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JAMB Accused Of Conspiracy By Author Of Last Days At Forcados High School
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Report reaching us has it that the author of Last Days at Forcados High School, Dr. Ayobami Hanif Mohammed, is on the verge of suing the Joint admission and matriculation board and Cassava Republic Press (The publisher of Last Days at Forcados High School ) over what he described as conspiracy to violate his copyrights.
The book which we learnt was written by Mohammed in 2006 while he was a student of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) was accepted by JAM,B in 2014 as the the recommended handbook for candidates in the Use of English on the recommendation of Fafunwa Educational Foundation.
The owner of Cassava Republic Press, Ms Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, was said to have signed an agreement with JAMB on behalf of the author for the book to be used between 2014 and 2017. Terms and conditions for the contract was agreed upon and signed by the parties concerned.
However, after signing agreement with JAMB in 2014, the publisher turned around on the initial contract by asking Mohammed to accept a lower royalty which the author refused based on the fact that the fresh proposal was a violation of the initial contract.
According to him, his refusal to accept the offer and other issues arising from the disagreement, made his book to be replaced by JAMB with another book from the same publisher as the recommended text n the Use of English for 2017 UTME candidates.
Reacting to his development, , JAMB spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin said, "We had an understanding with Cassava Republic, not the author. I don't even know the author. The copies we are using for the direct entry candidates are the books we paid for last year, except the author wants us to return it so he would refund our money."
On the sudden change of the book to the new one after persuasion by the registrar failed, he said, I'm not privy to the meeting with the registrar, like I said earlier; we had an understanding with the publisher not the author."
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Solar photovoltaic (PV) demand in 2014 will be dominated by the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, which will account for approximately 50% of all new solar PV demand next year. According to findings from the latest NPD Solarbuzz Asia Pacific PV Markets Quarterly report, almost 95% of new solar PV capacity in the APAC region in 2014 will come from just five countries: China, Japan, India, Australia, and Thailand.
APAC countries are forecast to install more than 23 gigawatts (GW) of solar PV in 2014, setting a new record for solar PV installed annually within any region. This record PV level represents more than the entire global PV industry installed in 2010, and it is even greater than the 19.2 GW installed in Europe in 2011, when Germany and Italy were the leading global solar-PV countries.
The record level of solar PV demand from the APAC region during 2014 will represent 35% annual growth, compared to 2013, when more than 18 GW of new solar PV is expected to be installed in APAC. Demand from the APAC region this year is dominated by China and Japan, which together account for more than 85% of APAC installations.
The Chinese Bureau of Energy recently announced an aggressive target of 12 GW for 2014, with 8 GW to be installed on rooftops, and the remaining 4 GW located on the ground. New investments also continue to drive the Japanese market, following the country's 230% annual growth in 2013, which will drive the pipeline of solar PV projects in Japan above 20 GW.
Thailand is set to become the next major solar-PV country in the APAC region in 2014, having increased its target for renewable energy contributions to 25% by 2021. The country's National Energy Policy committee has proposed 800 megawatts (MW) of community-based solar-PV capacity, with an additional 200 MW to come from solar rooftops.
Despite efforts in China to increase the solar PV capacity located on rooftops through Distributed Generation, more than 50% of solar-PV capacity installed across the APAC region during 2014 will come from ground-mounted projects, with less than a quarter of new PV capacity derived from residential and small commercial rooftop segments.


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De spoorwegovergang van de A2 bij Loenersloot was een gelijkvloerse kruising in Nederland tussen een autosnelweg met een spoorlijn. Bij deze overgang kruiste de Spoorlijn Aalsmeer – Nieuwersluis-Loenen de Rijksweg A2. De spoorwegovergang was actief beveiligd en is in bedrijf geweest van 1954 tot 1986.

De Spoorlijn Aalsmeer – Nieuwersluis-Loenen werd in 1914 geopend, maar werd vanaf 1950 alleen nog gebruikt voor goederenvervoer. Het snelwegtracé van de A2 tussen Utrecht en Amsterdam werd in 1954 geopend en kruiste de spoorlijn tussen de stations Oukooperdijk en Nieuwersluis-Loenen. In de naoorlogse wederopbouwjaren was er weinig geld beschikbaar voor de bouw van een viaduct of brug. Omdat er slechts sporadisch een goederentrein over de lijn reed en de snelweg in de beginjaren nog niet zo intensief werd gebruikt, werd besloten om de spoorlijn gelijkvloers met de weg te laten kruisen.

In eerste instantie bestond de beveiliging slechts uit waarschuwingslichten, maar deze werden al snel vervangen door spoorbomen. Hoewel er slechts enkele treinen per dag over de lijn reden, leidden de gesloten spoorbomen regelmatig tot levensgevaarlijke situaties en enkele ongelukken met auto's die met grote snelheid op de spoorbomen inreden. Tijdens een vorstperiode in 1962 vonden er ettelijke botsingen plaats bij de spoorwegovergang, waarbij meerdere doden vielen. Vanwege deze onveilige situatie werd besloten dat de rijkspolitie voortaan bij iedere overstekende trein moest bepalen wanneer het veilig genoeg was om de spoorbomen te sluiten. Het verkeer werd niet alleen gewaarschuwd door de rode lichten bij de spoorbomen, maar ook door gele knipperlichten op grotere afstand van de overgang.

Eind jaren 1960 werd nog overwogen om alsnog een viaduct voor de spoorlijn te bouwen, maar nadat het steenkolenvervoer wegviel, werd de spoorlijn nog minder belangrijk en werd de bestaande situatie gehandhaafd. Een van de laatste belangrijke gebruikers van de lijn was sloopbedrijf Koek in Mijdrecht, waar oud materieel van de Nederlandse Spoorwegen werd gesloopt.

Op 30 mei 1986 stak de laatste trein de A2 over. In 1987 werden de rails, spoorbomen en waarschuwingsverlichting verwijderd.

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 Haarlemmermeerspoor - A2
 W. Wegman - Hoe de dood de rijksweg overstak

Rijksweg 2
A2
Geschiedenis van Stichtse Vecht

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Chattanooga TN to Charlotte NC We started the day with a very touching letterbox in Chattanooga at a memorial for unborn children. The ...
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Chattanooga TN to Charlotte NC
We started the day with a very touching letterbox in Chattanooga at a memorial for unborn children. The box was a tribute by two parents to their miscarried infant. A sobering way to begin the day and a sweet way for this couple to share their remembrance of their child.
From Chattanooga we headed east on US-64 toward Cleveland to search out another of Peter Toth's Whispering Giant statues. We tracked down the Cherokee Chieftan at the Museum Center at Five Points, relocated from its original spot in a downtown pocket park. This statue was number 9 in Toth's series to honor Native Americans, which now exceeds 80. It was carved in 1973 from an oak tree, and, like the one we saw in Colquitt, GA last week (also from 1973), it was shorter, at 10 feet, than some of the more recent carvings, some of which are as tall as 40 feet.
Sadly, the letterbox associated with this giant had gone missing. Landscapers had been busy in the area where the box had been hidden, whacking off sheltering limbs and clearing out tree needles, mulch, and other hiding materials.
Nanye'hi
As we continued east along US-64, we could see the results of the ancient buckling of the earth as we entered the Appalachian foothills and the land of the Cherokee. Near the little town of Benton, we visited the grave site of Nancy Ward, a Cherokee priestess. Born in the 1730s, Nanye'hi grew up to become a prominent War Woman and Beloved Woman of her tribe. She helped male elders carry out ceremonies and assisted war leaders with negotiations. Among Americans and British, she was greatly respected as an orator, emissary, and protector of white settlers and captives and became a de facto ambassador between her people and whites.
In her later years, Nancy Ward opened an inn in southeastern Tennessee along the banks of the Ocoee River. She died in 1822 before her people were forcibly removed from their remaining lands in the Trail of Tears. She and her son Five Killer and brother Long Fellow are buried near the site of the inn, and that is where we found the letterbox dedicated to her memory.
