We have a competitor in Canada viz. Canadian Geographical Society. I subscribe. Duncan -----Original Message----- From: M R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: March 22, 2002 16:07 Subject: [USMA:18987] Fwd: Re: National geographic again
>As long as National Geographic has no competition, >they will continue to use ifp, so we have to find >a competitor magazine and buy it. > >Madan > > >--- kilopascal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: [USMA:18966] Re: National geographic again >> Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 18:16:48 -0500 >> Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> 2002-03-21 >> >> If National Geographic feels that it has to use FFU >> in English because of >> its American audience, that is a decision we have to >> live with for now. >> But, that does not justify using FFU for English >> speakers world-wide. The >> logical thing to do would be to publish a metric >> edition for the rest of the >> English speaking world. >> >> But, let's face facts. Such an endeavour would not >> be cost effective. We >> as metric proponents have argued for years that >> American companies are at a >> disadvantage because they will either have to go >> completely metric or >> manufacture two different product lines for the >> American market based on FFU >> and the world market based on metric. But, American >> industry doesn't seem >> to have been scared by our argument. They seem to >> feel that they can >> produce a single product entirely in FFU and still >> sell it to the world. >> And so far, they can! >> >> Unless there is a significant number of complaints >> from people (and/or >> governments) around the world that demand metric or >> else, and the American >> market is no longer able to sustain American >> industry, don't expect these >> people to bend just because we think they should. >> The US will change only >> when it hurts them where it counts....in the wallet. >> >> John >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Ezra Steinberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Thursday, 2002-03-21 17:24 >> Subject: [USMA:18962] Re: National geographic again >> >> >> > I'm still puzzled how National Geographic can >> convert to metric in >> languages >> > other than English but still support the use of >> only US customary units in >> > the English-language edition (because the US set >> of units is not entirely >> > identical to the Imperial set of units). Do they >> perhaps figure that since >> > they claim nearly all English-language readers are >> American (can this >> really >> > be true?) and that the US system is close enough >> to the Imperial one so as >> > not to matter? (After all, saying "millions of >> gallons" is essentially >> > identical whether you're referring to the US or >> the Imperial set of >> units). >> > >> > Ezra >> > >> > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards� >http://movies.yahoo.com/ >
