From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joseph B. Reid)
Subject: [USMA:10587] RE: CNN shame
In Canada we inflate to
around 200 kPa.
We in Florida (USA), too.
Check out a USA Today story from yesterday (2001-01-23) regarding Thoburn and his continued antics at http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20010123/3008182s.htm. This story also relates some aspects of metrication in the US and how it has failed. No answers!!
Krishna KambhampatyDo You Yahoo!?
I should clarify that the term "yard" in the three yards on each of the
three masts of the square rigger refers not to length, but rather to the
cross-spar holding up the top of the sail. Also known as a yardarm. So
translating this kind of yard to meters is wholly inappropriate. ;*)
- John
I was at the Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) last week. As
is common these days, there was a template for how big a carry-on bag could
be in the public area in front of the ticket counters. This particular one
was supplied by British Airways and what was unique about it was
I think these items are laudable.
However, "This is 2001, the turn of the millennium" strikes me as
gratuitous and unneccessary. We are, now in the 21st century (whenever it
started)!
Duncan
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From: Duncan Bath [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: January 23, 2001 21:04
Subject: Re: [USMA:10626] Re: IEEE disappointing
I found a reference to "BLUETOOTH TO THE RESCUE" in IEEE 2000 Aug. in a
"Spectrum" article entitled "Handhelds duke it out for the
I doubt if you could submit a paper to IEEE Transactions... the last 20
years, using ifp units, and not have it kicked back to you right away.
Nat
Both these occurrences can be excused as 'figures of speech'.
In a modern article, it is to be hoped that square kilometres and metres
would
I do not usually take part in your discussions. I
have a question. Has anyone noticed that good
that have metric marked on them in the US have mL
while goods from Britain have ml with a funny
shaped e afer them. Does anyone know why this is.
Sorry if that is a stupid question and has been
On Tue, 23 Jan 2001 20:14:46 -0500, "Duncan Bath"
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What IEEE was this - Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers?
If so, what was the date of the papers?
The IEEE I know has, indeed, done an excellent job of, progressively, moving
to the use of SI units. There
I would find it difficult to raise this question with that magazine.
Hopefully, some one can come forward to point out these shortcomings.
Duncan
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To: U.S. Metric Association [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: January 24, 2001 13:45
I received this inquiry from the SI Navigator web site today.
I'm a little pressed for time at the moment (house going up for sale,
preparing for viewing, etc.), so I'd appreciate it if some of you could give
Samantha some views.
Please use the email address below, but note that the inquiry
Someone on the Independent's Argument forum
(http://www.independent.co.uk/argument) is claiming that the USA
originally intended to go metric in time for the Bicentenary. I don't
think I'd heard this before: can anyone say if there is any truth in
it?
Chris
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Chris KEENAN
UK Metrication:
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 07:26:09 -0500
From: "Casselberry, Jay" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 'Eugene Mechtly' [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Use of Metric Units by the Energy Information Administration
Dear Mr. Mechtly,
Thank you for your question regarding the
I could probably fire off an email "letter to the editor" as a member
of the IEEE Standards Association and SCC14, but I would need some more
detailed information (citation fodder) and the name and email address
of the editor. A copy of the article would also be helpful but I
recognize the
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I do not usually take part in your discussions. I
have a question. Has anyone noticed that good
that have metric marked on them in the US have mL
while goods from Britain have ml with a funny
shaped e afer them. Does anyone know why this is.
The funny e
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 17:32:09 -0600 (CST)
From: Gene Mechtly [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "Casselberry, Jay" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Use of Metric Units by the Energy Information Administration
On Wed, 24 Jan 2001, Casselberry, Jay wrote:
... In many
Find a more artful way to put it if you like. But my
point is, which so far appears to be picking very
little enthusiasm here, that we ought to use the
millennium as a gimmick, an excuse, a symbol, to
justify extra efforts at speeding up metrication.
But, heck if it would help us, I would be
Glckliches Neues Jahr!
Happy New Year!
John
Keiner ist hoffnungsloser versklavt als derjenige, der irrtmlich glaubt
frei zu sein.
There are none more hopelessly enslaved then those who falsely believe they
are free!
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