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|The thesis explores the outcome of the exhaustive theoretical and experimental investigations performed on Octagonal Microstrip Antenna configurations. Development of the MATLAB TM backed 3D-Conformal Finite Difference Time Domain (CFDTD)Modeller for the numerical computation of the radiation characteristics of the antenna is the theme of the work. The predicted results are verified experimentally and by IE3D TM simulation. The influence of the patch dimensions,feed configurations,feed dimensions and feed positions upon the radiation performance of the antenna is studied in detail. Octagonal Microstrip Antenna configurations suitable for Mobile-Bluetooth application is dealt in detail. A simple design formula for the regular Octagonal geometry is also presented. A compact planar multi band antenna for GPS/DCS/2.4/5.8GHz WLAN application is included as appendix A. Planar near field measurement technique is explained in appendix B.
|Department of Electroncis, Cochin University of Science and Technology
|The study shows that standard plastics like polypropylene and high density polyethylene can be reinforced by adding nylon short fibres. Compared to the conventional glass reinforced thermoplastics this novel class of reinforced thermoplastics has the major advantage of recyclability. Hence such composites represent a new spectrum of recyclable polymer composites. The fibre length and fibre diameter used for reinforcement are critical parameters While there is a critical fibre length below which no effective reinforcement takes place, the reinforcement improves when the fibre diameter decreases due to increased surface area.While the fibres alone give moderate reinforcement, chemical modification of the matrix can further improve the strength and modulus of the composites. Maleic anhydride grafting in presence of styrene was found to be the most efficient chemical modification. While the fibre addition enhances the viscosity of the melt at lower shear rates, the enhancement at higher shear rate is only marginal. This shows that processing of the composite can be done in a similar way to that of the matrix polymer in high shear operations such as injection moulding. Another significant observation is the decrease in melt viscosity of the composite upon grafting. Thus chemical modification of matrix makes processing of the composite easier in addition to improving the mechanical load bearing capacity.For the development of a useful short fibre composite, selection of proper materials, optimum design with regard to the particular product and choosing proper processing parameters are most essential. Since there is a co-influence of many parameters, analytical solutions are difficult. Hence for selecting proper processing parameters 'rnold flow' software was utilized. The orientation of the fibres, mechanical properties, temperature profile, shrinkage, fill time etc. were determined using the software.Another interesting feature of the nylon fibre/PP and nylon fibre/HDPE composites is their thermal behaviour. Both nylon and PP degrade at the same temperature in single steps and hence the thermal degradation behaviour of the composites is also being predictable. It is observed that the thermal behaviour of the matrix or reinforcement does not affect each other. Almost similar behaviour is observed in the case of nylon fibre/HDPE composites. Another equally significant factor is the nucleating effect of nylon fibre when the composite melt cools down. In the presence of the fibre the onset of crystallization occurs at slightly higher temperature.When the matrix is modified by grafting, the onset of crystallization occurs at still higher temperature. Hence it may be calculated that one reason for the improvement in mechanical behaviour of the composite is the difference in crystallization behaviour of the matrix in presence of the fibre.As mentioned earlier, a major advantage of these composites is their recyclability. Two basic approaches may be employed for recycling namely, low temperature recycling and high temperature recycling. In the low temperature recycling, the recycling is done at a temperature above the melting point of the matrix, but below that of the fibres while in the high temperature route. the recycling is done at a temperature above the melting points of both matrix and fibre. The former is particularly interesting in that the recycled material has equal or even better mechanical properties compared to the initial product. This is possible because the orientation of the fibre can improve with successive recycling. Hence such recycled composites can be used for the same applications for which the original composite was developed. In high temperature recycling, the composite is converted into a blend and hence the properties will be inferior to that of the original composite, but will be higher than that of the matrix material alone.
|Department of Polymer Science and Rubber Technology, Cochin University of Science and Technology
|Nonlinear dynamics of laser systems has become an interesting area of research in recent times. Lasers are good examples of nonlinear dissipative systems showing many kinds of nonlinear phenomena such as chaos, multistability and quasiperiodicity. The study of these phenomena in lasers has fundamental scientific importance since the investigations on these effects reveal many interesting features of nonlinear effects in practical systems. Further, the understanding of the instabilities in lasers is helpful in detecting and controlling such effects. Chaos is one of the most interesting phenomena shown by nonlinear deterministic systems. It is found that, like many nonlinear dissipative systems, lasers also show chaos for certain ranges of parameters. Many investigations on laser chaos have been done in the last two decades. The earlier studies in this field were concentrated on the dynamical aspects of laser chaos. However, recent developments in this area mainly belong to the control and synchronization of chaos. A number of attempts have been reported in controlling or suppressing chaos in lasers since lasers are the practical systems aimed to operated in stable or periodic mode. On the other hand, laser chaos has been found to be applicable in high speed secure communication based on synchronization of chaos. Thus, chaos in laser systems has technological importance also. Semiconductor lasers are most applicable in the fields of optical communications among various kinds of laser due to many reasons such as their compactness, reliability modest cost and the opportunity of direct current modulation. They show chaos and other instabilities under various physical conditions such as direct modulation and optical or optoelectronic feedback. It is desirable for semiconductor lasers to have stable and regular operation. Thus, the understanding of chaos and other instabilities in semiconductor lasers and their xi control is highly important in photonics. We address the problem of controlling chaos produced by direct modulation of laser diodes. We consider the delay feedback control methods for this purpose and study their performance using numerical simulation. Besides the control of chaos, control of other nonlinear effects such as quasiperiodicity and bistability using delay feedback methods are also investigated. A number of secure communication schemes based on synchronization of chaos semiconductor lasers have been successfully demonstrated theoretically and experimentally. The current investigations in these field include the study of practical issues on the implementations of such encryption schemes. We theoretically study the issues such as channel delay, phase mismatch and frequency detuning on the synchronization of chaos in directly modulated laser diodes. It would be helpful for designing and implementing chaotic encryption schemes using synchronization of chaos in modulated semiconductor laser
|The present work is an attempt to probe the elastic properties in some dielectric ceramics, by using ultrasonic pulse echo overlap technique. The base Ba6-xSm8+2xTi18O54 and Ca5Nb2TiO12 are very important dielectrics ceramics used for microwave communication as well as for substrate materials. Ultrasonic is one of the most widely used and powerful techniques to measure elastic properties of solids. The ultrasonic technique is nondestructive in nature and the measurements are relatively straightforward to perform. One unique advantantage of the ultrasonic technique is that both static and dynamic properties can be measured simultaneously. The velocity and attenuation coefficients of the ultrasonic waves propagating through a medium are related to the microscopic structure of the material and they provide valuable information about the structural changes in the system. Among the various ultrasonic techniques, the pulse echo overlap method is the most accurate and precise one. In the present case the decreased elastic properties of Cas-XMg,Nb2TiO12 and Cas-,ZnNb2TiO12 ceramics can be attributed to their mixture phases beyond x = 1. Moreover, the abrupt change in elastic properties observed for x >1 can also be correlated to the structural transformation of the materials from their phase pure form to mixture phases for higher extent of substitution of the concerned material . Ca4(ANb2Ti)012 (A = Mg, Zn) is the strongest compound with the maximum values for elastic properties . This could be due to the possible substitution of Mg/Zn ions with lesser radius [25] than Ca2+ in perovskite B-site of Ca(Cali4Nb2i4Tili4) O3 material to contribute more ordering and symmetry to the system [20]. All other compositions (x > 1) contain mixed-phases and for such mixed-phase samples, the mechanical properties are difficult to explain.
