![]() Other, smaller enterprises can also run CICS TS and other CICS family products. While CICS TS has its highest profile among large financial institutions, such as banks and insurance companies, many Fortune 500 companies and government entities are reported to run CICS. CICS manages the entire transaction such that if for any reason a part of the transaction fails all recoverable changes can be backed out. These services can be more efficient than the generalized operating system services and also simpler for programmers to use, particularly with respect to communication with diverse terminal devices.Īpplications developed for CICS may be written in a variety of programming languages and use CICS-supplied language extensions to interact with resources such as files, database connections, terminals, or to invoke functions such as web services. ![]() ![]() This processing is usually interactive (screen-oriented), but background transactions are possible.ĬICS Transaction Server (CICS TS) sits at the head of the CICS family and provides services that extend or replace the functions of the operating system. A CICS transaction is a unit of processing initiated by a single request that may affect one or more objects. IBM CICS (Customer Information Control System) is a family of mixed-language application servers that provide online transaction management and connectivity for applications on IBM mainframe systems under z/OS and z/VSE.ĬICS family products are designed as middleware and support rapid, high-volume online transaction processing.
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![]() Ki is the daughter of two famous game designers, and has expressed interest in pursuing a similar career, thoughshe also shows great skills in a variety of gaming genres and is incredibly knowledgeable. Kimberly Swan - Kimberly Swan, simply known as Ki, is a student who enrolls at VGHS alongside Brian, becoming one of his closest friends throughout the series.He is portrayed by Jimmy Wong, the younger brother of VGHS creator Freddie Wong. Ted is the son of Freddie Wong, a three-time Guitar Hero world champion who teaches rhythm gaming at VGHS, and struggles to please his father by following in his footsteps. Theodore Wong - Theodore Wong, simply known as Ted, and occasionally referred to by his gamertag Gr8fulTed, is Brian D's best friend and roommate since Brian stood up for him against two bullies.An avid and enthusiastic gamer, he is launched into the spotlight after accidentally defeating the world renowned amateur player The Law on live television, and is accepted into the elite gaming academy VGHS. Brian Doheny - Brian Doheny, commonly referred to by his gamertag Brian D, is the main protagonist of the Video Game High School series.With all the odds stacked against him, Brian must prove himself and make his way up the school rankings, or else be expelled.Ī list of all characters that appear on the show can be found here. ![]() To make matters worse, The Law, Captain of the school's Varsity FPS team, vows to have his revenge against Brian by making his new life at VGHS a living hell. ![]() While playing Field of Fire, a popular first-person shooter, Brian accidentally defeats a world famous amateur gamer named The Law (portrayed by Brian Firenzi) on live television, garnering him international attention, and is subsequently accepted into the prestigious Video Game High School, the most hardcore gaming academy in the entire world.īrian's good fortune however, does not last long, for after entering VGHS as the lowest-ranked player, he discovers that his meteoric rise has rendered him a target for every player at the school who wants to prove themselves, and has also earned him the immediate dislike from the school's dean, Sergeant Ernie Calhoun. Brian Doheny, otherwise known as Brian D, is an ordinary, game-loving teen in a near future where video games are the world's most popular competitive sports. ![]() Zeit2 offers prominent features such as Time Travel, Epic bosses, different Modes, Weapon Upgrades, and more. There are eight epic bosses’ battles, six different game modes (Time Attack, Survival, Wave, Tactics, and more), etc. Earn experience points and uses them to unlock upgrades, weapons, and other tools. Your spacecraft can move forwards and backward to avoid attacks and their overcome fires. The battle against their bosses and rescue your world from devastation. Control a spaceship, attack aliens, and defeat them. Collect power-ups to enhance your shooting powers, and fight against hordes of aliens. ![]() It has a series of challenging levels and allows you complete each one by defeating enemies. ![]() The game offers engaging gameplay with unique time traveling elements in which you can move backward and forward in time. Zeit2 is an Action, Side-scroll, Shoot ‘em up and Single-player video game developed by Brightside Games and published by Ubisoft. With enhanced graphics, superb mechanics and best controls, Demonstar is the best game to play. The player has to destroy enemy bases, tanks, spaceships, and avoid their attacks to save the world. During the game, the player can use a variety of weapons and can upgrade them by collecting the power-ups while exploring the world. The player must struggle to explore the environment from vertical scroll, battle against enemies and destroy all enemy ships to clear the