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Loretta Broderick isn’t the only fur-tastic tot in Hollywood. We recently spotted mini trendsetters Stella McDermott (Dec. 1), Honor Warren (Dec. 3) and Anja Mazur (Dec. 1) rocking stylish fur vests while out and about.

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Whether you opt for faux or the real thing, this luxe layering piece is a great way to take your tot’s outfits up a notch. Ready to shop? We’ve rounded up our top picks — for every budget — below.

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Forget your Mini Me! LIV‘s Fur Vest ($198) is so fancy (it has real fur and suede fringe trim!), it’s a shame it doesn’t come in grown-up sizes.

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We love how Honor (above) layered babyGap‘s Favorite Fur Vest ($30) under her wool coat for extra warmth. It would look equally as cute over a long sleeve blouse, skinny jeans and cute riding boots.

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Don’t want to break the bank? Gymboree‘s cropped Faux Fur Vest ($18) has the same chic feel without the hefty price tag.

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Julie on

Cute vests, but I can’t believe you are promoting real fur vests. I thought this was a thing of the past as now it is definitely looked down upon in society to wear real fur. Please do not promote animal cruelty, especially on a family friendly site like this.

Paula on

Julie, I agree, especially since man made materials are now soft and cuddly.

Stacey on

Honor is so cute

sunbun on

Oh people.com, you have lost me on this one. I used to love coming to your site for a browse but after seeing you promote real fur as “fancy”, I will not be back. If you actually took the time to find out how they “harvest” fur, you would seriously re-think your recommendations. Shame on you.

Amy on

Way to sponsor animal cruelty.

alicia on

Does anyone else find these looks to be odd? They’re like miniature women. Let them be kids- not fashionistas.

colleen on

Stella is adorable. The cutest of the 3 girls. Hate the real fur vests. Wear faux only.

vanessa montenegro on

Very dissapointed that this website would actually promote skinning animals alive, especially for children’s wear. Ignorance is abundant I see.

Accalia on

“it’s a shame it doesn’t come in grown-up sizes.”

Really now? Very disappointed that this site promotes fur wearing.

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by Richard C. Bilello

I first became interested in this breed some eight years ago when I saw the cover photo of a Havana Brown on the May 1991 issue of the CFA Almanac. At the time, my wife Lori and I had been breeding and showing Russian Blues. The Havana Brown in the cover photo was GC, NW Kapalua Lady In Brown of Heirbourne, and I was awestruck by this mahogany beauty with brilliant green eyes. After reading every word of the article and reexamining the photo several times, I showed my wife the picture. I was excited and said something like, "Look at this magnificent cat. She is like a Russian Blue with a rich, red-brown coat and the same brilliant green eyes." Good specimens in both breeds have awesome color, and green eyes complete the look.

I immediately set out to purchase a show quality Havana Brown and quickly found out how difficult it can be. There simply were not many breeders to contact. With some measure of difficulty, I acquired a female kitten and entered her in the Invitational Show. It was out of town, in winter and very cold. I just had to see other Havanas from around the country so that I could develop an eye by comparison.

Our kitten didn't make any finals, but was the best and only Havana Brown kitten entered. We did have the opportunity to meet a small group of Havana breeders and exchange telephone numbers.

At this point, for those who are not familiar with the history of this breed, I will provide a brief overview of the highlights. It has been documented that self-brown cats were known and shown in Europe in the 1890s. One of the names given these cats was "Swiss Mountain Cat." These cats disappeared until the post World War II period, most likely because the Siamese Cat Club of Britain issued a statement around 1920 that, "the club much regrets it is unable to encourage the breeding of any but blue-eyed Siamese." As a result, all solid-brown cats with non-blue eyes were excluded from Siamese classes at shows; and that was the end of brown cats as the early breeders knew them.

In the early 1950s, a group of English fanciers collaborated to systematically isolate the genetic design of a self-brown cat. Early experiments produced a chestnut brown male kitten named Praha Gypka, the result of mating a black shorthair and a chocolate point Siamese. However, it should be noted that a year prior to this planned breeding, an accidental breeding between a black shorthair and a seal point Siamese produced a self-chocolate male kitten named Elmtower Bronze Idol, the first Havana Brown to be registered in England and the forerunner of our present day breed. The sire of the black shorthair, also accidentally bred, was a black domestic, while the dam was a seal point Siamese.

To clarify the breeding:

		Sire: Parkhill Tritone (seal point Siamese)
	Sire: Elmtower Tombee (seal point Siamese)
		Dam: Tsiu Chow (seal point Siamese)
Elmtower Bronze Idol (first registered Havana Brown male)
		Sire: Pickles (black DSH)
	Dam: Elmtower Susannah (black SH)
		Dam: Tsiu Chow (seal point Siamese)

Careful studies of pedigrees and written accounts of the founders' original work show that the cats producing the early parentage of the present breed contained almost no Russian Blues and a small number of chocolate point Siamese. The most successful and most often used combination was that of a black shorthair and a seal point Siamese carrying the chocolate gene.

In the mid-1950s, Mrs. Elsie Quinn, Quinn Cattery, imported the very first Havana Brown from England, a female named Roofspringer Mahogany Quinn. She was bred to Laurentide Brown Pilgrim of Norwood, also an import, and produced the very first Havana Brown to achieve grand champion status in CFA (in 1959): Quinn's Brown Satin of Sidlo. All of the Havana Browns in North America today can trace their heritage to this cat.

By the time the breed had received recognition in English cat registries, the breed name had been changed to "Chestnut Brown." In North America it is not only the name Havana Brown that has been retained, but also the distinctive type of the cat. In England, breeding back to Siamese has continued; therefore, the original look of the cat has been lost. A Chestnut Brown of today would resemble our chestnut Oriental Shorthair in type. In North America, we can proudly say that the breed has retained its original look - a moderate cat with a distinctive head, an elegant coat and a personality that will melt your heart.

The Havana Brown has not only a unique appearance, with it's rich mahogany brown coat and brilliant green eyes, but also a truly unique personality. I refer to Havana Browns as the puppies of the cat fancy. This breed is outgoing and playful and they love to follow you everywhere you go. While most cats scatter at the sound of a sudden crash, Havanas run toward the sound to see what caused it. Even after they are several years old they still enjoy a good round of tag, and they will play with a simple toy just like kittens. Havanas also like to make biting marks in paper or cardboard, so you must be careful not to leave important documents or photos lying around. One of my cats actually goes into my wife's pocketbook and removes papers, business cards, money, etc.

The only thing they seem to take seriously is eating. If you have other breeds of cats, you may have to feed them seperately. Havanas will eat all of their own food in seconds and then proceed to eat any other cat's food if they can.

Since Havanas are a shorthair breed, routine grooming is kept to a minimum. However, if the cat is being shown, it is important to bathe it several days before the show. Use any good feline shampoo (the Ring 5, Burnished Bronz Shampoo seems to work very well), and after thoroughly soaping the cat, rinse with warm water for two or three minutes. Make sure all the soap is gone; this is very important. Towel dry and then let your cat finish the job in a warm place. After the coat is completely dry, brush gently and use a coat gloss to restore the luster. Finish up with a chamois or soft cloth. Remove any stray white hairs.

How, then, is it that so few of these cats and breeders remain? There are several reasons, but I will simply mention the most obvious: 1. Havana Browns are a breed exclusive to North America. As mentioned previously, the Chestnut Brown, the European version of the Havana Brown, is the equivalent of the chestnut Oriental Shorthair in CFA. 2. The breed was closed to outcrosses too early and with too few lines established initially. The first Chestnut Brown, Roofspringer Mahogany Quinn, was imported from England in 1956. The Havana Brown was accepted for championship competition in CFA in 1964. Outcrossing/cross-breeding was cut off in 1974. 3. With too few breeding lines in existence, new breeders were and are discouraged by the difficulty of obtaining unrelated breeding stock. There are too few cats and they are too closely bred.

