I was asked my GEVME a great event marketing and management platform to contribute to an article about relieving stress before an event. The advice from the experienced planners is very useful in removing pre event stress from the stressful job of an event professional.
For brands within certain niches and industries, it could be a good idea to host your own events and conferences to build your brand's trust and authority.
" Event planner " can be such an all-encompassing title that can be applied to so many sectors, leaving a person with countless opportunities to fall in love with the job.
Volunteering with 150 Days of Action. I'm very thankful for companies such as EventMobi that launch initiatives like the 150 Days of Action program. This program was launched to give employees the time and opportunity to give back to causes that we care about.
The content that you create before, during, and after an event should be a reflection of your event's unique values.
Marriott, Hilton and IHG have announced reductions in group-booking commissions from 10 percent to 7 percent for their North American hotels, to take place over a period of time this year and next. Marriott's has already begun for most intermediaries.
The Solution Room is rapidly becoming a popular meeting plenary.
Updated: May 30th, 2018 A fluorescent-lit, ceiling stained, carpeted room… Is anyone else tired of the same old event venues? BORING! The venue is the first thing your event attendees will judge your event on. This is your first impression. You have 7 seconds to make your mark.
Planning an event is extremely time-consuming and stressful. Because of this, sometimes the last thing on a meeting and event planner's mind is event apps. This short list of event app do's and don'ts should make creating your event app easier. DO: Plan ahead which features you want.
Your Attendees Will Remember your Interactive Session. A common event objective that we hear from event planners is the desire to make sessions more interactive and engaging for attendees.
Tight deadlines and endless checklists no longer cause experienced corporate event managers to panic. Still, it's important to understand that by reducing your workload with a strong online system for event management, you have the opportunity to make a corporate meeting even more brilliant.
Does your conference committee practice organized abandonment and avoid no-bottom-line-mindsets? What is their capacity to see opportunities in the mist of change? How are they at focusing on the purpose, goals and target market of the conference when making decisions?
Long ago, consultant Tom Gilb coined the term "mythodology" to describe erroneous but commonly held beliefs about how something should be done. Here are nine mythodologies about conferences. Mythodology: We know what our attendees want to learn about. Reality : No, you don't. At least half the sessions programmed at traditional conferences are not what attendees want. Mythodology: Event socials are a good way to meet people.
Event marketing and planning is incredibly rewarding when done successfully, but it takes a lot of time and effort to get to that point. A big aspect of creating a successful conference or event is to generate buzz around it.
Imagine the scene: an event with dozens of sullen acquaintances staring down at their drinks quietly. Eyes make contact here and there briefly but quickly avert their gaze.
As an event technology consultant for EventMobi, I speak to hundreds of event planners every month who need guidance on how to create a User Conference.
People attend events to connect. This simple truth should be the guiding light for every event professional who expects his or her work to bear fruit both during and after an event.
We are used to thinking of our conference and its planning process as a one-way transaction from the company to its customers. Sometimes we view the planning process as a backbreaking, arduous, life-draining experience.
By Kristin Veach. Rachel Stephan, senior event marketing strategist at sensov/ event marketing, has spent the last 17 years helping event professionals and associations promote their conferences and congresses. One of the most effective event promotion strategies she's found has been using influencers to spread the word within their networks.
Would you like a keynote speaker that is engaging, inspirational and entertaining, while being knowledgeable in their field and relevant to your audience? What event manager doesn't right? There are many things to consider when looking for a speaker for your next event.
It's game day! You've spent months preparing for your big event and it's finally here, but no time for celebration (and sleep) just yet. Increasing attendee engagement onsite is your top priority as an event planner.
One thing is for sure, you can't spend a budget you don't have; but what you can do is make as much use of it as possible. You won't believe how incredibly flexible an event budget can be. Throughout our experience, we've seen quite a few strategies related to corporate event budget optimization.
Children are curious creatures. They explore, question and wonder, often through play. In this context, they learn. We are naturally inclined to learn new things; thus reaping curiosity's benefits. From the moment we are born until we die, learning is hardwired into our brains.
Careercast lists the job of event planning in the top 5 of most stressful jobs in the country. Not a year goes by without the career being on this list.
Throughout my events career (now spanning 20 years) the biggest financial successes I've had have been when helping clients to add an exhibition to an established conference. How to add an exhibition to a conference.
Having worked at EventMobi for close to two years, I've had hundreds of strategy conversations with my clients on how best to utilize their event technology to engage and connect with their audiences, specifically when it comes to event app adoption.
Showing recognition for employees' achievements by awarding travel experiences may be an old trick but it's also one that's not going away any time soon. According to Transformativa's survey results , 65% of employees claim that they appreciate incentive trips more than any other form of reward.
Is your organization stuck in a 20th Century time warp and on the endangered list? Are its structures, business models and operations using outdated methods resembling a relic of the past?
Incentives in the workplace are arguably one of the biggest motivators for employees, with many organizations putting emphasis on travel as the reward. In fact, according to the Incentive Research Foundation , 38% of all U.S.
Boring trade show booths don't attract visitors and they certainly don't help sales. But coming up with new and exciting ideas is costly and time-consuming. Or is it?
Excite don't just exhibit. I attended IBTM in Barcelona last year (as I always do as it's my local show) and it looked very much like it always does.
Your event might not be for months, and you're probably going through a chaotic time with arranging logistics and designing your event space. But it's also the perfect time to start engaging your audience and building excitement.
Despite what sceptics may believe, impressive lighting design is an important part of your corporate event atmosphere. The common mistake many event professionals make is viewing lighting as simply an embellishment that doesn't play an important role in the event's performance.
Curiosity allegedly killed the cat. How do we know curiosity killed that cat? Were there any eyewitnesses to that crime? Did anyone hear strange cat calls? Did you see what curiosity was wearing? Do you know any reason why curiosity wanted to kill the cat?


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Mobilities is a four-piece experimental rock / progressive indie rock band based in Portland, OR. They incorporate a range of genres to produce their unique sound, including rock, progressive indie, punk, post-rock, and psychedelic rock. Members include Eric McCauley (vocals and guitar), Brett Sparrey (vocals and bass), Adam Durkee (keyboards, synth, and guitar), and Logan Gardner (drums)
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It was the last meeting of the year for the Partnership's Diversity & Inclusion Council, but this was no wrap-up session. Instead, the focus was on what's next for the Council in 2019.
One third of our region's K-12 students are children of color. Making sure these children grow up to participate in and benefit from the regional economy is at the heart of the Greater Buffalo Racial Equity Roundtable. Made up of 37 business, community, philanthropic, religious and political leaders, the Roundtable is developing strategies to advance racial equity in our community. The Roundtable's work is led by a vision of Greater Buffalo's shared future, where racial equity will create prosperity and opportunity for everyone in the community.
Did you know that employees that feel included and think their organization is committed to and supportive of diversity report an uplift in innovation, responsiveness to customers and team collaboration? According to a study recently published by the Harvard Business Review, inclusive teams outperform their peers in team-based assessments by 80 percent.


