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Greater East Asian Economy on the Rise!

As the end of 2012 draws near, financial experts are pleased to announce that our Federation shines ever so brightly as a beacon of hope, liberty and prosperity in the world. While several countries remain deeply embroiled in the global financial crisis, our own economy is doing incredibly well, exceeding all previous expectations. The current account surplus of the East Asian Federation has reached an all-time high, and our growth shows no signs of receding.

Superior skills, high dedication, exceptional work ethics and unrivalled expertise in the fields of telecommunications, aerospace technology and heavy industry are all seen as key reasons for our continuous success. While some apparently seek to deny men and women their right to fulfil their own potential, primarily by subjecting them to bureaucratic socialism, the East Asian example proves once and for all that hard, honest labour in a healthy, free market economy is the only true source of spiritual and material progress.


Emperor to Honour Japanese Scientists

Court officials revealed earlier today that our Heavenly Sovereign, his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Japan, Defender of Peace and Justice, Eternal Friend of all Peoples of Earth, is to award Aizawa Hiroshi and Sasaki Machiko with the prestigious Order of Culture. Aizawa and Sasaki have both been instrumental in the development of our own, independent Trans-Newtonian Technology. In particular, their hard work has laid the foundation for our recently announced Mass Driver project, estimated to be finished by mid-2014.

While some have expressed concern regarding the possibility of the United States or the European Union finishing their Mass Driver projects before us, the Imperial Herald wishes to remind its readers that space exploration is one hundred per cent serious business, not a frivolous competition, nor a race of any kind.

"Safety and proper precautions will always come first", Sasaki said in a recent interview, and her colleague Aizawa concluded that "while we cannot say for sure whether we will build the first major Mass Driver or not, we guarantee that ours will be as safe, optimal and well-crafted as humanly possible." Such commendable dedication to quality and safety is a perfect testament to the inherent purity and virtues of the Greater East Asian peoples.

As per tradition, the awards ceremony is to be held in the Imperial Palace on Culture Day, 3 November.
 

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Input received, game continuing. Also, I have switched from 1-day pulses to 5-day pulses. This will speed up the game though there will be slightly fewer skill-up checks for personnel.
 

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2nd November 2012

SPACEPORT CONSTRUCTION BEGINS IN AMERICA

Today, amid great celebrations, the President himself opened up the construction of America's first so-called "Space Port" here in Barstow, California. The large construction site, along the small Irwin Road is a beehive of activity as officials and diplomats of all kinds have gathered to marks this great moment. The sleepy little town of Barstow will surely experience great changes in near future, as workers and money will be flooding the area, not to mention all the traffic when the space port is active. Barstow-Daggett Community airport will likely rival JFK in few years!

"We could have chosen another site, naturally, but this time location and availability of land were the critical factors. Here we won't be plagued by hurricanes or tropical storms like in Florida", said NASA spokeswoman Cate Mulligan. Our experts predict that American predictions of finishing initial round of construction and expansion are too optimistic and that the space port won't open to business until 2017.
 

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16th December 2012

INDIA ANNOUNCES NEW TN-VEIN! BUT THAT'S IT!

Dakshina Sadathia, the leader of India's prominent Geological team, announced today that her team had found an additional vein of Boronide - roughly 100,000 tons or so. Unfortunately, they also announced that the Crust of the Earth has now been fully searched and there is nothing to be done for either improving accessibility or size of the veins.

"This is. Unlike peak oil or gas, we now know exactly - everyone knows exactly, how much we have. It's now just a matter of using it wisely and hopefully finding new sources. Other planetary crusts? I'm certain that asteroids and comets could be excellent sources as well", Ms.Sadathia reported to GNN afterwards.
 

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Trans-Newtonian Mineral situation on Earth as of December 2012:

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12th January 2013

SRI LANKA JOINS INDIA!

The Presidents of both India and Sri Lanka signed today agreements, that upon ratification will officially ally Sri Lanka with India. We do not currently have details of the agreements but will let our viewers know as soon as possible. We are also waiting for the official announcement from India.
 