Please note: Breeding is the process of selecting the most desirable partners for a mating with the anticipation of showing an improvement in the offspring in terms of health, temperament, and adherence to the established breed standard.

This breed, for the past several years, has struggled simply to exist. No selective breeding has occurred beyond that of choosing parents which are not too closely related. In many cases a breeder has, at most, fewer than four choices. A review of Havana Brown pedigrees would shock most veteran breeders.

Approval of an outcross program carefully monitored and evaluated by an independent, expert geneticist is a must - in short, correcting a past program error. Today's knowledge of genetics and advances in technology provide us with the tools to determine the degree of genetic diversity currently existing in a breed, and periodic evaluation can determine when outcrossing is no longer necessary.

Fortunately, immediate action to outcross this breed can work wonders. Experimental outcrossing to both a black domestic shorthair and an Oriental Shorthair have produced healthy, solid brown kittens in the first generation. Second and third generation kittens are currently on the ground and exhibiting good type. The introduction of this new bloodline to the beautiful Havana Browns still remaining is producing offspring beyond our expectations. The vigor can, and will, return to the breed, and so will a new generation of breeders eager to produce and promote this unique breed.

Leslie A. Lyons, Ph.D., Senior Staff Fellow, Laboratory of Genomic Diversity, National Cancer Institute, submitted a proposal to The Winn Feline Foundation concerning the evaluation of the health, genetic diversity and long-term consultation to manage the Havana Brown gene pool. Her proposal has been accepted by the Winn Foundation and we look forward to her contribution.

In April 1998, Havana Brown Breed Council members again voted on a proposal regarding outcrossing this breed. The CFA Board will decide at the June 1998 board meeting whether or not to approve this proposal. This decision should be based on the scientific and statistical data presented. I have no doubt that this process will set a precedent on how these decisions are made in the future. Every breed recognized by CFA has its own history, and has developed in its own unique way. Any problems faced by a particular breed need to be recognized, defined and substantiated. Consultation with genetic experts and other professionals should then be brought to bear and all proposed solutions considered by the breed council members and the CFA Board of Directors. This process should yield decisions resulting in high quality specimens with regard to meeting the breed standard, general health and temperament for future generations.

It is estimated that there are fewer than 1000 Havana Browns alive today, under 130 unaltered Havanas, and only approximately 12 active CFA catteries. The statistics for the breed, thru 1997, are as follows:

Award Number of Cats Period
Distinguished Merit 8 1964-1997
(first DM achieved in 1988)
Grand Champions
100 1991-1997
Grand Premiers
45 1991-1997
Regional Winners
24 1991-1997

National Winners

1976: GC, NW Aragon's Tia Maria
1980: GC, NW Kapalua Lady In Brown of Heirbourne
1992: GC, NW Heirbourne's Winds Aloft
1996: GP, NW Timberwild Mr Bold of Serendipity
1997: GC, NW Bundash Levi Garrett

This is not a bad showing given the size of the breed.

Please note that in 1997 only 36 Havana Browns were registered in CFA, the smallest number in any breed.

The author gratefully acknowledges his sources of reference as:
* "The Havana Brown... The Felicitous Feline" by Annette Bittaker and Norma Placchi, 1982 CFA Yearbook.
* "The Havana Brown - The Cat in a Not-So-Plain Brown Wrapper" by Norma Placchi, Cat Fanciers' Almanac, May 1991.
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Yacht Rock is an 12-part series following the fictionalized lives and careers of American soft rock stars of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Created by JD Ryznar, Hunter D Stair and Lane Farnham, it is one of the most successful projects to come out of Channel 101.

J. D. Ryznar and Hunter D. Stair devised the series after noticing the incestuous recording careers of such bands as Steely Dan, Toto, and The Doobie Brothers and the singer-songwriters Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald. For example, McDonald co-wrote Loggins' "This Is It" and Loggins co-wrote McDonald's band The Doobie Brothers' "What a Fool Believes" and also performed backing vocals for several other 'yacht rock' artists, including Steely Dan and Christopher Cross. Yacht Rock's episodes were "hosted" by "Hollywood" Steve Huey, a legitimate music critic for Allmusic. It should be noted that the term "Yacht Rock" is never used throughout the series by any characters except for by Huey during his introductions, instead it is always referred to as "Smooth Music". The look of the series was the responsibility of the show's editor Lane Farnham. Summary Edit

JD and Hunter having won Channy Awards for Yacht Rock.

What can be said about Yacht Rock that hasn't been said by various magazines, newspapers and disc jockeys across the country? J.D. Ryznar and Hunter Stair's saga detailing the unknown mythical origins of a previously obscure genre of music struck the audience like a lightning bolt on its first episode, much like fellow 101 breakout House of Cosbys. Unlike HoC, however, Yacht Rock was never sued by its iconic characters' real life counterparts. In fact, it is said that at one time or another, just about every musician lovingly portrayed in the series has witnessed and enjoyed it behind closed doors. Yacht Rock enjoyed success on levels and in ways previously unattained by 101 shows, its title becoming a household phrase at radio stations, a bin at your local record store and a category on iTunes. But beneath its pop cultural triumph was an artistic one that often went undescribed: Yacht Rock's stories were always clever and sometimes downright genius in their assembly, weaving trivia, common knowledge, exaggerations and fabrications into a rope strong enough to hold it at the #1 position for an unbelievable number of non-consecutive months, setting audience share records at Channel 101 that are unlikely to be broken any time soon and sweeping the 2005 Channy Awards. Ironically, Channel 101's most memorable show came to its end quietly and unremarkably, not unlike some of the careers it saluted with a smirk. Instead of choking on its vomit in a Paris bathtub or overdosing on a Hollywood sidewalk, Yacht Rock simply told us one last story about Steely Dan, then hoisted its sails and drifted away while a satisfied crowd waved goodbye from the docks, exactly one incredible year after its historical debut. Bye, Yacht Rock. We loved you.

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Ryznar admits to having a fascination with the music of the period. Ryznar explains, "Getting into Steely Dan really started this for me. As did the ability to buy dollar records at Amoeba and put them on tapes for my car. Kenny Loggins has made his way into all the pilots I've been involved with except one.[1]" As Ryznar told Reuters contributor Andy Sullivan, "I'm making fun of the songwriting process, but the music is generally treated pretty lovingly."[2]

The series depicts some realistic aspects of the music, but builds exaggerated storylines around them. For example, main protagonists Loggins and McDonald receive inspiration from a fictional Yacht Rock impresario named Koko Goldstein, whose death in Episode 2 ultimately leads them to go their separate ways musically. Another example is the series' presentation of several real-life characters. McDonald is an idealistic and earnest singer/songwriter, but takes both Smooth Music and himself far too seriously. Loggins is his easygoing friend and frequent collaborator who eventually abandons Smooth Music in favor of commercial rock and roll in the 80s, which strains their friendship. The portrayal of John Oates as the abusive, foulmouthed leader of Hall & Oates, exerting sometimes violent control over the milquetoast Daryl Hall, is clearly different from reality, in which Hall is the main lead vocalist and songwriter with no hint of a rivalry. Christopher Cross is depicted as a wide-eyed, timid newbie whose song "Sailing" is lauded as the "smoothest song ever". Loggins' former partner Jim Messina is a bitter wino who hates Loggins for his success and perceived betrayal. Michael Jackson is depicted as a hard-rock enthusiast who believes his partnership with guitarist Eddie Van Halen will lead to an endless parade of female sexual conquests. Jeff Baxter, the Doobie Brothers' lead guitarist, is seen threatening to kick McDonald "out of the Doobies" if he doesn't write them another hit. The real Baxter did bring McDonald into the band but, as they achieved their greatest commercial success, Baxter left the Doobie Brothers because of his displeasure with their new commercial sound and attitude. The Eagles (portrayed here as jock-like meatheads) and Steely Dan (portrayed as snarky nerds, with Donald Fagen speaking in an incoherent babble of Scat) really did insert lyrical references to each other in their music, as depicted in the show, but these were actually friendly in nature, not part of a longtime grudge involving baseball bats and lunch-money shakedowns.[3]

The series was written, directed, and produced by Ryznar, co-produced by David B Lyons and Hunter Stair, and edited by Lane Farnham. The production has a "bad-on-purpose aesthetic".[4] Ryznar credits lots of people here.

