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Pending Changes and Augments:
1. Hypertext Wiki-links are being applied to almost all 1,000+ pages, helping to answer your TNH questions.
2. Final planetary and lunar astrophysical and historical data packets are uploading. Please be patient, as we are still using the same example-template for the World Data Sheet (chart) on all
planet pages. Actual World Data Sheets will not be available until next year, pending RP frequency.
3. Based upon your donations and requests, we will be apportioning our staff to add new planet pages.
1. Hypertext Wiki-links are being applied to almost all 1,000+ pages, helping to answer your TNH questions.
2. Final planetary and lunar astrophysical and historical data packets are uploading. Please be patient, as we are still using the same example-template for the World Data Sheet (chart) on all
planet pages. Actual World Data Sheets will not be available until next year, pending RP frequency.
3. Based upon your donations and requests, we will be apportioning our staff to add new planet pages.
Patches:
The ME2 Verse has now been applied. See the Milky Way Galaxy page in the Galaxy Map drop-down menu.* Current World Data Sheets are examples only, at present, and are open to player suggestions at all times.
The ME2 Verse has now been applied. See the Milky Way Galaxy page in the Galaxy Map drop-down menu.* Current World Data Sheets are examples only, at present, and are open to player suggestions at all times.
New Horizon Website News:
1. The Personnel Dossiers webpage has been updated, still under construction.2. The Himinbjorg System webpage song has been removed, pending adjustment.
1. The Personnel Dossiers webpage has been updated, still under construction.2. The Himinbjorg System webpage song has been removed, pending adjustment.
3. The Job Openings and Assignments chart graphic has been updated to present time.
4. IRL rates (costs) for our offered goods and services (including courses and training packages) are now
posted at the bottom of our new Support Us page. Our latest service addition is Website Consultation.
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IRP Verse News:
For the majority of our IRP (In Role-Play) news in this roleplaying universe, see the individual webpages for each character (located in the Personnel Dossiers tab) and cosmic body (clusters, nebulae, star systems, planets, and moons, located in the Galaxy Map tab). Also, new-join characters will be updating their character profiles and IRP/IC (In Role-Play / In-Character) journals in our newly created RP Forum.
For the majority of our IRP (In Role-Play) news in this roleplaying universe, see the individual webpages for each character (located in the Personnel Dossiers tab) and cosmic body (clusters, nebulae, star systems, planets, and moons, located in the Galaxy Map tab). Also, new-join characters will be updating their character profiles and IRP/IC (In Role-Play / In-Character) journals in our newly created RP Forum.
TNH Newsflash: Every airlock mysteriously opened at the same time. Oh, boy! Hold on to your bedpans!
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Non-Planet-Specific News from Across the Verse
Ongoing Contemporary Galactic Community-of-Worlds Issues:
Philosophical and religious debates continue at the Ivy League universities on all of the worlds spread out across our colonized Verse. The current 'hot topic' of debate?: why virtually every habitable and terraformable world we come across often has ruins and pyramids, plants and animals, but no comparable sentient life, no indications as to why or how such life might have vanished, and why there is no record or recollection of any previous human activity there, raising the follow-up questions: Who built what is now in ruins? Why are pyramids such a common architectural occurrence? Were these worlds terraformed over a much greater period of time to ensure their stable 'face-lifts'? ...and the wilder questions: Are we somehow creating these ruins merely by expecting them? And now that they are in such excellent condition as paradisaical 'Garden Worlds' (Class M planets, for all you astrophysics buffs out there), ...should we be expecting the imminent return of whoever shaped them that way?
Philosophical and religious debates continue at the Ivy League universities on all of the worlds spread out across our colonized Verse. The current 'hot topic' of debate?: why virtually every habitable and terraformable world we come across often has ruins and pyramids, plants and animals, but no comparable sentient life, no indications as to why or how such life might have vanished, and why there is no record or recollection of any previous human activity there, raising the follow-up questions: Who built what is now in ruins? Why are pyramids such a common architectural occurrence? Were these worlds terraformed over a much greater period of time to ensure their stable 'face-lifts'? ...and the wilder questions: Are we somehow creating these ruins merely by expecting them? And now that they are in such excellent condition as paradisaical 'Garden Worlds' (Class M planets, for all you astrophysics buffs out there), ...should we be expecting the imminent return of whoever shaped them that way?
Terraformed Stars:
The beautiful and stunning discoveries of several until-now unexplored and unnoticed solar systems in our arms of the Milky Way have led scientists and artists into a state of mass-euphoria and hurried expeditions. The 'new Suns' that have been found have had their photos and videos 'going viral' across The Cortex. Why? Because these special and rare stars have much dimmer glows allowing for indefinite direct viewing, a full rainbow of assorted and mixed color patches instead of a singular, monochromatic scheme to them, and because many of them even have clearly defined and stable 'continents' resting about their surface areas. Witnesses have described them as being "like bioluminescent, translucent, radiant versions of the fabled planet Earth", and words and images like these have sparked a growing curiosity and burning desire across all of colonized Space to set out in a tireless quest for more of these cosmic entities; logic now telling us all that surely... somewhere out there... there are many more just like them, and others still that are more amazing and breathtaking than them... and even some that are planet-sized, colonizable, and lucrative as resort world investments.
The beautiful and stunning discoveries of several until-now unexplored and unnoticed solar systems in our arms of the Milky Way have led scientists and artists into a state of mass-euphoria and hurried expeditions. The 'new Suns' that have been found have had their photos and videos 'going viral' across The Cortex. Why? Because these special and rare stars have much dimmer glows allowing for indefinite direct viewing, a full rainbow of assorted and mixed color patches instead of a singular, monochromatic scheme to them, and because many of them even have clearly defined and stable 'continents' resting about their surface areas. Witnesses have described them as being "like bioluminescent, translucent, radiant versions of the fabled planet Earth", and words and images like these have sparked a growing curiosity and burning desire across all of colonized Space to set out in a tireless quest for more of these cosmic entities; logic now telling us all that surely... somewhere out there... there are many more just like them, and others still that are more amazing and breathtaking than them... and even some that are planet-sized, colonizable, and lucrative as resort world investments.
2516 Anno Domini
February, week 1:
1st - UAP Council Denies Access to Economic Reports
"The UAP Council has produced a report of the economic progress of UAP Space which underwent a deep recession following the attack on the Citadel. The UAP claims unemployment is falling amidst job growth, but the chairman of the Orion Protectorate has accused them of denying access to their statistical sources, thus allowing the UAP to manipulate the data in their favor. The UAP maintains that withholding sources is standard procedure in the civilian, federal government, and military sectors, and is vital to investor confidence."
2nd - Comet CR1331 Kingu Threatens Colonyworld of Belan
"The extrasolar comet CR1331 Kingu will soon pass by the colony world of Belan (Undercurrent). The comet contains a volatile gas element that the system's star will warm up, but it is not known how the reaction will alter the comet's trajectory. It is impossible to determine whether the comet will strike Belan or simply pass it by. Belan citizens are hastily evacuating the colony while their government petitions the 34 Tauri fleet to commission a dreadnought to intercept the comet."
3rd - Aish Ashland Submits DNA to Hollywood Bank of Fame
"Aish Ashland, granddaughter of energy magnate Jonah Ashland, attended her hearing this morning for red sand possession. "I think I and a whole lot of people don't even known why it's illegal," she said. "Biotics have stuff like this in their nervous systems twenty-four hours a day. Why is it legal for them?" Her supporters surrounded the courthouse hoping to get a glimpse of the socialite whose infamy hasn't stood in the way of her e-book deal or other engagements, such as the event this evening in which Aish's DNA will be donated to the Hollywood Bank of Fame."
5th - Kingu Comet Classified Harmless by ISAB
"A panel of experts at the Institute for the Study of Astronomical Bodies (ISAB) have classified the comet CR1331 Kingu as harmless to the colony world of Belan. They say the comet's outgassing process will alter its course and it will cleanly miss the planet. The reaction on Belan ranged from gratitude to disbelief, while the fleet admirals, who were considering sending a dreadnought to destroy the comet, welcomed the news and said they will send a news probe to observe the comet's historic passing."
6th - Hollywood Bank of Fame Rejects Aish Ashland's DNA
"Socialite Aish Ashland has had her DNA rejected by the Hollywood Bank of Fame on the grounds that it does not match the sample attributed to her health ID card. Preliminary analysis indicates the DNA she submitted was that of a close female relative. Office watercoolers galaxy-wide are buzzing with the news. New Las Vegas casinos have placed odds on the identity of the sample, covering all her known relatives. The most popular is her close cousin Lili at 2:1. Additionally, odds that this is a deliberate publicity stunt are currently placed at 1.5:1."
7th - New Dallas Giants Defeat Ai Shern Dragons 24-19 in Super Bowl DL
"Verse colonyworld citizens gathered around their vidsets today for Super Bowl DL, an annual sporting and media event that culminates the 34-Tauri-Union-Rules American-football season. The New Dallas Giants defied expectations and took down the Ai Shern Dragons in a tight 24-19 game. The highlight was a 69-yard pass from Londinian QB Bragus Thul. The game's top-3 hit commercials were Aldrin Labs' hilarious "Improvise", Unithirst's "Coffee Cola Rock 'n' Rolla", and Binary Helix's "Not My Future, Thanks." As for the greatest tease, it goes to the trailer for the soon-to-be summer blockbuster Nekyia Corridor, which sent sports fans to the Cortex trying to find out what the heck a nekyia was."
