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Over on the Microsoft News Center, we took some time to talk to Jerry Hook and Tamir Melamed, who lead the engineering team laying the subterranean IT structures that will power every pixel of the multiplayer experience in "Halo 4." Everything fans experience online – stats, screenshots, the simple joy of blasting a friend or stranger to smithereens – depends on the infrastructure they've built over the past year and half. That infrastructure is supported by Windows Azure, which provides the team with the affordable scalability they need to keep a game like "Halo 4" running smoothly for fans. Below is a screenshot from "Halo 4,"which takes the multiplayer experience even further with Spartan Ops, a series of episodic videos coupled with missions that will stream to users every week.
The following is a blog post by Satya Nadella, President of Microsoft's Server & Tools Business, discussing how Windows Azure is providing the critical backend capabilities developers need to create amazing new apps for Windows and Windows Phone.
There has never been a more exciting time to be a developer. Today at Microsoft's Build conference, I had the opportunity to speak to thousands of developers who are key to Microsoft's goal of reimagining Windows. These are the people who are writing the applications that will light up Windows 8, Windows Phone and Windows Azure. Just as we have reimagined Windows and Windows devices from the chip to the developer platform and the user experience, we have also reimagined Windows from the backend.
Inside Microsoft the cloud momentum and focus is real and palpable. We are building some of the most diverse internet-scale workloads in the industry: Skydrive, Office 365, XBOX Live, Bing, Ad Center, Dynamics…the list goes on. All of this has pushed us to reimagine the Windows backend, to re-examine the core hardware abstraction at the datacenter and multi-datacenter level, as well as building a new modern application platform. We call this the Cloud OS.
In this edition of The Midweek Download, we've got stories coming out the sold-out Build 2012 conference—including the availability the Windows Phone 8 SDK, the next wave of Windows 8-ready products, and new programs and tools that make it easier to develop great apps.
The business opportunity with Windows 8. Yesterday, we kicked off Build 2012 and invited the developer community to our Redmond campus to share in the tremendous opportunity with our Windows 8 wave of products. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Kevin Gallo, Director of Program Management, Windows Phone, took the stage to showcase Windows … on the PC, the tablet, the phone, and at work and play. Get more of the story in Microsoft Corporate Vice President and Chief Evangelist of Developer & Platform Evangelism Steve Guggenheimer's post on The Official Microsoft Blog, where he outlines developer opportunity, including the availability of the SDK for Windows Phone 8. Below is a video showing the construction of the Build 2012 keynote tent.
Two big stories out of Microsoft today – "Nike+ Kinect Training" and Bing Elections:
Want to get athlete fit? With "Nike+ Kinect Training," you can just do it in your living room. "Nike+ Kinect Training," a new personal training program for Xbox 360, hits shelves today. It's just in time for gift shoppers – or, just in time to buy, open, and use it to help stay in shape during the calorie-laden holidays. The whole experience is designed to emulate the benefits of working out with a world-class Nike trainer – the attention, the motivation, the guidance – but in the privacy of your living room. It's years of Nike training expertise, normally available to only professional athletes, made affordable and accessible by the magic of Kinect.
Below is a post from Steve Guggenheimer, Microsoft's Corporate Vice President and Chief Evangelist, Developer & Platform Evangelism, announcing details around Build 2012 and the opportunity for developers with Windows 8.
Today, we kicked off Build 2012, and invited the developer community to our Redmond campus to share in the tremendous opportunity with our Windows 8 wave of products. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Kevin Gallo, Director of Program Management, Windows Phone, took the stage today to showcase Windows … on the PC, the tablet, the phone, and at work and play.
The developer opportunity on Windows has never been greater. Between expected PC shipment volumes in the coming year and the incredibly flexible terms of the Windows Store, the path to app monetization on Windows represents a huge business opportunity to everyone from the independent developer with a great idea to the world's biggest companies who develop apps, games and device experiences to reach customers, extend their brands and drive revenue. It's easy to publish to the Windows Store and Microsoft offers the most developer-friendly revenue sharing terms on the market. Speaking of devices, we're carrying forward momentum from our recent launch events to showcase the broad array of incredible tablets, notebooks, ultrabooks, desktops, All-in-Ones and phones that our OEM partners are bringing to market, as well as Microsoft Surface, all of which are very much a part of the developer opportunity on Windows.
At an event in San Francisco earlier today, Microsoft fully took the wraps off of Windows Phone 8 after a brief peek back in June to showcase some of the new platform enhancements.
As part of the announcement, Microsoft revealed new features, including Kid's Corner and Rooms, along with details and pricing for a range of beautiful new smartphones from Nokia, Samsung and HTC, each with their own differentiated designs, colors and features. Windows Phone 8 devices will go on sale in November at AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon in the U.S., as well as at carriers and retailers around the world. That's a screenshot of the Kid's Corner to the right.
