Good morning Bite and Booze readers, and welcome to 2018! This morning's wakey whiskey is serving a dual purpose, as not only is it the start of a new year (at least according to the Gregorian calendar) but it's also an LSU football bowl gameday! I hope 2017 treated everyone well enough, and I definitely wish you all the best in 2018. LSU is in Orlando today to face off with Notre Dame... the Tigers lost to this Irish on a last second field goal in the Music City Bowl following the 2014 season in the most recent meeting. I think it's time for a little revenge for the seniors, plus a little 3-game bowl win streak would be nice.
For this selection, I went with a whiskey that I picked up on a trip to Chicago earlier this year, the Blind Tiger Bourbon Whiskey from Chicago Distilling out of, duh, Chicago. This is a "small batch" bourbon that is distilled and bottled by Chicago Distilling and I actually have batch 3, bottle 503. The name Blind Tiger comes from prohibition era where watering holes would place a tiger icon in the window to let patrons know that they were serving whiskey inside. How this didn't alert the authorities, I don't know, but hey maybe they were on the take as well?
On to the whiskey on this cold morning, the aroma is a little on the weak side at first, then comes through with a strong candy corn note, follows up with hints of vanilla. That candy corn note is an indicator of a young whiskey, and this 90-proof bottle has no age statement, nor is it called "straight" bourbon which indicates a minimum of two years in the barrel. The taste is a lot of the same, a definite candy corn flavor with hints of vanilla, a bit of cinnamon, and a little maple-ish sweetness. It's really not a bad whiskey despite the candy corn descriptor, I can tell this is a well produced mash that just needs a little more time in the barrel, but that's the real catch-22 of a small distillery.
I suppose in some ways this Blind Tiger whiskey reminds me a bit of the LSU football team, good but not great. I think the folks at Chicago Distilling are on to something though, this mash bill could be terrific in a few years if they are saving some barrels for a good aged product. It hits all the right bourbon notes except the mellowing that can only come with time. Best of luck to them, best of luck to everyone out there in all your endeavors this year, and best of luck the Tigers this afternoon! Geaux Tigers!


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Q: Usage of ObservableField over String in Android Databinding I am new to Android Databinding and have got one doubt on the usage of ObservableField.
Suppose,
private ObservableField<String> name;

private String name;

In both cases, we have to call notifyPropertyChanged() while setting the new value. So, is there advantage of ObservableField over String?

A: ObservableField or LiveData is important concept of MVVM.
In your xml, you can define Observable data for xml. This data is always observed by xml. That means, if you set data to your name class, xml will be updated automatically.
<data>
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        name="name"
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And, use it in xml. For example, use name for TextView.
<TextView
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    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:text="@={name}"/>

Next, in your java code, insert your ObservableField name to binding.
YourBinding binding = DataBindingUtil.inflate(LayoutInflater.from(this), R.layout.your, null, false);
binding.setName(name);

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Five Sony Pictures films including Brad Pitt's 'Fury' leak online following hack attack
Nick Levine Nov 30, 2014 9:41 pm GMT
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Movie-musical 'Annie' produced by Jay Z is also being circulated on illegal file-sharing websites
Five new films from Sony Pictures have been leaked onto illegal file-sharing networks after the studio's computer systems were hacked earlier this week.
Four of the films are yet to be released in most territories, while the fifth, war drama Fury starring Brad Pitt, opened in cinemas worldwide last month (October).
According to Variety, Fury has already been downloaded illegally over 1.2 million times, while another of the leaked films – the forthcoming movie-musical Annie, which has been produced by Jay-Z – has been downloaded illegally over 200,000 times.
The three other leaked films are Still Alice, a probable Oscar contender starring Julianne Moore as a woman battling Alzheimer's, which has been downloaded illegally over 100,000 times; Mr Turner, Mike Leigh's biopic of painter JMW Turner, which has been released in the UK but not in many other markets, and has been downloaded illegally around 60,000 times; and To Write Love On Her Arms, a film about the founding of the US depression charity of the same name, which has been downloaded nearly 20,000 times.
Sony Pictures' computer systems were hacked on Monday (November 24) by a group of hackers calling themselves Guardians Of Peace or #GOP. In response to the leaked films, a Sony representative told Variety: "The theft of Sony Pictures Entertainment content is a criminal matter, and we are working closely with law enforcement to address it."

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KZN businessman defrauds EC Education Department of millions
A KZN businessman, facing fraud charges involving millions of rand, appeared briefly in the Port Elizabeth Commercial Crimes Court on Friday.
A KwaZulu-Natal businessman, facing fraud charges involving millions of rand, appeared briefly in the Port Elizabeth Commercial Crimes Court on Friday.
Vishal Seebran, 43, is charged with defrauding the Eastern Cape Department of Education out of R24 million.
The State has accused Seebran of submitting fraudulent tax certificates and false letters to the department between October and December 2009 in order to win tenders worth R24 million.
He is also listed as director of three of the companies – Paper Active (Pty) Ltd, Mega Papers (Pty) Ltd, and African Paper Products (Pty) Ltd – listed on the indictment.
City Press reported in January this year that African Papers Products, one of five companies contracted by the department to distribute stationery for the 2017 academic year, had been awarded a contract worth more than R400 million in December 2016.
Seebran, the Daily Despatch reported, was acquitted in 2014 by the East London Regional Court of charges of attempting to bribe former education boss Modidima Mannya into awarding his company Paper Active, stationery tenders, along with two other men.
Seebran's current fraud case has been postponed utnil October 19 for further consultations.


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Tool is an American progressive rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1990, the band originally featured vocalist Maynard James Keenan, guitarist Adam Jones, bassist Paul D'Amour and drummer Danny Carey, although D'Amour was replaced by Justin Chancellor in 1995. The group released its first demo 72826 in 1991, which credited all four band members for songwriting. Opiate was issued the following year, which featured re-recorded versions of 72826 tracks "Hush" and "Part of Me", as well as live versions of "Cold and Ugly" and "Jerk-Off". The band released its debut full-length album Undertow in 1993, which once again credited all four band members for songwriting. The album also featured a contribution by former Black Flag and then-Rollins Band frontman Henry Rollins, who performed additional vocals on "Bottom".

After Chancellor replaced D'Amour, Tool released its second album Ænima in 1996. In 2000 the band released the compilation Salival, which featured several previously unreleased studio recordings (including a cover version of the Led Zeppelin song "No Quarter") in addition to a number of live tracks. Tool's third studio album Lateralus followed the next year, which was the band's first release to top the US Billboard 200. Five years later 10,000 Days was released, which also topped the Billboard 200 and several other albums charts around the world. Tool has been on and off hiatus in recent years, although a long-awaited fifth studio album is currently being recorded as of October 2016.
In August 2019, Tool released ''Fear Inoculum''

Songs

See also
Tool discography

Footnotes

References

External links
List of Tool songs at AllMusic

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Today, Sunday 28 November, marks the 42nd anniversary of the Erebus disaster, which remains New Zealand's worst civil accident and resulted in the loss of 257 lives.
"As work is set to get underway on the new national memorial honouring those who died in the accident, today represents an opportunity to acknowledge the many friends and family members who lost their loved ones that day, and to reflect back on the event itself," says Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage Tumu Whakarae Chief Executive Bernadette Cavanagh.
"On the morning of 28 November 1979, Air New Zealand flight TE901 left Auckland for an 11-hour sightseeing flight to Antarctica. There were 237 passengers onboard, and 20 crew members. As well as the many New Zealanders on the flight, there were around sixty international passengers from the United States, Japan, Britain, Canada, France, Switzerland and Australia.
"They were excited to be embarking on what was billed as an 'experience of a lifetime', but instead, as many older New Zealanders will remember, the flight ended in tragedy. Shortly after the flight arrived in Antarctica, radio communications went silent. Concerns grew as it became apparent that, as the evening wore on, the plane would have run out of fuel. In the early hours of the next morning, it was confirmed that wreckage of the aircraft had been sighted on Mt Erebus, with no sign of survivors.
"The sheer scale of the Erebus accident shocked the nation and had ramifications here and abroad," says Bernadette Cavanagh.
"At the time, it was the fourth worst aviation accident in the world, so it had a tremendous effect on New Zealand. As is often remarked, everybody knew somebody who was affected.
"The ongoing controversy surrounding the cause of the accident made the experience particularly harrowing for those who had lost their loved ones.
"Erebus remains an event in New Zealand's modern history where issues of transparency and integrity have been widely scrutinised by the public and, in recent years, the New Zealand government has taken steps to address the unresolved legacy of the accident.
"In 2019, on the 40th anniversary, Prime Minister Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern and Dame Therese Walsh, chair of Air New Zealand, made a formal apology to the families for the accident and how they were treated in the aftermath. The new National Erebus Memorial, Te Paerangi Ataata – Sky Song, is also due to be completed in 2022," said Bernadette Cavanagh.
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Tahoe holiday visitors left nearly 1,500 pounds of trash on beaches
Record-setting number of volunteers spent Thursday cleaning up waste
Benjamin Spillman
The post-Independence Day detritus on Lake Tahoe's sandy beaches is an unfortunate reminder some people can't handle freedom.
The good news is there's an ever-growing army of volunteers who have swarmed those same beaches every July 5 since 2013 to take matters into their own hands.
A record 499 people turned out Thursday on five Tahoe beaches to clean up trash holiday revelers left behind, the highest volunteer turnout yet. They worked on Commons Beach in Tahoe City and Kings, Keva, Nevada and Regan in South Lake Tahoe.
"I think it is just showing that as people hear about the litter left behind it energizes many, many people to want to get involved," said Chris Carney, spokesman for the League to Save Lake Tahoe, which organizes the event.
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In addition to people volunteering as individuals, some businesses in the Tahoe area allowed employees to use work time to help the cause, Carney said.
The volunteers picked up 1,458 pounds of litter, a haul that included 8,061 cigarette butts and 18,235 pieces of single-use plastic.
The plastic came in the form of cups, lids, bottlecaps and food wrappers, according to the League.
Without the volunteers much of the trash would remain in the environment where it poses a threat to the lake's scenic value.
"Nobody is coming to Lake Tahoe to see a dump on the shoreline," Carney said.
It's also a risk for wildlife because it harms animals that eat the trash.
While the primary purpose of the cleanup is to preserve Tahoe's beauty, there's also a secondary benefit.
It generates data about the types of trash most likely to end up on the lake's beaches. And that data can be useful for local policymakers when it comes to considering ways to reduce littering.
Carney said data on Styrofoam containers has already been included in discussions that led to a South Lake Tahoe ban on polystyrene products in restaurants that goes into effect in October.
Data from the cleanups has also cropped up in campaigns to reduce or eliminate the use of plastic straws.
"Tracking data is really helpful," Carney said. "Having that data really gave the city council the feeling they are going in the right direction."
Public partners in the cleanup included California Land Management, California State Parks, City of South Lake Tahoe, the Tahoe City Public Utility District and the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit of the U.S. Forest Service. Private partners included Heavenly and Northstar resorts, MontBleu Resort, RnR Vacation Rentals and Tahoe City Kayak.


