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2013 NFL Draft Stock Up
D.J. Fluker, OT, Alabama
Up to the game against LSU, this has been a disappointing season for Fluker that has seen him really struggle in pass protection. He has given up a lot of sacks/pressure in games against Missouri, Mississippi State, Arkansas and a multi-sack game against Western Kentucky. Fluker's biggest test of the season was last Saturday against the LSU Tigers and their talented speed rushers. As the Crimson Tide's right tackle, he drew the matchup with defensive end Barkevious Mingo, one of the fastest front seven defenders in college football. Fluker stepped up his game and produced his best outing of the season as a pass-blocker.
Fluker had good pass protection against Mingo all night. Fluker shuffled well and got great depth in his drop to negate Mingo's speed rush. Fluker received some help at times, but overall, he did his job and kept Mingo from hitting quarterback A.J. McCarron. There were only two bad plays for Fluker in pass protection. He was called for holding Mingo in the first quarter. Mingo was about to break free, so Fluker dragged him down for an obvious penalty. The second bad play after he had Mingo well-blocked, but the end got his hand up to block the pass and force a punt.
Fluker dominated Mingo in the ground game. The LSU defensive end had only two assisted tackles against Alabama. Prior to this outing, Fluker looked like he should be moved to guard in the NFL, but shutting down Mingo is new evidence that Fluker could possibly remain at right tackle. He looks like a top-60 pick who could get consideration in the late first round if he maintains this level of play for the rest of season.
Kenjon Barner, RB, Oregon
Ducks senior running back Kenjon Barner was the star of the USC-Oregon game. He gashed the Trojans' defense throughout the game. Barner ripped off yards in chunks with his great speed and cutting ability. USC had no answer for him.
The 5-foot-11, 195-pound Barner had a nice touchdown run in the second quarter. He followed his blockers well to run free for 20 yards before breaking a tackle in front of the goal line to get into the end zone. Barner later ripped off a 40-yarder after knifing up the middle and cutting to the sideline to get good yardage. He finished the drive with a sweep to the right side for a touchdown. Barner helped move the ball in the third quarter with some nice runs and had a 10-yard carry go for a touchdown. He finished the night with 324 yards and five touchdowns on 38 carries.
Barner has averaged seven yards per carry this year with 1,295 yards and 19 touchdowns. He is a speed back and doesn't have the size to get yards after contact, but he could be a real weapon as a situational back. This outing should give Barner a real boost as he destroyed a defense that has some players with NFL speed. It will help his cause to be a second-day pick.
John Simon, DE, Ohio State
Ohio State defensive end John Simon had an impressive performance against Illinois. The senior had a sack on the first play from scrimmage after he came unblocked by the right tackle. His second sack victimized the right tackle in the third quarter. Simon executed a nice spin move to the inside to get free to the quarterback.
Simon has totaled 38 tackles, 11.5 tackles for a loss and six sacks in 2012. He isn't a great athlete, but is strong and physical. Simon has a good motor and never quits on a play. He'll get some sacks just out of his hustle. Simon looks like a second- or third-round pick who could be part of a good end rotation in the NFL.
Ray Graham, RB, Pittsburgh
The Pitt Panthers almost pulled off a shocking upset against Notre Dame, and Graham was an absolute force in the ground game. The Fighting Irish have one of the best defenses in college football and a supremely talented front seven. Graham ran for 172 yards with a touchdown on 24 carries versus the Irish. He also totaled 25 yards on six receptions. Graham showed some toughness running through tackles and ripping off yards at a good clip. No running back has had that much success against Notre Dame in 2012.
Graham has totaled 794 yards with eight touchdowns this season and is averaging five yards per carry. The 5-foot-9, 190-pounder was having a great junior year in 2011 before going down with a season-ending knee injury that required surgery. The senior was playing at 80-90 percent early this season, but he has gradually been showing signs of the speed and explosiveness that defined his play last year. Graham's superb day against Notre Dame will help him to be a mid-rounder next April.
Justin Hunter, WR, Tennessee
Many believe that Hunter is one of the most physically talented receivers in college football. The junior hasn't had as big of a season as many expected, but that is understandable as he is in his first year back after tearing knee ligaments early in 2011. Hunter had his best game of the year against Troy last Saturday with nine receptions for 181 yards and three touchdowns.
Hunter's first score was a 21-yarder acrobatic catch where he leapt and came down on his back with a difficult reception. He added another score with a 40-yard catch on a deep post down the middle of the field. Bray hit Hunter on a short drag route in the fourth quarter that the wide out turned upfield for a 46-yard touchdown.
Hunter has 56 receptions for 838 yards and seven touchdowns this season. He's played better in recent weeks and looks faster. Hunter has the skill set to be a first-rounder, but he may have a better shot at it with a big senior season. However, Hunter would be taking a serious injury risk by going back to school.
Tony Jefferson, S, Oklahoma
Jefferson has played better this season than his numbers indicate. He's totaled 68 tackles, two interceptions and two passes broken up. However if you watch Oklahoma, it is impossible not to notice the rangy safety who is chasing down ball-carriers.
Jefferson had another game with a big impact against Iowa State on Saturday, and this time the stat sheet reflected it. He totaled nine tackles, an interception and pass broken up. Jefferson ended a mild comeback with his pick in the fourth quarter. He ran from the middle of the field to make a leaping interception on a deep pass along the sideline.
Jeffereson missed a game with an injury early on, but he is still Oklahoma's leading tackler by a wide margin. The junior has 28 more stops than the next closest teammate. Jefferson has displayed the speed to be a deep safety and cover a lot of ground in pass defense, but also the tackling ability to defend the run. His showing against Iowa State should help him to be an early-round pick in the 2013 NFL Draft.
Honorable Mentions: Florida safety Matt Elam, Florida defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd, Missouri defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson, Texas A&M wide receiver Ryan Swope and Illinois center Graham Pocic.
2012 NFL Draft Stock Down
Barkevious Mingo, OLB, LSU
Mingo has had a number of games this year where his play hasn't matched the hype. He was bulldozed by Florida, held in check by Texas A&M and shut down by Alabama. Mingo drew a matchup with a right tackle (D.J. Fluker) who has given up a lot of sacks this season. Mingo didn't sniff the quarterback against Fluker in a dominating performance in pass protection. The only positive plays came when Mingo drew a holding penalty and batted a pass on a third down.