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Healthy Tea South African Rooibos Tea Recipes
South African Rooibos Tea Recipes
Unprocessed Rooibos Tea
The year 1904 was a special year for all Rooibos tea lovers, Benjamin Ginsberg a Russian businessperson living in South Africa started promoting the red bush, Rooibos tea.
Aspalathus linearis is a shrub found in the western mountainous parts of the Western Cape that Rooibos (pronounced Roy-bos) or red bush tea is grown. Rooibos tea is made from selected forms of the shrub, which is found mainly on the Cederberg Mountains north of Cape Town centered on the town of Clanwilliam.
South African rooibos tea is a herbal tea that is non-caffeinated with a reddish-brown color. Rooibos has a high level of antioxidants and is considered a healthy tea. The leaves are used to make the herbal tea also called red bush tea. Rooibos is a popular drink in Southern Africa for generations. Rooibos tea is made the same as black tea.
Drinking herbal tea brewed from fresh rooibos is an easy way to get nature's healing strength into your body. Rooibos teas can be hot, at room temperature or iced. There are no hard and fast rules about rooibos tea brewing. Everyone's tastes and preferences are different.
Some like strong rooibos teas and others prefer mild or lightly flavored infusions. You can also buy your rooibos dried from health food stores, and this is an excellent source for more exotic herbals. Dried rooibos will have a stronger flavor.
Try these three simple dried rooibos tea recipes combinations for one cup 8 ounces of warmish hot water.
1. 1 teaspoon dried peppermint leaves and 1 teaspoon dried rooibos.
2. 1 teaspoon dried rooibos and 1 teaspoon lemongrass.
3. 1 small piece ginseng root and 1 teaspoon dried rooibos.
Black Tea Plants in South Africa
Tea plants grow well in tropical and subtropical climates. Tea was introduced to Africa for the first time in 1687 at the Cape of Hope and later in 1851 at the Botanical Gardens of Durban in Natal. Here, the crop was grown on a few hundred hectares after the failure of the coffee crop, which was destroyed by rust in 1877.
It is in Malawi, however, that as of 1891, the first large-plantations were established. Tea cultivation in eastern Africa started during the 1920s. Kenya is the world's largest producer of black tea. Black teas originated in China, where they are known as red tea, but now come from many growing regions throughout the world.
South Asia, along with China and Kenya, produce the majority of the black tea, globally. Because of their large size, China and India have great diversity in climatic conditions, allowing them to produce an assortment of leaves at different locations and elevation.
The tea plant will grow into a tree of up to 16 m tall if left undisturbed, however; cultivated plants are generally pruned to waist height for ease of plucking. The leaves are dark green and usually 5 to 10 cm long and 2 to 5 cm wide.
The leaves vary considerably in size and shape, according to the variety. Oil glands occur in the substance of the leaf and contain an essential oil to which the flavor of the tea is largely due. The under surface of the young leaves is thickly covered with fine hairs that entirely disappear with progressing age.
What is Tea Tree Oil?
Oil glands occur in the substance of tea leaves and contain essential oils however, this is not the essential oil tea tree oil is made from. Tea tree oil is made from the leaves of the Australian tea tree also known as the melaleuca tree or paperbark tea tree.
The primary uses of tea tree oil have historically capitalized on the antiseptic and anti-inflammatory actions of the oil. Legend has it that the oil was considered so important for its medicinal uses that Australian soldiers were supplied oil as part of their military kits during World War II and that brush cutters were exempt from national service.
The melaleuca tree is one of South Florida's most invasive species. Melaleuca was introduced into Florida in the early 1900s from its native environment of Australia to dry up the Everglades' swampland and transform it from wasteland to farmland.
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The skin around your eyes is very delicate and becomes thinner as you age. Without proper care, this skin becomes more susceptible to dark circles, fine lines, wrinkles, sagging, and dullness. Fortunately, regular use of quality under eye treatments can help keep skin bright, smooth, firm, and supple for years to come. Contrary to popular belief, you don't have to spend a fortune on injections or other cosmetic procedures to maintain smooth, glowing skin under your eyes.
The following best under eye treatments are best suited for the sensitive eye region as they contain no parabens or sulfates, formulated with potent age-fighting ingredients such as peptides and amino acids, and have the most favorable user reviews due to their minimization of dark circles and fine lines.
Designed for all skin types, Boscia Enlivening Amino-AG Eye Treatment targets the eye region with a blend of amino acids, moisturizers, antioxidants, and vitamins. This silky, gel-like cream nourishes your skin while minimizing puffiness and protecting against free radicals. If you have issues with under eye circles, this treatment is the perfect solution. Vitamin E and licorice root extract reduce dark circles by stimulating blood circulation and reducing hyper-pigmentation.
For those of you who worry about visible signs of aging, the amino acids and Jujube Fruit in this treatment stimulate cell soften the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Boscia Enlivening Amino-AG Eye Treatment is a high-quality formula which nourishes and protects the tender skin under your eyes.
If you're experiencing signs of aging around your eyes, Origins Plantscription Anti-Aging Eye Treatment features a non-irritating formula for sensitive skin types. This cutting-edge eye treatment uses natural ingredients such as anogeissus extract which improves skin elasticity to firm sagging skin, repair crow's feet, and diminish other visible signs of aging. Plantscription Anti-Aging Eye Treatment is a clinically proven product, ideal for gently lifting, and repairing the sensitive skin under and around your eyes.
Kiehl's Rosa Arctica Eye Balm is silky, refreshing formula which instantly tones the skin around your eyes. It features hand-harvested resurrection flower extracts to stimulate collagen and elastin production for plumper, brighter skin. This has a softening effect on fine lines and wrinkles, leaving your eye region looking younger.
Other moisturizing agents include cocoa butter and shea butter which keep skin naturally hydrated and soft. Since Rosa Arctica Eye Balm is very lightweight and fast-absorbing, you only need to apply a pea-sized amount of this treatment to experience smoother, brighter skin around your eyes.
Recharge tired eyes with Maracuja C-Brighter Eye Treatment by Tarte. This intense eye treatment is enriched with skin-tightening oat sugars along with vitamin C and Maracuja fruit to brighten and hydrate under eye skin. Maracuja fruit is rich in fatty acids infusing damaged, dry skin with healing nutrients.
In addition to vitamin C and Maracuja fruit, this ophthalmologist-tested formula uses antioxidants such as coconut, mango, and rice bran to naturally fight free radicals which cause aging. Expect to notice brighter, smoother, more youthful skin around your eyes with regular use of Maracuja C-Brighter Eye Treatment.
Minimize the appearance of puffiness, crow's feet, and wrinkles around your eyes using Renewing Eye Cream by Murad. This dermatologist-developed treatment is scientifically proven to combat blemishes, wrinkles, and puffiness by attracting, binding and retaining moisture in and around your under eye region. This anti-aging treatment is formulated with youth-building peptides, Phytoestrogens, wild yam, and soybean to help build collagen and improve elasticity for smoother, plumper skin around the eyes. It also features an illuminating eye-brightening complex which minimizes puffiness and dark circles.
Hi Mojhey,Yes, the Rejuve MD is great for tightening, but to be perfectly honest, I have yet to find anything that really does the trick for my dark circles (and my dark circles could probably win a contest). One home remedy I use is to take Vitamin D Milk and soak my under eyes for about 30 seconds. It brightens them a bit.In regards to the La Prairie products I would personally go with the Anti Aging Eye Cream. I would also recommend Peter Thomas Roth Power K eye rescue. It has vitamin K in it, which is touted as the best ingredient for under eye circles.Let me know how it goes!
because under my eyes is very dark, I'm using Rejuve MD Eye from one month ago. unfortunately this cream could not reduce the darkness of under my eyes. I would like to know to reduce darkness of under my eyes between La Prairie Anti Aging Eye Cream SPF 15 and La Prairie Cellular Revitalizing Eye Gel which do you suggest?
Hey Mojhey, I've replied below.


