GUWAHATI, Dec 5 - A stoppage time goal by Chencho Gyeltshen secured a valuable point for Bengaluru FC in their match of the Hero Indian Super League against NorthEast United FC at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Sarusajai here today.
After barren first session, Federico Gallego put the hosts up in front in the 64th minute while Gyeltshen found the back of the net in the additional minutes of the game to draw parity.
The first half was basically a midfield affair with the ball roaming around the middle third of the pitch mostly.
However, in the 11th minute a mistake made by Pawan Kumar could have provided Bengaluru FC the much needed lead. Receiving the ball from Mislav Komorski, he unnecessarily held the ball for a longer time. Sunil Chhetri got the ball out of the opponent goalkeeper's feet but failed to place it home. It was the best scoring opportunity in the first session as both the teams adopted basically defensive tactics.
Federico Gallego found the back of the net to send the crowd into frenzy in the 64th minute. Bartholomew Ogbeche's lobbed pass to a completely unmarked Gallego in the box, to see the latter shoot on target. Bengaluru custodian Gurpreet Singh Sandhu managed to get a hand to the ball but failed to stop from conceding the goal.
A cross from the left flank by Kean Lewis found the head of Chhetri who put it at the right height for Gyeltshen to kick it to the left of Pawan Kumar for a 1-1 draw.


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Burn My Heart
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Where is Zami?
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Mathew grasped the gun, repeating his thanks without looking up at Mugo's face. He had made such a fool of himself and Mugo knew it. If Father found out, each would be in terrible trouble….
'It's our secret, hey?' Mathew said awkwardly.
'Ndio,' Mugo said quietly. Yes. His fez tilted with the slight nod. It was their secret.
Mathew and Mugo. Two boys living on the same Kenyan land share an uneasy friendship. They live in a time when white and black means rich and poor – and a secret society, called the Mau Mau, want their land and freedom back.
Soon no-one knows who to trust and Mathew and Mugo are caught in the middle. Violence and suspicion are spreading. One day, fire breaks out on Mathew's family farm, with terrifying consequences.
…it gave me an insight into a past that I knew nothing about. The writing, personal and clever, made me empathise with all of the characters, for all of them had individual stories. This is a book I will never forget.
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…a tale of betrayal that does indeed burn your heart.
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…a highly effective evocation of that period when the wind of change began to blow through Africa… frequently exciting and often deeply moving.
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Burn My Heart moves, enlightens and reminds us about a time in British colonial history, a time of African struggle, that helps us to understand how things are now with a little more insight. And, most of all, it is a fine story of friendship, trust, betrayal and loss.
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The friendship story is haunting… Many readers will find parallels to contemporary questions about the differences between terrorists and freedom fighters.
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…sheds light on a dark period of rebellion and repression.
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The narrative is heart-stopping… The story will speak powerfully to readers concerned about justice and human rights, as well as those simply looking for a well-told story.
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It Ain't Easy Being Green: First Signs Of Eco-Fatigue
With an increasing number of products marketed as "green" and activists raising the pressure on people to think about the environment day and night, more and more consumers are getting grouchy about having to always be eco-friendly.
Kermit said it best: it ain't easy being green (Gord Fynes)
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The starting point may well have been the 2006 release of Al Gore's movie about climate change, "An Inconvenient Truth." Ever since, more and more brands have launched "eco-friendly" products on the market. From cars to light bulbs, it is hard not to be pressured to go "green".
When Le Monde invited its readers to send in their stories about how "adverse they are to sustainable development", the paper received a huge number of e-mails.
Consumers feel that they are being taken for a ride when they are sold new, green products such as: "Low-energy light bulbs. 7 euros each. Duration: inferior to incandescent light bulbs. May contain polluting agents'. Christophe, a 43-year-old computer technician who recycles, thinks it might be much cheaper and greener not to buy them in the first place.
Florian, a 23-year-old student, believes that - as a French consumer - daily "earth-friendly" gestures won't make a difference, as most of the world's pollution comes from industrial Russia, China and the US.
Are Christophe and Florian atypical? Quite the opposite, says French pollster Ipsos, whose surveys show that an increasing number of people believe "too much is being done about climate change." In 2008, 33% agreed with the sentence above, but today that number has climbed to 45%.
According to experts, " green fatigue" made its first appearance after the 2009 UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, which didn't yield much in the way of change. People started wondering if companies were plotting together to make consumers buy their new green products, and members of the "green resistance movement" started to emerge.
Rémy Oudghiri of the Ipsos Institute also explains this trend by the fact that, in times of economic crisis, people are focused on caring for themselves, rather than the planet.
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Marrakech is full of photo ops, but in the era of Instagram, it's clear that a few locales—especially hotels and riads—will garner the most "likes." One such hotel that we've seen from a slew of feeds—from actresses to style and design bloggers—is El Fenn. Owned by Vanessa Branson (sister to Richard Branson) and business partner Howell James, the hotel is a made up of seven traditional courtyard houses decorated in the rich jewel tones and natural textures everyone comes to Marrakech to witness. Besides the many 'grammable moments throughout the courtyards, guest rooms, and shady pool pavilions, the hotel boasts an impressive contemporary art collection curated by Branson. If you can't make it to Morocco to get a few shots of the place, you can certainly replicate the blend of vibrant textiles, raw materials, and sleek art and design in your own home. Get a look at our favorite moments to recreate the look of El Fenn.
