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A Modest Proposal for a Revolution in Intelligence Doctrine
An Intelligence Role for the Footnote
John Alexander
After some dozen years' immersion in intelligence, I still find myself reacting uncomfortably to its rather cavalier disregard for the footnote. In that strange way each profession has of altering accepted words to its own meanings, "footnote" in the jargon of the intelligence community designates primarily the notation of a major disagreement on the part of a member with an otherwise agreed estimate. Here, however, I am referring to the footnote in its academic, scholarly, or scientific sense, as a device for identifying and in some cases even evaluating the source material used for a particular textual statement. Such a footnote is deeply scorned by practitioners of intelligence and makes only a rare appearance in most intelligence products.
During my years of intelligence apprenticeship I of course noted the omission, but I assumed that the master craftsmen knew best and there were very good reasons for it. I assumed that the suppression of footnotes was part of one's overall conversion from scholarship to intelligence: the paramount need of intelligence was a timely answer to a current problem. Intelligence could not afford the luxury of extended research, the comforting security of having explored all possible sources, the devotion of a lifetime of effort to the isolation and exact determination of one particular item of knowledge-culminating in a painstaking and exhaustive documentation of the entire research process.
And now, I
suppose, after these several years I am something of a master craftsman myself.
I have my brood of apprentices—and I teach them the same doctrine and they
practice it. But throughout the whole process I continue to be troubled. I
wonder if the abandonment, for the most part, by the intelligence community of
the somewhat elaborate and carefully developed apparatus of scholarship has
been altogether to the good. I wonder if we have not in fact been paying for it
by an undesired but real degradation of the intelligence effort.
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Bare Heights
As one trained in the rigorous academic disciplines, I find abandonment of the reassuring apparatus of scholarship disturbing in itself. But it is more than this general loss that disturbs me. There are certain specific practices that also provoke a sense of uneasiness. For example, and I find this quite ironic, the higher the level of the intelligence product, the less complete is its visible documentation. In other words, the more serious its import and the closer it is to the influential official who will act upon it, the slighter is its overt back-up.
At the lowest level, of course, is the raw intelligence report. This report is generally extraordinarily well evaluated and supported. No scholar could really, within the normal limits of national security, ask much more. The source, particularly in CIA-originated reports, is carefully and intelligently described as to his professional knowledge and competence, his outlook, his opportunity to gather the information, and his previous reliability. Not only the date of acquisition of this information but place as well is given. In some reports the rapporteur also provides a field evaluation of the substantive information elicited from the source. The user of this kind of report can easily and effectively apply the canons of evidence in evaluating and testing the information.
But as we move up the ladder of intelligence reports the documentation gets sparser. The NIS (National Intelligence Summary), to use a well-known example, is in effect a scholarly monograph, digesting a great multitude of raw reports. Its total documentation usually consists of a single, very brief paragraph commenting on the general adequacy of the source material. No individual item within the NIS section can be tracked down to a particular source or specific group of sources. As one moves in the NIS from the individual chapter sections to the overall brief, the documentation becomes even more general and less meaningful.
At the more exalted level of the NIE (National Intelligence Estimate), documentation even in the generalized form of comments on sources has usually disappeared altogether. One is forced to rely on the shadings given to "possibly," "probably," and "likely" and on other verbal devices for clues as to the quantity and quality of the basic source data. These examples from the NIS and NIE are paralleled in a great many other publications of similar refinement. One may admire the exquisite nuances and marvel at what a burden of knowledge and implicit validation the compressed language of a finished "appreciation" can be forced to carry, but one cannot help being concerned about the conclusions. Upon what foundations do those clever statements rest?
If the final products were at least based upon documented intermediate inputs, the uneasiness might be somewhat less. But in my own experience the "contributions" or inputs, with the exception of certain economic papers, are normally devoid of any specific identification of the kinds and types of reports or other evidence upon which they are based. And in my experience those inputs are often based on other inputs prepared at a lower echelon until at last we reach the analyst with access to the raw data. At the upper level of joint or national discussion and negotiation and compromise, which eventuates in the exquisite nuance, the carefully hedged phrase, or sometimes a dissenting footnote, the remove from the original evidence can be, and often is, considerable.
The situation
is not, of course, quite as dire as I have portrayed it. The intermediaries, in
the process of review and consolidation of inputs, do query the preparers of
these concerning items of unusual importance or of a critical nature, and in
some cases they join the basic analyst in an examination of the raw data itself
in order to get a firmer grasp of a particular issue. Furthermore, the final
product, before being accepted and promulgated, is often returned to the
analyst who prepared the initial input, and he has an opportunity to note any
deviations from what he believes the situation to be. These processes do
provide a measure of control and cross-check, some assurance that the available
material has been thoroughly exploited and properly interpreted. But such
processes seem partial and makeshift at best. They do not always occur. And
they do not, of course, provide external participants in the final product with
any real insight into the quality and quantity of material utilized by their
fellow participants.
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Topside Review
Another situation that troubles me—and this is a related problem—is the vast array of editors and reviewers under various guises and the several levels of examination to which an intelligence product is subjected before it is finally approved for publication. What troubles me is not the review, but the basis upon which it is accomplished. I recognize that many of these reviewers are highly talented, experienced individuals. Many are extremely devoted and conscientious and do their best to do a thoroughgoing job. But what basis do they have for their exalted "substantive" review?
In my experience, these reviewers have not generally—the notable exception would be members of the Board of National Estimates—been systematically exposed to the current take of raw data. Their knowledge of current intelligence events is based on hurried reading of generalized intelligence reports or on sporadic attendance at selected briefings. They are not aware in any particular instance—nor should they be—in any real detail of the material actually available on a particular subject. How do they know that this study in their hands for review has indeed explored the appropriate material? What variety of data has been utilized? Has the most recent material been examined? How can they do a spot-check on a particular item? Was a certain report seen, read, evaluated, and then discarded as erroneous, or was omission of the data in it inadvertent?
