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Vixen - 70mm A70Lf (f/12.9) Achromatic Refractor Telescope - (Porta II Mount)
If you are looking for the an affordable starting package, the A70Lf with Porta Mount II is the one. This package combines sharp optics and a rock solid, light weight mount. It takes just seconds to place the telescope on the mount and you are ready for an evening of observing.
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The R130Sf 5" Newtonian telescope comes standard with the 6 x30 finder and dovetail tube plate that attaches quickly to the Porta II Mount head.
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The A80Mf on wood tripod with the Porta II Head is a steady and solid platform for your observing sessions. Wood tripod, not only attractive, but also provides less vibration when viewing.
The A80Mf with Porta II Mount comes complete with:
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The STAR PAL 50L is an great first telescope for the family. Enjoy glimpses into the universe and view objects such as Saturn's rings and lunar craters.
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Vixen - Space Eye 50mm Refractor Telescope
This simple to set up and use telescope is great value for money, with its high-end features, such as slow motion handles and multiple eyepieces
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Vixen - 140mm NA140SSf (f/5.7) Neo Achromat Telescope - (Sphinx SXW Mount, Tripod)
The NA (Neo-Achromatic) refractor features a two element secondary lens at the rear of the optical tube to provide a flatter field of view (Petzval design). Spherical abberation and field curvature are less than 1/3 to 1/5 of standard doublet refractors.
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Vixen - ED100Sf 100mm (3.9 inch) ED Apochromatic Refractor Optical Tube Assembly
The Vixen ED100Sf 100mm ED Apochromatic Refractor includes Extra-Low Dispersion glass that reduces aberration to create sharp images.
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Vixen - Ultra Fast Astrograph VSD 100 f/3.8 Optical Tube Assembly
The innovative wide and flat imaging field, that covers 645 medium format cameras, and e 5 elements in 5 group lens design completely eliminates a violet tint in chromatic aberration (blue halo).
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Vixen - 140mm NA140SSf (f/5.7) Neo Achromat Optical Tube Assembly - Newer Model
Weighing in at 14.3 lbs this 5.5 inch Vixen telescope is an incredible performer. Deep Sky objects are easily visible and Astro-Imagers looking for a fast instrument with clear aperture will be impressed with the NA140's performance.
Now with the 2 Speed focuser, flip mirror , 7x50 FinderScope and Tube Rings complete
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Vixen - 103mm ED103S (f/7.7) Refractor Telescope - (Sphinx SXD Mount, HAL-130 Tripod)
The Vixen ED103S is an apochromatic refractor, with fantastic contrast and 4" aperture, sufficient for viewing most of the planets and many stars. The SPHINX equatorial mount and STARBOOK controller have been intelligently engineered for high-speed automatic location of celestial objects.
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Vixen - 70mm A70Lf (f/12.9) Achromatic Refractor Telescope - (Mini Porta Mount)
When I first started in amateur astronomy, I did as most beginners and purchased a department store telescope that advertised the most power. (700x I believe) Unfortunately, again like most beginners, I found that the advertised power was impossible due to the size of the telescope and more importantly the lack of stability of the mount.
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Vixen - 95mm VMC95L (f/11) Reflector Telescope - (Mini Porta Mount)
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Vixen - 110mm VMC110L (f/9.4) Modified Cassegrain Telescope - (Porta II Mount)
One of the best multi purpose Grab and Go Reflector Telescopes. This is a compact optical tube with features found on higher end telescopes. Suitable for viewing the night sky or birds in far off trees.
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Vixen - 110mm VMC110L (f/9.4) Modified Cassegrain Optical Tube Assembly
One of the best multi purpose Grab and Go Reflector Telescopes. This is a compact optical tube, with features found on our higher end telescopes.
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Vixen - 200mm VMC200L (f/9.75) Catadioptrical Reflector Telescope - (GPD2 Mount, HAL-130 Tripod)
The VMC200L's primary mirror is f/2.5; the compound optical system is f/9.75. This makes the system much more compact and portable than its competition..
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The telescope's large aperture and compact body make it ideally suited for astrophotography of nebulae, star clusters and comets. The use of the optional coma corrector allows for a sharp coma-free image from edge to edge, and the rack and pinion focuser, with an adapter, accepts 2 eyepieces.
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R200SS Newtonian Reflector gives extremely
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Vixen - 70mm A70Lf (f/12.9) Achromatic Refractor Telescope - (SkyPod Mount)
If you are looking for a great beginner scope and a completely automated GOTO mount, the A70Lf with SkyPod is the one for you.
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Sat, Oct 9, 10 at 12:47
I would like to undermount a two-bulb fluorescent fixture under the shelf over my workbench in the garage. I have an outlet on the wall under the shelf that is connected to a 20-amp GFI circuit with 12 gauge wiring. My plan is to convert that single gang to a double with the original outlet plus a switch to control the fluorescent. I'm going to pigtail to the switch using 12 gauge and run 12 gauge directly to the fixture. Are there any issues with this? The 20-amp circuit is one of two powering the outlets in my garage and there is no issue with overloading the circuit. Thanks for your help! |
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- Posted by weedmeister (My Page) on Sun, Oct 10, 10 at 14:28
I don't see why you need to use something as large as 12/2 to wire a single lamp. |
OP is using 12/2 as this is being tapped off a 20 amp circuit! |
- Posted by mike_kaiser (My Page) on Sun, Oct 10, 10 at 22:14
OP is using 12/2 as this is being tapped off a 20 amp circuit! Can one use 14/2 and call it a fixture whip? |
- Posted by spencer_electrician (My Page) on Sun, Oct 10, 10 at 23:41
nope, it is part of the branch circuit wiring until it hits that fixture. The exceptions for fixture wiring are more for the cords of pendant lights, fixture wire to a chandelier, or wiring within a sconce. I once ran across an electrician that believed the fixture wiring applied to wire feeding a track light and chose to run 18 gauge on a 20 amp circuit for the whips to the tracks! That is definitely the worse place to interpret that rule wrong, especially since the track could be loaded up with 20 amps of lights potentially. Although in the case of the OP, one little light using about 20 watts, 12/2 is still needed. |
why not just plug the light in and have a switch on the fixture? |
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Berlin Office Building Features Two Different High-Performance Facades
Posted By Bridgette Meinhold On June 27, 2011 @ 9:58 am In Architecture,gallery,Sustainable Building | No Comments
The site of Friedrichstrasse formerly held a two-story house that was home to the Skadamowski brothers — whom are said to have invented the 3D eyeglasses. The area is rich in culture, history and art, and the new office building helps contribute to the future of the area with its forward thinking facade.
As with many buildings in Berlin [6], Friedrichstrasse has both a facade on the street-facing side as well as on the inner courtyard, so it was important that the architects consider both sides when designing for energy efficiency. The garden side is outfitted with operable shade screens [7] that extend down over each window to protect the interior from the morning glare. Roll-out textile shades can be extended when needed, or retracted for more light once the sun has moved past its zenith. On the street side, the building features three two-story high bay windows, with a specially designed double-glazed facade. A series of vertical fins are integrated to the outside of the windows that can be angled to protect against the heat.
Inside glass, wood and textile combine to implying the intertwining of the garden and the city. Friedrichstrasse 40 was completed early in 2011 and is already pre-certified with the German Sustainable Building Council [5] with a GOLD award.
Via ArchDaily [8]
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We at Paris Creperie have a passion for crepes. Years ago, when owner Chuck Silverston was vacationing in Paris, he got his first taste of a world famous street food. He found something uniquely special in the grand ambience of one of the world's oldest cities. Simple yet traditional ingredients combined in a fresh crepe spun by a street vendor created a new experience that he knew would be a big hit across the ocean.
10 years have passed since then, and Paris Creperie has become a mainstay in Brookline's historic Coolidge Corner. Amidst the backwash of a bustling business community, anyone can escape for a moment to our quaint café to enjoy a small taste of France, a terrific cup of coffee, or our ever popular smoothie selection.
Our newest adventure is the creation of New England's first crepe truck, aptly titled "La Tour Eiffel." Surprisingly enough, our mobile crepe kitchen is closer to the traditional street vendor originally discovered all those years ago. Whether it's serving the denizens of Boston, Brookline, or a privately catered function, we confidently stand behind our motto:
We Bring Paris to You!
Au revoir, and we hope to serve you soon!


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Chickenpox is a virus that spreads easily to others. It creates a widespread, itchy rash. The infection can also cause serious complications in some people.
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Chickenpox is caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). It spreads from person to person via:
- Airborne droplets of moisture containing the VZV virus
- Direct contact with fluid from a chickenpox or zoster rash
It is contagious 1-2 days before the rash erupts. It remains contagious until all of the blisters have crusted. This takes 5 days. It is most contagious just after the rash has broken out.
