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In lugnet.mediawatch, Larry Pieniazek wrote: Snip (...) I think it could be extremely shrewd. The parks will always have to rely on the company for bricks and sets to sell. For example in Saint Louis, Anheuser-Busch used to own the baseball stadium (...) (19 years ago, 1-Jun-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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(...) Faced with a loss, tactical managers keep doing what they were doing but sell off valuable/strategic assets (or lay off key people) in order to raise cash to keep afloat a while longer and avoid the day of reckoning. Faced with a loss, (...) (19 years ago, 1-Jun-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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(...) Last year 2004, LEGO had a net loss of about $335 million That might have something to do with it. Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's Creations>> (19 years ago, 1-Jun-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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(...) Ok, replying to my own post...here are some more reasons TLG might want to raise cash (all purely speculative, of course): They are going to attempt to *buy* MegaBloks KKK and family is seeking an early retirement Realizing Galidor failed (...) (19 years ago, 1-Jun-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Larry Pieniazek wrote: <snip> (...) As long as we are in a speculative mood...why does TLG want to raise money. Are they contemplating opening a factory in China? Is $450M+ enough to do this? Oh, I know...they need the cash to (...) (19 years ago, 1-Jun-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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In lugnet.general, Abner Finley wrote: (snip) (...) Jake said the key word is "speculated"... to me, the key word is "head scratcher" (well that's two words)! I still don't see why LEGO want to do this, the amount of money they get back seems a (...) (19 years ago, 1-Jun-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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(...) Just a short note... I am just reading the information based on wired services and other news outlets online. And yes the information is "speculated" not true information. (19 years ago, 1-Jun-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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(...) The key to this article is the word "speculated". I've just read on our intranet that this rumor is not true. Apparently, we are still in negotiations with more than one party. Jake --- Jake McKee Community Liaison LEGO Community Team (19 years ago, 1-Jun-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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Realplayer is a good program for media for NT (20 years ago, 29-May-05, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) I tried a bunch of them - no luck. They seem to require the latest versions of Quicktime, WinMedia and MediaPlayer (which I can't install) and/or won't even install under NT (even though they say they will). SRC #765 (URL) (20 years ago, 29-May-05, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Most of you probably haven't seen this yet: (URL) tuned, more info is coming. (20 years ago, 27-May-05, to lugnet.events, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) 2 minutes 34 seconds of LEGO content with 128 minutes of filler...and that's without commercials. Anyway, I clipped the total sum of LEGO content from all 3 hours of the show: (URL) (20 years ago, 27-May-05, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) could be useful. Rob (20 years ago, 24-May-05, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(snip) (...) well, apparently, if you want product placement on Extreme Home Makeover, it costs 100K. If you don't contribute, your name gets mentioned verbally... The model builder shop also contributed all remaining bricks to the local Native (...) (20 years ago, 24-May-05, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) I would love to download/watch these, but I'm running on WinNT and the newest version of Quicktime (or MediaPlayer) won't run on NT With the latest version I'm able to use, I get a blank screen. :-( Anyone know where/how I might get a version (...) (20 years ago, 23-May-05, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Bill Vollbrecht wrote: <SNIP> (...) I was thoroughly tweaked about their blatantly obvious avoidance of mentioning the LEGO company in any fashion. I mean, I realize that Sears put in a half a mil, and Disney put in probably a (...) (20 years ago, 23-May-05, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Saw the show last night. Pretty cool stuff. Did the room of a kid who lost his Mom who was fighting over in Iraq. Did the whole thing in Lego. Lego lamps, furniture, even Ty's megaphone. At the end of the show you saw a bit of the head of one (...) (20 years ago, 23-May-05, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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A rendering of my Peterbilt 379 ((URL) was used as an illustration in this month's Today's Trucking ((URL) (20 years ago, 23-May-05, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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All I can say is ummmmmmm... what? (URL) bids for Legolands as it seeks home for oil wealth 23.05.05 JORDAN - Dubai's Government buyout fund is bidding for Lego's Legoland amusement parks two months after acquiring London's Madame Tussauds waxworks (...) (20 years ago, 22-May-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.legoland.billund, lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.legoland.deutschland, lugnet.legoland.windsor) !
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(...) James, I've seen it at Barnes & Nobles, but not at Borders. Thanks, George (20 years ago, 19-May-05, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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