The $9 billion, 1,000-ft. (305 m) Amazonian Tall Tower Observatory—now the tallest structure in South America—recently entered the final stages of construction. It will be inaugurated in August and fully operational by 2017. Here’s what Brazil and Germany, which co-funded the project, are hoping it will accomplish: Gather data The tower’s height and state-of-the- art instruments will enable scientists to […]
Read more
“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
Read more
“One of the greatest necessities in America is to discover creative solitude.” – Carl Sandburg
Read more
■ South Central Los Angeles is more famous for drive-by shootings than well-kept gardens, but one native son is getting locals to trade their sawed-off shotguns for shovels. Ron Finley, who styles himself the “Gangsta Gardener” is encouraging Angelenos to cultivate vegetable and fruit gardens in vacant lots in deprived neighborhoods. He has co-founded a charity, L.A. Green Grounds, to […]
Read more
“So, I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we’ll never know most of them. But even if we don’t have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there. We can still do things.” – Charlie (The Perks of Being a Wallflower)
Read more
“Loneliness, insomnia, and change: the fear of these is even worse than the reality.” – Mignon McLaughlin
Read more
“The future depends on what we do in the present.” – Gandhi
Read more