1st - UAP Council Denies Access to Economic Reports
"The UAP Council has produced a report of the economic progress of UAP Space which underwent a deep recession following the attack on the Citadel. The UAP claims unemployment is falling amidst job growth, but the chairman of the Orion Protectorate has accused them of denying access to their statistical sources, thus allowing the UAP to manipulate the data in their favor. The UAP maintains that withholding sources is standard procedure in the civilian, federal government, and military sectors, and is vital to investor confidence."
2nd - Comet CR1331 Kingu Threatens Colonyworld of Belan
"The extrasolar comet CR1331 Kingu will soon pass by the colony world of Belan (Undercurrent). The comet contains a volatile gas element that the system's star will warm up, but it is not known how the reaction will alter the comet's trajectory. It is impossible to determine whether the comet will strike Belan or simply pass it by. Belan citizens are hastily evacuating the colony while their government petitions the 34 Tauri fleet to commission a dreadnought to intercept the comet."
3rd - Aish Ashland Submits DNA to Hollywood Bank of Fame
"Aish Ashland, granddaughter of energy magnate Jonah Ashland, attended her hearing this morning for red sand possession. "I think I and a whole lot of people don't even known why it's illegal," she said. "Biotics have stuff like this in their nervous systems twenty-four hours a day. Why is it legal for them?" Her supporters surrounded the courthouse hoping to get a glimpse of the socialite whose infamy hasn't stood in the way of her e-book deal or other engagements, such as the event this evening in which Aish's DNA will be donated to the Hollywood Bank of Fame."
5th - Kingu Comet Classified Harmless by ISAB
"A panel of experts at the Institute for the Study of Astronomical Bodies (ISAB) have classified the comet CR1331 Kingu as harmless to the colony world of Belan. They say the comet's outgassing process will alter its course and it will cleanly miss the planet. The reaction on Belan ranged from gratitude to disbelief, while the fleet admirals, who were considering sending a dreadnought to destroy the comet, welcomed the news and said they will send a news probe to observe the comet's historic passing."
6th - Hollywood Bank of Fame Rejects Aish Ashland's DNA
"Socialite Aish Ashland has had her DNA rejected by the Hollywood Bank of Fame on the grounds that it does not match the sample attributed to her health ID card. Preliminary analysis indicates the DNA she submitted was that of a close female relative. Office watercoolers galaxy-wide are buzzing with the news. New Las Vegas casinos have placed odds on the identity of the sample, covering all her known relatives. The most popular is her close cousin Lili at 2:1. Additionally, odds that this is a deliberate publicity stunt are currently placed at 1.5:1."
7th - New Dallas Giants Defeat Ai Shern Dragons 24-19 in Super Bowl DL
"Verse colonyworld citizens gathered around their vidsets today for Super Bowl DL, an annual sporting and media event that culminates the 34-Tauri-Union-Rules American-football season. The New Dallas Giants defied expectations and took down the Ai Shern Dragons in a tight 24-19 game. The highlight was a 69-yard pass from Londinian QB Bragus Thul. The game's top-3 hit commercials were Aldrin Labs' hilarious "Improvise", Unithirst's "Coffee Cola Rock 'n' Rolla", and Binary Helix's "Not My Future, Thanks." As for the greatest tease, it goes to the trailer for the soon-to-be summer blockbuster Nekyia Corridor, which sent sports fans to the Cortex trying to find out what the heck a nekyia was."
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January, week 4:
31st - 24th Fighter Group Honored for Role in Battle of the Citadel
"The 24th Fighter Group of the 34 Tauri Fleet received the Galactic Unit Citation today for their role in the Battle of the Citadel over two years ago. It is the highest honor awarded to a military unit and recognizes gallantry above and beyond those of the Palladium Star, awarded to all Citadel and Fifth Fleet units who fought in the battle. The 24th were the first unit to engage the geth flagship Sovereign. Unable to pierce Sovereign's kinetic barriers, the unit nevertheless gave their lives distracting the warship and the geth fleet during the Destiny Ascension's docking attempts to evacuate the Citadel examination personnel. Only one-sixth of the fighter group survived the battle and the offices of the UAP decided the most fitting honor would be one awarded to the entire unit."
31st - 24th Fighter Group Honored for Role in Battle of the Citadel
"The 24th Fighter Group of the 34 Tauri Fleet received the Galactic Unit Citation today for their role in the Battle of the Citadel over two years ago. It is the highest honor awarded to a military unit and recognizes gallantry above and beyond those of the Palladium Star, awarded to all Citadel and Fifth Fleet units who fought in the battle. The 24th were the first unit to engage the geth flagship Sovereign. Unable to pierce Sovereign's kinetic barriers, the unit nevertheless gave their lives distracting the warship and the geth fleet during the Destiny Ascension's docking attempts to evacuate the Citadel examination personnel. Only one-sixth of the fighter group survived the battle and the offices of the UAP decided the most fitting honor would be one awarded to the entire unit."
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February, week 2:
8th - Scientists Reassert Fears About Kingu Comet
"A growing consortium of scientists have signed a Cortex petition claiming that the findings of the ISAB concerning the Kingu comet are in grave error. Using telemetry from the Shining Sky orbital station, they calculate that CR1331 Kingu will come close enough to produce a dangerous meteor shower and possibly disrupt the planet gravitationally. Millions of citizens are headed for higher ground to await the alleged doomsday, blocking all traffic arteries and overwhelming spaceports. Travel to Belan has been restricted."
9th - Raloi Welcomed to Citadel Space
"The UAP Council welcomes the planet Turvess to the galactic community today. The planet's sentient humans, the Raloi, launched their first space telescope into orbit last year, which detected the presence of the Space-cruiser Azedes. Tomorrow, visitors from all over the galaxy will land outside six cities on Turvess, bearing welcome wishes and gifts for the Raloi. Tickets for the Council's sponsored ships have been sold out for months, and due to disease concerns, no other ships are legally allowed planetfall at that time. A comm buoy near Turvess will be dedicated to sending welcome messages to the planet for twenty galactic standard hours."
10th - Kingu Comet Devastates Belan
"The Kingu comet has hurtled past the colonyworld Belan, and its disruption has been devastating. Though the main body of the comet did not strike the surface of the planet, the comet, at one-quarter the size of Belan's moon, disrupted tides all over the planet with its gravity. Tsunamis have ravaged coastal cities all over the globe, breaking levees, flooding urban centers, and drowning many citizens. The UAP Council has declared the entire planet of Belan a disaster zone, and estimates of the full credit value of the damage will take months."
11th - Galactic Organizations Pledge to Aid Belan
"The Kingu comet's wake of destruction continues to dominate the news cycle. New video shows meteor showers caused by hot gasses breaking giant chunks of ice off the comet. No population centers were struck by the impacts, which left craters up to 180m in diameter. Meanwhile, the Interstellar Red Cross, the Life-bearer Brigade, the organization Healing Waters, and hundreds of other charities galaxy-wide have pledged their support to housing and feeding the uncountable refugees of the planet."
12th - Comet's Toll on Belan Revealed
"Images coming out of the colonyworld Belan are brutal. Though one might think an aquatics-familiar species such as humanity would survive flooding, tsunamis more than 15 meters high crushed many living close to the coasts. Collapsing buildings and broken power lines have also caused casualties. Pest-driven diseases plague the refugee camps, and insects and mold spores have infested abandoned neighborhoods. Reconstruction efforts have begun in some cities, beginning with the all-important drainage of areas still under water. Spaceport traffic is still jammed as millions of citizens attempt to return to their homes."
14th - St. Valentine's Day Celebrated Across Earth Colonies
"Many planets and colonies celebrate St. Valentine's Day today, a holiday themed around romantic love and the greeting card industry. Prospective or established mating partners exchange love notes with one another, and some add gifts of cut flowers, jewelry, or sugary confections in the hopes of receiving sexual favors. Industry insiders estimate over 7 billion Valentine messages will be sent this year throughout the human colonies. The holiday is rapidly spreading among the Fringe worlds once ignorant of the occasion, who embrace its unusual mix of commerce and reproduction."
"A growing consortium of scientists have signed a Cortex petition claiming that the findings of the ISAB concerning the Kingu comet are in grave error. Using telemetry from the Shining Sky orbital station, they calculate that CR1331 Kingu will come close enough to produce a dangerous meteor shower and possibly disrupt the planet gravitationally. Millions of citizens are headed for higher ground to await the alleged doomsday, blocking all traffic arteries and overwhelming spaceports. Travel to Belan has been restricted."
9th - Raloi Welcomed to Citadel Space
"The UAP Council welcomes the planet Turvess to the galactic community today. The planet's sentient humans, the Raloi, launched their first space telescope into orbit last year, which detected the presence of the Space-cruiser Azedes. Tomorrow, visitors from all over the galaxy will land outside six cities on Turvess, bearing welcome wishes and gifts for the Raloi. Tickets for the Council's sponsored ships have been sold out for months, and due to disease concerns, no other ships are legally allowed planetfall at that time. A comm buoy near Turvess will be dedicated to sending welcome messages to the planet for twenty galactic standard hours."
10th - Kingu Comet Devastates Belan
"The Kingu comet has hurtled past the colonyworld Belan, and its disruption has been devastating. Though the main body of the comet did not strike the surface of the planet, the comet, at one-quarter the size of Belan's moon, disrupted tides all over the planet with its gravity. Tsunamis have ravaged coastal cities all over the globe, breaking levees, flooding urban centers, and drowning many citizens. The UAP Council has declared the entire planet of Belan a disaster zone, and estimates of the full credit value of the damage will take months."
