Digital BW, The Print

It was intentionally mispelt... ;-)


> From: Steve Kale <stevekale@btinternet.com>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 00:38:35 +0100
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] OT - U.S vs. Europe paper sizes???
> 
> The bottom line, your average American can't make the change to a simple
> system where a litre of water ways one kilogramme... :-)
> 
> 
>> From: "xspamxken.schuster" <xspamxken.schuster@...>
>> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
>> Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 12:27:16 -0400
>> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
>> Subject: [Digital BW] OT - U.S vs. Europe paper sizes???
>> 
>> Paul, I share your frustration over metric measure, but don't blame "The US."
>> The facts are: the US government mapping agency (USCGS) adopted France's
>> meter
>> and kilogram standards in the 1800s. In 1866, Congress authorized use of the
>> metric system and supplied each state with a set of standard metric weights
>> and 
>> measures. In 1875, the US was one of the original signatory nations to the
>> "Treaty of the Meter" (also known as the "Metric Convention," which
>> established 
>> the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, in France).
>> 
>> Unlike most of the world, the US system limits government regulation of
>> private 
>> industry. In 1975, Congress passed the Metric Conversion Act "to coordinate
>> and 
>> plan the increasing use of the metric system in the United States." By law,
>> it
>> had to be voluntary for the private sector, and despite millions of dollars
>> of
>> government support, it was largely ignored, and was disestablished in 1982.
>> However, since that same year, Federal agencies have been required, with
>> certain 
>> exceptions, to use the metric system in procurement, grants and other
>> business-related activities. The US military, for example, has been 100%
>> metric 
>> for decades.
>> 
>> The official US Government position
>> (http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/200/202/lc1136a.htm ) is: "...the
>> competitiveness 
>> of American products and services in world markets, will be enhanced by
>> completing the change to the metric system of units. Failure to complete the
>> change will increasingly handicap the Nation's industry and economy."
>> 
>> In short, the US Government has championed the Metric System for almost 200
>> years, and has mandated its internal use for the past 22 years, but can not
>> require it of the private sector. We consumers, have to pressure US industry.
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