[USMA:52798] test, ignore

2013-05-21 Thread Jim Elwell
test, ignoreattachment

[USMA:52800] Re: Oikos Yogurt

2013-05-21 Thread Jim Elwell
measured in grams. Yet, if you ask average Joe What percentage of this 5.3 oz cup of yogurt is 12 g of protein? he would not have a clue. Ask, however, What percentage of this 150 g cup of yogurt is 12 g of protein? he might figure it out. Jim From: Jim Elwell

[USMA:52334] A little metric humor

2013-02-06 Thread Jim Elwell
Einstein, Newton and Pascal are hanging out one afternoon. Einstein is bored, so he suggests, Let's play hide-and-seek. I'll be it! The others agree, so Einstein begins counting. One . . . Two . . . Three . . . Pascal runs off right away to find a place to hide. However, Newton merely takes

[USMA:51652] (no subject)

2012-05-20 Thread Jim Elwell
subscribe USMA Jim Elwell

[USMA:51274] Book: World In the Balance

2011-10-22 Thread Jim Elwell
of the content of the book, with no opinion of the book offered. There are no reviews of it on Amazon as of this morning. Is anyone on this list familiar with it. Any opinions of it? Jim Elwell -- Beijer Electronics, Inc. Jim Elwell | CEO Emeritus jim.elw...@beijerelectronicsinc.com 2212

[USMA:51154] Re: Federal government procurement

2011-09-26 Thread Jim Elwell
publications; and (4) to permit the continued use of traditional systems of weights and measures in non-business activities. --- On Sun, 9/25/11, Jim Elwell jim.elw...@beijerelectronicsinc.com wrote: From: Jim Elwell jim.elw...@beijerelectronicsinc.com Subject: [USMA:51151] Re: Federal

[USMA:51157] Re: White House Petition

2011-09-26 Thread Jim Elwell
a point or two to the bottom line, and it certainly was one of the many feel good factors that gave Beijer a comfort level that QSI was a company they wanted to buy. Jim - Original Message - From: Michael Payne metricmik...@gmail.com To: jim elwell jim.elw

[USMA:51159] Re: White House Petition

2011-09-26 Thread Jim Elwell
had a few more years left. -- Thomas Edison♽☯♑ -- Beijer Electronics, Inc. Jim Elwell | Technical Product Manager jim.elw...@beijerelectronicsinc.com 2212 South West Temple #50 | Salt Lake City | Utah | 84115 | USA | 801-466-8770 | Fax 801-466-8792

[USMA:51146] test - ignore

2011-09-25 Thread Jim Elwell
Ignore -- just testing my change of email addresses. Jim -- Beijer Electronics, Inc. Jim Elwell | Technical Product Manager jim.elw...@beijerelectronicsinc.com 2212 South West Temple #50 | Salt Lake City | Utah | 84115 | USA | 801-466-8770 | Fax 801-466-8792

[USMA:51149] Re: White House Petition

2011-09-25 Thread Jim Elwell
contracts would rapidly metricate if they had to in order to sell to the Federal government. A petition along those lines is one I could support. Jim Elwell - Original Message - From: Michael Payne metricmik...@gmail.com To: U.S. Metric Association usma@colostate.edu Sent: Saturday

[USMA:51151] Re: Federal government procurement

2011-09-25 Thread Jim Elwell
size 600 mL? I'm just looking for an example of what you mean. Thanks, Paul Paul Trusten, Reg. Pharmacist Vice President U.S. Metric Association, Inc. Midland, Texas USA www.metric.org +1(432)528-7724 trus...@grandecom.net On Sep 25, 2011, at 12:42, Jim Elwell jim.elw

[USMA:49701] The Fate of the Kilogram

2011-01-30 Thread Jim Elwell
I haven't been reading everything that goes by on this list, so my apologies if this has been posted: Fate of the Kilogram Jim -- ** Jim Elwell jim.elw...@qsicorp.com 801-466-8770 www.qsicorp.com

[USMA:49497] Re: Screen size conundrum

2011-01-13 Thread Jim Elwell
of the screen is to give its area. So here is my conundrum: would it be better to express this size in square metres, square millimetres or square metres? What do others think? Michael Glass -- ** Jim Elwell jim.elw...@qsicorp.com 801-466-8770