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Samsung Launches Dual SIM Version of Galaxy Note 3
by Preetish GumberOctober 5, 2013
Samsung's latest flagship device Galaxy Note 3 is already available in the Indian markets for the consumers, as we all know Samsung launched an Exynos version in the Indian market whereas in other markets the company launched Snapdragon 800 versions of the very same device.
Samsung has now come up with a Dual SIM variant of its flagship, but its only said to be available in China as this is what happened with Note 2 last year. The company's Chinese website shows up the device with a Dual SIM variant. The model number is referred as N9002. The device comes up with Dual Micro SIM card slots along with a Micro SD card slot.
This N9002 is powered by a 2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 chipset. Rest all features are pretty much the same except the 4K recording, it comes up with a 5.7-inch resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels pixels Full HD Super AMOLED display. The device and runs on Android 4.3, 13MP rear camera with LED and 4K video recording along with a 2 MP front-facing camera. Like the Indian version this device also packs 3 GB of RAM, 32 GB of internal memory with a microSD slot up which supports upto 64 GB.
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Dwyane Wade and LeBron James
It's good to be Dwyane Wade.
Ten years ago, in the Major League Baseball offseason to end all offseasons, there was a bumper crop of free agents which included three huge names—Alex Rodriguez, Manny Ramirez and Mike Mussina—and a bunch of smaller ones who followed them like fish follow whales, gobbling up the extra money of the boom days. If the 1998 home run chase "saved" baseball, the 2000 free agent grab was the MLB Network precursor to baseball as a reality show.
That winter, my colleagues at the college newspaper and I refreshed ESPN.com's free agent tracker once every, oh, three minutes—and only that long because it took about two and a half minutes to load. Every player on the market was listed, and the logos of the interested teams would be applied or removed next to their names based on the news of the day. Rodriguez's page was the most volatile, reflecting his position as the most singularly heralded free agent of all time: a player with the skills of no other, in the prime of his career, offering his services to the highest bidder. Ramirez's free agency period was not without its fanfare, but it was a fraction of that of Rodriguez, who, with agent Scott Boras, milked A-Rod's numbers for everything they were worth, most famously creating a 73-page booklet (link at bottom of page) stating his earning potential based on his already legendary position in the history of the game. The opening page blares: "Alex Rodriguez is the best shortstop in Major League Baseball history at age 24."
This year's NBA free agent class has a remarkably similar constitution. For Mike Mussina we have Chris Bosh, the reliably very, very good-but-not-great star whose star gets brighter by association with the others; for Ramirez, already a Hall of Fame-caliber player, we have the legend-in-the-making Dwyane Wade; and for Rodriguez we have LeBron James, the once-in-a-generation supernova of a player, peddling his wares at the peak of their power.
To the degree the Rodriguez and James situations are different, there are two practical considerations that would suggest James has a better chance of choosing to stay in Cleveland than A-Rod had of staying in Seattle; one, he is from the area, and two, the Cavaliers can offer him more money than any other team. That we don't know, on the eve of the official free agency period, if James is staying or going indicates that this isn't simply a financial decision. I don't know what's in the man's heart, and I won't guess, but I've tended to agree with the excellent writing of Cleveland Frowns on the subject. Frowns says that all things being equal, it's in LeBron's best interests to stay—while acknowledging that none of us know if all things are equal in LeBron's world. Only LeBron knows that.
All we know is that LeBron courts attention the same way Rodriguez did, which is to say, insatiably… and we know that Wade hasn't. I'm sure he's courted suitors in some way, but his exposure is considerably less than LeBron's, and he has merely been, at worst, the league's third best player over the last five years. He's won a title, and nearly won a college title on a team full of players whose greatest skill was standing around and watching him, mouth agape, like everyone else.
I'm not saying Dwyane Wade is showing us how to be the best free agent; to each his own. I'm saying that, compared to LeBron, Wade has handled his business like just that: business. It might be different if he was deciding to leave the Chicago Bulls, his hometown team, rather than join it. but we only have the situation we have. The whole world is watching LeBron's every move, looking for clues. I'm watching D-Wade.
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5 Comments to "Dwyane Wade and LeBron James"
coachie says:
I'll be watching Wade become an outside shooter and a bad long-term max money investment. Not saying he still won't be an elite player, but that explosiveness will leave him sooner than it left other similar players because of the pounding he has taken. I don't want him on the Knicks.
Thanks for the kind words, Chris. I'll definitely check out your site.
Chris Ross says:
This is a very well written article as well as a great blog you got going here! I think that the big problem that is going to face these top tier free agents is the ability to find a good supporting cast because teams have shed so much salary in order to get them. Also, you think you could check out my blog because I really want to know what your opinion is on my thoughts. http://chrisross91.wordpress.com/2010/06/29/lebron-and-sidekick-will-be-dominant-but-will-it-translate-to-a-championship/
Wade is not as popular as LeBron, but his popularity is closer to LeBron's than the scrutiny/hype his free agency is getting compared to LeBron's, by a wide margin.
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Thanks for the shout.
How much of the contrast between LeBron and Wade has to do with the fact that Wade's just not as popular as LeBron?
How much has to do with a mainstream assumption that anyone would leave Cleveland for just about anywhere else?
Probably both have a lot to do with it I think.
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January 6, 2017 by Samuel Warde No Comments
By all accounts, Trump is either a liar, has a horrible memory, has no clue what he is saying – much less doing – or he has a personal agenda.
NBC News reported this Wednesday about "Trump's Obamacare Journey: From Total Repeal to 'Be Careful.'"
NBC goes on to note that Trump has changed his stated position on Obamacare eight times since announcing his candidacy, writing that:
These recalculations and shifts aren't unusual for Trump – he took 141 positions on 23 major issues during his run, and has taken 15 new stances on nine issues since being elected – but it is a particularly illustrative shift in the differences between the rhetoric of a candidate and a leader faced with the realities of governance.
**Note, for those of you interested, NBC News also reported on Wednesday a detailed accounting of "Every New Policy Stance Trump has Taken Since Election."
Earlier today, Friday, CNN reported that "Trump's transition team has signaled to congressional Republican leaders that his preference is to fund the border wall through the appropriations process as soon as April, according to House Republican officials."
That means Trump has shifted positions again, now "asking Congress, not Mexico, to pay for border wall," which brings to running total up to 16 new stances on nine issues since being elected.
In short, Trump seems to embody that old joke about how you can tell a lawyer is lying. The answer, predictably, is "his lips are moving."
This brings us to the point of this article – the one thing Trump seems to have remained consistent on.
The title says it all in an NBC News report from this morning: "Trump Has Been Strikingly Consistent in Denying Russian Hacking Role."
NBC News goes on to detail his eight denials that Russia had anything to do with the hack, beginning with his remark from the first presidential debate, Sept. 26, 2016:
I don't think anybody knows it was Russia that broke into the DNC. [Hillary Clinton is] saying Russia, Russia, Russia, but I don't — maybe it was. I mean, it could be Russia, but it could also be China. It could also be lots of other people. It also could be somebody sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds, OK?
Noting that Trump is set to receive an intelligence briefing today on the Russian hack, NBC News writes that: "You can count on maybe one hand the issues where Trump has been very consistent. So his constant position here — at least before today's briefing — is striking."
We will leave it up to you to determine why you think Trump has almost singularly been consistent on this one issue above all other. But the answer seems rather obvious to us.
It is also worth mentioning that a spokesman for former CIA director James Woolsey announced yesterday that he has left the Donald Trump presidential transition team.
"Effective immediately, Ambassador Woolsey is no longer a senior advisor to President-elect Trump or the transition. He wishes the president-elect and his administration great success in their time in office," Woolsey spokesman Jonathan Franks said in a statement.
As NBC News reported late yesterday, "Woolsey said on CNN that his decision to leave was not influenced by Trump's comments about Russia or the interference allegations," but one has to wonder.
NBC News added that:
The resignation comes as Trump has been in a war of words with U.S. intelligence agencies over assessments that the Russian government was likely involved in a covert campaign to attempt to interfere in the U.S. election.
A source close to Woolsey told NBC News the former CIA chief felt increasingly uncomfortable with the Trump transition's decision-making on matters of intelligence, particularly amid a report the incoming administration is considering restructuring certain intelligence agencies.
Be sure to use the comments section, below, to share your thoughts on Trump's lies, his inconsistencies – with the exception of his repeated denials regarding the Russian hack, and former CIA director Woolsey's resignation from the Trump transition team.
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Have your lawn professionally cared for – If your lawn has areas where it has become quite bare or is looking dead, then this can be a difficult task for you to take on yourself. It will be a good idea to have a lawn-care service come out to bring the lawn back to life for you. Then you can hire them to come out regularly to keep it looking great, or you can ask them for specific advice on what you need to do to keep it healthy.
Power wash the driveway and walkways – Your driveway and walkways will start to look dirty and stained as time goes on. When your driveway and walkways aren't looking as nice as they could be, it can leave the whole front of your property looking unkempt. You can rent or buy a power washer and use it yourself to clean these areas. If you have some stubborn stains, then you can use laundry detergent and a stiff nylon brush to get them out, and then power wash over the area again.
Wash your windows – You don't want to forget to make sure all of the windows are looking crystal clear. There are long window-washing poles that have a brush on one side and a squeegee on the other that you can use to reach the windows on the second level of your home. They are adjustable, so you can shorten them up for the windows on the first floor.
Have the exterior of your home washed – When it comes to the exterior walls of your home, they can get quite dirty looking due to dust thrown on them regularly by the winds, as well as mud flung on them when it rains or even when the lawn is being watered. Rain making its way down the walls will even add more dirt to the walls. A company can come out to clean your home's exterior for you so it can look great again, and you will know the exterior is being cleaned in a way that isn't going to cause harm to the exterior paint.