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Yacht Rock debuted on Channel 101 at the June 26, 2005 screening. It placed in the top five at subsequent screenings until the June 25, 2006 screening, where it placed seventh and was canceled.

However, the show remained a popular download on Channel 101, convincing the creators to make an 11th episode independently. This episode, featuring Jason Lee as Kevin Bacon, debuted during a screening at the Knitting Factory in New York City on December 27, 2007. A month later, Channel 101 themselves included it in a screening, and hosted it on their website along with the other episodes on January 28, 2008.[5]

Of the episode, Abed Gheith had this to say:

"Truly a great and wonderful episode in all ways. From the blood bath Footloose scene to the Me-L.T. There were moments in this that restored those awesome memories from what seemed like ages ago. I think Sevan said something that he heard Hunter say that was pretty crazy, about seeing the show up there was like ghosts on the screen. It was a wonderful ride down memory lane of Channel 101's best days."

A 12th and final episode premiered in April 2010.

Music in the show Edit

"Yacht rock" is a name[6][7] for the popular soft rock that peaked between the years of 1975 and 1984. Significant "yacht rockers" include Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Christopher Cross, and Toto. In the musical sense, yacht rock refers to the highly polished brand of soft rock that emanated from Southern California] during the late 1970s and early 1980s. In part, the term relates to the stereotype of the yuppie yacht owner, enjoying cocaine and smooth music while out for a sail. Additionally, since sailing was a popular leisure activity in Southern California, many "yacht rockers" made nautical references in their lyrics, videos, and album artwork, particularly the anthemic track "Sailing" by Christopher Cross.

Yacht Rock music is commonly described as, "A little bit better than elevator music!"

The foundation of the yacht rock scene was a local pool of versatile session musicians who frequently played on each other's records. This professionalism often gave yacht rock recordings a high level of sophistication in composition, arrangement, and instrumental skill.

The most popular yacht rock artists enjoyed considerable commercial success. During its peak years, yacht rock dominated the Grammy Awards, with Christopher Cross and Toto sweeping the major awards in 1981 and 1983 respectively, feats consistently derided by Grammy prognosticators.[8] However, yacht rock was not a hit with most rock critics at the time, who dismissed it as being corporate rock that was overproduced, generic, and middle of the road, instead favoring punk and new wave acts such as The Clash, Blondie, Patti Smith, and Elvis Costello.[9]

In developing the show Yacht Rock, creator J. D. Ryznar commented that the term was intended to describe the "more elite studio artists" of the period, such as Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins.[10] David B. Lyons, who co-produced the show and played Koko Goldstein, noted that a friend of his devised the term "marina rock" in college to describe a more "working-class" group of artists that didn't achieve the same high profile, such as Seals and Crofts, Rupert Holmes, and Looking Glass.[11] However, despite the show's intentions, music journalists have begun using the term yacht rock to describe all of the similar-sounding music of the period, including bands such as Ambrosia, 10cc, Pablo Cruise, Firefall, England Dan & John Ford Coley, Orleans, Ace, and Player.[12]

While Ryznar and the show popularized the term "yacht rock," it's alleged to have existed previously, according to Wikipedia, which states its earliest-known appearance came in 1990 from Dave Larsen, popular music critic for the Dayton Daily News, describing an upcoming Jimmy Buffett concert in Cincinnati.

Artist AcknowledgmentEdit

Hunter D Stair with Steve Porcaro.

John Oates credited Yacht Rock in 2007 with rekindling interest in Hall & Oates and lowering the demographic age of the group's fans. He wrote:

I think Yacht Rock was the beginning of this whole Hall & Oates resurrection...They were the first ones to start to parody us and put us out there again, and a lot of things have happened because of Yacht Rock.[13]

Daryl Hall and John Oates with Wade Randolph and Drew Hancock.

Michael McDonald acknowledged Yacht Rock in 2008:

Have you ever owned a yacht?

No, but I thought Yacht Rock was hilarious. And uncannily, you know, those things always have a little bit of truth to them. It’s kind of like when you get a letter from a stalker who’s never met you. They somehow hit on something, and you have to admit they’re pretty intuitive.

Okay. So what’s the craziest thing you ever did with Kenny Loggins?

We mostly worked a lot when we would get together. Kenny, he’s one of those guys who was a more serious artist; I was just a schlub. He was like, "C’mon, let’s get this right," and I was like, "Got any beer?"[14]

Real people portrayed in Yacht Rock Edit

Episode & Song List Edit

SPOILERS in the Episode Summaries!

1. "What a Fool Believes"

  • SCREENING DATE Sunday, June 26th - 2005
  • AUDIENCE SHARE 70.2% (1st at screening with 194 votes)

In the pilot episode, Kenny Loggins, under the guidance of Koko Goldstein, reaches out to a struggling Michael McDonald, who's having trouble writing a smooth hit for his band the Doobie Brothers.

  • Michael McDonald-Sweet Freedom
  • George Benson-Breezin'
  • Loggins & Messina-Sailin the wind
  • Kenny Loggins-Whenever I call You Friend
  • Doobie Brothers-What a Fool Believes
  • Doobie Brothers-Sweet Feelin'
  • Doobie Brothers-You Never Change
  • Hall and Oates-Alley Katz
  • Kenny Loggins - What a fool Believes

2. "Keep the Fire"

  • SCREENING DATE Sunday, July 24th - 2005
  • AUDIENCE SHARE 95.0% (1st at screening with 233 votes)

Loggins and McDonald pair up against the duo Hall & Oates for a songwriting competition. Koko is accidentally impaled by his lucky harpoon during the ensuing melee, but is at peace before his death by hearing the smoothest song ever sung by a young Christopher Cross.

  • Michael McDonald-Sweet Freedom
  • Steely Dan: Peg
  • Doobie Brothers - What a fool believes
  • Hall and Oates-Sara Smile
  • Hall and Oates-Portable Radio
  • Kenny Loggins-This is It
  • Kenny Loggins-Love has come of age
  • Christopher Cross-Sailing

3. "I'm Alright"

  • SCREENING DATE Sunday, August 28th - 2005
  • AUDIENCE SHARE 68.9% (2nd at screening with 234 votes)

As everyone grieves Koko's death, Loggins lashes out at McDonald and "smooth music" as a whole, causing a rift between the two. An entertainment executive behind the movie Caddyshack demands that the movie's director, Harold Ramis, obtain Loggins' talents to write the movie's theme song. Ramis takes advantage of an angry and confused Loggins and gets him to write and record the hard rock song "I'm Alright" much to McDonald's dismay.

  • Michael McDonald-Sweet Freedom
  • Bad Caddyshack Theme - Rick Johnson
  • Steely Dan-King of the World
  • Kenny Loggins- This is it (Live)
  • Steely Dan-Time Out of Mind
  • Kenny Loggins - Keep the Fire
  • Doobie Brothers-How do the Fools Survive
  • Journey - Lights
  • Journey - Anyway you want it
  • Steely Dan - Kid Charlamagne
  • Kenny Loggins-I'm Alright

4. "Rosanna"

  • SCREENING DATE Sunday, September 25th - 2005
  • AUDIENCE SHARE 87.7% (1st at screening with 274 votes)

Steve Porcaro (Steve Agee), the keyboard player of the band Toto, is asked by his girlfriend, Rosanna Arquette, to write a song about her, and she wants him to have Michael McDonald sing on the track. Discouraged by McDonald's disdain for his band, Porcaro devises a three-step plan to make it happen.