A pregnant mother can transmit the virus to a fetus.
Last reviewedJune 2014by Fabienne Daguilh, MD
Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.


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[856] TMPRSS2-ERG Gene Rearrangement in Prostate Cancers in the African American Population
A Gopalan, JM Satagopan, MA Leversha, HA Al-Ahmadie, SW Fine, SK Tickoo, JA Eastham, PT Scardino, M Koscuiszka, P Lee, I Osman, WL Gerald, VE Reuter. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; New York University, New York, NY
Background: Prior studies have demonstrated striking differences in the incidence and mortality rates from prostate cancer in African American (AA) men as compared to Caucasians, which are thought to be due to a combination of socioeconomic, cultural and poorly understood biological differences. Prior data from our institution suggested a low frequency of prostate tumors with high expression of ERG in AA versus white men. We also found that rearrangement was associated with lower grade cancers in a predominantly Caucasian cohort, which suggests that the frequency of cancers harboring the rearrangement and race-associated outcome might be related. Given the paucity of data in the literature about TMPRSS2-ERG gene rearrangement status in the AA population, we aimed to determine if there were distinct racial differences in the frequency of rearrangement-associated cancer.
Design: We evaluated TMPRSS2-ERG rearrangement status in 72 prostate cancers from AA men and a set of 43 Caucasian men by interphase FISH using a 3 color breakapart probe containing BAC clones against 3'ERG, 3' and 5' TMPRSS2.
Results: 6 of 64 evaluable tumors in AA (9%), and 11 of 38 evaluable tumors in Caucasians (29%) were positive for rearrangement (p=0.014). All rearrangement in AA was through interstitial deletion. In Caucasians, roughly two-thirds were rearrangement by deletion and the rest by translocation. There was no significant difference in Gleason score between AA and Caucasian men with the rearrangement. None of the AA patients with rearrangement had disease recurrence. Logistic regression analysis suggested that AA patients have a reduced probability of having disease recurrence in the presence of a rearrangement.
Conclusions: African American men have a significantly lower incidence of TMPRSS2-ERG gene rearranged prostate cancer. Rearrangement in this population occurs exclusively through interstitial deletion. Although the sample set is small, our data suggests that rearrangement is associated with a low probability of disease recurrence in African Americans. This preliminary data suggests that distinct molecular differences may play a role in the biological disparity seen in cancers in these ethnic populations.
Category: Genitourinary (including renal tumors)
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Womenswear Wednesdays: Violinist Erika Gamez takes on pin-up girls and Gucci glamor
Gamez found this Gucci monogram purse on Ebag and looked up the serial number upon its arrival. "It turns out that it is from the 1970s," she says.
Inside the bag, we have a variety of products and items that tell a story about Gamez. There's lip balm, Juicy Couture perfume, a bedazzled compact mirror and an embellished iPhone case alongside a nude Coach wallet, ear bud headphones and a cherry blossom-scented lotion. Following a red theme are the red velvet gloves, blush, red lipstick, hair brush, and floral printed cosmetic case.
Her keys are even decorated with a sugar-skull, a Ministry of Magic 'M' and "I heart Las Vegas" key chains. She carries around this toy panda for good luck.
Style analysis: Gamez manifests her fashion views into her own look. She takes the black hair and red lips from glamorous pin ups and messy hair from rock and roll artists such as Alison Mosshart and Victoria Legrand. Her views are expressed in the items she carries: personalized everything and an alarming amount of gaudy red.
Like Gamez, always tell your own personal story through fashion, Denver.
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David Tennant's Next Role: Marvel Villain for Netflix's 'AKA Jessica Jones'
David Tennant's next role has been lined up. The Doctor Who and Broadchurch star has been cast as the evil …
Read NowDallas describes himself as an actor and writer whose curiosity and love of science have led him into a parallel career as one of television's freshest and funniest rising talents.
Hmmm. Anyway, Dallas' mantra is that you don't need to be a scientist to be in love with science. Before "Bang" he investigated the scientific world from a layman's point of view in "Dallas in Wonderland" (The Discovery Science Channel) and "The Gadget Show" (Five), among others. The former saw him having a crack at breaking the men's 100m record and journeying to the center of the Earth. Well, it's the ambition that counts.
His TV acting credits include "Casualty," "Holby City" and "Moll Flanders," and his theatre work brought him together with the late, legendary comic Ken Campbell on a variety of hair-brained projects. Perhaps most notable was The Warp, the 29-hour epic which made it into the Guinness Book of Records as the world's longest play.
And the fun has continued on "Bang." As well as getting to grips with some pretty serious science (quantum mechanics, anyone?), Dallas has attempted to swim like a dolphin, braved the flying trapeze to illustrate nuclear fusion, and er, dressed up as Goldilocks. All in the name of science of course.


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Rollin Alon (Bud) Haynes, 83, of Mertzon, loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, was born in Clay Center, Kansas on April 30, 1927 and was welcomed into heaven on October 13, 2010. The only child of Raymond and Mildred Haynes, Bud and his family traveled across Kansas with the Salvation Army, which was the basis of his life-long faith.
Bud married his wife, Shirley, on May 23, 1949 and they shared 61 years of marriage. Together they had four children, 11 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild.
In 1948, Bud began a life-long career with Northern Natural Gas, working in Kansas, Eldorado, Andrews, and Big Lake. He retired in 1982, from his final position as Operations and Maintenance Manager. Following his retirement, Bud and Shirley moved to Mertzon where he took on a variety of "post-retirement" projects such as caretaker for the cemetery, EMS ambulance driver, and substitute minister for the church.
He is survived by his wife Shirley; his three sons and daughters-in-laws Bob and Linda Haynes (Fort Stockton) and children Alona, Christy, and Randy; Mike and Stacy Haynes (Eldorado) and children Mindy and Tanner; and David and Allison Haynes (Lubbock) and children Erin, Kyle, Aaron, and Jenna; and one daughter and son-in-law Alona and Gene Shoffner (San Angelo) and children Shawna, Michele and Rollin Skeet. He is also survived by 9 great grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild, and many special friends.
A celebration of his life was held on Saturday, October 16th at 2 PM at the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), US 67 at Juanita, Mertzon, TX. Burial followed at the Mertzon Cemetery.
The family received friends on Friday, October 15th from 4-6 PM at the First Christian Church, Mertzon. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to the Salvation Army, 215 Gillis, San Angelo, TX, 76903 or the First Christian Church, P. O. Box 791, Mertzon, TX, 76941. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Kerbow Funeral Home, Eldorado, TX.


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Teen Advisory Group (TAG)
The Teen Advisory Group is at the core of the MCASD teen programs. Composed of 15 diverse teens representing high schools from across San Diego, TAG explores contemporary art by meeting with local artists and discussing art in the Museum's galleries. TAG also imagines, develops, and realizes a project designed to reach the wider Museum audience and also advises the Museum on the design, promotion, and staffing of programs.
TAG meets regularly at the Museum on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month between October and June 2015.
Download the application for the 2014–2015 teen Advisory group. All applications are due by Tuesday, September 23, 2014 to be considered for the program.
Sound Off
In collaboration with MCASD's Education Department, the Teen Advisory Group presents Sound Off. The community is invited to add their voices to the museum experience by creating a performance piece in response to exhibitions on view. Click here for submission forms and more information.
Teen Programs at MCASD are supported by Qualcomm Foundation, Gould Family Foundation, the County of San Diego Community Enhancement Fund, The Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation, Price Family Charitable Foundation, and annual contributors to the MCASD Museum Fund. Institutional support of MCASD is provided, in part, by the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture.
To find out more about teen programs at MCASD, contact the Education Department at 858 454 3541 or email@example.com.
2012-2013 Teen Advisory Group's collaboration with the Nationwide Museum Mascot Project
Teens explore Margaret Noble: 44th and Landis with artist Margaret Noble and Associate Curator Jill Dawsey
Teens meet artist Scoli Acosta as he installed his exhibition Scoli Acosta: ELEMENTALISTHMUS at MCASD
Teens lead a public talk at MCASD
Teens interview artist Ela Boyd
Teens lead an activity for the public at MCASD's Thursday Night Thing (TNT)


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480 Hodgson to Department of External Affairs
Cablegram 293 PARIS, 27 December 1948, 10.15 p.m.
Security Council. Please see our en clair report [1] today's proceedings.
1. It was apparent even before today's meeting that United States and United Kingdom had lost much of their enthusiasm for firm Council action. I had seen a number of delegations over the weekend and it was apparent that no proposal for withdrawal would receive the requisite number of votes whatever combination of powers suggested. Jessup even went so far as to tell me before the meeting that he was more or less satisfied with Dutch intended response, indicating that they had been in consultation with him.
