Monday, February 28, 2005

New Empire Rising

New Empire today began construction on its new production complex that will eventually host the entire New Empire corporate family. The first to go up will be the front building that will house an eight-screen cinema and welcome center for visitors. Directly adjacent and next on the construction agenda will be an indoor production studio with automatic lighting controls and retractable darkroom roof and walls. Following these efforts will come the outdoor production lot, prop storage center and finally, the new home for Alpha Robotics. No deadline for completion has been set but it is hoped the new studio facilities will be completed around the first of spring.

Sunday, February 27, 2005

Off World Planetary Defense Systems

Located along the Icon Highway, the newly installed Off World Planetary Defense System launch site operates two silos that spew forth Gryphon Mk-V Missiles every 70 seconds. While based on older technology, this time tested design is perfect as an asteroid or space-junk killer.



It is however, worthy to note that the Gryphon series missile also pollutes the air with toxins known to cause sudden brain death in cock roaches and is also likely to drop spent booster stages down on the local population… which makes it serendipitous that Off World is so sparsely populated. Historically though, there is only one case of a used booster cell causing any injury and that was quite some time back when one fell on Hazel Glumnoodle’s house which led her to think the world was coming to an end and thereby free to bash her husband over the head with a shovel. She was later convicted of possessing a deadly garden implement and sentenced to 30 years on a pain farm. Mr. Glumnoodle survived both the divorce and the incident... and is now an office manager for State Prison Farm Insurance.

Zoom, zoom…………….

Flying Fish Industries Announce the Completion of the Duster Assembly Plant

Yamatoe a division of Flying Fish Industries acquired DuraTech Industries which manufactures small personal vehicles. The design originally came from our own Off World Officer Dusti. Thus it was decided to name the car the Duster in honor of her and some historical value. The complex will turn out approximately 50 units per shift. Thirty percent will be used for Off World residents and tourist while the rest will be sent to Halo Prime to be sold through the Off World agent there.

In other news, Yamatoe has confirmed that it has been participating in talks with Riddick LLC. The deal has not been finalized. If completed, OWEX would take over the routes run by Riddick LLC and become the universe’s largest freight carrier.




Saturday, February 26, 2005

Planetarium and Universal Antenna

Officer Pippin contacted Dr. Graphic from the Starship Eve to join her in finishing the final commands at the Planetarium Complex. The giant antenna was a major piece of the puzzle in our communications effort. It allows real time communications with all of the solar systems.

This is another link in the command structure for Off World. The planetarium allows for live three dimensional star charts. This information has been forwarded to OWEX and to the Mech Force. Computer lead ins will also be added for the probes.

Wednesday, February 23, 2005

Return of an Old Friend

After being neglected as Off World grew, the Blue Kiosks are back!

The Blue Kiosks, one of Off World’s first public information devices, have long sat in a dormant stage, doing little to fulfill their original purpose. The ongoing upgrade includes offering website access links to information on all panels, and now also includes TB Technology’s direct access panel to the Off World website which includes links to this blog, click-and-go OW teleport links and the OW Forum.

The first Blue Kiosk upgrade has been completed at the site located on the corner of Icon Highway and Spaceport Throughway (just across from the post office). The next upgrade is scheduled for the original Blue Kiosk, next to Chef Lee’s Diner, with additional locations currently being selected for the South and East.

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In other news, the Foryoma Executive Office Park is now accepting lease applications. The main building, housing the Community Health and Life Center, as well as the local Foryoma corporate offices is 90% complete. The corporate office wing is still awaiting doors and furniture, as well as some building extrusions. This has been delayed because the Foryoma Corporation blew their wad and can’t afford to finish it until it sells some more cars.

And on the subject of Foryoma Motors, they have just introduced the Foryoma Gnat, their first flying model. Prices are expected to be much lower than the high-end Dayton Aerospace models. A spokesperson for Foryoma said the Gnat has a safety rating so good, he couldn’t even describe it except to say that once the parachute accessory is added, life expectancy of owners will nearly triple.

Tuesday, February 22, 2005

Two New Officers Arrive in Off World

Welcome to Pippin and to DayStar, new construction officers to the Off World facility. DayStar is in charge ot a new inter galactic spacecraft that will travel at speeds far beyond the most recent designs. Pippin is in charge of new machinery concepts to generate information and power.

