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Dark Season 2 Ending and Timeline, Explained
'Dark' is a Netflix-original German series set is a small town of Winden where the disappearance of an 11-year-old boy kickstarts a series of events that tie a knot between the past, the present and the future. It is one of the handful shows that will twist your brain and leave you thoroughly confused at every turn. If you haven't yet seen the show and are planning to do it sometime in the near future (the sooner the better), then I advise you to sit with a chart and a pen and make your notes through every episode! Seriously, it's that confusing. This series has been compared to 'Stranger Things', but the American show is not nearly as confounding nor as indulging in its themes as this German series. You watch 'Stranger Things' for fun, but for 'Dark', you need to keep your mind alert under all circumstances.
The first season set the ground for the things to come with some massive cliff-hangers, leaving the fates of the main characters in a dangerous balance. The second season resolves a great number of things but then leaves you with stronger mysteries. You can predict very few things with 'Dark' and this is what makes it one of the best shows on Netflix right now. Here, I have tried to decipher some key points of the storyline. If you haven't yet seen it, head over to Netflix. SPOILERS AHEAD!
Summary of the Plot
The story of 'Dark' takes place in multiple timelines. So, where exactly the story begins and with whom is very difficult, if not impossible, a task to pinpoint. You see various loops forming between time and family and in a character's own life. Where it starts and ends for the characters is a matter of another discussion, but for the audience, it begins with the suicide of Michael Kahnwald. On June 21, 2019 (which is exactly when the second season premiered), he hangs himself to death in his studio. Six months later, his son, Jonas, is still recovering from the trauma. He comes back to school to find his girlfriend, Martha, in a relationship with his best-friend, Bartosz. Meanwhile, there is a nuclear power plant that is the life source of the town, but there are some secrets that the owners of the place aren't telling anyone. The disappearance of two children brings the plant under scrutiny and everything goes haywire in the town.
One Giant Family Tree
If you think you have too many relatives, that in your town, everyone is related to someone, then prepare yourself to be surprised by the way the residents of Winden are related to each other. You think Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen are the only nephew-aunt pair to have a complicated relationship? Well, Jonas and Martha aren't faring well in those waters, either. The second season goes a step further and pulls a mild 'Predestination' trick, and redefines the meaning of "family tree". It is not really a tree anymore.
Let us have a look at the relationships of some of the major characters in the show.
The first people that we know were unwittingly involved in incestuous relationships are the Kahnwalds and the Nielsens. Ulrich and Katharina Nielsen have three children: Magnus, Martha and Mikkel. Magnus is in a relationship with Franziska Doppler, and Martha is in love with Jonas Kahnwald. In November 2019, Mikkel travels through time and finds himself in 1986, from where he is unable to come back. There, Ines Kahnwald adopts him and he changes his name to Michael. Michael grows up to marry Hannah Kruger and they have a son, Jonas. Also, Hannah has been in love with Ulrich since forever, and after Michael's death, they begin an affair.
While this relationship between Nielsens and Kahwalds seemed like a big deal in season one, season two made it look like a minor affair after the revelation of Charlotte Doppler's parentage. From a recap of the previous season, Charlotte is the chief of police in Winden. She is married to Peter Doppler, a psychiatrist. They have two children- Franziska, who begins an affair with Magnus, and Elisabeth, a deaf and mute 11-year-old. Peter is the son of Helge Doppler, who, in turn, is the son of Bernd and Greta Doppler.
Bernd is the founder of the nuclear power plant and brought it to Winden in 1953. We have a lot of clarity about everyone's parentage in Winden. Charlotte's, however, remains shrouded in mystery for a while. We know that she grew up with her grandfather, H.G Tannhaus. He is the man who wrote the book about time and created the time machine that helps everyone travel back and forth. Considering Michael's case, we know that Charlotte and Tannhaus might not be related by blood. But we don't pay much attention to that in the first season. It seems too trivial a detail to follow. In the second, however, it becomes a major plot twist.
In the simplest terms, Charlotte is Elisabeth's daughter and vice versa. Elisabeth marries Noah, who has travelled to the future and has a daughter. "They" take baby Charlotte away from Noah and Elisabeth. We don't yet know why "they" are but, I guess, that's the mystery for the next season. Noah had been travelling back and forth in time, doing what Adam asked of him while also looking for his daughter.
The best guess is that Adam took Charlotte, travelled back in time and gave her to Tannhaus to take care of her. He already knew of Charlotte and Elisabeth's relationship, and also, he is the one who strictly sticks to allow things to happen as they have happened before. He didn't tell Noah about it because he knew that Noah would want to keep his daughter with himself. Claudia knew about it and had noted down this detail, like every other one, in the last pages of her diary. When Noah killed her and got to know the truth, he decided to make Adam pay for this. But another plan was already in motion.
Tronte's Father
Agnes Nielsen came to Winden with her son Tronte. She had been working with Claudia, but later changed sides to join Adam. Agnes and Noah are siblings; however, we don't yet know about their true parentage. We see a young Noah, probably in his late teens, in 1921. He hasn't been a traveller yet, so that's where he is actually from. We also see a young Agnes when Jonas finds himself in 1921. So, in 1953, she has also travelled in time. Whether Tronte really is her son, we can't be sure of. Even if he is, who is his father?
By now, we know that Adam is the one who really has all the cards in his hands. Not only has he changed the course of things by travelling through time, but he is also responsible for making more Travelers. His and Claudia's fate is interlocked, and he has played a pivotal role in turning her into a Traveller, and eventually his archnemesis, as well. He is also the one who saves Noah and Agnes. From what? We will find out. Noah is clearly a puppet for Adam's plans and Agnes also seems done for. She is so dedicated to the cause that she kills her own brother. Could this dedication be love?
