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"I can confirm that in fact we are working on a few standalone films," Iger tells CNBC. "Larry Kasdan and Simon Kinberg are both working on films derived from great 'Star Wars' characters that are not part of the overall saga. We still plan to make Star Wars VII, VIII and IX roughly over a six year period of time starting in 2015 but there are going to be a few other films released in that period of time too."
Iger wouldn't reveal which characters will be involved — deferring to Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy and her team to "provide all the details when they're ready" — but reports recently leaked that Yoda is a prime contender. Iger also noted that both Kasdan (the writer of "The Empire Strikes Back") and Kinberg ("X-Men: Days of Future Past") are working with director JJ Abrams as consultants on "Star Wars VII."
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If we include every product that could potentianlly contain derrivitivaes of palm, the list could literally have thousands of generic and brand-name products. So the criteria for inclusion needs to be something more then that.
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"It isn't a matter of 'if the next game has 50 characters, that'll be enough.' There is a certain charm to games that have huge casts of playable characters, but they tend to have issues with game balance and it becomes very difficult to fine-tune each character and have them all feel distinctive…. In terms of quantity, we've probably already reached the limit of what's feasible. I think a change of direction may be what's needed."
All of these comments taken together suggest that some old faces may be returning, at the expense of a few fighters who appeared in the last Smash Bros. game.
Which previous fighters do you think will be making a comeback, and which ones would you like to see dropped from the Wii version? Leave a comment below with your thoughts.
Via: The Official Nintendo Magazine UK.
Lol what? I'd be suprised if it DIDN'T have new characters...
They should put PacMan in this, since Namco would be joining the team
@ #5
I certainly hope Ganondorf would be a given, considering he comes from one of Nintendo's most important and best-selling franchises. The same goes for Link and Zelda. Even if they end up garbage tier (like they were in Brawl), they're icons.
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I really want to see Ghirahim make a playable appearance. I think it's a given that Mario, Link and Kirby return. I don't really want to see anyone leave the roster except maybe the Link clones (ie Toon and Young) and bring in MM Link with the mask transformations.
R.O.B. can go and stay gone. Bring back Mewtwo!!! As long as I keep Zelda <3
Mewtwo. Also Dr.Mario even though he was pretty much the same damn character but them pills were godlike. And Mewtwo
As long as Peach is still in, I'm happy.
If a couple of characters had to be dropped, I could care less about Lucario and R.O.B. No offense if anybody mains any of those 2. I just don't like em.
Agreed. I don't get why Mewtwo was removed in Brawl in the first place anyway.
He wasn't even a clone.
...err, i mean, he IS a clone of Mew.
But not a move-set clone of any other character in the game.
Also, Mewtwo has much more significance in the pokemon franchise than jigglypuff or Lucario. (being the final boss/legendary in the orginal pokemon red and blue/green, villain in the first and best pokemon movie, being the secret final boss in Pokemon Stadium, had a bad-ass voice actor and even more bad-ass lines in the japanese version of Melee, etc)
I do like Lucario, but i don't think he was a worthy successor/replacement for Mewtwo. (and Jigglypuff shouldn't have been in this franchise to begin with.)
-No offense to people who love these two.
No Ice Climbers, no buy for me.
Ill play this game as long as there's no 8min games. That's just to dang long!!! Make it 3min max. The running away turtle gabage is beyond dumb n this game. chars should all do hugh damage because of the running/turtle factor. 5 or even 8 min match to long for any tourny. If ever in evo they would have to make it 5days long just because of smash talking forever to finish. That's just me anyways
Hell yeah, bring me Mewtwo! But I'd like to see... hmmm... how about Travis Touchdown!
Honestly, imo, they should remove some "clones". If we get rid of Wolf and/or Falco, there's like 2 spots right there. Then remove Toon Link, R.O.B. (he should be exclusive to Brawl just because of the Subspace Emissary), Snake, and Sonic and you have 4 more spots. Lucas and Luigi are technically "clones" too, but they do represent their franchises quite well.
As long as some classic characters like Marth, Zelda, Ice Climbers, Peach, and Bowser from Melee, as well as all original characters from first game (Mario, Link, Pikachu, and Kirby are a given) stays I'm cool. Keep original characters like Ike, Olimar, Pit, Wario, and Meta Knight as well imo. I see no reason to cut them out as long as they aren't similar. Maybe if they can let themselves increase the ammount of charcters to like 45 and things might work out. Also, cutting out Ganondorf and Jigglypuff might work, while bringing back Mewtwo over Lucario.
We'll just have to wait and see, but like I said, I see no reason to cut out original characters.
I can see Toon Link/Lucario/Wolf not making it.
Meh, agree about toon link, but everyone else can stay since they're different. Imo I would like wolf to stay, as a starfox villain, but he needs a reworking specials-wise. I really like lucas, he's my main, but I would rather have ness be buffed and given lucas' pk fire. I used ness in smash and melee.
Starfox- Landmaster!
Falco- landmaassterr!
Wolf- landmaster!
............ are you f***ing kidding me.
Here is what Nintendo should do as far as roster and character selection.
-Remove List-
Toon Link: If he doesn't release a new game featuring him then he should be removed and just keep Adult Link or make him a costume swap.
StarWolf: Just remove him, too similar to StarFox moveset
Falco: Too similar to StarFox MoveSet.
Ganondorf: Thats only if they don't change his moveset to make him more original, there is no way he should be a heavier Captain Falcon Clone.
Lucario: He is going to be removed with a newer pokemon in the franchise with similar abilities.
JigglyPuff: Remove her and keep Lucario if they have too and replace her with a newer Pokemon.
Lucas: Only because Ness is much more popular than him and the fact mother 3 had never met a US release and didn't sell as well as they expected in Japan or a costume swap for Ness.
Ike: I am pretty sure they can replace him with a current Fire Emblem Character.