Tuesday, February 15, 2005

Sneaking in

Where did I land? What planet is this?



(first building in OffWorld)

Monday, February 14, 2005

OMG... Not ANOTHER Office Complex Update!

Like so many things in life, we get an abundance that often becomes an overload. And so it is you will now be graced with yet another update from the East Sector which is almost (almost, my butt) wholly based on the Foryoma Office Complex.

Remember how your teacher in school used to pound certain things into your heads in hopes you would not forget? Okay, well this is based on the same format… but the theory is ENTIRELY different because there is simply nothing happening in the East Sector right now EXCEPT getting this dag-blasted complex completed so we can move on. Therefore, like the schoolwork that used to bore you with unending useless facts (like who played Hamlet in 1935 on a truck-trailer stage at Grunt Valley, Arkansas), please wrap your scalp in thick aluminum foil as we once again visit this office complex project that seems to be on a government payroll…




Dang-it all to hell… it’s almost done and we’ll all be happy as all get-out when it is. Here’s a picture...

Pray for us...

Friday, February 11, 2005

Something New to the South

Recently Dr. D instructed the serve bots to begin clearing more land to the south to expand the "Fly" manufacturing facility. BOT9706 discovered a black stone block with strange unknown writing on it. He immediately sent messages to all supervisors of his find. The camera bots were brought to the area to maintain surveillances of the new items. What were seen from the air were 4 blocks of rusted metal and a stone with text as well as a box with a red button. The small cleanup bots were sent in to clean all the terrain away from the objects.
Doctor D (dreamer2) made the decision to have the switch activated. The switch triggered four black monolithic ships to rise from under the terrain. Each stands 55 meters tall and has storage globes attached. Each one attached itself to its own individual power supply.
The committee decided to stop all activity around the ships or rockets until it can be determined that these were not weapons.


In the News: New Empire's Newest Empire

The New Empire Corporation, which includes New Empire Productions and Alpha Robotics, today unveiled its plans for new centralized offices, production facilities and labs. The complex is set to be located on the corner of Church Road and Yeager Street and will include a main office building which will also have at least one theater, a multi-use - fully enclosed studio, outdoor production lots, prop storage facilities, the Alpha Robotics lab, a large parking area and what is being described as a “stylized clock tower”.

There has been no firm date set for beginning of construction as the firm awarded with the contract to build the new complex, Slogg, Waite and Procrastinate VLLC, is currently tied up building the Foryoma Executive Office Park just a bot’s walk Southwest of the proposed New Empire location.

Further information can be found at the New Empire website

Thursday, February 10, 2005

Huge Robot



A huge robot has appeared at the end of the ship yard. Its specifications are not listed in the corporate files and was constructed by the ship yard robots. There is deep concern at corporate headquarters over the independent action of the robot work force not to mention the diversion of valuable resources from the ship construction project. The head of robot programming was sent home with full loss of benefits and backpay. The chief robot programmer position is now open only serious applications will be considered.

In a more distrubing development the word "union" is showing up in routine mantnenace reports taken from selected ship yard robots.

East Sector Updates

First and foremost….


On behalf of the Off World Founders’ Foundation (OWFF), please allow me to welcome all new citizens to our little domain within a domain. You are most welcome here in Off World. But do please also be sure to integrate your current life support settings with the native environment and get a healthy dose of O2 each day. Additionally worthy of note is the cosmic radiation that constantly bombards our world….


On to the Blog…


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Paradise City Grows

Two major news stories erupted today as Off World Tram System announced it would be building a new tram station in the far NW corner of this old, depleted ice mine. No date has been set for the new station but sources report that the deal is set in…. ice.





The second run-off pouring over the tepid edges of PC is that a new dance theater is about to be located next to the RedoubtSouth Distillery…. Prime spotting, we’d say.




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Foryoma Office Park Coming Together

Elevators are in the process of being installed in Building #1 and lobby additions will soon follow.

