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Thanksgiving Magic By Rowena Bastin Bennett Thanksgiving Day I like to see Our cook perform her witchery. She turns a pumpkin into pie As easily as you or I Can wave a hand or wink an eye. She takes leftover bread and muffin And changes them to turkey stuffin’. She changes cranberries to sauce And meats to stews and stews to broths; And when she mixes gingerbread It turns into a man instead With frosting collar ’round his throat And raisin buttons down his coat. Oh, some like magic made by wands, And some read magic out of books, And some like fairy spells and charms But I like magic made by cooks!



Contents MONTHLY ENGLISH MAGAZINE NEWS FOCUS OPINION 08 THE WORLD IN RETROSPECT 10 WORLD FEATURES Tokyo 2020: ‘Hottest Olympics Ever’ Korean Instant Noodle Exports Soar During Pandemic 12 HOT NEWS The Korea-Turkey Friendship Forest 14 PERSPECTIVE How To Scare Your Readers 16 ARTS 34 CELEBRITY TRACKS Irises Rihanna Becomes the Richest Female Musician in the World 18 WORLD ON THE MOVE Apple's Child Safety Apps Generate Public 36 SPECIAL REPORT Alarm Over Threat to User Privacy The Reality Shows Launching Everyday People Into Space 20 WORLD MATTERS Citizens Try To Escape as Taliban Seize 38 ACROSS THE GLOBE Power in Afghanistan Finn: The Sniffer Dog That Can Detect COVID-19 22 PHOTO NEWS Photo News 39 PEOPLE Ariana Grande 24 EXPLORE THE IDEA The Olympics Inspires Kids to Skateboard 40 CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES Again Are GMO Foods Healthy? 26 THE WORLD OF TOMORROW 42 ENTERTAINMENT Scientists Discover a Stellar System Similar Key’s Solo Comeback to Ours 44 BEYOND THE WINDOW 28 IN SPOTLIGHT Scientists Have a New Word for Birds That What Is the Metaverse? Steal Animal Hair 30 KNOW RIGHT NOW 46 SPORTS WARRIORS Fungi: The Answer to Our Plastic Problem? Lionel Messi Arrives in Paris 32 HEALTH 48 ON THE ROAD Healthy Ways To Relieve Stress Provincetown, Massachusetts



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The World in Retrospect Sterling Ah San Copy Editor The Tokyo Olympic Games has finally drawn to a temperatures reached the mid-30s, but according close. This year’s games will be remembered for to experts, Tokyo’s temperatures were constantly many things – the athletic achievements, the virus hot. Oliver Gibson, a senior lecturer in exercise restrictions, and the empty stadiums. However, physiology at Brunel University said that the the athletes will also remember the Tokyo temperatures during the games were “several Olympics for its unbearable heat. According to degrees above Rio, London, Beijing, and other The Guardian, the average temperature during Olympics.” this year’s games was 32.2 degrees Celsius. This caused the event to be labeled by experts as the Athletes across many sports, especially those “hottest Olympics ever.” held outdoors, suffered from the heat. World No. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic said that the Both the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and conditions were the toughest he had experienced the 2016 Rio Olympic Games had days where in his whole career. Other tennis players also 8

had to retire from their games early due to heat exhaustion. Open water swimmers, who swam in Tokyo Bay for their long-distance events, complained that the water was as “hot as soup.” The water was measured to be 29 degrees Celsius. Athletes in the canoeing event said that competing was like “paddling in bathwater.” Although the temperatures were problematic enough, the humidity was also a problem at the Olympics. The humidity made some days feel like the temperature was above 40 degrees Celsius. The World Times October 2021 9

World Features Boram Ma For The World Times 10

Despite the ongoing pandemic, Korean food One is the need for quick home meals all exports reached record highs. Exports rose over the world during the pandemic. In 14.6 percent in 2020, reaching $4.28 billion addition, Korean food and culture have (W4.97 trillion). This is compared to $3.73 become quite popular. More and more billion (W4.33 trillion) in exports in 2019. people are buying products like Korean bean This figure does not include meat, fish, and paste and chili paste. beverages. After the Oscar-winning Parasite featured Even in the first quarter of this year alone, “jjapaguri” in the film, sales of Korean instant food exports reached $1.59 billion (W1.85 noodles rose by almost 30 percent. Exports trillion). That is an 18.3 percent increase from in kimchi, gochujang, doenjang all rose by last year’s first quarter. at least 30 percent each, while exports in Korean dumplings and tteokbokki saw an According to the government, there were increase of at least 50 percent. several reasons for this rise in food exports. The World Times October 2021 11

