THREATS FROM NORTH KOREA: USAF aircraft carrying the remains of fallen Korean War soldiers

A US Air Force transport aircraft arrived from North Korea, carrying the remains of service members killed in the Korean War.

The aircraft departed from Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek at 0555 hours for Kalma Airport in the North's easter coastal city of Wonsan. The US did not reveal the number of remains, while informed sources said about 55 sets of remains in wooden boxers were repatriated.

The repatriation came on a day when the two Koreas and the United States mark the 65th anniversary of the signing of the armistice agreement. It is part of the June 12 summit agreement between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on building new relations.

Source: Arirang News

Let's Do The News! (July 27, 2018)

- Malacanang prefers to let the legal process take its course following reports a local court ordered the arrest of four former party-list lawmakers in connection with a murder complaint. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque maintained that the executive branch respects the independence of the courts on handling the case.

- The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said the number of families affected by the southwest monsoon enhanced by Tropical Cyclones “Henry” “Inday” and “Josie” continued to rise in the last couple of days and was close to 400,000.

- The government's Freedom of Information website drew flak for its honest to goodness entries in its directory of government offices.

- Michael Avenatt, the attorney for porn actress Stormy Daniels, said that he now represents three additional women who he says had relationships with US President Donald Trump and were paid “hush money” before the 2016 presidential election.

- A newly released memo by a wartime Japanese official provides what a historian says is the first look at the thinking of Emperor Hirohito and Prime Minister Hideki Tojo on the eve of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

- US President Donald Trump's plan for US liquefied natural gas to be sold to the EU after trade talks with its top representatives will face reality check. After a meeting at the White House with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday, Trump said the EU would also buy more U.S. soybeans and work with Washington to cut other trade barriers to zero.

- Vanuatu renewed a state of emergency on the volcano-hit island of Ambae Friday and ordered the compulsory evacuation of all residents.

- Before Lamborghini will unveil the ultimate Aventador, dubbed the SVJ, at next month's Monterey Car Week, it smashed the Nurburgring lap record for production vehicles at 6:44.97, 2.3 seconds quicker than the Porsche 911 GT2 RS.



- Alessandro Dambrosio is named as the executive design director for Mitsubishi Motors.

- TOEI announced the newest installment of the Kamen Rider series. Titled Kamen Rider ZI-O, the new series serves as the last of the Heisei-era Riders and it premieres this September.

- Emma Thompson will reprise her Agent O role in the upcoming 2019 Men In Black reboot film.

- Cedric Lee and Deniece Cornejo were found guilty in the Vhong Navarro grave coercion case and sentenced to imprisonment.

- The 911 call made from Demi Lovato's house was uncovered. According to reports, the 25-year-old singer's assistant alerts the male dispatcher of the incident while requesting him to tell paramedics to shut off the sirens.

TTFN!!!

The Cute Wall (Volume Twenty One)

Now, the moment of truth is time because it's now time to do...THE CUTE WALL!



(applause)

Man, it's been a while, huh? Feels like time has stopped for us, probably because of...well, her.

(audience laughing)

Mia Ageha

That's Mia Ageha, am I right?

Yes, that's Mia from Pretty Rhythm Dear my Future and when she popped up for a special role on Idol Time PriPara, it didn't took long before she made her comeback performance and during her Making Drama sequence, she made a star and that's how our time got stopped like the Healing Touch from the Caduceus games.

(audience laughing)

Hold on. Does that mean that Mia's got the touch that stops time and then finished quickly at the blink of an eye?! Sounds like witchcraft but anyway, now that PriPara's done and with Mia became part of the Pretty All Friends project, care to say where should we put Miss Mia Ageha?

On the CUTE side, no doubt.

CUTE is in, then.

(audience laughing)

Anyway, we got some measures on our CUTE WALL ever since Mia froze our time with her star thingy. Look, we got Komala serving as the one who's ringing the bell when the time is up...

Komala

...and we got our friend from Cardcaptor Sakura. Who is he again? He looks like Keroberos but he's black.

Spinny.

Yes. Spinel Sun.

Spinel Sun

Yikes. Looks like Spinny's going strict on us.

Exactly so whatever character you're going to put on the wall, you'll have to do as what he said.

(audience laughing)

Whatever. Anyway, I had the list of the stars of the My Hero Academia characters on my pocket and whoever said that this is a cute show. IT'S NOT A CUTE SHOW YOU ********!!!!

