Troy Warren

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Mike Ford Upped to CTO at Sony Pictures Imageworks

Mike Ford Upped to CTO at Sony Pictures Imageworks

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BY CAROLYN GIARDINA | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT He previously served as Imageworks' senior vp of systems engineering and software development, and his credits include the 'Hotel Transylvania' and 'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs' movies. Mike Ford has been promoted to chief technology officer at Sony Pictures Imageworks. Ford, who previously served as senior vp, systems engineering and software development, will report to Imageworks’ exec vp Michelle Grady and continue overseeing the software development and the systems engineering teams. As a visual effects supervisor at Imageworks, Ford has supervised on movies including Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation and Smurfs: The Lost Village. His credits…
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How some high blood pressure drugs can lead to less memory decline

How some high blood pressure drugs can lead to less memory decline

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By Kiersten Willis, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT A new study has shown how certain high blood pressure medications can lead to better memory recall. The findings were published in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension. “Research has been mixed on which medicines have the most benefit to cognition,” said study author Daniel A. Nation, Ph.D., an associate professor of psychological science in the Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders at the University of California, Irvine. “Studies of angiotensin II receptor blockers and angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors have suggested these medicines may confer the greatest benefit to long-term cognition, while…
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Delta to hire 1,000 pilots as pandemic recovery continues

Delta to hire 1,000 pilots as pandemic recovery continues

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By Kelly Yamanouchi, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT Delta Air Lines plans to hire 1,000 pilots by next summer as it continues to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, Atlanta-based Delta cut more than 1,800 pilots from its payroll through early retirement packages and put about 1,700 junior pilots on inactive status. The cutbacks contributed to staffing issues that led Delta to cancel hundreds of flights around Thanksgiving and Christmas last year. The airline had more staffing challenges over Easter this year. Delta now has about 12,000 pilots. Operations chief John Laughter told pilots in a memo that the plan for hiring is a “positive…
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Skip these 5 renovations to avoid harming your home’s value

Skip these 5 renovations to avoid harming your home’s value

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By Kiersten Willis, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT There’s been a boost in at-home renovation projects within the past year — and it shows no signs of slowing. The Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity released in April forecasts mid-single-digit gains in yearly home improvement spending in 2021. By the first quarter of 2022, a 4.8% growth will occur. “With a financial boost from recent federal stimulus payments and strong house price appreciation, homeowners are continuing to invest in the upkeep and improvement of their homes,” Chris Herbert, Managing Director of the Joint Center for Housing Studies said in a press release. “This…
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MLK Estate reaches publishing agreement with HarperCollins

MLK Estate reaches publishing agreement with HarperCollins

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By Ernie Suggs, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT Estate announces deal with HarperCollins to republish King’s work in new ways The estate of Martin Luther King Jr. has reached a deal to give HarperCollins publishing rights to his books and speeches in an effort to reach a new generation of readers and highlight the civil rights leader’s relevance today. The King Estate announced Tuesday that an international agreement had been reached with the same publisher that took a chance on King more than 60 years when it published his first book, “Stride Toward Freedom.” King’s books will be reissued…
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Box Office: Can ‘F9’ Kick-Start a True Summer Tentpole Season?

Box Office: Can ‘F9’ Kick-Start a True Summer Tentpole Season?

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BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The latest 'Fast & Furious' installment is the first all-audience blockbuster to unfurl in U.S. theaters since pandemic-era restrictions were largely lifted. Reservations are normally hard to come by at the summer box office, yet on Friday Sony decided at the 11th hour to rebook its fourth Hotel Transylvania family pic for an October 2021 release, versus a month from now in late July. The decision underscores the challenges that continue to face the box office recovery, even as pandemic-era restrictions have been largely lifted. Certain international markets are still feeling the devastating impact of…
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Wingstop Announces New Chicken Thigh Restaurant ‘Thighstop’

Wingstop Announces New Chicken Thigh Restaurant ‘Thighstop’

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By Jelisa Castrodale | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT   Last fall, Wingstop CEO Charlie Morrison spoke to Yahoo Finance after the chain announced that it would be giving bone-in chicken thighs a test-run in seven U.S. cities. "Well, we're not changing our name to Thighstop," he said, before adding that "perhaps next year" Wingstop customers would have a chance to try a thigh or two. Morrison turned out to be... mostly right. On Monday, Wingstop announced the launch of Thighstop, a virtual restaurant that serves -- you guessed it -- crispy bone-in chicken thighs and breaded boneless thighs for delivery or carryout. The…
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Is the Housing Market Going to Crash in 2021?

Is the Housing Market Going to Crash in 2021?

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By Mia Taylor | BHG.Com Troy Warren for CNT The housing market is red-hot right now, but if you're waiting for a massive market correction, don't count on it. Real estate industry experts weigh in with predictions for home buying and selling trends. It's hardly a secret that real estate prices across the country have been skyrocketing. Recent data from Redfin, a real estate brokerage, shows that median home prices are up 20% year-over-year. At the same time, many properties are under contract for purchase within a mere one to two weeks of hitting the market and it's not unusual for prospective buyers to…
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NATIONAL CHOCOLATE ECLAIR DAY – June 22

NATIONAL CHOCOLATE ECLAIR DAY – June 22

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Troy Warren for CNT   NATIONAL CHOCOLATE ECLAIR DAY National Chocolate Eclair Day, on June 22nd annually, recognizes a delicious cream-filled pastry covered in smooth chocolate. Pastry. Check. Cream filling. Check. Chocolate. Check. What more could you want in a food holiday? Maybe a cup of coffee to go with it, but other than that, do you really need anything else? Well, we know the French make many delicacies from dough. These particular pastries are made from a dough called pate a choux. And one of these pastries is the Eclair. They pipe it into an oblong shape using a pastry bag.…
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