Mingo has totaled only 25 tackles, three sacks, three passes broken up and zero forced fumbles this year. There is no doubt that the 6-foot-5, 240-pounder doesn't have the size to play defensive end in a 4-3 system in the NFL. He will have to play outside linebacker in a 3-4 or 4-3. That makes him an awkward fit in a 4-3. Mingo is a first-round talent physically, but his junior year production isn't at that level.
T.J. McDonald, S, USC
One of the USC players who looked bad trying to defend Barner was senior safety T.J. McDonald. He was overmatched by Oregon's speed. McDonald overpursued all night, which opened up lanes to the outside or inside. He had an ugly whiff on a tackle darting through the line, but missed Barner completely when he had a shot at him.
McDonald was part of a weak defense on a 40-yard run from Barner. McDonald was knocked flat by a wide receiver. McDonald took a bad angle at Barner on a short touchdown run later on the drive. McDonald bit on a fake to the outside on a 57-yard run by Oregon, and that left the middle wide open for the big play.
McDonald had eight assisted tackles and two solo stops versus the Ducks. He really struggled with Oregon's speed and displayed less than stellar instincts to match up with an offense that uses a lot of misdirection. This was an ugly performance by McDonald that should push him further down in the second day of the 2013 NFL Draft.
Johnathan Hankins, DT, Ohio State
Hankins had a disappointing performance against Illinois. He was tough at the point of attack and holding his ground, but only made a couple of tackles in run defense. Hankins was getting little pass rush as well. Illinois center Graham Pocic was having a lot of success with guard double-teams on him. The Buckeyes blew out the Illini, so they could afford Hankins not producing some splash plays, but it won't help his stock to be held in check by a team like Illinois.
Hankins has totaled 50 tackles, four tackles for a loss, one sack and one blocked kick this season. He has played very well and has been disruptive up front, but this tape against the Illini won't help his cause to be a high first-round pick.
Kawann Short, DT, Purdue
Short was a complete non-factor against Penn State as he was playing through an ankle injury. Short was getting blocked in the ground game and not producing any pressure on the quarterback. After being quiet all game, he blocked a pass on a fourth down late in the third quarter. The senior read a screen well to almost make a tackle for a loss, but was a little late getting there. If Short was 100 percent he would've made the tackle. He had only one tackle against the Nittany Lions.
Short still could be a first-round pick for the 2013 NFL Draft. He has 26 tackles and four sacks, but has gone five games without a sack. Purdue looks like it won't make a Bowl game this year, so Short should attend the Senior Bowl. If he plays well there and at the NFL Scouting Combine, that would help his cause to go in the top 32.
Joseph Randle, RB, Oklahoma State
The Big XII doesn't have many good defenses, so Randle had a nice opportunity to showcase his skills against the top defense in the conference with Kansas Sate. He started the game well with some quality runs that churned out some tough yardage and moved the chains.
Kansas State defense did a superb job of gang-tackling to keep Randle's gains limited. The Wildcats had excellent gap integrity from start to finish, so he didn't see good running lanes at any point in the contest. Randle fumbled the ball away in the second quarter after getting hit by a few defenders. It was a bad and surprising fumble the normally sure-handed back.
Randle totaled 43 yards on 15 carries with his fumble against the Wildcats. It was his worst game of the season and it came at a bad time. While Randle didn't have good opportunities, it was still a disappointing performance with his poorly timed fumble. This showing won't help his stock and probably will hurt his chances of being a first-round pick.
Mike Glennon, QB, N.C. State
Glennon has played solid to good football for most of the season. The senior's supporting cast has been weak, but he has remained relatively productive. However, Glennon had a meltdown performance against Virginia last weekend. The Cavaliers have had a tough season, but they destroyed the Wolfpack 33-6.
Glennon completed only 23-of-46 passes for 197 yards, three interceptions and a touchdown. His first pick was a terrible overthrow in the middle of the field. The second came after he held onto the ball way too long and was hit from behind the ball as flew into the air and was picked off.
Glennon later took another hit after holding the ball too long, and that play resulted in a grounding penalty for a safety. His final pick was another deep ball that was overthrown. He played a big role in N.C. State allowing six sacks.
Glennon has completed 57 percent of his passes this season for a total of 2,652 yards with 20 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. He has a nice skill set but is a work in progress. This performance will hurt Glennon's likelihood to be a second-day selection with a push towards the mid-rounds.
Dishonorable Mentions: Mississippi State cornerback Johnthan Banks.
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Kevin- Either way Collins will have to cover. 3-4 OLB's are asked to cover a lot also especially in certain systems. He has the athletic ability to cover and should be good at the next level.
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Ireland is shamed before the world - Thousands of Irish march for Savita Halappanavar and abortion law reform
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Thousands of people marched in Dublin's city center on Saturday calling for legislation on abortion, following the death of Savita Halappanavar. |
The feeling is a mixture of shame, disgust, humiliation and rage. Over the past week it has been felt by most people across the country here, following the death of the young Indian woman, Savita Halappanavar, who was allowed to die in Galway University Hospital last month not just by the inaction of staff there, but by the hypocritical attitude of Ireland to abortion.
As you will undoubtedly know, there has been an outpouring of disgust and anger here over what happened to Savita. And there has been international condemnation as well.
There were protests and vigils not just in Dublin and in towns around Ireland, but in India, the U.K., the U.S. and other countries as well. In India, the government called in the Irish ambassador for an explanation.
We have been shamed and humiliated before the civilized world. Savita's story has been carried in newspapers and on TV around the globe. These stories reported what happened, based largely on what Savita's husband has said ... and there is no reason to doubt his account.
Thirty one year-old Savita, who was 17 weeks pregnant with her first baby, developed pain at home in Galway and showed signs of starting a possible miscarriage. Her husband rushed her to hospital where a doctor told them that her cervix was fully dilated, that amniotic fluid was leaking, that the fetus would not survive and that it would be over in a few hours. She was admitted into the hospital.
But it did not end in a few hours, and by the following day Savita was in "agony" and distressed. Because of the pain and because she accepted that the fetus was non-viable, she requested a termination that day and on the following two days in the hospital.
Her requests were made each morning when the hospital consultant doctor was doing the rounds and at other times. Yet despite her pain and her weakening condition, the request was refused each time; the reason given was that although the fetus was non-viable, a fetal heartbeat was still detectable.
According to Savita's husband, they were told both by the doctor and other staff that a termination was not possible in these circumstances. The consultant doctor said it was not possible because "it is against the law" and "because this is a Catholic country."
This position was maintained by the medical staff even though there was an acceptance that the fetus would not survive anyway.
Checks were done each day by medical staff on the fetal heartbeat. The delay continued for another two and a half days, as Savita's condition worsened and despite her pleas for a termination.