[USMA:47047] metric cartoon

2010-04-05 Thread Jim Elwell
Hi folks: Although I've been absent from the forum for quite a while, I thought I'd pop in to post this link to a metric cartoon. Apologies if it has already been posted. http://comics.com/bc/2010-03-29/ Jim -- ** Jim Elwell jim.elw...@qsicorp.com 801-466-8770

[USMA:45538] Metric Style Question

2009-08-07 Thread Jim Elwell
into a 180-mm industrial panel-mount unit I thought I was quite familiar with metric style, but I am not sure about this one. Can anyone shed some light on it? Thanks! Jim -- ** Jim Elwell jim.elw...@qsicorp.com 801-466-8770 www.qsicorp.com

[USMA:40777] Re: BMI, Metric at Costco

2008-04-15 Thread Jim Elwell
PROTECTED] To: U.S. Metric Association usma@colostate.edu Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 3:41 PM Subject: [USMA:40772] Re: BMI, Metric at Costco --- Jim Elwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The question is whether companies with employees and leadership not particularly friendly toward

[USMA:40764] Re: BMI, Metric at Costco

2008-04-13 Thread Jim Elwell
of colloquial units disappears, but it is happening. I also think it is a tipping point type of event -- once we reach critical mass a lot more metrication will happen a lot faster. When will that be? No one knows, but we get closer every day. Jim Elwell

[USMA:40768] Printed Circuit Boards (Was: Re: Re: BMI, Metric at Costco)

2008-04-13 Thread Jim Elwell
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Elwell Sent: Sunday, 2008 April 13 10:44 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:40764] Re: BMI, Metric at Costco Jesse: Let's just say I am not nearly as pessimistic as you are about stealth metrication giving any ammo to the anti-metricationists, nor

[USMA:40769] Re: BMI, Metric at Costco

2008-04-13 Thread Jim Elwell
(edited for length) --- Jim Elwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Let's just say I am not nearly as pessimistic as you are about stealth metrication giving any ammo to the anti-metricationists, nor do I give so-called leadership much credence on this issue. Americans, for better or worse

[USMA:40759] BMI, Metric at Costco

2008-04-12 Thread Jim Elwell
! No colloquial units anywhere. I remain convinced that the USA is slowly undergoing a stealth metrication. Slow but sure. Jim Elwell

[USMA:39864] Re: SI Energy units list in lieu of calories for food

2007-12-04 Thread Jim Elwell
== SImplification Begins With SI. == -- ** Jim Elwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] 801-466-8770 www.qsicorp.com

[USMA:39489] Re: Metric beer glass

2007-09-30 Thread Jim Elwell
Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 2:10:12 PM (GMT-0700) America/Denver Subject: [USMA:39488] Re: Metric beer glass Gotta leave 100 mL for the head? That'd be my guess At 09:52 2007-09-30, Jim Elwell wrote: Picked up the glass in the picture in Gunnison, Colorado. New Belgium makes Fat Tire

[USMA:39435] Re: Review of MyWeigh scales received today

2007-09-16 Thread Jim Elwell
like something I would love to have. I have bought several scales from SaveOnScales, and had equally positive experience with them as Jim had with RightOnScales. Jim Elwell - Original Message - From: James Frysinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: U.S. Metric Association usma@colostate.edu

[USMA:38881] Oddball unit converter

2007-06-09 Thread Jim Elwell
I guess this is just for fun; seems to me someone has too much time on their hands: http://www.weirdconverter.com/ -- ** Jim Elwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] 801-466-8770 www.qsicorp.com

[USMA:38115] Re: metric in the classroom

2007-03-10 Thread Jim Elwell
. Every year the country becomes more metric, and in time our old colloquial units will dissappear. It won't be as fast as most of us would like, but it IS happening. Jim Elwell ** Jim Elwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] 801-466-8770 www.qsicorp.com

[USMA:38121] Re: metric in the classroom

2007-03-10 Thread Jim Elwell
- Original Message - From: STANLEY DOORE [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: U.S. Metric Association usma@colostate.edu Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 1:24:05 PM (GMT-0700) America/Denver Subject: [USMA:38120] Re: metric in the classroom Schools in Montgomery County MD now are teaching and

[USMA:38074] Test new address

2007-03-05 Thread Jim Elwell
PLEASE IGNORE I have a new email address, so I'm testing to see if USMA is accepting it before sending a post. -- ** Jim Elwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] 801-466-8770 www.qsicorp.com

