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When I pull the foreskin back on my penis, there is a green, smelly mold that seems to be stuck. And its not very attractive for the ladies. How do i get rid of it???
When I pull the foreskin back on my penis, there is a green, smelly mold that seems to be stuck. And its not very attractive for the ladies. How do i get rid of it???
Who says the ladies don't like moldy penis?
go to the dr. dude
I hope you're kidding. Otherwise, you're just nasty. How hard is it to wash?
For God's sake see a doctor before if falls off.
wash it, if that is not working. go to the doctor pronto.
you probably have a type of infection. u need to go check it out with a doctor asap.
im assuming ur NOT circumsized, so u have to work harder than other guys by keeping that thing CLEAN. wash it on the daily. girls wouldnt wanna put their mouth on that. (not trying to be gross or anything, its part of life) keep it clean
try washin it
Mate see a doctor, NOW! before you knob drops off.
soap and water
Soak in a glass of warm water to soften up and then keep clean.
That is just wrong…Head cheese?
Go to the Dr. You probably have an infection from the lack of it being clean properly. If you are having sex with a female with that on your penis, shes going to get an infection…. how gross that would be. Any time you have forskin over the head of your penis then it has to be clean more frequently. If you are at home use a towel to clean your self after going to the bathroom each time. this will cut down on infections.
Try washing it really carefully. Maybe get a toothpick to get it out but be very careful – If nothing works, go to the doctor.
Oh no mold on the penis
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Were you in a flood area and in the water of the flood too long
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If so you will have to have some mold inspectors out to have you drop your pants aka dewars and to look at the condition to see if it is neat of a couple of skin layer removal to make it safe for interaction usage
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And for a quick fix you can wrap it in Apple Cider Vinagar for a couple of hours if you want to kill all green mold growring on it
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You could wipe some "Right Guard" under arm deodorant to take care of the odor
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And be sure to wash the thing when you take a bath next time not just pound it to death
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Later up the right hand of man next time
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you need to have more oral sex
It's caused by excessive masturbation and not showering/bathing. I've never had the problem of it STAYING but I do wash myself regularly.
If a chick were to suck on something that you pee out of, then why would it matter if some cotton was stuck up in it? Extra lube?
That's all it is… it's just cotton with penis skin on it…
You may have a fungal infection. If you do this will not go away on it's own. You need to see a doctor for possible anitbiotic/antifungal medication. They will also probably do a swab of the infection to culture it and see exactly what is growing there.
The smegma produce under the foreskin of uncircumcised men is usually white, not green. If washing regularly does not remove it, I would worry that this is actually the discharge from a case of gonorrhea, which is characteristically green and smelly. But this STD usually also presents with pain on urination and a thick green fluid can be squeesed from the pee tube like toothpaste. Keep an eye on the problem and if it doesn't clear up soon or you get pain, see a doctor. In the meantime do NOT have sex with anyone.
eww thats mingin
go to a doctor and try to wash once in a while. maybe its gress stains from last night.
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I direct sowed a lot of seeds in my garden last winter, and this one did well because it's everywhere. I planted everything in large clumps, so I am pretty sure it's a flower because it's located in one section of the garden only. Any idea what this is? Seeds I put down: If it's too early to tell, no worries. I'm just terrible at identifying seedlings & hoping someone recognizes it. :) |
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All are very pretty!! If I could pick 2, they would be Memphis and Mountain Wildflower. Thanks for taking the time to share with us, Ellie. |
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This is a later blooming purple from Norris called Mary's Baby. Considering when it blooms in our hot climate, it's remarkably sunfast/colorfast. I'm in love with Mary's Baby.........Maryl |
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These are all very beautiful. I don't have many that start with M but here are a couple. 'Magnificent Magpie' |
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These are all very beautiful. I don't have many that start with M but here are a couple. 'Magnificent Magpie' |
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So many pretty M's. Love Memphis too, and Mountains Bow Down and Michael Miller. Can't get on PB right now. Here are my M's: Mama's Cherry Pie |
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Many stocks especially in the growth sector have had very big selloffs and corrections in recent weeks. Some of the hardest hit were the following stocks: Coupons.com (COUP), Rocket Fuel (FUEL), FireEye (FEYE), Pandora (P), RetailMeNot (SALE) and ZuLily (ZU).
I am now waiting to see if the sell off spreads to more stocks and starts to weigh down the general market averages. I have no way of knowing this for sure, but one possible scenario is that big financial institutions step in and start buying. That in turn may create new sector leaders and perhaps ignited a new rally. The recent rally was on light volume, so I am very cautious with any trade.
Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC), Lam Research (LRCX), Micron Technology (MU) and SanDisk (SNDK) are all related to semiconductor manufacturing and these stocks have held strong while many tech stocks have been falling hard.
Pandora is a stock I am very interested in. So many in the media are talking Pandora down, while sales keep coming and listeners keep growing. In the company's latest quarterly results, sales for Pandora were $194 million vs. $115 million in the previous year. I don't have a crystal ball, but I expect some institutional buyers to snap up Pandora shares soon.
In the solar space, I am interested in Canadian Solar (CSIQ), SunPower (SPWR), First Solar (FSLR), SunEdison (SUNE), and SolarCity (SCTY).
In the auto sector I am looking at General Motors (GM) and Tata Motors (TTM).
As for Chinese ADRs, I am studying Weibo (WB), Leju Holdings (LEJU), 58.com (WUBA), Ctrip.com (CTRP) and BitAuto Holdings (BITA).
Right now, it looks as if the selloff is not done and my strategy is to look for reversals as well as breakouts on high volume.
As I write this U.S. Treasury Bonds are on an uptrend signaling to me a weaker economy and potentially some more trouble for U.S. stocks. As always I am ready for any trend to reverse. However, until bonds turn down I am becoming more bearish on stocks.
I am expecting a downtrend to spread and some sort of capitulation to happen. Volume is my key to see where and when institutions get really excited about a stock.
Some nice strong volume up days in the averages are needed. And with the Federal Reserve tapering as well as the summer trading season arriving, I may be testing and waiting for some time.
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I have a bunch of butternut squash in various stages of development and ripening. Ok, if the winter frost comes and some of them are not quite ripe-some green lines or not tan color yet; is there a way to bring them in to ripen and thus be able to use during the winter months? I would appreciate any advice on this. I expect that within the next 4 weeks, the season will be over and I would like to collect as much of the squash for winter as possible. Thank you. Best wishes. Lawrence |
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Generally, leave them on the vine until frost. The leaves will start to yellow (mine are now) and the stems will turn tan and crack. Some folks say that a light frost won't hurt them, my experience is that a 'light' frost can sometimes be colder than that and it does do some damage. We grow several different varieties of winter squash, and I now can keep them until April / May of the following year by washing off the dirt carefully, and leaving them in a light, airy room ( a greenhouse) on newspaper. Leave several inches of stem. The fruit that isn't completely ripe on the vine will often ripen up in storage, although the amount of flesh might not be that impressive, and the taste not that great. |
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Proving the effectiveness and calling for the reauthorization of the Ex-Im Bank.
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The R&D credit is an essential component for US innovation and growth.