When Doris asks Agnes about her husband, she says he was a pastor and wasn't a good man. This is the time that she had been working with Claudia, who is against Adam. With all the prophecies and turning the world into a paradise deal, Adam is like a prophet. At least, Noah treats him like one. How and when Adam decided to take Noah and Agnes under his wing and what relationship he pursued with Agnes is yet to be seen. Could Adam be Tronte's father? For now, everything is speculation, but 'Dark' isn't the kind of show to hesitate from complicating family matters. If Adam really is Tronte's father, that would truly bring the Nielsen family circle to a wrap and we wouldn't know who is whose grandfather!
The Timeline: Adam and the Apocalypse
Throughout the first season, the mystery that drove the plot and forced the main characters to travel in time is the disappearance of children. Who is killing them and why? There were a lot of overlaps in who is connected to whom, but there was one character that came to focus and felt like the potential villain of the story. That was Noah, the mysterious priest who shows up in all the important places and manipulates people to do his bidding. He manipulates Helge into kidnapping kids and performing experiments on them to better the art of time travel. Noah is the one who seems to be running everything and the past and the present seem strongly connected through him. Until the finale, where Jonas travels in the future. A new world is introduced to us and this event becomes the true factor that influences everyone's decision.
Jonas' quest begins with trying to save Mikkel, which then moves on to trying to save Michael, and finally, he realises, that more than his own family line, the whole world's future is at stake. In 2053, he witnesses a post-apocalyptic world. Almost everyone he knows is dead and is found by Elisabeth's group who have enforced their own order. There is a forbidden zone that no one is allowed to enter.
After finding Jonas, Elisabeth asks him to find the entrance of the cave and help them fulfil the prophecy which states that they will find a way to paradise. She, too, seems to be heavily under the influence of the ideas propagated by Adam. Jonas discovers that the forbidden place is actually the dilapidated power plant, and there is a black mass, which is later identified as the God Particle, which is what triggered the apocalypse. Jonas uses it to travel back in his time but mistakenly lands in 1921. There, he is found by Noah who takes him to Adam. This is where he discovers that Adam is his future self. Adam sends him back in time to stop Michael from committing suicide and stop all this from happening.
However, once Jonas intercedes, he figures out that he is the one responsible for all of this. Michael didn't really know anything about the debacle, except the fact that he had travelled back in time. He wasn't planning on killing himself, he hadn't written any letters. He had made his peace with the fact that he was stuck in his current life and that there was no going back for him. His childhood had become a faded memory. It all became fresh when Jonas turned up at the door asking him not to kill himself.
This is where Jonas finds out that he is the one who took Mikkel through the cave and stranded him in 1986. It also turns out that since Jonas grows up to be Adam, and Adam is the one who manipulated Noah, who manipulated Helge to experiment on children; it is Jonas who has been the perpetrator all along. Why is Adam doing it then? What is the point of the apocalypse?
Jonas started travelling through time at a very young age. He loses almost everyone in his life and gets frustrated by going back and forth watching his loved ones repeating the mistakes that would eventually kill them. He tries to change the events but ends up back at the same place. Time and again, he discovers that he is his own enemy. No matter where he goes and what he tries to change, he realises that he is the one who started it and he is the one who will destroy the world. In the end, he decides that it is Time that he needs to win against.
Time is the thing that has knotted up everything so bad, Time is the one that brings everything to an end, Time is the thing that has thrown him into an endless loop which is what has made his life so miserable. He wants the world to end because he wants to start anew. He wants to have control on Time, for which he needs to be able to control the God Particle. He wants to break the 33-year cycle; he wants to be able to go back and forth in time without any restraints.
Dark Season 2 Ending, Explained
The final episode of the second season of 'Dark' resolves many mysteries. Charlotte's mother's identity is revealed, and we finally get to witness the apocalypse. Michael's storyline is also resolved as we get to know the true reason behind his disappearance and why he decides to kill himself. Claudia's motivations and how she becomes a Traveller are also revealed. Jonas tries his best to save Martha, but fails again, when Adam comes back in time and shoots her. Let's get clarity on who is where for now.
In 1921, we have old Adam, who has presumably returned from 2020 after killing Martha. There, we also have Magnus, Franziska and Bartosz, whom old Jonas had saved in 2020 by taking them back in time. We also have Agnes there who kills old Noah.
In 1954, we have Hannah and Ulrich. Ulrich has been admitted into the psychiatric hospital and has been pinned with the murder of two children and for attempting to kill young Helge. Hannah travels back in time, in what seems like her attempt to save Ulrich, but she eventually decides to stay there and have a fresh start.
In 1987, Mikkel has gotten used to his life with Ines. Ulrich finally gets to meet his son, after Egon shows him the picture of Mikkel. Egon figures out the time travel thing but is killed by Claudia who tries to stop him.
In 2020, just before the apocalypse takes place, a portal opens up and Elisabeth and Charlotte get to see each other. Most likely, the people at the power plant die, but considering the function of the God Particle, they might as well have landed into the future or some other section in time. Meanwhile, we have Peter, young Elisabeth, middle-aged Claudia, a dying Regina and young Noah in the bunker. This is where Elisabeth and Noah meet which eventually leads them to have Charlotte.
