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Ravenscourt Manor
Time is an odd thing. In the days leading up to a funeral, time can drag so slowly that you doubt it's moving at all, and then, suddenly, there's no time to even breathe. It starts passing so dizzyingly fast – a flying frenzy of packing and planning and repacking and cleaning and yelling at your little brother because he won't stop touching your stuff, and more packing, until before you know it, your entire house is stuffed into storage boxes or wrapped under sheets, and all the rooms have been stripped bare. Within a week, our entire tiny house had been clipped, cleared, and cleaned, and we were leaving. Mother piled our scant suitcases on the stoop of the house ('nothing more than you need,' she'd said. 'It's not as if we won't be coming back, after all'), and after cutting off the gas lamps, she locked the door, and that was that.
A buggy brought us to the station. We settled into our compartment, and while Mother paged through her worn copy of Wuthering Heights and William amused himself swiping matches from the snack trolley every time it passed, I watched the grey mountains of Caledonia sink outside our windows, turning into the moors and rolling hills of Anglica. Towns raced by in blurs of colour, and clouds grew thick overhead, a storm gathering as we sped towards a place I had never heard of in my life.
'What's it like?' I asked, at last. 'Ravenscourt?'
Mother paused her reading, looking up to meet my eyes. 'It's where your father grew up. It's where we met.'
I blinked at that. Before this moment, I'd never heard either of my parents talk about where they'd met or how they'd grown up – which was strange, even though I hadn't realized that it was strange until now. Mother looked peaceful, almost nostalgic, fingering the metal locket that she was wearing under the collar of her travelling jacket as she thought back. 'It's built in the middle of a forest called the Blackwood,' she continued. 'Some of the trees are older than humanity itself. I remember, we used to walk by the lake in summer…' She sighed. 'And the house is something else altogether. I think you'll like it. Your father certainly did.'
'If he liked it so much,' I said, turning back to the window, 'then why did he leave?'
Mother pursed her lips but said nothing, and our compartment fell back into silence.
By the time the train pulled into the station at Eboracum, the sky was dark with storm clouds, though the storm hadn't broken yet. Mother hurried us through the station, its roof built like the nave of a great glass cathedral, all steel and smoke-stained glass arcing above us. William kept getting distracted – and of course it was up to me to make sure he didn't get tripped over while ducking down to tie his shoe, or get caught swiping sweets from the overcrowded candy stalls, or get lost because he'd stopped to watch one of the street magicians floating balls and fruit and candles in mid-air next to the ticket stalls.
It wasn't really magic of course, which was why the man wasn't worried about Inquisitors. The tricks were all thread and distraction and sleight of hand. Magic might be useful for a great many things, most of them fairly evil, but floating apples was not one of them.
The way Dad had always explained it was this: the real world was really two worlds. There was the world of things – of apples and oranges and wooden balls and lit candles – and that world was ruled by the laws of physics, which were simple and immutable and easily reasoned out if you knew what to watch for.
But then, there was another world – the world of ideas. And that was where you had to watch out for magic. The reason magicians were so dangerous wasn't because they could create flame or shoot lightning from their fingers, but because they had studied how to control minds. A skilled magician could trap a person in an Illusion of their worst fears or drive them mad with a Curse – but if he wanted to create so much as a spark in the world of things, he would've had to use phosphorus and gunpowder, just like the rest of us.
Maybe it would've been better if magic weren't invisible. If it left bruises or burns, you'd be able to see the danger and avoid it. But thoughts are trickier things, and that's why the Inquisitors insisted that we needed them to protect us.
The 'magician' made a show of turning his floating apple into an explosion of colourful sparks, and the gathered crowd clapped. A trio of passing Inquisitors didn't even spare him a glance.
'Think he'd let me borrow a firework?' asked William before I managed to drag him away.
Uncle Edward's coach (apparently, he was rich enough to have his own coach, coachman included) was waiting for us outside the station. After the coachman had loaded both us and our luggage into the carriage, there was yet another hour of sitting in silence while the world passed us by, dark, bare-fingered trees scraping the carriage windows as the rain broke over us, the horses' hooves and our wheels clattering over the rough roads. William started to shiver, and I gave him my scarf to keep out the chill.
Finally, the rutted roads gave way to a cobbled drive, and in the distance, light flickered from the window of a high tower. The trees grew thicker, and a brass fence loomed out of the half-dark. As we passed under the gate that marked the boundary of the manor grounds, an icy chill ran under my skin, cold enough to make my bones rattle. I looked out to see the gate passing over us, strange shapes twisted into the wrought metal.
A Ward.
I twisted the ring on my finger, focusing my First Defence until my teeth stopped chattering, but the feeling refused to fade. Whatever Ward we had just passed through, it was even stronger than the Graveward at the cemetery, and it didn't quite like the idea of us being there.
Why ever would Uncle Edward need a Ward like that?
Dark things flitted in the murk outside – but when I leaned forward to see what they were, there was nothing: just the rain and the leafless trees passing beyond the window, and my breath leaving a cloud of fog on the glass, until Ravenscourt House came into view.
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Deathmarks
Deathmarks are used by approved and licensed undertakers in order to ensure the rest and safe passing of our deceased loved ones. Though the particulars of the Deathmarks used in any specific case are unique to the individual spirit being treated, every proper pre-resting treatment will include the Anchor, the Eye, and the Knots, which ensure that the spirit will be able to pass on without trouble.
The Anchor is perhaps the most prominent Mark used in funerary preparations, as it covers a large part of the body, centered on the heart of the deceased. The purpose of the Anchor is to act as a replacement connection between the body and the spirit of the deceased while they await their resting. It ensures that the spirit of the dead person cannot wander away before being Rested. Without the Anchor, there is the possibility of the spirit lingering in other places, where it might take up residence as a ghost or poltergeist, eventually decaying into a hungry shade.
The Eye, which should be placed upon the deceased's forehead as soon as possible after their death, is another vital component in preventing hauntings and dangerous incidents. The Eye guarantees the peace and slumber of the severed spirit while it awaits its final Resting. Without the binding power of the Eye, a spirit may become restless and destructive, filling a mourning house with whispers, cries, and other strange occurrences.
Last of all, the wholeness and integrity of the deceased's spirit is preserved by the Knots—a set of at least three Marks placed upon the hands and throat of the dead person. The Knots ensure that the spirit remains intact throughout the time leading up the resting, and it is only once the Knots are removed during the resting service that a Resting Record may be taken. Without the safety of the Knots, the spirit would quickly begin to fray, which would allow pieces of it to remain behind—and indeed, after the Resting, the remaining resting Record is also preserved with a Knot.
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A Most Dismal Prospect (Part 3)
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By the time we returned home, the drizzle had turned into a proper rain, fat drops of water plopping heavily against the cobbles. Mother hurried us inside and locked the door against the storm.
The house lay cold and empty, its ragged edges showing. Dad's favourite tattered armchair sagged, fraying, next to the dead fireplace, and the warped windows were dull and dark behind the black mourning curtains. While Mother and William removed their coats and shoes, I ran my fingers over the Wardmarks that Dad had carved into the frame of our doorway, meant to keep out harm. He'd put them together himself, without asking the local Warder, and I'd always assumed he knew what he was doing – that the Wards worked.
