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Skip to comments.GOP Rep. Notices IRS Agents Training with AR-15s During DHS Tour: Im Looking Into the Issue Now
Posted on 06/12/2013 1:51:49 PM PDT by Whenifhow
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Good for them. They will run through their ammo quickly while those who are trained and keep their heads will be able to quickly defeat them.
"I guess they are going to drop all pretense, and just KILL conservatives now...."
Not quite, Mr. Banker. The second and most important question must be raised: Can these fat, desk-bound slobs hit the broadside of a barn?
A very easy, simple step for the next Republican congress should be to bar non-police and non-intelligence federal agencies from stockpiling weapons or having tactical teams.
If they need some to enforce the law, they should contact one of the 100+ federal police agencies that would perform these duties for them.
The noteworthy example of this nonsense was when the Department of Education sent its SWAT team to raid the home of an education aid fraud suspect. They raided the home where her ex-husband and children lived, but she had not, for over six months.
Since these agencies have not had the authority to order weapons and tactical equipment, nor set up tactical teams, for very long, they would not realistically suffer losing them.
And it would be remarkably easy legislation for congress to pass. One of a thousand or more to put the US back on track.
Obama will read about this in the newspaper and be "shocked"
Agreed, but the IRS is just one of the many 3 letter agencies who will be this private civilian army that "O" boasted that he needed and wanted to be just as well trained and equipped as the Military to do his bidding (his version of Hitler's Brown Shirts). If this man and all of his appointed minions are not removed from office he will have his way.
Ah but he again will not be seen as the aggressor. He will not strike first. He will wait, cause pain and distress and cause the people to make the move he wants. All that has happened lately is just part of the plan. Perhaps I am wrong...I do hope that I am!
Now you know where all those billions and billions of hollow point bullets are going for. To train to kill citizens. Why else would they have them. WHY does clerks in a bunch of offices NEED AR15s???????????????????? To murder citizens with. That is why.
If you don't know, Civil Service rules allows an LEO to retire after 25 years of service. That is why a lot of the Gov't unions push to classify the agency's with LEO designation. I worked for the Defense investigative Service in the mid eighties, (security background investigations), and there was a push to attempt to make us LEO designated. Eventually they split off a criminal side of the DIS to accommodate it.
It's all about higher pay scales and early retirements. It has nothing to do with threats of violence to the employees.
Don't they need to be armed because they deal with people's money?
not news really, they have been armed forever.
remember that tv show "lottery!" back in the 80's? the irs agent was carrying a handgun.
Thank you.
I'll be here all week.
Don't forget to tip your waitress.
Tax collectors with "assault weapons". Nothing good came come of this. The Muzzies thought they had it rough being water-boarded. That was a piece of cake compared to being hit with a .223 round.
I expect they'll be part of the government force that comes for your guns and gold...one day.
That would be interesting to try. If you have one, are you able to hold the muzzle on target?
And if that doesn't work out they can try out for TSA...
Wait until you see how well the census-takers are in 2020!
My wife has a co-worker who has a female spouse who is an armed IRS agent. They get involved in lots of Earned Income Tax Credit fraud and "who takes the child deduction since we're not married" fraud. It is not unreasonable for some of them to be armed.
AR training? Absurd. It is past time to scale back our domestic Federal standing army of agents.
"He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance."
>>lots of IRS were armed.
Big whoop. With the lack of PT and fitness standards self-evident among their bloated and Oba-medicated carcasses, the majority of them would croak from heat injuries and/or cardiac events before they managed to cover 100 yards at full waddle.
ESAD FOAD - if you do, you will. Bon Appetit.
Perfect Bureaucratic Idiocy:
Shooting the taxpayers that pay your salary!
Yup...noticed a new office going up here in York, PA a few months ago. There was some building going on and we couldn't figure out what type of business it was going to be...turned out to be the worst business of all...an IRS office.
"Well, if you hadn't setup a group to demean and shrink the government then the government wouldn't have to resort to this level"
You know - YOU KNOW - some idiot liberal somewhere thought this while reading this article.
"So beware when you fill out your 1040 that you don't fudge on it."
Are you hiding something? Why bury your head in the stand? Fight. Better to fill it out, but handwritten. Sloppy, with stray marks or odd pens. Make sure they cannot use their automated scanners to read it and it requires human review. Do it correctly however, double check your arithmetic.
And, for a bonus, neglect $50 or $100 in deductions, then submit an amended return to get that extra $10 bucks back. Bury those f-——z in paperwork. File quarterly estimates.
The only guberment organization that was able to take down Al Capone... Nothing to worry about.
Way longer than that. Gun fights between moonshiners and revenuers are the stuff of legend.
"Now the revenue man wanted Grandaddy bad
He headed up the holler with everything he had
It's before my time but I've been told
He never come back from Copperhead Road."
~ Copperhead Road, Steve Earle
Takes lots of practice but gets REALLY expensive to fire that way nowadays!You Tube video will show you the conversion of the stock .Not hard to do .
I don't know if the house or senate or both can stop the funding of this, but they must! If they can't see what obama is doing, they should not be representing us.
Like I said so many times....I don't for a second think the GOP, the likes of McCain et al...knew nothing about how the Dems were manipulating the mortgages in the 90's. I don't believe they knew nothing about the abuse of Tea Party types by the IRS. I don't believe they know nothing about the awful foreign policy that led to Benghazi. I don't believe they know nothing about the purchase of all this ammunition by the DHS,
And if they knew nothing about it, I'll throw out there, then they are totally incompetent.
Either way, at best we have no opposition party. At worst, the blue blood GOP is working WITH the Dems while trying to look ignorant of it all.
Cause the likes of McCain et al....THEY HATE THE TEA PARTY TOO!
Not to worry cause Americans aren't going to take this sitting down. We have guns and we're going to fight back. The ones that will go down will be mostly stupid liberals.
Obama's doing what Obama does and he does it well. It's the guys on OUR side who are the problem.
AR-15 or not, why does anyone in the IRS need a weapon to do their job?
IRS AGENTS TRAIN WITH AR-15s ARE THEY PREPARING TO TARGET MORE CONSERVATIVES?
The IRS defends the training, in a statement that reads, in part:
As law enforcement officials, IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agents are equipped similarly to other federal, state and local law enforcement organizations. Special Agents receive training on the appropriate and safe use of assigned weapons.
In responding to the revelation about IRS agents training on AR-15s at a DHS facility, the agency included a link to its enforcement website (http://www.irs.gov/uac/Criminal-Investigation-%28CI%29-At-a-Glance). Okay, we checked out that link and found no obvious reference to the need for, or use of, high-powered assault rifles.
