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Democrat Incompetence and State's Rights
The stupidity of liberal/progressive arguments continues to stagger the mind.
These delusional leftists have had their hands full trying to defend Democrat policies when dozens of cities that have Democrat mayors, city councils, police chiefs and prosecutors have turned into dystopian hellholes in recent weeks. Rioting, looting, vandalism, assaults -- a general breakdown in law and order -- are ridiculously dubbed "peaceful protests" by the idiot media parrots.
Reasonable people can debate the circumstances of police shootings that resulted in the deaths of black people (i.e., some were outrageous abuses, such as the George Floyd murder; others were justified, such as Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo.) But what is beyond dispute is that the vast majority of notorious cop killings that helped trigger the current unrest have occurred in Democrat strongholds -- cities under Democrat control for many decades.
One of the arguments leftist partisans use to deflect blame about violence in big cities is it's Republicans' fault because they are beholden to the NRA and opposed to strict gun control. Never mind that gun violence is usually worst in the cities with the most draconian gun control laws. Forget about the fact that such restrictions on the Second Amendment disproportionately harm poor minorities living in dangerous inner city neighborhoods who need guns for self-protection. And disregard the fact there are already about 300 million firearms out there (recall the expression about closing the barn door after the horse is gone).
The bottom line is that trying to stop crime by restricting firearms is like attempting to make water run uphill. It bears repeating: If guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns. Simple-minded naiveté, ignorance, and often just plain stupidity are the roots of the fervent belief that more and better gun control will do the trick. I guess I shouldn't be shocked or appalled that tens of millions of people believe this swill, when you consider that millions of Americans can't even name the three branches of government.
But let's move beyond the gun control argument. Another talking point of the leftists (e.g., Chris Hahn, the so-called "Aggressive Progressive" and a frequent, annoying guest on Laura Ingraham's Fox News program), is that Republicans and conservatives are supposed to be all about state's rights and respecting the autonomy of local communities. How DARE they send in federal agents to help quell the riots in Portland and other cities.
Well, Chris, it's like this. Cities, counties and states are adjuncts of the federal government. They do retain a certain amount of autonomy when it comes to adopting their own laws and regulations. No one in his right mind thinks Baptists in Valdosta, Ga., should have a say in regulating x-rated video stores or prostitution in Portland, Ore., or that Chicago's gun control laws should apply to Russellville, Ark. Oh, but when blatantly illegal and/or unjust activities occur, or when incompetence and corruption vitiate a city or school board, there definitely is a role for the feds to step in.
For example, federal agents have been present in Portland since last week, defending the U.S. District Courthouse from violent anarchists who hope to burn it to the ground. Yet shameless House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had the gall to refer to them as "stormtroopers." The unhinged Democrats are claiming Gestapo-like tactics, and using the ludicrous term "kidnapped" to describe federal authorities arresting lawbreakers and taking them off the streets. It just gets crazier by the minute.
And here's a little refresher for Democrats: Over the past 30 years or so, it has become commonplace for federal authorities to assume control (or at the very least, exert a heavy regulatory hand) over corrupt, incompetent and criminal local enterprises. Police departments, school boards, city halls, special education, water and sewer departments. That's just a cursory list.
Here in Michigan, we have become very familiar with federal decrees meant to remedy grotesque incompetence and criminal activities in Detroit, Flint and other cities. Indeed, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled recently that Detroit's public schools were violating students' right to a quality education (a right codified in the Michigan Constitution). Under the ruling, the students have standing to sue the state for alleged violation of that right. This was but the latest in a decades-long struggle between grossly inept and corrupt Detroit public schools and the state of Michigan.
As for the Detroit Police Department, the U.S. Department of Justice in 2016 ended 13 years of federal oversight intended to clean up management with audits and greater transparency, improve training and ultimately benefit the people of Detroit with higher quality and more competent police services.
The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department was under EPA oversight for a whopping 35 years! The EPA has been keeping an eye on Flint, Mich., because the local incompetence and corruption preceded the tainted water fiasco by decades. And then, of course, there was the important move by President Dwight Eisenhower to federalize National Guard troops during the tumultuous desegregation of Little Rock Central High School in 1957.
The fact is, no right is absolute, and that includes states' and cities' rights. If the Democrat mayors and governors refuse to fulfill their obligation to keep residents secure on their own streets, and to protect private property, Uncle Sam is fully justified in intervening.
I suspect the majority of Americans see it that way, and recognize moronic straw man arguments when they see them. But then, the high percentage of Democrats who are utterly obsessed with hatred of Donald Trump may well blind them to such reason. After all, many of them still believe the Steele dossier was truthful, and a good percentage of them believe that the Russians actually hacked into American voting machines to alter the results of the 2016 presidential election.
There are none so blind as those who WILL NOT see.
The Biden Paradox: We'll get a Return to Normal *and* Revolution
For some reason this blog is like a honeypot for left-wing talking point bots. Not sure why that is, since our traffic is but a shadow of its greatness during the Golden Age of Blogs.
Anyhow, it's interesting to see the latest example of Leftist Doublethink: Joe Biden will bring a return to peaceful normalcy and usher in the Revolution the left has been longing for.
It's a fascinating argument to make, but the Dems are world-class experts at arguing contradictory things. "Freedom is Slavery," "War is Peace" and now "Green New Deal is Return to Normal."
Obviously, one of these things is not true, and it's obvious that the claim of returning to normal is the lie.
The Left hates this country - it hates its history, its traditions and its greatness. Joe Biden's ghost-written Independence Day speech was all about how disappointing the United States has always been to him.
If we simply blow up the energy industry, repeal half the Constitution and create Green Workers' Soviets, then we will get what we truly deserve.
I suppose at this late date arguing specifics is pointless because it's painfully obvious that the Dems don't mean anything they say. Once they get power, they'll do whatever they want with it.
As they always have.
Posted at 09:04 AM in Cults, Institutional Rot, National, Obaminations, Quisling Never Trumpers, The Trumpening, The zombie peril | Permalink | Comments (0)
From Utopia to Dystopia
Gotta admit, I never did read "Utopia," but maybe I should, since I'm named after its author, Sir Thomas More (1478-1535). The British lawyer and counselor to King Henry VIII clearly understood human nature centuries before the Marxists and Bolsheviks began perpetrating their murderous fraud upon the world.
Sadly, there are millions of Americans who still believe in the perfectibility of man through government policies. Just get the right legislators and bureaucrats in power, and let them work their magic. The right formula of regulations, taxes, mandates, programs and incentives / disincentives will gradually eradicate all inequality, racism, sexism, homophobia, Islamophobia, gender bias, hunger, poverty and every other blot on American society. This is nothing new; Woodrow Wilson believed in unleashing the elitist micromanagers on America a century ago. How did that work out?
We still haven't learned our lesson about the failures of liberalism and progressivism. Many examples proliferate.
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing is just one of the leftist meddlers' grandiose schemes to restrict and eventually eliminate single family zoning. In the minds of its advocates, it's not "fair" that some people can live in better housing and safer communities with better schools than others do. Never mind that people do different things with their lives. Some work hard, sacrifice, save money and strive to better themselves. Others choose to be layabouts, drug addicts and alcoholics. They feel entitled -- from the government and the people in their lives. Of course, there's a massive gray area in between these two extremes. In short, the notion that everyone should have equal housing is preposterous beyond belief.
But perhaps the most obvious example of left-wing insanity taking a heavy toll on the people who are struggling the most -- i.e., poor and vulnerable inner city residents -- is the defund the police movement, in conjunction with prosecutors who won't prosecute, police who stand down and absurd policies such as letting suspects go immediately after their arrest without requiring bail.
In New York, San Francisco, Chicago and other cities, we have seen an explosion of lawless and disgraceful behavior. Anarchists, looters, drug-addicted homeless people, vandals -- all of them commit transgressions with impunity. Even thugs who attacked several New York police officers with clubs and baseball bats a few days ago were released without bail.
In St. Louis, the George Soros-supported prosecutor is going after a homeowner who defended his home from a raging Black Lives Matter mob that had broken down the gate to enter their subdivision. And in Atlanta, ethically challenged Prosecuting Attorney Paul Howard announced he was charging former Atlanta Police officer Garrett Rolfe with felony murder and aggravated assault after Rolfe shot and killed Rashard Brooks in late June following a scuffle outside an Atlanta Wendy's. He did so before the Georgia Bureau of Investigation wrapped up its investigation. Video shows it will be far from a slam dunk case; many of Howard's critics contend he's simply trying to deflect negative attention away from himself during a difficult re-election campaign. He's accused of misusing funds and sexual harassment.
When looters and vandals get away with smashing windows, spray painting graffiti, tearing down statues, doing drugs on the street, defecating in public and taking over blocks of a downtown area for weeks at a time, this is all clear evidence of the dystopia that results from the nihilistic "government knows best" central planners who make up a big chunk of the Democrat Party.
Let's hope "on the fence" independents and the many voters who dislike Donald Trump's bombastic style will think long and hard about the consequences of putting Joe Biden in the White House. Because Biden, with his diminishing mental capabilities, will be a marionette puppet for the far left during his few weeks in office. He's destined to be a short-term placeholder while a rigid leftist VP such as Elizabeth Warren or Michelle Obama waits in the wings. Once the V.P. takes over, it's Katy-bar-the-door.
Utopia is impossible in this world. But Dystopia -- not to mention mountains of skulls -- is a very real possibility. We know it can happen, because it already did happen.
Is Trump Weary? Does He Secretly Want to Lose?
During the 3-1/2 years of Donald Trump's presidency, many of his supporters have marveled at his ability to keep forging ahead despite enduring a 24/7 pummeling from the corrupt news media, academia, the entertainment and tech worlds, and tens of millions of progressive Americans spewing nonstop bile on social media.
Impeachment, lawsuits, bitter political battles, pandemic politics, vicious name-calling, raw hatred flowing from the left and amped up by the social media sewer and diabolical cable network news... How can Trump get out of bed each morning and face the day? Why is he willing to put up with this shit? Most of us would explode with rage, resign in a huff, sink into deep depression, or possibly all of the above.
Through most of his term, the president has fought back with a vengeance. His utter contempt for the corrupt media, with whom he spars regularly, has been one of his best qualities, in the eyes of his supporters (including me; I loathe the media). Ditto for his criticisms of academia, the K-12 education establishment, and leftists in Hollywood and Silicon Valley.
But he's long had a bad tendency to shoot himself in the foot with ill-advised statements and ridiculous tweets; to wallow in the gutter with insignificant nobodies on Twitter, about inane pap such as beauty pageants and entertainment. Four years ago, many of us wondered whether he would be able to rein in his destructive tendencies, stick to the script and eek out a victory over Hillary Clinton. He succeeded in doing so. This time around, it's getting late in the ballgame, and he's still the loose cannon.
