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		<title>How to Grow Your YouTube Channel</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2021 05:02:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s no secret that YouTube is the most popular video streaming site on the Internet. In fact, it has been estimated that as of February 2016, there were one billion people using the site every month. The reason for this popularity is simple: anybody can upload a video and have an audience in just a [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1>It&#8217;s no secret that YouTube is the most popular video streaming site on the Internet.</h1>
<h2>In fact, it has been estimated that as of February 2016, there were one billion people using the site every month.</h2>
<h3>The reason for this popularity is simple: anybody can upload a video and have an audience in just a few minutes.</h3>
<h4>This blog post will teach you how to grow your YouTube channel so you can build a following and be successful!</h4>
<p>A couple of tips include posting videos regularly, creating content with high production value, and listening to feedback from your subscribers/viewers.</p>
<p>If you follow these steps then success could be right around the corner!</p>
<p><iframe title="How To Grow YOUR YouTube Channel NOW And Into The Future" width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/10rUWYFvlw8?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<h3>1)       Use Thumbnails That CATCH PEOPLE&#8217;S EYE!</h3>
<p>YouTube specifically says in their policy not to use misleading thumbnails, but this still happens ALL THE TIME.</p>
<p>They might work once or twice, but don&#8217;t expect people to keep watching your video based on your misleading thumbnail.</p>
<p>If anything, I&#8217;ve noticed that it creates negative views for your videos.</p>
<h3>2)       Use Annotations!</h3>
<p>Annotations are great because they can direct traffic to other areas of your channel like playlists or video responses (more on this later!).</p>
<p>They&#8217;re also completely optional, so you can turn them off when you don&#8217;t need them.</p>
<h3>3)    Speak the Language of Your Viewers</h3>
<p>YouTube is a huge international website with people from many different cultures visiting and watching videos.</p>
<p>If you want to build an audience that will stick around for years to come, speak their language &#8211; literally.</p>
<p>I recommend putting subtitles in multiple languages by using Google Translate, Microsoft Translator, etc.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s pretty simple to do, I&#8217;ll post how-to instructions if you&#8217;re interested!</p>
<h3>4)    Create Playlists</h3>
<p>I&#8217;ve found playlists are great for keeping your viewers around.</p>
<p>They can either be themed or based on numbers (example: week of Halloween videos).</p>
<p>Most people use <a href="https://www.smm-world.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cheap SMM Services</a> to boost up their views.</p>
<p>If someone watched one video they may check out different playlists that you have available.</p>
<p>Just remember that some people might not want to create an entire playlist, so keep annotations enabled in case they just want to watch the one video!</p>
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<h3>5)      Gather Data by Using Annotations</h3>
<p>You can use annotations to ask questions, gather data, etc.</p>
<p>This is especially useful when making &#8220;Top 10&#8221; or &#8220;Top 5&#8221; style videos.</p>
<p>You can simply ask a simple question and link to your Facebook or Twitter (and even YouTube) so you can gather data from different sources.</p>
<h3>6)    Join or Start a Community</h3>
<p>Community is such an important part of growing as both a person and as a YouTuber.</p>
<p>Joining communities like those on Reddit, Vingle, etc help because they will post your videos for you and give you feedback that you wouldn&#8217;t normally hear!</p>
<p>They&#8217;re very helpful and I recommend joining one if possible!</p>
<p>If not, starting your own community is also another option!</p>
<h3>7)    Communicate with Your Audience</h3>
<p>There&#8217;s nothing better than hearing from <a href="https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/feature/findmyaudience/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">your audience</a> and knowing they appreciate your videos!</p>
<p>Make sure that you&#8217;re regularly checking for comments and responding to them.</p>
<p>I recommend using third-party software like CommentTribe just to make the process easier.</p>
<h3>8)    Make Friends with Other YouTubers</h3>
<p>YouTube is such a big community so making friends with other YouTubers isn&#8217;t hard at all!</p>
<p>You can include them in videos, join communities together, etc.</p>
<p>The most important thing is to remember to return the favor if they ever do something nice for you!</p>
<p>Unless of course, it would be awkward, then don&#8217;t worry about it &#8211; we all understand that we&#8217;re human <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/1f642.png" alt="🙂" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></p>
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		<title>Blitzkrieg: Rolling Thunder Review</title>
		<link>https://www.political-buzz.com/2021/04/25/blitzkrieg-rolling-thunder-review/</link>
		
		
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2021 10:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Blitzkrieg: Rolling Thunder, released in 2004, is one of two stand-alone expansions for the original game. If you’ve played the original, then you’d noticed there were hardly any changes to the interface or graphics. Especially the menus and options, no effort was made to include the title Rolling Thunder. Once you have completed what I [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1>Blitzkrieg: Rolling Thunder, released in 2004, is one of two stand-alone expansions for the original game.</h1>
<h2>If you’ve played the original, then you’d noticed there were hardly any changes to the interface or graphics.</h2>
<h3>Especially the menus and options, no effort was made to include the title Rolling Thunder.</h3>
