[USMA:53378] RE: the UPLR permissive metric-only labeling amendment

2013-11-01 Thread Natalia Permiakova
NY should be the very first state in US adopting metric system: * With a July 2012 population of 8,336,697, New York. * .. * Over 3 million of New York City’s residents are foreign-born; over one-quarter arrived in 2000 or later. * . * New York

[USMA:53379] Unanimous Acceptance of Metric-Only Labeling

2013-11-01 Thread mechtly, eugene a
Linda (Crown), Elizabeth Gentry is out of her office today, so I address my questions to you as the principal editor of NIST HB 130. 1. Does NIST interpret North Dakota's NO position (No law or regulation) on Packaging and Labeling to mean that North Dakota does, in fact, accept the

[USMA:53380] RE: the UPLR permissive metric-only labeling amendment

2013-11-01 Thread Natalia Permiakova
they think I am some type of government agent  - haha, that is true... then that is why NY State is one of the last ones...  I learned custom units along with English language, and had not even thought about metric system much until 10 years later when I noticed that US kids don't even try to

[USMA:53381] Re: metric system

2013-11-01 Thread contact
State Representative Dennis Richardson. I hope my idea is still on your list. Please keep us updated on which bills are working their way to the top of your list. Many members of The United States Metric Association would be interested to know as well. Sincerely, David Pearl