Chronicle of an Interesting Time

My name is Masaharu Nakagawa and I was the Minister of Science ect for the Country of Japan in the old world.  The events that transpired over the past years were very difficult and unique.  The world changed dramatically.  As a person who played a role in these events I here give my narrative; a bit of an insight to my thoughts and feelings as to what was happening in the world during these times in hopes that the future generations can learn from my decisions.
            Before the first post to the Global Signal, I looked very closely and intensely at the state of science and scientific research in Japan.  Talk was that Japan had nothing to produce.  From my perspective this was untrue; we have always been tight lipped and keep things that do not pertain to the outside world to ourselves.  However it became apparent to me that now was the time for change.  We did not want the rest of the world thinking that Japan had nothing of value to offer, and we the science community did not want our own people losing their faith in us.  This is why I proposed the plan that I did; to really get the Japanese science community back on track.  I let the world know what some of our strengths were and what our current projects were as well as our new plans to better our public view. http://globalsignal.blogspot.com/2012/09/normal.html
            “The first step to getting our research known to our country and the world is to focus on publicity.  We will be revamping our research campaign to better tell the world what contributions and finding we are making.  The next step will be to poll our country members and see what areas of science they believe are most important.  We will also present major current projects to the House of Representatives and see what the think in discuss potential improvements.”
            I also worked closely with the Emperor in developing plans to increase the amount of research and research funding focusing on new sustainable energy.  His plans were to make Japan free of nuclear power plants; therefore he wanted to look into other options.  http://globalsignal.blogspot.com/2012/09/emperor-akihitos-statement.html This was very important to focus on because of what the people of Japan wanted.  This also helped to improve the populaces' view on the science community of Japan and show them that we were willing to focus on what they wanted, improving our reputation.
            My covert plans were some things that I thought the science community of Japan should focus on, but were not items that the public or the officials needed to know.  I thought that the future plans of the MRI dream machine eventually being able to be used for mind control needed to be focused on so that Japan could be ahead in this field and not end up behind the curve.  Stem cell research has many advancement possibilities, however the public opinion of this is very volatile.  The space simulator and the research going into space ended up being really important.  Japan used the knowledge obtained to really become scientific leaders in the future for dealing with the events that occurred.  The push towards Japan doing its own military research and developing its own technologies needed to be kept as secret as possible, because the US needed to be kept out of the loop in this respect.  Any advanced made to separate ourselves from them would not have been taken kindly.
Covert Plan
Here are some goals for the hidden agenda of the Japanese science community:
·      MRI dream machine-this is the first step in a long process to a machine that eventually will give operators mind control over others.
·      More in depth research into stem cell usage-this needs to be kept out of the public eye for fear of negative reaction and publicity.
·      Space Simulator-Working on new theories to discover the origin of life, and simulating trips to space as well as working on new technologies for space travel.
·      Advances in areas of weaponry ie new technologies in fighter jets, aircraft carriers, and engines for the above.  The Japan science community is trying to move away from the primarily United States based weaponry it uses and focus on its own technology.
These are things that the Japanese science community is hoping to accomplish, but feel are best kept out of the public eye for fear of negative reactions from both the public and other politicians.
            I acquired some truly unique and interesting information from a radio observatory that when analyzed with other scientist from around the globe contained information to build a machine with plans sent to us from an unknown source.  http://globalsignal.blogspot.com/2012/09/transcript-of-news-alert.html This machine was going to be quite difficult and very expensive to build, and the information was not clear on who it was from or what its purpose was.  The big question that was proposed to the world was weather the machine should be built or not.  Our Emperor made a very interesting statement putting Japan in a place where it did not want to financially responsible for the machine, yet was willing to provide support for the building of it.  The Latin American Union as a whole wanted to build the machine, where as Canada and the EU were against its construction.  The Emperor, populace representative and military head met with our counter parts from the Latin American union and discussed the best way to handle the building of the machine.  We decided on a place where it would be built, Latin American, and how we would handle different situations involving the machine such as keeping its location a secret because of security and safety reasons. The LAU told us of their heightened military efforts as well as their discovery of the ability to reproduce rare earth metals, many of which would be needed for the machine.  We also discovered the United States had decided to join the machine accord, as we became known.
