I certainly had not heard that. I wonder if they have
GIII on board, though it is hard to imagine they would
do this without his assent.

Maybe the next move will be to trademark "hogarthian"
and take Bill Main to court to force him to change his
middle name! :)

On further reflection, as hogarthian is a minimalist
concept (don't take it if you don't need it), it's not
a concept that necessarily promotes incresed sales of
gear, so maybe Bill's middle name is safe!

If you come across any updates on this topic, I'd
certainly like to see them.

Thanks,
David H.

--- Lee Bell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Speaking of scuba, is everybody aware that Halcyon
> has applied for a federal
> trademark on the letters DIR, relating to pretty
> much everything to do with
> diving and dive and snorkeling equipment?  As
> obnoxious as George can
> sometimes be, those of us who have been following
> the progress of DIR diving
> are not real pleased to see Robert Carmichael claim
> the term for his own
> use, particularly when he's been known to put the
> letters on some very
> non-DIR pieces of equipment.  This may be the death
> of DIR as a model of
> excellence for the dive industry.  Quite a few
> former DIR advocates have
> already gone back to the old Hogarthian term for the
> equipment configuration
> that has done so much to revolutionize both
> technical and recreational
> diving.
>
> Lee


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