|The thesis deals with the preparation and dielectric characterization of Poly aniline and its analogues in ISM band frequency of 2-4 GHz that includes part of the microwave region (300 MHz to 300 GHz) of the electromagnetic spectrum and an initial dielectric study in the high frequency [O.05MHz-13 MHz]. PolyaniIine has been synthesized by an in situ doping reaction under different temperature and in the presence of inorganic dopants such as HCl H2S04, HN03, HCl04 and organic dopants such as camphorsulphonic acid [CSA], toluenesulphonic acid {TSA) and naphthalenesulphonic acid [NSA]. The variation in dielectric properties with change in reaction temperature, dopants and frequency has been studied. The effect of codopants and microemulsions on the dielectric properties has also been studied in the ISM band. The ISM band of frequencies (2-4 GHz) is of great utility in Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) applications. Microwave heating is a very efficient method of heating dielectric materials and is extensively used in industrial as well as household heating applications.
|Department of Polymer Science and Rubber Technology,Cochin University of Science and Technology
|Over the past few years, a little word with big potential has been rapidly entering into the world's consciousness-'nano'. Nanoscience and technology is a multidisciplinary field, involving the fabrication and understanding of matter at the finest level of a few nanomters.This thesis is about the synthesis and laser induced studies of nanosized ZnO,a versatile material with a wide range of applications.After synthesizing colloids and films of nano ZnO,the samples are studied using different optical methods.Interactions of intense laser beams with nanosized particles are found to open up many interesting scenarios with possible applications in the field of photonics.
|International School of Photonics, Cochin University of Science and Technology
|The thesis entitled " Investigations on the solvent extraction and luminescence of lanthanoids with mixtures of heterocyclic β-diketone S and various neutral oxo-donors" embodies the results of investigations carried out on the solvent extraction of trivalent lanthanoids with various heterocyclic β-diketones in the presence and absence of neutral oxo-donors and also on the luminescent studies of Eu3+-heterocyclic β-diketonate complexes with Lewis bases. The primary objective of the present work is to generate the knowledge base, especially to understand the interactions of lanthanoid-heterocyclic β-diketonates with various macrocyclic ligands such as crown ethers and neutral organophosphorus extractants , with a view to achieve better selectivity. The secondary objective of this thesis is to develop novel lanthanoid luminescent materials based on 3-phenyl-4-aroyl-5-isoxazolones and organophosphorus ligands, for use in electroluminescent devices. In the beginning it describes the need for the development of new mixed-ligand systems for the separation of lanthanoids and the development and importance of novel luminescent lanthanoid- β-diketonate complexes for display devices. The syntheses of various para substituted derivatives of 4-aroyl-5-isoxazolones and their characterization by various spectroscopic techniques are described. It also investigate the solvent extraction behaviour of trivalent lanthanoids with 4-aroyl-5-isoxazolones in the presence and absence of various crown ethers such as 18C6, DC18C6, DB18C6 and B18C6. Elemental analysis, IR and H NMR spectral studies are used to understand the interactions of crown ethers with 4-aroyl-5-isoxazolonate complexes of lanthanoids. The synergistic extraction of trivalent lanthanoids with sterically hindered 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-pivaloyl-5-pyrazolone in the presence of various structurally related crown ethers are studied. The syntheses, characterization and photyphysical properties of Eu3+-4-aroyl-5-isoxazolonate complexes in the presence of Lewis bases like trictylphosphine oxide or triphenylphosphine oxide were studied.
|The thesis report results obtained from a detailed analysis of the fluctuations of the rheological parameters viz. shear and normal stresses, simulated by means of the Stokesian Dynamics method, of a macroscopically homogeneous sheared suspension of neutrally buoyant non-Brownian suspension of identical spheres in the Couette gap between two parallel walls in the limit of vanishingly small Reynolds numbers using the tools of non-linear dynamics and chaos theory for a range of particle concentration and Couette gaps. The thesis used the tools of nonlinear dynamics and chaos theory viz. average mutual information, space-time separation plots, visual recurrence analysis, principal component analysis, false nearest-neighbor technique, correlation integrals, computation of Lyapunov exponents for a range of area fraction of particles and for different Couette gaps. The thesis observed that one stress component can be predicted using another stress component at the same area fraction. This implies a type of synchronization of one stress component with another stress component. This finding suggests us to further analysis of the synchronization of stress components with another stress component at the same or different area fraction of particles. The different model equations of stress components for different area fraction of particles hints at the possible existence a general formula for stress fluctuations with area fraction of particle as a parameter
|Department of Polymer Science and Rubber Technology, Cochin University of Science and Technology
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ISIS, along with its goal of establishing a new caliphate in the Middle East, is creating a time machine capable of taking humanity back to the shadows of the Dark Ages. After centuries of struggling for equal footing with men, the value of some women in areas controlled by this latest iteration of jihadism is being reduced to "spoils of war." Their personhood is being replaced by monetary amounts, sometimes less than a herd of goats.