(audience laughing)

Whoa!

Anyway, with the whole list of heroes on my list and since it's a tough show, might as well slap this list on the SERIOUSLY NOT CUTE so these folks have to think heads trying to take us on.

(audience laughing)

You're one hard man, I can tell. How about this for a change? How about BANG DREAM!?

(audience laughing)

Bang Dream!? Wait, I'm familiar with that one because you've annoyed us with your Roselia stuff and having figured out that you are a Bang Dream fan, you've been following every band on the list. Poppin'Party, Afterglow, Pastel*Palletes, Hello Happy World, and of course...

Roselia.

Poppin'Party

Afterglow

Pastel*Palettes

Roselia

Hello Happy World!

I can still have nightmares about that Roselia stuff. Night after night, I kept muttering why did Bang Dream stole Roselia's name from Pokemon. In fact, I got enraged as much as our friend with the fizzy hair.

(audience laughing)

Roselia

Hmph. My favorite Aikatsu Stars character, Rola, just minced your Roselia a few moments ago but the next day, you kept annoying us until we lured you away to an official Bang Dream concert.

(audience laughing)

Wow, thank you for reminding me but still, your Pokemon talk and Aikatsu talk sounds too boring for me so that's why I tried to lighten things up with Bang Dream.

I know but your tunnel antics with Roselia's too much.

(audience laughing)

By the way, I've grown so much suspicion on Pasupare's Maya Yamato, apart from being the sweaty girl of the bunch.

(audience laughing)

Sweaty?

Look at her. She looks like a teenage Lisa Loud!

Oh!

(audience laughing)

Also, that Hagumi from Hello Happy World looks like Rin Hoshizora. In fact, I got confused between the two characters because they have the same short orange hair.

(audience laughing)

Chisato looks like Hime Shiratori, Kasumi looks like Haruka Amami, Arisa looks like Anne Takamaki...

STOP!!!

Why?

You're going to mention the M-name.

Who?

That girl's going to bore us to death. Her name is Moca Aoba! Darn it! I mentioned her name!

ONE ETERNITY LATER

Ugh. No more, Moca. Please. Don't bore us to death with your talk. Sigh,

(audience laughing)

That Moca talks so slow, even a snail and a turtle can overtake Moca's dialogue.

(audience laughing)

Anyway, since we got the names, how about slapping the names on the CUTE WALL? Starting with PoPiPa first. Let's see, Arisa, Tae, NOT CUTE, Rimi's CUTE, Saya's CUTE...

Give me that Kasumi. Kasumi Toyama deserves to be in NAKAKAGIGIL because...ahem.

(audience laughing)

Onto Afterglow; Tomoe's SERIOUSLY NOT CUTE, Himari's CUTE, Ran's NOT CUTE, Tsugumi's CUTE, Moc....

NOT CUTE please!

Alright. Anyway, Hello Happy World, let's see. Kokoro's CUTE, Kaoru's SERIOUSLY NOT CUTE, Hagumi's CUTE, Kanon's CUTE, er...ummm...Should I go for Misaki or Michelle?

Either!

Okay but because she's a boring member of the team, NOT CUTE. Sorry, Michelle.

(audience laughing)

I'll handle with the Pasupare girls because Chisato, Eve, Hina, and Aya are CUTE except for Maya. She's smelly enough to enter the NAKAKAGIGIL side.

(audience laughing)

Smelly?!

She's too darn smelly. Huhehe.... Anyway, it's all down to my favorite band Roselia and...

Yukina's SERIOUSLY NOT CUTE, Ako's SERIOUSLY NOT CUTE, Sayo's SERIOUSLY NOT CUTE...

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!

Seeing this that I'm very angry about Roselia, I decided to put those members on the SERIOUSLY NOT CUTE, except I'm missing something...

Looking for these? Look, you're not gonna mess up my Lisa and Rinko so don't even try to bother having second thoughts with my Roselia faves. Rinko and Lisa, you can stay at the CUTE side where safe.

(audience laughing)

Hmph...I don't care but I really don't like that Roselia from Bang Dream. I'd rather stick playing Pokemon with my Roselia, which I believe it's CUTE for me.

(audience laughing)

Sigh. I do miss the old Yo-Kai Watch. Do you miss it?

