When it comes to what SAG considers its fair share in new media, the actors union is standing firm.
The union’s national board on Saturday passed, 68-0, a resolution indicating jurisdiction over new media and residuals for all made-for new media productions are of the utmost importance during the current stalled contract negotiations. The resolution was [...]
Archive for July 27th, 2008
SAG UpDate #7
Posted in Labor, News, tagged Actors, Film Industry, SAG, Strikes, Workers on 27 July, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Senate Approves Housing Bill
Posted in News, tagged Home Owners, Housing, Speculators, US Congress on 27 July, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The US Senate has approved a rescue bill designed to prop up America’s battered housing market.
The new law creates a $300bn (£150bn) rescue fund to help thousands of homeowners get cheaper loans.
It may also be used to bail out the struggling mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, which own or guarantee around half the [...]
A Spicy Sex Life
Posted in News, tagged Human Behavior, Sex on 27 July, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Want to make your bedroom life more adventurous? Well, in that case, turn to Thai green curry, which has been found to give a person’s libido that much needed boost.
The conclusion is based on a new research, which found that the ‘magical’ meal is full of aphrodisiacs.
The curry includes cardamom, ginseng, garlic, ginger, basil, lemon [...]
The Tale Of Two Bills
Posted in Foreign policy, International Situations, News, tagged Blockade, Diplomacy, Iran on 27 July, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is an email sent to me by the Progressive Democrtas Of America. JUst wanted to try and inform everyone on what was happening in Washington, besides everyone getting wealthy.
Congress is considering two bills: one calls for provocation, the other seeks a diplomatic solution in the Middle East.
Our lobbying against the “Iran blockade bill” [...]
I Will See Your Republican And Raise You Two Democrats—Info Ink Op-Ed
Posted in News, Politics, tagged Change, Editorials, Political Lies, Political Rhetoric, Two Party System on 27 July, 2008 | 4 Comments »
People…people…people…ALL elections are about the money, from local to federal. The truth is that all politicians, whether Republican or Democrat, are self-serving not the “servant of the people” they claim to be. The politics of Washinton is MONEY, why else would representatives be so much in a hurry to leave their posts as “servants of [...]
Today In Labor History
Posted in History, Labor, tagged Education, Historical Events, Unions, Workers on 27 July, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
27 July
William Sylvis, founder of the National Labor Union, died – 1869
No More Blank Checks For Iraq
Posted in International Situations, Military, News, War, tagged Congress, Iraq on 27 July, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Damn, this is the same thing that the Dems said after the 2006 election and seems that the President has had is way regardless of their feeling.
Sen. Jack Reed says America can’t afford the Republican strategy of continuing to write blank checks for the Iraq war.
“At a time when the war in Iraq costs $10 [...]