11th - Galactic Organizations Pledge to Aid Belan
"The Kingu comet's wake of destruction continues to dominate the news cycle. New video shows meteor showers caused by hot gasses breaking giant chunks of ice off the comet. No population centers were struck by the impacts, which left craters up to 180m in diameter. Meanwhile, the Interstellar Red Cross, the Life-bearer Brigade, the organization Healing Waters, and hundreds of other charities galaxy-wide have pledged their support to housing and feeding the uncountable refugees of the planet."
12th - Comet's Toll on Belan Revealed
"Images coming out of the colonyworld Belan are brutal. Though one might think an aquatics-familiar species such as humanity would survive flooding, tsunamis more than 15 meters high crushed many living close to the coasts. Collapsing buildings and broken power lines have also caused casualties. Pest-driven diseases plague the refugee camps, and insects and mold spores have infested abandoned neighborhoods. Reconstruction efforts have begun in some cities, beginning with the all-important drainage of areas still under water. Spaceport traffic is still jammed as millions of citizens attempt to return to their homes."
14th - St. Valentine's Day Celebrated Across Earth Colonies
"Many planets and colonies celebrate St. Valentine's Day today, a holiday themed around romantic love and the greeting card industry. Prospective or established mating partners exchange love notes with one another, and some add gifts of cut flowers, jewelry, or sugary confections in the hopes of receiving sexual favors. Industry insiders estimate over 7 billion Valentine messages will be sent this year throughout the human colonies. The holiday is rapidly spreading among the Fringe worlds once ignorant of the occasion, who embrace its unusual mix of commerce and reproduction."
February, week 3:
15th - Krogan Delegation Ejected from Raloi Welcome
Ceremonies
"The UAP Council delegation to the newly welcomed planet Turvess ejected several dozen of its representatives today after the introduction of a sport called Kowla devolved into a brawl that left 3 dead and 14 injured. The representatives who introduced Kowla denounced the ejection, saying that Kowla was successfully introduced to Turvess "with its traditions fully intact," and that there was no need to overreact. A poll taken among the Turvess indicated that only 21% opposed the move to remove the Kowla-favoring representatives from the remainder of the ceremonies."
16th - Ellis Valterus Arrested in Tuchanka Dreadnought Scandal
"UAP authorities have arrested a lawmaker on the Citadel who was funding a project to rebuild a dreadnought on the planet Tuchanka. Barack Pol-pot Stalin, duarch of the Meade Cluster, smuggled everything from blueprints to rare materials to backpacks full of cash to the Talyth clan, according to UAP officials. The sting operation to capture Barack took one and a half years. If successfully prosecuted, Barack faces life in prison with no possibility of parole."
17th - Hackers Arrested for Leaking Economic Reports
"Six members of a group calling itself TruthHax have been arrested for the illegal uploading of sensitive economic data from the UAP Council. An additional four members of the group were shot to death in what appears to be an internal struggle. Tela Vasir, the Spectre assigned to the case, had no comment on her role in these matters, saying only that she considers the case resolved and is pleased with the rapid results."
18th - Raloi Delegation Sent to the UAP Council
"Now that the celebrations on the planet Turvess have ended, a Raloi delegation has been sent to Londinium for a three-month stay. The delegation will be educated in intergalactic law, history, alien biology and culture, and the rudiments of mass effect physics. Due to an outbreak of the H7N7 flu virus that infected the avian Raloi during the opening ceremonies on their planet, the Raloi on Londinium will wear environmental suits whenever they are in contact with an alien species."
19th - Government Response to Belan Disaster Criticized
"The governmental response to the situation on Belan is receiving fire today. As fresh food supplies spoil, starvation and looting have become rampant. Some cities such as New Plentiful have been spared the worst of the chaos as their geography allows for emergency air- and spacelifts of supplies. Others, such as the subarctic city of Whitecap, must deal with a paralyzing lack of infrastructure as well as temperature extremes. The official global death toll has reached 110,000 and estimates place the complete figure anywhere from 1.1 to 3.5 million."
20th - Star-Studded Telethon Held for Comet Victims on Belan
"Tonight's telethon to assist the disaster-struck planet of Belan should be a star-studded affair. A-list entertainers such as Alis Price Vladamir Bukin will appear in the 2-hour special, directed by Ronny Lam. So full is the guest list that the entire cast of the Cortex series Crashcart was turned away at the door. Legends like Amita Valla will be putting in the hours working the comm units. "We want to let Belan know we're a caring galaxy," she says, "and if it takes some rich and spoiled entertainers to call attention to the fact that a few million people just died, we're there for you, sister.""
21st - Star of "Nekyia Corridor" Struck by Lightning While Filming on Location
"Filming of the space epic Nekyia Corridor took a turn for the worse today as lightning struck the leading man. Nathan Gold, star of the 5.1-billion-credits-so-far enterprise, was strapped to the surface of a spaceship in the upper atmosphere of a gas giant when lightning hit the hull. Insulated against most of the effect, the Golden One had his suit's electronics suite fried and had to signal for assistance to get oxygen. Director Morgan Bierster says that he hopes the footage will stay in the final cut of the film. "You can't make stuff like this up," says Bierster. "It's going to be a once-in-a-lifetime sensation.""
"The UAP Council delegation to the newly welcomed planet Turvess ejected several dozen of its representatives today after the introduction of a sport called Kowla devolved into a brawl that left 3 dead and 14 injured. The representatives who introduced Kowla denounced the ejection, saying that Kowla was successfully introduced to Turvess "with its traditions fully intact," and that there was no need to overreact. A poll taken among the Turvess indicated that only 21% opposed the move to remove the Kowla-favoring representatives from the remainder of the ceremonies."
16th - Ellis Valterus Arrested in Tuchanka Dreadnought Scandal
"UAP authorities have arrested a lawmaker on the Citadel who was funding a project to rebuild a dreadnought on the planet Tuchanka. Barack Pol-pot Stalin, duarch of the Meade Cluster, smuggled everything from blueprints to rare materials to backpacks full of cash to the Talyth clan, according to UAP officials. The sting operation to capture Barack took one and a half years. If successfully prosecuted, Barack faces life in prison with no possibility of parole."
17th - Hackers Arrested for Leaking Economic Reports
"Six members of a group calling itself TruthHax have been arrested for the illegal uploading of sensitive economic data from the UAP Council. An additional four members of the group were shot to death in what appears to be an internal struggle. Tela Vasir, the Spectre assigned to the case, had no comment on her role in these matters, saying only that she considers the case resolved and is pleased with the rapid results."
18th - Raloi Delegation Sent to the UAP Council
"Now that the celebrations on the planet Turvess have ended, a Raloi delegation has been sent to Londinium for a three-month stay. The delegation will be educated in intergalactic law, history, alien biology and culture, and the rudiments of mass effect physics. Due to an outbreak of the H7N7 flu virus that infected the avian Raloi during the opening ceremonies on their planet, the Raloi on Londinium will wear environmental suits whenever they are in contact with an alien species."
19th - Government Response to Belan Disaster Criticized
"The governmental response to the situation on Belan is receiving fire today. As fresh food supplies spoil, starvation and looting have become rampant. Some cities such as New Plentiful have been spared the worst of the chaos as their geography allows for emergency air- and spacelifts of supplies. Others, such as the subarctic city of Whitecap, must deal with a paralyzing lack of infrastructure as well as temperature extremes. The official global death toll has reached 110,000 and estimates place the complete figure anywhere from 1.1 to 3.5 million."
20th - Star-Studded Telethon Held for Comet Victims on Belan
"Tonight's telethon to assist the disaster-struck planet of Belan should be a star-studded affair. A-list entertainers such as Alis Price Vladamir Bukin will appear in the 2-hour special, directed by Ronny Lam. So full is the guest list that the entire cast of the Cortex series Crashcart was turned away at the door. Legends like Amita Valla will be putting in the hours working the comm units. "We want to let Belan know we're a caring galaxy," she says, "and if it takes some rich and spoiled entertainers to call attention to the fact that a few million people just died, we're there for you, sister.""
21st - Star of "Nekyia Corridor" Struck by Lightning While Filming on Location
"Filming of the space epic Nekyia Corridor took a turn for the worse today as lightning struck the leading man. Nathan Gold, star of the 5.1-billion-credits-so-far enterprise, was strapped to the surface of a spaceship in the upper atmosphere of a gas giant when lightning hit the hull. Insulated against most of the effect, the Golden One had his suit's electronics suite fried and had to signal for assistance to get oxygen. Director Morgan Bierster says that he hopes the footage will stay in the final cut of the film. "You can't make stuff like this up," says Bierster. "It's going to be a once-in-a-lifetime sensation.""
February, week 4:
22nd - Heartbeat Takes the Crown at This Weekend's Galactic
Box Office
"This weekend's galactic box office crown went to the new dramadey hospital buddy actioner Heartbeat, at 3.8 billion credits, edging out the romantic horror Night Winds at 2.9 billion. In at third is the sleeper hit With Soft Shoe Number, at 800 million credits, surpassing its previous three weeks on the charts. The no-budget comedy about a volus and an elcor trying to make it on Broadway apparently has staying power, confounding elcor and volus critics who roasted the film."
23rd - Separatists Claim Responsibility for Cruiser Crash
"Militant separatists on the colonyworld Taetrus have claimed responsibility for a downed commercial cruiser that crashed into a remote farming village on the planet. Believed to be a botched hijacking, the cruiser was going at orbital velocities when it hit the ground, creating a furrow three kilometers long and setting fire to the surrounding countryside. There were no survivors. Fire experts say the flight recorder is unlikely to have survived an impact at such speeds, which can exceed thirty thousand kilometers per hour."