R.O.B.: I thought he was go WTF character in the game but I think its time to move on.
Mr. Game&Watch: I am still on the fence with this one, I mean he was included in respect for the creator who died but I mean there could be other characters who could have been in his place.
With all do respect to the players that uses them but I think in order to make this game feel fresher some characters need to be replaced.
-Add List-
little Mac: He haven't had a game in years but finally made a recent debut for the wii and even though was an assist trophy in Brawl, I think it would give the New Smash Brothers game some flavor if they add a Boxing Style character to the game.
Crystal: Even though she is the female fox in the StarFox franchise I think they should give her the dinosaur planet look including her staff, a staff fighter would be interesting in this game.
Isaac: Come on give Golden Sun some Action, I mean I think he is a pretty cool character, giving him some summons, and cool sword movesets.
Dixie Kong: Think that would be cool to see what they come up with and adding some unique attacks using her hair.
Andy: I would like to see what they do with the main character from advance wars.
Sami: The Female support character from advance would be sweet too.
-Characters who should return-
Mario (Wii U version)
Link (Skyward Sword or Wii U Version)
Princess Peach
Pokemon Trainer
Marth (New 3DS Marth maybe some added moves)
MetaKnight (They really need to fix him up a bit)
Diddy Kong
Captain Falcon
Ice Climbers
King Dededee
Captain Olimar
-Third Party Characters-
Luke (The Tales of the Abyss Team is on board from NamcoBandi)
This is all I can think of for now.
@8, 11, 13, 15, 19, 20
Wild MEWTWO needs to reappear!
@#17 why would it not be on 8 mins? They have 3 lives. So you want the game to be 3 mins and keep timing over like >no name given< ?
Take out dumb clones.
Add in Samurai Goroh and Little Mac
Add in Pilotwings 64 characters and Advance Wars.
Yep. I wouldn't mind seeing Susumaru from Mr. Driller in there as well.
As long as it has Peach and Zelda I'm happy.
Everyone saying that Wolf is simila to Fox, has no idea what they're talking about.
People's requests for characters in Smash Bros. games is always pretty funny / random / shaky.
Brawl's roster was pretty damn amazing. Loving the EarthBound, Kirby, Pokemon, and MGS franchises they did such a good job. Lucas, Deedeedee, Meta Knight, Snake, Pokemon Trainer, Lucario. So good.
I hope Sonic doesn't come back, and I doubt Snake will. Same with ROB too. I wish Ganon and Toon Link would get unique movesets. I'm surprised Toon Link didn't have stuff like the Deku Leaf, Skull Hammer, etc. They could have had leaf pumping like in TWW!
Lucario probably won't return, but I don't know who would replace him. I hope PKMN Trainer returns and has a counter part like PKMN Rival or something that looks like Blue from PKMN FireRed/LeafGreen and has much more exotic pokemon.
We will see Skyward Sword and Galaxy 2 versions of Mario & Zelda characters I imagine, which is good because I loved their designs (especially Zelda). And since SS Link does not have a boomerang, would they just give him one? Or actually make him an original character and then have Toon Link be the boomerang wielder, but again I wish he would be more original too.
Overall, I hope they have cool additions like Brawl, get rid of clones, bring back the fun/unique characters (revamp some a bit too), and are smart in picking new characters, stages, and features, oh and get rid of tripping.
The time of Wolf, TL, Lucario, beefcake Ganon, Rob, and even Pit has come... and gone. Perhaps even Lucas, MK, and D3. There are hundreds more pokemon to choose from, though the throne belongs to mewtwo. The rumors of an alternate pokemon trainer with a team composed of starters from gen 2, 3, and 4 are legit. Jiggly's been a staple but new blood might be what's necessary. A Melee Spacie player has a longer list of grievances than a R.O.B. player. You can't be that mad at what's brand new.
Advance Wars Bring 'em in I say. But don't say no clones and request two characters from a game who literally did nothing. I'm not being an a$$hole here. I'm well aware of their capabilities in game but lets be frank. Little Mac is known for being a boxer, Saki from Sin and Punishment can be the new Pit, minus Flight. Isaac can bring any weapon, Djinn and psynergy skill from golden sun. The Advance wars commanders... tell people and units what to do. I know they all have CO skills and in game could summon little tanks and etc, batallion wars guys. But they aren't so different from Fox and Falco who mostly... flew around all Top Gun.
For arguments against spacies, go back and look at Ryu and Ken in Super Turbo compared to their differences in marvel, or even SF4. Those changes are wide and occurred over, what, 20 games? Crytal being the exception. She debuted cracking heads with that staff.
Bowser for Bowser Jr.
Samurai Goroh? Bad Character is Bad
Takamaru has a new game coming out. Also, actual samurai is samurai.
Anyone whose played Fire Emblem knows there is SO much more. Marth, Ike, peace. Roy was never designed to par. Think of him as SFI Ken.
Samus[Zero Suit], Ridley, and randomly pick any of the metroid prime hunters.
DK is as good as it's going to get. Nintendo should only pull from things as much as they put in.
As for third party characters, ask yourself how u felt about every guest character in soul calibur past number 2?
The Entire zelda crew has potential redesigns and room to work with, they just have to make the right ones. i have no problem with two links. just make them two links. not link and link lite. TL did a better job than young, granted that was the first attempt.
In closing of this sure to be flagged post, GINO FOR SMASH!
making a melee 2.0 is like making another SF2 at this point. there is no such thing as melee 2.0, and if there is it'd be a community project. no yoshi player liked getting absolutely trounced like a playtoy by fox.
they stuck to it, just like that dude who played shotos in MVC2. i promise they weren't super happy about fighting a MSS but they fought on.
they should give clones like falco and ganondorf completely new movesets. also mewtwo.
return mewtwo and roy please
Please keep Ganon. This game has practically no baddies in it, and it doesn't get more evil and badass then Ganon. People complaining about clones like Starwolf/Falco should also consider reinventing them rather then removing them; I think both Falco and Starwolf are cool and I'd be sad to see them go. My main vote for a new char would be Isaac, with some powerful hammer doing crazy earth moves like the avatar earth benders do.
the awkward thing about the clones is they have more than enough even from melee that differentiate them. at this point i don't the differences need to be noted if you don't know by now... like a said. it's ken to ryu to akuma... ok maybe not akuma.
the odd thing is street fighters rarely care or see the differences, or they do and it doesn't register... or vice versa
Please oh please keep Star Fox. He's my favorite!
