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Tuesday, 14 August 2012
Happy one year pt.2
Hello my loves and tea birds! I know I've been absent this past week or so but I just have felt deflated I'm sure you all get the feeling! But today is my anniversary with my lovely boy and it's a long story but the is our second first anniversary... Details another time! I spent the day baking peanut butter cups, his favourite AND Oreo cheesecake cake his favourite three things- cheesecake cake and Oreos ahhh. Personally, cheesecake YUCK. But even for a cheesecake hater I liked it! Will post link to recipe tomorrow it's one pretty amazing blog too :) hope you've all had a beautiful day, Jess xox
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Saturday, January 16, 2010
Okay.....Are you ready?....Here it is!
This is my way of showing my appreciation for all your kindness. I will give this vintage corner hutch painted, decorated and filled by me! I hope you like it. All you have to do is leave me a comment. I also want to know the name of your favorite bakery and your favorite thing to eat there. Thats it... easy right? I will go first. My favorite bakery here where I live is called"Costeaux" french bakery. I love many things they make there but I especially love the frosted sugar cookies. I will pick a winner Monday night 48 hours from now. Have fun and good luck! Mini hugs my friends and thanks so much for all your kindness!
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- cockerina said...
I can not believe ... I am the first??? then, first of all I would tell you that your minis make me a lot of throat, so when I'm hungry always step from here and I console myself .. LOL! and then, for your give away, my favorite bakery is behind my house, and doing simple little bread crumb and crust crisp and fragrant, is gorgeous !!... and my favorite food is Italian pasta: spaghetti, tortellini, lasagna ... I can also do without eating meat or fruit, but the dough must not fail in my house ever!
indeed, I will leave the link in my blog of recipes, you never know you should come hungry ... it can also serve as an inspiration to you for your mini meals ...
I hope to be lucky, I really like your vintage corner ...
mini hug
- January 16, 2010 at 5:46 PM
- kimsminiatures said...
Thank you Caterina. Your bakery sounds wonderful. I wish you good luck. Hugs~ Kim
- January 16, 2010 at 5:48 PM
- Wish on a Whisker said...
Kim~ I love your handmade goodies! I would love to win! We don't have a favorite bakery here where we are. But, we love to make cupcakes and cookies at home. Your Flickr pictures always inspire! ~Mandy
- January 16, 2010 at 6:01 PM
- kimsminiatures said...
Thanks Mandy! Good luck :)
- January 16, 2010 at 6:01 PM
- Melissa Barnum said...
Our favorite bakery where we live is quite a jaunt, but SOOO tasty..... Their name is: Blackbird Bakery on Bainbridge Island. I am in love with ANYTHING they put their chocolate ganache on. Bill got me a birthday cake from there and the outer frosting was a milk chocolate ganache. It melted like butter in your mouth!! TO DIE FOR!! But I am a chocoholic!! Your pieces are like magic and I htink everyone loves them because they are so real, and so magical, and they just ransport you to a place that I cannot even describe! ;) I remember when you very first got started and am amazed by where you have gone with it.
- January 16, 2010 at 6:10 PM
- Sumaiya Mehreen said...
Pick me! Pick me!!
My favorite bakery here in Plano, TX, is the Mozart Bakery on Spring Creek & Custer (in case your readers want to go there) :) ... I love EVERYTHING they have, so it's hard to pick favorites. One of my favorites is their mango mousse. * droooooooool *
- January 16, 2010 at 6:18 PM
- kimsminiatures said...
Thanks so much Melissa and Sumaiya. Both your favorite bakeries sound wonderful. Good luck girls!
Hugs~ Kim
- January 16, 2010 at 6:22 PM
- michelle_b said...
Hi Kim,
I too love Costeaux's! They have a Decadent Chocolate cake to die for! I absolutely love your mini's! Maci and I still want to come see them, she does not understand that what she see's in the pictures are so small! Hope to hear from you soon! xoxo
~Michelle Buchignani
- January 16, 2010 at 6:33 PM
- kimsminiatures said...
Thanks Michelle. So much good at Costeaux's really hard to pick a favorite. You are welcome here anytime. Good luck! Hugs~ Kim
- January 16, 2010 at 6:38 PM
- love minis said...
helloo kim ! Im thankful to be invited to such a fun give away ! I definately have a favorite little bakery In Smithfield Virginia ! Called the Smithfield Bakery !! Its a cozy little cottage with all the chocolate delights I could imagine ! I am homesick for it !!They had these chocolate Creme filled cakes called whoopies ! IT was always the best day to ride the ferry over and share a baked goodie with my friend megan ! one of your bake shops you made for sandi reminds me so much of it !! I enjoy all your mini designs kim .. THEY really take on the essence of what is comforting and all that we love about baking !! I wish you all well and Im happy for whoever may win ! Good luck !
Cheryl strome
- January 16, 2010 at 7:03 PM
- kimsminiatures said...
Sounds wonderful Cheryl, Thanks so much for your comment.Whoopies sound yummy! Good luck. Hugs~ Kim
- January 16, 2010 at 7:28 PM
- Miniature Patisserie Chef said...
Hi Kim,
This is gorgeous!! Actually there are too many favourite bakery. Yesterday I went to a new one, and love it. TWG is the name of it. I picked a slice of chocolate cake, but also tested my friend's white chocolate cake. I think I like the white chocolate better, as it's not so sweet, and has a layer of raspberry mousse in it :) So I'll pick that the next time!
Pei Li
- January 16, 2010 at 7:37 PM
- kimsminiatures said...
Sound delicious Pei Li! Thanks so much for your post. Good luck Hugs~ Kim
- January 16, 2010 at 7:44 PM
- LindaSonia said...
Oh my, this giveaway is just too awesome for words. It's Gor - geous!! I only recently landed on your blog so I feel very fortunate for my timing. Your work is beautiful!
Favorite bakery is called 'Pure Food Bakery' and one of my favorite things there is the Nut Torte. Yum!!
LindaSonia (email@example.com)
- January 16, 2010 at 7:45 PM
- Linda Carswell said...
This is so typical of you Kim, such a beautiful & generous prize...who wouldn't want to win this!!!!!
Well...my favorite bakery is any Patisserie in Paris that sells 'Flan Natural'...it is amazing so smooth and creamy, but not too rich...my mouth is watering...I have only ever found the real thing in Paris, so needless to say we are looking forward to a nice piece each when we next return.
Thank you for the chance to win this beautiful prize!
Linda x
- January 16, 2010 at 7:50 PM
- Susan said...
My favourite bakery is 'Kims Bakery'! I don't have a favourite to eat there, everything is delectable :)
My other favourite bakery is a few steps away in my kitchen and my favourite-est specialty from there is Double Rich Double Moist Boiled Chocolate Cake with Rich Chocolate Ganache frosting........I'm a chocoholic!
I love everything that you make Kim, your style is wonderful.
- January 16, 2010 at 7:53 PM
- kimsminiatures said...
Thank you for your posts Linda and Linda Sonia. Your favorites sound wonderful. Good luck girls and thanks so much for participating! Hugs~ Kim
- January 16, 2010 at 7:55 PM
- Patty said...
Kim, I love your wonderful displays and the food that you have been "baking"! I LOVE my hutch that I have of yours! My favorite bakery is "Icing on the Cake" in Los Gatos. They sell these wonderful cookies called Maple Moons. They are a large sugar cookie with Maple flavored icing on them and are fabulous! I just found out recently that this bakery sells "shots" of icing because it is all so popular!!LOL
- January 16, 2010 at 7:55 PM
- kimsminiatures said...
Thanks so much Susan, You are so sweet. Chocolate anything is always a favorite of mine as well. Good luck! Hugs~ Kim
- January 16, 2010 at 7:56 PM
- kimsminiatures said...
Hi Patty, Wow that bakery sounds wonderful. Maple moons what a great name for a cookie. Good luck and thanks for your post. Hugs~ Kim
- January 16, 2010 at 7:57 PM
- Mes petits pieds-à-terre said...
My favorite bakery in Atlanta is Alon's and my favorite treat is any of their tarts. As far as mini's go, yours is my pick-fav!
- January 16, 2010 at 7:59 PM
- kimsminiatures said...
Thanks so much Petits Pieds a terre. I'm now following your blog. I appreciate your post. Good luck Hugs~ Kim
- January 16, 2010 at 8:05 PM
- Betty (picture circa 1951) said...
I only found your blog a couple of days ago. I enjoyed looking at your miniature goodies. You are very good. I've made some polymer food myself for my Ginny Dolls which is a larger scale (1:6), but never anything as good as what you've done. You're a pro!
I'd love to be in your drawing. I have a dollhouse (1:12 scale) and need some motivation to get it finished. (I started it in 1981.)
My favorite bakery...I guess I'll have to say The Cake Lady Bakery here in town. They have lots of good cookies and they'e all my favorite.
- January 16, 2010 at 8:15 PM
- kimsminiatures said...
Welcome Betty. Thanks so much. Its never too late to finish that dollhouse. Glad you found my blog. Good luck! Hugs~ Kim
- January 16, 2010 at 8:19 PM
- dale said...
Oh, this is fun! :)
MacMillan's is the best bakery in South Jersey and I love their cream filled donuts, they actually cut the donut in half and fill it with way too much cream. It's the best.
How sweet of you to do this. :)
Thank you, for offering us all a tasty treat. :)
- January 16, 2010 at 8:23 PM
- kimsminiatures said...
