National - Hollywood writers going on strike for first time in 20 years. Both television and movie writers said they would go on strike on Thursday. Royalties are said to be the cause of this strike. Writers Guild of America President Patrick Verrone was reported to have announced the strike in a closed-door session. 12,000 writers are behind this and they feel their work is not worth the measly paycheck. The sale of DVDs and VHS would give small amount of money to the writers. The writers feel they have the right to make more money of the sale and they also feel that the same, enriched price should be used for digital downloads of television shows and movies. A strike would not immediately affect film or prime-time TV production. Most studios have stockpiled dozens of movie scripts, and TV shows have enough scripts or completed shows in hand to last until early next year.
Opinion - If the writers feel they are paid way too little for their work, then more power to them. underpaying writers is like paying brilliant artists in coins. Even if you dont agree with me on this subject, you can definitely agree with me on this: If the major movie and television production companies don't negotiate with these writers and make a deal, they are basically screwed. no doubt about it. I think this issue should resolve fairly quick. i say within a couple weeks.
International - Thousands flee flooding in Mexico. Hundreds of thousands of people are fleeing southern Mexico's state of Tabasco. 80 percent of Villahermosa, the state's capitol, is flooded according to reports on Thursday. At least 700,000 people have witnessed their homes being engulfed by the raging waters of the Grijalva River and 300,000 people are still trapped in the city. One death has been caused by the flood. The flood is not believed to be caused by the Tropical Storm Noel. The Grijalva River, one of two large waterways ringing Villahermosa, has risen 6.5 feet (2 meters) above its "critical" level and gushed into the city's center authorities said.
Opinion - This would suck. period. I couldn't imagine watching my home being quote, unquote "raped" by the waters of a freaking river. I don't know what my first reaction would be so its probably the same for the people in Mexico. I wonder why so much rain has came to this part of Mexico. Not to mention there is a giant tropical storm rolling through the eastern parts of Mexico. they must not really like water at this point.
National - E. coli fears prompt recall of millions of frozen pizzas. About 5 million pizzas were recalled by General Mills on Thursday. The suspected pizzas were believed to have possible E. Coli contamination. Jeno's and Totino's pizzas nationwide are being ordered back to the main plant in Ohio. The contamination is believed to be caused by the pepperoni which was made by another supplier which has not been named by General Mills. Nine of Twenty-One E. coli contractors said they had eaten either of these two pizzas dating back to July. The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention said that eight of the victims have been hospitalized, and four have developed a type of kidney failure. General Mills is fully cooperating with officials to quickly resolve this issue.
Opinion - Well good thing i don't eat these kinds of pizza. It's really sad to hear some people supposedly contracted E. coli just from eating frozen pizzas. I hope this becomes swiftly corrected and that no more cases will arise from some pizza. I wonder what kind of pepperoni they were using? General Mills will probably never give out the distributer name unless ordered by a court or something else legally binding. This really does not look good for these pizza companies. I hope they dont run out of business for this issue as well because more people will be affected too.
International - Venezuelan troops use tear gas on Chavez protesters. Water cannons were also used to disperse thousands of protesters against a constitutional reform. The amendments would, among other things, allow current Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez the chance to run for re-election indefinitely. The protest was mainly headed by university students. "Chavez wants to remain in power his entire life, and that's not democracy," said Gonzalo Rommer, a university student who joined protesters as they marched to the National Elections Council. The amendments would give the government control over the Central Bank, create new types of cooperative property, allow authorities to detain citizens without charges during a state of emergency and extend presidential terms from six to seven years while allowing Chavez to run again in 2012.
Opnion - I personally don't know too much about Hugo Chavez other than the oil dispute between Bush and him. But judging from his actions alone, it would seem that Chavez seeks to stay in control of a supposed democracy for as long as he can. If it is to the point were you have to significantly amend a constitution in the name of democracy, then something is seriously wrong. The people should be making these decisions, not rich white-collar criminals. This justs make me sad and humble at the fact that i live in a country where i have the freedom to vote for so many things while others are deprived of this freedom.
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