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So I was all set on rubbing out an uber post Monday night. Went shopping at the foofy world market down the street on my way home from work. Bought a lot of strange stuff per usual, including an artichoke pate.

That night, after gorging on said delicacies, I didn't feel too well and went to bed early.

I'm sure more than a few of my esteemed readers have seen the episode of the Sopranos where Tony gets food poisoning from the Indian restaurant and has a rather unpleasant time afterwards.

That's been my life the last few days. I've lost nearly ten pounds and most of my dignity.

So I finally was able to eat some solid food this afternoon and am back on the computer for the first time in what seems like forever.

Hopefully I'll be able to catch up on the internets and crank out some content soon.

As a mitigating point, I'm all caught on the WSOP ESPN poker coverage. Good stuff.

Came across this tidbit in my morning reading:

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Google Begins UK Gambling Ads After Self-Imposed Four-Year Ban

After posting better-than-expected Q3 results, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) could be in line for a revenue jackpot after allowing gambling adverts in the UK from today in its search results for the first time since a self-imposed ban in 2004. Googles industry leader for entertainment and media James Cashmore told FT.com he hoped that change would enhance the search experience for users and help advertisers connect with interested consumers Of course, It will also make a shed-load of moneys much as 100 million extra in ad revenue by the FTs estimate.

Google says it is reviewing its gambling advertising policy to ensure it is as consistent as possible with local business practices and has reversed the policy it developed in 2004 after the US Congress came down hard on gambling. The UKs government is rather less tough on gambling, even to the extent of pushing for a string of regional casinos, and the UKs Gambling Act removed the prohibition of gambling ads on TV in September 2007. According to Nielsen gambling companies make up the third largest group of advertisers in terms of online display ads, behind mobile phones and motors.