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Canada, a superpower? Here’s how the
country might one day fit the bill
BY THOMAS KLASSEN, York temperate and suitable for ag- mained civil, with all stakehold- greater personal freedoms, such a transition would be pref-
University, Canada riculture and other activities, a ers willing to listen to each other. Canada’s multicultural policies erable to other scenarios, such as
The Conversation trend expected to continue in Providing inspiration are a beacon of hope in a world China or Russia assuming more
the decades to come. Superpowers are not only often scarred by religious, eth- dominant roles in global affairs.
Economic powerhouse countries that dominate in var- nic and tribal battles. A shift in global power relations
For the foreseeable future, the In some ways Canada is al- ious spheres, but also countries Where will Canada be in would occur at a leisurely pace
United States will probably re- ready a superpower. Its econom- that command the aspiration 2223? and with minimal disruption.
main the world’s most powerful ic output is the eighth largest in of — and provide inspiration for Much like when the U.S. In 1776, with a population of
nation. Yet, like any champion, it the world. The seven countries — people around the globe. For steadily assumed the role of un- 2.5 million, few imagined that
must watch for challengers and with larger economies have big- two centuries, the U.S. has made challenged superpower from within two centuries, the U.S.
head them off. At present, Chi- ger populations than Canada. its national dream one that oth- Great Britain during the first half would become the dominant
na’s rise on the global stage trou- Even with a short growing sea- ers around the world sought to of the 20th century, it might be superpower. It’s not inconceiv-
bles Washington. A few decades son and relatively small area de- attain. American-style democ- that Canada gradually becomes able that Canada could perform
ago, it was the Soviet Union. voted to agriculture, Canada is racy was the gold standard. a great power this century — per- the same feat by 2223. ■
But will future contenders the fifth largest exporter of agri- This is now less and less the haps first as a partner to the Unit-
for superpower status be much food and seafood products. case. The “city on a hill” acting ed States, but then increasingly This article is republished
closer — specifically, north of But economic strength is only as a beacon of hope for others supplanting its neighbour. from The Conversation under a
the U.S. border? The British one measure of a global power. has morphed in recent decades For many around the world, Creative Commons license.
Empire ended in the mid-20th Another is having the resources into a selfish “America-first”
century when it was outma- that others need. In that regard, environment.
noeuvred not by one of its long- Canada is extraordinarily rich American citizens have
time rivals, France or Germany, in natural resources, including grown disillusioned by their po-
but rather by its ally, the U.S. clean water. Regardless of fu- larized politics, while outsiders
Could Canada do the same? ture economic, environmental question the excesses that drive
Canada’s population is just a and technological trends, the U.S. capitalism. Donald Trump’s
fraction of its southern neigh- country will be an energy and years in the White House have
bour’s, but Prime Minister natural resources superpower. left many dismayed about the
Justin Trudeau’s Liberal gov- Two other elements are future of their country and wid-
ernment has announced an am- needed for superpower status: ened the divisions between Re-
bitious plan to bring in 500,000 a political system that provides publicans and Democrats.
immigrants each year by 2025. strong governance and a na- As neighbours, Canadians
The vast majority will be tional culture that’s appealing shake their heads in wonder
young and selected via mer- to its own citizens and to people at the inequities, lack of public
it-based criteria that give prior- around the world. health care, lax gun control and
ity to education and workplace Canadian politics prizes sta- debates over abortion and im-
skills. Canada’s population in bility and moderation, both migration that dominate and
relation to the U.S. has also been hallmarks of a superpower. divide American politics.
slowly increasing for decades Social change occurs with few Canadian culture, shaped by
and is growing at a faster pace. ideological battles. For exam- the country’s history of being a
Canada and the U.S. are ple, becoming the first devel- fragment of both the British and
roughly the same size, both oped country to legalize the use French empires, has aspired to
accounting for 6.1 per cent of and sale of recreational canna- promote equality, both between
the world’s land mass. Much of bis happened with scant con- individuals and groups, although
Canada’s land at present is cold, troversy or social division. it’s failed in its abysmal treat-
barren and largely uninhabit- Even on expanding the scope ment of Indigenous Peoples.
