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Vintage-Inspired Blue Canning Jars Giveaway
I've got a fun little giveaway for you, my friends :)
Ball just released these limited edition vintage-inspired blue jars, and they've offered to give a box of them (6 jars in all) to one of you! These jars are part of the Ball Heritage Collection and they're really beautiful.
I don't know about you, but I am more likely to drink lots of water when it's in a pretty glass, and these blue jars are just perfect! They're also terrific for decorating, canning, as a vase for flowers, etc. The jars are pint-sized and they have small openings, which makes them just right for covering with EcoJarz (stay tuned: I am going to be giving away a few of these awesome eco-friendly jar toppers very soon). The lids the jars come with are 100% BPA-free, as well.
As I mentioned above, these are a limited edition, so don't wait to get yourself some of these lovely jars! (You can also purchase them here .)
Official Rules for the Giveaway: No purchase necessary. Open to US residents over 18 years of age only. This giveaway will end on Tuesday March 19th, 2013 at 11:59 pm EST. One winner with a valid entry will be selected at random using random.org. Winner will be notified by email and will have 48 hours to claim their prize or another winner will be selected.
To enter, please leave a comment below.
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Loren Morris — March 15, 2013 @ 10:24 pm
I love those!!!!
Adriana — March 15, 2013 @ 10:24 pm
How lovely! I'd love a set. :)
kelly @ kellybakes — March 15, 2013 @ 10:24 pm
Winnie, these are gorgeous! I've taken to putting EVERYTHING in Ball jars, but these are gorgeous. I think these could even make my kombucha SCOBY look pretty!
Rachel (Teacher-Chef — March 15, 2013 @ 10:27 pm
I LOVE those lids, will be keeping my eyes on those. And I think that some BLUEBERRY or BLACKBERRY Jam would be AMAZING if canned into a set of these jars :-)
Cheryle — March 15, 2013 @ 10:28 pm
I love these jars! Reminds me of the old wire-snap lids & jars. : )
Shirley @ gfe & All Gluten-Free Desserts — March 15, 2013 @ 10:28 pm
Love these, Winnie! Like I said on FB, they look even bluer than the original ones. Using one to get in more water is a great idea. I'd use mine to drink my ACV elixir. :-) Thanks for the giveaway!
Lauren — March 15, 2013 @ 10:29 pm
How fun! These are adorable!
Frances Quigley — March 15, 2013 @ 10:29 pm
WOW! Won't my peaches look extra good in these…Thank your for giveaway.
Letty — March 15, 2013 @ 10:29 pm
I love these jars! I ordered two boxes as a b'day present to myself, but I started thinking I need more! They are blue! They are gorgeous! And I'd love to make my hubs some bread & butter pickles, pickled okra and who knows what else in these beauts!
Kim Foster — March 15, 2013 @ 10:30 pm
I want them. I really , really want them.
Seriously. Want. Them. xoxo
Lelah — March 15, 2013 @ 10:32 pm
Ooooooo love the blue! Reminds me of the amazing ocean. Gotta get me some of these! :)
Keely Murdoch — March 15, 2013 @ 10:34 pm
I love those. And more jars is already on my shopping list. If I don't win them I will definitely have to buy them.
Nutmeg Nanny — March 15, 2013 @ 10:37 pm
I know that Kim wants them, but I want them even more than she does. True story. If I win I will bring some homemade hooch over to Kim's house (I'm planning another party at Kim's with all of us there….I hope she doesn't mind) in the blue jars. I think that would make her feel better about the loss :)
Val — March 15, 2013 @ 10:39 pm
Love the blue! So pretty!
Katie @ Katie Without Restrictions — March 15, 2013 @ 10:39 pm
I love this ~ they would be a great match in my newly decorated kitchen. Thanks for the giveaway!
rebecca — March 15, 2013 @ 10:40 pm
love the jars…love the lid with the drinking spout. where did you get it?
Yvonne — March 15, 2013 @ 10:40 pm
Those are ADORABLE and awesome!! I'd love to have them!!!!
Kimmy — March 15, 2013 @ 10:41 pm
I have to find these! I am doing blue gerber daisy center pieces for a baby shower I am throwing, and giving them away as prizes! These are PERFECT! Thank you for offering!
Mimi Holtz — March 15, 2013 @ 10:41 pm
Very pretty. Even prettier with something delicious inside.
Terri Gilliland — March 15, 2013 @ 10:42 pm
These are beautiful! I need them!
found the lids! don't know if I can wait. might have to order some for the family
Wish — March 15, 2013 @ 10:43 pm
What a beautiful blue! Timeless.
Merranda — March 15, 2013 @ 10:44 pm
My head is spinning with ideas for what I could use these for . Thanks for the opportunity to enter!
Christopher Sorel — March 15, 2013 @ 10:45 pm
Love the retro blue reminds me of filling them at my gradnmas house
Susan Spann — March 15, 2013 @ 10:47 pm
This would be awesome! Especially as my mom's garden starts growing and we lean toward making more jams and condiments and canning them for off season times!
Ulla — March 15, 2013 @ 10:47 pm
Love the color!!
Jennifer L — March 15, 2013 @ 10:47 pm
Those are beautiful!!!
Andrea Owen — March 15, 2013 @ 10:48 pm
I would love a set!
Amanda H. — March 15, 2013 @ 10:51 pm
they're so pretty! I would so love a set.
Lisa Dean — March 15, 2013 @ 10:53 pm
Sharon McGrath — March 15, 2013 @ 10:55 pm
Beautiful!!! I would love to win the blue jars!!!!
Amanda Gonzales — March 15, 2013 @ 10:55 pm
Deborah K — March 15, 2013 @ 10:58 pm
Beautiful jars–and great looking blog, too!
Kristi — March 15, 2013 @ 11:00 pm
Totally Love them :)
AnnieC — March 15, 2013 @ 11:00 pm
Oh, I need these for the days that the Oregon skies are grey. These would bring a spot of sunshine to my kitchen!
Johnna — March 15, 2013 @ 11:02 pm
These are beautiful! I'd love to add a few to my canning jar collection.
Margaret J — March 15, 2013 @ 11:02 pm
Oh those are beautiful! I found my way here from Shirley at GFE and would love to win them. Looking forward to checking out the rest of your site too. :)
Salvegging — March 15, 2013 @ 11:04 pm
Love these. Use mason jars for everything!!
Laura — March 15, 2013 @ 11:09 pm
These are so cool! I've never seen colored Ball jars before.
Kim Nixon — March 15, 2013 @ 11:11 pm
Heather @ Life, Gluten Free — March 15, 2013 @ 11:15 pm
We use mason jars for so many things. Love the blue!
shelby — March 15, 2013 @ 11:15 pm
I want some! i would use them as water bottles with the ecojar lids <3
kurtis — March 15, 2013 @ 11:17 pm
Nicole — March 15, 2013 @ 11:17 pm
Love! Love! Love!
Tom — March 15, 2013 @ 11:21 pm
Love these blue mason jars great for just about everything.
Cassandra Kamery — March 15, 2013 @ 11:23 pm
Very nice! These would make such great gifts!
Jessica — March 15, 2013 @ 11:25 pm
These are beautiful. I can see some lovely fig honey jam in them. :) Thank you for the giveaway!
Julie — March 15, 2013 @ 11:28 pm
Ahhh, I love that they are bringing the blue jars back!
Sandy — March 15, 2013 @ 11:28 pm
I would love these. So many things come to mind that would be wonderful in these jars.
Susan DeNoyer — March 15, 2013 @ 11:30 pm
These are beautiful! Oh, I can't decide what to put in them. I use jars for pantry and frig storage, but could put up some beet jam in a few!
DebBlee — March 15, 2013 @ 11:30 pm
I have a few old blues ♥♥♥ think I just might love the new blues just the same – yes, so lovely!
Brenda — March 15, 2013 @ 11:32 pm
My favorite shade of blue! HOW DID they know?!
Kris — March 15, 2013 @ 11:34 pm
Love these! They make me want to cook up something special!
Meghan Finley — March 15, 2013 @ 11:36 pm
I love these SO much. Even if I don't win, I will make them mine! :)
Kali — March 15, 2013 @ 11:39 pm
I love ball jars and can't wait to pick up some of these and hopefully win some!
Nora Thompson — March 15, 2013 @ 11:41 pm
I have three vintage blue ball jars that I love. I cannot use them for canning but these beautiful new jars will definitely accommodate my summer jam! Please choose me!
Heather Owen — March 15, 2013 @ 11:44 pm
Love it! We got into mason jars this year, in fact our toddler just started learning to drink out of an open cup & used her first mason jar tonight! Hopping to learn to can/preserve this spring & summer…these are awesome!
Justine — March 15, 2013 @ 11:53 pm
So beautiful!! I love em!
Barry Dixon — March 16, 2013 @ 12:00 am
These jars are gorgeous and would work so well in my kitchen! :-)
Julie Cook — March 16, 2013 @ 12:03 am
Very pretty and I love that they are pint sized. Thanks for the chance to win!
Liz H — March 16, 2013 @ 12:03 am
Hi! I'm an upstate New Yorker too!
I started collecting blue Ball canning jars this summer and used a couple of them as my souvenir containers for our vacation to Chincoteague. I put some beach sand and shells in one and filled another just with shells. Then added a tag with the date and place of our vacation inside the jar, like a note in a bottle.
So, I'd love to get my hands on these! I love the blue! Where can you order them from?
Lori — March 16, 2013 @ 12:04 am
Oh my goodness! I love these! And the drinking lid too. On to my wish list they go!
Regina — March 16, 2013 @ 12:10 am
Wonderful! I have never even seen colored canning jars. I have just recently begun to use the clear ones for all sorts of fun things. Blue jars would definitely make my uses even funner ;- ))
Karis — March 16, 2013 @ 12:17 am
What a fun giveaway, I didn't realize that Ball jars were originally blue.