Granted, the Mt. Rushmore speech was a winner, and the Washington Post, among others, was exposed with an avalanche of harsh criticism for brazenly lying about the speech's content. But at the same time, Trump has committed some boneheaded moves, such as getting in a Twitter tiff with NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace (way to go; that'll help shore up black support!). He also retweeted video of Trump supporters showing one of them proclaiming, 'White power!", then deleted the tweet a few hours later. (Who knows? Maybe these yahoos were fake Trump supports paid by George Soros to perpetuate the image of the president's supporters as racists, just like the thugs sent to Trump rallies to pick fights in hopes of portraying Trump supporters as violent and aggressive.) But even if the video was contrived, the damage was done.
But beyond ill-advised statements and tweets, plus petty arguments with Hollywood nobodies, Trump's biggest weakness might be his failure to back up tough talk with action. Many of his supporters were sorely disappointed six weeks ago when, while gang-bangers, Antifa and Black Lives Matter rioters and anarchists ripped down statues and tore apart cities from coast to coast, little was done to stop them.
Trump threatened to use federal troops, but often fell back on the excuse that he had "offered" to send in the troops, but local mayors and governors had refused his offer. Defense Secretary Mark Esper openly defied the president when he said it would be a bad idea to use federal troops to quell the riots, and several high profile generals including the retired James "Mad Dog" Mattis, former Secretary of Defense) have also gone on record stating they would not carry out such orders.
A caller to the Savage Nation radio program the other day painted a bleak picture of the military top brass, and his explanation was plausible. This man said he had served in the military for 33 years, and he witnessed many top generals retiring or resigning in disgust and protest during the Obama administration because of their distaste for Obama's policies, including using the military for social engineering. The generals who were elevated to replace the departed leaders never would have attained the rank of four-star, this man said, because of their lack of leadership abilities and leftist bent. But suddenly, many of these officers were thrust into leadership positions, and now we're seeing the results.
Joe Biden and the Democrats have made some major errors with statements and policy choices. The Republicans failed to capitalize on Biden's stupid "You Ain't Black" statement a few weeks ago; the GOP also hasn't emphasized enough the irresponsibility and craziness of defunding or abolishing police departments. To use a favorite term of the progressives, "Systemic" failure and idiocy of liberal/progressive mayors and governors from coast to coast have been evident. Conservatives need to keep pounding that drum, day in, day out. Keep reminding the public that if the Democrats win the White House and Senate, dystopia will metastacize. Coming soon to a town near you.
Yet, despite the ample low hanging fruit, Trump seems asleep at the wheel. One wonders if he's grown tired and weary; if the fires have died down and he's throwing up his hands. Maybe he secretly just wants to live out his remaining years enjoying the fruits of his labor and not mud wrestling in the swamp of reprobates. Or will he rally with an intensity that grows as we move into August and September? For our nation's sake, for the sake of liberty and the future of our republic, we'd better hope and pray it's the latter.
The Vanishing Moderate Left
In the comments, the question was raised: Why do I paint the left with so broad a brush? What about the moderate left, which is open to appeals to reason?
My answer is simply this: it's gone.
Look at the furor surrounding an attempt to by prominent writers to stand against "cancel culture." The old liberal wing - based on free speech, individual liberty - has collapsed completely.
Slow Joe Biden, who was once something of a centrist (certainly he favored banking centers in Delaware), has now embraced every radical policy pushed by Bernie Sanders. He was pitched in the primaries as the "safe, reasonable" choice, but his positions are indistinguishable from the radical "Squad" on the far left of the Democrat Caucus.
Even if the moderates hadn't immediately folded on their abortive letter in opposition to cancel culture, a close reading of it showed they didn't object to censorship by the mob, they merely objected to it being applied to them.
Leftist institutions are nothing more than front organizations pushing for the radical overthrow of the existing order. The ACLU no longer supports free speech, the ADL is comfortable with anti-semitism so long as it supports their cause of Orange Man Bad.
Maybe these people will come out of their bunkers on election day, but I get a sense that they also dislike Trump and figure once he's gone, then they can take back their party.
But history shows that it won't work like that.
Once the radicals gain the summit of power, they go into overdrive and their first victims will be the people on their own side who might get in their way.
You'd think the right wouldn't have to explain the left to itself, but I guess that's where we are.
Posted at 08:34 AM in Cults, Institutional Rot, National, Obaminations, Religion, The Trumpening, The zombie peril | Permalink | Comments (0)
Happy (belated) Birthday, America!
As all normal people should, I took a break from the flickering screen yesterday and enjoyed Family, Faith and Freedom.
After a refreshing session of recreational firepower, it was time to fire up the grill and then set off some fireworks as the evening closed in. The neighbors complimented us on our display, which was nice.
Seasoned readers have no doubt noticed that I'm not posting as often as I used to, and part of this is that things are getting too stupid for words.
Even the trolls are transparent idiots, on the one hand maintaining Antifa doesn't exist, and on the other claiming that no black businesses have been harmed in widespread rioting.
Given the prevalence of damage (and black-owned enterprises in city cores), this is not only patently false, but insultingly so.
It's on part with a Monty Python sketch in its absurd denial of observable truth. With such people, discussion is pointless.
This blog has lasted far longer than I thought it would, and it provides a written record of the left's utter degeneration from credible political philosphy to a nakedly illogical movement bent purely on the seizure of absolute political power.
Gun control is a great example of this. Back in 2004, there was still a serious discussion over whether it was necessary or effective. This was based on actual evidence, and a particularly telling piece of it was that more and more states allowed concealed pistol licenses and yet the crime rate continued to fall. Clearly the more guns = more crime theory had been disproven.
Tellingly, this is was the signal to move away from any association with logic and to pure insult and social punishment. Gun control - like so much of the leftist agenda - became couched in moral terms and those who opposed it were evil.
So it is with Black Lives Matter, whose policies have destroyed lives and livelihoods. Crime is soaring across the country and it is the black community in particular that is suffering.
The "autonomous zone" in Seattle claimed the lives of two young black men, but no one knows or cares about them, because their deaths don't advance 'the cause.'
Another example: Remember when George W. Bush was a warmonger? Remember the peace movement?
Where did it go? Donald Trump is trying to pull out US forces from pointless and unwinnable wars and yet the Democrats are now demanding that they continue! It's fascinating to watch the same people who denounced General Petraeus as "General Betray-Us" now quoting him as a wise sage who wants unending death and destruction.
Also disappeared - wrenching stories of civilians killed by US bombs, or the struggles of wounded veterans. BTW, do those black lives matter - the ones in uniform being wasted in sandpits across Asia?
This is why I've cycled down, because arguing with idiots gets old. I have not yet closed the comments, but I have blocked trolls and recently deleted a comment that violated our long-standing policy against substituting links for commentary.
If you have something interesting to say, say it, don't spam my comments with your links.
Posted at 08:54 AM in Asia, Cults, Guns, Institutional Rot, International, Military, National, Obaminations, The Trumpening, The zombie peril, Weblogs | Permalink | Comments (1)
Satan's Having a Field Day!
It's been well-known for years that liberals, leftists and progressives tend to be atheists, agnostics, or persons of weak, if any, faith.
Just look at the policies they advocate, and it's easy to tell their respect for natural law and the dignity of life are practically non-existent: Abortion up until birth (with the added atrocities of organ harvesting and profiting from the sale of fetal tissue); a preposterous dogma that there are not two genders, but rather, 50 or 60 (and this coming from the same people who lecture us about "science"); government mandates trampling First Amendment religious rights; and in recent weeks, a shocking contempt and disregard for law enforcement.
Up is down; down is up; left is right; right is left. This Orwellian insanity is laced with a vicious hatred for authorities; the impatience and petulance of a two-year-old, and an anger that cannot be mollified. Hence the tearing down of not just confederate statues and monuments, but even those of abolitionists, Abraham Lincoln and Christopher Columbus.
It's a huge mistake to try to appease these people, because they're never satisfied with incremental progress or compromise. They want it all -- NOW! I'm not normally one to judge a person's spiritual condition, but when it comes to the anarchists plundering our cities, it sure seems like Satan is running the show. Yet there are politicians on both sides of the aisle who are quick to kiss the asses of these vermin. Ditto for many corporations that embarrass themselves with their obsequious behavior toward the raging mobs.
The cesspool of Seattle's CHAZ/CHOP compound, which thankfully was disbanded earlier today, shows what happens when the devil runs wild, nihilism prevails and people have contempt for the concept of a higher power and the accountability that comes with it. Two people were murdered in the past two weeks, and several others have been injured by gunfire. There were rapes, assaults, vile cursing at police and paramedics, rampant drug use, and a general fetid atmosphere (not just the feces, urine, syringes and garbage; also the horrendous demeanor of so many of the losers who occupied this encampment).
The Black Lives Matter Marxists are anti-family, anti-police, and full of distorted propaganda about police brutality. Many of the Antifa and other caucasian feral youth who join in on the marches and riots are spoiled rotten rich kids who need to virtue signal and fulminate in self-righteous rage just to rise above the self-loathing that plagues them deep down inside.
"Defund the police" has been the mantra, and New York City has done just that. Two weeks after the NYPD disbanded its 600-person plainclothes units, the New York City Council voted to cut a whopping $1 billion from the police budget. In the first six months of 2020, homicides in New York are up 21 percent compared with Jan.-June 2019, while shootings are up 46 percent. Those who can flee New York are doing so; the city is unfortunately headed for a dystopian future. This is what happens when gullible voters elect and re-elect a stone cold communist like Bill de Blasio. As the old song says, "When will they ever learn?"
Elsewhere across the nation, many cities are enacting laws prohibiting police officers from using a chokehold to restrain a suspect. This is a move that is rarely used, but in some cases may be necessary if the suspect is much larger and more powerful than the arresting officer. Incredibly, the Virginia Legislature is considering making it a misdemeanor rather than a felony to assault a police officer. And several cities are considering removing the longstanding protection of qualified immunity from police officers. If officers can be sued and risk financial ruin, this is just another reason why fewer and fewer people will want to be police officers.
Reducing funding, emboldening bad guys by changing assault from a felony to a misdemeanor, banning chokeholds, eliminating immunity... All of these steps are tying the hands of police, worsening police morale, and reducing the number of people who will choose law enforcement for a career. So Black Lives Matter thinks it's going to improve the quality of police? No; quite the opposite. The quality of applicants and recruits is guaranteed to go down. And when crime rises, it will be poor blacks who suffer the most. Do THOSE black lives matter?
Many of America's cities are going to become unlivable. It all starts with the gang bangers, anarchists and radical Black Lives Matter thugs, and is perpetuated by kid gloves treatment by the likes of de Blasio and Seattle's idiot Mayor Jenny Durkan (remember her inane "Summer of Love" comment?)
Let's hope voters remember this when Nov. 3 arrives. When it comes to the lunatic progressives and leftists, I'm going to quote scripture from Jeremiah 17:9: "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?"
Indeed. Who can understand it?


