[#Cool #Toys] Top 35 VR Trends in August – From VR Espresso Machines to AR Dancing Instructors (TrendHunter.com)

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Top 35 VR Trends in August - From VR Espresso Machines to AR Dancing Instructors (TrendHunter.com) (TrendHunter.com) The August 2017 VR trends raise fecund metaphysical questions. Reality is a matter of perception; there's no such thing as reality except in that people are able to process it. Who's to…



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Top Headlines for August 13, 2017

Headline News from the Associated Press
  • 3 dead, dozens injured, amid violent white nationalist rally

    CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A car rammed into a crowd of protesters and a state police helicopter crashed into the woods Saturday as tension boiled over at a white supremacist rally. The violent day left three dead, dozens injured and this usually quiet college town a bloodied symbol of the nation's roiling racial and political divisions….
  • Trump: ‘Many sides’ to blame for violent clashes in Virginia

    BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday blamed "many sides" for the violent clashes between protesters and white supremacists in Virginia and contended that the "hatred and bigotry" broadcast across the country had taken root long before his political ascendancy….
  • North Korea still mastering how to deliver a nuke to US

    WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials are pretty sure North Korea can put a nuclear warhead on an intercontinental missile that could reach the United States. But experts aren't convinced the bomb could make it all that way intact….
  • Iran lawmakers raise missile, Guard spending to challenge US

    TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's parliament voted overwhelmingly Sunday to increase spending on its ballistic missile program and the foreign operations of its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, chanting "Death to America" in a direct challenge to Washington's newest sanctions on the Islamic Republic….
  • White House’s Omarosa Manigault jeered during panel talk

    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — White House official Omarosa Manigault-Newman clashed with a veteran news anchor during a panel discussion on policing in black communities held at the largest gathering of black journalists in the country….
  • Lawmaker seeks probe after AP reveals maggots in NY facility

    ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York state lawmaker is demanding a federal investigation into New York state's care for the disabled following a recent Associated Press story that revealed the case of a man infested with maggots in a state-run group home….
  • Trump’s verbal shots against McConnell complicate his agenda

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's attacks on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell come at the worst possible time, if the president's goal is actually to advance his agenda on health care, infrastructure and taxes that he's goading his GOP ally to pass….
  • Texas Senate OKs restricting insurance coverage for abortion

    AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Republican-controlled Texas Senate backed a plan Saturday night to restrict insurance coverage for abortions, over the objections of opponents who expressed concern it could force some women to make heart-wrenching choices because no exceptions will be made in cases of rape and incest….
  • The Latest: 3 arrested in connection to violent clashes

    CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The Latest on the white nationalist rally being held in Charlottesville (all times local):…
  • After 6 months on job, education chief still highly divisive

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Among the paintings and photographs that decorate Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' sunlit, spacious office is the framed roll call from her Senate confirmation. It's a stark reminder of the bruising process that spurred angry protests, some ridicule and required the vice president's tie-breaking "yes" vote….
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[#Webdesign #Coding] Flexbox Tutorial (CSS): Real Layout Examples

Flexbox Tutorial (CSS): Real Layout Examples

By LearnWebCode
Published: Oct 12, 2016


LearnWebCode Learn how to use Flexbox to create different layouts. 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

Link to code used in this video: http://codepen.io/anon/pen/VKxRoE?editors=1100

Link to more about browser support: http://caniuse.com/#feat=flexbox

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[#Marketing #Strategy] Top 35 Brand Activation Trends in August – From Personal Museum Recordings to Pop-Up Dessert Trucks (TrendHunter.com)

From TrendHunter.com – Marketing StrategyTop 35 Brand Activation Trends in August – From Personal Museum Recordings to Pop-Up Dessert Trucks (TrendHunter.com):


Top 35 Brand Activation Trends in August - From Personal Museum Recordings to Pop-Up Dessert Trucks (TrendHunter.com) (TrendHunter.com) August 2017 brand activations reveal a variety of creative trends, some of which are related to art and others which are associated with what is still the most popular style of pop-up ? those…



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Top Headlines for August 12, 2017

Headline News from the Associated Press
  • Fire blocks route for dozens in Glacier National Park chalet

    HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A wildfire has cut off the return route for dozens of people staying in a Glacier National Park backcountry chalet, leaving them the choice of remaining until rangers tell them it's safe or hiking out along a longer and more difficult trail, park officials said Friday….
  • Xi calls for calm after Trump says US is ‘locked and loaded’

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping made a plea for cool-headedness over escalating tensions between the U.S. and North Korea in a phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday, urging both sides to avoid words or actions that could worsen the situation….
  • Analysis: Trump meets crisis with familiar bluster, risk

    BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — A nuclear showdown. The world's most unpredictable foe. A world on edge. What will the new president do?…
  • Lawsuit tossed in Taylor Swift trial, but ordeal isn’t over

    DENVER (AP) — Taylor Swift teared up and hugged her attorneys after a judge determined a former radio host did not prove she personally set out to have him fired for allegedly groping her at a photo op before a concert. But the singer's ordeal isn't over quite yet….
  • Trump spat with Senate leader complicates tough agenda

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's attacks on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell come at the worst possible time, if the president's goal is actually to accomplish the agenda on health care, infrastructure and taxes he's goading his GOP ally to pass….
  • North Korea still mastering how to deliver a nuke to US

    WASHINGTON (AP) — No need to duck and cover just yet. While U.S. intelligence officials are pretty sure North Korea can put a nuclear warhead on an intercontinental missile that could reach the United States, experts aren't convinced the bomb could survive the flight to America….
  • Son of Sam killer says he ‘surrendered to dark forces’

