Resolving to surprise her husband, an executive''s wife stopped by his office. When she opened the door, she found him with his secretary sitting in his lap.
Without hesitating, he dictated, "...and in conclusion, gentlemen, budget cuts or no budget cuts, I cannot continue to operate this office with just one chair."
Times Beach dioxinIn 1982, it was announced that the soil on unpaved roads of Times Beach, Missouri, USA contained dangerous levels of poisonous dioxin and its 2,800 residents were recommended to relocate. The dioxin came from industrial waste oil sprayed on the roads for dust control in 1972-73. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued the health advisory report only a few weeks after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had started to sample the soil. Analyses found dioxin at levels up to 127 parts per billion. By 22 Feb 1983, the EPA pledged $33 million from the government's Superfund for hazardous chemical cleanup to purchase the Times Beach property. The city was subsequently bulldozed and decontaminated.«[Image: Aerial view of Times Beach and the Meramec River.] |
