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Discussion in 'Science Fiction & Fantasy' started by Christopher, Mar 30, 2010.
You're mistaken.
No, the Asians (and people of other races who share their concerns) who've been protesting this. Such as this guy.
Mako was the only person of an Asian ethnicity who did voice acting for the series, do you see any conflicts there? Were the creators racist and short sighted? Is it about giving fair representation to asian actors or is it purely about the way the movie LOOKS? Because if it's about the way the movie LOOKS, the kid who is playing Aang looks EXACTLY like the cartoon. The character in the cartoon does not look Tibetan or Chinese. For reference, here is Aang:
Here are some Tibetan children.
1) Voice-acting isn't the same as playing in live-action; creators often do try to cast minority voices for minority characters, but it isn't the same.
2) The art thing has been discussed before; it's anime-style. The Air Nomads are quite clearly modelled on Tibetans. Younger characters in anime usually have that sort of look; older ones (such as the Airbender Elders) are drawn more realistically.
That's untrue. Dante Basco (Zuko) is Filipino-American. Other ethnically Asian cast members in recurring or guest roles include Jennie Kwan (Suki), Sab Shimono (Monk Gyatso/Master Yu), Takayo Fischer (Lo and Li), George Takei, James Sie, Brian George, Clyde Kusatsu, Keone Young, Lauren Tom, Brian Tochi, Kim Mai Guest, James Hong, Tsai Chin, Derek Basco (Dante's brother), George Cheung, and Karen Maruyama.
In animation, large round eyes are a signifier of youth. Look at the child versions of Zuko and Azula in flashbacks, and they have the same kind of large round eyes. Within the graphical language of the animation design style being used, yes, Aang looked just as Asian as every other child character in the series. (For one thing, that image you're using isn't accurately colored. Aang's complexion isn't so pink: http://images.absoluteanime.com/avatar_the_last_airbender/aang[2].jpg )
Like how you and everybody else got pissy at how Alan McGee called Paul McCartney a hack two months ago?
Shyamalan has a duty to make sure that the movie's just like the show-period. Anything else is bullshit on his & Paramount's parts.
OTOH, just because he got a little overexposed & overpraised, doesn't mean you have to bust him up like that.
No he doesn't.
Making any creative endeavor exactly like something else is a waste of time and effort.
Then you should have left out the "you and everybody else" because it has nothing to do with me. I don't appreciate you implying that it did.
Sorry, but if he adapts a TV show that features people of colour as the main characters, then he has a responsibility to cast actors of colour in all of the primary roles. This is whitewashing on an epic scale, done mainly to placate white America into buying tickets. And it comes from a person of colour himself.
Check out how people of colour are feeling about this here: Race + Fandom Roundup: M. Night on Airbender, and Tales of Two Amandas
And here: Avatar:Get a tan, become Asian
The white cast of Avatar: The Last Airbender
On Avatar, casting, and other such matters (AKA why doesn't Hollywood have a clue?)
This Matters: Avatar The Last Airbender's Friky Diky Cast
Avatar: The Last Airbender Culture Comparison*
*Here's the video to go along with it:
Check out all of the comments in each link, and then come back and tell me that this movie is going the way it should.
He has a responsibility to try, yes. But trying doesn't guarantee complete success. Ideals are things to be striven for, but they can rarely be entirely achieved. You can try your best to cast inclusively but still not be able to meet your goals, because there are a lot of other factors you have to balance.
Here are some cogent comments from writer-producer Zack Stentz (Andromeda, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Fringe, Thor), who is himself Lebanese-American, by the way:
I don't have a problem in principle with individual characters being cast by actors of different ethnicity. I didn't have a problem with Billy Dee Williams as Harvey Dent, Dean Cain as Superman, Kristin Kreuk as Lana Lang, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, or Bernie Casey and Jeffrey Wright as Felix Leiter. I don't have a problem with the new Sulu being Korean instead of Japanese, the new Uhura being Afro-Latina instead of African-American, or the new Spock being Italian instead of Ukrainian.
So I can live with the characters in The Last Airbender being of different ethnicities than the ones in the cartoon, as long as the casting process makes a fair effort to be inclusive -- as long as people of all ethnicities are free to compete on an even footing and be selected on the basis of their merits rather than their appearance. Equal opportunity isn't about guaranteeing success, it's about guaranteeing a fair chance to compete. And as long as the process is fair, the results should be acceptable, even if they fall short of our hopes.
And overall in this movie we've got mixed-ethnic Air Nomads, East Asian/African Earth Kingdom, South/Southwest Asian Fire Nation, and Caucasian/Russian Water Tribe -- I think that's reasonably inclusive for a film cast in the United States. (They could've done better if they'd cast it in Asia, but finding enough really good actors fluent in English would've been a problem.) It's just as diverse as the animated series, just with the specifics coming out differently. Maybe it doesn't seem that way as much in the first film where the focus is more heavily on Aang, Katara, Sokka, and the Water Tribe, but in the next two films we'll see a lot more major characters from the Fire Nation (Azula, Mai, Ty Lee) and Earth Kingdom (Toph, Bumi, Long Feng, the Earth King), so that will balance it out more.
In fact, it could be argued that excluding white actors from consideration altogether would be just as bad as excluding nonwhite actors. The goal should not be to meet some quota for each race. The goal should be to cast fairly.
Once more, I concede your point.
We also have:
*Jake Gyllenhaal as a 'Persian' in the upcoming Prince of Persia
*Characters in the Dragonball film being changed to white characters, etc...(Similar to what is going on in Airbender).
*Ving Rhames as Kojak
*Danny Glover as Philip Marlowe
*Michael Clarke Duncan as Kingpin in Daredevil
*Will Smith as Jim West in Wild, Wild, West
*Years ago, Tim Burton was thinking about having Marlon Wayans as Robin for one of the Batman films.
Granted, some of these films or tv shows I sited sucked; usually, if the film is good, you won't have much said about the characters and the changes.
And, I didn't know Spock was Italian...I thought he was Vulcan?
And Uhura is African-American? (I thought she was African?)
Not every black person is African-American, Christopher...
That's one point of view. I'm pretty sure, depending on the ethnicity, background...you have various points of view on the subject.
You're right, it can be argued. However, as we see there are still casting issues going on.
I saw a film at my school directed by a visiting independent gay Asian-American filmmaker called 'Fruitfly' not too long ago. A lot of what this filmmaker put in his film possibly would have been changed to make it 'marketable' if this was a studio film...i.e. tone down the gay aspects, give the Asian female lead a white boyfriend, change the Asian characters to white, etc....
On the other hand, you have other films such as Our Family Wedding which (despite if it's good or not) feature a cast of primarily Latin performers with African-American performers. Too, whenever we see an 'interracial' film...it usually is with a white character and a non-white character.
I personally found (and have heard in discussions, and read in articles) that Asians are usually deemed as 'foreign' so it is usually claimed that there can't be Asian performers found....which is obviously ludicrous. (I almost spelled that 'Ludacris')....
We've had the film Better Luck Tomorrow which featured a predominantly Asian-American cast, directed by Justin Lin who went on to direct Fast and the Furious sequels...
So, I guess my point is, there are still strides to be made....
I'm referring to the actors, not the characters. Leonard Nimoy is from a Ukrainian Jewish family, while Zachary Quinto is of Italian-Irish heritage. Nichelle Nichols was born to a Chicago-area family, while Zoe Saldana is of Dominican and Puerto Rican parentage (though she was born in New Jersey). The point I'm making is that the same character can be played by actors with different ethnicities from one another.
And I agree with that completely. Remember, up until last week, I was one of this BBS's most vocal protestors of the Last Airbender casting, because it looked to me like it was the result of unfair and ethnically biased hiring practices. But Shyamalan's explanation of the casting process, and Zack Stentz's words corroborating how difficult it is to meet a goal of casting inclusively, have reassured me that, while the results in TLA may not be as ethnically diverse as we'd hoped, at least it doesn't seem to be the result of active bias in this particular case. I'm all for continuing the fight for inclusion, but going after the wrong people just wastes effort.
Yes, Christopher...I am aware of the actor's backgrounds....
I was being sarcastic in my previous post...
And I agree with that completely. Remember, up until last week, I was one of this BBS's most vocal protestors of the Last Airbender casting, because it looked to me like it was the result of unfair and ethnically biased hiring practices. But Shyamalan's explanation of the casting process, and Zack Stentz's words corroborating how difficult it is to meet a goal of casting inclusively, have reassured me that, while the results in TLA may not be as ethnically diverse as we'd hoped, at least it doesn't seem to be the result of active bias in this particular case. I'm all for continuing the fight for inclusion, but going after the wrong people just wastes effort.[/QUOTE]
Fair enough....
