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The Best of Artisan Cosmetics

If you wouldn't eat your bath and body products, you're using the wrong stuff, says Teporah Bilezikian, owner of the makeup company Monavé: "Cosmetics are like fresh batches of pudding -- they shouldn't last six months."READ»

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Leadership Lessons From the Kansas Prairie

I love a good sports story. Athletes in pursuit of a goal make good examples of discipline and sacrifice in action. Even better is a sports story that focuses more on character development than just wins and losses. Such is the case with Joe Drape's "Our Boys, A Perfect Season on the Plains with the Smith Center Redmen."READ»

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Brand Is Culture, Culture Is Brand

The most creative business leaders I know recognize that success is not just about marketing differently from other companies. It is also, and perhaps more importantly, about caring more than other companies--about customers, about colleagues, about how the organization conducts itself in a world with endless opportunities to cut corners and compromise on values.READ»

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May 6 "Flash Crash" Mystery Solved

A single firm, which one insider has labeled as Waddell & Reed Financial, caused the wild, brief Dow Jones plunge.READ»

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Open Thread: Does AT&T's Network Still Suck?

Luke Wilson may claim AT&T's network covers 97% of all Americans, but with billions invested this year alone, has your service noticeably improved? READ»

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The New Silicon Valley Chic?

The new online apparel company Saboteur, led by the guy who did Justin.tv, envisions a new kind of geek fashion. We took a first look.READ»

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Google Introduces Government-Approved Secure "Apps for Government" Suite

Google's new Apps for Government are the first cloud-based tools to receive certification from the Federal Information Security Management Act. Google says this suite will be both cheaper and more efficient than existing tools.READ»

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How America's Top Military Officer Uses Business to Boost National Security

Admiral Mike Mullen says the sea was his business. Now, as America's top military officer, he's reshaping strategy for a world in which economics and security are intertwined.READ»

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Kansas City Comes Together To Fight Reckless Drivers

18 law enforcement agencies across the state of Missouri join together in a push to combat aggressive driving.READ»

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Off-Court Success Successful, hardworking, savvy, and humble; at the pinnacle of the game; and leveraging his good fortune on the court to have broader impact -- Steve Nash sets the example in many ways ("Transition ...READ»

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The Sedona Conference

I am a member of the Sedona Conference, a forum for lawyers, jurists, academics, and other specialists who are interested in issues surrounding antitrust law, complex litigation, and intellectual property rights. Through ...READ»

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Garmin Connect Returns to Kansas, Leaves SF Team Home Alone, Unemployed

Last month, the Garmin Connect team, a 15-strong band of software engineers, product managers and the like, were asked by the firm to relocate from San Francisco to Kansas. And, since they weren't particularly chuffed by the idea of ...READ»

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Health Care Reform March 15 2010

Week of March 15, 2010The White House last week continued to rail against rising health insurance premiums to help build popular support for his health care reform package. But the effort to focus the blame for rising costs on ...READ»

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Foursquare vs. Gowalla: Inside the Check-In Wars

If you ever visit the downtown Manhattan offices of Foursquare, the popular location-based social game for smartphones, don't say the word Gowalla. When I made that mistake during a visit there last November, 27-year-old cofounder ...READ»

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Wichita Ford Consumers Meet New High-End F150 Models

Kansas Ford dealer, Midway Motors, debuts new lineup of high end 2010 F150 trucks. The lineup includes the SVT Raptor, King Ranch, Platinum and Harley-Davidson editions.READ»

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Wichita Ford Consumers Meet New High-End F150 Models

Kansas Ford dealer, Midway Motors, debuts new lineup of high end 2010 F150 trucks. The lineup includes the SVT Raptor, King Ranch, Platinum and Harley-Davidson editions.READ»

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The Top 10 States for Wind Power

Good news on the wind energy front: new statistics from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) show that previous estimates of U.S. wind power resources actually underestimated the amount of energy available. The new ...READ»

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Owing to multiple blizzards in Washington, Congress started its President's Day recess a full week early and READ»

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As Richmond Flock Mourns, Strategos Preps Congregations for Deadly Confrontations

Kansas City-based Strategos International combines aggressive tactics with biblical teachings to empower church flocks to become their own security force, able to defend against everything from domestic violence to Jihad to the shocking act in Richmond, CA.READ»

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Non-Compete, Non-Solicit, and Confidential Information Agreements in the Securities Industry, PART FIVE

PART FIVE Plan Ahead and Protect Your Interests Many investment professionals do not fully comprehend the dramatic impact that a restrictive covenant can have on their books of business and their careers. They often assume that ...READ»

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Non-Compete, Non-Solicit, and Confidential Information Agreements in the Securities Industry, PART FOUR

PART FOUR Enforcement of Restrictive Employment Provisions In conjunction with provisions regarding competition, solicitation, and confidentiality, most restrictive employment agreements will include language regarding the ...READ»

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Non-Compete, Non-Solicit, and Confidential Information Agreements in the Securities Industry, PART THREE

PART THREE Confidential or Proprietary Information Provisions Brokerage and advisory firms obtain and develop a large quantity of private and confidential information regarding their clients, products, compliance practices, and ...READ»

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Non-Compete, Non-Solicit, and Confidential Information Agreements in the Securities Industry, PART TWO

PART TWO The key distinction between a non-competition provision and a non-solicitation provision is that a “non-solicit” attaches to specific customers or individuals. While there is also a time period during which the ...READ»