 | | LEGO Systems Makes Debut Appearance at New York Comic-Con
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LEGO Systems Makes Debut Appearance at New York Comic-Con -World's leading construction toy brand announces new theme and unveils playsets from popular licensed properties- By LEGO Systems, Inc. Published: NEW YORK, Oct. 11, 2012 -- NEW YORK, Oct. (...) (12 years ago, 13-Oct-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.licensed, FTX)
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| | Strong Growth Prompts LEGO Expansion in Czech Republic
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Strong Growth Prompts LEGO Expansion in Czech Republic By Richard Higgs, European Plastics News October 9, 2012 Global toy maker LEGO Group has announced fresh expansion plans for its already substantial production plant in Kladno, Czech Republic. (...) (12 years ago, 11-Oct-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | The Most Insane LEGO Machine: GBC (video)
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The Most Insane LEGO Machine I’ve Ever Seen Sept. 19, 2012 From Gizmodo, By Jesus Diaz Madness. This. Is. MADNESS! Its creator calls this machine the LEGO Great Ball Contraption GBC. I don't know what to call it. Gjhiqjmvcdzz. (...) (12 years ago, 20-Sep-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Foster the People - Houdini video (in LEGO)
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(...) Correction: Bricksinmotion.com (12 years ago, 19-Sep-12, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.animation, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | How to go to LEGOLAND® Malaysia
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How to go to LEGOLAND® Malaysia in Johor Directions to Johor LEGOLAND Malaysia Location map of Johor LEGOLAND Malaysia and how to go there: LEGOALND Malaysia is sited in Iskandar Malaysia and is scheduled to open on 22nd September 2012. Being (...) (12 years ago, 8-Sep-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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| | LEGO Sees Solid First Half Despite U.S. Concerns (2012)
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August 31, 2012 WSJ.com, By Jens Hansegard LEGO Sees Solid First Half Despite U.S. Concerns LEGO A/S Chief Executive Jørgen Vig Knudstorp signaled deep concern about the U.S. toy market on Friday even after the iconic Danish toy maker reported a (...) (12 years ago, 31-Aug-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | LEGO CEO Says Growth in Sales to Girls Is Global (Video)
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LEGO CEO Says Growth in Sales to Girls Is Global Aug. 31, 2012 (Bloomberg) -- LEGO A/S Chief Executive Officer Joergen Vig Knudstorp discusses the 36 percent increase in first-half profit as sales of new building-block sets for girls surged and as (...) (12 years ago, 31-Aug-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Thousands visit LEGOLAND Malaysia
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Thousands visit LEGOLAND Malaysia August 27, 2012 JOHOR BARU: Thousands of excited and curious visitors have been visiting LEGOLAND Malaysia to take photographs and admire the exterior although the park is only scheduled to open on September 15, (...) (12 years ago, 31-Aug-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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| | Sophie Patrikios, Senior Director Consumer Services, LEGO
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From CallCentre UK website. Posted August 30, 2012. Sophie Patrikios, Senior Director Consumer Services, LEGO Sophie Patrikios is Senior Director of Consumer Services at LEGO. She has taken the multi-lingual, multi-skilled LEGO customer service (...) (12 years ago, 31-Aug-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.people, FTX)
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| | Lego and SoleRebels say customer feedback is vital
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29 August 2012 - When Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, founder of Ethiopian footwear company SoleRebels, travelled 3,500 miles to Denmark to meet Jorgen Vig Knudstorp, the chief executive of toy company Lego, she was excited at the prospect of the two (...) (12 years ago, 30-Aug-12, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | LEGO Tycoon Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen gives a third of voting shares to his 3 children
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(Originally Posted May 21, 2012 from the DailyMail website.) LEGO tycoon Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen gives more than a third of the voting shares to his three children By DAILY MAIL REPORTER LEGO tycoon Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen has given more than a third (...) (12 years ago, 18-Aug-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.people, FTX)
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| | LEGO Owners, Ontario teachers invest $614 million in ISS