Using any form of Title II to implement net neutrality would hamper innovation and investment.
New research confirms robots aren't stealing jobs in developing countries either.
Comparisons to electricity and cable TV are off base.
The negative effects of data privacy could outweigh benefits.
We need a middle ground approach to international Internet policy.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture cleared the path to commercialization for a "genetically modified" potato developed by J.R. Simplott.
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Michelle Wein analyzed the impact of T-TIP on regional economies.
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Ashland, Ore. -- Southern Oregon beekeepers are celebrating a new plan by president Obama. The White House is putting together a task force to look into the drastic decline of honey bees and other pollinators.
In northern California, the almond industry is at risk because it depends on 1.4 million beehives annually for pollination.
Ashland beekeeper Laura Ferguson has been working with bees for 10 years.
"Honeybees in particular have an extreme impact on our agriculture in this country, around the world actually," said Ferguson.
Ferguson is glad to hear that President Obama created a task force.
The group, comprising of various agencies, will look into why the number of honey bees and other pollinators are dwindling and find ways to boost their conservation.
Ferguson said, "I think there's a great deal to be done, but I feel like we should remind the people that are going to be studying this, that we can't solve the problem with the same mind set that got us into this problem."
Research shows pesticides and mites, along with other factors, have caused the honey bee population to decline in recent years.
The President's plan will increase acreage for all pollinators and nearly 50 million dollars will go towards more research.
Besides flowers, and food, pollinators contribute more than 24 billion dollars to the United States economy.
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Ease of Use: Easiest as can get. This is a booster that REALLY doesn't affect your tone. The best features about it is that you can power it with 9v/18v adapters. I used it with both and found that you don't need more than the 9v. The 18v has a very dramatic effect on the level of boost. It almost duplicates the level (in comparison to the 9v plugged in). 1 button for on/off and one button for the amount of boost. // 10
Sound: The tone remains clear while this unit is on. A nice feature I didn't think of is placing it before distortion pedals (specialy the fuzz face) where this unit just makes the differance between solos and rhythm. When its on (because of the clean boost) the other pedals react to it as if youve just turned the level of the guitar up which means a dynamic sound without playing with the level of the guitar itself... place it after and just get aclean boost. // 10
Reliability & Durability: This is an extremely reliable effect due to the on off Switch which is heavy & the blue super-strong led it has for on/off. This unit simply does the job. You can get any amount of boost you need from it with the 9v (if you need more you can always plug it with an 18v and double the amount). This should be a main boost pedal and not to correct lost signal in chained effects because it just does more than needed for these corrections!. // 10
Overall Impression: I play a lot of different styles and I have yet to come across a situation where this pedal can't perform. Its sound is so clean that I use it with acoustics and electric guitars without any problam. The pedal also look great and the black design with the blue led makes it the prettiest pedal on my board for sure. This is the perfect booster, without a doubt. // 10
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Ease of Use: This is the easiest pedal I have ever used, and other than other clean boosts, the easiest to use in general. One knob for boost, a switch for on and off. There are no curveballs with this pedals. The manual it comes with has no use whatsoever, as the function and volume settings are right on the pedal. // 10
Sound: I use it on the end of my chain, and in front of a big muff, set at 3 o'clock or full. The muff gets a great gain boost, as distortion is boosted if the boost goes in front of it. This gets an excellent jack white tone. When not using the Muff, I use the MC-401 to boost my neck pup solos for Dave Murray tones and better balance. It gets noisy at higher settings, but gets fixed with a noise gate. Works well with both clean and distortion channels. // 10
Reliability & Durability: The MC-401 built like a tank, just like other MXR pedals. It won't die, no matter how many times it gets dropped. I've dropped the pedal several times, and can always depend on it to give the volume boost I need. I do not and will never need a backup for it. // 10
Overall Impression: This pedal is the best at what it does, in my opinion. It gives subtle to enormous amounts of volume boost, with absolutely NO TONE CHANGE. This is my favorite feature, if you can call it that. It is also true bypass, so it causes even less tonal change. I also like that it's small and gives more room for other pedals. I'd buy it again, although a hundred bucks a pop is hard to pull off (for myslef, anyway), but is definantly worth the money. // 10


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CSCAP Study Group on Energy Security, Singapore 15-15 December 2014: Centre Director Jim Rolfe represented New Zealand CSCAP at the first meeting of the new study group dealing with issues of energy security. The study group examined questions relating to the trade-offs between energy supply, economic cost and environmental protection as well as issues surrounding the safety, security and institutional safeguards within energy production chains. Ultimately the study group will make recommendations in the form of a CSCAP Policy memorandum to the ASEAN Regional Forum, for which this issue is a significant agenda item.
'Strategies for Countering ISIS' Roundtable Discussion – 9 December 2014: On 9 December the Centre for Strategic Studies held a roundtable discussion with Dr Jonathan Spyer, Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) at Herzliya, Israel, on strategies for countering ISIS. The background factors discussed included the evolution of ISIS in the context of recent developments in Syria and Iraq, the competition between ISIS and other groups opposing the Assad regime, and the interactions between the situations in Syria and Lebanon. The roundtable discussion also featured a range of views on the scope and prospects of the US-led strategy against ISIS, the relationship between the use of air power and developments on the ground in both Iraq and Syria, and the likely perspectives of neighbouring states including Iran, Turkey and Israel.
CSS representatives at trilateral dialogue in Kuala Lumpur -18-20 November 2014; and dialogues in New Delhi – 24 November: Paul Sinclair, Regional Security Fellow at the Centre for Strategic Studies, and Brian Lynch, Senior Fellow at the Centre, participated in the annual Australia/New Zealand/ASEAN trilateral dialogue in Kuala Lumpur 18-20 November. The New Zealand delegation was led by the Asia New Zealand Foundation. Paul moderated the first session which discussed managing strategic dynamics in the Asia Pacific and examined such issues as the challenges ASEAN faces in maintaining its centrality, and the roles Australia and New Zealand might play as the new dynamics unfold. Brian was a lead discussant for the session that asked whether Asia-Pacific economic integration is at a crossroads and which examined progress with TPP, RCEP and the FTAAP. Other sessions discussed lessons learned from the disappearance of MH370, national security and international law in cyber space, irregular migration in a people-centred ASEAN, and lessons learned from 40 years of ASEAN-Australian relations.
Following the trilateral dialogue Paul and Brian travelled to New Delhi for two sets of dialogue with the Indian Council for World Affairs on 24 November and the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses on 25 November. The New Zealand delegation was jointly led by the Asia New Zealand Foundation and the New Zealand India Research Institute. Paul presented a paper on geopolitical trends in the Asia-Pacific for both dialogues and Brian discussed policy shifts in India and New Zealand under new governments on both days. Other subjects discussed included multilateralism in the Indo-Pacific and which featured some discussion of the Indo-Pacific concept; possible areas of cooperation between India and New Zealand, a session which generated a number of ideas for strengthening the relationship, and the role of the Indian diaspora.
