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  1. PartsGuyJanuary 23, 2009 at 6:32 PM

    Woman locked repairman with washer
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    THORNLEY, England, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- A British woman said she barricaded a repairman in the room with her broken washing machine because she felt there was "no other option."

    Tracey Fox, 42, said the Jan. 13 incident at her Thornley, England, home came after she purchased the washing machine 10 months ago and requested a repairman from electrical retailer Currys five times after it ceased working in December, The Daily Telegraph reported Monday.

    "It broke early December, but they told me that I would have to wait until after Christmas," Fox said. "When the man came round on the 13th … the machine still wasn't working, and I asked when he would fix the other problems."

    "He said that I'd have to pay for any repairs, even though the machine was still under warranty, and I might as well get a new one because the amount it would cost to fix it would be the same as buying another one," she said.

    Fox said she used her body to brace the laundry room door shut and told the worker that she would not let him out until the appliance was fixed. The man called police and Fox said she allowed him to leave.

    Fox, who is not facing any criminal charges, said Currys has since offered her a replacement washing machine.

    "I'm not proud of my actions, but I felt there was no other option," she said. "It sounds stupid thinking about it now, but it was the final straw."

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  2. PartsGuyJanuary 23, 2009 at 7:07 PM

    LG Electronics Reports 4Q Loss
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    LG Electronics Inc. reported its first net loss in seven quarters, hit by falling prices for TVs and a price-fixing fine on its affiliate LG Display.

    The company painted a pessimistic outlook for 2009, saying it expects both sales and profitability to decline this year because of waning demand.

    LG Electronics lost 671.3 billion won (approx. US$487.2 million) in the three months ended Dec. 31. It recorded a net profit of 621.3 billion won a year earlier. For all of 2008, net profit at LG Electronics fell 60.5%. Annual sales rose 17.6%, while quarterly sales rose 12.2%. Yet, the company reported an 8% increase in shipments of mobile phones.

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  3. PartsGuyJanuary 23, 2009 at 7:08 PM

    Samsung Reorganizes Businesses
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    Samsung Electronics is consolidating its four key business divisions into a components business and a branded products business. Under a reorganization announced late last week, Samsung said it will merge its LCD and semiconductor business into one business unit called Device Solution Business.

    It is also merging its digital media and its telecommunications business into one business unit, called Digital Media and Communications Business. The unit will handle Samsung Electronics' branded products such as mobile phone, televisions, and other digital media products, said Reuben Staines, a spokesman for the company. The moves are designed to streamline the business and get more efficiencies in the company, given the current global environment, Staines added.

    The new Device Solution Business will be headed by Yoon-woo Lee who also continues as the CEO and Vice Chairman of the company. Geesung Choi, who was president of the Telecommunications Networks Business, will now be president and head of the new Digital Media and Communications Business

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