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Couldn't Liam have figured out that maybe, just maybe, somebody might have seen him with Steffy's tongue down his throat? They were in the driveway. It's a public place. Apparently, Hope needed to spell it out for him.
There must be something in those umbrella drinks at the Bikini Bar because Liam Spencer has a bad case of marriage-itis. Is there such a disease or are we in virgin territory here? Oh wait, that's Hope's thing. Liam and Steffy don't understand virginity, the idea of waiting to be married until you're intimate with your partner. That notion, which Brad Bell has decided is too 20th century for a character on his 21st century soap, was de rigueur not so long ago. It's really only since the late 1960s -- the post-Birth Control Pill era -- that society really tolerated the idea of couples having sex before marriage. Apparently, Brad wants to change the way we all think and turn Hope into the oddball for not wanting to have intercourse with her boyfriend before marriage.
But it doesn't matter anymore because the engagement is over. Before we go into the how and why, I want you all to know that Liam Spencer is the perhaps the worst character ever on this soap. Okay, maybe not the worst, but he's in the running. There were moments last week when I was tempted to throw something at the screen just to take out my anger on him! At that bachelor party, could he have been a bigger jerk?
Then, sitting in the car, he let Steffy rip Hope to shreds. How could he do that? He's supposed to be in love with Hope. A real man would have told Steffy to "get lost" and walked out of the car! Did our Liam do that? No, he sat there like a bump on a log and let Steffy go on and on and on, filling his head with negativity about the woman Liam loves. It served him right that Hope spied him kissing Steffy and decided to end the engagement.
Of course, Liam was completely in the dark about why she ended it. It would never occur to him that his hanging out with Steffy was wrong and disloyal and inappropriate. But Hope was wrong to not spell it out for the dolt. Clearly, he needed to hear why she decided he was not good enough for her. But, really, couldn't he have figured out that maybe, just maybe, somebody might have seen him with Steffy's tongue down his throat? They were in the driveway. It's a public place.
I firmly believe that if you're doing something wrong, you know it! Liam should have known that he was wrong to be close to Steffy in that way. Couldn't he have wondered, "Gee, maybe Hope is upset because I've been letting Steffy tear her down to me? Maybe Hope expects me to defend her to Steffy? Maybe Hope would want me to say, 'I support you and will wait for the wedding because I love you'?" Lame-brain Liam just can't put two and two together. For that reason alone, Hope shouldn't marry him!
To add insult to injury, Liam made matters worse. He found Hope's diamond ring on the mantel and immediately put it on another woman's finger! Apparently, Liam cannot hold an engagement ring in his hand without proposing to someone. Would he have put the ring on Dayzee's finger if she'd been around? What about Taylor or some other unattached lady at the moment? Was Steffy just in the right place at the right time? It does make you wonder. Does he have any idea what marriage involves?
Imagine if you're Hope; you're brokenhearted and leave the ring at Liam's, then less than 12 hours later, he's given it to your stepsister. That's right -- Steffy! How's that for true love? Can you hear him explaining that to Hope -- once he finds out that she gave him back the ring because she saw him kissing Steffy in the car -- "You see, Hope, Steffy was there and she gave me her hand and...oh, I don't know, the ring just sort of jumped onto her finger and I sorta, had to propose. Oh, and then I had sex with her because I couldn't stand waiting another minute because I'm a spineless horndog."
What is Brad Bell trying to sell us? That marriage is the be-all and end-all for this young man who's not even 25? Really; because statistics show that most guys aren't looking to get married until they're 30 or more. Look at Liam's dad, Dollar Bill Spencer. He held out until well past 40. Why isn't Liam -- who's adopted his father's beard, sword necklace, and last name -- modeling himself after dear old dad when it comes to marriage? Shouldn't he be a playboy like young Bill was? And wouldn't Bill, who's all about image, want that for his son? I mean, we know Bill doesn't want Liam to marry Hope because she's a Goody Two-Shoes; but does Bill really want Liam to marry Steffy instead of playing the field?
Which brings me to Bill and his sick obsession with getting Steffy to become Liam's lover. I said it before and I'll say it again; it's twisted that Bill would want to share Steffy with Liam. It's not normal that a father would want to live vicariously through his son in a sexual way, which is how this is coming across. Bill couldn't bed Steffy, so he'll fantasize about it while Liam's doing the deed? And why on earth is Steffy conspiring with Bill to do this? If that were you -- or me -- in that position, wouldn't you feel used...abused...debased?
And even if we're supposed to believe that Steffy isn't disgusted with Bill trying to hook her up with his son, why is Steffy so enraptured with Liam? He's not really her type at all. Okay, he saved her life; that's not the basis of a long-term, marital commitment. What if the person who found her in the bathtub had been the landlord? Or a fireman? What about a maintenance man who was checking on the smoke detectors? Would Steffy be engaged to him instead of Liam?
