ter IBM présente le zEnterprise EC12, le système le plus sécurisé pour le cloud computing et pour le traitement des données critiques de l'entreprise By www.ibm.com Published On :: mar., 28 août 2012 10:41:07 GMT Des avancées technologiques qui permettent d'accroître encore le leadership du mainframe et en font le système incontournable pour traiter les données critiques des entreprises Full Article Global Business Solutions
ter Cloud : - IBM apporte de nouveaux services de divertissement à domicile avec la télévision intelligente de Philips - IBM et Vodafone lancent l’initiative Smarter Home By www.ibm.com Published On :: ven., 31 août 2012 01:29:27 GMT IBM annonce aujourd’hui que son nouveau cloud pour les fabricants d’appareils électroniques fournira à la TV connectée de Philips de nouveaux services internet, afin de proposer une gamme de services plus interactifs à des millions de téléspectateurs dans plus de 30 pays en Europe, mais aussi au Brésil et en Argentine. Full Article Global Business Solutions
ter Etude IBM : les directions Marketing doivent adopter la « disruption créative » pour fidéliser leurs clients By www.ibm.com Published On :: jeu., 18 févr. 2016 02:47:05 GMT Etude IBM : les directions Marketing doivent adopter la « disruption créative » pour fidéliser leurs clients La nouvelle étude IBM révèle les principaux axes de priorités des directions Marketing pour 2016 Full Article Global Business Solutions
ter Drakes Supermarket and Thomas Foods International collaborate to pilot IBM Food Trust in South Australia By www.ibm.com Published On :: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 11:02:27 GMT Australia’s largest 100% family-owned meat processor, Thomas Foods International, and largest independent grocery retailer, Drakes Supermarket have signed on as members to the blockchain-based food ecosystem solution, IBM Food Trust™. The successful pilot can trace the entire lifecycle of a food product, from region to plate, and update the record in real-time. Full Article All Topics
ter Supercharging Raijin, Australia’s fastest supercomputer By www.ibm.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Nov 2017 04:08:25 GMT National Computational Infrastructure (NCI) has seamlessly integrated IBM’s latest Power Systems with Raijin’s existing x86 architecture, offering more choice to Australian researchers. Full Article Healthcare and Life Sciences
ter WesTrac Selects IBM's Portable Modular Data Center By www.ibm.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:54:12 GMT IBM today announced that WesTrac Pty Ltd, an industrial machinery supplier headquartered in Perth, has selected IBM to design and implement a Portable Modular Data Center (PMDC) solution to provide the company with a flexible, cost-effective data centre to meet its immediate business needs as well as support future IT growth. Full Article Storage
ter IBM Adds Smarter Storage to Queensland Sugar for Improved Efficiency and Cost Savings By www.ibm.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:31:42 GMT IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that Queensland Sugar Limited (QSL), a global leader in raw sugar marketing that manages over 90 percent of Australia’s raw sugar exports, has selected IBM advanced storage systems to support rapidly growing data demands. Full Article Storage
ter IBM and the City of Melbourne launch a personalised, interactive online experience for fashionistas at Melbourne Spring Fashion Week Opening Night By www.ibm.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 07:21:56 GMT Melbourne, Australia - 18 August 2014: IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the City of Melbourne today launched a new interactive online experience for this year’s Melbourne Spring Fashion Week (MSFW) to enhance the iconic event and help shoppers hunt down the best retail bargains. The launch of the experience signifies the beginning of a three-year partnership between the City of Melbourne and IBM as the Official Innovation and Technology Partner for MSFW. Full Article Retail
ter Holidays to bring wave of New Attacks on Consumers warns IBM Internet Security Systems By www.ibm.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:43:47 GMT IBM Internet Security Systems (ISS) warns against a new wave of security threats during the holidays and provides guidance on how consumers and businesses can protect themselves. Full Article Security
