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Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Baby's first birthday is a special event to share with family and friends. This recipe makes one regular-sized layer cake for guests as well as a smaller cake just for baby.
Yield: 1 baby cake and 1 adult cake (serving size: 1/16 of adult cake)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 286
- Calories from fat: 0.0%
- Fat: 8.7g
- Saturated fat: 3.7g
- Monounsaturated fat: 2.4g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1.1g
- Protein: 4.1g
- Carbohydrate: 48.3g
- Fiber: 0.8g
- Cholesterol: 26mg
- Iron: 1mg
- Sodium: 207mg
- Calcium: 54mg
- Cake:
- Cooking spray
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 11.2 ounces all-purpose flour (about 2 1/2 cups)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup applesauce
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 1/4 cup vanilla low-fat yogurt
- 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 large egg whites
- 1 large egg
- 2 cups finely shredded carrot (about 6 small)
- Frosting:
- 3 tablespoons butter, softened
- 12 ounces 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
- 4 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1. Preheat oven to 350°.
- 2. To prepare cake, coat 2 (8-inch) round and 1 (8-inch) square cake pans with cooking spray; dust with 3 tablespoons flour. Weigh or lightly spoon 11.2 ounces flour (about 2 1/2 cups) into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking powder, and next 4 ingredients in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Combine granulated sugarand next 7 ingredients in a medium bowl; beat well with a mixer at medium speed. Stir in carrot. Add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist.
- 3. Pour 1 1/3 cups batter into each prepared pan. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Run a knife around outside edge of pans. Cool in pans 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pans. Cool completely on wire racks.
- 4. To prepare frosting, combine butter and cream cheese in a large bowl. Beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth. Gradually beat in powdered sugar and vanilla just until smooth. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
- 5. For baby's cake, cut 2 small layers from square layer, using a (4-inch) round cookie cutter, discarding scraps. Place 1 layer on a small plate; spread with 1/3 cup frosting. Top with remaining layer. Spread 1/2 cup frosting on top and sides of cake.
- 6. For adult cake, place 1 round cake layer on a plate; spread with 1/2 cup frosting. Top with remaining round layer. Spread 2 1/4 cups frosting on top and sides of cake. Store cakes loosely covered in refrigerator.
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UNC will appear twice on ESPN's College GameDay during the 2012-13 college basketball season, the school announced Friday.
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"This isn't a war, this is an election," said Congressman Randy Neugebauer. True, but it's an election between two congressman.
Randy Neugebauer. 54-years-old, Texas Tech grad, born in Lubbock. Republican. Time in office? 16 months.
Charlie Stenholm, 65-years-old, Texas Tech grad, born in Ericksdahl. Democrat. Time in office? 25 years.
Redistricting has forced a confrontation that will send one man home. Washington D.C. The seat of politics and power. The backdrop of a battleground. "I think we'll win it with grassroots support," said Stenholm. "We're going to carry this election because we're going to do well throughout the entire 19th district," said Neugebauer.
|Neugebauer vs. Stenholm - Round Two
Both men are confident, and although he is a congressional rookie, Neugebauer has the conviction of a tenured statesman."I didn't come to Congress to play games, I came to make good policy," he said.
His opponent is a tenured statesman. There is no hallway, elevator, or committee room where he is unknown. Stenholm was first sworn in in 1979. He has served under five presidents and been on the House agriculture committee longer than anyone else. Some of his re-election campaigns have been difficult. He was once out-spent three to one. But even with all that history, this race is a first. He has never run against another sitting congressman. "No, no that's a first," he said. And that could mean trouble. Congressional incumbents traditionally enjoy a re-election rate of nearly 90%. But this time there are two of them.
"Well, it's a beautiful day in D.C.," said Neugebauer. He has conducted two polls, the latest shows him with a 9 point lead. "But you know, the ultimate poll is the one we'll take on November 2nd," he smiled. Less than three weeks before souvenir photos for interns and staffers turn into the same for one of the congressman.
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Showing voters who has the cleanest smile has gotten dirty. "I think it was interesting that my opponent accused me of mudslinging when he started it," said Stenholm. "My opponent has consistently voted for more taxes," said Neugebauer.
The battle over who's a friend of taxes may push a few voters to the polls, but for maximum voter turnout, nothing compares to the White House. Neugebauer has tied himself closely to Bush. Stenholm has remained silent. "At this stage of the game I don't think that's a relevant question to ask of me. Every one of us, including the folks watching, have the privilege of a secret ballot," said Stenholm. "I don't know what that means. Obviously it's secret, but I believe he's on record saying he supports Kerry and Edwards," said Neugebauer. "He says I've endorsed Kerry - that's not true. That is not a true statement," retorted Stenholm.
With two debates behind them, Neugebauer and Stenholm have rallied the faithful. Whoever wins, the South Plains will unfortunately lose a congressman.
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Q: My original ink and watercolor art is signed Ruthven Todd and numbered 26/70. There is a poem by Todd on the sketch. The Library of Congress has copy 4/70. I know this is an important piece. Should it be in a museum? How should I sell it? I need help.
A: Our reader adds that the sketch was bought for $3 at a church sale. Her concern is "to determine true value."
First, a little background: The number 26 means the piece is 26th from a total of 70. Also, Ruthven Todd, pronounced "Riven," was a male Scottish poet (1914-1978). An editor of the works of William Blake, Todd also wrote adventure novels, many for children.
Reading between the lines, I infer the reader thinks that because works by Todd are in the Library of Congress, her piece must have significant value. But talking with a source in the Rare Book room at the LOC, we learned that materials are there for any number of subjective reasons. Some have historic significance, others add to collections. Intrinsic value and rarity are not determinants.
