Charita Goshay: What will you do before the end of the world? Nov 19, 2009
We can t even all agree to use the metric system. The year 2012 has even been linked with Nostradamus, who gets more TV time than Oprah. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
PANORAMA SCHOOL BOARD Nov 13, 2009
Middle school science teacher Deb Smith demonstrated how she uses Differentiation to teach the metric system. Faculty members have been receiving training in Differentiation for several years. (The Guthrian, IA)
Change your name after marriage? Nov 6, 2009
If that was a bit confusing, it's just because they use the metric system. Names are our identity. (CNN)
Success in Panama: Fort Myers construction firm goes south to build Oct 24, 2009
"They use the metric system. There are different construction laws and requirements.". The company early on put together a team of planners, architects and engineers - both Americans and Costa Ricans - and she credits much of the project's success to that approach. (The News-Press -- Business)
The journey of a Thousand Islands begins with a single Scot Oct 8, 2009
"What in the world is a ; a kilometer?" he would burr, and patient Tour Lady would say, "A kilometer is six-tenths of a mile, Sir John. You see, Canada has adopted the metric system, in which all measurements are divisible by 10 blah blah blah" -- and suddenly I was back in fifth grade, learning the metric system because America was about to adopt it too. Ha. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
IMF beats gold-auction drum Oct 2, 2009
It is true that the gold market is small in today's metric system, where the trillion-dollar unit will soon appear inadequate. Still, the IMF's sting operation, and the accompanying soothing words sound more like the mosquito saying to the elephant before the blood-meal: "Baby, my darling, it won't hurt". (Asia Times Online)
Freemasons Await Dan Brown Novel Sep 16, 2009
Author Dan Brown arrives at the premiere of a movie made from his book, "The DaVinci Code." (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, file). Follow the hoopla and controversy surrounding the new film starring Tom Hanks. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Huckaby: Defending the word y'all isn't easy Aug 30, 2009
" Bear Bryant used the word "y'all" on a regular basis and they named an animal after him. Elvis said y'all, too. I heard him myself. If it's good enough for the Bear and the King, it's good enough for me. But I was glad the whole discussion came up because it brought back warm memories of my eighth-grade English teacher, J.T. McKay - and it's been way too long since I thought about him. I used to think Mr. McKay was really old when he taught me English at Porterdale School, but now, looking... (Athens Banner-Herald)
St. Mary's students tour Windsor Castle, kiss the Blarney Stone on summer trip Aug 28, 2009
They had to deal with the metric system and a whole new form of money. The group experienced different transportation modes, which also included the subway. (Storm Lake Pilot Tribune, IA)
Click to read:Time for America to Get on Fast Track? Aug 24, 2009
We can't even convert to the metric system for chrissakes ... We don't even use the metric system yet (the only major country left. (CBS News)
Americans Historically Resistant to Reform Aug 17, 2009
NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2009. Sunday Morning: Health Care Debate Provides 'Forum' for GOP Voters to Voice Frustration Months After Losing Election. (CBS News)
Click to read:Health Care Debate Heads to Town Halls Aug 10, 2009
Point: Could you imagine telling the American public on Monday that we're going to the metric system on Friday ... Bad choice on the metric system. (CBS News)
A colorful crash course in the master animator Aug 8, 2009
Like soccer, dry humor and the metric system, American audiences just haven't caught on to Hayao Miyazaki. With his newest film, "Ponyo," arriving in theaters next weekend, here are some suggestions for moviegoers who want an introduction to the master animator. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Celebrate Tarantino with burgers Jul 31, 2009
"). As well as torture. "Jackie Brown" showed off Tarantino's soulful side. And his screenplays and stories for "True Romance," "Natural Born Killers" and "From Dusk Till Dawn" offered up ghastly tales of vampires, criminals and chaos. Thurman, his muse for "Pulp Fiction," was the star in Tarantino's "Kill Bill" series, a funky pair of Kung Fu action flicks in 2003 and '04 that showed off the filmmaker's flair to produce epic and fun big-budget movies. Tarantino's movies are definitely not for... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Feehery: Franken victory is not funny Jul 3, 2009
He says liberal control in 1970s led to bill to convert U.S. to metric system ... (CNN) -- The metric system is the kind of thing that you can expect from the 60-vote filibuster-proof majority Democrats now have in the United States Senate ... And Congress mandated that the American people embrace the metric system. (CNN -- US)
Huge changes in groundfishing rules as Sectors come into play Jun 27, 2009
Now, to go change the standard of measurement would be akin to the U.S. adopting the euro (or the metric system), Brian O Hara, the president of Drag-on Fisheries of Jamestown R.I. told the management council via e-mail. Businesses built around days at sea will be able to continue in the common pool. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Metric System Working Jun 16, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 Last Update: 06:00 AM EDT. CANADIAN BAND IS NOW ON THE RADAR. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Sahuarita mayor: Dump metric signage Jun 2, 2009
Jack wrote on May 31, 2009 9:27 AM:" Oh, but Bob - Mexican shoppers drop more than a billion dollars annually in the Tucson region! It's nifty for them to see the kilometer mileage signs along the way, don't you agree?Also, it's a pity that shifting to the far more precise metric system failed. Which was why the I-19 signs were originally installed.It's absurd that the US is still using the foot size of a foolish English king as a basis for our antiquated and clumsy measurement system. ". Larry... (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
I-19 metric-to-mile sign change under review May 31, 2009
