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using Umbraco.Core.Composing;

namespace Umbraco.Core
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Provides extension methods to the <see cref="IRegister"/> class.
    /// </summary>
    public static class RegisterExtensions
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Registers a service with an implementation type.
        /// </summary>
        public static void Register<TService, TImplementing>(this IRegister register, Lifetime lifetime = Lifetime.Transient)
            => register.Register(typeof(TService), typeof(TImplementing), lifetime);

        /// <summary>
        /// Registers a service with an implementation type, for a target.
        /// </summary>
        public static void RegisterFor<TService, TImplementing, TTarget>(this IRegister register, Lifetime lifetime = Lifetime.Transient)
            where TService : class
            => register.RegisterFor<TService, TTarget>(typeof(TImplementing), lifetime);

        /// <summary>
        /// Registers a service as its own implementation.
        /// </summary>
        public static void Register<TService>(this IRegister register, Lifetime lifetime = Lifetime.Transient)
            where TService : class
            => register.Register(typeof(TService), lifetime);

        /// <summary>
        /// Registers a service with an implementing instance.
        /// </summary>
        public static void Register<TService>(this IRegister register, TService instance)
            where TService : class
            => register.Register(typeof(TService), instance);

        /// <summary>
        /// Registers a base type for auto-registration.
        /// </summary>
        public static void RegisterAuto<TServiceBase>(this IRegister register)
            where TServiceBase : class
            => register.RegisterAuto(typeof(TServiceBase));
    }
}


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Q: How to create an alias into a directory with denied permission Trying to create some alias file into a directory, but I got NSCocoaErrorDomain - code: 512. I have read and write access to the source directory, but no write access to the destination directory.
Source directory:
- source file
Destination directory:
- alias (links to the source file)
NSError *error = nil;
NSData *data = [src bookmarkDataWithOptions:NSURLBookmarkCreationWithSecurityScope
                        includingResourceValuesForKeys:nil
                                         relativeToURL:nil
                                                 error:&error];
if(data != nil)
    [NSURL writeBookmarkData:data toURL:dest options:NSURLBookmarkCreationWithSecurityScope error:&error];

If I create a folder or a file manually inside the destination directory, OS X asks me for the admin password:

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�Between 2013 and 2016, no meeting was held because of changes in government and personnel, but we have now put in place a system where we will be holding meetings quarterly,� Fashola said.
Fashola paid glowing tribute to the founding presidents of the committee for their vision of choosing �to go far as a team rather than going fast as individuals�.
�Going together, therefore, means working as partners, recognising and respecting each other�s sovereignty and governmental processes as well as diversity of languages,� he added.


I am addicted to creativity in all forms. It's truly my high. I'm an award winning creator of entertainment content possessing over 20 years experience in digital, tv shows, national commercials, print and more. Expertise in encompassing all roles of a project from ideation thru launch; conceptualizing, writing, directing, designing, live action, animating, scoring, and editing. I've done this on over 100 comedy episodes for 5 networks, online and broadcast, bags of eclectic spots, the launches of many successful online strategies of evil – and I'm still not sick of it!
This media business changes weekly, it's not surprising that good raw ideas are still king.
I've also held staff positions where I've led creative teams to great heights. It's an exciting challenge to inspire and motivate a great team of talented weirdos. I'm one of them, I'm a huge weirdo, I know how. Moral is key. Love your talented weirdos!
My philosophy: This isn't work, this is love. All creativity comes from the heart.
I put out the best product I can while we have the best time possible.
National commercials, TV shows, and major network packages galore. Awards won.
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I created, directed and wrote all shows.
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Tribeca Film Festival featured Space Is Dum and that was dang fun.
ANNY featured the Bloodthirsty Butchers video and that was also dang fun.
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The Disappearance of Ember Crow (Tribe #2)
by Ambelin Kwaymullina
"I was sad for everything the girl would never be and for a society that drove people with abilities into horrible places and horrible choices. For all the lost chances, and all the lost people."
After rescuing the detainees from Detention Centre Three, and exposing Chief Administrator Neville Rose's violation of the Benign Technology Accords, Ashala and Connor escaped back to the Firstwood. But Ashala has been living with her wolves since their return, keeping herself apart from Connor and the Tribe. As a Sleepwalker, she can affect the real world through her dreams, and since the events of The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf, she has been suffering fierce nightmares that make her fear she will hurt someone she cares about. But the disappearance of Ember, one of the other leaders of the Tribe, pulls her back to her duty. Ashala doesn't really believe that Ember would leave the Tribe of her own free will. But has she been taken, or has she been caught up in something so dangerous that she is staying away in order to protect them?
Along with Georgie, who can catch glimpses of the future, Ember is one of the Illegals who helps Ashala lead the Tribe. Her ability to alter memories was central to the Tribe's plans to infiltrate the detention centre and expose Neville Rose's plans to the world. Ashala remains the narrator of the book, but significant portions of the middle section are related from Ember's point-of-view. The use of Ember's ability is a less explosive twist because it is no longer as much of a narrative surprise, but Ambelin Kwaymullina still finds clever ways to incorporate it into the story.
In The Disappearance of Ember Crow, dissent against the Citizenship Accords that bind people with abilities is growing thanks to the work of the Tribe, and a change in the leadership of Gull City. However, the narrative centers on developing the backstory of Ashala's world, and specifically how their society grew up out of the ashes of the old world. The Reckoning itself is not much discussed, nor do we learn the origin of Illegals' abilities. It is mentioned that immediately after the Reckoning, only very few people had abilities, suggesting that they are either an artefact of the new world, or a very rare carry over from the old that has now become more common. Instead, Kwaymullina focuses on Alexander Hoffman, the near-prophetic figure who was instrumental to defining the principles of the new society. We also delve into the origin of the Citizenship Accords, the laws that prevent Illegals from using their abilities, or existing as full Citizens.
In the midst of all these revelations, Ashala and Connor track Ember to Spinifex City, where another old world spirit sleeps. Ashala realizes that as with many of the Tribe, she knows very little about Ember's life before the Firstwood. Her father may be dead, but it turns out that he was not the only member of Ember's family. Her living siblings are as unique as she is, and some of them are even more dangerous. The Disappearance of Ember Crow is a promising and revelatory addition to the Tribe series, leading into the final volume of the trilogy, due to be released in North America in May 2017.
Ambelin Kwaymullina
Of Fire and Stars
One thought on "The Disappearance of Ember Crow (Tribe #2)"
Brendon says:
I just read the first in the Tribe series and I am excited to read this one. It sounds like Kwaymullina starts off where the story from the first book left off and delivers another fast-paced and engaging book in the series. Thank you for the review!

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Q: Clean install of 14.04 gives endless "Wrong Mac address" I booted my laptop with a USB with Ubuntu 14.04, and verified that 14.04 is working fine, and my internal drive is intact and working.  Then I hit install.
The install program worked the first couple steps, but is now hanging forever on "Detecting file systems..."
And the screen is printing over and over again the following:
Sep  3 11:38:08 ubuntu kernel: [10317.912522] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_station : Wrong Mac address
This has been going on over an hour.
A bit of history: previously I tried to upgrade from 12.04 to 14.04, but in the middle of this upgrade I lost power.  Then tried to resume the upgrade using various methods unsuccessfully, finally deciding just to back up everything and do a clean install.  This clean install is now hanging as above.
Any ideas what to do next?
Thanks,
Stew

A: I advise you backup all useful files to other usb disk, and then use the usb boot system to clean disk partition table using terminal command "sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=1 count=512"
and after this action, reboot and try your installation again