Add Megaman #Kappa
Travis Touchdown please.
Im gonna get mental, If:
My main Diddy Kong, luigi,wario,falco,dedede or sonic wouldnt return.
Please bring us dixie kong AND King K.rool!! Epic
DKC Fanboy!! I hoped for tails/knuckles, but dont think that will ever happen.
Waluigi would be awesome IMO too.
First and foremost - King Dedede better be returning or I'm gonna go ape-sh*t.
Second, replace Lucario with Mewtwo. Lucario was put in to promote Diamond & Pearl. We're way past that and Mewtwo is an iconic Pokemon. Do it.
I'd like to see King K. Rool make an appearance. The game needs more big guys.
I'd like to see Falco removed and Wolf get a new moveset.
I really hope Pit is back. I don't want Nintendo to let this franchise go into the vault again. I think it has tons of potential and Kid Icarus being represented is a good sign.
For the love of GOD, remove Jigglypuff. Pikachu, Pokemon Trainer, Mewtwo. That's all the representation Pokemon needs. They have Pokemon assist trophies and several stages. No need for the 'Puff.
1st thing: Peach better not go ANYWHERE!!! She's the only reason I need to buy it. (Not that I'm expecting her to) Zelda too.
2nd thing: They should add Crystal, we should have more Starfox characters who aren't clones imo. I wouldn't mind Daisy if they can somehow manage to not make her a Peach clone. Dixie Kong would be cool. Maybe Waluigi if he isnt a clone. A Paper Mario party member would be cool(Vivian, Koops, That old bom-omb guy. I saw no problems w/ Jigglypuff nor do I understand the hate. I always picked her as an alternate from Peach,Zelda, and Luigi, and I won a plenty of games. She's a good character not as good as she was in Melee but she's good (her Final Smash though...<.<). I saw no reason to remove Mewtwo except to promote the newer leagues pokemon, (But we ended up with Squirtle, Charizard, and Ivysaur).Bring Mewtwo back!
3rd thing: I know it's a shot in the dark but if we need anymore 3rd party Sonic characters....AMY!!! Rouge,Cream,Blaze,Tails,or Silver would be cool too! But AMY!!!! AMY ROSE!!!
As long as my ****** Ness from EarthBound up in there.
Unless they manage to play company rights correctly, I highly doubt Snake and Sonic will return. Don't see Wolf or Lucario returning, either. Ike could be replaced with another FE lead. Olmar and ROB were original and distinctive enough so they'll most likely stay (haters gonna hate). Falco, Ganon, Lucas, and kid Link can stay, just tweak them further for individuality.
Everything else is free game. Travis Touchdown would make a great addition (Ubisoft would allow it). Issac... maybe. Maybe. Pacman is almost guaranteed without a doubt. Klonoa is a legit choice, too. Little Mac would be superb. After that, again, it's free game.
Well for sure thy are gonna keep the original 13 from the first game and keep some of the more unique characters like Ice Climbers, Game and Watch, Pokemon Trainer and have a replacement for Lucario. Remove Wolf, Change Lucas' AND GANODORF'S moveset (Ganondorf's especially for the love of god) dramatically and keep Sonic and Snake and add two new third party characters. Hopefully this can make a few fans happy.
Bring back old characters? from the series or from their nintendo library? Cause who got left out, roy and pichu? i like how for all their efforts to distinguish their clones likes of ganon and falco, they put in a bunch more like wolf and lucas.
@59 nintendo dont need to abuse the guess characters either, not like what sony is doing. what a weird way to celebrate thier success by including everyone else's stuff. not to mention that most of those r relatively new or in some cases not even released. i'm sure there is some lost gem from the psx/ps2 days.
I luv Lucario,mainly because its jus Lucario,they couldve made him less crappy or somewhat faster wit stronger smashing moves..he most likely would get replaced by Zoroark...I wonder wat Mewtwos super would b
#63 wat does abusing guess characters hafta do wit Sony
If Namco is helping make the title, it's almost guaranteed you'll see Namco characters inside.
Such as Kos-Mos and probably another fan-favorite from the same universe.
Kos-mos in a smash game = Auto Hype for anyone with a history of video games as large as mine.
Has no one here played Xenoblade Chronicles? Shulk is a shoe-in for this game! I'm calling it now! I'd also like to see a couple of extra Fire Emblem characters if at all possible (not just as assist trophies that is). Since this is Smash Bros., I don't want to see *too* many Namco characters, although a couple plucked from the Tale's series or Kos-Mos would indeed be awesome.
I'm just glad my favorite characters (such as Link, Zelda, and Samus) are staples of Nintendo :D
I REALLY hope that they remove the clones. Sorry Falco lovers but I'd much rather have someone totally different than someone mostly the same but slightly different.
Ganon, Falco, Wolf, Lucas (one of my mains), Toon Link should all be either removed or completely remade.
there should only be 1 "semi-clone" and that is Luigi and even he is a character that in Brawl they managed to make a bit more of his own than in Melee or the original smash.
That said, I think that ROB, Diddy Kong, King Dedede, and Lucario could be removed in place of new characters.
Mr. Game and Watch is a character that I think is just simply too important to Nintendo as a franchise to remove regardless of how well he fits. Though I do think he might work better as a Assist Trophy..