Response is, in my view, quite unsatisfactory and amounts to no more or less than rejection of the Council's order.
2. Withdrawal proposal of the Ukraine differs only in form from that contained in resolution last week and yet United States and United Kingdom, whose vote would have ensured the passage, abstained, the former on the grounds that further consideration of the position was desirable and the latter for the astonishing reason that the Council 'should wait until it became clear what the Dutch intended to do'. United Kingdom was represented by Falla, which is hardly encouraging as to the seriousness with which they regard this issue.
3. The situation appears obviously to be one in which United States and United Kingdom regard it as more important to block the U.S.S.R. than to reach a satisfactory conclusion. I have made repeated efforts to persuade Jessup to adopt an attitude more in keeping with United States protestations last week without any success and I fear that present indications are that the Council will take no action in regard to the preservation of the Republic as a negotiating unit.


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I enjoyed the SWTOR beta Thanksgiving weekend despite some bugs. I was seriously considering dropping WoW when it came out. On the other hand, I really didn't want to give EA $60 for an unfinished game. The annual pass was the excuse I needed to wait. If SWTOR is still going strong in one year, I'll play it. Meanwhile, I'm perfectly happy playing WoW, getting D3 for free, and enjoying the Mists beta with 999,999 other people. I hope they invest some of those billions in revenue on beta servers, though.
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Dec 15th 2011 1:45PM Merry Christmas!
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The Queue: Panda ... nope, not going to do it {WoW}
Jun 6th 2011 12:26PM What's the best online character profiler? I've used wowhead's for quite a while now but the recent lack of stability there has sent me off looking for a decent alternative.
The Queue: Min-maxing archaeology {WoW}
Dec 13th 2010 4:28PM This is a question that's always bugged me. Does gathering generate aggro? Sometimes it seems as if just touching an herb or mining node causes a nearby mob to attack.
WoW.com is moving to wow.joystiq.com {WoW}
Sep 13th 2010 5:55PM That's a shame.
http://www.wow.com/about could use an update.
WoW.com is moving to wow.joystiq.com {WoW}
Sep 13th 2010 4:10PM I thought Elizabeth Harper was Editor-in-chief and Dan O'Halloran was managing editor?
The Lawbringer: A rookie's guide to the TOU {WoW}
Sep 2nd 2010 6:26PM I thought religious deities were not allowed. The Ancient Greeks might be offended by your use of Solon.
The Queue: Needs more spikes {WoW}
Jun 7th 2010 3:26PM How to lockout timers work with heroic dungeons? At what point are you saved to an instance and can no longer choose it in the dungeon finder?
The Queue: Still wishing for weather {WoW}
Nov 24th 2009 3:20PM Will Alliance be able to enter Ragefire Chasm with the new dungeon tool in 3.3?


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PATIALA: While the Punjab sports department with the help of experts has prepared an elaborate diet chart, consisting of non-vegetarian food for at least three days a week besides other nutritious food items for its players, officials in the sports department at Punjabi University, Patiala, seem to believe that a humble diet of "dal-roti" is enough for sportspersons to give their best.
Despite mandatory directions to give a diet worth Rs 120 per day to each player living in the residential wing of the university sports department and Rs 60 per day to sportspersons of the day scholars' wing, the contractor providing meals has been providing a diet costing just Rs 51 per player to the 253 sportspersons enrolled in the university. The remaining amount is allegedly being pocketed by university sports department authorities.
The matter came to light during checks carried out by Punjab sports department officials, on the two wings of the university sports department recently, who found that the players were being served simple "dal-roti." When the sports department team asked the contractor, Jarnail Singh, about other missing mandatory food items like paranthas, butter, scrambled eggs and milk, the contractor said he had "directions" to spend only Rs 51 per day per person on the diet of days scholars as well as hostellers. He further claimed that he had been "depositing" the remaining amount with the sports department of the university. In fact, Jarnail Singh even gave it in writing to the officials that he was giving a diet worth Rs 51 per day and the remaining amount was "going to the sports department of Punjabi University."
The two wings of the sports department of the university were started in July 2011 and the Punjab sports department suspects misappropriation of around Rs 35 lakh since then. As per terms and conditions of the agreement signed between the Punjab sports department and the contractor, the latter could not change menu for the players.
"The contractor has been serving a diet worth Rs 51 per player, while the remaining amount is being spent on milk and juice by coaches concerned. The contractor has been giving the remaining amount to coaches, who are arranging milk and juice for the players," said director, sports department of the university, Raj Kumar Sharma. But when asked about terms and conditions of the contract, he said he was in Srinagar and would talk later.
An officer in the Punjab sports department on condition of anonymity said, "The sports department of the university had no business to interfere in the contractor's work as we had hired him to provide food to the sportspersons. The contractor cannot change the menu and university authorities cannot take any money from the contractor. It's misappropriation of the sports department's money. We have written for action against the university authorities."
Punjab sports director Ajit Singh Pannu, said, "If it's happening, it's wrong. I would seek a report from the district sports officer of Patiala and take action against the sports department of the university."
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Videos from 2013 Master National
Icey 3rd Series:
Chloe 1:
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Idgie 3rd Series:
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Master National 2013
Minnesota Iron Range Retriever Club Results
Master dogs receiving ribbons:
Duke owned by Mike & Ty Davis
Jolie Bob Owens
Blackie now owned by Wendy Wo
It was a Special weekend for TED owned by Nancy Niepart who earned his
Master Hunter Title and Qualified for the 2013 Master National in Kansas this year.
Go TED!!!
Senior dog receiving a ribbon:
Arley owned by Steve Davis
Hope all is well with everyone. Going to get to 75' today!!!
Central Minnesota Retriever Club!
Hi Mike, here is an update on the last 2 hunt tests plus photos. Thanks for your continued help with our site. I will forward you pictures and video from my ipad. Stellar Retrievers is having a fantastic summer in the U. P. Michigan. The weather is 70-80's and the dogs are all running like champs. We have had 2 successful HT's with high passing numbers. Heading to Minnesota Iron Range Retriever Club this weekend. Everyone keep your fingers crossed for Deepwoods Spirit if the Wild, "Ted". He needs one more pass to qualify for his first MN. He's only 2 1/2 years old!!!! Go Ted!!!! |
Deepwoods Spirit of the Wild, "Ted" owned by Nancy and Bob Neipert, did a great job, check out the video. |
Stellar's Black Jack, Blackie. |
Stellar's High Water Madam, "Chloe", owned by Brian Gurrola. Chloe is a consistent 3 year old star on the team. |
Lone Star Power Stroke Duke, owned by Mike Davis ran the entire test clean. |
Stellar's Dancing in the Moonlight, "Starr", owned by Bill and Lee Hanes, another nice pass to qualify her for the MN. Way to go Starr!!! |
My Time to Shine, "Asta", owned by Wendy Wotasek, was glad to be back after having a litter of beautiful pups. I know because she told me so. |
Tioga's Dottie Spot On, owned by Steve Davis, did a great job spitting out the birds for Jack on the line. Good girl. |
Romeo Takes Jolie, owned by Bob Owens, earned her MN qualification. |
Asta Dottie Duke Blackie Starr Chloe Ted Rocky Hill's Icey Blue, owned by Bill and Judy Davis, earned her MN qualification. Phew, good girl Icey, now mom can relax lol. Kansa here we come!!!!!
Dottie's Oakpoint Arley Rose, owned by Steve Davis, made it look easy on both series.
Jolie Starr Asta Blackie Chloe Dottie Icey Duke
Happy Stellar Puppy "Baxter" Photos from a happy owner!
From Karin: Baxter is doing great!! He is a very smart dog!! He has learned to sit, come when we blow 3 times on a whistle, and he is learning "down". He loves to go to my children's baseball games!
Asta-Blackie Litter-Field Retrievers for Sale
One Little Girl Left...
There is one female Sway/Blackie Puppy left needing a home. Here's a little picture and hopefully video to convince you how cute this one really is! Give Jack a call if you would like to talk about a well bred female.
Six Week old Lab Puppies-TOO CUTE!
Here's a little video that should lower your blood pressure!
And if that isn't enough cute, here's the newest to the line of Stellar Retreivers….drum roll please…RUDY!
Brazosport Hunt Test Fall 2012
Asta owner Wendy Wo
Icey Bill & Judy Davis
Blackie Robert & Molly Rascoe
Bonnie Larmar Jones
River Bruce Moore
Gem Bruce Moore again
Idgie Tim Mahady
Jolie Bob Owens This is Jolie's 1st Master Pass at 20 months old!!!