able. But climate change has of medical assistance in dying Nonetheless, in an age of
made Canada’s landscape more legislation, Canadians have re- globalization and demand for
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World News
Vietnamese president resigns
amid corruption scandals
Anadolu ing to the Vietnam News website. ments,” the party said: “The Cen-
Philippine News Agency Phuc stepped down after the tral Committee noted that during
13th-tenure Central Committee his term, Phuc must bear the ‘po-
of the Communist Party of Viet- litical responsibility of the leader’
ISTANBUL -- Vietnam’s nam decided Tuesday “to relieve as many officials, including two
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc Nguyen Xuan Phuc of all duties, deputy prime ministers and three
stepped down on Tuesday, tak- including the presidency, Politbu- ministers, had committed viola-
ing responsibility for alleged vi- ro, and Party Central Committee tions and shortcomings, causing
olations committed by his min- membership, and chairman of the very serious consequences.”
isters with regard to Covid-19 National Defense and Security “Fully aware of his responsibil-
response management. Council for the 2021-26 term.” ities before the party and people,
The ministers were found to Acknowledging that Phuc Comrade Nguyen Xuan Phuc has
have “committed violations in made “many efforts in leading the submitted an application to re-
connection with Covid-19 test kits national Covid-19 response and sign from his assigned positions,
and repatriation flights,” accord- achieved important accomplish- and retire,” the party said. ■ Nguyen Xuan Phuc (UN GENEVA/FLICKR, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
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Entertainment
Fil-Am Miss USA wins Miss Universe 2022
BY AZER PARROCHA in fashion design with a minor is the oldest age to compete. I powering and progressive orga- to women who survived from
Philippine News Agency in fibers from the University of think it’s a beautiful thing. My nization if they won the title. human trafficking and domestic
North Texas. favorite quote is ‘If not now, then Gabriel said: “I would use it violence, and I say that because
She is currently the chief when?’ As a woman, I believe [the Miss Universe platform] to it is so important to invest in
MANILA – Filipino-Ameri- executive officer (CEO) of her that age does not define us. It’s be a transformational leader. As others, invest in our communi-
can beauty queen R’Bonney Ga- own sustainable clothing line, not tomorrow, it’s not yesterday, a very passionate designer, I’ve ty, and use your unique talent to
briel was crowned the 71st Miss R’Bonney Nola. but it’s now. The time is now that been sewing for 13 years. I use make a difference. We all have
Universe on Sunday morning Gabriel is also the lead sewing you can go after what you want.” fashion as a force for good. In something special and when
(Philippine time) during the instructor at Magpies & Peacocks, In the final Q&A segment, the my industry, I’m cutting down we plant those seeds to other
coronation ceremony held in a Houston-based non-profit de- Top 3 contenders were asked on pollution through recycled people in our life, we transform
New Orleans, Louisiana, US. sign house that is dedicated to how they would work to demon- materials when I make my them and we use that as a vehi-
The 28-year-old bested 83 using “Fashion As A Force For strate Miss Universe as an em- clothing. I teach sewing classes cle for change.”
other national delegates, in- Good” through sustainability and Meanwhile, Philippine con-
cluding Amanda Dudamel from community impact. testant Celeste Cortesi failed
Venezuela, who was the first She teaches sewing classes to to advance to the top 16, ending
runner-up followed by Andreí- women that have survived hu- the Philippines’ streak of en-
na Martínez from the Domini- man trafficking and domestic tering the pageant’s semi-finals
can Republic. violence. since 2010.
Gabriel is also the first Filipi- During the first round of Cortesi won Miss Universe
no-American to win Miss USA the Q&A segment, Gabriel was Philippines crown in May 2022.
in October last year. She was asked the following question: This year’s pageant was or-
born in Houston, Texas to Filipi- “Miss Universe recently made ganized for the first time by
no-American Remigio Bonzon an inclusive change, allowing JKN Global Group PCL, a Thai-
and American Dana Walker. mothers and married women to land-based media distribution
According to the Miss Uni- compete next year. What’s an- company, after tycoon and
verse website, Gabriel is “an other change that you’d like to transgender rights advocate
eco-friendly fashion designer, see, and why?” Anne Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip
model, and sewing instructor She replied: “For me, I would bought the Miss Universe Orga-
with an excitement for life.” like to see an age increase be- nization for USD20 million in
She has a bachelor’s degree cause I am 28 years old and that (@RBONNEYNOLA/INSTAGRAM) October last year. ■
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Lifestyle
This lunar year will be the
Year of the Rabbit or the Year of the Cat,
depending on where you live
BY MEGAN BRYSON, However, the celebration will re-
University of Tennessee main the same as in other years.