Sonic and Snake I hope return, they both offered something very different gameplay wise and Sonic especially is a character people want in the Smash Bros series (though I prefered playing as Snake)
I'd remove Captain Olimar BUT there is a new Pikmin game on the horizon so it only makes sense to have him stay in to promote that game.
I hope that they add Isaac (golden sun), Saki (sin and punishment), and Lyn (Fire Emblem) as playable characters instead of just assist trophies. As for NEW characters I'd love Flint or Duster from Mother 3, and of course Geno from Mario RPG. Also KOS-MOS and Klonoa from Namco.
If Dr. Mario is back cool and leave Lucario in it he is good!!!
All of the characters from the original SSB should return (duh). Zelda, Ganondorf should return. Midna should be introduced to the series as a new character.
Sonic should return while Eggman is introduced.
Ridley should return. Remove Zero suit Samus.
Ike and Pit should return. Pacman and Classic Megaman should be introduced.
More than anything, make the game uber fun. Brawl was not very fun in my opinion.
People claiming that Wolf is a clone of Fox clearly have not spent much time with either of them. Falco is a closer clone of Fox than Wolf. Fox and Wolf have very different normals, and while their specials are superficially similar, they have enough subtle differences that they aren't interchangeable (stage scarring, invincibility frames, hitstun differences etc). Sure, their final smashes were almost identical, but nobody really cares about final smashes.
As for what characters should get in the next one, the only character I'm hoping for is Ridley.
HE IS NOT A CLONE,he jus is part of the dog family too n thats it..I can say Falco kinda is but not Wolf,he is more of a unique character than Falco I can say
n is Pit on any1s minds,he's kool n different
Well we all know the original cast from the first smash game are automatic shoeins.i think they either tweak the clones movesets or just remove them entirely.as for new blood,well imo they should add characters like little mac,saki,takamaru(he is getting a new game on the 3ds afterall),isaac,geno,mach rider,donbe and hikari(i can imagine them being very unique)etc.
As for third party characters,tbh i think snake and sonic should stay.a namco character is pretty much a shoe-in so imo kos-mos in this game would be beyond godlike(plus she'd be the perfect rival for samus).also a tales character like lloyd or yuri,and klonoa as well.the possibilities are endless really.
I love xenoblade chronicles. Dont really like Shulk though. everytime i type shulk, I think of she-hulk... Fiora would make a better character!
@75 Fiora? Ugh, I suppose she would fit as well, but I really didn't like her. Besides, with Shulk, you could hear the word "Monado!" every 5 seconds; how cool would that be?! :p
I meant the mechon version of Fiora with her dual swords would be cool. Not the lame human fiora .
Yup heard "Monado!" all the time would be cool lol. In his British accent. I think its british? lol
No Snake, no buy. Remove Toon Link and ROB for sure.
If they remove Toon Link, I will personally come after you ^^
3 charecter must be in it
Royyyyyyyyyy. ( fire emblem) bring him back he is not in super smash bros brawl
snaaaake. (Metal gear solid) That was a nice charecter and we have alot of fun
jin kazama. ( TEKKEN) I would love to see some of tekken charecters even thougt is some how not fit but do it
No royyyyyyyyyyy = no buy
Sorry about the double post but
Please don't Dropp any charecters they are all nice and have good moves and skill
so there's no need to dropp any one I mean you work hard to make the charecters in the game right
pluse they are all great charecters frome great games !!!!!!!!!!


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Where: Pakistan
Altitude: 15,397 ft.
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North Yungas Road
Where: Bolivia
Altitude: 15,256 ft.
Risk: going off the edge
The very good news about this dirt road is that you don't have to take it. Back in the '90s before an alternative and safer road was built, it was identified as the most extremely dangerous road in the world. Only thrill-seeking adventurers use it now. The thin road climbs jungle-clad mountains to a height of 15,256 ft., winding and turning all the while with nauseatingly deep canyons below.
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Dalton Highway
Where: Fairbanks, Alaska
Length: 2,185 ft.
Risk: You need to bring food and survival supplies
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Guoliang Tunnel Road
Where: China
Why it's weird: a mere 13 feet wide through various tunnels
Risk: Fender benders
Probably one the most famous tunnels in the world, the three-quarter-mile-long, 13-foot-wide Guoliang Tunnel Road requires monk-like focus to drive. Even one mistake, locals say, means big trouble in little China.
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Where: China
Number of turns: 99
Risk: Did you see the picture?
Located in China's fantasy world-like Tianmen Mountain National Park, this road has 99 bends as it winds almost seven miles up to an elevation of 4,265 feet.
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Altitude: 11,483 ft.
Risk: Altitude, livestock
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Where: India
Drivable season: May to November
Risk: Landslides
The Rohtang sits at about 13,000 feet over India. It's only open from May to November and is so dangerous that the Government of India is building a tunnel nearly five-and-a-half miles long as an alternative.
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Altitude: Sometimes three feet below sea level
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Marie Ellenrieder
Anna Marie Ellenrieder (20 March 1791 – 5 June 1863 in Konstanz) was a German painter.
She was born in Konstanz, Germany, the daughter of Konrad and Anna Maria Herrmann, and the granddaughter of Franz Ludwig Herrmann.
She studied under the miniature painter Joseph Einsle. Her portraits, similar in style to the ones of Angelica Kauffman, made her the first woman to enter the Academy of Fine Arts Munich.
She spent the time between 1822 and 1824 in Rome, where she became a disciple of Johann Friedrich Overbeck. After this journey, she started painting images, including Stoning of St. Stephen for the Church of St. Stephen in Karlsruhe.[1] In 1829, she became court painter to Grand Duchess Sophie of Baden.[1]
Ellenrieder returned to her home town in the 1840s and continued producing religious images.[1] Her two paintings Der 12 jährige Jesus im Tempel / The 12 year old Jesus in the Temple of 1849 (oil on canvas, 203,2 x 139,7 cm) and Hl Felicitas und ihre sieben Söhne / Holy Felicitas and her Seven Sons of 1847 (oil on canvas, 127 x 177,8 cm) were acquired by Queen Victoria, who had been introduced to her work by the Prince Consort, who in turn had encountered the artist on his travels to Rome. They are now part of the Royal Collection in Osborne House.
