Troy Warren

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These 5 things can give you a high-end shower design

These 5 things can give you a high-end shower design

Home & Garden
By Kiersten Willis, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT You don’t have to book a hotel stay to have a luxury shower experience. A few upgrades to your bathroom can give you the same experience at home. Houzz recently published 10 tips for building a spa-like shower at home. Here are five of them. Make shower doors a showcase Glass shower doors can make tiles the focal point. According to Bob Villa, “frameless shower doors have played a key role in the transition from the bathroom as functional to home retreat. The best frameless shower doors bring a minimalist elegance, with either…
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Fairness, Delivered

Fairness, Delivered

Foodie
By Priya Krishna | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT With a business model that doesn’t gouge restaurants, ChowNow wants to turn the tables on third-party delivery apps. Christopher Webb bristles when people call his service a "delivery company." That's because even though, yes, restaurants do use ChowNow, of which Webb is the CEO and cofounder, to operate delivery and takeout, he doesn't see the business in the same category as, say, DoorDash or Grubhub. For one thing, instead of charging restaurants commissions on every order-which often ensures that restaurants either never see a profit on a dish or else have to raise prices-ChowNow…
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NATIONAL FUDGE DAY | June 16

NATIONAL FUDGE DAY | June 16

Celebrations
Troy Warren for CNT   NATIONAL FUDGE DAY | June 16 National Fudge Day comes around each year on June 16th, allowing you to indulge in your favorite flavor of this delicious confectionery. Some of the most familiar fudge flavors are chocolate, chocolate nut, peanut butter, maple, and maple nut.  Fudge lends itself to experimentation when it comes to flavors. Blending favorites or even a moment of inspiration will create a new delicious kind of fudge. Adding bits of candy, nuts, or sprinkles on National Fudge Day can bring just the right celebratory burst of excitement to an old favorite. When…
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YouTube Bans Ads for Politics, Alcohol, Prescription Drugs and Gambling on Homepage

YouTube Bans Ads for Politics, Alcohol, Prescription Drugs and Gambling on Homepage

Technology
BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT Beginning on Monday, advertisers will have a new set of restrictions on the types of ads they can place on the "most prominent" slot on YouTube's home page. YouTube has banned ads related to politics, alcohol, prescription drugs and gambling from its “most prominent” ad slot on the homepage, according to updated guidelines posted to Google’s advertising support page on Monday. Ads that depict or refer to alcohol, prescription drugs and gambling will not be allowed on the homepage. Political ads that endorse a candidate for office will also be outright banned, but others that are related…
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Los Angeles Residents Begin Dropping Masks as Economy Fully Opens: “L.A.’s Comeback is Well Underway”

Los Angeles Residents Begin Dropping Masks as Economy Fully Opens: “L.A.’s Comeback is Well Underway”

Lifestyle
BY KIRSTEN CHUBA, CHRIS GARDNER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT Political leaders and locals celebrated a milestone day in the fight against COVID-19 as capacity restrictions and social distancing guidelines were lifted, allowing for the first real taste of normalcy since March of 2020. Posted up behind a podium boasting the slogan “California Roars Back,” California Governor Gavin Newsom braved a Southern California heatwave Tuesday morning to mark the most positive milestone yet in the COVID-19 pandemic: a return to normal life. “We are here,” Newsom said against the backdrop of the iconic silver globe outside Universal Studios Hollywood where he was joined…
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Allianz Predicts Record-Breaking Spending on Summer Travel

Allianz Predicts Record-Breaking Spending on Summer Travel

Travel
PATRICK CLARKE | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT   Allianz Partners USA has released its 13th annual Vacation Confidence Index, predicting that American travelers will spend a jaw-dropping $153.7 billion on summer vacation in 2021. The impressive figure marks a 160 percent increase over last year's pandemic-stricken season and a surprising 50 percent increase over the summer of 2019 long before the COVID-19 crisis came into frame. Each individual household is expected to spend an average of $2,122 on summer vacation this year, based on Allianz's research, which is up considerably from $1,888 last year and $2,037 in 2019. Plus, six out…
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AMC Theatres Nears Deal to Operate Prime L.A. Pacific Cinema Locations

AMC Theatres Nears Deal to Operate Prime L.A. Pacific Cinema Locations

Entertainment
BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The mega-exhibitor is eager to run the multiplexes at popular outdoor shopping malls The Grove in West Hollywood and the Americana in Glendale. AMC Theatres is nearing a deal to operate two high-profile Los Angeles-area movie theaters located in prime outdoor shopping malls, The Grove in West Hollywood and The Americana at Brand in Glendale, according to sources. Both locations are part of the defunct Pacific Theatres chain, which owner the Decurion Corp. shut down permanently in April, along with sister chain ArcLight Cinemas. In recent days, AMC CEO Adam Aron said…
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Diabetes study: American’s blood sugar control has gotten worse

Diabetes study: American’s blood sugar control has gotten worse

Health
By Kiersten Willis, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren A major diabetes study has found that in the last 10 years, control of blood sugar among U.S. adults has drastically declined. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health conducted a national study. Their findings appear in the New England Journal of Medicine. Using data from the annual National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, researchers evaluated blood sugar control trends. They also reviewed how adults with diabetes controlled blood pressure and cholesterol. The study sample included 6,653 participants in the surveys from 1999 to 2018. Participants were at least 20 years old…
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