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☆ Dancing, drums and rituals: with zeal and joy, India celebrates Hindu festival Ganesh Chaturthi
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Lex Harvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Huge crowds of devotees gathered across India this month to celebrate the Hindu festival Ganesh Chaturthi, marking the birth of the deity Ganesha, the elephant-headed, round-bellied god of prosperity and wisdom. Ganesh Chaturthi falls each year in late summer, during the Bhadra month in the Hindu calendar, and marks a celebratory time of year when families gather. Devotees parade with a large idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh in Mumbai, India, on September 17, 2024. Saurabh Sirohiya/NurPhoto/Getty ImagesCrowds gather for rituals and celebrations during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India on September 17, 2024. Punit Paranjpe/AFP/Getty ImagesHindu devotees chant as they carry a statue of the Hindu God Ganesha on the last day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in New Delhi, India on September 17, 2024.

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☆ The 'House of the Dragon' showrunner and director defended the season two finale, saying they wanted to 'challenge' fans
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The makers of "House of the Dragon" defended the season two finale from annoyed fans. Fans expected a setpiece battle, and were left complaining that the season had too little action. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementLeading figures on "House of the Dragon" defended the season two finale after it was criticized by fans as "underwhelming." Instead, the finale showed scheming, talking, and teasing for a battle that won't arrive until the next season.

Persons: Geeta Vasant Patel, — Organizations: New York Post, Service, Blacks, Greens, Business

☆ 'House of the Dragon' director says she 'couldn't sleep' thinking about how to film Daemon's game-changing finale vision
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

By the season finale, Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) knows that she has no allies left in King's Landing. "Every time I'm in a scene like Rhaenyra and Alicent, I'm thinking about the war zone," she said. Matt Smith and Emma D'Arcy as Daemon and Rhaenyra Targaryen in the season two finale of "House of the Dragon." AdvertisementDaenerys Targaryen briefly appears in Daemon's vision in the season two finale of "House of the Dragon." What I love about the way Sara particularly wrote the season finale is that she grounded it in relationships.

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☆ Egg-Freezing Fertility Clinics Are Targeting Gen Z; High Storage Costs
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Eve Upton-Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

She started researching and found numerous articles preaching the advantages of freezing eggs before age 35 for higher viability in the future. For the first time, egg freezing was an option for younger women worried about their reproductive future. But that also comes with a cost — and Carney doesn't plan to do another round. Other studies have found that there isn't much added benefit to freezing eggs earlier than 30. Fertility clinics have an obvious business case for trying to convince as many people as possible that egg freezing is something they should do.

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☆ Fisker files for bankruptcy protection in wave of EV startups, moment of déjà vu for its founder
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Henrik Fisker stands with the Fisker Ocean electric vehicle after its unveiling at the Manhattan Beach Pier ahead of the Los Angeles Auto Show and AutoMobilityLA in Manhattan Beach, California. The new filing comes after the Fisker company failed to secure an investment from a big automaker to keep afloat. The automaker, unlike most of its peers, contracted a third-party manufacturer to build the Fisker Ocean crossover. Déjà vuFor Henrik Fisker, a renowned automotive designer credited with designing the BMW Z8 and Aston Martin DB9, it's déjà vu. His first namesake company – Fisker Automotive – filed for bankruptcy protection in 2013, shortly after he left the company.

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☆ Inside the downfall of Henrik Fisker's second automotive startup, which just filed for bankruptcy
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

AdvertisementA Fisker spokesperson said it would be "unfair" to compare the two companies. A Fisker spokesperson denied comments that Henrik took on a more passive role and said he was "deeply involved." AdvertisementA Fisker spokesperson said Magna was responsible for testing and releasing the Ocean and it had been fully certified by regulators in the US and Europe. A Fisker spokesperson pushed back on the comments questioning Henrik's business prowess. For Henrik, whose earlier company, Fisker Automotive, filed for bankruptcy in 2013, his present predicament echoes the past.

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☆ Inside Henrik Fisker's second failed automotive startup
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

AdvertisementA Fisker spokesperson said it would be "unfair" to compare the two companies. A Fisker spokesperson denied comments that Henrik took on a more passive role and said he was "deeply involved." AdvertisementA Fisker spokesperson said Magna was responsible for testing and releasing the Ocean and it had been fully certified by regulators in the US and Europe. But in the year since the Ocean's release, the company has delivered around 7,000 vehicles, a Fisker spokesperson said. A Fisker spokesperson pushed back on the comments questioning Henrik's business prowess.

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☆ Gen Alpha tweens are fueling sales in skincare. It isn't just because they are worried about wrinkles.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Gen Alpha tweens who spoke with Business Insider are unconvinced that fear of aging is behind their new obsession. Related VideoGen Alpha's spending powerBy all accounts, Gen Alpha is going to be a mighty generation of big spenders. But Gen Alpha skincare enthusiasts are taking their newfound habit seriously. The survey of nearly 3,000 respondents included 537 US-based 13- to 17-year-olds who were asked about antiaging, skincare, and beauty. Where influences lieIt may be that Gen Alpha kids are learning from their parents as children of millennials and Gen Zers.