  • Something by Benetictine Monks
  • Michael McDonald-Sweet Freedom
  • Toto-Hold the Line
  • Toto-I Won't Hold You Back
  • Toto-Make Believe
  • Doobie Brothers - What a Fool Believes
  • Doobie Brothers - You Never Change
  • Christopher Cross-Ride the Wind
  • Loggins & Messina - Sailing the wind
  • Kenny Loggins/Steve Perry-Don't Fight it
  • Michael McDonald-Love Lies
  • Toto-I'll supply the Love
  • Toto-Rosanna

5. "Believe in It"

  • SCREENING DATE Sunday, October 30th - 2005
  • AUDIENCE SHARE 78.6% (1st at screening with 268 votes)

Toto has been commissioned to write a smooth song for Michael Jackson's Thriller, but Jackson rejects the band, believing after working with Eddie Van Halen on Beat It that such material is in his past. Fearing that Jackson will destroy "smooth music" for a decade, Porcaro turns to McDonald, Loggins, Skunk Baxter, Cross, and Vincent Price (James Adomian), to summon up Koko's ghost for help writing Human Nature.

  • Samuel Barber- Adagio for Strings
  • Michael McDonald-Sweet Freedom
  • Michael McDonald - Believe in It
  • Michael Jackson - Beat it
  • Michael Jackson - Thriller
  • Kenny Loggins - I Gotta Try
  • Michael McDonald - I Gotta Try
  • Christopher Cross - Sailing
  • Kenny Loggins - This is it
  • Van Halen - Eruption
  • Michael Jackson - Human Nature

6. "The Seed Drill"

  • SCREENING DATE Sunday, January 29th - 2006
  • AUDIENCE SHARE 62.1% (2nd at screening with 315 votes)

"Hollywood" Steve's father demands that Steve stop wasting his time on Yacht Rock, and regales a historic tale of Jethro Tull, which is very similar to episode one.

  • Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom
  • Jethro Tull - Velvet Green
  • Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
  • Jethro Tull - Witch's Promise
  • Jethro Tull - Flute Solo (Live)
  • Jethro Tull - Aqualung
  • Jethro Tull - Teacher
  • Jethro Tull - Jack-In-The-Green
  • Jethro Tull - Cold Wind to Vallhalla
  • Jethro Tull - Too Old to Rock and Roll, Too Young to Die
  • Jethro Tull - Living in the Past
  • Jethro Tull - Reasons for Wait
  • Jethro Tull - The Whistler

7. "I Keep Forgettin'"

  • SCREENING DATE Sunday, February 26th - 2006
  • AUDIENCE SHARE 89.1% (1st at screening with 318 votes)

McDonald and Loggins make a bet about McDonald's new song, "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)", that takes a decade to resolve. Ten years later, Long Beach-based rappers Warren G and Nate Dogg struggle with creating smooth rap (yacht rap), and only when they kidnap McDonald, is there a solution to everyone's problems.

  • Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom
  • Michael McDonald - I Keep Forgetting
  • Kenny Loggins - Swear Your Love
  • Michael McDonald - Love Lies
  • Dr. Dre - Nothin' but a G Thang
  • Dr. Dre - Dre Day
  • Snoop Doggy Dogg - G's and Hustlaz
  • Dr. Dre - Let Me Ride
  • Christoper Cross - Words of Wisdom
  • Snoop Doggy Dogg - Who am I (What's My Name?)
  • Doobie Brothers - What a Food Believes
  • Warren G - Regulate

8. "Gino (the Manager)"

  • SCREENING DATE Sunday, March 26th - 2006
  • AUDIENCE SHARE 70.9% (2nd at screening with 251 votes)

"Hollywood" Steve returns to the very beginning, where Doobie Brothers producer Ted Templeman explains his dream about the origin of "the smoothest rock [he's] ever heard" to Skunk Baxter over lunch. Baxter suggests seeing Koko about it, and Templeman starts seeing his dream come into fruition as he meets a young McDonald, then a background singer for Steely Dan, being talked into joining the Doobie Brothers by Steely Dan and Koko, Loggins showing signs of his imminent break from Messina and solo stardom, and an effeminate Hall and Oates with a very familiar looking manager named Gino, who tries to bully McDonald and Loggins into employing him as a manager. When they refuse, he plots revenge.

  • Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom
  • Steely Dan - Your Gold Teeth II
  • Doobie Brothers - Takin It to the Streets
  • Hall & Oates - Gino (The Manager)
  • Captain & Tennille - Love Will Keep Us Together
  • Steely Dan - Any World (That I'm Welcomed To)
  • Loggins & Messina - Watching the River Run
  • Loggins & Messina - Your Mama Don't Dance
  • Kenny Loggins - Love Has Come of Age
  • Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone

9. "Runnin' with the Devil"

  • SCREENING DATE Sunday, May 28th - 2006
  • AUDIENCE SHARE 66.9% (4th at screening with 216 votes)

Van Halen puts a curse on Ted Templeman to force him to produce their hard rock song. In a subplot, Loggins loses his car keys and has everyone in the studio helping him look. Comedian Drew Carey makes a cameo appearance.

  • Presidents of the United States of America "Cleveland Rocks"
    • Limewire tricked JD into thinking this was a Cheap Trick song. The original version was from an Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople) solo album. The one used in the Drew Carey Show was the Presidents of the USA version. His intention for Yacht Rock was to use the classic version, but he messed up. NEVER trust Limewire. Buy your music from the store.
  • Michael McDonald "Sweet Freedom"
  • Kenny Loggins "Only a Miracle"
  • Van Halen "Atomic Punk"
  • Van Halen "Runnin' with the Devil"
  • Doobie Brothers "Echoes of Love"
  • Van Halen "I'm The One"
  • Michael McDonald "Playin by the Rules"

10. "FM"

  • SCREENING DATE Sunday, June 25th - 2006
  • AUDIENCE SHARE 44.4% (7th at screening with 155 votes)

Steely Dan and the Eagles settle a long-time, childish feud with a hit song.

  • Tori Amos - "Winter"
  • Michael MacDonald - "Sweet Freedom"
  • Kenny Loggins - "I Believe In Love"
  • Eagles - "Life In The Fast Lane"
  • Steely Dan- "Everything You Did"
  • Steely Dan - "Do It Again"
  • Steely Dan - "Peg"
  • The Eagles - "Hotel California"
  • Steely Dan - "FM"
  • Kenny Loggins - "Danger Zone"

11. "Footloose"

  • SCREENING DATE Sunday, January 27th - 2008

Jimmy Buffett is convinced by Kevin Bacon and Gene Balboa to trick Loggins into making yet another movie song. He is subsequently kidnapped by Buffett and psychotic "Parrot Heads" and its up to McDonald and James Ingram to rescue him. Jason Lee makes a guest appearance as Bacon.

  • Cheeseburger in Paradise - Jimmy Buffet
  • I Need a Hero - Bonnie Tyler
  • If it's Not What You're Looking For - Kenny Loggins
  • Yah Mo Be There - James Ingram & Michael McDonald
  • Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett
  • Changes in Latitude - Jimmy Buffett
  • I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man) - Kenny Loggins
  • There's No Easy Way to Break Someone's Heart - James Ingram
  • Pencil Thin Mustache - Jimmy Buffett
  • Why Don't We Get Drunk - Jimmy Buffett
  • Footloose - Kenny Loggins
  • Boat Drinks - Jimmy Buffett
  • Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins

12. "Dangerzone"

Premiered at the Bell House in Brooklyn, New York. Screened at Channel 101 April 24th.

Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald must fight Hall and Oates to destroy a Black Hole with Smooth Music.

  • Sweet Freedom - Michael McDonald
    * No Lookin' Back - Kenny Loggins
    * Chase - Giorgio Moroder
    * No Lookin' Back - Michael McDonald
    * We are the World - USA for Africa
    * Adult Education - Hall & Oates
    * Charm The Snake - Christopher Cross
    * Out of Touch - Hall & Oates
    * From Here to eternity - Giorgio Moroder
    * Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins
    * Playing With The Boys - Kenny Loggins
    * Method of Modern Love - Hall & Oates
    * Sailing - Christopher Cross

Best Episode Edit

Which was the Best Episode?