Wide eyes are also done in anime to show the character is White too.
No, wide eyes are done because they are youthful, expressive and are considered attractive in Japan, they are not supposed to show that are character is white.
Of course a white character will be drawn with wider eyes, but the ethnicity is usually flat out stated in the dialogue (if the story isn't set in europe to begin with), because the eyes or haircolor are not an indicator.
Thank god they have you & Christoper.
My one remaining concern about the Last Airbender casting has been addressed. The "smoking gun" that disturbed many people was a casting document that asked for "Caucasian or any other ethnicity" for the lead roles -- not excluding other ethnicities, but suggesting a preference for Caucasian actors. That was the one bit of evidence that seemed to conflict with Shyamalan's recent statement that they cast without any prior ethnic preference in mind.
Now the film's producer Frank Marshall has released a statement clarifying what happened:
He provided copies of the original casting breakdowns, which indeed make no mention of ethnicity. One of the casting fliers that does mention a preference for Caucasians can be seen here:
This reassures me that the people in charge of the production "get it" when it comes to inclusion, even if others with more peripheral involvement don't. Though I still have to wonder why it took them so many months to clear this up.
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I didn't listen to all of the tracks, listened to a couple of them on youtube. I didn't really like it. Honestly, it sounded a lot like any of the other crap out now. Maybe I'm just spoiled from listening to Jay-Z from his Reasonable Doubt days, but I don't really like the album. I kinda like Already Home, that's about it. DOA was alright too.
I give Jay props just cause he realizes that autotune is wayyyy overused. I am dissapointed he did not have Nas, but i'm happy he didn't have Lil Wayne.
Overall I give it a 7.5 out of 10..which is very hard to find these days...
The first Jay-Z album in which he is not on the cover.
Ten albums and over twenty two million records sold for Jay-Z, I doubt that this album fails to sell more than a million units.
What more can the guy accomplish? He is one of the most accomplished rappers, he owns clothing companies,basketball teams, and is married to one of the best looking women in the music industry.And he didn't even need a high school diploma to do all of these things.
He is probably the only guy that feels more threatened by record executives than he is by people from his old hood.
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Totally agree with you Paul, I don't remember anything major in the earlier part of this decade. But Jay is great. RD will always e a classic, hell, i even like some of his new stuff.
There are gems hidden in this "modern rap". We just gotta look REAL hard to find em.
Best Hip-hop album of 09
And that says alot about this generation of music.
This would be a 3 in 1996, but a 7.5 now. When it comes to anything he's put out after the Black Album, it's been hit or miss. This, is a hit. A small, above average for this era yet wayyy below average, if this were 1996, hit.
I think BP3 is a decent album, clearly others here don't think so. Oh well, we can still listen to the classics. Nothings stopping us from doing that.
about the album i listened to a couple of songs here and there, but i really like we made history its real good, but hes past his prime and it seems to me like his aim just just to make decent records to sell, i mean he's already proven himself so he doesnt see the need to make an all out album which i dont like and thats why lupes the best in the game right now dude got the skill and hunger to be the best out there
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Johnstarky, thats just how rap is today....no more heart in the midst of things..
Look at 50 Cent. To a certain extent, you can compare him to Jay-Z.
Wanna know why? His first mainstream release was basically a young, hungry kid wanting more. Seem familiar doesn't it? and 50 was actually decent in 03. Jay-z was a beast in 95/96.
But as the years went on he got more and more paper and cared less about his music.
Thats the sad thing about music today, you can make one successful album and work your ass off on that one album, and once people recognize you you don't care anymore. 50's recent album was pure garbage, but it still sold. Why? Cause it's 50 Cent.
At least the Blueprint 3 is an average album....
I think Kid Cudi's album might be good btw. But hey, in the world where Billboard dominants, dont count on anything on the radio being good.
the more i listen to the album the sicker it is its a really good album he did a good job on it and i give em props for it, he put his heart in the music and it shows
im about to buy the album thats how sick it is
i like forever young, star is born, empire state of mind
i give the album an 8.2, dudes easily a legend
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I thought that 50 Cent was at his best 10 years ago until he got shot in the face and started to sound different in his songs.From the time that he was shot multiple times all the way until he was signed by Eminem he was basically one of those rappers that you would find appearing on other people's songs and you would find on the 5 dollar mix tape.It was his song Wangsta that caught the attention of mostly every hip hop fan that resided in the inner cities.The catchy instrumental and the repetitive chorus of the song changed his entire status in less than a couple of months.He went from being a third string rapper, who was once compared to Mase, to being compared with rappers like the Notorious Big and Tupac.
The only reason why I brought into the hype of 50 cent was because he was signed to Shady records and he had some personal animosity towards hip hop music's Cookie Monster.I couldn't stand Ja Rule, Ashanti and everybody that was associated with the Murder Inc record label.I remember rushing from school to the music store just to be one of the first persons to buy 50 Cent's "Get Rich or Die Trying" album.I wanted to be a part of rap music history since I was too young to follow Gangsta rap back in the early 90's.The album was put together very well in such a short period of time.Even though 50 cent rhymed the word Good with the word Hood in just about every track the beats were bass friendly and it was the best rap album that year.I never brought another 50 cent album after that one.
It's very difficult to compare the beginning of Jay-Z's career to the beginning of 50 cent's career since they both became well known in two different eras of rap music.In my opinion, Reasonable Doubt was Jay-Z's best album.Most of this current generation of Jay-Z followers started listening to him around the early 00's and probably never listened to songs such as Brooklyn's finest or Dead Presidents.Even though Jay-Z was consistently making albums on a yearly basis I thought that he sold out after the movie "State Property".He kind of fell into oblivion after that and it lead me to start looking at him as just another overachieving rapper.
Kid Cudi seems like a decent rapper but I also doubt that he will receive the same kind of praise that Lil Wayne and Soulja boy receive.
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Just learned that Jay Z is definetly spreading Mason/and or Satanic symbols with his hand signs and lyrics...Lucifer...pyramid hand signs? You serious Jay? I'm never listening to Jay Z again...i never thought he was that good anyways....when I was into Jay i only liked him in the mid 90's when he rapped with Big L
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We all know Lupe Fiasco is the best rapper out there as of right now. First first two albums Food and Liquor and The Cool are instant classics.
Empire state of mind???
Damn jay is still on nas' tip
Haven't heard the album, don't plan to. When teenage girls are in love with a rap album it means its effin wack.


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Non-roster invitee Harang a rotation possibility
By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The Indians are always on the hunt for more depth in their rotation. One more option walked through the doors of Cleveland's spring complex on Saturday morning.
The Indians signed veteran right-hander Aaron Harang to a Minor League contract that includes a non-roster invitation to Spring Training. Harang -- already sporting Tribe gear -- spent time chatting with some of his new teammates in the clubhouse before undergoing a physical to complete the deal.
"Aaron will come into camp with a chance to compete for a spot in the rotation," Indians general manager Chris Antonetti said. "He pitched well at the end of the year [in 2013]. His stuff was consistent with where it's been in the past. He maintained a consistent strikeout rate and his walk rate actually improved. He just gave up a few more home runs last year."
As things currently stand, the Indians' rotation has four virtual locks in Justin Masterson, Corey Kluber, Danny Salazar and Zach McAllister. The fifth spot is up for grabs between Carlos Carrasco, Josh Tomlin, Shaun Marcum, Trevor Bauer and Harang.
Last year, the 35-year-old Harang split the season between the Mariners and Mets, going 5-12 with a 5.40 ERA in 26 starts. He logged 143 1/3 innings, ending the year with 113 strikeouts against 40 walks. Harang was released by Seattle on Aug. 31 before being signed by New York at the start of September.
In parts of 12 seasons in the Major Leagues, Harang has gone 110-116 with a 4.28 ERA in 325 appearances between stops with the A's, Reds, Padres, Dodgers, Mariners and Mets. In 2006-07 with Cincinnati, the right-hander went a combined 32-17 with a 3.75 ERA in 70 games. Since the onset of the '08 season, he has gone 47-67 with a 4.41 ERA in 163 appearances.
Raburn, at camp early, ready to fill any role
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Ryan Raburn has been in camp for the Indians for several days. A running joke around the complex is that the Cleveland utility man showed up early because pitchers were required to report ahead of position players.
Even Raburn quips that he is waiting to find out when his first mound session is scheduled.
