Posts Tagged ‘heads’
FIRE JUMPS AQUEDUCT, HEADS TOWARD PALMDALE HOMES
The Crown fire jumped the California Aqueduct on Friday afternoon and was bearing down on homes near Palmdale.Water-dropping helicopters battled to keep the flames from entering the Rancho Vista subdivision above the aqueduct. The blaze, which started a day ago, has now destroyed more than 10,000 acres as well as several structures. With wildfires near Palmdale threatening power lines, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power asked residents Friday to reduce their energy usage wherever possible. “We’re asking people to help care for our infrastructure while this fire is burning, as we wait for the potential threat to diminish,” said Brooks Baker, a spokesman for the agency. ... [more..]
TROPICAL STORM BONNIE ACCELERATES AS IT HEADS FOR GULF, FLORIDA
July 23, 2010, 8:11 AM EDT (Updates with storm location in second paragraph.) July 23 (Bloomberg) -- Tropical Storm Bonnie accelerated on a course toward Florida and the Gulf of Mexico, where it’s already delaying efforts by BP Plc to plug its wrecked Macondo well permanently. Bonnie, packing sustained winds of 40 miles (65 kilometers) an hour, was about 80 miles south-southeast of Miami and moving west-northwest at 19 miles an hour, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in an advisory on its website shortly before 8 a.m. local time. “Bonnie is expected to move over the southern Florida peninsula later today and move over the eastern Gulf of Mexico tonight and Saturday,” the statement said. “Bonnie is forecast to approach the northern Gulf coast late Saturday or early Sunday.” Tropical storm warnings are in effect for the northwestern Bahamas as well as Florida’s east coast from Deerfield Beach to the Keys. A warning for the state’s west coast extends as far north as Englewood. A warning means tropical storm conditions are expected within 36 hours, the hurricane center said. Tropical-storm-strength winds extend about 85 miles from the ... [more..]
POPPY CAT HEADS INTO PRODUCTION FOR NICK JR. UK LAUNCH – WORLD SCREEN
LONDON: Coolabi has started production on the Nick Jr. UK-commissioned children's series based on the literary character Poppy Cat.
The series is slated for a 2011 launch on the network. Ahead of its launch, the show has already been sold to Nick Jr. Australia, RTE in Ireland, YLE in Finland, TV2 in Norway and Canada's TVO, SCN and Knowledge Network. CAKE Entertainment handles the global distribution for the series, which will be a highlight at MIP Junior in October. In February, Collabi brought on King Rollo Films as its animation partner for the series.
Michael Dee, Coolabi’s director of content, said: “We are very proud to be investing in animation in our lead market, particularly when the U.K. animation industry is having funding challenges at present. We are pleased to be working in conjunction with both Nick Jr. and King Rollo Films in the U.K. to bring Poppy Cat’s adventures to life for audiences across the globe.”
Debbie Macdonald, Nickelodeon UK’s VP and programming director, commented: “We are delighted that production of Poppy Cat is building up a real head of steam in the expert hands of Coolabi and King Rollo Films, and we can’t wait to bring the series to U.K. ... [more..]
AIMEE L. SWORD : YUMMY MUMMY HEADS FOR JAILY WAILY – NEWSTIME
Instead of allowing Aimee Louise Sword of Waterford Township, Detroit to breed authorities in the U.S should have given careful consideration to having her spayed.If that didn't work any number of vets would have been happy to have her put down.This genius - who has had some of the internet punters drooling - pleaded guilty to having sex with the biological son she gave up for adoption and later tracked down onthe Internet.Fortunately the courts were very nice about it sentencing her to nine years to 30 years inprison. No pressure on Aimee mind - if she can't do the whole stretch she must just do as much as she can.The 36 year-old yummy mummy, guaranteed to be a hit in prison, apologised during sentencing in Oakland County Circuit Court. In terms of a plea bargain with prosecutors she pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct.According to the police the genius used Facebook in 2008 to track down her 16-year-old son - whom she gave up for adoption as an infant - and they had sex in Waterford Township and Grand Rapids. (The movie will have the remix of Dueling Banjos).Waterford Township is 50 kilometers northwest of ... [more..]
