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Don't know if this has been mentioned elsewhere, but the Brick Testament has been mentioned in an August 31 arstechnica article... (URL) (21 years ago, 2-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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We usually don't watch this show, but Tivo recorded it for us - it had an article on LEGO model designers. They explained their job, how models were designed, and what you need to do to get a job there :) The show was quite old, apparently, since (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Aricle in The Mirror: (URL) one of Swedens largest magazines, made an "translation article" into Swedish but also host a poll on which toy is the #1. LEGO is at top with over 90% of the votes! :) (just the poll): (URL) Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) (...) (21 years ago, 29-Aug-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Throwaway LEGOLAND(tm) reference
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"LEGOLAND(tm)" has entered popular culture as a destination or reference... you now see it popping up in throwaway references just like Disneyland(tm) etc. do. For example, from an article about SoBig.F today (cited for purposes of review and (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | LEGO reference in "Get Fuzzy"
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Lego as a weapon? *grin* (URL) (after today, I think the link will be: (URL) ) JohnG (21 years ago, 22-Aug-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGOLAND® Named 'Best' Theme Park in the World
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It's in the list, that's enough of a surprise.... Just noticed Tivoli is in there too. Visited Tivoli this summer, and after Legoland it was quite a disappointment. Expensive, and as our danish friends said: the only scary thing about most rides is (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Creative Review
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This months Creative Review magazine (Sept 2003) has a 2 page spread on marketing companies with all the images created out of Lego The people who made the models are the guys from www.littleartist.co.uk the guys who sell their mocs for £100s Good (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LEGOLAND® Named 'Best' Theme Park in the World
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(...) That's only because Alton Towers comes first alphabetically among those selected :) Adrian (...) (21 years ago, 20-Aug-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LEGOLAND® Named 'Best' Theme Park in the World
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Interesting to see Altan Towers topping that list. They recently won a trophy for 'Britain's worst day out' in the BBC series Britain's Worst.... Duq "David Eaton" <deaton@intdata.com> wrote in message news:HJxHrw.1x8L@lugnet.com... (...) popular (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LEGOLAND® Named 'Best' Theme Park in the World
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(...) Here's the Forbes article: (URL) lists 12 parks (sorta-- cuz some have more than 1 location): - Alton Towers (Staffordshire, UK) - Busch Gardens (Tampa, FL) - Cedar Point (Sandusky, OH) - Discovery Cove (Orlando, FL) - Disney (Anaheim, CA; (...) (21 years ago, 20-Aug-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | LEGO in movies
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A machinery, made from LEGO Technic, has a prominent role in the swedish movie "Varning for Jönssonligan" (1981) Link: (URL). The movie is a family comedy about a criminal "mastermind" and his two partners in crime. The device is used to open a (...) (21 years ago, 18-Aug-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Daft Planet
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Just noticed a segment in Daft Planet (animated show) where Jake uses firecrackers on a LEGOesk yellowbrick castle. Includes a imagination part with brother and co as Mini-Figs defending the castle. Best DaveG Note: Infolink about show (URL) the (...) (21 years ago, 15-Aug-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Article in Computerworld about LEGO servers
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Hello all, I just saw this article on the Computerworld website about the LEGO Company switching from HP servers to IBM servers. The article doesn't have much to do with bricks, but I figured it still may be of interest to some people around here. (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Ldraw.org on [H]ard-OCP
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I just saw this on (URL) so ldraw.org should prepare for an increase on bandwidth, most sites usually overload when they've been put on the newspage: Leggo my Lego: Never again will a small child have the ability to run into the room and bumrush (...) (21 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: BrickFest mention on CBS radio in NorCal
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(...) The was a TV story Sunday night on one of our local stations, WTVD (ABC) about Brickfest, mentioning the attendee count and footage. My parents asked me if I was there this past weekend:) Joe Meno (21 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Lego chooses IBM over HP
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Lego chooses IBM over HP (URL) (21 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: BrickFest on Fox Report
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(...) Hah! The tower was Teddy Welsh's Moonbase module, and the castle was probably the one that Jim Foulds did. Too cool. Adrian (21 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | BrickFest on Fox Report
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BrickFest was given a news bite on The Fox Report with Shepard Smith this evening at 7:20PM EDT on a segment called Fox Report Across America. It showcased some pretty impressive models, including a huge castle, a very tall tower with three large (...) (21 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Just heard it this morning. It's in audio (Real or Windows Media player). Just scroll down the page and look for the title "Morning Edition Returns: Building Blocks" (URL) (21 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: BrickFest mention on CBS radio in NorCal
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(...) WTIC 1080 AM in Hartford, CT also carried this Brickfest story this morning, but then they added a bit of local flavor by discussing the model builders in Enfield, CT (not far from Hartford) who have careers building models for Lego, then they (...) (21 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.mediawatch)
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