<h4>Once you have completed what I thought was an extremely helpful tutorial, you scan the menu for the campaigns, which will only allow you to select one campaign since there is only one.</h4>
<p><iframe title="Blitzkrieg Rolling Thunder - Gameplay (PC/UHD)" width="640" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GUkNiICWCps?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>Upon selecting the General Patton campaign you are brought back in time to a world where tanks rule.</p>
<p>Playing as the legendary General George S. Patton, the game takes you through 18 different missions in an eclectic variety of terrains in seven different countries; ranging from the arid deserts of North Africa, a snowy forest of Ardennes in Belgium, coastal cities of Sicily, beachheads of Normandy, temperate lands of France, War-torn Germany, to a secret underground weapons factory in Pilsen.</p>
<p>All the while, action and explosion follow you non-stop, or of course until you finish the campaign.</p>
<p>Excited?</p>
<p>I thought so…</p>
<p>Blitzkrieg: Rolling Thunder allows you to control a variety of different units, bypassing any construction or unit building you may have experienced in your last real-time strategy game.</p>
<p>For every mission, you are given a set amount of units to control, sometimes with reinforcements.</p>
<p>The units that are put under your command are usually more than enough to allow you to complete the mission with relative ease, if you are familiar with <a href="https://warpath.guide/redemption-codes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://warpath.guide/redemption-codes/</a> then you know.</p>
<p>Each unit is an important part of your path to victory, ranging from land troopers, supply trucks, to fully armored tanks.</p>
<p>The one thing I didn’t like about the troopers was the amount of confusion they caused while trying to distinguish them in the heat of battle.</p>
<p>They all look alike, minus a few…very few, differences.</p>
<p>In the heat of battle, you don’t really have time to pick out a particular unit, by the time you do, your whole division is dead.</p>
<p>However, being a bipedal unit, the common infantry is one of the slowest units in the whole game, but fear not, you can ferry them in trucks and cross your fingers hoping that your truck doesn’t explode.</p>
<p>Of course, like any other World War II game, tanks play a huge part in your military and the game.</p>
<p>Thankfully, each tank has a unique look, so you could easily select the right one to leave track marks on your enemies, or send them a nice little capsule of sulfur.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium aligncenter" src="https://gamefabrique.com/storage/screenshots/pc/blitzkrieg-rolling-thunder-02.png" width="1280" height="720" /></p>
<p>Although, tanks are really powerful, don’t overlook your infantry.</p>
<p>They are quite important, they can take over enemy artillery, spy, and takedown tanks with grenades if they’re close enough.</p>
<p>Speaking of artillery, I think these are the coolest units in the game, even if they are slow-moving.</p>
<p>For the lighter artillery, self-locomotion is possible, but as you’ll find out later, heavy artillery will require a little towing, and you can do that with the same truck that you ferry your infantry in, which I thought was an interesting little feature because in many games, your infantry transport usually only has one function and that is to transport infantry.</p>
<p>Regardless of their sloth-like movement, artillery can create a lot of damage and at ranges that are usually out of your viewing radius.</p>
<p>This incredible range allows you to take out your enemies from far far away.</p>
<p>One of the best battle scenes in the game takes place in the air as warplanes fight about.</p>
<p>Each mission will allow you to call multiple airstrikes depending on your situation.</p>
<p>You can call in for paratroopers, fighter planes, and/or bombers.</p>
<p>Mid-air battles are one of the coolest graphical features this game has to offer.</p>
<p>Airstrikes can turn the tides of any battle, and regardless of who called the strike, it could devastate both sides.</p>
<p>The bombs aren’t friendly, they will kill anything that it lands on, including your own troops; so be careful where you call the strike.</p>
<p>Lastly, the units that are frequently left out of the spotlight, the support troops.</p>
<p>In many games, you could ignore using support troops, but in Blitzkrieg they are crucial to your victory.</p>
<p>The ammunition in all of your units will eventually deplete and it’s up to your supply trucks to gather supplies for your army.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium aligncenter" src="https://www.mobygames.com/images/shots/l/265367-blitzkrieg-rolling-thunder-windows-screenshot-enemy-air-raid.jpg" width="1024" height="768" /></p>
<p>Unlike most games, there are no “resource mining” areas or resources to manage.</p>
<p>All your supply trucks have to do is find a supply tent and take supplies to distribute.</p>
<p>Your engineers, who can build bridges, find minds and build tank obstacles also use these supply tents.</p>
<p>The one thing that really annoyed me was the fact that none of the buildings, resupplying. or repairing had meters!</p>
<p>I didn’t know when tasks would be completed and just had to wait it out.</p>
<p>Another, more vexing feature of Blitzkrieg: Rolling Thunder was its interface.</p>
<p>All the icons are so small and there are so many minor features for each unit, it’s hard to memorize all at once.</p>
<p>When you’re in the heat of battle, the last thing you want to do is hover over each icon to find the correct command for your unit because before you know it, your unit is dead and you’re crying.</p>
<p>After wiping away your tears, and <a href="https://www.gamesradar.com/want-to-improve-your-life-stop-caring-about-completing-games-and-just-finish-them/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">completing the game</a>, you go through the menu hoping to find a multiplayer or a skirmish mode, but alas, they’re nonexistent.</p>
<p>What can do you but shed more tears and put away the game forever?</p>
<p>As you scroll some more you end up in the options menu and gasp as you see a multiplayer options menu but then sob again as you realize that it’s a relic of lazy programming left over from the original game.</p>