The main event here is what happens with young Jonas. After Adam kills Martha and leaves, as Jonas watches her die, another person enters the room. He is startled by her and we discover that it is actually Martha. But how is she alive? The only explanation is that she has come from another dimension.
Now the question isn't what time, but what world? This points towards the possibility that not only is there a scenario of multiple timelines, there is also a scenario of multiple universes. In this universe, Martha is dead, but in another, she is just another Traveller who has come to save Jonas. Also, she uses a device much smaller than the one Jonas, and others, usually use. This reminds me, the time machine has been growing smaller with every season. First, it was the caves, which then turned into a chair, which then turned into a device you can carry in your briefcase, and finally a ball-like structure that you can carry in your hand. Will the third season show another evolved version of the time machine?
Dark Season 3: What to Expect?
With its smart storytelling, a gripping plot, heavy tone and strong discussion of themes like time and freedom of choice, 'Dark' has massively outdone its first season. It has further cemented the story, giving more ground to its characters to grow and expand their impact on each other's lives. The web has become even more intricate and there are more mysteries for the third season to come. It is set to be the final season and hopefully, will resolve all the knots. As to when will it premiere, the second season premiered on June 21, 2019, the same day that Michael kills himself. In the second season, the apocalypse occurs on June 27, 2020. So, that is the day you should prepare yourself for the final season.
The most important thing that the next season needs to answer is: do we have free will after all? Until now, everything has happened as it was supposed to. Jonas and Claudia try to save their father but their interference turns out to be the reason behind their deaths. When Jonas takes Claudia into 2020 to save Regina, he tells that they just might change things after all. Adam tells Jonas that there is a loophole in this fixed timeline, but had he said this to trick Jonas into triggering Michael's suicide or did he actually believe it is questionable. The old Jonas knows that Martha dies but he still tries to save her by locking her in the bunker. But, if he had already met the Martha from another world, shouldn't he have known that his very act of trying to save her would be the death of her? Did he deliberately do it then? What role this new world plays in the current story will be a major plotline of the third season.
We have seen young Jonas turning into old Jonas and the events that shape him. What turns him into Adam will be another thing that will have an update. Tronte's parentage is another mystery we would like to be resolved, and does Ulrich ever get back to his timeline or does he spend the rest of his years in the psychiatric ward will also be resolved. Also, what happens to Katharina? She had been in the cave when the apocalypse occurred and when she opens the secret door, we see a blinding flash of light. If she does travel in time, where will she find herself? What happens to Charlotte and other people in the power plant? Where does old Jonas take Marcus, Franziska and Bartosz and how do they end up in 1921? What role does Hannah play in 1953? There is a potential of an affair between her and Egon. Does that mean there is another character with questionable parents? And who is Tronte's father?
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By Rashad Grove | December 29, 2022
International soccer icon Pelé—who led Brazil to three World Cups while becoming the global face of the sport—has passed away, reports CNN. He was 82.
According to a statement from Albert Einstein Hospital and his agent Joe Fraga, he officially passed from multiple organ failure due to a rapid progression of colon cancer.
In an Instagram post, Kely Nascimento, Pelé's daughter, also confirmed her father's passing.
"Everything that we are, is thanks to you," she wrote in a post on Instagram in Portuguese, under an image of family members holding Pelé's hands. "We love you infinitely. Rest in peace."
The soccer legend had been hospitalized since November for a respiratory infection and other complications related to colon cancer.
Pelé will go down in history as one of the most heralded athletes of all time. His legendary feats in the game caused his name to be revered across the world even by casual observers of international "football."
"You cannot make another Michael Jordan, just like you cannot make another Pelé," he once said, in an interview.
Pelé was born Edson Arantes do Nascimento in Coracoes, Brazil to the son of a part-time soccer player. He honed his skills by kicking around a grapefruit or sock filled with rags in the streets of his city.
He became a star player for his father's team, Bauru, at age 14. He was paid a stipend of $75 a month with the top Brazilian soccer club Santos under coach Luiz Alonso Perez. In his debut with Santos, Pelé scored four goals and earned a $1,000 bonus.
Pelé went on to win three World Cup tournaments with Brazil and 10 league titles with Santos as arguably the greatest soccer player ever.
In 1974, at age 34, he retired from international soccer as the "undisputed king of his sport." He returned the next year and signed a three-year, $7 million deal with the Cosmos, "to make soccer truly popular in the United States."
"Today, soccer has arrived in the United States," he stated when he signed that contract with the Cosmos. "Spread the word."
In 1977, he led the Cosmos to the North American Soccer League championship, forever endearing himself to the American public.
Throughout his 21-year career, Pelé scored an astounding 1,283 goals in 1,367 professional matches, including 77 goals for the Brazilian national team.
Along with Diego Maradona, Pelé was named FIFA's Player of the Century award.
Tributes have poured in from across the globe in honor of the man who was known as "O Rei do Futebol," the king of his sport.
In a tweet, President Barack Obama shared his condolences to those who loved and admired the athletic artistry of Pelé.
"Pelé was one of the greatest to ever play the beautiful game," stated Obama's post. "And as one of the most recognizable athletes in the world, he understood the power of sports to bring people together. Our thoughts are with his family and everyone who loved and admired him."
