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Fall 2017 Africa Program Newsletter
An Update from the Africa Program
Above: President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d'Ivoire discussed the country's future trajectory on November 8, 2017, at CSIS.
Spotlight on Côte d'Ivoire – and its New MCC Compact: The CSIS Africa Program welcomed the President of Côte d'Ivoire Alassane Ouattara for a Spotlight on Côte d'Ivoire event marking the signing of the country's first Millennium Challenge Corporation compact. MCC CEO Jonathan Nash joined panelists in examining opportunities for expanded U.S. partnership with one of Africa's fastest growing economies, as well as challenges ahead for the country, which emerged from political crisis just six years ago. The half-day conference was preceded by a private dinner that brought together the Ivorian delegation with five members of Congress, private sector representatives, and senior members of the U.S.-Africa policy community.
Raila Odinga made his first international public address after his boycott of the election on November 9, 2017, at CSIS.
Tracking Kenya's Elections: The major news story in Africa throughout much of the fall was Kenya's protracted election process, which included a Supreme Court annulment of the August polls and an October re-run that was boycotted by the opposition. In September, the Africa Program hosted a Spotlight on Kenya event, examining the implications of the annulment for the state of democracy, the country's security situation, and Kenya's economic and business outlook. Following the October re-run, opposition leader Raila Odinga chose CSIS as a forum for his first international public address. In a discussion moderated by former U.S. Ambassador to Kenya and Senior CSIS Africa Program Adviser Mark Bellamy, Odinga announced plans to establish a National Resistance Movement for a peaceful dialogue in Kenya.
Foreign Ministers of the G5 Sahel outlined their plans for a Joint Military Force on November 1, 2017, at CSIS.
Examining the New G5 Sahel Joint Force: The October ambush in Niger that killed four U.S. servicemen brought renewed attention to the proliferation of extremist groups in the Sahel. The Africa Program hosted four foreign ministers from the region, for a panel discussion on the newly established G5 Sahel joint military force, which has garnered $60 million in support from the United States. In a commentary co-authored with Boris Toucas of the CSIS Europe Program, Africa Program Director Jennifer Cooke and Research Associate Katrin Heger offer their take on how successful the G5 Sahel Joint Force might be in fighting terror and building regional security.
The Zimbabwe Coup: Robert Mugabe's ouster after 37 years in power offers an opening for diplomatic engagement to help build a more democratic future. Will the U.S seize the opportunity? Jennifer Cooke answers Critical Questions on the events that led to Mugabe's downfall and what U.S. interests are at stake in Zimbabwe.
Nana Ama Agyemang Asante explained the role of fake news in Ghana on November 30, 2017, at CSIS.
Fake News in Africa: Deliberate campaigns of political and social misinformation are not confined to the United States. In late November the Africa Program, together with Open Society Foundations, hosted a panel discussion on the phenomenon of fake news in Africa, with a focus on Kenya, South Africa, and Ghana. Panelists agreed that investigative journalism and a transparent and accountable media sector is among the most important bulwarks against the influence of fake news.
The DRC Coffee Sector: In a commentary, Richard Downie asks whether the once-thriving coffee sector in the DRC can be revived and help Congolese farmers improve their livelihoods. Analyzing challenges and opportunities, he concludes that success is contingent upon better market access, mentoring and training of farmers, and improved access to financing along the entire value chain.
Salafism in Eastern Africa: As part of its ongoing project on religion and the state, the Africa Program hosted a discussion on Salafism in Eastern Africa. Sebastian Elischer highlighted the varying roles states can play in managing religious groups with a comparative look at Kenya and Uganda. David Throup from Johns Hopkins University complemented Elischer's institutional account of engaging Muslim communities with a historical perspective.
South Africa at a Crossroads: In light of the political crisis in South Africa, Ann Bernstein, executive director of the Centre for Development and Enterprise in South Africa, offered her perspective on prospects for change and the country's need for broad-based, inclusive economic growth.
Congressional Staff Briefing: In cooperation with the recently launched Humanitarian Agenda at CSIS, the Africa Program in early November hosted a discussion with Mark Lowcock, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, and congressional staff dedicated to humanitarian issues. Participants were interested in hearing more about Lowcock's plans on how to increase the efficiency of humanitarian aid and how to operate more effectively in complex environments.
