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LAS VEGAS, June 6, 2006 (URL) PRNewswire/ -- An extremely rare art series doll created around 1910 by the German firm Kammer & Reinhardt hammered for $120,000 at a sale of the LEGO Foundation's antique doll and toy collection held May 19-21 in Las (...) (18 years ago, 21-Jun-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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With the trouble happening at LEGO ...I thought this was interesting to read. (URL) By Amon Cohen, JUNE 19, 2006 -- Company: The LEGO Group Headquarters: Billund, Denmark Annual Air Volume: $5.2 million Refusing to accept many of the orthodoxies of (...) (18 years ago, 21-Jun-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: The End of Lego (was: Massive Layoffs At Lego (in Enfield, CT))
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(...) Very well stated Jim!! Today we mainly know that KKK is the principal owner of Lego. But his older sister Gunhild also owns a big chunk of Lego, as Jim has aready stated. Here's a 1958 picture of them (along with their late younger sister (...) (18 years ago, 21-Jun-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Massive Layoffs At Lego (in Enfield, CT)
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(...) I don't know about you, but Lego's business decisions seem to have been a lot more consistent and rational in the last 2 years, thus opening less opportunities for amateur traders like me to make a buck. They seem to be sending the right stock (...) (18 years ago, 21-Jun-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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(...) that will work until the chinese start asking for the same sort of pay and benefits we have been having for a while. see for instance apple's 2 months in india. day 0 : apple announces that they open a huge development center in bangalore un a (...) (18 years ago, 21-Jun-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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(...) Wow for me, too! 75%!! Good lord! I must confess I've not been following this development because frankly, I'm more interested in building. I guess what bothers me most is that Lego, like Pixar and many other companies and/or entities which (...) (18 years ago, 21-Jun-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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(...) Read the news today, oh boy (sorry for such an obvious quote, I could'nt resist). Why is anyone suprised by this? Lego has stated for the last 2 years that this was going to happen. Here's the thing: I dont think this is the worse news you are (...) (18 years ago, 21-Jun-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general) !
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After nine years of working for an international company, I am still amazed that the "modern" answer to unfavorable business results is practically always job cuts. They don't seem to teach anything else in management classes anymore (did they (...) (18 years ago, 20-Jun-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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(...) Wow. I heard it first on the local talk/news radio station (WTIC 1080 AM) a few minutes before I dug up the quoted newspaper article. I'd never guess this would become a national story. A bit of digging turned up the press release on the (...) (18 years ago, 20-Jun-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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As of 9:59 am Pacific Time, this story is on Yahoo's front page. Paul Sinasohn LUGNET #115 (18 years ago, 20-Jun-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) That's a big hit for Enfield, a town that enjoyed its close relationship with TLC. Enfield lost molding in 2000 and now is losing packaging. Soon there will be just two buildings left. I grew up in CT, about 13 miles north of "Erector Square" (...) (18 years ago, 20-Jun-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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After I picked my jaw up off the floor, all I can say is WOW. Not quite what I expected. And it's making me rethink our 'LEGO only store/warehouse' since I can not see how this can do anything but make things even crazier. (18 years ago, 20-Jun-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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(URL) follows: Danish-based toy maker Lego Systems Inc. plans to lay off more than 44 percent of its Enfield work force by early next year, and will close its Enfield packaging operation, subcontracting all warehousing, packaging, and distribution (...) (18 years ago, 20-Jun-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general) !!
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(...) Find it here while it lasts... (URL) (18 years ago, 20-Jun-06, to lugnet.animation, lugnet.mediawatch)
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From today's Baltimore Sun: (URL) Getting ahead of the game> ===...=== Workshop focuses on coping with region's projected growth By Timothy B. Wheeler Sun Reporter June 10, 2006 If you think the Baltimore-Washington area is too crowded, just where (...) (18 years ago, 10-Jun-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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Saw this in today's Minneapolis Star Tribune: (URL) LEGO for New Orleans> The LEGO Company is accepting donations of new bricks for New Orleans classrooms, and will match all the donations brick-for-brick. They will also send out a wristband as a (...) (18 years ago, 29-May-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: Newest Master Model Builder on CNET
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(...) I've uploaded a few more photos from the event to brickshelf. (URL) Mat (19 years ago, 24-May-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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Here's the story on the final building competition at LL-CA that happened May 23rd. (URL) And here's a photo of the winner's, Jason Poland, creation- a fire breathing snowman. (URL) (19 years ago, 24-May-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) I remember I was beside myself that day...;-) Actually, I had intended to create a page, but didn't get the hang of it right away, and settled for a simple edit instead (which obviously any idiot such as myself can figure out;-) (...) I'll (...) (19 years ago, 17-May-06, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) I'll support this. Klas has made a fantastic job of getting the initial links set up. Now all it needs is for people to keep them up to date. I go there any time I need to find out about a theme or area of Lego I'm not familiar with. Tim (19 years ago, 17-May-06, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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