Hi Dale, Thank you for your post. Filled donuts Yum....... Good luck! Hugs~ Kim
- January 16, 2010 at 8:38 PM
- icandy... said...
How sweet of you to host such a nice giveaway! My favorite local bakery... Marigold's! They make the most wonderful desserts~ carrot cake...YUMMY! Cookies, muffins, cakes, OH MY!
- January 16, 2010 at 8:39 PM
- kimsminiatures said...
Thanks for your post Christina. Your favorite bakery sounds wonderful. I love carrot cake too! Good luck! Hugs~ Kim
- January 16, 2010 at 8:55 PM
- Jill said...
My favorite bakery here in Sacramento was Phillips Bakery (On Folsom/33rd), but sadly it is gone now. Their little motto was "There's majic on the corner"... and it was magical.
Your corner cabinet filled with wonderful goodness would look perfect in The Little Pink House. I'm crossing my fingers :)
- January 16, 2010 at 8:57 PM
- Jill said...
Oh! My favorite thing... the sugar cookies with royal icing-- great with a cup of coffee. Oh! Their strawberry cupcakes were wonderful too! Oh! And the...
- January 16, 2010 at 9:04 PM
- Snowfern said...
ahh!!! i really wanna win! XD
mm i don't really eat or go to bakeries :( but i think the closest thing to one is a waffle place (does that count LOL) called "Waffle Town", they sell really crisp waffles, when eaten with butter and maple syrup, MMMNMMMMMMMMM~!!!!!
i might have to make a trip down again soon....hrmmm
- January 16, 2010 at 9:05 PM
- kimsminiatures said...
Thanks for your post Jill. It would look lovely in your wonderful dollhouse. Good luck! It is so sad when a good bakery goes away. Magic around the corner sounds perfect. Hugs~ Kim
- January 16, 2010 at 9:05 PM
- kimsminiatures said...
Hi Cindy! Thanks so much for your post. I love waffles too! Yum! Good luck! Hugs~ Kim
- January 16, 2010 at 9:06 PM
- PJ said...
okay, I love Costeaux as well. My favorite is there chocolate chocolate chip cupcakes with dark chocolate frosting. Yummmmmy!
- January 16, 2010 at 9:37 PM
- kimsminiatures said...
Yes that is one of the goods ones for sure Patty! Thanks so much for your post. Good luck. Hugs~ Kim
- January 16, 2010 at 9:44 PM
- Cheryl said...
Hi Kim, I'm a fairly new follower and have enjoyed you inspiring work. My favorite bakery on Oahu is Ted's Bakery and they make a lucious chocolate macadamia nut cream pie. Yum! Regards, Cheryl
- January 16, 2010 at 9:47 PM
- Angela Schiavone said...
Hi, Kim! Wonderful work yet again! I like Nothing Bundt Cakes (www.nothingbundtcakes.com). Their carrot cake sure is yummy!!!
Keep up the amazing work! I always like to keep your blog opened on a tab in my web browser so I can look at it a lot. You're work is so inspiring! I hope I can get my work to be half as good as yours someday. I'm working on it. Thanks for the encouraging comments on my blog!
- January 16, 2010 at 10:14 PM
- kimsminiatures said...
Thanks so much for your lovely posts Cheryl and Angela. Both your favorites sound wonderful. Good luck and I glad you like visiting my blog! Hugs~ Kim
- January 16, 2010 at 10:53 PM
- Carey said...
Hi Kim, How lovely of you to do this. My favorite bakery is "Butter Cookie Bakery" and there motto is "because butter is better." It is hard to pick a favorite thing but I guess it would be their whipped creme filled eclairs and lobster tails.
I love everything about your blog.
Mini Hugs,Carey
- January 16, 2010 at 11:05 PM
- hannajaleijona said...
Oh wow, what a great gift you have made!
My favourite bakery was Sokerileipuri Suominen where you could have the most amazing mousse-cakes, but unfortunately they quit. Now it's Laurell and the humble potato-pastry I most often have.
Also I just want to tell that your creations are just mouth-watering and it is a pleasure to visit and see the detailed wonderful photos here. Thank you for keeping this blog!
- January 16, 2010 at 11:30 PM
Love your creations Kim!!!
It's been years since I've been in a bakery and I can't even remember the name of one close by BUT I do love my own baking so that would be Lori's kitchen :)
- January 17, 2010 at 12:12 AM
- rosanna said...
Hallo Kim, thank you very much, you are alwas generous. Bakeries have not fancy names here ,my favourite is Mario (simply Mario), some of the best focaccia in town! I drool on the keyboard at the thought ! Hugs Rosanna
- January 17, 2010 at 1:14 AM
- Lena said...
Hello Kim!
I seartenly want to win that lovely vintage corner you´ve made!
It will fit in my newest dollhouse...
My favouritebakery is a small place in my city, called "Lido" and my favourite is "Sarah Bernard cookie" filled with chocolate - of course! I just love them!
Have a nice day! Hugs Lena!
- January 17, 2010 at 1:18 AM
- Jain Squires said...
Hello Kim,
What a beautiful givaway, so generous and kind of you.
My favourite bakery is called Hardies,their chocolate muffins filled with cream and strawberries,are to die for!!
Your work has had my mouth watering on many occasions.
Hugs Jain xx
- January 17, 2010 at 1:28 AM
- Eva said...
What a gift Kim! You are so geneous. Well, love your hutch so here I am.
One of my favourite bakeries (I have more than one) is in Barcelona (in the center of the city) and is called "Mistral". They make the most delicious mini croissants. Mini means that the croissants are maximum 3 cm lenght so you can eat a lot!!! They are filled with xocolate, cheese and ham, frankfurt, sobrasada (a special sausage from Balearian Islands) o the normal one. Delicious.
and my favourie cake is the Sacher tarte...I love chocolate!!
Good luck to everyone and thanks again Kim
- January 17, 2010 at 1:29 AM
- TINK-SONIA said...
Kim I enjoy watching your little treats both as if I was eating.
In Madrid is a very popular pastry called "San Onofre" And there are sweet wonders, people come from all over Spain to buy their pastries. My favorites are the mini palm trees covered with chocolate puff pastry, only 5 cm but when I eat I think I gave him a bite of a piece of heaven.
A warm greeting, Sonia
- January 17, 2010 at 1:46 AM
- Arantxa said...
Kim,it´s Great!!!
Well, i have many favourite bakery in Madrid; Ipanema there you can find a delicious tea cake and San Marcos Cake,it's gorgeous!!
Mallorca it's amazing they have Macarrons,and all that you can find, a marvellus tortel, and my birthay cake.
But yesterday I found new backery and love it. Cosmen & Keiless is the name of it. I bought a slice of chocolate cake, but also tested cupcake chocolate!!!!!!
I like so much the vintage corner, is so beautiful!!!
- January 17, 2010 at 1:51 AM
- marga said...
good morning!
thanks for the opportunity to participate in the contest!
my favorite bakery here in Mallorca, Spain, called C'an Joan of S'Aigo, its products are entirely "ours." It is a pastry-chocolate with more than 100 years and all their furniture reflects that
- January 17, 2010 at 2:13 AM
- Bear cabin miniatures said...
What a wonderful give-away, it is so pretty :0) We don't have many bakeries here, only pasty shops really, but I do like the fresh, hot bread from our local supermarkets fresh bread counter.
Julia xx
- January 17, 2010 at 2:29 AM
- Mimmi said...
Wow, what a beautiful corner hutch! My favorite bakery is in Stavanger, the town next to ours. The bakery is called Le café Francais and I just love their chocolate mousse! Inside it there is a little bit of passionfruit gel. It was difficult to only pick one bakery and one favorite food item, I also love their crèpes and chocolate eclairs. But I am a true chocoholic, so I must say the mousse is my favorite ;-)
- January 17, 2010 at 2:33 AM
- Kathi said...
I must say that YOUR bakery is wonderful! What a beautiful gift you have made!
My mother's kitchen was my favorite "bakery." She was always making something sweet to eat! Grandma's pumpkin pie, cookies and her Texas sheet cake are some of my favorite goodies. Oh, and I can't forget her yummy gingerbread! I think I'll make some today! :D
- January 17, 2010 at 2:42 AM
- Christel Jensen said...
Hi Kim
How fun is this:) I love French bakeries too. We have one near by me that is run by three Frenchmen and it is called Kanel. They have the best breads and coffee. Also we have a place called Pascal where they sell macaroons. I have to take some pictures from that place sometimes. My favorite of all times is Laduree in Paris. It is 2 hours with plane away..Lol:)
Thank you for the opportunity to be part of your wonderful contest.
- January 17, 2010 at 2:54 AM
- SmallBakery said...
Hi Kim!My name is Katerina and I am a huge fan of your blog and your yummy delicious looking cakes!I live in Athens, the capital of Greece, and my favorite bakery is french and is called Eric Kayser!There is also one in Paris!My favourite sweet there is called "Norman apple tart" and you can even see its recipe here:
www.erickayser.com !!! I hope you like it!Keep up the good work and making us hungry!
- January 17, 2010 at 3:02 AM
- Daisy said...
You do beautiful work! Thanks for sharing your gift with those of us in blogsland:)
My favorite bakery is Sneiders in Cooperstown, NY. When I was a girl, you could walk down there on a cold,crisp morning and watch the pastries being made through a window, as steam and the scent of fresh breads washed over you. When the doors opened, I would make a beeline for the cinnamon jelly doughnuts, warm and fresh, with melting jelly!
