Hasta La Gadget!

As we leave the worst of Sandy behind us, chefs and restaurateurs are starting to assess the damages at their place of business. Some are coming out fairly unscathed, and are open or plan to open shortly. Various local blogs such as Grub Street and Eater are updating lists on where to eat.

Unfortunately, not all restaurants have fared that well. We’ll be updating the slideshow below that chronicles tweets from people in the food world that are dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, whether than means getting deliveries up and running or assessing the damage of a restaurant.

Tweet us @HuffPostFood or email us at food@huffingtonpost.com to share your story.

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Who takes the kids trick-or-treating after a split?

For divorced parents, Halloween night can be a nightmare when it comes to scheduling visitation — the holiday is not as weighty as, say, Christmas or Hanukkah, but it’s not exactly Groundhog Day, either. (Plus, what parent wouldn’t want to escort their adorable costumed kiddo around the neighborhood?)

With that in mind, we asked our Facebook and Twitter communities to share with us the trick-or-treating arrangements they have with their exes. Click through to see what they had to say, then tell us about the Halloween plans you’ve worked out with your ex in the comments.

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WASHINGTON — With just days before the election, both presidential campaigns are engaging more fully in Pennsylvania, a state that once seemed — and very well still could be — solidly in President Barack Obama’s camp.

A Republican source passed along the following ad buy information on condition of anonymity.

• Karl Rove’s super PAC American Crossroads has purchased at least $625,000 worth of broadcast and cable ads in support of Mitt Romney in Pennsylvania between Oct. 31 and Nov. 2. The group is placing its ads in the following markets: Erie, HLLY (Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York), Johnstown-Altoona, Pittsburgh and Wilkes-Barre.

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — It was a VIP audience for what was likely the last performance of the venerable Tehran Symphony Orchestra. Watching from the front row in late August was Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in what was seen as an endorsement from the ruling theocracy, which once tried to stamp out all music as a violation of Islamic values.

Just two months later, the musicians are out of work, funding has run dry and a nearly 80-year-old institution that survived wars, coups and the 1979 Islamic Revolution was declared Tuesday in an apparently irreversible “coma” by media.

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Steve Ballmer announced first of all today at Build 2012 that they’d sold 4 million Windows 8 upgrades in the three days since it’s been launched. It’s no small number, of course, and for the developers seeing this system for the first time here in its final form at the developer conference we’re experiencing here this week, it’s nothing but great! Laptop sales are up 20% over forecasts, said Ballmer, and by the words of Ballmer, it would appear that Microsoft is doing better than they expected they would – imagine that!

The enthusiasm was addictive at Build 2012 right at the dawn of Windows Phone 8, Ballmer making it clear that his journey from his arrival in the USA in 1988 spanned the gamut: Windows 95, 98, the PC going big, and more. The message was clear: Windows 8 is the next generation, and with Windows Phone 8 and Windows RT the wave is coming in strong. Ballmer makes it clear that it’s not just about one screen, not just about one version of the operating system – it’s about everything, all of the displays, all of the form factors.

This kind of experience is “alive with activity”, said Ballmer, and every screen is “alive and active with information” from the cloud, through Microsoft. With the launch of Windows Phone 8, said Ballmer, “the phone launches in full fruition into the Windows 8 family.” Ballmer’s talk was more than just a primer for the event, it was a sell-point for investors as well.

“If you want the best experience with your Windows Computer, you will own a Windows phone.” – Ballmer

It was time to build not just a single standard phone for everyone, Ballmer said of the original launch of Windows Phone, it was time to build something personal for each user. That’s one of the big points being driven home with Windows Phone 8 as well – as evidenced earlier this week with the big Windows Phone 8 launch event as well with Jessica Alba and friends.

Stick around our Microsoft hub as well as the Windows Phone 8 tag for more information on Windows Phone 8 than you’ll be able to handle all week!

Steve Ballmer hypes massive Windows 8 launch numbers at Build 2012 is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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