Spas & Saunas in Louisville, Tennessee - Spas & Saunas in Louisville, TN: Yellow Pages Directory Inc.
Below is a list of businesses which provide Spas & Saunas services. If you do not see your business in the list, you can submit it for addition to this list. Adding your business will feature your listing above Standard listings.
The term 'Spa' is derived from the name of the town Spa in Belgium and is associated with water treatment. Spa resorts usually offer various water treatments through the curative powers of mineral water. In earlier days, it was believed that bathing in hot or cold springs could cure various ailments and was also known as medicinal bathing. But after the American Revolution, the spa industry began to gain popularity. Then there are day spas in Louisville that are business establishments which offer professionally administered personal care treatment such as massages and facials. A medical spa is a term that describes any medical office in Louisville that operates under the supervision of a licensed health care professional, and offers non-surgical cosmetic medical treatments.
Whereas, 'Sauna' is a facility in a small room or house, designed as a place to experience dry or wet heat sessions. In a typical sauna session in Louisville, participants can sit or lie down with the room temperature typically netween 70 degree Celsius and 100 degree Celsius. This promotes sweating and in turn induces relaxation. In earlier days, sauna featured a fireplace where stones were heated to a high temperature and water was thrown over it to produce steam. However, later they started to use metal woodstove with a chimney.


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FEATURE: US Auto Taskforce and the automotive supply base. What next?
With both GM and Chrysler back on recovery track after a quick restructuring under Chapter 11, will the US automotive taskforce turn its focus on the struggling suppliers? SupplierBusiness reports
Although the two automakers are freshly out from the bankruptcy, how they fare in coming months depends much of the overall health of their supply base. Interruption of operations at any major supplier could severely disrupt the supply chain, bringing their assembly operations to a grinding halt. At the same time, the fragile financial health of tier-2 and tier-3 suppliers could affect tier-1 suppliers' business.
In past the domestic supplier industry has not received similar attention as "Detroit Three". The US$139bn supplier industry employs 600,000 people, more than all the automakers in the US put together. In fact, there are five jobs at suppliers for every single job at an automaker's assembly line. However, the federal government rejected an additional bailout demand of US$8–10bn last month.
Although in March 2009 The Treasury Department passed a US$5bn Supplier Support Program, this was far below the industry's requested figure of US$18.5bn. In addition, The fund, which is being channeled through GM and Chrysler, has made very little impact with very few suppliers receiving payments. Only US$1.4bn of that fund has been utilised so far.
Among other things, the program suffers from complications. Only suppliers handpicked by the two automakers will be eligible for assistance. While 320 suppliers of GM benefited from the program, in case of Chrysler the number of beneficiaries have totaled just 50. In addition, it only guaranteed money owed for the parts that have already been shipped. A more simplified direct funding would have been more beneficial to suppliers. Higher user charges of 2–3% also make this an expensive affair. Some lawmakers are urging the government to reduce the fee so that more suppliers can get aid.
The temporary closures of facilities by GM and Chrysler have further worsened the conditions at the suppliers, severely impacting their receivables and cash flows. Now as most of these OEM's facilities resume operations, the suppliers face an unprecedented crunch of working capital, needed to buy raw material and to hire back workers.
Some major suppliers in the US have failed to make interest payments and sought waiver extensions. Cooper-Standard Automotive's 30 days grace period on interest payment on the Senior Notes and Senior Subordinate Notes ended last week. Although the company managed to receive another extension for few more weeks to continue discussions with its lenders to improve capital structure, it reflects how difficult the situation has become. Standard & Poor's, which downgraded the company's rating following the deferment of payment, doubts the company's ability to renegotiate with its lenders and fears that it may pursue a distressed exchange or file for bankruptcy under Chapter 11.
American Axle, which generated 84% of 2008 sales from GM and Chrysler, received waiver and extension from lenders until the end of July 2009, the second time in eight months. Some analysts predict that American Axle will be the next major company to file for Chapter 11 after car interior and seating supplier Lear filed for bankruptcy at the beginning of this month. Other major suppliers, including TRW, Tenneco and Cooper Tire, are also believed to be on a sinking ship. Since last year 21 major suppliers have sought bankruptcy protection.
In March 2009, A.T. Kearney cautioned that as many as half of the tier-1 suppliers in the U.S. may be forced to seek bankruptcy protection, leading to one million additional job losses and an estimated US$9bn shortfall in income tax revenue if market conditions do not improve. What the industry fears the most is Chapter 7 bankruptcy which results in liquidation, unlike Chapter 11 which allows the concerned company to continue operations and restructuring.
The government is of the opinion that relatively healthy US automakers will be in a position to take care of suppliers once production starts and suppliers receive timely payment for components shipped. The government does not seem to be concerned about suppliers going bankrupt, but wants to avoid only any uncontrolled supply chain interruption. The US government has made it clear that it cannot save every company and favours the inevitable consolidation instead. In addition, if a supplier is critical to the supply chain of an OEM, the latter will ensure that former continues to remain in business. GM has assisted its several key suppliers in the past, including Delphi and American Axle. GM is also working on smooth sales of Delphi's global business.
The government also believes that private capital, which is on recovery path, is working its way back to the system. Lenders are coming forward to help suppliers if they believe that a company is worth more as a going concern than liquidating its assets. The government's confidence received a boost when Lear successfully arranged a debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing of US$500m from JP Morgan and Citigroup even before filing Chapter 11.
Meanwhile, some states in the US have come forward and started pressurising the federal government for aid to the supplier chain. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) has requested the federal government allow it to use about US$2bn from the Trouble Asset Relief Program (TARP) to augment US$32m in state funding to help suppliers obtain loans. The MEDC has come out with a plan that will partly fund those small suppliers who fail to receive sufficient loan from the banks.
Last week, Steven Rattner stepped down as the head of the automotive taskforce after swiftly completing the restructuring at GM and Chrysler. He has been replaced by Ron Bloom, who earlier turned down the industry request for additional aid. With most of the work done, there is also report that the taskforce will be dissolved in next six weeks. But before that, it will have to reconsider its stance and provide any aid to this struggling industry.
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Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva's imminent departure from the Merseyside club has been questioned by Jan Molby, amid injury to captain Jordan Henderson. Turkish club Besiktas hope to complete a season-long loan deal for the Brazil international, who had not been included in the match day squads for the Premier League wins over Stoke City and AFC Bournemouth.
Henderson was replaced after 52 minutes of the 1-0 win over AFC Bournemouth due to an ankle problem, with the England international now a doubt for the trip to the Gunners at The Emirates Stadium. Should Henderson be absent, Lucas would be the like-for-like stand-in to fill in at the base of the Reds midfield.
However, Besiktas are hopeful of securing a deal for Lucas in the next 48 hours, meaning Liverpool would likely be without the 28 year old on Monday (24 August). But Molby is "confused" by the decision to allow Lucas to leave, particularly with his former side set to be short for the game at Arsenal.
"I'm still a little bit confused as to why we're happy to let Lucas Leiva leave," he told the Liverpool Echo. "I'm not suggesting he's the best number six in the world but he's best number six Liverpool have.
"If Jordan Henderson misses out against Arsenal, I'd have put the Brazilian in there. It's the manager's call, though, and he clearly believes he can do without Lucas who, at this stage of his career, really needs to be playing games regularly.
"Losing Henderson would be a big blow. You need energy against Arsenal, as they have arguably the best set of individual talents in the Premier League. It's about being able to deal with that at the Emirates. If we come away with a point, it will be a great result to continue a good start to the season."


