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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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November Events

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BlogWorld & New Media Expo

Twitter dominated talks big and small at last year's BlogWorld -- and the conversation landed in the Guinness Book of World Records. Attendees at the Las Vegas social-media mecca were challenged to tweet the hashtag #beatcancer, and ...READ»

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Making Over McDonald's

Inside the $2.4 billion plan to change the way you think about the most iconic restaurant on the planet.READ»

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How Green Entrepreneurs Pave the Path to Real Economic Recovery

In the aftermath of the Great Recession we could be in a single dip or a double, heading for deflation or hyper-inflation. But one thing seems clear - we're not getting out of this mess by shuffling money around. We need real ...READ»

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Has Your Company Gone Mad?

If the normal 9-5 work atmosphere keeps giving you normal results then perhaps it’s time to go back to a simpler time. A time when employees gave it their all. READ»

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The Space Station Race

Two Russian companies have announced plans for a commercial space station to launch in 2015 -- and they already have competition from an American company.READ»

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Fast, Green, Deep Orange EV Earns Grad Students an A+

For a group of eco-minded Clemson engineers, graduate school involved serious automotive innovation.READ»

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Verizon's Separate App Store Explained: Still Not Necessary

Verizon's own V CAST app store for Android is not very hotly anticipated, but the company's going full-steam ahead anyway. So what does it have to offer that the regular Android Market doesn't?READ»

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Consumers Are Excited About 3D-TVs at Home--Until They Try One

For a solid two years now, TV manufacturers have been insisting that 3D-TVs at home are the next big thing. According to a recent survey, consumers agree--until they actually try one out.READ»

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The Government's Landlord Smartens Up and Goes Green

By now you’ve heard plenty about smarter cities and even a “decade of smart,” but what about a smarter courthouse? Or a smarter federal building? Despite the flurry of deals signed by cities and even non-profits with the ...READ»

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Chilling With the Mojave Breeze Hybrid Air Cooler

A better, greener, and cheaper way to cool our homes in hot times.READ»

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International Bowl Expo

The difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull? Apparently, bowling. At this Las Vegas event, which attracts 7,000 alley owners, none other than ex-VP nominee Sarah Palin will give the keynote. "I'm sure she's a fan of bowling, as ...READ»

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Wiring a Smart City in the Desert

Is Dubai the world’s smartest city? Maybe not in the sense that it mortgaged long-term infrastructure with $100 billion in very short-term debt, but “smart” in a way IBM, Cisco and other tech heavyweights would be envious ...READ»

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Read This Before You Volunteer to Clean Up the BP Oil Disaster

Merle Savage has a wheezy, guttural smoker's cough. But the 71-year-old former Alaska resident and author of Silence in the Sound never smoked a day in her life. She did, however, spend four months as a general foreman during the ...READ»

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LEED Buildings Rated Green ... and Often Toxic

A study gives LEED failing marks on indoor health and safety.READ»

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Fast Company June Calendar

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The Mall Is Undead, but Maybe Not for Long

Is the mall dead? And if so, is it permanently dead? That question hung in the air on the last day of the annual Congress for the New Urbanism. "We have too much retail," said Francis Scire, a senior leasing executive at Simon ...READ»

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Hospitality Design Expo

A bike valet, a bathroom vanity made from recycled milk cartons, a shower system that warms water with solar energy -- in next-generation, sustainable luxury hotels, even the most mundane feature will be infused with eco-cred. ...READ»

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One Stop Motors Company

Simple and easy find great used vehicles and autos online at One Stop Motors company website. Visit One Stop Motors used motorized vehicles online and find all the hot special motorized vehicles and auto deals! READ»

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ABBA Fans Shed a Tear for Stockholm's New Photography Museum

A new contemporary photography museum will open in Stockholm this month, drawing tears from ABBA fans everywhere.READ»

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Audio Visual Firm Will Expand Expertise in LED Projection Technology at InfoComm 2010

Audio Visual design firm, McCann Systems, will attend InfoCom 2010 to expand their knowledge and expertise in LED projection technology.READ»

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Alternative Fuels & Vehicles Conference

Half of all car purchases in 2035 are predicted to be alternative-fuel vehicles. But until then, we're about as green as the 378 million gallons of gas our cars guzzle daily. Despite programs like Cash for Clunkers, nearly 98% of ...READ»

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Richard Florida's Creative Destruction, Spatial Fix and The Great Reset

What doesn’t kill cities during this crisis will make them stronger. This is Richard Florida’s diagnosis in The Great Reset, which picks up where his last foray into pop economic geography, Who’s Your City? left off. READ»