24th - This Year's One Future Summit Begins on Thessia
"The annual One Future Summit, a seven-day convention held on the homeworld Thessia by ecological conservation groups across the galaxy, opened its doors today. Attendance for the convention is estimated at 200,000 per day with another 300,000 appearing virtually. All profits will be donated to conservational causes. This year's theme is terraforming. The convention hosts such luminaries as Iali T'Nuson and Ben Vabo. Elsewhere in the host city, the more radical fringe has reportedly set up a parallel, underground convention called the One Chance Summit in which ecoterrorism techniques are not barred from discussion."
25th - Teenager Leads UAP Fighters on High Speed Chase
"A Mantis spaceplane led the UAP fleet on a high-speed chase tonight, originating in New Mexico City. Sixteen-year-old Jorge Asensio reportedly stole the plane from a poorly secured mercenary landing pad, having learned how to fly from a flight simulator computer game and the ship's onboard VI. Following major highways to his school, he buzzed the soccer field before local Air Force fighters were scrambled to deal with him. Climbing to the upper atmosphere, he outran the pursuing planes, was then pursued by UAP fighters in low orbit, then ran out of fuel over the planet's southern ice cap. After parachuting from the plane, he froze to death before authorities found his body. Charges of criminal negligence are now being filed with the Tiburón Rojo mercenary company."
26th - Infamous Cerberus Operative Escapes Custody on Trident
"Skye Turnick, the sole surviving member of the Cerberus cell responsible for the now-infamous "torture den" of captive Fringe colonists on the Terminus Systems planet Trident, escaped from custody at 9:37 local time this morning. A paramilitary attack using vectored thrust gunships destroyed the escort boats surrounding the prisoner transport and then took off with Turnick. Other prisoners in the transport bore witness to the event, some of them even helping the guards out of the water. Trident's Maritime Justice Department reports no leads in locating the escape craft, noting that Trident has only has a few high-res spy satellites or down-looking radar balloons to be tasked to such an operation. Asked if she believes the attack was commanded by Cerberus, Special Agent in Charge Angela Rhow said, "If it looks like a bomb, and explodes like a bomb, it's a bomb.""
27th - Transworld 1 Opens Its Doors on the Planet Kosh
"Transworld 1 opened its doors for the first time today, inducting it into official records as the tallest building in the known galaxy. Built on the planet of Kosh in the Attican Traverse, Transworld 1 has its 1002 stories devoted to shopping malls, office space, three hotels, a zoo and aquarium, and of course parking. Situated on a world where the gravity is only 70% of galactic standard, the building uses mass effect fields to weighten the load in key areas. This extravagance is paid for by a marked increase in rent — office space in Transworld 1 comes at a pricey 61,000 credits per square meter per year."
28th - Trident Spaceports Searched for Cerberus Operative
"The manhunt to find Skye Turnick and his Cerberus allies has slowed space traffic to a crawl on the planet of Trident. In their dragnet to catch Turnick, the Global Maritime Justice has covered every spaceport on the planet. Critics say it's not a wise strategy. "There seems to be a hurry to show that they're doing something when the most likely route off the planet is straight up," said Ranier Drakensburg, Mayor of Black Bay, Andrada. GMJ responded in a press conference today, saying that they had no evidence that the alleged Cerberus criminals had single-stage-to-orbit capability. Additionally, many of the spaceports were already closed today due to the inclement weather that plagues Trident throughout its rainy season."
"This weekend's galactic box office crown went to the new dramadey hospital buddy actioner Heartbeat, at 3.8 billion credits, edging out the romantic horror Night Winds at 2.9 billion. In at third is the sleeper hit With Soft Shoe Number, at 800 million credits, surpassing its previous three weeks on the charts. The no-budget comedy about a volus and an elcor trying to make it on Broadway apparently has staying power, confounding elcor and volus critics who roasted the film."
23rd - Separatists Claim Responsibility for Cruiser Crash
"Militant separatists on the colonyworld Taetrus have claimed responsibility for a downed commercial cruiser that crashed into a remote farming village on the planet. Believed to be a botched hijacking, the cruiser was going at orbital velocities when it hit the ground, creating a furrow three kilometers long and setting fire to the surrounding countryside. There were no survivors. Fire experts say the flight recorder is unlikely to have survived an impact at such speeds, which can exceed thirty thousand kilometers per hour."
24th - This Year's One Future Summit Begins on Thessia
"The annual One Future Summit, a seven-day convention held on the homeworld Thessia by ecological conservation groups across the galaxy, opened its doors today. Attendance for the convention is estimated at 200,000 per day with another 300,000 appearing virtually. All profits will be donated to conservational causes. This year's theme is terraforming. The convention hosts such luminaries as Iali T'Nuson and Ben Vabo. Elsewhere in the host city, the more radical fringe has reportedly set up a parallel, underground convention called the One Chance Summit in which ecoterrorism techniques are not barred from discussion."
25th - Teenager Leads UAP Fighters on High Speed Chase
"A Mantis spaceplane led the UAP fleet on a high-speed chase tonight, originating in New Mexico City. Sixteen-year-old Jorge Asensio reportedly stole the plane from a poorly secured mercenary landing pad, having learned how to fly from a flight simulator computer game and the ship's onboard VI. Following major highways to his school, he buzzed the soccer field before local Air Force fighters were scrambled to deal with him. Climbing to the upper atmosphere, he outran the pursuing planes, was then pursued by UAP fighters in low orbit, then ran out of fuel over the planet's southern ice cap. After parachuting from the plane, he froze to death before authorities found his body. Charges of criminal negligence are now being filed with the Tiburón Rojo mercenary company."
26th - Infamous Cerberus Operative Escapes Custody on Trident
"Skye Turnick, the sole surviving member of the Cerberus cell responsible for the now-infamous "torture den" of captive Fringe colonists on the Terminus Systems planet Trident, escaped from custody at 9:37 local time this morning. A paramilitary attack using vectored thrust gunships destroyed the escort boats surrounding the prisoner transport and then took off with Turnick. Other prisoners in the transport bore witness to the event, some of them even helping the guards out of the water. Trident's Maritime Justice Department reports no leads in locating the escape craft, noting that Trident has only has a few high-res spy satellites or down-looking radar balloons to be tasked to such an operation. Asked if she believes the attack was commanded by Cerberus, Special Agent in Charge Angela Rhow said, "If it looks like a bomb, and explodes like a bomb, it's a bomb.""
27th - Transworld 1 Opens Its Doors on the Planet Kosh
"Transworld 1 opened its doors for the first time today, inducting it into official records as the tallest building in the known galaxy. Built on the planet of Kosh in the Attican Traverse, Transworld 1 has its 1002 stories devoted to shopping malls, office space, three hotels, a zoo and aquarium, and of course parking. Situated on a world where the gravity is only 70% of galactic standard, the building uses mass effect fields to weighten the load in key areas. This extravagance is paid for by a marked increase in rent — office space in Transworld 1 comes at a pricey 61,000 credits per square meter per year."
28th - Trident Spaceports Searched for Cerberus Operative
"The manhunt to find Skye Turnick and his Cerberus allies has slowed space traffic to a crawl on the planet of Trident. In their dragnet to catch Turnick, the Global Maritime Justice has covered every spaceport on the planet. Critics say it's not a wise strategy. "There seems to be a hurry to show that they're doing something when the most likely route off the planet is straight up," said Ranier Drakensburg, Mayor of Black Bay, Andrada. GMJ responded in a press conference today, saying that they had no evidence that the alleged Cerberus criminals had single-stage-to-orbit capability. Additionally, many of the spaceports were already closed today due to the inclement weather that plagues Trident throughout its rainy season."
March, week 1:
1st - Principal Photography on "Nekyia Corridor"
Halted After Tantrum
"Principal photography on the space epic "Nekyia Corridor" came to a halt today as the leading lady Kate First walked off the set. Phone footage of her tantrum has hit the Cortex, and helmer Morgan Bierster says it isn't just another fake-reality eyeball-grabber. "If we wanted free marketing, she'd have been nagging us naked," he quipped. Scribe Eddie Karbeti has reportedly been brought in to do rewrites to the script in order to soothe the savage starlet. Karbeti got the gig after the 28th script draft gave former writer Stan Kirbus permanent nerve damage in the wrists. He'd better hurry; in three days, the lease is up on the mass effect relay they're using as a set."
2nd - Dalatrass Narra of Mannovai Undergoes Surgery
"Dalatrass Narra of the colony Mannovai underwent surgery to remove a stomach polyp today. The surgery lasted two hours, and the matriarch is expected to return to her duties late tomorrow night. One of her personal doctors, Jiahe Urc, confirmed that the polyp was benign and only noticeable due to a slight inflammation that had been causing the Dalatrass pain. Before the operation, Narra signed a letter transferring power to Vice-Dalatrass Husaru, since she would be under general anesthesia for the duration of the surgery."
3rd - Cerberus Compound on Trident Raided
"The manhunt to find Skye Turnick came to a fiery and tragic conclusion today. Acting on an anonymous tip, GMJ enforcers surrounded a compound on the island of Ness. Cerberus operatives inside attempted to first fight and then flee using the gunships they had used in the Turnick jailbreak. Armor-piercing missiles brought one gunship down over the compound. The other, fleeing the scene, was shot down and plummeted into a halfway house for runaway youths. Firefighters are working to contain that blaze now. Two GMJ agents have been killed, six wounded, and an estimated eleven people from the halfway house have been hospitalized. No word yet on their condition. The GMJ will not give details about the Cerberus connection, but it did confirm that the pilots of both gunships died in the crashes."
