New Caldari - **** The contentious Military Reforms Act first proposed by the Caldari Providence Directorate in April was passed by the Chief Executive Panel today. Despite strong objections by Hyasyoda, Nugoeihuvi and Sukuuvestaa, Ishukone and CBD sided with the patriot bloc's corporations in passing the measure, which will go into effect at the end of the month. Among the provisions of the act are unification of equipment specifications and clarification of overall chains of command, both of which [...]
New Caldari - Quafe Company shares dropped today on the major Caldari exchanges following a petition to the Chief Executive Panel by the Caldari Providence Directorate to revoke the Gallente firm's State-granted corporate status. Citing Quafe's ties to the Federation and its government, the Directorate's petition states Quafe's unique status as the only non-Caldari corporation with domestic corporate sovereignty and its attendant rights pose an "insidious economic and political threat to the stability [...]
Oimmo - Acting on a suit filed by the Caldari Providence Directorate, Provist troops and the Caldari Business Tribunal raided an Ishukone factory in Oimmo today, seizing corporate accounting data and shipping logs. The move drew protest from Ishukone corporate officials, and other megacorporations have expressed "uneasiness" with these actions. The Directorate's suit, filed yesterday, alleges that Ishukone officials in Oimmo siphoned funds from the corporation and funneled them to a variety of [...]
Activities in Pure Blind have seen an increase recently with Mordu’s Legion and RAZOR Alliance pilots operating in this region. Initially, a patrol last Thursday surrounding the 5ZXX-K system culminated in the establishment of a no fly zone around the Mordu’s Testing facility - designed to ensure a successful deployment of two Phoenix class Dreadnaughts belonging to the Legion. Three days later another patrol was launched, first covering all the systems surrounding 5ZXX-K then proceeding on to [...]
Caldari sources are reporting scan results have exposed a heretofore unknown practice by Gallentean company Quafe: transporting weapons and ammunition into their stations in Caldari space. Hanni Isollenek, operating for the Lai Dai Protection corporation, uncovered shipments of “millions of isk” worth of arms and armaments intermingled with more mundane cargos. At the time of this writing, it is unknown if this marks a change in official Quafe corporate policy. “Scans show office equipment—data [...]
Only two days after sending Amarr traditionalist factions into a blind rage with their highly controversial advertisements for the newly announced Quafe Ultra soft drink, the Quafe Company has today begun broadcast of a new commercial, this one targeted at Caldari markets. The advertisement depicts the crowded interior of a corporation’s boardroom, the marble-and-chrome design closely resembling that pioneered by the Sukuuvestaa Corporation and now copied in almost every one of the larger boardrooms [...]
A bizarre story has filtered out of the Quafe Company. A large shipment of Quafe recently disappeared from the company’s warehouse in the Allamotte system. Dune Mirmueren, a spokesman for the company, has revealed that the disappearance was being treated as a theft, with the prime suspect, and also sole witness, being a lowly intern. A reporter for the Scope managed to speak to the intern, Hared Loudier, before he was whisked away by Quafe officials. According to Loudier, a small wormhole appeared [...]
Representatives of Roebuck Studios, one of the largest holoreel production houses in the Gallente Federation, today released the first previews of an upcoming holoreel slated for premiere in major theaters across the known universe next Sunday. This, in itself, is not news – as one of the more prolific production houses in the Federation, Roebuck releases over two hundred holoreels a year. The movie’s content, however, is what has reel buffs and cultural pundits everywhere turning their heads. [...]
Quafe has released information it’s acquired that proves beyond doubt that the main ingredient in Protein Delicacies is organic waste, processed station sewage and second grade biomass. An agent hired by Quafe managed to infiltrate one of the heavily guarded Sukuuvestaa factories manufacturing the popular product and there discovered this ugly truth. This stunning revelation casts a new light on why Sukuuvestaa managed to produce the Delicacies so very cheaply. Ordinary organic waste is processed [...]
The Quafe Company today announced that they will be launching a brand new soft drink, Quafe Ultra, later this week. The drink, which will be the first new product to be marketed by the Quafe Company in over twenty years, promises consumers “the refreshing flavor you’ve come to know and love – with a twist!” Preliminary ad campaigns have been launched in nearly every region in colonized space, with commercial rotation on the networks expected to reach record levels within a short time. “They’ve outdone [...]
Day Four of Alliance Tournament VII qualifying is over. Results are to be announced tomorrow as we head through the week into the Finals weekend. Match results are posted and statistics are available. Statistics now include a sortable listing of all ships used in the four days of qualifying, including what was fielded, what was lost, points value, and survival rate. Today saw a return to the strategic cruisers and marauders that dominated last weekend. Although not as prolific as in Day One and Day [...]
Round Two of Qualifying has ended. Next week will mark the beginning of the Finals for Alliance Tournament VIII. Interestingly enough, the Drake has dropped from the number one slot down to a tie in third with the Scimitar at 52 fielded. The top ships fielded to date are the Dramiel and Hurricane at 61 each. Second place is the Rook at 54 fielded. Finals begin next weekend. With only a handful of flagships fielded so far, the Finals are shaping up to be a show of force as the rest of the teams put [...]
