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What does the DCMP executive committee do? First, working in close cooperation with other APS unit leaders and the APS staff, the DCMP executive committee organizes the March APS meeting. We take the lead in revising the subject submission categories; we inform our members of important submission dates for invited and contributed talks; we select the DCMP invited talks and organize the invited sessions with the other participating units; and we lead the sorting meeting where all contributed talks, invited talks, special sessions, etc. are scheduled for the week long March meeting. It's a major undertaking(see DCMP Notes). Second, the "Members-at-Large" of the DCMP executive committee select APS fellows from those nominated by DCMP. The DCMP chooses approximately 22 APS Fellows each year. Selection is a difficult process since there are many deserving candidates to choose from. (See tips on nominating fellows). Third, we maintain communications with our Division members through a yearly newsletter, and a Web page which can be accessed directly or through the APS home page. This web page contains current information about DCMP meetings, functions, governance, and newsletters, as well as providing other valuable public outreach"information (see article on DCMP Web site). Fourth, we promote public outreach in support of science, in general, and condensed matter physics in specific. At the current time, DCMP is supporting a "science fellow" in the APS public affairs office to help our members communicate with Congress. We also organized the "letter writing" campaign at the past two March meetings and will be doing it again in Austin next March. We help plan congressional meetings and receptions to show our representatives the excitement and the benefits of public science support. We will need your help in these endeavors (See DCMP Notes).
I have briefly outlined the duties of the DCMP executive committee for two reasons: First, to let you know what we do, and second, to encourage those of you who would like to become more involved in DCMP functions, to let us know.Getting good candidates to "run for office" is always a challenge, but it is a rewarding experience.
The DCMP appoints a nomination committee to search out good(and willing) candidates to run for election to the DCMP executive committee. I remind you, however, that nominations for office can be made by petition from the membership at large.The petition can be found on the DCMP Web site. (Please read the bio's and statements of all of this years "excellent" slate of candidates and vote for the person of your choice to represent your interests in DCMP.)
Let me end with a message many of you have heard before.Government funding for the physical sciences continues to erode as a percent of the country's overall Science and Technology funding. In 1993 Physical Sciences accounted for approximately18% of the Federal basic and applied research funding. In 2000,Physical Sciences accounted for approximately 10.5%. This is a remarkable change in the way the Federal Government funds science. Federal support for the Life Sciences will amount to approximately 50% of the Federal basic and applied research funding this year (2002). While strong support for Life Sciences is easily defended, one can wonder if the balance of Federal funding has been tipped too far away from the physical sciences.
Great technological advances in computers and diagnostic facilities, that are driving the surging interest in the Life Sciences, were all outcomes of earlier funding in the physical sciences. Are we short-changing future advances by slowing shinking the funding in the very sciences that made today technologies possible? Some think so.
It is imperative to speak out on these issues. Increased support for the physical sciences will only come if we, the community,articulate well the benefits of physical sciences. We should not belittle other science support, but the case for physical sciences needs to be heard. We must convince congress and the public of the successes and the opportunities of research in the physical sciences. Public outreach is a must.
As chairperson of the DCMP this year, I welcome suggestions for making DCMP a responsive organization supportive of its membership.
Don Gubser
March Meeting (stats):
The March meeting in Indianapolis had 5411 attendees,slightly larger than the previous year in Seattle.
There were 706 invited talks and 3944 contributed talks.
Eight APS divisions, 6 forums, and 3 topical groups contributed to the program.
There were 109 exhibitors.
Student "Lunch with the experts" filled 33 tables with approximately 236 students.
There were 8 tutorials with 322 registrants.
Special Session: Science 2002: Washington Perspectives presented by John Marburger, (Director OSTP and Science Advisor to the President):
Upcoming March Meetings: 2003 Austin. 2004 Montreal.2005 Los Angles. 2006 Baltimore.
LCD projectors:
More and more scientists want computer projection for their talks. This past year, computer projectors were available in invited session rooms only. Projectors are very expensive (~$400/day/session) and would raise the registration fee at the conference significantly if placed in all rooms. Also, set-up time between talks makes staying on a 12 minute schedule for contributed talks very problematic. APS will continue to increase the availability of computer projection, but will not commit totally to them until price and technical interfacing problems become more tractable.
DCMP associated prizes are: i) the Buckley prize (for condensed matter science, $5K every year, endowed by Lucent), the Davisson Germer Prize (for surface physics, $5K every other year, supported by Lucent), and the Frank Issacson Prize(Optical effects in Solids, $5K every other year, supported by Elsevier). The prize money has not been increased since 1972,and a recommendation has been made to double the prize money to $10K. APS and DCMP are considering ways to implement this suggestion.
Congressional Interactions:
DCMP and DMP have been organizing the "letters to congress" campaign at the last two March meetings, and will continue this activity in the future. There were 1734 letters written at the March meeting in Indianapolis. We need volunteers help solicit letter writers at the computer site, and student/ post doc volunteers to help with the mechanics of the computers. We will be asking again next year in Austin.
There is also a clear need for ongoing congressional visits to articulate the need for stable and balanced science funding. All members are encouraged to visit their congress person and senator when they come to Washington DC. Also, when your representatives are home for a visit, try to arrange a time to visit with them. Every little bit helps.
Task Force on Topical Groups:
Many new topical groups have been formed recently, and we now need to stabilize or even reduce this number. It is rather easy to form a topical group, but once formed, they continue indefinitely under the present rules. A proliferation of topical groups has resulted; many of which remain in existence long after their need has past. Should there be a time limit (sunset clause) on topical groups? John Clark is leading a group studying this issue.
Elections are open (see ballot) for 3 members at large, 1 vice chair, and 1secretary- treasurer. Barbara Cooper chaired the DCMP nomination committee. The DCMP ballot has been changed to permit a short "candidate statement" to aid our members with their voting decisions.
Electronic Balloting for DCMP Officers:
DCMP will use internet, web-based balloting for the election of officers. You can access this voting ballot from the DCMP website (http://dcmp.bc.edu, or directly at http:// dcmp.bu.edu/vote.php). Follow on-line instructions to vote. Every current member of the Division will be sent, to the address that APS currently has for them,an email notice announcing this election process. If the email bounces, a paper copy will be automatically generated and sent to the individual. It is the belief of the DCMP Executive Committee that this will allow for a fair and complete polling of the membership. The voting process will be open until 3 September, 2002.
The total number of APS Fellows who may be elected in a given year is limited to one-half of one percent of the total APS membership. Hence, the selection process is quite competitive, and sponsors should be aware of this when preparing nominations.
The DCMP has a Fellowship Committee comprised of the Members-at-Large of the DCMP Executive Committee. The Fellowship Committee reviews the nominations for APS Fellowship referred to the DCMP Executive Committee in March and then to the APS Council for approval in the Fall. Successful nominees generally have 10 or more years of professional experience beyond the Ph.D.
It is particularly important for nominators to ensure that the cases which they prepare for the Fellowship Committee are well documented. Inclusion of a complete publications list is highly recommended. Information such as lists of invited talks, awards,committee service, and organization of conferences is very helpful. Reprints of papers are generally not useful. On the other hand, a detailed statement by one or both the sponsors, discussing which of the candidate's achievements are "exceptional contributions" can aid the committee considerably. In general, supporting letters which evaluate the candidate's work are particularly helpful to the committee. The brief two-line endorsement on the form generally does not provide enough information, especially if the candidate is not known to members of the committee. Nominations may be made at any time during the year, but only those received by the deadline set by APS,currently 15 January, will be considered for action in the same year. Nomination forms are available from Ken Cole (or (301) 209-3288). Completed forms should be returned to the APS Fellowship Program Office at the same address. Unsuccessful nominees are reconsidered in the second year after nomination; however, sponsors may resubmit the nomination with updated supporting material, prior to the dead line for the following year if they wish.
Sponsors should bear in mind that election to Fellowship is a very competitive process; they should ensure that the achievements of their candidates are genuinely reflected by the material submitted. In general, the guidelines for the Fellowship Committee are to look for sustained contributions to the field over a period of time rather than a single, albeit brilliant, piece.
Note: The number of APS Fellows that the DCMP selects from our community is directly related to our membership. Keep your DCMP membership active when renewing your APS membership each year, AND, encourage your colleagues to join.There are benefits and rewards for being a "card carrying member" of the DCMP community. Increased opportunities for APS Fellowships in Condensed Matter Physics is one of them.
DCMP members will welcome an improved Web-basedInvited Talk/Symposium Nomination Form for the March meeting in Austin assessable from the DCMP web page or the APS web site under March meeting. The new form can be used to nominate for single invited talks or for invited symposia and can be re-accessed and modified as many times as you like up to the deadline date, August 30, 2002.
Your suggestions are the only input the Committee has for organizing the DCMP invited talks and symposia at the meeting.All information pertaining to a symposium should be completed; correct names, addresses and e-mail addresses are essential. To improve chances for acceptance, follow these suggestions:
An expanded DCMP web site has been developed to inform the general audience of the role and value of condensed matter physics in our lives, in addition to its primary purpose of serving the DCMP community. Your DCMP Executive Committee has enlisted Ms. Irina Bariakhtar (M.Sc. in semiconductor physics)to help with content and format issues.
