By Gabe Yazimoto and Duncon Cooperstone

It's been one hell of a ride.

Thanks to each and everyone of you who have visited, roleplayed, landed your boat, attended a cage fight, took part in a gunfight against the tongs,  visited the carnivale, took tea with a registered Companion, chased an escaped monkey, gave an Alliance officer a false Ident...

We've had a great time on ED, we've enjoyed only having to get involved in a very minor way from the GM point of view and have been very, very pleased with how folks have been able to grab the premiss of the setting and craft their own RP stories to interweave and entwine like the vignettes of lives the touch (or not) at the 'Verse's busiest port.

Sadly however, time has come for us to hang up our guns.

If all available rentals were taken on ED we'd still not come close to breaking even.  It was never about making money, as we always say we regarded it as a labour of love.  However, amongst a host of other reasons, the financial situation is as compelling as any.

And so it is not without some sadness we must let you know that we will be closing the doors on the Eavesdown Docks sim. 

From the practical point of view, for those of you who might want to visit for a while longer, or pick up your existing belongings, we haven't advertised it for sale as such yet, so we don't have a timescale but tier date is the 6th of September and ideally it'd be better to be gone by the then.

We're, we feel quite rightly, proud of ED.  And for that we thank all those who helped us out.  Not just our admins/officers such as Iskrin, Calina and Zade.  A RP sim is no better than the players who play there, so thanks to you all for making ED the success it has been.

Duncan & Gabe 27th August 2010

        

CNS news services

BOTANY BAY - Cat Massenberg, sister of Jo Massenberg a Botany Bay deputy, was killed with three others during a test flight of a new ship built by Svetlana Pleides who was also killed in the blast.

There are  no other surviving relatives. There are no written records of her birthplace or age, but from her sister's statements she was approximatly 19 years of age and was assisting in the work on the ship. No services are planned

Pleides, a survivor of the attack on Shadow, is survived by her daughter, Anastasia Temin, 6 months, and Kepten Samantha Temin, her lover and Mistress.

Arealius Barbosa is eyewitness, was flying chase on the experimental spacecraft.
 
Oyumi Oran, a former Alliance recon pilot, is survived by brother Karl and sister Zahara
 
The ship was a new construction and undergoing fields tests of its drive system when it exploded in an apparent fusion reactor overload. There were no survivors. All four persons aboard were slaves of the colony. Svetlana Pleides was also the ship's designer.

        

Al Raqis Raconteur

AL RAQIS KEEP, Al Raqis - Mr. Kamm, CEO of Imperial Logistics Corporation, was murdered last night at the Magistrate's Keep during a cocktail party. Magistrate Al Jofar summoned investigator Nephyxtemet Ceriaptrix, who quickly determined the identity of the murderer.

Reiko Soyinka, Lady of House Morloch, stands accused of murder. She walked away from custody, assisted by her paxman and a squad of Morloch guards.

New information indicates that Mr. Kamm may have had some connection to an outsystem pirate and smuggling cartel.

        

By CoolLuke Sands
Londinium Group

Thank you to everyone who has sent me good wishes and came and checked on me personally.
All of the well wishes, good company, and  just genuine concern for my well being has touched me more than you all will know.
It is what makes Browncoats some of the best people both in SL and in RL the best people to know.
Thank you so much.

It is exactly 5 weeks ago today that I had my accident.
Due to the pain and the foggy haze from heavy drugs its been a blur mostly.
Ive tried to be productive and build in Second Life but the focus wasnt there.
I have healed up though and my back has some functionality with the pain but still cant walk on foot.
Im hobbling about on crutches still BUT I have enough function in foot that I can drive so, woohoo, I can get out of house without someone else driving me.
Anyway, Im off hard drugs, on ADVIL, which is an adjustment for the pain control to say least.
I see the Doc in a few days to see just how well Ive healed and when i can go back to work.