[USMA:37295] IMTS notes

2006-09-19 Thread Jim Elwell
Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City, Utah, USA www.qsicorp.com

[USMA:37249] Toyota Brochure

2006-09-01 Thread Jim Elwell
Everything is in metric, including torque (Nm), speeds (km/h), engine outputs (kW). The brochure is written in (American) English. Jim Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City, Utah, USA www.qsicorp.com

[USMA:37189] Re: Canadian carpenters

2006-08-04 Thread Jim Elwell
/sheetrock/flooring etc in SI. And my dad's a carpenter so I've been around a lot of that sort of stuff :). Maybe I'm just missing it. On 8/3/06, Jim Elwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 03 08 2006, 03:46 PM, Nat Hager wrote: ...Secondly I don't think SI mandates everything be in multiples of 1

[USMA:37183] Re: Canadian carpenters

2006-08-03 Thread Jim Elwell
, if I recall correctly). I guess I should have said interesting retro-attitude in this article, rather than interesting article. Jim Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City, Utah, USA www.qsicorp.com

[USMA:36449] Re: Metric product package in USA

2006-04-02 Thread Jim Elwell
FPLA violations, but where a label is not fraudulent, I certainly think we should spend our efforts elsewhere. Jim P.S. Blame Stan for me being ornery -- he pointed out my error in a prior thread! Jim Elwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] 801-466-8770 www.qsicorp.com

[USMA:36423] Re: Units used in popular science books: buy Canadian

2006-04-01 Thread Jim Elwell
At 31 03 06, 08:59 PM, Bill Hooper wrote: On 2006 Mar 31 , at 5:03 PM, Jim Elwell wrote: Another way of saying this is that Table 3 of BIPM's SI document (Derived Units with Special Names) should be expanded with reasonable expediency, to help control the proliferation of such names. Jim's

[USMA:36425] Short names (was Re: Re: Units used in popular science books...)

2006-04-01 Thread Jim Elwell
At 1 04 06, 10:21 AM, Bill Hooper wrote: On 2006 Apr 1 , at 10:22 AM, Jim Elwell wrote: ... Table 3 of BIPM's SI document (Derived Units with Special Names) Witness: klick for kilometer, nit for candela per square meter. Perhaps my citing Table 3 was confusing, but that is where most short

[USMA:36428] Re: SI units long?

2006-04-01 Thread Jim Elwell
point of view! I think I'll adopt it and drop this entire subject. Jim Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City, Utah, USA www.qsicorp.com

[USMA:36415] Re: Units used in popular science books: buy Canadian

2006-03-31 Thread Jim Elwell
standards, and will merrily go on using quarter meter and half liter. And, one eight meter has 4 syllables, while two hundred fifty millimeters has 9 syllables. Jim Jim Elwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] 801-466-8770 www.qsicorp.com

[USMA:36376] Re: Units used in popular science books: buy Canadian

2006-03-25 Thread Jim Elwell
it. Just hoping it won't happen is fruitless. Jim Jim Elwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] 801-466-8770 www.qsicorp.com

[USMA:36341] Symbol for deka/deca, and now hecto

2006-03-21 Thread Jim Elwell
, or (b) something political was going on. Jim Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City, Utah, USA www.qsicorp.com

[USMA:36319] Re: File attachments (we need a rule!)

2006-03-19 Thread Jim Elwell
dimensions in inches. Various other specs are given in either metric or imperial, apparently at random. Although I think the following spec contains a typo: Operating altitude To 3.048 meters (10,000 feet) At just over 3 metres it would be unusable in any building upstairs! David King Jim Elwell

[USMA:36299] Re: File attachments (we need a rule!)

2006-03-18 Thread Jim Elwell
giving you 10 Mbytes or so, you might consider a free Yahoo or Gmail account. Jim Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City, Utah, USA www.qsicorp.com

[USMA:36303] RE: FMI Show 2006

2006-03-18 Thread Jim Elwell
it makes me wonder if we'll ever get this law passed :). Mike Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City, Utah, USA www.qsicorp.com

[USMA:36310] Re: File attachments (we need a rule!)

