[USMA:30329] Re: Google News

[MightyChimp]

Title: Message

Very Interesting.  I didn't really find anything overtly negative.  There was the one Scotsman article that converted miles to kilometres BWMA style to make them look silly.  I would hope the public is not that stupid to think it would really be that way.   This whole campaign makes me think of how metrication is on the roll.  We have some very positive changes taking place, as many behind the scenes as there are in the public eye.   1.) The EU directive mandating metric only labels after 2010.   2.) The acceptance of 45 states out of 50 of the UPLR   3.) The amending of the FPLA in the US in the near future to harmonise with the EU directive.  This change alone will eliminate the need for the EU to extend the directive yet another ten years.  But again with 45 states now allowing metric only labels, I see no reason for the EU to be held hostage to the status of the FPLA nor the TABD.   4.) The conversion of Irish speed limit signs.   5.) The conversion of clothing labels from the traditional sizing system to the pictogram with metric dimensions.  BTW, any news when labels will appear on garments with the pictograms?  I find it strange that as many times as this question is asked, never an answer is given?  Should I interpret this to mean the pictogram label plan has been scuttled?  UKMA, you should be on the top of this and keeping us up to date with information?  Tell us what is happening!     Can anyone add to the list?   Euric         ----- Original Message ----- From: Nat Hager III To: U.S. Metric Association Sent: Friday, 2004-07-09 08:44 Subject: [USMA:30328] Google News Plenty of hits this morning on Google News about Lord Howe's campaign:   http://news.google.com/    search "metric system"  (with quotes)   Some examples below.   Nat     http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=64387&command=displayContent&sourceNode=63914&contentPK=10563733   http://newsscotsman.com/features.cfm?id=786582004   http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_objectid=14409013&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=half-measures-a---british-mess--name_page.html   http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews/tm_objectid=14409402&method=full&siteid=50143&headline=is-it-time-britain-measured-up-to-the-rest-of-europe--name_pagehtml   http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=783582004   http://newsscotsman.com/politics.cfm?id=785852004   http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=14408580&method=full&siteid=89488&headline=how-do-you-measure-up--name_page.html   http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=17093