Moving a charge thru a material from one region to another constitutes a current. The ability of a material to allow the movement of a charge is the material's conductivity, and it is a material specific property.
conductors have free electrons to be used for transporting a current.
semiconductors have no free electrons, but some are not very tightly bound to the material and can be loosened provided the current is strong enough.
insulators have no free or loose electrons and thus conduct a current very poorly.
Here you should be aware that this is not either/or. It is a gradual change from conductors over semicoductors to insulators. Also one should be aware of the common misunderstanding that insulators cannot conduct a current. This is not correct, and the difference between conducting poorly and not at all, is particularly relevant for e.g. power pylons and transformer stations. Insulator only means that the resistivity, is above a certain level. Apparently there is no clear definition of when the meaterial goes from being a semiconductor to being an insulator, but at resistivities of 1012 ohm · m (which is the resistivity for glass) or higher, you refer to the materials as insulators.
The difference between conductors and semiconductors is important in regards to the conductivity as a function of temperature. The common rule for conductors is, that the conductivity increases with decreasing temperature, and in some cases become a superconductor, when the temperature is sufficiently low. The reason for this is that heat will affect the movement of the electrons, making them more and more erratic (or less organized) in their movement as the temperature increases. The more organized the electrons move, the better the conductivity. Semiconductors on the other hand, requires that the electrons are torn free of the atoms, and as the temperature decreases, the movement of the atoms also decreases, making it increasingly harder to tear an electron free, so for semiconductors, the conductivity normally decreases with decreasing temperatures.
In a conductor, a charge moves along, accelerating until it hits an obstacle e.g. an atom and looses some kinetic energy, after which it is accelerated again. The result is an erratic back and forth motion and a gradual drift in the direction of the electrical field. Inelastic collisions with stationary charges transfer all energy to these, resulting in an increase in vibrational energy i.e. the temperature in the conductor increases.
As the charges move back and forth, there is a general flow in one direction, which is the measurable current. The practical way of working with conductivity is therefore looking at the number of charges (net charge), ΔQ, flowing thru an area per time unit, Δt. This is the current I.
The SI unit of current is Ampere, A, equivalent to coulomb per second, C/s.
, directed from left to right, free positively charged particles will move in the same direction as the field while negatively charged particles will move in the opposite direction. Even though the positive and negatively charged particles moves in opposite directions, the resulting current is always in the direction of the positive charges. The reason for this, is that it is the buildup of positive charges, that drives the current. This is done both by moving the positive charges in that direction, and by removing negative charges.
It is noteworthy, that the charge q in these calculations is actually the numeric value of the charge i.e. the particles e− and H+ both have the charge 1, Ca2+ and SO42− both have the charge 2 etc. The reason for this is that velocity contrary to speed has an inherent directional vector from being calculated from start position to end position, in physics classes usually written as x-x0. If the direction of the positive charges is positive, the direction of the negative charges will be negative. The negative charge times the negative distance gives a positive product i.e. q · v is always ≥ 0.


Tanuj Khosla, an accomplished poet, playwright, lyricist and writer, has racked up yet another impressive achievement after the English short play he wrote was shortlisted for a major festival in Sydney.
There are 327 scripts on this year's shortlist chosen from over 550 entries received to date from 11 countries for Sydney's Short+Sweet Festival 2019. Tanuj's play the only one from Singapore and one of only three selections from India.
Short+Sweet will be held from February 4-April 15, 2019. The biggest little play festival in the world is now entering its 18th year in its hometown of Sydney. It will be returning once again with a smorgasbord of 10-minute plays, with hundreds of talented actors, writers and directors showing off their skills and bringing you a wonderful season of short theatre.
'Love at 35,000' feet is Tanuj's first short English play and most of the action takes place between three strangers, two men and a woman, sitting next to each other in an airborne plane.
Talking about his inspiration, Tanuj said, "I actually wrote this play on my return flight from London to Singapore after an exhausting business trip earlier this year! I relaxed with a couple of glasses of red wine and took out my laptop to try and write a new uplifting song. However, I guess the dim lighting and wine connived to take my thoughts in a completely different direction."
"I personally think that an amalgamation of 10-12 short plays in a show is the future of theatre as the audience gets to experience a buffet of emotions in 100-120 minutes. I feel really proud to be one of three Indian citizens in the shortlist and sincerely hope that we see more names from the country in it in the years to come," Tanuj said.
Tanuj will also be a part of the third edition of Dastak, Singapore's largest Hindi theatre festival, at the Goodman Arts Centre from November 15 to 18, 2018. It will feature 10 short plays of 10 minutes each, as well as a host of fringe activities to engage the audiences..


Very often in journalism you have interviews booked in the diary in advance.
Now, before you go and talk to these people, obviously it's a good idea to do your research and try and understand what they are about and what things your potential readers might want to know about them.
So why not, as part of that research, actually ask your potential readers?
So, from now on, if I have an interview in the diary I will try and post information about it on the blog in advance. That way if anyone thinks there is something they would particularly like to know about, they can put their question forward.
Now, I can't make any promises that I'll be able to ask them all, but it might contribute to a better informed interviewer and interview.


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This was a classic moment. I fell asleep and woke up to the video of Kevin Harlan the NFL broadcaster who made the call on a man with a goofy red hat that ran onto the field.
You cannot make this stuff up, but man what an amazing play call.


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(4) There have been at least two recent books published on this topic: Kevin Hogan's Invisible Influence: The Power to Persuade Anyone, Any Time, Anywhere [link] and Mark Schaefer's Return On Influence: The Revolutionary Power of Klout, Social Scoring, and Influence Marketing [link].
Since I have been tracking how people and companies find their next, I can affirm that getting to next involves influence as much or more than power. The reason for that is that people have to believe in the merits of a change of direction before they themselves will actually change. Those who think they can simply order an organisation of 10, 100, 1,000, or 10,000 to "Change!" will find that the established order can be a commanding adversary to progress. Thus, I would point you now to two excellent, short treatments of the role of influence in any enterprise.
First, read last month's thoughts of Dennis Sparks on "6 ways you can influence others". Here's how Dennis opens his post: "The most common question I'm asked by system administrators, principals, and teacher leaders is some variation of, 'The people I work with are unwilling to change, and I don't know what to do to get them to open their minds.' Put another way, these leaders are interested in being more influential." He writes with an educator-to-educator point of view, but I have spent enough time in the corporate world to tell you that his advice is most applicable to business managers and leaders.
Second, sift through the points made by John Butman on the HBR Blog Network. His short essay on "How to Influence People with Your Ideas" intrigued me because it lists six questions that every person should ask before trying to influence others. These questions range from the big "what's my purpose" level but also include nuts-and-bolts questions such as whether you have the supporting material you need to build your case with others.
It's a great point: the power of influence is not that it can elevate any individual's status or ego (although it might). The real power of influence is that it can have a positive impact on everyone involved.


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This resulted in a round building with a unique outer layer made entirely of glass, with round windows with a closed facade behind it. The layered effect of the facade creates depth.
This four-star hotel consists of 120 luxury hotel rooms, a variety of conference facilities and boardrooms, a gym and a panorama restaurant on the 16th and 17th floors. Below this, the Sky Lounge will be created with windows running from floor to ceiling, offering a spectacular view of Amsterdam.
The Fletcher Hotel welcomed its very first guests on Friday 11 January 2013.


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This week on "The Conjuncture of..." we're talking about texts and popular culture that we've been consuming - from an article to a delicious dessert.
Fieni Aprilia
I remember posting an IG story saying that "I know that I'm not beautiful and I'm fine with that", and boy I've never received more heartwarming replies and compliments about how beautiful I actually am. That experience left me with some questions: "Why do we keep forcing the narration that "everyone is beautiful"? Can't I be ugly and still be attractive? What if I don't strive to be beautiful?". I finally found some explanations to my questions in an article by Da'shaun Harrison titled "Leaning Into Insecurity and Ugliness as an Essential Politic". The article questions the narration of insecurities as something that we need to run from. Harrison points insecurities as a "critique towards a society that seeks to harm "Ugly" people who think that their flaws aren't flaws at all". Personally, the article is very powerful, it helps me realise that we can use our insecurities and ugliness as political tools to scrutinise desirability and beauty as social construct. It also helps me understand more about beauty as a social construct that is slowly destroying us.
The article ends with a strong paragraph that means a lot to me: "I don't want to be Beautiful or Desirable. I want us to sit with why the idea of finding Ugly attractive makes us uncomfortable. I want us to interrogate why we ask Ugly people to apologize for our Ugliness, and to find ways to conform to Beauty, rather than divesting completely from Beauty as a political concept."
Harry Isra
Some movies are meant to be remembered because of its story, and some others stimulate us to do something in our lives. Social Dilemma, a hybrid documentary movie, has both of these. It tells us "behind the curtains" narratives of how our personal data stored in the "clouds" are watched, tracked, and measured by social media tech giant to create a model to predict and shape what we are going to do in the future, which is coined the term "surveillance capitalism". Imagine Orwell's Big Brothers in his 1984, but in a more sophisticated manner where surveillance technology is used to manipulate, seduce and hack our consciousness unconsciously. Watching this, has triggered me to rethink our concept of "archive" as data. Archive is not only understood as document or manuscript in paper stored in dusty library or museum. On a daily basis, we produce archive from what we've post, what we like, what we surf, and so on, which then became the very basis for algorithm to shape our preferences. This could possibly be shifting our understanding of history. History is not only something that had happened in a distant past, but it is also what had just happened yesterday. It takes only 24 hours for story on Instagram to be an "archive", to be history. The question is, if the narrative of history is dictated by those in the positions of power who also own the archive (data), how we might challenge it?
Pranavesh Subramanian
There's a running joke that I only listen to the same four albums; it's not far from the truth. Every week my fingers go on a pilgrimage to the Bandcamp app on my phone to play W.A.E by Begum. They describe themselves as a 'lo-fi experimental band specializing in 11th century seduction sounds'; and the tracks in W.A.E sound as eclectic as their dadaist lyrics. I'm Still The Same features vocals over a recording of a talking child; Smells Like A Rip-Off has a sample of the word 'sex' opulently intersperesed throughout; and Nothing On My Mind begins with the vocalist Kartik Pillai clearing his throat. My favourite track from the album is the titular We Are So Excited — it reminds me of cooking for my partner, and the buzz I feel when I lick a bit of food off the ladle and know it's going to taste good (also because I usually listen to the album when I cook).
Ego Heriyanto I know people are very obsessed with productivity despite the devastating pandemic situation. Yet now please stop whatever you're doing and look at this love of mine, I'm dead serious: Look. At. This. Beauty. It is called Halo Halo (re: mix-mix): a sweet, delicious and ridiculously visually pleasing dessert from the Philippines. As the Filipino aunties outside the stall often thought I'm a Filipino, I asked them what this dessert means to them and fair warning: it's a LOT! What these women said about the cooking process, the presentation, and the ways of eating Halo Halo along with all of that culture as a performance resonate with Gupa et al., (2009) who actualised it into a performance which recounts "the history and narrative of Filipino redemption from the colonial bondage and memory loss" (p. 111). If this isn't the Philippines national treasure, I don't know what is(?)
Sangkap (ingredients) from top-down: cookie crumbs, ube (purple yam) ice cream, wafer stick, leche flan, corn flakes, sweetened langka (jackfruit), nata de coco, sago (sugar palm fruit), flesh of buko (young coconut), red bean and syrup.
Texts mentioned:
Leaning Into Insecurity and Ugliness as an Essential Politic by Da'Shaun Harrison
Social Dilemma by Jeff Orlowski
W.A.E by Begum
Narrative, Memories, and Redemption in a Parfait Glass: The Ingredients of Pasyong Mahal Ng Halo-Halo in/as Performance by Gupa et al