"I've been asking them when I'm supposed to go out there," Raburn said with a smirk on Saturday. "They said, 'We're going to hold off and wait until later on in the spring. We don't want people out there getting scouting reports.'"
Raburn returns as a multi-faceted weapon for Cleveland, but emergency reliever -- a role he filled with one shutout inning in a blowout loss to the Tigers on Aug. 8 last year -- is not in the plans. What the Indians envision once again is a corner outfielder with the ability to handle a few infield spots, including some work at first base.
This spring, Raburn will get plenty of reps at first base, while assuming his usual role as the right-handed option for right field. While it is not expected to be a strict platoon, the Indians will likely use Raburn mainly against left-handed pitching and lefty-swinging David Murphy in right field against right-handers.
First base, which is Nick Swisher's spot, is just another role to add to the equation.
"It's just having one more position where you can get his bat in the lineup," Indians manager Terry Francona said of Raburn. "On a day game when somebody is tired, or when somebody is nicked up, that's a nice bat to have in there."
Last season, Raburn hit .272 overall with 16 home runs (the most in the big leagues among players with fewer than 300 plate appearances), 55 RBIs and a .901 OPS in 87 games. Against left-handed pitching, Raburn hit at a .308 clip with a 1.020 OPS. Down the stretch, though, Raburn was hindered by a variety of leg injuries.
Raburn said the offseason helped alleviate the issues.
"Man, it went from one leg to the other," said Raburn, who dealt with knee, ankle, foot and calf discomfort at different points. "Once one leg started feeling good, the other one would start feeling worse. Then that one would start feeling good, and the other one would start feeling worse.
"It was like, 'Lord have mercy.' It was just an accumulation of everything. That's the main thing for me, is I'm not feeling too bad right now."
Righty Tomlin loses arbitration hearing
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The Indians always prefer to avoid arbitration with their players, but the club has made it clear this year that it will go to a hearing, if necessary.
On Saturday, MLB.com confirmed that Indians pitcher Josh Tomlin lost his case against Cleveland, meaning he will earn $800,000 in the upcoming season. Tomlin, who was eligible for arbitration for the first time this winter, had been seeking $975,000 leading up to Friday's hearing.
With the arbitration panel's decision now known, Tomlin's focus can return to the mound.
"I'm very happy that it's over with," Tomlin said. "Now, all my focus and energy is straight to baseball and helping this team win as many games as we can."
This spring, Tomlin is one of five primary candidates for the fifth rotation spot, along with Carlos Carrasco, Shaun Marcum, Trevor Bauer and Aaron Harang. Tomlin was a key part of Cleveland's starting staff a couple seasons ago, but the right-hander underwent Tommy John surgery in August 2012 and spent most of last season recovering from the procedure.
Tomlin, 29, was limited to just one September appearance (two innings) with the Indians last year, but went 2-0 with a 1.65 ERA in 27 1/3 Minor League innings, which included 21 strikeouts and no walks. Tomlin had rehab stops with four affiliates before joining the Tribe's bullpen for the stretch run.
If he does not win a rotation job, Tomlin might be an option for the bullpen again.
"I love the competition," Tomlin said. "I think it makes everybody that's competing for that spot better. Whether you end up in the bullpen or whether you end up in that fifth spot, it is what it is. You compete your butt off and you try to do the best you can. For going into the season, it makes you that much better and that much sharper. I think it's good for everybody."
Tomlin's best season came in 2011, when he went 6-1 with a 2.41 ERA in his first nine turns before finishing the year 12-7 with a 4.25 ERA across 26 starts (165 1/3 innings). In parts of four seasons with Cleveland, the right-hander has gone 23-19 with a 4.92 ERA in 60 games (54 starts).
Cleveland also won a hearing against reliever Vinnie Pestano, who will earn $975,000 this season after asking for $1.45 million. If needed, the Indians have a hearing scheduled Thursday for starter Justin Masterson ($11.8 million against $8.05 million). Prior to this year, the Indians had not gone to a hearing with a player since 1991.
"For me, it's just separating the on-field stuff from the business side of it," Tomlin said. "Once you separate that, you understand you're going into it for business reasons alone. It's just a difference of opinions and you let someone else handle it. That way there's not any kind of animosity."
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"I made that mistake. My first year as a manager, we were going to do everything bigger and better than every team out there. Half the pitchers couldn't throw. They were like dragging around their elbows, and I was like, 'Way to go. We showed them.'"
--Francona, on the danger of overworking pitchers in the spring
Smoke signals
• Indians right-hander Frank Herrmann threw off a mound in a live batting practice session on Saturday, marking his first such workout since undergoing Tommy John surgery last spring. Herrmann heads into camp among a large group of relievers vying for a spot in the bullpen.
"I was happy for Frank. It's been a long road back," Francona said. "He looks strong. This is another step in his development and process coming back. He faced hitters on the field. There's going to be a gradual progression to when he gets into a game. But he's strong and I was thrilled for him."
• Indians Minor Leaguer Tony Wolters, who is in big league camp this spring, began a transition from the middle infield to catching last season. Francona has had a chance to see Wolters over the past several days and said the prospect fits right in with the catchers.
"A left-handed-hitting catcher, you can make a pretty good living doing that," Francona said. "All the attributes he had in the middle infield are carrying over to the catching. ... The type of things we knew about him as a person have really helped his transition."
• Francona said there is never a handshake agreement with a non-roster invitee about making the Opening Day roster at the end of the spring. The manager said, if anything, he lets players in that group know that making the team could be a difficult task.
"I probably paint the picture a little bleaker to everybody I talk to," Francona said. "I don't ever want to lead somebody on. ... That's the last thing I ever want to do, is lie to somebody or get them here under false pretenses. So when I'm talking to them, I probably make the situation look a little less than it is."
• The full squad was required to report to Spring Training by Saturday and Francona said that he has not been alerted of any late arrivals. Physicals for position players are scheduled for Sunday, when Francona and Antonetti will also meet with each player to discuss goals for the spring and season ahead.
Jordan Bastian is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Major League Bastian, and follow him on Twitter @MLBastian. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I recently received a question from a Twitter follower related to cradle cap and dandruff. She wanted to know if there was a difference in the two.
You know there really isn't as they are both due to seborrheic dermatitis, an inflammatory condition of the skin in which the skin overproduces skin cells and sebum (the skins natural oil).
Cradle cap is the term used for the scaly dermatitis seen on the scalp in infants. It is also seen on the eyelids, eyebrows, and behind the ears. It is typically seen after about three months of age and will often resolve on its own by the time a baby is eight to 12 months old. It is usually simply a "cosmetic" problem for a baby as it looks like a yellowish plaque on a baby's scalp and is often not even noticed by anyone other than the parents.
Unlike seborrheic dermatitis in adults, cradle cap typically doesn't itch. It is thought that cradle cap may occur in infancy due to hormonal influences from the mother that were passed across the placenta to the baby.
These hormones cause the sebaceous glands to become over active. In some severe cases an infant's scalp becomes really scaly and inflamed and causes even more parental concern, as it appears that the infant is uncomfortable and may be trying to scratch their head by rubbing it on surfaces.
The treatment for cradle cap is to wash the baby's scalp daily with a mild shampoo and then to use a soft comb or brush to help remove the scales once they have been loosened with washing. When washing the head make sure to get the shampoo behind the ears and in the brows (keeping the soap out of baby's eyes).
This is usually sufficient treatment for most cradle cap. In situations where the greasy scales seem to be worsening it may help to put a small amount of mineral oil or olive oil on the baby's head and let it sit (I left a small amount on my children's heads overnight) and then to shampoo the following day. The oil will help the scales to loosen up and come off more easily.
For babies that have very inflamed irritated cradle cap a visit to your pediatrician may be warranted to confirm the diagnosis. In persistent cases I often recommend shampooing several times a week with a dandruff shampoo that has either selenium (Selsun) or zinc pyrithione (Head and Shoulders) making sure not to get any in the infant's eyes. I may then also use a hydrocortisone cream or foam on the scalp that will lessen the inflammation and itching. In these cases it may take several weeks to totally clear up the problem.
As children get older, especially during puberty, you may see a return of seborrhea as dandruff. Again you can use dandruff shampoos. It also seems that with the overproduction of sebum there is an overgrowth of a fungus called "malessizia" so using a shampoo for dandruff as well as a antifungal shampoo (Nizoral) often works.
I have teens alternate different shampoos, as sometimes it seems to work better than always using the same shampoo for months on end. Teens don't like white flakes falling from their scalp and unlike a baby, a teen is worried about the cosmetic issues of seborrhea!
