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Erik taught me through his website. He showcased so many techniques, styles, and solutions, and I was inspired. From close-coupling for trains, dioramas, SNOT, Technic geometry, to mechanization he gave us so many solutions and foundations for how (...) (17 years ago, 24-Jun-07, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, Karl Paulsen wrote: snip (...) Every January, two rubbermaid totes filled with a variety and wide selection of my bricks take a trip to two grade schools in my area. These schools have 'Options'--which sounds like 'Leisure Ed' (...) (17 years ago, 20-Jun-07, to lugnet.general)
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Hi all, I was curious to hear if any of you had experienes or suggestinons on how to use LEGO to benefit the wider human community. Background: I live and work in Community Development in inner city Chicago, and considering that some weeks I spend (...) (17 years ago, 20-Jun-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yes, they are having technical difficulties. I believe they have multiple servers and only certain ones are affected, thus the hit-or-miss ability to reach certain sites they host. My LUG's site ((URL)) is one of the sites that is down as (...) (17 years ago, 19-Jun-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Yes, there are issues with Northstar, I'll let Eric post details, but a number of LEGO sites appear to be affected. Club sites that use a database, as well as the ones you mention, and others like BrickFest.com, are currently offline. (...) (17 years ago, 19-Jun-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I believe Brickset is hosted at Northstar too. Tim (17 years ago, 19-Jun-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I don't know if its related but www.brickset.com is also giving wierd database errors. (17 years ago, 19-Jun-07, to lugnet.general)
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I have been unable to access www.brickish.co.uk (page not found) and www.jlug.net (MySQL error) for the last couple of days. Both these sites are hosted by Northstar so I'm guessing they have a problem. Bricklink is also hosted there and is OK but I (...) (17 years ago, 19-Jun-07, to lugnet.general)
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Looks great. A nice present. I was wondering if the logo on the ball cap is a decal? Any close up pictures available? I need some ball cap logos done and was thinking I might have a very small rubber stamp made but the detail in a decal would be (...) (17 years ago, 18-Jun-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Here's the father's day gift I gave my Dad yesterday: (URL) The story behind it: My grandfather owned 40 acres of land in the outskirts of Texarkana, Arkansas, 15 of which was cleared (the rest is dense forest). My grandfather didn't do much (...) (17 years ago, 18-Jun-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Eric Brok has passed away!!
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(...) Prostate cancer is only of the commonest cancers that affect men, but sadly many men don't get diagnosed until it is too late. Next time you have any symptoms or your doctor suggests a routine test for prostate problems; remember Eric, and go (...) (17 years ago, 18-Jun-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Eric's funeral took place on Friday. A number of people from the LEGO community was also present for the last honor to Eric. Eric told me of his illness last September. He knew since the beginning of 2006 that the had cancer and that it would (...) (17 years ago, 17-Jun-07, to lugnet.general) !
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(...) Just a heads-up to anyone who might not have noticed: I was just checking out the Brickworld site and noticed that the Brickworld folks have extended their deadline for registration and, perhaps even better, the hotel has extended the deadline (...) (17 years ago, 16-Jun-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, FTX)
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| | Re: town/train jambalaya box missing attention: Clifton D. Chambers
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(...) this is still missing. i have had no luck contacting this person by email and more recently by phone. i Really need to get this box by next thursday. if you know this person please help me. ondrew (17 years ago, 16-Jun-07, to lugnet.market.jambalaya, lugnet.general)
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(...) Truly sad... My heart goes out to his family. I too never met Eric, and like all of you I was blown away not only by his models but by the way he presented them on his web site. He has clearly left his mark by touching the lives of many people (...) (17 years ago, 14-Jun-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Reading this bad news at Lugnet has left me in total sadness. Eric has been one of the most remarkable personalities I have ever met due to my LEGO hobby. The results of his partizipation in this community will be alive for a really long time, (...) (17 years ago, 14-Jun-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Terribly sad news for the AFOL and LEGO communities. Working with Erik during the Ambassador program was a great honour. His ideas, comments, and suggestions will be missed for sure. It's good to see that he had completed his ride and large (...) (17 years ago, 14-Jun-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Truly a sad day for the AFOL community. I had the chance to meet Eric at BrickFest 2005, when I was handling the PaB bulk boxes. I had no idea of his illness. Eric will be missed greatly by all. Scott Lyttle (17 years ago, 14-Jun-07, to lugnet.general)
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Very sad news indeed. I remember being utterly blown away by a highly innovative castle that he built many years ago, and I had the opportunity to meet him briefly at a BrickFest a few years ago. I never knew him well, but he stands out to me as a (...) (17 years ago, 14-Jun-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'll miss his LEGO musings, and surely his contributions will live long in our hearts and minds. I still remember reading his insightful posts to rec.toys.lego so many years ago. May his family find peace and consolation. Good-bye, Eric. Ed (17 years ago, 14-Jun-07, to lugnet.general)
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