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Todd, Very well stated! My sentiments exactly. For those of us who have friends or acquaintances at TLG, it is especially distressing. Unfortunately this has not been the first turbulence at the Lego company. - The 1972 transfer of the Samsonite USA (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jun-06, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) <Snipped for length> (...) You aren't alone, Todd, I agree with 100%. Long live LEGO. Anthony Sava AFOL for life League City, TX (20 years ago, 27-Jun-06, to lugnet.lego)
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Dear LEGO Company, I am very sad to hear of your latest news closing the packaging and distribution in Enfield, Connecticut and scaling back nearly 75% of the work force in Billund, Denmark. I appreciate the tough times that the toy industry as a (...) (20 years ago, 27-Jun-06, to lugnet.lego)
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The seller has 15 of them! And the seller appears to have a track record of selling multiple copies of CDs and DVDs. Doesn't sound like someone selling off a few odds and ends from home. I think they are perfectly well aware of what they are doing! (...) (20 years ago, 23-Jun-06, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) I will check into what the answer is to this question. I don't know all of the details on this so I will find the answers for you. Thanks guys. Steve (20 years ago, 22-Jun-06, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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"Farlie A" <alex@gfarlie.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:J19JL7.u7@lugnet.com... (...) Seems like I came across a PC cdrom LEGO digital designer at my house the other day. Don't remember how, when, or where I got it, but nonetheless... This leads (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jun-06, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) It should be more than that. Something in the lines of this one: (URL) (20 years ago, 22-Jun-06, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) I thought the Code was something internal to LEGO. That the foreign factories will have to meet both the ICTI Code and an internal Code. -Lenny (20 years ago, 21-Jun-06, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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From (URL) story> in the USA Today: "Danish toy maker Lego Group said Tuesday that it will end production in Enfield, Conn., and lay off 300 people there in early 2007, while some 900 employees in Denmark will also be sacked over the next three (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jun-06, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Google is our friend: (URL) ICTI Code of Business Practices> I can only assume that this is the Code Steve is referring to. Mark (20 years ago, 20-Jun-06, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) I believe the code of conduct is available on the web somewhere. I seem to remember a link being posted on Lugnet ages ago too (although how much ages I couldn't say). Tim (20 years ago, 20-Jun-06, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Thanks for the statement Steve. I heard that TLG has a policy of re-training employees that are going to be laid off, is that happening in this situation? The idea being that they can get a better job that the one they lost. Also, can you give (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jun-06, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) OK, it looks like this issue has been fixed. I tried to email LEGO about this, had to go through the web forms, then got an email back telling me I had to basically go through exactly the same web form process again, but start from the Factory (...) (20 years ago, 8-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Black 1x1 plates! Would you believe it? The commonest cack I have kicking around at home, and LEGO Factory doesn't have any! If you build them into any model, it comes up as 'not available'. It's maddening trying to build something where you (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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| | Jason Poland wins Model Builder Search
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We have a winner: (URL) TEXAS MAN OUTBUILDS 22 HOPEFULS TO BECOME NEW MODEL BUILDER AT LEGOLAND® CALIFORNIA> CARLSBAD, Calif. (May 23, 2006) - Hopeful contenders came from as far away as Virginia to compete in a battle of creativity and strategy, (...) (20 years ago, 24-May-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX) !
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Using my contacts within the LEGO Factory team I have been able to determine that all train parts (Motor and Track) are from the 9V system not the new IR system. I am currently working to determine why there is such a large price differance between (...) (20 years ago, 18-May-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Can you plug the LDD palette into your software and see how much globes of various diameters or in various color schemes would cost from Lego Factory? --Bram (20 years ago, 12-May-06, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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(...) roughly $500 in bricklink prices for a mixture of green and blue. -dw (20 years ago, 12-May-06, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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(...) LOL, thanks, I did. (...) Now how about go for broke and do a 48 wide... curious, how high the price will jump! Wink. Very cool Bram... I really enjoyed watching your balls explode. Janey "I think that sounds worse that probably it should, Red (...) (20 years ago, 9-May-06, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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