- January 17, 2010 at 3:16 AM
- Susanne said...
Hi Kim!
What a wonderful contest.Beautiful things! My favorite bakery and conditorie in Århus, Denmark is Emmerys. Its a very old shop in the middle of the town with good traditions. Now they have exports too. They are famous for their gourmet bread and their cakes. My favorite must be a medaille (Medalje in danish)and a cup of warm chocolate (love Summerbirds chokolade sticks that you melt in warm milk) with wipped cream ;-)..medailles would be wonderful to make in minis..
A medaille is made from two small crispy bunns with a creme and whipped cream between..uhm..
I can find some pictures for you if you like ;-)
- January 17, 2010 at 3:54 AM
- Puppenstubennostalgie said...
Die Cupecakes sehen so lecker aus....man könnte gerade reinbeißen!!!
Viele Grüße von PuNo/Monika
- January 17, 2010 at 4:00 AM
- Vane said...
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- January 17, 2010 at 4:01 AM
- Vane said...
Thanks so much Kim for this oportunity. Among all the things I can remember (because I love sweet things!), I love the Macaroons of Laduree of course, I love the Black Forest cake and meringes of a German Bakery Called Edelweiss, I love the carrot cake of a Tea Salon in Madrid called Vailima (they also make amazing macaroons, cupcakes and more) also the carrot cake that makes Cosmen&Keiles Bakery a nice bakery in Madrid. Near this one they have just opened "Le Pain Quotidien" bakery store wich make wondeful brioches, pretzels and you can also have a nice brunch on Sundays. I love the "torteles" of Mallorca Bakery, they too made nice croissants with chocolate tips. When we go to france we love the Tarte au Citron at the Brioche Doree chain stores. But my fav pieces all time are the Epiphany bread, truffles, mini tartes, eclairs, croissants and the birthday cakes etc that makes a Bakery near my house called "Luna", I know the owners, a very nice copuple of bakers, since I was a kid and they do everything handmade! Amazing people.
Wow, I think I love a lot of things!
Hugs from Madrid.
- January 17, 2010 at 4:05 AM
- Caseymini said...
Hi Kim, My favorite mini bakery is yours. My favorite Tucson bakery is Beyond Bread. What a wonderful prize! The person that wins it will be very lucky to get it.
Casey and Tessie
- January 17, 2010 at 4:16 AM
- Tabitha Corsica said...
My goodness look at all the comments! And why not?! Your mini baking is wonderful as I know first hand. The cupcakes I have from your bakery are delectable and whoever wins is sooo lucky.
Alas, my favorite local bakery simply called "The French Bakery" has just closed it doors after 20 yrs. I loved everything they made of course! But my favorite thing was stopping there on the rare morning I'd drive my son to school (usually Dad did that)and having breakfast. Such memories...
- January 17, 2010 at 4:48 AM
- Lize said...
Well, what can I say about the bakeries in Saudi? Since most of them bake edible but tasteless sponge-bread, I'll just tell you about the good ones. There is Crusts for very yummy bread and croissants. And then for sweet-tooth days, I like to admire and sample the baked goods at Le Notre.
In Montreal, I love everything that comes out of Le Panier. I'll stop here, because I am under strict orders NOT to eat over my keyboard!
Btw, that is a very special little corner hutch, filled with pretty goodies, and as always, I love your photos.
- January 17, 2010 at 5:00 AM
- mandy said...
I must admit that my favorite bakery is in my own kitchen, where I can bake what I want when I want it. My latest favorite is a three layer hummingbird cake made from over ripe bananas, fresh crushed pineapple, and Vietnamese cinnamon.
Your lovely miniature bakery items have inspired more than one item in my kitchen!
- January 17, 2010 at 5:34 AM
- Claudia said...
Oh, goodness, what a wonderful, generous giveaway! My favorite bakery? Hmm. I think it would have to be our local Village Tea Room, which is in a charming old house and has the best baked goods!
- January 17, 2010 at 6:22 AM
- rudoo said...
Hi Kim! Oh, I hope I am lucky. The cabinet is lovely! My favorite backery here is called Nouveau Pastery. I love her cakes and cupcakes because of the iceing. It's REAL buttercream. No shortening or fake stuff. It is soooo good!
- January 17, 2010 at 6:28 AM
- De said...
Your corner cupboard is beautiful, Kim!
I live near Indiana's Amish community. My favorite local bakery is Foltz's. Their baked goods are made from Amish style recipes. They make amazing donuts and frosted sugar cookies.
- January 17, 2010 at 6:32 AM
- Annalisa said...
Hi, I would be honoured to win such a wonderful gift!I spent quite much time on your blog, drooling over miniatures..silly, I know, but can't help it, your works look just much better than real food!
As for the giveaway, well..I am not sure about my fave bakery, as I haven't been entering one for several years...and, since I live in the country/by the sea, I really have no chance to go to a good bakey without driving for some hours!So I rely on myself, and bake my own fave cakes and breads..and it's something I love to do, for me and my family-and friends too, of course!
Wish myself and all the other partakers good luck!
Annalisa@cooking easy
- January 17, 2010 at 6:37 AM
- lovi said...
Here in Bloomington, IL I don't really have a favorite bakery, because unfortunately there are not any authentic bakery shops!! However, there is this wonderful cafe that just opened within walking distance, Caffe Italia, and the serve not only the best coffee in town, but homemade, yes homemade, croissants! My fav is the raspberry filled, only made on Saturday mornings...we call before we walk, since sometimes they run out or if it is too cold, the dought doesn't rise properly and they throw the batch away!!
- January 17, 2010 at 9:46 AM
- Liberty Biberty said...
What a beautiful hutch Kim!
My favourite bakery is called 'Boulangerie L'Epi' and is in the street where I live, about a two minute walk from my house - dangerously close! My favourite thing is their pain au chocolat, divine!
- January 17, 2010 at 10:05 AM
- She'sSewPretty said...
Oh! I just saw this on flickr! That is absolutely adorable! My favorite bakery is called Cupcakes and my favorite thing to get there...what else-a cupcake, the red devil's food is so yummy!
- January 17, 2010 at 10:41 AM
- kimsminiatures said...
I went to bed and woke up to so many more lovely comments. I love reading each and every one of them. Thank you and good luck to you all~ Hugs! Kim
- January 17, 2010 at 10:45 AM
- Lissu said...
Lovely hutch <3 My favorite bakery was Fazer bakery in Helsinki when I was little girl, where I ate with my grandmother very delicious Sacher cake.
- January 17, 2010 at 3:03 PM
- Deni said...
Thats a lovely corner hutch!KIm
my favourite bakery is Shabby little bakery
The cakes are delectable!
I peruse often, many delicious items are in this bakery but are never sold!
I luv it not only because of the delightful cakes I so enjoy looking at the delicious goodies, daily, I might add, but never eating i a bonus as it does not extend my (body)boundaries!lol
I have never met the owner but I hear such wonderful things about her,and she must be the most wonderful person as the cakes are always exceptional!
- January 17, 2010 at 3:04 PM
- kimsminiatures said...
Thank you Lissu and Deni. I appreciate your comments. Good luck. Hugs~ Kim
- January 17, 2010 at 3:10 PM
- kibbygirl said...
I absolutely love it!!!! How beautiful. You are so talented. I love your style too, not to mention that your mini goodies look delicious too :) My favorite bakery is actually in a small italian grocery store in our town and they make the best portugise custard tarts. Yummmm. That and anywhere that makes lemon meriange pie!
- January 17, 2010 at 4:36 PM
- Karin F. said...
wow what a lot of comments! Your hutch is beautiful! No wonder.
So you want to know my favorite bakery...
I think bakeries are becoming scarce...unfortuately! People go to their grocery store and see cake. But there's cake & there's good cake...& you have to have been brought up with the good kind, you know the difference!
We have a little bakery close by that people swear by if they've bought there once.
As for my favorite....unfortunately I love it all: eclairs, stollen at Christmas, chop suey loaf, strudel. You name it, I'll eat it!
- January 17, 2010 at 5:18 PM
- Marsha (Sassy Mini Dolls) said...
I just love your work, Kim
Well, I don't have a favorite bakery as I don't go to any :(
- January 17, 2010 at 6:14 PM
- froxannef said...
I just found your blog through a friend that I follow and I just love your creations...so realistic and your settings are just lovely :o)
I hate to admit it...but we do love to visit the french patiserrie every now and then...we have one close by called "Canelle" in New York and they have the most wonderful Tarte du Citron also know as Lemon Tart...to die for! My husband tells me that they remind him of the kind that he used to buy in a pastry shop in France when he was a child.
- January 17, 2010 at 6:56 PM
- Marisa's Mini Treasures said...
Hi Kim, what a lovely gift! I hope to be lucky and win. My favorite bakery in Brooklyn is an Italian bakery called Angelo's bakery. My favorites are canoli, Napoleans and chocolate and straberry cake.
thanks, Marisa
- January 17, 2010 at 6:57 PM
- Marisa's Mini Treasures said...
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- January 17, 2010 at 7:08 PM
- Sunny Dee said...
Kim your miniatures are really beautiful! My favorite bakery in Brooklyn is Mona Lisa the 7 layers cookies,chocolate cheesecake and Napoleans.
Thank you for this opportunity.
- January 17, 2010 at 7:13 PM
- alpal said...
Your work is absolutely brilliant! What amazing detail and artistry. What fun to look at! Yum!