Sami — March 16, 2013 @ 12:18 am
What beautiful jars! I always thought the old fashioned blue jars were so pretty on the window sill – with or without jam
Stephanie S — March 16, 2013 @ 12:18 am
I love love love these! I always think everything tastes better in a ball jar. These beauties are sure to take everything to the next level. I am so inspired to make so many recipes for them.
Laura B. — March 16, 2013 @ 12:21 am
Absolutely love these! Love the lid on yours also!
Jeeun — March 16, 2013 @ 12:23 am
Beautiful jars! I was just looking at some glass drinking jars today! Thanks for the giveaway :-)
Betty — March 16, 2013 @ 12:33 am
Thanks for the giveaway! These are so pretty!
Hannah — March 16, 2013 @ 12:42 am
Oh la la – yes please! Really rather fancy pants.
Kim Foster — March 16, 2013 @ 12:44 am
I just want to respond to Nutmeg Nanny and say: 1) love to have a gathering at my house and see her again soon, 2) she should bring house-made hooch, 3) she doesn't want the jars more than me. She's trippin'.
Believe nothing she says.
PS: Blue is Lucy's favorite color.
Stacy — March 16, 2013 @ 12:44 am
These are incredible! I would love to have a set!
Ashleigh — March 16, 2013 @ 12:45 am
I love blue canning jars, we used lots of them as vases for the centerpieces for our wedding! <3
Shelby — March 16, 2013 @ 12:45 am
Oh, these Ball jars are gorgeous!!! I'm sure I would find tons of decorative (as well as practical) uses to display these around the house!
Lina — March 16, 2013 @ 12:45 am
What beautiful jars! I would love to drink out of these!
Kandahar — March 16, 2013 @ 12:47 am
This would be a lovely set to have!
Cassie — March 16, 2013 @ 12:49 am
BPA FREE!!! YAY~
linda @spiceboxtravels — March 16, 2013 @ 12:49 am
Annie — March 16, 2013 @ 12:52 am
how cute!! I absolutely love canning jars :) Any idea where we could get some outside of the giveaway?
Denise — March 16, 2013 @ 12:53 am
Beautiful…I would love to add these to my collection of clear glasses. We use these as drink glasses.
Marie W — March 16, 2013 @ 12:53 am
Wow, these take me back!!! If I get these, it will bring my total of blue glass items 767!!!! Great giveaway.
Stephanie O — March 16, 2013 @ 12:55 am
These jars are so pretty and. I love lid for drinking
Michelle Yera — March 16, 2013 @ 1:00 am
I had no idea they came in this color! What a great giveaway!
Joni Owada — March 16, 2013 @ 1:03 am
I have never seen these before! They are just lovely!!! Love the color! :-)
Jennifer — March 16, 2013 @ 1:20 am
I'm getting ready to start canning my garden surplus and these would be a welcome addition!
Kat — March 16, 2013 @ 1:23 am
I'm a can-a-holic :) Like—500+ jars a year kind of addict :) I'd love to have these pretty ones!!!
Michelle S — March 16, 2013 @ 1:38 am
Love, love, love! Whimsical & fun :)
Dean Brooks — March 16, 2013 @ 1:40 am
Wow, I like them! I want them!
Liz G — March 16, 2013 @ 2:00 am
Charlotte Clanton — March 16, 2013 @ 2:26 am
I never seen these before, ours were always clear. I love the color!
Melisa Milinchuk — March 16, 2013 @ 2:27 am
So pretty, beautiful color. I'd love them.
Kathleen P — March 16, 2013 @ 3:55 am
Love the color–beautiful!
Tiffany — March 16, 2013 @ 4:04 am
I love these mason jars!
Christine Bailey — March 16, 2013 @ 4:23 am
These are beautiful, hope I win!
Jess — March 16, 2013 @ 5:08 am
Ooooh, so pretty!
Nancy — March 16, 2013 @ 6:25 am
Love anything vintage – would put these beautiful jars to good use around my home!
Kim LOVELY — March 16, 2013 @ 6:31 am
These are so pretty. Even if I don't win going to try to find them. I use Ball jars for everything. Fruit compotes, salad dressing, left over storage, soups, beans……for food gifts, freezer jams. Thanks so much for sharing something new and fun. I enjoy your blog so much and share it with friends and clients all the time.
Melissa Saville — March 16, 2013 @ 6:41 am
These are gorgeous!!!
Demitria — March 16, 2013 @ 7:13 am
These are beautiful! They would be perfect for the centerpieces at my grandparents 50th anniversary party that I'm planning.
Just realized that I had typed my email wrong in the first comment. Doh!
Leslie — March 16, 2013 @ 7:29 am
These are so beautiful….must have some!
Donna Grzesik — March 16, 2013 @ 7:33 am
Love the blue color and I can think of many ways to use. I want them please:)
Jen — March 16, 2013 @ 7:33 am
We drink out of our clear ones right one… Blue would be beautiful and canning tomato sauce .. It would appear to be the color purple?? Fun giveaway :)
Anna B — March 16, 2013 @ 7:43 am
I love these jars! They sure would make wonderful drinking glasses. I use canning jars for everything.
Lyn — March 16, 2013 @ 7:45 am
I received a few vintage blue jars from a woman who was cleaning out her attic! They – and these – are stunning!
Sami — March 16, 2013 @ 7:52 am
Love that color!
Kristi — March 16, 2013 @ 7:58 am
Such a gorgeous color!
Rebekah Shaver — March 16, 2013 @ 8:11 am
These are GORGEOUS!!! They would look BEAUTIFUL in my Blue/Yellow kitchen. :)
Erika — March 16, 2013 @ 8:12 am
I love this shade of blue. I would probably use them as drinking glasses and with the drinking lid for errand running and daily travels. Thanks for hosting such a great giveaway.
wendy@healthygirlskitchen — March 16, 2013 @ 8:13 am
Jodi — March 16, 2013 @ 8:18 am
These are beautiful! I am getting so excited to start canning again this summer. I would love to give these to my friend who is also a fellow canner for her birthday!
Katherine — March 16, 2013 @ 8:31 am
Those are cute!
Hannah — March 16, 2013 @ 8:31 am
Gorgeous- Blue is my favorite color, after all. Jars like this are just begging to be filled with blueberry jam! It would certainly be an added incentive to start getting serious about canning this summer.
Stacey Cramp — March 16, 2013 @ 8:40 am
What a stroke of brilliance on the part of Ball! They're lovely. I've been enjoying many of your recipes, by the way. I made your gluten-free blood orange cake a few weeks ago and it got rave reviews from all our dinner guests who went back for seconds!
Julie B — March 16, 2013 @ 8:41 am
I have a few of the old blue ones as well, my favorite color! Love that they're bringing it back.
Beth — March 16, 2013 @ 8:44 am
Pamela — March 16, 2013 @ 8:44 am
Obviously the options are endless here :) I will ve purchasing lots of these..
Be purchasing.. Be
cheri jackson — March 16, 2013 @ 8:58 am
i have some old blue ones that were my mothers…i never give them away for fear i won't get them back…would love some pretty blue jars i could give as gifts :)
Kat V — March 16, 2013 @ 9:03 am
These are beautiful!i would love to have a set!
Btw….first time on your page, and I LOVE it!
Kristina — March 16, 2013 @ 9:04 am
Those jars are beautiful. Perfect for a canning project for the kids and I!
Susan — March 16, 2013 @ 9:13 am
These are so beautiful. Especially with some purple violet or rose honey
Rachel — March 16, 2013 @ 9:13 am
gina — March 16, 2013 @ 9:22 am
I am not crazy about blue but those jars are so pretty. I have a widow waiting for those to put fresh flowers in.
Kate@Diethood — March 16, 2013 @ 9:23 am
Oh gosh, how pretty!! I would stack them with flowers and display them on my window sill. :)
Leanna — March 16, 2013 @ 9:26 am
Ooooh.. I love these!! I agree.. I would love to take my water with me to work in one of these pretty little jars!!
Janet T — March 16, 2013 @ 9:33 am
Very nice! Have to have them!
Ken┃hungry rabbit — March 16, 2013 @ 9:39 am
I would love to win these gorgeous glass jars.
Alice — March 16, 2013 @ 9:46 am
Art & Lemons — March 16, 2013 @ 9:50 am
What a great giveaway. Love these vintage-y jars!
Betsy — March 16, 2013 @ 9:52 am
These are beautiful! Just scored some fruit pectin on sale, and can't wait to can some fruit! I made some blood orange marmalade a few weeks ago that has been going fast!
Rachelle — March 16, 2013 @ 9:55 am
Hmm, blue is my favorite color. So calming, tranquil. Would love to have a set!
john — March 16, 2013 @ 9:58 am
Iris Erem — March 16, 2013 @ 10:05 am
They are gorgeous… I'd love to have a set please..
Rachael — March 16, 2013 @ 10:05 am
Those jars are beautiful! They would be perfect for some homemade blackberry jam! :)
Iris — March 16, 2013 @ 10:06 am
they are lovely.. I'd love to have a set please
Arlene Kalmbach — March 16, 2013 @ 10:07 am
So beautiful! We use canning jars for EVERYTHING!
Elissa — March 16, 2013 @ 10:09 am
I collect jars and just love the color of these. The one with the sippy spout is so cute!
Darr — March 16, 2013 @ 10:09 am
i also have some blue tinted jars, very old but not this bright blue. These are really nice.
Ruh — March 16, 2013 @ 10:12 am
Oh, what a sweet treasure to own !
judy metty — March 16, 2013 @ 10:22 am
I love the blue jars and have been wanting to try the drink caps!!
Terry — March 16, 2013 @ 10:39 am
I am in the process of switching over to glass for all my food storage and these would be a great help. The more I learn about our modern homemaking things, the more I think the good old fashioned ways are so much healthier, greener and actually, stylish!
CJ Pillow — March 16, 2013 @ 10:44 am
Why limited?
Carol — March 16, 2013 @ 10:44 am
Beautiful blue! thanks for the give away.
Amy — March 16, 2013 @ 10:59 am
I would LOVE to have these! There are so many things you can do with them! And the blue adds a little bit of fun :)
Wendy M — March 16, 2013 @ 10:59 am