The signs date to around 1980 and were put up when the United States was weighing a conversion to the metric system. ADOT had plans to replace them to comply with new sign requirements to meet minimum reflectivity standards for night driving, when the signs are illuminated only by vehicles headlights, Ritter said. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Volunteer Statesman May 25, 2009
Thus he is a vocal critic of corporate welfare ranging from the space station ( the biggest boondoggle in the history of Congress ) to the imposition of the metric system (a project of multinational companies scornful of American uniqueness). Duncan annually rates among the most parsimonious House members in the report cards of the National Taxpayers Union. (The American Conservative)
Grads head onto the next stage May 23, 2009
"The metric system.". - Joseph Harrison, Cedar Shoals. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Listening to biscuits? A strange history of measurement science May 21, 2009
Wednesday marks World Metrology Day, commemorating the 1875 treaty introducing the Metre Convention, which has led to the metric system of units. Since 1902, the body responsible for defining and standardising units in the UK - and the source of the radio "pips" famous for ticking off time - is the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in Teddington, Middlesex. (BBC News -- Science)
You say KILLameeter, I say kil-OM-ater Apr 28, 2009
And the great beauty of the metric system is that it's scientific and consistent. Furthermore, the alleged mispronunciation confuses a unit of measure with an instrument of measurement. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Dino-chicken? Noted dinosaur expert talk is for the birds Apr 17, 2009
It is almost like trying to get people to use the metric system. Since Horner was a boy, he wondered what a real dinosaur would look like and how he could get one as a pet. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
More than 9,000 National Academies reports now available in open access Apr 11, 2009
This was the first NAS publication series, and it includes information about the Academy's early work for the government on topics such as how to prevent compass deviation which sent iron warships off course, whether the metric system of weights and measures should be adopted, and how the new U.S. Geological Service should be organized. INVESTIGATION OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS OF THE SORGHUM SUGAR INDUSTRY (1882). (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Students need to get out of classroom, experience the workplace: area businesses Apr 10, 2009
The students don't know how to use or read a measuring tape or ruler let alone the metric system. The students can't calculate fractions. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Big Wheel In The Outback Apr 5, 2009
At our table the first night, the seven of us - two Aussie couples, a scholarly British woman traveling solo and a pair of Americans (us) - discussed language and the many liberal interpretations of the word "English," haggled over selective use of the metric system and thoroughly hashed, of course, U.S. politics (just three weeks before the November election). By dessert, some differences were reconciled, others solidified and all were laughed about. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
A wake-up call Apr 1, 2009
Given your recent article regarding Interstate 19 and the metric system, I am concerned over the priorities of the Green Valley Community Coordinating Council. The metric system should not be one of its major concerns. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Rants and Raves Mar 27, 2009
I DON'T WANT the metric system. When we went to Ireland, my husband was able to figure it out because he's an engineer, but I am not, and I don't want our country changed. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Is it time to meter our way toward the metric system? Mar 23, 2009
Is it time to meter our way toward the metric system ... Is it time to meter our way toward the metric system ... After writing last week that I was in no hurry for the United States to adopt the metric system of measurements, I learned that what I was opposed to was "metrication.". (The Augusta Chronicle)
Metric is no way to measure Mar 16, 2009
I assume most of you don't know how to convert, because, I mean, who cares about the metric system ... I'm perfectly happy that ours is the last industrialized nation to stick with the English system (which, oddly enough, the English have abandoned in favor of the metric system). (The Augusta Chronicle)
Chipper appears on Letterman's Top Ten Mar 11, 2009
Ryan Braun: "Because of the metric system, games will be 6.83 innings.". 3. (MLB.com -- Atlanta Braves)
I-19 losing kilometer signs Mar 7, 2009
The kilometer signs were placed in 1980 as part of a federal experiment with metric conversion, and over the years proved about as popular as the metric system itself. I-19 is the only U.S. interstate marked in metric. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
What is Difference between Mass and... Mar 3, 2009
Another basis for these misconceptions is the metric system (which is the standard for science measurements) uses mass, while the U.S. measurement system uses weight. Investigating Mass and Weight Differences. (Suite101.com)
Useless Knowledge: Hodgepodge from world of science Feb 27, 2009
The Montana Standard. The Montana Standard. (Montana Standard, MT)
Health care IT gets infusion Feb 25, 2009
If you think about how long it s taken the U.S. to convert to the metric system, you may understand the challenge that health care faces in standardizing its nomenclature, he said. joycetsai@bizjournals. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Escape valve Feb 12, 2009
" In one scene, Wakeford must roller skate on stage while blindfolded, which results in a kiss that complicates everything. Learning how to roller skate was a breeze next to adjusting to life in the U.S. Wakeford moved in late 2005 from his hometown of Capetown, South Africa, to Duluth, Minn., to finish college and pursue an acting career. "The things that impacted me most were changes in little things," Wakeford said. "Like getting used to driving on the other side of the road and not having... (Erie Times-News, PA)
