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liminalepitaph · 1 year

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AI Buster sketches by Rei Idumi [pixiv]

AI buster 詰め合わせその１

自サイトhttp://www1.ttcn.ne.jp/~izumiya/ で配布しているtwitterアイコン用に描きおろしたものです。せっかくなので全身でお披露目ですー。せっかくなのでリコリスも一緒！□そして、PSPゲーム「.hack//Link」収録壁紙用に描いたラフをおまけに追加してみましたー。当初おとなしめのラフ（２枚目の絵のような感じ）を描いてCC2さんにお送りしたのですが、「もっとアルビレオの目立つカッコイイ絵がいい」とのことで、試行錯誤紆余曲折、ラフを追加し、計１０枚の候補から１枚選出されました。わたしのラフはあんまり綺麗じゃなくて恥ずかしいのですが、AI busterファンの方に楽しんでもらえたらうれしいです！□…結果壁紙がどういう絵になっているかは、製品版でぜひご確認くださいね！壁紙はAibusterのほかうででんのものを２枚、計３枚収録していただいております。Linkではアルビレオも仲間のキャラとして使えますよ！□アルビレオは、ほんとうに描くのが難しくていつも四苦八苦しています…。が、デザインは、ほくとと合わせてすごく気に入っていて、自分でもよくこういうデザインが出たなー！と感心することがあります（笑）親バカここに極まれりですね！□PSP用ゲーム「.hack//Link」 →http://www.hack.channel.or.jp/link/□小説「.hack//AI buster」→http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/lnovel/bk_detail.php?pcd=200206000136　□後日談「.hack//AIbuster2」http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/lnovel/bk_detail.php?pcd=200404000253

#.hack #AIbuster

#アルビレオ #ほくと #リコリス

#没ラフ #本家 #.hack100users入り

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keep-on-trying · 1 year

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Oooh we have offiicial romanji for Sora and Mashiro.

They're using Nizigaoka for Mashiro's surname and Harewata-ru for Sora's surname.

Also the baby princess is Princess Ellee? And they seem to be in the opinion of it being HirogaruSky! Precure. No space between Hirogaru and Sky words. How odd, haha.

It's official merch, but sadly I cannot find official source for how these were announced.

#precure #pretty cure #hirogarusky precure #i guess I'll be switching the tag #artworks #discussions #mashiro nizigaoka #sora warewataru #not for her thou tags don't like dashes #cure sky #cure prism #ellee

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savage-kult-of-gorthaur · 8 months

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JUST IN TIME FOR THE IMPENDING HALLOWEEN SEASON -- ONE OF MARVEL'S MORE OBSCURE VILLAINS.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on 1995 "Fleer Ultra Spider-Man" Series Legacy trading card #75, Jack O'Lantern, artwork by Cliff Nielsen. Fleer/Marvel Entertainment Group.

MINI-BIO: "Jason Macendale worked for the CIA and was dismissed when his methods were getting too extreme. He decided to use his skills for profit as a mercenary, later adopting the costumed identity of the Jack O'Lantern adorned with a flaming pumpkin for a head, green body armor, and a bouncing pogo platform for transportation."

-- MARVEL DATABASE (offiicial)

Sources: both pics lifted (and cropped) from eBay -- Stay spooky, people. 🔥🎃🔥

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keunayuya · 4 years

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SB19 Josh during their reaction video for Hanggang sa Huli MV (October 17, 2020)

Source: SB19 Offiicial

#sb19 josh #sb19 #sb19 sejun #sb19 justin #sb19 ken #sb19 stell #foodfandom #sb19 alab #atin #philippines #ppop #pop #ikako #hanggang sa huli #josh cullen santos #john paulo nase #justin de dios #felip jhon suson #stellvester ajero

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larkfeather1153 · 4 years

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I'm tagging SU Future Spoilers as "su spoilers". I'll be tagging for 24 hours, meaning that at 8pm on Sunday, all tags are off. I'll be doing this for every SU Future release in December.

Spoilers are defined as any content that could not be seen officially before the episode's airing. Any "spoiler" content that has been offiicially released before the episode's airing (whether by CN or by official, third-party sources like TV providers) like Cherry Quartz, the episode descriptions, the trailers, the theme song, etc are not included for tagging purposes.

