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The global community has set the following 2 important goals: the virtual elimination of new HIV infections among children; and a 50% reduction in HIV-related maternal mortality by 2015.1 However, HIV infection among pregnant women and infants remains unacceptably high—in the 2012 World AIDS Day report, UNAIDS estimated that globally there were 330,000 new HIV infections in children in 2011, and 37,000 pregnant women died because of HIV in 2010.2 This situation persists despite strong evidence of the effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy for improving maternal health and preventing mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT). PMTCT rates as low as 1%–5% can be achieved even in low-income countries,3,4 and HIV-infected pregnant women who receive antiretroviral therapy for their own health can live longer and healthier lives.5
Despite progress in expanding prevention of PMTCT services in sub-Saharan Africa and other low-resource settings,6 recent data reveal serious challenges, chiefly the low uptake and use of proven effective interventions for PMTCT.7 Although the need to expand the supply of services continues, mounting evidence demonstrates an urgent need to examine and respond to demand-side barriers in women's lives that affect their initiation and retention in PMTCT programs.8 We argue that HIV-related stigma is a key barrier to service utilization and that it will be impossible to reach the global goals without addressing stigma.
Women of reproductive age—and especially pregnant women—are particularly vulnerable to the effects of HIV-related stigma. Because a pregnant woman is often the first family member to be tested for HIV due to her contact with the antenatal clinic, she may be blamed for bringing the virus into the family and faces risks of social ostracism, gossip, abandonment, and violence if others discover her HIV-positive status.9 These factors are often compounded by gender norms that penalize women for perceived promiscuity and place women in positions of socioeconomic vulnerability.10
Our recent review of the PMTCT literature revealed a wealth of both quantitative and qualitative evidence of the adverse effects of HIV-related stigma on uptake and retention of services necessary for successful PMTCT.11 The multiple steps required to complete a full PMTCT program all increase the potential for unwanted disclosure of HIV status, heightening both women's fears of and the possibility of experiencing stigma at each step. Studies in South Africa, Kenya, and Zimbabwe have found significantly reduced rates of antenatal HIV testing, skilled birth attendance, and PMTCT adherence for women who report high levels of stigma and related lack of disclosure of their HIV status. There is even evidence that in a high HIV prevalence setting, HIV-related stigma can negatively affect maternity service utilization for the majority of women who are HIV negative, if the community starts to associate use of maternity services with HIV and AIDS.12 Modeling exercises indicate that these effects of stigma are cumulative across the PMTCT cascade and therefore may significantly affect HIV infection rates among infants; data from South Africa suggest that infant HIV infections could be reduced by 33%–44% if stigma could be markedly reduced.13
Alongside modifications to make clinical services more effective and accessible, there is also a need to integrate HIV-related stigma reduction components into services for pregnant and childbearing women, their male partners, and their infants in low-resource settings. Existing stigma-reduction tools and interventions,14 and measures to evaluate progress,15 can be modified for the specific needs of pregnant women. To reduce women's fears of stigma and help cope with stigma, programs can set up support groups for pregnant women living with HIV and involve women living with HIV in PMTCT service delivery. To reduce stigma and discrimination that women experience in families and communities, programs should develop culturally appropriate activities to reach out to and positively engage the communities and male partners of pregnant women living with HIV. However, it should be kept in mind that any PMTCT campaigns aiming to increase awareness in communities should be designed with the participation and input of advocacy groups and pregnant women living with HIV. Health services for pregnant and childbearing women need to identify stigma, provide health worker stigma-reduction training, and monitor stigma. Finally, it is essential to advocate for the development and implementation of policies that protect the rights of all persons living with HIV; that ensure support systems and legal protections for women; and that mandate nondiscriminatory treatment within all maternal, neonatal, and child health services.
It is unlikely that the global commitments to virtual elimination of new HIV infections in children and reduced HIV-related maternal mortality by 2015 will be met unless major efforts at the global, national, community, and facility levels are made to identify and counter the multiple manifestations of HIV-related stigma facing pregnant women. These efforts should include setting targets for stigma reduction, measuring the impact of stigma-reduction interventions on service uptake, allocating resources for interventions, and monitoring the effects of policies aimed at reducing HIV-related stigma. Although it is yet to be fully recognized, reducing stigma is an essential piece of delivering care for all women, men, and children.
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PHILADELPHIA — Michael Vick sauntered through a hallway at the Eagles' practice facility and paused to glance at a framed picture of the team's last NFC championship celebration.
That victory was eight years ago against Vick and the Atlanta Falcons. The pressure is on Vick to deliver now.
The Eagles have one of the youngest teams in the league, but they're also built to win this year. Anything less may cost coach Andy Reid his job. Owner Jeffrey Lurie already gave that directive, saying another 8-8 finish would be unacceptable.
"We're going out and playing for our coach and we're playing for our organization," Vick said Wednesday. "It's not just about Coach Reid, it's about the organization as a whole, the Philadelphia Eagles. We want to go out and represent, as players, the best we can for this team and we're going to go out and make it happen. We're all playing for Coach Reid, we're playing for Mr. Lurie and we're playing for each other."
Vick has plenty to prove this season. He had a remarkable 2010, leading the Eagles to an NFC East title, earning a spot as the starting quarterback in the Pro Bowl and winning the AP Comeback Player of the Year award. Vick then was rewarded with a $100 million contract last August, just two years after the Eagles gave him a second chance in the NFL following his release from federal prison.
But with enormous expectations, Vick and the rest of the Eagles underachieved in 2011. Despite the team closing with a four-game winning streak over non-playoff teams, Vick seemed to regress into a turnover-prone, reckless player. He had 14 interceptions and lost four fumbles. He threw just six picks and lost four fumbles in 2010.
Staying healthy also was a problem. Vick couldn't finish two games in September because of injuries and sat out three others with broken ribs. The Eagles went 1-4 in those five games. They finished 8-8 and just one game behind the eventual Super Bowl-champion New York Giants. So, one game, one play even, could've made all the difference.
Vick had trouble staying on the field in this preseason, too. He hurt his thumb in the first game and injured his ribs in the next one. He took just 12 snaps total and missed the last two games.
Still, Vick will be ready to go in the opener at Cleveland on Sunday.
"I feel good," he said. "I feel like I'm 100 percent, no nagging injuries. I feel I'm fully recovered. The last two weeks really have helped me get there and I'm ready to go out there and give it all I got. My arm is in great shape and my body is in great shape. I'm just excited about our opportunities and I'm excited about where we're at."
Of course, Reid would've preferred to have Vick play a little more last month. He led the Eagles to just one first down and the first-team offense wasn't sharp at all.
"That's what it was," Reid said. "He has enough experience that I expect him to go in and perform well."
Vick has plenty of weapons surrounding him. All-Pro running back LeSean McCoy, two-time Pro Bowl wide receiver DeSean Jackson, wideout Jeremy Maclin and tight end Brent Celek make this a dynamic offense. But it all starts with Vick avoiding injuries.
Vick played all 16 games just once in his nine-year career. Given his history, it's easy to label him injury-prone. Reid and offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg have stressed to Vick the importance of sliding instead of taking hits when he scrambles, though most of his injuries have occurred in the pocket.
"You can't control injuries," wide receiver Jason Avant said. "I don't believe he's injury-prone at all. I believe some guys have taken good shots at him and if you take a lot of shots, you're going to get hurt and that's with any position. Those labels aren't true. They only become true if he believes them. We expect him to play well and this team needs him to play well."
Reid's future in Philadelphia could depend on it.

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Whatever magic the Wolves picked up in their overtime win against Eatonville three days prior simply wasn't enough against Evergreen.
The Wolverines snapped a 1-1 halftime tie with two goals in a five-minute span and held on for a 3-2 win at the West Central District 2A tourney at Foster High School on May 14, earning a ticket to the state tournament.
Seniors Nick Camporini and Byron Boots each had scores in defeat.
It was a rough outing for local schools in district play as Foster knocked out Port Angeles 1-0 in overtime.
Sequim was looking for a return to the class-2A state tourney and their third state berth in as many years.
Camporini opened the scoring off a feed from Mitch McHugh at 11 minutes, but Evergreen got scores at 13, 50 and 55 minutes from three different players.