German and EU perspectives on Africa: Georg Schmidt, Under-Secretary for Africa in the German Foreign Ministry, outlined Germany's policy priorities for Africa in a private, off-the-record roundtable. In light of the European refugee crisis, Schmidt highlighted Germany's approach to curbing the root causes of migration in Africa and the country's Compact with Africa initiative.
Africa Program in the Media: In October, when the death of four Special Forces in Niger shone a spotlight on American military presence in Africa, Jennifer Cooke and Richard Downie spoke to the Media about the role of U.S. military forces in Africa. In an interview with Radio Times, Richard Downie explained that "You have to have diplomats on the ground. You have to have development workers on the ground. The face of the United States in Africa cannot be a soldier." On NPR, Downie discussed what America's military mission in Africa is, and in the CSIS podcast series, Jennifer Cooke talks to Colm Quinn about U.S. activities in Niger. Speaking with CNN, Jennifer Cooke said that the G-5 Regional Force "is not a panacea to the problems of the Sahel, but it is a first step toward addressing one of the central challenges, which is movement of arms and people and extremist groups across borders which has eluded these countries so far." Commenting on U.S. drone strikes in Somalia on AFP, Jennifer Cooke pointed out that the relaxing the rules that constrain drone strikes against suspected terrorists, "can give major fuel to recruitment by (jihadist) groups," and that there must be a "counter-balance of a diplomatic strategy" to go with an expanding U.S. military footprint. Richard Downie was an early commentator on the crisis in Zimbabwe on CTV News Channel as the military coup was unfolding. In an interview with the BBC World Service Newshour, Jennifer Cooke discussed Zimbabwe's economic and political relationship with China, which has been a lifeline for the Zimbabwean economy and for Mugabe's ruling ZANU-PF. Senior Associate Alexander Noyes analyzed the events leading up to the Zimbabwe coup in an article for War on the Rocks. Inspecting the state of democracy in East Africa, Senior Associate Jon Temin argues in Foreign Affairs that the region "is in the midst of a democratic decline that is reversible in its early stages but threatens to gather momentum."
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Storm tracks are heading for the poles, satellite data suggests
Climate models have predicted that mid-latitude storm tracks would slowly move …
Scott K. Johnson - Aug 12, 2011 6:15 pm UTC
Image: Goddard Earth Observing System Model, earthobservatory.nasa.gov
Mid-latitude storm tracks are major weather patterns that account for the majority of precipitation in the globe's middle latitudes, which includes most of the heavily populated areas of North America, Eurasia, and Australia. Due to atmospheric circulation and the dynamics of weather systems, these bands of low pressure form repeatedly in the same locations. Apart from being meteorologically important, they're also major players on the climate scene—clouds in these regions are responsible for reflecting much of the incoming solar radiation that is bounced back to space before penetrating Earth's atmosphere.
Many climate models have predicted that the positions of these storm tracks would slowly migrate toward the poles, but so far this trend had not been detected. However, analysis of 25 years worth of data from the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project now indicates that this shift is probably already taking place.
The International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (or ISCCP) operates a network of geostationary and polar orbiting satellites that have been collecting data on clouds since 1983. A team of researchers carefully analyzed data for Northern and Southern Hemisphere storm tracks in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to look for trends in storm track positions. (The Indian Ocean could not be included because of issues with satellite coverage.) The results indicated a slight poleward shift of the storm tracks.
These satellites have known data issues: measurement changes when new satellites came online, lower data quality at the "seams" between coverage from different satellites, etc. So the authors tried several different analysis techniques to test the robustness of the observed trend. Each technique decreased the rate of the observed poleward movement somewhat, but the general trend remained.
That's mainly interesting because it had been predicted by many climate models. But the data also shows something that may be much more important, though there are some considerable uncertainties involved. The satellite observations also show a roughly two-to-three percent reduction in total cloud cover since 1983. This occurred through a large decrease in low-level cloudiness, and it came despite a slight increase in high-level cloudiness.
Both of these changes act as positive feedbacks to warming, and, as we recently covered, cloud feedbacks are among the largest sources of uncertainty in temperature projections. High-level cirrus clouds aren't thick enough to reflect much incoming solar radiation, but the increase in water vapor means more trapping of outgoing infrared radiation (the greenhouse effect). Most reflective action is in the low-level clouds, so a decrease there means more incoming solar radiation penetrating to the Earth's surface.