The blue is hypnotizing… the possibilities!
Tibora — March 16, 2013 @ 11:03 am
bunkie — March 16, 2013 @ 11:08 am
wow! those are so cool!
Michelle M — March 16, 2013 @ 11:17 am
Beautiful! You can never have too many Ball jars :)
Tanya — March 16, 2013 @ 11:30 am
I would drink more of everything out of a pretty blue jar!
Kristin — March 16, 2013 @ 11:31 am
These are beautiful! The blue color reminds me of glass you collect at the beach. These would make a fun addition to home!! :)
Jody — March 16, 2013 @ 11:44 am
These would be fun to put holiday gifts in! Thanks for the giveaway.
Claire Mobbs — March 16, 2013 @ 12:18 pm
LOVE these! They make me smile everytime I see them! :D
Jeanne J — March 16, 2013 @ 12:18 pm
I love these jars! I have actual vintage blue jars but I don't dare use them. They are too pretty!
Tracey Surber — March 16, 2013 @ 12:34 pm
I would love to have these! So beautiful….reminds me of the ocean. :)
Ronda — March 16, 2013 @ 12:50 pm
Cate — March 16, 2013 @ 12:50 pm
Those are lovely!! If I don't win I may have to buy some anyway!!
Cheryl bloomer — March 16, 2013 @ 12:54 pm
LOVE LOVE LOVE these! Thanks for sharing!
jenn — March 16, 2013 @ 12:55 pm
my fav color! :D
Teresa — March 16, 2013 @ 12:59 pm
Melissa — March 16, 2013 @ 1:07 pm
Oh wow – those are absolutely beautiful! and the pop-up lid for the jars is great, too. I'll have to look into those. Would be great to win, but like so many others I'll probably buy some if I don't win! Thanks, Winnie!
MelissaW — March 16, 2013 @ 1:24 pm
Almost too pretty to can with!
Amber Clinkard — March 16, 2013 @ 1:39 pm
I love those jars but I am Canadian! We need this contest for Canadians please :)!
Amy L — March 16, 2013 @ 1:43 pm
Such pretty jars! I wouldn't want to hide them in the pantry. They would look nice on a shelf in my kitchen filled with dried beans, or cornmeal, or chocolate chips…
Deb — March 16, 2013 @ 1:43 pm
I have been coveting these jars saw I first saw a link on Twitter! A great giveaway to kick of a new year of canning!
Beth Schabel — March 16, 2013 @ 2:13 pm
Never seen the pop-up lids….too cool.
Jessica — March 16, 2013 @ 2:50 pm
These are really cool. Even my husband thought so as he saw the photo!
Lauren — March 16, 2013 @ 2:55 pm
They remind me of a summer day and water running in a stream. I would love to have them!
Angie — March 16, 2013 @ 3:34 pm
I'd make a lamp to replace my ceiling fixture. It would go great with my blue and white kitchen!
Jackie — March 16, 2013 @ 3:48 pm
Perfect for my gray, blue and white kitchen. I love these!
I love the color of these, and I've been in need of some canning jars. Thanks!
these are lovely!
Joey — March 16, 2013 @ 4:29 pm
These. Are. Perfect!
Sherry — March 16, 2013 @ 5:02 pm
Beautiful color.
missp — March 16, 2013 @ 5:15 pm
Carole Russo — March 16, 2013 @ 5:37 pm
My sister and I have been collecting blue glass anything for a hundred years. Love these and love your blog!
Andria — March 16, 2013 @ 6:04 pm
These are AWESOME!!!
Dorothea — March 16, 2013 @ 6:26 pm
What beautiful jars! They're the color of a summer sky and sure are cheerful on such an overcast and gloomy day!
Crunchy — March 16, 2013 @ 6:33 pm
Well aren't they pretty? I'd love to win a set. :)
Maryann Gates — March 16, 2013 @ 6:41 pm
These are amazing! Would love to win them.
Lindsey — March 16, 2013 @ 6:52 pm
I love these jars! Thanks for the giveaway!
Amy Z. — March 16, 2013 @ 7:06 pm
Love these! Such a pretty color!
Céleste — March 16, 2013 @ 7:25 pm
Oooh! Cool!! Wish they'd make the vintage style too with the wire bales.
Meredith Gill — March 16, 2013 @ 7:29 pm
I just discovered your site today and came across this – when I saw your photo of these blue Ball jars I inadvertently let out an "Ohhhh…!!!!" I have collected a few blue vintage blues over the years and just last week knocked one off of the counter and nearly wept when it shattered. I have recently begun to foray into the intriguing world of Nourishing Traditions in an attempt to remineralize my 8 year old's teeth, and to share the joy of natural food preparation with my boys. Winning a set of these blue jars would bring some extra sparkle into our shared cooking! Thanks for the gorgeous giveaway to herald in Spring!
Michelle in Colorado — March 16, 2013 @ 7:47 pm
These look so cool.
Elizabeth Perry — March 16, 2013 @ 7:51 pm
Ooooh, pretty!
Lea — March 16, 2013 @ 8:38 pm
Those are beautiful. I've just recently started getting into making jam, and since blue is also my favorite color, those would be great to use!
Eileen — March 16, 2013 @ 8:47 pm
Who doesn't want some of these beautiful blue jars? Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!
cathy — March 16, 2013 @ 9:05 pm
These are awesome! I have a serious jar collection, probably over fifty jars of all shapes and sizes, but canning jars are one of my favorites! These would look so pretty displayed on my kitchen table filled with fresh cut flowers.
Barbara — March 16, 2013 @ 9:19 pm
Lovely jars! And blue is my favorite color too.
Simone — March 16, 2013 @ 10:01 pm
My boyfriend and I may have to live apart for our jobs (oh, but we are grateful to have work at all!)… Say, it occurred to me that my heart might be lightened if I could surprise him by sending him off with some home-made jams and jellies in those delightful blue canning jars. ;)
Sara — March 16, 2013 @ 10:12 pm
Gorgeous! I need to get my hands on some of these. I think they would be great with my canned peaches this summer.
Su — March 16, 2013 @ 10:20 pm
sandi — March 16, 2013 @ 10:44 pm
These jars are lovely. Thank you for the opportunity to win.
Marisa — March 16, 2013 @ 11:01 pm
I love these jars-thanks for the opportunity!
joanne — March 17, 2013 @ 12:23 am
I love these blue glass mason jars.. I've been putting all my powders (cacao, lucuma, maca, etc.), superfoods (hemp seeds, goji berries, nuts, etc.) and everything else (shredded coconut, cacao butter, nut butters, etc.) in glass mason jars, but these blue jars would be so great for my green smoothies and other liquid concoctions! Not to mention that blue is my fave color! Thanks!
Melissa — March 17, 2013 @ 12:46 am
Molly Tuemler — March 17, 2013 @ 12:47 am
While my chances are slim to win, those are freaking awesome looking jars! Thank you for sharing.
Sarah D. — March 17, 2013 @ 1:16 am
Wow! Awesome giveaway! Those jars are beautiful!
Priscilla — March 17, 2013 @ 1:56 am
Awesome! I love drinking out of mason jars, but would totally love one of these to make the experience better!
crystal — March 17, 2013 @ 2:40 am
omg, so many things these could be used for…
misschelsmangia — March 17, 2013 @ 6:27 am
Love these…so simply beautiful…great for food styling and perfect for drinking sweet tea out of! :)
Beth Hall — March 17, 2013 @ 8:27 am
These are really pretty. I am sure I can think of a lot of things to ise them for.
Messy Mia — March 17, 2013 @ 9:01 am
Love the jars!! I'm just in the process of making over my pantry. Pulling out all plastic and going to glass. This would be a welcome addition !!! Love your blog!! Great recipes!
Kelly — March 17, 2013 @ 9:39 am
These look like sea glass – so pretty!
Brenda — March 17, 2013 @ 9:54 am
I have some vintage blue canning jars, and I LOVE them. They remind me of simpler times. If I won these jars, I'd share with my friend, Jerry, who actually uses the jars for canned goods. Her jams and jellies are the best!
Sue — March 17, 2013 @ 10:14 am
Bluer than the old ones? I'll have to look for these.
Tammy — March 17, 2013 @ 10:40 am
I love these jars. I have looked for them online, but they seem to be out of stock everywhere I look.
Tina — March 17, 2013 @ 11:13 am
I've seen light green canning jars before but never blue. These are incredible. Will need to get some for my daughter.
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Teresa Winters — March 17, 2013 @ 11:47 am
They are so pretty. They remind me of my mom, who collects cobalt glass and is an avid jam and jelly maker.
Tracy — March 17, 2013 @ 11:49 am
Love these jars. I'm always tempted by the vintage ones with the zinc lids in antique shops. Thanks for the giveaway.
Deetle — March 17, 2013 @ 11:54 am
These look to be a different shade than the vintage blue jars but are lovely in their own right. I would love to have these!
Ashley — March 17, 2013 @ 11:57 am
I would adore this fresh pop of blue in my kitchen for charming, vintage feel :)
Lora @cakeduchess — March 17, 2013 @ 12:13 pm
This color is so delicate and lovely. Too bad they have it only as a limited edition. Super fun giveaway, Winnie!
Betty — March 17, 2013 @ 12:18 pm
Love these! I'm keeping everything in mason jars these days. The blue is gorgeous. :)
Caroline — March 17, 2013 @ 12:21 pm
The blue is beautiful! Oh…and I love your site! So happy to have found you!
Heather — March 17, 2013 @ 2:10 pm
So pretty! I'm trying to store more things in glass instead of plastic. And I'm itching to try out an old family recipe for bread and butter pickles. Maybe lovely jars are what i need to finally take the plunge!
Angela — March 17, 2013 @ 3:38 pm
These are so beautiful. I would love to can some crabapple or elderberry jelly in these and just watch the light play through them. Pepper jelly would be gorgeous. Maybe too pretty to eat!
Kristin — March 17, 2013 @ 4:30 pm
oh em gee these are awesome!!!! i want to use them as a wedding decoration!!
Shauna — March 17, 2013 @ 7:42 pm