    NEW YORK (AP) — The "Son of Sam" killer who terrorized New York 40 years ago says he thought he was doing something "to appease the devil."…
  • Media: World’s oldest man, a Holocaust survivor, dies at 113

    JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli media are reporting that the world's oldest man, who lived through both world wars and survived the Holocaust, has died a month short of his 114th birthday….
  • Father: Woman killed by officer was ‘ripped from our arms’

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The father and the fiance of an Australian woman shot to death by a Minneapolis police officer responding to her 911 call grieved at a public memorial service Friday night, the same time the family had planned to be on a plane to her wedding….
  • Qatar crisis redraws red lines and frays age-old Gulf ties

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — It's early morning at a fishing port in Dubai. A group of mostly retired fishermen are playing cards, eating dates and drinking coffee at the port's majlis, a traditional meeting space….
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[#YouTube #Tips] How To Get More Views On YouTube 2017

How To Get More Views On YouTube 2017

By Tips 4 The Tube
Published: Jan 28, 2017


Tips 4 The Tube Learn how to get more views on YouTube. These steps will help you get more views on your YouTube videos. Just watch the video and follow the steps each time you make a video and watch your views increase and soar.

The seven deadly tips of getting more views on YouTube are:

Create a Thumbnail
Create a Good Title
Content Matches Thumbnail & Title
Re-Engage Your Viewers
Engage Viewers at the End
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[#Cool #Toys] Kinetic Device-Charging Insoles – The 'StepCharge' Works to Charge Your Devices by Walking (TrendHunter.com)

From TrendHunter.com – Cool Gadgets and GiftsKinetic Device-Charging Insoles – The 'StepCharge' Works to Charge Your Devices by Walking (TrendHunter.com):


Kinetic Device-Charging Insoles - The 'StepCharge' Works to Charge Your Devices by Walking (TrendHunter.com) (TrendHunter.com) Keeping your smartphone and other technology devices up and running when out of the house usually means keeping a power bank on hand, but the ‘StepCharge' enables you to charge your…



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Top Headlines for August 11, 2017

Headline News from the Associated Press
  • Pyongyang challenge: Should US shoot Kim’s missiles down?

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — With North Korea threatening to send a salvo of ballistic missiles close to Guam, a U.S. military hub in the Pacific, pressure could grow for Washington to put its multibillion-dollar missile defense system into use and shoot them out of the air….
  • As North plans missile launch, US, S. Korea ready war games

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Military officials said Friday they plan to move ahead with large-scale U.S.-South Korea exercises later this month that North Korea, now finalizing plans to launch a salvo of missiles toward Guam, claims are a rehearsal for war….
  • Family bonds survive India-Pakistan split, but for how long?

    NEW DELHI (AP) — I was 9 the first time I traveled on an airplane, in 1986. We were headed to Pakistan, a country that was foreign yet held a part of us….
  • Poll: Most say time to end effort to repeal Obama health law

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Message to President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans: It's time to make the Obama health care law more effective. Stop trying to scuttle it….
  • Google CEO Pichai cancels ‘town hall’ on gender dispute

    PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — Google CEO Sundar Pichai has canceled an internal town hall meant to address gender discrimination on Thursday after employee questions for management began to leak online from the company's internal messaging service….
  • Palestinian leader curbs social media expression in decree

    RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has clamped down on social media and news websites – the main outlets for debate and dissent in the West Bank – with a vaguely worded decree that critics say allows his government to jail anyone on charges of harming "national unity" or the "social fabric."…
  • South Africa’s storied ANC weakens as president stays on

    JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Minutes after South African President Jacob Zuma narrowly escaped a no-confidence vote this week, he was singing and dancing outside parliament with a throng of supporters from his African National Congress party….
  • Venezuela’s Maduro: ‘Mr. Donald Trump, here is my hand’

    CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro said he wants a meeting with President Donald Trump, the same man he ridicules as a crass imperial magnate, as the U.S. weighs slapping crippling economic sanctions on his socialist administration….
  • Trump-McConnell feud does little to jumpstart stalled agenda

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has spent much of the week feuding with his top Senate partner, suggesting that Majority Leader Mitch McConnell might have to rethink his future if he doesn't deliver on the president's agenda of health care, taxes and infrastructure….
  • School choice program raises questions about accountability

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — More than a third of U.S. states have created school voucher programs that bypass thorny constitutional and political issues by turning them over to nonprofits that rely primarily on businesses to fund them. But the programs are raising questions about transparency and accountability at a time when supporters are urging that they be expanded into a federal program….
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[#Adobe #Design] How to Use After Effects and Premiere Pro Together (The Adobe Premiere and After Effects Workflow)

How to Use After Effects and Premiere Pro Together (The Adobe Premiere and After Effects Workflow)

By AdobeMasters
Published: Jul 10, 2017


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[#Cool #Toys] Robotically Wheeled Jewelry – MIT's Living Jewelry Designs Combine Fashion with Function (TrendHunter.com)

From TrendHunter.com – Cool Gadgets and GiftsRobotically Wheeled Jewelry – MIT's Living Jewelry Designs Combine Fashion with Function (TrendHunter.com):


Robotically Wheeled Jewelry - MIT's Living Jewelry Designs Combine Fashion with Function (TrendHunter.com) (TrendHunter.com) Living Jewelry designs are a common occurrence in varying cultures that feature jeweled Beatles and other insects worn for decorative purposes. Inspired by this concept, MIT's Vision Lab…



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