Month: October 2021

Where Has Email Etiquette Gone?

It is common knowledge that the email facility is both a wonderful invention and a disturbing nuisance. It offers a convenient way to communicate with people around the world effortlessly, but it can also serve as a tool to harass and humiliate the recipients of a message. Christine Crandell, reporting on a 2015 Adobe Systems…


After Nearly 600 Days Australia Opens up to the World

After nearly 600 days of closed borders, Australia has welcomed its first quarantine and travel bubble-free international flights on Monday morning. A flight from Singapore arrived in Sydney’s Kingsford Smith International Airport before 5:30 a.m. with a Qantas flight from Los Angeles, the United States, following at 6 a.m. The initial flights entering Australia are limited…


Northeast Locations Absent in America’s Top 10 Commercial Office Markets

New York, Boston, Providence, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. are among the largest cities in the Northeast, with a plethora of towering office buildings populating their skylines. Ironically though, none of these locations are listed in the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) Top 10 Commercial Office Markets for the third quarter of 2021. Instead, the South…


Amid Shortages and Delays, Industries Question Old Inventory Strategies

Ongoing disruptions in America’s supply chains have prompted manufacturers to review and modify their inventory management systems. Just-in-time (JIT) inventory management, which calls for the right amount of inventory at the right time, has long been the standard. However, just-in-case (JIC), a system which focuses on keeping extra inventory on hand, has recently gained attention….


Live Q&A: 19 States Sue Biden Admin Over COVID-19 Mandates; Book of the Month Q&A With Mary Grabar

A wave of states are filing lawsuits against the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates, with 19 filings as of Friday; and with attorneys general in 10 states filing a joint lawsuit. In other news, New York City is facing a public safety crisis as 26,000 city workers, including many police and firefighters, refusing to get…


COVID-19 Outbreak Worsens in Northern China, Cities and Ports Shutdown

At least 16 provinces in mainland China have recently experienced a new round of COVID-19 outbreaks. Tougher restrictions have been implemented in northern China, with manufacturing and business operations and border ports shutdown, city services and transportation suspended, and people are not allowed to move in and out of the city, leaving travelers stranded, and…


Monday, November 1, 2021: Epoch Sudoku Hard

Hard Some benefits of playing Sudoku may include reducing anxiety and stress and improving concentration, problem-solving skills, logical thinking, and memory.


Monday, November 1, 2021: Epoch Sudoku Medium

Medium Some benefits of playing Sudoku may include reducing anxiety and stress and improving concentration, problem-solving skills, logical thinking, and memory.


170 Health Workers Stood Down in Australian State for Failing to Meet Vaccine Mandate

The Australian state of Tasmania has announced that 99 percent of its healthcare workforce has complied with a COVID-19 vaccination mandate, leaving 170 to be stood aside, according to Jeremy Rockliff, the minister for health. The state government’s mandate meant health employees had to receive one dose of the vaccine by Oct. 31 unless they…


Monday, November 1, 2021: Epoch Crossword

‘Catch rays’, ‘Brazenly promote’, ‘Lotion ingredient’, ‘Totality’, ‘Caffeine source’ and ‘Taverns’ are some of the clues in this crossword puzzle from the November 1, 2021 edition of The Epoch Times newspaper.