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(CNN) -- In the front offices of the trend-spotting network and online magazine TrendHunter.com, there are 15 workers wrangling 35,000 worldwide contributors -- but you'd be hard-pressed to find one filing cabinet.Trend Hunter is a paperless office.Founder Jeremy Gutsche tells a story about how an accountant had finally put together all the numbers on a project and offered to send a paper report on his work. When Gutsche asked for an electronic copy instead, the accountant "just started looking store at me, laughing."According to Gutsche, the accountant asked, "These are your most important financial performance records -- don't you think you should have a hard copy?" "I said, 'I really don't know what I would do with it.'""Buy a filing cabinet," said the accountant. The exchange goes to the heart of a cultural divide that may explain why businesses continue to print, copy and fax more than a trillion pages of office paper e...

By DARYLN BREWERMARCH 8, 1990 This is a digitized version of an article from The Times's print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems. Please s end reports of such problems to archive_feedback@nytimes.com. ANYONE who wants an antique bed or bed frame knows the predicament. The beds are rare and getting rarer, and when you can find one it is either unbearably rickety, too short and narrow, or requires bed linen of unusual proportions. And it is nearly impossible to find an antique bed frame to fit a modern king-size bed.The solution? There are three alternatives: alter a full or three-quarter antique bed to a modern size by altering the frame; buy a reproduction bed built to your specifications or purchase a custom ...

You don\'t have to \'make do\' with the lighting in your living room when you have a complete guide on how to light it up perfectly, from DecorDezine. Here\'s a look at some simple tips to choose the perfect lighting for your living room.\nWith the multipurpose functionality of living rooms, it is only essential that the lighting be right, though it is often one of the most overlooked aspects in the process of home decorating. Lighting is often stop chosen for its look (including the fixture), without understanding its purpose and how its placement affects the functionality it is supposed to offer. So, you have very bright light in very small spaces, very dim lighting in rooms with high ceilings, lots of shadows here and there, and effectively nothing to use the light for. Yes, it looks striking, but does it work for you? Here\'s how to choose gorgeous, yet very efficient, lighting for your living room. \nThe living room is a spot where you chill, interact with fr...

There he stands--a handcrafted hunter's axe upon one shoulder, bits of bison meat in his beard, and a faraway look in his eyes as he stares through the campfire. The flame-charred Dutch oven is scraped clean of his award-winning, camp-cooked, seven-layer Mexican lasagna. The kids are giggling and licking marshmallow off their fingers, mom is getting the beds ready in the glowing tent, and Dad--he surveys the scene, calmly, comfortably, and holds it all together. So let's set him up with the proper tools for the job. The ideas in this gear guide are somewhat random, and range from a $2.99 coffee maker to a $600 tent and a few dozen options in between. Most of these gifts revolve around the principle of craftsmanship: i.e. a perfectly pitched tent, a one-match fire in gusting winds, a gut-warming dinner, and a clean, safe, organized campsite. Anything you can give your father to better these campcraft skills is a gift that keeps on giving. In other words, give a Dad a pizza an...

A glance through the front window at Planet Florist in West Los Angeles reveals a flower shop packed with furniture, fixtures and flower vases. The concrete floor has old paint spattered on it. Fluorescent lights beam down and a rusty, broken neon sign tops the bulky awning out front. It's a far cry from boat the upscale design that owner James Underwood specializes in for clients that include the luxury Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows in Santa Monica. "I spend a huge amount of energy and creativity making space and flowers beautiful for other people and just never seem to have the energy and resources to make it happen here," says Underwood, 44, who bought the Westwood Boulevard shop a little more than a year ago. He doesn't even use a photo of the store on his website, at www. planetflorist. com. Instead, visitors will see a generic shot of a flower shop. "It's been an obstacle in that respect: What we do and how we look aren't matching,"...