ter Townsville leading the way in improving Australia’s disaster resilience By www.ibm.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 12:46:56 GMT North Queensland capital Townsville is among the first cities globally to use a new United Nations’ Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) disaster resilience scorecard developed jointly by global fully integrated infrastructure firm AECOM and IBM.</p> Full Article Security
ter IBM Smarter Government Implementation To Help Reduce Reporting Burden For Australian Businesses By www.ibm.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:52:49 GMT IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the successful delivery of the Core Services IT platform that supports the Australian Federal Government’s Standard Business Reporting (SBR) initiative, which aims to save businesses time, money and effort through the provision of an online reporting capability. Full Article Government
ter Gold Coast Earns IBM Smarter Cities Challenge Grant By www.ibm.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:11:51 GMT IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that the Gold Coast has been selected as a recipient of an IBM Smarter Cities Challenge grant (#smartercities). The grant will give the Gold Coast City Council the opportunity to work with a team of IBM experts to analyse and recommend ways to improve the city’s public safety disaster response capabilities. Full Article Government
ter Australian cities not keeping up with commuter needs: IBM Commuter Pain Study By www.ibm.com Published On :: Wed, 18 May 2011 03:50:38 GMT - The majority of Australians are stressed by their daily commute affecting health, lifestyles and Australia’s productivity - Accurate and timely information on road conditions key to reducing stress for Australians - National study highlights Australian commuter habits and frustrations Full Article Travel & Transportation
ter IBM serves real time interactive data to fans at the Australian Open By www.ibm.com Published On :: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 07:12:32 GMT IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Tennis Australia today announced new and expanded data driven experiences that will enhance Australian Open 2015 for fans on site and around the world. IBM SlamTracker has been redesigned with new point-by-point data visualisations, commentary and statistics that include player and ball movement data for the first time ever at the Australian Open. IBM CrowdTracker, new for 2015, will provide fans with live match, venue and social information via ausopen.com and the official Australian Open apps. Full Article Media & Entertainment
ter Village Roadshow dials up entertainment value with IBM Cloud By www.ibm.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Oct 2017 05:31:45 GMT Village Roadshow Limited (ASX: VRL), a leading Australian entertainment company, has selected IBM Cloud (NYSE: IBM) to host its business infrastructure, providing scale and speed to support a premium entertainment experience for customers. The IBM Cloud provides the platform for key operations spanning the diverse needs of Village Roadshow’s four key business divisions - Cinema Exhibition, Theme Parks, Film Distribution and Marketing Solutions. Full Article Media & Entertainment
ter Bendigo Bank focuses on being Australia's most connected Bank with the help of IBM Solutions for Marketers By www.ibm.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Oct 2017 05:31:08 GMT IBM Watson Customer Engagement tools help extend the Bank’s leadership in customer experience. Full Article Banking and Financial Services
ter IBM positioned as the Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Center Outsourcing and Hybrid Infrastructure Managed Services, Asia Pacific By www.ibm.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 05:10:52 GMT IBM positioned as the Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Center Outsourcing and Hybrid Infrastructure Managed Services, Asia Pacific Full Article Global Technology Services
ter 【OG】元花組 芽吹幸奈さんTwitterスタート!! By takarazuka.okashi.pupu.jp Published On :: 2020-02-05T13:55:00+09:00 芽吹幸奈 (@kumitter0630) Twitter https://twitter.com/kumitter0630 愛犬トロミちゃんのInstagram https://instagram.com/toromistagram/ 芽吹幸奈です!宝塚在団中はあたたかく見守っていただきありがとうございました!新しい生活に少し慣れてきたとろこで、T... Full Article
ter 【記事/写真/twitterまとめ】月組公演『出島小宇宙戦争』梅田芸術劇場シアター・ドラマシティ初日《鳳月 杏・主演》 By takarazuka.okashi.pupu.jp Published On :: 2020-02-08T23:15:00+09:00 宝塚歌劇団月組男役スター・鳳月 杏さんの主演作『出島小宇宙戦争』が梅田で2/8開幕。https://t.co/j42Hjg750a#梅田芸術劇場 #鳳月杏 #出島小宇宙戦争 pic.twitter.com/0cwNcqQ6ZZ— Lmaga.jp (@lmaga_jp) February 8, 2020 鳳月杏さんの主演作が開幕。ヒロイン... Full Article
