LOUIS, LOUIS
THAT'S "RIGHT"!
BUSINESS & FINANCE ABBREV.
THE STYLE OF ELEMENTS
WE GOTTA GO
200
'His alphabet consists of 6 raised points used in multiple combinations'
(Louis) Braille
200
'He plays between the right tackle & the center, & he probably really needs his deodorant'
the right guard
200
'IPO: a company's first stock sold to the general population'
Initial Public Offering
200
'Humphry Davy named this element after potash, its much older name'
potassium
200
'If we make it to this Asian island by November 12, we can celebrate its national holiday of Sun Yat-sen day'
Taiwan
400
'Raised in Detroit, he won the national Amateur Athletic Union light heavyweight boxing crown in 1934'
Joe Louis
400
'Doctrine asserting that federal laws shouldn't trump those of Alabama or Idaho'
states\' rights
400
'COO: the executive responsible to the board for the day-to-day running of the business'
Chief Operating Officer
400
'(Sarah of the Clue Crew holds a wall clock with symblos of the elements instead of numbers.) The Chem Time Clock helps chemistry students learn the periodic table by using element's symbols in place of numbers. It's 1:35, or these two elements'
hydrogen and nitrogen
400
'For a vacation getaway, let's all head to this southernmost U.S. state'
Hawaii
600
'This top leader of the Nation of Islam is an accomplished violinist & once worked as a Calypso singer'
Farrakhan
600
'"Shower" us with this 3-word meteorological term meaning everything's a-ok'
right as rain
600
'P&L: of concern to all companies'
Profit and Loss
600
'This element, atomic no. 17, is used as a bleach'
chlorine
600
'Catching up on Mayan history is a treat in this most populous Central American nation; about half of the people are Mayan'
Guatemala
800
'The middle name of this Art Nouveau glasswork artist was Comfort'
Tiffany
800
'In "The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood", Little John is fingered as one of these chief assistants'
a right-hand man
800
'ROI: the amount gained, before tax & after depreciation, from a venture'
Return On Investment
800
'Make no bones about it, it's the fifth most abundant element in both the earth's crust & the human body'
calcium
800
'Let's watch some movies when we get to this Asian country that makes more movies than any other, about 900 a year'
India
1000
'"Pretty Baby" & "Atlantic City" were films by this French director who was married to Candice Bergen'
Malle
1000
'The U.N. adopted this, the UDHR, in 1948; I guess it'll still apply if we ever get to Alpha Centauri'
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
1000
'EPS: the net income of a corporation divided by the total units of common stock outstanding'
Earnings Per Share
1000
'(Alex walks along the shore of the Dead Sea in Israel with mud all over his face.) For hundreds of years people have believed in the rejuvenating qualities of the Dead sea's black mud. Among its many components this element, symbol Mg, said to remove toxins from the skin. Makes you feel good.'
magnesium
1000
'If we trek to the southern section of this Egyptian peninsula, we can visit the mount of the same name'
Sinai
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