William drifted upstairs to his room, and Mother wasn't far behind. I followed suit, and all three of us closed our doors, tired of dealing with the world. We hadn't even gotten a chance to say goodbye, and now Inquisitors were asking if Dad had been involved in magic. I hadn't thought it was possible for the day to get any worse than it already was, but there you have it. I sat watching the darkness rise outside my window. The sun had fully set when there came a knock at the front door.
I rose from my half-sleeping stupor and poked my head into the hallway. William was doing the same at the door next to mine. He raised his eyebrows in a question, which I answered with a shrug before we both crept to the banister of the stair, to see what was happening below. William crept too far down, and I had to pull him back, but he batted my hand away. Eventually, we settled for crouching side-by-side at the top of the stair, just far enough down that we could see most of the parlour.
Mother was peering through the peephole. A moment later, she pulled open the door for whoever it was that had knocked. The visitor stepped into the house, and I had to choke down a gasp.
It was the dark-haired gentleman who had tipped his hat to me in the cemetery.
'Who's that?' whispered William.
The man removed his hat, and the memory hit me like a wave of déjà vu. This was the man who had come to our house that night, six years ago, on William's fifth birthday, not long after my brother had suffered his first fit. The man had stepped into our house in just the same quiet way he did now, but by the end of the night, he and Dad had gotten into a raging row, and the one thing I remembered was Dad yelling at the man to leave our house and never return. The man had. And that, I thought, had been the end of it.
'It's our uncle,' I explained to my brother. 'Edward. Dad's brother.' I leaned further down the steps to peer at the scene below. Mother stood with her arms crossed while Uncle Edward hovered by the doorway, leaning on his cane, his eyes passing over the house as if cataloguing everything.
What was he doing here?
'I came as soon as I heard,' said Uncle Edward finally.
'I figured you'd show up sooner or later.'
'Maris, you know that I am fully invested in what happens to all of you. Whatever Lewis' attitude about it may have been, that has always been my stance. Still–'
'I worry, Edward.'
'About the Court?'
Mother's voice was soft. 'About the children. About William. Especially given–'
'I know,' said Uncle Edward. Mother turned away, drifting to the other side of the parlour, and Uncle Edward followed her. I couldn't go much further down the steps, but their voices were clear in the silent house.
'Perhaps you should come to Ravenscourt for a bit – just a few weeks,' said Uncle Edward. 'I can contact people, and we can figure out the next move.'
I looked at William, who frowned back. The man couldn't possibly be serious. Dad had kicked him out of our house with an order never to return. Surely he didn't think…
'Perhaps we should,' said Mother softly.
Silence rose up again. I couldn't fathom what was going through her head.
'Shall we say that you will visit by the end of the month?' said Uncle Edward.
Mother sighed. 'The end of the month it is.'
Uncle Edward made quick steps back toward the door. 'I look forward to seeing you then,' he said, and with a short bow, he replaced his hat and let himself out. 'Farewell, Maris.'
'Farewell,' whispered Mother.
The door clicked closed, and Mother turned the lock and latched the chain. Her eyes moved to the top of the stairs, where she found us staring. If she were surprised, it didn't show.
'I think we'll be going on a little trip soon,' she said, her voice oddly light. 'Won't that be fun?'
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The priest whispered harshly at the undertaker, and I knew, even without looking, that Mother's eyes were following me as I stalked away, but I didn't care. I didn't stop, didn't look back – not until I'd reached the other side of the graveyard, hidden beyond one of the mausoleums.
Still, I wasn't alone. A man stood at the gate with a cane at his side, wearing a black suit and a frown that seemed severe even by graveyard standards. As I slowed to a stop next to a granite headstone (Maeve Finche, beloved wife and mother, 1823-1862), the man nodded at me and tipped his hat. I could've sworn I'd never seen the man before – he didn't look like any of the people in town, and my parents had never been too keen on visitors or friends, so it was unlikely that he knew them. As much as I tried to place him, he didn't fit anywhere in my memory, yet…
There was something about him – about the way he stood, the way he moved, the fact that he'd tipped his hat at me – that held a threat of recognition.
He slipped into the cemetery, stepping through the boundary of the Graveward without even the smallest flinch of discomfort. He had to lean heavily on his cane as he crossed the cemetery, but he barely looked down: if he'd come to visit someone, he didn't waste time looking for them among the graves. I marked his halting walk across the grounds, and just as he was about to turn the corner of the mausoleum, I made to follow him–
He shot a glare over his shoulder, and our eyes met, his severe frown as clear a warning as any. I froze. He shook his head, once – a small gesture, almost invisible – and the next moment, he'd continued on, to disappear among the stones.
I was left standing with Maeve Finche's femurs somewhere below my feet, wondering if there was any point in trying to find out what was going on with Dad's service.
Before I could convince myself that there was, William wandered over, picking his way carefully around the graves to avoid stepping on the dead. With a huff, I sank down into the grass sprouting above Maeve's skull, and waited for my brother to join me.
'Mum's in a fit,' said William. 'The priest went to fetch an Inquisitor.'
'Well, they have to report the missing spirit, don't they?' I said, trying to keep my voice light. But the truth was that Inquisitors were bad news. The Inquisitorial Order was the humourless group of men and women who made sure that everyone was suitably afraid of magic, which was supposed to prevent us from trying to hire magicians to Curse our enemies, or from studying to become magicians so we could Curse our enemies ourselves. Of course, if any of the Inquisitors' scare tactics actually worked, they'd all have been out of a job, because really, their main purpose was to hunt down magicians and make a big show of burning them alive – or hanging them, though burnings tended to be more popular.
In their endless quest to stamp out magic, the Inquisitors were naturally interested in any spiritual anomalies, which apparently included botched Resting services.
'The priest insisted,' said William. 'I bet they'll pin it on the undertaker and arrest him for magic. I mean, who else could they blame?'
Part of me felt sorry for the undertaker. If the Inquisitors did decide to blame him for a stolen spirit, there'd be very little he could do besides burn for it. But I hadn't gotten to Rest my dad, and there was another part of me that wanted someone to burn for that. 'Would serve him right,' I said.
William frowned. 'What if Dad just managed to pass on without their help?' he said.
'He's still gone.'
'So you don't think there's a heaven?' asked William.
'No.'
'No eternal life?'
'He's quite dead.'
'So you think the spirit just… disappears, after everything?'
I gave him another look – his second one this morning. 'I didn't say that.'
He went silent for a minute, the way he does when he's trying to sort out a math problem in his head. And then:
'What's it like to be dead then, I wonder?'
And because that was a question with no easy answer, I said: 'Don't ask stupid questions,' and held out my hand so that he'd help me up from the grass.
We wandered back toward Dad's grave as a light drizzle began to fall, to find Mother talking to an Inquisitor. His silver-trimmed cloak flapped in the breeze.
'They're quick,' said William.
Too quick, I thought. I went to join Mother next to the grave.
'…in any case,' the Inquisitor was saying, 'we would like to ask you some questions to get to the bottom of this regrettable incident. First things first: did your husband have any enemies, Mrs. Crowe?'
'Enemies, Sir Inquisitor?' echoed Mother, her face pinching into a frown. 'Surely you aren't suggesting–'
'Murderers often find it useful to cover their steps with magic,' said the Inquisitor with a shrug.