She died in her home town of Konstanz in 1863.[1]
The largest collection of the work of Marie Ellenrieder in the United States is held by the Jack Daulton Collection in Los Altos Hills, California.
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Among the Angels, 1857, oil on board, The Jack Daulton Collection, Los Altos Hills, California[2]
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The aim of the current proposal is to characterize a late sensitive period for the development of anxiety and mood disorders. Evidence to date suggests that disruption of the serotonergic system during post--‐natal development in animal models results in altered anxiety and mood related behaviors in the full grown adult animal. In particular, there is evidence that proper signaling through 5--‐HT1A receptors is required in the third postnatal week for the development of normal circuits that mediate anxiety. Thus, disruptions of occurring at this time likely result in the de novo formation of aberrant circuits. In the current proposal, we intend to test the hypothesis that a later sensitive period also exists after the initial circuitry has formed. In our model, once normal circuitry that sub--‐serves anxiety and depression related behavior has formed, there is a vulnerable period during which time the circuits remain unstable and vulnerable to disruption. In this model, disruption of 5--‐HT1A signaling at this time results in aberrant circuitry through aberrant maturation and stabilization of the circuits that have already formed. The experiments proposed are aimed at defining the exact window of late vulnerability. We will do this using a transgenic mouse approach that relies on reversible knockouts of the 5--‐HT1A receptor. In addition, using reversible knockouts of 5--‐ HT1A auto and heteroreceptors, we intend to identify the specific population of receptors that is responsible for the late window.
The 5-HT1A receptor in particular and the serotonergic system in general has been implicated in both the etiology and treatment of anxiety and depressive disorders. For the 5-HT1A receptor there is evidence from model systems that sensitive periods exist during which normal 5-HT1A function may be particulary critical. Recently, in humans a functional polymorphism that affects 5-HT1A receptor expression levels has been identified that increases susceptibility to stress and depression. Studies such as the ones proposed with this application may shed light on the mechanism of this association and may point to particularly important time in development when therapeutic interventions could have maximal effect.
|Garcia-Garcia, Alvaro L; Newman-Tancredi, Adrian; Leonardo, E David (2014) 5-HT(1A) [corrected] receptors in mood and anxiety: recent insights into autoreceptor versus heteroreceptor function. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 231:623-36
|Donaldson, Zoe R; Piel, David A; Santos, Tabia L et al. (2014) Developmental effects of serotonin 1A autoreceptors on anxiety and social behavior. Neuropsychopharmacology 39:291-302
|Samuels, Benjamin A; Leonardo, E David; Dranovsky, Alex et al. (2014) Global state measures of the dentate gyrus gene expression system predict antidepressant-sensitive behaviors. PLoS One 9:e85136
|Altieri, Stefanie C; Garcia-Garcia, Alvaro L; Leonardo, E David et al. (2013) Rethinking 5-HT1A receptors: emerging modes of inhibitory feedback of relevance to emotion-related behavior. ACS Chem Neurosci 4:72-83
|Dranovsky, Alex; Leonardo, E David (2012) Is there a role for young hippocampal neurons in adaptation to stress? Behav Brain Res 227:371-5
|Richardson-Jones, Jesse W; Craige, Caryne P; Nguyen, Thanh H et al. (2011) Serotonin-1A autoreceptors are necessary and sufficient for the normal formation of circuits underlying innate anxiety. J Neurosci 31:6008-18


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2016 Latest News
2016 All-Metro League, All-District & All-Region Awards
Congratulations to all of the Dragon Award Winners. League awards are based only on the player's stats from their league play. District awards are based upon the player's stats for the entire season as well as play in the district games.
League awards are 1st team, 2nd team, and honorable mention. Player's can receive 1 or 2 points from each coach in the league, where the highest point totals determine what level of award they receive. A player that receives 2 points from every coach in the league is a "Unanimous" vote getter. There are league awards for Pitchers, First Baseman, Infield (Second Base, Short Stop, & Third Base combined for 4 total awards), Catcher, Outfield (4 awards), and At-Large (Basically like a Designated Hitter).
District awards are by position and only one level (like 1st team league) and are necessary for a player to be considered for Regional and All-State Awards.
The player's will receive their official awards on the Softball Awards Night. Below are this year's award winners for the Dragons.
Flint Metro League Awards
1st Team
- Madisen Henry - Pitcher - Unanimous
- Kylee Pierce - Catcher - 13 out of 14 votes
2nd Team
- None
Honorable Mention
- Ella Sinclair - IF
- Natalie Oldrham - 1B
- Allison Dusseau - At Large
All-Districts Awards
- Pitcher - Madisen Henry
- Catcher - Kylee Pierce
- Shortstop - Ella Sinclair
- Outfield - Jessica Verran
- DP - Samantha Lyons
All-Region Awards
- Madisen Henry - Pitcher
- Ella Sinclair - Shortstop
Season Ends vs Kearsley at Districts
The 2016 season came to an end in Flushing in District play Saturday. The Dragons offense just couldn't get the timely hits when they had scoring opportunities early in the game, which proved to be the difference.
Senior pitcher Madisen Henry's career came to an end, but she did manage to get her 300th strikeout of the season. She ended with 306 Ks this year with the 15 strikeouts she accumulated during Saturday's game. Her career total was 470, breaking the Dragons career strikeout record of 299 in smashing fashion. The 306 Ks this season crushed the Dragons single season record of 155 as well.
