--- branches/development/src/brains/SimInfo.hpp	2011/05/26 13:55:04	1569
+++ branches/development/src/brains/SimInfo.hpp	2011/07/08 20:25:32	1587
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ namespace OpenMD{
       return nAtoms_;
     }
 
+    /** Returns the number of effective cutoff groups on local processor */
+    unsigned int getNLocalCutoffGroups();
+
     /** Returns the number of local bonds */        
     unsigned int getNBonds(){
       return nBonds_;
@@ -598,8 +601,13 @@ namespace OpenMD{
     vector<RealType> massFactors_;
   public:
     vector<RealType> getMassFactors() { return massFactors_; }
-  private:
+
+    PairList* getExcludedInteractions() { return &excludedInteractions_; }
+    PairList* getOneTwoInteractions() { return &oneTwoInteractions_; }
+    PairList* getOneThreeInteractions() { return &oneThreeInteractions_; }
+    PairList* getOneFourInteractions() { return &oneFourInteractions_; }
 
+  private:
                
     /// lists to handle atoms needing special treatment in the non-bonded interactions
     PairList excludedInteractions_;  /**< atoms excluded from interacting with each other */