Boots added his score at 65 minutes off a penalty kick.
No cruising allowed
Despite a higher seed and large advantage in shots on goal, Sequim had trouble putting Eatonville away on May 11 before Waylon Lam scored three minutes into overtime for a 1-0 victory.
"We just talked a lot and sent the corners (to the goal)," Lam said, still catching his breath after knocking home the game winner. It was Lam's first game-clinching goal and fourth of the season.
"We dominated the game," teammate Gerry Azanza said. "They had some good chances (but) we deserved the win."
After a scoreless first half, Sequim peppered the Eatonville goal with shot after shot. In an 18-minute span, Sequim had seven shots either get deflected away, dribble across the goal line, hit the post or sail just wide of the Cruiser net.
"Bad luck I guess," said Azanza, who had a score called back because of an offsides penalty at the 57-minute mark.
Visibly frustrated after a scoreless second half, the Wolves huddled around head coach Dave Brasher and refocused. Sending deep passes into the Eatonville half, the Wolves eventually found the right combination. Azanza found Lam streaking up the left side and Lam shrugged off a tackle to push it into the net for what soccer aficionados call a "golden goal," ending the overtime game.
"I was proud of them," Brasher said of his Wolves. "It's easy to get frustrated. We weren't sitting back."
Playing a solid game for the second contest in a row was McHugh, who along with Azanza, Lam and Camporini, pushed the tempo against Eatonville.
"That's (Mitch's) best game of the season," Brasher said. "He's one of our stalwarts."
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SPRINGFIELD – Former Springfield College women's and men's volleyball coach Joel Dearing has been selected by the Board of Directors of the Volleyball Hall of Fame for the prestigious Mintonette Medallion of Merit.
Dearing will be presented the award on Oct. 18 at this year's Volleyball Hall of Fame Induction Celebration. The award is presented to individuals in recognition of a single significant record or the accomplishment of single or multiple achievements in the sport of volleyball.
"As with any coach who has been at Springfield College, I always felt it was important to become a leader professionally in our sport," Dearing said. "Now that I've had some time to reflect on this award, I think it will be a really special time for my family, who have been so supportive of me through this journey."
The Mintonette Medallion of Merit recalls the original name that volleyball's inventor and Springfield College alum, William G. Morgan, assigned to the sport when he invented it in 1895.
For the past 30 years, Dearing has worked in a multitude of capacities to help grow the sport of volleyball. Not only did he win over 1,000 matches during his career on the sidelines at both Springfield College and Roger Williams, but also he has been instrumental in the continued evolution of the Volleyball Hall of Fame. Serving as a member of its board of directors and currently an honorary board member, Dearing helped increase international representation among inductees.
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As a domestic violence survivor and having grown up on Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County needs a fair and impartial and compassionate Superior Court judge.
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Sigur Ros, Icelandic purveyors of ethereal, atmospheric music, are scheduled to perform at Champions Square outside the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on Oct. 3.
Tickets are $39.50 plus service charges, on sale Friday, June 14, at 10 a.m. at the Superdome box office and through all Ticketmaster outlets.
The band's summer European tour, as well as its fall North American tour, are in support of a new album, "Kveikur," to be released June 18.
An 11-piece version of Sigur Ros will re-create the band's austere soundscapes on stage.
The Sigur Ros show is part of a series of concerts at Champions Square presented by SMG, the company that manages the Dome, the New Orleans Arena and the Square, and concert promoters Red Mountain Entertainment and Blue Deuce Entertainment. Other scheduled concerts at Champions Square include Merle Haggard and Jamey Johnson on June 29 and fun. on Oct. 5.


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Dr. Anthony Tuck gave a talk to the Archaeology Society of Staten Island at Wagner College yesterday. He spoke about how weaving and textiles helped transmit stories from one generation to another in a pre-literate society through the use of woven pictures and patterns. The next meeting will be Jan. 3. For more information, call 718-448-7652.
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Members of the 369th Veteran's Association, Richmond District, meeting yesterday in the New Brighton clubhouse, discussed potential fundraisers. For information, call Leon J. Wallace, president, at 917-560-2983, or First Vice President Thomas Ford at 646-812-0273.
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The Great Kills Garden Club, a member of First District Federated Garden Clubs of New York State hosted a Standard Holiday Flower Show, "A Colonial Christmas," on Saturday at the Third County Court House in Historic Richmond Town. The competitive show was judged by National Garden Club judges and was chaired by Linda Scarano. Major design division award winners were: Beatrice Nicholson of the Annadale Garden Club won the Holiday Excellence Award and the Table Artistry Award; Annadale member Barbara Hosie won the Designer's Choice Award. Great Kills member, Virginia Bodrate won the Concetta De Lillo Award. Other first place winners in design were Mattie Sollitto, Angela Doglio and Linda Scarano, all of the Great Kills Garden Club. Major horticulture award winners were: Lee Gugliada who won Horticulture Sweepstakes, the Arboreal award and the Elizabeth Maier award; Lucy Bauer of the Castle Manor Garden Club who won Horticultural Excellence and an Award of Merit; Castle Manor member, Fran Cackowski and Barbara Hosie who won Awards of Merit. Other first place winners in horticulture included Angela Doglio, Beatrice Nicholson, Leslie Heffner and Carolyn Pinto. Special exhibit award winners were Marilyn Curcio and Stacey Wolski who won the Educational Award. The Artistic Crafts Award was presented to Robert Bauer. Other first place winners in Artistic Crafts were Virginia Bodrate and Lillian Ferrelli of the Great Kills Garden Club.


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Seriously, Jon Husted? You Think Our Tax Dollars Are Play Money?
Our secretary of state Jon Husted was excoriated yesterday by U.S. District Court Judge Algenon Marbley over the last-minute directive Husted snuck out after business hours the Friday before the election, forbidding Ohio's county boards of election from counting provisional ballots when pollworkers failed to enter some ID information on an accompanying piece of paperwork, which was clearly THEIR job.
Marbley said in his opinion,
The General Assembly made the policy judgment to place the duty to record the identification of a provisional voter with a trained election official. The Secretary may not second guess that decision. If the Secretary could arbitrarily shift any duties of an election official to an individual voter, the Secretary could ensure no error would ever be the fault of a poll worker simply by reassigning all of the poll worker's duties to the voter. This result is not contemplated by Ohio law or permitted by the Constitution.
Husted's saying it's about preventing voter fraud, but the information to do so is already available to those processing provisionals. And it's likely that of Ohio's 200,000 provisionals, only a handful have this particular defect, and of those, it's likely that a miniscule number will have issues that suggest a voter was trying to pull something sneaky.
So naturally:
Secretary of State Jon Husted promptly said his office would appeal the ruling to the Cincinnati-based U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.
He'll probably end up spending tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars for every potential "fraudulent" voter — almost all of whom would be caught in the regular processing of provisionals. So basically, it's ALL money wasted.
I don't get what he hopes to accomplish here. Any talk about "voter fraud" is, for the reasons stated about, disingenuous. Does this kind of obstinacy appeal to a crazy base of support he hopes will ride him to the governor's mansion? Is he unconcerned about potential blowback? Does he really not care about the terrible national press this is getting him — and Ohio?
This directive has so little impact on any real number of votes that it has a "because I can" vibe to it. But continuing to appeal decisions such as Marbley's, who has decided previously on Husted's propensity for wanting to punish voters for pollworker errors, costs Ohio in terms of money AND reputation. When I hear even Republicans I know talking about who can replace him, maybe it's time to just stop already and spend the money on making it easier for people to vote.
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Will it be Lowell or East Grand Rapids?
We'll find out Friday at Lowell when the two unbeaten area powerhouses, top-ranked teams in the state and defending state champions faceoff. As always, it's sure to be another biggie as the winner is assured a year's worth of feeling really, really good.
More than likely, the winner also will go unbeaten in the regular season and win the OK White Conference title. No matter the outcome, both teams could win a state championship. Again.
That's what happened a year ago. East beat Lowell 35-12 at Memorial Field, won the conference title and went 14-0 to claim its fourth consecutive Division 3 state championship. Lowell wound up 13-1 and captured the Division 2 state championship.
Both teams have been ranked No. 1 in respective classes since the first Associated Press statewide poll of the season. A loss should not knock either one from the top spot.
