[USMA:52087] Petition: Adopt a National Metrication Policy

2012-12-30 Thread contact
I just started a�petition on the White House petitions site, We the People.� Will you sign�it? http://wh.gov/U3Uw

[USMA:52088] John Altounji and David Pearl discuss petitions

2013-01-01 Thread contact
John. Thanks so much. I also appreciate your great comment at petition site, I hope we can get to the point to get the change state by state if not through the federal government.� Can we connect on Facebook? You can link to my Facebook page through icon atop MetricPioneer.com because I think

[USMA:52108] Re: Interview of Paul Trusten in Failure Magazine

2013-01-05 Thread contact
MetricPioneer dot com has metric-only tape measures for sale for only ten dollars each (free shipping) originally acquired straight from Paris France via bulk purchase. David Pearl� I have a FastCap 5m tape which is marked in mm only on both edges of the tape measure. There are a few custom

[USMA:52219] Re: Another one for you

2013-01-22 Thread contact
-labels-usa/JRSbQFHS -- This mail is sent via contact form on Metric Pioneer http://metricpioneer.com

[USMA:52301] Re: The Metric System, the United States of America, and Scientific Literacy | Sci-Ed

2013-02-02 Thread contact
The article starts off with: Herersquo;s a quick quiz: I weigh 71 kilograms, and am about 1.82 meters tall� I think the common way of measuring human height is, for example, 182 cm, but not as the example given in the article. I think the person writing the article should have done a little

[USMA:52307] Re: The Metric System, the United States of America, and Scientific Literacy | Sci-Ed

2013-02-03 Thread contact
When my wife and I were in la France last summer, we bought several weight scales (kilograms only) along with metric-only tape measures and thermometers. The scales are not digital, so no batteries are needed. We have six left for sale on MetricPioneer.com just in case anyone is interested.

[USMA:52317] Re: The Metric System, the United States of America, and Scientific Literacy | Sci-Ed

2013-02-04 Thread contact
Eugene. It is just a regular weight scale from Europe, so I am at a loss as to how to answer your question about newtons. Price and shipping details are available at MetricPioneer.com Shipping is free this month. I ship via United States Postal Service. MetricPioneer, What is your price

[USMA:52320] RE: Spelling of Meter

2013-02-04 Thread contact
Some of the forms that now serve to distinguish American from British spelling (color for colour, center for centre, traveler for traveller, etc.) were introduced by Noah Webster himself; others are due to spelling tendencies in Britain from the 17th century until the present day (for example,

[USMA:52343] Re: Please measure the Boston blizzard with a meter stick

2013-02-08 Thread contact
Thanks Mr Trusten for sharing this with us. I posted your message on MetricPioneer Facebook page. Keep up the good work. David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 Dear Boston Center NWS Officials, I am following this potentially historic storm for two reasons: I was born and raised in

[USMA:52351] Re: petition to update the FPLA to allow metric-only package labeling

2013-02-10 Thread contact
� My signature is there:� � D. P. Salem, OR January 22, 2013 Signature # 3 Hi Everybody:Evidently there was something wrong with the link I sent out earlier. Please help us get the FPLA petition visible on the White House website. We

[USMA:52482] RE: International System Ruler

2013-03-09 Thread contact
by a reply to this email or through Metric Pioneer Contact Us.

[USMA:52522] Re: Avoid the ton

2013-03-13 Thread contact
Very informative, Mr Jakuba. Your ton article is a good refresher course form me. I learned a few new things too. Thanks! David Pearl� MetricPioneer.com� 503-428-4917 An inquiry prompted me to write about the ton issue again. The treatise has been printed in the current issue of Metric

[USMA:52541] Re: NCWM-NIST Handbooks for 2013

2013-03-23 Thread contact
Thanks for message,�Eugene Mechtly.� Just in case anyone is not familiar with those abbreviations:� NCWM =�National Conference on Weights and Measures� NIST =�National Institute of Standards and Technology� My printed copies of the 2013 editions of Handbooks 44, 130, and 133 arrived by USPS

[USMA:52542] Don Lemon at CNN / Possible Story Idea

2013-03-23 Thread contact
I am very excited about the response I got from CNN�19�Mar�2013 21:23:� Hello David, Thank you for contacting CNN. We received the letter and International System Ruler that you sent to Don Lemon. We will pass them on to him for a possible story idea. Thanks again for your interest

