[USMA:53475] Re: Math Test

2013-12-27 Thread contact
According to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megametre The Earth's polar circumference is 39.94 Mm. (It was exactly 40 Mm from 1791 to 1875, but the definition of the metre was changed; see metre). The distance from Amsterdam to Marseille is approximately 1 Mm. The Earth's

[USMA:53486] Re: review my children's book

2014-01-04 Thread contact
-- This mail is sent via contact form on Metric Pioneer http://metricpioneer.com - End message from l-daw...@att.net - - End message from l-daw...@att.net -

[USMA:53490] Long Scale and Short Scale: How much is a billion? It depends where you live.

2014-01-05 Thread contact
My latest blog: http://metricpioneer.wordpress.com/2014/01/05/long-scale-and-short-scale-how-much-is-a-billion-it-depends-where-you-live/ David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917

[USMA:53541] National Geographic Int Edition

2014-02-08 Thread contact
Does anyone subscribe to National Geographic International Edition? I like the magazine, but I would rather read articles that use only SI units. I contacted National Geographic directly and they told me that they do not deliver the international edition in the United States. David Pearl

[USMA:53543] Nat Geo International Edition

2014-02-08 Thread contact
Well. It is pretty expensive, but I think it is probably worth it. I just subscribed to Nat Geo International Edition through a company based in the Netherlands. David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 - Message from i...@global-magazines.com - Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2014

[USMA:53545] RE: Nat Geo International Edition

2014-02-08 Thread contact
The difference is units of measure. No one uses miles, inches, gallons et cetera outside the United States. David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 - Message from vliets...@btinternet.com - Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2014 23:52:14 - From: Martin Vlietstra

[USMA:53562] Re: Metric scale

2014-02-15 Thread contact
for about $13, I think.) I think that it is funny that the scale goes up to 150kg. Given the capacity, one would think it was made for use in the U.S., but given the markings, I am sure it wasn't. -- This mail is sent via contact form on Metric Pioneer http://metricpioneer.com - End message

[USMA:53568] Re: No Accent on lom in kilometer!

2014-02-17 Thread contact
I often find myself accenting the second syllable because I have heard it pronounced that way all my life. I then correct myself later in conversation and accent the first syllable as soon as I realize what I have done. Old habits are difficult to break. I distinctly remember watching that

[USMA:53573] Re: No Accent on lom in kilometer!

2014-02-17 Thread contact
I think James Frysinger makes very convincing points. Thanks, Jim, for your thoughts. David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 - Message from j...@metricmethods.com - Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 21:44:27 -0600 From: James Frysinger j...@metricmethods.com Reply-To:

[USMA:53596] RE: Unit Pricing of Consumer Products in Retail Marketplaces

2014-02-21 Thread contact
I remember when my wife and I visited Canada (British Columbia) in the Summer of 2011, a Safeway deli sold chicken and fish by different units; I cannot remember which was which, but one was sold at a price per 100 grams and the other was sold per pound. Canada may be metric in theory, and

[USMA:53602] Hectometer

2014-02-24 Thread contact
See attached image showing common usage of the word hectometer (about 12 minutes into the film). My wife and I watching a film over the weekend notice the use of the word hectometer. Les Rivières Pourpres II (Crimson Rivers II) - a sequel to Les Rivières Pourpres (The Crimson Rivers) - is

[USMA:53612] Fwd: Response from Senator Ron Wyden to your e-mail

2014-02-28 Thread contact
FYI David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 ---BeginMessage--- This is a Mulit Part MIME message. Your mail client does not support MIME or you have disabled this feature. This is a plain text version of the content. Dear Mr. Pearl: Thank you for taking the time to contact me regarding

[USMA:53626] SI Manual

2014-03-13 Thread contact
While perusing the SI Manual written by Stan Jakuba, I notice R in Temperature section, which prompted me to discover what R means in the context of temperature because I had no idea. I found a Wikipedia article about Rankine temperature scale, so now I know. David Pearl MetricPioneer.com

[USMA:53628] Impossible

2014-03-14 Thread contact
Perhaps we can reach Americans through www.Impossible.com where I just made a wish that Americans would embrace International Units and abandon Imperial measures. I encourage you to make a wish there too. Perhaps we can convince America to go metric one person at a time. David Pearl