Pelé was one of the greatest to ever play the beautiful game. And as one of the most recognizable athletes in the world, he understood the power of sports to bring people together. Our thoughts are with his family and everyone who loved and admired him. pic.twitter.com/urGRDePaPv
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Penn State Hoops Drops Third Consecutive Game In 76-70 Loss To Minnesota
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By Devon Craley
Penn State men's basketball (9-12, 4-9 Big Ten) struggled down the stretch in a 76-70 loss to Minnesota (12-10, 3-10 Big Ten) Saturday night in Minneapolis.
Backed by a strong offensive performance from Eric Curry, the Golden Gophers ended their five-game losing streak with the win over the Nittany Lions.
Head coach Micah Shrewsberry elected to roll with the same starting five in consecutive games. The Nittany Lions entered Saturday's game attempting to get back on track in Minneapolis against the Golden Gophers after dropping five of their last six games.
Stickin with the same five at Minnesota
#WeAre pic.twitter.com/59Y8IwEqDf
— Penn State Men's Basketball (@PennStateMBB) February 13, 2022
It didn't take long for the Nittany Lions to jump out to an early lead. Senior big man John Harrar scored two early baskets to put Penn State up early in the opening half.
Minnesota responded quickly on its end of the floor, going on a mini 11-4 run led by senior guard Eylijah Stephens to give the Golden Gophers a brief 11-10 lead.
Myles Dread answered with a three followed by a quick Minnesota timeout, bringing the game to its first TV timeout with the Nittany Lions up 15-11. Right out of the timeout, Dread continued his hot start with another three-pointer.
Once again, Sam Sessoms was the first man off the bench for the Nittany Lions and his offensive presence was felt right away. The senior guard did it all for Penn State in the first ten minutes, scoring ten points including a beautiful pass inside to Jevonnie Scott for a dunk.
Dynamite dime ?@samuel_sessoms // @PennStateMBB pic.twitter.com/BX28hr1hHD
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) February 13, 2022
Unlike last Saturday's "Big Ten basketball" defensive slugfest, both teams came out of the gates on fire and didn't let up. The game was tied at 36 entering the half. The Nittany Lions shot 60% from the field in the first half. Golden Gophers senior forward Eric Curry led all scorers with 12 while Sam Sessoms led the Nittany Lions in scoring with 10 points.
Just as they did in the first half, the Nittany Lions opened the scoring in the second half thanks to a corner jumper from Jalen Pickett. Minnesota's first two field goals in the second half were both three-pointers from Eylijah Stephens and Payton Willis respectively.
Turnover problems from the first half carried into the second half for the Nittany Lions. A tipped pass by Sessoms led to another three by Eric Curry for Minnesota on the other end, prompting head coach Micah Shrewsberry to call his first timeout of the second half. Minnesota led 48-42 with 15 minutes remaining.
Out of the timeout, Seth Lundy hit his third three of the game to make it a one-possession contest. Following a brief 6-0 Minnesota run, Lundy hit another three to keep the Nittany Lions defect at single digits.
With just over 10 minutes remaining in the second half, sophomore guard Dallion Johnson hit his first shot of the game in four attempts, cutting Minnesota's lead to five.
No matter how big of a lead Minnesota got in the second half, Penn State always seemed to respond with a big shot. Myles Dread connected on his third three of the night on as many attempts, prompting a Minnesota timeout.
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— FOX College Hoops (@CBBonFOX) February 13, 2022
With John Harrar in foul trouble, Micah Shrewsberry elected to run with a smaller lineup than usual. This led to increased inside looks for Jalen Pickett. The senior wing took advantage of the opportunity and hit a big shot, plus a foul to put the Nittany Lions within one with a chance to take their first lead in the second half.
The final five minutes turned into a slugfest between Sessoms and Minnesota guard Luke Loewe. The two went back and forth with big buckets to keep the other team from pulling away. The game was all tied up at 67 with 3:20 left in regulation.
A big turnover by Seth Lundy put the ball back in the hands of the Golden Gophers, up one with just over a minute remaining. On the ensuing possession, Payton Willis laid home his sixth bucket of the night to put Minnesota up three.
Following a Micah Shrewsberry timeout, John Harrar was called for a costly traveling violation after shuffling his feet under the basket. Nothing came about for the Golden Gophers on their end, giving the ball back to Penn State still up three.
Jalen Pickett was sent to the line with a big opportunity to bring the Nittany Lions within one. A miss and a make in two attempts cut Minnesota's lead to two.
Having to play the foul game, Penn State sent Minnesota to the line with a chance to make it a two-possession game in the final 20 seconds. Stephens knocked down both.
For the second time in the final minute, Penn State was called for traveling, icing the game and adding to its losing streak.
Minnesota won 76-70, ending its five-game losing streak. The Golden Gophers were led by 22 points from Eric Curry while the Nittany Lions were led by 18 points from Sam Sessoms.
Eric Curry was phenomenal on Saturday night for the Golden Gophers. The senior forward entered the game averaging just eight points a game with a career-high of just 19. Curry shattered that with ease as he finished with a game high of 22 points on 10-for-19 shooting.
Turnovers continued to plague the Nittany Lions in Minneapolis on Saturday night. Every player that appeared in the game committed at least one turnover with the exception of Jevonnie Scott. In total, Penn State turned the ball over 13 times in the loss.
Late-game execution was a problem for the Nittany Lions tonight. Multiple times down the stretch in the second half Penn State failed to get a shot up to give itself a chance to win. Traveling problems and bad passes sunk the Nittany Lions in their third straight loss.
The Nittany Lions will return home to the Bryce Jordan Center on Tuesday, February 15 to host No. 17 Michigan State. The game will begin at 6:30 p.m. on the Big Ten Network.
Devon Craley
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Slowheart is the third studio album by American country music artist Kip Moore, released on September 8, 2017, through MCA Nashville. The album's lead single, "More Girls Like You", was released on February 10, 2017.