stage after facing the boss. Suddenly, the enemy launches the attack and take over the space environment. According to the plot, the Terran Fleet is creating a new prototype spaceship named as the RaptorX, and the player is selected as a test pilot of the Starfighter. The game introduces different power-ups including smart bombs, and more. It deals with top-down vertical shooting elements and takes place in the outer space world theme. The game offers an addictive gameplay based on earlier game Raptor: Call of the Shadow. Demonstar is an Arcade, Shoot ‘em up, Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed and published by Mountain King Studios. ![]() Foldable and practical, it hardly takes up any space when stored.Standard sizes, you can use it with plates of different sizes.Withstands temperatures at maximum power.It’s a win-win-win for your taste buds, your wallet, and the environment!īenefits of the Duo Cover microwave food cover She started creating plastic-free platinum silicone kitchen products that are safer and better for the environment.ĭuo Cover is the latest and greatest of Alia’s innovations - not only does it eliminate tons of plastic waste, it also helps people avoid food waste while enjoying better food. It saves so much time, space, and hassle!Ĭhanging Microwave Meals For The Better: “We eat nearly a credit card’s worth of plastic each week.” When Alia Lau heard this alarming fact, she made it her mission to reduce the amount of plastic we ALL use (and, ahem, eat). That’s why Duo Cover is designed to collapse into a flat plate - then stick to the top of your microwave with a special microwave safe magnet. And then you need to use your kitchen towel to handle your hot dish… it’s super inconvenient! There When You Need It, Gone When You Don’t!: Let’s face it, old-school microwave covers are annoying to take in and out - not to mention the cupboard space they take up. The result is a moist, flavorful dish that tastes like a freshly cooked meal rather than yesterday’s lunch - every time! The MoistureLock™ technology will carefully steam your meal, adding essential moisture that is usually lost in the microwave.Īs this happens, the hermetic seal traps heat inside, ensuring even cooking throughout the dish. …then twist the knob and cook your food like normal. All you have to do is add a touch of water to the top… It’s all thanks to the MoistureLock™ technology and the built-in hermetic seal.ĭuo Cover features a small knob at the top, which hides the MoistureLock™ technology. It’s genius! How does Duo Cover make your microwaved food taste better? ![]() To summarize: Duo Cover keeps your microwave clean, protects your hands from burns, keeps your food warm, and makes your food taste better. ![]() That means you don’t have to make extra storage space… it neatly hides inside your microwave at all times, ready to be pulled into place at a moment’s notice! Just when you think Duo Cover couldn’t get more convenient, you watch it collapse into a tiny disc and disappear into the microwave!ĭuo Cover uses a genius folding system and microwave-safe magnets to neatly store away after every use. And finally, it folds into a thin “plate” and sticks to the roof of your microwave, out of the way and ready for next time. This is the average height of the waves, 1-2 miles out to sea. 11 Extreme - Avoid being outside during midday hours. 8-10 Very high - Spend time in the shade between 11am and 3pm. 6-7 High - Seek shade during midday hours, cover up and wear sunscreen. 3-5 Moderate - Take care during midday hours and do not spend too much time in the sun unprotected. No risk of UV - It’s safe to stay outside. UV exposure index and the protection required to help keep you safe: The higher the percentage of humidity, the wetter it will feel outside. If there is a lot of water vapour, the humidity will be high. Humidity is the amount of water vapor in the air. Visibility measures the distance at which an object can be clearly seen. Read more about how wind will affect you at the beach. The number is the average wind speed.īeware of offshore winds if you are using inflatables, paddle boards or kayaks. If the arrow points from land to sea, the wind will be blowing out to sea (‘offshore’). The arrow shows the direction of the wind (up is north). The number represents the average wind speed expected at that time. The letters show the direction the wind is blowing from (on a standard 16-point compass). The arrow shows the direction the wind is blowing. Strong winds are shown in bold for speeds of 29 mph or more. Wind gust shows the highest wind speed that you should encounter at that time, as winds peak and lull. This gives you a better idea of how the temperature will actually feel at the time. You can see the temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit by using the dropdown menu.įeels like temperature considers other factors, such as wind speed and humidity. This number shows the air temperature for the time period. If you need more information about our wind forecast for Bar Harbor/Frenchman Bay, have a look at our help section.Chance of precipitation represents how likely it is that rain (or other types of precipitation, such as sleet, snow, hail and drizzle) will fall from the sky at a certain time. For converting between wind speed units such as knots, km/h (kilometers per hour), m/s (meters per second), and mph (miles per hour) use our wind speed calculator. Use website settings to switch between units and 7 different languages at any time. These units are often used by sailors, kiters, surfers, windsurfers and paragliders. We use knots and degrees Celsius as our default units. Or use our wind forecast to find the wind speed today in Bar Harbor/Frenchman Bay or to have a look at the wind direction tomorrow at Bar Harbor/Frenchman Bay.