[USMA:53630] SI Trivia Survey A

2014-03-15 Thread contact
SI Trivia Survey A: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GL283SG Please consider passing this along to others. Thanks. David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917

[USMA:53639] Re: lc 44 (Oregon Legislation Modeled on Hawaii HB36)

2014-03-20 Thread contact
...@metricpioneer.com - Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 10:26:51 -0700 From: cont...@metricpioneer.com Subject: Re: lc 44 To: Rep Cameron rep.kevincame...@state.or.us Cc: contact cont...@metricpioneer.com Denyc Boles, Thank you for following up on my recent inquiry. I much appreciate all

[USMA:53648] Article: Why isn't the U.S. on the metric system?

2014-03-27 Thread contact
Someone on Impossible.com responded to me with a link to this article: Why isn't the U.S. on the metric system? I thought you might find it a little interesting: http://science.howstuffworks.com/why-us-not-on-metric-system.htm David Pearl Metric Pioneer.com 503-428-4917 David Pearl

[USMA:53649] SI Trivia Survey B

2014-03-27 Thread contact
Second one in a series: SI Trivia Survey B: https://t.co/Vvex57DK6L David Pearl www.MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917

[USMA:53652] RE: SI Trivia Survey B

2014-03-27 Thread contact
Martin. I am trying to educate Americans, not split hairs. Would it be better to rephrase the question with all that hair-splitting detail? Surely they would fall asleep! How would you more accurately ask the question? - Message from Martin Vlietstra vliets...@btinternet.com -

[USMA:53658] RE: SI Trivia Survey B

2014-03-28 Thread contact
One liter of water has a mass of almost exactly one kilogram when measured at its maximal density, which occurs at about 4 °C. Similarly: 1 milliliter of water has a mass of about 1 g; 1,000 liters of water has a mass of about 1,000 kg (1 ton). This relationship holds because the gram was

[USMA:53657] RE: SI Trivia Survey B

2014-03-28 Thread contact
The question is intended to familiarize Americans with the basics. In normal, daily routine, like cooking, shopping, et cetera, Americans need to know the basics, not rocket science. - Message from Martin Vlietstra vliets...@btinternet.com -     Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 05:41:08 -

[USMA:53661] Book Review Invitation: SI - An Educational Overview for Americans

2014-03-28 Thread contact
Please let me know if you are interested in writing a review of a short book: SI - An Educational Overview for Americans. I would send you a free copy in Portable Document Format (*.pdf) if you are interested. Here is where you would write your review:

[USMA:53680] Are you interested in writing a book review?

2014-04-05 Thread contact
I found the book review by Mr Bushnell to be very helpful. See book review by Mr Bushnell here http://metricpioneer.com/shop/an-educational-overview-for-americans/ (and my response) then consider submiting another one if you are interested. David Pearl www.MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917

[USMA:53681] Fwd: Your TV Interview on Chile Quake

2014-04-05 Thread contact
I thought you might be interested in an exchange of words Professor Burns and I shared today:  - Forwarded message from cont...@metricpioneer.com -    Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2014 15:46:35 -0700    From: cont...@metricpioneer.com Subject: Re: Your TV Interview on Chile Quake      To: Scott

[USMA:53772] Conversion or Completing Conversion

2014-05-04 Thread contact
If I remember correctly, there was some recent discussion about whether USMA advocates United States conversion to the SI or advocates completing United States conversion to the SI. I just received our May - June 2014 Metric Today newsletter in the mail and I was surprised that nobody remembered

[USMA:53774] Long Distance Voyager by The Metric Maven

2014-05-05 Thread contact
Please consider reading recent post: Long Distance Voyager by The Metric Maven, which makes the case that we should stop ignoring prefixes to the meter. www.TheMetricMaven.com  David Pearl www.MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917

[USMA:53775] Re: Long Distance Voyager by The Metric Maven

2014-05-05 Thread contact
If you go here: http://themetricmaven.com/?p=5406 you can leave a comment on Metric Maven post. - Message from cont...@metricpioneer.com -     Date: Mon, 05 May 2014 14:05:49 -0700     From: cont...@metricpioneer.com Reply-To: cont...@metricpioneer.com Subject: [USMA:53774] Long

[USMA:53793] Think International T Shirt

2014-05-11 Thread contact
I just published a new Metric Pioneer Shop Item: Think International T Shirt with my wife Michele Pearl wearing it. At the printing place where I have the shirts done, I decided at the last minute to change Think Metric to Think International because of the 1960 name change. 