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recentanimenews · 2 years

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Sony Music Launches English Edition Of Mamoru Hosoda's BELLE Soundtrack

Sony Music has announced the release of the English Edition Soundtrack of Mamoru Hosoda's smash hit film BELLE. The film, which offiicially opens today in theaters across the United States, has already racked up multiple box office records in Japan since its initial release last July and international acclaim with film festival awards. The soundtrack is a complete re-recording of all of the film's original Japanese vocal soundtrack into English with the English voice of BELLE, Kylie McNeill providing the vocals. The complete tracklisting is below:

BELLE (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK – ENGLISH EDITION) TRACKLISTING –

1. U – millennium parade, Belle*

2. Whispers – Kylie McNeill*

3. Slingshot – Miho Hazama, Taisei Iwasaki

4. Memories of a Sound – Taisei Iwasaki

5. Blunt Words – ermhoi*

6. Gales of Song – Belle*

7. Fleeting Days – Ludvig Forssell

8. Swarms of Song – Belle*

9. Alle Psallite Cum Luya – Ryoko Moriyama, Sachiyo Nakao, Fuyumi Sakamoto, Yoshimi Iwasaki, Michiko Shimizu, Kaho Nakamura

10. Fama Destinata – Belle*

11. Dragon – Yuta Bandoh

12. Justin – Yuta Bandoh

13. Unveil – Yuta Bandoh

14. Digital Ripples – Ludvig Forssell

15. Dragon’s Lair – Yuta Bandoh

16. Lend Me Your Voice (draft) – Kylie McNeill*

17. Social Warfare – Ludvig Forssell

18. Assault – Yuta Bandoh

19. Lend Me Your Voice – Belle*

20. #UnveilTheBeast – Ludvig Forssell

21. Authority and Arrogance – Ludvig Forssell

22. Scorching the Façade – Yuta Bandoh

23. The Truth Obscured – Ludvig Forssell

24. Lend Me Your Voice (humming) – Bentley Griffin

25. Distrust – Ludvig Forssell

26. A Million Miles Away – Belle*

27. Pieces of the Puzzle – Ludvig Forssell

28. Faces in the Rain – Kylie McNeill*

29. Skies of Song – Ludvig Forssell, Kylie McNeill*

30. A Million Miles Away (reprise) – Belle*

*Denotes vocal track

Along with the English edition, the original Japanese version has also been released alongside across the same digital platforms, with a special playlist now available for easy listening of both English and Japanese versions. Three English music videos have also been released showcasing three songs from the film and are featured below:

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Lend Me Your Voice

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A Million Miles Away

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SOURCE: Press Release

By: Humberto Saabedra

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karingudino · 3 years

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The ‘OG plantita?’ That’s Patis Tesoro, says Puyat – Manila Bulletin

News / National / The ‘OG plantita?’ That’s Patis Tesoro, says Puyat

The ‘OG plantita?’ That’s Patis Tesoro, says Puyat

Some may suppose that the “plantito-plantita” phenomenon solely started final yr when individuals had been bored out of their minds amid the lockdown. However Division of Tourism (DoT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat knew that native designer Patis Tesoro beat all people to it.

(Picture from DOT Sec. Berna Romulo Puyat’s Fb web page)

Puyat on Wednesday night time, Feb. 10 offiicially acknowledged Tesoro because the “authentic plantita” in a glowing Fb submit concerning the individual in addition to her Laguna mattress and breakfast.

https://m.fb.com/story.php?story_fbid=10160478303395410&id=640085409

“The Grand Dame of Philippine Vogue Patis Tesoro can be the unique plantita. She left Manila for the vast open areas of San Pablo, Laguna, the place she spends her time gardening and dealing on her lovely and artsy B&B,” Puyat wrote.

It was round three years in the past when Tesoro transferred her San Juan gown store to Laguna. She has since embraced horticulture full-time. Those that discovered to like city gardening within the metropolis through the pandemic in all probability dream of going all-in with this hobby-slash-lifestyle, like Tesoro has.

The tourism chief witnessed for herself the sweetness that’s Tesoro’s abode, with the assorted vegetation there contributing an enormous half to the contemporary surroundings.

“The three-hectare property additionally homes Patis’ non-public house, her atelier, a gallery, and Patis Tito Backyard Café, a restaurant that options Patis’ personal recipes utilizing contemporary produce from the permaculture farm and backyard which she has lovingly cultivated for 40 years. A tribute to Filipino design surrounded by lush greenery, Patis Tesoros’ place is actually an oasis of sluggish residing within the south,” Puyat famous.