Lacking the apparatus of documentation, the reviewer generally has available only two methods by which to analyze the draft before him. One is to discover an internal inconsistency that calls into question the paper's overall accuracy or logic. The other is to find a statement that seems to contradict something he may have seen recently in his generalized reading and, on a hunch, to question its validity. The great bulk of any study, despite the reviewer's best intentions, is beyond his capability to question, analyze, evaluate, or critically review. What a haphazard and random method this is for high-level substantive critique!
As a result much high-level review, in my experience, has consisted of the discovery of occasional typographical errors, small inconsistencies in numbers cited in different paragraphs or on different pages, minor inconsistencies in nomenclature, say between a figure or chart and a textual reference, unpreferred usage in spelling or hyphenating certain words, and other venial errors which a diligent proofreader should have caught. Any commentary on substantive validity, depth of research, or adequacy of analysis has been rare and exceptional. The minor changes are dutifully made, assurances given that more care will be exhibited next time, and the study is accepted and published as the agency's or the community's considered view.
I know that
this is the system we live with, and I know that it often works surprisingly
well. I know also that at times there are many vigorous discussions involving
substance, and that in this oral exchange there is often a rigorous testing of
propositions by an examination of the pertinent evidence. But much reviewing is
done without this stimulating personal dialogue, without considering the
evidence, and it is of this that I seriously wonder, is it worth the time and
effort? Are we in fact getting our money's worth? Or are we not deluding
ourselves? Is the review structure we have erected to assure ourselves that we
are getting a high quality product not for the most part really a mere facade?
Does the Emperor have any clothes?
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Undocumented Analysis
If reviewing is sometimes a pious, well-intentioned fraud (one that I myself have had to commit), analysis at the basic journeyman level also at times leaves much to be desired. Not all analyses, of course, are based directly on the raw data, with its usable annotations and evaluations. Much analysis incorporates so-called finished intelligence, some of which is poorly dated, and the exact sources of which are not at all identified. Even the good and conscientious analyst does not know, nor does he have any means of learning, upon how solid a foundation that finished intelligence is based. It has an official imprimatur; so, not having supporting raw data in his files or time to procure and re-examine it—and, more important, following the traditional procedure of analysts—he uses it in his own study. His product eventually becomes a new piece of finished intelligence, which he or his successor will use in yet another study. And so the fragile structure can continue to be built of fragile materials. The weaknesses continually compound.
Another danger is the overconfident, glib, and persuasive analyst who writes his studies "off the top of his head." He can prepare a report rapidly and defend it with great self assurance, relying on his memory and general knowledge of the subject matter. Sometimes this assurance is justified. But how do we know when? Then there is the intermediate intelligence officer who sometimes, for whatever reason, ignores his analytical staff and prepares a report on his own, again off the top of his head. It gets into the chain, and how is the next reviewer, or even consumer, to know that it has no substantial basis of research?
The hazards of
insufficient documentation are evident enough to need no further elaboration.
The value of proper documentation, moreover, and the system for it are not
unknown to intelligence officers of the community. Most, whether in uniform or
out, have at some time in their formal training been exposed to documentation
and its virtues, if only in the preparation of a term paper. Many continue to
evaluate externally prepared reports and monographs in part by reference to their
bibliographies and footnotes. The scholarly habits persist—except in the
intelligence field itself.
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Source Protection
Part of the reason for this condition is an item of cardinal intelligence doctrine: do not betray the source. Concern for protection of sources is of course legitimate, but it can be carried to extremes. As illustrated above, there appears to be a contradiction in the respective application of this doctrine to raw reports and to finished intelligence. Meticulous definition of the source in an individual raw report is accepted (and correctly) as necessary to the proper appreciation of the report's content. It would appear equally necessary in finished studies derived therefrom.
The argument can be made that finished intelligence has a wider circulation than the raw reports and that there is therefore a greater risk of jeopardizing sources by identifying them in the finished product. In some cases this concern may indeed be valid—and could certainly be met by producing undocumented versions for the bulk of the circulation. But for internal consumption by operating officials who want to know (or should want to know!) the actual amount, validity, and reliability of the basic information, a documented form should be available. And it should certainly be available during the process of shaping up the final report-to the intermediate analysts, reviewers, and negotiators.
I am not
persuaded, however, that fear of source compromise is a wholly valid argument.
Footnotes will reveal report numbers, subjects, place of origin, and
rapporteurs, but would not necessarily identify sensitive sources. Many sources
are open or obvious and could be cited without danger. If a source is
particularly sensitive, even its nature need not be revealed, but a neutral documentary
reference should make it possible for a properly cleared user to run it down.
(In exceptional cases of extremely sensitive sources it might of course be
necessary to prepare versions at that level of sensitivity.) With effort and
imagination, I believe that the source-compromise problem can be successfully
met. One practical suggestion is included in the procedure recommended below.
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Practical Difficulties
Another argument that can be and often is advanced is that documentation is time-consuming and time is a luxury that intelligence cannot afford. Admittedly it is time-consuming to prepare documentation; it would increase analytical, typing, and perhaps reproduction time. It could even be argued that it would increase editing, review, and final processing time. This is a plausible argument-but anyone familiar with the realities of much intelligence production will, I'm afraid, be unimpressed. Anyone who has been personally involved with the time lags in production of NIS sections, say, with the prolonged back-and-forth traffic of editing and "nit-picking" at most routine papers, will not believe that in much intelligence production time is quite so greatly of the essence. I strongly feel that the additional burden would be more than compensated by the improved substantive quality of the final product and that, as a matter of fact, much time would be saved. There would, for example, be no frustrating searches for the uncited sources of questioned statements.