"We set out to create the most personal smartphone there is, focused on keeping you closer to the people and things that matter most," said Terry Myerson, corporate vice president of the Windows Phone Division. "It's also the best phone for Windows, helping you stay connected across devices. And finally, of course, there's the hardware. We have a killer lineup of new phones featuring big bright screens, awesome audio capabilities and great cameras from HTC, Nokia and Samsung."
It's been a big week at Microsoft to say the least, and it's not over yet.
With today's release of Windows 8, people can now experience Bing in a brand new way. We've completely re-imagined search for Windows 8, including the Bing app for Web and image search and the new Bing apps designed specifically for Travel, Weather, Maps, News, Finance and Sports. Watch the short video below to see what we mean.
Video: Bing on Windows 8: Search Reimagined
In this edition of Weekend Reading, we've got the launch of Windows 8 and Microsoft Surface, gearing up for Monday's big Windows Phone 8 event, plus Forza Horizon arrives and Halo 4 sweetens the pot.
Windows 8 arrives. Microsoft yesterday announced the global availability of its popular Windows operating system, Windows 8. Beginning today, consumers and businesses worldwide will be able to experience all that Windows 8 has to offer, including a beautiful new user interface and a wide range of applications with the grand opening of the Windows Store. In her Blogging Windows post, Windows reimagined, Tami Reller, corporate vice president and chief financial officer of Windows and Windows Live, talks about events around the world and the "no compromise" experience of Windows 8. Head on over to the Microsoft News Center for the press release, videos and images. Below, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announces the availability of Windows 8 at the Windows 8 launch event at Pier 57 in New York.
Below is a post from Frank X. Shaw, Microsoft's Corporate Vice President of Corporate Communications, announcing details around some new resources from Microsoft designed to help you stay up to date and informed with the latest news and data for the Nov. 6 presidential election here in the U.S.
Even though it's been an especially busy fall for Microsoft, like many people, I've followed the U.S. presidential election closely, watching each debate, listening to pundits and keeping up with the latest news. Elections are always noisy things, but this year in particular the sheer volume of information is just incredible – polls, position statements, momentum swings, national and international issues, platoons of fact checkers and counter checkers, economic data, you name it. With so much data, it gets harder and harder to pull signal out of the noise. Luckily, I work for a company that knows a thing or two about handling lots of data :-), so we've created some great resources to help everyone make an informed decision on Election Day.
At this point in the election cycle, most voters (and I put myself in this list!) aren't just looking for *more* information, instead they're looking for *trusted information*. With that in mind, we've created the following election resources:
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In this hotly contested political season, things like binders and bayonets can take on new meaning in a matter of minutes.
Microsoft today announced the global availability of its popular Windows operating system, Windows 8. Beginning Friday, Oct. 26, consumers and businesses worldwide will be able to experience all that Windows 8 has to offer, including a beautiful new user interface and a wide range of applications with the grand opening of the Windows Store.
As a result of close work with hardware partners, more than 1,000 certified PCs and tablets, including Microsoft Surface, will be available for the launch of Windows 8 — making it the best lineup of PCs ever across the Windows 8 and Windows RT ecosystem.
"We have reimagined Windows and the result is a stunning lineup of new PCs," said Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.
Today at the O'Reilly Strata Conference + Hadoop World, Microsoft announced new previews of Windows Azure HDInsight Service and Microsoft HDInsight Server for Windows, the company's Apache Hadoop-based solutions for Windows Azure and Windows Server. The new previews, available today at http://www.microsoft.com/bigdata, deliver Apache Hadoop compatibility for the enterprise and simplify deployment of Hadoop-based solutions. In addition, delivering these capabilities on the Windows Server and Azure platforms enables customers to use the familiar tools of Excel, PowerPivot for Excel and Power View to easily extract actionable insights from the data.
And just in case you missed it, on Tuesday Microsoft announced general availability of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 to be Dec. 1.
In this edition of The Midweek Download, we've got stories on Windows Phone 8 marketing tools for website and app developers, determining your organization's Windows 8 adoption path, and taking monsters from scary to terrifying using Kinect for Windows.
Creating a custom Tile to link to your website. This Oct. 18 Windows Phone Developer Blog post guides you through the process of creating a custom pinned Tile that links to your website. This helps you control your brand when users pin your site to their Windows Phone Start screen. This works on phones running Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 8. Check it out and start creating your custom Tile in five easy steps. And while you're at it, grab the refreshed Windows Phone Store badge (see below) to help market your Windows Phone app and help customers find it.
Below is a post from Yusuf Mehdi, Chief Marketing Officer for Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Division, announcing details about a major new update to the Xbox dashboard and the launch of Xbox SmartGlass, which brings games, music, TV and movie experiences off the console and onto your phone, tablet and PC.
Steve Ballmer recently stated that 2012 will be "the most epic year in Microsoft's history."
Not only do we have major releases coming to the PC, tablet and phone, but we have worked extremely hard to ensure those screens work together with the other major screen in peoples' lives, the television. People often call out the role Microsoft design style is playing in this new wave of experiences from the company. Whether you are using a phone, PC, tablet or console that is running our software you have an experience that is distinctively Microsoft, elegant, intuitive and integrated.