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THE MODERATOR: We're joined by student athletes Jordan McRae, Jeronne Maymon, Jarnell Stokes, Antonio Barton, and Josh Richardson. We'll open the floor for questions for our student athletes.
Q. Just Jordan and Jeronne, the veterans, how does it feel now you're in the building and see the NCAA logos? If both of you will talk about your emotions this morning.
Jordan McRae: It's just a great feeling for us on. This is something that we've been working towards all year, and for us to finally be here, it's a great feeling.
Jeronne Maymon: To second what Jordan said, I think it's a good accomplishment for us to finally be able to make the NCAA Tournament. And that's about it.
Q. Jarnell, just you talked about the NIT not being fun. Did it hit you today when you walked in here and see all the blue and all the NCAA logos that this is the NCAA Tournament, you're finally kind of where you always wanted to be in?
Jarnell Stokes: It hit me when we got to the hotel room, got to the hotel and we were able to see some of the things people go through when they get to the tournament. Something I personally never experienced.
But we realize we have unfinished business. So I don't want to get too hard, I guess.
Jarnell Stokes: We saw them in the Bahamas, and I stayed and I watched a lot of their games. I saw them competing with Villanova, one of the top teams in the country now. So this team is very good. They can shoot the ball and they have very good balance in their offense.
Q. Jordan, I guess both teams are in a similar position, came into the season with big expectations, are now in the First Four game in Dayton. Coach Fran McCaffery talked about this kind of being a reset for his team, now it's a new season. Is that kind of how you guys feel as well?
Jordan McRae: For us, it's definitely something new. Everybody's record is like 0 0. 68 teams right now are trying to do the same thing.
Josh, I don't know what your game plan would be, but I assume you'll spend some time on Marble tomorrow. What have you seen from him on film and what kind of a challenge is that compared to some of the guys you faced this season?
Josh Richardson: Devyn Marble is definitely a good player. He's good at creating his own shots, he plays well in transition. It's kind of tough to contain somebody like that that can do so many things with the ball.
But, I mean, I've got my guys behind me to help me if I get off balance or something like that, so I think we should be all right tomorrow.
Q. Jarnell, for you, you tend to play well in games that there are a lot of eyes on you. This tournament is going to be probably the most people that have been watching are you excited about that opportunity? I mean, you've put up some good numbers this year. Do you feel like this could be a showcase of some of the things you've been doing?
Jarnell Stokes: Well, I'm not thinking about putting up big numbers except maybe rebounding. But anything else I'm not really thinking about that. I just want to make the right play, make high IQ basketball plays and defend, rebound, do what my team needs me to win. I'm not really thinking about numbers.
Q. Antonio, you guys have won I think five in a row going into that Florida game, and I don't think it trailed any of those five games. Did that Florida game at all feel like stopped your guys' momentum at all? Because, again, you guys were beating teams so easily up to that point.
Antonio Barton: I don't think it stopped anything. We watched a lot of film on it. We made a couple of adjustments. I think it's more motivation on the bounceback after a loss. We've just got to come in, get a job done.
Q. Jeronne, the last time you guys had these two teams had the potential of crossing each other was at the Battle for Atlantis. Looking back at you guys now compared to where you are now compared to then, how has this team changed and what have you learned about yourselves since that preseason tournament?
Jeronne Maymon: I think we're a totally different team in all aspects from top to bottom. I think we've all improved. If not so physically, mentally more so than anything. So we came a long way, made a lot of different strides and a lot of different directions to reach this point. That's why we're playing our best basketball right now.
Q. For any of you guys, what was it like when you first came to Dayton?
Josh Richardson: We first got to Dayton, well, for me I remember just stepping off the bus and hearing somebody playing a bagpipe. And we were all kind of thrown off like we just didn't really know what was going on. Then we remembered it was St. Patrick's Day, so that was part of it.
We were all excited getting off the bus and like little decorations on the bed, so it finally set in for us that we're here and we just got to come out and play well.
Q. Jordan, can you talk about the pace of play, how important it will be tomorrow, average over 82 a game, no team scored 80 on you guys this year? I know you're not afraid to get out and run, but how important is it you just don't get caught up in going back and forth with them?
Jordan McRae: Just like you said, they're a team that's scoring 82 points a game. So we run the run when we get a chance to. We're not trying to have an up and down battle with them. We're trying to sit down on defense the whole game and limit them.
Q. Jarnell, you've played a lot of close games. I'm sure you expect one tomorrow night. What do you guys need to do to maybe come out on top in a close game because you guys maybe haven't done that as well throughout the season?
Jarnell Stokes: We have to want it a little more than the other team. I feel like Florida game, Florida did a very good job, particularly at the end of the game, finishing us off well, letting our defense lead to offense.
And we just have to make plays, go to what's been working. If they take one thing away, just someone has to generate offense.
Q. Jordan, Jeronne, I don't know if you heard the news, rather not comment on it or not, but Bruce Pearl accepted the Auburn job today. Either of you guys heard about that? What are your thoughts on that, him staying in the SEC and being back in the coaching game?
Jeronne Maymon: We have no comments on the Auburn situation. We're here to talk about Tennessee.
Jordan McRae: What Jeronne said. THE MODERATOR: Fair enough. Any other questions for the student athletes? All right, Josh, Antonio, Jarnell, Jeronne, Jordan, good luck tomorrow night.
We're joined by the head coach of the Tennessee Vols.
Coach Martin, an opening statement, and then we'll open up the floor to questions for you.
COACH MARTIN: Just very excited to be in the NCAA Tournament, great for our guys, great for our program, our fans. Just a tremendous honor. We're excited to be here. We're looking forward to a great game against Iowa.
THE MODERATOR: Questions for Coach Martin?
Q. So many coaches talk about the importance of, /he importance of point guard play. Is it even more important than it is during the regular season when you get to tournament time or not, and, if so, what are your feelings on that?
COACH MARTIN: I think it's always important. I don't think that the level raises just because it's an NCAA Tournament, you're still playing against a college opponent.
Even though Iowa's a talented team, I think after 30 plus games, you are who you are. I don't think you can just scrap what you're doing and change.
So for us I think what Antonio and Darius, those guys have been playing well, especially in the last six games.
Even though some games they might not make a lot of shots, they are playing well and they run their team and facilitate offense, getting the ball where it needs to go and defending a lot better.
But, of course, you've got to have talented, good point guard play in order to be successful.
Q. Coach, you see some similarities between you guys and Iowa, not necessarily in styles of play, but just two teams that entered the season with expectations, had some ups and downs but are now here in Dayton playing each other?
COACH MARTIN: I think you can say that. I think two teams that went into the preseason that weren't ranked, whatever the expectations were, we're picked to finish third in the SEC, finished fourth. You go through things through the course of a season.
I think for us, when you have two new point guards in a program and you have three returning starters, a guy all league guy two years ago, he's back in your program. So trying to gel those guys together to get the chemistry right, the flow right, doesn't happen overnight. But I'm glad it's happened for our guys the last six or seven games.
Q. Coach, can you just talk about the importance of pace of play tomorrow; they averaged over 80 points a game. You guys haven't given that many up all season long. How important is it you play your style?
COACH MARTIN: I think for us it's not necessarily control of the tempo, because we'll score the ball, we'll run in transition when we have opportunities to score. But I think for us, playing against a very talented Iowa team, we have to stop them in transition. Similar in some ways to Mizzou, when they get up those wings, we watch film of those guys, some cases they'll score with two or three seconds, going off the shot clock, 31 seconds on the clock, 30 seconds on the clock, put the ball in the rim. Not just their guards running the wings, their bigs do a great job of running.
You have to control it from that standpoint, which is easier said than done, and just really make those guys play in the half court. You have to box out because they're a really good offensive rebounding team as well.
Q. You guys have talked about seeing Iowa in the Bahamas back in I guess it was November. How have you seen them, how are they different maybe now than they were a few months ago?
COACH MARTIN: I don't think they're necessarily different. They're still a good team. I think in some ways they're probably better than they were in the Bahamas. That was a new team.
They probably played four or five games before they got to the Bahamas, probably not the best opponents.
They played well in the Bahamas, went through the grind of a Big Ten season. So in some cases you'll probably think they're better than they were at that point, even though the record might not show as much.
But I think they're a better team because anytime you go in a league of that level in 18 games and you talk about 19 games, tournament game, it's tough. So you learn a lot. You see a lot.
You've got some great coaching in the league, some very talented players. I think a lot of cases they're probably better than what they were.
Q. Can you talk about their depth versus your bench, if you think that's going to factor in at all, they play a lot of guys a lot of minutes, you play kind of three guys, are you looking at playing more, and how important is that tomorrow?