<p>You may think that Blitzkrieg: Rolling Thunder is just another World War II game, and unfortunately, you’re right!</p>
<p>So before you decide to buy this game, think it through and ask yourself “Is this the game for me?”</p>
<p>I highly suggest you try out Nival’s other games, they will prove to be more entertaining.</p>
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		<title>What is Social Media?</title>
		<link>https://www.political-buzz.com/2021/04/24/what-is-social-media/</link>
		
		
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2021 12:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[So&#8230; The question for today&#8230; What is social media? It is a new phenomenon of the World Wide Web and it is mostly found on internet-based communities like: Facebook Twitter Instagram and YouTube. What are social media? It is a kind of interaction, whereby people can express themselves, display their emotions, views, humor, and any [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1>So&#8230; The question for today&#8230; What is social media?</h1>
<h2>It is a new phenomenon of the World Wide Web and it is mostly found on internet-based communities like:</h2>
<ul>
<li><em>Facebook</em></li>
<li><em>Twitter</em></li>
<li><em>Instagram</em></li>
<li><em>and YouTube. </em></li>
</ul>
<h3>What are social media?</h3>
<h4>It is a kind of interaction, whereby people can express themselves, display their emotions, views, humor, and any other thoughts they have about a certain topic.</h4>
<p><iframe loading="lazy" title="Social Media, Explained for Beginners with Tips, History, Learning, Resources" width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ItoTvKPhgFk?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>The main purpose of these types of websites is to keep the members of the communities updated with each other.</p>
<p>Social media has changed the way businesses operate.</p>
<p>They no longer depend on newspapers, magazines, or television for their advertisements.</p>
<p>People browse the internet to get all kinds of information and hence, the advertisements appearing on social media are similar to those you see in other media.</p>
<p>Hence, they need to do some work to make their advertisement noticeable.</p>
<p>There are various social media websites that specialize in providing advertising services to businesses like <a href="https://www.smm-world.com/buy-tiktok-likes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SMM World</a>.</p>
<p>These websites cater to the specific needs of the company, be it a small one or a big one.</p>
<p>What are social media?</p>
<p>It is very important to choose the correct niche for your business and then find a suitable website that gives it good exposure.</p>
<p>If you choose the wrong website for your company, you might lose out on a lot of customers and this is not a good thing.</p>
<p>You need to remember, that whatever your business is, you need to target that specific market and find a website that is very relevant for your niche.</p>
<p>Social media also helps in search engine optimization.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium aligncenter" src="https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/aofund.org/app/uploads/2021/02/15201241/2.-WhySocialMedia_infographic-Updated-2021-1-e1618517623539.png" width="4645" height="2856" /></p>
<p>There is a lot of discussion about SEO and it is true that social media has helped a lot in search engine optimization.</p>
<p>It is because the web pages that are featured on the social media sites contain keywords and the same hold true for the websites too.</p>
<p>Therefore, if you use the right techniques on the website and on social media sites, you will definitely get better results than you would have got otherwise.</p>
<p>Some of the best benefits of social media are mentioned below.</p>
<p>The first and foremost benefit is that you can reach a huge audience within no time.</p>
<p>There are millions of people using these websites and as such there will always be a large base of customers that you can reach.</p>
<p>This means that you do not even have to pay much to do this as it will not cost you anything at all.</p>
<p>This, again, ensures that you have a very <a href="https://www.political-buzz.com/2021/04/20/how-to-use-twitter-for-your-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">inexpensive way of advertising</a>.</p>
<p>Another benefit of social media is that it helps you to promote a website.</p>
<p>Since you will have a large base of customers using it, you will definitely have a good chance of getting traffic to your website and hence, you will gain more business.</p>
<p>What are social media?</p>
<p>It has become one important part of an entrepreneur&#8217;s toolkit.</p>
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		<title>How to Use Twitter for Your Career?</title>
		<link>https://www.political-buzz.com/2021/04/20/how-to-use-twitter-for-your-career/</link>
		
		
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2021 16:53:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Do you want to know how to use Twitter for your career? It&#8217;s a great tool to use when it comes to networking and promoting your business. It&#8217;s also been used by celebrities and other famous people. If you can make friends with the right people, you can have big things coming your way. The [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1>Do you want to know how to use Twitter for your career?</h1>
<h2>It&#8217;s a great tool to use when it comes to networking and promoting your business.</h2>
<h3>It&#8217;s also been used by celebrities and other famous people.</h3>
<h4>If you can make friends with the right people, you can have big things coming your way.</h4>
<p><iframe loading="lazy" title="How to Use Twitter for Your Online Business | The Journey" width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/E7gV9ZlclMw?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>The following are some tips on how to use Twitter for your career.</p>
<p>Follow the advice carefully if you want to get the best results.</p>
<p><strong>Be an Expert:</strong> People who are experts are always followed by thousands of people.</p>
<p>So, it&#8217;s important to keep yourself abreast of the latest trends and developments in your field.</p>