Mother's voice was chilly as she informed the Inquisitor that, no, Dad didn't have enemies, which was the single truest thing I'd heard today. There was absolutely no reason why anyone would've wanted to hurt Dad, much less kill him. He'd always kept to himself, more interested in plants and flowers than making trouble. The very thought of Dad having enemies was absurd, at best. And yet–
And yet, he'd dropped dead one night for no reason. There was no explanation for it that made sense.
A blotch of shadow shifted at the other side of the graveyard, and I looked away from the Inquisitor to find the stranger from the gate standing there, hat pulled low over his face, watching. He leaned against one of the gravestones and lit a pipe while the Inquisitor continued to ask questions:
'Is it possible that he ran afoul of someone in town?'
'Any neighbours who might have had a grudge?'
'Could Lewis have been involved in any sort of magic himself?'
'Sir Inquisitor,' said Mother sharply. 'I don't know what you're hoping to discover. I've already told you what everyone already knows, and if you honestly believe–'
'My apologies, Mrs. Crowe,' said the Inquisitor. He shifted, suddenly uncomfortable. Mother had a way of doing that to people. 'I suppose that this must be a difficult situation for everyone involved, so I want to assure you, once more, that we will do our utmost to uncover the culprit.' He coughed. 'If there's nothing else, I think I'm done here–'
'But you haven't told us when we'll be able to Rest him,' I said before the Inquisitor could make his easy exit. 'You're going to find out who took his spirit, and you're going to get it back, right? That's what you're supposed to do.'
For the first time, the Inquisitor set his eyes on me. I refused to look away, scowling right back at him until he shook his head. 'Unfortunately,' he said, 'in cases like these, it's rare that a spirit is stolen intact. I'm sorry to say that, whether lost by accident or foul play, it's unlikely we will be able to recover Mr. Crowe's spirit.' He gave one last nod to Mother, before walking away into the drizzle.
Mother let him. She wasn't watching the Inquisitor; she was staring at the other side of the graveyard, where the stranger had been smoking while the Inquisitor talked. I looked to see if he'd seen her–
But the stranger was already gone.
We were alone.
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Integration allows you to view the general information from your Infrascale Dashboard, as well as backup history for the individual computers, from within the ConnectWise Automate Control Center.
On the ConnectWise Automate server, open Automate Control Center.
Go to Tools > Infrascale Dashboard.
In the open window, you can view and interact with the start screen of your Infrascale Dashboard.
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How to add the Dashboard web address to the trusted sites?
On the ConnectWise Automate server, open Control Panel.
In the Add this website to the zone box, enter https://*.infrascale.com, and then click Add.
On the ConnectWise Automate server, open Automate Control Center, and go to Browse.
On the Clients tab, right-click the name of a computer, and then click Open.
In the upper menu, click Plugins ( ), and then click the Infrascale tile.
In the open window, you can view and interact with the backup history data for the given computer.


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John Pegram
TitleBrigadier General
War & AffiliationCivil War / Confederate
Date of Birth - DeathJanuary 24, 1832 - February 6, 1865
John Pegram was born in Petersburg, Virginia on January 24, 1832. His father was an attorney, militia brigadier general and bank president in Richmond, and his grandfather commanded all Virginia militia units in the War of 1812. One of Pegram's younger brothers was the Confederate artillery colonel William "Willie" Pegram, who was killed at the Battle of Five Forks at the end of the Civil War. John Pegram graduated from the U. S. Military Academy at West Point in 1854 and served in the dragoons at several duty stations in the west, and he travelled to Europe as an observer of the Austrian-Sardinian War. When the Civil War broke out, Pegram was commissioned as a lieutenant colonel in the 20th Virginia Infantry. He commanded a brigade at the Battle of Rich Mountain against Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, but was captured and sent to Fort Warren in Boston. Paroled in January, 1862, Pegram served most of that year on the staffs of Generals Pierre G. T. Beauregard, Braxton Bragg and Edmund Kirby Smith. He was promoted to brigadier general in November and given command of a cavalry brigade and fought under Nathan Bedford Forrest at Chickamauga. After a transfer to the Army of Northern Virginia, Pegram commanded an infantry division under Jubal A. Early at the Wilderness, where he was wounded. He served under Early again at Cedar Creek, and returned to the defense of his hometown of Petersburg in November, 1864. Pegram was killed in action at the Battle of Hatcher's Run on February 6, 1865. He was buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond.
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Necropolis with a fort, as seen on the adventure map.
Necropolis is an evil alignment town, that is overrun and ruled by undead creatures. They are the natural bases for the necromancer and death knight hero classes. Necropolis represents Deyja.
Necropolis' native terrain is dirt.


The affirmation could almost be acceptable due to its ambiguity were it not for the denial that removes all doubt of the authors' and signers' meaning. God does endow people with "the ability to choose between two options." Part of being human is to have volition. We are not puppets. We make choices every day. Who denies this?
"Genuine freedom," Allen elaborates, exists only when an individual is able to choose between options. Where this is lacking, there is no actual freedom. This is what makes him reject the priority of regeneration to faith in salvation.
We do not believe that compatibilism comports with genuine freedom. The reason should be obvious. In this construct, God imposes regeneration, and the individual is "free" to exercise faith but he is not free to choose any differently. By any normal understanding of freedom, this is not freedom. In order to have freedom, there must be the opportunity for a genuine choice between at least two options, and there must be no coercion made with respect to the choice. Acts committed under compulsion are not truly free acts.
It seems that the kind of freedom that Allen and the other promoters of this document envision is contra-causal freedom, a belief that at any point in any situation, in order to have "actual freedom," one must be able to do otherwise. I am not competent to deal with all the philosophical assumptions that undergird such a view (to say nothing of the psychology and neurology involved). Fortunately, such competence is not necessary to understand how the Bible speaks of the human will and freedom.
In John 5:40 Jesus said to some Jews who were opposing him, "You are unwilling [ou thelete] to come to Me so that you may have life." The problem was with their will. They would not choose to trust Him as Lord. That is the problem with every unbeliever. While it is true that the gospel enables us to say "whosoever will," it is also true that sin forces us to admit that the problem is that "whosoever" won't! At least, left to himself and his own power of choice he won't.
This is taught so plainly throughout Scripture that it should be hard to miss. I have already touched on this point in my review of Article Two, but it bears elaborating. Jesus said "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him" (John 6:44, emphasis added) and "No one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father" (John 6:65, emphasis added). Paul writes, "For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot. Those who are in the flesh cannot please God (Romans 8:7-8, emphasis added). "Can" in both English and New Testament Greek (dunatai) is a word of ability or power. Jesus and Paul both make universal absolute statements with Jesus stating the only remedy that can overcome sinful man's spiritual inability: the Father must "draw" the sinner or, as he puts it in verse 65, the Father must "grant" it to him.
This is precisely the same point Jesus made to Nicodemus in John 3. "Unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God" (John 3:3, cf. v. 5). Sin has affected the human will and has done so in such a way that it is now enslaved to sin. Jesus said, "Everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin" (John 8:34).
Because the authors of this document do not regard the fallen human will to be enslaved to sin's power they cannot abide the teaching that regeneration gives rise to faith. Nor do they appreciate the fact that the grace that executes this new birth has caused many in evangelical history to describe it as "irresistible" or "effectual." In the words of David Allen, such teaching "vitiates free will." This judgment can only arise from a radically different understanding of Jesus' and Paul's teachings on sinful man's spiritual inability than what I gave above. By nature the sinner's will is enslaved to sin and what he needs is not encouragement but emancipation.