Check out these other facts about the 64th meeting between the two schools:
** Since 1999, either the Red Arrows or the Pioneers have won outright or shared the OK White championship. Caledonia did force a three-way tie for the 2007 title, but Hudsonville (1998) was the last team other than East Grand Rapids or Lowell to earn top OK White honors.
- From 1927-62, EGR ruled the rivalry, posting a 24-10-1 record against Lowell. Since picking it up again in 1984 -- and in the same league -- the Pioneers have posted a 21-7 record. The Red Arrows, though, have won four of the last seven meetings.
- During the last decade, East has lost seven times (regular season and playoffs), with four of those games to Lowell. And the Red Arrows have lost 13 times, with seven of them coming against the Pioneers.
- East and Lowell have lost only one regular-season game to someone other than each other during that same time period (2001-2010). Both came in 2007 when Caledonia edged the Pioneers 21-20 and Hudsonville bettered Lowell 28-7.
- The Pioneers' current 25-game winning streak began after losing 35-12 to Lowell on Oct. 24, 2008. The Red Arrows are on a 12-game winning streak.
Entering Friday's 7 p.m. game, both are 6-0 overall and 2-0 in the OK White.
Lowell has outscored its opponents 291-14 this season, including 116-7 in the conference. EGR has outscored its first six foes 240-77 and its two OK White opponents 56-28.
The two have one common opponent in Grand Rapids Christian (0-2, 4-2). Two weeks ago, EGR edged the Eagles, 21-14. On Friday, Lowell trounced GR Christian 55-7.
Oh. And it's because of what has transpired so far this season that Lowell is now ranked No. 1 in the area.
For more on the Top 10, watch WOOD-TV's Sports Overtime with Jason Terzis and myself, beginning after the late news.
Editor's note: The rankings only include teams in The Grand Rapids Press' coverage area.
Top 10
1. Lowell (6-0)
2. East Grand Rapids (6-0)
3. Zeeland East (6-0)
4. Rockford (5-1)
5. West Ottawa (5-1)
6. Grand Haven (5-1)
7. Greenville (5-1)
8. Catholic Central. (5-1)
9. Unity Christian (5-1)
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EDITOR'S NOTE: Information for the Community Calendar should be submitted in writing no later than one week before the event. Send to The Mining Journal, Attention: Newsroom/Community Calendar, Box 430, Marquette, MI 49855.
Alcoholics Anonymous - Early Bird meeting, 7-8 a.m., First United Methodist Church, Marquette. Handicapped accessible. Call AA Hotline, 249-4430. For a complete AA meetings list visit www.aa-marquettecounty.org.
Superiorland Breakfast Kiwanis - meets 7-8 a.m. Thursdays, Pioneer Room A of University Center at Northern Michigan University. Meetings are open to the public.
Tai Chi - 8-9:30 a.m. and 3:45-4:45 p.m. Thursdays. Call 235-8510.
Clinic Services - from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Marquette County Health Department. Clinics include HIV/AIDS Counseling and Testing, Family Planning and Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening. A WIC Clinic will be held from 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Call 475-7846 for an appointment.
12-Step Recovery Groups - offered daily at the Alano Club, 1202 S. Front St., Marquette.
Tai Chi - from 9:15-11:15 a.m. in downtown Marquette. Call 235-8510.
Alcoholics Anonymous - meets 10 a.m. Thursdays at St. John's Church in Ishpeming.
The Men's Lunch Group - meets at 11 a.m. fourth Thursdays at Wahlstrom's Restaurant, Harvey. For details call Phil Puotinen at 228-3910.
Blood Drive - from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Marquette General Hospital, 3rd Floor. For an appointment, call 225-4610.
TOPS - Group 0633 meets at 11:30 a.m. Thursdays in the Lions Room at the Gwinn Clubhouse. Call 346-6485.
Alcoholics Anonymous - meets at noon Thursdays at the Alano Club, 1202 S. Front St., Marquette. Handicapped accessible.
Bridge - is played at 1 p.m. Thursdays at the Superiorland Bridge Club, Suite 1 at the Westwood Mall, Marquette. Call 249-3529 for info/partners.
Farmer/Artisans Market - is 4-7 p.m. Thursdays at the Butler Theater in Ishpeming.
Tai Chi for Martial Artists - offered 5:15-6:45 p.m. Thursdays at Northern Lights Martial Arts Center, Marquette. Call 235-8510.
Sociable Seniors - meets at 5 p.m. Thursdays at the Bonanza Restaurant, Marquette. Call 360-9450.
TOPS - Group 1579 meets every Thursday at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 440 Stoneville Road, Ishpeming. Weigh-in at 5 p.m., meeting at 5:30 p.m.
Zumba Class - meets 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursdays at Harvey Baptist Church. Cost is $3 per session, with proceeds going to missions around the world. Call 249-1013 and leave a message.
TOPS - Group 1372 meets every Thursday at Silver Creek Church, 219 Silver Creek Road, Harvey. Weigh-in 5:30-6:10 p.m., meeting at 6:15 p.m. Call 226-7930.
Overeaters Anonymous - "How It Works" meeting is 6 p.m. Thursdays, First United Methodist Church, Marquette.
Little Steps - a class for expectant and new parents will be held from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Women's & Children Center at Marquette General Hospital. The cost is $10. To register, call 225-3081.
Alcoholics Anonymous - Second Chance meeting is 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Marquette Courthouse Annex, Room 41. Handicapped accessible.
Drop-In German Class - 6-7:30 p.m. Thursdays in the Boardroom of the Landmark Inn, Marquette.
For more information, call Carol Strauss at 227-1201.
Cuong Nhu - class offered 7-9 p.m. Thursdays, Northern Lights Martial Arts Center, Marquette. Call 361-5282.
Chess - is played at 7 p.m. Thursdays at the Masonic Center, 128 W. Washington St., Marquette. Free lessons available, chess sets and boards provided. Call 869-1719.
Alcoholics Anonymous - meets 7 p.m. Thursdays at Prince of Peace Church in Harvey.
Gamblers Anonymous - closed meeting, 7 p.m. (open meeting last Thursdays), First Presbyterian Church, Marquette. Mailing address: G.A., P.O. Box 34, Marquette, MI 49855. Call 226-3610.
Alcoholics Anonymous - meets 7:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Michigamme Community Building.
Alcoholics Anonymous - Big Book group meets 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, upstairs of Parties Unlimited in Ishpeming.
Narcotics Anonymous - "Never in the Dark" closed meeting is 7:30 p.m., Marquette General Hospital Mountain Room. Call 866-506-6557.
Alcoholics Anonymous - meets 8 p.m. Thursdays at the Alano Club, 1202 S. Front St., Marquette. Handicapped accessible.
Alcoholics Anonymous - meets 8 p.m. Thursdays at St. Anthony's Church in Gwinn. Open meeting. Handicapped accessible.
Narcotics Anonymous - open meeting is 8 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, corner of Elm and Chocolay, Munising. Call 866-310-9077.
Alcoholics Anonymous - Early Bird meeting, 7-8 a.m., First United Methodist Church, Marquette. Handicapped accessible. Call AA Hotline at 249-4430. For a complete AA meetings list visit www.aa-marquettecounty.org.
12-Step Recovery Groups - offered daily at the Alano Club, 1202 S. Front St., Marquette.
Clinic Services - from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Marquette County Health Department. Clinics include HIV/AIDS Counseling and Testing and Immunizations. A WIC Clinic will be held. Call 475-7846 for an appointment.
Alcoholics Anonymous - Women's meeting, 10 a.m. Fridays, Immanuel Lutheran Church basement, Negaunee.
Next Chapter Book Club - meets from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. weekly in the Teen Area of Peter White Public Library in Marquette. Call Ellen Moore at 226-4312 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Our Daily Bread - free lunch, noon-1 p.m., Salvation Army, 1009 W. Baraga, Marquette. Call 226-2241.
Alcoholics Anonymous - women's closed "A Woman's Way Through the 12 Steps" book discussion meeting at noon, Marquette Missionary Church. Handicapped accessible. Call AA hotline at 249-4430.
Jayne's Bridge Club - plays 1 p.m. Fridays at the Marquette Senior Center, 300 Spring St. Call 225-1456. Partners guaranteed.