<p>Make yourself the first source of information for people in your industry.</p>
<p><strong>Be a Subject:</strong> If you are into a particular subject or topic, you can easily get thousands of followers by simply posting your tweets.</p>
<p>However, it&#8217;s important to remember that you need to be interesting and informative as well.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t just promote yourself by following others.</p>
<p>Instead, talk about issues relevant to your industry and give <a href="https://blog.hootsuite.com/how-to-get-twitter-followers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">your followers</a> fresh and up-to-date news and information.</p>
<p>It will help you stay away from being deleted and marked as a spammer.</p>
<p><strong>Follow Others:</strong> One of the most important things to remember is to not follow anyone you don&#8217;t already know.</p>
<p>Social media is only useful for building long-lasting relationships.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t let random strangers start following you.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s OK to follow people who have the same interests as you but never follow just anyone.</p>
<p>Remember, Twitter is meant to be social.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium aligncenter" src="https://www.speakingsocially.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/SocialMediaoptimisationjobs-copy.png" width="1315" height="639" /></p>
<p><strong>Keep Your Presence Known:</strong> One of the most important things is to make sure you are visible on social media sites.</p>
<p>This means creating a profile page and then following the various accounts available.</p>
<p>It also includes regular updates to your Twitter account.</p>
<p>Update your posts regularly so your followers will continue to see your updates.</p>
<p>Twitter can be used for many things in your career.</p>
<p>If you take the time to learn how to use Twitter for your career, you&#8217;ll likely find that you&#8217;ll get more out of the site.</p>
<p>Use it to stay connected with your customers, update your blog, and keep your followers up to date with what&#8217;s going on in your business.</p>
<p>Twitter can be an extremely effective tool for your career.</p>
<p>As you work on how to use Twitter for your career, taking one of many <a href="https://freshengagements.com/username-claims/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">inactive Twitter username</a>, remember that your followers can be a big part of your success.</p>
<p>Always respond to messages from your followers, even if you don&#8217;t think they&#8217;re all that important.</p>
<p>This gives your followers something to keep their attention on and keep you at the forefront of their minds when they&#8217;re looking for updates on your business.</p>
<p>You should also do this with any major announcements concerning your business.</p>
<p>As you continue to learn how to use Twitter for your career in your business, remember to constantly stay active in your online presence.</p>
<p>Staying visible on the internet and having regular communication with your followers is essential to success.</p>
<p>Staying active helps maintain and increase interest in your business.</p>
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		<title>How To Make A Video Game?</title>
		<link>https://www.political-buzz.com/2021/04/15/how-to-make-a-video-game/</link>
		
		
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2021 12:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[One of the most popular games on the market is Guitar Hero. This is the type of video game where you are literally holding a guitar and playing a song. But it gets even better. It&#8217;s also a perfect platform for becoming good at video game creation. If you have a few basic skills, this [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1>One of the most popular games on the market is Guitar Hero.</h1>
<h2>This is the type of video game where you are literally holding a guitar and playing a song.</h2>
<h3>But it gets even better.</h3>
<h4>It&#8217;s also a perfect platform for becoming good at video game creation.</h4>
<p>If you have a few basic skills, this can be a great way of learning how to make a video game.</p>
<p><iframe loading="lazy" title="How to make a Video Game in Unity - BASICS (E01)" width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IlKaB1etrik?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>There are two ways of creating a game using this technology.</p>
<p>Firstly you can learn by doing.</p>
<p>This is a tried and tested method that almost anyone can do.</p>
<p>All you need is the right tools, a little bit of dedication, and a little bit of patience.</p>
<p>Learning how to make a video with this software is quite similar to any other type of programming.</p>
<p>For example, you would be writing code in a programming language.</p>
<p>The first thing you will need to do is to create a project file.</p>
<p>This is simply a place where everything about your video will live, from start to finish.</p>
<p>This is the place that the video will load when you want it to.</p>
<p>Next, you will need to create the actual game itself like <a href="https://heroicexpedition.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Heroic Expedition</a>.</p>
<p>This is where the fun begins, as you can see the fruits of your labor in motion.</p>
<p>You can choose the colors, the images, the songs and more.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium aligncenter" src="https://funtechsummercamps.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/where-to-start-game-design.jpg" width="1142" height="570" /></p>
<p>All of this can be changed at any time.</p>
<p>Once your game is complete, you can then publish your creation.</p>
<p>This is where the fun begins again, as you can now take your finished product to friends and family.</p>
<p>Your video game can then be played online, on mobile devices, and on TVs.</p>
<p>In fact, the possibilities are endless!</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re still a little lost as to how to make a video game?</p>
<p>There are plenty of resources out there that teach people how to make these types of games.</p>
<p>All you have to do is pick up a book or download a tutorial.</p>