If you are an employee and you pay for travel expenses that are related to your job, but these are not reimbursed by your employer, you might be able to get tax relief. This is a complex area but we cover the main points below.
It is crucial to understand that the rules on what travel expenses qualify for tax relief are quite strict. In particular, there is generally no tax relief available for the costs of 'ordinary commuting' – that is, travel between an employee's home and a permanent workplace (more on this below). If you are not a taxpayer, you cannot get tax relief.
Below we consider the tax position for different types of travel expenses you might incur in relation to your job. For information on the specific rules around travel expenses incurred by agency workers and those employed by employment intermediaries such as 'umbrella companies', see our dedicated page Am I employed, self-employed, both, or neither?.
It is important to understand these two terms as travel expenses between an employee's home and permanent workplace will not be allowable, while travel expenses between an employee's home and temporary workplace may be.
Most workers will have no difficulty in identifying their permanent workplace: it is the place where they regularly go to work. It may be a factory, office, shop or somewhere else – but it is the place where the employer expects the worker to be. You might have more than one permanent workplace if you have two jobs for example, or if your employer requires you to work in one location for two days a week and in another location for three days a week on an ongoing basis.
A temporary workplace is somewhere you would attend irregularly or for a limited period of time. For example, if you normally worked in Birmingham, but your employer required you to work from a store in Leicester for a year, then that store in Leicester would be a temporary workplace.
However a workplace will not be "temporary" if you attend it for a period of continuous work lasting more than 24 months. A period of continuous work is a period over which the duties of the employment are performed to a significant extent at that workplace. HMRC consider the duties to be performed to a significant extent if the employee spends 40% or more of their time at that place.
So where an employee spends less than 40% of their time at a temporary workplace, they do not need to consider the 24 month rule.
The examples on page 13-15 of booklet 490 may be helpful to explain this further.
You can read more about permanent and temporary workplaces in HMRC's EIM manual on GOV.UK.
How do I know what ordinary commuting costs is?
Ordinary commuting is travel between your home and a permanent workplace. Costs of ordinary commuting are not allowable for tax purposes. Ordinary commuting also includes travelling to other places that are not significantly different to ordinary commuting. This means that if an employee, for instance, is required to attend a workplace and the journey to the workplace is substantially the same as that to the usual place of work (and at a similar expense), no tax relief will be allowed.
You can read more about ordinary commuting in HMRC's EIM manual on GOV.UK.
There may be different rules for you if you are site-based – for example, if you are employed in the construction industry and you are assigned to work at a particular site for a length of time governed by your employer's contract there. Normally you would work at that site exclusively for that time and rarely visit the offices of your employer. Provided you are expected to work at that site for less than 24 months, your travelling expenses to and from home may be eligible for tax relief.
You can read more about site-based employees in HMRC's EIM manual on GOV.UK.
I travel around from place to place. Can I get tax relief?
If you are an 'itinerant' worker (that is one where travelling forms an inherent part of your duties, such as a delivery driver or meter reader as explained above), normally you would be able to claim tax relief for all your costs of travelling – even those from home to work. The position is explained further in HMRC's EIM manual on GOV.UK.
One exception to this would be if you were an area-based employee, in other words one whose employment duties are specifically defined by reference to an area. Even if you have to attend different places in the area in the course of your job, the area could be regarded as a permanent workplace and travel costs to and from your home and inside the boundary of that area would not be allowable.
No, the costs of this travel would be considered to be ordinary commuting.
My travel qualifies for tax relief. What exactly can I get tax relief on?
If your travel qualifies for tax relief, then assuming your employer does not pay or reimburse the expenses, you should be able to claim a tax deduction for your travel expenses (for example, train or bus fares). If you use your own transport for such journeys there is the statutory system of tax-free approved mileage allowances for business journeys. If an employer pays less than these amounts, you can claim tax relief for the unused balance of the approved amount (this is known as the Mileage Allowance Relief (MAR) system).
Travel expenses can also include subsistence (food and drink) and accommodation (where there is an overnight stay). You can read more about such tax relief on our page What if I use my own car for business purposes?.
In HMRC's booklet 490 you will find information on how HMRC apply the travel rules to specific situations, such as journeys to a depot where tasks are allocated, where the employee's job is based at home or where the employee attends the same workplace for most of the time they hold the employment.
HMRC's more detailed and technical information can be found in their EIM manual starting at page EIM31800.
You can read more about employment expenses generally, including the interactions that exist between unreimbursed expenses and the minimum wage and benefits on our page What if I incur expenses in relation to my job?.
If you think you are entitled to claim tax relief, we have a webpage which explains how to claim it.