South Korean delegation visits CSS - 3 November 2014: A Delegation from South Korea's Ministry of Unification led by Chun Hae-Sung, assistant Minister for Inter-Korean dialogue, held discussions with the Centre for Strategic Studies on 3 December. The discussions focused on prospects for a revival of the long-stalled Six Party Talks, North Korea's relations with China, Russia and Japan, the DPRK's nuclear capability, and the desirability of establishing a north-east Asian security architecture.
CSS presentation at Brunei Seminar – 25 November 2014: Centre Director Jim Rolfe presented a paper on 'Defence Diplomacy and Regional Military Cooperation' at a seminar sponsored by the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkia Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies in Brunei Darussalam. The seminar was intended as background for Brunei Defence officials involved in the preparation of the nation's next Defence White Paper. Papers at the seminar were presented by a range of regional scholars. More detail on the seminar is available at the Brunei Ministry of Defence website.
CSS hosts Brunei Study Tour Group – 13 November 2014: A delegation of 22 Senior Officials from Brunei representing a range of government ministries, called on the Centre of Strategic Studies on 13 November. The visit was part of a programme arranged by MFAT for the delegation which is undertaking a professional development study tour. Dr Jim Rolfe, Director of CSS, and Paul Sinclair briefed the group on the role of the Centre; its interaction with the New Zealand Government and track two and track one and a half processes. This was followed by a wide-ranging discussion of regional security issues that included the South China Sea and maritime security, the US pivot, the challenge presented by the Islamic State, non-conventional threats and food security.
CSS hosts UN Security Council discussion - 10 November 2014: The Centre hosted a roundtable to discuss a draft paper by CSS Senior Fellow, Terence O'Brien, on issues surrounding New Zealand's election to a term on the UN Security Council. The roundtable was attended by analysts, scholars and current practitioners. Discussion, conducted under the Chatham House rule, was both of the substantive issues the Council and New Zealand might have to address and the processes and resources necessary to address the issues. The paper is scheduled to be published in the New Zealand International Review early in 2015.
Roundtable on Indian Strategic Perspectives – 22 October 2014: The Centre for Strategic Studies hosted a roundtable on 'India's Strategic Perspectives', led by Balaji Chandramohan who directs the Asia Pacific Bureau of World News Forecast, a United States news website. Topics covered included India's naval links with Japan, Indonesia, and Australia which he described as a strategic partnership; India-China relations; India-US relations; the significantly expanded defence relationship between Australia and India; India's growing involvement in "out-of-area operations"; India's objectives in securing membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation; and India's strategic interests in central Asia and in the Indian Ocean. He also flagged a possible shift in Indian defence thinking towards developing an offensive land-based military capability.
CSS presentation to NZDF Command and Staff College - 15 October 2014: Centre staff and senior fellows provided a panel presentation on regional security issues to the New Zealand Command and Staff College. Jim Rolfe, Paul Sinclair, Terence O'Brien and Michael Powles raised issues that ranged across regional cooperation, great power relationships, South China Sea and the evolving regional security architecture, the Pacific Islands as a component of New Zealand's interests and, in recognition of the Staff College's imminent visit to the country, the relationship between India and the Asia-Pacific region. The discussion following the individual presentations went into these issues in more detail and raised many more.
Presentation to Goh Keng Swee Command and Staff College, Singapore - 9 October 2014: CSS Director of Research David Capie gave a presentation on 'Defence diplomacy and peacekeeping' to the Goh Keng Swee Command and Staff College Seminar on 'International Security in the Asia-Pacific: Beyond ASEAN Centred-Security?' at the Singapore Armed Forces Training Institute. Capie discussed the growing interest in peacekeeping in Southeast Asia and its place in the ASEAN Political and Security Community and multilateral arrangements like the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) and ADMM Plus (ADMM+). He noted that in 2013 Indonesia pledged to significantly increase its contributions to UN peacekeeping missions, with the aim of becoming a top ten troop contributing country. Cambodia and Vietnam have also begun supporting PKOs and ASEAN is taking up the issue through its plans for a Network of Peacekeeping Training Centres. He said there are still material and normative constraints on closer cooperation on peacekeeping, but the issue appears likely to only grow in importance in the region in the future.
Rountable on Subnational Governance in Myanmar - 6 October 2014: The Centre for Strategic Studies held a roundtable with Dr Matthew Arnold, Assistant Director, Program Strategy, Innovation and Learning with the Asia Foundation, on sub-national governance in Myanmar. Subjects covered included decentralisation reforms, prospects for the 2015 national elections, the composition of region and state legislatures, the prevailing influence of the military on national and regional politics, the Rohingya refugee problem, and social services provided by non-state armed groups.
Rountable with Canadian Deputy Minister of Defence -12 September 2014: CSS hosted Mr Richard Fadden, Canadian Deputy Minister (Secretary, in New Zealand terms) of National Defence to a round table discussion. Mr Fadden opened the discussion by talking about Canada's interests in the Arctic, in global terrorism and in the Asia-Pacific region. The wider conversation then traversed the roles of China and the United States in the region, events in Ukraine, NATO's role and tensions in Northeast Asia. Overall, a useful exchange of views which allowed New Zealand participants to get an informal sense of Canada's thinking on issues that are also of considerable interest to New Zealand.
CSS presentations to NZIIA Napier & Havelock North - 4 September 2014: CSS Director of Research, David Capie, gave two public talks to the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs branches in Napier and Havelock North. The talks, entitled "Southeast Asia in the Changing Regional Order: Towards Conflict or Community?" discussed ASEAN's ambitious plans for forging an economic, social-cultural and political-security community in 2015. Capie argued that while Southeast Asia faces a number of challenges, not least divisive territorial disputes in the South China Sea, ASEAN continues to be seen as an important vehicle for cooperation by all regional states. Although some of the goals for the ASEAN Community might not be achieved by next year, he said ASEAN has taken important steps towards creating a more integrated region and remains a key partner for New Zealand.
Regional Security Architecture Workshop, Beijing - 1-3 September 2014: CSS Director Jim Rolfe attended a workshop on 'Regional Security Architecture' and presented a paper on the changing dynamics of regional security in Beijing 1-3 September. The Workshop, co-hosted by the China Institute of International Studies and CSCAP China, attracted participants from across the region, and from North America and Europe. Issues discussed ranged across the current regional security situation, the effectiveness of regional security mechanisms, the roles of the major powers and how best to ensure that security mechanisms did, in practice, contribute to regional security. The discussion was extremely open, more so than in many such events held in China, but the conclusions ranged from a desire to make the current system work to the thought that there should be a hierarchical approach to regional security, with the East Asia Summit as the apex of a descending grouping of regional mechanisms, each focusing on a specific area of regional activity or concern. This is an issue that will continue to engage regional attention, but there should be no expectation of an early resolution as to the 'best' way ahead.
CSS represented at Third Expanded ASEAN Maritime Forum – 28 August 2014: Paul Sinclair, Regional Security Fellow at the Centre for Strategic Studies, participated in the Third Expanded ASEAN Maritime Forum (EAMF) held in Da Nang, Vietnam under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Global Security Fund. The forum is unique in the region in that while there are several regional forums that focus on maritime security issues, the EAMF is the only one that provides an opportunity for think tank representatives to join officials in discussing the key issues. The forum discussed the need for progress in implementing the Declaration of Conduct in the South China Sea, recent developments in maritime cooperation including proposals for maritime environmental awareness seafarers training and fisheries management workshops, strengthening cooperation in rapid responses to disasters, incidents at sea and for search and rescue, the implementation of maritime confidence building measures and the future direction of the EAMF. Paul presented a paper on strengthening regional search and rescue cooperation in the wake of the disappearance of MH 370.
