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What is the haka and why is it performed at rugby matches?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is the haka and why is it performed at rugby matches?

...course, not only will the hopes and dreams of all New Zealanders be riding high on their team winning yet another world title, but indeed the mana, or sense of pride, in what it means to 4.5m people to be Kiwi will be proudly on display. The famous All Black haka (war challenge) first performed in 1888 against Surrey, will be seen by millions of viewers worldwide. The...
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Migration goes both ways: How Brits changed the world
History & The Arts

Migration goes both ways: How Brits changed the world

...course, not all migrants choose to join an ethnic association. But the reach of these organisations was wider than traditional studies suggest. This is because ethnic associations are not simply about celebrating a group’s culture or reminiscing about the past – although they did do that too, with traditional dinners and other festivities, which continue to this day....
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How we found gravitational waves
Science, Maths & Technology

How we found gravitational waves

...course our discovery isn’t just about checking if Einstein was right. Detecting gravitational waves will help us to probe the most extreme corners of the cosmos – the event horizon of a black hole, the innermost heart of a supernova, the internal structure of a neutron star: regions that are completely inaccessible to electromagnetic telescopes. Could we ever harness...
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Is the UK media failing Welsh voters?
Society, Politics & Law

Is the UK media failing Welsh voters?

...course, communicating news about devolved politics and making it relevant for all UK audiences is a more challenging task. As May’s devolved elections draw closer, this survey clearly highlights the need for people to be more regularly exposed to UK news about Welsh political affairs. But with debates about the EU referendum looming large, news about Wales could slip...
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Why do American parties hold conventions?
Society, Politics & Law

Why do American parties hold conventions?

...course, by the time a convention comes along, the candidate has usually already won. It’s now very rare for the decision to be brokered at one of these events, and although there is often speculation about this, there is also pressure on those involved not to leave things to the convention floor. So the event acts as a shop window, both for the candidate and the other...
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Do independent enterprises really matter?
Money & Business

Do independent enterprises really matter?

...course, many more arguments that could be presented on either side. The jury is out, so I will close with a few questions that we hope to return to in a future update: What could be done to encourage entrepreneurs to retain and build their independent businesses, given the scale of the financial rewards for selling to corporates? (e.g. legislation, changing incentives,...
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What might the Trump presidency be like?
Society, Politics & Law

What might the Trump presidency be like?

...courses through the air. How did it come to this? When historians look back at this election what will they make of of the Trump campaign and its legacy? Will it be remembered as a one-off, or will they pronounce him an agent of a revolution in the Republican Party – or indeed, in America at large? In truth, the sickness this election has brought to the surface has been...
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Swapping between languages: Bilingual people expressing emotions
Languages

Swapping between languages: Bilingual people expressing emotions

...course, be used for all of these, utilising English repeatedly for achieving the same purpose stands out, especially when considering that English is the L2 for these speakers. The next example aims to illustrate this. [Examples of language shift, as described in the article text] Here, Fadia repeatedly shows her appreciation of the bread that Narjis made – all of them...
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