Wednesday, February 09, 2005

Dysfunctional Robots & Clinical Research Facility

Dusti has joined the group in Off World. She has started a new project in ernest for the robots that have been a concern to us all. She stated that they are starting to evolve on their own and will eventually interpret the laws as they see fit. The facility will be used to educate the problem bots and allow them to re-enter the system. Her design also incorporates new vehicles to further that end. It is our hope that the facility will be able to resolve the recent problems with the robots. Staff will be coming in on March's transport. Until then I have scheduled more mechs to patrol all facilities until further notice.


Tuesday, February 08, 2005

Algi Farm Project

With recent deliveries from the Argo hydroponics ship the Algi Farm went into full production. Undergound liquid water was discovered in a ice pressure plate fault directly under the farm which produced heated vent allowing for both geothermal power . The farm also has power augmentation from the wind. The farm is expected to boost air production for the Off World installation.




Robots from the shipyard who have not been cooperating with human supervisors may be temporarily assigned to the farm to clean the Bio-cast-off filters. Filter cleaning is a dirty and smelly task and perfect work for robots. Manual over-ride control boxes will be installed when a robot shows independent behaviors. Such assignment is only a temporary fix while technicians bebug the free choice subroutines.

Updates, Blah and Yes, Blah, Blah

Office Park Rises

The Foryoma Executive Office Park is running a bit behind schedule due to equipment malfunctions that were not the fault of the builder. But thanks to great weather and an apparent correction of the original problem, today’s progress has nearly made up the shortfall.



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New Empire

The New Empire Corporation, which includes New Empire Productions and Alpha Robotics, has select a preliminary site for its new headquarters near the intersection of Church Road and Yeager Street. The new complex will house all New Empire Corporate offices and Video Studios. No date has been set yet for construction.

http://angryblueplanet.com/ow2/NEWSREEL1.wmv

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Empty Buildings Get Tenants

The two-towers complex in mid-town will soon have an occupant. The newly formed Off World East Development will located its offices within the buildings offering access to previously restricted or unknown properties to new comers who wish to locate their homes or businesses in the East sector.

2/8/2005 1:12 PM - Redoubt

Sunday, February 06, 2005

Expo and Development

Re: The Expo - Townhall Meeting

A big THANK YOU! to all who attended the townhall meeting in Off World last night. The expo of articles/builds created by the builders of Off World will continue through the end of the month so, if you missed the meeting itself, you can still drop by the University – Convention Center to get a taste of what it is we’re doing here.

Completion of the fourth and final building at the above mentioned University and Convention Center will be on hold until the end of the expo. Current plans allow for some further, future expansion when and if it is needed though.

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Update: Foryoma Office Complex

Ground breaking for the executive office park located at the Foryoma automated car plant is tentatively scheduled for this Monday morning, barring any unforeseen difficulties. The plan calls for four multi-tier office complexes connected by elevated people movers that will also be automated with an adjacent flying car launch and landing/parking center. The main building will be occupied by Foryoma, a second to house a health center/hospital, with the remaining two to be divided between local companies and occupation by lease.

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Tramming

The next generation of Tram is in the design phase. When complete, the new rail transit service will be placed beginning at transfer stations from the current lines as terminals. Ideally, it is hoped the new design will offer more in the way of interior comfort, faster speed and less intrusion to the areas immediately surrounding the right-of-way.

Redoubt - 2/6/2005 12:11 PM

Wednesday, February 02, 2005

Ship Yard Progress

With little fanfair the robot force laid the keel of the "McMurdo" a second transport for the corporation with a heavy lift capability for ice transport. The shipyard is completely automated and autonomous. Several interesting side effects were noted during initial construction. Apparently the robot force has decided to build not back as most humans would but from side to side. When asked for a progress report the main shipyard computer replied" I am working on it, I am working on it". Software technicians are currently reevaluating the programming subroutines related to personality.

Tuesday, February 01, 2005

Town Hall Meeting

Considering the attention that Off World has generated and the upcoming CYs, I'd like to suggest a town hall type meeting for all who currently contribute to OW for purposes of charting the future. The new auditoruim is a possible venue. Date and time is up to all of us... good time for me is always days but can slot an evening if with minimal notice.

Would like to get to know ALL of you who are a part of this grand experiment!

Initial date suggestion: February 4, 2005 @ 9PM Eastern?