The reboot is strong, bold and well-acted. Its main problem — besides a bloated running time and only adequate 3-D — is that you can’t help but experience pangs of deja vu for Sam Raimi’s quite good ‘Spider-Man,’ which debuted on the screen about a decade ago.
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Saturday, June 30, 2012
Review: 'The Amazing Spider-Man' -- it's the best Spidey film yet
Review: 'The Amazing Spider-Man' -- it's the best Spidey film yet
The reboot is strong, bold and well-acted. Its main problem — besides a bloated running time and only adequate 3-D — is that you can’t help but experience pangs of deja vu for Sam Raimi’s quite good ‘Spider-Man,’ which debuted on the screen about a decade ago.
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Hicks: Beyonce and Jay-Z square off on BET Awards
Also: Katie Holmes divorcing Tom Cruise; Savannah Guthrie officially replaces Ann Curry; Adele is pregnant; Alec Baldwin goes after another photographer.
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Friday, June 29, 2012
Colorado wildfire: 346 homes lost, 1 dead in Waldo Canyon fire
COLORADO SPRINGS — The roaring Waldo Canyon fire that exploded into west-side neighborhoods of Colorado Springs destroyed 346 homes — making it the most destructive wildfire in state history.
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Apple executive's dream home touches off battle in Bonny Doon
BONNY DOON – The entrance to Back Ranch Road is almost a secret, where drivers duck into a cleft along a Highway 1 bluff and climb to a meadow overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
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Tim Kawakami: Golden State Warriors wisely stick to their draft script
Golden State Warriors take North Carolina small forward with seventh pick in the NBA draft
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Colorado wildfire: Official says 346 homes destroyed in Waldo Canyon Fire
The Waldo Canyon Fire is now the most destructive in Colorado history. Some 32,000 people remain out of their homes in and around Colorado Springs.
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
Timely Summer Garden Tips
-How Green Does Your Garden Grow?-
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Green Bride Guide offers Eco-Conscious Ideas for Gardening-
New Haven, CT June 14, 2012 – It’s time to plant all your favorite flowers, veggies and herbs and frolic in the sunshine! This year make your gardening experience an environmentally friendly one with five innovative ideas from the Green Bride Guide.
Green Bride Guide, the nation's No. 1 green wedding resource has relationships with 1,300 green businesses across the country, was launched in 2009 by environmental lawyer Kate L. Harrison after her book The Green Bride Guide: How To Plan An Earth-Friendly Wedding On Any Budget became a best-seller in the wedding category. (Sourcebooks, 2008)
1. Conserve Water with Rain Barrels!
Capturing rain for your gardening needs is beneficial for the plants and soil. Rainwater is free of harmful salts and minerals and does not have to be treated. Municipal water and well water contains additives such as chlorine and minerals that roots have a hard time absorbing. Rainwater is soft water and roots can absorb it much more efficiently. Rainwater is not only good for outdoor gardens, but can be used for indoor plants, water for pets and farm animals. Rainwater harvesting i 5; a green and effective means to conserve our water supply.
Blue Rain Barrel, Green Living
2. Vegetable Garden Starter Seed Set
This smart gardening set helps anyone begin a healthful organic vegetable garden. Sow your organic seeds, and let nature take its course. Enjoy cooking with your own garden fresh veggies, knowing that you used implements and accessories made of natural or recycled materials that help preserve the environment.
This kit includes:
- Certified organic seeds for 9 organic vegetables
- Seeds include: lettuce, radish, carrot, tomato, onion, snow pea, nasturtium, and beans
- Eco-friendly rubber garden hose is 50′ long with adjustable 20′ wide spray
Veggie Kit, The Green Bride Guide
3. Mendocino Hat
Protect yourself from the sun with a hat made from sustainable materials.
The Mendocino Hat provides stylish sun protection in 100% natural raffia. Lightweight and comfortable with a semi-custom fit, it offers unbeatable UPF 50+ sun protection that stays put thanks to an adjustable chinstrap. Protect yourself while gardening or dress up a summer sundress for dinner on the deck. This sun hat is hand-braided from raffia, with a wide, 3″ brim and internal elastic sweatband that adjusts to most head sizes.
Gaiam
4. Vintage Bathtub Planter with Stand
Porcelain washtubs like these, once common throughout central Europe in the 1930s, make beautiful containers for culinary herbs and other edible plants. This authentic found object from Hungary is perfect for creating edible gardening space on your deck, patio or rooftop. This is perfect for the urban gardener with very little space to work with!
Vintage Bathtub with Stand, Remodelista
5. Bamboo Garden Gloves
Made of a combination of breathable bamboo and sturdy leather (on the palms), they’re lightweight, washable, and allow you great dexterity when working with delicate plants. These gloves come in men’s and women’s sizes in different colors. Keep your hands clean and green with these durable garden gloves.