It can also be argued that footnoting is a cumbersome, awkward, and excessively time-consuming method of documentation—and here I would agree. I would not, for intelligence purposes, advocate the adoption of the formal, extended-entry, bottom-of-the-page footnote system, requiring exasperatingly frequent repetition of document source and title and producing further complications in proper textual alignment and pagination. I would propose a very simple system based upon that used in scientific journals. In this system sources are listed in a single bibliography and numbered serially. Textual references to sources are made in parentheses following the relevant statement by use of two groups of numbers separated by a comma, the first identifying the source by the number it has in the bibliography and the second giving the page reference.
Extended discussions of particular source problems can appear as a series of appended numbered notes, referenced in the text by the appropriate note number in parentheses. This system is easy to employ and should present no difficulties to the analyst; it should cause only minor inconvenience to the consumer. And if a particular report needs to be sanitized quickly of specific source references the bibliography and appended notes can simply be detached.
documentation has languished so long and amiably in desuetude in the
intelligence community I do not know. Inertia and the relief from old academic
requirements may be part of the answer. But however it came about, the present
non-documentation system is well established and flourishing. The habit is
almost an addiction. Efforts to upset it fly in the face of human laziness,
tradition, even vested interest. In a sense, it is job protection for the
mediocre analyst: it does not expose his work to careful examination. Years of
living with undocumented intelligence has blunted our perception of its dangers
and inadequacies. The voice of protest—or is it conscience?—that is sometimes
heard is exceedingly small. Yet I think it is challenging.
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Import an Old Revolution
It seems to me that we need a major revolution in intelligence doctrine. What we need is the intelligence equivalent of the Academic Revolution that occurred in our schools of higher learning some hundred years ago when modern research methods were first introduced, primarily from Germany. This Academic Revolution, as all students of intellectual history know, brought to graduate academic disciplines (both scientific and humanistic) the tools, concepts, and apparatus of modern scholarship. Along with concepts of free inquiry, thorough exploitation of original sources, and objectivity it brought the requirement for precise documentation. A common methodology and certain common standards were developed; and the field of scholarship, originally the domain of the self-trained amateur, gradually became professionalized.
Intelligence is undergoing this kind of evolution. Its operations are becoming professionalized; a professional esprit and a common methodology are gradually developing. This journal has been an important step in that direction, following the classic pattern: it provides a necessary forum for the discussion of professional problems and helps create a common background of classic cases, basic concepts, general principles, and key problems in intelligence. It is in this forum that I should like to see argued out the advantages and disadvantages of a proper documentation of intelligence conclusions and findings. I have stated—perhaps overstated?—the case in its favor as a real necessity. Is there a valid defense for the status quo?
In addition to a serious, probing, and hopefully rewarding discussion of the problem, I would also recommend experimental application of the proposed doctrine to some specific areas of intelligence production. As a beginning, I would suggest it be tried on selected NIEs and NISs, with careful evaluation of the results after reasonable trial periods. Do they seem worth the additional encumbrances? What is the response of consumer officials to the improved documentation? Has there indeed been a qualitative improvement in the product? Or is it clear that formal, detailed documentation has no real part to play in intelligence, that it is and has been properly excluded from intelligence methodology?
In addition to this formal trial on standard products, it seems to me that policy officials requesting ad hoc intelligence studies or reports could very well consider including among their proposed terms of reference a requirement for thorough documentation. Since such a requirement may not occur to them (assuming they are unlikely to have read this particular plea), the intelligence officials discussing the proposed terms of reference might suggest it be included. Let us make the offer and see if it is opted.
The end result
of this discussion and selective application should be the development of an
agreed working methodology for intelligence documentation. The methodology must
be realistic. I should not like to see (and shudder at the possibilities!) the
establishment of inflexible requirements for its application. The apparatus of
documentation should be applied only where it helps, not where it hinders.
Certainly daily field operational intelligence is an area where it might prove
to be an impediment and costly luxury. But through intelligent trial and error
a practical doctrine should evolve.
A system that has proved its worth in every other professional field surely deserves careful examination and consideration by members of this one. It does not seem too soon to consider applying here the concepts of a revolution now some hundred years old.
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A "master craftsman" from State's intelligence bureau takes up the challenge and presents the case
Against Footnotes
Allan EvansThe eloquent lead article in the last issue challenges anyone to come forth with a valid defense of the status quo that prevails in our community with respect to footnotes. Age predisposes me to defend status quos; my frequent statements in talking to intelligence officer groups put me on the spot to repeat my arguments against the use of footnotes. It may be that these views are conditioned by circumstances in the Department of State and that these circumstances differ materially from those in the Department of Defense —if so, it will be all the more useful to unearth variations in the taste and requirements of major groups of consumers at whom our community is aiming. Let us see what can be said.
Customer is King
The first and most important arguments are that our customers won't read fat papers and "almost certainly" in overwhelming majority don't want to be bothered with documentation. I think no truth in our business is more thoroughly substantiated by experience (either footnoted or not) than that the impact of a paper varies in close inverse relation to its size. We have, of course, the NIS, which is indifferent to bigness, but it is an intelligence document of a very special kind, designed for universal reference. The Department of State issues stout papers, but for policy more often than intelligence purposes. There are technical areas of the government which revel in extensive analyses. So far, however, as the general run of day-to-day operation in this Department goes, our Bureau is prepared to stand by the idea that, other things being equal, the shortest paper has the most impact.