Another point of contention that's been bothering me is this: Steffy keeps saying that Liam is the perfect boyfriend. Excuse me, but in what universe does he measure up to the best ever? Here's a man who, on the night of his bachelor party, lets Steffy drive him home and kiss him in a way that's not appropriate for friends. If Liam had any gumption, he'd have never let Steffy drive him home. Doesn't he remember what almost happened with Amber? That screwed up his life, and it was all just a con job by Amber.
Liam should not have been spending any time with Steffy at the beach house. All those walks on the beach, the constant conversation about how horrible Hope has been for not letting him make love to her, and then Steffy's sleepover...that was all going on while Hope was planning a wedding. Those are not the actions of a loving boyfriend. In fact, if that had been my fiancé's way of showing me how much he loved me, I would have dropped him like a hot potato, too. (He didn't; I married him 21 years ago and we've been together ever since.) And if Steffy were honest, she wouldn't want a boyfriend who acted the way Liam has. He's been a whiny, selfish, and self-obsessed boy when he should have been a considerate, upfront and supportive man.
Steffy's hardly been innocent. She's undermined her stepsister from the get-go. With relatives like Steffy, you don't need enemies. She's had an agenda, and no matter what Brooke -- or anyone else -- said to her, asking Steffy to respect Hope's relationship, Steffy chose to listen to Bill and be a seductive temptress with Liam as her target. I have no respect for her actions and even less for him because he should have realized that he was being manipulated.
And what's the point really? Does Steffy really want to be married to Liam? I don't think so. I don't think she wants to be married to anyone at this point in her life. Haven't these young folks gotten the memo that marriage does not necessarily equal happiness? You really have to question what the message of this show is with regard to young people. Is Hope a bad person because she wanted to refrain from sex until the wedding night? Was she wrong to not move up the wedding date when her fiancé expressed his frustrations about her putting work before their relationship? What if the situation had been reversed? What if Liam had to delay the wedding for a big Spencer Communications deal, don't you think that Hope would have understood?
In this day and age, there has to be more understanding and give and take. Hope and Liam had not been engaged more than a few weeks and he was impatient for a wedding... Well, unless they were going to elope to Las Vegas, any real catered affair takes at least three months. Haven't they ever watched Bridezillas? And Liam did agree to wait initially, so where did he get off being so unreasonable and impatient? Was it just his hunger for sex? If so, what does that say about the man's moral fiber?
Something odd has happened to Steffy's character over the past couple of years. Remember when she was the one being pursued instead of being the pursuer? Remember when Marcus and Rick both went after her, and she had the choice of which man to date? Remember how in that lingerie ad the implication was that Steffy is every man's dream? Then why is Steffy so damn needy?
Steffy's turned into the girl who cannot get a date unless she's the one doing the asking! She wanted Oliver because he was Hope's, then she wanted Bill because he was Katie's, now she wants Liam because he's Hope's, too. Here's a thought for Steffy: join Chemistry.com or E-Harmony and sign up to find a match of your own. Stop going after other women's men!
Did you hear Steffy boast about her ability to make a commitment? Really? What proof do we have that she can be committed to anything or anyone? And Liam, he can't commit to a deadline for Eye on Fashion, but he'll be able to commit to a wife and marriage and the inevitable little children that will be coming in a couple of years? Anyone with an ounce of sense would think before they get engaged. Clearly, that's not Liam and Steffy.
What I see happening is that Steffy is desperate to win! She feels like the Logans always beat her (and her family) and this was her chance to come out on top. She beat Hope; she won Liam. Hooray for Steffy! I just have to ask the Steffy fans out there if they're really happy for her? I do like her new haircut, I'll give you that, but I want Steffy to stop being a user and start being a self-assured woman with a mind of her own.
Oh, there was something else that happened last week. The new "old" Rick came back -- actor Jacob Young. With All My Children gone, Young slipped right back into Forrester-land and was immediately caught up in the Hope-Liam drama. I don't see any romance on the horizon for him (please, let's not have him and Amber reunite!), but I like that he's fighting for his sister. That's a nice story development, especially if Thomas chooses to get involved to defend Steffy. Thomas versus Rick is a good rivalry, especially since Thomas tried to kill Rick on two occasions. Rick should be holding a big grudge!
Here are some letters from readers. Click the Feedback option at the top of the page, the email me link at the bottom, or click here.
