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Hi, In the Forbes Magazine list of the worlds 200 most reputable companies, LEGO is no. 2 (and I must confess that I have never heard of the no. 1, Barilla from Italy). (URL) Copenhagen (18 years ago, 30-Nov-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Manchester's Millyard in the news
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Good coverage of the (URL) Millyard Project> is in the (URL) Telegraph>. (URL) NELUG> played a vital role in the project. Go NELUG! (18 years ago, 30-Nov-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX) !!
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| | Business week article
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A friend found this article and I thought I would pass it along: (URL) one thing I found intersting was the comment on this page about the "spud" (URL) Jim F. (18 years ago, 29-Nov-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | WAMALUG in the Washington Post
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Just saw this on the front page of the Washington Post's website: (URL) 35, and Something Went Snap>. The first part is about the Master Builders, but several WAMALUG members and LUGNET posters are mentioned at the end. Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's (...) (18 years ago, 26-Nov-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.legoland.california, FTX)
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| | Re: Little girl flashes knife as she tries to steal LEGO toys
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(...) find out what sets she wanted. (All of me notes that this is the first time I've posted in ages. Wow.) -Andrusi && Sanity not included. (18 years ago, 17-Nov-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Little girl flashes knife as she tries to steal LEGO toys
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(...) parents. Jonathan (18 years ago, 17-Nov-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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From tampabays10.com: "Largo, Florida - Largo Police are looking for a little girl who pulled a knife on a Wal-Mart clerk as she tried to steal two boxes of Lego toy blocks..." Whole story: (URL) (18 years ago, 17-Nov-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | From the "Stranger than Fiction" files...
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A 7- or 8-year-old girl attempted to steal two LEGO boxes, and when confronted by security, pulled a knife. The girl is at large. (URL) I thought I was fanatic about bricks... (18 years ago, 16-Nov-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | LEGOLAND® California adds Las Vegas to Miniland in 2007
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LEGOLAND® California Adds Iconic City to Miniland U.S.A. CARLSBAD, CA,/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ Nov. 9, 2006 -- LEGOLAND® California is about to embark on the largest ever Miniland expansion at any LEGOLAND Park. The Carlsbad theme park will expand (...) (18 years ago, 10-Nov-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.legoland, lugnet.legoland.california, FTX)
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| | Re: Lego says it's running out of toys for Christmas
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(...) TLG has released updated info about the shortages report, saying the original quote was specifically only in the Scandinavian market, not worldwide. (URL) Kelly (18 years ago, 1-Nov-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) And here's an amusing little audio skit about the news... (URL) Kelly (18 years ago, 1-Nov-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) I gave up long ago on the idea that TLC ever thinks logically... JohnG, GMLTC (18 years ago, 31-Oct-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Lego says it's running out of toys for Christmas
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(...) really well if it's heard that you're having trouble keeping up with demand. Makes it sound like demand is super-high. DaveE (18 years ago, 31-Oct-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Lego says it's running out of toys for Christmas
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(...) Just to play devil's advocate... sometimes in business you just gotta do what you gotta do. I don't pretend to know what goes on behind closed doors in LEGO, but if the budget was just that tight, or contracts could only be started on certain (...) (18 years ago, 31-Oct-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(URL) Danish toy maker is having a hard time keeping up with demand for its popular plastic building blocks as toy stores stack their inventories for the Christmas season, company officials said Tuesday." Ummm... some AFOL's that I spoke with a few (...) (18 years ago, 31-Oct-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | LEGO Robot Fest: Victoria, BC
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From: (URL) News> Girls' robot fest canned By Amy Dove Saanich News Oct 25 2006 (URL) You've never seen Lego move like this. The small robots use more than 500 available pieces to dance, kick and trek their way through obstacle courses - of at least (...) (18 years ago, 27-Oct-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.ca.bc.vic, lugnet.org.ca.viclug, FTX)
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| | Bridging Sydney
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The Historic Houses Trust of Australia will be presenting an exhibition at the Sydney Museum from 16 December 2006 until 29 April 2007, to mark the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. "What does this have to do with LEGO?" (...) (18 years ago, 25-Oct-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.au) !!
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| | Richard Hammond (Top Gear's "Hammster") - Lego Saved My Life
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While recovering from a 288 mile per hour jet car crash that happened while filming Top Gear for the BBC, ((URL) Hammond reports that building Lego sets helped him get better. (URL) LEGO SAVED MY LIFE RICHARD HAMMOND: BACK FROM THE DEAD DURING his (...) (18 years ago, 23-Oct-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | LEGO® Group & Sonoco Signs Five-Year Packaging Services Contract
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PRNewswire-FirstCall...ARTSVILLE, S.C., Oct. 3, 2006 LEGO® Group & Sonoco Signs Five-Year Packaging Services Contract Sonoco, (NYSE: SON), the global packaging company, has become a supplier of packaging services to the LEGO® Group in Europe. Under (...) (18 years ago, 12-Oct-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | LEGO® Group & Sonoco Signs Five-Year Packaging Services Contract
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PRNewswire-FirstCall...ARTSVILLE, S.C., Oct. 3, 2006 LEGO® Group & Sonoco Signs Five-Year Packaging Services Contract Sonoco, (NYSE: SON), the global packaging company, has become a supplier of packaging services to the LEGO® Group in Europe. Under (...) (18 years ago, 12-Oct-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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