We invite you to view the site at http://dcmp.bc.edu/, and to send your comments and suggestions to Irina at firstname.lastname@example.com are soliciting contributions for a variety of topic areas on the web site from the DCMP community (history, role of cmp,demos, videos, cool stuff, etc.). With community involvement,we can make a site we are happy with, one that we can go to quickly to find all the things we need as working professionals in condensed matter sciences (APS and other conferences, quick lists of journals, jobs, etc.).Thank you in advance for your cooperation and contributions.
Also use this website to vote for new members of the DCMP Executive committee.
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1.1 Materials: Synthesis, Growth & Processing (Bulk and Films)
1.2 Thermodynamic and Transport Properties
1.3 Atomic Structure and Lattice Properties
1.4 Electronic Structure and Optical Properties
1.5 Mechanical and Dynamical Properties
1.6 Spectroscopic Properties
1.7 Defects: Point, Line, Interface (Doping and Microstructure)
2.1 Materials: Synthesis, Growth, & Processing (Bulk and Films)
2.2 Thermodynamic and Transport Properties (Incl. QHE,FQHE)
2.3 Atomic Structure, Lattice Properties, and Phase Transitions
2.4 Electronic Structure & Optical Properties
2.5 Mechanical & Dynamical Properties
2.6 Spectroscopic Properties
2.7 Defects: Point, Line, Interface (Doping and Microstructure)
3.Insulators and Dielectrics
3.1 Materials: Synthesis, Growth & Processing (Bulk and Films)
3.2 Thermodynamic and Transport Properties
3.3 Atomic Structure, Lattice Properties & Phase Transitions
3.4 Electronic Structure and Optical Properties
3.5 Mechanical & Dynamical Properties
3.6 Spectroscopic Properties
3.7 Defects: Point, Line, Interface (Doping and Microstructure)
4.Polymeric & Organic Materials
4.1 Semi-Crystalline Polymers
4.2 Liquid Crystalline Polymers
4.3 Solid Amorphous Polymers
4.4 Melts, Solutions and Gels
4.5 Rubbers and Networks
4.6 Charged and Ion-Containing Polymers
4.7 Block and Graft Copolymers
4.8 Blends and Composites
4.9 Electrically and Optically Active Materials
4.10 Surfaces
4.11 Thin Films
4.12 Experimental Techniques
4.13 Theory and Simulation
5.1 Materials: Synthesis, Growth & Processing (Bulk and Films)
5.2 Thermodynamic and Transport Properties
5.3 Mechanical and Structural Properties
5.4 Electronic Structure and Spectroscopic Properties
5.5 Flux Pinning and Flux Dynamics
5.6 Spin Properties (NMR, NQR, ...)
5.7 Tunnel Junctions, Devices, and Josephson Arrays
6.Magnetism (Experiment, Theory, Applications)
6.1 Cooperative Phenomena (incl. spin structures, spin waves, phase transitions)
6.2 Magnetic Domains & Magnetic Field Phenomena:Dynamic & Static
6.3 Correlated Electrons (incl. heavy fermions, oxides)
6.4 Spin Dependent Transport: GMR, CMR, tunneling,spin injection, semiconductors
6.5 Magnetic Recording Materials and Phenomena
6.6 Magnetic Anisotropy: hard & soft materials
6.7 Artificially Structured or Self-Assembled Magnetic Materials (incl. multilayers & dots)
6.8 Low Dimensional Magnetism (incl, molecules, chains,surfaces)
6.9 Frustrated or Disordered Magnetic Materials
6.1 0New Techniques and Applications
7.Complex Structured Materials
7.1 Materials: Synthesis, Growth, & Processing (Bulk and Films)
7.2 Noncrystalline Materials (Glasses/Amorphous)
7.3 Fullerenes (not nanotubes)
7.4 Nanotubes and nanowires
7.5 Composites/Porous Media
7.6 Quasicrystals
8.1 Classical Fluids
8.2 Complex Fluids (microemulsions, lyotropic fluids,surfactants)
8.3 Liquid Crystals
8.4 Colloids, Emulsions, and Foams
8.5 Turbulence
8.6 Fluid Dynamics
9.Phase Transitions and Strongly Correlated Systems
9.1 Metal-Insulator Phase Transitions
9.2 Ferroelectric Phase Transitions
9.3 Structural Phase Transitions
9.4 Phase Transitions at Surfaces and Interfaces
9.5 Magnetic Phase Transitions
9.6 Heavy Fermions
9.7 Non Fermi Liquids
10.Biological Physics
10.1 Proteins
10.2 Nucleic Acids
10.3 Function of Biomolecules
10.4 Lipids and Membranes
10.5 Imaging and Microscopy
10.6 Neurobiological Physics
10.7 Nonlinear Phenomena and Pattern Formation
10.8 Biomedical Physics
11.Chemical Physics
11.1 Theoretical Methods and Algorithms
11.2 Gas Phase Dynamics and Structure
11.3 Condensed Phase Dynamics, Structure and Thermodynamics
11.4 Surfaces and Interfaces
11.5 Materials
11.6 Spectroscopy and Dynamics of Single Molecules and Nanoparticles
11.7 Polymers, Biopolymers and Complex Systems
12.Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
12.1 Low-Dimensional and Quantum Chaos
12.2 Noise and Stochastic Resonance
12.3 Pattern Formation & Spatio-Temporal Chaos
12.4 Coherent Spatial Structures: solitons, intrinsiclocalized modes, discrete breathers
12.5 Granular Media
12.6 Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics: fundamentals,exactly solvable models
12.7 Systems Far from Equilibrium
12.8 Networks and Complex Systems
12.9 Disordered nonlinear systems and glassy dynamics
13.Artificially Structured Materials
13.1 Materials: Synthesis, Growth, & Processing (Bulk,Films & Coatings)
13.2 Superlattices & Nanostructures: structures
13.3 Superlattices & Nanostructures:electronic properties
13.4 Superlattices & Nanostructures: optical properties
13.5 Quantum computing: superconductors
13.6 Quantum computing: semiconductors
13.7 Photonic crystals
14.Surface, Interfaces & Thin Films
14.1 Materials: Synthesis, Growth, and Processing
14.2 Structure and Morphology
14.3 Reactions: Kinetics and Dynamics
14.4 Excitations, Energetics, Nonequilibrium Effects
14.5 Electronic and Lattice Properties
14.6 Magnetic and Superconducting Properties
14.7 Phase Transitions (Structural, Electronic, and Magnetic)
14.8 Novel Instrumentation & Techniques
15.Instrumentation and Measurements
15.1 Detectors, Sensors, Transducers
15.2 Spectroscopic Techniques
15.3 Scattering and Diffraction
15.4 Microscopic Techniques (Including Scanning)
15.5 Signal Processing and Analysis
16.1 Optoelectronic Devices & Applns
16.2 Superconducting Devices & Applns
16.3 Semiconducting Devices & Applns
16.4 Magnetic Devices & Applications
16.5 Polymeric & Biological Materials Devices &Applications
16.6 Optical/Laser & High Frequency Devices &Applications
16.7 Thermoelectrics
16.8 General Systems Applications
17.General Theory (Theoretical Methods)
17.1 Many Body
17.2 Electronic Structure
17.3 Density Functional Theory
17.4 Relativity
17.5 Computational Methods: Classical and QuantumMonte Carlo
17.6 Computational Methods: Classical and QuantumMolecular Dynamics
17.7 Computational Methods: Numerical Methods forStrongly Correlated Systems
17.8 Computational Methods: Multiscale Modeling
17.9 Computational Plasma Physics
17.10 Computational Fluid Dynamics
17.11 Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations
17.12 Computers in Physics Education
18.1 National Facilities
18.2 Public Policy
18.3 History
18.4 Education/Career Development
18.5 Society of Physics Students Abstracts
19.High Pressure Physics
19.1 Equations of state & phase transitions
19.2 Electronic & magnetic properties
19.3 Mechanical properties
19.4 Spectroscopy
19.5 Structure
19.6 Dynamical response
19.7 Theory & modeling
19.8 Instrumentation & techniques
20.Quantum Fluids and Solids
20.1 Bose Einstein Condensation
20.2 Normal Superfluid Liquid Helium
20.3 Vortices and Turbulence in Helium
20.4 Helium Films
20.5 Helium in Restricted Geometries
20.6 Helium Bubbles, Ions, Clusters & Droplets
20.7 Phase Transitions in Helium
20.8 Solid Helium
20.9 Spin-Polarized Systems
20.10 Techniques and Applications
21.Atomic, Molecular & Optical (AMO) Physics
21.1 Quantum Gases: Bose-Einstein Condensation &Fermi-Dirac Degeneracy
21.2 Quantum Computing and Communications
21.3 AMO processes on Surfaces and in Condensed Matter
21.4 Strong-Field Physics
21.5 Atomic/Molecular Structure & Properties
21.6 Photon Interactions with Atoms & Molecules
21.7 Atomic/Molecular Collisions & Interactions
21.8 Charged Particle Collisions
21.9 Highly Excited Species, Clusters
21.10 Quantum Optics/Ultrafast Phenomena
Present Position: Professor of Applied Physics and of Physics, Deputy Director of the Laboratory for Advanced Materials,Stanford University.
Education: B.S. Physics, 1978; Ph.D. Physics, 1983; Tel-Aviv University.
