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.

Top Headlines for December 06, 2017

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Headline News from the Associated Press
  • Amid warnings, Trump forges ahead on Jerusalem-as-capital

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital on Wednesday despite intense Arab, Muslim and European opposition to a move that would upend decades of U.S. policy and risk potentially violent protests….
  • Temporary OK for travel ban puts focus on Wednesday hearing

    SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court's decision allowing President Donald Trump's third travel ban to take effect – at least for now – has intensified the attention on a legal showdown Wednesday afternoon before three judges in Seattle who have previously been cool to the administration's efforts….
  • Trump decision on Jerusalem could have deep repercussions

    JERUSALEM (AP) — President Donald Trump's move to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital on Wednesday could have deep repercussions across the region….
  • Winds churn California wildfires, keep aircraft from helping

    VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — The same vicious winds that turned three Southern California wildfires into destructive dynamos were also making the firefight more difficult….
  • As UN envoy visits, a look at N.Korea’s diplomatic pipelines

    TOKYO (AP) — North Korea's decision to hold talks with a senior United Nations official, who is also an American citizen and former U.S. diplomat, presents a rare opportunity for both sides to sound each other out in the increasingly isolated North Korean capital….
  • Kremlin to analyze IOC ban before taking any steps

    MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin needs to analyze the International Olympic Committee's ruling to bar Russia and its sports officials from the upcoming Pyeongchang Games before making any decisions regarding the country's participation, a spokesman for President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday….
  • Nigerian migrants return from Libya with tales of horror

    LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Some knelt and placed their foreheads to the ground in prayer. Several carried small children. After being stranded in Libya on a failed attempt to reach Europe, more than 250 Nigerian migrants were brought home and began sharing stories of abuse and fear….
  • Amid positive talk, some in GOP offer blunt take on taxes

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Sounding a discordant note among the positive talk on the tax bill, a number of Republicans are delivering a blunt assessment, casting the bill as a boost to big corporations and the wealthy instead of the middle class….
  • West Coast crisis leads to rise in US homeless population

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — The nation's homeless population increased this year for the first time since 2010, driven by a surge in the number of people living on the streets in Los Angeles and other West Coast cities….
  • APNewsBreak: Network news accusers form victim support group

    Women who say they were sexually harassed or mistreated by powerful men in television news have banded together to form a support network aimed at changing a newsroom culture they say has given men a free pass to misbehave for decades….

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

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

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Published: Sep 12, 2017

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[#Design #Trends] Celebratory Hip-Hop Calendars – Rap365 Calendar Celebrates the Important Dates in Hip-Hop History (TrendHunter.com)

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From TrendHunter.com – Design Trends –Celebratory Hip-Hop Calendars – Rap365 Calendar Celebrates the Important Dates in Hip-Hop History (TrendHunter.com):

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Celebratory Hip-Hop Calendars - Rap365 Calendar Celebrates the Important Dates in Hip-Hop History (TrendHunter.com) (TrendHunter.com) The Rap365 calendar deviates from the standard organizational design, as it replaced all the traditional calendar holidays with notable anniversaries and important dates in hip-hop over the past 40…

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Top Headlines for December 05, 2017

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Headline News from the Associated Press
  • Tribes: Trump’s monument order disrespects native people

    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — President Donald Trump's rare move to shrink two large national monuments in Utah triggered another round of outrage among Native American leaders who vowed to unite and take the fight to court to preserve protections for lands they consider sacred….
  • Trump heartily endorses Moore as GOP comes to grips with him

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump gave embattled GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore a vigorous formal endorsement Monday, looking past allegations of sexual misconduct with Alabama teenagers as Republican leaders in Washington, once appalled by Moore's candidacy, began to come to grips with the ever-clearer possibility of his victory….
  • UAE, Saudi Arabia forming new group, separate from GCC

    KUWAIT CITY (AP) — The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday announced it has formed a new economic and partnership group with Saudi Arabia, separate from the Gulf Cooperation Council – a move that could undermine the council amid a diplomatic crisis with member state Qatar….
  • Turkey, Palestinians warn of diplomatic cuts over Jerusalem

    JERUSALEM (AP) — Turkey and the Palestinians warned on Tuesday of dire diplomatic repercussions if President Donald Trump goes ahead with a possible recognition of the hotly contested city of Jerusalem as Israel's capital….
  • Saudi strikes pound Yemeni capital after ex-president slain

    SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Heavy airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition pounded Yemen's capital overnight, targeting Sanaa's densely populated neighborhoods in apparent retaliation for the killing of the former Yemeni president by the country's Shiite rebels, residents said….
  • A protest in Trump Country brings home nation’s race divides

    ROWLAND, N.C. (AP) — They put down their pompoms and lined up along the football field behind their tiny high school in their tiny town….
  • In a place that backed Trump, residents weigh racial divides

    ROWLAND, N.C. (AP) — In Robeson County, North Carolina, the most diverse rural county in America, many often remark at how well residents have overcome the scars of slavery and segregation to get along. The community once was a manufacturing powerhouse dotted with textile factories that have mostly closed up and moved overseas. Last November, it flipped from voting reliably Democratic in presidential elections and backed Donald Trump….
  • Woman says Rep. Conyers groped her while they were in church

    DETROIT (AP) — A woman who says she worked for U.S. Rep. John Conyers for more than a decade says he slid his hand up her skirt and rubbed her thighs while she was sitting next to him in the front row of a church….
  • Justices take up dispute over wedding cake for gay couple

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up the highly anticipated case of the Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple….
  • Southern California fire forces thousands to flee homes

    SANTA PAULA, Calif. (AP) — Ferocious winds in Southern California whipped up an explosive wildfire that prompted evacuation orders for nearly 8,000 homes, authorities said….

