Word: metrics
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Coming as it did near the end of a monumentally slow news week, the surprise announcement drew metric tons of media attention, and kept the vacationing President firmly in the spotlight. Saturday, Bush had left Washington for his ranch in Crawford, Texas on a high in the wake of several legislative triumphs, and his press office made sure each reporter had memorized every detail. In the course of one week, the Bushies noted, the President won over the famously hardheaded Charlie Norwood on the patients? bill of rights, shepherded his energy bill through the House, and spread new enthusiasm...
...portraying Joe Canadian was flown across Canada on our national holiday (Canada Day, July 1, for those of you who might like to know) to deliver his famed speech in 12 different locales cross-country in just under 30 hours (and that’s in American hours, not metric hours, but we'll get into that later). Never mind that the actor has since obtained a green card; Joe Canadian and the Molson Rant inspired the greatest wave of patriotism since, well, ever. This may sound like a gross exaggeration, but it’s not. Canadian national pride...
...sense—would easily rebuff. Example: “What do you think about the illegal rhinoceros hunt in Saskatchewan?” Or, “Canada’s been thinking about switching to the twenty-four hour clock. Right now we use a twenty-hour metric day. What’s your opinion?” Everyone from educated, empowered Northeasterners to Venice Beach rollerblade automatons gave their opinions. The governor from Michigan congratulated us on our change to the 24-hour clock. George W. Bush, and then Al Gore ’69, were exposed...
...tower is built directly on an ancient riverbed of soft, sandy soil, and the foundation is shallow for a structure that weighs 32 million lbs. (14,500 metric tons...
Beginning in 1993, nearly 2 million lbs. (870 metric tons) of lead weights were placed on the north side of the tower. Not only did the tower stop tilting, it moved--very slightly--back toward straight...