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Taoism vs Buddhism: Primary Differences and Similarities
This paper makes an attempt to identify the key similarities and differences between these two eastern religions, focusing on their central tenets and the overall impact on culture.
Taoism is a religion and philosophical tradition that originated in China around 550 B.C. and is based on the philosophical ideas of Lao Tzu. It now has approximately 20−30 million followers, mostly in China, Korea, and Japan. Buddhism, on the other hand, is a religion from ancient India, dating back to the sixth century B.C. and has its foundation on the teachings of Siddhārtha Gautama. An offshoot of Hinduism, Buddhism now has around 500 million followers globally, making it the fourth-largest religion in the world. (Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, 2018; ReligionFacts, 2018.)
Major differences between Taoism and Buddhism
How do Taoism and Buddhism differ from each other? Both religions were founded around the same time and emphasize the need to help the soul become free from its physical condition. In Buddhism, however, there is no god and everyone has to seek the truth on their own. In this way, it resembles more of a philosophy than a religion. The Buddhists believe that everything is characterized by constant change and people have to break free from their ties to the world. According to karma, a central tenet of Buddhism, all actions have consequences. Buddhists share a belief in the goal of overcoming suffering and rebirth by attaining enlightenment, known as Nirvana. In contrast, Taoists worship deities, even if Tao itself is not a god but rather the natural order of the universe that guides everything impersonally. The main goal of Taoists is to achieve balance in life and reach immortality through Tao. For them, the concept of sin doesn't exist, people are equal, and all creatures should be respected. (SpiritualRay, 2018.)
While reincarnation plays a role in both religions, Buddhists want to break the cycle of reincarnation and Taoists believe that the soul is eternal and will eventually become one with Tao. What is understood by reincarnation is also markedly different. For Buddhists, it doesn't entail a belief in the existence of a soul of or any life after death. The teachings of Taoism are meant to help people connect to the energy of the universe and become one with it. For Buddhists, nirvana is the highest form of enlightenment and the ultimate goal in life. It can only be attained by living morally, respecting all life forms, and letting go of one's attachments to this world. Adherents to both religions use temples and shrines as a place of worship. (TheyDiffer.com, 2018.) It's a common misconception that both Taoism and Buddhism believe in life after death. While true for Taoism, Buddhists don't share the belief that we continue to exist after death. According to Buddhists, belief in an eternal soul is a misconception of the human consciousness. There are some differences between the two main branches, Theravada and Mahayana but they both share the same idea called anatta which refers to the doctrine of non-self. Based on this doctrine, there is no permanent, unchanging self or soul in any living beings. Anatta is one of the three marks of existence in Buddhism along with dukkha (suffering) and anicca (impermanence). For Buddhists, a life cycle has no beginning or an ending which means that life, death, and rebirth are perceived as a continuous cycle.
According to Taoism, the soul or spirit can never die. It will only move to another body which is to reborn as a different person. This rebirth cycle will be repeated until one obtains Tao. Taoists say that every person possesses an inner light which guides us back to a clear mind and pulls away from distractions. Following this inner light is the only way to attain Tao. Taoists also believe that the human soul has the ability to travel through space and time and become immortal after reaching Tao. (ReligionFacts, 2018.)
One of the main concepts in both religions is emptiness. In Taoism, emptiness has two meanings. The first one relates to the qualities of the Tao where it's seen as the opposite of fullness. In this sense, it's closer to the concept of emptiness in Buddhism. The second one has more to do with each individual's state of mind, or the inner realization that is characterized by simplicity, patience, and restraint. It's thus associated with a lack of worldly desires and includes actions that arise out of this state of mind. In Buddhism, the concept of emptiness, also known as void or openness, relies on the understanding that no separate and permanent entities exist in our world. Instead, everything is the result of an infinite number of causes and conditions. (O'Brien B., 2018.) This is described as a product of dependent origination, a key principle of Buddhist teachings claiming that no beings or phenomena can exist independently of other beings and phenomena. For Buddhists, therefore, nothing is absolute and the self is only an illusion caused to exist by other beings and phenomena. (Reninger E., 2017.)
What separates the Buddhist idea about the cycles of life from the one held by Taoists is that there is no teaching of a first cause. How did all of this causing and ceasing to exist began in the first place? It's neither explained nor discussed in the Buddhist philosophy. Rather, they stress the understanding of nature as we can perceive it in our time instead of speculating what might have been in the past or what might happen in the future. All things are the way they are because they're conditioned by other things. The self is an illusion and nothing is permanent because of constant change. (Reninger E., 2017.)
According to the Taoist beliefs, Tao is the first cause of the universe, a force that flows through all life that exists. The primal forces of the feminine and the masculine, or the yin and the yang, have an important role in the Taoist creation myth. They are, by their nature, opposing qualities but still equal in all respects and remain separate entities forever. At the beginning of time, there was only chaos. This elemental cosmos laid dormant for thousands of years in the form of an egg. Once the incubation period was complete, the egg hatched and the heavens and the earth came into existence. The lighter and purer substances floated upward and became the heavens, named yang. The heavier and more impure substances descended and became the earth, named yin. From these same forces, Pangu was born. Together with the assistance of four other creatures, Pangu as the first living being created the world as we know it today. (HowStuffWorks, 2017.) This is in contrast with Buddhism which lacks any creation myth. Given that, Taoism shares the belief that our world has an organizing principle with most of the world's religions. In Buddhism, however, there is no creative force that appears first and gives life to everything that exists. It simply chooses not to speculate such things as it doesn't change anything. To the Buddhists, the self doesn't even exist so it's meaningless to consider any reasons for our existence. Most Buddhists are satisfied with the naturalist approach of science and don't believe in the supernatural.
If we look at the differences between Taoism and Buddhism from beyond the scope of beliefs and religion, the two also have distinct approaches to handling problems in life such as those concerning health. According to Taoism, there is a natural order to everything in this world, and one must understand the nature first before solving any problems. The concept of yin and yang states that our reality is binary and comprised of the combination of two opposite elements. When these two elements are balanced, together they form the entirety of what exists. Taoists believe that they have to conquer the defectiveness of the human soul by obtaining a balance of oneself. A mysterious force or energy called Chi was introduced to describe a force that has set the world and everything in it into motion. (HowStuffWorks, 2007.) Chi exists in everyone's body and it's believed that it has the ability to heal illnesses.
Tai Chi, a Chinese exercise and internal martial art, is based on the concept of yin and yang which can help circulate and balance the Chi in our bodies. Tai chi is practiced for both its health benefits and defense training purposes. For Taoists, illnesses are caused by an imbalance of Chi which is controlled by the circulation of energy in the body. (TheGuardian, 2017.) Buddhist beliefs differ from this in the sense that they consider illnesses part of life that should be accepted as they come. Buddhists pursue meditation as a path toward liberation and awakening, ultimately reaching Nirvana. Meditation is seen as a way to take responsibility for one's states of mind. It thus has the ability to transform the mind, and the meditation techniques can develop one's concentration, emotional positivity, clarity, and calmness after seeing of the true nature of things. Unlike Taoists who heal their illnesses by balancing the opposing forces and conducting Chi, Buddhists use medications. However, Buddhists emphasize the nature of life and prefer herbal medications extracted and purified from plants. (TheBuddhistCentre, 2018.)
When it comes to relationships, Taoists see women representing Yin and men representing Yang, and the way to harmony means that a woman and a man should get in a relationship and commit to each other. A balance is achieved when the man accepts the yin chi from the woman and the woman receives yang chi from the man. Sometimes, the concept of marriage is linked with Tao in the sense that marriage can be seen as a path towards the future and new life can be created through marriage. Babies are perceived as new life and the hope for the future. Because Taoists stress the importance of a balance between opposing forces, the relationship between a husband and a wife should also be characterized by a peaceful harmony. This means that conflicts and serious arguments should be avoided as much as possible. The couple can achieve this harmony by behaving in a loving and caring manner and by showing empathy, humility, and compassion for one another. To achieve this state of mind, one has to practice self-reflection and emotional control and try to understand other people. (Huffington Post, 2012.) For Buddhists, marriage is a choice and there is no obligation for them to marry. In Buddhism, marriage is often considered a secular affair instead of a sacrament. Cohabitation is allowed as long as it makes both individuals happy. Unhappiness can prevent the couple from reaching enlightenment. Divorce and remarrying are allowed and can even be regarded as compassionate actions if they make the individuals happier and reduces their suffering. Those who choose to get married can obtain blessings from the monks at their local temple. (BBC, 2017.)
Overall, Taoism and Buddhism seem to have many similarities as ancient eastern religions that provide guidance for people on how to live good lives, behave ethically, and develop kindness and compassion for other people. When looking at the end goals, however, there are sharp differences. Achieving Nirvana is not the same as attaining Tao because Buddhists dismiss the whole existence of self and Taoists believe in the immortality of the soul. This is the most profound difference between them as it affects everything else. It means that they view the concept of rebirth differently, and it also affects how they consider social practices such and relationships and marriage.


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Q: How to know if a child exists on any nest level in a tree structure I have a tree table, as showing:
TREE (TreeID int PK, ParentID int)

What I'm trying to figure is if I select a Tree item, how to know if the child exists in any sub level of its parent, and if it was a function, I would assume it would look something like this?
@ParentID --@param, The TreeID of the Tree item in focus

SELECT TreeID
FROM TREE
WHERE dbo.IsATreeChild(TreeID,@ParentID) = 1

Basically, If TreeId IsATreeChild of @ParentID it should return true. I just can't understand how to do this either way.
Any suggestions?

A: Recursive CTEs are quite common helpers for trees handling.
Probably you may find useful following functions:
create function dbo.ftTreeNodeChildren(@treeID int)
RETURNS TABLE
AS RETURN
    with Children(TreeID) as (
        select TreeID
        from Tree
        where ParentID = @treeID
        union all
        select T.TreeID
        from Children C
            join Tree T on T.ParentID = C.TreeID
    )
    select TreeID
    from Children
GO

It can be used then as:
select TreeID
from dbo.ftTreeNodeChildren(@treeID)

which should list children of @treeID (if there are any).
Sometimes it can be useful to include @treeID itself. In this case similar function can be used:
create function dbo.ftTreeNodeSubtree(@treeID int)
RETURNS TABLE
AS RETURN
    with Subtree(TreeID) as (
        select TreeID
        from Tree
        where TreeID = @treeID
        union all
        select T.TreeID
        from Subtree S
            join Tree T on T.ParentID = S.TreeID
    )
    select TreeID
    from Subtree
GO

which should list children or @treeID (if there are any) including @treeID itself.
upd.: To check that @treeID is a child of @parentID at any level you can use first function as:
if exists (
    select 1
    from dbo.ftTreeNodeChildren(@parentID)
    where TreeID = @treeID
)
    print '@treeID is a child of @parentID'
else
    print '@treeID is NOT a child of @parentID'