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Does anyone know why the Leica Q's LCD and EVF flickers constantly with a flash mounted in Manual mode? Or AA? I know it will not do TTL, but it seems like it is a "setting effect." In Aperture Priority the screen is consistent. If I try to move to 1/60 to 1/200 or such the screen blinks rhythmically and consistently.
Hi there. Just bought a Q and found this post as I have the same problems with the SF24. I've had no answers to my post but I'm just going to get a newer Leica flash as the older ones might not be compatible. Robin.


Sennheiser ew 172 G3 Wireless Instrument System with Ci 1 Guitar Cable - A1 (470-516 MHz) New!! Authorized Dealer!!!
The Sennheiser ew 172 G3 Wireless Instrument System with Ci 1 Guitar Cable is designed to provide dependable wireless performance for guitars and instruments for rehearsals, recording, stage and other applications. The system includes a UHF diversity receiver, bodypack transmitter and Ci 1 instrument cable with 1/4" phone connector. The transmitter and receiver synchronize channel and frequency at the touch of a button. The bodypack allows you to charge the (optional) rechargeable pack while it remains in the transmitter. A back-lit display allows for easy operation under dimly-lit conditions and it's user friendly menu makes operation quick and easy.
In addition, the ew 172 G3 also includes some handy guitar specific features. The system's cable emulator feature allows you adjust virtual cable lengths to get sound response similar to a cable. Another practical feature for guitarists is the built-in guitar tuner, right on the display. A built in 5 band EQ allows you to fine tune your sound even further. Bass players in particular will be pleased with the enhanced AF frequency response: it starts at 25 Hz, which will especially please players with 5-string bass guitars.


I purchased two different keyboard and got one of them replaced under warranty within the first 12 months. I have had a total of 3 different 2030 keyboards and 2 of the 3 have stopped working after sitting down at the keyboard and getting a static shock from walking on carpet and touching one of the two metal plates on the keyboard. Has anyone else had any similar issues? It seems like this may be a design flaw that needs to get looked at. I do not drag my feet when I walk and I do not intentionally try to get shocked, but it still happened once every few days. I used a Dvorak keyboard and each time I got shocked the Dvorak indicator light would go off after getting shocked. Just a thought but you may want to remove the metal plates from the next version of the keyboard.
That's the first we've ever heard of this particular issue. All electronic devices are extremely sensitive to electric shocks. The brushed aluminum cover plates are isolated and not connected to any electronics, so you must be shocking things hard enough for the spark to make it through the adhesive and plastic support and so on. I strongly recommend you find a way to have a ground at your workstation that you can touch before you touch either your mouse, laptop, monitor or keyboard. By the way most of the time it's the shoes that make the difference between picking up static from carpet or not.


Tel-Aviv, Israel (UroToday.com) Arnauld Villers, MD presented and explained his support of multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) replacing biopsy in men on active surveillance (AS) of prostate cancer (PC). According to the EAU guidelines, there are considerable variations among studies regarding patient selection, follow-up schedule, and the use of confirmatory or repeat biopsy and MRI.
Per protocol mpMRI before biopsy at one year, and then at X years?
For cause only MRI during follow-up, if PSA kinetics are suspicious?
Followed by targeted biopsies if mpMRI shows a lesion with a PIRADS score of above 3?
Is mpMRI sufficient to detect disease progression?


Großostheim – Ball bath, a drawing competition and face painting. Last weekend, at locations where employees normally provide smoothly functioning logistics for their customers, Logwin employees and their families were invited to take part in a family day event. Many took this welcome opportunity to enjoy something different with their families. More than 2.000 employees visited locations across Germany with their families and joined in the celebrations at Logwin's first family day event. Celebration took not only place in Germany, the colleagues in Austria and Hong Kong met as well for a family day. Donations were collected for the children's charity Save the Children, and with a donation from the company, a total of 50.000 euros was raised for the good cause.
The starting point for the family days was a joint event involving Logwin branches and representatives from Save the Children on the occasion of the World Children ́s Day on 20. November 2017. In an opening speech by Germany's Save the Children CEO Susanna Krüger, she emphasised the importance of corporate involvement, such as that from Logwin, for the organisation's work, and wished all Logwin employees and their families fun at the upcoming family day. Coffee, cake and a barbecue was provided for the employees and their families who were in attendance at the opening in Berlin and a bouncy castle and other attractions were available for the children. A highlight was the handing over of a trailer unit displaying designs from children who had taken part in a company-wide drawing competition.
Celebrations took place across the whole weekend at Logwin locations throughout Germany. Some locations joined together to offer an extensive programme of events with a diversity of attractions for both young and old. For example, there was knock-down-the-tins competition and tombola in Munich. In Stuttgart, tours of the airport were on offer with food-trucks providing refreshments. In Hamburg, children were able to decorate gingerbread hearts and pack a container. In Nuremberg, a turntable ladder from the fire service provided high times. Monchengladbach held a Logwin quiz treasure hunt. In Großostheim, children could spray graffiti onto a trailer unit. In Erfurt, geo coaching was on offer. In Schwäbisch Gmünd, families were provided with stick bread and marshmallows and in many other locations, events were provided for everyone to enjoy a great day. There was of course refreshments for the employees and their families. In Großostheim, these were even accompanied by with music from a band.
The idea of the family day emerged in a joint workshop in June with Logwin employee representatives and Save the Children. The aim of the family day was to give families an opportunity to celebrate and have fun together. This was to be accompanied with information on the worldwide activities of Save the Children for the right and protection of children as well as fundraising for the child protection charity. In past years, Logwin has supported Save the Children by transporting aid and making donations.
By the end of the event, everyone had enjoyed the fund and entertainment together, learnt something about Save the Children, ate and drunk well, and made donations to a good cause. An all-round successful event.


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Ludwig Greve (eigentlich Heinz Ludwig Greve; als Autor bis 1961 auch Lutz Greve, Luz Greve und H. L. Greve; * 23. September 1924 in Berlin; † 12. Juli 1991 vor Amrum) war ein deutscher Schriftsteller und Bibliothekar.

Leben und Werk

Jugend und Emigration
Ludwig Greve wuchs in einer assimilierten deutsch-jüdischen Familie in Berlin auf, sein Vater Walther Greve war Textilkaufmann, seine Mutter Johanna Kindergärtnerin. Er besuchte die staatliche Volksschule und ab 1934 bis zur Zwangsschließung 1939 die Private Jüdische Waldschule Grunewald (Toni Lessler), Hagenstr. 56, Berlin-Grunewald. Am 10. November 1938 wurde sein Vater verhaftet und kam für einige Wochen in ein KZ. <br/ >Im Mai 1939 versuchte die Familie mit dem Hapag-Schiff St. Louis über Hamburg und Cherbourg nach Havanna zu emigrieren. Bei der Irrfahrt der St. Louis wies Kuba das Flüchtlingsschiff zurück. Auch Florida ließ die 921 Emigranten nicht an Land. Das Schiff musste zurück, Antwerpen nahm die Flüchtlinge auf; von dort fuhr die Familie mit einem Frachter nach Boulogne-sur-Mer. Hier wurde die Familie getrennt, Ludwig Greve und seine 4 Jahre jüngere Schwester Evelyn kamen in Heimen unter. Im Juni 1940 musste er mit den Heimkindern nach Montintin bei Limoges fliehen. Im August 1942 entging er der Verhaftung, tauchte unter und begann unter dem Namen Louis Gabier für die Résistance zu arbeiten. Seine Versuche, für die Familie falsche Pässe zu besorgen, um ihr zur Flucht zu verhelfen, misslangen: Vater und Schwester wurden 1944 in ein Vernichtungslager deportiert, seine Mutter konnte er jedoch nach Lucca in Sicherheit bringen. Von dort wanderte er 1945 mit ihr nach Palästina aus. Hier begann die lebenslange Freundschaft mit dem Ehepaar Margot und Max Fürst, die 1950 wieder nach Deutschland zurückkamen.

