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Mana Regeneration
This has been a booger of a post to write – please pardon any disjointedness as I paste cuts from multiple drafts. See, I think this is actually going to be fairly important, but I'm not quite grasping it my own self.
Here's the bottom line: How much mana regen do you need – mp5, spirit, whatever? While there's not a cap, I'm coming to believe there's a point where there are better things to build. And I'm going to help you figure out YOUR need.
Now, I drafted up a model for this. Used standard values and everything, and it looked great. Except… it didn't jibe with reality. Which means something in my model is wrong. It might be my model. Or maybe some of the standard values are mistaken. As you can guess, I'm going to get longwinded.
Let's start with the standard model – and my basic rule for "how much is enough". Mana pool divided by NET mana burn should last a minimum duration. That last – minimum duration – is up to me. I used to be fixated on 10 minutes, but am coming to believe 7 is sufficient for my purposes. Maybe 5 – we'll see. Anyway, Net mana burn is mana burn (all spells cast divided by time of casting for a mana per second rate) adjusted by mana gain (mana regen plus mana restoration – and don't forget to factor 'free' casts).
Now, I can tell you what I normally cast over a period (50% renew, 30% PoM, 15% GH, 5% PoH) while in Kara. And I can tell you the derived mps of these based on my level, gear and talents (335 mps).
I can also tell you my typical regen values. My 450 OFSR/150 IFSR, at a nominal 70% IFSR, gives me about 48 mps. Add in various trinkets and clearfocus generating talents (Holy Conc, IF), and I have another 6 or so mps – make it easy math and say I've got about 55 mps regen. (Note I'm intentionally excluding shaman and s-priest mana regen – I've got the numbers for that too, but it's an unecessary complication.)
My buffed mana pool is close enough to 10,000 that we can use that for basis.
Nominally, I can use my IFSR as 'time casting' – that is, burning mps. I'm going to tell you up front that this is the flaw, but will run with it for a moment. 70% of 335 rounds off to 235. 235 (burn) – 55 (regen) is 180. It will take me 55 seconds to burn through my mana pool. At some point in there I will use a potion – 2400 mana – and my fiend – 3600 mana. I get another 33 seconds till I'm OOM. So by the model, I should be OOM even using my basic regen tools by the time I've healed for 88 seconds. Remember that cooldown on pots is 120 seconds, and on the fiend it's 180 seconds, so I can't even use another of those.
But – I've never run out of mana in any fight of less than 7 minutes. Not while at 70 IFSR, anyway. Which means SOMETHING is wrong. It might be my tools (yes, more than one) that are measuring how fast my dance is. Or, it's a flaw in the model. As I already said, I suspect the latter.
Here's the big kicker. OFSR kicks in after 5 seconds of no mana burn. And equally critical, we have the fact that if I go three seconds of no mana burn my burn rate is lower but the OFSR is still nothing.
Basically, the concept is right. But any tool that tries to determine your burn based on IFSR/OFSR for out-go of mana is going to be… flawed. There is a solution, but you're not going to like it.
Not least, there's the fact that it's a bit of a chicken-and-egg situation. See, what you do is keep WWS reports for lots and lots and lots of battles. And from these battles, you pull a short list of values.
How much total time was spent in all the battles. How many of each spell did you cast.
That's it – to begin. Now, for each of the spells you cast you need to note cast time and multiply by the number of casts. Sum these times, and determine what percentage of the total battle time you spent casting. Oh – while you're at it you can get your average burn rate too. Determine the mana cost of each of the spells you cast (ignore clearcasts and such for now), multiply by number of casts, sum the mana and divide by time casting. TaDaaa, your nominal burn rate is at hand. Except you can't use that. You need your combat burn rate, which is the total mana divided by total COMBAT time. Or you can multiply nominal burn rate by the cast time percentage. Either way works and should come out about right.
It turns out that my combat cast time – over several dozen boss battles – is in the vicinity of 40%. In other words, my combat burn rate isn't 235 but ~135. 135 (burn) – 55 (regen) = 80 net combat mana burn rate. And THAT takes me 125 seconds to burn. My fiend gives me ~45 more seconds, and my pots give me ~30 seconds. Assuming I pop each at the last minute I still get to 3 minutes before I'm OOM. And if I'm smart….
Pop a mana pot at about the 30 second point and I'm back to 10K – a new 125 seconds. Wait 45 more seconds and pop the fiend and again I'm back to 10K (and am 75 seconds into the fight). In 75 more seconds I can pop the next pot – giving me ~85 more seconds to OOM or just under 4 minutes total combat time. And… only 20 seconds short of being able to use my fiend to get yet another 45 seconds.
This is a lot – a LOT – closer to my experience. Close enough, in fact, to suspect what's wrong is I'm slightly underestimating the effective mana regen of various things like Holy Concentration. But this is for me, specifically.
For MY casting style, if I can get my net combat burn down to 70, and I'm smart and careful with my pots and fiend, then I can go over 6 minutes. And if it gets down to 60… I can go longer than any battle in which I've participated.
10 mps is 50 mp5. Of which 18 is coming Tuesday when meditation 3/3 goes from 15% to 30%.
So for me and my current style… I am very close to being able to go for 10 minutes "non-stop".
Let's review, shall we? So you can rough out your own numbers.
1 – use a stat program – I recommend WWS – to determine how long you're in combat and what spells you're casting. Remember the more combats you add together, the more likely you are to be 'accurate'.
2 – using your mana time costs, determine how much mana and cast time you use in combat.
3 – using THESE, calculate your combat mana burn rate (in mana per second) and in combat rate.
4 – Now, determine your IFSR/OFSR mana regen proportions (your 'dance time'), and multiply those against the respective rates for your base combat regen rate.
5 – To this, add estimated (or calculated) regens from talents and trinkets. If in doubt, it appears that a wisely used IF plus typical Holy Concentration are worth ~40 mp5.
6 – change the regen to mps, and subtract this from the combat burn rate to get your NET combat burn rate (NCBR).
7 – divide your mana pool by your NCBR to determine the number of seconds you can expect to last. Do the same with your mana potion and shadowfiend numbers for how many seconds they can add at appropriate intervals. Plot their use (use the instant they'll restore to 100%, and used again as soon as cooldown is up AND they'll not have any wasted mana – at least nominally) to determine what your total combat endurance is.