Although the same models that predict the poleward movement of storm tracks also predict reductions in total cloud cover, the paper is heavy on caveats here. The most interesting data comes at the limits of detection for these satellites, making it unclear how robust the signal is. Like the storm track positions, the trend is consistent among the regions studied, though. In addition, satellite observations of atmospheric radiation fluxes (from the Earth Radiation Budget Experiment) corroborate the changes in cloud behavior.
Studies like this underscore the importance of Earth-monitoring satellites operated by NASA and the ESA. Global climate data isn't easy to come by, and the analysis is often difficult under the best of circumstances. Increasingly accurate projections require the kind of data only these satellites can provide.
Climate Dynamics, 2011. DOI: not yet available (About DOIs).
Scott K. Johnson Scott is an educator and recovering hydrogeologist who has been covering the geosciences for Ars since 2011.
Email scott.johnson@arstechnica.com // Twitter @SJvatn

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The use of "self-criticisms" by the Public Security Bureau (PBS) in Guangdong; whether penalties are being imposed upon those who fail to submit a self-criticism (January-October 2001) [CHN38007.E]
While no reference to the use of "self-criticisms" by the Public Security Bureau in Guangdong or to whether penalties are being imposed upon those who fail to submit a self-criticism could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate, the following information may be of interest.
According to reports, editors at the Guangdong newspaper Yangcheng Evening News were ordered by the Communist Party's propaganda department to write "self-criticisms" following the publication of an interview with He Qinglian, an economist and commentator whose writings have reportedly been banned in China (The Financial Times 7 June 2001; Knight Ridder 13 July 2001).
A 3 June 2001 article reported that Nangang Zhoumo, a weekly magazine subordinate to Nanfang Ribao which is an organ of the Guangdong Provincial Communist Party of China (CPC) Committee, had been "purged" for failing to meet the standards set by the central authorities (Hong Kong Ming Pao). Reportedly, the Central Propaganda Department had issued a circular in May 2001, criticising the magazine and requiring it to submit a written "self-criticism" to the propaganda department of the Guangdong provincial party committee (ibid.).
An 18 July 2001 article reported that Zhong Hongmao, county head and deputy secretary of the CPC Committee of Heping County, Heyuan City, Guangdong Province, had been temporarily relieved of his post and asked to make a "self-criticism" for being suspected of using bribes to gain more votes during a recent election (Xinhua).
As well, a 29 December 2000 article reported that the Guangdong Province Governor, Lu ruihua, had stated that, in future, those in charge of production facilities where a serious or fatal accident occurs will have to either make an "in-depth self-criticism or resign from office"(ibid. 4 January 2001).
Financial Times [London]. 7 June 2001. "Beijing Launches Press Crackdown." (NEXIS)
Hong Kong Ming Pao. 3 June 2001. "HK Paper Reports on PRC's 'Purging' of Guangzhou Magazine Nanfang Zhoumo." (FBIS-CHI-2001-0604 3 June 2001)
Knight Ridder [Washington]. 13 July 2001. Michael Dorgan. "China Cracks Down on Journalists who Push Boundaries of Censorship." (Tribune News Service/NEXIS)
Xinhua [Beijing]. 18 July 2001. "New Heping county Head Temporarily Relieved of Post for Election Bribery." (FBIS-CHI-2001-0718 18 July 2001)
_____. 29 December 2001. "Guangdong Governor Addresses Meeting on Production Safety." (BBC Summary 4 January 2001/NEXIS)
Additional Sources Consulted
IRB Databases
LEXIS/NEXIS
Internet sites including:
China Online
Human Rights in China
People's Daily Online
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Note: This list is not exhaustive. Country or region-specific publications available at the Resource Centre are not included.


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Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani San Diego partner Matthew Kleiner and senior counsel Jordan Derringer, with the assistance of Phoenix associate Annelise Dominguez, were successful in obtaining summary judgment on behalf of their client, a homeowner's insurer.
The plaintiff alleged that the insurer breached the homowner's policy of insurance because they were negligent in the adjustment of the plaintiffs' storm related property damage claim and, as a result of the insurer's negligence, mold formed in the plaintiffs' home. The plaintiffs alleged that they suffered toxic mold poisoning and sought more than half a million dollars in damages based upon claims for breach of contract and bad faith.
