On 2011/05/25, at 06:12 , [email protected] wrote: > CARSON CITY, Nev. — Senators voted unanimously Monday to put the state's > Advisory Council of the Metric System to bed. > Last Updated: May 23, 2011 - 7:06 pmFirst Posted: May 23, 2011 - 7:06 pm > > The council was launched in 1981 as part of the national changeover from feet > and inches to meters and centimeters that never happened. > > Donald William of the Legislative Council Bureau noted at the May 5 hearing > before the Senate Natural Resources Committee that the council had not been > active since 1985. He also noted Nevada and South Carolina were the only > states that still had these advisory councils in place. > > Sen. John Lee of North Las Vegas asked Williams at the May 5 meeting to thank > the council chair for waiting so long to be called into service. > The bill will now be forwarded to the governor. > http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/f0306262f7004086b66fa174fbf7e578/NV--Metric-System/ > > Bruce E. Arkwright, Jr > Erie PA > Linux and Metric User and Enforcer > Dear Bruce,
You wrote (with my emphasis): > The council was launched in 1981 as part of the national changeover from feet > and inches to meters and centimeters that never happened. Need I mention -- again -- that metrication upgrades don't work if you choose to use centimetres. Again I challenge anyone to let me know of a time and a place where centimetres were used to produce an economical, smooth, and FAST metrication transition. Cheers, Pat Naughtin LCAMS Author of the ebook, Metrication Leaders Guide, see http://metricationmatters.com/MetricationLeadersGuideInfo.html Hear Pat speak at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lshRAPvPZY 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.