The Conversation Chinese Lunar New Year cel-
ebrations emphasize family to-
getherness as well as good luck
On Jan. 22, 2023, more than a and prosperity for the coming
billion people globally will wel- year. In China, the Lunar New
come the Year of the Rabbit – or Year marks the world’s largest
the Year of Cat, depending on annual human migration, as
which cultural traditions they people who work in big cities
follow – as the start of the Lunar travel home to see their fami-
New Year. In the New York City lies for the two-week holiday.
public school district, Lunar The new year officially ushers in
New Year has been observed as the spring, so it is also called Spring
a school holiday since 2015. Festival, or Chunjie in Mandarin.
The Lunar New Year is some- To start the New Year on the right
times called the Chinese New foot, people get haircuts, clean
Year, because it follows a calen- their houses and wear new clothes.
dar that was developed in China; These new clothes, like most New
but it is also celebrated in various While this lunisolar calendar animals were chosen. According aggressive. In Korea, the Year of Year’s decorations, are red, which
parts of Asia, such as Korea and brings people together, differ- to that legend, either the Buddha the Horse is similarly perceived symbolizes good fortune.
Vietnam. Tibetan and Mongolian ent countries and cultures have or the Jade Emperor, head of the as a bad time for girls to be born. New Year’s foods also aim to
cultures follow a similar calendar their own legends and customs Chinese pantheon, organized a Conversely, the Year of the bring good fortune. Among the
that will start the Year of the Rab- surrounding the New Year. race across a river to choose the Rabbit is seen as a better year dishes commonly eaten at New
bit about a month later, on Feb. 20. Even the animal associated zodiac animals and their order. for girls because the rabbit’s Year’s are fish, because in Man-
While this calendar is some- with the year can vary. In the Chinese version, the qualities of kindness, empathy darin “having fish,” you yu, is a
times just called “lunar,” it adds Year of the Rabbit or Year cat and rat were riding across a and patience are stereotypically homophone for “having a sur-
an extra month every few years of the Cat? river on an ox when the rat, in feminine virtues. Moreover, rab- plus.” Eating a dessert of glu-
to stay in sync with the solar cy- In most parts of East Asia, the its drive to be first, pushed the bits have been associated with tinous rice balls in sweet soup,
cle, so it’s technically lunar and new year that begins on Jan. 22 cat into the water so that the cat male homosexuality since the known as tangyuan, represents
solar, or lunisolar. This means corresponds to the rabbit, and arrived last and was disqualified. 18th century, and the word “rab- the family being complete, be-
that the date of the Lunar New also to the element of water and The rabbit was crossing the riv- bit,” tuzi in Mandarin, is a slur cause the word for round, yuan,
Year in the Gregorian calendar the feminine yin force. The cycle er by hopping on stones sticking for male sex workers. The stig- also means “complete.”
changes from year to year but takes 60 years to complete, so out of the water, but with one ma surrounding homosexuality Family is the focus of New Year
always falls in January or Feb- 60th birthdays across East Asia lucky leap it landed on a float- in Chinese cultures means that, celebrations, which traditionally
ruary. The Gregorian calendar are times for special celebrations. ing log that swiftly carried it to for some people, having a boy take place in the home of the hus-
is the solar calendar used to- However, the animal associ- shore, so that the rabbit finished in the Year of the Rabbit would band’s family. Adults generally
day in most parts of the world, ations of the zodiac can vary: In fourth. However, in the Viet- be less ideal. However, some give gifts of money in red enve-
including the United States. Vietnam, Jan. 22 will usher in namese version – which lacks a members of Chinese LGBTQ+ lopes to younger relatives who
As a scholar of East Asian reli- the Year of the Cat instead. The rabbit – the cat could swim and communities are rejecting this are still in school. On the second
gions, I am familiar with the wide most recent Year of the Cat, in ended up arriving fourth. stigma by reclaiming the Rabbit or third day of the new year, fami-
range of lunar and lunisolar cal- 2011, saw a baby boom in Viet- Rabbits in Chinese culture God as a patron deity. lies often travel to the wife’s fam-
endars used in different religions nam because of the good luck In the Chinese tradition, peo- The Rabbit God is not always ily home to see the in-laws.
