| | Putting the advent calendars in storage...
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Now that Christmas is over, I've decided to put my (URL) advent calendars> in storage. I hope nobody is going to miss them too much over the summer. (And then, in a way, I do hope that they will be missed. ;-) Sometime in the autumn I plan to (...) (11 years ago, 1-Jan-14, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | 50 States of LEGO
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50 States of LEGO Sometimes inspiration strikes when youre out in the wild, climbing mountains and taking in breathtaking vistas. Other times, it happens when youre 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)
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| | A New YouTube Vid
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Documenting our continuing expansion of our collection via the used market. (URL) K -who loves his GoPro--it goes just about anywhere... (11 years ago, 30-Dec-13, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | 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)
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| | 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)
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| | 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) !
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| | 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 worlds 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) !
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| | 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)
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| | 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)
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| | 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)
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| | Re: It's been ruminating...
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(...) I blame Daves everywhere. (11 years ago, 29-Nov-13, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | 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) !
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| | Re: It's been ruminating...
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(...) I just blame (URL) Canada> in general. I mean, they're not even a real country, anyway, Dave! JOHN (11 years ago, 13-Nov-13, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: It's been ruminating...
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(...) I blame the decline, as I blame everything else, on a preponderance of Canadians. Dave! (11 years ago, 13-Nov-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: It's been ruminating...
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(...) True, but by then Lugnet wasn't "cutting edge technology" anymore. Forums were popping up everywhere due to the availability of standardized toolkits to create and run them. I've always wondered how much of a role that played in the (...) (11 years ago, 13-Nov-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: It's been ruminating...
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(...) There are a lot of things that need(ed) to happen for LUGNET to thrive. My feeling is the core issue boils down to this: once the owners/admins moved on to other interests, activity waned down to the nothingness we see today. Steve (11 years ago, 12-Nov-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: It's been ruminating...
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(...) Nail, meet hammer. With precision. The only thing stopping LUGNET from being "the" place is the failure to move to BBCode-style forum. If LUGNET had jumped aboard that bandwagon way back when, we would not be having this discussion. As it is, (...) (11 years ago, 12-Nov-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | 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)
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| | 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)
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| | Re: It's been ruminating...
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(...) Holy crap, I should have typed "your" instead of "you're". Need more coffee... (11 years ago, 4-Nov-13, to lugnet.general) !
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