Gluten is a series of proteins found in the cereal grains wheat, barley, rye and their related grains. Consuming gluten inflames and damages the intestines of those with celiac disease. Gluten sensitivity is a reaction to gluten that is less severe than celiac disease but produces a variety of symptoms.
A healthy gluten free diet is more than replacing gluten containing processed foods for their gluten free counterparts.
Start with healthy basics
Many foods are naturally gluten free and nutritious, including fruits, vegetables, plain meats, poultry, fish, milk, plain yogurt, cheese, dried beans, peas, legumes, nuts and seeds.
Gluten-free grain alternatives include rice, corn, quinoa, and millet. Fill your cart with these healthy staples.
Specialty products
Gluten-free specialty products (pasta, breads, and baked goods) are now available in most grocery stores. They add variety to your diet but are not always the most nutritious choice.
Gluten-free baked goods are often higher in fat and sugar. Gluten-free flours and grain products are often refined and not required to be enriched like their gluten containing counterparts. These differences lead to a decrease in important nutrients like fiber, iron, folic acid and other B vitamins.
Label Reading
A gluten-free diet requires you to be diligent in reading food labels. Keep the following in mind:
Read the labels of products each time you purchase them, as ingredients can change at any time.
The claim "gluten-free" is not standardized and products with this claim can be vulnerable to cross-contamination and trace amounts of gluten.
"If in doubt, go without" and call the manufacturer to verify the gluten-free status. Ask about their production facilities and testing protocol to ensure the product contains less than 20 parts per million (ppm) of gluten.
Shopping mall fire in Doha, Qatar, kills 19 - CNN
(CNN) -- Qatar's government says it's investigating complaints that sprinklers and alarms weren't working during a fire at an upscale Doha shopping mall that killed 19 people, most of them children in a nursery.
The fatalities at the Villaggio shopping mall included seven girls, six boys, four teachers, and two other adults, the Persian Gulf monarchy's interior ministry said Monday. Rescuers were unable to reach the nursery from the inside and had to break into it from the rooftop, Health Minister Abdullah bin Khalid Al Qahtani told the state news agency QNA.
The government has set up a committee to investigate "the causes and circumstances" of the blaze, QNA announced Monday night. The agency quoted Brig. Gen. Othman al-Duhaimi, the operations chief for Qatar's civil defense agency, as saying alarms went off in some shops, and that some of the pipes that carried water for the sprinklers may have been leaking -- and that those issues would be addressed in the investigation.
Christine Wigton, an American living in Doha, told CNN she heard "a buzzer, not very loud" as she walked into the mall, but heard no loud alarms as smoke built up inside. Elementary school-age children were eating at some of the restaurants and no one was trying to escape, she said.
"When I got a little bit closer, I realized the smoke was just increasing and people were still shopping. And the smoke kept getting heavier and heavier," Wigton said. She said she left when the smoke became "too much."
"There were no sprinklers, and there was nothing that would tell somebody that something was wrong," she said.
Built in 2006, the mall advertises itself as "the newest and the largest entertainment center in Doha." The Venice-themed complex features gondola rides down an indoor canal, an artificial sky, a 13-screen movie theater, a theme park, skating rink and a bowling alley.
Qatar's interior minister, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al Thani, said the civil defense office reviews safety standards for commercial buildings before they grant a license.
"The investigation will clarify all the circumstances of the incident and find out the shortcomings and question those who are responsible in order to tackle the matter in the future," he said in remarks carried by QNA.
Along with the children and teachers, two would-be rescuers died in the blaze, Interior Minister Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani said in a statement posted on the ministry's Facebook page. Another 17 people were injured, including four children, but most of them were firefighters, he said.
Several of the dead were from Qatar's expatriate community. Four were Spanish nationals, a spokeswoman for Spain's Foreign Ministry said Monday.
And New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said Tuesday that it was "likely" that three of the dead were triplets, estimated at between two and three years of age, from "a New Zealand family."
Key said a consular official based in the Saudi capital Riyadh would soon go to Qatar "to support the family," while the children's grandparents were also heading there as well.
"Obviously, there are some very serious questions that will need to be answered," said Key, who did not identify the children or their parents. "But at the moment, we're really just trying to wrap around all the support we can for a family that will be grieving."
Al Thani said everyone was believed to have been accounted for late Monday.
CNN's Al Goodman contributed to this report.
Nairobi blast at shopping complex injures dozens - MyFox Dallas
Source: AFP
NAIROBI, Kenya -- A blast ripped through shops in central Nairobi Monday, injuring dozens in what the prime minister called a "terrorist" attack despite initial police reports that it was an accident.Speaking at the charred and wrecked small shopping complex in Nairobi's commercial heart, Raila Odinga contradicted the country's police chief, who had earlier said the explosion was caused by an electrical fault.
"This is terrorism ... this is a heinous act, we are under threat but we will not be cowed," Odinga said.
"The lives and property of Kenyans are precious and must be protected, we condemn the terrorists and tell them that their days are numbered."