and cultures, and especially with associated with that zodiac sign. ple born in particular zodiac understood as a god of male The Lantern Festival, Yuanx-
the religious significance of the One explanation among years have some of their ani- same-sex love. He can also be iao jie, wraps up the festivities
East Asian lunisolar calendar. scholars for why Vietnamese mal’s characteristics. Since the a symbol of longevity. Chinese two weeks after the New Year
The lunisolar calendar that de- culture celebrates it as the Year late 20th century, Chinese re- lore holds that a rabbit and toad begins with the first full moon of
veloped in China combines two of the Cat is that the earthly gions have seen birth rates spike on the Moon work with the the year. As the name suggests,
categories: 12 earthly branches, branch corresponding to “rab- during Years of the Dragon be- moon goddess Chang’e to refine people celebrate with decorat-
each of which corresponds to an bit” is pronounced mao in Man- cause dragons are powerful sym- the elixir of immortality. ed lanterns, which often have
animal, and 10 heavenly stems, darin and meo in Vietnamese, bols of good fortune and success. Celebrating the Year of the riddles attached. In addition to
each of which corresponds to one which sounds similar to the Some animals carry strongly Rabbit guessing the answers to these
of the five elements – fire, water, Vietnamese word for “cat.” gendered meanings: the Year of The Year of the Rabbit will riddles, people celebrate by eat-
wood, metal and earth – and ei- Another explanation comes the Tiger is widely seen as a good feature rabbit decorations, rab- ing tangyuan or similar round
ther the feminine yin or mascu- from two variations of a popular year for male births, but female bit-themed marketing, and an
line yang force. legend about how the 12 zodiac tigers are stereotyped as overly abundance of new pet rabbits. ❱❱ PAGE 25 This lunar year
20 Lifestyle JANUARY 20, 2023 FRIDAY
Procrastination is linked
to poor health – new study
BY EVA SKILLGATE, mental health because people, tination relates to later health
Karolinska Institutet, say, put off starting a new exer- outcomes, students with a
ALEXANDER ROZENTAL, cise regime or seeing a doctor greater tendency to procras-
Karolinska Institutet, FRED about a health problem? Or is tinate (as scored on a procras-
JOHANSSON, Sophiahemmet it the other way around? Does tination scale) at the start of
University poor physical health, say, lead the study were compared with
The Conversation people to procrastinate because students with a lower tenden-
they don’t have the energy to do cy. The results showed that
the task now? higher levels of procrastination
University students have a lot To try to solve this riddle, were associated with somewhat
of freedom but not much struc- we conducted a longitudinal higher symptoms of depres-
ture. This can be bad for ha- study – that is, a study that fol- sion, anxiety and stress nine for a wide range of health out- crastination and subsequent
bitual procrastinators. Studies lowed people for a period of months later. comes, including mental health poor health outcomes. Our
have shown that at least half of time, taking measurements at Students with higher levels of problems, disabling pain and an results are not proof of cause
university students procrasti- various points in the study. We procrastination were also more unhealthy lifestyle. and effect, but they suggest
nate to a level that is potentially recruited 3,525 students from likely to report disabling pain in As mentioned above, in ear- it more strongly than earlier
harmful to their education. eight universities in and around the shoulders or arms (or both), lier studies, participants were “cross-sectional” studies.
But this may not be the only Stockholm and asked them to worse sleep quality, more lone- only assessed at one point in It can be treated
negative result of putting things complete questionnaires every liness and more financial diffi- time, making it hard to know There is good news for habit-
off until a later date. Studies three months for one year. culties. These associations re- which of the conditions came ual procrastinators. Clinical tri-
have found a link between pro- Our study, published in JAMA mained even when we took other first: procrastination or poor als (the gold standard of medical
crastination and poor health. It Network Open, aimed to inves- factors that could affect the asso- health. By getting students to research) have shown that cogni-
is associated with higher levels tigate if students who procras- ciation into consideration, such answer questionnaires at sever- tive behavioural therapy is effec-
of stress, unhealthier lifestyles tinate have a higher risk of poor as age, gender, parents’ level of al time points, we could be sure tive at reducing procrastination.