Hot News Yejin Hwang Staff Reporter 12

On Aug. 26, the Korean Embassy in Turkey had a meeting with CEKUD’s chairman Eyup Devik and its board members to discuss creating a special Korea-Turkey friendship forest in Turkey, where many of its forests have been badly damaged by wildfires since late July. Founded in 1999, CEKUD is a Turkish non-governmental organization that specializes in various environmental issues. The forest will be created with 120,000 seedlings donated by Koreans. This large-scale donation had originally started out as a small donation that was made after the volleyball quarterfinal between Korea and Turkey during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. It was given by several Korean volleyball fans who were saddened by the Turkish people suffering from the wildfires. Lee Won-ik, the Korean ambassador to Turkey, said that the relationship between Korea and Turkey has been deepened through sports, adding that their close relationship has even helped them engage in a meaningful environmental protection activity together. To express gratitude to all the Koreans who have helped Turkey bring its forests back to life, Devik delivered a plaque of appreciation to Lee at the meeting. Devik also said that Turkey has never seen such a large-scale donation, especially one that began from a small donation that was made on an individual level. The organization is currently in negotiations with Turkey’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to discuss where to create the forest. Construction is slated to begin between October and November this year. According to Devik, Turkey has so far received more than 120,000 seedlings from Koreans, with more Koreans still looking to make more seedling donations to the country. The World Times October 2021 13

Perspective Yesel Kang Staff Reporter 14

There is perhaps no genre that can invoke and audience to catch tantalizing glimpses as powerful and visceral emotions within of the monster – “a dark figure lurking in the its audience as horror. However, as any shadows,” “a white face in the window,” or true horror enthusiast would know, writing a “fingers under the door” – until near the end. compelling horror story is easier said than Keeping your audience feeling like they’re done. For those of you who love horror and missing some key information is a great way wish to try writing one yourself, these are to maintain a sense of unease throughout the a few tips that you can use to terrify your whole journey. The most powerful endings readers and leave them too afraid to turn off in horror stories leave some elements the lights. unexplained. Firstly, you must take the time to flesh out your Finally, choose the atmosphere and setting characters. While the monster of the story is for your story, then try to imagine yourself indeed the centerpiece of your story, you must there. What can you see, hear, smell, taste, give equal attention to the protagonist of your and feel? You shouldn’t use all five senses story. For the readers to truly feel fear, they in every scene, but by varying the sensory need to be able to connect and empathize descriptions, you can help your readers with your character when tragedy strikes. immerse themselves in the story. Also, avoid Touch upon their backstory, their outlook on writing huge blocks of description. While life, their personality, and their motivation. You details are great for helping your readers don’t need to go deep into detail, just create visualize what’s happening, your readers can enough of an impression to the readers that easily lose interest if you go on and on about the character had existed before the events of one location or object. your novel. Secondly, you need to set the stakes. Clearly establish the main problem or motivation for your character as well as what they have to lose if they don’t figure it out in time. It can be that your character is merely fighting for their survival. Or perhaps, they are trying to protect their loved ones. Or maybe they are trying to crack unsolved mysteries, terrors of the past that are affecting the present. You can merge different kinds of stakes to make your story even more thrilling. Thirdly, draw on the fear of the unknown. It is an instinctive fear that all humans possess in one degree or another. You can use this concept to build tension and create a sense of dread. Keep your readers mostly in the dark, leave them bits and pieces of the storyline to find. The things we can’t see are the most frightening, so let your readers’ imaginations fill in the blanks. One way you can do this is by hiding the identity and the motivation of your monster. Arrange for your character The World Times October 2021 15

Arts Yejin Hwang Staff Reporter The world-famous Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh produced a myriad of paintings throughout his artistic career even when he was in the middle of his most troubling times, suffering from severe poverty and mental illness. After Van Gogh was hospitalized at an asylum in the French commune of Saint- Remy-de-Provence, he produced roughly 130 paintings, which mostly drew inspiration from the plants cultivated at the hospital’s garden. Although there could be numerous reasons as to why Van Gogh engaged in painting, one possible reason is that his paintings helped him find relief from his pain. While Van Gogh was alive, he once described one particular painting as “the lightning conductor for his illness,” adding that he could keep himself from going out of his mind by continuously being committed to this painting. The oil painting titled Irises, which was produced just a year before Van Gogh’s death in 1890, is the painting that Van Gogh described as his “lightning conductor.” He specifically started creating the painting within a week after he entered the asylum in May 1889. As the title indicates, the flowers that are captured in the painting are iris flowers, which come in around 325 species around the world and a variety of different colors. The iris flowers portrayed in the painting appear to show the blue varieties, although many records have revealed that the ones from which Van Gogh got inspiration at the hospital’s garden are the purple varieties. However, records show that the color of the purple paint that was used in the painting was dulled by the passing of time. The color of the original purple iris flowers from which Van Gogh drew inspiration at the hospital’s garden made the painting a masterpiece on the symbolism technique. From ancient times until now, the color purple has carried a symbolic meaning of wealth and opulence. Accordingly, Roman emperors often wore purple- colored robes, and this eventually led them to be nicknamed “the purple.” With the color purple holding such a symbolic meaning and the painting depicting the purple varieties of iris flowers that have lost their pigment, we can speculate that the painting symbolizes Van Gogh’s longed-for financial success that he had never attained with his works while he was alive. Irises is currently being displayed at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. 16

