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    <title>Aurora  Times-2 Wardrobe Configuration</title>
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&lt;b&gt;Aurora  Times-2 &lt;/b&gt; Wardrobe Configuration&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.connectrep.com/north/assets/images/Times-2_Wardrobe_Configuration185.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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    <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 06:38:54 -0600</pubDate>
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    <title>SitOnIt Seating</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 06:28:53 -0600</pubDate>
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    <title>ISE ergonomic products and furniture</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 06:23:04 -0600</pubDate>
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    <title>Aurora Times-2Speed Files</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 06:08:09 -0600</pubDate>
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    <title>Pat and Scott Say Hi</title>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height=&quot;286&quot; hspace=&quot;5&quot; src=&quot;http://www.connectrep.com/blog/uploads/PS.jpg&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p /&gt;&lt;p /&gt;&lt;p /&gt;&lt;p /&gt;&lt;p /&gt;&lt;p /&gt;&lt;p /&gt;&lt;p /&gt;&lt;p /&gt;&lt;p /&gt;&lt;p /&gt;&lt;p /&gt;&lt;p /&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;&lt;p /&gt;&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p /&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;&lt;p /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6gF18RYAKY&quot;&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6gF18RYAKY&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p /&gt;&lt;p /&gt;    </content:encoded>
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&lt;img height=&quot;400&quot; hspace=&quot;5&quot; src=&quot;http://www.connectrep.com/blog/uploads/ColorSaxLady.jpg&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is either something that designers and photo editors have been waiting their whole lives for, or one of those &amp;quot;I've created this because the Web lets me do it&amp;quot; kinds of things.&lt;br /&gt;--Alex Soojung-Kim Pang&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p /&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;&lt;p /&gt;&lt;p&gt;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 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p /&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;&lt;p /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://krazydad.com/colrpickr/&quot;&gt;http://krazydad.com/colrpickr/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;    </content:encoded>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height=&quot;227&quot; hspace=&quot;5&quot; src=&quot;http://www.connectrep.com/blog/uploads/Postvidmain_01.jpg&quot; width=&quot;131&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;img height=&quot;227&quot; hspace=&quot;5&quot; src=&quot;http://www.connectrep.com/blog/uploads/PostvideoArt.jpg&quot; width=&quot;450&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;For artists and experimental filmmakers, offering festivals information, &lt;b&gt;video&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;art&lt;/b&gt; gallery lists, artists' links, and a forum.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.post-videoart.com/&quot;&gt;http://www.post-videoart.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;    </content:encoded>
    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2007 06:39:00 -0600</pubDate>
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&lt;img height=&quot;316&quot; hspace=&quot;5&quot; src=&quot;http://www.connectrep.com/blog/uploads/theoffice.jpg&quot; width=&quot;423&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot;&gt;Where the Coffee Shop Meets the Cubicle&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Co-working facilities blend the appeal of an independent environment with many of the advantages of the traditional office&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;byline&quot;&gt;by&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.connectrep.com/bios/Kerry_Miller.htm&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Kerry Miller&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the earliest stage of his startup Darius Roberts, 27, shared the de facto office of many a San Francisco techie: a coffee shop. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;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. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But when Roberts picked up a flyer about a &amp;quot;community office space&amp;quot; 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. &amp;quot;You can meet people at a coffee shop, but it's harder to have meaningful interactions,&amp;quot; Roberts says. &amp;quot;Co-working lends itself to that.&amp;quot; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Not Just for Startups&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Over the past few years, co-working facilities&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;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 &lt;/font&gt;&lt;a onclick=&quot;popup(this.href,770,600);return false;&quot; href=&quot;http://wiki.coworking.info/&quot; target=&quot;popup&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;co-working wiki&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt; 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. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;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, &lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.connectrep.com/smallbiz/content/jan2007/sb20070131_094012.htm&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;The Face of Entrepreneurship&amp;quot;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;). 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. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;The study's lead author, Steve King, says the increasing popularity of co-working facilities reflects the rise of one-person &amp;quot;personal businesses&amp;quot; as well as a broader fluidity between virtual and real-world communities. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Read the article....&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/feb2007/sb20070226_761145.htm&quot;&gt;http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/feb2007/sb20070226_761145.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shown:  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;theOffice&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;Santa Monica, California&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;    </content:encoded>
    <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2007 17:38:15 -0700</pubDate>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2007 19:53:00 -0700</pubDate>
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