According to her husband, Savita had told the hospital consultant on the first morning that she was a Hindu and for that reason, Catholic-based rules should not apply to her and she should be allowed a termination. But she was told that it's a Catholic country and abortion is not allowed while the fetus is alive.
It took two and a half days for the fetal heartbeat to stop, during which time she became sicker and weaker. On the evening of her second full day in hospital Savita began to shake and shiver, classic signs of septicemia (blood poisoning).
She collapsed in the bathroom, was returned to bed and given antibiotics. The next morning, now much weaker, she again pleaded for a termination and was again refused.
Later that day, the fetal heartbeat stopped and she was taken to the operating theater for an evacuation (emptying of the womb). But by then it was too late to save her.
The septicemia may have been developing for two days (starting from her open cervix where infection can be a danger) and seems to have pervaded her system. By then, even though she had been moved into the intensive care unit in the hospital, some of her organs were closing down, her heart rate was low and she was critical. Hours later she died.
The medieval barbarity of the situation was what struck most of the international media which carried the story. As an educated young woman with some medical knowledge (she was a dentist), Savita was probably aware of the possible dangers of her situation and the possible consequences.
One can imagine her growing fear, despair and disorientation. Yet she and her husband were powerless because of the religious-inspired framework which was dictating how she would be treated.
Comparisons were made in the international media between Ireland and countries with fundamentalist regimes, even with the Taliban. In Ireland a woman had been allowed to die because of the influence of religious beliefs on the health service.
In other countries women have been stoned to death by fundamentalists because of religious beliefs about "crimes" like adultery. Was there really much difference?
Much of the international coverage raised the question of how something so barbaric could have been allowed to happen in a western nation which presents itself to the rest of the world as a modern liberal country. The same question was being asked by the thousands of Irish people who marched and held vigils outside the Dail (Parliament) in Dublin and in other Irish cities as well.
Is this really the kind of country we live in? Is this really what we are?
If this had happened to an Irish woman there would have been an outcry here, but perhaps the story would not have attracted so much attention around the world.
Because Savita was a middle class Indian woman (she lived in Galway with her husband who is an engineer in the local Boston Scientific plant) the story quickly went global.
There was an angry and horrified fascination with the plight of this unfortunate woman, trapped in an almost medieval situation in Ireland (in the middle of a high tech hospital). A situation which had allowed her to die.
But whatever about international reaction, anger in Ireland over what happened is far greater, and in addition to that there is guilt. There is a feeling here that Ireland let Savita down, that Ireland imposed its hypocritical beliefs on her, that she died as a result and that we are all culpable.
There is absolute outrage here as people struggle with the image of Savita repeatedly pleading for a termination and being repeatedly refused. There is horror as people think about the confusion and terror that must have engulfed her as she began to realize that she was dealing with a system with undefined, opaque rules that could have deadly consequences.
In the wake of this appalling case, there is now some hope that at last something may be done to end the present legal vacuum on abortion in Ireland, making it clear in future in what circumstances a termination will be permissible here.
But already there are worrying signs. Both the hospital and the Health Service Executive (HSE), the national health authority, are setting up investigations. The HSE investigation is likely to take months, we are told.
It's the usual stuff -- set up an inquiry and allow it to sit for months while the heat of the situation evaporates. Meanwhile, our gutless politicians can continue to play safe. Even the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Enda Kenny was at it a few days ago.
As though the public outrage and demand for immediate action was somehow suspect, Kenny said he "will not be rushed." The abortion issue has been left on the shelf here by politicians for over 20 years and Kenny does not want to be rushed?
It's the same with the Expert Group report on possible abortion legislation which has been in preparation for the government for the past year. The Expert Group, mainly doctors and lawyers, was set up over a year ago following a call from the European Court of Human Rights for action here after several women brought cases to Europe. Coincidentally, this report was delivered to the government last week. In the wake of Savita's death, there were calls for its immediate publication.
Now we are told it has to go to the Cabinet first and that it may be next year before there are government proposals for legislation on the issue.
It's always been like this, of course, because our politicians have always been terrified of the pro-life lobby here. As a once strongly Catholic country, we had great difficulty coming to terms with "evils" like contraception and divorce.
Abortion, however, has always been a much more difficult issue, as our attempts to deal with it have shown.
The only law which is in place actually dates back to British times, to 1861, and is an absolute prohibition on abortion. In 1922 the new Irish state adopted this law (and many others) and it is still in force today.
In the meantime, particularly in the last 40 years, Irish society has been changing. Similar laws in other countries were modified to take account of changing attitudes and circumstances in which people might feel abortion was acceptable. But here nothing changed.
It was easy for Irish politicians to do nothing, of course, because we simply exported the problem to Britain where abortion was available. And that's what we have been doing over the years, in a breathtaking display of national hypocrisy.
We could pretend that "Catholic" Ireland did not accept abortion. But the reality was that an estimated 7,000 Irish women every year made the lonely and expensive journey to clinics in the U.K. to have their abortions there. And that miserable trail is still going on.
In the 1980s, worried by the changing attitudes here, Catholic fundamentalists in Ireland were concerned that at some point the Dail might change the 1861 law to allow abortion here in some circumstances. To stop this happening they decided to get a prohibition on abortion written into our Constitution.
They put pressure on the politicians to hold a referendum. And our gutless politicians, afraid to refuse because it might give the impression that they were pro-abortion, went along with it.
The 1983 referendum was passed after a bitter debate. It inserted wording into the Constitution which acknowledged the right to life of the unborn and the equal right to life of the mother.
This lacked definition, although it seemed to mean that any abortion from the moment of conception was unacceptable, even in cases of rape or incest or severe fetal abnormality. It also failed to define what would happen if there was a conflict between the life of the fetus and of the mother.
This might have been cleared up to some degree if legislation had followed, but none did.
Nine years later, in 1992, we had the X case. X was a 14 year old girl who became pregnant after statutory rape and was suicidal. Her parents made preparations to take her to Britain for an abortion, which she wanted, but the attorney general in Ireland got an injunction in the High Court to stop her traveling. The case caused uproar, and Ireland was compared to a police state like East Germany.
After an appeal, the Supreme Court decided that the girl could travel because evidence showed her to be suicidal and therefore she had a right to an abortion under the 1983 referendum wording which guaranteed "the equal right to life of the mother." In its decision, the Supreme Court said that the girl could have an abortion because there was a real and substantial risk to her life, instead of just to her health.