4th - Marth Nations in Suspense as UAP Hears Ford vs. Huerta
"The nations of Marth are in suspense tonight as the UAP hears Ford v. Huerta, the first case of a natural-birth leader using reconstructive data storage to prolong his brain functions and stay physically capable to perform his duties. Speaker of the House, Lisa Ford, has led the charge against Huerta, saying that the last year of his term was illegitimate. A stroke left the President legally dead and in cryocool for an hour and a half before his brain functions were fully transferred to a computer. The amount of memory degradation was never fully revealed. According to the local line of succession, if Huerta was considered dead, then power would transfer to the Vice President and Speaker Ford would have held the position of Vice President for the last year."
5th - R&B Singer Lady Sweat Dies Aged 24
"R&B singer Lady Sweat has died at age 24 in a medical facility on Charon. The self-titled "hardest-working girl in show business" and "musical ambassador of Bellerophon" was returning from Mannovai in a commercial cruiser when solar activity touched off a proton storm. Protons passed through the ship's hull, incapacitating the crew with radiation poisoning by the time the cruiser reached Charon. Authorities suspect that traces of alcohol, cocaine and maxx found in all of the passengers during postmortem analysis may have been a contributing factor in the passengers' failure to seek shelter in the cruiser's shielded compartment."
6th - Socialite Aish Ashland Under Fire After Lady Sweat Comments
"Socialite Aish Ashland is under fire tonight for her comments about the death of Leila Montrose, better known as Lady Sweat. "This just goes to show that you can't do drugs and fly a spaceship at the same time," she quipped. "You've got to be responsible about it. I know I always snort up somewhere safe, like a police station or courthouse". Her probation officer was unavailable for comment."
7th - Simian Bacterial Fever Vaccine Supplies Running Out
"Supplies of the vaccine for simian bacterial fever have run out on many planets across the galaxy. The UAP Committee on Disease Prevention announced this week that production of the vaccine is going more slowly than expected. Out of an estimated 95 billion doses scheduled to be produced by the previous month, only 70 billion were made due to manufacturing and logistical difficulties. Public health departments galaxy-wide have been flooded with calls by people asking where they can get the vaccine. The CDP is warning citizens against going to the black market for the vaccine; most such operations are frauds."
"Principal photography on the space epic "Nekyia Corridor" came to a halt today as the leading lady Kate First walked off the set. Phone footage of her tantrum has hit the Cortex, and helmer Morgan Bierster says it isn't just another fake-reality eyeball-grabber. "If we wanted free marketing, she'd have been nagging us naked," he quipped. Scribe Eddie Karbeti has reportedly been brought in to do rewrites to the script in order to soothe the savage starlet. Karbeti got the gig after the 28th script draft gave former writer Stan Kirbus permanent nerve damage in the wrists. He'd better hurry; in three days, the lease is up on the mass effect relay they're using as a set."
2nd - Dalatrass Narra of Mannovai Undergoes Surgery
"Dalatrass Narra of the colony Mannovai underwent surgery to remove a stomach polyp today. The surgery lasted two hours, and the matriarch is expected to return to her duties late tomorrow night. One of her personal doctors, Jiahe Urc, confirmed that the polyp was benign and only noticeable due to a slight inflammation that had been causing the Dalatrass pain. Before the operation, Narra signed a letter transferring power to Vice-Dalatrass Husaru, since she would be under general anesthesia for the duration of the surgery."
3rd - Cerberus Compound on Trident Raided
"The manhunt to find Skye Turnick came to a fiery and tragic conclusion today. Acting on an anonymous tip, GMJ enforcers surrounded a compound on the island of Ness. Cerberus operatives inside attempted to first fight and then flee using the gunships they had used in the Turnick jailbreak. Armor-piercing missiles brought one gunship down over the compound. The other, fleeing the scene, was shot down and plummeted into a halfway house for runaway youths. Firefighters are working to contain that blaze now. Two GMJ agents have been killed, six wounded, and an estimated eleven people from the halfway house have been hospitalized. No word yet on their condition. The GMJ will not give details about the Cerberus connection, but it did confirm that the pilots of both gunships died in the crashes."
4th - Marth Nations in Suspense as UAP Hears Ford vs. Huerta
"The nations of Marth are in suspense tonight as the UAP hears Ford v. Huerta, the first case of a natural-birth leader using reconstructive data storage to prolong his brain functions and stay physically capable to perform his duties. Speaker of the House, Lisa Ford, has led the charge against Huerta, saying that the last year of his term was illegitimate. A stroke left the President legally dead and in cryocool for an hour and a half before his brain functions were fully transferred to a computer. The amount of memory degradation was never fully revealed. According to the local line of succession, if Huerta was considered dead, then power would transfer to the Vice President and Speaker Ford would have held the position of Vice President for the last year."
5th - R&B Singer Lady Sweat Dies Aged 24
"R&B singer Lady Sweat has died at age 24 in a medical facility on Charon. The self-titled "hardest-working girl in show business" and "musical ambassador of Bellerophon" was returning from Mannovai in a commercial cruiser when solar activity touched off a proton storm. Protons passed through the ship's hull, incapacitating the crew with radiation poisoning by the time the cruiser reached Charon. Authorities suspect that traces of alcohol, cocaine and maxx found in all of the passengers during postmortem analysis may have been a contributing factor in the passengers' failure to seek shelter in the cruiser's shielded compartment."
6th - Socialite Aish Ashland Under Fire After Lady Sweat Comments
"Socialite Aish Ashland is under fire tonight for her comments about the death of Leila Montrose, better known as Lady Sweat. "This just goes to show that you can't do drugs and fly a spaceship at the same time," she quipped. "You've got to be responsible about it. I know I always snort up somewhere safe, like a police station or courthouse". Her probation officer was unavailable for comment."
7th - Simian Bacterial Fever Vaccine Supplies Running Out
"Supplies of the vaccine for simian bacterial fever have run out on many planets across the galaxy. The UAP Committee on Disease Prevention announced this week that production of the vaccine is going more slowly than expected. Out of an estimated 95 billion doses scheduled to be produced by the previous month, only 70 billion were made due to manufacturing and logistical difficulties. Public health departments galaxy-wide have been flooded with calls by people asking where they can get the vaccine. The CDP is warning citizens against going to the black market for the vaccine; most such operations are frauds."
March, week 2:
8th - Controversial E-Book has Successful Midnight Launch
"The controversial tell-all e-book "Criminal Negligence: The UAP Council and the True Story of the Geth Threat" went on sale at midnight last night and was lapped up by lovers of conspiracy theories and politics everywhere. Written by a C-SEC officer personally responsible for Councilor Tevos' safety, "Negligence" alleges that the UAP Council knew the Geth were travelling outside the Perseus Veil long before their attack on Eden Prime. Other revelations, such as the Geth spreading to not one but five planets before their attack on the Citadel, are now being revealed to crank up the hype on the author's tour of the Council's homeworlds."
9th - Manal Taken Off Critically Endangered List
"The manal, a biotically active bipedal animal commonly known as the "asari chimpanzee", has been taken off the critically endangered list after two decades of conservation efforts. "This has been an enormous task, calling together the very best of geneticists, ethologists, zoos, conservation groups, and grassroots support", said Interplanetary Wildlife Fund president Diaza T'Rome. The primary cause of the manal's reduced numbers had been habitat loss due to encroaching cities."
10th - Hijacked Cruiser's Last Moments Detailed
"Analysis of the flight path and transmissions of the MSV Sevrum, the commercial cruiser that crashed on Taetrus last month, reveals chilling details of the hijacked flight. As the flight attendants were taken hostage, the pilots turned the ship at the terrorists' request, but not in the desired direction. When the terrorists stormed the cockpit and overpowered the pilots, the flight became erratic as they sought to gain altitude and regain their bearings. Finally, as the crew fought back, the ship rolled and yawed before crashing to the ground and disintegrating. Fortunately, the pilots had disabled the ship's FTL drive, which could have caused a megaton-scale impact."
11th - Petitioner's Witness Testifies in Ford v. Huerta
"Expert witnesses were introduced today in the Systems Alliance trial of Ford v. Huerta, starting with the petitioner's side. Dr. Samuel Wachhaus testified today that President Huerta was brain-dead for too long to make a full recovery. Questioned on Huerta's apparent cognitive health afterward, Wachhaus testified that the Virtual Intelligence (VI) ran Huerta's artificial memory so successfully that it took over his brain functions so that "there was no Huerta anymore. This is not a person with a VI memory, it's a VI with a partially-organic operating system". The respondent's experts will begin testimony tomorrow."
12th - Defendant's Witness Asserts President Huerta Made Full Recovery
"Expert witness Dr. Lin Shiyin testified in the Systems Alliance trial of Ford v. Huerta today. He claimed that the former President made a full recovery from a temporarily brain-dead state. Stumbling a little when grilled on Huerta's timeline of cognition, Lin nevertheless made the case for Huerta being in full control once his motor functions and memory were assigned synthetic analogues. "To believe that he is now a different person, a synthetic, is to draw a line where no line is needed", he argued. "A new man did not appear on the table when the first open-heart surgery was performed. His life was merely extended beyond what was thought possible at the time"."