Nancy Ward grave site
Continuing east from Benton, US-64 tracked along the shore of the TVA-created Lake Ocoee and then the Ocoee River, site of whitewater sports in the 1996 Olympics. On this mild and sunny September Saturday, the Ocoee was swarming with rafters and kayakers. We passed one outfitter after another as we dodged buses crammed with fun seekers and piles of rafts lashed to the bus roof. "Slow moving rafting buses next 20 miles," a highway sign warned, as if we hadn't noticed.
When we rounded a curve and saw a beautiful visitor center built for the Olympics, we had to stop and check it out. The fact that a letterbox was on site added inspiration. While there, we watched lots of would-be rafters being trained in a calm pool before they plunged into the rapids of the river. The letterbox was just where the clue promised, and after stamping in we continued our drive on the winding highway until we were stopped by the sight of a Paul Bunyan sized chopper in front of Cherokee County Cycles.
Ken with "Big"
Even if you're not a motorhead, who could just drive past such a photo op? When we got a closer look, we noticed a sign that invited visitors to take their photos sitting on "Big" in exchange for a donation to breast cancer research inside the shop. Though the mega chopper seemed a little too shaky for either of us to be willing to climb on board, we had taken our share of pictures, so we went in to make our contribbution. Then we had to take another photo, one that cleared up the mismatch of breast cancer research being promoted in a Harley shop.
"Fill the Jugs" a nearby sign encouraged.
By then it was 3:30 and we had gone only 109 miles in six hours, one third of the way to our destination in Charlotte. But we just had to make one more detour. Actually by car, it was right along our route in Wesser, NC. A letterbox planted in 2005 beside a well-known trail near the Nantahala River had not been found (or reported missing) since 2007. How could we not look for it? Much to our delight, it was still there, exactly as described. And we had frittered away another hour with 3.5 hours still to go.
The Appalachian Trail crosses the Nantahala River
By then it was time to get serious about arriving at our destination, so we quit letterboxing and drove on straight through to Charlotte, arriving shortly after 8:00. Happily our hotel had a "restaurant," so we were able to grab a quick meal before calling a wrap to a satisfying day with some excellent views.
US-74 through the mountains of North Carolina
1966 Chevy pickup in Cleveland for monthly auto show
Spectator bridge built over the Ocoee River for 1996 Olympics
Yet another outfitter
Learning the ropes before braving the rapids
Oar to oar rafters everywhere

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Know the dangers of BYOD
By CybersecAsia editors | Wednesday, June 23, 2021, 5:14 PM Asia/Singapore
The current pandemic has increased the vulnerability of firms relying heavily on bring-your-own-device work arrangements that are fraught with cyber perils
The rapid adoption of unmanaged personal devices connecting to work-related resources (also called Bring Your Own Device or BYOD) is putting organizations at risk if the latter are ill-equipped to deal with growing security threats such as malware and data theft.
In a recent study of BYOD threats by cloud security firm Bitglass of 271 cybersecurity professionals in April this year, enterprises were more or less settled in their shift to remote work or hybrid work models. However, this also meant allowing more external devices to connect to the corporate network and thereby expanding the attack surface.
The data showed organizations in the survey had not been paying enough attention when securing unmanaged personal devices. Other key findings include:
BYOD is here to stay
47% of respondents reported an increase of personal devices being used for work. As a result, 82% said they now actively enable BYOD to some extent. Challenges associated with managing device access and mobile security remain.
Securing BYOD to prevent data loss/theft was a top concern
62% of respondents expressed concern over data leakage. Other apprehensions included users downloading unsafe apps or content (54%), lost or stolen devices (53%), and unauthorized access to company data and systems (51%).
Respondents were running blind when securing BYOD devices
Some 22 % of organizations in the survey indicated that unmanaged devices have downloaded malware in the past 12 months. However, 49% indicated they were not sure or could not disclose whether the same could be said for them.
Many respondents were securing BYOD with old tools
41% of respondents reported relying on endpoint malware protection for BYOD. Some 30% of respondents indicated that they did not protect against malware for BYOD at all.Some11% of respondents were using cloud-based malware protection measures.
Said the firm's CTO, Anurag Kahol: "As enterprises begin to shift to hybrid work environments, personal devices will provide the flexibility and remote access that employees require. This new way of working, however, will undoubtedly stretch the resources of security teams. This is why enterprises (should) seriously rethink their approach to secure all forms of communication amongst users, devices, apps, or web destinations."
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Roath Local History Society
Bringing History to Your Doorstep – since 1978
Churches etc
William McKenzie – Chief Constable of Cardiff
William Pettigrew – Cardiff's Head Gardener
Cardiff United Synagogue War Memorials
Roath Park Congregational Church war memorials
Roath Virtual War Memorial
St Andrew's URC War Memorial
St Edward's War Memorials
St James the Great War Memorials
St Margaret's War Memorial Tower
St Martin's, Albany Road,Roath, War Memorial plaques
St Peter's Roll of Honour
St Saviour's War Memorial, Splott Road
Tredegarville Baptist Church War Memorial
Roath Road Wesleyan Methodist Chapel War Memorial
Splott Road Baptist Church War Memorial Tablets
Albany Road Baptist Church War Memorials
Cardiff High School War Memorial
Cathays Methodist Church war memorial
Highfields Church, Monthermer Road memorials
Howard Gardens High School War Memorial
Mackintosh Institute Roll of Honour
Trinity Centre, Four Elms Road
Roath Park Wesleyan Church War Memorial and Roll of Honour
Cardiff Royal Infirmary War Memorials
Charles Street Wesleyan Methodist Church War Memorial
St Andrew's and St Teilo's war memorial
St German's War Memorial plaques
Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds War Memorials
Oddfellows War Memorial Plaque
Cardiff Blitz Memorial
Project Newsletters
Project Newsletter – Volume 1
Vol 1, No 1: Geology, Archaeology and Pre-Norman Roath
Volume 1 Number 4 – Albany Road
Vol 1, No 2: Roath – the Lost Village
Vol 1, No 3: Roath 150 Years Ago
Vol 1, No 3: Adamsdown
Vol 2 No 4: St Andrew's United Reformed Church
Vol 2 No 4: Roath Mill
Vol 1 No 6 -What we learn from census returns – Roath 1851
Vol 1 No 5: The Manor of Roath
Vol 1 No 7: Some Gentry Families in Roath Parish or Manor?
Vol 1 No 9: Forty Years in Splott
Albany Road
Parks etc
Victorian Pillar Boxes
Upcoming Lecture Programme published
Posted on July 22, 2018 by roathhistory
Our upcoming Lecture Programme has recently been published and kicks off on Thursday 13th September. Details of the lectures can be found by clicking on the 'Programme' tab in the main menu.
Post Office Engineers inspecting Marconi's telegraph equipment on Flat Holm in 1897 (Wiki)
Some of you who picked up an early print edition of our programme may notice a change. Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, our original speaker for February 2019 is unable to make it. Instead we welcome Peter Sampson who will talk on 'The Story and History of Flat Holm Island'. Peter's talk will be especially welcome given that we had in fact been hoping to visit Flat Holm island in June as part of our Summer Visit programme but had to change plans following problems relating to a damaged landing jetty.
Apart from that little glitch our Summer programme of visits ran very well indeed, helped of course by the dry weather we are still experiencing. We had six trips in total, all of a varied nature.
St Saviour's Church and war memorial in Splott (Wiki)
We started at St Saviour's Church in Splott where the parish priest, Father Phelim O'Hare, kindly gave us a guided tour and pointed out some of the changes made to the church over time. The church was consecrated in October 1888 and was originally a daughter church of St German's church in Star Street. St Saviour's has been remodeled over the years and the nave cleverly converted into a church hall.
The 1:10 scale model of the Newport Ship with the recovered timbers depicted in solid form at the bottom.
One of the highlight's of the Summer programme was an afternoon trip to both Newport and Caerleon. In Newport we visited the 'Newport Ship', the remains of this 35m long medieval vessel were discovered in 2002. The ship was built in northern Spain and traded mainly between Spain and Portugal and southern Britain carrying cargoes as varied as iron and wine. It is believed that the ship came to Newport in 1486 for repairs but it toppled over into the mud where it lay for over 500 years. We were treated to a detailed description of the painstaking work involved in restoring and preserving the ship's timbers. We look forward to visiting again when the restoration work is complete.