Yes, the LOC has a similar Todd print, but it is an intaglio print decorated with watercolors after being printed. And theirs dates to 1975.
The reader has, says the source, "an earlier manifestation." That's rare book room talk.
In this case, is earlier better? An expert must decide.
It's critical to know exactly what the reader has. That $3 find might be something special. Maybe -- and we're surmising here -- it's an experimental version by Todd, especially if it is indeed a sketch and not a print. A print is a whole other story. Only an expert can tell.
For a definitive ID and study of possible value, a qualified, professional appraiser is needed. Yes, costs are involved. See contact info below.
FYI: The LOC site is http://www.loc.gov. To find a professional appraiser in your area, key: http://www.appraisersassoc.org (AAA); International Society of Appraisers, http://www.isa-appraisers.org; or American Society of Appraisers (ASA), http://www.appraisers.org.
Q: My mother had a painting signed by Thomas Pell. I looked on eBay and found two paintings by the artist listed for over $500. I Googled him but did not find my painting. How can I determine value on this art? I cannot take it to an appraiser.
A: This reader can research from the comfort of home. Here's how: Keying http://www.liveauctioneers.com we found two sales results for Pell oil-on-canvas paintings. One was a pass, meaning it did not sell. The other was a 2005 sale for $250. Value today is not automatically less or more; the market changes.
Finding a match on Google would mean that the reader's painting, or a copy, had hit the market at some point. Not a likely scenario.
Paying for short term use of http://www.artfact.com often yields info. In this case, the site showed another Pell that did not sell at auction. Researching him on the site's artist database brought a zero.
We found two Pells listed on eBay, where sellers can ask for any amount they wish. That's not market value.
Putting it all together, we concluded that most Pell paintings end up on eBay, where some sell but most don't. Plus, auction results are few and not encouraging. See how easy it is to research without leaving home?
Q: How can I sell my old French 20-piece barber's set?
A: Our reader adds that the set includes a brass shampoo bowl and a water dispenser with two faucets. Without knowing if the grouping is old shop equipment or a traveling rig, plus details on condition, size, composition of pieces and a host of other variables, it's hard to imagine.
The reader lives in Maine, where a number of auction houses may welcome the lot. Shop the set to several.
Barbershop items are a popular collecting category. The best way to reach the greatest number of motivated buyers is auction, but you must consign your item to a house that will advertise and promote it properly.
AUCTION ACTION: A fine and rare illustrated Hebrew prayer book of vellum manuscripts from the 1490s called a Mahzor, or festival prayer book, sold earlier this year for $2.4 mill. at Christie's Paris. Only 6-5/8 in. by almost 5 in. in size, the book, covered in gold tooled goatskin, combines Hebrew square script, Italian script, and hand-painted illustrations with burnished gold. The style has been traced to a master of Renaissance illumination.
Q: One of these Matchbox toy cars sold for $9,000 in a private transaction in 2000. Which one?
Opel Diplomat in sea green color.
Chevrolet taxi with gray plastic wheels.
Ford Zodiac in green color.
Eight wheel crane in mint green.
A: All are rare (some in high four figures), but the Opel brought $9,000. Source: "Collecting Matchbox, Regular Wheels, 1953-1969: Edition 2," by Charlie Mack (Schiffer, $29.99).
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This is one of my family's all-time favorite soup recipes - we've made it often since it was first published. We double the recipe (except for the wine - doubling that gives it a little too much of an alcohol taste). This freezes well, also, if you have any leftovers at all! I made it for a Christmas family pot-luck this year, and they licked the pot clean! I just wish it was a little more economical - we'd probably have it every week. Only caution - make sure you don't over-cook the shrimp. It really only needs a minute or two in the hot liquid to cook just right.
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I love seafood and this was fantastic. I added some bay scallops and used snow crab. I added a bit of cooking sherry. The flavor was wonderful. I also increased the flour to 1/2 cup as someone suggested and it was restaurant style thickness. I would serve this as an any day meal or for a special occasion for guests. A must try for seafood lovers.
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I live on the coast of North Carolina where seafood is plentiful so I make this often. We love it!
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Really good! I have made it several times already for company and everyone loves it. We served it with a nice fresh Tuscan bread.
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The life of a foster child is tough enough...but imagine going through all those trials as someone hearing impaired. Cash may be deaf, but it doesn't slow him down one bit in his search for an adoptive home.
One year ago, we first met Cash at the red rock climbing center. He was eager to try his luck at climbing the wall... But neither of us had any idea that one year later...we'd meet again...and this time doing something even *more* strenuous.
As you can see, Cash has grown, and this time -- through a sign-language interpreter -- we were able to ask about his interest in sports.
"I really don't know how to play basketball...so I don't think I can, but I really prefer football, so that would be perfect for me...I know how to do that, I'm pretty good at basketball, I'm good at moving," says Cash through his sign language interpreter.
"He's a big fan of sports...he likes to do anything active...anything social, he's got a great sense of humor, uh, which you don't always expect out of someone who has that difficulty communicating," says Anthony, who has been a constant friend to Cash for years.
Anthony has known Cash for many years, and says Cash has never given up hope for adoption.
"But he wants to be part of a family...and that' something you'll always see him longing for," says Anthony.
"I really want that. I don't really want to be bored, and sitting in my room all day with nothing to do...I think it would be more fun," signs Cash.
Cash starts high school this fall, and despite his challenges, just wants to fit in.
"But sometimes, if I were to go in as a new person and have an interpreter, I'd get embarrassed and feel shy, 'cause everyone's looking at me, and I try to make friends," signs Cash.