Alanon - meets 1 p.m. Fridays, Grace Episcopal Church, Ishpeming.
Ninjitsu - class offered 4-5:30 p.m. Fridays, Northern Lights Martial Arts Center, Marquette. For details call 346-9054.
Fish Fry - is 5-7:30 p.m ., Negaunee Eagles Club.
Teen Night - is 6-10 p.m. Fridays at First Baptist Church, Gwinn. Free movies, games and popcorn. Call 346-6115.
Zumba Lessons - 6 p.m. at Dance Zone, located at 1113 Lincoln Ave., Marquette. $4 per session, $20 for six sessions. Call 236-1457.
Explainers Program Training - offered 6-8 p.m. first Fridays at the Upper Peninsula Children's Museum, Marquette. Parent/caregiver must attend 7:30 to 8 p.m. Open to ages 8-18. For more info or to register, call 226-3911.
Potluck Dinner - held at 6 p.m. first Fridays at Onota Township Hall in Deerton. Bring a dish to share and your own table service. No adult beverages. For details, or to volunteer, call Sarah Redmond at 892-8173. To receive a reminder, email email@example.com.
Family Square Dance - weekly lessons offered 6:20-7:20 p.m. Fridays at Dance Zone, 1113 Lincoln Ave., Marquette. Cost: $5 per family per evening. Call 225-5702.
VFW Post 4573 Men's Bingo - early birds meet at 6:20 p.m. Regular session at 6:30 p.m. No Smoking.
Marquette Folk Dancers - meets at 7 p.m. Fridays, at 1500 W. Washington St., Marquette. Call 226-9617.
Family Dance Nights - at 7 p.m. at Dance Zone, 1113 Lincoln Ave., Marquette. The cost is $5 per family, per session. Bring clean shoes. Call 236-1457.
Reformers Unanimous - addiction classes meet 7-9 p.m. Fridays, Heritage Baptist Church, 3755 County Road 456, Skandia. Call the Rev. Lon Russell at 942-7900 or 360-7901.
Friday Night Dances - 8 p.m. to midnight, American Legion Post 114, Greenwood Location.
Alcoholics Anonymous - (closed 12 and 12/non-smoking) meets 8 p.m. Fridays, First Presbyterian Church, Munising.


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DALTON TWP. — Jack Mulder is trying hard to prove that he can provide a foster home for a dog and then say goodbye when it goes to its new forever home.
"I have failed at fostering," Mulder admitted, meaning he is known for adopting the dogs he fosters.
With his latest ward from Pound Buddies Animal Shelter & Adoption Center in Muskegon, he's determined not to adopt.
"I'm his step-daddy," he joked about Chance, who has been living with Mulder and is wife, Melba, for close to two months.
Earlier this year, Mulder received an email about an emaciated dog in need of a foster home from Connie Kerry, president of Pound Buddies, which contracts with Muskegon County to manage the county's dog shelter.
After Mulder read Kerry's email, he shared it with his wife, and they decided to bring the dog into their home.
"He (Chance) had already given up, you could see it in his eyes," Mulder recalled.
Mulder said tenants had moved and left the golden retriever/mastiff mix without food or water, and it was weeks before the landlord visited the property and found the abandoned dog. Animal control was called and the dog brought to the county shelter.
When Mulder brought Chance to his farm in Dalton Township, he said the dog could hardly stand or walk. "He was a lump, so exhausted he couldn't even hold his head up." He described the dog as bones and fur with no meat, weighing about 45 pounds.
"It was heartbreaking to look at him."
Days passed before Chance held his head up when going outside and even more days passed before he wagged his tail. More than a week went by before Chance showed any interest in walking beyond what was necessary to go outside to relieve himself.
Mulder documented Chance's story on his Facebook page. He has more than 1,200 friends on the social networking site and often uses it to promote Pound Buddies.
Since those early days, Chance's weight has more than doubled and his zest for life has returned.
"He's turning out to be a character. He's got his confidence back," Mulder said. He added that Chance has zero aggression and has an incredible temperament.
Kerry said Pound Buddies has about 20 people who foster dogs.
"They are critical to us," she said. When a dog goes into a foster home it frees up space at the shelter so there is room for another dog. Plus, the foster family helps socialize and train the dog and can provide basic information about it, which helps in finding it the right home.
Mulder is currently promoting Pound Buddies' Home for the Holidays Program. The goal is to get dogs out of the shelter and into foster homes for the holidays. They can be returned after the first of the year. Or if foster families are like Mulder, they can decide to adopt.
Kerry appreciates what Mulder is doing for Chance and all he does for Pound Buddies.
"He's got an upbeat personality, a larger-than-life attitude," she said.
Mulder started volunteering at Pound Buddies about two years ago and said helping Chance recover has been most rewarding.
"I'm just a human with a heart and look what happened. He's back," Mulder said. Chance is almost ready to be placed for adoption.
If you are interested in fostering, please fill out a Foster Application or contact firstname.lastname@example.com to discuss opportunities with a foster coordinator. Visit Pound Buddies Animal Shelter & Adoption Center, 1300 East Keating Ave. or call 231-724-6500.
Janet Vormittag is a Chronicle correspondent.


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This time, the target is you!
Your team stalks terror for a living. Now terror is stalking you. You've got cutting-edge weaponry and peerless military training. They've got a man-made virus, capable of killing millions. You have the world's best operatives. They have one of your men hostage. The chips are stacked. Ready to tango?
In the near future, terror has escalated to a new level: bioterrorism. A global terrorist network threatens to strike with a terrifying nanotech virus - but the target is uncertain. Team Rainbow, an elite counter-terrorism unit, is spearheading a new war on terror. They are the only ones who can save millions of innocent lives threatened by radical terrorists.
But when Team Rainbow is personally attacked, close-quarter battles reach unprecedented levels of tension and intensity. They will do whatever it takes to protect their people and bring then home. Team Rainbow does not negotiate with terror. They destroy it.
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- Lead Team Rainbow, a deadly counter-terrorism unit made up of the world's best operatives, equipped with the latest weaponry.
- Immerse yourself in tense, close-quarter combat, where split-second decisions mean the difference between life and death.
- Thrilling single-player campaign with dual-perspective gameplay has you playing as Ding Chavez, the confident team leader who never leaves a man behind, or as Dieter Weber, the team's arrogant, relentless sniper who never misses a target.
- Tension-building sound effects (creaking floorboards, whispers, and hostages begging for their lives) hint at a threat around every corner.
- New weapons and equipment - Complete your mission with all of the tools of the trade including new items like motion trackers, battering rams, and the deadly MTAR-21 micro assault rifle.
- Increasingly intelligent enemy AI where, with every mission, enemies get more dangerous, using tactics like flanking, suppression fire, and room clearing.
- Stunning graphics and ultra-realistic "ragdoll physics" deliver staggering realism and spectacular close-quarter firefights. Rainbow Six is pushing the limits of PlayStation 2 and will be the best-looking military shooter on the market.
- Superior multiplayer experience - One of the best multiplayer games ever returns with a revolutionary multiplayer experience on PlayStation 2.
- New Rivalry mode pits Rainbow operatives against trained mercenaries in objective-driven team-based adversarial gameplay.
- Dual perspective gameplay – Play two roles the traditional ops leader, Ding Chavez, or the new sniper role making sure Team Rainbow enters and exits to zones unharmed.
- Hollywood experience – Unprecedented close-quarters battles create emotion and tension. The new characters and storyline will immerse the players even further.
- New weapons & equipment – Complete your mission with all the tools of the trade including new items like motion trackers, battering rams, and the deadly MTAR-21 micro assault rifle.
- The best AI gets even better – Rainbow Six's artificial intelligence has always been industry leading and in this version.


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Healthy Vending Machines
In January 2011, the City of Philadelphia adopted healthy vending standards to create a workplace environment where healthier choices are more easily available and accessible. Currently, the standards affect almost 400 machines on City property.
The beverage machines offer more water and non-caloric drinks that are placed at eye level. Portion sizes of the sugary drinks are smaller and calorie information must be displayed prominently for all beverages.
Healthier snacks are lower in calories, sodium, and fat; are easily in view at eye level; and are designated by special labels.
