Paul, Mr Zakaria, sirs: >.....and a newly decimal stock exchange, will be a huge stimulus to American >science and exports. I often wonder, why is that US still is desirous to stick along her 'own measurement units'. No wonder, one relishes to remain with ONE's links to the past.....BUT, if the past takes you/pulls you towards hitting the belly of her own subjects and/or derails the process of progress.....WHY ADHERE? Yes, I am talking of American economy that has suffered for almosr 200-years since signing the "CONVENTION DU METRE" in having accepted to changing norms of technology; but we still want to stick and teach our youngsters 'how not to understand and/or learn' Le Systeme Internationale d'Unites (SI in all languages). To start with the SPELLINGS for length Unit (Metre) and Unit for capacity (Litre). Yes, dictionary may say any 'argument' but the International NORM suggest the use of METRE and LITRE as the preferred spellings. This is my view, why cannot we THINK and ammend the desired - what is right for our future generations! True, I also advocate for removiong a day from the EXISTING calendar (JULY 31st) and shift this day as (February 29th) during all years from Y 2013: http://www.brijvij.com/bb_fbUNday-week.pdf I have been working for such ideas since 1970-71.....to the advantage of emerging technology - The Metric System of Units. Regards, Brij Bhushan Vij Monday, 20110314H10:54(decimal)EST Aa Nau Bhadra Kritvo Yantu Vishwatah -Rg Veda The Astronomical Poem (revised number of days in any month) "30 days has July,September, April, June, November and December all the rest have 31 except February which has 29 except on years divisible evenly by 4; except when YEAR divisible by 128 and 3200 - as long as you remember that "October (meaning 8) is the 10th month; and December (meaning 10) is the 12th BUT has 30 days & ONE OUTSIDE of calendar-format" Jan:31; Feb:29; Mar:31; Apr:30; May:31; Jun:30 Jul:30; Aug:31; Sep:30; Oct:31; Nov:30; Dec:30 (365th day of Year is World Day) ******As per Kali V-GRhymeCalendaar***** "Koi bhi cheshtha vayarth nahin hoti, purshaarth karne mein hai" My Profile - http://www.brijvij.com/bbv_2col-vipBrief.pdf Author had NO interaction with The World Calendar Association except via Media & Organisations to who I contributed for A Possible World Calendar, since 1971. HOME PAGE: http://www.brijvij.com/ Contact via E-mail: [email protected]
From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [USMA:50010] to the editor, TIMEchanging to metric system is an overdue investment for U.S. Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 02:39:56 -0500 To the Editor, TIME: In his article alleging U.S. decline (TIME, 3 March 2011), Fareed Zakaria reminds us of the roles of the Interstate Highway System and the space program as investments in America's future. But, as many Americans do, he has hidden from discussion an often concealed instrument of progress, one yet to be measured: U.S. changeover to the metric standard of measurement. America's reluctance to part with its archaic, imperial-era measurement system is pathognomonic for the "sclerosis" Zakaria describes. It bespeaks of a stubborn nationalism that we would be wise to jettison, not beginning in 10 years, but beginning now. We have been approaching metrication for almost 150 years, and Zakaria's thesis beckons us to cross over at last. U.S. transition to the world's decimal measurement system, already supported in U.S. society by the metric legal definition of traditional units (see www.metric.org/laws/mendenhall.html), decimal currency, and a newly decimal stock exchange, will be a huge stimulus to American science and exports. Surely, the metric system is the 800-kilogram gorilla in the room. It is time to break the silence on metrication, and work speedily to achieve this old national goal. Paul R. Trusten Vice President and Public Relations Director U.S. Metric Association, I 3609 Caldera Boulevard, Apartment 122 Midland TX 79707-2872 United States www.metric.org [email protected] +1(432)528-7