Cash needs a family that will stick by him, be active, and hopefully a family that has pets.
"He's a great kid, um, really awesome, fun to be around..and any family that gets him is gonna be lucky to have him, admits Anthony.
Cash is free and clear for adoption, and would be a great addition to any home.
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Overall leader Christopher Froome of Britain leaves for a training on the rest day of the Tour de France cycling race in Orange, southern France, Monday July 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
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Concert review: The Civil Wars and the Staves charm the Pageant, Sunday, January 15
The Pageant may not be the ideal space for musical duos and trios with stripped down acoustic arrangements, but last night's Civil Wars show proved that even a bigger venue can be transformed into a setting for an intimate musical experience.
Part of this was due to the type of fans drawn to the Civil Wars. The sold-out crowd for this KDHX-welcomed show seemed to connect with the music in close personal ways, enthusiastically embracing the musicians and their work. Building these types of relationships with the music imparts the live setting with a palpable energy even when the majority of the music is of the quieter variety. Although both groups work on a small scale utilizing simple arrangements of guitar, ukulele and piano, their vocal dynamism and strength kept opening act the Staves and especially the Civil Wars from becoming overwhelmed by the space.
The Staves are a charming trio of British sisters with a lovely knack for vocal harmony. It is decidedly difficult to not be wholly enchanted by Emily, Jessica and Camilla Staveley-Taylor. Just one week into their first tour in the States, the group is unabashedly excited to be in the country playing alongside the Civil Wars. Between the soft beauty of their gently moving music and their humorous observations of American regional vocabulary, the Staves were immensely entertaining and proved to be a perfect complement to both the music and on stage repartee of the headliners.
Working in a fairly traditional vein of folk rock, the Staves bring captivating warmth to their music. Songs build around the interplay of the three singers voices with basic but pretty guitar and ukulele accompaniment. There is a touch of whimsy to their music which elevates what also seems to be work deeply rooted in the personal. There is something very satisfying about watching three singers interact on stage to produce beautiful harmonies which you can only experience in concert. Highlights from the set include "Mexico" and "Icarus," both songs from their new EP, "Mexico." I think it is safe to say the Staves gained quite a St. Louis following last night.
Setting the stage with delicate vocal work and thoughtful narrative pieces the openers made it easy for the Civil Wars to plug directly into the emotional engagement of a crowd that was ready to bask in the aching beauty of Joy Williams and John Paul White's music. The group themselves seemed a little surprised at the eager response. Coming out of Nashville, the group straddles the line between country and folk with a little bluesy kick thrown in for good measure. Together for just under a couple of years the Civil Wars are enjoying a fair amount of popularity and watching them live it is not hard to see why.
Concert review: Sleepy Kitty wakes up Thursdays at the Intersection, Thursday, August 18
If there was ever a band perfectly suited to set the mood for a night of (slightly off-kilter) Hitchcockian suspense, punctuated with romantic intrigue, it may just be Sleepy Kitty.
The mild weather and bustling city setting also worked to set a properly dynamic mood. Really it is not hard to get drawn into the intoxicating pull of impeccably-crafted cinema showcasing impossibly beautiful people in gorgeous clothes running around the French Riviera. Sleepy Kitty is adept at harnessing and refashioning the retro chic aesthetic cultivated by pop musicians of the '50s and '60s. Although Hitchcock's films aren't normally thrown in with the pop scene, the auteur paired well with the duo's catchy yet knowingly twisted pop punk revisions.
Paige Brubeck and Evan Sult played a lively mix of original tunes as well as wide ranging covers of everything from Pavement to the Beatles. Brubeck's typically amazing voice work was highlighted on the bands hypnotic take on the classic "Summertime." Deconstructing the Beatle's peppy "I Saw Her Standing There" yielded a sultry, trippy but still danceable number the band calls "Seventeen." Sleepy Kitty closed with a couple of lovely tunes from their latest album, "Infinity City." It seemed that the crowd would have been happy to listen to the whole album; such was the atmosphere of conviviality developed over the course of two sets with Sleepy Kitty.
Grand center offered a relaxed venue to spend a summer night outside soaking in some culture, especially with the Fox and other majestic buildings looking on benevolently. Even if you don't live anywhere near that area it felt like a small neighborhood gathering — if only for those few hours.
KDHX is a proud presenter of Thursdays at the Intersection. Join us for the finale on August 25, with Miss Jubilee and the Humdingers, followed by a screening of "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
Concert review: Rockabilly thrills with Wanda Jackson and Dexromweber Duo at Blueberry Hill Duck Room, Sunday, March 27
Last Sunday, the Duck Room at Blueberry Hill hosted a night of top-notch rock & roll with a formidable lineup of what some would consider, certainly the crowd packed into the cavernous Duck room, a couple of musical icons on the bill.
The Dex Romweber Duo has plenty of street cred including, like Wanda Jackson, the patronage of Jack White. Hitting that sweet spot with a nice bluesy sadness, but still rocking hard at all the right times (and in all the right ways) the brother and sister are skilled musicians working comfortably in a medium they've been shaping to their whims for years. Dex has a knack for plying his voice to great effect. It can be a deep growl or a silky baritone, reminiscent of Johnny Cash, as needed. The crowd seemed to enjoy what he was throwing down and were happy to groove along with Dex swimming in the depths of his lows and reveling in the sweet pain of poisonous love. The duo provided an easy entry into the retro rock atmosphere permeating the night while priming the audience for Wanda Jackson's more spirited take on similar themes and genres.