[USMA:52555] Date Format

2013-03-26 Thread contact
Stanislav. I appreciate the information you sent about date and time. In my mind, the mm dd date format makes sense for sticking on the end of file names so the files remain in alphabetical order. My United States passport uses 26 Mar 2013 format, which I prefer to use in all other

[USMA:52557] SAE Paper about SI

2013-03-27 Thread contact
Stan. Yes. I am interested in receiving extra copy of SAE paper about SI. Please find my mailing address on Contact Us section of my web page. Thanks. David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 - Message from jakub...@gmail.com - Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:10:08 -0400 From

[USMA:52581] Re: metric system/science/attitude survey

2013-03-30 Thread contact
I love this survey! I must admit that if I had taken this survey several years ago, I would have goofed up on the metric questions. I asked my wife to take the survey too and she reluctantly agreed; of course she failed miserably, but that is OK. Michele would rather focus on sewing quilts

[USMA:52600] International System Ruler and Maria Bamford

2013-04-05 Thread contact
I handed an International System Ruler to Maria Bamford last night. Yes, standup comedian Maria Bamford performed live in Salem Oregon last night at the Grand Theatre and my wife Michele and I after her performance even got a photo of us standing with Maria Bamford which you can see on

[USMA:52618] Re: tentative speech to High Level EU-US package labeling forum

2013-04-07 Thread contact
I think it is a great speech. Perhaps you could also mention that over 47,000 Americans signed that White House petition to Make the Metric system the standard in the United States, instead of the Imperial system. David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 - Message from

[USMA:52651] RE: Germany: Thieves swipe 5 tons of chocolate spread

2013-04-08 Thread contact
According to http://www.onlineconversion.com 1 ton [long, UK] = 2 240 pounds and 1 ton [short, US] = 2 000 pounds David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 - Message from vliets...@btinternet.com - Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2013 22:43:33 +0100 From: Martin Vlietstra

[USMA:52691] Re: Letters to Media

2013-04-24 Thread contact
Mr Payne. I think the letter is very well written and I too feel annoyed by constant conversion to non-SI units. I watch Al Jazeera news on TV because of their use of SI units. Great letter! I have written many letters but I have received very few responses. Let us know what becomes of

[USMA:52706] Re: Why the Inconsistency?

2013-04-26 Thread contact
When my wife (Michele) and I visited Canada a couple summers ago, I tried to purchase a metric-only tape measure in a store, but they only had tape measures cluttered with dreaded inches. We only visited a few places in British Columbia, which may not be representative of everywhere in

[USMA:52719] A Yahoo Article with No Dual Measures!

2013-04-29 Thread contact
I am so shocked. I just read a Yahoo article with exclusively metric measures! Am I dreaming? The article mentions the word kilometers four times and the word meters twice and no dual measure clutter! Cameron is quoted using a four-letter word though (mile). James Cameron Donates His

[USMA:52748] American Freedom from Monarchy, Religion Slavery and American Civil Rights: Voting, Marriage Measurement

2013-05-05 Thread contact
http://metricpioneer.wordpress.com/2013/05/05/american-freedom-from-monarchy-religion-slavery-and-american-civil-rights-voting-marriage-measurement/ David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917

[USMA:52828] Re: My Petition to 'WH' SI METRIC Response

2013-05-25 Thread contact
I think that is a GREAT petition. Thanks! I signed it: D. P. Salem, OR May 25, 2013 Signature # 2 David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 - Message from a-bruie...@lycos.com - Date: Sat, 25 May 2013 23:15:40 + (UTC) From: a-bruie...@lycos.com a-bruie...@lycos.com

[USMA:52846] Re: FAGE lowfat yogurt new 1000g container.

2013-06-02 Thread contact
Attached image shows FAGE Greek Yogurt 1000g container. David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 - Message from edws...@gmail.com - Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2013 22:04:28 -0700 From: Edward Schlesinger edws...@gmail.com Reply-To: edws...@gmail.com Subject: [USMA:52845] FAGE

[USMA:52856] Metric Flag

2013-06-03 Thread contact
I just stumbled upon a cool metric flag during an internet search. I would love to buy one, but I can't find anybody who sells them. Can anyone help me out? See flag image here: http://www.metricphilatelist.net/flags/flags.htm David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917