Decide how long you want to last, and then determine what you need to get there. Note there are three variables to be adjusted:
- Increase the mana pool;
- Decrease the combat burn (reduce frequency of casts or mana costs or time spent casting)
- Increase mana regeneration.
Here's the real bottom line. There is a point – where is very dependent on YOUR style of play – where more mana regen is "nice" but where you might be better off looking for other places to put it.
Of coure, you could also add more mana regen and increase your combat burn rate. It's just… now you can at least begin thinking of how to plan and do.
Regardless, this will hopefully increase your FUN. Go, play, have fun. And if you think of a way to take this raw beginning and make it MORE useful… don't forget to tell me so I can have more fun too.
5 Responses to "Mana Regeneration"
I think I would go about it by breaking it down a little differently. There are the easy things to know, such as how long your fights are, what you mana regen is, etc. Then there are the tougher things to know, such as your typical burn rate.
I would approach it by first creating a model for your base "longevity". The stickied post on the WoW-US priest forums already gives a way to link spirit, mp5, and intellect by only knowing the total time of the fight and average time in the FSR (and there are addons out there to track both of these). From there it should be straightforward, given the battle time, to factor in shadowfiend, potions, etc.
The second part would be to create a comparison model for your longevity vs. your burn rate. If burn rate is greater than longevity, then increase longevity (or get more healers in the raid!).
Calculating burn rate is going to be the trickiest thing, as there are many situational variables to take into account. Tools like Recount and WWS can track how much you are casting of what, but the variance between certain battles (Maiden vs. Curator), raids (Kara vs. Gruul's), or even nights (2 healers in Kara vs. 3).
The whole concept of measuring burn rate just begs for a spreadsheet. Plug in your stats, talents, battle time, avg time in-FSR, what ranks of spells your are using, and what percent of each spell you use, and VIOLA! Burn rate. A spreadsheet would make it easy to quickly switch around a few variables to account for the situational differences mentioned above.
There is a similar spreadsheet like this out already, but for shadowpriests. It can tell you how long you can last based on what you are casting, what your gear is, and what your talents are. Calculating it for healing may be a bit trickier, but I believe it can be done.
Sorry for the long reply. Good luck on your epic quest. 🙂 I have been working on a much simpler spreadsheet myself and haven't gotten very far.
Kirk ,
Thanksfor the detailed explanation.
I see exact the same (a spirit based build is *very* raid liable) my priest currently working to Curator (include) and I never have a problem with OOM.
However, what I learned is, that I need to adjust my playstyle (and I now know why this is necessary 🙂 ). But even on curator I go out of the battle with 20% manapool (utilizing mana pots and the fiend during evocation). And this as the "keep the raid alive healer" – it is working very well.
And this is before the insane buff of meditation…
Something I think you may be forgetting is the 5 second rule. When you are healing in a raid or instance you are not constantly casting a heal or any other spell for that matter and can sometimes go for as long as 10-15 seconds before you cast another spell. That will cause you to mana regen at the non casting rate if only for a couple of seconds which can be a huge bonus.
I know that when I was a healing priest that is a method that I would practice to get the absolute most benefit to mana regeneration.
no problem. Please keep in mind, that my gear is not full epic and the only epics are the craftables and the rest is filled up with blues.
This will lead to 9K mana (buffed, unfortunately). Yes, this is poor but I try to compensate this with high regen rate which works for me.
I foresee, that I can focus more on heal/+int in the feature when I have more room for that, currently this will not work because my +heal is only at 1390 and I'm already used gemslots for that.
So, respeccing to bump my manapool will result in loss of +heal and regen. But if I lose +heal my lower rank heals will become ineffective and I'm not able to conserve mana effciently. For my current gear massive focus on regen does work astonishly good because I can heal long enough and I do not need a greater manapool. I hope this does not change until I'm able to catch up gearwise.
The curator encounter is very exiting and your tips are coming from someing who mastered that some time ago 🙂 Thanks for the advising, I will try to get better.

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- Sew on Snaps in Size 1
- One ball of Pearl Cotton Embroidery Thread in color Ecru
- A Newborn Kimono Shirt Pattern, available for free download here, printed and cut out
You will also need:
- A water soluble fabric marker or a sharp pencil
Following the directions on the pattern (which is available for free download here) cut out one back panel and two front panels. If you are using a fabric that has a right side and a wrong side make sure to cut the front panels in different directions as instructed on the pattern. Press the pieces flat.
Sewing the Shoulders
Note: The shoulder seams of this piece are French seams which means that they are sewn right side out at first and then sewn again wrong sides out to completely encase the seam. It can be a bit confusing to start sewing with the right sides of the garment out but it will make sense shortly. Pin the two front panels to the back panels along the shoulder seams with the fabric's right sides facing out. (The shirt is now right side out even if your fabric doesn't have a clear right side and wrong side as in the example.) The front panels should be facing different directions and overlapping in the center of the shirt as shown above. Sew the pieces together along these pinned edges with a 1/4-inch seam allowance, backstitching at the beginning and end of each seam.
Open up the pieces along the sewn seams.
Then press the piece flat into a shirt shape, right sides together, so that the the piece is wrong side out. Press the shoulder seams flat and pin them together along the top.
Sew the pinned shoulder seams together again a 1/2-inch from the top fold thus encasing the previously sewn 1/4-inch seam.
Open up the piece again so that the back and front are separate keeping the wrong sides of the fabric facing up.
Press the shoulder seams towards the back panel and pin them down.
Edgestitch the seams down towards the back panel, backstitching at the beginning and end of the seam.
Sewing the Side Seams
Encase the raw edges of the sleeves with the bias tape. Leave an inch or so of overhang along each side.
Edgestitch the bias tape on and then trim the overhang.
Keeping the wrong side facing out, press front back together and pin the raw side edges together. The sewn down shoulder seam should be facing towards the back panel.
Sew these sides seams with a 1/4-inch seam allowance, backstitching at the beginning and end of the seams. Snip a notch into the seam at the underarm at each side.
Zig zag stitch along the raw edges of this seam in two sections, before and after the notch.
Turn the shirt right sides out and press it flat with the side seams pressed towards the back panel.
Attaching the Bias Tape
Open up the shirt from the front panels making sure to keep the side seams pressed towards the back panel.
With the right side of the shirt facing out and starting in the middle of the bottom of the back panel pin the bias tape over the bottom raw edge. Leave a 3-inch tail of bias tape at the beginning.
