Troy Warren

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Jan
30
2022
By Troy Warren
NATIONAL CROISSANT DAY January 30, 2022

NATIONAL CROISSANT DAY January 30, 2022

Celebrations,
Troy Warren for CNT #CelebrationsNATIONAL CROISSANT DAYIn the United States, National Croissant Day recognizes a flaky pastry enjoyed at every meal. Croissants are buttery, crescent-shaped rolls that are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.  The key to a perfect croissant is laminating the dough. You laminate the dough by folding butter into the mixture creating multiple thin layers of butter and dough. The result is a mouth-watering flaky crust and airy body.Legend surrounds this pastry, as is often the case with a popular, worldly treat. What is known, is that crescent-shaped breads have been found around the…
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Jan
30
2022
By Troy Warren
‘GameStop: Rise of the Players’ Is the Underdog Doc of 2022

‘GameStop: Rise of the Players’ Is the Underdog Doc of 2022

Business, Entertainment, Gaming, , ,
BY AARON COUCH | HollywoodReporter.ComTroy Warren for CNT #Entertainment  #Gaming  #BusinessDirector Jonah Tulis and producer Blake J. Harris reveal how their documentary, produced on a tight timeline, managed to beat competing Hollywood projects to the punch.For documentary filmmaker Jonah Tulis, stepping into the world of GameStop was all about timing.In January 2021, the video game retailer became a global news story when its once-moribund stock skyrocketed to unprecedented heights. Ordinary investors, organized on the internet, had outsmarted Wall Street hedge funds and were being rewarded handsomely. Bucking conventional wisdom, these friends — gathering on YouTube and Reddit — poured their…
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Jan
30
2022
By Troy Warren
McDonald’s Wants You to ‘Hack’ Your Order with a ‘Surf + Turf’ Cheeseburgers and ‘Land, Air, & Sea’ Big Mac

McDonald’s Wants You to ‘Hack’ Your Order with a ‘Surf + Turf’ Cheeseburgers and ‘Land, Air, & Sea’ Big Mac

Foodie,
By Jelisa Castrodale | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Foodie Four "new" fan-inspired sandwich mashup options will be available in restaurants or through the app starting on January 31. If you search the hashtags #menuhack or #secretmenu on TikTok or Twitter, you'll find an absolutely overwhelming selection of items you could theoretically get at your favorite fast food restaurant. But with so many #hacks out there, you also run the risk of ordering something that, like, only 15 people have heard, or you'll slow down the drive-thru line while you try to explain whatever a "Triple Clanger" is, or both.…
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Jan
30
2022
By Troy Warren
Yes, kids can get restless leg syndrome, too

Yes, kids can get restless leg syndrome, too

Health
By Cynthia Weiss, Mayo Clinic News NetworkTroy Warren for CNT #HealthSymptoms can start as early as 5 to 6 years old, and prevent a good night’s sleepDear Mayo Clinic: My child moves around a lot at bedtime and has trouble falling asleep. She describes “bugs” on her legs. As someone who was diagnosed with restless legs syndrome, I am wondering if children can develop restless legs syndrome, too?Answer: Yes, children can have restless legs syndrome. You also may hear it called Willis Ekbom disease, based on the names of the physicians who first described this condition.Just like adults, children can…
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Jan
30
2022
By Troy Warren
Blizzard SLAMS East Coast with deep snow, winds, flooding

Blizzard SLAMS East Coast with deep snow, winds, flooding

Editors Picks, In The News
By MARK PRATT and MIKE CATALINI, Associated PressTroy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicksMore than 2 feet of snow has fallen in some areas of the northeastern U.S. amid a fierce winter stormBOSTON (AP) — A nor'easter with hurricane-force wind gusts battered much of the East Coast on Saturday, flinging heavy snow that made travel treacherous or impossible, flooding coastlines, and threatening to leave bitter cold in its wake.The storm thrashed parts of 10 states, with blizzard warnings that stretched from Virginia to Maine. Philadelphia and New York saw plenty of wind and snow, but Boston was in the crosshairs. The city…
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Jan
30
2022
By Troy Warren
Associated Press to launch NFT photography marketplace