• I've been a faithful viewer since I was in high school. I usually don't say anything when it offends me, but it's getting out of hand. The message that is being sent to young girls and women alike is not only inappropriate but insulting and absurd. The campaign that used the character Stephanie to promote the lingerie ad was disgusting. The ad read: "if you show what you got, you get what you want." Are you freaking kidding me? And the character Liam can't wait three months for his wedding date? He's got to have sex with his father's leftovers? This is sick! So, if you're a whore, you win? Is that what you want your viewers to believe? I know that the character Brooke had sex with the whole family and won, but I thought the writers would be able to think out of the box and be able to leave the stupid storylines alone. -- Elana
• I just don't get why Hope is given such a hard time! Her character is sweet and beautiful if a little clueless, but they make it seem as if a decision to abstain from sex until marriage is just the NOT the thing to do if you want to keep your man. What kind of message does that send to the millions of teens and twenty-somethings out there that watch this show? Why can't Steffy find an unattached man of her own? It's a bit unrealistic to think that a beautiful, intelligent heiress simply does not have what it takes to get and keep a man of her own. I am downright disgusted with this story line...I always think that they are teetering on the brink of incest or some other inappropriate relationship, but I still watched it, morbidly fascinated with the interplay between two families that is at times just plain bizarre. Now, I can hardly stand to watch my favorite soap (it is just plain old distressing to me) because I just can't wrap myself around the left-handed storyline. I wish they would just leave Hope and Liam alone for a minute and let me and America see a "good" girl get a "good" man and be happy... at least for a while. By the way, I abhor Steffy's character. - Adrian
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How Long Does It Take To Get Bedsores In A Nursing Home?
If your loved one is a resident of a nursing home or care facility and is immobile, caretakers will usually move residents periodically to avoid developing bedsores.
However, when a facility is neglectful, bedsores can develop, become infected, have difficulty healing, and become very painful. Without proper care, bedsores can take months or even years to heal, and in some cases require surgery to help with the healing process.
Bedsores are ulcers that develop when an individual is immobile and spends most of their time sitting or lying down. They can form when residents are in wheelchairs, bedridden, or in any position that puts pressure on the skin and cuts off blood supply, and they can develop in as little as three to four hours.
If your loved one developed bedsores due to the negligence of a nursing home or facility, contact a nursing home abuse lawyer at 800-516-4783 for a free consultation.
It can depend on a few factors like kind of position a person is in and how much pressure is put on the skin, but a resident typically needs to be turned or repositioned every two hours to prevent developing bedsores. Padding can also be used to lessen the pressure on the skin.
Proper nutrition through vitamins, minerals, and protein helps prevent and heal bedsores, which is why it's vital for facilities to provide residents with necessary nourishment.
If bedsores do develop, they can be treated through proper skin care and medication and can often heal in a matter of days for a healthy individual.
Individuals with diabetes, circulation issues, malnutrition, and an inability to sense pain are at higher risk to develop bedsores.
Facilities need to accommodate at-risk residents and provide adequate care by taking preventive measures.
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Nursing home negligence can rack up expensive medical costs and affect mental and physical well-being. Contact us today; we'll advocate on your behalf and work to recover damages as we guide you through the entire legal process. Your loved one shouldn't suffer due to inadequate care.
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Tokyo, M0, based Investment company Sumitomo Life Insurance Co buys Gilead Sciences Inc, SVB Financial Group, Activision Blizzard Inc, Texas Roadhouse Inc, AmerisourceBergen Corp, Neurocrine Biosciences Inc, WEC Energy Group Inc, PayPal Holdings Inc, FirstCash Inc, Cypress Semiconductor Corp, sells JPMorgan Chase, Marathon Oil Corp, McKesson Corp, Abbott Laboratories, US Bancorp during the 3-months ended 2018-09-30, according to the most recent filings of the investment company, Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. As of 2018-09-30, Sumitomo Life Insurance Co owns 260 stocks with a total value of $832 million. These are the details of the buys and sells.
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Sumitomo Life Insurance Co initiated holding in SVB Financial Group. The purchase prices were between $289.02 and $331.24, with an estimated average price of $315.23. The stock is now traded at around $296.98. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.18%. The holding were 4,765 shares as of 2018-09-30.
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co initiated holding in Texas Roadhouse Inc. The purchase prices were between $62.84 and $75.17, with an estimated average price of $67.89. The stock is now traded at around $69.06. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.16%. The holding were 18,787 shares as of 2018-09-30.
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co initiated holding in AmerisourceBergen Corp. The purchase prices were between $78.98 and $92.22, with an estimated average price of $86.57. The stock is now traded at around $93.76. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.15%. The holding were 13,785 shares as of 2018-09-30.
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co initiated holding in Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. The purchase prices were between $98.88 and $125.85, with an estimated average price of $113.38. The stock is now traded at around $114.69. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.14%. The holding were 9,759 shares as of 2018-09-30.
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co initiated holding in WEC Energy Group Inc. The purchase prices were between $64.03 and $69.29, with an estimated average price of $66.65. The stock is now traded at around $69.26. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.14%. The holding were 17,027 shares as of 2018-09-30.
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co initiated holding in FirstCash Inc. The purchase prices were between $79.3 and $93.8, with an estimated average price of $84.28. The stock is now traded at around $77.02. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.07%. The holding were 7,068 shares as of 2018-09-30.
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co added to a holding in Gilead Sciences Inc by 60.29%. The purchase prices were between $71.28 and $78.92, with an estimated average price of $75.46. The stock is now traded at around $75.62. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.2%. The holding were 55,684 shares as of 2018-09-30.