Master Passes dogs run by Owners
Jazz- owner/handler Lee Telling
Dottie Steve Davis
Master Passes Dogs now trained and handled by owners
Lucky Marty Thompson
Dory Lee Davis
Louise Dede Paterson
Annie Wayne Paterson
Senior Passes
Hoot owner Karen Goff
Belle Mike & Ty Davis
Puppies on the Way!
Blackie x Sway. Both are Master National Retrievers trained by Stellar Retrievers.
Blackie - Lean Mac in second generation of pedigree. Blackie is 8 years old and one of the last Lean Mac sons. When have you seen that in recent years? His mother was a Field Champion with 30 AA points, F/C Cream. "F/C Cream" has 6 Full Brothers/Sister's that are F/C AFC with 100'S of points. Her parents are Honest Abe and Lottie. When have you seen that? Can you guess how expensive Blackie was? He is an awesome performer and an 80 lb house dog with loving personality.
Sway- Lean Mac in 3rd generation of pedigree. Her record and her pedigree speak for its self. She is 65 lbs. She was the youngest dog to pass the 2010 Master National in California at 30 months. She has gone on to Qualify in Maryland in 2011 and Qualified for the 2012 MN. She is an talented hunting / Hunt test dog and a big family pet.
These puppies will be intelligent and very nice dogs. Any good trainer would love to work with. They will have all the drive you want and should be able to be handled by Amateurs at competition level and great pets.
Call Jack for more information.
Click on the thumb of the pedigree to see it larger at Photobucket!
Headshot of Blackie
It's All Wrapped Up!
Saturday is a cold one at the 2012 Master National
Jack stopped for a snap after the 5th Series with Blacie, Idgie, and Asta!
Here's a little tighter crop of the crew:
Master National 2012 update
Here's a little movie clip of Jack and Asta running a blind:
Jack and Bruce Moore at workers party tues night:
Nancy Neipert won a wine cooler at workers party:
The gang in the gallery, 3rd series,Weds:
@StellarRetrieve Tweeting from the Master National
That's right folks! Live from the Master National using Apple's iPhone wonder technology, Stellar Retrievers will be keeping you up to date using 140 characters or less per tweet to keep you up to date. Down load a Twitter app and follow Stellar Retrievers and the all the dogs running the Master National using: @StellarRetrieve
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Tejas Retriever Hunt Test
Master passes include:
Lochmar "Bonnie" MH, owned by Lamar Jones. Good to have her back.
Stellar's Dancing in the Moonlight MH... "Starr", owned by Lee and Bill Hanes.
Tioga's "Dottie" Spot On MH, owned by Steve Davis.
Rocky Hill's "Icey" Blue MH, owned by Bill and Judy Davis.
Lone Star Power Stroke "Duke", owned by Mike and Ty Davis (yes, if your last name is "Davis", we will train your dog!!!)
Homestead High Flight "River" MH, owned by Bruce Moore.
High Flight's White Lot a Passion, "Gem", also owned by Bruce.
My Time To Shine, "Asta" MH, owned by the wonderful Wendy Wotasek (lol, guess who's writing this blog!)
The Bee Charmer "Idgie", MH.
Stellar's Black Jack, "Blackie", MH MNH.
10 out of 11 dogs passed this challenging test, judged by Bill Teague and Scotty Maddox. It was a good example of what we may see at the Master Nationals, these dogs are ready!!!!
Senior Passes include :
Lone Star Final "Belle", owned by Mike Davis.
Stellar's Hi Water Madam, "Chloe", owned by Brian Gurrola. This was her SH title, 5 in a row...GREAT JOB!
Congratulations also to our friends Bob Neipert, Rick Greer, and Dede Pattersen on passing their dogs.
Also thanks so much to Marty and Janice Thompson, and Lee and Debbie Telling, for all their hard work at the test and our get together Saturday night.
Our next test to run is the Master Nationals, we are going to try to go back on Twitter for this event. This will keep y'all informed of the action as it is happening. We will text out Twitter address soon.
Teal Season is ON!
Northern Flight Hunting Retriever Association HT in Maine on St. Croix, MN August 25-26th
Northern Flight Hunting Retriever Association HT in Maine on St. Croix, MN
August 25-26th
Picked up Wendy from Duluth airport on Friday and headed to St.Croix. Good to have my sweetie back, missed her and the tailgate lunches.
It was a little warmer than usual, mid 80's but clouds kept it cool. Bob Owens and Doug Lewis joined us on Saturday. Also got to visit with our good friends Jace and Denise Tramontine. Always a fun time!
It was a very successful weekend 10 out of 11 master passes with 1 new master hunter title (Duke). Also 4 out of 5 senior passes, with 1 new senior hunter title (Jolie).
Master Passes
Asta, Idgie, Blackie.
Homestead High Flight "River" owned by Bruce Moore, passed.
Tioga's "Dottie" Spot -on, owned by Steve Davis, passed.
Rocky Hill's "Icey" Blue, owned by Bill and Judy Davis, passed.
Romeo's Sassy "Cassie" owned by Doug Lewis, passed.
Stellar's High Octane "Ethyl" owned by Marty and Janice Thompson, passed.
Stellar's Dancing in the Moonlight "Starr", owned by Lee and Bill Hanes, passed.
Lone Star Power Stroke "Duke", owned by Mike and Ty Davis, passed and received his Master Hunter title! Great job considering Duke is only 23 months old and was out of training for 3 months with a broken leg and then a serious dog bite injury.
Senior Passes (it was a double)
Lone Star Final "Belle", owned by Mike and Ty Davis, got her first pass at only 13 months, good job!
Stellar's Hi-Water Madam, owned by Brian Gurrola, got 2 more passes. She has 1 more to go for her title.
Romeo Takes Jolie, owned by Bob and Mary Ellen Owens, passed and received her Senior Hunter title!
We are loving our new pup "Rio", Stellar's Blue Moon Running In Order, she is extremely smart and loves to work! Wendy is back to spoiling her. Rio doesn't have to stay on the truck all day now that she is back.
The Duluth Retriever Club- Aug 3rd and 4th
It was a beautiful weekend in the 70's and clear skies. I had the good company of Robert Rascoe who came to Ironwood for a 10 day visit and training. We missed his usual travel companions, Lee and Bill Hanes, they couldn't make it this year. Looking forward to seeing them in a month at Alabama Master Nationals. Robert and I had the generous hospitality of Bob and Mary Ellen Owens for great meals and lodging.
Master passes
Robert Rascoe passed Spur and Idgie.
I passed Ray, Duke and Star, (Asta was a scratch do to being in season).
Senior passes (it was a double)
Jolie, owned by Bob Owens, 2 passes.
Running her first test, Stellar's Hi-Water's Madam "Chloe", owned by Brian Gurrola,passed 2.
Jackson's Sonny Jack, owned by Ferrell Jackson, passed 2.
Here are some pictures of Robert (Roscoe P Coaltrain) and Spur!
Central Minnesota Retriever Club
Central Minnesota Retriever Club in Sauk Rapids. It was a successful double master weekend.
Master passes-
Stellar's Dancing in the Moonlight "Starr" owned by Bill and Lee Hanes passed 2 tests with the first pass qualifying her for the 2012 MN. Starr is only 27 months old. Great job!
Tioga's "Dottie" Spot On, owned by Steve Davis, passed both tests, qualifying her also for the 2012 MN. Steve, Dottie, and young dog "Arley", are a welcomed new addition to the Stellar team!!!
Lone Star's Power Stroke "Duke" passed 1 Master Test. This was his first time running Masters.
He had fantastic marks and blinds in the other test but couldn't sit still on the honor. Just a little more work to be done on that and this boy is there!
Stellar's My Time to Shine "Asta" owned by Wendy Wotasek, passed both tests. Another good job considering her normal routine of staying in the house has been interrupted by the new puppy
"Rio" we picked up from John and Karen Blackbird on our way to Michigan.
On a general note, we have added 4 new kennels, have 3 fantastic bird boys up here, and the weather has been cool and great for the dogs training. We look forward to the upcoming visits from all our owners and friends and successfully running these Northern tests this summer.
So here are some pics of Jack with Rio the new pup and a photo showing that yes, retriever trainers can in fact, build things!
Best regards all!
Stellar Retrievers Welcomes Steve Davis to Ironwood
Steve and I had a great time whether we were training, working or fishing.
All work and no play would make Jack a dull boy !!!
Here's a picture on Sunday fishing for small mouth bass with Captain Jake on his Ranger boat in Lake Superior. Now there was a Northern Pike caught on this trip and IN THE BOAT. If you notice there's no picture. I wonder who caught that 24in fish and maybe who we should ask why there's no Picture??
Northern Camp-Back in the Top Ten!
Here are some snaps of the kennels after we got it all put back together!