Success of any product, including religion, often depends more on packaging than what is really inside. For example, whoever suggested giving priests the power of dispensing absolution from the Catholic Church was a marketing genius. Once given to a rueful sinner, even breaking a Commandment like murder could be washed away with the repetition of a few verses (Hail Mary…). And considering the success of ISIS attracting young men driven as much by testosterone as ideology, it is easy to speculate a former Madison Avenue executive turned jihadist updated the promise of 72 virgins in paradise into the immediate delivery of unplucked flowers to loyalists for a few Iraqi dinars or Syrian pounds. Short of cash, perhaps a recent separation an infidel from his head would earn him the virgin of his dreams.
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This Ecuadorian-American mezzo-soprano brings characteristically classy musicianship and intelligence to the task at hand. The voice is, at once sexy and sinewy, a little pushed in the extremes, but all power and glory in the middle register. Simple beauty, concentration and integrity inform these performances, often compelling, especially in the powerfully numb and affecting account of the Baroness Eloise Von Wagner de Bosquet who bewitched Floreana in the Galapagos, to which she retired from Europe in the late 1920s. Cristina Morrison and Misha Piatigorsky are a natural pairing, both offering musical meditations on fantasy and reality.
Heard on disc for the first time, their music is typical of the composers' most recent work – a distillation and crystallisation of a style that has become ever cleaner and extraordinarily refined. Setting the stories in Latin America of the early 20th Century, the music is contemporaneous enough to be quite timeless. It finds a harmonic astringency to balance its yielding, unbending instinct to melody. Chant meets human cries, ecstatic choruses break through scuttling chromatics in a performance whose precision and restraint only heighten its intensity.
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Tudor's Dynasty: A Time Capsule of Wall Street's Lost Trader Culture
A financial history lesson, starring Bruce Willis's shoes.
Wall Street history buffs have been granted a gift by the Internet gods: the unearthing of Trader, a 25-year-old documentary about Paul Tudor Jones II, the brains behind Tudor Investment Corp. and founder of the Robin Hood Foundation, who has since become a billionaire and a hedge fund legend.
The film originally aired on PBS in 1987, then vanished when Jones hated it and reportedly bought up every VHS copy he could find. It has periodically resurfaced on the web for an hour or two at a time before being pulled down again. This latest incarnation (which was spotted by Business Insider) has been up for three months, meaning either that Jones has had a change of heart or his lawyer has been in Sag Harbor all summer.
I'd never seen Trader before. But after watching it yesterday, I think it may be the urtext of modern Wall Street, an essential tool for decoding the culture of finance and understanding the changes it's undergone since the crisis of 2008.
Trader shows Jones as a 32-year-old trader in the early days of his career, doing all the things you'd expect a guy in his position to do — yelling at his pit traders, skiing in Gstaad, high-fiving colleagues after making $5 million on a currency trade. Jones's character type — a brash, ballsy, silver-tongued Wall Street gunner — would become familiar in later years, with the publication of Bonfire of the Vanities and Liar's Poker and the release of Oliver Stone's Wall Street. But Trader represents the archetype in its purest form.
The movie introduces Jones on the cusp of his best call ever: a successful prediction that the stock market would be decimated in 1987. And if you were so inclined (and some are), you could view it as a 55-minute long-short trading seminar. Jones explains the Elliott Wave theory, discusses his forex strategy, and talks about the traits he looks for in a successful trader.
But it's worth watching purely as a cultural relic. If you don't have time to watch all 55:34, go ahead and skip directly to these scenes:
2:45- PTJ barely avoids getting pancaked on a busy Manhattan street. To celebrate, he then whips out the world's oldest cell phone.
8:18- PTJ gets off the phone with a guy he's fooled on a huge oil futures trade and tosses off a devastating wink. He also uses the phrase "wild-as-shit Arab."
15:18- Peter Borish, Tudor Investment Corp.'s 27-year-old chief economist and PTJ's right-hand man, displays a charming bit of youthful naïveté when asked what he's going to do if the stock market does actually collapse and his trading thesis proves correct: "If we're successful here ... I want to go work for the Treasury or the the State Department or the Fed to help us out of what I consider to be dire economic consequences." (You'll be shocked to know that since leaving Tudor, Borish has not in fact saved the world, but has run a bunch of other hedge funds.)
30:30- PTJ reveals his secret rally routine, which consists of (a) slipping on his lucky shoes, a pair of sneakers he bought at a charity auction that once belonged to Bruce Willis (quoth PTJ: "The man's a stud"), and (b) putting a giant inflatable T-Rex on top of his trading terminal to "ward off every bear on Wall Street back into their dens."
38:30- When said rally routine fails to produce a rally, PTJ calculates that he lost 5 percent on the day, then looks longingly at the cake box on his desk.
42:55- "His weekend home has eighteen rooms and a staff of three. Paul lives there alone."
43:28- On a visit to a group of disadvantaged kids that he sponsors as part of his charity efforts, PTJ is ambushed by a little girl in a red sweater and a headband who Just. Will. Not. Let. Go.
48:30- Learning that he's made a bunch of money on a good trading day, PTJ exclaims "SWHAAAAAIT." (sp?)
It's hard not to feel, while watching Trader, that today's financial industry is a middling bore by comparison. A hedge funder whose day used to consist of donning lucky shoes, loading up on index futures, and praying for a rally now likely spends more of his time dealing with compliance officers, calming jittery investors, and filling out reams of Dodd-Frank paperwork. And a trader who said "wild-as-shit Arab" during an on-camera interview in 2012 would likely find himself in a serious meeting with HR.
The relative banality of post-crisis Wall Street is a good thing for everyone — taxpayers, regulators, the economy at large. And it could even work to the industry's benefit, if it ever decided it wanted to reform its cowboy image. (I've always thought, for example, that Bain Capital should let a TV crew inside the firm's offices to show private equity at its scandal-free best. See, we're not heartless, conniving vultures! We're boring office drones, just like you!)
But that same banality, which still cloaks an industry full of not-so-boring scandals, is probably a disappointment for traders who grew up idolizing Paul Tudor Jones, and wishing they, too, could one day scream "QUOTE ME!" into a phone while wearing a banker's collar and wire-rimmed glasses.


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The US medical profession and overall population are "educated" on a continuous basis by the pharmaceutical companies. The top 10 drugs sold in the US in 2013 totaled 48.6 billion dollars.
