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| LEGO® FUSION NEW YORK, June 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ - LEGO Systems, Inc., makers of the world’s leading construction toys, today introduced LEGO® FUSION, a play experience that combines traditional LEGO brick play with familiar app-based game themes. (...) (10 years ago, 19-Jun-14, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.games, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO set 10242 MINI Cooper
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| LEGO® set 10242 MINI Cooper Creator. Ages 16+. 1,077 pieces. Year 2014. Take this MINI Cooper for a nostalgic drive down memory lane! Prices: US $99.99 - CA $119.99 - AU $149.99 - DE 89.99€ - UK £74.99 - DK 799.00 DKK Euro pricing varies by country. (...) (10 years ago, 4-Jun-14, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO® MINIFIGURES ONLINE OPEN BETA LAUNCHING IN JUNE
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| LEGO® MINIFIGURES ONLINE OPEN BETA LAUNCHING IN JUNE Get ready for your most colorful online adventure yet, as Funcom opens the door to the world of LEGO® Minifigures Online this June Oslo, Norway - April 28th, 2014 - Funcom is excited to announce (...) (11 years ago, 29-Apr-14, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO Creator Expert set 10244 Fairground Mixer
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| Officially the LEGO Creator Expert Fairground Mixer set 10244 at the Sydney Brick Show in Australia. LEGO Creator Expert set 10244 Fairground Mixer Ages 16+ / 1,746 Pieces US $149.99 - CA $179.99 - AU $199.99 - DE 129.99€ –-UK £119.99 - DK 1,199.00 (...) (11 years ago, 27-Apr-14, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO Creator Expert set 10244 Fairground Mixer
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| Officially the LEGO Creator Expert Fairground Mixer set 10244 at the Sydney Brick Show in Australia. LEGO Creator Expert set 10244 Fairground Mixer Ages 16+ / 1,746 Pieces US $149.99 - CA $179.99 - AU $199.99 - DE 129.99€ –-UK £119.99 - DK 1,199.00 (...) (11 years ago, 27-Apr-14, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | CMO/Chief Marketing Officer Mads Nipper is leaving The LEGO Group
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| Posted March 31, 2014 on The LEGO Group News Room. Mads Nipper is leaving The LEGO Group The LEGO Group’s Chief Marketing Officer Mads Nipper is resigning to become CEO of the Danish company Grundfos, a global leader in advanced pump solutions. Mads (...) (11 years ago, 2-Apr-14, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | Adult Fans of LEGO: Why LEGO is fun at any age!
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| From SBS.com.au By Patrick Abboud April 1, 2014 Adult Fans of LEGO: Why LEGO is fun at any age Dean Niclasen and Shelly Timson are bonded by their passion for LEGO and there are 25,000 Adult Fans of LEGO just like them across Australia. The Feed's (...) (11 years ago, 1-Apr-14, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.fun, FTX)
| | | | | Learning From LEGO
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| Learning From LEGO From NYTimes.com By Thomas de Monchaux March 15, 2014 When I was a boy, my father, an architect, attempted a no-toy policy, with the significant exception that he’d buy my brother and me almost anything — any birthday, holiday or (...) (11 years ago, 20-Mar-14, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO Is The Biggest Toy Company In The World
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| LEGO® Is The Biggest Toy Company In The World Feb. 28, 2014 IT DOES ONE THING, BUT DOES IT BEAUTIFULLY. AND THAT'S HOW THE DANISH COMPANY UNSEATED MATTEL TO BECOME NO. 1. LEGO is officially the world's most profitable toy company, finally topping (...) (11 years ago, 12-Mar-14, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | Mattel to buy Canada's Mega Brands for about $460 million
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| Mattel to buy Canada's Mega Brands for about $460 million February 28, 2014. (Reuters) - Mattel Inc (MAT.O), the world's No. 1 toymaker, said it agreed to buy Canada's Mega Brands Inc (MB.TO) for about $460 million, including debt, to expand its (...) (11 years ago, 28-Feb-14, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO Group posts 11 per cent sales increase for 2013
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| LEGO Group posts 11 per cent sales increase for 2013 February 27, 2014. Billund, DK In less than ten years, firm has more than quadrupled its revenue. LEGO Group has this morning confirmed that it increased sales in 2013 by 11 per cent. Evergreen (...) (11 years ago, 27-Feb-14, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO Looking for a Sustainable Replacement for ABS
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| LEGO Looking for a Sustainable Replacement for ABS By Rhoda Miel February 18, 2014 ORLANDO, FL - LEGO A/S is setting a target to use a sustainable resin in its signature bricks by 2030, replacing ABS. The search for that new resin will not be easy, (...) (11 years ago, 22-Feb-14, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX) !