7/3 Stellar Retrivers Carries On
I had quite a wake up Monday night at 10:30. The biggest bank of kennels (8) that lays out from East to West and faces to the North was moved 45-50 feet to the North, turned upside down and landed on the dog trailer. Of course we had just replaced that fence with a 6ft one. The opposite side kennels (4) that also run East to West but face South were moved 4ft to the south. The roof of those kennels was blown a 100 yds to the southeast. The other bank of kennels that run from North to South and faces to the East were moved 2ft to the east. That roof was peeled up like a banana from a west wind. Out in the Storm, rain, lighting and thunder Craig Davis came down and helped me get all the dogs accounted for, ALL OKAY.
Tuesday 5am the sun was up and clean up began. With landlords Dave and Craig Davis 3 bird boys Jake, Mike and John we took kennels apart and got them off trailer. With some extra panels and gates( we got from one of Dave's clients ) we were able to salvage and put up 5 runs of the 8, by 3pm. I took off for Duluth to get more runs, Dave went to building supply to get roofing supplies. At 8 pm when I got back roof was on those 5. New roof was on the opposite 4. The roof of the north-south kennels was fixed. All dogs were feed, aired and in the kennels.
4th of July we put up the kennels that I picked up in Duluth. Temporary repaired airing yard fences and mowed the grass. Steve Davis of Dallas came that afternoon to help. I was glad to tell him everything was done for the day.
Thursday we were back to normal training schedule. That afternoon roof was put on new kennels, post holes dug and new airing yard posts set in concrete.
Friday training as normal. That afternoon holes drilled in posts and airing yard gate hung, Tee posts in, with fence strung. Every thing is done.
Here's what the destruction looked like:
6/30-7/1 Minnesota Iron Range Retriever Club
Master Dogs
2 Passes for Starr owned by Bill and Lee Hanes of Winston-Salem, NC
2 Passes for Duke owned by Mike and Ty Davis of Austin, TX
1 Pass for Dottie owned by Steve Davis of Dallas, TX
1 Pass for Asta owned by Wendy Wo in Giddings
Senior Dog
Jolie passed both of her inaugural senior tests and is owned by Bob and Mary Ellen Owens of Duluth, MN
Hopefully Jolie will finish her Senior title at her home club August 3,4,5 The Duluth Retriever Club which is the next test were going to.
The Hanes's and Robert Rascoe are coming up to train and run the event!!!
Good Luck to ALL
Weather Update: ALL DOGS ARE OKAY!
Seems we had a bit of a blow here in Michigan last night. Needless to say from looking at the photograph below, it was a mighty blow and we are busy cleaning up. All that said, all retrievers, yes, all retrievers, are A-OKAY! So I'm back to work and back to training!
Best regards,
Just a nice time at Tejas...
Tejas Hunt Test Spring 2012
Tejas Hunting Retriever Club test held April 28-29th was fast and furious. We always especially enjoy this one, as it is only 5 miles from the house and this year even had one flight here at the house. So after all the preparation and parties the weekend finished up with a lot of ribbons!
Master Passes
Blackie and Idgie passed, proving just because you are getting older doesn't mean your slowing down.
Stellar's My Time To Shine "Asta" passed, qualifying her for the Master National at 25 months old. She got her MH title at Metro on April 15th at 24 months old.
Watermark's "Torch" of Torrey Pines, owned by Mary Tatum, passed making that 3 passes for her at master level. Good job!
Torg's Beretta "Bailey", owned by Bob Worms passed and titled. Bob and his dad Frank were good company this weekend and yes.. Bob got wet at the ribbon ceremony.
Stellar's Dancing in the Moonlight "Starr", owned by Bill and Lee Hanes titled this weekend at 25 months old. She nailed the 3rd series 3 difficult, cheaty watermarks...perfect! Check out her title ribbon.
Stellar's Hunky "Dory" owned and handled by Lee Davis got her second pass, yeah, good job Lee.
Stellar's Proud "Mary", owned,trained and handled by Bob Neipert ran fantastic to earn her MH and also qualify for the Master Nationals at a young 25 months. We call our girls the "Stellar Sisters" and we are working on their theme song and dance!!!! Bob got buckets of water to cool him off at the ribbon ceremony. Fun!!!!!
Congradulations also to Marty Thompson for passing "Lucky", Bill Teagues for passing "Cozby"and "Cheers", Lamar Jones for passing "Bonnie", Tim Buck for passing "Laurie.
Junior Passes
BIG CONGRATULATIONS for Brook Jackson our junior 8 year old handler, for titling Jackson's "Sonny" Jack this week end after passing a double staked weekend. Brook out shined all the other handlers and Sonny ran 4 perfect series, making it look easy.
Great weekend and great spring season. Thank you to all our clients, friends, bird throwers and workers for being a part of the Stellar Team. We are off to our summer grounds in Ironwood in a month. Check our site for this summers results and updates. Wish you all good health and a cool summer.
Brook and Sunny!
Star's Title Shot!
Asta's Mug…
Bryan College Station and Brazosport Hunt Test March 10-11
Master passes were many.
Rocky Hill's Icey Blue, owned by Bill and Judy Davis, received her MH beautiful Aggie colored ribbon....way to go Icey. Special thanks to Bill and Judy for bringing an awesome lunch of brisket, yum! Here he is:
Stellar's Dancing in the Moonlight "STAR" owned by Lee and Bill Hanes picked up her 1st master pass. 1 for 1 and shining bright.
Stellar's MY Time to Shine "Asta" owned by Wendy Wotasek also got here 1st master pass and gunning for the master national qualification.
Torg's Beretta "Bailey", owned by Bob Worms, did a great job for her first master pass. We have some great young up and comers!
Watermark's "Torch" of Torrey Pines owned by Mary Tatum double staked in senior and
master to come home with 2 ribbons and her first master pass. Wow!
It was also a great week ends for our friends and other Stellar dogs.
Dee Dee Patterson passed Stellar's Southern Exposure "Louise"
Bob Niepert passed Stellar's Proud Mary as well as Gypsy
Nancy Neipert passed Skeeter, good job Nance.
We have decided to form a new pop group called the "Stellar Sisters" and are looking for a theme song and dance to perform to embarrass Jack! Suggestions welcome
Brazosport Retriever Club HT held March 10-11th was one of those crazy weather weekends, rain,rain,rain,lightning,delays and more rain. For those of you that missed it, SMART! But for those of us that attended it proved to be a successful weekend.
Good test and great judges for our flight made the bad weather bearable.
Master passes
Icey, Asta, Star, Torch,and Trix (Mary Tatum's dog), all handled by Jack
Special notice to our guests from Winston-Salem NC:
Robert Rascoe for passing Spur and Blackie
Lee Hanes (with husband Bill rooting us on) for passing Ray and Idgie. We love when they visit and thank them for all their help in training and around the place.
Also good to see our friend Bruce Moore from Alaska who ran and passed Gem and River.
Go get em this weekend at Waterloo Bruce.
Also passing dogs were the "Usual Suspects" Bob and Nancy Neipert (Mary, Skeeter and Gypsy), Dede Paterson (Louise),Bill Teagues (Cheers and Cozby) and Lee Davis for Stellar's Honky Dory's 1st master pass, great job all.
Senior passes
Lone Star Power Stroke "Duke" owned by Mike Davis earned his 1st senior pass at a young age of 18 months and a few months on the bench due to injuries. This dog has talent and drive, keep your eye on him.
Watermark's "Torch"of Torrey Pines, owned by Mary Tatum double staked again and is accumulating a bucket of ribbons. "
Congradulations to Lee Telling for passing loveable, "Leroy's Voodoo Forest" in seniors, good having him and Debbie up for the weekend.
Thanks again to Bill and Judy Davis for feeding most of the flight with delicious injected and smoked chicken.......so glad he got that new grill for christmas.
Come join us at Waterloo this weekend!
Last Chance Duck Hunt!


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While we had cognitive dissonance over Alabama's loss to A&M, and while dreaming dreams and seeing visions of BCS glory, we saw an excellent, big swift, skilled Notre Dame team, comfortable outside of South Bend, dominate BC with cold efficiency and cooler passion. The Irish, surprisingly leading D-1A in drives of five minutes or more, controlled the ball at will for the first three quarters, but squandered scoring opportunities with atypical fumbles from the running backs.
Kelly, know for audacity in seeking victory, coached as if he were merely avoiding a loss. Knowing he had enough points with 21, he basically buttoned it up in the 4th stanza.
It was a simple formula, balancing the run and the pass, converting third downs, stopping BC's run, letting Rettig's receivers catch the ball, then tackling them immediately. Diaco let Rettig dink and dunk, garnering less than 9 yards per completion (golson's was a healthy 12 per completion).
