Milwaukee drummer attributes musical, personal success to Dick Clark
Posted: April 19, 2012 at 9:14 pm
By Matt Montgomery & Nick Iannelli
CREATED Apr. 18, 2012 - UPDATED: Apr. 18, 2012
MILWAUKEE- An icon in television and music has passed away. Dick Clark died at the age of 82 Wednesday. He impacted the careers and lives of nearly countless musicians -- including one local group that served as the house band for one of Clark's TV shows in the 1960s.
The Robbs were a successful American pop-rock band made up of four members. Three were brothers from Oconomowoc. The fourth -- a man from Milwaukee named Craig Krampf.
Krampf was a prolific drummer with an expansive career who still remembers exactly what Dick Clark said as he introduced his band to the world. "I discovered this band in Chicago and they're gonna be the next big thing -- ladies and gentlemen, the Robbs."
Clark immediately took a shine to the group after they won a competition in Chicago in 1966, allowing them to perform on his daily TV program "Where the Action Is." Not long after their first appearance, the Robbs were installed as the show's house band. "It was an amazing thing,"said Krampf.
The band's relationship with the show lasted for about a year, but Krampf's interactions with Clark continued and memories came flooding back after hearing about Clark's death. "So many different moods or thoughts can cross your mind when someone passes,"said Krampf. "Iwas sad but then I just had a smile -- what an incredible human being."
Krampf attributes much of his personal success to Clark's advice and training. Adding one more name to the vast list of careers bolstered by the prestige and talent of entertainment legend Dick Clark. According to Krampf, "Clark taught us there things:never believe your own publicity...every band/artist had to be unique...the artist band members should never be the bad guy."
Krampf currently lives in Tennessee and has played on over 200 albums, including 60 Top 40 hits, plus many movie and TV soundtracks. Those efforts have garnered over 60 Gold & Platinum awards.
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Are middle managers in the IT sector being left behind?
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Tineka Smith Published 19 April 2012
Research shows that 57% of IT middle managers do not have sufficient time for learning and development in order to do their jobs properly
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The top three obstacles that respondents reported were constraining their development were lack of time, job pressures and financial constraints, according to Ashridge Business School.
Areas of training that were said to be needed were leadership, influencing and people management.
The report, Exploring Learning Experiences of Middle Managers in the UK, surveyed 569 IT middle managers. The research showed that middle managers have to drive their own career development but their working environments do not give them the time to focus on extra training and development they need.
"There is an attitude to the personal development of middle managers from business which is lacking commitment," said Hamish Scott, programme director of Ashridge Business School. "If middle managers are working in organisations that say they support their learning and development, yet only half of them are given time to learn, there is a real business issue here. Middle managers are an important part of any organisation, acting as a crucial filter between day-to-day operational demands and the board's strategy, and overlooking this critical function is short-sighted."
Middle management is said to be the least focused upon when it comes to employers investing time in their development and training.
"All too often the focus is on senior leaders and future leaders when it comes to development," said Scott. "The research showed that middle managers value formal learning as it provides personal insight as well as building confidence and developing skills such as people management, academic, technical and business skills, but in reality these needs are not being met."
Formal learning is often being overlooked with many respondents saying they have to learn as they go on their job.
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PADF and Chevron’s Expanding Partnership in Colombia to Support Income Generation Initiative in La Guajira
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The Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) will expand an income generation program in La Guajira in northeastern Colombia thanks to new funding from the Chevron Corporation, the Foundation announced during a ceremony in Cartagena, Colombia, in conjunction with the Summit of Americas.
PADF and Chevron have had a long and successful partnership in mobilizing aid following natural disasters, developing disaster preparedness plans, and implementing social responsibility projects in Colombia and other Latin American and the Caribbean countries. This new donation further expands our joint efforts to provide sustainable development solutions to the regions disadvantaged communities, said John Sanbrailo, PADF Executive Director.