ter 【OG】明日海りお 新ビジュアル解禁!! スタッフTwitterスタート&ファンクラブHP開設 By takarazuka.okashi.pupu.jp Published On :: 2020-02-17T17:14:00+09:00 元花組トップスター明日海りお 宝塚退団後初のビジュアル解禁、公式ファンクラブも発足#明日海りお▼本人コメントも到着https://t.co/DdKmc6cJjw— ドワンゴジェイピーnews (@dwangojpnews) February 17, 2020 宙組 Blu-ray ¥11,000 ⇒ ¥9,000 今なら ¥20... Full Article
ter Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre publishes results from study using IBM Watson for Clinical Trial Matching By www.ibm.com Published On :: Thu, 28 Nov 2019 05:11:09 GMT A Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre study has demonstrated the potential for artificial intelligence to help reduce the time for clinicians to match lung cancer patients to relevant clinical trials. Full Article IBM Watson
ter IBM and Western Power Connect To Design Smart Grid Future By www.ibm.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:27:26 GMT IBM today announced it has been selected by Australian energy provider Western Power as the systems integration and project management partner for its SmartGrid-Advanced Meter Infrastructure pilot program. Full Article Energy & Utilities
ter IBM Smarter Water Solution Enables Yarra Valley Water to Use Analytics to Improve Customer Outcomes By www.ibm.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 03:42:37 GMT IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a business consulting and technology partnership with Yarra Valley Water to enhance the management and functionality of its assets and customer service to over 1.7 million people and 50,000 businesses throughout Melbourne now and in the future. Through this partnership Yarra Valley Water will gain access to critical insights to maximise asset performance and improve customer service outcomes across its operations. Full Article Energy & Utilities
ter Cool Boarder in St. Petersburg By stuckincustoms.com Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 14:01:00 +0000 Free Tutorial! Since many people are bored at home and looking to add to their skillset, I have just released my best tutorial for free and it already has just over $92,000 worth of downloads – awesome! People seem to love it and thank you for the great feedback. I’ll keep it free as long […] Full Article Camera Gear Russia Sony A7R 2 St Petersburg Travel portrait saint petersburg street photography
ter After the Bullfight By stuckincustoms.com Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 13:01:00 +0000 If you’re a Passport Sunday member then you’ll get to see how today’s photo was made. Every Sunday I come to you with a fresh video and we have a huge archive of other videos that you will also enjoy. Thanks! The Bullfight How-to This was a pretty simple photo to post-process, as you’ll see […] Full Article Camera Gear France Nikon D3X Nimes Passport Travel arena
ter Southern Cross Computer Systems Wins IBM Beacon Award for Innovation in Green IT Data Center Solution By www.ibm.com Published On :: Wed, 28 May 2008 02:33:48 GMT Southern Cross Computer Systems Pty Ltd has been named winner of the award for “Innovation in Green IT Data Center Solution” in the annual IBM Beacon Awards competition, honoring IBM Business Partners for their ingenuity, innovation, customer satisfaction and outstanding achievements in providing business solutions. Full Article Business partners
ter Digital Alchemy turns to IBM Smarter Commerce Technology to Power Multi-Channel Marketing Campaigns By www.ibm.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:09:25 GMT IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that Digital Alchemy, a leading Australian database marketing service provider, has extended its commitment to IBM’s Enterprise Marketing Management (EMM) software to more quickly and easily enable cross-channel interactive campaigns for its clients. Full Article Software
ter Foundation for Young Australians builds smarter research with IBM By www.ibm.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:38:10 GMT IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that the Foundation for Young Australians has successfully integrated IBM’s SPSS analytics platform into its research capabilities, resulting in significant boosts to the organisation’s reputation as a national leader in its field. Full Article Software