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Breathing Life into Lung Transplant Research!
Lungaversary
My role as caregiver started before the transplant
Hi! I've been asked to share some of my experiences as someone who has been a caregiver to a lung transplant recipient.
My name is Pete and I live in Durham, NC, with my wife of just over 18 years, Jen. During this time I have been personally involved in her medical care as she has cystic fibrosis (CF), which is a genetic disorder that affects the lungs, pancreas, and other organs, causing a build-up of mucus. In the lungs, this is particularly problematic as it clogs airways and leads to repeated infections, inflammation, and ultimately respiratory failure. There is presently no cure for CF, although recently there are new and promising genetic therapies that can greatly improve the health of those with CF.
Double lung transplant
As Jen's health and lungs deteriorated we moved to Durham in anticipation of, and in preparation for her to be evaluated for a double lung transplant at UNC. Jen moved in January 2015 and I followed her in April 2015 (I needed to transition out of a business and sell our home in Aiken, SC). Jen continued to decline in health and she was listed for transplant in July 2016. Following 3 "dry runs" – where you get the call that there is a possible match for lungs, go to the hospital, and prepare for transplant only to be told that it wasn't a match – Jen received her new lungs on December 14, 2016.
My role as a caregiver
My role as caregiver started before the transplant as Jen was in need of help due to the dire condition of her lungs – while in Durham she was on oxygen 24/7 and went through hospitalizations for infections and/or viral illnesses. Shortly prior to transplant, Jen was so weak that she had to crawl up the stairs in our home to get to the bedroom.
Following the transplant, the caregiving role kicked into full gear. In addition to the obvious, recovery from major surgery there is an entirely new pharmaceutical regimen, physical and occupational therapy, dietary demands for weight and strength – there is also an overwhelming amount of attention to detail required due to the danger of infection and sickness due to the immunosuppression drugs. What is preventing your body from rejecting the new lungs is also lessening the body's ability to fight the myriad of bacteria and viruses that surround us every day.
There is simply no way to adequately describe and convey the journey of caregiving in a few paragraphs. Let me summarize my experience as a primary caregiver by saying that it was as demanding, and on some level rewarding, of a responsibility that I have shouldered, so far, in my life.
Now, nearly three years out from transplant, Jen and I are able to turn our attention to getting our lives back on course as a couple, not caregiver and patient. When asked how Jen is doing, one of our standard responses is, "so thankful to be alive, so very, very appreciative for the donor family, and working hard to stay healthy."
Part of that work is supporting the Lung Transplant Foundation. Jen presently serves on the national board and is the executive director of the NC chapter. There is a great need to support and fund research so that the outcomes for those who have gone through a lung transplant can improve and survival rates can be extended beyond what we have at the present time. Jen and I are thankful for the work that the Lung Transplant Foundation is doing.
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A lung transplant transforms lives affected by diseases such as cystic fibrosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and COPD. These diseases affect more than 15 million Americans and are the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. Rejection rates for lung transplant recipients are worse than that of any transplanted organ. We want to change that through funding research to stop all lung transplant rejection. We can't do it alone. We invite you to help people like Jen and Pete. Make a donation or learn more about how you can be involved.
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The Contemporary, Baltimore, MD.
Grit Fund.
The Contemporary is pleased to announce the inaugural grantees of the Grit Fund. In its first round, the Grit Fund received over 80 applications and awarded $50,000 to 10 projects with grants ranging from $3,200 to $6,000. Awards were determined by a five-person jury of national arts leaders: Roya Amirsoleymani (Portland, OR), Gary Kachadourian (Baltimore, MD), Sharon Louden (Minneapolis, MN), David Mitchell (Baltimore, MD), and José Ruiz (Washington D.C.). The Contemporary would like to congratulate this year's grantees: Art Royalty Music Video Production & Listening Party; bb: Interdisciplinary Arts Space & Lecture Series; Conversations: A BmoreArt Podcast Series; Exhibitions; Exittheapple Artspace, Capacity Expansion; Hyrsteria; Open Space; Sight Unseen presents New Experimental Works; Skatenight Showcase and Exhibit; and Throwing a Stone.
The Grit Fund supports unincorporated and collaborative artist-organized activity that contributes significantly to Baltimore's arts landscape but seldom qualifies for traditional funding. Established with generous support from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the Grit Fund expands Warhol's Regional Regranting Program to the Mid-Atlantic, encouraging projects that generate opportunities and create platforms for artists to engage with each other and with the public. Funded activities could include but are not limited to: exhibitions, publications, public events, public art, film screenings, the ongoing work of an existing arts venue or collective, and the founding of a new arts venue or collective.
The next Grit Fund round will open on December 8th, 2015.
About the Grantees
Art Royalty Music Video Production & Listening Party
Art Royalty Music Video Production & Listening Party by Tedra Wilson, Marquis Gasque, Felipe Goncalves, Jose Rosero, Donald Ely, Marquis Revlon, and Histo; funded $5200; Art Royalty aims to create a truly interdisciplinary space that exists between visual arts, music, and performance by infusing animation and dance into the Baltimore Club, EDM, and Hip Hop scenes. Grit Fund supports the production and presentation of a 3D music video artist expo event that will join many different artists in creating a dynamic collaborative project and help to sustain artistic business relationships. The event will act as the music video premiere for "Pum Pum," an electro dance inspired record that is all about women expressing their sexual freedom through costume, song, and dance. "Pum Pum" will be an animated video collaboration that incorporates the art of vogue dance with animation. The event will cross several different audiences including a visual arts audience, dance audience, and Baltimore Club audience.
bb: Interdisciplinary Arts Space & Lecture/Talk Show Series
bb: Interdisciplinary Arts Space & Lecture/Talk Show Series by Alexandra Linn, Colin Alexander, Lucas Haroldsen, Evan Roche, and Harrison Tyler; funded $4400; bb is an artist-run interdisciplinary project space focused on providing free lectures, workshops, and events to the public. The storefront cycles between functioning as a gallery, lecture hall, and social space for ongoing drawing nights, communal meals, and film screenings. Grit Fund supports the completion of bb's building renovation, archival documentation of events, and a series of lectures and a talk show aimed at highlighting local residents in both arts and non-arts vocations to expand Baltimore's art community and audience. By providing a platform for local business owners, realtors, and other self-described non-artists to share their stories in an arts context, the lecture series and Talk Show seek to provide a new perspective on topics generally dominated by the same groups of local artists and audiences. Bb's first lecture of this series featured a demonstration on pasta-making by chef Sandy Smith of nearby restaurant Bottega. Future lectures and talk shows will further the dialogue beyond food and into more geographically specific topics, potentially covering hair-braiding, boxing, running a carryout food business, and owning property in Baltimore.
Conversations: A BmoreArt Podcast Series
Conversations: A BmoreArt Podcast Series by Cara Ober, Jack Livingston, Benjamin Levy, Lauren Van Slyke, Dwayne Butcher, Rebecca Juliette, and Jermaine Bell; funded $5700; BmoreArt is a vital online source for arts coverage and conversation in the Mid-Atlantic region. Founded as an artist project in 2007 by Cara Ober, BmoreArt has grown to a daily producer of professional, original content with a staff of three and dozens of regularly contributing writers, editors, photographers, artists, and designers. Grit Fund allows BmoreArt to enhance coverage through a new bi-weekly series of podcast interviews titled "Conversations". This new series will feature 26 episodes coordinated by Managing Editor Jack Livingston with a diverse group of artists, curators, collectors, and administrators who have made significant contributions to the arts and culture of Baltimore. By chronicling the lives of these individuals, the podcast will examine their goals, strategies, and struggles in shaping the culture of the region from the past to present. BmoreArt has established a proven record for high quality journalism and is dedicated to creating opportunities for professional growth and exposure for area artists, as well as cultivating relationships between the art community and a larger general audience.
Exhibitions by Nicholas Wisniewski, Dane Nester, and Matt Papich; funded $5000; "Exhibitions" is the first collaborative work of Nicholas Wisniewski, Dane Nester, and Matt Papich. Grit Fund supports the production of four artist-designed events that subvert the structure of familiar sites of cultural engagement—party, restaurant, concert—and reimagine sterile modes of interaction to produce new, unexpected, and consequential relationships in Baltimore. Investigating familiar sites of cultural engagement often governed by prescribed behaviors and expectations, the project aims to create an alternative, subversive space for social interaction to produce varied relationships with new and different Baltimoreans. "Exhibitions", which will be hosted at 2239 Kirk Avenue and held at intervals during the course of one year, will deconstruct these familiar social and cultural spaces and the behaviors and expectations that go with them. These multi-sensory gatherings will take new forms—museum-concerts, sound-meals, tactile-observations—that disorient and reorient attendees. Each event will be free and open to the public and collaboratively produced by 4-6 local artists.
Exittheapple Artspace
Exittheapple Artspace, Capacity Expansion by Pierre Bennu, Jamyla Bennu, and Marc Elzey; funded $4500; Exittheapple Artspace is a grassroots workspace and artspace in Charles Village located at 2334 Guilford Ave. Its mission is to connect art with wide audiences, to create bridges between artists and between genres, and to provide accessible space where underserved segments of the creative community can have access to space and tools to polish and present their craft. Under the creative direction of its founder Pierre Bennu, Exittheapple's visual art, public art events, and short/feature films specialize in nontraditional and off the beaten track representations of people of color. Founded in September 2014, Exittheapple Artspace hosts a variety of public events including #TheExchange, a monthly community commerce marketplace. The space also functions as an inexpensive rentable studio for film, photography, theater support, and art/literary events. Grit Fund supports capacity expansion of the space by adding a lighting grid and moveable seating which will allow for live performances and workshops. Their programming will grow and include a free seasonal performance with youth workshops. Additionally, rental rates will be discounted for educational and nonprofit projects.
Hyrsteria
Hyrsteria by Tanya Garcia and Valeria Molinari; funded $5000; Hyrsteria is a collaboration of Tanya Garcia and Valeria Molinari. As Latina feminists, artists, and organizers, they are particularly interested combining their skills in illustration, animation, and storytelling to highlight the stories of the community and generate conversation. Grit Fund supports the launch of a free zine and interactive online website. Hyrsteria is a platform to express a diversity of perspectives through art and language using various methods of storytelling from various local writers, illustrators, poets, and artists to produce material that is socially and politically important, locally and globally.
