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	<title>A bit of this and a bit of that &#187; Games</title>
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		<title>Playing Facebook Games</title>
		<link>http://www.cutajar.net/owen/2010/07/playing-facebook-games/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>owen</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bejeweled]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image via Wikipedia The Internet is awesome, you can find anything you like, from videos of toddlers falling over all the way to reruns of your favourite episodes. But recently I&#8217;ve spent some of my free time playing games on Facebook. There are two in particular that are particularly addictive. One is called Bejeweled Blitz...]]></description>
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<p>The Internet is awesome, you can find anything you like, from videos of toddlers falling over all the way to reruns of your favourite episodes. But recently I&#8217;ve spent some of my free time playing games on Facebook. There are two in particular that are particularly addictive. One is called <a href="http://apps.facebook.com/bejeweledblitz/?lpt=bookmark">Bejeweled Blitz</a> and the other <a href="http://apps.facebook.com/desktopdefender/">Desktop Defender</a>. They&#8217;re not that complicated as far as games go; but they&#8217;re pretty addictive. They also have an interesting viral element where your scores are compared against those of your friends and shown in a high score tableÂ  that shows you how your performance compares to those of your friends.</p>
<p>So, if you bored of watching <a href="http://mashable.com/2010/04/07/funny-cat-videos-youtube/">cats on Youtube</a>, or looking for the best <a href="http://acnetreatments.com">acne treatments</a> around, head down to Facebook and have a play.</p>
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		<title>Alphabounce</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:46:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>owen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Games]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image via Wikipedia Here&#8217;s a great game to try, if you like the idea of a break-out style game. AlphaBounce is this sort of game, but has an added twist. There&#8217;s a story behind the game. It&#8217;s set in space and you need to explore different sectors, planets and the whole story as you go...]]></description>
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<p>Here&#8217;s a great game to try, if you like the idea of a break-out style game. <a href="http://www.alphabounce.com/">AlphaBounce</a> is this sort of game, but has an added twist. There&#8217;s a story behind the game. It&#8217;s set in space and you need to explore different sectors, planets and the whole story as you go along. I wonder if games would serve as a good <a href="http://www.depressiontreatment.net/">treatment for depression</a>, after all, they do have an immersive quality that helps you forget about your day to day problems. The problem with losing yourself in a game however, is that at some point you need to get out and deal with the real world.</p>
<p>So maybe no .. it&#8217;s not the best place to lose yourself, but it&#8217;s fun anyway. Anyway, go check it out; you can play 3 times a day for free, or buy credits to play as much as you want.</p>
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		<title>And here&#8217;s your last chance to send us to Tuscany ..</title>
		<link>http://www.cutajar.net/owen/2009/07/and-heres-your-last-chance-to-send-us-to-tuscany/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You might have seen on my other blog that I&#8217;m taking part in a competition by FuelMyBlog which if we win will allow us to go on holiday to Tuscany. Rules are simple, the person with the most votes wins, so check out our entry below and go ahead and vote for us! Once you...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You might have seen on my other blog that I&#8217;m taking part in <a href="http://blog.fuelmyblog.co.uk/blog/2009/07/06/win-a-free-holiday-in-tuscany-for-2/">a competition by FuelMyBlog</a> which if we win will allow us to go on holiday to Tuscany. Rules are simple, the person with the most votes wins, so check out our entry below and go ahead and vote for us!</p>
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<p>Once you click on the link, you&#8217;ll go to the Gallery view, click on the photo of us and choose Vote. You&#8217;ll be asked for an email address as part of the process but they promise they won&#8217;t use it for <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_%28electronic%29" title="Spam (electronic)" rel="wikipedia">spam</a>. The voting closes tonight, so you don&#8217;t really have much time. Just ask yourself, would you prefer looking for <a href="http://www.wholesaleinsurance.net">life insurance quotes</a> online, or voting for us in this competition? There, I knew you would be voting for us <img src='http://www.cutajar.net/owen/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' />  .. Go on Go on Go on &#8230;</p>
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		<title>Play games in the Dojo</title>