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Q: How to write new instance of subclass can somebody help me please properly extend my method USBtoUSART in Java?
I managed to extend it, but I have problem, to create a new instance of subclass.
public class USBtoUSART extends DesktopApplication1View implements SerialPortEventListener{
   public USBtoUSART(SingleFrameApplication app){
        super(app);
   }
}

public class DesktopApplication1View extends FrameView {
    SingleFrameApplication ap;
    USBtoUSART serial = new USBtoUSART(ap);

    public DesktopApplication1View(SingleFrameApplication app) {
        super(app);
    }
}

I wanted USBtoUSART to be a subclass of DesktopApplication1View, but I get error message of the app will crash. I think because the USBtoUSART serial = new USBtoUSART(ap); sequence.
Thanks for any help, it's eating me alive ...

A: As @MadProgrammer already said: you cannot create a new object of a class that holds a subclass as a field and initializes it. This will create a StackOverflowError because of the circular dependency that you introduce.
Consider following example:
public class A {
    C c;
    B b = new B(c);

    public A(C c) {
        System.out.println("A constructor");
    }
}

public class B extends A {
    public B(C c) {
        super(c);
    }
}

public class C {

}

public class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        new A(new C());
//      new B(new C());
    }
}

Both the creation of a new A and a new B will return a StackOverflowError because they both will construct class A that creates an instance of class B that creates an instance of class A, etc.
Edit to use your example:
public class USBtoUSART extends DesktopApplication1View implements SerialPortEventListener{
   public USBtoUSART(SingleFrameApplication app){
        super(app);
   }
}

public class DesktopApplication1View extends FrameView {
    SingleFrameApplication ap;

    public DesktopApplication1View(SingleFrameApplication app) {
        super(app);
    }
}

public static void Main(string[] args){
 USBtoUSART serial = new USBtoUSART(new SingleFrameApplication());
}

This will happen:

*

*Define serial as an object of USBtoUSART

*Instantiate a new USBtoUSART object. This will perform the following actions:

*

*Enter the constructor of USBtoUSART

*Enter the constructor of its superclass, DesktopApplication1View

*Enter the constructor of its superclass, FrameView
Meanwhile, the parameter SingleFrameApplication will be passed to every constructor.
It sounds as if your general architecture setup is wrong. Do you perhaps want to extend SingleFrameApplication? You'll have to use a parameter in your constructor if you want USBtoUSART to be instantiated.
Alternatively, do something like this:
public class USBtoUSART extends DesktopApplication1View implements SerialPortEventListener{
       public USBtoUSART(){
            super(new SingleFrameApplication());
       }
}

public static void Main(string[] args){
 USBtoUSART serial = new USBtoUSART();
}

But I don't know if this is applicable in your situation.


Like many scholars in this increasingly digitized age, Buzz Spector spends a lot of time thinking about the fate of print culture. Unlike most of us, however, Spector transforms his thoughts about the future of the book into works of art. Spector, a professor of art at Washington University, is also an internationally renowned "book artist" whose installations, sculptures, photographs, and drawings have been exhibited in many museums and galleries in the U.S. and overseas. Spector's work often contains books, both as subjects and objects, and "The Rise and Fall of Books" follows Spector during one month in the winter of 2007, as he teaches a class of Cornell University art students how to use books as art-making material and to think about the values that reading and collecting books contribute to society. The film also traces the emotional journey that led Spector to this unique form of art expression.
With subject Spector and Garth Reese, head of curation at Washington University Libraries.
An artist-in-residence at LA's Craft and Folk Art Museum navigates the worlds of commerce and art, attempting to reconcile being both an artist and shoe designer without toning down his outlandish and often whimsical work.
A photographer recalls the strange confluence of events that led him to the city the night the floodwaters rose to historic and devastating levels in Florence.