- January 17, 2010 at 8:58 PM
- jodi said...
Kim, First off, the blog looks amazing. The giveaway is completely darling. I come almost every day, and sometimes just look through all the pics to bring some sunshine to my day. I have had the privilege of meeting Kim in person. It was such a blessing! She is wonderful person who brings so many poeple joy through her creations. Truely kind. It shows in what you do Kim. My favorite bakery is called Gear Up, right here in little Silverton, Or. The best thing is their cinnimon rolls. Your Oregon Buddy, Jodi
- January 17, 2010 at 10:07 PM
- Christina said...
I've been admiring your work for a long time. The first was the "Sweet Shop" and it was just incredible! I also discovered Bonnie Justice's doll in that shop and am happy to say that I own several of them now...I can only dream of also owning that sweet shop...
My favorite bakery is 'Holey Cannoli' in Worcester MA. Of course my favorite there is a cannoli but I am also partial to their anise cookies...yummy!
- January 17, 2010 at 10:26 PM
- sara marina said...
Hello, My favorite bakery is called La Farine and I love to get the Morning Buns there! They so delicious and so crisp. They're basically really fancy french cinnamon rolls. I hope I'm lucky!!!
Sara Mendez
- January 17, 2010 at 10:57 PM
- miniacollection said...
Your photo is superb as always. Everything is perfect, the furniture, the cupcakes and the detail with the magazine. I like the style and the colours.
My favourite pâtisserie in Orléans is Les Musardises. They also have a tea room. It's an old pâtisserie, with a very stylish décor inside. I don't remembe the name of my favourite cake, it's a chocolate mousse cake. All their cakes are beautiful to look at. The other day I invited a friend for dinner and as a present she brought me individual cakes from Les Musardises. They also make delicious macarons.If we want a very good cake for a special occasion we go there. If you type Lees Musardises Orléans and then images you can see photos of the shop.
You are very kind to offer a gift . But as I said in my last commentary, it's no surprise you have so many followers and visitors, it's just because your blog is great.
- January 17, 2010 at 11:11 PM
- Kayjay said...
Hi Kim love your blog :) In the UK proper bakeries are getting fewer and fewer, so I don't have a favourite although the best bakery I have ever been to was one in Lille in France - the French do still know how to make delicious cakes - and my favourite cake is a strawberry tart
Kathryn x
- January 18, 2010 at 12:01 AM
- A. Wright said...
Hi Kim, wow looks like the competition on this giveway is Fierce! Hope you have big jar for names :) Sadly, we dont have a favorite bakery here, but I dabble in the occasional baking binge at home, especially around the holidays.
Good luck ladies and gents
- January 18, 2010 at 12:39 AM
- Evelien said...
What a wonderful give-away! It would be amazing to win some of your work!
All the favourites people describe here make me slobber haha, I guess I like those things. I don't have a favourite bakery.
Have a nice day!
groetjes Evelien
- January 18, 2010 at 12:53 AM
- Never Enough Time said...
What a beautiful cupboard. I would be thrilled if I won!
My favorite bakery is in a neighboring city. I actually used to work there years ago and decorated cakes. They have amazing pasteries.
Mini hugs,
- January 18, 2010 at 7:37 AM
- Kim said...
What a wonderful give-away! Your work is always amazing-I always love visiting your blog. We don't really have a bakery in the city I live in- but I used to work next door to a bakery called "Taste of Scandinavia" and my favorite thing to get there was a pumpkin cookie with cream cheese frosting. They had the best bread too. MMM, I ate my fair share of pumpkin cookies before I left that job!
- January 18, 2010 at 8:31 AM
- Christina said...
Wow, your miniatures are amazing. I am looking for a dollhouse now to buy and put together. I want to try to make some of my own miniatures but have no idea where to start! I found your blog during my search, so glad I did.
Let's see, bakeries... I would have to say my favorite here is a little family run shop called Country Cousins. My fave of theirs is simple enough....jelly doughnuts. mmmmmmm The only jelly doughnuts I like.
- January 18, 2010 at 11:00 AM
- Joanna Thomas said...
Hey Kim! I hope I am not too late for your giveaway! What a PRECIOUS cabinet! OMG I thought it was full size! I don't have a favorite bakery.. I LOVE them all! LOL.. Actually I live in a very small town and we don't really have a bakery.. just a doughnut shop.. I try to stay outa there! lol... BUT I love cake of any kind! In fact cake is my favorite food in the world. That and hotdogs! LOL.. Neither of which I eat very much of. I also love sugar cookies! YUM!
- January 18, 2010 at 4:59 PM
- kimsminiatures said...
I got your name in just in time Joanna no worries! good luck! hugs~ Kim
- January 18, 2010 at 5:14 PM
- ZeeZely said...
I think that your miniatures look very real and enjoy looking at them.
My favorite bakery is Magnolia and my favorite is red velvet cupcakes and banana pudding.
- January 18, 2010 at 6:29 PM
- Un Taller de Miniaturas said...
First of all thanks so much for the opportunity to win this fabulous give away. You are very generous, Kim!!
My favoutite bakery is in Madrid, Spain, and it is called 'Mallorca'. All its products are so delicious that I couldn't choose only one... :))
Good luck everybody!!
- January 19, 2010 at 3:30 AM
- PonderandStitch said...
Omg... I cannot believe how cute that hutch is!!!! I am a fan of ALL things tiny and love this!
Unfortunately, I don't have a favorite bakery here- I wish I did!! If I could choose my favorite treat it would be pie- cherry pie, actually. I could always go for brownies, too- but not the cake-like brownies- the really chewy ones!
- January 19, 2010 at 9:14 AM


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The summer brings with it a whole new foodie experience, from BBQ's, al fresco dining, picnics to ice creams, and as a result it is one of my favourite times of the year!
(I'm already scouring e-bay for a vintage style picnic hamper, complete with gingham lining!!! If anyone knows of one going cheap, do let me know!
The veg patch is currently overflowing with spinach, so for dinner tonight I had to come up with a new recipe where spinach is the star, so I decided to cook a low fat spinach quiche.
Alternatives can include adding bacon which we did tonight, using the whole eggs, and adding lots of cheese!
Low-fat Spinach Quiche
Ingredients (to serve 6):
250g Shortcrust Pastry (ready-made or your own, your choice!)
3 Egg whites1/2 a bag of Spinach (or as much as you can get your hands on)
Half a tub of low fat ricottaSpring Onion (or white onion)
Bacon bits (optional)
Roll out the pastry so it is half a centimetre thick and line a tin. Cover with greaseproof paper and baking beads (or rice if you do not have baking beads) to blind bake the pastry case for roughly 10-15mins at gas mark 6. This will stop the pastry going soggy once it is cooked.
(If you are using bacon, cook it now.)
While allowing the pastry to cool, in a big bowl mix your cheese, egg, spinach, onion, and any other extra ingredients you are using. Mix thoroughly then pour onto the cooled pastry case.
Bake for 15mins at gas mark 6 before eating!
Yummy warm or cold, the quiche is perfect for an evening meal and can be served with salad, potato wedges or a really yummy idea is butternut squash wedges! It is also perfect to be served during a buffet, or to pack in your picnic.
Pricing (based on Asda's own unless otherwise specified) - serves 6
Pastry 50p (EVEN cheaper if you make your own!), Eggs 25p, Spinach 50p, Ricotta 50p, Onion 10p
Total (6 portions) = £1.85
Per portion = 31p!


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Easter is never deserved. - Jan Karon
The color of truth is gray. - Andre Gide
Each day has a color, a smell. - Chitra B. Divakaruni
It's a beautiful beege color. - Archie Bunker
Chop your own path. Get off the car track. - A.Y. Jackson
Feminism is a wonderful idea until the car goes wrong. - Nicola Zweig
Easter is very important to me, it's a second chance. - Reba McEntire
Auto racing began 5 minutes after the second car was built. - Henry Ford
I'm Jewish, so I don't know much about Easter eggs. - Simon Kinberg
Never lend your car to anyone to whom you have given birth. - Erma Bombeck
Easter is meant to be a symbol of hope, renewal, and new life. - Janine di Giovanni
You should never have more children than you have car windows. - Erma Bombeck
I had to stop driving my car for a while - the tires got dizzy. - Steven Wright
Only a biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window. - Unknown
Living with a conscience is like driving a car with the brakes on. - Budd Schulberg
The best car safety device is a rear-view mirror with a cop in it. - Dudley Moore
It is sometimes as dangerous to be run into by a microbe as by a trolley car. - J.J. Walsh
A private railroad car is not an acquired taste. One takes to it immediately. - Eleanor R. Belmont
You know you're a redneck if your home has wheels and your car doesn't. - Jeff Foxworthy
I've exercised with women so thin that buzzards followed them to their cars. - Erma Bombeck
I spent a lot of my money on booze, birds and fast cars... the rest I squandered. - George Best
When a man opens a car door for his wife, it's either a new car or a new wife. - Prince Philip
My mom used to say that Greek Easter was later because then you get stuff cheaper. - Amy Sedaris
You don't have to carry a designer bag that costs more than a car to look cool. - Kesha
The lead car is absolutely unique, except for the one behind it which is identical. - Murray Walker
Wealthy people miss one of life's greatest thrills: making the last car payment. - Unknown
A guy knows he's in love when he loses interest in his car for a couple of days. - Tim Allen
Drive-in banks were established so most of the cars today could see their real owners. - E. Joseph Crossman
I built my church on Easter services, Christmas Eve services, and Norman Vincent Peale. - Robert H. Schuller
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. - P.J. O'Rourke
Some people color inside the lines, others color outside the lines. Me? I eat the crayons. - Bill Carter
Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song. - Pope John Paul II
The dent in his car is hardly cold and he's coming over here to claim his pound of fish. - Archie Bunker
They say you only go around once, but with a muscle car you can go around two or three times. - Tim Allen
Yesterday I parked my car in a tow-away zone... when I came back the entire area was missing. - Steven Wright
Wisdom teaches us to do, as well as to talk; and to make our words and actions all of a colour. - Seneca
A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car forever after. - Peter DeVries
Bogart could have been color blind. He got to know a man before he decided if he liked him or not. - Sammy Davis, Jr.