		<link>http://www.cutajar.net/owen/2009/07/play-games-in-the-dojo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>owen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Games]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was looking for recommendations for games on my new Android phone (the HTC Magic), when someone recommended a game called Cubed Addict. It&#8217;s a multiplayer blocks-based game which is really addictive. My thumbs are going to start looking like they took some sort of HGH releasers. You play against players all around the world...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://thedojo.mobi/web/images/screenshots/cubed1.gif" align="right">I was looking for recommendations for games on my new Android phone (the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Magic" title="HTC Magic" rel="wikipedia">HTC Magic</a>), when someone recommended a game called <a href="http://thedojo.mobi/web/">Cubed Addict</a>. It&#8217;s a multiplayer blocks-based game which is really addictive. My thumbs are going to start looking like they took some sort of <a href="http://www.besthghsupplements.net/">HGH releasers</a>. You play against players all around the world using your mobile. Reading through the blurb it looks like there&#8217;s a whole set of games aimed at being released for this Dojo platform, but Cubed Addict is the one that&#8217;s available at the moment.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s available for any phone that supports Java. And there&#8217;s even a Web version if you want to play. Check out out at the <a href="http://thedojo.mobi/web/">Dojo</a>.</p>
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		<title>Have you fought my Brute yet?</title>
		<link>http://www.cutajar.net/owen/2009/04/have-you-fought-my-brute-yet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:17:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You might have seen on my other blog that I`ve started playing this cute little online game called Brute where you set up a cartoon character and take part in automated fights against other characters. Cute. Anyway,&#160; just go to my Brute page, create your own Brute and try to kick the living daylights out...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You might have seen on my other blog that I`ve started playing this cute little online game called <a href="http://ocuta.mybrute.com/">Brute</a> where you set up a cartoon character and take part in automated fights against other characters. Cute. </p>
<p>Anyway,&nbsp; just go to <a href="http://ocuta.mybrute.com/">my Brute page</a>, create your own Brute and try to kick the living daylights out of me; just make sure you don&#8217;t set off the <a href="http://www.alarmsystemstore.com/">wireless alarm</a>.</p>
<p>One a serious note, the game has an interesting viral element, where you can gain experience points by inviting others to play the game. So <a href="http://ocuta.mybrute.com/">sign up now</a> <img class="wp-smiley" src="http://www.u-g-h.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)"></p>
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		<title>Looking for some Bingo?</title>
		<link>http://www.cutajar.net/owen/2009/03/looking-for-some-bingo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The days are getting longer and with them the evenings and you know how it is. There&#8217;s nothing on TV, everyone is out but all you feel like doing is staying home. And while you&#8217;re at home there&#8217;s loads of entertainment you can get access to online. So, how about a spot of bingo? The...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The days are getting longer and with them the evenings and you know how it is. There&#8217;s nothing on TV, everyone is out but all you feel like doing is staying home. And while you&#8217;re at home there&#8217;s loads of entertainment you can get access to online. So, how about a spot of bingo?</p>
<p><img src="http://www.mr-bingo.co.uk/gfx/bingo_star.png" align="right">The problem with <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.mr-bingo.co.uk/" title="Online bingo" rel="wikipedia">online bingo</a> is that there&#8217;s a plethora of different places you can play, all those sparkling light, all that glitz and glamour, that it&#8217;s actually quite hard to find the best place to play. And this is where Mr Bingo comes in. My Bingo is a website stuffed full with reviews of different bingo sites around the Internet. Here are some of the places you can find reviews for: Yahoo Bingo, Butlins Bingo, Paddy Power, Love Bingo, Littlewoods, Desperate Wives and loads, loads more. Besides reviews, you&#8217;ll also find a comparison of the different Bingo sites, thir offers, prizes and bonuses. </p>
<p>One of the great things about the website is the community there is behind it. There&#8217;s a busy <a href="http://www.mr-bingo.co.uk/forum/index.php">bingo forum</a> where you can share your experiences, read about the successes of your fellow bingo players and learn from their tips. Speaking about tips, there&#8217;s a great section on <a href="http://www.mr-bingo.co.uk/bingotips.php">Bingo Tips</a> which you should read as soon as you get the chance. There are loads of pointers which could really make all the difference between winning and losing.</p>
<p>So, when you&#8217;re looking for something to fill in the hours, pop down to <a href="http://www.mr-bingo.co.uk/">Mr Bingo</a>, read through the tips; then peruse the different bingo sites and choose where you can <a href="http://www.mr-bingo.co.uk">play bingo</a>. Who knows, you might win enough to buy that <a href="http://www.apple.com/iphone/">iPhone</a> or those <a href="http://www.dragonfireracing.com/kawasaki-teryx-750-suspension.aspx">Teryx suspensions</a> you where after.</p>
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		<title>Of marbles and magnets</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:44:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So Santa brought Arthur a brilliant game this year. It consists of a set that needs to be assembled that contains a motor, cogs, marbles and a whole bunch of different things you can use to build a slalom course for the marbles (Arthur calls it his roller-coaster game). It takes around two hours to...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So Santa brought Arthur a brilliant game this year. It consists of a set that needs to be assembled that contains a motor, cogs, marbles and a whole bunch of different things you can use to build a slalom course for the marbles (Arthur calls it his roller-coaster game). It takes around two hours to set up, but it&#8217;s great fun and a great way to get some &#8220;Daddy/Arthur&#8221; time. It&#8217;s excellent to see his spatial coordination improve day by day and it&#8217;s fun watching him make up stories about the marbles .. going off to work, going to the toilet, missing their friends etc</p>