Employment History: Professor of Applied Physics and of Physics, Stanford University, 1994 – present, Deputy Director, Laboratory for Advance Materials, 2000-present. Visiting Professor, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2000; Visiting Scientist, "Central Research Institute for the Electric Power Industry", Komae, Tokyo, Japan, 1997, Chair, Department of Applied Physics, Stanford University, 1996-2000; Director, center for Materials Research (MRSEC), Stanford university, 1999-2000; Visiting professor, Visiting Professor, Ecole Normale Superieure, and Visiting Professor, University of Paris XI, Orsay, France, 1992; Associate Professor of Applied Physics and Physics, Stanford University, 1990-1994; Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Physics, 1985-1990; Assistant Professor in Residence, Department of Physics, U.C. Santa Barbara, 1985; Chaim Weizmann Fellow and Institute Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Polymers and Organic Solids, U.C. Santa Barbara, and Associate member at Institute for Theoretical Physics, U.C. Santa Barbara, 1983-1985.
Principal Research Interests: Condensed Matter Physics: Superconductivity in strongly correlated systems and high-temperature superconductors. Physics of disordered systems;Material science and physics of thin metallic films, Magnetism. Phase transitions in solid state physics. Use of condensed matter methods for the study of general physics problems such as gravitational force at short distance.
Other Physics Activities: Chairman of Local Committee, Materials and Mechanisms of Superconductivity (M2S), Stanford, CA, June 1990; Co-Chairman, Gordon Research Conference on Condensed Matter Physics, Brewster Academy, NH, August 1991; Chairman, Gordon Research Conference on Condensed Matter Physics, Brewster Academy, NH, July 1992;Co-Chairman, NATO/ASI on Vortices in Superfluids Cargese,Corsica, France, 1993; Co-Director, Program on "Vortices,"Institute for Theoretical Physics, U.C. Santa Barbara, CA,August-December, 1993; Organizer, International Workshop on Vortex Dynamics, Stanford U., July, 1999; Organizer,Aspen Winter Conference on Condensed Matter Physics:Quantum Coherence and Dissipation, February, 2002.
Honors: Chaim Weizmann Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1983-1984. IBM Faculty Development Award, 1985-1986. Alfred P.Sloan Fellow, 1985-1989. Presidential Young Investigator Award, 1986-1991. TRW Faculty Assistanship Award, 1990-1991. Elected Fellow, American Physical Society, 1994.
Statement: It has been suggested that physics in the 21stcentury will be dominated by biotechnology, nanotechnology and interdisciplinary research. Unfortunately, the suffixes of the former two terms were chosen to be "technology" instead of science or physics, and "interdisciplinary" sometimes obscures the source discipline, i.e. physics. It is evident that physics, and in particular condensed matter physics, will play a leading role in these emerging fields, not only leading to new technologies, but also to new discoveries of fundamental interest. A particular effort will be made to broaden the reach of the DCMP to encompass, for example, condensed matter related activities in other fields such as atomic physics.
Present Position: Professor of Physics,University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2001-
Education: B.S. Physics 1978, MIT; M.S. Physics 1981, Ph.D. Physics 1983, Cornell University.
Employment History: Research Associate, Brookhaven National Laboratories, 1983-1985; Postdoctoral Member of Technical Staff, AT&T Bell Laboratories, 1986-1986; Visiting Lecturer, Princeton University, 1986-1987; Member of Technical Staff, AT&T Bell Laboratories, 1987-1995; Professor of Physics,University of Chicago, 1995-2001.
Principal Research Interests: Disordered materials; nonlinear dynamics.
Other Physics Activities: Associate Editor, Reviews of Modern-; ITP (UCSB) Advisory Board, 1997-2001 (Chair, 1999-2000); General Member, Aspen Center for Physics 1991 -; Chair, Gordon Conference on Condensed Matter Physics,1995.
Honors: Fellow, American Physical Society, 1992 and American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1999; Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, AT&T Bell Laboratories, 1990.
Statement: Condensed matter physics matters because of its intellectual content as well as its impact on technology. It is important for us to appreciate the strength that comes from our diversity as well as to convince the public of our importance to society. If elected as Vice-Chair of the DCMP, I will strive to make the organization as fair and efficient as possible, and I will also work hard to convince the general public of the value of our work.
Present Position: Professor of Physics,Georgetown University, 1993 -.
Education: Ph.D., Physics, 1974, Cornell University; M.A., Physics, 1972, Cornell University; A.B., Physics, 1969, Dartmouth College.
Employment History: Georgetown University, Professor of Physics, 1993-present, Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 1998-2001, Department Chair, Physics, 1993-1998; Naval Research Laboratory, Research Physicist, 1987-1993, Section Head, 1992-1993; National Science Foundation, Division of Material Research, Acting Section Head, Con-densed Matter Sciences, 1986-1987, Program Director, Condensed Matter Theory, 1984-1986; Yale University, Applied Physics, Associate Professor, 1983-1984, Assistant Professor,1979-1983; SUNY at Stony Brook, Assistant Professor of Physics 1976-1979; Helsinki University of Technology, NORDITA Guest Professor, 1975-1976; Stanford University,Postdoctoral Fellow, 1974-1975.
Principal Research Interests: Theory of strongly-correlated Fermi systems; unconventional superconductors and superfluids; applications of parallel computers in condensed matter physics.
Honors: Fellow, American Physical Society; President's Medal,Georgetown University.
Statement: Among the particular challenges facing DCMP, many grow out of the healthy tension between diversity and coherence that fuels the intellectual excitement of our division. In the context of these challenges, the secretary-treasurer has important responsibilities and opportunities to maintain and strengthen communication within our division, with the rest of APS, and with the general public; and to facilitate the growth of community and shared purpose, while respecting the essential individuality of our many sub-disciplines and affiliated neighbors. Over the past ten years I have served as a department chair and graduate school dean (in a graduate school where the majority of science Ph.D. programs are in bio-medicine), and I have played a large and central role in the extensive restructuring of a major academic medical center. I believe that the organizational and interpersonal insights and skills that I gained would enhance my effectiveness as secretary-treasurer, and I would welcome the opportunity to serve the condensed matter physics community.
Present Position: Florida State University,Professor, 1990-, Director, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, 1992-
Education: B. Engr Science-Physics, 1962, Cleveland State University; Ph.D. Physics,1967, University of Rochester.
Employment History: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Assistant Physicist, Associate Physicist, 1967-1973; Temple University, Associate Professor, 1973-1977, Professor, 1973-1989, Chair,Department of Physics, 1979-1982; National Science Foundation, Division of Materials Research, Program Director, Solid State Physics, 1984-1986; Temple University, Director, Center for Materials Research, 1987-1989; Ben Franklin Superconductivity Center (consortium: Drexel University, University of Pennsylvania, Temple University), Director,1988–1989; Florida State University, Professor, 1990-, Director,Center for Materials Research and Technology, 1990-1992.
Principal Research Interests: Magnetism, superconductivity,Material Science, Solid State Physics.
Other Professional Activities: Member: American Physical Society and American Association for the Advancement of Science; Member: Division of Condensed Matter Physics-APS, Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics-APS, Cryogenics Society of America, Materials Research Society, SigmaXi-The Scientific Research Society; Member, U.S. Department of Energy Basic Energy Sciences, Advisory Committee,1997-
Present Position: Professor, Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 1993-.
Education: A. B. Physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1984; Ph.D. Physics, Cornell University, 1989.
Employment History: UCLA Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor, 1993-present; Université Louis Pasteur, Inst. de Physique, CNRS Poste Rouge 2001; Visiting Scientist, Elf-Aquitaine/CNRS laboratory, Visiting Scientist, 1997; UCSB Dept. of Chemical & Nuclear Engineering, Postdoctoral Associate, 1991-1994; Exxon Research & Engineering Company, Postdoctoral Associate, 1989-1991.
Principal Research Interests: Soft Condensed Matter Physics, Biophysics.
Other Physics Activities: Member, Science Steering Committee, Institute for Complex and Adaptive Matter 2002-; Member-at-Large, APS GSNP 2000-2003; Member, Editorial Board, Physical Review E 1998-2003; Co-Organizer, ITP Workshop on Jamming and Rheology 1997.
Statement: I feel strongly that for DCMP to retain its eminence and vigor, it must represent all of condensed matter physics.This includes core research areas represented in physics departments, but also includes interdisciplinary research areas, such as those encompassed by the Topical Group on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, the Divisions of Polymer Physics and Biophysics, and other divisions. If elected, I will work to make all of these fields an integral part of DCMP.
Present Position: Leader, Materials Integration Science Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Co-Director, Institute for Complex Adaptive Matter, a University of California Multicampus Research Program.
Education: B.S. Physics, 1978; Ph.D. Physics, 1984; Yale University.
Employment History: Los Alamos National Lab, 2001–present;Bell Labs, 1984-2000;
Principal Research Interests: Magnetism, Superconductivity, Dielectrics, Thermoelectric Cooling Materials, Two-Dimensional Electron Systems, Organic Semiconductors.