[USMA:52867] RE: Metric Flag

2013-06-04 Thread contact
John makes an excellent point; I totally agree with John F-L about flag numerals and symbol common to all languages. Since 10 000 km (kilometers) = 10 Mm (megameters) should the flag not use the simpler unit? People were making the same basic argument recently about 1000 g vs. 1 kg of

[USMA:52887] Re: A Response to the Metric Petition at We The People

2013-06-06 Thread contact
Perhaps it is because of the American frame of reference when measuring human height (feet and inches - mixing units) and that Americans are not exposed to typical usage that they assume human height must be rendered in a mix of units that correspond to feet and inches, but this is not the

[USMA:52897] Metric Month Challenge

2013-06-08 Thread contact
Join the Metric Month Challenge at http://metricmonth.com David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917

[USMA:52917] Paper Usage Survey

2013-06-11 Thread contact
Please participate in this short survey: 1. What is your zip code? 2. What size paper do you most often use at home in your computer printer? A4 Other Respond to survey here: MetricPioneer.com/Contact-Us (Survey results to be released later this year.) David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428

[USMA:52923] A4 Paper Size

2013-06-13 Thread contact
Use A4 paper size if you truly are a Metric Pioneer. A4 is official United Nations paper size. David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917

[USMA:52924] Re: A4 Paper Size

2013-06-14 Thread contact
Mark. Anyone in the United States can buy A4 paper. Metric Pioneer even has free shipping! http://metricpioneer.com/shop/a4-size-paper/ David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 - Message from mw-hensch...@neiu.edu - Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:49:20 -0500 From: Henschel

[USMA:52926] Re: Bad sign re: Canada and metrication

2013-06-14 Thread contact
Ezra. I share your sentiment. I watch the BBC and Al Jazeera news on TV nearly every day. Al Jazeera typically gives reports using SI units but every now and then some reporter gives a measurement in feet for some odd reason. The BBC seems to be rather haphazard when it comes to

[USMA:52927] Fwd: Al Jazeera America at NCTA?s ?The Cable Show?

2013-06-14 Thread contact
I hope Al Jazeera America continues to report exclusively in SI measurements even for their American audience. I hope they don't dumb it down for Americans. David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 ---BeginMessage--- Hello — It’s a busy week for us at Al Jazeera America. Not only are we

[USMA:52954] A Poll on American Culture and Metric System Adoption

2013-06-17 Thread contact
http://milebehind.wordpress.com/2013/06/17/a-poll-on-american-culture-and-metric-system-adoption/ David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917

[USMA:52967] #1 Reason US Should Adopt SI

2013-06-20 Thread contact
What is the #1 reason people think the US should adopt the metric system? View the poll results so far and vote! http://ow.ly/masoU

[USMA:53007] RE: Flash To Bang (Lightning Distance)

2013-06-29 Thread contact
Assume? I rarely assume, but I did look it up. According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_sound The speed of sound is the distance travelled during a unit of time by a sound wave propagating through an elastic medium. In dry air at 20 °C the speed of sound is 343.2 metres per

[USMA:53026] KM/J

2013-07-07 Thread contact
Page 6 of our May - June issue of Metric Today bottom left corner has a Malaysia postage stamp with article that focuses on an unusual gauge labeled km/J. The article writer proposes a possible explanation. It is really much more simple than the proposed guess. The j simply stands for jam,

[USMA:53070] Postage Price Calculator

2013-07-11 Thread contact
Dear Post Office. Nearly fifty thousand Americans signed a petition to make the Metric system the standard in the United States, instead of the Imperial system. A response from the White House says that Americans can choose to live your life in metric if you want but the United States Post

[USMA:53071] World Meteorological Organization Graph in Celsius only

2013-07-11 Thread contact
I receive a tweet from United States Congressman Earl Blumenauer ?@repblumenauer 9 Jul 2013 CE with a Graph from the World Meteorological Organization on global temperature by decade. I love that the graph is in Celsius only. pic.twitter.com/ETTWmuquGy David Pearl MetricPioneer.com

[USMA:53073] Letter: U.S. must catch up on metric conversion

2013-07-14 Thread contact
Our local newspaper published my pro-metric letter so I though you all might want to read it. I provide a link below in addition to the full letter here: Letter: U.S. must catch up on metric conversion Hawaii introduced HB 36, a bill that could make SI (the metric system) the official