Jackson certainly did not disappoint. It was truly a pleasure to watch one of the first and feistiest ladies of rockabilly (really it's hard to place Wanda Jackson in just one category) work her magic. She exudes a certain warmth and winning charm (almost a school girlish innocence and exuberance — it was not hard to imagine Jackson singing her heart out as a teenager and forgetting to get paid, as she recalled during the show, because she was just having too much fun to think about trivial things such as a paycheck).
And she can still growl with the best of them.
All of this and more is what Jackson brought to her live show. You just can't beat that eager and inviting energy inherent to rockabilly music and Jackson fully embodies that vibe, at turns party girl, jilted, yet never completely naive lover, seductress albeit a sweetly chaste one, gospel singer and straight up rock & roller. I felt giddy listening to Jackson relive memories from her early days playing the Ozark Jubilee and dating a young Elvis Presley. Every song Jackson sang was infused with sometimes 50 years worth of memories.
As her backing band, the High Dollars provided all of the basic foundational elements in an efficiently rocking fashion leaving most of the critical spaces open for Jackson to fill with her dynamic vocal presence. Jackson performed a nice mix of tunes sticking mostly with her older hits such as "Fujiyama Mama," but also throwing in some of the best numbers from her latest release, The Party Ain't Over. The crowd was drinking her in as she traveled the course of her career spending a little time in the country & western scene, working her way through Elvis and Chuck Berry, even sneaking in some heartfelt gospel before bringing the house down with "Let's Have a Party" (technically more Elvis, but one indelibly marked as a signature Wanda Jackson tune).
Perhaps I was simply swept up in Jackson's historical significance as a pioneering female musician, but damn if she doesn't put on a good show.
88.1 KDHX DJ Spotlight: Andrea of Radio Rio
In October 2011, Andrea of Radio Rio will celebrate her 10-year anniversary at 88.1 KDHX. Upon her arrival in St. Louis, Andrea brought her small but lovingly cultivated collection of Brazilian CDs and her sharp musical wit to an eager public. Since then Andrea has persevered as a much needed guide to the thrilling and sensual world of Brazilian music satisfying an itch many St. Louisans didn't even know they had. Andrea was happy to chat about her own musical journeys and finding and treasuring her Brazilian niche.
Liz Taylor: It's interesting that right when you got here you started your radio show. What was the impetus? Had you always wanted to do something like this?
Andrea: Yeah. Music, and I bet this is true for just about everyone who does a show at KDHX — well I don't want to speak for everybody, but it's my guess, that we're all those kind of music nerds who've been like that since middle school or high school. Always the one making mixed tapes for all of your friends and your parents — trying to change people's musical tastes. Trying to tell them what they should be listening to. You know that kind of thing. In New Jersey there was a state college where my dad taught and me and one of my friends attempted to do a college show when we were in high school. But that failed miserably. They would just let us in that room and we didn't know what we were doing and you could only hear it from probably 50 yards from the college. But in Chicago, my friend Rick started Dusty Groove America, which at the beginning of the internet age, mid to late '90s, he was a big Chicago DJ and avid music collector and had an amazing collection. He and his friend JP started selling their records out of their basement and it took off from there. They founded Dusty Groove and I was one of the first employees there, and one of their specialties was Brazilian music. So my couple of years there was where I got my education.
That's where you found your niche.
It was one of those things that when we started listening to all that, it was mainly kind of Tropicalia stuff, stuff from the late 60′s early 70′s. Everybody in the store, we were just like, why doesn't the rest of the world know about this music? This is some of the most amazing stuff I've ever heard. So it just kind of clicked from there. And I always knew about Bossa nova and my parents had some of those records. But so I had this good education in Chicago and then showed up here.
Have you always been a collector of music working on amassing a library?
Yeah. And it was the Beatles, the first thing that I really had to have absolutely everything. I had to have every American version, every English version of every record. I grew up in New Jersey so I would go to the Meadowland's Beatlefest every year and actually do the collector thing. Save up my allowance and buy collectibles.
So it was your first musical passion.
But I would still go to these summer programs away from New Jersey and I'd meet kids from all over the country and I'd never heard of the Violent Femmes, I was so late on that stuff that when I heard it I was like, this is amazing, but it was so old school to everybody else. I'm always a little late.
Just so you come to it eventually right?
Yeah, then I get obsessed with it. It's kind of fun at the same time it's embarrassing.
But I like that feeling, that even if you're late, it's sort of your own personal discovery of something. It's a very personal experience and you get really wrapped up in it. Even if there is outside context you may be missing. It's still nice to have that little moment with your band.
Yeah, and I think for me I love thinking about evolution, any kind of evolution, and just how we got to a certain musical point. You discover that later and then so many other things make sense — "Oh I see what this band, which I already really liked, what they were doing. They couldn't have done this without these people." I like filling in those pieces that everybody else has already known about. Yes of course this band is ripping off this band. But then I like when all of those pieces fall into place of how we got to where we are.
Album review: Wanda Jackson and Jack White party on
Wanda Jackson
The Party Ain't Over
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For her latest album, The Party Ain't Over, Wanda Jackson, the first lady or queen of rockabilly (depending on who you ask), sets out to push her work into the 21st century. To that end, she's enlisted the help of Jack White. White proves a nice complement to Jackson and introduces some much needed rough edges to what could have been an overly polished collection of standard rockabilly fare.
"Shakin' All Over" wallows in a reverb heavy groove of sulky enjoyment, capturing with a sharper precision than even the original the thrilling pulse of romantic and erotic excitement. Jackson is credited with bringing a sexier image to the country scene of the '50s and she certainly retains the ability to communicate an appealing sexual charge despite her later forays into the more sedate and chaste world of gospel (musically and ideologically speaking). The main source of this pull is an unnervingly innocent purr which still sounds clear and fresh despite a fair amount of vocal mileage.
