Monday 30 April 2012

Spain: Thousands take to the streets against austerity on Sunday

Tens of thousands of Spaniards took to the streets once again yesterday in protest at the draconian austerity measures introduced by government in healthcare and education.
The latest austerity measures introduced by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy have caused devastating problems with both the healthcare and education system in the country.
With a $13 billion cut to the healthcare and education budgets, people have had enough.
Many banners in 55 cities throughout Spain read, "It's a crime to cut healthcare!" ... read full article.

Jamie Oliver's 'Food Revolution Day' coming up on May 19, 2012

The well-known British chef, restaurateur, author and TV personality has launched a food revolution, bringing healthier eating to homes, schools and communities in the U.S.A and U.K.
In an effort to get people to eat healthy, sustainable foods, Jamie Oliver has come up with Food Revolution Day, “a global day of action for people to think about where their food comes from and get back into their kitchens,” and this is happening on May 19 this year.... read full article.

Video: Avatar inspires scientists to plan brain transplants

In the wake of the recent popular movie "Avatar", Russian scientists now have plans to transplant people's brains into robots.
A young Russian has launched his own Avatar project. However he has no plans on travelling to another planet and is simply planning on transplanting a human brain into a robot body. Immortality style.
On the company´s website, four stages are laid out... read full article.