Virtuoso Mandolinist Chris Thile Performs Bach

ALBANY — Joining a growing group of states that have loosened restrictions on marijuana, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York plans this week to announce an executive action that would allow limited use of the drug by those with serious illnesses, state officials say.

(snip)

“Mr. Cuomo’s plan will be far more restrictive than the laws in Colorado or California, where medical marijuana is available to people with conditions as mild as backaches. It will allow just 20 hospitals across the state to prescribe marijuana to patients with cancer, glaucoma or other diseases that meet standards to be set by the New York State Department of Health.

“While Mr. Cuomo’s measure falls well short of full legalization, it nonetheless moves New York, long one of the nation’s most punitive states for those caught using or dealing drugs, a significant step closer to policies being embraced by marijuana advocates and lawmakers elsewhere. “

Charles Johnson Sat, Jan 4, 2014 2:49:40pm

Watched this a second time - Chris Thile’s picking technique is just unbelievable. Blows me away.

Charles Johnson Sat, Jan 4, 2014 2:52:04pm

This piece was actually written for solo violin, btw.

Charles Johnson Sat, Jan 4, 2014 2:55:00pm

And it’s usually performed at a much slower tempo. Here’s a violin version:

Youtube Video

Usually refered to as anyways Sat, Jan 4, 2014 2:58:19pm

The guy is a freak…

Decatur Deb Sat, Jan 4, 2014 2:59:12pm

Bach is fun on alternate instruments—here’s some pan.

dailymotion.com

Justanotherhuman Sat, Jan 4, 2014 3:16:13pm

I swear, I have never heard of a 3 yr having root canals. This is very sad, esp considering that her mother is a nurse. Wouldn’t she have known that the sedatives needed for these procedures would be too much for a toddler? This dentist was very irresponsible in recommending these procedures, IMHO.

Finley Boyle, 3, Dead After Dentist Visit, Parents File Lawsuit

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dog philosopher Sat, Jan 4, 2014 3:17:17pm

not only performs bach on the bleddy mandolin, but performs it with grace and sensitivity

Eclectic Cyborg Sat, Jan 4, 2014 3:19:13pm

re: #8 Justanotherhuman

I swear, I have never heard of a 3 yr having root canals. This is very sad, esp considering that her mother is a nurse. Wouldn’t she have known that the sedatives needed for these procedures would be too much for a toddler? This dentist was very irresponsible in recommending these procedures, IMHO.

Finley Boyle, 3, Dead After Dentist Visit, Parents File Lawsuit

huffingtonpost.com

Awful. Just awful.

b_sharp Sat, Jan 4, 2014 3:22:41pm

re: #3 Charles Johnson

Watched this a second time - Chris Thile’s picking technique is just unbelievable. Blows me away.

Notice how he holds the pick? That’s how I was taught to hold it yet I get comments that I hold it weird.

Lidane Sat, Jan 4, 2014 3:26:48pm

re: #8 Justanotherhuman

I swear, I have never heard of a 3 yr having root canals.

I’ve heard of parents spending large sums of cash on their kid’s teeth at a very young age. Caps, crowns, veneers, etc. Never heard of root canals for a 3 year old, though.

Justanotherhuman Sat, Jan 4, 2014 3:29:04pm

re: #10 Eclectic Cyborg

Awful. Just awful.

There were dentists in Charlotte who got in trouble for pretty much the same thing. Kids on Medicaid were having these procedures done and having metal caps put on their teeth. A friend of my son’s young son had that done because he had “bottle mouth” from Juice bottles being stuck in his mouth all the time up until he was almost 4. It was awful.

Those baby teeth don’t even have roots, and the only way they get in that condition is from poor dietary habits and lack of brushing, etc. My 4 yr old g-grandson just had his first check up and has perfect teeth because he gave up the bottle totally at 1 yr and has brushed his teeth since they started popping. Plus, few sweets, and diluted fruit drinks (10% usually). I know genetics sometimes figures in, but not to the point that it gets that extreme.

Stanley Sea Sat, Jan 4, 2014 3:44:03pm

re: #8 Justanotherhuman

I swear, I have never heard of a 3 yr having root canals. This is very sad, esp considering that her mother is a nurse. Wouldn’t she have known that the sedatives needed for these procedures would be too much for a toddler? This dentist was very irresponsible in recommending these procedures, IMHO.

Finley Boyle, 3, Dead After Dentist Visit, Parents File Lawsuit

huffingtonpost.com

The business model for new dentists is bordering on criminal.

EmmaAnne Sat, Jan 4, 2014 4:00:10pm

re: #2 Justanotherhuman

But only for medicinal purposes.