Cathays Branch and Heritage Library (Wiki)
Closer to home, the Society visited Cathays Branch and Heritage Library. The library contains a host of resources for anyone interested in local studies in Cardiff. Enthusiastic library manager Katherine Whittington talked us through their collections and resources including their on-line catalogue that can be searched at home. I've since revisited the library in an attempt to answer that elusive question, 'Where exactly is Roath?' More on that in the future may be.
Highfields Church before and after restoration (Hisotorypoints)
A week after a hastily arranged visit to St Fagans National Museum of History it was time to visit another church, this time Highfields Church in Monthermer Road, Cathays. There, Tony Cort gave us a tour and detailed talk on the history of the church buildings. The church was originally Crwys Hall Methodist chapel built in the fashionable Arts and Crafts style and opened in 1900. In 1906 the Pierce Hall, on the corner of Robert Street, was opened, named after Charles Pierce, a wealthy bachelor and retired magistrate from Bangor, who had donated a lot of the money for the church building. In 1995 Highfields Church took over the building from what was then Cathays Presbyterian Church of Wales and began an extensive series of refurbishments but maintaining much of the original fabric.
Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery
For the last trip of the summer we went to Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery in Merthyr Tydfil. This isn't a castle at all but the former grand home of the Crawshay ironmaster family. Chris, our eloquent guide for the day, gave us a fascinating and entertaining talk on the history of the Crawshay family, the ironworks and the house as well as the museum collection. The view from the house today is green and picturesque and no doubt looks very different to the Crawshay days when he overlooked his iron works which were one of the largest in the world making him in turn one of the most wealthy industrialists in the world. Entrance to the museum and art gallery is just £2 whist entrance to the extensive grounds is free of charge.
Looking forward to seeing you at our upcoming lectures. In the meantime, enjoy the Summer!
Ted Richards
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Meetings are held at 7.45pm on the second Thursday of the month from September through to May. See Programme for details.
We meet at St. Andrew's Church Hall, Pen-y-lan Road, Roath, Cardiff. CF24 3PB.
Credit to the owners of pictures have been given where details are known. If we have used a photograph of yours without due credit or permission we apologise. You are welcome to contact us so we can rectify the situation.


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  private DataSummary summary;

  public NgramKN(Corpus corpus, Statistics statistics) {
    summary =
      statistics.requireStatistic(NgramKNCounts.class, corpus).getSummary();
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  @Override
  void addFeatures(PredictionContext context, Candidate candidate) {
    double prob =
      KneserNey.computeProb(CandidateNgram.get(context, candidate), summary);
    addFeature(candidate.features, "logProb", Math.log(prob));
  }

  @Override
  void putInfo(Map<String, Object> map, PredictionContext context,
               Candidate candidate) {
    Object info =
      KneserNey.getInfo(summary, CandidateNgram.get(context, candidate));
    putFeatureInfo(map, "logProb", info);
  }
}

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Leimkuhler Grimes Group
Chemical Glycobiology & Innate Immunity
Catherine's Tenure Party
Research Symposiums
Group Shots
Group Picnic
Chemistry Biology Interface Program
1.11 Leimkuhler Grimes Post-Doctoral and Graduate Publications
1.12 Leimkuhler Grimes Undergraduate Publications
Wodzanowski, K.A.; Hyland, S.N.; Chinthamani, S.; Sandles, LM.D.; Honma, K.; Sharma, A.; Grimes, C.L.; Investigating Peptidoglycan Recycling Pathways in Tannerella forsythia with N-Acetylmuramic Acid Bioorthogonal Probes. ACS Infectious Diseases 2022, 8, 9, 1831-1838.
Crump, G.M.; Rozovsky, S.; Grimes, C.L.; Purification and Characterization of a Stable, Membrane-Associated Peptidoglycan Responsive Adenylate Cyclase LRR Domain from Human Commensal Candida albicans. Biochemistry. Article ASAP.
Wodzanowski, K.A.; Caplan, J.L.; Kloxin, A.M.; Grimes, C.L.; Multiscale Invasion Assay for Probing Macrophage Response to Gram-Negative Bacteria. Frontiers in Chemistry: Chemical Biology 2022.
Le, H.T.; D'Ambrosio, E.A.; Mashayekh, S.; Grimes, C.L.; Customized peptidoglycan surfaces to investigate innate immune recognition via surface plasmon resonance. Methods in Enzymology 2022.
Brown, A.R.; Wodzanowski, K.A.; Santiago, C.C.; Hyland, S.N.; Follmar, J.L.; Asare-Okai, P; Grimes, C.L.; Protected N-Acetyl Muramic Acid Probes Improve Bacterial Peptidoglycan Incorporation via Metabolic Labeling. ACS Chemical Biology 2021, 16, 10, 1908–1916.
Bersch K.L., DeMeester K.E., Zagani R., Wodzanowski K.A., Reinecker H.C., Grimes C.L.; Bacterial peptidoglycan fragments differentially regulate innate immune signaling. ACS Central Science 2021
Scherzi T.; D'Ambrosio, E.A.; Daher, S.S.; Grimes, C.L.; Dunman, P.M.; Andrade, R.B. Staphylococcus aureus resistance to albocycline can be achieved by mutations that alter cellular NAD/PH pools. Biorg. Med. Chem. 2021, (32) 15, 15995
Yang, X.; McQuillen, R.; Lyu, Z.; Phillips-Mason, P.; De La Cruz, A.; McCausland, J. W.; Liang, H.; DeMeester, K. E.; Santiago, C. C.; Grimes, C. L.; de Boer, P.; Xiao, J., A two-track model for the spatiotemporal coordination of bacterial septal cell wall synthesis revealed by single-molecule imaging of FtsW. Nat Microbiol 2021, 6, 584–593.
Taylor, J.A.; Santiago, C.C.; Gray, J.; Wodzanowski, K.A.; DeMeester, K.E.; Biboy, J.; Vollmer, W.; Grimes, C.L.; Salama, N.R. Localizing peptidoglycan synthesis in Helicobacter pylori using clickable metabolic probes. Current Protocols. 2021.
Mashayekh, S.; Bersch, K. L.; Ramsey, J.; Harmon, T.; Genova, L.A.; Grimes, C.L. Synthesis of Bacterial-Derived Peptidoglycan Cross-Linked Fragments. J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 24, 16243–16253.
Crump, G.M.; Zhou, J.; Mashayekh, S.; Grimes, C.L. Revisiting Peptidoglycan Signaling: Interactions with Host Immunity and Beyond. Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 13313-13322.
Brown, A.R.; Gordon, R.A.; Hyland, S.N.; Siegrist, M.S.; Grimes, C.L. Chemical Biology Tools for Examining the Bacterial Cell Wall. Cell. Chem. Bio. 2020, 27 (8), 1052-1062
Ukaegbu, O.I.; DeMeester, K.E.; Liang, H.; Brown, A.R.; Jones, Z.S.; Grimes, C.L. Utility of bacterial peptidoglycan recycling enzymes in the chemoenzymatic synthesis of valuable UDP sugar substrates. Methods in Enzymology. 2020, 638, 1-26
D'Ambrosio, E. A.; Bersch, K. L.; Lauro, M. L.; Grimes, C. L. Differential Peptidoglycan Recognition Assay Using Varied Surface Presentations. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142 (25), 10926-10930
Wodzanowski K. A.*; Cassel, S. E.*; Grimes, C. L., Kloxin, A. M. Tools for probing host-bacteria interactions in the gut microenvironment: From molecular to cellular levels. Bioorg. med. chem. lett. 2020, 30 (10)
Mashayekh, S.*; D'Ambrosio E.A*, Grimes CL. Methods to investigate innate immune receptors and their carbohydrate based ligands. ACS eBooks Symposium Series. 1346 chapter 8. 127-147
Taylor, J. A.; Bratton, B. P; Sichel, S. R.; Blair K. M.; Jacobs, H. M. DeMeester, K. E.; Gray, J.; Biboy, J.; VanNieuwenhze, M.S.; Grimes, C.L.; Shaevitz, J.W.; Salama, N.R. Distinct cytoskeletal proteins define zones of enhanced cell wall synthesis in Helicobacter pylori. elife. 2020, 9:e52482.
