Annaro - A dangerous rescue operation aimed at recovering 176 Caldari miners trapped in an asteroid proved successful last night . The rescue was performed by an Amarr team from Ducia Foundry experienced on unstable asteroids. Reports indicate that the miners themselves were not informed of the attempt and spent the evening writing final letters to their loved ones. One miner told reporters, "When I heard they were drilling just a few meters away, my first thought was that we were hallucinating from [...]
Bika - A memorial service was held for Last Stand [LS] alliance diplomat Psi Cloned of Forsaken Resistance [FRCRP]. Psi Cloned's sudden and unexpected death prompted his alliance mates to hold this "sending off" in "honor of his life, and his contributions to their lives" states Marrick Drak of Senatus Populusque Romanus [SPQR2][LS]. As described by Marrick, "the service was held in the Bika system, at a planet, we anchored an arc of cans labeled to pay tribute to him, and in the center of this arc we [...]
Luminaire – Veteran actress Kaisa Anneli, who announced last week that she is suffering from terminal illness, has decided to spend her final days outside the bounds of Empire controlled space. "I have been blessed with good friends and great experiences," says a personal statement from the actress. "However, seeing as my time in the cluster is coming to a close – I've decided that I want to see things few others have seen. To that end I've used the remainder of my personal assets to retain the [...]
Querious. Sources inside Hedion University have revealed that one of their research scout ships, the Celestial, has disapeared under mysterious circumstances inside the Querious region. Consisting of contested nullsec space, the ship was apparently searching within the area for solar anomalies and uncharted nebulai. What little is known of the disappearance has been gleaned from the last data transmission received. Unfortunately some of the data was corrupted beyond recognition, however portions of [...]
The final winner of the presidential emissary competition has finally been announced after the Federal Administration was forced to do a recount of certain Autrech vouchers. The winning corporation is Dark Star Enterprises and it will receive a navy issue Megathron the same as others. Eman Autrech took time from his busy schedule to express his great joy with this announcement: "I was greatly distressed when I didn't see Dark Star Enterprises on the first list of winners. I know their CEO, Kale [...]
Shortly after publication of our Capsuleer Fights Back Against Latest Jita Scam article, several capsuleers provided us additional information on the latest scam which involves artificially created buy and sell orders and is further compounded by the privileges accorded to capsuleers trained in Margin Trading. Dasani Waters summarizes: "If a capsuleer manages to collect enough of the rare items to fill the order, he or she will find that upon trying to sell the items, the order will disappear and an [...]
News agencies have been sent copies of a CONCORD Directive Enforcement Division intelligence memo by an anonymous source. The document details "hull-type nomenclature for recent emergent technology vessels." It appears to be a DED-internal communication regarding apparent code-words DED has implemented to refer to a class of new "light-strike combat craft" apparently in development by various and diverse firms. The memo details four "hull-type designates" broken down by corporation of origin, with [...]
Luminaire – The Scope has obtained an FIO report detailing the existence of a secret prison on Caldari Prime holding most dangerous criminals, political prisoners, and captured members of the Gallente resistance forces. According to excerpts of the story, due to be published tomorrow, the prison is in fact an evacuated underwater dome arcology formerly known as Paix Azur, now largely evacuated and run by the Provist occupational authority. Originating from “reliable sources within the Federal [...]
Airkio - The Caldari research community was left reeling today by allegations that Lai Dai Corporation, a leading supporter of Caldari R&D, had deliberately undermined certain research efforts. A leaked Lai Dai document, allegedly seen and approved by CEO Alakoni Ishanoya, describes the use of "negative publicity" campaigns to question the validity of smaller research firms' experiments, thereby depressing their stock value as a prelude to acquisition. This highly aggressive approach is in direct [...]
In an emergency meeting convened at the Secure Commerce Committee's Headquarters today, committee delegates from each of the empires have agreed that all publicly rented manufacturing and research slots in stations that come under SCC legislation (effectively, most of the stations in the known universe) will have their leases cancelled if it is found that the facilities are not being put to use during the rental period. The stated purpose for this new agreement is "to further encourage the growth of [...]
Balle: Professor Reymonde Foucalt, celebrated lecturer on Drone technology, has gone into hiding after allegations of strange behaviour have appeared in the press. Professor Foucalt, who has dedicated his life to the study of Automated technology in zero-g environments, is staying resolutely silent after a former mistress has accused him of “unnatural practices”. A retired Naval Officer, he is well known and well liked within Gallentean educational circles. “We were close friends for almost a year; he [...]
Scalding Pass - On Monday 08.06.111, a Legion of xXDEATHXx [XIX] Titan was downed by Atlas capsuleers working in concert with pilots from Krautbreak, Minor Threat and Cult of War, collectively known as "Curse Coaliton." The kill occurred after several hours of heated battle during which both fleets tried to gain tactical control of the 1V-LI2 solar system, official reports confirmed. The contested space represents an important logistics node for [XIX] and a thorough defence had been planned: [XIX] [...]