Zurück in Deutschland
Mit Hilfe der Quäker konnte auch Greve 1950 nach Deutschland zurückkehren, wo er zunächst in Ludwigshafen am Rhein in einem Heim der Quäker arbeitete. Auch Greves Mutter kehrte in diesem Jahr zurück. <br/ >Durch die Freunde Margot und Max Fürst, die mittlerweile an der Odenwaldschule arbeiteten, lernte Greve seine spätere Frau, die Musikerin und Kinderbuch-Illustratorin Katharina (Katja) Maillard, kennen. Im Herbst 1951 war er in Rom und arbeitete als Dolmetscher. HAP Grieshaber, der auch mit Fürsts befreundet war, gestaltete einen Gedichttext Greves als Werkdruck. Im Sommer 1952 zog Greve zu Fürsts in die Freie Kunstschule Bernsteinschule in Sulz am Neckar, in der sich Künstler und Architekten um Werner Oberle und HAP Grieshaber versammelten, u. a. Peter Härtling, Helmut Heißenbüttel, Lothar Quinte, Fritz Ruoff. Im Herbst heiratete Greve Katja Maillard. 1955 zog das Paar nach Stuttgart-Sillenbuch und im April 1957 begann er als Freier Mitarbeiter der Bibliothek im Marbacher Literaturarchiv zu arbeiten, ab Sommer 1961 fest angestellt. In den Akzenten, im Merkur, in der NZZ und in zahlreichen Lyrikanthologien erschienen seit Mitte der 1950er Jahre immer wieder Gedichte von Greve. <br/ >Er hielt 1955 die Eröffnungsrede zu Günter Grass erster Ausstellung, schrieb Aufsätze über den holländischen Drucker und Typografen Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman und über HAP Grieshaber, lernte 1958 auf dem Weg nach Rom zum Villa-Massimo-Stipendium Ludwig von Ficker kennen und schätzen und freundete sich in Italien mit Johann Georg Geyger, Gerhard Wind und Wilhelm Killmayer an. Aus der Korrespondenz mit Werner Kraft und Wilhelm Lehmann entstanden ebenfalls freundschaftliche Bindungen.

Sein intensives und erfolgreiches Wirken für Marbach ließ Greve sicher nur wenig Zeit für sein poetisches Schaffen, doch empfand er die Konzentration auf Weniges nicht als Nachteil. 1960 richtete er mit Paul Raabe die große Ausstellung Expressionismus - Literatur und Kunst 1910-1923 ein, die die Marbacher Institute mit einem Schlag international bekannt machte. Und 1961 erschien sein erster Gedichtband Gedichte, typografisch ausgestattet von HAP Grieshaber.

Im Oktober 1968 wurde Ludwig Greve Nachfolger Paul Raabes als Leiter der Bibliothek des Deutschen Literaturarchivs in Marbach. Viele Kataloge und Marbacher Magazine zu den großen Jahres- und Kabinettausstellungen im Schiller-Nationalmuseum trugen nun seine Handschrift, u. a. Jugend in Wien - Literatur um 1900 (1974), Hätte ich das Kino! Die Schriftsteller und der Stummfilm (1976), Das zwanzigste Jahrhundert - Von Nietzsche bis zur Gruppe 47 (1980), Klassiker in finsteren Zeiten 1933-1945 (1983), Malgré tout - Grieshaber mit seinen Freunden (1984), Gottfried Benn - 1886-1956 (1986).

1988, nach über 30 Jahren Tätigkeit für Marbach, ging Greve in den vorzeitigen Ruhestand. Er erhielt einige Auszeichnungen und wurde im Frühjahr 1991 zum korrespondierenden Mitglied der Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur in Mainz gewählt. <br/ >Im Frühjahr 1991 erschien sein letzter Gedichtband Sie lacht und andere Gedichte, seine Auswahl früherer Gedichte vermehrt um wenige neue. <br/ >Im Juli 1991 während seines Urlaubs ertrank Greve nach einem Schwächeanfall im Meer vor Amrum.

Auszeichnungen
 1958 Aufenthaltsstipendium in der Villa Massimo mit Verlängerung
 1976 Förderpreis der Bayerischen Akademie der Schönen Künste
 1988 Literaturpreis der Stadt Stuttgart (zusammen mit Hanns-Josef Ortheil und Maria Csollán)
 1992 Peter-Huchel-Preis (postum) für Sie lacht und andere Gedichte

Werke (Auswahl)
 Gedichte. Carl Hanser Verlag, München 1961
 Bei Tag. Neue Gedichte. Marbacher Schriften, Ernst Klett Verlag, Stuttgart 1974
 Malgré tout - Grieshaber mit seinen Freunden. Marbacher Magazin 29/1984, Deutsche Schillergesellschaft, Marbach am Neckar 1984
 Wellen kommen und ziehen. Gedichte und Balladen vom Meer. Mit Aquarellen von Cristiane Brinkmann. KeimVerlag, Kiel 1987
 Sie lacht und andere Gedichte. S. Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1991
 Reinhard Tgahrt (Hrsg.): Wo gehörte ich hin? Geschichte einer Jugend. S. Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1994, ISBN 3-10-027806-2
 Reinhard Tgahrt (Hrsg.): Ein Besuch in der Villa Sardi. Porträts, Gedenkblätter, Reden. Verlag Ulrich Keicher, Warmbronn 2001
 Reinhard Tgahrt und Waltraud Pfäfflin (Hrsg.): Die Gedichte. Mit einem Nachwort von Harald Hartung. Mainzer Reihe Neue Folge (Hrsg. von der Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur, Mainz) Band 3. Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen 2006. ISBN 3-89244-931-7
 Friedrich Pfäfflin und Eva Dambacher (Hrsg.): "Autobiographische Schriften und Briefe". Mit einem Essay von Ingo Schulze. 3 Bde. Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen 2013. ISBN 978-3-8353-1216-6

Literatur
 Abschied von Ludwig Greve. Mit einer Beilage von Josua Reichert. Marbach am Neckar 1991
 Wolfgang Heidenreich (Hrsg.): Peter-Huchel-Preis - Ein Jahrbuch. 1992 - Ludwig Greve - Texte, Dokumente, Materialien. Elster Verlag, Baden-Baden und Zürich 1995. ISBN 3-89151-224-4
 Reinhard Tgahrt und Waltraud Pfäfflin: Zur Arbeitsweise von Ludwig Greve und zur Überlieferung seiner Gedichte und Zeittafel. In: Reinhard Tgahrt und Waltraud Pfäfflin (Hrsg.): Ludwig Greve: Die Gedichte. Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen 2006
 Uwe Pörksen: Ein Januartag im Gebirge. Ludwig Greve antwortet Paul Celan. Franz Steiner Verlag, Stuttgart 2006. ISBN 3-515-08833-4
 Hannelore Schlaffer: Da färbt ein Sonnenbiss mit Blut Havanna. in: Süddeutsche Zeitung vom 3. Juli 2006
 Klaus Voigt: LUDWIG GREVE. Un amico a Lucca - Ricordi d'infanzia e d'esilio Carocci editore,  Studi Storici Carocci, 2006, ISBN 978-88-430-3824-4 (in italienischer Sprache)

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ANALYSIS AND PREDICTION FOR BOLOGNA - JUVENTUS
Bologna is in a terrible form and Inzaghi's team is still in the relegation zone, 3 points behind the 17th place. They have only 1 win in the last 13 games, which came against Crotone for the Italian Cup. Overall, they find it hard to score and now they will probably try to play more defensively against Juventus. However, their recent home games were not easy, because teams such as Roma, Atalanta, Milan and Lazio were visiting them.
Juventus took a very tough victory over Sampdoria with 2-1 in the last round, but rather because Bianconeri themselves complicated their lives. At the end VAR helped them once again. It is also important to note that Juventus has a very tough match for the super Cup with Milan during the week, but they are also seeking a treble for another season, so they have to approach disciplined against Bologna.
Bologna last defeated Juventus in 2011 and that was in a visit, but as at home they have only one success against the Old Lady overall, which came more than 20 years ago. This is a match for the Cup and there will even be some changes in both of the teams. Our prediction is Juventus – Over 1.5 goals at 1.56. The reasons are several. Even if Juventus play with reserves, they have much more quality than the Bologna 1st eleven. 2nd, for Bologna, the battle for survival is much more important and 3rd, historically, and at the moment, the both teams are just at a different level.
BOLOGNA TEAM NEWS
Dzemaili(15/0 M), Nagy(12/0 M), Poli(14/2 M) and Santander(19/5 F) are out
JUVENTUS TEAM NEWS
Cancelo(12/0 D), Cuadrado(11/1 M) and Mandžukić(16/8 F) are out

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Q: Looping through a real spiral on a discrete grid The goal is to find a closest pixel with a certain value. To do that, I want to loop over the pixel, starting from the closest, with increasing distance, untill I reach a pixel which matches my requirements (edge of the grid or the desired value).
I believe this is not a duplicate, although very similar question have appeared before.
Looping in a spiral or another spiral answer are useful, but they won't result in the points ordered by distance to the center.
Justin L. actually mentions his application to find the closest point, but overlook the actual distance.
For example the algorithm in this image would find [1, 1] before [0, 1] although [0, 1] is much closer (distance of 1) compared to [1, 1] (distance of √2).

I'd like to get the points ordered by distance
[1, 0]    [0, 1]    [-1, 0]    [0, -1]    [1, 1]    ...
otherwise it wouldn't be a real spiral.
This answer suggests spiraling with a very small step size, but since I don't know how far I need to spiral, this sounds very inefficient.
I hope this graphic makes the order clearer.

A: I wouldn't name it a spiral loop what you are describing. A spiral is a (connected) path. What you are looking for is not a path. Anyways, I would do the following:

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*In a pre-process step, add all coordinates of the grid including their distance to the center to an e.g. std::vector and have it sorted by the distance to the center. Then build an index table by storing the offset in the grid for each coordinate.

*At runtime use the index table to walk through the grid.
I am not sure though, if this pragmatic approach is what you are looking for. The runtime relevant step 2 is fast for sure.