COACH MARTIN: I think we'll go with the eight guys. If there's foul trouble or a situation that takes place, if you can get a guy a few minutes here or there we'll do that.
But for us, we'll play the way we play and whatever happens happens. If we need to make adjustments, we'll make them and they have good depth. I think they've got 10 guys hovering around 15 plus minutes at least, excuse me, 10 or 11 guys and have some young guys very talented as well that played a lot early, probably don't play as much, but they have the pieces to play a lot of minutes.
Q. When you look at Marble, what can he do not only scoring but away when he's distributing and how does he compare with McRae?
COACH MARTIN: Well, I think two different players, though, very talented. Marble's a guy, 6'7", can run some point, play the 2, play the 3, and some cases can possibly play the 4. I'm not sure they play him at the 4, but with his size and his ability to hand the ball, can make shots, crash the glass, great job of catching and shooting. And I think his skill level definitely translates to the next level.
Jordan McRae's case, 6'2" guard that scores in transition, doesn't run the point for us, but different players, but their approach is the same as far as how they score the ball, they're both in attack mode.
Q. I asked the players this, Coach what was it like when you first arrived here in Dayton?
COACH MARTIN: It was great. I mean, just being in the NCAA Tournament on the bus ride, with our guys, it's a fun time, exciting time, not only for our guys, but for our fans, our program, the university.
And to walk in a hotel, to receive the fanfare that we did, it was great for our guys and our program. So it was fun.
Q. With the health issues you had earlier in your life and you beat them and now Coach McCaffery going through a thing with his son, he's going to have to leave, he has surgery tomorrow, does your heart go out to him and how does that, how do you think you would deal with that as a coach?
COACH MARTIN: Obviously I said a prayer for he and his family last night and this morning because at the end of the day this is what we do for a living but it's not who we are. First and foremost, he's a father, and that's the most important thing.
But that's first in his life. Put it in God's hands. And when he coaches his team, he'll coach his team. I think it's a tough thing to deal with in a situation like today you plan the NCAA Tournament game, your players need you, but your family needs you more. So tough thing to deal with.
THE MODERATOR: We'll open up the floor for questions for our student athletes.
Q. This question is for Dev. When you look at what McRae's done on video, what do you see and how does he compare to yourself and are you going to be the one that looks like you're going to have to defend him quite a bit?
ROY DEVYN MARBLE: Jordan McRae is a good guard. I think our games resemble each other a little bit. He's asked to carry a lot of the scoring load for that team, and, yes, I will be guarding him.
Q. Devyn, is it interesting to you that you're playing a Tennessee team that you very nearly could have faced in the Battle for Atlantis, and does it help or hurt? What are the benefits of playing a team that you guys probably scouted and got a chance to see, play in person earlier this season?
ROY DEVYN MARBLE: I don't know if it's any benefits or advantages or anything like that, but it is a team that we were prepared to have to face, like you said, in Atlantis. And the coaches have done a good job in keeping us focused and concentrating, making sure we have the right game plan going into it.
Q. Both Zach and Melsahn, it's been four years for you guys to get to this point. Does tomorrow's game and the preparation for tomorrow's game feel any different than any other game in your career?
ZACH MCCABE: You know, obviously it's a big opportunity being in the NCAA Tournament and an opportunity to play, and I think we just have to focus like any other game, just take it like we've been doing in our routine, every game each year and stuff like that.
So we just have to be prepared and focused and be ready for a great team in Tennessee.
MELSAHN BASABE: To piggyback what Zach said, I give credit to Coach McCaffery and the coaching staff. We're prepared at an elite level for each game whether it's a preseason scrimmage or non-conference, or any game we treat as a very important game.
So obviously the stage is a big stage, and this is elimination setting, but as far as our preparation, you know, the coaches have built the culture of us always being diligent and focusing no matter who you play.
Q. All three, and I'll start with Melsahn on this one, defense has obviously been an issue down the stretch in some of these losses, but also seemed to be kind of lack of communication on defense, not really the high tides or whatever that were there earlier in the season. Is that just a perception, or is there some truth to that, that maybe there's not either as much intensity on defense and the chemistry isn't as strong as maybe it was before February, before you played Wisconsin?
MELSAHN BASABE: It's not perception, because obviously the numbers show that we haven't been defending to our capability. Like you said, we were a really good defensive team. The last two years we've been one of the good defensive teams in the country. I'm going to say as a senior I'm going to start off by letting my voice be heard. I know Devyn and Zach will do the same thing and let it carry out throughout the team. We're just going to play defense the way we're capable of playing.
ZACH MCCABE: It's lack of focus, I think. Not doing what we need to do. And, I mean, it's kind of just killed us the last couple of games. We just got to get back to the basketball we were playing, playing together as one unit, and got to get that back.
ROY DEVYN MARBLE: I think we've been able to make some adjustments. We're communicating better as far as practice, leading up to this point. I think you'll see a higher energy level. If this doesn't excite you and energize you as a player, then I don't know what will.
Q. All three of you, this is the first NCAA Tournament Iowa has played in since '06. Have any former Iowa players reached out to any you, sort of giving you advice or offering their hand at all going into this game?
ROY DEVYN MARBLE: I've talked to Matt recently. He reached out to me. I've also stayed in constant communication with guys like Archie and E. May and Jarryd Cole. So they're all supporting us, and we appreciate it and they've given me different words of encouragement that I've definitely taken into consideration.
ZACH MCCABE: Yeah, same pretty much. I've been reached out by Matt Gatens and Jarryd Cole and Eric. And (indiscernible) actually texted me and just told me to play, just get our team ready to go, play with energy, stuff like that, and leave no regrets out on the floor.
MELSAHN BASABE: I have spoken to Devon Archie as well as Jarryd Cole, but I always speak to them. They're like my big brothers. And then actually Dev's dad, even though he was playing in the '80s, he's been a mentor person I talk to a lot, so that's a former player that I was speaking to just about the stage and how it works.
Q. Dev, your coach is in a tough spot with his personal situation. Do you see that as being any kind of rallying cry for this team, or are you just going to be there and support him behind closed doors, let it go at that?
ROY DEVYN MARBLE: You said something about rattling?
Q. He's in a tough spot personally with Patrick. Is it a rallying point, not rattle, rally behind him?
ROY DEVYN MARBLE: Yeah, of course. Coach McCaffery is our guy. We love him. We're all like family. Pat is a guy that basically at practice with us every day. He's like our little brother.
So I think as a unit we will rally behind it, and hopefully we everything goes well for them. They're all in our prayers.
So I know, like you said, he's in a tough spot, so we're just trying to make this as simple and easy for him as possible.
Q. This one's for Zach and Mel. Tennessee has a pretty good inside player in Jarnell Stokes. What have you seen of him on video and what's your challenge going up against him?
THE MODERATOR: Zach first and then Mel.
ZACH MCCABE: Obviously a big body. Guys we haven't seen in our league. They're very good offensive rebounders, and just on the glass constantly. So it's something we haven't seen.
But I think we're prepared. We know what we need to do. They're great players, and they bring a lot of energy to the game. So we just got to match that and bring even more than we have in the past. So it's just a mindset game and we just got to be aggressive with that.
MELSAHN BASABE: Obviously Jarnell is a very talented player. But like I said, the Big Ten has been pretty good my four years here, so I've seen everything from Sullinger to Draymond Green and Adreian Payne and Brandon Dawson and all those guys. So I'm used to competing against high level big men. And he presents his own challenges, but I think as long as you play them correctly and bring the proper intensity and you've got to realize when that shot goes up, it's going to be a war for the rebound, I think we're able to get it done.
We just got to have confidence in our own experience, our own ability while respecting our opponent as well.
Q. Zach, not to harp on the Battle for Atlantis, but you guys played well in that tournament. How would you compare how you played at that point to these last few games you've been in? Do you think you can get back to that point in another tournament setting?
ZACH MCCABE: Yeah, I mean, definitely it's a different type of environment there and tournament setting, and I usually play my best in tournament settings.
So just got to stay confident, believe in my shots, stuff like that, just getting in a rhythm and just play the best I can.
Now, that tournament was a great tournament for me, and I hope I can continue to play like that in the NCAA Tournament.
Q. Zach, you said you play your best in tournament setting. Is there something different about sort of that format, for all three of you, that makes it easier to elevate your play?
ZACH MCCABE: Just knowing it could be your last game. Every game after that, there's nothing to prepare for after that if you lose. So just brings you full circle what we need to do to win.