Other Physics Activities: Member Bell Labs High School Science Grant Program 1997-2000; Co-chair Colossal Magnetoresistance APS Focused Session 1998; Member Advisory Committee to Dutch FOM Strongly Correlated Electron Program 1999; Member NSF MRSEC Advisory Panels 1999-2000; Member GMAG Nominating Committee 2001; Member National High Magnetic Field External Review Committee 1999-2002; Member National High Magnetic Field Research Program Committee 2002; Co-organizer Physics of Frustration from Proteins to Pyrochlores 2002 Workshop;
Honors: Fellow American Physical Society; Bell Labs Cooperative Research Fellowship, Bell Labs Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, ISI Highly Cited Researcher.
Statement: The Division of Condensed Matter Physics is a leading body for organizing the dissemination of research in our field. Exercising the highest standards for our meetings, our communications, and the honors we bestow on peers is a critical endeavor for maintaining our high status among the many branches of science. The Member at Large post is a key component of the overall process, and it is an honor to be considered for the post. If elected, I will work hard to justify this honor.
Present Position: Senior Physicist and Head, Condensed Matter Theory Group, Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory.
Education: B.S. Physics, 1979, LSU-S; Ph.D. Physics, 1983, Tulane University.
Employment History: Senior Physicist, Argonne National Lab,1998-present; Physicist, 1990-1998; Asst. Physicist, 1986-1990; Postdoc, 1983-1986; Visiting Scientist, Cambridge University, UK, 1992; Visiting Scientist, SPhT, Saclay,France, 2001.
Principal Research Interests: Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics; Strongly Correlated Electron Systems;Uncoventional Superconductivity; Spectroscopies in Condensed Matter Systems.
Other Physics Activities: Editorial Board, Physical Review B,2000-present; Head, Advisory Committee, CIAR Program on Superconductivity, 1998-present; Principal Investigator, NSF Science and Technology Center for Superconductivity, 1989-2000; Visitor, Aspen Center for Physics, 1994, 1998, 2001; Visitor, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Santa Barbara, 2001; Organizing Committee, Spectroscopies in Novel Superconductors, 2001.
Honors: Fellow, American Physical Society, 1995; University of Chicago Distinguished Performance Award, 1999.
Statement: Funding for condensed matter physics has not kept pace with the growth of the field. As DCMP is a major voice for condensed matter physics within the US, I would like to see it play a bigger role in informing the public and the government about the value of funding condensed matter physicsin this country
Present Position: Professor of Physics, The James Franck Institute and Institute of Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, 1992 -.
Education: S.B. mcl Physics, Harvard College, 1984, Ph.D.Physics, The University of Michigan, 1989
Employment History: Postdoctoral Member of Technical Staff, AT&T Bell Laboratories. Murray Hill, NJ, Dept. of Condensed Matter Physics, 1989-1992. Assistant Professor of Physics, The University of Chicago, 1992-1997. Associate Professor of Physics, The University of Chicago, 1997-2002.Professor of Physics, The University of Chicago, 2002 -
Principal Research Interests: Soft condensed matter physics,biophysics, macromolecular interactions and dynamics, phase transitions in reduced dimensionality, self-organization,optical physics, materials science, superconductivity.
Other Relevant Activities: Founder and Chair of Scientific Advisory Board, Arryx, Inc.
Conference Chair: Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society (1999). Chair: ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium (2001). Chair: Gordon Conference on Condensed Matter Physics (1999). Chair: NASA Science Concept Review Panels, PHASE, PHASE-II and PCS experiments on the Space Shuttle and International Space Station. Instructor:Les Houches Summer School on Electrostatic Effects in Soft Matter and Biophysics (2000).
Lecturer: Frontiers of Science Symposium on Superconductivity, National Academy of Sciences (2001). Lobbyist: The Science Coalition - Representative to Illinois Congressional Delegation (2000). Guest Editor: MRS Bulletin (October 1998).
Director: MRSEC Industrial Outreach program (2001-2002). Director: MRSEC Educational Outreach program (1997-2001).
Recent Honors: The Llewellyn John and Harriet Manchester Quantrell Award (2000), Top 20 Scientists Under 40, Dis-cover Magazine (October 2000), David and Lucile Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering (1998-2002). Project Kaleidoscope Fellowship for Excellence in Science Education(1998-2002).
Statement: Soft condensed matter physics is developing rapidly into a coherent and vibrant scientific endeavor. Combining powerful new tools of equilibrium and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics with new computational methods and a host of extraordinary new experimental methodologies, soft condensed matter is making important new inroads into explaining how seemingly complex hierarchically structured systems come into existence and how their unique and interesting properties arise. My goal as a member of the DCMP executive committee will be to provide more of a forum within the mainstream APS community for the best research and researchers in this fast-evolving interdisciplinary branch of physics. In particular, my hope is to bring forward active young researchers at the cutting edge of soft condensed matter physics to give invited talks, and to develop new short courses for the APS March Meeting, to provide more of a voice for soft matter in setting the topical focus for Physics Today and other APS journals, and also to work toward developing new fellowships and awards for interdisciplinary researchers at all levels.
Present Position: Professor of Physics, McKnight Presidential Chair,Theoretical Physics Institute, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, since 2000
Education: M.S. Physics, 1979, Kharkov State University, Ukraine; Ph.D. Physics, 1982, Inst. Low Temperature Physics and Engineering Ukr. Acad. Sci.
Employment History: University of Minnesota, Theoretical Physics Institute, associate professor, professor, McKnight Presidential Chair in Theoretical Condensed Matter, 1990 present; Institute of Microelectronics Technology USSRAcad. Sci., Solid State Theory Department, scientific researcher, senior scientific researcher, 1986-1990; Delft Technical University, the Netherlands, Visiting Professor,1997, 1998
Principal Research Interests: Physics of low-dimensional and mesoscopic interacting electrons systems.
Other Physics Activities: 2002 Gordon Research Conference on Correlated Electron Systems, vice-chair; Spintronics 2001 Conference (Maryland) and International Conference on Electronic correlations: from meso- to nanophysics (LesArcs, France, 2001) – member of the Advisory Committees;International Conference on Recent Progress in Many-Body Theories (Manchester, UK, 2001) and International Conference on Transport in Mesoscopic Systems (Gothenburg, August 1999) - member of the Program Committees.
Honors: Fellow of American Physical Society; McKnight Presidential Chair; Humboldt Research Award for Senior US Scientists.
Statement: Further strengthen the exchange of information and ideas between researchers of different fields of Condensed Matter Physics.
Present Position: Professor of Physics,Cornell University
Education: B.S. 1985, Engineering Physics, Univ. of Okla., 1985; Ph.D.,Applied Physics, Yale Univ., 1990.
Employment History: Post-Doctoral Researcher, MIT, 1990-1991. Assistant Professor, Physics, UC-Berkeley, 1992-1996.Associate Professor, Physics, UC-Berkeley, 1996-2000, Professor, Physics, Cornell University, 2001-present.
Principal Research Interests: Physical, chemical, and biological nanostructures, novel fabrication techniques, scanned probe microscopy.
Other Physics Activities: Co-Organizer, ITP Program on Nanoscience, 2001; Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Molecular Foundry, LBNL, 2001-present; Member, JASON Division, The MITRE Corp, 2000-present.
Honors: Office of Naval Research Young Investigator, 1992-1995; Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellow, 1992-1994; Packard Foundation Fellows, 1992-1997; National Young Investigator, 1993-1998; LBNL Outstanding Performance Award, 1997; Packard Foundation Interdisciplinary Fellow,1999; Agilent Europhysics Prize, 2002.
Statement: My goal as a member of the DCMP Executive committee would be to promote emerging areas of condensed matter physics where exciting new results are happening. I would also work to build bridges between condensed matter physics and other disciplines, including the chemical, biological, and information sciences.
To vote, go to htttp://dcmp.bc.edu and follow instructions.
Chair: Donald U. Gubser (3/04)
Naval Research Laboratory (Code 6300)
4555 Overlook Avenue, SW
Washington,DC 20375-5343
Tel: (202) 767-2926
Fax: (202) 404-8009
Chair Elect: John W. Wilkins (12/05)
Department of Physics
The Ohio State University
174 W. 18th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210-1106
Tel: (614) 292-5193
Fax: (614) 688-3871
Past Chair: George W. Crabtree (3/03)
Argonne National Laboratory Bldg. 223
Argonne, IL 60439-9595
Tel: (630) 252-5509
Fax: (630) 252-7777
Vice-Chair: Sidney Nagel
James Franck Institute
University of Chicago
5640 S. Ellis Ave
Chicago, IL 60637
Tel: (773) 702-7190
Fax: (773) 702-5863
Secretary-Treasurer: David J. Bishop (3/04)
Lucent Technology (1D-231)
600 Mountain Avenue
Murray Hill, NJ 07974
Tel: (908) 582-3927
Fax: (908) 582-3260
Councillors: E. Dan Dahlberg (12/02)
School of Physics and Astronomy
University of Minnesota
116 Church Street, SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Tel: (612) 624-3506
Fax: (612) 624-4578
Councillors: Allen Goldman (12/03)
School of Physics and Astronomy
University of Minnesota
116 Church Street, SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Tel: (612) 624-6062
Fax: (612) 624-4578
Members-at-Large: Bruce Harmon (3/03)
Dept of Physics and Astro.
Iowa State Univ.