[USMA:53794] Re: Think International T Shirt

2014-05-12 Thread contact
John. Wow! That is great! Thanks for doing that. You are very considerate and I appreciate you getting the word out about Metric Pioneer. I also appreciate you using the terms SI and International System, but one little thing though: I caution you against using the redundant and erroneous

[USMA:53797] Re: Now this is the way I wish we did weather here in the States

2014-05-12 Thread contact
with no indication of any state, so how am I supposed to know if it is Salem Oregon or Salem Massachusetts? Same thing with Portland; there is more than one Portland in the United States. It is beyond me why Nashville is on that pull-down list twice though. Someone should contact Montreal Gazette and let them

[USMA:53803] Re: Weather in Montreal Gazette

2014-05-12 Thread contact
Ezra. I understood your original message clearly. You wish the United States would get rid of all weather descriptions that are not measured in International System units. I know how frustrating it can be when work-arounds are offered instead of a shared sentiment. I totally share your wish. I

[USMA:53815] MG

2014-05-13 Thread contact
Dr Patricia Weeks here at the Salem Clinic printed out a perscription for my wife today for 150 MG of a particular medication. Astonished, I pointed out to Dr Weeks that when the M is capitalized, it means mega, which in this case, would means 150 megagrams, or 150 metric tons of medication. I

[USMA:53821] Re: MG

2014-05-15 Thread contact
I suspect that people reading the message that I had sent out would reasonably conclude that in such a context, clearly the intent is to indicate milligrams. It has absolutely nothing to do with any non-SI units. Can anyone offer an answer to my original question? - Message from Martin

[USMA:53826] Re: lc 44

2014-05-16 Thread contact
Thank you for the continuous hounding. I appreciate your efforts.  - Message from Rep Cameron rep.kevincame...@state.or.us -    Date: Fri, 16 May 2014 18:11:12 +    From: Rep Cameron rep.kevincame...@state.or.us Subject: lc 44      To: cont...@metricpioneer.com

[USMA:53846] Re: Should the U.S. convert to the metric system? | Debate.org

2014-05-21 Thread contact
Thanks for the link. Here is what I just posted there:  No one is a foreigner when you consider Earth your home Metric System became International System in 1960. People who are mathematically literate know the International System simply by SI which is its symbol. American Scientists already

[USMA:53858] Weight vs. Mass

2014-05-22 Thread contact
According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass#Weight_vs._mass Wikipedia: In everyday usage, mass and weight are often used interchangeably. For instance, a person's weight may be stated as 75 kg. In a constant gravitational field, the weight of an object is proportional to its mass, and it is

[USMA:53869] RE: Phil Chernack's message

2014-05-23 Thread contact
I also share this sentiment. Thanks for sharing that perspective with us.  - Message from Ressel, Howard R (DOT) howard.res...@dot.ny.gov -     Date: Fri, 23 May 2014 12:59:12 +     From: Ressel, Howard R (DOT) howard.res...@dot.ny.gov Reply-To: howard.res...@dot.ny.gov Subject:

[USMA:53882] Re: There is some progress but on highways, there is a question

2014-05-25 Thread contact
Parker Willey is actually refering to the long chart directly under the six photos. The table headings read as follows:  Admit Date - Name - Common Name - Stranding Location - Class - Sex - Admit Weight (kg) - Diagnosis  The chart shows kilograms only with no pounds. - Message from

[USMA:53896] Re: Is it too late to change your site's name?