Keep pinning along the bottom until you reach the corner. To create a mitered corner open up the bias tape and fold the bottom of it into a 45-degree triangle as shown above.
Then fold the bias tape back on itself to create a neat corner as shown above.
Since this is bias tape it has some strech and give. When you get to the curve of the front panels pull it along the curve so that there are no folds or creases.
Stretch it again as you pin it along the curve of the neck. Use as many pins as you need to get it to go smoothly around the curves.
Pin the bias tape on in this fashion all the way around the raw edges until it meets back up with itself at the bottom of the back panel.
Leave a 3-inch gap unpinned at this bottom edge and trim the end of the bias tape to have a 3-inch tail. Edge stitch the bias tape onto the shirt. Make sure that you catch both sides of the tape and the fabric at every point paying special attention to the neck curve. Backstitch at the beginning and end of this seam.
Trim the tails to 2-inches. Lay one side of the tail down along the raw side. Finger press the end of the second side 1/4-inch toward the wrong side.
Then pin the folded side over the first side.
Edge stitch along this section of the tape.
Attaching the Snaps
So now the shirt should have no raw edges and look neat and finished along all the edges. Press it flat. You'll need to decide which way the shirt will close. I liked the way the (wearer's) left side of the bias tape looked so I had mine close with the left side on top. This is traditionally the boy direction to button a shirt. I'm making it for a girl but I didn't think it really mattered. However, if you'd like to make a "girls" version you'll want the wearer's right side to lay on top.
Place the male halves of the snaps on top of the piece perpendicular to the curve of the front panel as shown above. Make sure they are straight.
Using your fabric marker mark the 4 open holes of the snaps as small points. Then remove the snaps (as shown above) and make sure the markings look straight.
Sew the male halves of the snaps to the top front panel with the embroidery thread and a tripled cross stitch. Use the markings as your guide.
Mark the opposite front panel at the points directly across from the male halves of the snaps. Sew the female halves on at these points using the embroidery thread. You don't have to use a cross stitch for these halves since the sewing won't be seen. Instead, sew them on according to the directions on the snap package. Snap the shirt closed and make sure it lies flat and you're all done!


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Lawmakers voted 33-20 for Senate Bill 2494 to create a pilot program allowing Chicago parents to use vouchers to take their children to different schools. Moments later, senators approved Senate Bill 935, which could limit traffic tickets from red light cameras in Chicago and its suburbs, with a 45-10 vote.
Heading into their two-week spring break, state senators approved Thursday dealing with controversies over school choice and roadway cameras.
Lawmakers voted 33-20 for Senate Bill 2494 to create a pilot program allowing Chicago parents to use vouchers to take their children to different schools.
Moments later, senators approved Senate Bill 935, which could limit traffic tickets from red light cameras in Chicago and its suburbs, with a 45-10 vote.
Both measures now head to the House for debate.
Sponsored by longtime school reform advocate and state Sen. James Meeks, D-Chicago, the voucher program would apply to 49 schools in Chicago and could affect as many as 22,000 students.
Parents or guardians of an eligible child would have to apply for the voucher through the Illinois State Board of Education. That voucher would then be redeemable at other schools in the Chicago area, including private, parochial and charter schools.
The vouchers would not allow eligible students to attend a school of choice in Chicago's suburbs.
"This will give an opportunity to parents and an opportunity to kids to have a choice," Meeks said. "So we can help more children escape the dismal reality of Chicago public schools."
Opponents said the bill was targeting the wrong problem.
"We are not getting to the root cause," said state Sen. Mike Jacobs, D-East Moline. "It's the diversity in the dollars and funding that is our problem."
Others said it's misguided to think public school problems aren't found in private schools.
"Thinking somehow Catholic schools will do a better job ... the Catholic schools have proven that in these neighborhoods, they have failed. They have closed down their doors because they didn't have the resources," said Sen. Kwame Raoul, D-Chicago, of schools in his city.
The red-light measure, sponsored by Senate President John Cullerton, would make the red-light camera system more lenient and transparent by giving drivers some breaks. Those include not issuing a ticket for drivers that stop past a stop line or crosswalk in certain cases and allowing violators to see their offense via an online video.
Some opponents of the bill were not happy that lobbyists of red-light firms received a seat at the negotiation table while drafting the legislation. Some lawmakers say ticketing drivers through red-light cameras have more to do with boosting local revenues than safety.
Cullerton said his proposal is aimed at debunking that idea.
The measure eliminates the $100 fee associated with appealing the ticket and would not penalize drivers for losing an appeal.
"It has come to our attention through news stories and other pieces of legislation that there are more protections needed - for motorists - to be taken and that is what this bill is all about," Cullerton said. "I believe it is clear there is still a need, for safety reasons, to make sure that people are not running red lights."
The bill would also require cities to post online where the cameras are.
"We're not here to trick anybody," Cullerton said.
But state Sen. Dan Duffy, R-Barrington, said Cullerton's proposal glosses over several key issues.
Duffy is pushing a bill that's now stalled to ban all red-light cameras. He said Cullerton's bill doesn't stop ineffective cameras from being removed.
"People do believe this is all about revenue and not about safety," Duffy said. "This bill skillfully skates around the issue but does not address anything about removing cameras."
But Cullerton said that is covered.
Under the legislation, cities that have cameras would be required to study the effects of the cameras at the intersection in which they are located. Cameras could be removed if studies revealed they provided no safety benefit.
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TUESDAY, Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) -- If current trends continue, more than half the adults in 39 states could be obese by 2030, not just overweight, a new report says.
And 13 states could have adult obesity rates above 60 percent, while all 50 states would have rates above 44 percent, according to the report, released Tuesday by the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).
The toll on the United States in terms of both obesity-related diseases and health-care costs will be staggering, according to a new report.
"Twenty years ago, no state had an obesity rate above 15 percent," said TFAH executive director Jeff Levi at a Tuesday morning news conference. "Obesity is one of the most challenging health crises this country has ever faced."
Today, two-thirds of adults and nearly one-third of children and teens are overweight and obese, putting them at an increased risk for serious diseases, and 12 states have adult obesity rates above 30 percent.
In 20 years, as is the case today, Mississippi would have the highest obesity rate, although it would soar from nearly 35 percent now to 67 percent in 2030, according to the report, titled "F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2012."
Colorado would remain the leanest state, but about 45 percent of its adults would be obese in 28 years, up from nearly 21 percent today.
