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 September 18, 2017

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Headline News from the Associated Press
  • How Trump’s advisers schooled him on globalism

    NEW YORK (AP) — On a sweltering Washington summer day, President Donald Trump's motorcade pulled up to the Pentagon for a meeting largely billed as a briefing on the Afghanistan conflict and the fight against the Islamic State group….
  • Trump’s week anchored by speech to UN General Assembly

    NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is making his debut at the United Nations and taking his complaints about the world body straight to the source….
  • 10 Things to Know for Today

    Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:…
  • Dozens arrested as St. Louis readies for more protests

    ST. LOUIS (AP) — Hundreds of police officers in riot gear mobilized in downtown St. Louis after another day of peaceful protests over an ex-police officer's acquittal in the death of a black man, making dozens of arrests amid reports of property damage and vandalism in the streets….
  • Hurricane Maria heads toward already battered Carib islands

    SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A strengthening Hurricane Maria swirled toward the eastern Caribbean early Monday, with forecasters warning it probably would be a major storm by the time it passed through the already battered Leeward Islands later in the day….
  • Interior secretary recommends shrinking 6 national monuments

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is recommending that six of 27 national monuments under review by the Trump administration be reduced in size, with changes to several others proposed….
  • Trump’s childhood home becomes showcase for refugees

    NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's childhood home in New York had some new occupants over the weekend – refugees who shared their stories as a way to draw attention to the refugee crisis as the United Nations General Assembly convenes this week with Trump in attendance….
  • Politics, diverse winners, new voices top key Emmy moments

    NEW YORK (AP) — It was, not surprisingly, a night for politics, with everyone from host Stephen Colbert to Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda and Alec Baldwin getting in zingers about Donald Trump – all to be upstaged by Sean Spicer himself, in a controversial appearance that set social media afire. But Emmy night was not only about politics….
  • Lady Gaga postpones European leg of world tour

    LONDON (AP) — Lady Gaga has postponed her world tour's European leg until next year because of ongoing health problems, the tour's promoter said Monday….
  • Falcons with a repeat performance in 34-23 win over Packers

    ATLANTA (AP) — New season. New stadium. Same ol' result….

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

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How to Create a Typing Animation in Premiere Pro CC (2017)

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Published: Jul 30, 2017

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[#Design #Trends] Intelligent Organizational Backpacks – The 'Moovy' Bag Doubles as a Mobile Work Station (TrendHunter.com)

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From TrendHunter.com – Design Trends –Intelligent Organizational Backpacks – The 'Moovy' Bag Doubles as a Mobile Work Station (TrendHunter.com):

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Intelligent Organizational Backpacks - The 'Moovy' Bag Doubles as a Mobile Work Station (TrendHunter.com) (TrendHunter.com) Backpacks have undergone a renaissance in recent years, becoming available with cutting edge technology to make one's life a little easier—the ‘Moovy' bag contains all these…

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Top Headlines for September 17, 2017

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Headline News from the Associated Press

[#Adobe #Design] How to Create the Before and After Transition in Adobe Premiere Pro CC (2017)

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How to Create the Before and After Transition in Adobe Premiere Pro CC (2017)

By AdobeMasters
Published: Jul 28, 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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[#Design #Trends] Inflatable Travel Bags – FREITAG's 'ZIPPELIN' is a Lightweight Travel Bag That Can Be Pumped (TrendHunter.com)

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From TrendHunter.com – Design Trends –Inflatable Travel Bags – FREITAG's 'ZIPPELIN' is a Lightweight Travel Bag That Can Be Pumped (TrendHunter.com):

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Inflatable Travel Bags - FREITAG's 'ZIPPELIN' is a Lightweight Travel Bag That Can Be Pumped (TrendHunter.com) (TrendHunter.com) There are dozens of lightweight travel bags on the market that have been designed to offer thoughtful storage solutions when they are not in use, but FREITAG has gone above and beyond with its new…

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Top Headlines for September 16, 2017

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Headline News from the Associated Press
  • The Latest: Suspect arrested in London subway attack

    LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the London subway attack and manhunt for suspects (all times local):…
  • Tax cuts quiet once-deafening GOP call for fiscal discipline

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans spooked world markets in their ardor to cut spending when Democrat Barack Obama occupied the White House. Now, with a GOP president pressing for politically popular tax cuts and billions more for the military, few in the GOP are complaining about the nation's soaring debt….
  • Defiant N. Korea leader says he will complete nuke program

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country is nearing its goal of "equilibrium" in military force with the United States, as the United Nations Security Council strongly condemned the North's "highly provocative" ballistic missile launch over Japan on Friday….
  • St. Louis protests against officer’s acquittal to continue

    ST. LOUIS (AP) — Hundreds of people protesting the acquittal of a white former St. Louis police officer in the fatal shooting of black man following a high-speed chase marched for hours in mostly peaceful demonstrations, until a broken window at the mayor's home and escalating tensions led riot-gear-clad officers to lob tear gas to disperse the crowds….
  • Still no charity money from leftover Trump inaugural funds