And it's a big opportunity for us in the NCAA Tournament. And we look to going on a run and stay aggressive and bring energy like we have at the end of the season.
Q. This one is for any of you three, doesn't matter which one who wants to address it, but after halftime the last four games you guys have given up sizable runs. Is there anything, any common element in the locker room at halftime that I guess kind of a lack of intensity right off the bat? Or what is the common element as far as giving up those runs right out of halftime?
MELSAHN BASABE: It relates to us getting away from who we are in the first half of those games. I can't remember the exact numbers, but we was doing what the coaches had told what we had to do and we were playing great team defense, playing up to our capabilities.
I think when we start giving up runs and stuff, we start going away from what has made us successful and what we're capable of.
So that sample of what you just talked about, those spurts just relate to the whole body of the stretch, which is not that we're not capable, where we're getting away from the things that make us successful.
So I think we need to whenever when we go into halftime just the coaches send their message, repeat what got you here, in the situation when we are up, and if we're down, remember, okay, what gets us out of the hole and what's going to help us win this game. I think that's it.
THE MODERATOR: Any other questions for our student athletes? All right, Melsahn, Devyn, and Zach, good luck tomorrow night.
We're now being joined by Fran McCaffery, the head coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Coach, an opening statement and then we'll open up the floor for questions for you.
COACH MCCAFFERY: This has been an incredible journey for our team and we're just thrilled to be here. I've been here before playing in the NCAA Tournament. Incredible venue here at Dayton. And I'm just so excited for our guys to have this opportunity to play in the tournament.
We've prepared well. I like our professionalism in terms of how we approach getting ready for this game. And that's about it.
THE MODERATOR: Questions for Coach?
Q. Fran, in your experience as a coach and especially tournament time, what's your take on the importance people place on point guard play?
COACH MCCAFFERY: I don't know that I would look at it any differently in terms of this time of the year or any other time of the year. I view point guard play as incredibly important. You look at this game, in particular, and you say, well, it might be rebounding, because they're so good in that area.
It could be transition. They run, we run. It could be any number of things. But I think when it's all said and done, the guy that's got the ball most of the time and his ability to make decisions is going to be critical in terms of who wins and loses the game.
Q. Coach, watching the bracket, pops up you play Tennessee, is there a benefit, anything good about playing a team that you got a chance to probably scout and see over at the Battle for Atlantis tournament earlier
COACH MCCAFFERY: I don't think there's any benefit because both of us thought there was a real good chance we were going to play each other. If we both won or we both lost, we were going to play each other in the second round. So I'm sure they have a scouting report on us. We have a scouting report on them.
But that was so long ago. I remember watching them and watching them recently and saying, you know, how impressed I was with how they've continued to improve, how their team came together. At that time of the year you're sort of not sure, where are we going to end up. Both teams obviously came into the season with great expectation. We both have experience. And typically with experience you have expectation. And fortunately we're both here.
Q. Fran, your three seniors just said the guys you mentioned Sunday, Cole, May, Gatens, those guys, had reached out to them, wishing the best of luck. Is that a sign leadership doesn't end when your career's over maybe and how much those guys want it for these guys?
COACH MCCAFFERY: I do, but I also think it speaks to the character of those guys and how close they are that they've remained in touch with each other.
I think Jarryd Cole in particular really took Melsahn and Zach under his wing and tried to show them how to do it. And so did Matt and Eric with regard to Dev, and you could see it's been reflected in their play and their development.
And I think when you have when you have great leadership, you don't have other issues. If you have issues, you don't get here.
And so I'm thankful to the leadership that came before and hope that those guys feel very much a part of the fact that we're here.
Q. Fran, this game features two explosive 2 guards in Marble and McRae. What kind of challenges does McRae present and is Dev going to when you're in man, is he going to largely draw that responsibility on defense?
COACH MCCAFFERY: There will be a lot of times he does; there will be some times when he won't.
McRae has really been impressive to me. Watched him live, of course, but when he's making 3s, his first step is so quick. He seems to always have his defender on the side of him.
If that's the case, then he can create. The thing about him, he's a scorer. But he also gives it up easy. And I think that's what makes him special. He also will run you down and block shots. He has the ability to guard and take advantage of his incredible length.
He's explosive, but I think his length presents issues at both ends of the floor that make him a guy that I think will ultimately end up in the NBA.
Q. Coach, were you able to work on a situation where you're able to fly back to Iowa City, spend some time with your family and make it back to the game tomorrow?
COACH MCCAFFERY: I was. I'm going to leave tonight about 8:30. So we'll obviously we got here yesterday. We had a meeting, we practiced before we left, so actually had two meetings, a meeting this morning, and obviously we'll have practice today. We'll have another meeting and then I'll take off. And so we'll put everything to bed for today.
Tomorrow, the other coaches will handle the morning meeting and the shootaround. Hopefully I'll be back before the last meeting we have which is typically right before pregame meal or right after pregame meal and be ready to coach the game, assuming all goes well.
Q. Walking off to the plate, I heard you guys laughing behind the scene here. I guess, you know, with the way these last few games have gone for you all, have you noticed kind of a has there been almost a relief of pressure? Are they more carefree than they were when the regular season was ended the way it did, or is this kind of like a refresh button for you guys?
COACH MCCAFFERY: I hope so. I really do. I think there was so much emphasis put on this team's ability to get here, to get into the NCAA Tournament in terms of progression. We all look at progression. 18 wins two years ago, NIT bid. Second round departure, then 25 wins, NIT championship game. The next step is you've got to go to the tournament.
I think without question that was on their minds every time we took the floor. And I think it was helpful at times. Maybe it wasn't as helpful at times. But like you said, once you're here, you know then, okay, we all have an equal opportunity to win a National Championship. And it starts with the first game. And anybody that you play against is going to be really good. And we recognize that and we'll prepare and be ready.
Q. Fran, have you been concerned at all about the communication issues on the defensive end, or sometimes does it seem like guys are talking to each other, a little out of sorts? Have they been ironed out over the last few days?
COACH MCCAFFERY: I don't think that's been the case. I think we've talked quite a bit. Sometimes the recognition isn't exactly what you want. But that's true for every game.
We've had some unique sets of circumstances that happen in games recently that, quite honestly, defy the law of averages. We typically will go after the other team's top guys and try to lock into them, and in a lot of cases it's been other people, which is a credit to the opposition that have made shots against us.
That said, we have to react differently. I don't disagree with that point. I think you're right, and we have addressed a lot of those areas. And I think our practices have been incredibly spirited and intense and focused, and we have already shown that we're capable of playing really good defense. It just hasn't happened in recent weeks.
Q. Is it hard for you not to remember the Siena-Ohio State game when you walk into this building?
COACH MCCAFFERY: It was not hard at all. We're in the locker room next to the locker room that we celebrated in. I remember walking off the floor like it was yesterday. And Coach Francis and I were just talking about it five minutes ago. Great feeling, incredible sense of accomplishment, and hope to enjoy similar experience.


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The following Op-Ed by Robert Bixby was published by Politico on April 17, 2012
An ironic consequence of the dueling fiscal plans put forward this year by President Barack Obama and House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is that, taken together, they illustrate why Erskine Bowles and former Sen. Alan Simpson had it right back in December 2010.
Budgets that fail to make tough compromises between Democrats and Republicans may please the party faithful. But they won't get us out of the deep fiscal hole both parties have had a hand in digging.
The prescription for deficit reduction from Bowles and Simpson, who served as co-chairmen of the president's bipartisan fiscal commission, begins with the premise that everything must be on the table: domestic spending, defense, entitlements and revenues.
Compromises must then be made among competing priorities. No one can expect to get everything they want — with the other side making all the concessions. Moreover, those compromises must involve the thorniest points of contention: health care, Social Security and taxes. They must also add up to substantial and sustained deficit reduction, not just a temporary fix.
The rationale is clear: The problem is too big to be solved with ideological purity. There is no point paying the political price of compromise to achieve something short of a real solution.
A lot of people didn't get the message. Two are named Obama and Ryan.
To be sure, the Obama and Ryan budgets both aim for substantial deficit reduction. Looking at numbers alone, either budget would substantially reduce the deficit.
The problem is not so much with the bottom-line numbers but with how each would get there and with what happens beyond the 10-year window for the budget outlook.
The president's budget is a hodgepodge of incremental steps that largely avoid any confrontation with the forces now driving the debt projections. After 10 years, the debt would actually be higher relative to the size of the economy and heading higher still.