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Posted August 16, 2012 LEGO Owners, Ontario teachers invest $614 million in ISS COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Toymaker Lego's owners and a Canadian pension fund are to pay 3.72 billion Danish crowns ($614 million) for a 26 percent stake in Danish cleaning (...) (12 years ago, 17-Aug-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: SAP Executive pleads 'not guilty' in LEGO-theft case (update)
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(...) NOT paying attention after running an experiment based on a YouTube vid he saw? I'm SURE that's what happened... who could doubt that? I mean, really. (12 years ago, 16-Aug-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | SAP Executive pleads 'not guilty' in LEGO-theft case (update)
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August 14, 2012 (Update report) SAP Executive pleads 'not guilty' in LEGO-theft case Thomas Langenbach, arrested by MV police, faces up to five years in prison By Sue Dremann Palo Alto Online Staff August 14, 2012 A Palo Alto software company (...) (12 years ago, 15-Aug-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Build Up Japan - 1.8 million LEGO Bricks Used to Create Map of Japan
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1.8 million LEGO Used to Create Map of Japan From Spoon-Tamago website, by Johnny on August 9, 2012 I know what you’re thinking: ugh, another LEGO project using a gazillion LEGO. Indeed, the Internet seems to be teeming with (...) (12 years ago, 13-Aug-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.jp, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO Group Celebrates 75-Year Anniversary
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(...) Unless 1937 is the beginning of international sales? (12 years ago, 11-Aug-12, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | The LEGO® Story (80 years) Video
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LEGOClubTV YouTube channel: The LEGO Group celebrates its 80th Birthday on August 10, 2012, take a look back at its history with this short animated film. Video: 17:09 LEGOClubTV channel Video: The LEGO® Story (URL) Enjoy! (12 years ago, 10-Aug-12, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.build, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.animation, lugnet.people, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO Group Celebrates 75-Year Anniversary
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(...) i may be mis-remembering... But our family moved in August of 1979--I was 12. And for christmas one year, I received set 918. I have pics and I'm in the 'old' house (a.k.a. prior to August 1979), so that'd be christmas '78. The galaxy explorer (...) (12 years ago, 10-Aug-12, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO Group Celebrates 75-Year Anniversary
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(...) LOL.... TLG was never quite behind the 8 ball when it came to years and dates... although 1979 is indeed the first year for Space LEGO, Dave you may have a hat that announced the introduction of the new theme as it was being developed in 1978. (...) (12 years ago, 10-Aug-12, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO Group Celebrates 75-Year Anniversary
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(...) Also, Space came out in '78 (I have a hat that says so), along with that yellow castle thingy... ;) Dave K (12 years ago, 10-Aug-12, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO Group Celebrates 75-Year Anniversary
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(...) -snip- (...) I don't know why LEGO states 75 years, and not 80 years? Shouldn't 1932 to 2012 be a difference of 80 years? Unless the first plastic 'LEGO' element was created in 1937. Go figure? (12 years ago, 10-Aug-12, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | LEGO Group Celebrates 75-Year Anniversary
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From PRNewswire: LEGO Group Celebrates 75-Year Anniversary Quality, Creativity and Fun Remain Top of Mind with Company ENFIELD, Conn., Aug. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The LEGO Group today celebrates the 75-year anniversary of its founding in Billund, (...) (12 years ago, 10-Aug-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Lego in Baby Blues comic strip
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In the the Baby Blues comic strip they had a few strip about Lego building blocks from July 16th through to the 19th. (URL) (12 years ago, 1-Aug-12, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | LEGO Seeks the support of Nagoya city for a theme park in Japan
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LEGO Seeks the support of Nagoya city for a theme park in Japan June 16, 2012 TOKYO- British amusement park operator Merlin Entertainments Group Ltd opened to the public its first LEGOLAND Discovery Center in Tokyo. The smaller scale version of the (...) (12 years ago, 31-Jul-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.legoland, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Incredible LEGO Olympic Stadium drawing crowds in London (VIDEO)
