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    Checking In

    Shouldn't be any problem.
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    Richard Riehle, Working Actor (April 17, 2010)

    A few years ago, movie and TV site Industry Central ran a short piece on Richard Riehle's life and career. Riehle, who played Pliers in Wing Commander 4, has been extremely active lately, with some 15 movies already completed or in post-production for this year. In the article, he gives advice...
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    Paladin Rules Out Hobbit Role (March 5, 2010)

    Cinema Blend reports that John Rhys-Davies has ruled out playing a dwarf again in the upcoming Hobbit film, citing, among other things, the difficult working conditions for the part of Gimli in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. -- Original update published on March 5, 2010
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    MySQL anyone?

    http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/order-by-optimization.html Maybe this applies here: I don't know if that page offers any practical help beyond what you've already tried (increasing buffer sizes). Try putting a composite index on ev_time + su_ID?
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    Happy New Year! (January 1, 2010)

    There's a bit more history to it. 1. matt's wwwboard: 1998 - January 1999 (trolling and technical difficulties?) 2. first ultimate bulletin board: January 1999 - December 1999 (destroyed by Y2K bug) 3. second ultimate bulletin board: January 2000 - November 2000 (technical obsolescence) 4...
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    New Freddie '24' Shots (January 7, 2010)

    Freddie Prinze Jr. will be appearing as Cole Ortiz alongside Kiefer Sutherland in Fox's 24 television show. New stills from the season premiere have recently surfaced. Several Wing Commander actors have appeared in various cameos, but this new position will be a high profile role. Day 8 has a...
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    Star Soldier Still Out There (December 27, 2009)

    Lots of people ask us where they can get background information or fighter stats for Wing Commander Arena. The answer is right here (7.7 meg PDF)! Star*Soldier introduces you to the world of Arena and fills you in on decades of new backstory for the end of the 27th century. It's a free...
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    Blair, Tolwyn Rock Out (December 5, 2009)

    Forums member Mace points out that Mark Hamill and Malcolm McDowell are both voicing multiple characters on the Metalocalypse animated TV show. Metalocalypse, a dark comedy show about American/Scandinavian death metal band Dethklok, is currently in its third season and can be seen on Adult Swim...
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    Macintosh WC Demo Recovered (November 29, 2009)

    A lot of fans have never experienced Super Wing Commander, a Macintosh and 3DO revision of Wing Commander 1 and the Secret Missions, featuring improved graphics, full speech and an entirely new set of missions. Our copy of the Mac demo was lost or damaged in a server move, and the only known...
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    Mark Hamill For Best Voice (November 26, 2009)

    Everyone's favorite Blair is nominated for a Video Game Award in the category Best Voice. Mark Hamill earned the nomination for his part in Batman: Arkham Asylum. A prolific voice actor, Hamill has played the role of the Joker in most of the Batman cartoons and video games from the 1990s onward...
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    Saga Developer Branded (November 22, 2009)

    Firebrand Radio recently interviewed WC Saga's Keldor for their gaming podcast, Just Press Start. Episodes of the radio show can be downloaded here. The Saga segment comes up about 27 minutes into episode 2. -- Original update published on November 22, 2009
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    Modified Hornet & Raptor gun layout - available for download now.

    http://download.wcnews.com/files/mods/danr_gunsmod2.zip The updated raptor.iff is 1K while the one in your original archive is 120K. Is that normal?
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    Saga Kilrathi Carrier Concept (November 18, 2009)

    Here's another look at one of WC Saga's ships based off an Origin concept sketch. This class is a Kilrathi carrier that they have named Dubav, after a ship from False Colors. The textures have come a long way since they first unveiled the ship. -- Original update published on November...
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    Why Don't You Have a Seat (November 15, 2009)

    Clive Owen is cast in a drama directed by David Schwimmer (Ross on Friends), on the dangers of internet predators. Owen is the star of blockbusters such as Children of Men, Elizabeth and Shoot 'Em Up, but is best known to Wing Commander fans for portraying Lev Arris in The Darkening. --...
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    Richard Garriott on Martha Stewart Show (November 6, 2009)

    Origin founder, Ultima creator and space man Richard Garriott was recently on the Martha Stewart Show, displaying parts of his huge collection of automata. Garriott owns one of the largest private collections of antique and modern self-operating machines. You can watch the Martha Stewart segment...
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    WCPedia Winter Schedule (November 1, 2009)

    [/url] Did you know that we have a WC Encyclopedia that every Wing Commander fan can contribute to? While the effort has so far been focused on a few specific areas, everyone is welcome to sign up and work on whatever they feel like. Article templates have been set up for common entry types...
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    Wing Commander Wallpaper Recap (October 16, 2009)

    Our Wallpapers section has been updated with the latest desktop backgrounds. Most creations are available for both widescreen and classic monitors. Check them out here. If you have artwork that you would like to submit, you can send it to our news@wcnews.com address or post it on the Forums...
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    Good Old Wing Commander (October 8, 2009)

    Good Old Games (gog.com) is a relatively new service that sells older PC titles via online distribution. The games are patched to run on modern operating systems or simply bundled with a pre-configured copy of DOSBox or ScummVM. Instead of a subscription-based service like the ill-fated Gametap...
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    Rack 'Em (October 4, 2009)

    Only one of those is ours. With colocation, bandwidth costs are too high.
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    5 Best Pc Games According to you..

    Other signs that this was a spam account waiting to strike: Posted first thread within two seconds of signing up. (Oddly enough in the correct subforum) Registered and posted on 480 forums over the course of one day. 1. Transport Tycoon 2. Red Alert 3. Carmageddon 4. Sim City 2000 5. Quarantine