2006-03-18 Thread Jim Elwell
. Using your in-box for bulk storage is like using the mailbox out at the curb as your family filing cabinet. Carleton From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Jim Elwell Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 17:37 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] [USMA

[USMA:36214] Info on cruise ship

2006-03-08 Thread Jim Elwell
for navigation. Seems odd to me. Perhaps someone can explain the Gross Tonnage specification: metric unit is tons, colloquial unit is cubic yards. I cannot figure that one out. Couple more scans from this trip to follow. Jim Jim Elwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] 801-466-8770 www.qsicorp.com

[USMA:36217] more on sugar packets

2006-03-08 Thread Jim Elwell
the USMA logo without permission. Jim Jim Elwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] 801-466-8770 www.qsicorp.com attachment: sugar2a.jpg

[USMA:36040] Re: Non-SI at a science fair

2006-02-18 Thread Jim Elwell
. Congrats to your daughter! Would that be used or new coffee grounds? How much should be added to the soil? Jim Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City, Utah, USA www.qsicorp.com

[USMA:36025] Web site update suggestions?

2006-02-13 Thread Jim Elwell
, but perhaps there are some links that would be appropriate. Jim Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City, Utah, USA www.qsicorp.com

[USMA:35640] Re: Rules for writing

2006-01-11 Thread Jim Elwell
Thanks, Stan! At 11 01 06, 11:42 AM, Stan Jakuba wrote: Attached, please find the rules for writing that were to go along with the Autocorrect ... procedure. Per Jim's request, the treatise is in PDF. Stan Jakuba - Original Message - From: Jim Elwell To: U.S. Metric Association

[USMA:35572] Re: What's a good name for ten togs?

2006-01-05 Thread Jim Elwell
the standards as they see fit. Jim Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City, Utah, USA www.qsicorp.com

[USMA:35552] Re: New Year's Resolutions

2006-01-03 Thread Jim Elwell
things like combine PDF pages from different programs (e.g., Word, Excel and AutoCAD pages in one PDF), add annotations, make forms users can fill out with Acrobat Reader, etc. Jim Jim Elwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] 801-466-8770 www.qsicorp.com PE short.pdf Description: Adobe PDF document

[USMA:35450] Re: Season's Greetings

2005-12-23 Thread Jim Elwell
At 23 12 05, 02:01 AM, Stephen Humphreys wrote: Being the last day at work - and probably the last time I'll read the forum... Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year (metric *or* imperial) to all the members of this list and their friends and families (kept it 'on-topic' there, you might have

[USMA:35419] metric ruler Eagle project

2005-12-15 Thread Jim Elwell
One of my employees brought in the attached flyer today, from a neighbor Scout working on an Eagle project. No request for inch-based rulers! We are supplying the rulers, although I feel ours is a bit technical for schoolkids. Jim Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial

[USMA:35398] Re: blood tests (and other stuff)

2005-12-12 Thread Jim Elwell
. For example, our $80k software allows part descriptions to be only 40 ASCII characters long -- entirely inadequate. We've complained for years, there have been numerous new releases, but this hasn't changed. So I don't have much hope for Unicode being introduced. Jim Jim Elwell, CAMS

[USMA:35399] forgot attachment

2005-12-12 Thread Jim Elwell
Not much here, but I said I would attach this to my prior email. Jim Elwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] 801-466-8770 www.qsicorp.com caps.gif Description: GIF image

[USMA:35372] blood tests

2005-12-10 Thread Jim Elwell
provider of diagnostic testing services, performing laboratory tests for more than 500,000 patients each day. Jim Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City, Utah, USA www.qsicorp.com

[USMA:35268] Re: better homes and garden cook book

2005-11-21 Thread Jim Elwell
At 19 11 05, 04:10 PM, Remek Kocz wrote: In all likelihood, we're probably both correct--you're probably looking at sources completely different from mine. I'm sure you are right about this. Now when it comes to fixing drinks, yes, volume ounces predominate. But I don't exactly call that

[USMA:35249] Re: BBs

2005-11-19 Thread Jim Elwell
trim, but it will probably be printed four-up (four copies on one sheet) on a 22x26 piece of paper then trimmed to size. I certainly believe the commercial printing industry will metricate, but it is moving slower than other industries. Jim Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing

[USMA:35253] Re: The good and the bad on a memory card

2005-11-19 Thread Jim Elwell
at best. Jim Elwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] 801-466-8770 www.qsicorp.com