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co added to a holding in Activision Blizzard Inc by 102.08%. The purchase prices were between $68.93 and $83.19, with an estimated average price of $75.8. The stock is now traded at around $78.30. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.16%. The holding were 31,704 shares as of 2018-09-30.
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co added to a holding in PayPal Holdings Inc by 32.69%. The purchase prices were between $82.14 and $93.07, with an estimated average price of $88.05. The stock is now traded at around $80.09. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.13%. The holding were 50,169 shares as of 2018-09-30.
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co sold out a holding in Marathon Oil Corp. The sale prices were between $19 and $23.28, with an estimated average price of $20.93.
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co sold out a holding in McKesson Corp. The sale prices were between $123.14 and $138.52, with an estimated average price of $130.44.
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co sold out a holding in Newell Brands Inc. The sale prices were between $20.3 and $27.84, with an estimated average price of $23.49.
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co reduced to a holding in JPMorgan Chase & Co by 25.6%. The sale prices were between $103.61 and $118.63, with an estimated average price of $113.52. The stock is now traded at around $109.83. The impact to a portfolio due to this sale was -0.44%. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co still held 99,991 shares as of 2018-09-30.
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co reduced to a holding in Aon PLC by 49.18%. The sale prices were between $137.08 and $156.47, with an estimated average price of $146.25. The stock is now traded at around $150.46. The impact to a portfolio due to this sale was -0.14%. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co still held 8,608 shares as of 2018-09-30.
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co reduced to a holding in US Bancorp by 30.3%. The sale prices were between $49.93 and $55.35, with an estimated average price of $52.97. The stock is now traded at around $52.90. The impact to a portfolio due to this sale was -0.14%. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co still held 52,256 shares as of 2018-09-30.
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co reduced to a holding in Abbott Laboratories by 25.24%. The sale prices were between $60.81 and $73.36, with an estimated average price of $65.66. The stock is now traded at around $70.23. The impact to a portfolio due to this sale was -0.14%. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co still held 56,539 shares as of 2018-09-30.
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co reduced to a holding in American Electric Power Co Inc by 38.15%. The sale prices were between $68.87 and $73.4, with an estimated average price of $71.15. The stock is now traded at around $71.72. The impact to a portfolio due to this sale was -0.13%. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co still held 23,807 shares as of 2018-09-30.
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co reduced to a holding in Schlumberger Ltd by 22.4%. The sale prices were between $59.7 and $69.49, with an estimated average price of $64.38. The stock is now traded at around $59.24. The impact to a portfolio due to this sale was -0.11%. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co still held 47,797 shares as of 2018-09-30.


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Makai Senki Disgaea 2 Original Soundtrack (Japan) :: Review by Chris
Album Title: Makai Senki Disgaea 2 Original Soundtrack
Record Label: Nippon Ichi Software
Catalog No.: SLPS-25607
Purchase: Buy at eBay
Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories was released nearly three years after Disgaea: Curse of Darkness. By refining rather than transforming the elements of the original when making the sequel, Nippon Ichi Software created one of the greatest tactical RPGs ever released. Its score took a similar approach. Tenpei Sato revisited the styles and melodies that made the Makai Senki Disgaea Original Soundtrack such a success and reused them again here. The score doesn't always feel as innovative as its predecessor as a result, but it still shimmers with freshness. As ever, the Makai Senki Disgaea 2 Original Soundtrack was packaged with the Japanese game, though a commercially available arranged album was also released. Let's take a closer look...
Beginning with the vocal themes, "Sinful Rose" provides a memorable introduction to the game with an uplifting pop singer and extravagant violin work. Unfortunately, this version has a playtime of just 1:39, meaning it feels over just after it has begun; the full length version is exclusive to the Arrange Soundtrack and the cut here seems like a ploy to get people to buy that. My favourite of the bunch is "White Tiger", an 80s-influenced rock piece featuring heroic beats and a passionate performance from Tenpei Sato himself. This song also receives a cut but it's less significant as it feels established enough at least until the sudden anticlimactic fade-out. "There's Something I Want to Tell You" is a gentle theme featuring a beautiful contemplative performance from vocalist Miki; it's a mature rounded composition, though the sparing use of pop drum beats gives a cheesy edge at times. Finally, "Sparkle, To Become A Star" featuring Akiko Kawakami is the most conventional theme of the bunch, reminding me of J-Pop themes from the Wild Arms series. It's definitely one of the better video game vocal themes out there and would have had potential as a stand-alone single.
One of the highlights of this soundtrack is a bunch of arrangements from Disgaea: Hour of Darkness. The first instrumental track "Magnificent Dark Family '05" is an arrangement of the dark march "The Great Dark Race"; Sato takes plenty of a liberties here to create a vibrant new perspective on the theme, introducing quirky beats and ethnic-inspired instruments. "AKUMA Drops HG" is given a similar twist, resulting in a very different theme to the easygoing original. There are also two arrangements of vocal tracks. "Etna Rock" is a transforms the big band jazz original into a fast-paced rock version. The vocal performances retains the seductive power of the original, but the instrumentals are very different giving some cheesy charm. Maybe even more surprisingly, the classic "Lord Laharl's Hymn" only receives one incarnation here... and it's a cute three voice chiptune remix! This piece demonstrates that, while Sato can produce some of the most technologically advanced sounds for the PlayStation 2, melody and atmosphere are at the heart of his music. Although there aren't any other true arrangements, a lot of the rest of the soundtrack seems directly inspired by themes from the predecessor.
