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 October 27, 2017

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Headline News from the Associated Press
  • JFK Files: Thousands released but Trump holds back others

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has blocked the release of hundreds of records on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, bending to CIA and FBI appeals, while the National Archives came out Thursday night with a hefty cache of others….
  • Help Me! Boy cries as Rohingya boat fleeing Myanmar capsizes

    INANI BEACH, Bangladesh (AP) — Across the ferocious waves and the churning black water, Alam Jafar could see his frantic 7-year-old son gasping for breath, his arms flailing just above the ocean's surface….
  • Pentagon chief Mattis stresses diplomacy in Korean crisis

    PANMUNJOM, Korea (AP) — On his first visit to the tense but eerily quiet frontier between North and South Korea as U.S. secretary of defense, Jim Mattis conveyed the message he hopes will win the day: Diplomacy is the answer to ending the nuclear crisis with the North, not war….
  • Spain leader urges Senate to grant powers in Catalan crisis

    MADRID (AP) — In an impassioned address, Spain's prime minister on Friday urged the country's Senate to grant special constitutional measures that would allow the central government to take control of Catalonia's autonomous powers to try to halt the region's independence bid….
  • AP FACT CHECK: Past anti-drug campaigns show little success

    A massive advertising campaign is part of the Trump administration's plan to attack America's opioid crisis. Yet an AP Fact Check finds that such campaigns in the past have failed to have a strong impact on drug use among the young….
  • AP Interview: From rage to peace: A SEAL’s view of Bergdahl

    FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Former Navy SEAL James Hatch, whose career as a commando ended when he was shot while searching for Bowe Bergdahl, said his feelings toward the Army sergeant have gone from "I would like to kill him" to thanking the soldier's lead attorney for working so hard to defend him….
  • Kenyan officials report low turnout in presidential election

    NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's election commission says about 6.5 million people, or one-third of registered voters, went to the polls in a repeat presidential election that was boycotted by the main opposition group….
  • Indonesia police question factory owner after fire kills 47

    TANGERANG, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police on Friday said they were questioning the owner of a fireworks factory that exploded into an inferno, killing at least 47 people, and have accounted for the safety of three of 10 workers still missing….
  • Women rescued after voyage went from bad to worse

    HONOLULU (AP) — A planned voyage from Hawaii to Tahiti aboard a small sailboat didn't start off well for two Honolulu women. One of their cellphones washed overboard and sank into the deep blue water on their first day at sea….
  • Rainbow resurgence: Bright Astros jerseys now a fan favorite

    HOUSTON (AP) — Once mocked, now fashionable, those rainbow jerseys of the Houston Astros are back in full bloom at the World Series….

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

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

By AdobeMasters
Published: Jul 06, 2017

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AdobeMasters Subscribe to see more Adobe related content, videos every other day. Leave a comment if you have any questions or suggestions for future tutorials.

If you want to learn more about the Adobe products. Here are a couple of cheap courses I learned from.

Premiere Pro CC: https://goo.gl/w1Stj5
After Effects: https://goo.gl/AYnwEZ
Adobe Photoshop: https://goo.gl/Mqy7Ja
Video Production: https://go… [READ MORE]

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[#Marketing #Strategy] Two-in-One Coffee Labels – NESCAFÉ Taster's Choice Invites Consumers to Peel to Reveal a New Label (TrendHunter.com)

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From TrendHunter.com – Marketing Strategy –Two-in-One Coffee Labels – NESCAFÉ Taster's Choice Invites Consumers to Peel to Reveal a New Label (TrendHunter.com):

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Two-in-One Coffee Labels - NESCAFÉ Taster's Choice Invites Consumers to Peel to Reveal a New Label (TrendHunter.com) (

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Top Headlines for October 26, 2017

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Headline News from the Associated Press

[#Adobe #Design] How to Customize the Preview Tab in Adobe Premiere Pro CC (2017)

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How to Customize the Preview Tab in Adobe Premiere Pro CC (2017)

By AdobeMasters
Published: Aug 15, 2017

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AdobeMasters Subscribe to see more Adobe related content, videos every other day. Leave a comment if you have any questions or suggestions for future tutorials.

If you want to learn more about the Adobe products. Here are a couple of cheap courses I learned from.

Premiere Pro CC: https://goo.gl/w1Stj5
After Effects: https://goo.gl/AYnwEZ
Adobe Photoshop: https://goo.gl/Mqy7Ja
Video Production: https://go… [READ MORE]

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[#Cool #Toys] Maternity-Tracking Wearables – The 'Bumpe' Keeps an Eye on Infant Health in the Womb (TrendHunter.com)

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From TrendHunter.com – Cool Gadgets and Gifts –Maternity-Tracking Wearables – The 'Bumpe' Keeps an Eye on Infant Health in the Womb (TrendHunter.com):

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Maternity-Tracking Wearables - The 'Bumpe' Keeps an Eye on Infant Health in the Womb (TrendHunter.com) (TrendHunter.com) The ‘Bumpe' is designed with new moms in mind to help them keep an eye on their progress to ensure that they never feel unsure about what's going on. The device works by being…

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Top Headlines for October 25, 2017

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Headline News from the Associated Press
  • Analysis: Can the GOP survive the Trump presidency?