What makes you think they (politicians, R & D) WANT to stop it?
They rush ordered and then cancelled a bunch of spying devices too.
My daughter's best friend is an IRS collection agent. While she is not armed, she is often accompanied by armed agents on her assignments. Treasury agents in the past were called T Men, think Elliot Ness, and they were armed . Additionally every LEO agency, fed, state, and local have developed SWAT type units. Even the Education Dept has had such a unit for some time.. Agencies don't like calling on other agencies for help, even for SWAT type scenarios so they arm and give half ass training to their own and send them out.I really don't think 25K IRS agents will be marching out with M 16s anytime soon.
Obama ordered his IRS to rig the election of 2012 for Obama and democrats/socialists in the Senate. Obama also used other gov agencies to rig the election. Why isnt anyone shouting this form the rooftops? Come on Levin, coulter , Sarah Palin, Rush, DRudge etc. call Obama out on this and call for Obamas resignation.
Obamas IRS prevented many tea party groups from getting started The IRS stole the election. We no longer live in a free country
IRS Employee: D.C. Told Us To Target Tea Party
government never works as the IRS scandal shows
government cant be trusted
but liberals/democrats trust government and love gov
If someone doesn't see the need to prep at this point, there's no hope for them.
" The second and most important question must be raised: Can these fat, desk-bound slobs hit the broadside of a barn?"
LOL....more likely, the barn side of a broad : )
"...I dont know if the house or senate or both can stop the funding of this, but they must! If they cant see what obama is doing, they should not be representing us...."
Oh, they see it alright. They're all scared spit-less because of odongo's use of PRISM software weapon: He has the goods & dirt on just about all of em. Just ask Herman Cain, David Patreaus, Mitt Romney and of course, last but not least, our modern day Benedict Arnold, John Roberts. They've all seen the damage that PRISM can do and how it was used against these people. Odongo has them right where he wants them: hiding under their desks in dire fear that their dirtiest and deepest secrets will be revealed to the public. Blackmail is a powerful weapon on a politician, especially gutless ones. The only way these tyrants are going to be ousted is by the people. They fear the people and thus have armed themselves to the hilt. This is truly a usurped government preparing for war with the people.
" Tax collectors with assault weapons. Nothing good came come of this."
No to worry......they only target conservatives....
" Either way, at best we have no opposition party. At worst, the blue blood GOP is working WITH the Dems while trying to look ignorant of it all.
Cause the likes of McCain et al....THEY HATE THE TEA PARTY TOO!"
They hate the Tea party because they can't be CONTROLLED.
"There are many reasons to ask why the #IRS needs heavy firepower. For one we are 17 trillion in debt. Two is it even appropriate? #PJNET"
No one collects 17T with harsh words and letters.
Follow the money. It's all about the debt and who will service it: serfs.
Fealty -an old word which is coming around again.
Move along. Nothing at all to see here.
Those who feel safer with Boehner, McCain, Graham, Feinstein, Mr. Fast & Furious, Big Guv and...the Pat-Act "protecting" our liberties?
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Interesting article; http://makezine.com/2013/07/27/pedal...0-mph-bicycle/
Interesting article; http://makezine.com/2013/07/27/pedal...0-mph-bicycle/
Except it aint new and it's not fast enough a challenge.. ie ..
falls Way short, current record set at : 268.831 kilometers an hour, 167.044 mph.
but looks like the theme .. Mile a minute Murphy did in June 21, 1899,
though the wind breaking machine ahead of him was the LIRR. steam.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Minthorn_Murphy http://arrts-arrchives.com/mmm.html
tough its an ordinary car modification, rather than altering track and train.
John Howard got team Vesco to modify one of the older Bonneville record cars, to block the wind, for 152mph.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Howard_(cyclist) .. http://www.canosoarus.com/08LSRbicycle/LSR%20Bike01.htm..
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Did you look at the video? The guy designing the bike states he is not trying to break any records. The video does a better job of explaining it then the text associated. It is about diy and making. Being bike related, I thought others here might be interested.
I know I was most impressed with how well he handled running into the rear bumper of the car he is drafting when the driver had a shifting problem.
Although it is a very interesting video (with some nice cinematography),
These are by far the best cycling shoes I've ever seen:
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All I know about the gentleman is from the video in the article. In that he states what he is doing is not about 'breaking records'. The article was in a Make Magazine blog post. A periodical about everyday folks who like to build things themselves. The impression I got from the video is that he is interested in seeing how fast he can go, and learning what kind of bike design it takes to do so.
I have serious doubts the old green Ford Zephyr in the picture on the link in the OP is capable of 60mph, let alone 100mph and even when fitted with a V8!
Dream. Dare. Do.
You might be surprized what's under the hood,small blocks fit in there real easy.
Note where the brake master is located......it on the "wrong" side...
This one will 100mph....in reverse....
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Everything should be as simple as possible...But not more so.---Albert Einstein
Zephyr has some interesting meanings http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZEPHYR_(code_word)
being for lung cancer in tobacco company code speak , following the tailpipe of one , it may have applicability.
I am not sure where you sourced the picture, but the master cylinder may well be on the correct side for right-hand drive. They are, after all, a British car.
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Volume 140, Issue 17, 07 May 2014
The Frenkel exciton Hamiltonian is at the heart of many simulations of excitation energy transfer in molecular aggregates. It separates the aggregate into Coulomb-coupled monomers. Here it is shown that the respective parameters, i.e., monomeric excitation energies and Coulomb couplings between transition densities can be efficiently calculated using time-dependent tight-binding-based density functional theory (TD-DFTB). Specifically, Coulomb couplings are expressed in terms of self-consistently determined Mulliken transition charges. The approach is applied to two dimer systems. First, formaldehyde oxime for which a detailed comparison with standard DFT using the B3LYP and the PBE functionals as well as with SCS-CC2 is provided. Second, the Coulomb coupling is explored in dependence on the intermolecular coordinates for a perylene bisimide dimer. This provides structural evidence for the previously observed biphasic aggregation behavior of this dye.