[#Adobe #Design] How to Create Text Line Reveal in Adobe Premiere Pro CC

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How to Create Text Line Reveal in Adobe Premiere Pro CC

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Published: Nov 25, 2017

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AdobeMasters Today I go over a simple animation to create a neat text title in Adobe Premiere Pro CC.

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[#Marketing #Strategy] 100 Gifts Ideas for the Wine Lover – From Moderation-Encouraging Glasses to Wine-Dispensing Purses (TrendHunter.com)

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From TrendHunter.com – Marketing Strategy –100 Gifts Ideas for the Wine Lover – From Moderation-Encouraging Glasses to Wine-Dispensing Purses (TrendHunter.com):

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100 Gifts Ideas for the Wine Lover - From Moderation-Encouraging Glasses to Wine-Dispensing Purses (TrendHunter.com) (TrendHunter.com) These gift ideas for the wine lover include a wide range of alcoholic beverages, accessories, infused food products, and much more. An example of the latter is the wine-infused caramels from…

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Top Headlines for December 04, 2017

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Headline News from the Associated Press

[#Adobe #Design] How to Add Tags to Footage in Premiere Pro CC (2018)

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How to Add Tags to Footage in Premiere Pro CC (2018)

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Published: Nov 24, 2017

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I go over how to add tags to footage in premiere pro cc. I also go over how to make a search bin for those newly tagged pieces of footage.

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[#Cool #Toys] Versatile Smart Mirrors – iHome's iCBV10 Mirror is Designed to Cooperate with Technology (TrendHunter.com)

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From TrendHunter.com – Cool Gadgets and Gifts –Versatile Smart Mirrors – iHome's iCBV10 Mirror is Designed to Cooperate with Technology (TrendHunter.com):

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Versatile Smart Mirrors - iHome's iCBV10 Mirror is Designed to Cooperate with Technology (TrendHunter.com) (TrendHunter.com) ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' is one of Disney's oldest properties, but iHome's new iCBV10 mirror shows that the story was prescient. The smart, tech-friendly mirror is…

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Top Headlines for December 03, 2017

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Headline News from the Associated Press
  • Trump tweet raises questions about why he fired Flynn

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump changed his story Saturday on why he fired Michael Flynn as his national security adviser, now suggesting he knew at the time that Flynn had lied to the FBI as well as to Vice President Mike Pence about his contacts with Russians during the presidential transition….
  • After erroneous Flynn report, ABC News suspends Brian Ross

    NEW YORK (AP) — ABC News on Saturday suspended investigative reporter Brian Ross for four weeks without pay for his erroneous report on Michael Flynn, which it called a "serious error."…
  • Trump suggests he may be flexible on corporate tax rates

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has suggested that he may be willing to negotiate changes to a significant portion of the tax overhaul, the corporate tax rate, injecting an element of uncertainty into the tax plan only hours after it cleared the Senate….
  • Met opera to probe misconduct charges against conductor

    NEW YORK (AP) — New York's Metropolitan Opera said Saturday it will open an investigation into allegations that its longtime conductor, James Levine, sexually abused a man three decades ago beginning when the man was a teenager….
  • US charter schools put growing numbers in racial isolation

    MILWAUKEE (AP) — Charter schools are among the nation's most segregated, an Associated Press analysis finds – an outcome at odds, critics say, with their goal of offering a better alternative to failing traditional public schools….
  • Police question Israeli leader’s ally on corruption charges

    JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police on Sunday questioned a close ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges dating to his pre-parliament days as he was pushing for pro-Netanyahu legislation widely seen as stifling police investigations….
  • Remembering 1963 eruption, Bali’s elderly wary of another

    KLUNGKUNG, Indonesia (AP) — Bali's glowering Mount Agung has seemingly quieted since hurling huge columns of ash from its crater a week ago, but some villagers on the Indonesian island who survived the catastrophic 1963 explosions believe a bigger eruption is coming….
  • 13 dead, 2 missing after boat capsizes in South Korea

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — At least 13 people were dead and two missing on Sunday after a South Korean fishing boat collided with a refueling vessel and capsized, the coast guard said….
  • AP PHOTOS: Prophet’s birth brings color, music to Morocco

    SALE, Morocco (AP) — A large parade with historic roots takes place in the Moroccan city of Sale each year to mark the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, an occasion Muslims around the world observe as Mawlid an-Nabi….
  • Playoff Takeaways: OK, committee, Alabama or Ohio State?

    There are plenty of reasons to leave Ohio State and Alabama out of the College Football Playoff….
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