Editorial: Feedback on Futurization Movement

- Monday, Week 8 -

Good morning regular readers, and welcome to a new edition of your favorite newspaper! This is Paige Mosqueda, Nu-Lu Daily's chief editor, and today we'll return on the last rather controversial news.

Not a lot happened in the past two weeks, but what did happen was of tremendous importance and most certainly indirectly impacted the lifes of all residents of our sand and azure colored city.

As charming at night as in bright daylight

Mayor Patricia Cross: An expected election... or not?

A lot of our readers have expressed surprise after the recent election of Mrs. Cross. Some rumors even talk about an embezzlement that assured Mrs. Cross precious votes from needy simtizens.

The Magic Ball,
an import by the Glass Cube

Do these rumors hold a part of truth? It could be, as the Party For Futurization (PFF) Mayor Cross represents wasn't in that much of a lead before the elections. However, even with our vast network of contacts, Nebula Corp. isn't informed of anything suspicious. If you know anything about it, you are always welcome to send us a note!

Should we be alarmed about the ageing population?

The recent symposium on futurization has burst into broad daylight the anxieties about our population growing elder whereas the fertility rate is dropping.

Population distribution by age groups

The numbers seem to correlate this general feeling: the last study ordered by the City Hall indicated a ratio of 1.15 children per female sim, thus a drop of .9 over the course of five weeks. If this rate doesn't climb up again in the space of another five weeks, the population of Nu-Lu may start to decline. Even if there is still time, it won't hurt to consider bringing a new bundle of joy in the family! Well, at least not immediately...

To immortality!

With the recent events, the eyes turn to Dr. Sekemento and her team, who have discovered a way to grow Life and Death plants. Although they still have no result to show, as the plants seem to not produce fruits, Dr. Sekemento stays confident and promise good news for next week at the latest.

Everything is err... going to be OK. Most certainly.

That being said, an anonymous guinea pig from the Perigee research center sent the editor a proof that the Death plant succumbed to its own nature not latter than last weekend. Let's hope Week 8 brings more luck to our devoted science team!

Thank you for reading Nu-Lu Daily, and I'll see you in the next editorial! Enjoy your day!

Symposium on Futurization: report on a controversial conclusion

- Thursday, Week 7 -

Our Mayor Mrs. Cross began her modernization campaign by organizing a meeting between a number of experts and a representative sample of good simtizens at the City Hall today. Among personalities that attended, we have Chrissie Landgraab, apparently aiming at proving herself indispensable, Alexander Cross, husband of the mayor and retired mad scientist, and of course the respected Benton couple, never shy to offer advice and whose offspring live all over the metropolis.

The event kicked in at 10 AM with Mayor Patricia Cross' opening speech. Excerpts follow:
"For each day is the dawn of our future, why wait for it passively? (...) The security of all of us and the well-being of our children require us to act, right now! (...) An enhanced present expects us now! (...) And...! Really...! That's it."

Dr. Gretel Sekemento, that Nu-Lu Daily interviewed last week about her discoveries on life plants, gave a conference about future family life starring her household plumbot. Bot One performed several demonstration tasks to the polite applause of the audience. Everything was going well until he ran out of battery in a small cloud of black smoke and fell off the stage on the screaming old Benton couple. The smell of burnt plastic which resulted took hours to dissipate, even with open windows for aeration.

The survey of the population turned short, as half of the summoned simtizens did not attend, (apparently the Lovelands from Crater 2 said they had much more interesting underground business to conduct, and half of the crowd seemed to regret not to be in that case) the other half having come only to defend the "good ol' societal and family values".
Who would have thought the population of Nu-Lu was so attached to the past? When this question was raised, someone in the crowd retorted: "Why, who's too blind to see most of us are elders now? Who got a kid this year anyway?". After this incident, Mayor Cross hastily called the conference over and dispersed the crowd.