In fact the girl had a miscarriage shortly after the Supreme Court judgment. But the phrase "a real and substantial risk to the life of a woman, as opposed to her health" became the test by which medical staff would work to from then on.
But again, there was no legislation to give clarity to what the Supreme Court finding would mean in medical situations.
Another referendum was quickly held and passed. It gave women the right to travel and to information about abortion. A third part of that referendum to remove possible suicide as grounds for an abortion was rejected by the people. A further attempt 10 years later, in 2002, to do that also failed.
Over all this time -- it's now 20 years since the X case -- there has been no legislation to bring clarity to the grounds for abortion in Ireland. Twenty years ago the Supreme Court produced a broad principle based on the Constitution, but we need detailed legislation to make clear what medical staff are allowed to do in our hospitals.
The failure to do so was what killed Savita. We must await the outcome of the investigation to learn exactly what happened. But there seems to be no doubt that some of the medical staff in the hospital felt that the existing guidelines prevented them from acting.
Savita's case is a perfect example of the grey area our cowardly failure to legislate has produced. At what point in Savita's situation did her condition change from being a threat to her health to a threat to her life, which would have allowed the evacuation of her womb even though there was still a heartbeat of the non-viable fetus?
Was it the point when she collapsed on the bathroom floor, shaking and shivering? Was it the third morning when her husband believed she was seriously ill and she again pleaded for a termination?
Or was it on the first morning when she asked for a termination because the fetus was non-viable and she was in pain and distress?
How much risk must there be? Even if in most delayed miscarriages the risk of septicemia never develops into a life threatening situation, what is a reasonable amount of risk to allow before a decision on intervention is taken?
And who gives anyone the right to take that decision away from a woman? In a situation like that, how can a woman's right to choose be wrong?
Of course Holy Catholic Ireland is a long way from accepting the general principle of a woman's right to choose. But even without going that far, any sensible, humane health system would have helped Savita instead of taking a risk, however small that risk was perceived to be, with her life.
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eiriamach | Nov 21, 2012, 09:29 PM EST
This article is full of information that quite well explains the impasse among physicians and hospital staff. I still think that Savita's doctors should have been willing to take a legal risk rather than subjecting their patient to a serious risk to her life. The first appearance of septicemia is the latest possible moment to act aggressively to save the life of the patient. Posters still harp on the duplicitous half-truth that Ireland has a low mortality rate for pregnant women and infants. Ireland's neonatal mortality rate is low only because women with problem pregnancies-- including well known cases of life-threatening pregnancy -- must leave the island and travel for legal abortion elsewhere. There's hypocrisy in falsifying the meaning of health statistics.
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Towngate | Nov 21, 2012, 12:44 PM EST
John: I believe you are good enough to realise this is a junk article which shames you and all Irish who read it! Please read MARC COLEMAN on this subject and LEARN ! !
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DaddyMac22 | Nov 21, 2012, 12:34 PM EST
@EamonnDublin: ''we can take great PRIDE in the fact that Ireland is a world leader in safety in childbirth'' - eh, except for in this case I guess, eh? I love how angry conservatives use CAPS when they get angry. Eomann, you are on an island on this one, Mr Spain as you call him has the tone of the country's outrage exactly right.
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EamonnDublin | Nov 21, 2012, 10:49 AM EST
Mr. Spain, Your article is unworthy of a "journalist". There are many, many Irish people who, far from being "ashamed", are waiting for the investigation into this matter to come to a conclusion. Then, and not until then, we will discover the truth of the matter in this particular case. Until then, we can take great PRIDE in the fact that Ireland is a world leader in safety in childbirth. People like you can do your worst - the investigation will tell us if you are right or wrong. If you and your self-minded colleagues are wrong, I have no doubt but that you will simply slink off into the darkness, to await another tragic incident, possibly sometime in the distant future, and then emerge in order to sate your wolverine fangs. Éamonn, Dublin, Extremely PROUD to be IRISH.
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MaxTiger | Nov 21, 2012, 09:35 AM EST
I was expecting to see your medical qualifications listed below the article along with how you personally dealt with this case while on duty in Galway, but no. Instead you copy and paste the same anti-Catholic bile that has no basis in reality. The only publicly known facts of this case are that a woman died of sepsis after suffering a miscarriage, something which happens more often in the 'civilised world' than in Ireland. The minister for health has said that he does not believe that the hospital's ethos was responsible. Even the Irish Times journalist who broke the story says that this may not be about abortion. But continue on thrashing Ireland and the Catholicism if you must, it's what you people do best.
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People with a mental illness make up nearly 40 per cent of Australian smokers, and they smoke at least 16 per cent more heavily than other smokers. Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder patients are more than three times more likely to smoke than other Australians.*
Researchers from the University of Newcastle and Hunter New England Health have received funding from the Australian Rotary Health Research Fund (ARHRF) to test a new program to help mental health inpatients give up cigarettes.
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Love her.
Hate her.
The JesterEmployed by the Dark Lady for entertainment, the Jester was forced to hone her abilities to supernatural heights. Jesters hate for the Dark Lady and all the Helborne grew as she was forced to perform regularly at their lesuire. When the war between the legion and the helborne broke out her choice was clear. Though her time with the helborne left her powerful, it also left her a little mad.
not my pictures just googled an image credit goes to whoever drew it
Character Development
I was up late last night and thought about a character that summons a play (think puppet theater) to attack enemies. Well one thought led to another and I ended up with a Jester, I'm not original on names and Jester is as good as any, but while jotting down some ideas, I remembered how many times I died when I first started playing dota, and it didn't matter which hero I picked, the other players would disable me and then kill me. Well now I'm a little better, but what about all those new people? How to make a toon that is good for newbies without being stupidly overpowered. So lets make it easier to get away. Good players will still take Jester down pretty fast, but new players shouldn't be pitting themselves against pro's.
Like a HoN Harley Quinn, a squeaky voice but not overbearing, attitude and a ready smile. Sexy and dark is the theme, fighting for all those performers oppressed everywhere! Jester will throw an assortment of things from bowling pins (normalled used for juggling), squeeky balls, knives and whatever else she uses from time to time while performing. Her home made Jester baton with plushy Dark Lady on top with bells and nails, she can't wait to exact revenge on her enemies.
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Affiliation: Legion
Attribute: Intelligence
Range: 400
Damage: 30-36
Movement Speed: 305
Armor: 1.0
Magic Armor: 6.0
What is a Jester without her helper?
Jester spent many years practicing with herself, now she fights along side her practice partner. Her image is so life like no one can tell them apart, not even Jester.
