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Dating Culture Increases The Friends Circle:
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Christopher DeMuth
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- American Enterprise Institute: Searle Senior Fellow; Former President
- Smith Richardson Foundation: Grant Advisor
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Christopher DeMuth served as president of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a key intellectual recruiting ground for the George W. Bush presidency and a preeminent think tank of neoconservatism, for more than 20 years. In January 2009, DeMuth stepped down from this post to become AEI's D. C. Searle Senior Fellow. DeMuth was replaced by Arthur Brooks, a former professor of business and government policy at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
Discussing his decision to step down as president, DeMuth said at an AEI dinner in December 2008, "It has been said that my leadership of AEI has been selfless, even self-sacrificing. Now any departure from rationally self-interested behavior is a dagger at the heart of our philosophical precepts, so I would like to set the record straight. I am of the view that AEI's work is, at its best, miraculous. … [Nothing] compares to the pure intellectual feat of producing knowledge where there had been none, transforming confusion into clarity, organizing the blur of experience into words and figures and arguments that are persuasive to the human mind, and transmitting them to millions of people whose understanding of their world is thereby deepened and improved, including many in a position to use it to effect tangible improvements. Believing as I do that this is a miracle, I would say that if my twenty-two years of stewardship had produced one such miracle, I would feel richly compensated and happily justified. Instead it has produced many hundreds of such miracles, crystallized for all time in books and monographs and essays in journals, magazines, and newspapers." 1
DeMuth became head of the AEI in 1986, at a time when the Washington D.C.-based think tank was emerging as one of the most influential institutions of the U.S. Right. During his tenure, he supported a range of conservative positions, ranging from the need to roll back government regulations to promoting the values of unfettered free enterprise and strong corporations, which he once described as the "transmission belt of much of our saving, prosperity, and progress." 2
DeMuth also oversaw AEI efforts to call into question climate change research. In early 2007, various reports alleged that AEI had contacted several scientists and offered them $10,000 to provide papers that would contradict a U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change study. 3 In response to a letter from four senators questioning the AEI initiative, DeMuth denied the accusations and insinuated that they were stifling debate because they "object to [researchers] being paid a 'significant sum' for dissenting research, which rather limits your conception of permissible dissent." 4
Arguably one of DeMuth's more prominent legacies was his role in overseeing AEI's work during the George W. Bush presidency, including the effort by many of the institute's scholars to push the war in Iraq and an interventionist "war on terror." As Slate reported, "The Iraq War was, to a remarkable extent, an AEI production. Vice President (and Hawk-in-Chief) Dick Cheney was an AEI fellow immediately before joining the Bush White House, and his wife Lynne still is. Douglas Feith, former undersecretary of defense for policy and, outside of Cheney, the most robotic defender of the Iraq invasion, was an AEI fellow. So was Laurie Mylroie, the leading academic proponent of the crackpot theory that Iraq was behind 9/11. Richard Perle is an AEI scholar. So is John Bolton. So is John Yoo, the Bush Justice Department's former torture maven. When former Pentagon deputy secretary and Iraq hawk extraordinaire Paul Wolfowitz resigned as president of the World Bank (over a dust-up concerning a high-paying job he'd arranged for his girlfriend), where did he land as a visiting scholar? You guessed it." 5
In the lead up to the Iraq war, Council on Foreign Relations President Leslie Gelb said that the Bush administration could benefit from some outside advice, suggesting that its reliance on a small group of tightly connected advisors had proved faulty. He volunteered to bring together three groups, including his own, to discuss how this could be done. Condoleezza Rice, then the national security advisor, agreed, but asked that the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank that had expressed some reservations about the invasion, be replaced by AEI. At an initial meeting between Rice and the heads of the three groups, Rice reportedly paid attention only to DeMuth. When Gelb began to lay out his thoughts on planning and what the situation would require in post-invasion Iraq, he was quickly cut off by DeMuth. "This is nation-building, and you said you were against that," said DeMuth. 6
DeMuth got his start working as a staff assistant in the Nixon White House, practicing law, and lecturing at Harvard University. Following these stints, DeMuth settled in as an anti-regulation champion in the Reagan White House, serving as the director of the Presidential Task Force on Regulatory Relief and as an administrator in the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. DeMuth then went on to work at Lexecon Inc., an economics and law consultancy. In 1986, he became the editor-in-chief and publisher of Regulation, a magazine started by AEI that advocates removal of regulations that hinder businesses and which was subsequently acquired by the libertarian Cato Institute. That same year, he was chosen to be president of AEI. 7
Under DeMuth, AEI increased its funding dramatically, which by 2007 totaled $31.3 million in revenue. 8 During his leadership, AEI increasingly tailored its products to conform to the tastes of conservatives and corporate underwriters of the think tank. 9 Equally important to the institute's success has been the largesse of a passel of right-wing foundations that supported AEI during DeMuth's tenure, including the Smith Richardson Foundation, where DeMuth has served as a grants advisor. 10 Other foundations that have given generously during this period include the Scaife Foundations, the Olin Foundation, and the Bradley Foundation.
DeMuth has published several books, including the 2008 AEI volume Religion and the American Future, which DeMuth co-edited with Yuval Levin. An AEI promotional website for the book claims, "In Religion and the American Future, a distinguished group of scholars examine the future of religion in America. … They argue that the religious and the secular realms should construct a mutual and productive understanding; that faith-based voting is not the threat it often seems; that science cannot answer humanity's deepest moral inquiries; and that the United States Constitution presupposes the existence of God. The volume concludes with an instructive look at Europe and the troubling implications of turning away from religious belief altogether." 11
In 1995 DeMuth co-edited, with Weekly Standard editor William Kristol, The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol. Contributors to the volume included Robert Bork, Mark Gerson, Michael Joyce, Leon Kass, Michael Novak, Norman Podhoretz, and Irwin Stelzer.