įor statistical and historical real weather data see the wind and weather statistics for this location. The arrows point in the direction in which the wind is blowing.Ĭheck the wind forecast for Bar Harbor/Frenchman Bay when you search for the best travel destinations for your kiteboarding, windsurfing or sailing vacations in United States of America. Predictions are available in time steps of 3 hours for up to 10 days into the future. Forecasts are computed 4 times a day, at about 1:00 AM, 7:00 AM, 1:00 PM and 7:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time. The horizontal resolution is about 13 km. ![]() Windfinder specializes in wind, waves, tides and weather reports & forecasts for wind related sports like kitesurfing, windsurfing, surfing, sailing, fishing or paragliding. ![]() This is the wind, wave and weather forecast for Bar Harbor/Frenchman Bay in Pine Tree State, United States of America. ![]() She gradually becomes attracted, but still guarded due to what happened. He asks her to dance which she initially declines, but ultimately accepts. She eventually eases up as his answers seem legitimate. She has grown guarded and strong since the incident with Charles as she asks him about himself and what his intentions are taking her out for dinner. She eventually agrees after declining initially and the two head to chaundra's. This makes him chuckle as he knows a mutual attraction building between them.ĭuring a rainy night in May when Helen was closing down the diner, Orlando comes to pick her up as she is waiting outside having been sent by Brian. Before she leaves, he makes a complement about her new haircut saying, "I like the new haircut, a lot." She says guardedly says thank you before almost tripping over something trying to quickly walk away. He just asks for a coffee in place of the meal. He orders a "Number 4" and she remarks "We don't have "number 4's" in this restaurant. Orlando slowly becomes attracted to her at the cookout.Īs the weeks continue, he sees Helen working in a diner with a new haircut during April. He later sees Helen when invited to one of Madea's cookouts and the two initially clashed Helen threw water on him saying "I'm not bitter, I'm mad as hell!" Helen later apologizes, gets him a towel to dry off saying, "Here, use this." He replies, "If this is your way of apologizing, because if it is I'm not accepting." She affirms the apology by saying, "I'm sorry mister." and they formally introduce themselves. Helen angrily puts him out of the truck when he shows she feels he shown lack of consideration. Orlando waits for hours and then finally sees Charles putting Helen out of the mansion. Helen asks that he stops so she can figure out what's going on. Orlando is seen putting Helen's stuff away in boxes into a Uhaul truck. He has been "happily single" ever since.Ĭharles has paid the Uhaul company to get her stuff when he evicts her. She ended up leaving him for another man that made much more money than he did. ![]() He is was in a long term relationship with an unknown woman. He is friends with Brian and becomes attracted to Helen during the Diary of a Mad Black Woman film. Orlando is the main male protagonist character in his mid thirties. ![]() There is a hole in the fence righ near the corner. Lootwise: great fot AMMO, mediocre for weps.Ĭome from the W side corner of the bunker, kill any roaming puppets. MAP link (direct image got broken somehow, my yber1337 visio skillz.):Ĭ1 bunker is quite a bit smaller than C2. time your jog until closest mech turns away and you can go straight behind the concrete barrier (though might make sense to go slightly left because of farther mech) or go to the corner behind guard tower for intermediate hop and concrete barrier after that. it has an incline up and mechs wont see you. Voila! PS! South entrance is much harder, don't even try! EDIT! southern side hole in the fence seems even better now. Then when he goes on his loop again (and farther mech is not looking you too), walk (not run, mech might hear you) towards the door and enter. Mech will not be able to see you even until the very end of the barrier. As closer mech turns away, walk until concrete barrier to hide (you can crouch). When closer mech turns away, crouch until NE guardtower and hide by the side of it (mech will not see you). Closer mech wont see you when you prone, it doesnt have a line of sight as it's below you. Slight incline (down) will lose Line-of-Sight for southern mech. As soon as you'll get to incline, go prone. Walk (not run, closer mech might hear you) through the fence and right back north side hanging the fence. Time your fence entrance so that both mechs are just starting to look away (NB! especially southern mech is dangerous). crawl as far as you can so farther (southern) mech will not spot you. There is a hole in the fence on the eastern side. LABs, Exam rooms and toilets is meds mostlyĬontainers on the main room shelves (both floors) give often bulletsĬlothes are mostly just lying around or in larger crates or under covered palletsĬome from the NE corner of the bunker, kill any roaming puppets. W on a map (send level at the very end of one hallway) is weapon closets.