At least 28 people were wounded, and four of them were in critical condition, the Kenya Red Cross said.
Kenya has been hit by a wave of grenade attacks the police have repeatedly blamed on Somalia's al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab insurgents or its supporters.
Last month the hardline al Shabaab warned Kenya of revenge attacks for sending tanks and troops into Somalia in October.
The blast ripped the tin roof off a complex of small stores on Nairobi's Moi Avenue and windows were smashed across the street.
Minutes after the early afternoon blast, the pro-al Shabaab Twitter site Al-Kataib reported a "huge explosion in Nairobi" although it did not specifically claim any responsibility.
Wounded individuals were carried from the site of the explosion, many with cuts from broken glass or flying debris.
"I can't explain what I saw, it was just terrible, I saw a woman who was burning and people were trying to get her to hospital, she was bleeding profusely from the head and her lower part of the body," said witness George Mwangi.
Police Commissioner Mathew Iteere had earlier said the explosion was not a grenade or bomb attack, and that "preliminary conclusions" suggested it was an electrical fault.
However state electricity company Kenya Power later said its investigators had found all fuses were intact.
"It is therefore not possible that the explosion was caused by an electricity fault," the company said in a statement.
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Shopping: Get crafty for your Diamond Jubilee street party - birminghammail.net
It's nearly here! With just a week left to prepare for the party to end all parties, consumer editor Emma McKinney explores the 'make do and mend' ways to get streets ahead.
WITH the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee fast approaching, families across the Midlands are gearing up to stage street parties to celebrate.
And no street party would be complete without traditional bunting, say crafts experts, who hope the Jubilee could provide the perfect excuse to encourage consumers to tap in to their creative sides.
A revival of war-time’s ‘make do and mend’ mentality hit Britain less than a decade ago, when there was a surge in the popularity of knitting.
Then the Women’s Institute got an edgy makeover, with the help of London’s cool Shoreditch Sisters, and suddenly the UK was gripped by a new generation of people excited about making jam.
Hen parties became ‘make your own fascinator’ workshops and there was the emergence of sewing cafes and even craft nights in pubs.
Then along came the recession, which saw many cash-strapped people making their own clothes, sparking a staggering rise in the British sales of sewing machines - up 500 per cent in the past year alone.
The haberdashery department at John Lewis in Solihull’s Touchwood shopping centre has been feeling the benefit of the surge in crafting.
“We even sell sewing machines for young children now,” says partner Shenaz Jodiyawallah. “I think sewing is a skill that was dying out, but now people want to go back to basics and learn how to make things for themselves.
“I think people have realised that potentially the next generation would have no idea how to sew on a button if they didn’t do anything about it.
“We are finding people of all ages coming to us now wanting to learn how to sew, knit or crochet.”
Shenaz says you don’t have to be an expert to produce your own craft work.
“I think people would be shocked to discover how easy it is to make bunting,” she says. “You can be a complete novice and produce something beautiful, it can be as simple or as complex as you want it to be.
“You don’t even have to sew anything, you can simply cut out triangles and use fabric glue to put ribbon across the top to form the bunting.”
The haberdashery team are urging customers to visit the store to pick up top tips on how to make bunting, or any other hand-made craft – including dressmaking; clothes alterations or curtain design.
John Lewis is not alone – shops, businesses and organisations across the region are holding workshops and events to help people add their own creative touch to both the Jubilee and the London 2012 Olympics.
Youngsters could learn new skills at Edgbaston’s Midlands Arts Centre, which is offering a Brilliant Bunting workshop for children aged six to 12 on June 3 from 1pm until 3pm.
Meanwhile, the Pavilions shopping mall, in Birmingham city centre’s High Street, is staging knitting workshops for beginners to mark the Olympics.
All work produced at the workshops will be used to create what has been dubbed as a “knit graffiti” installation, which will cover six pillars outside Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery from July to September.
The project, called K2TOG - Knit 2 Together, is aimed at welcoming the Jamaican and American Olympic teams, which are basing their training camps in Birmingham.
The brainchild of textile artist Sara Fowles, of Kings Heath craft group Stitches and Hos, it will see novice knitters using 1,300 balls of wool to create the installation, which has won the Inspire Mark from the London 2012 Inspire programme.
“We found out that the Jamaican and American teams were going to be using Birmingham as their base before the Olympics and I thought it would be really great to have a welcome for them,” says Sara. “The project will be knitted using six colours: red, blue, white, yellow, green and black, which come from the American and Jamaican national flags, and they are the same colours used in the Olympics rings logo.”
Partners Encourage Entanet To Continue Pursuing Progressive Channel Strategy - TMCnet
Partners Encourage Entanet To Continue Pursuing Progressive Channel Strategy
May 28, 2012 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Key partners of leading wholesale communications provider, Entanet, have given their backing to the companys progressive and open channel strategy, and encouraged it to continue driving closer engagement and involvement between service providers and resellers as new technologies start to change the ground rules for the whole channel.At its recent Partner event, held over two days at the prestigious country location, Fawsley Hall in Northamptonshire, the company invited its resellers to participate in a thought provoking two day round table and hospitality event. The event gave them the opportunity to share their views on the impact of emerging trends such as cloud computing and the shift from capex to opex-oriented purchasing amongst customers, while Entanet shared its own strategic direction.