For proof, look no further than her version of Amy Winehouse's "You Know I'm no Good." Although it would be a bit of a stretch to say she improves upon the original, Jackson does seem to come into her own within the salty framework provided by Winehouse's bruised lyrics and irresistible beats. White rightly pushes Jackson towards the sort of soul revival pop perfected by Winehouse, which provides a newer ground for Jackson to roam around, stretching her rockabilly sensibilities. The album slumps slightly in the back half when the numbers hew perhaps too closely to straightforward, though always well-executed covers.
The best moments of The Party Ain't Over come when Jackson, with the guiding hand of White, really digs into her signature sound and lets her voice reach down into scratchy depths, then pulling back with just the right amount of sweetness. It's a heady mix and works surprisingly well on everything from Bob Dylan to Elvis retreads. White's biggest accomplishment is amplifying and clarifying the essential Wanda Jacksoness.
Ultimately, The Party Ain't Over encapsulates the various incarnations of Jackson's career past and present. She covers everything from gospel and soul to, of course, her signature mix of rock & roll and country & western classics. Through it all Jackson sustains her inimitable musical persona of feisty playfulness found at the core of rockabilly. Hopefully the party won't be over anytime soon.
Wanda Jackson performs in St. Louis at the Blueberry Hill Duck Room on March 27.
Wanda Jackson "Thunder On The Mountain" from The Party Ain't Over by stereocourier
Concert review: Rocky Votolato, Ha Ha Tonka and Casey Reeves provoke (gently) at Off Broadway, Tuesday, November 9
It seems odd to describe an evening as "gentle" which includes a stomping interlude of quasi-southern rock, but that feeling dominates when recalling the night spent with Casey Reeves, Ha Ha Tonka and Rocky Votolato at Off Broadway.
Each act presented a facet of the eminently familiar indie-rock spectrum, while still finding spaces to insert some unique voices into the mix. Especially with the music of Reeves and Votolato, there is a great deal of comfort to be found in their quiet, stripped down almost folksy aesthetic. Nothing shockingly new, but well done all around.
Casey Reeves opened the night with an unimposing set of quietly ingratiating tunes. Accompanied on keyboard by Zach Gorsuch, and often incorporating harmonica, Reeves was a little hard put to distinguish himself from what followed, especially Votolato, but he was able to reward listeners with some lovely moments of raw emotionality. He also worked well as a musical counterpart to his fellow Midwesterners, Ha Ha Tonka.
The growing crowd perked up considerably when Ha Ha Tonka took the stage. I'm not sure who was more excited by the evening. The band was certainly happy to be playing to a home crowd again after weeks on the road. The group's obvious pleasure infused the set with a wonderful energy and worked well with its signature blend of loud, boisterous Southern rock laced with indie undertones (or perhaps it is the other way around). I can't say how well this sound translates when recorded or rather without the small but eager group of fans there to provide enthusiastic feedback. I was so caught up in the interplay between band and listeners that the real details of the music were largely eclipsed. Good fun all the same.
Ha Ha Tonka and Rocky Votolato seem to have developed a nice symbiotic relationship as they shared stage time in various combinations. Lennon Bone looked especially comfortable with Votolato providing backing on the drums for a good chunk of the set. Even so, switching from the raucous beats of the good old Missouri boys to the softer more thoughtful ballads of Votolato was a bit of an awkward shift. It did not take long though to join Votolato in the melodic groove he fashions. He is a confident songwriter, exploring what could be well-worn subjects such as religion and love from a subtly complex if a touch wary perspective. Votolato knows how to wring emotional resonance from the threadbare elements of his music. It is always a pleasure to watch musicians thoroughly inhabit a medium to the extent that they deliver both excellent genre standards and work that messes about with the boundaries of song craft. Perhaps "gently provoking" would be a better way to describe the evening.
Album review: False Priest rings true for of Montreal
of Montreal
False Priest
Of Montreal's tenth album, False Priest, rattles with dark energy that shivers from fatalistic undertones reminiscent of Bowie at his oddest and perhaps even a touch of the Cure. Over the course of its past musical output, Of Montreal has evolved an intricately layered sound. False Priest presents a fleeter production with some harder edges, but retains the familiar mixture of upbeat melancholia.
Helmed by provocateur extraordinaire Kevin Barnes, the old pros have infused their typically dense sound with a decidedly strange sci-fi-like, post-apocalyptic thematic landscape. Yet even when Barnes' lyrics evoke feelings of sadness and despair, you can't help but get pulled into a joyful state by the irresistible, synthy dance beats. The combo of "Sex Karma" and "Girl Named Hello" is a particularly seductive pairing. As with past outings, the band's music is sexy in surprising ways. Songs such as "Like A Tourist," which discuss both "unicorns eating baby meat" and "female erection" in almost the same breath, seem like a discordant impossibility, but Barnes makes it work by wrapping it all in a beautiful melody. For all their narrative complexity a number of the tracks include refrains you can slip into easily for a spirited sing-along. Other highlights include a couple of nicely utilized guest turns by Janelle Monáe and Solange Knowles.
Even the quieter moments leave you with a number of lyrical and sonic strands to untangle. At the same time, certain stretches of the album produce a sort of restlessness leaving one yearning for the more riotous highs of early stunners "I Feel Ya' Strutter" or "Godly Intersex."
The key for Barnes and company seems to be striking the right balance between the diverse array of musical elements and the rambling stream-of-consciousness qualities of Barnes' lyrics. A couple of the later numbers sink a little beneath the press of collected emotional weight, but remain compelling nonetheless. False Priest represents yet another leg on the pleasantly disorienting journey so lovingly proffered by of Montreal.