2014-06-01 Thread contact
and well-being in the well-established, mature metrological heaven that the metric system offers. --This mail is sent via contact form on Metric Pioneer http://metricpioneer.com - End message from Metric Pioneer david.mun...@me.com - David Pearl www.MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917

[USMA:53897] News from the Future

2014-06-01 Thread contact
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[USMA:53898] News from the Future

2014-06-01 Thread contact
Sorry. Regarding that last message, for those who do not have Facebook, here is a link to the blog Julie responded to: http://metricpioneer.wordpress.com/2014/06/01/news-from-the-future/ David Pearl www.MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917

[USMA:53900] Associations Identify Using Metric Weights as Key to Avoiding Medication Errors with Pediatric Patients

2014-06-01 Thread contact
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[USMA:53901] Re: Associations Identify Using Metric Weights as Key to Avoiding Medication Errors with Pediatric Patients

2014-06-01 Thread contact
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[USMA:53926] Re: YOUR LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL REQUEST - LC0044

2014-06-07 Thread contact
completed request from Legislative Counsel.  Please review your draft or amendment for accuracy.  If you require any changes, you may submit them electronically to lc.requ...@state.or.us or bring a hard copy to our office, S-101. If a bill back is attached and you have questions, please contact

[USMA:53928] Re: YOUR LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL REQUEST - LC0044

2014-06-07 Thread contact
to our office, S-101. If a bill back is attached and you have questions, please contact either the Chief Clerk’s office (6-1870) or the Secretary of the Senate (6-1851) for clarification. - End message from Boles Denyc denyc.bo...@state.or.us -   David Pearl

[USMA:53930] Think International T Shirts

2014-06-07 Thread contact
Think International T Shirts are now available in three sizes: Small, Medium and Large. Quantities are limited. http://metricpioneer.com/shop/ David Pearl www.MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917

[USMA:53931] Re: YOUR LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL REQUEST - LC0044

2014-06-07 Thread contact
for accuracy.  If you require any changes, you may submit them electronically to lc.requ...@state.or.us or bring a hard copy to our office, S-101. If a bill back is attached and you have questions, please contact either the Chief Clerk’s office (6-1870) or the Secretary of the Senate (6-1851

[USMA:53940] Re: YOUR LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL REQUEST - LC0044

2014-06-08 Thread contact
is attached and you have questions, please contact either the Chief Clerk’s office (6-1870) or the Secretary of the Senate (6-1851) for clarification. - End message from Boles Denyc denyc.bo...@state.or.us -   David Pearl http

[USMA:53943] Re: YOUR LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL REQUEST - LC0044

2014-06-08 Thread contact
...@state.or.us or bring a hard copy to our office, S-101. If a bill back is attached and you have questions, please contact either the Chief Clerk’s office (6-1870) or the Secretary of the Senate (6-1851) for clarification. - End message from Boles Denyc

[USMA:53946] Reply Options

2014-06-09 Thread contact
I love the great interaction here, being on the U.S. Metric Association email list. I am curious about a minor matter though. I notice that when someone in our email group replies, I often end up getting two email messages, one to me and coppied to the group, and another entirely separate email

[USMA:53951] Re: YOUR LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL REQUEST - LC0044

2014-06-09 Thread contact
Legislative Counsel...  Please review your draft or amendment for accuracy.  If you require any changes, you may submit them electronically to lc.requ...@state.or.us or bring a hard copy to our office, S-101. If a bill back is attached and you have questions, please contact

[USMA:53969] Re: Rejoining USMA

2014-06-14 Thread contact
Welcome back! I am curious. Approximately how many are on the USMA list?  - Message from Bill Hooper billhoope...@gmail.com -     Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 23:04:09 -0400     From: Bill Hooper billhoope...@gmail.com Reply-To: billhoope...@gmail.com Subject: [USMA:53968] Rejoining USMA  

[USMA:53983] State by State Metrication

2014-06-16 Thread contact
Yes indeed, Thank you Don.  With 110 names on our list, one would think that those 110 people probably live in at least ten or perhaps even twenty or so states. We have state metrication legislation pending in Hawaii (HB36). We have state metrication legislation pending in Oregon (LC44). Please