DeMeester, K. E.*; Liang ,H.*; Zhou, J.*; Wodzanowski, K. A.*; Prather, B. L.; Santiago, C. C.; Grimes, C. L. Metabolic incorporation of N-acetyl muramic acid probes into bacterial peptidoglycan. Current Protocols in Chemical Biology. 2019, 74 (11).
D'Ambrosio, E. A.*; Drake, W. R.*; Mashayekh, S.*; Ukaegbu, O. I.; Brown, A. R.; Grimes, C. L. Modulation of the Nod-like receptors NOD1 and NOD2: A Chemist's Perspective. Bioorg. med. chem. lett. 2019, 29 (10), 1153-1161. Featured on cover
Lazor, K. M.; Zhou, J; DeMeester, K. E.; D'Ambrosio, E.A.; Grimes, C.L. Synthesis and application of methyl N,O-hydroxylamine muramyl peptides. ChemBioChem. 2019, 20, 1369-1375
McDonald, N. D.; DeMeester, K.E.; Lewis A.L.; Grimes, C.L. ; Boyed, E.F. Structural and functional characterization of a modified legionaminic acid involved in glycosylation of a bacterial lipopolysaccharide. J. Biol. Chem. 2018, 293 (49), 19113–19126
Chang, P. V.; Grimes, C.L. Designer Dendrons To Dissect Innate Immune Signaling. ACS Central Science. 2018, 4 (8), 948–949
DeMeester, K. E.; Liang, H.; Jensen M. R.; Jones, Z. S.; D'Ambrosio, E. A.; Scinto, S. L.; Zhou, J.; Grimes, C. L. Synthesis of functionalized N-acetyl muramic acids to probe bacterial cell wall recycling and biosynthesis. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140 (30), 9458–9465
Liang, H.; Zhou, G.; Ge, Y.; D'Ambrosio, E. A.; Eidem, T. M.; Blanchard, C.; Shehatou, C.; Chatare, V. K.; Dunman, P. M.; Valentine, A. M.; Voelz, V. A.; Grimes, C. L.; Andrade, R. B. Elucidating the inhibition of peptidoglycan biosynthesis in Staphylococcus aureus by albocycline, a macrolactone isolated from Streptomyces maizeus. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry 2018, 26 (12), 3453-3460
Drake, W.R.; Hou C.W.; Zachara, N. E.; Grimes, C. L. New use for CETSA: monitoring innate immune receptor stability via post-translational modification by OGT. Journal of bioenergetics and biomembranes. 2018, 50 (3), 231-240
Burch, J. M.; Mashayekh, S.; Wykoff, D.D.; Grimes, C.L. Bacterial Derived Carbohydrates Bind Cyr1 and Trigger Hyphal growth in Candida albicans. ACS Infectous Diseases. 2018, 4, 53-58
Wang, Y.; Lazor, K. M.; DeMeester, K. E.; Liang, H.; Heiss, T. K.; Grimes, C. L. Postsynthetic Modification of Bacterial Peptidoglycan Using Bioorthogonal N-Acetylcysteamine Analogs and Peptidoglycan O-Acetyltransferase B. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 13596-13599.
Schaefer, A. K.; Wastyk, H. C.; Mohanan, V.; Hou, C. W.; Lauro, M.L.; Melnyk, J.E.; Burch, J. M.; Grimes, C. L. Crohn's Disease Variants of Nod2 Are Stabilized by the Critical Contact Region of Hsp70. Biochemistry. 2017, 56, 4445-4448.
Schaefer, A. K.*; Melnyk, J. E.*; Baksh, M. M.; Lazor, K. M.; Finn M. G.; Grimes, C. L. Membrane Association Dictates Ligand Specificity for the Innate Immune Receptor NOD2. ACS Chemical Biology. 2017, 12, 2216-2224.
Liang, H.*; DeMeester, K. E.*; Hou, C. W.; Parent, M. A.; Caplan, J. L.; Grimes, C. L. Metabolic labeling of the carbohydrate core in bacterial peptidoglycan and its applications. Nature Communications. 2017, 8, 15015.
Lauro, M. L.; D'Ambrosio, E. A.; Bahnson, B. J.; Grimes, C. L. Molecular Recognition of Muramyl Dipeptide Occurs in the Leucine-rich Repeat Domain of Nod2. ACS Infectious Diseases. 2017, 3, 264-270.
Hou, C. W.; Lauro, M. L.; Grimes, C. L. "Redefining the Defensive Line: Critical Components of the Innate Immune System", ACS Infectious Diseases. 2016, 2, 746.
Lauro, M. L.; Burch, J.; Grimes, C. L. The effect of Nod2 on the microbiota in Crohn's disease. Curr Opin Biotechnol. 2016, 40, 97.
Hou, C. W.; Mohanan, V.; Zachara, N. E.; Grimes, C.L.,Identification and biological consequences of the OGlcNAc modification of the human innate immune receptor, Nod2. Glycobiology. 2016, 26, 13.
Grimes, C.L.; White, H.B. Passing the Baton: Passing the Baton: Mentoring for Adoption of Active-learning Pedagogies by Research-active Junior Faculty. Biochem. Molec. Biol. Educ. 2015, 43, 345.
Melnyk, J.E., Mohanan, V., Schaefer, A.K., Hou, C-H., Grimes, C.L., Peptidoglycan Modifications Tune the Stability and Function of the Innate Immune Receptor Nod2, JACS. 2015, 137, 6987.
Mohanan, V., Grimes, C.L., The Molecular Chaperone HSP70 binds to and stabilizes NOD2, an important protein in Crohn's Disease, J. Biol. Chem. 2014, 289, 18987.
Grimes, C. L.*; Ariyananda, L. D.; Melnyk, J. E.; O'Shea, E. K. The Innate Immune Protein, Nod2, Binds directly to MDP, a bacterial cell wall fragment. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 13535. (*CLG is corresponding author)
Leimkuhler Grimes Post-Doctoral and Graduate Publications
Grimes, C.L.; Podolsky, D.K.; O'Shea, E.K. Synthesis of Biologically Active Biotinylated Muramyl Dipeptides, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2010. 20 (20), 6061-3.
Hu, Y.; Al-Mestarihi, A.; Grimes, C.L.; Kahne, D.; Bachmann, B.O. A unifying nitrososynthase involved in nitrosugar biosynthesis. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130 (47), 15756-7.
Leimkuhler, C.; Fridman, M.; Lupoli, T.; Walker, S.; Walsh, C.T.; Kahne, D. Characterization of rhodosaminyl transfer by the AknS/AknT glycosylation complex and its use in reconstituting the biosynthetic pathway of aclacinomycin A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129 (34), 10546-50.
Howard-Jones, A.R., Kruger, R.G., Lu, W., Tao, J., Leimkuhler, C., Kahne, D., and Walsh, C.T., Kinetic analysis of teicoplanin glycosyltransferases and acyltransferase reveal ordered tailoring of aglycone scaffold to reconstitute mature teicoplanin. J. Am. Chem. Soc, 2007. 129 (33), 10082-3.
Adachi, M.; Zhang, Y.; Leimkuhler, C.; Sun, B.; LaTour, J.V.; Kahne, D.E. Degradation and reconstruction of moenomycin A and derivatives: dissecting the function of the isoprenoid chain. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128 (43), 14012-3.
Lu, W.; Leimkuhler, C.; Gatto, G.J. Jr.; Kruger, R.G.; Oberthur, M.; Kahne, D.; Walsh, C.T. AknT is an activating protein for the glycosyltransferase AknS in L-aminodeoxysugar transfer to the aglycone of aclacinomycin A. Chem Biol. 2005. 12 (5), 527-34.
Leimkuhler, C.; Chen, L.; Barrett, D.; Panzone, G.; Sun, B.; Falcone, B.; Oberthur, M.; Donadio, S.; Walker, S.; Kahne, D. Differential inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus PBP2 by glycopeptide antibiotics. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127 (10), 3250-1.
Kahne, D.; Leimkuhler, C.; Lu, W.; Walsh, C. T.,Glycopeptide and lipoglycopeptide antibiotics. Chem Rev. 2005, 105 (2), 425-48.