For the fourth time this season. with Michigan State, Michigan, Miami the first three, the Irish D pitched not a shutout, but did not allow a touchdown.
Warm fuzzy feeling award: Goodman catching a touchdown pass Is this guy improving as much as we think award??: Danny Spond
Defenses are entire units but the anvil and the hammer of this Irish defense is in its front seven. The starters are filled with NFL prospects. This unit will stop the run and not let you rely on it. You are only allowed to run after you have established the pass. The power of Tuitt, Nix, and KLM is daunting. They offer nearly a half of a ton of mass themselves, and they play with attitude. There is enough depth, especially with the precocious Day, to keep them fresh in the 4th quarter.
The linebackers are led by the remarkable Te'o, but the others are worthy enough of being on the field with him. Shembo carries a sledgehammer onto the field, is a sledgehammer on the field after the whistle blows. Fox/Calabrese are a veteran duo, with Fox skilled at covering receivers, and Calabrese a sure tackler. Spond has improved significantly this year, and can stay on the field in passing situations.
The unit is not a great pass-rushing group, but if you hold the ball too long….
The secondary has improved, and is still protected by Diaco with his cornucopia of zone defenses. Their tackling has improved, and Jackson and Russell have improved in their man-to-man coverage skills. They are among the top five defenses in America, whether by the eyeball test or statistically.
You want data? #1 in scoring defense (we're haircutting the Tide because they played Western Kentucky and the might OWLS of Florida Atlantic), 10th in Pass Efficiency Defense, 8th in Total
Defense, 6th in Rush Defense. REMARKABLE!
A New Year's Day Bowl Quality Offense.
Started slowly in September, breaking in a new QB, young receivers, and new blocking schemes.
The vet OL jelled after the September break and has led the offense.
The Irish offense has increased its ability to engineer sustained drives, cleverly mixing running and passing.
The quarterback has grown, and has brought the young receiving corps with him.
Kelly enjoys playing multiple TE packages, and while the nonpareil Eifert will sneak out on pass plays,
his blocking is now NFL caliber. The Irish are capable of wearing you down in the 4th quarter,
Stanford style.
This offense is improving throughtout the season. To justify their now higher rating, let's examine some numbers.
Now, among you quants "data-mining" is a capital sin, but I'm about to commit it. We look at the data for the 4 September games. Then we examine the string of games from Miami through Pitt. We have calculated the averages for points, rushing offense, passing offense, total offense and compared them to the GROSS averages for all of D-1 through games of 11/3. Here are the totals and the "pro forma" rankings.
In the first 4 games, the Irish AVERAGED 25.75 points, 19 First Downs, 140 yards per game rushing at 3.5 a carry, 211 yards passing at 57.5% completion average and 351 yards per game total offense. The averages for the Miami through Pitt were 28 points, 24.2 First Downs, 231 yards per game rushing at 5.1 yards per carry, 201 yards per game passing at 57% completion rate for 459 yards per game.
Up from 25.75 to 28. A modest 9% increase. But if you throw out the two non-BCS conference teams, Navy early and BYU in October, the averages become 17.7 and 30 ppg. This is a 70% jump in ppg. 30 per game would rank 55th in the nation.
First downs moved from 19 per game to 24.2 per game, a 28% increase, but more importantly, an extra first down per quarter is a HUGE difference in ball control.
Rushing yardage went from 140 per game to 248.4, a 77% increase. The rank would be 12th in rushing yardage nationally. The more intriguing improvement is from 3.5 yards per carry to 5.1 yards per carry. This is moving from a measurement on third down, to having gobbled up the first down in two plays. It was never "three yards and a cloud of dust" it was "four yards and a cloud of dust."
The passing yards actually decreased by 4% with the same completion rate. The rank here is 90th.
The total offense increased from 351 per game to 459 per game, a 30% increase. 459 would rank us 30th in the country.
Now, note two things: In the October/November traunch, we played three very good defensive teams-Stanford, BYU and OU, one competent one, Pitt, and a sieve in Miami.So these numbers came against sound competition.
Second, the final thing to arrive in any offense is red zone efficiency and, in Phil Steele's favorite number, yards per point (like golf, lower is better) This means you leave fewer points on the field.
Is this team done improving? Again, we have the rest of the regular season and then 5 weeks between SC and the BCS bowl game.
The offense that takes the field in the BCS game will be a far better offense than the one that opened the season, and better than the one that played in October. Stick around, this could be fun!
Bowl quality
The first principle is that we have, in deference to our defensive dominance, a conservative approach to special teams.
Brindza, subbing for Tausch, while gritty, has missed some kicks.
On the empirical side, Phil Steele's blended ranking is as good as we have. The Irish were 46th through the game of November 3rd.
We don't win games on special teams. We don't lose games on special teams.
Many, like the Oklahoma Sooners, are taken aback by the sheer length and mass of the Notre Dame team. Back when the regime began, Kelly and Diaco talked about the size (height) profile of the players in the front seven, the cornerbacks, et. al. Kelly also mentioned the importance of Paul Longo.
The eye becomes indifferent to what we see routinely (do you really look at the paintings on the wall of your house?)
But each time the Irish take the field, they are never out physiqued. And we often outphysique the opponent. Football is not a contact sport, thank you Mr. Lombardi, dancing is a contact sport, while football is a collision sport. And the Irish are well-equipped to initiate, withstand and prevail in collisions.
This will not go away, it will only become more prevalent. For a glimpse, just examine the three 2014 commitments who are not yet in the second half of their junior year (which means that they, if they redshirt, will be playing in Longo developed bodies in 2018) They are Brent, Martini, Hayes, 6'3″ 196, 6'3″ 220, 6'5″ 270. BIG
The schedule giveth and the schedule taketh away.
Out-Miami, BC, Wake Forest
In- Arizona State, Air Force Academy, Temple
Two open dates-one between Arizona State and USC, another between Pitt and BYU. We lose the advantage of opening with Navy and getting that out of the way, but we do, after SC, play Air Force and Navy back-to-back. So the defense will practice against the option for two successive weeks.
There are so many supervening, intervening events, coaching changes, attrition, injury, transfers. It would be a fool's errand to even attempt to project the relative strength of our 2013 opponents. But as Elvis sung, fools rush in…..
THE BCS game candidates
Michigan, Oklahoma, Stanford, Southern Cal. Only Stanford returns its quarterback, whether Hogan or Nunes. This flips the script on the other three, as we bid adieu to Robinson, Jones and Barkley.
Let's try this:
(1) Michigan-The key here is that Hoke is in his third year. Some think he's an outstanding coach, and we saw what Kelly did in his third year (overall improvement, record improves while breaking in new quarterback). Hoke has recruited up a storm, and Mattison builds defenses. Borges has had to work around Denard Robinson's nuances. Whether it is Gardner, workmanlike against Minnesota and Northwestern, or wunderkind Morris, Borges will have a serviceable quarterback next Fall.
(2) Stanford-a remarkable physical football team, rock steady. While Shaw may be dropping off in recruiting, he has one more year of Harbaugh's pipeline. And remember that OL recruiting class of Garnett, Murphy and Peat. They will be our final 2013 game. It will be brutal.
(3) OU-will have skill players if they can find a QB. They've known Landry is leaving, so we'd expect they will. Mike Stoops will be in his second year and the defense will be better.
(4) SC-They are hard to get a fix on in 2012, who knows what they'll be like next October?
We'll be home. Check the ball pressure.
Arizona State, Michigan State, Pitt, Byu.
(5) Arizona State-Kelly is only a soph, and Todd Graham, in 2010 at Tulsa, and in 2011 at Pitt gave the Irish all they wanted. Expect him to hit JC recruiting hard. Neutral Dallas. Hey, they always loved us in the Cotton Bowl!
(6) Michigan State-Dantonio produces the Big X's most consistent performance each year. They will be modest offensively and tough defensively. Even with their massive defensive losses this year. A tough out.
(7) Pitt-two extraordinary coaching stories in Pennsylvania this year, what Bill O'brien did in State College, and Chryst stabilizing the ship and then righting it at Pitt. QB? Remember, he's the one who brought in Russell Wilson at Wisconsin for his senior year. Don't bet against him going back to that well.
(8) BYU-Nelson graduates, and their new hero, Taysom Hill will take over at QB. He will rush for a lot of yardage and many touchdowns. But NOT against Notre Dame!
TEAMS WE SHOULD EASILY HANDLE IF NOT OVERCONFIDENT(easier said than done)
Air Force, Navy, Purdue, Temple.
(9) Air Force Academy-though they lost to both other academies this Fall, should be the strongest. Reason? Recruiting advantage-kids would rather prepare for a career in the airline industry than getting shot at in the Army.