Background and recording
Following the release and touring behind 2015's Wild Ones, Moore took time off to travel, surf and write music. He tells Rolling Stone that Slowheart falls "somewhere between Americana, rock and the evocative storytelling of country."

The album, which Moore produced about 75% of, has less of a "band in the room sound" and more of a vintage, "vocals out front" sound. Moore claims he drew inspiration for the album from Motown music and also '70s classic rock music. The songs "Plead the Fifth" and "The Bull" were not written in any part by Moore, which makes Slowheart Moore's first release to feature songs not written or co-written by him.

Moore said of the album's theme that: The term Slowheart has always been dear to me, but then it finally made sense with this record of coming to grips with my own vulnerabilities, my own hopes, my own stubbornness -- the long journey that it took to get to where I'm at, and the clarity I'm at now. I think for sure this is the most vulnerable I've been on a record... the first one is still stuck in that same stubborn place of dealing with the same issues that I've faced before, still staying stuck in that spot and not doing anything about it, still feeling that sorrow. Whereas the second half is more hopeful in terms of who I hope to be the next time I'm faced with certain things.

Release

Singles
The lead single from Slowheart, "More Girls Like You", was released on February 10, 2017. The album's release was then preceded by the release of four additional songs to digital outlets and streaming services: "The Bull" (August 11, 2017), "Blonde" (August 18, 2017), "Bittersweet Company" (August 25, 2017) and "Plead the Fifth" (September 1, 2017).

Promotional singles
Four promotional singles were released from the album: "The Bull" on August 11, 2017, "Blonde" on August 18, 2017, "Bittersweet Company" on August 25, 2017, and "Plead the Fifth" on September 1, 2017.

Album
On August 31, 2017, Slowheart was made available to stream in its entirety through NPRs "First Listen" program.

Commercial performance
Slowheart debuted at number three on the Billboard Country Albums chart and number ten on the all-genre US Billboard 200, moving 29,000 equivalent album units; it sold 25,000 copies in its first week, with the remainder of its unit total reflecting the album's streaming activity and track sales. It marks Moore's third straight top ten full-length album, following 2012's Up All Night and 2015's Wild Ones. As of January 2019, the album has sold 56,200 copies in the United States.

Title and artwork
Slowhearts title comes from a nickname given to Moore by a bandmate, referring to the slow pace at which he shows his emotions. Moore's band is also named "The Slowhearts". The album's cover artwork features a photo taken of Moore in Costa Rica, where he found inspiration for the album.

Track listing
Source: Rolling Stone

Personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic.

Musicians
 Matthew Bubel – drums, percussion
 Tom Bukovac – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
 Dave Cohen – keyboards
 Luke Dick – bass guitar, drums, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica, keyboards, percussion, programming, background vocals
 David Garcia – bass guitar, drums, electric guitar, keyboards, programming
 Rob McNelly – electric guitar
 Josh Miller – background vocals
 Kip Moore – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
 Danny Rader – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
 Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
 Dan Tyminski – mandolin
 Erich Wigdahl – drums, percussion

Technical personnel
 Craig Allen – package design
 Sarah Marie Burke – production coordination
 Luke Dick – engineer, producer ("I've Been Around" and "The Bull" only)
 David Garcia – engineering, mixing, producer ("Sunburn", "More Girls Like You", "Blonde", and "Try Again" only)
 Joe LaPorta – mastering
 Jason Lehning – mixing
 Bruce McPeters – cover design
 Kip Moore – art direction, producer (all tracks except "The Bull")
 Dave Salley – engineering, mixing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

2017 albums
Kip Moore albums
MCA Records albums

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Novopsocus magnus est une espèce de Psocoptère qui vit en Nouvelle-Guinée. Il avait été confondu avec l'espèce type du genre, mais l'obtention de nouveaux spécimens a permis d'établir son identité propre .

Références

Espèce de Psocoptères (nom scientifique)
Pseudocaeciliidae


Competition working for more and more customers as figures up a fifth on January. The latest switching data, published by Energy UK today, reveals 419,599 customers switched electricity supplier in February, the highest number in this month for the past three years and an increase of 21% on last month.
There was also an increase in the number of customers switching from larger to small and mid-tier suppliers which represents 27% of switches or just over 110,000. The introduction of the Energy Switch Guarantee, which now covers 70% of the market, means it is simple, safe and speedy to switch.
"These ever-increasing switching numbers, alongside twice the number of existing customers making a tariff change with their existing supplier, demonstrates that competition is working for more and more consumers. If customers are unsure if they are on the best deal, check either by speaking to their current supplier or one of the 50 suppliers active in the market".


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is a railway station in the city of Ueda, Nagano, Japan, operated by the private railway operating company Ueda Electric Railway.

Lines
Kabatake Station is served by the Bessho Line and is 4.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ueda Station.

Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History
Kabatake station opened on 17 June 1921.

