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(...) From what I understand, Steve's reply is most probable. You may notice throughout the show that all logos on buildings, shirts, tools, and so on are blurred out. The only exceptions are from companies who pay money to the show to sponsor it - (...) (18 years ago, 1-Feb-07, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Or LEGO didn't want to pay for the advertising... Steve (18 years ago, 1-Feb-07, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) This may not be a "good" reason, but one reason they may not allow that is because LEGO has no control over how they are portrayed in the show. For example, someone could say, "that idiot plays with LEGOs" While most of us would support the (...) (18 years ago, 1-Feb-07, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) It sounds totally stupid to me that the world LEGO was not allowed to be used. I wonder what LEGO company idiot lawyer made that decision?? I have said this for years -- I see the LEGO group as a company that is more about missed marketing (...) (18 years ago, 1-Feb-07, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) Congratulations, Ross! This is absolutely a great build (again). "Big Daddy" Nelson (18 years ago, 30-Jan-07, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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An interview I did with Steve Meacham last Monday has been published in today's Sydney Morning Herald. You can read the online version (URL). I have posted pics I took during the build (URL) here>, and will add more info to my webpage soon. ROSCO (18 years ago, 28-Jan-07, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.au, FTX) !!
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(...) snip (...) snip (...) I watched the show. Since EHME did the LEGO Room for Brandon in May 22nd, 2005, I've have wondered if thay'll do a LEGO Room again. When I saw the LEGO stuff coming together, I was listening for the L word, since I was (...) (18 years ago, 23-Jan-07, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) I missed seeing all but the last bit. (...) That's kinda odd - "The LEGO Group" was listed in the credits. (...) Sweet stuff! Steve (18 years ago, 22-Jan-07, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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Hi all, there was an episode of Extreme Makeover on ABC this week that fetaured a family in Raleigh, NC. I was pretty happy to see that since I live there - they were unfortunately filming while I was out of country. But what was a really neat (...) (18 years ago, 22-Jan-07, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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For some reason, I think that everyone at TLG (lawyers included) is preoccupied with the corporate downsizing this year. I had repeated requests for LEGO lawyer involvement with the LEGO CD, but never got a single reply. The folks in the LEGO (...) (18 years ago, 18-Jan-07, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Well, I guess we probably won't know if Lego approved or disapproved... All we know is that if they DID disapprove, they didn't have the will or the ability to back it up! It would be odd if they approved, though-- especially since their use (...) (18 years ago, 18-Jan-07, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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I note that in the February Issue of Scientific American there is an article entitled "MOLECULAR LEGO". And within the article a side bar reference to "Nano Lego". I am very surprised that TLG tend to encourage us to not use their name and yet (...) (18 years ago, 18-Jan-07, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Keep in mind that wages in the U.S. are considerably less than in much of Western Europe. In Switzerland, the minimum wage is $22/hour. A lot of that is a consequence of the effects of VAT on national economies over there. Production in the (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) I will make an idle observation (from way out in left field)... The market for LEGO seems to be soft (beyond description) at the moment. My BrickLink store is experiencing one of the slowest Januarys that I have ever seen. I saw signs of this (...) (18 years ago, 14-Jan-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) It is expensive to own property that is much too large, and to suddenly become a landlord leasing the unwanted areas, is almost never a wanted activity when you need to save money. It is probably "sell it all" and "re-lease only a part" that (...) (18 years ago, 13-Jan-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) When you own the property, you benefit from the increase in real estate values over time. When I originally bought my house, my mortgage was higher than it would have cost me to rent a comparable house. Within five years, this was no longer (...) (18 years ago, 13-Jan-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) Yes, and C&S, one of the largest grocery distributors in the region is doing the same thing with a couple of facilities not far from Enfield - selling the buildings and then leasing them. The company I work for, also in the same region also (...) (18 years ago, 13-Jan-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) IBM did a similar sell-off of their buildings and lease back a couple years ago. It turns out to save on US taxes. -dw (18 years ago, 12-Jan-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) Gary's right. One the things that is happening is that globalization of resources...the US has higher wages than the rest of the world in many things, so to bear the costs that consumers want, less expensive places have to be found to produce (...) (18 years ago, 12-Jan-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) No it will still be around. In the future LEGO may not be owned by Kjeld and Gunhild anymore (Godtfred Kirk Christiansen's 2 surviving children), however it will still be around. There's too much value in the brand name. A future owner may (...) (18 years ago, 12-Jan-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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