(10)Navy-last seen in hot pursuit of the galloping ghost of Dublin, Stephon Tuitt, they are 6-3. Niumatalolo is a wonder!
(11) Purdue-sunk without trace this year, signature win over Marshall! Yikes!
(12) Temple-from the Golden Pastures of North Broad Street. Do you bring kids for the campus visit at night?
(1) More than seniors like Te'o, Klm, Golic, Motta, who will be looking through salty teary eyes and play accordingly. It is a rite of November in South Bend.
(2) Kelly continues to expand the passing game to prepare for SC and the BCS game.
(3) Riley Skinner will stress-test our secondary, but they only get 3.3 ypc rushing against mere mortals. Wait until they get a load of our front seven!
(4) Hopefully a lot of depth, a lot of young players. This will fuel their practice enthusiasm as we go through the next six weeks.
(5) A funny look from fans and players as they leave the stadium. SC is next.
And we can assume NOTHING!
Go Irish!
Comments to this Article
Irish '94 commented on November 13th, 2012 at 10:59 am
Didn't allow TD versus Stanford either. 5 games with no TD's allowed.
Toulmin H. Brown commented on November 13th, 2012 at 12:40 pm
What we saw in the ND vs BC game is a team waiting to face USC. This season is a good example of why playing a good S.O.Schedule is a bright idea.
DeltaIrish commented on November 13th, 2012 at 2:57 pm
ST isn't winning us games or losing us games, huh? True…but we have certainly left some opportunities at "style points" on the board by essentially ceding field position every punt.
It's almost like BK has PTSD from "Little Giants" and runs "Punt Safe" every single time. I'd gladly foot the Xanax bill if it would help him figure out how to drop a couple blockers back so the return man has a chance.
Oh well, gotta have something to complain about I guess.
SteelFanRob commented on November 13th, 2012 at 3:13 pm
I think you're being too generous.
STs have taken a step back. Does Atkinson look the same to you on KO returns? Also, why did we blow a year of D. Neal's eligibility to basically fair catch? John Goodman couldn't do that?!
I hear a lot about how it's tough to return punts today. But on a weekly basis I see long punt returns on the highlights of other games. So that's just an excuse.
Frankly, our O isn't consistent enough to sacrifice field position. We need to improve on STs. To do that BK is going to have to hire a specialist. Hire the best one possible. Having one in place for the USC game might not be a bad idea, but of course we know that won't happen.
Geoff G commented on November 13th, 2012 at 3:23 pm
Agree with Rob 100% (Rob, we certainly seem to be agreeing a lot this year.) A specialist needs to be brought into the long term strategy moving forward, although it is a moot point for this season. We won't see any major improvements the next 2 games. As long as we don't lose the ball on a muffed punt though, you won't hear me complaining.
I do agree that wasting Neal's eligibility to basically fair catch was pointless. Figured we might see him in the slot on offense but not so much. It'd be nice if we could just get something started in the return game. Even a 10 yard return would be nice once in a blue moon.
SteelFanRob commented on November 13th, 2012 at 4:08 pm
I try to keep my analysis to football matters. You can agree or disagree with my analysis, but so long as it's about football matters, that's OK. I'm trying hard to avoid the mud slinging I'm prone to when others take gratuitous personal shots at me. One can't handle how others behave, but one can try to work on oneself to be the better human being.
As for STs, the problem, I believe, is that BK has been handling them. It shows. There's no sense of consistency other than being consistently bad.
We need a specialist for next season. BK need to demonstrate some humility and realize he can't be the HC, OC, head recruiter, and STs coach all at once. I'd be happy with him also turning the play calling to some one else as well. Being the HC at ND is tough enough.Good to hear from you, Geoff. Seems I hadn't heard from you in a while.
storespook commented on November 13th, 2012 at 6:32 pm
Overall, nice analysis of the team. I too agree that ST's have not "pulled their weight" in the overall team process. I see plenty of other teams returning punts. We're not and that could be costing us plenty. Again, considering how bad they were last year, I thought more emphasis would be placed upon that aspect.
Beat the Deamon Deacons
Let's see a good last home game performance from the boys in Blue & Gold!Goooooooooooooooooooooo Irishhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
DeltaIrish commented on November 13th, 2012 at 9:22 pm
Right on with burning 25% of neals eligibility. And GAIII does looked reigned in. No wonder we lead FBS on drives over 5 minutes. We are always driving the full lenghth.
Oh well. May ST will catch up with the d and o next year.
SteelFanRob commented on November 13th, 2012 at 9:34 pm
STs have been a problem for 3 years. Last year GAIII masked some of those deficiencies. This year, for whatever reason, injuries, illness, Sophmore slump, scheme, combination of all these, he hasn't looked the same.
Good point about ND leading the FBS in 5 minute drives. Hadn't occurred to me, but you're right. It's basic math.
The Neal situation is infuriating. What a waste! Is that being negative or just realistic. I think the latter.
DeltaIrish replied on November 14th, 2012 at 10:19 am
Absolutely. BK came in and made D a priority and we see the results. O is apparently next in line and we see flashes of what can be…so hopefully that comes to fruition as well. ST just seems to be on the back burner. Usually as you increase in talent on D and O, that talent bleeds into ST. But when you scheme for touchbacks and fair catches, why waste eligibility of super skilled players that can help your O and D?
That decision, and putting TR in against Pitt when EG was firing on all cylinders are the two things that baffle me this year. But, thats an improvement over last year too. I was baffled most of the time last year.
then, I'm easily baffled and thats why I am just an old leatherneck on a keyboard and BK makes millions coaching my beloved Irish. So, somebody explain those decisions to me like I am a 3rd grader. I think BK is the right man for the job and has us in a great place a year ahead of schedule. But I need those answers before I think he is a genius ball coach.
fxm replied on November 14th, 2012 at 1:14 pm
No offense, but I hate this idea that the commander of an offensive juggernaut comes in and makes great defense his priority because his fan base is captive and he doesn't need to fill seats. Defense is the foundation, then we build offense, then special teams are the roof. Sorry, seems goofy. I can certainly see having priorities, but if offense is what you built your reputation and career on, why not have it a little further along? A defense quite like this is not going to be easy to replicate year in, year out. If this defense was coupled with a top quartile offense, we could be in the BCS Championship with a very good chance to win in what is a slightly down year for elite teams. This is a great year to get a title that doesn't come around too often.
JDH replied on November 14th, 2012 at 2:26 pm
Because Kelly was/is smart enough to realize that ND's schedule is not the same as a Conference USA or Big East schedule etc. That DEFENSE wins games and championships. It's not easy to replicate a great/"top quartile" offense year in and year out either. It all takes time and Kelly's managed to do it defensively in 2.5 years. The offense is improving and I think it's quite likely our O will be "elite" (whatever that means) in a short amount of time. Recruiting will improve with the results from 2012. Let's say that our offense had put up more points than it has this year. Would we necessarily be ranked higher in the BCS or AP poll, ahead of Kstate or Oregon at this point? Not necessarily.
Last week you wrote: "Alabama and Oregon will not lose." You were wrong about Alabama and Oregon still has to face Stanford and Oregon State, with a crap defense. If I were you I'd wait patiently.
D-Train 65 commented on November 13th, 2012 at 11:17 pm
Agree 100% with majority of comments shown. Certainly can see the frustration showing in Neal on punts as he is desperate to do anything other then fair catch just to show what he can do. GAIII has shown little this year almost never even getting back to the 25 it would be interesting if BK was to let Neal return kickoffs as well as punts (since there are no returns there) to see what kid has to offer. I would think a duo of Davonte and Cam McDaniel would do a great job and wouldn't mind the odd double reverse or throw back to opp side of the field just for SOMETHING DIFFERENT BK. Also now with Daniels out another chance to use Neal and McDaniel on bubble screens or long bombs to Neal ala Chris Brown who may take up some of Daniels patterns. We won't be holding USC and Barkley/Lee/Woods to a couple of field goals and won't have time to march 80 yds on each series if we get behind 14 pts. Would like to see a punter and another FG kicker for next year even if they are walk ons. Turk has done zero in his career a lifetime 39yd avg guy and Brindza is even a question mark on PAT's and can't get the ball into the end zone on kickoffs so what happened to that BOOMING LEG we heard so much about last year??
Shazamrock commented on November 14th, 2012 at 1:40 pm
With so many of us focused on this year's success, very little has been said about recruiting.
ND, somewhat quietly (if there is such a thing) has been on a steady climb upward in the Rankings.
(Team recruiting rankings as of today)
Notre Dame-4SCOUT: Michigan-1
Notre Dame-2
Tex A&M-4Rivals: USC – 1
Mich -4USC and Notre Dame are the ony two teams at this point, who made it in the top four in each of the 3 recruiting ranking services.