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In recent years, one of the newest and most successful sales approaches is to use the phrase, "Ask your doctor about the benefits of" the new drug that the sponsor has just advertised on TV. The doctors that have been indoctrinated to find the right pill for whatever ails you will generally write the prescription that you have asked to receive.
The pharmaceutical companies are counting on your lack of attention to the really serious side effects that they share in their TV ads. The beginning of the advertisement starts with a health issue and a happy patient that has found the pill to solve the problem. The end of the ad lists issues side effects like headache, diarrhea, and itchy skin. The final reminder is to "ask your doctor".
The FDA has provided a "stay out of court" approach that requires the drug companies to rapidly list all of the really serious side effects in the ad. The ads must do this. This is always done in the middle of the ad because the marketing studies show that consumers really only listen to the beginning and end of the advertisements. Advertisers know that the beginning and end are what are remembered. The rest is just blah, blah, blah and not that important to most ad targets.
The top three drugs sold in 2013 were Abilify, Nexium and Humira. The website for Abilify provides information about the effects and a free product offer. The site also provides a link to ABILIFY Assist, and Tools for Therapy. These links help the doctors, patients and pharmacists to qualify insurance payments for Abilify, get free samples and continuing discounts, and an warnings about the possible effects of the drug.
Abilify is a drug to help the anti-depressant drug that isn't working potentially work better. The warnings include mention that Abilify may cause suicidal thoughts among users, and that Abilify should not be used with patients with dementia because it makes them more likely to die.
Medical News Today provides a list of 20 drugs that have interactions with Abilify. Some of them are commonly prescribed anti-depressants. Drugs.com provides the list of the top selling drugs, with the top 10 products each generating over 3 billion dollars in revenue per year in 2013.
Nexium is the purple pill that helps reduce heartburn. You know that because you have heard the Nexium ad repeatedly before and after it became available over the counter. It became an over the counter drug when the patent ran out. Strong advertising has helped maintain its revenue stream. Nexium works and now it is less expensive.
Drugs.com claims to be an independent source of drug information. This is important because most of the website information available is by the pharmaceutical manufacturer of the product.
Drugs.com provides a link to Nexium side effects in a subsection For Healthcare Professionals. The major categories for potential but rare side effects include a long list of gastrointestinal diseases, nervous systems disorders including seizures, cardiovascular diseases including high blood pressure and irregular heartbeat, and so on.
The term General Side Effects is what the ads usually mention at the end of the dialog. Consider the above list of side effects listed by Drugs.com for Nexium and then see what the ads emphasize as side effects as quoted below.
General side effects including hot flushes, fatigue, fever, flu-like disorder, leg edema, malaise, pain, earache, tinnitus, otitis, parosmia, taste loss, taste perversion, and enlarged abdomen have been reported.
The same discussions regarding how side effects are described for Abilify and Nexium occur for Humira and all of the other pharmaceutical drugs. Doctors generally trust that the drug companies are providing reliable safety information. The actual testing, which is often used to justify the cost of new drugs, can be as short as 6 months and involve fewer than a few thousand people. The FDA provides a mechanism to identify post-marketing issues. This is the true test of drug safety, and you are potentially the bad result that didn't show up in the limited manufacturer tests.
The other source of data for seriously flawed drugs are the advertisements by lawyers seeking clients that have had proven medical problems. One of the latest drugs is Androgel and similar testosterone gels to increase testosterone for better sexual performance. The ads promoting testing of "low-T" have been removed. While the admonishment that masturbation can make you blind is rarely true, Viagra and Cialis have a much worse safety record. These drugs can cause strokes, heart attacks, and permanent damage to reproductive organs. The side effects of Botox use for treating migraine headaches is now being revealed through lawsuits, and is forcing disclosures in the TV advertisements.
The side effects of many of the drugs being sold are substantially worse than the disease they are supposed to cure. The incidence rates of the most severe side effects are often found in less than 2% of the patients. The alternatives for many of the pharmaceutical drugs can be found in foods and herbs that have been used for 3,000 to 5,000 years in traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurvedic medicines.
These alternatives are dismissed by most medical doctors because there have been no double blind studies done by the pharmaceutical companies that the doctors, nurses, and pharmacists rely upon for their drug information. This shows the effectiveness of the indoctrination and incentives provided to the medical profession by the pharmaceutical companies.
The way that pharmaceutical drugs are promoted has changed the way that many people look at their health, with an expectation that people can expect surgery or a pill to compensate for poor choices with regard to what they eat and drink, and lifestyles that include no exercise, high stress levels, and ignoring their body until a critical problem occurs.
When you see your next TV, internet or printed advertisement for a drug to cure your health issue, listen to the middle of the ad. Consider what else you can be doing to solve your problem besides taking a pill that may cure you, or that may seriously injure or kill you.
Be aware that the pharmaceutical companies have spent billions in research and hundreds of millions in advertising to get you to buy a product to cure whatever you are experiencing. The doctors get their information from the companies making the drugs. When you are offered a new pill, use your brain and the internet to find out the benefits and potential side effects before you commit to a new drug. The best approach may be to make a commitment to change your lifestyle to be healthier instead of depending upon a pill to save you from your unhealthy choices.


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Sat, August 1, 2009 - 11:54 AM
BiocharThank you for posting this. Are you using biochar system yourself?
Sat, August 1, 2009 - 12:13 PMI'm just playing around with it. I guess i've made nearly a dozen or more 5 gal buckets full of char at this point, and soaked it in pee and a microbe mix and used it in beds in the garden. I do not think it will be as beneficial on our soils here, which hold nutrients well as it is, but the preliminary results sure look good. It has a lot more potential for rejuvenating really dead soils like in australia or the sahel. But it sequesters carbon in any application.
My neighbor here at this community got into the camp stove end of this, and made me the little tobacco can stove as well as a couple of others he is using. That is fun to play with and i want to make a good size one that i use for daily cooking.
Fri, November 13, 2009 - 5:58 PM
biocharthere is a guy who is heavily promoting biochar, he has a website, and is a friend of a friend
here it is, hope this will further advance The Cause:
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As almost all HEV infections are spread by the faecal - oral route, good personal hygiene, high quality standards for public water supplies and proper disposal of sanitary waste have resulted in a low prevalence of HEV infections in many well developed societies.29
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Amarillo shooter Elliott Toll won D Class Doubles with a 92 out of 100, Junior Handicap with a 92 out of 100, and Class B Singles with a 99 out of 100 in the preliminary events. Toll finished third in the Junior Singles Championship with a 197 out of 200.