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Christopher DeMuth Résumé
- American Enterprise Institute: Senior Fellow (2009- );President (1986-2008)
- AEI-Brookings Joint Center: Senior Fellow
- Smith Richardson Foundation: Grant Advisor, 2002-
- Congressional Policy Advisory Board: Member, 1998
- Regulation Magazine: Editor-in-Chief, Publisher 1986
- Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government: Director, Harvard Faculty Project on Regulation and Lecturer in Public Policy (1977-1981)
- U.S. Office of Management and Budget: Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (1981-1984)
- Presidential Task Force on Regulatory Relief: Executive Director (1981-1983)
- White House: Staff Assistant to the President (1969-1970)
- State Farm Mutual: Board of Directors, 2004-
- Donors Capital Fund: Board of Directors, 2000-
- Clean Burn Inc.: Board Chairman, 1990-
- Millcreek Manufacturing: Board Chairman, 1990-
- Searle Freedom Trust: Grant Advisor, 1997-
- DeMuth Steel Products Company: Board Chairman, (1990-2006)
- Insurance Services Office: Board of Directors (1990-1995)
- Lexecon, Inc.: Managing Director (1984-1986)
- Consolidated Rail Corp.: Associate General Counsel (1976-1977)
- Sidley & Austin: Attorney (1973-1976)
- University of Chicago Law School: J.D., 1973
- Harvard University: A.B., 1968
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1. Christopher DeMuth, "Remarks of Christopher DeMuth at the AEI Chairman's Dinner," American Enterprise Institute, December 17, 2008, http://www.aei.org/publications/filter.all,pubID.29081/pub_detail.asp.
2. Christopher DeMuth, Speech, "Irving Kristol Award and Lecture for 2007," http://www.aei.org/publications/filter.all,pubID.25814/pub_detail.asp.
3. Ian Sample, "Scientists Offered Cash to Dispute Climate Study," Guardian, February 2, 2007.
4. Christopher DeMuth, letter to senators on February 9, 2007, http://www.aei.org/publications/pubID.25586,filter.all/pub_detail.asp.
5. Timothy Noah, "Chris DeMuth, Hack Extrordinaire," Slate Magazine, October 12, 2007.
6. George Packer, The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005), pp. 111-112.
7. American Enterprise Institute Biography: Christopher DeMuth, https://www.aei.org/scholars/filter.social,scholarID.11/scholar2.asp
8. American Enterprise Institute Annual Report, 2008, http://www.aei.org/docLib/20081205_2008AnnualReportweb.pdf
9. Benjamin Wallace-Wells, "In the Tank: The Intellectual Decline of AEI," Washington Monthly, December 2003.
10. American Enterprise Institute, "Christopher DeMuth," http://www.aei.org/scholars/filter.all,scholarID.11/scholar2.asp
11. AEI, volume Religion and the American Future, http://www.aei.org/books/filter.all,bookID.928/book_detail.asp


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What is CMP in Nexus 7000 Series Supervisor Module?
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The Connectivity Management Processor (CMP) is separate processor on the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series supervisor module that is in addition to the main control processor (CP). The CMP provides a second network interface to the device for use even when the CP is not reachable. You can access the CMP to configure it and to perform system operations, such as taking over the CP console or restarting the CP. The CMP can reset all system components, including power supplies; it can also reset the host supervisor module to which it is attached, enabling a complete system restart.
The Connectivity Management Processor (CMP) available even if its supervisor module is in standby mode or the device is down because of issues such as over-temperature alarms. Each CMP gets power from an auxiliary power bus in the device that remains operational so long as you have at least one power cable attached to the device.
All these options are available through the Connectivity Management Processor (CMP) because it contains its own RAM, bootflash, and front panel management Ethernet port.
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• Monitors the supervisor module console port.
• Reboots the local supervisor module or the entire system.
• Takes over the supervisor module console port.
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Emotions are running high on this week's True Blood, so we're going to have to take a moment and talk about our feelings. This week, Arlene tries to cope with her grief in the wake of Terry's death, while Sarah Newlin responds to Governor Burrell's murder by taking charge and getting a little bit maniacal. As Burrell's facilities begin to roll out tainted, Hepatitis V-ridden Tru Blood, Eric must face the possibility of losing his afflicted sister.
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Wowzers. Tough call. Two totally different takes on the subject matter. Both has some anatomical issues. Though the problems may be less obvious in Spidey's piece.
Armstrongs has a lot of energy and movement. It feels pretty epic. Though Darkness seems to play second fiddle. I think the use of shading and spot blacks kick up the contrast on the piece, though I could use some more line weight on Witch, since she is up front, especially around her right hand, which gets lost a little.
Spidey's has lots of personality. I don't read the darkness but I've always liked the idea of his darkness imps and their personalities and I think they are really shown off. The one peaking over the Darkness' shoulder, the two arguing, grabbing his junk. But what really got me was the one touching Witch's booty. I think if Witch reacted to that a bit, it would have been awesome. Also really dig the line work on this piece but it is screaming for color.
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Report: Merkel sees no new Greek debt writedownThe Associated Press | July 03,2013BERLIN German Chancellor Angela Merkel has rejected talk of a new debt writedown for struggling Greece and insisted the country is making good progress.
Greece received in April last year a first round of debt relief that wiped 100 billion euros ($130 billion) off the sum the government owed to private sector investors, who took heavy losses on bondholdings.
The possibility of granting Greece a second round of debt relief has frequently been floated. But asked in an interview with Germanys Sueddeutsche Zeitung and five other European newspapers whether there will be a second writedown, Merkel replied: I dont see it.