[USMA:53074] Ben Robinson and U.S. Metric Association Membership

2013-07-14 Thread contact
Ben Robinson seems to be having trouble with U.S. Metric Association membership. Can anyone help him? He lives in Hawaii. Ben Robinson has a Twitter account: https://twitter.com/metro_ben - Message from n-pbagnpg=zrgevpcvbarre.pbz-92...@postmaster.twitter.com - Date: Mon,

[USMA:53089] Re: Looking for 15 Meters Measuring Tapes

2013-07-23 Thread contact
2013 13:54:39 -0600 From: cont...@metricpioneer.com Subject: Re: Looking for 15 Meters Measuring Tapes To: Damaso Palencia dam...@palcoinvestments.com Cc: contact cont...@metricpioneer.com Thanks for asking. My metric-only measuring tapes are shorter than 15 meters. I am so

[USMA:53103] Re: Looking for 15 Meters Measuring Tapes

2013-07-26 Thread contact
I notice many replies to a query from Damaso Palencia but no one included Damaso Palencia in their email replies, so please email dam...@palcoinvestments.com directly with any helpful suggestions. Thanks. David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917

[USMA:53104] Re: Looking for 15 Meters Measuring Tapes

2013-07-26 Thread contact
I notice many replies to a query from Damaso Palencia but no one included Damaso Palencia in their email replies, so please email dam...@palcoinvestments.com directly with any helpful suggestions. Thanks. David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 - Message from a-bruie...@lycos.com

[USMA:53105] Bicycle Speedometer Question

2013-07-27 Thread contact
I was looking on Craigslist for a speedometer for my Nordic Indie bicycle and the only listing I found was for a couple of antique ones, Schwinn with a 20-inch drive gear and one Huret with a 27-inch drive gear so I contacted the guy and asked if the Huret speedometer measures in

[USMA:53106] Re: Bicycle Speedometer Question

2013-07-27 Thread contact
So sorry. I forgot to attach images. Here they are. - Message from cont...@metricpioneer.com - Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 16:33:23 -0600 From: cont...@metricpioneer.com Subject: Bicycle Speedometer Question To: U.S. Metric Association usma@colostate.edu I was looking on

[USMA:53121] Hawaii HB36 - A Good Idea for Oregon too

2013-08-02 Thread contact
Mr Kevin Hayden. Thanks for explaining things to me over the phone this afternoon. Hawaii has A BILL FOR AN ACT - H.B. NO. 36 - http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HBbillnumber=36 that deserves some consideration by those in Oregon government. I propose that Oregon

[USMA:53123] Language of Mathematics - American Competency Survey

2013-08-03 Thread contact
Please take this survey and pass it on to people you know: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/N97FXGP Background: A while ago, I posted an A4 Paper Size survey that was rather substandard. That survey asked two questions: zip code and what paper size you use. I had only 9 responses, 8 US

[USMA:53129] Re: Language of Mathematics - American Competency Survey

2013-08-03 Thread contact
Mark. I am indeed already using Facebook and Twitter for this survey and all my SI promotion efforts. Please feel free to go on your Facebook and Twitter and pass this survey on to your contacts as well. The reason I do not go into detail about things like A4 paper size (as you suggest) is

[USMA:53130] Re: Survey issues

2013-08-03 Thread contact
Mr Wyeth. How is answering ten simple questions a big, painful problem? How would you suggest I reconfigure the survey? David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 - Message from hbwy...@earthlink.net - Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2013 17:53:19 -0700 From: Harry Wyeth

[USMA:53132] RE: Hawaii HB36 - A Good Idea for Oregon too

2013-08-05 Thread contact
Winters/Representative Cameron, I'm forwarding the below correspondence from one of your constituents for your information. His contact information is located below his signature line. v/r Kevin Kevin M. Hayden Legislative Administrator Oregon State Legislature Phone: (503) 986-1847 e-mail

[USMA:53136] Re: Language of Mathematics - American Competency Survey

2013-08-05 Thread contact
Mark. I created the survey with a free Survey Monkey option that offers limited features. If I had the money, I would pay the fee to get this survey out to more people, but I am pretty broke right now. David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 - Message from mw-hensch...@neiu.edu

[USMA:53137] Re: Measuring Cup

2013-08-05 Thread contact
Jim makes a good point. I think Mark was probably thinking that NIST should redefine a cup as an eighth of a liter. David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 - Message from j...@metricmethods.com - Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2013 13:01:18 -0500 From: James Frysinger

[USMA:53150] Re: my letter to Taylor Precision Products (sent as a consumer)

