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Thursday, 12 August 2004
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My friend Pia makes custom hats in British Columbia. One of her hats is called the "Poppy" for its red, petalled character.
The Canadian Legion sells plasic poppies every year to raise money for charitable causes. This week, Peter Underhill of the Canadian Legion left this on Pia's public guestbook:
I tried your contact email but the address wouldn't copy. The "Poppy" is a trademark registered to the Royal Canadian Legion. Please remove reference to Poppy on the Poppy Hat. Thank you for your consideration. P. Underhill
If the Legion thinks that shaking down craftspeople on bogus trademark claims is the way to create goodwill for its causes, it's got another think coming.
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(Thanks, Richard!) [Boing Boing]
9:40:37 PM 
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Ms. Eastman's computer classes at this Washington, D.C., elementary school used to focus on using technology to enhance academic skills. But three years ago, after watching some kids spend as long as 10 minutes searching for the letters to enter a sing [Educational Technology]
9:11:21 PM
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 Wired News reports on a deep-sea probe mission to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge where several possible new species were discovered, including this mystery animal scurrying around the ocean floor at 6,500 feet. The scientists were unable to capture the foot-long create for closer study.
"Although the unknown animal is "kind of a sensation," (researcher Olav Rune) Godoe said in an interview, finding new and strange creatures wasn't surprising given that researchers collected more than 80,000 specimens. Moreover, little is known about the deep ocean. "It's much easier to observe the surface of the moon or Mars," said Godoe."
Link [Boing Boing]
7:43:48 PM
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