Middle East issues Roundtable – 11 August 2014: On 11 August the Centre for Strategic Studies hosted a roundtable discussion with Dr Abdul Aziz Aluwaisheg, Assistant Secretary General for Negotiations and Strategic Dialogue at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Dr Aluwaisheg was accompanied by his wife, Dr Hatoon Al Fassi, Assistant Professor of History at King Saud University. Topics discussed included GCC relations with the Arab League, defence cooperation among GCC members, the GCC's relationship with Saudi Arabia, relations with Iran, the rise of jihadism, the need for political change In Baghdad, Israel and Hamas, US-Israel relations, Iran's nuclear programme, gender issues in Saudi Arabia, and the possibility of developing a dialogue between the GCC and CSS.
Roundtable with Australian Defence Force Commander – 7 August 2014: The Centre for Strategic Studies hosted a roundtable, on 7th August, for Maj Gen Stuart Smith, Commander of the Australian Defence Force's (ADF) 1st Division/Deployable Joint Force Headquarters. Maj Gen Smith discussed ADF joint and amphibious operations for crisis and contingency response. Topics covered included the very close and efective cooperation with New Zealand's counterpart Joint Force Headquarters, the importance of inter-agency cooperation, the challenges of operating in a heavily populated and urbanised environment, the utility of including non-governmental agencies in relevant exercises, and the important role of Police officers in many overseas operations.
US Asia-Pacific SCentre for Security Studies workshop in Vanuatu - 4- 6 August 2014: In the first week of August, Centre Senior Fellow Michael Powles represented CSS at a US Asia-Pacific Centre for Security Studies workshop on Pacific security in Vanuatu. The workshop brought some 60 participants from across the Pacific Islands region to discuss the current security environment and regional security architecture. The dominant opinion at the workshop was that there was currently no serious external threat to security in the region and therefore no need to consider changing the "architecture" which rests principally with the processes and procedures created by the Biketawa Declaration (2000). The workshop made recommendations to improve regional cooperation in customs, law enforcement and related fields. (Michael Powles' speaking notes).
Roundtable on Australia-New Zealand defence and security relations – 1 August 2014: A robust roundtable discussion on the recent Australia-New Zealand Track 1.5 Dialogue on security issues (see separate entry below) was held on 1 August. A large group of current and recent academics and officials discussed possible divergences in the two countries' approaches, whether this mattered, if indeed divergence is occurring, and then went on to discuss how and where New Zealand should position itself in the world on security matters. Overall, there was a thought that the countries had a general agreement on the desired overall regional security outcomes, that they might well differ on the most appropriate means to achieve those outcomes, but that at the day-to-day operating level the armed forces continued to be capable of working not only with its traditional military partners, but also with a wide range of newer partners.
Roundtable with Prof Loch K Johnson - 25 July 2014: The Centre for Strategic Studies in conjunction with Massey University's Centre for Defence and Security Studies, hosted a roundtable with Loch K Johnson, Regents Professor of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia and a Meigs Distinguished Professor. Professor Johnson's address was titled the Anglo-American Intelligence Agencies and the Defence of the Democracies. The address and ensuing discussion focussed on the problem of determining intelligence priorities in the United States given the varying interests of no fewer than 17 separate intelligence agencies, issues of connectivity among the agencies, intelligence agency accountability, and the role of intelligence in foreign poIicy.
India following the 2014 election -CSS Roundtable 22 July 2014: The Centre for Strategic Studies hosted a roundtable discussion with Professor Sumit Ganguly, who holds the Rabindranath chair in Indian Cultures and Civilisations at Indiana University and is also a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia. In a very wide-ranging talk, Professor Ganguly discussed the key issues that dominated the recent Indian election, the Modi Government's first budget, the direction of defence foreign policy under PM Modi, social issues and problems besetting India's defence industry. A theme of much of the seminar was the need for the Modi Government to represent all India, as the ruling BJP party is not currently seen as a party with national roots but as a party of northern and western India with a narrow party-political agenda rather than a national one.
Track 1.5 Dialogue with Australian Colleagues – 3 July 2014: The Centre partnered with the Ministry of Defence to host a Track 1.5 dialogue with Australian colleagues from the Department of Defence and the non-government analytical community. The dialogue, held under the Chatham House rule, covered regional security issues such as drivers of change, inter-state tensions and non-traditional threats, and drivers of regional cooperation. The dialogue was valuable in that it allowed official and non-official views to be aired and it revealed a substantial common understanding of regional security issues but less agreement as to what those meant in terms of appropriate strategic policy settings for the two countries.
Chinese foreign policy roundtable discussion - 1 July 2014: The Centre for Strategic Studies hosted a roundtable on 1 July with Professor Zhai Kun, Director of the Institute of World Political Studies at the China Institute for Contemporary International Relations in Beijing. The discussion focused on the apparent dichotomy in Chinese foreign policy with the growing employment of soft power alongside a more assertive stance and broader definition of China's core interests.
Roundtable with former Fiji Prime Minister – 25 June 2014: The Centre for Strategic Studies held a very well-attended roundtable with Laisenia Qarase, the last-elected prime minister of Fiji who was deposed by the Commander of the Fiji Military Forces in December 2006. Topics discussed included prospects for the forthcoming elections which will be held in September; key election issues; the new Constitution; Fiji's relations with the Pacific Islands Forum, the Melanesian Spearhead Group and with New Zealand.
Roundtable on Northeast Asian issues - 24 June 2014: A large group of regional scholars, officials with an interest in Northeast Asia and diplomats gathered for a roundtable led by Professor of Strategic Studies, Rob Ayson, CSS Director, Jim Rolfe and CSS Regional Security Fellow, Paul Sinclair. They had separately attended a range of conferences and seminars in East Asia (in Singapore, Beijing, Seoul, Taipei and Kuala Lumpur) in late May and early June and this was an opportunity to report back on the issues raised at the events and examine some of the implications for New Zealand and the region. Discussion revolved mainly around China's approach to regional stability, relations between China, Japan and Korea, and the perspectives held by different actors of the United States' role in the region. A secondary but related line of discussion centred on regional order and the most effective ways of ensuring stability.
Roundtable with VP from NBR Washington – 16 June 2014: The Centre for Strategic Studies hosted a roundtable with Abe Denmark, Vice President for Political and Security Affairs at the National Bureau of Asian Research in Washington DC. Mr Denmark is engaged in a research project examining the future of United States alliances and partnerships in the Asia-Pacific region and was visiting New Zealand in the course of a programme of travel in the region as part of his research. Topics discussed included New Zealand's relationships with the United States and China, constraints on United States power, the growth of Chinese economic and military power, Korea-Japan relations and defence engagement between China and the United States.
