Quazar

I ran out of time to edit my post above. The ruling appears to permitt seizing private property in return for other private development (like shopping malls). But the flood gates are now open, and the situation I cite above might not be far behind.

Say the grand parents of one of your friends purchased, or even built, a house in what was then a rural area, miles from the nearest town. Today the house belongs to your friend and sits 20 feet away from a two-lane highway that backs up with motorists and bicyclists every day. The next nearest route would add about 7 miles to the trip between downtown and the suburbs. And the foundation of the house is about 8 feet higher than the street. During rush-hour, motorists can usually keep moving faster than most cyclists are able. Traffic wise, the best solution to this problem would be to widen the road. A wider outside through lane can give motorists sufficient room to pass cyclists in the same lane when the oncoming traffic lane remains blocked for several minutes at a time. Currently, this road has only one narrow through lane per direction and a posted speed limit of 45 miles per hour. As a bicycle driver on that road during rush-hour, I would occupy the center of the only available narrow through lane at a speed that I could maintain for several minutes. Although I have the first-come-first-serve right-of-way to hold my position in the lane, I would, out of courtesy, pull off the road after one or more motorists have been waiting behind me for more than 30 seconds. This does not mean that bicyclists should not use that road, it just means that that particular road is not sufficiently designed to conveniently accommodate both motorists and cyclists at the same time in rush-hour conditions. Now here is where your friend's house comes in. A permanent fix would be to widen the road so that motorists could pass cyclists in the same through lane, without changing lanes. To do that on this particular road, the pavement would need to be widened on each side by about 6 or 7 feet. As a motorist who passes by that house on his way home but doesn't own it or even live near it, would you rather wait 30 seconds behind each cyclist and possibly spend up to 15 minutes longer getting home? or pettition your local government to widen that arterial road, and forcefully take a 5 or 10 foot strip of land away from that private property owner to do so? Banning bicyclists from that section of road is not an option because the rules of the road in every US state (and of many governments across the world) clearly say that all drivers of all types of vehicles (bicycles and motor vehicles) have the exact same rights to use all non-controlled-access roads and must operate by a single set of rules. Today, the US Supreme Court ruled for choice B; it would rather take away the entire property to widen that road. Link I usually do not post in this community about anything but the game, my Christian faith and, when it effects the Fleets, my real life. But taking away people's private property for a "more profitable use" is just outrageous!

I can attend the meeting this Sunday, June 19th, 2005 at 1900GMT. quote:Originally posted by ShoHashi: the time for the meeting was on the Agenda email. It is Sunday, June 19, 2005 and will start promptly at 1900GMT.That's funny, I never got that memo. If you had not posted the start time, Sho, I would not have known when to show up.

Hi Kalshion. Welcome back to Battlecruiser Online. quote:Originally posted by Kalshion: I broke my leg, sorta speak, more like it has 9 sever stress frature's that made it impossible to continue basic trainingAs an athlete, I understand the frustrating impact that injuries can have on performance. Recover soon, okay? quote:Originally posted by Kalshion: it's good to be back =) Back to a community that I trust and love to browse..Join the club.

Watch our Bulletin Board for details and further developments. All current members, in good standing, of any Fleet may register to post there. [ 08-03-2005, 07:48 PM: Message edited by: Quazar ]

A legend has returned! quote:Originally posted by Rattler: I will continue to monitor the boards from time to time and check in when I see the need for some Old Insurgent Wisdom...I would encourage you to check out the Insurgent Central Command Website and Bulletin Board. Greyg, Sho and Kyle have worked very hard over these several years to maintain and, at times, even grow the Insurgent cause. Gentlemen, IMO you fully deserve your promotions. It is truely refreshing to hear from you again, Rattler. Next to Gareth DeSylva, you are my second favorite RP author of all time!

WTG, Kyle!

quote:Originally posted by Shadow5731: ...it extracts ACE files as easy as most others generally used for compression.Oh! .ace is a file compression format. I misstook it for a word processing format. Armed with this knowledge, I have successfully extracted and viewed the document. There's no sense in converting the downloadable to .doc, and costing Remo more in bandwidth, if it's just as easy to compress the file. So, please disregard my post above. Thanks for the information, Shadow5731, jamotto. BTW, the Handbook is looking nicer on each pass.

quote:Originally posted by Remo Williams: Revision 9 of the handbook is available in the download area at GHQ.I was able to log into my account at http://www.galcom.net/ and download the 2005 League MP Handbook Rev 9 without difficulty; but none of my machines will open a .ace file. Can you convert the Handbook to .doc format? That worked well for previous versions.