Melodically, the soundtrack is about as strong as Disgaea: Hour of Darkness. "Rosalind" portrays the obnoxious aristocratic daughter by combining carefree violin melodies with goofy warped synth accompaniment. The melody is reused in the minimalistic flute-focused "Lonely Rosely" and rehashed completely in "Rosalind's Palace" at the end of the soundtrack. Also melodically connected are "Dawn Whisper", "A Flock of Lambs", and "Daybreak Crying". The original a tragic choir-focused piece, it undergoes an unusual evolution in "Daybreak Crying" with faster tempos and dense drums to portray a critical battle in the game. Topping off the recurring melodic material is "A Sinful Rose's Fragrance", a fairly convincing if low-key folk instrumental arrangement of the opening theme. Aside from these themes, some of the best melodies are found in the lighter themes. These often exhibit a jazz feel, such as "Wonder Castle", "Makai Band", and "Makai Station", which is a welcome change from its sometimes bombastic predecessor. However, there are exceptions such as "Brother & Sister" and "Prinny My Love", both comforting frivolous pieces.
Like its predecessor, there isn't a shortage of emotional themes. Following a brilliant flamenco introduction, "So Long..." develops into a slow violin and guitar work with several sublime moments. "Elegy of the Tundra" is another unbelievably beautiful work focusing on pan flutes and other Chinese instruments to paint a complex scene. Further highlights include the piano and strings piece "The Warmth of this Heart", the guitar-focused folk piece "Heroic Blues", the dramatic march "Heavy Rotation", and the shimmering and triumphant orchestration "R.P.G." There are fewer especially dark or haunting pieces here meaning the soundtrack lacks the Halloweenish feel that so wonderfully characterised the predecessor. However, there are some exceptions. Filling the hole of "Demon Descent", "Night Head" is an eerie and unpredictable work that puts weird synth and solo violin to good use. Used towards the end of the game, "Holy Mansion" features layered synth vocals and synth bass lines to achieve a very scary effect and "Dark Zone" is an ambient piece featuring sporadic bursts of all sorts of instrumental phrases and sound effects.
The faster paced themes are as diverse as the predecessor. "Cyber Dance" and "Shinobi Dance" are two of the most rhythmically and melodically compelling tracks on the score; the former is a fascinating fusion of ghostly and electronic sounds while the latter punctuates ethnic flutes to create an unusual sound. "Over Driver" and "Visual Sensation" feature mostly bright violin work, but surprise listeners by offering darker undertones. Others include the the feel good jazz fusion piece "Spread Your Wings" and "Demon's Trill", a climactic rock piece nostalgic of Sato's older works. "Song of the Gods" brings plenty of expectation with an organ and choir opening, although the body itself is a little more vanilla, while "1st Samurai" has fun fusing traditional Japanese instruments with dabs of the usual Sato rock and orchestration. At the end of the soundtrack, "Trance No. 4" announces the climax with an otherworldly electronica piece in the spirit of "Planet X". The final battle theme "Disgaea Rhapsody" is an improvement on its predecessor and Sato gives it all he's got with heavy orchestration, supporting chorus, ethnic instruments, violin passages, and evocative female wailing.
Overall, Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories was composed as meticulously as Disgaea: Hour of Darkness. There is plenty of variety, emotion, and great melodies here as well as some highlight arrangements and vocal tracks. I don't rate it quite as highly as its predecessor due to the shortened vocal tracks and a certain lack of individuality; all in all, it is a little more serious, ethnic-inspired, and jazz than its original, but the humorous Halloweenish feel is gone and not replaced with something sufficiently quirky. Still, start to finish, this soundtrack features great pieces and works fantastically in the game. A wonderful number two in the series.
Overall Score: 8/10


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In January 2009, I went to Egypt with the aim of visiting Khairiyya Mazin, the last remaining practictioner of authentic Ghawazi dance. It had been on my mind for six years since I met her in Cairo at the 2003 Ahlan Wa Sahlan Festival. At that time things looked dire for Khairiyya and the legacy of the Ghawazi. Most of the Mazin girls had retired and disappeared from public view. They had sold all of their costumes; the"Pharaonic" costumes as well as the tob abu-l-kharaz (beaded dancing dress). As a result, Khairiyya had to rent her costume from the musicians when she worked. Khairiyya was dependent on the musicians and was harassed by the authorities while working. Edwina Nearing had petitioned the belly dance community to support this totally unique form of dance by going to study with Khairiyya. The one bright spot in this grim picture was that Khairiyya was determined to continue teaching and performing.