| | | | | THE LEGO® MOVIE Sequel Set for May 26, 2017 Release
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| THE LEGO MOVIE Sequel Set for May 26, 2017 Release Everything will continue to be awesome. With the incredibly impressive box office hold of The LEGO Movie, it was inevitable that Warner Bros. would be moving forward with a sequel. The studio began (...) (11 years ago, 21-Feb-14, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.animation, FTX)
| | | | | Devo lead singer dishes on creating catchy 'LEGO' song
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| Everything is Awesome! By Nicki Gostin Published February 18, 2014 Devo lead singer dishes on creating catchy 'LEGO' song Mark Mothersbaugh will go down in pop culture history as the flowerpot-hat-wearing lead singer of Devo, best known for "Whip (...) (11 years ago, 19-Feb-14, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | The Little Girl from the 1981 LEGO Ad is All Grown Up!
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| The Little Girl from the 1981 LEGO Ad is All Grown Up, and She’s Got Something to Say February 11, 2014 By Lori Day In mid-January, (URL) this article> on The Huffington Post hit my Facebook newsfeed like a Justin Bieber deportation petition - it (...) (11 years ago, 11-Feb-14, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.fun, FTX)
| | | | | The Little Girl from the 1981 LEGO Ad is All Grown Up!
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| The Little Girl from the 1981 LEGO Ad is All Grown Up, and She’s Got Something to Say February 11, 2014 By Lori Day In mid-January, (URL) this article> on The Huffington Post hit my Facebook newsfeed like a Justin Bieber deportation petition - it (...) (11 years ago, 11-Feb-14, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.fun, FTX)
| | | | | The LEGO Group to Produce LEGO® Replica of Ghostbusters ECTO-1
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| The LEGO Group to Produce LEGO® Replica of Ghostbusters ECTO-1 World's leading construction toy brand announces next LEGO® CUUSOO consumer generated building set concept to be produced as a real LEGO model. Model commemorates 30th Anniversary of the (...) (11 years ago, 31-Jan-14, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX) !
| | | | | 50 States of LEGO
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| 50 States of LEGO Sometimes inspiration strikes when you’re out in the wild, climbing mountains and taking in breathtaking vistas. Other times, it happens when you’re looking after your 7-year-old daughter and playing LEGO. You can probably guess (...) (11 years ago, 31-Dec-13, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Life Size LEGO Car Powered by Air (Video)
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| (...) Oh, man, that is wicked cool!! --Todd (11 years ago, 23-Dec-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.build, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Life Size LEGO Car Powered by Air (Video)
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| (...) F$¤#£@&% cool! (What else can one say?) Play well, Jacob (11 years ago, 19-Dec-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
| | | | | Life Size LEGO Car Powered by Air (Video)
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| Life Size LEGO Car Powered by Air Dec. 17, 2013 Super Awesome Micro Project Factoids: • The engine is made from standard LEGO pieces and runs on air! • The engine has four orbital engines and a total of 256 pistons. • More than 500,000 LEGO pieces. (...) (11 years ago, 18-Dec-13, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX) !
| | | | | The Year Of The LEGO
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| THE YEAR OF THE LEGO From: New Yorker Nov. 11, 2013 By Ted Trautman Earlier this year, LEGO overtook Hasbro to become the world’s second-largest toymaker, after Mattel. It was more than just one company outperforming another it was LEGO one brand (...) (11 years ago, 3-Dec-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX) !
| | | | | LEGO Play Therapy Benefits Children with Autism
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| LEGO Play Therapy Benefits Children with Autism Practitioners and parents have discovered that the use of LEGO during play therapy groups for children with autism leads to improved social skills and play skills. Research confirms that this is the (...) (11 years ago, 3-Dec-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO UK veteran steps down after 30 years
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| LEGO UK veteran steps down after 30 years Senior national account manager Darrell Shoob leaves the firm One of LEGO UK's longest serving employees is stepping down after a 31 year career with the construction toy company. Senior national account (...) (11 years ago, 3-Dec-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO UK veteran steps down after 30 years
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| LEGO UK veteran steps down after 30 years Senior national account manager Darrell Shoob leaves the firm One of LEGO UK's longest serving employees is stepping down after a 31 year career with the construction toy company. Senior national account (...) (11 years ago, 3-Dec-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | Winning a Job at LEGO
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| Winning a Job at LEGO Aspiring Designers Build Sets Under Pressure By Jens Hansegard Nov. 13, 2013 BILLUND, Denmark. James Colmer, 46 years old, had a reason for spending two days building Legos in Denmark, leaving behind his kids in Australia. He (...) (11 years ago, 14-Nov-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.build, FTX) !