Pretty jars! I want some!
Edmundo Castro — March 17, 2013 @ 7:58 pm
I want one !
Jaime Faus — March 17, 2013 @ 8:04 pm
Gorgeous jars! I still cannot get enough of mason jars. And these ones are extra special! Thanks for the chance :)
Jamie — March 17, 2013 @ 8:48 pm
I love blue jars. Thanks for the give away!!
kate — March 17, 2013 @ 8:57 pm
i love the blue. i have a few of my grandfather's glass jars of all shapes and sizes and am always surprised how many people comment on how pretty they are.
Tami — March 17, 2013 @ 9:31 pm
Gorgeous. Almost too pretty to can in. Almost!
Urban Wife — March 17, 2013 @ 9:56 pm
Those are absolutely darling! Thanks for the chance.
Sonya — March 18, 2013 @ 12:07 am
These are soooo pretty. I would love to have my kitchen full of glass of this shade of blue :)
Debbie — March 18, 2013 @ 12:41 am
These are beautiful canning jars indeed! Great to use or just put in a window and look at!
Lovely jars!
I'd love to add these to my collection!
leslie postin — March 18, 2013 @ 7:42 am
Those jars seem to be a lot bluer than the old ones. How pretty! I read the blue comes from the type of sand used.. So nice the lids are bpa free. Thank you for the contest! xx
Love this giveaway and love knowing that these jars are even around. They are adorable! Thanks for sharing!!
Rachael B. — March 18, 2013 @ 8:23 am
So great! Perfect for this year's canning endeavors!
Dawn — March 18, 2013 @ 8:50 am
Beautiful blue!!
Stephanie — March 18, 2013 @ 8:59 am
I love that they have this color available now. I wonder if they will come out with even more colors in the future?
shirley — March 18, 2013 @ 9:48 am
So many good ways to use this beautiful glassware. And with the snow still piled in the garden, I have been dreaming of all the delicious food I hope to can this year.
Shelly T — March 18, 2013 @ 11:25 am
Wow!!! I'm in love! These jars remind me of the ones that my great grandma and grandma used to use for canning and drinking homemade lemonade in. I would love to win these so my family can experience the same as I did growing up. Thanks for the opportunity!
Joanna — March 18, 2013 @ 11:48 am
Those jars are great – they remind me of my grandma's canning closet!
kellyc — March 18, 2013 @ 11:50 am
these are so pretty! I'd love to win!
Mark S — March 18, 2013 @ 11:53 am
Always love getting new canning jars!
vaishali — March 18, 2013 @ 12:34 pm
Wow…have neve seen the blue ones…would love to win!
Shannon — March 18, 2013 @ 1:32 pm
Those are too beautiful to can with!
Marcy — March 18, 2013 @ 1:36 pm
Oh these are pretty! They would look fantastic filled with springs daffodils and tulips!
Jesyka — March 18, 2013 @ 2:14 pm
I asked for a canning kit for Christmas. I got everything but the jars. :)
Jennifer R. — March 18, 2013 @ 2:55 pm
I love jars! I use them to store bulk grains, nuts, etc. on the countertop since they're so pretty. These would be amazing to try out!
Denise M. — March 18, 2013 @ 3:27 pm
The jars are gorgeous!
Shelby — March 18, 2013 @ 3:51 pm
Beee-u-tiful blue jars!
Thanks for bringing them to our attention.
Katherine M — March 18, 2013 @ 4:10 pm
These are so beautiful Crossing my fingers..
Desiree — March 18, 2013 @ 4:26 pm
Josellem — March 18, 2013 @ 6:51 pm
What a joy to see these jars. My youngest daughter and I cook together and these would make a fun new foray into canning for us.
Christi Wilson — March 18, 2013 @ 7:03 pm
Beautiful!! Love the new blue!
Annie — March 18, 2013 @ 7:05 pm
I can't wait to order the ecoJarz top and drink my flavored water out of this beauty!
Claire — March 18, 2013 @ 7:15 pm
They're beautiful! Perfect for drinking some sweet tea on the porch once the Milwaukee snow leaves the ground for good!
Tracy Stone — March 18, 2013 @ 9:44 pm
I think drinking water out of them is a great idea. I need to work on that…
Chrissy — March 18, 2013 @ 11:00 pm
I've been searching everywhere (ebay, etsy, my grandma's basement) for these for my wedding! So glad i can find them in stores now :)
Cindy — March 18, 2013 @ 11:05 pm
These absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for the chance to win these as they are such a reminder of the jars that my grandmother and mother had in days gone by! Ahh, the sweet memories!
Käthe — March 19, 2013 @ 12:13 am
Wait, what sippy top is that?!
JaniceT — March 19, 2013 @ 1:42 am
These jars are so beautiful. :) I'm going to look for them in stores.
Denise R — March 19, 2013 @ 1:52 am
Vintage blue mason jars! Love. <3
Tracy Clouse — March 19, 2013 @ 7:40 am
These are gorgeous. I have been looking for some blue jars where I live & haven't found any. I would love these to be my 1st blue jars :)
Tara — March 19, 2013 @ 9:52 am
Blue, my favorite color. These would be awesome.
Stephanie Ricketts — March 19, 2013 @ 11:21 am
Love these! I keep an eye on my local thrift stores just to find pretty blue jars like these.
Nisha — March 19, 2013 @ 11:22 am
I LOVE these! I hope I can find them here locally. So beautiful!
Erin Lind — March 19, 2013 @ 11:23 am
LOVE these!!!!
Dana Blackwell — March 19, 2013 @ 11:25 am
These are beautiful! I love them!
Kirston — March 19, 2013 @ 11:30 am
Wow- these are gorgeous! I would love to win them :)
Tracy Treece — March 19, 2013 @ 11:33 am
I want. I want. I want. I WAAAAAANNNNNTTTTTT!!!!!
Heather Phillips — March 19, 2013 @ 11:47 am
We drink all our water at home out of Ball jars and these are extra pretty! My favorite is to drop half a lemon into the jar and then fill with sparkling water (we use a Sodastream and one bottle fills a large Ball jar perfectly.) We drink so much more water this way!
Emily — March 19, 2013 @ 11:54 am
Hello! I have always loved the blue canning jars. Would be thrilled to win a set! With spring around the corner I know I'm going to have a lot of canning to do :)
I really like these jars. They would look perfect on my counter with some grains or nuts inside.
Peggy Polaneczky — March 19, 2013 @ 12:12 pm
I already collect vintage blue jars, and find them fabulous for kitchen storage (assuming the lids aren't too rusted). These would be a perfect addition to my growing collection.
Thanks for offering them.
Audrey B. — March 19, 2013 @ 12:14 pm
These inspire me to make delicious little spritzers with pomegranate and lemon zest. So beautiful!
Cecille Nguyen — March 19, 2013 @ 12:22 pm
Paired with the ecojarz tops, what a perfect at-your-desk water cup.
Rella — March 19, 2013 @ 12:29 pm
So pretty! Love the color!
Sara Davis — March 19, 2013 @ 12:34 pm
Summer — March 19, 2013 @ 12:58 pm
Tamara Talsma — March 19, 2013 @ 1:08 pm
Gotta have these!….PLEASE
G McLarty — March 19, 2013 @ 1:09 pm
These jars are GORGEOUS!
Qiana Sandora — March 19, 2013 @ 1:18 pm
Oh, how lovely! They remind me of my childhood. Would LOVE to have this set :)
Amy Roberts — March 19, 2013 @ 1:56 pm
Oh, I lOVE these!!!! Would love a chance to win them, thank you!!!
Amanda — March 19, 2013 @ 2:09 pm
oh how beautiful are they?! I'd say they'd make the perfect gift jars, but I think I'd have to keep them all for myself :)
Sharon Doehne — March 19, 2013 @ 2:23 pm
Mollie — March 19, 2013 @ 2:58 pm
Oh gorgeous! I love that color!
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nell — March 19, 2013 @ 3:04 pm
useful and pretty!
Reggie Hood — March 19, 2013 @ 3:14 pm
This would be an awesome win…Please and Thank you….
Rachel Hoemke — March 19, 2013 @ 3:59 pm
I. Want. These.
Nancy — March 19, 2013 @ 4:09 pm
It would be a treat to win those pretty things! Love them!
Lisa N — March 19, 2013 @ 4:57 pm
Love, love, love these!
emily c — March 19, 2013 @ 5:10 pm
wow those are so lovely!
Margaret — March 19, 2013 @ 7:53 pm
Sandy — March 19, 2013 @ 8:05 pm
Brilana T — March 19, 2013 @ 8:26 pm
OOOhhhh! They are sooo lovely! I'd love to win some. Mahalo from Hawaii!
Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom — March 19, 2013 @ 8:47 pm
oh my goodness! I love these! so pretty! would love to win these!
Jacqueline — March 19, 2013 @ 8:48 pm
Michele — March 19, 2013 @ 8:59 pm
Those are adorable!
Carol Sacks — March 19, 2013 @ 9:57 pm
They're so pretty. YOU should keep them!
Niv Mani — March 19, 2013 @ 11:48 pm
These are the cutest bottles I've ever seen! Where can I buy them?
Caitlin — March 20, 2013 @ 1:59 am
Yes please… Great pickling inspiration right there! :)
Jodi Castallo — March 20, 2013 @ 8:51 am
These are so very cool, would love to win them.
Mary. Anne Bannon-Komar — March 20, 2013 @ 10:56 am
Fabulous jars. Oh the ideas I can come up with.
Tracy Morgan — March 21, 2013 @ 12:29 am
I LOVE these jars…already use mason jars for everything!!
So adding these would be fantastic!
Ooooh, Pretty! I'm in!
Sarah — March 23, 2013 @ 4:47 pm
Oh my gosh! I would DIE to have these jars! They are so beautiful and perfect to complete my country cottage kitchen!
Tish — March 24, 2013 @ 9:20 am
My most favorite color. I can just see my fresh mango salsa in these jars. And the mango tree is looking like it will be loaded again this year! Namaste.
Jenny Richardson — March 24, 2013 @ 7:48 pm
they are beautiful! They would look great in my kitchen!
so….who won this giveaway in the end? Don't see a posting about it…?
Elisa — April 4, 2013 @ 10:56 am
Is there any site that sends this product also to Italy?
Kathryn — March 1, 2014 @ 4:13 pm
These are SOOOH BEAUTIFUL! I remember this colour from when I was little. I would LOVE to have some of these must for the memories.