41st CSCAP Steering Committee Meeting – 5 June 2014: Centre Director, Jim Rolfe and Regional Security Fellow, Paul Sinclair attended the 41st CSCAP Steering Committee meeting. The meeting reviewed reports from study groups on maritime security, water resources security, countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in the Asia Pacific, and regional security architecture. It then considered proposals for a series of new study groups and requested that each proposal be further refined for subsequent approval by CSCAP members. The meeting also reviewed its procedural rules, considered a report on a CSCAP delegation's meeting with the ASEAN Secretary General as part of a discussion on enhancing ties with the ASEAN Regional Forum.
28th Asia-Pacific Roundtable held in Kuala Lumpur – 2-4 June 2014: Dr Jim Rolfe Director of the Centre for Strategic Studies and Paul Sinclair, Regional Security Fellow attended the The roundtable opened with a keynote address from Prime Minister Najib which was presented by Minister of Home Affairs, Zahid Hamidi. Plenary sessions included a Japanese perspective on opportunities and challenges in constructing a peaceful and prosperous region presented by Mr Norio Mitsuya, Senior Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs; the "new type" of major power relations; resetting Sino-Japanese relations; fostering peace and security in the Asia Pacific; Myanmar's political and economic reforms; ASEAN's post-2015 agenda featuring strengthening and deepening community building; managing the maritime commons in the South China Sea; the question is Japan back?; and the dynamics of India's rise: national imperatives and international aspirations. The roundtable finished on a sombre note with a session on the future of Thai politics.
NATO Study Tour - 19-22 May 2014: Centre Director Jim Rolfe participated in a NATO 'Partners Across the Globe' event in Brussels 19-22 May. The Partners Across the Globe grouping is one of a number of partnership programmes developed by NATO in the last 20 years and includes countries such as Australia, Japan, South Korea, Mongolia, Pakistan and Iraq as well as New Zealand. Others partnership groupings include European non-NATO countries (the Partnership for Peace), Mediterranean countries of the North African littoral (the Mediterranean Dialogue), and Gulf states The Istanbul Cooperation Initiative). The partnership programmes are designed to support Nato's mission of cooperating internationally to maintain global peace and security and are pursued in distinction to NATO's collective defence mission with its allies. The Brussels event involved briefings and discussions on the range of issues and missions important to NATO, the most prominent of which are currently the future of Afghanistan, the situation in Ukraine, the conduct of other NATO missions and the future development of the partnership programme itself. As well as the briefings, participants themselves presented national and scholarly perspectives on issues ranging from maritime security and cooperative versus collective security to lessons learned from Afghanistan and the security environment in Europe and in the Asia-Pacific.
Pacific Forum CSIS, 6-8 May 2014: Centre Director, Dr Jim Rolfe, attended a conference on 'Island State Security' in Hawaii, hosted by Pacific Forum CSIS, 6-8 May 2014 and gave a paper on New Zealand approaches to development assistance in the Pacific Island region. The conference was attended by representatives from US government agencies and from the Pacific Islands Forum, Australia, New Zealand, China and Japan as well as representatives from regional civil society. The conference examined the range of issues faced by the Pacific Island region, different national approaches to engaging with the region and the region's own perspectives on the issues.
Roundtable with visiting Senior Foreign Affairs Official from Canada -12 May 2014: The Centre for Strategic Studies held a roundtable on 12 May 2014 with Susan Gregson, Assistant Deputy Minister (Asia Pacific) in Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development. Ms Gregson was accompanied by H.E. Caroline Chrétien, Canadian High Commissioner to New Zealand. Topics discussed included the implications of China's emergence as a major power; recent developments on the Korean Peninsula; Canada's interest in playing a more active role in the region's security architecture and measures taken to step up its engagement in the Asia Pacific, and the opening up of the Arctic and the challenges this poses for Canada.
Kippenberger Chair 2014 attachment completed - 12 April 2014: Professor Rosemary Foot's attachment to the Centre as the 2014 Sir Howard Kippenberger Chair in Strategic Studies finished in style with an address to a large audience at the NZ Institute of International Affairs on the topic of 'The Responsibility to Protect and its Evolution as a Global Norm'. In her ten weeks as a guest of the Centre, Professor Foot (from St Antony's College, Oxford) spoke to groups from Auckland to Dunedin in formal lectures, roundtable discussions, media appearances and classroom lectures with audiences ranging from the general public and students, through government officials and members of Wellington's diplomatic community. Her material ranged widely over issues of current relevance to Asia-Pacific security, including discussions of the drivers and moderators of possible conflict in the region, relations between regional powers, including China and the US, and the region's ever growing institutionalisation. A CSS Discussion Paper based on her formal Kippenberger lecture: 'Constraints on Conflict in the Asia-Pacific: Balancing the War Ledger in the 21st Century' will be published soon.
Roundtable hosted by Asia New Zealand Foundation: Dr Jim Rolfe, Director of CSS and Paul Sinclair, Regional Security Fellow, took part in a roundtable hosted by the Asia New Zealand Foundation, with Professor Nick Bisley, Executive Director of La Trobe Asia at La Trobe University in Melbourne. Professor Bisley provided an analysis of Australian foreign policy under Prime Minister Abbott. The subsequent discussion focussed on Australia's policy towards Asia, the indo-Pacific concept, Australia's approach to free trade agreements and Australia's role on the United Nations Security Council.
Roundtable with Team Managing Asia Pacific Country Risk for J.P. Morgan - 27 March 2014: Dr Jim Rolfe, Director of CSS and Paul Sinclair, Regional Security Fellow, met the team managing Asia Pacific country risk for J.P. Morgan on 27 March. The Wellington visit and range of meetings with government and private sector agencies and think tanks, is part of J.P. Morgan's annual country rating process. Subjects discussed at our meeting focussed on geo-political risks in the Asia/Pacific region including tensions in the East and South China seas, trans-national crime, the changing regional power balance and its implications, the likely increase in illegal foreign fishing encroachments in the South Pacific EEZ's and in the Southern ocean as fishing stocks are depleted elsewhere, and the impact of climate change.
Workshop on Track Two Diplomacy and Transfer - 20-21 March 2014: CSS Director of Research, David Capie, gave a paper on "Track two diplomacy and transfer in Southeast Asia" at a workshop on Track Two Diplomacy and Transfer held at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, 20-21 March 2014. The workshop explored how track two diplomacy contributes to conflict resolution and security cooperation, with cases including Northern Ireland, Israel-Palestine, US-Soviet relations during the Cold War as well as conceptual issues. The paper, which was co-authored with Professor Brian Job from the University of British Columbia, will be forthcoming as a chapter.
Roundtable with Professor Akio Takahata - 20 March 2014: On 20 March the Centre for Strategic Studies hosted a roundtable with Professor Akio Takahata, a specialist in Asia /Pacific security issues at Japan's Hakuoh University, and a regular contributor to the Sankei Shimbun newspaper. Professor Takahata was accompanied by Maruo Shinichi, head of the Political Section in the Japanese Embassy in Wellington. Subjects discussed included China/Japan relations, Japan/US relations, perceptions of United States leadership on global and regional issues, United States re-balancing in the Asia/Pacific region, Japan's relationship with Russia in the wake of the annexation of Crimea, and Japan's security relationship with New Zealand.