Ames, IA 50011
Tel: (515) 294-7712
Fax: (515) 294-0689
Members-at-Large: Frank Bridges (3/03)
Department of Physics
Kerr Hall
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Tel: (408) 459-2893
Fax: (408) 459-3043
Members-at-Large: Steven M. Girvin (3/04)
Yale University
Sloane Physics Lab
217 Prospect Street
PO Box 208120
New Haven, CT 06520-8120
Tel: (203) 432-3650
Fax: (203) 432-6175
Members-at-Large: Laurie E. McNeil (3/04)
Dept of Physics and Astronomy
Phillips Hall CB #3255
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3255
Tel: (919) 962-7204
Fax: (919) 962-0480
Members-at-Large: Eva Andrei (3-05)
Dept. of Physics
Rutgers University
Piscataway, NJ 08854
Tel: (732) 445-2509
Fax: (732) 932-4343
Members-at-Large: Stuart S. P. Parkin (3-05)
IBM Almaden Research Center
650 Harry Rd. K11/D02
San Jose, CA 95120-6099
Tel: (408) 927-2390
Fax: (408) 927-2395
Members-at-Large: Zhixun Shen (3-05)
Laboratory for Advanced
McCullough 342
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-4045
Tel: (650) 725-8254
Fax: (650) 725-5457
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text: Just Eat It: Beef Stroganoff With Orecchiette By Stiff My inspiration for cooking can come from a variety of things. Sometimes I get inspired by having a dish from a restaurant that I've never had before and try to replicate it at home. Sometimes inspiration comes from recipes I may see on television. I mostly get inspired by the certain items I see in the grocery store or farmer's market. Sometimes I fail at the outcome of what I'm making and sometimes I succeed. I just like to try new things and expand my horizons when it comes to testing new ingredients or cooking methods. James, my fiancé is a great guinea pig. He will generally eat whatever I make and is honest about how the food tastes. Unlike James, I myself am much more critical about how my food turns out. Stroganoff With Orecchiette 1/2 lb. Top sirloin, thin cuts 1 Package of orecchiette pasta 1 Bay leaf 1 Clove of garlic 1 1/2 c. Light sour cream 1/2 c. Milk 1 1/2 c. Water 1/2 c. Chopped scallions Olive Oil Salt and Pepper **** Serving size 4 In a large pan, coat bottom with olive oil and heat to medium-high heat. Salt and pepper each side of the steaks and add to hot pan, crisp each side of steak and turn heat down to medium-low and add garlic, bay leaf and water. Cover pan and allow meat to braise for at least 1.5 hours. After 30 minutes in the pan, add another 3/4 c. of water. The meat will be absorbing all of the liquid as it cooks. You may need to continue to add small amounts of water every 20 minutes so the pan does not dry out and so the meat braises properly. You should be able to take two forks and easily pull meat apart when beef is done. In a large pot, fill about 3 quarts of water into the pot, add salt and bring to a boil. Once water has come to a boil add pasta and cook half way through and drain. The pasta will continue to cook in the sauce. Keep any broth left in the pan and remove the meat and shred into smaller pieces and set aside. Remove bay leaf and discard. Returning to the pan with the broth, turn heat to medium and slowly whisk in 1/2 c. of sour cream. Once sour cream is integrated, whisk in milk. Temperate one egg into the sauce. When adding the tempered egg to the sauce, whisk the sauce continuously while slowly adding the tempered egg. Even once all of the egg is added, continue to stir sauce so egg does not cook like scrambled eggs in the sauce. *To temper an egg, you simply crack it into a bowl and scramble it. Add hot water, in this case, pasta water and slowly add the water to the egg while whisking the egg the entire time so it does not cook the egg but simply brings the temperature up. Add pasta to sauce pan and continue to stir together so egg does not cook. Add two ladles of pasta water to the sauce pan and continue to stir. Once sauce is thickened and most of it is absorbed by the pasta, add the remainder sour cream, meat and scallions. Mix until thoroughly combined. Add salt and pepper to taste. Plate and serve. Cook Time: 2 hours (Stiff is an amateur home cook and food blogger. Stiff can be found at a grocery store, Instagram @stifferoni and Tumblr: http://stiffers.tumblr.com/.) Related TAM Blog Articles: Just Eat It: Laotian Chicken Noodle Soup Just Eat It: Salsa Verde (Mild) Just Eat It: Asian Meatball Skewers Appetizer With Cilantro Lime Dressing Just Eat It: Sausage Gravy on Toast

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Tink, tink, tink...is this thing on??? Why in the world did I ever stop blogging? Maybe it was because life got crazy or maybe it was because freakin' facebook took over my entire universe. I'm willing to compromise and say it was a lot of both with at least two moves and the building of a house thrown in for good measure. Ahhh, just typing those few little sentences felt so good. I think I'm back. I think this time I'm not going to censor what I have to say because it might not be what somebody wants to hear. I think it's on like Donkey Kong!! First I've got to figure out all of the changes that have been made in my three+ year absence and see if I can't get into my account without having to go through a default link because I forgot my password!
Friday, April 27, 2012
Oh yeah, I use to blog and stuff...
Yours Truly, DeeDee Around 7:09 PM 5 Comments
Friday, June 19, 2009
On sand and snot
No I haven't dropped off the earth again, I'm back from vacation but I'm sick...and so is A2. Don'tcha just love those summer colds?! The runny nose, sore throat, the ringing in the ears, and the changing of bed sheets because A2 horked up some purple shit I have no idea what it could have been all over them. Ahh, so much fun.
We had a fantastic time on vacation though despite the fact that we drive all the way from point A, which is at least 13 hours away from Panama City Beach, only for me to strip down A2 to put his swimming trunks on him and his bag is NO FREAKIN' WHERE TO BE FOUND!! That's right, his bag was all the way back at point effin' A! I had NOTHING for him except the one outfit he had on his back and the other dirty one from the night before when we stopped over to spend the night at a hotel.
I didn't know whether to laugh, cry, or throw up. The only thing I could do was load up with the husband and hit up Wal-mart for some cheap shorts and underwear and a pack of plain white t-shirts. From there we hit up Old Navy for a couple outfits to get him through and went back to the condo. The thing that pissed me off about it all was that he had tons of cute clothes, most still with the tags on them, packed along with at least 6 pair of flip flops. Hell, you know I'd have to pack him several pair if I brought a bucket o'flops down with me.
From that point on it was smooth sailing. The condo was right on the beach and the view was awesome. Friend 2 and her family have stayed here for at least three years or so and knew all the ins and outs of getting around. There were eight of us total in this condo but surprisingly we were all able to spread out and do our own thing and got along very well.
We spent our days mostly at the pool or the beach and our nights we would go out to eat and then come back and either go back to the beach or pool for a night swim. Usually we would have to whole giant pool to ourselves except for one or two others that never stayed as long as we did. One night the husband went down to the beach with his flashlight and discovered that there were tons of stingrays swimming up close to the shore. We all rushed down there and spotted tons of them. That was pretty fun.
While there we ate at Sharkey's, Pineapple Willy's, Margaritaville, Angelo's Steak Pit, and Five Guys. My crew stayed in and ordered Papa John's one night while the other two adults and two kids went out for seafood. We aren't huge fans. About the most seafood we get is Captain D's, seriously, not big seafood fans!
We rode go-carts a couple nights and some of the kids did the bungee trampoline thing. I took our Wii with us and we all had laptops so there really wasn't any time or way we could have gotten bored. A2 smoked the entire house at Mario Kart and it was ha-larious. Friend 2's husband is very competitive and he was breaking a sweat trying to beat the three year old at racing....he couldn't do it. We got more entertainment out of that than anything. One night we played a round of Scattergories which is always fun until someone takes it to the ditch with the dirty answers.
Time to pack up and head home rolled around way too soon and we were out of there come Saturday morning around 9 or so. We took a different route home than we took going down so we hit a certain point and the husband said we were only a couple hours away from our family and asked if I wanted to go there or keep chugging away to our house....family won out and we took a detour. I was pretty excited to get to visit with everybody since it'd been a while. The hubby ended up taking Monday off so we just made an extra long weekend out of it.
Monday morning we loaded up and hit the road for the house. I think we got home close to 6 or so that afternoon. Even though it's still a long ass ride, it seems to pass a lot quicker than it did when we first started making it. Thankfully all the animals were fine and nothing had gone wrong while we were gone.
Tuesday I could tell that the baby and I were starting to feel a little off and here it is Friday and I'm propped up on the couch struggling to even hold this stupid computer in my lap and can only breathe out of one side of my nose and it's through an opening the size of a pin hole. My head feels like an elephant as planted it's big ol ass right square on top of it and I'm sure the husband will be home soon crying about how he's sick too. That means I'm going to have to suck it up and cater to him since he can get the freakin' sniffles and you'd think he was on his fucking death bed.
Will share more later when I can hold a coherent thought in my head without a ton of mucus sloshing around in there with it.
I think I'm going to go throw the sheets in the dryer, carry my laptop back to the bedroom with me so I can check on my Farm Town crops in a little while, and try to finish reading this book I'm having a hard time getting through called, "The Shack." Have you heard of it? I heard some good things about it but to me I'm not connecting with it. I'll give a full review when, or if, I manage to finish it.