The lead car is absolutely, truly unique, except for the one behind it which is exactly identical. - Murray Walker
Marriage has no guarantees. If that's what you're looking for, go live with a car battery. - Erma Bombeck
Large, naked, raw carrots are acceptable as food only to those who live in hutches awaiting Easter. - Fran Lebowitz
I replaced the headlights in my car with strobe lights, so it looks like I'm the only one moving. - Steven Wright
When Henry Ford made cheap, reliable cars people said, 'Nah, what's wrong with a horse?' - Elon Musk
If I weren't skateboarding, I'd love to race cars. I like anything that's fast and active. - Ryan Sheckler
I'm going to the backseat of my car with the woman I love, and I won't be back for ten minutes. - Homer Simpson
I don't think I'm a celebrity. I'm just a guy from east Texas who loves cars and airplanes. - Carroll Shelby
The guitar is a small orchestra. It is polyphonic. Every string is a different color, a different voice. - Andres Segovia
There are two things in this world that don't last long: dogs chasing cars, and pros putting for pars. - Lee Travino
Women are like cars: we all want a Ferrari, sometimes want a pick-up truck, and end up with a station wagon. - Tim Allen
When walking, you see things that you miss in a motor car or on the train. You give your mind space to ponder. - Tom Hodgkinson
Life's golden age is when the children are too old to need babysitters and too young to borrow the family car. - Unknown
We have to prove beyond the shadow of a doubt that it is talent and training, not color, that makes a ballet dancer. - Arthur Mitchell
For all of the fights I have had in my life, both on and off the ice, I have only been in the back of a cop car once. - Tie Domi
I hooked up my accelerator pedal in my car to my brake lights. I hit the gas, people behind me stop, and I'm gone. - Steven Wright
The actual building of roads devoted to motor cars is not for the near future, in spite of many rumors to that effect. - Harper's Weekly
Mere colour, unspoiled by meaning, and unallied with definite form, can speak to the soul in a thousand different ways. - Oscar Wilde
I do get scared of the dentist, so a drive-through dentist might make me feel more at home. If I got to stay in my car. - Jessica Pare
Anyone who thinks sitting in church can make you a Christian must also think that sitting in a garage can make you a car. - Garrison Keillor
My kids always perceived the bathroom as a place where you wait it out until all the groceries are unloaded from the car. - Erma Bombeck
I'm not a car guy. The subway gets me where I need to go efficiently and cheaply, and I don't worry about traffic. - Joe Scarborough
Is fuel efficiency really what we need most desperately? I say what we really need is a car that can be shot when it breaks down. - George Carlin
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my grandfather did, in his sleep. Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car. - Unknown
It is amazing how quickly the kids learn to drive a car, yet are unable to understand the lawn mower, snowblower and vacuum cleaner. - Ben Bergor
Tonight we'll be talking to a car designer who's crossed Toyota with Quasimodo and come up with the Hatchback of Notre Dame. - Ronnie Corbett
I have an answering machine in my car. It says, "I'm home now. But leave a message and I'll call when I'm out." - Steven Wright
A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad. - Theodore Roosevelt
A car hits a Jewish man. The paramedic rushes over and says, "Are you comfortable?" The guy says, "I make a good living." - Henny Youngman
My life is the land, the dogs, the car, the motorcycle, the pond, the canoe, going to pick up mail. It's just a rural retreat that I enjoy. - Burt Shavitz
With so much to be aware of, awareness bracelets have reverted to signifying nothing more than color itself. Idealism has devolved into fashion. - Timothy Noah
When I get real bored, I like to drive downtown and get a great parking spot, then sit in my car and count how many people ask me if I'm leaving. - Steven Wright
see also Car Section


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One night in northern Nebraska, when a blizzard was raging, my husband's grandmother, Sarah Mead, opened the door, closed it quickly, and reached for her apron to wipe the snow from her face, saying "Only coyotes and Methodist preachers would be out on a night like this!"
Her grandson, my husband, served 41 years as a Methodist minister in Colorado, Montana and Nebraska, and he can vouch that he was out in many storms and a few blizzards.
Alice Foster
Sidney, Nebraska
Back in 1955 a call went out from the editors of the then Capper's Weekly asking for readers to send in articles on true pioneers. Hundreds of letters came pouring in from early settlers and their children, many now in their 80s and 90s, and from grandchildren of settlers, all with tales to tell. So many articles were received that a decision was made to create a book, and in 1956, the first My Folks title – My Folks Came in a Covered Wagon – hit the shelves. Nine other books have since been published in the My Folks series, all filled to the brim with true tales from Capper's readers, and we are proud to make those stories available to our growing online community.


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This should be the last update of the 1.4.x line (there could possibly be one more update with bug fixes of they pop up). It contains a bunch of odds and end I wanted to add in before moving on to the UI rework. I have already started some work on 1.5. There will be another post later this week on what you can expect for the next major update.
Edit: If gmmp crashes on startup be sure to update to 184.108.40.206. There seemed to be some compatibility issues with ARMv7 devices running gingerbread.
1.4.16 (07/14/2013):
-Embedded album art will now correctly show on the ICS lockscreen controls
-Fixed potential ANR when changing repeat modes
-Added 'Date Added' sorting order
-Pressing the 'Playlists' tab a second time will now reset the view
-'Ignore Prefix When Sorting' now applies to album lists when sorting by artist
-Fixed album count in the genre view for artists in multiple genres
-Added default replaygain setting to use when no RG tags are found
-Improved handling of corrupt id3v2 tags
-Fixed bitrate calculation for opus files and very large flac files
-Added 'Most Played' as a new default smart playlist (will only be created on installation)
-Added ability to rename playlist files
-Pressing next track when at the end of the queue will now loop the queue if "On Queue Completion" is set to stop
-Added Year, Artist sorting order to the album tab
-Album art opacity now applies to custom background images
-Added option to stop playback after each track (Prefs -> Playback -> Stop After Each Track)
-Long press of shuffle button is now configurable (Play Random Album or Start Shuffle Collection)
-Added advanced remote controls (double/triple/click&hold/etc actions can be set for next/prev/ffwd/rwd/stop). This is not compatible with some bluetooth devices and headsets
-Reset all the auto pause/play options and switched the preferences to a multiple option checklist. You can select Wired, Bluetooth, and/or Dock
-Fixed issue where playback would pause/resume when it was not supposed to when connecting/disconnecting to car bluetooth audio
-All tracks in a smart playlist will now be added to the queue when playing a single track from the smart playlists
-A few misc bug fixes


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How to Plan a Kid's Birthday Party Without Losing Your Mind
Birthday Party Planning Secrets From a Former Event Planner
My family makes a big deal out of birthdays. I remember many of my birthday parties as a kid because they were always a big event. We have a large extended family and parties have always been an "everyone is welcome" event. My husband grew up in a small family that never made a big deal out of birthdays. He had to adjust to my ways, to say the least.
I spent the majority of my career in public relations representing various luxury brands. We hosted events across the country as part of our sponsorship programs, which is to say, I know a lot about throwing theme parties. I have had to pull together events for several hundred people in less than a week. I have hired staff for events from across the country.
What does that mean to my kids? It means mom can throw a great birthday party. When I worked in public relations, I had huge budgets to make my client's events memorable. Unfortunately, we don't have unlimited funds for our kids' birthday parties, so I get creative.
I am seven years in to throwing birthday parties for two boys. I have thrown the following theme parties: monkeys, Super Why, primary colors and shapes, Thomas the Train, pirates, Star Wars, Pokémon, Sesame Street, construction site and Paw Patrol. As you can see, I try to go with whatever my boys are interested in at the time. Our guest list is pretty diverse, including family, friends and their kids and my kids' friends. On average, we have between 30 – 50 people at our birthday parties.
Timeline for Birthday Party Planning
As they say, timing is everything. If you don't reserve your venue on time, your whole party may be difficult to orchestrate. If you don't research party supplies online early, you'll be forced to go with whatever the stores have in stock. Here is my timeline for birthday party planning.
Birthday Party Timeline – One to Six Months in Advance
We live in a two-bedroom condo so we can't just throw a birthday party in our home. Since many Los Angeles residents also live in an apartment, condo or home with limited outdoor space, birthday party locations fill up fast.
I didn't realize that when I was planning my son's first birthday, which falls around Memorial Day. I went to the city to book a park two months in advance and was shocked to discover that most of the parks that had party space were already booked. We were able to secure the park across the street from our home, which sounds like a great option, except that it is on a hill so everything needed to be dragged up the hill for the party. Not ideal at all.
If you have to book a party anywhere other than your home, start early. You won't regret booking a party five months in advance, but you will regret waiting too long and not having any options. When I did my son's birthday party at a bounce house facility, I booked it seven months in advance and I got the last available weekend in May!
