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"Shattered Galaxy is a massively multiplayer online real-time strategy game (MMORTS) that was released in 2001 by KRU Interactive., now known as Nexon Inc, after an extensive open beta period. In the US, it was published by Tri Synergy. It combines the attributes of a massive multiplayer online role- playing game and a real-time strategy game. Having won the Seumas McNally Grand Prize at the 2001 Independent Games Festival and hosted through the Game Developers Conference, the game has been commercially unsuccessful due in large part to its dated graphics engine. The game was published under the name Tactical Commanders in South Korea, published by Nexon until December 31, 2005. This game has also been serviced in Japan, Taiwan, and Germany. Plot Shattered Galaxy is set in a post-apocalyptic future. A teleportation device was found buried on Earth's surface, though scientists were not able to master its secrets. Various non-living substances were successfully sent through and retrieved, but when a common rat was inserted into the portal, it activated the artifact in an unexpected way: the device immediately teleported itself, as well as all matter in a 2000 kilometer wide radius around it, to the planet Morgana Prime. The player is one of the survivors of this incident. The planet itself was devoid of sentient life, but robotic war machines were found on its surface, and humans have since learned to control them telepathically (allowing the humans themselves to stay out of harm's way). Humans have since expanded to another planet (server) in the Morgana system, Relic, where wars likewise rage. Gameplay Development As of September 29, 2008, the game can be played using a basic account at no charge with a few minor handicaps or upgraded to an elite account at a cost of US$9.95 per month to play with all limitations removed. Nexon has closed Tactical Commanders' service in Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. As of October 31, 2008, the German service was closed due to lack of players.http://tc.gamigo.de/news/#1070 Reception John Lee reviewed the PC version of the game for Next Generation, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "If you'd like to capture chunks of pie-charted landscapes, this is a decent persistent online game. Teamwork required." The game received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Shattered Galaxy was a runner-up for The Electric Playgrounds "Best Independent PC Game" prize, but lost to Serious Sam: The First Encounter. References External links * Official website * Category:2001 video games Category:Massively multiplayer online real-time strategy games Category:Seumas McNally Grand Prize winners Category:Video games scored by Jesper Kyd Category:Video games developed in South Korea Category:Windows games Category:Windows-only games Category:Independent Games Festival winners "
"Civics is usually considered a branch of applied ethics. Within any given political tradition or ethical tradition, civics refers to education in the obligations and the rights of the citizens under that tradition. Topics in civics include: A Abortion, legal and moral issues -- Adoption -- Adultery -- Arbitration -- Animal Testing -- C Crime -- Civic education -- Capital punishment -- Constitution -- D Defamation -- Divorce -- Dental -- E Economics G Good faith -- Grandparent visitation H Hate speech -- I Illegitimacy -- Immigration -- Individual rights -- Informed consent -- M Mediation -- Mischief -- Mistake -- Moral rights -- N Natural law -- O Obscenity -- P Paternity -- Personal property -- Politics-- Product liability -- Property -- Public education-- Public domain -- Public property -- R Rights -- Rape -- Religion -- S Sanctions (law) -- Sexual harassment -- Slander -- Social control -- See also * List of legal topics Category:Society-related lists Category:Wikipedia indexes "
"Lombard Street is an east–west street in San Francisco, California that is famous for a steep, one-block section with eight hairpin turns. Stretching from The Presidio east to The Embarcadero (with a gap on Telegraph Hill), most of the street's western segment is a major thoroughfare designated as part of U.S. Route 101. The famous one-block section, claimed to be "the crookedest street in the world", is located along the eastern segment in the Russian Hill neighborhood. It is a major tourist attraction, receiving around two million visitors per year and up to 17,000 per day on busy summer weekends, as of 2015.San Francisco County Transportation Authority: Lombard Study: Managing Access to the "Crooked Street". February 2017 (PDF) San Francisco surveyor Jasper O'Farrell named the road after Lombard Street in Philadelphia.Loewenstein, Louis, K. (1984) Streets of San Francisco: The Origins of Street and Place Names. Don't Call It Frisco Press. Route description Lombard Street's west end is at Presidio Boulevard inside The Presidio; it then heads east through the Cow Hollow neighborhood. For 12 blocks, between Broderick Street and Van Ness Avenue, it is an arterial road that is co-signed as U.S. Route 101. Lombard Street continues through the Russian Hill neighborhood and to the Telegraph Hill neighborhood. At Telegraph Hill it turns south, becoming Telegraph Hill Boulevard to Pioneer Park and Coit Tower. Lombard Street starts again at Winthrop Street and ends at The Embarcadero as a collector road. Lombard Street is known for the one-way block on Russian Hill between Hyde and Leavenworth Streets, where eight sharp turns are said to make it the most crooked street in the world. The design, first suggested by property owner Carl Henry and built in 1922, was intended to reduce the hill's natural 27 percent grade, which was too steep for most vehicles. The crooked block is about long ( straightline), is one-way (downhill) and is paved with red bricks. The sign at the top recommends . The segment normally sees around 250 vehicles per hour, with average daily traffic reaching 2630 vehicles in 2013. During peak times, vehicles have to wait up to 20 minutes to enter the Crooked Street segment, in a queue that can reach Van Ness Avenue. To reduce habitual congestion and delays, future visitors may be required to reserve a time and pay a fee to drive down the crooked street. The Powell-Hyde cable car stops at the top of the block on Hyde Street. By 2017, the area around the curved segment had become a hot-spot of what has been described as "San Francisco's car break-in epidemic." This may in part have been due to its heavy traffic and association with tourism. The Academy of Art University owns and operates a building called Star Hall on the street for housing purposes. Past residents of Lombard Street include Rowena Meeks Abdy, an early California painter who worked in the style of Impressionism. Chase scenes in many films have been filmed on the street, including Good Neighbor Sam, Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine, What's Up, Doc?, Magnum Force, and Ant-Man and the Wasp. Lombard Street is also portrayed in the 2015 Pixar film Inside Out. Gallery File:Lombard Street San Francisco no cars.jpgLooking east down the curvy block of Lombard Street, with the straight section continuing towards Telegraph Hill and Coit Tower File:Lombard Street - San Francisco.jpgLooking up Lombard Street File:Lombard Street (San Francisco) Sign Photowalkabout March 23 2013-8673.jpgTraffic caution sign at top of switchbacks recommends a top speed of File:LombardStreet.jpgCars exit from lowest switchback section File:Lombard Street San Francisco.jpgTime-exposure photo at night clearly shows the eight switchbacks See also * Vermont Street, the other San Francisco street claimed to be the "most crooked" has seven turns instead of eight, but its hill is steeper than Lombard's. * Snake Alley in Burlington, Iowa, once recognized by Ripley's Believe It or Not! as "The Crookedest Street in the World". Like Lombard Street, it has eight turns but over a shorter distance. References External links *Tourist Trapped: The Crookedest Street In The World, SFGate Culture Blog *Lombard Street, SF GuideLines (includes early images) *Lombard Street on San Francisco To Do Category:Landmarks in San Francisco Category:Russian Hill, San Francisco Category:Streets in San Francisco Category:U.S. Route 101 "