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Regular readers of Spotlight will know our column “Britain Today”. The author, Colin Beaven, has been submitting his delightfully wry columns on the UK for many years. In that time, we at Spotlight have got to know Colin personally, and he’s just as good company – clever but modest and quietly humorous – as his columns suggest. For the first time, I invited Colin to be interviewed for our podcast English, please! In the podcast, I ask Colin about Britain’s current political landscape and how the German election results are perceived in the UK. His answers are well worth listening to.
Unless you’re in a job where you work alone, you’ll know just how important good teamwork is. Being part of a collaborative, forward-looking group can make all the difference in a job. In “Enjoy getting to know your team better”, we suggest an innovative approach to better teamwork.
Next week, my co-host Judith Gilbert will be back with more interesting stories for you from around the English-speaking world.
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Inez Sharp
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Editor-in-chief, Spotlight
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submit: einreichen, liefern | delightful: köstlich | wry: ironisch, trocken | modest: bescheiden | perceive: wahrnehmen | co-host: Co-Moderator(in)
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Word of the Week
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backronym
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Did you know...? We all know what an acronym is, but have you heard the word backronym before? It’s an acronym that deliberately spells out a memorable word.
The ZOMBIE Act, for example, was introduced by the US Congress in 2021. It stands for “Zeroing Out Money for Buying Influence after Elections”. Did the name of the act just happen to be shortened to ZOMBIE? Probably not. Like other Congress acts, such as CROOK (Countering Russian and Other Overseas Kleptocracy) and GIVE MILK (Giving Increased Variety to Ensure Milk Into the Lives of Kids), it was intentionally designed as a backronym.
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act: hier: Gesetz | to zero sth out: etw. eliminieren | crook (ifml.): Gauner(in) | counter: kontern | overseas: Übersee... | ensure: gewährleisten
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© Illustration: Georg Lechner
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Podcast
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“I think the Conservatives are in a very difficult position”
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In the latest episode of our podcast English, please!, we’re joined by our British Spotlight columnist Colin Beaven to talk about the political landscape on the island. Which issues are Brits concerned about? How will shifts in European politics affect Britain? Find out by listening to our podcast. And don’t forget to subscribe!
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shift: Verschiebung | subscribe: abonnieren
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London
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The Waterloo Vaults
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Deep beneath London’s Waterloo station lies an underground maze of disused railway arches and train tunnels. But the Waterloo Vaults aren’t just any old train tunnels: this is a space filled with theatre and comedy, and home to the alternative arts.
It includes the Leake Street graffiti tunnel, founded by Banksy during the Cans Festival in 2008. This is London’s longest legal graffiti wall, and you’ll find it right under the former Eurostar terminal in Waterloo.
There are always interesting art exhibitions and experimental events on offer in the Vaults. You can find out more at: www.thevaults.london.
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maze: Labyrinth | disused: stillgelegt | railway arch: gewölbter Eisenbahntunnel
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© Image: IMAGO/GRANGER Historical Picture Archive
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Career Coach
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Enjoy getting to know your team better
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Strengthen your team spirit, demonstrate group dynamics – and have fun at the same time: in this exercise, colleagues work together to produce a fictitious news programme in the shortest possible time. Roll camera!
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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strengthen: stärken | subscriber: Abonnent(in)
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Security
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Time required to hack a password by brute force
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The brute-force method uses trial and error, finding a password by trying every possible combination.
6 characters
Numbers only: instantly
Lower-case letters only: 2 minutes
Upper + lower-case letters: 2 hours
Numbers, upper + lower-case letters: 6 hours
Numbers, upper + lower-case letters + symbols: 12 hours
9 characters
Numbers only: 6 minutes
Lower-case letters only: 3 weeks
Upper + lower-case letters: 33 years
Numbers, upper + lower-case letters: 161 years
Numbers, upper + lower-case letters + symbols: 479 years
13 characters
Numbers only: 1 month
Lower-case letters only: 29,000 years
Upper + lower-case letters: 241 million years
Numbers, upper + lower-case letters: 2 billion years
Numbers, upper + lower-case letters + symbols: 11 billion years
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brute force: rohe Gewalt | brute-force method: Holzhammermethode | trial and error: Versuch und Irrtum, Ausprobieren | character: hier: (Schrift-)zeichen | instantly: sofort | lower-case letter: Kleinbuchstabe | billion: Milliarde(n) |
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© Illustration: Vectorfair D1 via canva.com; Source: hivesystems.com/password
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Im aktuellen Magazin
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England Inside Guide
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7 destinations that you’ll love: Art in London | Cambridge and the Fens | Hebden Bridge and York | Rock climbing in Northumberland | The Bloombury Group in Sussex | Bristol and Bath | The mysterious Isle of Man
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Quiz
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Pubs and beer
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Did you celebrate St Patrick’s Day at an Irish pub? Then you’ll be able to tell us where Guinness comes from. More questions about pubs and beer are waiting for you in this week’s quiz!
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© Image: Rob Nohava / Unsplash.com
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expand: erweitern | engaging: fesselnd
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