Things had certainly changed since 1985 when I first visited Khairiyya's cousins Samia and Faiza at the Mazin house, and we had a veritable pajama party trying on their costumes.
During that first visit, I was fortunate to meet Josef Mazin, the patriarch of the family and Khairiyya's father, who passed away shortly thereafter. I was also able to arrange a performance by Faiza and Samia with a rebaba orchestra on very short notice because they were not performing anywhere during the remainder of our stay in Luxor.
My 2009 travel plans finally came together (after obsessing about the trip for years and driving my loved ones crazy) when one of my students, troupe member and mistress of the Philadelphia web site Phillyraqs, Fatima Bassmah, expressed a desire to travel with me. She wanted to go to Cairo and Luxor to see the antiquities as well as to study with Khairiyya. One of my primary concerns was that I would not be able to conduct my interview unless I had a fluent Arabic speaker to translate for me. I wanted to find out Khairiyya's current state of affairs as well as to ask questions about the various dances that the Mazin girls performed. In short, I needed to be able to communicate clearly with her.
Gouda, who ran her own company, Egypt Guest. Fatima reported on her experiences with Nibal in 2008 when she visited Cairo, and of subsequently realizing that she is Nadia Hamdi's daughter-in-law from an article in Gilded Serpent. We decided to hire Nibal to ferry us around Cairo. She specializes in personalized tours of Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Alexandria and the Oases. She also holds a degree in Fine Arts so her knowledge of ancient Egyptian and Islamic art history, as well as her intimate knowledge of Old Cairo (being the daughter in law of the great Nadia Hamdi), makes her a perfect guide for dancers. I didn't have a current phone number for Khairiyya so I asked Nibal to help me contact her before our trip. I sent Nibal the address in English and Arabic that Edwina had published in Gilded Serpent. Nibal wrote to Khairiyya but received no reply. So, she asked one of her Luxor tour guides, Heba, to stop by her house. Khairiyya was home and gave Heba her current cell phone number.
Nibal called and yes, Khairiyya would be there in January when we planned to visit. My next problem was to find a female translator who could work with us during our dance lessons. I wanted a female translator who would respect Khairiyya. I thought that the typical young male tour guide would introduce discomfort, and I also did not know what the current mood was in Luxor about the dancers. Nibal's guide, Heba Abd El Montaleb, agreed to translate during our sessions. Because I'd read that Khairiyya's apartment was too small to teach more than one person, I wanted to rent a room in a hotel. Heba turned out to be a gem. She arranged for us to rent a disco in a hotel. She grew up in Luxor in the guide business, and was familiar with the hotel managers and the Benat Mazin without any bad connotation. She also took great photos and video. The space was enormous with a lot of light, and was great for photographs and videography.
We took two hours of class a day for three days. January turned out to be the perfect weather for visiting Cairo and Luxor, though the room was also air conditioned should we have needed it.
I was able, with Heba's help, to ask Khairiyya about her situation and was totally surprised and delighted at her news. She will, of course, be teaching at Ahlan Wa Sahlan 2009. She is also available for lessons in Luxor. She actually prefers working with tourists over Egyptians. She said that in a small city it is difficult for her to perform. Khairiyya said that they are not allowed to dance in the street for weddings as they used to, but they did perform at a purification ceremony, or sub'u, for two children recently. The staff of the hotel were very respectful, and a waiter even came to the room where we were dancing and asked to meet her.
They were booked all last season, though. Raja currently has a pin in her knee and is recuperating from knee surgery.
When asked about the Luxor dance climate she said that it has never been good in Luxor because everyone knows everyone else's business. Rais Murad, the bandleader, is Khairiyya's cousin, and acts as her agent. He is the world famous rebabist, Metqal's Qennawi's brother. When I talked with her about attitudes towards dance in Luxor, and Egypt in general, she feels that when the mind is opened through education this fosters acceptance of dance as an art form. When asked, she said that younger members of the family will not go into the family entertainment business. At present, all of her sisters are married and so are their children, so she can dance again without jeopardizing wedding plans for nieces and nephews.
Khairiyya apparently keeps abreast of who is performing in Cairo, and had some interesting recommendations on nightclub entertainers. Khairiyya's picks: singer Sherifa Fadl at the Casino Leil, Lucy at the Parisiana and the rebaba player at the Casino Kasr al Nil.
The best part of my visit was that I got a chance to spend hours dancing with Khairiyya, and repetition is a great way to master a movement. In spite of the many years I have been teaching workshops in Ghawazi technique, I still feel that it is important for me to back to the source. I've found that even though I had the outline of a movement, I might not have developed the correct core and tone of the movement. The steps are often much more subtle than I remembered and the changes are minute from one step to another. We worked on Raqs al Sibs, which is performed to slower parts of the music and includes movements that literally melt into one another with gestures so subtle you might miss them. We also did some Raks al Jihayni (stick dance) steps and, of course, Raks al Takht, the beginning element in a Ghawazi performance.