In closely related vein, our consumers are not going to spend their time summoning up the documents they see referred to in footnotes. They think of our intelligence papers as the product either of particular analysts whom they know by name and whom they have learned to trust, or of a particular organization which they trust to employ analysts who are reliable. They expect Intelligence to speak as authority, to present its conclusions with confidence, and they don't want it to transfer to them the responsibility of reviewing the evidence all over again.
Indeed, many consumers couldn't review the evidence. Many readers—those overseas, for example—simply don't have the files of material that we use here at headquarters. Why tantalize them with alluring footnote references to luscious sources that are inaccessible to them?
I appreciate
the excellent suggestion that footnotes be organized in the modern manner at
the back of the paper and be therefore removable. When for special reasons
footnotes are actually used, the device would be valuable. In the usual case,
however, it would leave unjustified superscript figures throughout the text, to
annoy people and intrude a real if small barrier to smooth absorption of the
message. There might well be physical problems about tearing out and
restapling. These are minutiae, but in the bulk they might grow important. I
doubt that the real answer to the problem with consumers lies along this line.
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Quality and Control
These then are two positive arguments against introducing an apparatus of footnotes into intelligence papers. Let us now look at some of the arguments put forward in favor of this procedure. As an historian, I can only applaud the appeal to the past in evocation of the great scholarly revolution brought about by German methods well over a century ago. But aren't a number of people becoming a little sceptical about some parts of this revolution? Are there not even sporadic attempts to escape from the yoke of that ultimate German invention, the Ph.D.? Only the other day I heard a notable authority on American scholarship draw a distinction between the research associated with our Germanic discipline and what might rightly be called thinking. Perhaps we should patronize the scholarly revolution of our own age rather than that of the past, and stress the production of ideas.
There is worry that without footnotes mediocre analysts will float texts which are unreliable. What about the danger that mediocre analysts, under cover of footnotes, will float texts in which they are able to avoid the challenge of decisive thinking? I don't say that only one of these two dangers exists. I think that they both exist, and I suspect that they rather cancel out as arguments one way or the other.
The article suggests that without the footnote the operation of review and upper-level control is a hollow pretense. The answer here would be in brief that without good supervision and control no amount of footnotes will guarantee quality, but that if the supervision and higher control are good the footnotes will not be necessary.I think the article is a little unfair to the reviewer. According to the terms set forth, every reviewer would have to be an expert in the subject of the paper he was reviewing, or would have to make himself an expert by reading all the material in the footnotes. Teachers, I think, will realize that this concept is too categorical. With good but not infinite knowledge of the subject, and with sound intuitions about how style, logic, and marshalling of ideas relate to accuracy and integrity of thinking, teachers and scholars do very well at reviewing the works of students and colleagues. These are the qualities required in the leaders of intelligence operations; without these qualities no apparatus will make intelligence products worth the money.
It is true that the judgments of an NIE float in the empyrean and impress
with their apparently unrooted boldness. It is also true, however, that the
writers of those sentences approach them with prayer and fasting, and work them
out in fiery give and take, often over long periods of time, in working groups
which can test to their heart's content the background of information and fact
that underlies each agency's opinion. If sometimes our NIEs approach being a
little too empyrean, so do the problems that our superiors and world affairs
force us to examine.
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Intracommunity Practice
There are many lesser points. Certainly for intercommunication within the intelligence community indications of source might be useful; it would be a question of time and effort. As for the awful thought that many analysts may take advantage of the status quo to scamp their scholarly attention to detail in intelligence work, I should argue both that most of them are thoroughly dedicated and that the few who do try to get away with it are quickly found out.As a matter of fact, the working drafts of analysts often do have annotations, and are carefully filed for reference.
There is one small suggestion in the article on which comment requires a reference to the inner workings of a friendly agency; let me nevertheless rush in and remark that some part of the difficulty about documentation may be peculiar to the Defense Department because of its habit of sending estimators rather than the basic analysts to working groups. Is it possible that this mode of operating through layers accounts for some of the feeling that we lack full exchange of working data? I venture to suggest that the advantages and disadvantages of this procedure well merit discussion.
In the end,
there is one final and to my mind clinching argument. As I have told many
audiences, the essence of an NIE is what it says about things to come-indeed,
the culminating feat of the whole intelligence process is to project the
customer's view near or far into the coming weeks or years. And, who will
footnote the future? Here internally, within the intelligence game itself,
resides the chief positive argument against footnotes—that a reliance on them
will blunt our willingness, if not our ability, to push along trails that
cannot be blazed with documents or references, and to explore what may lie
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Currently, I am in an animal development class at UW-Madison. I've found a very striking similarity between Chinese and Western medicine in regards to how an embryo develops. It all begins with the kidneys. In general, mammalian embryo's gonadal development also includes the development of a glomerulus (kidney). The kidneys are one of the first organs to develop. In Chinese medicine all channels originate from the kidneys. The kidneys are also our supply of Yin and Yang prior to and at conception (referred to as Heavenly essence). Our Earthly essence is our Yin and Yang supply that comes from food and drink, and the strength of our Spleen and Stomach Qi is vital for that food and drink to be converted into Yin, Yang, Qi, and blood. Returning to our Heavenly essence (Yin and Yang), I want to make note that we can look at the uniting of sperm and egg as a uniting of Yang and Yin. On a molecular level, each gamete (sperm/Yang and egg/Yin) contains genetic material that, upon fertilization, directs embryonic development at all stages. We need both Yin and Yang to generate a living organism, and that initial Yin and Yang originates within the kidneys. Thus, from my understanding we could look at the Chinese kidney as holding all the potential of our system's genetic material.
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Here in Wisconsin, spring fever is a given. We have endured and survived the winter. After living in California, I know that there is no feeling like the enthusiasm and rebirth of spring in Wisconsin. I love encouraging people to piggyback on this renewal, shedding depression and bad habits, embracing blossoms, freshness and joy.