Quotes from satisfied City employees:
"Thanks for the healthy snacks and water; they are a life saver
if I happen to skip meals."
"Having suffered a major heart attack at my desk earlier this
year (and at too young an age), I very much appreciate the
new selections."
"When I get hungry (especially if I'm here working overtime
and I'm watching what I eat), I appreciate having healthy
snack options in vending machines."
University Of Pennsylvania Health Systems Gets Healthy At Work
Over the past two years, University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) participated in the College of Physicians of Philadelphia's Employer Wellness Program as part of the Department of Public Health's Get Healthy Philly initiative.
UPHS has made health in the workplace one of its top priorities. It has successfully implemented several initiatives aimed at improving the health of their employees.
In July 2011, UPHS adopted a vending policy which required that at least 30% of the foods offered in vending machines meet healthy criteria. Stickers were placed in the machines to identify the healthy options.
UPHS also offered financial incentives to all employees who completed a Personal Health Assessment ($130), which was distributed in $5 increments per two-week pay period.
To further promote a healthy culture in the workplace, in December 2011, UPHS launched a branded website that focuses only on health and wellness tools, benefits and programming for employees. Other than healthy eating, UPHS has implemented policies and practices that encourage employees to quit smoking.


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FLINT, Michigan -- Betty Levels and Nina Harris were supposed to be shining models of what publicly funded programs can accomplish in helping displaced and underpaid workers reinvent their careers.
But some people counting on the same kinds of workplace development programs to earn degrees could be left behind now that the state has cut all funding to No Worker Left Behind, which provided tuition assistance for work force training.
"It won't stop me. I have a backup plan," said Levels, a certified nurse aide who was hoping to get some form of tuition help to earn a higher degree this fall. "My goal was to start school with a scholarship and use the money I've saved to get a laptop and other things I still need. Now, I'll just have to put that towards the tuition."
The lost funding was part of nearly $13 million cut from the Department of Labor and Economic Growth to address the state budget deficit. Overall, the executive order slashed nearly $350 million in spending to achieve $304 million in general fund savings.
Of course, the news isn't all dire: There is a new pool of federal stimulus money, which officials said will help with training for displaced workers.
But local officials don't yet know exactly how or when those dollars will be available or who will qualify based on the more strict requirements that come with the federal funding.
A news release issued by the state said the cuts were designed to reduce services in some areas of government while protecting critical functions such as education, health care, support for families in crisis and job creation efforts.
Locally, the announcement has left many reeling and uncertain over the future of work force training efforts.
The Greater Flint Health Coalition -- which provided health care career training assistance for Harris and Levels -- had just announced it was ready to start using its share of a $2 million federal grant to offer health care career planning help to another 250 displaced workers.
"We can still do something in career planning for people. We haven't changed any of our plans with that grant. The concern is the bigger aspect of who's going to support them tuition-wise after they've done the career planning," said Stephen Skorcz , GFHC president and chief executive officer. "It almost seems ironic, doesn't it? Especially here in Michigan where we want to develop people to broaden their skills to address our unemployment."
In Genesee and Shiawassee counties, Career Alliance Inc. distributed about $1 million in No Worker Left Behind funds to colleges and other training providers in 2007 and anticipated spending about that much in fiscal year 2008, which ends June 30, said Career Alliance President and CEO Alicia Booker.
But the situation is not as dire as it might seem, said Booker.
Career Alliance still has $4.5 million in federal stimulus money for adult and dislocated worker services, Booker said, plus about $3.6 million for summer youth programs.
"The main message we need to get out is that we do still have training dollars. Those losing their jobs will still be eligible for funds and can come to us," said Booker. "We will still be able to do some retraining, just not on the magnitude we were."
The Health Coalition was one of dozens of local service providers directed to discontinue using No Worker Left Behind funds immediately, and to turn in lists of already-approved training requests by Thursday to ensure coverage.
"I believe we'll be able to cover what's currently outstanding for the spring term. But we are scrambling to get all our numbers together so we'll know how much of a shift we'll have to do for the future," said Booker.
Harris and Levels received help through the Greater Flint Health Coalition's Flint Healthcare Employment Opportunities (FHEO), a training program so successful in its seven years that it was used as a statewide model for work force development programs.
Levels, 60, went from being a displaced GM worker getting by on a variety of odd jobs to a full-time certified nurse aide at Genesys Regional Medical Center. She plans to return to school in the fall to work on a bachelor's degree that will allow her to find a less physically demanding job within the health care field.
"There is life after GM, but you have to get up and do something to get it. It isn't going to just happen," said Levels. "Thankfully there's been a lot of support out there to help do that. You just have to put pride aside and go for it."
Harris, 37, is a single mom and certified nurse aide at McLaren Regional Medical Center. She's now partway through her clinical training to become a registered nurse. FHEO picked up the expenses for books, uniforms and other costly supplies required in the nursing program.
Success stories like theirs are the reason workplace development programs must continue, said Greater Flint Health Coalition Vice President Paul Edwards.
"Our biggest hope is the federal government will step in and be able to pump in some extra funding to make up for what's being lost," Edwards said.


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GOODYEAR, Ariz. - The Indians open their Cactus League season Friday against the Reds at Goodyear Ballpark.
Here's manager Terry Francona's lineup: CF Michael Bourn, SS Asdrubal Cabrera, 2B Jason Kipnis, 1B Nick Swisher, LF Michael Brantley, C Carlos Santana, DH Mark Reynolds, 3B Lonnie Chisenhall, RF Drew Stubbs and LHP Giovanni Soto.
The lineup features four of GM Chris Antonetti's key acquisitions from the off-season: Bourn, Swisher, Reynolds and Stubbs. Soto, one of the Indians' prospects participating in his first big league camp, is getting the start.
"Soto is going to start for Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic, so we figured we'd do something to get him ready," said Francona.
The game will be on WTAM-1100 AM at 3:05 p.m. EST with Tom Hamilton and Jim Rosenhaus calling the action.
Francona, as he discussed earlier in the week, has the switch-hitting Cabrera batting second so lefties Bourn and Kipnis wouldn't be hitting in the first two spots in the lineup. Brantley is in the fifth spot, where he hit .308 (73-for-237) with 15 doubles, four homers and 31 RBI in 65 games.
Santana opens in the sixth spot. Last year he spent 94 games hitting third or fourth.
Stubbs, acquired from the Reds on Dec. 11, will be facing his former team. Shin-Soo Choo, sent to the Reds in a three-team deal that brought the Indians Stubbs, Trevor Bauer, Bryan Shaw and Matt Albers, could be starting in center field for the Reds.


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Is there room only for the biggest, most aggressively-marketed funds in crisis-hit Europe?
Global Investing
LIPPER-ETF tiddlers for the chop?
(The author is Head of EMEA Research at Thomson Reuters fund research firm Lipper. The views expressed are his own.)
The ETF 'Death List'
Our colleagues at Lipper have put together some eye-catching data on developments in the ETF industry. You can read the slides here.
Lipper: Active vs. Passive, Round 3,462
Our team at Lipper spent much of the first quarter handing out awards to fund managers round the world who have delivered exceptional performance to their investors. Since then, I've had time to take a step back and assess just how good the wider European industry has been at outperforming over the longer term.
Healthy flows into money market funds
Despite concerns about contagion from the euro zone, investors injected fresh funds into U.S. mutual funds, including money market funds, latest weekly flow data from Lipper shows.
Start building the bunker
They keep telling us that the recession is over so maybe now's the time to start worrying about inflation. That's the view many wealthy investors are already taking, reasoning that a little bit of the yellow shiny stuff will provide some comfort as we start piling our cash into wheelbarrows to do the weekly groceries shop.
Just another Snark hunt?
The Lewis Carroll poem The Hunting of the Snark (An Agony in 8 Fits), follows the misadventures of a group of seafarers, amongst them a banker and a broker, as they search for the elusive mythical beast. We are warned at the outset that catching Snarks is all well and good, but beware if your Snark is a Boojum, because – well, we'll come to that.


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Imagine walking through a discrete doorway, up (or down) stairs, to find yourself in a fine dining restaurant. These are New York City's hidden restaurants. Like New York City's hidden bars, these restaurants have unmarked entrances, or are discreetly hidden inside another establishment. Below we compiled a list of our 10 favorites, from a hidden Nordic eatery inside a Greenpoint bar to a ramen shop hiding in plain sight inside a Whole Foods.