Now, there is another common thread that ties all of these experiences together – Xbox entertainment.
Today marks the beginning of two major launches for Xbox entertainment.
Skype announced Skype for Windows 8 today, bringing together popular Skype features and the new design of Windows 8. The release focuses on delivering an experience that is simpler, faster and easier to use. Skype for Windows 8 includes top Skype features like IM, audio and video calls. The Big Blog has the full story, plus a cool video (see below) that introduces Skype for Windows 8. Skype for Windows 8 will be available on Oct. 26.
Last week, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates stopped by the Microsoft campus in Redmond to celebrate 30 years of the employee Giving Campaign here at the company.
While Bill was here, Next at Microsoft Editor Steve Clayton had the opportunity to sit down with him and get Bill's thoughts on Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, Surface and the exciting wave of products the company is launching this month.
Watch the video below for the full interview with Bill.
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Three stories out of Microsoft today:
Microsoft today announced new academic institutions and medical schools that are adopting Microsoft Office 365 for education, the company's next-generation cloud productivity service, to improve communication and collaboration across campuses while helping meet security, privacy and other regulatory requirements as mandated by the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Those institutions include Duke University, Emory University, Thomas Jefferson University, University of Iowa and University of Washington. You can read more about it in this Office 365 Blog post and in this post on the Microsoft in Education Blog.
Also, today we're introducing a new offering for university and college students called Office 365 University. Available in the first quarter of 2013, Office 365 University will be offered online, at retail locations and at Microsoft Stores in 52 markets worldwide. Head on over to the Office Blog to read more about it and see the top 10 reasons why higher education students will love Office 365 University.
Last September, I shared that Microsoft, Kaspersky and Kyrus Inc. took action against the Kelihos botnet, the first case in which Microsoft named a defendant in one of its civil cases involving a botnet. In January, based on new evidence in the case, Microsoft amended its original complaint and named Andrey N. Sabelnikov, a Russian software programmer, as a new defendant in the lawsuit. Today, I am pleased to say we have reached an agreement with Mr. Sabelnikov, and have officially settled and closed the Kelihos botnet case.
Late last week, Microsoft and Andrey Sabelnikov agreed to the following joint statement, which closed the case:
"Microsoft and St. Petersburg software programmer Andrey Sabelnikov have entered into a Settlement Agreement in the matter of Microsoft v. Sabelnikov. During the negotiations, after reviewing the evidence provided by Microsoft and engaging in discussions, the parties have come to an understanding that Mr. Sabelnikov wrote code that was used in the Kelihos botnet code, but the programmer is not the operator of the botnet or involved in its activities.
In this edition of Weekend Reading, employees achieve historic giving campaign milestone, the new Microsoft Surface – inside and out, and Xbox news: from Xbox Music to Internet Explorer on Xbox to the presidential elections.
All about Surface. Next at Microsoft Editor Steve Clayton says to check out the updated Surface site. The "learn more" section details the specs, materials, display tech and more. Optical bonding, 22 degree kick stand, device walls that measure just 0.65mm, a Touch Cover that's just 3mm thin and weighs less than half a pound. Get the scoop and specs in Steve's Wednesday post, and even more scoop in Some questions, and answers about Surface, plus two great videos to watch: The making of Microsoft Surface, featuring the design team behind Surface, and a Learn more about Surface demo video.
October is a magical month at Microsoft. There's a sense of something powerful happening. There are clues everywhere, such as the frantic bidding for the (often quirky) items in the online auction and the brochures in the kitchens seeking submissions for the annual cat calendar. Or the thousands of employees and their families who take to the streets around our headquarters to participate in the 5k run.
The signs are different but the outcome is always the same – millions of dollars raised to help people in real need.
October is the time when employees on our Redmond campus and in offices across the U.S. unleash their creativity and passion to raise funds for nonprofit and community organizations in their home towns and around the world. This year is our 30th Employee Giving Campaign and today we announced that our U.S. employees have raised $1 billion in cash for more than 31,000 nonprofit and community organizations since the start of the campaign.
Two stories out of Microsoft today:
· Microsoft announced today that it has closed on the acquisition of MarketingPilot. MarketingPilot provides integrated marketing management solutions that allow organizations to better understand their customers, manage and streamline marketing operations and create automated and measurable multi-channel marketing campaigns. This acquisition will accelerate Microsoft's ability to better meet the needs of CMO's through rich business intelligence, and better enable marketers to successfully plan, execute, monitor and optimize customer interactions across digital, social and traditional channels, and measure ROI.
· Registration has launched for Microsoft's WOWZAPP 2012, Worldwide Hackathon for Windows, which will take place Nov. 9–11 in more than 30 locations worldwide. Students and other types of developers across countries such as India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Turkey, Finland, Chile and Greece will work in teams to develop apps that will be published and available for download in the Windows Store.
In this edition of The Midweek Download, we've got Windows Phone Developer news and how-to's, new tools and tips for a secure and stable cloud environment, plus how we're delivering the most up-to-date Windows 8 on day one.