[USMA:53989] Re: State by State Metrication

2014-06-17 Thread contact
Mr Steele. I totally agree. I think you hit the nail on the head with that very insightful comment. - Message from John M. Steele jmsteele9...@sbcglobal.net -     Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 03:08:00 -0700     From: John M. Steele jmsteele9...@sbcglobal.net Reply-To: John M. Steele

[USMA:54001] Water Bottle Dumbbell Weights

2014-06-19 Thread contact
Does anybody know about a company that could manufacture the item I describe below? I have sent the message below to several bottle manufacturing companies, but so far, they all say they cannot help me. I think Water Bottle Dumbbell Weights would be a great way Americans can learn a relationship

[USMA:54002] Water Bottle Dumbbell Weights

2014-06-19 Thread contact
This reply from Glen Sparkman g...@clcustomtooling.com reveals that a blow mold is needed for this item. Does anyone know anything about blow molds? - Message from Glen Sparkman g...@clcustomtooling.com -     Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 14:21:00 -0700     From: Glen Sparkman

[USMA:54008] RE: Water Bottle Dumbbell Weights

2014-06-20 Thread contact
I know. I actually bought a pair of dumbbells made in Korea. Soft vinyl is problematic because one is unable to fill to capacity; as soon as you fill it up (which is very cumbersome) water pours out as one tries to insert the plug. Rigid plastic would not have such a problem. - Message from

[USMA:54010] Re: tries to pull a truck in heels - YouTube

2014-06-20 Thread contact
Harold. Clearly, the signs say 1 METER - 2 METERS - 3 METERS et cetera, rendered with the American spelling, not the British spelling. - Message from Harold_Potsdamer harold_potsda...@cox.net -     Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 20:44:48 -0400     From: Harold_Potsdamer

[USMA:54014] How meter is spelled in non-English languages

2014-06-22 Thread contact
I did a little research on how meter is spelled in various non-English languages. According to https://translate.google.com the primary SI unit is spelled meter in thirteen non-English languages. Those 13 languages are Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, German, Hausa, Islandic, Indonesian, Latin, Malay,

[USMA:54018] Re: How meter is spelled in non-English languages

2014-06-22 Thread contact
Thank you, James R. Frysinger, for that very reasonable response. I agree.  Mr Harold Potsdamer. In response to your first question: Yes. English. As far as the relevance of how different languages spell metric units, my response is that we share the same planet, so it is very relevant indeed.

[USMA:54020] Re: How meter is spelled in non-English languages

2014-06-23 Thread contact
Martin Vlietstra. Thank you for responding with such great insight. I absolutely appreciate your perspective on this important issue. I have a British American Language Dictionary - http://www.amazon.com/British-American-Language-Dictionary-Norman/dp/0844291161 - ISBN 978-0844291161 - at home

[USMA:54023] Re: How meter is spelled in non-English languages

2014-06-23 Thread contact
Robert H. Bushnell. Those are very insightful points. Thanks for pointing that out. - Message from Robert H. Bushnell roberthb...@comcast.net -     Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 09:42:34 -0600     From: Robert H. Bushnell roberthb...@comcast.net Reply-To: roberthb...@comcast.net Subject:

[USMA:54044] Re: Sonometer and French units

2014-06-25 Thread contact
Just for fun, consider clicking on the little speaker on the French side when you go to Translate Google for centimeter (be sure that you have your speakers turned on): https://translate.google.com/#nl/fr/centimeter - Message from Remek Kocz rek...@gmail.com -     Date: Mon, 23 Jun

[USMA:54059] Re: Hawaii Question

2014-06-26 Thread contact
I honestly do not know, but I certainly HOPE so! I love your great question. - Message from Parker Willey Jr. pawil...@pacbell.net -     Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 14:55:45 -0700     From: Parker Willey Jr. pawil...@pacbell.net Reply-To: Parker Willey Jr. pawil...@pacbell.net Subject:

[USMA:54060] Re: Example of problem with round off errors, etc.

