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Feb
25
2022
By Ellen Britt
The Best NFT Games So Far This Year – The Sandbox

The Best NFT Games So Far This Year – The Sandbox

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Ellen Britt for CNT #NFTYesterday, in our series on the best NFT games so far this year, it was all about Gods Unchained. Today, let’s play in the Sandbox, as this is one of the NFT games that has seen the most success. Best of all, you own it!Minecraft or Roblox players will gravitate here, as not only can you play but you can also build assets and games. Best of all, you own what you have created and can both sell and trade using the SAND token in the Sandbox internal marketplace.Explore!Switch to Game mode, and you are in charge of…
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Feb
24
2022
By Troy Warren
NATIONAL CHILI DAY February 24, 2022

NATIONAL CHILI DAY February 24, 2022

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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
24
2022
By Ellen Britt
The Best NFT Games So Far This Year – Gods Unchained

The Best NFT Games So Far This Year – Gods Unchained

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Ellen Britt for CNT #NFTThis is our third article on our series on the best NFT games so far this year. Yesterday, we took a look at the first game on our list, Axie Infinity. Today, we’re turning our attention to Gods Unchained.For Magic Fans!If you like playing Magic: The Gathering, chances are you’ll like this game too. Gods Unchained is free to play and is a card battle game and is actually led by the former director of Magic, Chris Clay.Strategy MattersThis is a game where your strategy matters, so it’s not all about the actual value of the cards…
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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

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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

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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
23
2022
By Ellen Britt
The Best NFT Games So Far This Year – Axie Infinity

The Best NFT Games So Far This Year – Axie Infinity

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Ellen Britt for CNT #NFTThis is the second article in our series on the ten best NFT games so far this year. Pet lover? Here’s your chance. Not to get a dog but to raise a digital pet Axie! Then you breed to create more generations who inherit traits from their relatives. Rare Breeds Equal More ValueYou can collect and trade Axies in the game or on the NFT marketplace, and like many NFTs that value scarcity, the rarer the breed the more valuable it is. Because your Axies are registered on the blockchain, you have the opportunity to earn cash. Play To…
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