I spent so long working on my posts from my recent trip to the Smoky Mountains that a part of me feels I need one last post to wrap it all up in a nice little bow and reflect deeply and profoundly on the experience. The rest of me, however, has stared at a blank "Add New Post" page for far too long without feeling the slightest bit reflective. Therefore, I'm completely foregoing the serious and philosophical for a few more photos from my trip instead (no particular order for any of them – just whatever suited my fancy). Because really, at this point that sounds like a blessed alternative to any and all ramblings I've typed and then promptly deleted.


text:
"""
get a list of deprecated genes
if they are deprecated, they are not in mygene.info anymore, so check mygene for their existance

"""

from wikidataintegrator import wdi_login, wdi_core, wdi_helpers
from pymongo import MongoClient
hg = wdi_helpers.id_mapper("P351", (("P703", "Q15978631"),))
wd = set(hg.keys())

coll = MongoClient().wikidata_src.mygene
doc = coll.find({'_id': {'$in': list(wd)}})
mg = set([str(x['entrezgene']) for x in doc])
dep_entrez = wd-mg
print("Found {} deprecated genes".format(len(dep_entrez)))

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
package com.assylias.jbloomberg;

import com.bloomberglp.blpapi.Identity;
import com.bloomberglp.blpapi.SessionOptions;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
import org.testng.annotations.BeforeClass;
import org.testng.annotations.Test;

import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
import java.util.Properties;
import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

@Test(groups = "requires-bloomberg")
public class AuthorisationTest {

  private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AuthorisationTest.class);
  private static final String CONFIG = "src/test/resources/auth_setup";
  private static final int TIMEOUT = 1000;
  private static final Properties props = new Properties();
  private boolean hasConfigFile = false;

  @BeforeClass public void readConfiguration() throws Exception {
    Path p = Paths.get(CONFIG);
    if (Files.exists(p)) {
      InputStream in = new FileInputStream(p.toFile());
      props.load(in);
      logger.debug("Found auth_setup: {}", props);
      hasConfigFile = true;
    } else {
      logger.warn("No auth_setup file found - no authorisation tests will be run");
    }
  }

  @Test
  public void desktopApi() throws Exception {
    run("localhost", new Authorisation.Desktop(), null);
  }

  @Test
  public void serverApi() throws Exception {
    if (!hasConfigFile) return;
    String host = props.getProperty("sapi.serverHost");
    if (host == null) {
      logger.warn("Not running Server API test: no settings provided in auth_setup");
      return;
    }
    int uuid = Integer.parseInt(props.getProperty("sapi.uuid"));
    String ipAddress = props.getProperty("sapi.ipAddress");
    Authorisation.ServerApi authorisation = new Authorisation.ServerApi(uuid, ipAddress);
    logger.debug("Testing authorisation with ", authorisation);
    run(host, authorisation, null);
  }

  @Test
  public void enterpriseAuthId() throws Exception {
    if (!hasConfigFile) return;
    String host = props.getProperty("enterprise.serverHost");
    String authId = props.getProperty("enterprise.authId");
    if (host == null || authId == null) {
      logger.warn("Not running Enterprise Auth ID test: no settings provided in auth_setup");
      return;
    }
    String authenticationOptions = props.getProperty("enterprise.authenticationOptions");
    String ipAddress = props.getProperty("enterprise.ipAddress");
    String appName = props.getProperty("enterprise.appName");
    Authorisation.EnterpriseId authorisation = new Authorisation.EnterpriseId(authId, ipAddress, appName);
    logger.debug("Testing authorisation with {} and options: {}", authorisation, authenticationOptions);
    run(host, authorisation, authenticationOptions);
  }

  @Test
  public void enterpriseToken() throws Exception {
    if (!hasConfigFile) return;
    String host = props.getProperty("enterprise.serverHost");
    if (host == null) {
      logger.warn("Not running Enterprise Token test: no settings provided in auth_setup");
      return;
    }
    String authenticationOptions = props.getProperty("enterprise.authenticationOptions");
    logger.debug("Testing authorisation with options {}", authenticationOptions);
    run(host, new Authorisation.EnterpriseToken(), authenticationOptions);
  }

  private void run(String serverHost, Authorisation authorisation, String authenticationOptions) throws Exception {
    SessionOptions options = new SessionOptions();
    options.setServerHost(serverHost);
    if (authenticationOptions != null) options.setAuthenticationOptions(authenticationOptions);
    BloombergSession session = new DefaultBloombergSession(options);

    try {
      session.start();
      Identity identity = null;
      if (authorisation != null) identity = session.authorise(authorisation).get();

      ReferenceRequestBuilder b = new ReferenceRequestBuilder("EURUSD Curncy", "PX_LAST");

      double p = session.submit(b, identity).get().forField("PX_LAST").forSecurity("EURUSD Curncy").asDouble();

      CountDownLatch subscriptionStarted = new CountDownLatch(1);
      session.subscribe(new SubscriptionBuilder().addSecurity("EURUSD Curncy").addField(RealtimeField.LAST_PRICE).addListener(e -> subscriptionStarted.countDown()));
      subscriptionStarted.await(TIMEOUT, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
    } finally {
      session.stop();
    }
  }
}


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Former Saturdays singer writes a "gratitude list" at the end of each day
The 32-year-old singer-turned-radio DJ thinks it's important to focus on all the positive parts of your life rather than the negative aspects and she finds having the "gratitude list" is important for providing her with the right mindset
Speaking to Celebrity Secrets magazine, she said: "Before bed, I write down everything I'm grateful for in a 'gratitude list', my goal this year is to keep up with that.
"I set myself goals for the year to keep me motivated. In the past I've created a vision board, putting up pictures of what I'd like to achieve."
Mollie has also struggled with body image during her career, especially when she was a member of the girl group The Saturdays, and also often doubts her talents.
However, the 'What About Us' hitmaker is lucky to have the support of her mother Susan, her BBC Radio 1 co-host Matt Edmondson and 'This Morning' presenter Ruth Langsford who always give her advice and reassurance.
She explained: "If you're ever having a self-love crisis think how everyone's unique. When I was young I wanted to be curvier, but as I've aged I've embraced my shape. We all get hung up over out body, but it's important to be proud of whatever your shape and size.
"My mum massively helped with my confidence over the years. I also turn to my Radio 1 co-host Matt Edmondson, and I get advice from Ruth Langsford, too. Ever since I went on 'Strictly' she's been nothing but kind. She's a truly wonderful woman."
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A new scheme to help essential workers find a home in the capital 7:36
Law and Order:
A dairy owner is in hospital, after an aggravated robbery in south Auckland 7:26

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Some organizations are still resistant to having a mobile-friendly website, either because they lack the resources or don't see the value. If your organization falls into this category, and you would like to continue being relevant in 2015 on the most widely used search engine in the world, Google, then now is the time to begin building a mobile-friendly website.
Here are three reasons your organization must have a mobile-friendly website in 2015.
Now that Google labels websites that are optimized for mobile as "mobile-friendly" within its mobile search results, failing to have a mobile-friendly website can have a negative impact on your website's click-through rate (CTR). Think about it this way. If a user performs a search with their mobile device, and four of the top five results have a "mobile-friendly" label, all else being equal, the mobile user will give preference to the four results that Google identifies as being mobile-friendly. The effect of this over time is less click-throughs for the website that is not mobile-friendly, and more click-throughs for the websites that are.
Google already penalizes websites in mobile search that are not mobile-friendly to ensure that websites which are mobile-friendly rank higher and provide mobile searchers with a better user-experience. However, Google now appears to be taking this a step further by using the "mobile-friendly" designation as a ranking factor to promote sites that are optimized for mobile, in addition to demoting those that are not.
"We see these labels as a first step in helping mobile users to have a better mobile web experience. We are also experimenting with using the mobile-friendly criteria as a ranking signal."
If increasing rankings and click-throughs to your website isn't enough incentive to be mobile-friendly, hopefully lost revenue is. Lacking a mobile-friendly website at a time when so many searchers use mobile devices to find products and services they need is essentially handing customers over to your competition.
The bottom line is that failing to have a mobile-friendly website is most likely already resulting in lost revenue for your organization. Consumers are becoming less and less willing to put up with poor user-experiences on their mobile devices because organizations fail to adapt to changing expectations. Your prospective customers will find the path of least resistance, and that path will lead straight to your competitors in 2015 if they have a mobile-friendly website, and your organization does not.
Make sure your organization has a successful SEO strategy in 2015 with a mobile-friendly website, and benefit from more click-throughs, higher rankings, and most importantly, increased revenue.


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In this special episode I share my chat with ALS Ice Bucket Challenge co-founder Pat Quinn who inspired millions before losing his battle to ALS.
Pat Quinn was the last of three ALS warriors, Anthony Senerchia, Pete Frates and Pat Quinn to be the first to accelerate the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge while living with ALS. Pat from Yonkers , New York passed away at 37 in November 2020 after a heroic, seven year battle. He fought with positivity and courage and inspired me and all who knew him. Pat helped generate awareness and raise more than $220 million around the world for ALS research through the Ice Bucket Challenge. The campaign had over 20 million videos being created and shared around the world. Pat changed the trajectory of the ALS fight forever. He inspired millions to get involved and care about people who are living with ALS. Even now, his words are inspiring others to face adversity with grace and grit. In this episode you'll hear a partial interview that Pat and I were in the midst of preparing before he passed away. You'll wanna hear his powerful words on how to handle adversity and live our precious lives out. I also catch up with Fernando Vieira CEO of ALS Therapy Development Institute on how the Ice Bucket Challenge advanced ALS research. I'm so grateful to have this message from Pat to share with you. Thank you for listening, sharing and creating ALS awareness. Pat would be so grateful as well.
ALS TDI
2021 Ice Bucket Challenge in Pat's Memory
My Original Ice Bucket Challenge


The Free Library > Date > 2016 > February > 2 > International Business Times - US ed.
Future iPhones Could Be Controlled Without Touch.
With 3D Touch, the iPhone gained the ability to detect different levels of pressure on its touchscreen display. But a new invention from Apple may take that even further, giving users the ability to control future iPhones - perhaps the anticipated "iPhone 7" - without actually touching the screen.
A patent titled "Proximity and Multi-touch Sensor Detection and Modulation" was published and (http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect2=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&d=PALL&RefSrch=yes&Query=PN/9250734) granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday, detailing a new invention that would enable the users to control a device by hovering their hand over a touchscreen display. The invention would use the iPhone's built-in proximity sensor as well as additional sensors to detect the hand gesture.
Such applications could be used to trigger various controls on the iPhone, such as dimming the display, powering off the screen, and other functions. In addition to touchscreen displays, Apple also extends the feature to devices such as iPads, iPods, Mac touchpads and Mac keyboards.
Outside of its own products, Apple proposes using the invention in applications such as ATMs, store registers, gaming machines, airline ticket terminals and more.
While such a hovering hand invention hasn't made its way onto Apple's iPhone just yet, a similar feature does exist, buried in the accessibility options of the device. After navigating over to the Settings > General > Accessibility > Switch Control, iPhone owners can enable "Switch Control," which uses the device's FaceTime camera to highlight on-screen items based on head movements.
In addition to touchscreen applications, Apple also has several related (http://www.ibtimes.com/apple-could-bring-hand-gestures-mac-apple-tv-ios-patent-reveals-1872121) motion-sensing patents , which it obtained through the 2013 acquisition of Primesense, the Israeli company behind the first Microsoft Kinect, released for the Xbox 360 in 2010.
As with many of Apple's granted patents and patent applications, it's  not known if or when it plans to use the feature in one of its products. Apple filed the patent on March 23, 2015, and credits Apple engineers Steven Hotelling and Christoph Krah for the invention.
Apple May Unveil A New 4-Inch iPhone In March.
China Mixes Politics With Pop Culture.