Windows Phone developer registration opens in 13 new markets. In Todd Brix's last post, he talked about how we're planning to roll out periodic updates to the Windows Phone Dev Center and Store infrastructure that address issues you report and occasionally include small feature enhancements. Well, it's that time once again, and in addition to another 100 or so fixes, Microsoft is enabling developer registration in 13 new markets via Dev Center with this release: Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Mongolia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Timor-Leste. For the rest of the story, head over to The Windows Phone Developer Blog.
Updating Windows 8 for general availability. In an Oct. 9 post, Steven Sinofsky, president of the Windows and Windows Live Division, announced the release of a set of improvements to Windows 8 in broad areas of performance, power management and battery efficiency, media playback and compatibility.
Microsoft today released new details about its highly anticipated Microsoft Surface, a tablet PC designed to be the ultimate stage for Windows. Originally unveiled in June, Surface with Windows RT will initially be available in three SKUs: a 32GB version priced at US$499, a 32GB version bundled with a black Touch Cover priced at US$599 and a 64GB version bundled with a black Touch Cover priced at US$699.
The big news out of Microsoft today is the launch of Xbox Music, a new all-in-one music service, specially designed to let users listen to music in exactly the way they want, begins rolling out to millions of people around the world Oct. 16 on the Xbox 360, then to the masses with Windows 8 on Oct. 26.
The all-in-one music service combines the best aspects of free-streaming radio, music subscription services and music purchasing options, all in one elegant package, says Yusuf Mehdi, corporate vice president of Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business Marketing and Strategy. Watch the video below to find out more.
Four big stories out of Microsoft today, including a sneak preview of new Windows 8 tablets, pre-order information for Windows 8 Pro, the second episode of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn and an update on the TV White Spaces wireless broadband question.
· Microsoft's hardware partners are about to unleash a wave of new Windows 8 devices in all shapes and sizes. For consumers and businesses, that breadth offers the chance to find just the right PC no matter their needs. Head on over to the Microsoft News Center to see a slideshow of these slick new devices. To the left is a screenshot of the Asus VivoTa RT.
· Starting today, you can reserve a packaged DVD of the upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for $69.99 USD ERP* (U.S.) at select retailers. You will want to upgrade your PC to Windows 8 Pro sooner rather than later - this upgrade promotion for Windows 8 Pro both online and at retail runs only through to Jan. 31, 2013.
In this edition of Weekend Reading, we've got more news on Windows Phone 8 devices, the Halo 4 frenzy continues and a video of two slick Lenovo Windows 8 PCs.
Windows 8 on Lenovo's Yoga. Next at Microsoft Editor Steve Clayton files this video in the "too good not to share" category. Courtesy of ABC news – Joanna Stern's post has all the details on Lenovo's range of Windows 8 PCs including the IdeaPad Yoga and ThinkPad Twist. Check out these impressive devices for yourself in the video over on Next (courtesy of ABC news).
T-Mobile adds the Nokia Lumia 810 to its Windows Phone 8 lineup. A few weeks ago T-Mobile announced that it's bringing the Windows Phone 8X by HTC to its portfolio this fall. On Monday, it added the Nokia Lumia 810 to the mix. The Lumia 810 is an exclusive to T-Mobile. Inside you'll get similar specs as the Lumia 820 – 4.3" ClearBlack display and 8MP Carl Zeiss camera, etc. – but you'll also get a 1.2MP wide-angle, Skype HD-certified front-facing camera that's 720p video-capable, a long-lasting 1800mAh battery and optimizations to make it screaming fast on T-Mobile's 4G network. Catch more on this and other Windows Phone 8 devices from Ben Rudolph on the Windows Phone Blog.


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In case you haven't already heard, May is Celiac Awareness Month. This is a fairly new designation; but it's quickly gaining ground. I, for one, hope it continues to do so. The National Foundation for Celiac Awareness states that 3 million Americans are affected by celiac disease, yet 95% don't know they have it. That's nearly 3 million people that are suffering from symptoms ranging from digestive distress, emotional, neurological, and behavioral disorders, numbness and tingling in various parts of their bodies, headaches, malnourishment, and many other things, not knowing there's a way out. Did you know there are more than 300 symptoms of celiac disease? All of these could be alleviated by a gluten-free diet.
And that's just celiac disease. What about those with gluten intolerance? The numbers for those that cannot digest gluten are many times higher.
Many of us with undiagnosed celiac disease or gluten intolerance visit the doctor, complaining of symptoms. I did. It started in 2004-2005 – and I complained of a lot of digestive issues. (In hindsight, I had some of these issues for many, many years before then – they just worsened over time.) After multiple visits to my doctor, multiple visits to a gastroenterologist, I was told I had Irritable Bowel Syndrome. I was given several medications (none of which worked). After explaining to my doctor that I had an immediate family member with diagnosed celiac disease, he reluctantly gave me a blood test. All the while he told me I couldn't have this issue – I wasn't underweight. (Fact is, many people with celiac disease and/or gluten intolerance can be at any weight.) My blood test did come back negative. I kept eating gluten, and resigned to the fact that I'd have to deal with my issues for the rest of my life.