As a result of this contribution, PADF expects to reach many more vulnerable families in the Riohacha and Manaure municipalities in La Guajira Department through a project that supports entrepreneurship and improves family incomes. This effort is contributing to a larger national project spearheaded by the Colombian government between 2010 and 2014, of which at least 10,700 families living in 22 cities will benefit through PADF.
Colombian project participants will receive training and technical assistance to help strengthen personal, administrative and business skills, develop income generation enterprises, as well as improve their marketing opportunities. Activities will also focus on business development skills that contribute to leadership and entrepreneurship of beneficiaries.
In conjunction with the Summit of the Americas, PADF made the announcement during an April 13 ceremony held in the city of Cartagena in which the Foundation recognized Chevrons many contributions over the years, citing the companys longstanding commitment to corporate social responsibility that has contributed to improve the lives of thousands of Colombian families.
Chevrons corporate social responsibility priorities have benefited vulnerable people across Colombia, among them displaced and indigenous populations, through projects for income generation, improving health and education, and strengthening community organizations, added Sanbrailo.
Receiving the PADF award was Ali Moshiri, President of Chevron Africa and Latin America Exploration and Production Company, with participation by other senior Chevron officials including David Bantz, Chevron Country Manager in Colombia. In addition to the PADF Executive Director, John Sanbrailo, the Foundation was represented by its Vice President Frank Kanayet, a leading Colombian business executive, and the Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) and Vice Chairman of the Foundation, Ambassador Albert Ramdin.
Over the last decade, PADF has implemented over $1 million in projects to assist displaced and indigenous people in La Guajira that received contributions from Chevron and other donors. In addition, PADF has implemented almost $1.5 million in donations provided by Chevron throughout Central and South America and the Caribbean. The latter partnership has resulted in successful completion of over 30 disaster relief and recovery projects benefiting tens of thousands of victims, especially through the distribution of Emergency Shelter Packages to affected communities in the region. Chevron also contributed to developing PADFs Disaster Management Emergency Response Program (DMERP), a corporate-based disaster preparedness program, and worked with the Foundation to support the companys Energy for Learning projects in the Dominican Republic and Jamaica.
As Colombias largest producer of natural gas, Chevrons partnership with the Colombian people has deep roots, especially in La Guajira Department where in 1972 the company discovered gas, drilling the first well in 1975. In addition to supporting local development through PADF, Chevron has also improved education and access to new technologies, promoted cultural development, invested in economic development to strengthen communities, and provided improved access to clean water to residents, among them many Wayuu indigenous communities.
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The Montessori way to educational success (advertisement)
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Montessori Childrens House of Kyiv is one of the few private schools in Kyiv that functions in accordance with the classic Montessori Method. The Montessori way to educational success (advertisement) 2 days ago at 10:10According to the Montessorians, the alternative school method that focuses on the childs comprehensive personal development rather then knowledge and obedience provides better results in bringing up children that are open minded, self confident, responsible and ready for todays social environment. The Montessori children are well trained in reading, logic and math, they treat others with respect and dignity, think positively and know how to achieve goals in their life.
The good evidence of the above is the numerous famous people influenced by Montessori, among others these are Sergey Brin and Larry Page (co-founders of Google.com), Jeff Bezos (founder of Amazon.com), Jimmy Wales (founder of Wikipedia), Julia Child (author of famous cookbooks), Sean P. Diddy (singer), Prince William and Prince Harry (English royal family) and Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Nobel Prize winner for Literature).
Today there are as many as 20,000 Montessori schools all over the world and the popularity is rising. Ukraine is not the exception gradually the method is becoming popular among progressive parents and numerous kindergartens and education centers are implementing certain elements of Montessori.
Centrally located, Montessori Childrens House of Kyiv is one of the few private schools in Kyiv that functions in accordance with the classic Montessori Method. It is an international school aimed to serve the clients in accordance with best international practice and global standards of education so that children form international families relocating to Kyiv could experience the familiar approach. The school staff speaks Ukrainian and English. Since approximately 40 percent of our families are overseas from various parts of the world, the environment in the classroom is multicultural and diverse teaching children tolerance and empathy towards the others.