But enough about me...The building and day to day business is what I need to update you on.
If LONDINIUM is in one of your precious 25 group slots I need to give you something to make it worth being there

- Saturday Night Shindigs at Club Londinium:
They will be returning soon. I cant give you a date yet, but Im hoping sometime in August...sooner than later

- New Products: 
Before my accident I was very close to releasing two new shuttles and the huge warship RAZORBACK. 
Im sad to say that I have tried to work on finishing them up but my physically ability and the laptop Ive used the past few weeks to stay in touch with outside world and SL just was not up to the task for building. 
Too slow and laggy.
Good news is that I went to my local computer store here in Atlanta and I have a new Desktop computer; Better....Stronger....Faster! 
<Bionic Noise and Desktop leaps off desk and jumps out window in slow motion>
AW DAMIMIT!!!
In all seriousness, I am going to start the packaging process for the shuttles...just have notecards and then test pilots to review to take them from BETA and on to GOLD.
After that, RAZORBACK has to be tested, scripts cleaned up and permed properly, install a few more scenes in some rezzers, then cleanup, write notecards, and send off to test pilots.  Once they sign off on it, it will go from BETA to GOLD.
I cant give a date...it will be ready once its ready..... but I can tell you I hope it will be soon.

        

CNS news services

MOONSHEL - Moonshel wishes to extend a warm welcome to the new Shepherd in inviting fellow Firelfy players and friends in the Verse to attend Church services.

Shepherd Pheona Avon will provide an encouraging message titled, "Rocks in a Mayonnaise Jar."

Come be a part of the community of believers. 

Sunday, July 25th, 2 p.m. SLT

http://slurl.com/secondlife/MoonShel/6/185/1001

        

Al Raqis Raconteur

AL RAQIS CITY, Al Raqis - Working with the IISS, House Security have arrested "several" men suspected in a series of starship hijackings over the past 18 months.

"They would 'hire' a ship to move false 'cargo' which would infiltrate ship systems and compromise them, leaving the vessel helpless to prevent boarding and 'salvage'"

The ship crews are still missing but stolen ship components and hulls have been traced to surrounding systems. Local officials continue recovery operations with officials from those systems.

        

Blue Sun Signal

DESTINY COLONY, Hale's Moon - Rumours of BlueSun's Corporate expansion into new areas - both in terms of product, and in terms of location, are true. Further information will be made available to the press and investors over the next few weeks.

For now, when questioned about the possibilty the corporation was again investing in pharmaceuticals, BlueSun CEO x0x0 Zhangsun had only this to say. "We have not done well with pharmaceuticals in the past. Poor planning. Bad communication. "

We look forward to living out our motto - Live Life with Blue Sun. You're in Good Hands. Trust Us.

        

Al Raqis Raconteur

HIGHPORT - Upset local business people gathered at the House Kira manor, complaining about recent shipping delays.

"We have contracts that stipulate schedules, and these are not being met." said one angry owner.

Allie Reiland, representing House Kira, assured that ships were coming in, "But, the unstable political situation in Al Raqis' system makes many nervous. Ships are taking more precautions, causing these delays."

Many question these remarks but others speculate House Veles may be the source of the concerns.

        

By CoolLuke Sands

Its Monday morning and I have reviewed the results of the SCIFI CONVENTION from July 9th thru July 11th.
The Londinium Gearworks Booth had 114 visitors and had a total of $3000 L in sales.
All $3000 L has been donated to the RELAY FOR LIFE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY Charity.
Thanks to all of you that visited and helped make the SCIFI Convention a huge success.

        

CNS news services

MAISON, Ariel - Johnson Hei-Chang, a member of the Ariel Planetary Assembly, resigned today after a prostitute in his home city of Maison announced a months-long affair.

LuAnn Chisolm detailed her relationship with the married legislator at a press conference that included both Osiris and interplanetary media. "I felt a need to tell the truth after I heard what Johnnie was planning."

Mr. Hei-Chang had recently introduced a bill in the assembly requiring the local Companion houses to report any clients who were in a legal marriage. Interestingly enough, prostitutes were not included in the bill.

Mr. Hei-Chang's husband of 20 years, Franklin Hei-Chang, has refused all requests for a comment on the situation. He has remained in seclusion in the couple's townhome in the eastern suburbs of Maison since Ms. Chisolm's announcement. Witnesses have said that they've seen a growing pile of clothes and furniture in the expansive front yard. They've also noticed a strange column of smoke from the backyard.

While Ariel's Companion Guilds had loudly opposed the bill, local media have not been able to find a connection between Ms. Chisolm and the Guilds. Osiris authorities have not investigated any possible connection because, according to a highly placed source, "There was no actual crime commited. Bad taste, yes, but no crime."