Of Montreal performs at the Pageant on October 21, 2010. Janelle Monáe opens.
of Montreal – "Coquet Coquette"
Concert review: LouFest closes out the St. Louis summer, Sunday, August 29
For those of you who don't know, Sunday was Jeff Tweedy day in St. Louis. Local devotees gathered in Forest Park to mark the momentous occasion and celebrate with a day full of diverse music and good beer. Judging from reports of the first day at LouFest the crowd and vibe seemed fairly equivalent for day two — even if festival-goers were looking a wee bit more sunburned and stiff from all the time spent rocking in the park. It was an interesting scene to be sure. Hipsters mingled with hippies and there were plenty of adorable little kids on hand to twirl ecstatically to the raucous sounds of the Carolina Chocolate Drops and back up Jeff Tweedy on the harmonica.
A big part of the pleasure came simply from taking advantage of one of our most important community resources, Forest Park. There's something about the shared experience of soaking up sun and music in equal measure to create a nice feeling of camaraderie, however tentative. Obviously this isn't a new concept, but it's always refreshing to encounter the phenomenon personally.
Sadly, I missed all but the last five minutes of Kim Massie. She seemed to be getting a good response from the small crowd who were happy to make requests when needed. Magnolia Summer followed Massie with a nice set tailored to the hometown crowd. Although lead singer Chris Grabau's voice was eclipsed at times by the large backing band, the group was able to find a steady groove on the faster songs. The Funky Butt Brass Band made another appearance at LouFest – the band backed up So Many Dynamos on Saturday — joining Magnolia Summer at the end of its set.
Carolina Chocolate Drops offered up their gifts as virtuoso musicians and storytellers/music historians. Perhaps the most fascinating piece of information shared was a brief discussion tracing the musical through lines from early string band styles to current forms of hip hop and rap, a proto hip hop as it were. Beyond their extensive knowledge and obvious love for their musical niche, the Carolina Chocolate Drops know how to play a wicked jam. I'm now a believer that nothing elicits such a happy response as the sight and sound of a well-played jug. Other highlights include, Rhiannon Giddens fiddle-heavy cover of Blu Cantrell's "Hit 'Em Up Style."


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Quick question, but when one packs a heavy backpack (the kind with a proper shoulder and waist band harness setup) do you put the heavier items to the top or the bottom of the bag? For general purposes the light and heavy items are around the same size so its a top or bottom (or middle) kind of choice.
I'm going to guess that there's some kind of formula for this and some spotty faced whizz-kid, just out of medical school, has come up with a reason why you should pack it in a particular way to save damaging various parts of your anatomy.
Personally, I'd just pack it so that it's at it's most comfortable.
Back when I was a Scout leader - we used to teach 2 rules:
Heaviest stuff at the bottom
Stuff you are most likely to need at the top
Putting the heavy stuff low puts the weight as close to the hip belt as possible.
It is usually more comfortable to carry the load on your hips than the shoulder straps.
As a structural engineer (not a spotty-faced medical whizz kid) I would concur with the majority.
Where possible, place the heaviest items nearest to the vertical load-bearing component of your skeleton. i.e. your hips
A heavy load around your shoulders will have the tendency to make you topple over backwards - thus making you lean forward - thus inhibiting your breathing. Thus you will be uncomfortable. [top marks to Bren]
PS: I wanted to be a spotty-faced medical whizz kid, but I wasn't clever enough
Thanks guys - for some reason I'd got "heavier at the top" stuck in my mind, but really wasn't sure about that! Still swapped the lens and flash units over now all light at the top - well kinda it still weighs a tonne (and I'm sure the bag is bigger than me!)
what bag is it overread, i presume it's a camera bag, i have a tamrac exploration 8 and tend to have 2 camera bodies in there and 4 lenses one being the 70-200 canon f2.8 l is usm ii and extenders plus filters x 6 and extra batteries plus flash and laptop for quick viewing of images plus lots of other items.
Now that is what I call weight, but then the bag is designed for that and when done up the straps are very padded and it is surprisingly comfortable, it also holds the tripod securely as well.
Great bags for fitting every thing in.
It's a Lowepro ProTrekker 600 AW - and its got, most of my gear in it (which is something like 4teleconverters, 4 macro lenses, a 70-200mm and some cameras somewhere). Granted its a travelling weight not a trip weight, and thankfully the trains will be doing most of the carrying; but its great to get most of the gear into one bag for the trip home.
However I fully agree that a proper harness setup makes a massive difference. I have a MiniTrekker as well and its made wonderfully and can really take a heavy load without breaking, but the harness on it is very thin and the waist strap lacks any kind of padding at all. Really shows up when you're on the move with heavier gear and I found it sapped strength very fast. Good bag, just the harness that lets it down if you put a seriously heavy kit inside.
Heavy at the bottom should make it less likely to topple over when you take it off and it will keep your centre of gravity lower when you have it on. Use all the straps done up and still bend you knees when bending down to take it off or put it on.
The walking/hiking magazines advice on this has always been to put the heavier items closest to your back, the weight is then directed down the spine and gives more stability. The further out in the pack it is, the greater the tendency to pull you backwards, whether it is at the bottom or on top.
We were always told to pack heavy at the top so you carry the weight on your shoulders and not put excess stress on your lower back. But maybe with modern packs and all the fancy hop belts that's all changed.
Any decent rucksack will have hip belts, so most of the load is down through your hips into your legs, the shoulder straps should really only be for stability.