Born July 14 (26), 1898, in the village of Gari, present-day Malmyzh Raion, Kirov Oblast; died Feb. 15, 1963, in Moscow. Soviet military commander; colonel general (1945); Hero of the Soviet Union (Apr. 28, 1945). Member of the CPSU from 1925. Son of a peasant.
Zakhvataev joined the army in 1916 and graduated from a school for ensigns. He fought in World War I (1914–18) and was promoted to lieutenant. He joined the Red Army in September 1918 and fought in the Civil War. Zakhvataev graduated from the Artillery School in 1920, from Vystrel, the higher infantry school of the Soviet Army, in 1930, from the Frunze Military Academy in 1935, and from the Military Academy of the General Staff in 1939. In the Great Patriotic War (1941–45), Zakhvataev was deputy chief of the operations department of the staff of the Southwestern Front and army chief of staff (June-November 1941), chief of staff of the First Shock Army of the Western Front and Northwestern Front (November 1941-May 1942), commander of the I and XII Guards Infantry Corps of the Northwestern Front and Second Baltic Front (May 1942-May 1944), and commander of the First Shock Army and Fourth Guards Army of the Second and Third Baltic Fronts and Third Ukrainian Front. In the war with Japan, Zakhvataev commanded the Thirty-fifth Army of the First Far Eastern Front. After the war he was chief of staff and commander of the troops of a military district and deputy chief of the General Staff (1955–57). He retired in 1960 for health reasons. Zakhvataev was awarded two Orders of Lenin, four Orders of the Red Banner, the Order of Suvorov First Class, the Orders of Kutuzov First and Second Class, four foreign orders, and various medals.


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Home Euro Clubs Tale of two-halves, as Man United win 3-2
Tale of two-halves, as Man United win 3-2
By Robert Morris
Having lifted the Carling Cup last season, Manchester United continued their defence of the trophy with a fourth round home tie against Wolverhampton Wanderers. As expected, Sir Alex Ferguson named an entirely different starting eleven to the team that snatched a late win against Stoke on Sunday. Portuguese striker Tiago Bebe was handed his first start for United, whilst Chris Smalling, Fabio, Darron Gibson, Gabriel Obertan and Federico Macheda were also included. Similarly, expecting a tough test at Old Trafford, Mick McCarthy rested a large portion of his Wolves team that are currently struggling, joint bottom of the Premier League. An upset seemed rather unlikely, considering Wolves had not grabbed a win at Old Trafford for over 30 years.
The Theatre of Dreams was sparsely populated with numerous empty seats this evening and the first-half performance from both sides did little to excite a half-empty stadium. A stop-start affair meant neither United nor Wolves truly created any goal scoring opportunities .The grim prospect of extra-time and penalties were on the agenda at half-time. Without doubt both managers would have expressed their disappointment with their teams' performance.
The second-half started with a higher tempo and the first chance of the match soon fell to United. Michael Carrick feinted a shot inside the box before slotting in Ji Sung Park, however, the Korean could only fire his shot straight at the on-rushing keeper. Minutes later, the Red Devils took the lead in controversial fashion. Bebe cut in from the right flank, unleashing a shot which took a wicked deflection of Michael Mancienne that looped up and under the bar. Despite Kevin Foley heading the effort clear, the flagging linesman insisted the ball had crossed the line, giving United a 1-0 lead.
If there was any debate in the decision justice was served shortly afterwards, as on 58th minute George Elokobi netted an equaliser. A corner ball found the defender unmarked inside the box and the Cameroonian leapt into the air to power a header past Ben Amos in the United goal.
The equaliser gave Wolves the confidence to seek a second and they had two great chances, both of which fell to Stephen Hunt who failed to capitalise. Minutes later, against the run of play, the Reds gained the lead. Macheda slid in Park from the right to comfortably slot home and go 2-1 up.
On the 75th minute, the pendulum swung once more. A clever backheel from Steven Fletcher found Foley, who span a flat footed Johnny Evans and slotted home a low finish past Ben Amos. The Irish centre-half has really struggled for form this season.
The game was on a knife-edge and with ten minutes remaining, Sir Alex Ferguson attempted to win the match by sending on the man of the hour Javier Hernandez. In the 90th minute the substitution proved dividends, when the baby-faced assassin sprinted through the centre of the pitch, before jinking to his left and firing in another late, late winner.
In what was a truly awful first-half, the game came alive in the second. A terrific result for United, who move onto the quarter-finals in the Carling Cup.
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Q: COUNTIFS Formula with Multiple Criteria Ranges Can anyone perhaps help me? I am trying to do the following:
I am trying to make the report pick up if the prospect is "Not Selling" if the "Not Selling" tab was ticked in either the first attempt, the 2nd attempt or the third attempt.
I used the formula below to make it work when there was only 1 attempt but when I try adding an OR function to the formula it gives me an array size error.
=countifs(Database!$R$3:$R,"="&C45+4,Database!$AH$3:$AH,TRUE)

Is there a way of doing something like what I'm trying to do below?
=countifs(OR(Database!$R$3:$R,Database!$X$3:$X,Database!$AD$3:$AD),"="&C45+4,Database!$AH$3:$AH,TRUE)

database
report
Thanks in advance
Justin

A: Like this possibly, if I have followed what you want:
=OR(Database!$R$3:$R"="&C45+4,Database!$X$3:$X"="&C45+4,Database!$AD$3:$AD"="&C45+4),"="&C45+4

But you may need to sort the detail there.

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Q: Bad performance when inserting nodes in Neo4j with java api I am trying to insert about 2 million nodes into Neo4j and having trouble with performance.
I am using neo4j enterprise 2.2.0 with a server extension written in java. My computer has an ssd, 32gb ram, Intel Core i7 cpu and is running Windows 8. I run a standalone version of the server and start it by running Neo4j.bat in the bin-folder.
It takes about 25 seconds to insert 10 000 nodes with no relationships right now (I will need to add relations later, but one problem at the time).
I think this is a matter of configuration so I played around with settings a bit, but no change in performance. What I find weird is that even if I set the initmemory and maxmemory settings to 15000 in neo4j-wrapper.conf the java process only allocate 3gb maximum.
I attached my code and configurations below, does anyone have a clue what I am doing wrong? What performance should I expect when inserting a large graph?
Code for inserting
for (Thing t : things) {
    List<ValuePair> properties = parseThing(t);
    String uid = createUid(t);

    try (Transaction tx = graphDb.beginTx()) {

        Node node = graphDb.createNode();
        node.setProperty("uid", uid);

        for (ValuePair vp : properties) {
            node.setProperty(vp.getName(), vp.getValue());
        }

        tx.success();
    }
}

(First I was adding a DynamicLabel when creating the nodes, but it was even slower. Is it possible to use labels if you want good performance when inserting nodes?)
Configurations
neo4j.properties
################################################################
# Neo4j
#
# neo4j.properties - database tuning parameters
#
################################################################

# Enable this to be able to upgrade a store from an older version.
#allow_store_upgrade=true

# The amount of memory to use for mapping the store files, in bytes (or
# kilobytes with the 'k' suffix, megabytes with 'm' and gigabytes with 'g').
# If Neo4j is running on a dedicated server, then it is generally recommended
# to leave about 2-4 gigabytes for the operating system, give the JVM enough
# heap to hold all your transaction state and query context, and then leave the
# rest for the page cache.
# The default page cache memory assumes the machine is dedicated to running
# Neo4j, and is heuristically set to 75% of RAM minus the max Java heap size.
dbms.pagecache.memory=4g

# Enable this to specify a parser other than the default one.
#cypher_parser_version=2.0

# Keep logical logs, helps debugging but uses more disk space, enabled for
# legacy reasons To limit space needed to store historical logs use values such
# as: "7 days" or "100M size" instead of "true".
#keep_logical_logs=7 days

# Autoindexing

# Enable auto-indexing for nodes, default is false.
#node_auto_indexing=true

# The node property keys to be auto-indexed, if enabled.
#node_keys_indexable=name,age

# Enable auto-indexing for relationships, default is false.
#relationship_auto_indexing=true

# The relationship property keys to be auto-indexed, if enabled.
#relationship_keys_indexable=name,age

# Enable shell server so that remote clients can connect via Neo4j shell.
#remote_shell_enabled=true
# The network interface IP the shell will listen on (use 0.0.0 for all interfaces).
#remote_shell_host=127.0.0.1
# The port the shell will listen on, default is 1337.
#remote_shell_port=1337

# The type of cache to use for nodes and relationships.
cache_type=hpc

cache.memory_ratio=70

# Maximum size of the heap memory to dedicate to the cached nodes.
node_cache_size=2g
#relationship_cache_size=6g

# Maximum size of the heap memory to dedicate to the cached relationships.
#relationship_cache_size=

# Enable online backups to be taken from this database.
online_backup_enabled=true

# Port to listen to for incoming backup requests.
online_backup_server=127.0.0.1:6362

# Uncomment and specify these lines for running Neo4j in High Availability mode.
# See the High availability setup tutorial for more details on these settings
# http://neo4j.com/docs/2.2.0/ha-setup-tutorial.html

# ha.server_id is the number of each instance in the HA cluster. It should be
# an integer (e.g. 1), and should be unique for each cluster instance.
#ha.server_id=