and delays in seeing a doctor mental and physical health. Of education, and previous physical that high procrastination levels The treatment helps the per-
about health problems. the 3,525 students we recruited, and psychiatric diagnoses. were present before we mea- son overcome procrastination
However, these studies – by 2,587 answered the follow-up Although no specific health sured their health. by breaking up long-term goals
the nature of their design – can- questionnaire nine months lat- outcome was strongly associ- But it is still possible that into short-term goals, managing
not tell us the direction of the er, where several health out- ated with procrastination, the other factors not accounted for distractions (such as turning off
relationship. Does procrasti- comes were measured. results suggest that procrasti- in our analysis could explain
nation cause poor physical and To understand how procras- nation may be of importance the associations between pro- ❱❱ PAGE 26 Procrastination is
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Sports
Hidilyn chosen as athlete representative to
IWF Executive Board
BY JEAN MALANUM I’m very excited to continue the ing athlete representation in deci-
Philippine News Agency work we’ve begun – for example, sion-making is a key stepping stone
on the athlete scholarships project to greater accountability and prog-
– with the benefit of even stronger ress in our sport,” said Jalood, who
MANILA – Tokyo Olympics representation on the IWF Exec- is also vice president of the Asian
gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz was utive Board alongside Hidilyn and Weightlifting Federation.
chosen as one of three athletes Luisa. As athletes, we know we Diaz ruled the women’s 55kg.
who will join the International have a key role to play in shaping a category at the 88th IWF World
Weightlifting Federation (IWF) positive future for our sport in the Championships in Bogota, Co-
Executive Board. crucial months ahead,” said Osei in lombia last December.
Also elected during the IWF a news release posted on the IWF The 31-year-old athlete from
Athletes Commission online website on Jan. 13. Zamboanga City lifted 93kg.
meeting on Jan. 11 were chair- IWF President Mohammed in the snatch and 114kg. in the
person Forrester Osei of Ghana Jalood said he was delighted to clean-and-jerk for a total of
and Luisa Peters of Cook Islands. welcome the three athletes to 207kgs. in the competition which
Diaz will serve as Osei’s deputy. the Executive Board. was the first qualifying meet for
The three athletes will serve “We look forward to working the 2024 Paris Olympics.
as full voting members of the closely together as we seek to shape With her category excluded in
IWF Congress. a new future for weightlifting, Paris, Diaz decided to move up
“It’s a huge honor to be reap- which places athletes at the centre to 59kg., hoping to make it to the
pointed by my peers as Chair of of everything we do. As a Board, we competition proper and give the
the IWF Athletes’ Commission. have been clear that strengthen- Philippines another medal. ■ (@HIDILYNDIAZ/INSTAGRAM)
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Business
PH-US trade relations to benefit from
USTDA office opening
BY JOANN VILLANUEVA event in Makati City on Thursday. opportunities between the Unit- to revitalize and accelerate in for the Philippines on Thursday.
Philippine News Agency She said the agency will con- ed States and the Philippines.” 2023 and beyond,” she said. She said the letter of intent,
duct feasibility studies that The US is one of the Philip- Carlson disclosed that UST- signed during the ongoing 5th
“will focus on supply chains, pines’ top three trading partners DA has signed with Bell Labs, IPBF, aims “to support clean
MANILA – Large invest- clean energy, infrastructure while the country is the US’ 31st Nokia USA, and NOW Telecom and trusted 5G communica-
ment opportunities expected and telecommunications.” largest goods trading partner. a USD1.5-million letter of intent tions networks.” ■
to increase trading between In an interview with journal- Carlson is optimistic regard-
the Philippines and the Unit- ists, Carlson said results of the ing the increase in investment
ed States have been cited as feasibility studies can be used opportunities between the US
the reason for the opening of a both by the government and the and the Philippines within the
United States Trade and Devel- private sector to help them deter- Indo-Pacific area due also to the
opment Agency (USTDA) office mine where the interests of US in- people-to-people ties.
here within this quarter. vestors are in the Philippines and “People-to-people ties are
“To meet the demands of the where matches can be made. really a strong foundation and
Philippine market and in recogni- She said not all US Embassies a springboard for those types
tion of the potential in the Philip- around the world have USTDA of investments and trade op-
pine economy, USTDA is opening offices and the one to be opened portunities not just to recover
an office in Manila,” US Ambassa- in the Philippines “is really from the pandemic but as I’ve
dor to the Philippines MaryKay based on what we see as great heard President (Ferdinand R.)