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Incredible LEGO Olympic Stadium drawing crowds in London From STLToday.com July 28, 2012 LONDON — The crowd gathered around the glass box, snapping photos while pointing and smiling. It was the LEGO block section of John Lewis Stratford, the (...) (12 years ago, 30-Jul-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | LEGOLAND Malaysia gets pieced together
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LEGOLAND Malaysia gets pieced together (photos) By Jacqueline Seng July 27, 2012 LEGOLAND Malaysia: The Beginning (URL) LEGOLAND Malaysia> is the sixth to be built in the world, and the first for Asia. Occupying a space of 76 acres (over 300,000 (...) (12 years ago, 30-Jul-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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| | LEGOALND Florida Announces One-Hour Pass for Shoppers at Park Stores
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LEGOLAND Florida Announces One-Hour Pass for Shoppers at Park Stores By Gary White THE LEDGER July 28, 2012 WINTER HAVEN - Until now, if you wanted to do some shopping at LEGOLAND Florida you had to pay for park admission. No longer. LEGOLAND has (...) (12 years ago, 30-Jul-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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| | LEGOLAND® Malaysia, First in Asia
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LEGOLAND® Malaysia, First in Asia July 20, 2012 JOHOR BAHRU - Malaysia will soon be home to the world's newest and Asia's first LEGOLAND theme park. LEGOLAND Malaysia, which will open its gates to the public on September 15, is located in Johor, the (...) (12 years ago, 21-Jul-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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| | LEGO® Systems Celebrates a New Theme Each Day at San Diego Comic-Con
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SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON (July 11, 2012) LEGO® Systems Celebrates a New Theme Each Day at San Diego Comic-Con -Surprises abound for fans as construction toy maker unveils new playsets, life-sized models, mystery builds, contests and one-of-a-kind (...) (12 years ago, 11-Jul-12, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.events, FTX)
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| | Re: Rolls-Royce Reveals World's Only LEGO Jet Engine
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(...) -snip- (...) Additional Information and video link: (URL) Bright-Bricks.com> LEGO Certified Professional. From RR Trent Channel on YouTube: How to build a LEGO engine: (URL) RR Trent> Video time 3:12 A moving LEGO Jet Engine: (URL) RR Trent> (...) (12 years ago, 11-Jul-12, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Rolls-Royce Reveals World's Only LEGO Jet Engine
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Rolls-Royce Reveals World's Only LEGO Jet Engine Monday, 9 July 2012 Rolls-Royce today unveiled the world's first jet engine to be made entirely of LEGO at the opening of Farnborough International Airshow. The engine, which is one of the most (...) (12 years ago, 11-Jul-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: FUNCOM To Develop Massively Multiplayer Online Game Based On LEGO® Minifigures
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(...) So the question becomes whether it is possible to make a go of a game in this space. It would be interesting to see what failure analysis was done... here's what I and others came up with. (URL) be interested in what others think (write an (...) (12 years ago, 7-Jul-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: FUNCOM To Develop Massively Multiplayer Online Game Based On LEGO® Minifigures
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This appears to be a license deal, not a development deal. In other words, I bet FUNCOM will be taking on most of the risk of making the game profitable, not TLG. (12 years ago, 6-Jul-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: FUNCOM To Develop Massively Multiplayer Online Game Based On LEGO® Minifigures
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(...) Or Brick Universe, so when they abandon it again, it wont tarnish their good name. Janey "Not all of us have short memories" Red Brick (12 years ago, 29-Jun-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: FUNCOM To Develop Massively Multiplayer Online Game Based On LEGO® Minifigures
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(...) (snip) Hey, I know... Maybe they could call it LEGO® Universe(tm)! (12 years ago, 29-Jun-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | FUNCOM To Develop Massively Multiplayer Online Game Based On LEGO® Minifigures