Yours Truly, DeeDee Around 3:49 PM 6 Comments
Sunday, May 31, 2009
so the story goes
there is absolutely noting going on that i can write about right now. i'm seriously racking my brain trying to come up with something of importance and the same things keeps coming up...a big fat zilch, zero, nada.
i'm trying to soak up as much sun as possible before we leave for florida. thankfully the weather has been cooperating and i've gotten in three good days and after just checking the forecast it looks like i'm going to get two more. pretty stoked about that since i wasn't wanting to be the girl who emitted a soft glow when i stepped out onto the beach.
i washed up every stitch of clothes in this house and dared my family to not even think about throwing something in the hamper unless it absolutely reeked and they pretty much took it to heart.
i've been working out pretty hard with my wii active and i'm considering writing the company and demanding i be put on their payroll as a marketing rep. i swear through facebook and my little blog here i'm pretty sure i've gotten about a dozen or so people to go out and buy their own copy! it's seriously that awesome. i've weighed 128 for the past two days and i'm hoping by the end of the week to have reached my long long long ago set goal of 125!!!
my youngest child, A2, has picked up a new saying and it's hilarious. my husband and A1 swear that he got it right from me but i didn't realize i said such a thing. here's what he does, whenever he wants something, like the blanket that is a mear 2 inches from his head on the back of the couch, he will say, "hey guys, what about some covers?" or he'll want some milk he won't ask out right for it he'll say, "what about some milk?" he cracks me up.
thought i was going to have to take him to the doctor yesterday though. i'd noticed about three little red bumps on his cheek a couple of days ago. they didn't look bad and they were about the size of a tiny pin prick. yesterday morning he woke up and they were about the size of a pin head and redder and he was covered in them all over his back and butt and arms and there were a few more on his face. all of the new ones were tiny and looked like the original three did at first. turns out we called in insurance and nurse nancy happened to answer the phone and talked us out of taking him saying it was something like fifth disease. i'd already been online and saw that and it didn't look anything like it.
i texted one of my nurse friends and she said the same thing and that it wasn't that big of a deal. i wasn't convinced, being i don't have a nursing degree or anything like that but still, so i just watched it and thought i'd take him today if he woke up and it was worse. i was thinking it looked more like heat or an allergic reaction to something. he looks 10 times better this morning. all the bumps on his trunk, arms and butt are gone and he only has the ones that got real red left on his face. don't know for certain what it was but if i had to guess i'd say it had something to do with some new toast i'd given to him. he only about 5 things so it wasn't hard to narrow down anything new that had been added to his diet.
other than that it's been pretty quiet around here. i'm very tired today for some reason. i think it's because it was close to midnight last night when i was working out and i had some stupid dreams last night that kept me tossing and turning all night. i'm thinking i hear my big soft bed calling my name right about now. maybe a good nap will zap me with a burst of energy so i can get my workout on here in a little while. as you can see i clearly need it since i don't even have the energy to freakin' use proper capitalization!
Yours Truly, DeeDee Around 3:10 PM 1 Comments


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President Barack Obama said that he is "in a lot of ways" less liberal than former Republican President Richard Nixon and said Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly has been "absolutely" unfair to him throughout his presidency in an interview that aired Monday night.
"In a lot of ways Richard Nixon was more liberal than I was," Obama said. "He started the EPA, started a whole lot of the regulatory state that has helped keep our air and water clean."
Obama's comments came in response to O'Reilly asking him if he was "the most liberal president of all time." Obama also listed Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson as presidents who were also more liberal than him.
O'Reilly conducted a live and at times contentious interview with the president on Sunday ahead of the Super Bowl. An additional taped portion of the interview aired on "The O'Reilly Factor" on Monday.
During the sit-down in which O'Reilly asked about issues like the 2012 Benghazi attack and the troubled health care roll out, the Fox News firebrand asked the president if he felt his network has been unfair to his administration.
"Absolutely, of course you are, Bill. But I like you anyway," Obama said.
"We just went through an interview in which you asked about health care not working, IRS, were we wholly corrupt, Benghazi," he added.
Obama also said in the interview that he will await Secretary of State John Kerry's recommendation before deciding whether to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline after a new State Department report concluded the project would have minimal impact on the environment.
"The process now goes: agencies comment on what the State Department did, public's allowed to comment, Kerry's going to give me a recommendation," Obama said on Fox News Chanel's "The O'Reilly Factor" in an interview set to air Monday.
Though there is no hard deadline for when the Obama administration must make a final decision on the pipeline's construction, Friday's report has increased pressure on the White House to approve the pipeline that would carry crude from the oil sands in Canada to refineries in the United States.
Obama has previously said the pipeline should only be built if it "does not significantly exacerbate the problem of carbon pollution."
Many Republicans, as well as business and labor groups, argue that the project will create jobs and boost the economy, while environmental groups fear the project would accelerate climate change.
The State Department report found that blocking the $7 billion project by TransCanada Corp would not slow Canada's expansion of the oil sands. However, the report also concluded the crude from the oil sands does do more harm to the environment than the current oil being used in the U.S.
In the interview Obama sparred with O'Reilly over the economic impact of Keystone, dismissing the TV host's claim that the project will create 42,000 jobs.
"It's not 42,000. That's that that's not correct," Obama said. "It's a couple thousand to build the pipeline."
The report estimated that more than 42,000 jobs would be supported during the pipeline's construction, but only about 50 jobs once operational.
At the White House briefing on Monday, press secretary Jay Carney told reporters, "The submission of the Environmental Impact Statement is a point in the process that now continues. It's an important piece of it, but it is only part of a process that must continue . . . the president's view is we don't interfere with that process, we let it play itself out."


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The first trailer for Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody — starring Mr. Robot's Rami Malek as lead singer Freddie Mercury — dropped on Tuesday morning.
The footage deliciously teases multiple legendary performances by the band, and chronicles Queen's formation into one of the biggest rock groups in music history.
Culminating in their world-famous 1985 set in London's Wembley Arena, the biopic looks to be a dramatic, fast-paced glimpse into Mercury's ascension to rock-god status. The movie co-stars Ben Hardy as drummer Roger Taylor, Gwilym Lee as guitarist Brian May and Joseph Mazzello as bassist John Deacon.
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Bohemian Rhapsody has been in the works for at least eigth years. Originally, Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen was slated to play Mercury; however, he left the project in 2013 citing "creative differences" with Mercury's ex-bandmates. Brian May later called Baron Cohen "an arse."
The project ran into more difficulty later on when the original director, Bryan Singer, was fired after taking excessive time off for "health concerns." Dexter Fletcher (Eddie the Eagle) was brought on board to replace him.
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Exploring Impressionism, Grades 6-8
Learn about Artists' Lives and Explore Their Art with Lessons, Galleries, Activities, and Videos
The Impressionists were a group of Paris-based painters who became prominent during the 1870s and 1880s. The principal Impressionists were Claude Monet, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro, Alfred Sisley, Berthe Morisot, Armand Guillaumin, and Frederic Bazille. A characteristic of their art was an attempt to capture the changing effects of light and color. Learn about their lives and explore their art with lessons, galleries, activities, and videos.
Lesson Plans
Impressionism: Prepositions and Monet
Students in grades 6-8 examine two paintings by Claude Monet, Still Life with Flowers and Fruit and Sunrise and write poetry using prepositional phrases inspired by both paintings.
Students in 7th grade learn about artistic periods and styles of painting with a primary focus on Impressionism. Students then paint an Impressionist work of their choosing.
Lesson Plan Collections
When Impressionism Was a Dirty Word (Education at the Getty)
Four lesson plans (grades K-12) designed for teachers to prompt classroom discussion and learning around the history of Impressionist painting.
Art Access – Impressionism and Post-Impressionism Lesson Plans (The Art Institute of Chicago)
Four lessons for grades 2-8 help teachers plan classroom activities that will enhance their students' understanding of Impressionist art
Starry Night - Interactive Animation
This app lets students interact with Van Gogh.
The Artist's Toolkit
Students can explore the tools artists use: line, color, and balance to build works of art. Includes short videos of artists in action and an encyclopedia of visual elements and principles.
Art Access – Family Activities (The Art Institute of Chicago)
These three projects can be done at home or adapted to the classroom. Many of the supplies are household objects, and the steps are easy to follow.
Background Resources
Picturing France 1830-1900 (National Gallery of Art, NGA Classroom)
Picturing France, 1830–1900 is for middle and upper grade levels. It looks at nineteenth-century painting in France, as well as the culture that produced and is reflected by the art. Region by region, it provides a glance at the setting, history, and cultural life of Paris, the Île-de-France, the mountain areas of Franche-Comté and Auvergne, Normandy, Brittany, and Provence, as well as in-depth examinations of more than 50 works. Printable resources for students (a 159-page guide) and teachers (a 138-page classroom guide) are available for download.
Impressionism: Art and Modernity (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Thematic essays, slideshow, and maps.
American Impressionism (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Thematic essays, slideshow, and maps.
The Athenaeum
Search by artist to find downloadable images.
Impressionism and Impressionist Painters
Covers 12 Impressionist painters from Bazille to van Gogh.
Art Access – Impressionism and Post-Impressionism (The Art Institute of Chicago)
Images, lesson, activities.
Impressionism (WebMuseum, Paris)
A brief essay on the movement and its principal artists.
Impressionism (1860-1900) (WebMuseum, Paris)
Brief bios and examples of art for 20 artists.
Claude Monet: Life & Art
A website devoted to Monet's life and works.