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We're so glad you've decided to accept the 30-Day Growing in Gratitude Challenge! Your decision means that you truly want to learn to recognize and express appreciation for all you have in life.
Each day you will be challenged to grow in gratitude through our devotional challenges. We encourage you to keep track of what God does in your heart over this next month. Cultivating a heart of gratitude is the beginning of your journey to joy!
Your Challenge: For thirty days, ask God to show you the many ways He has blessed you. Keep track of what He shows you and express gratitude to Him and others daily for specific praises.
Day One: What's Your Gratitude Quotient?
I've often said that gratitude is learning to recognize and express appreciation for the benefits we have received from God and from others.
This means constantly being on the lookout for blessings, making each day a treasure hunt. It means being intentional about thanking God and others for the blessings that come our way.
I look at the world through grateful eyes and consistently express my gratitude to God and others.
I know I've been greatly blessed, but I don't often stop to actually express my gratitude to God and others.
To be honest, I had not thought a lot about gratitude until starting this challenge. I've got a long way to go to develop a lifestyle of gratitude.
I'm a whiner! I tend to focus on my problems, and I frequently express them to others.
Ask the Lord to cultivate in you a more grateful heart over these next thirty days. If you have realized that your Gratitude Quotient is not what it should be, confess your ungrateful spirit to the Lord. Ask Him to forgive you and to transform you into a truly thankful person.
Heavenly Father, I confess my Gratitude Quotient is not what it should be. Please forgive me for my hardened heart and blinded eyes. In the next thirty days, cultivate in me a grateful heart that eagerly praises You for every blessing. I choose to thank You now for all You will do!
The central theme of Colossians is Christ. He is exalted and worshiped for His divine nature; for being the Creator and Sustainer of all things; for His preeminence over all creation and over all cosmic rulers and powers; for His redemptive, reconciling work on the cross; for defeating the powers of darkness; for being the Head of the Church which is His Body; for being the fulfillment and substance of Old Testament types and figures; for being the believer's life and hope of glory; and so much more!
As those who have "died" with Christ, "been buried with him in baptism," and "raised with him through faith," our joy and hope do not emanate from any earthly source or from our religious practices, but from Him. Within the four chapters of this short epistle, Paul calls us to be sexually pure, compassionate, kind, humble, meek, patient, forgiving, loving, peaceful, obedient, just, wise, gracious, and thankful!
For all that Jesus is, He calls us to a life of faithful obedience and heartfelt gratitude.
Lord Jesus, You are the source of light and life and all joy—show me who You are and open my eyes to see You rightly. Overwhelm my heart with Your power, goodness, love, and glory, that my heart would default to praising You in every moment. Thank You!
The theme of Psalm 107 is giving audible thanks to God for His goodness (vv. 1–2). The verses that follow give four "personal testimonies"—illustrations of those who have been redeemed by the Lord and have reason to give Him thanks. Each testimony includes a similar progression: distress over the straits people found themselves in; a desperate cry to the Lord for help; and Divine deliverance. The passage is punctuated by a response—a "thanksgiving chorus" that is repeated at the end of each testimony.
How does this progressive pattern shown up in your life? Have you developed your own thanksgiving chorus in response to all the ways God has seen your distresses, heard your desperate cries, and provided Divine deliverance?
Action Step: Craft your testimonies of thanks.
What was your life like before He redeemed you?
How did God bring you to the end of yourself, to the place where you cried out to Him for mercy?
What has changed since He delivered you from your slavery to sin?
If you have time, write another brief testimony of a time after your initial salvation, when you were in distress, you cried out to the Lord, and He came to your rescue.
Then share your story (His story) with someone else today. Tell them how grateful you are to the Lord for saving you—eternally, as well as in your daily distresses.
Father God, I am so very grateful that You see my distresses, hear my desperate cries, and willingly provide Divine deliverance. Thank You for Your goodness, for Your steadfast love that endures, for me, forever.
When was the last time you considered the benefits package you have received from the Lord? These would be the many little things in life, the gifts that make each day a true blessing.
As we recognize and identify the specific blessings we have received from God and from others, we discover countless reasons for expressing gratitude. The psalmist took time to bless the Lord for specific benefits—he didn't want to forget even one of them! As you open your heart to Him in prayer today, ask God to reveal to you just how great your "benefits package" really is.
Action Step: Develop a benefits inventory.
Make a list for each of these headings: "Gifts from God" and "Gifts from Others." Write down everything that comes to mind.
Take some time to walk through your list line by line, thanking God for each of these benefits. Then, read Psalm 103 aloud. Try memorizing and meditating on at least the first five verses over the next week or so.
Add to these lists for the rest of the challenge to see how large your spiritual benefits package truly is!
Heavenly Father, I thank You for the many gifts you have bestowed upon me. You have been a generous and loving Father, giving me more than I deserve or even know. For all that You've given, I now turn back to praise You and bless Your holy name. Thank You!
Is your heart becoming more in tune to the many reasons you have to be grateful? We are surrounded by so many blessings, it is easy to overlook the multitude of little things God gives every day.
I remember hearing a friend tell how, while brushing his teeth and meditating on Ephesians 5:20, he was struck by the word "everything." He was reminded of the importance of thanking God for even those "little things" that we often overlook. It made him pause and be thankful for, well … his toothbrush. And his toothpaste. And, while he was at it, he thanked God for his teeth for probably the first time in his life.
This may require another separate list from the ones you made yesterday, but it's definitely a category worth considering. Since everything is a gift from God (James 1:17), "everything" is something to be thankful for. My friend told me he also asked himself, If tomorrow's supply depended on today's thanksgiving, how much would I have tomorrow?
Action Step: Be thankful for the little things.
What "little things" can you add to the gratitude lists you've started? Throughout your day today, observe how many little things you have been blessed with and be sure to thank God specifically for them.
Father God, You have blessed me with an abundance of little things. Open my eyes to what You've given me so that I might specifically thank You. Grow a grateful heart in me so that in all things—in everything—I might find how You are blessing me. Thank You!
Robertson McQuilkin, former president of Columbia International University, tells of a time when, following his wife's diagnosis with Alzheimer's and the death of his eldest son, he retreated alone to a mountain hideaway. He wanted time to reorient his heart and recapture a love for God that had slowly evaporated in the heat of personal, tragic loss.
After a day devoted to prayer and fasting, he began writing God a love letter, enumerating the gifts he had received from the Lord's hand. He identified ten particular blessings from God that just absolutely exceeded his imagination, things he could hardly find words to express how invaluable they were, how impossible life would be without them.
Even in the worst of circumstances, God's hand is generous in blessing.
Action Step: Name your top ten blessings.
Follow Robertson's lead and identify your top ten blessings. For ideas, flip back through the lists you've been making and ask God to show you how His blessings sustain you. List the spiritual blessings that are so big, you could never generate enough gratitude to express what they mean to you and what they tell you about your Savior.
The next time your mind is troubled by sad or worrisome thoughts, pull out your top ten and consciously transfer your focus from whatever is weighing you down to the things on your list and begin to give thanks.
Lord Jesus, because of You, I have every spiritual blessing I need. Thank You for rescuing me from the domain of darkness, transferring me into Your Kingdom, redeeming me, and forgiving me. Even in the worst of times, what You have done for me is beyond comprehension! Thank You.
Today's reading from Luke's Gospel tells us that Jesus healed ten men of leprosy. There is much we can learn from one man who returned to give thanks to the Lord for His blessing.
First, he came loudly. He couldn't contain his gratitude. This occasion called for an unrestrained, extreme, public display of thanks.
Second, he came close. The ten lepers "stood at a distance" (v. 12) from Jesus—lepers were ceremonially defiled and weren't allowed to come close to those who were "clean." The healed leper, however, "fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks" (v. 16); he was the only one of the ten who ever got close to Jesus. Gratitude places us in close proximity to Christ, where we experience the fullness of His redeeming power and enjoy the blessing of His presence.
Third, he came from a distance. "He was a Samaritan" (v. 16). This man had never known the true God until Jesus came into his world and transformed his life. After being separated from Jesus by a religious, cultural, and physical gulf, he loved what he saw in Jesus. Gratitude will draw you close to Jesus.
Action Step: Verbalize your gratitude.
Look for an opportunity today to thank the Lord for what He has done in your life—aloud and in the presence of others.
Lord Jesus, I want to be like the one healed leper who returned to give thanks for what You've done. You have worked in my life, healing my sin-stricken soul just as you healed the leper of his physical disease. I come back to You again, with loud praise for redeeming me and healing me. I draw close to You, fall at Your feet, and proclaim Your power and goodness over my life. Thank You!
Gratitude is the overflow of a humble heart, just as surely as an ungrateful, complaining spirit flows out of a proud heart. Proud people are wrapped up in themselves. If people or circumstances don't please or suit them, they are prone to whine or become resentful.
A humble person thinks much of God and others and spends little time fixating on himself. He recognizes that anything he has is better than he deserves. He doesn't feel anyone owes him anything. He doesn't feel entitled to have more, or for life to be easy, or for everyone to love him and treat him well. He's grateful for the least little kindness that's extended to him, knowing it's more than he deserves.
Action Step: Confess prideful postures.
Make a list of anything you can recall whining about recently. How does your complaining manifest a spirit of pride, entitlement, and expectations?
Then take time to sit quietly before the Lord. Confess any pride that has shown itself in complaining, irritability, anger, or resentment. Humbly tell Him that you don't deserve any of His favor, and give Him thanks for any specific recent blessings He brings to mind.
Heavenly Father, so often my default posture is one of pride. Forgive me for my self-focus and fix my heart upon You and others. Help me to think little about and of myself so that there is room for You and for loving people around me. Reset my posture to one of gratitude and teach me to be quick to give thanks for everything. Thank You!
What do generosity and gratitude have in common? Where gratitude grows, you'll generally find generosity flourishing as well. This goes against conventional wisdom, however, that implores us to take of ourselves before giving to others, especially in this risky, volatile, and dangerous economic era.
God's wisdom says something else though. In our Scripture reading for today, Paul expressed a surprising lack of concern for economic indicators when he advised the Corinthian church to let generosity be among the most notable expressions of their gratitude. His trust in God's supply was so strong, he treated as a "given" the fact that the church would "be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God" (v. 11). "God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work" (v. 8).
In all things. At all times. Even these times. God's people are to be grateful people who are generous people.
What act(s) of generosity might gratitude be motivating you toward today? Ask God for wisdom and faith, and then follow through on the promptings of His Spirit in relation to your giving.
Lord Jesus, show me today how to express my gratitude for You and You goodness through my acts of generosity today. Let me hold loosely to my time, my resources, and my possessions so that I might freely give them to bless others in need. I choose to trust you to supply my every need so that I might meet the needs of others, for Your name and Your glory. Thank You!
There are blessings in your life and mine that "no eye has seen, nor ear heard" (v. 9)—blessings that are so because life rolls smoothly in their absence. For example, think of the many miles you've driven without getting a flat tire. Think of the big tree out front that's never dropped a damaging limb on your house. Think of a destructive sin or habit the Lord has kept you from being tempted by. Perhaps you're hobbled by a medical problem or two, but think of a dozen you've never experienced. All these good things go unnoticed, unseen, unheard—but are definite blessings from the Lord.
Action Step: Intercede for others.
Look at all the benefits on your growing list of gratitude inducers, and back them into reverse to discover all the unseen and unheard blessings. You'll find your blessings multiplying at an amazing rate. Gratitude can (and should) lead us to intercession. A good prayer starter is to ask God to remind you of those who do suffer from some of the things He's spared you from. Lift these people up to Him today.
Lord Jesus, I thank You for the many unseen and unheard ways You have spared me heartache and trouble and inconvenience. Remind me of Your care as I go throughout my day, and prompt me to intercede for my loved ones who are in need today. Thank You!
If you're a Christian, the best thing that's ever happened to you is being saved from sure destruction for your sins and then being ushered into the family of God, beginning now and continuing for all eternity. Sadly, time tends to dull our appreciation of the magnificent, sacrificial work of Christ on our behalf. Life gets so busy and complicated; we can go for weeks—or longer—without being swept away by the magnitude of our salvation.
One of my friends paraphrases Romans 5:8 this way: "God demonstrated His love toward us in this: while we were in open, hostile rebellion toward Him, having no interest in Him—not only that, but also actively despising Him and all that He stands for—Christ died for us." How can we not be inexpressibly thankful? But, praise God, gratitude can reopen the wonder to us, throwing back the dingy curtains of complacency until the full light of His grace and glory come streaming through.
The salvation we have in Christ is a "many-splendored thing," a diamond with countless brilliant facets. Stand in grateful awe of His work for you today.
Action Step: Consider God's mercy.
Take time to wonder anew at the mercy God has had upon you. Let your gratitude swell and overwhelm you once again. What spiritual blessings in today's Scripture reading need to be added to your list of "Gifts from God"?
Father God, thank You once again for loving me when I was Your enemy. Awaken my heart to the heights and depths of Your mercy toward me, a sinner. Teach me to cultivate a grateful heart for all that You've done and all that You are. Thank You!
Numerous secular studies and research projects attest to the health benefits of the attitude of gratitude. From better sleep to fewer medical symptoms, gratitude just seems to satisfy.
The apostle John says to his beloved sons and brothers in Christ, "I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul" (3 John 2). He's right—there's something physically strengthening and sustaining about being joyful in the Lord and grateful for His blessings.
While living a godly life does not guarantee physical health, a healthy (spiritual) heart can do much to enhance our physical and emotional well-being.
Action Step: Consider your physical health.
We've been on this gratitude journey for more than ten days now. What differences have you noticed in your overall wellness and outlook? Make note of how you are feeling physically and ask God to show you how an attitude of gratitude is helping.
Heavenly God, I ask you to develop an attitude of gratitude within me so that it may be well with my soul. Show me where I'm defaulting to negativity and pride, and help me to choose gratitude for the sake of my health. Thank You!
The Psalms are a good place to camp out if your heart's desire is to be grateful—though not because they're filled only with happy, upbeat sentiments. They vibrate with every emotion known to man. They speak of backbreaking pressures, deep valleys of depression, and times when life barely seems worth living. And yet the Psalms reveal that the only ultimate answer to trouble, grief, pain, and loss is a constant returning to God in worship and gratitude.
Even in the darkest night, you can still experience His peace and rest, knowing that the joy of morning is ahead. Resolve not to let your joy level be determined by the presence or absence of storms, but by the presence of God. Choose to be joyful in Him today.
Action Step: Camp out in the Psalms.
Choose a few psalms to read throughout the day (aloud if possible). See if they don't cause praise and thanks to well up in your heart.
Heavenly Father, I thank you for Your ever-present help and fellowship, especially in the dark times. When darkness falls, would You help me, Lord Jesus, to be joyful in You and Your love? Capture my gaze and fill my heart with the joy of Your presence. Thank You!
Psalm 56 is a hymn of praise and trust, of confidence and strength, of worship and gratitude. This particular one was written in far less than ideal circumstances, however. David was on the run from King Saul, and when he was spotted and seized by the Philistines in the city of Gath, he faked insanity to avoid being detained.
Yet in the midst of intense, frightening hardship, he submitted himself to the Lord's protection and found within this relationship the ability to say, "When I am afraid, I put my trust in you…. What can flesh do to me?" (vv. 3–4). He didn't deny the reality of what was happening to him, but he found reason to be grateful even for his sorrows.
Action Step: Go hunting for hidden joy.
Perhaps it's hard for you to find much to be thankful for today. Look above your circumstances, beyond your fears, and ask God to show you what He's doing in the midst of them. Then look back through your list of blessings and benefits, adding any new ones that come to mind. Focus on the ones that give you the most comfort in crisis.
Lord Jesus, will You open my eyes to see the joy that may be hidden under and behind the tough circumstances in life? You are always doing more than I can ever see or think or know—help me to trust You are working so I can see beyond my circumstances and find joy. Thank You!
