Youtube daily Dec 26 2016

They (musicians) upload their videos to the platform and then compete for applause

which are like Facebook 'likes'

A musician that gets the most applause today, gets to be featured on the main page for 24 hours.

Then if I'm a record label, a producer or an event planner, I can simply click on the video

See whether or not I like the musician and then hire him.

If I don't have a gig right now I can just follow and then I can hire him for a future gig.

Once you log in or signup you have today's top 10.

Obviously there's only 365 days in a year and we want to have more musicians featured on the main page.

So then you have the top 10 by location so you can see the winner in New York, California, Berlin and Tel Aviv.

Then you have a feed of people who you follow that maybe received a lot of applause today

and fit your niche, category or your favorite kind of music.

Then you can applaud musicians, that you like, that can be featured here tomorrow or the day after.

Thats pretty much the way it works. Video based. Business model is subscription based.

So subscription based, so people subscribe to the website then you pay a few bucks...

If you're a musician you can use the website for free. Just log in, sign up and upload your content.

If you don't want to be limited to a certain number of hire clicks per month, you can use the artist plan.

If you want to hire different talent, if you hire "a hundred musicians" each month like an agency

you might want to get the premium service.

So its different data and features available according to each plan.

For more infomation >> Google Pitch - Duration: 1:40.

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The National for December 25, 2016 - Duration: 1:00:05.

For more infomation >> The National for December 25, 2016 - Duration: 1:00:05.

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Photoshop Tutorial: How to Create Stunning, Glitter-filled, Glass Text! - Duration: 10:42.

Hi. This is Marty from Blue Lightning TV.

I'm going to show you how to create fun, glitter-filled text encased in glass and how to quickly replace

the text without having to redo the effects. I'll also show you how to easily change its color.

This is an update of a tutorial I did quite awhile ago.

This version is more flexible and efficient.

I provided this glitter texture, so you can follow along.

Its link is located in my video's description or project files below.

Before we begin, if your foreground and background colors aren't black and white, respectively,

press "D" on your keyboard.

Double-click an empty area of the glitter layer and when this window pops up, name it, "Glitter".

Keep in mind, you can use a different texture if you like.

Just make its resolution 150 pixels per inch, so your results will look similar to mine.

Temporarily hide the layer.

We'll make a new layer below it by Ctrl-clicking or Cmd-clicking the New Layer icon.

We'll fill it with a gradient color.

Open your Gradient Tool and make sure the Linear Gradient icon is active.

Click the gradient bar to open the Gradient Editor.

Click the "Black, White" thumbnail and click the lower, right Stop.

Click the color box and in the hexadecimal field, type in 3642BD.

Then, press Enter or Return twice to close both windows.

Place your cursor a bit above the center of your document and press and hold Shift as

you drag the gradient tool straight down approximately this much.

Open your Horizontal Type Tool and pick a font.

I'm using "Frankfurter Medium".

If you'd like to use it, I provided its link, as well.

I'll make its size approximately 300 points, however, feel free to adjust its sized based

on the amount of characters in your text and the font you use.

I'll make it Sharp and Center Alignment.

We'll make the color white, so we can see our text better.

To do this, press "x" on your keyboard to invert your foreground and background colors.

Now, white is your foreground color.

Click on your document and type out your text.

To reposition it, open your Move Tool and move it.

To reveal the glitter texture only through the text, we'll make the glitter layer into

a clipping mask.

To do this, make the glitter layer visible and active and press Ctrl + Alt + G on Windows

or Cmd + Option + G on a Mac.

Make the Text active and click the icon at the upper, right corner of the Layers panel.

Click "Convert to Smart Object".

This allows us to adjust the effects that we'll be adding to it at any time and also

allows us to replace our text if we want without having to redo any of the effects.

Double-click your text layer to open its Layer Style window.

Click Bevel & Emboss.

The Style is Outer Bevel, the Technique is Smooth and the Depth is 100%.

The Direction is Up, the Size is 20 pixels and Soften it 1 pixel.

Uncheck Global Light.

The Angle is 16 degrees and the Altitude is 48 degrees.

Open the Gloss Contour and click the gear icon.

If "Small List" isn't checked, click it.

Click "Ring".

The Highlight Mode is Normal and the color is white.

The opacity is 100%.

The Shadow Mode is Difference and the color is 919191.

Make the Shadow's opacity: 40%.

Click "Contour" and open the Contour presets.

Click "Cone Inverted".

Then, click OK.

Shift-click the Glitter clipping mask to make it active, as well, and make a copy of the

two active layers by pressing Ctrl or Cmd + J.

Double-click "Bevel & Emboss" to open it in the Layers panel.

Make the Style "Inner Bevel", the Angle: minus 144 degrees and the Altitude: 51 degrees.