Birthday Party Timeline – Three Weeks in Advance
Pick a Theme:
If your kids are old enough, let them pick their birthday party theme. I usually chat with my older son way in advance about his party theme since he is pretty indecisive. Last year he jumped from Star Wars to Super Heroes before finally settling on Pokémon, which I knew nothing about!
Setting on the theme helps with invitations if you are planning to incorporate your theme into your invitations. Of course, you don't need to settle on a theme before sending out invitations. There are plenty of adorable invitations that won't clash with your birthday party theme.
Invite Your Guests:
Plan to invite your guests at least three weeks in advance. You don't want to invite them too early that they forget about your birthday party, but you don't want to invite them too late that they already have plans – especially if your kids are in elementary school. Elementary school age kids tend to have extracurricular activities such as sports or dance or swimming lessons on Saturdays.
The type of invitation depends on your audience. For my kids' first and second birthdays, the majority of our guests were family and close friends so we used printed invitations. Once they got to preschool and elementary school, we started doing online invitations (evite and paperless post) since we only had email addresses for class parents.
Shop Online:
I usually start my online birthday party shopping three weeks before the party. That way, if I can't get everything I need online, I have plenty of time to get to a party store for the remaining supplies. My favorite online party supply sources are Oriental Trading, Birthday Express and Amazon.
While I try to get a lot of birthday party items online, there are some items I prefer to buy at the dollar store or Target. Here are my budget-friendly birthday party picks:
- Lunch plates, cups and utensils: I buy solid color paper plates in a color that complements my theme. For example, for the construction theme party, I bought yellow plates. I bought red and white plates for the Pokémon party and red and blue plates for the Sesame Street party. However, I usually buy the cake plates in the theme design. I purchase utensils from the dollar store as well. If I need cups (which is rare since we usually do juice boxes and bottled water), I get them at the dollar store as well.
- Some table covers: Since my venue is usually a local park, I have four tables to cover. I buy one birthday party theme table cloth for the gift table and cover the remaining tables in solid colors that coordinate with my theme. For our Pokémon birthday party, I used black duct tape to make my own theme table cloths. I folded a white and red table cloth in half and attached them with the black tape to make them look like a Poke-ball.
- Favor bags: If possible, I buy favors online since I can usually buy larger quantities online cheaper than in a store. However, I don't use the theme bags since they are never big enough to hold favors and piñata candy. I buy solid color bags and decorate them to go with the theme. For the train party, I used a railroad crossing design. For the Sesame Street party, I used the character eyes. I try to find a simple way to incorporate the theme to dress up my bags.
Birthday Party Timeline – Week Before the Party
The week before the birthday party is the time to wrap up the final details. I usually get the gift bags filled two nights before and have my stuff packed in bags by use so that it is easy to set up.
For example, I have all of the tableware in one bag and all of the serving utensils in another bag. I learned from past experiences that if I don't keep things together, I'll have a tough time finding them when I'm rushing and have guests nearby. It also makes it easier for my husband or mom to help set up since there have been times where I was in an autoimmune flare and couldn't carry or decorate.
The last week is when you handle the last-minute details:
- Secure food and beverages: I highly recommend ordering pre-made food (pizza, sandwiches, etc.) for your kids' birthday party. The first two years we made all of the food ourselves and it was exhausting and didn't save much money. We still joke about the kabobs we made for our son's first birthday party, which had 50 guests. We made three kabobs per person, which means my husband and I skewered 150 kabobs in one night. We have not made kabobs since – it has been almost 8 years!
- Order or decide on a cake: I am not much of a baker so I usually order a cake for my birthday parties. The only time I didn't was last year for the Pokémon birthday party. Instead I made half of the cupcakes as red velvet with white cream cheese frosting and half as vanilla with red frosting.
- Buy all the remaining odds and ends: Do you have enough favor bags for all of the kids in attendance? If you are doing a piñata, did you buy the piñata and candy to fill it? Do you have a candle/candles? What are you missing?
- If you rented a venue, confirm details with your venue: For example, in my city, if you are renting a bounce house for a birthday party, the rental company needs to provide proof of insurance before the city releases a permit to you. Don't scramble the day before the birthday party because you assumed your vendor handled their details.
I hope these birthday party planning tips are useful to you. I have handled a lot of events and the most important key to success is organization. The more organized you are, the less stressful the birthday party will be for you and your family.


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The project set out to study all forms of interaction between these two regions, from political, religious, literary and commercial exchanges to mutual influence in material culture. A nice example of these interactions was evident among the exhibits that the AIIT's Honorary Librarian, Ursula Sims-Williams, had put out on display for the meeting: some rare 19th-century Malay lithographed poems from Singapore, which bore on the back cover the name of the publisher, Haji Muhammad Amin, modelled on the Ottoman tughra or calligraphic royal emblem.
Syair Sinar Alam, Singapore, 1914
Dr Annabel Teh Gallop, Lead Curator for Southeast Asian Studies, and curator of Indonesian and Malay collections, the British Library.


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Escaping the Tyrrany of Voicemail with PhoneTag
Today's TechCrunch article, Think Before You Voicemail, struck a nerve with me. I've very often felt the same way for the exact same reasons Michael outlined:
It takes much longer to listen to a message than read it. And voicemail is usually outside of our typical workflow, making it hard to forward or reply to easily.
The big problem with voicemail is that it takes a context switch out of your normal workflow in order to dial into the system, figure out how to fast-forward/delete messages, transcribe messages, etc. This might sound minor but it really takes its toll when you've already got a ton of things on your plate to deal with on a daily basis.
Other minor problems with voicemail include long distance charges to dial into my voicemail when I'm traveling, and the delay caused by my tendency to not notice that I have a voicemail until the next time I make a telephone call.
So today I've taken a big step toward escaping voicemail. I've set up my cell phone such that voicemails are transcribed automatically into text messages and sent to my email (and optionally SMS'd to me). How did I do this? It was not straightforward so I am repeating the steps here for anyone who'd like to do the same.
Without further ado, here's how I set up PhoneTag with my iPhone running on the Fido network.
Step 1
The first step is to subscribe to a voicemail transcribing service. The service I ended up subscribing to is PhoneTag. There are several other services, including YouMail and SpinVox, but nearly all suffer from one big flaw — they do not work with Canadian numbers. (Don't even get me started on how we always get shafted on technology in Canada…)
Fortunately PhoneTag does work in Canada, so they get my dollars. (Not much actually, only 35 cents per transcribed message; other plans available too.)
Step 2
Once you've set up your PhoneTag account, you have to instruct your carrier to use PhoneTag's voicemail box when you don't answer your phone. This is accomplished via Conditional Call Forwarding. In layman's terms, you have to ask your carrier to forward a caller to voicemail when you 1) don't answer, 2) are unreachable, or 3) already on the phone.
When you get a phone from Fido, it's already pre-programmed to forward calls to the Fido voicemail. In this case, we want to switch to PhoneTag's voicemail. Here's where things get complicated a bit; I am using an unlocked iPhone on the Fido network, and unfortunately, I could not find a way to set Conditional Call Forwarding inside the iPhone's interface. However, we can get around this by directly programming appropriate GSM Commands into the phone!
The GSM Commands I used were the following:
- Call Forwarding if No Answer: *61*[dest]#
- Call Forwarding if Unreachable: *62*[dest]#
- Call Forwarding if Busy: *67*[dest]#
where [dest] is the destination of the call forwarding, i.e. the phone number of PhoneTag's mailbox. So as an example, if your mailbox's number is 514-123-4567, then the appropriate sequence to program Call Forwarding if No Answer would be *61*5141234567#.
So, I opened up Keypad of the iPhone, typed in and called each one of the above mentioned codes, and voila; my callers are now directed to PhoneTag's voicemail. (You'll know you did it right if you see some status messages.)
Now voicemails are automatically transcribed into text and sent to my email, where I will see it the next time I return to my workstation.
Step 3
For completeness' sake, rewire the Voicemail button on the iPhone to point to your new mailbox by issuing the following command:
In PhoneTag's case, yourvoicemailphonenumber is 18007840457.
But of course we'll never use that button again, right?
Step 4
Finally call Fido Customer Service at 611, and cancel your voicemail option, saving you a few bucks per month.
There you have it, escape from voicemail.
Now if only I could escape from email too, then life would be heaven!


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A blog for my crochet hobby, drawing inspiration from friends, crochet buddies, and designers from around the world! See my latest crochet projects and designs, search for patterns and resource links, and get inspired to make your own one-of-a-kind creations.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Crocheting in Black
Sometimes black is the only choice, as in this amigurumi Scottish Terrier dog, Molly.
Molly requested an amigurumi look-a-like, so she had to be all black ;) I'll tell you more about her later :)
Meanwhile, here's a free crochet pattern I came up with at the spur of the moment...a halloween accessory that also had to be black. If you crochet, with some leftover black thread you can give this free pattern a try:
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I am always scared of crocheting with black.The doggie is soo cute.Lovely accessory tooReplyDelete
I agree with you Mimi: Black is the most difficult color to crochet/knit. You need very good light, better if natural daylight.ReplyDelete
Molly, mom and me are DELIGHTED with your creation of the Molly Ami!!! She looks soooooo cute! You are a crochet genius!
Thanks Pearlin :) It could get easier with practice too...ReplyDelete
Yes Vik, natural daylight is the best...though we mostly have time to crochet/knit later in the afternoon or evening.