| | | | | LEGOLAND Considers Building Theme Park in Stafford County
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| LEGOLAND Considers Building Theme Park in Stafford County October 22nd, 2013 By Katie Thisdell LEGOLAND is considering building a new family-friendly theme park in Stafford County that would be only the third of its kind in the nation. Government (...) (11 years ago, 5-Nov-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
| | | | | LEGOLAND® Dubai to open in 2016
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| LEGOLAND Dubai to open in 2016 LEGOLAND Dubai is set to open in 2016, according to Merlin Entertainments, as reported by Emirates 24I7. As per officials, the LEGOLAND Dubai will be opened under a deal in which it would be funded by third parties, (...) (11 years ago, 5-Nov-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
| | | | | LEGOLAND® Operator Merlin Entertainments Plans IPO in London
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| LEGOLAND Operator Merlin Entertainments Plans IPO in London By Clementine Fletcher & Ruth David Oct. 21, 2013. Merlin Entertainments Group Ltd., the private-equity backed owner of Madame Tussauds and the London Eye, plans to raise 200 million pounds (...) (11 years ago, 24-Oct-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
| | | | | Re: The Most Insane LEGO Machine: GBC (video)
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| Wow! Amazing work, hard to believe it was done by one person. (...) (11 years ago, 10-Oct-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic, FTX)
| | | | | For LEGO, Rising Wealth Means More Play - and Business
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| For LEGO, rising wealth means more play - and business By Eveline Danubrata and Laura Philomin SINGAPORE. Thursday Oct 3, 2013 (Reuters) - The boss of LEGO Group carries two business cards - one the usual kind and the other a LEGO mini-figure in his (...) (11 years ago, 6-Oct-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO® set 10243 Parisian Restaurant
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| LEGO® set 10243 Parisian Restaurant Ages 16+. 2,469 pieces. Have an unforgettable evening at the amazing Parisian Restaurant! US $159.99 CA $189.99 DE 149.99 € UK 132.99 £ DK 1299.00 DKK It’s very busy in the Parisian Restaurant. As a scooter zips (...) (11 years ago, 5-Oct-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.build, FTX)
| | | | | Re: LEGO® set 10241 Maersk Line Triple-E
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| Unfortunately it appears that Medium Azure (as the color is called in the Bricklink Database) is a new color that will likely replace Maersk blue. While this color does more closely resemble the actual recent color of the new Maersk line of ships... (...) (11 years ago, 3-Oct-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.boats, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO® set 10241 Maersk Line Triple-E
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| LEGO® set 10241 Maersk Line Triple-E The set was officially unveiled at LEGO Fan Weekend in Skærbæk. Ages 12+. 1,518 pieces. Build the Maersk ‘Triple-E’ container vessel – a true giant of the seas! US $149.99 CA $179.99 DE 129.99 € UK 109.99 £ DK (...) (11 years ago, 3-Oct-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.fun, lugnet.licensed, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO Launches Wrist Watch Collection For Adults
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| LEGO Launches Wrist Watch Collection For Adults Written by Ariel Adams for ABlogtoWatch.com on October 2, 2013. We are proud to be the first to announce a new collection of LEGO brand watches for adults. That's right, LEGO, which has had a large (...) (11 years ago, 2-Oct-13, to lugnet.licensed, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO® Model of the United Nation
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| First ever official LEGO® Model of the UN completed by Ban Ki-moon UN Secretary-General puts finishing touch to LEGO model of UN Headquarters NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today added the last (...) (11 years ago, 27-Sep-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.build, FTX)
| | | | | MASSOLUTION NYC 2013: LEGO ON INSPIRING THE BUILDERS OF TOMORROW
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| MASSOLUTION NYC 2013: LEGO ON INSPIRING THE BUILDERS OF TOMORROW By Eric Blattberg Sept. 19, 2013 NEW YORK — Onstage at Massolution NYC 2013, LEGO Senior Business Developer Troels Andersen highlighted some of the company’s crowdsourcing initiatives (...) (11 years ago, 24-Sep-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | Leadership Lessons From LEGO
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| Leadership Lessons From LEGO By John Kotter Sept. 24, 2013 My colleague Ken Perlman is a devoted father of two girls. He feels that many of the lessons learned in fatherhood apply, on a certain level, to teaching our clients change leadership. Here (...) (11 years ago, 24-Sep-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
| | | | | In NASA LEGO Contest, Students Aim For Space
