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In the early 1900s, cubism was the avant-garde movement pioneered by Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso. Sadly, this provocative artistic trend was quickly rendered obsolete by the invention of the cardboard box, an art form later perfected and made affordable by the movement that would become known as Federal Express.
And then, in 1998, Nissan likewise dabbled in cubism with the Cube, curiously keeping it hidden within its own borders—this despite fantastic sales—for fear that Americans might paint the vehicle UPS brown and turn it into a joke for NASCAR fans, who would exhort Dale Jarrett to "Race the Cube, Dale, race the Cube!"
Three generations into the Cube's existence, it has finally reached our shores, having been beaten to the boxy punch by Honda's Element, Scion's xB, and Kia's Soul. It rides atop a shortened Versa platform—a Versa cubed?—and all four model iterations are front-drive only and fitted with a 122-hp, 1.8-liter four. Alas, we won't get "e-4WD." Too pricey, says Nissan.
Speaking of price, it ain't much, starting at $14,685, which includes stability control and A/C (an iced Cube?). The cost rises as it works its way through the "Ginormous Package"—really—then peaks at $20,815 for a loaded Cube Krōm. Which makes the Krōm, we guess, Cube steak. The top two models eschew the six-speed manual for a CVT identical to the Versa's.
Dynamically, the Cube is something of a mixed bag. The electric power-assisted steering is delightfully light—your best friend in traffic or while parking—but otherwise feels artificial and reveals little about road textures. Turning radius is a gymnastic 33.4 feet.
The cargo door swings out, from right to left.
The engine exhibits no noticeable power peak because there's no noticeable power. Sixty mph arrives in a leisurely 9.1 seconds versus, say, the 142-horse Kia Soul's 7.9 seconds. And the Cube's 17.0-second quarter mile suggests you might want to bring along reading material. Idle quality is superb, save a Poe-like tap-tap-tapping from an unknown source.
T he 3-D circles in the headliner are unique, as is a cup holder directly in front of a vent.
The shift linkage is pleasantly swift and fluid for a car so inexpensive. The clutch is light, with predictable takeup. Unlike the Scion xB, the Cube readily steps off with a bare minimum of revs, and the pedals are nicely arrayed for heel-and-toeing. In toto, the drivetrain is surprisingly refined.
Compared with its competitors, the Cube commands the least skidpad grip. In part, that's due to its 15-inch Toyos—would those be Cubic feet?—and in part because it's clearly been tuned for a velvety ride. There's major suspension travel, terrific at coping with frost heaves, potholes, or the occasional dead cow. The downside is plenty of body roll, likely exacerbated by a high center of gravity.
Despite drums at the rear, the brakes are strong, and pedal feel is excellent. And in this econo-container niche, it's nice to find a sixth gear for freeway slogs. The Cube's dash, however, occasionally shivers and groans as if it's twisting, and the vibrating rear headrests—performing a kind of ballroom rumba in the rearview mirror—hint at a platform that isn't a paradigm of unyielding solidity. The Cube feels fragile. Towing? Not recommended.
The sofa-like front seats are as comfortable as sofas. What they lack in side bolsters is mitigated by deep, wavy stitching that holds your thighs in place. Front headroom, at 42.6 inches, lends the cabin the aura of an aircraft hangar. The rear seats, combined with the dead-flat floor, are equally expansive and would have accommodated two of our website's six-foot-seven associate editor Jared Galls, although we have only one. Moreover, the rear bench is on rails and slides through six inches of travel. The rear seatbacks fold flat onto the cushions but do not then tumble forward. Note: Stick with the beige and dark-brown interior. The all-black interior is too funereal.
Ergonomically, the Cube is mostly bang on—there's certainly no mystery surrounding the minimalist HVAC controls—although the fuel-filler release is mounted beside the hood release, in complete darkness, and the side-mirror control is at knee level. Interior surfaces are above average for a car of this price. Visibility is akin to Google Earth's, and we especially appreciate that bonus pane of glass behind the passenger-side C-pillar, which takes all of the guesswork out of backing up. In fact, the upright windshield is so large that the sun visors resemble ailerons from a Cessna. At freeway speeds, the windscreen displaces a tornado of air, quite audible as it tumbles over the A-pillars. What's more, the Cube's slab sides and its stubby, 99.6-inch wheelbase make it susceptible to crosswinds.
Seats are wide and flat. Rear seatbacks fold down onto the cushions, but the seats do not then tumble forward.
The cargo door opens easily—it's light and is fitted with a large, easy-grip handle. Wholly ajar, it offers a 43-inch opening, and there's a useful detent at the two-foot point, in case you've parked close to a car astern.
During World War II, a soldier told Picasso that his cubist paintings were not realistic. Then the soldier showed the artist a snapshot of his girlfriend. "My, my," said Picasso. "Is she really as small as that?"
Inside, the Cube isn't as small as that, but neither is it a class winner. Aft of the rear seat, the Cube offers 11 cubic feet of storage, far behind the little Kia Soul's 19 cubic feet and the Scion xB's 22. With the rear seat folded, the Cube does surpass the Soul in utility—58 cubic feet versus 53—but both lag behind the Scion xB's 70. At least Nissan made the most of it, offering 19 sites to hang or store stuff.
Replace one letter in the word Cube, and you've got Cute, a quality that needs to be measured out modestly. Check out the ovoid "photo frame" front side windows. Then there's the headliner's concentric 3-D rings, which resemble what a satellite sees as it looks down on a Gulf Coast hurricane. The tach is white "to represent the Earth," says Nissan, while the speedo is blue "to represent the Moon." And for a few seconds after startup, an orange sun glows warmly between the two gauges, then apocalyptically burns out. Hello, Nostradamus?
The Cube is light, airy, and friendly in all its urban moves but needs to do one thing—anything—way better than its competitors. As it is, its chief claim to fame is looking like a refrigerator from the '50s. Nissan ought to have joined this cute-box fray when the first xB appeared.
I pulled up to a hockey game in a Cube, and my teammates laughed in my face. They drive pickup trucks and are dismissive of the Cube's Dr. Seuss styling and even its generous cargo space—this odd duck accepted two big hockey bags. After the game, a closely parked car meant I had to move the Cube so its rear swing-out door could be opened wide enough to redeposit the bags—something street-parking city dwellers might want to think about before selecting a Cube over a hatch-equipped wagon.
Wonder why the Cube looks so goofy? Georgia Bulldog fans might like this factoid: Nissan tells us that the Cube's design inspiration was a bulldog in sunglasses—and friends, that was said without irony. Being kind, its styling might be said to be "lighthearted," but fact is it's more cartoonish than anything since AMC's freaky Pacer, a car presumably styled to look like a fishbowl with sunglasses. Maybe I'm just insecure, but $15,385 is a lot to pay for a rolling sight gag.