The Montessori Children's House of Kyiv.
Children of different ages share the common classes. According to Maria Montessori, this helps to encourage collaboration learning by example and leadership. The younger observe, learn and get inspired from the older classmates while older act as positive peer models for their junior classmates, assuming positions of responsibility that further strengthen their own capabilities and self-esteem.
The classroom in the Montessori Childrens House of Kyiv is a deliberately prepared educational environment that comprise of authentic Montessori Materials. Maria Montessori believed that the hand was the direct link to the mind. Therefore, the materials are all designed to be manipulative. When learning sounds using the method, a child traces the letter shape with the fingers used for writing as he or she make the sound out loud. To learn what a pyramid is, she holds it in both of her hands, and feels it with her eyes closed. To learn what a square is, she feels the edges of it, instead of merely looking at a two-dimensional shape printed on a piece of paper. When counting, she counts actual objects to feel quantities, instead of trying to touch dots on a page.
The materials are all designed to be "self-correcting." That means it is usually obvious to the child, upon completing the activity, whether it was done correctly. For example, counting activities contain only the exact number of counters required to correctly perform them. If pieces are left over or appear to be missing, the child knows he needs to go back and recount the whole exercise to find his mistake. This allows the child to learn without constant adult intervention.
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Welcome the Alumni for Reunion 2012
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Friday, April 20 | Saturday, April 21 | Sunday, April 22
First Floor, Allen Building Major Impact highlights the journeys of Duke alumni who have found success while pursuing their intellectual passions. In this exhibit, and on the website, alumni share stories of struggle, triumph, and resilience, encouraging Duke undergraduates to pursue studies they care about. By channeling intellectual passions into professional pursuits, these alumni found joy in unexpected places, and discovered that there are countless ways to be successful and make a Major Impact.
Bianca C. Williams '02, co-curator Jamaica Woodyard-Gilmer, photographer and co-curator
Explore the labs and classrooms of this state-of-art-facility as you interact with faculty and students.
(Entry to the Nasher Museum is free for all alumni wearing a reunions name badge, including entry to Angels, Devils and the Electric Slide and Romare Beardon. Entry to Alexander Calder and Contemporary Art is $10, but alumni wearing a reunions name badge when purchasing their ticket at the Nasher receive a $2 discount.)
Alexander Calder and Contemporary Art: Form, Balance, Joy provides a fresh perspective on modern sculptor Alexander Calder (1898-1976) and his influence on a new generation of artists. This exhibition pairs 32 master works by Calder with works by seven young artists: Martin Boyce, Nathan Carter, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Aaron Curry, Kristi Lippire, Jason Meadows, and Jason Middlebrook. Dont miss this rare opportunity to explore Calders influence on an exciting new generation of artists; to see their work side by side with that of Calder; and to compare the creative use of materials to define space and explore form, balance, color and movement.
Angels, Devils and the Electric Slide: Outsider Art from the Permanent Collection includes Outsider artists Minnie Black, the Rev. Howard Finster, Jimmy Lee Sudduth, Mose Tolliver and Purvis Young. Outsider art refers to the visionary work of contemporary artists who have never had formal training. The artists in the exhibition hail from across the Southeastern United States, and their art ranges from painting to ceramics to sculpture in wood or metal. All of their works give voice to an interior worldthose personal fantasies, meditations on everyday life and unspoken fearsthat most people cannot put into words or images.
Bus departs from Blue Zone at 10:30 a.m. What little the world knows about lemurs comes almost exclusively from the internationally known research facility, the Duke Lemur Center. See the worlds largest collection of lemurs and other endangered primates in an enclosed woodland habitat. Because of gravel paths, walking shoes are necessary. Space is limited.