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's inaugural committee has contributed leftover funds to renovations at the White House and the vice president's residence. But the committee has yet to start giving money to charity, as it promised….
  • AP PHOTOS: A selection of pictures from the past week

    Here's your look at highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see….
  • Demonized Schumer and Pelosi now deal-makers with Trump

    WASHINGTON (AP) — It's been a long eight months in the wilderness for Democrats, but if any two were going to find their way back to the action it was Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and his House counterpart, Nancy Pelosi….
  • Commander: Iraq launches operation near Syrian border

    BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi military commander says troops have launched a multi-pronged operation to capture a town near the Syrian border from the Islamic State group….
  • Iran recruits Afghan and Pakistani Shiites to fight in Syria

    ISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of Shiite Muslims from Afghanistan and Pakistan are being recruited by Iran to fight with President Bashar al-Assad's forces in Syria, lured by promises of housing, a monthly salary of up to $600 and the possibility of employment in Iran when they return, say counterterrorism officials and analysts….
  • Judge: Sessions can’t deny grant money for sanctuary cities

    CHICAGO (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions can't follow through – at least for now – with his threat to withhold public safety grant money to Chicago and other so-called sanctuary cities for refusing to impose new tough immigration policies, a judge ruled Friday in a legal defeat for the Trump administration….

[#Adobe #Design] How to Do Basic Green Screen Keying in Adobe Premiere Pro CC (2017)

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How to Do Basic Green Screen Keying in Adobe Premiere Pro CC (2017)

By AdobeMasters
Published: Aug 11, 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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[#Surf #Picks] Vegan Fantasy-Inspired Shoes – These Star Wars-Themed Silver Resistance High Tops are Ethically Made (TrendHunter.com)

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From TrendHunter.com – Cool Websites and Internet Culture –Vegan Fantasy-Inspired Shoes – These Star Wars-Themed Silver Resistance High Tops are Ethically Made (TrendHunter.com):

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Vegan Fantasy-Inspired Shoes - These Star Wars-Themed Silver Resistance High Tops are Ethically Made (TrendHunter.com) (TrendHunter.com) The influence of the Star Wars franchise has expanded to the vegan shoe market, after ethical sneaker brand Po-Zu released a limited-edition, Star Wars-themed ‘Silver Resistance High Top.'…

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Top Headlines for September 15, 2017

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Headline News from the Associated Press
  • Reported explosion and stampede at London subway station

    LONDON (AP) — A reported explosion at a train station sent commuters stampeding in panic, injuring several people on Friday at the height of London's morning rush hour, and police said they were investigating it as a terrorist attack….
  • The Latest: Witness says flames reached to the ceiling

    LONDON (AP) — The Latest on an incident at a subway station in London (all times local):…
  • North Korea fires missile over Japan in longest-ever flight

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea conducted its longest-ever test flight of a ballistic missile Friday, sending an intermediate-range weapon hurtling over U.S. ally Japan into the northern Pacific Ocean in a launch that signals both defiance to its rivals and a big technological advance….
  • Sirens sound as North Korea again sends a missile over Japan

    TOKYO (AP) — Warning sirens blared when the North Korean missile was launched and again when it passed over Japan's northern island of Hokkaido as residents were just starting their day….
  • Fleeing Rohingya Muslims watch as homes burn in Myanmar

    TUMBRU, Bangladesh (AP) — Groups of fleeing Rohingya Muslims watched from inside Bangladesh on Friday as another of the homes in their abandoned village across the border in Myanmar went up in flames….
  • Trump, lawmakers squabble over whether they struck a deal

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The fate of 800,000 young immigrants hung in the balance as top lawmakers, White House officials and President Donald Trump himself squabbled over whether an agreement had been struck to protect them – and if so, exactly what it was….
  • Schools seek to help immigrants amid mixed signals on DACA

    BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Mixed signals from Washington over a possible agreement to preserve protections for young immigrants are increasing anxiety and confusion on college campuses, where the stakes are high….
  • Seniors fight post-hurricane heat with Popsicles, compresses

    HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Florida seniors were ushered out of stifling assisted-living centers Thursday while caregivers fought a lack of air conditioning with Popsicles and cool compresses after eight people died at a nursing home in the post-hurricane heat….
  • Trump revives debate on hate groups, then condemns them

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a resolution condemning white supremacists and hate groups, hours after reviving his assertion that there were "bad dudes" among the people who assembled to oppose a white nationalist protest in Charlottesville, Virginia, last month….
  • King’s forces arrest prominent Saudis in warning to critics

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — When news broke of a possible breakthrough in an impasse that has pitted Qatar against its Arab neighbors for the past three months, one of Saudi Arabia's most well-known clerics expressed his support for reconciliation in a tweet to his more than 14 million followers….
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