Īrmory gives you best loot: weps, bullets, attachments there's 8 total armory rooms on the second floor. but haven't got Kar/SVD/M1.Ī on a map is Armory. But always full pull: mili backpacks, mili helmets, full tactical gear, vests, AKs (all different)/shottys/MP5-s, plenty of ammo, scopes/rails, meds, food, drink, you name it. Strangely though, the loot "table" seems fixed (at least for single player), as i've been the multiple times (loot respawn etc) and it always gives similar loot. IF you can't see the image (some mobile users have written), you can use the link to download C2 map yourself. Sorry for handdrawn map, but it'll do in a pinch link to c1 is a bit below.ĮDIT2: from what i heard, there has been some issues seeing C2 map on some mobile devices (that is directly uploaded to reddit, not through image linking)ĭid a little mapping of few underground bunkers and here's the result. EDIT: C2 and C1 done (cannot edit tread description). Note: There’s only a small paper manual included as most of the instructions are on the app. The Hatch Restore comes in a nice looking, sturdy box, and wasn’t wrapped in unnecessary plastic, which is always good for the environment. I will point out the downsides as I try and give a fair and balanced review. Giving me one for free to test and review doesn’t mean I’ll only talk about the positives though. And if you choose to buy one through my links, I might make a commission, which will help with the upkeep of my YouTube channel and my website. Just to be completely transparent, I was given the Hatch Restore for free to test. I’ve been using the Hatch Restore for the past month and I’ve had a mostly positive experience with it, but I do have one or two gripes, which I’ll explain in this review. The core concept, other than having lots of colors and sounds to play around with, is that it encourages you to set up and stick to a regular and relaxing sleep routine, which is a key sleep habit to adopt if you have difficulty sleeping. It’s an all-in-one sunset and sunrise simulator, sound machine, reading light, nightlight, and bedtime routine assistance. To do that, it has a wide range of features. This time, they’ve created the Hatch Restore – a smart sleep device that’s intended to help adults unwind at night, fall asleep more easily, and wake up more gently in the morning. They had a successful showing on Shark Tank with a previous product back in 2016, and have been working on sleep tech products since then. The Hatch company was founded by a husband and wife team of entrepreneurs in the United States. Some small jumps in the start of the sunrise and end of the sunset.Maximum volume won’t block out loud external noise.Not many features can be accessed manually. Need to connect both via wi-fi and Bluetooth to set it up and change most settings.It’s $129 for the device and $49 per year for the membership. Many of the best sounds are only available with the additional premium membership.Programmable sleep routine steps to help you stick to a regular sleep routine, relax, and fall asleep.Huge range of sounds: nature, white noise, meditations, piano, acoustic guitar, sleep stories, and more.Wide range of colors to use as a nightlight or reading light.Extensive range of features, controlled with a sleek companion app. ![]() It’s important to understand before buying it that many of the sounds are only available with the premium membership, but all the light options and basic sounds come with the device. You can program multiple sleep routine steps to help you unwind, fall asleep easier and wake up more gently, with 160+ sounds, 22 colors, and more than 20 sunrise and sunset effects to choose from. The Hatch Restore is a smart sleep assistant with an excellent range of features designed to help you maintain a regular sleep routine and sleep better. ![]() In 1749, he was offered the opportunity to captain a ship by a friend of his father’s - Joseph Manesty’s slave ship. Surviving a terrible storm at sea, Newton eventually arrived broke in Liverpool determined not to return to Africa. Newton was chained, beaten, and generally mistreated.Īlthough he considered himself a slave and described himself in later writings as “depressed to the lowest degree of human wretchedness”, he did eventually find his way back to England on the slave ship Greyhound after having been lured aboard with the news that an inheritance awaited him in England. Working as a middleman between African slave dealers and European slave ship captains, Newton’s new boss had little patience with Newton’s independent thinking. Newton first went to work for a white trader in Africa, but his poor people skills resulted in problems ashore as well as aboard ship. After getting into trouble on that ship as well, Newton deserted once again on Plantain Island off the coast of Sierra Leone. To avoid the punishment of a longer voyage at a reduced rank, Newton volunteered to be exchanged to a slave ship. He worked his way up the ranks as expected, but eventually deserted only to be caught and punished. His father was a sea captain and had apprenticed Newton out at age eleven as was