A few years passed. Over time, I wanted to be healthier. I didn't feel energetic anymore, and I had even been given ADD medications for a while, as it became harder and harder to focus at my job. I started to try to exercise daily. I transitioned to a healthy, nourishing diet. More whole grains (lots of whole wheat bread), more vegetables, less fast food. I did all the "right" things. And yet I continued to feel worse. I got sick more often, I couldn't handle stress, my hands and feet would swell, go partially numb and tingle, I couldn't focus, and my digestive issues continued to plague me. My vitamin B and D levels were low, even though I regularly took supplements and ate properly. Towards the end of my "gluten-eating time", I couldn't eat anything, it seemed, without severe heartburn and/or nausea. I'd given up my well-loved imported beer, my coffee, and regularly took Prilosec with little relief. Finally, after talking with other family members that already went gluten-free, I decided to eliminate gluten from my diet. I did a 90-day trial. Most of those symptoms disappeared before the 90 days was up. I felt better - better than I had in a long time. I did eat gluten at the end of the 90 days, to "double-check" that it was indeed causing me harm, and my reaction to it was severe enough that I knew I had to stay away from it for the rest of my life. I never received a formal medical diagnosis of celiac disease, but I know my body doesn't like gluten. That's enough for me.
Many times, throughout this process, I felt like I was going crazy. That it was "all in my head." That I had to deal with it, and that I was just getting older. (I went gluten-free at age 29. I certainly hope that's not old!) I've heard this story echoed over and over as I've become friends with others that have discovered they are intolerant to gluten or have celiac disease. Often times, it takes years until a diagnosis is reached. Or in my case, it's a matter of personal trial and error. (In my mind, that almost makes it tougher – many people don't feel "validated" without that diagnosis. We should take our health and our diet just as seriously as those with a diagnosis. After all, our bodies react "seriously" to gluten!)
This is what makes Celiac Awareness Month and the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness so important. Their mission is to further research and raise awareness for celiac disease and gluten intolerance. They work to improve the time it takes for someone to receive a proper diagnosis, and to help people improve the quality of their lives.
They offer valuable information for anyone curious about what celiac disease is, what the symptoms can include, and how to deal with a gluten-free diet. They offer educational opportunities and events. They are even highlighting gluten-free bloggers every day this month on their blog (I'm one of them highlighted today!) Their website is a wealth of information and an opportunity to gain a sense of community. (For those of us dealing with gluten intolerance or celiac disease, we need all the information and community we can get.) I hope to see more and more positive events in the future from the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness and others – awareness is the only way that the millions of undiagnosed people can begin to find relief.
For those of you that suffer from some of the symptoms of celiac disease or gluten intolerance - it's not all in your head. Visit your doctor. Get tested. Listen to your body. For me, that last part is still a work in progress, but I feel a million times better than I did two years ago. I promise you, if you find gluten is causing your problems, removing it from your diet might seem daunting at first, but you'll feel the benefits. Your body will thank you.
Want to read more stories about symptoms of celiac and gluten-intolerance? Check out this great post by Gluten-Free Girl. She shares her story, but there are many, many commenters on that post that share theirs as well.
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Thanks for sharing your story and promoting celiac and non-celiac gluten sensitivity awareness, Alta. The latter is the most important to me as the folks who fit in that category will continue eating gluten and getting worse as you demonstrated. NFCA is a great organization and does so much for those who are gluten free or need to be. I think the best part of their website, in fact, is their section of personal stories. Just like yours you've shared here, the stories will help people know if they have a gluten issue. Off to check out your feature!
I like the way you presented your post above. You are a blog mega guru!
Great post—this is really interesting to me, since I have some of my own issues and also because many of my clients could benefit from more information too.
For the last few weeks I've had terrible heartburn and have been wondering if it was to do with gluten!!!!! Oh, I'll have to watch it. Thanks for sharing
Thank you for this post! I've recently considered the possibility of having celiac due to the number of symptoms that have been present for years, but have worsened in the last year. I never thought it could be that until one symptom led me to a Google search last week which led me to celiac. Like you, I started exercising and eating better (whole foods/whole wheat, vegetables/fruits, etc) years ago but I still feel ill most of the time! I'm getting tested this week but if it comes back negative, I know I'm still going to give the gluten-free diet a shot. It was nice to come here and read your post at this point in my life.
Alta – Thank you for your well written and presented article on your decision to go glutenfree! It was almost as if you were describing me and my problems.
About 4 years ago I was more or less forced into glutenfree eating – I had terrible stomach problems – could hardly eat anything and finally when I was given a meal (fish covered in wheaten – not corn flour – batter) I was vomiting all night and that was a very strong incentive not to eat gluten again. My situation was compounded by my being lactose intolerant also. (I am sure that I was lactose intolerant from as early as I can remember – I never liked milk because it made me feel icky and most of the time, I vomited when made to drink it).
