Robert O. Blake Jr., US assistant secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs and a SAIS graduate, discussed "US Interests in Central Asia and Its Strategy for Advancing Them" on Wednesday, January 25.
John Blake, Jr., jazz violinist and Settlement Music School alumnus, gives a lecture entitled "Music and Leadership: How music can provide the skills for tomorrow's leaders," The lecture was wide ranging, with Blake offering up stories of his time at Settlement, and how important music was and continues to be in his life. The lecture was held on December 1, 2010, in the PNC Bank*Presser Recital Hall at the Mary Louise Curtis Branch of Settlement Music School in Philadelphia, PA.
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Robert O. Blake, Jr. Assistant Secretary of State Bureau of South and Central Asia Affairs Press Stake out after the meeting with President Rahmon Presidential Palace April 12, 2011 Dushanbe, Tajikistan ASSISTANT SECRETARY BLAKE: Good morning. It's a great pleasure to be back here in Dushanbe. I just have had a very wide-ranging and productive meeting with the President. I briefed him on the excellent discussions that I had yesterday with Foreign Minister Zarifi as part of our annual bilateral consultations. I thanked the President for all of the help that Tajikistan is providing to stabilize Afghanistan. We discussed ways that the United States and Tajikistan can strengthen border security and counter-narcotics efforts. I briefed the President on a very useful meeting that I had this morning with the American Chamber of Commerce here in Dushanbe. I told him that the companies here believe that there are important opportunities for investment in the minerals and energy and other sectors, but there also remain impediments to investments such as the burdensome tax code. As always, we also discussed the very important human rights dimension and issues such as media freedom and religious freedom which are very important parts of any democratic society. We agreed that the United States and Tajikistan should continue our joint efforts to intensify cooperation between our two countries. I would be glad to take a few questions. QUESTION: [Through Interpreter]. Mr. Blake, we <b>...</b>
US ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE ROBERT O BLAKE JR CONCLUDED HIS VISIT TO TAJIKISTAN
John Blake, Jr., jazz violinist and Settlement Music School alumnus, performs an impromptu piece of music at the request of one of the attendees of his Adult Chamber Players Lecture. The lecture, entitled "Music and Leadership: How music can provide the skills for tomorrow's leaders," was wide ranging, with Blake offering up stories of his time at Settlement, and how important music was and continues to be in his life. The lecture was held on December 1, 2010, in the PNC Bank*Presser Recital Hall at the Mary Louise Curtis Branch of Settlement Music School in Philadelphia, PA.
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Robert O. Blake, Jr. Assistant Secretary of State South and Central Asia Affairs Press Conference Dushanbe, Tajikistan April 12, 2011 AMBASSADOR GROSS: Good afternoon everybody, and thank you very much for coming here this afternoon. We realize it's a beautiful day and it's hard to get you away from other things, but we have a special guest here today. Assistant Secretary Robert Blake has been here along with a delegation for the last two days to talk to our counterparts in the Tajik government. Assistant Secretary Blake is in charge of our bureau that covers South and Central Asia. He's here, as I said, for talks with the Tajik government. Now I'll turn the podium over to him. He'll tell you a little bit about our visit and be glad to take your questions. ASSISTANT SECRETARY BLAKE: Good afternoon, everyone. It's a pleasure to be back here in Dushanbe since my last visit in August. As Ambassador Gross said, I'm here in Tajikistan to lead the US delegation for the 2nd Annual Bilateral Consultations. We started these consultations to discuss the broad range of issues on our bilateral agenda, and to discuss practical ways to work together towards a lasting partnership. I led an interagency delegation that included representatives from the Department of State, the Department of Defense, and the US Agency for International Development. I want to thank President Rahmon, Foreign Minister Zarifi, and their government colleagues for their hospitality and for their constructive <b>...</b>
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ARC-2123 MOTHERLESS CHILD BY John Blake, Jr. --- The precursor to the blues as a music form was first heard in the chants and songs of African American slaves. Their lyrics of hardship, perseverance, and faith were expressed through work songs, hymns, and spirituals, some of which are beautifully interpreted on John Blake Jr.'s Motherless Child. Growing up in South Philadelphia, Blake had this influence placed within him at an early age through his exposure to church services. His mother played piano and organ, and together with the stirring sounds of singers, the sacred music forged lasting impressions. Its germination shaped his musical path, one that led the classically trained artist, world-class violinist, and educator in performances with pianist McCoy Tyner, the Duke Ellington Orchestra, the Turtle Island Quartet, and a number of recordings as a leader. It also led to Blake's involvement in local community projects and global humanitarian efforts. This release lifts the spirit and swings anew via Blake's longtime working quartet (his son, drummer Johnathan Blake, bassist Boris Koslov, and pianist Sumi Tonooka) and special guests that include the sublime Howard University jazz vocal ensemble, Afro Blue. Blake's empathetic yet progressive arrangements of sacred music fits well with Afro Blue's stylish and pristine voices. They move in harmony on the updated version of the title track, Blake's violin singing soulfully and guest Mulgrew Miller delivering a virtuoso <b>...</b>
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Acclaimed jazz violinist John Blake, Jr. was at the Second Avenue Center in Charleston, WV, Wednesday teaching local children music fundamentals, such as rhythm, melody, chords, etc. The event was part of the Second Avenue Center's Summer Fine Arts program. Blake performed last night at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation as part of "A Special Evening of Jazz and Blues," which also featured jazz musician Bob Thompson. The concert was a fundraiser for the Charleston Blues Society. Watch below as KVLive Correspondent Stuart Frazier takes you into the classroom.