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EEG-based assessment of listening effort in deaf and normal hearing persons
Giulia Cartocci
Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy
Listening effort represents a hot topic in auditory cognitive neuroscience[1] [2], and it is well-known that a typical paradigm able to elicit such particular cognitive effort is represented by speech in noise tasks. Furthermore, in the last years it has been ever more felt the need for the identification of an "objective measure of listening effort"[3] [4], aimed at identifying more sensitive assessments of the way an auditory task is undertaken by a listener, especially in case of hearing impairments. Among these measures based on neurophysiological measures we can coarsely divide between measures based on central nervous system activity and autonomic nervous system activity, and EEG-based indices belongs to the former ones. In the area of research I am presenting it was employed the paradigm of speech in noise task in association with the study of EEG rhythms, essentially parietal alpha [5] [6] and frontal theta [7] [8] as indices of listening effort.
It is interesting to investigate listening effort both in children and adults, given the frequent difference in the etiology of deafness in these two populations, more often related to congenital reasons in the first group and to a later acquisition in the second group. Concerning children with asymmetric hearing loss, we found significantly higher parietal alpha power levels in the "binaural noise" and in the "noise to the worse hearing ear" conditions (that were difficult but still feasible conditions) than in the "quiet" (too easy) and "noise to the better hearing ear" (too difficult) conditions (p < 0.001) [9]. Conducting the same paradigm on adult unilateral cochlear implant users, we similarly found during the noise to the worse hearing ear condition, in the pre-stimulus phase, higher levels of parietal alpha power, in accordance to a preparatory role for alpha [5] for attended stimuli. Furthermore, we found higher levels of frontal theta power during the listening phase of the same condition, that also reported the higher percentage of correct responses, supporting a more sustained effort but also higher processing and efficiency for it [10]. Concerning children, we also investigated single side deaf patients, in comparison to normal hearing children, undergoing as well a speech in noise task. Results suggested for both theta and alpha rhythms that normal hearing children by default lateralized in the left hemisphere in the Broca's area, while single side deaf children lateralized on the base of the background noise direction [11].
[1] R. McGarrigle et al. (2014) "Listening effort and fatigue: What exactly are we measuring? A British Society of Audiology Cognition in Hearing Special Interest Group 'white paper'", Int. J. of Audiol., doi:10.3109/14992027.2014.890296.
[2] M. K. Pichora-Fuller et al. (2016) "Hearing Impairment and Cognitive Energy: The Framework for Understanding Effortful Listening (FUEL)", Ear and Hear., doi:10.1097/AUD.0000000000000312.
[3] C. Bernarding, F. I. Corona-Strauss, R. Hannemann, D. J. Strauss (2016) "Objective assessment of listening effort: Effects of an increased task demand", in 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, doi:10.1109/EMBC.2016.7591527.
[4] C. Bernarding, D. J. Strauss, R. Hannemann, H. Seidler, F. I. Corona-Strauss (2014) "Objective assessment of listening effort in the oscillatory EEG: Comparison of different hearing aid configurations", in 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, doi:10.1109/EMBC.2014.6944168.
[5] J. Obleser, N. Weisz (2012) "Suppressed Alpha Oscillations Predict Intelligibility of Speech and its Acoustic Details", Cereb. Cortex, doi:10.1093/cercor/bhr325.
[6] N. Weisz, T. Hartmann, N. Müller, I. Lorenz, J. Obleser (2011) "Alpha rhythms in audition: cognitive and clinical perspectives", Front. Psychol., doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00073.
[7] M. G. Wisniewski, E. R. Thompson, N. Iyer, J. R. Estepp, M. N. Goder-Reiser, S. C. Sullivan (2015) "Frontal midline θ power as an index of listening effort", Neuroreport, doi:10.1097/WNR.0000000000000306.
[8] M. G. Wisniewski, E. R. Thompson, N. Iyer (2017) "Theta- and alpha-power enhancements in the electroencephalogram as an auditory delayed match-to-sample task becomes impossibly difficult", Psychophysiol., doi:10.1111/psyp.12968.
[9] P. Marsella et al. (2017) "EEG activity as an objective measure of cognitive load during effortful listening: A study on pediatric subjects with bilateral, asymmetric sensorineural hearing loss", Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol., doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.05.006.
[10] W. Klimesch (1999) "EEG alpha and theta oscillations reflect cognitive and memory performance: a review and analysis", Brain Res. Reviews, doi:10.1016/S0165-0173(98)00056-3.
[11] G. Cartocci et al. (2019) "EEG rhythms lateralization patterns in children with unilateral hearing loss are different from the patterns of normal hearing controls during speech-in-noise listening", Hear. Res., doi:10.1016/j.heares.2019.04.011.


As most people here in "Deep Freeze, Iowa," I was just trying to figure out ways to not only stay warm but stay alive last week. With that thought clearly embedded in your mind, I can truly be excused for not thinking too much or hard or long about the "Take A Mulligan" column. But to be sure, as always, it is all good. As Uncle Is would say, "and that's a fact, Jack."
Kudos goes to all the City workers who keep our streets clean from the snow and the long hours I'm sure put in to get all the snow removed. Where in the heck did you put it?? Good job guys and gals for putting up with the frigid temperatures. Kudos to our Fire and Police people for being here keeping us safe. And so glad to see that our Postal Department waived the mail during that one super-cold day. "Tweren't fit for man nor beast."
And finally a big "pat on the back" to all of our School Superintendents and other leaders for the difficult job of deciding about school delays and closings. It's a tough job but somebody's gotta do it. Glad it's you and not me. Kudos to all those school bus drivers too. Way to go guys and gals.
No one ever listens to me until I make a mistake.Then, look out.
Two wrongs for me, usually are just the beginning.
Why do people, (mostly guys), wear their caps backwards? I'm not a cap/hat person at all, but never understood turning it around backwards.
I read last week that for the first time in history, more than 50 percent of our Congress men and women are millionaires while for the rest of us, it's 1 percent. And I'm certainly not in that 1percent. Something's wrong here folks, seriously wrong.
New Law: Next time there's a government shut-down, the cut begins at the top. No salary, no plane trips home, no expenses paid, etc. Everyone stays in Washington, on the job until a plan is worked out. Only if I were "Dictator" of the world. Boy would things change!! HEHEHEHEHE!!