            I decided that Japan needed to be at the forefront for building this machine.  Both in my open and covert agenda I saw the value that machine could have.  http://globalsignal.blogspot.com/2012/09/how-can-we-not.html  I thought it would be a good opportunity for Japan to leap frog into the spot of number 1 scientific leader in the world.  A lot of the areas that I thought were our strongest were in parts of the machine.  I thought that by building this machine we could use our strengths.  All our work with the space simulator and the military technologies were continued covertly and I decided that Japan would stick to our secretive ways and obtain the machine plans and keep them close at hand.  I also worked closely with head of science in Latin America and worked on obtaining their plans for rare earth metals.  My goal at this point in time was to push Japan into a position in the science world that we have never really held, and make us that super power that people doubted would happen.  This required a bit of a frame of mind shift because this type of aggressive nature is unushual but I believe it was for the best for Japan, and was very successful.
Covert Plan
            Japan science community will be heightening its military technology research and will be using the information gained from the machine plans and apply it to our military technology.  The purpose of this is to be ready for any kind of offensive action from any other nations.  Another main agenda will be to keep the most important knowledge of the machine to our scientist and out of the hands of any other scientist and our own executive government, as well has gain the plans Latin America has for replicating rare earth elements.
            The building of the machine was moving along but the accord was running out of money.  The Emperor met with the head of Canada and explained to them some of the benefits that we discovered when building the machine, such as its ability to provide us with a cheap and efficient source of power.   http://globalsignal.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-emperors-statement-concerning-gains.html  By using the distortion of space and time I was able to create a worm hole type effect and consequently Japan sent its nuclear waste from the tsunami and meltdown of last year into space.  We were also able to perfect some of the technologies of the machine to develop a new form of energy leaving us no longer dependent on fossil fuels.  All these things combined as well as geographical position convinced Canada to become part of the accord.  When the summit between the nations was held, Canada explained their choice. We also announced that we had an impenetrable shield at our disposal.  We worked together to turn the shield around to protect accord spaces before setting off the machine.
            http://globalsignal.blogspot.com/2012/09/prelaunch-thoughts.html This post was right before the big day and the feelings of excitement were very visible for me.  We were standing on the precipice of a huge change in the world, be it good or bad it would be knowledge.  There was a bit of nostalgia and apprehension, the need to say goodbye really overcame me.  I wanted to express my feelings of gratitude before this large event occurred that we could not predict how it would go any way.
            The year after the machine was set off was a hard one.  The great split was sad and devastating; we don’t know what happened to the resistor nations.  Any and all people we knew in those regions just disappeared.  It pains me to see how the areas fell into such disarray.  The personal feelings I had about the split I did not feel the need to share with the rest of the world.  I was saddened by what happened and what is still happening in Africa.  The benefits to the rest of accord spaces should be shared and contributed with all accord nations; there still needs to an emesis on humanitarian things.  The negative effects that the shield had were very frightening because we know so little about why that happened.  There is this huge new entity that we know so very little about and has an incredible amount of power over us.  This is very scary to me.  However, to the public I showed my face of bravery.  I wanted to stick to science, what I know best, so I focused on the state of science in the new world order.  I tried to encourage the science community to collect their thoughts and push onwards.  http://globalsignal.blogspot.com/2012/10/new-world-from-science-perspective.html Knowledge is a very powerful tool, one that we still needed to utilize.  The more we can learn and find out about the extra terrestrials the more better off we will be to face whatever they throw at us and expect from us.  This was what I tried to get across to the rest of the science community.  I thought it was one of the most important things to focus on, and one that wasn’t negative.
            The item that best symbolizes my journy over the past few years is a piece is the machine, specifically the button that we used to activate the machine and contact the extra terrestrial life forms.  This button is important to me because of what it means.  it was an integral part to the machine; it is what sent out the signal.  I feel that I am somehwat like the button.  I played an important role in shaping what occured; somewhat like the fulcrom on what the entire endevor hinged.  Without my contributions the Emporer would not have been so enthusiastic to helping build the machine and the Latin American union woul not have been able to do everything alone.  The button is what the machine depended on.  It is also a circle, meaning it is infinite; never ending.  I have strssed that science and the pursuit of knowledge is never ending, infinite like this circle.  We must contiune on always to find out what we do not know.  As Socrates once said, "All I know is that I know nothing."