CSS Contributes to track one ARF Workshop on Preventive Diplomacy Training - 20-21 March 2014: Paul Sinclair, Regional Security Fellow at CSS attended the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) roundtable on training resources for Preventive Diplomacy hosted by MFAT in Wellington 20-21 March. ARF Ministers in 2011 had endorsed a Work Plan on Preventive Diplomacy. The roundtable focussed on the capacities and capabilities of the ARF and its participants in the field of Preventive Diplomacy, and on training needs. The objective was to identify options for regional training and prospects for collaboration with international programme such as that conducted by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research.
Roundtable with the Massey Centre for Defence and Security Studies - 4 March 2014: The Centre in partnership with the Massey Centre for Defence and Security Studies hosted a roundtable on 4 March with Dr Bernd Kubbig, Project Director of the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt and Adjunct Professor at Goethe University, Frankfurt. Dr Kubbig discussed his experiences as Coordinator of the international experts group known as the Multilateral Study group on the Establishment of a Missile Free Zone in the Middle East. Participants were drawn from both Centres' staff and stakeholders and had a wide-ranging discussion on frameworks for developing peace and security within regions. A general conclusion was that for short term stability specific local factors are probably more important than generally applicable principles for long term peace.
Discussions with the Philippines Ambassador - 27 February 2014: The Philippines Ambassador Virginia Benavidez visited the Centre for Strategic Studies on 27 February to discuss recent developments in the case the Philippines has put forward to the Arbitral Tribunal established under Annex VII to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in respect of China's South China Sea claims and the likely timetable for the Tribunal's consideration of the Philippines case. She also discussed the development of confidence building measures to reduce the risk of maritime incidents in the region, progress on the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea and the work of the ADMM+ Expert Working Group on Maritime Security which New Zealand is about to co-chair with Brunei.
CSCAP Maritime Security Study Group Meeting - 17-19 February 2014: Paul Sinclair, Regional Security Fellow at the Centre for Strategic Studies, co-chaired with Singaporean and Indonesian counterparts the second CSCAP Maritime Security Study Group meeting. The meeting held in Jakarta 17-19 February focussed on measures to build confidence to reduce the prospect of an incident in the maritime commons escalating to conflict. Immediately prior to that meeting Paul Sinclair attended a CSCAP experts meeting on proposals to ensure the safety and security of vital undersea communications infrastructure for which currently there are no adequate international mechanisms.
6th East Asia Security Outlook Seminar - 18 February 2014: CSS Director, Dr Jim Rolfe, gave a paper 'Comprehensive Security and Non-Government Organisations' at the 6th East Asia Security Outlook seminar in Brunei on 18 February 2014. The seminar is an annual event organised by Brunei's Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies. The themes of this year's seminar were around cooperation to achieve security outcomes. Papers were given by a range of international scholars on the development of ASEAN as a security community, ASEAN's security relationships and on regional maritime security. The audience was drawn primarily from Brunei's security community.
Roundtable with visiting Swiss MP - 11 February 2014: The Centre for Strategic Studies hosted a roundtable on 11 February 2014 with Swiss MP Thomas Aeschi. Mr Aeschi, who was accompanied by the Swiss Ambassador HE Marion Weichelt, is Chair of the Parliamentary Association Switzerland for Australia and New Zealand. A wide-ranging discussion took place covering the impact of China's rise on the Asia Pacific region, regional security architecture; New Zealand foreign policy, European security issues and cyber security.
Past Activities:
Asia-Pacific Integration Symposium - 13 November 2013: In partnership with the New Zealand Institute for International Affairs and the Asia: New Zealand Foundation, the Centre for Strategic Studies hosted a one-day conference on the economic and security dimensions of Asia-Pacific integration on 13 November. The conference attracted more than 100 participants and heard papers from a range of New Zealand and international analysts. Overall there was general consensus, if not complete agreement, that the region (however defined) is integrating in the economic and security spheres, that the two are linked but not necessarily correlated with each other, that the processes are different in each arena and that there are both opportunities and potential costs for New Zealand in these regional developments. New Zealand takes an active role in both the security and economic arenas and, most participants argued, should continue to do so.
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- Expanded ASEAN Maritime Forum: CSS Regional Security Fellow, Paul Sinclair, attended the second Expanded ASEAN Maritime Forum held in Kuala Lumpur on 3 October 2013. This 18 strong forum's membership replicates the membership of the East Asian Summit and the ASEAN Defence Ministers Plus forum. Subjects discussed included Priorities for ASEAN Dialogue Partners in Promoting Maritime Cooperation; Freedom of Navigation and Military Activities in Exclusive Economic Zones, and Future Work for this Forum. Sinclair's attendance was funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Asian Security Fund.
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These healthy breakfast bars provide a respectable level of protein and fiber without a ton of calories. Best of all, they can be eaten on the run. Reconfigure the "additions" to suit your fancy.... or replace the Splenda with another sweetener if you're trying to stay "au natural." This is a base recipe that can be tweaked to your taste! Submitted by TUESDAYS Carbs: 30.2g | Fat: 0.8g | Fiber: 2.3g | Protein: 2.3g | Calories: 135.6
Delicious and quick, this dish is a great way to get more fish into your healthy meal plan! We think this baked tilapia recipe can't be beat! Submitted by RACHIELOO Carbs: 1.2g | Fat: 10.5g | Fiber: 0g | Protein: 19.6g | Calories: 177.1
Delicious, low-cal drink I found on a forum for moments when you want chocolate. I will be drinking this even after I reach my goal. It is that good. Submitted by SERMAGRA Carbs: 14.3g | Fat: 0.4g | Fiber: 0.7g | Protein: 5.1g | Calories: 65.6
This is ridiculously low in fat and calories. Generous portions that are very fudgy like a brownie. Submitted by FLOWERDALEJEWEL Carbs: 30.5g | Fat: 1g | Fiber: 3.2g | Protein: 5g | Calories: 132.5
This delicious and easy gluten-free recipe can be frozen until you're ready to eat it. Submitted by PLATSUZIE Carbs: 5g | Fat: 10.4g | Fiber: 2.4g | Protein: 16.8g | Calories: 179.1
Cookbook creator says: ooops, I poured the salsa on top before cooking.... and I'd so it again!!! It was SO moist. Hubby said it is favorite chicken. Submitted by KWOODSON Carbs: 5.7g | Fat: 5.2g | Fiber: 1g | Protein: 26.8g | Calories: 179.4
Smoky from the cumin with a hidden serving of vegetables, this dip is equally delicious in a burrito as it is spread on tortilla chips. Submitted by STEPFANIER Carbs: 5.3g | Fat: 0.7g | Fiber: 1.7g | Protein: 1.7g | Calories: 32.9
Cookbook creator says: Try sweet potato Submitted by TODD717 Carbs: 40.1g | Fat: 4.3g | Fiber: 12.3g | Protein: 15.4g | Calories: 248.6
For the zucchini lovers! Submitted by JAXON3604 Carbs: 8.2g | Fat: 8.7g | Fiber: 2.5g | Protein: 15.5g | Calories: 170.2
