I've been working on this feature for about two weeks and it's pretty much done. If you guys find some time I'd love it if you could give me some early comments on it. Be as critical as you can because I want this feature to be awesome. If you still have questions about a Fire Emblem game after reading about it let me know what they are and I may add some things. I really want to know how well the article flows, and if you think I should shorten or expand some things. It's going to be posted by Friday at least, so at the latest so get your comments in by then. I'd post it here because I know how lazy everyone can get, but it's twelve pages long which is a little much. Enjoy, and criticize as much as you can.
Looks like canada will be helping in Iraq after all.
I must say I commend are new prime ministry for using old fasion Pearson style canadian foreigh policy and not the preachy talk of his predecessor.Hopefully now he can give us a nice Tax break for middle class people.
When we choose not to get involved in Iraq it was because we feared for loss in human life and the risks and dangers that would follow.But most of us did agree that Saddam needed to be punnished in some fasion. We are glad now to help the people of iraq rebuild their country just as we are working hard in Afghanistan.
Tsk tsk. All of potential, ended. Of all the 'what coulda been' scenarios, this is the most proficient in terms of hockey.
Quote:BOSTON (AP) - Cam Neely might not have left hockey on his own terms, but he did enough during a decade in Boston to become just the 10th player to have his number retired by the Bruins.
Neely's No. 8 was raised to the rafters Monday night before the Bruins played Buffalo. He came out of the locker room, after taking his jersey from captain Joe Thornton, and skated a lap around the ice.
"It was an incredible feeling, the response from the crowd," the 38-year- old said. "I was just trying to keep it together. That was really emotional just doing the lap and seeing the response from everybody. It's something I'll never forget."
The injury problems that eventually forced Neely's premature retirement began in 1991 when he hurt his thigh during the Eastern Conference final. Neely played in just 22 games over the next two seasons because of thigh and knee injuries.
He finally returned for the 1993-'94 season when he scored his 50th goal in the 44th game. Wayne Gretzky was the only player to reach the mark faster.
However, after two more seasons, Neely was forced to quit Sept. 5, 1996 at age 31 because of chronic hip problems.
"My greatest regret is that I didn't play longer," said Neely, a five-time all-star. "But it's something I really couldn't control."
Neely brought a physical style to Boston that quickly endeared him to fans after he was acquired from Vancouver on June 6, 1986 - his 21st birthday. He led the Bruins in scoring seven times.
"If you talk about the power forwards in hockey, Cam was beyond that," Bruins assistant coach Wayne Cashman said. "He was the ultimate power forward.
"He did everything and really carried the Bruins tradition on."
One of the speakers was Canadian actor Michael J. Fox, Neely's longtime friend.
"I think you're the biggest, baddest Bruin of them all," Fox said.
In the 1989-'90 season, Neely became the fifth Boston player to score more than 50 goals and finished with 55. The following season he scored 51, joining Phil Esposito as the only Bruins to post consecutive 50-goal campaigns.
"I'm truly honoured to be here," Neely said Monday during a speech that lasted three minutes. "As a Bruin, it's good to be home."
Neely's goals-per-game average of .544 is tied for 11th highest in NHL history, and his playoff average of .613 goals-per-game is fourth behind Mario Lemieux, Mike Bossy and Maurice Richard.
"I considered myself a physical player who was able to score because of the way I played," he said. "If I strayed away from being physical, my game suffered."
Neely finished his Bruins career with 344 goals and 590 points in 525 regular-season games. He also racked up 921 penalty minutes.
"At times I wish I could still play," Neely said. "I'd like to go out there and bang bodies.
"It was nice to be able to do that legally for years."
Neely is also Boston's leading playoff scorer with 55 goals. The Bruins made the Stanley Cup final twice during his tenure, losing to the Edmonton Oilers both times.
His number joined Eddie Shore (2), Lionel Hitchman (3), Bobby Orr (4), Aubrey (Dit) Clapper, Esposito (7), John Bucyk (9), Milt Schmidt (15), Terry O'Reilly (24) and Ray Bourque (77).
If you look at the style selection at the bottom you'll notice two new styles.
You have the TC6 High Noon, which is the Red and White, the Midnight, which is Red and Black, and each one has a Classic edition, which has the layout from the previous forum design (avatar/post count on a sidebar instead of a vertical topbar).
Before anyone says so, yes, I know there is a slight vertical alignment problem with long posts. I'm trying to isolate the bit of code that controls that particular alignment setting.
Anyway, now you traditionalists can cease SOME of your whining. :)
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