It is no violation of the will of a prisoner to open the prison door and remove his chains. It is no violation of the will of a dead man to bring him back to life. It is no violation of the will of a baby to have it conceived and brought into the human race. When Jesus stood before the tomb of Lazarus, after he prayed he loudly said, "Lazarus, come out" (John 11:43). Think about this scene. Jesus commanded Lazarus to do what he was unable to do. If Lazarus had the ability to come out of the tomb, he would not have needed Jesus to be there. But it was as the Word of the Lord was accompanied by the power of the Lord that the dead man was made alive. And when Lazarus was awakened, he responded and came out.
This is exactly what we do in evangelism. We call spiritually dead people to come to life. We call on those who do not have spiritual ability to repent and trust Christ. As we preach the gospel, we know that the Word of the Lord must be accompanied by the power of the Lord or no one will be saved. When God graciously does this saving work, it is not a vitiation of man's will. It is a gift of resurrection. Can you imagine Lazarus complaining that Jesus had vitiated his free will by granting him life?
Both statements in this article's denial are unfortunate. The first less so, because its awkwardness causes it to miss the mark at which I suspect it aims. The latter more so because it is imminently clear and states exactly what the authors intend to deny.
It can appear irrational to affirm that faith is both a gift of God and the duty of the sinner. That way of thinking is what gave rise to Joseph Hussey's "Modern Question" in eighteenth century English evangelicalism. To see faith as a duty such that everyone should be under obligation to repent and believe seemed to Hussey and his followers to rob the Holy Spirit of his proper role in applying the gospel. Thus, they denied that faith is a duty. This article's denial seems to make the same mistake but instead of claiming that faith is not a duty runs in the opposite direction and rejects the notion that faith is a gift of God. In his defense of this document Brad Reynolds sets forth an exegetical case that attempts to uphold this understanding. He appears, however, to operate from the same "either/or" view that caused Hussey to deny that faith is a duty. Reynolds and the other supporters, however, conclude that faith is not a gift of God.
This seems to stem from a rationalistic approach to the nature of reality that does not fully appreciate the way God actually governs his world. This is where compatibilism comes in as a helpful tool that gives us a way to talk about reality as the Bible interprets it for us. For example, Joseph reflects this understanding of the world when he tells his brothers, in regard to their reprehensible and inexcusable abuse of him, "As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good" (Genesis 50:20). God sovereignly superintended the actions of his brothers, but not in a way that violated their freedom. They were responsible. They freely chose to sell Joseph into slavery but their free actions did not in any way make God contingent. As mentioned previously in my critique of Article Seven, the greatest paradigm for teaching us that God's absolute sovereignty is compatible with man's absolute responsibility is the death of Jesus (Acts 2:23).
The Apostle Paul even teaches this view principally in Philippians 2: 12-13. "Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure." We are responsible to work out because God works in us not only to do his good pleasure but to will to do it. This is simply the way that God has designed the world to work.
The final statement in Article Eight strikes me as the most clearly unbiblical one. "We deny that there is an 'effectual call' for certain people that is different from a 'general call' to any person who hears and understands the Gospel." Though it is true that the phrase "effectual call" is not found in the Bible, neither is the word, "Trinity." Both, however, are taught there. There can be no doubt that the Bible speaks of being "called" in ways that simply cannot be applied to people who hear the gospel yet never repent and believe.
Romans 8:28-30 is plain enough to make the case. "And we know that for those who love God, all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose" (28). Is this a promise that belongs indiscriminately to believers as well as to unbelievers who have heard the gospel and yet remain in unbelief? If the authors of this statement are correct, then there is no other alternative. "For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called, he also justified, and those whom he justified, he also glorified (29-30, emphasis added). If there is no distinction between the call of God that results in salvation through the effectual working of His Spirit and the general call of the gospel that goes out every time it is preached, then we are forced to conclude from this "golden chain of salvation" that everyone who is called by hearing the gospel will be justified and glorified.
The authors of this statement are far from universalists. But the argument that they have put forth in this denial leads to the error of universalism when we see the unbroken, efficient relationship between calling and glorification.
Those whom God hath predestinated unto life, he is pleased in his appointed, and accepted time, effectually to call, by his Word and Spirit, out of that state of sin and death in which they are by nature, to grace and salvation by Jesus Christ; enlightening their minds spiritually and savingly to understand the things of God; taking away their heart of stone, and giving unto them a heart of flesh; renewing their wills, and by his almighty power determining them to that which is good, and effectually drawing them to Jesus Christ; yet so as they come most freely, being made willing by his grace (chapter 10, paragraph 1).
The Sandy Creek Baptist Association, which contributed so much to the establishment of the SBC, likewise affirmed effectual calling in Article IV of their Principles of Faith.
IV. We believe in election from eternity, effectual calling by the Holy Spirit of God, and justification in his sight only by the imputation of Christ's righteousness. And we believe that they who are thus elected, effectually called, and justified, will persevere through grace to the end, that none of them be lost.
The late W. A. Criswell also held this historic Southern Baptist position. In a 1983 sermon on Romans 9:15-16 preached at First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, he made the following observations.
I read in Acts 13, verse 48, "When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the Word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed." I turn the page again, and I read in 2 Thessalonians chapter 2, "Brethren beloved, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation, whereunto He called you by our gospel." There is an effectual call. There are those who listen. God opens their hearts. God speaks to them, and they hear their name called, and they respond; the effectual calling of the elective choosing Spirit of the Lord (emphasis added).
If the 19th century churches of the Philadelphia Baptist Association, the Charleston Baptist Association or the Sandy Creek Baptist Association could not sign this statement, then can it honestly be called a statement on the "Traditional Southern Baptist Understanding of God's Plan of Salvation?" Furthermore, if W. A. Criswell's preaching diametrically contradicts this statement, shouldn't Southern Baptists be suspicious that its authors and supporters want to lay claim to representing traditional Southern Baptist thinking? Far more important than any historical claim, however, if the Word of God does not support this article, but actually teaches contrary to it, then neither Baptists nor any other evangelical Christians should be willing to approve it.


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The Incredible Africa Safari – 6 Days
Student Trip
Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara, Tarangire
Hadzabe / Bushmen
Datoga
Cities/ Towns
Karatu / Manyara
Eileen's Tree Inn
Hhando Coffee Lodge
Osupuko Serengeti Camp
About ATV/QUADBIKE RIDES in Manyara-Karatu area
Full board (breakfast, lunch & dinner) accommodation while on safari
Transfers to and from the airport
All game drives viewing in a custom built 4×4 Safari Land Cruiser
All parks entrance fees
Transportation with a 4×4 vehicles with viewing roofs
Professional English/ Spanish/ Germany/ French speaking driver-guide during the safari.
Bottled safe drinking water in safari vehicles
Ngorongoro Crater car supplement fee (if any)
Current Government taxes and levies
24-Hour support during the safari from our office in Arusha.