Second Round Qualifying is now complete and the match schedule for the Finals will be posted within the next few days. The use of faction ships was prevalent throughout the entire weekend. The most notable example of differing results was the very similar fleet composition of the ATLAS match and the The Church match. ATLAS' loss of 7 Phantasms and a Nightmare in their match was quickly overshadowed by The Church's success which included 8 Phantasms and a Nightmare (losing only 3 of the Phantasms). [...]
THE FORGE. The first steps of a new marketing strategy targeting the quality-conscious pod-pilots were a success, Strata Corp CEO said. As part of a renewed strategy to counter the raising pressure from Gallente imports, Caldari high-tech producers are increasing exposure of their products among the pod-pilot community, according to Strata Corp CEO David Simmons. The New Caldari-based transmitter producer "has engaged in an aggressive marketing campaign to raise consumer awareness of the higher [...]
NEW CALDARI - As part of a joint venture, Pegasus Endeavors and representatives of Interstellar Correspondents are pleased to announce the creation of the Quantum Broadcast Service (QBS), a news media broadcast network. Longtime freelance reporter and corporate director Draaven Kianor-Vakur has been appointed as the Chief News Correspondent for the venture. Draaven currently sits on the Board of Directors for Pegasus Endeavors, and has stated “neither [my] corporate responsibilities nor [my] Caldari [...]
Tennen – The Caldari Business Tribunal continues to enforce a quarantine around Tennen VI as Hyasyoda officials and experts from the School of Applied Knowledge investigate the disease which has ravaged the planet's crops over the last several weeks. Food prices on the planet itself have skyrocketed as wholesalers and distributors increased prices to encourage conservation, and some of the most perishable items have already disappeared from store shelves. Lines outside the groceries of the planet's [...]
H74-B0, Querious - Following days of heavy fighting over control towers in the GoonSwarm-controlled system of H74-B0 in Querious, GoonSwarm and their allies were verified as being in complete control of the system in the evening of the 29th. Initially, according to AJ Regard of FinFleet (KenZoku), a KenZoku and allied forces fleet of approximately 170 people formed up in F-NXLQ system, while their friendlies, Against ALL Authorities and their allies rallied a force of 120 pilots in the adjacent system [...]
Since last Friday's shocking Serpentis strike against a Gallente cargo transport convoy, an incident that saw one of the Federation's six titans disappear into the hands of the criminal organization, numerous questions have been raised in the media as to President Foiritan's apparent unwillingness to send troops outside the jurisdiction of CONCORD to chase after the stolen vessel. The Office of the President has denied that any spurious motives lay behind the decision not to send the Navy into the [...]
BZ-BCK, The Kalevala Expanse - Earlier today R.A.G.E Alliance claimed Sovereignty in 8 Systems of the Kalevala Expanse after heavy fighting, owning now almost the whole 2Q-8WA constellation. R.A.G.E alliance is part of the Northern Coalition (together with Morsus Mihi, RAZOR, Majesta Empire and more). The NC began an invasion of The Kalevala Expanse in the western Drone regions a few days ago. The current long-term owners of the Drone regions (Legion of xXDeathXx, Red Alliance and others) and their [...]
<img src='http://www.eve-ic.net/media/assets/icarticlebanner.png' width='350' height='50' /> OE-4HB, Tenal - RAZOR Alliance was robbed last week of over 200 billion ISK in cash and war materi el. The perpetrator, Drago Musevenii, seized the corporation's dreadnought fleet and over a hundred of the "deathstar" control towers used in RAZOR's campaign against KenZoku in the South. The theft took place on 23.06.111. RAZOR were moving ships and towers back to their home space after their successful [...]
Geminate - RAZOR Alliance [-RZR-] has deployed to Geminate in full strength to support allies Wildly Inappropriate. [WI.] in their ongoing conflict with ATLAS over the region's resources. The conflict has escalated over the past few weeks, with the Northern Coalition Alliances WI., -RZR- and Morsus Mihi [RAWR] actively defending the region against the combined assault of ATLAS, RED Alliance [RED] and SOLAR FLEET [SOLAR]. RAZOR forces are "dedicated to hold every system that we own and take back what [...]
Luminaire - Reports are coming in that the Caldari Navy has withdrawn the bulk of its forces from Gallente space. The Gallente Navy has refrained from halting the withdraw under the orders of President Foiritan. However, Federation Navy forces have tailed the Caldari task force back to the border and there have been moments where it appeared hostilities would reignite between the two sides. The Caldari Navy appears to have withdrawn to the Citadel region along the border with the Gallente Federation. [...]
Vard – In an apparent snub of CONCORD’s bounty offer, the Republic Fleet refused to attack Elder warships as they retreated through Minmatar space. Thousands of Elder warships passed through stargates and jump portals towards the general direction of the Great Wildlands while Republic Fleet warships continued to patrol the Amarr border. Most of the Elder warships displayed signs of extended battle damage. Unconfirmed reports place the number of slaves rescued by the Elders in the "tens of millions", [...]
Caldari Prime – The Federation Navy has abandoned its attempts to break the Caldari Navy’s blockade in Luminaire and is reportedly deploying "all spaceborne military assets" to the isolated Caldari system of Tierijev. This report follows confirmation that millions of Caldari troops supported by armor, MTACs, and gunships have launched frontal assaults on the two largest cities of Tovil and Arcurio. Although some pockets of Federation police and marines are fighting back, it appears that the vast [...]