[USMA:35233] Re: BBs

2005-11-18 Thread Jim Elwell
At 17 11 05, 09:05 PM, Remek Kocz wrote: Printing industry slowly metricating? I thought this is one industry outside of aircraft and construction that would be impossible to even budge from the USC units. Can you give any specific examples? Several small examples (I said slowly!): Reams

[USMA:35224] Re: BBs

2005-11-17 Thread Jim Elwell
is commonly found in the firearms industry and literature, particularly that concerning high-powered rifles. It is popular because 1 MOA almost exactly subtends one inch at 100 yards, a traditional distance on target ranges. Jim Elwell

[USMA:35193] Humorous item

2005-11-10 Thread Jim Elwell
You will note that the thermostat the woman is holding is in Celsius! http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4420820.stm Jim Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City, Utah, USA www.qsicorp.com

[USMA:35183] Metric in fast-food study

2005-11-07 Thread Jim Elwell
distributed throughout the city in a way unrelated to school locations. Clearly the article was written using metric distances. Jim Elwell Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City, Utah, USA www.qsicorp.com

[USMA:35180] Re: international contract law

2005-11-05 Thread Jim Elwell
At 4 October 2005, 09:29 PM, Pat Naughtin wrote: The words 'legal unit of measurement' are very carefully defined in the Australian 'National Measurement Regulations 1999' subtitled 'Statutory Rules 1999 NO. 110' Of the units listed in these regulations there are: 7 SI base units of measurement

[USMA:35157] Re: Government conversion mandates

2005-11-04 Thread Jim Elwell
the legislative majority to do so, could not simply mandate the whole country and economy metricate. It would be thrown out by the courts. Jim Elwell Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City, Utah, USA www.qsicorp.com

[USMA:35162] Re: Government conversion mandates

2005-11-04 Thread Jim Elwell
a few words, I said sounds ok. Turns out that I didn't have a clue what the legal impact of those few words was, and now we are trying to fix a real problem. Jim Jim Elwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] 801-466-8770 www.qsicorp.com

[USMA:35164] Re: Government conversion mandates

2005-11-04 Thread Jim Elwell
the commerce clause (used to justify all kinds of things unrelated to commerce). Of course, even if workable, there still is the minor problem of getting the federal government to pass such a law. Jim Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City, Utah

[USMA:35171] Re: Government conversion mandates

2005-11-04 Thread Jim Elwell
At 4 October 2005, 12:46 PM, Phil Chernack wrote: This discussion is obviously academic as we know the federal government will not mandate or otherwise enforce mandatory use of metric. I think we all know the only viable path to full metrication is to get buy in from the very people it will

[USMA:35172] Re: Government conversion mandates

2005-11-04 Thread Jim Elwell
. These products are destroyed in a fire on a ship registered in Liberia while in international water. Which law applies? I am not pretending to know the answers, but would suggest that the situation is more complex than any country simply declaring non-metric units void. Jim Elwell

[USMA:35174] international contract law

2005-11-04 Thread Jim Elwell
for a contract to be 'null and void' if any unit other than an 'Australian legal unit of measurement' is used in a contract. Does legal unit of measurement mean metric only? How do courts avoid inevitable inequities by voiding otherwise valid contracts? Jim Elwell Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer

[USMA:35175] Fwd: Australia

2005-11-04 Thread Jim Elwell
(?!) It appears to me the main intent (section 2b) is to prevent the same name from referring to different quantities. Jim Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City, Utah, USA www.qsicorp.com

[USMA:35130] Re: The pitfalls of double conversion.

2005-11-02 Thread Jim Elwell
trying to keep up. 24 (61 cm) is much more comfortable. Given that people were smaller 100 and 200 years ago, I doubt that a yard was ever considered to be a regular stride. I've always heard it was the distance from the King's nose to the tips of the fingers on his outstretched arm. Jim Elwell

[USMA:35094] Fwd: Re: About Celsius Packaging

2005-10-31 Thread Jim Elwell
!!! Many beverages (such as bottled water and many energy drinks) now come in metric sizes (250 mL, 500 mL, etc.). Why not do the same with a product named after the metric unit for temperature? Jim Elwell Salt Lake City, Utah member of U.S. Metric Association Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer

[USMA:35099] Re: About Celsius Packaging

2005-10-31 Thread Jim Elwell
not taken the time to write him, NOTHING would be changed because it would not on his radar screen. Jim Elwell Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City, Utah, USA www.qsicorp.com

[USMA:35100] metric sweeteners

2005-10-31 Thread Jim Elwell
) and this is not shown. Don, you might add it to the Coffee Creamer section. Jim Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City, Utah, USA www.qsicorp.com

[USMA:35050] Re: Pat Naughtin's 5 points

2005-10-29 Thread Jim Elwell
At 29 October 2005, 05:26 AM, Pat Naughtin wrote (substantial edits to keep it short): on 2005-10-29 03.41, Jim Elwell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I cannot speak for the USMA, but do not think any of the officers of the organization are naive enough to think metrication could happen overnight

[USMA:35061] Re: 5 points

2005-10-29 Thread Jim Elwell
agree to metricate). That's what I get for not being more succinct! Jim Jim Elwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] 801-466-8770 www.qsicorp.com

[USMA:35034] Re: The pitfalls of double conversion.

2005-10-28 Thread Jim Elwell
that the USA will metricate overnight. We will continue to do so in different areas at different rates. I do believe, however, that we are close to a tipping point here, where metrication will greatly accelerate. Jim Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake

[USMA:35024] Re: FMI

2005-10-27 Thread Jim Elwell
. Thank you. Bill -- thanks a bunch for posting this. I will send out a few copies this weekend, with some minor edits, just to change it a bit. Other list members -- anyone else willing to jump in here? Jim Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City

[USMA:34995] Re: Metric converter web site?

2005-10-24 Thread Jim Elwell
At 22 October 2005, 07:11 PM, Pat Naughtin wrote: (Before you go to the next paragraph you might like to know that the button to switch [Audio off ] is on the left hand (blue) side at the bottom.) You might like to check out the metric converter at: http://metrication.com where you can try it

[USMA:34996] Re: Fw: Re: Metric converter web site? WITH ATTACHMENT

2005-10-24 Thread Jim Elwell
? And who do you work for? Jim Elwell Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City, Utah, USA www.qsicorp.com

[USMA:34997] Re: Metric converter web site?

2005-10-24 Thread Jim Elwell
and expect to get a precision part back. B.S. Fractions are as precise as decimals. Inches are as precise as millimeters. Decimal millimeters may be easier to use than fractional inches, but they are not inherently more accurate. Jim Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing

[USMA:34969] Re: Metric converter web site?

2005-10-22 Thread Jim Elwell
At 21 October 2005, 10:30 PM, Pat Naughtin wrote: To provide a link to a metric conversion page is not, in my view, a good idea. The process of metrication is not encouraged by metric conversions; or to be more blunt, metric conversions are a direct impediment to metrication progress. I

[USMA:34974] Re: Metric converter web site?

2005-10-22 Thread Jim Elwell
At 22 October 2005, 11:13 AM, Pierre Abbat wrote: On Friday 21 October 2005 18:02, Jim Elwell wrote: We are re-doing our web site, and it has been suggested that we provide a link to a web page that does conversions. I would prefer a site that converts TO metric only. Can anyone recommend

[USMA:34973] Re: Metric converter web site?

2005-10-22 Thread Jim Elwell
are provided. This is very common any more. (b) For a mid-range tool, positioning accuracies are around 7 micrometers. Jim Elwell

[USMA:34962] Metric converter web site?

2005-10-21 Thread Jim Elwell
We are re-doing our web site, and it has been suggested that we provide a link to a web page that does conversions. I would prefer a site that converts TO metric only. Can anyone recommend a site? Jim Elwell Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake

[USMA:34948] Re: fractions and related topics

2005-10-19 Thread Jim Elwell
company, but I know it has done the scale like this since long before Corel bought them. Jim Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City, Utah, USA www.qsicorp.com

[USMA:34888] Re: Amending the FPLA

2005-10-15 Thread Jim Elwell
contact us pages. Jim Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City, Utah, USA www.qsicorp.com

[USMA:34894] Re: Picking apart FMIs arguments

2005-10-15 Thread Jim Elwell
and NOT suffer any consequences? Plus realize the benefits of having the same package sizes all over the world. Jim Elwell Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City, Utah, USA www.qsicorp.com

