APRIL 17, 2011

Full News Archive

• Headline: Enhancing Regulation of Offshore Oil Rigs. Impact: The slow regulation of offshore rigs led to a domino effect where companies started using the phrase 'work in progress' to justify everything from environmental disasters to their dating lives.. Fact: Fun fact: The phrase 'work in progress' was originally coined by oil companies to mean, 'We have no idea what we're doing.'.
• Headline: John Tanton: A Legacy of Controversy. Impact: Tanton's anti-immigration actions inspired a generation of activists, leading to countless debates at family gatherings where the only thing more volatile than the discussions were the mashed potatoes.. Fact: John Tanton was so influential that even his shadow has its own fan club. It’s called 'The Unknown Shadows of America.'.
• Headline: Tokyo Utility Lays Out Plan for Its Reactors. Impact: If Japan had successfully stabilized its reactors earlier, we might have seen a world where Godzilla was just a misunderstood giant lizard looking for a hug instead of destroying cities.. Fact: Hillary Clinton visiting Tokyo Electric was less about stabilizing reactors and more about ensuring she could get sushi that didn't taste like fear..
• Headline: Inflation in China Poses Big Threat to Global Trade. Impact: China's inflation could have led to a global revolution where everyone switched to knitting their own clothes and bartering with their neighbors, but instead, we just bought more online.. Fact: Did you know that inflation is just the economy’s way of saying, 'Surprise! Your money is worth less!'? Thanks, China!.