Although states in the South and Midwest bear a disproportionate share of the burden, obesity "is truly a nationwide crisis," Levi said.
More obese adults means more people at high risk for serious health conditions.
The report projects another 6 million cases of type 2 diabetes by 2030, 5 million cases of coronary heart disease and stroke, and more than 400,000 cases of obesity-related cancer.
This is over and above an already sobering burden of 25 million Americans with type 2 diabetes, 27 million with chronic heart disease, 68 million with hypertension and 50 million with arthritis.
More sickness will translate into higher health care costs, the report said.
If obesity rates continue to climb, obesity-related health-care costs will jump by $48 billion to $66 billion annually. That doesn't include lost productivity, which could reach almost $600 billion per year, according to the report.
Obesity already costs the United States an estimated $147 billion to $210 billion annually.
But the report also offers a potentially rosier scenario: What would the future look like if states adopted approaches that could lower residents' body mass index (BMI, a measure of body fat) by just 5 percent?
Almost 800,000 people would be spared type 2 diabetes and 400,000 arthritis in California alone, the report said.
And health-care costs could decrease 6.5 percent to 7.9 percent.
According to Michelle Larkin, assistant vice president and deputy director of RWJF's Health Group, "pockets of progress" are already being seen. For instance, obesity rates in Philadelphia public school students have declined from 21.5 percent to 20.5 percent.
Larkin pointed to several policy initiatives that could help ease the obesity epidemic, including full implementation of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, which has updated meal standards as well as investment in obesity-prevention programs.
TFAH's Levi said, "To realize this [healthier] future [we] need to invest in obesity prevention programs that match the severity of the problem. We can't afford not to."
More information
View the full report, F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2012 at the Trust for America's Health.
SOURCES: Sept. 18, 2012, news conference with Jeff Levi, Ph.D., executive director, Trust for America's Health, and Michelle Larkin, J.D., R.N., assistant vice president and deputy director, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Health Group; TFAH/RWJF report F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2012
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SUNY Canton Goes Mobile with New Website
Responding to the increase in mobile web traffic, SUNY Canton has developed a web site specifically for the modern smartphone user.
The new site makes it easier and faster for anyone with a web-capable cellphone to access information about academics, admissions, athletics, and directions to the College.
"We identified the top reasons users are visiting our website and used that data to create a slimmer, faster web experience for our viewers," said the College's Web Designer Travis G. Smith. "Our overall website displays well on hand-held devices, but our new mobile website is far more streamlined and easily viewed on a small screen."
During 2012, the College's website had more than 2.2 million hits. Mobile traffic accounted approximately 200,000 visits, or roughly 10 percent of overall traffic and usage was up approximately 6 percent from 2011.
Following trends and the overall availability and versatility of mobile devices, like Apple's iPhone or iPad and related Droid-operated devices, Smith decided to create the reorganized version of the web page.
"Our current webpage already looks great and functions well on most tablets. Our next step will be to develop a universal web site that provides the same experience on both traditional PCs and mobile devices," Smith said. "This is known as a 'responsive' design which will automatically adapt to whatever device someone may be using."
The College's website has gone through several major redesigns in the past 10 years, each one made it more efficient, attractive, and user friendly. A major advantage, past its overall ease of navigation, is its complete faculty and staff directory. The mobile site includes efficient rendition of the faculty and staff directory, making it easier for users to contact faculty and staff.
Users can still opt to access the full page from their mobile devices. For more information, or to view the mobile site, visit www.canton.edu from a smartphone.
Media inquiries should be directed to Gregory Kie, Media Relations Manager, or call 315/386-7527.
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The IPCC's warning rings loud and clear in their report on the impact of climate change. They find that climate change is already being felt in all corners of the globe and some parts of the natural world may already be undergoing irreversible change.
The prudent response is to reduce the risk of further damage, get out of harm's way, or prepare for the worst.
Noah prepared for the worst, but most of our leaders can't quite get their heads around the problem. Progressives are moving forward timidly, conservatives prefer to look to the past rather than the future, and those in thrall to fossil fuel incumbents are busy denying there's any problem at all.
Instead, the incumbents have managed (quite successfully) to cast doubt over specific and detailed forecasts to suggest that the risk either does not exist, or can be safely ignored - as though people should decide not to insure their house because the insurer couldn't tell them when and how damage might occur.
As the effects of climate change begin to bite more sharply, perhaps we'll all move along the spectrum – progressives will adopt urgency, conservatives will move forward carefully, and the fossil-fuel incumbents will do an about-turn and cast about for a way to be relevant in the new clean energy future.
The sooner we all act like Noah and take the warnings seriously, the less damage we'll cause. And that will be good for the millions who live in low-lying river deltas. Millions of Bangladeshis who have nowhere else to go will be able to stay home. And wouldn't that be a good thing, especially for governments who are allergic to the thought of a million little arks sailing in their direction.


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Mariel Zagunis is a saber fencer for Team USA and was the London 2012 flag bearer at the Opening Ceremony for Team USA. She is a two time Olympic Champion from the 2008 Beijing and Athens 2004 Olympic Games.
24 Hours I Will Never Forget
September 15, 2012
My teammate Dagmara Wozniak, our team leader Largman and me
This year's trip to the White House for the Olympians and Paralympians is surely one that none of us will ever forget. As a three time Olympian, I have made this trip twice before. Not that it wasn't anything special in the past, because going to the White House is just as special as it is to call yourself an Olympian, but this time around ended up being above and beyond all expectations.
I arrived late Thursday night and rode in a town car to my hotel with Paralympian and fellow fencer Gary van der Wege and Olympic long jumper Marquise Goodwin. Goodwin was able to make this special trip regardless of the fact that the multitalented athlete is scheduled to play in a game this Saturday as he is also a wide receiver for the University of Texas. Upon arriving at the hotel each of us was issued our uniform to wear to the White House the next day. As if we already weren't spoiled enough with the bags and bags of swag from the Olympics, this was just one more outfit to add to the pile. Nike delivered once again with a letterman style white and navy jacket and a Nike Fuel Band for every athlete! Since I arrived too late to attend the athlete reception, I headed straight to bed to get some sleep before the early breakfast scheduled for 6:00am.