13th - Galactic Combat Sports League Alters Heavyweight Title Card After Illness
"The Galactic Combat Sports League was forced to alter its title card last night after heavyweight contender Bant Cruor came down with simian bacterial fever. "Bant says he wants to fight, but he's never been this sick in his life", says corner man Leif Karlsson. "He's puking out his stomach. If he got into the cage now, the only thing he could do is hope the smell keeps Ghuli away". Rox Ghuli, for his part, understands. "I don't want to defend my title against someone who's not at their best. The fans want a fight, not a slaughter". However, a slaughter is what they got when Randy "Giant Killer" Dozois substituted for Cruor that evening. Dozois didn't stand a chance against Ghuli, getting knocked out by the 150-kilo pugilist after just 41 seconds."
14th - Earth Scientists Win Hitara Prize
"A team of Earth scientists in Australia have won the Hitara Prize for Biology for their work on Prothean comm towers. Their research found that the towers produced small but significant amounts of ionizing radiation, enough to damage the DNA of Earth creatures such as fruit flies and bees. It is now believed the Protheans were resistant to low amounts of radiation and avoided deploying comm towers on planets where they would have an ecological impact. This research marks the first Hitara Prize for Earth scientists, where they are often at a disadvantage compared to those on worlds that aren't so heavily restricted when it comes to studying and utilizing advanced technology."
"The controversial tell-all e-book "Criminal Negligence: The UAP Council and the True Story of the Geth Threat" went on sale at midnight last night and was lapped up by lovers of conspiracy theories and politics everywhere. Written by a C-SEC officer personally responsible for Councilor Tevos' safety, "Negligence" alleges that the UAP Council knew the Geth were travelling outside the Perseus Veil long before their attack on Eden Prime. Other revelations, such as the Geth spreading to not one but five planets before their attack on the Citadel, are now being revealed to crank up the hype on the author's tour of the Council's homeworlds."
9th - Manal Taken Off Critically Endangered List
"The manal, a biotically active bipedal animal commonly known as the "asari chimpanzee", has been taken off the critically endangered list after two decades of conservation efforts. "This has been an enormous task, calling together the very best of geneticists, ethologists, zoos, conservation groups, and grassroots support", said Interplanetary Wildlife Fund president Diaza T'Rome. The primary cause of the manal's reduced numbers had been habitat loss due to encroaching cities."
10th - Hijacked Cruiser's Last Moments Detailed
"Analysis of the flight path and transmissions of the MSV Sevrum, the commercial cruiser that crashed on Taetrus last month, reveals chilling details of the hijacked flight. As the flight attendants were taken hostage, the pilots turned the ship at the terrorists' request, but not in the desired direction. When the terrorists stormed the cockpit and overpowered the pilots, the flight became erratic as they sought to gain altitude and regain their bearings. Finally, as the crew fought back, the ship rolled and yawed before crashing to the ground and disintegrating. Fortunately, the pilots had disabled the ship's FTL drive, which could have caused a megaton-scale impact."
11th - Petitioner's Witness Testifies in Ford v. Huerta
"Expert witnesses were introduced today in the Systems Alliance trial of Ford v. Huerta, starting with the petitioner's side. Dr. Samuel Wachhaus testified today that President Huerta was brain-dead for too long to make a full recovery. Questioned on Huerta's apparent cognitive health afterward, Wachhaus testified that the Virtual Intelligence (VI) ran Huerta's artificial memory so successfully that it took over his brain functions so that "there was no Huerta anymore. This is not a person with a VI memory, it's a VI with a partially-organic operating system". The respondent's experts will begin testimony tomorrow."
12th - Defendant's Witness Asserts President Huerta Made Full Recovery
"Expert witness Dr. Lin Shiyin testified in the Systems Alliance trial of Ford v. Huerta today. He claimed that the former President made a full recovery from a temporarily brain-dead state. Stumbling a little when grilled on Huerta's timeline of cognition, Lin nevertheless made the case for Huerta being in full control once his motor functions and memory were assigned synthetic analogues. "To believe that he is now a different person, a synthetic, is to draw a line where no line is needed", he argued. "A new man did not appear on the table when the first open-heart surgery was performed. His life was merely extended beyond what was thought possible at the time"."
13th - Galactic Combat Sports League Alters Heavyweight Title Card After Illness
"The Galactic Combat Sports League was forced to alter its title card last night after heavyweight contender Bant Cruor came down with simian bacterial fever. "Bant says he wants to fight, but he's never been this sick in his life", says corner man Leif Karlsson. "He's puking out his stomach. If he got into the cage now, the only thing he could do is hope the smell keeps Ghuli away". Rox Ghuli, for his part, understands. "I don't want to defend my title against someone who's not at their best. The fans want a fight, not a slaughter". However, a slaughter is what they got when Randy "Giant Killer" Dozois substituted for Cruor that evening. Dozois didn't stand a chance against Ghuli, getting knocked out by the 150-kilo pugilist after just 41 seconds."
14th - Earth Scientists Win Hitara Prize
"A team of Earth scientists in Australia have won the Hitara Prize for Biology for their work on Prothean comm towers. Their research found that the towers produced small but significant amounts of ionizing radiation, enough to damage the DNA of Earth creatures such as fruit flies and bees. It is now believed the Protheans were resistant to low amounts of radiation and avoided deploying comm towers on planets where they would have an ecological impact. This research marks the first Hitara Prize for Earth scientists, where they are often at a disadvantage compared to those on worlds that aren't so heavily restricted when it comes to studying and utilizing advanced technology."
March, week 3:
15th - UCIM Responds to Lay-Off Plan With Protest March on
Thessia
"The United Congress of Industrial Miners (UCIM) marched in protest today outside the UAP Council building in New Arara on the planet of Thessia. An estimated 1.5 million union workers and advocates came out to voice their opposition to the Council's plan to lay off more than 90,000 eezo miners, shippers, and refiners. Ostensibly designed to trim the budget deficit in a year of financial turmoil, the plan is seen as a pretext for union-busting by the UCIM. "We know this galaxy runs on eezo, and in a year of recession and slow growth, now is not the time to commit financial suicide", stated UCIM spokesperson Nareesha Rajput. Council press secretary Vaninth T'Joan responded with a prepared statement: "It is our job to remain fiscally responsible to our member planets, and in tough times like these, we are forced to make unpopular decisions". Asked if robots could do the jobs the Council has cut, T'Joan said, "That is my understanding, yes"."
16th - "Husks 2: Awl Justice" Dominates Weekend Box Office
"The galactic box office this weekend was dominated by "Husks 2: Awl Justice". The adaptation of the teen-survival/horror/legal-thriller raked in an impressive 2.1 billion credits, followed closely by the guess-what's-coming-to-dinner romantic comedy "She's a Keeper", which earned 1.8 billion. The week's most dismal showing is from the much-hyped disaster/action flick/coming-of-age story "Taze Patterson: Part 1: The Beginning", which earned just 433 million. Cortex.sharpstickintheeye.com calls it "a cheese grater for the senses. It's the simulstim equivalent of pity sex... Somehow, even the action scenes seem bottom-end and stilted, as if created by homeless people finding scraps from better vids in the studio garbage bins"."
17th - Asari Holiday of Janiris Celebrated Throughout Council Space
"Colonists throughout Council Space are celebrating the holiday of Janiris today, a springtime fertility ritual marking the new year. Janiris is celebrated with the making and wearing of flower wreaths, exchanged among friends and lovers. This year, Janiris falls upon the same day as the Earth holiday of St. Patrick's Day, a once-religious holiday now widely celebrated in secular fashion with parades and the consumption of green, fermented drinks. To mark the dual holiday, humans are making wreaths containing shamrocks, the festival's traditional plant. Londinium's New Chicago River, usually dyed green for the day, will be dyed blue as a nod to Janiris."
18th - TR-15 Letus Becomes Closest Probe to a Neutron Star
"Astronomers are excited tonight as the probe TR-15 Letus comes the closest any probe has ever come to a neutron star. The star in question is in a globular cluster approximately 18,000 light-years from Earth. Though it contains slightly more than two times the mass of Earth's star, its radius is a tiny 15.8 kilometers, spinning at approximately 24% of the speed of light. The probe was sent to the star via the Kappa Iota Relay, a charted but rarely-used relay predating the Rachni War. The relay was abandoned due to the highly lethal radiation found on the other side, but the small doses that pass through the relay are manageable for a shielded probe. Control of the radiation emission and reception of Letus's signal is made possible by the infamous Dark Switches, a set of previously unknown control functions the Protheans installed on mass effect relays."
19th - GNN Correspondent Robin Lasky Arrested on Tuchanka
"GNN News correspondent Robin Lasky has been arrested as part of a mass sweep by authorities in the Republic of Ghurst on the planet Tuchanka. Lasky, who was covering the rebellion within the state, is being held without charge at the notorious Urlukah Federal Prison, where she may be imprisoned for life or face the death penalty. Already, a Cortex petition begging for her release has gathered over 50,000 identi-tags, but experts remain skeptical. "Tuchanka prisons don't respond well to human rights campaigns", says Neil Ulster of Universal Reporters. "They respond to ransoms"."
20th - Dalemitrians Gaining Ground on Earth, Palaven and Mannovai
"A new religion is gaining ground on Palaven and Mannovai. The Church of the Divine Plan, also known as the Dalemitrians, believe that the Citadel was constructed by the Protheans as a Space-ark, used to preserve life when gamma ray bursts and other lethal space weather sweeps through the galaxy exterminating all but the faithful. According to adherents, this disaster will strike "near the end of the century" and the Citadel Council is criminally liable for refusing to import species' DNA to the Space-station. C-SEC classifies the religion as an apocalyptic cult, and cites their numerous weapons violations as a "troubling sign". The church's annual income is estimated at nearly 900 million credits."