Greece has moved forward thanks to the very reform-oriented Samaras government, Merkel said in the comments published Tuesday. I assume that debt sustainability will continue to be assured.
Merkel faces national elections in September and is sticking to her hard-nosed approach to Europes debt crisis, with Germany the biggest contributor to rescue funds but also insistent on spending cuts and economic reforms.
The chancellor also defended Germanys insistence on making potentially time-consuming changes to the European Unions basic treaty to complete the blocs banking union a key part of its strategy to combat its financial crisis. Berlin has said, for example, that eventually creating a central authority to wind down failing banks would require treaty changes to have a safe legal basis.
We will not get by without further treaty changes over the years, even though we should now do everything that can be done without treaty changes, Merkel was quoted as saying. Otherwise it will take too long for anything to happen at all.
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Remember when we told you Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady were expecting a baby? Yea, it was like month ago. You can read about by clicking hereif you still care.
Though Brady denied that he and his supermodel wife were with child, turns out the gossipers of the world were right once again. (Cut to me patting myself on the back).
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"Gisele Bündchen is expecting and 'ecstatic,' She is due early next year."
Zzzzzzzzzz….At least she will stop trying to steal Brady's son with actress Bridget Moynahan.
If you have been reading the news today, you also know that Tom Brady was recently fished out of the Charles River in Massachusetts by an elementary school teacher. It seems Tom fell from a kayak he and Gisele were using to race a friend.
Via WHDH TV:
"When they got near the star couple, they realized Tom was not in his kayak. He was in the water. Leeds helped pull Tom into the motor boat she was in."
One must wonder if this is just the usual "Brady Baby Behavior?" Brady does have a track record for running out on (or swimming away from) the women he knocks-up.
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Manatee and Sarasota counties' car burglary trend has hit Longboat Key.
Longboat Key Police Chief Al Hogle announced unknown people entered into 21 unlocked vehicles Friday, Oct. 30, on the island. There were no signs of forced entry to any of the 21 cars involved.
Seaplace, 1925 Gulf Of Mexico Drive, had two burglaries; Longboat Arms, 3320 Gulf of Mexico Drive, had one burglary; Beach Harbor Club, 3808 Gulf of Mexico, had 10 burglaries; and Bayport, 3900 Gulf of Mexico Drive, had eight burglaries.
All of the burglaries were made to unlocked vehicles with no signs of forced entry to any of the cars involved. The glove box papers identified most of the involved vehicles. There were numerous items stolen, including wallets, credit cards, cash and GPS devices. Some of these items were recovered outside of the vehicles and are being processed for fingerprints.
An identification technician processed the vehicles for fingerprints on Saturday, Oct. 31.
Hogle said the Longboat Key Police Department would be checking condominium parking lots for unlocked vehicles and securing them because of the incidents.
A "We Found Your Vehicle Unlocked" notice similar to what the police department uses for unlocked doors on businesses will be left inside all unlocked vehicles.
"We urge everyone to lock and secure your vehicle when it is parked," Hogle said. "Do not leave valuable objects in plain sight from the windows."
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James Levine, 67, will step down as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, effective Sept. 1, the orchestra's managing director, Mark Volpe, announced today. A search committee for a new music director is being formed and discussions are under way to determine Levine's future role with the orchestra. "The BSO has been incredibly fortunate […]
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The week that was
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It's only Wednesday, and the wires are buzzing with so much music news, I can hardly keep up. First up: The Globe is reporting that James Levine never signed his Boston Symphony Orchestra contract extension, and wonders whether his days are numbered there. Mark Volpe, the BSO's managing director, says they'll discuss his future with […]
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Cincinnati native James Levine — who leads a gala concert and Die Meistersinger this summer for Cincinnati Opera — has won another Grammy Award for best orchestral performance for his recording of Ravel's Daphnis et Chloe with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Tanglewood Chorus. Other classical Grammys included Mahler's Eighth with Michael Tilson Thomas and […]
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Ronald Wilford, Chairman of Columbia Artists and James Levine's manager announced today that James Levine will undergo immediate surgery for a herniated spinal disc. The procedure necessitates withdrawing from his scheduled performances with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Metropolitan Opera. Levine, who is a Cincinnati native, has withdrawn from performances with the Boston Symphony Orchestra […]
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LEVEL I - New Player/Beginner
- Tuning and caring for your dulcimer
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- Learning to play in time
- Identification of note values - whole, half, quarter and eighth notes
- Understanding common time signatures - 4/4, 3/4, 6/8 time
- Playing from tablature (an easy form of music notation) and by ear
- Introduction of basic chords to help you play with others
- Basic right hand techniques for strumming, flat-picking and finger-picking
- Basic left hand techniques for noting and chording
LEVEL II - Beyond Beginner
- Review and reinforcement of basic beginner level concepts
- Provide a transition between beginner and intermediate levels
- Develop and encourage confidence in playing
- Discussion of chords and ways to backup other musicians in the key of D and other keys
- Continued improvement of various strumming and picking techniques
- Basic knowledge of the most used chords - two and three fingers
- Ways and means to get away from the tab and play tunes by ear
- Introduction of the capo
- Preparation for future advancement into Intermediate level instruction
Level III - Lower Intermediate
- Review and reinforcement of the Level II Beyond Beginner level concepts
- Improvement of tab reading skills (a separate elective class in tab reading skills will also be offered for those needing extra help)
- Basic music theory as it applies to the dulcimer (a afternoon theory elective will help to reinforce these concepts)
- Expansion of more intricate strumming and picking patterns
- Development of the most useful practice habits
- Improvement of counting various rhythms
- Understanding three finger chords and exploration of their various positions on the fretboard
- Transitions up and down the fingerboard
- Playing music in multiple styles
- Introduction to hammer-ons, pull-offs and slides
Level IV - Upper Intermediate
- Review of 3 finger chords. (this level assumes that the participant already has a working knowledge of these chords)
- Use of hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides to facilitate speed and fluidity - where and why to use them
- Use of the capo at various locations on the dulcimer fretboard
- Smoothing out your playing - playing more expressively and dynamically
- Embellishment of basic tunes to create a more interesting arrangement
- Enhancing fretting hand techniques, ornaments
- Playing above the seventh fret to generate more interest
- Exploration of alternate tunings
- Hearing chords changes and improving ability to play by ear
LEVEL V - Beyond Intermediate
- Focus on musicality in an effort to make your music sound less "mechanical"
- Rearrange basic tunes in a more dynamic and creative manner
- Exploration of a wide variety of music styles and genres in an effort to add variety to your performances
- Efficiency and consistency of fingering
- Playing in different keys while tuned DAD
- Performance skills
- Ornamentations, tips, tricks and twists
- Effective memorization techniques
These classes are from the 2013 program. 2014 information will be posted soon. Please
check back.