The poll was created at 18:23 on November 8, 2009, and so far 131 people voted.

Production Edit

When asked by Will Hines on the Channel 101:NY forums about how good the production and editing values were on Yacht Rock, Ryznar replied:

"Its just the blessing of living in LA. I work for a company who lets us borrow their 24p and the office itself on the weekend. My next door neighbor is an editor. In LA, EVERYONE's next door neighbor is an editor, although I'm one of the few creators that doesnt do his own editing. Plus channel 101 is just an amazing wealth of acting talent. Yet, everyone is a writer... but everyone can act. Its weird and awesome. The studio is courtesy of Ryan Elder who emailed me after the first Yacht Rock and said "I'm a fan of Yacht Rock. I work at a recording studio wink wink." Its amazing. Someone on Yacht Rock is working on a big movie (MI:3) so we used this huge HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTER greenscreen that they had THROWN AWAY (it was 20 by 20 and scraped!) to shoot the Koko ghost stuff, which we set up in the DV room of my office, lit with the company's lights, etc, etc.

Everyone loves making movies here, and not everyone wants to be in front of the camera or behind a typewriter. Some people just like to work on projects that actually get finished. This town is awesome.

We shot two days on this one, each about 6 hour days. I'm not sure how long the editing took. Lane picks at it here and there while he works on other things. Then I come in after the rough cut and we tighten the shit out of it, usually about 2 4-6 hour sessions with him gets it done.

But really, the secret is the Panasonic dvx100a camera. They're coming out with new models now, so maybe the older, but still awesome, ones will get cheaper. I want to own one soon. Fingers crossed."

-JD Ryznar.

Fun Facts Edit

  • Became the second show to make it a year, after The 'Bu, (June to May) with 3 months off. Only to be canceled the next show.

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I am a founder of BioBright, a company building open source hardware and software tools that hopes to transform the way biomedical research is carried out and enable curious people to ask interesting questions easily. I represented Boston for the Hello Tomorrow challenge (European 100k) and am a founding member of the first DIYBio lab. I have spoken about my work at many different venues including the White House, MIT Sloan, NASA Ames, IBM Research and Airbus.

My current academic interests lie at the intersection of biological engineering and electronics. A space we have been calling Digital Biology. At the heart of Digital Biology lies the notion of BioElectronic Interfaces. Defining and building said interfaces is the leitmotiv of my research. From scalable DNA origami systems all the way to smart, context-enhancing systems for research and accessible human physiological monitors.

True to MIT hacking culture, I love prototyping electronics and programming and regularly explore fun projects ranging from making reverse geocache boxes to networked sensors of all kinds.

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Grilling hamburgers is the best way to cook them in my opinion.

Grilling hamburgers is the best way to cook them in my opinion.

In recent years burgers have moved up from just being fast food faire to ultra chic and hip with top chefs creating all kinds of exotically flavored and constructed burgers including using outrageously expensive Kobe or Wagyu beef, stuffing them with Foie gras, wild mushrooms, truffles, the meat from braised short ribs or beef cheeks and more. I confess I’m one who likes mine in a simpler vein.

First we should probably define what a Burger or Hamburger is and where they came from. It all begin with a little history. According to Alan Davidson in his wonderful encyclopedic book The Oxford Companion to Food (Oxford University Press 1999), the word “hamburger” has a relatively short history and first showed up in print around 1890. Cooked, flavored patties of meat however date a long way back and appear in many cuisines. It’s thought that the port of Hamburg in Germany and its Hamburg Steak, enjoyed by sailors there who introduced it to others in their travels, is probably the birth place for burgers as we know them today. Their fate was sealed when”hamburgers” served in a bun were introduced at the St. Louis World Fair of 1904 and the rest is history as they say!

Here are some of my tips for making a great burger.

6 Secrets for a Great Grilled Beef Burger

1. The right meat and fat content is critical. I prefer ground sirloin or chuck with 15 to 20 % fat. The old axiom “fat is flavor” really applies here and fat is also what keeps the meat juicy. More fat however doesn’t necessarily make it better. I’ve tried burgers made with 25 and 30% fat and though delicious and juicy, at the end they left a greasy mouth feel. Ideally meat should be freshly ground and if you have a store with a kind butcher ask him or her to do that for you. Alternately you can grind your own.

2. Mix in whatever seasonings you are using very gently. Like pie dough, the more you handle the meat the tougher your burger. Loosely mix to incorporate seasonings and the gently but firmly form the patties. Wetting your hands will help too to prevent them from getting sticky and helps the meat to come together faster.

3. Make patties a little thinner in the center. I shoot for something like 1 inch on the edges and about 3/4 inch in the center. As the meat shrinks during cooking they’ll even out and the meat also will cook more evenly.

4. Keep the patties cold until you are ready to grill them. This keeps the fat firm and helps it stay in the meat adding flavor and juice which is what we are aiming for.

5. Cook on relatively high heat. Obviously make sure your grill is hot, clean and well oiled to prevent the burgers from sticking. Remember too that the hood is your friend. Open the vents so that the fire stays hot but put the lid on while cooking. This provides an even heat and takes advantage of the convection of the heat rising and circulating around the meat. Note: I’m in favor of grilling as opposed to cooking beef burgers in a pan. If you don’t want to fire up your grill however, a ridged grill pan on your stove top is an acceptable alternative.

6. Turn the burgers just once. Resist the temptation to constantly turn them. The more you turn the more you are likely to toughen and dry out the meat. Also if you turn too soon the burgers are more likely to stick to the grill. Never press on the burgers while they are cooking. The juices you squeeze out are where the flavor and moisture is.

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NID is flawed, abuses law

To The Editor:

Re “The Hudson River Park must generate more revenue” (Talking Point, by Diana Taylor et al., April 3):

The neighborhood improvement district (NID), so blandly referred to here, is a flawed concept and an abuse of the business improvement district law.

Contrary to statements made in public meetings, the Hudson River Park maintenance money from the NID will not be passed through to the Hudson River Park Trust as a block grant, and can be held back in a reserve fund if the NID board does not approve of the Trust requests for any or all of the money in any given year.

In addition, if the NID builds pedestrian bridges over Route 9A in the park’s northern section (including perhaps to the passenger ship piers), as detailed in the draft NID district plan, the debt service for these projects takes precedence over all other budget items, even the money earmarked for park maintenance.

The NID plan also envisions “beautifying” the historically accurate industrial flavor of the western parts of Tribeca, Soho, the West Village and beyond, and could weaken local control of our neighborhoods.Before you decide you support the NID because they tell you it’s an easy, low-impact way to help Hudson River Park, read the plan (hrpnid.com/district-plan) and visit Neighbors Against the NID (nohrpnid.blogspot.com) to learn more.

Nicole Vianna

Vianna is a member of Neighbors Against the NID

  1. Scott Lawin says:

    If you’d like information about the proposed Hudson River Park Neighborhood Improvement District (NID), please see the official site: http://www.hrpnid.org/. Unfortunately, there is quite a bit of misinformation being circulated about the NID, so we’d like everyone to have an opportunity to learn the facts.

    Hudson River Park needs your help! – please visit the site to read the District Plan and sign the petition to support the NID.

  2. Nicole Vianna says:

    As co-chair of the Steering Committee of the HRP NID, maybe Lawin has seen a significantly updated version of the HRP NID District Plan; my letter of April 11 was based on the 3/15/13 draft District Plan, which is the only version available to the public. Pages 30 (holdbacks of the 60%) and 37 (priority of debt service over all other budget items) give the facts relayed in my 4/11 letter. Everyone in the proposed District should read the District Plan at http://www.hrpnid.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/…. instead of sales pitches before signing either petition (ours is linked at http://nohrpnid.blogspot.com/ ).

