2002-05-07
I just read in this mornings paper that Holland's version of LePen (Fortuyn)
was in fact assassinated yesterday while leaving the scene of a radio
interview.
John
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From: Han Maenen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: U.S. Metric Association [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent:
Of Joseph B. Reid
In USMA 19923 Tony Bennett raised the metric discussion to the
spiritual
level when he essentially argued that the imperial system was bassed
on
Christian values, while the metric system had atheist roots.
There is a cultural context that we need to note here. Particularly
I saw an ad today in our local paper. It was paid for by the
International Collectors Society, who is willing to sell for some
unspecified amount New York State quarters modified to carry the
likeness of Betty Boop on the obverse. The photograph has a caption that
states the actual diameter is 24
Further to my USMA 19955 I have found another clue that the metric system
has Christian roots.
The Bishop of Autun, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, on 9 March
1790 distributed to all the members of the *Assemblée Nationale
Constituante* a proposition on weights and measures. He listed
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Brent:
Is the letter below one you sent to the manufacturer? It sounds like it to me,
but I didn't catch anywhere that made that clear to me.
Ezra
JPB Cliveden wrote:
I was particularly disappointed this week to receive as part of a lunch pack
a bottle of fresh Samantha pure spring water
No, Ezra, I didn't send this to the manufacturer; just to this list server.
If I were writing to the manufacturer I would not have vented by including
the snotty comment about the questionable intelligence or common sense of
their employees.
Best regards,
Brent
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-Original
Sure, I understand.
Seems like a letter the manufacturer would be in order. What stands out most for
me right off the bat is the use of the fraction 1/2 in 1/2 liter violates
the NIST guidelines (500 mL would be the way to go). These drops of change in
the ocean (Jim Frysinger's metaphor lives
Since you have brought up the subject once again of using HTML or plain text
format for messages, let me express my opinion that it is not only difficult
to rapidly read unformatted text messages, but it becomes very unpleasant
indeed to read the original messages that are forwarded as a part of
Of JPB Cliveden
I was particularly disappointed this week to receive as part of a
lunch
pack
a bottle of fresh Samantha pure spring water (their use of upper and
lower
cases) labelled as 16.9 OZ (1/2LITER)
If you look at their website, you will see that it is (or was) a family
firm. They
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