2001-08-19
An article in the business section of the Cleveland
Plain Dealer entitled: INTEL BULKS UP FOR TECHNOLOGY REBOUND by Newhouse News
Service has a photo with the following description:
Andy Grove, shown reflected in Intel's latest 300
mm wafer at company headquarters, turn Intel
I refuse to use these places, but I found an article on the Guardian
Web site
(http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4232490,00.html)
which contains the following:
Welcome to www.ihatestarbucks.com, where you can have a
global gripe about the coffee chain you love to hate, and give it
Re: England
Steve Thoburn was convicted of weighing a pound of bananas on 2001-04-09, and
lodged his appeal the next day. His appeal is due to be heard on 2001-11-19 and
is scheduled to last five days.
Two other tradesmen, John Dove (a fishmonger) and Julian Harman (a fruitseller)
were
It is interesting that there are different perceptions of measurement
and currency. If I am caught trying to use unlawful US currency
(counterfeit, let's say), I get the attention of the Secret Service PDQ.
But, when the day comes that the US rejects all but the International
System of Units
I meant, in the below, Will a tide of sentimental popular support flow
in? Perhaps it WILL.
Paul Trusten wrote:
It is interesting that there are different perceptions of measurement
and currency. If I am caught trying to use unlawful US currency
(counterfeit, let's say), I get the
Paul:
A lawyer would make mincemeat of your argument. If I pay you, in my house,
with counterfeit currency, I am breaking the law. If, within my house, you
and I agree that I will sell you a pound of something for an agreed price
and we follow through with the transaction (using legal currency),
I wrote:
A lawyer would make mincemeat of your argument. If I pay you, in my house,
with counterfeit currency, I am breaking the law. If, within my house, you
and I agree that I will sell you a pound of something for an agreed price
and we follow through with the transaction (using legal
Neil Herron of the Metric Martyrs has also won a small and hollow victory
against Sunderland city council by bringing to light apparently illegal road
signs that read in metres and kilometres. The ones that read in kilometres
signposted the way to a tiny village near Sunderland and their
Paul,
What you say is quite interesting. Here in Ireland there is no sentimental
attachment to Imperial. My American friends and relatives understand SI very
well, but are just quite content to stick with what they are used to - the
usual reaction of any person to a change-over. I've never
Does Starbucks serve everything in disposal cups in the U.K., as it does in the U.S.?
This feature of its business practices puts me off as much as its measurement units.
For $4 (or anything over $1, actually) I expect a real cup, and I have always imagined
there'd be more like me in Europe.
If you're going to drink the coffee right there, you have a choice of
disposable cups or porcelain mugs.
However, I'm not sure if all their customers are aware of that.
Bill Potts, CMS
Roseville, CA
http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: Stephen Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: U.S. Metric Association [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: August 19, 2001 16:59
Subject: [USMA:14962] Re: ENGLAND
Neil Herron of the Metric Martyrs has also won a small and hollow victory
against Sunderland city council by bringing to light apparently illegal
road
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