Station numbering was introduced in August 2016 with Kabatake being assigned station number BE07.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 46 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area
Organ Needle Company factory

See also
 List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Railway stations in Japan opened in 1921
Railway stations in Nagano Prefecture
Ueda Electric Railway
Ueda, Nagano


EA Mythic's senior designer, Josh Drescher, has told GamesIndustry.biz that Blizzard's hugely successful title World of Warcraft has made it easier for others to develop MMOs.
During an interview, Drescher talked about developing fantasy MMOs - a genre dominated by World of Warcraft - saying that Blizzard's MMO has created a "larger" and "more tolerant" market.
"If you actually look at the MMO-sphere right now, that is since WoW launched, the vast percentage of MMOs that launched after it have been successful," Drescher explained.
"Obviously no one has eclipsed the 10 million subscriber number, but there have been numerous titles that have come out on different platforms and multiple genres all over the world that have been far more successful than MMOs had been previously."
EA Mythic is currently developing Warhammer Online, a fantasy MMO based onf the Games Workshop tabletop game, which hopes to compete with WoW.
"The market is much larger now and as a result is much more tolerant of unique and interesting ideas... If you have a major industry leader that gets out there and gets attention it's much easier as a developer to then capture the additional attention from that audience," Drescher added.
"So the post-WoW world is a great world to be making MMOs in."
The full interview with Josh Drescher is now online.


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The transition to the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) which becomes effective on October 1, 2019.
A review of SNF QRP changes and updates to the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Version 1.17.0, which will become effective on October 1, 2019.
An overview of the eleven SNF QRP Quality Measures.
An interactive session on the use of reports to identify opportunities for process improvement and utilize information contained in reports available via the Certification And Survey Provider Enhanced Reports (CASPER) system to develop quality improvement plans.
A full agenda can be accessed in the downloads section at the bottom of the SNF QRP Training webpage.
Training will start at 8:30 a.m. CDT and end at 4:45 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, May 7. On Wednesday, May 8, training will start at 8:30 a.m. CDT and end at 3:30 p.m. CDT. Following the training on May 8, there will be an optional "We Want to Hear From You" session from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. CDT.
Registration for this in-person training is limited to 250 people on a first-come, first-serve basis. CMS has negotiated a discounted room rate of $125 per night with the hotel for a limited number of rooms. To receive the room discount, you must reserve your sleeping room with the hotel no later than 5:00 p.m. CDT on April 15. Instructions to reserve a hotel room at the discounted rate will be sent to you in a confirmation email once you register for the training.
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I couldn't be more excited for Melissa and Zack! Melissa is my cousin who I've grown up with/watched grow up (I shot her senior photos years ago, which makes me feel old! haha. They were even at the same location as this engagement shoot!). We started the shoot at Minooka Park in Waukesha, WI and then ended at their house. Huge announcement in the middle of this blog…you better go check it out! Zack and Melissa, you two are so perfect together! I can't wait for your upcoming wedding and family photos. Congrats guys!


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Q: How can I change charts generated by apache poi to not use smoothed lines and show empty cells as gaps? I am using POI 3.12-beta1 and have code that creates a line chart with multiple datasets and named series in the legend. However, the default settings for line charts in poi generate a line that has been smoothed over the data points. Empty values are also being plotted as 0, but we want the lines to stop at the first column where there is an empty cell.
I can go into the chart properties once it is rendered in an xlsx file and change these settings, but we need to have the xlsx rendered with these settings. I can't find anything in the available API to change these settings.
I used this sample class as a starting point for my code below
http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/poi/trunk/src/examples/src/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/examples/LineChart.java
        Drawing drawing = sheet.createDrawingPatriarch();
        ClientAnchor anchor = drawing.createAnchor(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 17, 18, 30);
        Chart chart = drawing.createChart(anchor);
        ChartLegend legend = chart.getOrCreateLegend();
        legend.setPosition(LegendPosition.RIGHT);
        LineChartData data = chart.getChartDataFactory().createLineChartData();
        ChartAxis bottomAxis = chart.getChartAxisFactory().createCategoryAxis(AxisPosition.BOTTOM);
        ValueAxis leftAxis = chart.getChartAxisFactory().createValueAxis(AxisPosition.LEFT);
        leftAxis.setCrosses(AxisCrosses.AUTO_ZERO);

        int row = 2;
        int startCol = 3;
        int endCol = 17;
        boolean abs = false;
        ChartDataSource<Number> xs = DataSources.fromNumericCellRange(sheet, new CellRangeAddress(row, row, startCol, endCol));

        row = 10;
        int seriesCol = 0;
        ChartDataSource<Number> ys1 = DataSources.fromNumericCellRange(sheet, new CellRangeAddress(row, row, startCol, endCol));
        LineChartSerie ser1 = data.addSerie(xs, ys1);
        ser1.setTitle(new CellReference(sheet.getSheetName(), row, seriesCol, abs, abs));

        row = 11;
        ChartDataSource<Number> ys2 = DataSources.fromNumericCellRange(sheet, new CellRangeAddress(row, row, startCol, endCol));
        LineChartSerie ser2 = data.addSerie(xs, ys2);
        ser2.setTitle(new CellReference(sheet.getSheetName(), row, seriesCol, abs, abs));

        row = 12;
        ChartDataSource<Number> ys3 = DataSources.fromNumericCellRange(sheet, new CellRangeAddress(row, row, startCol, endCol));
        LineChartSerie ser3 = data.addSerie(xs, ys3);
        ser3.setTitle(new CellReference(sheet.getSheetName(), row, seriesCol, abs, abs));

        chart.plot(data, new ChartAxis[] { bottomAxis, leftAxis });

A: Thanks to Etienne for the code to set blanks as gaps. I got help from a POI developer and here is the solution that solves both issues mentioned in the original question.
    XSSFChart chart = (XSSFChart)drawing.createChart(anchor);

    // this will set blank values as gaps in the chart so you
    // can accurately plot data series of different lengths
    CTDispBlanksAs disp = CTDispBlanksAs.Factory.newInstance();
    disp.setVal(STDispBlanksAs.GAP);
    chart.getCTChart().setDispBlanksAs(disp);