ter Lighting Workshop Interest List By strobist.blogspot.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 14:58:00 +0000 COVID-19 Update: Things are kinda crazy right now. And as a result we have temporarily suspended our workshop program until it is safe to resume them. But we'll be back! And if you think you night want to join us, make sure to add your name to the list below.Thanks,DavidI very much enjoy teaching small-class lighting workshops. But because of time constraints they only happen about once or twice a year. When workshops do open up, they fill very quickly — often before many people even know they were available. So I have decided to create an interest list to help make notification of an upcoming workshop a much fairer process.About the ClassesStrobist® Lighting Workshops are held as both single- an multi-day events. They have small class sizes and feature lots of time behind the camera. In the longstanding tradition of Strobist.com, our goal is to deliver as much value and knowledge as possible while keeping the costs economically accessible.We work in an environment of rotating small teams, with lots of one-to-one instruction. We have fun, and I can guarantee you'll have a solid understanding of lighting principles before you leave. Or I won't let you leave.Single day workshops are usually held near my home base in the Baltimore/Washington area, but are occasionally held elsewhere. That is why I am also collecting geo-information, so I can notify people if a one-day workshop would be occurring near their home.Extended lighting workshops (usually 2-3 days in length) are generally held in an area that is both economically accessible, and very much worth the trip. Because if you are going to travel for something like this, why not go to a cool destination?The goal for multi-day workshops is a fast-paced/fun/firehose weekend, in a fantastic setting, while working to keep everything to a manageable cost.Might Be Interested? Let Me Know.The interest sign-up list approach has proved to be both fair and efficient for our X-Peditions trips. So I am going to use that approach for single- and multi-day small-class lighting workshops as well. Here's how it works.1. If you think you even might be interested in a single- or multi-day lighting workshop, please submit your name and email below. This confers no obligation on you whatsoever. 2. I will only use your email for the purpose of giving you advance notice for small-class lighting workshops. I do not sell, rent or otherwise share your email. Because I hate companies who do that.3. When I have an upcoming workshop, you'll get an email notice well before it is publicly announced. In fact, because of this interest list, future lighting workshops likely won't be publicly announced at all.4. Make sure to include your city/state/country. If I suddenly find I have 30 people from Pitchfork, Nebraska who are interested, it may well make sense to reach out to those people and work out a nearby location.That's it! Thanks,DavidLoading… Full Article
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ter Make this go on forever by Mah Potter [G] By www.siye.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 15:02:06 -0400 Glimpses through Ginny Weasley's mind during the last months of her fifth years at Hogwarts. Missing scenes from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Full Article
ter Harry Potter and the Hall of Records by ClimbofFaith [PG-13] By www.siye.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 18:00:20 -0400 Voldemort believes he has uncovered a new means of gaining the supreme power he craves in the depths of the oldest recorded history - a civilization lost over the centuries. But history is known to distort with time. Reeling from the loss of his Godfather, Harry must navigate grief, love, and growing up while surviving another year at Hogwarts as the Second War begins. Full Article
ter A Potter and a Lupin by SamWil [PG-13] By www.siye.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:04:37 -0400 Five times Teddy Lupin called Ginny Potter his mum. One time he called her grandmum. A few times he called Harry Potter his dad. Full Article
ter International Unicorn Day -- April 9, 2020 By sarahbethdurst.blogspot.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 16:57:00 +0000 This Thursday (4/9), eighteen authors (including yours truly!) will be doing live readings to celebrate International Unicorn Day!!! At 10:30am ET, I'll be on Facebook Live on my author page here: https://www.facebook.com/sarahbethdurst And I may be wearing a unicorn onesie... Hope you'll join me! And feel free to invite along any unicorns who want to listen too! I'll be reading from my kids book, THE GIRL WHO COULD NOT DREAM, which features the winged unicorn Glitterhoof.For the full schedule of the day's events, visit: https://www.internationalunicornday.com/events#OperationStoryTime #InternationalUnicornDay Full Article
