Stardate: Thirday, 039-130 ABY/Fringe Info Network (FIN)--Tarsus Bureau
Subsector: Shannekam
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Tarsus Elects New Ambassador
Eleonora Heraud, was elected Ambassador to the Merantis Star Cluster by a landslide in yesterday's plebiscite.
She captured the hearts of 78% of Tarsus' registered voters (21,196,500), while her contenders, Dorn Repness and Lirin Terrik, only managed to gain 14% (3,804,500) and 8% (2, 174,000) of the vote, respectively.
Pictured above: Eleonora Heraud (center foreground) is escorted to the Directory Building for the swearing-in ceremony by Prime Commissioner Winthrop Coghill (left foreground) and Gwyn Norrocks (right, foreground), General of the Tarsan Defense Forces. In the background are Babric Delorko (left), head of the Tarsan Intelligence Service and Callithea Lockridge (right), administrative assistant for the
Commission of Diplomatic Affairs (CODA).
Mrs. Heraud, will assume the responsibilities of her late husband, Fitzroy Heraud, who was killed in last month's Imperial-sponsored coup on Bongolaan. However, she will have only a week planetside to become familiar with her duties. After her in-processing, she is scheduled to attend a diplomatic conference on Merantis with representatives from the other member worlds of the star cluster. While no agenda for the conference has been published, the most likely topic of discussion will be the Tarsan-Bongolaanian Trade Dispute, or as it is more commonly known as, the "Bantha-Gabaki Trade War."
She captured the hearts of 78% of Tarsus' registered voters (21,196,500), while her contenders, Dorn Repness and Lirin Terrik, only managed to gain 14% (3,804,500) and 8% (2, 174,000) of the vote, respectively.
Pictured above: Eleonora Heraud (center foreground) is escorted to the Directory Building for the swearing-in ceremony by Prime Commissioner Winthrop Coghill (left foreground) and Gwyn Norrocks (right, foreground), General of the Tarsan Defense Forces. In the background are Babric Delorko (left), head of the Tarsan Intelligence Service and Callithea Lockridge (right), administrative assistant for the
Commission of Diplomatic Affairs (CODA).
Mrs. Heraud, will assume the responsibilities of her late husband, Fitzroy Heraud, who was killed in last month's Imperial-sponsored coup on Bongolaan. However, she will have only a week planetside to become familiar with her duties. After her in-processing, she is scheduled to attend a diplomatic conference on Merantis with representatives from the other member worlds of the star cluster. While no agenda for the conference has been published, the most likely topic of discussion will be the Tarsan-Bongolaanian Trade Dispute, or as it is more commonly known as, the "Bantha-Gabaki Trade War."
Meanwhile, in entertainment news...
The Twi'lek celebrity, Shiri Blen, proved once again she can land on her feet. Fleeing the Bongolaanian coup she arrived on Tarsus with nothing more than a worn skin-suit. Or so everyone thought. Apparently, she was able to access an unknown amount of her wealth, before it was seized or frozen by Imperial treasury agents. With her new agent and business partner, Rensi Rabogo, a former Casmaanian councilman from Bongolaan. Together, they purchased and renovated an old land speeder garage in Newland, turning it into a nightclub within a few weeks.
Shiri kicked-off the grand opening of Spazhouse Cafe & Bistro, with a brand new number, Twi'lek Dream. Within hours the song skyrocketed to first place on Tarsus and will most likely reach number one within the Merantis Star Cluster by the end of the day.
(Twi'lek Dream was inspired by Teenage Dream, sung by Katie Perry).
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From the Science and Technology Department:
A prototype MARVIN was purchased five months ago by the Tarsan Defense Forces and assigned to the 1st Battalion/3rd Lift Infantry Regiment as an infantry support droid. After a 6-month evaluation phase, the plan was to purchase an additional 72 MARVIN droids, assigning one to each platoon, along with an additional droid assigned to company, battalion and regimental headquarters.
One month before the evaluation phase was to end, the Tarsan Defense Force Public Relations Office (PRO) announced that it was no longer pursuing the MARVIN contract with Sirius Cybernetics Corporation. No explanation was given and when asked about the prototype, a PRO spokesman merely commented that the droid was "being re-assigned."
Notes on Figures:
I didn't get who makes the droid figure from this campaign's new player. I'll be sure to add it to future posts.
The other figures are from Wizards of the Coast Star Wars Miniatures.
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