Bushland junior shooter Doug Steinkruger won the Autumn Grand American Handicap Junior Championship. Steinkruger shot 96 out of 100 to claim the Junior prize by two birds over the nearest junior competitor.
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CLEVELAND – Shin-Soo Choo did it again.
The man with the penchant for late-game heroics produced more Saturday at Progressive Field, with his double in the eighth inning driving in the winning run in a 3-2 victory over the White Sox.
Choo has all but carried the Indians' sagging offense this season as the only regular in the lineup with a batting average above .300, but he's been especially effective with the game on the line late.
Of Choo's seven RBIs, four have come from the seventh inning on. He won the game for the Indians with a three-run home run in the eighth inning Thursday that prevented a sweep by the Rangers.
Choo thrived in late-game situations last year – seventh-highest batting average in the American League (.328) from the seventh inning on – but can the Indians expect to get the big hit from him every night?
"Why not?" joked Choo after the game.
Choo, who is batting .324 on the season, is 10-for-19 over his last six games with three doubles, three homers and his entire RBI count.
"He's just having very good at-bats since we left Detroit (on April 11)," said manager Manny Acta. "He's been a bit more patient.
"That was a huge at-bat."
But it wasn't the only one.
The Indians trailed by a run in the eighth before Asdrubal Cabrera tied it with a one-out homer off Sox starter Jake Peavy, who was relieved by tough left-hander Matt Thornton with Grady Sizemore coming to the plate.
Sizemore greeted Thornton with a single and Choo drove him in to complete another comeback win. The Indians have rallied from behind in all five of their wins this year.
It was Choo's second RBI double of the game, only this one counted.
After producing what he thought was a two-base hit in the opening inning, Choo was ruled out after the White Sox appealed that he missed first base while rounding the bag.
It took the Indians out of a potential big first inning, but Choo was vindicated by replays that showed he did, indeed, touch the base.
"I did," Choo said. "I felt my foot touch it. If I don't feel that, I'm not going to second base. It was a long fielder's choice, I guess."
Choo said when he got to second on the double in the eighth that umpire Jerry Layne joked that he didn't touch first again.
"I'm not much for instant replay," Acta said. "I don't want to take the human element out of it, but sometimes I understand why people push for it."
Neither starting pitcher, Cleveland's Jake Westbrook or Peavy, figured in the decision, though both produced positive outings.
Peavy allowed two runs on four hits over 7 1/3 innings, while Westbrook surrendered two runs on five hits over seven innings.
Westbrook was especially effective early, shutting out Chicago on four hits over the first five innings. The right-hander allowed a run in each of his last two innings, as the Sox forged ahead in the seventh.
"I was a little bit more in the zone early on," said Westbrook, who produced his finest outing in three starts this season. "I got a little erratic at the end but it was good to be part of a win. Hopefully I can continue to get better and be more consistent the whole game through."
"He pitched the way he is, like a veteran," Acta said. "He didn't have his best stuff but he battled and gave us a tremendous outing."
Westbrook looked like the pitcher he was before undergoing Tommy John surgery that sidelined him for the majority of the past two seasons. He said he has returned to lowering his arm angle, something he didn't do in his first two outings after producing positive results with the approach in 2006-07.
"We can tell that he's feeling good now," Acta said. "He's dropping down. That's something that tells us he's over the hump, physically."
Beleaguered closer Chris Perez also got over a hump of sorts, pitching a clean ninth inning for his third save after disastrous outings in his two previous appearances.
Perez said he and Indians coaches noticed a flaw in his delivery that he corrected before taking the mound Saturday. Still, his ninth-inning performance was not without an anxious moment.
Facing the heart of Chicago's order, Perez retired the first batter, Carlos Quentin, before Paul Konerko hit a towering flyball to left that landed just foul.
"Obviously that pitch to Konerko was right down the heart of the plate," said Perez, who retired Konerko on a fly to center before striking out Andruw Jones to end the game. "You don't want to do that to him in the ninth inning. I was just begging for it to hook (foul)."
It did and the Indians had a season-high three-game winning streak.
"This is definitely something we can feed off of," Sizemore said. "We're getting great pitching. We just need to pick it up offensively and make it a little easier on those guys."
Cleveland, which goes for the sweep today (1:05 p.m.), has beaten the White Sox in four of five games this season.
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New York City had a little taste of Bean Town last Wednesday evening, as the Boston Symphony Orchestra played Carnegie Hall in a program devoted entirely to Maurice Ravel with American mezzo soprano Susan Graham, and the Tangelwood Festival Chorus.
The thrillingly lush sound of this world-class orchestra was evident from the downbeat as world-renowned conductor Bernard Haitink lead his musicians with exuberance and flair. Ravel's Alborada del gracioso began what turned out to be a delightful evening of French music.
Equally as thrilling and delighting was Ms. Graham who sang Ravel's Shéhérazade, with as much clarity of tone as I have ever heard her sing. Her usual sensual huskiness was replaced by a crystal clear sound that one does not often hear from her. And it was not that long ago that she was singing in the same language on the very same stage.
Her finest work came during first poem "Asie" in the very first line she sings in an almost pleading manor, repeating the title relentlessly. Then again as she finished the phrase "Je voundrais voir mourir damour ou bien de haine" wherein the last word soared into a stratospheric high note that effortlessly rang out over the audience. These three poems seemed to fit perfectly into her vocal and emotional range. Equally at home in any language, in French, though, she is c'est magnifique!
Ms. Graham will return to the New York stage later this month at the Met (who recently announced their 2014/15 season) in their revival of The Enchanted Island. She will be singing the role of Sycorax which was originated by another superstar mezzo, Joyce DiDonato, two years ago.
The evening ended with Ravel's choral setting of his most famous dance work Daphnis et Chloé. The Tanglewood Festival Chorus was able to express a surprising level of superlativeness merely with the words, "oh" and "ah." Not an easy task, but performed beautifully, with an equally excellent orchestra in front of them.
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Senior Leadership
TK Rao, Ph.D.