Plenty of occasions exist in life where being thankful is the last thing you feel like doing, where nothing seems good or gratitude-worthy. The psalmist instructs us to call upon God in the day of trouble, to offer God a sacrifice of thanksgiving. Even when nothing in your life looks praiseworthy, we are to continue to fulfill our vows to the Lord and praise Him for what He will do. That may seem strange—or impossible! We're not expected to thank God for things that are sinful. But we can give thanks in everything, knowing that God is still God and He uses all things in this fallen world to accomplish His purposes.
Begin to track the ways that God is using these circumstances in your life. Perhaps they're causing you to become more dependent on Him, or to call upon Him in prayer, or to exercise faith in His promises. When we call upon our Lord "in the day of trouble," with minds set on glorifying Him, He does marvelous things in the midst of our pain and sorrow.
Are you facing a day of trouble? Go to the Lord, offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and wait for His sure deliverance.
Action Step: Make your troubles a sacrifice of thanksgiving.
Make a list of all the difficult things in your life today. Spell them out, as detailed as you want. Then offer it all back to the Lord as a sacrifice of thanksgiving, trusting the Lord to work through your life and bring you to a place where you can glorify Him. Thank Him by faith that He can use each of these situations as a means to display His glory.
Lord Jesus, You are worthy of praise even in my day of trouble. I give back to you all that weighs upon me today, and I commit to trusting You with it all. Because You have promised to deliver me, I praise You and glorify Your name. Thank You!
The word sing occurs over one hundred times in the Bible—more than sixty appear in the book of Psalms. Verses 4 and 12 in today's passage both tie singing and giving thanks together. There are a number of illustrations in Scripture of the powerful effect of praise through music.
1. Are you memorizing Scripture?
2. Are you singing to the Lord?
These aren't magic pills that will make every emotional struggle go away, but I've found them to be extremely effective at recalibrating my heart and restoring inner peace. At times, when I am deeply distraught or discouraged, I'll open my hymnal and just begin to sing. As I sing to the Lord, my heart and mind are re-tethered to His goodness and love, and invariably, the cloud begins to lift.
Whether it's a cloudy or sunny day in your heart, sing! Right now, if possible. Put on a CD or music from your iPod and sing along or just sing to Him on your own.
Lord Jesus, today I choose to praise you in song, both in my heart and with my voice. You have promised to inhabit the praises of Your people, and I ask You to come near as I sing out to You. Draw near to me and grow gratitude in my heart today. Thank You!
When the writer of Proverbs outlines the benefits of wisdom, he is also advertising the benefits of every other habit and discipline inspired by the Scriptures. And since the practice of being thankful is a basic characteristic of God's people, I believe these passages that call us to wise, godly living can appropriately be applied to the issue of gratitude as well. That's why I really like what's implied in today's reading. It begins and ends with a word—blessed—that portrays the type of person God desires and enables us to be.
Some Bible translations use a slightly different word … happy. For most people, happiness is tied to circumstances—to what is happening in their lives. For Christians, however, happiness or blessedness is not dependent on the weather, the stock market, or how our last haircut turned out.
Real happiness—that unshakable sense of peace, contentment, and well-being—comes as we remind ourselves of the blessings we have in Christ and then respond with thankfulness.
Action Step: Develop a happy countenance.
We've talked about being loud with our thanksgiving, being vocal about what God is doing. Check your countenance to be sure it is also expressing a joyful, thankful heart.
Father God, I ask that You might grant me a greater vision for my life than mere happiness. I want more than that—I want to be blessed, to have a joy and gratitude that doesn't change with my life happenings. Let me look to Your blessings for my joy. Thank You!
In today's reading, Paul reflects upon the children of Israel as they walked in the wilderness and identifies four specific sins they committed, all of which had dire consequences. It's sobering to realize that He includes the sin of "grumbling" with these other sins!
Grumbling is the opposite of thankfulness. Like gratitude, it starts in the heart and expresses itself in our words. It grows out of the sin of discontentment—not being satisfied with what God has provided. Philippians 2:14–15 says we are to "do all things without grumbling" and that when we are obedient in this matter, our lives shine the light of Christ into our dark world.
Action Step: Confess your grumbling bent.
Are you guilty of the sin of grumbling? If so, confess that to the Lord; ask Him to forgive you and to grant you true repentance. Purpose in your heart to "put off" all complaining and to "put on" a heart of thankfulness.
Ask God to make you sensitive and alert to situations over the next twenty-four hours where your natural response would be to murmur or whine. Ask Him for grace to give thanks every time you're tempted to grumble.
Heavenly Father, forgive me today for grumbling over my life circumstances. Make me sensitive to my heart's attitude and fill me with gratitude for all You are doing and promise to do in the future. Thank You!
When you read Paul's New Testament letters, you can't help but notice he was thankful for others. Paul didn't just leave it at generalized expressions of gratitude—he often took time to identify specific individuals for whom he was grateful and then let them know how much he appreciated their contribution to his life and ministry.
People matter to God. And they should matter to us. It's important to take time to recognize and express appreciation for the contributions that even little-known people make to His kingdom and to our lives.
Action Step: Thank others for being a blessing to you.
Today, make a list of individuals who have blessed or touched your life in some way. Ask yourself, "Have I ever thanked this person for the way God has used him/her in my life?" Put a checkmark next to each individual to whom you have expressed gratitude.
Then begin the process of catching up on your "gratitude accounts." Don't try to tackle the whole list at once. Pick one for starters. In the next twenty-four hours, find a way to express your gratitude for that person's influence and impact in your life. Then move to the next one … and the next.
Lord Jesus, I want to love people the way You showed us. Help me to express my gratitude to others for specific ways they have invested in me and enriched my life. Thank You for giving me people who love me and care for me. Open my eyes to every person who needs encouragement from me for how they have loved me. You Thank You!
Godly character—or the lack thereof—shows up within the four walls of our homes. We can't say we love God if we don't manifest His love to our family members or if we allow bitterness to fester in our hearts toward them. For the most part, we don't get to choose our family members, as we do our friends. Yet we are called to love and care for those in our families, in spite of their personalities, their idiosyncrasies, or their character flaws. And that's not always easy!
When was the last time you voiced your gratitude for your family? Each person brings something unique to the mix—ask God to cultivate a heart of gratitude for each person in your family and to help you express that to each one.
Action Step: Give gratitude for your family.
Today, focus on expressing gratitude for and to your family members. Make a list of each member of your immediate family. Next to each name, write one quality about their life for which you are particularly grateful.
Heavenly Father, I choose to thank You for each member of my family and for how they enrich my life. Help me to express thanks to them and grow in patience toward them. Cultivate in me a heart of praise and grace for those who know me best and see me most. Thank You!
Day Twenty-One: Does Your Family Avoid You?
At first, you may wonder about the seriousness of this proverb. It is seriously highlighting the dangers posed by tongues that are contentious, combative, and discontented. Whether or not you are a wife, the warning is clear: no one wants to be around someone who is lacking in gratitude.
If one of the blessings of gratitude is that it makes us generally happier people, it follows then that gratitude makes those who live with us happier people too.
The restorative power of a grateful heart and tongue is more potent than we can imagine, as is the destructive potential of being bitter and difficult to live with. "Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body" (Prov. 16:24). Let's make sure our words have that kind of effect so that people choose to live under the same roof with us.
Action Step: Be easy to live with.
Ask God to guard your heart—and your tongue—today. Anytime you hear yourself saying words that are contentious, complaining, or critical, rather than gracious, gentle, and godly … stop. Ask Him to forgive you. And seek forgiveness from those to whom—or in whose presence—you spoke.
Heavenly Father, I want to be the kind of person others seek out—not the sort of person that others avoid. Cultivate in me a heart of gratitude that overflows with gracious, gentle, and godly speech so that my family is blessed by my presence. Thank You!
Some preachers and teachers leave the impression that God intends for every Christian to be materially rich. Others go too far the other way, proudly wearing poverty like a cloak of self-righteous sainthood. Today's proverb puts a proper perspective on the whole thing. The Word is teaching us to focus more on being grateful for where we are—not only because to do otherwise would be sinful and proud, but also because we don't know what the Lord may be saving us from by not giving us everything we might want.
Even if we possess much less than others have, if our hearts are full of gratitude, neither money nor the lack of it can shake our contented dependence on God.
Action Step: Acknowledge God as your Provider.
Ask the Lord to show you if there is any root of discontentment or "love of money" in your heart. Ask Him to provide just what He knows you need—enough to keep you from being tempted to sin to get your needs met, but not so much that you no longer need to rely on Him as your Provider. Take some time to thank Him for His practical, material provision in your life.
Heavenly Father, today I acknowledge You as Provider for all I need in this life. I choose to trust You for what You've given as well as for what You've withheld. Make my heart learn contentment in plenty and in want so that I might praise You in all circumstances. Thank You!
Action Step: Sorting out your wants from your needs.
Ruth was a woman with a humble heart—a trait that's a companion virtue of gratitude. She didn't claim her rights. She didn't insist that Boaz provide her a living by letting her glean in his fields. And because she relinquished her demands for certain expectations, she was able to be genuinely thankful when she actually did receive the blessing of his generosity.
Too many of us live with a chip on our shoulder, as if the world owes us something. "You ought to do this for me. You ought to serve me. You ought to meet my needs." But the humble heart—the grateful heart—says, "I don't deserve this, and it's an amazing act of grace that you should minister to my needs. Ruth just went out to serve with a humble, thankful heart. And as a result, God made sure her needs were met. He'll do the same for you.
Action Step: Relinquish your demands.
Who do you know who consistently exhibits a grateful spirit? What is it about them that makes them so remarkable? What can you learn from their example? Take note of these responses and then relinquish the demands you hold for what others owe you or what you think you deserve.
Lord Jesus, I desperately want to live like You did—as a Servant who came to give Your life as a ransom for others. Show me how to serve others and lay down my demands so that others would be blessed. Cultivate in me a heart of humility and gratitude that looks to give instead of get. Thank You!
Historians have differing perspectives regarding the first Thanksgiving celebrations in America, but we are certain about some details. For example, we know the Pilgrims' journey from Holland to England to the New World was frightfully difficult, with sickness and storms on the arduous, weeks-long voyage. We know once they arrived, the task of carving dwellings out of the forest quick enough to hold back the advancing effects of winter was a losing race against time—nearly half of those who made the trip didn't survive the winter.
Yet with sheer survival as the order of each day, and with constant fears for their families, their writings and recorded history are filled with demonstrations and attitudes of thanksgiving.
Each Sunday—in lean times as well as relatively plentiful—they gathered for prayer, meditation, the singing of hymns, and a sermon. It was their regular practice to stop and give thanks to God at the outset of each week. They did this despite hardships and heartache, and their faithfulness is a bright example for how we are to honor the Lord with our thanks in every season.
Action Step: Remember God's faithfulness.
Think back over the history of God's faithfulness in your life, in your family, and in your church. Make a list of desperate situations or seasons when you have witnessed His providential protection and provision.
Father God, You have been so very faithful to me over the course of my life, showing Your care and provision time and again. I'm so grateful for the way You have walked with me, sustained me, encouraged me, strengthened me, comforted me, and loved me in every season. Thank You!
This proclamation eventually led to the establishing of our national day of Thanksgiving. The document began by listing multiple blessings the nation had experienced through the course of the year, even in the midst of a severe conflict. It called the American people to recognize the Source of those blessings and to respond collectively to the Giver in gratitude, repentance, and intercession.
As God's people, we need to dedicate each day for Thanksgiving and Praise for all God has done for us—even in the midst of conflict and trials. Let's continue to respond to the Giver in gratitude, repentance, and intercession.
Action Step: Craft a declaration of thanksgiving.
Today, craft your own declaration of thanksgiving. Use some of the insights the Lord has shown you these past few weeks, and incorporate some of the Scriptures that have particularly touched you. Then dedicate your life to what these words are saying.
Share what you've written with your family or a close friend. Be an igniter of gratitude by encouraging those you love and care about to cultivate a thankful heart too.
Heavenly Father, You are the Giver and Source of all I have and all I am. I want my life, my heart, and my attitude to exude gratitude for Your provision each and every day. Thank You!
Do I often complain about my circumstances, feeling like I deserve better?
Do others hear me voice more complaints and negative comments than words of gratitude about the typical events of daily life?
Would others describe me as a thankful person?
What evidence is there that I have a grateful or an ungrateful spirit?
How often do I begin statements with these words: "I am so thankful that . . ."?
Do I more frequently display a pessimistic, negative outlook or a positive, grateful perspective?
Am I reserved or eager when it comes to expressing appreciation to others?
My most recent expression of gratitude was . . .
Action Step: Find a Gratitude Partner.
If you haven't done so already, consider taking this gratitude challenge into an accountability setting, letting others help you stay true to your commitment, while being there to offer your support to them as well.
Lord Jesus, how I long to keep growing in gratitude and in Your likeness. Show me where I need to walk in greater obedience and how I can take steps of faithful obedience. Please continue on with me, cultivating a heart of gratitude that reflects Your goodness in my life. Thank You!
Day Twenty-Eight: Have You Paid Your Gratitude Debt?
If expressing gratitude is to become a way of life for us, we can't treat it as an optional exercise. If it never gets beyond our wish list, if it only nestles down with all the other nice things we hope to get around to someday, the "someday" of gratitude will never roll around on our calendars.
A grateful heart is a heart that beats with praise and gratitude. It seeks to give thanks and praise each and every time praise is due. Think of it as being a debt you owe, the same way you're called upon to pay your monthly bills. Don't skip your payments; instead, be faithful to give what is due each time.
Action Step: Keep your Gratitude Account clear.
Start a list designated as "Gratitude Accounts," specific listings of individuals to whom you owe a debt of thanks. Seek God's direction for how to clear your account each day, with a phone call, a message, a note, or whatever token the Lord leads you to give.
We all have gratitude accounts. There just aren't many of us who keep them paid up. Make sure you're becoming the type of person who stays current on your bill.
Lord Jesus, teach me how to express thanks to You and others regularly so that my Gratitude Account doesn't become overdue. I want to give what's due to others, to encourage them and to remember that I am blessed by Your hand. Thank You!
Day Twenty-Nine: Is Your Attitude of Gratitude Worth Catching?
If you've been blessed with children, you know that gratitude doesn't come naturally for them. We all must be taught to express gratitude. But few things are more remarkable (and unusual) in children today than when they're known for their thankful, contented spirit.
While teaching and instruction have their place in growing gratitude in our kids, the best teacher of all is our example. Do your children hear you thank your husband when he tackles a home repair job? Do they hear you express gratitude to the Lord and to others for both little and big things throughout the day?
Conversely, do they hear you grumble when your husband delays dinner by needing to see one extra client or when you get a flat tire or the sun doesn't come out for a week?
Gratitude is more effectively caught than taught. How contagious are you, especially at home?
Action Step: Make your gratitude attitude worth catching.
Sit down and talk with your children about the high value God places on gratitude. Tell them how they're going to start seeing some "gratitudinal" changes in you. If you don't have children of your own, think about those God has placed in your sphere of influence. What are you teaching them about gratitude by your lifestyle?
No matter who is in your family or your circle, make sure your gratitude attitude is worth catching. Remember that it's contagious either way!
Father God, I want my heart attitude to honor You and draw others closer to Jesus. When I begin to grumble or give in to pride, remind me that my attitude is contagious. Please work in me to make it worth catching. Thank You!
As you launch out in your new lifestyle of gratitude, start by setting some goals for what you want God to accomplish in your heart. Be specific about the ways you intend to practice ongoing thankfulness. For example, if you want to become more deliberate about writing thank-you notes, how many would you like send in a typical week or month? What Scriptures do you plan to memorize and meditate on in relation to thankfulness? Whom will you ask to hold you accountable for specific areas where you need to grow in the grace of gratitude?
Whatever mechanics this requires to get it up and running will be worth the freedom you'll find to pursue it with passion. Are you ready to experience the life-changing power of Christian gratitude? Then let the Lord help you decide what your next steps should be.
Action Step: Set your gratitude goals and write your own heartfelt prayer.