Excluded from the price:
Internal or International flights
Balloon and/or additional excursions while you are in Tanzania
Out-of-full board service at the hotel including body massage, hotel excursions, bar & laundry services
All-Terrain-Vehicle (Quad-bike) adventure
Entry visa to Tanzania
TIPS to your guide, hotel staff, and porters
Meals, drinks, and excursions not described in the itinerary
Items of a personal nature, laundry, telephone and postage
Flights links are available between Arusha/ Manyara and Serengeti.
A holiday/ relaxation in Zanzibar Islands/ Mafia can be arranged.A flight from Arusha after your safari or Mt. Kilimanjaro climb to Zanzibar is recommended.
Day 1: Kilimanjaro International Airport –Manyara
After arriving at Kilimanjaro Airport, you will be welcomed by our tour guide and depart for Manyara area, where you will be spending your first night. Depend on arrival the drive should take about 3.5 hrs. You will be welcomed to the beautiful lodge where you will stay for the night. Depending on the time you lend and if possible, you can have a short tour/ walking in the area. Excursions can be arranged on your arrival from your hotel including a 4wheeeling/ quad-bikeride adventure in Karatu, Ngorongoro hills trek and nature trails guide- walk.
Day 2- 3: Manyara – Olduvai Gorge – Masai Village – Serengeti
After an early breakfast, you start your drive to the Serengeti, also known as the "endless plains" in the Masai language. This will be your area of exploration for the following two days.You will have the opportunity to discover this fascinating area and its wild inhabitants driving through the vast Serengeti Plains. On your way you shall stop at the Olduvai Gorge: one of the most important prehistoric, archeological sites in the world, located in the eastern Serengeti Plains within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
The gorgeis also commonly called "the cradle of mankind", since it has revealed the remnants of the earliest human beings, being instrumental in further understanding of the human evolution.
Later on you will have the opportunity to visit Manyata, a village of the Masai Tribe, and get an insight into their unique customs and their everyday life.
TheMaasai tribe lives in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They are known for their welcoming dances where the man sing and jump as high as possible with straight legs, to show how fit and strong they are. The woman stands at the side, singing with the man and do a special dance for woman only.
The Masai believes that all the cows in the world belong to them and where given to them by god. The wealth of a family is majored by the number of cows they own.
The Masai tribe lives in villages (Manyata) and each woman builds a small house (Boma) for her family. The bomb's structure is made of wood and it is covered by a mixer of mud, wood and sticks, grass, cow dung, human urine, and ash. Traditionally, men are wearing sheets that are wrapped around the body. Usually, the main colour is red but you can see some blue colors and a paid pattern. Men and women are wearing ornaments made of colourful bids.
After your cultural encounter with this extraordinary ethnic group, we will continue to the mighty Serengeti.
Serengeti National Park is undoubtedly the best-known wildlife sanctuary in the world and it has the greatest concentration of plains game in Africa.
Established in 1952, it is home to the great migration of wildebeest and zebra. The resident population of lion, cheetah, elephant, giraffe, and birds is also impressive. The Park can be divided into 3 sections:
* The southern/central part (Seronera Valley)with its classic savannah dotted with acacias and filled with wildlife.
* The western corridor is marked by the Grumeti River, and has more forests and dense bush.
* The north meets up with Kenya's Masai Mara Reserve, is the least visited section.
It is the migration for which Serengeti is perhaps most famous – over a million wildebeest and about 200,000 zebras flow south from the northern hills to the southern plains for the short rains every October and November, and then swirl west and north after the long rains in April, May and June. During the months of July-September the herds will cross the Mara River again and again in search of fresh grass. They will have to face the mighty crocodiles in the river, who are waiting quietly in the water for their opportunity.
You will have your picnic lunch at the gate of Serengeti and then continue exploring the park along the way as you drive to the lodge, where you will stay for the next two nights.
Day 4: Serengeti – Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast you will depart towards the famous Ngorongoro Crater.
The Ngorongoro Crater is the largest unbroken ancient volcanic caldera in the world. In 1979 this nearly three million year old area was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The former volcano crater is also considered to be "Africa's Garden of Eden", as it is a haven for thousands of wild game, including lions, elephants, wildebeests, zebras, rhinos, Thomson's gazelles and buffaloes. The crater is among the 8Natural Wonders of the World.
At the end of your tour, you will climb up of the crater and head to the lodge, where you eat dinner and stay for the night.
Day 5: Karatu – Lake Eyasi
After an adventurous one hour drive on dusty roads we will arrive to the northern shore of Lake Eyasi: a mildly alkaline lake which stretches some 50km across the south-western area of the Ngorongoro Crater.
The shores ofLake Eyasi are still inhabited by Hadzabe Bushmen: hunter gatherers, which can perhaps be considered one of the most interesting tribes in Tanzania and eastern Africa. Their language resembles the click languages of other bushmen further south, in the Kalahari and they are often willing to provide visitors with an insight into their simple bush homes, consisting in no more than a tree canopy or a cave. You will experience their everyday life at close and be able to witness the tribe men skillfully hunt small antelopes and baboons with bows made from giraffe tendons and poison coated wood arrows. After Lunch we will drive to visit another group of nomadic Bushmen: the Datoga Tribe.
Datoga peopleare agro-pastoral nomadic, and now-days they do some small blacksmith works, like jurally and arrow-heads. They live in several areas in Tanzania, and the majority lives near Lake Eyasi.
This tribe consider themselves the oldest tribe in Tanzania (the Maasai and Bushmen also claim this fame). The man of the tribe do the pastoral and blacksmith work, when the woman cares for the children's and home duties.
The married woman are dressed with beautiful leather dress and have tattoos around there eyes for decoration.
You live the tribes and go your way to the lodge for dinner and a sleep over.
On the following day you shall continue your journey to either Lake Manyara National Park OR Tarangire NP.
Day 6: Lake Manyara Park or Tarangire Park – Kilimanjaro International Airport
In the early morning, we shall begin our day tour in the place Ernest Hemingway described as "the loveliest I had seen in Africa": Lake Manyara Park.
Located beneath the cliffs of theManyara Escarpment, on the edge of the Rift Valley, Lake Manyara National Park offers varied ecosystems, incredible bird life, and breathtaking views.
In contrast with the intimacy of the forest, is the grassy floodplain, across the alkaline lake, to the jagged blue volcanic peaks that rise from the endless Masai Steppes. Large buffalo, wildebeest and zebra herds congregate on these grassy plains, and so do the giraffes.
Squadrons of banded mongoose dart between the acacias, whereas the diminutive Kirk's dik-dik forages in their shade.
Manyara provides the perfect introduction to Tanzania's birdlife. More than 400 species have been recorded, and any visitor to Africa might reasonably expect to observe 100 of these in one day.
Tarangire– This National Park enables you to experience an unrivalled landscape of open plains, dotted with thousands of baobabs. Not only does the meandering Tarangire River attract a vast number of wildlife, but the Park is also especially renowned for its huge elephant herds, enabling its visitors the spotting of entire thick-skinned families!
Tarangire National Park has some of the highest population density of elephants as compared to anywhere in Tanzania, and its sparse vegetation, strewn with baobab and acacia trees, makes it a beautiful and distinctive location to visit.
Before the rains, droves of gazelles, wildebeests, zebras, and giraffes migrate to Tarangire National Park's scrub plains where the last grazing land still remains.
Herds of up to 300 elephants scratch the dry river bed for underground streams, while migratory wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, impala, gazelle, hartebeest and eland crowd the shrinking lagoons.
