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DEAR MISS MANNERS: I manage a department of about 15 professional and clerical workers. I am a direct resource for most, and I enjoy helping them find solutions. My office is a revolving door, with usually no more than 20 minutes between visits. What is bothering me is a complete disdain for my food and … Read More “I fear my co-workers are contaminating my food” »
DEAR HARRIETTE: I have a contentious relationship with the other most senior leader in my company. Harriette Cole I know that the two of us need to get along in order for us to have harmony at work, but something about this guy rubs me the wrong way. His tone is abrasive. He is way … Read More “He’s an immature bro, and I can’t work with him” »
The Covid-19 pandemic triggered innovation not just in vaccine development, but in global supply chains and last-mile vaccine delivery, as well. Donors, governments, bilateral and multilateral organisations, academia, scientists and the private sector fostered partnerships to accelerate the vaccine life cycle. The Global South, for instance, saw several interesting private sector initiatives. India saw donors … Read More “Partnering through the pandemic – The Hindu BusinessLine” »
DEAR ABBY: I have been in an on-and-off relationship with a woman for three years. We live about two hours apart. In the beginning, our relationship was wonderful. We would see each other on a regular basis and would text and video chat almost daily. We even talked about marriage. But as time went on, … Read More “She’s a poor communicator, so I said horrible things” »
Notwithstanding the devastating second wave of the pandemic, India’s housing space staged a convincing comeback in 2021. ANAROCK data reveals that housing sales rose 71% YoY in 2021 with close to 2.37 lakh units sold, thus reaching 90% of pre-COVID 2019 levels. MMR recorded the highest sales at 76,400 units, followed by NCR with about … Read More “Top developers clock record housing sales despite pangs of pandemic” »
DEAR MISS MANNERS: We have friends, a married couple, with whom we have vacationed on several occasions. We live in different states, so we don’t see them that often. This past Thanksgiving, we rented a house with them for a week. It was the week from hell. They fought constantly, trading insults; at one point, … Read More “They ruined their chance to vacation with us” »
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Our daughter proudly enlisted in the military three years ago, at age 19. She achieved her goal of joining an elite corps, and was so happy about it. We were (and are) proud of the composed, confident young woman she had become. About six months after her graduation, however, she suffered a … Read More “They keep asking for details of military discharge” »
DEAR ABBY: I am engaged to be married, and I’m over-the-moon excited. My grown daughter will be my maid of honor, and I had all my bridesmaids picked out. My sister is the issue. Her new boyfriend (she goes through a lot of them) makes my daughter uncomfortable. He has tried repeatedly to add her … Read More “Is bride allowed to say this man is too creepy?” »
Dear Amy: I live abroad and came home one summer to visit family and see some friends. One of my best friends, “Jeremy,” has a garage sale every year that he and his wife get really excited about, so I went for an afternoon to hang out. Amy Dickinson One man who came to the … Read More “His request at the garage sale made us uncomfortable” »
When a collection of some thirty skeletons was excavated from tombs in northern Kyrgyzstan in the late 1880s, archaeologists did not know much that nearly 130 years later the remains would reveal new evidence of the origin of the Black Death. The Black Death was the first wave of a 500-year-old pandemic that would go … Read More “The most probable origin of the black death was finally revealed in an unexpected place” »