            The results of what happened because of the building of the machine and communicating with extra terrestrial life was one that no one could have predicted.  The new world that we live in is so different from the one before, and not just because of the chunk that is missing.  The mind set of the people of the world is beginning to change.  As was evident in our final summit, this could be the push that humanity needed to become something different.  Great events can inspire great change.  To the future generation that will be reading this history, I hope that the changes we dreamed about became a reality.  That the things our world leader discussed such as human kind working together as a species in a multispecies universe became so.  My hopes are that what we did meant something and that it was the right choice.  I believe that through this period of time I acted in the best interest for both the science community of Japan and the world.  I hope that this narrative will shed light on some insights as to what happened so that you may learn and grow.  Science is the quest for knowledge, and this is all I ever hoped to achieve.
Sincerely,
Masaharu Nakagawa

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Science is still growing

      I cannot lie and say that I am completed satisfied with where the machine has brought us. One year later, and still the people of Europe and Asia are missed. The land, still not arable. From a scientific standpoint, there is so much to be worked on. All of the land that was lost in the fires is important to be recognized and replenished. New scientific studies can and should be carried out on these ghost nations where space used to be an issue.

     As for Africa, it is astounding to me that the nation is still suffering so badly. People of Africa are forced to migrate towards Europe just for use of arable land. With this new technology, something as simple as infertile soil should not be an issue. If the issue of equality is no longer present, than why can we find no way to fix what the machine has destroyed?

     I am still confused to this day as to if this machine was a mistake. Its massive body still sits in Latin America,  mocking us all each day. Did we make a huge mistake? So many advances have been made, but for the better? For worse?

     For scientific purposes, I could not be more thrilled with the idea of never worrying about energy resources again. I think I stand for all scientists when I say that the others limitless clean energy has arrived at the perfect time for our planet. Our planet could not take much more of a beat down from the billions of people on this planet. Our use of oil was probably the worst idea the planet has ever had to endure, and now that it is no longer our go - to energy source, I feel confident making that claim. It is remarkable that we now have a limitless energy supply with no known dangers to our environment! The planet can only get cleaner from here, especially with Japan's waste removal techniques.

     As for the economy, it is sad that the newest technological advances are only accesible for the rich. Not much has changed there. And those smart enough to get on board with the new technologies end up poor, so there is no clear right and wrong choice. I would hope that we can all figure out ways to lower costs of clean energy machines, and to rid of all carbon dioxide emitting machines forever! On the topic of technology, the "shield" has posed many debates. In my one nation, Canada, the shield has instilled much fear in the populace. It poses psychological issues in just 12 hours, something I find to be completely inhumane. A massive portion of Canada, 85 %, does not trust Japan, who is said to be our biggest ally. This mistrust puts me at unease. Will this lack of trust result in an uprising from Canada? Will it break our newly formed 'bonds' between nations? What are these bonds even built on? The machine?

All I can say one year later is that I do not really know where I stand. As usual, the 'new world' is forming with benefits and downfalls. I don't know if the gains will outweigh the losses once this change has finally settled. From one year of growth, much has happened. We are on our way to cleaning up our planet, yet half of it is still left unarable. The biggest hope I can have for our planet is that we learn from our mistakes. As always said, history repeats itself. We were all given a new chance to start our 'new world' with the others, using and understanding their advanced technologies. I hope the scientists of the world can work together to understand these technologies and apply them to our present day problems. The planet has a chance to start anew, to undo all the bad we have created for our planet, get rid of all the waste, and be more independent from resources then we ever have been. It is clear that humans are unpredictable, unreasonable, and rash beings. I can only hope that these new advancements don't lead to a race for power, but yet a race for the perfect planet.

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New World from Science Perspective

It has been a year since we set off the machine.  And though many questions were answered, others were not.  The state of this new world is vastly different from the world we left behind.  From a science perspective, more still needs to be accomplished.  There is always more knowledge to be gained and the science community of this new world has stopped trying.  We will never know everything and the pursuit of knowledge is an on going one.  We can not stop just because we are part of this new accord. I would just like to remind my fellow science community of this, so we can start to regather our thoughts and move forward once again.