Honda ElementUnlike the Scion xB and the Nissan Cube, the Element offers fold-down armrests for driver and passenger. A small point, sure, but it's as if this Honda is saying, "I'm fully grown. I'm a real car."
It drives like a real car, too—like a Civic on stilts—in part because it's wider, longer, and taller than its mates, offering the most power and cargo capacity. Behind the Element's rear seat, you'll find 25 cubic feet of storage versus the Cube's 11. With rear seats folded, the Element swallows 75 cubic feet of personal detritus versus the Cube's 58. That's a lot of stuff.
Of course, this Honda is a trifle odd, with its rear suicide doors that require the fronts to be opened before swinging away from the pillarless center. Good thing that the tangled-seatbelt syndrome has been cured, thanks to front belts integrated into the seats themselves. In the back, there are only two low buckets, each of which swings up to latch onto the body side or can be wholly removed. The clamshell cargo door creates a tailgate useful for sliding heavy objects into place. Plus, there's that hose-it-out rubber floor. Still, the Element remains the priciest box, starting at $20,945. It's worth it.
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2010 Kia SoulDesigned in Southern California, the Soul rides on a modified Rio platform. Like the Cube, it comes in four flavors, but the base iteration is powered by a 122-hp, 1.6-liter engine, while the others benefit from a 2.0-liter upgrade delivering a bonus 20 horses. Prices range from $13,995 to $19,295.
The Soul offers a good relationship between driver and controls, and it isn't as tall as its colleagues, helping to lessen the sensation of being on the bridge of a cargo ship. Its seats are firm, with great legroom and headroom for two adults in the rear, and we love the upbeat black-and-red cabin. The IP is classy-looking, the switchgear is almost Toyota-like, and best of all, the steering is communicative, linear, and properly weighted.
On the downside, the Soul's manual shifter is sloppy and gooey, as if its cable has been stretched. What's more, the engine is thrashy, especially approaching 5000 revs and beyond. In this group, the Soul is noisiest at idle, full throttle, and 70 mph.
Like the Cube, the Soul feels fragile, a bit insubstantial, and it's far more at home on urban errands than on interstates.
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Scion xBWe were dismayed that the second-gen xB put on 600 pounds, although it's still significantly lighter than the Element. And with 158 horses on tap—only eight ponies shy of the Honda's output—it's capable of carving traffic. The xB rides on the longest wheelbase in this group, which does much to salvage its interstate tracking. It is quieter at idle and full throttle than its colleagues and is tied with the Element for the least racket at 70 mph.
The xB offers aggressive stability and traction control—great in the snow. Delivering 70 cubic feet of storage with its rear seat folded, it's not far behind the Element in its eagerness to carry. Its shift linkage's action is second only to the Cube's, and you can improve the xB's grip via shocks and lowering springs from TRD.
On the other hand, the Scion takes too many revs to get rolling, its pedals are too far apart, its seats are mushy, and the cabin's interior surfaces are modest, at best. What's more, among the boxes arrayed here, the xB most reliably forces its driver into a bolt-upright bus-driving stance. But, hey, this is a Toyota. We recently put 40,000 miles on an xB with no unscheduled stops.
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|VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, front-wheel-drive, 4-passenger, 3+2-door wagon
PRICE AS TESTED: $23,055 (base price: $23,055)
POWERTRAIN: DOHC 16-valve 2.4-liter inline-4, 166 hp, 161 lb-ft; 5-speed automatic
Wheelbase: 101.4 in
Length: 169.9 in
Width: 71.6 in
Height: 70.4 in
Curb weight: 3410 lb
C/D TEST RESULTS:Zero to 60 mph: 9.5 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 17.3 sec @ 81 mph
Top speed (governor limited): 112 mph
Braking, 70–0 mph: 186 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.81 g
EPA city/highway driving: 20/25 mpg
C/D observed: 22 mpg
|VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, front-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 5-door wagon
PRICE AS TESTED: $17,645 (base price: $17,645)
POWERTRAIN: DOHC 16-valve 2.0-liter inline-4, 142 hp, 137 lb-ft; 5-speed manual
Wheelbase: 100.4 in
Length: 161.6 in
Width: 70.3 in
Height: 73.4 in
Curb weight: 2940 lb
C/D TEST RESULTS:Zero to 60 mph: 7.9 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 16.4 sec @ 84 mph
Top speed (drag limited): 116 mph
Braking, 70–0 mph: 173 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.80 g
EPA city/highway driving: 24/30 mpg
C/D observed: 22 mpg
|VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, front-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 5-door wagon
PRICE AS TESTED: $18,578 (base price: $16,420)
POWERTRAIN: DOHC 16-valve 2.4-liter inline-4, 158 hp, 162 lb-ft; 5-speed manual
Wheelbase: 102.4 in
Length: 167.3 in
Width: 69.3 in
Height: 64.7 in
Curb weight: 3039 lb
C/D TEST RESULTS:Zero to 60 mph: 7.2 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 15.6 sec @ 88 mph
Top speed (governor limited): 124 mph
Braking, 70–0 mph: 179 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.81 g
EPA city/highway driving: 22/28 mpg
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My 2yr old daughter fell off the bed and hit her mouth on something. It was kinda bloody. when i finished cleaning her off, i noticed that a piece of her gum was cut off above her left front tooth. Will this grow back?
It is likely that your daughter's gums will heal without any problems. The fall, however, could have damaged her baby teeth. This is an excellent time to have her examined by a dentist who is experienced in treating young children.
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Abyss wrote:Maybe the Jataka tales are what you want. They are quite suitable for children and have a moral.
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Don't apologise - you're doing really well.
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I guess one of my worries is that living where we do teachers often allow their beliefs to enter into their teaching lessons. But I suppose we'll cross those bridges as we get to them!
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Don't miss out on a lower price on this hotel
Get an overview of this hotelFamily-friendly Chengdu hotel in Wuhou with 3 restaurants
Popular property highlights
This family-friendly Chengdu hotel is located near the airport, within 3 mi (5 km) of Chengdu United States Consulate and Wuhou Ci. Wide and Narrow Street and Chengdu IFS are also within 6 mi (10 km).
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Along with 3 restaurants, this hotel has an indoor pool and a fitness center. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a swim-up bar, and a coffee shop/café are onsite.
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Hotel Amenities
In addition to an indoor pool and a children's pool, Millennium Hotel Chengdu provides a spa tub and a sauna. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 3 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at the coffee shop/café. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include a swim-up bar and a bar/lounge. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wired and wireless Internet access.