During a routine tour of their new home space last weekend, a Mordu's Legion patrol received assistance from a number of resident capsuleer organisations operating within the Pure Blind region. Upon learning of the patrols intentions the capsuleer contingent, primarily made up of pilots from Cutting Edge Incorporated and Bladerunners offered their services in securing the area. Reinforced by these numerous capsuleer vessels, the patrol now numbering over twenty ships, and led by Lt. Amlerik Raun made [...]
Dumkirinur - The immigration facilities in Rens serve only as a filter to assist former slaves toward integration with Minmatar society. Unless complications arise, such as medical issues or an extreme unwillingness to incorporate, the new arrivals are moved within the first week to housing programs, where they receive further support and work placements or education. "The numbers of trained and educated refugees we've been seeing are surprisingly high," reports Tjaard Mtaki, one of the career [...]
Dumkirinur - For emancipated slaves, entering the Minmatar Republic and integrating with its culture is a long and slow process. Entire families have been uprooted as a result of Empress Jamyl's emancipation proclamation last year, and many former slaves have been split apart by the difficulties of leaving the Amarr Empire. Millions of refugees now struggle to find each other again and reclaim an identity they barely knew before their emancipation. "Sometimes I just can't deal with it," says Onyeka [...]
Rens - While known primarily as Heimatar's largest market hub, Rens also serves as home to the Republic's main immigration facility. The system's close proximity to the Minmatar-Amarr border and its location along the main hisec routes make Rens an ideal harboring point for refugees. As a result, some stations throughout the solar system have difficulties in supporting the influx of immigrants. "One of the problems we encountered early on was that Holders who opted to send their former slaves to the [...]
Bittanshal - In the months following Empress Jamyl's emancipation announcement, millions of released slaves have made their way to the welcoming arms of the Minmatar Republic. Millions more still remain within the Amarr Empire, however, hindered by the fear of leaving behind everything that they have ever known. Onyeka Djekatro was a twelfth-generation slave maintaining production line equipment for the Inherent Implants factory in Bittanshal. When the emancipation order was issued , the corporation [...]
Malkalen - Eight months after the death of Ishukone CEO Otro Gariushi, the Ishukone board appears to be close to naming a successor, according to sources close to several Ishukone executives. The news comes as a welcome bit of relief for Ishukone stockholders, who have seen the stock on a slow but steady decline while most other Caldari megacorporations have been heading towards recovery in the last few months. Anxiety about the lack of someone at the helm were only compounded in November, when the [...]
In recent times the prevalence of In Capsule Entertainment systems has led to the gradual decline of communal holoplexes. This may be changing with the release of a number of high profile holoreels which are being distributed to holoplexes by GalNet's Public Holo Service. There have always been a number of private corporate and alliance funded production companies which have dominated the holo market. The decline of the plexes and the pursuant reduction in profits led to costs and overheads being cut [...]
Yulai - As Sansha's Nation continues its raids into Empire space, the number of those abducted rises. While official numbers report over two million missing, the stark reality is that many of those abducted remain simply a number on a ledger. "Approximately one million are reported missing from Schmaeel," stated a Kor-Azor family official tasked with keeping track of the raids. "However, we have a list of names numbering barely half that many. We know the numbers are right, but we do not know the full [...]
Caslemon - Less than an hour ago, an automated distress beacon was broadcast in the Caslemon system. Menerus Jasier, a Gallente freighter pilot conducting a supply run contract on behalf of FedMart, was the first to respond to the call. He discovered a crippled Iteron industrial-class ship, in a scene he described as "disturbing." "It didn't look like it was attacked by another ship," he stated to local reporters. "Most of the structure was intact, it was just burned out and dead in space. The crew [...]
SEYLINN - Nicholas Sangue was a 32 year old ex-military security guard residing on Seyllin about 350km from Southern Cross, towards the daylight side. He was one of the lucky first few to make it aboard a dropship headed off planet. He shared his tale of a narrow escape and the ongoing rescue efforts on Seyllin I. "I'd been asleep for about an hour. The first thing I remember was being woken by this heat, like the air was on fire. I couldn't breathe, I raised my hands in front of my eyes and saw my [...]
J105934, Unknown - Capsuleer discovers Helios of missing researcher, but only learns of its mysterious origin after she blows it up. For Corialis Wyr, what started as a typical exploration run into a rival's wormhole territory ended with a bizarre turn of events. She was flying with her wingman Philgood, who scanned down a pack of six unmanned Helios ships in the wormhole. Just as they were about to try to steal them and take them home for Transmission Lost (LOST), their rivals Aperature Harmonics [...]
<img src='http://www.eve-ic.net/media/assets/icarticlebanner.png' width='350' height='50' /> Amarr, Domain - Three Guardian Vexors are slated to be given away through a lottery as rare as the prizes themselves, the Interstellar Correspondents have been informed. The Guardian Vexor, a variant of the widely-available Vexor class cruiser, is prized among collectors for its expanded drone control systems that allow it to field twice the number of drones normally supported by sub-capital ships. During a [...]