Damn - you beat me to it.
(There is one homer in a marge, by the way) From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [USMA:47424] Re: USMA repsonse to Re: Comment from The Times of India Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 19:58:04 -0400 “* measurement as a running theme in the Bible such as Ezekiel 45: 10-11 where they say: Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath. The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer.” - I wonder why that bit hasn’t made The Simpsons yet. Carleton From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pat Naughtin Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 19:23 To: U.S. Metric Association Cc: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:47423] Re: USMA repsonse to Re: Comment from The Times of India Dear Victor, What about 'The Axis of Dishonesty'? As you know the historical attempts to provide better measurement methods have consistently been about removing dishonesty from the marketplace. You might think of: * measurement as a running theme in the Bible such as Ezekiel 45: 10-11 where they say: Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath. The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer. * In 1215 the power to define weights and measures was given to the government in the Magna Carta. Since then governments have preserved this right so that they can reduce the number of measurement frauds and disputes brought about by outright lying and cheating, or more subtly by linguistic obfuscation such as 'pints' of beer in the UK or 'barrels' of oil internationally. * The Constitution of the USA (Article 1, Section 8) provides, in part, that the Congress: ... shall have power ... To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures; ... * This power is put into practice by the USA Office of Weights and Measures who state: The primary objective of the Office of Weights and Measures is to achieve equity between buyers and sellers in the marketplace; to prevent deception and fraud. * When Bishop John Wilkins invented the concept of the 'Universal measure' that later became the decimal metric system, I have no doubt that his motivation was largely dependent on his reading of the Bible references to dishonesty in measurement and his desire to provide a system of measurement that could provide honesty for all people in all of their dealings. To my mind the modern metric system provides the basis for honesty in measurement. Further, I believe that people who support the use of old measuring words are fundamentally supporters of dishonesty in measurement. Hence my suggestion of 'The Axis of Dishonesty'. Sadly this group often does this innocently because they do not have even a basic knowledge of metrology and the need for measurement standards to prevent cheating, deception, lying, and fraud. 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 different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA. Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST, and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com for more metrication information, contact Pat at [email protected] or to get the free 'Metrication matters' newsletter go to: http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter to subscribe. On 2010/05/25, at 04:31 , Victor Jockin wrote: Rather than than the "Axis of We-won't" to describe non-metric hold out countries, how about the Axis of Medieval? From: Paul Trusten Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 12:09 PM To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:47417] USMA repsonse to Re: Comment from The Times of India The U.S. Metric Association (USMA), Inc., is a non-profit, national U.S. organization founded in 1916, and dedicated to U.S. changeover to the SI metric system as the Nation's primary, everyday system of measurement. To that end, we support exclusive use of the metric system for all U.S, measurements, and are opposed to any plan that relies upon back-and-forth conversion. I am one of the officers of this organization, whose Web site (www.metric.org) has been listed as a useful link by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, and which has strong ties with the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the keeper of U.S. measurement standards. I disagree with this author's atttempt to belittle the U.S. Metric Study Act of 1968. In a nation as large and as complex as the United States, attempting to change over to a new standard of measurement is worth a special examination. But I certainly agree with the writer that, once the study was completed and the sound recommendations were made to metricate America in 10 years, that this should have been the starting gun for the process of changing the U.S. to metric by 1985. That the bill was so watered down was very disappointing to American metrication supporters, but has not deterred us from pursuing this long-overdue national goal. We want our country, as well as our President, to "stand tall" in its infrastructure. Paul Trusten, R.Ph., Public Relations Director, USMA Midland TX US ----- Original Message ----- From: Pat Naughtin To: U.S. Metric Association Sent: 22 May, 2010 19:05 Subject: [USMA:47410] Comment from The Times of India Dear All, Oh how our minds we do pervert When first we practice to convert This item is from 'The Times of India': http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/Metric-Fail-Measure-for-measure-US-comes-up-short/articleshow/5962106.cms _________________________________________________________________ http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/197222280/direct/01/ Do you have a story that started on Hotmail? Tell us now