Yuji Ramen in the Bowery Whole Foods
This restaurant, more so counter, is indeed hidden in broad daylight. On the second floor of the Bowery Whole Foods location—and now within the Whole Foods' Gowanus location—this spot serves some unexpectedly delicious ramen. The ramen is unique in that it is mazemen, or Tokyo style, which means that it has no broth. Originally sold at Smorgasburg, the first brick and mortar location was in Kinfolk Studios in Williamsburg.
Luksus is one of my favorite restaurant in New York that I've ever visited. I visited Hudson Clearwater but i prefer Luksus for their best services.
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For the record, she said this:
"I would invest half of our defense budget in children, young people and in energy conservation.
I would expand the Peace Corps and AmeriCorps and grow both for the next 10 years. A benefit would be two years of free college for two years of service. I'd ask corporations to fund two years of college or a trade school for young women and men from homes stricken with poverty.
I would fund energy-saving improvements — insulation of houses, solar panels and replacement of inefficient furnaces for households making less than $30,000 a year and develop a sliding scale for those earning more than $30,000 a year. I would help small businesses retrofit their buildings.
I would require members of Congress to participate in a weeklong workshop on dialogue, negotiation and compromise before the next session. All sessions would begin with 10 minutes of silence."
Who is she? Sister Mary David Walgenbach is prioress of the Holy Wisdom Monastery of Middleton, Wisconsin. Holy Wisdom Monastery is a spiritual resource for both women and men. It is also the home of Benedictine Women of Madison, an ecumenical monastic community. If spending some time there can lead people to the values and insights that Sister Mary David brought to her answer to Kornbluth's question, well, then, perhaps we could suggest some folks who ought to make a visit there, and soon.
I've written some about Women Religious and noted in one particular essay how rare it is for the accomplishments of these women to be noted even during Women's History Month. Indeed, I pointed out that the scope and quality of the institutions they created and sustained, and, indeed, their acts of mercy, manifest courage, conviction and selflessness, have been nothing short of extraordinary.
I think we need to seek to know more. And yet, this is a group of women who don't seek anything that passes for publicity; they do their work, inspired work, and find gratification in that. Our nation has been well-served by these courageous, caring and devoted women.
So, we have a woman with a set of values, a genuine sense of community, who expresses some wishful thinking about what a president could and should be doing. It seems worth taking more than passing note, especially in these trying times where "leadership" seems sorely deficient and on more fronts than the political. And to appreciate the accomplishments and the scope and quality of the life of an extraordinary woman.
So, I guess it shouldn't really surprise me at all to see a nun as one of nine in a "pundit-free zone" commenting on what she would do as president of the United States. I'm just glad she was asked.


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Volume 133, Issue 24, 28 December 2010
We present a plane wave basis set implementation for the calculation of electronic coupling matrix elements of electron transferreactions within the framework of constrained density functional theory (CDFT). Following the work of Wu and Van Voorhis [J. Chem. Phys. 125, 164105 (2006)], the diabatic wavefunctions are approximated by the Kohn–Sham determinants obtained from CDFT calculations, and the coupling matrix element calculated by an efficient integration scheme. Our results for intermolecular electron transfer in small systems agree very well with high-level ab initio calculations based on generalized Mulliken–Hush theory, and with previous local basis set CDFT calculations. The effect of thermal fluctuations on the coupling matrix element is demonstrated for intramolecular electron transfer in the tetrathiafulvalene-diquinone (Q-TTF-Q−) anion. Sampling the electronic coupling along density functional based molecular dynamics trajectories, we find that thermal fluctuations, in particular the slow bending motion of the molecule, can lead to changes in the instantaneous electron transfer rate by more than an order of magnitude. The thermal average, is significantly higher than the value obtained for the minimum energy structure, . While CDFT in combination with generalized gradient approximation (GGA) functionals describes the intermolecular electron transfer in the studied systems well, exact exchange is required for Q-TTF-Q− in order to obtain coupling matrix elements in agreement with experiment (3.9 mH). The implementation presented opens up the possibility to compute electronic coupling matrix elements for extended systems where donor, acceptor, and the environment are treated at the quantum mechanical (QM) level.
Communication: Decoherence in a nonequilibrium environment: An analytically solvable model133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3507870View Description Hide Description
We describe an analytically solvable model of quantum decoherence in a nonequilibrium environment. The model considers the effect of a bath driven from equilibrium by, for example, an ultrafast excitation of a quantum chromophore. The nonequilibrium response of the environment is represented by a nonstationary random function corresponding to the fluctuating transition frequency between two quantum states coupled to the surroundings. The nonstationary random function is characterized by a Fourier series with the phase of each term starting initially with a definite value across the ensemble but undergoing random diffusion with time. The decay of the off-diagonal density matrix element is shown to depend significantly on the particular pattern of initial phases of the terms in the Fourier series, or equivalently, the initial phases of bath modes coupled to the quantum subsystem. This suggests the possibility of control of quantum decoherence by the detailed properties of an environment that is driven from thermal equilibrium.
Communication: Polarization-angle-scanning two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy of antiparallel β-sheet polypeptide: Additional dimensions in two-dimensional optical spectroscopy133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3522765View Description Hide Description
A theoretical description of polarization-angle-scanning (PAS) two-dimensional infrared (2DIR) spectroscopy, where the incident beampolarization directions are considered to be novel dimensions in coherent two-dimensional (2D) optical spectroscopy, is presented. To shed light on the underlying principles and to illustrate a potential use of this measurement method, we investigate the PAS 2DIR spectroscopy of an alanine-based antiparallel β-sheet, using the relationships between cross-peak amplitudes and incident beampolarization directions and carrying out numerical simulations. The numerically simulated PAS 2DIR spectra of the antiparallel β-sheet show that the magnitude and sign of the cross peak reflecting the correlation between the two characteristic amide I vibrations change for varying beampolarization directions. This suggests that each individual cross peak in a given 2D spectrum can be selectively eliminated with an appropriate beampolarization configuration, which in turn provides information on the transition dipole angle and possibly on the structure of coupled multichromophoric systems. This novel measurement method combining the polarization-angle-scanning technique with 2D vibrational or electronic spectroscopy would be a useful tool for probing structural changes of nonequilibrium molecular systems and to investigate transfers of population and coherence by monitoring the time-dependent changes of angles between transition dipoles.
Communication: Ionization potentials in the limit of large atomic number133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3522767View Description Hide Description
By extrapolating the energies of nonrelativistic atoms and their ions with up to 3000 electrons within Kohn–Sham density functional theory, we find that the ionization potential remains finite and increases across a row of the periodic table, even as Z → ∞. The local density approximation for the exchange contribution becomes more accurate (or even exact) in this limit. Extended Thomas–Fermi theory matches the shell average of both the ionization potential and density change.
Communication: Evidence of hydrated electrons injected by a metallic electrode in a high voltage system133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3529422View Description Hide Description
In this work it a strong evidence of the hydrated electrons production was shown in a film of condensed water, by directing the injection of electrons in localized and/or delocalized water electronic states using a system of high voltage made in laboratory. The results show that the water layers on the silica particles are electrically charged by injection of electrons from a metal electrode when silica is placed in high electric field. This charging process also appears to depend on the thickness of these water layers and of the spatial arrangement required by the silicasurface.
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Sampling rare events in nonequilibrium and nonstationary systems133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3525099View Description Hide Description
Although many computational methods for rare event sampling exist, this type of calculation is not usually practical for general nonequilibrium conditions, with macroscopically irreversible dynamics and away from both stationary and metastable states. A novel method for calculating the time-series of the probability of a rare event is presented which is designed for these conditions. The method is validated for the cases of the Glauber–Ising model under time-varying shear flow, the Kawasaki–Ising model after a quench into the region between nucleation dominated and spinodal decomposition dominated phase change dynamics, and the parallel open asymmetric exclusion process. The method requires a subdivision of the phase space of the system: it is benchmarked and found to scale well for increasingly fine subdivisions, meaning that it can be applied without detailed foreknowledge of the physically important reaction pathways.