Associated Press to launch NFT photography marketplace

Crypto, NFT, ,
Attila Tomaschek | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT #NFT  #CRYPTO The initial collection of NFTs will be available on Jan. 31 -- Pulitzer Prize-winning images included. The Associated Press is set to launch an NFT marketplace for collectors to purchase AP photojournalists' images, according to an AP news release on Monday. Beginning on Jan. 31, the initial collection of photographs, including Pulitzer Prize-winning images, will start being released over a period of weeks. With each NFT purchase, collectors will have access to the metadata associated with each photograph, including the time, date, location, equipment and technical settings used, according to…
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Jan
30
2022
By Troy Warren
Test for COVID using your phone camera? A university lab is trying it out

Test for COVID using your phone camera? A university lab is trying it out

COVID-19, Technology,
David Lumb | CNET.ComTroy Warren for CNT #Technology  #COVID-19The method is promising and cheap, though in very early stages.Getting shipped a handful of free at-home COVID tests from USPS was helpful, but what if you could test yourself whenever you wanted, using your phone's camera? Academic scientists have developed a testing method that just needs some affordable lab equipment and your smartphone, and early results suggest it's as accurate as PCR tests.The system, developed by University of California, Santa Barbara scientists and described in a new paper published in the journal JAMA Network Open, needs less than $100 in relatively…
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Jan
29
2022
By Troy Warren
The metaverse is just getting started: Here’s what you need to know

The metaverse is just getting started: Here’s what you need to know

NFT,
Andrew Morse, Scott Stein | CNET.ComTroy Warren for CNT #NFTFacebook, Microsoft and a host of other companies are jockeying to define the next iteration of the internet.You've probably heard a lot about the metaverse recently.Earlier this week, Microsoft recently said it would buy ActivisionBlizzard for $69 billion, explaining the deal was part of an expansion into metaverse. Last year, Facebook rebranded itself as Meta, a nod to the social network's ambition to be a prime mover in the next step in the internet. Rec Room and world-building games, like Roblox and Minecraft, all get rolled into discussions of what the…
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Jan
29
2022
By Troy Warren
A Recent Op-Ed Suggests EVs are Ill Equipped to Handle a Winter Stranding. We Check the Facts

A Recent Op-Ed Suggests EVs are Ill Equipped to Handle a Winter Stranding. We Check the Facts

Cars,
BY JOHN VOELCKER | CarAndDriver.ComTroy Warren for CNT #CarsAn opinion piece suggests you’ll freeze if stuck in an electric car in a blizzard for hours, while gasoline drivers won’t. Like a lot of anti-EV tropes, this one’s not backed up by facts.The story landed Tuesday afternoon, January 4, just one day after an epic blizzard created a 48-mile jam of vehicles stopped along Interstate 95 in Virginia. The article stemmed from an anecdote tweeted by an unnamed Canadian truck driver who gave blankets to a Tesla driver worried about keeping his kids warm overnight.That tweet was brought to public attention…
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Jan
29
2022
By Troy Warren
Little Debbie’s Beloved Snack Cakes Are Now Ice Cream Flavors

Little Debbie’s Beloved Snack Cakes Are Now Ice Cream Flavors

Foodie,
By Adam Campbell-Schmitt | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Foodie Check the freezer section for pints of Oatmeal Creme Pies, Swiss Rolls, and Cosmic Brownies. You can't resist them. They beckon you from their little shelf next to supermarket checkout or below the bodega counter. Those classic cellophane-wrapped pastries from Little Debbie — with their bold labels, cheerful mascot, and, most importantly, frosting — always seem to sneak their way into your shopping bag. But soon you'll also be able to find those same flavors popping up in your freezer. This week, Hudsonville Ice Cream announced a continuing partnership with…
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