london , england -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- the futuristic south african sci-fi that has taken the u.s box office by storm opened in its home country this weekend . `` district 9 '' director neill blomkamp . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- how did this happen ? that is what many people were asking wednesday , after news broke that a health care worker had flown commercially at a time she was supposedly monitoring herself for a possible ebola infection . amber vinson , 29 , is the third person to be diagnosed with ebola in the united states -- after thomas eric duncan , the liberian national who fell ill after coming to texas , and nina pham , who like vinson had cared for duncan at dallas ' texas health presbyterian hospital . the avocado tree is ` transgender ' and has overnight sex changes , a botanist has discovered . professor john warren discovered avocado trees switch from male to female in a matter of hours . parallels with the experience of apartheid in `` district 9 '' are likely to resonate particularly with south african audiences . professor warren , based at the university of aberystwyth , wales , said the avocado tree displays ` unique flowering behaviour ' . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- federal health officials are investigating another possible norovirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship that just ended a caribbean voyage . the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention reported that 114 passengers and 10 crew members on the holland america cruise ship ms veendam suffered vomiting and diarrhea during a week-long voyage that ended saturday . a cdc vessel sanitation program environmental health officer and an epidemiologist boarded the ship when it arrived in fort lauderdale , florida , on saturday , the agency said . the investigators will `` conduct an environmental health assessment and evaluate the outbreak and response activities . '' the cdc is also testing stool samples from the sickened passengers and crew , the agency said . holland america officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment . the veendam carried 1,273 passengers and a crew of 575 , the cdc said . hundreds of people aboard two cruise ships in the caribbean fell ill with norovirus last month . the cdc reported that norovirus hit more than 600 passengers and crew on royal caribbean 's explorer of the seas in january , making it one of the biggest such outbreaks on any cruise ship in the past two decades . the caribbean princess , operated by princess cruises , cut short its seven-day caribbean itinerary last month after 178 passengers and 11 crew members were stricken with norovirus . cdc staffers helped sanitize that ship . the veendam got a failing grade from cdc inspectors who found multiple sanitation violations , including brown liquid dripping on clean dishes and a fly on the buffet , in september , the cdc said . the story begins with an alien space ship breaking down over south africa 's largest metropolis , johannesburg -- leaving the unfortunate creatures on board stranded . their human hosts rescue them , but 20 years on they are exploited and segregated in militarized townships to keep them away them from angry locals . made for a mere $ 30 million , inexpensive by hollywood standards , `` district 9 '' film is already a huge box office hit in the u.s. , having brought in $ 73 million during its first 10 days in cinemas . in south africa , the country where it was filmed , it is likely strike a chord with audiences all too familiar with issues of racism , xenophobia and segregation . `` while unacceptable for holland america line , the unsatisfactory score is highly unusual and an aberration , '' holland america 's sally andrews said last year . inspectors do n't tell cruise lines when they 're going to show up , but they visit twice a year as part of the cdc 's vessel sanitation inspection program . the cdc grades ships on a 100-point scale . an 85 or lower is considered a failing grade . the veendam received a grade of 77 . as with pham , many questions surround how vinson contracted ebola despite efforts to prevent health care workers like them from getting the disease . now they are compounded with others about safeguards for those who had contact with duncan , who succumbed to the disease on october 8 , to prevent the disease from spreading further . `` since 1996 , veendam has received passing scores on 32 inspections , '' andrews said . he found that during the day the trees , which grow in tropical and mediterranean climates , flower with their ` female parts ' ready to be pollinated by bees . professor john warren discovered avocado trees switch from male to female in a matter of hours . the flowers close for the night and then the next morning they reopen - but now they use their ` male anthers ' to spread their pollen . professor warren said : ` the whole elaborate exercise seems to have evolved to increase the chances of cross-pollination , while limiting the amount of self-pollination . the veendam is a 16-year-old ship , christened by actress debbie reynolds , that can carry 1,930 passengers and crew , according to holland america . cnn 's anneclaire stapleton contributed to this report . ` the trees are usually successful in avoiding the ` sin ' of inbreeding . ' professor warren has written about the avocado in his book called the nature of crops . the botanist , from the university of aberystwyth , pictured , said the plants limited the amount of self-pollination . this time the victims are insectile aliens , but their eviction and forced removal from one place to another because of their species echoes the racial segregation that plagued south africa until 1990 . in fact , it was filmed in soweto , a township created by the apartheid state to keep black south africans away from white johannesburg . `` district 9 '' is the work of 29-year-old first-time director neill blomkamp with the help of `` lord of the rings '' maestro peter jackson , who acts as producer . blomkamp who also co-wrote the film grew up in johannesburg before moving to canada in his late teens . he says he did n't want his first film to be defined by politics . `` i did n't want to go , ` here 's a whole bunch of people oppressed by this apartheid-esque society ' and beat people over the head with it , '' blomkamp told cnn . `` i rather wanted to say this is the city i grew up in this