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World on the Move Yesel Kang Staff Reporter In early August, Apple announced its plan to for users under the age of 18. The second is a launch new updates on iOS devices that would new detection tool called NeuralHash, which help combat child exploitation. The new tools would detect any images of child abuse that are would, in effect, be able to detect child sexual stored on user devices. Simply put, the stored abuse material (CSAM) directly on iPhones. The photos would be matched against a database of announcement was met with both praise and known CSAM provided by the National Center for criticism from the public. While child safety and Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). The security experts have lauded Apple’s tougher system would keep the contents of the photos stance on tech-enabled crimes, many privacy encrypted and unreadable to the company unless advocates have expressed concern over what the the user’s iCloud account exceeds a threshold technology might lead to in the future. of known CSAM content, after which an alert will be sent out to Apple's review team. According Apple is introducing child safety features in to Apple, by running the analysis on the device three areas. The first is an update that will add a itself, the tool would still protect user privacy while parental control option to messages. The feature enabling Apple to report users to the authorities if would send an alert to parents if a child under they are found to be sharing child abuse imagery. 13 years old views or sends sexually explicit The last is an update to Siri and Apple’s search pictures. It would also blur any sensitive content 18

functions that will offer appropriate resources governments and malicious actors. Cathcart, the to parents and children to keep safe online and head of WhatsApp, has pointed out that countries get help with unsafe situations. The updates will where iPhones are sold will have different also redirect any user that tries to search for definitions about what is acceptable, and that CSAM-related topics to resources for reporting the new scanning technology could very well be CSAM, or ways to get psychological help for their easily used to censor content other than CSAM. attraction to such content. However, not everyone is upset by Apple’s bold Several big names in tech, from Edward moves. Those who fall into this camp feel that Snowden to Will Cathcart, have publicly criticized protecting children from any potential harm Apple on Twitter. Many privacy advocates have far outweighs any privacy concerns. Child described the new safety features as a security safety experts have stated that these kinds of backdoor that contradicts Apple’s long-professed technologies would greatly aid the authorities in commitment to user privacy. In addition, many are bringing traffickers to justice, accelerating victim rightfully concerned over how the new systems identification, and reducing investigation time. might be misappropriated by overreaching The World Times October 2021 19

World Matters Sterling Ah San Copy Editor The militant group known as the Taliban have of Afghanistan are now left with an uncertain once again taken power in Afghanistan after future under the Taliban. This has caused many the U.S. withdrew more troops from the country people to try to escape the country. this month. President Biden announced in April that all U.S. troops would leave Afghanistan The Taliban first emerged after Soviet forces by mid-September, however, most of them are withdrew from Afghanistan in the late 1980s. They scheduled to leave by the end of the month. Due later assumed power in 1996 and established to this, the Taliban moved to attack major cities a nation based on strict interpretations of the and quickly defeated the U.S.-trained Afghan Quran. They introduced public punishments, security forces, capturing the capital of Kabul on floggings, and executions. The Taliban also Aug. 15. Afghanistan’s President Ghani also fled removed many rights from women. Women the country. Without the assistance of the U.S.’ were no longer able to go to school or become military forces to fight off the attacks, the people employed. 20

Af ter the events of Sept. 11, 2001, former President George W. Bush ordered an invasion of Afghanistan. The U.S.’ invasion of Afghanistan removed the Taliban from power and helped to establish a democratic government in the country. The country established a constitution in 2004 and held public elections. However, due to the Taliban’s resumption of power in Afghanistan, many Afghans are concerned about how their lives will change under the Taliban’s leadership. President Biden has been criticized for his choice to remove troops at this time, but he stands by his decision. “I am deeply saddened by the facts we now face, but I do not regret my decision,” he said. The World Times October 2021 21