Spell Select : Split Image
Cool Down : 25/20/16/8
Mana Cost: 100/110/120/130
Cast Time : 2 for animation to occure
Jesters image deals 45%/50%/65%/75% of her masters damage while recieving 75%/65%/55%/45% more damage.
Jester is so alike even the items she has are carried by her image.
If Jester dies and her image is alive she transfers her conciousness to her image.
Image vanishes if it strays to far from Jester. (please suggest range limit)
Balance: Jester is naturally a weaker hero than other characters. She start with lower starting damage and low armor, which means even with her twice she is still not imba or too hard to kill. Probably won't be cast in combat too often as it disables her for 2 seconds.
Jester splits with herself while fighting herself to get apart.
I remember you!
Help a sister out will ya?
You again?! (whine)
Skilled Performer
Jester has spent her entire life performing for others. Toning her body to perfection. Those who work hard reap the benifits.
Spell Select : Passive
Cool Down : N/A
Mana Cost: N/A
Cast Time : N/A
Jester increase her Moment speed by 4/8/10/12% and dodge by 2/4/6/8%.
Passive ability shared with her Image.
Balance: Jester is your run away hero, better someone who runs away and lives to feed another day. This character will be for your new mate who has never played DOTA or HoN before. His probably going to run the wrong way anyway. This shouldn't make for anything other than some more survivablity.
Jester has a big stick, the Dark Lady gave it to her when she was apointed court jester. Jester has made some slight modifications to her baton. She grins with evil glee at the protruding nails.
Spell Select : Target Hero
Cool Down : 10
Mana Cost: 110/125/135/150
Range : 10 range, 250 AoE around Targeted Hero.
Jester gets out her Baton and Bonks a hero in a small AoE stun 0.8/1/1.5/2.5 second stun causing 50/100/150/200 damage to target and 25/50/75/100 to AoE area.
Balance: Who wants someone on their team that does nothing? Yet giving to much to the first timer confuses them, with this as the only "Active" ability it shouldn't be hard for a newcomer to get it right (most of the time). Even made a little stronger, this still wouldn't make the character unbalanced.
Jester pulls out of nowhere a jester's baton (with bells and nails sticking out of it) and hits her target enemy. A large cartoon style "Bonk!" will assist in the comic like style of this attack.
Now you made me angry!
Naughty Naughty!
Take this. HIYA!
Final Performance
Jester plays out her death scene like a grand performer. Applause anyone?
Spell Select : Random Hero AoE
Cool Down : 100/80/60
Mana Cost: N/A
Duration : 6/7/8 seconds
Range : 1000
Upon Jester death she gives one final performance, blinking to random heroes near her, coughing, spluttering, and attacking them in her "death throws".
Jester will attack 6/7/8 times blinking between random heroes using one of 3 attacks.
Cough causes a DoT: 10/20/30 damage per tick over 5 seconds. Total damage 50/100/150 magic damage.
Splutter causes slow effect for 5 seconds.
Claw for 30/60/90 damage.
Cough and Splutter do not stack if used twice on the same character duration is renewed only.
Balance: If your able to take down jesters image and finish her off and your by yourself chances are your pretty tough by now and this wouldn't kill you, if it's a group fight this move will help as a disabler while doing minior damage.
Explain above.
Cough and splutter.
Am I really dying?
I'm too young to die!
Forgot to mention. I am totally useless at balance and stats etc. I just put what sounded ok. Suggestions and comments welcome blah blah blah. XD
This hero was created with all the newcommers and bads in mind. Those who die so often because they are still learning the game. We've all been there (even if not in hon). She could get powerful with the right items and her image has great potential. None of her skills are supposed to be crazy or called OP. I'll take the input of all the pro's on the forums.
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Updated some of the skills and added why I think the skills are balanced.
Great webcomic btw.
Edit: Oh you just googled that pic, bleh.
Humm... Seems interesting, but lacks power and synergy. And really, using an ultimate just to escape seems a bit of waste to me, since that can easily be obtained in other ways, such as an Assassin's shroud, Portal Key, etc.
Consider removing that passive skill, put your ulti in its place with reduced power and high cooldown and a manacost, and try adding some skill a little bit more useful to your team and that synergizes with the others. I'll hold off my vote for now, because you seem to got potential, just needs a little work on it.
Also, if you could check out my 2 hero suggestions and give some feedback on it, i'd really appreciate it.
Hey Kaliuz, I'm checking ur heroes out, I just wanted to point out, the idea of the hero is for new comers to have little to do, while having high survival. I know the numbers need tweaking of course. My orginal idea was the ultimate to be 10 or so puppets go out and attack targeted hero, but as it went down on paper, I realised this hero was the right fit for survival of the new guys.
Just another thought:
What if the hero that caused the damage was far away from the Jester?
Example: You're running away, escaping, then gets hit by a Valkyrie's Javelin of Light or pharaoh's tormented soul, who happens to be inside the range of the ulti. You would get returned back to near that Hero and all of his allies near him and mashed to Death. I think this skill should be active, not passive, and not an ulti, since most escaping skills are regular skills, and most of them are even better than this one, especially those who give invisibility. And instead of placing the illusions near the Hero that caused the damage, make them appear at the place where Jester was standing. It is just another escape skill, no need to make it an ultimate.
Also, thanks for the feedback on my heroes. I liked your hero concept, maybe it can even be implemented as the new Phantom Lancer or something like that, but definitely that ulti needs to be turned into a regular skill and with some adaptations.
first skill is op. At level 4, its almost double damage, except when 1 dies, you still live. Also, 25% extra is too little. Also, bonk has too high damage especially with a stun.
Ty for input, I changed ultimate. First skill and third skill.
Like I said with the first skill you won't be as powerful as other heroes, perhaps lower starting stats and lower stat gains with lower damage and armor would balance. Also like I said not a numbers man :P
On skill 1 do you not die at all when you die before the image? That is kinda unneeded (you would be pretty much unkillable at the 8 sec cd), and the damage it takes could be upped to like 50% more, at max. I suggest the range limit of separation be 1000-1500.
Skill two could have the evasion upped to like 12% or 15% in my opinion.
Skill three could have a longer range - say about 100-150 (you would have to be like right on top of them for 10 range).