The next morning kicked off without a hitch regardless of the early hour. As all 400+ athletes and cadre boarded the busses, the energy and excitement in the air was palpable. We arrived to the White House grounds well ahead of schedule, which is understandable after the numerous security stops we had to go through. It was actually a blessing in disguise that we arrived so early, so we could take advantage of that time to take pictures on the lawn with the White House and the Washington Monument in the background.
Before we knew it, it was time to get organized and line up on the bleachers and await the arrival of the President, First Lady and Vice President. At this point I was pulled aside to prepare for my special role. Paralympian Brad Snyder, who carried the flag in the Closing Ceremony only less than a week before, and I were going to present the President with the flag we carried from the Games. I had a chance to talk at length with Brad, and he is an incredible person, athlete, role model and representative. I was honored to stand on the stage with him as the President, First Lady and Vice President arrived.
Mrs. Michelle Obama spoke first and then introduced her husband. Both the First Lady and President Obama expressed their gratitude to the Olympians and Paralympians for their dedication to our country, as well as their astonishment at what it takes to compete on the world stage. Then the best and most unexpected thing happened. President Obama, who was scheduled to say his piece, take a photo with the group and then be on his way, declared that he was going to stay and take the time to meet and shake hands with each and every athlete there! Although this probably threw off his schedule for the rest of the day and maybe the next few days as well, it only proved that his sincerely and support was genuine.
After the President finished speaking, it was Brad's and my cue to do our part. I had been rehearsing my short speech for the flag presentation over and over for this moment. Suddenly, however, the music started playing and the service people ran in to disassemble the podium and started to carry off the flag! I had to say something to not let this moment pass. After some brief scrambling, we found another mic and were able to go through with the presentation. Although it threw me off a little bit, I was still able to say my part about the "Raise Our Flag" campaign and express the appreciation and thanks for the President's support on behalf of all of Team USA.
Before I knew it, it was time to head back to the airport. Many of the athletes were in DC for less than 24 hours, but the whole experience was totally worth it. I know I will be adding this trip to the growing list of things to tell my children and grandchildren!
A Moment of Reflection
September 13, 2012
As I board my flight to Washington, D.C., for the Olympians' White House visit, I take some time to reflect on my journey of the past six weeks.
The Olympics are a very special time and I have had the privilege of experiencing three Games (04, 08, 12). People often ask me between Athens, Beijing, and London which was my favorite but they are all so special in their own way that it's literally impossible to choose. One thing that has been similar across the board, however, is the camaraderie among the athletes. After each Games I've come away with many special friendships with not only other fencers but athletes across many different sports and nations. In addition to making new friends and memories that will last a lifetime, it is still the 'once an Olympian, always an Olympian' feeling that really is the most special thing for me. When all of the medals are handed out and it is time to walk in the Closing Ceremonies, it is surreal to immediately reflect on the past two weeks and think to yourself, 'wow, I just did that.'
What set the London Olympics apart from Athens and Beijing, however, was the fact that I was nominated to have the honor and privilege of carrying the flag for Team USA in the Opening Ceremony. Only two fencers and six women have ever had this privilege before me. The overwhelming sense of excitement and pride in my country that I felt while walking through the tunnel with Team USA behind me is truly beyond words. It will be something that I will never, ever forget and a memory I'll cherish for the rest of my life.
There are many opportunities for Olympians in the small post-Games window of time that we must take advantage of before our names, sports, and accomplishments start to lose their relevance and the public moves on to the likes of presidential elections, college football, and fresh headline news stories. One of those special opportunities is the Olympians' trip to the White House, where Olympic and Paralympic athletes will all gather together again in the biggest contingent since the Olympics or Paralympics. This year's trip to this White House will also be extra special for me this time around because I will have the honor of presenting the U.S. flag I carried during the Opening Ceremony to President Obama. Apart from being very excited and proud to have such an amazing honor and responsibility yet again, I keep telling myself the same things I did before the Opening Ceremony: take in every second, don't forget to smile, and for goodness sakes please don't trip or drop the flag!!
One of the most exciting events that every Olympian is invited to attend is the visit to the White House. It's something I've looked forward to every time. We have dedicated our lives to our sports and represented our great country on the world stage, and now to be recognized by our President for our efforts is a huge honor. In a way it truly solidifies the fact that we have been a part of something very special. And like all of my previous Olympic experiences, I know this too will be something I will never forget.


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WASHINGTON — A senator in charge of President Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony said eBay and Craigslist have agreed to stop scalpers from selling inauguration tickets.
Sen. Chuck Schumer, (D-N.Y.), had been asking companies to remove listings for tickets costing up to $2,000 each. It's not illegal to sell them, but inauguration tickets that people get from members of Congress are supposed to be free.
Schumer's office announced Thursday that eBay and Craigslist agreed to cancel the listings. The office said the StubHub website had already refused to sell Inaugural tickets.
Schumer serves on the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies.
"This year's presidential inaugural ceremonies are not for sale," Schumer said in a statement. "This is a chance for people from all 50 states to celebrate our democracy, not for ticket scalpers to make a quick buck."
Congressional offices and the Presidential Inaugural Committee distribute tickets to inaugural events. Although tickets for the swearing-in ceremony are free, some other inaugural events charge admission. The presidential committee sold out of $25 tickets to the inaugural parade down Pennsylvania Avenue and $60 tickets to one of its two inaugural balls. Tickets to a second ball, for members of the armed services, were distributed for free.


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The Atlantic white-sided dolphin is a large, robust species (4), which is easily recognised by the obvious yellow patch towards the rear of the flanks (2). The common name refers to the pale band on each side situated below the dorsal fin (2). This species is often confused with the white-beaked dolphin, but the Atlantic white-sided dolphin has a much darker back (5). It may also be confused with the common dolphin because of the similar pattern (grey, white, black and yellow), but it lacks the distinctive hourglass pattern (6).
This species is a very social and active animal; it forms groups of up to several hundred individuals (5), and tends to readily mix with other species of cetaceans (whales and dolphins) (4). This fast-swimming species can often be seen breaching (clearing the water), bow-riding (riding on the bow-wave at the front of boats and even large whales), and splashing the tail flukes noisily onto the surface of the water (4). They feed on a range of fish species as well as squid (2). Strandings of both individuals and of groups are a fairly common occurrence (4). A single calf is typically produced in June or July after a gestation period of around ten months (7). At birth the calf measures somewhere in the region of 1.1 metres in length (2), and will be weaned by 18 months of age (7).