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If you're like us and have been a little tardy in getting those holiday decorations up find inspiration in this crafty post for simple ideas to bring the spirit of the season into your home. Whether you're short on time or on space or perhaps both, there's an idea in here for all of us. An added bonus, if you're empty handed heading to that holiday party, craft one of these up and you've got yourself a homemade gift that will surely delight any recipient. So, wait not a second longer to whip up a glass of grandpa's egg nog and get to crafting!


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By afaqs! news bureau Published: 12 Mar 2019, 6:30 IST
Company Briefs
For Indian Millennial Women, It's now about Me, Myself and I: POPxo survey
POPxo
New Delhi, March 13, 2019
Women in India are surrounded by a multitude of imagery and opinions, as they face judgement from both their family & well-meaning friends. The common perception is that urban millennial Indian women are different from their peer in Tier 2 or 3 cities. In a lot of advertising and popular media, millennial women are often portrayed in the same vein as generations before them - seen as mothers and daughters with their role being of prime importance.
POPxo India's largest digital community for millennial women deep dived on the idea of what it means to be a modern Indian woman, desires to want more from life and how has their priorities changing. This gave birth to the central idea of the POPxo campaign: #POPxoWomenWantMore.
POPxo surveyed over 7000 women. In addition to this, the POPxo community created 865 questions and 236 polls. Data was collated across POPxo English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi and Bangla. Examining the questions asked, the polls taken, the team delved deeper into the millennial woman's thoughts and stance on life: how they prioritize life goals, how they balance the expectations their families and society had of them with their own.
KEY INSIGHTS ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY:
- Top priority is 'It's just me, myself and I' - 60% of women on the platform said in order to stay mentally and physically healthy they made themselves their first priority. They found this enabled them to be much better people in the family, relationships, and the workplace.
- Financial independence, higher education, trumps marriage or parenthood on major life goals - Women, across geographies and languages, have strong reasons to prioritize financial independence, higher education, etc., over marriage or parenthood. In fact, a strong thread that emerged is that women increasingly want time to themselves. More than 45% found it problematic that brands or society still speak to them as if marriage and having children is an end-goal, and not a choice.
- Self-independent now - Only 10% of women said they were dependent on their partners. Refreshingly 40% said they were not dependent on anyone.
- Motherhood is my choice and decision - On the topic of health and reproduction rights, a question was asked "Do you think it's your choice to have a baby or not?" And more than 70% women felt it was their decision to take the step. 20% felt it was a decision between them and their partner, and only 10% felt that they had no say in it at all.
Other key insights according to the survey:
On Work & Life
- Only 26% said their husbands share the workload at home
- 74% said they could not say no to work-related calls after working hours
- 74% don't have access to a daycare centre near their workplace
- Just 28% have ever had to pass up on a promotion or a job because of a personal/family commitment
- 52% visit a place of worship during menstruation
On Marriage
- 70% women said having a child is entirely their choice
- 67% would like to live with their in-laws after marriage
- 60% said they wanted to take their husband's last name
- 92% women believe a wedding cost should be split between both the families
- 44% said they are mutually dependent on their partners
- 40% said that they were not dependent on anyone
On Sex
- 74% women said they discuss their likes and dislikes with their partner
- 44% women said they surf porn
On Fashion & Beauty
- 82% women feel they are judged on their personal style of dressing
- 53% feel they need to dress a certain way at work to avoid unnecessary attention
- 71% don't feel the need to follow their family's opinion when picking their wardrobe pieces
- 46% women said wearing makeup makes them feel more confident
- 33% women still feel pressured to look for fairness products
Shivangi Gulati
Email - shivangi.g@prpundit.com


