Dear Jim and All, on 2002/02/21 03.39, James Frysinger at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> We are rapidly approaching the bicentenial of the arrival of the first meter > standard (artifact) in the United States. It came to us in 1805 and shortly > thereafter the first coastal survey of the U.S. was performed using this > meter as the reference. All coastal surveys here until 1890 used this > artifact as the standard meter. See > http://www.cofc.edu/~frysingj/background.htm > for the history. You might emulate the French idea of the 'long lunch' that was held in France in the year 2000. The French chose the line, from Barcelona to Dunquerque, originally measured to calibrate the metre to hold a picnic lunch. In your case, of course, the 'long lunch' could go completely around the line of the 'first coastal survey' � all around the coast and beaches of the USA � that's what I would call a long lunch. Cheers, Pat Naughtin CAMS - Certified Advanced Metrication Specialist - United States Metric Association ASM - Accredited Speaking Member - National Speakers Association of Australia Member, International Federation for Professional Speakers --