Swartz Creek 0 Kearsley 3
The game began with Henry striking out the side in the top of the 1st. Kylee Pierce singled with 2 outs in the bottom of the 1st, but would be stranded. Henry struck out 2 of the 3 batters in the 2nd retiring the side in order. Sydney Scott bunt singled to begin the bottom of the 2nd. Natalie Oldrham doubled moving Scott to 3rd. Madison Majestic bunt singled, but the runners could not advance, to load the bases with no outs. Sam Lyons flied out to right field and Scott was thrown out at the plate after tagging up. That effectively killed the scoring threat for the Dragons as Oldrham was stranded.
Henry struck out 2 of the 3 batters and again set the side down in order in the top of the 3rd. The Dragons threatened to score again in the bottom of the 3rd beginning with a 1 out double by Jess Verran. Pierce followed with a single that moved Verran to 3rd, then stole 2nd putting 2 in scoring position with 1 out. But, they would be stranded keeping the game scoreless after 3.
In the top of the 4th Henry struck out the first two batters giving her her 300th K on the season. The next play was the defensive play of the game. A bouncing ground ball tipped of Henry's glove and was nabbed by shortstop Ella Sinclair, thrown to 1st baseman Natalie Oldrham for the out.
The Dragons did not get a hit or baserunner during the remainder of the game, going down in order in the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th innings. Kearsley got 4 of their 5 hits in the top of the 5th inning, scoring all of their runs.
It certainly was a tale of two seasons for the Dragons. Beginning with a 5-18 record and ending with a 19-21 record. The Dragons will have their softball banquet on June 16th, where they'll say good bye to the seniors Madisen Henry, Ella Sinclair and Sam Lyons.
Dragons Win Predistrict Game vs Carman
In a game that they were expected to win, the Dragons did just that. They were the home team and ended the game with no outs in the bottom of the 5th inning by the run rule on a walk off hit by Ella Sinclair. Next up for the Dragons will be Kearsley at 11:30am Saturday at Flushing High School. The winner of that game will play the winner of the Flushing/Saginaw Heritage game played earlier that day for the District Championship.
On May 2nd in League play the Dragons lost 2 close games to Kearsley (5-3 and 1-0). They played the games without their leading hitter, Kylee Pierce. There were also key errors that led to several unearned runs in both games. The losses put them at 5-13 on the season, before skidding to 5-18 after the Clarkston tournament. Since then, they have won 14 of their last 16 games; now with a 19-20 record.
Swartz Creek 10 Carmain-Ainsworth 0
Madisen Henry pitched another shutout allowing just one bloop hit with 9 strikeouts, which brings her total on the year to 290. Ella Sinclair racked up 4 hits including a double, 2 RBIs and scored twice. Natalie Oldrham had 2 hits including a triple and scored twice. Madison Majestic had 2 hits, an RBI and scored 3 runs. Sam Lyons had a double, RBI and scored twice. Jess Verran had a double, RBI and scored. Olivia Snider had a hit and an RBI. Allsion Dusseau had an RBI sac fly.
Dragons Split with Lapeer
On the final regular season games of the season, the Dragons split with Lapeer. They finished 18-20 during the regular season and in 3rd place in the Metro league at 8-6. Next up for the Dragons, they'll head to Flushing for a pre-district game vs. Carman-Ainsworth. From this point forward they must win every game to extend the 2016 season.
Swartz Creek 2 Lapeer 1
Madisen Henry continued to dominate in the circle with the only run of the game unearned and 10 more strikeouts. She allowed just one hit in the game. The Dragons offense was strong in the first game. Jess Verran had 4 hits including 2 doubles and scored. Kylee Pierce had a double and an RBI. Ella Sinclair had a hit and scored both runs for Creek. Sydney Scott had a hit. Olivia Hughes had a hit.
Lapeer 8 Swartz Creek 4
The Dragons hit the ball well in the night cap, but the also booted the ball around defensively, which led to a loss. Verran had 2 more hits inlcuding her 2nd Home Run of the year and another double, 2 RBIs and scored twice. Pierce had 3 hits including a triple and scored. Sinclair had 2 hits and scored. Allison Dusseau had 2 hits including a double and 2 RBIs. Scott had a hit. Samantha Lyons had a double. Abigail Buckner had a hit. Verran pitched for Creek in which half the runs may have been earned.
Another Sweep for the Dragons
The Dragons improved their overall record on the season to 17-19 after back to back shutouts of Powers Tuesday night. Next up they'll travel to Lapeer for their final 2 games of the regular season on Thursday night. On Tuesday, May 31st at 4pm in Flushing the Dragons will take on Carman Ainsworth in a pre-district game to start the post season. If they win, they'll play Saturday at Flushing in Districts. If they lose, their season will be over.
The games marked the final time the 3 seniors would play on the Swartz Creek Varsity Field. It was an emotional evening after the games ended for Samantha Lyons, Ella Sinclair and Madisen Henry.
Swartz Creek 4 Powers 0
Madisen Henry pitched another shutout for the Dragons, while racking up 14 more strikeouts for the season. She now stands at 271. She only allowed 1 hit and 1 walk. Natalie Oldrham had a 2-run Homer to the opposite field. Jess Verran had 2 hits and scored. Kylee Pierce had a triple, walk, RBI and scored. Madison Majestic had a hit, RBI and scored. Ella Sinclair had a hit.
Swartz Creek 3 Powers 0
Jess Verran pitched the second game for the Dragons, allowing just 2 hits, 2 walks with 4 strikeouts. She also had a hit, sac bunt and her courtesy runner Abigail Buckner scored. Kylee Pierce had 2 hits and a walk. Ella Sinclair had a hit and scored. Allison Dusseau had a hit and an RBI. Madison Majestic had a double. Natalie Oldrham had a double and scored. Olivia Hughes had a hit.
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Marianne - Teaser"What is it like to be in love?" I find myself wondering as I look at my reflection in the mirror in front of me.Marianne - Teaser by heronwolf
I wish I knew what love was.