  3. Nicole Vianna says:

    The draft District Plan does not specify the number of BID Board representatives for each category of member or any required geographic diversity, an significant omission for a District that is almost five miles long. There are approximately 8,000 property owners in addition to countless commercial tenants and renters that will be eligible for the in-person only voting at the annual meeting. Where will it be held, the Javits Center? How would an ordinary individual get the name and platform recognition across the entire District to get elected? Yes, Mr. Lawin, Improvement Districts can empower locals, but only if the Improvement District is local and the NID, at five miles long and 1/3 mile wide, is not.


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Colts Sign Collins With Manning’s Health In Doubt

Kerry Collins. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — No Brett Favre? No problem: The Colts are bringing another veteran quarterback out of retirement, hoping Kerry Collins will be a solid back up plan in case Peyton Manning isn’t healed by the regular season.

Colts owner Jim Irsay tweeted Wednesday: “We have agreed to terms with Kerry Collins…more details to come.” There was no immediate word from the Colts.

The 38-year-old Collins retired in July after 16 seasons in the NFL. He had faced free agency after his contract with the Titans expired, though he said he still wanted to play.

Manning is still recovering from neck surgery in May. Irsay had been public about the team’s search for someone else with third-year veteran Curtis Painter, longtime backup Dan Orlovsky and undrafted rookie Mike Hartline the only other quarterbacks on the roster.

Irsay even stirred speculation that the Colts might try to lure Favre out of retirement (again), tweeting that he was in Hattisburg, Miss., over the weekend.

Instead, it will apparently be Collins on the sidelines once the season begins Sept. 11 at Houston.

In 195 career games, Collins had a 55.8 completion percentage and threw for 40,441 yards, 206 touchdowns and 195 interceptions.

He was the fifth overall pick by the Carolina Panthers in the 1995 draft after playing at Penn State. Besides the Titans, he also played for the New Orleans Saints, New York Giants and Oakland Raiders.

As a starter, Collins led his team to the playoffs four times, including a Super Bowl appearance with the Giants in the 2000 season.

Painter has started both preseason games this year, completing 8-of-16 passes for 95 yards with no touchdowns and one interception. In Friday night’s 16-3 loss to Washington, Painter managed only one first down and couldn’t get the offense past its 29 despite playing the entire first half.

He hasn’t played in a regular season game since 2009. Orlovsky has played in 13 games in six NFL seasons.

The Colts have been optimistic that Manning will be back.

Manning, who signed a five-year, $90 million contract in July after the 4 1/2-month lockout ended, has started all 208 regular-season games in his career and 19 in the playoffs. His streak of 227 consecutive starts is No. 2 all-time among quarterbacks, trailing only Favre.

The only other time his streak was in jeopardy was 2008 when he missed all of training camp and all the preseason after undergoing surgery twice to remove an infected bursa sac from his left knee. He struggled early that season before going on to win the third of his four MVP awards.

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CTA: Stay Off The Tracks, Your Phone’s Not Worth The Risk

The CTA has launched a new public service campaign to warn riders to stay off the tracks, after the number of people who died after going on tracks went up last year.

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Police: 3 Dead, At Least 4 Wounded In Friday Night Shootings

Three people–including a teenager–were dead and at least four other people were wounded in separate shootings Friday evening.

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Heat-Related Death Tally Hits 12

A 78-year-old Dixmoor woman died in part from the extreme heat that settled over Chicago last week, bringing the number of temperature-related deaths to 12 for Cook County.

Firefighters look at the wreckage of an Amtrak passenger car Friday June 24, 2011 near US 95 north of Fallon, Nev. The west-bound train was struck by a semi-truck and burst into flames. The driver and a passenger of the truck were killed. Injured train passengers were taken to local hospitals but officials must let the wreck cool off before they continue their search. (AP Photo/Liz Margerum)

Authorities In ‘Recovery Mode’ After Fatal Amtrak Wreck

An Amtrak crew member on a train from Chicago and a trucker who allegedly drove around downed crossing gates were both killed when the truck and train collided Friday morning 75 miles east of Reno, Nev., according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.


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Nailed It

If you follow me on Instagram, you’ve probably realized by now (especially if you happen to really pay attention to your feed on Mondays) that I kind of have a nail polish addiction. I #ManiMonday every week (unless I’m out of town of course) and I don’t plan on stopping any time soon. But with the extent of my color combinations relying on my collection (although I can’t complain, it’s not small), I’m always looking for new colors to incorporate. I typically use Ginger + Liz, Deborah Lippmann and NARS but now we have a new group of cool kids to add to the bunch.

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I rarely ever write about things I’m gifted because I don’t want to give off the message that anyone can send me something and you’ll automatically see it on ChiCityFashion (that’s definitely not the case). But when I happen to get something extra cool that I’m really excited about, I can’t help but share it with you!

So clearly LVX knows about my nail polish addiction, they did their homework and created a really awesome product (with especially awesome packaging by the way). I was already sold on the sleek boxes and containers but I had to try it myself before I made my official decision. I opted for 3 colors for last week’s Mani Monday and asked my girl Cristina to give me her honest opinion about how the polish applies. She’s just as much of a nailpolish junkie as I am so we should all trust what she has to say. It’s obvious the quality is good based on the fact that it didn’t chip for an entire week (and I practically type for a living), but according to Cristina, the brush size and nail polish thickness (it’s important to have that balance of not too thin and not too thick) were perfect.

So here’s the result. What do you think?

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They look extra good alongside some Illestevas, am I right?

What’s extra special about this brand is that they really take fashion into consideration. Each season, they take inspiration from what’s shown on the runway and turn it into nail polish. Not only are they fashion-forward, but they don’t use harsh chemicals in their formula (which I am all about when it comes to all things beauty). Pretty much, LVX kicks ass…even more so that they’re Chicago-based.

Want to see for yourself? Shop the collection on here or below.

Images via LVX, Instagram & by Daniel Kelleghan

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  1. I am brand new as of today to your blog and I must say I too am an absolute manicure addict! I have heard about LVX a few times but never took the time to check them out myself! They look amazing, and I had no idea they were Chicago based!! I am a huge fan of supporting Chicago brands as that’s where I’m from too!
    Thank you so much for sharing and keep it sweet and stylish!

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Chickasaw Journal picks up eight MPA awards

BILOXI – Recognition for a job well done is always appreciated and the staff of the Chickasaw Journal received eight nods for work produced during 2012 at the Mississippi Press Association’s Better Newspapers Contest this past June in Biloxi.
MPA sponsors the contest in which newspaper staffs enter their best works for the previous calendar year and are judged by other journalists from out-of-state publications.
The staff of the Chickasaw Journal picked up several overall first-place awards including Best Overall Design for layout and content, but were most excited about receiving an award for General Excellence.
Competing in the under-2,500 circulation division of all weeklies in the state of Mississippi, the Chickasaw Journal garnered a third-place award for General Excellence.
“Everyone at the Chickasaw Journal strives to give our readers the best paper possible each week and it feels good to have a board of your peers recognize the good work that is done here,” said General Manager Lisa Bryant. “We are especially proud of the award for General Excellence.
News Editor Floyd Ingram and Sports Editor Lisa Voyles each placed in individual categories and together in a joint editorial effort. The duo placed third in Best Planned Series of Stories for a compilation dedicated to the aftermath of the 2011 tornado – “One Year Later.”
The Houston staff is complemented in the production of the weekly newspaper by Crissy Bland who takes the lead in layout and design from the Journal Publishing, Inc., offices in Tupelo. Bland works closely with the editorial staff in Houston on page design and placement of stories and artwork.
2012 MPA awards

First Place
n Best Sports Page or Section, Staff
n Best Overall Design, Staff
n Best Headline, Lisa Voyles

Second Place
n Best Editorials, Floyd Ingram
n Best Editorial Pages, Floyd Ingram

Third Place
n Best Lede, Floyd Ingram
n Best Planned Series of Stories, Floyd Ingram and Lisa Voyles
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Alive (1991)

Featured Artists

Chick Corea, Dave Weckl, John Patitucci

About Alive (1991)

Alive showcases the adventurous heart of Chick’s Akoustic Band, digging deep into standards and Corea classics in a pure live setting. John Patitucci (bass) and Dave Weckl (drums) — both veterans of the Chick Corea Elektric Band — step into acoustic territory seamlessly, creating an expansive soundscape for this acoustic outing.