A simple protocol for the probability weights of the simulated tempering algorithm: Applications to first-order phase transitions133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3519813View Description Hide Description
The simulated tempering (ST) is an important method to deal with systems whose phase spaces are hard to sample ergodically. However, it uses accepting probabilities weights, which often demand involving and time consuming calculations. Here it is shown that such weights are quite accurately obtained from the largest eigenvalue of the transfer matrix—a quantity straightforward to compute from direct Monte Carlo simulations—thus simplifying the algorithm implementation. As tests, different systems are considered, namely, Ising, Blume–Capel, Blume–Emery–Griffiths, and Bell–Lavis liquid water models. In particular, we address first-order phase transition at low temperatures, a regime notoriously difficulty to simulate because the large free-energy barriers. The good results found (when compared with other well established approaches) suggest that the ST can be a valuable tool to address strong first-order phase transitions, a possibility still not well explored in the literature.
Nonlocal van der Waals density functional: The simpler the better133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3521275View Description Hide Description
We devise a nonlocal correlation energy functional that describes the entire range of dispersion interactions in a seamless fashion using only the electron density as input. The new functional is considerably simpler than its predecessors of a similar type. The functional has a tractable and robust analytic form that lends itself to efficient self-consistent implementation. When paired with an appropriate exchange functional, our nonlocal correlation model yields accurate interaction energies of weakly-bound complexes, not only near the energy minima but also far from equilibrium. Our model exhibits an outstanding precision at predicting equilibrium intermonomer separations in van der Waals complexes. It also gives accurate covalent bond lengths and atomization energies. Hence the functional proposed in this work is a computationally inexpensive electronic structure tool of broad applicability.
Effective local potentials for excited states133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3521492View Description Hide Description
The constrained variational Hartree–Fock method for excited states of the same symmetry as the ground state [Chem. Phys. Lett. 287, 189 (1998)] is combined with the effective local potential (ELP) method [J. Chem. Phys. 125, 081104 (2006)] to generate Kohn–Sham-type exact-exchange potentials for singly excited states of many-electron systems. Illustrative examples include the three lowest states of the Li and Na atoms and the three lowest states of He and Be. For the systems studied, excited-state ELPs differ from the corresponding ground-state potentials in two respects: They are less negative and have small additional "bumps" in the outer electron region. The technique is general and can be used to approximate excited-state exchange-correlation potentials for other orbital-dependent functionals.
Electronic coupling matrix elements from charge constrained density functional theory calculations using a plane wave basis set133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3507878View Description Hide Description
We present a plane wave basis set implementation for the calculation of electronic coupling matrix elements of electron transferreactions within the framework of constrained density functional theory (CDFT). Following the work of Wu and Van Voorhis [J. Chem. Phys. 125, 164105 (2006)], the diabatic wavefunctions are approximated by the Kohn–Sham determinants obtained from CDFT calculations, and the coupling matrix element calculated by an efficient integration scheme. Our results for intermolecular electron transfer in small systems agree very well with high-level ab initio calculations based on generalized Mulliken–Hush theory, and with previous local basis set CDFT calculations. The effect of thermal fluctuations on the coupling matrix element is demonstrated for intramolecular electron transfer in the tetrathiafulvalene-diquinone (Q-TTF-Q−) anion. Sampling the electronic coupling along density functional based molecular dynamics trajectories, we find that thermal fluctuations, in particular the slow bending motion of the molecule, can lead to changes in the instantaneous electron transfer rate by more than an order of magnitude. The thermal average, is significantly higher than the value obtained for the minimum energy structure, . While CDFT in combination with generalized gradient approximation (GGA) functionals describes the intermolecular electron transfer in the studied systems well, exact exchange is required for Q-TTF-Q− in order to obtain coupling matrix elements in agreement with experiment (3.9 mH). The implementation presented opens up the possibility to compute electronic coupling matrix elements for extended systems where donor, acceptor, and the environment are treated at the quantum mechanical (QM) level.
Multidimensional optical spectroscopy of a single molecule in a current-carrying state133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3517218View Description Hide Description
The nonlinear optical signals from an open system consisting of a molecule connected to metallic leads, in response to a sequence of impulsive pulses, are calculated using a superoperator formalism. Two detection schemes are considered: coherent stimulated emission and incoherent fluorescence. The two provide similar but not identical information. The necessary superoperator correlation functions are evaluated either by converting them to ordinary (Hilbert space) operators which are then expanded in many-body states, or by using Wick's theorem for superoperators to factorize them into nonequilibrium two point Green's functions. As an example we discuss a stimulated Raman process that shows resonances involving two different charge states of the molecule in the same signal.
Density-functional expansion methods: Evaluation of LDA, GGA, and meta-GGA functionals and different integral approximations133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3515479View Description Hide Description
We extend the Kohn–Sham potential energy expansion (VE) to include variations of the kinetic energy density and use the VE formulation with a 6-31G* basis to perform a "Jacob's ladder" comparison of small molecule properties using density functionals classified as being either LDA, GGA, or meta-GGA. We show that the VE reproduces standard Kohn–Sham DFT results well if all integrals are performed without further approximation, and there is no substantial improvement in using meta-GGA functionals relative to GGA functionals. The advantages of using GGA versus LDA functionals becomes apparent when modeling hydrogen bonds. We furthermore examine the effect of using integral approximations to compute the zeroth-order energy and first-order matrix elements, and the results suggest that the origin of the short-range repulsive potential within self-consistent charge density-functional tight-binding methods mainly arises from the approximations made to the first-order matrix elements.
Comparison of one-particle basis set extrapolation to explicitly correlated methods for the calculation of accurate quartic force fields, vibrational frequencies, and spectroscopic constants: Application to H2O, N2H+, NO2 +, and C2H2133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3506341View Description Hide Description
One-particle basis set extrapolation is compared with one of the new R12 methods for computing highly accurate quartic force fields (QFFs) and spectroscopic data, including molecular structures, rotational constants, and vibrational frequencies for the H2O, N2H+, NO2 +, and C2H2 molecules. In general, agreement between the spectroscopic data computed from the best R12 and basis set extrapolation methods is very good with the exception of a few parameters for N2H+ where it is concluded that basis set extrapolation is still preferred. The differences for H2O and NO2 + are small and it is concluded that the QFFs from both approaches are more or less equivalent in accuracy. For C2H2, however, a known one-particle basis set deficiency for C–C multiple bonds significantly degrades the quality of results obtained from basis set extrapolation and in this case the R12 approach is clearly preferred over one-particle basis set extrapolation. The R12 approach used in the present study was modified in order to obtain high precision electronic energies, which are needed when computing a QFF. We also investigated including core-correlation explicitly in the R12 calculations, but conclude that current approaches are lacking. Hence core-correlation is computed as a correction using conventional methods. Considering the results for all four molecules, it is concluded that R12 methods will soon replace basis set extrapolation approaches for high accuracy electronic structure applications such as computing QFFs and spectroscopic data for comparison to high-resolution laboratory or astronomical observations, provided one uses a robust R12 method as we have done here. The specific R12 method used in the present study, CCSD(T)R12, incorporated a reformulation of one intermediate matrix in order to attain machine precision in the electronic energies. Final QFFs for N2H+ and NO2 + were computed, including basis set extrapolation, core-correlation, scalar relativity, and higher-order correlation and then used to compute highly accurate spectroscopic data for all isotopologues. Agreement with high-resolution experiment for 14N2H+ and 14N2D+ was excellent, but for 14N16O2 + agreement for the two stretching fundamentals is outside the expected residual uncertainty in the theoretical values, and it is concluded that there is an error in the experimental quantities. It is hoped that the highly accurate spectroscopic data presented for the minor isotopologues of N2H+ and NO2 + will be useful in the interpretation of future laboratory or astronomical observations.