Founder and Chairman of the Board
Dr. Rao, founder and Chairman of the Board of the Directors at Integrated Laboratory Systems, Inc. (ILS). He graduated with a Ph.D. from Florida State University. Before founding ILS, he worked as a Staff Biologist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee and Senior Research Scientist at Northrop Services, Inc. in North Carolina. Dr. Rao served on various professional organizations such as The Environmental Mutagen Society, Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagen Society, Southeastern Cancer Research Association and The National Contract Management Association. He has edited one reference book and has published over 150 technical publications and presentations.
Tom Goldsworthy, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Goldsworthy is not only the President and CEO for Integrated Laboratory Systems, Inc. (ILS) he is also a member of the Board of Trustees. Prior to his current position, he served as the Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President, and the Director of the Health Sciences Division at ILS. As President and CEO, Dr. Goldsworthy works closely with the Chairman of the Board to provide the executive leadership for making ILS a successful company and a cherished place to work by all employees. Dr. Goldsworthy has over 25 years of experience as an experimental pathologist and toxicologist, specializing in cancer research, mechanisms of disease, and human risk assessment. Before joining ILS, Dr. Goldsworthy served as a Staff Scientist at the Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology (Research Triangle Park, NC), where he directed the carcinogenesis research program investigating the role of growth alterations, cell cycle regulation, gene expression, and gene mutation in the induction of cancer. He is widely recognized by his peers for his scientific vision and integrity, management experience, and motivational skills. Dr. Goldsworthy received his Ph.D. in Pathology and Oncology from the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Les Recio, Ph.D. DABT
VP, Research and Development
Dr. Recio is the Chief Scientist at ILS. Dr. Recio's responsibilities include defining the scope of work, providing oversight and organization for all studies, and training of staff in genetic and molecular toxicology methods. He provides supervision of all genetic toxicology and genomic based projects through prioritization, coordination, and scheduling of all activities. Dr. Recio guides the development of new capabilities for novel approaches for use in the assessment of genotoxicity. He interacts with ILS staff to develop new programs and provide new avenues for research projects. Dr. Recio was appointed to the Editorial Board of Toxicological Sciences and was elected to the North Carolina Society of Toxicology Board of Councilors in 2006. Dr. Recio received both his M.S. and Ph.D. in Toxicology from the University of Kentucky. After completion of a postdoctoral fellowship in 1989, Dr. Recio became a Senior Research Fellow in the Cellular and Molecular Toxicology Department of the Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology (CIIT). While at CIIT (1989 to 2002), Dr. Recio's research group published more than 70 manuscripts in peer-reviewed literature in the area of molecular biology, genetic toxicology, and carcinogenesis.
David Allen, Ph.D.
VP, Science and Strategy
As the VP of Science and Strategy at ILS, Dr. Allen provides scientific leadership, management, and direction to ILS' programs and core services. He works closely with all scientific staff to support the planning and execution of ILS growth plans, and leads staff planning and employee development. Dr. Allen has over 15 years of experience in regulatory toxicology, test method validation, and in vitro biology. At ILS, Dr. Allen has spent over 8 years providing contract support and leadership for the National Toxicology Program's Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM). Prior to joining ILS, he was a toxicologist for the Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, where he was responsible for evaluating toxicological and pharmacological data for investigational new drug applications. Dr. Allen received his B.S. in Zoology from North Carolina State University, his M.S. in Biological Sciences from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, and his Ph.D. in Cell Biology also from North Carolina State University.
Brad Blackard, MSPH
VP, Business Management
Mr. Blackard has over 25 years of experience in the environmental health science industry and over 15 years of experience managing federal contracts. After serving as a Program Manager for six years, Director of Operations for two years, and the Chief Operating Officer for five years, he is now the Vice-President of Business Management for ILS. His role includes managing the daily and long-term business operations of the company including Finance, Contracts, Human Resources, Information Technology, Quality Assurance, Health and Safety, and Facility Administration. He works with the President to assure the aggressive and successful growth of the company. Mr. Blackard holds a B.S. in Zoology from North Carolina State University, and a MSPH in Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Environmental Management and Policy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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The roll call of the decade's dreadful draft decisions is better known to most Browns fans than the team's Hall of Famers.
Any die-hard worth his Tim Couch, Gerard Warren or William Green jersey could tell you the Browns passed on Donovan McNabb, LaDainian Tomlinson and Ed Reed on draft day in 1999, 2001 and 2002. But could he name Frank Gatski as one of the franchise's 16 Hall of Famers?
As the glory days fade further into the past — especially for those under 30, who haven't seen any glory —one draft-day debacle stands out as the worst. Kellen Winslow instead of Ben Roethlisberger.
Dredging up this nightmare isn't a practice in cruelty. It's relevant because the Browns play in Pittsburgh on Sunday.
In April 2004, Butch Davis held the seventh pick in the draft. Eli Manning and Philip Rivers would be gone by then, but a tall, thick, strong-armed, quick-legged kid from Miami of Ohio was the third-ranked quarterback and likely to be available.
Davis dismissed Roethlisberger as a possibility, committed to his former Miami Hurricane tight end and traded a second-round pick to Detroit to get the No. 6 selection and ensure he'd get Winslow.
The thinking was flawed from the start.
Taking a tight end that high, especially when you don't have an established quarterback, is never a good idea. Trading a second-rounder to move up one spot made former Lions general manager Matt Millen look good —and that's not easy. Most egregiously, Davis overlooked a 6-foot-5, 240-pounder who was a three-year starter and rewrote the Miami record books.
Davis didn't have a quarterback of the future. He had a stopgap in Jeff Garcia, who was a bad fit from the start —a West Coast quarterback in a down-the-field system and a slightly off California guy in a straight-laced Midwestern town. Davis quickly called him skittish, and things went downhill from there.
The Browns are still searching for their franchise quarterback, and they won't consistently contend for the playoffs until they find one.
Missing out on Roethlisberger was mistake enough. Watching him go to rival Pittsburgh at No. 11 was pure torture.
It's like regretting that the college sweetheart got away, then watching her become a billionaire entrepreneur in the next town.
The other blown draft picks were bad, but this one could keep the Browns from winning the AFC North for the next decade. Pittsburgh will always be a threat with Big Ben.
He's 9-0 against the Browns, and the Steelers have won 11 straight in the rivalry. He never goes down on the first hit and can throw the ball through any conditions. He's built for the AFC North.