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Hopes and Concerns

Since the machine launch has transformed our world, literally, my world has changed as well. Technology flourished because of this machine, however the aftermath was obviously not what we expected (as if we knew what to expect)? But some parts of the Latin American Union aren't doing as well. The fact that energy is no longer a concern has made my world much less stressful, however there is still the looming concern of what will power our economy. As a scientist, I see it hard for us to continue without this knowledge much longer.

Honestly, there are so many benefits and disadvantages it's hard to keep track of which is which. Like the shield for instance, has been a serious health concern in Canada and it has yet to affect us in the United Stated and South America. Is it only a matter of time for it to catch up to us? This was the one issue I had with going through with the machine; I constantly questioned whether or not it was worth it because of this "shield" the machine came with. Like I said, this has been proven beneficial to people such as myself (my family can now get to work on an invisible field) but posed a huge problem in other parts of the Accord. Regardless, I would rather have everyone safe than even one person being harmed.

 Concerning all of this, I am hoping that soon we can move into the unoccupied areas and begin clean up. I hope that we can bring some of the tactics from the REDD project into this "new" land and find some new earth elements that could be beneficial to our new world. I hope to work together with the other Accord countries, especially Japan who is much farther away than the others, to see fit that we continue in this New World Order as a community together, once and for all.

Thank you and best wishes,

Myriam Adela

Science Adviser LAU

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A Monumental Day

The day is finally upon us.  The last three months have been filled with tension, excitement, and above all uncertainty, as the world has struggled to respond to our first known contact with an extraterrestrial existence.  This colossal event threatened to tear our planet apart even before the assigned “deadline” for the machine’s completion. Arguments over the intended purpose of the device, and the potential consequences of a decision to either build it or to forego its construction, resulted in trade embargoes and sanctions between nations and brought several countries to the brink of military conflict.  While this inability to reach a global accord has produced some unfavorable results, I must say I am not the least bit surprised or disheartened by it.  The issues surrounding the machine’s construction are tremendously important as well as divisive, and these clashes between nations demonstrate that the entire world cares deeply about the outcome.

From a personal and professional standpoint, I am overwhelmingly excited by the prospect of what is about to unfold.  As many of you are aware, I changed my initial stance regarding the machine and joined my fellow EU leaders in opposition of its construction, in order to promote greater unity among the various factions of the European Union.  Nevertheless, over the past few months I have found myself torn between my devotion to the EU and my natural scientific curiosity. In all honesty, a part of me is glad that the machine was constructed, since I believe the chance to make contact with extraterrestrial beings is an opportunity too great to pass up, regardless of the potential dangers.  I await the upcoming events with a fair amount of trepidation, but with an even greater sense of hope and pride for all mankind.  I cannot help feeling as though humanity is on the brink of the most significant chapter in its relatively brief history, and I consider myself extremely fortunate to be involved.

David Willetts

Minister of Science, European Union

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Canadian Science, the day before the world stops.

I think I am accompanied by all beings of this planet in saying that I am very scared of what tomorrow will bring. This machine is such a controversial object, there is no way of knowing what will happen. Already this machine has brought such good to our planet in ways of cleaning up waste (although I don't believe in shooting our excessive waste into the universe), understanding complex formulas and systems, and giving the people a sense of hope that we are on the path to new discovery.

 On the other hand, this machine is also giving the people the sense of fear and destruction. As I see it, Canada's decision to join the accord will go only one of two ways. Either the accord was right to be so proactively engaged in the building of this mysterious machine, or the E.U. is the only nation intelligent enough to 'proceed with caution'.

Being a scientist, I am thrilled and anxious to see what this machine can really accomplish when actually turned on. I cannot wait to see what new advancements will be gained in all scientific fields the machine can comprehend.

We are all truly players in the machine's game now, no one nation or being can control what we have built, and our fate is decided for us now. We can only hope that our human nature to explore does not finally put us in our place as we have come so close before.

The only thing that puts me at ease is the thought that if our planet will come to an end in any circumstance, at least it will be done under the circumstance of discovery rather than war or some other violent human interference.

All that is left to do is pray to the extra terrestrials on Cancri 55 that they have done us a grand favor, and that they look forward to contacting us soon.

Good night all. Good luck.

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