Open Space by Pete Razon, Colin Alexander, Chris Day, Margo Benson Malter, Nick Peelor, Jasmine Sarp, Conor Stechschulte, and Brendan Sullivan; funded $6000; Founded in 2009, Open Space is a collectively-run arts space. In addition to producing exhibitions and programming in their arts space, members organize two large fairs annually – the Prints and Multiples Fair (PMF) and the Alternative Art Fair. Grit Fund supports the maintenance of Open Space's exhibition space and the expansion of both fairs. PMF, which occurs every March, is a celebration and survey of artist publications, prints, and objects produced in multiple, with related lectures and programming. The fair is free and open to the public. In the five years since its founding, PMF has grown from presenting 15 vendors to showcasing over 80 vendors from Baltimore and beyond. In the fair's 6th and most recent year, Open Space established a partnership with the Baltimore Museum of Art's Contemporary Print Fair to create Baltimore Print City, a city-wide celebration of print with events, exhibitions, lectures, and more. Founded in 2014 in partnership with the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts, Alternative Art Fair features both local and national artist-run spaces and included auxiliary programming such as screenings and performances. Held during Artscape, America's largest free arts festival, an estimated 50,000 patrons attended Alternative Art Fair in 2014. Open Space built out 16 gallery booths in a parking garage for gallerists to exhibit and sell work to a broad audience.
Sight Unseen presents New Experimental Works
Sight Unseen presents New Experimental Works by Margaret Rorison, Chris Chen, Samirah Alkassim, and Nadia Hironaka; funded $3200; Sight Unseen is a nomadic moving image series showcasing avant-garde film, video, and expanded cinema whose mission is to support artists and their work. Since 2012, Sight Unseen has invited artists to Baltimore to screen and perform their innovative works, providing support by hosting them in a professional and dedicated atmosphere and paying them for their work. Since its founding, Sight Unseen has presented work from emerging and established avant-garde filmmakers, media artists and live performers to the Baltimore community. Grit Fund supports "New Experimental Works," a project composed of three distinct film programs that will be free and open to the public and held at select Baltimore venues: a collection of contemporary short experimental films from the Arab world curated by Independent filmmaker and film scholar, Samirah Alkassim; a series of video works by film, video and collage artist, Michael Robinson; and hosting an experimental filmmaker, Su Friedrich. Friedrich's recent essay film, Gut Renovation is an epic personal essay film charting the destruction of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Sight Unseen is interested in presenting this specific film, as it brings up similar topics and concerns surrounding the newly established Station North Arts District in Baltimore.
Skate Night Showcase
Skate Night Showcase and Exhibit by Lawrence Moore, Travis Johnson, and Glenford Nunez; funded $5500; Through Skate Night Showcase, collective members of It's My Skate Night celebrate a roller skating subculture that travel internationally for skate jams and highlight Baltimore as a home to a large population of these skaters. Grit Fund supports skating-specific performances by local roller skaters, infused with skating inspired photography and video shorts (including a screening of United Skates Documentary), exhibits by the African American Roller Skate Archive, and an Open Skate Night. The event will take place at Shake and Bake Family Fun Center over the summer. Free to the public, the Showcase aims to increase the exposure of the art of roller skating, spark interest from diverse communities in Baltimore, and repopulate the iconic rink.
Throwing a Stone
Throwing a Stone by Gianna Rodriguez and Dave Eassa; funded $5600; Gianna Rodriguez and Dave Eassa wish to broaden the accessibility of art making to youth and adults, expanding their practice beyond the studio and redefining the definition of 'artist.' Their two-person team is driven to create artistic opportunities where they are most rare, focusing on providing access to art within adult and juvenile justice institutions. Both artists are experienced in teaching art-making classes in correctional facilities as well as in community settings. Their project, Throwing a Stone, provides programming in the Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center (BCJJC), the Maryland Correctional Institution- Jessup (MCIJ), and in the greater Baltimore community. The Grit Fund will support programming such as: a lecture series, a publication of work created by the participants within the BCJJC and the MCIJ, and a final exhibition of the works created.
Round 1 submissions closed on 2.20.2015
Round 2 submissions open on 12.8.2015
About the Jury
Roya Amirsoleymani
Roya Amirsoleymani is the Community Engagement Manager with the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA) in Portland, Oregon, a multidisciplinary contemporary art center that, since 1995, has supported artists and audiences through exhibitions and performances, residencies and commissions, educational and public programs, and the annual, internationally-renowned Time-Based Art Festival (TBA). In addition to curating public programs and managing community and audience partnerships, outreach, and engagement, she oversees PICA's Precipice Fund, a grants program for Portland artists that is part of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts' Regional Regranting Program. Roya has curated and managed community outreach and programming for exhibitions and film festivals in Portland, Phoenix, San Francisco and Southern California. She is an adjunct faculty member with Portland State University's MFA in Art & Social Practice program. Roya holds a Master's in Arts Management from the University of Oregon with research concentrations in contemporary, feminist, and community art.
Gary Kachadourian
Gary Kachadourian is an artist based in Baltimore who often makes drawings, posters and printed multiples. Recent exhibitions include the 12th National Drawing Invitational, Arkansas Art Center; Forest/City at FAM/Western Carolina University; Home Maker at Purchase College, SUNY, Floorplan at PLUG Projects, Kansas City, MO; and Baker Artists Awards Exhibition at The Baltimore Museum of Art. His books and posters have been carried by Half Letter Press, Printed Matter, and Quimby's Bookstore.He worked for the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts, formerly the Mayor's Advisory Committee on Art and Culture, from 1987 to 2009 where he coordinated grant programs, exhibitions for Artscape, the city's mural program and numerous temporary public arts projects in the city of Baltimore.
Sharon Louden
Sharon Louden is an artist based in Minneapolis, whose work is included in the permanent collections of the Neuberger Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, National Gallery of Art, Arkansas Arts Center, Yale University Art Gallery, Weatherspoon Art Museum, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston as well as many other institutions. She has received a grant from the Elizabeth Foundation and the New York Foundation for the Arts, and has participated in residencies at Tamarind Institute, Urban Glass and Art Omi. Louden is the editor of the book "Living and Sustaining a Creative Life: Essays by 40 Working Artists" published by Intellect Books and distributed by the University of Chicago Press, and teaches at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design as well as the New York Academy of Art.
David Mitchell is the Program Manager for the Urban Arts Leadership Program at the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance. He has worked closely with the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation for the past 3 years , and recently took on the titles of Community Outreach Coordinator for the Baltimore Arts Realty Corporation and Director of Programming at the Motor House Performance Space, He is an Executive Board Member/ Associate Artistic Director for Arena Players Inc, in addition to serving as a Board Member for both EMP Collective and The Bromo Seltzer Arts District. He graduated from Morgan State University in 1998 with a BA in Theatre, and in 2001 received an MFA from the New School for Social Research. He returned to Baltimore and worked as a full time lecturer at Morgan State University from 2005 to 2008. Since then, he has been a facilitator and major catalyst; in bringing together diverse segments of the performing arts community.
José Ruiz
José Ruiz is a Peruvian-born artist and curator. He received his MFA in 2004 from the San Francisco Art Institute's New Genres program and a BA in Studio Art from the University of Maryland. During the past 15 years, he has shown his work in US cities such as New York, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC and internationally in countries such as Egypt, Ireland, Mexico, Japan, Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, South Africa, South Korea, and the Netherlands. His projects have been featured in museums such as El Museo del Barrio, Queens Museum of Art, Bronx Museum of the Arts, El Museo de Arte de El Salvador, and the Van Abbe Museum. Ruiz's practice has been the subject of various publications, including the New York Times, The New Yorker, Wall Street Journal, ARTnews, Arte al Dia, Artnet, and the Washington Post. He currently serves as an adjunct professor at George Washington University and the Maryland Institute College of Art. Additionally, he is the founder of Furthermore— a research, production and development lab in Washington, DC—and a co-founder of Present Company—a Brooklyn-based exhibition, performance and social space.
About the Grit Fund
The Grit Fund, administered by The Contemporary, provides 8-12 grants in amounts between $1,000–$6,000, totaling $50,000 annually. The Grit Fund will accept proposals from non-incorporated, artist-organized initiatives that work collaboratively and reside in Baltimore City or Baltimore County. Projects must take place in either Baltimore City or Baltimore County and be accessible to the general public. The Contemporary's mission is inspired by three guiding principles: artists matter, collaboration is key, and audience is everywhere. In keeping with this mission, the Grit Fund values risk-taking, encourages collaboration, and seeks to expand points of access to contemporary art. The next Grit Fund round will open on December 8th, 2015.
About the Regional Regranting Program
The Regional Regranting Program aims to support vibrant, under-the-radar artistic activity by partnering with leading cultural institutions in communities across the country. The program allows The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts to reach the sizeable population of informal, non-incorporated artist collectives and to support their alternative gathering spaces, publications, websites, events and other projects. The Foundation plans to expand this program with partner organizations in areas where the level of on-the-ground, self-organized artistic activity is highest.
The Foundation's longest running regional regranting program, administered by San Francisco's Southern Exposure, has been in operation since 2007. With the formation of the Grit Fund, The Contemporary joins eight regranting programs in San Francisco, CA (Southern Exposure's Alternative Exposure); Kansas City, MO (Charlotte Street Foundation and Spencer Museum of Art's Rocket Grants); Chicago, IL (Threewalls and Gallery 400's Propeller Fund); Houston, TX (Diverse Works, Aurora Picture Show, and Project Row Houses' The Idea Fund); Portland, OR (Portland Institute for Contemporary Art's The Precipice Fund); Miami, FL (Cannonball's Wavemaker Grants); Portland, ME (SPACE Gallery's The Kindling Fund); and New Orleans, LA (Press Street, Ashé Cultural Arts Center, and Pelican Bomb's Platforms Fund).
About The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts was established in 1987 for the advancement of the visual arts. The Foundation's objective is to foster innovative artistic expression and the creative process by encouraging and supporting cultural organizations that in turn, directly or indirectly, support artists and their work. The Foundation values the contribution these organizations make to artists and audiences and to society as a whole by supporting, exhibiting, and interpreting a broad spectrum of contemporary artistic practice.
About The Contemporary
The Contemporary is a nomadic, non-collecting art museum in Baltimore, Maryland. Our mission expands the idea of a museum as an incubator that commissions site-specific and subject-oriented projects. We engage diverse audiences and advance contemporary art through projects and educational programming. Our work is inspired by three guiding principles: artists matter, collaboration is key, and audience is everywhere.