Carlson said during the Indo-Pa- promise between the invest- Marcos said to really accelerate US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson (UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
cific Business Forum (IPBF) ment opportunities and trade and go beyond simple recovery, OF STATES (DOS), PUBLIC DOMAIN)
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Technology
Physicists have used entanglement to
‘stretch’ the uncertainty principle,
improving quantum measurements
BY LORCAN CONLON, the position of your car will not tum systems, known as entan-
Australian National University, change its colour or speed. glement. When two objects
SYED ASSAD, Australian However, this becomes much are entangled, we can measure
National University trickier if you’re trying to exam- them more accurately than if
The Conversation ine microscopic quantum objects they weren’t entangled.
like electrons or photons (which We realised we could use
are tiny little particles of light). quantum computers, which can
Almost a century ago, German Certain properties of quantum precisely control the state of
physicist Werner Heisenberg re- objects are connected to each quantum objects, to create two
alised the laws of quantum me- other. Measuring one property identical quantum objects and
chanics placed some fundamen- can influence another property. entangle them. By measuring the
tal limits on how accurately we For example, measuring the entangled objects together, we
can measure certain properties position of an electron will af- could determine their properties
of microscopic objects. fect its speed and vice versa. more precisely than if they were
However, the laws of quan- These properties are called measured individually.
tum mechanics can also offer “conjugate” properties. Measuring the two entangled
ways to make measurements The link between these prop- identical quantum objects re-
more accurate than would oth- erties is a direct manifestation duces the noise in the measure-
erwise be possible. of Heisenberg’s uncertainty ment, making it more accurate.
In new research published principle. It is not possible to A less noisy future
in Nature Physics, we have simultaneously measure two In theory, it is also possible ty principle? computers, which used three
outlined a way to achieve more conjugate properties of a quan- to entangle and measure three This research also has impli- different quantum computing
accurate measurements of mi- tum object to whatever degree or more quantum systems to cations for the aforementioned technologies: superconduc-
croscopic objects using quan- of accuracy you like: the more achieve even better precision. uncertainty principle. tors, trapped ions and photon-
tum computers. This could you know about one, the less However, we haven’t been able One interpretation of the un- ics. These devices are located
prove useful in a huge range of you know about the other. to make this work experimen- certainty principle is that it is across Europe and America and
next-generation technologies, While the uncertainty prin- tally as yet. impossible to measure conju- can be accessed via the inter-
including biomedical sensing, ciple imposes a limit on how ac- The results of measuring gate properties of quantum ob- net, allowing researchers from
laser ranging and quantum curate some measurements can three identical entangled ob- jects with unlimited accuracy. across the globe to connect and
communications. be, reaching that limit in practice jects together were very noisy. But another interpretation is carry out important research.
We were also able to push be- can be very challenging. Howev- However, as quantum comput- that measuring one conjugate We carried out the study with
yond the limits of a variation of er, measuring quantum objects ers improve and become more property of a quantum object colleagues at the ARC Centre of
Heisenberg’s “uncertainty prin- in the greatest amount of detail accurate, it may be possible to must necessarily disturb the Excellence for Quantum Com-
ciple” in certain circumstances, possible is important for advanc- faithfully measure three copies second conjugate property by putation and Communication
suggesting different uncertainty ing fundamental science as well of a quantum system simulta- some minimum amount. Technology (CQC2T), in col-
principles may be necessary in as developing new technologies. neously in the future. In this research, we were able laboration with researchers
different scenarios. Entangled objects One of the key strengths of to violate an uncertainty prin- from the Institute of Materials
Quantum uncertainties In our new research, we de- this work is that a quantum ciple based on the second inter- Research and Engineering at
If you want to examine the signed a way to determine con- enhancement can still be ob- pretation. This suggests that, A*STAR in Singapore, the Uni-
properties of a large everyday ob- jugate properties of quantum served in very noisy scenari- depending on what physical set- versity of Jena, the University of
ject like a car, it’s a simple process. objects more accurately. Our os. This bodes well for future ting is considered, different un- Innsbruck, Macquarie Universi-
For example, a car has a collaborators were then able to practical applications, such as certainty principles may be nec- ty and Amazon Web Services. ■
well-defined position, colour carry out this measurement in in biomedical measurements, essary for different scenarios.
and speed. You can measure various labs around the world. which will inevitably occur in A global collaboration This article is republished
them one after another or all at The new technique revolves noisy real-world environments. We tested our theory on a from The Conversation under a
once with no issues. Measuring around a strange quirk of quan- What about the uncertain- total of 19 different quantum Creative Commons license.
