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Turn soldiers back into children.
“The African continent has the world’s highest number of child soldiers, fighting in wars they don’t believe in, for causes they don’t understand.” A simple but effective UNICEF ad. (Thanks for the tip, samuel!)
“Toys are a trapeze, swinging us from age to age.”
“The best toys transcend, their survival a testament to their purpose and power.”
Spin Master talks tech.
“Spin Master Ltd. was founded in 1994 by three University of Western Ontario graduates armed with just $10,000 of their own money. Fast forward 16 years later and Spin Master is the third largest toy maker in North America generating revenues in excess of $800 million. The private Toronto-based company … saw more than 30% revenue growth in a year when the toy market was generally flat.”
The Toy & Action Figure Museum’s Kevin Stark profiled.
“Each one is a work of art … Some guy sits and sculpts all these details and turns it into a toy. It’s sculpture for the masses.” (See also.)
“The US toy industry’s sales were down 2 percent …”
“Building Sets, up 22 percent … Action Figures/Accessories/Role-Play, up 6 percent …”
Prices may increase.
“… Chinese factories will be fighting to maintain current pricing. Due to the potential volatility, however, they will be unwilling to guarantee pricing more than six months out.”
For science!
Judging from that big grin, refining the calibration technique in order to measure neutrons more accurately is a lot more fun than one might expect. (Thanks for the link, samuel!)
Toymakers on 2010.
“… we have seen severe price erosion in online retail prices, and I am concerned about the economic sustainability of this. How manufacturers and retailers will deal with this trend in a fair and legal way is of great importance to our entire industry.”
“Nothing makes me lose my cool like toy packaging …”
(YouTube, 01:49.)
Made in China.
“The world toy market has been inevitably affected by the world economic crisis, but compared with the beginning of this year we’ve seen an improvement … As long as the products are innovative enough, there is market demand.”