Leimkuhler, C.; Chen, Z.; Kruger, R.G.; Oberthur, M.; Lu, W.; Walsh, C.T.; Kahne, D. Glycosylation of glycopeptides: a comparision of chemoenzymatic and chemical methods. Tetrahedron: Asymmetry. 2005, 16 (2), 599-603.
Yuan, Y.; Chung, H.S.; Leimkuhler, C.; Walsh, C.T.; Kahne, D.; Walker, S. In Vitro Reconstitution of EryCIII Activity for the Preparation of Unnatural Macrolides. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127 (41), 14128-14129.
Barrett, D.; Leimkuhler, C.; Chen, L.; Walker, D.; Kahne, D.; Walker, S. Kinetic Characterization of the Glycosyltransferase Module of Staphylococcus aureus PBP2. J Bacteriol. 2005, 187 (6), 2215-7.
Oberthur, M.; Leimkuhler, C.; Kruger, R.G.; Lu, W.; Walsh, C.T.; Kahne, D. A systematic investigation of the synthetic utility of glycopeptide glycosyltransferases. JACS. 2005, 127(30): p. 10747-52.
Lu, W.; Leimkuhler, C.; Oberthur, M.; Kahne, D.; Walsh, C.T. AknK is an L-2-deoxyfucosyltransferase in the biosynthesis of the anthracycline aclacinomycin A. Biochemistry. 2004, 43 (15), 4548-58.
Lu, W.; Oberthur, M.; Leimkuhler, C.; Tao, J.; Kahne, D.; Walsh, C.T. Characterization of a regiospecific epivancosaminyl transferase GtfA and enzymatic reconstitution of the antibiotic chloroeremomycin. Proc Natl Acad Sci. 2004, 101 (13), 4390–4395
Oberthur, M., Leimkuhler, C., and Kahne, D., A practical method for the stereoselective generation of beta-2-deoxy glycosyl phosphates. Org Lett. 2004. 6(17): p. 2873-6.
Leimkuhler Grimes Undergraduate Publications
Belardi, J. K.; Curtis, L. A.; Clareen, S. S.; Shimp, H. L.; Leimkuhler, C. E.; Simonowicz, N. L.; Casillas, E. "A Nazarov Approach to 4-Benzoyloxymethyl-cyclopent-2-enone, a Precursor to the Helminthosporols." Synth Comm 2005, 35, 1633-1640.
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How to Watch Wrestlemania 36 on Roku (Easy Guide)
By	Kelsey McCarson
Updated Apr 4, 2020 at 5:18pm
Stream Wrestlemania 36 Now
The coronavirus pandemic put most of the world's sports and entertainment action on hold, but WWE's WrestleMania 36 remains set for this Saturday and Sunday at 7 p.m. ET.
WrestleMania 36 was split into two nights of action and is being billed as "The Only WrestleMania Too Big for Just One Night." It is being taped on a closed set at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.
Despite the changes, WrestleMania 36 will feature a slew of high-class matchups between some of the top superstars in the industry, including Brock Lesnar, Becky Lynch, and Goldberg.
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How to Stream Wrestlemania 36 on Roku
Sign up for a WWE subscription
Turn on your television
Ensure the Roku is connected to the Internet
From the Roku home screen, scroll to the "Roku Channel Store" (or search "WWE" in the "Search" feature)
Scroll to find the "WWE" Channel
Select "Add Channel"
Once added, the WWE Channel can be found on your Roku's home screen.
When is Wrestlemania 36?
For the first time ever, WrestleMania takes place over two days. The show begins on Saturday, April 4 at 7 p.m. ET, and continues on Sunday, April 5 at 7 p.m. ET.
Wrestlemania 36 Matches
WWE Championship – Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Drew McIntyre: Two of the most imposing and powerful WWE superstars are set to collide after McIntyre won the Royal Rumble. That event showed both McIntyre and Lesnar as absurdly dominant forces, with McIntyre being the one to surprisingly eliminate Lesnar before going on to win the event. McIntyre later selected Lesnar to challenge at WrestleMania, as was his honor after winning the Rumble. Now the two will lock horns for Lesnar's WWE Championship.
Universal Championship – Goldberg (c) vs. TBD: This matchup was originally supposed to be Universal champion Goldberg against the face of the company Roman Reigns, but the latter pulled out of the match prior to WrestleMania 36 due to coronavirus concerns. Goldberg is expected to defend his title and some unofficial sources have suggested it will be against a named opponent. But the WWE hasn't yet confirmed how all that is going to take place or the surrounding storyline it will use for the change.
Edge vs. Randy Orton (Last Man Standing): Edge shockingly made his return to the WWE at the Royal Rumble and his brief team-up with Orton was a fun throwback to yesteryear. But Edge turned on Orton during the Rumble, eliminating "The Viper" and igniting the feud that led to Orton hitting Edge's wife Beth Phoenix with his RKO finisher in later weeks.
John Cena vs. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt (Firefly Funhouse Match): Wyatt, performing as his alter-ego The Fiend, held the Universal championship until his stunning loss to Goldberg at WWE Super ShowDown in Saudi Arabia. Cena returned to SmackDown recently to suggest he wasn't going to participate at WrestleMania 36 so he could let other superstars have the spotlight, but Wyatt spoiled that idea by challenging Cena to Firefly Funhouse match.
Raw Women's Championship – Becky Lynch (c) vs. Shayna Baszler: Lynch has been the most popular WWE superstar for over a year now. Baszler brutally attacked her on Raw by biting her neck and the former MMA fighter then dominated the field at the Elimination Chamber to earn the title shot. The two have gone back-and-forth with sneak attacks over recent weeks. Now, Lynch will defend her title against Baszler at WrestleMania 36.
NXT Women's Championship – Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Charlotte Flair: This will be the first time an NXT title is on the line at WrestleMania. Ripley challenged Flair to face her at WrestleMania 36 for Ripley's NXT belt. With the other women's champions, Lynch and Baylee, involved in other storylines, Flair vs. Ripley gives a huge spotlight to the talented Ripley and offers Flair her well-deserved spot on the biggest card of the year.
SmackDown Women's Championship – Bayley (c) vs. Lacey Evans vs. Tamina vs. Naomi vs. Sasha Banks (Elimination Match): Bayley's heel-turn is complete now. Her and best friend Sasha Banks make a good tandem of meanies and the fun twist was that as Baylee and Banks were mocking Smackdown general manager Paige, she continually added more and more opponents to Bayley's title defense at Wrestlemania 36 until she had the audacity to add Banks to the match last.
The Undertaker vs. AJ Styles (Boneyard Match): Styles is one of the most talented performers the company has to offer and facing The Undertaker is a big deal. While Taker doesn't compete as often as he once did, he remains one of the hottest stars in the industry. This beef started when The Undertaker attacked Styles at Elimination Chamber during his match against Aleister Black. Styles challenged the legend soon after and later revealed he would be facing Taker in something called a Boneyard Match, which has yet to be defined.
Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins: Rollins calls himself the "Monday Night Messiah" and has built up a following of sycophants over recent months as Rollins and Owens have been waging war against each other. Some of the highlights include Owens costing Rollins and Buddy Murphy their Raw tag team titles against The Street Profits and doing something similar in the rematch at Elimination Chamber. Now, Rollins and Owens will face each other at Wrestlemania 36.
Intercontinental Championship – Sami Zayn (c) vs. Daniel Bryan: Zayn was challenged by Bryan to put his Intercontinental title on the line at Wrestlemania 36, but Zayn wouldn't accept the match unless Drew Gulak could beat Shinsuke Nakamura. That happened, so now Bryan gets the chance to take Zayn's title away from him at Wrestlemania 36.
Raw Tag Team Championship – The Street Profits (c) vs. Austin Theory & Angel Garza: Andrade and Garza were supposed to challenge Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins, aka The Street Profits, for the Raw tag team titles at WrestleMania 36. But Andrade suffered an injury and is now being replaced by the debuting Austin Theory.