The ult could use a bit of adjusting, and does not make sense with the current build of how you will not die as long as your skill 1 image is up, could also use a little improvement for it's functionality. As of now it would only work if one hero is alone, if there is a team they could just AoE it down (also, do the images not take extra damage or what)? I'm not sure if it is manually activated or it just activates automatically when you drop below 20%. Either way, I believe it should be manually activated, it could allow for some interesting uses for chasing and such, and in that case take away the removed armor effect, this is an ult it can be powerful. I'm just not sure how this is imagined in game, they run up, form a circle and stand there, and then after 2 seconds you get control of your hero, do all the other imagines vanish? Would be kinda cool if the images stayed for a bit with very low damage and high increased damage taken. This could give this more of a practical use, allowing it stay with the use of either an escape mechanic or a chasing/gank type spell.
EDIT : Uhh, just saw you changed some stuff (like the ult) I'm gonna look at the changes later and post up something regarding the alterations I guess.
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I'd suggest:
- Buff the ultimate significantly
- Remove the on-death aspect. Forcing someone to die to use their ultimate isn't a good idea... Unless you're implying that the image will perform the ultimate, in which case, I like it. If not, change it to that.
- Increase the evasion from the passive to 5/10/15/20% at the least
- Make the range from Bonk 200, rather than 10
- Increase strength gain. Even with the illusion, 1.2 is pathetic
I like the general idea for the hero though
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Cool concept dude. could u maybe come up with some recommended items also? ain't hard and btw will the images stack with :GeometersBane: Geometers bane? which would be a really good item choice imo and also will the 2nd ability stack with :HackNSlash:frostburn? and the dodge with :Wingbow: Wingbow perhaps.
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Micro them creeps hard
Interesting concept, like the comments all the way through makes the hero seem like a bit of a loon which is very fitting for a Jester.
That being said it would be a good play on words for a noob playing this hero. That aside I like the skillset and the ideas. Plus I have lots of friends that are new to the game that didnt play DoTA so showing them the ropes through something simple would be a good idea.
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So basically she is unkillable? i.e. hide jest in the forest go out and do ur thing, as u die, u transfer to ur jest. cast jest again and repeat? hmm seems pretty strong to me.
Also like its said, not a huge fan of on-death does ulti. cause in all honesty that would mean the ulti is used 0-10 times in a match. Not that nice, especially on a 60 second CD ulti.


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As a kid, I spent large amounts of time daydreaming. It was until I was in my 30s that I realized not all people have stories, characters, and conversations going on in their heads at all times. As a preschooler, I had imaginary friends named Junie, Rabie, and Aprica. I liked them more than real people, probably because I could boss them around. And they weren't bound by the laws of physics (you know, being as they were imaginary and all.)
In grade school I often heard the phrase, "Dawn spends a lot of time talking instead of doing her work." It wasn't until the 4th grade that teachers started saying, "Dawn spends a lot of time talking instead of doing her work, but she comes up with creative stories." I took that as a green light to continue talking and telling stories. It sure beat the heck out of learning my times tables.
In high school, my mom complained about my "attitude problem" (although, between you and me, my attitude was really only a problem for her). I repeatedly heard the phrase, If only you'd apply yourself and work up to your potential. I was convinced that I was brilliant and really didn't need to prove that fact to anyone by doing something as mundane as homework.
Because of my less-than-enthusiastic approach to school, I opted to get a job instead of going to college to do yet more homework. Since I was 18 and thus knew everything, no one could talk me into a less stupid plan.
In 1992 I married the first guy who came along because at the age of 22, I was still stupid yet I still thought I knew everything. (It wasn't until I had kids that I realized I know nothing.) I had Austin in 1994, followed by Savannah, Jackson, Lexington, Clayton, and Brooklyn. Yes, I know they're all named after cities. Yes, I did it on purpose. No, I won't be having any more kids so you guys don't have to send me any more suggestions like Tuscaloosa, Schenectady, Tallahassee, or Rancho Cucamonga. Thanks.
In 2007, I started a blog so I could share my hard-earned wisdom and parenting advice with the world. "The world" consisted of my mom, sister, and a couple friends who read my blog regularly. That all changed in 2007, when I auctioned a pack of Pokémon cards on eBay. In the description, instead of writing about the actual cards, I wrote a funny story about grocery shopping with six kids. The auction went viral. Thousands of people emailed me, asking if I'd written anything else. I directed them to my blog and ended up going from about ten readers a day to nearly a hundred thousand daily readers overnight. My blog, BecauseISaidSo.com, sky-rocketed to become one of the most popular mommy blogs on the net.
The success of my blog awarded me a publishing contract with Guideposts who printed my book Because I Said So (and other tales from a less-than-perfect parent) in April, 2009. In November, 2010, Simon and Schuster published my second book You'll Lose the Baby Weight (and other lies about pregnancy and childbirth). Simon and Schuster also published an updated version of Because I Said So (and other tales from a less-than-perfect parent) in July, 2011. Currently, I'm doing research for my new book. "Doing research" is a nice way of saying, "Thinking about writing another book despite the fact I haven't written a single word because I'm too busy doing laundry."
Somewhere in 2010 I became unstupid. Coincidentally, that's the same year I got divorced. In 2011, my kids and I moved to central Florida. It's pretty awesome being so close to the ocean. And Disney World. (I bet Walt wouldn't have told me to work up to my potential; he would've let me daydream and tell my stories.)
Here in the Florida sunshine, I practice my juggling skills daily. On any given evening, I can be found taking one child to cheerleading practice, dropping off another at church, making dinner, going to the grocery store, running away from cockroaches the size of Buicks, paying the bills, kissing a boo-boo, reading a bedtime story, cleaning up muddy footprints, folding laundry, taking a child to the ER, and explaining to my kids why they can't have an indoor Slip 'N Slide or a pet squirrel.


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-- a dramatic jump in the number of cases of the rare fungal meningitis outbreak in the United States according to Center for Disease Control.
Seven people are dead now 91 cases in nine different states.
Linked to contaminated steroid injections.
-- used to treat back pain Elizabeth brand is -- in Atlanta with more on that fun stuff.
Hi -- yes those new numbers released by the Centers for Disease Control now we're seeing 91 cases across the US that's up.
From 64 just yesterday the new cases mostly in the state of Michigan.
Where fifteen people have contracted the disease seven more in Virginia a total of seven people have died in tennis -- Michigan Maryland and Virginia in just the last week.
Health experts say those people contracted a rare form of meningitis from steroid injections used to -- back pain.
The tainted drug was shipped to doctors and -- pain clinics across the US.
From New England com pounding center in Massachusetts.
The FDA has recalled the injections and is now working tirelessly to notify anyone who may have been injected with the contaminated drug.
Meningitis is often caused by viruses or bacteria but this particular strain is caused by -- fungus.
Symptoms can be as severe as strokes and it could take days if not weeks to -- listen.