LEVEL I - New Player/Beginner Skills – Janita Baker
This course is designed for those who have never played the dulcimer or have only
been playing for a short time and wish to begin at the beginning. The curriculum will
help new players to establish basic dulcimer playing skills and give them the foundation
needed to continue learning and making music on their instruments. This is a unique
opportunity to learn from one of the most patient and nurturing mountain dulcimer
instructors in the country. No musical or dulcimer playing experience is necessary
for this class. The only requirement is a desire to play the dulcimer, make music
and have fun.
Course goals: to enable you to play the dulcimer with confidence, and to give you the desire and fundamentals to continue your dulcimer experience.
Skills covered:
- Tuning and caring for your dulcimer
- Playing from tablature (an easy form of music notation) and by ear, learning to play in time and to use basic chords to enhance melody
- Timing and rhythm
- Basic right and left hand techniques for both strumming and fingerpicking
- Simple left hand embellishments including slides and pull-offs and hammer-ons
The class will be playing a wide variety of music including well-known traditional, folk and classical songs; we will focus on learning at the speed that suits each individual member of the class — no players left behind!
This morning skills class will continue into the afternoon on Monday and Tuesday with other members of the Dulcimer U staff stepping in to tutor and reinforce the concepts learned during the morning session. Contact Janita at firstname.lastname@example.com for more detailed info on this class.
LEVEL II - Beyond Beginner Skills - Madeline MacNeil
This class reinforces skills learned as a beginner while adventuring onward to other
levels desired by the dulcimer player, acting as a bridge between two popular skill
levels. If the Level I Beginner Skills Class seems a bit too elementary and you don't
think you're ready for the Level III Intermediate Skills Class, this is the place
for you.
Directed by one of the most well respected, patient and thorough instructors to be
found anywhere, Maddie MacNeil will methodically work with each class participant
to improve skills and techniques. Ease with strumming will lead into fingerpicking
while notes played by the left hand on the melody string will lead into notes easily
played on the middle and bass strings. The class will explore methods of arranging
melodies on the dulcimer using written tablature as a guide instead of "This is the
only way to play this tune."
Not sure if you're suited for this class? Be sure to read the Explanation of Skill
Levels to help you decide.
Useful items to bring to the class include a tuner, capo, extra strings, pen and paper
and a music stand. For any questions, please contact Maddie at email@example.com
LEVEL III - Intermediate Level Skills - Sue Carpenter
Want to build on your existing skills and further hone your techniques to become
a more polished player? Then Sue Carpenter's highly organized methods and energetic
enthusiasm will be your passport to the intermediate level. This is a wonderful opportunity
to study with the 2005 National Mountain Dulcimer Champion.
You will go home with a full load of new skills, exercises to practice, and musical
arrangements covering both strumming and individual string picking. Hand-outs will
also include helpful chord, fretboard, and mode charts. Repertoire will be varied
from around the world and will serve as a means to teach such skills, topics, and
concepts as:
Developing your knowledge of chords—fingering, shapes, positions, progressions
- Improving your tablature reading skills
- Embellishing and polishing your playing using hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, and harmonics
- Using a capo in DAD and DGD tunings
- Understanding basic music theory as it applies to scales, modes, keys, tunings, and timing
- Expanding your strumming rhythms and picking patterns
- Discovering how to play melody and scales across the strings and in different octaves
- Learning good practice habits to increase speed and accuracy plus helpful tips to play from memory and by ear
- Playing with sensitivity, expression, and dynamics
What do you need to bring to the class? Along with a positive can-do attitude, you'll
need an adventurous spirit to explore new possibilities and to stretch your abilities
to the next level. Physical gear to bring to class: music stand, flatpick, fingerpicks/thumb
pick (optional), tuner, capo, extra strings, pencil, highlighter, blank tab paper,
and note pad.
The course will be challenging, but Sue will make sure you have fun along the way
and will serve up a healthy dose of nurturing when needed. Be sure to register early
because space is limited and this class is a popular selection. If you have questions
regarding Sue's class or would like to receive a detailed course syllabus, you can
contact Sue at firstname.lastname@example.com
LEVEL IV – Beyond Intermediate Skills – Gary Gallier
This is a very comprehensive study in Melodic Flatpicking on the dulcimer, taught
by the 1987 National Mountain Dulcimer Champion, Gary Gallier and directed toward
the player who is moving beyond Intermediate.