By the way, the DoT boss stated final week that Laguna’s tourism sector would play an necessary position within the progress of the Philippines’ tourism trade shifting ahead.

Tesoro’s San Pablo sanctuary will certainly intrigue loads of vacationers, particularly these with a inexperienced thumb.

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arabic-langblr · 7 years

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Do you have any tips/information about Arabic calligraphy? Thanks! :)

Hi anon! I’m sorry for the delay in response. I hope this will be helpful.

I’m going to give you a quick introduction about the Arabic Calligraphy in general, then I will also talk briefly about the difference between the 6 styles and show you some examples of each one of them.

I will also provide some references to study them and some tips on how to pick the correct book to study more if you’re interested to learn more about them.

General note about Arabic Calligraphy الخط العربي [audio]

The word خط has so many meanings, which is why I was having some difficulties translating it.

I used several words to refer to it; it can mean handwriting, calligraphy in general or it can be used to refer to a certain type of Arabic calligraphic cursive style, but all these words are translated to the wordخط in Arabic.

But here, I won’t be talking about hand writings for individuals, I will talk about the Arabic Calligraphy and its various cursive styles, which is an art and it follows strict and specific rules. The person who masters the different Arabic Calligraphic Cursive styles is called a calligrapher خَطّاط.

There are 6 main calligraphy cursive styles from which other cursive styles were derived. Some of these Arabic Calligraphy Cursive styles have variations too, and some of the new Calligraphy Cursive Styles are a mix of two styles or more. These styles are used as a type of art even nowadays, and we can see them present in Islamic Architecture.

These styles need a specific type of pencil and ink to write them, but some people use specific markers as well, although the traditional pencils and ink are preferable.

The six main Calligraphic Cursive styles (الخطوط العربية) are: Kufi, Naskh, Diwani, Farisi, Thuluth and Ruqa’aa.

[audio]الخط الكوفي Kūfi Calligraphic cursive style

It’s the oldest Arabic calligraphic cursive styles. Its name is derived from the city of “Kūfa” in Iraq, which is the region in which it originated. It dates back to the 2nd Century of the Hijri calendar (corresponds to the 12th century AD in the Gregorian calendar).

It’s one of the most beautiful styles; however it needs a lot of writing space, and it has so many angles and straight lines which means that the artist would need to rely on a ruler and certain measurements.

It was widely used in Egypt, in the era of Fatimid Caliphate.

Examples:

Some variations of this font:

Naskh Calligraphic cursive style خط النسخ [audio]

The word Naskh means “to copy”, and as the name suggests, it was used widely in copying books and manuscripts because it was simple to write and it was easy to read. It appeared during the Abbasid Caliphate Dynasty.

This script can also be found on the internet, in newspapers, and in books.

Even nowadays, it is still the most widely used font, and it’s what I suggest that beginners in calligraphy start with.

Examples:

Ruqa’aa Calligraphic cursive style خط الرقعة [audio]

One of the easiest styles to write, and it doesn’t have too many rules which is why it is widely used as the style for handwriting by students in schools for examples and in and handwritten correspondence in many Arabic Speaking countries (especially in the Levaint and Egypt). It is used sometimes in printed documents.

As mentioned before, Ruqa’a style is considerably easy and fast to write, and most of it is written on the line. It doesn’t need a lot of writing space. The reason why it is called “Ruqa’a”is because it was written in small (رقاع ), which means rags and small pieces of paper, and the name Ruqa’a is derived from the word رُقاع.

It is the only cursive style that has remained the same and wasn’t used by the calligraphers to derive new writing style from it.

Examples:

Notice how the words are flowing, the letters are written in a way to make the writing very quick and easy, compare the letter س in Ruqa’aa calligraphy cursive style and the Naskh for example. Try to take a look at the letter ث too, and the dots in general.

Thuluth Calligraphic cursive style خط الثلث [audio]

Thuluth is one of the most difficult calligraphic cursive styles to master, and it takes a lot of time to write, and the calligrapher needs to be extremely accurate to make sure they don’t make any mistakes because it follows a lot of strict rules. Because of its difficulty, a calligrapher does not quality as one unless he has mastered it, and it needs years and years of studying and practice to be able to master it.

Thuluth has some variations, and it is used in Islamic Architecture, like in mosques for example and in the beginnings of Mus-hafs (a copy of the Quraan). It is also used as newspaper headers and in some books or in praying rooms.