I am having connection issues in my Web Agents when reaching Policy Servers, but in Web Agent traces I do not see enough detail to determine why an Agent chooses one Policy Server or another in the cluster, or which connectivity problems is having. What can I do?
5) Save your changes, and restart the Web Agent.
You will see this additional information in the traces generated to help you troubleshoot the issue.


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Smith's remarkable return
Published on October 9, 2014 | Leave a response
Juan Smith capped off an incredible comeback when he started for the Springboks in Salta, writes JON CARDINELLI.
Juan Smith hasn't lost that aura. Those within the Springbok camp say he's the hard man the rest of the hard men look up to, even more so now that he has completed the unlikeliest of comebacks, and played his first Test in nearly four years.
Jean de Villiers describes it as a remarkable story. The Bok captain said he had mixed feelings when Smith handed out the team jerseys on the eve of the June Test against Scotland in Nelspruit last year. Smith told the Boks to treasure every game as if it were their last. De Villiers couldn't help but be inspired, but at the same time he wondered if this iconic flanker had more to give as a rugby player.
Fourteen months on, and Smith has completed his comeback to international rugby. He started for the Boks in the Test against Argentina in Salta on 23 August. It's a game most South African fans would rather forget, as the Boks scrapped to an ugly and unconvincing 33-31 win. There is one player, of course, who will remember the game in vivid detail for the rest of his life. For Smith, it represented a dream come true, a reward after a long and painful struggle against injury.
'He's an outstanding example to everybody in the team,' says Bok defence coach John McFarland of Smith and the impact of his return. 'He shows everybody what can be achieved if you never give up. If you never stop believing.'
When SA Rugby magazine visited Smith at his Bloemfontein home last year, he had just undergone a fifth operation to his troublesome Achilles. The official line was that he had retired, although he said that once the cast was removed, he would undergo rehab and then have one final crack at a comeback. 'It can't end this way,' he said.
He spoke of the surgeon who had botched the first two surgeries. He revealed the extent of the pain he had endured for a period of two years, a pain so excruciating he was often reluctant to move the injured leg at all.
He also underlined his desire to get back. He believed the fifth surgery would give him his old life back. It's amazing to think about what Smith said in that interview, despite his seemingly bleak situation. Most people may have given up hope. Smith, as De Villiers and McFarland confirm, never lost faith.
Toulon threw him a lifeline, and Smith repaid them with some powerful showings in the Top 14 and European Cup. He would save his best for last in the European Cup final, scoring a brilliant try to put the French club in control.
Then he received the call he had been waiting for. Heyneke Meyer wanted him to join the Springbok squad.
Smith's enthusiasm was patent in the buildup to the Boks' Rugby Championship campaign. Meyer hadn't given him any guarantees he would play, despite his form for Toulon and decorated record with the Boks before that injury-enforced hiatus. That was fine by Smith. As far as he was concerned, he was living the dream.
It's an incredible story, although there may be more chapters in the offing. Smith has described the two recent title wins and his season with Toulon as 'an awesome experience', and the call-up from Meyer as 'the cherry on top'. He is grateful for this opportunity, but is also determined to add to his legacy.
'I suppose you could say that whatever happens from here is a bonus,' he says. 'That 28-month period when I was away from the game was a very dark time in my life. I was stuck in the same frustrating cycle. I would start rehab, and then there would be another setback and I would need another operation. It was very difficult.
'But everything happens for a reason. I got the chance to play again, and to learn from playing alongside some awesome players at Toulon, such as Jonny Wilkinson. Now I'm grateful to be back at the Boks. No matter how experienced you are, you can always learn something new.'
Smith was initially drafted into the Bok squad as lock and loose forward cover. When the incumbent blindside flank Willem Alberts was ruled out of the game in Argentina with a hamstring injury, Smith was promoted to the starting lineup. His first contribution was to fly at the man receiving the high ball, and knock him to the ground. His performance thereafter was less emphatic, and afterwards he publicly lamented not living up to his old standards. He was being too hard on himself. The Bok pack failed as a unit that day, and besides, it was a miracle Smith was back on the park at all.
While Smith is 33, he has not played a lot of rugby over the past four years. He could well provide the Bok squad with a powerful and experienced blindside option in the buildup to next year's World Cup.
'If I think back, it was always a dream of mine to play in three World Cups,' Smith says of his goals. 'I was there in 2003 and 2007, but missed the 2011 tournament through injury. So I want to reach next year's tournament in England.'
Given the odds Smith has overcome thus far, you wouldn't bet against it.
– This article first appeared in the October 2014 issue of SA Rugby magazine
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A third generation wrestling promoter, McMahon grew up in a trailer park in North Carolina and joined his father's small wrestling company in 1972.
His wife, Linda, heads the Small Business Administration under President Trump.
In June 2017 President Trump tweeted an edited clip of his 2007 WWE fight with McMahon, in which he tackles the CNN logo instead of McMahon.
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 La Melde du Pas de Calais prend sa source au pied du Plateau d'Helfaut pour se diriger vers le canal de Neufossé à Wittes où le cours du Contre-Fossé (ou Fossé Latéral) la rejoint. Elle se jette ensuite dans le canal de Neufossé puis dans la Lys à Aire après avoir fait sa jonction avec la dérivation de la Lys supérieure qu'est l'Oduel.
 La Melde du Nord qualifie le tronçon en rive droite du bief Cuinchy-Fontinettes. La Nouvelle Melde parfois citée n'en serait qu'une partie.