customary. Although “bred to the sea”, according to Marcus Rediker’s, The Slave Ship: A Human History, Newton demonstrated a definite rebellious streak. ![]() John Newton made four slave-trading voyages between 17, and served as captain on three of them. John Newton’s Life Before “Amazing Grace” Profiting nicely from the trade during his prime, he spoke out against slavery later in life. Rebellious in his youth, he experienced first-hand what it meant to be a slave only to become a slave-ship captain upon his deliverance. Perhaps the best-known slave-ship captain in history is John Newton, the man who wrote “Amazing Grace”. The man who wrote the hymn “Amazing Grace” led a colorful life before penning his famous hymn lyrics. ![]() ![]() So, if you’re feeling a little stressed, why not listen to some Beethoven? It might not be your cup of tea, but it’s proven to help you out. Research has found that symphonic music can lower cortisol levels, regardless of the listener’s music preferences. Cortisol is the human stress hormone, and the higher it is, the more stressed we feel. It’s not only your blood pressure that listening to music can lower, but also your cortisol levels. And with high blood pressure both a cause and symptom of stress, this shows that even the most intense music can help you cope with stress. In fact, research has shown that even heavy metal music can help lower your blood pressure. Art can make the brains wiring stronger, more flexible and ready to learn, say the authors of a new book, Your Brain on Art. Listening to music has the potential to relax our minds as well as our bodies. A growing body of research is probing arts power effects on the brain. It can be a great way to distract yourself from a stressful situation, while also clearing the mind before readdressing the issue with a fresh outlook. The soothing power of relaxing music and its close link to our emotions can be a really effective stress management tool, helping us cool down and maybe even take a breather. Music interferes strongly with the internal speech in man and with the productive symptoms which are likely to be attention disturbances in the auditory modality. Music really is one of the best stress-busters out there. The positive effect of music on the brain in schizophrenia was confirmed by functional magnetic resonance imaging. The research also showed though, that whilst music can influence our mood, our mood can also influence the music that we choose to listen to – that really explains Adele’s success with writing fantastically powerful break-up songs. Happy, upbeat music causes our brains to produce chemicals like dopamine and serotonin, which evokes feelings of joy, whereas calming music relaxes the mind and the body. You’ve probably chosen music yourself to evoke a particular reaction in your brain, just like when gym-goers put on a motivational playlist full of energy to get them through a workout.Īll of this is, of course, backed by research that shows that music can affect our emotions in different ways. Music can have a massive effect on emotions, and that’s one of the reasons why composers add music to films – they want you to feel sad, happy, angry, or scared at exactly the right time. We all have that one song that brings us to tears, at the same time having a song that really pumps you up and gets you going again. While changes are slower and less pronounced in the adult brain, the connections within it can still be enhanced.It won’t be a surprise to most that music can affect the human brain emotionally. But how does music affect your brain Along with triggering a release of the feel-good hormone dopamine, science has shown that listening to music may boost our cognitive function, potentially. Research has found that when a subject listens to music that gives them the chills, it triggers a release of dopamine to the brain. But it’s not just infants - a dults can also enjoy these benefits. Music activates both sides of the brain and creates new connections between them. The brain areas involved in music are also active in processing language, auditory perception, attention, memory, executive control, and motor control. Second, music learning changes the brain. Why learning music is good for your brainĪn infant’s brain plasticityis enormous. First, the brain areas activated by music are not unique to music the networks that process music also process other functions. So what occurs in the brain when you listen to music? The right hemisphere is where our imagination and emotions fly, while the left analyzes the score and focuses on elements like musical notation, rhythm, and the meaning of the lyrics. Hearing is one of the first senses to develop in babies. Babies can recognize the sound of their mother’s voice before any other sound. Sound plays a role in brain development even before you’re born. The left is responsible for logic, reason, numbers, and language, while the right manages the more intuitive, imaginative, and creative functions. The human brain consists of two hemispheres. So what goes on in the brain when we listen to music? Well, for one, it activates both hemispheres in the brain and creates new connections between them. It’s in every corner of the world world - in every sound, every rhythm, every voice. Music moves us, it allows us to travel through time, it gives us strength, and it brings us peace. |