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| In NASA LEGO Contest, Students Aim For Space By Elizabeth Howell Sept. 15, 2013 Designed to gaze at the sun, a proposed satellite called "Sunbeam" has the usual radio dishes and rocket engines you would expect of a spacecraft. The difference between (...) (11 years ago, 17-Sep-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | LEGOLAND California Water Park is Getting Bigger
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| LEGOLAND® California Water Park is Getting Bigger By Lori Weisberg Sept. 12, 2013 LEGOLAND California three-year-old water park will grow by more than two acres next year when it introduces a new themed area tied to LEGO® Legends of Chima product (...) (11 years ago, 13-Sep-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO® Education Looks to Inspire Writing Skills in Elementary Classrooms
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| LEGO® Education Looks to Inspire Writing Skills in Elementary Classrooms Company Launches Storytelling Essay Contest in Celebration of National Literacy Month PITTSBURG, Kan., Sep 09, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) - NEWS HIGHLIGHTS: • LEGO® Education (...) (11 years ago, 10-Sep-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | Re: LEGO Beats Hasbro as World’s No. 2 Toymaker Amid Asia Sales Jump
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| LEGO was first introduced to Asia in 1962, when sales started in Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong. Sales started off very slowly, and remained so for a very long time. One of my new chapters in my LEGO DVD download (free to current owners when the (...) (11 years ago, 10-Sep-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO Beats Hasbro as World’s No. 2 Toymaker Amid Asia Sales Jump
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| LEGO® Beats Hasbro as World’s No. 2 Toymaker Amid Asia Sales Jump By Christian Weinberg, Sept. 5, 2013 LEGO A/S, the Danish building-block maker, said first-half sales jumped 13 percent with the strongest growth in Asia amid a slower start to 2013 (...) (11 years ago, 5-Sep-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | Cartoon Network, LEGO Group launching Mixels for 2014
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| Cartoon Network, LEGO launching Mixels Cartoon Network partnered with Danish toymaker The LEGO Group to start “Mixels” A new concept involving small creatures that can mix and combine with one another in creative and unpredictable storylines. Mixels (...) (11 years ago, 22-Jul-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.licensed, lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | The Making Of LEGO Marvel Iron Man (video)
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| The Making Of LEGO Marvel Iron Man From Spike.com website. Video link: (URL) Standing at 6 feet and 5 inches tall, the LEGO Marvel Iron Man is simply a masterpiece. Erik Varszegi, the model designer/master builder behind the magic dishes out the (...) (11 years ago, 18-Jul-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.build, FTX)
| | | | | The LEGO GROUP EXPANDS MINECRAFT COLLECTION
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| THE LEGO GROUP EXPANDS MINECRAFT COLLECTION Two additional models based on the popular virtual 3D world make their debut at Comic-Con International and will be on shelves this September. COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL: SAN DIEGO (July 17, 2013) - (...) (11 years ago, 17-Jul-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.fun, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO set 10235 Winter Village Market
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| LEGO® set 10235 Winter Village Market The set was officially unveiled at BrickFête in Toronto. Ages 12+. 1,261 pieces. Collect and create a fun festive scene with the Winter Village Market! Prices US $99.99 CA $129.99 DE 89.99€ UK 79.99 £ DK 799.00 (...) (11 years ago, 16-Jul-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.fun, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO Group Builds Creative Merchandising Program for “THE LEGO® MOVIE”
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| LEGO Group Builds Creative Merchandising Program for “THE LEGO® MOVIE” -First of 17 Building Sets, Playable Video Game Demo to be Displayed at Comic-Con- SAN DIEGO, July 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL - The LEGO Group today (...) (11 years ago, 16-Jul-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.animation, FTX)
| | | | | LEGOLAND Discovery Center Dream dies for a Man
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| LEGOLAND Dream dies for man, 63, over rule that adults must be accompanied by kids By Andy Johnson, CTVNews.ca Published Monday, July 8, 2013 2:54PM EDT A 63-year-old man who travelled from Windsor, Ont. to Toronto to fulfil a lifelong dream of (...) (11 years ago, 9-Jul-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO Thief Pleads Guilty
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| LEGO thief pleads guilty July 3, 2013 Prosecutors say 67-year-old John Strang shoplifted as much as $600,000 worth of goods since 2007 BY ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON (AP) — A Burlington man who stole books, Lego and other items from retail stores in (...) (11 years ago, 4-Jul-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
| | | | | The LEGO® Movie - Official Teaser Trailer