is what it felt like . '' the film 's star and long-time friend of blomkamp , sharlto copley , who plays security operative wikus van de merwe says many of the film 's themes are universal . `` the film deals with things that are so fundamentally human , '' copley told cnn . `` that it 's quite easy to see how you discriminate against you know this group or that group or a religious group . '' blomkamp may want the political references to take a backseat but `` district 9 '' is still very much a south african production . the thick south african accents and distinctive dialogue spoken by many of the film 's characters were authentic as most of the cast were , in fact , locals . `` 90 percent of the community was hired ... catering , security , extras . great fun , '' said david james who plays a mercenary . it was good money for the unemployed residents of the soweto suburb where much of the film was shot : `` for this to be shot in my township ... we feel fortunate , '' said caterer sylvia khoza . `` many people benefit from this movie . '' extras earned $ 38 per day -- a good wage by local standards . lufano tshoshouga who worked as an extra used the money to buy clothes and presents for his family he would otherwise have been unable to afford . `` so they gave us a lot of money . -lsb- it -rsb- bought my son clothes , even my own clothes . some for christmas . some presents for my family . it was a good privilege , '' said tshoshouga .
cdc : 114 passengers and 10 crew on holland america ship had vomiting and diarrhea . federal health officials boarded the ship when it arrived in florida on saturday . hundreds aboard two cruise ships in the caribbean fell ill with norovirus last month . the veendam got a failing grade from cdc inspectors in september .
london , england -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- the futuristic south african sci-fi that has taken the u.s box office by storm opened in its home country this weekend . `` district 9 '' director neill blomkamp . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- how did this happen ? that is what many people were asking wednesday , after news broke that a health care worker had flown commercially at a time she was supposedly monitoring herself for a possible ebola infection . amber vinson , 29 , is the third person to be diagnosed with ebola in the united states -- after thomas eric duncan , the liberian national who fell ill after coming to texas , and nina pham , who like vinson had cared for duncan at dallas ' texas health presbyterian hospital . the avocado tree is ` transgender ' and has overnight sex changes , a botanist has discovered . professor john warren discovered avocado trees switch from male to female in a matter of hours . parallels with the experience of apartheid in `` district 9 '' are likely to resonate particularly with south african audiences . professor warren , based at the university of aberystwyth , wales , said the avocado tree displays ` unique flowering behaviour ' . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- federal health officials are investigating another possible norovirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship that just ended a caribbean voyage . the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention reported that 114 passengers and 10 crew members on the holland america cruise ship ms veendam suffered vomiting and diarrhea during a week-long voyage that ended saturday . a cdc vessel sanitation program environmental health officer and an epidemiologist boarded the ship when it arrived in fort lauderdale , florida , on saturday , the agency said . the investigators will `` conduct an environmental health assessment and evaluate the outbreak and response activities . '' the cdc is also testing stool samples from the sickened passengers and crew , the agency said . holland america officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment . the veendam carried 1,273 passengers and a crew of 575 , the cdc said . hundreds of people aboard two cruise ships in the caribbean fell ill with norovirus last month . the cdc reported that norovirus hit more than 600 passengers and crew on royal caribbean 's explorer of the seas in january , making it one of the biggest such outbreaks on any cruise ship in the past two decades . the caribbean princess , operated by princess cruises , cut short its seven-day caribbean itinerary last month after 178 passengers and 11 crew members were stricken with norovirus . cdc staffers helped sanitize that ship . the veendam got a failing grade from cdc inspectors who found multiple sanitation violations , including brown liquid dripping on clean dishes and a fly on the buffet , in september , the cdc said . the story begins with an alien space ship breaking down over south africa 's largest metropolis , johannesburg -- leaving the unfortunate creatures on board stranded . their human hosts rescue them , but 20 years on they are exploited and segregated in militarized townships to keep them away them from angry locals . made for a mere $ 30 million , inexpensive by hollywood standards , `` district 9 '' film is already a huge box office hit in the u.s. , having brought in $ 73 million during its first 10 days in cinemas . in south africa , the country where it was filmed , it is likely strike a chord with audiences all too familiar with issues of racism , xenophobia and segregation . `` while unacceptable for holland america line , the unsatisfactory score is highly unusual and an aberration , '' holland america 's sally andrews said last year . inspectors do n't tell cruise lines when they 're going to show up , but they visit twice a year as part of the cdc 's vessel sanitation inspection program . the cdc grades ships on a 100-point scale . an 85 or lower is considered a failing grade . the veendam received a grade of 77 . as with pham , many questions surround how vinson contracted ebola despite efforts to prevent health care workers like them from getting the disease . now they are compounded with others about safeguards for those who had contact with duncan , who succumbed to the disease on october 8 , to prevent the disease from spreading further . `` since 1996 , veendam has received passing scores on 32 inspections , '' andrews said . he found that during the day the trees , which grow in tropical and mediterranean climates , flower with their ` female parts ' ready to be pollinated by bees . professor john