Business-related amenities at this 4.5-star property consist of a business center and meeting rooms. 10 meeting rooms are available. This Art Deco hotel also offers a fitness center, spa services, and tour/ticket assistance. For a surcharge, the property provides a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) and a shopping center shuttle. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
Millennium Hotel Chengdu has designated areas for smoking.
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- Total number of rooms - 359
- Number of floors - 14
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- Number of meeting rooms - 10
- Year Built 2009
- Number of restaurants - 3
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Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
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- Free newspaper
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- Desk
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Access via exterior corridors
- iPod docking station
- Digital TV service
- Free WiFi
- Free wired Internet
- Room service (24 hours)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Down comforter
- Individually furnished
- Individually decorated
- Memory foam mattress
Where to Eat
Amber - This restaurant serves breakfast, brunch, and dinner.
Yipingxuan Restaurant - This restaurant serves lunch and dinner.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
An indoor pool, a children's pool, and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Fitness classes on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
Spa Services
- Body treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- In-room accessibility
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at 6 AM
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
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Check-out time is noon
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Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 18 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: CNY 100 per person (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: CNY 350 per vehicle (one way)
- Weekly housekeeping provided; fees apply for additional cleaning
Hotel Name
- Chengdu Millennium Hotel
- Millennium Chengdu
- Millennium Hotel Chengdu
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A Travis County grand jury indicted a Lambert Borgardt yesterday for the attack of two gay men during Austin's LGBT Pride weekend in September.
The grand jury didn't indict Borgardt, 28, on a hate crime enhancement because there isn't audio of what was said during the attack caught on surveillance video, prosecutor Andrea Austin told KVUE. Instead, he was indicted for aggravated assault and battery, a second-degree felony.
Andrew Oppleman was ordering pizza at Roppolo's Pizza on Sept. 21 with friend Nick Soret when Borgardt began asking Soret if he was looking at him. He became enraged and attacked Soret, breaking his nose. Oppleman stepped in and was also attacked. He lost five teeth and had a fractured jaw from the attack.
The video helped police identify Borgardt, who later turned himself in, claiming self-defense for the attack.
Soret told KVUE that he believed the attack was a hate crime because they are gay and Borgardt kept asking him what he was looking at during Pride festivities, as if he thought they were checking him out.
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EOH starts the season with a celebration of local talent. The Treasures in the Heart of NY Showcase celebrates Central New York arts and music while supporting local food cupboards. For New York's Path Through History weekend, Voices of Tabernacle will honor NY composers. Hugh Humphreys brings to life a production of Spoon River Anthology with riveting tales of love, triumph, failure, secrets, and crimes.
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Blues music is good for the soul -- especially outstanding blues talent. Country-blues artist David Jacobs-Strain is a consummate finger-style and slide guitarist with an old-school sensibility. The red-hot blues of the Joe Louis Walker Band are fueled by his passion and innovation that revolutionized the art of the electric guitar. He was voted Most Outstanding Guitarist by Living Blues and will be inducted into The Blues Foundation's Blues Hall of Fame this year. In July, compare JLW to the guitar of legendary British Blues rocker Kim Simmonds in Savoy Brown. Finally, crowning the blues is the Queen of the Minor Key, Eilen Jewell.
For Celtic music lovers, Genticorum plays the wild Celtic music of Quebec with boundless energy and unmistakable joy. Full Set from Ireland gathers six talented singers and musicians who are full of energy and innovation, while remaining true to their traditional roots.
For a taste of that Nashville sound, Loren & Mark would make Chet Atkins proud with their finger-picking prowess. World-class bluegrass band Della Mae toured internationally on behalf of the US State Department. The IBMA-award winning bluegrass of the Claire Lynch Band is backed up by a band that sparkles with virtuoso musicianship.
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2012 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults
In addition to the complete 2012 Best Fiction for Young Adults list, the committee selected the following titles as a top ten:
- Carson, Rae. The Girl of Fire and Thorns. HarperCollins Publishers/Greenwillow Books, 2011.
- Cohen, Joshua C. Leverage. Penguin Group USA/Dutton Juvenile, 2011.
- King, A.S. Everybody Sees the Ants. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2011.
- McCall, Guadalupe Garcia. Under the Mesquite. Lee & Low Books, 2011.
- Myracle, Lauren. Shine. Abrams/Amulet Books, 2011.
- Ness, Patrick. A Monster Calls. Illus by Jim Kay. Candlewick Press, 2011.
- Sepetys, Ruta. Between Shades of Gray. Penguin Group/Philomel Books, 2011.
- Stiefvater, Maggie. The Scorpio Races. Scholastic Incorporated/Scholastic Press, 2011.
- Taylor, Laini. Daughter of Smoke and Bone. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2011.
- Zarr, Sara. How to Save a Life. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2011.


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Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo Offers Free Family Fun Oct. 2-3
AUSTIN, Texas — America's largest free, family-oriented festival of the outdoors takes place here the weekend of Oct. 2-3. The 13th annual Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo will allow tens of thousands of visitors to try fishing, shooting, kayaking, mountain biking, rock climbing and more, all at no cost.
The Expo began in 1992 as a tribute to the role of hunters in wildlife conservation, and it still promotes that tradition as a central focus. Today, it includes fishing, state parks, Texas history and almost everything else in the world of natural and cultural resource conservation and recreation. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department produces the event, which remains free to the public through sponsor support.
This year, organizers are putting out a special statewide welcome.
"It's your outdoors, and this is your outdoors festival,— said Ernie Gammage, TPWD Urban Outdoors Program leader. "We put this event on as a free public service. From Brownsville to Beaumont, from Amarillo to Aransas Pass, whether you're in the next county over or halfway across the state, come on down. If you don't know anything about paddling or shooting or fishing or climbing, not a problem—this is your free chance to try it all.—
Photography is a major new activity this year at Expo. From the basics to high-end, visitors will have a chance to improve their photography and try out new gear. They can learn from the masters in daily seminars with renowned wildlife and landscape photographer Wyman Meinzer, who was named State Photographer by the Texas Legislature, and Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine staff photographer Earl Nottingham. Photography activities will be located near a beautiful wetlands area, where visitors can take and print digital photos using a variety of equipment. Lenses, video equipment, printers and binoculars will also be on hand to try, provided by Canon, sponsor of the activity.
Another new activity at Expo is bowfishing, one of the fastest growing sports in the country, in which anglers combine a bow and arrow with a fishing reel. At Expo, kids and adults can try their hands at shooting submerged three-dimensional fish targets from the bow of an airboat.
The popular "Design with Nature— area continues to expand this year, with exhibits and demonstrations about sustainable design and alternative energy, including things people can do at home and work.