# ha.initial_hosts is a comma-separated list (without spaces) of the host:port
# where the ha.cluster_server of all instances will be listening. Typically
# this will be the same for all cluster instances.
#ha.initial_hosts=192.168.0.1:5001,192.168.0.2:5001,192.168.0.3:5001

# IP and port for this instance to listen on, for communicating cluster status
# information iwth other instances (also see ha.initial_hosts). The IP
# must be the configured IP address for one of the local interfaces.
#ha.cluster_server=192.168.0.1:5001

# IP and port for this instance to listen on, for communicating transaction
# data with other instances (also see ha.initial_hosts). The IP
# must be the configured IP address for one of the local interfaces.
#ha.server=192.168.0.1:6001

# The interval at which slaves will pull updates from the master. Comment out
# the option to disable periodic pulling of updates. Unit is seconds.
ha.pull_interval=10

# Amount of slaves the master will try to push a transaction to upon commit
# (default is 1). The master will optimistically continue and not fail the
# transaction even if it fails to reach the push factor. Setting this to 0 will
# increase write performance when writing through master but could potentially
# lead to branched data (or loss of transaction) if the master goes down.
#ha.tx_push_factor=1

# Strategy the master will use when pushing data to slaves (if the push factor
# is greater than 0). There are two options available "fixed" (default) or
# "round_robin". Fixed will start by pushing to slaves ordered by server id
# (highest first) improving performance since the slaves only have to cache up
# one transaction at a time.
#ha.tx_push_strategy=fixed

# Policy for how to handle branched data.
#branched_data_policy=keep_all

# Clustering timeouts
# Default timeout.
#ha.default_timeout=5s

# How often heartbeat messages should be sent. Defaults to ha.default_timeout.
#ha.heartbeat_interval=5s

# Timeout for heartbeats between cluster members. Should be at least twice that of ha.heartbeat_interval.
#heartbeat_timeout=11s

neo4j-server.properties
################################################################
# Neo4j
#
# neo4j-server.properties - runtime operational settings
#
################################################################

#***************************************************************
# Server configuration
#***************************************************************

# location of the database directory
org.neo4j.server.database.location=data/graph.db

# Low-level graph engine tuning file
org.neo4j.server.db.tuning.properties=conf/neo4j.properties

# Database mode
# Allowed values:
# HA - High Availability
# SINGLE - Single mode, default.
# To run in High Availability mode, configure the neo4j.properties config file, then uncomment this line:
#org.neo4j.server.database.mode=HA

# Let the webserver only listen on the specified IP. Default is localhost (only
# accept local connections). Uncomment to allow any connection. Please see the
# security section in the neo4j manual before modifying this.
#org.neo4j.server.webserver.address=0.0.0.0

# Require (or disable the requirement of) auth to access Neo4j
dbms.security.auth_enabled=true

#
# HTTP Connector
#

# http port (for all data, administrative, and UI access)
org.neo4j.server.webserver.port=7474

#
# HTTPS Connector
#

# Turn https-support on/off
org.neo4j.server.webserver.https.enabled=true

# https port (for all data, administrative, and UI access)
org.neo4j.server.webserver.https.port=7473

# Certificate location (auto generated if the file does not exist)
org.neo4j.server.webserver.https.cert.location=conf/ssl/snakeoil.cert

# Private key location (auto generated if the file does not exist)
org.neo4j.server.webserver.https.key.location=conf/ssl/snakeoil.key

# Internally generated keystore (don't try to put your own
# keystore there, it will get deleted when the server starts)
org.neo4j.server.webserver.https.keystore.location=data/keystore

# Comma separated list of JAX-RS packages containing JAX-RS resources, one
# package name for each mountpoint. The listed package names will be loaded
# under the mountpoints specified. Uncomment this line to mount the
# org.neo4j.examples.server.unmanaged.HelloWorldResource.java from
# neo4j-server-examples under /examples/unmanaged, resulting in a final URL of
# http://localhost:7474/examples/unmanaged/helloworld/{nodeId}
#org.neo4j.server.thirdparty_jaxrs_classes=org.neo4j.examples.server.unmanaged=/examples/unmanaged

org.neo4j.server.thirdparty_jaxrs_classes=my.project.package=/mypath

#*****************************************************************
# HTTP logging configuration
#*****************************************************************

# HTTP logging is disabled. HTTP logging can be enabled by setting this
# property to 'true'.
org.neo4j.server.http.log.enabled=false

# Logging policy file that governs how HTTP log output is presented and
# archived. Note: changing the rollover and retention policy is sensible, but
# changing the output format is less so, since it is configured to use the
# ubiquitous common log format
org.neo4j.server.http.log.config=conf/neo4j-http-logging.xml

#*****************************************************************
# Administration client configuration
#*****************************************************************

# location of the servers round-robin database directory. possible values:
# - absolute path like /var/rrd
# - path relative to the server working directory like data/rrd
# - commented out, will default to the database data directory.
org.neo4j.server.webadmin.rrdb.location=data/rrd

neo4j-wrapper.conf
#********************************************************************
# Property file references
#********************************************************************

wrapper.java.additional=-Dorg.neo4j.server.properties=conf/neo4j-server.properties
wrapper.java.additional=-Djava.util.logging.config.file=conf/logging.properties
wrapper.java.additional=-Dlog4j.configuration=file:conf/log4j.properties

#********************************************************************
# JVM Parameters
#********************************************************************

wrapper.java.additional.1=-XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC
wrapper.java.additional.2=-XX:+CMSClassUnloadingEnabled
wrapper.java.additional.3=-XX:-OmitStackTraceInFastThrow
wrapper.java.additional.4=-XX:hashCode=5

# Remote JMX monitoring, uncomment and adjust the following lines as needed.
# Also make sure to update the jmx.access and jmx.password files with appropriate permission roles and passwords,
# the shipped configuration contains only a read only role called 'monitor' with password 'Neo4j'.
# For more details, see: http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/management/agent.html
# On Unix based systems the jmx.password file needs to be owned by the user that will run the server,
# and have permissions set to 0600.
# For details on setting these file permissions on Windows see:
#     http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/management/security-windows.html
#wrapper.java.additional=-Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port=3637
#wrapper.java.additional=-Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.authenticate=true
#wrapper.java.additional=-Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.ssl=false
#wrapper.java.additional=-Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.password.file=conf/jmx.password
#wrapper.java.additional=-Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.access.file=conf/jmx.access

# Some systems cannot discover host name automatically, and need this line configured:
#wrapper.java.additional=-Djava.rmi.server.hostname=$THE_NEO4J_SERVER_HOSTNAME

# Uncomment the following lines to enable garbage collection logging
#wrapper.java.additional=-Xloggc:data/log/neo4j-gc.log
#wrapper.java.additional=-XX:+PrintGCDetails
#wrapper.java.additional=-XX:+PrintGCDateStamps
#wrapper.java.additional=-XX:+PrintGCApplicationStoppedTime
#wrapper.java.additional=-XX:+PrintPromotionFailure
#wrapper.java.additional=-XX:+PrintTenuringDistribution

# Java Heap Size: by default the Java heap size is dynamically
# calculated based on available system resources.
# Uncomment these lines to set specific initial and maximum
# heap size in MB.
wrapper.java.initmemory=15000
wrapper.java.maxmemory=15000

#********************************************************************
# Wrapper settings
#********************************************************************
# path is relative to the bin dir
wrapper.pidfile=../data/neo4j-server.pid

#********************************************************************
# Wrapper Windows NT/2000/XP Service Properties
#********************************************************************
# WARNING - Do not modify any of these properties when an application
#  using this configuration file has been installed as a service.
#  Please uninstall the service before modifying this section.  The
#  service can then be reinstalled.

# Name of the service
wrapper.name=neo4j

# User account to be used for linux installs. Will default to current
# user if not set.
wrapper.user=

#********************************************************************
# Other Neo4j system properties
#********************************************************************
wrapper.java.additional=-Dneo4j.ext.udc.source=zip

wrapper.java.additional=-agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=n,address=5005 -Xdebug-Xnoagent-Djava.compiler=NONE-Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=n,address=5005

You will make me very happy if you help me solve this!

A: You need to create more than one node in the transaction, otherwise the transaction overhead consumes most of the time.
Please try it this way:
try (Transaction tx = graphDb.beginTx()) {

    for (Thing t : things) {

        List<ValuePair> properties = parseThing(t);
        String uid = createUid(t);

        Node node = graphDb.createNode();
        node.setProperty("uid", uid);

        for (ValuePair vp : properties) {
            node.setProperty(vp.getName(), vp.getValue());
        }
    }

    tx.success();
}

A:
Big thanks to Christian Morgner and Michael Hunger for pointing me in the right direction!
The solution was to split the list and make smaller transactions and use threads. First I add all my nodes and then I add all my relations. You can play around with the batchsizes, I guess what is best depends on what your graph looks like.
Here is my code (simplified):
Main
public static final int CPU = Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors()*2;
public static final int BATCH_NODES = 100_000;
public static final int BATCH_RELATIONS = 50_000;

ExecutorService pool = createPool(CPU, CPU * 25);

for(int i = 0; i < things.size(); i = i + BATCH_NODES) {
    CreateNodeAndRelationRunner nodeRunner;
    if(i + BATCH_NODES < things.size()) {
        nodeRunner = new CreateNodeRunner(graphDb, things.subList(i, i + BATCH_NODES));
    } else {
        nodeRunner = new CreateNodeRunner(graphDb, things.subList(i, things.size()));
    }

    pool.submit(nodeRunner);
}
pool.shutdown();

boolean nodesCreated = false;
try {
        nodesCreated = pool.awaitTermination(1, TimeUnit.DAYS);
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
        logger.debug("CreateNodeThread was interrupted");
        logger.debug(e.getMessage());
}

if(nodesCreated) {

        pool = createPool(CPU, CPU * 25);

        for(int i = 0; i < things.size(); i=i+ BATCH_RELATIONS) {
            CreateRelationsRunner relationsRunner;
            if(i+ BATCH_RELATIONS < things.size()) {
                relationsRunner = new CreateRelationsRunner(graphDb, things.subList(i, i+ BATCH_RELATIONS));
            } else {
                relationsRunner = new CreateRelationsRunner(graphDb, things.subList(i, things.size()));
            }

            pool.submit(relationsRunner);
        }
        pool.shutdown();
}

CreateNodeRunner.java
public class CreateNodeRunner implements Runnable {

    private List<Thing> things;
    private GraphDatabaseService graphDb;

    public CreateNodeRunner(GraphDatabaseService graphDb, List<Thing> things) {
        this.things = things;
        this.graphDb = graphDb;
    }