warren discovered avocado trees switch from male to female in a matter of hours . the flowers close for the night and then the next morning they reopen - but now they use their ` male anthers ' to spread their pollen . professor warren said : ` the whole elaborate exercise seems to have evolved to increase the chances of cross-pollination , while limiting the amount of self-pollination . the veendam is a 16-year-old ship , christened by actress debbie reynolds , that can carry 1,930 passengers and crew , according to holland america . cnn 's anneclaire stapleton contributed to this report . ` the trees are usually successful in avoiding the ` sin ' of inbreeding . ' professor warren has written about the avocado in his book called the nature of crops . the botanist , from the university of aberystwyth , pictured , said the plants limited the amount of self-pollination . this time the victims are insectile aliens , but their eviction and forced removal from one place to another because of their species echoes the racial segregation that plagued south africa until 1990 . in fact , it was filmed in soweto , a township created by the apartheid
london , england -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- the futuristic south african sci-fi that has taken the u.s box office by storm opened in its home country this weekend . `` district 9 '' director neill blomkamp . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- how did this happen ? that is what many people were asking wednesday , after news broke that a health care worker had flown commercially at a time she was supposedly monitoring herself for a possible ebola infection . amber vinson , 29 , is the third person to be diagnosed with ebola in the united states -- after thomas eric duncan , the liberian national who fell ill after coming to texas , and nina pham , who like vinson had cared for duncan at dallas ' texas health presbyterian hospital . the avocado tree is ` transgender ' and has overnight sex changes , a botanist has discovered . professor john warren discovered avocado trees switch from male to female in a matter of hours . parallels with the experience of apartheid in `` district 9 '' are likely to resonate particularly with south african audiences . professor warren , based at the university of aberystwyth , wales , said the avocado tree displays ` unique flowering behaviour ' . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- federal health officials are investigating another possible norovirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship that just ended a caribbean voyage . the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention reported that 114 passengers and 10 crew members on the holland america cruise ship ms veendam suffered vomiting and diarrhea during a week-long voyage that ended saturday . a cdc vessel sanitation program environmental health officer and an epidemiologist boarded the ship when it arrived in fort lauderdale , florida , on saturday , the agency said . the investigators will `` conduct an environmental health assessment and evaluate the outbreak and response activities . '' the cdc is also testing stool samples from the sickened passengers and crew , the agency said . holland america officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment . the veendam carried 1,273 passengers and a crew of 575 , the cdc said . hundreds of people aboard two cruise ships in the caribbean fell ill with norovirus last month . the cdc reported that norovirus hit more than 600 passengers and crew on royal caribbean 's explorer of the seas in january , making it one of the biggest such outbreaks on any cruise ship in the past two decades . the caribbean princess , operated by princess cruises , cut short its seven-day caribbean itinerary last month after 178 passengers and 11 crew members were stricken with norovirus . cdc staffers helped sanitize that ship . the veendam got a failing grade from cdc inspectors who found multiple sanitation violations , including brown liquid dripping on clean dishes and a fly on the buffet , in september , the cdc said . the story begins with an alien space ship breaking down over south africa 's largest metropolis , johannesburg -- leaving the unfortunate creatures on board stranded . their human hosts rescue them , but 20 years on they are exploited and segregated in militarized townships to keep them away them from angry locals . made for a mere $ 30 million , inexpensive by hollywood standards , `` district 9 '' film is already a huge box office hit in the u.s. , having brought in $ 73 million during its first 10 days in cinemas . in south africa , the country where it was filmed , it is likely strike a chord with audiences all too familiar with issues of racism , xenophobia and segregation . `` while unacceptable for holland america line , the unsatisfactory score is highly unusual and an aberration , '' holland america 's sally andrews said last year . inspectors do n't tell cruise lines when they 're going to show up , but they visit twice a year as part of the cdc 's vessel sanitation inspection program . the cdc grades ships on a 100-point scale . an 85 or lower is considered a failing grade . the veendam received a grade of 77 . as with pham , many questions surround how vinson contracted ebola despite efforts to prevent health care workers like them from getting the disease . now they are compounded with others about safeguards for those who had contact with duncan , who succumbed to the disease on october 8 , to prevent the disease from spreading further . by actress debbie reynolds , that can carry 1,930 passengers and crew , according to holland america . cnn 's anneclaire stapleton contributed to this report . ` the trees are usually successful in avoiding the ` sin ' of inbreeding . ' professor warren has written about the avocado in his book called the nature of crops . the botanist , from the university of aberystwyth , pictured , said the plants limited the amount of self-pollination . this time the victims are insectile aliens , but their eviction and forced removal from one place to another because of their species echoes the racial segregation that plagued south africa until 1990 . in fact , it was filmed in soweto , a township created by the apartheid a lot of money . -lsb- it -rsb- bought my son clothes , even my own clothes . some for christmas . some presents for my family . it was a good privilege , '' said tshoshouga .