Travel
Surigao del Norte contingent bags
3 major Sinulog awards
BY JOHN REY SAAVEDRA several awards in previous years’ lowed by Barangay San Roque on, while Jerald Bilones’ giant partment of Tourism, Virgin-
Philippine News Agency Sinulog competition, bagged the - Ciudad (3rd), Bailes de Luces came in second place and ABC ia, Choobi Choobi, and Jeju as
second prize for the grand pa- La Castellana - Negros Occi- Friendship’s entry, third place. second, third, fourth, and fifth
rade street dancing category, fol- dental (4th), and Hugpong Ka- For the float parade, Inter- placers, respectively.
CEBU CITY – The visiting lowed by Banay Labangon (3rd); batan-onang Tisaanon (5th). national Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The Hwacheon Beomangol
contingent from Surigao del Banauan Cultural Group (4th); Niño Ruben Mateo grabbed the was adjudged as the winner, Nongak Preservation Association
Norte province has bagged and Tribu Mabolokon (5th). grand prize for the parade puppe- while the floats of ABC Friend- from Korea graced the Sinulog
three major awards in the Sinu- In the free interpretation teers category while fellow pup- ship and the Municipal Govern- stage Sunday as guest performers.
log 2023 festival on Sunday. category ritual showdown, the peteers, Orly Johnson Fuentes ment of Tuburan won second There were five entries in the
The organizers of Omega de Lumad Basakanon came in sec- and Angelie Marie Aranas placed and third prizes, respectively. Sinulog-based category and 11 in
Salonera have as forefathers fi- ond, Bailes De Luces La Cas- second and third, respectively. The Sinulog organizers also the free interpretation category.
esta performers on Sanciangko tellana of La Castellana town The group Baruc Siblings and awarded the Best Tent to Ce- There were 40 entries in the
Street, one of Cebu City’s fa- in Negros Occidental province Friends won as the parade “Hi- bu2World Megawide-Carbon float, eight in the giant, and six
mous downtown roads, in the (3rd), Barangay San Roque Ba- gante” (giant) category champi- as first placer, while the De- in the puppeteers’ category. ■
early 1900s. It was adjudged as sakanon (4th), and Tribu Mab-
the overall champion of the Rit- olokon (5th).
ual Showdown in the Free In- Local contingent, the Inay-
terpretation category and won awan Talent Guild and Cultural
PHP1 million in cash. Troupe, bagged the grand prize
The group was also chosen as for the Sinulog-based Ritual
champion in the Street Dance Showdown, followed by Baran-
category, which entitled it to an- gay Tejero (2nd), Banauan Cul-
other PHP1-million cash prize. tural Group (3rd), Banay La-
The contingent from Bucas bangon (4th), Alpha Kappa Rho
Grande Island in Surigao del - Cebu Supreme Council (5th).
Norte also bagged the Best in The Free Interpretation Cat-
Costume and second place in egory Best in Musicality grand
the Best in Musicality category. champion this year is Lumad
The famous local talent, Basakanon, while the Omega
Lumad Basakanon, who bagged De Salonera placed second, fol- Omega de Salonera of Bucas Grande Island, Surigal del Norte (COLIN KINTANAR VIA CEBU CITY • NEWS & INFORMATION/FACEBOOK)
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Food
Stop hating on pasta – it actually has a
healthy ratio of carbs, protein and fat
BY EMMA BECKETT, body to produce energy for our calorie levels and weight gain,
University of Newcastle bodies. that’s not so simple either.