Communication: Quantum molecular dynamics simulation of liquid para-hydrogen by nuclear and electron wave packet approach140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4874635View Description Hide Description
Liquid para-hydrogen (p-H2) is a typical quantum liquid which exhibits strong nuclear quantum effects (NQEs) and thus anomalous static and dynamic properties. We propose a real-time simulation method of wave packet (WP) molecular dynamics (MD) based on non-empirical intra- and inter-molecular interactions of non-spherical hydrogen molecules, and apply it to condensed-phase p-H2. The NQEs, such as WP delocalization and zero-point energy, are taken into account without perturbative expansion of prepared model potential functions but with explicit interactions between nuclear and electron WPs. The developed MD simulation for 100 ps with 1200 hydrogen molecules is realized at feasible computational cost, by which basic experimental properties of p-H2 liquid such as radial distribution functions, self-diffusion coefficients, and shear viscosities are all well reproduced.
Communication: Helium nanodroplet isolation and rovibrational spectroscopy of hydroxymethylene140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4874850View Description Hide Description
Hydroxymethylene (HCOH) and its d1-isotopologue (HCOD) are isolated in low temperature helium nanodroplets following pyrolysis of glyoxylic acid. Transitions identified in the infrared spectrum are assigned exclusively to the trans-conformation based on previously reported anharmonic frequency computations [P. R. Schreiner, H. P. Reisenauer, F. C. Pickard, A. C. Simmonett, W. D. Allen, E. Mátyus, and A. G. Császár, Nature453, 906 (2008); L. Koziol, Y. M. Wang, B. J. Braams, J. M. Bowman, and A. I. Krylov, J. Chem. Phys.128, 204310 (2008)]. For the OH(D) and CH stretches, a- and b-type transitions are observed, and when taken in conjunction with CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ computations, lower limits to the vibrational band origins are determined. The relative intensities of the a- and b-type transitions provide the orientation of the transition dipole moment in the inertial frame. The He nanodroplet data are in excellent agreement with anharmonic frequency computations reported here and elsewhere, confirming an appreciable Ar-matrix shift of the OH and OD stretches and strong anharmonic resonance interactions in the high-frequency stretch regions of the mid-infrared.
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A new efficient method for calculation of Frenkel exciton parameters in molecular aggregates140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4871658View Description Hide Description
The Frenkel exciton Hamiltonian is at the heart of many simulations of excitation energy transfer in molecular aggregates. It separates the aggregate into Coulomb-coupled monomers. Here it is shown that the respective parameters, i.e., monomeric excitation energies and Coulomb couplings between transition densities can be efficiently calculated using time-dependent tight-binding-based density functional theory (TD-DFTB). Specifically, Coulomb couplings are expressed in terms of self-consistently determined Mulliken transition charges. The approach is applied to two dimer systems. First, formaldehyde oxime for which a detailed comparison with standard DFT using the B3LYP and the PBE functionals as well as with SCS-CC2 is provided. Second, the Coulomb coupling is explored in dependence on the intermolecular coordinates for a perylene bisimide dimer. This provides structural evidence for the previously observed biphasic aggregation behavior of this dye.
Ionic size effects to molecular solvation energy and to ion current across a channel resulted from the nonuniform size-modified PNP equations140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4872330View Description Hide Description
Ionic finite size can impose considerable effects to both the equilibrium and non-equilibrium properties of a solvated molecular system, such as the solvation energy, ionic concentration, and transport in a channel. As discussed in our former work [B. Lu and Y. C. Zhou, Biophys. J.100, 2475 (2011)], a class of size-modified Poisson-Boltzmann (PB)/Poisson-Nernst-Planck (PNP) models can be uniformly studied through the general nonuniform size-modified PNP (SMPNP) equations deduced from the extended free energy functional of Borukhov et al. [I. Borukhov, D. Andelman, and H. Orland, Phys. Rev. Lett.79, 435 (1997)] This work focuses on the nonuniform size effects to molecular solvation energy and to ion current across a channel for real biomolecular systems. The main contributions are: (1) we prove that for solvation energy calculation with nonuniform size effects (through equilibrium SMPNP simulation), there exists a simplified approximation formulation which is the same as the widely used one in PB community. This approximate form avoids integration over the whole domain and makes energy calculations convenient. (2) Numerical calculations show that ionic size effects tend to negate the solvation effects, which indicates that a higher molecular solvation energy (lower absolute value) is to be predicted when ionic size effects are considered. For both calculations on a protein and a DNA fragment systems in a 0.5M 1:1 ionic solution, a difference about 10 kcal/mol in solvation energies is found between the PB and the SMPNP predictions. Moreover, it is observed that the solvation energy decreases as ionic strength increases, which behavior is similar as those predicted by the traditional PB equation (without size effect) and by the uniform size-modified Poisson-Boltzmann equation. (3) Nonequilibrium SMPNP simulations of ion permeation through a gramicidin A channel show that the ionic size effects lead to reduced ion current inside the channel compared with the results without considering size effects. As a component of the current, the drift term is the main contribution to the total current. The ionic size effects to the total current almost come through the drift term, and have little influence on the diffusion terms in SMPNP.
Analytical gradients of complete active space self-consistent field energies using Cholesky decomposition: Geometry optimization and spin-state energetics of a ruthenium nitrosyl complex140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4873349View Description Hide Description
We present a formulation of analytical energy gradients at the complete active space self-consistent field (CASSCF) level of theory employing density fitting (DF) techniques to enable efficient geometry optimizations of large systems. As an example, the ground and lowest triplet state geometries of a ruthenium nitrosyl complex are computed at the DF-CASSCF level of theory and compared with structures obtained from density functional theory (DFT) using the B3LYP, BP86, and M06L functionals. The average deviation of all bond lengths compared to the crystal structure is 0.042 Å at the DF-CASSCF level of theory, which is slightly larger but still comparable with the deviations obtained by the tested DFT functionals, e.g., 0.032 Å with M06L. Specifically, the root-mean-square deviation between the DF-CASSCF and best DFT coordinates, delivered by BP86, is only 0.08 Å for S0 and 0.11 Å for T1, indicating that the geometries are very similar. While keeping the mean energy gradient errors below 0.25%, the DF technique results in a 13-fold speedup compared to the conventional CASSCF geometry optimization algorithm. Additionally, we assess the singlet-triplet energy vertical and adiabatic differences with multiconfigurational second-order perturbation theory (CASPT2) using the DF-CASSCF and DFT optimized geometries. It is found that the vertical CASPT2 energies are relatively similar regardless of the geometry employed whereas the adiabatic singlet-triplet gaps are more sensitive to the chosen triplet geometry.
Solid-state dimer method for calculating solid-solid phase transitions140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4873437View Description Hide Description
The dimer method is a minimum mode following algorithm for finding saddle points on a potential energy surface of atomic systems. Here, the dimer method is extended to include the cell degrees of freedom for periodic solid-state systems. Using this method, reaction pathways of solid-solid phase transitions can be determined without having to specify the final state structure or reaction mechanism. Example calculations include concerted phase transitions between CdSe polymorphs and a nucleation and growth mechanism for the A15 to BCC transition in Mo.