Just in time for hunting season, the Expo has hunter safety information and opportunities for visitors to try out their crossbow, archery and firearm skills. There are programs for people of any skill level. All participants must first attend the short Shooting Safety Orientation at the Expo, which imparts safe and ethical practices.
Those who prefer the water in the Texas heat may check out the fishing and aquatic events. Diverse fish and marine organisms will be on site for viewing. Fishing education programs can teach the hook and line-challenged how to catch that trophy fish. There's also a water safety program and an 8,100 square-foot tank aptly named "The Wet Zone— where Expo visitors can try kayaking.
After cooling off, there are booths to visit and learn about State Parks, archaeology, camping and outdoor skills. There will also be chances to win fishing starter kids from Academy Sports & Outdoors, sponsor of the Family Fishing Celebration promotion. Visitors can try rock climbing, mountain biking and more. Living history comes alive as participants in period costume come from state parks across Texas to showcase life on the frontier.
Wildlife activities include scheduled shows where visitors can see live birds of prey and sporting dog demonstrations. "Settlers Prairie,— a reproduction of the 19th century Blackland Prairie, will give visitors a chance to experience the state's wildlife history and native species.
Expo guests should also see the Law Enforcement exhibits to meet game wardens, look at confiscated illegal hunting and fishing equipment, and learn a little more about the law of the land. The ever popular "Whodunnit— activity allows visitors to play the roles of game wardens, trying to spot the violations committed when wardens pose as lawbreakers in a mock hunting camp.
All events are free, as are water and air-conditioned shuttle service and parking. Although food may be brought in, coolers are discouraged because of the long walk to the fair grounds. There will be special shuttle service within the fair grounds for people with disabilities. And sorry, no pets allowed. Fido might scare the wild animals or be scared by the noise. Visitors need only bring cameras and sunscreen — a little cash can be handy to buy food or outdoor gear and apparel.
Major Expo sponsors this year include Anheuser-Busch, Toyota, Dow Chemical Company, La Invasora radio, Canon, HOLT CAT and Clear Channel radio in Austin. Other sponsors include Academy Sports and Outdoors, Mossy Oak Apparel Company, Winchester Ammunition, ChevronTexaco, Careco Multimedia, Inc., Sportsman's Warehouse, Weyerhaeuser, Weatherby Foundation International, Boone & Crockett Club, Gary Grant Sales, Inc., Omni Austin Hotel-Southpark, Shikar Safari Club International Foundation, Arby's of Central Texas, National Shooting Sports Foundation, CEMEX and Austin Coca-Cola Bottling Company.
Out of towners looking for a place to stay during Expo can call the Austin Convention and Visitor's Bureau at (512) 478-0098 for hotel and motel information. To make reservations at a Central Texas state park, call (512) 389-8900 or book on-line (http://tpwd.texas.gov/park/admin/res/).
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With the Farm Bill hung up in the U.S. House of Representatives, a prominent member of the House Agriculture Committee says the dairy industry could be especially vulnerable to the impasse.
"Dairy is the one segment of agriculture that is in the most jeopardy and the most danger because we have a program that doesn't work right now," Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.), ranking member of the House Ag Committee, told an AgriTalk Radio audience on Thursday.
Federal dairy policy dates back to the 1930s, and there is a growing consensus that the system is broken and needs to be fixed. This year's drought has exacerbated the problem with rapidly rising feed costs.
"If we have this new margin insurance system in place (as called for in the dairy provision of the Farm Bill), it would basically make the feed cost increases less of a problem," Peterson said. "It insulates the dairy industry from these gyrations, not only in prices of milk but also in prices of feed. Without it, I think dairy has got some very tough time ahead," he added.
While most everyone in the dairy industry can agree on insuring the margin between milk price and feed cost, there are some who object to the "margin stabilization" component that is attached to the legislation. It would discourage producers from increasing milk production in times of tight profit margins.
"We have a 90 percent consensus in the dairy industry on the dairy provisions (that have passed in the U.S. Senate and the House Ag Committee)," Peterson says. "That's about as good as you can get in dairy," he says, adding he is confident the dairy portion will "hold together" and be in the final Farm Bill.
However, getting the Farm Bill to the floor of the House has been a problem. The House leadership has been holding it up, and some say it is a reluctance to discuss proposed cuts to the Food Stamp program that has Republicans leery going into this fall's election. Nutrition programs make up about 80 percent of the Farm Bill.
But Peterson says there is some disagreement among Republicans, as well, regarding "the commodity title and crop insurance."
Peterson says he would like to see a new Farm Bill passed by Sept. 30.
"We're using August here to see if we can narrow the differences and get language written... so that when we get back (on Sept. 10), if there is a motivation to move this thing, we're in a postion to do it," he says. "We're trying, we're pushing."
Perhaps if enough congressmen "get an earful" from constituents while back in their districts this month, there will be added pressure to get something done on the Farm Bill, he points out.


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NEW ORLEANS, LA – This afternoon, the City of New Orleans provided an update on recovery efforts following Hurricane Isaac. Dozens of Department of Public Works (DPW) employees have been involved in the recovery operations including towing flooded vehicles, cleaning drainage catch basins, securing fallen streetlights and traffic signal lights, assessing and repairing damaged traffic signals and traffic signs, supporting debris removal operation and making temporary street repairs.
The following are updates as of 2:00 p.m. Friday, September 7:
DPW has completed damage assessments on all 460 signalized intersections in the city of New Orleans. 213 showed no visible signs of damage. 247 intersections with traffic signals sustained some type of visible damage during the storm, and at this time all of these have been repaired. 73 traffic signal lights were blown down during the storm and 35 have been replaced so far. Temporary repairs have been made to the remaining 38 intersections. Each intersection in the city has at least one functioning traffic signal. DPW estimates that it will take two weeks to complete all of the repairs needed to return the City's traffic signal system to its pre-storm condition.
Key intersections that need additional repairs include:
There are approximately 150,000 traffic control and street name signs in the city of New Orleans. As of Friday, September 7, 375 sign have been repaired or replaced. First priority is given to safety related signage (i.e. stop signs, one way signs, turn signs yield signs) and then to street name signs.
There are over 54,000 streetlights in the city of New Orleans. To date, DPW has picked up and secured 91 knocked down or leaning streetlights. The City estimates that it will take three weeks to complete a damage assessment of all streetlights in the city. Before Hurricane Isaac, there were over 7,000 streetlight outages that DPW was working to fix.
DPW has deployed 3 vacuum trucks. To date, 356 catch basins and 35,450 linear feet (6.7 miles) have been cleaned of debris. To add capacity, the City of New Orleans has mobilized a contractor to add 2 additional vacuum trucks to clean debris from catch basins and clogged drain lines starting on Monday, September 10.