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FUNCOM TO DEVELOP MASSIVELY MULTIPLAYER ONLINE GAME BASED ON LEGO® MINIFIGURES Published on (2012-06-28) Funcom signs license agreement with the LEGO® Group to develop MMO game based on the hugely popular LEGO® Minifigures line of collectible play (...) (12 years ago, 28-Jun-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.gaming, FTX)
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| | Super voices in play for WB's LEGO movie
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Super voices in play for WB's LEGO movie Will Arnett set as Batman, Channing Tatum courted for Superman By Jeff Sneider Auds won't have to wait for "Justice League" to see Warner Bros.' two marquee superheroes share the bigscreen, as both Batman and (...) (12 years ago, 27-Jun-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | ReBrick Building Competition 2012
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Information copied from REBRICK website. REBRICK BUILDING COMPETITION By SIGNELO June 18th, 2012 ReBrick link: (URL) We are happy to announce the very first ReBrick Building Challenge starting today at 15 pm CET! We invite our Rebrick users to (...) (12 years ago, 20-Jun-12, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.build, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.build.contests, FTX)
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| | Re: VP of Palo Alto's SAP Arrested in LEGO Bar Code Scam
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(...) Not to me either. I'm not clear that it's *possible* to have "more than any one human could possibly enjoy", regardless of legal acceptability. But if one posits it's possible... then perhaps Ms. Hendrickson has seen things done with LEGO (...) (12 years ago, 30-May-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: VP of Palo Alto's SAP Arrested in LEGO Bar Code Scam
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(...) I think there's some sort of typo in that last sentence. I've reread it three times and it still doesn't make sense. (12 years ago, 30-May-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: VP of Palo Alto's SAP Arrested in LEGO Bar Code Scam
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(...) Hmm,,,I think Ms. Hendrickson just described my old Lego Storage Facility that I had in between marriages! But at least all of my Lego was purchased lawfully. (12 years ago, 29-May-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | LEGO Australia Acknowledges Security Breach
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LEGO Australia Acknowledges Security Breach 1,591 LEGO Club members' names, addresses, dates of birth and phone numbers may have been exposed. By Jeff Goldman, May 28, 2012 LEGO Australia recently sent letters to 1,591 parents whose children joined (...) (12 years ago, 29-May-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| | Re: VP of Palo Alto's SAP Arrested in LEGO Bar Code Scam
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(URL) Tech executive's Lego bar-code scam was extensive, police allege More details are emerging in the case of a Silicon Valley software executive accused of using fake bar codes to buy massive amounts of Lego sets. Police allege Thomas Langenbach, (...) (12 years ago, 29-May-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: VP of Palo Alto's SAP Arrested in LEGO Bar Code Scam
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(...) (12 years ago, 25-May-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | 7th Wonder... Errrr Discovery Center - Opening in Ontario, Canada
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Well, just as we knew, but LEGO "would neither confirm or deny"... The star brings us the latest and greatest news for our little province.. (URL) if you are too lazy to click, I "cut and pasted" from the May 24 Article... Canada’s first Legoland (...) (12 years ago, 25-May-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | LEGOLAND Florida Gets OK to Sell Alcohol
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LEGOLAND® Florida Gets OK to Sell Alcohol By Gary White THE LEDGER Thursday, May 24, 2012 BARTOW - LEGOLAND Florida received permission Thursday afternoon to sell alcoholic beverages under a waiver granted by the Polk County Board of Adjustment. The (...) (12 years ago, 25-May-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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| | Re: VP of Palo Alto's SAP Arrested in LEGO Bar Code Scam
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(...) Joshua, Very well, no problem. I am just respecting the LEGO name. Considering how news media and bloggers/writers have no respect for the name. -Abner (12 years ago, 25-May-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: VP of Palo Alto's SAP Arrested in LEGO Bar Code Scam
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(...) -- snip -- (...) -- snip -- Hey Abner, Others may not appreciate it, but I'm happy that you edited the content on this story. I'd read the original online (when an ex-coworker who is still at SAP -- I no longer am -- sent me a link), and I (...) (12 years ago, 24-May-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: VP of Palo Alto's SAP Arrested in LEGO Bar Code Scam