From a Chinese medicine perspective, the Wood element and liver energy embody spring. A major pathology associated with this is wind. Wind is one of the "six evils" of Traditional Chinese medicine, things that cause disharmony and sickness. These issues involve spasms, twitching, allergies, colds, and reckless or ungrounded energy.
Luckily, many of the first greens sprouting can help us balance these: nettles and dandelion greens in particular are perfect helpers that emerge at this time.
Acupuncture points located around the neck and occiput can also expel wind, and can be stimulated with needles or massage. Protecting these wind portals with a scarf, particularly during breezy weather, is a simple and free way to protect yourself from wind evil.


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Community Resources
Cloak & Dagger Barber Co.
3608 N. Williams Ave.
Portland, OR 97227
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Cloak & Dagger Barber Co. is Portland's Premier Barbershop. Our team is made up of the best Barbers in Portland who take pride in their cuts, traditional straight razor shaves and whiskey cocktails all to ensure that you have the best possible experience.
Coming Soon! Opening in November.
Life of Pie – wood-fired pizza
3632 N. Williams Ave.
Portland, OR 97227
Thurs-Sat 11am-11pm; Sun-Wed 11am-10pm
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The pride of Life of Pie and the source of our amazing pizzas is our 6,900 pound wood fired pizza oven, hand-made by the legendary Stefano Ferrara in Napoli, Italy. It's the intense heat this oven generates that plays a huge role in why our pizzas taste so great. The way the oven stores the heat, the smoky flavor imparted on the pizza from the wood and the speed at which it cooks are all the keys to producing true Pizza Napoletana.
Tin Bucket – powered by the Growler Station
3520 N. Williams Ave.
Portland, OR 97227
Mon-Thurs 2pm-10pm; Fri-Sat 12pm-11pm; Sun 11am-9pm
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What's the Scoop? – ice cream
3540 N. Williams Ave.
Portland, OR 97227
Sun-Thurs noon-10pm; Fri-Sat noon-11pm
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What's the Scoop? is a small batch ice cream shop featuring ice creams and sorbets made from scratch and frozen with liquid nitrogen. Our ice cream is all natural and hormone free; and our flavors are real, not chemicals dripped out of a squirt bottle. We focus on the best quality of ingredients, using local sources who use sustainable processes whenever possible.
In The Neighborhood
New Seasons Market Williams
3445 N Williams Ave
Portland, OR 97227
Hours: 7am – 11pm
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New Seasons Market Williams is a full-service neighborhood grocery offering everything from frosted flakes to free range chicken. We were the first grocer in the world to become a certified B Corporation which recognizes businesses that place as much value on taking care of their staff, the community and the environment as they do on growing and operating their business. We're the friendliest store in town, and we're honored to be part of the neighborhood you call home.
Akemi Salon
3808 N. Williams Ave. Suite D
Portland, OR 97227
Open 7 days a week by appointment
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Akemi is an established salon (since 2006). All of our products are cruelty free, and free of animal ingredients. All are sustainable, and healthy for the planet, and people.
The Box Social
3971 North Williams & Shaver
Portland, OR 97227
Open every day from 4pm-2am
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The Box Social is a cozy, warm, romantic neighborhood bar with well-made, artisanal cocktails, a sophisticated wine list, a sampling of beers and nice little tasty bites. We have a friendly, approachable staff that keeps the vibe mellow and relaxed. The Box Social is open every night of the week from 4pm-2am and we have both early and late Happy Hours. With our logo being "a drinking parlour" we strive to keep our guests feeling comfortable and at home, while they relax with an amazing drink and/or a perfect little snack. Except for minors under 21, we welcome all. Look forward to seeing you here.
Breighela James
4220 N Williams Avenue
Portland, OR 97217
Phone: TBA
Hours: Sun/Mon 11-6 Tues-Sat 10-7
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Breighela James is a boutique established by Northwest native Aubri Gega alongside her supportive arm candy, Portland born Byron Gega. Since a very young age Aubri has loved to play 'dress up' and never needs an excuse to do so! She shared her love of dress up with her daughter Breighela May and her son Gavin James! Together they choose an eclectic synergy of clothing, gifts and accessories sure to enhance your senses and your wardrobe! Breighela James has something for every male and female in Portland. They love getting to know locals, tourists and passers by. Please stop in and introduce yourself....you are sure to meet one of the Gega's no matter when you stop by! Projected Opening: April 16th.
Grizzly Tattoo
3949 N Williams Ave.
Portland OR 97227
Tues-Sat 11am-8pm; Sun by appointment only; Closed Mon
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Grizzly Tattoo opened in the summer of 2011 on North Williams Avenue in the ecoFLATS building, next door to Hopworks Bike Bar. Although we're mainly appointment-based we always welcome walk-ins. Come visit and get tattooed at Grizzly.
ink & peat
3808 N. Williams Ave., Ste 126
Portland, OR 97227
Mon-Fri 11am-6pm; Sat 10am-6pm; Sun 12pm-5pm
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ink & peat is a lifestyle store which combines a clever mix of modern, vintage, and organically-inspired elements: a hand-selected array of unique home decor and gift products combined with fresh floral designs.
4090 N Williams
Portland OR 97227
Daily 11am-10pm
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Starting life as a food cart in SE Portland, rarely has a spot been so aptly named. Rocking an ancient charcuterie moniker that truly serves as a harbinger of things to come, Lardo is a sandwich shop that worships at the altar of bovine & swine. Using old-world techniques, contemporary flourishes and a gonzo approach, Lardo proudly celebrates its excesses. Pushing a menu that features pork drenched double burgers, a giant meatball Banh Mi, and hand-cut french fries (again) smothered in pork, Lardo also has beer. Lots of beer, actually. Rotating taps of knee-buckling craft brew greatness, backed-up with a refreshing mix of premium cocktails. Operating on both sides of the river, Lardo serves as a mecca for those seeking a uniquely smash-mouth deli experience.