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Cours d'eau dans le Pas-de-Calais
Cours d'eau dans le département du Nord

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These collages begin with fragments from vintage National Geographic magazines which I poured over in my youth. Through a call and response method, I paint and draw on top of the pasted pieces in order to generate new and puzzling sites. Juxtaposing disparate images, these works are made with impulse and free associations.


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Yesterday was my lazy day Bailey. Meow. Tell mum and dad hello.
I'd like to fly like a bird too……..the closest I've come is Mom photoshopping me onto a hang-glider for one of my blog adventures! I love watching birds. When I'm outside, occasionally a bird will "dive-bomb" me to try to scare me away but I TRY to be very brave. Balcony birds know they're safe from you Bailey!!
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package com.gft.restservice.services;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;

import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;

import com.gft.restservice.model.Shop;
import com.gft.restservice.repos.ShopRepository;

/**
 * Base class for ShopServices
 *
 * @author Raul Gutierrez
 */
@Service
public class ShopService {

	private ShopRepository shopRepo;
	@Autowired
	private GeoService geoService;

	public ShopService() {
		shopRepo = new ShopRepository();
	}

	public ShopService(ShopRepository sRepo) {
		this.shopRepo = sRepo;
	}

	public Collection<Shop> shopsList() {
		return this.shopRepo.values();
	}

	/**
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	 * @param shopList
	 *            list of shops
	 * @param lat
	 *            latitude
	 * @param lon
	 *            longitude
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	public List<Shop> listByProximity(List<Shop> shopList, Double lat, Double lon) {
		for (Shop shopInstance : shopList)
			shopInstance.getShopAddress().getGeoloc().setDistanceKm(lat, lon);

		Collections.sort(shopList, (o1, o2) -> o1.compareTo(o2));
		return shopList;
	}

	public Shop getShop(String sName) {
		return this.shopRepo.getShop(sName);
	}

	public Shop addShop(Shop newShop) {
		// first we have to geolocate the shop we received. It's asynchronous in
		// order to avoid deadlock. Then we persist the result received
		geoService.geolocate(newShop).thenAccept(geoloc -> {
			newShop.getShopAddress().setGeoloc(geoloc);
			this.shopRepo.saveShop(newShop);
		});

		return this.shopRepo.saveShop(newShop);

	}

	public boolean isEmpty() {
		return this.shopRepo.isEmpty();
	}

	public boolean containsShop(String sName) {
		return shopRepo.containsShop(sName);
	}

	public ShopRepository getShopRepo() {
		return shopRepo;
	}

	public void setShopRepo(ShopRepository shopRepo) {
		this.shopRepo = shopRepo;
	}

	public GeoService getGeoService() {
		return geoService;
	}

	public void setGeoService(GeoService geoService) {
		this.geoService = geoService;
	}