The meaning of the word Thuluth is “a third” and it was named like that because the edge of the pencil that is used for Thuluth is cut into one third (1/3) of the radius of the pencil.

Example:

Diwani Calligraphic cursive style الخط الديواني [audio]

The word Diwan means council, and this cursive style was named that way because it was vastly used by the writers of Offiicial Government Diwans in the Ottoman Empire.

It’s a very beautiful cursive style, and it’s pretty flexible. The words are written on the same line.The sentences written in Diwani style were very jammed and have little space between them, this complication was intended because it does not allow anyone to alter the official documents by adding a single letter. Credit goes to the calligrapher Mustafa Ghazlan for making this cursive style easier to read and leaving more space between the words and sentences.

Example:

Farisi Calligraphic cursive style الخط الفارسي [audio]

The word Farisi means Persian, which is the region in which this cursive style has originated in the 7thHirji Century (13th A.D.). This is the normal writing style in Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan.It’s one of the most beautiful cursive styles and it’s very simple and easy to read. The rules of writings it is very flexible which allows the calligraphers to be creative when they write in it. It was many variations to it as well.

Example :

How to choose a good book to help you learn Arabic Calligraphy?

In my opinion, the best calligraphy books are the ones that have explanation to each individual letter to show you how each one is written in that specific cursive style, and that has space for you to practice writing it.

Take this page as an example:

I was able to get you some references to learn :

General references : [book 1], [book 2]

Naskh (excellent book) : [book]

For more practicing material, please check the book سلسلة العلا لتحسين الخط العربي by the calligraphy artist Dr. Ramadan Abdul Hadi [images of the book], it has books about Naskh and Ruqa’a.

Ruqa’a (excellent books) : [book], [book 2]

Kufi : [book]

Diwani : [book]

Farisi : [book]

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I’m sorry this turned out to be long, but Arabic Calligraphy is an Art and a very wide topic and I thought that it won’t be fair to speak briefly about it. I hope this was helpful, and if you have any questions let me know.

Sources :

http://mawdoo3.com/أنواع_الخطوط_العربية

http://mawdoo3.com/أنواع_الخطوط

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9veh0Vxp1o

http://genisoftindex.blogspot.com/2014/04/blog-post_23.html

http://www.damasgate.com/vb/t205701/

http://www.3refe.com/vb/archive/index.php/t-102588.html

https://www.raadyousif.com/2014/01/learn-arabic-calligraphy.html

For more e-books:

http://themar.ahlamontada.net/t9446-topic

Notes:

1- A lot of the examples of the Calligraphy writings styles in the Arabic Calligraphy books used here are taken from the Holly Quran, so I ask you to please be respectful to these verses and not throw them away or do anything disrespectful. There are specific ways to dispose of these types of documents in a respectful way and I will be happy to elaborate and share this information with anyone who needs it.

2- I will update with more books to learn Calligraphy as soon as I find them.

3- I paraphrased, translated and edited the information and didn’t copy-paste anything I have also added some information I know previously. Please credit me if you want to share this.

#long post #arabic calligraphy #references

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mrhfz90 · 4 years

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EU said to have agreed to enact measures on external borders in the coming hours

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This is in relation to the earlier headlines above. This looks like border control measures if anything else but let’s hear about the details later and if they may include bans to/from certain countries or regions elsewhere.

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infographictv · 5 years

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savage-kult-of-gorthaur · 8 months

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DOOM OR BE DOOMED!! -- STILL THE ULTIMATE DC/SUPERVILLAINS T-SHIRT!

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333 I’m only half evil shirt

I have seen the number 333 used to refer to Kabbalah. 333 I’m only half evil shirt. Arithmetic, aliens, angels, and many different demons. Searches suggest that some people seem to go through the numbers. An excessive number of times throughout their daily lives. There’s a lot of conflicting information on the net. So I’m not sure what this might be. Or why it’s private. The fact that it is linked in the sidebar means. That someone must have some idea of what it is. At the individual level, good and evil. Good and bad are religious structures to simplify the complex. The aynamic world around us all. This simple structure is easier to understand. And has the added value of comfort when it’s intuitive to our tribe. “Misleading the world,” and fundamentally flawed. But fundamentally flawed. Many of us walk around with the idea.