We find two great gangs of political speculators, who alternately take possession of the state power and exploit it by the most corrupt ends — the nation is powerless against these two great cartels of politicians who are ostensibly its servants, but in reality dominate and plunder it.
It was always our view that in order to attain this [proletarian revolution] and the other far more important aims of the future social revolution, the working class must first take possession of the organised political power of the state and by its aid crush the resistance of the capitalist class and organise society anew.
Among all the large and small nations of Austria, only three standard-bearers of progress took an active part in history, and still retain their vitality — the Germans, the Poles and the Magyars.… All the other large and small nationalities and peoples are destined to perish before long in the revolutionary world storm (Weltsturm).
The first act by virtue of which the State really constitutes itself the representative of the whole of society—the taking possession of the means of production in the name of society—this is, at the same time, its last independent act as a State. State interference in social relations becomes, in one domain after another, superfluous, and then dies out of itself; the government of persons is replaced by the administration of things, and by the conduct of processes of production. The State is not abolished. It dies out.
Bio: Friedrich Engels was a German philosopher, social scientist, journalist and businessman. He founded Marxist theory together with Karl Marx.


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The 1943 South American Basketball Championship was the 11th edition of regional tournament.  It was held in Lima, Peru and won by the Argentina national basketball team.  6 teams, including Bolivia in their first appearance, competed despite the World War that was currently under way.

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Results

Preliminary round

Each team played the other five teams once, for a total of five games played by each team and 15 overall in the preliminary round.  Placing in the top four qualified a team to move on to the final round.

Final round

The top four teams advanced to the final round, where they played each of the other three once.  Only the results from this round were used to determine final placing for the top four.

Argentina line-up: Candido Arrua (Santa Fe), Jose Alberto Beltran (Capital Federal), Carlos Jensen Buhl (Capital Federal), Julio Carrasco (Santa Fe), Gustavo Chazarreta (Stgo del Estero), Mario Jimenez (Stgo del Estero), Rafael Lledo (Stgo del Estero), Italo Malvicini (Santa Fe), Marcelino Ojeda (Corrientes), Hector Romagnolo (Capital Federal), Carlos Sanchez (Stgo del Estero), Oscar Serena (Santa Fe). Coach: Saul Ramirez Manfredi.

