Troy Warren

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Feb
27
2022
By Troy Warren
Tina Fey, Steve Martin, Paul Rudd Induct John Mulaney Into ‘SNL’ Five-Timers Club

Tina Fey, Steve Martin, Paul Rudd Induct John Mulaney Into ‘SNL’ Five-Timers Club

Entertainment,
BY CHRISTY PIÑA | HollywoodReporter.ComTroy Warren for CNT #EntertainmentElliot Gould, Candice Bergen and Conan O'Brien joined the group to induct Mulaney into the exclusive club.Fellow five-time hosts Paul Rudd, Tina Fey, Steve Martin, Elliot Gould and Candice Bergen, as well as Conan O’Brien, inducted John Mulaney into Saturday Night Live‘s Five-Timers Club during the Feb. 25. episode.“Not to be a total bitch, but my Five-Timers show in December was supposed to be a lot better. That is before the whole cast decided to call in sick,” Rudd said, referring to his year-end episode that was interrupted by the surge in…
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Feb
27
2022
By Troy Warren
NATIONAL STRAWBERRY DAY February 27, 2022

NATIONAL STRAWBERRY DAY February 27, 2022

Celebrations,
Troy Warren for CNT #Celebrations NATIONAL STRAWBERRY DAY We continue with February’s heart-shaped and red theme by observing National Strawberry Day on February 27th. These juicy, sweet berries can brighten up any dish and are delicious all on their own. There are a few different stories behind the origin of the name. The more widely accepted version is that the berries would drop off the leaves and become “strewn” about the plant. Over time “strewn-berries” became “strawberries”. There was a time (and some gardeners still do this today) when strawberry beds were mulched with straw, insulating the plants over the…
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Feb
24
2022
By Troy Warren
NATIONAL CHILI DAY February 24, 2022

NATIONAL CHILI DAY February 24, 2022

Celebrations,
Troy Warren for CNT #Celebrations NATIONAL CHILI DAY National Chili Day on the fourth Thursday in February honors one of America’s favorite winter dishes–chili. It’s also known as chili con carne (chili with meat). In Spanish, chili refers to “chili pepper” and carne means “meat”. Chili is most commonly made up of tomatoes, beans, chili peppers, meat, garlic, onions, and cumin.  However, cooks offer up so many variations to the basic chili recipe. And, with so many varieties, chili cook-off competitions love to feature chili as a favored entry.   American frontier settlers used a “chili” recipe of dried beef, suet, dried chili peppers, and salt.…
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Feb
23
2022
By Troy Warren
3 foods to eat and 3 foods to avoid to maintain healthy cholesterol

3 foods to eat and 3 foods to avoid to maintain healthy cholesterol

Health
By Anagha Ramakrishnan, for The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionTroy Warren for CNT #HealthCholesterol levels tend to increase with age, and healthy eating can reduce your levels.In general, men are at a higher risk than women for higher cholesterol, according to Healthline. But after a woman enters menopause, her risk increases.High cholesterol is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, around 38% of Americans have high cholesterol. Diet greatly impacts cholesterol.Here is what you should include in your diet, and what you should avoid in order to keep your cholesterol down.3 foods…
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Feb
23
2022
By Troy Warren
Go ahead and plant saved daffodil bulbs

Go ahead and plant saved daffodil bulbs

Home & Garden
By Walter Reeves, For the AJCTroy Warren for CNT #HomeGardenQ: I have an extra bag of Dutch Master bulbs that I did not plant last fall. Should I keep them for next year? What is the best place to store them? Mike Hendley, emailA: Plant them now. Otherwise, they will completely dry out and die this summer. Over the years, I have planted spring-flowering bulbs in December, January and February. The blooms might have been a bit smaller and later, but when they bloomed, they were just as colorful as bulbs I planted in October.Q: I had sea holly in…
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Feb
23
2022
By Troy Warren
Convenience stores want assurances to install car charging stations

Convenience stores want assurances to install car charging stations

Cars,
By Andy Peters, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionTroy Warren for CNT #CarsFear of competition from Georgia PowerWhen the tank is running low, motorists pull into a gas station or convenience store for a fill-up and maybe a coffee or a candy bar.Store owners want to also sell the juice that makes electric vehicles go, and with 4,687 locations in Georgia they are positioned to do that. But they are hesitant to install expensive chargers, fearing Georgia Power will construct its own stations and have an unfair advantage in pricing the power and equipment. The owners’ hesitancy is leaving EV drivers with fewer…
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Feb
23
2022
By Troy Warren
Archaeologists find 9,000-year-old shrine in Jordan desert

Archaeologists find 9,000-year-old shrine in Jordan desert

Editors Picks, In The News
By OMAR AKOUR, Associated PressTroy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicksA team of Jordanian and French archaeologists says it has found a roughly 9,000-year-old shrine at a remote Neolithic site in Jordan’s eastern desertAMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A team of Jordanian and French archaeologists said Tuesday that it had found a roughly 9,000-year-old shrine at a remote Neolithic site in Jordan’s eastern desert.The ritual complex was found in a Neolithic campsite near large structures known as “desert kites," or mass traps that are believed to have been used to corral wild gazelles for slaughter.Such traps consist of two or more long stone…
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Feb
23
2022
By Troy Warren
NATIONAL BANANA BREAD DAY February 23, 2022

NATIONAL BANANA BREAD DAY February 23, 2022

Celebrations,
Troy Warren for CNT #CelebrationsNATIONAL BANANA BREAD DAYFebruary 23rd annually recognizes a well-known food holiday, National Banana Bread Day.Bakers know that to make sweet and delicious banana bread, they need to use fully ripe, mashed bananas. The resulting quick bread is moist and almost cake-like. And while some recipes call for yeast, most don’t. Either way, the finished product makes a tasty sliced snack. Toast it and add butter for an even more satisfying treat!In the 1930s, baking soda and baking powder made banana bread and other quick breads standard features in American cookbooks. Pillsbury’s included banana bread recipes in its…
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Feb
22
2022
By Troy Warren
Study finds health issues develop in older adults after COVID-19

Study finds health issues develop in older adults after COVID-19

COVID-19, Health,
By Anagha Ramakrishnan, for The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionTroy Warren for CNT #Health #COVID-19As we head into the third year of the pandemic, the long-term effects of COVID-19 on health have become clearer.Previous research has found how COVID-19 can affect all organs in the body in critically ill patients. A recent study published by the peer-reviewed British Medical Journal, aimed to find out what happens after recovering from the virus and how it affects the health of individuals over 65.The study found that 1 in 3 adults over the age of 65 had sought medical care for new or persistent conditions 21…
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