}


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The Story Behind The Mysterious Hole Spotted In A Lake In California
March 02, 2019 | Erica Wagner | This article originally appeared on our sister site: science-a2z.com
In Northern California lies a lake called Lake Berryessa. For those of you who don't know what Lake Berryessa is, it's a lake with a hole in it that operates as a drain for the Monticello Dam in Napa Valley. The dam can hold approximately 526 billion gallons of water before it ultimately overflows. People who live in the area become increasingly concerned when the area experiences heavy rainfall, because any spillway lands in the nearby Putah Creek, which can create a lot of flooding.
This lake is mesmerizing enough to have made an appearance in the James Bond movie. One day, an onlooker was using his drone to take photos and captured an interesting hole in the lake. The man was of course completely taken back by what he had seen. We can't blame him, it's not every day that you see a hole in the middle of a lake. He was eager to post the photo on the internet, and once he did, it spread like wildfire.
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The man who captured it all is popular on YouTube, who is known to use his drone quite frequently. His name is Evan Kilkus. He was working at Lake Berryessa at the time of his discovery.
One day he was out with his drone and when he was going through the photos he took, he was absolutely blown away at what he had captured.
I Hitler received a number of accolades for his active service as a WWI veteran. He received the Iron Cross, Second Class in 1914, he received the Iron Cross, First Class in 1918 and he also received the Black Wound Badge on May 18, 1918.
II Hitler was arrested and imprisoned in 1923 when he and a number of others attempted a coup to overthrow the government. He was able to write a memoir titled Mein Kampf (My Struggle) while serving time in prison.
III Hitler dreamt of becoming an artist, a dream different from what his father had in mind. Unfortunately in 1907 and 1909, he was rejected twice by the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.
IV After Henry Ford, Charles Lindbergh was the next American to receive Hitler's award but Lindbergh did not share Hitler's hatred of Jews; he simply recognized Hitler and his style of government as a superior power.
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Thank you, S.! May the New Year bring you happiness and joy.
Close enough 🙂 Buon Appetito a tutti voi per domani sera!
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Stefano and I wish you and your family a very happy New Year. May joy and dreams fill each one of your days.
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Cream butter with an electric mixer about 1 minute until smooth. Add in both sugars. Beat on high speed about 3 minutes until light and fluffy, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
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First, as most people know, E3 happened last week. Even though we weren't able to attend, we released a new Pavilion trailer that was shown at the PlayStation booth and uploaded on the PlayStation YouTube channel. There was a time limit to the trailer and we therefore had to exclude two scenes from the original cut. We thought about it, and why not release the original extended version of the trailer as a bonus to this post?
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We're also happy to see conversations about the fourth person term. As many have touched upon, the fourth person idiom partly relates to the indirect steering of the main character, much like in everyone's favorite game Pac-Man 2, but with a totally different kind of logic. Though, the indirect steering is not solely the reason for us to use the term. Unfortunately we can't go deeper into its meanings without spoiling certain parts of the experience that we'd rather have you experience while playing. Pavilion presents itself best when played, and we look forward to giving you a hands-on experience at game shows later this fall.
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Just saying hi because of your progress in 3x3 in the last year. I am now sub 17 and would love to be sub 13 one year from now. Can you offer any particular advice on how you achieved this?
Thanks and good luck next year!
I'd like to get more into cubing again this year.
Finally get sub 12 on 3x3.
Get decent feet results before it gets removed.
Post official solves within a week of the comp they were done at.
Don't be a complete noob at OH and Squan.
Learn some COLL and edge control.
E: got sub 13 the last day of 2018, so changed first goal to sub 12.
I'd like to actually be active in the cubing scene again. I haven't competed in a few years.
-I guess I'd really like to just be more active in terms of talking with other cubers online. I did join the reddit cubing discord and honestly it's just too much of a nightmare. I definitely learned that the people in that thing are not there to help you nor are they there to be your friend. Anyway, hopefully I can become active on this forum again.
Maybe I can finally make cuber friends.
Yep, that's pretty much it. ._.
2x2: Currently ~10 seconds. Goal: 10 seconds Yeah! Did it!
3x3: Currently ~30 seconds. Goal: learn full OLL, sub-25 No. More OLLs, running about 28 seconds.
4x4: Currently ~1:30. Goal: Sub-1:10, sub-1:00 single No, actually got a bit slower.
5x5: Currently ~2:45-3:00. Goal: Sub-2:20, sub-2:00 single. No. About 2:40 average, sub-2:10 single.
6x6: Currently ~5:10. Goal: Sub-4:00, sub-3:00 single, get to 2,000 timed solves. No. All counts. No real progress.
7x7: Currently ~8:20. Goal: Sub 6:30, sub-5:00 single, get to 1,000 solves. No. Averaging about 7:00-7:15.
Megaminx: Currently ~3:20. Goal: Sub-3:00 Yeah! About 2:40 average!
OH: I don't care. I'll probably get to sub-45 if I get everything else. Pretty close, actually. Running about 50-55.
3BLD: practice. Since successes are still scarcer than hen's teeth I don't know what a good time is. No real progress, got a 4:2x DNF though.
Big blind and MBLD: I need to figure out 3BLD first, but I really want to do big blind. Moon shot goal would be at least one success for each of 4-7. Same.
Feet: Currently ~2:00. Goal: Sub-1:30 with sub-1:00 single. Close. Averaging about 1:40, single about 1:10.
Square-1: don't forget how to solve it. Hmm. This should have been easy.
- MBLD: 4 points, ideally official.
- Feet: most important and most ambitious, sub-1:00 official average.
- Convince WCA to keep Feet as an official event.
- End next year with all my bills paid and no money in the bank.
Goals are for global average, with official averages hopefully around the same.
Making the Freshcuber Podcast a success that will be known well in the german speedcubing community and that has many interesting interviews/talks with cubers.
And also: Sub-25 official average on 3x3.
Loosing the title as germanys oldest speedcuber.


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In fact, quinoa with kimchi or other fermented foods might be one of my absolute favorite meals.
Wanting to see how I could incorporate organic quinoa into my breakfast and seeking a gluten-free alternative to oatmeal or oat bran, I tried making quinoa porridge. And, I was pleasantly surprised at the results.
The key to it is to take the quinoa and put it in a coffee grinder in order to get finely ground quinoa flour.
Once you have that, you then prepare it exactly in the same way as you would oatmeal.
To be honest, the taste seemed a little strange in the beginning because for my entire life I have been eating oatmeal and expected something similar. Furthermore, it was pretty dry when eaten alone.
However, once I added in nuts and fruit, that made an enormous difference and I really started to enjoy it.
If you're looking for a gluten-free breakfast alternative, definitely give this one a try and let me know what you think.
For sure, I'll be eating this again and quinoa flour is great to take with you when traveling.
1) Take 1 cup of quinoa and put it in a coffee grinder to make quinoa flour.
(I use a Bodum coffee grinder and love it. For this recipe, I also used Alter Eco organic quinoa).
2) Put the quinoa flour in a pot with 2 cups of filtered water, bring to a boil, and constantly stir.
3) Once it reaches a boiling point, turn off the heat, cover, and occasionally stir.
4) Wait 10-15 minutes and then serve with organic raspberries and organic walnuts.
If you'd like to make it a little bit more sweet, you can add unfiltered raw honey or organic coconut palm sugar.
We substituted fresh pomegranate for the apple and organic coconut for the sunflower seeds on the weekend.
Vibrant red, blue and white, the crunchy burst of zing from the pomegranate, soft chewy blueberries, and sweet coconut – this is a perfect Christmas breakfast!
Hi Max, I made quinoa "oatmeal" the other morning, and it takes awhile. Are you grinding it to shorten the cooking time?
I am grinding it to get a different texture and to give it more of an oat bran or breakfast-like quality. The time issue isn't too much of a consideration for me.
I am also a huge fan of quinoa since being introduced to it a few months ago and enjoy it several times per week. I regularly enjoy it as a warm salad, (I have three fave versions for that). But I'd love to share my breakfast quinoa with you – it's a really quick breakfast perfect for during the week.
– 1-2tbs activated sunflower seeds.
Once the quinoa is cooked to my liking, I add it to the bowl. The heat from the quinoa brings out the flavour of the other ingredients beautifully! It's like dessert for breakfast, but it's full of nutritious goodness.
I have just bought my first pomegranate and I am looking forward to trying it on the weekend in the above recipe.
Quinoa serving size note – I usually cook 1/2 cup in 1 cup water, and use half this amount for breakfast and half for a lunch salad – this is very filling and satisfying.
Thanks so much for sharing your recipe! It sounds fantastic.
Also, I truly appreciate your kind words.