london, england -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- the futuristic south african sci-fi that taken the u.s box office opened this. `` district 9 '' director neill blomkamp. -lrb- cnn -- how did? that what many people were asking wednesday, after news a health care worker flown commercially at she supposedly monitoring herself a possible ebola infection amber vinson, 29 is diagnosed ebola the united states -- after thomas eric duncan the liberian national who fell coming texas nina pham like cared duncan at dallas ' texas health presbyterian hospital the avocado tree ` transgender has overnight sex changes, a botanist professor john warren discovered avocado trees switch male a matter. parallels the experience apartheid `` district 9 are likely resonate particularly south african audiences. professor warren, based aberystwyth wales said the avocado tree displays ` unique flowering behaviour -lrb- cnn -- federal health officials another possible norovirus outbreak aboard just ended a caribbean voyage. the u.s. centers disease control reported 114 passengers on the holland america cruise ship ms veendam suffered vomiting that saturday. a cdc vessel sanitation program environmental health officer and boarded when fort lauderdale, florida on saturday the agency. the investigators will `` conduct an environmental health assessment evaluate the outbreak and response activities. '' the cdc is also testing stool samples the sickened passengers crew, the agency. holland america officials did immediately. the veendam carried 1,273 passengers a crew 575, the cdc said. hundreds aboard the caribbean fell last. the cdc reported norovirus hit more than 600 passengers royal caribbean 's explorer of in january, making. the caribbean princess, operated princess cruises cut short its seven-day caribbean itinerary last 178 passengers stricken norovirus cdc staffers helped sanitize that ship. the veendam got a failing grade cdc inspectors who multiple sanitation violations, brown liquid dripping clean dishes a fly the buffet, in september. the story begins an alien space ship breaking over south africa 's largest metropolis, johannesburg -- leaving the unfortunate creatures on board. their human hosts rescue, 20 exploited segregated militarized townships to them from angry locals made for mere 30 million, inexpensive by hollywood standards `` district 9 '' film already the u.s having brought 73 during in south africa, the country it filmed likely strike audiences all too issues segregation `` while unacceptable for holland america line, the unsatisfactory score highly unusual an aberration, '' holland america 's sally andrews said last inspectors do n't tell cruise lines when 're show, visit twice as the cdc 's vessel sanitation inspection program the cdc grades ships on a 100-point scale. an 85 or lower is a failing grade. the veendam received a grade 77. as with pham, many questions surround how vinson contracted ebola despite efforts health care workers like them. now they compounded others about safeguards those had contact duncan, who succumbed on october 8, to prevent. `` since 1996, veendam received passing 32 inspections, '' andrews said. he found during trees, grow tropical and mediterranean climates flower with their ` female parts ready pollinated bees professor john warren discovered avocado trees switch male a matter. the flowers close for next reopen - but now use their ` male anthers spread. professor warren said : ` the whole elaborate exercise seems evolved increase cross, while limiting. the veendam is a 16-year-old ship, christened actress debbie reynolds that can 1,930 passengers according holland america cnn 's anneclaire stapleton contributed. ` the trees usually successful avoiding the ` sin ' inbreeding. ' professor warren has written the avocado in called the nature crops. the botanist, from the university aberystwyth pictured, said the plants limited self-pollination. this time the victims insectile aliens, but their eviction and forced removal one place because echoes the racial segregation plagued south africa until 1990 in fact, filmed soweto, a township created the apartheid state to keep black south africans white johannesburg `` district 9 '' is the work 29-year-old first-time director neill blomkamp with `` lord maestro peter jackson, acts producer. blomkamp who also co grew johannesburg before canada. he says did n't want his first film defined politics. `` i did n't want, ` here a whole bunch people oppressed this apartheid-esque society ' beat people over it '' blomkamp cnn `` i rather wanted the city i this is what felt. '' the film 's star and long-time friend blomkamp, sharlto copley who plays security operative wikus van de merwe says many universal. `` the film deals things so fundamentally, '' copley told cnn `` that it 's quite see you discriminate you know this group or or a religious group. '' blomkamp may want the political references take but `` district 9 '' very a south african production. the thick south african accents distinctive dialogue spoken many the film 's characters were authentic as most, in locals. `` 90 percent the community was hired... catering, security extras. great fun, '' said david james who plays a mercenary. it good money the unemployed residents the soweto suburb where much the film : `` for this to shot my township... we feel fortunate, '' said caterer sylvia khoza. `` many people benefit this movie. '' extras earned 38 per day -- a good wage by local standards. lufano tshoshouga who worked an extra used the money clothes presents he would otherwise. `` so they gave. -lsb- it -rsb- bought my son clothes, even my own clothes some for christmas. some presents my family. it a good privilege, '' said tshoshouga.