For Penny to know you is for Penny to loathe you. Perpetual annoyance might be the best way to describe his demeanor. It'd be less infuriating if Penny wasn't so talented. So gifted, in fact, that the true limits and nature of his powers may be unknown. Brakebills may be the best thing for a loner like Penny but he'd never, ever admit that.
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Spoiler Inside: Goblin Name Cheat Sheet
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[Goblin]Gi Ga
The goblin in that estranged group that was with the protagonist when he defeated an orc. He is currently a noble class, the highest amongst the protagonist's subordinates. He prefers to use the spear.
[Goblin] Gi Gu
The former leader of the village. He was pressured by the protagonist in his goblin noble form, and was added to his subordinates. He uses the long sword, and is relatively smart for a goblin rare. Became a goblin noble in chapter 39.
[Goblin] Gi Gi
Known as a beast warrior, a goblin with the ability to tame beasts.
He evolved while hunting spear deer with the protagonist.
He prefers to use the axe. His goblin class is rare.
[Goblin] Gi Go
A goblin with many wounds on his body. The food of his horde was stolen by the gray wolves, so he made a decision to follow the protagonist. He is the most experienced amongst the goblin rares. His weapon is a curved katana. He acts like a samurai.
Recently became a noble, and received the divine protection of the Sword God, Ra Baruza.
[Goblin] Gi Za
The druid goblin rare that recently joined them.
[Goblin] Gi Ji
A goblin rare. He evolved in chapter 37 after hunting with Gi Ga. He has the <> skill which makes him great for scouting.
[Goblin] Gi Do
Druid. Uses wind magic.
[Goblin] Gi Jii
Goblin Rare. From Gi Gu's Faction. He is known for his <> which allows him to see his opponent's weakness.
[Goblin] Gi Da
Goblin Rare. From Gi Ga's faction. Notable skills are <> and <>.
[Goblin] Gi Zu.
Goblin Rare. The goblin favored by the Mad God (Zu Oru). Has the <> skill.
[Goblin] Gi Zo
Druid. Water magician.
[Goblin] Gi De
Beast tamer.
[Goblin] Aluhaliha
Leader of Paradua, one of the four goblin tribes and are known for their use of rider-beasts, which are essentially giant tigers.
[Goblin] Rashka
Leader of Gaidga, one of the four goblin tribes and are known for their valor and brutish strength.
[Goblin] Gilmi
Receiver of the title, The First Archer. He is the second in command in Ganra, one of the four tribes known for their rare ability amongst goblins to use bows.
[Goblin] Narsa
The Princess of Ganra. She is the only female goblin rare introduced so far.
Spoiler Inside: Other Characters
Reshia Fel Zeal (17 years-old)
The priestess known as the saint. As the Healing Goddess' follower, she lives to spread the word and teach righteousness. She has the divine protection of the goddess, and can heal others.
Lili (21 years-old)
She studied the famous sword style, Zweil Style, in the capital. She has sworn fealty to Reshia. And while she may have lost to the protagonist in one hit, she has proven herself strong enough to easily defeat three normal goblins.
Mattis (26 years-old)
The second son of a farmer. He's largely responsible for drying the meat to preserve them.
Chinos (24 years-old)
The third son of a farmer. He plows the fields and is close to Mattis.
Keifel (28 years-old)
An adventurer who took on a request to escort Reshia through the Forest of Darkness. He's strong enough that he could easily wield a steel great sword, but the protagonist still managed to kill him.
Zeon (32 years-old)
A follower of Ativ. He specializes in fire magic. In his battle against the protagonist, he used his fire magic, but still lost. In the end, he tried to blow himself up along with the protagonist, but the protagonist's words agitated him, causing him to lose the opportunity.
Tinra (23 years-old)
A villager. She is one of the women used by the goblins as a breeding machine that the protagonist killed.
Ashtal Do Germion (59 years-old)
The king that rules the western region of the continent in which the Forest of Darkness and the connecting borders are included. He is a powerful ruler with seven holy knights under him. He has recently ordered three of those holy knights to search for the saint.
Gowen Ranid (45 years-old)
The feudal lord that rules over the region next to the Forest of Darkness. As one of the country's strongest powers, he is renowned as the Iron-Armed Knight. He is currently leading his soldiers in a quest to find the saint.
Gulland Rifenin (31 years-old)
A former adventurer. As one of the country's strongest powers, he is renowned as the Storm Knight. He'd been stationed in the northern mountains, but the king called him back to send him off in a quest for the saint.
Gene Marlon (24 years-old)
As one of the country's strongest powers, he is renowned as Lightning-Fast Knight. He was previously stationed at the south, but the king called him back to send him on a quest to search for the saint. Killing is his favorite past-time. Whether it's a man, a demihuman or a monster, they're all just pieces of meat to be cut down before him.
Herculean Wyatt (40 years-old)
A member of the Blood Oath of the Flying Swallow. He specializes in handling great shields. He has a gentle personality, but beware for his anger isn't one to be taken lightly.
Mage Killer Mill (19 years-old)
A member of the Blood Oath of the Flying Swallow. She is an assassin that favors the use of talons. Renowned as the mage killer, she is a mage's worst nightmare.
Wand of Destruction Bellan (37 years-old)
A member of the Blood Oath of the Flying Swallow. He wields a fire staff. As a former knight, he cares a great deal about honor.
Hawk-Eyed Fick (31 years-old)
An adventurer with two names. He has exceptional perception and skill. He is currently searching through the Forest of Darkness under Gulland's lead.
The White Hand of Life (Previously translated as divine hands) (Age Unknown)
A priest robed in white. She specializes in healing and support. Her age, name, and origin are all unknown.
Vitz (25 years-old)
A talkative sword-wielding adventurer. He's actual strength isn't bad, but he's still far from being deserving of a second name.
Yugil (26 years-old)
An adventurer and an unwilling shield bearer. He might appear old, but he is actually still young.
Yoshu (26 years-old)
The younger brother of the slaves Gene purchased. The collar of obedience around his neck keeps him from going against Gene's orders. Healers are rare, so he's been made into a shield bearer.
Shumea (28 years-old)
The older sister of the slaves Gene purchased. The collar of obedience around her neck keeps her from going against Gene's orders. Contrast to her brother who bears a shield, she uses a spear.
Household of the Gods
Altesia.
The Goddess of the Underworld and the Goddess of Valor. As the goddess the snakes serve, she has given her blessing to the protagonist. She is a dangerous woman with her deep jealousy and fierce temperament.
The Goddess of Healing. She has given her blessing to Reshia. She has also warned the protagonist to protect her. Altesia might hate her, but she doesn't feel the same way toward Altesia.
Pitch Black (Verid)
A one-eyed red-eyed snake that belongs to the Goddess of the Underworld.
Twin-Headed Snake
Known to the goblins as the Lord of Decay. He is one of the snakes that fought the world with the Goddess of the Underworld.
The elven woman Gene purchased. She became a slave after running away from her tribe.
Hasu
A high kobold. She is one of the protagonist's pets.
The protagonist managed to tame her by giving her orc corps and other meat as bait.
She is a fortuitous kobold who somehow managed to become the leader of her pack.
As the pup of the gray wolves, she has been given the elven name that means lady of the lake. Reshia, Lili, and other children and women are quite taken by her lovely fur.
Gastra
As the pup of the gray wolves, he has been given the name of a wise human monarch that means sovereign of the wind's howls. His uninhibited personality leads him to battle Hasu for ranks on a daily basis.
A timid orc. Gol Gol had taken a liking for him despite his small body. After Gol Gol died, he led the orcs to the west, but the protagonist managed to capture them.
Gol Gol
The orc king that attacked the village. He is a berserker who can use skills. He was defeated by the protagonist.
Volume 2: Chapter 124 – Elf Princess
Race Goblin
Class King; Ruler
Possessed Skills Ruler of the Demon Children of Chaos; Defiant Soul; World Devouring Howl; Sword Mastery A-; Dominator; King's Soul; Ruler's Wisdom III; Household of the Gods; One-Eyed Snake's Evil Eye; The King's Dance at the Edge of Death; Magic Manipulation; Soul of the Berserk King; Third Impact (The Third Chant); Warrior's Instinct; Blessing of the Underworld Goddess; Guided One
Divine Protection Goddess of the Underworld (Altesia)
Attributes Darkness; Death
Subordinate Beasts High Kobold Hasu (Lv77); Gastra (Lv20); Cynthia (Lv1); Orc King (Bui) (Lv82)
Abnormal Status Blessing of the One-Eyed Snake; Protection of the Twin-Headed Snake
Weaving through the dark of the night to approach the forest, Gi Ji Arsil saw the giant fields being cultivated on the other side of the walls. Gi Ji's eyes opened wide. These were the same fields that Mattis once plowed at the Gi Village, but they were much bigger. Gi Ji did not fully grasp the importance of these giant fields, but he knew that their being here was not a good thing. On top of that, there were no trees past the walls. The land was being changed to fit the humans.
It had only been a meager 40 days since the king swore an oath with the humans not to fight, yet the humans had already changed the land to this extent. The ability of the humans to accomplish so much in so little greatly shook Gi Ji.
The humans had no intentions of keeping their promise with the king; they would not wait until the promised time.
Gi Ji believed the humans needed to be weakened before they could set up a foothold here, but was this really the right choice? Gi Ji wasn't sure. While Gi Ji was caught up in his thoughts, he heard the footsteps of a human clad in armor.
Gi Ji took out his dagger and stifled his presence.
"…Who goes there?" The soldier asked to Gi Ji, who was currently concealing himself.
Gi Ji did not have the time for doubts. If he just ran away like this, there wouldn't be any point to him sneaking here in the first place.
He had to at least cross swords with the enemy.
Thinking that, Gi Ji decided to cut down a soldier first before running away.
As Gi Ji jumped out quietly, the soldier took out his sword. Sparks flashed as their weapons clashed.
"Identify yourself!" The man asked again.
Gi Ji's surprise attack had failed. Cold sweat slid down his back.
"Enemy attack!" The soldier cried.
Sensing the human soldiers gathering, Gi Ji concluded that there was no point to further fighting.
It was unfortunate, but he had to retreat. Scouting out the enemy was one thing, but if he were to fall to the humans here, then he would truly be throwing mud on the king's orders. Gi Ji made a run for it.
He weaved through the darkness, dodging the arrows that came his way, then he jumped for the stone wall. His hands raised him up, and within a single breath, he managed to get past the walls. But before he could get down, an arrow managed to find its way into his back.
Pain jolted through his body, but he didn't have the time to writhe. He dragged his body back to the forest.
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The night was still dark when I decided to make my way back to the goblin camp. Along the way I felt someone watching me. When I turned around, there was no one, only the presence of a person under the countless shadows of the trees.
An assassin?
No, the killing intent is too weak. I wanted to move my body anyway, so I decided to run toward that presence.
Unsheathing the long sword by my waist, I gradually closed in on that presence. But then arrows came shooting at me from the gaps between the trees.
"Tch!?"
Shifting my body to the side to dodge the arrows, I ran toward the direction the arrows came from. I swung my sword to cut away the branches blocking my path. When the path was cleared, several more arrows came shooting at me. My eyes worked well even in the dark, but it was still a challenge to dodge arrows coming from the shadows of the leaves. The most I could do was knock down those arrows with my sword.
After knocking the arrows down, I felt the presence move toward the part of the forest where there were giant trees. I didn't have a way to attack from a distance, so I had to near the presence first before I could win. I knew I was at a disadvantage, but I still pursued.
There were countless trees between me and that presence. There was no guarantee the arrows would even hit me, but—
Sparks flashed as my sword knocked down another arrow. I couldn't see the face of this mysterious person, but I'm starting to have an idea who this is. When the person ahead turned around for a moment, two arrows were nocked at the same thing. That was an elven technique.
"—Winds!"
When I heard a spell chanted, a strong wind came blowing from up ahead. When I looked up a small figure was flying.
Planning on running!?
"My body is like a cloud of dust!Accel"
I blew up ether behind me as soon as I saw my mysterious assailant flying.
Reach him!
I was about to swing my sword, but when I saw the frightened face of my mysterious assailant, I stretched out my arms instead and boxed the ears of the small elf, then I looked toward our would-be landing spot, which was a giant tree.
"Nu!?"
That's not good! For a moment, the future of us crashing into the giant tree flashed through my mind.
"Winds protect me!Wind Break" The little elf chanted, causing a wind to blow us away from the tree, safely down to the ground.
"Well then, what excuse do you have, little girl?" I said.
"How about thanking me first," she said.
I thought it was a familiar face, but as it turns out, it's Shure's daughter. If I recall correctly, her name is—
I asked the little elf with my sword pointed at her. Unlike when I first met her, her gaze was as calm as a tranquil lake. Is this the real her?
"While you did save me just now, didn't you also attack me a while ago?" I said.
"But I wasn't aiming for your life!" The girl inflated her cheeks and pouted. "I just wanted to see how strong you were—"
She went quiet as I moved my blade across her skin.