Mixed quantum classical calculation of proton transfer reaction rates: From deep tunneling to over the barrier regimes140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4873135View Description Hide Description
We present mixed quantum classical calculations of the proton transfer (PT) reaction rates represented by a double well system coupled to a dissipative bath. The rate constants are calculated within the so called nontraditional view of the PT reaction, where the proton motion is quantized and the solvent polarization is used as the reaction coordinate. Quantization of the proton degree of freedom results in a problem of non-adiabatic dynamics. By employing the reactive flux formulation of the rate constant, the initial sampling starts from the transition state defined using the collective reaction coordinate. Dynamics of the collective reaction coordinate is treated classically as over damped diffusive motion, for which the equation of motion can be derived using the path integral, or the mixed quantum classical Liouville equation methods. The calculated mixed quantum classical rate constants agree well with the results from the numerically exact hierarchical equation of motion approach for a broad range of model parameters. Moreover, we are able to obtain contributions from each vibrational state to the total reaction rate, which helps to understand the reaction mechanism from the deep tunneling to over the barrier regimes. The numerical results are also compared with those from existing approximate theories based on calculations of the non-adiabatic transmission coefficients. It is found that the two-surface Landau-Zener formula works well in calculating the transmission coefficients in the deep tunneling regime, where the crossing point between the two lowest vibrational states dominates the total reaction rate. When multiple vibrational levels are involved, including additional crossing points on the free energy surfaces is important to obtain the correct reaction rate using the Landau-Zener formula.
Predicting the influence of long-range molecular interactions on macroscopic-scale diffusion by homogenization of the Smoluchowski equation140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4873382View Description Hide Description
The macroscopic diffusion constant for a charged diffuser is in part dependent on (1) the volume excluded by solute "obstacles" and (2) long-range interactions between those obstacles and the diffuser. Increasing excluded volume reduces transport of the diffuser, while long-range interactions can either increase or decrease diffusivity, depending on the nature of the potential. We previously demonstrated [P. M. Kekenes-Huskey et al. , Biophys. J.105, 2130 (2013)] using homogenization theory that the configuration of molecular-scale obstacles can both hinder diffusion and induce diffusional anisotropy for small ions. As the density of molecular obstacles increases, van der Waals (vdW) and electrostatic interactions between obstacle and a diffuser become significant and can strongly influence the latter's diffusivity, which was neglected in our original model. Here, we extend this methodology to include a fixed (time-independent) potential of mean force, through homogenization of the Smoluchowski equation. We consider the diffusion of ions in crowded, hydrophilic environments at physiological ionic strengths and find that electrostatic and vdW interactions can enhance or depress effective diffusion rates for attractive or repulsive forces, respectively. Additionally, we show that the observed diffusion rate may be reduced independent of non-specific electrostatic and vdW interactions by treating obstacles that exhibit specific binding interactions as "buffers" that absorb free diffusers. Finally, we demonstrate that effective diffusion rates are sensitive to distribution of surface charge on a globular protein, Troponin C, suggesting that the use of molecular structures with atomistic-scale resolution can account for electrostatic influences on substrate transport. This approach offers new insight into the influence of molecular-scale, long-range interactions on transport of charged species, particularly for diffusion-influenced signaling events occurring in crowded cellular environments.
Model reduction for slow–fast stochastic systems with metastable behaviour140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4871694View Description Hide Description
The quasi-steady-state approximation (or stochastic averaging principle) is a useful tool in the study of multiscale stochastic systems, giving a practical method by which to reduce the number of degrees of freedom in a model. The method is extended here to slow–fast systems in which the fast variables exhibit metastable behaviour. The key parameter that determines the form of the reduced model is the ratio of the timescale for the switching of the fast variables between metastable states to the timescale for the evolution of the slow variables. The method is illustrated with two examples: one from biochemistry (a fast-species-mediated chemical switch coupled to a slower varying species), and one from ecology (a predator–prey system). Numerical simulations of each model reduction are compared with those of the full system.
Compressible generalized hybrid Monte Carlo140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4874000View Description Hide Description
One of the most demanding calculations is to generate random samples from a specified probability distribution (usually with an unknown normalizing prefactor) in a high-dimensional configuration space. One often has to resort to using a Markov chain Monte Carlo method, which converges only in the limit to the prescribed distribution. Such methods typically inch through configuration space step by step, with acceptance of a step based on a Metropolis(-Hastings) criterion. An acceptance rate of 100% is possible in principle by embedding configuration space in a higher dimensional phase space and using ordinary differential equations. In practice, numerical integrators must be used, lowering the acceptance rate. This is the essence of hybrid Monte Carlo methods. Presented is a general framework for constructing such methods under relaxed conditions: the only geometric property needed is (weakened) reversibility; volume preservation is not needed. The possibilities are illustrated by deriving a couple of explicit hybrid Monte Carlo methods, one based on barrier-lowering variable-metric dynamics and another based on isokinetic dynamics.
Graphics processing units accelerated semiclassical initial value representation molecular dynamics140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4873137View Description Hide Description
This paper presents a Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) implementation of the Semiclassical Initial Value Representation (SC-IVR) propagator for vibrational molecular spectroscopy calculations. The time-averaging formulation of the SC-IVR for power spectrum calculations is employed. Details about the GPU implementation of the semiclassical code are provided. Four molecules with an increasing number of atoms are considered and the GPU-calculated vibrational frequencies perfectly match the benchmark values. The computational time scaling of two GPUs (NVIDIA Tesla C2075 and Kepler K20), respectively, versus two CPUs (Intel Core i5 and Intel Xeon E5-2687W) and the critical issues related to the GPU implementation are discussed. The resulting reduction in computational time and power consumption is significant and semiclassical GPU calculations are shown to be environment friendly.
A Gibbs-ensemble based technique for Monte Carlo simulation of electric double layer capacitors (EDLC) at constant voltage140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4873707View Description Hide Description
Current methods for molecular simulations of Electric Double Layer Capacitors (EDLC) have both the electrodes and the electrolyte region in a single simulation box. This necessitates simulation of the electrode-electrolyte region interface. Typical capacitors have macroscopic dimensions where the fraction of the molecules at the electrode-electrolyte region interface is very low. Hence, large systems sizes are needed to minimize the electrode-electrolyte region interfacial effects. To overcome these problems, a new technique based on the Gibbs Ensemble is proposed for simulation of an EDLC. In the proposed technique, each electrode is simulated in a separate simulation box. Application of periodic boundary conditions eliminates the interfacial effects. This in addition to the use of constant voltage ensemble allows for a more convenient comparison of simulation results with experimental measurements on typical EDLCs.