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| From Warner Bros. Pictures Assembling in 2014! "The LEGO® Movie," the first-ever, full-length theatrical LEGO® adventure, directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, opens in theaters February 7, 2014. It stars the vocal talents of Chris Pratt, Will (...) (11 years ago, 18-Jun-13, to lugnet.animation, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Mad Legos
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| (...) To be fair, if LEGO started with 100% smiley, they had no where to go but down. My take: I'd prefer a greater proportion of happiness, especially among the two-face heads. Why not make one side happy? I'm less worried by the out-right "mean (...) (11 years ago, 17-Jun-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Mad Legos
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| (...) I'm not bothered by the facts or story here, but I do find it annoying that a) the author/editor chose a challenging headline when the conclusion of the article does not actually get that challenging (it's misleading!) and b) the picture used (...) (11 years ago, 16-Jun-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
| | | | | Mad Legos
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| (URL) By Gillian Spear and Tracy Connor, NBC News BEGIN Quoted Article: Do Lego Minifigures need an attitude adjustment? A team of academics who studied hundreds of the plastic people prized by children and collectors thinks a little anger (...) (11 years ago, 11-Jun-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
| | | | | Re: LEGO House design unveiled
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| (...) --snip-- Like I commented on Facebook, I wonder if this one will turn tan over time like their white bricks do? JohnG, GMLTC (11 years ago, 6-Jun-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO House design unveiled
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| Published: June 4, 2013. From LEGO.Com website. About Us. New Room. The right look for a LEGO® House The LEGO Group today revealed the design of the experience center “The LEGO House”. The center, which will be built in Denmark, illustrates the (...) (11 years ago, 6-Jun-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.fun, FTX)
| | | | | NASA Partners With the LEGO Group for Design and Build Contest
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| NASA Partners With the LEGO Group for Design and Build Contest WASHINGTON -- NASA and the LEGO Group are partnering to inspire the next generation of aerospace engineers by offering a new design competition. The competition will spur students of all (...) (11 years ago, 6-Jun-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO® StarWars™ 10236 Ework™ Village (video)
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| Set was revealed at Lipno Point Event in Czech Republic. LEGO® StarWars™ set 10236 Ewok™ Village Ages 12+. 1,990 pieces. Recreate classic scenes at the Ewok™ Village! US $249.99 CA $299.99 DE 249.99€ UK 199.99 £ DK 2,099.00 DKK Travel to Endor™ and (...) (11 years ago, 1-Jun-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO Education changes owners
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| LEGO Education changes owners By Andrew Nash The Morning Sun May 17, 2013 PITTSBURG, KS - While it may seem like a major change, business will continue as usual for LEGO Education employees in Pittsburg. As part of an announcement Wednesday, the (...) (11 years ago, 25-May-13, to lugnet.edu, lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
| | | | | The World’s Largest Lego Model Is A Life-Size X-Wing [Video]
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| The World’s Largest LEGO Model Is A Life-Size X-Wing - Video By Corinne Iozzio May 23, 2013 This morning, LEGO opened up a gigantic box in Times Square. Inside: a full-scale replica of an X-wing fighter made entirely of LEGO bricks. It’s the (...) (11 years ago, 25-May-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.starwars, FTX)
| | | | | Inside LEGO Life-Size Star Wars X-Wing Fighter With a 7-Year-Old
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| Inside LEGO Life-Size Star Wars X-Wing Fighter With a 7-Year-Old By Robert Kolker NYMAG.com “Dad, you’ve got to tell me.” “Dad, you’re torturing me.” “Has it been an hour yet?” “How do you read that clock?” “What are you writing down?" We’re in the (...) (11 years ago, 25-May-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO Group Unveils World's Largest LEGO® Model: Star Wars™ X-Wing starfighter
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| The LEGO® Group Unveils World's Largest LEGO® Model To Delight LEGO Star Wars™ Fans Across The Galaxy -More than five million LEGO bricks used to create life-sized X-Wing starfighter in celebration of new LEGO Star Wars animated TV special "The (...) (11 years ago, 25-May-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | Controversial 'Mr. Gold' LEGO figure is $1,000 windfall
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| Controversial gold LEGO figure is $1,000 windfall Individually numbered and mixed in randomly with LEGO’s other collectible minifigs, Mr. Gold is gold-chromed from top hat to toes -- except for his classy white gloves. And he’s apparently worth his (...) (11 years ago, 23-May-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX) !