Yeah. I don't really like the new Shadowside show. Jibanyan and Komasan 30 years later has gone boring and then later scary with their Shadowside set. Speaking of our least favorite Yo-Kai butler Whisper...man 30 years later, he looks horrifyingly boring.

(audience laughing)

Horrifyingly boring?! Well, I agree to what just happened to Whisper 30 years later but looking back at five years of Yo-Kai Watch, there's so much to remember about my other favorite show. We have the original Jibanyan and Komasan, and the others on the list. Are there any other Yo-Kais from the original show we haven't mentioned on the list?

I know a guy...

The Last Nyanmurai

(cheers and applause)

I know what that cheers and applause stands for. You brought in a Legendary Yo-Kai on our set. He looks like Shogunyan but he's American. Who is he again?

The Last Nyanmurai.

The Last Nyanmurai. Got it.

I know, he's a strong guy just like its Shogunyan cousin but there is one major catch about him. Would you like to give him a try?

Hmmm...Last I remember, that Shogunyan sliced this wall into half and attacking us endlessly. So, what should I do with The Last Nyanmurai? I know, I'll put him on SERIOUSLY NOT CUTE.

(blade swishes)

(ARGH!)

He's just going to stab himself. The Last Nyanmurai. He's going to stab himself if things doesn't gone well.

Judging by our men over there, he's trying to stop him from stabbing himself. Now I know...

(audience laughing)

I also know a guy as well...

Poofessor

(cheers and applause)

Yes, he's a legendary Yo-Kai, no doubt. His name's Poofessor and all he ever does is dumping his poop on someone else's head to make it sound like a smarty pants. Come to think of it, he looks like a graduated teddy bear with honors.

(cheers and applause)

Trust me, he's ruining everyone's commencement exercises by making them look like they have Bachelor's Degree and Magna Cum Laude.

(cheers and applause)

Huhehe...I really like that fella. I really like him. He's got degrees. I'll put him on CUTE.

(audience laughing)

Anyway, enough Yo-Kai stuff for now. Let's move on to something new. Did you watch Kiratto PriChan?

Kiratto PriChan

(audience murmuring)

I watched that too.

Do you like it?

I love that show. I know that I missed PriPara but this show is good. I'm starting to like that Mirai Momoyama.

Hey, do you know who else I love on PriChan? Emo Moegi...

(echoing)

(Godzilla roar)

AAAAHHHH!!! MONSTER!!!!

(audience laughing)

Monster?!

Well, you know Emo Moegi and Anna Akagi. They're ferocious monsters with razor sharp teeth when they got mad. I also heard that whoever the heck Emo is, she often eats a lot of leftovers from the Suffer Sireyna segment so the next time she appears on PriChan, she has plenty of firepower to burn Anna's socks off.

(audience laughing)

So, she's a fire-breathing monster?

Uh-huh.

Speaking of which, I have a brilliant idea about that Emo. Men!

What are those?

Some tokusatsu props I dug at the toy store. Maybe I can give this to Emo to see what its like. Here you go, Emo-chan.

(VOLCANIC KNUCKLE!)

Wha....?

(KA-BOOM!!!!)

(cheers and applause)

Emo Moegi, ladies and gents! Your new fire breathing monster! Ha ha ha!

Argh...ugh...agh...What for?

Well, now that you've truly understand Emo Moegi's firepower strong enough to unleash Inferno Overdrive on everyone especially Anna, I forgot to explain about...

Sara Midorikawa, I know. That tomboy's causing the viewers frequent heartbeats ever since she hangs out with Mirai. Ugh...

(audience laughing)

Well, now that we know more about the PriChan girls. Time to put them on the board. Let's see, hmmm... Mirai fits well in CUTE but Emo stays at the NAKAKAGIGIL side. Sara's NOT CUTE but Anna's SERIOUSLY NOT CUTE.

(audience laughing)

We're done with PriChan, how about Aikatsu Friends?

Aikatsu Friends

Aikatsu Friends? Wait, I watched that new show. What's it like?

I already told everyone what that show is. It's about the Pure Palette girls, Aine Yuki and Mio Minato, trying to win the hearts of many. Before you ask, I have a little something, just so you know. Hello Coco-chan!

Coco here!

Coco, out of all the Aikatsu Friends characters you met, who do you think is the cutest?

Searching....searching...Sorry. I don't know who.

(audience laughing)

He he he, even Coco couldn't figure out who's the cutest but I have to admit it's Aine Yuki.

Because her face is as soft as a dumpling? Like Komasan?