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Q: Logout from parse.com does not clear session token on Android I am building an App that relies heavily on users in parse.com.
I have a problem when logging out and then logging in again, all requests get "invalid session exception".
If I kill the App and tries again, everything works ok (I don't need to re-log, it just works as soon as I restart the app).
All my parse queries are done via a Sync adapter and a sync service.
I tried stopping the service, clearing cookies cache and everything I could think of.
I'm not sure if it's an issue with parse.com or with the android's sync adapter / sync service.
Can anyone shed light on how to force Android (or parse) to flush the session token?
Login:
@Override
public void onLoginClicked(final String email, String password) {

    ProgressDialog progress = new ProgressDialog(this);
    progress.setMessage(getString(R.string.logging_in));
    progress.show();

    try {
        ParseUser.logIn(email,password);
        ParseUser me = ParseUser.getCurrentUser();
        if (me != null) {
            DoUIParseSyncAdapter.updateInstallation();
            if (me.getString(DoUIParseSyncAdapter.PARTNER_ID) != null) {
                goToMainScreen();
            }
            else {
                showConnectToPartnerScreen(email);
            }
        }
        else {
            Toast.makeText(this,R.string.login_failed,Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        }

    } catch (ParseException e) {
        Toast.makeText(this,e.getMessage(),Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
    finally {
        progress.dismiss();
    }
}

Logout:
 public static void logout(final Context context) {
    ParseUser.logOutInBackground(new LogOutCallback() {
        @Override
        public void done(ParseException e) {
            if (e != null) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }

            DbHelper helper = new DbHelper(context);
            helper.onUpgrade(helper.getWritableDatabase(), 0, 0);
            DoUISyncAdapter.removeSyncAccount(context);

            context.stopService(new Intent(context.getApplicationContext(),DoUISyncService.class));

            CookieManager manager = CookieManager.getInstance();
            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
                manager.removeAllCookies(new ValueCallback<Boolean>() {
                    @Override
                    public void onReceiveValue(Boolean aBoolean) {

                    }
                });
            }
            else {
                manager.removeAllCookie();
            }
        }
    });

}

SyncAdapter:
public class DoUISyncAdapter extends AbstractThreadedSyncAdapter {

private static final String LOG_TAG = DoUISyncAdapter.class.getSimpleName();

public static final int SYNC_INTERVAL = 60 * 180;
public static final int SYNC_FLEXTIME = SYNC_INTERVAL/3;

public DoUISyncAdapter(Context context, boolean autoInitialize) {
    super(context, autoInitialize);
}

@Override
public void onPerformSync(Account account, Bundle bundle, String s, ContentProviderClient contentProviderClient, SyncResult syncResult) {

    String table = bundle.getString("requestedTable");

    if (table == null) {
        DoUIParseSyncAdapter.getInstance().syncTasks(getContext());
        //DoUIParseSyncAdapter.getInstance().syncGeneralItems(getContext());
        DoUIParseSyncAdapter.getInstance().syncShoppingItems(getContext());
    }
    else {
        if (table.equals(DoUIContract.PATH_TASKS)) {
            DoUIParseSyncAdapter.getInstance().syncTasks(getContext());
        }
        else if (table.equals(DoUIContract.PATH_SHOPPING)) {
            DoUIParseSyncAdapter.getInstance().syncShoppingItems(getContext());
        }
    }
}

public static void initializeSyncAdapter(Context context) {
    getSyncAccount(context);
}

public static void syncImmediately(Context context,String table) {
    Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
    bundle.putBoolean(ContentResolver.SYNC_EXTRAS_EXPEDITED, true);
    bundle.putBoolean(ContentResolver.SYNC_EXTRAS_MANUAL, true);
    bundle.putString("requestedTable",table);
    ContentResolver.requestSync(getSyncAccount(context),
            context.getString(R.string.content_authority), bundle);
}

public static Account getSyncAccount(Context context) {
    // Get an instance of the Android account manager
    AccountManager accountManager =
            (AccountManager) context.getSystemService(Context.ACCOUNT_SERVICE);

    // Create the account type and default account
    Account newAccount = new Account(
            context.getString(R.string.app_name), context.getString(R.string.sync_account_type));

    // If the password doesn't exist, the account doesn't exist
    if ( null == accountManager.getPassword(newAccount) ) {

    /*
     * Add the account and account type, no password or user data
     * If successful, return the Account object, otherwise report an error.
     */
        if (!accountManager.addAccountExplicitly(newAccount, "", null)) {
            return null;
        }
        /*
         * If you don't set android:syncable="true" in
         * in your <provider> element in the manifest,
         * then call ContentResolver.setIsSyncable(account, AUTHORITY, 1)
         * here.
         */

    }
    return newAccount;
}

public static void configurePeriodicSync(Context context, int syncInterval, int flexTime) {
    Account account = getSyncAccount(context);
    String authority = context.getString(R.string.content_authority);
    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) {
        // we can enable inexact timers in our periodic sync
        SyncRequest request = new SyncRequest.Builder().
                syncPeriodic(syncInterval, flexTime).
                setSyncAdapter(account, authority).
                setExtras(new Bundle()).build();
        ContentResolver.requestSync(request);
    } else {
        ContentResolver.addPeriodicSync(account,
                authority, new Bundle(), syncInterval);
    }
}

public static void removeSyncAccount(Context context) {

    ContentResolver.cancelSync(getSyncAccount(context),context.getString(R.string.content_authority));
    ContentResolver.removePeriodicSync(getSyncAccount(context),context.getString(R.string.content_authority),new Bundle());

    AccountManager accountManager =
            (AccountManager) context.getSystemService(Context.ACCOUNT_SERVICE);
    Account[] accounts = accountManager.getAccounts();
    for (int index = 0; index < accounts.length; index++) {
        if (accounts[index].type.intern() == "com.ymgeva.doui")
            accountManager.removeAccount(accounts[index], null, null);
    }
}

@Override
public void onSyncCanceled() {
    super.onSyncCanceled();
    getContext().stopService(new Intent(getContext(),DoUISyncService.class));
}

public static void onAccountCreated(Context context) {

    DoUISyncAdapter.configurePeriodicSync(context, SYNC_INTERVAL, SYNC_FLEXTIME);
    ContentResolver.setSyncAutomatically(getSyncAccount(context), context.getString(R.string.content_authority), true);
    syncImmediately(context,null);
}

}


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Cincinnati Reds Host Carbon Neutral Baseball Opener
Sustainability made stylish
Sean Fisher
The first professional baseball team in the US has taken the initial steps toward making America's pastime carbon neutral. For Monday's Cincinnati Reds game against the Chicago Cubs, the season opener for both teams, the team purchased carbon credits for the 96 tons of carbon emissions estimated to have been created by the stadium's electricity and natural gas usage (however nothing is mentioned about carbon produced by travel). According to Carbon Solutions Group, the firm handling the team's offsets, the credits will help fund wind and solar power including the financing of an 11 MW wind farm in India. In addition, the team plans to partner with Duke Energy, the local utility company, to provide several "green days" through out the season including an Earth Day meeting with the Philadelphia Phillies on April 22. ::Cincinnati Enquirer
The first professional baseball team in the US has taken the initial steps toward making America's pastime carbon neutral. For Monday's Cincinnati Reds game against the Chicago Cubs, the season opener for both teams, the team purchased carbon credits
Winter 'wild swimming' is a hot new trend
California teen collects 50,000 rotting golf balls from coastal waters
Yak wool is the new hot trend in base layers
How good were Neanderthals at hunting?