ter Clone Wars Declassified: 5 Highlights from “Shattered” By www.starwars.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 12:50:29 +0000 Darth Sidious’s master plan becomes reality, and the galaxy will never be the same. Full Article Disney+ Star Wars: The Clone Wars Clone Wars Declassified Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)
ter 2013 Travel Lookback: Winter Escape to Hawaii By www.thatswhatjennisaid.com Published On :: Wed, 22 May 2019 02:55:00 +0000 Continuing my project to journal all of my travel adventures, we come to an entertaining entry: The Big Island of Hawaii and the Great Luggage Chase of 2013.The trip was well planned but poorly executed due to weather mishaps. I was supposed to fly DCA-JFK-LAX-KOA but snow dropped visibility to near zero at JFK so my plane was rerouted to Providence, RI after we took off from DCA. After several hours Delta put everyone back on a plane to JFK and rescheduled the connecting flights outbound from there. There was no way I was going to make it out to LAX in time to catch the Delta flight to Hawaii, but as I was still a shiny Diamond Medallion back then and mattered to the airline, Delta put me on an AA flights to ensure I would get to Hawaii one way or another. The AA flight routed through PDX (Portland) and because of more weather problems our flight into Portland was delayed and I missed my Hawaii flight after all. Now I was stranded in Portland overnight, while my luggage (including my coat) was in LAX (it had remained on my original itinerary). 44 degrees Fahrenheit and I was dressed in anticipation of Hawaii with my sleeveless summer dress and flip-flops. Gah! Are you laughing yet? Delta put me up in a hotel for the evening and in the next morning I was back at the airport in my dirty clothes, tired, cranky, and eager to get to Hawaii. Let this vacation start already! I landed on Kona Island (also called Hawaii Island or the Big Island) and was immediately dismayed to find my luggage wasn’t due to arrive until that evening (having missed the evening flight the night before, they put it on the next evening flight available 24 hours later). This was a problem as I was going to be on the road for most of the trip, exploring. I left information with Delta on my whereabouts for that evening and hoped for the best. I hopped into my rental car and headed for Volcano National Park. Along the way, the scenery was gorgeous and for a good portion of the trip my car was the only one on the highways I traveled. I journeyed to the end of the Chain of Craters Road, which follows along the ocean and dead ends at a lava flow that closed the road beyond.As I approached Volcano National Park, the sun began to set. There was a beautiful lava lake in the Halema’uma’u crater (the 2019 eruption of Mt. Kilauea drained it) and I was lucky enough to stand before it that evening and enjoy its stunning ebb and flow. My poor quality cell phone picture cannot capture its essence. I had an intense dinner at Thai Thai in Volcano. It was the hottest Thai food I have ever had outside of Bankok and it brought on an instant headache and the feeling that my lips were on fire. I recommend the place only if you can stand the heat. The next morning I was up at 4am with plans to visit the highest point on the island and the summit of the tallest mountain in the world – Mauna Kea. From its base, Mauna Kea is over 10,000 meters tall (Mt. Everest is just 8,850 for comparison). It was a cold journey as my luggage still had not arrived into Hawaii (Delta was frantically searching for my bags and could not locate them in the system at all) and so I had only my summer dress I wore on the flight to Hawaii and the t-shirt/shorts combo I purchased the day before. The view from the top proved more than worth the discomfort of the cold. As I was descending from the summit, Delta called with some good news. They found my bags at KOA. They said they would hold them for me till later that evening when I arrived for my flight to HNL. And they gave me a $200 delta voucher for my trouble. That made me feel a little bit better, but it reinforced the universal travel truth: checking luggage for a weekend trip is almost always a bad idea.It was a leisurely drive back to KOA, with more scenic shots along the way. When I got to KOA airport, Delta had some fun news for me. My bags weren’t at the airport anymore where they were supposed to be. As a “courtesy”, Alaska had picked them up