As any ND fan can tell you, Febuary signing day is still a long way off.
You'er gonna win some, and you'er lose some between now and then.
But it is still pretty impressive!
You might also think that to reach these high rankings that there would be a bunch of 5 star guys… but you would be wrong.[Reply]
SteelFanRob replied on November 14th, 2012 at 7:03 pm
You'll note I've commented on recruiting a bit. But thanks for the updated rankings.
While it's only right to focus on this exciting season and the games ahead, we shouldn't lose sight of recruiting.
Finishing #1 or #2 will probably mean ND gets all the remaining players it wants. BK will find a way to make room for them.
We're still in play for a couple of 5 and 4 star recruits. Let's go get them! Unlike CW, BK knows how to get the best out of his talent.
Go Irish!
jeff replied on November 15th, 2012 at 5:57 pm
There are only a handful of 5-star recruits available every year and most of them cant read and write so they wind up at Alabama and USC. Kelly and his staff seem to be doing a great job of recruiting. Unfortunately that bowl loss to Florida St. last year probably cost us Darby, Greenberry, and Sheppard. My guess is that 2 out of these 3 probably cant read and write either so we would have lost them anyways. Lets hope this trend doesnt continue.
SteelFanRob replied on November 15th, 2012 at 6:15 pm
That might be a bit harsh.
Regardless, ND gets its fair share of elite real student-athletes. In fact, from what I hear, the problem with Tee was that his grades were inflated and he couldn't handle the coursework at ND.
I totally agree about the loss to FSU cost us those recruits. ND will due its due diligence to make sure all its recruits will be eligible. Mistakes will happen from time to time, however.
jeff replied on November 16th, 2012 at 1:15 am
Rivals 2013 recruiting class ranks only 22 players as 5-star. So far 11 of those 22 are going to SEC schools or USC. 6 are still undecided. Jaylan Smith is only 5-star commitment for the Irish but its still early and we could land a couple more.
bj commented on November 14th, 2012 at 1:55 pm
go get this guy/Nkemdiche
Is 'Bama or Ole Miss the Favorite for Nation's No. 1 Recruit Robert Nkemdiche?By Full Ride(Senior Analyst) on November 8, 2012 39,899 reads
131the consensus top recruit in the country for the Class of 2013, has decommitted from the Clemson Tigers.
Nkemdiche shocked the recruiting world back in June when he committed to Clemson, but now he's back on the open market. Nkemdiche's mother, Beverly Nkemdiche, has been unhappy with her son's commitment to Clemson and has hoped he would switch to another program.
DeltaIrish replied on November 14th, 2012 at 2:56 pm
I'm not sure on this guy. Definitely impressive athlete. But i recall reading he essentially blackmailed Clemson into signing pretty close to his entire high school team to get the commitment. Then backed out.
Shazamrock commented on November 14th, 2012 at 2:33 pm
I would rather ND have a bunch of four star "team" players, than a bunch of 5 star "me" players.
Besides… long before he can come to ND he has to prove that he can count to 21 with his shoes on and his fly closed!
DeltaIrish replied on November 14th, 2012 at 2:57 pm
Clemson is ACC so he can probably do that much. Now that he is looking at the SEC…well, you know what the SEC players get on the SATs? Drool.
joey d replied on November 17th, 2012 at 8:27 pm
There will be a list of USC decommits in the next couple of months. After Hayden fires Kiffin, the new coach will have to figure out how much he was offering all these guys to play at USC.
I'm also tired of hearing about style points. ND defense is more impressive than Oregon's offense!
bj commented on November 15th, 2012 at 8:32 pm
usc game is for alL the marbles
IN 2005 USC's 34-31 victory at South Bend featured the ILLEGAL "Bush Push" when Heisman Trophy tailback Reggie Bush pushed quarterback Matt Leinart into the end zone for the SO CALLED winning touchdown on the final offensive play of the game/ NOTRE DAME'S RETURN TO GLORY COLLAPSED AND went downhill for 7 yrs, dont let that happen again.
fxm replied on November 15th, 2012 at 11:50 pm
If, when we spend 7 minutes driving down the field, which we will, it results in a touchdown, we may win. One thing that concerns me about this team in particular is we don't really have that type of intense pass-rush to do to Barclay what Stanford did. I hope Diaco can work something out there. Someone has to put a hurting on Barclay for tose "quitter" comments from last year.
Shazamrock replied on November 16th, 2012 at 10:24 am
Good point about the Stanford pass rush.
They are currently ranked #1 in the country in sacks.ND? They don't appear until all the way down the list at a woeful 12th in the nation with only 30 sacks on the season thus far. (for a measley 209 yards)
Most of those sacks have come without blitzing.
(Whats wrong with this Diaco guy anyway?)TIP*
Next time you decide to watch a ND football game you might want to turn the TV on first.(For those of you who don't know me… this is sarcasm at it's finest)
By the way, USC is currently ranked 5th in the nation in sacks with 37 on the season.
That should be a bit more of a concern.Also, USC did not win the "Bush Push" game. The win was stripped from them (along with all the others) by the NCAA for cheating.
And Reggie Bush is not a Heismen Trophy tailback. He rented it for a few years, tarnished it, then was shamed into giving it back.
The good news is, that being such an honorable and stand up guy, it only took him a mere 7 years to do it![Reply]
Laf Irish commented on November 17th, 2012 at 11:47 am
Special teams, especially the field goal kicking hasn't hurt ND. Not yet. They cannot continue to leave 3 points on the field now and again. Sooner or later it will be a win/lose factor.
SteelFanRob commented on November 17th, 2012 at 1:11 pm
Laf Irish,
Yes, very true.
But I would go even further and say inside the redzone, esp. once inside the 10, we cannot continue to leave 7 points on the field and off the scoreboard. Sooner or later that too will be a win/lose factor.
Beat Wake!
Go Irish!
SteelFanRob commented on November 17th, 2012 at 5:07 pm
As much as I dislike the NBC game announcers, the network did a great job with the pre-game and senior presentations. Wow! Very emotional!
Great start for the Irish. Keep it up!
SteelFanRob commented on November 17th, 2012 at 8:02 pm
Great Senior Day at ND!
God bless those great kids!
Go Irish, beat SC!
BTW: Go Cardinal!
jonny commented on November 17th, 2012 at 8:09 pm
usc losing AGAIN hurts a little bit (oregon too though)
but overall couldn't have asked for a better senior day
–S.F.R. i agree, nbc did an excellent job today
SteelFanRob commented on November 17th, 2012 at 10:53 pm
That wasn't a totally incompetent O the Irish shut out. The QB, WRs, and RBs have put up some big numbers against good (albeit not great) ACC Ds. Much more impressive than Bama's shut out.
jonny commented on November 17th, 2012 at 11:04 pm
oregon and k state both having trouble so far
-personally i don't want BOTH to lose. obviously i don't expect either one to blow it, but if i had a choice i'd only want one of the two to go down tonight.
being #1 is trouble. heavy is the head that wears the crown, and all that.
NOTHING matters right now other than the trojans. i'm perfectly happy being #2 up until and after that point. number two gets into the championship game just as much as number one
Laf Irish commented on November 18th, 2012 at 12:17 am
If both lose and the Irish handle USC more than likely ND faces Alabama in the title game.
I think we match up best with Kansas State. Any of the three would be one hell of a ball game. I am tired of seeing the SEC dominate the BCS. I guess I would rather see KSU win out and Oregon go down. If they get by Stanford, they have to deal with USC and UCLA. So who do you want to play in the title game?
Laf Irish commented on November 18th, 2012 at 12:27 am
I've been playing on the PC too long. Just went to look at the Baylor/KSU game. KSU is getting smoked.
Well,boys, it looks like ND has it's destiny in it's own hands. Oregon and Stanford going to OT. Wow.
Any white smoke coming out of the chimney at ND. I am ready to nominate BK to replace Benedict Sixteen. (insert smiley face emoticon).
jonny replied on November 18th, 2012 at 12:37 am
"destiny in it's own hands"
thats EXACTLY what makes me nervous
SteelFanRob commented on November 18th, 2012 at 12:39 am
ND is #1!
Most important game in a generation next week.
Any news on M. Barkley?
If ND wins it will most likely be ND vs. SEC champ.
Laf Irish commented on November 18th, 2012 at 12:41 am
Oregon bounces the field goal try off the upright back in the field of play. The Cardinal win! Notre Dame now the number one team in the nation!!
Laf Irish commented on November 18th, 2012 at 12:42 am
Time for any BK doubters to go away. Far away.
Rick commented on November 18th, 2012 at 12:44 am
Irish fan in Los Angeles her. Barkley is having an MRI tomorrow. USC announcers reported after the game a "pretty serious injury".


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