The symptoms.
That there are experiencing are those that we sometimes see.
In cases of meningitis such as fever.
New or worsening headache sometimes neck stiffness.
We've also seen in a few patient's signs and symptoms of stroke sudden onset of slurred speech dizziness difficulty walking sudden weakness etc.
Now the CD -- CDC says this particular type of fungal meningitis is not contagious from person to person but they do have a list of all the doctors and clinics that didn't receive the contaminated vials.
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Hylodes Fitzinger, 1826, Neue Class. Rept.: 38. Type species: Hylodes gravenhorstii Fitzinger, 1826 (nomen nudum) and Hyla ranoides Spix, 1824 (= Hyla nasus Lichtenstein, 1823); Hyla ranoides Spix, 1824, by monotypy.
Enydrobius Wagler, 1830, Nat. Syst. Amph.: 202. Substitute name for Hylodes Fitzinger, 1826.
Elosia Tschudi, 1838, Classif. Batr.: 36, 77. Type species: Elosia nasuta Tschudi, 1838, by monotypy. Synonymy by Steindachner, 1865, Verh. Zool. Bot. Ges. Wien, 15: 499; Myers, 1962, Copeia, 1962: 195-202.
Scinacodes Fitzinger, 1843, Syst. Rept.: 32. Type species: Hyla nasus Lichtenstein, 1823, by original designation. Synonymy by Cochran, 1955 "1954", Bull. U.S. Natl. Mus., 206: 280.
Elesia — Brazil and Vellard, 1926, Mem. Inst. Butantan, São Paulo, 3: 43. Incorrect subsequent spelling.
Tree Toads (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 81).
Torrent Frogs (Lingnau, Canedo, and Pombal, 2008, Copeia, 2008: 595).
High-gradient streams in Atlantic forests in the state of Espirito Santo south through Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo to Rio Grando do Sul, in southern Brazil.
Myers, 1962, Copeia, 1962: 195-202, reviewed the nomenclatural history of Hylodes; his opinion was followed by Lynch, 1971, Misc. Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist. Univ. Kansas, 53: 1-238. See Bokermann, 1966, Lista Anot. Local. Tipo Anf. Brasil.: 36-38, for discussion of the type localities of the Brazilian forms under Elosia. Heyer, 1982, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 95: 377-385, defined the species groups noted in the species accounts. Heyer and Cocroft, 1986, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 99: 100-109, discussed the Hylodes lateristrigatus group. Pavan, Narvaes, and Rodrigues, 2001, Pap. Avulsos Zool., São Paulo, 41: 407-425, discussed the similarity groups of species and phylogeny within the genus. Nascimento, Pombal, and Haddad, 2001, J. Zool., London, 254: 421-428, also summarized the species groups. Pavan, Narvaes, and Rodrigues, 2001, Pap. Avulsos Zool., São Paulo, 41: 407-425, suggested that the Hylodes asper group is paraphyletic. Nuin and Val, 2005, Amphibia-Reptilia, 26: 139-147, provided evidence for the monophyly of Hylodes. Pyron and Wiens, 2011, Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 61: 543-583, in their study of Genbank sequences, suggested that Hylodes is paraphyletic with respect to Megaelosia.
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I have been a very big advocate of capture sharpening for fine art workflow for more than a few years now (landscape fine art gallery enlargements). I was under the impression that in ACR (7.1) by using the Radius to the left (0.5) and Detail to the right (100) I was maximizing the deconvolution aspect of sharpening and maybe even drawing out a hair more real detail from the raw file.
Today I did a test on a high frequency raw image (trees) and had my settings at Amount 45, Radius 0.5, Detail 0, and masking at 20. But then I also did it on the same image, this way: I brought a second version of the raw file into PS with no capture sharpening, and saved it as a tiff, then I brought that tiff back into ACR 7.1 and then did the capture sharpening. In Photoshop CS6 I put them on top of each other as layers (one raw sharpened and one tiff sharpened) and at all viewing distances they were exactly the same to my eye (I did notice that the histograms of each were very, very slightly different).
But I could not see a single pixel or edge change anywhere in the image even at 1600% viewing distance. This seems to blow away my impression about deconvolution sharpening actually drawing out more real detail from a raw file. I totally understand that sharpening is not real detail, but on this forum years ago I came to believe that somehow a bit more real detail might be accessed in raw by the aforementioned settings. Any thoughts?
Second question: do you really think there is a quantitative quality difference in detail (or the illusion of) in an image that has capture sharpening applied in ACR (7.1) at its native size, then is enlarged substantially with further rounds of sharpening and grain simulation in the end (versus just sizing it up soft and doing all the sharpening at the end)? I did testing on this years ago and it seemed to be noticably better overall. I guess I'm just second guessing it again.
My basic workflow is capture sharpen Radius 05. / Detail 100, then upsize with Smoother (40, 50, 60, 70 inches...) then do some moderate high pass, then advanced use of unsharp mask (LAB - L channel - or Luminosity - RGB - also blending/blend if sliders for fall off if necessary) then ACR grain simulation (on a seperate layer - not to create grainy photos - but create the illusion of more detail and to camouflage artifacting). I believe after years of testing and practice this seems to be about as good as it gets for my content.
Lastly, smart sharpen... I have not used this much, but do you think this workflow might benefit from using it instead of USM (with the more deconvolution - lens blur/more accurate) type of sharpen near the end)?
Side note: for those involved with focus bracketing (for increased depth of field with the sharpest f/stop) it is common knowledge that capture sharpening at the raw stage (before the Auto Align and Auto Blend in PS) confuses the auto blend algorithm as to what are the real sharper pixels. So, we don't capture sharpen those images (this is common practice).
And after blending the images (Auto Blend) we usually just size up (for enlargement) and go. Now I am thinking that after the focus blending is finished and the file is flattened it might be a good idea to bring that tif file back into ACR and apply a little bit of capture sharpening before the upsize. Does that make sense to you?
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ACRFREAK wrote:
Any thoughts?
Next time, you might want to break down your post to simpler less massive qustions...I'll respond to one.
To the point, there is not much difference between capture sharpening a low ISO raw image or a rendered image brought back into Camera Raw. Not sure why you would think there would be a strong difference...the raw is linear and the rendered file brought back into ACR goes back into a linear gamma for processing and since the sharpening is done on luminance date, it's about 6 of one, 1/2 dozen of the other.
Where capture sharpening at the raw stage really comes into play is where you are mixing sharpening and significant noise reduction...that's where it's optimal to do both at once in a single process because sharpening and noise reduction are two sides of the same coin.