[USMA:34841] RE: Vulgar

2005-10-13 Thread Jim Elwell
At 13 10 05, 09:28 AM, Stephen Davis wrote: Jim Elwell wrote: Perhaps you should address your concerns to Daniel. Or are you suggesting he get to spew his venom freely? No - I'm suggesting that you (and Steven Humphreys) have made your point now, and continually ganging up on this particular

[USMA:34822] Re: Tetley's Ale

2005-10-12 Thread Jim Elwell
is made. If course someone from the pro-imperial side will insist there is. Dan - Original Message - From: Jim Elwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: U.S. Metric Association usma@colostate.edu Sent: Monday, 2005-10-10 15:17 Subject: [USMA:34784] Tetley's Ale Picked up a four-pack

[USMA:34823] RE: Vulgar

2005-10-12 Thread Jim Elwell
oil under saddam but now it's Iranian oil that's the highlight of the measurement debate - WHO CARES? No one. Jim Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City, Utah, USA www.qsicorp.com

[USMA:34828] Re: Tetley's Ale

2005-10-12 Thread Jim Elwell
At 12 10 05, 11:51 AM, Remek Kocz wrote: Are these domestically manufactured cans or are they imported? It's too bad that there is so much resistance to labelling them with the metric contents. Alcoholic beverages are mostly sold in metric anyways, so it's just depressing to see the beer can

[USMA:34802] Re: Coors Light beer

2005-10-11 Thread Jim Elwell
At 11 10 05, 04:31 AM, John Woelflein wrote: Has anyone else seen the mini keg for Coors Light beer? It contains 5 L! The 5 liter mini-keg (also called a pony keg) has been around for decades. I used to buy them when I was in college (late 1970s), and had my own tap for it. However, your

[USMA:34803] RE: Vulgar

2005-10-11 Thread Jim Elwell
has managed to convert hordes of the vulgar people to the metric system with his superior wisdom and insight. Well, at least in his own little mind. Jim P.S. Odd how he refuses to tell anyone of anything he has ever actually done to promote metrication. I wonder why that is? Jim Elwell

[USMA:34813] Fwd: Metric Directive Queries

2005-10-11 Thread Jim Elwell
are in bold. Jim Elwell Mr. S: Your email to C regarding metric directives made its way to me, as we are both members of the US Metric Association). I am the President of an industrial manufacturing company (www.qsicorp.com) which has fully metricated its

[USMA:34755] Re: Dr. Barber

2005-10-07 Thread Jim Elwell
At 6 10 05, 06:14 PM, Philip S Hall wrote: I accept that (and your previous points). My thoughts however are about the inhibiting factors outside their control. You know, as I was driving home last night I realized I probably missed your point, rather than the other way around. If I understand

[USMA:34757] Re: Digital Television Transition

2005-10-07 Thread Jim Elwell
television (HDTV) industrial policy experiment has been a failure (link) by almost any standard. Although this long and miserable history (link) is too long to recall here, suffice it to say, the grand vision of the broadcast industry and public policymakers has become an expensive joke. Jim Elwell Jim

[USMA:34751] Re: Dr. Barber

2005-10-06 Thread Jim Elwell
At 6 10 05, 02:20 PM, Philip S Hall wrote: Jim Elwell wrote (extract) Oh, and it is a very rare decision that is as trivial as metrication increases the chances for survival. Any decision such as metricating a company has to take into account a myriad of factors, such as: ... * which customers

[USMA:34748] Re: Dr. Barber

2005-10-05 Thread Jim Elwell
. But you don't try to educate, you just try to offend. Jim Elwell pointed out that industry is converting even if it is hidden from public view. People who run successful businesses have to be smart to survive and if metrication increases their chances of survival, they do it because

[USMA:34692] Consumer vs. Non-Consumer

2005-09-29 Thread Jim Elwell
and equipment, and on which only they know what the impact of metrication will be. If nothing else, I think it is my exposure to metrication in the manufacturing world that makes me so absolutely positive that the USA is metricating, and that there is no going back. Jim Jim Elwell, CAMS

[USMA:34595] Re: FW: What is stopping metrication?

2005-09-21 Thread Jim Elwell
At 21 September 2005, 01:52 AM, Philip S Hall wrote: Jim Elwell wrote: And, to be sure, nothing ever posted on this forum has convinced me we need to do it quickly, since such posts never address the costs of metricating. Have you considered Jim, the suggestion, which I think has been

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