Putting the heavy items at the bottom of the sack lowers the centre of gravity, which helps with balance. Also the rucksack tends to be further away from your body at your shoulders than at your hips, so heavy items at the top would tend to move your centre of balance backwards, making your position less stable and forcing you into more of a crouch.
Digicam -- Rucsacks should always be loaded with the heavier equipment at the top. In doing this you carry the weight up on your shoulders giving better balance and prevents backache caused by having the heavier stuff lower. Take a look at any expedition documentary - the load is always high so that the load is straight down through your legs, if the weight is low it tends to give you backache by pulling your shoulders backwards. If you were to load low and try to climb a mountain - you'd have difficulty and probably tumble backwards
The hip belt should be used but you can vary the postions by moving the load between hips and shoulders.
Have spent years doing hiking and serious expeditions and I find this the best method.
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Is Our Film Culture Designed To Create Corporate Hucksters?
By Ted Hope
Sometimes it serves us to let our dark paranoia run rampant. I have always had a love affair with conspiracy theories, but it is one of longing more than indulgence. If only governments and people in general cared enough about other people to actually strategize to the extent needed to control things to the level most conspiracy theories fantasize. But maybe instead of politics and community being the focus, the conspiracies exist in the pursuit of profit. Sometimes looking at the result of business structures as their intent instead of their coincidental effect sheds further light on a complicated situation.
We all know that there is a substantial flaw to our film infrastructure: artists and their supporters are not rewarded for the work they generate. I speak of this as a problem. If the industry actually tried to make sure that the people who made the work benefited from the work, we'd have more money in the system, and it would probably be smarter money (that knew enough to let the filmmakers have creative control — or at least more of it) at that. But all evidence points to the fact that the film industry wants to prevent creators from financially benefiting from their work. We can change that (and I am going to try), but that's for another post about why I have chosen to work for a not-for-profit.
Let's let our dark side work for us for a moment: if the model is not broken, but actually works, what is it trying to do? Why would the film business not want creators to benefit? Is it to give more people the opportunity to become filmmakers and investors since the current system virtually drives out all the experienced filmmakers and investors? Ah, alas, much evidence exists to show that access and opportunity is not of interest to film business leaders (like the disproportional representation of white males — such as myself). So what could it be?
What happens to those that survive in the film business? If filmmakers can't survive by making feature films, how do they survive? There's been one business strand that long has been there with a helping hand to the creative class and it seems like even our greats have long had to indulge in their offerings. Is the whole of film culture designed to create cinematic masters who then must be slaves to Madison Avenue and their international equivalents?
Evidently these bank commercials were the last films Fellini ever made, and they aired after he died.
I don't think commercials kill directors, but I do think everything we do changes us. It may be wonderful to have funding to play, but I always struggle with what my labor is in service to. How we use our is not only a political (or apolitical) act, but a declaration of what we feel matters, what we dream our world to be able to come, our willingness to fight for the culture we want. Survival is a tough game to play. It changes us the longer we engage. How do we maintain our mission when trinkets shine so bright?
And the film infrastructure seems to willingly grant the commercial powers not just the opportunity, but the determined outcome, to seduce our top seducers. Can a support structure ever be built to let artists do what they truly do best and most want to do?
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Silvanus Ames, long known in this county as Judge Ames, was born at Bridgewater, Massachusetts, March 26, 1771. His father, whose ancestor, William Ames, came from England in 1643, was a graduate of Harvard college, and an Episcopalian clergyman. He preached several years at Trinity church, in Taunton, Massachusetts, was afterwards a chaplain in the revolutionary army, and died in the camp at Valley Forge, during the hard winter of 1777-78. Silvanus Ames married Nabby Lee Johnson in 1795, and moved to the northwestern territory in 1798. They settled temporarily in Belpre, whence they removed to Ames township, in May, 1800, and settled on the farm now owned by the Henrys, and still familiarly called the "Ames farm." Mr. Ames' strong sense and solid judgment gave him a commanding influence among the early settlers, and he was soon brought into the public life of that day. He was the second sheriff of the county, colonel of militia, trustee of the Ohio university for many years, and associate judge from 1813 to 1823. He was also several times elected representative to the state legislature, and in all of these positions evinced a capacity for public affairs, and gained the approbation of the community. Intimately connected, as he was, with the political movements of the day, Judge Ames' house became the resort of the political leaders in southern Ohio, and a favorite stopping place of public men, when making their long trips between the east and west. He was an active and liberal supporter of all educational and religious movements, and an acknowledged leader in the community for several years. He died September 23, 1823. At the time of his death his family consisted of five sons and four daughters, of whom four sons and two daughters are now living, viz: the Rev. Bishop E. R. Ames, John, in Kansas, Charles B., in the state of Mississippi, and George W., at Greencastle, Indiana. One of the daughters, Mrs. Eliza Dawes, lives at Ripon, Wisconsin, and the other, Mrs. A. B. Walker, at Athens. Another daughter, Mrs. de Steiguer, died at Athens, July 29, 1851; a son of her's, Rodolph de Steiguer, a native of the county, is a leading lawyer at Athens.
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Hell Creek, 65 million years ago, two months after the K-T took place. Our fellow Quetzalcoatlus' migration was abruptly interrupted by a rock that came from outer space, visible as a small shooting star while he was flying among the birds.
After the meteor crashed, Earth's ecosystems started to collapse. In Hell Creek, apart from the immediate deaths caused by the impact, the consecutive catastrophes wiped all most plant life. The fern prairies were the first to go, and with them the big hadrosaur herds that fed on them. Big predators perished right after a brief moment of abundance, when there were no more carcasses to sustain them. After the course of two months, only the most adaptable animals were still standing, though some of them would not live enough to see the light of day shining again through the ash clouds.