    // setup chart, axes, data series, etc

    chart.plot(data, new ChartAxis[] { bottomAxis, leftAxis });

    // this must occur after the call to chart.plot above
    CTPlotArea plotArea = chart.getCTChart().getPlotArea();
    for (CTLineChart ch : plotArea.getLineChartList()) {
        for (CTLineSer ser : ch.getSerList()) {
            CTBoolean ctBool = CTBoolean.Factory.newInstance();
            ctBool.setVal(false);
            ser.setSmooth(ctBool);
        }
    }

A: I couldn't find any solution to that same problem so I ended up trying to find some "creative workaround". It's not a clean approach at all, but I'll share it just in case.
It turns out that the default Chart POI interface doesn't allow to do a lot of operations (modify Axis and Legend, and that's about it).
I do work with XLSX files however, and the implementing XSSFChart class provides a bit more features, such as a setPlotOnlyVisibleCells method that does work in enabling/disabling that option in the "Hidden & Empty Cells" menu. However, that's not what we want!
If you look at the XLSX file format (which is basically XML), you'll notice there's a "dispBlanksAs" XML element as a child of the Chart element, and we'll want to set it to "gap". (POI won't set it, which is equivalent to set it to "zero").
Unfortunately, there's no such method in the POI API currently, so I had to resort to the following dirty code to get it working:
XSSFChart chart = (XSSFChart)drawing.createChart(anchor);
CTDispBlanksAs disp = CTDispBlanksAs.Factory.newInstance();
disp.setVal(STDispBlanksAs.GAP);
chart.getCTChart().setDispBlanksAs(disp);

This code is very likely reprehensible in many ways, but it works for me :)
An important note is that you'll need to have the ooxml-schemas 1.1 jar on the classpath for this to work. It won't work even with poi-ooxml-schemas 3.12, as it doesn't contain the definition for CTDispBlanksAs class.
Hopefully this feature will be supported in a future version of POI.


One of my very best friends in the whole world, Mary Amanda, had a birthday 2 weeks ago! Her husband coordinated a surprise party for her 30th with a "fancy pants, wine and cheese" theme. As we were waiting for the guest of honor to show up, a few of us were laughing, realizing we've made it a habit to only have dress up get togethers. I squeezed into an old prom dress while my hubby wore his tux (we ended up buying his tux for our wedding so we could alter it).
I was in charge of the camera (that took blurry pics) while Jon had the FlipVideo in hand at her arrival. She seemed genuinely surprised! You will hear here continue to mention "McGarry in his graduation outfit". Our buddy Justin just graduated with his MBA and wore his Harry Potter-esque grad gown to go with the fancy theme. We had sprinkled rose petals on the floor and I guess the first person she saw was Justin and was SO confused as to why there were rose petals on the ground and Justin in a graduation gown. Lol!
Before becoming a full time mommy (a HOTT one at that!), Mary Amanda was a corporate events planner and seriously has a knack for creativity, style and attention to detail. She can throw one hell of a party whether it be for 500 nerdy network engineers in Vegas or a surprise 30th for her hubby 3 weeks after giving birth!
I loved this wine label!
As the night went on and more wine was consumed, we changed out of our fancy clothes and into swim suits and comfy clothes (they have an awesome pool!). Jon managed to stay in his tux the entire night despite the 100+ degree Texas heat.
Somehow a box of Franzia found its way to the party so what more fun than the birthday girl drinking straight outta the box?!
Sometime after midnight there was a knock on the door and my tux-ed husband answered it. Turns out there was a noise complaint and a cop stopped by to make sure we weren't "juveniles". Classy right?! It was such a fun night and I am so glad we got to celebrate with you MAN!
I love the theme. Lol. Those are so fantastic pictures! I need that white blazer, dude.
That damn smirnoff making an appearance again...who drank it?!?
1) you can fit into your prom dress. wth? i hate you.
2) your necklace is gorgeous, as are you.
3) your cookies came out adorable.
4)i have franzia on tap here at home. and i often find myself drinking straight out of the box at times, as well.
5) it isn't a real party unless the cops get called. we went to a house party on friday, with kids invited, though, and the cops came, too. but b/c my son threw a rock over the fence and nearly broke a neighbor's window.
looks like such an amazing time! you can still fit in your prom dress? wow! go you!
Looks like a lot of fun!!! Agreed...super cute wine label! Recently found your blog and it's super cute!! You've got a new follower!
LOVE the theme!! Looks like it was a great time!
how fun :) you look beautiful!


