Dear All,
This 'Metrication manifesto' from Alaska will interest many of you.
See http://akprogressive.blogspot.com/2009/09/metric-manifesto-and-mt-prindle-el-otro.html
The Metrication Manifesto reads:
We pledge ourselves to only use the metric system henceforth in all
our daily activities, writings, and relations with others. And to
educate others as to why we are doing this.
Michael Richmond is to be congratulated on this clear statement and on
his re-listing of the findings and recommendations of the U.S. Metric
Board, which were (in 1982 ?):
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Findings
* The present policy of maintaining a dual system of measures for
trade and commerce is confusing to all segments of American society.
* Voluntary metric conversion by industry occurs primarily in response
to marketplace demands and usually on a company-by-company basis.
* The costs of metric conversion have not been excessive.
* Large segments of industry have metric capability.
* Past perceptions of the difficulty of metric conversion have no basis.
* There are no substantial legal barriers to metric conversion
requiring Federal preemptive action.
* There are no substantial technical problems with metric conversion.
* Consumers accept conversion according to their own interests.
Recommendations
* The Metric Conversion Act of 1975 should continue to be administered.
* National policy on metric conversion should be reassessed.
* Research should be conducted on economic sectors where metric
capability may be critical.
* The Federal Interagency Committee on Metric Policy and the National
Council on State Metrication should be continued.
* The functions outlined in the Board's Private Sector Planning
Guidelines should be continued.
* Government public awareness, consumer and education programs should
be continued selectively.
* The States should consider enacting uniform metric conversion
legislation.
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I can't see a lot wrong with these Findings and Recommendations in 2009!
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin
Author of the ebook, Metrication Leaders Guide, that you can obtain
from http://metricationmatters.com/MetricationLeadersGuideInfo.html
PO Box 305 Belmont 3216,
Geelong, Australia
Phone: 61 3 5241 2008
Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has
helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the
modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they
now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for
their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many
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and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA.
Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST,
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