<p>Soon you&#8217;ll be creating your own game and you can be playing it right away!</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re thinking about learning how to make a video game?</p>
<p>It can be very rewarding.</p>
<p>The sooner you start, the sooner you can stop playing those old arcade games and get to make something truly entertaining.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium aligncenter" src="https://cdn.betakit.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Website_banner_Careers_1.png" width="756" height="336" /></p>
<p>Why sit around doing nothing when you can be having fun?</p>
<p>With a little bit of extra effort and patience, your video game could go viral.</p>
<p>YouTube and <a href="https://www.marketingdonut.co.uk/social-media/social-media-strategy/six-ways-to-raise-your-game-on-social-media" target="_blank" rel="noopener">social networks</a> are full of people looking for exciting games to play.</p>
<p>What better way is there to spread the word about your new game than to make it yourself?</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re creative enough, it&#8217;s certainly possible.</p>
<p>And hey, it&#8217;s just a weekend project!</p>
<p>So, how to make a video game?</p>
<p>You can use whatever idea comes to mind.</p>
<p>But most people end up sticking with one idea or another.</p>
<p>Why change what works?</p>
<p>Most people who learn how to make a game learn from their mistakes and move on to the next idea.</p>
<p>Keep doing that and eventually, you&#8217;ll have your own game to show off to your friends.</p>
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		<title>Technology: My Life as a Mom with a Blackberry</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2021 10:09:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Since I always wanted a Blackberry and Crystal always wanted a phone to text message, I recently purchased my very own Blackberry 8700g and I purchased the Samsung Gravity in lime green for my daughter. Believe me, life hasn&#8217;t been the same since. Talk about some serious technology. My phone vibrates all day long, since [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-95" src="https://www.political-buzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/1FPZ8Un_xf_7A9XU3LKOUqw.png" width="2400" height="1500" srcset="https://www.political-buzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/1FPZ8Un_xf_7A9XU3LKOUqw.png 2400w, https://www.political-buzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/1FPZ8Un_xf_7A9XU3LKOUqw-300x188.png 300w, https://www.political-buzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/1FPZ8Un_xf_7A9XU3LKOUqw-1024x640.png 1024w, https://www.political-buzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/1FPZ8Un_xf_7A9XU3LKOUqw-768x480.png 768w, https://www.political-buzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/1FPZ8Un_xf_7A9XU3LKOUqw-1536x960.png 1536w, https://www.political-buzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/1FPZ8Un_xf_7A9XU3LKOUqw-2048x1280.png 2048w, https://www.political-buzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/1FPZ8Un_xf_7A9XU3LKOUqw-1568x980.png 1568w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px" />Since I always wanted a Blackberry and Crystal always wanted a phone to text message, I recently purchased my very own Blackberry 8700g and I purchased the Samsung Gravity in lime green for my daughter. Believe me, life hasn&#8217;t been the same since. Talk about some serious technology. My phone vibrates all day long, since I receive email messages from three, separate email accounts. I have even downloaded a couple of ring tones such as &#8220;Miss Independent&#8221; by Ne Yo. And I use the pictures I have stored online at www.myt-mobile.com for screensavers.</p>
<p>Both Crystal and I have Facebook and Myspace accounts, so we can use our phones to change our profile status, check either other&#8217;s mood status, check our friends&#8217; status and so on. Technology is wonderful because we can do everything at the touch of a finger. Since she is a &#8220;High School Musical&#8221; fan, she even downloaded a couple of screensavers for her phone.</p>
<p>With her Samsung Gravity, my daughter is obsessed with text messaging. I don&#8217;t text message. It takes too much time to text message, when I can simply use the phone to do with it is meant for in the first place and that is for dialing a phone number and actually talking to a live person. Her phone has a camera; mine does not. Both phones have a specially-designed keyboard for typing messages. Like I said before, I don&#8217;t text message; I send and receive email messages. Most of the time, Crystal will send me an email message rather than pick up the phone to call me. She says, &#8220;text messaging is the &#8220;in&#8221; thing and no body uses the phone to call anymore.&#8221; Unless I am busy at work or doing some else, I usually respond to her immediately.</p>
<p>So far she is responsible and I don&#8217;t have to worry about her running up the bill. Plus, I monitor all activity online or via cell phone. Not to mention the fact that I will only pay for a certain amount of usage each month. Since I purchased my phone so I can read most of my emails; I can sit on the bus and send an email to my co-workers, letting them know I&#8217;m on my way; I can use the GPS system to find locations, and I send/receive pictures to my daughter of the cutest baby ducks I ever seen! How cool is that?</p>
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		<title>Lip-smackin&amp;apos; Seafood Recipes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Our first recipe is a sure-fire hit and very quick. I use this on those nights I don&#8217;t have time to cook. Cooking tip #1: Keep baggies of ½ cup shredded cheese in the freezer so that they can be quickly added to any dish. Cooking tip #2: Always keep on hand onions, celery and [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-97" src="https://www.political-buzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/3d07f2dfe1c903429ef0bbd918225e01.jpg" width="600" height="1989" srcset="https://www.political-buzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/3d07f2dfe1c903429ef0bbd918225e01.jpg 600w, https://www.political-buzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/3d07f2dfe1c903429ef0bbd918225e01-309x1024.jpg 309w, https://www.political-buzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/3d07f2dfe1c903429ef0bbd918225e01-463x1536.jpg 463w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" />Our first recipe is a sure-fire hit and very quick. I use this on those nights I don&#8217;t have time to cook.</p>