21st - GNN Requests Release of Arrested Correspondent
"New footage tonight from Tuchanka shows that the prison where GNN News correspondent Robin Lasky is being held is ill-suited for any inmates. The temperature stays at 37 degrees Celsius during the day, parasites breed in the cells, and the food is usually live. Originally detained without charge, Lasky is now accused of spying. She is reportedly bunking with two other females, one who brutally stabbed her mate to death, and another convicted of murder and grand larceny. GNN has requested Lasky's immediate release, but officials say she will be part of a mass-hearing in a few days."
"The United Congress of Industrial Miners (UCIM) marched in protest today outside the UAP Council building in New Arara on the planet of Thessia. An estimated 1.5 million union workers and advocates came out to voice their opposition to the Council's plan to lay off more than 90,000 eezo miners, shippers, and refiners. Ostensibly designed to trim the budget deficit in a year of financial turmoil, the plan is seen as a pretext for union-busting by the UCIM. "We know this galaxy runs on eezo, and in a year of recession and slow growth, now is not the time to commit financial suicide", stated UCIM spokesperson Nareesha Rajput. Council press secretary Vaninth T'Joan responded with a prepared statement: "It is our job to remain fiscally responsible to our member planets, and in tough times like these, we are forced to make unpopular decisions". Asked if robots could do the jobs the Council has cut, T'Joan said, "That is my understanding, yes"."
16th - "Husks 2: Awl Justice" Dominates Weekend Box Office
"The galactic box office this weekend was dominated by "Husks 2: Awl Justice". The adaptation of the teen-survival/horror/legal-thriller raked in an impressive 2.1 billion credits, followed closely by the guess-what's-coming-to-dinner romantic comedy "She's a Keeper", which earned 1.8 billion. The week's most dismal showing is from the much-hyped disaster/action flick/coming-of-age story "Taze Patterson: Part 1: The Beginning", which earned just 433 million. Cortex.sharpstickintheeye.com calls it "a cheese grater for the senses. It's the simulstim equivalent of pity sex... Somehow, even the action scenes seem bottom-end and stilted, as if created by homeless people finding scraps from better vids in the studio garbage bins"."
17th - Asari Holiday of Janiris Celebrated Throughout Council Space
"Colonists throughout Council Space are celebrating the holiday of Janiris today, a springtime fertility ritual marking the new year. Janiris is celebrated with the making and wearing of flower wreaths, exchanged among friends and lovers. This year, Janiris falls upon the same day as the Earth holiday of St. Patrick's Day, a once-religious holiday now widely celebrated in secular fashion with parades and the consumption of green, fermented drinks. To mark the dual holiday, humans are making wreaths containing shamrocks, the festival's traditional plant. Londinium's New Chicago River, usually dyed green for the day, will be dyed blue as a nod to Janiris."
18th - TR-15 Letus Becomes Closest Probe to a Neutron Star
"Astronomers are excited tonight as the probe TR-15 Letus comes the closest any probe has ever come to a neutron star. The star in question is in a globular cluster approximately 18,000 light-years from Earth. Though it contains slightly more than two times the mass of Earth's star, its radius is a tiny 15.8 kilometers, spinning at approximately 24% of the speed of light. The probe was sent to the star via the Kappa Iota Relay, a charted but rarely-used relay predating the Rachni War. The relay was abandoned due to the highly lethal radiation found on the other side, but the small doses that pass through the relay are manageable for a shielded probe. Control of the radiation emission and reception of Letus's signal is made possible by the infamous Dark Switches, a set of previously unknown control functions the Protheans installed on mass effect relays."
19th - GNN Correspondent Robin Lasky Arrested on Tuchanka
"GNN News correspondent Robin Lasky has been arrested as part of a mass sweep by authorities in the Republic of Ghurst on the planet Tuchanka. Lasky, who was covering the rebellion within the state, is being held without charge at the notorious Urlukah Federal Prison, where she may be imprisoned for life or face the death penalty. Already, a Cortex petition begging for her release has gathered over 50,000 identi-tags, but experts remain skeptical. "Tuchanka prisons don't respond well to human rights campaigns", says Neil Ulster of Universal Reporters. "They respond to ransoms"."
20th - Dalemitrians Gaining Ground on Earth, Palaven and Mannovai
"A new religion is gaining ground on Palaven and Mannovai. The Church of the Divine Plan, also known as the Dalemitrians, believe that the Citadel was constructed by the Protheans as a Space-ark, used to preserve life when gamma ray bursts and other lethal space weather sweeps through the galaxy exterminating all but the faithful. According to adherents, this disaster will strike "near the end of the century" and the Citadel Council is criminally liable for refusing to import species' DNA to the Space-station. C-SEC classifies the religion as an apocalyptic cult, and cites their numerous weapons violations as a "troubling sign". The church's annual income is estimated at nearly 900 million credits."
21st - GNN Requests Release of Arrested Correspondent
"New footage tonight from Tuchanka shows that the prison where GNN News correspondent Robin Lasky is being held is ill-suited for any inmates. The temperature stays at 37 degrees Celsius during the day, parasites breed in the cells, and the food is usually live. Originally detained without charge, Lasky is now accused of spying. She is reportedly bunking with two other females, one who brutally stabbed her mate to death, and another convicted of murder and grand larceny. GNN has requested Lasky's immediate release, but officials say she will be part of a mass-hearing in a few days."
March, week 4:
22nd - Reconstruction Begins on Comet-Devastated Belan
"It has been one Belanese month [six Earth weeks], since the comet Kingu caused devastating tides that killed over a million Belanese. Now, with the water drained wherever it can be drained, the rebuilding starts. This planet has never seen so many alien humans. Migrant workers are a common sight; so are the charity volunteers and religious groups. The UAP government and its scientists are daily targets of hatred and blame for not doing more to stop Kingu. UAP Council Emergency Services estimates the refugee count is over four million displaced, either moving inland or to flotation cities and other planets, or waiting in temporary housing for new habitats to be built. Normalcy may eventually come, but it still feels distant."
23rd - "Connected" Unveiled at Milgrom Museum of Art Seasonal Reopening
"Installation artist June Fasha unveiled her latest massive creation at the seasonal reopening of the Milgrom Museum of Art on planet Bekenstein. The piece, titled "Connected", features a single beam of white light from Milgrom's moon colony aimed straight down to the museum using carefully-placed reflectors and anti-scatter algorithms to bypass atmospheric interference. Fasha's selection as the featured artist at this event was hotly debated among art critics as she has been accused of producing 'stunt art' to ensure notoriety rather than artistic merit. Fasha's patron Donovan Hock took exception to the criticism. "Art is an expression of one mind attempting to stimulate another", Hock said. "Just because it's big and flashy doesn't mean it's without value. 'Connected' proves that today's artists will go to fantastic lengths, even to another planet, to find another mind. If its medium overshadows smaller pieces, well, that's a commentary on the modern individual's sense of insignificance on the galactic stage"."
24th - Clawball Legend Neno Raxirian Returns After Suspension
"After a five-game suspension, clawball legend Neno Raxirian is back on the scene just in time for the semifinals against the Tarax Threshers. Raxirian was suspended for having a jarvus-string racquet, an illegal advantage he claimed not to know about. Coach Helven can't wait to get the midfielder back into the mix. "He's got some rust to shake off, but I'd rather have a rusty Neno picking up grounders and sending them downfield than anyone else. He gets the ball to the shooters, and that's what matters". Raxirian himself is modest about his accomplishments. "I just want to put this behind me", he says. "I don't like black marks on my record, and I sure don't need any help putting that ball through against the Thresher line"."
25th - Graduate Student Killed by Pod Crabs on Virmire
"A 24-year old graduate student has been killed by pod crabs on the planet Virmire, officials say. The student, Jeff Sizemore, was on Virmire to do his master's thesis on tide pools and was on a beach when the creatures struck. The large pod crabs feed on mollusk-like creatures and are usually considered harmless by Virmire natives. There were no warning signs of an attack. "The crabs are dumb as stumps and aren't afraid of anything", says Virmire resident Rhane Elaxen. "You can drive a tank through a pack of these things and they won't react". Members of Sizemore's research team found his mauled body, which bore no marks of pod crab mouths. "I don't understand", said fellow student Gayle Schreiber. "It's like they killed him just because he was there"."
26th - Arrested GNN Correspondent Attends Court Hearing
"GNN correspondent Robin Lasky attended her hearing in Ghurst today along with 40 others. The charges were read en masse, and no legal counsel was provided. However, when asked if anyone wished to speak on the accused's behalf, a GNN producer detailed the history of Lasky's correspondence, saying it was balanced and often supportive of the regime. The ruzad, or judge, said her footage would be reviewed to determine her guilt or innocence. An individual trial for Lasky will be held in seven days."
27th - Noveria Now's Annual "50 CEOs Not to Mess With" Released
"Noveria Now's annual "50 CEOs Not to Mess With" issue hits the Cortex today. The e-mag's number one this year is Eldfell-Ashland Energy exec Jonah Ashland, beating Ganar Yulaz of the Blood Pack mercenary company and third-placer Killira T'Nama of Binary Helix. Says the mag: "Ganar can send goons to your door, but Ashland can set the price of helium-3. Which is more likely to pinch you, your family, your business, and your government?" Coming in last was newbie Marcus D'Angelo of Spyte Media, whose spat with Prime Minister Amul Shastri of Earth led to a deluge of mocking viral videos until Shastri cried uncle. "We'll never look at a Hindu cow the same way again", concludes the "Now" team, "and fortunately for the cows, neither will Shastri"."