Not the parental or sibling kind, like I even know what that's like... pretty sure the only thing I love is being alone. Just me and the sea. Hearing the waves crashing against the rocks… or feeling the wind blow and rage around me…
No. I'm talking about the romantic kind. You know the one where girls get all giggly and start acting like idiots? I once wondered what could possible turn perfectly normal, perhaps even social, people into… well a mess, as far as I'm concerned. I don't anymore. Why bother?
I think I loved my sisters once, even my brother. Not sure really. Can't really recall a moment when I felt something other than annoyance, frustration or anger concerning them. Sometimes it feels like all at the same time, one for each of my three siblings.
33. ExpectationsI suppose others would give up.33. Expectations by heronwolf
I think they would not see the use of it.
Wet, cold and hungry, eh?
But when have you chosen the easy route?
I suppose others would assume.
That you would be the same, like him.
Wet, cold and hungry, eh?
But when have you listened to others?
I suppose others would ridicule, then.
At the journey that you are undertaking.
Wet, cold and hungry, eh?
But when has that stopped you?
I suppose others will see eventually.
They too must stop and stand.
Wet, cold and hungry, eh?
But when have you waited and looked back?
I suppose I should let you go now.
They won't understand, but I will.
Wet, cold and hungry, eh?
Alexander, part 2As they were gazing at the fading city, Stanley and Alex were called to go to the foreman.Alexander, part 2 by heronwolf
Alex squinted at the current watch, working on the floor and tugging at some ropes. The men all seemed able-bodied.
Good. Alex thought he recognized a couple of them from Capri. The afternoon sun felt warm on his skin as they headed towards the helm, where the foreman was talking to a young lad manning the wheel. The boy was listening attentively, holding the wheel with dear life, as if letting go would doom them all. The foreman noticed the two of them and told the boy to keep her steady, and walked over, holding up his hands.
"I know, beauty isn't her strong suit," he said, mentioning the ship. "Not anymore at least. You should have seen her in her prime though. Well, at least she floats…" He was quiet for a moment, before he looked back at the two of them and continued. "Anyway, what misfortune brought the two of you here? The captain tells me you were
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I don't understand.
Why did this happen?
It's getting darker.
What am I supposed to do now?
It's cold.
Has time stopped?
Or is it my heart?
What is happening to me?
I can't see light at the end.
What's the point now?
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Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds Chooses Sides in Beyonce Adele GRAMMY Battle"Who do you choose between God and God?"
Imagine Dragons Score Nintendo Super Bowl CommercialThe band's new single 'Believer' appears in an ad for the Nintendo Switch.
Imagine Dragons Share Explosive New Track 'Believer'The band loses itself on the chorus, which soars above the verses.
Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds & Daughter Perform Cyndi Lauper DuetDads just wanna have fun too!
Imagine Dragons Debut New Track 'Levitate' from 'Passengers' SoundtrackThe song appears in the new movie 'Passengers' starring Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt.
Usher, Michael Bolton, Sheryl Crow to Politicians: 'Don't Use Our Song'They're fed up with having their music co-opted without permission. So they made a hilarious video about it, which debuted last night.
Imagine Dragons Drop 'Sucker for Pain' Video Ft. Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Ty Dolla $ign & MoreThe all-star video finds the artists in grizzly sets from the upcoming blockbuster flick, 'Suicide Squad.'
Listen to Imagine Dragon's New Song 'Not Today'The track is from the 'Me Before You' soundtrack.
Imagine Dragons Tease New Song 'Not Today'"Not Today" is featured on the soundtrack to the romantic film Me Before You.
Watch the Trailer for 'Imagine Dragons In Concert: Smoke + Mirrors'The one-night only event features the bands July 4, 2015 show from Toronto.
Imagine Dragons to Hit the Big ScreenFilmed in front of 15,000 fans in Toronto, the concert captures several of the band's big hits, including "Demons," "I Bet My Life" and "Radioactive."
Watch Imagine Dragons Journey Though the Past in 'Roots' VideoHome movies and exotic locales abound in the latest from the Las Vegas rockers.


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do you have a print shop that isn't Deviant Art? I have a serious boner for the style of art you do the whole reductive poster thing and i would totally get the Drive, Army of Darkness, Fight Club and escape ones
because I love them
I dislike you but that avatar is too damn sexy to hate
get on steam you shitheel :)
That's a really neat avatar.
wow you sure impressed me with that hot new avatar
Rusty I love you for being so level-headed, have my children, and good luck to Kill-Time
As I said in the corruption in gaming journalism thread, I was scepticle of kill time at first, but you seem to leggit want to do this, so hats off to you. I kinda hope that kill time and point taken can have a healthy competition between them, seeing as they both started here and because of the same thing
Well, good luck, hopefully your integrity holds up
"For real, I wouldn't be doing this if I didn't care."
All you care about is money, lmao
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Freescale Faced with Other Problems
In addition to its cellular business, Motorola has watched its sales slip in the automobile industry as sales of cars and trucks have also begun to slow. This has put additional pressure on Freescale's bottom line. Jim McGregor, an analyst with the In-Stat, said that part of the problem with Freescale is that Motorola drove much of the company's product road map, which means Freescale could not grow or expand its handset business beyond what it produced for Motorola.Freescale is also facing a number of other problems since its other chips, such as those still based on the Power Architecture, have lost ground to processors based on different microarchitectures such as x86. It could also mean more time for Freescale to find a buyer for its handset chip division considering the problems with the credit market in the United States. It's also not clear which of the other semiconductor companies might buy this part of the business. Texas Instruments and STMicroelectronics are possible suitors, or Motorola could buy the division and use the chip technology for products. Samsung might also buy the division to increase its visibility in the United States. The news from Freescale comes at a time when the entire semiconductor industry saw its worldwide sales increase more than 5 percent from August 2007 to August 2008, according to a new report released this week. Part of that success is attributed to robust sales of cellular telephones and mobile devices such as notebooks. In addition to the changes at Freescale, Transmeta, which once challenged Intel in the PC business, notified the SEC Sept. 24 that the company is now for sale. While Transmeta moved away from chip design, the company sustained itself on licensing out its intellectual property.