from Delta baggage and sent a courier across the island to the hotel I stayed at the night before (2.5 hours away) to hand deliver them to me. With just a few hours before my departing flight for HNL, I told Delta they needed to get ahold of the driver and advise him to race his ass back to this side of the island to the airport. I was doubtful I would ever see my luggage again, but thirty minutes before takeoff, a very tired and sweaty courier waved at me and handed me my bags. As soon as I got to Waikiki and checked into my hotel, I took a long shower and enjoyed the luxury of putting on clean clothes- a ritual I usually take for granted. I enjoyed a couple of relaxing days taking in the sun and fruity cocktail drinks on the beaches of Waikiki before heading home to Virginia. That trip was delayed too, because of storms in Virginia, and I ended up spending the night near LAX and coming home a day later. All in all a good trip, excluding the weather and luggage fiascos. I have since been back to the Hawaiian Islands two or three times (to Oahu and Maui) but the Big Island is definitely the most spectacular of them all. Go to Oahu for the history and shopping, go to Maui for the food, but go to the Big Island for the rugged scenery that will take your breath away. Full Article hawaii travel
ter Board Game Review: Mystery of the Temples By www.thatswhatjennisaid.com Published On :: Sun, 25 Aug 2019 16:49:00 +0000 Deep Water Games provided me a review copy of Mystery of The Temples , an abstract area control game designed by Wei-Min Ling. It's one of three games in my collection from the Deep Water Games catalog that were originally published by EmperorS4 and feature artwork by Maisherly Chan (Shadows in Kyoto and Hanamikoji are the other two).In Mystery of the Temples, players take on the role of adventurers on a quest to collect ancient runes protected by dark curses. In order to break the curses, crystals must be collected and aligned. During game setup, five temple cards are arranged face up in a circle and two wilderness cards are placed in between each pair of temple cards (the picture below shows an alternative arrangement for a 2-player game). A stack of rune cards (4 cards per stack; these cards provide valuable crystal bonuses) are placed face down above each temple card and the top card in each stack is flipped face up. Temple objective cards are laid out; these cards provide additional victory points for breaking temple curses. Each player is given a grid to collect crystals on. During the game, each player moves their curse breaker meeple clockwise across the temples and wilderness, obeying the detailed rules provided in the rule book. Ending a turn on a wildness card allows a player to collect crystals to carefully arrange on their grid. Ending a turn on a temple card allows a player to turn in crystals (which must be connected on their grid sheet in the precise order specified on the temple card) to break a curse and earn victory points. There are multiple strategic decisions to be made during a turn as each wilderness card offers up different crystal gathering opportunities and each temple card provides victory points ranging from 3 to 8, depending on how many crystals a player is able to pattern match and discard. Each of the various crystal combinations on the temple cards can only be claimed once so a player must decide whether to amass the minimum amount of crystals to quickly fill in the lower victory point slots before their opponents can, or work at a slower pace, giving themselves time to collect and arrange longer chains of crystals on their grid sheets that will be worth more victory points. The game ends at the conclusion of the first round in which a player has broken their fifth curse. Victory points are then tallied and the player with the highest victory point total wins the game. Once players are comfortable with the standard rules of play, they can experiment with the advanced rules, which provide for more complexity and variability in play and scoring. As with most area control games, scaling player counts can be an issue. The designer has addressed this in Mystery of the Temples by providing a 2-player variant that uses extra player markers (to block off temple curse claim spots), less wilderness cards, and an extra player meeple (to occupy random temple and wildness card spaces and block movement to those spaces; the meeple moves after each player’s turn). We found these adjustments allowed for the 2-player game to be just as compelling as with higher player