1. I might or might not agree with your views about time/hour/calendar. But the list has been asked to take it off-list, so, if you like, feel free to send me more about that off-list.
2. But I am very much committed to metrication. 3. And, definitely, I am perplexed that you have some problem with my standard tag that non-voters are NOT welcome on my radio show. I am perfectly sincere about it. I would prefer that non-voters not bother me, not tune in, not call me, not email me. I have no time in my life for non-voters, absolutely no time at all. I mean them no harm. But I want nothing to do with them. Sincerely, Andy Johnson impatient for metrication.... --- Brij Bhushan Vij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Andy: > >Non-voters are not welcome on Andy's show. > I have been on the usma list for some time; BUT my > subject is > *Metrication/Decimalisation of Time of the HOUR in > relation to Arc-angle*. > However, being an engineer, my concern has been WHY, > NOT TIME? > Your otherwise good intended appeal to 'senators' > make little sense when you > add the above line <Non-voters are not welcome on > Andy's show>; as if you > feel non-voters are empty headed fools to be cause > of hinderence to the > progress of METRICTION. Don't you feel they too have > a head capable of > 'producing the right output' if channelised well, > where no groomed into > learning SI Units. > > Brij Bhushan Vij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 20040111/12:04(decimal) PM(IST) > Aa Nau Bhadra Kritvo Yantu Vishwatah -Rg Veda. > *****The New Calendar Rhyme***** > Thirty days in July, September: > April, June, November, December; > All the rest have thirty-one; accepting February > alone: > Which hath but twenty-nine, to be (in) fine; > Till leap year gives the whole week READY: > Is it not time to MODIFY or change to make it > perennial, Oh Daddy! > > And make the calendar work with Leap Week Rule! > ***** ***** ***** ***** > > > > > > >From: Andy Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: [USMA:28229] Re: political platform > metric > >Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 16:03:42 -0800 (PST) > > > >This is important. > > > >Each time we go pester one more little Democratic > >Executive Committee in some county, each time we > find > >one more Rotary Club, each time we find one more > Civic > >Rountable bunch...who will take a pro-metric stand, > we > >inch...a little bit closer to metrication.... > > > >Go get em. > > > >Andy Johnson > >Jacksonville, Florida > > > >--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > 2004 January 10 > > > Copy to USMA > > > 2003 Dec 26 > > > Rick Blauvelt > > > Platform Committee > > > Boulder County Democrats > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > The US needs to change to using metric > units, > > > the International System of Units (SI). > > > Politicians need to promote this change. > > > > > > Metric units should be in the platform as a > > > long-term goal with > > > some short-term goals listed for action soon. > > > > > > The national platform should say: > > > > > > 1. Amend the FPLA (Fair Packaging and Labeling > Act) > > > to allow > > > metric-only labels. (Short-term goal.) > > > > > > 2. Restore the limit date for highway > construction > > > to be metric. > > > This was removed in TEA-21. Federal law > still > > > says highways > > > must be metric but there is no date to > comply. > > > (Short-term) > > > > > > 3. Complete the conversion called for by the > Metric > > > Conversion Act of 1975 > > > as amended by the Omnibus Trade and > > > Competitiveness Act of 1988. > > > > > > 4. Have the federal government comply with > Executive > > > Order 12770 (1991). > > > > > > 5. Call for the US to remove its exceptions to > the > > > rules of ICAO > > > (International Civil Aviation Organization) > on > > > the use of metric units. > > > > ------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > The Boulder County platform should say: > > > In addition to the national items above, Boulder > > > Democrats should say: > > > Schools should stop teaching things related to > > > inch-pound units; > > > 1. Follow NCTM (National Council of > Teachers > > > of Mathematics) > > > policy, make metric primary > > > (short-term), > > > 2. stop teaching conversion > (short-term), > > > 3. stop teaching fractions in grades 1 > > > through 6, > > > 4. stop teaching inch-pound units. > > > 5. remove state requirements that > inch-pound > > > units be in tests, > > > graduation requirements and GED > tests. > > > -------------------------------------------- > > > The national Democratic Party (DNC) needs to > promote > > > this change. > > > The Colorado Democratic Party needs to promote > this > > > change. > > > Boulder County Democrats need to promote this > > > change. > > > > > > Why? > > > 1. Because the world uses metric units. We in > the > > > US are left out, > > > to our financial and commercial > disadvantage. > > > 2. Because metric units are simple, coherent, > and > > > decimal. > > > 3. Because we damage students by teaching two > sets > > > of units of measure. > > > We leave many students out of our technical, > > > scientific culture by > > > the confusion of two sets of numbers. > Because > > > schools feel that > > > they can not by themselves change, they need > > > political help. > > > 4. Because, by using inch-pound units, we make > the > > > world hard to understand. > > > We promote the two cultures of C. P. > > > Snow. > > > Two examples: > > > 1. How much does a gallon of water > weigh? > > > How much does a litre of water weigh? > > > 2. Can E = mc^2 be done in inch-pound > units? > > > 5. Because we damage our trade with Canada and > > > Mexico. > > > 6. Because we waste big money by still using > > > inch-pound units. > > > US schools waste $4 billion each year > teaching > > > inch-pound units. > > > BVSD wastes $2 million each year teaching > > > inch-pound units. > > > Machine shops have trouble making parts > because > > > most parts in > > > the world are metric. > > > Mechanics need two sets of wrenches and > scales. > > > Industry has to convert numbers between > metric > > > and inch-pound. > > > $125 million was lost when the Mars Climate > > > orbiter was lost at Mars > > > because the builder used pounds for > thrust. > > > 7. Because of many mix-ups and confusions of > units. > === message truncated === ===== Andy Johnson Host of "Down to Business Andy Johnson" Florida's Best & Most Efficacious Talk Show AM1280 WSVE & http://www.downtobusiness.org weekdays, noon--3 p.m., east coast time. 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