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For those of you with my LEGO DVD/download, you may have gotten to the very end of the document, to Chapter 73, the chapter on LEGO Sales By Country... One of the more interesting stories thre was about how LEGO was established in Finland in 1959. (...) (11 years ago, 25-Jan-14, to lugnet.general)
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The Grande Dame of LEGO, Dowager Lady Edith Kirk Christiansen, mother of Kjeld, widow of the late Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, and daughter-in-law of the late Ole Kirk Chistiansen... turns 90 years old on May 29, 2014. I was doing my due diligence in (...) (11 years ago, 22-Jan-14, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New LEGO 1:43 Chevrolet Collectors Guide (1952-57)
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Finished the title page artwork for the LEGO Chevrolet 1:43 Collectors Guide with all the LEGO logos used at that time for the boxes and catalogs... (URL) Istok (11 years ago, 20-Jan-14, to lugnet.general)
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Well besides expanding my Unofficial LEGO Sets/Parts Collectors Guide on DVD from 1949-90.... to 1949-2000.... I'm also working on a 1952-57 LEGO Chevrolet 1:43 Trucks and Wagons Guide... which deals with all the large trucks that were NOT part of (...) (11 years ago, 16-Jan-14, to lugnet.general)
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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 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)
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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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(...) 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 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 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) !
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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 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 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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