Gordon & Rees' attorneys successfully argued that any alleged failure on the part of the insurer in adjusting the claim, of which there was none, was not the cause of the plaintiffs' alleged damages. It was further found that the insurer did not, in the absence of a breach of contract, act in bad faith.


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This contest is actually the first part of a sort of two-part ordeal. My initial idea was to host a contest for the best franken made from Color Club polish but I realized that a lot people don't have access to Color Club or have never tried the brand, so I decided to start off with a straight-up giveaway first. On the 23rd, I'll launch the Color Club Frankenpolish Contest. The best Dr. Frankenpolish will win the Glitter Vixen Collection!
This is serious. 44 bottles of Rescue Beauty Lounge is pretty much all I've ever wanted out of life. I'm thinking I might have to resort to some of the ol' folk magic from the mother country so as to increase my chances of winning this giveaway. My mom told me something once about breaking a double yolked egg over an upside down straw broom… or something. Ok maybe not, but Animal sacrifice would help for sure, right? Geez, I can't hurt animals… a giant can of chicken breast from Costco that my mom bought for me when I first left home 6 years ago and has been sitting in my cupboard since then… would that be ok? Maybe sacrifice goat cheese instead of a whole living goat? Ugh, where's a first-born when you need one.
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Who Did a Better Job Scaremongering on Fox News: Eric or Lara Trump?
By Justin Peters
Nov 06, 20182:38 PM
Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by FoxNews.
This article is part of Watching Fox, a Slate series about Fox News.
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I've said it before and I'll say it again: Eric and Lara Trump are my favorite Trumps. Eric is a rich clod who resembles one of Dean Wormer's henchmen and sounds like a sentient YouTube comment; his wife Lara has the affect of someone who would destroy your life for taking her parking space. They are both thoroughly inessential, which is why it makes sense that they are frequent guests on Fox News. On the morning of Election Day, Fox News viewers were treated to an Eric-and-Lara twofer, with Eric appearing live on Fox & Friends around 8:30 a.m. and Lara guesting on America's Newsroom a few hours later. Who wore it better? Let's find out!
Eric Trump on Fox & Friends
Sporting a five-day hobo beard, Eric struck a frantic and repetitive tone throughout his brief appearance on America's least credible morning show. He kicked things off by completely ignoring Ainsley Earhardt's opening softball. "Your father's name is not actually on the ballot, but is it? Are people going to vote for the candidates, or are they going to support him?" Earhardt asked.
"His name's not on the ballot, but America's winning. America is winning. We are winning at everything we do," Eric said. He then asserted that his father had made America the greatest country in the world and whined that Barack Obama had a "personal problem" with his father. "He's taking credit for a lot of my father's accomplishments," said Eric Trump, not bothering to name which accomplishments he was talking about. The Fox & Friends hosts did not disagree.
"This country is winning! I mean, we are winning!" Trump added.
"I don't think Americans care about style, I think Americans care about results" -@EricTrump #ElectionDay #MidtermElections2018 pic.twitter.com/P52HJ3MWs1
— FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) November 6, 2018
In true Trump fashion, Eric then ineptly swiped at Democrats and the media. "If you can't win on true accomplishments, and things that you can quantify, let's just talk about style all day. And I don't think Americans care about style," said Trump, who, again, was wearing a five-day hobo beard. "I think Americans care about results. I know I care about results. And, again, this country's doing great. This country's doing great. And the media refuses to cover it.
"And what do the Democrats stand for? I mean, what are the Democrats running on right now?" Eric continued, going on to demonstrate that he had no idea what they're running on (which, fair point): "Let's double everybody's taxes. They're running on: Let's attack law enforcement. Let's abolish ICE."
"Health care. They're running on health care," interjected a subdued Steve Doocy.
"They're running on health care, which is a system that Obama broke," Eric said.
"Yeah, and the Republicans blew it by not coming up with a repeal-and-replace plan," said Brian Kilmeade, in what struck me as, at least in part, an early attempt to insulate President Trump from blame for the GOP's projected House losses by finding fault with the Republican congressional leadership. "They set themselves up for this." Eric Trump nodded and made no other response. As usual, he didn't have anything to say, but at least he didn't fall over in his chair. This guest spot was a smashing success!