"You know a joke like that wouldn't fly, right?" I said.
If I put just a little bit more power into my sword, blood would begin to drip from her skin. Wanting to know someone's strength is something only an equally strong person has the right to say. A girl who doesn't know her place doesn't have the right to say those words.
Such conceit wouldn't do for us goblins or even the elves.
I should kill her while no one is watching.
"You're serious, huh," she said.
The girl seems to have noticed my resolve as she looked me in the eye.
"We don't have the luxury not to be, after all. The humans are approaching and my dream is still far off. It would be absurd to think I have the time to play around." A brutal smile appeared on my lips as I said that. No, that wasn't a brutal smile but one of self-derision.
I didn't have the time to play, and yet I actually hesitated to kill this girl. No matter how beautiful, enemies must be put to death.
I have an intrinsic fear toward beautiful things. Or perhaps it's only a lingering effect of the fear I felt from Altesia's beauty.
A beauty so great that it felt like I would lose myself. This girl is still lacking compared to her, but she is plenty beautiful.
"…In that case, I apologize, Goblin King."
"That's not enough. Aside from your apology, I need to be recompensed as well."
The girl sighed. "I've heard of your kind before, but… You really are greedy."
"We do not have anything; therefore, we are greedy."
The girl became thoughtful for a moment, then she spoke. "Then how about I give you myself?"
The girl knitted her brows as she looked me straight in the eye. Those eyes were not lying.
"Rather rude, aren't we? I've thought it through, you know. My father will be forming an alliance with you soon, correct?" The girl said.
"Then in that case, you're going to need something better as proof of trust. Something better than mere words: action. If you take me as your bride, the elves will surely never betray you, and the goblins will prosper."
A marriage to form an alliance. In human words this is what you would call a 'political marriage'. This is one way to go about things, indeed. In fact, it was used many times in the past, a testament to its efficacy.
The only problem is whether this girl is saying this on her own accord.
"Did Shure tell you to say that? In order to make us easier to control?" I said provokingly.
He seemed like a doting father, but that might have been an act.
"The sylphs of the Rustling Forest (Forni) have not fallen so!" The girl said those words quietly but there was a strong will behind them.
She's serious then?
"I may only be a little girl, someone who can't even attend the sage's council and ignorant of matters pertaining to other countries, but I won't lose to anyone when it comes to my love for my home."
Her glare remained on me, unmoving. No, it's moving a little, but she's doing her best to hide that. She's not too bad, I suppose.
"Hmm… I'll accept your apology, but I can't take you as wife," I wryly smiled as I thought of Reshia's unhappy face.
"What a haughty goblin! Don't you know goblins normally wouldn't have a chance to marry an elf!?"
True, elves certainly wouldn't ever consider a goblin as spouse material.
"Right. Anyway, don't pull this sort of prank again. Warn the other kids too if you can."
I sheathed my sword, but the girl seemed to have no intentions of leaving as she just sat there on the ground.
"What's wrong? Aren't you going to go home?"
"I can't stand up," the girl said, her face red with embarrassment though she tried to hide it.
Seeing her like that gives one a feeling of superiority, but it didn't change the fact that I now had to do something troublesome. Sighing, I picked the girl up.
"…This is humiliating," she complained as she stifled her cries.
"There's nothing unsightly in standing tall despite your fears. Although the reasons for your predicament aren't praiseworthy, you being able to negotiate with me is. Being able to survive an encounter against someone strong is to be praised."
"To think a goblin would console me…"
Well, she is being carried; a little embarrassment can't be helped.
"But… thank you," she said.
"It's something laudable. Be proud of it."
Shunaria honestly nodded.
"I take it everything is ready?"
Several people were gathered in a dark room.
"Yes. We've made contact."
When those words briefly ended, the figures vanished in the shadows.
A few days later, the alliance of the Rustling Forest (Forni) and the Windy Forest (Gastair) with the goblins was announced throughout the whole sylph forest.
The elven citizens who had no idea what was going on were greatly rattled.
"Have they lost their minds? The wise and honorable Forni actually formed an alliance with the likes of goblins!?"
"A goblin of all things? Demihumans I'd still understand to some extent, but goblins!? Has Falun Gastair gone senile!?'
Chaos and confusion spread among the elves.
"Impossible! What is Shure and Falun thinking!" Fenit Symphoria's fertile body shook waves as he slammed his fist on the desk. His elven retainers could only look down on the ground as they waited for their master's wrath to pass.
"Say something! What is going on!?"
No one could raise their head to answer their angry master's question.
"Useless! Call the Sages' Council. On my name, Fenit Symphoria, I will not permit this alliance with the goblins! We are the proud and noble elves, for crying out loud!"
"I-I'll send a messenger at once then," an elven retainer said with shaking voice before rushing out the door.
After the retainer elf left, this time Pale entered.
"Fenit! What's going on? Forni has formed an alliance with the goblins?" She asked.
"It's as you've heard. That bastard, Shure Forni, has lost his mind! As the still sane ones, we must have him executed!"
"Can you win?"
Even Pale has heard of Shure Forni's greatness.
"Can I win? Is that something you need to ask!? Ha! Enough fool's talk, please. Is there any reason to lose? There is no reason this Fenit Symphoria could possibly lose to some mad elf who formed an alliance with the likes of goblins, is there?"
Pale didn't think so, however. A battle between elves was still a battle.
The elves did not have much experience with large-scale battles. If the war were to be fought solely of neophytes, the result would be up to luck, but Shure has allied himself with the goblins.
Back when Pale was still living with the humans, she heard of how the holy knight, Gene, met his untimely demise in the Forest of Darkness, the area east of where they sylphs lived. Somehow, Pale didn't think things would go so smoothly.
"Alright." Pale bit her lips and left the raging Fenit to himself. Right now she would have to fight for Fenit.
"I'll have to do what I can," she muttered.
She would have to visit her old friends and reach out to some decent elves.
"Selena… Please be safe."
Shaking off the foreboding feelings haunting her, her beautiful face gradually turned into that of a warrior.
—320 days until the battle with the humans.
Tagged: Goblin Kingdom
goblinrou says:
I see encounter in the battlefield…
Also that's a haughty princess.
Azmi Noor says:
No gi jii plz dont tell me its poison arrow
MallinTheDamned says:
Mahina says:
Yeah, no isekai pedo elf harem. MCxReshia!!!! True love!!!!
(Thanks for the chapter ^_^;;)
natsukage says:
Well, she could be a future harem member….but I doubt this ever becomes a harem anyways. The MC isn't very interested in girls besides Reshia. xDAnd yeah, Resha x King OTP.
Holow says:
Well how old is the king 3-5 years ?
But he have not eyes for other girl than Reshia anyway
theonewhoseesblindly says:
I thought he was closer to 1-2years of age.
Drejzer says:
I'm not sure whether he is even 1…
Taggme says:
Thing about elves is they live longer and in most works, age slower.
So likely she is well of age , therefore no pedo… other than the goblin king who is a little over a year old. But again, they reach maturity insanely fast so it's different.
Kind of like cats in a way. First two year of a cats life is actually like 25-ish then slows to 3-4 cat years per year if memory serves. A 13 year old cat is about 69 cat years old.
IZe Spk Sangasang says:
friends of Pale…..those adventurers … Damn this going to be fun. and aggressive elf princess is good too
GOBLIN KINGDOM FAN says:
Last time it was the Nikea arc, now the Selena arc I see. xD She's probably more higher ranked than they think.
Thanks for the hard work. ^_^
sapassd says:
how is gi ji ,a goblin noble ,not able to fight normal soldiers anymore?
its amazing how the author has no idea of what consistency is, it makes me feel like im reading a xianxia novel where the mc will always be weak
also thanks for translating another chapter
It's from Gi Ji's perspective so the soldier has no name, but it could be one of the powerful individual within the army. That soldier was able to sense Gi Ji's presence even though he was concealing himself so I don't think he's just a regular soldier.
Well you know those are not average soldiers , they're élite and also gi Ji is a fool when an Assassin doubt is dead sentence
even if they are elite they shouldn't be stronger than goblin rares, otherwise the humans should be able to conquer the forent without any difficulties
and the elites should also be at the other places where the kingdom is fighting with bigger threats
LOL, it's already been stated in previous chapter that they're gathering elite on the colonial city. At this moment that lord whatever that lost to the goblin are exercising his full power to start a war with the goblin and during the initial construction their defense are the weakest so it makes sense to put elite guard so that the goblin can't sabotage it.
In fact Rare class goblin still need 3 man cell to dominate the fight against someone equal, Gi Jii arsil are scout/assassin type not fighter so it's no surprise that he can't kill the enemy in one shot if he's seen.
Furthermore it doesn't even end up a fight but rather he's first goal is scouting, all he did is attack him once and the alarm is raised so he had to run. If he took the fight seriously he might be able to win but there's no point when he's surrounded and rained with arrow, Gi Jii are not Gaidga or the King, he can't kill the enemy with single strike so it's not like he's weaker than the enemy.
Tho personally I believe he should've run instead of crossing sword with the guard.. I guess he's still low rank goblin in the end.
Pricha chumhiran says:
rare has never been strong.
King Pie says:
Gi ji isn't a noble class though… he is a rare
he is,gi jii is rare gi ji arsil is noble
Twi says:
I find it hilarious that's she worries for her friend when in fact the goblins saved her.
DANIS says:
Thanks For The Chapter 😀
Weebeewee says:
I think the mc's next upgrade wil be named emperor
Silly goblin! Your king WANTS a fortress to be built on the outskirts of the forest!
Why? So that when he starts his attack, he will have a highly defensible stronghold from which to work from!
And besides, he has demihumans on his side… one species of which is MOLES! What good are walls when you have what is effectively giant moles to dig a sizable tunnel well past the walls? And likely in no time at all too!
It is kind of hilarious to think about all the time, resources, and work that is going into building it. While the Goblin king was even thinking about having to build such a thing himself!
Love the Author's handling of the story! Many different views and storylines without dragging on. The 'filler' hardly seems like ' filler' compared to some stories where you think "oh great… a filler chapter". I look forward to them here as they actually flesh out the world in an interesting way!
Thanks for the efforts made translating it!
TMPG
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The Man Picked up by the Gods – Volume 3 Chapter 146: The Great Efforts of the Familiars (2/2)
Goblin Kingdom – Volume 3: The Age of Warlords – Chapter 237 – Loyalty (3/5)
The Man Picked up by the Gods – Volume 3 Chapter 145: The Great Efforts of the Rimel Birds (2/2)
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Linking between http_requests and historical_events?
- Is it possible to link between the http_requests and historical_events tables?
- Some users connect to Tableau Server through a web portal. The web portal connects through using a Service account.
- The historical_events table captures the workbooks/views used by the web portal but all against the Service account.
- Google Analytics captures user activity on the web portal.
- I want to be able to apportion historical_events activities to web portal users. This will allow me to make use of existing usage workbooks as the majority of users authenticate locally using Active Directory.
I think I can map between the GA stats and http_requests. I'm struggling to take that thread any further into the PostgreSQL DB.
Any advice would be very welcome. If somebody has done something similar in a completely different way (potentially using the logs??) then I'd love to hear about it.
1. Re: Linking between http_requests and historical_events?
Russell no longer works at Tableau.
We look at and answer to posts that we think we can help with thus there is absolutely no need for the mention.
2. Re: Linking between http_requests and historical_events?
There is no way that I'm familiar with. I'm guessing you'd need to use a combination of logs & the hist events table OR base it all out of the log file(s).
3. Re: Linking between http_requests and historical_events?
Thanks for the link Toby. Noted and, once again, apologies!
4. Re: Linking between http_requests and historical_events?
It isn't feasible. Believe me, I've tried every which way, including trying to use a join based on event date windows. It's quite frustrating, because there are types of audit records that exist in one, but not the other. I'd kill for a unified set of audited actions, with performance measurements, in an easy-to-analyze data set. I wish I had a better answer. I unfortunately don't know log parsing enough to be able to advise on that approach.
5. Re: Linking between http_requests and historical_events?
Thanks Matt. Knowing it's a dead-end will at least save me the headaches you've been through!
I'll spend a bit of time looking at the logs to see if they hold the key. I'm not overly hopeful - previous attempts at log parsing have toppled our somewhat mediocre hardware - but I'll update this thread if I make any decent progress.