Heba is a delightful companion and was a wonderful addition because she enjoyed dancing with us. It was a totally happy experience, like being in a time capsule, away from all conflicts. Fatima also said that she had rarely felt as happy as she did dancing those afternoons away.
I don't have a lot to say about other dance in Luxor except I saw the worst folklore shows I've ever seen at the luxury hotels. The shows at the Steigenberger Palace and Winter Palace were totally awful. The dancers seemed so dispirited it appeared that they weren't even trying to be pleasant.
Nibal Gouda and driver Sarwat.
I did see a folkloric ballet in a theater and, although the dancers were well trained and beautiful, it was more theater dance and historical pageant than beledi. It was a little like presenting the opera Aida as authentic Egyptian culture. To be perfectly fair, the average tourist in Luxor on a group tour probably prefers this kind of spectacle.
I had an unexpected additional opportunity to see Khairiyya in March when my husband and I went to Esna for a trip up the Nile in a 19th Century restored dahabeyah (a sailboat) for our 30th Anniversary. We stopped in Luxor to recover from jet lag and I contacted Nibal and Heba to see if I could visit Khaireyya. She invited us to her house for coffee and I was able to give her some things that I had written about the family over the years, like the Habibi articles (I was unable to give them to her in January because the airline lost all of my luggage and it was not recovered until the day before I returned to the States). We had a great time visiting, and Khaireyya shared some of her family photos with us that I hope to use in an upcoming work on the history of the Ghawazi.
Once again I am struck by the urgency of documenting the Mazin family history. I think the Ghawazi have gotten a reprieve with the return of Raja and the persistence of Khairiyya, but make no mistake, no one else in the family is going to enter the traditional family business, so we all have a responsibility to preserve this dance form.
If you feel that you need more help, and/or want to hire a translator, contact Nibal Gouda and ask to hire Heba in Luxor. Heba's services were part of a package that included personal tours of the Valley of the Kings and other antiquities. Nibal's rates depend on the tour package selected. Hallmarks of her business include spotless vehicles, skilled drivers, and guides with excellent English skills.
Alhena, Alia, Avivah, Basema, Calixta, Dena, Desert Moon… HABIBA!
What an excellent article. Makes me so envious to be over there studying with these legends. I'm glad they are back and teaching/performing.


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A tandem dumps a load of dirt on the south end of the approach on the new Route 178 bridge near Utica.
Workers were hoping we'd see Utica's new bridge go up this fall, but that appears less likely after spring rains and flooding that have delayed the project.
A tandem carrying a load full of dirt makes a turn underneath the Route 178 bridge in Utica.
It's official: Utica's new bridge is behind schedule
By Tom Collins
Utica's new bridge is officially behind schedule, and we have Old Man River to thank for it.
The Illinois Department of Transportation confirmed Wednesday that sustained flooding — the Illinois River stood about 1½ feet above flood stage at press time Wednesday — has impeded construction by two weeks.
Kyle Videgar, construction engineer for the Illinois Department of Transportation, said the start date to erect structural steel has been pushed back to the last week of June.
"At this point, it's unlikely the superstructure will be completed this year," Videgar said, adding that additional delays are not off the table. "River elevation still is an issue. It's Mother Nature-dependant."
IDOT entered the construction season hoping that motorists would see the major bridge elements completed some time this fall; but that was predicated on limited flooding so workers could complete the substructure elements.
Instead, continual spring rains have led to almost continual flooding. Starved Rock Lock and Dam said they hadn't tallied the number of consecutive days at or above flood stage but Videgar said he's never seen anything like it in his 17 years with IDOT.
"I've been involved in multiple river bridge projects," he said, "and I'd say this is the worst as far as I can remember."
Two weeks might not seem like a great disruption, but Videgar said the delay likely will cut into the agency's construction timetable.
"The overall project may now be delayed," he said.
That's not good news for Utica, which chipped in nearly $800,000 to attach a sewer line to the bridge and to install a "shared use path" for pedestrians and cyclists to cross from the village into Starved Rock State Park to the south.
Utica's mayor, however, said he wasn't surprised by the delay and is in no way alarmed.
"The river's never really had a chance to go down," David Stewart said. "I kind of expected the bridge project to be behind schedule, but it looks as if they're moving."
Stewart praised IDOT for keeping the traffic moving and, "I haven't noticed any major problems with the project at all."
Statistically, he's correct. If the tourist data are down, it's because of weather and not construction.
Attendance at the state parks is a little off this year, but a month-by-month comparison clearly shows that visits slowed in a frigid January and a rain-soaked May. Though Starved Rock is off to its slowest year since 2013, the year of the Illinois River's record flood, visits were at or above average during the milder spring months before the rains came.
Similarly, village coffers are feeling no pinch. The Illinois Department of Revenue released retail sales data through March 31 and Utica businesses had, collectively, posted above-average receipts in the first quarter.
Tom Collins can be reached at (815) 220-6930 or courtreporter@newstrib.com. Follow him on Twitter @NT_Court.
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Tom Collins is the NewsTribune Senior Reporter. He can be reached at (815) 220-6930 or courtreporter@newstrib.com.
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