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But any intellectual can see problems with this kind of thinking. Then you have to answer the question, “Who owns this unique, universal view?” Did the Jews possess it, Catholics, Muslims, Protestants, Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs? Who claims ownership? Someone must because there must be a single truth. Universal or all begin to fall. Join the conflict in the Middle East right now. There is a group of people who claim America is evil. They have their reasons, their God, their religion and their views. America has theirs, but who’s right? Are they all relatives? If your family killed naively in an unmanned attack. You might think that America is really evil, right? See how this is messy? Now, because of moral dictatorship and a single. The universal view that very flawed. We will turn our eyes to the idea of “good and bad”.

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333 I’m only half evil shirt

I have seen the number 333 used to refer to Kabbalah. 333 I’m only half evil shirt. Arithmetic, aliens, angels, and many different demons. Searches suggest that some people seem to go through the numbers. An excessive number of times throughout their daily lives. There’s a lot of conflicting information on the net. So I’m not sure what this might be. Or why it’s private. The fact that it is linked in the sidebar means. That someone must have some idea of what it is. At the individual level, good and evil. Good and bad are religious structures to simplify the complex. The aynamic world around us all. This simple structure is easier to understand. And has the added value of comfort when it’s intuitive to our tribe. “Misleading the world,” and fundamentally flawed. But fundamentally flawed. Many of us walk around with the idea.

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What is the meaning of 333 half evil?

And as long as we keep “evil people”, we are safe. Unfortunately, nothing is simple, and allowing this idea to affect our behavior is hurting our society. Good and evil are created by moral tyranny and the only universal viewpoint that determines all actions. Dictatorship ethics overlooks the context of the situation, which is nice and simple but destroys relative dynamics in complex societies. Of course, this is unreasonable and most of the laws of the country put the context into account. But this starts to break the concept as the exceptions are currently playing a role in this theory. You can see it happening in the anti-abortion debate in America. 333 I’m only half evil shirt. T-shirt design near me. What if a woman is raped?What about incest? Mental illness? Some politicians are pushing for “abortion as abortion,” a moral absolutism.

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But any intellectual can see problems with this kind of thinking. Then you have to answer the question, “Who owns this unique, universal view?” Did the Jews possess it, Catholics, Muslims, Protestants, Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs? Who claims ownership? Someone must because there must be a single truth. Universal or all begin to fall. Join the conflict in the Middle East right now. There is a group of people who claim America is evil. They have their reasons, their God, their religion and their views. America has theirs, but who’s right? Are they all relatives? If your family killed naively in an unmanned attack. You might think that America is really evil, right? See how this is messy? Now, because of moral dictatorship and a single. The universal view that very flawed. We will turn our eyes to the idea of “good and bad”.

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Focus only on the idea of reinforcing it. 333 I’m only half evil shirt. This is called biased confirmation and creates a mental state called cognitive dissonance. All this is unconscious management, of course, but we do it, and it leads to the frustration, fear, and anger we see around us. Another reason why this evil idea is so dangerous is that it allows politicians to use it to take advantage. Does anyone remember George W. Bush claiming the evil axis? I’m not sure about anyone else, but I find this to be absolutely offensive and ignorant. Of course, Iran is not evil, nor is any nation, but it is simple and play according to our emotions. This idea also helps us deal with feelings of guilt and remorse for killing, torturing and detaining others. Are they evil? So who cares!

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The Dawn of the Witch TV Anime Gets Staff, Cast And April 2022 Premiere On TBS in Japan

Following up on yesterday's confirmation that The Dawn of the Witch manga would get a TV anime in April of 2022, the offiicial site and social media accounts have been opened revealing the staff, cast, key visual and even celebreatory illustations by the manga and light novel illustrator.

The staff for the TV anime is as follows, with animation production handled at Tezuka Production and author Kakeru Kobashiri being involved in scriptwriting duties for the series:

Director Takashi Iwasaki・ Series composition: Satoshi Kuwabara ・ Kakeru Kobashiri・ Mayumi Morita Character design: Rena Iwasaki Art setting: Minoru Nishida Color design: Yumi Yutani Editing: Wataru Uchida (Conquest) Sound Director: Satoshi Motoyama Sound Production: Bit Groove Promotion Animation Production: Tezuka Production

Light novel illustrator Takashi Iwasaki has illustrated a celebratory illustration, found below:

Manga adaptation artist Tatsuwo also offered a congratulatory illustration:

The initial cast for the series is as follows from left to right:

Shuichiro Umeda as male protagonist Cervil Miho Okazaki as Row Christus Sayumi Suzuhiro as Holt Taku Yashiro as Kudo

The first key visual has also been released:

SOURCE: Official Site (JP), Comic Natalie (c)虎走かける・講談社／魔法使い黎明期製作委員会

By: Humberto Saabedra

#Anime #News #Latest in Anime News by Crunchyroll!