Lara Trump on America's Newsroom
Though Lara only spoke to Sandra Smith of America's Newsroom for approximately four minutes on Tuesday morning, it was long enough for viewers to verify that she is thoroughly a Trump. Her tone was cheerfully alarmist. She noted that the Trump presidency was a "family ordeal" and that "the most important thing that we could all do as a family, really, was to get out on the campaign trail here for these midterm elections and make sure that people understand exactly what the president has been saying at all of his rallies."
What the president has been saying, of course, is that the migrant "caravan" is coming, and that Americans should be very, very afraid. Lara said this too. "You do have a caravan of people that I actually would refer to more as an invasion than a caravan. It's very scary," she warned. "For friends of ours on border states, they really are taking this very, very seriously. You have thousands of people that are saying, we're gonna bust through your borders, we're not gonna obey your laws, we're not gonna do anything the proper way. That should be a threat to everyone in this country."
On Monday, Lara had been in Florida campaigning for Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis—"a great guy," she said—and on America's Newsroom, she proceeded to stump for DeSantis by maligning his opponent, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum. "I think the people of Florida are taking very seriously the fact that his opponent is running as a socialist. That is incredibly scary to people in this country," asserted Trump. "If you want to know what socialism looks like, look at Venezuela. That is not something that we want to have happen in the United States of America. Andrew Gillum has been very clear what he wants to do with Florida, and it's going to drive people away from Florida."
Trump ended her appearance by predicting that female voters will lead the way to a Republican victory tonight. "From what I can gather from so many women out there, they may not tell anyone, they may not be telling their friends or posting on social media, but when it's just them in the voting booth and they think about where we are in the country, that the future looks better for them, for their children, and that they're safer in this country, I really think a lot of women are voting for Donald Trump," said Lara Trump. Her guest spot was much less entertaining than her husband's but also much more measured and on message in her scaremongering. Lara Trump wins today's Fox News Morning Trump-Off.
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My first ever university class was BIO120, Monday morning in Convocation Hall. I remember walking into the building, yawning and bleary-eyed, and feeling utterly overwhelmed. Convocation Hall is a huge building that can seat more than 1,700 people, which means it's a pretty intimidating setting in which to try and make friends. I was lucky enough to live in residence last year so before classes had even begun I had been able to make some friends I could sit with. Even so, I understand the struggle of making genuine, lasting friendships in huge classes. I'm in my fourth semester here at university and, in all honesty, introductions haven't really become any less nerve-wracking. That being said, I have picked up a few tricks, which might also help some of you.
Con Hall is one of those buildings at U of T that everyone loves to hate.
This is most terrifying part of the process, at least for me. One easy conversation starter that you can use with basically anyone is bringing up the readings for the class. You can comment on how long the last chapter was, or ask whether your classmate understood a section or even exclaim about the ridiculous price of the required textbook. It actually is foolproof, however, if your class doesn't really have readings (lucky!) to ask what the professor went over last class, what tutorial section they're in or about the date of the midterm. Basically, the best way to start a conversation is to ask about something general and related to the class you're in. This allows the conversation to feel natural in the context of a classroom and isn't too personal right away.
Everyone can relate to ridiculous textbook prices, so it's an easy conversation starter!
Once you've had a few conversations with someone you can judge if you genuinely want to be friends with them. If you decide you do want to be friends with this person outside of class you can ask them for their number or, if that feels too forward, ask to add them on Facebook. This gives you a way to later contact them about hanging out outside of class. You can start by maybe studying or doing assignments together and then take your friendship from there.
I've found that most people's advice when it comes to making friends involves joining clubs or going out to more events. While those are great ways to meet more people, many people don't have that much extra time to dedicate to extracurricular or they may be commuters. There are so many potential new friends in all the classes that you attend regularly already, so you definitely can make friends without going through too much extra work. Don't be shy: step a little bit outside of your comfort zone, use the aforementioned tips and make some new friends!
Do you have tips for making friends? What was your most unusual first conversation in class? Let us know in the comments!


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"Clients say: 'Bob is very professional and easy to communicate with.'" Chambers USA
A seasoned litigator with nearly 30 years of experience, Bob has handled an array of jury and non-jury trials and commercial arbitrations. His experience includes cases involving commercial contracts, mergers & acquisitions, real estate transactions, land use, stockholder rights, corporate governance, fiduciary malfeasance, trade secrets and business torts.
