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 August 18, 2017

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Headline News from the Associated Press
  • Spanish police kill 5 in resort hours after Barcelona attack

    BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Police on Friday shot and killed five people wearing fake bomb belts who staged a car attack in a seaside resort in Spain's Catalonia region hours after a van plowed into pedestrians on a busy Barcelona promenade, killing at least 13 people and injuring over 100 others….
  • The Latest: At least 13 Germans hurt in Barcelona attacks

    BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Latest on the Spain attacks (all times local):…
  • Trump defends Confederate statues, berates his critics

    BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — With prominent Republicans openly questioning his competence and moral leadership, President Donald Trump burrowed deeper into the racially charged debate over Confederate memorials and lashed out at members of his own party in the latest controversy to engulf his presidency….
  • Colleges brace for more violence amid rash of hate on campus

    BOSTON (AP) — Nicholas Fuentes is dropping out of Boston University and heading south, pressing ahead with his right-wing politics despite receiving online death threats….
  • Why hate came to the progressive island of Charlottesville

    CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The white nationalists behind last weekend's violent rally found an appealing target in the historic town where Thomas Jefferson founded a university and an outspoken, progressive mayor declared his city the "capital of the resistance" to President Donald Trump….
  • The real revolution in NKorea is rise of consumer culture

    PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Like all North Korean adults, Song Un Pyol wears the faces of leader Kim Jong Un's father and grandfather pinned neatly to her left lapel, above her heart. But on her right glitters a diamond-and-gold brooch….
  • Estimates of North Korea’s nuclear weapons hard to nail down

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. intelligence agencies' assessments of the size of North Korea's nuclear arsenal have a wide gap between high and low estimates. Size matters and not knowing makes it harder for the United States to develop a policy for deterrence and defend itself and allies in the region….
  • Warship captain in collision that killed 7 to lose command

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Poor seamanship and flaws in keeping watch contributed to a collision between a Navy destroyer and a commercial container ship that killed seven sailors, Navy officials said, announcing that the warship captain will be relieved of command and more than a dozen other sailors will be punished….
  • Mattis says a decision is closer on strategy for Afghanistan

    WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of sometimes heated internal debate, the Trump administration has almost reached a decision on a new approach for fighting the 16-year-old war in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Thursday. He gave no hint of what the strategy would look like….
  • Clearing Iraqi cities of explosives may take decades

    BAGHDAD (AP) — The wires protruding from the small, misshapen stuffed animal revealed the deadly booby-trap tucked inside….

[#Adobe #Design] How to Use Adobe Photoshop CC #3: Selections

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How to Use Adobe Photoshop CC #3: Selections

By AdobeMasters
Published: Jun 16, 2017

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

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[#Marketing #Strategy] Cheesy Pop-Up Restaurants – The Spotted Cheetah is a Cheetos-Based Restaurant in New York (TrendHunter.com)

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From TrendHunter.com – Marketing Strategy –Cheesy Pop-Up Restaurants – The Spotted Cheetah is a Cheetos-Based Restaurant in New York (TrendHunter.com):

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Cheesy Pop-Up Restaurants - The Spotted Cheetah is a Cheetos-Based Restaurant in New York (TrendHunter.com) (TrendHunter.com) Cheetos, the popular puffy cheese snack brand, is diving into the world of high-end delicacy with New York's opening of ‘The Spotted Cheetah'—a Cheetos-based pop-up…

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Top Headlines for August 17, 2017

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Headline News from the Associated Press

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

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How to Create Snapshots in Adobe Premiere Pro CC (2017)

By AdobeMasters
Published: Aug 13, 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] Transforming Toy Batteries – The Transformers Optimus Prime Converting Power Bank is Special Edition (TrendHunter.com)

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From TrendHunter.com – Cool Gadgets and Gifts –Transforming Toy Batteries – The Transformers Optimus Prime Converting Power Bank is Special Edition (TrendHunter.com):

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Transforming Toy Batteries - The Transformers Optimus Prime Converting Power Bank is Special Edition (TrendHunter.com) (TrendHunter.com) The Transformers Optimus Prime Converting Power Bank is a new creation from Hasbro that will be unveiled at HasCon that will provide technology users with a fun, interactive way to charge their…

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Top Headlines for August 16, 2017

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Headline News from the Associated Press
  • Charlottesville to mourn woman killed at rally in memorial

    CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Mourners will gather in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Wednesday to honor the woman who was killed when a car rammed into a crowd of people protesting a white nationalist rally that descended into violence last weekend….
  • Defiant Trump renews criticism of ‘both sides’ in protest

    NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump defiantly blamed "both sides" for the weekend violence between white supremacists and counter-demonstrators in Virginia, seeking to rebuff the widespread criticism of his handling of the emotionally-charged protests while showing sympathy for the fringe group's efforts to preserve Confederate monuments….
  • 10 Things to Know for Today

    Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:…
  • China urges US, North Korea to ‘hit the brakes’ on threats

    BEIJING (AP) — China has urged the United States and North Korea to "hit the brakes" on threatening words and work toward a peaceful resolution of their tense standoff created by Pyongyang's recent missile tests and threats to fire them toward Guam….
  • Rising tensions with North Korea bring back nuclear fears