Even experienced players can benefit from new skills, and the techniques covered will open up new musical realms, new voices to your arrangements, more precision to your playing, and a broader pallet of creativity. From high energy to beautiful and flowing, we will draw from all the notes available on the dulcimer, on all strings, whether those are found in cross string scales, individual notes in chords, or full chord melody. The class starts with the basics of what it's all about, and moves sequentially into more advanced specifics in techniques, using new repertoire that exemplify these new skills. Integrating flatpicking into your existing style will also be covered, allowing the participant to come away as a more advanced player. Subjects to be covered include:
- Sources of Cross String Melody – Scales and associated chords
- Patterned Chord Arpeggios – picking hand approaches and patterns
- The Alternating Pick Method – understanding pick direction, become automatic with your picking hand
- Effective Use of the Thumb – improve reach and efficiency of movement
- Arranging in Fretboard Regions – same melodies, different voices
- Playing Cross Key - scales and songs in various keys out of full open DAD, no capo.
- All About Choices –effective execution strategies, which note, what finger, which string, and why.
- Playing for an Audience – mindset, stage presence, song selection, engagement.
There will be lots of hands on practicing as subjects are taught, but the goal of this course is directed at a confident understanding of the material more than how well you can execute while learning it. Feel free to bring a tape recorder, and a note pad could be helpful. If you have questions, or want more details about the class, please contact Gary Gallier at email@example.com
Beautiful Songs for the Dulcimer – Ralph Lee Smith (suitable for Level II, III & IV
Ralph Lee Smith is considered the foremost authority on the history and development
of the mountain dulcimer in Appalachia. We are thrilled that Ralph is returning to
Western Carolina University for Dulcimer U in 2013! Ralph describes his morning course
in this manner:
The dulcimer comes to us from the mountain world. In this course, students will learn songs of the world from which the dulcimer came. Together, the songs and the dulcimer constitute one of America's great musical heritages.The songs that will be taught in this course were collected in the mountains in the early 20th Century, long before the post-World-War-II Folk Revival. A few, such as "Black is the Color" and "The Cherry Tree Carol," entered the Folk Revival in substantially the same form as originally collected in Appalachia. However, much more often, the original field-collected versions differ from the versions that were popularized by professional folk singers in the 60s, and some of the most beautiful songs never entered the Folk Revival at all. Now, for the first time, the original tunes are laid out in dulcimer tab, for you to learn and play.
Here are some pointers:
- Most of the songs were field-collected from 1916-1918 by Cecil Sharp and Maud Karpeles, during 54 weeks that they spent collecting in the Appalachians.
- Tab and words will be provided for each song. All can be played by anyone from Level II skills and up, who has been introduced to basic chording and picking.
- In the interest of historical accuracy, DAA tuning is used for all Ionian songs and none of the arrangements require the us of the 6 1/2 or other additional frets.
- The tunes are in four different modes, Ionian, Mixolydian, Dorian and Aeolian, just as collect in the mountains. Retuning for each mode will be taught.
- Emphasis will be on learning the tunes. Students can take the tunes home, practice singing the words to the ones they like best, and head for their folk club or coffeehouse.
Some comments from last year's students include"
- "Bring Ralph Lee Smith back every year"
- "A wealth of information"
- "A true American treasure"
- "I wish I could take him home with me"
- "Everybody's favorite dulcimer historian"
If you have questions for Ralph regarding this course, please contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Dulcimer Building – Bob Magowan (all skill levels welcome – no dulcimer playing skills
One of the most sought after luthiers in the dulcimer community, Bob Magowan comes
to Dulcimer U each year from Memphis, Tennessee to teach the dulcimer building class.
In his course, participants will build a McSpadden Sweet Song dulcimer. You can do
this even if you have never done any woodworking! Bob will guide you through each
step of the process and will provide all the forms, tools and materials needed to
construct the dulcimer.
This is an excellent opportunity for spouses of mountain dulcimer players or anyone interested in learning the mountain dulcimer construction process. In addition, students will receive the satisfaction from playing an instrument that they personally built. You will end up with a well designed, easy-to-play, great sounding instrument that will give you years of satisfaction.
If time permits Bob will teach the basics of playing the dulcimer for those who have never played. This course will require both the morning and afternoon sessions each day to complete the dulcimer. Due to space limitations and sharing of tools, the class will be limited to the first ten students to enroll. In addition to the class tuition and other expenses each student will pay a $200 fee to cover the cost of materials, supplies, tool usage and the forms on which to build the dulcimer. This fee will be paid to the instructor on the first day of class.
If you have any questions regarding this course, Bob can be contacted at email@example.com
Caregiving and Comfort using the Mountain Dulcimer – An Introduction: Playing In Healthcare
and Other Special Settings - Lorinda Jones (suitable for Level III & IV skills)
Do you enjoy playing your dulcimer for others? Are you perplexed by all the certification
and degree programs in this growing field? Do you want to discover how YOU can use
your dulcimer skills in an appropriate way that may benefit others? If so, this is
the course for you!
This class was presented at Dulcimer U in 2012 and received an extremely enthusiastic
response from the participants! Many folks who didn't have an opportunity to take
the class last year requested that it be offered again in 2013.
Lorinda Jones, a Board Certified Music Therapist from Elizabethtown, Kentucky has
designed a wonderfully crafted curriculum to help participants learn about the varied
training programs currently in existence, discuss ethics and guidelines of playing
for others in a variety of settings, examine why we choose the music we play, and
work on individual performance skills. PLUS, these new ideas will be put to practice
in an off campus field trip to a nearby pre-approved healthcare facility toward the
end of the session! This week long morning course does not offer certification, but
it will serve as an opportunity to learn and decide which, if any, continued training
or education in this field is right for you.
Please bring a variety of music that you like to play. Other helpful items for the
class are: a music stand (or dulcimer stand) and a portable chair or stool for playing
in a remote place.
Reviews from last year's class include:
- "This class challenged me to be more purposeful with my playing,"
- "This class gave me a direction for my music and increased my self confidence."