Calculating vibrational spectra with sum of product basis functions without storing full-dimensional vectors or matrices140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4871981View Description Hide Description
We propose an iterative method for computing vibrational spectra that significantly reduces the memory cost of calculations. It uses a direct product primitive basis, but does not require storing vectors with as many components as there are product basis functions. Wavefunctions are represented in a basis each of whose functions is a sum of products (SOP) and the factorizable structure of the Hamiltonian is exploited. If the factors of the SOP basis functions are properly chosen, wavefunctions are linear combinations of a small number of SOP basis functions. The SOP basis functions are generated using a shifted block power method. The factors are refined with a rank reduction algorithm to cap the number of terms in a SOP basis function. The ideas are tested on a 20-D model Hamiltonian and a realistic CH3CN (12 dimensional) potential. For the 20-D problem, to use a standard direct product iterative approach one would need to store vectors with about 1020 components and would hence require about 8 × 1011 GB. With the approach of this paper only 1 GB of memory is necessary. Results for CH3CN agree well with those of a previous calculation on the same potential.
An algorithm for nonrelativistic quantum-mechanical finite-nuclear-mass variational calculations of nitrogen atom in L = 0, M = 0 states using all-electrons explicitly correlated Gaussian basis functions140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4873916View Description Hide Description
An algorithm for quantum-mechanical nonrelativistic variational calculations of L = 0 and M = 0 states of atoms with an arbitrary number of s electrons and with three p electrons have been implemented and tested in the calculations of the ground 4S state of the nitrogen atom. The spatial part of the wave function is expanded in terms of all-electrons explicitly correlated Gaussian functions with the appropriate pre-exponential Cartesian angular factors for states with the L = 0 and M = 0 symmetry. The algorithm includes formulas for calculating the Hamiltonian and overlap matrix elements, as well as formulas for calculating the analytic energy gradient determined with respect to the Gaussian exponential parameters. The gradient is used in the variational optimization of these parameters. The Hamiltonian used in the approach is obtained by rigorously separating the center-of-mass motion from the laboratory-frame all-particle Hamiltonian, and thus it explicitly depends on the finite mass of the nucleus. With that, the mass effect on the total ground-state energy is determined.
Strong field ionization rates simulated with time-dependent configuration interaction and an absorbing potential140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4874156View Description Hide Description
Ionization rates of molecules have been modeled with time-dependent configuration interaction simulations using atom centered basis sets and a complex absorbing potential. The simulations agree with accurate grid-based calculations for the ionization of hydrogen atom as a function of field strength and for charge resonance enhanced ionization of as the bond is elongated. Unlike grid-based methods, the present approach can be applied to simulate electron dynamics and ionization in multi-electron polyatomic molecules. Calculations on HCl+ and HCO+ demonstrate that these systems also show charge resonance enhanced ionization as the bonds are stretched.
Equation-of-motion coupled cluster perturbation theory revisited140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4873138View Description Hide Description
The equation-of-motion coupled cluster (EOM-CC) framework has been used for deriving a novel series of perturbative corrections to the coupled cluster singles and doubles energy that formally converges towards the full configuration interaction energy limit. The series is based on a Møller-Plesset partitioning of the Hamiltonian and thus size extensive at any order in the perturbation, thereby remedying the major deficiency inherent to previous perturbation series based on the EOM-CC ansatz.
Quantum mechanical/molecular mechanical/continuum style solvation model: Second order Møller-Plesset perturbation theory140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4873344View Description Hide Description
A combined quantum mechanical/molecular mechanical/continuum (QM/MM/C) style second order Møller-Plesset perturbation theory (MP2) method that incorporates induced dipole polarizable force field and induced surface charge continuum solvation model is established. The Z-vector method is modified to include induced dipoles and induced surface charges to determine the MP2 response density matrix, which can be used to evaluate MP2 properties. In particular, analytic nuclear gradient is derived and implemented for this method. Using the Assisted Model Building with Energy Refinement induced dipole polarizable protein force field, the QM/MM/C style MP2 method is used to study the hydrogen bonding distances and strengths of the photoactive yellow protein chromopore in the wild type and the Glu46Gln mutant.
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Atomically precise (catalytic) particles synthesized by a novel cluster deposition instrument140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4871799View Description Hide Description
We report a new high vacuum instrument which is dedicated to the preparation of well-defined clusters supported on model and technologically relevant supports for catalytic and materials investigations. The instrument is based on deposition of size selected metallic cluster ions that are produced by a high flux magnetron cluster source. The throughput of the apparatus is maximized by collecting and focusing ions utilizing a conical octupole ion guide and a linear ion guide. The size selection is achieved by a quadrupole mass filter. The new design of the sample holder provides for the preparation of multiple samples on supports of various sizes and shapes in one session. After cluster deposition onto the support of interest, samples will be taken out of the chamber for a variety of testing and characterization.
- Atoms, Molecules, and Clusters
Homogenous nucleation rates of n-propanol measured in the Laminar Flow Diffusion Chamber at different total pressures140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4872364View Description Hide Description
Nucleation rates of n-propanol were investigated in the Laminar Flow Diffusion Chamber. Nucleation temperatures between 270 and 300 K and rates between 100 and 106 cm−3 s−1 were achieved. Since earlier measurements of n-butanol and n‑pentanol suggest a dependence of nucleation rates on carrier gas pressure, similar conditions were adjusted for these measurements. The obtained data fit well to results available from literature. A small positive pressure effect was found which strengthen the assumption that this effect is attributed to the carbon chain length of the n-alcohol [D. Brus, A. P. Hyvärinen, J. Wedekind, Y. Viisanen, M. Kulmala, V. Ždímal, J. Smolík, and H. Lihavainen, J. Chem. Phys.128, 134312 (2008)] and might be less intensive for substances in the homologous series with higher equilibrium vapor pressure. A comparison with the theoretical approach by Wedekind et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett.101, 12 (2008)] shows that the effect goes in the same direction but that the intensity is much stronger in experiments than in theory.
