Aurora  Times-2 Wardrobe Configuration

SitOnIt Seating

manufacturers a complete line of executive, task, guest, conference room and specialty seating products, including multipurpose stack chairs, 24/7 use applications and bariatric seating for healthcare. 

Aurora Times-2™Speed Files, is a filing storage product of 130 year old Richards-Wilcox Inc., located in Aurora Illinois. Times-2™ is a compact storage system which rotates for fast access from either side, and gives double the depth for more multimedia storage.

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A key element of the Connect team is Customer Service and Support.  Our CS department is often the first point of connection in the day to day questions that arise or when there is an immediate need for something..... pricing, Giza drawings, expediting, general questions, and troubleshooting. We are very fortunate to have such skilled and dedicated personnel as Pat, who heads the department, and Scott. Here is a one minute video that gives you a chance to get to know Pat and Scott a little better than just in a phone call.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6gF18RYAKY

Jim Gillette, a partner with the Connect principals for over 25 years is shifting gears. He will no longer have account responsibilities and he is turning his shares back into the company. He will still play a part in the marketing of Connect. George Davis, Jim's pal and partner, will take over the full responsibilities of the Los Angeles county for Connect.

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Here is a 40 second video saying Hello and Goodbye.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29FQS7_XJeA

Connect Pasadena Holds Holiday Open House!

Loose Goose Wine Festival adds to the fun!

There was a lot of fun and good cheer shared at the annual Connect Open House in Pasadena. Old and new friends alike were treated to fun, wine, and prizes. It was a night of good memories and visions of things to come.

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Beyond Green: Toward a Sustainable Art

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WorldChanging.com works from a simple premise: that the tools, models and ideas for building a better future lie all around us. That plenty of people are working on tools for change, but the fields in which they work remain unconnected. That the motive, means and opportunity for profound positive change are already present. That another world is not just possible, it's here. We only need to put the pieces together.

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http://www.worldchanging.com/

Kiva lets you connect with and loan money to unique small businesses in the developing world. By choosing a business on Kiva.org, you can "sponsor a business" and help the world's working poor make great strides towards economic independence. Throughout the course of the loan (usually 6-12 months), you can receive email journal updates from the business you've sponsored. As loans are repaid, you get your loan money back.

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Kiva partners with existing microfinance institutions. In doing so, they gain access to outstanding entrepreneurs from impoverished communities world-wide. Their partners are experts in choosing qualified borrowers. That said, they are usually short on funds. Through Kiva.org, their partners upload their borrower profiles directly to the site so you can lend to them.

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Kiva provides a data-rich, transparent lending platform for the poor. They are constantly working to make the system more transparent to show how money flows throughout the entire cycle.

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http://www.kiva.org/

This is either something that designers and photo editors have been waiting their whole lives for, or one of those "I've created this because the Web lets me do it" kinds of things.
--Alex Soojung-Kim Pang

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To those that question the utility of this little application, let me point out that it is a toy -- like all the stuff on my website. Its purpose is simply to provide wonder and delight. Nothing more, nothing less. Isn't that enough? -- jbum

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http://krazydad.com/colrpickr/

For artists and experimental filmmakers, offering festivals information, video art gallery lists, artists' links, and a forum.

http://www.post-videoart.com/

 

Where the Coffee Shop Meets the Cubicle

Co-working facilities blend the appeal of an independent environment with many of the advantages of the traditional office

by Kerry Miller

In the earliest stage of his startup Darius Roberts, 27, shared the de facto office of many a San Francisco techie: a coffee shop.

Working out of a Wi-Fi-enabled java joint in the Mission district was infinitely more pleasant and productive for him than flying solo in a home office at his Oakland apartment. And it provided the opportunity to meet other developers he might even be able to hire one day, as his Web-based car-sharing company, DartCar, grew.

But when Roberts picked up a flyer about a "community office space" called the Hat Factory, he realized there was an even better option. For $10 a day or $170 per month, the Hat Factory could provide him with a desk, standard office amenities, and access to a shared kitchen, private meeting room, and lounge. And something else—community spirit. "You can meet people at a coffee shop, but it's harder to have meaningful interactions," Roberts says. "Co-working lends itself to that."

Not Just for Startups

Over the past few years, co-working facilities—both grassroots, co-op-like versions and for-profit models—have started popping up across the country and the world, from Seattle to Copenhagen. A co-working wiki hosts pages for dozens of other cities with co-working initiatives in progress. And while the concept of shared office space is nothing new to entrepreneurs, an increasing number of them are signing on and finding that the community-building and networking benefits outweigh even the virtues of a shared fax machine.

In a recent report on the future of small business, the Silicon-Valley based Institute for the Future pegged co-working as a trend to watch over the next decade (see BusinessWeek.com, 1/31/07, "The Face of Entrepreneurship"). After co-working first took off with clusters of free-agent programmers and writers, its flexibility and low cost have also proven a good match for startups unwilling to sign a long-term lease. Because many of these facilities operate on a gym-membership model that doesn't assign workers to specific desks, co-working is cheaper than most subleasing arrangements. And unlike traditional business incubators, co-working isn't just for startups with high-growth potential.

The study's lead author, Steve King, says the increasing popularity of co-working facilities reflects the rise of one-person "personal businesses" as well as a broader fluidity between virtual and real-world communities.

Read the article....

http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/feb2007/sb20070226_761145.htm

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