Though Bob has handled cases across the country, he has particular experience in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and the Virginia state courts. He also has extensive appellate experience, having argued important appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth and District of Columbia Circuits, the Virginia Supreme Court, and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
Bob is a frequent speaker and author on legal ethics and real estate. Prior to joining Hirschler Fleischer, Bob was a partner at Leach Travell, Cooley and McGuireWoods LLP.
Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, 2011-2014, 2018; Litigation Real Estate, 2012-2014, 2017-2020
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Northern Virginia Community Hospital v. Board of Supervisors (Circuit Court of Loudoun County, Virginia). Land-use dispute regarding proposed hospital.
Dowdey v. District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency (D.C. Superior Court; D.C. Court of Appeals). Dispute regarding doctrine of lis pendens and lien on real property
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Ballenger v. Applied Digital Solutions (U.S. District Court of Delaware; Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia). Defense of federal securities and common-law claims.
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In re Dameron (Fourth Circuit). Issues surrounding conflicting creditor claims to escrowed funds based on defalcations of real estate settlement agent.
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Buchheit v. Blue Ridge Networks (Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia). Dispute over sales commissions.
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Michael Bonner has more than 20 years of experience in the real estate industry across various asset classes to include multi-family, commercial, developable land and single family.
Prior to launching PropertyPilot, Michael was the Founder and CEO of Cherrystone Bay LLC a real estate investment firm. During his career in real estate, Michael focused on developing a proprietary database to locate, value and manage properties. Merging his technical background with his real estate experience was the genesis of PropertyPilot. Building on those backgrounds, and adding other valuable search, mapping, project management and analytical features is what led to the current PropertyPilot platform.
He is also a licensed New Jersey realtor.
Prior to launching PropertyPilot, Michael was the Founder and CEO of Cherrystone Bay LLC a real estate investment firm. During his career in real estate, Michael focused on developing a proprietary database to locate, value and manage properties. Merging his technical background with his real estate experience was the genesis of PropertyPilot. Since then, PropertyPilot's foundation has expanded to include valuable search, mapping, project management, reporting and analytic features, expanding its scope of service to a variety of industries.
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David Gross is a driven marketing professional with a passion for online customer acquisition who deeply understands the nuanced mechanics of executing successful, highly optimized, cross-channel marketing campaigns.
David brings a unique and valuable perspective to the PropertyPilot team, where his real estate experience perfectly compliments his command of digital marketing. He has 8 years of real estate investment and brokering experience. Before PropertyPilot, David was an Investment Sales broker at CBRE, the world's largest real estate company, where he led the Private Capital Group in New York City's Outer Boroughs.
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Anthony L. Velasquez, Esquire, is legal counsel to PropertyPilot.com and he also authors legal and real estate articles for the company. He has been a licensed attorney practicing in NJ for over 15 years. His practice focuses on real estate investments, transactions and developments, commercial litigation, tax liens, mortgages and foreclosures. Mr. Velasquez has argued successfully on behalf of his clients before all levels of the NJ Superior Courts and the NJ Supreme Court, in addition to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He was counsel on the landmark case before the NJ Supreme Court Simon v. Cronecker, 189 N.J. 304 (2007), which established the rights of third party buyers of distressed property in New Jersey tax foreclosure cases.
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Das Gesetz- und Verordnungsblatt für das Land Hessen (GVBl., bis 1946 Gesetz- und Verordnungsblatt für Groß-Hessen) ist das Gesetzblatt des Landes Hessen. Herausgeberin des  im . Jahrgang erscheinenden Bekanntmachungsorgans ist die Hessische Staatskanzlei in Wiesbaden. Die A. Bernecker Verlag GmbH in Melsungen ist von der Hessischen Staatskanzlei offiziell und vertraglich mit dem Druck und Vertrieb des GVBl. beauftragt.

Bis zum 31. Dezember 2011 gliederte sich das GVBl. in zwei Teile (GVBl. I und GVBl. II). Im GVBl. I wurden die in die Gesetzgebungskompetenz des Landes fallenden Gesetze und Verordnungen sowie Staatsverträge bekannt gemacht. Das GVBl. II stellte eine Sammlung des bereinigten hessischen Landesrechts dar. Seit dem 1. Januar 2012 existiert nur noch ein GVBl. Anstelle des GVBl. II wird in einer Anmerkung zur Überschrift auf die Gliederungsnummer in dem elektronisch geführten Fortführungsnachweis (FFN) hingewiesen.