Pairing and unpairing electron densities in organic systems: Two-electron three center through space and through bonds interactions140(2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4873547View Description Hide Description
Two-electron three-center bonding interactions in organic ions like methonium ( ), ethonium ( ), and protonated alkanes isomers (butonium cations) are described and characterized within the theoretical framework of the topological analysis of the electron density decomposition into its effectively paired and unpaired contributions. These interactions manifest in some of this type of systems as a concentration of unpaired electron cloud around the bond paths, in contrast to the well known paradigmatic boron hydrids in which it is not only concentrated close to the atomic nucleus and the bond paths but out of them and over the region defined by the involved atoms as a whole. This result permits to propose an attempt of classification for these interactions based in such manifestations. In the first type, it is called as interactions through bonds and in the second type as interactions through space type.


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Why I need a sperm donor to become a mum
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- March 19, 2011
- Lukis says having a baby is top priority
- Worried she might have left it too late
- Produced first-person doco Sami's Baby
SAMI Lukis is desperate to have a baby and is willing to use a sperm donor in her quest to become a mum.
The TV and radio personality, who turns 41 next month, said her biological clock was "about to explode" and she would rather be a single parent than not have a baby at all.
"I have the rest of my life to meet Mr Right, but I only have limited time to have a baby," she said. "Every month that I don't get pregnant is another one that I can't get back.
"I have to do it now, not in 12 months but now. It's all systems go."
Lukis, whose most recent job was co-host of Triple M breakfast show The Grill, is worried she might have left her attempt to have a baby too late."As a woman you have this amazing opportunity to have children, to have that mother/child bond our bodies are created this way," she said.
"I don't want to miss out on being a mum, it's a basic instinct."
Lukis, who has had several high-profile boyfriends including millionaire Anthony Bell and former Big Brother housemate Peter Timbs, said she doesn't blame men for the situation she finds herself in.
She said, however, that given her time again she would not have wasted so many years on relationships that she didn't think were leading to children.
Sydney IVF medical director Dr Mark Bowman said an increasing number of single women in their late 30s and early 40s were using sperm donors to become mothers. Dr Bowman said two years ago he rarely had single women as patients but now he sees two to three a week.
He said women were often surprised and disappointed when they learn that neither IVF or egg freezing are straightforward processes.
"My message to women in their 30s would be if you are in the right relationship, don't let time pass while you break the glass ceiling or pay off the mortgage because fertility in the future is not something that can be guaranteed," Dr Bowman said.
Lukis is going public to help young women learn from her experience.
Her first-person documentary Sami's Baby will premiere on Monday on Foxtel's Lifestyle You channel.
As the first step in the process, Lukis last year had her ovarian reserve levels tested at Sydney IVF.
She was shocked when her results showed her reserves were low and in rapid decline.
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Hal Wilson Posted at 5:26 PM March 19, 2011
Pick Me-Pick Me
Bea Riel of Sunshine Coast Posted at 2:28 PM March 19, 2011
I really feel for you Sami, I wish you every success on your quest. Don't give up, but if it doesn't happen don't forget there are thousands of vulnerable little Australians in desparate need of a foster mum.
Salescon of NSW Posted at 2:13 PM March 19, 2011
Do it now Sami. You will be in your mid fifties for the teenage years. Don't delay it. A decent man that accepts you and your child, will be easier to find (if you want one) than bringing up a child in your sixties.


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Snapped a test shot in my home. The first shot is at 55mm just to give you some idea of how far away I was from the subject (about 25 feet). Second shot is at 300mm f/8. The focus point is the first 5 or 6 lines of text on the label. Camera is K-01.
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New palettes in Fire Red for OW's!
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March 12th, 2012 (9:29 AM). Edited March 18th, 2012 by Hackrex.
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Nice tutorial.
I will try this out without applieing JPANS engines too.
Well I tried this and it doesn´t work. I have made some mistakes. But you have to do the same things as you can see in JPANS engine. I mean you have to do the same things with the pointers, etc. All things JPAN have done in his engine with the OWs data and palettes, you must do, too.
@Cheve_X: Yes, I know it. But how can I use the palettes on the left side, which aren´t from any tileset? Or how can I use the last three slots on the right side. I have had a look on this with the VBA. I saw that there are only used 13 from 16 palettes. So it must be easier to use this last 3 palettes than using the last palettes from the tilesets. But how can I hack this? How can I use this "free slots"?
Sorry for bad English!
Maybe there you can find a solution for insert the palettes without any problems.
It´s a problem to load more than 16 palettes for the sprites. And how I understand it after read it is it impossible because of the hardware....
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A Syrian helicopter fired rockets into the Lebanese border town of Arsal on Wednesday wounding several people, AFP reported.
"A Syrian helicopter launched three missiles on Arsal, one of which landed near the town square. Several people were hurt," a Lebanese official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
The Sunni-majority town broadly backs the revolt against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. A number of rocket attacks from inside Syria have already struck Lebanese territory this year [2], inlcuding rockets fired from helicopters and surface-to-surface missiles.
[1] http://www.syndigate.info
[2] http://www.albawaba.com/news/syrian-rockets-fired-lebanon-one-civilian-killed-498677
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Sedu Revolution 4000i hair dryer holiday bundle
Sedu Revolution 4000i Hair dryer set includes the high rated and top selling Sedu Revolution 4000i hair dryer. Professional stylist rave how the Sedu 4000i hair is powerful yet compact and leaves hair incredibly soft and shiny. The secret to the 4000i performance is its ceramic/tourmaline parts and ionic generator; these result in a frizz-free, smooth finish. The set also includes the newest innovation in brush tools: the Wet Brush and also 3 Sedu crane clips to help section hair while styling.