2013-08-10 Thread contact
Paul. I think your letter to Taylor Precision Products is a good example of what all SI advocates should consider writing to all sorts of manufacturers. It might sink in if manufacturers get enough letters like yours. When I bought my Cateye Velo 5 to measure commute distances on my

[USMA:53156] RE: my letter to Taylor Precision Products (sent as a consumer)

2013-08-12 Thread contact
Mark. I agree with you about the rounding issue, but every driver license I have ever seen (Canada, Europe, Mexico et cetera) shows height in cm only, never meter point whatever. (I am 181 cm tall and weigh 95 kg.) David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 - Message from

[USMA:53164] Re: Meeting Confirmation with Rep. Kevin Cameron

2013-08-15 Thread contact
I asked my representative to introduce Oregon legislation basically identical to Hawaii HB36. See response below. David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 - Message from raq...@kevincameronfororegon.com - Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 17:13:52 -0700 From: Raquel Moore-Green

[USMA:53165] Re: legislation

2013-08-15 Thread contact
to introduce. He will not be able to introduce this concept during that time. If this is something you would like to prepare for the 2015 legislative session, we can certainly put you in contact with legislative counsel and have them draft a bill. If you would like to discuss this further

[USMA:53167] Mars Curiosity Odometry

2013-08-16 Thread contact
I receive Twitter messages from Mars Curiosity. Sometimes those messages employ non-SI units to my dismay, but I just received this one that I thought you would appreciate: Curiosity Rover ?@MarsCuriosity I would drive 500 meters and I would drive 500 more. Another kilometer closer to

[USMA:53172] Re: Post office Metric

2013-08-18 Thread contact
I noticed recently when I went on line to calculate postage that Step 5 where one enters weight, two options are now available: Standard and Metric. When one clicks on Metric, one finds Kilograms, not grams, even for something as light as a one-ounce letter which the Post Office program

[USMA:53176] Dual Measurements in News Articles

2013-08-19 Thread contact
I notice how American editors contort news articles every time something is measured; typically downgrading SI to parenthetical mention, but this Yahoo article http://news.yahoo.com/train-kills-37-pilgrims-eastern-india-103334145.html from India three times does the reverse: . . . train

[USMA:53180] Metric / Imperial / Standard

2013-08-21 Thread contact
Dear Post Office. 1. The Metric System is the only legal measurement system in the United States, made legal by the Metric Act of 1866. Imperial measurement were never legalized in the United States. 2. Hawaii has embarked on a course that could make Hawaii metric only by 2018 (see HB 36).

[USMA:53190] Scientific American Pro-SI Blog

2013-08-21 Thread contact
. . . The point is not to convert, but to internalize. . . http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/plugged-in/2013/08/20/you-know-what-the-rest-of-the-world-has-figured-out-the-metric-system-its-time-the-us-got-on-board/ David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917

[USMA:53207] Mars Curiosity Longest Drive 110 meters

2013-08-22 Thread contact
I just got a tweet from MarsCuriosity announcing longest drive yet - 110.15 meters. http://t.co/btiavKAJ0I David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917

[USMA:53228] Mars Curiosity Rover 141-meter drive

2013-09-06 Thread contact
I just got a tweet from Curiosity Rover ?@MarsCuriosity so I pass it on thinking you might like it: New PR: Finished a 141-meter drive yestersol. Lots more driving to come. How do you pass the time on long road trips? David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917

[USMA:53238] Re: Metric bidet manual

2013-09-11 Thread contact
Have a look at page 7 (or search the word inch) and find multiple places where non-metric equivalents are given. David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 - Message from j...@metricmethods.com - Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 20:45:15 -0500 From: James j...@metricmethods.com

[USMA:53244] Re: WM Connection Vol. 4 Issue 5

2013-09-13 Thread contact
Mr Eugene Mechtly. Which article do you refer to? David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 - Message from mech...@illinois.edu - Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 21:00:40 + From: mechtly, eugene a mech...@illinois.edu Reply-To: mech...@illinois.edu Subject: [USMA:53243] WM

[USMA:53263] Hawaii and Oregon

2013-09-16 Thread contact
I met with Representative Kevin Cameron this morning who wrote a note authorizing Oregon Legislative Counsel to introduce legislation to the Oregon House in the 2015 Session. I spoke with Legislative Counsel Dexter A. Johnson and handed him a copy of Hawaii HB 36. Dexter will write up this