A spaghetti squash recipe that has a classic Italian twist. Submitted by HAPPYKAT71 Carbs: 12.4g | Fat: 3.3g | Fiber: 2.1g | Protein: 4.2g | Calories: 88.6
Technically this is a crustless quiche, but the addition of flour makes for a delicious crusty bottom and sides. Submitted by JENNLOVE Carbs: 13.7g | Fat: 4.6g | Fiber: 2.2g | Protein: 10.3g | Calories: 134.1
I know it sounds weird: chocolate cake and tofu, together? It's so tasty, and a much healthier way to eat cake! Submitted by MEHICKS Carbs: 35.8g | Fat: 4g | Fiber: 0g | Protein: 2.9g | Calories: 189.5
This corn and black bean salsa is the perfect dish for potlucks when you want to have something healthy on the table. Submitted by CHIQUITA72979 Carbs: 10.4g | Fat: 0.3g | Fiber: 2.2g | Protein: 2.3g | Calories: 46.9
This is New Orleans-style chicken made with shredded dark meat in a lightly sweet sauce. Delicious served over brown rice. Kids love it, too. Submitted by SUNSHYNE71 Carbs: 15.5g | Fat: 4g | Fiber: 0.1g | Protein: 19.5g | Calories: 168.4
Start with this simple but flavorful recipe, then add in anything you'd like! Try it with fresh herbs like chives, cilantro, rosemary, or thyme. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 11.2g | Fat: 1.8g | Fiber: 2.9g | Protein: 3.6g | Calories: 65.2
A hearty, healthier take on an iconic American meal. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 19.3g | Fat: 4.8g | Fiber: 3.6g | Protein: 14.4g | Calories: 196.6
A perfect oven to table dish that can be easily adapted to suit your pantry and palate. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 45.6g | Fat: 9g | Fiber: 5.2g | Protein: 28.8g | Calories: 372.4
This chili is packed with flavor and fiber. Make a big batch for a crowd or freeze it in single-serving containers for up to four months. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 20.2g | Fat: 6.3g | Fiber: 4.6g | Protein: 25g | Calories: 234.5
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Birthplace: | Penzance, Cornwall, England, Cornwall, UK |
Death: | Died in Atlantic Ocean |
Cause of death: | Titanic victim |
Managed by: | Anne-Marie Healy-Kalishoek (C) |
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Immediate Family
About Percy Andrew Bailey
- Name: Mr Percy Andrew Bailey
- Born: 1893
- Age: 15 years
- Last Residence: in Penzance Cornwall England
- Occupation: Butcher's Assistant
- 2nd Class passenger
- First Embarked: Southampton on Wednesday 10th April 1912
- Ticket No. 29108 , £11 10s
- Destination: Akron Ohio United States
- Died in the sinking.
- Body Not Recovered
Mr Percy Andrew Bailey, 18, was born in Cornwall in 1893. The son of James Bailey of 25 Gwavas Street , Penzance.
He was travelling to New York City to visit his uncle (Harry Jennings) before going on to Akron, OH to the home of a friend of his father, Mr J. Bailey. He had been hired by a firm in that city as an apprentice butcher.
Bailey initially booked on the White Star Line vessel Oceanic, but transferred to Titanic when he heard that several friends were booked for that steamer. He travelled as a second class passenger (ticket number 29108, £11 10s.).
He arrived in Southampton on April 9th from where he sent a postcard to his parents:
Dear Mother and Father,
I telegrammed to you. We had a very tiresome journey on the L.S.W. [London & South Western Railway it was terribly slow travelling, and we had a job to get lodgings but we got in. From your loving son - Percy xxx.
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1893 |
Cornwall, UK
1912 |
April 15, 1912
Age 19
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5 This is a plain indication of God's righteous judgment so that you will be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which indeed you are suffering. | 5 All this is evidence that God's judgment is right, and as a result you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering. |
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Dr. Stephen F. Knox, MD
Neurology, Sutter Neuroscience Medical Group
- 2800 L St Ste 500
Sacramento, CA 95816 - 1 Office Location
- (916) 454-6850
Dr. Stephen F. Knox graduated from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas in 1985. He works in Sacramento, CA and specializes in Neurology. Dr. Knox is affiliated with Sutter General Hospital and Sutter Memorial Hospital. He speaks English, Russian and Spanish.
Gender: Male
Years in Practice: 30 Years
Languages Spoken: English, Russian, Spanish
Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Graduation Date: 1985
Hospital Affiliations: Sutter General Hospital, Sutter Memorial Hospital
Specialties: Neurology


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December 31st 9 pm- midnight
Come join us for a fun night of food, fellowship and games as we celebrate the coming of a New Year.
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
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Pastor's Notes: Spark or Torch?
Time is free, gut it's priceless.
You can't own it, but you can use it.
You can't keep it, but you can spend it.
Once you've lost it, you can never get it back.
Sunday, June 8, 2014
NEW ministry alert! Kitchen Fellowship Ministry
Do you want to develop NEW and CLOSER relationships with people in your church? Do you want to develop them in a relaxed and casual atmosphere? Then the new Kitchen Fellowship Ministry is the one for you!
This ministry is open to all regular attendees and members ONLY and is a 6 month commitment.
Groups will meet in a host's home and focus on relationship building through food, fun, and fellowship. No fancy attire, no fancy china, just simple, fun relationship building!
If all this sounds like something you'd be interested in, sign up in the front of the church at the next service. Any questions can be answered by calling the church or asking a greeter at service.
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Valentine's Banquet
Saturday, February 15th was our Valentine's Banquet - dinner and a movie. The food was catered by Joe's Deli in Inverness. We had a great turn out and everyone enjoyed themselves. Check out our Women's Ministry or Men's Ministry page for the schedule of our next couple's event.
Monday, December 30, 2013
You don't want to miss our New Year's Party at Joy & Praise tomorrow night! We will have finger food, games, and a ton of fellowship. Fun starts at 9pm and around 11pm we will have a time of testimonies to bring in the New Year with praise to the King who sits on the throne. Make sure to come experience the Joy!!!
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For architect Celia Imrey, the new Edgartown Library feels like home
Celia Imrey is all about building relationships. A third-generation Vineyarder and New York City-based architect, Ms. Imrey is in charge of designing the new Edgartown Public Library. And it's not a task she's taking lightly.
In an interview with The Times last week, Ms. Imrey recalled fondly her time spent on the Island. "I grew up spending summers on the Vineyard, and I was a library patron. Now my children are library patrons," Ms. Imrey said.
She recalled stories about her mother, who lived on the Vineyard when she was just a toddler and grew up reading the classics at the old Carnegie Library on South Water Street when it was just two rooms. "She would say the old library had all the books she ever wanted to read," Ms. Imrey said. "When she had read everything, she would just reread."
Ms. Imrey graduated from Brown University magna cum laude and took a master's degree in architecture from Yale University.
In 2010, the town hired Imrey Culbert, a design partnership with a focus on museum architecture and gallery design. That partnership has since dissolved, and Ms. Imrey now runs Imrey Studio. Ms. Imrey says she enlisted the help of Jeffrey Hoover from Tappe Associates as her Massachusetts partner.
