"...Her Grace, the late Duchess Kowliin, was extremely forward looking in sponsoring the chartering of MYMINES LIC. In  every system where a MYMINES facility is located wealth has increased dramatically. The societies which shun MYMINES methods remain at the mercy of the criminal masters. Those which sentence their most dangerous and depraved criminals to MYMINES remain safer even when these individuals return to their home worlds. In addition to the benefits of the useful work which the inmates perform they receive the most advanced conditioning against further transgressions prior to release. Glisten alone has received nearly a TCrimp in fees and taxes since MYMINES took over their penal system. The recidivism rate is less than 1% and crime overall has dropped nearly 30%..."

        -Ark Ramsey, CEO, MYMINES LIC

    "...To fully sample the diverse cultures to be found in Glistens Ring would take more room than my publishers allow. From the Hedonistic city of Yalij, second only to Grote's Oldtown in drawing the ire of the Mora Legion of Decency, to the staid and musty city of Ablethon, nearly deserted as constructed hull habitats are abandoned, to the cosmopolitan Big Three of Glisten City, Porfiru and Kaityl, in the top ten largest structures ever moved by humaniti, Glisten spans the width and breadth of human culture."

    -Admiral Aramis P. Lee, IN (ret) 'Traveller's Guide to the Glisten Subsector' -1080

"Although a few nearby systems boast an establishment which surpasses those of Yalij or the Big Three, Sharpies Ballahack House comes to mind. None can meet the range of quality diners and watering holes which Glisten commands. At Glisten City alone you could spend a lifetime visting a different business each day."

    -Larsen E. Whipsnade, Glisten 24/7 interveiw 244-1119