Thank you Jeff. I know, too many questions (sorry). I thought maybe a pick and choose situation...
With low ISO shots (100) I always try to use the least noise reduction possible in ACR (less is more approach) which means on correctly exposed images ("to the right") on Canon cameras, my ACR settings are often 0 on luminance and 0-5 on color noise. My theory is that I am trying to keep a much of the fine detail as possible. Also the reason I like the 0.5 radius and 100 detail.
Disclaimer: I did not entirely understand the original post, and maybe some of this does not apply in your multi-step process, so take with salt...
ACRFREAK wrote:
With low ISO shots (100) I always try to use the least noise reduction possible in ACR (less is more approach) which means on correctly exposed images ("to the right") on Canon cameras, my ACR settings are often 0 on luminance and 0-5 on color noise.
At ISO 100, I rarely use any luminance noise reduction, however my experience is that even under ideal circumstances including low ISO, a modicum of color noise reduction is still essential for optimum image quality. - it is almost never desirable to set color noise reduction to zero, IMO - YMMV. (Note: in NX2 - you don't even get a choice about it - (true) color noise reduction will be applied, as Nikon sees fit).
Note: ACR's color noise reduction algorithm is image adaptive (it's more "aggressive" on higher ISO shots). You shouldn't see much (if any real) detail loss with color noise reduction at 25 on ISO 100 shots, eh?
ACRFREAK wrote:
My theory is that I am trying to keep a much of the fine detail as possible. Also the reason I like the 0.5 radius and 100 detail.
In my opinion, ideally, the sharpen settings should depend on the photo - type, and inherent focus... (.5/100 may be great for ultra-clean, ultra-sharp landscapes, but may not be appropriate for portraits...)
But different strokes for different folks. (and I don't know what kinds of photos you mainly (or only) shoot).
Thanks Rob. Good feedback. I agree. However I do occasionally have an image (today I was looking at an old file, one shot with the 1DS Mark2) of some aspen trees and even at 0 for color noise there is NO noise in it whatsoever. So, less is more, is what I am hearing but also don't be afraid to use some color noise reduction even on nearly every image. Interesting point about it being adaptive to different ISO's. I did not know that.
I do landscape, and post production for other nature/landscape gallery photographers, so that is my basic context. Higher frequency images. Sharp... But, yes you are right, a lot of what we discuss depends on many factors especially the type of image/photography we are doing. I would NEVER apply these settings to a portrait...
Hey Freak,
One way to see exactly what color NR is doing, is to zoom in well beyond 1:1 - at least 4:1, even to 11:1 if your eyes are bad .
Then do before/after comparisons, or the equivalent.
Also, consider the color NR detail slider - sometimes you can preserve detail better (whilst still keeping color noise in check) by cranking this slider up than cranking the amount slider down, although truth be told, it's effect is very subtle at lowest ISO. But beware, the color NR detail slider works very differently than the luminance NR detail slider - I regularly crank lum. detail up to 100, but you may actually exacerbate noise by cranking color detail all the way up - maybe better to balance lowered color NR amount with raised color detail, when you are trying to wring out max detail.
Like Jeff, I got overwhelmed by your original post and quit reading.
Two tips:
1.— One question or topic per thread; and
2.— Don't type more than three or four lines without inserting a blank line. Solid blocks of text are tough to read on screen, especially for old geezers like yours truly.
(I may come back once I copy and paste your text into a text file and reformat it to read it properly. )


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The schedule for the Egyptian-Illini Conference has been released. The event begins next Monday.
Monday, Oct. 21 Pool A at St. Elmo •Game 1: St. Elmo/Brownstown vs. Patoka, 6 p.m. •Game 2: Christ Our Rock vs. Ramsey, 7 p.m. •Game 3: SEB vs. Ramsey, 8 p.m. Pool B at Brownstown •Game 4: Cowden-Herrick vs. Mulberry Grove, 6 p.m. •Game 5: Cowden-Herrick vs. Beecher City, 7 p.m. •Game 6: Beecher City vs. Cowden-Herrick, 8 p.m.
Vandalia's volleyball team lost to Carlyle, 25-18, 16-25, 23-25, on Thursday night.
In junior high girls basketball, Vandalia's seventh-graders lost to Litchfield, 33-8, and the eighth-graders lost, 34-13.
South Central senior Kyle Bray has been selected as the Most Valuable Player in the National Trail Conference, leading three Cougars named to the all-conference team.
Senior Tyler Ross and junior Dylen Peters were also selected to the 12-man team.
Brownstown/St. Elmo senior Dalton Parks received honorable-mention honors.
HILLSBORO – Though she had swept all of the singles matches against conference opponents during the regular season, Vandalia sophomore Hannah Blythe had her work cut out for her at Monday's conference tournament.
Still, Blythe prevailed as the South Central Conference champion, despite getting entangled against unfamiliar opponents.
"I'm thrilled for her," said coach Dana Kern. "Having been a player myself, I know what type of effort this takes, and she works harder than anyone I have ever seen.
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But with the weeks to get that elusive first win running out, last Friday seemed as good of a time as any to end the six-game losing skid.
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After racking up 31 kills and seven aces in five games, Vandalia senior Megan Godoyo was named to the all-tournament team at the Highland Bulldog Invitational this past weekend.
Godoyo, who leads the Lady Vandals with 156 kills and has averaged 6.57 per match over the past seven games, was the brightest spot for Class 2A Vandalia, which faced some stiff competition in going 1-4 at the event.
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Senior Tyler Ross fired a complete game for the Cougars (12-4), striking out eight, and allowing both runs on eight hits and just one walk.
He finishes the fall at 6-2.
Senior Kyle Bray completed his monster tournament offensively, going 2-for-3, with an RBI. He was 7-for-10 in the three games, getting two doubles and having at least two hits in each of the games.
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The Panthers won, 4-3, back on Aug. 29, but allowed Vandalia just four shots on goal in winning the regional play-in game, 3-0.
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Can anyone please tell me if there is any way that i can make the inner circle smaller than -10.0 when using cd label print. If i print onto dvd disc i am left with a white ring round the inner circle
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Not sure if I am understand your issue completely, but had a similar problem when using CD LabelPrint. The standard paper size means the smallest you can get the inner circle is (using-10mm) 33mm, which leaves a white ring as you describe. However, if you create your own paper size (from the menu choose File, Select Paper, then choose New from the pop-up window), you can make the inner circle 17mm. 17mm seems to be the smallest the software will allow.
Hope that helps.
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