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This is quite sad and gives AFOL's a bad image. (12 years ago, 23-May-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | VP of Palo Alto's SAP Arrested in LEGO Bar Code Scam
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VP of Palo Alto's SAP Arrested in LEGO Bar Code Scam Monday, May 21, 2012 By Lisa Fernandez and Kris Sanchez A San Carlos software engineer is charged with four counts of felony burglary. An executive at a Palo Alto software giant was charged Monday (...) (12 years ago, 22-May-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Tallest LEGO Tower Built In Seoul, Korea 2012
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Tallest LEGO Tower Built in Seoul, Korea In celebration of LEGO 80th birthday on May 13, 2012. LEGO Korea has built a tower taller than the previous world record holder built in France. With over 50,000 bricks, 4,000 contest winners spent five days (...) (13 years ago, 14-May-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | LEGO Model Ocean Wave for EXPO 2012 (Video)
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If you are traveling to Yeosu, Korea. The LEGO Group is one of the co-sponsors of the Danish Pavilion at EXPO 2012 Yeosu, Korea, and as part of the exhibition they have created a massive LEGO Model Ocean Wave. A time-lapse video of the wave being (...) (13 years ago, 7-May-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | LEGO® set 10226 Sopwith Camel (video)
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LEGO® Set 10226 Sopwith Camel May 7, 2012 BILLUND, Denmark – The legendary Sopwith Camel, the aircraft flown by WWI aces and one of the most recognisable British aircraft to take to the skies, has been recreated as a LEGO® Exclusive model. The (...) (13 years ago, 7-May-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | LEGO Forest Blooms in Martin Place in Sydney Australia
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Forest blooms in Martin Place Lucy Meyer April 19, 2012 It seems that the recent downpour has helped new life grow in Sydney, with a life-size LEGO forest cropping up in Martin Place. The whimsical pop-up forest includes brightly coloured LEGO (...) (13 years ago, 2-May-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Rad Jobs With LEGO! (video)
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Rad Jobs With LEGO! Posted today March 20, 2012 from G4TV.com website. A great video of LEGO Designer/Master Builder Erik Varszegi at LEGO Systems, Inc. at the Model Shop in Enfield, CT. Plus behind the scenes of the magic that goes into creating (...) (13 years ago, 20-Mar-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX) !
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| | LEGO Space Shuttle Makes It To The Edge Of Space (video)
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LEGO Space Shuttle make it maiden voyage high above the clouds. Raul Oiada, a Romanian physicist and an Australian entrepreneur Steve Sammartino decided to launch a LEGO Space Shuttle into space and capture the whole thing on video using a GoPro (...) (13 years ago, 6-Mar-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | LEGO Space Shuttle Makes It To The Edge Of Space (video)
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LEGO shuttle make it maiden voyage high above the clouds. Raul Oiada, a Romanian physicist and an Australian entrepreneur Steve Sammartino decided to launch a LEGO Space Shuttle into space and capture the whole thing on video using a GoPro Hero (...) (13 years ago, 6-Mar-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | LEGO® Group Sales Up by 17% in 2011
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March 1, 2012 Author: Roar Rude Trangbæk LEGO® Group sales up by 17% in 2011 For the 8th year running the LEGO Group captured market shares in 2011 in a sluggish toy market. The Group’s share of the global market is now 7.1%. Sales rose to USD (...) (13 years ago, 2-Mar-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Kirkbi A/S, lego's parent company invests in German windfarm
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(URL) article on Lego's parent company investing in a windfarm. Maybe when the windfarm is officially on-line, we will see Lego will "celebrate" by offering another windmill set. (13 years ago, 23-Feb-12, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Lego In Mother Goose and Grimm
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In the Feb 18th, 2012 strip (URL) (13 years ago, 18-Feb-12, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | LEGO® Systems, Inc. Builds on Year-Over-Year U.S. Sales Growth
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NEW YORK, Feb. 13, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- LEGO® Systems Builds on Year-Over-Year U.S. Sales Growth 80 years of innovation and brand development make the LEGO brick one of today's most relevant and sought-after toys for the playroom By LEGO Systems, (...) (13 years ago, 14-Feb-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | "The Force" Remains With The LEGO Group
