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Metric Police On this, the EU has definitively spoken -- no ifs, ands or buts. The metric system is the only acceptable standard of measurement, and it shall be used throughout the European Union. But some Brits are not having it. What will happen to the beloved pint? Marketplace's Stephen Beard reports. Music Bridge: Measure Up - The Tom Tom Club ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris KEENAN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, 2004-07-13 11:50 Subject: [USMA:30406] VBM on-air in the US > We have a US member who has gone back to California for now, and he has sent > the following: > > "Marketplace, a 10 minute business radio programme which airs on National > Public Radio (NPR), carried a piece about the metric muddle. It was nice to > hear the dulcet tones of Robin Paice coming over my wireless. > ... > "You can reach Marketplace at http://www.marketplace.org. At the moment, > there's no transcript for the July 13 morning programme, but you can listen > to the broadcast if you have RealPlayer. It's the last story - I'd guess 6 > minutes in or so." > > -- > Chris KEENAN > UK Metric Assoc.: metric.org.uk > >