london , england -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- the futuristic south african sci-fi that has taken the u.s box office by storm opened in its home country this weekend . `` district 9 '' director neill blomkamp . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- how did this happen ? that is what many people were asking wednesday , after news broke that a health care worker had flown commercially at a time she was supposedly monitoring herself for a possible ebola infection . amber vinson , 29 , is the third person to be diagnosed with ebola in the united states -- after thomas eric duncan , the liberian national who fell ill after coming to texas , and nina pham , who like vinson had cared for duncan at dallas ' texas health presbyterian hospital . the avocado tree is ` transgender ' and has overnight sex changes , a botanist has discovered . professor john warren discovered avocado trees switch from male to female in a matter of hours . parallels with the experience of apartheid in `` district 9 '' are likely to resonate particularly with south african audiences . professor warren , based at the university of aberystwyth , wales , said the avocado tree displays ` unique flowering behaviour ' . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- federal health officials are investigating another possible norovirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship that just ended a caribbean voyage . the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention reported that 114 passengers and 10 crew members on the holland america cruise ship ms veendam suffered vomiting and diarrhea during a week-long voyage that ended saturday . a cdc vessel sanitation program environmental health officer and an epidemiologist boarded the ship when it arrived in fort lauderdale , florida , on saturday , the agency said . the investigators will `` conduct an environmental health assessment and evaluate the outbreak and response activities . '' the cdc is also testing stool samples from the sickened passengers and crew , the agency said . holland america officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment . the veendam carried 1,273 passengers and a crew of 575 , the cdc said . hundreds of people aboard two cruise ships in the caribbean fell ill with norovirus last month . the cdc reported that norovirus hit more than 600 passengers and crew on royal caribbean 's explorer of the seas in january , making it one of the biggest such outbreaks on any cruise ship in the past two decades . the caribbean princess , operated by princess cruises , cut short its seven-day caribbean itinerary last month after 178 passengers and 11 crew members were stricken with norovirus . cdc staffers helped sanitize that ship . the veendam got a failing grade from cdc inspectors who found multiple sanitation violations , including brown liquid dripping on clean dishes and a fly on the buffet , in september , the cdc said . the story begins with an alien space ship breaking down over south africa 's largest metropolis , johannesburg -- leaving the unfortunate creatures on board stranded . their human hosts rescue them , but 20 years on they are exploited and segregated in militarized townships to keep them away them from angry locals . made for a mere $ 30 million , inexpensive by hollywood standards , `` district 9 '' film is already a huge box office hit in the u.s. , having brought in $ 73 million during its first 10 days in cinemas . in south africa , the country where it was filmed , it is likely strike a chord with audiences all too familiar with issues of racism , xenophobia and segregation . `` while unacceptable for holland america line , the unsatisfactory score is highly unusual and an aberration , '' holland america 's sally andrews said last year . inspectors do n't tell cruise lines when they 're going to show up , but they visit twice a year as part of the cdc 's vessel sanitation inspection program . the cdc grades ships on a 100-point scale . an 85 or lower is considered a failing grade . the veendam received a grade of 77 . as with pham , many questions surround how vinson contracted ebola despite efforts to prevent health care workers like them from getting the disease . now they are compounded with others about safeguards for those who had contact with duncan , who succumbed to the disease on october 8 , to prevent the disease from spreading further .
 The text describes a futuristic scenario where a person has traveled from London to South Africa and is now in a hospital after being infected with Ebola. The story involves themes of travel, health, and disease prevention.