"Contentious Laietana turns 100"
A century ago, city planners embarket on a plant to connect the port and the Eixample and displaced 10,000 residents.
The plan to connect the city's old port with the new district of the Eixample with a modern wide road was coloured with an urbanistic idealism. However, it also represented yet another point of friction between Barcelona's influential bourgeoisie and the woring class.
But this reform would ultimately mean the end of 2.000 homes for around 10,000 residents who would be send away with no form of compensation , be that money or new lodging.
Despite the adverse effects on large members of residents, the reform was neverthless an example of the long-term vision of barcelona's bussiness elite.
At finally, on hundred years on, the city maybe have moved elsewhere.
**Thursday, April 10, 2008.
"The depressing truth about Happy pills"
The researches behind the report, let by the english doctor Irving Kirsch, extensively reviewed studies comparing placebos with the new generation of anti-depressants, better known under names such as Prozac. These medicines were conceived on the hypnothesis that the cause of depression is due to an imbalance of the neurotransmitter serotonin, which plays a key role in stimulating feelings of happiness.
A few of the issues that people suffering from depression are: "What is the best way to overcome a break up?" "How are the people to deal with unemployment?", and some questions like these.
In conclusion, this pills like Prozac only can dominance our help system, and don't help us at all.
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