The feedback received from the event was extremely positive, with reseller partners encouraging Entanet to continue following its present course. Elsa Chen, General Manager of the company, stated: Entanet has a clear focus on helping its wholesale and reseller partners to deliver the consistent, reliable connectivity needed to support the growing number of services that are now being delivered across IP-based wide-area networks. As well as data and voice, were seeing significant increases in video and applications traffic as more organisations start to make use of cloud-based services.
We wanted to find out how our partners really feel about the opportunities and challenges they face in todays markets and give them a chance to share and hear from their peers how they see roles and relationships within the channel changing in the future. Having listened to and discussed their views in real depth, were absolutely confident that we are on the right track.
The recent strategic partnership between Entanet and cloud services provider, Outsourcery, provides a clear illustration of the companys direction, Chen added. The dynamics of the market are changing and its more important than ever for channel partners with different skills and capabilities to work together. As a leading communications provider, we see our role as one of providing a foundation, not only for the delivery of new services, but also for the virtualised and hybrid IT infrastructures that are now evolving within organisations. The channel will be delivering and supporting those solutions our connectivity will provide the solid platform they need in order to do that with total confidence.
Adam Cathcart, Head of Mobile and Partner Management at Outsourcery, which was one of the partners at the meeting, said: Entanet deserves credit for creating the environment to share thoughts and ideas. The sands are shifting constantly in the ICT market and all channel players need to keep their fingers on the pulse and constantly review their position and direction. The discussions at the Entanet Partner event helped us and everyone there to do that they were really useful and constructive and have helped to forge even closer and potentially more productive partnerships for the future.
At the two-day event at the medieval house, partners took hold of opportunities to discuss business within groups and individually, as well as enjoy an evening of entertainment and a day of traditional country pursuits including clay shooting, archery and ferret racing, as well as more modern outdoor team activities, such as laser tagging (AKA painless paint-balling).
To view photographs from the event visit http://stellasix.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=dbfa681510d9d5e6e8aa5b6ae&id=2d4e816f6c&e=f10ccc00c7. Alternatively to find out more about Entanet and how to become an Entanet partner visit www.enta.net or call 0333 101 0000.
About Entanet Entanet is a leading wholesale voice and data communications provider and operates via a network of wholesale and resale channel partners. Entanet was founded in 1996 by Taiwanese Comms Business channel entrepreneur of the year winner Jason Tsai as part of Entagroup, a leading IT distribution and IP communications group also comprising Enta Technologies and Entamedia. The company employs over 80 staff across a variety of teams, from sales and marketing, programming, systems and network engineers, technical support and customer service operatives through to accounts and personnel. The company is located within a strikingly impressive and authentic Chinese pagoda in Telford, Shropshire, reflecting the companys Taiwanese heritage.
As a wholesale provider Entanet offers an extensive portfolio of services including wholesale and packaged broadband, leased lines and Ethernet, IP VPNs, hosting and colocation, VoIP and traditional telecoms. It is also a member of ISPA.
The company operates its own fully resilient national next generation network from Glasgow to London, with further connectivity into Amsterdam and Frankfurt and covers all of the key aggregation points that form BTs 21st century network (21CN), providing up to 10Gbps capacity. Entanet maintains over 900 peering relationships throughout Europe and manages three state of the art data centres at its Telford HQ.
Entanets high quality services and channel commitment have been regularly acknowledged with nominations in several leading awards programmes including the ISPAs, ITSPAs, CRN Channel Awards, PCR Awards, Comms Business Awards and Comms National Awards. Most recently, Entanets founder Jason Tsai was chosen as Channel Entrepreneur of the Year in the 2010 Comms Business Awards while the company was awarded the title of Best Internet Telephony in the 2011 ISPA awards. Entanets substantial levels of organic growth have also been regularly recognised by the Sunday Times Tech Track 100, Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA, TechMedia Invest Top 100 and Real Business Hot 100.
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Darren Farnden, Head of Marketing Entanet International Ltd Tel: 0333 101 0000 Email: marketing@enta.net
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US wholesale prices fell 0.2 percent in April - Yahoo Finance
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. wholesale prices fell in April, reflecting a big decline in gas and energy costs. But outside that drop, inflation was tame.
The Labor Department says the producer price index, which measures price changes before they reach the consumer, dropped 0.2 percent in April. It was the first decline since December and the biggest drop since October.
Excluding volatile food and energy costs, the so-called core index rose 0.2 percent.
For the 12 months that ended in April, wholesale prices have risen just 1.9 percent, the smallest 12-month change since October 2009.
Modest wholesale inflation reduces pressure on manufacturers and retailers to raise prices. That helps keep consumer prices stable.
Gas prices spiked earlier this year. But they have dropped 5 percent since peaking last month.
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