Über das Landtagsinformationssystem des Hessischen Landtages kann auf sämtliche Dokumente des GVBl. im TIFF- und PDF-Format zugegriffen werden.

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HOUSTON Now, patients and people who work there face years of new delays.
It's all because of a drainage project started on Holcombe between Fannin and Braeswood. It will eventually help stop potentially dangerous floods at the Medical Center, Rice University and even Hermann Park.
Ask just about any Medical Center employee about Holcombe Boulevard and you're likely to get some very similar answers.
"That point where it just goes down to one lane is just ridiculous so I just try to avoid Holcombe," said Med Center worker David Bermudez.
Unfortunately the traffic is about to get a lot worse as the city of Houston begins a $11 million project to rebuild the out of date drainage system under the road.
"We're putting in 7,000 feed of lines and storm drains," said Alvin Wright with the city of Houston Public Works Department.
The city says it's all part of an ongoing effort to improve drainage throughout the Texas Medical Center. Katy Robbins has managed a building along Holcombe for almost 20 years. She's seen floods and traffic jams so we asked her what's the bigger headache?
"It depends if you're sitting in traffic or trying to get out of water, they're both bad, though water is by far the worst," she said.
The rebuilding of Holcombe is expected to last until next year. Once complete, drainage should improve immensely. Robbins just hopes people's patience lasts that long.
"The buzzword is it's going to be tough, but it's needed to make it better," she said.
For years, work along Kirby has slowed drivers down. Crews are improving drains and burying utility wires. The work has steadily moved up Kirby and will eventually impact the Upper Kirby area, between Richmond and Westheimer.


A formal first contact is important – Americans in particular need to take note because they can be overly friendly even to people they don't know, which is considered rude in Russia.
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Lamb necks, spiced and cooked slowly is one of my favourite dishes and is traditionally what is eaten during Eid after Ramadan with the family.
When my dad used to go to the butchers they would give him the necks for free. Despite their wonderful slow cooker properties, they were considered beneath scrag. Of late lamb necks have re popularised, which unfortunately means that freebies are a thing of the past. However they are still a very reasonable cut to purchase and the meat after several hours of cooking is flavourful and tender.
Asfur is a very important ingredient for marinating the lamb necks. It comes from the orange red flowers of the safflower and is a cheap alternative lets say to saffron, the worlds most expensive spice. You can find asfur in Turkish shops / markets.
Serves 4 / 5 people.
Ideally buy them in your local butchers; the supermarket variety tend to be over priced and cut into smaller pieces. Ideally you want the whole neck, uncut.
Combine all the above spices and then rub on the meat. Leave for 24 hours so that the meat has time to absorb the spices.
Once the lamb necks have had time to marinate heat two tablespoons of oil in a large casserole pot (with a lid) over a high heat. Brown the meat. You will need to turn it and make sure they are all sitting flat in the pot. If your pot is not big enough do them a few at a time.
Pour cold water carefully in to the pot, until it comes to half way up the meat. This when I did it was approximately 300 ml but it depends on the size / depth of your pot. Don't drown the meat by covering it with water. Add two teaspoons of salt to the pot and one teaspoon of pepper.
Once the water bubbles turn it down to a very gentle heat, put the lid on the pot and let the meat cook slowly for three to four hours. Check it every hour or so to make sure there is still liquid in the pan (keep it to halfway up the meat). By this point they should be beautifully tender but still attached to the bones with some lovely meat juices in the bottom of the pan.
These can easily be made ahead and then stored in the fridge to be reheated.
Put the yoghurt in to a bowl and stir in one teaspoon of salt, the crushed garlic clove, the mint and cucumber. Drizzle with olive oil at the end.
Serve your lamb necks with rice, some scattered toasted pine nuts, a yoghurt salad and some of the cooking juices from the bottom of the pot (you can reduce to a nice sticky lamb gravy by increasing the heat under the pan and stirring rapidly. If you are thinking about another salad to pair it with, a fresh tabbouleh works very well.


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