2014-06-26 Thread contact
That is correct. That Pound Plus (dumbed-down for American consumer) chocolate bar is imported from Belgium, so of course it is hard metric. It costs five bucks in Salem Oregon, so the price per unit is very easy to calculate: a penny per gram. - Message from Eric L Shuman

[USMA:54074] Re: New supplement to the SI Brochure

2014-06-28 Thread contact
I think that Mr John M. Steele makes an excellent point. I whole-heartedly agree with John on this. I make similar points in my January 2014 blog. Here is a link: http://metricpioneer.wordpress.com/2014/01/05/long-scale-and-short-scale-how-much-is-a-billion-it-depends-where-you-live/  and three

[USMA:54085] Oregon Legislative Counsel Testimony for LC0044

2014-07-02 Thread contact
for accuracy.  If you require any changes, you may submit them electronically to lc.requ...@state.or.us or bring a hard copy to our office, S-101. If a bill back is attached and you have questions, please contact either the Chief Clerk’s office (6-1870) or the Secretary of the Senate (6-1851

[USMA:54104] Golden Opportunity to Promote SI

2014-07-10 Thread contact
Please consider taking advantage of this opportunity to bring our cause forward. How many of you have ever seen Fareed Zakaria GPS on CNN? I watch GPS every Sunday. I just sent a message to CNN and I encourage each of you to send a similar message (in your own words, of course).  Fareed Zakaria

[USMA:54112] RE: Don't be a dunce!

2014-07-13 Thread contact
Brian. I intentionally omitted leading zeros for graphic demonstration. You are correct, Brian, about my little graphic being mathematically faulty for omitting zeros on leading decimals, and I appreciate you correctly pointing that fact out. I feel that including those zeros would destract from

[USMA:54114] RE: Don't be a dunce!

2014-07-13 Thread contact
Harold. Americans use commas or spaces. We love our freedom. - Message from Harold_Potsdamer harold_potsda...@cox.net -     Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 20:07:41 -0400     From: Harold_Potsdamer harold_potsda...@cox.net Reply-To: harold_potsda...@cox.net Subject: [USMA:54113] RE: Don't be

[USMA:54118] Re: Don't be a dunce!

2014-07-13 Thread contact
Perhaps Wikipedia simply uses the de facto format that most people use. Common usage creates reality on the ground. - Message from Michael Payne metricmik...@gmail.com -     Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 06:23:55 +0200     From: Michael Payne metricmik...@gmail.com Reply-To:

[USMA:54119] RE: Don't be a dunce!

2014-07-13 Thread contact
Default Excel US setting is commas to separate digits into groups of three because that is what people in the United States commonly use. I was taught that in school and it is what we use at work. I process financial contracts for the State of Oregon. News articles, TV news, banks, et cetera all

[USMA:54121] RE: Don't be a dunce!

2014-07-13 Thread contact
I would be fired from my job if I were to insist that we change commas to spaces. Get a real-world perspective once in a while. I would LOVE to live in a clean, tidy world with uniformity in such matters. I think we would do well to pick our battles carefully. This battle is akin to Harold

[USMA:54123] RE: Don't be a dunce!

2014-07-13 Thread contact
If we try to push Americans to do everything all at once, then surely the resistence would correspondingly be all that much stronger. I suggest we start with the basics (like killing the inch, et cetera). Once we acheive that major hurdle, then uniformity details will naturally evolve. One step

[USMA:54129] RE: Don't be a dunce!

2014-07-14 Thread contact
The beauty of the International System of units or SI after its French initials is that one has the option to dispense with ever having to use any word for any number higher than thousand on the scale, which thankfully has only one definition everywhere on Earth. See snippet in context here:  

[USMA:54136] RE: Don't be a dunce!

2014-07-14 Thread contact
Some might be tempted to accuse detail sticklers (like Mark) of straining at gnats and swallowing camels. Others might prefer to accuse people with a more relaxed approach (like Brian) of embracing a chaotic disregard for uniformity. I am happy that we have sticklers for detail AND people who

[USMA:54137] Re: YOUR LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL REQUEST - LC0044

2014-07-14 Thread contact
a hard copy to our office, S-101. If a bill back is attached and you have questions, please contact either the Chief Clerk’s office (6-1870) or the Secretary of the Senate (6-1851) for clarification. - End message from Boles Denyc denyc.bo...@state.or.us -   David Pearl

[USMA:54140] RE: Don't be a dunce!