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Some tips on tucking it away -- even if you think you can't -- just in time for America Saves Week.
Sounds great. But the personal finance gurus don't always tell you how to do this on the money you have right now.
Maybe rising food and energy costs have a stranglehold on your wallet. Some months it seems that just paying your bills on time is a major achievement. How can you possibly save?
Sneakily, that's how. Just a little budget-tweaking, and maybe a few mind games, will boost your savings account.
Let's start with an oldie but goodie:
1. Save all your change in a jar. Once a month, count and deposit it. Sure, it might only add up to nine or 10 bucks at a clip. But in a year that's as much as $120 that might otherwise have ended up in the vending machine.
Kids tend to like wrapping coins, so invite them to help you. Your whole family will learn how small change literally adds up to financial freedom.
America Saves Week starts today and continues through Saturday. Why not make savings a priority this year?
Suppose you eventually add four more stealth savings tactics from the list below, and each contributes an additional $50 to $100 per year. Would you say "no thanks" if someone offered you $500 to put in savings? Me neither.
Remember: It's not savings unless you save it. Be vigilant about planting those money seeds into a separate account that isn't attached to checking. Making the cash a little harder to get at will keep you from tapping the fund unnecessarily.
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2. Automate it. The obvious choice -- if it's taken out of your paycheck in advance, you will have to learn to live with what's left. Try one hour of salary per week (or per month, if you're living close to the bone). Or how about adding up your children's ages and saving that amount? Keeping them in the forefront will remind you why you save.
3. Save your raise. If you were lucky enough to get even a 2% raise, figure out what that means and automate it into savings. (Or add it to your already-automated savings figure.)
4. Bank online. Since it takes three to five business days to get the money transferred to checking, you've got a built-in cooling-off period. If you really, really need the money once the funds are available then go ahead and use it -- but by then you may have found another solution. (If so, then transfer it back!)
5. Make coupons pay. Stores print coupon savings info on your receipt: "You saved $6.20!" Transfer that amount to savings, immediately.
6. Round up. Still use a checkbook, or at least balance your checking account with a paper register? That $42.27 you paid the gas company should be recorded as $43. Each month when you balance the register, transfer the difference into savings. Or you could . . .
7. Swipe a few bucks. The day before payday, look at your checking account. If there's $54 left, move $4 (or $14) over into savings.
8. Pay it forward. Finally finished paying off your daughter's braces? Keep writing that check, i.e., transfer that amount into savings every month. Not possible? Transfer half the amount.
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9. Found money is fund money. Work bonus? A $20 bill in a birthday card? Manufacturer's rebate? Put it into savings.
10. Dollar bill challenge. Each night take at least one dollar bill from your wallet -- when possible, take all of them -- and stick them in a jar. Bank these bucks once a week to reduce the temptation to dip into your funds. Variations: The five-dollar-bill challenge, or the "save all bills whose serial numbers end in 3" challenge.
11. Save symbolically. Planning to buy a new car next year? Save $20.14 a week until then. If your 10th class reunion is in mid-September, save $10 a week starting now to pay for tickets, a new outfit or a babysitter.
12. Stamp out stamp use. Still writing checks to utility and credit card companies? Sign up for online bill pay, and put the money you once spent on postage into your savings jar. Assuming five bills per month, that's $27.60 per year added to your stash. On that subject…
13. Cut back on all mail. Why not use e-cards to mark Christmas, birthdays, anniversaries and new babies? Or write a heartfelt note instead of spending $3 for a card that says "Congratulations on your anniversary"? Bank what you would have spent on stamps and cards.
14. Find a savings buddy. Got a friend, sister or cousin who's also interested in saving? Talk once a week, by phone or in person, to share tips and tactics -- and successes. Or you could . . .
15. Start a savings challenge. If you're the competitive type, find a like-minded friend and set goals -- and a prize. For example, whoever saves the most in the next six months has to buy the other person his favorite craft beer, or watch her kids overnight.
16. Get a cash-rewards credit card. Sometimes it's only 1% in payback, but a dollar is a dollar, right? This is especially true if you can put big-ticket items like appliances, medical treatment or auto repairs on the card. Look for the best deals at sites like CardRatings.com or CreditCards.com.
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17. Soft drink savings. Can't kick the mid-afternoon soda habit? Buy 12-packs on sale. Figure the cost difference between those cans and the ones in the vending machine. Save the difference. (Not a soda drinker? Pay yourself for bringing teabags or instant coffee from home.)
18. The curse jar. Your children will love reminding you: "You said the S word! Put a quarter in the jar!" (Incidentally, the "jar" can be a piggy bank, a vase or the box your kid made out of Popsicle sticks. Just stash that cash.)
19. Modify a habit. That twice-a-week fancy coffee might be your only luxury. Still, could you cut it to once a week? You love a nice manicure, but how about getting together with a friend and doing each other's nails?
20. Pay yourself for laundry. Every time you do a load of wash at home, put at least $1 and preferably $2 into a jar. Oh, and any money you find in shirt or trouser pockets gets added to the fund.
21. Fight impulse buying. Suppose you're tempted to buy that oh-so-cute stuffed animal for your daughter, who already has enough critters to fill her own ark. Instead, type the toy's cost into the free ImpulseSave.com app and that amount will be instantly transferred into savings. (No smartphone? Access ImpulseSave from any computer.)
Obviously not all these tips will apply to everyone. Take what you can from the list -- but don't overdo it right away, lest you burn out on virtue.
Start slowly, but do start. These seeds will grow into the emergency fund of your dreams.
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