<p>Cooking tip #1: Keep baggies of ½ cup shredded cheese in the freezer so that they can be quickly added to any dish.</p>
<p>Cooking tip #2: Always keep on hand onions, celery and garlic These 3 items are extremely universal and can be added to just about any recipe to enhance the flavor.</p>
<p>Cooking tip #3: When experimenting with enhancers such as seasonings, herbs, and spices always set aside a sample amount of your dish and then try just a tiny amount of the new enhancer this way you know what it is like before you ruin an entire dish trying something your family won&#8217;t like.</p>
<p>Cooking Tip #4: Always taste-test!!! You can wash the spoon. Start with a little seasoning and add as you go-you can always add more but once it is in you can&#8217;t take it out.Creamy Shrimp Rigatoni</p>
<p>Preheat oven to 400</p>
<p>In large Dutch oven boil water for the rigatoni and follow package directions.</p>
<p>While the water is coming to a boil melt enough butter in large cast iron skillet to coat the bottom of the pan. Then add:</p>
<p>1 boiling onion</p>
<p>1 clove crushed garlic</p>
<p>1 diced green pepper</p>
<p>1 diced red pepper</p>
<p>1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms</p>
<p>½ pound of shelled and deveined shrimp</p>
<p>Sauté these until the onion becomes clear.</p>
<p>Hopefully by now your water has come to a boil and you can add your rigatoni. Set the vegetables to one side for now and put the frying pan in the sink to cool. Now for the white sauce.</p>
<p>In a large sauce pan:</p>
<p>Melt 3T butter</p>
<p>2 ½ cups water, milk, or chicken bouillon depending on what you have on hand (set aside 3 Tablespoons of this liquid while it is still cold</p>
<p>Mix 3 T of flour in the 3 T of liquid until it is smooth and all the lumps are gone then add slowly to the butter mix thoroughly until well blended.</p>
<p>Blend in 1 cup sour cream</p>
<p>This recipe makes a lot of white sauce so if the rigatoni is done now drain it then put it back in the Dutch oven add the shrimp and vegetables and stir in only enough white sauce to coat the pasta.</p>
<p>Pick and choose seasonings to taste. Here are some suggestions: curry, coriander, parsley, rosemary, paprika, dill weed, summer savory, anise, and/or salt and pepper. After choosing whatever special seasonings you want (you may not want any-that is OK too). Top with ½ cup of shredded cheese and place in oven until cheese melts.</p>
<p>The next recipe I use for those rare occasions when you find salmon on sale.Salmon Hollandaise</p>
<p>In paper place enough flour to coat your fillets.</p>
<p>In cast iron skillet melt 2 table spoons of butter and add 1 sliced onion. Add fillets cook thoroughly but do not over cook.</p>
<p>While fish is going start hollandaise but keep an I on the fish.</p>
<p>Melt a cup of butter in the microwave. This is easiest to do by cutting it up in to smaller pieces then microwaving till almost melted that way it does not cook.</p>
<p>In sauce pan:</p>
<p>4 egg yolks</p>
<p>3 ½ T lemon juice</p>
<p>Pinch of pepper</p>
<p>1 T water</p>
<p>Wisk egg mixture together over low to medium low heat and then slowly add the melted butter constantly stirring to keep well blended. If Hollandaise begins to thicken too much add a teaspoon of hot water and continue adding the all the butter. Most of the problems with hollandaise sauce comes from trying to cook the egg mixture too high or adding the butter all at once but as long as the egg mixture is not on too high you should not have a problem.</p>
<p>Place fish in serving dish and cover with hollandaise.</p>
<p>Any leftover hollandaise can be used for eggs Benedict in the morning.</p>
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		<title>Simple and Money-Saving Seafood Dishes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2021 00:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tasty seafood meals don&#8217;t have to take a long time to fix, or a lot of money to prepare. Although some of these dishes are so good, your family will think you slaved over the stove all day and went over-budget, if you don&#8217;t tell them the truth. Simplest-Ever Oyster Stew 1 pint stewing oysters [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-99" src="https://www.political-buzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Ina-Garten-Cioppino-Recipe-foodiecrush.com-020-683x1024-1.jpg" width="683" height="1024" srcset="https://www.political-buzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Ina-Garten-Cioppino-Recipe-foodiecrush.com-020-683x1024-1.jpg 683w, https://www.political-buzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Ina-Garten-Cioppino-Recipe-foodiecrush.com-020-683x1024-1-200x300.jpg 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px" />Tasty seafood meals don&#8217;t have to take a long time to fix, or a lot of money to prepare. Although some of these dishes are so good, your family will think you slaved over the stove all day and went over-budget, if you don&#8217;t tell them the truth.</p>
<p><strong>Simplest-Ever Oyster Stew</strong></p>
<p>1 pint stewing oysters<br />
1 can cream of celery soup<br />
1 cup milk<br />
black pepper<br />
seafood seasoning<br />
parsley flakes</p>
<p>In soup pot blend and heat soup and milk, uncovered, keeping it below the boiling point. In a separate saucepan cook the oysters (unwashed) in their juice until the edges of the oysters curl. Add the oysters and liquid by spoonfuls into the soup pan. Add black pepper, seafood seasoning, and parsley to taste. Serve hot with oyster crackers. Serves 4.</p>
<p><strong>Easy Oven-Fried Sea Trout</strong></p>
<p>1 lb speckled or gray trout fillets<br />
1 tablespoon butter<br />
¾ cup milk<br />
seasoned bread crumbs</p>