Photo News Sterling Ah San Copy Editor 22

Source: BBC Source: BBC 1. Dried Bell Peppers 2. A Hot Air Balloon Festival A woman dries bell peppers in the city of A hot air balloon pilot checks the inside Gaziantep, Turkey. Dried bell peppers are of his balloon before flying it at the Bristol used in various types of dishes in Turkish International Balloon Fiesta, a festival cuisine. This area of Turkey is famous for hot air balloons in the U.K. It was first for olives and is considered the center of held in 1979, and this year, the festival ran Turkey’s pistachio industry. Bell peppers from Aug. 2-15. Balloons of many different are also called capsicums in other parts shapes and sizes can be seen at the of the world. festival. Source: The Guardian Source: The Guardian 3. The Pope Plays Table Soccer 4. A Stargazing Dog The pope was gifted a new toy by the A dog gazes at the sky above in the town of sports organization Sport Toscana Calcio Lake Tekapo in New Zealand. Lake Tekapo Balilla. The pope played table soccer, is the name of a town and a lake in New also known as foosball, with some of the Zealand’s South Island. Around 4,200 km2 representatives from the organization. of the South Island has been Pope Francis is a huge soccer fan, and he designated as an International is known for supporting both Argentina’s Dark Sky Reserve. This means national team and his hometown team of that due to the low levels of light San Lorenzo. pollution in the area, the night sky can be seen more clearly. The World Times October 2021 23

Explore the Idea Sterling Ah San Copy Editor 24

The popularity of skateboarding has risen and fallen in popularity over the years, but interest in skateboarding has risen once again after the sport’s inclusion in the Olympic Games. In the 1990s and early 2000s, skate culture had gained so much popularity that in 2001 there were more people who rode skateboards than people who played basketball. However, during the late 2000s and most of the 2010s, the number of skateboarding participants in the U.S. began to fall. Lately, the inclusion of skateboarding in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games has caused a resurgence of interest in skateboarding all over the world. The International Olympic Committee had hoped to attract a younger audience to the Olympics, and it seems that its plan worked. Young people all over the world who watched the Olympics became interested in skateboarding. In the host country of Japan, which won a total of five skateboarding medals at the Olympics, the sport has drawn new interest, especially from girls. Japan won the gold and silver medals in the park skateboarding event and the gold and bronze medals in the street skateboarding event. Due to this, skateboard sales at some stores in Japan have almost doubled. Most of the customers are middle and high school students. The Olympics has also had the same effect in the U.K. where young people, inspired by 13-year-old Sky Brown’s Olympic bronze medal win, have also taken up skateboarding. According to Skateboard GB, the sport’s governing body in the U.K., online searches for skateboarding lessons have risen by 28 percent. The World Times October 2021 25

The World of Tomorrow Yesel Kang Staff Reporter 26

A stellar system holding similarities with our is based on data that has been collected using own solar system has recently been discovered a different technique called radial velocity, which by astronomers using the European Southern calculates the wobble that occurs when orbiting Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) in planets create gravitational tugs on a host star. Chile. The detection of a rocky planet half the size By combining the measurements from the TESS of Venus, an ocean world, and one potentially mission with the radial velocity measurements, habitable planet orbiting around the same star the research team was able to deepen its has captured the curiosity and imagination of the understanding of the three initial planets, find a scientific community. new planet in the system, and detect the hints of a fifth planet. Located only 35 light-years from Earth, this intriguing stellar system is composed of a red It is this fifth planet that is the source of much of dwarf star known as L98-59 at the center, which the excitement. If the data about this planet can is surrounded by four or five known orbiting be confirmed, according to the research team, planets. Astronomers have calculated that the the planet is likely to receive about as much light heart of the system, L98-59, spins every 80 or so and heat from its star as the Earth does from days. As it is a red dwarf, it is much smaller than the sun. Astronomers say that this fifth planet is our sun, but the planets orbit around it at a much within the star’s habitable zone, which means closer distance to accommodate. that the planet is at the right temperature to form water, and in turn, support life on its surface. Scientists have been able to determine that the system’s innermost planet is just half the mass of Venus. This makes it the lightest exoplanet that has been detected so far. A rather exciting find, as smaller planets are generally harder to identify and study than larger planets. Both this planet and its immediate neighbor have shown signs of having small iron cores and small traces of water in their atmospheres. The third planet appears to have a similar core to the two aforementioned planets, but everything else about it seems to be completely different. It has been described as an ocean planet, as the data about it suggests the presence of both water and gas at high levels. It has been estimated that one-third of the planet’s mass may be entirely made up of water. These are the three planets that were initially spotted in 2019 using NASA’s Transitioning Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), which detects exoplanets by measuring the dip in light that occurs when a planet passes in front of its star. The most recent research on the stellar system The World Times October 2021 27

