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(...) Okay, here's something that will make some people upset and others happy. I've had a few hours to let this information simmer, and after getting home I did some fact-checking. New Line Cinema produced the LotR trilogy with Peter Jackson. Due (...) (13 years ago, 17-Dec-11, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Introducing LEGO® ReBrick
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ReBrick - From LEGO fan to LEGO fan The success of the LEGO Group in recent years owes a lot to the dedication and love of the LEGO® brick by consumers and the fan community. ReBrick is a step further along the road of collaboration with LEGO (...) (13 years ago, 17-Dec-11, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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BILLUND, Denmark and Burbank, CA – December 16, 2011 – Warner Bros. Consumer Products and The LEGO Group Build on Partnership to Produce Construction Toys for THE LORD OF THE RINGS™ Trilogy and the Two Films Based on THE HOBBIT. -Building Sets Based (...) (13 years ago, 16-Dec-11, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.licensed, FTX) !!
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| | LEGO® Friends 2012 - LEGO Is For Girls
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Bloomberg Bussinessweek December 14, 2011 LEGO Is for Girls Focusing on boys saved the toymaker in 2005. Now the company is launching LEGO® Friends for "the other 50 percent of the world’s children." Will girls buy in? By Brad Wieners Walk into one (...) (13 years ago, 15-Dec-11, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | LEGO film to be made in Australia by Animal Logic
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LEGO film to be made in Australia by Animal Logic TRANSFORMERS transformed the Hasbro toy line into a blockbuster cinema franchise, now LEGO is hoping to do something similar with their iconic building blocks - and the film is to be made in Sydney. (...) (13 years ago, 17-Nov-11, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| | LEGO Inspired Fashion Show to raise money for Educare
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LEGO Inspired Fashion Show to raise money for Educare From Newsok.com, Nov. 8, 2011. By Heather Warlick Moore Fashion show featuring LEGO fashion designed by local celebrities and students will be held to benefit Oklahoma City Educare. Some serious (...) (13 years ago, 10-Nov-11, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | LEGO® Design byME to Close in January 2012
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LEGO® Design byME to Close in January 2012 The LEGO Group is closing that part of the Design byMe customization service that allows consumers to order digital models in real bricks. We will be accepting orders until January 16, 2012. Consumers will (...) (13 years ago, 10-Nov-11, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | LEGO® Universe to close in 2012
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Press Releases November 4, 2011 LEGO® Universe to close in 2012 Online game will close on January 31, 2012. The LEGO Group’s digital offerings will continue to develop over the coming years. November 4, 2011 – The LEGO Group today announced that it (...) (13 years ago, 4-Nov-11, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.games, FTX)
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| | LEGO Planning to build LEGOLAND in Nagoya, Japan 2015
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LEGO Planning to build LEGOLAND in Nagoya NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Merlin Entertainments Group Ltd., the British operator of the LEGOLAND theme parks, said Friday it will enter into negotiations with the Nagoya municipal government to build Japan's first (...) (13 years ago, 2-Nov-11, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.legoland, lugnet.loc.jp, FTX)
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| | Eight-Foot "Minifigure" Washes Up in Florida
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Citing the Associated Press, NPR reports that the 8-foot "minifigure" that appeared on a beach in Sarasota, Florida, may soon be released from custody. "SARASOTA, Florida (AP) — The 100-pound, 8-foot-tall mysterious Lego man that was found on a (...) (13 years ago, 28-Oct-11, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | LEGO Fans to Help Build New Products
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LEGO Fans to Help Build New Products Oct. 6, 2011 Danish toy manufacturer LEGO has rolled out an online ‘open innovation’ and crowd sourcing platform, through which consumers can submit and vote for their favourite new product ideas. Consumers who (...) (13 years ago, 6-Oct-11, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | LEGO Mexico Expansion means big business for Motan-Colortronic
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LEGO Mexico Expansion means big business for Motan-Colortronic MONTERREY, MEXICO (Oct. 4, 2011) -- Toymaker LEGO A/S has installed more than 500 Gravicolor gravimetric mixing and dosing units and 1,500 Metro loaders for its factory in Monterrey, (...) (13 years ago, 6-Oct-11, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | LEGOLAND® Korea, In-Development
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Merlin Announces In-Development LEGOLAND® Korea Asia Pacific was targeted for further development September 10, 2011 - Epinephrine Chuncheon City, Korea - Merlin Entertainment Group has recently announced that it has reached an agreement for the (...) (13 years ago, 19-Sep-11, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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| | JP Morgan Explains The Euro Crisis With Lego
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(URL) Click the pic for deeper analysis... ROSCO (13 years ago, 14-Sep-11, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Child's Play Pays Off at Enfield Business Park
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Child's Play Pays Off at Enfield Business Park LEGO Systems, Inc. Site Improvements Create Enormous Value Add for Prospective Neighboring Tenants Enfield, CT (PRWEB) August 09, 2011 Eschewing the belief that office space must be strictly gray and (...) (13 years ago, 12-Aug-11, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | LEGO Brand-Hijacks The Space Shuttle, Takes Over The News
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LEGO® Brand-Hijacks The Space Shuttle, Takes Over The News By Martin Lindstrom From space probes to royal weddings, LEGO is inserting itself into all sorts of newsy events--and getting that instant exposure which few others have replicated. On (...) (13 years ago, 12-Aug-11, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: NASA Sends LEGO-Men on New Jupiter Mission
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(...) I wish the authors of these articles did a bit more research... these minifigs are made of aluminum and cost $5000 each! (As indicated on this article (URL)) -Bryan (13 years ago, 5-Aug-11, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: NASA Sends LEGO-Men on New Jupiter Mission
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(...) For the Mars rovers missions (Spirit and Opportunity), the unique minifigs (Sandy Moondust and the other one) were given out to members of the Planetary Society, so you might want to keep an eye out there. (13 years ago, 5-Aug-11, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: NASA Sends LEGO-Men on New Jupiter Mission
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I ran across this on Slashdot this morning and loved the idea. It gets me wondering whether Lego will offer any special promotional packages with these same figures? They would be great collectables. :) Matthew Hein (13 years ago, 4-Aug-11, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | NASA Sends LEGO-Men on New Jupiter Mission
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NASA Sends LEGO-Men on New Jupiter Mission When NASA launches its Juno exploration mission to Jupiter on Firday, the spacecraft will have three plastic passengers, namely LEGO figurines. Meant to "inspire children to explore science, technology, (...) (13 years ago, 4-Aug-11, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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