This approach would define the kilogram as "the mass which would be accelerated at precisely when subjected to the per-meter force between two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, placed one meter apart in vacuum, through which flow a constant current of elementary charges per second".
Last week, visibility in the northeastern city of Harbin was less than 10 meters, forcing the closure of all schools.
Poets have been more conversant with mathematics than fiction writers, probably because they have to pay attention to the numerical qualities of words when working in meter, forced to consider the form and even physical shape of what they write, not just its meaning.
Usually, scientists measure force in Newtons, and distance in meters.
It is recommended to use 35 to 40 foot (10.7 to 12.2 m -pounds (47.4 to 54.2 newton-m -poundsf force.
In fact, "Dao" could not have qualified before last year, since a strict size restriction (3 meters, or about 10 feet, by 3 meters by 3 meters) was in force until then.
By Dec. 31, 2009, Chicago had only $180 million left from the $1.15 billion parking meter deal, forcing the city to consider alternative sources of revenue rather than relying on long-term reserve funds generated by the parking meter lease.
His winning time of 3 minutes 35.14 seconds at the Adidas Track Classic was perhaps less important than the fact that Lagat avoided a pileup after about 80 meters that forced a rare restart.
Landy had just arrived as a top athlete, and had to pay his own travelling expenses, while Santee, in a piece of treatment that would become characteristic of his fate at the hands of the American Amateur Athletic Union, was barred from qualifying in his favored event, the 1,500 meters, and forced to run in the 5000, where he trailed in a dispirited 13th in his heat.
The flooding caused a 5 degree list, increased the stern draft by almost a meter, and forced Scharnhorst to reduce speed to 20 kn.
