Author: Eric Brooks

Web & Graphic Designer, Blogger, Musician, Evil Clown. I also code websites and promote people for a living. Still kind of a jerk, though. Approach with food.

[#Cool #Toys] Futuristic Garment Care Systems – The Laurastar Smart Ironing System Streamlines Clothes Pressing (TrendHunter.com)

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From TrendHunter.com – Cool Gadgets and Gifts –Futuristic Garment Care Systems – The Laurastar Smart Ironing System Streamlines Clothes Pressing (TrendHunter.com):

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Futuristic Garment Care Systems - The Laurastar Smart Ironing System Streamlines Clothes Pressing (TrendHunter.com) (TrendHunter.com) The Laurastar Smart Ironing System comes as a modern approach to home garment care that will make the results quicker to achieve and better than ever. Incorporating a vacuum that will keep garments…

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Top Headlines for December 20, 2017

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Headline News from the Associated Press
  • Senate moves tax cut legislation to brink of final passage

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Jubilant Republicans pushed on early Wednesday to the verge of the most sweeping rewrite of the nation's tax laws in more than three decades, a deeply unpopular bill they insist Americans will learn to love when they see their paychecks in the new year. President Donald Trump cheered the lawmakers on, eager to claim his first major legislative victory….
  • Cardinal Law, central figure in church abuse scandal, dies

    VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Bernard Law, the disgraced former archbishop of Boston whose failures to stop child molesters in the priesthood sparked what would become the worst crisis in American Catholicism, died early Wednesday, the Vatican said. He was 86….
  • 10 Things to Know Today

    Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday:…
  • 9,000-plus died in battle with Islamic State group for Mosul

    MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — The price Mosul's residents paid in blood to see their city freed was between 9,000 and 11,000 dead, a civilian casualty rate nearly 10 times higher than what has been previously reported. The number killed in the 9-month battle to liberate the city from the Islamic State marauders has not been acknowledged by the U.S.-led coalition, the Iraqi government or the self-styled caliphate….
  • Officials: Why was train in fatal Amtrak wreck speeding?

    DUPONT, Wash. (AP) — Federal investigators probing a deadly Amtrak derailment are trying to determine why the train was traveling at more than double the posted speed limit as it entered the curve where it left the tracks and plunged off an overpass and partly onto a busy freeway, killing three people and injuring dozens….
  • A sweeping tax plan whose promises face widespread doubts

    WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a once-in-a-generation opportunity to fix a tax code that stifles business investment, keeps trillions in corporate profits languishing overseas and slows the American economy….
  • New blow for Uber as top EU court says it’s a taxi company

    BRUSSELS (AP) — Ride-hailing service Uber suffered a new blow Wednesday as the European Union's top court ruled that it should be regulated like a taxi company and not a technology service, a decision that could change the way it functions across the continent….
  • Haley to UN members: US will be ‘taking names’ on Jerusalem

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Ambassador Nikki Haley is serving notice the U.S. "will be taking names" on a U.N. General Assembly vote Thursday on a nonbinding resolution criticizing President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital….
  • Christmas in Bethlehem: Trump’s Jerusalem shift looms large

    BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital looms large in Christmas festivities this year in the traditional birthplace of Jesus….
  • Putin: Public man who is reserved even by Russian standards

    MOSCOW (AP) — Vladimir Putin's torso, which he sometimes bares during sporting pursuits, is a familiar part of his public image. How much Putin reveals of the man behind the buff exterior is another question….

[#Adobe #Design] How to Quickly Switch Between Takes in Adobe Premiere Pro CC (2018)

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How to Quickly Switch Between Takes in Adobe Premiere Pro CC (2018)

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Published: Dec 05, 2017

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AdobeMasters Written Tutorial: http://bit.ly/rgbglitch

I go over a neat way to combine an RGB split with posterize time to create a colorful motion glitch effect.

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[#Marketing #Strategy] Calming Skin Serums – Saje Wellness' Serum for Sensitive Skin Soothes with Roman Chamomile (TrendHunter.com)

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From TrendHunter.com – Marketing Strategy –Calming Skin Serums – Saje Wellness' Serum for Sensitive Skin Soothes with Roman Chamomile (TrendHunter.com):

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Calming Skin Serums - Saje Wellness' Serum for Sensitive Skin Soothes with Roman Chamomile (TrendHunter.com) (TrendHunter.com) ‘Sensitive Elixir' from Saje Wellness is a serum for sensitive skin that is specially designed for skin that often feels dry and irritated. The skincare solution is made without…

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Top Headlines for December 19, 2017

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Headline News from the Associated Press

[#Adobe #Design] How to Create a Freeze Frame in Adobe Premiere Pro CC (2017)

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How to Create a Freeze Frame in Adobe Premiere Pro CC (2017)

By AdobeMasters
Published: Dec 03, 2017

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AdobeMasters Written Tutorial: http://bit.ly/rgbglitch

I go over a neat way to combine an RGB split with posterize time to create a colorful motion glitch effect.