counts. Replayability is high due to the abstract nature of the game play in Mystery of the Temples. There are no narrative cards to tire of and the unique move combinations that can be sequenced to earn victory points are numerous as the temple and wilderness card layout vary each game. There is a moderate amount of analysis paralysis but it is manageable. Game play lasts around 45 minutes on average. Game components include beautifully illustrated plastic coated cards (everything Maisherly Chan creates is visually appealing and the card and box cover art here are no exception), cardboard tokens, wooden player markers and meeples, and acrylic crystals. Everything should hold up well under regular use. The crystals are sparkly and fun; I absolutely love them. While the other Deep Water Games titles didn’t work for me (too frustrating in the depth of analysis required), this one is a keeper. It’s the only one of the three games that hits the conceptual sweet spot for me of challenging but still fun. There is a nice flow to the game; the rhythm of moving my meeple each turn and collecting crystals is pleasant. Mystery of the Temples provides plenty of intellectual challenge in a small box (this game is not easy by any means) with beautiful artwork and an affordable price point. -------------------------------------------------Publisher: Deep Water GamesPlayers: 2-4 Actual Playing Time (vs the guideline on the box): About 45 minutes per gameGame type: area control, abstractRating:Jenni’s rating scale:OUI: I would play this game again; this game is ok. I probably would not buy this game myself but I would play it with those who own it and if someone gave it to me I would keep it.OUI OUI: I would play this game again; this game is good. I would buy this game.OUI OUI OUI: I LOVE THIS GAME. I MUST HAVE THIS GAME.NON: I would not play this game again. I would return this game or give it away if it was given to me. Full Article area control games board game reviews Deep Water Games
ter Great Western National Parks Itinerary and Pictorial By www.thatswhatjennisaid.com Published On :: Sun, 25 Aug 2019 19:30:00 +0000 There was a time – before I sank my teeth into the board game hobby and before I took on the demands of being a stepmom to three children - that I planned frequent trips for my friends circle. Each month would see us jet setting off to a different part of the United States (or a different part of the world) in search of adventure and great cuisine. I would pour myself into the research project that proper trip planning requires and create a custom itinerary for our group, working to ensure we caught all the highlights of our destination. This post is about the one I worked up for our last trip to some of the great Western National Parks in the United States. I share it here with the hope that you might find the itinerary useful in planning your trip out west. --> Full Photo Gallery – Come and Explore DAY ONE MORNINGDepart for Butte, Montana Pick up rental car AFTERNOON Lunch (& ice cream) at Matt’s Place (Butte) Transfer to Grand Teton National Park (4.5 hrs) Grand Teton National Park Visitors Center (open till 7pm) EVENINGStop for photos @ Mormon Row Historic District (Antelope Flats Road, Grand Teton National Park, WY) Dinner @ Peaks Restaurant, Signal Mountain Lodge Check in @ Colter Bay Village DAY TWO MORNING AND AFTERNOON5:45am Sunrise excursion to Schwabacher's Landing • Roughly four miles north of Moose off of the main highway. The 1.5 mile gravel access road is currently closed to vehicles due to sequestration; 20 min walk is therefore required to reach the trailhead. The trail follows along the water, heads northwest then turns north to follow a trail along a smaller stream. Five minutes of hiking you should come to a large beaver dam that creates a pond. Circle around the water on the maze of paths that travel north through the woods for 5 more minutes and it will lead to an opening with the classic view. A log bench marks the area, and if you are arriving for sunrise, a photographer usually will also mark the spot. Breakfast @ Ranch House 8am Assemble in lobby to depart for morning tour Sightseeing in Grand Teton NP: • Lake Jenny- Hidden Falls, Inspiration Point, & Cascade Canyon Hike o Starts with a boat ride ($12; service from 8am) across beautiful Jenny Lake to where the trail starts. The half mile hike to Hidden Falls is short and easy. Half mile further to Inspiration Point. The hike from the boat dock to Hidden Falls and Inspiration Point is like a traffic jam after 9am. Option to