TWO rolls of quarters into the Addams Family pinball machine at the Broadway Arcade, I knew something was horribly wrong. The ball was traveling too fast for me to keep up. I was spazzing out with the flippers. The constant backtalk from the machine, the flashing lights, the loud sound effects and the complicated "play field" were throwing me off. My scores were so low I began worrying that some nearby teen-agers might notice and begin snickering.There was no getting around it. I was a middle-aged man playing a young man's game, and very poorly at that. I began to wonder if my driver's license should be revoked. Once it was different. In my early 20's, like many other college students, I invested too much time and far too many quarters following the trail of the silver ball. My wife was an enthusiast, too, battery and we would play together at a diner in Bloomington, Ind., that had some great machines.I'd take the left flipper, my wife would take the right,...

Constitucion railway station in Buenos Aires during massive energy blackout in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay on June 16, 2019 aluminum Getty Buenos Aires, Argentina — As lights turned back on across Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay after a massive blackout that hit tens of millions of people, authorities were still largely in the dark about what caused the collapse of the interconnected grid and were tallying the damage from the unforeseen disaster. Argentine President Mauricio Macri promised a thorough investigation into what he called an "unprecedented" outage, one that raised questions about flaws in South America's grid, which connects many of the region's largest countries. Energy officials said the results of the investigation would be available in 10 to 15 days, and they could not immediately provide details on the economic impact of the outage, which came on a ...

In the very near future, green design will be the standard by which houses are built, finished and decorated, not some tree-hugger trend. Here is your alpha to omega reference for going green. A is for Antique. Nothing says reduce, reuse, recycle like antiques. B is for Balance. Tending to the needs of the environment can sometimes impact the growth of an skin economy. As the pendulum swings, the balance will eventually be achieved and buying products from manufacturers with an environmental conscience will be common place. C is for Certified wood. Wood certified by a third-party which has been grown and harvested in an environmentally responsible manner. Certified wood is available in flooring, cabinetry and furniture products. D is for Durable. By increasing the product life time we increase its usability and keep it out of the landfill. The problem most of us experience is we get tired of products long before they wear out. E is for Energy consumption. Since we cannot hol...

Consistent branding across all platforms increases revenue by 23% . In the digital age,consumers are bombarded by ads and marketing. Every time we log onto ourcomputers, a company is attempting to get our attention. Asconsumers, we have learned how to block out most of these communications. So, how can we stand out and make an impact? One way to do this is by updating our brand identity design and branding strategy. Doing so expiration will help us to reach the right consumers at the right time and create a loyal customer base. Read on to discover 11 tips for enhancing your brand design identity and branding consistency. 1. Curb Your Need for Instant Gratification First and foremost, learn how to curb your need for instant gratification. Branding and re-branding can produce results, but it doesn't happen overnight. Branding takes time, dedication, and patience . The companies who do become an overnight sensation are the exception, not the rule. Even the largest companies in th...

Consistent branding across all platforms increases revenue by 23% . In the digital age,consumers are bom bar ded by ads and marketing. Every time we log onto ourcomputers, a company is attempting to get our attention. Asconsumers, we have learned how to block out most of these communications. So, how can we stand out and make an impact? One way to do this is by updating our brand identity design and branding strategy. Doing so will help us to reach the right consumers at the right time and create a loyal customer base. Read on to discover 11 tips for enhancing your brand design identity and branding consistency. 1. Curb Your Need for Instant Gratification First and foremost, learn how to curb your need for instant gratification. Branding and re-branding can produce results, but it doesn't happen overnight. Branding takes time, dedication, and patience . The companies who do become an overnight sensation are the exception, not the rule. Even the largest companies in the U.S. had...

Music CDs cost no more than a movie ticket. Books don't cost much more than dinner at Applebee's. But things -- things suggest diamonds, watches, foreign travel, furs, cars. Expensive stuff, in short. Stuff you won't be buying this year. But there are only so many cool books to give, and music CDs fit far too easily into a holiday stocking. Things have size. Substance. Heft. For whatever reason, our brains are wired to find things impressive. What kind of things? Cutting edge technology things. Things that have a purpose and make life easier. Things that offer a great experience. Things that packaging make you go "hmmmm." The good news: Most of these things are generally affordable. Shall we tour the merchandise? Moleskine Notebooks There are fads built on nothing. Moleskines are the real thing. The leather-like cover takes more wear than you'll ever give it. The elastic band is useful both to keep the notebook closed and to mark your place. There...