(audience laughing)

You know, that thing about Aikatsu Friends that made me sad is because this is different compared to Aikatsu and Aikatsu Stars...

Hold on, is it because they have no shot of fame to get featured in Photokatsu?

(audience laughing)

What are you talking about? Photo on Stage is already gone for good. Anyway, what's so sad about it is because there won't be another NaoIchi, SenaAka, or SubaYume because, ahem...

(audience laughing)

What's life for Aine and Mio? Oh wait, hello. Message.

(audience laughing)

Oh, sorry about that, Spinny. Anyway, while I'm starting to admire the Pure Palette's...um...I don't know how to describe it, it's the Honey Cat I'm starting to get my nerves.

Honey Cat? Did you mean Maika Chono and Ema Hinata.

Hold it! Did you say Ema Hinata? You know, by the looks of it, I'm sensing copyright infringement going on between the Aikatsu and the Pretty series.

(audience laughing)

Look at Ema, she's almost as close as...Emo Moegi!

(T-Rex roar)

(audience laughing)

Oh my goodness, they really are that close. Much like Hagumi Kitazawa and Rin Hoshizora.

I know. Well, now that you mentioned Ema, there's something about Maika. Her moves...It's starting to tell me...

What?

Ugh...she smells worse than Maya Yamato.

(audience laughing)

Careful now. She's got plenty of combat experience.

What do you mean?

She's going to kick your butt.

(audience laughing)

What about Love Me Tear?

Mirai Asuka and Karen Kamishiro?

Exactly. These girls are top class. Much like the WM and the Dolly Devil duo from the original Aikatsu show. In fact, it's difficult to explain why.

Difficult indeed, especially when we get to know just how elite they perform.

So, verdict?

Let's put Aine on the NAKAKAGIGIL spot while Mio's on the CUTE spot. Ema's on the CUTE spot...

Maika, NOT CUTE. Karen and Mirai? I bet they're NOT CUTE.

(audience laughing)

What are you doing?

Sorting out loose ends.

(audience laughing)

(BING! BONG! BING! BONG!)

TIME FOR THE RECAP!

SERIOUSLY NOT CUTE:

Raichu

Whisper

Minion

Nico Yazawa

Takane Shijou

Azusa Miura

Makoto Kikuchi

Anzu Futaba

Croagunk

Touma Amagase

Shota Mitarai

Hokuto Ijuin

Teru Tendo

Kaoru Sakuraba

Tsubasa Kashikawa

Kyouji Takajou

Minori Watanabe

Kyosuke Aoi

Yusuke Aoi

Shiki Iseya

Haruna Wakazato

Hayato Akiyama

Jun Fuyumi

Natsuki Sakaki

Rui Maita

Chio Hazama

Jiro Yamashita

Treecko

Jill Valentine

Rebecca Chambers

Claire Redfield

Ada Wong

Ashley Graham

Sheva Alomar

Helena Harper

Sherry Birkin

Moira Burton

Natalia Korda

Osomatsu

Karamatsu

Choromatsu

Ichimatsu

Jyuushimatsu

Todomatsu

Miyabi Fujiwara

Risa Shirakaba

Rin Kurosawa

Mia Fey

Rayfa Padma Khura'in

Buttercup

Yoshiko Tsushima

Sion Todo

Aroma Kurosu

Gaaruru

Hibiki Shikyoin

Ako Saotome

Yuri Katsuki

Victor Nikiforov

Grumpy

Chiri Tsukikawa

Lori Loud

Lucy Loud

Lola Loud

Manjimutt

Shogunyan

Mimikyu

Mareanie

Michiru Koda

Elza Forte

Shuka Hanazono
Izuku "Deku" Midoriya
Ochaco Uraraka
Tenya Iida
Bakugo Katsuki
Shoto Todoroki
Tsuyu Asui
Denki Kaminari
Momo Yaoyorozu
Kyoka Jiro
FumiKage Tokoyami
Eijiro Kirishima
All Might
Riku Nanase
Yamato Nikaido
Iori Izumi
Tamaki Yotsuba
Mitsuki Izumi
Sogo Osaka
Nagi Rokuya
Kanade Amamiya
Shin Oikawa
Junya Sasaki
Chizuru Sawamura
 Itsuki Katagiri
Subaru Yuuki
 Nozomu Igarashi
 Asahi Kasumi
 Kanata Kira
Shougo Yumekawa
Asahi Mitaka
Koyoi Takase
Li Syaoran
Jibanyan (Light/Shadow)
Komasan (Light/Shadow)
Whisper 2040
Tomoe Udagawa
Kaoru Seta
Yukina Minato
Sayo Hikawa
Ako Udagawa
The Last Nyanmurai
Anna Akagi