Roethlisberger already has two Super Bowl rings and no longer needs to be protected by the running game. In his first few years – even the Super Bowl season of 2005 – the Steelers pounded the ball on the ground until they needed Roethlisberger to make a big play in the fourth quarter with his arm or his legs. But last year the Steelers ranked 23rd rushing, and Roethlisberger threw 469 passes (29 a game) and carried them to the Super Bowl.
When he got to sports' biggest stage, he was the first part of one of the most memorable plays in Super Bowl history. He threw a perfect pass to Santonio Holmes in the corner of the end zone for the winning touchdown in the final seconds.
Roethlisberger won 51 games in his first five years, surpassing Cleveland's Otto Graham for the most ever by a quarterback. Through five games this year, the Steelers are 3-2 and he's completed 74 percent of his passes with a 102.6 rating. There's no doubt he'll be a fixture in this rivalry, division and league for years to come.
Tomlinson and Reed are future Hall of Famers, and McNabb's getting close, but Big Ben is the Browns' biggest draft mistake of the past decade.
We'll see him Sunday.
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This Week for the Wildcats: The No. 75 University of Arizona men's tennis team (5-10) will remain in
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Against Cal-Berkeley: The Golden Bears hold a favorable record against the Wildcats. Overall, they are 39-13 against
Scouting the Golden Bears: Cal-Berkeley men's tennis team has had an up and down season. After winning their first three matches of the spring season, the Golden Bears dropped their next four. They then proceeded to win their next six before dropping two last week. The Golden Bears are led by No. 19 Pierre Mouillon, who has amassed a 21-9 record dating back to the fall tournament season.
Wildcats in the Rankings: The Wildcats have maintained there spot in the Fila Collegiate Tennis Rankings as they remain in a tie at No. 75.
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Pac-10 Elite: Once again the Pac-10 is the premier conference in the nation for men's tennis. In the current rankings USC ranks the highest among Pac-10 teams at No. 9. Perennial powerhouse UCLA is not far behind at No. 11, with
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United States Set to Block Genetically Modified Food...
The Office of the Inspector General, which audits various branches of the government, has warned the U.S. Department of Agriculture to closely monitor genetically modified (GM) foods coming from foreign countries. Meaning, the U.S. may block GM crops, animals and rice imported from countries such as China, India and Brazil, where research on genetically modified foods has intensified; via NewScientist.
But just last week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration praised genetically modified animals. And will NOT require meat from GM animals to be labeled for consumers. I guess there's a double-standard. American-made food monstrosities are exempt.
We love futzing with nature. Do we really need food coloring made from crushed beetles and pigs engineered to produce omega-3 fatty acids! Yuck.
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Just bought my first shotgun. I have owned some .410 rifles, but I have never bought a long gun (all been willed to me).
I got a Maverick 88, figured that would be a good starter for me, plus at $180 it wasn't too bad.
Now on to modifications, first up a new pistol grip or collapsible stock. Then on to change the slide to one with a flashlight attachment, who knows what else I'll do.
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Announced on February 3 by Western Publicity, and featured on NPR's Morning Edition.
"Steafán Hanvey is thoughtful, intelligent and reflective about the culture and family that shaped him, as well as how it has influenced and defined his recent album, Nuclear Family.
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Although Northern Irish singer and songwriter, Steafan Hanvey, was born during the bloodiest years in the Northern Irish Troubles, specifically in Downpatrick, N. Ireland, this location has produced successful pop-rock acts such as Ash and Relish. Hanvey grew up in an artistic household to an acclaimed photographer and both of his parents are traditional Irish musicians; Steafan's love and play of music began in the womb. His influences include Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, and Soundgarden, to Irish folk, and his homeland, of course. Recently, Hanvey has created a two-dimensional project and will tour the US this spring.
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Steafán's new album Nuclear Family was released in the US and Canada (eOne) on February 26, 2013 when Steafán embarked on a three-tiered, twenty state tour of colleges, music venues, cultural centers, libraries and people's living rooms.
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Nuclear Family's artistic corollary: Look Behind You! In tandem with the album-release, Steafán is touring a multimedia performance-lecture entitled Look Behind You! A Father and Son's Impressions of The Troubles In Northern Ireland Through Photograph and Song . Look behind You! details how a father and son (both artists) have negotiated the personal and political landscapes of Northern Ireland. Look Behind You! promotes the Yeatsian/Heaney maxim that "The End of Art is Peace". Steafán has performed Look Behind You! at Boston College, The University of Wisconsin, The University of San Diego, Grinnell College, amongst others. He launched Nuclear Family at Club Passim in Boston, and Rockwood Music Hall in NY and has 50 dates in over 20 states behind him since March of 2013.
Steafán spoke at length with No Depression: photo essay and interview.
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Mar 13 Irish American Heritage Museum* Albany, NY
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Foo Fighters frontman and recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee (as a member of Nirvana), Dave Grohl is set to host and produce a documentary show on HBO, which is expected to premiere later this year, according to Rolling Stone.
The documentary is based on Grohl's biography This Is a Call: The Life and Times of Dave Grohl, and among the features expected in the documentary includes the musician visiting studios around the world (which includes California studio Rancho De La Luna), as well as interviews from other artists including Ian MacKaye of Fugazi, as well as fellow Rock Hall inductees such as Eagles' Joe Walsh and Heart's Nancy Wilson. It was built around another documentary titled Sound City, which was released in 2013, focusing on the Los Angeles studio of the same name, and was also directed and produced by Grohl.
No word yet on a release date, and the documentary is still untitled.
In other music news, the California Supreme Court has given a ruling over a $3.75 million life insurance policy, belonging to Four Seasons singer Frankie Valli and his ex-wife. It was ruled that because the policy was purchased while in marriage, Randy Valli was entitled to the entire property that was once resided by both her and Frankie. Also, the policy was community property, as household funds from a joint checking account were used to buy and maintain it. The couple have been married for twenty years, before separating in 2004.
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Rhonda Sivarajah won't accept the fact that she doesn't have a chance in the GOP primary to replace Michele Bachmann. Ms. Sivarajah's latest fundraising appeal smacks of desperation:
Like most Americans, I have been frustrated by what I have seen happening or not happening in Washington DC. There seem to be too many politicians who like to talk, but it is nothing more than empty rhetoric. When the time comes to get something done, they either vote the way their party leadership tells them to vote, or are swayed by special interest lobbyists who have dumped thousands into their campaigns. As you know, I have never been one to let others dictate how I should vote and will not start now.