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☆ Bangalore water crisis: India’s ‘Silicon Valley’ is running dry as residents urged to take fewer showers, use disposable cutlery
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

As layers of tarmac swept through the city, Bengaluru lost its ability to absorb water, Ramachandra said. One woman begins to hit the vessel to check its water levels. No one sparedWhile the city’s poorest are bearing the brunt of Bengaluru’s water crisis, it hasn’t spared the upper middle class either. Activists and BJP members hold empty water pots during a protest against the state government over the severe water crisis, in Bengaluru on March 12, 2024. Idress Mohammed/AFP/Getty ImagesYet, for the city’s residents, the tit-for-tat arguments mean little as they experience the worst of the shortages.

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The logo of Fisker Automotive is pictured on a car at the 2022 Paris Auto Show in Paris, France, October 18, 2022. But Fisker was limited by its delivery and service infrastructure rather than production and demand. "We have not been able to follow through with deliveries fast enough," CEO Henrik Fisker said on the call. "In the course of completing the preparation of the report, the company determined that it has material weaknesses in the company's internal control over financial reporting," Fisker said. The EV company reported a loss of $91 million, missing analysts' estimates for a loss of $75 million, according to Visible Alpha.

Persons: Stephane Mahe, Fisker, Geeta Fisker, Tesla, Elon, Henrik Fisker, Samrhitha Arunasalam, Jaiveer Singh Shekhawat, Akash Sriram, Abhirup Roy, Shounak Dasgupta, Stephen Coates Organizations: Fisker, REUTERS, Ford, General Motors, EV, Alpha, stoke, Revenue, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, U.S, Canada, Austrian, Bengaluru, San Francisco

☆ India's toxic smog season shuts down schools, revives 'odd-even' vehicle limits
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"The situation arising out of air pollution in the City is extremely worrying," Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena said in a Friday post on X, formerly Twitter. Good or satisfactory air quality corresponds to an index somewhere between zero and 100. The air quality index in Delhi on Monday was roughly 450, according to India's Central Pollution Control Board. Prolonged exposure to an air quality index above 300 can lead to respiratory illness and long-term health problems. According to the Delhi Pollution Control Committee, these crop-burning fires cause pollution to peak in Delhi from Nov. 1 to Nov. 15.

Persons: Vinai Kumar Saxena, Saxena, Gopal Rai Organizations: Pollution Control, Control, Aam Aadmi Party Locations: New Delhi, India, Delhi, City

[1/5] A Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) official catches a stray dog using a rod with a loop, near Indira Gandhi International Airport ahead of the G20 summit in New Delhi, India, September 5, 2023. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) did not directly link the removal of stray dogs to the summit, stating that the canines are being picked up "only on an urgent need basis". Reuters' witnesses saw MCD teams capturing dogs using rods with a loop at one end. Sanjay Mohapatra, founder of the House of Stray Animals NGO, termed the action "needless". "If delegates see people feeding stray dogs, it will actually create a good impression of the country," he said.

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☆ Home in a box: Rethinking disaster relief, IKEA style
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Marianna Cerini | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Rather than sending tents, however, Indian nonprofit SEEDS partnered with Sweden’s Better Shelter to distribute over 100 of its IKEA-inspired temporary houses. Like IKEA furniture, Better Shelter’s homes come in flat packages that can be easily shipped and assembled in a matter of hours, without the need for tools or electricity. Each unit comprises a modular frame and is completed using local materials, such as bamboo or timber, before being equipped with a lockable door and solar-powered lamp. Sahiba Chawdhary/Better ShelterKarlsson began developing the concept for Better Shelter’s housing as a freelance designer in 2010, when a small aid project asked him to improve the design of its disaster relief tents. Sahiba Chawdhary/Better ShelterScalable, adaptable and localIn 2021, Better Shelter introduced its latest modular design: Structure.

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A relic of pre-pandemic days is making its return to the workplace: the office cold. With people returning to workplaces amid relaxing Covid protocols, poor Covid-19 booster uptake and cold and flu season on the way, the office bug is making an unwelcome comeback. Cold, flu, Covid cases could be serious this winterThere are already hints that this year's cold and flu season could be bad: On Oct. 14, the CDC reported early increases in seasonal flu activity. Still, "there's more pressure to get people in, and it's hitting at the same time as cold and flu and RSV season." Working while sick does everyone a disserviceShowing up to work sick, or even powering through from home, can be damaging on a number of levels.

☆ Should you WFH or take a sick day? What to consider this cold, flu and Covid season
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

There are already hints that this year's cold and flu season could be bad: The CDC reported early increases in seasonal flu activity, and anecdotally, people are letting their Covid precautions slip and showing up to work sick anyway. If your second at-home test is negative, or if you complete a PCR test that's negative, then you likely don't have Covid, but you could still have another respiratory virus or infection. "You're going to be the best judge as to whether that's a work-from-home day or you can completely sign off." And if a full day off is in order, discuss how you'll be more productive and engaged after you've rested. Yes, you can WFH if your colleague keeps showing up sickNayyar says it's up to managers to model good behavior to stay home while sick.

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