In Spotlight Sterling Ah San Copy Editor In recent years, developments which is widely regarded as themselves in new worlds, in virtual reality (VR) the inspiration for modern visit new countries, and play technology have allowed virtual reality headsets. These video games. Even companies consumers around the world days, people use virtual like Ikea have adopted virtual to experience the technology reality technology to immerse reality and augmented reality in their homes. Science has also nurtured the development of more related technologies, such as augmented reality (AR) and extended reality (XR), which combine real-life environments with computer- generated sensory information. The technology has come a long way since its humble beginnings in the 1970s when American inventor Eric Howlett created the LEEP system, 28

technologies to aid the customer experience. is working on a smart wristband and VR goggles, The Ikea Place app allows customers to and it has developed its Horizon Workrooms use their phones to virtually experience how app, which allows people working remotely to furniture would look in their homes. The popular meet and collaborate with others on projects. augmented-reality game Pokémon GO has made However, Facebook is not the only company $5 billion since it was launched in 2016. looking to invest in the development of metaverse technologies. Microsoft has also announced that it is developing a number of metaverse tools that can be used by companies. Games developer Epic Games, who developed the hit online game Fortnite, has also developed VR simulation software and currently offers a number of VR services. Computer hardware company NVIDIA and the developers of the online game Roblox also have plans to invest in the metaverse. Technology experts now foresee the use of VR As companies continue to develop more technology as the future of the internet as we technologies for users to gain access to the know it. The metaverse is an online space that metaverse, it seems that we will all soon be able utilizes VR to enable users to navigate a virtual to meet each other in virtual spaces in the near world. Experts say that people will be able to future. In a time of less human interaction in our exist in virtual spaces, watch concerts, try on daily lives and more social distancing, perhaps new clothes, and communicate with each other virtual interaction in the metaverse will help us to while using it. It is the type of technology that make up for our lack of human contact. people have witnessed in sci-fi movies like The Matrix or Ready Player One, where users are able to connect to virtual spaces and interact with one another. In its current form, users are able to access these virtual spaces using a VR headset or goggles, which allow the users to see around them. The users also wear VR gloves or a wristband to enable them to touch things in the virtual environment. Associate professor from Michigan State University, Rabindra Ratan, said that the metaverse connects people to virtual worlds in a similar way that the internet connects people to various websites. “I can jump in a web browser, cruise from one website to another. In the future, you will jump in the metaverse browser from one virtual world to another to another,” she said. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that the metaverse will be “the successor to the mobile internet.” He even went on to say that Facebook should be known as a “metaverse company.” The company has begun enacting this vision. It The World Times October 2021 29

Know Right Now Yesel Kang Staff Reporter Researchers are finding that there isn’t much to consume polyurethane, one of the main that mushrooms can’t do. From creating ingredients in plastic products, scientists went medicine and construction materials to looking for ways to harness the power of biofuels and cleaning products, the fungi plastic-eating mushrooms. seem to hold nearly limitless potential. And now, some scientists claim that these natural One species of fungi, called Pestalotiopsis composters might well be the answer to one microspora, was discovered in 2011 by Yale of our most pressing environmental problems University students on a class research trip – plastic pollution. to the Amazon rainforest. Most astonishingly, this plain-looking mushroom was found to Plastic waste is taking over our planet. Of the 9 not only be able to grow on polyurethane, but billion tons of plastic that have been produced also to thrive in environments with or without since the 1950s, only 9 percent has so far been recycled and 12 percent incinerated. The remaining 79 percent continues to pile up in landfills or the natural environment, where it adversely affects humans, wildlife, and their habitats. The problem with plastic is that it is nonbiodegradable. As plastic does not decompose, it continues to accumulate over time. This has led to the scientific community seeking various methods for plastic reduction. So, when certain fungi displayed the ability 30

oxygen. The mushroom actually breaks down So why aren’t we using plastic-eating and digests polyurethane before turning it mushrooms more often? The main reason is into organic matter. It is quite possibly the speed. While mushrooms are able to break perfect choice for cleaning up the plastic in down all kinds of substances with time, it our landfills and littering our environment. is not a quick process. This would make Additional tests found that the fungus clears industrial scaling rather difficult to achieve. In plastic even faster than Aspergillus niger, a addition, as this field of study does not really fungus known for causing harmful black mold. produce any products that the masses want, it attracts very little investment and funding. A fascinating collaborative project between the microbiology faculty at Utrecht University and Katharina Unger of Livin Studio was conducted in 2014. The project used the mycelium of two very common mushrooms, the oyster mushroom, also known as Pleurotus ostreatus, and the split gill mushroom, also called the Schizophyllum commune. The two fungi were grown around plastic, which they eventually broke down and digested. Bizarrely enough, the process actually turned the plastic into edible food that tasted “sweet with the smell of anise or licorice.” In 2017, another plastic-eating species called Aspergillus tubingensis was found in a waste disposal site in Pakistan. The fungus was able to break polyester polyurethane into smaller pieces within two months by secreting special enzymes. The World Times October 2021 31