It looks like we skipped a year on ya, boss. I might not make it to the forums on Monday, so I now extend my gratitude to you for developing my favorite game series, wish you an early , and look forward to the next 16 years of 3000AD products. I probably didn't need to dig this deep for a Derek birthday thread (which was the second oldest of four, prior to my post), but it had the clearest subject. BTW, please read this. Happy Birthday, Derek.

I'm glad to read that you survived your auto collision, boss. Recover soon and enjoy your new ride! By the way, have a happy birthday, Derek.

Man, I sure wish I could attend this particular test. But I will serve at my local church all day tomorrow (Saturday) and Easter Sunday. Nevertheless, Ben, Eye In The Sky looks like it'll be a blast. Great work!

That's easy, Tac. Though the Stormcarrier can only hold 12 fighters, a Naval Assault can launch 16 close air units (I assume Gunships). You want space capable fighter craft? Try the Naval Carrier: able to launch 16 close air units and 16 fighter craft. Neither of those vessels are very maneuverable or have shields. But they do have lots of armor (8500 and 10000, respectively) and a ton of cargo space. But don't stop there; you can take it even further in RP. For a big battle, assign 32 fighters to any of the three classes of Battlecruiser. Groups of 4 fighters can rotate (take turns) docking operations as needed to reload/repair the fighter and heal the pilots, while the rest are deployed in combat.

Done.

I have created Earthcom's primary MP team at www.galcom.net (and registered my Quazar profile into it), but am having difficulty modifying the information therein. At first, the site wouldn't reflect any changes I made to the team; later, after I re-entered the information to update, it only reflected some of the changes.

Me too. In addition to my college studies, I spent three or four hours last month on Age of Empires II.

Hi Walker, What have you been doing in Single-Player recently?

Click here to read Earthcom's membership policy. Then post in this topic to be counted as an Earthcom member. New or potential members should not post in this thread until approved in the Fleet DataBase. If you are interested in membership or have questions about the Earth Command Alliance or Vanguard Fleet, read this thread. Then, if your decide to apply for membership in our fleet, post you intention here. Sound off. Trainee Sandeu, your signature looks great. However, please change the phrase "(undetermined career)" to read "(Recon Force Marine)" - keeping the parentheses.

quote:Originally posted by ShoHashi: I cannot initiate it for other fleetsI was under the impression that this restriction only applied to Security Level 2 and down; i.e. a member listed in the DB as a Fleet Leader could start a roll call for only his Fleet. If Sho and Chav (both listed as Alliance Leaders in the DB) can't initiate DB roll calls outside of their respective Fleets, could Andergum do it?

Hi Sandeu, it's good to see you post here again. Please read my edited post above, update your sig accordingly, and post in the Marine Boot Camp roll call topic at Prime Fleet HQ.

Click here to read Earthcom's membership policy. Then post in this topic to be counted as an Earthcom member. New or potential members should not post in this thread until approved in the Fleet DataBase. If you are interested in membership or have questions about the Earth Command Alliance or Vanguard Fleet, read this thread. Then, if your decide to apply for membership in our fleet, post your intention here. Sound off. What have you all been doing in Single-Player recently? Cadet Walker, your signature looks great. However, please change the phrase "(undetermined career)" to read "(Planetary Support Pilot)" - keeping the parentheses. Trainee Sandeu, your signature also looks great. However, please change the phrase "(undetermined career)" to read "(Recon Force Marine)" - keeping the parentheses. [ 02-07-2005, 07:51 PM: Message edited by: Quazar ]

You made it, Littlealx! Report into the DB and you'll be all set for the rest of this month.

Read it completely last night. I wish I could whip up something this good as fast as you two did. Up to this time, I thought an ROE was a list of rules and objectives for a particular mission. This document seems to call those missions "Scenarios" that can be connected in a series called a "Campaign". The Handbook presents a single set of Rules Of Engagement (ROE) as guiding statutes for all matches. Or did I misread? Typo found at Page 29, in "Appendix 2 - Multiplayer Scenarios", at point 5.d in the "Duel" Scenario: "Gam Leader" should read "Game Leader" Don't stress about it though, gentlemen. I probably have six months worth of typos in my Earthcom structure drafts. Your work looks great over all!

Ben, check your PM. Jaguar, please read this. Thanks.

"For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them." -- Matthew 18:21 - New King James Version quote:Originally posted by Ben Zwycky: I would like to propose starting a prayer group among the Christians who frequent this forum.I'm interested, Ben. How can I help?