<p><img src="http://www.megabrands.com/images/img_site/brand/29305.jpg" alt="" align="right" />When he was younger he had another game that was similar, but it was all around magnets that hooked up to each other. We got it at a discount store, but I never managed to find another set to increase on the bits. Today I came across something that would combine both those ideas, the <a href="http://www.megabrands.com/Shop/Brands/MagNext_iCoaster/">MagNext iCoaster</a> (shown alongside) that looks like sooo much fun. It&#8217;s from MEGABrands who seem to be one of the largest suppliers of <a href="http://tinyurl.com/7crdlw">magnet in USA</a>. I&#8217;ll have to look out for them here in the UK to see if they have anything similar, but if you&#8217;re US-based, check them out; they have a great selection of toys for kids of all ages.<img src="http://tinyurl.com/6uqcnf" /></p>
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		<title>Everyone loves a contest</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:28:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve just finished running a contest, well, a sweepstake to be more exact on Ugh!!&#8217;s Greymatter Honeypot which resulted in Elizabeth from Table4Five winning a Twitter mug, which should be with her soon. I must say, it was great fun and I had some great response from people who took part. I&#8217;ll definitely be running...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/winatwittermug"><img src="http://www.u-g-h.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/twittermug-300x225.jpg" align="right" border="0"></a>I&#8217;ve just finished running a contest, well, a sweepstake to be more exact on <a href="http://www.u-g-h.com/2009/01/02/the-winner-of-the-twitter-mug-is/">Ugh!!&#8217;s Greymatter Honeypot</a> which resulted in Elizabeth from <a href="http://table4five.net/">Table4Five</a> winning a Twitter mug, which should be with her soon. I must say, it was great fun and I had some great response from people who took part. I&#8217;ll definitely be running another one in the future, but I might see if I can get a couple of <a href="http://www.ipromo.com/">promotional products</a> in there so that there is more than one prize for people to compete for.</p>
<p>It was a pretty simple contest really, with people&#8217;s entry consisting of them spreading the world about it. I might have something that&#8217;s a bit more challenging next time; but best <a href="http://twitter.com/OwenC">follow me on Twitter</a> to find out when I&#8217;m running another one!</p>
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		<title>Use your webcam at the casino</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 23:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a cool concept. Lucky Live Casino is an online gaming site that lets you play games like live roulette, blackjack, baccarat, and live poker. And when they say live they aren&#8217;t joking, because you can see the dealer right on your screen and make use of your webcam to participate in the proceedings. It&#8217;s...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s a cool concept. <a href="http://www.crazymonkeycasino.com/R-LuckyLiveCasino.php">Lucky Live Casino</a> is an online gaming site that lets you play games like live roulette, blackjack, baccarat, and live poker. And when they say live they aren&#8217;t joking, because you can see the dealer right on your screen and make use of your webcam to participate in the proceedings. It&#8217;s easy enough to get started. It&#8217;s not one of these casinos where you need to download a client to run on your computer. Instead, the application runs straight in your browser using Javascript. The video is streamed down straight to Internet Explorer (or Firefox, Safari or Opera depending on what you prefer) and as long as you have a DSl connection you&#8217;ll be dine.</p>
<p>If you are a new player they have a special offer where if you deposit they give you a 100% bonus of free money up to 100 Euros. This bonus requirement is met by wagering 37 times on the bonus value. Good faith bets are required. One important feature we found about Dublin Bet is that there is a 50% bet value when you play baccarat and play the banker or the player. That&#8217;s a great incentive to get playing and who knows, you may strike it lucky and make some real dosh.</p>
<p>Does this sound interesting? If so <a href="http://www.crazymonkeycasino.com/R-LuckyLiveCasino.php">read more about LuckyLiveCasino</a></p>
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		<title>How&#8217;s your spelling?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t you hate those words that you always spell wrong? You know, is it acomodate, accomodate, acommodate or accommodate? Well, my spelling checker usually steps in to help me out, but when you&#8217;re writing on a piece of paper, it&#8217;s pretty important to know which is the correct one. Thing is, it&#8217;s not hard words...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Don&#8217;t you hate those words that you always spell wrong? You know, is it acomodate, accomodate, acommodate or accommodate? Well, my spelling checker usually steps in to help me out, but when you&#8217;re writing on a piece of paper, it&#8217;s pretty important to know which is the correct one. Thing is, it&#8217;s not hard words like <a href="http://www.researchdietpills.com/review/leptovox-review/">Leptovox</a> or <a href="http://www.dragonfireracing.com/">teryx accessories</a>, where people sort of expect you to not get right; but the common words that you *should* know that are the problem.</p>
<p>Anyway, here&#8217;s a quiz with<a href="http://www.businesswriting.com/tests/commonmisspelled.html"> 25 most commonly misspelled words</a>. I managed to get most of them right. See how many you can get correct.</p>
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