The swamps, tinged green year round, are the focus for 550 bird varieties, the most breeding species in one habitat anywhere in the world.
Disused termite mounds are often frequented by colonies of the endearing dwarf mongoose, and pairs of red-and-yellow barbet, which draw attention to themselves by their loud, clockwork-like duetting.
We shall then head back to Kilimanjaro Airport to attend our return journey.
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6 days - Mt. Kilimanjaro Climb - Umbwe Route
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The funding was raised by tech investors that included Natie Kirsh of Jetro; Ken Griffin of Citadel; Barry Sternlicht of Starwood Capital; Howard Jenkins of Publix Super Markets; Amit Bhatia of Swordfish; Brett Moody of Moody National; Antonio Gracias of Tesla; and local investor Tom Meredith, formerly of Dell.
According to a statement issued by the company, Medici will use this Series A to "re-imagine the doctor-patient relationship." This includes future plans to accelerate Medici's product roadmap and technology innovation, as well as continue its hiring initiatives to support both areas.
Its communications platform, comparable to the widely popular messaging app What'sApp from a user experience perspective, connects patients with doctors in a mobile way via secured and encrypted text and video conferencing.
Since its 2016 launch, Medici's HIPAA-compliant virtual consultation platform has been downloaded by over 2,500 patients and medical providers including doctors, therapists and veterinarians.
This digital approach to doctor visits can reportedly cut the need for in-office appointments by up to 80 percent while also lowering the number of ER trips for non-emergency reasons, according to the company. Phillips said back in 2016 that the adoption of mobile communications across healthcare could save more than $30 billion in annual admin costs, doctor hours and in-person consultations every year.
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1955 T-Bird
How classic are Little Birds? They still are very classic and still very cool. This 55 Thunderbird was picked up from a customer in Chattanooga Tennessee. It ran and drove but had problems. Even though it appeared nice from a distance, up close it was not smooth. Once unloaded at our shop we enjoyed driving it and checking it out.
After a consultation with the owner it was decided to do a frame off restoration. The original 292 Y-Block motor runs well but transmission leaked badly. The original Holley "Tea Pot" four barrel carburetor was intact and sent off to be professionally rebuilt. The car will be sorted out for correctness, the doors hinges were worn out and the body was an unknown.
The car was disassembled and tagged and bagged. While still on the chassis the paint has been ground off to reveal a fairly nice original body. There 2 layers of "car lot" paint jobs over the original white. There are dings and some dents that were bondo'd over the original color. We call this the "old cave and pave trick". The rust is minor and the body work will be done correctly once more in the cars existence. From here the body will be removed from chassis so it can be cleaned, rebuilt, repainted and motor and trans pulled with ease. The plan is to make the car has new again and keep restoration cost low with out cutting corners. This falls under the classic car restoration category for sure.
The body work was finished and put in prime. The body was then lifted off and chassis was disassembled and motor and drive train pulled out. The transmission was sent off to a T-bird trans expert and was rebuilt. The motor ran OK and did not smoke so the owner decided to just re-seal it. Upon disassembling the motor a worn out timing chain was found and also it was one link off from correct timing. A new unit was ordered up and installed correctly as well has a new oil pump. After checking the bottom end the motor was reassembled, primed and paint Ford Red. A new 12 volt one wire alternator that looks like a generator was installed. The carburetor was sent out and professionally rebuilt. Once back together the motor was test run on our test stand and video's were made and sent to the customer. Then the motor and trans were re-installed in the rebuilt newly painted chassis.
The primed body was bolted back to frame and rolled into paint booth. Once painted and buffed the car was re-assembled replacing parts has needed. On a full 12 volt system the car fired right up and after some adjustments and de-bugging the car was finished.


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SOG breaks down his 10 favorite reggaetón beats of all time
Normally when people talk about game-changing figures in the history of reggaeton, names like Daddy Yankee, Tego Calderon, Ivy Queen, Wisin Y Yandel tend to come up. If we bring the conversation to a more contemporary plane, a Bad Bunny, an Ozuna, or even a wonder that moves between the two sides, Arcángel, would surely be on the table.
There are few occasions in which the north of this type of talks tends to be directed towards the visceral sandungueo of DJ Blass, the contagious marroneo of DJ Rafy Mercenario, the fantasy mamboteo of DJ Joe, or simply wanting to know in depth the motivations behind DJ Playero, DJ Negro or DJ Nelson, proceres of a non-existent genre and that they knew how to mold to their measure.
For almost three decades, reggaeton producers have challenged themselves over and over again, raising the sonic level, the technique and the meticulousness behind the different components involved in creating a song from scratch and then releasing it to conquer the entire planet. Every hit we know today has a methodical chef behind it, heroes who from the shadows have decided to trade pillows for keyboards and synthesizers in order to see their neighborhoods, their streets and their people enjoy a product made with care and sacrifice from the humility of an old desktop computer in a small, dark room.
In Medellín, Santiago Orrego Gallego has been forging his own legacy as a producer for more than 10 years. Born and raised in the heart of the Santander neighborhood, located in the northwest of the city and popularly known as "the best corner of Medellin", it was there where Santiago began to build what years later would become his banner as a music maker: the sounds of the ghetto.
Surrounded by the purest popular and neighborhood culture of his city, music came into his life thanks to his grandfather, who at a very young age showed him his love for the guitar and the Antioquian tiple. Years later, this first love mutated into a devoted admiration for several of the North American rock bands of the moment: Blink 182, Sum 41, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Papa Roach.
Yet, almost in the blink of an eye, a simple CD and a computer program would become the turning point for the artist's upcoming career. A cousin asks Santiago to borrow his tape recorder, who doesn't hesitate to do her the favor; a couple of days later, the recorder is back, this time with a red and "burned" CD, as bootlegs are called in Colombia. When Santiago presses play, a little guitar pluck gives way to a chorus that says: "En la disco bailoteo, mezclamo' un fumeteo, eooo…". The year was 2003 and the song was by Puerto Ricans Wisin & Yandel, produced by producers Luny Tunes & Noriega.
At the same time, around those same days, a close friend had shown Santiago a music making program called Adobe Audition. He was totally fascinated. Once he absorbed the basic knowledge of it, he began to take advantage of it within his own school: his girl classmates who danced in the talent shows needed someone to mix all the songs of the performance, so Santiago began to earn $5000 pesos (almost a dollar) for leaving the CDs just the way they wanted them.
These two situations would become the starting point for a new direction in Santiago Orrego Gallego's life: now the love for rock became an overflowing love for an unknown genre that step by step was taking over the streets of Medellin, and with this new music a new name would appear, a new game-changing project: SOG.
From there, almost as if the universe was waiting to conspire in his favor, SOG took the musical reins without a second thought. That's how the first fruits of his new career as a producer began to arrive: "Tu cuerpo me llama", released in 2011, quickly became a national hit; along with Yelsid, the romantic reggaeton artist at the time, he released hits such as "El bus", "Volverás" and "Perdida". In 2017, already with a hard-earned recognition in the local arena, he co-produced with Dayme & El High and Ronald El Killa the song "Sensual Inspiration", by Jowell & Randy and Farruko.
