2009-08-01
Benjamin song calypso
2009-07-30
The History of Planet Calypso
The Rise of Man
Curiosity and greed opened space to mankind. As he looked up in the night sky, curiosity sparked Man’s ability to dream of space. Greed gave him a reason to invest in the technology to reach the stars. The humble single-use rocket would probably never have been used for space travel unless nations used them as weapons of war. Reusable rockets and space shuttles were deployed when war no longer loomed over the skies of Earth and civilian governments demanded more for less. The space plane made space travel feasible for corporations, and space as a market for all commercial interests opened up.
“The giant leap for mankind” was dwarfed by another step: the permanent habituation of space. The journey to Earth’s lunar companion was a short excursion; living in space is another matter, and living in space independently of Earth is on an order of magnitude more important. With access to space and the promise of ever-expanding wealth and profit, there was a great need for the ability to live in space without having to depend on expensive resources lifted from Earth – to truly live off the land.
From the ability of cheaply climbing the gravity wells and the ability to live off the land, Mankind was able to secure her destiny as a space-faring species. Soon, the planets and moons in the Solar system were colonized and the era of interplanetary conquest had begun.
MorePlanet Calypso is a completely unique sandbox MMORPG with a real economy
Set in the future, you are invited to join an open-ended social, economic and political action-adventure as a human colonist on a distant alien planet. The sandbox approach allows you to choose your own path and write a unique story with others from around the world.
You will enter a new chapter in Calypso’s story. After an exhausting five year conflict with an invading robot enemy, the long awaited promise of peace and prosperity on Calypso remains elusive. With the robots repelled to their home world Akbal-Cimi, cracks in colonist solidarity are emerging. The war-time economy has produced industrialists with the resources to buy up Calypso’s precious land, while disgruntled ex-soldiers are left to wander Calypso, hunting and mining for their survival. A rising middle-class of entrepreneurs is irritating both. All are disillusioned with Earth’s Federal Empire that left the colony to fend for itself during the robot war. You will land on a Calypso with revolution and civil war in the air.
Have you got what it takes to stake a claim on Calypso?
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Planet Calypso - A Newbies Life
2009-07-29
Katie Holmes escapes fire on set of new film
An accident on the set of "Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark" nearly injured its star, Katie Holmes this weekend, according to Radaronline.com.
While shooting a scene that takes place inside a car, the car's battery exploded, creating smoke and fumes before the whole thing caught on fire.
Holmes, who plays the girlfriend of a man whose home is haunted by evil creatures, was not injured.
The film is a remake of a 1970s-era TV show of the same name.
ref : http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=422893