| | | | | Arburg installs hundreds of presses for LEGO in Mexico
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| Arburg installs hundreds of presses for LEGO in Mexico Date: March 14, 2013 By Stephen Downer MEXICO CITY — Arburg GmbH & Co. KG has completed the installation of several hundred injection molding machines at the Mexico plant of toy-brick maker LEGO (...) (12 years ago, 6-May-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO Elects Blackstone Partner Jan Nielsen for Board
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| LEGO Elects Blackstone Partner Jan Nielsen for Board LEGO A/S, Europe’s biggest toymaker, said it has elected Jan Nielsen, a partner at Blackstone Group LP (BX), for its board. LEGO picked Nielsen, 38, due to his experience with doing business in (...) (12 years ago, 6-May-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | The Little Gym® Builds New Partnership With LEGO Systems
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| The Little Gym® Builds New Partnership With LEGO Systems Exclusive LEGO® DUPLO® Activities Coming to The Little Gym SCOTTSDALE, AZ--(Marketwired - Apr 30, 2013) - Building healthy bodies and minds is already a part of The Little Gym® experience. (...) (12 years ago, 6-May-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO Lays Cornerstone of €200 mln Expansion in Hungary
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| LEGO Lays Cornerstone of €200 mln Expansion in Hungary Date: April 22, 2013, MTI - Econews Danish toymaker LEGO on Friday laid the cornerstone of a €200 million expansion of its production capacity in Nyíregyháza. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (...) (12 years ago, 6-May-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | The Bricks Of Education
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| THE BRICKS OF EDUCATION ARTICLE: APRIL 26, 2013 By Tess De La Mare Education that revolves around play may sound like every kid's dream, and for some children in Billund, Denmark, it is about to become a reality at a new school founded by LEGO. The (...) (12 years ago, 6-May-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Lego Agrees to Discontinue Jabba's Palace
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| (...) Still, I wonder if this will make this set even more of a collector value with the controversy. I wonder if it would affect a future re-release or re-hash of that set. drc (12 years ago, 3-Apr-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Lego Agrees to Discontinue Jabba's Palace
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| (...) Today's Wall Street Journal has a follow-up article. In what will not surprise AFOLs, Lego explains that they did meet with the Turkish Cultural Assocition, but that the set is being disontinued as part of their regular product cycle. As we (...) (12 years ago, 2-Apr-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Lego Agrees to Discontinue Jabba's Palace
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| (...) Apparently, it's the real deal (the article hit 31 Mar), but the association that is hailing a victory may have misinterpreted what they were told. -- joshua (12 years ago, 2-Apr-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Lego Agrees to Discontinue Jabba's Palace
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| (...) And here I was wondering if this would be a year with no special 1 April stories on LUGNET... (12 years ago, 1-Apr-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
| | | | | Lego Agrees to Discontinue Jabba's Palace
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| A story in the British newspaper The Independent reports that Lego has agreed to discontinue set 9516 - Jabba's Palace - after complaints by the Turkish Cultural Association in Austria. Full story: (URL) course, I figure that they'd have (...) (12 years ago, 1-Apr-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO to Build First China Factory Plant
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| LEGO to Build First China Plant From PlasticNews.com By Michael Lauzon March 22, 2013 BILLUND, DENMARK -- Targeting Asia as a major up-and-coming consumer of its building-block toys, LEGO Group plans to set up a factory in Jiaxing, China, its first (...) (12 years ago, 25-Mar-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | Expansion is child's play for LEGO in Kladno
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| Expansion is child's play for LEGO in Kladno Danish industry giant is building new facilities in the Czech Republic March 20, 2013 By Daniel Bardsley Even from the outside, the LEGO plant in Kladno looks different from the average industrial (...) (12 years ago, 24-Mar-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | The LEGO Movie Reveals Title Logo, Cool New Contest