28th - Protracted Fighting on Garvug After Aborted Coup
"Tonight: Inside the war on Garvug. A Terminus Systems world with a population of 40% separatist and 30% loyalist, Garvug has always been a rough place. But now corporate armies, many of them from companies based in UAP Space, have crossed the line. They have backed a coup of the separatist clan-based government in exchange for unfettered access to the planet. Eco-engineering firms like Binary Helix and Guanghui Solutions seek license to repair the balance of nature at any cost, while mining firms like Sonax Industries want access to state-protected iridium deposits. The aborted coup has turned into protracted fighting in the capital of Dhazil, with the state's army slowly gaining the upper hand. As night falls and reinforcements for both sides arrive from off-planet, this is still anyone's game."
"It has been one Belanese month [six Earth weeks], since the comet Kingu caused devastating tides that killed over a million Belanese. Now, with the water drained wherever it can be drained, the rebuilding starts. This planet has never seen so many alien humans. Migrant workers are a common sight; so are the charity volunteers and religious groups. The UAP government and its scientists are daily targets of hatred and blame for not doing more to stop Kingu. UAP Council Emergency Services estimates the refugee count is over four million displaced, either moving inland or to flotation cities and other planets, or waiting in temporary housing for new habitats to be built. Normalcy may eventually come, but it still feels distant."
23rd - "Connected" Unveiled at Milgrom Museum of Art Seasonal Reopening
"Installation artist June Fasha unveiled her latest massive creation at the seasonal reopening of the Milgrom Museum of Art on planet Bekenstein. The piece, titled "Connected", features a single beam of white light from Milgrom's moon colony aimed straight down to the museum using carefully-placed reflectors and anti-scatter algorithms to bypass atmospheric interference. Fasha's selection as the featured artist at this event was hotly debated among art critics as she has been accused of producing 'stunt art' to ensure notoriety rather than artistic merit. Fasha's patron Donovan Hock took exception to the criticism. "Art is an expression of one mind attempting to stimulate another", Hock said. "Just because it's big and flashy doesn't mean it's without value. 'Connected' proves that today's artists will go to fantastic lengths, even to another planet, to find another mind. If its medium overshadows smaller pieces, well, that's a commentary on the modern individual's sense of insignificance on the galactic stage"."
24th - Clawball Legend Neno Raxirian Returns After Suspension
"After a five-game suspension, clawball legend Neno Raxirian is back on the scene just in time for the semifinals against the Tarax Threshers. Raxirian was suspended for having a jarvus-string racquet, an illegal advantage he claimed not to know about. Coach Helven can't wait to get the midfielder back into the mix. "He's got some rust to shake off, but I'd rather have a rusty Neno picking up grounders and sending them downfield than anyone else. He gets the ball to the shooters, and that's what matters". Raxirian himself is modest about his accomplishments. "I just want to put this behind me", he says. "I don't like black marks on my record, and I sure don't need any help putting that ball through against the Thresher line"."
25th - Graduate Student Killed by Pod Crabs on Virmire
"A 24-year old graduate student has been killed by pod crabs on the planet Virmire, officials say. The student, Jeff Sizemore, was on Virmire to do his master's thesis on tide pools and was on a beach when the creatures struck. The large pod crabs feed on mollusk-like creatures and are usually considered harmless by Virmire natives. There were no warning signs of an attack. "The crabs are dumb as stumps and aren't afraid of anything", says Virmire resident Rhane Elaxen. "You can drive a tank through a pack of these things and they won't react". Members of Sizemore's research team found his mauled body, which bore no marks of pod crab mouths. "I don't understand", said fellow student Gayle Schreiber. "It's like they killed him just because he was there"."
26th - Arrested GNN Correspondent Attends Court Hearing
"GNN correspondent Robin Lasky attended her hearing in Ghurst today along with 40 others. The charges were read en masse, and no legal counsel was provided. However, when asked if anyone wished to speak on the accused's behalf, a GNN producer detailed the history of Lasky's correspondence, saying it was balanced and often supportive of the regime. The ruzad, or judge, said her footage would be reviewed to determine her guilt or innocence. An individual trial for Lasky will be held in seven days."
27th - Noveria Now's Annual "50 CEOs Not to Mess With" Released
"Noveria Now's annual "50 CEOs Not to Mess With" issue hits the Cortex today. The e-mag's number one this year is Eldfell-Ashland Energy exec Jonah Ashland, beating Ganar Yulaz of the Blood Pack mercenary company and third-placer Killira T'Nama of Binary Helix. Says the mag: "Ganar can send goons to your door, but Ashland can set the price of helium-3. Which is more likely to pinch you, your family, your business, and your government?" Coming in last was newbie Marcus D'Angelo of Spyte Media, whose spat with Prime Minister Amul Shastri of Earth led to a deluge of mocking viral videos until Shastri cried uncle. "We'll never look at a Hindu cow the same way again", concludes the "Now" team, "and fortunately for the cows, neither will Shastri"."
28th - Protracted Fighting on Garvug After Aborted Coup
"Tonight: Inside the war on Garvug. A Terminus Systems world with a population of 40% separatist and 30% loyalist, Garvug has always been a rough place. But now corporate armies, many of them from companies based in UAP Space, have crossed the line. They have backed a coup of the separatist clan-based government in exchange for unfettered access to the planet. Eco-engineering firms like Binary Helix and Guanghui Solutions seek license to repair the balance of nature at any cost, while mining firms like Sonax Industries want access to state-protected iridium deposits. The aborted coup has turned into protracted fighting in the capital of Dhazil, with the state's army slowly gaining the upper hand. As night falls and reinforcements for both sides arrive from off-planet, this is still anyone's game."
March, week 5:
29th - State and Corporate Forces Clash Outside Garvug's
Capital City
"The day was marked by fierce fighting on the planet Garvug in the Valhallan Threshold. Comm buoys aimed at the star Paz have been taken out by state starships, cutting the system off from all outside communication. The Intergalactic Press got a news ship through the relay, bringing video from the planet's capital Dhazil. Corporate forces fought for air and space supremacy, shooting down at least two ships but losing five of their own. Artillery pounded power stations and airfields from outside the capital, paving the way for what will no doubt be a push into the streets. "This is going to get worse before it gets better", said a Guanghui armored unit commander. "They don't know who they're dealing with"."
30th - Human Holiday of Passover Celebrated
"Today marks the human holiday of Passover, commemorating the liberation of slaves through the power of an omnipotent deity. Members of the Jewish religion celebrate with a special meal of unleavened bread, wine, bitter herbs, and the meat of a young herd animal. During the meal an ancestral story is recited about the flight from their oppressors and the miracles that saved the Jewish people and gave them law. Songs, prayers, and a ritual reading of questions designed to educate the young round out the ceremony. Traditions differ on whether or not members of other faiths are allowed at the meal: one rule says the presence of non-Jews makes the meal impure, but another rule says that all who are hungry should come and eat. The second view has dominated in recent years, and small businesses have sprung up that specialize in making dextro-amino-acid-based food for participants with this now-common dietary need evolution."
31st - "Densing" Gaining Popularity After Eezo Price Fall
"With the price of eezo falling to affordable levels, the strange and dangerous sport of "densing" has caught on among young people of all colonies. Competitors wear mass effect field generators turned up to twice normal and attempt to shove one another out of a ring. Described as "sumo for the skinny", the sport can easily result in strains, sprains, or broken bones when participants crash to the ground. But fine-tuning the generators allows for competitions that would never take place in a traditional gym. "I think it's hilarious", says 50-kilo veteran Jewel Dyson who has a 13-1-1 record. "I can throw guys two or three times my size across the room"."
"The day was marked by fierce fighting on the planet Garvug in the Valhallan Threshold. Comm buoys aimed at the star Paz have been taken out by state starships, cutting the system off from all outside communication. The Intergalactic Press got a news ship through the relay, bringing video from the planet's capital Dhazil. Corporate forces fought for air and space supremacy, shooting down at least two ships but losing five of their own. Artillery pounded power stations and airfields from outside the capital, paving the way for what will no doubt be a push into the streets. "This is going to get worse before it gets better", said a Guanghui armored unit commander. "They don't know who they're dealing with"."
30th - Human Holiday of Passover Celebrated
"Today marks the human holiday of Passover, commemorating the liberation of slaves through the power of an omnipotent deity. Members of the Jewish religion celebrate with a special meal of unleavened bread, wine, bitter herbs, and the meat of a young herd animal. During the meal an ancestral story is recited about the flight from their oppressors and the miracles that saved the Jewish people and gave them law. Songs, prayers, and a ritual reading of questions designed to educate the young round out the ceremony. Traditions differ on whether or not members of other faiths are allowed at the meal: one rule says the presence of non-Jews makes the meal impure, but another rule says that all who are hungry should come and eat. The second view has dominated in recent years, and small businesses have sprung up that specialize in making dextro-amino-acid-based food for participants with this now-common dietary need evolution."
31st - "Densing" Gaining Popularity After Eezo Price Fall
"With the price of eezo falling to affordable levels, the strange and dangerous sport of "densing" has caught on among young people of all colonies. Competitors wear mass effect field generators turned up to twice normal and attempt to shove one another out of a ring. Described as "sumo for the skinny", the sport can easily result in strains, sprains, or broken bones when participants crash to the ground. But fine-tuning the generators allows for competitions that would never take place in a traditional gym. "I think it's hilarious", says 50-kilo veteran Jewel Dyson who has a 13-1-1 record. "I can throw guys two or three times my size across the room"."
