“Hywl” is a Welsh word that is described in the film as a “feeling of emotional motivation and energy” - and “Dream Horse” has indeed imbued its likeable story with plenty of “hwyl”. (Pronounced “hoo-eel”). It’s a story with all the hallmarks of a typically British feel-good movie in the tradition pioneered by the ... Weiterlesen >
In 2017 the EU's chief negotiator mocked the foreign secretary's claims that the EU can “go whistle” if it expects a large Brexit divorce bill from the EU. The EU is reportedly expected to demand up to €60 billion from the UK as part of Brexit negotiations. Boris Johnson told the House of Commons ... Weiterlesen >
Reflections on the Brexit anniversary Written by Colin Munro Summary Three days after the referendum Boris Johnson (BJ), leader of Vote Leave, wrote in the Daily Telegraph: British people will still be able to go and work in the EU, to live, to travel, to study, to buy homes and settle ... Weiterlesen >
by Jochen Ressel As a sports Epeé fencer, a number of years ago, I decided to dive deeper into this fascinating sport than just having training multiple times per week – covering tactics, concentration, fencing technique, speed, muscularity and elasticity, whilst participating in numerous competitions over the season. I wanted to understand fencing ... Weiterlesen >
Am 26. Juli 2013 war es das erste Mal, dass ich diese so übergroße Persönlichkeit, „unseren“ Willi Opitz, Starwinzer aus Illmitz im schönen Burgenland, und Mitglied der Österreichisch-Britischen Gesellschaft kennengelernt habe. Weit wesentlicher war aber, dass ich an diesem Tage seine edlen Tropfen mir auch zum ersten Mal über die Zunge rinnen habe lassen ... Weiterlesen >
They sang from the bottom of their heart “God Save the Queen”, the members of the Austro-British Society gathered at the home of the Society, the Café Ministerium, on this Sunday evening - all of them hoping that football might come home, after England was World Football Champion in 1966 and never again since ... Weiterlesen >
Experiences over 50 years of mobility from the perspective of the oil business by Gustav Trubatsch Yes, it was really buzzing - the automotive industry in the 60s and 70s. Somehow it became clear that the car would be the product of the century. As a newcomer to the job market, there was ... Weiterlesen >
Es hält sich im Journalismus hartnäckig die Meinung, dass schlechte Nachrichten für die Auflagen der Zeitungen gesund seien, da sie sich exzellent verkaufen ließen. Das scheint Prof. DDr. Graninger, den viele von uns schon einst bei einem bemerkenswerten Vortrag im Café Ministerium kennengelernt haben, so zu halten. Vorigen Freitag hat er mit unserem rührigen Präsidenten ... Weiterlesen >
It’s Wimbledon again by Jochen Ressel In the late 1990’s, when I worked for a company’s London HQ, our President would have loved to be British. Unfortunately his name was so clearly Swedish, that there was never any doubt that he is not. As a compensation he collected memberships of every British club ... Weiterlesen >
Eleven derives from the Old English ęndleofon, first attested in Bede's late 9th-century “Ecclesiastical History of the English People”. It has cognates in every Germanic language (for example, German elf). 11 is a prime number. It is the smallest two-digit prime number in the decimal base. If a number is divisible by 11, reversing its digits will result in another multiple of ... Weiterlesen >