New York State Is Set to Loosen Marijuana Laws

nytimes.com

ALBANY — Joining a growing group of states that have loosened restrictions on marijuana, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York plans this week to announce an executive action that would allow limited use of the drug by those with serious illnesses, state officials say.”

That’s how Colorado started. After a few years of medical marijuana without anything scary happening, we voted to legalize.

Interestingly, the state legislature was very much against this. They were always trying to narrow and limit medical marijuana and now they are grumpy about legalization. Perhaps the new tax revenue will sweeten their dispositions.

The War TARDIS Sat, Jan 4, 2014 4:00:41pm

I just got to the weird part in Saint’s Row 3.

Targetpractice Sat, Jan 4, 2014 4:01:34pm

re: #16 The War TARDIS

I just got to the weird part in Saint’s Row 3.

You started the game?

Varek Raith Sat, Jan 4, 2014 4:03:10pm

Fox’s Bolling Calls Climate Change A Scam To “Fund Vacations Up In The Antarctic” And Researchers’ Lifestyles

His lack of geographic knowledge aside, I too find the Antarctic to be a wonderful vacation spot.
Lol.

Justanotherhuman Sat, Jan 4, 2014 4:03:21pm

re: #14 Stanley Sea

The business model for new dentists is bordering on criminal.

There’s a lot of blame to go around. The little girl also had 10 cavities—at 3 yrs old. It’s just a real tragedy.

No one at the dental office knew CPR evidently. Wouldn’t the mother, a nurse, have known it? Wouldn’t the dentist? It sounded like when the little girl went into cardiac arrest, there was a lot of panic and no one knew what to do.

Varek Raith Sat, Jan 4, 2014 4:08:39pm

Lolfuckingl, Politifact.
politifact.com

ausador Sat, Jan 4, 2014 4:45:18pm

Sigh…why reason, logic, and self-awareness are incompatible with organized religion, example No.# 3478…

If the Devil makes people homosexual, he makes people heterosexual too.

I sure as fuck wasn’t born heterosexual. If I was, then why is it that I get a boner from thinking about guys and not girls? If all people are naturally heterosexual, then why is it that I have no natural attraction to people of the opposite sex? Answer me that.

For the umpteenth time, you’ve just succumbed to sin and temptation. I have succumbed to temptation for men multiple times, and I really wish I could just go spend the rest of my life with another guy, but the fact is that I can’t. I can’t because my God says so, and I obey him.

Source:

Very, very sad really…

wrenchwench Sat, Jan 4, 2014 4:46:42pm

“How do you want your hobbit?” pic.twitter.com/JbUdT6NuLw
— Elizabeth Snowmans (@ElizSimins) January 4, 2014

wrenchwench Sat, Jan 4, 2014 4:46:54pm

wow my hobbit tweet went hella viral. fyi i'm famous now and don't have time for all you plebs bye
— Elizabeth Snowmans (@ElizSimins) January 4, 2014

Varek Raith Sat, Jan 4, 2014 4:48:09pm

re: #22 wrenchwench

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Grilled.

RealityBasedSteve Sat, Jan 4, 2014 4:50:11pm

re: #20 Varek Raith

Lolfuckingl, Politifact.
politifact.com

Ok, lets say you’re beheaded under Obamacare, and you can’t afford the deductible? Do they sew your head back on again? ///

I’ve seen this one pop up a couple of times now. Of course once you try and point on that it’s an international standard, I’ve heard “So it’s true, the UN is taking over.” It’s like the “FEMA COFFINS” story at an undisclosed location. Well, IMSM, it very quickly was show that the location was know, and they were burial vaults at a supplier.

The utter lack of ability for some on the right to accept that sometimes a fact is a fact scares and depresses me at times.

RBS

Lidane Sat, Jan 4, 2014 4:54:43pm

Wow. This Indy/KC game is crazy.

Dark_Falcon Sat, Jan 4, 2014 5:04:12pm

re: #20 Varek Raith

Lolfuckingl, Politifact.
politifact.com

Politifact isn’t doing anything wrong here. They’re just doing what a lot of people here do: Call attention to a nutty internet meme and then smack said meme down. With a meme this crazy that really shouldn’t be needed, but sadly it is.

Lidane Sat, Jan 4, 2014 5:05:19pm

Game over. 45-44 Indy. It was 31-10 KC at the half. WOW.

compound_Idaho Sat, Jan 4, 2014 5:08:29pm

re: #28 Lidane

38-10 in early in the 3rd qtr.

Lidane Sat, Jan 4, 2014 5:10:56pm

re: #29 compound_Idaho

38-10 in early in the 3rd qtr.