Lemur Center Tour 2: 1:00 2:30 p.m., Friday Lemur Center Tour 3: 3:00 4:30 p.m., Friday Lemur Center Tour 4: 8:45 10:15 a.m., Saturday Lemur Center Tour 5: 1:45 3:15 p.m., Saturday Lemur Center Tour 6: 3:30 5:00 p.m., Saturday
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XEROX "Documenter" — Sales Training
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Video portfolio sample. This is a sample of a corporate-industrial training video written, produced, and directed in 1986 by John-Michael Battaglia for his client, Xerox, to educate the Xerox sales force how to strategically position their graphically-oriented "Documenter" desk-top publishing work station against the competition, which, in the mid-eighties consisted of Aldus PageMaker (version 1.0) on the Macintosh, and not much at all on the DOS-based IBM personal computer in the dark days before that imitative, graphical interface called Windows arrived on the scene. Computer geeks and software historians may derive some eye-opening, entertainment value from this glimpse into the past. They can peek back in time to observe what the state-of-the-art was in desktop publishing hardware and software in the mid-eighties. As part of a multi-faceted, day-long training program, the complete video on competitive analysis ran for 90 minutes, and it provided an in-depth, head-to-head comparison of the features and benefits of the Xerox "Documenter," PageMaker on the Mac, and DOS programs on the PC that have fortunately disappeared without a trace. But no one needs to suffer through that much agony to get a nostalgic taste of what things were like then, so only the conceptual overview provided in the opening 14 minutes is being shown in this excerpt. A pretty narrator introduces the topic of desktop publishing, and then she goes on to briefly compare and contrast the three hardware ...
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From Silicon Valley, A New Approach To Education
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Four major universities are joining forces with Coursera, a Silicon Valley startup, to offer free online classes in more than three-dozen subjects.
Four major universities are joining forces with Coursera, a Silicon Valley startup, to offer free online classes in more than three-dozen subjects.
Last year when Andrew Ng, a computer science professor at Stanford University, put his machine-learning class online and opened enrollment to the world, more than 100,000 students signed up.
"I think all of us were surprised," he says.
Ng had posted lectures online before, but this class was different.
"This was actually a class where you can participate as a student and get homework and assessments," he said.
The class was interactive. There were quizzes and online forums where teaching assistants, fellow students and Ng answered questions. In the end, tens of thousands of students did all the same work and took the same tests that Stanford students took; thousands passed.
"Stanford has always been a place where we were not afraid to try bold new things, often without knowing exactly what the consequences were going to be," said Jim Plummer, the dean of engineering. "And this is an instance of that."
Now Ng and Daphne Koller, a Stanford colleague, are launching a company called Coursera to bring more classes from elite universities to students around the world for free online.
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Craftsy sews up $15 million
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By Dan Primack April 18, 2012: 12:43 PM ET
Online education site snares new funding.
Sympoz, an online education company focused on the crafting space, has raised $15 million in new venture capital funding. Tiger Global Management led the round, while existing shareholders Foundry Group, Harrison Metal and Access Venture Partners also participated.
The Denver-based company was founded two years ago by a group of eBay and ServiceMagic veterans, and is focused on producing high-quality educational videos that sell for between $30 and $60 each.
To do so, it identifies a topic and then seeks out talented instructors who may already be known to niche communities via trade show appearances or blogs. It then flies them out to Denver to produce the videos, and keeps them involved by having them respond to student questions (which can be left at specific minute marks within the video -- with all students also being able to see and respond).
So far, Sympoz has sold approximately 142,000 videos.
The company's initial focus is on crafting -- videos on quilting, knitting, etc. -- via a vertical called Craftsy. It also is beginning to branch into other areas like cooking and gardening, although it's unclear if a second vertical is planned.There also is an e-commerce piece, although it is secondary to the videos.
Sympoz previously raised around $6 million. Some of the new funding will be used to increase headcount to from 50 to between 75 and 80.
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