2014-07-14 Thread contact
I think we all know why Wikipedia recommends the American pronunciation of kilometer, because it is widely and commonly pronounced that way. I even hear BBC reporters and France24 reporters pronouncing kilometer the second-syllable-emphasis (American) way all the time. I watch France24 and BBC

[USMA:54142] RE: Don't be a dunce!

2014-07-14 Thread contact
I think Brian makes very good points here and I lean in Brian's direction in these matters. Keep the goal in mind and don't get lost in the details. - Message from br...@bjwhite.net -     Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 15:42:11 -0700     From: br...@bjwhite.net Reply-To: br...@bjwhite.net

[USMA:54154] Accidental Overdose: Parents Are Terrible at Measuring Kids' Meds

2014-07-15 Thread contact
Thanks to Linda Anderman who tweeted this to me:  Parents aren’t doing a great job measuring out medications for their little ones — and the problem may be that we’re still using the so-called English system rather than switching to the metric system, a new study shows. Busy multitasking

[USMA:54166] Re: NASA needs to get its measurement act together

2014-07-16 Thread contact
I share your grief Ezra. We often watch science documentaries. Sometimes a scientist speaking will use SI units, then the narrator will jump in and ruin everything by dumbing it down with non-SI units. I feel a real disconnect and inconsistency when watching American documentaries. We also watch

[USMA:54167] Re: YOUR LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL REQUEST - LC0044

2014-07-16 Thread contact
for accuracy.  If you require any changes, you may submit them electronically to lc.requ...@state.or.us or bring a hard copy to our office, S-101. If a bill back is attached and you have questions, please contact either the Chief Clerk’s office (6-1870) or the Secretary of the Senate (6

[USMA:54169] Re: Cascadia Measurement Policy

2014-07-17 Thread contact
Mr Bill Kelley. Forming any new government is much more difficult than it may seem at first (assuming it is not a dictatorship). Canada underwent metrication in 1970 (See first graphic at http://MetricPioneer.com/Metrication-America please) and the United States of America passed the Metric Act

[USMA:54170] Metric Communist Conspiracy

2014-07-18 Thread contact
back is attached and you have questions, please contact either the Chief Clerk’s office (6-1870) or the Secretary of the Senate (6-1851) for clarification. - End message from Boles Denyc denyc.bo...@state.or.us -   David Pearl www.MetricPioneer.com[1] 503-428-4917 - End

[USMA:54171] CNN Meters Kilometers

2014-07-18 Thread contact
I was thrilled when flipping through channels yesterday and stumbled upon a CNN reporter (perhaps an Aussie) giving the lenght of an airplane in meters only and speed in km/h (only parenthetically giving equivalent in miles). I put the very short clip on my You Tube channel. To see the clip, just

[USMA:54173] Re: Don't be a dunce!

2014-07-19 Thread contact
OK Brian. I added zeros to the graphic. I appreciate your constructive criticism. Thank you. - Message from br...@bjwhite.net -    Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 11:26:26 -0700    From: br...@bjwhite.net Subject: RE: [USMA:54110] Don't be a dunce!      To: cont...@metricpioneer.com, U.S.

[USMA:54175] Re: FW: Re: Don't be a dunce!

2014-07-19 Thread contact
I know that leading zeros belong there. I graduated from college-level math. I had intentionally left the zeros off for the visual effect of a ballanced graphic, but after considering constructive criticism, I conclude that the benefit of graphic ballance is not worth the disadvantage of

[USMA:54176] American Attitude

2014-07-20 Thread contact
Exterior Dimensions: 61 cm wide x 32 cm tall x 31 cm deep. How could any Earthling (even an American) possibly think the above words describe dimensions in inches? Well I experience that scenario all the time, because I sell stuff on Craigslist and I only use measurement units of the SI. I

[USMA:54177] Young SI Enthusiast Mike

2014-07-20 Thread contact
I think we would do well to encourage younger Americans to be enthusiastic about SI and here is a great opportunity. Recently, young Mike found Metric Pioneer probably by some internet search and bought a Metric Pioneer Tape Measure (unpolluted - no inches). Mike has a Twitter account, but only