VideoThe Impressionists (British Broadcasting Corporation)
This 3-hour BBC mini-series tells the story of Impressionism most famous French artists – Monet, Degas, Renoir, Cézanne and Manet. View it here in three parts via YouTube.
The French Impressionists (PBS Video) (58:26)
This PBS video documentary showcases "the color and texture that defined a turning point in art history."
- Matthew Collings: Impressionism, Revenge of the Nice 1/10 (2 hours)
- Post-Impressionists: Van Gogh and Gauguin (1:24:40)
- The Impressionists Two-Step
A western-style song celebrating Monet, Manet, and the rest of the buckaroos.
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What is radiation?
Radiation is the term used for all phenomena characterised by the transport of energy, either by waves or sub-atomic particles. The highest energy waves can behave just like particles, and sub-atomic particles can behave just like waves. This is called the wave – particle duality.
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There's a reasonable chance, if you're reading this, that you've probably seen Jimmy Fallon sing "The Ballad of Steven Slater," his clever comic ode to the fleeing flight attendant.
What might be less likely is that you watched Fallon perform his song when he unveiled the number on his NBC late night talk show Aug. 10. You probably caught the viral clip later online, via links to his website, Hulu – or even on "Live with Regis and Kelly," where he played the tune for folks somewhat older than his usual viewers.
As he readies to host the Emmys Sunday night before his biggest audience yet, Fallon is roaming the airwaves and the Web in a bid to draw a crowd. The Emmys gig is shaping up not only as a key test of his mass appeal, but of whether he can effectively bridge the TV and Internet worlds, bringing in coveted young viewers at a time of audience fragmentation.
His campaign to get the public to tweet him material – he's soliciting funny introductions to some of the award presenters – has generated some snark, not to mention a big, mixed bag of entries ("Here's John Krasinski, the guy who's one to-camera smirk away from getting kicked out of this joint," is one example). We'll give Fallon credit for at least trying to make the show more interactive and create some interest among a demographic that might not be emotionally invested in, say, whether Tony Shalhoub wins for "Monk."
Fallon started working the virtual room even before taking over the "Late Night" slot from Conan O'Brien some 18 months ago, launching a vibrant Twitter feed and posting behind-the-scenes webisodes aimed at building buzz.
He now commands about 2.7 million followers on Twitter – not quite half of tweeting champ Lady Gaga's total, but more than any of his late night peers. While Fallon lags in the ratings among the major late night shows, he's late-night TV's most web savvy host, Forbes noted this month, citing a ranking by PeekScore.
Fallon has dedicated himself to attracting a younger audience attuned to the Web, making direct appeals to the geek set with gimmicks like his May "Watch Jimmy with Jimmy Week" (he live-streamed himself commenting on his show as it aired) and June's "Video Game Week."
But the strategy, at least, in the short term, is not a guaranteed recipe for success, as evidenced from the box office failure of the entertaining "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World," which was geared toward the gamer and comics crowd. The longer-term picture is even iffier, but the future of TV – and of franchises like "The Tonight Show" – will depend on drawing and keeping younger folks who have plenty of other media to keep them entertained.
For the Sunday, the bottom line will be whether Fallon, with or without fan tweets, is sufficiently funny and spontaneous to keep NBC's three-hour Emmys show moving – much like another web friendly young performer, Neil Patrick Harris, did last year.
It's impossible, of course, to predict how Fallon will fare, but there are some positive signs. He's thankfully lost much of the jumpy, I-can't-believe-I'm-on-TV vibe that worked in small doses on "Saturday Night Live," but quickly became tiresome in his talk show's early days. He's more confident now, while maintaining his likable, unassuming charm. Fallon seemed at home during his recent stint with Philbin, who knows perhaps more than anybody how to make appearing comfortable on camera look easy.
So stay tuned: The most important verse yet in The Ballad of Jimmy Fallon likely will be written Sunday night.
Hester is founding director of the award-winning, multi-media NYCity News Service at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He is the former City Editor of the New York Daily News, where he started as a reporter in 1992. Follow him on Twitter.


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The corporate watchdogs who were recently fired from Citizens Property Insurance Corp. had uncovered evidence of favoritism, improper compensation and poorly handled investigations at the highest levels of the state-run company.
A report reviewed Friday by Citizens' Audit Committee shows that one of the final investigations conducted by Citizens' Office of Corporate Integrity targeted top senior officials at the company. The four corporate watchdogs were investigating how Citizens had handled previous allegations of sexual harassment, drunken disrobing, irregular severance payments, falsified documents and other improprieties by employees.
All four investigators were given termination notices last month.
The report released Friday "focused on the mishandling of investigations, the mishandling of discipline and the mishandling of Citizens' funds," said Chief Internal Auditor Joe Martins, who recently decided that the Office of Corporate Integrity was no longer needed at Citizens.
The investigation by the now-terminated employees found that, among other things, Citizens:
- Gave large severance packages to some top employees accused of misconduct, including more than $80,000 to an underwriting executive who resigned after being accused of "inappropriate behavior" with another employee.
- Gave only a warning to its deputy director of human resources after she got drunk at the Coyote Ugly bar in Tampa, removed her bra and danced on top of a table during a company retreat.
- Failed to complete certain investigations or did not file them into the official complaint system, potentially shielding them from public view. Certain employees were shown favoritism after they were discovered breaking company policy.
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The Campaign for Clean Air in London (CAL) has upped the ante in its assault on the London Mayor's office over the use of so-called dust suppressants: chemicals which can temporarily reduce airborne pollutants in localized pockets, presenting evidence that their use is targeted at air monitoring stations in what it brands "public health fraud on an industrial scale."
A report in the UK's Telegraph newspaper last week quoted CAL Director Simon Birkett as branding the use of suppressants as "public health fraud," largely on the basis that their use is targeted near official air quality monitoring stations, as Birkett asserts. A detailed press release put out by CAL towards the end of last week, formulated partly in response to questions posed by Ars Technica, sets out Birkett's evidence for such claims in rather more detail.
The issue hangs on levels of PM10 pollutants: particulates which can be too small (less than 10 micrometers in size) to be filtered by the respiratory system. When settling in the bronchi and lungs, PM10 materials can adversely affect health, with respiratory symptoms among the effects. Studies have shown that increased PM10 concentrations within cities can increase mortality rates with deaths occurring as a result of both short- and long-term exposure. Vehicle exhaust fumes are a major source of PM10 pollution.
Under Directive 2008/50/EC, the European Commission sets legal limits to PM10 pollution levels, and in London the threshold of 50µg/m3 may only be exceeded 35 times in a calendar year. Days when this limit is exceeded are known as Bad Air Days. It's been estimated that failure to comply (the UK's final deadline for compliance, after numerous extensions, fell in June 2011) could cost the UK £300 million in fines—costs which CAL asserts could be passed on to London under the Localism Act 2011. And there could be additional fines imposed by the International Olympic Committee should the legal limits be exceeded during the games.
Efforts to reduce PM10 levels in London include the use of a solution made from calcium magnesium acetate which is deployed by modified gritting machines—vehicles which usually grit the roads to prevent them icing over during winter. The solution literally sticks PM10 particulates to road surfaces so that, once they've made contact with the roadway, they are prevented from once again becoming airborne.
That the suppressant can reduce PM10 concentrations in a localized area for a limited time (approximately 24 hours, according to CAL) is not disputed. CAL's specific beef is its use "in front of the official air quality monitors most-used to warn the public of smog episodes and report legal breaches." This, CAL's press release repeats, constitutes "public health fraud on an industrial scale." But what are CAL's specific charges and what evidence does it present to support them?
Compliance rather than solutions
CAL asserts that London Mayor Boris Johnson is "targeting legal compliance not public health" by applying suppressant along ten routes which pass 14 monitoring stations, eight of which documented breaches of the 50µg/m3 limit at some point in 2011. CAL has mapped the ten routes identified on Google Maps, with the location of the nearby monitoring stations also indicated.
The locations of these specific monitoring stations correlate with those mapped at the website of King's College London's London Air Quality Network website. If the London Air map is filtered down to show only monitoring stations that track PM10 concentrations, these are shown to be relatively few in Central London. The idea that whichever routes were identified for the use of suppressant, most would be bound to pass by monitoring stations doesn't wash.
But there are other factors to consider. We spoke to Transport for London (TfL) who are responsible for applying suppressant. Though reluctant to speak on the record, we received a very different interpretation on the use of dust suppression, which, according to the government body, is an effective part of a broader strategy for reducing air pollution.
TfL additionally told us that dust suppression is applied at 15 sites, 11 of which it freely admits to being located near to air quality monitoring stations. According to TfL all 15 sites are construction or industrial sites, and in additional to the suppressant applied along roads, the chemical is additionally given to the users of the sites to reduce the pollution escaping from it, though frequency of the on-site use is at the sole discretion of the site user. That CAL's map only shows ten routes is down to the fact that five of the routes are very new, according to Birkett.
Further, TfL told Ars that these sites were selected precisely because of the severity of PM10 concentrations. That being the case, it stands to reason that many of the identified problem-sites correspond to monitoring stations, TfL argues. It claims that other sites have been identified on the basis of monitors outside of London Air's control, and where concentrations have been predicted to be high using modeling. TfL also points out it has extended Low Emission Zones and retrofitted bus exhaust systems as part of its broader efforts to reduce pollutant emissions.