NOT CUTE:

Dopey

Kwazii

Minion

Amethyst

Rin Hoshizora

Hibiki Ganaha

Minami Nitta

Ranko Kanzaki

Miku Maekawa

Kion

Fuli

Beshte

Bunga

Ono

Pierre

Scraggy

Bulbasaur

Squirtle

Cyndaquil

Turtwig

Sumire Hikami

Juri Kurebayashi

Nono Daichi

Hime Shiratori

Tsubasa Kisaragi

Yuzu Nikaido

Yozora Kasumi

Maya Fey

Pearl Fey

Ema Skye

Trucy Wright

Kay Faraday

Athena Cykes

Blossom

Mirai Kasuga

Shizuka Mogami

Tsubasa Ibuki

Shiho Kitazawa

Umi Kousaka

Julia

Megumi Tokoro

Yuriko Nanao

Serika Hakozaki

Anna Mochizuki

Kana Yabuki

Nao Yokoyama

Riko Sakurauchi

Dia Kurosawa

Mikan Shiratama

Junon

Kanon

Pinon

Mahiru Kasumi

Doc

Sleepy

Lily Shirogane

Pepper Taiyou

Lynn Loud

Lana Loud

Dismarelda

Nino Nijiiro

Rei Kizaki

Chandelure

Aria Futaba

Huey

Dewey

Louie

Ansi Molina

Olly Timber

Saraline Timber
Tae Hanazono
Arisa Ichigaya
Ran Mitake
Moca Aoba
Misaki "Michelle" Okusawa
Sara Midorikawa
Maika Chono
Karen Kamishiro
Mirai Asuka

CUTE:

Pichu

Plusle

Minun

Pachirisu

Emolga

Dedenne

Mokona

Mog

Catbug

Bashful

Froakie

Fennekin

Harukasan

Stuffy

Tunip the Vegimal

Minccino

Piplup

Sylveon

Queen Delightful

Axew

Jibanyan

Minion

Serena's Pancham

Umi Sonoda

Eli Ayase

Hanayo Koizumi

Maki Nishikino

Nozomi Tojo

Miki Hoshii

Yukiho Hagiwara

Iori Minase

Ritsuko Akizuki

Anastasia

Kanako Mimura

Chieri Ogata

Miria Akagi

Rika Jougasaki

Kirari Moroboshi

Riina Tada

Rin Shibuya

Mio Honda

Komasan

Komajiro

Grizz

Panda

Ice Bear

Clefairy

Jigglypuff

Chansey

Eevee

Tepig

Snivy

Chikorita

Charmander

Totodile

Torchic

Mudkip

Chimchar

Hinaki Shinjo

Madoka Amahana

Kokone Kurisu

Nina Dojima

Yume Njino

Rola Sakuraba

Laala Manaka

Bubbles

You Watanabe

Kanan Matsuura

Ruby Kurosawa

Hanamaru Kunikida

Mari Ohara

Sophy Hojo

Dorothy West

Reona West

Falulu

Fuwari Midorikaze

Koharu Nanakura

Sneezy

Non Manaka

Rowlet

Litten

Popplio

Togedemaru

Rockruff

Bounsweet

Lincoln Loud

Leni Loud

Luna Loud

Lisa Loud

Lily Loud

USApyon

Happierre

Tomnyan

K. Koma

K. Jiro

Hidabat

Robonyan

Robonyan F

Gnomey

Steenee

Alolan Vulpix
Kero-chan
Tomoyo Daidouji
Mia Ageha
Komala

Spinny
Roselia
Rimi Ushigome
Saya Yamabuki
Himari Uehara
Hagumi Kitazawa
Kokoro Tsurumaki
Kanon Matsubara
Aya Maruyama
Hina Hikawa
Chisato Shirasagi
Eve Wakamiya
Lisa Imai
Rinko Shirokane
Poofessor
Mirai Momoyama
Mio Minato
Ema Hinata

NAKAKAGIGIL!!!:

Pikachu

BMO

Bijou

Poof

George

Happy

Chespin

Doc McStuffins

Mabel Pines

Sofia

Cottonee

Minion

Oshawott

Star Butterfly

Honoka Kousaka

Kotori Minami

Haruka Amami

Yayoi Takatsuki

Chihaya Kisaragi

Ami Futami

Mami Futami

Uzuki Shimamura

Noibat

Togepi

Squishy

Ichigo Hoshimiya

Aoi Kiriya

Ran Shibuki

Akari Ozora

Braixen

Chika Takami

Mirei Minami

Luan Loud

Yui Yumekawa

Bewear

Kirara Hanazono

Nebby

Webby

Sakura Kinomoto
Kasumi Toyama
Maya Yamato
Emo Moegi
Aine Yuki

THE IDOLM@STER MILLION THE@TER GENERATION 10 Senkou☆HANABI Dan

THE IDOLM@STER MILLION THE@TER GENERATION has reached its 10th installment and the newest installment really heat things up even when you're in a middle of a scorching summer time.

THE IDOLM@STER
MILLION THE@TER GENERATION
10 Senkou☆HANABI Dan

In this latest installment of the MILLION THE@TER GENERATION range, inspired from THE IDOLM@STER Million Live! Theater Days app game, it's time to say hello to Senkou☆HANABI Dan, comprising of Sayoko Takayama (CV: Yuri Komagata), Nao Yokoyama (CV: Yui Watanabe), Umi Kousaka (CV: Reina Ueda), Minako Satake (CV: Eri Ozeki), and Noriko Fukuda (CV: Nana Hamasaki).

Like every installment, expect an all new audio drama featuring the Senkou☆HANABI Dan as well as two new songs such as 咲くは浮世の君花火 and BORN ON DREAM! ～HANABI☆NIGHT～. Nothing says sparking a fuse full of fireworks than getting blown by what the featured group delivers and it's a definite scorcher to your ears.

Enjoy listening to this latest addition to the range and be sure to keep playing THE IDOLM@STER Million Live Theater Days for more!

R

Much to the dismay to Pokemon purists after seeing this, Roselia continues to ringing through Band Dreamers with their brand new 6th single that signals the rebirth of the band that stole the name from Pokemon, causing quite a tension for some.

R

Roselia's 6th single is titled R and as the letter implies, this latest single is a welcoming feat for Yuki Nakajima, who started her first day of the job as the new Lisa Imai following Yurika Endo's retirement at the end of Bang Dream 5th Live, but sadly, this will be the last for Satomi Akesaka, who plays Rinko Shirokane from this band, who will be retiring also due to health conditions. Kind of pity if you are feeling saddened about seeing original members going away in a flash but before you start moaning (or feeling delighted) about what's happening with Roselia, enjoy this newest single while you can.

Apart from listening to the newest song by Roselia, there are two revised versions of their hit songs, BLACK SHOUT and Neo-Aspect, and because being revised, fans can get to listen to Yuki Nakajima's bass skills upon hearing those revised hits and it's fair to say that these hit songs got improved from the first time we listen to by track or by the Girls Band Party game.

For limited quantities, there's a Blu-Ray disc featuring the best live performances by Roselia including a music video of their song Neo-Aspect, as seen on the Girls Band Party app game.

New and returning Roselia fans are going to get excited to annoy Pokemon fans by showing the world that they got their hands on their sixth single because with Pokemon and Bang Dream are on an all-out war because of Roselia, it ain't easy winning a war, especially when you got your hands on their latest single that will put a massive dent on the Pokemon company. Well done, Bang Dream.

THREATS FROM NORTH KOREA: North Korea to transfer remains of US soldiers from Korean War on Friday

North Korea will transfer the remains of an unspecified number of soldiers killed in the Korean War on Friday, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported, after accepting about 100 wooden caskets sent by the United States.

U.S. Forces Korea said later last month they had moved 100 wooden temporary transit cases into the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas to receive and transport the remains.

Yonhap, citing an unidentified diplomatic source, said on Thursday North Korea had accepted the caskets, which were carried in two trucks, and was expected to transfer the remains on Friday.

The planned transfer would coincide with the 65th anniversary of the 1953 armistice agreement that ended fighting.

A U.S. military transport plane was set to fly to an airfield in North Korea’s northeastern city of Wonsan to accept the remains, Yonhap reported. They would then be flown to Hawaii after an initial DNA analysis at Osan air base in South Korea.