"In hindsight, this is a good move for Freescale since this has not been a stable business for them because the business depends on the needs of one customer and despite all their efforts they have not been able to break away from all that or break in with other customers," said McGregor.
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K & N Cold Air Intake Question?
What are some of the benefits for installing one of these? I'm not too familiar with a lot of the mechanical upgrades on here. Why do most Jeep user's install this and what is the average price for one? Thanks for the help
Re: K & N Cold Air Intake Question?
1. they claim to gain 10-15% horsepower and gas mileage. 2. they look cool. 3. said to be the best "bang for your buck" as far as price/performance gains. runs around $250. i have the AEM dryflow cold air intake, its great for the driver who doesnt want to oil their filter, its maintenance free and gives the same results and costs about the same as K&N.
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as noted above new is about $250 used you can get one for $100 to $150.
they can help with MPG but you get a nice sound from the engine so most people usually press the gas petal more.
if you get a high flow exhaust system with the air intake can help MPG and performances better
most get K&N since they are a good brand, also they have a lifetime warranty. so if something get bad like a filter mesh tears, bolt gets rusty, or any odd thing you just call or email and will send replacement parts. i am happy with the one i bought used.
everyone going to have a a different effect on there jeep on car depending on there driving condition and were they drive.
Re: K & N Cold Air Intake Question?
More air in, more responsiveness, and you'll never have to buy a new air filter again.
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That looks sharp TJXJWJ! have you noticed anything at the pump? how about throttle response? if you have an exhaust does it sound a little better?
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personally i haven't noticed anything at the pump but thats prolly because i like how it sounds when my heavy foot hits the pedal :)
definetly like the sound as far as power i can feel a "slight" difference.
would recommend it to anyone.
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AEM has lifetime warranty as well ;) they make any finish you want too.. painted blue, red, or silver. or polished aluminum, gloss black, and the traditional textured black.
Re: K & N Cold Air Intake Question?
It sounds very appealing, So I take it as straty1987 mentioned, it produces that great sound that is much better than stock lol
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Throttle response was a bit sharper, and my OEM exhaust sounds a LOT less anemic. It woke up the engine. Money well spent in my opinion.
You can hear it sucking air when you're outside of the Jeep...and I'm not so sure it matters so much what brand (K&N, AEM, etc) as long as it's NOT a metal tube and it positions the filter away from the heat of the motor as much as possible (preferably sectioning it off like mine with a heat shield) you're good to go. Warranties aren't a selling point on these systems. There really isn't anything that can fail.
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if oyu look into a 3" exhaust system like kolak sells will notices a bit more MPG and power since the jeep will breath better and more air will flow in and out.
only really way to get better MPG is to watch how you drive and find what works best for the most MPG.
like driving at 65 MPH at 2K RPMs i can get 19 instant MPG on the read out
at 75 MPH at 2K-3K RPMS i get 18 MPG on the read out.
i live in NYC so hard to keep this constant but when i take trip to PA and NY and stay at 75 MPH i can get 18 MPG on my 4.7 with not wind but usually get 17-17.5 MPG on the highway for trips
Re: K & N Cold Air Intake Question?
I'm running a K&N Drycharger prefilter...Summit Racing part number KNN-RF-1045DK. Totally worth it...it repels water and you rarely need to clean the actual filter. You just remove the wrap, clean it in the sink, and put it back on. It keeps insects and other misc. funk from getting in the pleats of your cone filter. Plus you can get them in different colors.
The best way to get the most out of your tank of gas is to make sure your ride is well-maintained, that your tires are inflated properly, and that you use cruise control on those longer highway trips. Other than that, like Straty said, it's all about driving habits.
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Grape Nut Rennet Custard
|2 Cup (32 tbs)
|Vanilla rennet powder
|3 Ounce (1 Package)
|Grape nuts
|2⁄3 Cup (10.67 tbs)
Heat milk slowly, stirring constantly.
When warm (120°F.), not hot, remove at once from heat.
Stir rennet powder into milk until dissolved.
Add grape-nuts and pour at once into dessert glasses.
Do not move until firm (about 10 minutes), then chill.
Serve with Cherry Sauce and garnish with whipped cream and candied citron.
Serves 4 or 5.
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Calories 94 Calories from Fat 35
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4 g6%
Saturated Fat 2.1 g10.5%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 11.3 mg3.8%
Sodium 71.8 mg3%
Total Carbohydrates 12 g3.9%
Dietary Fiber 0.73 g2.9%
Sugars 6.9 g
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Brain Injury Survivor Shares His Story
A brain injury is an injury that causes damage to the brain, and it's a common occurence in people of all ages, from young children to adult athletes. No one injury has the same effect on the brain, so that makes every brain injury unique. Some injuries range from a mild brain injury (MBI) to a traumatic brain injury (TBI), both of which can lead to disability and sometimes, even death.
Brain injury survivor Andrew Parrott almost lost his life because of a brain injury. In this video, Andrew and his mother discuss the severity of his brain injury and the help that they received from several LifeBridge Health brain injury programs. These programs include the coma stimulation program at Levinale, which helped him slowly regain his senses, and the rehabilitation program at Sinai, which provided physical, occupational and speech therapy services.
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Vinh Hao Mineral Water JSC in Soft Drinks (Vietnam)
Vinh Hao Mineral Water JSC in Soft Drinks (Vietnam)
Published: February 2016
Publisher: Euromonitor International
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Vinh Hao Mineral Water has the aim of moving up the ranking within soft drinks during the forecast period. Therefore, it will focus on expanding its distribution network across Vietnam to improve consumers' accessibility to its products.
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Competitive Positioning
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