Health Yesel Kang Staff Reporter 32

Stress is an unfortunate fact of life that will never Foods like eggs, avocados, and walnuts are great go away for good. This is because your body is for stabilizing your mood and raising your energy designed to experience and react to stress. Why? levels. Physical activities are similarly beneficial, Because stress helps you stay alert, motivated, as they cause your body to release “feel-good” and ready to avoid danger in moments of change. hormones that will help you block pain, improve However, when stress becomes overwhelming, your sleep, and lift your mood. People who it can take a toll on your well-being. That’s why exercise also tend to feel more positive about you should always have some effective stress- themselves. When your body feels and looks relief strategies on hand. These are but a few of good, your mind will often follow. the many ways you can reduce the pressure on yourself. Another long-term strategy is learning to talk more positively about yourself. How you talk to If you find yourself needing to bring your stress yourself matters. Harsh self-criticism, self-doubt, levels down immediately, one effective strategy and catastrophic predictions will only stress you may be to try guided imagery. Guided imagery out more. It’s important that you try to talk to is somewhat like taking a short vacation in your yourself in a more realistic and compassionate mind. You need to simply close your eyes and manner. Not only will it improve your mental walk yourself through a peaceful scene. Imagine health, but it will also help you manage your your happy place. Go through all the sensory emotions and take positive action. experiences you would engage in at that place. Allow yourself to feel as though you’re really there. You can use recordings or scents to guide you through your mental journey. After a few minutes, open your eyes and slowly return to the present moment. Another fast-acting stress relief strategy that you can do anywhere is focusing on your breathing. By keeping your entire mental focus on the way you breathe, you can momentarily put your troubles out of your mind. There are many different breathing exercises that you can try. The simplest one involves breathing in through your nose as you slowly count to three, holding for one second, and then slowly breathing out through your nose as you count to three again. Another exercise involves breathing in through your nose while imagining that you’re inhaling peaceful, calm air, envisioning that the air is spreading throughout your body, and finally exhaling while imagining that you’re breathing out stress and tension. If you’re wanting to build lasting resilience to stress, the following methods may be more useful. Maintaining healthy habits like eating a balanced diet or working out regularly are some of the best ways to relax your body and mind. The World Times October 2021 33

Celebrity Tracks Sterling Ah San Copy Editor 34

World-famous pop singer Rihanna was recently announced as the world’s richest female musician by Forbes magazine. Although some would have expected that her fortune was derived from her musical earnings, Rihanna’s wealth actually comes from her involvement in the cosmetics industry. Thanks to her ownership of Fenty Beauty, a brand launched by Rihanna in 2017, the singer is now worth an estimated $1.7 billion (W1.95 trillion). The brand was started with the intention of selling cosmetics for women of all different skin types, with a goal of inclusivity. The singer wanted to provide a cosmetics line that catered towards women with various skin tones, especially darker shades. Fenty Beauty is a joint venture run by Rihanna and French luxury goods company LVMH, which owns the international beauty store Sephora. Fenty Beauty is now worth approximately $2.8 billion (W3.2 trillion). Many attribute her success to her social media following. She currently has around 101 million followers on Instagram and 102.5 million followers on Twitter. Over time, she has used both social media outlets to publicize her products. Rihanna was recently asked by photographers about her newly announced financial status. “God is good,” she replied. The World Times October 2021 35

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Private firms like SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, and 24 contestants will be selected from countries Blue Origin appear to have ushered in the next around the world. There will be 12 men and 12 era of space exploration as part of a new free women – 12 from underdeveloped countries market. But, they’re not the only ones hoping to and 12 from developed countries. All of these capitalize on the growing space tourism market. people will be put into a “space village” where Ambitious television producers are also getting they will prepare and compete for the ISS flight. in on the action by offering everyday people a The audience will also be given the opportunity chance to go to space. Space could very well to vote for its favorite to win the competition. become “the next big thing” in reality television. Once the winner is determined, viewers will follow the contestant’s 10-day stay at the ISS. Who Wants to Be an Astronaut? is one such The program is scheduled to launch in 2023. show that is currently in the works. Its concept is based on traditional reality game show tropes, As incredible as these upcoming shows may particularly the one where contestants compete sound, there are several complications that in various challenges to win a prize – an all- may keep these programs from ever getting expenses-paid trip to live on the International off the ground. The first is that a typical film Space Station (ISS) for eight days. 10 to 12 crew can’t be sent to space. The ISS is far too contestants will be selected to tackle a “variety narrow and cramped for big cameras and other of extreme challenges” that are supposedly video production equipment to be practicable. designed to test the challengers’ capabilities The filmmaking will need to be conducted by and see which one has what it takes to live a skeleton crew skillful and small enough to on board the space station. According to the be able to work within the confines of the ISS. producer of the show, the lucky winner will be Then there are the regulatory hurdles that will given an actual mission to carry out on the ISS, create even more complications, like a limited which the viewers will be able to follow in real number of space tourism missions available time. The contest will be limited to U.S. citizens each year and the NASA guidelines that further or legal U.S. residents who are 18 years old require those missions to use a U.S. spacecraft. or above. The show is set to air in 2022 on the Discovery Channel. Another proposed reality TV show has a similar premise. Space Hero is also going to be a competition-based show, with the participants all vying for the grand prize of a trip to the ISS. But, unlike Who Wants to Be an Astronaut which is entirely U.S.-based, Space Hero is going to be contingent on global participation. The World Times October 2021 37