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The #DailySpace brings you the universe at 10am PST / 1pm EST / 5pm GMT on twitch.tv/CosmoQuestX. Today's #spacenews includes the following stories:
http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2019/08/fluorescent-glow-may-reveal-hidden-life-cosmos
One of the hottest new fields in science is Astrobiology, and core to this field is research into all the ways life can protect itself from harsh realities while make itself known to distant observers.
That sounds complex, and it is complex, but a new paper in the MNRAS, titled "Biofluorescent Worlds II: Biological Fluorescence Induced by Dtellar UV Flares, a New Temporal Biosignature," breaks it all down for us by referencing life many of us have seen here on Earth.
One of the most common types of stars is the Red Dwarf, or M-type star. This tiny stars live long, but life in these systems can't always prosper. This is because young Red Dwarfs give off high energy flares of light that can disrupt many kinds of life as we know it here on Earth.
Some life, however, has found a way to transform this harmful rays into gentle glows. Specifically, ocean corals have learned to absorb the sun's harmful UV light and transform through bio-fluorescence into blue light. Some of you may seen this light at night from cruise ships… or an episodes of ancient aliens where they often mistake this glow for underwater alien cities. Folks – It's not aliens. It's coral giving off light we may someday use to detect aliens on other worlds!
It is just possible, that in the future we will be able to monitor alien solar systems with these Red Dwarf, M-type stars, and when we see flares, quickly switch over to looking for bio-fluorescence. It just might be that just as coral responds to low water levels and high UV index days, alien life may responds to powerful flares.
We already have one potential planet to monitor. The rocky exoworld. Proxima b, orbits an active M-type star in the Alpha Centauri system. When those of you in the Southern hemisphere look at alpha Cen., you just might be looking at life, and now… we know how to see if that life is shining a light toward us.
http://nccr-planets.ch/blog/2019/08/14/giant-impact-disrupted-jupiters-core/
http://news.rice.edu/2019/08/14/young-jupiter-was-smacked-head-on-by-massive-newborn-planet/
Today's stories take an unexpected turn toward violence. From flaring Red Dwarfs, we turn toward planetary collisions that just might have happened in our own solar system.
Planetary scientists studying data from the Juno mission have discovered that this gas giant has a fluffy core. It had long been thought that the processes that lead to worlds like Jupiter and Saturn started with rocky cores that were extremely dense. Trying to figure out how to explain what we're actually seeing has been a great puzzle, and it the solution appears to violence.
In an international study lead by Shang-Fei Liu, new models show that a collision between a young Jupiter and a smaller, but not exactly small proto-planet would disrupt the core, and cause it to settle back into a lower density than it had originally. Models of the early solar system show that there was at least a 40% chance that Jupiter could have swallowed a planetary embryo within the first few million years of our solar system, and Juno's data seems to indicate we – or rather Jupiter – experienced that possible collision.
To match what is seen, they found that the collision would have needed to be completely head on, core hitting core and not some crazy bank shot or glancing blow. It also requires a 10 earth-mass object to have been part of this epoch crash. Imagine, we could have had another massive world, bit instead, we simply got a fluffy cored Jupiter.
https://www.gemini.edu/node/21217
Back in 2916, not long after it's launch. The Gia satellite first noticed the supernova SN2016iet, and in the 3 years since, it has continued to monitor this system, looking in search of whatever stellar remnant might remain.
I told you today was a day of violent stories.
Over the more than 800 days that astronomers have been looking, they have seen not a photon from a stellar remnant.
And that isn't the only thing that has astronomers scratching their heads – this supernova is only revealing weak hydrogen gas emission. The position of the explosion indicated that the progenitor was isolated and there wasn't a lot of other star formation taking place. In fact it was located 54,000 light years from its host galaxy
This is an unusual environment for a massive star, and this hints at SN2016iet being the explosion of a modern day star that formed out of materials not too different from the stuff of the first stars in our universe – a cloud of primordial gas still capable of creating truly massive stars. Observations from the Gemini observatory indicate that the original star may have been 200 times the size of our sun.
It's isolated location makes it easy to study, and it is certain that astronomers will be observing this remnant for years to come.
Join us tomorrow for more Daily Space news – and keep mapping Bennu!
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Susie Murph is a Communications Specialist at CosmoQuest. She produces the Astronomy Cast, the Weekly Space Hangout and Daily Space.
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For all being interested in astronautics, this translation of Hermann Oberth's classic work is a truly historic event. Readers will be impressed with this extraordinary pioneer and his incredible achievement. In a relatively short work of 1923, Hermann Oberth laid down the mathematical laws governing rocketry and spaceflight, and he offered practical design considerations based on those laws.
Hermann Oberth (1894 -1989) is being considered one of the founding fathers of rocketry and astronautics.


The biggest compliment my mum used to get about her dinners from my dad was, 'It's good Joyce.' His eyes still on the plate whilst continuing to shovel it down.
I'm married to an Italian and his compliments are proper ones. The first time he complimented my mum's cooking I'm pretty sure she blushed and little wings sprouted from her shoes as she floated just for a second.
Eyes closed, fork waving in small circles by his head. A long pause followed while he savoured his first mouthful of mum's Sunday roast, 'Hhhhhuuumm it's delicious Joyce.' My mum, amidst floating, struggled with how to react to such a compliment.
When Giuseppe snapped out of melty, lamby bliss he looked her square in the face and said, 'No, really Joyce. This. Is. Incredible.' (you have to imagine this in an Italian accent) At that point I think she nearly fainted – she then pulled herself together to prepare the trifle.
I work in food journalism and it's really satisfying to see your recipes photographed beautifully, looking all oozy and delicious but the best thing about food is getting together around the table. I love good food that evokes memories and also cements new ones (outward appreciation Giuseppe-style is also a great motivator). The Italians are the masters of food being the main event, so I'll be taking this ethos whilst celebrating the best of both British and Italian food.
Love your blog Angela! Can't wait to read about Brit/italo fusion recipes! You need to take another trip to NY to help fuel your creative taste buds.. Un bacio! MS..


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January 28 saw more trams running through the centre of Manchester, with those from Manchester Airport to Deansgate-Castlefield now travelling through to Victoria, while services from MediaCityUK to Piccadilly have been extended to Etihad Campus.
Both of these journeys use the original route through the city centre, with the only service currently using the Second City Crossing being that between East Didsbury and Rochdale. The airport services terminate at the new turnback platform at Victoria, which has been brought into regular use for the first time.