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-- /PRNewswire/ -- "The Force" Remains With The LEGO Group -World's leading construction toy manufacturer renews deal to solidify LEGO® Star Wars™ franchise development- By The LEGO Group Published: Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 BILLUND, Denmark, The LEGO (...) (13 years ago, 14-Feb-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.licensed, lugnet.fun, lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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| | Warsaw art museum buys Zbigniew Libera's 'LEGO' concentration camp
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Warsaw art museum buys Zbigniew Libera's 'LEGO' concentration camp (Jan. 3, 2012 LA Times update of a old report) Some controversial artworks never completely lose the taint of the taboo despite changing times and evolving tastes. When Polish artist (...) (13 years ago, 10-Feb-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.people, FTX)
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| | LEGO Agrees to Meeting After 50,000 Denounce Selling Out Girls
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LEGO Agrees to Meeting After 50,000 Denounce Selling Out Girls From Change.org Feb. 9, 2012 By Bailey Shoemaker-Richards After a month and more than 50,000 petition signatures, an open letter, numerous radio shows, TV segments, blog posts, articles, (...) (13 years ago, 10-Feb-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Terrified of the Free Market, LEGO Begs for Protectionism
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(...) Love the headline. Bonus points for me knowing who wrote it before seeing your name ;) For what it's worth I'm on your side. I won't buy MB but a) they have a legal right to do what they do and b) they've made LEGO lift its came by existing. (...) (13 years ago, 8-Feb-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: Terrified of the Free Market, LEGO Begs for Protectionism
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(...) Like I said, YMMV. LEGO has--at every turn--attempted to stifle competition and prevent fair access to the marketplace. In this particular case, they sought the endorsement of their anti-competitive practices by nothing less than the US (...) (13 years ago, 8-Feb-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: Terrified of the Free Market, LEGO Begs for Protectionism
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I was commenting on the hyperbolic headline to this thread which included the inaccurate accusation that LEGO is "Terrified of the Free Market". I did not express any opinion on MB products or practices since such are not relevant to the discussion (...) (13 years ago, 8-Feb-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: Terrified of the Free Market, LEGO Begs for Protectionism
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(...) Well, suffice it to say that YMMV. (...) Sauce for the goose. Mega Brands is likewise "following the rules of the game," insofar as it is manufacturing a legally permissable product in the competitive marketplace, yet it is routinely (...) (13 years ago, 7-Feb-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGOLAND® Florida Corrects Nursing Policy
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(...) Her friend's name is "Susan Williams"??? She exists after all! (URL) JOHN (13 years ago, 6-Feb-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | LEGOLAND® Florida Water Park Opening in Summer 2012
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LEGOLAND® Water Park to bring new rides, jobs By Matt Reinstetle Ledger Media Group Jan. 25, 2012 WINTER HAVEN - More jobs and water rides will be coming to LEGOLAND® Florida when LEGOLAND Water Park opens in early summer. LEGOLAND Water Park will (...) (13 years ago, 5-Feb-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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| | LEGOLAND® Florida Corrects Nursing Policy
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From WTSP.COM 10 News Tampa Bay, FL Feb. 3, 2012 By Isabel Mascarenas LEGOLAND corrects nursing policy after breastfeeding complaints from mothers Winter Haven, Florida -- The LEGOLAND Florida theme park in Winter Haven is considered a (...) (13 years ago, 5-Feb-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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| | LEGO 2012 ToyFair at The 63rd Nuremberg
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From the ToyFair 2012 - The 63rd Nuremberg show over in Europe. Images and videos of the NEW LEGO sets coming later in the year. City, Ninjago, Friends, Batman, Minifigures, LOTR, Dino, Technic and many more. Website: (URL) Spieletest.at> Video (...) (13 years ago, 4-Feb-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.licensed, lugnet.fun, FTX) !
