2001-09-10 Kind of cute little creatures. I wonder if the name is German. The so-called Guinea Pig in German is Meerschwein, or pig of the sea. If Meerkat is changed to Meerkatze, then you have cat of the sea. Well, anyway, If I were you, I would suggest you offer to convert those stats for her, lest she converts them to funny metric. I'd hate to see 12 inches become 30.48cm instead of just 30 cm, or 2 pounds become .908kg or 908g instead of 1 kg. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Raup" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, 2001-09-10 17:05 Subject: [USMA:15190] Re: units of measure on your web site (fwd) > A positive exchange with a web site provider follows. --Bruce > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 14:17:20 -0700 > From: Pam Wallberg/Fellow Earthlings' Wildlife Center > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Bruce Raup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: units of measure on your web site > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bruce Raup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 10:37 AM > Subject: units of measure on your web site > > Dear Bruce Raup, > > How very nice to hear from you. Thank you so much for taking the time to > write to us. We think you have an excellent idea regarding the inclusion of > metric units to our website. In fact, we hope to implement the change in the > very near future. > > Indeed, we receive many hits to our website from international visitors. We > also send our tee shirts, books and adoptions to various countries. Frankly, > we are a little embarrassed that we haven't included metric units sooner. > Thank you so much for "getting the ball" rolling. > > Thank you, also, for your kind words about our Meerkat Motto. I wrote the > Motto many years ago. Surprisingly, it has been more popular than I ever > thought possible. It was copyrighted some time ago by the Library of > Congress/Register of Copyrights. Our attorney had to provide the copyright > office with text, photos, tee shirts, and other material that substatiated > the fact that we originated the motto. Goodness, such a lot of paperwork. > > Again, many thanks for your interest and for your wonderful suggestion. > > With a smile, > > Pam Wallberg > Director > Fellow Earthlings' Wildlife Center > http://www.meerkats.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Hello, > > > > I just found your web site, and it looks very interesting. In particular, > > I love your motto. > > > > Just a small comment: I noticed that the "vital statistics" > > (http://www.meerkats.com/info.html), and a few other things on other > > pages, are given in Imperial units only. As a scientist and supporter of > > US metrication, I'd like to suggest that you broaden your audience and > > include metric units also. You may indeed get international visitors to > > your site, but the US is basically the only country that still uses > > imperial measures. World Wide Units for the World Wide Web. > > > > By the way, where did the meerkat motto come from? > > > > Thanks for providing an interesting site. I'll spend more time there. > > > > Bruce Raup > > > > >
