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| (...) Frank, but I know of him - One of my co-worker's wives was a student of his. I was told of him when they saw my Lego obsession, but contact was never made. James (24 years ago, 23-Sep-02, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.ca.ab.edm)
| | | | | Google News
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| Google has added a new "News" tab to their search interface, allowing you to search thousands of news sources. A quick search for "lego" turns up a couple of interesting recent articles...(I'm sure there are thousands more)... (URL) Anyone in (...) (24 years ago, 23-Sep-02, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca.ab.edm, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp, lugnet.loc.us.az)
| | | | | Innovation Alberta (CKUA Radio)
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| Innovation Alberta, a weekly program on CKUA radio had a spot on the National Institute for Nanontechnology on this weeks program (#58). Aside from being neat in and of itself, Dr. Dan Wayner (the institute's director) compared nanotechnology to (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-02, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.ca.ab)
| | | | | The Southern Alberta Lego User Group
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| Since there has been no real announcement yet, I thought now would be as good as a time as any, plus there is a meeting coming up. So anyway, there is a small LUG located here in Calgary, Alberta and we have named ourselves SALUG. The group consists (...) (24 years ago, 20-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.ab.cal)
| | | | | Re: Model train show
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| Thanks for John and Adam for your comments. Again, we sincerely hope that lego play area will be available next year in Calgary. If NALUG can be there also, displaying those wonderful trains and bridges and buildings again , that would be a great (...) (24 years ago, 22-Feb-02, to lugnet.loc.ca.ab)
| | | | | Re: Model train show
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| (...) Correct. The play area Lego donated to NALUG first appeared at Supertrain 2001, and then at GETS 2001. It is still available for play areas at future train shows. (...) As many as we can. Most NALUG members had other commitments and the (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.loc.ca.ab)
| | | | | Re: Model train show
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| Alright, I will address each question in turn: (...) I did not intend to imply that you were accusing NALUG of anything, I was curious because of the interactions between NALUG and Supertrain organizers, that the Supertrain people were clear that (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.loc.ca.ab)
| | | | | Re: Model train show
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| We weren't sure what you mean by your opening comments. In all fairness, we do not mean to be negative in accusing Edmonton group. But we just want to find out why. And more importantly, how can we make the lego available next year in the train show (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.loc.ca.ab)
| | | | | Re: Model train show
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| I'm really interested in who you that the Edmonton group "will not part with them" because that is not the case. There was a lengthy discussion within NALUG and with the organizers of Supertrain about the involvment of NALUG. Long story short, it (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.loc.ca.ab)
| | | | | Re: Model train show
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| (...) nice...got any pictures to post about your involvement? those would be nice. Benjamin Medinets (24 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.loc.ca.ab)
| | | | | Model train show
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| We were in the Calgary super model train show today and was glad to see two families put up lego trains in the show. In fact, one family ,Shawn Nilles(?) won the runner up display for the train show. Although the lego trains lack creativity, ie , (...) (24 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.loc.ca.ab)
| | | | | Re: Model Train show
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| There was discussion between NALUG in Edmonton and the newly formed SALUG in Calgary, and it was decided that neither group was able to participate this year, unfortunately. Next year's show looks promising though. ~Adam (...) (24 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.loc.ca.ab.cal)
| | | | | Model Train show
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| Does anyone know whether any lego train will be in the train show on Feb 16 and 17 in Calgary Big Four building? We have not heard anything from anyone in Alberta discuss about it at all. We assume not? (24 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.loc.ca.ab.cal)
| | | | | Science Center Displays
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| Hi All: In case you hadn't seen any of the ads, the Calgary Science Center has a Lego Underwater exhibit happening between January 19 and sometime in March. From the promo photos, there's a lot of Water-related builds. Just so you know! (24 years ago, 20-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.ca.ab.cal)
| | | | | Re: More train work this week...
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| (...) Lego train but have yet to sit down and really try to build some of my own cars. These pictures and ideas of yours may just inspire me. (...) To me this just begs for some sort of walkway overpass from the control tower to the viewing area. (...) (24 years ago, 24-Dec-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.bc.van, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.loc.ca.ab.edm, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.loc.ca.ab.cal)
| | | | | More train work this week...
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| I cleaned off the kitchen table this week, in order to sort some LEGO bought over the past few months, and to *finally* build something! I worked on a couple new iterations of the multi-bed 'well-car' designs. I'd made a new page ((URL) to document (...) (24 years ago, 24-Dec-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.bc.van, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.loc.ca.ab.edm, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.loc.ca.ab.cal)
| | | | | Re: Lego Whiz
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| (...) I'm a bit surprised that he was able to win without completely disassembling that Slave I.... (24 years ago, 15-Dec-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.ab.cal, lugnet.people)
| | | | | Lego Whiz
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| (URL) scanned a newpaper article on an 11 year old from Calgary, Alberta who will be participating in a Lego building contest in Flordia, or already has, I'm not sure. Any ideas on other contestants in this contest? Any other contestants get local (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.ab.cal, lugnet.people)
| | | | | Re: Well, I can ask him, but I don't think he'll be very keen!
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| (...) There's at least some in lugnet.org.nalug. Occasionally. :-) (...) I can probably get shot by the other nalug-ers (see (URL) our little page), but you might also consider the Cyber K'nex stuff. It looked interesting, but I haven't physically (...) (24 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.ab.edm)
| | | | | Re: Well, I can ask him, but I don't think he'll be very keen!
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| (...) Heh. Yeah, well us locals tend to do our yakking on the NALUG mailing list. As Steve (Chapple) reminds us, we should do more talking on Lugnet, just so folks know we exist. :) (...) That's easy to fix. :) (...) You should talk to John Koob or (...) (24 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.loc.ca.ab.edm)
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