The following year he arrived at one of the most recognized record labels in the city, Kapital Music, where he began to develop his own sound that, together with a new golden generation of producers and composers such as Sky Rompiendo, Mosty, Bull Nene, Ovy On The Drums, The Rudeboyz, Jowan & Rolo, Feid, among others, would mark the magic formula that would place Medellin in the eyes of the whole world. While at Kapital Music he began to work with new names of the local scene such as Totoy El Frío, Natan & Shander, Nath, Blessd, Flako Gallego and Ryan Castro.
The latter, a classmate from the same Diego Echavarría Misas school in the Florencia neighborhood, would become his partner of a thousand battles, a dynamic ghetto duo that would quickly position itself as the most disruptive revelation of Colombian reggaeton.
"Despite being at the same school, Ryan and I weren't that close, but we both had little crews of friends who made music. He was a year after me. When we left school, we started to have more contact through social media, then we lost touch because Ryan was going to live abroad for a couple of years. Despite the distance we kept talking, and when he decided to return from Curaçao, just a few days before the pandemic started, the only thing we talked about was getting into a studio. The pandemic got us started making music, and the rest is history!", says SOG, who since then has not stopped appearing in the credits behind several of the most popular songs in Colombia's recent years.
"Jordan", "Monastery", "Quién TV (Remix)", "Wasa Wasa", "Malory", "Mujeriego"… hit after hit, anthem after anthem, all coined by a phrase –popularized by Ryan Castro– that would become a sort of reggaeton war cry that would resonate throughout the country: QUÉ CHIMBA, SOG!
When asked about Medellín's reggaeton and what it means to him to now carry the banner of the city's ghetto sounds, SOG seems to travel back to the streets of his humble beginnings in the so-called "best corner of the city".
"I grew up in the hood, watching all my parceros with their cars on the corner drinking beer. I grew up with my Antioquian family listening to Rodolfo Aicardi and Pastor López, and if you go into detail, the bass of these artists and their songs is something very tasty that people love. It immediately gets you dancing and having a good time. That was always my goal: to make music that goes back to the roots and always makes you want to dance. I think that's what Medellín's reggaeton represents, the joy of the guys from the hood, the joy of some kids locked up in a studio trying to get ahead. All that sacrifice and hustle is rewarded when you go to the club and see people shouting your songs, dancing and being happy".
These are the ten reggaeton tracks that shaped the career of one of the producers who is, once again, changing the rules of the game in Latin America: SOG.
Wisin & Yandel – "En la disco bailoteo"
This was the first reggaeton track I ever heard. When I heard this track, papi… damn! I was too much of a rocker, but once I lent my tape recorder to a cousin who was very into reggaeton, everything changed. She left a red bootleg CD inside, I remember it like it was yesterday. As soon as I hit play on that CD and that little guitar intro started to play, it changed everything for me. "What kind of music is this, man?", I said to myself… and look where we're going.
Baby Rasta & Gringo feat. Plan B – "Ella se contradice"
The sound it starts with, that sort of arpeggio, made me very curious and got me thinking 24/7. I had already been exploring arpeggio tools for a while, but when I heard that song, it just blew my mind… what a way to use that shit! The whole sonic structure of the song really stuck with me.
Nova & Jory feat. Daddy Yankee – "Aprovecha"
Man, when this song came out, I couldn't believe I was listening to such a thing. I remember that they didn't release it right away, but through a preview, and from that moment on you could already feel that nobody was doing that kind of production. We have to give Musicólogo & Menes the props, those crazy guys came with that futuristic sound and changed the game. I remember that at that time everything was very romantic, and those who did perreo always fell into the same formula, but these guys came with those futuristic elements and nailed it.
Randy – "Lokita"
I'm also a big R&B fan, so when I heard Randy's "Lokita"… I was about to cry! When I heard that song it was something unforgettable. Because that's what I love about R&B, songs that have a nostalgic essence but that don't become something depressive or so down. Those nostalgic chords give life to the song. That's why all these songs I mentioned have a dark touch, but at the same time they also transmit something nostalgic and romantic.
Don Omar – "Aunque te fuiste (Vuelve)"
This is an iconic song. It was something very disruptive for the time, because everybody was doing reggaeton, and then Don Omar arrives with Eliel and they release this bomb. From the production aspect it was something very creative, like achieving that kind of hybrid using elements of hip hop or other genres, I thought it was very cool.
Arcángel – "Tengo tantas ganas de ti"
These kind of futuristic tracks, you hear them today and you just wonder: damn, how did these guys do that? These are sounds that are still very hard to find. The metrics and the structure of the elements, things that make you get excited and wonder how in that time they managed to put together something so brutal. This is a song that I think is very well elaborated.
Gotay "El Auténtiko" feat. Ñengo Flow – "Qué quieres de mí"
These guys brought back the essence of perreo with those kicks and the way the structure of the song explodes. It was a very advanced composition for the time, especially those kicks in the intro. And it came out at a time when everyone began to have a particular taste for bass, all the cars in the hood competed for who had the most bass. All my cousins in their cars started to play this kind of songs, even my family when they got together. That's when I realized that some hard-hitting kicks are always going to make people fall in love with the song.
Bad Bunny x Jhay Cortez – "Dákiti"
Of the new songs, this one I could definitely say is my favorite. I think it's a complete bomb, it's absolutely dope! One of those tracks that transport you to another place, and even more considering the video of the song, you hear that melody and you're almost at sea with them. This is a clear example of electronic sounds well used. I feel that people really like this kind of sounds, but without being too strident. Even genres like guaracha have been lowering the intensity to use more "lounge" and calm chords and pads. The BPM of "Dákiti" is much faster than a conventional reggaetón, but the approach they achieved with the electronic elements is incredible.
J Álvarez feat. Ñejo & Dálmata – "Sexo, sudor y calor"
This is another track that changed the game. I identify a lot with those kinds of songs that make history, because thank God I have had the opportunity to produce songs that have caused a similar sensation. For example, when "Tu cuerpo me llama" came out, people were in a very Puerto Rican vibe, in a very Puerto Rican reggaeton. We arrived with a dancehall made here, with the flavor of our own Caribbean, and from there many songs began to be made along the same lines. "Mujeriego" with Ryan is another case, a formula that was not on anyone's radar, but we took the risk to do it and it has been another hit. That's why I really appreciate these songs that are so different from the spectrum that marks certain periods.
Nicky Jam – "Yo no soy tu marido"
This is the clearest example of an instrumental that speaks for itself. A track that from the moment the first sound is heard, people already know what is coming and which song it is. The simple fact of listening to those shots at the beginning, man… there are songs that you'll always listen to, even if the years go by and new stuff come along, this kind of classics will never be forgotten. Precisely for that reason, I could confidently say that this song is my favorite reggaeton of all time.
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What really makes our gardens so special?
Lush and green, fed by the mighty Brahmaputra River, India's largest tea growing state of Assam is well known for its premium teas.
Both Orthodox and CTC Teas are produced and consumed in India and exported worldwide, mainly to the U.K., Middle East and Germany.
The teas are rich in color with body and fullness and are in great demand as the ideal invigorating drink.
The pioneer Col. Sir James Buckingham C.I.E., developed the Amgoorie Tea Garden and it was here that the CTC machine was first developed in 1931, revolutionizing tea manufacture forever. Amgoorie is situated on the South bank of the river Brahmaputra and shares a common boundary with Nagaland. The name itself comes from the word 'AAM' meaning Mango and 'GURI' meaning roots of the Mango tree, as there were a lot of old Mango trees in the area. Amgoorie enjoys the status of being amongst the top CTC gardens in Assam with a quality that is sought after, both within the country and abroad.