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[#Cool #Toys] Customizable Speaker Skins – 'Soundskins' Let Users Add a Personal Touch to Their Sonos Speakers (TrendHunter.com)

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From TrendHunter.com – Cool Gadgets and Gifts –Customizable Speaker Skins – 'Soundskins' Let Users Add a Personal Touch to Their Sonos Speakers (TrendHunter.com):

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Customizable Speaker Skins - 'Soundskins' Let Users Add a Personal Touch to Their Sonos Speakers (TrendHunter.com) (TrendHunter.com) Soundskins, founded by VANMOKUM and designed by Studio Truly Truly, introduces knitted covers that are custom-fit to slip over one's Sonos speaker. In developing the 3D covers, Soundskins…

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Top Headlines for December 18, 2017

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Headline News from the Associated Press
  • Holiday travel chaos ahead after Atlanta airport outage

    ATLANTA (AP) — While power has been restored to the world's busiest airport, the travel woes will linger for days….
  • Trump says he isn’t considering firing Mueller over emails

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he is not considering firing special counsel Robert Mueller, but that didn't stop him from adding to the growing conservative criticism of Mueller's acquisition of thousands of emails sent and received by Trump officials before the start of his administration….
  • Trump to unveil ‘America First’ national security strategy

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Prioritizing national sovereignty over alliances, President Donald Trump is poised to outline a new national security strategy that envisions nations in a perpetual state of competition, reverses Obama-era warnings on climate change, and de-emphasizes multinational agreements that have dominated the United States' foreign policy since the Cold War….
  • Report: US soldier fought to end after ambush in Niger

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Army Sgt. La David T. Johnson died in a hail of gunfire, hit as many as 18 times as he took cover in thick brush, fighting to the end after fleeing militants who had just killed three comrades in an October ambush in Niger, The Associated Press has learned….
  • Flames threaten coastal communities as firefighters mourn

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of firefighters tried Sunday to shield coastal communities from one of the biggest wildfires in California history while a funeral procession rolled past burn-scarred hillsides in honor of one of their colleagues who was killed battling the flames….
  • Lifesaver or distraction? Police split on anti-overdose drug

    BATAVIA, Ohio (AP) — The sheriff of Clermont County firmly believes it's a call of duty for his deputies to carry a nasal spray that brings people back from the brink of death by drug overdose. Less than 50 miles away, his counterpart in Butler County is dead set against it, saying it subjects deputies to danger while making no lasting impact on the death toll….
  • McCain goes to Arizona for Christmas, will miss tax vote

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. John McCain has returned to Arizona to celebrate Christmas with his family and will miss the vote on the GOP tax bill….
  • Facing misconduct investigation, Panthers owner selling team

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Facing a growing investigation that accuses him of sexual misconduct and using racist language at work, Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson announced Sunday that he will sell the NFL team after the season….
  • Mass occupation underscores Brazil’s poverty, creates angst

    SAO BERNARDO DO CAMPO, Brazil (AP) — Luciano Oliveira, a bricklayer, gazes at the floor of his tiny wood shack, which is one of thousands of makeshift settlements that comprise a massive squat in this suburb of Sao Paulo….
  • AP Exclusive: Snow as precious as gold for Olympic hopefuls

    SAAS-FEE, Switzerland (AP) — The athletes' half-hour commute in the Swiss Alps – up two gondolas, then through a tunnel in the world's highest underground train to a glacier at 11,000 feet – served up daily grim reminders that global warming is threatening their line of work….

[#Adobe #Design] How to Open Multiple Panels in Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2018

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How to Open Multiple Panels in Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2018

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Published: Nov 19, 2017

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AdobeMasters I go over a simple option to allow you to have multiple panels “Uncondensed” in Premiere Pro CC.

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[#Design #Trends] Damage-Preventing Bookstands – The 'Booklign' Foldable Bookstand Keeps Books at the Optimal Angle (TrendHunter.com)

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From TrendHunter.com – Design Trends –Damage-Preventing Bookstands – The 'Booklign' Foldable Bookstand Keeps Books at the Optimal Angle (TrendHunter.com):

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Damage-Preventing Bookstands - The 'Booklign' Foldable Bookstand Keeps Books at the Optimal Angle (TrendHunter.com) (TrendHunter.com) The ‘Booklign' foldable bookstand is a piece of equipment for students and avid readers who are looking to read without having to keep their hands overtop of the literature to keep it in…

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