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sup everybody? This is agron. This is our first utube video that we made. THis is a video of me and my friends skateboarding. Mike, Agron (me) , Luka, and Blake Jr We all really enjoy skateboarding, and want to get better Please no haters because skateboarding is not our whole life we just do it for fun sub ;)
Hahaha now it's my turn to act like the gymnast no one likes(: Bahahahhahaha! Hope yhu like!!
Hahaha my best friend was acting like a girl on our gymnastics team because no one likes her and her floor music was Pokerface by Lady Gaga(:
Robert O. Blake, Jr. Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs/Forum of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, SAIS/Washington, DC January 25, 2012
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John Blake has, over the last thirty years, attained a unique position as the premier mainstream jazz violinist in the world. His resume resembles that of no other string player. Blake presents what critic David Hollenberg calls a state-of-the-art display of current level of jazz violin. Gwen Guthrie sang lead on two tracks from Blake's 1987 album, including this title track.
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Gwen Guthrie sings lead on jazz violinist John Blake's 1987 cover of El DeBarge's "All This Love".
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Violinist John Blake recently performed at the Jazz Bridge neighborhood concert in Media, PA with Jimmy Bruno (guitar) and Gerald Veasley (bass).
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Fox News29 in Philly capture a little taste of the tribute to Wilmington musical legend, Wilbert "Wilby" Fletcher, Jr. The program, coordinated by the Fletcher family in partnership with CCAC, celebrates the life of this extraordinary drummer and features music, dance, photography and spoken...
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Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever Movie Clip - watch all clips j.mp click to subscribe j.mp Rick (Thomas Blake Jr.) tries to score easy with Frederica (Amanda Jelks), but gets grossed out when his lover starts to fall apart. TM & © Lionsgate (2012) Cast: Thomas Blake Jr., Amanda Jelks Director: Ti West MOVIECLIPS YouTube Channel: j.mp Join our Facebook page: j.mp Follow us on Twitter: j.mp Buy Movie: j.mp Producer: Patrick Durham, Sam Froelich, Jerry Kroll, Kyle Dean Jackson, Tre Lovell, Alan Pao, Lauren Moews, Jonathan Sachar, Maxwell Sinovoi, Christopher Rutter Screenwriter: Joshua Malkin, Randy Pearlstein, Ti West Film Description: The flesh-eating virus that consumed a group of hapless college vacationers back in 2003 returns to crash a high school prom in director Ti West's gore-drenched sequel to the Eli Roth original. The Lost star Marc Senter joins a cast featuring Larry Fessenden, Giuseppe Andrews, Mark Borchart, and Rider Strong - who seems to have successfully sweated out his original case of Cabin Fever. "cabin fever 2 spring fever","thomas blake jr","amanda jelks","ti west","pole videos",horror,"teen screams","kyle dean jackson","lauren moews","sam froelich","patrick durham","jonathan sachar","alan pao","christopher rutter","jerry kroll","maxwell sinovoi","tre lovell","fear videos","lust videos","rejection videos","risk videos","weakness videos","high school videos","swimming pool videos",rick,frederica,"movie clips",movieclipsdotcom,#AMG:V+++390306,/m/02q43qh
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Footage of how the US Department of State is sponsoring "Strategies for Success," the Central Asia and Afghanistan Women's Economic Symposium July18-20, 2011 in Bishkek, the Kyrgyz Republic. The symposium is bringing together women policy makers and leaders from private enterprise, education, and civil society to share strategies in support of women's entrepreneurship. In this video are soundbite from US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne S. Verveer and Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, Robert O. Blake, Jr. will also participate in the symposium. In addition, three Afghan women speak about why they are attending the symposium. One interviewee speaks in English, another in Dari, and another in Pashtu. Produced by Tech Sgt. Michael Tateishi.For more military news visit www.dvidshub.net
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I installed Windows 8 Developer Preview on my Microsoft Surface 1.0 device a little over one day from when the Win8 preview was released publicly at the Build conference. I used MultiTouchVista from multitouchvista.codeplex.com to convert the Surface vision system contacts to Windows 8 HID touch input. (This technique also works on Windows 7.) Here is the tweet I sent during the video twitter.com This was simply an experiment to see if it was possible. It is NOT a supported configuration and has nothing to do with Surface 2.0. If you want to know more about Surface 2.0, which is due out very soon, then check out surface.com and my book Natural User Interfaces in .NET at http Blog post with more details: nui.joshland.org
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This is a video of some of the cool multi-touch and Natural User Interface (NUI) applications I designed and developed for Surface and Windows 7. The InfoStrat.VE map control for WPF and Surface is available for free at virtualearthwpf.codeplex.com.
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