Aggregation work at polydisperse micellization: Ideal solution and "dressed micelle" models comparing to molecular dynamics simulations133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3519815View Description Hide Description
General thermodynamic relations for the work of polydisperse micelle formation in the model of ideal solution of molecular aggregates in nonionic surfactantsolution and the model of "dressed micelles" in ionic solution have been considered. In particular, the dependence of the aggregation work on the total concentration of nonionic surfactant has been analyzed. The analogous dependence for the work of formation of ionic aggregates has been examined with regard to existence of two variables of a state of an ionic aggregate, the aggregation numbers of surface active ions and counterions. To verify the thermodynamicmodels, the molecular dynamics simulations of micellization in nonionic and ionic surfactantsolutions at two total surfactant concentrations have been performed. It was shown that for nonionic surfactants, even at relatively high total surfactant concentrations, the shape and behavior of the work of polydisperse micelle formation found within the model of the ideal solution at different total surfactant concentrations agrees fairly well with the numerical experiment. For ionic surfactantsolutions, the numerical results indicate a strong screening of ionic aggregates by the bound counterions. This fact as well as independence of the coefficient in the law of mass action for ionic aggregates on total surfactant concentration and predictable behavior of the "waterfall" lines of surfaces of the aggregation work upholds the model of "dressed" ionic aggregates.
Local CC2 response method for triplet states based on Laplace transform: Excitation energies and first-order properties133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3506684View Description Hide Description
A new multistate local CC2 response method for calculating excitation energies and first-order properties of excited triplet states in extended molecular systems is presented. The Laplace transform technique is employed to partition the left/right local CC2 eigenvalue problems as well as the linear equations determining the Lagrange multipliers needed for the properties. The doubles part in the equations can then be inverted on-the-fly and only effective equations for the singles part must be solved iteratively. The local approximation presented here is adaptive and state-specific. The density-fitting method is utilized to approximate the electron-repulsion integrals. The accuracy of the new method is tested by comparison to canonical reference values for a set of 12 test molecules and 62 excited triplet states. As an illustrative application example, the lowest four triplet states of 3-(5-(5-(4-(bis(4-(hexyloxy)phenyl)amino)phenyl)thiophene-2-yl)thiophene-2-yl)-2-cyanoacrylic acid, an organic sensitizer for solar-cell applications, are computed in the present work. No triplet charge-transfer states are detected among these states. This situation contrasts with the singlet states of this molecule, where the lowest singlet state has been recently found to correspond to an excited state with a pronounced charge-transfer character having a large transition strength.
A smooth, nonsingular, and faithful discretization scheme for polarizable continuum models: The switching/Gaussian approach133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3511297View Description Hide Description
Polarizable continuum models (PCMs) are a widely used family of implicit solvent models based on reaction-field theory and boundary-element discretization of the solute/continuum interface. An often overlooked aspect of these theories is that discretization of the interface typically does not afford a continuous potential energy surface for the solute. In addition, we show that discretization can lead to numerical singularities and violations of exact variational conditions. To fix these problems, we introduce the switching/Gaussian (SWIG) method, a discretization scheme that overcomes several longstanding problems with PCMs. Our approach generalizes a procedure introduced by York and Karplus [J. Phys. Chem. A 103, 11060 (1999)], extending it beyond the conductor-like screening model. Comparison to other purportedly smooth PCM implementations reveals certain artifacts in these alternative approaches, which are avoided using the SWIG methodology. The versatility of our approach is demonstrated via geometry optimizations, vibrational frequency calculations, and molecular dynamics simulations, for solutes described using quantum mechanics and molecular mechanics.
An adaptive coupled-cluster theory: @CC approach133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3515476View Description Hide Description
A formulation of an adaptive coupled-cluster theory is presented. The method automatically "adjusts" to any state of an electronic system and converges to the full CI limit, thus being capable of describing both single- and multireference phenomena. Adaptivity is accomplished through a guided selection of a compact set of cluster amplitudes as required for a proper description of the electronic system under consideration. The approach suggested is of "black-box" type. A special importance-selection function (discriminatory function) is explicitly introduced for the guided selection of variables involved in the theoretical model. The method is tested on molecules which exhibit strong multireference character in the region of chemical bond elongation. An unambiguous comparison with formally exact full CI solutions shows that the method is capable of providing mHartee accuracy using a rather compact set of cluster amplitudes.
The flux-flux correlation function for anharmonic barriers133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3518425View Description Hide Description
The flux-flux correlation function formalism is a standard and widely used approach for the computation of reaction rates. In this paper we introduce a method to compute the classical and quantum flux-flux correlation functions for anharmonic barriers essentially analytically through the use of the classical and quantum normal forms. In the quantum case we show that for a general f degree-of-freedom system having an index one saddle the quantum normal form reduces the computation of the flux-flux correlation function to that of an effective one-dimensional anharmonic barrier. The example of the computation of the quantum flux-flux correlation function for a fourth order anharmonic barrier is worked out in detail, and we present an analytical expression for the quantum mechanical microcanonical flux-flux correlation function. We then give a discussion of the short-time and harmonic limits.
Escape from the potential well: Competition between long jumps and long waiting times133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3511722View Description Hide Description
Within a concept of the fractional diffusionequation and subordination, the paper examines the influence of a competition between long waiting times and long jumps on the escape from the potential well. Applying analytical arguments and numerical methods, we demonstrate that the presence of long waiting times distributed according to a power-law distribution with a diverging mean leads to very general asymptotic properties of the survival probability. The observed survival probability asymptotically decays like a power law whose form is not affected by the value of the exponent characterizing the power law jump length distribution. It is demonstrated that this behavior is typical of and generic for systems exhibiting long waiting times. We also show that the survival probability has a universal character not only asymptotically, but also at small times. Finally, it is indicated which properties of the first passage time density are sensitive to the exact value of the exponent characterizing the jump length distribution.
Crystal nucleation of hard spheres using molecular dynamics, umbrella sampling, and forward flux sampling: A comparison of simulation techniques133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3506838View Description Hide Description
Over the last number of years several simulation methods have been introduced to study rare events such as nucleation. In this paper we examine the crystal nucleation rate of hard spheres using three such numerical techniques: molecular dynamics, forward flux sampling, and a Bennett–Chandler-type theory where the nucleation barrier is determined using umbrella sampling simulations. The resulting nucleation rates are compared with the experimental rates of Harland and van Megen [Phys. Rev. E 55, 3054 (1997)], Sinn et al. [Prog. Colloid Polym. Sci. 118, 266 (2001)], Schätzel and Ackerson [Phys. Rev. E 48, 3766 (1993)], and the predicted rates for monodisperse and 5% polydisperse hard spheres of Auer and Frenkel [Nature 409, 1020 (2001)]. When the rates are examined in units of the long-time diffusion coefficient, we find agreement between all the theoretically predicted nucleation rates, however, the experimental results display a markedly different behavior for low supersaturation. Additionally, we examined the precritical nuclei arising in the molecular dynamics, forward flux sampling, and umbrella sampling simulations. The structure of the nuclei appears independent of the simulation method, and in all cases, the nuclei contains on average significantly more face-centered-cubic ordered particles than hexagonal-close-packed ordered particles.
Understanding free-energy perturbation calculations through a model of harmonic oscillators: Theory and implications to improve the sampling efficiency by molecular simulation133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3511703View Description Hide Description
Free-energyperturbation calculation is frequently used to calculate free-energy differences because it is easy to implement and the computation is fast. However, the calculation is subject to large inaccuracies in some circumstances due to the insufficient sampling of the relevant tails of the energy-difference distributions. Here we expand this knowledge of insufficient sampling into a two-dimensional (2D) energy space using a model of harmonic oscillators. We show analytically the relation between the energies of the sampling system and those of the desired target energy spaces, which provide the basis to understand the difficulties in free-energyperturbation calculations. We clarify the reasons of the inaccurate calculation in the different harmonic cases that stem from the spatial separations of the reference and the target energy pairs located in the two-dimensional energy space. The potential-energy space introduced into this 2D energy-space model provides additional clues to improve the sampling efficiency. Based on this understanding, we propose two ways to calculate the free-energy differences using the two schemes of the distribution method. We show that the distribution method implemented in the appropriate energy space—the energy-difference space and the potential-energy space, respectively—can improve the calculation of free energies in different circumstances. This analysis implies that the sampling can be improved if it is directed toward the appropriate region in the potential-energy space, which is easily implemented in various types of free-energy calculations. To test this, we calculate the free-energy surface of alanine dipeptide in gas phase and in aqueous phase, respectively. We demonstrate that the free-energy surface calculation is improved when the biased sampling of the potential energy is integrated into the sampling scheme.


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