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Sedu Revolution 4000i Hair dryer :
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- 40% more compact than conventional dryer
- 30% less weight
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- Cool shot button
- Long lasting motor with 1875W of high power to produce unsurpassed air speed
- 80 mph record air speed
- 86m3/h air flow
- Includes 2 concentrators for versatile styling
- 2 year warranty
- Made in France
- Dryer itself weighs 1.2lbs
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- Ouchless detangler and massager
- Works great on wet and dry hair
- Perfect for men, women and kids
- For thick, curly and straight hair
- Soft flexible bristles detangles hair with ease
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Best Of The BestI love this blow dryer, it is the best. Its lightweight which is perfect because my hair is long and curly. It is powerful and you can get different looks, if you switch to the tourmaline your hair can be super straight, and if you turn it off you can get a more wavy natural look. I rarely have to use the flat iron after I use this blow dryer, it is absolutely great! Oh and it is also fast!Jan 30, 2015Sedu Revolution Professional Hair Dryer ...HAIR TYPEDark Brown / Curly Hair / Fine or Thin Hair
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Price IncreaseIt's unfortunate that just 1 year ago you were selling this dryer for $160. Any reason for you hiking up the price? Possibly to account for your regular sales. Shame on you, Folica. :(
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Not What I Had Hoped ForI spent a LOT of time reading reviews on multiple sites about this hairdryer before I took the plunge and there's no doubt that it's gotten many, many wonderful reviews. Which is why I decided to try it. I'm trying really hard to love it and I'm not giving up on it just yet. It's just not what I expected. My former dryer is the Babyliss Nano Pro Titanium. I've had the Sedu for about 2 weeks now and have used it every day. I have straight brown hair, just above the shoulder, medium texture and we live in a normally humid climate. I do love the compact size and it's not too heavy. I don't care for where the cool shot button is at all. It's very easy to hit it while holding the dryer. There are two heat settings. The higher setting is barely warm at best and that is really taking some getting used to. My Babyliss got much warmer. This cooler air may be better for the hair though? The drying time is longer than my Babyliss was by several minutes. I guess that's because the air is not as warm as with the Babyliss. It's soft and smooth but y'all...I can't get any volume in my hair even with the ionic feature turned off. I want to like it. I really, really do...but can't say right now that I won't go back to my Babyliss..this one just isn't the same.Jan 1, 2015Sedu Revolution Professional Hair Dryer ...HAIR TYPEMedium Brown / Normal Hair
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Blown Away ;-)So I wasn't sure what to expect when I ordered this hair dryer. I had had a "nicer" one that just broke but was definitely not in the same price range as this model. Overall I am impressed! This thing blows (but in a good way)! I feel like it dries my hair significantly faster than my old dryer. It is also a lot more compact than a traditional hair dryer. Overall I'm very satisfied with this dryer and would recommend it to a friend.Dec 15, 2014Sedu Revolution Professional Hair Dryer ...HAIR TYPEBlonde / Curly Hair / Fine or Thin Hair
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Dries QuicklyI have thick porous hair. The Sedu Pro Tourmaline Ionic 4000i dries my hair quick
no frizze and makes my hair shine. Love It!!!Dec 15, 2014Sedu Revolution Professional Hair Dryer ...
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Life-changing!I typically NEVER write reviews, but really felt compelled to write one for this hair dryer. I have extremely course, thick, wavy, and totally unmanageable hair. I invest a lot in my hair (keratin treatments, nice shampoos, etc. etc.) and have tried countless products and tools under the sun. I was already using the sedu flat iron which I love (and which has lasted me 2+ years so far) but was previously using some $80 hair dryer from ulta.
I highly doubted that the sedu revolution could be that much better than my ulta dryer as the price points are different but it's not like I was coming from using a $15 one from target. I was wrong; this dryer has truly been life changing. Not only does it dry my hair faster, I barely have to use a flat iron anymore which I have never been able to say in my life. It's straighter, more shiny, no frizz, and much more healthy looking. I thought it was a fluke the first time I used it as I've never seen my hair look so good after blow drying it but it's worked consistently since I bought it a few weeks ago.
I am shocked at what a difference a hair dryer like this can make and am so happy I can spend less time getting ready every morning. If you are on the fence, buy it! (Also always look for promo codes.. too many sales always going on to pay full price for this even though it's worth it!)Nov 26, 2014Sedu Revolution Professional Hair Dryer ...HAIR TYPEDark Brown / Dry Hair / Curly Hair / Thick or Coarse Hair
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Worth The Hype?I purchased this after doing extensive research. I actually purchased the Elchim healthy ionic dryer that smoked when I plugged it in. I definitely don't recommend that one! This dryer packs a punch as far as airflow goes but I don't like that it only has 2 temp settings. I feel that the low is too low and the high is too high. I wish there was something in the middle. It does a decent job of getting my hair dried fairly quickly but not as fast and I thought based on the reviews that I read.
I would recommend as long as you have realistic expectations.Nov 10, 2014Sedu Revolution Professional Hair Dryer ...HAIR TYPEDark Brown / Normal Hair / Color Treated Hair / Fine or Thin Hair
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Great Hair Dryer, Poor ConstructionI love this hair dryer, but I will not be repurchasing unless Sedu fixes the back cap issue. I bought this in 2011 and still use it, but had to send it back to the Sedu multiple times (3x, I think) during the warrantee period to have the back repaired (the prongs that hold the mesh in place break really easily, and the mesh falls out) and the other day some of my hair accidentally fell into the back of the hair dryer while I was drying and got sucked into the motor. Now that it's outside of the warrantee period, I'll probably buy the Solia and see how it works for me. Hopefully it's as good as the Sedu, seeing as both have an 1875 watt motor. Regardless, I don't want to lose any more hair.Nov 5, 2014Sedu Revolution Professional Hair Dryer ...HAIR TYPECurly Hair
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Fire Hazard And Company Wont ReplaceThe plug started smoking and although it has a code of authenticity on the dryer, the company will not honor the warranty becuase it was not purchased through an authorized dealer, which was not made clear on purchase.Nov 4, 2014Sedu Revolution Professional Hair Dryer ...
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Not Worth The $$As a professional I was so excited to add the Sedu Revolution to my kit. Unfortunately it was not what I expected. Don't get me wrong when it came to blowdrying fine hair it was great but it just didn't do it for my clients with curly or thick hair. I think if its for personal use for someone with fine hair go for it but if it's for someone with thick long or curly hair or for someone working with mostly girls who have thick long or curly hair you'll be there for ever don't waste the money and it won't look as smooth. When it comes to a blowout smoothness is KEY. Sorry but I honestly don't think it's worth the price.Nov 3, 2014Sedu Revolution Professional Hair Dryer ...HAIR TYPEDry Hair / Curly Hair / Fine or Thin Hair / Thick or Coarse Hair
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Flint Herpetology Class visits the collection
The UM - Flint Herpetology Class came for a tour as a field trip on November 26th, 2013. Their Instructor, Teresa Yoder, has routinely borrowed specimens from us for her laboratory demonstrations. We talked about specimen preparations and collection organization as well as showcasing many specimens from our world class collections.
