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PRE-DEPARTURE ORIENTATION 2013

HOLIDAYS AND METRIC SYSTEM
US HOLIDAYS
January 1 - NEW YEARS DAY
Third Monday on January BRT!DAY "# MARTN $UT!ER %N&' JR(
Third Monday in #e)ruary WAS!N&T"NS BRT!DAY
$a*t Monday in May MEM"RA$ DAY
Ju+y , NDE-ENDEN.E DAY
#ir*t Monday in Se/te0)er $AB"R DAY
Second Monday in "cto)er ."$UMBUS DAY
No1e0)er 11 2ETERANS DAY
#ourth Thur*day in No1e0)er T!AN%S&2N& DAY
Dece0)er 34 .!RSTMAS DAY
n the *trict *en*e' there are no 5edera+ 6nationa+7 ho+iday* in the United State*( Each o5 the 48 *tate* ha* 9uri*diction o1er it*
ho+iday*( n /ractice' ho:e1er' 0o*t *tate* o)*er1e the 5edera+ 6;+e<a+ or /u)+ic ;7 ho+iday*' e1en thou<h the -re*ident and
.on<re** can +e<a++y de*i<nate ho+iday* on+y 5or 5edera+ <o1ern0ent e0/+oyee*(
MEASUREMENTS
With a 5e: e=ce/tion*' the United State* ha* not con1erted to the 0etric *y*te0( Di*tance* are 0ea*ured in inche*' 5eet' and
0i+e*' not in centi0eter*' 0eter*' and ki+o0eter*> +i?uid are 0ea*ured in cu/*' ?uart*' and <a++on*' rather than in 0i++i+iter*
and +iter*> :ei<ht* are in ounce* and /ound*' rather than in <ra0* and ki+o<ra0*( Si@e* 5or *hoe* and c+othin< 0ay )e
di55erent a* :e++ 6*ee Sho//in<(7 So0e a//ro=i0ate e?ui1a+encie* 5o++o:(
DISTANCE
1 inch A 3(4, centi0eter*
1 5oot A 13 inche* A B8(,C centi0eter*
1 yard A BD inche* - 8(E1 0eter* or E1 centi0eter*> 0eter A BE(, inche*
1 0i+e A 4'3C8 5eet A 1(D ki+o0eter*> ki+o0eter A 8(D 0i+e*
1 acre A 8(,1 hectare*
LIQUID MEASURES
1 ta)+e*/oon A B tea*/oon* A 1,(FE 0i++i+iter*
1 ounce A 3 ta)+e*/oon* A 3E(4F 0i++i+iter*
1 cu/ A C ounce* AA 3BD(4E 0i++i+iter*
1 /int A 3 cu/* A 1D ounce* A ,FB(1C 0i++i+iter*
1?uart A , cu/* A B3 ounce* A 8(E4 +iter*> +iter A 1(8D ?uart*
1<a++on A , ?uart* A B(FE +iter*
WEIGHT
1 ounce 6o@(7 A 3C(B4 <ra0*
1 /ound 6)(7 AA 1D o@( AA 8(,4, ki+o<ra0* 6k<(7> k< A 3(3 )*(
1 ton A 3'888 )*(
TEMPERATURE
Te0/erature in the Unite* State* are re/orted in de<ree* #ahrenheit 6#7( #ahrenheit de<ree* co0/are :ith .enti<rade
6.e+*iu*7 de<ree 6.7 a//ro=i0ate+y a* 5o++o:*G
# . # .
B48 1C8 Moderate o1en te0/erature 48 18
313 188 Water )oi+* ,8 ,
188 BC B3 8 Water 5ree@e*
EC(D BF HNor0a+; )ody te0/erature 38 -F
E8 B3 18 -13
C8 3F 8 -1C
F8 31 -18 -3B
D8 14 -,8 -,8 Where # e?ua+* .
To co1ert 5ro0 # to .' u*e thi* 5or0u+aG . A 4IE 6#- B37(
To con1ert 5ro0 . to #' u*e thi* 5or0u+aG # A EI4. J B3(