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Let's Plays (LPs), 3DS Let's Plays, Animal Crossing: New Leaf
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Let's Play Info
Let's Play Number
Previous Let's Play
Next Let's Play
Animal Crossing: New Leaf is Chugga's 26th LP, initially airing from November 2013 to November 2014, including bonus videos. In 2017, it saw a continuation in a new series of videos, focusing on the Welcome amiibo update. The full series (including Welcome amiibo) is 96 videos and lasts 37 hours, 6 minutes, and 41 seconds.
1 Welcome Amiibo
4 Recap
6 Memorable Moments
6.1 Welcome Amiibo
Welcome Amiibo[edit | edit source]
LP #35: Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
LP #36: Pokémon Black & White
Welcome amiibo is a major update to Animal Crossing: New Leaf. It is the focus on the continuation of Chuggaaconroy's Animal Crossing: New Leaf Let's Play, beginning on October 8th, 2017 with Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo - Day 1: Old Life. and Ending on November 18th, 2017.
[Original Run] November 18th, 2013 - November 18th, 2014.
[Welcome amiibo Update] October 8th, 2017 - November 18th, 2017.
A new kind of series that involves you guys!
Episodes[edit | edit source]
Animal Crossing- New Leaf - Day 1- New Life -Part 1-
Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Day 1: New Life [Part 1] November 18, 2013
"We begin a new life in a faraway land!"
"Our civic duties are done, so we meet the residents and get some items for ourselves!"
Animal Crossing- New Leaf - Day 2- Tune Up
Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Day 2: Tune Up
"We head to Main Street to do things we didn't do on Day 1, then get to know a few villagers better!"
Animal Crossing- New Leaf - Day 3- Permitting Developments
Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Day 3: Permitting Developments
"We set out to meet some new animals and get the development permit!"
Animal Crossing- New Leaf - Day 4- Work on Public Projects
Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Day 4: Work on Public Projects
"We initiate our first order of business as a mayor and meet the old mayor!"
Animal Crossing- New Leaf - Day 5- The Beloved Kapp'n
Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Day 5: The Beloved Kapp'n
"We head to the island for the first time!"
Animal Crossing- New Leaf - Day 6- Ordinance Up!
Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Day 6: Ordinance Up!
"We pick our ordinance, but not after some business around town and an apology from me!"
Animal Crossing- New Leaf - Day 7- The Bridge Club
Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Day 7: The Bridge Club
"We run some errands around town, then decide on a bridge!"
Animal Crossing- New Leaf - Day 8- Social Network
Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Day 8: Social Network
"We get to know our neighbors better and get started on another Public Works Project!"
Animal Crossing- New Leaf - Day 9- Forbidden Romance
Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Day 9: Forbidden Romance
"We do some favors for the local animals after a culturally bankrupt custom..."
Animal Crossing- New Leaf - Day 10- Shipwrecked
Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Day 10: Shipwrecked
"We find a castaway after getting some Public Works business out of the way!"
Recap[edit | edit source]
See: Animal Crossing: New Leaf/Recap.
This was his first semi-blind LP, as it is real time several activities Chugga was unfamiliar with but did research on them.
Chugga is very lucky when it comes to finding mush-furniture.
His first Public Works Project was a campsite.
When he first met Luna in the Dream Suite, he almost called her Princess Luna, a reference to My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
He called himself a nerd for knowing the best way to get the maximum amount of money for selling an item at Re-Tail. (4x-1<10,000, or 4 multiplied by x and minus the 4 by 1 if the answer of the previous equation amounted to more than 10,000, where x is the amount of the item being sold.)
Chugga's original dream address was 5300-3221-0478
However, this has since changed. As he posted on his Facebook that he put the cartridge into another system causing the address to change. The next one was 5300-3437-6693.
The third Dream Address, as of June 2, 2014, is 5300-4161-6969.
The fouth dream address on Animal Crossing: New Leaf as of October 18th, 2014, is 5300-4843-1428.
Since all the old dream codes are considered invalid as of the Welcome amiibo update, his dream codes are no longer available. However, since he Let's Played the game again his new dream address is 4B00-00A2-F421
Chugga kept mispronouncing mango in episode 17.
Chugga decided to use the Ice floor in his house so he could feel like a certain Disney Princess. This, of course, being Elsa the Snow Queen.
On Day 15 Emile found himself forced to wear a Peach-based dress after a competition of Jon's, the dress notably beating at least five different designs featuring a specific Pikmin character of Emile's.
His response: "YOU SON OF A CANADIAN!"
His favorite item is Jingle Piano.
Up until the Summer Solstice, he has mostly lazy villagers in his town (Chester, Egbert and Biskit, who moved out on the Bug Off/Summer Solstice). As of Croque's Birthday, he now has mostly cranky villagers in his town (Croque, Rocco, Fang, and Hopper).
His favorite character in the Animal Crossing Series is K. K. Slider while his least favorite is Katie.
He thinks Animal Crossing: City Folk is the worst game in the series.
When he was younger, he pronounced persimmon as pomeranian.
This can be considered his longest posted Let's Play as it lasted for a year with the first 40 episodes being mostly consecutive and the rest being scattered over the year.
In 2017, this Let's Play receive 25 more episodes thanks to the Welcome amiibo update.
Chugga implied he may come back to this game with the announcement of amiibo support.
On October 8th 2017, Chugga released his first episode of the Welcome Amiibo update.
This is the first series where he went back to play again for a second time (not including bonus episodes of other series) because of the major update to the game.
Memorable Moments[edit | edit source]
Honking the horn to surprise the camping visitors
Completion of the Museum
Molly leaving and Emile reuniting with her at the epilogue of the let's play.
Animal Crossing: New Leaf Characters
Main Villagers of Palette
Cookie (Villager) • Croque • Egbert • Mayor Emile • Fang • Hopper • Jitters • Kitt • Pietro • Rocco • Shari
Former Main Villagers of Palette
Amelia • Anabelle • Biskit • Chester • Kid Cat • Molly • Pango • Stinky
Workers and Government of Palette
Blathers • Booker • Brewster • Celeste • Cyrus • Don Resetti • Dr. Shrunk • Emile • Gracie • Harriet • Isabelle • K. K. Slider • Katrina • Kicks • Labelle • Leif • Lloid • Luna • Lyle • Mabel • Mr. Resetti • Pelly • Pete • Phyllis • Porter • Reese • Sable • Timmy Nook • Tommy Nook • Tom Nook
Residents of Tortimer Island
Grams • Kapp'n • Leila • Leilani • Tortimer
Blanca • Chip • Gulliver • Gracie • Joan • Katie • Katrina • Nat • Pascal • Phineas • Redd • Saharah • Wendell • Wishy
Holiday Visitors
Blanca • Franklin • Jack • Jingle • Pavé • Zipper T. Bunny
Welcome amiibo only
Harvey • Wisp • Lottie
amiibo/Wisp characters
Beardo • Sprocket • Inkwell • Cece • Viché
Andrew Arcade • MadameWario • MasaeAnela
Rover • Wishy • Mom • Snow People • Olaf • Mathilda • Monty
Let's Plays and Collabs
Emile's Solo Let's Plays
1. EarthBound (2008) 2. Mother (2008) 3. Paper Mario (2008) 4. Super Mario RPG (2008) 5. Mother 3 (2008-2009)
6. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2009) 7. Pokémon FireRed (2009) 8. Super Mario Sunshine (2009) 9. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (2009-2010) 10. Pokémon Crystal (2010)
11. Super Luigi Galaxy (2010) 12. Pikmin (2010) 13. Ōkami (2010-2011) 14. Luigi's Mansion (2011) 15. Pikmin 2 (2011)
16. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (2011) 17. Pokémon Emerald (2012) 18. Super Paper Mario (2012) 19. Ōkamiden (2012) 20. Kirby's Epic Yarn (2012)
21. Pokémon Colosseum (2013) 22. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2013) 23. Super Mario 64 DS (2013) 24. Kid Icarus Uprising (2013) 25. Sonic Colors (2013)
26. Animal Crossing: New Leaf (2013-2014; 2017) 27. Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness (2014) 28. Xenoblade Chronicles (2014-2015) 29. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2015) 30. Pikmin 3 (2015)
31. Pokémon Platinum (2015-2016) 32. Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (2016) 33. Splatoon (2016) 34. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2017) 35. Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2017)
36. Pokémon Black & White (2017-2018) 37. EarthBound (2018) (2018) 38. Yoshi's Woolly World (2018-2019) 39. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (2019) 40. Chrono Trigger (2019)
41. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2019) 42. Kirby: Triple Deluxe (2020) 43. Super Mario Land (2020) 44. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX (2020) 45. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (2020)
Side Series: Pokémon Platinum (original) April Fools: Mega Man 2
TRG's Collabs
1. Mario Party (2011) 2. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2011) 3. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2011-2012) 4. Mario Party 2 (2012) 5. Kirby's Return to Dreamland (2012)
6. LittleBigPlanet (2012-2013) 7. Wii Party (2012-2013) 8. New Super Mario Bros. U (2013) 9. Castle Crashers (2013) 10. Mario Party 3 (2013)
11. WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! (2013) 12. New Super Luigi U (2013-2014) 13. Dokapon Kingdom (2014-2018) 14. Mario Party 4 (2014) 15. Rayman Origins (2014)
16. LittleBigPlanet 2 (2014-2015) 17. Super Mario 3D World (2015) 18. Sonic Adventure (2015-2016) 19. Super Mario Bros. 3 (2015-2016) 20. Mario Party 5 (2016)
21. Kirby's Dream Course (2016) 22. The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures (2016) 23. Rayman Legends (2016-2017) 24. Super Metroid (2016-2017) 25. Mario Party 6 (2017)
26. The Legend of Zelda: Tri-Force Heroes (2017-2018) 27. Wii Party U (2018) 28. Pokemon Snap (2018) 29. Mario Party 7 (2018) 30. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (2018-2019)
31. Pikmin (2019) 32. Kirby and the Amazing Mirror (2019) 33. Star Fox 64 (2019) 34. Mario Party 8 (2019-2020) 35. Luigi's Mansion (2020)
36. Overcooked (2020)
Side: Fortune Street Side: Wheel of Fortune Live Event: The Runaway Guys Colosseum Live Event: The Runaway Guys Colosseum 2019 Live Event: The Runaway Guys Colosseum Direct
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Let's Plays (LPs)
3DS Let's Plays