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Peanut butter is fairly nutritious food consumed by 90% of American households. It has reached the status of a superfood  h igh in healthy  fats  and  protein .  All natural peanut butter is a low carb food. It is high in healthy fats, has moderates amount of protein and has a relatively high amount of fiber. Also, peanut butter  is a rich source of niacin, folate, Vitamin E , a potent  antioxidant  that protects nervous membranes,  along with a host of other essential nutrients and minerals. It's also high in fiber.  Peanut butter is a good source of magnesium, which is an essential nutrient for people with  diabetes . Continuous periods of high blood sugar may reduce magnesium levels in the body. Thiamine is also present which helps the brain and nervous system convert glucose to energy. For full nutritional details see  here . Unsaturated fats, which make up the majority of the fat content in peanut b...

  With no fault of the driver a car spins out of control, hits the divider or curb, drags along the ground or in the air before landing with a thud, trapping the driver and occupants, damaging the material in its path and last but not least, leaving a few dead.  Here is a video of such an accident that happened some time back in Russia, One of the reasons for such a gruesome fatal car accidents is car tire burst, which occurs when the car tire pressure is low or very high. Many times drivers are not aware of this or a flat tire until it is too late. Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS): The target of a TPMS is avoiding traffic accidents  through early recognition of a hazardous state of the tires  and increased tire wear due to under-inflated tires.   TPMS report real-time tire-pressure information to the driver of the vehicle, either via a gauge, a pictogram display, or a simple low-pressure warning light. TPMS are provided b...

What India could learn from Ethiopia about food security Chokchai Suksatavonraphan/Shutterstock Ivica Petrikova , Royal Holloway Despite India’s fast economic growth and poverty reduction over the past few decades, food insecurity remains very high . This puzzle has been named the “South Asian enigma” . Some indicators of food insecurity, especially child undernourishment rates, are now worse in India than in Ethiopia. This is despite the fact that Ethiopia has only a quarter of India’s per capita income and has suffered many famines in the 20th century. A comparison of how the governments of these two countries manage food insecurity suggests that the key to resolving the South Asian enigma lies in the nourishment and sanitation of children in their first 1,000 days of life – from conception to their second birthday. Support for pregnant women The malnutrition of Indian children often starts in the womb. Just over half of adu...

For the London fireworks,  The Greater London Authority (GLA) had allocated £2.3 million.A  further £950,000 was raked in  from ticket sales and concession income. The total cost of the New Year's Eve fireworks was around £3,250,000 . Sydney's record-breaking $5.8 million fireworks display to welcome 2019, featured  a captivating 12-minute display of firework effects, a brighter bridge display and 500kg more explosives than the previous year.A n estimated one million people watched the event around the harbour. Melbourne’s New Year’s Eve fireworks was spread over 7.5km radius, From the ground to the tops of 22 buildings and spread over a 7km radius, 14 tonnes of fireworks worth $234,000 were set off to welcome 2019. Hong Kong welcomes 2019,  with 340,000 revellers lining Victoria Harbour for HK$14 million fireworks and light show. Hope enjoyed the fireworks display.

For centuries North and South Korea were unified and ruled by generations of dynastic kingdoms. After the Russia-Japanese War, Japan occupied Korea in 1905 and formally annexed it five years later. Korea remained under Japanese colonial rule for 35 years until the end of World War II , during which the Soviet Union and the United States emerged as the two superpowers. The Korean Peninsula became an unexpected casualty of the escalating  Cold War  between the two rival superpowers, and was divided as North and South Korea, and has remained divided ever since for more than 70 years. In August 1945, the two new super powers divided control over the Korean Peninsula. Over the next three years (1945-48), the Soviet Army and its proxies set up a communist regime in the area north of latitude 38˚ N, or the 38th parallel. South of that line, a military government was formed, supported directly by the United States. After that what happened in the intervening years and ho...

Video games have both positive and negative effect on gamers, kids and adults alike. But, the negative effects receive far more media attention than the positive ones. So, the chances are, mothers are aware of the negative ones only. As parents, we focus more attention on the potential dangers than on the potential benefits of electronic video games, but these games are a normal part of modern childhood. If you know what to look for, video games can be a powerful tool to help children develop certain life skills. Mothers who know both, the positive and negatives effects of video games, will encourage their children to play games which are educational, skill development and more. While video games can teach certain skills or be educational, many children spend too many hours with a controller in their hand. Video games in controlled measure will be beneficial, will make your kids smarter, more agile, sharp, score better in exams. This is true for adults too, and the problems ad...

Play games with your kids this summer to boost their brains Many board games strengthen the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex of the brains of players. This results in improved cognitive functions such as IQ, memory, information retention and problem-solving. (Shutterstock) Neha Shivhare , Simon Fraser University and David Kaufman , Simon Fraser University Research shows that playing games can enhance our personal, social and emotional well-being, as well as our mental acuity. A study conducted at Harvard Medical School in 2017 points out that loneliness can be more detrimental to health than smoking . Happiness, on the other hand, is strongly correlated with close relationships with family members and friends. Playing both board games and video games with family members provide opportunities to get together and develop these relationships. They stimulate players physically, mentally and emotionally. Games have also been found to ...

What can the kingdom of Bhutan teach us Bertrand Venard , Audencia Fighting corruption is supremely difficult, as it is proved by the recent expulsion of UN anti-corruption mission in Guatemala , the jail sentence of a former Korean President or the murder of an African journalist investigating corruption . Considering the huge cost of corruption , many experts and observers would recommend looking at public policy or business practices in place in countries such as Denmark or Finland, known for being transparent and accountable societies. Yet countries such as Bhutan, in the heart of the Himalayas, can provide original approaches in dealing with anti-corruption policies. On the path of the Thunder Dragon Known as the Thunder Dragon Kingdom, Bhutan has embarked on the path of democracy in recent years , bringing on a series of social-economic changes while opening up to the world. Yet, it ranks among the poorest countries in the world with 12% of its population below nati...

Why it's easier for India to get to Mars than to tackle its toilet challenge Public toilets in the city of Varanasi in India. Jorge Royan , CC BY-SA Shyama V. Ramani , United Nations University In 2013, India became the fourth country in the world (after Russia, the United States and the European Union) and the only emerging nation to launch a Mars probe into space. But it remains part of the group of 45 developing countries with less than 50% sanitation coverage , with many citizens practising open defecation, either due to lack of access to a toilet or because of personal preference. According to the Indian census of 2011 , only 46.9% of the 246.6 million households in India had their own toilet facilities, while 3.2% had access to public toilets. In this context, the remaining 49.8% households had no option but to defecate in the open. As a point of comparison, in 2011 53.2% of households had a mobile phone . In rural areas, whe...