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anchorarcade · 7 years

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Trump warns 'rogue regime' North Korea of grave danger

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Trump warns 'rogue regime' North Korea of grave danger

SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday, telling him that the nuclear weapons he is developing “are not making you safer, they are putting your regime in grave danger.”

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his speech at the National Assembly hall in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017. REUTERS/Lee Jin-man/Pool

“Do not underestimate us and do not try us,” Trump told North Korea as he wrapped up a visit to South Korea with a speech to the National Assembly in Seoul .

In a wide-ranging address that lodged specific accusations of chilling human rights abuses against Pyongyang, Trump used some of his toughest language yet against North Korea, calling on countries around the world to isolate Pyongyang by denying it “any form of support, supply or acceptance”.

Trump painted a dystopian picture of North Korea, saying people were suffering in “gulags” and some bribed government offiicials to work as “slaves” overseas rather than live under the government at home. But he offered no evidence to back those accusations.

Trump’s return to harsh language against North Korea comes a day after he appeared to dial back some of his bellicose rhetoric that had fueled fears across east Asia of the risk of military conflict. On Tuesday, Trump had even offered a diplomatic opening to Pyonynang to “make a deal”.

In Wednesday’s speech, Trump went mostly on the attack. But he did promise a “path to a much better future” for North Korea if it stopped developing ballistic missiles and agreed to “complete, verifiable and total denuclearization” – something Pyongyang has vowed never to do.

“We will not allow American cities to be threatened with destruction. We will not be intimidated,” he told South Korean lawmakers. “And we will not let the worst atrocities in history be repeated here, on this ground we fought and died to secure.”

“The world cannot tolerate the menace of a rogue regime that threatens it with nuclear devastation,” Trump said, speaking as three U.S. aircraft carrier groups sailed to the Western Pacific for exercises and a rare show of U.S. naval force in the region.

TRUMP AIMS HARSH WORDS AT KIM

Aiming his words directly at Kim, Trump insisted: “The weapons that you are acquiring are not making you safer, they are putting your regime in grave danger. Every step you take down this dark path increases the peril you face.”

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the South Korean National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, November 8, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

But Trump, whose strategy has stressed sanctions and military pressure instead of diplomacy, did not spell out any new approach to force North Korea to abandon its missile and weapons prorgammes.

North Korea has made clear that it has little interest in negotiations at least until it develops a nuclear-tipped missile capable of hitting the U.S. mainland, something U.S. intelligence officials say it may be just months away from achieving.

“North Korea is a country ruled by a cult,” Trump said in a speech that was interrupted several times by applause and ended with a standing ovation.

He stopped short, however, of repeating the derisive nickname “little Rocket Man” that he has applied to the young North Korean leader.

Kim, for his part, has called Trump “mentally deranged.”

The speech came after Trump’s attempt to make an unannounced visit to the heavily fortified border separating North and South Korea was aborted earlier on Wednesday when dense fog prevented his helicopter from landing, officials said.

Trump tried to travel to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) – the doorstep of the North Korean nuclear standoff – on the final day of a 24-hour visit to ally Seoul. He was then due to fly to China, where U.S. officials say he will press a reluctant President Xi Jinping to tighten the screws further on Pyongyang.

However, Trump and his entourage had to turn back when the weather made it impossible for his helicopter to land in the border area, the White House said. White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders described Trump as disappointed and frustrated at having to abandon the trip.

A visit to the DMZ, despite his aides’ earlier insistence he had no plans to go there, would have had the potential to further inflame tensions with North Korea.

Trump’s earlier threats to “totally destroy” North Korea if it threatened the United States, and the personal insults he exchanged with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after the North’s most recent missile and nuclear tests, had raised fears in the region of military conflict.

Additional reporting by Christine Kim, Josh Smith and Soyoung Kim in SEOUL, Ben Blanchard and Benjamin Kang Lim in BEIJING, and Mike Stone in WASHINGTON; Editing by Paul Tait and Michael Perry

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