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Dear email,
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For most of you reading this, Christmas celebrations with family, friends and colleagues have come and gone. Perhaps for some of you, as for us, this time of year calls to mind John Lennon’s moving and now classic anti-war song, “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)”, written in 1971. In it, Lennon reflects on the holiday season and the start of a new year. The song demands self-reflection at the end of the year and offers hope for the next. We think this is beautiful, and sad, because his prayer for peace is as relevant today as it was over 50 years ago.
All of us at Spotlight and Business Spotlight wish all of you peace, love, joy, empathy, compassion and tolerance for the New Year. May you spread it, and may you receive it in abundance.
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Judith Gilbert and Inez Sharp
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Editors-in-chief of Business Spotlight and Spotlight
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moving: bewegend, rührend | reflect on sth.: über etw. nachdenken | self-reflection: Selbstreflexion | compassion: Mitgefühl | in abundance: in Hülle und Fülle
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Word of the Week
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auld lang syne
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Did you know...? “Auld lang syne” is traditionally sung to ring in the New Year in English-speaking countries around the world. It's a Scottish song, sung to say goodbye to the previous year, and its title means something like “the olden days”. Most people have a very loose grasp of the lyrics – but at midnight, after several glasses of sparkling wine, it doesn’t seem to matter any more!
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ring in the New Year: das neue Jahr einläuten | loose grasp: ungefähre Vorstellung | sparkling wine: Schaumwein, Sekt
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© Illustration: Georg Lechner
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Quiz
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Geography
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Do you know what the longest river in England is? Or what's special about Ottawa? Explore the world in five questions in our fun quiz!
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© Image: Gaël Gaborel - OrbisTerrae / Unsplash.com
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Quiz
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San Francisco
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San Francisco celebrated New Year with a resplendent fireworks display over its iconic bay. Do you know the name of the bridge in the photo above? Test your knowledge of the city in our quiz!
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resplendent: prächtig | bay: Bucht
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© Image: Shutterstock.com
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Quiz
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Freedom songs
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Songs about freedom have often turned out to be energetic earworms. Pop on your leotard and dance around to the songs mentioned in our quiz.
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earworm: Ohrwurm | leotard: Turnanzug
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© Image: Dylan Burns / Unsplash.com
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Quiz
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Scotland
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At this time of year, the sun sets in Glasgow before 4 p.m., but the country’s not all doom and gloom: it’s full of stunning architecture, rolling countryside and extraordinary nature. See how much you know about Scotland in our quiz.
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doom and gloom: hier: trist und grau | rolling countryside: hügelige Landschaft
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© Image: v2osk / Unsplash.com
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Quiz
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Football
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It’s just six months until the UEFA Women’s EURO championships! If you still have fond memories of last year’s EUROs, take our quiz below.
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© Image: Willian Justen de Vasconcellos / Unsplash.com
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