Kiosk 1881 First public phone box in Berlin‘s Potsdamer Platz. Most perfect version of this miniature building type is Giles Gilbert Scott’s 1924 design competition win: the classic red K2 was voted 1 of top 10 British design icons in 2006. Bolted cast-iron sections, domed roof, teak door, concrete base. 1,700 installed; about 200 remain…
Month: June 2018
Neutral More Generation Z (born 2000 on) consumers identify as gender-neutral, gender-fluid or trans-gender than previously. Australia, Canada, India, Malaysia & New Zealand have gender-neutral passports. Unisex clothes already in shops Guessed the Word? Series 26 (2/7) [pic: Pexels]
Opiate Fandom is today’s ‘opiate of the masses’. 2.5m World Cup 2018 tickets sold, more than 1/2 to non-Russians. Sports spectatorship feeds a primitive human need to be part of something larger than ourselves, & feel understood, accepted, nurtured, empowered, protected Guessed the Word? Series 26 (3/7) …
Hedge Mexico’s annual ‘Hacienda Hedge’ contrarian bet with banks protects the world’s 12th-largest oil producer from boom-&-bust prices, and made $2.4bn (£1.8bn) profit from 2001-17. But the sun may be setting on the hedge, as world oil demand is falling Guessed the Word? Series 26 (5/7) [pic: Gellinger]
Guess the Word and Contact Us for prizes! Series 26 starts soon….. 1st letter of each post Title (in a Series) spells a business word – spelt correctly, backwards, jumbled up, or as an anagram. Previous answers: Series 25 spelt L-O-D-E-M (MODEL) Series 24 spelt G-R-E-Y-S-Y-N (SYNERGY) Series 23 spelt F-L-I-P-G-A-S-H (FLAGSHIP) Series 22 spelt S-I-N-B-U-S-E-S (BUSINESS) Series 21 spelt C-A-B-K-A-P-Y …
Marijuana Alcohol & tobacco kill far more people than weed. UK: cannabis illegal since 1928. USA: Denver’s “green rush” marijuana retailers outnumber Starbucks cafes 2:1. Canada: has largest herd of “cannabis unicorn” companies. Australia: New South Wales cut red tape so patients get medical marijuana fast Guessed the Word? Series 25 (1/5) …
Envoy Diplomatic immunity enables envoys to escape bankruptcy, fines & other penalties for criminal/ civil transgressions, depending on rank. The Police establish if an individual or premises has diplomatic immunity under 1961 Vienna Convention Guessed the Word? Series 25 (4/5) [pic: BerckenGroep]
Dodge Digital tech enables authorities to catch tax dodgers by ‘joining the dots’ to get a full picture of their financial affairs. HMRC now holds more data than the British Library Guessed the Word? Series 25 (3/5) [pic: webandi]
Ordinary Yesterday’s ‘wow!’ quickly becomes ordinary. Customers are divinely discontent, & their expectations always go up. But if it wasn’t human nature to seek something better, we’d still be leading primitive lives in caves Guessed the Word? Series 25 (2/5) [pic: joel bengs]
Luxury A luxury as recently as 1950, chicken now accounts for 1/2 the meat eaten in the UK, & has overtaken beef, lamb & pork. Average Briton eats 23kg a year. Birds bred quickly in sheds for meat/ protein (not for eggs) reduced prices, so poultry is no longer just for the wealthy Guessed the Word? …