Album Tracks
  1. On Green Dolphin Street
  2. How Deep Is the Ocean?
  3. Humpty Dumpty
  4. Sophisticated Lady
  5. UMMG (Upper Manhattan Medical Group)
  6. 'Round Midnight
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Happy Happy

Things have been very happy at Sassafras Farm this week. For one thing, it makes me feel happy to see so much work realized as the fencing goes up and repairs are made to existing fencing. I hope that I will be moving animals tomorrow, clearing out the barn yards, front and back. Also, Weston is off for spring break from WVU this week and I love having my house full of teenagers (and even their mess).

That’s Weston’s girlfriend, Mariah, on the left.

She will be graduating in two months and joining Weston at WVU next year.

This, by the way, is what taking a photograph with Chloe looks like behind the scenes.

She is full! of! energy!

Also notice one thing–

–that is the same in all of these pictures.

Nothing is going to interrupt Mariah and her dinner!

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China tells Japan: Take ‘concrete actions’ on history

From Xinhua:

Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing told visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Machimura Nobutaka on Sunday that China hopes Japan to take “concrete actions” to face up with and self-examine its history of invasion.

See also “China snubs Japan’s demand for apology over vandalism” from Japan Today, as well as these excerpts of Japanese newspaper editorials on China-Japan relations, and the Sino-Japanese Relations entry in Wikipedia.

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James Fallows on the “Chinese Dream”

James Fallows, longtime correspondent for The Atlantic, has released a preview of his forthcoming book China Airborne. While the book will document China’s rapidly developing aerospace industry, the adapted article compares the soft power reserves of the U.S. and China to probe at the “Chinese dream”. From the Atlantic:

Modern America’s power is often calculated in material terms, from the size and strength of its military to the scale of its corporate assets. But everything I have learned convinces me that these are finally reflections of the country’s success in attracting and enabling human talent. That success, in turn, has depended on the fortunate interaction of many different circumstances, rules, and decisions.

[…]In its pluses and its minuses, everything about this approach — the approach that has created the world’s reigning power of the moment — is fundamentally different from the principles behind the rise of the aspirant great power, China. America’s challenge is strangely conservative: Somehow it has to avoid destroying the cultural conditions that have been so important to its growth.
[…]From the Chinese government’s point of view, soft power has so far boiled down to using money to win other people’s goodwill or acquiescence. Chinese-built roads in Africa and Latin America; Chinese investment and interaction in Europe and the United States. The public-opinion elements of the soft-power campaign have often backfired, since they have been crudely propagandistic in the fashion of the government’s internal news management.

Even before the bad publicity China suffered with the jailing of Liu Xiaobo and the Jasmine crackdowns, a scholar from the Swedish Institute of International Affairs, Johan Lagerkvist, argued that China would likely lose more and more international support unless the government fundamentally reconceived its connections with the rest of the world. “China’s internal stability/security and survival of the Communist Party will always be more important to China’s leaders than the image it projects for outside consumption,” he contended. A choice between maintaining domestic order and pleasing outside critics was no choice at all. “Pouring money into Chinese equivalents to CNN and Al-Jazeera won’t help [without] reform initiatives,” he said.[…]

For more on China’s soft power, see recent CDT coverage of Joseph Nye Jr. on China’s soft power deficit.

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Puppeteers [Painting]

This is an ink painting on a scroll by Hanabusa Itchô (born Taga Shinkô), a Japanese artist of the early Tokugawa period (1600–1868). Tokugawa artists typically used pen names and Itchô used several names at different times as an artist and poet. This black and white image, showing two puppeteers entertaining children, is a detail from one of 36 paintings in Itchô's zatsu-gachô or "miscellany sketchbook," many of which have been lost. Itchô is best known for his genre paintings, scenes of ordinary life on the streets of Edo. Children sometimes appear in these scenes, along with dogs, street vendors, traveling entertainers and other characters, often portrayed with a light, almost humorous touch.

Itchô, Hanabusa. Puppetteers. Reprinted in Tadashi, Kobayashi and Satoru, Sakakibara, eds. Morikage / Itcho: Nihon bijutsu kaiga zenshû, Vol 16. Tokyo: Shûeisha, 1982, p. 88, plate 17.

How to Cite This Source

Hanabusa Itchô (1652–1724), "Puppeteers [Painting]," in Children and Youth in History, Item #77, (accessed August 30, 2015). Annotated by L. Halliday Piel


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HOME > Chowhound > Home Cooking >
Nov 12, 2005 10:44 AM

tried + true pumpkin pie?

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I'm a long time lurker and first time poster. I LOVE this board! Anybody care to post about a tried and true pumpkin pie recipe? I'm not looking for chiffon, mousse, pecan-apple-pumpkin delights, frozen, cheese-y or otherwise - just a lovely, crisp-bottomed, custardy, spicy traditional pumpkin pie. I'm willing to make my own puree, although I'd probably use butternut squash instead of pumpkin, and either drain the puree or cook off the extra liquid (suggested in an old book I love by Mme. Jehane Benoit). It's been years since I made a pumpkin pie, I no longer remember which recipe I used, and I have Thanksgiving guests coming with high expectations. I'd hate to disappoint! Also, would evaporated milk and heavy cream be interchangeable in a recipe such as this? What is the point of using evap. milk instead of organic heavy cream? Thanks so much...

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  1. I use the basic pumpkin pie recipe in my 1953 edition of the Joy of Cooking. It says either whipping cream or evaporated milk can be used. I always use cream. It is a great pie. I have used canned pumpkin as well as drained butternut squash puree. The canned pumpkin makes for a firmer pie with a bit more intensity of pumpkin flavor. I'm never going to go to the trouble of pureeing squash again for pumpkin pie.

    1. The recipe inside the label (you cut the label off the can) of the Libby's pureed pumpkin is very good. This is not an unusual occurrence. They want you to buy their product, so their home economists spend time perfecting recipes that are achievable in home kitchens and are pretty much fail safe.

      If you plan to make your own puree, here's a tip: bake it, don't steam it. Steam it makes it far too wet. If you bake it you're baking out some of the moiture.

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      1. re: Dorothy

        I was going to suggest the Libby's label recipe also - I use it every year and wouldn't dare change to something different. Just be sure you buy the plain pumpkin, and not the "pumpkin pie filling" label which has spices added.

        1. re: Barbara

          I will "third" this recommendation...the recipe on the back of the label is excellent and my sister also has used that recipe for years. Sometimes, these recipes ARE the best...I think my pecan pie recipe is also from the back of the label of Karo syrup...wait, is from the back of the label of pecans, same difference.

          1. re: Val

            Oh yes, the pecan pie recipe - those are the standards at my house - pumpkin, pecan, and apple (recipe from the old Better Homes cookbook). I'm not allowed to mess with the classics.

      2. I use the cook's illustrated recipe. It's worked pretty well for me, and it's quite tasty. I actually have one on my counter right now; I used it as an excuse to make my first pie crust from scratch.

        You can sign up to get a free two-week trial at their website, in order to get access to the recipe.

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        1. re: ryan

          I tried a CI pumpkin pie recipe last year. I'm not sure if it's the linked recipe, because I do not subscribe to the service. Be careful about the cooking time. My CI recipe called for only about 25 minutes in the oven, and that was not long enough. This year I am going back to an old favorite, the "Ultimate" pumpkin pie from Epicurious (although I may make a different crust. The one in the recipe is hard to work with). Good luck!