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Can the traditional Republican Party survive the presidency of Donald Trump?…
  • AP source: Clinton camp helped fund Trump dossier research

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee helped fund political research into President Donald Trump that ultimately produced a dossier of allegations about his ties to Russia, a person familiar with the matter said Tuesday night….
  • Absence of Xi heir among new China leaders raises questions

    BEIJING (AP) — China's Communist Party leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday unveiled the new lineup of six men who will assist him as he embarks on a second five-year term centered on protecting and projecting the party's interests at home and abroad. Among them was a notable absence: an obvious successor to Xi, raising questions over how long he intends to rule….
  • EPA chemical review would exclude millions of tons of toxins

    BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Spurred by the chemical industry, President Donald Trump's administration is retreating from a congressionally mandated review of some of the most dangerous chemicals in public use: millions of tons of asbestos, flame retardants and other toxins in homes, offices and industrial plants across the United States….
  • Bergdahl due back in court with Trump talk looming over case

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl returns to a military courtroom at Fort Bragg Wednesday for his sentencing hearing, where prosecutors plan to present evidence that fellow service members were seriously wounded in a fruitless search for him after he abandoned his post in Afghanistan….
  • Sheriff’s spokesman: 2 dead in campus shooting, suspect fled

    GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — A sheriff's spokesman says two people have been fatally shot on the campus at Grambling State University, and the shooter fled the scene….
  • After independence vote, Kurdish leaders feel under siege

    IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Just a month ago, Iraq's Kurds were celebrating their symbolic vote for independence as a historic step toward their decades-old dream of statehood, with enough energy reserves to guarantee generations of prosperity….
  • Thailand begins solemn 5-day funeral for King Bhumibol

    BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand on Wednesday began an elaborate five-day funeral for King Bhumibol Adulyadej with his son, the new monarch, performing Buddhist merit-making rites in preparation for moving Bhumibol's remains to a spectacular golden crematorium….
  • You own it: New Zealand party told to pay for Eminem rip-off

    WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand judge said Eminem's lyrics "You own it, you better never let it go" turned out to be prophetic after ruling a political party breached copyright by using a song similar to Eminem's "Lose Yourself" in its campaign ads….
  • Kershaw, Dodgers beat Astros 3-1 in hot World Series opener

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — No sweat, Clayton Kershaw….

[#Webdesign #Coding] JSON and AJAX Tutorial: With Real Examples

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JSON and AJAX Tutorial: With Real Examples

By LearnWebCode
Published: Oct 27, 2016

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LearnWebCode In this JavaScript tutorial we learn what JSON and AJAX are and how to use them to load new data into our webpage on-the-fly. Link to my new “Git a Developer Job” course: https://www.udemy.com/git-a-web-developer-job-mastering-the-modern-workflow/?couponCode=YOUTUBE-HALF-OFF

JSON URLs I use in the video:
https://learnwebcode.github.io/json-example/animals-1.json
https://learnwebcode.github.io/jso… [READ MORE]

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[#Cool #Toys] Activity-Tracking Goggles – The 'Zwim' Swim Goggles Let You Monitor Your Performance in Real-Time (TrendHunter.com)

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From TrendHunter.com – Cool Gadgets and Gifts –Activity-Tracking Goggles – The 'Zwim' Swim Goggles Let You Monitor Your Performance in Real-Time (TrendHunter.com):

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Activity-Tracking Goggles - The 'Zwim' Swim Goggles Let You Monitor Your Performance in Real-Time (TrendHunter.com) (TrendHunter.com) Every aspect of sports is being given a tech-focused overhaul with the ‘Zwim' smart swim goggles being the latest example of how this is being applied to aquatics.The ‘Zwim'…

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Top Headlines for October 24, 2017

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Headline News from the Associated Press
  • Ghosts of Vietnam stirring as Trump preps for Asia trip

    NEW YORK (AP) — For more than 50 years, every American president has been forced to grapple, in one way or another, with the quagmire of the Vietnam War. Now it's Donald Trump's turn….
  • APNewsBreak: Review to confirm Rohingya ‘ethnic cleansing’

    WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials are preparing a recommendation for Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to declare that "ethnic cleansing" is occurring against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims. That assessment would raise pressure on the Trump administration and U.S. lawmakers to consider new sanctions on a country that had been lauded for its democratic transition….
  • 10 Things to Know for Today

    Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:…
  • Trump plans lunch with GOP senators as focus turns to taxes

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is planning lunch with GOP senators after sparring with several of them, as congressional Republicans turn to overhauling the tax code….
  • Xi accrues power, worrying critics and delighting supporters

    BEIJING (AP) — The model lunar rover didn't much impress the retiree in a cotton Mao jacket visiting an exhibition of Chinese achievements under President Xi Jinping. Nor did the displays charting China's climate change progress or other technological advancements….
  • Women on trial visit scene of attack on North Korean scion

    SEPANG, Malaysia (AP) — The two women accused of killing the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un were taken back to the scene of the crime on Tuesday as their murder trial moved from the courtroom to the Malaysian airport for a three-hour inspection tour under heavy police guard….
  • Trump comments concern judge, loom over Bergdahl sentencing

    FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump's criticism of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has become a factor in the soldier's sentencing as a military judge weighs the president's impact on public perception of military justice….
  • What can be done about the abandoned embassy next door?

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The large building at the corner of 22nd and R streets in downtown Washington, D.C., sticks out like a wart in the otherwise upscale neighborhood. Plywood covers the windows, sleeping bags and empty bottles litter the shuttered doorways and head-high weeds sprout through the asphalt of the empty fenced-off parking lot….
  • GAO: Climate change already costing US billions in losses

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A non-partisan federal watchdog says climate change is already costing U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars each year, with those costs expected to rise as devastating storms, floods, wildfires and droughts become more frequent in the coming decades….
  • Late show: MLB postseason games stretch to record length

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Don't be surprised if you doze off during one of these World Series games, wake up and discover they're not even at the seventh-inning stretch….
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