It’s insane. A friend of mine who grew up in Indy was ready to turn the game off and go watch a movie when it hit 38-10. He’s now bouncing off the walls. What a comeback!

wrenchwench Sat, Jan 4, 2014 5:15:35pm

cc @TinaBrownLM Study: Why Pot Smokers Are Skinnier - Atlantic Mobile http://t.co/5z0oWo8vxQ
— Tim Dickinson (@7im) January 5, 2014

[…]
Current marijuana users had significantly smaller waist circumference than participants who had never used marijuana, even after adjusting for factors like age, sex, tobacco and alcohol use, and physical activity levels. They also had higher levels of HDL (“good cholesterol”). The most significant differences between those who smoked marijuana and those who never or no longer did was that current smokers’ insulin levels were reduced by 16 percent and their insulin resistance (a condition in which the body has trouble absorbing glucose from the bloodstream) was reduced by 17 percent.

People who had previously used marijuana, but not in the past thirty days, tended to have similar outcomes, but to a much lesser degree. In addition, none of these measures were impacted by how much marijuana people reported smoking.

[…]

Fucking Tina Brown should do some fact checking once in a while.

…legal weed contributes to us being a fatter, dumber, sleepier nation even less able to compete with the Chinese
— Tina Brown (@TinaBrownLM) January 3, 2014

Lidane Sat, Jan 4, 2014 5:16:17pm

And now it’s time for the Westlake Showdown (i.e., the Saints/Eagles game).

Both Drew Brees and Nick Foles went to Westlake High School here in Austin. The local news has been having a field day talking about it all week. Should be fun.

Varek Raith Sat, Jan 4, 2014 5:16:55pm

re: #28 Lidane

Game over. 45-44 Indy. It was 31-10 KC at the half. WOW.

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Hahahaha.

freetoken Sat, Jan 4, 2014 5:27:46pm

re: #5 Charles Johnson

And it’s usually performed at a much slower tempo. Here’s a violin version:

Not to mention the background is slightly more upscale than a parking structure….

Lidane Sat, Jan 4, 2014 5:29:28pm

re: #33 Varek Raith

Hahahaha.

@NFL_Memes is fun. Haha.

Bubblehead II Sat, Jan 4, 2014 5:30:11pm

Evening Lizards. Last night I posted a message to Charles in the pinned Amazon page. That post was at best rude. At worst, it was a duchebag post.

Charles, Please accept my humble apology. That post could have and should have been worded better.

Thanks for not banning my dumb ass.

Charles Johnson Sat, Jan 4, 2014 5:32:03pm

re: #36 Bubblehead II

Evening Lizards. Last night I posted a message to Charles in the pinned Amazon page. That post was at best rude. At worst, it was a duchebag post.

Charles, Please accept my humble apology. That post could have and should have been worded better.

Thanks for not banning my dumb ass.

Apology accepted - not a problem.

compound_Idaho Sat, Jan 4, 2014 5:32:53pm

re: #30 Lidane

As Bronco fan, I was hoping to play which ever team lost. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way.

wheat-dogghazi Sat, Jan 4, 2014 5:40:08pm

re: #31 wrenchwench

Fucking Tina Brown should do some fact checking once in a while.

Sorry, Tina, that boat has left the harbor. Americans are already fatter, lazier and dumber than the Chinese.

Fat: America has an obesity problem. China, not so much. Also, the Chinese diet is heavy on vegetables, light on meat and dairy.

Lazier: As near as I can tell, few people in China stay up past 11 pm and most wake up before 7 am, regardless of what day it is. They don’t complain about working 10-hour shifts, 6 days a week. In fact, they’d probably work 24/7 if they could. [Who do you think helped build America’s Transcontinental Railroad through the Rockies?]

Dumber: Chinese kids do better on global math and science exams than Americans the same age. And which country just landed a rover on the Moon?

American exceptionalism misses an important point: we’re not the only big player in the world anymore. Tina’s concerns are duly noted, but she’s taken a long time to notice reality.

Bubblehead II Sat, Jan 4, 2014 5:54:49pm

re: #37 Charles Johnson

Apology accepted - not a problem.

Thank You.

docproto48 Sat, Jan 4, 2014 7:06:13pm

As a musician from a family of musicians I agree that classical music gets too stiff and museum like. what’s wrong with cheering a little and getting into it a little. If the orchestra really hits the first four notes of Beethoven’s 5th what’s wrong with a big cheer? I have heard audiences clap to Brahms’ Hungarian Dances before. Does anyone remember the late organist Virgil Fox? He did sometimes create a rock concert like atmosphere in his concerts with comments to the audience etc. Mozart would probably approve. Certain soprano’s already act a bit like rock stars off the stage so what the heck?

mishuga Sun, Jan 5, 2014 7:01:33am

Forgive me if this has already been posted…
Punch Brothers doing Brandenburg Concerto No.3-III
Youtube Video

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