"We have a really good client, a good team. We work together well. I think that's an important part of the process," Ms. Imrey said.
Her notable work in public and cultural institutions around the world includes the Pierpont Morgan Library and Museum in New York, the Musee Louvre-Lens in France, and recently the Museum of Textiles in Bangkok.
Her ties to the Island have given the library project a special place in her heart, she said.
Sense of history
Sitting in her newly built and still-under-construction house off Katama Road, Ms. Imrey discussed her vision for the library.
"Stylistically, this project is significantly more historical than any other project I've ever done," Ms. Imrey said.
Brought on as a consultant to the project in 2009, she says she wanted to approach the design from a fresh perspective. "My brain had gone through the process of thinking, well, what does this library actually need?"
According to the plans, the design hinges on the interconnection of three programmatic spaces: the adult collections, the children's collections, and a new multi-purpose space that will function as the gallery for paintings and prints. The gallery will also host lectures, film screenings, concerts, entertainments, and other programs.
"This town doesn't have a Chilmark Community Center, it doesn't have a great public space, so there's a lot of programs that this gallery space could host," Ms. Imrey said. "Catered events, a dinner, an awards ceremony, a big meeting for an organization, you name it. Having a room like that can serve the greater community."
The three volumes, each with wrap-around monitor windows and standing-seam metal roofs, are designed to be distinct from the inside out. The adult wing will feature exposed wood trusses and visible post-tensioning cables. The children's wing will have a vaulted plaster ceiling with compressed reading nooks along the perimeter. And the gallery is designed with an articulated plaster vault with a translucent glass clerestory—high windows that invite natural light.
As Ms. Imrey described the design, she made particular note of the children's wing.
"It's separated as its own entity. It's not a room in a building, it's their own building," Ms. Imrey said. "And that use and identity is empowering."
As for the inspiration behind the clerestory windows, Ms. Imrey said, "We read in light, so bringing light from a really high source is an act of dramatizing the act of reading."
Other notable features, Ms. Imrey told The Times, will include the use of pietra serena stone inspired by Michaelangelo's Laurentian Library (Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana) in Florence, in addition to custom-made table cases and hand rests.
"The building acts kind of like a leather-bound book. There's these strong brick ends, and then there's a soft spot that opens up with window walls that are transparent. That's where people will be able to communicate from the inside to the outside," Ms. Imrey said.
A little history
The Carnegie Library building was built circa 1904, with an addition added in the 1930s. The rear part of the library was expanded in 1975, when the town's population was around 1,500. The population has nearly tripled in year-round residents since then, as has the need for more advanced technology when it comes to library services, supporters of the new library say.
In 2004, the Edgartown Free Public Library wrote a building program for a construction grant offered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
The Warren building turned out to be structurally unsuited for supporting floors full of books, and those plans fell through. The town scrapped the plans and gave up a $4.6 million matching grant from the state.
"When I started the process with the building commission, after I got the job, the task was to expand the library on its current site, on North Water Street, and there was a lot of debate around that," Ms. Imrey said.
After presenting design drawings and site studys for two sites: the site of the current library on North Water Street, which includes the adjacent Captain Warren House, and the brick building that once housed the Edgartown School on Edgartown–West Tisbury Road, voters supported plans to build a new public library on the site of the old elementary school building. At their October 2012 meeting, the state Board of Library Commissioners announced the release of a provisional grant of $5 million to Edgartown, the state's share of the construction project.
Dollars and Cents
The Edgartown Free Public Library has been budgeted at $11 million. Edgartown has $5 million in state grant funds, and voters have agreed to a $4.9 million municipal bond issue. The balance of $1.1 million has already been paid by the town through allowable credits, according to Edgartownlibrary.org. About $350,000 of the $4.9 million bond will be used to meet the energy-efficiency standards of the federal LEED program; this money will be reimbursed to the town when the new library wins LEED certification — typically around six months after the building opens.
As for the Carnegie Library, the Martha's Vineyard Preservation Trust has agreed to take the lead in planning for adaptive community uses of the historic Carnegie Library building.
In addition to the work on the Edgartown library, Ms. Imrey has started a new company called SpaceKit. "It's a response to the fact that residential design could be simplified and made more efficient," Ms. Imrey said. "So I've put into place a process of getting design done for residences that really, really works well."
In the meantime, Ms. Imrey is intent on seeing this project through. Construction is to begin this winter.
"You look at it and you can't mistake that it's the new library," Ms. Imrey said. "Its been so much fun, its been great, and it's a great way to give back. I hope I'm their first patron."
This sounds great. One quibble, one suggestion.
Quibble: I have mixed feelings about the children's wing. I half-like the idea behind there being a separate children's wing, particularly when the children are very young, having been in the children's section of the Edgartown Public Library, and the noise was so great, it was impossible to think. But remembering, as a child, being relegated to the children's section of Baltimore's Public Library, despite being ready to move onto the adult section by the age of 9 or 10, and having to petition to do so, to have my parents' permission to do so, being interviewed by the staff like I was a pervert for wanting to read above my age group, makes me hope that children will understand that this is an arbitrary separation and that they are free, even though, in many ways, still a child, to check out books in the adult section. I also wanted access to the "adult section" because the separation make it seem forbidden.
Suggestion: I idea of a community area is important. Please try to have it include a small stage, no more that a foot or 18″ high, with professional lighting and sound system. We frequently have pianists and trios come to the island who can't command a big audience, so the Whaling Church isn't right for them, so we lose them. Readings of plays, novels, poetry, non-fiction are very popular in NYC, and everyone's first choice to read or act is a dump down in the Bowery that only holds about 30 or so uncomfortable folding chairs, and is at the back of a bar, because the sound and lighting systems are superb. And the room lights can be dimmed, and it becomes intimate theater. The island bookstores might even be willing to pay a small rental fee if books by the author's were available for sale.
Mostly though, bravo for the whole project!
Mary Stewart Allen


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Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Overseas investors bought a net 251 million rupees ($4.75 million) of Indian stocks on Jan. 6 and Jan. 7, taking their investment in the equities this year to 10.3 billion rupees, according to the nation's market regulator.
Foreigners bought 18.5 billion rupees of shares and sold 18.3 billion rupees over the two days, according to data from the Securities & Exchange Board of India. They bought a net 20.9 billion rupees of bonds in the period, the data show.
Offshore funds pulled out 27.1 billion rupees from local equities last year, compared with record flows of 1.33 trillion rupees in 2010, as Europe's debt crisis threatened the global economy and cooled demand for emerging-market assets. That led to a 25 percent drop in the BSE India Sensitive Index, the second worst annual loss, and sent the rupee to an all-time low.
India's $1 trillion stock market, Asia's fifth-biggest, is influenced by flows from overseas. Inflows from abroad surged to a record in 2010, making the Sensex the best performer among the world's top 10 markets. The largest-ever outflow in 2008 led to the biggest annual slump of 52 percent.
Foreign funds have placed 4.454 trillion rupees in stocks and 1.283 trillion rupees in bonds since they were allowed into the country in 1993. They invested 421 billion rupees in bonds last year.
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