- "Applying what I learned in an off campus setting helped encourage me to go home and begin improving my skills for various healthcare performance opportunities."
- "Without question, this was the most useful and inspiring class I have attended at any dulcimer event."
Feel free to the contact Lorinda Jones by email email@example.com if you have questions as to whether or not this course is right for you. Please be
aware that this course is designed for Level III and IV skill players (see Explanation
of Skill Levels)
Master Class – Larry Conger (suitable for Levels III & IV)
Don't let the title mislead you. The Master Class is not designed for masters of the
dulcimer ... rather it is intended for those who want to master their dulcimer. Geared
toward Level III & IV players (see Explanation of Skill Levels), the Master Class
will give students the opportunity to expand their knowledge and command of the instrument
through one on one interaction with the instructor as well as with the other students
in the class. The Master Class is being led this year by one of the Dulcimer U Directors,
Larry Conger who is the 1998 National Mountain Dulcimer Champion.
Participants will be asked to bring 3-4 pieces they have been working on and play
these pieces for Larry while in the presence of the other class members. It is preferred
that these pieces be tabbed out on paper in advance with copies made available to
the instructor and each class member. Larry will then provide insight and constructive
recommendations as to how the musical arrangements can be improved, while allowing
the other participants in the class to listen and learn from observation. Each participant
will take a turn playing his/her pieces in the class and being evaluated. Participants
will then be challenged to address the suggestions made in the class and begin incorporating
the ideas into their playing. By the end of the week, participants will present the
same pieces (as time permits) and will be re-evaluated to determine if the suggestions
made in the class were beneficial. This interactive approach should help each participant
to learn from the instructor as well as the other class members. The ultimate goal
will be to give your playing a new direction and take it to the next level, while
instilling confidence in your ability as a player.
The class is not only open to solo players but also to ensembles who are looking for
help or a new direction with their playing. All class participants must be Level III
or Level IV players (see Explanation of Skill Level Designations), come prepared to
play 3-4 pieces each, be somewhat comfortable playing in front of others, willing
to share thoughts and ideas in a class forum and be open to new ideas and suggestions.
Students should come to class with a notebook, pencil, eraser and highlighter, electronic
tuner, extra strings and a capo … Oh yes, and a dulcimer! A small digital recorder
could also be a useful tool.
*A limited number of students will be admitted into this class. Master Classes traditionally
ask prospective students to submit a recording of themselves in order to be considered
for the class. The chosen songs for criteria auditions this year are Southwind, Greensleeves
and The Water Is Wide. You may choose one of the three for your audition. The recording
can be in the form of a cassette, CD, WAV or MP3 file, with the preferred format being
MP3 attached to an e-mail. Audition recordings should be sent to Larry at the address
shown below before June 15. Be sure to include your e-mail address along with your
submission so that Larry can contact you. Larry Conger, PO Box 131, Paris, TN 38242
or email@example.com
How To Learn Tunes By Ear – Marsha Harris (suitable for Levels II, III & IV)
This class is a new offering this year and will be taught by Marsha Harris, a well-respected
musician on the mountain dulcimer, bowed dulcimer, fiddle and Native American flute.
She has been a regular staff member at past Dulcimer U events - always eager to share
her knowledge and love for music with the participants. Marsha describes her class
like this:
Heard a good tune, but can't figure out how to play it without tab? Tired of taking
your big ring binder full of tunes to jams? You can learn to play the dulcimer or
any music instrument without written music. I will walk you through the process of
how to listen and learn tunes without tab and then begin to play those tunes. The
more you work through the process the easier it will become. A variety of tunes will
be presented throughout the week and we should have a lot of fun learning them by
ear. Be aware that the class is for those who are familiar with their instrument's
fretboard, DAD tuning will be used as will the capo.
The benefits of learning to play music by ear include:
- Eliminate or reduce your dependence on printed tablature
- The ability to learn new tunes without needing to search for them in print
- Improved aural skills
- Improved interval recognition
- Improved chord structure recognition
- Make tunes sound more musical and less mechanical
- Make interaction with other musicians easier and more fun
From Player to Teacher: Best Practices of Mountain Dulcimer Instruction - Joe Collins
(open to advanced intermediate and advanced players)
So, you've learned some great things on the dulcimer and wonder what the next step
is? How about sharing the joy by learning the best ways to teach others what you have
learned? It is one thing to become a good player; it is quite another to become an
effective teacher. This is the core class for those interested in a certification
program in dulcimer teaching being developed by WCU. Additional requirements for this
course can be met in the afternoon during the elective schedule (see suggested topics)
or during Winter Weekend in January. Whether you are giving private lessons in your
home or at national workshops, this class will give you the tools to become a better
mountain dulcimer teacher. The focus of this course will be on effectively teaching
beginners, but it will serve as a pedagogical foundation for whatever level of teaching
you plan to do. Some of the topics include:
- Analysis of your own playing technique and translating that into great instruction.
- Putting together plans of instruction.
- Putting together plans of instruction for different ages, from children to senior adults.
- Best teaching practices that will make your students want to continue to come back.
- Making use of good, instructional material.
- Teaching by demonstration.
- Finding an appropriate pace for students.
This class will be headed up by Dr. Joe Collins with input from some other experienced
workshop leaders. You may know Joe as the 2007 National Champion and frequent instructor
at festivals and workshops around the country, but in his real life, he has a doctorate
in Adult Education. He has spent the bulk of his professional career teaching teachers
how to teach in the context of Religious Education. He loves doing the same in the
dulcimer world.