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BOSTON—It took the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers a little while to get going in their first playoff game against each other since 1973. But after a first period spent mostly feeling each other out, the Original Six rivals wound up playing a tense, see-saw game that should serve to change nobody's expectations of a hard-fought series.
Game 1 went to Boston, 3-2, on a goal by Brad Marchand 15:40 into overtime. It was the Bruins' fifth straight one-goal game, and the Rangers' sixth game out of eight playoff contests to be decided by the slimmest of margins. More of the same is expected in a series featuring strong defensive teams with excellent goaltenders in Tuukka Rask for Boston and Henrik Lundqvist for New York.
Rask made 33 saves, while Lundqvist, who recorded back-to-back shutouts to lift the Rangers over the Washington Capitals in the first round, stopped 45 shots in Game 1. Patrice Bergeron, who scored the overtime winner in Game 7 of the first round for Boston, assisted on Marchand's goal on a rush up the ice.
The Bruins led for 7:35 in the second period between Zdeno Chara's opening goal and Ryan McDonagh's equalizer just before the buzzer. After the Rangers took the lead 14 seconds into the third, it took 2:41 for Boston to get back on even terms with a power play goal by rookie Torey Krug.
Although both teams play a physical style of hockey, the game was relatively clean, with only six penalties called in regulation—three against each team.
Both teams took penalties late in regulation—Patrice Bergeron went to the box for hooking, and John Moore for interference—but neither could do anything with the chance to net a winning goal with the man advantage.
After Moore's penalty expired with nine seconds left in the third period, Johnny Boychuk—dazed earlier in the game on a hit that resulted in a boarding penalty for Taylor Pyatt—hit the crossbar with what replays showed to be one-tenth of a second remaining. Whether it would have counted–the full puck has to be over the goal line before the clock reads 0.0—was questionable, but no official review was required as the game went to overtime.
There was quickly a chance for the Bruins' power play in overtime, as Derek Dorsett was called for interference 2:20 into the extra session. Lundqvist stopped all six shots he saw over the following two minutes, including three by Chara. Back at even strength, Boychuk hit the post with a shot that definitely would have counted. Michael Del Zotto's wide shot off a drop pass by Pyatt was the Rangers' best opportunity of overtime.
Krug made his NHL playoff debut because the Bruins were without injured defensemen Andrew Ference, Wade Redden, and Dennis Seidenberg. If the Rangers did not know who he was before, they do now.
With Steve Eminger serving a holding penalty early in the third period, Krug fired a shot from the left side that beat Henrik Lundqvist through traffic and tied the game 2:41 after Boston had fallen behind. The primary assist went to another Boston rookie defenseman, Dougie Hamilton.
After a very long shift in the Rangers' end of the ice, Lundqvist got his team the opportunity for a line change when he grabbed and held a Chris Kelly shot with 15.6 seconds left in the second period.
The Rangers put Brian Boyle on the ice with Derick Brassard and Rick Nash for the ensuing defensive-zone faceoff, and Boyle, taking Mats Zuccarello's place among the trio, won the draw from Kelly, starting the Rangers up ice. Nash drove to the Boston net, but Rask saved his wraparound try. The puck then came out to McDonagh at the point, and the defenseman ripped a shot past Rask for his first career playoff goal, with 1.3 seconds left.
Then, off the opening faceoff in the third period, the Rangers rushed up the ice and took a 2-1 lead when Stepan beat Rask through the five hole on a shot from the slot.
With neither teams' forwards generating much in the way of scoring chances, Chara took matters into his own hands midway through the second period, giving Lundqvist his first test with a heavy shot from the right point. Lundqvist reacted late, but got his glove out in time to make the save.
A few minutes later, Chara tried again, and while Lundqvist had a clear lane to see Chara's slap shot from up the middle, he was unable to make the save cleanly. The puck went behind the reigning Vezina Trophy winner and current finalist, and then Lundqvist wound up knocking the puck into his own net for the first goal of the series, 12:23 into the second period.
It was the first goal allowed by Lundqvist since overtime of Game 5 in the first round in Washington—a shutout streak of 152:23.
Neither team seemed to want to be the one to make the first mistake, and that led to a first period with few scoring chances, even though there were a combined 45 shot attempts, with 24 for the Bruins, and a generally good pace.
Michael Del Zotto came closest to scoring a goal when he hit the post off a faceoff, and it was a defenseman who also nearly put the Bruins on the board, as Dougie Hamilton's slap shot trickled between Lundqvist's legs before the New York goalie covered up.
The period ended on a harsh note for Del Zotto, as a shot by Patrice Bergeron hit him in the left ear, stopping play with 31.6 seconds left. The incident could have been much uglier had Del Zotto not been able to turn his face away, and he returned to the ice in the second period.


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SAN DIEGO—Police are looking for six men after an armed robbery occurred on the campus of San Diego State University.
Authorities said the incident took place about 6:30 p.m. Sunday on the southwestern edge of campus. Four of the men wore ski masks when the group approached the person and made demands. The person wasn't injured.
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Michael Walters' dramatic transformation from "too fat for the AFL" to small forward star has continued, with a new two-year deal at Fremantle.
Banished to train at WAFL club Swan Districts in the pre-season, Walters was an integral part of the Dockers line-up by the time Fremantle's season ended against Adelaide in a semi-final.
Walters finished the season with 22 goals from 10 games, including five in two finals versus Geelong and the Crows.
Walters, 21, is now contracted at Fremantle until the end of the 2014 season.


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Spaceship Bridge Simulator released for IOS
December 13, 2012 -- Thom Robertson ( http://artemis.eochu.com/) released Artemis Spaceship Bridge Simulator for IOS devices.
Now owners of iPhones and iPads can report to the bridge and protect the galaxy in Artemis SBS, the game that lets you and your friends operate the bridge of a spaceship. The IOS game is fully compatible with the Windows version, so your crew can link both to make your living room into a spaceship bridge. Or IOS owners can turn a table in the coffee shop into a TSN battleship, protecting the sector from Kralien invaders.
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation) and iPad. Requires iOS 5.0 or later.
Artemis is a multiplayer, multi-computer networked game for Windows and IOS. Artemis simulates a spaceship bridge by networking several computers together. Unlike many networked multi-player games, Artemis was designed to be played by 3-6 players together in one room, but it can also be played online.
In Artemis, one computer is the main screen, while the others serve as one of the five workstations (Helm, Communication, Engineering, Science, and Weapon Control). Working together as a bridge crew, the players warp around the sector, protecting space stations from a multitude of alien ships. Once the Artemis has expended its torpedoes and energy, the crew can replenish the ship by docking with a space station.
