Troy Warren

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2022 Chevy COPO Camaro Revealed with 9.4-Liter, 572-Cubic-Inch V-8

2022 Chevy COPO Camaro Revealed with 9.4-Liter, 572-Cubic-Inch V-8

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BY CALEB MILLER | CarAndDriver.Com Troy Warren for CNT Chevy has released the latest version of its drag-racing special, fitting it with either a colossal 572-cubic-inch big block V-8 or smaller, but still large, LS-based motors. The Chevy COPO Camaro, a dedicated drag-racing special, returns for the 2022 model year and will be offered with three engines. A 572-cubic-inch (9.4-liter) big block V-8 is available, along with two small block V-8s, a 580-hp 350-cubic-inch (5.7-liter) unit and a 470-hp 427-cubic-inch (7.0-liter) motor. The 572 option starts at $105,500, while the naturally aspirated 427 will cost $117,500 and the supercharged 350 will set…
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Housing Market Update: Pending Sales Post Smallest Increase in Over a Year

Housing Market Update: Pending Sales Post Smallest Increase in Over a Year

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by Rachel Musiker | Redfin.Com Troy Warren for CNT   Home-selling speed and competition have passed their record-high peaks, meaning the market is starting to feel slightly more welcoming to buyers. But most homes still sell within two weeks and for more than list price. Most signs point to a cooling housing market. Pending home sales posted their smallest year-over-year increase (7%) since late June 2020. The supply of homes for sale continued to plateau as the number of newly listed homes for sale followed its slow seasonal decline.  Home sale prices–a lagging indicator and a notable exception to the cooling…
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New Details Revealed for Disney’s Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Hotel

New Details Revealed for Disney’s Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Hotel

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JANEEN CHRISTOFF | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT   The Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser is a new immersive hotel opening spring 2022 at Walt Disney World and Disney Imagineers are spilling the beans on some of what guests can expect to experience during their stays. Imagineers, who have been working on the project for approximately six years, discussed what the starship experience will be like, including that the journey starts by boarding a launch pod to a galaxy far far away, where guests connect to the Halcyon Starcruiser where their Star Wars adventure begins. The experience is two days and two nights…
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Los Angeles: Streamland Closes Buy of Sim Video as Postproduction Giant Expands

Los Angeles: Streamland Closes Buy of Sim Video as Postproduction Giant Expands

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BY CAROLYN GIARDINA | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for LosAngelesNewsAndTalk.Com Combined with the recent purchase of Technicolor Post, the Bill Romeo-led company has widened its Los Angeles and global footprint. Streamland Media has completed its acquisition of Sim Video International’s postproduction business, roughly three months after it acquired Technicolor’s post business. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Plans for the Los Angeles-headquartered Streamland — the parent of leading audio post facility Formosa Group as well as Picture Shop, Picture Head, Ghost VFX, The Farm Group and Finalé Post — to acquire Sim were first announced in April. The Sim Post acquisition, like the Technicolor…
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Las Vegas: Buffets Are Back, Baby

Las Vegas: Buffets Are Back, Baby

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By Lissa Townsend Rodgers | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for LasVegasNewsAndTalk.Com The reopening of The Buffet at Bellagio is a bellwether of better times ahead for Sin City. Many cities are identified with an iconic food. Philadelphia has its cheesesteaks, New York has pizza, New Orleans has po-boys, Baltimore has crab cakes. Las Vegas has all of them, because Vegas means a buffet. "I think it's about having a sense of indulgence and having everything. All of the choices are there for you but you don't really have to make a decision," says Wes Holton, executive chef at Bellagio Las Vegas, "I think that kind of sums…
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NATIONAL AVOCADO DAY

NATIONAL AVOCADO DAY

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Troy Warren for CNT   NATIONAL AVOCADO DAY Ripe for the picking, add this delicious superfruit to your menu on National Avocado Day on July 31st! While guacamole is grand, don’t settle for just the chips and dip on this food holiday. Since avocado is so versatile, clear the table for the entire meal. That includes everything from the appetizer and main dish all the way to dessert. On National Avocado Day, this tree grown fruit has them all covered! Avocados are more than a staple food in the American diet; they are proven to be a key ingredient in recipes…
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How Dwayne Johnson Wooed Emily Blunt for ‘Jungle Cruise’ — and Why She Ghosted Him

How Dwayne Johnson Wooed Emily Blunt for ‘Jungle Cruise’ — and Why She Ghosted Him

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BY REBECCA KEEGAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT As they prepare to release their $200 million-plus Disney tentpole, the newly minted BFFs now lean on each other for career guidance: "I go to him for advice because he lived in the trenches." At about 4 a.m. in the fall of 2017, after a tiring night shoot on Universal’s Skyscraper, Dwayne Johnson, arguably the busiest person in Hollywood, set aside some time to film a video for Emily Blunt. At the time, he was attached to star in Jungle Cruise, which various producers had been trying to get off the ground at Disney since at…
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Long Beach: Artist Tristan Eaton – New, Interactive Exhibit at Long Beach Museum of Art

Long Beach: Artist Tristan Eaton – New, Interactive Exhibit at Long Beach Museum of Art

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BY DEGEN PENER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for LongBeachNewsAndTalk.Com The muralist and Kidrobot toy designer's 25-year retrospective showcases his Marvel fine-art prints and art that went to the Super Bowl and into space. Tristan Eaton’s art has travelled many places. It’s gone into space. It’s gone to the Super Bowl, emblazoning the game’s tickets in 2020. It’s found a home at Universal Studios, where the artist painted murals of classic Universal monsters in 2019. And his large-scale murals have covered walls in cities around the world, from New York, Los Angeles and Honolulu to Paris, Cozumel and Berlin. Now a two-floor,…
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Why you might have a shingles flare-up after your COVID vaccination

Why you might have a shingles flare-up after your COVID vaccination

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By Nancy Clanton, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT No evidence vaccine causes shingles, but experts say it might ‘reactivate’ the virus Some people have experienced a shingles outbreak days after getting the COVID-19 vaccination, but experts say the latter did not cause the former. Shingles, also called herpes zoster, is an infection caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, 1 in 3 people will have shingles at some point in their lives. Doctors in Israel recently reported that six women with autoimmune disorders developed the painful rash 3-14…
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Atlanta: Among the country’s best places to live for the weather

Atlanta: Among the country’s best places to live for the weather

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By Kiersten Willis, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for AtlantaNewsAndTalk.Com Despite today being the hottest day of the year, Atlanta has ranked among the top 20 best places to live for the weather. U.S. News analyzed the most populous metro areas that offer sunshine and moderate temperatures. “We looked for places that had the fewest average number of days above 90 degrees and below 32 degrees Fahrenheit, as well as those with the fewest fully cloudy days, based on information from the National Weather Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Environmental Information,” it said. Atlanta came in at No. 13 on…
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