Geared toward Level III and IV players (see Explanation of Skill Levels), Students
will be expected to bring three pieces with them that they are capable of playing
very well at an Intermediate or Advanced level. If you are not certain whether you
play at that level, please send a simple recording of your playing to Dr. Joe at 1010
Castlewood DR; Shelby, NC 28150 or to firstname.lastname@example.com and he will give you some feedback. If you are struggling with intermediate to advanced
pieces of music, this is probably not the most beneficial course of study for you
at Dulcimer U, and you may be asked to transfer to a skill-level class where your
needs will be better served.
Mountain Dulcimer Ensemble – Larry & Elaine Conger (all skill levels welcome)
Enjoy the experience of playing with others in a group setting. This class will provide
you with an opportunity to put to use the skills and techniques you will be learning
in your morning skills class while offering you a chance to perform with a group of
your dulcimer friends as part of a "Dulcimer Band." The class is being offered to
Dulcimer U participants in addition to the morning skills and afternoon elective classes.
It will take place each afternoon following the elective classes and before the evening
meal, so that it does not conflict with any other classes you may want to attend.
All skill levels are welcome to participate. If you have a baritone or bass dulcimer,
you are encouraged to bring them with you. Lorinda Jones has been invited to direct
the class one day during the week. In the past, the Ensemble Class has been the highlight
of the week for many Dulcimer U participants so plan to join the fun. Contact Larry
Conger at email@example.com if you have questions regarding this class.


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Subject: Re: [SFHG] Teviot's Burial Index
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From the Teviot Website www.census-searches.co.uk
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which also includes non-conformist entries. The fee for searches to
be made of this index is £5 and covers up to ten searches of
the same surname. The service and fee is also the same for searches
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Rejecting Refugees
posted by Jaya Ramji-Nogales
The New York Times today reports on my most recent co-authored empirical study of the U.S. asylum system, Rejecting Refugees: Homeland Security's Administration of the One-Year Bar to Asylum, forthcoming in the William and Mary Law Review. As the title suggests, this article focuses on asylum law's one-year filing deadline, which was created by the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA). Scholars and practitioners have long expressed concern that refugees have been denied asylum due solely for failure to apply within a year of entry, and fear that the bar has had a significant impact on the U.S. asylum system. Our article is the first systematic empirical study of the effects of the deadline on asylum seekers and the asylum system.
We focus on decision-making by the Department of Homeland Security, which adjudicates most applications for asylum in the first instance. The findings are troubling. Most notably, it is likely that since the one-year bar came into effect, in April 1998, through June 2009, DHS rejected on the deadline more than 15,000 asylum applications (affecting more than 21,000 refugees) that would otherwise have been granted.
"Rejected" means that these asylum seekers could, if they had sufficient resources, have pursued their case further in immigration court. Because the data systems used by DHS and the immigration courts (which are part of the Department of Justice) do not regularly coordinate and track cases, we cannot tell how many of these applicants were successful in immigration court. If immigration judges decided these cases the same way as the asylum officers, many refugees were ordered deported not because they failed to establish eligibility for asylum but because they did not file their applications within a year of entry. Even those asylum seekers lucky enough to win their one-year deadline arguments in immigration court faced the expense and trauma of an appeal, not to mention the delay, during which their family members remaining in their home country might suffer serious harm. (Spouses and children are eligible to join successful asylum seekers in the United States.)
The data give rise to concerns that certain populations were more adversely affected by the deadline than others. Women were significantly more likely to file very late (three or more years after the deadline had passed) than men, perhaps because they are more likely to suffer sexual violence and therefore more reluctant to reveal what happened to them. Moreover, women claiming asylum on gendered grounds, such as domestic violence and female genital mutilation, might not become aware that they are eligible under the law until they have lived in the U.S. for several years. Asylum seekers from certain countries, such as the Gambia and Sierra Leone, were much more disadvantaged by the deadline than applicants from other countries, such as Haiti and India. Though we can't know from the data the cause of this disadvantage, it is possible that the deadline particularly impacts refugees who do not have a strong community of immigrants from their home countries who can help to guide them through the asylum process.
Our recommendation? The deadline should be repealed, as several bills introduced in Congress propose. Short of repeal, the Obama administration should amend its regulations to broaden the scope of exceptions to the deadline and expand its training of asylum officers to encourage acceptance of a broader range of evidence and engagement in proactive questioning to establish applicants' compliance with the deadline.
(cross-posted on IntLawGrrls
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Lawrence Cunningham - September 30, 2010
Great research. Congratulations on the NYT coverage. It's cute how the paper says the piece is being published on the SSRN. William & Mary Law Review will actually publish it. This shows how the concept of publishing is changing.
Ken Rhodes - September 30, 2010
I second Professor Cunningham's compliment. I look forward to reading the article in the December issue, but I am concerned about something implicit in the post here. Perhaps you could clarify this:
"Refugees" are here in this country under some sort of "permission" from our government, be it a passport from their homeland with an appropriate visa, or be it some other sort of document. They had to know something, and to have done something, to gain access to our country.
How does it happen in a large number of cases that those same refugees are not aware of the other aspects of their tenure here, and that they are perhaps eligible for the status of "asylum" in our country.
I would not be at all surprised to learn that a large number of illegal immigrants are here working without proper documents and have no idea. On the other hand, it seems far-fetched to me that most "refugees," who presumably (a) did NOT gain their initial entry illegally, and (b) did not simply walk across the border undetected, would have gotten here and gained admittance without knowing anything about how our system works, even to the simple extent of how to find assistance.
And yet, that seems to be the case, according to the data on such a large number of late (or non-existent) applications for asylum. How does this happen?