One of the oldest tea gardens in Assam, Harmutty was planted in 1870 by Major Gibb. The garden's name has been derived from the name of Queen Hiramati, wife of King Arimatta, whose kingdom is thought to have been all of lower Assam. The remnants of the queen's burial ground are still present next to the Maj (middle) Bungalow.
The picturesque location of this garden with the fast flowing Dikrong River alongside and the Northern boundaries extending into the thickly forested hills of Arunachal Pradesh, makes for a breathtaking and an unforgettable view. With the abundance of untouched forests in and around the garden and the gentle wild animals paying a regular visit, makes working in this garden a unique experience.
The fertile soil is most conducive to growing of Tea, and the handpicked clones that have been planted over the years have thrived at Harmutty, to offer the connoisseur a range of teas unmatched for both, their flavour and full-bodied liquors.
The tea estate was established in 1865 and is situated on the South bank of the river Brahmaputra, close to the Nagaland border.
The name Borbam is derived from 'BOR' meaning 'very' in the local language and 'BAM' meaning 'highlands', as it was located on the higher grounds on the banks of the river Jhanji. The garden has two divisions - Baghjan and Hulwating, which also have specific meanings to their names. Bagh means Leopard, which is found in plenty in Baghjan division while Hola means a big drain and Hulwating has a number of these Holas.
Borbam is ranked amongst the top CTC gardens of Assam, and its teas are known internationally as well as in the premium markets within the country for their quality produce.
High quality clones with a remarkable flavour.
The name Orangajuli comes from the Orang people who live by the juri (a small stream in local dialect). These people comprised the workforce when the first Tea seeds were planted here in 1894.
Situated in the Mangaldai district of Assam and bordered by the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan to the North, the environment here has been largely undisturbed over the years even during times of conflict.
Blessed with a special agro-climate, coupled with the foresight of the old Managerial staff, Orangajuli features a blend of high quality clones of which the P126A holds a position of pride world over.
First planted in 1928 by Mr. S. Adamson, this property of the then M/s Assam and Dooars Tea Company was handed over to the Goodricke Group Limited in 1977 from where it currently operates.
This beautifully located property borders the Nonai river on the East and the majestic Bhutan hills from the Northern boundary. Expertise in field and factory have ensured that this garden ranks amongst the top quality marks of Assam.
It is popularly believed by some that the name Dejoo evolved from the Tibetan word "Dzong", while others say it came from "DI" meaning river and "ZOO" the name given to rice liquor brewed by the local tribes.
This picturesque garden is located on the northern bank of the mighty river Brahmaputra at 1000 feet above mean sea level and bordered by the hills of Arunachal Pradesh to the North. The river Ranga forms the eastern boundary. A tropical climate with a good average rainfall is ideal for the high quality clones like N436, P126 and S3A3, which give Dejoo teas that unique quality. The quality at Dejoo has been recognized over the years by institutions like the Tea Board of India and other bodies.
The most significant aspect of Dejoo is that over the years utmost care has been taken to maintain the ecological balance and this has been done by preserving the water bodies and natural forest inside and around the garden due to which the garden is a wild life paradise.
Sessa Tea Estate is located in the tea growing areas of Upper Assam in Dibrugarh district Assam. The garden was first planted in the year 1897 under the British India Tea Company.
This garden derives its name from the river Sessa, which flows around the Western Northern and partially the Eastern boundary of the main division. The word Sessa in Assamese language means 'COLD'.
Other rivers in the area are De Sang, De Khow, De Hing etc. The garden has two divisions namely Sessa and Temptoo. In the earlier days, transportation to and from Temptoo division was by means of Trolley. The Manager's Gypsy of the bygone era can be seen at the factory.
The garden is proud of its latest upgraded factory. The superior field practices followed at Sessa have ensured recognition by the Tea Board through excellence awards, while this mark is keenly sought after by the upcountry markets.
Borpatra Tea Estate is located in the foothills of Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh on the Assam Border. The Dilli River (also known as Disang ) borders the northern side of the garden. The rest of the garden is surrounded by the nearby villages with their paddy fields.
The garden's name has a fascinating history that dates back to the sixteenth century. Borpatra at its inception was managed by Jhanzie Tea Association Limited. In the year 1977, Borpatra Tea Estate was sold to Messrs. Stewart Holl (India) Ltd., and subsequently in 1990 the company got amalgamated with "GOODRICKE GROUP LTD".
The Koomber garden is situated in the foothills of N C Hills of the Barail Range and shares a boundary with the airport.
This garden was established in 1830 under Jatinga Valley Tea Company. The name of the garden has been derived from cotton. This area was a cotton growing area, which the locals called 'Kumbha'. The Britishers started spelling Kumbha as Koomber, thus the name. Till 1977 this garden was under Jatinga Valley Tea Company and in 1978 it was handed over to Koomber Tea Company thus converting itself from a Sterling Company to a Rupee Company.
Koomber quality and production gained recognition under its Manager Mr. C. W. Morley. The first High School i.e Morley Higher Secondary School was also founded by him. During the early 70's a lot of replanting was done with Tocklai released clones and TV1 planted in 1971-72 achieved record yield over 5000 kgs. per hectare.
Coombergram is located in the Barak Valley, Assam and is 3 kms. from the Kumbhigram Airport. The garden is surrounded by Koomber Tea Garden, Dewan Tea Estate, Pollorbund Tea Estate and Air force Station.
The garden had suffered on a regular basis due to acquisition of land by the Government of Silcahr Airport, Refugee Colony, Army etc, thus resulting in lack of virgin area for expansion.
The garden is said to have started before the 1880s the only proof being a graveyard in the manager's bungalow dating back to 1882. However, records are available only from 1913.
This garden was originally owned by Octavious Steel with Sterling interest. In 1978 this was acquired by Koomber Tea Company and is still maintained by it. The labour here are mainly Oriyas, Santals and Adavasis and a small percent of migrant Bangladeshi Muslims.


Such a beautiful make and a delight to read that it is getting a lot of use already. I love the colour combination and the ripple pattern is always a hit. Hope the floor gets sorted quickly. Take care.
That's come out really nicely. I've "lost" my DK acrylic yarn stash (mostly Stylecraft Special DK) as DD2 has started crocheting and has taken it all!! I've currently got some crocheted place mats and coasters drying in the tumble dryer, which she's made for Granny (who's coming for dinner tomorrow).
Your blanket is beautiful! You really are so talented. I also really like the month of January. It's such a nice, calm month - a time to rest and relax after the holidays.
Wow! That's quite a big blanket. I've actually never made a ripple, but I'm all for easy, rhythmic patterns. And do love an eclectic mix of colors. The yarns available here just aren't the same as what you can get in the States.
It's fabulous. I think too much thinking time can be put into projects sometimes, those which are quite random often give us a surprise as they work out perfectly. The colours work well together in your blanket and it does look very warm and snuggly, just what you want at this time of year.
The blanket looks beautiful.. the colors look great together.. glad you enjoyed doing it so much.
Beautiful... and it looks so warm and cozy!


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