Across the Globe Yejin Hwang Staff Reporter This photo captures a two-year-old English springer to the health authority, Finn can identify COVID-19 spaniel named Finn diligently undergoing training with 100 percent sensitivity and 93 as a sniffer dog at Vancouver Coastal Health, a percent specificity. health authority in Canada. Finn is trying to sniff out COVID-19 from the correct funnel-shaped scent stand among the several stands displayed in the training room. Finn is part of the health authority’s Canines for Care program that generally aims to train dogs to sniff out Clostridium difficile, which is a common type of bacteria that causes diarrhea. However, Finn started training to detect COVID-19 with two of his friends, Micro and Yoki, six months ago. Marthe Charles, a medical microbiologist at the health authority, said that Finn is trained using sweat, gargles, and breath samples from COVID-19 patients, adding that they are arranged in a way that makes the research team and Finn invulnerable to the virus. After sniffing out the odor from all the stands, Finn puts his head in the correct funnel and receives a special treat if he is correct. According 38

People Boram Ma For The World Times While it may be hard to become a teen idol, many impressed by her teen idols find it harder to continue to become a voice. Just a year superstar in their adult years. However, Ariana later, she released Grande started off as an actress on the American her first single. cartoon channel Nickelodeon and went on to Today, she is one become one of the most famous and most popular of America’s most stars in today’s pop culture. Born in 1993, Grande celebrated singers, started acting from a young age. She acted in having won various children’s theaters in various musicals from the awards, including age of eight. When she turned 13, she became two Grammys. serious about becoming a musical artist. She went She has broken to a recording studio in Los Angeles and said she over 20 Guinness wanted to record an R&B album. However, no one at World Records by the studio believed her. Instead, she began a job for releasing the most Nickelodeon on a popular show. Due to the show, songs to debut she became a teen idol and was known for her fun at No. 1 on the Billboard charts. acting. But, she still wanted to become a singer. Grande shows us that even the In 2010, at the age of 17, she started taking voice dreams of a young child can come classes and was eventually scouted by Republic true if one works hard and believes Records, one of the largest recording companies in themself! in America. The staff at the company were so The World Times October 2021 39

Controversial Issues Are GMO Foods Healthy? Sterling Ah San Copy Editor What’s This About? The use of genetically modified organisms, also known as GMOs, is a controversial issue when it comes to the food that we consume. Many people are concerned about the safety of GMO food products and their effects on our bodies. However, many experts and scientists vouch for the safety of GMO foods. So, are GMO foods healthy? Let’s find out! 40

This house believes that GMO foods are healthy. Pro Con “I agree…” “I disagree…” GMO foods, as long as they are approved Although GMO foods have been approved by according to the government’s standards, are government authorities, there are still many safe to eat. For many years, farmers have been dangers related to their consumption. As GMO using techniques to help improve the quality foods have only existed since the 1990s, there and the growth of their plants. In recent times, is still little known about their long-term effects they have moved to genetic modification to and their safety. Some researchers have even gain advances, especially in the area of crop linked the use of GMOs to diseases such as protection. Genetically modified crops, such cancer. Researchers attribute this to the fact as corn, soybeans, and canola, are known that GMOs are the result of tampering with an to be more resistant to plant diseases and organism’s DNA. By editing the DNA, scientists insects. This, in turn, results in more sustainable may unsuspectingly introduce mutations in the harvests and food security for society. GMO DNA that could be hazardous to the human body. foods and products have also been proven by According to the Center for Food Safety, a study scientists to be safe. According to the World on rats who ate genetically modified potatoes Health Organization, GMO foods “are not likely found that the animals “showed significant to present risks for human health.” Also, 9 out of detrimental effects on organ development, body 10 scientists from the American Association for metabolism, and immune function.” Consumption the Advancement of Science say that GMOs are of GMO foods has many dangers that can affect \"generally safe\" to eat. Dr. Peggy Lemaux from the body’s ability to function correctly. They also the University of California in Berkeley says that can be a problem for people that have allergies. in some cases, genetically modified foods can According to the New England Journal of even be healthier than their natural counterparts. Medicine, a gene from the Brazil nut was used to “Genetic modification can improve the nutritional genetically modify soybeans. As a result, people content of some foods, for example, low linoleic with nut allergies had an allergic reaction to the acid canola oil that can reduce trans-fat content,” soybean products. GMO foods are dangerous and said Dr. Lemaux. GMO foods are healthy and consumers should be careful when purchasing safe. them in order to maintain their own safety. The World Times October 2021 41