But TfL positions the use of dust suppressant as "trials," and trials have a purpose. If the purpose is to determine the impact of CMA on London's air quality, focusing its deployment so near to monitoring stations will do little to persuade critics who claim that CMA is effective in only a very limited locality, and that the benefit to the public health of Londoners is negligible. If suppressant was being applied for the benefit of public health, Birkett argues, it would be prioritized along routes by schools and hospitals. And while it might seem reasonable to target the worst-afflicted areas, Birkett asserts that the cut-off point excludes monitoring stations that aren't reporting Bad Air Days—curious, unless the purpose of the trials is merely to meet the European Commission's legal requirements and nothing more.
But the broader issue is that of public health. "The use of pollution suppressants in Marylebone Road and Upper Thames Street may already have avoided one or both breaching the PM10 daily limit value; and reduced the number of high smog alerts at those sites by between five and eight days," says the CAL statement. At face value, this sounds almost nonsensical, as if the reduction in limit-breaking measurements or PM10 pollution in general is a bad thing. But Birkett argues that the results are so localized that they are far from representative of air quality in London. In fact he argues it's possible they could result in an adverse result on health because they prevent Bad Air Days being identified and the public alerted.
CAL is not alone in condemning the use of dust suppression. Last November, the BBC reported that Professor Frank Kelly of King's College's Environmental Research Group —the organization behind the London Air Quality Network—said of the practice: "as a health research scientist I am just aghast that they are trying to hide the problem in this way from the European Commission." This is not the group's official line, though. A spokesperson for the research indicated that its findings into the effectiveness on the use of dust suppression would be published after TfL's findings. "Unfortunately, until then we are unable to comment on their effectiveness. We could give some general discussion about their use and how we are doing the evaluation, but this would have to be cleared with TfL first," Ars was told.
As recently as the 1980s, canaries were used as sentinels in coal mines to warn of the presence of toxic gases such as carbon monoxide. Birkett likens the role of monitoring stations in London to these animal sentinels. If the effect of dust suppression is as temporary and as localized as has been argued, their use might be compared to providing coal mine canaries with personal breathing apparatus: good news for the canary, but not so useful to anyone else.
Birkett, who watches the London Air website like a hawk, told Ars that, on Tuesday, the Neasden Lane monitoring station in Brent reported its 36th Bad Air Day of the year already, exceeding the European limits. That being the case, if TfL's strategy is to use suppressant to prevent monitoring sites identifying Bad Air Days, it would appear to have failed.


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- 1 pound mixed fresh shiitake, chanterelle, and porcini mushrooms
- 5 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
- 2 medium shallots, minced
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme
- 1/4 cup Marsala
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- 4 1/2- to 3/4-inch-thick center-cut slices country-style French bread
- 6 ounces imported Italian Fontina cheese, coarsely grated
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
Recipe Preparation
Stem shiitake mushrooms. Cut all mushrooms lengthwise into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Heat olive oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add rosemary and stir 10 seconds, then add mushrooms. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Sauté until mushrooms begin to brown, about 10 minutes. Add shallots and thyme; stir 2 minutes. Add Marsala and boil until evaporated, about 30 seconds. Remove from heat. Season with salt and pepper. DO AHEAD Can be prepared 1 hour ahead. Let stand at room temperature.
Preheat broiler. Place bread slices on baking sheet; broil until lightly toasted, about 2 minutes per side. Divide cheese among bread slices, covering completely. Broil until cheese melts, about 2 minutes. Rewarm mushrooms over medium heat if necessary. Mix in parsley. Place toasts on plates. Spoon mushrooms over and serve.


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If you're wondering how Steven Tyler ended up alongside Jennifer Lopez and Randy Jackson on "American Idol," it looks like you can thank his bandmates.
In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Tyler reveals his true motivation for accepting to high profile television gig.
"Did I take this job to show the band?" "F***, yeah," says Tyler, after explaining how the rest of Aerosmith had threatened to kick him out of the band. "Not to show them, but that I can't be held hostage anymore. I will be my own hostage. The band can't throw me out."
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Later in the interview, Tyler doesn't hold back when explaining what went wrong when Aerosmith attempted to record a new album in 2008.
"Joe [Perry] was high and he couldn't play," says Tyler. "I couldn't sing, really, because I was snorting everything, and it [messes] up your throat. It was the wrong time."
Not only is it clear that Tyler has not totally abandoned his rock star ways, he also offers up a typically Steven Tyler-esque critique - part inappropriate, part heartfelt - of the "American Idol" hopefuls.
"You know what, out of the 20 kids you saw tonight," he says, "if you could just sprinkle 10 years of smoking pot, getting [messed] up, getting laid, ... and 10 years of just life, which one of those people wouldn't be a star?"
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Jailed Lula to quit Brazil's election
Jailed former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will throw in the towel in his legal battle to run in the country's October 7 election and allow his Workers Party to announce running mate Fernando Haddad as its candidate, party sources say.
Lula had hoped the Supreme Court would agree to an appeal for more time after Brazil's top electoral court last week banned him from running due to a corruption conviction.
Two sources with knowledge of Lula's decision said Haddad will become the official candidate through an announcement outside the location in the southern city of Curitiba where Lula has been jailed since April, serving a 12-year sentence for receiving bribes.
A letter from Lula anointing Haddad will be read out to supporters who have camped outside the police building for five months to protest his jailing, which they consider a plot to keep him from returning to power.
Lula and Haddad huddled together on Monday afternoon in his jail room and began to draw up the letter, the sources said.
Lula served as president from 2003-2010 and remains by far Brazil's most popular politician.
But he is ineligible for office under Brazil's "Clean Slate" law, which prohibits candidates from running if they have convictions that have been upheld on appeal.
Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right politician running on a law-and-order anti-corruption platform, leads the polls with 24 per cent, but is in intensive care due to a near fatal stabbing at a rally last week.
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MEDINA, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 11, 2018--
International Inc. (NYSE: RPM) today announced that it has acquired Nudura
Corporation, the leading manufacturer and distributor of insulated
concrete forms (ICF) in North America. Based in Ontario, Canada, Nudura
has annual net sales in excess of $40 million. Terms of the transaction,
which is expected to be accretive to earnings within one year, were not
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Pictured is one of Nudura's insulated concrete forms (ICF) being installed. Nudura provides four series of ICF wall systems, consisting of foam boards made from expanded polystyrene and integral hinged plastic webs that hold both sides of the boards together. Concrete is then poured into the form to make an insulated concrete wall system. (Photo: Business Wire)
Nudura provides four series of ICF wall systems, consisting of foam
boards made from expanded polystyrene (EPS) and integral hinged plastic
webs that hold both sides of the boards together. Concrete is then
poured into the form to make an insulated concrete wall system. Nudura
also offers a range of complementary building envelope products. A niche
and emerging product in the building materials industry, ICFs provide
enhanced energy efficiency and superior insulation, as well as greater
resistance to fire, hurricanes, earthquakes and flooding, compared to
traditional construction methods.
The company has three strategically located manufacturing plants and an
extensive network of 260 locally based professional distributors in key
North American markets. Its patented products are sold to design
professionals, architects and contractors for residential and commercial
applications. They are used to construct homes, schools, medical and
commercial facilities, and other buildings that can benefit from the
insulative and structural properties of ICF construction.
Nudura will operate within the RPM Specialty Products Group as a
stand-alone operating unit of RPM's Dryvit business. Dryvit is the
leading manufacturer of exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS) in
North America and the innovator of NewBrick, a lightweight, energy
efficient brick product.
"Nudura is an excellent strategic fit that offers several key
competitive advantages for Dryvit. Its product line will complement and
expand Dryvit's existing product offering, allowing for enhanced
cross-selling opportunities," stated Frank C. Sullivan, chairman and CEO
of RPM. "At the same time, Nudura's manufacturing footprint will be
leveraged for efficiencies in the manufacturing of Dryvit's NewBrick
product, as well as products of other companies within our Specialty
Products Group."
About RPM
RPM International Inc. owns subsidiaries that are world leaders in
specialty coatings, sealants, building materials and related services
across three segments. RPM's industrial products include roofing
systems, sealants, corrosion control coatings, flooring coatings and
other construction chemicals. Industrial companies include Stonhard,
Chemical and RPM
Belgium Vandex. RPM's consumer products are used by professionals
and do-it-yourselfers for home maintenance and improvement and by
hobbyists. Consumer brands include Rust-Oleum,
and Testors.
RPM's specialty products include industrial cleaners, colorants,
exterior finishes, specialty OEM coatings, edible coatings, restoration
services equipment and specialty glazes for the pharmaceutical and food
industries. Specialty segment companies include Day-Glo,
Wood Finishes, Mantrose-Haeuser,
Brands, Kop-Coat
and TCI.
Additional details can be found at www.rpminc.com
and by following RPM on Twitter at www.twitter.com/RPMintl.
For more information, contact Russell L. Gordon, vice president and
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many instances, are beyond our control. As a result, our actual results
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global markets and general economic conditions, including uncertainties
surrounding the volatility in financial markets, the availability of
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capacity of raw materials, including assorted pigments, resins, solvents
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environmental and litigation risks inherent in our construction and
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foreign operations; (g) the effect of non-currency risks of investing in
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