Bamboo Gloves,
Remodelista
About Green Bride Guide
The Green Bride Guide is the leading online resource for eco-friendly wedding ideas, product and services. Their Green Wedding Directory has over 1,500 green wedding service providers, such as restaurants that serve local, organic food and limousine companies that use hybrid vehicles. The Wedding Shop has a large selection of eco-friendly wedding invitations, favors, and reception décor. The site’s Green Wedding Registry has over a thousand home goods and other gifts hand selected for their quality and environmental savings. For further information on th e Green Bride Guide™ go to www.greenbrideguide.com.
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CHP: Man killed in San Jose crash going as fast as 120 mph
A San Jose man killed in a rollover crash late Wednesday on Highway 101 was driving as fast as 120 mph before he lost control, the California Highway Patrol said.
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Supreme Court's decision on health care reform law expected Thursday
Ruling could affect millions of Californians, some in programs the state set up in anticipation of the national reform.
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Texas man gets 40 years in stand-your-ground case
Defendant said
he shot neighbor in self-defense
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Colorado wildfire: Winds at Waldo Canyon Fire concern officials
A three-day-old wildfire that erupted with catastrophic fury Tuesday is now burning just south of the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. The blaze forced tens of thousands of people to flee as the flames devoured homes on the edge of Colorado’s second largest city.
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Colorado wildfire: Winds at Waldo Canyon Fire concern officials
A three-day-old wildfire that erupted with catastrophic fury Tuesday is now burning just south of the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. The blaze forced tens of thousands of people to flee as the flames devoured homes on the edge of Colorado’s second largest city.
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The Birth Post
I’m not even sure how to find the words to describe childbirth. The helpless feeling of having to endure wave after wave of the full effects of the almighty force in your body can feel extraordinarily frightening. For a short time, though it seemed like an eternity, I felt like a caged animal as I struggled to manage the hideous levels of pain at the peak of labour, coupled w
5;th the exhaustion of staying awake for such a long period.
But then….
But then……
Our darling daughter Sophie was born
and delivered straight into my outstretched arms.
Warm, wet and adorable.
The memory of it makes me want to cry.
Safe.
Soft.
Healthy.
Loved.
Who could truly ask for any more?
To see her sweetly innocent face,
newly emerged,
staring up at us,
formed out of our love for each other:
my love for her daddy,
and his incredible love for me,
was the best moment of my life.
'America's Got Talent': Fake soldier Tim Poe gets the heave-ho, along with Marilyn Manson look-alike
“America’s Got Talent” bid good riddance to fake soldier and so-so country singer Tim Poe Tuesday night as the NBC reality show avoided further embarrassment.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Beautiful summer flower cupcakes plus dress topper and cat cutout brownies
These beautiful cupcakes are all by London (UK) custom dessert company MonDelish, via their Flickr account. I love how delicate the flowers look; the bouquet in the fourth photo is probably my favorite, but they all are charming to me. MonDelish can be reached at michelle at mondelish.com or 04 3966 4883, and you can al so find them on Facebook.
Cute cupcake toppers:
We vary rarely post non-cupcake items here, being that this blog is called Cupcakes Take the Cake, but once in a while I see something so amazing I just feel the need to share it. Plus it’s possible this silhouette effect could be recreated on a cupcake, right? I mean, cat brownies! Who knew? Love it!
Emily picks her final four on 'The Bachelorette'
This week, Emily Maynard takes a hint from a stubborn lock, plays marionettes in an ancient library, and learns what Arie’s hiding. The rest of the time she’s making out with her final four.
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Graduation fllower cupcake bouquet cake and Oreo happy face graduation cupcakes with flowered diplomas
BlakeyCakes in Los Angeles has baked up this beautiful graduation cupcake tower, plus smiley face Oreo cookie topped graduation cupcakes. I love the detail of the flowers on the diploma scrolls of the Oreo cupcakes, and check out those mortarboards on the Oreos! The second to last cupcake cake is not a graduation one, but is very pretty nonetheless. Via BlakeyCakes on Facebook. Contact BlakeyC akes at b.arias101 at gmail.com or 818-577-8302.
Just because I’m such a Hello Kitty fan: Hello Kitty toffee mocha cupcake
Two violent weekend incidents outside San Jose night clubs
San Jose police responded to a pair of violent incidents outside night clubs early Saturday, one involving dozens of combatants and another sending a man to the hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries.
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Monday, June 25, 2012
Marin County couple pays $4.2 million to demolish house that blocked view
After shelling out big bucks for the repossessed home next door to them in Belvedere, Clark and Sharon Winslow are having it razed and planting it with trees and shrubbery.
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The Pregnancy Post
It was a loooong wait but she’s here!
My gorgeous Sophie.
So let’s stop for a moment and
take a stroll back over the last nine months,
shall we?
See my tummy growing…
and growing…
and growing….
and growing!
Quite, quite enormous.
Who’d have thought that
this gorgeous girl
was hiding in there all that time?
A complete miracle, if you ask me.
Now, do we know one another
well enough yet for a Birth Post….?!
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