SmackDown Tag Team Championship – The Miz & John Morrison (c) vs. The New Day vs. The Usos (Ladder Match): The New Day and The Usos have provided tons of spills and thrills over the years with their intense tag team rivalry. The two were given the chance to challenge The Miz and John Morrison for the SmackDown tag titles, but when the champs interfered in their match both teams will get the chance to snag the championship at Wrestlemania 36.
Women's Tag Team Championship – The Kabuki Warriors (c) vs. Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross: Bliss was hounded for weeks by Asuka and Kairi Sane until she finally scored a singles victory over Asuka to force the tag title match between the two teams. This is a rematch from Hell in a Cell where Bliss and Cross lost their titles to The Kabuki Warriors. Will it be repeat or revenge?
Aleister Black vs. Bobby Lashley: Black seems like he's on his way up the ranks. He was helped to victory by The Undertaker against AJ Styles at Elimination Chamber. Now he gets Bobby Lashley at Wrestlemania 36 in a matchup that was added just a couple weeks before the biggest card of the year.
Elias vs. King Corbin: Elias and Corbin have been battling it out over recent weeks with Corbin agreeing to face Elias at Wrestlemania 36 after former professional football player Rob Gronkowski lobbied for the two to face each other.
Otis vs. Dolph Ziggler: Otis has a huge crush on Mandy Rose, but Ziggler is the apple of her eye. Ziggler seemingly loves to torture Otis over the matter, so he challenged Otis to a match at Wrestlemania 36 so he could embarrass the oaf in front of Rose on the biggest stage of all.
Who is Goldberg Wrestling at Wrestlemania?
Goldberg was scheduled to defend his Universal championship against Roman Reigns at Wrestlemania 36, but will now face a new opponent after Reigns pulled out of the event due to concerns about the coronavirus. The WWE has yet to officially reveal who Goldberg will defend his title against. That's likely a storyline that will emerge during the show.
Why Isn't Roman Reigns Fighting at Wrestlemania 36?
Reigns shared in a social media post on Instagram that he wanted "to make a choice for me and my family." Reigns sidelined himself due to COVID-19 concerns.
Reigns temporarily left the WWE in 2018 due to a reoccurrence of leukemia but returned February 2019 stating, "The good news is I'm in remission, y'all." Reigns health history leaves him immunocompromised and puts him at greater risk if he were to contract the coronavirus.
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Washington Update, April – May 2018
Highlighting Key Activities, April – May 2018
During the months of April and May 2018, USCIB Staff met with EU Finance Ministries on draft digital tax directives, participated in a roundtable with OECD Trade staff on digital trade, testified before USTR's Section 301 Committee, advocated for business as Colombia acceded to the OECD, spoke on NAFTA at the NGA North American Summit, filed comments to the ITC on foreign measures affecting B2B and B2C products and services, met with Kenneth J F Kennedy, DHS, on Forced Labor issues, briefed Tim Skud, Treasury, and Mark McKenzie, DHS, on E-Commerce at the WCO, met with Hill staff Hill on CFIUS reform, and much more. Below are summaries of these and other highlights from the activities of USCIB in Washington, D.C. over the last two months. If you have any questions or comments, or want more information on a specific topic, please contact any of the staff members listed at the end of this brief.
Trade and Investment – Opening Global Markets for Trade and Investment
ICT Policy – Promoting Sound Policies for New Technologies
Tax – Advancing Tax Policies that Promote U.S. Competitiveness
Customs and Trade Facilitation – Reducing Barriers and Costs from Customs and Border Control Practices
China – Supporting Policies and Relationships that Enhance U.S.-China Business
Corporate Responsibility and Labor Affairs – Shaping the Development of CR Principles and Increasing Awareness of Business's Positive Social Contributions
Creating Global Legal Practices for an Open and Competitive Business Environment
Mulligan Shares USCIB Views at B20/BIAC/OECD/ICC Meetings: Several meetings took place in Paris the week of May 28 at which Rob Mulligan, USCIB Senior Vice President Policy and Government Affairs, presented member views, starting with the B20 Trade and Investment Taskforce. He made the point that the trade paper language related to digital trade, especially on IP, should be consistent with language developed by the Digital taskforce. Since several companies working in the Digital taskforce had developed compromise language on IP, he urged the Trade taskforce to also use that language. The BIAC General Assembly followed the B20 meeting where Rick Johnston, Citi, was approved for another term on the BIAC Board and they announced the new Secretary General, Russell Mills. In a meeting with Ken Ash, Director of the OECD Trade Directorate, Rob discussed upcoming OECD work on tariffs, market opening, trade facilitation, non-tariff barriers and services reform. At the meeting of the ICC Trade and Investment Commission on May 30, Rob provided input on proposed ICC work on unilateral protection measures, the impact of extraterritorial application of national laws, and the intersection of trade and climate change.
USCIB Kicks Off BIAC Roundtable with OECD Trade Staff on Digital Trade: As part of the BIAC Trade Committee meeting on April 23, 2018, a roundtable discussion was organized with Ken Ash, Director of the OECD Trade Directorate, and his staff on digital trade. Rob Mulligan started the discussion by highlighting the importance of cross border data flows to business and the negative impact of data localization requirements. He stressed the need for regulators to take approaches that do not end up restricting trade, stifling innovation, and undercutting economic growth. The OECD staff noted some of the issues they are trying to resolve in their work on digital trade including: the challenges for business in distinguishing personal data from non-personal data; the costs of technological solutions such as encryption; differences of views based on cultural beliefs; and, is there a role for multilateral approaches. BIAC will continue this dialogue as the OECD trade staff develops its digital trade papers.
USCIB/BIAC Urge OECD Trade Committee to Include Business Priorities in Future Workplan: Rob Mulligan represented USCIB at the BIAC and OECD Trade Committees in Paris from April 23-25. The BIAC meeting focused on providing input into the discussions the OECD Trade Committee was having on it Program of Work and Budget (PWB) for 2019-2020. BIAC supported plans to work on digital trade, customs facilitation, international regulatory cooperation, trade in services and trade and environment. We noted that the PWB should continue to include work on localization requirements and state-owned enterprises that are still key areas of concern for our members. BIAC also arranged for a lunch meeting with Deputy Secretary General Kiviniemi, which provided a chance for members to hear her thinking on the current global trade environment. They also organized a dinner with Ana Novik, Head of the OECD Investment Division, John Drummond, Head of the OECD Services Trade Division, and Dermot Nolan, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the OECD. This provided an opportunity to discuss how they will structure the planned joint committee meeting in October between the trade and investment committees and for us to share suggestions.
USCIB Pushes for Open Investment Climate in CFIUS process: USCIB has been an active advocate on investment issues in the context of the CFIUS legislation on the Hill. On April 19, 2018, Shaun Donnelly, Vice President, Investment and Financial Services, and Eva Hampl, Senior Director, Investment, Trade and Financial Services, met with Hill staff to discuss the Cornyn bill. On April 30, 2018, Donnelly and Hampl joined a group of associations in a meeting with Treasury and Commerce officials for an update on what at the time was the most recent draft of the legislation. USCIB hosted a member meeting on May 8, 2018, to discuss ongoing developments and next steps. Finally, on May 21, 2018, USCIB signed on to a multi-association letter to the House and Senate in support of the most recent updates of the legislation, which importantly no longer included provisions to expand CFIUS jurisdiction to cover outbound investment.
USCIB Pens Multi-Association Letter to Treasury on Investment 301: On April 26, 2018, USCIB, together with the Coalition of Services Industries (CSI) and the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) hosted a strategy meeting to share intelligence and discuss potential action items on investment issues related to the Administration's Special 301 investigation. On May 18, 2018, USCIB, together with five other associations, sent a letter to Secretary Mnuchin asking for a more open and consultative process regarding the Administration's investment restrictions contemplated under Section 301, pursuant to the March 22 presidential memorandum. The letter was sent in anticipation of a report coming out from Treasury no later than May 21, 2018, on the progress in developing measures to address concerns about investment in the U.S directed or facilitated by China in industries or technologies deemed important to the U.S.