Some quotes from random people who played the game:
"For me, Artemis brought back all the vision and vitality that made PC games so broad and interesting. It's a real shot in the arm to space sims as well."
"Artemis is the best game ever. No, seriously. When you combine it with alcohol, magic happens."
"Your game is a brilliant concept"
"What can I say but, holy cow! I've spent the last few years thinking about how awesome it would be to have a game like this!"
"*Jawdrop* I might be able to revitalize our LAN parties with this."
"This is Star Trek through the Rock Band filter. You are playing together as if you were on a ship."
"Awesome game. Goodbye weekend."
About Thom Robertson:
"I'm a veteran game developer, and since leaving my last industry job in 2003, I've been a full-time indie game developer. Artemis has been a big success for me, and as we enter 2013 I intend to continue to grow the game and create even more fun for all the Artemis fans."
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The Price of Freedom & Exploration of Material
These two exhibitions have been coordinated in conjunction with the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) 48th Annual Conference in Milwaukee, March 19 – 22, 2014.
February 7 – March 22, 2014
Opening Reception: Friday, February 7th from 5 – 9pm NCECA Bus Tour: Wednesday, March 19th from 10am – 4:30pm NCECA Reception: Thursday, March 20th from 5 – 9:30pm Curator and Artist Talk: Friday, March 21st at 6:30pm, including a panel discussion with the curators and select artists
The Price of Freedom
WPCA is pleased to present an exhibition of ceramic sculpture, curated by Matthew Isaacson and Stefanie Kirkland, including work by Pattie Chalmers, Jason A. Hackett, James Ibur, Karl McDade, Richard Notkin, Allan Rosenbaum, Monica Vandendool, Patti Warashina, and John Zimmerman.
Today we are faced with issues of freedom, morality and humanity on the topic of gun control. This issue has swept our society with heated discussions and passionate cries for new regulations. We are more than ever at a crossroads about the role of the gun in our society.
Guns are first objects, part of our material world. However, guns lack agency without a user; it is through human interaction that they become fully functioning objects. Guns can be used for both destruction and self-defense through this human interface, whether for acts of hate or for games of sport. We are forced to ask ourselves, where do we place guns in our society?
Exploration of Material
Yoshinaga Kawamura uses porcelain panels to create nuanced light and shadow environments. Kawamura considers the making process more valuable than the individual finished work. His understanding of materials deepens through visual and tactile 'conversations' during the production and postproduction process and allows him to transform materials while maintaining their unique qualities.
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Hi Everyone
I have been meditating since October usually for 25-30 minutes each day simply focussing on the breath which I understand is called Samantha.
I have read a few different books such as Peace is Every Step and Mindfullness in Plain English along with a book called Teach us to Sit Still. I will try and be as specific as I can!
I grasp the concept of Samantha but after reading the two above books I get quite confused when they discuss the progression to Vipassana, how this differs from Samantha and when during your practice of meditation you should make the transition to the next step.
I came to meditation due to some health problems (which have improved) and addiction (which I am in recovery and feeling better each day) and I wondered if anyone had any hints on dealing with these two issues in the context of Vipassana.
Apologies if I have got any terminology wrong - any assistance would be greatly appreciated.


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Patti LuPone returns to Carnegie Hall tonight for her fourth solo concert. Author of
The New York Times bestseller Patti LuPone: A Memoir, she can
currently be seen as Joan Ramsey in this season's installment of the FX series American
Horror Story: Coven. She also appears next year in the new season of the HBO series
Miss LuPone's most recent Broadway performances include David Mamet's The
Anarchist and the new musical Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown,
for which she was nominated for Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle awards. Other
recent appearances include her debut with the New York City Ballet as guest soloist in the
company's new production of The Seven Deadly Sins and her performance as
Joanne in the New York Philharmonic's production of Company.
For her turn as Madame Rose in the most recent Broadway production of Gypsy, Miss
LuPone won the Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle awards for Best Actress in a
Musical and the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance. Her other stage credits
include her debut with the Los Angeles Opera in Weill/Brecht's Mahagonny, the
world premiere of Jake Heggie's opera To Hell and Back with San Francisco's
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Mrs. Lovett in John Doyle's production of Sweeney
Todd (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle nominations; Drama League Award for
Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre), the title role in Marc Blitzstein's
Regina, a musical version of Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes at
the Kennedy Center, Fosca in a concert version of Passion (which was also
broadcast on PBS' Live From Lincoln Center), a multi-city tour of her theatrical
concert Matters of the Heart, City Center's Encores! production of
Can-Can , and the New York Philharmonic's productions of
Candide and Sweeney Todd. Additional Broadway performances include
Michael Frayn's Noises Off, David Mamet's The Old Neighborhood, Terrence
McNally's Master Class, and Patti LuPone on Broadway.
Since 2000, Miss LuPone has made regular appearances at Chicago's Ravinia Festival,
including the celebrated Sondheim series in which she starred as Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney
Todd, Desiree in A Little Night Music, Fosca in Passion, Cora Hooper
in Anyone Can Whistle, Madame Rose in Gypsy, and two different roles in
Sunday in the Park with George. Her subsequent appearances have included a reprise
of her performance in Heggie's To Hell and Back, a concert performance of Weill's
The Seven Deadly Sins, and the title role in a concert production of Annie Get
Your Gun.
A graduate of the first class of the Drama Division of New York's Juilliard School and a
founding member of John Houseman's The Acting Company (in which she toured the country for
four years), Miss LuPone's subsequent New York credits include Dario Fo's Accidental
Death of An Anarchist; David Mamet's The Water Engine, Edmond, and
The Woods; Israel Horovitz's Stage Directions; and musical performances
in Pal Joey for City Center's Encores!, Anything Goes (Tony
Award nomination, Drama Desk Award), The Cradle Will Rock, Oliver!,
Evita (Tony and Drama Desk awards for Best Actress in a Musical),
Working, and The Robber Bridegroom.
In London, Miss LuPone won the Olivier Award for her performances as Fantine in the
original production of Les Misérables and in The Acting Company's production
of The Cradle Will Rock. She also created the role of Norma Desmond in Sunset
Boulevard and recreated her Broadway performance of Maria Callas in Master
Class. Her film appearances include Union Square, Parker, City
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Purple Ombre Cake
For obvious reasons, this Purple Ombre Cake was the centerpiece of the entire 1000th Post Party last weekend. It stole the show. I kept it in the fridge while all the savory treats were being consumed so that it wouldn't distract everyone from the awesome food they were eating. But that didn't work. Inevitably, someone had to open the fridge to get a new bottle of champagne, and then the exclamations of amazement started.