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| | Re: Blocking And Tackling: A Nasty LEGO Copyright Battle
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(...) I wonder what would have happened if Tyco had managed to buy the patent? Would LEGO have gone gently into that good night? How much did LEGO pay for the patent, by the way? Not too much, I hope, since it expired by 1991. (...) I believe that (...) (13 years ago, 4-Feb-12, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Blocking And Tackling: A Nasty LEGO Copyright Battle
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(...) I guess he never heard that they bought the original UK patent during their 1980's scuffle with Tyco. Also, until that purchase, while they may not have had any grounds to go after anyone who used the basic system (that would have been up to (...) (13 years ago, 3-Feb-12, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Blocking And Tackling: A Nasty LEGO Copyright Battle
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(URL) Courant about ongoing legal battles between Lego, Mega Bloks & Best-Lock. ___...___ It's one of many legal skirmishes that Mega Bloks and now Best-Lock have had with LEGO over the last 20 years, after LEGO's patent protecting the dimpled (...) (13 years ago, 31-Jan-12, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | LEGO Teams Up With Moleskine
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LEGO Teams Up With Moleskine To Produce Limited Edition Notebooks LEGO has collaborated with Moleskine to create hybrid LEGO-themed diaries, planners and notebooks. Designed to encourage people to think with their hands, the limited edition series (...) (13 years ago, 27-Jan-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: Lego in SPACE
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(...) That's ridiculously cool. Well done, kids! JohnG, GMLTC (13 years ago, 26-Jan-12, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | LEGO® Group to Build €125m Complex in Hungary
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Toy maker LEGO to build €125m complex in Hungary By Richard Higgs Posted January 24, 2012 This summer, global toy maker LEGO announced, it will start constructing a new €125m (appx. $163USD million) factory complex near Nyíregyháza, Hungary to (...) (13 years ago, 25-Jan-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Lego in SPACE
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2 Guys from TORONTO just put lego in space. Just saying. Toronto - Lego - Space. Da End. (URL) would love to see these guys display that fig at Brickfete!! If you are Mathew Ho,or Asad Muhammad or know these guys, please let them know I would love (...) (13 years ago, 25-Jan-12, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Leave His LEGO Alone
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Leave His LEGO Alone Buffalo Sabres Tough Guy Enjoying The Building Blocks Of Success By Randy Schultz Patrick Kaleta leads a double life. (Buffalo Sabres NHL player) On the ice, the Buffalo Sabres bruising forward is known for his bone-crushing (...) (13 years ago, 18-Jan-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.people, FTX)
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| | LEGO® Systems, Inc. donates $250,000 to help Rotary Club of Enfield
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LEGO donates $250,000 to help Rotary Club of Enfield build accessible playground By Elizabeth Roman, The Republican January 17, 2012 ENFIELD– A large contribution from the LEGO® Children’s Fund will make it possible for the Rotary Club of Enfield, (...) (13 years ago, 18-Jan-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: Terrified of the Free Market, LEGO Begs for Protectionism
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Wow, what ridiculous hyperbole. Like any large corporation they are using whatever legal maneuvers they can to give them a business advantage. Hating the players for following the rules of the game is childish. As for the "free market" what are (...) (13 years ago, 18-Jan-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: Terrified of the Free Market, LEGO Begs for Protectionism
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(...) Gotta keep that legal team busy doing something! (URL) JOHN (13 years ago, 18-Jan-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Terrified of the Free Market, LEGO Begs for Protectionism
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Still unsatisfied despite more than 20 courtroom defeats around the world, LEGO is trying yet again to abuse patent and trademark law to afford itself an unfair market advantage. This time LEGO is actually attempting to get the US to block imports (...) (13 years ago, 18-Jan-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Finally! Obama gets his priorities straight!
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Without further comment (2 URLs) JOHN (13 years ago, 6-Jan-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO® Group get Lord of the Rings and Hobbit Licenses
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(...) The sets for the LoTR films are all very much in-line with the movies. Preliminary images for the sets have already hit the web. Don't click if you don't like spoilers... (URL) (13 years ago, 20-Dec-11, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | LEGO® Friends 2012 Launch
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BILLUND, Denmark (December 19, 2011) /PRNewswire/ LEGO® GROUP DECLARES NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION FOR 2012: DELIVER MEANINGFUL PLAY EXPERIENCES TO GIRLS WORLDWIDE WITH NEW LEGO® FRIENDS Company brings classic construction play to the girls’ aisle with (...) (13 years ago, 19-Dec-11, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX) !
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| | Re: Introducing LEGO® ReBrick
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(...) To me ReBrick seems a lot simpler than what LEGOFan was heading for. I think this is a very good idea, since they limit how much work has to be done to make the site work, _and_ since they don't have to convince people to switch from their (...) (13 years ago, 18-Dec-11, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LEGO® Group get Lord of the Rings and Hobbit Licenses
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(...) Since it has been mention about the problems between Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema. However, New Line Cinema is subsidiary of Warner Brothers. It's not known what actually is in the contract between the LEGO Group and Warner Bros. If they (...) (13 years ago, 17-Dec-11, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO® Group get Lord of the Rings and Hobbit Licenses
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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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| | LEGO® Group get Lord of the Rings and Hobbit Licenses
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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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