Hampl Discusses NAFTA in Politico Roundtable: On April 18, 2018, Eva Hampl, participated in a roundtable conversation hosted by Politico, to discuss NAFTA. The off-the-record discussion addressed what the renegotiated chapters looked like at that time, the major sticking points that remain, and what potential solutions may be. USCIB has been actively advocating for members on NAFTA, traveling to rounds in Canada and Mexico earlier this year, and participating in the Coalition here in D.C., including advocating on the Hill. In support of an open conversation on trade, USCIB co-sponsored a reception on May 17 for Hill staff centered around the China 301 hearing that took place that week, as well as the ongoing NAFTA negotiations, celebrating Great American Jobs Supported by Trade. Representatives from U.S. government, companies, and associations spent the evening discussing various important developments in the trade space.
USCIB Advocates for Business as Colombia Concludes OECD Accession Process in May: Following the conclusion of an accession process that started in 2013, Colombia joined the OECD this month. On May 30, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria signed an accession agreement at the annual ministerial-level council meeting. USCIB, which serves as the U.S. affiliate of Business at OECD, the representative private-sector voice in the OECD, has advocated on behalf of U.S. business throughout this process. Leading up to this conclusion, USCIB joined a meeting with other associations and companies at the White House to discuss Colombia, as well as with USTR, following the most recent meeting of the OECD Trade Committee in April. USCIB welcomes the progress Colombia has made over the past several years in the context of the accession process to the OECD, and we look forward to continued progress and concrete actions being taken on outstanding issues, including on pharmaceuticals and trucking, where the current status does not yet rise to the level of like-mindedness with other OECD countries on open trade and investment. As the OECD considers inviting additional countries to join, USCIB will continue to advocate on behalf of U.S. business to ensure that all OECD countries continue to meet high standards.
Donnelly Defends Business Positions at UNCITRAL Review of ISDS Procedures: USCIB Vice President Shaun Donnelly was the leading advocate for business positions and priorities at a weeklong review of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provisions to enforce international investment agreements held at the UN in New York April 23-27 under the auspices of "Working Group 3" of the UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). ISDS and investment arbitration are under assault from a coalition of developing countries, NGOs, some international organizations and the European Union. The EU is aggressively pushing its "Multilateral Investment Court" proposal as the solution to alleged problems in the long-established ISDS system to afford an independent body to address serious breaches of investment and rule or law commitments by host government. We and many other business groups find the EU proposal deeply flawed and biased against business. Shaun and a handful of invited business and arbitrator representatives spoke up forcefully to provide much-needed real world perspectives of investors. But the UNCITRAL group is a government-dominated process with limited scope for business and other stakeholders. The next week-long semi-annual session of the WG will be in
USCIB at the National Governors Association North American Summit: Shaun Donnelly represented USCIB at the special North American Summit of the National Governors Association (NGA) in Scottsdale, Arizona May 4-6. U.S. state Governors met with their North American counterparts – Mexican governors and Canadian provincial Premiers – to review common North American challenges and opportunities. Not surprisingly, NAFTA was a primary focus for discussion among the governors and with USCIB and other business stakeholders participating in the session. Several USCIB member companies also participated. Governors from the three nations had remarkably similar pro-business views on NAFTA – keep it strong, do no harm, and update/strengthen it on new issues based on global best practices. Governors seem to "get" NAFTA more than some Washington politicians.
USCIB Files Comments to the U.S. International Trade Commission on Foreign Measures Affecting B2B and B2C Products & Services: Members of USCIB's Digital Trade Working Group contributed their expertise to USCIB's April 5, 2018, submission in response to the ITC Federal Register Notice calling for comments on Global Digital Trade 2: The Business-to-Business Market, Key Foreign Trade Restrictions and U.S. Competitiveness (#332-562) and Global Digital Trade 3: The Business-to-Consumer Market, Key Foreign Trade Restrictions and U.S. Competitiveness (#332-563). Evidence of trade barriers that members have been collecting for USCIB's annual National Trade Estimate/Section 1377 submission to the U.S. Trade Representative's office (USTR) served as the foundation for the ITC comments, which profiled practices in Brazil, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, and Russia.
USCIB Joins Forces with USITUA to Host Roundtable Discussion Featuring ITU Director Candidate: USCIB and the U.S. International Telecommunication Union Association (USITUA) jointly organized a special roundtable discussion on April 5, 2018, in Washington, D.C. to hear a brief of Doreen Bogdan-Martin's candidacy for director of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT). The Roundtable attracted nearly 40 participants from both trade associations, as well as from the U.S. Government and the Washington, DC diplomatic community. The U.S. Government will formally deposit Bogdan-Martin's candidature prior to the ITU Plenipotentiary (PP-18), which will take place in Dubai in October 29-November 16. Senior U.S. Government officials indicated that one of Washington's leading goals at the PP-18 is to secure Bogdan-Martin's election to this post, highlighting her impressive track record with the ITU.
UNCTAD E-Commerce Week Provides Opportunity for USCIB Members to Highlight the Importance of Digital Technologies for Sustainable Development: UNCTAD's E-Commerce Week, April 16-20, in Geneva, Switzerland highlighted progress by emerging economies in developing digital ecosystems to support electronic commerce and digital trade and, in turn, drive sustainable economic development. More than 1,000 participants from government, business, civil society, and international organizations convened for the fourth edition of this conference under the theme "Development Dimensions for Digital Platforms." USCIB Vice President for ICT Policy Barbara Wanner was on the ground for the first half of the week and observed enthusiasm for the potential of digital platforms to create commercial and economic benefits. USCIB members from Mastercard, Facebook, and King & Spalding elaborated on effective ways of leveraging digital technologies to address various developmental needs as both workshop and plenary speakers.
USCIB Members Help Develop 2018 Policy Priorities for ICC Digital Economy Commission: The ICC Digital Economy Commission (ICC-DEC) held its first meeting of 2018 on April 19-20 at the ICC's Paris headquarters. USCIB Vice President for ICT Policy Barbara Wanner contributed to discussions about existing and new policy work as did members from Apple, CenturyLink, Computer & Communications Industry Association, Facebook, Google, Intel, KPMG International, and Microsoft. Existing work that will be taken forward include draft policy papers on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cybersecurity as well as advocacy efforts, supported by the ICC policy paper, "ICT, Policy and Sustainable Economic Development," at the UN High Level Policy Forum in July 2018. New work includes: (1) an ICC response to the European Union e-privacy regulation, which was created to complement the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); (2) the European Commission's proposal for cross-border data flows in trade and investment agreements; and (3) a paper that will explore the ICC's potential role in promoting and preparing self-regulation in the digital economy. The ICC's ITU Working Group met on the sidelines of the Commission meeting and decided key areas of priority for ICC advocacy in anticipation of the ITU PP-18.
USCIB Members Help to Advance OECD's Going Digital Project: Barbara Wanner and representatives from AT&T, CCIA, eBay, 21st Century Fox, Mastercard, Microsoft, and Verizon participated in the May 14-18 meetings of the OECD's Committee on Digital Economy Policy (CDEP) and its Working Parties. The week-long meetings focused on advancing the ambitious horizontal Going Digital project and rolling out plans for a Global Forum on Digital Security for Prosperity. The meeting also featured a special Roundtable discussion on privacy interoperability. USCIB members, participating under the auspices of Business at OECD (BIAC), made numerous interventions focused on elements of the Going Digital Project, such as projects on Artificial Intelligence, Online Platforms, and E-Commerce. The OECD will present an Interim report at the Ministerial Council Meeting, May 28-June 1. The final Going Digital Report will be unveiled at a special Gala event, March 11-12, 2019, in Paris.
USCIB Meets with EU Finance Ministries on the EU Draft Directives on Digital Services Tax and Significant Digital Presence: Bill Sample, Chair of the USCIB Taxation Committee and Carol Doran Klein, USCIB VP and International Tax Counsel, along with USCIB member companies participated in a series of meetings with Finance Ministries in European countries concerning the draft directives. The meetings were intended to provide information concerning the potential impact of the draft directives on businesses – both the companies that are targeted by the directives and others that might be "collateral damage" — and discern the countries positions on the proposed directives. USCIB pointed out that the draft directives are deeply flawed and evidence a misunderstanding of the nature of digital economy business models. For example, companies are paid for clicks, rather than displays of advertisements, intermediaries may have very low margins such that a 3% tax would exceed the total profit on the transaction, and companies do not sell data. While many countries expressed concerns with the draft directives and the EU requires unanimity to proceed, it is important that USCIB continue to make its case about the potential damage from these directives. Many countries expressed a willingness to work within the OECD to achieve a long-term solution.