<p>You can use pre-seasoned bread crumbs or season them yourself with your favorite spices. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt butter and add to milk, stir, and pur over fillets in a bowl, making sure fillets are coated and wet. Roll the wet fillets in the bread crumbs until coated well. Line an oven pan with aluminum foil and place fillets on it. Bake 15 minutes. If you want, you can add shredded cheese over the fillets 5 minutes before they are done. Serves 2-3.</p>
<p><strong>Baked Sheepshead and Veggies</strong></p>
<p>1 lb sheepshead (or black drum) fillets<br />
2 each&#8211; medium potatoes, carrots, onions, tomatoes<br />
1 small bell pepper<br />
olive oil<br />
spray butter<br />
wild rice (prepared according to box)</p>
<p>Preheat oven to 350. Cut black drum fillets into bite-sized cubes. Slice potatoes, carrots, onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes VERY thin. Lay a sheet of aluminum foil on a baking pan and grease it with olive oil. Place veggies on top of greased foil. Spray a little butter over the top of them. Place another sheet of foil over the top and bake veggies 20 minutes. Add fish and bake another 12 minutes. Serve over wild rice.</p>
<p><strong>Simple Shrimp Casserole</strong></p>
<p>1 lb shrimp (cooked)<br />
1 can mushroom soup<br />
2 hard boiled eggs, diced<br />
½ cup bread crumbs<br />
¼ lb sharp cheddar cheese, shredded<br />
few dashes Worcestershire sauce<br />
salt and pepper</p>
<p>Cut shrimp into halves. Combine shrimp, soup, eggs, salt and pepper, and Worcestershire sauce and place in a casserole dish. Top with bread crumbs and cheese, brown in oven. Serves 4-5.</p>
<p><strong>Easy Clam Chowder for Ten</strong></p>
<p>3 slices of bacon<br />
1 medium onion, chopped<br />
1 can minced clams (or more if you have them)<br />
2 cans condensed clam chowder<br />
2 cans cream of potato soup<br />
1 ½ cups milk<br />
½ cup chicken broth<br />
2 tablespoons seafood seasoning</p>
<p>Cook bacon in soup pot until crisp. Crumble bacon and set aside. Sauté onion in bacon grease. Add other ingredients (crumbled bacon last). Serve with oyster crackers or saltines. Serves 10.</p>
<p>See also <strong>Summer Fish &amp; Shellfish Recipes</strong>.</p>
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		<title>How to buy Instagram Followers?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2020 19:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In this article we will know how to buy Instagram followers. Well, you do not need to worry about this aspect because there are many companies which offer different packages at an affordable rate which will increase your followers. Therefore, it is possible to get cheap Instagram followers. It is not that difficult because different [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this article we will know how to <a href="https://famoid.com/buy-instagram-followers/">buy Instagram followers.</a> Well, you do not need to worry about this aspect because there are many companies which offer different packages at an affordable rate which will increase your followers. Therefore, it is possible to get cheap Instagram followers. It is not that difficult because different companies have packages such as 100 followers for a particular price. Of course, you need to ensure that the company does not create these followers by spamming because this can result you into getting banned from the social platform and your profile may be suspended which can have many <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repercussion#:~:text=1%20%3A%20reflection%2C%20reverberation,event%20%E2%80%94usually%20used%20in%20plural">repercussions</a>. When you buy more followers and likes to your photo, that particular photo will go viral and will help in getting more business for you.</p>
<p><iframe loading="lazy" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FDostTech24k%2Fvideos%2F626991407969832%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560" width="560" height="314" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p>
<p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlV6WJyQuJw</p>
<p>In fact, you can get cheap Instagram followers in such a way that around 5000 followers for a particular photo can actually be purchased for less than $20. You need to realize that the number of followers is enough to catch attention but it is also not so high that it is unnatural. Always be wary of purchasing a package that consists of bots because this will not transform into any real business for you. You need genuine fans. This is because these individuals will have an actual interest in the products that you are selling. In fact, they will also make it livelier when they will comment on the pictures.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" src="https://increditools.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Best-Sites-to-Buy-Instagram-Followers.png" alt="102 Best Sites to Buy Instagram Followers (2021) - IncrediTools" /></p>
<p><strong>Advantages of Buying Instagram Followers</strong></p>
<p>If you are a small business on the Internet, then you can create brand loyalty if you buy real Instagram followers. This is because small businesses need to devote some money to have a solid foundation. Therefore, one of the advantages of getting cheap Instagram followers is that you are able to have improved publicity. The newsfeed of this particular social platform has all those photographs that have the highest number of likes. Therefore, when you have more followers, this will ensure that your photo will have higher visibility as compared to the other photographs on the website. Another advantage of buying cheap Instagram followers is that you incur minimum expense. Most of the packages do not have a high cost and if you use other forms of advertising, they will actually cost you more, as well. Therefore, you will not have to invest a lot of money. In fact, it is also an excellent investment which pays off in the long run since you establish a future for your company in this way. Therefore, when it comes to purchase real instagram followers you should not hesitate. You do not need to worry about the unlawfulness of this act and remember that it is simply an excellent way of having a brilliant social presence.</p>