I had a blood test which showed that I was borderline celiac but my doctor said that blood tests are not conclusive especially if I had not eaten gluten for a couple months prior to the tests. Luckily he was sympathetic and advised me to avoid gluten and lactose, and seemed satisfied that my improvement of health and well being indeed proved this.
I have met with a lot of "poohoo-ing" of being gluten and lactose intolerance when going out to eat. It is not taken seriously at all. I usually smile politely and say that I would have almost immediate reaction to eating gluten products by vomiting – so they think twice about making sure I have no gluten in my meals. If I said I was celiac (that would be considered validated by a doctor so therefore not a fad of mine) but I prefer to speak the truth.
I found your site by accident and was thrilled to find it and all "the whole gang". How marvellous. I will have soo very many options and recipes to try out.
Thank you for sharing and all your hard work to help everyone else to enjoy eating gluten/dairy free (etc) foods.
Cheers from Australia, Peggy
Peggy – thank you so much for sharing your story. It sounds like you've made the right decision – to go gluten-free. I say "poopoo" to those "poohoo-ers"! I've had the full gamut of reactions from strangers and friends alike, so I understand. But we have to take care of our bodies, right? Thanks again for stopping by.


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Melissa, the young woman who cuts my hair, is wise beyond her years. She's 26 years old and got into town 7 or 8 months ago. Within a week of getting here, she had three job offers from different salons and was promoted to assistant manager in the one she selected about three months after she started.
Once a month we have an hour long conversation about music, favorite vacation spots, working out and business while she cuts my hair.
Yesterday, I asked Melissa how, as a manager, she deals with the drama that can come up when you lead a team. She said that there really isn't much drama in her shop because everyone follows the rule.
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The rule is that when you walk in the door, you leave whatever's going on that looks like drama out on the sidewalk. You're welcome to pick it back up again on your way out, but it can't come inside with you.
"The people who are successful in this industry, Melissa told me, are the ones who are motivated by making other people feel good about themselves. The prima donnas and the drama creators usually aren't very successful."
The more I thought about what Melissa said, the more I realized how useful her rule can be in the practice of mindful leadership. If you're focused on what's best for the person in front of you, it doesn't leave a lot of room for non-productive drama.
There's a simple way to turn what Melissa said into a mindful leadership practice for you and your team. When you feel the stuff that should have been left outside starting to sneak in, use that as a cue to focus instead on creating a good experience for someone else.
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I'm sure this has been reported several places, but those of us who are interested in watching Oswaldo Arcia this spring are going to have to wait a bit. He's out "indefinitely" with a pulled intercostal muscle in his left side.
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1:30pm Wednesday 14th November 2012 in News
THE suspension of births at the Cotswold Maternity Unit at Chipping Norton's War Memorial Hospital will be discussed by the county's health watchdog tomorrow.
The Oxfordshire joint health overview and scrutiny committee will hear from Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust director of planning and information Andrew Stevens and head of midwifery Jane Hervé at a meeting at County Hall, in New Road, Oxford.
The trust has halted births for three months to review concerns about "working practices" and transfers from the midwife-led unit to hospitals.
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McCain's Organization Gap Persists
by Jonathan Singer, Tue Jul 15, 2008 at 03:17:13 AM EDT
There has been a good deal of talk about the enthusiasm gap facing John McCain, which potentially makes it significantly more difficult for him to be able to keep the White House in Republican hands this fall. But as important, or even perhaps more important, is the substantial organizing gap his campaign faces.
I have noted that the Obama campaign is on track to have something like ten times as many organizers in Missouri as the McCain campaign -- a number that underscores why this year the state looks more purple than red. The numbers around the country don't look too different. Here's the The Indianapolis Star:
The election is four months away, but for now the score in Indiana is Barack Obama, 6; John McCain, 0.
Zero campaign offices, that is.
Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, has opened five campaign offices -- in Evansville, Fishers, Fort Wayne, Muncie and South Bend -- and will open a sixth in Bloomington on Monday.
Jonathan Swain, a spokesman for Obama's campaign in Indiana, said plans are to have 25 to 30 campaign offices in the state.
It's part of a push by Obama to become the first Democratic presidential candidate to win Indiana's electoral votes since Lyndon Johnson did so in 1964.
Here's Marc Ambinder:
A Michigan source sends along a memo from the Obama campaign's Michigan state director, Amy Chapman -- an "update," she calls it, on what the campaign is doing. And what they are doing is bringing jobs to Michigan:
To date, the campaign has hired more than 90 paid staffers and plans to hire another 80 by the national convention. There will be five full-time "constituency voter coordinators" who work with coalitions and affinity groups, like women, gays and veterans. All in all, the campaign plans to pay more than 200 people in Michigan. That's about twice as many staffers as the Kerry-Edwards effort did in 2004.
And here's what's happening in Florida from The Orlando Sentinel:
John McCain's Florida problems may be growing: Democratic voters have out-registered Republicans by a nearly 7-to-1 margin since January.
State totals show Democrats gained a net of 106,508 voters from January through May, compared with 16,686 for the GOP -- a shift that could muddle any McCain campaign math that banks on a Florida win to gain the White House.
