Guess the Word and Contact Us for prizes! Series 31 starts soon….. 1st letter of each Post Title (in a Series) spells a business word – spelt correctly or jumbled up. Previous answers: Series 30 spelt K-R-O-W (WORK) Series 29 spelt R-O-P-Y-J-A-D-E (JEOPARDY) Series 28 spelt G-U-I-L-D-B-I-N (BUILDING) Series 27 spelt F-R-U-I-T-E-X (FIXTURE) Series 26 spelt H-O-N-K-W-O-W (KNOWHOW) Series 25 spelt L-O-D-E-M (MODEL) Series…
Category: Series 30 – Work
Wealth Even the largest fortunes can be squandered: Pulitzers, Vanderbilts, Woolworths. UK: “Clogs to clogs in 3 generations”. US: “Shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in 3 generations”. Italy: “Stable to stars to stable”. China: “From paddy to paddy in 3 generations”. Same sentiment in any language Guessed the Word? Series 30…
Overload US share of global travel market is falling. Overloading tourists, trade show attendees & students with bureaucracy hurts the economy, reduces influence, & deters would-be allies in the fight against terror. Has a veteran of the hospitality business turned inhospitable? Guessed the Word? Series 30 (2/4) …
Retire Who wants to live to 100? A 99 year-old! Retirement can be 30+ years, so pensions need to last. UK now has 15,000 centenarians, eligible for a 100th Birthday card from the Queen, following a Royal tradition since 1917 Guessed the Word? Series 30 (3/4) [pic: Buckingham Palace]
Kilo The Kibble Balance, an exquisitely accurate weighing machineloosens France’s grip on the kiloas it measures mass more accurately. From 1790s, 1 kg = a cylinder of metal (which changes weight as it reacts with air) in a Paris vault. The Kibble, a 1975 British invention, defines weight against the Planck constant, one of…