On the plus side, Obama's budget relies on both spending cuts and tax increases to bring the deficit down. In that sense, everything is on the table. It stops short, however, of the structural changes needed to keep the debt from again rising to unsustainable levels. At best, it is a stopgap.
Ryan's fiscal blueprint claims to reduce the deficit more quickly, by a greater amount and with policies that would keep the deficit from rising again over time. And he does it all without a net tax increase.
To make the numbers work, however, Ryan resorts to implausible assumptions.
Under his plan, spending on everything other than Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and defense would virtually disappear — as would popular tax subsides like the mortgage interest deduction, the exclusion of employer-provided health insurance and deductions for charitable contributions. For all this pain, though, the budget doesn't get back to balance until 2040.
In the end, what the Ryan budget inadvertently demonstrates is how unlikely it is that an exclusive focus on spending cuts can get the budget back on a sustainable track.
What we need is a budget that takes positive elements from both the Obama and Ryan plans. Call it the "Obama-Ryan budget."
In fact, campaign rhetoric aside, an Obama-Ryan budget is not too hard to imagine. It depends on one central compromise: Democrats agree to a structural change in Medicare that will reduce projected spending, like some version of "premium support," and Republicans agree that a portion of new revenue from tax reform can go to deficit reduction, perhaps by using the "Buffett rule" as a pathway to scaling back deductions, exclusions and credits that act as expenditures dressed up as tax cuts.
Doing one without the other is a political nonstarter. It's impossible to believe that Republicans will ever agree to higher taxes without limits on Medicare, the largest driver of projected spending growth. Conversely, there is zero chance that Democrats will agree to structural changes in Medicare without demanding higher revenues imposed on a progressive basis.
This leads back to Bowles and Simpson. They figured out this Gordian knot 16 months ago and have been waiting for the rest of the political world to catch up.
The wait has been prolonged by Ryan, who voted against the Bowles-Simpson recommendations as a member of their commission, and by Obama, who appointed Bowles and Simpson to lead the commission and then damned its work with faint praise in his subsequent budget.
Don't look for a change in this pattern anytime soon. Obama and Ryan are happy to demonize each other for electoral advantage through November. But when the dust settles, the fiscal facts will remain — and the Obama-Ryan budget, guided by the Bowles-Simpson framework, may look pretty good.


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One of the greatest privileges of being a kindergarten teacher in a Jewish day school is having the opportunity to teach children to recite the four questions. Unlike almost anything else I teach them about Jewish ritual, this is "real work." The candles will get blessed, kiddush will be recited, and birkat hamazon chanted with our without them. But children are needed for the Mah Nisthana. It's their gig, and they know it.
In our school, children have only a modest introduction to spoken Hebrew in the Gan, and do not learn to read and write the alef-bet until first grade. So, figuring out ways to make the Miah Nisthana meaningful to them in Hebrew has presented me with some interesting challenges.
My goals for the Gan are that they feel confident in their recitation; that they have a general sense of what the individual words mean; that they have some kind of written text to help them remember all four questions.
The first goal is accomplished by practice, practice, practice. We practice several times a day starting shortly after Purim. The second goal is accomplished by explaining the questions in English, and then working with the children to come up with hand motions that correspond to the "big ideas." The last goal is the trickiest – the children don't read Hebrew, and I wouldn't give them transliteration even if I thought it would be useful. So, last year a created a picture chart, with symbols for the same big ideas. I wrote the symbols in the Hebrew direction to get them prepared for reading from a real haggadah next year. The week before seder, the children take turns leading and pointing, and a small copy of the chart is included in their Gan haggadah.
An additional goal is for the work of learning the Four questions to be fun. Take a look at a video of my class practicing last week, and let me know how you think I did!
Chag Sameyach v'chasher. We'll be welcoming a new dog into our home this Passover – check out the Homeshuling facebook page if you'd like to see him.
I'm not exaggerating.
The bane of my Passover existence has been pareve baking. I cook a lot more meat during the holiday than I do the rest of the year, which means a lot more pareve desserts. Which has, up until now, usually meant margarine made from disgusting ingredients such as cottonseed oil.
Last year, I caught wind of the possibility that extra virgin coconut oil, the darling of crunchy mamas everywhere, was Kosher for Passover. Alas, I didn't catch wind of this possibility until the day before Passover when it was too late to call the OU hotline.
This year, I planned ahead and called and emailed the OU hotline. And what I learned will change your life. Trust me.
Spectrum unrefined organic coconut oil is kosher for passover when labeled OU. (No special Passover labeling.)
I know you won't believe me. I don't know why it's not in their Passover guide. But friends, I have names. And an email. The person whom I spoke to at the OU hotline was named Rabbi Geiger, and he said I could quote him.
Here is the email I got from the Webbe Rebbe (also of the OU.)
From: Webbe Rebbe <firstname.lastname@example.com>
To: 'amy meltzer' <xxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 12:07 PM
Subject: RE: extra virgin coconut oil?
Thank you for contacting the OU.
That is correct, Spectrum unrefined coconut oil is kosher for Passover.
Please do not hesitate to contact us again should you have any further questions.
The Web(be) Rebbe
Orthodox Union Kashruth Division
From: amy meltzer [xxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 12:39 PM
To: Webbe Rebbe
Subject: Re: extra virgin coconut oil?
Will it be labeled OUP or does it not require the P?
thanks for your help in this-
I received this reply on Tuesday, March 20
Thank you for contacting the OU.
With a plain OU symbol.
Note: This information is valid for Passover 2012 only.
Please visit www.oupassover.org or consult our printed "Guide to Passover" for more a proper listing and other details.
Please do not hesitate to contact us again should you have any further questions.
Have a Kosher and happy Pesach.
The Web(be) Rebbe
Orthodox Union Kashruth Division
For those of you who haven't used Coconut oil, it's a solid at room temperature and has a mild coconut flavor. While refined coconut oil is on everyone's list of unhealthy fats, unrefined coconut oil is generally considered somewhere from benign to a miraculously healthy. (Here's a fairly balanced NYTimes article on the topic.) I won't take sides, I just know it's better than hydrogenated cottonseed oil. I'll be making Levana's Passover Brownies this year with coconut oil. Yum.
Why I love the New American Haggadah (and it's not just because I got to have a martini with Nathan Englander.)
I'm not a haggadah junkie. I know many Jews whose shelves are overflowing with numerous versions of the Haggadah – from the traditional Maxwell House to the not-so-traditional Santa Cruz – and whose seders are an amalgam of commentaries, poems, and (alas) responsive readings, from these dog-eared, post- it covered books. Maybe it's because my family's seder is geared towards young children; maybe it's because I prefer discussion to recitation; or maybe because I think there's more than enough meaningful text to fill a seder without any extra thrown in; but I've always been of the opinion that when it comes to haggadot, less is more.
Nevertheless, when I was offered a copy of the New American Haggadah to review, I was elated. I'd just heard Nathan Englander, the brilliant writer who translated the Haggadah, on Fresh Air days before I received the book. On the show, he talked to Terry Gross about his own background as a no-longer-Orthodox Jew with a strong yeshiva education. He described the seriousness with which he approached the project, spending years with his hevruta, pouring over every word choice to try to capture the "rhythm, clarity, communication, meaning..(and).. intent" of the original text. Listening to the few examples quoted in the interview, from his daring translation of Eloheinu, Melech HaOlam to his midrashic turn on the plague of choshech, I couldn't wait to see the rest. (Did I pique your curiousity? Check out the interview. Or better yet, the haggadah itself.)
The Haggadah is simply magnificent. The translation turns the English "side" of the service, which has always felt clunky and awkward to me ("Wherefore is this night distinguished from all other nights?") into poetry. It's a translation finally worthy of sharing the page with the Hebrew. Which is so, so important for those of us who can't engage meaningfully with the text in the original.
I could blather on about why I love Englander's translation. (In fact, I did just that when I got to go out for drinks with him after his reading at a local bookshop.) But I'm going to trust that a glimpse of one of my favorite pages will give you a far better sense of the haggadah than all my blathering. I'll also share a little bit of what I learned about these pages from interviewing Englander and the editor, Jonathan Safran Foer. (I know what you are thinking. Right?) Then, I'll tell you about the giveaway I scored for you, my beloved readers.
These two pages appear side by side, just after candle lighting, to introduce the steps of the seder:
I asked Nathan about this translation. He spoke about the tension between translating literally and capturing the artistic essence of the original. ""This is a poem in Hebrew, so I wanted it to read like a poem in English." But, he explained, the words he chose also had to help illustrate the ceremony of the seder. "They are words, with specific meaning, but they are also touchstones – they represent actions and ideas. If you only knew the meaning of the words, that wouldn't be enough to understand. You'd still have to ask."
