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Dear email,
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I don’t know about you, but for me, color and visuals are important. Whether I’m evaluating layouts on a page plan for the print edition of Business Spotlight or renovating my apartment, light and color are at the top of the list of factors I consider. Aesthetics are so important in a magazine – to make people want to read the articles, and in one’s home or workplace, to hit just the right tone to make people feel comfortable. Below, we speak to an architectural color consultant in Texas, who helps people do just that.
We also introduce you to the U.K. Labour government’s new ministers – who they are, what they’ve done and what they stand for. And you can listen to yours truly (that’s me) explain how the U.S. presidential election works. If you want to discuss the election – and democracy in general – sign up for our free Language of Democracy event here. 600 people have registered already, and we’re excited to host the event.
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Judith Gilbert
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Editor-in-chief, Business Spotlight
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hit sth.: hier: etw. treffen | yours truly: meine Wenigkeit
Note: Judith's editorial is written in US English.
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Word of the Week
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micro-cheating
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Did you know...? This expression is used to describe small acts of betrayal online. If someone’s boyfriend “likes” a bikini model’s photo on Instagram, is it harmless flirting or is it a form of infidelity? Since nearly everything people do online, such as liking a post or tagging a friend, leaves a trail, some couples are acting like online detectives, looking at their partner’s activity. It leads to questions about how much privacy is appropriate in a relationship.
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betrayal: Verrat; hier: Treuebruch | infidelity: Untreue | tag sb.: jmds. Profil verlinken | trail: hier: Spur | privacy: Privat-, Intimsphäre | appropriate: angemessen
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© Illustration: Georg Lechner
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Ihr Gutschein für Business Spotlight
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Sie erhalten die erste Ausgabe unseres Abonnements gratis
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Anzeige
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Eine faszinierende Sprachreise bei Deutschlands intensivstem Englischkurs
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Bei Englischhausen tauchen Erwachsene komplett in die englische Sprache ein, ohne Deutschland zu verlassen. Kursteilnehmer freuen sich auf 6 Tage vielfältiges Programm, begleitet von Englisch-Muttersprachlern in einem schönen Landhotel. Bei dieser Mischung aus Intensivkurs und Sprachreise ist eine interessante und lehrreiche Woche mit tollen Menschen garantiert. Aber Vorsicht! Dieses Erlebnis kann süchtig machen!
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© Photo: Englischhausen
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Society
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Who are the new Labour ministers?
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In July 2024, Keir Starmer became the UK’s new prime minister following a landslide victory for the Labour Party. For the most part, Starmer has retained his Shadow Cabinet. Find out who’s who in our audio guide!
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landslide victory: Erdrutschsieg | Shadow Cabinet: Schattenkabinett
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© Image: Alamy Stock Photo
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Politics
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How does the US presidential system work?
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Do you know how presidents are elected in the US? Listen to Judith Gilbert, Business Spotlight’s editor-in-chief, talk about the process, from primaries to the election day itself. Judith also explains a little bit about what she thinks is wrong with the US election system – see if you agree with her.
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primary: Vorwahl
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© Image: Clay Banks / Unsplash.com
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ZEIT Akademie
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Mehr Wissen für Resilienz und innere Stärke
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Erleben Sie die ganze Wissenswelt der ZEIT Akademie. Über 80 Video-Kurse mit den besten Expertinnen und Experten ihres Fachs. 4 Wochen lang kostenlos!
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© Image: ZEIT Akademie
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A Day in My Life
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Colour consultant
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Lauren Battistini is an architectural colour consultant based in Houston, Texas. Read about her work and how she finds the right colours for homes, commercial buildings – and even for logos and packaging.
As a special gift, our newsletter subscribers can read the online version of the article for free – but only for a week!
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based: be ~ in...: in ... leben und arbeiten | commercial building: Geschäftsgebäude | subscriber: Abonnent(in)
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© Image: Maritere Casillas Rice
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Quiz
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Colours
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1. Blue light has a longer wavelength than red light. True or false?
A. True
B. False
2. Which statement is true?
A. Stars that appear blue are hot and stars that appear red are cold.
B. Stars that appear blue are cold and stars that appear red are hot.
C. None of the above; colours don’t indicate temperature
3. Why are some Japanese traffic lights blue instead of green?
A. There are different regulations in different prefectures.
B. The Japanese word for green also means blue.
C. Blue means you can go in the left lane only.
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© Illustration: Georg Lechner
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Answers: 1. B. Red light has a longer wavelength; 2. A; 3. B. The word “ao” means both “green” and “blue”.
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Career Coach
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Interactive team meetings
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Sometimes, meetings can make us feel like we’re back at school. A long monologue that makes us zone out is not good for engagement – or attentiveness – and can end up being a waste of time for everyone involved. Find out how to make meetings more interactive and practise your vocabulary on the topic in our (interactive!) quiz.
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zone out (ifml.): mit den Gedanken abschweifen | engagement: Mitwirkung | attentiveness: Aufmerksamkeit
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© Illustration: iStock.com
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Im aktuellen Magazin
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US election
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Republicans vs. Democrats: How will their economic strategies affect the world? | Getting phygital: Why compnaies are combining the physical and digital | How to give and receive feedback
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Quiz
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Cosy season
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It’s time for woollen socks, binge-watching series on cold, dark evenings, and soup: it's cosy season. Test your knowledge on this time of the year in our fun quiz!
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binge-watching: Komaglotzen
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© Image: Aaron Burden / Unsplash.com
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In the Picture
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Rugby dance
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The Rugby Championship winner will be decided tomorrow, following six weeks of matches. One of the teams playing is New Zealand, and if you’ve ever watched a New Zealand rugby match, you’ve probably seen them do their intimidating war dance called the haka – a native Maori tradition. Various haka used to be performed before warriors went into battle, but they are also performed to “celebrate, entertain, welcome and challenge visiting tribes” (according to experienceallblacks.com). Today, New Zealand’s rugby team – the All Blacks – performs a haka dance before each international match, at home and overseas. It must be effective, since New Zealand has won the tournament in the past four years.
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intimidating: einschüchternd | warrior: Krieger(in) | tribe: (Volks)Stamm | row: in a ~: hintereinander
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© Image: Getty Images
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Mitarbeit: Dennis Draber, Judith Gilbert, Susanne Krause, Nadia Lawrence, Mae McCreary, Richard Mote, Rachel Preece, Inez Sharp
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