Make the Shadow's opacity: 30%.

Shift-click the glitter copy and make a copy of the 2 active layers.

Double-click Bevel & Emboss to open it in the Layer Style window.

Make the Depth 550%, the Size: 27 pixels and Soften it 12 pixels.

Make the Angle: 120 degrees and the Altitude: 40 degrees.

Make the gloss contour: Linear, the Highlight mode: Vivid Light and its opacity: 75%.

Change the Blend Mode to Multiply: 30% and make the color's brightness: 35% and click OK.

Make its opacity: 75%.

Click Inner Glow.

The Color is black, the Blend Mode is Pin Light and the Opacity is 54%.

The Choke is 30% and the Size is 20 pixels.

Then, click OK.

We'll convert all the layers that comprse our glitter text into one Smart Object by

making the top clipping mask and active and Shift-clicking the bottom text to make all

these layers active.

Open the fly-out list and click Convert to Smart Object.

Make a copy of it and go to Edit, Transform and "Flip Vertical".

Press and hold Shit as you drag the flpped copy straight down until its close with the top text.

If the flipped text is trying to snap to the top text, go to View and click "Snap" to uncheck it.

Reduce the reflection's opacity to 30%.

Next, we'll fade out the reflection from the bottom.

Click the Layer Mask icon to make a layer mask next to the reflection layer.

Open your Gradient Tool and click the gradient bar.

Click the "Black, WHite" thumbnail and click OK.

Go to the bottom of the reflection and press and hold Shift as you drag the gradient tool

straight up to the top of the reflection.

Next, I'll show you how to quickly replace your text without having to redo the effects.

Double-click either of the Smart Object so open your text layers.

Then, double-click any of the Smart Objects to open the original source text.

If your replacement text is going to be longer than your original, you'll need to make more

room on the sides.

To do this, go to Image and Canvas Size.

Change the units of measurement to Percent and in the Width field, I'll type in 150 to

ensure there'll be enough room.

If you can't see all of your canvas, press Ctrl or Cmd + 0.

Double-click the "T" icon on your text layer to highlight all your characters and type

out your new text.

Open your Move Tool and close the tab of the replacement text.

When you see this message, click Yes to replace your original text with your new text.

Then, close this tab and click "Yes".

Next, I'll show you how to quickly change the color.

Click the Adjustment layer icon and click "Hue / Saturation".

Drag the Hue slider to the right and left.

This is Marty from Blue Lightning TV.

Thanks for watching!

For more infomation >> Photoshop Tutorial: How to Create Stunning, Glitter-filled, Glass Text! - Duration: 10:42.

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9-year-old on mission to help Louisville's homeless - Duration: 6:36.

LY COME FROM THE

HEART.

>> HOMELESSNESS IS A LARGE

PROBLEM.

>> I HAVE BEEN ON THE STREETS

FOR A LONG TIME.

I ALWAYS TELL EVERYBODY, THE

MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT WE DO

IS, WE LOVE EVERYBODY.

EVERYBODY OUT HERE IS SOMEBODY'S

KID, WHETHER THEY ARE A GROWN UP

OR NOT.

ERIC HOW FAR DOES COMPASSION GO

AND WHO IS DESERVING OF IT?

IF THE ANSWER IS INDEED

EVERYBODY, HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN?

YOU HAVE BEEN ON THE STREETS

SINCE YOU WERE EIGHT YEARS OLD?

HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?

TIRED, COLD, HUNGRY, SCARED.

ALONE, NOWHERE TO CALL HOME.

IF COMPASSION DOES REACH THIS

PLACE, IT'S OFTENTIMES IN SHORT

SUPPLY.

FAR FROM THE COLD STREETS, AND

-- 9-YEAR-OLD ABBY MAKES HER WAY

TO SCHOOL, SURROUNDED BY

FRIENDS, HUGS, AND EVERY AMENITY

SHE COULD EVER NEED,

BUT, SCHOOL IS ESSENTIALLY JUST

HER DAY JOB.

AT NIGHT, HOWEVER IMPROBABLE,

ABBY BECOMES THE BRIDGE TO A

WORLD MANY PEOPLE WILL NEVER

SEE.

>> AS A NINE YEAR OLD I IMAGINE,

IF ANYTHING CAN BE DON.

ADULTS SOMETIMES DO NOT HAVE AS

BIG AS IMAGINATIONS AS US KIDS.

ERIC TO FULLY UNDERSTAND, WE

HAVE TO BACKTRACK.

FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS THE

ORGANIZATION, FORGOTTEN

LOUISVILLE HAS BEEN USING THIS

SPOT JUST OFF OF DOWNTOWN

LOUISVILLE FEED, CLOTHE, AND

COUNCIL LOUISVILLE'S HOMELESS.

EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT, ON RIVER

ROAD, HERE IN THE PARKING LO

FORGOTTEN LOUISVILLE ALONG WITH

SEVERAL OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND

INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEERS JOIN

FORCES TO OFFER WHATEVER

SERVICES THEY CAN MOST NOTABLY,

FOOD.

FOOD THEY WOULD EAT SITTING ON

THE GROUND.

WHEN YOU SAW ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE

SITTING ON THE GROUND THE FIRST

TIME, HOW DID IT MAKE YOU FEEL?

>> SAT, UPSET, NOT THAT HAPPY.

ERIC: ABBEY FELT THEY DESERVED

MORE DIGNITY THAN THAT AND SHE

WAS DETERMINED TO MAKE SURE THEY

GOT IT.

YOU DID NOT LIKE IT WHEN YOU SAW

PEOPLE HAVING TO SIT ON THE

GROUND TO ENJOY DINNER.

WHAT DID YOU DO TO HELP PEOPLE

NOT HAVE TO DO THAT?

>> I GOT ON THE COMPUTER AND I

WROTE A GRANT FOR TABLES AND

CHAIRS.

MY CHAIRS -- MY CHURCH GOT

CHAIRS AND TABLES.

THEY GOT FOUR OF THEM.

ERIC: IT IS WORTH REMINDING YOU,

ABBY IS JUST NINE YEARS OLD.

>> WHAT'S IT LIKE IN THE OCEAN?

ERIC: ABBEY'S TABLES ARE JUST

ONE OF HER CONTRIBUTIONS.

IT IS THE ONLY CONTRIBUTION SHE

IS AWARE OF.

WHAT SHE DOESN'T' SEE EITHER

BECAUSE OF HER AGE OR SIMPLY HER

OPEN HEART, IS THE AFFECT SHE

HAS ON THE PEOPLE WHO COME HERE

EVERY SINGLE WEEK FOR VITAL

SUPPLIES.

PEOPLE, WHO BY MOST ACCOUNTS

HAVE VERY LITTLE, BUT WAS

SOMEHOW FIND A WAY TO OFFER HER

GIFTS IN RETURN.

>> EVERYTHING TO DO IS VERY

SPECIAL.

I JUST WANT TO OFFER SOMETHING

SPECIAL TO YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

JOHNNY, WEEK.

--AIT.

THANK YOU.

ERIC: WHILE MOST WOULD CONSIDER

THE VITALS TO BE THE FOOD AND

CLOTHES, THOSE WHO KNOW HER

WOULD SAY, IT'S THE AFFECTION,

ATTENTION, AND UNABASHED JOY OF

THAT 9-YEAR-OLD WITH THAT BIG

IMAGINATION THAT PEOPLE MO

LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING.

>> THE FACT THAT SHE IS JUST SO

WILLING AND FREELY LOVING, SHE

DOES NOT SEE T LABELS THAT

MOST ADULTS SEE WHEN THEY THINK

ABOUT A HOMELESS PERSON.

ERIC: KRISTIN CREATED FORGOTTEN

LOCAL 10 YEARS AGO.

>> IMAGINE HOW MUCH MORE OF A

COMPASSIONATE CITY WE WOULD BE

IF ALL OF THE ABBY'S ROUTER

DOING THIS.

ERIC: HELPING THE HOMELESS HAS

BEEN HER LIFE PRIVILEGE.

>> IT IS OPENING UP YOUR EYES,

AND EDUCATING YOURSELF.

IT IS NOT ALL IN NEGATIVE THING.

LITTLE ADD THE IS JUST A PERFECT

EXAMPLE OF THAT.

IF WE CAN CHANGE THAT

GENERATION, JUST IMAGINE WHERE

WE WILL BE IN 20 YEARS.

ERIC: WITH OR WITHOUT THE REST

OF HER GENERATION, ABBEY IS

SHOWING NO SIGNS OF SLOWING HER

EFFORTS.

>> TRYING TO GET A COMMUNITY

THING GOING WITH THE HOMELESS,

MAKE IT MORE POPULAR.

BARELY ANYBODY REALLY COMES.

A LOT OF PEOPLE DO, BUT NOT

COMPARED TO THE WHOLE WORLD.

OR, THE UNITED STATES.

THERE IS MANY, MANY PEOPLE IN

THE WORLD THAT ARE HOMELESS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JOHNNY.

>> THANK YOU.

YOU HAVE DONE MORE FOR US.

I REALLY HOPE YOU GET PLEASURE

FROM THIS, BECAUSE I DO.

>> THIS IS PRETTY AWESOME.

I LOVE IT.

WE ARE GOING TO BE IN

PARTNERSHIP FROM HERE ON OUT,

HOW ABOUT THAT?

MY PARTNER.

I LOVE IT, THANK YOU GIRL.