I have to admit, I'm very proud of how this cake turned out. I wasn't really sure how it would go. I knew I could do it, but I was worried I'd be frustrated with the decorating. As I have mentioned many times before, decorating a cake is not my strongest skill. Hubby even admitted later that when he saw the inspiration behind the cake, he didn't think I had it in me. He honestly thought I was being over ambitious.
Don't get me wrong, this is an ambitious cake. Four layers of cake, all a different gradient of purple, covered in roses, again piped in varying shades of purple. But believe me, with a little planning, and some practice, anyone can make this cake. I have a few tips on some things not to do, and some things to do when considering making this cake.
1. Don't forget the sugar in two of the cake layers. This cake method is a bit different than most. Most cakes start with creaming butter and sugar. Not this one. It's more like mixing biscuits. You add the butter to the dry ingredients before adding the liquid ingredients. So when your brain goes into autopilot and you mix the flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl, don't make the mistake I made and assume that's all that goes in there! Add the sugar. FYI, I tried stirring in the sugar at the end and baking them because I hate wasting ingredients. The cake looked like cake when it came out of the oven. But it tasted… well, like the sugar was mixed in at the end. It was really sweet. And a little gummy.
So I had to re-bake two of the cake layers. Which means I have 18 egg yolks in my fridge right now. I see a lot of creme brulee in our future.
2. Don't change your mind about the color of your frosting at the end. My original plan was to have the lightest shade of frosting be white. After piping the bottom two rows, I piped the first white rose and decided it was too big of a difference from the previous color. So I scraped that rose off, stirred in some purple food coloring and mixed up the lightest shade that you see in the finished cake. I'm sure you all think it looks fine, but I wish I had done that up front so I could have done the crumb coat in the lightest color. It annoyed the perfectionist in me that you could see specs of white peaking through between the roses.
3. Do mix up the cake batter in two batches. Trust me, you mixer can't handle a double batch of that batter. To make your life easier, measure everything out for both batches at once. So when you put the flour in the bowl of your mixer, measure the same amount out and put it into another bowl. Then when it's time to make the second batch, everything is measured and ready to go.
4. Do invest in a cake decorating turn table. Hubby is always on my case about the amount of baking gadgets I have. I have been eyeing one of these bad boys for quite some time but I didn't know where I'd store it. I finally decided to just get one and figure it out later. I'm SO glad I did that. Applying the crumb coat took about 1/3 of the time that it takes without one and it helped when I was piping the roses too. Believe me, it's worth the $18.
5. Do make this fruit passion curd. I don't care if you're intimidated by this cake, if you do nothing else, make the filling. Eat it with a spoon, on a graham cracker, or stuffed into a cupcake. It's seriously delicious. Goya makes great frozen fruit purees in a variety of flavors. I want to make this curd in every possible flavor available (you can find the purees in the frozen food aisle near the other Hispanic foods). It's SO simple and delicious.
6. Do as much ahead of time as you can. I feel like a broken record here, but the key with layer cakes not becoming too overwhelming is to break things up. I made the curd on Thursday night, baked the cakes on Friday, and made the frosting on Saturday. Then I just had to stack and decorate it before the party.
And last but not least, don't be intimidated by the roses! They're very simple to do and with a little practice, you'll be a pro in no time. Just remember that to pipe roses, you start in the center and make one big swirl from the inside to the outside.
UPDATE: Click here for the Video Tutorial on How to Pipe a Rose
Hubby was shocked to watch me decorate the cake because it honestly took about 15 minutes total. The biggest pain was washing the tip between colors of frosting. And, to convince you guys even further, I've recorded a video of how to pipe roses! It needs a smidge of editing over the weekend, and I'm hoping to post it first thing Monday. So be sure to come back for that!
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Purple Ombre Cake
Such an impressive cake for any special occasion
Yield: Serves 16-20
For the Cake Layers
Double batch of White Cupcakes, baked into four 9-inch layers
Food coloring of your choice
For the Passion Fruit Curd
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 cup passion fruit nectar or puree - Look in the hispanic aisle in your grocery store - Goya makes all sorts of fruit purees
4 egg yolks
1 vanilla bean - split, seeds scraped
1 stick unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons
For the White Chocolate Buttercream
2 cups unsalted butter, softened
5 cups powdered sugar (or more, depending on desired consistency)
Pinch of salt
12 oz. good quality white chocolate, chopped (not white chocolate chips or candy melts!)
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 tsp vanilla
Food coloring of your choice
For the Cake Layers
I recommend making the cake twice instead of doubling the recipe. While you're measuring out the ingredients for the cake, just measure out enough for the second batch at the same time so it's easier the second time around.
The first time through, leave one layer white. Add a few drops food coloring to the second layer prior to baking (I used 5 drops in my lightest layer).
When making the third and fourth layers, add a bit more food coloring to each layer such that you'll have gradually darker layers (I used 9 and 18 drops for my darker layers).
Allow all layers to cool completely.
For the Passion Fruit Curd
In a saucepan, whisk the sugar and cornstarch.
Whisk in the passion fruit nectar, egg yolks and vanilla seeds and cook over moderate heat, stirring constantly, until thick, 6 minutes.
Remove from the heat; whisk in the butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, until incorporated.
Scrape the filling into a glass bowl, press a sheet of plastic wrap on the surface and refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours.
For the Frosting
Put the chopped white chocolate into a small bowl. Heat the chocolate in 30 second increments in the microwave set to 60% power. Stir after each increment, and continue to heat 30 seconds at a time, until the chocolate is melted and smooth. Set aside and allow to completely cool.
Once white chocolate has cooled, sift the salt and powdered sugar over the butter, in a large bowl. Cream the butter and sugar mixture together until light and fluffy, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed.
Measure the whipping cream into a cup, and stir in the vanilla extract.
With the mixer running on low speed, gradually pour the cream mixture the bowl.
Once the cream mixture has been incorporated into the frosting, fold on the melted (but cooled) white chocolate until incorporated.
Increase the mixer speed to medium-high, and beat frosting for an additional 3 minutes.
To Assemble the Cake
Once all of the cake layers have cooled, level each of the layers except the white layer.
Place a small amount of frosting on a cake board to stabilize the cake. Center the darkest layer on the cake board. Pipe a small ring around the edge of the cake layer. This will ensure the filling doesn't spill out between the layers.
Spoon a heaping 1/3 cup filling into center of cake and spread to the edges.
Stack the next lighter cake on top and continue the process until all layers are stacked and the white layer is on top.
Frost the cake with a crumb coat and chill in the fridge for at least an hour.
To Decorate the Cake
Place ~3/4 cup of frosting into two separate bowls (you'll have three bowls of frosting at this point, two with 3/4 cup, and one with the rest, which will be more than 3/4 cup).