        2. I've used the Brown Sugar Pumpkin Pie recipe from Martha Stewart Pies & Tarts for years and it is hands down the best I've ever had (and I do cheat and buy the crust)

          1. Every year I make Horn of the Moon Cookbook Pumpkin pie. It's great. Start w/ a pie pumpkin, which you cut in half, plop face down on a cookie pan and bake. Remove the seeds, scoop flesh into food processor and voila! No canned pumpkin needed!


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Oct 12, 2006 08:48 PM

Oceanic in San Mateo

Anyone had a chance to try this place yet? It's at ECR and 25th. I'd heard a few good things and tried it out today - quite good, as it happened. A really nice Hunan beef dish and a very unusual soup. It's nice to see a Hunan option that isn't allergic to a little heat...

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  1. Given that Hunan province is land-locked, a Hunan restaurant called Oceanic seems a bit scary to me. Well, Hunan means south of the lake, so maybe that's the water influence. Is it a seafood specialist (also scary)?

    1. Strangely, no - they have their range of seafood, but the menu is more general purpose. Also, they refer to their cuisine as "Hunan and Mandarin", FWIW...

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      1. re: Deeg67

        "Hunan and Mandarin" or "Szechwan and Mandarin" are often code words for Korean-Chinese style Shandong food...getting more interesting...did you notice any handpulled noodle dishes?

      2. They did have several noodle options, though as I recall it was more or less a typical lineup of standards. I can't say for certain.

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        1. re: Deeg67

          Thanks, maybe some of the other San Mateo 'hounds will try it and report back. Here's the contact info. I think that address was China House before.

          2507 S El Camino Real
          San Mateo, CA 94403
          (650) 570-4234


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Jun 18, 2007 01:13 AM

Favorite egg recipes?

So what's everyone's favorite egg recipe? not like a recipe that merely uses a bunch of eggs but something where the egg is the main protein of the dish, where it's the star. I'd love to learn about other egg recipes.

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  1. There's a dish here in Thailand called 'yum khai daw'. It's a yum (spicy salad) made with fried eggs. You fry the eggs on really really high heat in oil, slice them into quarters and then top with fresh lime juice, fish sauce, chilies, garlic & cilantro. It's fantastic. I am going to put up a recipe on my site soon... It's one of my favorite Thai dishes.

      1. I love a really well-made frittata...

        1. I love frisee aux lardons - with a poached egg on top.

          1. Shrmp Egg Foo Yung is the favorite, but also love vegetable Foo Yung too.
            Quiche, and then there's baked egg with tomato & herbs

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            1. re: chef chicklet

              I never made Egg Foo Yung successfully at home. Do you have a recipe you like?

              1. re: chicgail

                I do, I love egg foo yung with anything in it but shrimp is my favorite.
                Laced with shrimp and crunchy vegetables and topped with a simple savory sauce.
                1/4 lb of snow pea or green beans - ends/strings removed/sliced into thin diagonal slices
                2 cloves garlic- minced
                1/4 lb raw small shrimp shelled and coarsely chopped
                1 carrot- shredded
                2 scallions chopped fine
                1 cup bean sprouts-washed and dried - hold aside
                foo yung recipe
                6 eggs
                1 1/2 tsp salt
                1/2 tsp white pepper
                Cut the beans or snow peas on the diagonal1/8 inch slant- set aside
                Heat the wok on high heat - When hot add 2T veg oil/ add the garlic and onion
                Add the shrimp and stir fry all veggies reduce to med heat only about 2 minutes
                don't overcook the shrimp or the veggies
                Remove from the wok
                In a seperate sauce pan, 1 cup chicken broth 1 to 2 T soy (depends on the soy sauce) make a slurry with 2teaspoons of cornstarch and 2 T water add to the chicken broth, stir and bring to a boil, once thickened, set aside
                In a bowl beat the eggs with salt and pepper adding the sprouts.
                In a wide frying pan - add T oil, heat up and using a 1/4 portiion pour the egg/sprout mix slowly forming a patty shaping it with a spatula - if it starts to spread, push it in and it will form a small little pancake. Usual I can get 3 or 5 in the pan (12 in)
                Flip it when its set, and cook for another minute, keep making and placing on a warm plate. Serve with the sauce. YUM! Good for breakfast too!
                I've also used a metal ring to form these too, but using the spatula to coax it works well too.

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                  Thanks, chef chicklet. I'm looking forward to trying it.

                  1. re: chicgail

                    Ha ha! Right after I typed the recipe for you I sent my DH out for the shrimp!

                  2. re: chef chicklet

                    Maybe I'm missing something here, but what do you do with the veggies/shrimp? Do they go into the egg mixture, or are the plopped on top of the egg cakes and under the gravy?

                    In the egg foo yungs in yesteryear's Chinatown, everything was mixed into the egg batter, and there was just a simple brown gravy poured over the pancakes.

                    1. re: Sharuf

                      No I see that I left a step out. After you stir fry the veggies first and I do place them on the egg and sprout. /The Foo Yung I make is not thick, so you risk double cooking the veggies if in there. The only thing I usually put into the egg batter is the fresh sprouts all else is quick stir fried first.
                      After the patty is formed and cooked where it can be flipped than I do, a few seconds on the other side seals it nicely, keeping altogether.
                      The chicken broth/soy mixed with cornstarch is thinner than a gravy..but you can make it thicker if you want it that way. Hope that helps!

                2. re: chef chicklet

                  Ah.... but there's nothing like *Lobstah* Egg Foo Yung!

                  1. re: Gio

                    oh thanks, now I have got to try that now too!


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Jul 19, 2007 02:54 PM

Photos are back

Let us know if you have any problems.

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  1. Thanks - and I was very happy to see that the photos on my old posts are back! If I had a photo of me looking happy about this, I'd post it!

    1 Reply
    1. re: MMRuth

      Oh, hooray, I am so happy, see thats me with the big smile on my face just to the right of the rest of the family.

    2. The original of this image is 65K and 1152x768. Your widget resized it to 540x347 and the file size increased to 149K.

      That seems weird and wrong. Why resize if you're not going to save space?

      2 Replies
        1. re: Engineering

          Bloat is gone.

          What triggers resizing? It would be nice to know how to avoid it if possible.

      1. Is photos not working again? I just tried to post some photos, all under 2mb, to my [MSP] crystal bistro chowdown report on the Midwest board and the wouldn't take.

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        1. re: The Dairy Queen

          Working for me. Maybe it's a browser-specific issue?

        2. No current problems with uploading photos again, but all the pictures I've added over the months before mid-April have been deleted; in particular, all the pics from the Cookbook of the Month threads on the Home Cooking board (I linked or uploaded a picture with every recipe report).

          I posted this on a different topic -

          Although I can see the most recent photos dating back from a couple of months ago - I had many many more that are lost - all my pictures from the "Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet" threads, "Leite's Culinaria", and "Zuni", and many from "Arabesque", for example, are gone.

          Here are some examples:

          Any way to get these back?

          1. Please - Any update on why the photos are being deleted? I've lost more since I posted yesterday.

            I just noticed today that I though I've added new pictures, I had more that were deleted. When I posted the above, I had photos going back to April 15th. Checking it today, those are gone, and the oldest is now from April 23rd. Please let me know if I can keep using the feature, and get these pictures back. Or stop using it and just link to Shutterfly?

            4 Replies
            1. re: Rubee

              They're not supposed to be deleted. We'll take a look.

              Are they being removed from the actual posts? Or only from your My CHOW view.

                1. re: Rubee

                  Ok. Before photos were re-enabled, we had a limit of 75 photos per user. We still have a display limit on the profile page of 72 photos per user right now, but old photos no longer get deleted. For example, does not show your photo from , but it remains in the post.

                  Some photos from before this change may have been deleted. If you still have them, you can repost them and they will remain for all time.

                  Sorry for the inconvenience.

                  1. re: Engineering

                    Thanks so much for the explanation. Makes sense, though disappointing (looks like every photo I uploaded between January and around April 10th was deleted). Thanks for looking into it, though, I really appreciate it.