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| The LEGO Movie Reveals Title Logo, Cool New Contest We're only about a quarter of the way done with 2013, but looking forward to next year, The Lego Movie should be on everybody's radar. In addition to being directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, (...) (12 years ago, 22-Mar-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.animation, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO Goes BIG (a Museum for LEGO)
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| LEGO Goes BIG The Bjarke Ingels Group will design a museum for LEGO in the company's historic home in Denmark. By Kriston Capps Feb. 28, 2013 The Bjarke Ingels Group is designing the LEGO Brand House, a public LEGO museum and experience center, in (...) (12 years ago, 17-Mar-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO Builds New Billionaires as Toymaker Topples Mattel
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| LEGO® Builds New Billionaires as Toymaker Topples Mattel By Tom Metcalf & Robert LaFranco - Mar 13, 2013 Bloomberg.com LEGO A/S, the Billund, Denmark- based toymaker famous for its colorful building bricks, has minted three new billionaires as the (...) (12 years ago, 14-Mar-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO Group Toy Maker Looks to Build with 'The Simpsons'
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| LEGO Group Toy Maker Looks to Build with 'The Simpsons' LEGO A/S, looking to expand its string partnerships with media franchises, is in talks with 20th Century Fox about making a toy set based on TV show "The Simpsons," a spokesman said on (...) (12 years ago, 8-Mar-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.licensed, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO Spill tangles up West Virginia highway
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| LEGO Spill tangles up West Virginia highway By Amanda Kooser March 5, 2013 Better watch where you step. A tragic Lego disaster along a West Virginia highway results in a one-lane shutdown. One lane of Interstate 79 in West Virginia was closed down (...) (12 years ago, 6-Mar-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | LEGOLAND California - Harlem Shake (video)
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| The Harlem Shake hits LEGOLAND California. Model Citizens (employees) from LEGOLAND California Resort get down with the Harlem Shake in Miniland USA. If you know about the 'Harlem Shake' on ‘YouTube'. You would know what I am talking about. YouTube (...) (12 years ago, 21-Feb-13, to lugnet.general, lugnet.legoland, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO Sends Managers to Social Media School
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| LEGO Sends Managers to Social Media School By Adi Gaskell February 10, 2013 LEGO are well known for their excellent use of social media, utilising it to engage their core customers in the creation of new products. Such intensive usage demands that (...) (12 years ago, 17-Feb-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO® StarWars™ 10240 X-wing Starfighter
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| LEGO® StarWars™ 10240 X-wing Starfighter 10240 – Red Five X-wing Starfighter™ Ages 16+. 1,558 pieces. Build the ultimate LEGO® Star Wars™ X-wing Starfighter! US $199.99 CA $249.99 DE 199.99€ UK 169.99 £ DK 1699.00 DKK Collect and create the most (...) (12 years ago, 16-Feb-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | BELKIN Announces Licensing Deal with The LEGO Group
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| BELKIN Announces Licensing Deal with The LEGO Group Belkin to Create New Line of Cases Inspired by the iconic LEGO® brick PLAYA VISTA, CA - February 11, 2013 - Belkin, creator of people-inspired consumer technology products, today announced a (...) (12 years ago, 11-Feb-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | The Year’s Finest Toys and Games Unveiled at “OSCARS®” of the Toy Industry
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| NEW YORK, Feb. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ American International Toy Fair The Year’s Finest Toys and Games Unveiled at “OSCARS®” of the Toy Industry LEGO® Friends from The LEGO Group Grabs Coveted “Toy of the Year” Title; LeapPad2(TM) by LeapFrog (...) (12 years ago, 10-Feb-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO® Cutting 380 Positions in Billund
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| LEGO® Cutting 380 Positions in Billund The Copenhagen Post, By Christian Wenande February 6, 2013 Despite outsourcing the jobs abroad, LEGO leaders believe that they will retain and possibly even increase the number of jobs in Billund through (...) (12 years ago, 9-Feb-13, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO Systems Builds Eighth Consecutive Year of U.S. Sales Growth
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| NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL TOY FAIR LEGO Systems Builds Eighth Consecutive Year of U.S. Sales Growth -Brand relevance and play pattern at an all-time high as company's 2012 sales increase by 26%- LEGO Systems, (...) (12 years ago, 9-Feb-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX) !
| | | | | I went to New Brunswick for the NovaLUG show!!!