This species inhabits cool temperate and sub-arctic waters of the North Atlantic (4). In UK waters, main concentrations occur around the Hebrides, the Northern Isles and northern areas of the North Sea (3). It is sometimes seen off the west of Ireland, and in the south-west approaches of the English Channel (3).
The Atlantic white-sided dolphin tends to prefer depths of between 40 and 270 metres in the vicinity of the continental shelf where the surface temperature is in the range of 6 to 20 degrees Celsius (5). It seems to prefer areas with high seabed relief, and along the continental shelf (6).
Classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1). All cetaceans (whales and dolphins) are listed on Annex A of EU Council Regulation 338/97; they are therefore treated by the EU as if they are included in CITES Appendix I, so that commercial trade is prohibited. In the UK all cetaceans are fully protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981 and the Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order, 1985 (3).
Threats to the Atlantic white-sided dolphin include hunting, chemical pollution, environmental change and entanglement in fishing nets, which results in drowning (4).
A UK Biodiversity Action Plan priority species, the Atlantic white-sided dolphin is protected in UK waters by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and the Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Orders, 1985; it is illegal to intentionally kill, injure, or harass any cetacean (whale or dolphin) species in UK waters (3). The Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans in the Baltic and North Seas (ASCOBANS) has been signed by seven European countries, including the UK. Provision is made under this agreement to set up protected areas, promote research and monitoring, pollution control and increase public awareness (3).
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As a landmark, media-changing first salvo, it doesn't quite pack the same urgency or drama as "Mr. Watson – come here – I want to see you!"
But the first tweet – "inviting coworkers," sent by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey five years ago Monday, and 130 years, 11 days after telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell's plea to his assistant – carries a resonance all its own.
Twitter quickly extended an open invitation to the world to post to everything from celebrity silliness (see the collected tweets of Kanye West and Charlie Sheen) to news profound and mundane to tweets credited with helping galvanize political movements.
The microblogging service is reflection of a media and popular culture where the meaningful and frivolous mingle – Japan and Barry Manilow were among Twitter's trending topics last week – and where the audience decides what's worth sharing.
The 140-character tweet limit – a throwback to the brevity demanded by the telegraph, the precursor to Mr. Bell's lasting, chattier invention – is a sign of the speed and concision demanded by our times.
Dorsey's initial message begat what has become 140 million tweets a day, with Twitter showing unforeseen growth and staying power amid a rapidly shifting media landscape.
So the fifth anniversary of Twitter offers an opportunity to look back and ahead, all in real-time. Amid all the recent stories about the benchmark, we'll admit we're getting the biggest kick out of a parody video that traces the pseudo history of Twitter, Ken Burns style – complete with sepia images and a folksy soundtrack, ala "The Civil War."
The mildly NSFW video, posted on Funny or Die, features tweets by Bow Wow and Sarah Palin, re-enacted with faux gravitas, as well as appearances by Soulja Boy and Perez Hilton. "What we do know for sure is that Ashton Kutcher invented Twitter in the year 2006," one T. Wheaton, professor of Tweetology, declares of the site's origins.
The gentle mockery can't mask the video's grudging testament to Twitter's place in the popular culture. Take a look below and decide whether this is a video worth tweeting about:
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Nutrition: per serving
- kcal424
- fat26g
- saturates11g
- carbs27g
- sugars10g
- fibre8g
- protein22g
- salt0.53g
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- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
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- small knob of ginger, peeled and granted
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- large bunch coriander, chopped
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- juice of 1 lemon
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Meanwhile, tip the parsnips and potatoes into a pan of cold water, bring to the boil, then cook for 10 mins. Drain, season and mash with the rest of the ingredients.
Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 8. Assemble the pies in individual dishes (or one large one) by placing some meat sauce on the bottom and topping with mash. Ruffle up the tops with a fork, then bake for 20 mins until golden and bubbling.


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Traveling the gamut: Lauren Hoffman ends worldwide search
Singer-songwriter Lauren Hoffman has long been a traveler – with trips to India, a burgeoning fan base in France, a strategic career move to Brooklyn, and now an album recorded in Israel. But all that's changed now that she's had a baby and come home.
"I'm really happy about being a mom and being in Charlottesville and being settled down," Hoffman says. "There's not much that will tempt me away from that."
Hoffman's own lineage involves music, as her father Ross taught Dave Matthews to write songs; and not long after Matthews shot to fame, Hoffman signed with Virgin Records for her 1997 debut Megiddo. While she toured to widespread critical acclaim, she eventually parted ways with the label after clashing with its publicity department. Subsequent work was dark and brooding; eventually she hit the road.
"I was about to turn thirty, I was here in C'ville renting a little place, and I felt that I could just stay here and thirty could turn into forty," says the now 32-year-old musician. "I felt like I had one more adventure in me."
Connections she made while traveling in India in turn led her to Israel, where she struck up a productive collaboration with producer Assaf Ayalon for a new album.
"Interplanetary Traveler was an inner journey of finding a genuine way to communicate my own experience of love, in different forms," Hoffman says. "My daughter was born after I wrote those songs. When I was able to connect with those feelings inside myself, she appeared to be the perfect one for me to bestow it on."
"Making this album satisfied my need to go out and promote myself and try to be successful," she continues. "I feel like I'm ready to be a mom, and I have so much to offer her."
That comes at an expense, of course. "The album seems like a natural evolution of her past albums," says longtime friend and manager Gwenn Barringer. "I think that at some point in the future, she might turn back to writing as an outlet for what will probably be an interesting next few years being a mom and musician."
Despite hope from peers that Hoffman won't be able to stay away from the local music scene for long, the new mother insists, for now, that she's content with her leap into domesticity.
"I don't know if there's more music, albums, touring–- right now, I don't think there is," Hoffman says. "My manager probably wouldn't encourage me to say it, but what you can expect to see next from me is running into me at Whole Foods with my kid. I'm going to be fading out here."
Lauren Hoffman releases Interplanetary Traveler on Tuesday, January 12. No release concert is planned.
43 comments
where's the dad?
Bill, the only 'hatred' going on in this is between two people who are unrelated to Lauren.
As for talent, I have not heard her, and I don' t really plan to anytime soon, so I can make no judgment. I will say that it's one thing to be talented, it's another to really flush out and completely develop that talent. There are no shortcuts in becoming a great artist, and at 32, few people in this day and age are.
I have no ill will for Lauren, or her music, and agree that some folks here have been really rude to her.