    @Override
    public void run() {

        try (Transaction tx = graphDb.beginTx()) {

            for(Thing t : things) {
                Node node = graphDb.createNode(t.getLabel());
                node.setProperty("uid", t.getUid());

                for (ValuePair vp : t.getProperties()) {
                    node.setProperty(vp.getName(), vp.getValue());
                }
            }
            tx.success();
        }
    }
}

CreateRelationsRunner.java
public class CreateRelationsRunner implements Runnable {

    private GraphDatabaseService graphDb;
    private List<Thing> things;

    public CreateRelationsRunner(GraphDatabaseService graphDb, List<Thing> things) {
        this.graphDb = graphDb;
        this.things = things;
    }

    @Override
    public void run() {

        try (Transaction tx = graphDb.beginTx()) {
            for(Thing tFrom : things) {

                List<ValuePair> relations = tFrom.getRelations();

                Label label = tFrom.getLabel();
                Node firstNode = graphDb.findNode(label, "uid", tFrom.getUid());

                for(ValuePair vp : relations) {
                    Thing tTo = (Thing) vp.getValue();

                    label = tTo.getLabel();
                    Node secondNode = graphDb.findNode(label, "uid", tTo.getUid());

                    RelationshipType relType = vp.getRelationshipType();
                    firstNode.createRelationshipTo(secondNode, relType);

                }
            }

            tx.success();
        }

    }
}

If you find errors or see possible improvements, please let me know. :)


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Posted on December 12, 2018 By Jody Prevost
by Derek Aldridge and Christopher J. Bruce
Vocational psychologists often recommend that injured plaintiffs retrain for a new occupation. An important question that arises in this situation is whether plaintiffs will start that occupation at an "entry-level" income (say the income of a 25 year-old) or at the income of an individual of the plaintiff's calendar age. The importance of this issue can be seen in Table 1, which reports that, in two occupations that are commonly recommended as retraining possibilities – partsman and drafting technologist/technician – incomes for middle-aged workers can be 50 to 100 percent higher than those for 20-24 year-olds.
If it has been recommended that, say, a 40 year-old male retrain to enter one of these occupations, the economic expert is faced with determining which of the income levels from Table 1 best represents the income at which the plaintiff will begin his new career. If experience in the occupation, or movement along a career ladder, are important determinants of income, then we would expect that the plaintiff would begin at one of the lower incomes suggested by the census data. Perhaps with his greater maturity the 40 year-old would not start at the income level of a 20-25 year-old; but with no experience in this occupation, it seems unlikely that he would start at the income of a 40 year-old.
Fortunately, a number of empirical studies that provide information concerning this issue have been published in economics journals recently. We summarise the results of these studies here, to provide assistance both to vocational experts, who may not be familiar with the economics literature, and to economists, who may have been asked to calculate a loss in a case in which no vocational expert has provided a relevant opinion.
In the earliest of these studies, Goldsmith and Veum (2002) used a detailed survey that followed 1400 young workers from 1979 to 1996 to compare the effects of additional years of experience on wages when individuals: remained in the same occupation and industry, remained in the same occupation but moved between industries, remained in the same industry but changed occupations, and changed both occupations and industries. What they found was that the value that was placed on previous experience was approximately the same for all individuals except those that had changed both occupation and industry. In their words:
…experience acquired while a real estate agent is valued similarly as tenure at other occupations, such as accounting, within the real estate industry. In addition, the experience as a real estate agent is valued similarly to tenure at other industries, such as the pharmaceutical industry, if continuing in the occupation of sales. If the real estate agent becomes an accountant in the pharmaceutical industry, however, the experience as a real estate agent is of less value than that within accounting or the pharmaceutical industry.
(p. 442)
Referring to the examples in Table 1, Goldsmith and Veum's findings suggest that the 40 year-old who retrains as a partsman may be able to earn an income comparable to that of a 40 year-old partsman with 15 years experience, if the retrained individual remains within his previous industry. For example, if an individual who had previously worked on oil rigs becomes a partsman in a shop that provides equipment to oil rigs, he might be expected to obtain a starting salary much higher than he would have obtained if he had become a partsman in an automobile dealership.
Subsequently, however, a number of studies cast doubt on Goldsmith and Veum's findings. Both Zangelidis (2008), and Kambourov and Manovskii (2009) found evidence to suggest that occupation is much more important than industry. Zangelidis concluded, for example, that "[o]ccupational experience is expected to make an important contribution in determining wages…[whereas the] evidence on industry specificity… is not very supportive." (p.439) And Kambourov and Manovskii (2009) concluded that "[job] tenure in an industry has a very small impact on wages once the effect of occupational experience is accounted for."(p. 64)
The findings from these two studies suggest that if the plaintiff has not yet started a new post-accident job (and, hence, the wage at that job is not known), it may be appropriate to assume that she will begin that new job at an "entry-level" wage if she has re-trained for a new occupation (regardless of whether she remains in the same industry she was employed in before the accident); and will begin at a wage commensurate with others of her calendar age only if she has not changed occupations.
Hence, contrary to Goldsmith and Veum's findings, these studies suggest that the 45-year old welder who retrains as a partsman will begin her new career at the earnings of a partsman at the start of her career.
Finally, two recent studies have asked whether the impact of retraining is a function of the worker's initial occupation. For example: will craftsmen suffer a greater income loss if they are forced to change occupations than will salespeople? Sullivan (2010), using detailed information from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY), found that changes of occupation and industry each had significant negative effects on the earnings of professional workers and clerical workers; that changes in occupation, but not industry, had negative effects on craftsmen and service workers; and that changes in industry, but not occupation, had negative effects on managers, salespeople, and laborers.
All of these studies imply that the reduction in earnings is likely to be greater, the greater is the difference between the tasks performed in the worker's previous job and those in his or her new job – especially if the individual had initially been in a high-skill occupation, such as a professional or craftsman. As a first approximation, therefore, the empirical literature suggests using the earnings of individuals in entry-level jobs when estimating the starting income of an individual who has been forced to retrain, regardless of that individual's calendar age. Of course, this recommendation will have to be modified when information specific to the plaintiff is found to be inconsistent with the statistical data presented here.
Gathmann, Christina, and Uta Schonberg.
"How General is Human Capital? A Task-Based Approach." Journal of Labor Economics 28 (1) (2010) : 1-49.
Goldsmith, Arthur, and Jonathan Veum. "Wages and the Composition of Experience." Southern Economic Journal 69(2), (2002): 429-443.
Kambourov, Gueorgui, and Iourii Manovskii. "Occupational Specificity of Human Capital." International Economic Review 50 (1) (2009): 63-115.
Sullivan, Paul. "Empirical Evidence on Occupation and Industry Specific Human Capital." Labor Economics 17 (2010): 567-580.
Zangelidis, Alexandros. "Occupational and Industry Specificity of Human Capital in the British Labour Market." Scottish Journal of Political Economy 55(4) (2008): 420-443
A version of this article was published in the Journal of Legal Economics, 24(1-2), September, 37-41.
Christopher Bruce is the President of Economica; he has a PhD in economics from the University of Cambridge
Derek Aldridge has been a consultant with Economica since 1995 and has a master of arts degree in economics from the University of Victoria.
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The Cost of Managing the Plaintiff's Investments


You never know who you're going to sit next to when you fly first class to Los Angeles. Who knows, perhaps you'll be seated next to a movie star, an athlete, maybe an entertainment mogul. Not that I was hoping for any particular seating arrangement this time. When I was flying out to LA for my first keynote speaking engagement, I was completely focused on reviewing my notes and being prepared to speak. But I found myself focused instead on the man seated next to me.
He was wearing suspenders and a little cap. His cane was resting between his legs. Over the course of our discussion I learned he had led an interesting life as a journalist and a world traveler. But he was also an 87 year-old man who was obviously in need of a personal nurse. I couldn't understand for the life of me why he was travelling alone in his condition.
I have to say, even after he'd shared his perfectly interesting life story, the thought that kept recurring was "Why me?" Despite this, I found myself spending the entire flight assisting my neighbor. I helped him with his meal. I wiped his chin. When nature called, I took him to the restroom. When I realized he needed help with his suspenders and then his zipper… well, I assisted him then, too. I did not necessarily want to help this man, but it was the right thing to do, and I found myself doing it automatically even though some of my thoughts had a totally different attitude about the situation.
The reason behind my act of kindness was simple: I want to do what is right. One of my core values is that I treat others how I would like to be treated myself. It's been a very successful business strategy. Like attracts like, and I work with lots of good people. It's an easy thing to say, and sometimes it's not very difficult to walk the walk. But doing what was right for the man on the airplane, however, was not as easy. It took patience, compassion, and humor.
The next day, I was giving an entrepreneurial coaching talk to a group of business professionals. I was talking about the value of doing what is right. During the middle of my talk, a gentleman stood up in the middle of the room and said to the crowd, "I want everyone here to know that this guy actually does what he says. Yesterday, I was on a flight with Dave and I saw him assist an elderly man throughout the entire flight." I was shocked! This participant was on the same flight, sitting a few rows back watching the whole time that I was fumbling through my act of kindness.
Lessons are presented to you throughout your life. Do what most people don't do: Look at your lessons, learn from them, and then use them to create your future. A lifetime of success is achieved incrementally, one day at a time. Your daily habits define who you are and how your life will be played out. If you want to change, begin by changing your habits. Consciously increase the healthy habits that will get you where you want to be and try to minimize the negative habits.
Human nature is most comfortable when lounging around and complaining. It is always easier to fall back into your old habits than to work on replacing them with new ones.
When you're trying to live a life that is congruent with your values and trying to replace bad habits with good ones, you'll find it takes a lot more energy to do what is right than what is convenient. Keep this in mind in order to maintain a healthy perspective as you gain the strength within you to have the patience and grace to stick to what you know is right.
Besides, you never really know when you're being watched.