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28th January 2013

MINING IN SPACE - NOW MORE THAN A PIPE DREAM

Yes dear readers, I just said it. As the currently known deposits of TN-minerals present the absolute amount of these new, revolutionary materials present, it is clear that many nations will, in the not-so-distant future, head into the Solar System in search of more. Such endeavours will present unforeseen challenges but also possibilities! In this editorial, I wish to discuss few possibilities for space mining.

Firstly, it seems that the improvements that TN-materials are allowing the industry to make in the regular mines would carry over in other planetary bodies. The machines themselves do not need oxygen or even gravity, for that matter - only the workers do! So it would be entirely possible to transport normal mines to, let's say Mars and house the workers in protected domes. For asteroids with their non-existent gravity, orbital habitats would be a logical possibility. Human body can relatively easily withstand 8 hours of zero-G a day, and the miner gets to sleep and relax in peace, thanks to artificial gravity.

Secondly, the advances in robotics lately have made another science-fiction dream possible - utilizing completely automated mines! While they would undoubtedly be more expensive than regular mines - some experts claim doubly so - the convenience of not having to deal with fragile humans (or unions!) is undoubtedly enticing to many mining conglomerates. Perhaps a Mass Driver could also be automated and attached to the mining complex - so that an asteroid, for example, mines itself empty and sends the finished product back to Earth with minimal human supervision!

Thirdly, it seems that if space ships are now possible, asteroid (and comet) mining could be done via space vessels. I foresee gigantic ships strip-mining asteroids, packaging the minerals in easy-to-transport ISO containers and leaving them on the empty husk of the now useless asteroid for freighters to carry home, while they embark for the next target like a swarm of locusts. Another possibility, though entirely theoretical at this point, is so-called fuel scooping. Few TN-geologists have speculated that Sorium could exist in gaseous form in gas giants like Saturnus and Jupiter, easily extractable with the proper equipment. Unfortunately, this gaseous Sorium can only be used as fuel, unlike the solid Sorium dug-up from the Earth's crust, which apparently could have many uses in power and propulsion systems.

What a fancy dream, dear readers but it could be our reality in less than a decade!
 

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Bamboo Shield cover hard-on all over the SEA

Today the SEA celebrate the erection of Bamboo Shield, the first step toward covering all the hard-ons aiming at the region. This conclude the (wo)manfully effort during one year for safe intercourse with other powers. They no longer can throw veiled threats to us during so-call diplomacy, aka foreplays. We sneer at their puny ... stuffs.

Of course, this does not stop at just the threesome Burma, Laos and Vietnam. Our target is covering the whole archipelago with this system of defense, provide absolute immunity for the disease called imperialism. People of the SEA will breath in easy, and continue with our pursuit of independence, freedom, and happiness.

On another note, a wave of enthusiam are lapping at the feet of our captains of industries. The advance in science are providing a multitude of means to expand and upgrade our current capacity for production. Our men and women of this moments are jumping both feet into this wave. The sky seems to be the limit.
- An pink year-in-review on a SEA tabloid -
 

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Guess thats what I get for cooperating with the East Asian Federation.

SO, you are with EAF now, eh? Interesting... VERY interesting.

:updated my commerative Shaka Zulu nickel plated war diary:
 

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7th February 2013

CELEBRATIONS ERUPT ACROSS EUROPE AS THE MASS DRIVER COMPLETES ITS FIRST TEST RUN

Massive celebrations have been occurring in all the large cities in Europe as the Slovenian-based European mass driver successfully finished its first test run. An ISO sea container, filled with sensors and communications equipped, was successfully lobbed to low Earth orbit. European officials have been tight-lipped about the purpose of the mass driver but since they just announced the construction of a space port in Bavaria, Germany, our analysts assume that the EU is keen on racing the United States to space.

Meanwhile, there is growing uncertainty in the United Nations as several other nations have voiced their concern over the mass drivers being built and the possible danger they pose to all humanity, since what goes up, must come down.
 

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Meanwhile, there is growing uncertainty in the United Nations as several other nations have voiced their concern over the mass drivers being built and the possible danger they pose to all humanity, since what goes up, must come down.
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