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — After the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the era of nuclear nightmares – of the atomic arms race, of backyard bomb shelters, of schoolchildren diving under desks to practice their survival skills in the event of an attack – seemed to finally, thankfully, fade into history….
  • Firebrand judge Moore forces runoff in Alabama Senate race

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama's famed Ten Commandments judge, Roy Moore, has forced a Senate primary runoff with president-backed incumbent Sen. Luther Strange, setting up a September showdown that could be closely watched for clues about Republicans' prospects in 2018 midterm elections….
  • Utah mayor shrugs off attacks, wins GOP primary for US House

    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah mayor overcame nearly $1 million in attacks from out-of-state groups to win a three-way Republican primary in a race to fill a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives vacated by Jason Chaffetz….
  • Labor-short Japan more at home with automation than US

    MORIYA, Japan (AP) — Thousands upon thousands of cans are filled with beer, capped and washed, wrapped into six-packs, and boxed at dizzying speeds – 1,500 a minute, to be exact – on humming conveyor belts that zip and wind in a sprawling factory near Tokyo….
  • Iraqi Shiite cleric’s Saudi, UAE trips show Gulf realpolitik

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An influential Iraqi Shiite cleric, notorious for his followers' deadly attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq over a decade ago and thought at times to have ties to Iran, has two new stamps in his passport – from the two fiercest Sunni critics of Tehran in the Gulf….
  • Trump leaves top strategist’s future in limbo: ‘We’ll see’

    NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is saying "we'll see what happens" with top strategist Steve Bannon….

[#YouTube #Tips] How to Make Your YouTube Subscriptions Private

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How to Make Your YouTube Subscriptions Private

By Tips 4 The Tube
Published: Dec 02, 2016

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Tips 4 The Tube Learn how to make your youtube subscriptions private. Maliek Whitaker shows you how to make your subscriptions private so that visitors to your channel can’t see which YouTube channels you are subscribed to. If you don’t want others to know about your favorite channels this is the way to keep them hidden from prying eyes. The great things about this feature is that your privacy is better prote… [READ MORE]

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[#Cool #Toys] Interactive Finger PCs – The MUV Interactive 'BIRD' Finger Wearable Turns Surfaces into Touchscreens (TrendHunter.com)

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From TrendHunter.com – Cool Gadgets and Gifts –Interactive Finger PCs – The MUV Interactive 'BIRD' Finger Wearable Turns Surfaces into Touchscreens (TrendHunter.com):

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Interactive Finger PCs - The MUV Interactive 'BIRD' Finger Wearable Turns Surfaces into Touchscreens (TrendHunter.com) (TrendHunter.com) The touchscreen revolutionized the user experience for cellphones and beyond, so the MUV Interactive ‘BIRD' finger wearable looks to help push the innovation in this sector to new heights….

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Top Headlines for August 15, 2017

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Headline News from the Associated Press
  • Deadly rally accelerates removal of Confederate statues

    In Gainesville, Florida, workers hired by the Daughters of the Confederacy chipped away at a Confederate soldier's statue, loaded it quietly on a truck and drove away with little fanfare….
  • Protesters topple Confederate statue in North Carolina

    DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Protesters in North Carolina toppled a nearly century-old statue of a Confederate soldier Monday at a rally against racism….
  • 10 Things to Know for Today

    Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:…
  • Both Korean leaders, US signal turn to diplomacy amid crisis

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's military on Tuesday presented leader Kim Jong Un with plans to launch missiles into waters near Guam and "wring the windpipes of the Yankees," even as both Koreas and the United States signaled their willingness to avert a deepening crisis, with each suggesting a path toward negotiations….
  • Analysis: To launch or not? Either way, North Korea may gain

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — If, after all the fanfare, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un doesn't actually launch missiles toward Guam, many may write the whole episode off as another of the North's seemingly endless bluffs. But from Pyongyang's perspective and in the eyes of some U.S. military experts, Kim and his generals have already won this round….
  • Dubai magnate tied to Trump brand seeks new ventures abroad

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — During recent trips to Croatia and Malta, a Dubai-based billionaire and business partner of the Trump Organization looked more like a head of state himself – mingling with government dignitaries, receiving a presidential reception and visiting the glittering Mediterranean Sea….
  • High-tech US plants offer jobs even as the laid-off struggle

    NORWOOD, Ohio (AP) — Herbie Mays is 3M proud, and it shows – in the 3M shirt he wears; in the 3M ring he earned after three decades at the company's plant in suburban Cincinnati; in the way he shows off a card from a 3M supervisor, praising Mays as "a GREAT employee."…
  • Science Says: Lightning is zapping fewer Americans, not more

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Lightning – once one of nature's biggest killers -is claiming far fewer lives in the United States, mostly because we've learned to get out of the way….
  • US vet returns dead Japanese soldier’s flag

    HIGASHISHIRAKAWA, Japan (AP) — Tatsuya Yasue buried his face into the flag and smelled it. Then he held the 93-year-old hands that brought this treasure home, and kissed them….
  • Scaramucci: If it were up to me, Bannon would be gone

    NEW YORK (AP) — Short-lived White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci says if it were up to him, top adviser Steve Bannon would be gone from President Donald Trump's administration….
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