External links

FIBA.com archive for SAC1943

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Crowne Plaza Royal Victoria Sheffield
Crowne Plaza Royal Victoria Sheffield contact details
Victoria Station Road
South Yorkshire S 4 7YE
Contact Person: Parag Tawade
Crowne Plaza Royal Victoria Sheffield can be found in the Venue - Group category
The Crowne Plaza Royal Victoria in Sheffield comprises 105 bedrooms including Superior rooms, Deluxe rooms, Deluxe club, Junior Suites and 2 Suites along with the sumptuous 1862 suite, all newly refurbished in 2019/20 and complimentary Wifi access. This 4 Star Grade II hotel offers fine dining in Cunningham's Restaurant, drinks and all day meals in the Grand Lounge Bar or upgrade your stay to a Club room to gain 24-hour access to the exclusive Club Lounge.
This historic and elegant hotel is ideally located in the city centre of Sheffield. Just half a mile from Sheffield Railway Station, Bus Station and the Sheffield Supertram network. For those guests travelling to the hotel by car, the hotel is easily accessible from Junction 33 of the M1 Motorway and is situated at the end of its own private drive. The hotel has over 250 car spaces on site which are £6.00 per 24 hours to hotel residents and guests attending a conference or function here at the Crowne Plaza Royal Victoria Sheffield.
Having 14 meeting rooms at the hotel all with natural daylight, one of the most striking features of this Grade II listed building is the elegant ballroom which can accommodate up to 400 people theatre style or 224 Cabaret Style.
The Ballroom offers the perfect backdrop to large scale meetings, seminars, AGM's or product launches and has recently been refurbished to highlight the magnificent splendour of this room.
Adjoining the Ballroom is the Assembly room with a private bar facility. The Midland suite is ideal for the boardroom meetings for up to 10 people. The York, Great Central and Waverley are ideal for medium sized meetings for up to 50 delegates.


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Frances Elizabeth Miller
Frances Elizabeth Miller, 88, a long time Fort Collins resident, having suffered a stroke on January 24th, passed away upon the sunrise Saturday, February 28th.
Frances Elizabeth Miller Frances Elizabeth Miller, 88, a long time Fort Collins resident, having suffered a stroke on January 24th, passed away upon the sunrise Saturday, February 28th. Check out this story on coloradoan.com: https://noconow.co/1G9LrwT
Published 12:00 a.m. MT March 7, 2015
Frances Elizabeth Miller, 88, a long time Fort Collins resident, having suffered a stroke on January 24th, passed away upon the sunrise Saturday, February 28th.(Photo: contributed)
Franceswas born in Phillipsburg, Kansas on July 11, 1926, the youngest of four daughters of Minnie Mae (Hatten) and Frank Earl Pickinpaugh.As an infant of three weeks, Frances and her family moved toLoveland, Colorado, traveling in an open touring car.Her youth was spent in Loveland and she graduated from Loveland High school in 1945.
Francesmet her future husband, Jack, during the summer of 1943, at the Jitney Dance Center in Longmont,Colorado.After Jack served in the military (Army Air Corps), for "the remainder of the 'duration'", they were married on Armistice Day, November 11, 1945.
The next few years were spent working in the Montgomery Ward Catalog Office and working along side Jack and his father, building their home near City Park where she raised her family and lived from 1949 until her death.
Though always a homemaker first and foremost, as her children matured, Frances accepted employment with the Larimer Children's Center, and later, Poudre R-1 School District as the secretary at Moore Elementary School.She was known for her quick smile and spontaneous laugh.
Her interests and hobbies included cooking, gardening and nurturing her houseplants (many beginnings of plants now grace the homes of friends and family), embroidery (countless dish towels and pillowcases were given as gifts), walking and swimming (before anyone thought about the benefits of exercise) and travel.She flew with Jack in their personal aircraft throughout the fifty continental United States and later both by commercial air and coach fromAlaska to the Caribbean, Europe and from The British Isles to the South Pacific.
We remember a gracious and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother whose greatest pride was always family, home, and friends.She made every person that entered her home feel special, was a wonderful conversationalist, and had the amazing ability to remain positive even in unfavorable circumstances.She was incredibly thoughtful, giving and kind, but mostly a gentle and patient spirit who was loved by many and always gave the most important gift of all … her time.
Besides her husband, Jack, of sixty-nine plus years, Frances is survived by her son, Dale L. Miller (Beverly) and daughter, Gail L. Bondhus (John R.) of Fort Collins, granddaughters, Summer Legendre (Jon) of Johnstown, Vanessa Bondhus (Brendan Nook), Kevin Miller (Nate Spotts) and grandson, Garrett Miller (Tirrel), all of Fort Collins.She is also survived by two great-grandchildren, Grant and Lucca Legendre of Johnstown, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Frances was preceded in death by her parents and three sisters, Virginia Michaud, Jeanne Smith and Fern Claussen as well as many other relatives and friends, too numerous to list.
The family wishes to extend a very special Thank You to all of Frances' caregivers in the Emergency Room at Poudre Valley Hospital, EagleMed Air Ambulance, the Emergency Room, Stroke, Cardiac and Acute Rehab sections at The University of Colorado Hospital (Anschutz In-Patient Pavillion) and the Pathways Hospice Unit located in the McKee Medical Center in Loveland, Colorado.
Memorial contributions may be made to Pathways Hospice in care of Bohlender Funeral Chapel, 121 W. Olive St., Fort Collins, CO 80524.Cremation has taken place.Friends may send condolences to the family at bohlenderfuneralchapel.com.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at Bohlender Funeral Chapel.Private family interment will be at Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
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I generally have a couple of books on my Christmas list.I find it stretches me technically and leads to new challenge plus it's fun.
This years addition are Kristen Robinson's and Ruth Rae Explore mixed media collage:Innovative Layering technique. Ruth Rae is a go to artist for me.I love her techniques.
Cas Holmes Stitch Stories is just breathtaking.From the tactile cover to the sharing of such an amazing group of artists work.I'm actually heading off to walking my local long walk to lay down the foundation of a stitched book while foundation fabrics dry.
Maybe this will be a year of creating and sharing more.
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In this paper, we propose a novel vehicle re-identification method based on a Deep Joint Discriminative Learning (DJDL) model, which utilizes a deep convolutional network to effectively extract discriminative representations for vehicle images. To exploit properties and relationship among samples in different views, we design a unified framework to combine several different tasks efficiently, including identification, attribute recognition, verification and triplet tasks. The whole network is optimized jointly via a specific batch composition design. Extensive experiments are conducted on a large-scale VehicleID dataset. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of our method and show that it achieves the state-of-the-art performance on both vehicle re-identification and retrieval.
 Yuqi Li, Yanghao Li, Hongfei Yan, Jiaying Liu, "Deep Joint Discriminative Learning for Vehicle Re-identification and Retrieval", IEEE SigPort, 2017. [Online]. Available: http://sigport.org/2195. Accessed: Apr. 26, 2019.
Yuqi Li, Yanghao Li, Hongfei Yan, Jiaying Liu, 2017. Deep Joint Discriminative Learning for Vehicle Re-identification and Retrieval. Available at: http://sigport.org/2195.
Yuqi Li, Yanghao Li, Hongfei Yan, Jiaying Liu. (2017). "Deep Joint Discriminative Learning for Vehicle Re-identification and Retrieval." Web.


The 2019 Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition will be held from April 29 to Oct. 7, 2019 in Yanqing District, northwest Beijing.
Themed as "Live Green, Live Better", the Beijing Expo will exhibit the latest achievements in floriculture, and fruit and vegetable farming at the foot of the Great Wall.
Visitors can enjoy more than 2,500 cultural activities such as parades throughout the expo.
By the end of 2018, 86 countries and 24 international organizations have confirmed participation in the Beijing Expo.


text: Q: Blurry / not sharp / pixely picture on TV (used as monitor) I have a panasonic TV that I am using as a monitor on my desktop PC. When first bought I have used the integrated video card with a VGA cable and the best possible resolution but I wasn't happy with the quality so I have bought a DVI -> hdmi cable and then I could use it with 1920x1280 res and beautiful image. Since then I have decided to upgrade it a bit and bought a gtx 770, installed it and installed the drivers as well, now using it on the same TV with the same DVI to hdmi cable but the image on the desktop seems blurry and weird, the icons are like an 8bit image and the text is hardly readable. This is the same with a hdmi cable. The problem doesn't really appear when playing games though, when I was playing Saint's Row 3, it was great, same for CS:GO, League of Legends was not good though. I am using Win10.


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The water-soluble sachets fit the growing requirement for 'easy to use' cleaning products in as much as they eliminate the need for the complicated measuring of chemicals to achieve the required solution for the task in hand. They also cut costs by eliminating overdosing and reduce health & safety risks - an area of increasing concern among businesses.
"The water-soluble sachets prevent operatives from coming into direct contact with the concentrates, and because they dissolve in water there is no need to pour the chemicals into a bucket or machine, removing the risk of splashback," explains Soluclean's commercial director Jon Horton.
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