New Democratic registration outnumbered Republicans in six Central Florida counties -- even heavily Republican Seminole County.
There's a reason why polling out of a state like South Dakota, which the Republicans tend to win by about 20 points in presidential elections, shows Obama within 4 points. There's a reason why the polling in Indiana, a state that the Democrats haven't carried in more than 40 years, shows Obama tied or leading. Organization matters. Having boots on the ground moves numbers. And for as effective as television ads are, as well as a national media strategy, having actual people actually meet voters makes a difference.


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This course provides a comprehensive look at the processes that interact together to form various types of weather and weather-related phenomena. The major processes that are explored include the composition of the atmosphere, atmospheric pressure and pressure gradients, atmospheric warming and cooling, atmospheric moisture and cloud formation, air movement and frontal boundaries along with a description of severe weather events such as hurricanes and tornadoes. This course also examines the link between weather and climate and how we can utilize past climate change along with current weather patterns to make predictions for future climate change.


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The Maloof family has agreed to sell the Sacramento Kings to a Seattle group led by investor Chris Hansen, the NBA confirmed in a statement Monday morning. The deal is still pending a vote by the NBA Board of Governors.
Hansen's group will buy 65% of the franchise for $525 million and will probably move the team to Seattle and restore the SuperSonics name.


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When Wolf Camera closed its doors in Vernon Hills late last year, some of the company's long-time employees wanted to stay in the photography business.
"We've all been with Wolf a long time," said Miranda Jansen. She and her colleagues Nick Gillenwater and Mike Magee "realized that you can get your photos printed everywhere.
"So we focused on photo archiving and editing," said Jansen.
Click Incorporated opened its doors at 1424 S. Milwaukee Ave. in Libertyville's Red Top Plaza in January. The business offers a number of services, including archiving, restoration and projects, like greeting cards and calendars.
"We're all passionate about photography," said Jansen, who owns the business. "We're the imaging and education that Wolf had."
Do you have boxes or albums full of photo prints—and maybe even some negatives—that you'd like to preserve? A big part of Click Incorporated's business is photo archiving. Jansen said she and her team can scan the photos, make edits in Photoshop and then archive the photos on DVD or even on a flash drive, if the customer prefers. This can even be done with old, antique photos, Jansen said.
"We can help archive all of that," said Jansen. She added that if customers have rolls of undeveloped 35mm or 120mm film, Click Incorporated can have those rolls of film developed off-site and can then scan and archive those photos.
Click Incorporated also performs photo printing and enlarging. Traditional print sizes range from wallets to 8x10 photos. For enlargements, the sizes range from 10x13 to 24x36, Jansen said.
Photo services at Click Incorporated aren't limited to photos taken with traditional cameras, however. The younger generation, Jansen pointed out, tends to take photos with their phones or apps.
"We can print your Instagram photos," said Jansen.
She added that photos are printed on archival paper with high-quality ink.
"It's an archival process that can last up to 100 years," she said.
Customers who want to learn more about their cameras or learn how to take better photos will soon be able to attend workshops at Click Incorporated. Jansen said the business will hold seminars to teach people about photography.
Though the business won't offer cameras, there are locally-made boutique accessories available, including Rhyah Papaya wrist and camera straps, and miki*knits camera and smartphone protectors. There are also some frames and photo albums, Jansen said.
Photographers and artists can also display their photos, paintings and drawings in Click Incorporated's Gallery.
For more information about the business, contacted the store at (224) 206-7278 or visit the Click Incorporated Facebook page. The store is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The store is closed on Sundays.
Passion for Photography Drives 'Click Incorporated'
The new Libertyville business offers photo archiving, restoration and printing.
When Wolf Camera closed its doors in Vernon Hills late last year, some of the company's long-time employees wanted to stay in the photography business.


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Asher Moses PC makers have a new weapon in their battle to stop tablets stealing laptop market share and prove Apple doesn't have a monopoly on design: Ultrabooks.
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Laptop goes green
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Brian Caulfield, Forbes.com The latest laptop alternatives promise the ability to keep their computer light.
Sony BDP-S500 Blu-ray
Mike Wilcox The debris has been cleared from the battlefield and Sony's Blu-ray format has been victorious.
Gadgets that really know you
Andy Greenberg, Forbes.com Vein-pattern recognition could make the fingerprint a thing of the past.
Acer's first mobile headed our way
Computer giant Acer launches series of advanced mobile phones for the Asia-Pacific region.
Thinner, lighter, cooler
David Flynn Notebooks are driven by consumers, not business, meaning style will rule in 2009.
TV prices to soar after Christmas deals
Asher Moses Manufacturers flag price increases of up to 30 per cent early in the new year as the slumping exchange rate and years of price wars ravage margins.
Chasing cool hunters
Asher Moses Multi-coloured laptops are the first step in Dell's customisation plans.
Hi definition war heats up
Reuters HD-DVD is expected to close the gap on its rival format Blu-ray.