Lompoc Fifth Quadrant
3901 N Williams Ave
Portland, Oregon
Mon-Thurs 11am-12am; Fri-Sat 11am-1am; Sun 11am-11pm
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The 5th Quadrant is the latest addition to the Lompoc Family. The most northerly of all of the Lompocs, the 5th Quadrant (or 5Q as it is commonly known) is also surprisingly the warmest of all the Lompocs, a benefit not lost on the bald-headed patrons who frequent the establishment.
Lompoc Sidebar
3901A N Williams Ave
Portland, OR
Wed, Thurs, and Sun 4pm-10pm; Fri-Sat 4pm-11pm
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Visit our tasting room - The Sidebar - adjacent to the 5th Quadrant. Enjoy a variety of barrel aged and seasonal specialty beers, available in limited quantities and only in the tasting room. Stop by to taste some of our fine ales, buy a bottle or two of our ales to go, or purchase a keg for those special occasions.
Queen Bee Creations
3961 N Williams Ave.
Portland, OR 97227
Mon-Sat 10am-7pm; Sun 11am-5pm
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Queen Bee is a small business that designs and manufactures a line of accessories right here in beautiful Portland, Oregon. Queen Bee creates useful, stylish, and original items that bring beauty into everyday life. Every item is hand made, a rare and beautiful thing in the U.S. these days. It is our mission to utilize sustainable materials and business practices as much as possible, while creating a thread of connection from the design room all the way to the customer.
4140 N Williams Ave
Portland, OR 97217
Hours: 11-7 everyday but 12-5 sundays.
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Here at Somethings we keep charming, beautifully made home goods, gifts and jewelry at every price point that you can't find anywhere else. We sell a wide variety of handmade goods because we want to keep our fellow small businesses going strong. And furthermore, we sell as many locally made goods as we can find. We believe its important to support our Portland community by showcasing the ridiculously awesome creations of local artists and makers. From adorable stuffed animals made from repurposed sweaters and elegant hand stitched leather bags to meticulously crafted woodwork and handmade bath and body products to the most glorious jewelry, there is something for everyone at Somethings!
Sugar Wheel Works
3808 N Williams
Portland, Oregon
Tues-Sat 10am-6:30pm; Closed Sun/Mon
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We are a shop specializing in hand-built bicycle wheels and bicycle wheel repair. Additionally, offer tubes and tires.
Tasty n Sons
3808 N Williams Ave
Portland, OR 97212
Sun-Thurs 9am-10pm; Fri/Sat 9am-11pm; Happy Hour 7 days a week from 2:30-5pm
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A Portland neighborhood restaurant
Tiger Tiger Salon
4228 N. Williams Avenue
Portland, OR 97217
Hours: 7 days a week 11-7, or by appointment.
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Since 2006, Tiger Tiger salon has been a style hub for great hair design. Affiliated with only the best in "hairstyle culture" brands, Bumble and bumble, R+Co, and Davines, the stylists at Tiger Tiger have had the expert training that supports the aforementioned illustrious reputations. We love what we do. Adding all-natural skincare, beauty, and wellness to our repertoire in this new location. (Opening May 2015.)


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Rev Melvin Tinker Senior Minister
I have been Vicar at St John's since 1994 and was previously a student at Hull University where I met my wife, Heather. Three grown up sons and eight grandchildren later, it is still a delight to be part of this great Christian community. As well as the parish keeping me busy, I often undertake speaking engagements around the country and abroad, and I regularly write articles and books on a variety of Christian and theological themes.
Rev Scott McKay Associate Minister (Students & Home Groups)
I was born and raised in a mining village in Barnsley. After various jobs in different locations, I joined the staff of St John's in 2008. I'm married to Laura and we have three children, Benjamin, Ruth and Samuel. Thankfully, all our children share my love of all things 'Star Wars'! I'm passionate about seeing God's people built up in the faith through the teaching of His Word.
Rev Peter Birnie Assistant Minister (Riverside)
An Irish bloke with a Scottish wife, living in Hull, the very pinnacle of England! St John's has given me the chance to swap the Maths classroom for the pulpit - and what a privilege it is to spend all my time holding out God's amazing Word to those around! I am married to Joey and we have four brilliant kids. Oh, and I get to study Theology through a Welsh University - set complete!
Heather Payne Ministry Assistant (Children & Families)
I have been on the staff team at St John's since 2002. I love being part of the church family and working with the children and their families. In my leisure time, I enjoy taking part in the park run in Hull's East Park on Saturday mornings.
Geoff Waring Ministry Assistant (Technical & Seniors)
I originally came to Hull for University and have now called it home for a long time! It is surprising how often my ministry as technical co-ordinator (with a passion for sound!) and working with senior members of the church combine. I am married to Rose and we have two teenage daughters. I love cycling in my spare time, and own a tandem!
Richard Hawes Ministry Assistant (Research)
I am a 'Man of Kent' who grew up in the naval dockyard town of Chatham. After a career in operating theatre nursing and reading Biblical Studies at Sheffield University, I joined the staff team at St John's in 2012. I am married to Helen and we have two children, Rose and Thomas. I have a heart for cross cultural Gospel work and small group ministry. In my leisure time, I enjoy historical wargaming and, when I get the chance, I indulge in historical re-enactment.
