How making good choices regarding nutrition pays big dividends. By Charly SHELTON Good in, good out. You get what you pay for. You are what you eat. There are many ways to say that what one puts into their body is what is used for fuel. So a good diet and exercise yield good health, […]
By Charly SHELTON Throughout this issue of CV Weekly, we have covered topics related to healthy living. But my big question has been about all the promises I’ve been made in movies and TV – how do I get super strength, a robotic armor or telekinesis? Let’s take a look at the realities of some […]
By Charly SHELTON Yesterday was the 24th anniversary of the Northridge Earthquake. On Monday, Jan. 17, 1994 at 4:31 a.m., a 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck outside of Reseda and though the shaking lasted only 10 to 20 seconds, the force exerted on the ground was so intense that movement was felt as far away as […]
By Charly SHELTON This year’s calendar is populated with all kinds of astronomical events, from meteor showers to eclipses and more. But our local space center, Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada, has even more events to look out for in this year’s sky. “JPL is incredibly busy. We have more work than ever, fabulous […]
By Charly SHELTON After three years with St Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church, the Rev. Kirby Smith will be moving on, taking a position in San Diego with the Episcopal Diocese. “It’s actually coming up pretty quickly. I’m going to start at the Episcopal Diocese in San Diego on the 16th, which is next […]
By Charly SHELTON Shopping can be tough. The crowds, the hustle and bustle, and carrying those packages and bags all over. Don’t get me wrong; it’s a good problem to have, but after a day of hitting the mall hard it’s nice to have a little respite, a place to recharge, set the bags down […]
By Charly SHELTON In 2017, pop-up museums were all the rage. Museum of Ice Cream. Museum of Failure. Happy Place. 29 Rooms. All these places that you see on Instagram only to find that tickets sold out three months before the doors opened. These limited time traveling museums and art installations are only for those […]
By Charly SHELTON New Year means new laws. These laws were voted on and passed in 2016 and 2017, and went into effect on Monday with the beginning of 2018. Here’s a sampling of the changes in California: Minimum Wage Increase The long-awaited and much-debated minimum wage increase kicked in this year. For businesses with […]
By Charly SHELTON Each year, the Queen Mary in Long Beach hosts a Christmas carnival called Chill. It started with carnival rides, overpriced county fair food and some ice sculptures. Then it became more about the ice and wintertime fun. It had walkthrough ice sculpture stories of classic Christmas tales. It brought in better food, […]
By Charly SHELTON Overpopulation will be the big problem that the next generation will have to deal with. Too many people taking up too few resources. How to combat this problem? Either have more resources, most of which are non-renewable, or use less per person. Make each ear of corn feed a dozen people, each […]