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...a travel show on australian TV, they did a snapshot of Copenhagen, and the commentator (Catriona) said "... Copenhagen, home of (blah), (blah), LEGO and (blah)..." and I just chuckled quietly to myself 8?) Unfortunately they don't have a (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.au)
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I was just interviewed about The Brick Testament for DeutschlandRadio by Gerd Brendel. I'm not sure when they plan to broadcast it, but it should be either today or tomorrow. If I get more details, I'll post them here, just in case anybody in (...) (22 years ago, 13-Mar-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.de)
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| | Re: Brick Testament in Sonntag Aktuel and Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger
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(...) @8^) Hey, Babel Fish have feeling too. Oh, wait, no they don't. (...) Great! Thanks so much! -Rev. Smith (22 years ago, 9-Mar-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.de)
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"The Rev. Brendan Powell Smith" <thereverend@thereverend.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:HB8Fxz.Iq5@lugnet.com... (...) two (...) Ouch! Are you sure you chose English? But if anyone who speaks German might care to offer a better (...) I'll be (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.de)
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From WFSB-CBS Channel 3 in Hartford, CT Danish toy maker Lego is laying off workers from its Enfield-based operations. The company's North American operations are based in Enfield. A company spokesman says today's 72 layoffs are part of the (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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(...) @8^D I was surprised as anyone to see that they'd used a photo of me for the article. I have this folder of high-res versions of select Brick Testament illustrations that I give newspapers and magazines access to. Just for the heck of it, I (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Sweet merciful heavens, Brendan. That photo of you (...) -Teddy (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Thanks so much for posting this -- I never would have known about it otherwise. It's weird when these little articles pop up without the magazine ever having bothered to contact me. That's a pretty bizarre illustration they chose to represent (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Now online on The Brick Testament's Press page are recent articles from two German newspapers, Sonntag Aktuel and Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. The text of these articles is provided in German. (URL) run the German text through AltaVista's Babel Fish (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.de)
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Hi, I was just about to post this message when I saw that other thread about the Brendan's site. Interesting article. Anyway, here's another spotting. I picket up 'internet.au' yesterday because it has some useful looking software on the cover CD, (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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TechTV ran a segment on Friday 2/28/2003 called "Now playing: Charles Smith" where former NBA athelete Charles Smith talked about his technology company. When asked by Morgan about his favorite game, he mentioned that LEGO Media's Bob the Builder (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Snip (...) Congrats on the Eagle Scout award. I got mine back in 1997. Stay Involved. Nate (22 years ago, 1-Mar-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Well, I am a just-turned 17 very soon to be Eagle Scout who still subscribes to the BSA official magazine, Boys Life. I was pleasantly surprised to find two Lego mentions. #1: A full page official ad for the Lego Star Wars Minis line. Page 17. #2: (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Brick Testament in Trouble?
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(...) This is ridiculous. Although I'm not a fan of the Brick Testaments or Brendan Powell Smith himself, I find that this issue is brainless. A LEGO website that recreates a respected book throughout the world shouldn't be treated as such. I'm sure (...) (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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[Sorry if this is old news] BBC: Lego robot challenge aids learning (URL) with Lego was once limited to building a tower of brightly coloured bricks but that was far from the case during a day of robot building at BT's research lab in Ipswich. Teams (...) (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) It pains me to say it, but the Sunday Mail is actually a Glasgow based Scottish paper [sister to the Daily Record]. The story is typical of the anti-paedophile hysteria which grips UK tabloids [whilst exploiting the sexuality of (...) (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) LMAO! At least you'll have lots of time in the slammer to concoct further morally depraved and indifferent dioramas. Here's an idea for you - a woman captured and held against her will, made to wear scanty and sexually alluring clothes, bound (...) (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) That's a relief!!!!!!! :-) The Brick Testament is a major part of the reason why I got out of my Dark Ages. (which is, when I noticed how huge and interesting the Lego internet community was) (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) I appreciate the concern, but I don't have any reason to believe that anything in that article is anything close to the truth. From what I could tell, it was first published on 9 February, so if there was actually some move on behalf of The (...) (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Hey, seriously... What is going on with this stuff? Does the community need to rally support for Mr. Smith? -- Hop-Frog (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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