Viv Whitton Parish Advisor - Strategy & Mission
Before my retirement, I worked as a Clinical Scientist, but I have had a passion for evangelism and world mission since I first became a Christian. I now work with WEC, an international mission agency which focuses on church planting amongst unreached peoples. I lead St John's Missions Committee and I am Chairman of the Newland Christian Trust.
Kay Hampton Ministry Assistant (Riverside Children)
I moved to Hull in 2011 to teach in a primary school but left teaching after a few years to join the ministry trainee programme at St John's. I'm now working full time at Riverside Church and helping out with the young people's work at St John's. It's great to be able to use the skills I learned in my teacher training to teach the children I work with about Jesus. I enjoy music and crafting. I love to sew but I'm not as good as I'd like to be! I also try to do a bit of running and cycling - when the weather is nice enough!
Jess Motion Ministry Trainee (Women's Ministry)
After becoming a Christian as a student in Hull, God has given me the opportunity to serve him at St John's. I love meeting with other women to talk about the Lord and study His Word together. In my spare time I enjoy trips to the countryside and trying delicious food from around the world with my husband, Euan.
Jess Hayward Ministry Assistant (Student Ministry)
I came to Hull to study law and became a Christian in my final year through the witness of people from St John's. I love working with the students, having benefitted greatly from the student ministry myself. I'm married to Liam and, in my spare time, you'll usually find me reading a good book with a cup of tea!
Sam Patterson Ministry Assistant (Youth & Student Ministry)
I came to Hull in 2011 to study English and, throughout my three years as a student, became more and more involved with the church family at St John's. I'm now a Youth Worker at the church, and love teaching the young people from God's Word, seeing them grow in Christlikeness, and serving the church. In my spare time I enjoy listening to good music, watching a good film, reading a good book, and having a good sleep.
Shirley Godbold Church Administrator
After having taught languages in local schools, I became Parish Administrator in 1995, a very varied and enjoyable job. Outside work, I love eating out and knitting, and I cycle to work every day to keep fit.
We have two Churchwardens at St John's, who are elected by the congregation. In co-operation with our senior minister, they are responsible for the day-to-day functioning of the parish. This includes various aspects of the spiritual and pastoral life of St John's, as well as legal, financial and practical matters such as, for example, the maintenance of the church building. In simple terms, they perform an important role – usually behind the scenes – in helping the smooth running of the church.
Tim Benstead Churchwarden
I have worshipped at St John's since 2000. I am husband to Annette, father and grandfather. I enjoy cycling and I'm a season ticket holder of Hull FC #COYH.
Graham Barnett Churchwarden
A native of Beverley, my working background is in the NHS. I came to St John's in 2001 and was PCC Treasurer for a number of years. I'm married to Denise and we have two daughters and two grandchildren. We enjoy travelling, and especially going to New Zealand to visit our outposted family.
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PARIMA Malaysia
Pan-Asia Risk and Insurance Management Association ("PARIMA") Malaysia is the professional membership association for risk and insurance professionals based in Malaysia. PARIMA is a non-profit association.
Patrick Abdullah
Vice President, Enterprise Risk Management,
Astro Overseas Limited
Established in 2013, members of Parima Malaysia belong to an Asian community of risk and insurance professionals who share a common vision to advance their professional growth in risk management and add value in their organisations.
PARIMA represents and supports its members by promoting the awareness, and enhancing the effective use of risk management, insurance and risk financing in Asia. PARIMA aims to strengthen and enhance the culture of risk management by creating opportunities for education and dialogue within the community.


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There is a common misconception that all Philadelphia Public Works projects must be performed pursuant to a project labor agreement with various members of the Building and Construction Trades Council. This common misconception is even shared by the current Mayoral administration, who I saw in a recent court filing testified under oath that "project labor agreements are required for all construction projects in Philadelphia with a value of at least five million dollars." (As is discussed below this is flat out false.)
No one has yet to step forward to challenge Philadelphia's project labor agreement scheme. However, if someone did, I think the challenge would be successful for three reasons. First, contrary to the Mayor's representative's statement, there is no requirement that all projects in excess of $5 million be subject to a project labor agreement. Second, Philadelphia's project labor agreement excludes signatories to collective bargaining agreements with the United Steel Workers (USW) from participating, which violates public bid laws. Third, the exclusion of the USW, also gives rise to a challenge that federal labor law preempts the project labor agreement.
A. Background on the Philadelphia PLA.
Under a project labor agreement (PLA), a contractor wishing to perform work on a project agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of employment established by the public owner and certain construction unions. Each PLA varies, but typically PLA's will require a contractor's employees to become members of a union – if they are already not members – in order to work on a project or will require a contractor to hire labor from a union hiring hall. PLA's are controversial because they exclude non-union contractors from performing work on a project subject to a PLA, unless of course that contractor agrees to become "union" for purposes of that project. For reasons beyond this blog post, a merit shop contractor would be crazy to do that.
The "Philadelphia PLA" that Mayor Kenney believes is required for all public projects over $5 million was instituted by Mayor Nutter through a 2011 Executive Order(Executive Order No. 15-11, Public Works Project Labor Agreements).


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Hi Everyone - welcome to another post for Farm Fresh Friday at the Greeting Farm. I am hosting this week and the theme I have chosen is PAPER PIECING. It is one of my go to techniques so use the beautiful patterned paper that I have amassed - lol.
For my card I pulled out Easter Anya (retired) which I purchased recently when they found some extra stock - perfect just in time for those Easter cards.
I used patterned paper from a My Mind's Eye 6 x 6 pad - Fine and Dandy - Tickled Pink. Coloured her with copics.
Hope you all play along over at the TGF blog.