Matt Lister - September 30, 2010
Ken- Jaya may want to add to this, but in my experience a few factors are at play. First, a fair number of people with at least legitimate and often quite strong asylum claims enter the country irregularly- sometimes crossing the southern (and sometimes norther) border somewhere other than a road, and sometimes on papers that are not their own. (The reasons for this are various.) Secondly, a large number of people with plausible to strong asylum claims enter the US regularly, but still have no idea how the system works- they may speak little English, know no one, etc. They are not given this information by anyone. False information is quite common. (I've met fairly well educated people from Eastern Europe who think that if you enter the U.S. on a tourist visa and live here for 5 years, you are then fine, for example.) So, in addition to the sort of cases Jaya mentions, there are lots of others where the person in question has at least a plausible asylum claim and just didn't know that anything could be done, let alone what to do.
I don't think that a time-limit of some sort is in principle unreasonable. (It's worth pointing out that the one-year bar was a _huge_ improvement over the original proposals in the 1996 legislation, which at first had very short time limits- a few weeks, I think, or on some proposals, immediately upon entering.) The worry, though, is that there are so many different sorts of legitimate exceptions that it's not clear to me that the mixture of a bar plus exceptions can be applied in a fair and principled way. Perhaps it could be with a longer time limit, though I'm not sure. But, I'm certainly looking forward to reading the paper.
Jaya Ramji-Nogales - October 1, 2010
Thanks for your comment, Ken, and your response, Matt. The study (which you can read now on SSRN) details the multiple barriers to information about the asylum process for those who enter lawfully (and I agree with Matt's point that many genuine refugees enter without authorization; even the UN Refugee Convention recognizes this point).
But here's perhaps a helpful way to think about it — presumably you have traveled to Europe or to another country for which you need a visa. Do you have any idea how the asylum process works in those countries? Would you know where to turn for assistance? My first point, then, is that information about obtaining a visa is very different from information about the asylum system, which is not nearly as widely accessible and can be quite complicated. While some refugees are well educated and speak English, many have little familiarity with the law and functional legal processes and it may take some time before they're able to navigate the system (needing first to concern themselves with finding food, shelter, etc.).
Moreover, for many genuine refugees, their experience with government officials is that of repression, abuse, and torture, so it takes quite a mental adjustment (particularly for those suffering conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of torture) to understand that government officials in the United States may be willing to assist them to remain here.
The problem is even more pronounced for asylum seekers with non-traditional claims. Say that you are a gay man in Serbia. You have been ridiculed, harassed, and beaten your entire life for being gay. You flee to the United States because you've heard that you can be openly gay here — but would you have any idea that your mistreatment in Serbia could be grounds for you to remain in the US? That requires a fairly sophisticated understanding of the law of asylum, and the expectation that genuine refugees will be able to overcome all of these hurdles within a year of entry is simply not realistic.
Matt — I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the study and our recommendations. While there may be reasons to be skeptical of late asylum claims, those concerns could be included in the asylum determination without requiring this procedural bar, the mandatory application of which is quite costly to the system (not to mention to genuine refugees).
Matt Lister - October 1, 2010
Hi Jaya,
I might not have been clear in the last bit I wrote (when I read it again my point didn't seem very clearly put to me, at least.) What I'd meant to say was that because I think a "strict" time bar with a lot of exceptions probably can't be well administered, that having no strict time bar might be the better option. My only worry about that would be whether that, too, might give too much discretion immigration officials, too. Still, it seems more likely to me to be the better option (the no time bar one), but I'm sure I'll have a more informed opinion after reading your paper. -
Veracitor - October 7, 2010
Good public policy demands fairly strict and fairly short deadlines on making an asylum claim.
If there is no deadline, an illegal immigrant will not make an asylum claim until s/he is apprehended, at which time the evidence supporting the claim will be stale at best or fabricated at worst. The longer a putative asylum-seeker has been in the US, the more likely her friends have coached her to make a phony asylum claim and the more chance she has had to fabricate or obtain false evidence to support a false claim. Long-delayed asylum claims are hard to evaluate fairly, so immigration officials are more likely to make erroneous eligibility determinations in such cases.
Besides the avoidance of error and the discouragement of fraud, the US needs to recognize asylum claimants promptly in order to inform US foreign policy (e.g., if many refugees arrive from a certain source country, the US may wish to bring diplomatic pressure against that country) and in order to manage asylum claimants' presence in the US effectively (e.g.g., issuing them documents, providing them aid, monitoring their behaviour).
A year is more than enough time for even the most timid and ignorant illegal immigrant to make a legitimate claim for asylum. It is quite proper to cut off asylum claims after that– how urgent can a claim be if the claimant can forget about it for more than a year?
All the stuff about how immigrants find it difficult to make asylum claims is nonsense. An immigrant may claim asylum from any immigration, customs, or border patrol official in the first instance, and indeed, from nearly any Federal or State police or judicial official in the second instance. Anyone can easily make an asylum claim at her port of entry, or at any international airport, seaport, land crossing, or at any of thousands of government offices in the US. Anyone afraid to go to a government office may send a representative. Once the claim is made it is easy for claimants to get legal advice and representation.
"But they don't know they should," say the 'asylum advocates.'
Nonsense. Everyone knows they are supposed to have proper papers. Even if they are so abysmally ignorant when they arrive (get smuggled in?) that they don't know about passports and visas and so-forth, they will find out as soon as they try to get a driver's license, a job, public assistance, whatever. If they purchase fake documents then they are committing a crime and they know it. Every illegal immigrant finds out shortly after arrival that she is supposed to talk to the immigration authorities. When she does she may make an asylum claim.
"But she might be arrested and offered voluntary departure!"
Yes. Of course! Illegal immigrants should be offered voluntary departure and should be deported if they refuse, unless they claim some status which entitles them to remain in the country! Any illegal immigrant entitled to asylum may claim it as soon as she contacts authorities, which she ought to do upon arrival at the US border or inside it (e.g., airport), or as soon after that as her coyote lets her go anywhere near a government office.


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