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Appy polly logies if this is a repost but I just found it. (URL) it's not there at that location (it may be dynamic, not sure) start at the main site, take Model Trains, then Lego, then Plans and take the article titled "Planning a LEGO train (...) (23 years ago, 2-Nov-01, to lugnet.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.publish, lugnet.mediawatch)
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Article: (URL) mentioned at end of article about Sony. ps: found via fark.com (23 years ago, 2-Nov-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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-from newswire- LEGO® Company Announces Worldwide Merchandising Rights to CineGroupe's Groundbreaking New Television Property. ENFIELD, Conn., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The LEGO Company today announces a partnership with Canadian entertainment (...) (23 years ago, 1-Nov-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch) !
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BBC signs up Lego's first TV series The BBC has bought the rights to new children's animation series Little Robots. The series is the debut television production from Lego Media. Little Robots is based on the books by Mike Brownlow. It traces the (...) (23 years ago, 31-Oct-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(URL) text follows: NEW YORK (AP) -- Harry Potter has yet to make his Hollywood debut, but the bookish boy wizard is already working a little magic for gloomy retailers across the country. Merchants including Toys R Us and Kmart say they have been (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: More CubeSolver sightings
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Hey that's great! Cool story. Yo, I did an art exhibit a couple of weekends ago and ALOT of people mentioned your cube solver! I said yep! I know of it!!! Looks like you made quite a splash here on the East coast! Good Luck! Eric www.legomaster.com (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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More CubeSolver sightings: Hungarian: (URL) Petersburg Times (Florida): (URL) (nice article, rather dissipated-looking photo). Cheers, JP ---...--- JP Brown Environmental Conservator <envcons@ameritech.net> (23 years ago, 29-Oct-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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from BBC news: "Maori take on hi-tech Lego toys" "After challenging Danish company Lego to stop using Maori words for its hi-tech toys, New Zealand Maori are now planning to work with the company to draft guidelines on how to use traditional (...) (23 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.general)
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THere was a piece about 'Generation X' and the Sept 11th events on Morning Edition this morning. Included was a short interview with the founder/admin of Slashdot in which he mentioned LEGO. Giant Mindstorms robots to invade Afganistan if I remember (...) (23 years ago, 22-Oct-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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While passing by the tv I saw a commercial for another Scooby Doo LEGO sweepstakes on Cartoon Network. This one has the LEGO Studios theme and ends October 27 IIRC. They said something about a giant sculpture of Shaggy or Daphne or somebody-- maybe (...) (23 years ago, 18-Oct-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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All -- Wow! Now CubeSolver is in Danish. Short article at (URL) . Wonder if K^3 read it with his coffee <gulp!>. Cheers, JP (23 years ago, 16-Oct-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.dk)
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All -- A short article on my Lego Mindstorms Rubik's cube solving robot has just appeared in the online version of the German computer magazine CHIP (URL) Apparently it will be in the print edition Nov. 1. Cheers / prost, JP (23 years ago, 15-Oct-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.de)
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| | Re: Misuse of the Lego Brand Name on ABC's The Practice
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(...) Heh. Just about everyone does it (calls LEGO Bricks "legos"); athough I find it rather amusing that a show about law and lawyers misuses a trademark. :) thanks, James (23 years ago, 15-Oct-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.mediawatch)
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This one is in response to the earlier article discussing the trial and tribulations of the TLC. (URL) Martin IndyLUG (23 years ago, 15-Oct-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Efforts by 3 boys raise $4,700 for N.Y. victims (10/10/2001) Source: San Jose Mercury News: (URL) "sold" bricks for $1 each to build set 3450, Statue of Liberty Sculpture. -Suz (23 years ago, 13-Oct-01, to lugnet.mediawatch) !
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This was already posted but it seems there is a mistake with the set in the movie. Its actually the 6346 shuttle launching crew not the 6544 Shuttle Transcon 2. While pausing with the dvd player the box read the "Shuttle Launching Crew" and also a (...) (23 years ago, 13-Oct-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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All - My PC-RCX hybrid Rubik's Cube solving robot made it into the New York Times today ('Circuits' section 11 October, 2001). I couldn't be happier. Check it out online at (URL) . More detail on the robot at (URL) . Cheers, JP (23 years ago, 11-Oct-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(Mentions the OGEL recall) (URL) Tremors In Toyland By MATTHEW KAUFFMAN, from The Hartford Courant -- October 10, 2001 Look out, kids! The diabolical villain Vitriol is perched on the roof of the World Trade Center, "blasting urban buildings to (...) (23 years ago, 10-Oct-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) --- wubwub wubwub@wildlink.com jains.has.it <-- Jain's Guide www.sitcatsit.com <-- a guy and his cat www.wildlink.com <-- the wildlinks Start planning for BrickFest 2002! The AFOL Community's Premier Fan Run Event! www.brickfest.com (23 years ago, 10-Oct-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Photo: Giant Lego in Times Square
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All: I stumbled across a giagantic ad for Washington Mutual in New York City that featured a Lego house. It is on Times Square (at 7th & 42nd), suspended about 6 or 8 stories up, and is probably a good 20 feet tall. It has a house built out of (...) (23 years ago, 9-Oct-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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