I have no idea about the father situation, but it is completely natural for anyone to read an article like this and notice that rather gaping whole in it like I did even before reading any comments.
I have NO idea about this. Never met the lass. But it's worth saying that this is man hating C-Ville and the women uber alles partisans who run this town and its free newspapers have no problem editing out anything involving a father. Their politics demands that fathers have no input or rights whatsoever. Thus, they would be AOK if a woman never even told a man she was pregnant. None of his business until she chooses that it might be. Single women swimming in family money are more likely to do this - as a woman I know has - using a man for his genitalia and DNA contributions, then discarding him altogether. But again, I have NO idea about this case. Maybe the guy was a jerk and simply abandoned her during or just after the pregnancy!
The point is that in this town, and at this paper, such a man would be vilified as a savage criminal - whereas a woman doing the same thing will be afforded the utmost congratulations and "privacy" for doing the same thing.
It's perfectly natural to wonder what lies behind the screen the author put up. You'll never see a similar article around here featuring a man with his new child with no mention of the mother.
Interesting that the recent Ellis Paul interview on this site mentions his daughters as his reason for moving here, but there's no mention of a mother for those children. Yet nobody felt the need to ask prying questions or make snotty remarks about him. Is that because he's a man and therefore has a right to privacy not afforded Ms Hoffman?
I don't know, fdr, I think it says more about the people asking the question. They cannot fathom that there would be an article written about a woman who is a mom and that has artistic pursuits that does not mention the man that made her baby.
Unless she got donated sperm, it is up to the father to step up to the plate and be that child's dad. Regardless, it is neither the author nor the subject of this article's job to inform the readers who he is, what he does, or how much worth as a human being he has.
Frankly, it seems to me that people commenting on this blog may know details about Lauren Hoffman's personal life and are using anonymous internet comments to cause her pain, possibly out of envy for her family's wealth. But that is merely wild speculation.
If Mr. Griffin is a moron that doesn't know music, does that mean that anyone that agrees that Ms. Hoffman is a "marginally talented singer with highly produced work" is a moron too?
I find her voice somewhat weak and tuneless, in that she sings off key and without any strength in her vocal timbre. Her lyrics are uninspired. But there is no question that the production value of her recordings is very high.
The only one "sniping" is informer, frankly. Sounds like Mr. Griffin is delivering some truth to me. Why does that elicit such an angry response?
Well fdr, you certainly picked that nit very nicely. You're right-- the tone of the two articles is a TINY bit different, and that is oh so germane. Definitely worthy of a bunch of rude prying comments.
Seriously, get a hobby.
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@confused easily and Kenai-- you must be about two of the rudest people I've encountered in C'ville. What is your problem?
You haters and sarcastic blog'sturbators are pathetic. Anyone who has followed Lauren related immediately to this article and its subject. We've all known of her pregnancy, travels beforehand and baby birth, but wanted more - this article gave that to us.
To hell with you lazy people who would rather spend your time posting than researching her or better - how about actually listening.
Lauren is a great talent and a great friend. I hope she and her daughter don't have to directly endure the hatred I've read about here.
Bill, there isn't much hatred if any here. Some people like the article and her music, some don't like the article, some don't like her music, some are curious (and maybe too much so) about the way the article is written concerning her travels, baby and yet no mention of a father.
However, this isn't hatred.
What a wonderful picture of mom and child, Lauren looks so happy. I wish her all the best, and a long life to enjoy motherhood and song writing, as well.
Alright then, Make That Three-- what's YOUR problem?
Ask your Mom where the baster is. She's the last one that had it.
Bravo to Nancy. You got it right.
Where IS the Dad?? It is a legitimate question. This woman sounds completely confused - about a lot. i see nothing interesting about her at all. Just another 30-something who has accomplished nothing.
Wow people, have a life? Why is it any of your business who, what, or where the dad is? I'm also not seeing enough of anything that might allow someone to judge whether Lauren Hoffman is "confused" or not. "Confused" about what exactly?
CC: I am confused as to whom you are posing your question.
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Lauren is an heiress. Her grandfather is Edgar Bronfman and the source of the money is liquor (Seagram's). Her father owned a record company for a while and perhaps still does. You can look it up online. She is a marginally talented singer with highly produced work and a full-time music hobby.
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That baby is kinda pudgy.
A visit by the snowman? Who the hell is the snowman and what does licky boom boom down mean? Who did Frosty shoot?
A couple of slices of Christian's Pizza - hmmm, delightful
A couple of dips of Chaps Black Raspberry ice cream - hmmm, exquisite
A couple of folks writing on this blog - Umm, tasteless.
It speaks volumes about the authors here that they meet someone releasing art with such inane bile.
Asking if there is a father in the family is an obvious question after how the article is written - extolling travel and having a baby - its a bit of an obvious omission and everyone reading it notices it, just that some of the readers don't care.
Well put, Brom Bones. Thanks for defending the first amendment.
Snow - can you post without plugging the song Informer? A song you didn't even write.
But it was your (one) hit even if you didn't write it.
Lauren is a very talented singer who has worked her way to the top and gotten screwed by record companies the same way others do (see Fiona Apple history online for reference). She might have the financial background to eat week to week, but it's her hard work, constant effort, and good abilities that have made her devoted fan base all over the world. Her current album is a great example of the quality of her work---it's upbeat, fun to listen to, and well done. I'm glad The Hook as done an article on her, she deserves the attention. Perhaps some of the people riding on the Dave Matthews coattails should be criticized more, or would the local hippies be too upset?
1. Lauren Hoffman IS an heiress...lucky for her. Being a heiress doesn't make you evil.
2. She did get signed to her uncle's record company, and she did give a lot of interviews describing herself as an uber-indie artist without ever acknowledging she'd been signed to the company her uncle owned. That rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. Even before the recession it was grating. Nowadays, with all the hardship people are enduring, it's really irritating to read another interview where Lauren doesn't acknowledge her good fortune in not having to promote her album, etc.
3. 'Musical Mom' may have found Lauren to be 'gentle and kind,' but Lauren has behaved with a great deal of nastiness to a great many folks locally. Usually that kind of behavior breeds ill-will, and those people are entitled to their experiences and feelings just as much as 'Musical Mom' is.
4. Calling people 'mentally ill' for expressing their opinions just brings you down to their level.
5. She does sing out of tune.
"The arts" are full of dilletantes and becoming one is attractive to people who inherit money enough to enable an idle life. I know nothing of this young woman and only chime in because of all the flaming I see.
