Cynthia Burch, a former water inspector for the city of Atlanta, would make sure your establishment gets a passing score—if you paid her in food. Well, Burch would never actually exactly "offer" this arrangement. Until she was fired, Burch used to promise restaurants that she would cause problems for them if they didn't give her free food.

The US Department in charge of offshore oil drilling has canceled its annual celebration of the sterling work companies like BP — responsible for the rig that blew up — do in keeping oil rigs safe. Probably wise. [LAT]