I'm so glad you all like Molly Ami. I would be so disappointed if Molly don't see for herself her ami look-a-like. Now I challenge myself to make another one, like a twin...and when I finish I'll show you two Mollys! That way, you'll feel good in having one of her :)))
É uma cor classica, chique e elegante!ReplyDelete
As peças acima estão muito bonitas!
Thank you Nely!ReplyDelete
I love the choker. Black is hard to crochet with. I need to take breaks. My eyes aren't as good as they used to be.ReplyDelete
Hi Tina, I know my eyesight was much better before blogging days...but now I don't find it too difficult to make the choker using black cotton thread - I found it more challenging to crochet with black yarn.ReplyDelete


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How Often Do You Train Triceps?
The triceps brachii muscle is located at the back of your upper arm. It originates up at the scapula and humerus bone near the back of your shoulder, running down and inserting at the olecranon process of your ulna, or your elbow. Because the triceps is responsible for extending your elbows, you can isolate it easily with exercises. The triceps also is involved in more complex movements. How often you should train the muscles depends on your fitness goals and workout program.
Appropriate Training Schedule
Basic triceps workouts can be scheduled three days per week. An example workout schedule would include training on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. High-volume triceps workouts should be done just two days per week, because your triceps will require more rest, so a Mondays and Thursdays routine is more appropriate. Keep in mind that the triceps contribute to many chest and shoulder exercises, such as bench press, pushups, shoulder press and dips, so combine the triceps exercises with the chest and shoulder exercises into the same workout. You don't want to work your chest and shoulders on the days your triceps are supposed to be resting.
Impact of Rest Periods
When you work out your triceps, you put them under a type of stress they're not used to. In a quality arm workout, your triceps are slightly damaged after you're finished training, so they need time off to rest and recover. It's during the time in between your triceps workouts that they adapt, whether it's to increase in strength or to build size. If you don't give them enough rest, you significantly limit your training benefits.
Workout Volume
How much rest your triceps need depends on workout volume. This involves the number of exercises, sets and repetitions your triceps take on during each session. The greater the volume, the more damage your triceps suffer and the more rest they need. Workouts designed to build size in your triceps consist of multiple exercises done in multiple sets for a higher number of repetitions. If you do more than three sets of triceps exercises, they're taking on high-volume workouts.
Adequate Rest Periods
If during your arm workouts your triceps handle three or fewer sets, they likely can recover in 48 hours. However, if you're participating in high-volume triceps workouts that feature more than three sets, give them 72 hours of rest to ensure that they're fully healed before you hit them again. It's OK to make modifications to your workout schedule when necessary. If you're scheduled to do your triceps work and they still feel sore or fatigued, push that workout back a day. Giving your triceps rest is just as important as participating in a quality arm workout.
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Happy Independence Day!
(Happy Fourth of July to those of you who aren't part of the non-contiguous 50.)
My Grandpa Larry was 100 when he died in 1997. He was easily one of the most patriotic human beings I have ever known -- the real kind of patriotism, too. Oh, he was a flag-waver (no doubt about that!) but he also put his money where his mouth was by fighting in three wars (World Wars I and II and Korea) and serving for 20 years as a mounted policeman with the NYPD. He grew up poor and alone on the Kansas plains at the turn of the last century and somehow found himself living what has to be one of the most fascinating lives I've ever encountered. He sailed across those plains in a prairie schooner, shook hands with Teddy Roosevelt, and was featured on the front page of the New York Daily News on the day Lindbergh received his ticker tape parade. He was half Chippewa, half Scots-Irish, and to quote him, "100% American," and I only wish I had been smart enough to capture all of his stories before he died. (I also wish my family hadn't been so damned secretive but that's a whole other issue.)
He was also an amateur artist who dabbled in watercolors, oils, sculpting, and managed to turn the practical business of sailor's knots into works of art I treasure. He created this banner for the Bicentennial in 1976. (He was 79 at that time -- a man in his prime!) This photo doesn't do it justice. I must remember to take a new one and post it.


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For the record: I called out Meghan McCain before it was coolOctober 19, 2010
Kirsten Fleming and I were ahead of our time. We knew Meghan McCain was an idiot. We knew she her faux hipster rebel attitude was toxic to the Republican Party… Hell we knew she wasn't even a Republican.
Now others are jumping on the girl with d cups and a pea brain.
First it was Hot Air posting a video of George Will taking Meghan to task
Two key moments. The first comes at around 2:45, when MegMac lays into Christine O'Donnell. The other starts at around 7:35 and runs through 9:30, when Will replies to her point that the tea party is "intolerant" and losing younger voters rapidly. In fact, it's The One who's lost 16 points among college students since last year; tea partiers do skew older demographically, but if the movement was as repugnant to young voters as Meg seems to think, the Democrats shouldn't be having trouble motivating them to turn out next month.
This got the attention of the Weekly Standard's Mary Katharine Ham via twitter, who took to McCain bashing too.
Cheri Jacobus at The Hill put out this piece:
The spawn of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is doing herself, her father and the GOP no favors. On ABC's "This Week" on Sunday, the 26-year-old Meghan McCain (R-or-D, of absolutely nothing) tore into Delaware's GOP Senate nominee, Christine O'Donnell, sharing with a national television audience that "in my group of friends, it turns people off because she's seen as a nut-job." In truth, many Republicans share that view, which should not come as a surprise to anyone. But why is it that we are listening to a 26-year-old with no political or professional accomplishments of her own?
Meghan McCain is certainly entitled to her own opinion, but for a major network like ABC to be providing this forum for her should raise questions, along with eyebrows. The Sunday morning shows have historically and traditionally been reserved for serious, experienced, proven political and policy experts and journalists with credibility whom viewers can trust. Please tell us why the musings of a young woman with no accomplishments or experience of her own, other than sitting on the Straight Talk Express between her parents, warrants a spot on the serious political news shows.
By Jacobus' standards, or that of ABC's This Week, I should be on television sharing my views. But I think I have more political experience that MegMac but my last name isn't tied to a twice defeated RINO presidential candidate. So thanks for the endorsement, I'm waiting for ABC to call.
Meghan McCain has never held a job and is sitting at the table on Sunday morning with the serious grown-ups, slamming O'Donnell for not having enough job experience. I guess you could say Meghan has no real history, not real success in any kind of business and that it's a bit of a problem when one day you can just wake up and find yourself on "This Week" chatting as an "equal" with Christiane Amanpour, George Will, et al. Is ABC doing this for ratings? Is it to invite gawkers? Or is it to try to paint the entire GOP with such silliness and make America believe silly young things represent the entire party?
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Picture this… There's a group of guys standing on a corner in the middle of the day. The guys are wearing bandanas on their heads, they are covered in tatoos, most are heavily muscled, and all have a forboding look about them.
Now, go ahead and make a judgement. It's okay, you have permission to judge. Go ahead.
So what did you come up with?
Drug dealers? Maybe. Gang members? Possibly. Unemployed? Perhaps. A men's group planning a fundraiser for disabled children? I doubt it.
This example is instructive for a couple of reasons. First, is that it is okay to judge. Making sound judgements about who people are and what their intentions are can well save your life, or at lease help make life easier.
Second, it illustrates the truism that you can tell a lot about a person by the company they keep.
It is this second point that applies to Barrack Obama. Over and over again we observe Obama hanging out with the proverbial gang on the corner, yet we are expected to believe him when he says that just because he hangs out with them doesn't mean he thinks like they do. Uh, then why is he hanging out with them?
What makes this even more telling, is that the guy deflects and distorts and tries to turn the conversation into something about THEM. When in fact, it is about HIM. Let me explain…
On Reverend Wright, for example. Obama says that while he disagrees with the man's positions on a variety of topics, he still holds him dear as a mentor and spiritual advisor. By itself, I might buy this. Enter William Ayers. Obama is also friendly with this clown. Not just friendly, but friendly to the point where Ayers held a fundraising/oraganizational meeting at his home on behalf of Obama and they have made speeches together.
So, now there are two people in Obama's life who are fervently anti-American, but who Obama hangs out with anyway. But we are to believe that he shares no opinions with them.
Then we have Michelle Obama, who has never been proud to be an American. Until her husband started doing well in the primaries, that is. Huh? Nuff said.
Watch for Obama to continually try to shift the conversation to whether or not Wright and Ayers are bad people. He will do everything he can to keep the focus of these open questions off of what HE thinks.
Judgements of character are key to choosing our elected officials. Obama is showing his true colors by hanging out with the bad crowd. But don't worry, he doesn't really think anything like them.
You know…it just occurred to me…even if he is being truthful and he doesn't agree with the politics and opinions of Wright and Ayers, doesn't it show a remarkabel lack of judgement to be so closely associated with these anti-American leftists?


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So… how long has it been since I've written a proper post that isn't about KPop? The new year, I'm thinking.
Here are some things that have happened:
- Graduation. We did it. The slowpoke finally graduated. It was hard to watch my friends graduate a year or two ago but I'm happy with the way things turned out for me because college really is the best time to do a lot of things. Now that it's over, it doesn't feel read. It sure will feel real soon enough…
- Watercolor fun. We painted cards for friends over spring break and it was so much fun. I never knew how to use watercolor but I've discovered that they are so fun and easy to use. You can't really go wrong with diluting watercolor and making random drawings. I'll see if I find the guts to post a picture of a card I made.