[USMA:53271] Re: Hawaii and Oregon

2013-09-17 Thread contact
Mr Trusten. I understand your point, however, when Plan A fails, one can either give up and take comfort in the fact that since Plan A is the best approach, no other plan is worthy, or one could resort to Plan B or Plan C all the way to Plan Z if that is what it takes. What if no slave

[USMA:53279] Re: Valley site offers measurement resources

2013-09-19 Thread contact
Natalie. I wish I knew the answer to your question. I hope some humanoids reading this email answer your question and fill us both in because I would love to know as well. David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 - Message from np...@yahoo.com - Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013

[USMA:53276] Valley site offers measurement resources

2013-09-19 Thread contact
Please see pro-metric article on Page 7 of The Valley Explorer: http://issuu.com/sm97321/docs/explorer_v4_i3_web David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917

[USMA:53290] Re: Who said Myanmar was not metric!

2013-09-23 Thread contact
The traditional Burmese units of measurement are still in everyday use in Burma. In June 2011, the Burmese government's Ministry of Commerce began discussing proposals to reform the measurement system in Burma and adopt the metric system used by most of its trading partners. Most Burmese

[USMA:53294] Re: Hawaii and Oregon

2013-09-25 Thread contact
Helen. You are welcome. Please consider signing this Metrication Pledge: http://metricpioneer.com/metrication-pledg/ David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 - Message from sunovermount...@yahoo.com - Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 13:44:38 -0700 (PDT) From: Helen Bushnell

[USMA:53295] Re: House Bill

2013-09-27 Thread contact
Jennifer. Thank you for responding. I hope you took the opportunity to look the bill over and contemplate its significance. The Oregon bill based upon Hawaii HB 36 is now designated LC44 according to what a staff person from Legislative Counsel told me the other day. Dexter A. Johnson

[USMA:53299] Re: metric system

2013-09-30 Thread contact
State Representative Dennis Richardson. Thank you for responding and thank you for taking the time to look the bill over and contemplate its significance. I think it is wonderful that you add this idea to the list of possibilities you are compiling for the 2014 Session. Many Americans

[USMA:53302] Re: Why is Belize not mentioned as a non-metric country?

2013-10-01 Thread contact
In 1969 the Caribbean Community (CARICOM, whose members are Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago) took the decision to move as a

[USMA:53309] Re: The U.S. Is NOT a Non-metric Country

2013-10-03 Thread contact
I agree. America simply needs to complete her metrication, not start from scratch, which is the point I try to make in this Fact Sheet: http://metricpioneer.com/fact-sheet David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 - Message from c...@traditio.com - Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013

[USMA:53311] Re: 330 mL cans

2013-10-07 Thread contact
Mr Wyeth. OnlineConversion dot com says that 330 mL is a wee bit less than 12 ounces. The United States imports many such products, but our government forces them to list both ounces and mL in this case. I look forward to the day when SI-only is allowed. Happy Metric Week everybody! David

[USMA:53317] Re: Myanmar-Burma to Adopt SI Metric System

2013-10-11 Thread contact
See this article too: http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/national/3684-myanmar-to-adopt-metric-system David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 - Message from c...@traditio.com - Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2013 12:07:38 -0700 (PDT) From: c...@traditio.com Reply-To: Martin Morrison

[USMA:53349] Re: State by state approach and positive response.

2013-10-26 Thread contact
to understand and use and keep her informed. I feel now is the time for members of USMA to contact their State House and Senate Representatives. Also I think the message to convey is the completion and how much the US already uses the SI metric system. We need to get away from pointing to the outworn only

[USMA:53355] Re: State by state approach and positive response.

2013-10-27 Thread contact
and keep her informed. I feel now is the time for members of USMA to contact their State House and Senate Representatives. Also I think the message to convey is the completion and how much the US already uses the SI metric system. We need to get away from pointing to the outworn only three

[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

[USMA:53389] SI Use in Yahoo Article

2013-11-07 Thread contact
I notice a Yahoo News article from Reuters with only one parenthetical non-SI reference in third paragraph; otherwise, the article uses only SI units. http://news.yahoo.com/philippines-braces-super-typhoon-strongest-033006175--finance.html For example: With center winds of 215 kph (133 mph)

[USMA:53395] RE: km Confusion

2013-11-09 Thread contact
No. He was NOT right. He said in kilometers per hour that is around . . . miles per hour. He gave the wrong unit. He said miles when he should have said kilometers. That is my point. I thought my original message made that clear. David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 - Message

[USMA:53414] Slow, Incremental Creep toward SI

2013-11-24 Thread contact
My wife Michele and I recently watched a Nova episode: Asteroid: Doomsday or Payday? and I noticed that instead of the usual Nova rendering of most measures in non-SI units, many measures were only SI, like meters and kilometers with no equivalents given in yards, feet or miles. Of course

[USMA:53427] What to call it? Metric System or SI?