The Conversation Acceptable Macronutrient In the context of an otherwise
Distribution Ranges describe healthy diet, people have been
the ratio or percentage of mac- shown to lose more weight-
New year, new you, new ronutrients that should pro- when their diet includes pasta
diet. It’s a familiar refrain. One vide this energy. These rang- regularly. And, a systematic
popular dieting technique is to es are set by experts based on review of ten different studies
create a food blacklist. Quit- health outcomes and models found pasta was better for post-
ting “carbs” or packaged foods of healthy eating. They aim to meal blood glucose levels than
is common, which can mean make sure we get enough, but bread or potatoes.
avoiding supermarket staples not too much, of each macro. Instead of quitting spaghetti,
like pasta. Consuming too much or too lit- consider reducing portion siz-
But do we really need to ban tle of any type of food can have es, or switching to wholegrain
pasta to improve our diets? consequences for health. pasta, which has a higher fibre
This is what we call a reduc- The ratios are also designed content which has benefits for
tionist approach to nutrition, to make sure we get enough gut health and can help you feel
where we describe a food based of the vitamins and minerals fuller longer.
on just one of its key compo- that come with the energy in Gluten-free pasta has slightly
nents. Pasta isn’t just carbo- the foods we typically eat. We less protein than wheat pasta. tions of them to get all the dif- before.
hydrates. One cup (about 145 should get 45–65% of our ener- So, despite being healthier for ferent types of amino acids (the Look a little closer at ‘carb’
grams) of cooked pasta has gy from carbohydrates, 10–30% people with gluten intolerance, building blocks of proteins) we choices
about 38g of carbohydrates, from proteins, and 20–35% there are no increased health need to survive. There is a lot of talk about re-
7.7g of protein and 0.6g of fats. from fats. benefits in switching to glu- But pasta, even though we ducing intakes of carbohydrates
Plus, there’s all the water that is Mangia pasta ten-free pasta for most of us. often focus on the carbs and en- for weight loss, but remember
absorbed from cooking and lots Macronutrient ratios mean Pass the pesto and the left- ergy, packs a good nutritional carbs come in different forms
of vitamins and minerals. it can be healthy to eat up to over bolognese punch. Like most foods, it isn’t and in different foods.
“But pasta is mostly carbs!” between 1.2 and 6.5 times more Pasta is also not typically eat- just macronutrients it also has Some of them, like pasta,
I hear you cry. This is true, but carbohydrates in a day than en alone. So, while some warn micronutrients. bring other benefits. Others
it’s not the whole story. We need protein – since each gram of about the dangers of blood sug- One cup of cooked pasta has like cakes and lollies, add very
to think about context. protein has the same amount ar spikes when eating “naked about a quarter of our daily rec- little else. When we talk about
Your day on a plate of energy as a gram of carbohy- carbs” (meaning just carbs with ommended intakes of vitamins reducing intake of refined car-
You probably know there drates. no other foods), this typically B1 and B9, half the recommend- bohydrates, think first of sweets
are recommendations for how The ratio of carbs to protein isn’t a risk for pasta. ed intake of selenium, and 10% that are eaten alone, before you
much energy (kilojoules or in pasta is 38g to 7.7g, which When pasta provides the of our iron needs. cut the staple carbohydrates
calories) we should eat in a equates to roughly a 5:1 ra- base of a meal, it can be a ve- The news for pasta gets even that are often served with vege-
day. These recommendations tio, well within the acceptable hicle to help people eat more better when we eat it as left- tables – arguably the healthiest
are based on body size, sex macronutrient distribution vegetables in smooth or chunky overs. When pasta is cooked core food group! ■
and physical activity. But you range. Meaning pasta actually vegetable sauces. For kids (or and cooled, some of the car-
might not realise there are also has enough protein to balance fussy adults) pasta sauce can be bohydrates convert to resis- Emma Beckett, Senior Lec-
recommendations about the with the carbohydrates. This a great place to hide pureed or tant starch. This starch gets its turer (Food Science and Human
profile of macronutrients – or isn’t just because of the eggs in grated vegetables. name from being resistant to Nutrition), School of Environ-
types of food – that supply this pasta either. Wheat is another Not eating pasta alone is also digestion, so it contributes less mental and Life Sciences, Uni-
energy. source of protein, making up important for the protein pro- energy and is better for blood versity of Newcastle
Fats, carbs and proteins are about 20% of the proteins eaten file. Plant foods are typically sugar levels. So, your leftover This article is republished
macronutrients. Macronutri- globally. not complete proteins, which pasta, even if you reheat it, is from The Conversation under a
ents are broken down in the If you are worried about the means we need to eat combina- lower in calories than the night Creative Commons license.
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