirmed three or four more planets that are about the same size as Earth and are in the not-too-hot, not-too-cold "Goldilocks Zone" for liquid water to form.
These planets are likely to be rocky like Earth, and not gas giants or ice worlds. They get about the same heat from their star as we get from the sun, according to the latest results from NASA's planet hunting Kepler telescope.
But don't book your flights yet.
They may be close to Earth in size and likely temperature in the gargantuan scale of the universe, but they aren't quite close enough for comfort.
Consider two of the new planets, the nearest to Earth discovered to date. If they have atmospheres similar to Earth's — a big if — one would be a toasty 140 some degrees and the other would hover around zero, said study lead author Guillermo Torres, an astronomer at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
Life conceivably could evolve and adapt to those temperatures, he said.
Oh, and they aren't actually within commuting distance of Earth. Those two are 500 and 1,100 light years away; a light year is 5.9 trillion miles.
What's important, said SETI Institute astronomer Douglas Caldwell, a study co-author who presented the findings at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Seattle, is that astronomers are a bit closer to finding twins of Earth and answering the age-old question: Are we alone?
"These planets do exist; we didn't know that before," Torres said in a phone interview from Cambridge, Massachusetts. "What we're really looking for is signs of life eventually. We're not there yet. It will take many years but this is the first step."
Torres' team confirmed earlier discoveries and added new ones, bringing the total known number of planets that are no bigger than twice Earth's size and in the habitable temperature zone to eight or nine. But that's only from a short search of a small part of our galaxy, so Torres believes that Earth-like planets are common throughout the cosmos, though he cannot prove it yet.
Torres likes to include one planet that would bump the new findings from three to four, but Caldwell said that planet may or may not be habitable.
It doesn't matter much. "We do not need to talk about the one or two exoplanets that could be like Earth, we are finding so many," said Lisa Kaltenegger, director of Cornell University's Pale Blue Dot Institute. She wasn't part of the study.
Torres and Caldwell highlighted the two new planets that are closest in size to Earth. The closest, called Kepler 438-b, is only 12 percent larger than Earth and gets about 40 percent more energy from its star than we do from the sun, so it would probably be warmer, Torres said. It tightly circles a small cooler red star with its year lasting only 35 Earth days and the sun in its sky would be red, not yellow.
It may hot, but "there are bacteria on Earth that live very comfortably in those temperatures, no problem," Torres said.
The other, Kepler 442-b, is about 34 percent bigger than Earth but gets only two-thirds of the energy from its sun as we do, Torres said.
NASA also announced that its planet-hunter telescope confirmed its 1,000th planet outside the solar system, most quite unlike Earth and not in the habitable zone. Added to those discovered by other telescopes, astronomers have now discovered more than 1,800 planets that are outside the solar system.
SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer


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The Elk Grove City Council appointed Elk Grove District 4 resident, Stephanie Nguyen, to fill a vacant seat on the Council on February 2, 2017.
Ms. Nguyen has lived in Elk Grove for more than a decade. She currently serves as the Executive Director of Asian Resources, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Sacramento serving the needs of individuals and families, providing adult employment programs as well as youth programs and services. Ms. Nguyen is married and raising two young daughters with her husband, an Elk Grove Police Department officer. She has served on several boards and commissions including the Juvenile Justice Commission, Pacific Rim Street Festival Foundation and as Secretary of the Council of Asian Pacific Islander Together for Advocacy and Leadership (CAPITAL). Ms. Nguyen has not previously held a public office.
Ms. Nguyen will occupy the office until December 12, 2018 – the date an elected District 4 Council Member is expected to take office following the November 2018 election.