This year, Bhakti Fest will be lighting five candles on its birthday cake. The inspiration for the event began decades prior, when producer Sridhar Silberfein envisioned a spiritual gathering akin to the energy and community of Woodstock, yet with a more peaceful vibe and devotional attitude. You could say that even Woodstock had its roots in the sacred festivals where musicians would gather, sing, chant, and celebrate beside rivers or beneath trees, going back to ancient times with a legacy that continues even today.
Since the first Bhakti Fest all-night chantfest beneath the Joshua trees in the high desert two hours outside of Los Angeles, the movement has grown to include festivals in both the fall and the spring, as well as an outpost in the Midwest. With smaller events at yoga studios dispersed around the country, a pilgrimage to India, and a widespread community supporting a long list of nonprofit organizations, this devotional gathering has had–and continues to have–a profound impact on the face of yoga in the West today.
In order to share the impact of Bhakti Fest, we spoke with a number of people behind the scenes and on stage at the festival who reflect on the music, the practice, and the movement.
Karnamrita Dasi was raised on kirtan and mountain music, citing Srila Prabhupada as well as Dolly Parton and Wynonna Judd as influences.
LA YOGA: When did you begin kirtan?
KD: I was a baby when I was brought into the ashram. For seventeen years, my life included seven hours of kirtan every day. It was a great accident and a great blessing.
LA YOGA: How has Bhakti Fest changed the expression of the devotional music community in the US?
KD: It has brought up another flavor of devotion, allowing people to enter a mood that is extremely powerful. We have done this for generations and what kirtan really does is unify instead of compartmentalize our minds and hearts. Kirtan allows you a minute to be present; it allows you another way to serve.
A steady presence backstage, the lanky jack-of-all-trades Kennedy Car has been a fixture at Bhakti Fest since the inaugural year.
LA YOGA: How have you seen the music evolve over the years?
KC: The first couple of years were very experimental with 12-18 piece ensembles playing on the second stage because everyone was so excited to get to know each other and want to play together. The music at Bhakti Fest is becoming a little more dance-oriented, as is the case in all genres of music. Right now, the bass is coming in as an activator of Kundalini energy and there is also a strong American influence. In the structure of the festival, every year gets better and better.
LA YOGA: How has festival been shifting over time?
KC: You see a traditional kirtan that has been around for thousands of years along with a new wave of youth with excitement and enthusiasm bringing their juju to the party.
The murtis are the statues, the symbolic representations of the archetypes of the deities, symbols of the divine.
LA YOGA: Tell me about the power of the murtis.
MC: The symbols of these archetypes pertain to your life and pop up at specific times to help you; there are practices you can do, such as meditating, chanting, and doing puja.
LA YOGA: How have you seen a change in the Bhakti festivals over the past five years?
MC: You may have different philosophies, different practices; however, there is only one ocean of love — Bhakti. The quality of Bhakti opens the heart, it is the oneness that it is manifesting everywhere.
LA YOGA: What would you like to share about your experience?
MC: I meet fantastic people from different backgrounds. It is a wonderful place to meet old friends. We, the vendors, go out there in the middle of the high altitude desert and we create beauty, shri, luminosity, then we tear it down after a few days; it is beautiful and also temporal. When you approach life as something beautiful and you cherish it, knowing that it's temporary and you live in the moment, it is a wonderful experience.
I grew up in Mumbai as an agnostic, exposed to all the mythology, but I took it for granted. After I came to the US, I became a scientist, earning a PhD in chemical engineering from Cornell and worked in that area as a scientist. I was trying to get rich and famous, but even when it partially worked, it didn't make me happy for any length of time. It felt like a treadmill going to nowhere. And the best thing? Bhakti. I am so fortunate that 14 years ago, my main man, Ganesha, whacked me on the head and said, "Hey, this is your path." This is what I am meant to do on this course of dharma, which is our life purpose. These deities help me reach so many good people. We all get influenced, and it is a collective journey to awakening.
LA YOGA: How have you seen the level of inquiry and depth of practice expressed at Bhakti Fest?
DC: There is so much creativity flowing. And because we are all so close, we teach what we really feel in our hearts because we feel so safe. Everyone is sharing the deepest jewel in their heart.
LA YOGA: How has your personal practice been influenced by Bhakti Fest?
DC: To me Bhakti Fest isn't a festival, it's a family reunion! I am collaborating with people that I've met at Bhakti. My personal practice has flowered because they have given me a spiritual family.
LA YOGA: What do you hope people will take away from your class?
DC: When we love each other consciously, we are entering into a harmonious vibration. It has a sustainable loving pulse that nourishes the whole planet. I want people to tap into this and bring Bhakti into their everyday lives.
LA YOGA: What is unique about Bhakti Fest?
JU: The stage is really big, so I love filling it with friends. Even after all these years, I have various degrees of stage fright. When I surround myself with my friends, my village, my tribe, I don't feel it. I feel like we are all in the band–not just the people on the stage but the people in the audience.
LA YOGA: How has that community unfolded over the past five years?
JU: I feel the community is becoming more family-like, rather than it being thousands of strangers coming to an amazing festival.
As the devotional heart develops over years, lifetimes, and centuries, the loving beautiful warm human-to-human heart grows along with it. It seems natural and obvious, but a lot of us forget this for a little while, then we remember it again.
Brazilian teacher Nubia Teixeira is married to Jai Uttal; together with their son Ezra, they travel the world, sharing practice.
LA YOGA: What, if anything, has changed in the yoga community since Bhakti Fest started five years ago?
NT: More awareness of the power of prayer and the community praying together.
LA YOGA: How can we integrate more Bhakti into our everyday lives?
LA YOGA: What does it mean to teach Bhakti?
MW: We communicate with each other and all of nature to and from our hearts. Love and devotion is natural, effortless, inspired — receiving to give, giving to receive, around and around as one spiraling, creative, nurturing source, the heart. The heart is the source of the body and mind. It is from where all opposites arise and return. To enjoy the heart's flowering is Bhakti. By participating in the union of all opposites, the source of opposites is realized. This is the method of Bhakti.
My teacher Krishnamacharya would say: Without Hatha Yoga (the union of opposites) there is no Bhakti, and without Bhakti Yoga there is no Jnana Yoga (the yoga of understanding). All the different Yogas belong together in an integrated whole. He said it is only the Western mind that splits Yoga into different kinds, different camps. Finally, there is only one Yoga and it is Yoga adapted correctly to individual needs according to your body type, age, health, and cultural background. "Yogis are not built on assembly lines!" according to U G Krishnamurthi.
LA YOGA: How do you believe this Bhakti movement is impacting the world?
MW: God is in all ordinary conditions. Intimacy with all ordinary conditions of life is Bhakti. Bhakti is simply an ancient Sanskrit word from a time before religions arose for humanity. Bhakti is the primordial religious experience from which all doctrine arose. It means devotion to reality. Practitioners of all religions are Bhakti yogis. They need to be given the tools.
LA YOGA: Shyamdas is missed by all. What do you believe is the most important aspect of his legacy?
MW: Shyam Das was a Bhakti Yogi. He went to India 40 years ago and met his guru. He fell to his knees in India and became a serious scholar and practitioner of devotional culture. He never claimed to be a guru or great scholar. He never exploited the gullibility of the public with his knowledge. He was himself only, happy, always jolly and full of love for everyone he met. He travelled and taught in the West constantly in a passion to bring these deep understandings to the public. On reflection, I feel Shyam Das was a great saint who, like many of our saints, lived a very short life, delivering the message and then taking off. We know God through love of the ordinary life. I love Shyam Das with all my heart. What a friend. I am glad today he is still so visible in places like YouTube.
LA YOGA: The altars on stage are a beautiful expression of devotion. Please tell us how they came to be.
KD: Jagannath, Baladev, and Subhadra Devi are a Divine Trinity of Brothers and Sister expressing ecstatic joy. Their unique ancient forms are worshipped by diverse lineages in India, and especially by devotional dancers.
The Jagannath Deities that journey to Shakti and Bhakti Fest were carved from carefully selected trees in the Bhakti Eco-community, Saranagati Village in British Columbia. They were originally hand-carved and painted by Bhaktas for Rainbow Gatherings. "Rainbow Jagannath Deities" have been worshipped in cabins, tipis, and festival-forests, and now they find their way to Joshua Tree each year. They bring a taste of the Temple to the Stage.
I was originally given the service of restoring their worn and damaged surfaces. Amidst the restoration, the elders of Saranagati entrusted these special Deities to me to fulfill their destiny to attend outdoor festivals. Karnamrita Dasi drove them over the Canada/U.S. border, and I drive them with Prajna Vieira from the Bay Area for our desert festivals twice a year. It takes a tribe to place the Deities on the stage.


