WHAT IF SONY WERE A BOYSCOUT?

What if we, as Robert Coles counsels us, listen to the young ones???

This story just gets amazinger and amazinger!!!

As grandmother to one of these young ones, you can imagine how I have watched with great interest as this story developed from simply playing with lego toys...and sim games...on the computer...young ones learning to use their minds creatively.

"Six US kids are driving global wildfire detection thinking, overcoming technical as well as legislative barriers which have flummoxed adults, in order to push a detection system prototype through to trial this summer. Watch how this simple idea came about and snowballed to pro bono support from global tech giant Sony electronics." (from Sony's youtube promo)

Then, if you have time, you might scroll down for the three minute 'youtube' at bottom of page...or click on this 'livejournal' link....http://forestguardsony.livejournal.com/522.html ...and then--below that is a link to an article about these kids on softpedia.com...http://gadgets.softpedia.com/news/When-Sony-Meets-Smokey-The-Bear-2780-01.html ...

....a world transforming...

with love and hope,

--Barbara Smith Stoff

Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 9:11 PM

Subject: more press on the Lego Guards

More press for the Lego Guards and their Forest Guard, from the tech industry media... curious!

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"Ever wondered at night "what if Sony were a boyscout?" Nope, I have not. But for those of you that have, I have news that will fry your display: Sony, probably seeking to gain some good publicity, melt the hearts of those of us that are still waiting for the PS3 to get cheaper or just because it cares about mother nature, having decided to support the Forest Guard team's idea regarding the prevention of forest fires."
http://gadgets.softpedia.com/news/When-Sony-Meets-Smokey-The-Bear-2780-01.html

(from Tracy--July 2, 2009)--Alejandro's LegoGuard team's experience just keeps getting more amazing all the time. Coach Heidi has just sent this link to a short YouTube video of the team's experience in Copenhagen and their project Forest Guard. REALLY well done, and quite fun to see my boy in pictures!!

Enjoy!
love, Tracy

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Heidi Buck >
Date: Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 10:31 AM
Subject: Independent UK blog site
To: theteam@legoguards.net


Hello Team,

Here is the UK Independent Forest Guard blog site (it has a link to the You tube video of the 3 minute video promo!!)

http://forestguardsony.livejournal.com/522.html


- Heidi

"Six US kids are driving global wildfire detection thinking, overcoming technical as well as legislative barriers which have flummoxed adults, in order to push a detection system prototype through to trial this summer. Watch how this simple idea came about and snowballed to pro bono support from global tech giant Sony electronics." http://forestguardsony.livejournal.com/522.html