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| (In February--what was I thinking ;) So I packed up the OBB Classic Space Layout (and the fam.) and headed over a few provinces to the east for the NovaLUG show in Dieppe! To start, the hospitality was second-to-none!! We met the NovaLUGgers and had (...) (12 years ago, 5-Feb-13, to lugnet.loc.ca.nb, lugnet.org.ca.novalug, lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.mediawatch)
| | | | | LEGO® MINDSTORMS EV3 'New' for Summer 2013
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| LEGO® ROBOTS BEGIN WORLDWIDE MARCH: NEW SMARTER, STRONGER LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 UNVEILED AT CES Robotics Pioneer Releases More Accessible yet More "Hackable" Platform in 15th Anniversary Year of the Original Smart Toy Includes First& Ever Native (...) (12 years ago, 7-Jan-13, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
| | | | | Flying LEGO
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| A LEGO Arducoptor: (URL) (12 years ago, 27-Dec-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: Sophie sentenced to 7 years
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| (...) More like disappointed. Every part of society has issues--every hobby, every gathering, every what-have-you... And, since this is a hobby and not a company, we can't pick and choose who is a part of it. I met Eric at BF2004. I also (...) (12 years ago, 27-Dec-12, to lugnet.mediawatch)
| | | | | Sophie sentenced to 7 years
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| I didnt see this discussed anywhere... (URL) (12 years ago, 25-Dec-12, to lugnet.mediawatch)
| | | | | LEGO® Holiday Story 2012 (video)
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| LEGO® Holiday Story... Two different links to the same video. LEGO YouTube Channel: <https://www.youtube...uHGU6S9hZk YouTube.com> Website:(URL) LEGOChimney.com> -Enjoy! (12 years ago, 20-Dec-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO Goes Digital To Keep Building
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| LEGO Goes Digital To Keep Building Dec. 7, 2012 BILLUND, Denmark (Reuters) - Danish toy maker LEGO will move deeper into the digital world, with more computer games and tie-ups with popular movie franchises, as it battles to grow in a shrinking toy (...) (12 years ago, 12-Dec-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
| | | | | How tall can a LEGO tower get?
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| How tall can a LEGO tower get? By Ruth Alexander BBC News Dec. 3, 2012 It's not just children who like to build towers with LEGO - the internet is alive with discussion on how many LEGO bricks, stacked one on top of the other, it would take to (...) (12 years ago, 4-Dec-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Well-known member of the AFOL community arrested on alleged child molestation charges
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| From: (URL) START OF REPORT **** By Michaelangelo Conte/The Jersey Journal on September 28, 2012 at 4:16 PM, updated September 28, 2012 at 5:44 PM A Jersey City LEGO "master" has been sentenced to the maximum prison term possible under his plea deal (...) (12 years ago, 22-Nov-12, to lugnet.mediawatch)
| | | | | Danish LEGO Group supports World Robot Olympiad
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| Danish LEGO Group supports World Robot Olympiad From November 9-11, 2012, World Robot Olympaid 2012 is held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. For several years in a row, Danish LEGO Education has been a main sponsor of World Robot Olympaid (WRO). This (...) (12 years ago, 9-Nov-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
| | | | | LEGOLAND Florida Seeks Master Model Worker
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| Published: Monday, October 22, 2012 LEGOLAND Florida Seeks Master Model Worker By Gary White THE LEDGER Applicants Have to Submit Videos of an Original Creation. WINTER HAVEN: LEGOLAND Florida is taking applications for what some might consider the (...) (12 years ago, 28-Oct-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
| | | | | K+N launches logistics e-commerce platform for LEGO Group
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| K+N launches logistics e-commerce platform for LEGO Group Published: October 24, 2012 Kuehne + Nagel Belgium has successfully implemented a logistics e-commerce platform and warehouse management system for the LEGO Group, one of the world´s largest (...) (12 years ago, 25-Oct-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO Record Australian Push Stacks up
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| LEGO Record Australian Push Stacks Up Global toy manufacturer LEGO will next year export more of its iconic plastic bricks to Australia than ever before, building its Australian sales target to $130 million, the group's chief executive said. (...) (12 years ago, 24-Oct-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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