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The United States has a lithium supply problem. Lithium-ion batteries are in everything we use in phones, laptops, tablets, cameras and increasingly cars.
New studies offer clues about who may be more susceptible to long Covid, a term for lingering Covid-19 symptoms.
For decades, flying the distance was synonymous with jumbo jets, but today narrow-body aircraft are now proving they are up for the task.
A new breed of airships seeks to take flight and provide a greener solution for both luxury travel and heavy industry.
Car safety was once an afterthought, but now automakers brag about their safety ratings from groups like IIHS or NHTSA’s New Car Assessment Program.
The at-home testing market is bigger than just Covid tests. The emerging marketplace of consumer-initiated lab testing may be worth over $2 billion dollars by 2025.
The Oscars and Emmys are the two oldest entertainment award ceremonies. Making their broadcasting debut to millions of televisions in the 1950s.
When the pandemic hit America’s shores, it crippled car-rental giant Hertz. -from Financial Times
Getting water from upstate reservoirs to the taps of over 8.5 million people in New York City is no easy feat.
The world of mobile app design is changing quickly, and it’s farewell to color, quirks and exotic fonts.
What if we added the equivalent of over 1300 football fields to the tip of Manhattan? This was the proposal of a recent op-ed in The New York Times - increasing the size of the borough by about 12%
A global shortage of microchips is devastating the auto industry. Carmakers are forced to sell cars without features like heated seats, considered essential in colder climates.
These engineering marvels have helped set the tone for how bridges around the world are designed. Here is how New York builds and maintains its aging bridges
The Port of Los Angeles, the busiest port in North America, saw record volume in 2021. Imports including furniture, car parts and apparel surged to a record 5.5 million TEU's in 2021
Across America, smaller cities and less-populated states are offering cash and perks to lure remote workers away from big metropolitan areas. But are these incentives worth packing a moving van?
With the pandemic’s turbocharged acceleration of remote work options, many employees have sought to capitalize on the lack of personal supervision by secretly working two (or more) full-time jobs.
There’s a land rush happening — and it’s not in New York City or Beverly Hills. Professional real estate agents, and celebrities are buying up land that doesn’t even exist in the real life.
How a ski lodge became trapped in a border dispute.
Demand for raw materials in the paint industry soared over the pandemic as quarantined consumers took to DIY projects and home improvement.
Contrary to what the average consumer may believe, there are no cars that are completely American made.
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“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” – Mahatma Gandhi
Continuing our global journey to learn something new, our next stop is the Taj Mahal in India. This UNESCO World Heritage building was actually a mausoleum commissioned in 1632 by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the remains of his late wife Mumtaz Mahal.
Indian, Persian, and Islamic architecture influenced the construction. Its white marble façade, which seems to change color according to the time of day, is a masterpiece symbol of love.
Constructions took 20 years and involved 20,000 workers, and the mausoleum houses both the emperor and his wife. 1000 elephants were used to haul the construction material to Agra, where it is located.
Inside the Taj Mahal, you will find beautiful flowers such as tulips, lilies, irises, poppies, and narcissus inlaid into the walls with 28 different types of precious and colorful stones. The cost of this perfectly symmetrical building in today’s dollars would be $1 billion.
Of all my travels around the world, this visit to the Taj carries special memories. After important customer meetings in New Delhi with retailers, the local team organized a trip to this unique location. The visit coincided with my birthday, and the hotel recognized this as I was checking out. While I was getting into the private transportation to visit the Taj Mahal, two hotel employees rushed out and handed me a dozen roses and a bottle of champagne. Every year for a long time, this same hotel also sent me birthday wishes. I wish I had kept the hotel’s name as I would mention them in this article.
Life is a great adventure if you do indeed live like you are dying tomorrow and learn something new continuously as if you were going to live forever. It’s one small beautiful world of potential ideas to explore to their next level starting now.
Private Equity Outlook in 2023: Anatomy of a Slowdown
Private equity managed to post its second-best year ever in 2022, riding a wave of momentum coming off the industry’s record-breaking performance in 2021. But spiking interest rates caused a sharp decline in deals, exits, and fund-raising during the year’s second half, almost certainly signaling a turn in the cycle. - From Bain & Company Read more
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