An old friend once alluded to one prodigal son as a "cocaine sniffing bum who dabbles in photography". I've known a few local "artistes" whose inherited money enabled them to peddle their paintings and attract sycophants. And Charlottesville does have another indifferent singer and worse than indifferent guitar player who has become a favorite daughter of the arts scene...This Lauren surely couldn't be any worse...
"When I hear someone speak of culture, I reach for my revolver"
OMG, the possibility that Hoffman could be a single mother apparently has all of Charlottesville up in arms. When did Charlottesville 2010 become Buckingham County 1955? This is reading like a page out of the Twilight Zone. But on to the music and promotion (or lack thereof).
I found the video single "Interplanetary Traveler" by Hoffman on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSv0Creougo) and am actually quite impressed. Check it out for yourselves, the video is so well done and incredibly CUTE. That song has now made it to my iPod and I'm thinking about getting the rest of the album.
And: I'll offer up my own critique since we're all being anonymous cowards throwing stones under assumed names here. I wish she had thought more about marketing here! No release concert planned?? Actually saying you'll be "fading out here" in this release article? How could that have seemed like a good promotional thing to say before it came out of her mouth? Ouch.
Maybe the problem with heiresses, or specifically this heiress, is not lack of talent... as Hoffman has loads of it -- again, watch that video. She rather suffers from, predictably, a lack of motivation. If she needed to sell this album to put food on the table and provide for her child, you could be damn sure she'd promote the hell out of it and journey to all ends of the Earth to get it out there and in the hands of other twentysomething women feeling all these same emotions.
Instead, she's so obviously at a very comfortable place in her life... and doesn't try to hide it. She said: "Making this album satisfied my need to go out and promote myself and try to be successful." Really?
Making an album and promoting oneself are not the same thing! Ms. Hoffman made an album, not only a good one but possibly a great one... yet is not adequately pursuing its promotion.
Hoffman is a wonderfully talented musician who seems to have really hit a groove with this album. Yet perhaps as heiresses often do, she comes off as more than a little lazy... and totally unfocused on the project at hand. There is no sense of urgency here and she is snatching this "fading out" defeat from the jaws of the great successes that could have clearly been possible with this album!
Seems not too wise to attack man named "Snow". Now I sense great inconvenience at grocery store and in traffic, followed by many feet of snow and potential power outages in your town. The foolish way of the white man never ceases to baffle me and my tribe.
"Bob Griffin" is a moron, he doesn't know music. He probably said I was a one-hit wonder back when "Informer" (available on iTunes) came out. I had a series of follow-up hits internationally and am living quite comfortably right now.
Don't be a hater because you are resigned to lifetime of internet sniping and limp-wristed masturbatory rage, "Mr. Griffin". Perhaps an informing by the Snow Man will give you some inspiration to spend your time and energy on things that would benefit your lowly, misinformed life.
A licky boom boom down,
Hey Informer: where's the dad?
but it's also odd that so many seemed to be obsessed with the father of her child. nowhere in the article does it say that the dad isn't her husband. nowhere does it say anything about him.
frankly, who's business is it where the dad is? who cares?
This is all terribly disrespectful. Where's the dad? For all any of us know, he's just a normal guy with no desire for spotlight, and has asked her to keep silent about her relationship accordingly.
He could be dead, and it could still be a fresh wound that the writer has shown great respect for by not mentioning.
And as has been said - she could be single! Heaven forbid, right? This is 2010, not 1955. Why would a single mom, especially a singer songwriter single mom, be such a shocking thing?
Griffin is a moron. Lauren's father never ran a record company. And calling someone who has released multiple albums a "hobbyist" is moronic. Like the music or don't, that's totally fine. When my hit single "Informer" went to #1, I thought everyone loved my take on reggae. But I found out just as many people hated the song as loved it.
You put it on now and that dance floor will light up.
A licky boom boom down,
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Snow- I stand corrected. It's her uncle, Edgar Bronfman Jr., who owns the label--Warner Music.
This is the first time that I have ever read comments from the hook. I don't think I ever will again. As a mother and musician it makes me very sad to see such insensitivity and judgement towards someone who you may not even know. I have listened to this album over and over and picked it apart from the tambourine to the bass lines to the quality in her voice, the beauty and emotion that she has put into this has moved me like no other singer songwriter in a while. I love music and have loved it all my life, not for the purpose of becoming famous or well known but simple because it has always been a refuge from all the ugliness in the world, some of which I have read above. This album, to me, is a beautiful comment on many aspects of love and how pure and beautiful it can be if we put all of our differences aside. What an amazing gift to the world lauren, your music is inspiring. For those of you out there so quick to make such harsh comments about someone's art, know this; As an artist, we put so much of ourselves, our hearts and souls into what we create, try to think of the deepest part of yourselves, the most precious thing that you value and image it being torn apart, burned down, raped, murdered right in front of you....imagine....this is what it feels like when your creative process is being commented on so thoughtlessly. I hope that Lauren continues to write and play for herself, for her beautiful little one and for US, all of the people out here who are inspired by her music and the light that it holds. for you folks out there with all the mentally ill comments above.... look into yourselves and ask yourselves how your words will affect people before you write them, words are much worse than you think, they sit in a person forever and eat away at the light that we are born with and that we are meant to project out into the world. Your comments are not productive, only self indulgent rants, hatred that you feel for yourselves, projected onto someone gentle and kind who only seeks to share something beautiful with the world.
Keep it coming! The whole purpose of rant blogs, chalk boards, soap boxes in the park etc. is to let frustrated do-nothings like me blow off steam and not build up pressure to cause commotion.
It has served the country well (no revolutions in 230 years) and served us. Blasting Lauren and her baby here will mean it won't happen where it matters, like rocks through her car window or eggs on her house, or insults in person.
So let the venom spew.
yep, I'd boogie to Informer anytime.
Not so much Lauren.
Nice voice, but I am glad she is focusing on her family and not her music b/c it really doesn't stand out.
The article doesn't make such a big deal about Paul's daughter, just read the intro, "Singer-songwriter Lauren Hoffman has long been a traveler ââ?¬â? with trips to India, a burgeoning fan base in France, a strategic career move to Brooklyn, and now an album recorded in Israel. But all that's changed now that she's had a baby and come home.".