[USMA:54178] Re: Young SI Enthusiast Mike

2014-07-20 Thread contact
Please forgive me for misspelling peer. - Message from cont...@metricpioneer.com -     Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 12:12:41 -0700     From: cont...@metricpioneer.com Reply-To: cont...@metricpioneer.com Subject: [USMA:54177] Young SI Enthusiast Mike       To: U.S. Metric Association

[USMA:54179] The Metric System with Wanda Sykes

2014-07-21 Thread contact
Before you watch this hilarious You Tube video, take caution, because Wanda Sykes uses some rather foul language, so if you would be offended by her potty mouth, then just delete this email. I link to the Wanda Sykes You Tube video from Metric Pioneer; just click on the little red You Tube box in

[USMA:54183] Re: The Metric System with Wanda Sykes

2014-07-21 Thread contact
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chacun_%C3%A0_son_go%C3%BBt I agree with Ezra.  https://www.youtube.com/MetricPioneer - Message from ezra.steinb...@comcast.net -     Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 02:57:23 + (UTC)     From: ezra.steinb...@comcast.net Reply-To: ezra.steinb...@comcast.net

[USMA:54188] Re: The Metric System with Wanda Sykes

2014-07-23 Thread contact
I totally agree with Al Lawrence. - Message from Al Lawrence alana...@hotmail.com -     Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 20:00:07 -0700     From: Al Lawrence alana...@hotmail.com Reply-To: alana...@hotmail.com Subject: [USMA:54186] Re: The Metric System with Wanda Sykes       To: U.S. Metric

[USMA:54195] Re: The Metric System with Wanda Sykes

2014-07-23 Thread contact
Perhaps John / Daniel / Kilopascal / Harold thrives on rejection. Perhaps if we stop feeding him . . .  - Message from br...@bjwhite.net -     Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 21:26:36 -0700     From: br...@bjwhite.net Reply-To: br...@bjwhite.net Subject: [USMA:54194] Re: The Metric System

[USMA:54200] Re: The Metric System with Wanda Sykes

2014-07-24 Thread contact
Mark. Have you even seen the video? I would presume not (based on your words). It is not a matter of viewers being evenly divided as your comment would suggest (a one to one ratio or 50% to 50%), but rather, as John Steele says, a ratio of many to one. The video clearly pokes fun at the common

[USMA:54227] Re: LC 44

2014-07-28 Thread contact
FYI - Message from Rep Boles rep.denycbo...@state.or.us -    Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 20:07:40 +    From: Rep Boles rep.denycbo...@state.or.us Subject: FW: LC 44      To: cont...@metricpioneer.com cont...@metricpioneer.com Dear David, Dexter Johnson is the lead counsel for the

[USMA:54228] LC0044_DRAFT_2015_Regular_Session 12 Jun 2014

2014-07-28 Thread contact
FYI Attached David Pearl www.MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 LC0044_DRAFT_2015_Regular_Session 12 Jun.pdf Description: Adobe PDF document

[USMA:54230] LC 44 Meeting; Room H384; 10 am 5 Aug 2014; Oregon State Capitol Building

2014-07-29 Thread contact
Well. Some of you asked me to keep you updated on LC 44, which is proposed Oregon legislation based on Hawaii HB 36. Science Teacher Greg Whatley (very pro-SI) plans to join me when I meet with Representative Denyc Boles (Republican) District 19 (Salem Oregon) next week. See my earlier email

[USMA:54232] Re: plug in cars

2014-07-29 Thread contact
Nicely written. I hope they make the correction. Unfortunately, the title of a documentary film reveals a similar lack of proper SI usage: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2049378/ - Message from John Altounji phy...@msn.com -     Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 14:20:44 -0700     From: John

[USMA:54233] Re: plug in cars

2014-07-29 Thread contact
http://www.scienceeditingexperts.com/which-is-correct-5mls-5ml-5-mls-or-5-ml - Message from John Altounji phy...@msn.com -     Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 14:20:44 -0700     From: John Altounji phy...@msn.com Reply-To: phy...@msn.com Subject: [USMA:54231] plug in cars       To: U.S.

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