- Kitchen adventures. Right now, I'm obsessed with the potato soup we made for the second time. It's so chunky and luscious and I think it's definitely healthier than those you get outside. We made too little and I keep wanting to make it again (with bacon but don't tell anyone).
- Travel. We have been hitting up national and state parks and they have all been wonderful. These city gals have been soaking up a lot of nature time which is something we don't get a lot of back home. The drives are long and tiring and sometimes kind of unnerving (no cars in front or behind you for miles?!) but worth it!!
- Post-graduation life decisions. Uhhh, don't wanna talk about it.
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After working 25 years in the communications industry, Chris Pickett decided to launch
a woman owned small business in the Voice, Data, Fiber, Video, and OSP construction
cabling industry in 2011.
Since then, CNC Communications has built an impressive list of clients and delivered a diverse range of technical communication projects. In 2011, CNC Communications was certified with the state of Florida as an Electrical Contractor. CNC Communications continues to provide innovative quality content solutions for all forms of technical communication.
Christine Micieli-Pickett serves as President and Owner of CNC Communications, INC.
She is one of the company's founders and serves on its Board of Directors.
Christine has been involved with developers, contractors and different aspects of upper level Project Management for over 20 years. Her skills, negotiating, administrative,organizational and financial discipline benefits CNC Communications in in the day to day management of the company.
Chris Pickett, RCDD, serves as Vice-President of CNC Communications, INC. He is one of the company's founders and is on the Board of Directors.
Chris has over 25 years of experience in the Voice, Data, and Fiber Optic cabling industry. He started his career as a Fiber Optic Technician with a major university in North Carolina in 1985. He then furthered his career as a Technician for companies such as MCI, AT&T, Lucent Technologies and Sprint. In 1997, he was promoted to Contract Administrator for a large Technologies company overseeing major rollout projects at over 2200 sites. In 1999, as Division Operation Manager, Chris oversaw the development of a local Structured Cabling Company. Most recently, he spent 7 years as the Structured Services Manager for a national cabling organization.
Chris has completed many training courses and manufacturer certifications with some of the largest manufacturers in the cabling industry such as Corning, Panduit, Ortronincs, Systimax, Mohawk, Hubbell, Sumitomo, and OCC. He is currently a member of BICSI and has the Technician and Registered Communications Distribution Designer recognition for his many years of service. He specializes in Structured Cabling Design, Open Architecture for Data Center Infrastructure, Fiber Optic Design, Paging and Intercom Systems, Outside Plant Conduit and Cabling Construction and Fire-stopping.


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Working with a new client last week, the discussion went from a cheerfully kind "thank you for the 2017 SEC EDGAR filing calendar" (click here) to a subtle "hey… do you have a calendar for IR, too?"
We did not. But we do now!
Never shrinking down from a client request, we immediately went to task – first asking during that meeting what are the key activities needed to be calendared. As you see, the result is a traditional IR to-do list. Also, except for the 10-K and 10-Qs, the events are driven by broad strokes, month by month, rather than exact dates.
- Planning stages certainly vary and overlap i.e. earnings news releases and 10-Qs
- Updating the IR website once a quarter refers to more holistic updates: text narratives, FAQs, and other non-automated feed
- Best practices suggest two or three days each quarter for non-deal roadshows in targeted cities
- Holding a formal Analyst Day in a target city, like NYC, generally aligns with non-deal meetings
- Proxy materials planning can vary greatly depending on your visual style
- The NIRI Annual Conference is in June
Happily, the client was grateful for the calendar – they will be sharing it internally as a directional illustration of IR's year.
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How The Aura Functions (cleansing & re-energising)
One of humanities biggest drawbacks in today's society is, not believing in the wonderful, awesome, truly powerful beings we are……. We are capable of anything, just trust and believe. Our Aura is our energy link to all other energy within and throughout this great Universe.To have an effective system, aura cleansing and re-energising is required on a regular basis. When it is (we are) healthy and vibrant, it is a huge, pulsating sphere of energy that keeps us linked to everything. When it is (we are) unwell, compromised then it can present itself as rough, jagged and dull. Such ailments as depression, severe stress and tension, pain and illness, sleep disorders and anxiety disorders can have an ongoing detrimental effect on our aura and cause it to close in around us thus trying to give us warmth, protection and vitality. So in essence, when we have days of continual stress/depression, we should try to remedy the problem by clearing/cleansing the Aura. This can be done, quite literally, in the shower! Yes, I did say cleanse your aura in the shower!
This is likened to a mini Meditation while you're standing under your evening shower, and my husband is a perfect example of how well this works, { after all, he was the one who first told me about the human aura} For as long as I've known him (30yrs) he does an Aura cleansing of the days drose, dramas and work every night in the shower! Sometimes he may only spend a few minutes or up to 10minutes, mentally doing an aura cleansing, and yes it works! He sleeps very well, and is asleep within seconds of hitting the pillow, and wakes the next morning never being affected by things that have transpired the day before, no matter how rotten the day may have been!
When we are involved in a dispute or argument and anger is the main emotion, then the aura becomes jagged and flies out like shards of electricity. If you can visualize an electrical storm when it is ragging, then our aura can look very similar to that. The aura also becomes bright red and fiery. If you think about how you feel (initially) after an argument; you're worked up, energy high, adrenalin running high, ready for anything! Yes? Well so is your aura. It is not till we have calmed down that we feel the pain or un-ease afterwards, and depending on how well we deal with it, is how our aura will respond/cope.
The Aura does show many colours, again, this will depend on wellness, physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. The aura also can illuminate with the colour of all Chakra's or an individual Chakra. Example of this is,; I often see in my work, a light blue haze above or around some ones head, that indicates to me the person I am with is not vocalising something that they need to, (not necessarily to me) but maybe something that is troubling them and they need/ want to speak about it, but don't know how, or are afraid to approach the person directly.
You can also see when someone is newly in love, their aura beams alot of pink energy. If the aura is dark, rusty colours, then it usually means some trouble in the person's energy field that needs addressing. If the aura is very dark or black, then there is a usually deep, unattended, unresolved issue over a long period of time. Long periods of unattended Depression, can be a good example of this, or battering and abuse. People who suffer alot of illness and pain can also present with blackness in the aura. When the aura is dark, it usually comes in very close to the body, trying to protect, neutralize, comfort and vitalize the person affected, in these instances an Aura Cleansing and re-energising is necessary. It also works hard to be a buffer to try and deflect anymore negative, destructive attachments.


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Withdrawal of iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S plus orders drip Apple shares
New Delhi, Jan.7 (ANI): A day after American technology giant Apple Inc. scaled back its orders of iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S plus due to mounting inventories, the company's shares dropped below USD 100 for the first time in nearly five months.
According to Reuters, Apple's shares fell briefly to as low as USD 99.87 in Nasdaq trading on Wednesday, the lowest in five months.
"We can see per survey data that this decline in units is not a result of iPhone users switching away from the iPhone, but is simply due to the tough compare of the iPhone 6," said analyst Nehal Chokshi from a brokerage firm, Maxim Group.
"There is really no way that they could have produced the number of incremental users that they did on the iPhone 6 cycle with the iPhone 6S cycle," Chokshi added.
Earlier, Nikkei had reported that Apple Inc is expected to cut production of its latest iPhone models by about 30 percent in the January-March quarter.
The move has led Chinese suppliers to lay off staff as they ready themselves for lower sales of Apple's smartphones.(ANI)


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In part II of our series I'll be discussing Directory Synchronization (DirSync). This is where Curious Greg can get into a lot of mischief. See with DirSync everything in the connected on-premises forest is synchronized to the cloud.
Activating Dirsync.
1. Go to https://portal.microsoftonline.com.
2. Log on using your administrator credentials.
3. On the Office 365 portal, click the Admin tab
4. On the Admin portal, click Users.
5. On the Users page, click Activate next to Active Directory synchronization. Synchronization is deactivated by default.
6. Activating DirSync launches the Set up Active Directory synchronization roadmap. The page provides a list of DirSync implementation considerations and action items. From this page, review the prerequisites, prepare the domain, and install and configure Identity Federation.
Installing the Active Directory Synchronization Tool.
This section discusses how to install the tool and enable it in your cross-premise environment.
*Note The Active Directory Synchronization Tool must be installed on a 32-bit machine that runs Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 or greater.This is change soon but for now this is required.
To install DirSync:
1. Go to https://portal.Microsoftonline.com and log on with your administrator credentials.
2. Click the Admin tab.
3. On the Admin portal, click Users.
4. Under Install and configure the Directory Synchronization Tool, click Download.
5. Save files locally to the computer.
6. Double-click the downloaded .msi file and click Next.
7. On Microsoft Software License Terms, click I accept the Microsoft License Terms, and then click Next.
8. On Select Installation Folder, click Next.
9. Installation displays installation progress.
10. Select the Start Configuration Wizard now check box, and click Finish to launch the configuration wizard.
That's it you can either wait the 3 hours until next sync or force a synchronization event.
Force Sync.
1. Open the directory structure below and double-click on 'DirSyncConfigShell.psc1'. This will open powershell.
Check Directory Sync.
1. Open the admin portal and on the left column select 'Users'.
2. Here you should see the double-arrows indicating that these are sync'd users. To delete these users you must delete them from Active Directory.
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Seems like a bunch of fake up-votes.
Yeah, totally fake. Which kind of sucks on a site like this where something like a lot of upvotes stays on the front page for an extended amount of time, this is barely even related to the stuff this community wants to read.