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Profile of the newest Minnesota Twin: C Kurt Suzuki
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It has been reported that the Minnesota Twins have Signed 30 year old C Kurt Suzuki to an 1 year $2.75 million contract plus incentives. He will provide catching depth, allowing the Twins to pace the use of Josmil Pinto and Chris Herrmann at the catcher position in a way that it is most appropriate for them. He would also act as insurance, in case one or both of the rookies need additional work at AAA. The Twins would need to create a spot on the 40-man roster for Suzuki, which likely means that 28 year old Eric Fryer, who was slated for this role now filled by Suzuki, will be taken off the 40-man roster and designated for assignement.
The 5'11", 200 lbs, Suzuki, who is from Hawaii, was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the 2004 MLB June Amateur Draft from California State University Fullerton. He flew threw the Athletics system at a pace of a level a year starting as a 20 year old in short season A Vancouver and ended up starting 2007 in AAA Sacramento. Baseball America had him ranked as the 89th best prospect in Baseball before that season. Mid-season 2007 he made his debut with the Athletics where he stayed until the 2012 trading deadline when he was traded to the Washington Nationals. He returned to the Athletics, traded back by the Nationals this trading deadline, to support thens in their post-season run in 2013.
His career slash line is .253/.309/.375 (.685 OPS, 86 OPS+). The right hand hitter seem to be consistently declining with the bat since his age 25, 2010 season when he hit .274/.313/.421 (.734 OPS, 93 OPS+) . Last season between the Nationals and the Athletics he hit .232/.290/.337 (.627 OPS, 73 OPS+) in 94 games (316 PAs), which is what the Twins should probably be expecting from him (in fewer PAs) in 2014 and his $2.75 million one year contract reflects this. He is a right hand hitter but hits both lefties and righties equally.
Suzuki does not walk a lot, but he does not strike out a lot either (about 8% BB rate and 10% K rate). He makes contact, but does not have much power. He is a good bunter and can move runners on; also suited for hit and run plays. Suzuki's defense behind the plate, his ability to block balls in the dirt, to make hard plays and to stall runners has been praised. So has his clubhouse presence. So has his game calling by managers and his pitchers. He has been extremely healthy spending only 24 days in the 15-day DL in his career for an intercostal muscle strain in 2010. Even if he might not be able to contribute with the bat as a starter, he would be an invaluable mentor for both Pinto and Herrmann. All in all a great addition for the Twins.


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The Morgan sisters graduated from SUNY Potsdam in 2007, Cara with a degree in psychology.
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Original recipe yields 2 - 9 inch pies
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C.) Place ice cream near the warm oven to soften.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs. Stir in the pumpkin puree, sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. Mix in soft ice cream until smooth. Pour filling into two 9 inch pie shells.
- Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and bake an additional 30 to 40 minutes, or until filling is set.
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FABULOUS!!! Made this for Thanksgiving yesterday, specifically for my mother-in-law, who claims to be pumpkin pie connoisseur. She said it was EXCELLENT, and that it looked like a professional bakery pie! GOOD INFO TO KNOW: Most important - MELT THE ICE CREAM IN THE MICROWAVE UNTIL IT'S *WARM*! This prevents separating. I didn't use room temp eggs (forgot). Don't add flour to thicken - it's really not needed. It will look very runny, but have faith :o) I cut the sugar to 1/2 cup. I didn't add vanilla, but will do so in the future. I used pumpkin pie spice instead of using separate spices, but still used cinnamon separately as well - and added a bit extra. The recipe WILL fill two 9" reg. depth pie crusts - do NOT fill to very top and they'll be fine. Filling will take a total of *1 full hour* AFTER the initial 15 minutes. BE SURE TO COVER YOUR CRUSTS WITH FOIL!!! I forgot, and they almost burned in the first 15 min. phase. Filling will "poof up" almost 2 inches above crust during baking and settle back down during cooling. Do not "STIR" pie!!! Not needed - have faith! :o) I will definitely make this a Thanksgiving favorite!
Very good, different, and easy to make. One suggestion: Make sure the eggs and the ice cream are at the room temperature. I even melt the ice cream in the microwave (just until it was a bit warm, not bubbling hot. I think this may help preventing the pie from seperating into layers. Oh, and serve a slice with the leftover vanilla ice cream. They go really good together!
This recipe is AWESOME. It's been a HUGE hit at event I brought it to. One pointer: Without fail everytime I've made this pie it has seperated while baking. A trick that I found works for me is after it has finished baking (about 35 mins) take it out of the oven and stir the pie in the crust. Be carful not to brake the crust on the bottom and sides. then cover only the exposed crust with foil (So it doesn't burn) then put it back in the oven for another 20 mins. It's great with home made whip cream YUM!
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Amount Per Serving (16 total)
- Calories
- 223 cal
- 11%
- Fat
- 11.2 g
- 17%
- Carbs
- 27.9 g
- 9%
- Protein
- 3.7 g
- 7%
- Cholesterol
- 51 mg
- 17%
- Sodium
- 287 mg
- 11%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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