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Australia Day dawned dull and showery but I knew I would have an enjoyable day despite the weather as Helen Andrews very kindly invited me to travel in her gorgeous 236 Sapphire to take part in the 2012 Motorfest organised by the NRMA. We arrived at the Domain car park at the early hour of 7:20 and enjoyed the customary sausage sizzle, all the while looking out for fellow AS members. Alas, it was not to be and we were the sole representative of the marque for 2012. As we departed in the midst of a line of Chevrolets, I was reminded of the old song about a petunia and an onion patch as when parked in Macquarie St, we were a lonely little Siddeley in a Chevrolet patch.
All was not lost, as the 236 was much admired and was a worthy representative of the ASCC. A number of Helen's AS contacts came to say hello, including Hugh Boulter, Brian Watt's brother and Michael Malgo, the son of the man from whom Helen bought the 236 over 40 years ago.
Once again, the Baby Sapphire proved itself as a tough everyday car unlike those delicate 18s and showy Sapphires.


A top Chinese trade official is suggesting a way to compromise with the U.S. in order to potentially come to a trade agreement. China's vice commerce minister, Wang Shouwen, floated the idea that both sides should have the right to take trade enforcement actions against the other after a deal is struck.
Speaking at a news conference in Beijing over the weekend, Wang also said he's "hopeful" about the negotiations, which have been ongoing for months. But last month, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told a House panel that there's still more work to be done before an agreement could be reached with China. He also outlined what enforcement could look like if the two sides come to a consensus — saying the U.S. will push for regular meetings at different government levels to ensure that the potential pact is being enforced. President Donald Trump decided not to increase tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods on March 1 as originally planned after recent "productive" trade talks. The president also said that if more progress is made, he may plan a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago to solidify the agreement.


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Judith Miller, LCSW
Judith Miller, LCSW has been a pioneer in the integration of marriage and family therapy with substance abuse counseling for over thirty years. Receiving both of her degrees from the University of Houston, she is a well-known speaker and has appeared on various television and radio programs. In addition, she has produced her own video on divorce. She was one of the original therapists trained in Collaborative Law and is known for helping families through the transitions of divorce. She teaches positive co-parenting skills to other professionals.
Judith helped many couples to find their "inner strengths" when they where close to dissolving their marriages. She works with children as young as three-years-old; and will counsel people living in nursing homes, if arranged in advanced. Her training includes working with children, teenagers, adults and geriatrics. She uses various mediums including music, art, and journaling and uses well-known cognitive techniques adapted and tailor-made to each individual. She has been trained in Ericksonian Hypnosis and is a Certified Imago Therapist.
Ms. Miller has vast experience working and being able to diagnosis the following psychological disorders and addictive disorders: substance abuse; gambling; emotional, physical, and sexual abuse; working with crime victims; working with post-traumatic stress disorder; depression/anxiety disorders; bi-polar disorders; developmental disorders such as–Asbergers-Austim disorders; and other psychiatric disorders.
Ms. Miller also provides professional assessments for the family, criminal, immigration, and civil courts. Ms. Miller finds creative solutions when working with complex family problems. She is a member Physicians for Human Rights and offers her services free when working program. She has trained other professionals in her field. She is currently on the Board of Directors for the National Association for Mental Illness Association for Greater Houston (NOMI).
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This camera is tested and in perfect working condition. Very clean and dent free.
There is some dust on the viewing screen, but the lens itself is very clean. The item "Mamiya m645 Single Lens Reflex, Medium format with 120 film back, f2.8 80mm lens" is in sale since Tuesday, January 30, 2018.
This item is in the category "Cameras & Photo\Film Photography\Film Cameras". The seller is "hhea7309" and is located in Nashville, Tennessee.


MAGEH1 expression was downregulated in HCC tumor tissues compared with adjacent normal liver tissues and in samples from patients with tumor recurrence. MAGEH1 reduced HCC cell proliferation, migration and invasion ability.
Downregulation of MAGE family member H1 enhances hepatocellular carcinoma progression and serves as a biomarker for patient prognosis.
Wang PC, Hu ZQ, Zhou SL, Zhan H, Zhou ZJ, Luo CB, Huang XW.
Apoptosis-related protein-1 acts as a tumor suppressor in cholangiocarcinoma cells by inducing cell cycle arrest via downregulation of cyclin-dependent kinase subunits.
Zheng J, Li Q, Wang W, Wang Y, Fu X, Wang W, Fan L, Yan W.
Data indicate that the neonatal detection test sensitivity obtained was 95% with a positive predictive value of 1 in the analyses for both the arylsulfatase E (ARSE) and melanoma antigen family H1 (MAGEH1) genes.
Neonatal detection of Turner syndrome by real-time PCR gene quantification of the ARSE and MAGEH1 genes.
Corrêa SC, Rocha MN, Richeti F, Kochi C, Silva E Lima LA, Magalhães M, Longui CA.
The induction of APR-1 expression caused apoptosis of melanoma cells via the interaction with the juxtamembrane region of p75 neurotrophin receptor.
Apoptosis related protein-1 triggers melanoma cell death via interaction with the juxtamembrane region of p75 neurotrophin receptor.


1971-74: Autocross, Rallycross, Hill Climbs, Sprints and Rallies.
1976: Scottish Rally Championship, 1st in class (group A). Class winner International Scottish Rally.
1978: Scottish Hillclimb Championship, 6 1st places and 4 2nd places. Scottish Road Car Champion.
1989-99: BRITISH TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP. Twice Champion. 208 Touring Car Races and 98 podium finishes.
1989: BTCC with Vauxhall Astra - 11 class wins from 13 starts - 1st in Championship.
1990: BTCC with Vauxhall Cavalier - 5th in Championship.
1991: BTCC with Vauxhall Cavalier - 3 wins - 2nd in Championship.
1992: BTCC with Vauxhall Cavalier - 3 wins - 3rd in Championship. End of season Toca Shootout winner.
1993: BTCC with Vauxhall Cavalier - 1 win - 4th in Championship. Tooheys Bathurst 1000. Co-driver to Peter Brock in Mobil Holden Commodore VP (suffered a major propshaft separation part way through the race but still finished 17th).
1994: BTCC with Vauxhall Cavalier - 2 wins - 4th in Championship.
1995: BTCC with Vauxhall Cavalier - 6 wins - 1st in Championship. Bathurst 1000. Co-driver to Tony Scott in Privateer Pinnacle Holden Commodore VR. Qualified 13th on grid and finished 6th overall which remains the best privateer finish at Bathurst to date (as of 2003).
1996: BTCC with the new Vauxhall Vectra - 8th in Championship. Bathurst 1000 - Co-driver to Mark Skaife in Fred Gibson Sega Holden Commodore VR. Finished 7th after problematic race having qualified in 9th place.
1997: BTCC with Vauxhall Vectra - 12th in Championship. AMP Bathurst 1000 for Super Touring cars. Drove a Holden badged Vauxhall Sport Triple Eight Vectra with James Kaye. Qualified in 7th and the car was retired on lap 33 with a broken suspension upright.
1998: BTCC with Vauxhall Vectra - 2 wins - 8th in Championship. AMP Bathurst 1000 for Super Touring cars - Drove a Vauxhall/Holden Triple Eight Vectra with Derek Warwick. Qualified in 5th and finished 5th.
1999: BTCC with Vauxhall Vectra - 10th in Championship. November run FAI Bathurst 1000 for V8 Supercars (due to Bob Jane event in early October for Super Tourers)- Drove with Cameron McLean in an ageing Greenfield Mowers sponsored Ford Falcon EL. Qualified 15th and ran well until front upright broke on lap 139.
2000: British GT Series in Chamberlain Scott International sponsored Dodge Viper GTSR. Qualified 6th and had a 3rd place finish at Silverstone with Dave Clark in British GT race. Some Porsch 911 GT3 races. Competed in the Ozemail Queensland 500 for V8 Supercars with Rodney Forbes in the Wynns racing Holden Commodore VT, qualifying 16th, finishing in 14th position. FAI 1000 at Mt Panorama on November 19th, resulted in retirement on lap 79 in the Wynns car after qualifying 22nd.
2001: Queensland 500 Ipswich, qualified 20th with Brad Jones and retired on lap 95. Bathurst 1000 in an Ozemail Ford Falcon AU with Brad Jones. Qualified 22nd and finished 2nd only 2 seconds behind the factory HRT Commodore of Skaife and Longhurst. Ascar inaugural demonstration race winner.
2002: Contested VIP Petfoods Queensland 500 at Ipswich, qualifying 24th and finishing 17th with Tim Leahey in an Ozemail Ford Falcon AU. Bathurst Bob Jane T-Mart 1000 with Tim again in the Falcon, qualifying 17th and finishing in 19th.
2003: Betta Electrical Sandown 500 in the Ozemail Falcon BA with Andrew Jones. Qualified 19th and finished 20th. Bob Jane T-Mart Bathurst 1000, Qualified 19th again and finished a creditable 9th. Third place at the Doune hill climb in a Mini Cooper.
2004: Betta Electrical Sandown 500 and Mount Panorama 1000k with Andy Jones No.21 Ozemail Falcon. 2 DNFs due to mechanical failure at Sandown and the now infamous collision with Jason Plato at Bathurst.
Porsche Carrera Cup at Knockhill, 6th.