2013-12-07 Thread contact
Many Americans still refer to the SI as the metric system even though the SI has been around for well over half a century. I am almost finished reading a fascinating book by Robert P. Crease - World in the Balance: The Historic Quest for a Universal System of Measurement - ISBN

[USMA:53429] 0 to 100 km/h Performance Measure for Automotive Acceleration

2013-12-12 Thread contact
My co-worker recently recounted to me her discussion with a car salesman who claimed that 0 to 60 mph is the ONLY performance measure for automotive acceleration used worldwide. He told her this during a discussion in which she was telling him about her co-worker (that's me) who advocates

[USMA:53433] RE: 0 to 100 km/h Performance Measure for Automotive Acceleration

2013-12-12 Thread contact
So Wikipedia is wrong? It would not be the first time. David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 - Message from j...@frewston.plus.com - Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 20:36:04 - From: j...@frewston.plus.com Reply-To: j...@frewston.plus.com Subject: [USMA:53431] RE: 0 to 100

[USMA:53439] Chinese moon rover launched successfully

2013-12-14 Thread contact
Two reasons to be excited. First, that China landed lunar rover on moon, and second, that the CNN article lists three normal measures without dumbing down with parenthetical equivalents. See article here: http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/14/world/asia/china-moon-landing/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 and

[USMA:53449] Re: Odometer

2013-12-18 Thread contact
If photos did not come through, then see photos on my Facebook because I posted the photos there. Facebook.com/MetricPioneer David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 - Message from metricmik...@gmail.com - Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2013 02:47:39 -0500 From: Michael Payne

[USMA:53450] RE: Odometer

2013-12-18 Thread contact
Thanks Mr Howard Ressel. I will pop it in letter box on way to work tomorrow morning. Anyone else want one? David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 - Message from howard.res...@dot.ny.gov - Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2013 08:11:48 -0500 From: Ressel, Howard (DOT)

[USMA:53453] Re: Questions -- if you would be so kind to answer

2013-12-24 Thread contact
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[USMA:53454] Big-Bang Metrication

2013-12-24 Thread contact
-mail at your convenience or answer part of it and finish later.  Most grateful, Linda  l-daw...@att.net -- 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:53457] Re: Big-Bang Metrication

2013-12-24 Thread contact
! I know this is the holiday season, so you can answer this very long e-mail at your convenience or answer part of it and finish later. Most grateful, Linda l-daw...@att.net -- This mail is sent via contact form on Metric Pioneer http://metricpioneer.com/ - End message from l-daw...@att.net

[USMA:53458] Re: Questions -- if you would be so kind to answer

2013-12-24 Thread contact
this Linda knew better. [USMA:53453] Re: Questions -- if you would be so kind to answer contact Tue, 24 Dec 2013 09:10:10 -0800 USMA. I received three questions from Linda Dawson who wrote a book: Dradnats and the Metric Measurement Kids (Paperback ISBN 978-1492146261). I attempt to answer

[USMA:53462] Math Test

2013-12-25 Thread contact
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/25LRWBD David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917

[USMA:53464] Re: Math Test

2013-12-25 Thread contact
Tell that to BIPM. Those are all official SI measurements and internationally recognized. Ignoring them is to bury your head in the sand. David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 - Message from hbwy...@earthlink.net - Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2013 20:46:15 -0800 From: Harry

[USMA:53471] Re: Math Test

2013-12-27 Thread contact
Small minds are self-limiting. What is the width of a hydrogen atom? How far is Jupiter from the sun? Intelligent people need appropriate units to measure very small and very large things. David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 - Message from vliets...@btinternet.com -

[USMA:53473] Re: Math Test

2013-12-27 Thread contact
Well. I am 1810 millimeters tall, but that would also be a ridiculous way to render my height because human height is rendered in centimeters on every non-US drivers license I have ever seen. BIPM created prefixes for good reasons, so the argument is not with me, but with those people

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