Let's be clear about something. "Special interest lobbyists" don't pay attention to county commissioners. Based on past history, we don't know whether she'll stand up to party leaders or "special interest lobbyists" because she hasn't dealt with them like they do in St. Paul or DC, aka lobbyist capital of the world.
Further, it's ridiculous to hint that Tom Emmer votes the way "party leadership" tells him to vote. Rep. Emmer was one of only a handful of people who voted against the Next Generation Energy Act was passed, separating himself from the rest of the House GOP leadership team. There were many times when Rep. Emmer didn't vote the way the House GOP leadership voted. The NGEA is just the most prominent example of Rep. Emmer's independence.
This is utterly laughable:
In fact, in the past few weeks party leaders, my opponent and his campaign staff made calls trying to bully me into withdrawing from the race. What are they afraid of?
Let's frame it differently. Rep. Emmer isn't afraid of a candidate who got beat by 50 points in the CD-6 Straw Poll and who lost the CD-6 endorsement by a 76%-24% margin. Further, they aren't afraid of a candidate who raised less money in the last 2 quarters than some legislative candidates raise in a single night.
The truth is that Ms. Sivarajah isn't a serious candidate. She's raised significantly less than $50,000 the last 2 quarters. In fact, she'll need to dramatically improve her fundraising to get to $50,000 raised over the last 3 quarters. This part of Ms. Sivarajah's fundraising email is pathetic:
My opponent has been backed by Washington special interests. He has already spent $646,000 in this campaign compared to my $23,000.
What Ms. Sivarajah is spinning in that paragraph is the fact that she doesn't have the money to spend. Notice, too, that, while she rails against "Washington special interests", she didn't cite which "Washington special interests" were supporting Tom Emmer.
This paragraph is pathetic:
Are you tired of the same old lack of action in Washington? Do you feel like no one listens to what "We the People" want? Then help send me to Washington and show the special interest groups that as citizens we are ready to take our country back from the corrupt establishment politicians.
Why would anyone in the 6th District think that Michele Bachmann isn't listening to them? Why would anyone think that stopping President Obama's and Harry Reid's agenda isn't a positive thing? Finally, suggesting that Tom Emmer is a "corrupt establishment politician" is Clinton-worthy spin. Calling Tom Emmer an establishment politician is insulting.
Unfortunately, we've had an overabundance of that in this campaign, all of it from Rep. Emmer's opponents.
By all reports, Emmer's campaign has been efficient and a boost to the rest of the endorsed GOP ticket. That's what's needed to defeat a sitting US senator and a sitting governor. Tom Emmer will defeat Rhonda Sivarajah because he's well-funded, his name recognition is 100% in the district and because he's put together a great campaign staff.
Rhonda Sivarajah is 0-for-3 on those important, all-telling metrics. Other than that, she's in fine shape.


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RENO, Nev. - The Fresno State softball team (30-20, 14-8) opened the final weekend of the regular season with a 3-2 loss at Nevada (26-24, 8-14) Thursday afternoon at Christina M. Hixson Softball Park.
The MW-leading `Dogs fell victim to a pair of first-pitch solo homers by Nevada's Megan Sweet in the second and fifth innings for its fourth one-run loss in conference play.
Keying the Fresno State offense, junior center fielder Brenna Moss (3-for-3) posted her team-best 22nd multi-hit game of the season to account for half of Fresno State's hits.
Fresno State got out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning after Moss led off with a single, and later scored on an RBI single up the middle by senior first baseman Stesha Brazil (1-for-3).
After Sweet's first homer tied it 1-1, the Wolf Pack went ahead 2-1 in the fourth inning via its only other hits in the game.
Amanda Weis, Caylin Campbell and Sara Parsons all singled in the stanza, and yet Moss nearly negated the run with a would-be 15th assist of the year. However, Weis ended up safe at home as the ball slipped out of the catcher's glove on the hurried swipe tag.
Moss came back to tie the game, 2-2, in the fifth inning with an RBI double to left center field. Her drive into the 15mph wind drifted away from the center fielder, and knocked in sophomore catcher Paige Gumz who had stroked a one-out single to right field.
Unfortunately, Sweet's second round-tripper in the bottom half of the inning decided the game, and gave Nevada its fourth straight conference victory.
On the basepaths, Moss added her 30th base of the season in the third inning after a single to center field. The All-MW returnee is now only four swipes shy of her school record last year (34), while her 75 career-wise is only 11 from the school record (Haley Gilleland, 86).
Fresno State's other hit came from senior shortstop Brooke Ortiz (1-for-3) who beat out a grounder to shortstop with two outs in the fifth inning.
In the circle for the Bulldogs, sophomore starter Jill Compton (19-9) struck out six, walked three, gave up five hits, and all three of her runs allowed were earned in her 19th complete game of the year.
For Nevada, this week's MW Pitcher of the Week, Karlyn Jones (9-9), notched her 11th complete game of the season. The right-hander struck out nine, walked none, scattered six hits, and both of her runs allowed were earned.
Although the `Dogs dropped a conference series opener for the fourth time this year, they are still tied for the conference top spot after Boise State lost at San Diego State, 4-0, later Thursday afternoon.
All three teams now sport 14-8 league marks with two games left to play in the season.
In other action around the league, UNLV beat Utah State (6-1) and is one game shy of a four-way tie for the conference lead.
Entering the day, the MW's other fourth-place team - Colorado State - had its game postponed due to San Jose State because of poor weather in Fort Collins, and the game will now be a doubleheader on Friday.
Updated conference standings are available at the www.TheMWC.com web site.
Looking ahead, Fresno State and Nevada return for the second game of the series on Friday at 4 p.m., while the finale is set for noon on Saturday.
Nevada 3, Fresno State 2 (May 08, 2014 at Reno, Nev.)
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Pitchers: Fresno State - Compton, Jill and Gumz, Paige. Nevada - JONES, K and BUTERA, A. Win-JONES, K(9-9) Loss-COMPTON, Jill(19-9) T-1:30 A-91 HR NV - SWEET, M 2 (8). Weather: Cool and overcast, Wind 7-15 mph (to left field).
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