The bowl with the most frosting will be your lightest color. Add food coloring to that bowl first until the desired color is reached. Color the other two bowls of frosting such that you have three shades of frosting.
Alternatively, leave all of the frosting one color.
Place the cake on a rotating cake stand. Starting at the bottom, pipe a row of roses along the cake using the darkest frosting color. You're going to pipe three rows of roses, so make sure they cover about 1/3 the height of the cake.
Continue with a second row of roses in the next lighter shade of frosting. Place the roses directly above the bottom layer.
Finish with one last row of roses in the lightest color. Next, decorate the top of the cake by piping a rose in the center of the top of the cake. Work your way around from there piping three circles of roses on the top of the cake.
If there are any large spaces between roses, you can pipe small stars into them to fill the space.
Filling recipe from Kaitlyn in the Kitchen, Frosting recipe from Country Cleaver
42 Responses to "Purple Ombre Cake"
Thank you so much for this idea and the tutorial! I made a purple ombré cake this weekend and it was a big hit for my daughter's 4the birthday party!! I used your raspberry curd recipe and basic vanilla buttercream and it was so yummy! Next time I make it I will splurge on better food coloring because the colors were pretty muted.
I also made it a little easier on myself by going darkest on top to light-that way when I frosted I started at the bottom with the lightest frosting and then made the frosting darker for the next layer… Helped me so that I'd didn't have too many bowls of frosting an piping bags going.
How far in advance do you think is okay to frost it? I'm making the cake for a baby shower Saturday evening, but we have another event during the day. Do you think Friday would be okay to frost it? I just don't want the frosting to get hard! Thanks!!!
What color purple did you use and how much for each color?
The links for the cake and icing are no longer available. Is there any way to get them?
Thanks for the superb idea! I've never tried piping flowers, thinking it would be too complicated. Your video laid those fears to rest – I was so thrilled with the results of the purple rose cake I tried last night, and I used your curd recipe to make an orange marmalade curd filling – so delish I sneak the leftovers with a spoon!! Thank you!!
I made a cake inspired by this one for a bridal shower a few weeks ago! I wanted to try the passionfruit curd but I couldn't find the fruit puree at my grocery store 🙁 I'll keep looking in other stores!
I'm totally inspired by this cake. It's so beautiful! I want to make it later this week for my birthday! I was thinking of filling it with Apricot Jam though… Do you think I could try to make a curd from the jam, rather than the fruit puree you used? Or would it be fine to simply fill it with the jam?? I appreciate your opinion on this!! Thanks 🙂
I made this cake on the weekend for my daughter's birthday in pink ombre. Not only did it look amazing, it was seriously the yummiest cake I've ever tasted. Your instructions were spot on and so easy to follow. The measurements were exact and it all came together beautifully! Thank you so much for sharing.
PS I couldn't get the passionfruit puree either but used lemon curd, which worked wonderfully.
I plan on making this for my daughter's baptism in June – just a quick question – do you think white roses would have worked on the top of the cake?
I wanted to do this cake idea in a '1' shape cake tin for my daughters first birthday. Do you think it would be too difficult? Also, do you reduce the cooking time by a quarter if you are doing 4 layers? Thanks in advance!
Jen, spectacular. Thanks for joining the cake extravaganza. Cheers
Hii … I really falling in love with your purple ombre cake, wanna make it for my birthday but I am little bit confuse with the baking time, if we use 9inch baking pan, how long we need to bake it and in what temperature? Thank you
Hi! I made this cake this weekend for my daughter's baptism – it turned out pretty good! It didn't look quite as good as yours….but it wasn't too shabby! Did it in shades of purple too as my daughter's name is 'Violet'! THANKS for the inspiration! Would post a picture but there doesn't seem to be that option here.
May I ask what tip you used to pipe these roses?
I made an ombre cake (pink and purple) twice by using your white chocolate buttercream recipe. I cut the powdered sugar to three cups instead of five since most desserts are just too sweet. I used a different white cake recipe and instead of the passion fruit curd, I used a Swiss meringue buttercream as a replacement. I get rave reviews from the decoration (nice tip) and surprisingly, so easy to make the rosettes. It's true, best to invest in a cake decorating turn table. Thank you for posting this recipe and doing a DIY video, really helped!
Thanks so much for using the Rose technique that I created and originally shared on my blog in 2011. Please do feel free to reference my blog when talking about the Rose Cake. http://iambaker.net/rose-cake-tutorial/
I am sure you can understand why I would ask that, as I know you would want to be credited if someone took an idea of yours and blogged about it. Thanks!
Which tip did you use to make this cake?
I'm thinking to make this cake for my niece's birthday but I'm wondering if there's possible to decorate from the top to bottom.
I hate the thought wasting icing if I have to make three different shades from the start. If I could start from the top with white (or the ligthtest) and gradually add more colour for the next row.
Please let me know what you think.
What tip do you use to make the roses?
After making the curd, when do you use it when assembling the cake?
This cake looks absolutely perfect! I've been looking for some really cute cakes for ages and I think I've definitely found one 😉
what could I use as a replacement for te gyro puree? I'm having trouble finding it where I live.
What brand did you use for the coloring ?
For the Goya puree, I found a can (looks like a soda can) passion fruit "cocktail" , is that what the recipe is calling for ? or is it in the frozen section and passion fruit concentrate by Goya? I want to follow this recipe exactly.
Hi, thank you so much for the wonderful recipe and inspiration, i made a purple ombre cake following your recipe for my daughter's birthday party. Only change was that i filled it with lemon curd, everybody loved the cake. Thank you for the detailed recipe and instructions!..:)
I made this for my daughter's 2nd birthday and it not only looked great, but tasted great too! Your recipes were so easy to follow (white cake, coloring the layers, making the rosettes). It was my first attempt at a layered cake and doing any sort of decoration and I received lots of compliments! Thank you so much for sharing this!
Looking forward to making this cake for my daughter's birthday. I'm starting off today with the curd as per your suggestion to split the work. Can you please clarify if the fruit pulp needs to be defrosted prior to using it and if the curd goes into the fridge right after making (still hot)? I'm just starting to get into the world of baking and these may be obvious answers but they are unknowns for me. Thank you.


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Hi. I finally quit a 32 year, pack a day smoking habit 12 weeks ago. Was miserable because I have been smoking since I was a kid and it was the only way I knew how to deal with stress (or anything). Anyway, for the past few days, after my husband asked for a divorce, I have been having just 2 drags (really) at the end of the day. I think just that little bit will bring back a sense of security. I understand about all of the pitfalls - higher and higher doses, but if that did not happen and I stayed only at 2 drags per night, would the risks be minimal? If I quit totally (again) would I go through the chemical withdrawal all over again? Thanks
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