CNN, citing a U.S. official, reported earlier this week that Washington expects to receive an initial 55 sets of remains and planned to send officials to North Korea to open and photograph each casket as part of a “cursory review” of what the North Koreans turned over.

U.S. forensic specialists in Osan would then conduct a more in-depth assessment of the remains and any military uniforms, identification tags or documentation, a process that could take up to five days, followed by a formal military ceremony at the airfield. The remains would then be flown to a U.S. military laboratory in Hawaii for DNA analysis, CNN reported.

South Korea President Moon Jae-in said during a meeting with new U.S. Ambassador Harry Harris on Wednesday that a transfer of the remains would boost the momentum for nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington.

Kim and Trump agreed to work toward denuclearisation at their Singapore summit but there has been no sign of a concrete agreement on how to achieve that goal.

Harris said the transfer, as well as the North’s perceived closing of a missile engine testing site, would be an “important sign” to show Kim’s sincerity about denuclearisation, Moon’s office said.

Recent reports that North Korea had started dismantling a rocket test site are consistent with a commitment made by Kim at the summit but it must go further and fully denuclearize, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday.

Source: Reuters

Forza Motorsport 7: Super Fast!

I fell in love with the Ferrari F12 ever since its inception in 2012 as the 599-replacing flagship V12 grand tourer that lapped the Fiorano test course quicker than the Enzo Ferrari. Although not destined to tackle down hypercars like the Aventador and the Huayra, its presence as an exotic grand tourer makes it hard for drivers to confess that it's way too powerful for its own right.





Sadly, my favorite Ferrari has reached the end of its career but like seasons, the Ferrari F12 has undergone a major transformation into something so radical, even their eyes are starting to twitch by such firepower.









Ladies and gentlemen, the F12berlinetta is gone. Long live the new 812 Superfast, the most powerful naturally aspirated V12 car ever made and I found it at the Top Gear Car Pack on Forza Motorsport 7 for keeps. So, what's it all about the 812?

2017 marks the 70th anniversary of Ferrari and one of the cars launched in honor that occassion is none other than the all-new Ferrari 812 Superfast, the most powerful naturally aspirated V12 production car ever made.

Served as the successor of the F12berlinetta, the 812 responds the needs of a more powerful V12 Ferrari that brings them to the top of the supercar food chain as it now boasts an all new 6.5L V12 engine producing 800PS of power and 718Nm of torque. Mated to an improved F1-style double-clutch gearbox, it goes from 0-100kph in 2.9 seconds and onwards to 340kph. While the dynamics are heavily improved for a more dramatic feel on the track, its attributes as a grand tourer is never forgotten on the road, making it the best of both worlds.

Matt LeBlanc sampled the 812 round Imola in a Series 25 episode of Top Gear until The Stig irritated him enough to drive this car.



The old F12 feels like a more enjoyable sportscar that cares about its driving delight more than itself. The new 812 though, well, this is a different story. Because it now dons an electric power steering, the handling is starting to feel heavy while slowing down and because it's got so much power by Ferrari standards, it's starting to becoming more challenging to drive than the F12 I enjoyed before. I admire Ferrari's tendency to trump Lamborghini and Pagani on the power play but having demonstrated the challenging dynamics it possesses, you get the feeling that you've been wrestled by...a fire-breathing leviathan. Mess with it and you'll get a nasty burn.



Having proved that the 812 is a very challenging grand tourer to drive thanks to its excessive power from its new V12 engine and its electric power steering that can break everyone's arms, it's time to find out if this car improved from the F12 and to do that, I'll get not one but two variants. There's the normal F12 I mentioned earlier and then there's the more hardcore F12tdf.





It's a real beauty, isn't it? But anyway, it's time to put these three V12 Fezzas round the Top Gear Track to see how much improvement the 812 is compared to the F12.



And now, the results...

F12 - 1:20.005
F12tdf - 1:19.154
812 - 1:18.641

The science experiment provided by me that from the 812 is over a second and a half faster than the F12, although it takes time to get a grip to its intimidating dynamics that will upset novices elsewhere.



The 812 maybe the most intimidating Ferrari to drive but because it's served at Top Gear's very own Cafe LeBlanc, it's starting to taste like extra hot curry served on a platter with black coffee. Sounds like brave stuff but if you are brave enough to drive the 812, this could be the Ferrari you're going to fall in love with, even if you hate it.