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		<title>You Want to Try Scrapbooking but Don&amp;apos;t Know Where to Begin?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2020 10:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Scrapbook FYI : Know that typical scrapbooking albums come in two sizes: 8&#8243;x10&#8243; and 12&#8243;x12&#8243; Once you decide on an album style (D-ring, postbound or strapbound) be sure that it is an archival-quality album. This means that it will not yellow or fade over time. It will cost you extra (especially if you do not [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p><strong>Scrapbook FYI :</strong></p>
<p>Know that typical scrapbooking albums come in two sizes: 8&#8243;x10&#8243; and 12&#8243;x12&#8243; Once you decide on an album style (D-ring, postbound or strapbound) be sure that it is an archival-quality album. This means that it will not yellow or fade over time. It will cost you extra (especially if you do not take advantage of a 50-off sale) but it is worth it. After you have invested the amount of time you will undoubtedly spend on your scrapbook(s) you do not want it to have a shorter lifespan than you do. <em>(Please note: I use the 12&#8243;x12&#8243; postbound albums because I find those are the easiest to increase in size, hold my pages the flattest and I can show more pictures with the larger size. My favorite albums are the linen ones by WeRMemory Keepers.)</em></p>
<p>There is no right or wrong in scrapbooking your memories. You can decide what kind of album to do just as you decide what size of album to use. Scrapbooks can be broken down into vacations, family, individuals, school years, holidays, animals, etc&#8230; Your album is an expression of you so its topic is completely up to you! <em>(Note: I, to date, have primarily scrapped my child&#8217;s life so it is natural that I chose a chronological method. Each new year gets a new album.)</em></p>
<p>When it comes to scrapping, you can easily get carried away by all the &#8220;pretty shiny&#8221; things you see and it is just as easy to spend a lot of money buying all of these things that look so fabulous in the stores but never quite make it to your scrapbook pages! With the exception of a few items which will be discussed below, you should buy sparingly and go into a scrapbook aisle armed with a list of things you <em>need</em>. Then, you are less likely to end up with a stack of Christmas embellishments but not one single Halloween one which is really what you need most of all. Believe it. It happens more than you&#8217;d like to know and it&#8217;s a sure-fire way to kill whatever scrappin&#8217; mojo you&#8217;ve got going.</p>
<p>There is no right or wrong way to scrapbook. Just do what you like and what you think looks good based on your own personal style. When it comes to journaling &#8212; the act of explaining the what, why, where of the moment you&#8217;re scrapping &#8212; know that you do not have to have the writing abilities of Shakespeare or Dickens to write what you want. Keep it personal and true to your objective. If it&#8217;s a page about your vacation, then be sure to note all of the places you went and fun experiences along the way. If it&#8217;s a page about your child, you can personalize your journal by including how you felt the day the event occurred or how you feel as you&#8217;re looking at the pictures when you&#8217;re writing. Be sure to include the bare minimum information (the who, what, why, where of the event) and the <em>date</em>. If you&#8217;re unsure of the exact date, an approximation will do.</p>
<p><strong>Here is a checklist of items you have to have when it comes to finishing your first scrapbooking album:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li><strong>Acid-free paper (a mixture of solid and patterns are perfect)</strong> &#8212; size of paper will depend on album size</li>
<li><strong>Acid-free adhesive tape-runner for adhering your photos and things to your background page</strong> &#8212; this is one items that you cannot do without. It&#8217;s best to buy in bulk, if possible; use coupons to purchase and stock up on regularly. <em>(As a person who has tried numerous brands &#8212; cheap ones and expensive ones &#8212; the only one I use now is 3L Scrapbook Adhesive. It&#8217;s so easy to use and you never have to worry about replacing the adhesive runner which can turn into a big mess. Simply recycle when you&#8217;re done.)</em></li>
<li><strong>Paper trimmer</strong> &#8212; the bigger the better as you will use this a lot over time. Make sure to purchase one that has replaceable cutting blades. Overtime the blades dull and won&#8217;t cut paper or photos as it should.</li>
<li><strong>Acid-free ink pens/markers</strong> &#8212; for those who choose to write their journaling by hand rather than typing it and printing from the computer.</li>
<li><strong>Photographs and other mementos you want to preserve</strong></li>
<li><strong>Fun embellishments</strong> (to use sparingly until you get the idea behind scrapping and decide if it is something you really want to commit yourself to) &#8212; these include: <em>stickers, 3D embellishments, buttons, ribbon, yarn fibers, paper flowers, staples, etc&#8230;</em></li>
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<p><strong>Feeling overwhelmed?</strong></p>
<p>Don&#8217;t hesitate to contact a local scrapbooking store near you. Oftentimes, they will have a class for beginners that will teach you how-to make a scrapbook page. While places like Hobby Lobby and Michael&#8217;s typically don&#8217;t offer classes to help you, they do stock a wide variety of books and magazines on the subject to help you along the way. Also, check your local library for their book offerings.</p>
<p>Know that scrapbooking has come a long way in its use of techniques, embellishments, colors and methods so a book that might have been in written in the 90s or early 2000s will not likely produce the same results as a technique that was introduced in recent years. As with anything to do with art and fashion, trends come and go. It&#8217;s no different with scrapbooking. Exploring older versions of a scrap magazine will make this point very clear very quickly.</p>
<p><strong>Where to find a scrapbooking store?</strong></p>
<p>In New Braunfels, Texas you&#8217;re likely to have a good time passing time at the Scrapbook Haus. Located at 651 N. Business IH-35.</p>
<p>In San Antonio, choose from this list or make it a point to visit each one of them. They would love to have you.</p>
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