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On Aug. 30, SHINee’s Key returned to the music scene as a solo artist with his newest song titled “Hate That.” Key’s fans must have been overjoyed when his music label, SM Entertainment, made the announcement about his long-awaited solo comeback. “Hate That” is the first song Key has unveiled to the public as a solo artist since releasing his first solo repackaged album titled I Wanna Be in March 2019. Released in advance, “Hate That” is part of Key’s solo album, which was put out on Sept. 27. The song falls into the R&B genre, and it revolves around a heartbreaking story. It talks about how one can become so depressed after breaking up with their lover that they cannot wish their ex-lover well. Taeyeon also participated in the song as a featured artist, making its lyrics more emotionally touching. In addition to releasing several albums as a member of SHINee, Key has been actively working in various fields of entertainment since he was discharged from his military duty in October 2020. Key currently appears on tvN’s Amazing Saturday as one of the hosts and frequently appears on MBC’s I Live Alone as a guest. The World Times October 2021 43

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Birds use many different materials to make find 99 videos on YouTube that showed this in their nests, including leaves, twigs, and even action. He decided that making a name for this fur. Many birds have been seen stealing fur would be good for the science world. from animals, sometimes directly from their bodies. Scientists recently made a new word for this behavior: “kleptotrichy.” Scientists combined the words klepto, meaning “to steal,” and tricha, meaning “hair,” to make this word. Before, scientists didn’t study this behavior often, but multiple YouTube videos showed this act. In one video, a small bird called a chickadee was seen trying to pluck fur from dogs, cats, humans, and raccoons. In one instance, it was seen trying to take fur from a porcupine! Scientist Henry Pollock saw this happen with a bird and a raccoon and thought it was very interesting. He decided to find out more. He found only 11 stories about this in his research. These included stories of Australian birds stealing hair from koalas, and sometimes, crows taking fur from cows. However, he did The World Times October 2021 45

Sports Warriors Boram Ma For The World Times Often seen as one of the greatest soccer players in history, Lionel Messi ended his 16-year career with Barcelona and joined Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). He recently signed a two-year contract in Paris, with the option of extending it to three years. “I am impatient to start a new chapter of my career in Paris. The club and its vision are in perfect harmony with my ambitions,” the Argentinian player said. The president of PSG also expressed his excitement with Messi’s arrival. When Messi announced he would leave Barcelona, he was in tears. Barcelona could not keep him on its team because of several problems with the laws in Spain. Messi even agreed to cut his wage in half to stay with Barcelona, but the laws still did not allow him to stay. Messi started playing for Barcelona at the young age of 13. Since then, he has scored a record 672 goals in 778 games. He has received the Ballon d’Or six times, more than anyone else in history, as well as 35 trophies with the Catalan club. As he is one of today’s most successful soccer players, Messi’s move made headlines all over the world. While his departure was unfortunate, many are looking forward to this big change in his career. 46

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On the Road Ryan Lim For The World Times Provincetown is a small American town 1960s when throngs of young hippies moved located in Massachusetts. It is located at into the area. By the 1970s, Provincetown, the very tip of the state that extends into or “P-town” as it had become known, had the Atlantic Ocean. Provincetown is a small also become a safe place for the LGBTQ coastal resort town that normally has a community, who had developed its own population of under 3,000 people, but during robust tourist economy and ecosystem within its peak tourist season, the population the coastal town. Provincetown is also home can spike as high as 60,000 people. to a thriving Portuguese community with Provincetown was first settled in 1700, and deep roots in the area that began in the mid- until roughly the 1960s, it remained a small 1800s. Portuguese immigrant fishermen fishing town. settled in the area. Since then, Provincetown has gained a reputation as one of the best Provincetown saw a massive increase in places to get authentic Portuguese food in population during the hippie movement of the the country. 48

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