You can see a section of the timeline which runs along the top margin of the entire Haggadah. According to Safran Foer, "there's been some confusion about the timeline. It's not a timeline of Jewish history, but a timeline of the Exodus story and how it's presented in Jewish history and world history. It's arguably one of the best known stories. To me, the timeline inspires a kind of awe, which I think is an appropriate reaction to the Haggadah."
On the opposite page, the illustration is actually the word Kadesh written in Hebrew handwriting dating back to 1200 BCE. Safran-Foer explained that the graphic artist, Oded Ezer, used the timeline to inspire his art. "On each page he would look at… what the timeline was referring to and researched Hebrew typography for that period. He used that as the basis for the design."
What you can't see on this page are the four commentaries that also run throughout the book, written by Jeffery Goldberg, Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, Nathaniel Deutsch, and Lemony Snicket. (Yes, that Lemony Snicket. "For the kids," explained Safran Foer. "He knows that age group better than anyone.") While they offer some interesting insights, I admittedly wouldn't recommend this Haggadah for the sake of the commentary. It's the text itself that makes this a transformative work. Which I think is more or less how it should be.
I doubt I'll be using this Haggadah at the seder I have with my 6 and 8 year old daughters, who will not swoon when they come to the translation of Tam as "The Artless One." (And wait until you see what he does with the words Barukh Hamakom.) But it's been by my bedside since I received it, and reading through a few pages a night has been part of my own spiritual preparation for Passover. (Which in past years has consisted mostly of…..vacuuming.)
Would you like a copy of your very own? (You don't even have to answer.) Little, Brown and Company has graciously offered THREE copies to homeshuling readers. (Between the interviews and the giveaway I'm beginning to think they have confused me with some other blogger.) All you have to do to enter is leave a comment below (scroll way down!) However, the winners will not be selected (at random, of course) until I have at least 100 comments. The deadline to enter is Tuesday, March 20 – noon, Massachusetts time. So, please, share a link, spread the news. Otherwise, I may never get to have a martini with a famous author again.
This time of year, I'm always excited when I look at my google analytics and see that people have landed at my blog by searching for "hamentashen recipe". I love the idea of people all over the world making my great-grandmother's fabulous hamentashen, the same ones my mom made with me and that I make with my girls.
The recipe is undeniably awesome, but it can be a little persnickety. So I've re-posted it, improving the directions slightly to make the experience a little more fool-proof. (Not that I'm calling you a fool, mind you.)
Dough Ingredients:
- 2.5 – 3 cups flour (add 2.5 cups to start, and reserve the last half cup to add gradually as needed)
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 stick butter or margarine
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup sugar
Cream the butter and sugar. Add eggs. Mix. Add the dry ingredients. This is easiest to do with a Kitchen Aid or another good electric mixer. Add the last half cup of flour gradually, just until the dough holds together and is only slightly sticky. Form a ball, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.
Prune Filling (my great-grandmother's specialty): ½ lb pitted prunes soaked overnight in water (about an inch higher than the prunes) then cook with a little sugar and cinnamon until very soft. Mash to break up the prunes (I sometimes puree it with an immersion blender, but it's not necessary.). Squeeze in a little lemon to taste.
Roll the dough, and cut out circles ~3" diameter (I use a drinking glass for this.). To see how to fill and fold the pastries, watch this video from Shalom Sesame, made by the Sesame Street Workshop (Folding starts at around 2 minutes, but the whole video is worth watching.)
Recently, I've started rolling my dough in between two sheets of parchment paper and can't believe it took me over 40 years to discover this trick.
Bake at 375 for 12-15 minutes, until lightly brown around the edges.
This year the girls insisted on doing almost everything themselves. Here they are hard at work:
This past Sunday, when we should have been baking, I took my daughters and one of their friends to participate in a Purim opera at the National Yiddish Book Store. Children had the opportunity to appear as a children's chorus and a few walk-on rolls. Here are Zoe and her friend Ryan as contestants in the beauty pageant to select a new queen.
Here they are dressed as animals performing at the dinner Esther prepares for the King and Haman (who looked suspiciously like Louis C.K.)
Time to make those rice crispy-treat baskets! Chag Sameyach!


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San Francisco Giants 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 (14): Hector Sanchez makes his skipper look brilliant
I'll admit it. I didn't see much of Monday's win over the Brewers. But apparently, I saw enough.
I watched the first inning, when Buster Posey blasted a thee-run home run. But then I had an evening meeting. When I got back, the game was still going on, in the 14th inning.
My first thought was: How many pitchers are left in the bullpen? How many position players are left on the bench, given Bruce Bochy's penchant for double switches and pinch-hitting for position players.
The answer to the first question was two: recent Triple-A callups Steve Edlefsen and Shane Loux. The answer to the second question was none.
- Brandon Belt entered the game in a double-switch in the eighth.
- Emmanuel Burriss entered the game in a double-switch in the ninth
- Aubrey Huff pinch-hit for Jeremy Affeldt in the 11th.
- Angel Pagan was not available because of the stomach flu.
- In the 12th, Bochy replaced Posey with Hector Sanchez in a double switch.
But Sanchez made the move pay off with a lead-off home run in the 14th.
"You don't see that too often, a double-switch and your backup hits one out," Bochy said.
It's a rare sight indeed. Also rare is a game in which all of the Giants' runs game via the home run — and each of those homers came from a Giants catcher.
You wouldn't expect to see that with Eli Whiteside or Chris Stewart on the roster.
Matt Cain takes the mound against Shaun Marcum at 5:10 p.m. Cain has a road ERA of 4.42, but that is misleading. Cain has only had three road starts this season, and that includes his first start of the season, in which he gave up five runs in six innings in Arizona. His most recent road start also came in Arizona on May 12, in which he gave up one run on three hits in six innings.


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The Philadelphia Eagles look like the front-runner, but here's a look at some of the latest buzz surrounding other possible free-agent landing spots for former New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress, who was released from prison on Monday:
Atlanta Falcons: The big reason why they have gained some steam is the presence of offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey, under whom Burress had his most productive NFL season (78 catches, 1,325 yards). But that was nine years ago, before the Falcons went through the wringer with Michael Vick. It's unlikely after drafting rookie Julio Jones at wide receiver, they'll even want to take the chance of rocking their talented youthful roster with Burress.
Baltimore Ravens: Although the New York Daily News included them among four teams with lukewarm interest in addition to the Falcons, Chargers and Steelers, Ravens fans clearly don't want Burress added to Joe Flacco's targets. In a Baltimore Sun online poll, 66 percent were against the team taking a chance on the receiver.
Chicago Bears: The Bears may have once looked at Burress as the player to fill their void for a big red zone receiver to complement Mike Martz's army of smaller, quicker, speedsters, the Chicago Tribune reports they are unlikely to "renew their interest" in Burress.
Miami Dolphins: Already dealing with one wide receiver who has more recently dealt with off-field trouble in Brandon Marshall, it makes sense they are not expected to show interest in Burress. That's also what the South Florida Sun-Sentinel is reporting.
New York Jets: While the chances are slim to none Burress re-signs with the crosstown Giants, sources told the New York Daily News the Jets are also a longshot because Burress is intent on starting his life and career fresh away from the city and its environs.
Oakland Raiders: Because first-year head coach Hue Jackson is pleased with his group of promising young receivers and may be looking more at character for a change, the Contra Costa Times conjectures that despite early rumors, the Raiders are unlikely to go in Burress' direction.
Pittsburgh Steelers: Although back in February before the Super Bowl, Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward said he wouldn't mind reuniting with Burress in Pittsburgh, the team has no need to bring Burress back in behind Ward, Mike Wallace and rising young stars Emmanuel Sanders and Antonio Brown.
San Diego Chargers: It's no secret they would like to get a seasoned receiver, possibly with some good size to protect against losing the franchise-tagged Vincent Jackson, it would be wrong to think just because Burress is listed with the exact height (6-5) and only two pounds bigger than Jackson (232 pounds) that this is a realistic scenario.
St. Louis Rams: DT Fred Robbins, a former Giants teammate of Burress, told Sirius NFL Radio he has lobbied for his team to bring in Burress to give their receiving corps a much-needed veteran presence. That would reunite Burress with the defensive coordinator who also had a big part in New York winning Super Bowl XLII, Steve Spagnuolo.
Clifton Brown: Eagles make the most sense for Plaxico's next team
David Whitley: Burress deserves a second chance and our support
News: Plaxico Burress released from prison after two-year jail term


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