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Power in the palm of your hands- Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 for Switch review
By Sean Anthony
Dragon Ball comes back to Nintendo with Xenoverse 2
The Dragon Ball franchise has been around for over thirty years, and with it has come plenty of video game adaptions. Among these adaptations, many of them have made their way to Nintendo platforms. However, a Nintendo home console has not seen a Dragon Ball franchise game since 2009's Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo.. Until now. Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 brings Goku and his friends back to a Nintendo home console, with some special additions released for this version released a year later.
Dragon Ball games have a usual formula to them: you go through the Dragon Ball Z stories, fight all of the enemies in their respective arcs, and sometimes go through different "what-if" scenarios. Xenoverse 2 understands that players already know the story of Dragon Ball Z, and instead task the player with fixing the timeline to bring it back to something more familiar.
As you begin Xenoverse 2, you create your own hero with options such as hairstyle, clothing, and even species (Saiyan, Earthling, Namekian, Frieza Race, and Majin) and are recruited by Trunks and the Supreme Kai of Time to fix the damage caused by a mysterious cast of foes. Instead of running through each story normally, you fix the damage caused by these foes to bring the story back on track.
For example, in one chapter early on, Goku doesn't make it to fight Nappa and Vegeta because he is stopped by Turles, from Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might. To get him on track, you have to help Goku beat Turles so he can get to Gohan before Vegeta and Nappa wipe them out.
This is a great change from the first Xenoverse, as enemies were simply just powered up versions of the same storyline fights instead of having a character thrown in to change things. However, Xenoverse 2 eventually falls into this pitfall as well, having some enemies simply powered up instead of adding another foe later on.
Beyond the story, this game is filled to the brim with content including sidequests around the fully explorable map, parallel quests that can be teamed up with people online using your character or any unlocked Dragon Ball series characters, and training quests where you can talk to Dragon Ball Z characters and ask them to train you, earning the ability to learn their moves.
The Nintendo Switch version has a few exclusive surprises that the other versions of the game did not get. One are motion controls for moves. While they're not entirely useful in quick-paced combat, they're accurately read. Unlike Ultra Street Fighter II's motion control mode, these controls were actually reliable, giving me feedback if my super moves were being performed correctly. It wasn't practical, but damn did I feel cool.
Another added feature is the downloadable inclusion of Legend Patrol Quests, which are the quests from the first game playable in the style of the second. This is a great addition for strictly Nintendo players as they can finally experience the story of the first Xenoverse.
One of the coolest parts of Xenoverse 2 on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 was the ability to link your save data to the first Xenoverse. When you do that, the hero from the first game will appear in several spots during the story. However, the Nintendo Switch didn't receive a port of Xenoverse, so you're asked to choose the first game's hero in the town center. To make the Legend Patrol Quests have a larger impact, they could have had you play as the hero you chose, but you are instead playing as your main character. This isn't a huge deal, it's just a minor annoyance.
Playing through the Legend Patrol Quests, it becomes painfully obvious how much of the story is similar to the first game. Xenoverse 2 does go into one more saga that the first does not, however. These quests are not required at all, and are only free until October 31.
While this version came out a year after initial launch, it doesn't include any other DLC packs, though they are all available to purchase separately. Xenoverse 2 is cheaper on the Switch than it was on the other consoles at initial launch, but only at a $10 difference.
The performance takes a hit as well. While you will see 1-on-1 battles hit 60fps, any additional fighters will bring the framerate down to 30fps. The game also only runs at 900p when docks and 720p when in handheld mode. Finally, if you choose to play online, Conton City will see obvious framerate stuttering as the lobby fills with players anxiously looking to pick a fight or do a Ginyu pose.
Past these shortcomings, Xenoverse 2 is a blast on the Nintendo Switch. During my time playing, I've never experienced a drop in quality online, be it battles or parallel quests. Since the game is less active than the now-year-old PlayStation 4 and Xbox One version, it was a little difficult finding someone to team up with since the game is not cross-compatible.
When I would get my butt kicked in a story mission, I'd back out, do a few parallel quests or trainer quests, change my moveset, and try again. This made it feel less like I'm working towards beating the game and more like I'm having fun on my own terms.
Bandai Namco made the right decision bring Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 onto the Nintendo Switch. It's a solid RPG/3D Fighter with plenty of different things to do. The difficulty curve is high, but there is a lot to learn and master on the battlefield. If the team decides to make a Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3, I'm looking forward to seeing Dragon Ball Super content included and not just as DLC, or even just content from the original Dragon Ball.
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 is a competent port on the Nintendo Switch. While it has obvious stutter in the online lobby and the framerate doesn't match that of its rivaling consoles, being able to play in handheld mode with little difference in quality is a plus and will help you tackle the game's expansive list of content from anywhere.
—Sean Anthony
Plenty of quests to go through, the majority of them can be done online
Ability to create your own set of moves from a wide variety of trainers
Legend Patrol Quests is a nice addition for those that haven't had a chance to play the first Xenoverse
Lower framerate than the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions
None of the DLC is included in the game, maintains a high price point
Legend Patrol Quests are only free for a limited time
Sean Anthony likes to combine two of his passions: gaming and writing. Gaming has been a huge part of his life ever since he played his first game as a child, Kirby's Adventure. He aspires to have his name attached to an article that makes the whole world go, "Huh, that's neat, I guess."
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