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Fraud and abuse is an area where we see significant future growth. There has been a great deal of discussion regarding health care fraud and the savings that can be achieved through increased governmental scrutiny. As a result, we expect increased governmental activity in this area.
We prefer to take a proactive view towards fraud and abuse prevention and counsel our clients on how to best achieve compliance. The first line of defense against fraud and abuse claims is the establishment and operation of an effective compliance program. We are experienced in developing and operating these programs and assisting clients in meeting their responsibilities to avoid health care fraud and abuse. In the event that the operation of a compliance program uncovers improper billings or fee arrangements, we can assist clients in self-disclosing these items to the government and working out arrangements to defer further governmental actions.
Governmental investigations often lead to civil or criminal prosecutions which can be based on broad or incorrect interpretation of often complex and contradictory legal requirements. In the unfortunate event that a client is are investigated or prosecuted, we can provide a team of qualified and knowledgeable attorneys to appropriately address the claim and defend civil or criminal prosecution. We are able to guide clients through the process involved with governmental enforcements and can also assist in working out Corporate Integrity Agreements or other diversion from prosecution or civil enforcement.
As part of a full-service law firm, our attorneys provide clients with a one-stop approach to their legal needs. Ruder Ware, the largest Wisconsin law firm headquartered north of Madison, also provides legal counsel in Business Transactions; Litigation & Dispute Resolution; Employment, Benefits & Labor Relations; and Trusts & Estates.


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Rivalry week on deck for Pac-12 baseball
WASHINGTON continued to prove it deserves to be at the top of Conference as the Huskies remained undefeated in six Conference series in 2014 after picking up their first series victory at CALIFORNIA in eight years. The wins kept them out in front of idle OREGON STATE, who remain within striking distance at one and a half games back. Rivalry week has arrived as five Conference series over the weekend will be showdowns of in-state foes. The Pacific Northwest contests could be the most important this week, particularly the OREGON at Oregon State matchup, as the outcomes will have major implications on a Conference title race that is sure to be tight through the last month of the regular season. The Ducks--winners of nine straight--won't be an easy out for the Beavers. The Huskies, meanwhile, will have to play well against the Cougars if they hope to retain their hold on first place. A cluster of teams behind the league leaders aren't far removed, however, led by ARIZONA STATE and UCLA, who are just one game and game and a half, respectively, behind third-place Oregon. It was another good week in the rankings for Pac-12 Baseball, who have three teams--Oregon State, Oregon, and Washington-- unanimously ranked in the four major polls. UCLA returned to the rankings this week, marking the fourth team to garner a spot in the polls, coming in at No. 27 in the NCBWA Top-30. Meanwhile, UW and OSU both climbed in Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball's Top-10, with the Huskies coming in at No. 7 and 5, respectively, while the Beavers hold the No. 5 and 4 spot in those same polls. It is a busy week of non-conference mid-week matchups as eight teams are in action on Tuesday and Wednesday. Rivalry week kicks off on Thursday with USC facing UCLA at the home of the Bruins for a 6 p.m. PT contest that will air live on Pac-12 Networks. In all, 11 games will air live on the Pac-12 Networks (regional sites included) and an additional two will air live on ESPNU in a Sunday Pac-12 double header, featuring the series finales of Oregon at Oregon State at 1 p.m. PT and Arizona State at Arizona at 4:30 p.m. PT.
TODAY | 6:00pm PTLive
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- Pac-12 Oregon
Pac-12 PlaylistTODAY | 9:00pm PTLive
TOMORROW | 6:00pm PTLive
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Presidents Report
June is traditionally a quiet month for the AOTP, consolidating for the coming year's events.
The local ANZCA have recently had their annual change of committee, and we have managed to make contact with two consultants willing to join our association, in a liaison capacity between the two groups. Dr Scott Douglas and Dr John Martyr (WA ANZCA Chairperson) have accepted our offer of honorary membership 2016/2017. Our many thanks to outgoing liaison consultants, Dr Ian Maddox and Dr Richard Riley.
The Association of Operating Theatre Practitioners is currently looking for enthusiastic members interested in assisting the executive in the running of the association.
In particular we are looking for someone to assist the Treasurer and Secretary with their workload, with a view that one day they may be interested in taking over these substantive position.
Taking a position on the executive can appear an onerous task, and this assisting role will enable those interested parties the chance to ease into the position without fear of failure in the future.
Happy Christmas in July.
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Annual Education Evening Murdoch 2016 Review
Review of our Annual Education Evening, St. John of God Hospital Murdoch, 2nd June 2016.
This is our annual AOTP evening meeting, and surprisingly on a wet blustery winter night, when most people have had a busy day at work, it was extremely well attended. It was also an early opportunity for members to renew their memberships and therefore gain free entry into the event.
A light supper was provided and we are fortunate enough to always have a variety of trade displays to 'wet' our appetite for new technology and equipment. This year we were supported by Parker Healthcare, GE Healthcare, Meditech Systems, Edward Life Sciences and Teleflex. AOTP would like to take this opportunity to thank these companies for their continuing help and support in making evenings/events such as these so successful.
Autumn Scientific Meeting 2016 Review
Review from our Autumn Scientific Meeting, 12th March 2016.
Once again, we joined with our medical Consultant colleagues from the Australian Society of Anaesthetists (ASA) to have another successful meeting at the University Club of Western Australia. The sessions were opened by the President of the ASA, Dr. Lip Yang Ng who welcomed us all to the venue.
The first speaker was the world renowned Professor of Obstetric and Gynaecology Anaesthesia, Professor Michael Paech, from King Edward Memorial Hospital. This talk was entitled 'Rapid Sequence Induction for GA Caesarean Section – time to change'. As always, Professor Paech made this controversial subject interesting, and challenged whether every GA section should be a rapid sequence induction.