continue onto Cascade Canyon where the crowds thin and moose and other wildlife are abundant. Signal Mountain Summit Road . The scenic Signal Mountain Road is a five mile, 1,000 foot climb of switchbacks to an observation area at the top of Signal Mountain. Set far apart from the next highest mountain peak, Signal Mountain provides breathtaking views of the Tetons’ towering peaks, the flat glacial plains below, Jackson Lake and the Snake River beyond. From Lake Jenny, travel N on the Grand Teton Road and take a right onto Signal Mountain Road. Lunch @ Signal Mountain Lodge (Trapper’s Grill or Leek’s Pizza) Afternoon at leisure at Colter Bay Village (horseback riding, kayaking, canoe rentals, etc) EVENINGDinner @ Ranch House or Chuckwagon DAY THREE MORNINGBreakfast @ Ranch House Transfer to Yellowstone National Park (1.5 hrs) Optional brief stop at West Thumb for photos (keep bear spray handy) Sightseeing in the Upper Geyser Basin: • Old Faithful • Black Sand and Biscuit Basin Trails (1/2 mile easy boardwalk trail each) • Geyser Hill Loop Trail (1.3 miles easy boardwalk trail) • Morning Glory Pool AFTERNOONLunch @ Old Faithful Inn Deli Sightseeing in the Midway and Lower Geyser Basin: • Despite its small size Midway possesses two of the largest hot springs in the world. Grand Prismatic Spring, nearly 370 feet in diameter, sits upon a large mound surrounded by small step-like terraces. The other feature, Excelsior Geyser, erupted nearly 300 feet high before the 1900s. It is now a dormant geyser and is considered a hot spring, discharging more than 4050 gallons of boiling water per minute. Other colorful springs include Turquoise and Indigo springs, known for their pale and dark blue colors. Across the Firehole River from Excelsior and Grand Prismatic springs are a series of small isolated, pristine springs and mud pots. The Rabbit Creek drainage possesses some colorful and unusual features and most are unnamed. Caution should be exercised while exploring this vicinity since the ground is unstable and trails are not maintained. • The Lower Geyser Basin encompasses nearly 12 square miles, with most of the thermal features widely scattered in small groups. We will visit the Fountain Group, White Dome Group, & White Creek Group at minimum and venture onto the Firehole Lake Group and the Imperial Group if there is time. The Lower Geyser Basin possesses a large variety of thermal features, including mud pots, geysers, pools, springs, and fumaroles. Great Fountain Geyser is one of the grand geysers in the Lower Geyser Basin. It erupts from a large, terraced platform with massive bursts exploding up to 150 feet high. White Dome Geyser does not have spectacular eruptive displays, but it does have one of the largest pink and white streaked cones in the Park. EVENINGCheck in @ Old Faithful Inn Dinner @ Old Faithful Lodge Cafeteria DAY FOUR MORNING AND AFTERNOONBreakfast @ Old Faithful Inn Traverse the Fishing Bridge Sightseeing in Hayden Valley: • Wildlife Viewing • Sulphur Caldron • Mud Volcano Interpretive Trail (3/4 mile, easy) Sightseeing in Canyon Area: • South Rim Drive o Picnic Lunch at Artist Point • North Rim Drive o walk from Inspiration Point to Grandview Pointo Brink of the Lower Falls Trail (1/2 mile, steep/moderate) Especially scenic, this trail branches off of the North Rim Trail at the Brink of the Upper Falls parking area • Canyon Visitor Center EVENINGCheck in @ Canyon Lodge Dinner @ Canyon Lodge Dining Room DAY FIVE MORNING6am Depart for wildlife viewing in Lamar Valley (snacks in the car) 9am Breakfast @ Roosevelt Lodge Sightseeing in Northern Yellowstone: • Tower Falls o Stop at Tower General Store to pick up Picnic Lunch supplies • Undine Falls o Scenic pullout on the right • Gibbon Falls • Mammoth Springs (2 hrs) o Lower Terraces including: Opal Terrace Liberty Cap Palette Spring Minerva Terrace Cleopatra Terrace Jupiter Terrace Main Terrace Canary Spring Overlooko Upper Terraces including: Prospect Terrace New Highland Terrace Orange Spring Mound Bath Lake White Elephant Back Terrace Angel Terrace• Fort Yellowstone, time permitting • Optional stop @ Norris Geyser Basin, time permitting EVENINGCheck in @ Three Bears Lodge Dinner @ Taqueria Las Palmitas ($) or Madison Crossing Lounge ($$) Ice cream @ Espresso West DAY SIX MORNINGBreakfast @ Woodside Bakery in West Yellowstone (world famous cinnamon rolls) Check out & transfer to Butte (2.5 hrs) AFTERNOONLunch on the road Depart for home from Butte airport Full Article travel Yellowstone
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