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|Carol Gilligan, In a Different Voice: Psychological Theory and Women's Development ( Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1982).
|Sarah Hardesty and Nehamah Jacobs, Success and Betrayal: The Crisis of Women in Corporate America ( New York: Franklin Watts, 1986).
|Felice N. Schwartz, "Management Women and the New Facts of Life", Harvard Business Review, Jan.-Feb. 1989, pp. 65-76.
|Walter Mischel, Introduction to Personality ( New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971).
|Albert Bandura, Principles of Behavior Modification ( New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969).
|Such studies can be found in many psychological sources; the abundance of findings necessitated the formation of a separate publication, The Journal of Applied Behavioral Analysis. Classic early texts include Leonard P. Ullmann and Leonard Krasner, eds., Case Studies in Behavior Modification ( New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1965); Leonard Krasner and Leonard P. Ullmann, Behavior Influence and Personality: The Social Matrix of Human Action ( New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973).
|Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Men and Women of the Corporation ( New York: Basic, 1977).
|Dale Feuer, "How Women Manage", Training 25 ( 1988): 27.
|S. M. Donnell and J. Hall, "Men and Women as Managers: A Significant Case of No Significant Difference", Organizational Dynamics 8 (Spring 1980): 60-77.
|Nancy Chodorow, The Reproduction of Mothering: Psychoanalysis and the Sociology of Gender ( Berkeley: University of California Press, 1978).
|Susan K. Boardman, Charles C. Harrington, and Sandra V. Horowitz, "Successful Women: A Psychological Investigation of Family Class and Education Origins", in Women's Career Development, ed. Barbara A. Gutek and Laurie Larwood ( Newbury Park, Calif.: Sage, 1987), chap. 5; Robert L. Dipboye, "Problems and Progress of Women in Management", in Working Women: Past, Present, Future, ed. Karen S. Koziara, Michael H.Moskow


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Each week, indieWIRE receives the final weekend numbers for specialty releases in theaters. This is our top ten for the past weekend so far, with most numbers already in. The top ten is subject to change before the final chart is published tomorrow and the weekly box office column is written. Weekend box office data provided by Rentrak as of Monday, 6:00 p.m. EST.
1. "Little Miss Sunshine" (Fox Searchlight) $1,480,193 wknd ($25,521 per scrn)
2. "Quinceanera" (Sony Pictures Classics) $95,400 wknd ($11,925 per scrn)
3. "Another Gay Movie (TLA Releasing) $50,069 wknd ($10,014 per scrn)
4. "The Bridesmaid" (First Run) $9,046 wknd ($9,046 per scrn)
5. "13 (Tzameti)" (Palm Pictures) $7,710 wknd ($7,710 per scrn)
6. "Wondrous Oblivion" (Palm Pictures) $6,752 wknd ($6,752 per scrn)
7. "Changing Times" (Koch Lorber Films) $31,205 wknd ($5,201 per scrn)
8. "Boynton Beach Club" (Roadside Attractions/Samuel Goldwyn Films) $163,220 wknd ($4,411 per scrn)
9. "The Puffy Chair" (Roadside Attractions) $12,004 wknd ($4,001 per scrn)
10. "Beowulf & Grendel" (Truly Indie) $3,799 wknd ($3,799 per scrn)
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Admission: Youth ages 15-18, $20; ages 19+, $40
Meeting Place: Visitor Center
Come join us for the 2nd annual half marathon along the banks of the beautiful and pristine Cossatot River. Challenge your abilities in the mountainous terrain of Cossatot River State Park-Natural Area. Runners will be shuttled to the north end of the trail and run through three refueling/aid stations while on the way to the visitor center on the south end of the trail. Take your time and enjoy the trail or push yourself to the limits and compete for the top honors, either way you are sure to enjoy this event. Contact the park to register and receive further information.
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The Battle Ground Tigers kept testing Skyview's Jocelyn Adams.
Jocelyn Adams kept turning away the Tigers.
"You can go up on me, but I'm going to do whatever I can to stop that shot," Adams said.
After stopping the shot, she also was likely going to grab the ball.
Adams, a 6-foot-1 sophomore, blocked six shots and grabbed 18 rebounds Friday night, leading Skyview to a 42-28 victory over Battle Ground to take over sole possession of first place in the Class 4A Greater St. Helens League girls basketball standings.
The Storm (9-2 overall) went defensive to get to 4-0 after the first round of league play, holding Battle Ground to 10-of-51 shooting. The Tigers (6-5) fell to 3-1 in the GSHL.
"They were also 3-0 in league so we wanted to show them what Skyview is," Adams said.
Skyview was not exactly lighting up the nets on offense, but it hardly mattered — not with Adams, Katie Swanson, Larissa Hamilton and Delaney Keser all recording blocked shots and Stephanie McDonagh getting six steals for the Storm's defense.
After a close first quarter, the Storm scored the first nine points of the second period. Battle Ground missed its first 10 shots of that stretch and made its lone field goal of the quarter with 10 seconds before the half.
"Our coach tells us you have control over your defense and how hard you work when the offense isn't working," said Adams, who had six points.
Brooke Bowen led all scorers with 14 points on 5-of-11 shooting. But she was more impressed with her team's defense, too.
"It's just good to know you have four other girls out there to support you, help you on defense," she said. "It's not just one person. It's the team. You have people who can back you up and you can rely on them."
Skyview coach Jennifer Buscher liked what she saw, as well. The Storm not only forced all those missed shots, but they forced 26 turnovers.
Still, there needs to be some scoring in order to win. Skyview shot 32 percent from the floor — certainly not ideal for the Storm but plenty good enough when the defense is on its game.
"We like to depend more on our defense than our offense," Buscher said.
Hamilton had five points in the crucial second quarter and finished with eight. Keser made two 3-pointers and finished with eight points. Bowen had six in the first half, eight in the second.
Battle Ground's Nikki Bond led the Tigers with 11 points. Her second 3-pointer, late in the game, cut what was once a 17-point deficit to 12. Tessa Vanderpool had seven points, and Haley Grossman had six points and five steals.
"We competed in the second half," Battle Ground coach Joe Potter said. "We proved to ourselves that we can play with one of the best teams in town."
The teams will have two more meetings this season, which is why Buscher was not about to stop pushing her team.
"We're excited for where we are in league right now, but we have a long way to go yet," Buscher said.
BATTLE GROUND — Nikki Bond 11, Haley Hamilton 1, Haley Grossman 6, Tessa Vanderpool 7, Chelsie Aguigui 0, Taya O'Hanlon 3, Jossilyn Blackman 0, Liz Smarr 0, Mallory Olson 0. Totals 10-51 (4-14) 4-13 28.
SKYVIEW — Stephanie McDonagh 3, Jocelyn Adams 6, Aubrey Ward-El 1, Katie Hendricks 0, Delaney Keser 8, Brooke Bowen 14, Larissa Hamilton 8, Katie Swanson 2. Totals 13-41 (3-17) 13-28 42.
Battle Ground 9 3 6 10–28
Skyview 12 14 9 7–42
JV — Skyview won.