This was Bethany Su, reporting for Nu-Lu Daily. To get the redaction analysis of this polemical event, don't forget to read the next editorial, where the Chief Editor discusses current issues and answers letters to the editor. Thanks for reading!

Outdoors: Enjoy a family picnic at the beautiful parks of Nu-Lu - Part1: City Center: Memories of Sunset Valley

- Tuesday, Week 7 -

The landscape architect of this one appears to love spirals

Our great metropolis counts no less than thirteen green and flowering parks! Whether you live in the city center or in the suburbs, there is a great promenade not far from your house. Why not take this opportunity to let the kids out and hold a barbecue party with your friends, or simply sunbath peacefully on your leisure day? Your field reporter Amir Moore selected for you the most amazing parks there is to discover around Nu-Lu.

Welcome... to the future past

You can't miss it

City center: Memories of Sunset Valley
Under the central dome of the city center, at the end of Cross Road in front of the Perigee, there is a lovely
garden to discover. As the scorching rays of our sun are filtered by the composite structure, a chill atmosphere reigns in the park. Hence Memories of Sunset Valley is one of the few places around here where actual green grass and bushes can grow. It is always refreshing once in a while to forget all the spike trees and all the mushroom trees, and breathe the sweet perfume of roses and daisies...

Be careful with your toddler
around the pepper plant!

A variety of fruits and vegetables grow at the north of the dome, if you or your eldest are feeling green thumbed. But the most common shrubs around are most certainly the Hydrangeas. Its large lavender flowers both look great and smell good.





If you feel like resting a bit, you can sit on one of the modern benches by the entrance, watching you kids bathe in the nearby swimming pool, pretending not to hear the loud noise from the fertilizing pipe thirty meters away...

The benches even glow in the dark

There is no barbecue (last time a barbecue party was held under a dome, City Hall agents had to work in shifts for three days in order to get the dome's glass panels transparent again) but anglers will appreciate the small fishing pond.

Or if you are in a lucky day, maybe you'll come across a wonderful creature just waiting for you to start a conversation!

That's all for this week, next up: a peaceful and wonderful typical lunar garden, high in the First Crater district!

As usual, thank you for reading Nu-Lu Daily, this was Amir Moore for Nebula Corp.

Special Announcement: New Mayor!

- Sunday, Week 6 -

Here come the news that everybody expected: Who is going to be Nu-Lu's next mayor? After our regretted Christina Landgraab kicked the bucket, the whole town has been waiting with ill-concealed impatience to know the name of the new ruler of the city...

Turns out that, by 51% against 49, Patricia Cross takes the lead over Chrissie Landgraab! It seems that her emphasis on future technology has gotten her this decisive majority over the more conservative Ms. Landgraab! She declared immediately after learning the good news, during her exclusive celebration party at the Glass Cube:

"I am extremely glad that my fellow simtizens made the right choice. Because we are a lunar colony, everybody from Monte Vista to Sunset Valley expects us to be on the cutting edge of technology. Enough of dusty mushroom houses! Enough of trying to grow by attracting tourists! We are a fully independent town now, thanks to my illustrious predecessor the late Mrs. Landgraab, and I intend to push us even further on the tracks of growth and modernity, up to the metropolis our glorious moon deserves!"

The election party was a great success overall. All the celebrities in town attended, except Chrissie and Christa Landgraab of course.

She effectively began her mandate that night by inviting all tech-lovers and computer wizards to gather and open next-gen shops and venues in Nazca Lines district, an area near Nazca Lines park she designated as the location of the future district of the future.

However despite all these promising pledges, your special envoy at Mrs Cross' exclusive party manage to capture controversial opinions about her election. Who is this man implying Mrs. Cross' campaign was achieved by means of embezzlement?

   Could it be true that our new mayor is not the benevolent person she pretends to be? If that was ever the case, then what would be her intentions?

Many questions which answers cannot escape Nebula Corp. reporters for very long! Thanks for reading, this was Bethany Su for Nu-Lu Daily.