Brij: There is supposed to be symbolism involved in choosing the height of the tower - but it is lost on 95% of the world, since they do not understand feet.
The number 1776 is supposed to symbolize freedom, since it is the year the US gained independence from England. I don't think the designers had promoting the use of SI in mind when they chose this height. On Thursday, May 31, 2007, at 10:22AM, "Brij Bhushan Vij" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hi Scott, USMA list: >>Yes, I think it'd be a wonderful idea. >How about reconstruction of World Trade Tower in Manhattan be named, while >it is still under planning, as WORLD METRIC TOWER to boost US adopting SI - >Le Systeme Internationale d'Unites - in thought, action and spirit.? This >will automatically make every American child, adults (male & female) learn >'metric norms' naturally. >During 2005-2006, there had been discussion on height of World Trade Tower >be kept to 1776 feet - a closer approximation would be 541.5m. Say, World >Metric Tower can have its height at 542m or whatever THINK TANKS decide. >Regards, >Brij Bhushan Vij >(MJD 2454250)/630+D-151 G (Thursday, 2007 May 30 H22:71(decimal) IST >Aa Nau Bhadra Kritvo Yantu Vishwatah -Rg Veda >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) >HOME PAGE: http://www.brijvij.com/ >******As per Kali V-GRhymeCalendaar***** >"Koi bhi cheshtha vayarth nahin hoti, purshaarth karne mein hai" >Contact # 011-9818775933 (M) >001(201)675-8548(when in US) > > >>From: Scott Hudnall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> >>Subject: [USMA:38794] Special USMA license plates? >>Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 18:31:52 -0700 >> >>Following is a post I created at http://gometric.us/jforum/posts/list/ >>0/50.page#440 >> >>Please feel free to respond to it in either forum. >> >>snip-------------------------------------------------------------------- >>---- >> >>I know that my state of Washington (and many others) allow a non- profit to >>apply for special license plates with a portion of the proceeds going to >>benefit the organization. Here is the link for Washington licensing bureau >>that outlines how to do this. http:// >>www.dol.wa.gov/vehicleregistration/spcreatenew.html >> >> Since you have to be a 501(c)(3) organization to apply, I was thinking >>the USMA might be a good candidate. Is there sufficient interest at the >>USMA to pursue this for all states that allow special license plates? >> >>snip-------------------------------------------------------------------- >>---- >> >>Scott > >_________________________________________________________________ >PC Magazine?s 2007 editors? choice for best Web mail?award-winning Windows >Live Hotmail. >http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_pcmag_0507 > > >