USCIB Joins BIAC Tax Committee Meeting Discussing Digital Taxation: USCIB members attended the BIAC Tax Committee meeting on May 4, 2018 in Paris. The Committee meeting included presentations on the taxation of the digital economy (which is likely to be the main tax topic at the OECD, the EU and the UN this year (and perhaps beyond)); the multilateral instrument, which will enter into force on July 1, 2018 and add new countries and agreements as more countries ratify; MAP and dispute resolution; transfer pricing topics; and U.S. tax reform.
USCIB Customs Committee Members Meet with ICE on Forced Labor: On Thursday, May 31, 2018, USCIB Director of Customs and Trade Facilitation, Megan Giblin, along with Jerry Cook, Hanesbrands and USCIB Customs Committee Chair, and several other Committee members met with Kenneth J F Kennedy, Senior Policy Advisor Forced Labor Programs, Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security to discuss ICE updates on Forced Labor.
USCIB Discusses E-commerce with DHS Trade Policy Staff: The USCIB Customs and Trade Facilitation Committee met on May 22, 2018, where Mark McKenzie of DHS Trade Policy joined the Committee to discuss the HSI ICE E-Commerce strategy, provide views on WCO E-Commerce work given DHS' leadership role in leading the interagency process, and discuss the joint USCIB – U.S. Chamber Industry day on June 14, 2018. The event will give members the opportunity to provide inputs directly into the U.S. interagency group on the issue of the WCO E-Commerce Cross-Border Framework of Standards (FoS).
USCIB Hosts Discussion with U.S. Government Partners on Waste: Since the early 2000s there has been at the WCO, at the request of the Basel Convention, an effort to create "waste" breakouts for a variety of product categories. Under the process to update the legal text of the 2022 Harmonized System Nomenclature, the WCO has been discussing breakouts related to mechanical and electronic or electrical waste. On May 17, 2018, the USCIB Customs Committee hosted Ms. Beth Elkins of USITC and lead U.S. delegate to the WCO HS Review Subcommittee to discuss current Basel Convention efforts in preparation for June RSC meetings.
Giblin Supports USCIB Member Companies and the USG at WCO E-Commerce Working Group Meetings: From April 9-12, 2018, Megan Giblin, participated in the WCO E-Commerce Working Group meetings held at World Customs Organization Headquarters in Brussels. During the meetings, Giblin supported both USG interagency partners (i.e., DHS Trade Policy, CBP, and USTR) and USCIB member companies. In preparation for the meeting, the USCIB Customs Committee submitted formal comments on the Draft Framework of Standards. Following the meeting, the USCIB Customs Committee submitted formal comments on 1) the agreed Standards; 2) Related introductions; 3) additional text that was rapidly reviewed and included in the go-forward draft; 4) Resolution; and 5) Draft Workplan tied to the request to extend the tenure of the Working Group past June 2018.
Giblin Meets with Colombian Trade and Customs Attaches: On March 23, 2018, while in Brussels attending international classification meetings at the World Customs Organization, Megan Giblin, met with the Trade and Customs attaches at the Colombian Embassy to discuss key member issues including, but not limited to: Customs Valuation, Consultation with Industry, WTO TFA, and more. The USCIB Customs Committee is working on a Customs and Trade Facilitation Barriers paper, which will be used to continue to address member concerns in the Customs space.
USCIB Customs Committee Meets with Department of Treasury to Discuss E-Commerce at WCO: On March 27, 2018, Megan Giblin, Jerry Cook, and several members of the Customs Committee met with Tim Skud, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax, Trade and Tariff Policy) and others of Department of Treasury representatives to discuss USCIB submissions on WCO E-Commerce Draft FoS, specific concerns related to Draft FoS section on Revenue collection, and expressed views in preparation for April in-person meetings on the Framework.
USCIB Submits Comments and Testifies on China Tariffs: Following the Trump administration's proposed Section 301 tariffs on Chinese goods, USCIB Senior Director for Investment, Trade and Financial Services Eva Hampl testified before the Section 301 Committee, chaired by USTR on May 16 regarding the proposal. Hampl's testimony reflected USCIB member concerns about potential consequences the proposed tariffs will have on sectors vital to the U.S. economy. Her testimony was drawn from comments USCIB submitted to the U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. USCIB also signed on to a multi-association letter on April 11 to the Hill, expressing concern about the tariffs to Chairman Brady and Ranking Member Neal. In addition, USCIB also signed on to a multi-association letter to Amb. Lighthizer in response to the request for comments.
USCIB Compares Views/Priorities with State on Responsible Business Conduct in Leadup to OECD Forum in June: USCIB VP for Labor Affairs and Corporate Responsibility Gabriella Rigg Herzog, accompanied by USCIB Investment staffers Shaun Donnelly and Eva Hampl, met with the State Department senior staffers who lead U.S. Government work on Responsible Business Conduct (RBC) at the OECD on May 1, 2018. The OECD's annual Global Forum on RBC will be held in Paris June 20 and 21 and will include a focus on RBC in the agricultural sector. The OECD's work on RBC is centered in the Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct, under the general auspices of the OECD Investment Committee. Gabriella will again be attending the June Forum meeting. Unfortunately, some NGO groups and even a few OECD member country delegations seem to view OECD RBC work as simply an open season to criticize business. But our ongoing cooperation with the U.S. Government team continues to yield areas for serious, fact-based work.
Competition – Creating Global Legal Practices for an Open and Competitive Business Environment
USCIB Competition Committee Discusses Recent Supreme Court Case at Spring Meeting: The USCIB Competition Committee held its spring meeting on April 9, 2018. Following welcoming remarks from new Chair Dina Kallay, Ericsson, and Vice-Chair Jennifer Patterson, Arnold & Porter, members received updates on OECD Competition Meetings and BIAC Developments from John Taladay, Baker Botts and Chair of the BIAC Competition Committee, as well as updates on ICC Competition Commission Developments from Jennifer Patterson and Cal Goldman. Brinkley Tappan and William Rinner, Counsels to the Assistant Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice, provided an update on the activities in their office. The remarks included an extensive discussion of the Vitamin C antitrust legislation that was heard by the Supreme Court on April 24, 2018. The remainder of the agenda included an update on Brazil Antitrust Developments from Ademir Pereira Jr., focusing on the Volkswagen case, and an update on the International Competition Network (ICN) from Paul O'Brien, Counsel for International Antitrust, U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Membership Meetings: The USCIB membership department and policy staff met with representatives from member companies Biotechnology Innovation Organization and Intel to develop our understanding of their policy priorities for the next year and beyond, and to see how USCIB can better serve their policy needs.
New Members: USCIB has recently welcomed Winston & Strawn LLP as a new member.
2018 OECD International Tax Conference, Washington, D.C. – June 4-5
USCIB Digital Trade Working Group Meeting, Washington, D.C. – June 12
WCO E-Commerce Framework Industry Day Meeting, Washington, D.C. – June 14
OECD Responsible Business Conduct Annual Forum – Paris, June 18-22
USCIB Trade and Investment Committee Meeting, Washington, D.C. – June 19
USCIB ICT Policy Committee Meeting, Washington, D.C. – June 20
ICANN 62, Panama City, Panama – June 25-28
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) High-Level Policy Forum & Ministerial, UN-HQ, New York – July 16-19
APEC Senior Officials Meeting (SOM 3), Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea – August 4-20
Engaging Business Forum on Business and Human Rights, Atlanta, Georgia – September 13-14
USCIB Policy and Program Staff
Rob Mulligan
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Erin Breitenbucher
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Norine Kennedy
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Vice President, Investment and Financial Services
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Policy and Program Assistant, New York
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Megan Giblin
Director, Customs and Trade Facilitation
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Carol Doran Klein
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Ronnie Goldberg
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Mia Lauter
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Eva Hampl
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Mike Michener
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Gabriella Rigg Herzog
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Barbara Wanner
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