Here are some examples provided by Ikea for organizing the home.
To learn more about Ikea's plans for world domination, read my Business Casual column.
July 2010 Archives
I had a sneak peek at the 2010 Ikea catalog, where I got a glimpse of the future. And that future belongs to Ikea.
I explain in my Business Casual column.
Here's how I started it:
On Thursday, I got my hands on a hot commodity, the 2011 Ikea catalog. Oooh.Most Ikea fans will get their own copy of the home furnishings catalog sometime in the middle of August.
The glossy publication is significant because this Swedish store will someday take over the world.
Read the whole Business Casual column.
This is one of the more amazing studies I've seen on climate change because it could change the politics of the issue.
Those who are most opposed to illegal immigration often staunchly reject the idea that climate change is caused in large part by human activity.
But this political group may have to choose to support only one of these ideas, either continue to fiercely oppose illegal immigration or fiercely oppose the idea of man-made climate change.
But if this study is accurate, they may not be able to genuinely hold both positions in good faith.
Climate Change May Mean More Mexican Immigration(Scientific American) Climate change's impacts on crop yields may force as many as seven million Mexicans to emigrate to the U.S. over the next 70 years, according to research published July 26 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study is among the first to attempt to put hard numbers on questions about "environmental refugees" that may be caused by climate change.
Read more about how climate change will affect migration patterns.
Advertisements have invited every aspect of our lives. We can't drive down the street, take an elevator or even listen to public radio without being bombarded with ads.
So it should surprise no one that playing in the sand on the beach may become another occasion to view an ad.
That's why my Business Casual column is about this week.
Here's how I started the column:
Bobby Godwin laid a round rubber stamp - the size of a large pizza - onto the sand near the Redondo Beach pier.
He stepped all over the brown plate, pulled it off and voila.An ad in the beach sand for anyone to see.
Read the entire Business Casual column.
Advertisements have invited every aspect of our lives. We can't drive down the street, take an elevator or even listen to public radio without being bombarded with ads.
So it should surprise no one that playing in the sand on the beach may become another occasion to view an ad.
That's why my Business Casual column is about this week.
Here's how I started the column:
Bobby Godwin laid a round rubber stamp - the size of a large pizza - onto the sand near the Redondo Beach pier.
He stepped all over the brown plate, pulled it off and voila.An ad in the beach sand for anyone to see.
Read the entire Business Casual column.
Boeing has reason to be confident about its commercial sector. However, the company's military programs, like C-17 and F-35, could be hurt by changing budget priorities by the Department of Defense.
Boeing announces 49 more plane orders at Farnborough(Puget Sound Business Journal) Led by American Airlines' exercising its option for an additional 35 737-800s, Boeing Co. announced orders for 49 new airplanes at the Farnborough air show in London worth about $4.6 billion at list prices.
Read more on Boeing's orders.
I guess it had to happen eventually. But it's still shocking when it does occur.
I had my identity stolen and documented it in my Business Casual column.
Here's how I started the column:
Whenever I get a call from my bank, I usually allow the person on the other end 30 seconds to make a sales pitch.Then I jump in and politely decline to purchase whatever service they're peddling.
On Tuesday, my bank rang me again. This time, I was the one prolonging the call.
Someone had stolen my identity.
Read the entire Business Casual column.
Toyota has to get a grip on all these technical problems, although the incessant coverage makes the problem seem bigger than it really is. So here's some more coverage for you:
Automaker Toyota Promises Repairs on 735,000 Vehicles, Extends Warranties(Automobile.com) Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday that it will extend 235,000 RAV4 vehicle warranties and take care of complaints about the steering on up to 500,000 late-model Corolla and Matrix vehicles in the United States.
Toyota will repair the cars without issuing a recall tracked by regulators in the United States because it does not view the alleged problems as safety risks.
Read more on Toyota's Rav4 fix.
Toyota may have benefited from Jim Press' leadership during the sudden-acceleration recall crisis.
Nissan-Renault Hires Former Toyota U.S. Chief Press as Advisor(Bloomberg) The Renault SA-Nissan Motor Co. alliance has hired Jim Press, former head of Toyota Motor Corp.'s U.S. unit, as a consultant for the group's global sales and marketing.
Read more on former Toyota executive Jim Press.
The price of homes in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale area rose 5.6 percent in May compared to a year earlier, according to Santa Ana-based CoreLogic, which tracks the real estate industry.
May's performance builds on April's increase of 4.2 percent year over year.
Nationwide, home prices have risen on an annual basis four months in a row. In May, the nation saw a 2.9 percent rise in price for May compared to the same month last year.
California saw the highest home price appreciation for May, at 7.9 percent. That was followed by Virginia (6.8 percent), Massachusetts (5.7 percent), Rhode Island (5.5 percent) and Vermont (5.1 percent).
The irony of a former Soviet plane maker vying for this huge U.S. contract is just too good.
Dark-horse team enters bidding for Pentagon tanker contract(LA Tiomes) The Pentagon entered the home stretch to replace its fleet of 1950s-era Air Force refueling tankers with three bids turned in by Friday's deadline.
The bids for the $35-billion program to build the planes used to refuel U.S. fighter jets and bombers in mid-flight included expected ones from Boeing Co. and Airbus parent European Aeronautic Defense & Space Co., or EADS, two of the world's largest aerospace giants.
But they also included a last-minute surprise entry from a dark-horse team: small, cash-strapped U.S. Aerospace Inc. of Santa Fe Springs and former Soviet Union plane manufacturer Antonov of Ukraine.
Read more on the aerial refueling tanker.
I've been really enjoying watching the World Cup. And you should, too.
I wrote an entire column on it, an ode to soccer.
Here's how the I started my Business Casual column:
Every four years, my family partakes in the excitement of the world's biggest sports spectacle.The World Cup.
And every four years, I wonder why Americans lack the enthusiasm for soccer seen everywhere else on the planet.
Read the whole Business Casual column.
The lowest mortgage rate in five decades may not be enough to help breathe new life into the flagging housing market.
Mortgage rates drop to new low of 4.57 pct.NEW YORK (AP) -- Mortgage rates fell for the second straight week to the lowest point in five decades. But many people either don't qualify for new mortgages or have already taken advantage of the low rates this year.
As a result, the housing market and the broader economy may not benefit much from the lower rates.
The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage dropped to 4.57 percent this week, mortgage company Freddie Mac reported Thursday. That's down from the previous record low of 4.58 percent set last week.
Read more about mortgage rates.
Because of all the bad publicity from the recalls means Toyota has to continue giving such great deals for a while. Who knows how long it will last?
Toyota Continues 0% Incentives Through July(PriceWheels.com) During July, Toyota is continuing to offer 0% financing incentives on several models. Toyota has been offering the 0% interest rate incentive for a few months now and it's been so popular that the company has extended it through July
Read more on Toyota's incentives.
I flew the F-35 Lightning II simulator this week. It was exciting and eye-opening. I write about my experience and afterthoughts in today's Business Casual column. Here's how the column starts.
A thought occurred to me after streaking through the sky to attack an enemy: Being a military pilot requires a great deal of faith.
Read the entire Business Casual column.
This will help El Segundo-based DirecTV compete against Dish Network and other pay-TV services.
DirecTV, Panasonic Partner On Dedicated All-3D ChannelsNEW YORK - So what will your new 3D-capable TV be good for once the World Cup is over? Panasonic and DirecTV provided at least part of the answer Thursday with the launch of three new all-3D DirecTV channels.
Read more on DirecTV's 3D channels.
